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OCTOBER   23 

Lafayette  College  Is  Bucknell's 
Opponent  in  Football 


Homecoming  Day  will  be  here  before  we  know  it. 
We  shall  have  the  familiar  picture  of  Bill  meeting  Joe, 
whom  he  hasn't  seen  since  Waldo  was  a  puppy;  the  parade 
through  the  town;  fraternity  houses  decorated  for  the 
occasion;  bands  marching  into  the  stadium,  led  by  pranc- 
ing drum  majorettes,  followed  by  the  crowd  reaching  to 
the  Lewisburger.  Then  the  teams  running  onto  the  field 
in  their  bright,  clean  uniforms,  the  whistle  and  the  stiff- 
ening of  the  crowd  when  the  first  play  starts. 

Of  course,  we'll  win.  We  always  do,  in  our  imagina- 
tion before  the  game.  That  team  of  ours,  with  the 
inspiration  of  the  occasion,  just  can't  lose.  Well,  let's 
hope  so. 

But,  whatever  happens,  it  will  not  dull  the  joy  of 
meeting  old  friends  at  the  Bison  Roundup  in  Davis  Gym- 
nasium immediately  after  the  game.  There  we'll  meet 
all  the  folks  we  knew  back  there  when.  Of  course,  it'll 
be  noisy.  It  always  is,  especially  with  the  orchestra  play- 
ing and  the  expressions  of  surprise  and  joy,  but  who'd 
want  it  any  different? 

Then  out  for  supper  (at  the  Men's  Dining  Room  on 
University  Avenue),  and  back  to  the  Alumni  dance  at 
nine  o'clock  in  Davis  Gymnasium.  By  midnight  we 
oldsters  with  the  arthritic  tendencies  will  limp  to  our 
fraternity  or  hotel  rooms  and  inject  ourselves  carefully 
into  bed,  tired  but  happy  to  have  shown  the  kids  that  we 
are  "just  as  young  as  ever." 

Sunday  morning  the  sun  will  rise  on  a  quiet  village, 
a  rooster  here  and  there  in  the  suburbs  will  call  the  roll 
of  his  henfolks,  an  occasional  dog  will  stop  digging  for 
fleas  and  bark  at  the  first  citizen  headed  for  the  newsstand 
to  buy  his  Sunday  paper.  All  this  will  happen  before  our 
hero  raises  his  first  tired  eyelid.  But  gradually  the  hang- 
over will  evaporate  and  then  breakfast  and  church  and 
on  the  way  home.  "It  can't  happen  here"  for  one  more 
year,  but  it  was  worth  it  and  we  wouldn't  have  missed  it 
for  a  trip  to  Mars. 


Page 
Alumni  Fund   13 

Alumnus  Gets  "New  Look" 22 

Articles  on  Alumni 

Robert  K.  Bell 12 

Michael  L.  Benedum 11 

William  Devitt 21 

Ruth  Sprague  Downs 8 

Chester  P.  Higby 10 

Harry  W.  Johnson    9 

Allen  F.  Jones   12 

Jeannette  Waffle  Owens 21 

William  G.  Owens 8 

The  Bison  Club 22 

Board  of  Directors   22 

Class  Presidents  Breakfast 22 

Class   Reunions    3 

Club  Activities   11 

Clubs,  1948-49  22 

Football  Previews   19 

Homecoming   Blank    19 

George  B.  Lawson 18 

Masters  in  Education  Reunion 10 

Nancy  Spencer 9 

Pennsyh'ania  Baptist  Convention   ...      9 

They  Represented  Bucknell 12 

THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published  in  March,  June,  September    - 
and  December  by 
BUCKNELL  UNI\'ERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December 
3U,  1930.  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXIII     No.   1 


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JUNE  1948 


1S98  AND  Emeritus  Club 

Extreme  left :  Dr.  W.  G.  Owens,  'SO ;  nearest  the  camera,  Mrs.  Kutii 
Sprague  Downs;  to  her  right.  Dr.  Charles  D.  Koch,  and  Jolin  Walls; 
back  of  them,  to  the  rifjht,  Jolin  Anderson;  at  extreme  right,  Roy  Mulkie 
and  Andrew  Leiser. 

CLASS  OF   1898 

I  HAVE  jotted  down  a  few  things  growing  out  of  the 
reunion  of  the  '98  class  at  Bucknell.  As  was  said,  we 
automatically,  by  the  rules  of  the  organization,  became 
members  of  the  Emeritus  Club.  AA'e  all  enjoyed  the 
association  with  those  who  attended  the  reunion-lunch- 
eon. Doctor  Rivenburg  and  Professor  Owens  were 
there  with  greetings  for  the  new  entrants.  We  were 
much  pleased  to  see  both  in  good  health  and  fine  spirits. 

After  the  luncheon  the  members  of  the  '98  class  at- 
tending had  an  hour  together.  Naturally  there  were 
mixed  emotions — sadness  and  joy.  Recalling  with  some 
care  the  names  of  those  we  had  not  seen  since  Com- 
mencement (1898)  brought  a  variety  of  expressions — 
surprise,  curiosity,  disappointment,  interest  and  jo}'. 
There  was  some  reminiscing,  too.  An  expression  of 
gratitude  for  the  members  of  the  faculty  during  our 
four  years  at  the  college  was  notcAvorthy. 

There  was  the  feeling  that  graduates  are  often  slow 
to  show  their  appreciation  for  what  the  college  has 
really  done  for  them.  Such  acknowledgments  might 
be  made  in  a  variety  of  Avays.  Colleges  have  lean  years 
and  struggles.  This  was  particularly  true  of  the  pe- 
riod   (1894-1898)    when   our   class   attended    Bucknell. 


1893  was  the  year  of  a  financial  depression;  the  col- 
leges deeply  felt  the  effects  of  it.  The  enrollments  of 
the  classes  were  small ;  many  dropped  out  the  first  or 
second  year.  Salaries  of  the  faculty  members  were 
low  ($1200-1500).  Even  with  low  tuition  ($50  a  year), 
few  students  came.  So  for  Bucknell  it  was  a  strugg-le. 
That  was  true  of  most  colleges  following  the  depres- 
sion of  '93. 

Besides  reviewing  the  past  work  of  the  college  we 
talked  of  the  wonderful  developments  during  the  50 
years  we  are  out,  and  I  think  all  felt  proud  and  ex- 
pressed a  marked  degree  of  satisfaction  in  the  College's 
growth  in  influence  and  solidarity.  The  future  of  Dear 
Old  Bucknell  is  secure.     Long  live  our  Alma  Mater! 

Those  attending:  John  T.  Anderson,  Roy  B.  Mul- 
kie, Mrs.  Ruth  Sprague  Downs,  Andrew  A.  Leiser, 
John  A.  Walls  and  Charles  D.  Koch. 

Sincerely, 
Charles  D.  Kocii 

CLASS  OF   1903 

The  Class  of  1903  had  a  small  but  enjoyable  reunion 
at  a  luncheon  at  the  Lewisburg  Inn  on  Friday.  June  4, 
1948. 

Miss  Ida  Luchsinger,  300  Exeter  Ave..  W.  Pittston  ; 
^Irs.  Mabel  Allison  Forster,  Aaronsburg;  Mrs.  Grace 
Roberts  Snyder,  Lewisburg:  Mrs.  Charlotte  Shields 
Murphy,  Lewisburg;  Mrs.  Elvie  Coleman  Herpel,  Mc- 
Keesport ;  Dr.  Roger  H.  Williams,  429  Chestnut  St., 
Greensburg;  Prof.  Lawrence  Kalp,  428  Bath  Ave., 
Long  Branch,  N.  J. :  Lt.  Col.  Forest  Dershimer,  85 
Maple  St.,  Tunkhannock  :  Mr.  Jay  Bond  of  New  York 
City  and  Factoryville ;  Mr.  Merle  M.  Edwards,  621 
Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  were  the  members  of  the  origi- 
nal class  present.  They  were  joined  by  X'incent  Luch- 
singer, brother  of  Ida.  Lawrence  Kalp  came  the  great- 
est distance. 

Interesting  pictures  of  former  class  events  and  ac- 
tivities recalled  many  happy  times.  Some  had  pic- 
tures of  their  children  and  grandchildren.  Messages 
were  read  from  Clara  Slifer  Long,  R.  D.,  Danville ; 
Robert   Moorhead,   Locust   St.,   Milton  :   Carl  Tiffany, 


September  1948 


716  State  St.,  Erie  ;  Reese  H.  Harris,  Scranton  Electric 
Building,  Scranton;  Rev.  M.  R.  Sheldon,  830  Fourth 
Ave.,  Ford  City,  and  news  items  of  several  other  mem- 
bers of  the  class  were  given  verbally.  Mr.  H.  L.  Lev 
of  R.  D.  No.  2,  Giljsonia,  arrived  in  Lewisburg  earh- 
Saturday  morning,  too  late  for  the  reunion  lunclieon. 

It  was  a  heart-warming  event  for  all  of  us.  The 
next  five  years  will  pass  very  rapidly :  let  us  all  begin 
to  plan  now  for  that  very  important  reunion. 

— Elvie  Colem.\n  PIerpel 

CLASS   OF   1908 

40th  Anniversary 

\Miat  a  day  !  And  then  some  !  Thirty-seven  class- 
mates including  their  wives  and  friends  came  together 
in  our  best-ever  reunion.  "Buster"  Booth,  perennial 
president,  introduced  "Joe"  Henderson,  cair  vice-presi- 
dent (and  president  of  our  Bucknell  Board  of  Trus- 
tees), as  toastmaster.  He  called  on  "Rube"  Shrum 
(Captain,  Chaplain  U.  S.  N.),  who  had  come  all  the 
way  from  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  where  he  now  is  an  Epis- 
copalian rector,  to  say  "Grace".  Coit  Hoechst  played 
the  "Doxology"  as  we  sang. 

After  a  good  round  table  exchange  of  conversation 
and  joyful  reminiscences,  "Joe"  told  us  some  of  the 
"highlights"  of  his  associations  with  the  Bucknell 
Board  of  Trustees.  Then  he  called  on  our  classmates 
to  tell  us  some  of  the  highlights  of  their  careers  since 
graduation.  \\'e  always  knew  we  were  the  greatest 
class  to  ever  graduate  from  Bucknell  but  now  we  have 
received  full  and  complete  confirmation  of  the  fact. 
Two  of  "our  girls",  Helen  Tiffany  Blakemore  and 
("Dr.")  Elsie  Owens  Long,  gave  us  pride.  (\\'here  in 
the  dickens  were  the  rest  of  the  gals?  Most  of  them 
have  never  come  to  a  single  reunion — must  ha\-e  mar- 
ried "State"  men  and  couldn't  come.) 

Then  the  men — "Posey"  Hayes  (least  changed 
physically  of  all  our  class)  :  "Coxey"  Thompson  (what 
a  pair  they  wuz !)  ;  Chester  P.  Higby  (outstanding  au- 
thority and  professor  in  the  History  of  Modern  Europe 
at  the  University  of  Wisconsin)  ;  "Ed"  Innes  (still  a 
model  for  Hart,  Schafi'ner  and  Marx)  ;  Aelfric  James 
(a  close  second  to  "Posey"  on  "looks")  ;  George  Wash- 
ington Kerschner  (oh,  boy,  wasn't  he  something  for 
fun  and  still  is)  :  Clarence  Long  (always  comes  to  re- 
union) ;  "Jimmie"  Lose,  ("old  dead-eye  shot  for  the 
basket"  with  a  varsity  boy  who  is  making  himself  a 
block  off  the  old  splinter)  ;  "Eddie"  Manchester,  editor 
of  Ye  DuPont  House  Organ  (no  soft  pedals)  :  Walter 
Noll  (who  reminded  us  of  that  "Jap"  and  Chinese  in- 
filtration in  19(34)  :  "Joe"  Shultz  (good  old  Joe)  ;  W.  C. 
"Twig"  Sprout  (managing  editor  of  the  Patriot,  Har- 
risburg,  Pa. — and  the  original  "Woodpecker"  of  his- 
toric renown?  or  was  it  Higby  or  someone  else?)  ; 
Prof.  Paul  Stolz,  always  genial  and  cooperative,  telling 
us  of  the  success  of  B.  U.'s  Music  Department ;  George 
E.  Webster,  he  had  fun  for  he  spoke  several  times  : 
John  Boyer,  too  modest  to  tell  all  but  still  great ;  Jack 
"Red"  Williams,  preacher,  engineer — quoted  poetry,  by 
heck,  and  exhorted  us  ;  Elmer  Bolton,  chemist  extra- 
ordinary, trustee  of  B.  U.  and,  if  you  are  asking  us, 
"tops".  "Joe"  told  us  a  little  about  himself — and  that 
"cumma  cumma  cumma"  citation  for  the  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  honor.  And  "Buster"  admitted  he  had  tried  to 
be  a  good  minister — promised  to  continue  to  request  St. 
Peter  to  let  you  all  through  the  "Pearly  Gates." 


1903 
Standinrj:  Paul  Stolz.  Coit  Hoechst.  R.  W.  Slirum.  Joseph  W.  Hender- 
son, Mrs.  Booth,  W.  S.  Booth.  John  Boyer,  Mrs.  Sprout.  Edward  Innes. 
Mrs.  Innes.  Joseph  Shultz.  Mrs.  Elsie  Owens  Lon^.  Dr.  Long.  Mrs.  Clar- 
ence Long,  Clarence  Long.  Seated  on  left  side  of  table,  left  to  right: 
Miss  Armstrong,  Mrs.  Stolz,  John  Williams,  Aelfric  James.  Elmer  Bolton, 
E.  R.  Manchester,  George  Webster,  H.  C.  Thompson.  Mrs,  Thompson. 
Eiglit  side  of  table:  Carl  Sprout.  Chester  Higby,  Walter  Xoll,  Mrs,  Xoll. 
Mrs,  Kerschner,  son,  G,  W.  Kerschner.  James  Lose,  Mrs.  Lose. 


A  letter  was  received  from  Carroll  Condict,  who  is 
a  Baptist  missionary  at  Thayetmyo,  Burma.  \\'hat  a 
record  that  boy  has,  preaching  the  gospel  and  pulling 
teeth  ! 

A  telegram  from  "Peg"  Pangburn  ;\Iathias  from  a 
hospital  in  Philadelphia  warranted  a  return  bouquet  of 
flowers.  She  was  chairman  and  set  up  our  Reunion 
Program. 

The  memorial  list  of  twenty-two  names  was  read 
and  then  a  moment  of  silent  remembrance. 

The  former  officers  of  the  class  were  reelected — 
Booth,  president;  Henderson,  vice-president;  Stolz, 
secretary-treasurer;  "Peg"  Mathias,  class  reporter  to 
the  Bucknell  Alumnus  (please  send  often  items  of  in- 
terest to  the  class).  And  then  the  president  appointed 
H.  C.  Thompson  to  lead  the  class  in  the  project  that 
the  General  Alumni  Association  is  setting  up  for  class 
participation. 

Oh  yes — we  cleaned  our  class  treasury  out  and  add- 
ed some  gifts  to  total  $110.00.  It  went  to  the  Heating- 
Plant.  Let  all  of  our  class  contribute  something.  Let's 
all  be  counted  in. 

We  took  time  to  mention  many  who  were  not  pres- 
ent. After  almost  four  hours  of  the  loveliest  fellow- 
ship we  sang  "Auld  Lang  Syne"  and  broke  up  for  more 
companionship. 

One  oustanding  thing  happened.  Man  after  man 
stated  he  was  a  Presbyterian  elder,  a  deacon,  a  Sundav 
School  superintendent,  a  teacher  in  Bible  School ;  a 
leading  layman  in  religious  work.  Ah — leaders  in  their 
professions,  honorable  achievements ;  we  were  proud 
of  each  other  but  most  of  all  because  that  fine  conse- 
cration of  talent  was  also  devoted  to  service  in  the 
cause  of  Christ. 

^^"ish  all  of  our  classmates  could  have  been  there 
but  God  bless  you  wherever  you  are.     ^^'hat  a  day ! 

WiNFIELD    ScOTT    BoOTII 

CLASS  OF   1913 

35th  Reunion 

Fifteen  enthusiastic  members  of  the  Class  of  1913. 
with  an  additional  ten  members  of  their  families,  sat 


September  1948 


1913 

Seated  left  to  right:  Sister  of  Edwin  Biusli,  Edwin  C.  Brush,  Mrs.  Brush, 
Mrs.  Hazel  Galloway  Hemphill,  C.  Baker  Bernhai't,  Mrs.  Ethel  Hotten- 
stein  Miles,  Mrs.  McCIure,  Harold  A.  Shaffer,  Mrs.  McKeague,  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet McClure  Fislter  ri2.  Delinda  Potter.  Btnuding  left  to  rirjht : 
Charles  A.  Fryling.  Berkeley  V.  Hastings,  Mrs.  Hastings,  D.  Forest  Dun- 
kle.  Earl  M.  Richards,  James  F.  McClure,  Howard  V.  Fisher.  Joseph  L. 
McKeague,  Howard  M.  Fisher,  \'ictor  B,  Fisher,  H,  James  F.  McClure, 
Jr.,  Marwood  B.  Glover,  Edward  M.  Glover. 


Class  Officers  re-elected  were :  president,  Howard 
V.  Fisher,  Wyomissing;  secretary,  Charles  A.  Fryling, 
Sunbury. 

Those  attending  were :  C.  Baker  Bernhart,  York ; 
Marwood  B.  Glover  and  sons,  \'ineland,  N.  J. ;  Edwin 
C.  Brush,  wife  and  sister,  Khargpur,  India — home  ad- 
dress, CoraopoHs ;  Delinda  Potter,  Center  Hall;  Hazel 
Galloway  Hemphill,  Portland,  Oregon  ;  D.  Forest  Dun- 
kle,  West  Palm  Beach,  Florida ;  Howard  V.  Fisher, 
wife  and  two  sons,  Wyomissing;  Prof.  Harold  Shaffer, 
Lewisburg;  James  F.  McClure,  wife  and  two  sons, 
Lewisburg ;  Joseph  L.  McKeague,  Petersburg.  Va. ; 
Earl  M.  Richards,  \'ice-president  of  Republic  Steel, 
Cleveland,  (  )hio ;  Ethel  Hottenstein  Miles,  Milton; 
Berkeley  Hastings  and  wife,  Alilton  ;  and  Charles  A. 
Fryling,  Sunbur}-. 

— Charles  A.  Fryling 

CLASS  OF   1918 

The  Class  of  1918  met  at  the  home  of  John  S.  Gold 
'18,  professor  of  mathematics  at  Bucknell.  It  was  an 
informal  aiifair  but  it  lasted  a  long  time.  Thirty  years 
is  quite  a  while  and  a  lot  of  things  can  happen. 

Dave  Boswell  of  Rome,  New  York,  came  the  longest 
distance. 


down  to  a  delicious  reunion  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Milton, 
Friday  June  5th,  at  1 :00  P.  M. 

Plans  had  been  made  for  this  dinner  at  the  beautiful 
Otzinachson  Country  Club,  Milton,  Pa.,  but  the  build- 
ing was  completely  destroyed  by  fire  just  two  weeks 
previous.  However,  the  hard-working  reunion  com- 
mittee, composed  of  James  McClure,  Berkeley  Hast- 
ings, Mrs.  Ethel  Hottenstein  ]\Iiles,  Charles  A.  Fryling 
and  Professor  Harold  Shaffer,  immediatel}-  changed 
their  plans  and  everything  went  off  as  planned. 


Members    resjistered    during    the 


at    the 
Lewis- 


mornmg 
home  of  James  McClure,  on  University  Avenue 
burg,  and  at  noon  were  transported  to  Milton. 

The  tables  were  decorated  with  Orange  and  Blue 
favors  and  napkins  (specially  prepared  in  Secretary 
Fryling's  store  in  Sunbury),  and  with  flowers  furnished 
by  the  Committee. 

During  the  dinner,  a  photograph  was  taken  and 
President  Spencer,  who  stopped  to  extend  greetings  of 
the  University  to  the  Class,  was  elected  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Class  of  1913. 

What  the  reunion  lacked  in  numbers,  it  made  up 
in  the  miles  traveled  by  some  of  its  members.  Rev. 
Edwin  Brush  came  from  Khargpur,  India,  to  see  his 
son  graduate  from  Bucknell  as  well  as  attend  the  35th 
reunion;  Mrs.  Hazel  Galloway  Hemphill  came  from 
Portland,  Oregon  ;  and  Forest  Dunkle  came  all  the  way 
from  W'est  Palm  Beach,  Florida.  This  is  truh-  a  globe- 
trotting record  for  a  Class  Reunion  to  equal. 

After  a  short  business  meeting,  at  which  the  present 
class  officers  .were  re-elected,  the  Class  adjourned  to  the 
spacious  home  of  Berkeley  Hastings  on  Upper  Broad- 
way in  Milton.  There  Rev.  Brush  gave  an  extempo- 
raneous talk  on  conditions  in  India,  and  Secretary  Fry- 
ling showed  colored  views  of  Bucknell  and  colored 
flower  slides  from  his  "Hillholme"  located  on  the  hill 
above  the  Northumberland  Railroad  Yards. 

The  class  Valedictorian,  Rev.  Richard  Bowling  of 
Norfolk,  Virginia,  sent  a  telegram  giving  his  regrets 
for  not  being  able  to  be  present  on  account  of  illness. 


1018 
standing:  William  P.  Bachman,  Mrs.  Bachman,  Malcolm  Musser,  Mrs. 
Musser,  Mary  Dewees,  Mrs.  Ella  Jones  Owen,  Herbert  C.  Grice,  Sr., 
Walter  J.  Bower,  Dorothea  F.  Meek,  Mrs.  Helene  Diffendafer  Bower, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Champion  King,  Mrs.  Fannie  Burr  Williamson  X'21,  Mrs. 
Mary  Dunn  Boswell,  Fred  Williamson,  David  Boswell,  John  S.  Gold,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Hahn  Sprout,  Clinton  I.  Sprout  '17.  Sitting:  Mrs.  Johnson, 
Mrs.  Gold,  William  Johnson,  Mrs.  Fannie  Fisher  Grice  X'21,  Miss  Eleanor 
Jolinson. 

CLASS  OF  1923 

There  are  two  reunions  that  we  always  expect  to  be 
the  best  ever — the  25th  and  the  50th.  Twenty-five 
years  ought  to  be  time  enough  to  get  settled  sufficient- 
ly so  that  an  Alumnus  can  be  completely  unsettled  at 
the  25th  college  reunion.  But  something  happened 
this  year,  and  the  Class  of  '23  had  no  planned  program. 

However,  the  gang  pictured  here  wouldn't  be- 
lieve that  it  "couldn't  be  done"  and  just  went  ahead 
and  did  it.  But  they  were  not  willing  to  call  this  a 
reunion,  so  they  immediately  set  about  getting  ready 
for  a  big  one  in  1949 — one  year  late  but  onh-  a  year. 

In  the  absence  of  their  president,  Herbert  Haslam, 
Dalzell  Griffith,  professor  of  civil  engineering  at  Buck- 


September  1948 


1923 

Firist  roir:  (left)  Mrs.  Kathrj'n  Kimble  Eno,  (right)  Mrs.  Mildred  Hay- 
den  Milligan.  Left  to  riqht :  Alvin  F.  Julian.  Arda  C.  Bowser,  Kenneth 
A.  Lowrv.  Dalzell  M.  Griffith.  Leicester  H.  Horani.  Robert  E.  Ross,  Harry 
W.  Jones,  Georse  H.  Jones.  Robert  M.  Dawson,  Lloyd  C.  Palmer.  Frank 
G.  Davis  '11. 


nell,  was  assigned  the  job  of  getting  the  gang  together 
at  Homecoming  this  fall.  At  that  time,  deep-laid 
schemes  for  next  June  will  be  arranged.  President 
Haslam,  closely  tied  up  with  his  service  in  Philadel- 
phia, will  be  on  hand  to  dig  the  foundation  for  the  edi- 
fice to  come  out  of  the  plans. 

The  gang  will  bring  their  canes  and  crutches  and 
their  gray  hairs  (if  any)  and  sit  in  a  special  section  of 
the  stadium  where  they  can  always  tell  in  which  end 
of  the  field  the  play  is  taking  place. 

^^'ell,  the  old  gang  will  shake  of¥  the  shackles  of  a 
quarter-centurj-  and  have  themselves  a  time.  You 
'23-ers  had  better  be  here  or  you'll  miss  the  time  of 
your  young  (  ?)  lives  ! 

CLASS  OF  1933 

The  15th  Anniversary  of  the  Class  of  1933  was  ob- 
served Saturday,  June  5,  at  a  Class  Reunion  luncheon 
held  in  the  Orange  and  Blue  Room  of  the  Hotel  Lewis- 
burger.  There  were  38  members  of  the  class,  their  wives 
and  husbands,  and  members  of  the  family  present  for 
this  reunion.  The  weather  was  ideal,  the  setting  was 
perfect  and  the  tables  in  the  Orange  and  Blue  Room 
were  decorated  with  floral  centerpieces.  Mrs.  D.  Clay- 
ton Brouse,  wife  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Reunion  Com- 
mittee, baked  and  decorated  a  fine  birthday  cake,  com- 
plete with  15  candles,  to  aid  in  observing  this  memor- 
able occasion. 

The  Class  President,  Marty  Lutz,  and  the  \'ice- 
President,  Bud  Wells,  were  present  to  assist  the  com- 
mittee and  Chairman  Clayton  Brouse  with  the  meet- 
ing, and  Janet  Worthington  Engelhardt,  Muncy,  and 
Cam  Rutledge,  Corning,  N.  Y.,  were  promptly  drafted 
1)y  the  committee  to  take  charge  of  the  music.  A  num- 
ber of  Bucknell  songs  were  enjoyed  by  the  group  in- 
cluding familiar  football  songs,  and  then  when  it  ap- 
peared that  the  singing  was  not  as  lusty  as  our  song 
leader.  Cam  Rutledge,  and  our  pianist,  Janet  Worth- 


ington Engelhardt.  thought  it  should  be.  Cam  stopped 
the  program,  suggesting  that  we  sing  a^few  of  the  foot- 
ball songs  with  the  same  enthusiasm  that  was  demon- 
strated on  that  memorable  October  afternoon  in  1929 
when  Bucknell  defeated  Penn  State  on  their  own  home 
field  at  State  College.  With  this  challenge  ringing  in 
our  ears  we  really  "raised  the  roof". 

There  followed  a  brief  account  by  all  members  of 
the  Class  of  what  they  are  presently  doing  and  what 
they  ha\e  been  doing  these  past  fifteen  years.  It  is 
with  real  regret  that  we  will  not  be  able  to  relate  in  this 
article  the  stories  and  accounts  of  the  experiences  of 
these  class  members,  but  they  were  enthusiastically  re- 
ceived and  some  of  them  were  more  than  entertaining, 
such  as  the  kind  that  we  all  know  we  could  expect  from 
Cam  Rutledge,  Harry  Owens,  Joe  Belmeyer,  John 
Duff  and  Compan}-. 

The  Alumni  Secretary,  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis  '11,  was 
present  and  addressed  the  group  with  a  few  brief  re- 
marks concerning  the  fine  cooperation  he  has  received' 
from  the  Class  in  furnishing  material  to  the  Alumni 
Office  and  in  turn  extended  to  the  Class  the  congratula- 
tions of  the  University  and  Alumni  Office  on  the  ob- 
servance of  its  15th  Anniversary. 

Dr.  Carl  L.  MiHward.  Class  of  1905,  was  presented 
b}'  Dave  Sarner,  a  member  of  the  Reunion  Committee, 
and  Dr.  ^lillward  gave  a  fine  address  on  "Bucknell — 
Past  and  Future".  This  was  followed  by  a  motion  pic- 
ture, "The  Bucknell  Story",  which  is  a  20-minute  film 
and  really  is  one  of  the  finest  pictures  that  has  ever 
been  turned  out  to  completely  show  life  at  Bucknell. 


standing  left  to  rif/lit  around  table:  George  Heinisch,  Chester  Owens, 
Joseph  Bellmever.  John  Duff,  Carl  Millward  OC.  David  Sarner.  D.  Clay- 
ton Brouse,  Mrs.  Brouse,  Ralph  Reish,  Warren  Stapleton.  Harry  Owens. 
Seated  outside  around  tables;  Mrs.  Heinisch.  Mrs.  Owens.  Miss  Owens. 
Miss  Margaret  Brown,  Miss  Anna  Rohland.  Mrs.  Bellnieyer,  James  Davis, 
Mrs.  Janet  Worthington  Engelhardt.  Mrs.  Sarner.  Mrs.  Emily  Stein- 
inger  Reish.  Mrs.  Marie  Groff  Hester,  Mrs.  Williams.  Edward  Williams. 
Seated  inside  of  tables,  left  to  right:  Mrs.  King.  Edward  King.  Campbell 
Rutledge,  Paul  Showalter,  Mrs.  Katherine  Graham  Showalter.  Mrs.  Julia 
Hoffman  Beighlev.  Ernest  Engelhardt,  Mrs.  Stapleton.  Donald  McCay  '34, 
Mrs.  Mildred  Eislev  McCay.  Mrs.  Margaret  Garrett  Lutz  X'36,  C.  Martin 
Lutz,  Edward  Wells. 


September  1948 


Immediately  followintj  the  formal  program  the 
President  of  the  Class,  Marty  Lutz,  requested  that  the 
Reunion  Committee  continue  to  serve  and  plans  were 
immediately  formulated  for  a  bigger  and  better  re- 
union on  the  20th  Anniversary  in  1953.  The  commit- 
tee is:  chairman.  D.  Clayton  Brouse ;  David  Sarner, 
Warren  B.  Stapleton  and  Ralph  M.  Reish,  all  of  Lewis- 
burg. 

— Ralph   ]\I.  Reish 


1938 
Left  to  right  around  table:  Ward  Gage.  Stepiien  J.  Stephanou,  Mrs. 
Stephanou.  D.  Armorer  Hillstrom.  Mrs.  Jane  Kayriiond  Hillstrom,  Mr.s. 
Marion  Ranck  Rose.  Ira  G.  Fox.  Mrs.  Janet  McSlalian  Keider.  Richard 
K.  Ileider  '39.  Mrs.  Margaret  Wentzel  R:chardsoii  '12,  C.  H.  Ricliardson, 
Mrs.  Blanche.  Ernest  E.  Blanche. 


CLASS  OF   1938 

The  10th  reunion  provided  a  few  very  enjoyable 
hours  for  the  group  in  attendance.  There  was  enough 
enthusiasm  expressed  by  the  small  group  that  would 
indicate  great  possibilities  for  bigger  and  better  re- 
unions in  the  future.  Nine  members  returned  and. 
with  better  halves  included,  a  total  of  15  had  luncheon 
on  Fridav,  June  4,  in  the  Lcumge  of  the  Hotel  Lewis- 
liurger. 

At  the  luncheon  there  -were  some  proposals  ad- 
vanced which  should  be  of  benefit  to  the  class.  It  'was 
suggested  that  our  luncheon  reunions  be  held  on  Sat- 
urday, which  should  be  more  convenient  for  everyone. 
Another  suggestion  was  that  a  class  directory  be 
mailed  to  each  member  with  the  idea  that  it  would 
provide  an  incentive  for  more  frequent  contact  among 
the  members.  It  was  also  agreed  that  the  class  should 
have  a  class  reporter  for  the  Ahtmuus  and  that  the  Class 
Secretary  should  be  the  first  reporter.  A  rotation  sys- 
tem can  be  used  for  class  reporting  which  should  give 
many  a  chance  to  contribute  to  making  a  good  class 
organization.  A\'e  should  be  happy  to  have  comments 
regarding  the  activities  of  the  class  from  those  mem- 
l)ers  who  were  not  in  attendance  at  the  reunion. 

Statistics  concerning  those  who  were  present : 
Marion  Ranck  of  Lewisburg  is  married  to  Harry  Rose 
and  has  a  14-month-old  son,  Lawrence.  Jane  Ray- 
mond, Corry,  is  married  to  D.  Armorer  Hillstrom; 
three  children,  Mary  Jane,  9  years  ;  ])a\id,  7  years  ;  and 
Priscilla,  16  months.  Ernest  E.  Blanche  and  wife, 
Judith  Waypa,  reside  in  North  Chevy  Chase.  Ernest  is 
now  chief  statistician  for  General  Staff,  U.  S.  Army, 


A^'ashington,  D.  C.  Ira  G.  Fox  is  purchasing  agent  for 
\\'estinghouse  Electric  Corp.,  Lima  O. ;  wife,  Helen 
Campbell ;  daughter,  Carolyn,  5  years.  C.  H.  Richard- 
son, Louisville,  Ky.,  does  double  duty  as  an  attorney 
for  Brown  &  Harris  and  is  on  the  staff  as  lecturer  at 
the  University  of  Louisville ;  wife,  Margaret  Wentzel 
'42,  and  son,  Lee  David,  11  months. 

Janet  McMahan  is  married  to  Richard  K.  Reider 
'39,  and  while  Dick  is  busy  with  the  Reider  Shoe  Manu- 
facturing Co.  she  attends  to  Richard.  Jr.,  3-1/2  years, 
and  David,  10  weeks.  Frederick  Belsky  lives  in  Holy- 
oke,  Mass.,  decided  to  be  his  own  boss  and  is  in  the  mail 
order  business.  Stephen  Stephanou  recently  married 
Pauline  Donahue  and  is  in  the  ice  cream  business  in 
Norwich,  Conn.  Ward  Gage,  B.D.,  is  an  instructor  in 
the  Department  of  Religion  and  assistant  dean  of  men 
at  Bucknell ;  wife,  Virginia  Thibault ;  2  children,  David, 
3  years,  and  Larry,  1  year. 

C.  H.  Richardson  came  the  greatest  distance  from 
Louisville,  Ky.,  by  plane  and  is  to  be  congratulated  in- 
asmuch as  he  had  to  mark  class  papers  until  midnight 
before.  Let's  see  how  man}'  of  you  can  compete  with 
C.  H.  on  the  next  trip  to  Lewisburg,  most  certainly 
for  1953. 

— Ika  G.  Fox 


standing:  'William  Thomas,  Mrs.  Clark,  Merle  Clark  '46.  Seated  at  table, 
left  to  right:  Francis  Reardon,  William  Fairclough,  Raymond  Young, 
Thomas  0.  Meyer  '41,  Mi's.  Marion  Pliillips  Meyer.  Mrs.  Eleanor  Pyle 
Latta.  Walter  Held,  Malcolm  Mu.sser  'is.  Dr.  Gathings,  George  Haines, 
Mrs.  Davis,  Frank  Davis  '11,  Mrs.  Betty  Keim  Ketner,  Mrs.  Marion  Weist 
Wilkinson,  William  Wilkinson  '4G.  Mrs.  Harriet  Lynn  Simmonds,  Mrs. 
Wagner.  Jay  Wagner,  William  Grifhths. 


CLASS  OF   1943 

This  was  our  first  reunion  celebration  and,  of  course, 
we  were  the  youngest  group  of  Alumni  on  campus.  We 
were  made  aware  of  this  fact  by  the  presence  of  many 
familiar  faces  on  campus  of  those  who  had  spent  several 
years  in  the  service. 

Friday  evening  and  Saturday  morning  arrivals  found 
their  way  to  Roberts  Hall  for  registration  and  then 
squeezed  in  a  hurried  \isit  around  campus. 

At  the  close  of  Commencement  exercises  on  Saturday 
morning  in  Davis  Gym,  we  strolled  down  to  the  Lewis- 
burger  for  our  informal  luncheon  meeting. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Davis,  Dr.  Gathings,  Dean  Musser 


September  1948 


and  twenty  of  our  class  gathered  here  to  celebrate  our  first 
reunion.  After  a  delicious  turkey  dinner,  we  were  treated 
with  the  showing  of  "The  Bucknell  Story",  a  recent  color 
film  of  campus  scenes.  Dr.  Davis  welcomed  back  the 
Class  of  1943  on  behalf  of  the  Alumni  Association.  Dr. 
Gathings,  our  faculty  adviser,  then  gave  us  an  excellent 
resume  of  the  past  five  years  at  Bucknell.  Mai  Musser, 
Bucknell's  new  Dean  of  Men,  then  informed  us  of  Buck- 
nell at  the  present  and  what  to  expect  in  the  future. 

Fifty-seven  classmates  sent  along  their  best  wishes  and 
expressed  their  regrets  that  it  was  impossible  for  them  to 
return  this  year.  Of  the  60  cards  returned,  70%  were 
from  classmates  now  living  out  of  the  state.  Cards  were 
received  from  Korea,  10,000  miles  away ;  Geneva,  Swit- 
zerland ;  Hawaii ;  California  and  Texas.  Bill  Fairclough 
traveled  the  greatest  distance,  750  miles,  to  be  with  us  on 
June  5. 

We  hope  you'll  try  to  be  back  for  our  next  celebration 
in  1953. 

— George  F.  Haines,  Jr., 

President. 


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Dr.  Owens  Cuts  His  Birthday  Cakk 

Dr.  Owens  Celebrates  Birthday 

On  Wednesday  evening.  May  14,  the  Union  County 
Alumni  Club  met  with  the  clubs  from  Sunbury,  Danville 
and  Milton  to  help  Dr.  William  G.  Owens  celebrate  his 
90th  birthday. 

A  hundred  people  gathered  to  do  him  honor  and  en- 
joy a  sumptuous  turkey  dinner.  Louis  A.  Pursley  '28, 
vice-president  of  the  Union  County  Club,  was  in  charge 
in  the  absence  of  Charles  W.  Kalp  '29,  president. 

The  address  honoring  Dr.  Owens  was  made  by  Dayton 
L.  Ranck  '16.  Dr.  Spencer  spoke  briefly,  extolling  Dr. 
Owens'  service  to  Bucknell. 

In  response,  Dr.  Owens  told  some  very  interesting 
tales  of  the  trips  about  the  world  which  he  and  Mrs. 
Owens  had  taken. 

Frank  G.  Davis,  Alumni  secretary,  spoke  of  Dr. 
Owens'  service  to  the  Alumni  Association  and  presented 
him  and  Mrs.  Owens,  on  behalf  of  the  Alumni  Association, 
a  copy  of  the  Centennial  History  of  Bucknell  and,  on  be- 
half of  the  Union  County  Alumni  Club,  a  scrapbook 
containing  an  appreciation  and  pictures  of  the  party. 


Ruth  Sprague  Downs 

Ruth  Sprague  Downs 

Has  Unique  Hobby 

Mrs.  S.  E.  Downs,  prominent  in  the  field  of  Braille 
transcription,  has  distinguished  herself  in  this  endeavor  by 
translating  the  Gospels  of  St.  Mark  and  St.  John  into 
Amharic  Braille  for  blind  students  in  Sayo  and  Addis 
Ababa.  Ethiopia,  the  most  absorbing  and  fascinating  work 
she  has  undertaken  in  the  past  year.  The  Amharic  alpha- 
bet includes  251  characters.  Although  she  knows  no 
Amharic,  Mrs.  Downs  developed  her  own  mathematical 
code  to  aid  in  making  the  transcription  possible. 

After  being  graduated  from  the  Institute  in  1893,  she 
received  her  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1898  and  the  M. 
A.  in  1899.  Considered  one  of  Bucknell's  most  active 
alumna,  and  a  member  of  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  sorority,  Mrs. 
Downs'  interest  in  Braille  began  about  1926  or  1927,  when 
she  read  for  university  students  at  the  Overbrook  School 
for  the  Blind.  Her  completed  work  includes  22  volumes 
of  English,  French,  German,  Spanish  and  Greek  in  the 
Library  of  Congress.  However,  she  has  specialized  for 
the  most  part  in  the  mathematics  field. 

One  of  the  few  experts  in  translating  mathematics  into 
Braille,  Mrs.  Downs  has  also  transcribed  Advanced  Calcu- 
lus, Plane  and  Spherical  Trigonometry.  Aerodynamics, 
Theory  of  Equations.  Functions  of  a  Complex  Variable 
and  Quantum  Mechanics.  The  last  was  for  a  young  stu- 
dent who  used  it  in  the  study  for  his  doctorate. 

Mrs.  Downs'  husband,  S.  E.  Downs,  was  for  many 
years  superintendent  of  the  schools  of  Lower  Merion 
Township,  .\rdmore,  Pennsylvania.  They  have  three 
daughters,  two  of  whom  are  Bucknellians :  Gertrude  '28 
and  Virginia  x'30.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Downs  live  at  115  Lin- 
wood  Avenue,  Ardniore,  Pennsylvania. 


September   1948 


President  Spencer  Leads  His  Daughter  to  the  Ai.tak 

Nancy  Spencer  June  Bride 

June  12  was  a  big  day  at  the  President's  house.  On 
that  day  Nancy,  Pennsylvania  State  College  student,  be- 
came the  wife  of  LeRoy  D.  Schaller,  also  a  State  College 
student. 

The  wedding  took  place  on  the  spacious  lawn  between 
Bucknell  Hall  and  the  President's  house.  Before  a  tall 
altar  of  evergreens  and  rhododendrons,  banked  by  palms, 
garlands  of  garden  flowers  and  great  urns  of  white  glad- 
ioli, the  double-ring  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev. 
H.  A.  Dalzell,  of  New  York  City.  The  wedding  party 
came  out  of  the  house  into  the  late  afternoon  sunshine  and 
walked  slowly  up  the  aisle  formed  of  rose  trees  of  satin- 
tied  white  peonies.  In  reply  to  the  question,  "Who  gives 
this  woman  to  be  married  ?"  Dr.  Spencer  replied,  "Her 
mother  and  I." 

Birds'  songs  from  the  treetops  joined  with  William  D. 
McCrea  in  accompanying  Mrs.  Nancy  Lau  as  she  sang 
"Ave  Maria,"  "Because"  and  "The  Lord's  Prayer"  be- 
fore and  during  the  ceremony.  Sallie,  sister  of  the  bride, 
was  maid  of  honor,  and  the  brother-in-law  of  the  groom, 
Ralph  Lau,  was  best  man. 

Immediately  following  the  ceremony  a  reception  was 
held  at  the  Spencer  home,  the  bride  threw  her  bouquet 
from  the  stairway  landing  and  the  175  guests  had  the  satis- 
faction of  seeing  the  radiant  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schaller  drive 
away  to  the  traditional  music  of  cowbells,  tin  cans  and 
other  items  tied  to  the  rear  bumper  of  their  car. 

They  took  with  them,  but  more  firmly  attached,  the 
best  wishes  of  every  Bucknellian. 


To  Pennsylvania  Baptist  Ministers 

Bucknell  ministers  will  lunch  with  Crozer  Alumni 
at  noon,  October  20,  at  the  Robert  Morris  Hotel,  17th 
and  Arch  Streets,  Philadelphia,  the  second  day  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Baptist  Convention.  While  all  details 
have  not  yet  been  completed,  you  may  plan  for  such 
a  celebration  at  that  time.  Exact  hour  and  other  de- 
tails will  reach  you  later. 


Colonel  Harry  W.  Johnson  '27 
Writes  of  Frankfurt  Anniversary 

President  Spencer  received  the  following  letter  from 
Colonel  Harry  W.  Johnson,  assistant  to  the  Deputy  Chief 
of  Staff  of  the  European  Command: 

"In  compliance  with  your  request  in  your  letter  of  22 
April  1948,  I  attended  the  ceremonies  at  the  University 
of  Frankfurt  in  commemoration  of  the  anniversary  of  the 
1848  German  Parliament.  The  ceremonies  enjoyed 
world-wide  attendance,  and  prominent  military  personnel 
in  this  theater  were  present.  Addresses  were  given  by  Dr. 
Hallstein,  the  University  of  Frankfurt,  Dr.  Hutchins,  the 
University  of  Chicago,  and  Lord  Mayer  Kolb  of  Frank- 
furt. To  be  perfectly  frank,  I  did  not  understand  the  ad- 
dresses fully  until  I  read  them  in  the  paper,  inasmuch  as 
they  were  delivered  in  German.  The  ceremonies  at  the  Uni- 
versity were  in  the  morning,  followed  by  ceremonies  at 
Paulskirche  in  Frankfurt  in  the  afternoon.  The  follow- 
ing day  was  occupied  with  seminars  at  the  Frankfurt 
Town  House  in  the  Taunus  Mountains.  It  was  impossi- 
ble for  me  to  attend  the  seminars.  As  you  know,  these 
Germans  love  a  parade,  and  the  whole  celebration  was 
very  enthusiastic.  I  am  inclosing  clippings  from  our  local 
American  papers  pertaining  to  the  occasion.  I  was  most 
happy  to  represent  Bucknell. 

"The  re-establishment  of  the  educational  facilities  in 
Germany  for  the  indigenous  personnel  is  apparently  quite 
a  struggle.  Many  of  their  buildings  are  totally  or  partially 
bombed  out,  the  lone  exception  being  the  University  of 
Heidelberg,  which  is  intact.  I  have  visited  Frankfurt, 
Marburg,  Wurzburg,  Munich  and  many  other  German 
cities  and  have  found  these  conditions  prevalent.  In  ad- 
dition, many  students  from  the  Soviet  Zone  of  Germany 
who  are  presently  attending  universities  in  the  American 
Zone  have  been  handicapped  by  the  recent  currency  con- 
version, in  that  there  is  no  means  of  transferring  funds 
from  the  Russian  Zone  to  the  American  Zone,  or  vice 
versa.  My  daughters  have  met  several  students  from  the 
University  of  Heidelberg  and  they  paint  somewhat  of  a 
sad  picture.  However,  they  seem  to  be  keeping  their  chins 
up  fairly  well  and  are  sticking  to  their  studies.  Exchange 
students  from  America  and  England  are  attending  sum- 
mer courses  at  the  German  universities. 

"Soon  after  the  above  activities  our  Headquarters  was 
moved  from  Frankfurt  to  tleidelberg.  This  was  neces- 
sary to  make  room  for  the  Bizonal  (eventually  Trizonal) 
Government  of  Western  Germany  in  Frankfurt.  Of 
course  to  us  the  move  was  desirable,  because  we  found 
that  living  in  a  city  which  was  approximately  seventy  per 
cent  destroyed  becomes  depressing  after  a  time. 

"Give  my  regards  to  Dr.  Davis,  Mai  Musser  and  other 
friends  at  Bucknell." 

Colonel  Johnson  is  a  graduate  of  West  Point  and  an 
officer  of  unusual  competence.  His  habit  of  cutting  red 
tape  and  going  directly  to  the  heart- of  a  problem  wins  the 
respect  of  all  with  whom  he  deals.  His  address  is  Deputy 
Chief  of  Staff,  APO  403,  c/o  PM,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


10 


September  1948 


Chester  P.  Higby 

Higby '08  Publishes  Another  Book 

ONE  of  Bucknell's  most  scholarly  graduates,  and  one 
of  the  most  modest,  Dr.  Chester  Penn  Higby  '08  is 
also  one  of  America's  most  brilliant  students  of  history. 
During  his  undergraduate  years  at  Bucknell,  he  was  active 
on  campus,  participating  in  many  extra-curricular  activi- 
ties. 

Recently  Dr.  Higby  published  his  latest  contribution 
to  the  social  science  field,  his  sixth  book — Europe  1492- 
1815.  In  his  review  of  the  book.  Dr.  J.  Orin  Oliphant, 
professor  of  history  at  Bucknell,  says :  "In  his  recently 
published  Europe  1492-1815,  Dr.  Higby  has  compressed, 
within  the  limits  of  fewer  than  600  pages,  the  fascinating 
history  of  early  modern  Europe.  Such  brevity  was  not 
achieved,  however,  by  the  omission  of  important  events. 
On  the  contrary,  the  book  is  unusually  comprehensive  in 
its  sweep,  for  Dr.  Higby  has  conceived  his  task  to  be  broad 
as  the  life  of  Western  Alan. 

"Accordingly,  he  has  written  cultural  history  as  well  as 
political  history;  social  historj'  as  well  as  economic  his- 
tory; and  military  history  as  well  as  constitutional  his- 
tory. He  has  successfully  accomplished  the  difficult  task 
of  synthesizing  human  life  in  Europe  during  the  important 
centuries  of  transition  from  early  modern  to  recent  times. 
He  has  thus  produced  a  work  of  which  any  scholar  might 
well  be  proud. 

"One  marvels  that  he  could  say  so  much  in  so  few 
words,  and  wonder  ceases  only  with  the  discovery  that 
this  work  is  less  the  product  of  a  compact  style  than  of  a 
deep  understanding  of  the  subject.  Dr.  Higby  has  writ- 
ten as  one  who  knows  whereof  he  writes ;  and  students 
who  may  be  required  to  read  this  book,  no  less  than  other 
persons  who  may  take  it  up  for  a  different  reason,  will 
profit  by  the  author's  understanding  of  both  men  and 
events. 

"Being  equally  a  good  teacher  and  scholar,  the  author 
could  not  help  knowing  that  a  textbook  writer  who  stops 
short  with  a  readable  narrative  has  left  his  job  half-done. 
Such  a  narrative  can  never  stand  alone.    It  is  satisfactory 


only  when  it  points  the  way  to  the  literature  of  the  sub- 
ject with  which  it  deals.  Here  Dr.  Higby  appears  at  his 
best.  His  broad  knowledge  of  modern  historical  litera- 
ture has  enabled  him  to  present  an  adequate  guide  of  50 
pages  of  bibliographies  for  English  readers  of  early  mod- 
ern European  history.  Some  persons  will  regret  that 
printing  difficulties  prevented  the  supplementation  of 
these  bibliographies  with  equally  important  and  indispen- 
sable lists  in  foreign  languages." 

Born  near  Ottawa,  Illinois,  in  1885,  the  son  of  a  Bap- 
tist preacher,  Dr.  Higby  spent  his  early  boyhood  in  Wis- 
consin and  Pennsylvania.  Before  entering  Bucknell  he 
attended  Kittanning  Academy  in  Western  Pennsylvania. 
During  his  undergraduate  years  at  Bucknell,  Dr.  Higby 
was  a  member  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  the  Athletic 
Association,  active  in  the  Inter-Society  Debate,  and  editor- 
in-chief  of  the  1908  L' Agenda.  He  was  graduated  from 
Bucknell  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  In  1909 
Dr.  Higby  received  his  M.A.  degree  from  Bucknell  and  in 
1919  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  was  conferred 
upon  him  by  Columbia  University.  Bucknell  conferred 
further  honor  upon  Dr.  Higby  by  awarding  him  the  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Laws  in  1939. 

He  has  had  broad  teaching  experience,  having  taught 
three  years  in  high  school  and  five  years  at  the  Fairmont 
State  Teachers  College.  In  addition  he  taught  at  the 
Universities  of  West  Virginia,  North  Carolina  and  Wis- 
consin, where  for  21  years  he  has  been  in  charge  of  the 
Modern  European  Seminar. 

Other  of  Dr.  Higby 's  published  works  include  The 
Religious  Policy  of  the  Bavarian  Government  During  the 
Napoleonic  Period ;  Present  Status  of  Modern  European 
History  in  the  U.  S.;  History  of  Europe,  1492-1815;  His- 
tory of  Modern  Europe;  Motley;  and  finally  his  latest, 
Europe  1492-1815.  One  of  the  founders  of  the  Journal 
of  Modern  History,  he  served  on  the  editorial  board  of 
that  publication  for  three  years.  Higby  was  the  first 
chairman  of  the  Modern  European  Section  of  the  Ameri- 
can Historical  Association.  In  addition,  he  has  super- 
vised the  work  of  25  Ph.D.'s  in  Modern  European  His- 
tory. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Higby  have  one  son.  Captain  John  B. 
Higby,  U.  S.  Army,  to  whom  his  latest  book  is  dedicated. 
The  Higbys  reside  at  1829  Van  Hise  Avenue,  Madison. 
\\'isconsin. 


Masters  In  Education  Reunion 

Men  and  women  who  have  received  the  master's 
degree  in  education  at  Bucknell  are  invited  to  the 
campus  Friday  evening,  October  8,  for  their  first  big 
celebration.  They  will  dine  at  the  Men's  Dining  Room 
at  6:45  and  go  from  there  to  the  Vaughn  Literature 
Auditorium  for  a  program  of  business  and  entertain- 
ment. 

Following  the  business  meeting,  George  Bailey 
x'27  will  put  on  one  of  his  famous  performances. 
George  is  a  memory  expert.  When  he  enters  the  hall 
he  will  be  introduced  to  50  people.  He  wall  offer  five 
dollars  to  anyone  whose  name  he  can  not  recall  during 
the  program.  He  follows  this  with  a  novelty  musical 
program  and  closes  the  evening  with  magic.  He  is 
one  of  America's  most  popular  entertainers. 

Every  person  who  has  earned  the  master's  degree 
with  a  major  in  education  is  cordially  invited  to  come 
back  to  this  party.     You  can't  afford  to  miss  it. 


September  1948 


11 


Michael  L.  Benedum 

Bucknell  Wildcatter 

Many  Bucknellians  have  achieved  national  and  world 
prominence,  but  one  of  the  most  notable  of  recent  date 
has  been  78-year-old  Michael  L.  Benedum,  LL.D.  '40,  of 
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  member  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees and  an  eminent  oilman. 

A  recent  edition  of  Life  Magazine  made  note  of 
"Mike"  Benedum's  latest  success  by  featuring  a  story 
entitled,  "Old  Mike's  Big  Strike."  Mr.  Benedum  is  known 
throughout  the  oil  industry  as  the  greatest  of  wildcatters. 
His  latest  oil  discovery  came  to  light  in  Western  Texas, 
originating  as  Alfred  No.  1.  His  strike  in  Texas  arrived 
at  a  time  when  the  nation  is  using  oil  faster  than  oilmen 
can  drill  new  wells.  Estimates  of  the  field's  potential 
production  range  as  high  as  600  million  barrels,  equal  in 
output  to  3  per  cent  of  the  total  proved  domestic  reserves. 

It  was  Mike  Benedum  who  really  nursed  the  well 
through  the  most  trying  years  and  it  was  he  who  refused 
to  give  up  when  many  great  wildcatters  would  have  done 
so  in  despair.  His  leading  role  in  the  discovery  has  been 
acknowledged  by  the  State  of  Texas  which  named  this 
largest  oil  field  Benedum  Field. 

An  erect  and  lively  man,  Mike  Benedum  began  his 
search  for  oil  in  the  earth  in  1897,  when  he  drilled  his  first 
well  in  the  Cow  Run  sands  of  West  Virginia,  at  a  place 
called  Whiskey  Run.  During  the  inten^ening  51  years, 
there  hasn't  been  a  day  that  Mike  Benedum  wasn't  drilling 
for  oil  somewhere  in  the  world.  His  wildcatting  has 
taken  him  to  points  of  interest  all  over  the  United  States 
and  in  Mexico,  Canada,  Romania,  Colombia  and  the  Phil- 
ippine Islands. 

His  discovery  climaxes  a  10-year  search  all  over  the 
United  States  for  his  last  big  strike.  During  those  ten 
years  he  drilled  some  100  wells,  of  which  75  proved  dry, 
and  spent  nearly  $10,000,000. 


BALTIMORE 

/^  NCE  again,  on  June  15,  the  Sparrows  Point  Club 
^— ^  House  was  the  setting  for  our  annual  spring  dinner 
meeting.  After  a  delicious  chicken  dinner  was  enjoyed 
by  25  attending  members  and  friends,  the  president, 
George  Phillips,  opened  the  short  business  meeting,  of 
which  the  election  of  officers  was  the  main  topic.  The 
slate  of  nominations  was  read  by  Trustee  Harold  Ruger 
and  the  following  ofificers  were  elected  for  the  coming  club 
year :  president,  Francis  C.  Moerschbacher  '30 ;  vice-presi- 
dent, Roye  M.  McLane  '26 ;  secretary,  W.  Gordon  Dief en- 
bach  '36;  treasurer,  Frederick  Lange,  Jr.  '12 ;  and  trustees, 
Harold  D.  Ruger  '34,  J.  Fred  Moore  '22,  George  Phillips 
'32.  A  few  Bucknell  songs  followed  the  election  of  of- 
ficers. 

Our  guests  of  honor.  Coach  and  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Law- 
rence, were  introduced  and  the  Coach  gave  us  an  informa- 
tive and  inspiring  talk  on  the  Bison  Club  and  its  impor- 
tance to  the  advancement  of  athletics  at  Bucknell.  At  the 
conclusion  of  his  talk,  Prasident  George  Phillips  appointed 
Owen  James  '34  as  the  Bison  Club  representative  for  our 
.\lumni  Club. — Jean  E.  Slack  '39.  secretary. 

(Continued  on  Page  20) 


Although  Mr.  Benedum  has  made  what  could  be  con- 
sidered his  last  big  strike,  he  is  already  deep  in  his  next 
oil  venture — a  brilliant  and  daring  project  to  drill  for  oil 
under  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  He  has  already  advanced 
$1,383,467  to  the  State  of  Texas  for  an  enormous  block  of 
underwater  leases.  This  could  easily  be  the  biggest  oil 
project  he  has  yet  undertaken,  a  possible  yield  of  five 
million  barrels  of  oil. 

Bucknell  is  justifiably  proud  of  the  accomplishments  of 
Benedum  and  is  honored  to  have  him  on  its  Board  of 
Trustees.  Bucknellians  wish  him  barrels  of  luck  in  this 
new  oil  venture. 


Benedum  Plans  With  His  Strategy  Board 

Picture  shown  here  printed  with  permission  of  LIFE 


12 


September  1948 


(This  question  is  meant  for  only  those  who  have  at- 
tended Bucknell  since  1920. ) 

Do  you  recognize  this  distinguished  gentleman  ?  (  Turn 
to  page  18.) 


They  Represented  Bucknell 

The  following  Alumni  have  represented  President 
Herbert  L.  Spencer  at  the  inauguration  ceremonies  of 
college  and  university  presidents  recently :  Dr.  D. 
Hobart  Evans  '21,  St.  John's  College :  H.  C'  Eyster  '52. 
Wilmington  College ;  Dr.  Heber  W.  Youngken  '09, 
Andover-Newton  Theological  Seminary ;  John  B. 
Rishel  '15,  Colorado  State  Teachers  College;  J.  Fred- 
erick Weaver  '36,  State  Teachers  College  at  Towson, 
Aid.:  Thomas  James  '16,  University  of  Toledo;  and 
Dr.  Earl  M.  Richards  '13,  Case  Institute  of  Technology. 


"Bob"  Bell  '20  Elected  Trustee 

Robert  K.  Bell  was  the  choice  for  Alumni  Trustee 
last  spring.  He  was  elected  over  the  popular  Emma 
E.  Dillon,  twice  president  of  the  General  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, by  a  vote  of  approximately  1600  to  1300. 

Bell's  biography  will  not  be  given  here,  since 
Alumni  read  it  carefully  last  spring  in  the  March 
Alumnus.  It  should  have  said  that  Bob  is  one  of 
Bucknell's  most  successful  lawyers  and  businessmen. 
His  clients  number  many  large  corporations  and  his 
business  connections  are  wide  and  successful.  The 
most  recent  note  on  Bell  is  that  he  has  been  elected  a 
director  of  the  Atlantic  City  Electric  Company. 

He  brings  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  legal  ability 
and  business  acumen  that  should  be  a  real  asset  to  that 
distinguished  body. 


Allen  Jones  '25  Promoted 

ALLEN  F.  JONES  received  two  honors  within  the 
past  year.  He  was  made  chief  engineer  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Department  of  Property  and  Supplies  and  a 
member  of  the  Bucknell  Visiting  Engineers.  The  former 
position  involves  supervision  of  all  state  construction  ex- 
cept highways  and  bridges,  and  the  latter  makes  him  ad- 
viser to  the  Bucknell  engineering  departments.     As  chief 


engineer  he  spends  many  millions  of  dollars  of  the  peo- 
ple's money.  As  adviser  to  Bucknell  engineering  depart- 
ments he  brings  to  the  campus  the  rich  experience  he  has 
gathered  during  the  past  23  years  as  an  engineer. 

Jones  began  his  engineering  career  even  before  he  en- 
tered college,  working  with  the  Mine  Survey  Corps  of  the 
Lehigh  Valley  Coal  Company.  During  his  college  career 
he  worked  in  summer  vacations  as  a  draftsman  for  the 
Pennsylvania  Department  of  Highways  and  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad.  Immediately  after  graduation  from 
Bucknell  he  was  made  engineer  on  about  $40,000,000 
worth  of  construction  work  for  the  Bethlehem  Steel 
Company.  In  1929  he  resigned  from  Bethlehem  Steel  to 
enter  the  service  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania. 
He  assisted  in  organizing  the  Bureau  of  Engineering  and 
Construction  of  the  Department  of  Property  and  Supplies, 
involving  an  investment  of  more  than  $300,000,000.  In 
1938  he  was  made  assistant  chief  engineer  and  nine  years 
later  received  the  top  portfolio.  The  Bureau  employs 
well  on  to  200  engineers. 

During  the  late  war  he  spent  40  months  in  the  service 
of  his  country,  starting  in  1942  as  lieutenant  commander 
in  the  Civil  Engineer  Corps  of  the  U.  S.  Navy.  In  the 
Pacific  Theatre  he  was  in  command  of  a  construction  bat- 
talion consisting  of  33  officers  and  1,100  enlisted  men. 
Their  duties  involved  construction  of  many  diiTerent 
types,  including  radar  stations. 

At  Bucknell,  Jones  was  a  member  of  Kappa  Sigma  and 
Pi  Mu  Epsilon.  He  received  the  "B"  in  cross  country. 
Bucknell  granted  him  the  degree  Civil  Engineer  in 
1932.  Later  he  did  graduate  work  at  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, Wharton  School  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
and  Johns  Hopkins  University.  Today  he  is  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  Masons,  Consistory,  Shriners 
and  the  National  Society  of  Professional  Engineers.  He 
is  Commander  C.  E.  C,  U.  S.  N.  R. 

In  1931  Jones  married  Mary  E.  Dyer.  They  live  at 
1904  North  Second  Street,  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania. 


Allen  F.  Jones 


Septembee  1948 


13 


Here  Is  The  Alumni  Fund  Report 

As  has  been  noted  previously  in  this  magazine,  every  Alumnus  who  has  contributed  to  the  heating  plant  drive  received  credit 
for  his  first  subscription  to  the  regular  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund. 

It  was  our  intention  to  start  the  fund  plan  rolling  in  full  force  last  fall,  but  complete  implementation  of  the  Fund  was  post- 
poned in  deference  to  the  great  need  for  a  capital  drive.  Alumni  may  look  forward  to  receiving  full  particulars  on  the  Fund  Plan 
whenever  the  Go  sign  comes  from  the  Fund  Committee. 

Meanwhile,  Alumni  are  receiving  credit  for  their  contributions  to  the  badly  needed  heating  plant  as  their  first  gifts  to  the 
Alumni  Fund.  Only  the  names  of  givers,  arranged  by  classes,  are  listed.  Amounts  contributed  by  individuals  will  not  be  pub- 
lished.    Later,  however,  a  report  will  be  made  on  amounts  contributed  by  each  class. 

Also,  names  of  all  Alumni  who  hereafter  give  to  the  heating  plant  will  appear  in  a  future  Ahimnus.  Here  is  an  opportunity 
to  make  our  first  report  a  good  one. 

The  report  which  follows  is  taken  from  the  Campaign  Office  records  as  of  August  1,  1948. 


18G8 
Florence  E.  Dolph 

1872 

Mrs.  Sara  Fowler  Pomeroy 

1878 

Mrs.  Gussie  Zimmerman  Ferguson 

1880 
Regina  Hoffa 
William  G.  Owens 

1883 

WiUiam  G.  Watkins 

1885 
Emily  L.  Clingan 


Walter  S.  Harley 

Mrs.  Anne  Kaler  Marsh 

Mrs.  Nanna  Wilson  Stephens 

1888 
William  V.  Hayes 

1889 
Mrs.  Susanna  Stapleton  Brubaker 
W.  C.  Gretzinger 

1890 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lloyd  Dancy 


George  E.  Fisher 

Mrs.  Mary  Kreamer  Solly 

1893 

Charles  G.  Shaffer 

A.  R.  E.  Wyant 

1893 
Flora  M.  Clymer 
John  H.  Foresman.  Sr. 
Arthur  F.  Gardner 
Mrs.  Carrie  Lloyd  Horter 
Mrs.  Ruth  Miller  Parker 

1894 
Mrs.  Jessie  Wheeler  Armstrong 
Mabel  C.  Callender 
Nora  M.  Greene 
Howard  P.  Gundy 
Mary  B.  Harris 
George  C.  Horter 
Harvey  F.  Smith 

F.  R.  Strayer 

Mrs.  Mabel  Thomas  Topping 
Mrs.  Ida  Greene  Wattson 

1895 

Mrs.  Winifred  Patchin  Clark 
Edward  M,  Greene 

G.  C.  L.  Riemer 
Frank  M.  Simpson 
Mary  A.  Thornton 

B.  Meade  Wagenseller 

1896 

Mrs.  Rachel  Noll  Fretz 
Clement  K.  Robb 
Elizabeth  Walker 
Mary  M.  Wolfe 

1897 
Howard  R,.  Bryson 

Mrs.  Mabel  Batten  Button 
John  M.  Gundy 
R.  H.  Rivenburg 

1898 

Mrs.  Ruth  Sprague  Downs 
Charles  D.  Koch 
Mrs.  Alice  Dunham  Linneman 
Mrs.  Grace  Pretzman  Reisner 
Frank  W.  Tilley 


1899 
F.  G.  Ballentine 
Mrs.  Marie  Leiser  Bostwick 
Mrs.  Marian  Wingert  Cook 
Amos  K.  Deibler 
John  P.  Dieffenderfer 
Mrs.  Gertrude  Stephens  Downs 
Albert  R.  Garner 
Lucy  H.  Grier 
Joseph  C.  Hazen 

1900 

Marian  A.  Carringer 

Anna  Judd 

Rush  H.  Kress 

Mrs.  Edna  Shires  Slifer 

Mrs.  Mary  Heiser  Steininger 

Harry  R.  Thornton 

Grace  Woodard 

1901 

Lyndon  E.  Ayres 

S.  Elsie  Bentz 

Charles  F.  Bidelspacher 

Harvey  S.  Bogar 

C.  Ruth  Bower 

William  I.  King 

O.  N.  Rambo 

Walter  E.  Ruch 

Harland  A.  Trax 

Mrs.  Emma  Probasco  Wright 

1902 
Edna  Bacon 
Abner  D.  Bentz 
M.  L.  Drum  I  In  Memoriam) 
Emma  A.  Nesbit 
Mrs.  Sarah  Judd  Shields 
Lewis  E.  Theiss 
J.  Holman  Weiser 
Mary  T.  Wylie 

1903 

Mrs.  Eudora  Davies  Alexander 

Jay  P.  Bond 

Merle  M.  Edwards 

Louise  E.  Felsburg 

Mrs.  Eva  Ginter  Gilmore 

Hannah  Goodman 

Mrs.  Elvie  Coleman  Herpel 

Harry  S.  Mauser 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Shields  Murphy 

Morton  R.  Sheldon 

John  M.  Snow 

Carl  Tiflanv 

H.  K.  Williams 

Mrs.  Helen  Houghton  Zeller 

1904 
H.  M.  Crist 
Edwin  P.  Griffiths 
Margaret  Groff 
John  C.  Johnson 
Mrs.  Inez  Fike  Johnson 
Edith  McNinch 
Louis  W.  Robey 
David  W.  Robinson 
Charles  T.  Shepard 
Edgar  T.  Stevenson 

1905 
Mary  I.  Bower 
Harry  A.  Coryell 
Mrs.  Mary  Unruh  Dudley 
Mrs.  Edith  Kelly  Fetherston 
Mrs.  Susie  Biehl  Groover 
Mrs.  Martha  Wolfe  Kalp 
Harold  V.  Lesher 
Mrs.  Josephine  Crater  Monks 
Mrs.  Edna  Downing  Pfieegor 
Mrs.  Feme  Braddock  Stevenson 
Mrs.  Ruth  Lesher  Thomas 
Mrs.  Eva  Stoner  Wood 

1906 

Elbina  L.  Bender 

William  L.  Donehower 

Linn  C.  Drake 

Benjamin  G.  Evans 

Mrs.  Emma  Gearhart  Fisher 

Frederick  V.  Follmer 

M.  F.  Goldsmith 


Carl  L.  Millward 

Mary  M.  Moll 

E.  W.  Rumsey 

Charles  H.  Whittaker 

A.  V.  Wise 

Mrs.  Carrie  McCaskie  Wise 

1907 

P.  C.  Andrews 

Wendall  M.  August 

Marshall  L.  Benn 

Chauncey  E.  Brockway 

Mary  M.  Brown 

John  I.  Catherman 

Gordon  Evans 

Frances  L.  Groff 

Coit  R.  Hoechst 

Ruth  C.  Jones 

Kathryn  King 

W.  W.  Raker 

George  A.  Riggs 

Mrs.  Margaret  Lesher  Riggs 

S.  Homer  Smith 

Mrs.  Mary  Stanton  Speicher 

Mrs.  Margaret  Myers  Ulmer 

Fred  Zug 

1908 

David  H.  Binns 

Mrs.  Helen  Tiffany  Blakemore 

Elmer  K.  Bolton 

Class  of  1908 

Mrs.  Margaret  Love  Cole 

W.  Stewart  Duncan 

John  V.  Gibney 

James  F.  Hayes 

Joseph  W.  Henderson 

Mrs.  Anna  Stage  Hoffman 

J.  C.  Hostetter 

Mrs.  Olive  Richards  Landers 

Mrs.  Elsie  Owens  Long 

Harvey  Martz 

Mrs.  Margaret  Pangburn  Mathias 

Robert  B.  Morris 

Charles  Nicely 

Walter  L.  Noll 

Mrs.  H.  B.  Norwood 

Joseph  R.  Shultz 

Paul  Stolz 

Ralph  L.  Thomas 

H.  C.  Thompson 

1909 

George  P.  Ballets 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Nixon  Barnes 

James  C.  Brown 

Myra  M.  Chaffee 

Richard  Darlington 

Helge  G.  Florin 

Mrs.  Myra  High  Gemmill 

Mrs.  Hallie  Sembower  Parkhill 

Mrs.  Clara  Harman  Paulhamus 

John  T.  Shirley 

Mrs.  Hannah  Mervine  Shultz 

Mrs.  Myrtle  Walkinshaw  Shupe 

Stanton  R.  Smith 

Margaret  Stevenson 

Eugene  Van  Why 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Hulley  Velte 

Mrs.  Ida  Sames  Yeager 

1910 

John  C.  Bank 

Floyd  D.  Beemer 

John  R.  Bell 

Robert  H.  Butcher 

Cameron  Butt 

Mildred  Gathers 

Clyde  W.  Cranmer 

George  P.  Druckemiller 

J.  Earle  Edwards 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stage  Fulton 

Homer  B.  Hedge 

Phares  H.  Hertzog 

Mrs.  Stella  Houghton  John 

Homer  D.  Kresge 

Mrs.  Mary  Stevenson  Kresge 

Mrs.  Mait  Cathrall  Lawrence 

Michael  J.  McDonough 

Gilbert  J.  Meredith 

Prank  Painter 

Ruby  G.  Pierson 

Mrs.  Allie  Piatt  Puddicombe 


Robert  J.  Saylor 
Mrs.  Helen  Hare  ShoU 
John  G.  ShoU 
E.  Paul  Smith 
Wesley  L.  Sprout 
Jesse  K.  Spurgeon 
Louis  J.  Velte 
William  Warner 
Ethel  Watkins 
Mrs.  Sara  Ray  Way 
Stanley  M.  Winter 
Elmer  B.  Woods 

1911 

Hugh  W.  Alger 

Mrs.  Mary  Marsh  Angstadt 

W.  Neil  Baker 

G.  R.  Bennett 

Harry  S.  Bourne 

Katherine  G,  Carpenter 

Frank  G.  Davis 

Charles  H.  Heacock 

Mrs.  Ruth  Safford  Jarvie 

LeRoy  Johnson 

Joseph  H.  Kerr 

C.  D.  Loveland 

Evelyn  McCaskie 

Harold  M.  Neff 

Lyman  C.  Shreve 

Edgar  A.  Snyder 

Mrs.  Florence  Leland  Thompson 

James  A.  Tyson 

Harry  R.  Waltman 

Howard  M.  WiUiams 

Wesley  A.  Wolffe 

1912 

Paul  S.  Althouse 

John  M.  Askey 

Clarence  B.  Brewer 

A.  C.  Conner 

Mrs.  Alberta  Bronson  Conner 

John  R.  Conover 

Ralph  F.  Davenport 

Mrs.  Ramona  Lenington  Davies 

Stanley  P.  Davies 

Charles  E.  Dreher 

Edward  P.  Dufton 

Mrs.  Margaret  Gretzinger  English 

Mrs.  Margaret  McClure  Pisher 

J.  H.  Fleckenstine 

Vera  M.  Frost 

Joseph  N.  Henderson 

Mrs.  Maze  Callahan  Houseknecht 

Howard  Johnson 

Frederick  Lange,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Heinsling  Lowther 

David  A.  McNeal 

George  E.  O'Brien 

L.  P.  Robinson 

Fred  V.  Rockey 

Paul  D.  Schreiber 

David  Y.  Siesholtz 

Cecil  T.  Smith 

Arthur  D.  Waltz 

Mrs.  Pearl  Ream  Williams 

Anton  O.  Wolf 

1913 

Bright  W.  Beck 

C.  Baker  Bernhart 

Perry  A.  Caris 

Helen  W.  Davis 

Mrs.  Sallie  McSparran  Durkee 

Howard  V.  Fisher 

C.  A.  Fryling 

Mrs.  Edna  Whittam  Glover 

Benjamin  S.  Harris 

Berkeley  V.  Hastings 

O.  V.  W.  Hawkins 

William  C.  Hulley.  Jr. 

James  F.  McClure 

Mrs.  Ethel  Hottenstein  Miles 

Fenwick  M.  Opel 

Mrs.  Mary  Irey  Rees 

Earl  M.  Richards 

Robert  L.  Roobe 

Clay  Sanders 

Harold  Shaffer 

S.  P.  Shearer 

Paul  R.  Wendt 

Herman  E.  Zehner 


September  194St 


1914 

Dale  R.  Angstadt 

Earle  B.  Armstrong 

Mrs.  Carolyn  Hopper  Bemhart 

Louis  H.  Boyer 

Mrs.  Gertrude  Kramer  Caris 

Charles  E.  Coleman 

James  R.  Cook 

Dayton  T.  Corson 

John  R.  Criswell 

Elmer  E.  Fairchild 

Joshua  R.  Golightly 

Walter  W.  Harris 

Mrs.  Marian  Harman  Hawkins 

Mary  Kunkel 

Ralph  W.  Kunkle 

Leland  P.  Laning 

W.  C.  Lowther 

George  A.  Madtes 

Ethel  E.  Peterson 

Florence  Reimensnyder 

W.  Stanley  Reitz 

John  W.  Rice 

Mrs.  Ruth  Hoffa  Rice 

Clifford  R.  Schenck 

Frederick  O.  Schnure 

1915 

Mrs.  Margaret  Jacobs  Bitterman 

Isabelle  F.  Bond 

Malcolm  Buffington 

Mrs.  Mary  Decker  Burchfield 

Edgar  T.  Clapp 

Ralph  O.  Claypoole 

Edward  O.  Clark 

Mrs.  Hope  Craig  Craig 

Norris  I.  Craig 

Walter  S.  Crouse 

Emma  E.  Dillon 

Harvey  E.  Eavenson 

Harold  C.  Edwards 

Mrs.  Vera  Campbell  Evans 

Charles  W.  Gale 

Mrs.  Ruth  Lenington  Gay 

Carl  E.  Geiger 

Sidney  Grabowski 

Clair  G.  Groover 

Albert  J.  Hamlin 

Mrs.  Myrna  Strickler  Hines 

George  A.  Irland 

Pearl  I.  Kawel 

Willmon  Keiser 

Mrs.  Mary  Mehl  Lininger 

Mrs.  Helen  Eede  McQuay 

Gilbert  J.  Meredith 

Willard  L.  Moyer 

Edward  W.  Pangburn 

Rudolph  Peterson 

Mrs.  Ethel  Galloway  Reitz 

John  B.  Rlshel 

William  H.  Schuyler 

Mrs.  Winifred  Werkheiser  Smith 

Omar  H.  Smith 

George  S.  Stevenson 

Erie  M.  Topham 

Howard  A.  VanDine 

Frank  F,  Whittam 

William  T.  Windsor 

H.  Michael  Wolfe 

Mrs.  Elnora  Trescott  Zeller 

1916 

Lester  J.  Bartlett 

R.  P.  Bigler 

Bruce  E.  Butt 

John  J.  Conway 

Russell  W.  Everett 

Harold  W.  Giffin 

Charles  Gubin 

Edwin  C.  Hageman 

Clarence  O.  Hartman 

John  F.  Jeffery 

John  R.  Kurtz 

Cecile  McCoUum 

Vema  G.  Noll 

D.  L.  Ranck 

N.  J.  Rehman 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Laning  Rice 

Jerome  C.  Salsbury 

William  L.  Showers 

Mrs.  Amy  Patterson  Stevenson 

Dean  D.  Sturgis 

L.  A.  Switzer 

1917 

Walter  C.  Beaver 

Mrs.  Louise  Bassell  Belcher 

Eugene  P.  Bertin 

Paul  W.  Boggess 

James  A.  Case 

George  B.  Champion 

Lewis  A.  Eyster 

Donald  A.  Pusia 

Mrs.  Alice  Haslam  Flynn 

Mrs.  Ruth  Barthold  Gearhart 

William  J.  Geating 

Mrs.  Frances  Hanson  Giffin 

Lillian  H.  Hannold 

Mrs.  Hazel  Williamson  Heberling 

John  A.  Heberling 

Mrs.  Anna  Hankins  Johnstone 

Daniel  W.  Kearney 

Mrs.  Helen  Brown  Linde 


Henry  T.  Lofft 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lehr  McCarthy 

Charles  D.  Maurer 

Olive  E.  Moore 

Constantino  F.  Nagro 

Earle  S.  Pedigo 

Herman  F.  Reich 

Mrs.  Miriam  Bridge  Rudin 

Hugh  T.  Russell 

S.  L.  Seemann 

Clinton  I.  Sprout 

Mrs.  Clara  Speare  Topham 

Marie  Volkmar 

Arthur  R.  Yon 

1918 

Alvin  J.  Adams 

Ralph  B.  Beard 

Mrs.  Zerba  Weber  Berkheimer 

Hiram  J.  Bloom 

Mrs.  Helene  Diffendafer  Bower 

Walter  J.  Bower 

Russell  E.  Boyer 

Harvey  D.  Crawford 

Mrs.  Kathryn  Eilenberger  Edwards 

Thomas  A.  Eshelman 

John  S.  Gold 

Stanley  N.  Harris 

Emerson  M.  Heckert 

Mrs.  Florence  Shalter  Hendricks 

Norman  K.  Hurley 

William  T.  Johnson 

Mrs.  Anne  Bertolet  Kistler 

Samuel  D.  Lenox 

Joseph  S.  Lepley 

Clarence  Lockard 

Mrs.  Margaret  Phillips  Matlack 

Mrs.  Marguerite  Ryan  May 

Malcolm  E.  Musser 

Bruce  O.  Ranck 

Katherine  P.  Reed 

Ora  B.  Smith 

Charles  F.  Snyder 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hahn  Sprout 

S.  Dale  Spotts 

Leroy  G.  Stolz 

Fred  N.  Williamson 

1919 

Charles  J.  Anchor 

Harry  F.  Andrews 

Franklin  F.  Artley 

Mrs.  Mary  Carey  Baldwin 

William  Bloom 

Walter  A.  Boyles 

Mrs.  Margaret  Buck  Chubb 

E.  Collins  Cupp 

Norman  T.  Finger 

Irene  Fritz 

Weber  L.  Gerhart 

Irene  Gossweiler 

Arthur  J.  Greenleaf 

Thomas  R.  Hedge 

John  C.  Hendren 

James  R.  Herman 

Helen  R.  Hoffa 

Clifford  A.  Holleran 

J.  Howard  Hornberger 

Franklin  D.  Jones 

Raymond  D.  Kline 

George  M.  Kunkel 

Mrs.  Golda  Clark  Laning 

Mrs.  Helen  VanDyne  McCormack 

Mrs.  Catherine  Thompson  Moore 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Spyker  Owen 

James  C.  Pierce 

Harry  E.  Potts 

Frank  H.  Riale 

Gurney  C.  Seeber 

Mrs.  Helen  Beck  Shimer 

John  D.  Shoemaker 

Mrs.  Jean  Flanagan  Skavish 

Ruth  Stein 

Raymond  D.  Tice 

Clyde  E.  Wenrich 

Walter  S.  White 

Mrs.  Samuel  L.  Williams 

1920 

Mrs.  Kathryn  Keylor  Bair 

Robert  K.  Bell 

Mrs.  Florence  Crabb  Bennett 

Edna  B.  Bloom 

Vincent  P.  Connelly 

D.  W.  Copeland 

James  C.  Craig 

David  R.  Crossgrove 

Mrs.  Bertha  Roush  Doyle 

Hazel  Florin 

Lester  P.  Powle 

Harry  C.  Fries 

Edith  A.  Gardner 

Harry  U.  Heckart 

Thomas  J.  S.  Helm 

Mrs.  Martha  Achenbach  Heller 

Morris  D.  Hooven 

Louisa  Howells 

Evan  W,  Ingram 

Albert  S.  Laehder 

Walter  L.  Lees 

Lester  E.  Lighton 

David  J.  Martin 

Joseph  E.  Mcllwain 


Andrew  R.  Mathieson 

Robert  Neal 

Mrs.  Helen  Bodine  Newcomb 

Hayes  L.  Person 

Mrs.  Luetta  Wagner  Person 

Felix  Piekarski 

Margaret  I.  Quigley 

Mrs.  Margaret  Brown  Reynolds 

E.  P.  Richards 

George  E.  Rickart 

Walter  D.  Roos 

Mrs.  Anna  Sterling  Roseman 

Julius  P.  Seebach 

Purman  W.  Shaw 

Laverne  H.  Shea 

A.  L.  Sherk 

Mrs.  Kathryn  Glover  Shoemaker 

Joseph  R.  Silberstein 

William  E.  Speare 

Harold  A.  Stewart 

John  B.  Vanderbilt 

Robert  Waddell 

Mrs.  Frances  McFarland  Wagner 

Corbin  W.  Wyant 

1921 

Nelle  W.  Aumiller 

Harold  R.  Bair 

Edna  Baker 

V.  A.  Baldauf 

George  H.  Beattie 

Luke  Bender 

Albert  W.  Boyer 

G.  Hobart  Brown 

Mrs.  Clara  Casner  Carpenter 

Mrs.  Martha  Leiser  Chance 

Herbert  N.  Derr 

Mabelle  E.  Desilva 

Charlotte  N.  Dietz 

Holmes  T.  Douglass 

Homer  T.  Eaton 

Walter  P.  Edwards 

Mrs.  Fannie  Fisher  Grice 

Alan  R.  Haus 

Richard  R.  Heckart 

J.  Leo  Hess 

Raymond  G.  Hidlay 

L.  Paul  Ilgen 

Stanford  L.  Kunkle 

Michael  J.  Maggio 

Thomas  J.  Mangan 

Mrs.  Marguerite  Lotte  Miller 

Clarence  Moore 

Thomas  F.  Morgan.  Jr. 

William  E.  Nichols 

A.  E.  Paulhamus 
Alexander  M.  Peters 

Mrs.  Ethel  Hoffman  Peters 
Charles  Rieckenburg 
Nelson  S.  Rounsley 
Roy  W.  Sauers 

B.  R.  Seemann 
Harold  L.  Shimer 
Herman  D.  Schultz 
Marjorie  E.  Sprout 

Mrs.  Freda  Mackereth  VanSant 
Mrs.  Fannie  Burr  Williamson 

1922 

John  R.  Beers 

Sanford  Berninger 

Eve  B.  Bunnell 

Mrs.  Edna  Follmer  Butt 

Philip  C.  Campbell 

Mrs.  Amorita  Sesinger  Copeland 

Mrs.  Mary  Williamson  Copeland 

Florence  D.  Cornwell 

H.  T.  Davenport 

Mrs.  Lois  Wentling  Davis 

William  L.  DeHaven 

Chester  H.  Derek 

Mrs.  Angeline  Kissinger  Doty 

Mrs.  Hulda  Heim  Ebert 

Joseph  D.  Fox 

Arthur  F.  Gardner 

R.  J.  Haberstroh 

Mrs.  Helen  Johnston  Hammitt 

Ralph  Hartz 

George  W.  Haupt 

Mrs.  Ethelwynne  Smith  Hess 

Eloise  E.  Hill 

Wade  F.  Hoffman 

William  J.  Irvin 

Carmault  Jackson 

Oliver  L.  King 

Roy  H.  Landis 

H.  LaBerte  Lapp 

Lawrence  Lawson 

Isaac  Levine 

Richard  Little 

W.  Norwood  Lowry 

John  M.  Mincemoyer 

Howard  H.  Moore 

J.  Fred  Moore 

William  W.  Parry 

Stewart  U.  Patton 

Harry  E.  Schaffer 

William  L.  Schreyer 

Marvin  A.  Searles 

J.  Henry  Shott 

Laura  L.  Smith 

Catherine  Y.  Stahl 


John  C.  Stahl 

Mrs.  Emily  Kurtz  Terrv 

Karl  Watt 

Paul  A.  Weaver 

E.  L.  Worthington 


1933 

Mrs.  Susanne  Statler  Altemus 

Marian  Ayars 

Mrs.  Helyn  Kerstetter  Bechtel 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Markham  Brown 

Mrs.  Marjorie  Nichols  Bunnell 

Charles  T.  Bunting 

Marcus  M.  Chapman 

Donald  B.  Cloward 

Mrs.  Anna  Speare  Crist 

Elmer  M.  Custer 

Richard  Custer 

Robert  M.  Dawson 

Ellis  W.  Deibler 

John  J.  Dietrich 

Abram  Fairchild 

Hazel  M.  Farquhar 

Joseph  H.  Fullmer 

W.  George  Gehring 

Dalzell  M.  Griffith 

Clair  Halligan 

Paul  E.  Harding 

Mrs.  Katherine  Owens  Hayden 

Mrs.  Natalie  Musser  Heebner 

Walter  L.  HiU,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Helen  Ferguson  Ingram 

Alfred  V.  Jacobs 

George  H.  Jones 

Harry  W.  Jones 

Lawrence  Kimball 

Jacob  H.  Kutz 

Mabel  E.  Mulock 

T.  M.  Musser 

Anne  Horoschak  Nahrgang 

Mrs.  Mary  Brindel  Orth 

Jesse  W.  Pangburn 

John  S.  Purnell 

Mrs.  Helen  Bartlow  Rohrbach 

Robert  E.  Ross 

Mrs.  Harriet  Swartz  Rounsley 

Mrs.  Madge  Heimbach  Schaffer 

Mrs.  Charlotte  VanCleaf  Searles 

Walter  B.  Shaw 

William  A.  Shipman,  Jr. 

Dorothy  B.  ShoU 

Luke  L.  Stager 

Charles  L.  Steiner,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Susanna  Shultz  Stine 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Auer  Sykes 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Wilhelm  Thomas 

Mrs.  Joella  Ottmyer  Thompson 

Mrs.  Helen  Powell  Thurston 

Mrs.  Mary  Bailey  Tovo 

Mrs.  Edna  Tompkins  Weinrich 

Foster  C.  Wilron 

William  G.  Woodring 


1924 

F.  Davis  Arnold 

E.  T.  Ashman 

George  Bellak 

Mary  A.  BrownmiUer 

C.  Kenneth  Budd 

Anthony  Cavelcante 

Mrs.  Louise  Benshoff  Cupp 

Mrs.  Prudence  Walters  Daubert 

Mrs.  Myrtle  Edmunds  Davis 

Harry  O.  Dayhoff 

Charles  W.  Dinger 

Carl  A.  Erickson 

Charles  R.  Freeble 

Henry  A.  Glover.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Smith  Harding 

Robert  C.  Heim 

Ida  R.  HeUer 

James  J.  Holsing 

H.  Walter  Holter 

Elliot  S.  Hopler 

C.  Grover  Hyman 

Foster  D.  Jemison 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Moore  Jones 

Donald  B.  Keim 

Clyde  E.  KeUy 

Mrs.  Myrtle  Sharpe  Lewis 

William  J.  Llewellyn 

George  W.  Long 

Mrs.  Mary  Curry  Lyons 

Arthur  J.  McMurtrie 

Mrs.  Florence  Supplee  Mahan 

Mildred  Megahan 

Mrs.  Miriam  Stanger  Mitchell 

David  W.  Morgan 

H.  Virgil  Overdorff 

Nicholas  Palma 

Joseph  H.  Powell 

John  M.  Reed 

Alice  Roberts 

Jefferson  V.  Sangston 

Charles  L.  Schulz 

Mrs.  Anna  Heysham  Schweiker 

Mrs.  Meribel  Ritter  Smith 

Samuel  E.  Smith 

Elizabeth  Turner 

Mrs.  Sara  Manahan  Wolf 

Mrs.  Mary  Eisenmenger  Zahn 


September  1948 


15 


Work  Goes  Forward  ox  the  Heating  Plant.     Your  Gift  Helped  to  Make  This  Possible 


1935 

Mrs.  Ruth  Grove  Anderson 

Howard  E.  Ackman 

Frank  E.  Baker 

Leslie  E.  Baker 

Max  W.  Bussom 

Mrs.  Helen  Weidenhamer  Clarke 

John  F.  Cos 

Mrs.  Carolyn  Brown  Crowl 

Roland  Cunningham 

Ellis  R.  Deflbaugh 

Mrs.  DolUe  Schaffner  Dietrich 

Mrs.  Carrie  Smithgall  Ebert 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Bosler  Ellis 

Donald  England 

Harry  H.  Engle 

George  R.  Faint 

J.  Wallace  Foster 

Mrs.  Grace  Matz  Fritz 

Mrs.  Hannah  Davis  GoUghtly 

William  GoUghtly 

Blanchard  Gummo 

Ralph  S.  Hagan 

Mrs.  Sara  Walton  Haines 

Albert  H.  Harris 

Mrs.  Grace  Good  Haupt 

Francis  Haskett 

E.  Colvin  Hassenplug 

Theodore  Heysham,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Mildred  Francisco  Hopper 

Emerson  Jenkins 

Allen  F.  Jones 

Lee  Kissinger 

Carl  H.  Kivler 

Mrs.  Helen  Morton  Koons 

Joseph  Laher 

James  Landau 

William  M.  Lybarger 

Murdo  J.  Mackenzie 

Mrs.  Carolyn  Hunt  MahaSey 

Webster  S.  Mann 

Mrs.  Florence  Pratt  Miller 

Roy  E.  Nicodemus 

Kermit  L.  Noll 

Alexander  M.  Palmer 

Helen  G.  Peifer 

Mrs.  Marian  McHnay  Reed 

Fred  I.  Reinert 

Phoebe  M.  Reinhart 

George  F.  Riddile 

Alice  E.  Rossiter 

Paul  G.  Schmidt 

Russell  C.  E.  Schue 

Romauldo  R.  Scicchitano 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Berkheimer  Shaw 

Clair  G.  Spangler 

Mrs.  Louise  Barnes  Standen 

Mrs.  Evelyn  Brubaker  Stephens 

Walter  A.  Stevens 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hartranft  Thomas 

Mrs.  Mary  Seidel  Thompson 

William  Thompson 

Esther  E.  Vonada 

Charles  F.  White 

Frank  J.  Widemire,  Jr. 

Edward  G.  Williams 

Mrs.  Johannetta  Snyder  Wilsbach 

Carl  K.  Wolfe 

Paul  J.  Woodring 

Kenneth  E.  Young 

1926 

Fred  Amsler 

Mrs.  Mary  Stahl  Amsler 

F.  Earl  Bach 

Guy  Bailey 

W.  L.  Battin.  Jr. 

Robert  A.  Black 

Catherine  P.  Boyle 

Stewart  F.  Brewen 

Anna  L.  Brown 

Eugene  D.  Carstater 


M.  A.  dinger 

Carlton  G.  Coleman 

Grace  Cooley 

Mrs.  Elberta  Stone  Councilman 

Mrs.  Catherine  Frederick  Crowding 

J.  Norman  Davies 

Albert  O.  Dreher 

R.  H.  Edwards 

Mrs.  Marie  Shaffer  Faber 

Charles  T.  Farrow.  Jr. 

John  W.  Fisher 

Mrs.  Florence  Utt  Focht 

Kenneth  E.  Gardner 

Robert  Y.  Garrett,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Juanita  Curtis  Gelder 

Elizabeth  Griffith 

J.  Harold  Hand 

Clarissa  Hamblin 

Mrs.  Maria  Salisbury  Harris 

George  T.  Henggi 

Carl  A.  Hile 

Mrs.  Anna  VanDine  Hill 

Richard  L.  Horter 

Samuel  H.  Jones 

Edward  A.  Knorr 

Mrs.  Isabelle  Morrison  Kushell 

Roy  A.  Lady 

Mrs.  Kathryn  Kleckner  Laher 

Gilbert  A.  Long 

Bruce  A.  McHail 

Harold  C.  Marshall 

Clarence  J.  Martz 

T.  Jefferson  Miers 

Howard  C.  Miles 

John  B.  Miller 

William  I.  Miller 

Martha  M.  Morrow 

A.  P.  Mosser 

Kenneth  T.  Murphey 

Thomas  E.  Murphy 

Mrs.  Ethel  Fowler  Nicely 

J.  Nyce  Patterson 

Stewart  L.  Rankin 

George  B.  Reed 

James  S.  Replogle 

Mrs.  Carrie  Smith  Rood 

Mrs.  Margaret  Dakin  Ryan 

Russell  E.  Sangston 

Mrs.  Thelma  Stamm  Seidel 

J.  Paul  Shaffer 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Bair  Shepard 

J.  M.  Shultzbarger 

Kenneth  W.  Slifer 

Robert  D.  Smink 

John  E.  Steely 

Mrs.  Ann  Zerby  Summerill 

Norman  H.  Thorn 

Willard  H.  Tice 

Penrose  C.  Wallace 

Emerson  E.  Ware 

William  R.  White 

Anthony  K.  Wilsbach 

1927 

Mrs.  Martha  Felty  Ackerly 

George  W.  Bailey 

Donald  F.  Beidleman 

Irene  Bixler 

Mrs.  Marian  Harkness  Bower 

Harry  F.  Bradley 

J.  N.  Caldwell 

Donald  Catlin 

John  H.  Crawley 

John  S.  Cregar 

Mrs.  Anna  Cutwater  Day 

Mrs.  Mary  Houtz  Deebel 

LeRoy  F.  Derr 

Elmer  W.  Dietz 

Robert  W.  Dill 

Ralph  E.  Dorman 

Marlyn  Etzweiler 

Ralph  W.  Flexer 


Horace  W.  Gardner 

Katherine  E.  Gaventa 

Earl  A.  Gill 

James  V.  Giordano 

Mrs.  Catharine  Mench  Glenn 

Helen  R.  Grove' 

Vivian  S.  Gummo 

George  W.  Hart 

Earl  J.  Hartman 

Mrs.  Marjorie  Ditzler  Heim 

L.  Fegley  Hopp 

James  E.  Hulick 

G.  Marjorie  Kerr 

Clara  A.  Kimball 

Mrs.  Mary  Konkle  Koopmann 

C.  J.  Kushell.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Phoebe  Bloomfield  Lauderbaugh 

Elizabeth  K.  Lawson 

Earl  F.  McClune 

Mrs.  Helen  Thomson  McGee 

WiUiam  P.  McNutt 

J.  Gilbert  Malone 

Clifford  H.  Mellor,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Sara  Milhous  Merrick 

William  F.  Moore 

John  C.  Morrison 

Mrs.  Frances  Aumiller  Murphey 

Mrs.  Mabel  Funk  Murray 

James  A.  Overdorff 

Walter  L.  Ranck 

Mrs.  Edith  Womer  Reichard 

Mrs.  Veta  Davis  Replogle 

Clyde  L.  Roller 

Mrs.  Amy  Haldeman  Roop 

Harry  S.  Ruhl 

Jane  E.  Shrum 

Mrs.  Marion  Coe  Sisson 

Mrs.  Caryl  Dutton  Slifer 

Charles  H.  Springer 

W.  S.  Stephens 

Mrs.  Ruth  Marion  Sweigart 

Mrs.  Marguerite  Rathmell  Waggoner 

Harold  F.  Webber 

Henry  R.  Young 

1928 

Catherine  B.  Balliet 

Jane  R.  Beakley 

Mrs.  Mary  Johnson  Bieber 

Mrs.  Anna  Mayes  Bingaman 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Schooley  Bly 

William  B.  Brown 

Mrs.  Catherine  Helwig  Carstater 

Kenneth  E.  Corson 

Mrs.  Ruth  Bray  Couch 

Mrs.  Sara  Deck  Crossgrove 

Dorothy  E.  Davis 

Preston  B.  Davis 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Wolverton  Devereux 

Mrs.  Madeline  Hartman  Dickel 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Miller  Dill 

Donald  E.  Eaton 

Ralph  H.  Feick 

Mrs.  Pauline  Belles  Fink 

Brown  Focht 

Albert  K.  Foster 

Frederick  Fox,  Jr. 

Milton  F.  Frable.  Jr. 

Mary  Furry 

Mrs.  Sara  Reed  Gerhart 

Patrick  Gillespie 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Griffith  Grimm 

Clarence  E.  Groover 

Mrs.  Sarah  DeArmond  Groover 

Anthony  J.  Harlacher 

Jeannette  M.  Heller 

Mrs.  Rena  Anderson  Henderson 

Sara  R.  Heysham 

Edward  T.  Hill 

Mrs.  Josephine  Behney  Hoffman 

Francis  Hopkins 

Mrs.  Mary  Royer  Hughes 


Mrs.  Catherine  Marshall  Humphreys 

Paul  M.  Humphreys 

Harry  C.  Hunter 

Ethel  W.  Hurst 

Mrs.  Caroline  Stafford  Johnson 

Frank  E.  Johnston 

Thomas  Lewis 

Jean  E.  Little 

Lenore  M.  Losch 

Mrs.  Helen  Durkin  McNutt 

H.  Montgomery  Marsh,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Lorinne  Martin  Marsh 

WiUiam  R.  Mertz 

John  B.  Middleton 

J.  Maxwell  Moore 

E.  James  Morrissey 

Eugene  E.  Noble 

Harold  Z.  Reber 

Thomas  M.  Reimensnyder 

Mrs.  Lois  Davis  Ripley 

Donald  H.  Ross 

Mrs.  Catharine  CunninghamSheppard 

J.  C.  Sheppard 

Wilbur  S.  Sheriff 

D.  E.  Story 

Donald  D.  Streeter 

Wendel  A.  Swartz 

Alfred  R.  Ulmer 

John  R.  Vastine 

Lois  T.  Wager 

Frank  F.  Wilsbach 

J.  L.  Wolfgang 

R.  Graham  Wood 

1929 

Mrs.  Hazel  Kennedy  Anderson 

Lyle  E.  Anderson 

Mrs.  Josephine  Schilling  Armagost 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mills  Angat 

Clyde  P.  Bailey 

Mrs.  Nettie  Lemon  Bailey 

Mrs.  Mary  Gochnaur  Banker 

Rodney  K.  Barlow 

Carlton  U.  Baum 

Adam  D.  Bavolack 

Mrs.  Deborah  Deacon  Betz 

Kenneth  A.  Bidlack 

John  A.  Buck 

Louis  C.  Ceraso 

Mrs,  Mary  Dreher  Colver 

Harry  S.  Cox,  Jr. 

Eugene  E.  Crediford 

Elton  C.  Cryder 

Mrs.  Jessie  Fielding  Eyster 

George  A.  Ferrell,  Jr. 

Henry  M.  Fessler 

Paul  E.  Fink 

Kenneth  S.  Fisher 

John  E.  Foresman 

A.  Elizabeth  Frederick 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Winslow  Garnow 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Montgomery  Gring 

N.  H.  Heiligman 

William  H.  Horan 

John  M.  Horter 

W.  Duffleld  Hoy 

Frederick  F.  Jacobs 

Elias  R.  Johnson 

Charles  W.  Kalp 

Mrs.  Mary  Thomas  Kammire 

Howard  G.  Kulp,  Jr. 

John  A.  Lindner 

Mrs.  Oella  Kisor  Lindner 

Louis  T.  McAloose 

D.  Montfort  Melchior 

Kimball  D.  Miller 

Harold  W.  Murray 

Mrs.  Katharine  Boyer  Pike 

Herbert  K.  Reigle 

Mrs.  Eleanore  Williams  Reimensnyder 

Donald  W.  Richardson 

Mrs.  Sarah  Beck  Ricber 


16 


September   1948 


Mrs.  Mary  Taubel  Rieder 

Hugo  Riemer 

Henry  C.  Rupp 

Paul  Seidel 

John  S.  Seigh 

A.  P.  Seller 

Robert  E.  Snauffer 

Mrs.  Caroline  Leininger  Starke 

Mrs.  Grace  Troutman  Stetz 

Frank  S.  Storaci 

Frank  A.  Swing 

Mrs.  Margaret  Sterling  Thomas 

Kirby  Walls 

Albert  Weidensaul 

E.  Wallace  Wilkinson 

Madeleine  L.  Wood 

Mrs.  Esther  Heritage  Wright 

Fay  Yordy 

1930 

Frank  D.  Armstrong 

Harry  D.  Benford 

John  R.  Bower 

John  E.  Brldegum 

Mrs.  Grace  Schaum  Burlew 

John  S.  Burlew 

Richard  J.  Clark 

Mrs.  Geraldine  Welchons  Craft 

Mrs.  Cathrine  Hill  Davis 

S.  Gilbert  Evans 

Mrs.  Edna  Craft  Fessler 

Fred  Fisher 

John  B.  Frederick 

Mrs.  Helen  WelUver  Girton 

Mrs.  Frieda  Miller  Grimes 

Fordyce  C.  Hauber 

Mrs.  Goldie  Heyman  Henry 

Spencer  W.  Hill 

Mrs.  Mary  Stahlman  Kester 

John  W.  Klepper 

Frederick  E.  Lehman 

Francis  D.  Meeker 

Mrs.  Janet  Bingman  Meredith 

Jennie  C.  Owens 

Robert  L.  Payne 

Juliet  M.  Robertson 

Mary  M.  Rupp 

Mrs.  Elsie  Randall  Rutt 

Mrs.  Clara  Miles  Schreyer 

Mrs.  Ethel  Henion  Seller 

Mrs.  Ruth  Wentworth  Shure 

Amos  B.  Smith 

Jessie  L.  Soars 

Geraldine  C.  Spurr 

Marlin  B.  Stephens 

Mrs.  Ruby  Smith  Stoll 

C.  Malverne  Stutzman 

D.  Gordon  Titus 
Seymour  Trachman 
David  C.  Ulmer 
Lincoln  S.  Walter 

Mrs.  Mary  Bennett  Weidensaul 
Mrs.  Helen  Ryder  Winter 
Mrs.  Catherine  Browne  Wlshart 
Erwin  Woerner 
Edward  Yawars,  Jr. 

1931 

Mrs.  Constance  Hulick  Alcan 

Mrs.  Helen  Jones  Alexander 

Walter  E.  Angstadt 

Mrs.  Helen  Jones  Bailey 

Dale  D.  Baker 

Mrs.  Evelyn  Stoler  Bernstein 

Robert  H.  Bogar 

Dorothy  M.  Bonawitz 

Mrs.  Helen  Devitt  Butler 

James  D.  Carrier 

Lester  J.  Chilson 

Helen  E.  Christopher 

Charles  L.  Crow 

D.  Innes  Dann 

Harold  E.  Dayton 

Charles  M.  Deatherage 

Mrs.  Grace  Grimshaw  Dundore 

N.  William  Egge 

Donald  Eilenberger 

Trennie  E.  Eisley 

Mrs.  Lily  Tompkins  Fearn 

A.  S.  Fleming 

Elwood  B.  Force 

Charles  F.  Fox 

Helen  R.  Garbutt 

Meribah  S.  Gardiner 

Mrs.  Marie  Condlt  Giles 

Bertha  S.  Gramm 

Kenneth  A.  Haynes 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Grimshaw  Heine 

William  L.  Herbst 

Samuel  A.  Hopkins 

Frank  W.  Hower 

Mrs.  Augusta  Cooper  Janney 

Chris  H.  Kammire 

Robert  J.  Keenan 

James  H.  Konkle 

Russell  L.  Kressler 

Frederick  M.  Locke 

Warren  J.  McClain 

Mrs.  Virginia  Lambert  Mattern 

William  K.  Miller 

Arthur  E.  Minnier 

Harold  E.  Mitchell 


Joseph  Nissley 

Mrs.  Sara  Bray  Parrish 

Mrs.  Lillian  McClure  Rudolph 

Mrs.  Marie  Stampul  Sarcka 

John  J.  Shields 

Paul  Showalter 

J.  G.  Shuttlesworth 

Edward  J.  Smalstig 

Albert  T.  Sprankle 

A.  Crossley  Smith,  Jr. 

John  A.  Stabile 

Mrs.  Alice  Sweeley  Sucher 

Robert  J.  Thompson 

George  H.  VanTuyl.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Catherine  Shortlidge  Wilson 

Charles  R.  Winter 

George  A.  Wright 

Jacob  W.  Zang 

1932 

Mary  M.  Bickel 

Dominic  D.  Borrella 

Mrs.  Helen  Walters  Breston 

Mrs.  Helen  Kellogg  Calkins 

Anthony  F.  Chernefski 

Rupert  H.  Cicero 

Henry  G.  P.  Coates 

Janet  E.  Cooper 

Jane  P.  Crispin 

Robert  J.  Crothamel 

Mrs.  Lydia  Ziegler  Dann 

S.  Kenneth  Dunkerly 

George  S.  Friedman 

Harry  G.  Fry 

Agnes  K.  Garrity 

Mrs.  Josephine  Eisenhauer  Good 

Walter  E.  Hall 

Quinton  D.  Hewitt 

Kenneth  E.  Hoak 

C.  Nissley  Hoak 

Lloyd  S.  Hoffman 

John  F.  James 

John  E.  Knight 

Frances  E.  Knights 

David  F.  Krug 

Rose  M.  Kunkle 

Nathan  H.  Kutcher 

Shirley  M.  Leavitt 

Mrs.  Marian  Ash  McClain 

C.  Eugene  Miller 

Mrs.  Mary  Bolger  Miller 

Mrs.  Alice  Baumer  Moore 

Philip.  B.  Nelsser 

Mary  A.  Neyhart 

Victor  H.  Oleyar 

Sidney  G.  Ranck 

Norman  P.  Rousseau 

Mrs.  Helen  Kelly  Rickett 

Newton  H.  Ruch 

Evadne  Ruggles 

George  F.  Sandel 

Mrs.  Grace  Fithian  Sheaffer 

James  B.  Stevenson 

Mildred  F.  Walton 

Pauline  K.  Wenner 

Joseph  E.  Wentzell 

William  H.  Wood 

Nolan  F.  Ziegler 


1933 

Mary  E.  Baldwin 

Frank  F.  Becker 

Lester  R.  Benner 

Mrs.  Doris  Longenberger  Bittle 

Mrs.  Janet  Blair  Bogar 

Paul  A.  Bowers 

D.  Clayton  Brouse 

Margaret  D.  Brown 

Mrs.  Harriet  Heydenreich  Covert 

Mrs.  Grace  Ingram  Crago 

Max  W.  Demler 

Mrs.  Myra  Grlgg  Diemer 

Margaret  B.  Dougherty 

Mrs.  Gladys  Steele  Dunmlre 

Chester  D.  Fisher 

Albert  H.  Penstermacher 

Lehman  P.  Gilmore 

Mrs.  Marjorie  Hahn  Gronquist 

Alfred  B.  Haas 

Helen  L.  Hanson 

Mrs.  Helen  Butler  Hartzler 

Mrs.  Frances  McGee  Heim 

George  H.  Heinlsch,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Marie  Groff  Hester 

David  Jenkins 

Philip  E.  Jones 

Viola  M.  Kaste 

Edward  R.  King 

P.  Kennard  Lewis 

Hugh  L.  Marshall.  Jr. 

James  W.  Mettler 

Nathan  Moster 

Mrs.  Edna  Cleckner  Myers 

W.  Frederick  Ort 

Mrs.  Emily  Steininger  Reish 

Ralph  M.  Reish 

Anna  M.  Rohland 

Frank  A.  Ross 

Howard  C.  Rose 

Mrs.  Mavette  Carliss  Rose 

Louis  J.  Russo 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Girton  Rupp 


Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bentley  ScheflQer 

Ira  K.  Shipman 

Mrs.  Katharine  Graham  Showalter 

Charles  F.  Siede.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Pearl  Nieman  Siegel 

Mrs.  Virginia  Humphreys  Smith 

Samuel  S.  Stern 

Gordon  B.  Taylor 

Mrs.  Beatrice  Smith  Tileston 

Caroline  C.  Vinyard 

George  R.  Walters 

Abe  W.  Wasserman 

C.  Edmund  Wells 

Robert  F.  Williams 

Donald  B.  Young 

Dominic  A.  Zanella 

1934 

Samuel  Barker 

Mrs.  Louise  Baker  Bausch 

Norman  Berkowitz 

Mrs.  Wilma  Steuer  Bishop 

Harold  J.  Brough 

Harvey  D.  Burgstresser 

Mrs.  Jean  Hill  Bush 

Paul  C.  Confer 

Eugene  M.  Cook 

Mrs.  Laura  Beltz  Crabbe 

John  P.  Deck 

Jack  V.  Dorman 

Michael  P.  Esposito 

Mrs.  Helen  Showalter  Evans 

James  F.  Favino 

Edgar  L.  Fendrich 

Clavin  Fisher 

Harry  C.  Fithian 

Tilman  H.  Foust 

Woodrow  W.  Gangewere 

Walter  C.  Geiger 

Waller  H.  Gilleland 

Wellard  T.  Guffy 

Vincent  A.  Halbert 

William  Hallbauer 

Roland  F.  Karbeson 

Dorothy  M.  Harpster 

Margaret  C.  Horn 

Mrs.  Kathryn  Pluck  Huus 

Arthur  E.  Iredell 

Mrs.  Virginia  Shupe  Ihrig 

Mrs.  Doris  Rolfe  Jackson  _ 

Isabel  M.  James 

Horace  M.  King 

Frank  S.  Knights 

Levere  M.  Leese 

Donald  L.  McCay 

William  F.  Moll 

E3ith  L.  Morrison 

Francis  H.  Moyer 

Edward  C.  Myers 

E.  Grace  Oaks 

Theodore  G.  Parker 

Henry  L.  Phillips 

William  F.  Plankenhorn 

Mrs.  Elsie  Shields  Ravenell 

Hedrick  C.  Ravenell 

Mrs.  Edna  Schneider  Reiter 

John  H.  Richards.  Jr. 

Raymond  R.  Rommelt 

John  F.  Schneider 

Kelvin  L.  Shields 

Mrs.  Edna  Foster  Smith 

Irving  M.  Stern 

Dale  G.  Stortz 

Vincent  B.  Wayland 

Nelson  E.  Wendt 

Harry  G.  Young 

Isadore  I.  Zlotkin 

1935 
Mrs.  Romlyn  Rivenburg  Balsbaugh 
Robert  E.  Beckman 
Alfred  G.  Benson,  Jr. 
John  L.  Bergen.  Jr. 
Frederick  C.  Blanchard 
Albert  L.  Brown,  Jr. 
Timothy  J.  Delaney 
Mrs.  Ann  Orr  Deschanel 
Theron  S.  Dersham 
Mrs.  Gladys  Zarfos  Favino 
Mrs.  Georgie  Sealy  Foresman 
Martha  R.  Fulmer 
R.  Dixon  Herman 
Mrs.  Isabel  Kelty  Hunt 
Mrs.  Margaret  Noll  Hunt 
Ravmond  Hunt 
Elaine  B.  Ifill 
Charles  S.  Jackson 
Harry  L.  Jenkins.  Jr. 
Mrs.  Luella  Pierce  Jenkins 
Arthur  G.  Kades 
Lois  W.  Knights 
Robert  M.  Lindner 
Mrs.  Marjorie  Miller  Maish 
Grace  M.  Moore 
Jerome  D.  Morris 
J.  Claire  Patterson 
E.  J.  Peters 
Carl  F.  PetruUo 
Mrs.  Anna  Fishel  Poorbaugh 
Daniel  A.  Primont 
Leonhardt  W.  Scheffler 
Allan  I.  Shirley 
Hazel  E.  Smith 


Ralph  C.  Smith 
Theo  C.  Smith 

Martha  B.  Stallsmith 
Mrs.  Emily  Orr  Stewart 
WlUiam  E.  Thomas 
Mrs.  Helen  Payran  Titus 
Mary  E.  Walker 
Miriam  N.  Warner 
Janet  M.  Workman 

1936 

F.  Roger  Ammon 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Lombardo  Anderson 

Walter  P.  Anderson 

Russell  R.  Boyer 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Shupe  Brown 

Fred  A.  Bufanio 

Kathryn  E.  Byerly 

Mrs.  Betty  Grewe  Chadwick 

Mrs.  Helen  Kichline  Clerk 

Mrs.  Sara  Andrews  Collins 

Edward  C.  Condict 

Mrs.  Mildred  Wiley  Cowperthwait 

William  H.  J.  Dawson 

John  C.  Decker 

James  A.  Driscoll 

Charles  W.  Duck 

Harold  H.  Evans 

William  B.  Evoy 

Ann  D.  Pagan 

Guy  W.  Pairchild 

Margaret  C.  Fairchild 

Elizabeth  M.  Fisher 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Kehler  Frederick 

Jane  A.  Purey 

Margaret  Geiger 

Carl  L.  Giles 

Daniel  F.  Griffith 

Robert  M.  Harries 

Mrs.  Jane  Youngman  Herald 

Kenneth  F.  Herrold 

John  D.  High 

Robert  T.  Jones 

Raymond  A.  Kanyuck 

Robert  M.  Kling 

John  C.  Klinger 

Genevieve  Lawrence 

Dean  E.  Lewis 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Reeves  Lord 

Martha  M.  McFarland 

Henry  M.  McGee 

William  E.  Moir 

Elsa  L.  Moser 

Mrs.  Janet  Soars  Piatt 

Edward  A.  Reisman 

Robert  W.  Rhoads 

J.  B.  Russell 

Myron  D.  Rutkin 

Virginia  M.  Shaw 

John  J.  Sitarsky 

Harry  E.  Smithgall,  Jr. 

Roy  H.  Stannert 

Mrs.  Lillie  Brown  Stanwood 

Eric  G.  Stewart 

Sigmund  A.  Stoler 

Roger  W.  Straus 

V.  P.  Sumerfield,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Kase  Toland 

J.  Fred  Weaver 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Earnest  Wells 

Mrs.  June  LeQuatte  Wendt 

Arthur  H.  Wtney 

Mrs.  Ople  Fox  Winey 

Mrs.  Jane  Brewer  Winkler 

Louis  H.  Winkler,  Jr. 

1937 

George  T.  Ballard 

Mrs.  Jeannette  Evans  Ballard 

Mrs.  Martha  Knight  Barraclough 

Elmer  R.  Biddle,  Jr. 

Elia  J.  D'Addario 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Talley  Decker 

Frederick  S.  Derr 

Helena  Eck 

Mable  E.  Eck 

Mrs.  Ruth  VanLeuven  Elcome 

William  E.  Elcome.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Georgiana  Crum  Esch 

Robert  S.  Even 

Mrs.  Betty  Shaw  Pager 

Salvatore  Fazio 

Mrs.  Helen  Morgan  Griffith 

John  D.  Filer 

Mrs.  Beverly  Jones  Henderson 

Leigh  E.  Herman 

Mrs.  Sarah  Davis  Hershey 

Mrs.  Anne  Weatherby  Hitchner 

Mrs.  Wilma  Rettmer  Hubbard 

Mrs.  Sarah  Weller  Jackson 

Elwood  Kerstetter 

C.  Malcolm  Knowles 

John  J.  Lenker 

John  C.  Litts 

Mary  E.  McLucas 

Mrs.  Eioise  Klinetob  Marshall 

George  L.  Marshall 

Emil  A.  Mesics 

Charles  O.  Morris,  Jr. 

Samuel  M.  Nesbit 

John  C.  O'Donnell,  Jr. 

Vincent  S.  Palmisano 

Mrs.  Sarah  Maddern  Price 


September  1948 


17 


Allen  N.  Reynolds,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Clementine  Gordon  Reynolds 

George  W.  Richards 

Thomas  W.  Speck 

William  E.  Sprout 

Lloyd  M-  Swartz 

Mrs.  Ellen  Gronemeyer  Taxis 

Catherine  E.  Thompson 

Mrs.  Catherine  Schatz  Trutt 

George  W.  Wakefield,  Jr. 

John  C.  Walsh 

Helen  B.  Walters 

Paul  R.  Walton 

P.  Herbert  Watson 

Joseph  Weightman 

Ward  W.  Whitebread 

Thomas  Wood,  Jr. 

John  F.  Worth 

Elizabeth  Ann  Wray 

Willard  D.  Zimmerman 


Raymond  M.  Andrews 

Francis  X.  Antonelli 

Ferdinand  Autenrieth.  Jr. 

Wilmer  T.  Beck 

Florence  E.  Clapp 

Isabelle  L.  Clouser 

Kenneth  M.  Delafrange 

Mrs.  Cathryne  Birchard  Dye 

Mrs.  Jeanne  Kurtz  Esser 

Mrs.  Ruth  Dunlap  Ferrell 

Ward  E.  Gage 

Joseph  J.  Garrity 

Mrs.  Alice  Freidel  Gault 

Aaron  J.  Heisen 

David  W.  Hughes 

Seymour  G.  Hyman 

Mrs.  Margaret  Lloyd  Kessler 

Jean  C.  Kirby 

Mrs.  EUzabeth  Stead  Knowles 

John  T.  Kotz 

Josephine  S.  Latch 

Mrs.  Margaret  Holstein  Lawson 

Mrs.  Jennie  Gray  Ledden 

Lewis  J.  Ledden 

Jay  E.  Lowery 

Mrs.  Jean  Miller  McFadden 

George  V.  McGee 

Mary  B.  McKeage 

J.  Richard  Mattern 

Forrest  E.  Metzger 

Chester  P.  Norbert 

William  R.  Peebles 

Earle  B.  Pierson,  Jr. 

Joseph  O.  T.  Quick 

Mrs.  Mary  Bachman  Quick 

Charles  D.  Reed 

Mrs.  Mary  Hudson  Rooker 

Harold  L.  Sager 

Mrs.  Ruth  Walter  Spotts 

Carl  M.  Sprout 

Mrs.  Frances  Jacobs  Tausig 

Margaret  G.  Thtrkield 

Seymour  Trachman 

Mary  C.  VanNort 

Mrs.  Ruth  Wheeland  Wentz 

Mrs.  Kathryn  Shultz  Wing 

Kenneth  D.  Wolfe 

A.  J.  Zager 


1939 

Mary  A.  Allen 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Albright  Ammon 

David  R.  Bagenstose 

Frances  Bennett 

Grace  C.  Boyle 

Mrs.  Virginia  Cornellier  Briggs 

Mrs.  Margaret  Anderson  Brown 

E.  A.  Bruce 

Mrs.  Sara  Liebensberger  Cann 

Barr  Cannon 

Grace  E.  CoUett 

Lillie  L.  Deimler 

Emma  R.  Fausak 

Lester  Feldman 

Betty  J.  Flower 

Mrs.  Ida  Schumaker  Frederick 

Harold  Frisoli 

John  C.  Gault.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Henrietta  Hostetter  Gulden 

John  H.  Gundrum 

George  M.  Hall 

John  A.  Hall 

Roy  W.  Hamme 

Mrs.  Margaret  Ames  Harrison 

Betty  J.  Heller 

Wilham  J.  Heller 

Richard  R.  Hertz 

Mrs.  Mildred  Green  Hershner 

Mrs.  Louise  Mack  James 

John  Y.  Leiser 

John  C.  McCune.  11 

Isabelle  M.  McGraw 

Mrs.  Inez  Crossett  McKay 

Kurt  Manrodt,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Mervine  Miles 

Ernest  C.  Mueller 

Richard  Nathan 

June  E.  Nelson 

Carroll  C.  Nesbit 

Henry  N.  Peters 


Mrs.  Jane  Snyder  Philbrook 

Mrs.  Bernice  Henry  Rathmell 

Zura  E.  Raup 

Ralph  Rees 

William  H.  Roberts 

Frederick  C.  Ryan 

Michael  G.  Schweikle 

Larnie  B.  Shaw 

David  R.  Shupe 

Frederick  C.  Sieber,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Mildred  Helfrich  Simms 

Mrs.  Janet  Collins  Slaymaker 

Robert  W.  Smith 

Charles  T.  Sober 

William  A.  Toland 

Mrs.  Ruth  Borneman  Traynor 

Harry  H.  Wanner 

Clarence  R.  Weaver 

Carolyn  H.  Williams 

Lewis  G.  Williams 

Florence  A.  Youngman 

1940 

F.  Leon  Arbogast,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Eliza  Russell  Armstrong 

Michael  L.  Benedum 

Earle  E.  Benton.  Jr. 

Inza  C.  Bentz 

Mrs.  Virginia  Strawn  Berlenbach 

C.  Baker  Bernhart,  Jr. 

Wilbur  B.  Boyer 

Louis  A.  Cireili 

Mrs.  Janet  Johnstone  Clarke 

William  S.  Creveling.  Jr. 

Edna  M.  Cubberley 

Marlin  K.  Decker 

Joseph  A.  Diblin 

James  H.  Duchine 

Jack  L.  Dunn 

Lewis  K.  English 

Samuel  S.  Fisher 

Frank  S.  Funair 

Robert  M.  Gearhart 

Ruth  A.  Gemberling 

Havard  E.  Griffith.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Evelyn  Galloway  Hall 

Robert  K.  Herzfelder 

Gilbert  R.  Hickie 

Mrs.  Edna  Marsh  Kennedy 

John  A.  Kessler 

Wayne  E.  Knouse 

Homer  Knox 

Calvin  C.  Lombard 

Mrs.  Margaret  Davis  McPherson 

Mrs.  Ruth  Leppard  MacDowell 

Eleanor  L,  Mallalieu 

Mrs.  Christine  Nardy  Mohrhusen 

Alice  C.  Moore 

Mrs.  Betty  Brinkman  Morgan 

Geraldine  H.  Murphy 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Koshland  Parker 

W.  Glendon  Peters 

Frank  Paul 

Fred  J.  Phillips,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Rae-Louise  Shultz  Porch 

Edward  J.  Quinn.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Mary  Stannert  Ranck 

Mrs.  Jeannette  Armstrong  Randolph 

Joseph  A.  Reid.  Jr. 

Leo  J.  Roe 

B.  Jack  Stadler 
Robert  L.  Stanton 

C.  Carl  Stauffer 

Mrs.  Virginia  Danby  Stauffer 
Isaac  J.  Tressler 
Robert  D.  Wilt 
John  C.  Winter,  II 

1941 

Clara  J.  Alston 

Albert  L.  Berger 

Wilbur  R.  Bloete 

Mrs.  Evelyn  Day  Brown 

Mrs.  June  Lohman  Bubb 

C.  Harold  Bunting 

Thomas  W.  Cann.  Jr. 

Gladys  M.  Chudomelka 

James  D.  Craig 

Mrs.  Carolyn  Minner  Cressman 

Luther  C.  Craumer 

Glenwood  J.  Crist 

John  P.  Crouse 

John  W.  Davis.  Jr. 

Anthony  G.  Dietz 

Mrs.  Mary  Weibel  Dinsmore 

Mrs.  Janet  Clayton  Dumelin 

Joseph  A.  Durkin 

Charles  R.  Edwards 

Llewellyn  A.  Eyster 

Eugene  R.  Guinter 

Frederick  B.  Hamilton,  Jr. 

Frederick  W.  Hankins 

Henrietta  L.  Harrison 

Ruth  M.  Hoy 

William  C.  Hulley.  ni 

Arthur  G.  Jacobson 

William  S.  Johnson 

Cyril  E.  Kane 

Hubert  O.  Keim 

Harold  A.  Kerstetter 

Miles  M.  Kostenbauder 

John  R.  Lepke 

Miriam  Lesher 


John  L.  Lewis 

Christian  R.  Lindbach 

Mrs.  Jean  Hechler  Livengood 

Ralph  S.  Livengood 

Richard  A.  Mathieson 

Mrs.  Lois  Hayward  Minck 

Mrs.  Betty  Fleckenstine  Minnich 

Robert  Morrison 

Mrs.  Lucille  Rasmussen  Masler 

Mrs.  Rachel  Carringer  Moye 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Minium  Mueller 

Frank  Nonemaker,  Jr. 

Clarence  E.  Peckham 

Gladys  H.  Pipher 

Charles  W.  Potter 

Lee  S.  Ranck 

Helen  C.  Roberts 

Mrs.  Martha  Patton  Roberts 

Richard  C.  Scott 

Mrs.  Mildred  Noxon  Seavy 

Roy  E.  Stahl,  Jr. 

William  H.  Stephens 

H.  Grace  Stone 

Robert  H.  Teter 

L.   Russell  Thacher,   Jr. 

Virgil  L.  Towner 

Darina  J.  Tuhy 

James  A.  Tyson,  Jr. 

Raymond  P.  Underwood 

L.  J.  Vender 

Mrs.  Viola  Primm  Verdier 

John  V.  Ward 

Howard  E.  Welsh 

Donald  E.  Wilson 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Dyer  Winters 

June  M.  Wirth 

Mrs.  Lois  Farley  Yocum 

John  F.  Zeller,  III 

1942 
Harry  Battersby 

Mrs.Annabelle  Shepler  Bauerschmidt 
Allen  W.  Beck 
John  Bogusky 

Mrs.  Lois  Loughhead  Boswell 
Kenneth  Brown 
Mrs.  Virginia  Long  Butler 
William  C.  Byrnes,  Jr. 
Earl  E.  Davis 
James  T.  Doherty 
Robert  W.  Donehower 
William  M.  Drout 
J.  Leslie  Ehringer 
John  E.  Espenshade 
Margaret  H.  Faust 
Sarah  E.  Frymire 
Jean  F.  Gallagher 
Franklin  A.  Gifford.  Jr. 
D.  Elizabeth  Grimm 
Theodore  E.  Hammer 
Mrs.  Norma  Schotland  Harris 
Mrs.  Maurine  Hobbs  Hieber 
Gilbert  P.  Holt 
Robert  C.  Houser 
Mrs.  Betty  Gleckner  Huskin 
Hilda  Keyser 
Mrs.  Mary  Heacock  Kulp 
Mrs.  Lovenia  Williams  Loos 
Leon  H.  Maneval 
CliCford  W.  Mannella 
Charles  M.  Neff 

Mrs.  Laurel  Herrmann  Newcomb 
Eugene  B.  Nicolait,  Jr. 
Robert  S.  Salzberg 
P.  Charles  Schreiber 
David  J.  Secunda 
Charles  J.  Seltzer 
Albert  W.  Shafer 
Donald  H.  Sholl 
Mrs.  Phyllis  Fuller  Silvernail 
James  S.  Simms 
Robert  A.  Snyder 
S.  Jean  Stauffer 
William  R.  Stott.  Jr. 
Mrs.  Doris  Green  Teter 
Harrison  W.  Thornell 
Richard  H.  Tracy 
Gilbert  H.  Unruh.  Jr. 
Walter  S.  Vanderbilt.  Jr. 
Robert  C.  Whitehead,  Jr. 
Bennett  G.  Williams 
Mrs.  Mary  McGowan  Williamson 
Mrs.  Sara  Barnitz  Yagel 
Mrs.  Sara  Difenderfer  Yecldey 

1943 

Mrs.  Isabella  Harris  Acker 

Charles  E.  Appleby,  Jr. 

John  P.  Bachman 

Robert  B.  Bartow 

Mrs.  Norene  Bond  Benton 

Charles  S.  Bergman 

Stephen  B.  Bizub 

Douglas  L.  Bonham 

Mrs.  Mary  Tripp  Bonham 

Frank  Brink 

LuVerne  M.  Brown 

Esther  M.  Buss 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Greene  Byrnes 

Joe  Culbertson 

Elaine  R.  Dylla 

Mrs.  Sarah  Felix  Fredericks 

M.  Marie  Fromuth 


George  C.  Gibson 

Sidney  Grabowski.  Jr. 

Frederick  J.  Griffin,  Jr. 

Jane  W.  Griffith 

William  M.  Griffiths 

George  F.  Haines.  Jr. 

Barbara  C.  Hann 

Luella  R.  Hauck 

Clinton  Hegeman,  Jr. 

Muriel  H.  Heise 

Walter  G.  Held 

Ruth  E.  Howells 

H.  Harlan  Husted 

George  Ishii 

Mrs.  June  Carter  Johnson 

Herbert  V.  Jordan,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Pyle  Latta 

Kathryn  E.  Lauer 

Jeanne  Lever 

Harry  G.  McCulley 

Kathryn  N.  McLeavy 

Rus3ell  M.  McQuay.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Carmen  Kyle  Maneval 

Hiram  B.  Mann 

Mrs.  Patricia  Salmon  Mathieson 

James  R.  Moore 

Mrs.  Kathleen  Marshall  Morris 

Eleanor  E.  Nicely 

Mrs.  Emily  Seers  Parkins 

Chester  V.  Podd 

Mary  J.  Poffenberger 

Frances  E.  Reeder 

George  J.  Rehkamp.  Jr. 

Mrs.  Alice  Leutner  Rowland 

Mrs.  Jean  Shake  Rubick 

Charles  M.  Sanker 

Mrs.  Beatrice  Lepley  Saylor 

Herbert  E.  Schubert 

Marlin  L.  Sheridan 

Mrs.  Kathryn  Pawling  Sieber 

Robert  E.  Siegel 

Frederick  A.  Snell 

Clifford  M.  Snowman 

Rosalind  M.  Stevens 

Doris  M.  Thomas 

William  G.  Thomas 

Mrs.  Dorian  Smith  Vanderbilt 

Jay  W.  Wagner 

Frances  F.  Walters 

Mrs.  Lois  Laubach  Webster 

Stewart  F.  Whittam 

Raymond  H.  Young 

Olga  Zernow 

Sallie  J.  Zoerb 

1944 

Mrs.  Caroline  Day  Allen 

Mrs.  Janet  Leach  Anderson 

Harriet  J.  Ballentine 

Elizabeth  Ann  Baush 

Mary  R.  Bennett 

Mrs.  Catherine  Windsor  Bowe 

John  E.  Brandt 

Florence  B.  Brown 

J.  A.  Cadwallader,  Jr. 

J.  Frank  Cannon 

Mrs.  Virginia  Thompson  Cannon 

Mrs.  Anna  Wheeler  Carabello 

Myron  R.  Caverly 

Mrs.  Jane  Weber  Culbertson 

Eleanor  E.  Cummings 

John  A.  Ferriss,  Jr. 

Rosemary  Ford 

Eirl  Robert  Grose 

Mrs.  Anna  Fetterman  Gutekunst 

Mrs.  Mary  Shreve  Harper 

William  A.  Heim 

Frank  C.  Heller 

Robert  G.  Heuer 

Mrs.  Jeanne  Watts  Hewson 

Robert  D.  Hieber 

Estelle  M.  Howley 

Mrs.  Barbara  Russell  Husted 

Robert  M.  Jacobs 

Mrs.  Margaret  Swigart  Kiehl 

Eugene  Levitt 

Mrs.  Barbara  Henry  Long 

Harriet  A.  Love 

Roland  H.  MacPherson 

Mrs.  Ruth  Cooper  MacPherson 

Henry  S.  Mansel,  Jr. 

Louis  W.  Mardaga 

Peter  M.  Mensky 

Harold  E.  Miller 

Mrs.  Patricia  Geissel  Moore 

Mrs.  Mary  Olsen  Muncaster 

Mrs.  Ottilie  Fredericks  Murphy 

Wilburda  M.  Murphy 

Fay  E.  Myers 

DeWitt  B.  Nester 

Joseph  C.  O'Brien 

Elmo  Pascale 

John  M.  Raynor 

Henry  M.  Reed 

Anne  E.  Rubin 

William  H.  Schnure 

Mrs.  Helen  Fisher  Seiple 

Donald  W.  Shields 

Mrs.  Bette  Truelson  Skuda 

Leonard  R.  Smith 

Jane  Sortore 

Mrs.  Elinore  Byer  Swern 

Mrs.  Doris  Bullwinkel  Tusty 

Madeline  A.  Valentine 


18 


September  1948 


Milton  Velinsky 

Mrs.  Nancy  Byck  Welch 

Mrs.  Carol  Sproul  Whitehead 

Helen  R.  Will 

Burr  Williamson 

Chester  T.  Winters 

Hope  M.  Wohnus 

1945 

Dorothy  M.  Anderson 

Mrs.  Anne  Gerhard  Bartow 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Short  Beck 

Katherine  Bierlmeier 

Audrey  J.  Bishop 

Charles  G.  Blattmachr 

C.  Walton  Boughter 

Mildred  Braun 

Irvin  Bregman 

Harold  P.  Budd 

Theresa  M.  Caldaraio 

Mrs.  Catherine  Martin  Cooke 

Mildred  G.  Darlington 

Mary  H,  Davis 

Constance  P.  Dent 

Lois  F.  Depuy 

Joan  S.  Dunham 

William  I.  Dyer.  Jr, 

Bettie  L.  Eichberg 

Mary  E.  FoUmer 

Phoebe  G.  Follmer 

Warren  T.  Francis 

Willis  G.  Goodenow 

Mrs.  Marcia  Beatty  Hammer 

Herbert  C.  Harper 

Lauretta  J.  Hulsizer 

William  B.  Jones 

Miriam  F.  Krise 

William  H.  Lane 

Louise  T.  Laube 

James  C.  Maneval 

Jean  A.  Painter 

Nancy  E.  Patterson 

Mrs.  Louise  Stead  Podd 

Charles  J.  Rehkamp 

Minnie  M.  Ricks 

Josephine  Ridgeway 

Mrs.  Anne  Kloss  Schnure 

Mrs.  Doris  Okun  Siegel 

Jeroll  R.  Silverberg 

Mrs.  Jennie  Barklie  Small 

Martha  Sober 

Fred  C.  Stiner 

Dorothy  L.  Stolzenberg 

Kathryn  H.  Stout 

Adele  J.  Weaver 

Mrs.  Sylvia  Cliffe  Williamson 

Nancy  L.  Woehling 

Mrs.  Janice  Felmy  Wurfel 

194C 
Richard  S.  A.  Abbott 
Fred  H.  Anderson 
Alfred  O.  Ashman.  Jr. 
Rosemary  E.  Bennett 
Seymour  Berger 
Sara  C.  Berkheimer 


Burton  W.  Bordow 

Jean  M.  Brock 

William  R.  Carter 

Catherine  Casselman 

Mrs.  Marion  Turner  Clump 

Charles  C.  Cooper,  Jr. 

Charlotte  A.  Crothers 

Robert  D.  Eisenhauer 

Norman  B.  Emmert 

Howard  G.  Ertel 

Mrs.  Arline  Gray  Evans 

Mrs.  Sara  SmuU  Free 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Ponsetto  Glenn 

Mrs.  Catherine  McGeever  Grabowski 

Margaret  A.  Gurnee 

Elizabeth  S.  Hadfield 

Mrs.  Jean  Whitaker  Hancock 

Mary  Jane  Henderson 

Lois  M.  Henson 

William  S.  Hermann 

Betty  L.  Holifield 

Anna  J.  Horrocks 

Dorothy  L.  Huffman 

Harry  D.  Jones 

William  J.  Kerchner 

Harry  O.  Kline 

Ruth  Kram 

Sara  Krone 

Paul  W.  Layden 

Elizabeth  A.  Lemmon 

Mary  J.  Marley 

Vincent  J.  McCoola 

Sara  J.  McFall 

Arnaud  C.  Marts 

Alice  P.  Means 

Dorothy  J.  Minter 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Dillenbach  Moore 

Mrs.  Beverly  Graham  Myers 

Alice  Nix 

Mrs.  Lillian  Stover  Rehkamp 

Mrs.  Martha  Sargent  Reinhart 

Joan  M.  Ruihley 

Margaret  A.  Ryan 

Leroy  F.  Schellhardt 

Mrs.  Elaine  Greene  Shields 

Mrs.  Jean  Hayes  Shore 

M.  Phyllis  Smith 

Wendell  I.  Smith 

Jean  F.  Snyder 

Emily  A,  Soos 

Dorothy  A.  Steiner 

Donald  L.  Suppers 

Donald  W.  Thomas 

Margaret  L.  Thompson 

Jean  L.  Tierney 

Charles  A.  Tietbohl.  Jr. 

S.  Faith  VanSise 

J.  Dudley  Waldner 

Mrs.  Jean  Newsom  Waldner 

Herbert  M.  Wall 

Mrs.  Janet  Benson  Whitaker 

Patricia  A.  Whittam 

Margaret  Wiegand 

Mrs.  Barbara  Preston  Willis 

Elizabeth  S.  Wortley 

Patricia  J.  Yoder 

Harry  T.  Young 


1!>47 

Robert  Altemus 

John  M.  Aulbach 

Edwin  F.  Bacon 

Ellen  R.  Badger 

Walter  F.  Barr 

Andrew  C.  Bastian 

Frederick  C.  Benfield 

John  D.  Betzel 

Jack  A.  Bidding 

Ruth  E.  Bieber 

Walter  M.  Bogert.  Jr. 

James  E.  Brady 

Ralph  S.  Brautigam.  Jr. 

James  L.  Brown 

Claude  J.  Bubb.  Jr. 

Daniel  G.  Burt 

Doline  H.  Butzer 

Elizabeth  A.  Cargill 

Helen  E.  Carter 

Robert  W.  Check 

Curtis  W.  Clump 

Elizabeth  A.  Corson 

June  K.  Dolan 

Ruth  L.  Donaldson 

Catherine  Eshelman 

Samuel  R,  Gass 

Carolyn  Glover 

Mrs.  Mabel  Swineford  Gordon 

Janice  M.  Grant 

Virginia  C.  Green 

Joyce  D.  Hauck 

Louis  C.  Haug,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Josephine  Pierce  Haupt 

Glenn  A.  Hawkins 

Mark  O.  Henry 

Rolland  C.  Herpst 

Otto  E.  Hively 

Alvin  G.  Horn 

William  Z.  Huff 

Clarence  L.  Hunsicker 

Sally  A.  Irving 

Raymond  K.  Irwin 

Alison  S.  Kaufman 

Robert  W.  Keiser 

Helen  D.  Klauder 

Leon  E.  Krouse 

Catherine  J.  Lepsch 

Alice  G.  Lewry 

Helen  L.  Lupoid 

Mrs.  Marguerite  Gleason  McGinn 

Jean  A.  McKernan 

Stephen  P.  Marcucio 

Gene  J.  Matthews 

Robert  W.  Megargel 

Charles  S.  Menzies 

Jack  L.  Mertz 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Perrin  Miller 

Lois  A.  Miller 

Stuart  J.  Mologne 

Richard  L.  Moore 

Philip  K.  Morton 

Marjorie  L.  Myers 

Robert  M.  Northrup 

Jay  A.  Oberdorf 

Donald  G.  Ohl 

Mary  E.  Park 


Henry  G.  Parkin,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Donna  McNeal  Pursley 

Thomas  J.  Quigley 

Edward  G.  Quinn 

Ruth  M.  Richardson 

Neil  M.  Richie 

William  J.  Roos 

William  W.  Rosenberry 

Sanford  H.  Sanger 

Britton  Saterlee 

Mrs.  Betty  Housel  Schreckengaot 

Charlotte  V.  Schultz 

Mrs.  Mary  Gregg  Scott 

Jane  M.  Sears 

Robert  E.  Shrader 

James  W.  Shugart 

Pauline  M.  Simsarian 

Philip  H.  Stamm 

Katharine  E.  Steel 

Wilma  C.  Stohlberg 

Jean  S.  Stone 

E.  June  Stott 

Alice  K.  Thirkield 

Jean  P.  Truslow 

Mrs.  Jeanne  Phelps  Ullman 

Herbert  R.  Waters 

J.  Alexander  Webb 

Roger  C.  Whitford 

WiUiam  S.  Wick 

Mary  Wolfinger 

*li)48 

Mrs.  Lois  Needles  Barnett 

Marvin  H,  Brooks 

Anthony  G.  Diotisalvi 

Ruth  A.  Ellis 

Mrs.  Nora  Giavelli  Elze 

Edward  K.  Lank 

Barbara  J.  Lehr 

Bertram  K.  McCracken 

Wilda  Metzger 

Alta  K.  Schroder 

Mrs.  Joan  Schwartzberg  Selwyn 

Jack  R.  Simon 

Walter  A.  Sprague 

Mary  M.  Taylor 

Beatrice  M.  Willig 

Richard  D.  Wurfel 


'The  names  listed  under  this  year 
are  either  non-graduates  or  Febru- 
ary graduates  who  gave  after  they 
left  school.  The  1948  June  grad- 
uates are  not  listed  here  since  their 
pledges  were  made  before  they  be- 
came alumni. 

1949 

Jane  P.  Corcoran 
Udella  J.  Kelchner 
Edward  P.  O'Loughlin 


Answer  to  How  Good  Is  Your  Memory?  on  Page  12 


You're  right.  It's  Dr.  George  B.  Lawson.  Your  re- 
porter caught  him  the  other  day  standing  by  his  car  in 
front  of  his  home. 

Students  who  attended  Bucknell  during  the  two  dec- 
ades he  taught  here  will  associate  with  this  good  likeness 
of  Dr.  Lawson  his  salty  humor  and  incisive  statements  on 
personalities  and  problems.  Always  popular  with  stu- 
dents, he  was  respected  by  all  who  associated,  with  him. 
For  eight  years  he  has  been  in  retirement,  living  at  his 
Brown  Street  home  with  his  wife  and  20-year-old  son, 
George,  but  during  the  war  period  he  returned  to  the 
University  and  taught  part-time  for  three  or  more  years. 

Dr.  Lawson  came  to  Bucknell  in  1923  on  the  death  of 
Dr.  Llewellyn  Phillips  and  became  head  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Education.  In  this  position  he  set  up  a  program 
for  practice  teaching,  engineered  through  the  faculty  the 
curriculum  leading  to  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  in 
Education,  set  up  the  first  extension  program  and  was 
instrumental  in  inaugurating  freshman  week  and  the  au- 


tumn con\ocation.  In  1924  he  left  the  Department  of 
Education  and  became  professor  of  philosophy,  according 
to  an  understanding  with  Dr.  Hunt  at  the  time  he  was 
employed.  In  this  position  he  followed  Dr.  John  Howard 
Harris  who  had  been  teaching  philosophy  at  Bucknell  for 
35  years. 

One  of  the  things  Dr.  Lawson's  students  and  friends 
remember  best  is  his  acquaintance  with  the  "greats"  of  his 
time :  William  James,  psychologist :  Phillips  Brooks,  Ly- 
man Beecher,  T.  DeWitt  Tallmadge,  Storrs  and  Cuyler, 
all  famed  clergymen  :  and  Don  Fiske,  Plarvard  librarian 
and  historian.  Pie  speaks  feelingly  of  Ford,  publisher  of 
Youth's  Companion,  and  Curtis  of  the  Saturday  Evciung 
Post. 

Son  of  a  distinguished  father  who  occupied  important 
pastorates  and  served  the  Federal  Council  of  Churches  in 
a  number  of  significant  positions,  it  was  only  natural  that 
Dr.  Lawson  should  train  for  the  ministry.  After  gradu- 
ating  from    Colgate    University    and   Union   Theological 


September  1948 


19 


Seminary,  he  spent  a  year  studying  philosophy  and  the- 
ology in  the  University  of  Bonn,  Germany. 

Fifteen  years  in  the  mhiistry  and  eight  years  as  head- 
master of  a  private  academy,  a  master's  degree  in  educa- 
tion and  a  doctor  of  divinity  degree  were  the  bacl^ground 
he  brought  to  positions  as  professor  of  education  in  Penn- 
sylvania College  for  Women  for  six  years  and  New  York 
Univers;t\-  for  one  vear  before  casting  his  lot  with  Buck- 
nell. 

Dr.  Lawson's  host  of  friends  wish  him  manv  returns 
of  his  anniversary  in  October,  when  he  will  be  81. 


Football  Previews 

JliX    AIlLLER    '49 

Bucknell  News  Service 

WMEN  the  Bison  eleven  opens  its  66th  intercollegiate 
football  season  against  Alfred  University  in  Memo- 
rial Stadium  Saturday  night,  September  25,  gridiron 
followers  will  catch  their  initial  glimpse  of  the  budding 
product  of  a  pigskin  re-building  program. 

With  but  14  letter-winners  and  a  sprinkling  of  players 
who  filled  reserve  roles  on  last  year's  varsity  answering 
opening  call,  it  is  at  once  apparent  that  Coach  Harr}'  Law- 
rence will  depend  to  a  great  extent  upon  material  garnered 
from  the  ranks  of  the  1947  freshman  squad.  The  1947 
yearlings  swept  through  their  schedule  undefeated  until 
edged  out  by  a  one-touchdown  margin  by  the  Penn  State 
jayvees  in  the  final  game. 

Of  the  forty-odd  varsity  candidates  who  assembled 
August  30  for  early  practice,  the  sophomore  class  repre- 


sentatives exceed  the  combined  total  of  the  junior  and 
senior  candidates.  The  roster  includes  a  half-dozen 
seniors,  13  juniors,  and  two  dozen  sophomores. 

Despite  the  dearth  of  experienced  seniors.  Coach  Law- 
rence is  inclined  to  be  a  triile  optimistic.  Stating  that  he 
is  now  more  familiar  with  the  individual  and  collective 
merits  and  shortcomings  of  his  squad,  Lawrence  asserts 
that  the  1948  Bison  edition  should  be  "somewhat  of  an 
improvement  over  last  year's  team." 

From  an  operational  point  of  view.  Lawrence  plans 
no  drastic  change  of  tactics.  The  Bisons  will  again  strike 
from  a  single-wing  formation,  with  possible  variations  of 
the  winged -T.  Herb  Maack  will  begin  his  second  term 
as  line  coach,  while  Jack  Guy,  freshman  tutor  last  year, 
has  been  designated  to  direct  the  ends. 

The  Thundering  Herd  will  face  nine  foes,  including 
four  in  Memorial  Stadium.  The  highlight  of  the  season 
will  occur  October  23,  when  the  Bisons  come  to  grips 
with  Lafayette  in  the  traditional  Homecoming  Day  battle. 

In  addition  to  the  Alfred  and  Lafayette  contests,  the 
Bisons  also  engage  Muhlenberg  and  Gettysburg  at  home. 
Penn  State,  Delaware,  Temple,  Buffalo,  and  Washington 
and  Jefferson,  the  sole  opponent  not  met  last  year,  will  be 
faced  on  foreign  fields. 

The  Delaware  and  Temple  games  are  both  slated  as 
nocturnal  frays.  Perhaps  the  return  to  arc-light  com- 
bat, the  first  since  1945,  augurs  success  for  the  Bisons. 
In  previous  night  contests  the  Orange  and  Blue  gridmen 
have  fared  well. 

Elsewhere  on  the  fall  sports  scene,  the  Baby  Bison 
eleven  will  play  a  half-dozen  contests,  with  three  games 
scheduled  for  home  grounds.  Bill  Lane  '45,  who  coached 
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September  1948 


Club  Activities 

(Coiiliintcd  from  Page  11) 

BRIDGEPORT 

Connecticut  Bucknellians !  Mark  on  your  calendar 
Thursday,  October  7,  1948,  for  an  All-Connecticut 
meeting  of  Bucknellians. 

Place:     Stratfield  Hotel,  Bridgeport 

Program:  President  Herbert  L.  Spencer  and 
Alumni  Secretary  Frank  G.  Davis  '11 
will  be  guests  of  the  group. 

This  part_v  was  planned  at  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Heating  Plant  Committee  on  May  15.  Dr.  Stanton  R. 
Smith  '09  was  appointed  to  invite  the  guests  from  the 
campus.  President  Charles  Sober  '39,  Eugene  Van 
AVhy  '09  and  Clifford  Holleran  '19  constitute  the  ar- 
rangement committee. 

CLEVELAND 

Twenty-seven  Bucknellians  (five  of  them  from  Ak- 
ron) gathered  at  the  home  of  President  and  Mrs.  Ray- 
mond Sprenkle  on  May  22.  They  spent  most  of  the  eve- 
ning playing  cards  and  catching  up  on  Bucknell  news.  A 
smaller  part  of  the  time  was  given  to  refreshments  and 
the  singing  of  Bucknell  songs. 

HARRISBURG 

The  picnic  was  held  on  June  3,  as  usual  at  Sky  Top. 
the  home  of  John  C.  Dight,  adopted  Bucknellian  member 
of  the  club.  A  large  crowd  attended  and  had  a  grand 
time.     This  picnic  is  a  fixture  with  the  Harrisburg  Club. 

LYCOMING  COUNTY 

The  Lycoming  County  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  met  in 
the  Elks  Club  at  Williamsport  on  the  e\ening  of  May  6. 
George  R.  Walters  '33,  chairman  of  the  banquet  committee, 
presided  in  the  absence  of  President  Spencer  W.  Hill  '30. 
President  and  Mrs.  Herbert  L.  Spencer  were  guests  of 
honor.  President  Spencer  gave  a  vivid  picture  of  Buck- 
nell today.  After  his  address  the  group  enjoyed  a  motion 
picture  in  sound  and  color,  "Bucknell  Today." 

Election  of  of^cers  resulted  in  the  following  choices : 
president,  John  C.  Decker  '36 ;  first  vice-president,  George 
R.  Walters  '33  :  second  vice-president,  Thomas  Wood,  Jr. 
'37;  secretary.  Mable  Eck  '37;  assistant  secretary,  Mrs. 
Edna  Craft  Fessler  '30;  treasurer,  Raymond  R.  Rommelt 
'34 ;  assistant  treasurer,  Wellard  T.  Guffy  '34. 

PHILADELPHIA  SPRING  DANCE 

All  roads  led  to  the  Merion  Cricket  Club  on  the  starry 
night  of  Saturday,  May  22.  Eor  this  was  the  scene  of  the 
Philadelphia  Bucknell  Alumni  Club's  Annual  Spring 
Dance.  From  the  sandy  beaches  of  New  Jersey,  from 
neighboring  New  York  and  Delaware,  from  all  parts  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  of  course  from  "The  Hill,"  loyal  Buck- 
nellians and  their  friends  came — 487 — to  spend  a  gay  eve- 
ning. 

The  dignitaries  and  the  not-so-"dignified",  professors 
and  students,  jitterbugs  and  old-timers,  all  joined  in  danc- 
ing to  the  lilting  strains  of  Freddie  Herrmann  and  his 
Band.  A  Paul  Jones,  now  and  then,  provided  much  hi- 
larity and  succeeded  in  getting  everyone  acquainted  with 
the  others.  And  the  tables  at  one  end  of  the  decorated 
hall  were  filled  with  those  who  preferred  to  play  cards  or 
chat — or  just  to  look  at  the  kaleidoscopic  scene  moving  be- 
fore their  eyes. 


Above  the  music  could  be  heard  the  click  of  Les  Light- 
ner's  camera  as  he  recorded  for  posterity  and  for  The 
Buckucll  Alumnus,  and  even  for  possible  "blackmail,"  the 
highlights  of  this  gala  evening  spent  under  Bucknell's 
banners. 

There  were  prizes,  too — 110 — and  many  a  Bucknellian 
carried  away  a  new  tie  or  a  bottle  of  wine  of  an  ancient 
vintage  or  a  couple  of  pairs  of  nylons.  Ask  Mrs.  Davis 
how  she  liked  her  new  portable  radio  and  Dr.  Davis  what 
yardage  he  got  out  of  his  golf  balls ! 

Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18  is  president  of  the  Philadelphia 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club  and  Harry  Jenkins,  Jr.,  '35  and 
Thomas  W.  Speck  '37  were  chairman  and  co-chairman  of 
the  committee  that  planned  and  executed  this  successful 
dance  in  proper  Philadelphia  fashion. 

PITTSBURGH 

Thirty  years  ago  in  September  a  group  of  Bucknell 
men  in  downtown  Pittsburgh  met  at  Kaufmann's  for 
lunch.  On  that  day  a  coincidence  became  a  habit,  for 
every  Thursday  noon  in  those  30  years  at  least  one  man 
has  been  on  hand  unwittingly  to  keep  the  chain  unbroken. 
Later  they  switched  from  Kaufmann's  to  the  William 
Penn  Plotel  and  still  later  settled  on  Childs  Restaurant. 

Over  those  years,  on  Thursday,  many  a  Bucknellian — 
either  a  resident  of  the  Pittsburgh  area  or  just  passing 
through — has  enjoyed  the  warm  fellowship  always  evi- 
dent. Many  a  Bucknell  problem — from  Stadium  to  Pleat- 
ing Plant — has  been  tossed  into  the  pot  and  has  come  out 
better  understood,  even  if  not  solved. 

The  thirtieth  anniversary  of  this  Bison  fellowship  will 
be  celebrated  on  September  23  at  noon  at  the  same  old 
place — Childs  Restaurant  at  Fifth  and  Smithfield.  Every 
Alumnus  residing  in  the  Pittsburgh  area  is  expected,  and 
any  Bucknellian  who  happens  to  be  in  the  city  will  be 
warmly  welcomed. 

The  Western  Pennsylvania  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  re- 
cently held  a  party  for  Bucknell  fathers  and  their  sons  who 
are  members  of  this  year's  freshman  class. 

Pittsburgh   Association   of   Bucknell   Women 

The  Pittsburgh  Association  of  Buclcnell  Women,  Mrs. 
T.  Jefferson  Miers  '26  president,  held  a  tea  recently  for 
1948  freshman  girls  from  the  Pittsburgh  area.  Girls  who 
will  enter  Bucknell  in  the  fall  are :  Merilyn  Crim,  Nancy 
Geltz,  Marilyn  Hanna,  Shirley  Hoop,  Suzanne  Snyder, 
Christine  Miers,  Elizabeth  Pinner,  Delta  Sowers,  Ann 
Steele,  Jane  Schwartz,  Patricia  Thompson  and  Marilyn 
Warner.  Girls  who  received  their  degrees  from  Bucknell 
in  June,  1948,  are :  Ann  Bailey,  Mary  Fishel,  Carol  Fox 
and  Elizabeth  Simmons. 

ROCHESTER 

Rochester  has  been  experimenting  wilh  the  plan  of 
holding  all  but  about  one  meeting  a  year  in  the  homes  of 
various  club  members.  Attendance  the  past  year  a\"eraged 
24.  But  the  picnic  on  June  12  at  Allison  Park  brought  out 
38  Bucknellians  and  friends.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ellis  Smith 
were  co-chairmen,  assisted  by  the  Benajah  Gardners. 
Everybody  had  a  good  time.  (Officers  for  the  coming  year 
are :  president,  Volney  B.  Frankel  '43 ;  vice-president. 
Jack  T.  Pink  '47 ;  secretary,  Rita  Holbrook  Sear  '37 ;  and 
treasurer,  Margaret  Cornely  Schmitt  '33. 


September   1948 


21 


Dk.  William  De\  itt 

A  Great  Physician  Passes 

Dr.  William  Devitt,  founder  of  Devitt's  Camp  and 
noted  benefactor  to  humanity  by  his  unceasing  fight 
against  tuberculosis,  died  at  his  home  near  Allenwood, 
Pennsylvania,  on  May  20,  194(S. 

A  great  American,  Dr.  Devitt  sought  no  reward  other 
than  a  successful  battle  against  the  disease  which  he  long 
considered  the  great  scourge  of  humanity.  He  was  a 
native  of  Manayunk,  Pennsylvania,  where  his  parents 
settled  when  they  came  from  Ireland.  He  attended  Buck- 
nell  Academy  from  1894  to  1897.  After  leaving  Bucknell, 
he  studied  for  his  profession  at  the  Medico-Chirurgical 
College  of  Philadelphia,  later  incorporated  into  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania.  After  receiving  his  degree,  he 
practiced  medicine  in  Philadelphia  for  17  years. 

From  the  beginning  he  took  the  deepest  interest  in 
those  afflicted  with  tuberculosis,  which  half  a  century  ago 
had  a  high  percentage  of  mortality.  In  1912  he  sent  three 
of  his  patients  to  a  small  farm  he  owned  high  up  in  the 
White  Deer  Mountains,  that  they  might  benefit  from  the 
invigorating  climate,  solitude  and  rest.  The  patients,  lack- 
ing other  accommodations,  slept  in  a  barn.  From  this 
early  beginning,  Devitt's  Camp  has  grown  into  a  nation- 
ally-known and  widely-respected  institution  covering  200 
acres  and  valued  at  a  half -million  dollars.  The  Camp,  a 
non-profit  corporation,  houses  more  than  a  hundred  pa- 
tients, most  of  them  coming  from  Pennsylvania  and  the 
neighboring  states  of  Maryland,  New  York,  Delaware, 
New  Jersey  and  the  District  of  Columbia,  but  some  from 
as  far  away  as  China. 

In  1922  Dr.  Devitt  went  to  live  at  the  Camp  and  de- 
voted (the  word  in  this  case  is  emphatic)  the  rest  of  his 
life  to  the  treatment  of  tubercular  men,  women  and  chil- 
dren. In  1928  Bucknell  University  was  proud  to  confer 
on  this  distinguished  son  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Science.  He  was  a  modest  man  but  other  honors  came 
to  him.  For  four  years,  1936-1940,  he  was  a  director  and 
president  of  the  Pennsylvania  Tuberculosis  Society.  He 
was  made  a  Fellow  of  the  American  College  of  Physicians 


and  for  a  time  served  as  ])resident  of  the  American  Col- 
lege of  Chest  Physicians. 

Pie  was  a  member  of  numerous  medical  and  allied 
organizations,  a  33rd  degree  Mason  and  a  member  of  the 
Williamsport  Consistory.  Throughout  his  life,  William 
Devitt  "had  a  glory"  that  called  upon  all  his  expertness 
and  skill  and  deep  religious  faith,  an  intense  and  selfless 
desire  to  aid  humanity. 

He  was  74  years  old  when  he  died.  During  his  later 
years  he  enjoyed  such  wealth  as  comes  to  few  men — the 
richness  of  love,  honor  and  troops  of  friends,  and  a  reali- 
zation of  his  life's  ambition  come  to  a  satisfying  fulfill- 
ment. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Lida  Wendell  Devitt;  a 
son,  William  Devitt,  Jr.  '27,  superintendent  of  the  Camp  ; 
and  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Helen  D.  Butler  '31,  of  Milton. 


Mrs.  W.  G.  Owens  Dies 

Those  of  us  who  attended  Professor  W.  G.  Owens' 
birtiiday  party  on  May  14  and  observed  the  apparent  state 
of  health  of  Mrs.  Owens,  were  shocked  to  learn  of  her 
death  on  July  9,  nine  days  before  her  88th  birthday.  She 
caught  cold,  which  developed  into  pneumonia,  and  lived 
only  about  two  weeks. 

Famous  for  receiving  the  A.B.  degree  at  the  age  of  74 
and  the  M.A.  at  78,  long  after  her  four  children  had 
graduated  from  the  University,  Mrs.  Owens  was  widely 
known  as  a  leader  in  the  support  of  missions.  Her  alert, 
active  mind  and  gracious  personality  made  her  a  favorite 
in  any  group.  We  shall  allow  the  following  letter  from 
her  husband  to  turn  the  final  page  on  this  charming  lady's 
story. 

Lewisburg,  Pa. 
Dr.   Frank  Davis,  July   15,'  1948. 

Alumni  Secretary. 
Dear  Sir : 

Your  r'ul)licity  Department  is  so  efticient  that  it  seems 
all  Bucknellians  heard  of  the  death  of  Mrs.  Owens  as  soon 
as  it  occurred.  Many  dropped  in  to  express  sympathy. 
Others  'phoned.  Some  sent  flowers,  and  others  who 
knew  the  flowers  would  fade  sent  money  to  some  charity 
in  the  name  of  Mrs.  Owens.  Messages  came  from  Maine 
to  California  and  even  a  cable  from  Korea,  China.  Our 
daughters  answered  some  while  they  were  here,  but  I 
feel  that  it  will  not  need  to  be  continued  as  those  who  sent 
the  messages  know  how  we  feel. 

Both  Mrs.  Owens  and  I  have  always  been  interested  in 
missions.  In  fact,  I  am  inclined  to  believe  that,  if  I  had 
not  persuaded  her  that  I  needed  her  more  than  the  mis- 
sions did,  she  would  have  applied  for  the  foreign  field. 
Her  check  book  shows  that  the  last  check  she  drew  was 
for  missions. 

Mrs.  Owens'  last  illness  came  on  very  gradually.  For 
several  years  she  insisted  that  we  take  a  daily  walk  for 
my  health.  At  first  we  included  Judge  Johnson's  house, 
then  we  stopped  at  the  Judd  home  for  a  little  rest,  then 
to  the  letter  box  by  the  President's  house,  finally  to  Sixth 
Street. 

When  the  doctor  sent  her  to  the  Evangelical  Hospital, 
she  was  not  satisfied  and  wanted  to  go  home.  We  had 
two  trained  nurses  besides  Elsie,  who  is  also  a  registered 
nurse.  In  all  her  sickness  she  said  she  had  no  pain.  At 
3  :00  A.  M.  on  July  9th  she  passed  beyond  the  veil. 

Sincerely, 
William  G.  Owens. 


22 


September  1948 


EDITORIAL 


The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  March,  June,  Septem- 
ber and  December  by  Bucknell  University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 
CLYDE  p.  BAILEY  '39  President 921  Jones  Law  Bklg.,  Pittsburgh 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26.  First  Vice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury.  N.  J. 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25,  Second  Vice-President     501  Bloom  St.,  Danville 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer  35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  '11,  Secretary-Editor  110  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 

EMMA  E.  DILLON  '15.  009  Broad  St.  Bank  Bklg..  Trenton,  N.  J.  Term 
expires  1049 

W.  C.  LOWTHER  '14,  288  Walton  Ave..  South  Orange.  N.  J.  Term  ex- 
pires 1949 

ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17.  The  Hotel  Flanders.  Atlantic  City.  N.  J.  Term 
expires  1950 

S.  DALE  SPOTTS  '18.  306  S.  12th  St..  Philadelphia  7.     Term  expires  1950 

ROY   E.   NICODEMUS   x'25.   501   Bloom   St..    Danville.     Term   expires    1950 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26.  177  Briar  Hill  Lane.  Woodbury.  N.  .1.  Term 
expires  1951 

CLYDE  P.  BAILEY  '29.  921  Jones  Law  Bklg..  Pittsburgh.  Term  expires 
1951 

HERBERT  L.  SPENCER.  University  Avenue,   Lewi.sburg 


Clubs,  1948-49 


September  is  the  month  when  chib  meetings  start. 
Somehow,  Ahimni  usuahy  meet  during  the  months  when 
college  is  in  session.  Maybe  there  is  something  in  that 
besides  habit.  Maybe  when  September  comes  we  begin 
to  think  of  those  going-to-college  days— perhaps  the  first 
time  we  saw  the  old  place  as  freshmen— and  nostalgia  is 
aggravated. 

Anyhow,  that's  the  season  when  everyone  from  first 
grade  up  is  starting  to  school.  Football  takes  control  and 
the  college  pennant  almost  becomes  temporarily  the  Amer- 
ican flag.  The  old  grads  flock  back  to  Homecoming  and 
other  games,  and  the  college  spirit  reaches  its  seasonal 
peak. 

Then  Bill  and  Joe  and  Maze  and  Sally  want  to  get  to- 
gether with  other  Alumni  and  live  over  again  those  good 
old  days.  The  Alumni  club  is  the  outlet  for  their  en- 
thusiasm. 

But  there  is  another  side  to  it.  Alma  Mater  needs  the 
loyalty  and  enthusiasm  of  every  former  student.  She 
can't  "go  it  alone."  She  is  not  a  pile  of  brick  and  stone 
inhabited  by  students  and  professors.  She  is  everyone 
who  ever  sat  in  her  class  rooms,  attended  her  football 
games,  participated  in  any  of  her  activities.  She  is  a  com- 
posite of  everyone  who  ever  looked  to  her  for  guidance 
and  looked  back  later  with  the  wish  that  he  had  appre- 
ciated her  a  little  more. 

We  go  through  college  but  once.  We  have  the  privi- 
lege of  living  those  "four  best  years"  over  again  and  again 
as  we  gather  with  kindred  spirits  in  our  Alumni  clubs. 


Mwmnus  Gets  "New  Look" 

Beginning  October  15,  1948,  the  Aluuiiuis  will  add 
three  issues  in  the  form  of  a  four-column,  eight-page 
newspaper,  to  be  published  on  the  15th  of  October,  Janu- 
ary and  April.     The  Alumnus  has  been  a  32-page  mag- 


azine published  in  September,  December,  March  and 
June.  Beginning  with  the  current  issue,  the  magazine 
is  being  reduced  to  24  pages  and  will  continue  to  be  pub- 
lished quarterly  as  before.  It  will  remain  the  chief  organ 
of  the  General  Alumni  Association  and  will  carry  such 
materials  as  heretofore — special  features  on  individual 
Alumni  and  stories  of  big  Bucknell  events,  such  as  Com- 
mencement, Homecoming  and  the  Birthday  of  Alma 
Mater.  As  usual  it  will  feature  Alumni  clubs,  classes, 
class  reunions  and  a  large  ofifering  of  Alumni  personals. 

The  newspaper  edition  will  carry  timely  materials  on 
college  activities  and  such  personal  comment  as  cannot  be 
handled  in  the  magazine.  The  main  ad\-antage,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  will  be  that  during  the 
college  year  the  contents  of  both  papers  will  be  consider- 
ably more  up-to-date  than  is  possible  with  the  present 
arrangement. 

Alumni  are  requested  to  send  to  the  Alumni  Office 
materials  which  will  l)e  of  interest  to  Bucknellians. 


_       Board  of  Directors  Increased 


At  the  meeting  of  the  lieneral  Assembly  on  June  4. 
1948,  a  motion  was  carried  to  the  eft'ect  that  President 
Bailey  should  appoint  a  committee  of  seven  or  nine  to  pro- 
pose an  amendment  to  the  constitution  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association  which  would  permit  the  enlargement 
of  the  Board  of  Directors.  This  motion  by  James  F.  Mc- 
Clure  xT3  followed  considerable  discussion  introduced  by 
Andrew  R.  Mathieson  '20,  Alumni  Trustee. 

It  was  the  feeling  of  the  group  that  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors should  be  more  widely  distributed  geographically. 

The  committee  will  be  announced  in  the  October 
AlumiiHs. 


Class  Presidents  Breakfast 

Class  Presidents  met  with  the  .Mumni  Secretary  for  break- 
fast Saturday  morning,  June  5. 

Present  were;  Mrs.  Elvie  Coleman  Herpel  '03;  Clair  G. 
Spangler,  M.D.,  '25;  Howard  V.  Fisher,  Esq..  '13;  S.  M.  Dav- 
enport, M.D.,  '16;  Lewis  E.  Theiss,  Litt.D..  '02;  Clair  Groover, 
Esq  'IS-  George  F.  Haines  '43;  Roy  B.  Mulkie  '98:  Albert  R. 
Garrier,  M.D.,  '99;  Carl  L.  Millward,  Pd.D.,  '06;  Robert  W. 
Thompson  '04. 

The  secretary  reported  to  the  group  on  plans  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association  and  urged  that  all  presidents  who  have  not 
already  done  so  appoint  fund  managers,  in  preparation  for 
development  of  the  Alumni  fund.  Some  problems  of  class 
presidents  were  discussed. 


Bison  Club  Inaugurates  Service 

Alumni  have  probably  already  received  a  pre-season  ap- 
praisal of  the  1948  football  season.  This  sheet  was  mailed  to 
every  Bucknell  Alumnus.  Hereafter  throughout  the  season  the 
membership  of  the  club  will  receive,  early  each  week,  reports  on 
the  previous  week's  games. 

If  sufficient  interest  is  evidenced  the  service  will  be  continued 
throughout  the  year  for  other  sports. 

The  first  bulletin  contains  an  application  for  Bison  Club 
membership.  The  bulletins  are  being  prepared  by  the  Public 
Relations  Office. 


September   1948 


Football  Previews 

(Continued  from  Page  19) 
the  soccer  team  last  year,  will  return  to  football  as  fresh- 
man mentor.     He  will  issue  first  call  for  )'earling  practice 
September  14  in  preparation  for  the  opening  game  Octo- 
ber 9. 

The  soccer  team  will  initiate  an  eight-game  card  Octo- 
ber 2  against  Penn  State.  Temple,  Western  Maryland, 
Johns  Hopkins  and  Gettysburg  are  listed  to  invade  North 
Field  during  the  season.  Last  year  the  Bison  hooters 
shared  the  co-championship  of  the  Middle  Atlantic  States 
Soccer  Conference  with  Rutgers  after  the  teams  battled 
for  three  extra  periods  to  a  2-2  deadlock.  Joe  Diblin  '40 
has  been  appointed  soccer  coach. 


ALUMNI :  Due  to  the  reduced  size  of  the  Alitiiiims 
and  the  large  amount  of  space  required  to  list  your  gifts 
to  Bucknell,  many  important  and  interesting  reports 
had  to  be  omitted.  Much  of  this  will  be  printed  in 
October  and  December  issues. 


ALUMNI 

Have  you  ever  attended  the 

BISON  ROUNDUP? 

Don't  miss  it 
in  the 

DAVIS  GYMNASIUM 

Immediately  after  the  Homecoming  Game 

Plenty  of  Refreshments 
Lots  of  Fun 


THE  CLASS  OF,  1923 

has  reserved 

a  block  of  seats 

at  the 

HOMECOMING  GAME 

OCTOBER  23 

How  about  a  block  for 

your 

CLASS  or  CLUB? 


Meet  Your  Friends 

at  the 

HOMECOMING 
DANCE 

DAVIS    GYMNASIUM 

SATURDAY,  OCTOBER  23 

9  o'clock 


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Do  you  have  a  Bucknell  Master's  Degree 
in  Education  ? 

If  so,  come  back  home 
Friday  Evening,  October  8,  1948 


First  annual  meeting  of  your  group. 
Have  a  good  time. 

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orange,  1  blue  edging)  —  or  single  deck  with 
etching  of  Old  Main,  grey  with  black  and  white. 
Attractively  boxed.     $1.00  per  deck. 

Order  from  June  Stewart  (Mortar  Board) ,  Hon- 
or House,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 


RECORDS  OF  BUCKNELL  SONGS 

An  album  of  songs  by  the  Bucknell  Glee  Club — 
four  double  records.     $4.50. 

Order  from  the  Bucknell  School  of  Music. 


BISON  CLUB  MEMBERSHIP 

$2.00  to  $10.00,  depending  on  number  of  years 
out  of  college,  Write  to  Frank  G.  Davis,  Bison 
Club  Secretary. 


GIFT  CERTIFICATE  FOR  BUCKNELL  RING 

Heavy  lOk  gold,  onyx  or  sardonyx  stone,  $24.60 

(fraternity    seal,    $3.00    additional).     Ruby   or 

sapphire  faceted  stone,  $30.30   (not  drillable  for 

seal). 

Order  from  the  Alumni  Office. 


THE  CENTENNIAL  HISTORY  OF  BUCKNELL 
UNIVERSITY 

by  Lewis  E.  Theiss  '02,   $3.50 
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Page 

Alumni  Fund   22 

Alumni  Fund  Report 13 

Alumni  on  Faculty 6 

Alumni  Trustee  Committee 9 

x'Vre  You  Neglecting  Your  Family  ...  5 

Articles  on  Alumni 

Lester  K.  Ade 5 

Charles  E.  Bunnell '.\  7- 

Flora  Clymer 8 

Florence  E.  Dolph 5 

Elizabeth  M.  Kates 10 

Mabel  Grier  Lesher 7 

William  G.  Owens 12 

Earl  M.  Richards 6 

Anna  Gilchrist  Strong 12 

Sue  Weddell 9 

Bucknell  Guidance  Workshop 9 

Class  of  1923 4 

Class  Reports  14 

Club  Activities   12 

Date— 1909 10 

Foreign  Countries  Represented 10 

Gift  Suggestions 2 

Homecoming 4 

C.  Minor  Moore 11 

President  Writes 3 

School  of  Music 8 

Sigma  Chi 6 

Sports    11 

They  Represented  Bucknell 5 

What  Bucknellians  Are  Doing 18 

Who's  Who  in  Engineering 7 


Front  cover  picture  by  Joseph 
Rubinstein  '30. 

Back  cover  picture  looking  down  the 
Hill  toward  Sigma  Chi  House. 

THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published  in  January,  March,  April,  June, 

September,   October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  August  24.  1912. 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Volume  XXXIII  No.  3  December  1948 

THE  PRESIDENT  WRITES 

Dear  Bucknellians: 

More  than  a  year  ago,  your  Alumni  Association  voted  to  set  up  an 
annual  Alumni  Fund  like  those  which  have  been  so  successful  at  other 
colleges.  The  basic  idea  of  such  a  fund  is  moderate  gifts  every  year  from 
many  Alumni  rather  than  occasional  large  gifts  from  the  few. 

Then  came  the  unexpected  Heating  Plant  crisis  and  campaign.  It 
was  agreed  that  gifts  to  this  cause  would  also  be  credited  to  the  Alumni 
Fund. 

I  am  delighted  with  the  splendid  start  you  have  given  the  Fund 
through  your  Heating  Plant  contributions.  I  extend  my  congratula- 
tions and  sincere  thanks  to  all  who  cooperated  in  this  important  under- 
taking. 

About  2,500  of  the  University's  11,000  Alumni,  by  their  gifts  to 
the  Heating  Plant,  have  been  listed  as  contributors  to  the  Alumni  Fund 
in  its  first  year.  They  have  enabled  us  to  proceed  with  construction  of 
the  Plant  and,  at  the  same  time,  have  made  the  Alumni  Fund  a  very 
welcome  reality. 

Bucknellians  in  12  more  areas  will  be  approached  for  gifts  to  the 
Heating  Plant  campaign  in  the  next  month  or  so.  As  in  the  case  of  those 
who  have  already  subscribed.  Alumni  who  respond  to  this  appeal  will 
also  be  credited  with  a  gift  to  the  Alumni  Fund. 

In  the  regions  covered  by  the  drive  thus  far,  a  number  of  Alumni 
who  could  not  give  at  that  time  indicated  their  desire  to  make  a  con- 
tribution to  Alma  Mater  at  a  later  date.  I  hope  that  many  of  them  will 
find  it  possible  to  make  a  gift  to  the  Alumni  Fund  during  the  current  year. 

Alumni  giving  has  become  a  necessity  if  our  privately-endowed  in- 
stitutions are  to  survive.  As  you  all  know,  endowment  income  has  been 
drastically  cut  by  the  economic  situation  of  the  past  few  years.  We 
cannot,  however,  afford  to  allow  Bucknell's  standards  to  decline.  That 
might  mean  removal  from  her  present  high  rank  among  American  col- 
leges. ' 

I  sincerely  hope  that  you  will  show  your  affection  for  Alma  Mater 
and  your  concern  for  her  continued  advancement  by  giving  annually 
whatever  your  circumstances  permit.  Through  your  contributions  to 
the  Alumni  Fund,  you  can  help  us  make  Bucknell  the  college  we  all  want 
her  to  be. 

Yours  for  a  happy  holiday  season  and  a  greater  Bucknell, 

Herbert  L.  Spencer 


December  1948 


Homecoming,  1948 

THE  day  dawned  fair  but,  in  accordance  with  all  news- 
paper, and  radio  predictions,  a  steady  rain  was  falling 
at  game  time.  The  field  was  like  oil,  but  neither  team 
fumbled  once.  In  fact,  the  first  half  was  quite  satisfac- 
tory, the  score  being  7-7  at  the  half.  Between  halves, 
however,  the  Lafayette  coach  must  have  given  his  men 
individual  shots  of  adrenalin,  for  his  two  teams  came  back 
with  a  drive  that  Bucknell's  one  team  could  not  stop,  and 
the  final  score  was  19-7,  which  very  well  indicated  the 
comparative  strength  of  the  opponents. 

Perhaps  you  may  think  the  rain  and  the  score  made  it 
a  dull  day.  Not  so.  We  were  thrilled  by  the  play  of  the 
team,  which  was  expected  to  be  defeated  by  a  much  larger 
score.  The  Alumni  who  came  back  had  seen  the  decorated 
fraternity  houses  (the  Phi  Gams  had  won  the  cup  ofifered 
by  Omicron  Delta  Kappa),  they  had  seen  the  freshman- 
sophomore  scrap,  which  brought  back  memories  of  those 
days  when  we  were  able  to  tussle  without  the  danger  of  a 
thrombosis.  A  large  group  of  them  had  attended  the  Bison 
Club  Breakfast  and  heard  the  glowing  reports  of  the  suc- 
cess of  the  club  drive  for  members  and  funds.  Nearly  50 
members  had  contributed  more  than  a  thousand  dollars 
since  September  15. 

A  group  of  club  presidents  had  attended  a  steak  dinner 
at  the  Lewisburg  Inn  and  had  a  fine  time.  Presidents  of 
16  clubs  discussed  their  problems  and  got  acquainted.  The 
Club  Presidents'  Luncheon  is  coming  to  be  an  institution 
at  Homecoming. 

But  the  big  get-acquainted  party  took  place  immediate- 
ly after  the  ball  game.  It  has  come  to  be  known  as  the 
"Bison  Roundup"  and  is  really  a  big  roundup  of  Buck- 
nellians  of  all  classes  where  anything  can  happen.  While 
the  band  played,  the  Class  of  '23  held  a  meeting  in  the  east 
bleachers  and,  under  the  leadership  of  Dalzell  M.  Griffith, 
25  quarter-centuryites  planned  a  big  time  next  spring.  The 
President  and  Mrs.  Spencer,  along  with  President  Clyde 
Bailey  of  the  General  Alumni  Association  and  Mrs. 
Bailey,  formed  the  abbreviated  reception  line.  Presidents 
of  Alumni  clubs,  faculty  members  who  have  been  on  the 
campus  for  20  years  or  more,  and  a  group  of  Lewisburg 
Alumni  served  on  the  reception  committee  and  directed 
newcomers  to  the  reception  line  whenever  they  could  sep- 
arate Bill  and  Sally  from  Joe  and  Mary. 

A  turkey  dinner  was  ser\'ed  at  the  Alen's  Dining  Room, 
many  Alumni  ate  at  fraternity  symposia,  and  at  9  o'clock 
people  began  streaming  into  the  gymnasium  for  the  an- 
nual Alumni  dance.  This  was  another  opportunity  for 
people  to  review  the  past,  and  they  made  good  tise  of  it. 
Some  came  "just  for  an  hour"  but  all  stayed  til!  the  good 
night  tune  was  played.  We  left  the  Gym  feeling  that  it  had 
been  a  grand  day.    It  had  been. 

Sunday  morning  came,  traditionally,  with  glaring  sun- 
shine. Homecoming  Bucknellians  were  up  bright  and 
early  and  crowded  into  the  various  local  churches.  In  the 
afternoon  there  was  open-house  at  all  fraternities,  sorority 
suites  and  women's  dormitories,  and  everywhere  we  went 
we  found  large  numbers  of  old-timers  still  hanging  around 
the  place.  A  few,  reluctant  to  leave,  remained  till  Monday. 

Well,  only  10  more  months  and  there  will  be  another 
Homecoming.    Plan  now  to  come  early  and  stay  late  ! 


Board  of  Directors,  General  Alumni  Association  at 

Home  Coming  Meeting 
L.  to  r.  (.standing)  :    W.  C.  Lo\vther  '14,  Arthur  Yon  '17,  Frank 
G.  Davis  '11,  Roy  E.  Nieodemus  x'25;  {seated) :    S.  Dale  Spotts 
•17,  Emma  E.  Dillon  '15,  Clyde  P.  Bailey  '29,  Kenneth  W.  Slifer 
'26,  Fred  0.  Schnure  '1-1.  Dayton  L.  Ranck  '16. 


Class  of  '23  Holds  Homecoming 
Meeting 

Under  the  leadership  of  Dalzell  M.  Griffith,  head  of 
the  Department  of  Civil  Engineering,  20  members  of  the 
Class  of  1923  met  on  the  bleachers  of  the  Davis  Gymna- 
sium on  October  23  during  the  Bison  Roundup. 

Although  no  preparations  had  been  made  for  their 
twenty-fifth  reunion  in  June,  more  than  a  dozen  of  them 
were  back  "rarin'  to  go"  and  cussin'  because  no  reunion 
had  been  planned.  Out  of  that  meeting  came  the  decision 
to  get  together  at  Homecoming  to  plan  for  a  belated  re- 
union next  June.  From  all  appearances  it  will  be  a  grand 
party  and  class  members  had  better  begin  to  plan  for  it 
now. 

Those  who  returned  for  Homecoming  were : 


J.  H.  Jolly 

Harry  W.  Jones 

Dr.  Mario  V.  Martin 

Norman  W.  Morgan 

Katherine  Owens   (Hayden) 

Samuel  H.  Rickard,  Jr. 


Eugene  S.  Biddle 

Lyell  Carr 

Robert  M.  Dawson 

Eli  R.  S.  DeTurk 

Margaret  Fowler   (Smith) 

Dr.  Andrew  M.  Gehret 

Mildred  Hayden  (Milligan)   Walter  B.  Shaw 

Mary  Heilman   (Sowers)         H.  J.  White 

Florence  Horam   (Mask)         Foster  C.  Wilson 

Leicester  H.  Horam 

The  Committee  on  Arrangements  consists  of  Harry  W. 
Jones,  Mt.  Carmel ;  Foster  C.  Wilson,  Milton ;  Luther  F. 
Miller,  Sunbury ;  Leicester  H.  Horam,  Shamokin ;  and 
Dalzell  M.  Griffith,  Lewisburg 


Save    February    5 
PARTY. 


for    your    CLUB    BIRTHDAY 


The  President  Greets 

THE   Bison    Club   and 

Bill    Irvin    Enjoys    a 

Good  Story 


December  1948 


Florence  E.  Dolph 

Florence  Dolph,  101, 

Greets  Bucknellians 

The  charming  little  lady  pictured  above  is  Bucknell's 
oldest  member  of  the  Alumni  Association.  She  is  Miss 
Florence  Dolph  of  the  Institute  Class  of  1868,  who  was 
honored  with  a  scroll  at  the  1947  June  Commencement. 

A  letter  from  her  niece.  Miss  Florence  Robertson, 
says  that  she  is  about  daily,  doing  small  chores  about  the 
house,  rides  out  and  has  greatly  enjoyed  the  fall  foliage. 
She  plays  the  violin  but  feels  she  must  practise  a  bit  more 
regularly  if  she  is  to  play  for  guests. 

The  picture  was  in  answer  to  the  London  Times'  won- 
dering if  the  bannister  sliding,  featured  in  the  newspapers 
on  her  birthday,  was  a  sort  of  publicity  stunt  and  if  she 
spent  the  rest  of  the  day  in  a  wheelchair,  perhaps. 

Miss  Dolph  will  be  102  years  old  on  May  19  of  next 
year.  That's  a  long  time.  Why  not  send  her  a  card  at 
Christmas  as  well  as  on  her  birthday? 


Ade  '21  Experiences  Iron  Curtain 

Dr.  Lester  K.  Ade,  deputy  director  of  education  in 
the  American  Zone  in  Germany,  has  had  an  experience 
few  Americans  can  duplicate.  He  was  arrested  near 
the  Brandenburg  Gate  in  Berlin  and  held  for  five  hours. 
He  reports  that  the  Russians  did  not  push  him  around 
but  asked  "dozens  and  dozens  of  questions"  and  then 
put  him  in  a  dark  cell  for  an  hour.  After  that  they  told 
him  he  w-as  free.  One  question  was  whether  Wallace 
would  be  elected. 

Dr.  Ade  was  formerly  president  of  the  New  Haven 
State  Teachers  College  and  later  state  superintendent 
of  public  instruction  in  Pennsylvania.  Following  his 
state  assignment,  he  was  president  of  Mansfield  State 
Teachers  College  in  Pennsylvania.  During  and  since 
World  War  II,  he  has  held  many  important  educa- 
tional assignments. 


Are  YOU  Neglecting  your  Family? 

Larry  Ashman  '51 

THE  Population  Reference  Bureau  of  Washington,  D. 
C,  has  been  making  studies  to  ascertain  if  those  who 
have  been  in  college  are  having  the  slightly  more  than  two 
children  per  graduate  required  to  replace  themselves.  The 
Bureau  selected  the  graduates  of  the  25th  reunion  class  for 
comparisons  of  the  numbers  of  children  of  the  graduates 
of  various  colleges  since,  because  of  their  age,  their  fami- 
lies are  almost  complete. 

The  Bureau  finds  that  our  nation  is  faced  with  the 
problem  of  shrinking  families  of  thinking  people.  Buck- 
nell  University  graduates  for  the  years  of  1923  and  1938 
were  included  in  the  survey,  which  shows — rather  alarm- 
ingly— that  we  aren't  too  near  the  top.  For  the  Class  of 
1923,  for  instance,  the  figures  show  an  average  of  1.47 
children  per  male  graduate  and  1.50  children  per  woman 
graduate.  Their  record  is  1.43  and  1.21,  respectively, 
belozv  the  all-high  established  by  Utah  State  Agricultural 
College. 

The  records  for  1938  reveal  an  average  of  1.05  chil- 
dren per  male  graduate  and  0.96  children  per  woman 
graduate.  Again,  we  find  that  Bucknell  is  0.96  and  0.89, 
respectively,  below  the  high  for  that  year,  also  established 
by  Utah  State  Agricultural  College. 

Men  graduates  of  the  class  of  1923  from  66  colleges 
reported  only  1.76  children  apiece.  The  women  graduates 
of  the  same  class  from  70  colleges  average  but  1.2$  off- 
spring each. 

The  Bucknell  Classes  of  '24  and  '39  will  receive  ques- 
tionnaires in  this  year's  survey.  W' e  hope  each  class  mem- 
ber will  co-operate  in  order  that  the  survey  will  be  accu- 
rate. 

.■    4> 

They  Represented  Bucknell 

The  following  Alumni  have  represented  President 
Herbert  L.  Spencer  at  several  college  and  university 
functions  recently :  James  A.  EUery  '30  at  the  inaugu- 
ration of  the  president  of  Heidelberg  College ;  Alfred 
B.  Haas  '33  at  the  inauguration  of  the  president  of 
Drew  University ;  Heber  W.  Youngken  '09  at  the  Fif- 
tieth Anniversary  Convocation  of  Northeastern  Uni- 
versity ;  and  Cyrus  B.  Follmer  '16  at  the  Centennial 
ceremony  of  the  University  of  Ottawa. 


December  1948 


Recent  Alumni  Added  to  Faculty 

Here  are  eight  additional  Alumni  who  have  been 
added  to  Bucknell's  faculty  this  last  year: 

David  Bowler  '48  left  Bucknell  after  three  semesters 
to  join  the  Navy.  He  served  in  communications  in  the 
United  States,  Alaska  and  the  Aleutian  Islands  for  21 
months.  He  returned  in  1946,  got  his  degree  last  June, 
and  is  now  full-time  instructor  in  electrical  engineering. 

Emily  Kelly  who  graduated  in  '46  and  married 
Howard  Carlough  '50  the  same  year,  got  her  master's 
degree  in  education  in  June,  1948.  and  is  now  living  in 
Bucknell  Village  and  teaching  in  the  University's  Com- 
mercial Department. 

Joseph  A.  Diblin  '40  enlisted  in  the  Army  Air  Force 
directly  after  graduation  and  served  there  for  five  years. 
He  got  his  wings  in  Mississippi,  then  became  flight 
instructor  for  B-24's  at  Smyrna,  Tennessee,  where  he 
attained  the  rank  of  captain  and  served  as  director  of 
training  until  the  war's  end.  He  returned  to  Bucknell 
and  after  receiving  his  master's  degree  in  1946  became 
assistant  athletic  coach  and  teacher  of  English  and 
French  in  the  Lewisburg  High  School.  In  addition,  he 
taught  aeronautics  and  conducted  the  Air-Age  Work- 
shop for  two  summer  sessions  at  Bucknell  and  this  fall 
was  appointed  soccer  coach  here. 

Raymond  Irwin  '47  dropped  out  of  college  to  serve 
with  the  8th  Army  Air  Force  for  two  years,  returned 
for  his  B.A.  degree,  became  assistant  director  of  the 
Second-Century  Development  Program  and  this  fall 
was  made  director  of  the  Bucknell  Placement  Bureau. 

Bob  Megargel  x'47  has  come  back  to  the  campus 
from  The  Harrisburg  Evening  Nezvs  to  become  Buck- 
nell's first  full-time  sports  publicity  man  since  the  war. 

Ruth  Purdy  Rautenstrauch  M.A.  '48,  an  instructor 
in  sociology,  earned  her  undergraduate  degree  at  Mere- 
dith College,  did  personnel  work  for  Curtiss- Wright 
Corporation  during  World  War  II,  acted  as  vocational 
appraiser  in  the  Psychology  Department  at  North  Car- 
olina State  College  and  last  summer  began  work  on  her 
Ph.D.  at  Columbia. 

Edgar  Smith  '47  dropped  out  of  Bucknell  in  the 
middle  of  his  junior  year  and  spent  three  years  in  the 
Army.  He  served  in  the  South  Pacific  and  was  in  Aus- 
tria when  the  war  ended.  He  got  his  master's  degree 
at  Bucknell  in  1948  and  is  now  an  instructor  in  English. 

John  Zeller  '41  received  his  master's  degree  in  1942. 
served  in  the  Armed  Forces  four  and  one-half  years, 
two  and  one-half  years  as  an  instructor  at  Fort  Sill, 
the  rest  of  the  time  in  Italy.  He  got  his  LL.B.  from 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  last  June  and  is  now 
instructor  in  law  on  the  campus  and  working  out  his 
clerkship  in  the  office  of  Cloyd  N.  Steininger  '03. 


OTHER  FACULTY  MEMBERS  new  this  year 
come  from  Yale,  Duke,  Harvard,  Temple,  Ohio  State. 
Marburg  University  (Germany),  Hamilton,  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  Penn  State,  University  of  Cincinnati, 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  Cornell,  Rut- 
gers, Montclair  State  Teachers  College  and  the  Juil- 
liard  School  of  Music. 

There  are  now  on  the  Hill  137  faculty  members  on 
the  regular  staff.  With  the  assistants,  extension  divi- 
sion instructors  and  emeriti  added  to  this  number, 
there  are  183  men  and  women  on  Bucknell's  faculty 
staiT. 


L.  to  v.:     Malcolm  E.  Musser  '18,  Andrew  R.  Mathieson  '20,  E.  A.  Snyder 
'U.  President  Spencer.  Alvin  S.  Houck  '49,  chapter  president. 

Sigma  Chi  Breaks  Ground 

One  important  Homecoming  celebration  was  the 
ground  breaking  for  the  new  Sigma  Chi  fraternity  house 
which  will  stand  on  University  property  southeast  of  the 
Vaughan  Literature  Building. 

Andrew  R.  Mathieson  '20  was  master  of  ceremonies, 
President  Herbert  L.  Spencer  spoke  and  Edgar  A.  Snyder 
'11  lifted  the  first  spadeful  of  earth.  Before  performing 
this  ceremony,  he  called  on  Dean  ^Malcolm  E.  Musser  '18 
for  a  prayer. 

Each  speaker  in  turn  paid  tribute  to  the  contribution 
of  the  fraternity  to  the  life  of  the  University. 

The  ceremony  was  concluded  with  the  singing  of  the 
Sigma  Chi  song. 

Richards  '13  Among 

"Men  of  Industry" 

Earl  Richards,  Bucknell  Trustee  and  vice-president  of 
Republic  Steel,  is  the  subject  of  a  three-column  sketch  in 
the  Youngstown  (Ohio)  Vindicator  on  July  4,  1948. 

Among  the  qualities  listed  are  vigor,  strength,  power 
of  concentration,  ability  to  avoid  worry,  orderliness  and 
forthrightness.  His  job,  in  charge  of  operations  of  this 
large  company,  requires  all  of  these  characteristics. 

Richards'  rapid  rise  began  the  summer  after  his  junior 
year  in  college  when  the  chief  engineer  of  the  Westing- 
house  Airbrake  Company,  where  he  worked,  presented  an 
intricate  problem  to  a  number  of  his  top-flight  engineers. 
The  youngster  got  hold  of  the  problem  and  was  promoted 
when  the  boss  saw  a  copy  of  the  solution.  The  man  who 
found  this  budding  Bucknell  engineer  was  Dr.  S.  W. 
Dudley,  now  professor  at  Yale  University. 

His  post-college  experience  has  been  with  the  West- 
inghouse  Airbrake  Companj-,  the  U.  S.  Railroad  Admin- 
istration in  the  First  World  War,  Jones  and  Laughliii 
Steel  Corporation  and  Republic  Steel.  After  the  war  he 
was  in  consulting  engineering  on  his  own  for  five  years 
before  going  to  Jones  and  Laughlin. 

Richards  believes  that  90  per  cent  of  American  indus- 
try is  "on  the  square"  and  would  like  to  have  it  said  of 
him,  "He  played  the  game  on  the  square."  And  he  empha- 
sizes the  importance  of  considering  the  personalities  of 
his  associates.  These  associates  gave  him,  when  he  went 
to  his  present  position,  a  plaque  "in  memory  of  our  splen- 


December  1948 


did  relationships  with  you  and  in  token  of  our  sincere  re- 
gard and  esteem." 

We  BucknelHans  know  Richards  as  a  top  scholar  and 
athlete  in  college  and  one  of  the  University's  most  suc- 
cessful Alumni.  He  has  been  a  trustee  of  Bucknell  since 
1934  and  in  1946  received  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Science.  Dr.  Richards  and  his  wife  live  at  2824  Drum- 
mond  Road,  Shaker  Heights,  Cleveland  20,  Ohio.  Their 
daughter,  a  graduate  of  Wellesley,  is  married  and  has  two 
children,  three  and  five,  who,  according  to  this  Alumnus, 
are  his  "softest  spot." 


Dr.  Lesher  Urges  Social 

Disease  Education 

Dr.  Mabel  Grier  Lesher  '01,  in  speaking  before  the 
12th  National  Social  Hygiene  Day  conference  in  Phila- 
delphia recently,  urged  that  ever)'  child  be  educated  to  the 
danger  of  social  diseases.  She  said :  "We  should  not  keep 
our  young  people  ignorant  of  their  social  development. 
If  they  are  kept  ignorant  on  this  important  matter,  they 
enter  married  life  in  that  state." 

Dr.  Lesher  received  the  A.B.  and  A.M.  degrees  at 
Bucknell,  w"here  she  graduated  with  high  honors  after  a 
very  active  college  career.  In  1905  she  received  the  M.D. 
degree  from  Johns  Hopkins  Medical  School. 

She  spent  a  number  of  years  as  a  medical  missionary 
in  China  ;  she  has  taught  at  New  York  University.  Rutgers 
University  and  Trenton  State  Teachers  College,  in  the 
field  of  social  hygiene. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  married  Charles  Bvron 
Lesher  '01.  M.D.,  in  1908.  Their  daughter,  :\Iabel,''is  a 
graduate  of  Bucknell  in  the  Class  of  1933. 

The  two  Doctors  Lesher  are  living  at  331  Penn  Street, 
Camden,  'New  Jersey. 


A  New  John  Howard  Harris  Arrives 

Dr.  Mary  B.  Harris  received  a  telephone  call  not  long 
ago  announcing  the  arrival  of  John  Howard  Harris,  great- 
great-grandson  and  namesake  of  her  famous  father,  who 
was  president  of  Bucknell  for  30  years.  Young  John's 
father  is  Dr.  George  Harris,  Jr.  x'34,  Detroit  orthodontist, 
who  served  three  years  in  the  Navy  after  recei"\ang  the 
degrees  of  D.D.S.  and  M.S.  at  the  University  of  Michigan. 

We  hope  the  recently-arrived  John  Howard  Harris 
makes  Bucknell  his  alma  mater  and  that  he  grows  to  the 
stature  of  his  illustrious  great-great-grandparent. 


Who's  Who  in  Engineering  lists  eight  BucknelHans  in 
addition  to  President  Herbert  L.  Spencer.  This  bio- 
graphical compendium  of  persons  of  distinction  in 
engineering  includes  the  following:  Albert  H.  Cooper, 
professor  of  chemical  engineering:  W'arren  D.  Garman, 
associate  professor  of  mechanical  engineering;  Dalzell 
M.  Griffith  '23,  professor  of  civil  engineering;  George 
A.  Irland  '15,  professor  of  electrical  engineering; 
George  M.  Kunkel  '19,  associate  professor  of  mechani- 
cal engineering ;  John  C.  Reed,  professor  of  mechani- 
cal engineering;  William  H.  Schuyler  '15,  assistant 
professor  of  chemical  engineering ;  and  Harold  A.  Shaf- 
fer '13,  associate  professor  of  engineering  drawing. 


Charles  E.  Bunnell 

President-Emeritus 
Charles  E.  Bunnell  '00 

Excerpts  from  an  editorial  in  the  Fairbanks  (Alaska) 
Daily  News-Miner,  October  7,  1948: 

"Resignation  of  Charles  Ernest  Bunnell  as  president  of 
the  University  of  Alaska  .  .  .  will  mark  the  close  of  the 
colorful  and  distinguished  career  of  one  of  the  foremost 
educators  of  the  Pacific  Northwest  ...  In  December, 
1921,  having  assumed  the  presidency  (of  the  then  non- 
existing  institution ) ,  he  stood  on  a  hilltop  wondering  how 
he  was  going  to  turn  $60,000 — appropriated  by  the  Alaska 
legislature  for  the  purpose — into  a  college  .  .  .  On  that 
same  hilltop  (now)  stands  the  cluster  of  frame  and  con- 
crete structures  whose  halls  and  classrooms  .  .  .  have 
drawn  students  and  educators  from  every  state  in  the 
union  and  from  many  foreign  nations. 

"Nine  months  after  he  assumed  the  duties  of  presi- 
dent on  December  7,  1921,  the  Alaska  Agricultural  Col- 
lege and  School  of  Mines  opened  its  doors  and  the  stu- 
dent body — all  six  of  them — filed  in  .  .  .  Today  more 
than  5000  Alaskans  have  completed  the  L^niversitj^'s  short 
course  in  mining  .  .  .  Alore  than  100  graduates  of  the 
School  of  Mines  are  holding  down  important  engineering 
posts  .  .  .  Sourdough  farmers  have  learned  to  look  to  the 
LTniversity's  agricultural  experiment  stations  .  .  .  for  ad- 
vice. Fur  breeders  journey  to  the  University's  experi- 
mental station  .  .  . 

"...  The  college  museum  houses  75.000  specimens  of 
Arctic  artifacts  .  .  .  and  scores  of  exhibits  of  prehistoric 
monsters  .  .  .  the  federal  government  has  agreed  to  erect 
a  $975,000  geophysical  institute.  A  $4,000,000  laboratory' 
for  problems  of  public  and  personal  health  (will  be  in 
service)  shortly.' 

"Dr.  Bunnell  has  achieved  a  distinction  equalled  by 
few  in  the  field  of  pedagog^^  He  is  known  as  a  man  who 
worlds  in  his  shirt  sleeves  with  dignity  .  .  . 

"Upon  his  retirement  next  July,  it  will  not  be  neces- 
sary for  well-meaning  Alaskans  to  congregate  for  dis- 
cussion of  a  monument  to  Dr.  Charles  E.  Bunnell. 

"He  has  already  built  it  himself." 

Bunnell  came  to  Bucknell  in  1896  from  a  farm  near 


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December  1948 


Dimock,  Pennsylvania.  He  won  the  freshman  declama- 
tion prize  that  first  year,  played  football  as  quarterback 
when  Christj^  Mathewson  held  the  fullback  position.  He 
was  manager  of  Bucknell's  baseball  team,  received  a  SlOO 
gold  watch  for  the  best  Commencement  oration  and  gradu- 
ated siimma  cum  laude  in  1900. 

He  went  to  Alaska  that  same  year  to  take  a  job  just 
vacated  by  another  BuckneUian,  Robert  G.  Slifer  '98 — 
that  of  teaching  in  a  mission  school  on  Wood  Island  near 
Kodiak.  He  has  lived  in  the  Territory  ever  since.  During 
his  early  years  there  he  taught  school,  managed  a  hotel, 
ran  a  bank  and  read  law  books  at  night.  He  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Alaska  bar  and  in  1914  was  appointed  U.  S. 
judge  of  the  Fourth  Judicial  Di\-ision,  the  post  he  left 
seven  years  later  to  accept  the  presidency  of  the  Uni- 
versity. 

In  1901  he  returned  to  "the  States"  and  married  Mary 
Ann  Kline  '00,  a  classmate.  They  have  one  daughter, 
Jean,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Leland  Stanford  and  has  had 
extended  training  at  the  Universitj-  of  Grenoble  in  France. 

Charles  Bunnell  has  not  visited  his  home  state  fre- 
quently in  the  past  48  years.  He  received  his  master's 
degree  in  1902  and  came  to  Lewisburg  again  in  1925  to 
accept  the  degree  of  LL.D.  Of  this  he  said,  "That  was 
one  of  the  proudest  moments  of  my  life.  Aly  -Alma  Alater 
had  honored  me  with  the  best  at  her  command." 

A  man  of  high  ideals  and  fighting  spirit,  Bunnell  has 
always  been  in  there  pitching  when  the  good  of  Alaska 
and  her  people  were  concerned.  He  has  had  a  prominent 
part  in  changing  Alaska  from  a  swashbuckling,  lawless 
frontier  territon,-  to  a  law-abiding,  civilized  communit}-. 
He  began  and  organized  the  Farthest  North  College  and 
throughout  the  years  has  guided  its  steady  academic 
grovrth.  Today  the  graduates  of  its  School  of  Mines  and 
Civil  Engineering  hold  first  rank  along  with  those  of  the 
major  colleges  in  the  United  States  and  Canada.  The 
Rockefeller  Institute  collaborates  with  its  Department  of 
Physics  in  aurora  borealis  research,  the  Carnegie  Insti- 
tution of  Washington  directs  the  studies  in  ionosphere 
and  radio,  and  its  extension  courses  in  home  economics, 
mining  and  agriculture  ser\-e  throughout  the  great  Ter- 
ritory. To  quote  a  former  issue  of  the  ALUMNUS 
(March,  1945),  "Whatever  developments  may  be  ahead 
for  Alaska,  her  future  will  bear  the  stamp  of  Bucknell 
through  her  University  president." 

Time  (December  16.  1946)  reports  when  Pennsyl- 
vania-born, Bucknell-educated  Charles  Ernest  Bunnell 
was  asked  how  he  would  like  to  start  a  college  in  Alaska 
and  become  its  president,  he  replied  he  would  on  one 
condition — that  whenever  he  decided  the  college  could 
get  along  without  him,  he  would  quit. 

When,  on  July  1,  1949,  his  resignation  becomes  effec- 
tive and  by  unanimous  vote  of  the  Board  of  Regents  he 
becomes  President-emeritus  of  the  University,  he  will 
have  attained  that  which  comes  only  rarely  to  men — 
concrete  evidence  of  the  fruition  of  the  high  hopes  and 
dreams  of  his  young  manhood. 


Reverend  Flora  Clymer  '93 


Birthday 


Homecoming  is  over  and  Bucknellians  are  looking  for- 
ward to  a  red  letter  day,  the  fifth  of  February — BUCK- 
NELL'S  BIRTHDAY.  Already  many  clubs  are  planning 
big  celebrations.  Yours  is  probably  one  of  them.  ^lark 
the  date,  February  5,  on  your  calendar  now  and  write  to 
your  club  president  asking  for  the  time,  place  and  tj'pe  of 
the  celebration. 


Flora  Clymer  '93 


The  campus  was  recently 
honored  by  a  visit  from  Flora 
M.  Clymer,  who  has  been 
ser^-ing  the  Greenwich  Light 
Baptist  Church  in  Philadel- 
phia as  pastor  for  the  past  47 
years  near  the  soft  coal  docks 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad. 
She  started  her  service  there 
when  it  was  not  altogether 
safe  for  a  woman  to  travel  in 
that  district.  Over  the  years, 
however,  she  has  become  the 
angel  of  the  area  and  the  per- 
son who  would  harm  her 
would  be  in  grave  danger  from 


her  host  of  friends  who  have 
accepted  her  leadership  for  nearly  a  half-centur}-. 

On  the  campus  she  was  the  guest  of  the  University"  at 
dinner  and  called  on  President  and  Mrs.  Spencer. 

?iliss  Clymer  was  accompanied  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ar- 
thur Nichols  and  Mr.  E.  K.  Mahoun.  Mr.  Mahoun  is  a 
deacon  of  her  church,  ]Mrs.  Nichols  is  the  organist,  while 
her  husband  plays  the  cornet  in  the  choir. 

The  group  was  taking  a  leisurely  trip  through  scenic 
Pennsylvania,  with  a  visit  to  Bucknell  as  the  highlight  of 
the  tour. 


Notes  From  The  School  of  Music 

Harold  E.  Cook 

Bucknell  graduates  and  friends  will  be  glad  to  learn 
that  the  Department  of  Music  is  now  offering  a  Bachelor 
of  Music  degree  for  those  students  whose  primarj-  interest 
is  in  musical  performance,  and  a  Bachelor  of  Science  in 
Music  Education  for  teachers  and  super\-isors  of  music  in 
the  public  schools.  As  in  the  past,  a  major  or  minor  in 
music,  or  electives  in  practical  or  theoretical  music,  may 
be  chosen  by  any  liberal  arts  student.  State  certification 
has  been  received  for  the  music  education  degree  and  the 
first  class  of  candidates  in  these  two  fields  of  concentration 
began  work  in  September. 


Russell  ^filler,  the  new  violinist  on  our  music  staff  and 
conductor  of  the  Bucknell  University-  Symphony  Orches- 
tra, played  34  concerts  in  the  Woodstock  (New  York) 
String  Quartet  during  the  summer  months.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  New  Orleans  Symphony  for  a  year  and  has 
done  a  great  amount  of  playing  in  orchestral  and  ensemble 
groups  in  the  South  and  around  New  York  City.  Campus 
life  is  to  be  enriched  by  music  from  several  ensemble 
groups  doing  chamber  music  under  Mr.  Miller's  guidance 
and  a  series  of  Sunday  afternoon  programs  is  planned  for 
the  winter.  The  Symphony  now  has  40  enthusiastic  mem- 
bers. 


The  annual  tour  of  the  Bucknell  University  Men's  Glee 
Club  will  take  place  from  January'  30  to  Februan,-  4.  En- 
gagements include :  Lansdale,  Norristown.  Ardmore, 
Philadelphia  (broadcast  over  WFIL),  Woodburj-,  N.  J., 
Salem,  5s'.  J.,  Wilmington.  Del.,  Coatesville,  West  York, 
Hanover,  Frederick.  Md.,  Baltimore  (concert  and  broad- 
cast over  WMCP-FM)  and  Washington,  D.  C.    An  album 


December  1948 


of  four  records  was  made  by  the  Club  in  /\pril  and  is  on 
sale  at  the  Music  Department  office.  The  group  is  active 
throughout  the  school  year  and  available  for  concerts 
wherever  expenses  can  be  guaranteed.  A  limited  budget 
prevents  further  tra\'el  after  the  tour  unless  these  condi- 
tions can  be  met. 


The  annual  presentation  by  the  Department  of  Music 
of  Handel's  "Messiah"  will  take  place  in  Davis  Gymna- 
sium, Sunday,  December  12,  at  8:15  p.  m.  The  soloists 
and  a  chorus  of  150  students  and  local  musicians  will  be 
accompanied  by  the  Bucknell  Symphony  Orchestra.  This 
is  a  hearty  invitation  to  come  back  to  sing  or  listen. 


The  Women's  Glee  Club  will  be  on  tour  between 
March  31  and  April  13.  They  have  not  decided  definitely 
upon  all  of  the  engagements  at  this  time  but  will  be  in 
the  New  York-Philadelphia  area  and  have  plans  to 
broadcast. 


Sue  Weddell  '12 


SueWeddell  on  Important  Mission 

Sue  Weddell  '12,  secretary 
for  the  India  and  Pakistan  sec- 
tor of  the  Foreign  Missions 
Conference,  sailed  August  6 
on  board  the  Queen  Elisabeth 
on  a  triple  mission.  She  met 
with  50  women  from  around 
the  world  to  consider  the  re- 
sults of  an  international  study 
of  the  "Place  of  Women  in  the 
Church" ;  next  she  attended 
the  first  assembly  of  the  World 
Council  of  Churches  in  Ams- 
terdam during  late  August  and 
early  September ;  and  then 
went  on  to  the  sessions  of 
the  International  Missionary 
Council  in  Leyden,  the  Netherlands.  Following  this  she 
continued  her  journey  to  India  and  Pakistan  in  connection 
with  her  secretaryship. 

That  is  the  story  boiled  down  to  the  bare  essentials. 
Let's  clothe  them  with  a  few  details.  They  make  inter- 
esting reading. 

Sue.  one  of  seven  children  in  this  interesting  family 
(father,  son  and  two  daughters,  Bucknellians),  is  a  dis- 
tinguished-looking person  with  white  hair  and  grey-blue 
eyes.  She  never  dreamed  when  she  was  handed  her  di- 
ploma up  in  Commencement  Hall  of  Old  Main  in  1912  that 
one  day  she  would  be  in  London  attending  an  annual  con- 
ference of  British  Missionary  Societies ;  that  she  would 
be  one  of  10  women  from  the  whole  of  North  America  to 
be  sent  to  a  World  Conference  in  India  ;  that  she  would  be 
president  of  the  Missionary  Education  Movement  of  the 
United  States  and  Canada  :  for  one  year  president  of  the 
Foreign  Mission  Conference  of  North  America.  Little 
did  she  imagine  that  she  would  be  one  of  the  consultants 
of  the  Federal  Council  of  Churches  at  the  first  great  meet- 
ing of  the  United  Nations  at  San  Francisco,  or  that  she 
would  be  the  author  of  some  half-dozen  books,  mainly  on 
religious  subjects.  She  couldn't  look  into  the  future  and 
learn  that,  36  years  after  receiving  that  Bucknell  degree, 
she  would  be  sailing  for  Europe  on  the  world's  largest  pas- 
senger liner  as  a  delegate  to  the  first  assembly  of  the  great 
World  Council  of  Churches  in  Amsterdam,  and  that  she 


would  be  one  of  50  women  from  all  parts  of  the  world 
appointed  to  a  conference  to  consider  a  phase  of  church 
work  of  world-wide  interest. 

"It  was  a  truly  ecumenical  experience  even  to  the 
sleeping,"  our  Bucknellian  writes  of  this  last  conference. 
"The  number  of  delegates  is  significant  .  .  .  when 
you  realize  the  very  great  divergence  of  practice  and  opin- 
ion around  the  world,  it  seems  a  miracle  that  these  50 
women  could  come  together."  Three  college  presidents 
were  among  the  delegates,  Dr.  Wu  of  Nanking,  China; 
Sarah  Chakke  of  Lucknow,  India,  and  Mildred  McAfee 
Horton  of  Wellesley.  Sue  roomed  with  the  wife  of  the 
Bishop  of  Chichester  and  "blessed"  Mrs.  Niemoeller. 

After  the  World  Council  of  Churches  Assembly,  in 
Amsterdam.  Sue  continued  her  journey  to  Leyden,  the 
Netherlands,  where  in  the  sessions  of  the  International 
Foreign  Missionary  Council  she  represented  the  Foreign 
Missions  Conference  (an  interdenominational  Protestant 
agency  made  up  of  108  foreign  mission  boards  in  the 
LTnited  States  and  Canada).  As  secretary  for  the  India 
and  Pakistan  sector  of  the  Foreign  Missions  Conference, 
she  then  continued  her  trip  to  Bombay.  "I  will  be  going," 
she  wrote,  "either  by  freighter  out  of  Antwerp,  iyi  weeks, 
or  if  this  passage  fails,  I  have  air  passage  to  Bombay, 
leaving  here  October  4  and  arriving  October  5  ! !  1"  An 
overnight  journey  from  the  shores  of  Western  Europe  to 
Bombay  on  the  shores  of  the  Arabian  Sea !  This  im- 
presses on  us,  more  strongly  than  ever,  the  shrinking  size 
of  the  world.  High  time  for  a  world  ecumenical  confer- 
ence, and  fortunate  that  Bucknell's  poised,  attractive  Sue 
Weddell  is  a  delegate  from  our  great  country. 


President  Bailey  Appoints 

Alumni  Trustee  Committee 

The  following  committee  has  been  appointed  by  Clyde 
P.  Bailey  '29,  president  of  tlie  General  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, to  select  two  candidates  for  whom  Alumni  may  vote 
for  Alumni  Trustee  :  Barr  Cannon  '39,  chairman  ;  Harry 
Andrews  '19,  Steve  Dimlich  '20,  E.  A.  Snyder  '11,  and 
S.  Dale  Spotts  '18. 

The  By-Laws  of  the  General  Alumni  Association  pro- 
vide that  "Each  Alumni  Club  and  any  five  or  more  Alumni 
shall  have  the  privilege  of  proposing  the  names  of  one  or 
more  Alumni  to  the  Committee  as  candidates  for  Alumni 
Trustee."  Such  proposals  should  be  mailed  to  the  Alumni 
Office  by  December  15.  From  those  proposed  the  Com- 
mittee shall  select  the  two  that  they  consider  the  "best 
suited  and  best  qualified  persons  available  for  Alumni 
Trustee."  No  one  who  has  been  pre\-iously  elected  to  the 
position  may  be  considered. 

After  the  choices  have  been  made  by  the  Committee, 
the  two  names  will.be  presented  to  the  entire  Alumni  body 
for  their  votes.  The  selection  will  be  announced  at  Com- 
mencement in  June,  1949. 


THE  BUCKNELL  GUIDANCE  WORKSHOP  held  its 
ninth  annual  session  this  summer,  June  21  to  July  30. 
Forty-eight  counselors,  principals  and  teachers  attended. 
F.  G.  Davis  was  director  and  T.  Bayard  Beatty  was  assis- 
tant director.  They  were  assisted  by  specialists  brought 
to  the  campus  for  one  week  each. 

On  July  20  a  conference  on  guidance  was  held,  to 
which  seven  specialists  made  significant  contributions. 


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December  1948 


Foreign  Countries  Represented 
on  Campus 

There  are  in  the  neighborhood  of  2.400  students  on 
Bucknell's  campus  this  fall.  Xot  only  do  they  come  from 
about  30  states  and  the  District  of  Coliunbia.  They  come 
from  Turkey,  Egypt.  Austria,  the  Dominican  Republic, 
China.  Brazil,  England.  France.  Africa.  Denmark,  Ger- 
many, Belgium,  India  and  Chile.  In  addition  Puerto 
Rico  and  Hawaii  are  represented. 

Of  the  more  than  1,700  men.  247  of  the  1.163  veterans 
were  new  this  fall.  There  are  299  new  ci\'ilian  men. 
Only  9  of  the  women  students  were  formerly  connected 
with  the  armed  services. 


BucKnell  University. 


A  Fine  Record 


Exeuse  M  )^ 


From  Class  in 
On 


This  exeuse  is-for  absence  only;  iyo\  for  the  work, 
which  in  all  eases  must  be  made  up- 


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=HES;DrKT. 


Date--I909 

The  above  absence  slip  came  to  the  editor  recently 
from  Leo  L.  Rockwell  '07,  who  was  the  former's  teach- 
er in  1908-09.  It  was  signed  by  the  famed  Dr.  John 
H.  Harris,  who  was  president  of  Bucknell  from  1889 
to  1919.  This  will  indicate  how  simple  college  admin- 
istration was  at  Bucknell  40  jears  ago.  when  the  presi- 
dent of  the  University-  looked  after  the  student's  atten- 
dance. 

A  note  from  Dr.  Roclnvell  a  few  weeks  ago  said : 
"Dear  Frank,  The  trouble  with  your  German  is — that 
you  cut  class  too  much." 

Leo  was  on  the  Bucknell  faculty-  for  30  years,  when 
Colgate  took  him  to  head  its  School  of  Languages  and 
Letters.  He  will  be  recognized  by  younger  Alumni 
as  the  writer  of  the  clever  "Two  Thousand  Years  of  the 
Qass  of  1907."  appearing  in  the  ALUMXUS.  He  has 
written  and  spoken  widely  on  the  subject  of  linguis- 
tics. His  wife,  the  former  Vera  Cober  '11,  also  a  writer 
of  no  mean  ability,  is  now  collaborating  on  a  textbook 
on  education  by  radio. 

Of  their  three  daughters,  Frances  is  a  graduate  of 
Bucknell  in  the  Class  of  1937. 


REMEMBER 

Bucknell's  Birthday  is  February  5.  On  that 
date  she  will  be  103  years  old.  Parties  will  be 
held  from  Los  Angeles  to  Boston  and  Florida  to 
Seattle.  Mark  this  date  on  your  calendar  and 
plan  to  attend  your  club  party. 


Eliz.abeth  M.  Kates 


"It  is  better  to  say.  "This 
^^^1^^^  one  thing  I  do.'  than  to  say, 

JPP^^^^  "The  forty  things  I  dabble  in.' '' 

m  ^k  That    quotation    is    taken 

^L^^^^r       m  from  a  booklet  (so  attractive 

Bp|i|  ^^     i  in  make-up,  sketches,  etc.,  we 

W     Lf^  hope    we    have    a    permanent 

%  ^ — ■-  place    on    the    mailing    list!) 

sent  out  from  the  Virginia 
State  Industrial  Farm  for 
Women,  where  Elizabeth 
Mounce  Kates  is  superinten- 
dent. The  statement  is  t\"pical 
of  the  woman.  Early  in  life 
she  found  the  vocation  for 
which  by  temperament,  innate 
ability-  and  training  she  was 
fitted,  and  how  eminently  well  she  performs  "this  one 
thing  I  do"  is  manifest  from  the  record  of  positions  she 
has  'held. 

Shortly  after  finishing  the  domestic  science  course  at 
BuckneU  in  1917,  she  began  her  career  at  cooking  school 
in  the  Xew  Jersey  State  Industrial  School  for  Girls. 
Three  days  after  she  arrived,  she  was  promoted  to  the 
job  of  dietitian.  This  rapid  promotion  has  been  t\"pical 
of  her  career. 

-Another  Bucknellian  and  one  of  the  country's  foremost 
penologists.  Dr.  !Mar\-  Belle  Harris,  was  superintendent  of 
this  Xew  Jersey  institution,  and  when  President  Coolidge 
appointed  her  superintendent  of  the  Federal  Industrial 
Institute  for  Women  at  Alderson.  West  \irginia,  Eliza- 
beth Kates  went  along  as  a  deput\".  She  remained  there 
for  two  and  a  half  years,  then  was  appointed  assistant 
superintendent  at  the  State  Industrial  Home  for  Women 
at  !Muncy.  Pennsylvania.  At  the  end  of  her  first  year 
there,  she  was  called  for  dut\'  by  still  another  state.  Con- 
necticut this  time  needed  her  at  the  State  Farm  for  Wo- 
men at  Xiantic,  where,  within  a  few  years,  there  had  been 
a  sudden  jump  in  the  number  of  inmates  from  85  to  250. 
Our  BuckneUian  was  called  in  to  direct  the  business  office 
and  help  in  the  nece5sar\-  adjustment.  She  soon  had 
everything  under  control,  the  business  office  rtmning 
smoothly  and  efficiently,  but  she  did  not  sit  back  to  enjo}" 
the  fruits  of  her  labors.  Before  the  year  was  out.  the 
State  Prison  Board  of  \'irginia  and  the  Department  of 
Public  ^^'elfare  asked  her  to  assume  supenision  of  the 
Industrial  Farm  at  Goochland.  20  miles  out  from  Rich- 
mond. That  was  in  1932.  By  way  of  Xew  Jersey,  West 
\'irginia.  Pennsylvania  and  Connecticut,  she  arrived  to 
help  ^'irginia  with  its  program  of  prison  rehabilitation. 

She  found  here  a  job  to  engage  all  her  energies.  She 
was  glad  to  learn  on  her  arrival  at  the  260-acre  farm  that 
only  one  section,  to  house  60  women,  of  a  square  congre- 
gate building  had  been  completed.  The  plan  was  to  in- 
crease it  to  house  500  women  with  an  exercise  yard  in  the 
center.  Elizabeth  Kates,  with  years  of  valuable  experi- 
ence behind  her.  knew  these  building  plans  were  definitely 
out-moded.  "This  one  thing  I  do"  was  still  her  dictiun 
and  here  she  was  on  sure  ground  with  a  firm  bedrock  of 
knowledge  and  experience.  Directly  she  set  about  trans- 
forming the  whole  school  into  what  Elizabeth  Munger. 
one  of  the  countr\-'s  outstanding  women  in  the  correctional 
profession,  says  will  probably  be  the  most  complete  and 
modem  institutions  of  its  kind  in  the  whole  country. 
"With  an  unbelievably  small  stait,"  Miss  Munger  writes 
in  The  Prison  World.  "Miss  Kates  has  managed  to  imbue 


December  1948 


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them  and  the  women  with  something  of  her  o\^^l  buoyancy 
and  enthusiasm.  She  sails  through  one  problem  after  an- 
other with  great  good  nature,  her  course  carefully  charted 
and  her  hand  set  firmly  on  the  tiller."  ^liss  Munger 
writes  with  unwonted  enthusiasm  of  this  institution,  say- 
ing, "It  would  behoove  any  state  officials  having  to  do  with 
the  building  or  expansion  of  this  t}"pe  of  institution  to  \"isit 
the  place  and  see  for  themselves  before  completing  their 
plans." 

And  does  \irginia  approve  of  this  brown-eyed,  brown- 
haired  superintendent !  The  Roanoke  Times  calls  her  a 
"diplomat  extraordinan.-  and  an  expert  in  efficiency."  and 
says  that  "though  an  educated  person,  her  vocabular\- 
lacks  certain  words — the  ones  that  are  the  equivalent  of 
defeat."  Several  years  ago,  a  number  of  groups  through- 
out the  state  started  what  is  known  as  the  Elizabeth  Kates 
Foundation.  ^loney  from  this  fimd.  made  up  of  volun- 
tary" contributions,  is  used  to  help  paroled  and  discharged 
women  who  need  financial  assistance  in  embarking  on  new 
Hves. 

Another  evidence  of  the  interests  and  confidence  in- 
spired by  this  modest  and  unassuming  Bucknellian  is  the 
movement  well  under  way  to  present  Goochland  with  a 
chapel.  It  also  manifests  a  pride  in  the  institution  itself 
and  a  desire  to  do  something  definite  to  aid  the  woman  who 
herself  is  doing  so  much  so  well  to  send  each  woman  and 
girl  under  her  care  back  into  societ\-  a  confident  and  useful 
citizen. 

Chalk  up  another  score  for  Elizabeth  Mounce  Kates. 
The  people  of  A'irginia  are  glad  the  verb  in  "This  one 
thing  I  do""  remains  in  the  active  present  tense. 


SPORTS  NEWS 

A  home  game  with  high-scoring  Rhode  Island  State 
is  one  of  the  highlights  of  a  20-game  basketball  schedule 
annoimced  recently  by  A.  E.  Humphreys,  director  of 
athletics. 

Coach  Jack  Gu}-  has  been  working  witli  a  squad  ot 
about  two  dozen  candidates  since  early  October  in  prep- 
aration for  the  court  season  which  opens  here  December 
1  against  Susquehanna  Universit}'. 

Among  the  opponents  are  several  contenders  for  na- 
tional honors,  including  Temple  Universit}-.  \^'est  Mr- 
ginia,  Muhlenberg,  Xa\y,  American  Universit}-.  Lafayette. 
Rutgers  and  Rhode  Island. 

Dec.     1 — Susquehanna  Universit}^   Home 

Dec.     -! — Franklin  &  Marshall    Home 

Dec.     S — Temple   Universin-    '. Away 

Dec.  11 — Albright   College    Away 

Dec.  13 — Lehigh  Universit}-  Home 

Dec.  18 — ^^"est  \"irginia  Universitj-  Away 

Tan.     8 — \\"a>-nesburg  College   Away 

Jan.  12 — Getnsburg  College    Home 

Jan.  15 — Muhlenberg  College    Awaj- 

Tan.  29 — Xa\-}-    Away 

Jan.  31 — American  Universin-   -■ Away 

Feb.     5 — Lafayette  College    Home 

Feb.    8 — Rhode  Island  State  College  Home 

Feb.  12 — Lehigh  L'niversir>-   Away 

Feb.  19 — Buffalo  Universirv-  Away 

Feb.  23 — Gettysburg  College    Away 

Feb.  26 — Muhlenberg  College    Home 

Mar.   2 — Lafayette  College    Away 

Mar.    5 — Dickinson  College   Home 

Mar.    9 — Rutsers    University- Home 


BUCKXELL-WILKES    T.^BLE  AT  WaSHIXGTOX   AlL-CoLLEGE   DiXXER 

Dr.  Spexcee  \V.\s  the  Maix  Speaker 

L.  to  r.:  James  F.  (Posey)  Hayes  'OS.  Frank  G.  Darts  '11,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Achammer  and  Mr.  Pelton,  all  of  Wilkes  College:  Ernie  Blanche  '39.  Mrs. 
Blanche.  Mrs.  Worth  and  John  Worth  '37.  Mrs.  Drake  and  Lynn  C.  Drake 
'OS.  Joseph  Shearer    13. 


DR.  C.  :iIIXOR  MOORE  who,  accompanied  by  his  wife, 
son  and  daughter,  recently  visited  at  the  Alumni  Of- 
fice, is  principal  of  two  elementan.-  schools  in  the  Palo 
Alto.  California,  public  school  system  and  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  Stanford  University-.  It  happens  that  INIr. 
^loore  is  the  great-grandson  of  James  Moore,  III,  who 
was  largely  influential  in  establishing  the  University-  at 
Lewisburg  in  18-16,  which  became  in  1889  Bucknell  Uni- 
versit}-, The  ^loore  family  has  been  among  our  best 
customers  in  the  purchase  of  the  Centennial  History  of 
Bucknell.  They  purchased  one  for  each  member  of  the 
family. 


Football  has  been  working  on  a  50-50  basis  this  fall, 
with  the  varsit}-  team  losing  and  the  freshmen  winning. 

Coach  Harry-  L.  Lawrence's  varsit}-  crew  began  losing 
thunder  even  before  the  season  opened.  First  it  was  Al 
Hegelein.  who  was  being  groomed  to  handle  most  of  the 
forward  passing.  He  suffered  a  broken  leg  prior  to  the 
Alfred  game.  Then  came  Jim  Ostendarp,  a  key-man  in 
the  attack.  He  was  felled  by  influenza  and  has  not  re- 
gained the  speed  he  had  last  year  while  leading  the  Baby 
Bisons. 

In  the  second  contest  of  the  year.  Jack  McMahon.  a 
halfback,  sustained  a  concussion  and  was  out  for  the  sea- 
son. Shortly  afterwards.  Bob  Bucher,  regular  guard, 
was  sidelined  for  the  year  because  of  a  similar  injur}-. 
Amie  Pechtdis.  the  other  starting  guard,  and  his  under- 
study, Doug  Light,  were  confined  to  the  rest  camp  for 
over  a  week.  The  physical  strength  hit  a  season  low 
for  the  Temple  game,  when  only  28  men  were  in  uniform. 
The  freshman  gridders,  in  contrast  to  the  varsit}-'s 
losing  season,  have  been  having  a  grand  time.  They 
amassed  152  points  in  their  first  five  victories  of  tlie  year. 
Among  their  conquests  are  Keystone  Junior  College 
{39-7).  Perm  State  Junior  Varsit}-  (20-0),  Lock  Haven 
Junior  \'arsit}-  (20-18),  Baltimore  Junior  College  (47-0) 
and  King's  College  (26-6).  ^^"hen  the  Baby  Bisons  en- 
tertained AWofning  Seminar}-  November  13.  they  verified 
their  claim  to  an  undefeated  and  untied  season. 


When  Bucknell  Uni\-ersit}-"s  soccer  team  closed  its 
season  November  19  against  the  Universit}-  of  Delaware, 
at  Newark,  Del.,  the  Bison  hooters  were  looking  for  their 
fifth  consecutive  \-ictor}"  and  won  it  7-3. 

The  Orange  and  Blue  forces,  despite  outstanding  early 


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Decembek  1948 


performances  against  some  of  the  strongest  opposition  in 
the  nation,  including  Temple  and  Penn  State,  dropped 
their  first  three  games. 

But  the  co-defenders  of  the  Middle  Atlantic  States 
Conference  title  roared  back  in  recent  weeks  to  success- 
fully dispose  of  Johns  Hopkins,  3-1;  Gettysburg,  3-2; 
Western  Maryland,  5-0,  and  Franklin  &  Marshall,  4-3. 

In  the  game  with  the  Diplomats  at  Lancaster,  the 
Bisons  staged  a  hair-raising  victorious  finish.  Trailing 
by  a  score  of  3-1  with  12  minutes  to  play  remaining,  the 
Bisons  tallied  three  goals  for  a  thrilling  triumph. 

Because  league  rules  stipulate  that  each  entry  play  but 
five  conference  games,  the  battle  with  Delaware  did  not 
affect  the  final  standing  of  Bucknell,  which  ended  with 
four  league  \ictories  and  one  loss.  The  single  defeat  was 
accomplished  by  Washington,  the  17th  win  in  the  last  19 
engagements  for  the  Chestertown,  Md.,  hooters. 

Thus,  under  the  first-year  direction  of  Coach  Joe  Dib- 
lin  '40,  the  Bison  soccer  team  was  assured  of  concluding 
the  1948  campaign  with  a  mark  of  .500  or  above.  Bob 
Walgran,  Lewisburg,  served  as  captain  of  the  eleven 
during-  the  season. 


^(^  ;4cti(dtie^ 


One  Emeritus  to  Another 

Our  grand  old  man  of  the  campus.  Professor-emeritus 
Billy  Owens  '80,  had  a  letter  of  congratulation  on  his 
90th  birthday  from  a  former  student  who  is  also  an 
emeritus,  Anna  Gilchrist  Strong  x'99,  dean-emeritus  of 
the  University  of  Otago,  New  Zealand. 

Mrs.  Strong  has  had  an  unusual  life.  Shortly  after 
receiving  a  degree  in  household  arts  from  Columbia  Uni- 
versity, she  organized  departments  at  the  University  of 
Tennessee  and  at  Cincinnati  University.  After  the  deaths 
of  her  husband  and  son  she  went  to  India,  where  she 
established  similar  courses  in  the  college  at  Baroda,  in 
the  Training  Colleges  for  Teachers  and  in  the  Girls  High 
School.  While  there  she  had  the  interesting  experience 
of  being  director  of  the  Maharaja's  palaces.  She  con- 
tinued her  travels  around  the  globe  when  she  went  to  the 
University  of  Dunedin,  New  Zealand.  She  retired  in 
1941  but  could  not  return  to  America  because  of  the  war. 

Mrs.  Strong  writes  that  she  has  bought  a  house  in 
Dunedin ;  and  because  she  has  no  family  to  come  back  to 
in  "the  States",  "it  does  not  seem  likely  that  I  will  get 
home." 

The  whole  group  of  the  General  Alumni  Association 
sends  greetings  and  best  wishes  to  this  sister  Alumna 
across  the  seas ! 


Cunnecticut  Officers  —  Front 
row,  I.  to  r.:  Martha  E. 
Sober,  '4,1,  Clifford  Holleran 
19.  Dorothy  L.  Stolzenberg 
'1.1.  Back  row:  Charles  T. 
Sober  '39,  Mrs.  Lillian  Som- 
ers  Thompson  '38.  retiring 
President    and    Sec.-Treas. 


Cleveland  Club  Party 

CLEVELAND 

FORTY-FIVE  Cleveland  area  Bucknell  Alumni  who 
attended  the  dinner  meeting  with  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Spencer  on  October  15  agree  that  it  was  the  best  meet- 
ing yet.  After  a  delicious  turkey  dinner  served  by  Cros- 
by's Restaurant,  Dr.  Spencer  brought  us  the  latest  re- 
port from  the  campus  and  informed  the  Alumni  of  the 
many  changes  that  have  taken  place  on  the  300  acres. 
After  his  speech,  Dr.  Spencer  answered  several  questions 
the  Alumni  had  to  ask. 

Dr.  John  G.  Sholl  '37,  president  of  the  Cleveland 
Alumni  Club,  presided  over  the  meeting.  Mrs.  Arden 
Hardgrove  (Winnie  Dickson  '10)  from  Akron;  Porter 
Murdock  '47,  Bob  Dreher  '42  and  his  wife  from  Lorain 
traveled  the  greatest  distance  to  attend  the  meeting.  Also, 
Bob  Cook  '33  brought  his  mother  to  the  meeting.  Mrs. 
Cook  (Mabel  Maurer,  Mus.  '05)  was  visiting  her  son 
from  her  home  in  New  Berlin,  Pa. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Spencer  stayed  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Earl 
Richards  while  in  Cleveland,  and  were  entertained  at 
luncheons  Friday  both  at  the  Shaker  Country  Club  and 
the  Union  Club. — Mar}'  O.  Johannesen  '43,  secretary- 
treasurer. 

CONNECTICUT 

The  first  all-Connecticut  meeting  of  Bucknellians  was 
held  at  the  Stratfield  Hotel,  Thursday  evening,  October 
7.  President  Spencer  was  the  guest  of  honor  and  was 
accompanied  by  Alumni  Secretary  Frank  Davis.  Both 
told  of  Bucknell  aiTairs,  the  former  of  happenings  on  the 
campus  and  the  latter  of  Alumni  activities.  Among  the 
35  persons  present  were  Stanton  R.  Smith  and  Eugene 
Van  Why,  both  of  the  Class  of  1909  and  inseparable 
roommates. 

Charles  T.  Sober  '39,  president  of  the  club,  was  in 
charge.  Election  of  officers  resulted  in  the  following: 
president,  Clifford  A.  Holleran  '19;  secretary,  Dorothy  L. 
Stolzenberg  '45 ;  treasurer,  Martha  E.  Sober  '45  ;  execu- 
tive committee,  E.  T.  Ashman  '24,  James  D.  Craig  '41, 
Mrs.  Mary  Williams  Elder  '29,  Clavin  C.  Fisher  '34. 
Frederick  B.  Hamilton  '41,  George  H.  Pleinisch,  Jr.  '33, 
Thomas  J.  Ouigley  '47,  Norman  P.  Rousseau  x'32,  Brit- 
ton  W.  Saterlee  '47,  Jeroll  R.  Silverljerg  x'45.  William   F. 

(Coiilinucd  on  Page  22) 


December  1948 


13 


ALUMNI   FUND   REPORT 


(Continued  from  September  ALUMNUS) 

As  has  been  noted  previously,  every  Alumnus  who  has  contributed  to  the  heating  plant   fund   received   credit   for   his   first 
subscription  to  the  regular  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund. 

Only  the  names  of  givers,  arranged  by  classes,  are  listed.     Amounts    contributed    by 
Later  however,  a  report  will  be  made  on  amounts  contributed  by  each  class.     Names  of  all 
heating  plant  will  appear  in  a  future  ALUMNUS. 

The  names  listed  in  the  September  ALUMNUS  and  those  which  follow  indicate  persons  who  have  contributed  up  to  date 


ndividuals    will    not    be    published. 
Alumni  who  hereafter  give  for  the 


1895 

Allen.  Ezra 

1898 
Leiser,  A.  Andrew,  Jr. 

1900 
Deppen,  Joseph  H. 

1901 
Konkle,  Mrs.  Laura  Allen 
Lesher,  C.  B. 
Lesher,  Mrs.  Mabel  Grier 

1903 
Deppen,  Gertrude  J. 

1904 
Mccormick,  Harry  E. 

1905 
Mccormick,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Walls 

1907 
Adams,  Homer  H.  (In  Memoriam  i 

1909 
Baldwin,  Mrs.  Ella  Garvin 
Quick,  Horace 

1910 
Smith,  Eugene  P. 
Sterner,  Hope  B. 

1911 
DeLong,  Roy  A. 
Nester,  Daniel  H. 

1912 
Fairchild,  M.  Eugene 
Fisher.  Mrs.  Margaret  McClure 

1913 
Wendling,  Kenneth  H. 

1914 
Cathrall,  F.  H. 
Kuyl,  Henry  G. 
Williams,  Mrs.  Eva  Reinhardt 

1915 
Laidlaw.  Benjamin  W. 
Winkelbleck,  Mrs.  Miriam  Strickler 

1916 
Cowin.  William  E. 
Gubin,  Charles 

Schnure,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Bunnell 
Tilton,  Charles  E. 

1917 
Benedict.  Fred  E. 
Miller.  Mrs.  Edna  Overfleld 
Schug,  Mrs.  Alice  Johnson 
Storer,  Alexander 

1918 
Fritz,  Mabel  H. 
Grice,  Herbert  C.  Sr. 
Snyder,  C.  F. 

1919 
Angel,  Harry  H. 
Mincemoyer.  J.  M. 
Seeber,  Gurney 
Thomas,  Agnes  E. 

1980 
Dowd,  Katherine  Johnson 
Heikes,  Francis  L.  G. 
Reed,  Warren  S. 
Stover,  H.  E. 
Vial,  Mrs.  Helen  Reed 


1921 

DeWire,  Merrill  B. 

1922 
Carlson,  C.  Ivar 
Johnson,  Cyrus  L. 
Schultz,  Robert  R. 
Sherman,  Mrs.  Mary  ShoU 

1923 
Gehret.  Andrew  M. 
Weinrlch.  Mrs.  Edna  Tompkins 

1924 
Eckman.  J.  Ronald 
Schultz,  Charles  L. 
Steckel.  Rachel  M. 

19S5 
Biddison,  Mildred  P. 
Gardner,  Gertrude 
Reitz,  William  D. 
Spaeth,  Mrs.  Alice  Savage 

192fi 
Bower,  Lelia 
Fritzinger,  G.  H. 
Hagerman,  Ross 
McLane,  Roye  M. 

1927 
Bull,  Howard  A. 
Gilmour,  John  R. 
Schanely,  Howard  B. 

1928 

Biddle.  Mrs.  Cornelia  Trowbridge 

Keiser.  Edwin  L..  Jr. 

Priemer,  B.  A. 

Scottl.  Lawrence 

Shuttlesworth,  M.  C. 

Swartz,  Wendel  A. 

Wagner,  Alvin  S. 

Wakefleld,  Mrs.  Nancy  Kennedy 

1929 

Coleman,  Rowland  H. 
Cranford,  Clarence  W. 
Dukes.  Mrs.  Ruth  Welch 
Kulp.  Howard  G..  Jr. 
Smull.  Alice  L. 
Wagner.  Dorothy 
Wallace.  Mrs.  Irene  Noll 
Wrightnour.  Dorothy  L. 

1930 

Coleman,  Mrs.  Esther  Keim 
Lingle,  Ralph  G. 
Wagner.  George  O. 

1931 

Edwards,  Merle  B.,  Jr. 

Githens,  Sherwood,  Jr. 

Keiser,  Robert  H. 

O'Brien.  Mrs.  Martha  Warner 

Plant,  Mrs.  Metta  Allen 

Reece,  Helen 

Simonson,  Mrs.  Ruth  Thomas 

1932 

Foss,  Harold  L. 
Glazier,  Nathaniel 
Gring,  David  E.,  Jr. 
Marter,  Cyrus  D. 


Phillips.  George 

Smith.  Mrs.  Marion  Klapp 

1933 

Heritage,  Mrs.  Mary  Bell 
Kenseth,  Harald  E. 
Pratt,  Burt  C. 
Smith,  Robert  H. 

1934 
Converse.  James  M. 
Ditchey,  Mrs.  Ruth  Leymeister 
Fox.  Mrs.  Marie  Steinbach 
James.  Owen  W. 
Ruger.  Harold  D. 
Sherman,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mayhew 
Sober,  Margaret  G. 

1935 
Francis.  Forrest  W. 
Glazier.  Bernard 

193G 
Diefenbach.  W.  Gordon 

1937 
Dunham.  Prank  W. 
Hershey.  Mrs.  Sara  Davis 
Morrow.  Hugh.  Jr. 

1938 
Blanche.  Ernest  E. 
Dimmick,  Lester  W. 
Gault,  Mrs.  Alice  Freidel 
Hudson.  Mary  E. 
Mathieu.  Roger  E. 

19.'i9 

Bracken.  Charles  O. 

Condict,  T.  Chubb 

Goetze.  Arthur  F. 

Gulden,  Mrs.  Henrietta  Hostetter 

Hunter,  Richard  B. 

James,  William  L..  Jr. 

Perry.  Ruth 

Policelli,  Anthony 

ReiH,  Margaret  E. 

Rohrs,  Walter  F. 

Slack.  Jean  E. 

Strub,  Paul  T.  W. 

1940 

Bennett,  Carl  A. 

Bonebrake.  John  M. 

Clarke,  Mrs.  Janet  Johnstone 

Lautenschlager.  Beth 

Millard,  Charles  P. 

Rohrs.  Mrs.  Helen  Peachy 

Smith.*  Charles  B. 

Tydings,  Mrs.  Marie  Roversi 

Wenner,  Harry  W. 

Wenner.  Mrs.  E.  Jeanne  Rolfe 

1941 

Fox.  John  A. 

Gifford.  Mrs.  Eleanor  Frith 

Hammerman,  Mrs.  Catherine  Jones 

Nutt.  Richard  W. 

Reed.  Charles  P. 

Reed.  Mrs.  Martha  Rice 

1942 

Connelly,  Robert  W. 

Harris,  Mrs.  Nornia  Schotland 


Hopkins, 
Whitten, 


,  Donald  L. 
Mary  H. 

1943 

Dorsey.  Eleanor 
Glazier,  Harold  E. 
King,  Arnaud  M. 
Lindberg.  Dale  S. 
McQuay,  Russell,  Jr, 
Miles,  Betty  E. 
Palmer,  William  H. 
Rodgers.  Charles.  Jr. 
Simmonds,  Mrs.  Harriet  Lynn 
Stevenson,  Anne  E. 

1944 
Barclay.  Mrs.  Kathryn  Stevenson 
Bernstein.  Seymour 
Boswell.  Mrs.  Lois  Loughhead 
Heller,  Dorothy  Louise 
Palmer.  Mrs.  Dorothy  Bunnell 
Ranck,  Ralph  O. 
Reinaker.  Mrs.  Marjorie  Storey 
Straub.  Arthur,  Jr. 

1945 

Bartow,  Lewis 

Bartow,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bowen 

Jenkins,  Mary  Lou 

Lane,  William  H. 

Scanlan.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Doughty 

Westneat.  Richard  W. 

Westneat.  Mrs.  Norma  Rogers 

1946 

Barrett.  Manuel  L. 
Cappellini,  Clifford  S. 
Cooperstock.  Theodore 
Daindoff.  Olymp 
Davidson.  Ellen  L. 
Davles.  Walter  H. 
DeLong,  Eleanor  E. 
DuBreuil,  Shirley 
Heinzerling,  Ralph  E. 
Levy.  Joyce 
McCoola,  Vincent  J. 
Whitman.  Gloria  G. 
Wynn,  Betty  B. 

1947 
Beardsley,  Everett  L. 
Brogan.  Charles  C.  Jr. 
Haas.  Francis  B..  Jr. 
Hurwitz.  David 
Pursley.  Mrs.  Donna  McNeal 
Woods.  Elmer  B. 

1948 

Bell,  Edwin  L. 
Roche.  Irvan  D. 
Rosenberg.  Anita  T. 
Strassner.  Doris  E. 

1949 

Titus.  Mrs.  Marie  Prieston 

1950 
Dreese,  Ralph  E. 
Lewis,  Trevor  F. 
McCausland.  Thomas  G. 


1951 


Hood,  Palmer  R. 
Keyes,  Edwin  W., 


WiT 


Heating  Plant  Nears  Completion- 


14 


December  1948 


Class  Reports 


The  following  material  has  been 
prepared  by  class  reporters.  Other 
classes  are  arranging  for  such  re- 
ports and  it  is  hoped  that  before 
long  all  "personals"  will  be  pub- 
lished in  such  form. 

Information  on  members  of  class- 
es for  which  reporters  have  not  yet 
been  appointed  is  provided  under 
the  usual  headings :  "Down  the 
Aisle,"  "Future  Bucknellians," 
Completed  Careers"  and  "What 
Bucknellians  Are  Doing." 

Class  of  1899 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  J.  C.  Downs 

(Gertrude  Stephens) 

3222  VVainbell  Ave.,  Pittsburgh  16,  Pa. 

The  last  time  we  had  a  news  item  for 
the  ALUMNUS,  it  was  in  regard  to 
the  retirement  of  the  Reverend  E.  C. 
Conover  from  the  active  ministry  of 
the  Glenside-Wyncote  Baptist  Church. 
We  are  saddened  to  receive  word  of  his 
death  on  October  7,  1948.  The  class 
extends  sincere  sympathy  to  the  wife 
and  son  who  survive  him. 

As  we  record  this  death  of  another 
classmate,  we  are  reminded  anew  of 
the  brevity  of  life.  The  advent  of  the 
year  1949  brings  us  to  our  50th  year 
when  we  will  want  to  gather  for  a  final 
tribute  to  old  Bucknell.  More  than  half 
of  our  class  have  passed  to  their  re- 
ward so  we  do  hope  those  remaining 
will  plan  to  p"o  back  to  Bucknell  for  a 
grand  rally  next  June.  Please  accept 
this  as  a  personal  letter  and  invitation 
to  you  from  all  the  other  members  of 
the  class.  When  we  are  50  years  out 
of  college  we  become  members  of  the 
Emeritus  Club,  so  you  will  all  want  to 
be  there  to  join  the  patriarchs. 

Material  sent  from  the  Alumni  Of- 
fice to  the  following  has  been  returned; 
their  addresses  will  be  much  appre- 
ciated— Prof.  David  Robbins,  George 
S.  Tilley.  The  last  named  was  always 
doing  or  saying  something'  interesting, 
and  we  would  so  like  to  know  what  he 
has  been  doing  these  past  50  years. 

We  learn  that  Maurice  Mulford's  ad- 
dress is  603  N.  Atlantic  Blvd.,  Mon- 
terey Park,  Monterey,  Calif.  How  we 
wish  he  would  return  for  our  reunion 
as  few  of  us  have  seen  him  since  grad- 
uation day. 

Mayhap  some  of  you  are  not  inter- 
ested in  the  doings  of  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  class  but  Bucknell  is  inter- 
ested in  every  one  of  you,  whether  you 
have  lived  a  plain,  rather  uneventful 
life  or  had  honors  heaped  upon  you. 
Do  come  back  in  June,  and  see  Buck- 
nell's  many  improvements — fine  new 
buildings,  a  more  beautiful  campus 
though  it  was  always  lovely;  and  you 
will  find  the  Susquehanna  fair  as  ever. 
Hope  to  be  seein'  you. 


Class  of   1900 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  Robert  G.  Slifer 

(Edna  S.  Shires) 

19  N.  Horace  St.,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

(Editor's  Note:  Mrs.  SUfer  becomes 
class  reporter  under  most  unusual  and 
pleasant  eircninsfances.  Upon  recehnng 
from  her  the  follozving  class  report,  the 
editor  consulted  with  the  class  president 
and  Mrs.  Slifer  ivas  appointed  class  re- 
porter from  no'cv  on.  The  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation appreciates  very  much  Miss  Ann-a 
Judd's  imllingncss  to  accept  the  presidency 
since  Dr.  Shorklcy  felt  that  he  had  to  re- 
linquish the  post.) 

Failin.g  to  see,  in  the  ALUMNUS, 
any  news  items  concerning  the  mem- 
bers of  tlie  Class  of  1900,  I  am  taking 
it  upon  myself  to  send  you  several. 

On  July  11,  in  St.  Helena  Sanitarium, 
Calif.,  Grace  S.  Woodard  was  re- 
leased from  her  sufifering.  The  sani- 
tarium is  situated  on  the  side  of  a 
mountain,  under  the  redwoods,  where 
she  could  look  out  over  a  beautiful  val- 
ley. She  had  remarked  to  a  classmate 
who  visited  her;  "I  would  rather  be 
here  than  any  place  I  know!"  That 
classmate  was  May  Kline  Bunnell  with 
whom  Grace  had  visited  before  going 
to  the  sanitarium.  Previously,  she  had 
visited  her  sister  in  Portland,  Ore.  Af- 
ter years  of  nursing  her  parents  and 
then  an  elderly  aunt,  settling  estates  for 
her  brothers  as  each  one  was  deceased, 
she  finally  sold  her  home  in  Bradford 
and  went  to  the  west  coast.  She  had 
been  too  busy  doing  for  others  to  think 
of  herself  until  forced  to  by  her  discom- 
fort. Her  classmates  will  agree  that 
Grace  was  a  staunch  Christian  and  a 
loyal  Bucknellian. 

Last  fall,-  Mrs.  Fred  J.  Drynan 
(Alicia  Zierden)  came  East  to  visit  old 
friends  and  relatives.  She  spent  about 
two  months,  stopping  en  route  both 
ways,  seeing  friends  of  former  days. 
She  says  she  hopes  to  come  again  in 
1950  for  our  50th  reunion!  Her  address 
is  1702  Marlow  Ave.,  Bremerton,  Wasli. 

About  a  year  ago.  May  Kline  Bunnell 
(Mrs.  C.  E.  Bunnell)  of  Palo  Alto, 
Cahf.  (P.  O.  Box  597),  was  calling  on 
old  friends.  She  is  one  of  several  of 
our  1900  "girls"  who  had  been  together 
in  the  old  Bucknell  Institute,  Class  of 
'97,  and  then  all  through  college.  Anna 
Judd,  who  still  lives  with  her  sister  on 
University  Ave.,  is  another  member  of 
this  group.  Sara  Black,  who  lives  at 
152  W.  Loulher  St.,  Carlisle,  is  one  of 
the  "auburn-haired  trio."  "Iza"  Martin, 
the  third  of  the  "trio,"  is  deceased,  hav- 
ing passed  away  several  years  ago. 

Your  self-appointed  scribe  for  these 
few  items  is  Edna  Shires  Slifer,  Wood- 
bury, N.  J.,  who  has  five  grandchildren 
to  enjoy! 

If  your  name  is  not  included  in  these 
items,  it  is  due  to  lack  of  information. 
Don't  you  think  it  would  be  wise  to 
send  me  anything  of  interest  to  the 
Class  of  1900?  Let's  begin  now  to  find 
out  something  about  each  living  mem- 
ber of  our  class  in  preparation  for  a 
grand  SOth  Reunion  in  1950! 


Class  of  1902 

Class  Reporter:    Mary  T.  Wyhe 
64  N.  Ninth  St.,  Newark  7,  N.  J. 

We  all  remember  the  enthusiasm  with 
which  Frank  Stanton  entered  into  the 
athletic  life  of  Bucknell,  where  he  and 
Christy  Mathewson  helped  to  make 
baseball,  football  and  basketball  his- 
tory. After  graduation  Frank  went  to 
Denison  University,  Granville,  O.,  as 
coach,  where  he  was  highly  praised  for 
his  football  and  baseball  teams.  The 
Denison  nine  of  1903  won  the  state 
championship.  At  Bucknell  he  was  a 
member  of  the  dramatics  club.  The 
training  he  received  there  must  have 
been  first-rate,  for  he  has  been  one  of 
the  leading  Thespians  of  Chagrin  Falls 
(outside  of  Cleveland),  where  he  had 
the  leading  part  in  the  Little  Theatre 
play;     "The  Old  Soak." 

Stanton  is  an  attorney  at  law,  prac- 
tising in  Cleveland,  O.,  at  609  Society 
for  Savings  Building.  He  has  also 
found  time  to  serve  as  mayor  of  Cha- 
grin Falls.  Frank  has  four  sons,  three 
of  whom  served  in  the  Second  World 
War;  Tom  in  the  artillery,  Jim  in  the 
navy  in  Tokyo,  and  Bill  in  the  air  ser- 
vice. Tom  Stanton  was  awarded  the 
soldier's  medal,  while  with  the  Fifth 
Army  in  Italy,  for  heroic  action  in  sav- 
ing the  life  of  a  comrade  at  grave  risk 
of  his  own.  Bill  Stanton,  glider  pilot 
with  the  Ninth  Army  Force,  was  also 
decorated  for  his  service  in  the  Eu- 
ropean theatre.  Jim  reached  Tokyo 
Bay  just  as  the  peace  treaty  was  being 
signed. 

Your  secretary  is  indebted  to  Grit  for 
the  information  passed  along  to  you  al- 
most verbatim.  Grit  published  on  Oc- 
tober 7,  1945,  the  twentieth  anniversary 
of  Christy's  death,  a  very  interesting 
account  of  the  close  association  of 
Mathewson  and  Stanton  in  athletics 
during  their  college  days,  in  addition  to 
revealing  thumb-nail  sketches  of  both 
men. 

Class  of  1907 

Class  Reporter:    Leo  L.  Rockwell 

49  Broad  St.,  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

TWO  THOUSAND  YEARS  OF  1907 

The  Unfinished  Story  of  a  Class 

Spencer  Tillinghast  Harris  remained 
for  a  year  of  graduate  study  in  en- 
gineering at  Bucknell,  receiving  his 
Master  of  Arts  degree  in  1908.  He  then 
entered  upon  the  profession  of  civil 
engineering.  In  1912  he  was  awarded 
the  Master  of  Science  degree.  He  en- 
gaged in  various  engineering  projects, 
but  in  1941,  while  driving  through  a 
street  in  Philadelphia,  he  was  stricken 
by  a  heart  attack;  he  steered  to  the 
curb  and  died  almost  instantly. 

George  William  Hawk,  upon  the 
completion  of  his  medical  training  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  ac- 
cepted a  position  on  the  staff  of  the 
Robert  Packer  Hospital  at  Sayre.  In 
1915  he  married  Helen  Brown  of  Till- 
sonburg,  Ontario.  A  son,  William 
Andrew  Hawk,  was  born  May  13,  1922. 
At  Packer  George  has  had  a  long  and 
distinguished  career  as  associate  sur- 
geon and  associate  chief  surgeon  of  the 
Lehigh  Valley  Railroad.  He  is  known 
all  through  his  district  for  his  skill  in 
operating  and  for  his  genial  cheerful- 
ness and  patience.  He  is  always  filled 
with  good  intentions  at  reunion  time  "if 


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15 


everything  breaks  right,"  but  it  rarely 
does.  We  expect  you  back  next  time, 
George,  even  if  someone  else  has  to 
take  over  the  operating  room. 

F.  Luther  Heinze.  "Pick"  was  anoth- 
er of  the  engineering  pioneers.  Follow- 
ing graduation  he  served  his  appren- 
ticeship in  various  positions,  gradually 
moving  over  into  administrative  work. 
He  was  chairman  for  the  State  Depart- 
ment of  Forestry  and  New  Rivers  Col- 
liery Co.;  draftsman  and  assistant  en- 
gineer of  the  Pocahontas  Colliery  Co.; 
engineer  and  chief  engineer  of  the 
Beaver  Creek  Construction  Coal  Co. 
He  was  married  and  had  two  sons, 
Frank  M.  and  John  G.  In  1937  he  suf- 
fered a  stroke  which  paralyzed  his  right 
side  and  rendered  him  speechless.  Three 
years  later,  July  10,  1940,  he  died. 

Homer  Wilbert  Henderson,  who  left 
college  after  the  freshman  j'ear,  later 
entered  Clarion  State  Teachers  College, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1934.  The 
1940  Alumni  Catalog  lists  him  as  as- 
sistant principal  of  the  Summerville 
High  School,  Summerville,  Pa. 

Ammon  Gross  Hess  took  his  M.D. 
along  with  George  Hawk  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  in  1911.  He 
then  took  up  practice  at  Mountville, 
where  he  has  since  been  located.  When 
I  dropped  in  on  him  some  15  j'ears  ago, 
he  literally  hadn't  changed  a  bit  since 
college  days;  he  promised  to  get  back 
to  the  next  reunion,  but  you  know  these 
doctors. 

Walter  Budd  Hilton,  after  leaving 
Bucknell,  took  his  A.B.  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Florida.  He  also  took  work  at 
Newton  and  Union  Theological  Semi- 
naries. He  married  Isabel  Denison,  a 
graduate  of  Oberlin  College.  After 
four  3'ears  with  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  he  be- 
came a  chaplain  in  World  War  I,  be- 
ing attached  to  the  108  F.  A.  He 
served  in  Central  America  under  the 
Baptist  Home  Mission  Society,  but  his 
wife's  serious  illness  compelled  him  to 
return  to  the  United  States.  Since  that 
he  has  been  20  years  in  active  pastoral 
work.  He  is  now  located  at  Castile, 
N,  Y.,  enjoying  working  with  bees, 
flowers  and  fruits. 

William  Dudley  Hinman,  after  finish- 
ing his  course  in  dentistry  at  the  New 
York  School  of  Dentistry,  settled  in 
Bloomfield,  N.  J.,  where  he  was  ac- 
tive for  many  years.  He  married  a  very 
fine  wife  and  built  up  a  successful  prac- 
tice. Everyone  will  remember  the  fine 
pair  of  cockers  (? — I'm  not  a  dog  fan- 
cier) they  had  with  them  at  a  recent 
reunion.  However,  the  fishing  in  New- 
ark Bay  didn't  suit  Bill  and  as  his  fish- 
ing grounds  on  the  Susquehanna,  where 
he  spent  his  summers,  deteriorated.  Bill 
followed  Ponce  de  Leon  to  the  land  of 
fountains  and  of  fish.  He  is  now  lo- 
cated at  Floral  City,  Fla, 

Coit  Roscoe  Hoechst,  jack  of  many 
trades  and  master  of  most,  has  led  a  life 
of  infinite  variety.  He  left  Bucknell, 
after  taking  his  master's  degree  in  lan- 
guages, to  teach  in  Camptown,  Brad- 
ford County,  Pa.,  where  he  taught 
Greek,  Latin,  French  and  German,  di- 
rected the  Glee  Club,  led  a  church  choir, 
etc.,  etc.  He  also  married  Jessie  Hurst 
and  had  two  dau.ghters;  Eleanor,  born 
in  1914,  a  graduate  of  the  Pitt  School 
of  Education,  now  teaching  in  Pitts- 
burgh; and  Ruth,  born  in  1917,  who 
studied  at  P.  C.  W.,  then  married  Mr. 
Grasso.     (It's  impossible  to  believe,  but 


Coit  has  been  for  five  years  a  grand- 
father!) 

In  1916,  takin-  his  Ph.D.  at  Pitt.  Coit 
began  teaching  in  Schenley  High 
School.  After  his  first  wife's  death  in 
1929,  Coit  married  Margaret  Wagle, 
who  has  long  been  a  loyal  '07ite  by 
adoption.  Meantime,  Coit  has  been 
president  of  the  State  Modern  Lan- 
guage Association,  president  of  the 
Adult  Education  Association  since  1941, 
president  of  Xi  Chapter  of  Phi  Delta 
Kappa,  chairman  of  the  Governor's 
Post-war  Planning  Committee  in  Adult 
Education,  etc.  As  an  avocation  Coit 
has  served  as  director  of  extension  edu- 
cation of  the  City  of  Pittsburgh,  super- 
vising the  instruction  of  some  200,000 
students. 

In  his  few  leisure  moments,  Coit  has 
made  a  couple  of  dozen  violins,  violas 
and  cellos;  has  lettered  the  Bucknell 
diplomas  since  1921;  has  composed  a 
good  deal  of  music,  including  a  trio  for 
the  Bucknell  100th  anniversary  (he  is 
cellist  in  a  string  quartet) ;  has  dabbled 
in  amateur  photography  (his  enlarge- 
ments include  some  beautiful  photo- 
graphs of  Mexican  scenes  made  some 
years  ago) ;  has  taught  methods  courses 
and  inter-cultural  subjects  at  the  LTni- 
versity  of  Pittsburgh.  Well,  I  guess  I'd 
better  stop  here,  although  there's  a  lot 
more. 

Theodore  Bland  Hoy,  well  remem- 
bered as  Montandon's  gift  to  the  class, 
decided  after  college  to  begin  collecting 
legal  degrees.  Therefore,  he  settled  in 
New  York  City,  and  gradually  added 
to  his  bachelor's  and  master's  degree 
froin  Bucknell  the  useful  LL.B.,  the 
unusual  LL.M.,  and  finally  the  dis- 
tinguished J.D.  from  New  York  Uni- 
versity. He  was  engaged  meantime  in 
the  successful  practice  of  his  profession. 
He  also  acquired  a  wife,  and  after  miss- 
ing several  reunions  turned  up  with 
Mrs.  Hoy  for  the  40th,  hardly  changed 
a  bit  since  graduation.  His  address  is 
10321~n7th  St.,  Richmond  Hill,  N.  Y. 

Lila  Mabel  Sill  Hubbard  taught  four 
years  in  the  Kane  High  School,  then  in 
1911  married  Charles  G.  Hubbard,  a 
graduate  of  the  University  of  Michigan 
Law  School.  In  the  early  1930's,  when 
I  called  on  her  in  her  charming  Smeth- 
port  home,  her  husband  was  judge  of 
the  courts  and  she  was  busy  with  three 
lively  daughters — Genevieve,  Helen, 
and  Mar}'.  No  recent  word  has  come 
from  her,  but  her  address  is  9  Rose 
Hill  Av.,  Smethport. 

Class  of  1908 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  John  Mathi.^s 

(Margaret  Pangburn) 

202  St.  Louis  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

First  of  all,  your  reporter  wishes  to 
say  to  all  'OSers  that  she  thoroughly  en- 
joyed the  replies  that  came  in  response 
to  our  plan  for  reunion  last  June.  Read- 
ing those  letters  and  helping  to  arrange 
for  our  get-together  was  at  least  part 
compensation  for  missing  the  big  occa- 
sion. I  have  heard  fine  reports  of  the 
day  from  Paul  Stolz  and  again  may  I 
thank  you  for  your  kind  remembrances 
of  me. 

Really,  "Buster,"  I  read  your  write- 
up  in  the  ALUMNUS  and  it  was  great, 
but  I  must  have  skipped  that  para- 
graph on  elections,  for  I  didn't  realize 
that  I  was  official  reporter  of  the  class. 
Consequently,   I   didn't   seek  any  news 


for  this  issue,  but  I  happened  to  have 
some, 

A  few  weeks  ago,  I  attended  an  anni- 
versary occasion  at  a  church  in  Knox- 
ville,  Tioga  County,  Pa.,  a  little  town 
where  I  began  my  married  life,  where 
my  first  baby  was  born,  etc.  One 
morning  I  was  having  a  wonderful  time 
with  some  friends  when  a  man  and  his 
wife  came  to  claim  part  of  my  time  on 
the  grounds  that  he  was  a  former  class- 
mate of  mine  at  Bucknell.  He  greeted 
me  with  "I  remember  you.  I  remem- 
ber skating  with  you  on  Buffalo  Creek 
and  the  river.  You  were  not  a  good 
skater,  but  you  were  pretty  and  had  red 
cheeks."  In  spite  of  the  criticism  of 
my  skating  ability,  I  felt  quite  set  up 
till  he  said  red  cheeks.  What  do  the 
rest  of  you  think?  Do  you  suppose  he 
has  me  confused  with  Anna  Stage  Hoff- 
man? But  then,  Anna  was  an  excellent 
skater. 

I  didn't  refute  a  thing  he  said.  We 
talked  then,  and  later  at  dinner  in  their 
beautiful  home.  We  talked  Bucknell 
and  I  gave  him  all  the  news  I  had  of 
'OSers.  He,  Schuyler  Depoy  Bessemer, 
spent  just  one  year  with  us  at  Bucknell 
and  then  transferred  to  the  University 
of  Virginia.  He  has  promised  to  send 
a  little  story  of  his  experiences  as  an 
engineer,  so  look  for  it  in  the  next  issue. 

Class  of  1912 

Class  Reporter: 
Mks.  Maze  Callahan  Houseknecht 
108  W.  Penn  St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 
Dear  Folks: 

Received  word  from  the  Alumni 
Office  that  in  order  to  give  each  one  a 
fair  "break"  they  published  a  part  of 
my  news  in  the  "New  Look"  BUCK- 
NELL ALUMNUS,  leaving  the  letters 
of  Nellie  Berie  and  the  Brewers  for  this 
issue.     Nellie  writes; 

1606  N.  15th  St. 
Reading,  Pa. 
Dear  Maze; 

Received  your  letter  as  well  as  your 
program  of  the  1912  class  reunion. 
Thanks  for  both. 

I  am  afraid  I  do  not  have  much  in- 
formation about  myself  that  would 
make  news  for  our  class,  at  least  not 
unusual  or  extraordinarj'  news.  After 
graduation  I  spent  three  years  teaching 
in  secondary  schools  and  then  married 
a  minister.  Since  then  I  have  been 
busy  rearing  a  family  and  doing  the 
many  varied  duties  of  a  minister's  wife. 

We  are  now  serving  a  congregation 
of  more  than  a  thousand  members  and 
needless  to  say  we  are  kept  quite  busy. 
I  have  lived  in  Reading  for  the  past  21 
years.  We  served  two  other  parishes 
— one  in  Frackville,  and  another  in 
Shippensburg. 

We  have  two  daughters.  The  young- 
er, Mary  Ellen,  was  graduated  from 
Cedar  Crest  College  last  June.  She  is 
now  the  program  director  for  business 
and  industrial  girls  at  the  Y.  W.  C.  A. 
in  Easton.  The  older  daughter  was 
graduated  from  West  Chester  in  a  mu- 
sic course.  After  three  years  of  teach- 
ing, she  was  married  and  is  now  living 
in  West  Reading.  Last  summer  we 
became  the  proud  grandparents  of  a 
fine  baby  girl,  Mary  Elizabeth  Ketner. 
This  is  the  greatest  news  for  you.  We 
all  get  so  much  pleasure  from  her. 

Very  sincerel}', 

Nellie  Berie  Wetzel 
(Mrs.  J.  D.  Wetzel) 


16 


December  1948 


■     Nellie   is   now   numbered   among  the 
rest  of  the  grandmas. 

17  S.  Glenwood  St. 
Allentown,  Pa. 
Dear  Maze: 

Blake  and  I  think  it  is  a  very  good 
idea  to  have  a  class  reporter  and  you 
are  going  to  be  a  fine  one. 

Time  passes  so  quickly  we  can  hardly 
realize  that  our  son  Joseph  Blake,  21 
years  old,  was  graduated  from  Allen- 
town  High  School  in  1944.  He  served 
in  the  Navy  for  18  months  as  Electron- 
ics Technician's  Mate  and  is  now  in  his 
junior  year  at  Lehigh  University  tak- 
ing electrical  engineering. 

Blake  is  with  the  P.  P.  and  L.  Co.  as 
a  statistician.  He  has  been  very  active 
in  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Association  of 
Lehigh  Valley.  He  was  chairman  of 
the  One  Hundredth  Anniversary  Fund 
in  this  section  and  is  now  activeljf  en- 
gaged in  working  for  the  Heating  Plant 
and  Endowment  Fund. 

We  both  attend  and  enjoy  the  Buck- 
nell Alumni  dinners  that  are  held  an- 
nually in  either  Allentown  or  Bethle- 
hem. 

Sincerely, 

Susan  Snyder  Brewer 

and 
C.  Blake  Brewer 

Of  course,  you  know  that  Ada  Brooks 
Nancarrow  passed  away  at  her  moth- 
er's home  in  Wellsboro,  August  18, 
1944.  She  had  one  son.  Brooks.  I 
thought  Ada's  friends  and  classmates 
would  like  to  know  about  him  so  I 
wrote  to  her  husband.  Dr.  James  E. 
Nancarrow  '16,  Principal  of  the  Upper 
Darby  Senior  High  School.    His  reply: 

Dear  Mrs.   Houseknecht: 

Your  letter  came  this  morning  so  I 
will  reply  immediately  even  though  it 
may  be  too  late  for  your  purpose. 

Brooks  E.  Nancarrow  is  now  20 
years  of  age  and  is  attending  Temple 
Universitv.  He  is  our  onlv  living 
child. 

Yes,  Mrs.  Brooks  and  another  lady 
from  Wellsboro  live  with  me.  Right 
now,  however,  they  have  both  gone  to 
Wellsboro  to  vote.  Grandma  takes  her 
politics  seriously  and  says  that  she 
wants  to  see  the  right  man  get  into  the 
White  House.  She  has  lots  of  time  to 
listen  to  the  radio  so  has  a  chance  to 
digest  all  of  their  arguments. 

I  expect  the  folks  back  on  Wednes- 
day so  will  be  glad  to  tell  her  that  you 
wrote.  I  am  sure  that  she  will  re- 
member you. 

Sincerely  yours, 

J.  E.  Nancarrow. 

I'm  a  little  late  with  my  news  but, 
being  a  good  Presbyterian,  I  figure 
"what  is  to  be  will  be."  So,  being  late, 
I  caught  this  thrilling  bit  of  news. 

"Vic"  Schmid  was  married  to  Helen 
Elizabeth  Groves  of  Reynoldsville 
(Temple  University  '31)  in  the  Lu- 
theran Church,  Baltimore,  Md.,  Octo- 
ber 22,  1948.  "Vic,"  you  know,  was  a 
Phi  Psi  and  captain  of  varsity  football 
in  1911.  Why,  we  just  couldn't  have 
waited  till  January  to  send  them  "Con- 
gratulations and  best  wishes  from  the 
Class  of  1912."  Now  we  know  why  he 
stalled  and  didn't  show  up  for  our  35th 
reunion.  Enjoying  his  courtship  days, 
no    doubt,     .\nyways,   we   are   sure   he 


will  be  on  hand  for  our  40th — he  just 
must  show  off  his  bride. 

Did  you  ever  see  anyone  more 
"grabby"  than  the  Class  of  '13?  They 
have  their  leunion.  Dr.  Spencer  pays 
his  respects,  then  they  nab  him  and 
make  him  an  honorary  member.  That 
ruffles  me  a  bit.  They  put  me  in  mind 
of  the  kids  with  the  "gimmies,"  Then 
they  grab  on  to  Walter  Edwards  '13. 
That  ruffles  me  a  bit  more.  Why, 
Walter  started  in  our  class — had  all  the 
fun  with  us  as  a  freshman  but  for  some 
unknown  reason  had  to  drop  by  the 
waj'side  for  a  year.  Then  he  came 
back  to  school.  What  else  could  he  do 
but  be  in  that  class.  Attention,  Class 
of  1913:  It  was  Clarence  Blake  Brewer 
'12  who  located  him,  got  that  informa- 
tion from  him  and  then  sent  it  in  to  the 
Alunmi  Office.  Back  in  1915-16,  when 
Walter  was  with  the  Interstate  Com- 
merce Commission,  he  and  some  fel- 
lows were  at  Mt.  Holly,  N.  J.,  vifhere  I 
was  teaching.  When  the  article  ap- 
peared in  the  ALUMNUS  I  immediate- 
ly looked  up  some  "snaps"  that  he  had 
sent  to  me.  So  this  summer  on  our 
little  vacation  through  the  Poconos  to 
visit  one  of  our  boys  who  was  working 
there,  we  decided  to  go  on  to  Allen- 
town and  Bethlehem.  While  there  we 
tried  to  find  Walter  but  were  unsuc- 
cessful— even  asked  the  "cops."  Just 
wanted  to  look  in  on  him  to  see  if  he 
were  "stuck  up"  with  all  those  titles 
after  his  name.  Then  into  Allentown 
to  see  Susan  Snyder  Brewer  and 
Blake.  Such  a  wonderful  visit!  I 
talked  so  fast — just  couldn't  get  the 
words  out.  All  Susan  could  say  was 
"Yes,  yes.  go  on — tell  me  some  more." 
Blake  just  sat  and  listened.  My  Pop 
shifted  gears  a  few  times,  looked  at  his 
watch,  then  just  about  dragged  me 
awaj".  He  says  the  next  time  I  visit 
anyone  I'll  have  to  go  on  the  bus,  then 
he'll  come  for  me  when  it's  time  to  go 
home.  Don't  think  "Vic"  would  treat 
his  "woman"  that  wa}'.  do  you?  Any- 
ways, Blake  wanted  to  know  why  they 
had  all  their  reunion  affairs  on  Friday 
when  so  many  could  not  come.  Now 
since  it  has  been  changed  to  Saturday 
we  can  e.xpect  an  overflow  for  our  1952 
reunion.  Start  packing  your  bags.  Why, 
with  Harry  Bastian  flying  to  Alaska, 
Sue  Weddell  sailing  for  .\msterdam  on 
the  Queen  Elizabeth,  "Vic"  Schmid 
getting  married — who  said  the  Class  of 
1912  will  either  be  on  crutches  or  in 
wheel  chairs  for  the  occasion? 

By  the  time  you  receive  this  report 
fall  house-cleaning  will  be  over,  porch 
furniture  and  screens  put  away,  win- 
dows washed  and  storm  windows  put 
on,  gardens  weeded,  fertilized  and 
mulched,  spring  bulbs  planted,  ever- 
greens watered,  walnuts  gathered,  last 
the  leaves  raked  and  burned.  Then 
Armistice  Day,  Nov.  Ilth,  our  wed- 
ding anniversary.  "Peace  all  of  our 
lives" — maybe  before  the  day  is  over 
I'm  likely  to  give  Pop  such  a  "growlin" 
that  he  will  think  it  is  99  instead  of  29. 

Thanksgiving,  with  so  many  things 
for  which  to  be  thankful — so  start  right 
now  to  count  your  blessings.  Then 
Christmas — boys  and  girls  coming 
home  from  school,  big  folks  with  the 
little  folks  coming  to  Grandma  and 
Grandpa's  house.  Mom  in  the  kitchen 
as  usual  trying  to  fix  all  the  good 
things  that  they  liked  when  they  were 
kids.  Pop  with  an  occasional  squeeze 
on  the  purse  strings — maybe  loosening 
up   a   bit   before   he   has   time   to   think 


twice   about    the    income    tax,   rela.xing 
and  rocking  in  the  big  chair. 

Well,  a  happj-  holida}'  season  to  all 
of  you,  and  here's  hoping  the  "young 
girls"  enjoyed  their  fall  house-cleaning 
and  the  "old  boys"  are  thrilled  over  the 
election. 

I'll  be  seeing  some  of  you  before 
long. 

Maze. 

P.  S.  Now  that  Princess  Elizabeth 
has  had  her  baby,  what  shall  we  read 
about  next?  Such  a  fuss  over  a  baby! 
.Anyways,  I  don't  believe  our  English 
friends  know  that  some  members  of 
the  Class  of  1912  had  babies,  too. 

Class  of  1922 

Class  Reporter:     Philip  Campbell 
315  E.  Front  St,,  Danville,  Pa. 

William  J.  Irvin  has  been  awarded 
membership  in  the  President's  Club  of 
the  Connecticut  General  Life  Insurance 
Co,  for  the  year  of  1948.  Membership 
is  limited  to  a  select  group  who  have 
established  outstanding  records  in  pro- 
duction of  business  and  in  qualitj'  of 
service  to  clients. 

Edward  C.  Growl  is  practicing  medi- 
cine in  Bloomsburg. 

C.  Emory  Diffendafer  is  a  public 
school  official  at  Nanticoke.  His  son  is 
a  freshman  at  Bucknell. 

Isaac  Levine's  address  is  12-17  Bell- 
air  Ave.,  Fairlawn,  N.  J. 

Class  of  1924 

Class  Reporter:    Miss  Ida  R.  Heller 
1009  Vine  Ave.,  Williamsport,  Pa. 

One  way  to  get  one's  name  into  print 
is  to  be  class  reporter,  have  no  returns 
from  letters  sent  out,  and  then,  as  a  fill- 
in,  tell  about  your  summer  experiences. 
Well,  here  it  is — 

I,  Ida  Heller,  have  been  teaching  so- 
cial studies  in  the  Stevens  Jr.  High 
School  in  Williamsport  for  more  j'ears 
than  I  care  to  compute.  I've  recently 
been  appointed  dramatics  director  so 
my  days  are  more  than  crowded. 

Last  summer  it  was  my  privilege  to 
be  the  guest  of  my  brother  and  his  wife 
in  Los  Angeles,  Calif,  I  flew  from  here 
to  Chicago,  met  them  there,  then  drove 
to  Los  Angeles  in  6Z  hours.  Some 
highlights  of  my  visit  were  studio 
shows;  daily  television  programs;  per- 
sonal appearance  on  Rita  La  Roy's  tele- 
vision show  and  the  winning  of  several 
prizes;  a  trip  to  San  Francisco  during 
harvest  season  of  grapes,  English  wal- 
nuts, peaches  and  olives;  a  night  at 
Fisherman's  Wharf;  two  days  of  cabin 
life  and  a  refresher  course  in  natural 
history  at  Sequoia  National  Park;  an 
adventure  at  beautiful  Lake  Arrow- 
head; dinners  at  swanky  steak  houses; 
personal  contacts  with  movie  stars;  and 
finally  the  guest  of  my  brother  on  a 
ne'er-to-be-forgotten  flight  home  on 
TWA's  Constellation. 

In  less  than  nine  hours  from  Los 
Angeles,  we  were  landing  in  LaGuardia 
airport.  New  York  City.  That  experi- 
ence is  a  birthright  of  all  20-century 
laymen.  One  gets  a  sense  of  freedom, 
well-being  and  opulence  that  lingers 
long  after  the  experience  has  been 
tucked  away  in  one's  memories.  An 
average  of  314  miles  was  maintained 
(maximum  speed  340  miles  per  hour), 
19,000  feet- altitude  and  24  degrees  at-. 


December  1948 


17 


mosphere  while  Earth's  children  were 
sweltering  with  the  heat.  Two  delici- 
ous dinners  and  a  snack  were  served 
en  route.  A  genial  captain  engaged  all 
passengers  in  conversation  and  en- 
gendered a  sense  of  security  for  all. 

There  is  a  danger  that  such  experi- 
ences may  spoil  one  for  humdrum, 
everyday  living  but  I've  found  it  can  be 
a  mountain-top  experience,  releasing 
satisfaction  and  giving  variety  as  the 
rush  of  everyday  living  would  engulf 
us. 

Class  of  1927 

Class  Reporter:     Florence  E.  Parmley 
7  S.  Catawissa  St.,  Mahanoy  City,  Pa. 

Hello!  What  a  wonderful  word — 
Hello!  I  learned  its  meaning  on  the 
daily  trek  "up  the  hill"  at  Bucknell. 
Classxnates,  it  has  been  a  long  time 
since  hearing  your  friendly  greeting. 
This  column  will  carry  the  echo  down 
through  the  years.  Please  use  it  to  say, 
"Hello!" 

Mrs.  Robert  J.  Ackerly  (Martha 
Felty)  keeps  in  touch  with  Bucknell 
through  the  Pittsburgh  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation. She  is  a  busy  housewife  and 
mother  of  two  children,  a  boy  and  girl. 
Marty  lives  at  418  W.  Hutchinson  Ave., 
Edgewood,  Pittsburgh  18. 

H.  Leonard  Allen  is  employed  as 
draftsman  by  the  General  Electric  Co. 
The  Allen  family  is  living  at  112  Ash- 
burn  St.,  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

George  W.  Bailey  of  Freeport  enter- 
tained at  Bucknell  during  the  week-end 
of  October  8-9.  While  in  Lewisburg 
he  visited  with  Harold  Webber  and 
family.  Harold's  son.  Bill,  and  Carl 
Geiser's  son,  Milton,  are  enjoying  their 
sophomore  year  as  students  in  the  en- 
gineering course. 

The  Webbers  had  another  visitor  for 
Homecoming — George  Hart,  who  in- 
troduced his  wife  and  daughter  to  the 
Bucknell  campus.  George  is  super- 
visor for  the  management  consulting 
firm  of  Booz,  Allen  and  Hamilton  at 
their  New  York  City  office.  George 
said;  "Bill  Laning  is  now  on  the  en- 
gineering staflf  of  Bendix  Aviation." 
Let  us  have  some  first-hand  informa- 
tion, Bill.  We  are  awaiting  your  hearty 
"Hello"  for  the  next  issue. 

When  in  need  of  a  neuropsychiatrist, 
our  good  friend,  Herbert  E.  Heim, 
M.D.,  will  serve  you  at  his  office  located 
in  Harrisburg  at  719  N.  2nd  St.  Herbie, 
as  he  was  affectionately  known  to  '27 
classmates,  was  awarded  certificates  by 
the  American  Board  in  Neurology  and 
Psychiatry,  holds  associate  member- 
ship in  the  American  College  of  Physi- 
cians, and  was  appointed  consultant  to 
the  Family  Service  Bureau  of  York.  He 
and  his  wife,  son  and  daughter  reside 
at  2704  N.  5th  St.,  Harrisburg,  if  you 
wish  to  make  a  friendly  call  instead  of  a 
professional  visit. 

Dom  Mare  is  in  the  regular  army  air 
corps  with  the  permanent  rank  of 
major.  Mrs.  Mare  (Mary  Foust)  is  a 
member  of  the  staff  of  the  Clinical 
Psychological  Laboratory  of  Clare- 
mont  College,  and  has  been  accepted 
for  candidacy  for  the  Ph.D.  degree. 
Way  back  in  '27  we  predicted  great 
things  for  Mary  and  she  is  fulfilling  our 
expectations. 

James  E.  Mandolia  is  a  teacher  in  the 
Rush  School  of  Philadelphia.  His  home 
address  is  Box  57,  Route  1,  Swedes- 
boro,  Md. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  H.  Reichard 
(Edith  Mae  Womer)  of  516  N.  Muh- 
lenberg St.,  Allentown,  are  the  parents 
of  a  daughter,  Elaine  Louise,  born  Dec. 
22,  1947.  They  have  a  three-year-old 
son,  David  Womer  Reichard.  Mr. 
Reichard  teaches  physics  at  the  Allen- 
town  High  School,  and  is  instructor  in 
mathematics,  electrical  engineering  and 
mechanics  in  the  Allentown  Evening 
Technical  Institute  of  the  Penn  State 
E.xtension  Services. 

LOST — Where,  oh  where  can  they 
be;  Rawle  LeRoy  Bower,  Louise  G. 
Frownfelter,  Thomas  Carson  Hanna, 
Jr.,  J.  Edward  Nickel,  Jr.,  J.  Millard 
Shipman,   and    Robert  K.   Zortman? 

FOUND — Recent  addresses:  Grace 
H.  Allardice,  Laura  Stevens  Hall,  Ste- 
phens College,  Columbia,  Mo.;  William 
K.  Blaisdell,  P.  O.  Box  116,  Lanikai, 
T.  H.;  Rev.  Lewis  K.  Davis,  Chaplain's 
Quarters,  U.  S.  Naval  Air  Test  Sta., 
Patuxent,  Md.;  Rev.  J.  Clyde  Foose,  6 
Columbia  Ave.,  Rehoboth  Beach,  Del.; 
Horace  W.  Gardner,  19  Iroquois  Dr., 
Mt.  Lebanon,  Pittsburgh  16;  Paul  L. 
Garrett,  4022  Tennyson,  Houston  5, 
Texas;  Katherine  E.  Gaventa,  67  W. 
Mill  Rd.,  Pedricktown,  N.  J.;  J.  Lester 
George,  15  Washington  St.,  Corry;  Col. 
Harry  W.  Johnson,  Dep.  Ch.  of  Staff, 
APO  403,  c/o  PM,  New  York,  N.  Y.; 
Christopher  Mathewson,  Jr.,  El  Rancho 
Encino,  Star  Route,  Helotes,  Texas; 
Mrs.  James  Singley  (Florence  Gold), 
314  Ayers  Place,  Apt.  3,  Chester; 
Howard  S.  Unger,  2147  O  St.,  N.  W., 
Washington  7,  D.  C;  Mrs.  Ronald  M. 
Wilson  (Doris  Worrell),  Hague's  Mill 
Crossing,  Ambler. 

Class  of  1928 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  H.  M.  Marsh,  Jr. 

(Lorinne  Martin) 

25  Oakley  Ave.,  Summit,  N.  J. 

Judging  by  the  number  of  new  ad- 
dresses received  from  the  Alumni  Of- 
fice, members  of  our  class  have  been 
doing  a  lot  of  moving  lately.  Here  are 
the  new  addresses:  Dr.  Roland  W. 
Banks,  Box  322,  Wauchula,  Fla.;  Paul 
S.  Beaver,  405  Armour  St.,  Bellefonte; 
Mrs.  Edwin  S.  Heiser,  Jr.  (Edythe 
Bond),  1029  New  Federal  Building, 
Detroit,  Mich.;  Marlin  W.  L.  Boop, 
Box  92,  V.  A.  Hospital,  Butler;  S.  C. 
Braucher,  Esq.,  R.  D.  3,  Somerset; 
Albert  M.  Cooley,  1801  E.  Thomas  Rd., 
Phoenix,  Afiz.;  Mrs.  Frank  Heiser 
(Ruth  Cooper),  40  E.  Spruce  St.,  Ma- 
hanoy City;  Miss  Margaret  H.  Corwin, 
610  Penn  St.,  Hollidaysburg;  J.  Glenn 
Doyle,  5181  Thompson  St.,  Saginaw, 
Mich.;  Mrs.  R.  G.  Daggs  (Mary  A. 
Dwyer),  Medical  Dept.  Field  Research, 
Fort  Knox,  Ky.;  George  Dzurica,  23 
Hill  St.,  Nanticoke;  Mrs.  Robert  F. 
Meador  (Yolanda  Frank),  Box  1505, 
Midland,  Tex.;  Mrs.  Earl  Grimm  (Dot 
Griffith) ,  208  Spring  St.,  R.  D.  2,  Media; 
Leslie  P.  Hawley,  417  Tenth  St.,  Up- 
land; Edward  T.  Hill,  220  Allegheny 
River  Blvd.,  Oakmont;  Catherine 
Hughes,  Apt.  2,  310  Michigan  St., 
Hollywood,  Fla.;  Miles  W.  Hunting- 
don, 311  Willow  Ave.,  Camp  Hill; 
Rev.  Frank  E.  Johnston,  1703  Chestnut 
St.,  Philadelphia  3;  Howard  M.  Jones, 
c/o  Scott  Paper  Co.,  Chester;  M.  Les- 
ter Keyser,  209  Walnut  St.,  Berwick; 
WilUam  L.  Litchfield,  511  Seventh 
Ave.,  Asbury  Park,  N.  J.;  Harold  S. 
Lynn,  Park  Ave.,  Scottdale;  Dr.  E. 
James    Morrissey,    244    W.    Fifth    St., 


Reading;  Mrs.  Norman  Hublitz  (Ev 
Pauling),  Smithtown  Ave.,  Bohemia. 
N.  Y.;  Harry  H.  Pierson,  2  W.  45th 
St.,  New  York  19,  N.  Y.;  Mrs.  A.  Har- 
old Wendin  ("Babs"  Reifsnyder),  251 
W.  Cayuga  Rd.,  Williamsburg,  N.  Y.; 
Dr.  Philip  M.  Reilly,  Box  3701,  Sau- 
turce,  Puerto  Rico;  Willis  G.  Snow, 
2237— 169th  St.,  Hammond,  Ind.;  Wil- 
liam H.  Strong,  Route  1,  Box  198,  An- 
nandale,  Va.;  Mrs.  Joseph  Natale 
(Martha  Thomas),  2223— 47th  St.,  Mer- 
chantville,  N.  J.;  D.  E.  Upton,  3887 
Henry  St.,  R.  R.  1,  Muskegon,  Mich.; 
Miss  Grace  D.  Williams,  TI  &  E  Det.. 
G,  H.  2,  F.  E.  C,  APO  500,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Calif.;  Wyatt  E.  Williams,  2988 
Merrill  Ave.,  Huntington,  W.  Va. 

Does  anyone  know  where  I  can  find 
Bill  Gerlach  and  Vera  Herrick? 

Class  of  1929 

dass  Reporter:   Miss  Thelma  J.  Sho- 
WALTER,  223  State  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Your  reporter  was  pleasantly  sur- 
prised several  weeks  ago  by  a  visit  from 
"Trudy"  Gochnaur  (Mrs.  Eugene  O. 
Banker),  who  is  living  in  Lewistown. 
Believe  it  or  not,  Trudy  has  a  daughter 
who  expects  to  enter  Bucknell  next 
year.  Jane  is  a  very  comely  lass,  and 
should  provide  as  much  competition 
among  the  male  students  at  Bucknell  as 
did  her  lovely  mother  back  "in  our 
day." 

Robert  Snauffer,  whose  address  is 
1617J4  Tilghman  Street,  Allentown, 
promises  that  he  will  be  on  hand  for  our 
reunion  next  June,  and  is  looking  for- 
ward to  seeing  all  his  classmates,  espe- 
cially D.  E.  Long. 

A  beautiful  farm  in  the  heart  of  York 
County  has  claimed  Jessie  Fielding 
(Mrs.  Aden  I.  Eyster),  her  husband  and 
her  two  sons,  Danny  and  James.  Their 
home  address  is  Seven  Valleys,  Pa. 

Kenneth  Bidlack,  Mifflinburg  attor- 
ney, is  married  to  Louise  Creasy,  who 
taught  for  several  years  in  the  Lewis- 
burg High  School.  They  have  a  daugh- 
ter, Jean,  aged  three. 

Bill  Mahood,  genial  "Fi  Ji",  is  man- 
ager of  the  San  Francisco  office  of  the 
Atlas  Powder  Co.  He  and  Mrs.  Ma- 
hood (Betty  Springer)  have  two  sons, 
ages  six  and  seven. 

Mingled  with  our  pleasure  at  hearing 
from  so  many  of  our  old  friends  comes 
a  note  of  sadness.  Mr.  Joseph  K.  Ul- 
mer  has  notified  us  of  the  death  of  his 
wife,  Gertrude  Rentz,  in  August,  1947. 
We  join  in  extending  to  the  family  our 
sincere  sympathy  in  the  death  of  their 
beloved  wife  and  mother. 

John  Peifer,  who  started  with  the 
Class  of  1927  at  Bucknell,  but  after  be- 
ing out  of  college  for  two  years,  fin- 
ished with  us,  writes  that  the  Class  of 
1929  has  always  been  very  nice  to  him, 
and  he  plans  to  join  in  our  celebration 
next  year.  He  gave  your  reporter  quite 
a  puffed-up  feeling  with  his  comment, 
"I  remember  you  distinctly.  You 
knew  math. — my  favorite  subject." 
Well,  I  guess  it  is  better  to  be  remem- 
bered for  one's  math,  than  not  to  be 
remembered  at  all. 

Little  did  we  realize  that  we  had  an 
artist  in  our  midst.  Esther  Heritage 
Wright  has  been  studying  with  Fred- 
rich  Reiniger  for  six  years,  and  has  ex- 
hibited her  portraits  and  landscapes  lo- 
cally and  at  the  Philadelphia  Clothes 
Line     Exhibit     (Rittenhouse     Square). 


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December  1948 


She  is  also  the  mother  of  Tommy  and 
Kitty. 

Mildred  Gentzler  is  director  of  guid- 
ance at  Bernardsville  High  School  in 
New  Jersey. 

Marie  Fetherolf  Weber  and  her  hus- 
band, John  R.  Weber  '28,  with  their 
two  3'oungsters,  have  been  really  enjoy- 
ing their  summers.  "We  have  made  a 
point  to  tour  not  only  the  high  roads, 
but  also  the  by-roads  of  the  Gaspe 
Peninsula,  Province  of  Quebec  and 
Nova  Scotia.  In  our  ancient  green 
Dodge,  which  our  town's  people  have 
dubbed  'The  Green  Hornet,'  we  have 
ventured  'where  angels  fear  to  tread,' 
and  have  had  many  interesting  experi- 
ences which  we  are  writing  up  and  hope 
some  day  to  publish.  We  have  hun- 
dreds of  wonderful  pictures  of  our  trips, 
including  two  summer  tours  of  the 
South.  Many  of  these  will  be  hung  in 
Photographic  Salons,"  says  our  Marie. 

Reginald  Gaylord,  Dorothy  and  their 
three  boys  are  living  at  71  Foxcroft 
Road,  Manhasset,  N.  Y.  Reggie  is  as- 
sistant general  merchandise  manager 
for  Montgomery  Ward  &  Co. 

We  are  gratified  with  the  response  to 
date.  Each  issue  will  carry  additional 
items  of  interest  to  the  Class  of  1929. 
However,  there  are  many  others  from 
whom  we  have  not  heard.  Please  co- 
operate with  vour  officers  in  making 
this  the  best  reunion  ever! 

Class  of  1942 

Class  Reporter:     Donald  L.  Hopkins 

109  Philadelphia  Ave.,  Takoma  Park,  Md. 

I  imagine  Homecoming  '48  style  was 
put  on  in  the  typical  B.  U.  manner.  My 
only  regret  was  that  I  wasn't  able  to 
make  the  trek  back  to  the  Hilltop.  No 
doubt  a  goodly  number  of  the  class  was 
back  and  had  a  great  time.  Judging 
from  the  scarcity  of  items  for  this  issue, 
all  the  news  was  hashed  over  on  that 
weekend,  and  so  we  go  to  press  with 
very  little  news. 

I  ran  into  Walt  Held  '43  the  other 
day,  on  my  lunch  hour,  and  it  surely 
was  a  surprise  to  see  him  in  Washing- 
ton. He  and  his  wife,  Eleanor  Parry, 
and  baby  are  residing  on  the  Ameri- 
can University  campus  here  in  town. 
Walt  has  taken  a  leave  of  absence  from 
his  teaching  chores  at  B.  U.  and  is 
doing  some  advanced  work  at  Ameri- 
can. He  is  also  doing  some  instruc- 
tion. Meanwhile,  Eleanor  stays  home 
and  takes  care  of  the  youngster. 

Lawyer  Kenneth  Bayless  finished  up 
at  the  Dickinson  Law  School  in  Car- 
lisle earlier  in  the  year  with  his  LL.B. 
Evidently  Kenny  expects  to  do  busi- 
ness in  Pennsylvania,  for  he  can  still  be 
reached  at  his  home  in  Hazleton.  The 
street  address  is  436  W.  Broad  St. 

Harvey  Pettit  and  his  wife,  the  for- 
mer Mary  Beidler  '43,  have  recently 
moved  to  565  Watchung  Road,  Bound 
Brook,  N.  J. 

A  recent  '42  wedding  took  place  in 
Reading,  when  Germaine  Roshon  be- 
came the  wife  of  William  Osborne  Sel- 
tzer, a  graduate  of  Lehigh  University. 
Mrs.  Seltzer,  before  her  marriage, 
taught  biological  science  in  the  Forty 
Fort  High  School,  and  received  a  mas- 
ter's degree  in  nursing  from  Yale  Uni- 
versity in  October,  1947.  The  couple 
are  now  living  at  27  Edwards  St.,  Bing- 
hamton,  N.  Y..  where  Mr.  Seltzer  is  as- 
sociated with  Ansco  as  a  chemical  engi- 
neer. 


The  new  address  for  Millard  J.  Dol- 

son  is  Mountainside  Colony,  Dillsburg 
R.  D.  1,  Pa. 

That's  the  story  for  this  issue.  What 
do  you  say  that  for  the  next  issue  you 
write  in  and  tell  me  about  some  of 
those  classmates  you  meet  at  some  of 
those  impromptu  Christmas  parties? 
Till  the  next  time,  then,  a  happy  Holi- 
day season  to  everyone,  and  a  very 
good  New  Year. 

Class  of  1943 

Chiss  Reporter:     Mrs.  Earle  E.  Benton 

(Norene  Bond) 

411  Boyd  St.,  Camden,  N.  J. 

This  is  the  first  article  your  reporter 
has  gotten  together  since  her  appoint- 


ment to  the  job,  so  it  will  be  brief  due 
to  the  dearth  of  news.  I  hope  all  of  you 
who  have  items  of  interest  will  send 
them  along  so  thejr  may  be  included  in 
the  next  issue. 

Dick  Christenson  was  in  Geneva, 
Switzerland,  until  August  1,  studying  in 
the  Foreign  Institute  and  Geneva  Uni- 
versity. He  was  due  home  in  Septem- 
ber. 

Carl  Miller  is  working  in  the  Claims 
Bureau,  Department  of .  Justice,  Mili- 
tary Government,  Seoul,  Korea. 

Maribeth  Bond  Peck  and  husband 
are  living  in  Lokaina  on  the  island  of 
Maui  in  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  where 
they  are  engaged  in  missionarj'  work. 

Eugene  Cook  is  traveling  about  the 
country  in  the  employ  of  the  Federal 
Telephone  and  Radio  Corporation. 


Ti/^af  ^udi^teUc<M4^  /4%e  ^am^ 


1901 

In  September,  1947,  Archibald  M.  Al- 
lison was  retired  from  the  Chicago  Pub- 
lic Schools  under  the  compulsory  age 
limit.  He  had  been  continuously  en- 
gaged in  high  school  work  since  his 
graduation  with  the  exception  of  one 
semester,  the  last  33  years  as  teacher 
of  senior  mathematics  at  the  Lake 
View  High  School  in  Chicago.  His 
graduate  work  was  taken  at  the  Univer- 
sities of  Chicago  and  Michigan.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Allison  will  continue  to  reside 
in  suburban  Highland  Park  as  they 
have  done  for  more  than  30  years. 

1903 
Royce  E.  Carringer  x'03  is  now  liv- 
ing at  Route  3,  Mt.  Vernon,  Ind. 

1905 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alvin  M.  Weaver  Hon. 
'27  are  making  their  home  on  Proctor 
Star  Route  in  Williamsport. . 

1919 

Mrs.  Edwin  Johnson  (Florence 
Cleary)  resides  at  1906  Delaware  St., 
Dunmore. 

Mary  Grove  has  been  assigned  to  a 
newly  created  post  at  Laurelton-  State 
Village.  As  instructress  of  attendants 
and  nurses,  she  will  have  charge  of 
establishing  a  new  training  program 
geared  to  prepare  attendants  for  state 
licensing  in  their  work. 

1920 

Harold  E.  Miller  is  associate  profes- 
sor of  biology  and  public  health  at 
Georgia  School  of  Technology.  He  has 
recently  given  outstanding  service  to 
the  Boy  Scout  movement.  His  wife, 
the  former  Elizabeth  Groff  '21,  is  active 
with  the  Girl  Scouts. 

New  address:  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Harry 
Warfel  (Ruth  Farquhar  '19)  R.  D.  5, 
Box  19D,  Gainesville.  Fla. 

1921 
Katherine  Miller,  having  received  her 
master's    degree    at    the    University  _  of 
Michigan,  is  now  teaching  in  the  high 
school  at  Abington. 

1931 
In  January  of  this  year  Keith  Haines 
passed  an  examination  of  the  American 


Board  of  Orthopedic  Surgery.  He  is 
now  a  certified  orthopedic  surgeon, 
practicing  at  300  S.  Broadway,  Camden, 
N.  J. 

Dr.  Robert  S.  Ingols,  research  asso- 
ciate professor  of  chemistry  at  Georgia 
School  of  Technology,  recently  re- 
ceived a  signal  honor  from  his  compa- 
triots. He  was  chosen  to  deliver  the 
Research  Prize  lecture  sponsored  by 
the  Sigma  Chi  Club.  The  lecture  was 
titled  "Water  Treatment." 

Nezv  addresses:  Mrs.  Margaret  Erb 
Fitch,  114  W.  Oak  St.,  El  Dorado, 
Ark.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Smalstig 
(Alice  Drennen),  9  Clyf-f  Lane,  Van- 
port,  Beaver. 

1932 

Dr.  John  S.  Fetter  now  resides  at 
High  Rd.  at  Welsh  Rd.,  Huntingdon 
Valley. 

W.  Clark  Hinkle  x'32,  one  of  the  all- 
time  greats  of  the  National  Profession- 
al Football  League,  has  signed  as  head 
coach  of  the  WIU  Weiriters,  semi-pro- 
fessional football  team.  Hinkle,  a  triple- 
threat  back  at  Bucknell  and  subsequent- 
ly with  the  Green  Bay  Packers,  was 
named  to  the  all-pro  team  four  seasons 
and  still  holds  the  record  for  the  num- 
ber of  yards  gained  in  pro-ball  over  a 
10-year  span. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Bostwick  (Char- 
lotte West  x'32),  are  residing  at  103 
Park  Place,  Sa}'re. 

1934 

Vincent  Wayland  is  a  busy  man.  As 
pastor  of  the  Knoxville  Baptist  Church 
in  Pittsburgh,  he  directs  a  program  of 
activities  for  people  of  all  ages.  He 
formerly  was  pastor  of  the  First  Bap- 
tist Church  of  Oberlin,  Ohio.  The 
Waylands  reside  at  411  Orchard  Place, 
Pittsburgh  10. 

Malcolm  Williams,  having  received 
his  Ph.D.  at  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan in  1940,  is  now  the  Academy  psy- 
chologist at  the  U.  S.  Coast  Guard 
Academy,  New  London,  Conn.  The 
Williams  family,  which  includes  four- 
year-old  Sandra  Kay  and  one-year-old 
Malcolm,  Jr.,  reside  at  37  Nameaug 
Ave.  in  New  London. 

Neiv  address:  Lawrence  Bond,  P. 
O.  Box  446,  Wantage  Ave.,  Branch- 
ville,  N.  J.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Demp- 


December  1948 


19 


sey  (Anne  Culbertson  '38),  204  S. 
Aiken  Ave.,  Pittsburgh;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Philip  E.  Jones  x'33  (Gladys  Gandar), 
Fern  Ave.,  Haddonfield,  R.  F.  D.  1, 
N.  J.;  Mrs.  John  Forbes  (Mary  Garri- 
son"), 944  Belmont  Ave.,  Philadelphia 
4;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Roush,  Jr. 
(Emma  Moore),  38  21  Amherst  St., 
Dallas,  Te.xas. 

1935 

Gardner  M.  Loughery  was  elected 
vice-president  of  the  Unity  Fire  Insur- 
ance Corp.  last  March.  He  served  in 
the  Navy  in  World  War  II,  leaving  the 
service  as  a  lieutenant  commander  early 
this  year.  He  and  his  wife  (Mary  E. 
Hill)"  reside  at  318  Howell  Rd.,  Engle- 
wood,  N.  J. 

Chaplain  (Lt.  Col.)  William  C.  Shure 
was  recently  relieved  of  his  duties  as 
IX  Corps  Chaplain  and  transferred  to 
Yokohama,  where  he  assumed  the 
duties  of  VIII  Army  Chaplain.  Mrs. 
Shure  (Ruth  Wentworth  '30)  has 
joined  her  husband  in  Japan. 

In  January,  1948,  Sidney  Wolfson 
x'3S  became  health  officer  at  Dover, 
N.  J.  He  holds  the  degree  of  Master 
of  Science  in  Public  Health,  awarded 
by  the  School  of  Public  Health,  College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Columbia 
University,  New  York  City. 

Neic  address:  Mrs.  Paul  Deschanel 
(Ann  W.  Orr),  211  Oxford  Hill  Lane, 
Westgate  Hills,  Havertown. 

1937 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  B.  Richards 
(Mary  S.  Savidge  '42)  are  now  resi- 
dents of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  where  Mr. 
Richards  is  superintendent  of  the  Peo- 
ple's Rescue  Mission,  a  charitable  or- 
ganization supported  by  churches,  civic 
groups  and  individuals  of  the  commu- 
nity. The  staff  of  the  mission  will  in- 
clude a  health  nurse  and  social  workers 
in  addition  to  regular  maintenance  per- 
sonnel. Mr.  Richards  was  formerly 
Protestant  chaplain  at  the  Northeastern 
Penitentiary  and  a  chaplain  for  the 
Army  Air  Force.  The  Richards  live  at 
99  Highland  Ave.,  Rochester  7,  N.  Y. 

Thomas  F.  Sweeney  M.S. '37  is  a 
student  at  Kirksville  College  of  Osteo- 
pathy and  Surgery,  Kirksville,  Mo.  He 
may  be  addressed  there  at  the  Theta 
Psi  Fraternity. 

John  B.  VanWhy  is  connected  with 
the  Union  Hardware  Co.  of  Torring- 
ton.  Conn.  On  a  recent  business  trip 
he  called  on  Dr.  "Jack"  ShoU,  a  class- 
mate, who  has  a  medical  practice  in 
Cleveland,  O.  They  spent  an  enjoj'able 
evening  together,  talking  over  their 
days  at  Bucknell.  The  VanWhys  have 
a  son,  Peter,  who  is  five,  and  a  daugh- 
ter, who  is  several  weeks  old. 

New  addresses:  Anthony  DeMarco, 
80  E.  18th  St.,  Paterson  4,  N.  J.;  Joseph 
C.  Duddy,  1901  W.  Erie  Ave.,  Philadel- 
phia 40;  Freas  E.  Semmer,  1000  West- 
ern Union  Bldg.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

1938 

William  A.  Androski  is  sales  manager 
for  G.  H.  Poulsen  &  Co.,  directors  of  a 
plan  for  community  surgical  and  medi- 
cal care.  He  and  his  wife  reside  at  652 
Thacker  St.,  Des  Plaines,  111. 

Mrs.  E.  J.  Hart  (Carol  Lee  Davis) 
arrived  at  LaGuardia  Field,  Newark, 
on  July  1,  having  flown  from  Frank- 
fort,  Germany,   with   her   husband  and 


eight-month-old  daughter,  Linda  Lee. 
Major  Hart,  LT.  S.  Air  Force,  has  been 
assigned  to  Randolph  Field.  The  Harts' 
address  is  3715  N.  2Sth  St.,  Waco, 
Texas. 

Robert  A.  Harris,  an  engineer  with 
the  American  Car  and  Foundry  Co.  in 
Milton,  has  been  transferred  to  the  main 
office  at  30  Church  St.,  New  York, 
N.  Y. 

William  Robertson,  Jr.,  is  in  adver- 
tising with  Harper's  Magazine.  The 
Robertsons  have  two  children,  William 
Edward  III  and  Malcolm  Bryant,  and 
are  residing  in  Cranford,  N.  J.,  at  3 
Willow  St. 

Walter  P.  SUvius  is  a  design  engineer 
with  Westinghouse  Electric  Corp.  in 
East  Pittsburgh.  His  address  is  508 
Atlantic  Ave.,  Pittsburgh  21. 

Mary  C.  VanNort  is  an  assistant  in 
the  Office  of  the  Dean  of  Women  at 
Keystone  Junior  College,  La  Plume. 

Abraham  J.  Zager,  together  with 
three  other  lawyers,  has  been  admitted 
as  a  partner  in  the  law  firm  of  Parsons, 
Labrecque,  Canzona  and  Combs,  which 
will  continue  in  the  general  practice  of 
law  at  Red  Bank,  N.  J.,  under  the  same 
name.  Mr.  Zager's  new  address  is  33 
E.  Bergen  PI.,  Red  Bank,  N.  J. 

Nezv  addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilmer 
T.  Beck  (Dorothy  Doling  x'40),  221  N. 
17th  St.,  Camp  Hill;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Milton  Bailey  (Marion  J.  Corke),  615 
Alanon  Road,  Ridgewood,  N.  J.;  Char- 
lotte M.  Good,  State  Teachers  College, 
Millersville;  Dr.  J.  Howard  Swick,  II, 
1318  Eighth  Ave.,  Beaver  Falls;  Rob- 
ert B.  Eckert,  c/o  Steve  M.  Solomon. 
Jr.,  Inc.,  Macon,  Ga. 

1940 

R.  B.  Allison  is  now  general  man- 
ager of  the  Rivoli  and  Hollywood  The- 
atres in  Altoona.  His  address  is  R.  D. 
No.  2,  Box  138A,  Hollidaysburg. 

Frank  C.  Ferguson,  Jr.,  M.D.,  is  now 
working  in  cancer  research  at  the  Cor- 
nell Medical  College.  His  address  is 
Apt.  2C,  67-09B  186  Lane,  Flushing, 
N.  Y. 

Frederick  S.  Green  is  working  for 
the  Western  Electric  Co.  of  Kearney, 
N.  J.  His  wife  (Marion  Reynolds  '41 ) 
and  familv  will  soon  join  him  to  live  at 
33  Garrabrant  Ave.,  Bloomfield,  N.  J. 

Chaplain  and  Mrs.  Myron  Sibley  (E. 
Elizabeth  McQuay)  reside  in  Alfred, 
N.  Y.  Their  two  children  are  named 
Marilyn  Sue  and  Mark  McQuay. 

Robert  C.  Perez,  son  of  Gilbert  S. 
Perez  '07,  recently  received  his  M.Sc.  in 
Chemical  Engineering  at  Rensselaer 
Polytechnic  Institute  and  is  now  with 
the  "Standard  Oil  Co.  in  the  Nether- 
lands West  Indies.  He  saw  several 
years  of  combat  service  with  the  air 
force  in  Europe  during  the  war. 

Franklin  Sloff  is  now  employed  as 
assistant  to  the  controller  by  R.  R. 
Donnelley  &  Sons  Co.  of  Chicago. 

Neza  addresses:  Mrs.  L.  F.  Andrews 
(Margaret  M.  Bortz),  122  S.  Gardiner 
Ave.,  Rockford,  111.;  Margaret  L. 
Davis,  Civilian  Personnel  Div.,  Mili- 
tary Government,  Stuttgart,  Ger- 
many, APO  151,  c/o  PM,  New  York, 
N.  Y.;  H.  Dean  Gulnac,470  Conger  Ave., 
Collingswood,  N.  J.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
A.  Kessler  (Margaret  Lloyd  '38),  Apt. 
A20,  Prospect  Terrace  Apts.,  1575  Bev- 
an  Road,  Pittsburgh  27;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Joseph   A.   Reid,   Jacob    Ford   Village, 


Apt.  2413,  Alorristown,  N.  J.;  Warren 
H.  Replogle  x'40,  22-24  W.  Main  St., 
Everett;  Cornelius  R.  Roughgarden,  Jr., 
76-39  Commonwealth  Blvd.,  Bellerose, 
L.  I..  N.  Y.;  iMr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  C. 
Shultz  (Beverly  Starr  x'42).  542  Chel- 
sea St.,  Bellaire,  Texas;  ^Ir.  and  Mrs. 
Theodore  R.  Sirinek  (Barbara  Ludwig), 
1302  Somerset  Road,  W.  Englewood. 
N.  J.;  Airs.  Roger  Wendell  (Marjorie 
A.  Stadden),  Route  1,  Henderson, 
N  Y.;  Mrs.  Robert  B.  Bruns  (Gladys 
Stillman),  4116  Linden  Ave.,  Western 
Springs,  111. 

1941 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Myron  D.  Eisenberg 
(Anne  Lowther)  have  moved  to  R.  D. 
No.  8,  Boise,  Idaho,  where  Mr.  Eisen- 
berg has  accepted  a  position  as  mer- 
chandising manager  of  the  Falk  Mer- 
cantile Co.,  which  operates  the  largest 
department  store  in  Boise  and  has  sev- 
eral other  stores  in  Idaho  and  Oregon. 

William  J.  Fidler  is  an  accountant 
with  the  American  Red  Cross  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  He  and  his  wife  live  at 
3751  Gunston  Rd.,  Alexandria,  Va. 

Alexander  J.  McKechnie  M.S. '41  is 
teaching  and  studying  at  Temple  Den- 
tal School  for  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Dental  Surgery.-  He  and  his  wife  are 
residing  at  4025  J  St.,  Juniata  Park, 
Philadelphia  24. 

Robert  W.  Rink,  engaged  in  public 
accounting  by  a  Philadelphia  firm,  re- 
sides at  603  Brobst  St.,  Shillington. 

William  J.  Starrett,  Jr.,  is  assistant 
manager  of  Sears,  Roebuck  &  Co.  in 
Cumberland,  Md. 

A  former  Pennsylvania  newspaper- 
man who  served  with  the  Office  of  War 
Information,  Overseas  Branch,  in  New 
York  City  during  the  war,  Donald  E. 
Wilson  is  now  information  officer  with 
the  Division  of  Public  Liaison,  Depart- 
ment of  State.  In  November,  1947,  he 
served  as  public  liaison  officer  for  the 
United  States  Delegation  to  the  Sec- 
ond Session  of  the  General  Conference 
of  United  Nations  Educational,  Scien- 
tific and  Cultural  Organization  in  Mex- 
ico Citv.  His  present  address  is  1138 
Twelfth  St.,  N.  W.,  Apt.  2,  Washing- 
ton 5,  D.  C. 

Nezv  addresses:  Mrs.  Paul  T.  Kosiak 
(Elsa  Jane  B  utter  worth) ,  1632  Fitzger- 
ald Lane,  Parkfairfax,  Va.;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  William  B.  Hannum  x'42  ( Eliza- 
beth M.  Cooper),  20  N.  Horace  St., 
Woodbury,  N.  J.;  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Peter 
Minck,  Jr.  x'41  (Lois  Hayward),  Sad- 
dle River,  N.  J.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard 
M.  Sharp  (Margaret  Redding  x'43),  707 
Walton  St.,  Philipsburg;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  K.  Smith  (Julia  H.  Yarnall 
'47),  1132  Hutchins  Ave.,  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich. 

1945 

Mrs.  Glenn  Schwalm  (Carolyn  Dun- 
kelberger)  is  now  in  Valley  View, 
where  her  husband  is  practicing  medi- 
cine with  her  father. 

1946 

John  H.  Boyle  x'46,  a  student  at  the 
Temple  School  of  Theology,  receives 
mail  at  his  home  address — 84  Sherman 
St.,  Brooklyn  18,  N.  Y. 

Jean  N.  Brock  is  secretary  to  the  as- 
sociate director  of  the  Industrial  Rela- 
tions  Section  at   Princeton  University. 


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Her  mail  reaches  her  at  215  Nassau  St., 
Princeton,   N.  J. 

Mrs.  Prescott  Crane  (Emily  Cober) 
is  residing  at  75  Madison  Ave.,  New- 
tonville,  Mass. 

John  L.  Denney  x'46,  medical  stu- 
dent, receives  mail  at  his  home  address 
— 415  Maple  Ave.,  Greensburg. 

John  Derkacz  x'46  is  a  student  at  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College. 

Beverly  Graham  Myers  is  working 
for  the  Presbyterian  Westminster 
Press.  She  and  her  husband,  a  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  Dental  School 
student,  are  at  home  at  Apt.  4,  3429 
Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia  4. 

John  H.  Hanel,  a  medical  student  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  con- 
tinues to  receive  mail  at  his  home  ad- 
dress— Monroe. 

Eloise  Headland,  employed  by  the 
Patents  Section,  Claims  Division,  U.  S. 
Dept.  of  Justice,  resides  at  4306  28th 
Place,  Apt.  3,  Mt.  Rainier,  Md. 

Dorothy  A.  Hutton  is  bacteriologist 
at  the  Geisinger  Memorial  Hospital  at 
Danville. 

Nancy  Kline  Allen  is  receptionist  for 
the  Veterans  Administration.  Her  hus- 
band is  attending  Rutgers  University. 
They  are  at  home  at  71  Livingston 
Ave.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Robert  Lehet  receives  mail  at  the  W. 
Atlee  Burpee  Co.,  Clinton,  Iowa,  where 
he  is  office  manager. 

John  A.  Munson  x'46,  associated  with 
United  Air  Lines  in  New  York,  gets 
mail  at  his  home  address — 63  Shellbank 
Place,  Rockville  Centre,  N.  Y. 

Jane  Redsecker  Menzie  received  a 
Master  of  Arts  degree  in  English  Lit- 
erature from  Penn  State  in  September. 
Her  husband,  Donald,  was  granted  the 
Master  of  Science  degree  at  the  same 
graduation.  They  reside  at  730  W. 
Foster  Ave.,  State  College. 

Mrs.  Saxon  Palmeter  (Jane  Rock- 
well) is  acting  as  substitute  teacher 
and  playing  the  role  of  housewife  at  91 
Main  St.,  Metuchen,  N.  J. 

Mary  E.  Rutherford  x'46  received  the 
B.S.  in  Nursing  degree  at  Cornell  Uni- 
versity. She  can  be  located  at  1320 
York  Ave.,  New  York  21,  N.  Y. 

Emily  A.  Soos,  librarian  for  the 
Standard  Oil  Development  Co.,  resides 
at  5  Gresser  Ave.,  Linden,  N.  J. 

Donald  W.  Thomas  has  been  named 
minister  of  music  at  the  Pine  Street 
Methodist  Church,  Williamsport.  Don- 
ald was  secretary  of  the  Music  Depart- 
ment while  attending  Bucknell. 

Mrs.  Charles  F.  Baird  (Norma  A. 
White)  is  employed  as  vocational  coun- 
selor for  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Her  home 
address  is  193  Clinton  Ave.,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Robert  Whitelock 
(Peggy  Naumann  '44)  are  living  at  345 
Delaware  Ave.,  Tonawanda,  N.  Y.  He 
is  employed  as  a  sales  administrator  for 
the  Aluminum  Co.  of  America. 

William  M.  Wilkinson  is  associated 
with  the  firm  of  Payson  and  Trask  at  9 
Rockefeller  Plaza  in  New  York  City. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  Harvard 
Business  School  with  the  M.B.A.  de- 
gree in  February,  1948. 

New  addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mel- 
vin  F.  James,  Jr.  (Mary  L.  Allen  x'46), 
407  Warminster  Rd.,  Hatboro;  Mrs. 
Elmer  E.  Richardson  (Jean  DeGroat), 
S.   Crescent  Blvd.,  R.   F.  D.,  Yardley; 


William   R.    Rave,    141    Betsy    Brown 

Rd.,  Port  Chester,  N.  Y.:  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Leroy  F.  Schellhardt,  732  Highland 
Cross,  Rutherford,  N.  J.;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Charles  HelUe  (Ann  Louise  Shea), 
5600  Fair  Oaks  St.,  Pittsburgh  17; 
Gloria  G.  Whitman,  210  S.  43rd  St., 
Philadelphia  4. 

1947 

Gretchen  A.  Baker  x'47  is  a  student 
at  the  New  York  School  of  Interior 
Decoration.  Her  mail  is  to  be  sent  to 
her  home  address— 429  N.  Park  Ave., 
Warren,  O. 

Joseph  W.  Barber,  of  213  State  St., 
Perth  Amboy,  N.  J.,  has  accepted  a  po- 
sition as  account  executive  with  the 
Graphic  Co.  of  Advertising  in  New 
York. 

Leonard  Block  is  back  at  Bucknell  as 
a  graduate  student.  He  gets  mail  at 
170  Brown  St.,  Lewisburg. 

James  E.  Brennan  x'47  receives  mail 
at  his  home  address — 316  Elmwood 
Ave.,  Newark,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Russell  E.  Brown 
(Shirley  Higgins  '43)  and  daughter  are 
making  their  home  at  303  15th  Ave., 
Hickory,  N.  C. 

Jack  W.  Denholtz  is  associated  with 
the  Rockaway  Point  Stores,  Inc.,  Rock- 
away  Point,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

Drew  L.  Devens  is  a  chemical  engi- 
neer in  Process  Control,  Lago  Oil  and 
Transport  Co.,  subsidiary  of  Standard 
Oil  Company  of  New  Jersey.  He  and 
his  wife  reside  at  Lago  Colony,  Aruba, 
Netherlands  West  Indies. 

Arthur  J.  Emery  is  engaged  in  re- 
search in  bacteriology  at  the  New  York 
State  Experiment  Station,  Division  of 
Food  Science  and  Technology,  at  Cor- 
nell University. 

Erik  M.  Eriksen,  Jr.,  is  a  communica- 
tions engineer  for  the  R.C.A.  Commu- 
nications Co.  at  Riverhead,  L.  I.  He 
continues  to  receive  mail  at  his  home 
address— 934  71st  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

William  R.  Fetter  has  transferred 
from  the  School  of  Law  at  Washington 
and  Lee  University  to  the  Dickinson 
School  of  Law.  His  new  address  is  2 
Conway  St.,  Carlisle. 

Matthew  E.  Friedman,  student  at  the 
Harvard  Law  School,  gets  mail  c/o 
Ocklis,  Lellsworth  Ave.,  Cambridge, 
Mass. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Fortmann 
(Ruth  Merrion  '46)  and  daughter  Nan- 
cy, 13  months  old,  are  residing  at  15 
Caper  Hill  Road,  Sharon,  Mass. 

Bushnell  Fullerton  was  elected  trea- 
surer of  the  Rutledge  Chapter  of  Phi 
Alpha  Delta  law  fraternity  at  the  Duke 
University  School  of  Law  for  1948-49. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  A.  Vitray  (Jane  Gal- 
lien  '44)  have  moved  to  210  Monroe  St., 
Hoboken,  N.  J. 

Dorothy  Gleckner  is  beginning  her 
second  year  as  a  Y-Teen  program  di- 
rector in  Richmond,  Ind.,  in  the  Y.  W. 
C.  A.  She  is  having  great  fun  direct- 
ing a  girls'  glee  club  and  studying  voice 
at  the  Arthur  Jordan  Conservatory  of 
Music  in  Indianapolis. 

Lloyd  Graham,  residing  at  645  Chest- 
nut Ave.,  Teaneck,  N.  J.,  is  employed 
by  the  Royal  Typewriter  Co.  as  a  sales- 
man. 

Mrs.  William  Stephens  (Marjorie  D. 
Grahame  x'47)  is  now  attending  Purdue 
University.     The   Stephens'  address  is 


FPHA  539-1   Airport   Rd.,  W.   Lafay- 
ette, Ind. 

Tamara  Gurvitch  received  her  M.S. 
at  Columbia  University  in  June  and  is 
now  doing  publicity  work  for  a  King 
Features  columnist.  She  is  located  at 
116  Seaman  Ave.,  New  York  34,  N.  Y. 

Roger  S.  Haddon,  a  student  at  the 
Law  School  of  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, was  one  of  the  ISO  lucky  men 
chosen  from  1000  applicants  for  admis- 
sion. 

Clifford  C.  Harris  is  residing  at  36  E. 
Middle  St.,  Gettysburg,  and  is  em- 
ployed as  a  cash  accountant  for  the 
Link  Belt  Co.  in  Philadelphia. 

Milton  G.  Jaques  is  claims  adjuster 
for  the  Liberty  Mutual  Insurance  Co. 
of  Boston.  Mail  reaches  him  at  his 
home  address — William  St.,  Chester, 
Mass. 

Thomas  H.  Kinkade,  Jr.,  is  a  trainee 
with  the  Combustion  Engineering  Co. 
of  New  York.  He  receives  mail  at  1606 
Locust  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Harry  E.  Knudson,  Jr.,  is  a  sales  engi- 
neer for  the  Federal  Electric  Products 
Co.  of  Hartford,  Conn.  He  and  his 
wife  (Anne  B.  Howland  x'46)  are  at 
home  at  175  Geranium  Ave.,  Floral 
Park,  N.  Y. 

Dorothy  M.  Kohl  is  a  psychology 
instructor  and  vocational  counselor  at 
the  University  of  New  Hampshire. 
Her  mailing  address  is  Box  624,  Dur- 
ham, N.  H. 

Samuel  D.  Lenox,  Jr.,  former  student 
at  the  Washington  and  Lee  University 
School  of  Law,  has  transferred  to  the 
Dickinson  School  of  Law.  He  gets 
mail  at  2  Conway  St.,  Carlisle. 

Catherine  J.  Lepsch  is  engaged  in 
teaching  biology  and  chemistry  at 
Drew  Seminary  in   Carmel,  N.  Y. 

Eugene  Matthews  was  awarded  the 
Master  of  Letters  degree  by  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pittsburgh  in  June,  1948. 

Philip  K.  Morton  is  a  production 
control  manager.  His  address  is  738 
E.  Philadelphia  St.,  York. 

Judson  Prindle,  sales  engineer,  gets 
mail  at  his  business  address — Baker  Ice 
Machine  Co.,  Inc.,  South  Windham, 
Me. 

Tom  Rodgers  is  coaching  at  Somer- 
set High  School  this  year.  His  ad- 
dress is  205  Stoystown  Rd.,  Somerset. 

Gloria  J.  Saleme  x'47  is  employed  as 
a  bookkeeper  for  the  National  Biscuit 
Co.  She  is  at  home  at  105  31st  St.,  Al- 
toona. 

Robert  E.  Shrader  is  now  employed 
as  a  mechanical  engineer.  His  home 
address  is  34  Bowen  St.,  Woodstown, 
N.J. 

W.  Paul  Smeltzer,  Jr.,  northeastern 
sales  representative  for  William  Prym, 
Inc.,  gets  mail  at  407  Oakwood  St.,  New 
Kensington. 

Warren  C.  Stadden,  structural  de- 
signer for  the  Austin  Co.,  has  moved 
to  142  E.  First  Ave.,  Roselle,  N.  J. 

Robert  J.  Steamer,  high  school  teach- 
er, and  his  wife  reside  at  710  Latta  Rd., 
Rochester  12,  N.  Y. 

Charles  Steininger,  a  law  student  at 
Catholic  University  of  America,  can  be 
addressed  at  1664  Fort  Dupont  St.,  S. 
E.,  Washington  20,  D.  C. 

Richard  Tobias  is  making  his  home 
at  1301  Gusryan  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Edward  E.  Wilson,  engineer,  receives 


December  1948 


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mail    at     his     business     address — 1902 
Church  St.,  Wauwatosa  13,  Wis. 

New  addresses:  Sheldon  G.  Garson 
x'47,  3572  DeKalb  Ave.,  Bronx  67, 
N.  Y.;  Britton  W.  Saterlee,  233  Housa- 
tonic  Drive,  Devon,  Conn.;  Marshall 
L.  Smith,  301  Lakevievv'  Ave.,  James- 
town, N.  Y. 

1948 

Herbert  Harness  is  a  construction  en- 
gineer for  J.  Harness  &  Son,  Warring- 
ton, Bucks  County. 

Phyllis  H.  Bartlett  x'48  is  a  senior  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  School 
of  Nursing.  Her  address  is  320  S.  34th 
St.,  Philadelphia. 

Elizabeth  A.  BUlhime  is  with  Church 
World  Service,  New  York  City.  She 
wishes  her  mail  sent  to  16  S.  Washing- 
ton St.,  Muncy. 

Gloria  R.  Binkley,  a  graduate  student 
at  Stanford  University,  is  located  in 
Building  123,  Stanford  Village,  Stan- 
ford, Calif. 

John  Bogen,  Jr.,  is  a  chemical  engi- 
neer for  the  Rohm  &  Haas  Co.  in  Phil- 
adelphia. Mai!  should  be  sent  to  his 
home  address— 7499  Briar  Rd.,  Phila- 
delphia. 

Maria  D.  Bogosian  is  a  trainee  at 
McCreery's  Department  Store,  New 
York  City.  She  lives  at  813  19th  St., 
Union  City,  N.  J. 

Willis  D.  Boyer,  junior  salesman  for 
Johns-Manville,  resides  at  189-15  37th 
Ave.,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 

Edwin  A.  Brooks  is  enrolled  for 
divinity  study  at  Crozer  Theological 
Seminary,  Chester.  He  plans  to  enter 
the  parish  ministry  upon  graduation. 

AUan  W.  Campbell  x'48  is  a  telegraph 
operator  for  the  New  York  Central 
Railroad  Co.  His  home  address  is  448 
S.  Main  St.,  Jersey  Shore. 

Wells  Colby,  supervisory  trainee  for 
Montgomery  Ward  &  Co.,  lives  at  28 
Brookside  Ave.,  Menands,  Albany,  N.Y. 
James  A.  Commins,  physicist  in  the 
Antenna  Research  Division  of  the  Na- 
val Research  Laboratory,  Washington, 
D.  C,  receives  mail  at  his  home  ad- 
dress—-617  Robinson  Ave.,  Pen  Argyl. 

Mrs.  Arthur  W.  Holt  (Gertrude  C. 
Cooper  x'48)  is  living  at  Taconic  Trail, 
Williamstown,  Mass. 

K.  Louise  Crothers  is  an  accountant 
for  the  Allentown  branch  of  General 
Electric.  Her  home  address  is  418 
Bridge  St.,  Catasauqua. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Valentino  (Gertrude  U. 
Danek  x'48)  is  attending  Brockport 
State  Teachers  College.  Her  present 
address  is  i7  King  St.,  Brockport,  N.  Y. 
Margaret  L.  Fatzinger,  medical  tech- 
nician at  the  Allentown  Hospital,  re- 
ceives mail  at  her  home  address — 501 
Walnut  St.,  Catasauqua. 

Caryl  Galow  is  teaching  in  Boiling 
Springs  High  School.  She  is  residing 
at  52  E.  North  St.,  Carlisle. 

Mary  A.  Gehres  is  head  of  the  Ar- 
magh High  School  Commercial  Dept., 
Milroy.  Her  home  address  is  1082 
Sixth  St.,  Catasauqua. 

Naomi  M.  Griffiths  is  teaching  in  the 
Lewes  High  School,  Lewes,  Dela. 

Charles  W.  Hott,  field  engineer  for 
Standard  Oil  (Indiana),  Whiting,  Ind., 
receives  mail  at  317  N.  Broad  St.,  Grif- 
fith, Ind. 

James  D.  Hunt  is  a  mechanical  engi- 
neer   for    the    Hazard    Insulated    Wire 


Works  (Div.  Okonite  Co.),  Wilkes- 
Barre.  He  lives  at  150  S.  River  St., 
Wilkes-Barre. 

Milton  H.  Iredell,  Jr.,  is  a  student  at 
Western  Reserve  University.  Mail 
should  be  sent  to  his  home — 45  East 
Ave.,  Woodstown,  N.  J. 

Margaret  A.  Jammer,  secretary  for 
General  Doors  Co.,  Trenton,  N.  J.,  lives 
at  909  Overton  Ave.,  Morrisville. 

Edwin  P.  Kammer  is  a  trainee  in  pro- 
duction planning  for  the  Armstrong 
Cork  Co.  His  home  address  is  427  Al- 
der St.,  Scranton  5. 

Mrs.  Alfred  W.  Duerig  (Jean  F. 
Kohler),  teacher,  lives  at  24  N.  18th  St., 
Allentown. 

Robert  J.  Krieger  is  working  with 
the  Armstrong  Cork  Co',  and  attending 
the  company's  sales  training  course  in 
Lancaster.  On  its  completion  he  will 
be  assigned  to  the  floor  division  as  a 
salesman. 

Edward  K.  Lank  is  a  salesman  for 
O.  B.  Lank  &  Sons,  Inc.,  227  N.  2nd 
St.,  Harrisburg. 

Barbara  J.  Lehr,  librarian  at  the  Free 
Library  of  Philadelphia,  lives  at  Som- 
erton,  Philadelphia  16. 

Seymour  J.  Levine  is  a  graduate  stu- 
dent at  the  University  of  Michigan. 
His  home  address  is  124  W.  93rd  St., 
New  York  City. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  W.  Liles  (Win- 
ifred Bode  '44)  receive  mail  at  the  for- 
mer's business  address — Y.  M.  C.  A., 
Reed  and  Washington  St.,  Reading. 

Mr.  and  Airs.  Richard  Lowrie  (Mari- 
an Murachanian  '45)  are  making  their 
home  at  Webberville,  Mich.  Dick  is 
attending  Michigan  State  College  to 
earn  a  master's  in  electrical  ■  engineer- 
ing. Marian  teaches  in  the  Webber- 
ville High  School. 

Bertram  K.  McCracken,  salesman  for 
Ulman  Bros.,  Williamsport,  resides  at 
924  W.  Southern  Ave.,  South  Williams- 
port. 

Robert  W.  McDonnell  is  a  graduate 
student  at  Lehigh  University,  Bethle- 
hem. His  address  there  is  Rm.  304-A, 
Dorm  "C." 

Robert  S.  McKeman  is  news  editor 
for  Station  WELI,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
He  and  Mrs.  McKernan  (Betty  R. 
Moore  x'48)  reside  at  133  Fairfield 
Ave.,  Westport,  Conn. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  "Clint"  Marantz  (Au- 
drey Johnson)  are  residing  at  247  Cen- 
tral Park  West,  New  York,  N.  Y.  The 
former  is  a  graduate  student  at  Colum- 
bia. His  wife  is  in  the  junior  execu- 
tive training  squad  at  Bloomingdale's. 
Rudolph  Mattis  is  working  as  an  ac- 
countant's clerk  in  the  Centaur  and 
Caldwell  firm  of  New  York.  He  re- 
sides at  72-48  Loubet  St.,  Forest  Hills, 
N.  Y. 

Arthur  H.  Messinger  x'48,  salesman, 
lives  at  41  Hollywood  Ave.,  Rochester 
7,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  J.  Miller  (Doro- 
thy M.  Walker  '47)  reside  at  341  First 
St.,  Apt.  2,  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.  James 
is  a  designer  for  the  Niagara  Hudson 
Power  Co.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Eleanor  R.  Moore,  service  represen- 
tative for  the  New  Jersey  Bell  Tele- 
phone Co.,  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  lives  at 
1118  Martine  Ave.,  Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Charles  M.  Ogg  is  an  engineer  for 
General    Electric    Co.,   Trenton,    N.   J. 


His  home  address  is  Rt.  No.  1,  Box  94, 
Briarclifif  Manor,  N.  Y. 

Andrew  Rice  is  attending  the  School 
of  Nutrition  at  Cornell  University  and 
is  residina;  at  230  Linden  Ave.,  Ithaca, 
N.  Y. 

William  Rubin  is  a  member  of  the 
executive  training  squad  of  Bloom- 
ingdale's, Lexington  Ave.  and  59th  St., 
New  York  Citv.  His  home  address  is 
2364  Tiebout  A've.,  Bronx  57,  N.  Y. 

Philip  M.  Russell  is  psychologist  and 
teacher  in  the  Woods  Schools,  Inc., 
Pinewood  Bldg.,  Langhorne. 

George  J.  Schumacher,  graduate  stu- 
dent at  Cornell  University,  receives 
mail  at  his  home  address — Linden  Ave., 
Lindenwold,  N.  J. 


THE  BISON  CLUB 

promotes  athletics  at 

BUCKNELL 

Since  September  1  seventy  Buck- 
nellians  and  friends  have  become 
members.  Why  not  send  in  your 
membership  fee? 

Bucknellians  in  senior  class  and 
those  one,  two  and  three  years  out 
of  college  $2  a  year ;  four  and  five 
years  out  of  college  $5 ;  more  than 
five  years  out  of  college  $10. 

Send  ycur  check  to 

FRANK   DAVIS   '11,   secretary, 

at   the  Alumni  office. 


FLASH 

The  Bucknell  soccer  team  won 
from  Delaware  7-2  and  went  on  to 
take  the  Middle  Atlantic  champion- 
ship from  the  celebrated  Swarth- 
more  team  2-1. 

The  undefeated,  untied  freshman 
football  team  won  its  last  game, 
with  Wyoming  Seminary,  42-6. 


President  Spencer    (right)    Greets 
Dr.  Wvant  '92 


22 


December  1948 


EDITORIAL 

The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 

CLYDE  P.  BAILEY  '29  President 921  Jones  Law  Bldg.,  Pittsburgh 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  First  Vice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury.  N.  J. 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25.  Second  Vice-President .  .501  Bloom  St.,  Danville 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer  35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg 

FR.\NK  G.  DAVIS  '11,  Secretary-Editor  140  S.  Front  St..  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 

EMMA  E.  DILLON  '15,  609  Broad  St.  Bank  Bldg.,  Trenton.  N.  J.  Term 
expires  19+9 

W.  C.  LOWTHER  '14,  288  Walton  Ave.,  South  Orange,  N.  J.  Term  ex- 
pires 1949 

ARTHUR  R.  YON  'IT.  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.  Term 
expires  1950 

S.  DALE  SPOTTS  '18,  306  S.  12th  St.,  Philadelphia  7.     Term  expires  1950 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25,   501   Bloom   St.,    Danville.     Term   expires   1950 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.  Term 
expires  1951 

CLYDE  P.  BAILEY  '29.  921  Jones  La%v  Bldg.,  Pittsburgh.  Term  expires 
1951 

HERBERT  L.  SPENCER,  University  Avenue,  Lewisburg 


The  Alumni  Fund  Gets  Going 

The  Alumni  Fund  Committee,  headed  by  Kenneth 
Slifer  '26,  met  Friday  evening,  October  22,  and  canvassed 
the  situation  thoroughly.  It  was  the  unanimous  decision 
that  the  Fund  plan  get  in  motion  at  once. 

First,  however,  the  committee  wants  it  understood  that 
it  is  working  zi'ifh  and  not  in  any  way  against  the  drive  for 
heating  plant  funds,  which  started  a  year  ago  and  is  not  yet 
completed.  It  has  always  been  the  desire  of  the  Fund 
Committee  to  co-operate  fully  with  the  heating  plaijt  drive. 
Publication  in  the  September,  1948,  Alumnus  of  the 
names  of  contributors  to  the  heating  plant  fund  and  the 
announcement  that  the  respective  classes  are  getting 
Alumni  Fund  credit  for  these  gifts  is  evidence  of  this  de- 
sire to  co-operate.  Publication  in  the  current  number  of 
the  Alumnus  of  names  of  those  not  reported  in  the  Sep- 
tember issue  is  additional  evidence  that  those  two  move- 
ments are  going  forward,  hand  in  hand. 


A  Great  Man  Retires 

On  July  1,  1949,  after  27  years  as  president  of  a  grow- 
ing University,  Charles  E.  Bunnell  '00  will  retire,  rich 
with  honor  and  achievement.  School  teacher,  lawyer, 
judge  and  university  president,  his  service  in  each  field 
has  been  noteworthy. 

Now  he  will  have  an  opportunity  to  visit  the  old  home 
after  49  years  in  the  "last  frontier".  He  deserves  the  rest 
and  we  salute  him,  one  of  Bucknell's  most  illustrious  sons. 


Club  Presidents 

This  is  important!  Please  have  your  complete 
Birthday  celebration  plans  in  the  Alumni  Office  by 
Januar}'  1.  W'e  want  to  publish  the  details  in  the 
January  ALUMNUS  (newspaper),  which  should  reach 
you  about  January  15. 


Alumni  Fund  Committee 
First  row,  I.  to  r.:  S.  Dale  Spotts  '17,  President  Spencer,  Clyde 
P.  Bailey  "29.  Second  row:  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21,  Emma  E. 
Dillon  "15,  Louise  Matthews  Miers  '26,  Frank  Ci.  Davis  '11. 
Third  row:  Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '26.  A.  R.  E.  Wvant  '92.  Lester 
E.  Lighton  '20. 


Club  Activities 

(Continued  from  Page  l2) 

Steck.  Jr.  x'20,  Hamilton  O.  Thompson  '39,  Eugene  Van 
Why  '09,  Lois  T.  Wager  '28,  Hope  B.  Wohnus  '44, 
Stanton  R.  Smith  '09,  chairman. 

HARRISBURG 

This  club  has  held  two  interesting  meetings  this  fall. 
On  October  7,  the  Harrisburg  representative  of  the  Gen- 
eral Electric  Company  showed  moving  pictures  to  the 
group.  On  November  4,  the  local  manager  of  the  Arthur 
Murray  Dance  Studios  gave  an  address  on  dancing  and 
the  origin  of  dance  steps.  There  will  be  more  meetings 
to  report  as  the  year  goes  on,  since  this  on-its-toes  club 
meets  regularly  each  month. 

LANCASTER 

Our  Bucknell  club  in  the  Lancaster  area  is  bustling 
with  activity.  In  July  the  club  enjoyed  its  annual  picnic 
at  the  home  of  the  Kenneth  Hoffmans ;  a  Hallowe'en 
party  was  held  in  October  at  the  William  Lybargers' 
home ;  plans  have  been  completed  for  a  Christmas  party 
in  December  and  a  Bucknell  birthday  dinner  in  February. 
Class  officers  are :  Mrs.  Anna  Fishel  Poorbaugh  '35,  presi- 
dent ;  Theodore  Wilkinson  '40,  vice-president ;  Mrs. 
Josephine  Behney  Hoftman  '28,  secretary ;  and  Harry 
Gundrum  '39,  treasurer. 

PHILADELPHIA 

One  hundred  seventy-seven  Bucknellians  and  friends 
gathered  at  Kugler's  in  Philadelphia  on  Friday  evening, 
November  5.  The  group  re-elected  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts 
'18  as  president;  Jim  Tyson  '11,  vice-president;  Franklin 
Jones  '19,  secretary-treasurer;  and  the  following  persons 
to  the  executive  committee :  Les  Lighton  '20,  Alice 
Roberts  '24,  Tom  Speck  'i7,  Leroy  Rohde  '36,  Dr.  Al- 
bert Garner  '99,  Herb  Watson  '2i7  and  Mrs.  Ray  Speare 
Topham  '17.  James  A.  Tyson  was  enthusiastically  nomi- 
nated as  the  club's  candidate  for  Alumni  Trustee. 

After  hearing  a  message  from  President  Spencer,  the 
club  president  called  on  Dr.  Daniel  A.  Poling.  In  the 
early  pleasantries  of  the  address.  Dr.  Poling  paid  his 
membership  fee  to  the  club  and  joined  the  Bison  Club. 
He  then  delivered  an  eloquent  address  in  which  he 
stressed  the  idea  that  Bucknellians  should  give  to  a 
divided  world  not  uniformity  but  unity. 

Following   the   address    Dr.    Poling   was   taken   com- 


December  1948 


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Meets 


pletely  by  surprise  when  Dr.  Spotts  handed  him  a  $1000 
check  for  the  Chapel  of  the  Four  Chaplains,  of  which  Dr. 
Poling  is  the  director.  It  will  be  recalled  that  his  son 
was  one  of  the  four  chaplains — Protestant,  Catholic  and 
Jewish — who  sacrificed  their  Hves  for  their  men  in  a  trip 
across  the  Atlantic  in  the  recent  war. 

After  Dr.  Poling's  address  the  group  gave  its  atten- 
tion to  a  magician  for  the  next  20  minutes.  Herb  Wat- 
son, master  of  ceremonies,  was  about  the  only  one  who 
lost  his  shirt  in  the  deal. 

The  next  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  club  will  be  on 
February  4,  when  the  birthday  celebration  will  take  place. 
Members  are  advised  to  watch  the  January  ALUMNUS 
for  something  special. 

PITTSBURGH  ASSOCIATION  OF  BUCKNELL 
WOMEN 

If  you  are  a  former  Bucknell  co-ed  and  want  to  have 
a  good  time,  you  might  transfer  to  or  persuade  your 
husband  to  locate  in  Pittsburgh.  The  Association  of 
Bucknell  WQmen  there,  Mrs.  Louise  Matthews  Miers  '26 
president,  sent  us  an  attractive  booklet  showing  their 
program  for  the  year.  Tea  at  the  College  Club,  bridge 
parties,  luncheons,  covered  dish  suppers,  Christrnas 
dinner — 

We  hope  the  gals  are  openhearted  and  let  their  boy 
friends  and  husbands  in  on  some  of  these  affairs. 

ROCHESTER 

On  Monday,  October  11,  the  Rochester  Alumni  Club 
held  its  first  fall  meeting  in  the  form  of  a  party  in  the 
Main  Pavilion  at  Ellison  Park.  The  new  officers  for  the 
coming  year  were  presented  and  duly  installed.  They 
are:  Volney  Frankel  '43,  president;  Jack  T.  Pink  '47, 
vice-president ;  Mrs.  Rita  Holbrook  Sear  'i7,  secretary ; 
Mrs.  Margaret  Cornely  Schmitt  '33,  treasurer.  Around 
a  welcome  and  immense  fire  in  the  fireplace  there  was 
much  talk  of  football  and  the  then  forthcoming  Home- 
coming. A  few  lucky  couples  were  planning  to  be  there. 
Judge  McCracken  was  reminiscing  about  a  memorable 
game  between  Bucknell  and  Penn  State  held  in  Williams- 
port  back  in  '01  or  '02.  That  particular  game  was  the 
end  of  football  between  the  two  schools  for  many  years. 
After  some  games,  delicious  hot,  spiced  cider  and  several 
kinds  of  doughnuts  were  served.  We  had  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Frank  Wright,  the  outgoing  president  and  his  wife,  to 
thank  for  planning  the  details  of  this  party. 

Plans  are  being  formulated  for  the  annual  Christmas 
party.     An  effort  is  being  made  to  roust  out  for  it  every 


Bucknellian  in  this  vicinity. — Mrs.  Rita  Holbrook  Sear, 
secretary. 

TRENTON 

The  spring  dinner  meeting  of  the  Central  Jersey  Alum- 
ni Club  was  held  in  Trenton  at  the  White  Gate,  Friday 
evening,  April  30,  1948.  Forty-one  members  and  guests 
were  present.  The  club  was  fortunate  in  having  Dean  W. 
IT.  Coleman  as  their  guest  and  speaker.  He  elaborated 
on  the  beauty  of  the  campus  and  the  need  for  new  build- 
ings, and  told  the  group  of  various  innovations  at  Buck- 
nell such  as  the  introduction  of  a  Senior  Honors  Course, 
the  use  of  language  houses  and  the  possibility  of  using 
College  Board  Examinations  for  further  determining  ad- 
mission. 

YORK 

I  The  second  annual  picnic  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club 
of  York  County  was  held  at  the  bungalow  of  Marlyn  D. 
Etzweiler  '27,  along  the  Susquehanna  River  below 
Wrightsville,  on  August  7,  1948.  Mrs.  Kathryn  Pawling 
Sieber  x'43  and  Mrs.  Jessie  Fielding  Eyster  '29  were  in 
charge  of  the  entertainment.  Forty-eight  club  members 
and  friends  attended  this  successful  affair. 

ST.  PETERSBURG 

The  Bucknellian  pictured 
here  is  Frank  H.  Brown  x'24, 
club  president.  Fle  was  stand- 
ing behind  his  car  in  front  of 
the  Phi  Psi  house  when  the 
photographer  caught  up  with 
him.  He  was  on  his  way  to 
western  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  has  coal  interests. 

The  club  vice-president, 
I  too,  visited  the  campus  re- 
cently. He  is  Raymond  F. 
Brandiff  '27,  who  taught  for 
two  years  at  Milton  and  then 
for  three  years  was  head  of  the  science  department  in  the 
Vineland  (N.  J.)  High  School.  Forsaking  the  teaching 
profession,  he  went  to  State  College  as  manager  of  the 
Penn  State  Laundry.  In  August,  1945,  Mr.  Brandiff'  went 
to  Florida,  where  he  and  a  friend  from  State  College 
bought  a  cleaning  business.  He  is  a  great  booster  for 
Florida.  Mrs.  Brandiff  is  the  former  Camille  Thompson, 
a  Bucknell  music  graduate  in  1924. 

Now  a  word  about  the  secretary,  Mrs.  Ruth  Stephens 
Porter  '05,  who  is  a  poet  and  uses  this  talent  in  building 
up  club  morale.  She  has  contributed  to  children's  maga- 
zines for  many  years.  In  the  June  number  of  Activities 
appears  a  feature  page.  It  is  something  very  original  and 
new — a  story  with  attractive  little  rhymes  leading  up  to 
the  climax,  a  song  fpr  the  little  children  to  play  and  sing. 
Mrs.  Porter's  songs  appear  in  The  Instructor  from  time  to 
time,  and  her  work  has  been  published  in  Wee  Wisdom, 
the  former  Junior  Home  Magazine,  The  Grade  Teacher, 
American  Childhood,  Childhood  Education  and  the  for- 
mer Primary  Education.  Her  book.  Songs  of  the  Seasons 
(words  by  Alif  Stephens  '04),  is  published  by  Willis  and 
Co.  Other  work  is  scheduled  to  appear  from  time  to  time 
this  fall  and  winter. 

All  Bucknellians  v^dio  may  chance  to  visit  Florida  are 
urged  to  communicate  with  the  secretary,  whose  address 
is  2710  Dartmouth  Ave.  N.,  St.  Petersburg  ('phone 
768194). 


FRANK  H.  BROWN 


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(This  is  your  magazine.  Your  Aliimn?  Fund  (we  hope)  will  be  paying  for 
it  soon.  Tell  us  what's  on  your  mind.  We'll  publish  j-our  letter  if  it's  not  libel- 
ous or  too  blasphemous  I — Ed.  P.  S.  If  you  want  your  name  withheld,  just 
say  so.) 

.  .  .  I  got  a  great  laugh  out  of  the 
excuse  of  Dr.  Harris  to  you.  I  recall 
on  one  occasion  I  entered  his  sanctum  on 
Thursday  morning  at  11 :00  o'clock  to  tell 
him  I  would  drop  Latin  and  take  Ger- 
man. He  looked  over  those  glasses  at 
me  and  said.  "You  wiE  take  Latin.  The 
next  boy."    I  took  Latin. 


■.  .  .  How  come  this  rag  of  a  cheap, 
little  newspaper  instead  of  our  regular 
Aluiixcs  magazine?  BnckneU's  finances 
must  be  at  a  low  ebb !" 

B.  D.  '09 


.  .  .  Is  Bucknell  in  such  dire  straits 
that  the  AnTMjrcs  which  I  have  always 
been  proud  to  display  on  my  living-room 
table  has  become  this;  flimsy  newspaper 
affair?  Am  enclosing  S25.00  for  the 
Alumni  Fund.  It  is  to  be  used  to  get  back 
the  old  attractiTe  and  well-printed,  as  well 
as   interesting-to-read  Alumxus. 

(Jvame  withheld  on  request) 


...  It  is  verj-  nice  to  know  that  jou 
want  to  include  this  information  about 
my  promotion  at  the  Provident  in  the 
ALUiiXTJS,  although  I  am  sure  there 
are  many  Bucknellians  who  are 
much  more  deserving  of  such  recogni- 
tion .  .  . 

I'd  Eke  to  take  this  opportunitv"  to 
tell  3"OU  how  very  much  I  enjoy  reading 
the  Alumnus.  I  am  particularly  glad  to 
have  the  newspaper  in  addition  to  the 
regular  magazine. 

Sincerely  yours. 

Margaret  E.  Reiff  '39 

(This  gal  read  the  editorial  in  the  first 

newspaper     edition     of     the     Al.umxus. 

—Ed.) 

*     *     * 

.  .  .  We  old-timers  like  your  present 
Alumki  MoNTHiy.  even  if  we  don't  pay 
for  it.  The  19-58  edition  was  partictilarly 
pleasing  to  us  oldsters  because  it  dealt 
with  Tom,  Dick  and  Jemiie.  We  like 
President  Spencer  immensely. 

Personally,  I  liked  best  the  number  in 
which  yon  described  your  western  trip.  I 
went  with  yon  and  met  some  of  my  very 
good  friends  and  classmates. 

The  '07  Fimd  Manager. 
Mary  Stanton  Speicher 


...  I  especially  like  the  stories. 
"Those  Were  die  Days."  Are  you  plan- 
ning to  continue  these  articles?  Frank 
Stanton's  article  was  correct  in  ever>-  way 
but  one.  He  stated  Christy  Mathewson 
played  an  alto  horn  in  the  band  at  col- 
lege, when  he  played  what  we  called  a 
"B  flat  bass";  I  know,  for  I  marched  be- 
side him     Also,  I  roomed  next  doot. 

Professor  Owens  on  the  program. 
"LIFE  BEGINS  AT  EIGHTY,"  came 
in  here  (McMinnville.  Ore.)  on  my  radio 
just  fine  and  I  was  delighted  to  hear  his 
voice,  strong  and  firm  as  ever.  When  he 
told  us,  "I  am  90^".  I  thought :  "Well.  I 
used  to  sit  in  a  Sunday  School  class 
taught  by  his  father,  Cipt.  Owens,  in 
theBaptist  Church.  Xow  how  old  am 
I?"  In  college  days  I  was  janitor  of  the 
Chemical  Lab  and  saw  much  of  Professor 
Owens.  He  saw  lots  of  me.  too — espe- 
dallv  when  I  did  not  get  enough  steam 


up. 


Sincerelv. 


G.  L.  Hal!  '99 


Your  December  number  is  very  good. 
The  snow  picture  of  the  walk  is  most  ex- 
cellent. All  the  articles  are  well  written 
and  newsy.  I  do  not  see  how  you  get 
the  time  to  do  all  these  things  for  us  so 
well.  I  know  it  is  appreciated  by  every- 
one even  though  not  expressed. 

Sincerely, 

Stanton  R.  Smith  '09 


.  .  .  Some  years  ago  a  distin- 
guished educator  posed  the  question: 
"The  Alumnus:  Opportunity'  or  Men- 
ace?" He  pointed  out  that  the  devel- 
opment of  alumni  funds  would  bring  in 
time  a  demand  from  college  gradtiates 
for  a  greater  share  in  the  determina- 
tion of  college  policies,  and  that  their 
participation  would  make  for  weal  or 
woe  according  to  their  good  sense. 

At  Bucknell  there  have  been  some 
instances  of  what  happens  is-hen  en- 
thusiasm outnms  intelligence.  For  in- 
stance, the  ill-conceived  building  of  the 
stadium  not  only  saddled  the  Lniver- 
sity  with  a  long-term  debt,  but  sorely 
tested  the  confidence  of  graduates  and 
friends.  I  remember  how  one  man 
eminent  in  pubhc  life  was  led  to  re- 
fer to  Bucknell  as  "a  big  stadimn  with 
a  small  college  attached." 

Xow,  horse  sense  depends  to  a  con- 
siderable degree  on  knowledge,  and  I 
think  most  alumni  don't  know  much 
about  the  Bucknell  of  today.  I  con- 
fess I'm  pretty  ignorant.  I  believe  the 
L^niversit\-  must  do  far  more  than  it 
has  done  in  the  past  to  keep  the  alumni 
informed,  if  it  wants  their  support  in 
the  long  years  ahead.  To  this  end,  I 
want  to  make  some  suggestions. 

Many  colleges  distribute  to  their 
altunni  the  annual  report  of  the  presi- 
dent, listing  objectives,  ctuxent  research 
and  teaching  projects,  the  financial 
situation  and  the  like.  i>hould  not 
Bucknell   do  this? 

Some  colleges  hold  alumni  confer- 
ences on  the  campus  at  which  the  of- 
ficers of  the  college  report  on  activi- 
ties and  problems,  and  discuss  with 
the  alumni  how  the  problems  may  be 
met.  Could  not  such  a  conference  be 
estabUshed  at  Bucknell? 

As  a  teacher  I  am  painfully  aware 
of  the  serious  difficulties  of  adjusting 
education  to  the  post-war  world,  and 
this  leads  to  my  third  suggestion.  Buck- 
nell has  a  number  of  alumni  active  in 
higher  education,  some  of  them  distin- 
guished. Could  not  an  advisory  com- 
mittee of  such  men  and  women  bring 
to  the  president  and  facultj-.  on  whom 
the  responsibility  for  shaping  the  pro- 
gram rests,  a  point  of  view  which  might 
be  of  great  benefit? 

(Continued  on  Page  21) 


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Page 

Adult  Education 22 

Alma  Mater's  Children's  Children 12 

Alumni  Fund 23 

Alumni  Trustee  Election 12 

Articles  on  Alumni 

Alicia  Zierden  Drvnan 4 

Leo  F.  HadsaU  . .'. 5 

Malcolm  G.  Tones 16 

A.  C.  Marts" 4 

Clarence  B.  Moore 17 

Onvkar  Xaravan 14 

Ham-  H.  Pierson 14 

Daniel  A.  Poling 6 

Peggy  Reiff 14 

Sam  Rickard,  Jr 

Gene-\-ieTe  AMiite  Shorkle*- 

Ralph  E.  Weeks ' 5 

Joseph  R.  Wood 6 

Grace  ^^'ooda^d 4 

Baptist  Church 4 

Book  Shelf  for  Alumni 17 

Bucknell's  First  Lady 3 

Campus  Acti^-ities 

Actors'  Laborator}-   16 

Admission  to  Bucknell 22 

Campus  News 13 

Christian  Association   23 

Fraternities 10 

History-  at  Bucknell 12 

Placement  of  Teachers 22 

Political  Science  at  Bucknell 13 

Religion  in  Life  Week 14 

Spencers  Entertain  Seniors 5 

Sports  Xews 11 

World  Student  Relief 16 

Qass  Reports 18 

Qass  Reunions 22 

Qub  Acti\-ities 16 

Down  the  Aisle 20 

Editorial  Comment 22 

Future  Bucknellians 20 

Letters  to  the  Editor 2 

Life  Begins  at  Eight}- 17 

What  Bucknellians  Are  Doin? 21 


Front  Cover:     Bucknell  Hall 

Back  Cover:  Interior  \-iews  at  The 
Bison,  showing  snack  bar 
and  booth  section. 

Sketches  in  this  issue  by  Alan  Da^-is  '5 1 . 


THE  BUCKNELL  .ALL'ilNUS 

Published  in  January.  March,  April,  Jtme, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  L-NR-ERSITY 

Elntered  as  second-class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  August  24.  1912. 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 


\  OLU.ME   XXXIII  Xo.    5 


March  1949 


BUCKNELL'S  FIRST  LADY 


^Mildred  Spencer,  Bucknell's  First  Lady,  is  a  gracious 
and  friendly  person.  Blessed  with  excellent  health  and  a 
genuine  liking  for  people,  she  actually  enjoys  the  job,  and 
being  the  wife  of  a  college  president  is  a  job.  She  declares 
it  is  a  pleasure  to  invite  tlie  seniors  in  for  coffee :  to  have 
the  Omicron  Delta  Kappa  boys  come  in  for  dinner :  to  fill 
the  president's  rambling  house  with  week-end  guests  of 
tlie  Universit}- ;  to  have  recep- 
tions for  new  faculty  mem- 
bers, parents  of  freshmen,  the 
^lother's  Club  :  to  entertain  the 
Emeritus  Club  at  tea :  to  pre- 
side at  a  dinner  for  the  mid- 
winter graduating  class. 

Being  a  full-time  partner 
witli  her  husband,  she  accom- 
panies him  on  most  of  his  nec- 
essary- trips  away  from  the 
campus,  but  even  in  her  ab- 
scence  her  home  is  available  to 
any  campus  group  for  enter- 
taining. 

Small  wonder  that  tlie  two 
Spencers  work  well  as  a  team. 
They  had  their  first  date  to- 
gether when  Mrs.  Spencer, 
then  [Mildred  Louise  Pollard, 
was  a  sophomore  in  high 
school  at  \\hiting  Point,  Xew 
York.     They  were  married  in 

1916  and  graduated  together  from  Carnegie  Tech,  as  Dr. 
Spencer's  graduation  was  delayed  by  his  ser\ice  in  \\'orld 
War  I.  At  the  time,  tliey  had  the  distinction  of  being  the 
first  married  couple  ever  to  get  their  degrees  together  from 
this  institution. 

^Irs.  Spencer  taught  cheraistr\-  at  her  Alma  Mater  for 
several  3-ears.  Then  her  two  daughters,  X'ancy  and  Sally, 
arrived  on  the  scene,  putting  an  end  to  a  full-time  career 
outside  of  home  walls.  However,  Mrs.  Spencer  main- 
tained her  active  interest  in  various  welfare  projects  and 
institutions  in  Pittsburgh.  She  served  as  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  the  Metropolitan  Y.  \\".  C.  A.  for  many 
vears.  of  the  Soho  Board,  worked  with  the  Settlement 


Mrs.  Herbert  L.  SPE^XER 


House,  and  was  chairman  of  a  number  of  financial  drives 
for  the  Red  Cross  and  for  the  Community-  Fund. 

The  Spencers  bought  an  old  farm  near  Pittsburgh  and. 
using  125-jear-old  logs,  rebuilt  the  old  farmhouse  into  a 
spacious  and  charming  home.     It  was  not  just  a  summer 
home.     All  during  ^^'orld  AVar  II,  the  Spencer   family 
contributed  to  the  war  effort  by  raising  beef  cattle,  white- 
faced    Herefords    and    regis- 
tered  Hampshire  hogs,   and 
growing   the    necessarj-    farm 
crops  to  feed  them.     Mrs. 
Spencer  and  tlie  two  girls  ran 
the   farm  during  the  summer 
months  with  Dr.  Spencer,  who 
sened  as  War  Labor  Board 
co-ordinator  in  that  area,  com- 
ing out  the  50  miles  each  week- 
end to  act  as  consultant  and 
approving  supervisor.    ^I  r  s  . 
Spencer,  who  still  enjoys  gar- 
dening, especially  of  flowers, 
and  is   fond  of  animals,  savs 
they  all  worked  hard  but  loved 
doing  it.     For  recreation  they 
took  time  out  for  hiking,  picnic 
suppers  and  horseback  riding. 
\A  e,   as   well   as  the    Spencer 
famih',  wish  some  Aladdin 
with  his  magic  lantern  would 
materialize     and     move     that 
pleasant  farm  house,  with  its 
interesting  fireplace,  to  a  spot 
more  accessible  to  Bucknell's  campus.   Patricia,  the  Spen- 
cers' 9-year-old  handsome  collie,  who  is  always  at  the  door 
to  greet  incoming  guests,  and  Sally's  riding  horse.  Chief, 
would  be  the  happier  if  that  feat  could  be  accomplished. 

But  as  pleasant  and  desirable  as  tliat  would  be,  it  is  not 
necessary  to  die  happiness  of  Bucknell's  First  Lady.  She 
is  an  essentially  sanguine  and  happy  person.  Something 
of  her  philosophj-  is  showTi  in  her  reply  to  the  question  as 
to  whether  she  actually  enjoyed  flying.  ""\Miy,  yes,  I  do," 
she  replied :  tlien  added,  her  brown  eyes  twinkling,  "I 
really  have  to  like  it,  you  know,  with  all  four  of  the  other 
members  of  the  family  (Nancy's  husband,  too,  has  a 
license)  pilots,  and  all  of  them  keen  about  it." 


.March    1949 


Marts  Speaks  at  A.  A.  C  Meet 

Dr.  A.  C.  Marts,  former  Bucknell  president,  was  one 
of  the  chief  speakers  at  the  District  II  meeting  of  the 
American  Akmini  Council  at  Pocono  Manor,  January  24- 
26.  His  subject  was  "Philanthropy  in  Educational  Insti- 
tutions." Frank  Davis  '11  was  chairman  of  that  meeting. 
Dr.  Marts  mentioned  four  forms  of  giving:  financial 
agent,  intensive  campaigns,  alumni  funds  and  bequests. 
He  stated,  as  a  conservative  estimate,  that  educational 
institutions  received  more  than  $150,000,000  in  1948.  Plis 
talk  was  particularly  well  received. 

The  Marts  and  Lundy  organization  now  has  48  persons 
on  its  staff  and  in  the  past  23  vears  has  raised  approxi- 
mately $500,000,000. 


BACK  FROM  FLORIDA 

President  Herbert  L.  Spencer  and  Mrs.  Spencer  have 
returned  to  the  campus  after  a  two- weeks'  business  and 
pleasure  trip  to  Florida,  where  they  were  the  guests  of 
two  of  the  University's  trustees,  Christian  R.  Lindback 
and  Andrew  [.  Sordoni. 


Left  to  right,  standing:    David    ji.  Jului  '.id.  Sam  '49, 

Don  '51. 

Srntrd :     Sam   Sr.   '23. 


What  College  Can  Match  This?      Baptist  Church  Service  On  the  Air 


"This'"  is  the  family  of  Sam  Rickard,  Jr.,  "23.  Not 
only  are  both  father  and  mother  Bucknell  graduates ;  the)' 
have  four  sons,  all  of  them  Bucknellians  at  the  present 
time,  and — to  make  an  even  more  interesting  story — one  is 
a  freshman,  one  a  sophomore,  one  a  junior  and  one  a 
senior.     Bob  Ripley,  take  notice. 

Sam  III  saw  to  it  that  John  wore  his  freshman  dink, 
John  ordered  Phi  Gam  pledge  Don  to  keep  his  shoes 
shined.  Don  in  turn  sees  that  young  Dave  wears  only 
black  ties,  and  Dave — well,  last  fall,  Dave  took  his  out  on 
those  who  opposed  the  Baby  Bisons.  He  was  the 
kick-off  specialist  on  the  unbeaten,  untied  freshman  foot- 
ball team.  Father  and  four  sons  are  members  of  the 
same  fraternity.  Phi  Gamma  Delta. 

Father  Sam"s  college  record  lists  school  paper,  an- 
nual, orchestra,  baseball,  basketball,  tennis,  track.  In 
Burma  he  taught  English  in  Judson  College  and  was  dean 
of  men  for  18  years.  He  was  made  vice-principal  in 
1932.  He  came  back  to  the  United  States  in  1942  after 
negotiating  a  unique  800-mile  trip  by  train,  automobile, 
bullock  cart  and  native  dugout.  Ihe  la.'"t  2G0  miles,  much 
of  it  through  trackless  wilderness,  was  made  on  foot  by 
Sani,  the  four  sons  and  Mrs.  Rickard. 

In  America,  until  World  War  II  ended,  Sam  was  as- 
sociated with  the  Oiifice  of  War  Information  and  put  in 
charge  of  all  short-wave  broadcasting  to  Asia  for  the 
Department  of  State.  At  present  he  is  working  with 
the  M.  I.  T.  Development  Program  in  New  York  City. 

Mrs.  Rickard  (Ada  Thomas  '21,  Music  School  gradu- 
ate), besides  being  an  attractive  wife  and  mother  of  the 
four  stalwart  Bucknellians,  is  a  person  of  importance  in 
her  own  right.  She  organized  the  glee  club  in  Judson 
College  and  for  more  than  18  years  she  directed  the  Col- 
lege choir.  For  many  years  she  worked  actively  in  the 
National  Council  of  Woman  in  Burma.  Since  arriving 
in  the  United  States,  she  has  been  regent  of  the  Piedmont 
Chapter  of  D.  A.  R.,  has  given  many  platform  lectures 
and  at  present  is  pleasantly  settled  with  her  family  at 
201    North   Fourth   Street,   Lewisburg,   Pennsylvania. 


The  morning  service  at  the  Lewisburg  Baptist 
Church  was  broadcast  over  WKOK,  Sunbury,  each 
Sunday  during  January  and  February.  The  minister. 
Dr.  Gordon  Poteat,  member  of  the  religion  faculty  at 
Bucknell  and  Baptist  student  pastor,  is  one  of  Ameri- 
ca's top  pulpit  orators  and  draws  the  largest  student  audi- 
ences in  the  history  of  Bucknell.  His  classes  in  re- 
ligion and  philosophy,  all  of  them  elective,  have  record 
enrollments. 


Taken  April  15,  1897 

These  three  grad- 
uates of  the  Class  of 
1900,  Genevieve 
White  S  h  o  r  k  1  e  y, 
Grace  W'oodard  and 
Alicia  Zierden 
D  r  y  n  a  n,  look  as 
though  they  were 
going  places  in  this 
picture  taken  52 
}'ears  ago.  The  y 
were.  Genevieve  got 
her  AI.D.  at  the  Uni\ersity  of  Michigan  in  1906 
and  became  a  physician  and  surgeon.  She  has  three 
children  and  lives  at  127  Pacific  Coast  Highway, 
Carpinteria,  California.  Grace  graduated  smnma  cum 
lattdc.  got  her  M.A.  in  1902,  studied  at  the  University 
of  Chicago  and  entered  the  profession  of  teaching. 
On  July  11,  1948,  her  name  was  transferred  from  the 
active  list  to  that  of  Completed  Careers.  Alicia  was 
responsible  for  the  establishment  of  the  Pennsylvania 
State  Museum  at  Harrisburg  (see  the  Bucknell 
ALUMNUS,  March,  1947).  She  has  two  children. 
Her  home  is  at  1702  Marlow  Avenue,  Bremerton, 
\\'ashington.  Her  husband,  F.  J.  Drynan,  is  connected 
with  the  U.  S.  Na\'v  Yard  at  Bremerton. 


Makcii   1949 


Spencers  Entertain  Seniors 

One  hundred  seventy-five  persons  sat  down  to  a  ban- 
quet honoring  outgoing  seniors  on  January  27.  It  was 
President  Spencer's  last  opportunity  to  entertain  this  group 
of  142  seniors,  predominantly  veterans.  Alany  wives 
attended. 

The  president  acted  as  toastmaster. 

Deans  Coleman,  Musser  and  Stevenson  spoke  briefly, 
and  the  prize-winning  Tau  Kappa  Epsilon  fraternity  quar- 
tette sang  three  numbers. 

The  theme  of  the  program  was  "Goodbye  and  Hello." 
Fred  Kessler  spoke  on  "Goodbye,  College"  while  Class 
President  Robert  Camac  followed  with  "Hello,  Life."  The 
theme  of  Dr.  Spencer's  talk  was  "Goodbye,  Seniors"  and 
Frank  Davis  introduced  them  to  the  Alumni  Association 
with  a  talk  on  "Hello,  Alumni." 


Hadsall  Studies  Cat  Non-Cat 

A  recent  picture  shows  Leo  F.  Hadsall  '28,  holding  a 
civet  cat  or  ring-tailed  cat,  which  oddly  enough  is  not  a 
cat.  Its  name  is  Bassariscus  Astutus,  meaning  clever  little 
fox.  But  the  animal  is  not  a  fox  either.  Hadsall  has  been 
studying  for  12  years  and  is  not  yet  sure  of  what  to  call  it. 
He  is,  however,  getting  a  lot  of  information. that  may  be 
of  immense  value  to  the  State  of  California,  which  is  inter- 
ested in  developing  fur-bearing  animals. 

At  Bucknell  Leo  was  known  as  a  driver,  intensely 
interested  in  learning  new  facts  about  nature.  His  hunger 
for  facts  took  him  to  Cornell  University,  where  he  re- 
ceived the  Ph.D.  degree  in  1934.  But  before  he  received 
the  degree,  he  was  employed  as  a  biology  teacher  in  Fresno 
State  College  in  California,  where  his  penchant  for  pro- 
ducing results  got  him  a  full  professorship  at  an  age  below 
that  of  any  other  teacher  in  the  historj'  of  the  school. 

His  research  interest  covers  many  fields,  among  them  a 
cone-bearing  tree  (the  bunya  bunya,  more  primitive  than 
seqtioia,  whose  cones  weighs  as  much  as  28^^  pounds), 
desert  tortoises  and  salamanders,  to  name  only  a  few.  At 
the  present  time,  his  home  is  something  like  a  zoological 
garden.  He  has  nine  ringtailed  cats  and  68  desert  tor- 
toises. These,  with  his  six  children,  make  his  home  an 
interesting  place. 

Hadsall  has  become  a  leader  in  science  education  in 
California.  He  initiated  the  California  publication.  Sci- 
ence Guide  for  Elementary  Schools,  and  assisted  in  its 
publication  for  four  years.  He  served  on  the  California 
Curriculum  Committee  in  Elementary  Science,  and  since 
1941  has  served  as  co-ordinator  for  the  California  Con- 
servation Council.  At  present  he  is  leading  a  number  of 
scientists  in  the  preparation  of  a  handbook  on  natural  and 
human  resources  of  the  San  Joaquin  Valley. 

Last  summer  he  was  made  a  member  of  Sigma  Xi  at 
Cornell  University  in  absentia.  But  his  interest  has  spilled 
over  into  education  and  he  recently  made  a  study  of  the 
need  for  graduate  work  in  California  state  colleges  other 
than  the  state  university. 

Alumni  may  remember  Leo  as  the  Bucknellian  who 
rode  400  miles  by  train  to  attend  an  Alumni  meeting  at  San 
Francisco  in  the  fall  of  1947.  His  wife  is  the  former 
Elizabeth  Hoyt.  Their  address  is  5107  Arthur,  Fresno, 
California. 

>t;  *  * 

The  Bucknell  Campus  Club,  an  organization  of  faculty 
wives  and  women  of  the  University  staff,  celebrated  its  sil- 
ver anniversary  in  February. 


Eii.j- 


Ralph  E.  Weeks 


Ralph  E.  Weeks  Addresses  Mid- 
winter Graduates 

It  was  a  grey  day,  chill  with  hovering  clouds.  There 
were  not  even  white  snow  banks  to  make  up  for  the  flowers 
and  green  leaves  of  a  June  graduation,  but  the  young  peo- 
ple wearing  caps  and  gowns  were  as  attractive  and  alert- 
looking,  as  challenging  to  the  Commencement  speaker  on 
the  blue-and-gold-draped  platform.  They  looked  to  him  to 
"give  them  a  light"  as  they  stepped  through  the  door  of 
campus  and  college  into  the  world  of  earning  and  a  wider 
experience  of  living. 

Ralph  Emerson  Weeks  met  the  challenge.  As  presi- 
dent of  the  International  Textbook  Company  in  Scranton 
and  the  International  Correspondence  School  with  branch- 
es in  Canada,  England  and  Latin  America,  an  educational 
institution  enrolling  annually  120,000  students  and  offering 
400  courses  in  2,000  subjects,  and  as  an  active  participant 
in  ci\-ic,  state  and  national  welfare  institutions  over  a  long 
period  of  years.  Mr.  Weeks  gave  to  them  his  own  sea- 
soned, tested-and-tried  philosophy  of  living. 

"The  most  important  contribution  I  can  bring  from 
the  world  of  business,"  he  told  them,  "is  the  thought  that 
has  long  been  my  basic  conviction,"  that  the  financial  re- 
ward for  work  done  is  of  minor  importance  and  will  well 
take  care  of  itself,  if  a  man  finds  the  thing  he  can  do  well 
and  into  which  he  can  put  his  heart.  "To  labor  for  some- 
thing, to  travel  hopefully,  to  seek  more  knowledge  and 
wider  experienpe  is  to  be  alive  and  to  know  that  the  joy 
of  living  is  in  the  striving  and  ...  in  the  service  that 
you  and  you  alone  can  contribute." 

The  fact  that  these  words  were  coming  from  a  success- 
ful businessman,  a  man  of  wide-ranging  interests,  who 
had  made  many  distinguished  contributions  to  society, 
gave  them  added  weight  and  meaning. 

Af,ter  bachelor's  degrees  were  awarded  to  the  142  sen- 
iors, more  than  100  of  them  veterans,  and  master's  degrees 
to  14  graduate  students.  Dr.  Spencer  presented  Mr.  Weeks 
with  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  Each  per- 
son who  had  seen  and  heard  this  modest  and  able  man 
felt  it  a  well-merited  honor  that  Alma  Mater  was  hersel  f 
honored  to -pay. 


March   1949 


Dr.  Daniel  A.  Poling 

Chaplain  of  New  Chapel 

Dr.  Daniel  A.  Poling — minister,  author,  world  traveler, 
president  of  the  World's  Christian  Endeavor  Union, 
editor-in-chief  of  the  Christian  Herald,  Bucknell  trustee 
and  recipient  of  the  Medal  of  Merit  from  President  Tru- 
man— has  taken  on  a  nev^r  job.  He  has  resigned  as  senior 
minister  of  Philadelphia's  largest  Baptist  congregation  to 
assume  the  position  of  chaplain  of  the  Chapel  of  the  Four 
Chaplains.  This  chapel  is  already  renowned  as  an  inter- 
faith  memorial  for  the  four  chaplains  of  three  faiths  who 
went  down  praying  together  on  the  torpedoed  ship  Dor- 
chester in  1943,  after  they  had  given  their  life  belts  to  oth- 
ers. One  of  those  four  men  was  Clark  V.  Poling,  son  of  the 
new  chaplain.  Last  spring  the  U.  S.  Post  Office  De- 
partment issued  a  memorial  three-cent  stamp  for  "these 
immortal  chaplains."  A  therapeutic  pool  for  disabled 
veterans   was   dedicated  to  their  memory   at  the   Bronx 


3<fUMlfiD  STAf  Ef^Ste3<f 


Veterans  Hospital,  New  York  City,  as  was  a  "Living 
Memorial  of  Good  Books"  in  York  County,  Pennsylvania. 

Dr.  Poling,  who  has  been  pastor  at  the  Grace  Baptist 
Temple  for  12  years,  says  his  chief  responsibility  now 
will  be  the  completion  of  this  Chapel  of  the  Four  Chap- 
lains, proposed  as  a  shrine  of  international  prominence  for 
Catholic,  Hebrew  and  Protestant  services.  • 

Dan  A.  Poling  is  Oregon  born  and  educated.  When  a 
young  sand-lot  ball  player  he  became  interested  in  Buck- 
nell through  the  great  Christy  Mathewson  x'02,  then 
hero  to  baseball  fans  young  and  old  all  over  the  coun- 
try.   He  came  further  east  in  1907  and  took  two  years  of 


graduate  work  at  Ohio  State  University.  In  1912  he  was 
prohibition  candidate  for  governor  of  the  state.  In  1923 
he  became  pastor  of  the  Marble  Collegiate  Reformed 
Church  in  New  York  City,  where  he  served  for  7  years. 
He  has  been  at  the  Baptist  Temple  since  1936.  Dur- 
ing World  War  II  he  was  engaged  in  special  war  work 
in  the  British  Isles,  France  and  Germany,  was  a  member 
of  the  General  War-Time  Commission  of  Churches  and 
a  major  chaplain.  Officers'  Reserve.  He  is  the  proud 
owner  of  the  Boy  Scout  Silver  Buffalo  and  has  received 
honorary  degrees  from  many  universities.  He  is  said 
to  be  the  first  ordained  minister  to  receive  the  Medal  of 
Merit,  established  by  General  George  Washington  in 
1782  and  awarded  Dr.  Poling  in  1947  for  work  during 
World  War  II. 


Resigning — Not  Retiring 

Maybe  it's  golf  that  has  kept  Joseph  R.  Wood  '94,  D.D. 
'21,  vigorous  and  young-looking.  An  enthusiastic  golfer 
up  to  two  years  ago,  he  had  a  birthday  last  December  and 
declares  he  then  was  entitled  to  a  full  count  of  80  candles 
on  his  birthday  cake.  Now  he  has  resigned  the  pastorate 
of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Reading,  Pennsylvania, 
which  he  has  held  for  23  years,  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury. 

During  World  War  I,  Joe  was  a  "Y"  worker  with  the 
Third  Division,  serving  throughout  the  Marne  and  Ar- 
gonne  campaigns.  On  two  occasions,  he  was  cited  for 
meritorious  service.  He  held  a  number  of  pastorates  dur- 
ing his  four-score  years,  was  at  one  time  secretary  of  the 
American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society  in  New  York, 
and  for  three  years  was  secretary  of  the  Federation  of 
Churches  in  Newark,  New  Jersey.  In  1922,  he  came  back 
to  Bucknell  where  he  stayed  for  four  years  as  assistant 
to  the  president.  For  a  time,  during  changes  in  the 
administration,  he  served  as  acting  dean  and  as  acting 
president.  He  left  this  position  to  become  pastor  of  the 
Reading  church,  succeeding  Max  C.  Wiant  '10,  who  had 
gone  to  the  First  Baptist  Church  in  Harrisburg. 

Always  an  avid  reader,  and  reading  with  ease  in  four 
languages  besides  his  own,  Joe  reads  an  average  of  100 
books  a  year  in  addition  to  his  reading  along  professional 
lines.     Biography  and  historical  fiction  top  his  reading  list. 

A  member  of  the  Phi  Kappa  Psi  fraternity  and  a  loyal 
Bucknellian,  Joe  always  opened  his  home  to  Bucknell  men 
and  women  when  they  were  in  Reading.  His  wife,  who 
died  ten  years  ago,  was  Eliza  Bell  '94,  whose  family  has 
provided  more  students,  teachers  and  administrative  offi- 
cers for  Bucknell  than  any  other  in  the  land.  She  herself 
taught  in  the  Institute  for  seven  years.  They  had  three 
children — Elizabeth,  a  teacher  in  Roselle  Park,  N.  J.,  and 
two  sons,  Richard  and  Joseph  R.,  Jr.,  both  of  them  Buck- 
nell graduates. 

"I've  had  a  corking  good  time  during  my  many  years," 
Joe  declares.  His  vigor  and  zest  for  living  are  expressed 
in  his  added  comment.  "I'm  not  retiring;  I'm  just  resign- 
ing. There's  a  big  difference  in  those  two  steps.  I  expect 
to  be  very  busy  in  the  days  ahead." 


A  dozen  varsity  lettermen  were  among  the  142  gradu- 
ates at  mid-term  Commencement,  jaiuiarv  29. 


Found — at  the  Beekman  Tower,  several  dollar  bills 
held  together  by  a  silver  clasp.  Owner  should  write 
to  John  C.  Bank.  R.  D.  1,  Newark-Pompton  Turnpike, 
Paterson,  New  Jersey. 


March   1949 


BUCKNELL 
BIRTHDAY 


PARTIES 


BALTIMORE 

Our  meeting  of  February  5th  was  thoroughly  en- 
joyed. 

At  Meuller's  Restaurant  on  I'^astern  Avenue,  we 
had  approximately  25  in  attendance.  A  delicious 
turkey  dinner  with  a  synibolically  decorated  cake  was 
served.  "Happy  Birthday"  was  sung  while  Miss  Jean 
Slack  '39,  a  former  secretary,  cut  the  cake. 

A  very  instructional  talk  by  Dr.  Walter  Sauvain 
on  the  I.  Q.  Avas  most  readily  accepted.  At  the  con- 
clusion of  Dr.  Sauvain's  presentation,  an  informative 
discussion   was  participated   in  by   the  group. 

It  was  decided  the  next  meeting  will  be  held  in 
June  at  the  Sparrows  Point  Country  Club. — Francis 
C.  Moerschbacher  '30,  president. 

CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN 

Harry  F.  Hartzell  x'08  and  Mrs.  Hartzell  enter- 
tained Bucknellians  at  their  home  in  Berkeley  on 
Alma  Mater's  birthday.  The  Owens  broadcast  came 
through  perfectly  at  9:30.  "I  think  we  all  got  a  thrill 
out  of  the  complimentar)'  reference  to  Dr.  Owens 
and  Bucknell,"  Harry  writes. 

Nelson  F.  Davis,  Jr.,  '22,  president  of  the  Club,  an- 
nounces that  a  meeting  will  \>e  held  in  May  or  June. 
California-Northern  Bucknellians  will  look  forward 
to  this  event. 

KANSAS  CITY 

The  Kansas  City  club  is  scattered  and  on  account 
of  the  terrible  weather,  President  Glenn  Eshelman  '40 
decided  to  send  a  letter  to  each  member  instead  of 
calling  a  meeting.  This  is  a  unique  innovation  in  clul) 
practice. 

LYCOMING   COUNTY 

There  were  75  Alumni  and  members  of  their 
families  present  at  the  birthday  meeting  of  the  Ly- 
coming County  Bucknell  Alumni  Association.  It  was 
really  a  rousing  party  with  a  great  deal  of  enthusiasm, 
although  not  nearl}^  so  many  were  present  as  the  pop- 
ulation of  the  territory  would  indicate  should  have 
been  there.  The  group  had  a  delicious  steak  dinner 
at  the  Elks  Club,  after  which  they  went  to  the  audi- 
torium of  the  Williamsport  Consistory.  There  they 
enjoyed  a  splendid  talk  by  Dean  Malcolm  Musser  '18 
on  "Bucknell   Today."    They  heard  also  a  20-minute 


program  by  a  sextette  from  the  Bucknell  Women's 
Glee  Club.  This  was  so  popular  that  there  is  talk  of 
a  concert  in  Williamsport  by  this  club.  Finally,  they 
heard  the  broadcast,  "Life  Begins  at  80" — at  least 
that  part  which  honored  Dr.  William  G.  Owens  '80. 

Bill  Nichols  '21  was  the  efficient  chairman  of  the 
program,  and  Mrs.  Grace  Fithian  Sheafier  '32  was 
head  of  the  banquet  committee. 

Dr.  Merl  Colvin  '24  headed  the  nominating  com- 
mittee, which  presented  the  following  officers  for  the 
coming  j-ear : 

President,  George  R.  Walters  '33 ;  first  vice-presi- 
dent. Thomas  Wood,  Jr.,  '37 ;  second  vice-president, 
James  A.  Tyson,  Jr.,  '41 ;  secretary,  Mrs.  Edna  Craft 
Fessler  '30;  assistant  secretary.  Miss  Ida  Heller  '24: 
treasurer,  Raymond  R.  Rommelt  '34.  The  slate  was 
elected. 

METROPOLITAN    NEW    YORK 

The  New  York  Metropolitan  Club  held  a  signifi- 
cant meeting  at  the  Beekman  Tower  Friday  evening, 
February  11.  It  was  particularly  important  because 
preliminary  steps  were  taken  to  divide  the  club  into 
at  least  four  sub-groups  while  retaining  the  Metro- 
politan Club  as  the  mother  organization.  The  matter 
will  be  settled  at  a  spring  meeting. 

Mrs.  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21,  former  secretary, 
was  elected  president  of  the  1800-member  parent  orga- 
nization. Bob  Snyder  '42  was  elected  vice-president; 
Tamara  Gurvitch  '47,  secretary;  and  John  C.  Bank  '10, 
treasurer. 

The  program  included  singing  by  Professor  Rode- 
rick Williams  of  the  Bucknell  Music  Department ; 
Richard  DuBois,  world-famous  magician ;  the  Owens 
record,  "Life  Begins  at  Eighty;"  and  a  talk,  "Some- 
thing Old — Something  New."  by  Frank  Davis. 

An  unusual  feature  of  this  meeting  was  the  promi- 
nence of  the  Class  of  '48.  Fourteen  members  of  that 
class  brought  with  them  eight  additional  persons, 
making  their  contribution  22  of  the  75  persons  present. 
The  loyal  '48-ers  were :  Louis  F.  Alessio,  Jefferson 
Ave.,  Emerson,  N.  J. ;  Arax  Aroosian,  32  Meadowbrook 
PL,  Maplewood,  N.  J. ;  Helen  M.  Berg,  1320  York  Ave., 
New  York,  N.  Y. ;  William  D.  Boyer,  189-15  37  Ave., 
New  York,  N.  Y. ;  Florence  E.  Fellows,  157  Midland 
.\ve.,  Montclair,  N.  J.. ;  Joann  G.  Golightly,  3  Linden 
PL,  Summit,  N.  J.;  Virginia  Kuntzmann,  115-105  223 


March   1949 


St.,  St.  Albans,  N.  Y. ;  Sachiye  Mizuki,  316  VV.  79th 
St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. :  Virs^inia  Moran,  9025  176  St., 
Jamaica,  N.  Y. ;  John  A.  Munson,  63  Shellbank  PL, 
Rockville  Center,"  N.  Y. ;  Ruth  Naul,  1001  Prospect 
Ave.,  Plainfield,  N.  J.;  Lorraine  O'Connell,  206  Hill- 
side Dr.  So.,  New  Hyde  Park,  L.  I. ;  Anita  T.  Rosen- 
berg, 845  West  End  Ave..  New  York,  N.  Y. ;  Barbara 
M.  Sibley,  11  Dominick  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

NEW  ENGLAND 

The  Bucknell  New  England  Alumni  Club  met  on 
February  5  at  the  Beaconsfield  to  celebrate  the  103rd 
anniversary.  Louis  K.  Stuntzner  '22  was  elected  presi- 
dent ;  Dr.  Finley  Keech  '22,  vice-president ;  Daniel 
Roop  '45,  secretary-treasurer.  The  executive  com- 
mittee includes  the  above  officers  and  A.  W.  Owens 
'09,  Heber  Youngken  '09,  A.  W.  Sheckells  '27  and  W. 
D.  Callender  '23. 

Alvin  "Doggie"  Julian  '23,  coach  of  the  Boston 
Celtics  professional  basketball  team,  gave  a  talk  on 
Bucknell  and  the  value  of  sports.  Dr.  Finley  Keech 
spoke  of  the  particular  value  of  smaller  colleges  along 
with  larger  universities. 

About  50  attended  including  "Waffle"  Owens, 
son  of  Dr.  Owens,  who  told  about  his  father's  trip  to 
New  York  to  prepare  the  broadcast  of  "Life  Begins 
at  80." 

Already  a  meeting  for  May  is  being  planned  and 
one  this  coming  December  during  Christmas  vacation 
so   undergraduates   can   attend   as   guests. 

All  New  England  Bucknellians  are  requested  to 
send  their  1949  dues  to  Daniel  Roop,  16  Niles  Lane, 
Winchester,  Mass. 

PHILADELPHIA 

About  300  loyal  Bucknellians  and  their  friends 
gathered  at  McAllister's,  1811  Spring  Garden  Street, 
Friday  evening,  February  4,  to  pay  tribute  to  the 
intrepid  little  group  who  had  founded  their  Alma 
Mater.  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18,  president  of  the  Club, 
acted  as  toastmaster.  The  party  was  opened  by  the 
bringing  of  a  huge  birthday  cake  with  103  gleaming- 
orange  and  blue  candles  into  a  darkened  banquet  room. 
The  procession  was  led  by  a  pretty  accordionist  who 
accompanied  the  group  singing  of  "Happy  Birthday, 
Dear  Bucknell." 


Left  to  right:     Mrs.  Albert  R.  Garner,  Dayton   L.  Ranck  '16.  S.  Dale 
Spotts  '18,  Albert  R.  Garner  'no.  Mrs.  Dayton  L.  Ranck. 


Dr.  Albert  R.  Garner  '99  was  guest  of  honor. 
Joseph  W.  Henderson  '08,  chairman  of  the  Bucknell 
Board  of  Trustees,  introduced  Dayton  L.  Ranck  '16, 
speaker  of  the  evening,  who  inspired  the  group  with 
his  address,  "This  College  Business."  The  Rev.  Flora  M. 
Clymer  '93  received  a  corsage,  and  roses  and  carna- 
tions were  presented  to  the  eight  men  and  women  rep- 
resenting the  Class  of  1948. 

There  was  lusty  group  singing ;  Ken  Haynes  '31 
gave  one  of  his  inimitable  monologue  programs ;  and 
the  Bucknell  Men's  Glee  Club  Quartette  sang.  It  was 
a  great  party. 

PITTSBURGH 

About  40  pei-sons  attended  the  Bucknell  Birthday 
Party  at  the  Pittsburgh  University  Club  on  Wednes- 
day evening,  February  9.  There  were  fine  talks  by 
Trustees  John  Shirley  x'09  and  Andy  Mathieson  '20, 
and  Alumni  President  Clyde  Bailey  '29.  W.  I.  King 
x"01,  another  Trustee,  was  present  but  had  to  leave 
early.  Everyone  enjoyed  the  main  address  of  the  eve- 
ning by  John  Gold  '18,  professor  of  mathematics  at 
Bucknell,  who  was  accompanied  to  Pittsburgh  by  Mrs. 
Gold.  The  remainder  of  the  program  consisted  of 
group  singing  and  listening  to  the  recording  of  the 
broadcast,  "Life  Begins  at  80,"  which  had  been  on  the 
nationwide  Mutual  hookup  on  Saturday  evening,  Feb- 
ruary 5. 

ROCKY   MOUNTAIN 

The  103rd  anniversary  prompted  another  get-to- 
gether of  the  Rocky  Mountain  Alumni  Group.  A 
dinner  meeting  was  held  at  the  Oxford  Hotel  in 
Denver  on  February  5  with  17  Alumni  and  guests  at- 
tending. Several  new  members  made  their  debuts, 
including  Manota  Ellen  Spacht  '46,  who  has  been  in 
Denver  less  than  a  month,  and  Albert  x'50  and  May 
Ann  x'49  (Chiesa)  Faraguna.  Marilyn  Blaisdell,  cur- 
rently attending  Colorado  Women's  College,  and 
daughter  of  Bucknellian  Neil  S.  Blaisdell  '26,  senator 
from  Hawaii,  was  also  a  guest.  Marilyn  says  that  her 
Dad  hopes  she  will  be  a  Bucknell  student  next  year, 
and  she  goes  along  with  the  idea. 

John  B.  Rishel  '15,  our  chairman,  presided  over 
the  meeting  with  his  usual  wit  and  good  humor.  After 
indulging  ourselves  in  a  turkey  dinner,  we  tuned  in 
on  KEEL,  Denver,  to  get  a  perfect  reception  of  "Life 
Begins  at  Eighty."  We  were  mighty  proud  of  our 
"Billy"  Owens,  and  suggest  that  for  the  next  ten  or 
so  years  he  consider  an  assignment  of  "stumping" 
for  his  Alma  Mater.  Following  the  broadcast,  John 
Rishel  did  some  reminiscing  with  us  with  the  aid  of 
Lewis  Theiss'  "Centennial  History  of  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity." Then  we  all  reminisced,  and  the  consensus 
of  opinion  was  that  Bucknellians  today  are  having 
just  as  much  fun  as  they  did  in  earlier  years,  even 
though  they  may  not  call  all  the  faculty  members  by 
their  first  names.  The  historian  passed  the  scrapbook 
around  which  contains  notes  and  snaps  of  activities 
of  the  group  since   1936  when  we  organized. 

A  date  was  set  for  the  next  meeting,  June  5,  at  the 
Rishel  mountain  cabin.  Alumni  and  families  included, 
as  young  and  as  old  as  thej'  come.  It  was  difficult  to 
get  the  group  disbanded,  and  John's  parting  remark, 
as  he  wearily  but  happily  put  on  his  coat,  was  "the 
last  one  out,  please  pay  the  rent."  We  closed  the  door 
of  the  "Columbine  Room"  with  a  satisfied  feeling 
that  we  were   Bucknellians,   glad   we'd  been  together 


March  1949 


again,   and   looking   forward  to   June   5. — Mrs.   Beatrice 
Smith  Tileston  '33,  secretary. 

READING 

With  Frank  G.  Davis  '11,  Alumni  secretary,  as 
their  special  guest,  24  Alumni  and  friends  of  Bucknell 
enjoyed  a  dinner  meeting  at  the  Wyomissing  Club  on 
Wednesday,  February  9,  to  mark  the  University's 
103rd  birthday. 

Dr.  Clair  G.  Spangler  '25,  president  of  the  Berks 
County  Alumni,  was  the  toastmaster.  The  group 
heard  a  recording  of  a  portion  of  "Life  Begins  at 
Eighty,"  which  gave  an  inspiring  interview  with  Dr. 
William  G.  Owens,  "the  grand  old  man  of  chemistry," 
who  taught  at  Bucknell  for  55  years  prior  to  his  re- 
tirement. Dr.  Davis  used  as  his  theme  "Something 
Old,  Something  New,"  comparing  early  Bucknell  with 
the  present  institution  in  faculty,  curricula,  objectives, 
etc.  He  stressed  the  value  of  membership  in  Alumni 
groups  to  develop  that  personal  satisfaction  of  sharing 
in  the  permanency  of  a  gre^it  institution. 


READING  BIRTHDAY  DINNER 

At  the  business  session,  Dr.  Spangler  appointed 
three  committees :  constitution  and  by-la\ys,  Howard 
Fisher  '13  (chairman),  C.  Edmund  Wells  '33,  Rev. 
Elvin  B.  Sharp  x'47,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Charles  E.  Roth  '28 
policy,  J.  Henry  Shott  x'22  (chairman),  Harry  L 
Smith  '11,  Mrs.  Angeline  Kissinger  Doty  '22,  John  J 
Dietrich  '23,  W.  W.  Raker  '07;  social.  Dr.  Merrill  B 
DeWire  '21  (chairman).  Bright  Beck  '13,  Mrs.  Sara  Miller 
Ennis  '27,  Charles  L.  Schultz  x'24,  Laura  L.  Smith  '22 
Robert  W.  Rink  '41,  Mrs.  Margaret  McClure  Fisher 
ri2.  Election  of  officers  will, be  held  at  the  May  meet- 
ing.— Mabel  H.  Fritz  '18,  secretary. 

ST.  PETERSBURG 

Twenty-two  persons  met  at  the  Pennsylvania 
Hotel  in  St.  Petersburg  at  noon  on  February  5  to  cele- 
brate Bucknell's  birthday.  A  lot  of  other  prominent 
Bucknellians,  including  President  and  Mrs.  Spencer, 
were  in  Florida  at  that  time,  but  it  was  just  impossible  for 
them  to  be  with  us.  However  we  had  a  great  time  and 
want  to  invite  all  Bucknellians  who  come  to  Florida 
to  get  in  touch  with  us  and  make  contact  with  this 
active   Bucknell    outfit. — Mrs.    Ruth    Stephens    Porter 


'05,  secretary,  2710  Dartmouth   Ave.,   St.   Petersburg, 
Fla.  (phone  768194). 

SYRACUSE 

We  had  a  very  lovely  birthday  party  on  Friday  eve- 
ning, February  4.  Twenty-one  Bucknellians  were  present. 
Slippery  roads  deterred  some  of  our  out-of-towners.  Our 
birthday  cake  was  like  the  one  on  the  announcement — 
orange  and  black  icing — big  candle  for  100  years  and  three 
small  ones. 

The  following  new  officers  were  elected :  president, 
Calvin  Sholl  '46;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Peggy  Linaberry  Gran- 
berry  '42;  secretary,  Mrs.  Eleanor  Lindell  Sleeth  '41. — 
Frank  D.  Smigelsky  '07. 

UNION  COUNTY 

About  75  persons  gathered  at  the  Lewisburg  Inn 
Thursday  evening,  February  3,  for  a  birthday  party. 
Dr.  Norman  Stewart,  professor  of  zoology,  spoke  on  the 
problem  of  changing  highly  specialized  schooling  into  an 
integrated  education.  His  speech  was  profound  and  en- 
tertaining. 

Miss  Patricia  Wagner,  of  Watsontown,  sang  three 
^olos  and  Frank  Davis  '11,  Alumni  secretary,  played  the 
<  )wens  record.  This  was  followed  by  a  short,  entertain- 
ing talk  on  "  'Unknowns'  in  Chemistry"  by  Dr.  Owens  in 
person. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

A  good  crowd  of  31  Bucknellians,  by  attendance  or 
adoption,  attended  the  Washington  area  birthday  party 
on  Saturday  evening,  February  5,  at  the  New  Athens  Res- 
taurant. The  main  feature  of  the  program  was  a  talk  by 
Dr.  Clarence  W.  Cranford  '29,  minister  of  one  of  the 
largest  churches  in  Washington.  Dr.  Cranford  gave  an 
interesting  resume  of  Bucknell  history  as  told  by  Dr. 
Theiss  in  his  book,  "Centennial  History  of  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity." Besides  giving  the  members  a  clear  picture 
of  the  beginnings  and  general  trends  of  Bucknell  his- 
tory, the  talk  also  furnished  many  a  chuckle  over 
Bucknell  anecdotes  and  Dr.  Cranford's  interpretations 
of  them. 

The  next  meeting  is  tentatively  planned  for  the 
first  Saturday  in  May,  and  many  interesting  sugges- 
tions have  been  ofifered  for  this  and  future  meetings. — 
Mrs.  Grace  Stone  Deitz  '41,  president. 

YORK 

Eighty  Alumni,  students  and  their  friends  attended 
the  York  County  birthday  on  January  31.  John  S. 
Gold  '18,  the  main  speaker,  and  Clyde  P.  Bailey  '29,  presi- 
dent of  the  General  Alumni  Association,  were  intro- 
duced by  the  toastmaster,  Penrose  C.  Wallace  '26.  The 
invocation  was  by  Russell  R.  Boyer  x'36  and  singing 
was  led  by  Harry  F.  Andrews  '19,  Club  president.  He 
welcomed  the  guests  and  introduced  a  surprise  quar- 
tet :  Albert  Foster  '28,  Gordon  L.  Everett,  Kenneth 
Strittmatter  '42  and  Harry  F.  Andrews  '19.  It  was 
enthusiastically  received.  Mrs.  Philip  Buck  sang  two 
solos  with  Mrs.  Harry  S.  Ruhl  as  accompanist.  A 
history  of  the  activities  of  the  York  County  Club, 
shown  in  pictures  and  articles,  was  displayed  by  the 
Club  historian,  Mrs.  Betty  Fleckenstine  Minnich  '41. 
Newly  elected  officers  are:  president,  Mrs.  Jessie 
Fielding  Eyster  '29;  vice-president,  Russell  R.  Boyer 
x'36;  secretary,  Albert  Foster  '28;  treasurer,  Levere 
Leese   '34 ;  executive  council  members   for  three  years : 


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March   1949 


ROBERT  L.  PAYNE 


Mrs.    Helen    Green    Richards    "34.    A.    Arline    Baum- 
eister  x'22. 

SCRANTON 

The   Scranton   Club   held 

on  February  5  one  of  the 
most  enthusiastic  meetings 
in  its  history.  For  several 
years  the  club  had  been 
moribund.  Golightly  '25, 
pastor  of  the  Immanuel  Bap- 
tist Church  at  Scranton, took 
over  the  responsibility  for 
officiating-  at  its  resurrection 
—  and  performed  valiantly. 
Every  person  who  arrived 
added  one  more  to  the  re- 
ceiving line  and  met  all  the 
later  comers. 

Although  the  purpose  of 
the  meeting  was  to  reorgan- 
ize and  get  ready  for  action, 
the  affair  Ijoiled  o\^er  into  an  old-time  pep  rally. 

Frank  Davis  '11,  Alumni  secretary,  played  the  record, 
"Life  Begins  at  Eighty,"  and  spoke  briefly.  This  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  question-and-answer  period,  during  which 
topics  from  football  to  future  activities  were  discussed. 
Officers  elected  are:  president,  Robert  L.  Payne  '30: 
vice-president.  William  D.  Golightly  '25 :  secretary,  Wil- 
liam E.  C.  Speare  '20;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Marie  Trunk  Bar- 
low '31 ;  directors,  Frederick  B.  Davies  '26,  Mrs.  Juanita 
Curtis  Gelder  '26,  Sidney  Grabowski  '15,  Raymond  G. 
Hidlay  x'21,  Mrs.  Margaret  Everitt  Lathrop  '24,  George 
P.  Little  '20,  Norman  Morgan  '23,  Allen  Rarig,  '29. 
Robert  R.  Schultz  x'22,  Dorothy  L.  Wrightnour  '29,  Ed- 
ward Yawars,  Jr.,  '30. 

The  group  decided  to  meet  three  times  a  year,  and  there 
was  some  discussion  of  luncheons  oftener.  Scrantonians 
who  wish  to  avoid  attendance  at  future  meetings  would  do 
well  to  stay  away  from  the  29  Bucknell  boosters  who  met 
at  the  Twin  Grill  on  Alma  [Mater's  birthday. 

LANCASTER 

We  had  a  most  successful  and  enjoyable  dinner  meet- 
ing at  the  Hotel  Brunswick  on  February  4.  We  opened 
our  meeting  by  singing  "Happy  Birthday,  Dear  BuckneH." 
Mr.  William  Lybarger  '25  then  played  the  Bucknell 
Charter  Day-lOGth  Anniversary  record  for  us  and  fol- 
lowed it  with  a  few  personal  remarks  on  the  meaning  of 
an  Alumni  club.  The  highlight  of  the  evening  was  the 
presence  of  Professor  John  Gold  '18.  Everyone  thor- 
oughly enjoyed  his  every  word,  from  his  informal  dis- 
cussion of  our  various  personal  interests  on  the  campus 
through  his  most  enlightening  talk  on  the  University's 
present-day  problems. — Mrs.  Anna  Fishel  Poorbaugh  '35. 

;k         ^         ;;: 

Birthday  reports  from  Michigan  and  West  Virginia 
came  too  late  for  this  issue.  Look  for  them  in  April. 
Michigan  will  celebrate  April  18  at  Ann  Arbor  with  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Spencer  as  guests. 


We  have  inaugurated  a  record-lending  service  in  the 
Carnegie  Library  where  records  may  be  borrowed  the 
same  as  books.  This  has  been  done  entirely  on  a  "gift" 
basis  and  both  donors  and  borrowers  ha\e  responded  most 
favorably.  If  vou  ha\e  any  albums  you  don't  play  or  ha.\e 
duplicated     .     .     . 


Phi  Laiiiba  Tlicta  was  edged  into  fame  about  the 
middle  of  January  when  Colliers  magazine  published  two 
articles  entitled  "The  College  Fraternity  Crisis."  The 
fraternity  was  referred  to  in  the  first  article,  and  in  the 
second  issue  a  half-page  picture  (darned  good  one!)  of 
five  of  the  men  was  featured.  There  was  a  run  on  all 
newsstands  in  the  vicinity  and  a  buzz  of  interested  com- 
ment :  then,  with  a-run-a-hit-and-no-errors  record  chalked 
up  for  them,  the  fellows  went  on  with  their  usual  busy 
activities. 

Among  other  house  improvements,  an  additional  room 
has  been  built  by  the  chapter  to  provide  more  kitchen 
space. 

Clyde  P.  Bailey  '29,  president  of  the  General  Alumni 
Association,  called  at  the  house  last  month  to  deliver  a 
new  radio-phonograph  console. 

Future  plans  are  to  plant  shubbery  across  the  front 
lawn  and  to  extend  the  stone  patio. 


Thcta  Chi  has  successfully  completed  its  "rounding 
out"  program.  In  the  two  and  a  half  years  since  the  in- 
ception of  the  local  chapter,  a  constant  effort  has  been 
sustained  to  reach  a  balance  both  in  the  type  of  indi- 
^•iduals  selected  for  membership  and  the  securing  of  an 
appropriate  number  from  each  school  class.  Thirty-two 
pledges  and  52  actives  now  comprise  the  local  chapter. 

A  needed  addition  to  the  dining  room  was  attached  in 
November.  Most  of  the  other  rooms  are  either  complete- 
ly redecorated  or  are  in  the  process  of  being  completed. 
Included  in  this  program  is  a  provision  to  create  extra 
rooms  by  altering  an  upstairs  sunporch,  a  project  which  is 
slated  for  completion  in  the  summer.  Many  minor  items 
are  also  on  the  improvement  agenda. 

Theta  Chi  has  made  marked  athletic,  social  and  scho- 
lastic advances.  National  acclaim  has  been  achieved  in  a 
member,  Lawrence  Bacon,  who  received  All-American 
honorable  mention  and  has  been  named  "Most  Courage- 
ous Athlete  of  the  Year." 


Tan  Kappa  Epsilon  is  a  little  more  than  a  year  old 
on  Bucknell's  campus.  In  December,  1948,  the  occasion 
of  the  first  birthday  of  the  Tekes  was  celebrated  with  a 
beautiful  three-tiered  cake.  Membership  has  grown  from 
the  small  handful  in  1947  to  the  present  force  of  42  ac- 
tives and  17  pledges. 

TKE  has  purchased  the  comfortable  frame  duplex  at 
115  South  Seventh  Street  for  a  chapter  house.  Dining 
facilities  are  not  yet  available,  but  a  considerable  amount 
of  kitchen  equipment  has  been  secured  and  an  industrious 
boarding  committee  is  working  hard  to  complete  arrange- 
ments for  ser\ing  meals  at  the  house. 

As  Bucknell  fraternities  go.  the  Tekes  are  an  infant 
group,  but  their  influence  already  is  felt  in  every  corner 
of  the  camjnis.  Two  recent  additions  were  made  to  the 
collection  of  handsome  trophies  inherited  from  AXM. 
The  intramural  wrestling  crown  was  captured  and  a  Teke 
foursome  won  top  honors  in  the  inter- fraternity  quartet 


At  the  Intercollegiate  Conference  on  Go\-ernment  to 
be  held  in  Harrisburg  in  .April,  12  to  25  poly  sci  students 
(25  last  year)  will  represent  Bucknell.  .\ssociate  Pro- 
fessor Theodore  W.  Cousens  will  accompany  them. 


March    1949 


11 


contest.    Two  of  the  men  were  recently  tapped  for  mem- 
bership in  Omicron  Delta  Kappa. 

Carl  A.  Bennett  '40  is  a  statistician  at  the  Richland, 
Washington,  atomic  bomb  project.  The  Washington,  D, 
C,  chapter  of  TKE  initiated  for  the  Bucknell  group  Dr. 
Clarence  W.  Cranford  '29,  outstanding  leader  and  jiastor 
of  the  capital  city's  largest  Baptist  church. 


Delta  Sigina's  big  news  is  its  oncoming  Golden  j\nni- 
versary,  April  22  and  23,  when  many  of  the  over  450 
Bucknell  Demies  will  return  to  the  house  on  the  Hill. 
Preparations  are  alreadv  being  made  by  active  and  alumni 
committees  to  make  this  fiftieth  l)irthday  something  to 
be  remembered. 

Some  features  of  this  year's  Founders  Day  will  be 
a  banquet  to  be  held  at  the  Women's  Dining  Hall ;  an 
active-alumni  softball  game  and  tennis  match;  and,  of 
course,  the  traditional  Demie  play.  The  active  chapter 
is  already  working  on  two  one-act  melodramas,  "Comin' 
Round  the  Mountain"  and  "He  Ain't  Done  Right  by 
Nell,"  to  be  presented  as  a  double  feature  on  the  nights 
of  April  21  and  22.  There  will  also  be  a  club  business 
meeting  and  many  informal  sessions  of  reminiscing.  All 
in  all,  "The  Gold  Rush  of  '49"  is  expected  to  be  the  big- 
gest and  most  enjovable  Founders  Day  in  the  history  of 
Delta  Sigma. 


A  delegation  of  10  members  of  the  Delta  Sigma  fra- 
ternity attended  a  birthday  party  on  February  12  in 
honor  of  Amos  Kapp  Deibler,  Esq.,  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  fraternity  in  1899.  This  happens  to  be  a  mem- 
orable year  for  Mr,  Deibler ;  besides  celebrating  his 
80th  birthday,  he  will  celebrate  later  the  golden  anni- 
versary of  Delta  Sigma  (April  22-23)  and  of  the  Class 
of  1899  (June  4). 


Phi  Gamma  Delta  reports  that  Sam  Rickard  '23  has 
steered  all  four  sons  into  the  Delta  Chapter,  Sam,  the 
third,  and  John  are  active  members  looking  after  younger 
pledge  brothers,  Don  and  Dave. 

Of  the  SB  members  of  PGD,  23  are  pledges.  Ten 
seniors  graduated  last  month  and  12  more  are  expected 
to  be  in  the  graduating  class  this  June. 

New  leather  furniture,  rugs,  lamps  and  draperies 
were  purchased  this  year .  by  the  chapter  in  a  sustained 
effort  to  improve  the  appearance  of  the  Fiji  House.  Mem- 
bers living  in  the  house  are  painting  and  redecorating 
their  individual  rooms  in  preparation  for  a  busy  spring 
social  season.  Plans  are  under  way  for  House  Party 
week-end.  Any  Fiji  returning  for  this  gala  week-end 
and  desiring  aid  in  finding  room  reservations  should 
drop  us  a  line  early. 

Fijis  are  active  on  the  campus.  Various  members  are 
junior  class  president,  Christian  Association  prexy,  "B" 
Club  president,  president  of  the  Society  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Management,  treasurer  of  B,  U,  Ski  Club,  man- 
aging editor  of  The  Bucknellian,  treasurer  of  Student- 
Faculty  Congress  and  student  representative  to  the  Ath- 
letic Council.  Other  members  are  actively  represented  in 
various  organizations. 

Phi  Gamma  Delta  received  the  cup  from  ODK  for 
the  best  house  decoration  during  Homecoming  weekend 
and  the  award  given  by  the  Civic  Club  for  the  best  out- 
door Christmas  decoration, 

(Continued  on  Paffe  ir») 


SPORTS  NEWS 

With  two  members  of  the  starting  team  lost  for  the 
season,  the  varsity  quintet  still  had  hopes  of  ending  its 
long  losing  streak,  Init  the  chances  were  steadily  dimin- 
ishing. 

When  Big  Jim  Comerford  was  graduated  January  29, 
the  cagers  were  minus  one  of  the  highest  scorers  on  the 
squad.  Then  Harry  Cholewinski,  who  excelled  at  snar- 
ing rebounds,  was  injured  in  the  Rhode  Island  State 
game  and  was  sidelined  for  the  remainder  of  the  term. 

The  last  tabulation  showed  that  the  courtmen  have 
lost  a  dozen  in  a  row,  winning  but  two. 

Meanwhile,  the  freshman  quintet  continued  to  dis- 
play the  type  of  basketball  that  should  strengthen  the 
varsity  team  next  winter.  After  concjuering  eight  of 
their  iirst  nine  opponents,  the  Baby  Bisons  dropped  their 
second  game  of  the  year,  69  to  66,  to  the  Kings  College 
varsity. 

But  the  frosh  looked  like  champions  in  defeat,  for  the 
Kingsmen,  victors  over  the  varsity  clubs  of  Bloomsburg 
Teachers  and  Mansfield  Teachers,  had  to  win  the  game 
from  the  foul  line.  Kings  converted  21  of  49  fouls, 
while  the  freshmen  made  good  on  14  of  but  20  penalty 
shots. 


With  two  matches  remaining  on  the  schedule,  the 
varsity  wrestlers  needed  as  many  victories  to  conclude 
the  year  with  one  of  the  best  records  in  the  five-year  his- 
tory of  the  sport  at  Bucknell. 

The  Bisons  opened  the  campaign  with  triumphs  over 
Delaware,  21  to  11,  and  Lafayette,  21  to  13.  Then 
Coach  Herb  Maack's  team  was  turned  back,  26  to  8,  by 
Franklin  and  Marshall,  a  strong  contender  for  the  na- 
tional wrestling  title. 

In  their  next  appearance,  the  matmen  lost  a  close 
decision  to  Gettysburg  College,  17  to  13.  The  Maackmen 
held  the  lead  until  the  fifth  bout.  On  February  19  the 
team  overcame  Muhlenburg,  17  to  13.  An  even  split 
in  the  final  four  matches  would  have  been  enough  to  turn 
the  tide  in  favor  of  the  Bisons. 


Thanks  to  the  early  arrival  of  warm  weather,  coaches 
of  five  Bison  athletic  teams  have  advanced  the  dates  for 
opening  of  spring  practice  sessions. 

Coach  Hank  Peters  was  laboring  with  the  tennis 
candidates  long  before  the  first  robin  was  spotted  on 
campus.  He  began  holding  informal  drill  in  Davis  Gym- 
nasium in  January  and  planned  to  move  to  the  courts 
"early  in  March." 

Track  hopefuls  reported  February  21  to  Coach  Bus 
Blum,  who  told  the  volunteers  to  condition  themselves 
for  the  official  opening  of  cinder  and  field  w^ork-outs 
about  the  middle  of  March. 

With  eight  lettermen  in  the  fold,  baseball  aspirants 
met  with  Coach  Bill  Lane  late  in  February,  when  plans 
were  drawn  for  the  opening  of  indoor  rehearsals. 

Coach  Harry  Lawrence  has  held  skull  sessions  all  win- 
ter long  with  football  players.  About  60  are  expected  to 
report  for  spring  training  on  March  14  in  the  gymnasium. 
If  the  weather  is  favorable,  the  gridders  will  transfer  to 
Memorial  Stadium  on  March  21. 

Golf  sessions,  under  the  supervision  of  Coach  Har- 
old Evans,  will  be  launched  late  in  March,  The  date  for 
link  drills  will  depend  on  the  condition  of  the  University 
Golf  Course. 


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March    1949 


A  total  of  41  contests  have  been  scheduled  for  the 
four  spring  athletic  teams.  The  gridders  may  scrimmage 
two  or  three  times  with  other  college  elevens  before  the 
Bisons  close  the  camp  in  April. 


An  eight-game  football  schedule,  opening  at  home 
October  1  against  New  York  University,  has  been  an- 
nounced for  the  1949  varsity  football  team. 

Washington  and  Jefferson  College  will  be  the  oppon- 
ent on  Homecoming  Day,  October  22.  The  Presidents 
hold  an  11  to  5  edge  in  victories  over  the  Bisons. 

The  annual  "Old  Shoe"  game  with  Temple  is  set  for 
Friday  night,  October  14,  in  Philadelphia.  Coach  Harry 
Lawrence's  eleven  will  also  travel  November  12  to  meet 
Bucknell's  oldest  football  rival,  Lafayette  College. 

The  schedule:  October  1,  New  York  University, 
home ;  8,  Delaware,  home ;  14,  Temple,  away ;  22,  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson,  Homecoming ;  29,  Buffalo,  away ; 
November  5,  Gettysburg,  away  ;  12,  Lafayette,  away,  and 
19,  Muhlenberg,  home. 


Trustee  Election 

Biographies  of  nominees  for  Alumni  Trustee  will 
be  published  in  the  April  issue  of  the  ALUMNUS. 
Ballots  will  be  mailed  about  April  20.  Last  year  only 
30%  of  our  Alumni  voted.  That  percentage  should 
be  greatly  increased  this  year. 


Alma  Mater's  Children's  Children 

Among  the  more  than  600  new  students  enrolled  on  the 
campus  this  year,  there  are  64  sons  and  daughters  of  for- 
mer Bucknellians.  Thirteen  of  these  have  two  reputations 
to  live  up  to,  as  both  parents  walked  the  same  campus 
paths  and  sat  in  the  same  classrooms  as  do  these  young 
men  and  women  who  this  last  September  joined  Bucknell's 
great  family. 

According  to  a  statement  by  Director  of  Admissions 
George  R.  Faint  '25,  more  than  50  per  cent  of  all  students 
who  are  now  on  campus  are  here  because  of  some  family 
connection  with  former  Bucknellians,  either  as  cousins, 
nephews,  nieces  or  grandchildren,  or  as  close  friends  of, 
Alumni. 

This  better-than-50  per  cent  were  not  admitted  be- 
cause of  these  connections,  George  hastened  to  add.  They 
were  admitted  on  their  own  merits,  but  because  of  their 
contacts  they  had  become  interested  in  Bucknell  and  so 
had  applied  for  admission.  Lucky  Bucknell — and  lucky 
men  and  co-eds  who  had  such  contacts ! 


CYRUS  H.  KARRAKER 

A.B..  Lake  Poorest:  M.A.,  University  of  Michigan;  Ph.D.,  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  wliere  lie  was  awarded  the  Harrison  Research  Fellowship, 
entitling  him  to  a  year's  study  in  Europe.  Author  of  three  books.  The 
Seventeenth-Cpnturij  Sheriff,  The  Hispaniola  Treasure,  and  Piracy  Was  a 
Business,  and  of  articles  in  many  periodicals.  Member,  American  His- 
torical Association,  American  Association  of  University  Professors.  Chief 
research  interest,  piracy:  hobby,  tennis.  Dr.  Kan-aker  has  always  shown 
a  persistent  determination  to  make  democracy  work  in  the  community  and 
on  the  campus.  He  is  an  effective  leader  in  getting  recreational  facilities 
for  children  of  the  town  and  in  obtaining  equal  rights  for  all  races  and 
creeds.  He  is  an  active  worker  in  the  National  Association  for  the 
.\dvancement  of  Colored  People. 

History  at  Bucknell 

The  Department  of  History  oft'ers  courses  covering 
a  world-wide  range  of  American,  Hispanic  American, 
English,  European  and  Far  Eastern  history.  The  basic 
course  offered  to  entering  students  is  "History  of  West- 
ern Civilization,"  a  survey  of  Western  Man  from  the 
dawn  of  history  to  the  present.  Members  of  the  Depart- 
ments of  Religion,  Art,  Literature  and  Languages,  Nat- 
ural Sciences  and  Social  Science  present  to  the  class  the 
specialized  knowledge  of  their  tields. 

Li  addition  to  approximately  500  undergraduates,  the 
department  enrolls  each  semester  from  five  to  ten  gradu- 
ate students  working  for  the  master's  degree.  Over 
the  past  ten  years  many  of  these  have  gone  on  to  earn  the 
Ph.D.  degree  at  Columbia,  Pennsylvania,  Wisconsin  and 
other  leading  graduate  universities,  and  are  now  making 
fine  reputations  as  college  teachers. 

Members  of  the  department  have  also  been  actively 
engaged  in  research  and  publishing.  They  have  con- 
tributed many  articles  to  leading  historical  periodicals  on 
Western  America,  the  early  history  of  Pennsylvania  and 
British  colonial  history. 

History  is  defined  as  the  record  of  all  that  man  has 
ever  thought  or  felt  or  done  and,  therefore,  is  the  basic 
cultural  study.  Its  cultural  value  lies  in  its  gift  to  the 
earnest  student  of  perspective  and  a  sense  of  proportion 
in  judging  human  problems.  Though  it  has  been  poignant- 
ly stated  that  the  only  lesson  one  learns  from  history  is 
that  man  learns  nothing  from  history,  yet,  as  Professor 
Toynbee  has  pointed  out,  there  are  great  underlying  prin- 
ciples governing  human  conduct  which  governments  and 
individuals  may  learn  much  to  their  profit  from  studying 
past  civilizations.  The  study  of  history  would,  therefore, 
seem  to  have  practical  as  well  as  cultural  values. 


March   1949 


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placed  on  broad,  general  background  material,  and  the 
attempt  is  made  to  sponsor  the  development  of  good 
citizens." 


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JAMES  A.  GATHINGS 

B.A.,  Furman  University;  M.A.,  Duke  University;  Ph.D.,  New  York  Uni- 
versity. Listed  in  Wlio's  Who  In  the  East,  Who's  Who  In  Education; 
Who  Knows  What  (names  of  experts  in  various  fields).  Autlior  of  two 
books,  a  te.xtbook  in  political  science,  and  a  book  on  international  law; 
author  of  several  magazine  articles.  President  of  Pennsylvania  Political 
Science  and  Public  Administration  Association,  1948-1950.  Member  Amer- 
ican Political  Science  Association  Committee  on  Regional  Organizations, 
1949-1950.  In  point  of  time  not  too  many  years  ahead  of  the  college  men 
and  women  on  campus,  Jimmy  Gathings  has  long  taken  an  active  interest 
in  their  extra-curricular  affairs.  He  was  faculty  adviser  to  the  Student- 
Faculty  Congress  for  ten  cnicial  years,  served  as  chairman  of  the  Elections 
Committee  for  ten  years,  and  for  several  years  was  faculty  adviser  on  the 
Student  Budget  Committee. 

Political  Science  at  Bucknell 

Not  all  of  the  nearly  700  men  and  women  enrolled  in 
the  Political  Science  Department  are  embryo  lawyers, 
diplomats  or  government  officials.  Dr.  James  Gathings, 
head  of  the  department,  says  the  study  of  political  science 
does  more  than  give  pre-vocational  training.  Asked  to 
relate  what  he  would  tell  an  inquiring  parent  or  a  student, 
poring  over  the  list  of  subject  courses,  about  the  value 
of  the  study  of  political  science,  he  submitted  the  follow- 
ing concise  statement : 

"The  primary  purpose  of  the  Department  of  Political 
Science  is  to  offer  to  students  a  well-rounded  program  of 
courses  which  will  give  them  a  background  for  the  partici- 
pation in  public  affairs  as  a  good  citizen  or  which  will 
furnish  them  the  foundation  for  future  work  in  a  gradu- 
ate school.  The  student  who  selects  political  science  as  a 
major  at  Bucknell  will  not  be  trained  to  do  any  one  spe- 
cial type  of  work  as  a  vocation,  but  the  emphasis  is  placed 
on  making  the  student  a  good  citizen  of  society.  On  the 
other  hand,  students  who  major  in  this  field  are  given 
the  necessary  training  which  will  equip  them  to  enter 
professional  fields  as  graduate  students.  The  most  nat- 
ural field  for  students  to  enter  with  the  major  in  political 
science  is  the  study  of  law,  the  study  of  foreign  relations, 
or  the  study  of  public  administration.  This  graduate 
work  prepares  the  student  to  enter  the  practise  of  law, 
to  enter  the  work  in  foreign  service,  or  to  enter  the  work 
in  some  governmental  department.  It  should  also  be 
pointed  out  that  many  students  pursue  graduate  work 
looking  to  the  field  of  teaching  in  colleges  or  universities. 

"The  department  acts  as  a  service  unit  for  other  de- 
partments in  the  university.  For  example,  students  in 
engineering,  commerce  and  finance,  music,  education  and 
others,  take  work  in  this  field  of  study.    The  emphasis  is 

(The  current  issue  of  the  Alumnus  presents  the  first  two  of  a  series 
of  articles  on  Bucknell  departments.  Other  departments  will  be  discussed 
in  succeeding  issues. — Ed.) 


News  from  the  Campus 

Bruce  Mitchell,  noted  artist,  is  back  on  the  Hill  as 
artist  in  residence.  He  spent  last  summer  in  charge  of  the 
water-color  class  of  the  Kansas  City  Art  Institute  and 
last  fall  was  appointed  visiting  artist  for  the  fall  term  at 
Michigan  State  University.  During  the  spring  months, 
Mr.  Mitchell  has  arranged  a  series  of  exhibits  by  leading 
artists,  the  first  of  which  was  the  paintings  of  Ernest 
Fiene  in  Roberts  Hall,  February  20. 


A  bequest  to  Bucknell  of  approximately  $5,000  from 
the  estate  of  the  late  Obadiah  W.  Mitchell  will  be  used  to 
found  a  scholarship  available  to  an  East  Orange  High 
School  graduate. 


Among  the  Bucknell  students  resuming  their  studies 
this  semester  is  Harvey  I,  Holman,  who  has  returned  to 
the  campus  after  three  months  of  flying  coal  and  flour 
on  the  Berlin  airlift.  Holman  reenlisted  in  the  Air  Corps 
last  spring  and  volunteered  for  duty  crossing  the  Russian 
blockade. 


With  an  enrollment  of  2,261  students,  Bucknell's  sec- 
ond semester  got  under  way  February  3.  No  beginning 
freshmen  were  accepted  at  mid-year,  but  about  50  trans- 
fers from  other  colleges  were  registered  as  upperclass- 
men.  Since  142  seniors  were  graduated  in  January,  en- 
rollment for  the  second  semester  is  about  150  less  than 
it  was  last  fall. 

H:  ^  :|; 

Dale  Carnegie,  well-known  writer  and  speaker,  will 
be  heard  at  Bucknell  April  9  as  a  presentation  of  the  col- 
lege's Lecture  Series,  and  on  x^pril  23  the  Artist  Course 
will-  sponsor  a  concert  by  Jorge  Bolet,  talented  Cuban 
pianist.  These  programs  are  provided  for  all  students 
through  the  Student  Activities  budget. 


The  Howard  University  Choir  will  make  a  return  ap- 
pearance here  on  March  26.  The  choral  group  appeared 
here  last  year  on  March  5  and  was  very  well  received.  At 
that  time  the  program  was  sponsored  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Betty  Ann  Ouinn  scholarship  fund,  which  aids  Ne- 
gro students  attending  Bucknell. 

(Continued  on  P;!ge  It>) 


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Or  Are  There  for  Any  Other  Reason, 

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Time  —  Monday,  March  28,  12:15  P.  M. 

Place  —  Heller's  Colonial  Dining  Room,  3729  Spruce  St. 

Price  —  $1.50 

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14 


March    1949 


Pierson  Associated  with 
Lawrence  Duggan 

Harry  H.  Pierson  '28  for  nearly  two  years  was  close- 
ly associated  with  the  late  Lawrence  Duggan,  director  of 
the  Institute  of  International  Education.  He  came  to 
the  Institute  in  March,  1947,  as  a  consultant  (loaned  by 
the  Department  of  State).  In  February,  1948,  he  be- 
came assistant  to  the  director  and  then,  in  May,  director 
of  the  program.  He  can  be  addressed  at  the  Institute  of 
International  Education,  Inc.,  2  West  45th  Street,  New 
York  19,  New  York. 

Harry's  previous  experience  had  provided  superior 
training  for  such  a  position,  for  he  had  been  with  the 
Department  of  State  since  1930,  when  he  became  chief 
clerk  at  the  American  Legation  at  Bogota,  Colombia ;  here 
he  remained  for  three  years.  This  was  followed  by  sev- 
en State  •  Department  assignments  of  increasing  impor- 
tance. Harry  is  listed  in  International  Who's  Who  and 
Leaders  In  Education.  He  has  written  extensively  in  his 
field. 

When  in  college,  Harry  was  a  busy  man.  He  was  in- 
volved in  Delta  Sigma.  Sigma  Tau  Delta,  Pi  Delta  Ep- 
silon,  Pi  Mu  Epsilon,  the  Education  Club  and  the  Chris- 
tian Association.  In  addition,  he  contributed  to  Buck- 
nell  Verse,  and  served  on  the  staffs  of  The  Buckncllian. 
The  Belle  Hop  and  the  L'Agcnda.  He  was  married  in 
1935  to  Pauline  Barros  of  Bogota,  Columbia.  Included 
in  Harry's  family  are  other  Bucknell  representatives,  his 
father.  Dr.  Raymond  G.  Pierson  '01  (a  retired  minister), 
and  liis  brother,  Raymond,  Jr.  x'31. 


Peggy  Reiff  '39  Promoted 

Margaret  E.  Reiit  was  sur- 
prised to  find  herself  the  "cov- 
er girl"  of  the  magazine,  Be- 
tzvccii  Ourselves,  organ  of  the 
Provident  Mutual  Life  Insur- 
ance Company,  last  September. 
Reason  for  this  distinction  was 
her  recent  appointment  as  as- 
sistant personnel  director  of 
the  company.  She  is  the  first 
woman  ever  to  attain  this 
honor. 

Peggy,  after  graduating 
cum  lande,  was  employed  by 
an  actuarial  firm.  Towers, 
Perrin,  Forster  and  Crosby, 
where  she  computed  costs  of 
pension  plans  for  prospective  clients.  She  joined  the  staff 
of  the  Provident  Mutual  in  1942  and  was  transferred  to 
the  Personnel  Department  about  a  year  later.  The  new 
assistant  personnel  director  li\es  at  10  Green  Lane,  Pri- 
mos,  Pennsylvania.  She  received  a  master's  degree  at 
Temple  University  in  1948. 

We  understand  there  are  always  new  worlds  to  con- 
C[uer.  It  must  be  pleasant  to  have  snagged  one,  Peggy. 
We're  proiid  we  know  you. 


Peggy  Reiff 


powerful"  United  States.  In  September,  1944,  Ongkar 
Narayan  arrived  at  Selinsgrove  to  attend  Susquehanna 
University,  a  church  school  in  a  small  community.  There 
he  encountered  no  gun-toting,  hard-riding  cow  thieves,  nor 
thin-lipped,  steely-eyed  gangsters  (ah,  Hollywood!).  He 
received  his  B.A.  degree  in  the  spring  of  1947,  was  admit- 
ted to  Bucknell  and  last  June  was  granted  his  master's  de- 
gree in  the  Department  of  English.  Forrest  Brown, 
Christian  Association  secretary,  recently  received  the  fol- 
lowing letter.    It  deserves  your  sympathetic  interest. 

"Since  I  left  the  States  I  have  been  very  busy  down  here 
trying  to  find  a  job.  I  had  to  open  my  own  school  since  I 
could  not  get  any  good  jobs.  To  start  a  school  here  is  a  very 
hard  task  especially  when  one  has  not  the  cash.  I  started  this 
school  with  only  $25.  The  main  requirement  for  a  school  here 
is  desks  and  benches.  A  desk  and  a  bench  cost  over  $6  to  con- 
struct— but  they  accommodate  3  children.  We  cannot  afford  to 
build  separate  seats  here.  I  have  to  house  3  classes  in  one 
room,  since  I  cannot  afford  to  rent  a  larger  house.  I  have 
about  44  students  but  I'll  get  more  gradually.  Students  pay 
an  average  fee  of  $2  a  month.  I  have  given  four  scholarships 
already — for  I  am  out  to  help  others  as  I  was  helped.  After 
paying  rental  and  teacher's  fees,  I  generally  get  about  $25,  small 
salary  for  an  M.  A. 

"I  am  going  to  try  to  build  a  good  institution  of  learning 
out  here,  and  show  the  British  people  the  true  value  of  Ameri- 
can degrees.  The  English  are  very  prejudiced  against  American 
degrees. 

"Next  term  I  need  many  more  desks  and  benches,  and  I 
would  be  thankful  for  any  help  the  C.  A.  or  any  group  might 
like  to  donate  to  assist  me  to  get  a  good  start. 

Sincerely   yours, 

Ongkar   Narayan 

Modern  Educational   Institute 

166   Charlotte  St. 

Bourda,    British    Guiana" 

* 


True  Value 

Finally,  .  through  missionary  friends,  the  dark-eyed 
young  man  in  British  Guiana  overcame  his  misgivings 
about  coming  to  the  gangster-ridden,  though  "great  and 


Religion  in  Life  Week 

With  30  \^isiting  leaders  taking  part,  the  L'niversity's 
se\enth  annual  Religion  in  Life  Week,  February  20  to 
23,  included  more  than  200  sessions  centering  about  the 
theme,  "We  Are  Not  Alone." 

Dr.  Harold  Bosley,  dean  of  Duke  Divinity  School, 
opened  the  program  Sunday  morning  at  a  convocation  in 
Davis  Gym,  and  Dr.  Clarence  Cranford  '29,  of  Calvary 
Baptist  Church,  Washington,  D.  C,  made  the  closing 
address  at  chapel  Wednesday.  Scheduled  in  between 
were  numerous  meetings  of  church  groups,  seminars, 
classroom  sessions,  convocations  and  informal  discussions 
in  fraternities,  faculty  homes  and  dorms,  plus  many  off- 
the-record  chats. 

Prominent  guest  speakers  included  Dr.  Raymond  See- 
ger,  an  atomic  scientist  now  with  Naval  Ordnance ;  Dr. 
Donald  Cloward  "23,  of  the  Council  on  Social  Progress 
of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention:  Dr.  Gabriel  Nahas. 
long  with  the  French  underground  and  recently  appoint- 
ed to  the  Mayo  Foundation  ;  Prof.  \'.  E.  Devadutt  of  -In- 
dia ;  Dean  William  N.  Hawley  of  the  University  of  Chi- 
cago Divinity  School ;  the  Rev.  Mr.  W.  Norman  Pittenger 
of  General  Theological  Seminary  ;  and  many  other  out- 
standing personalities  in  the  fields  of  business,  education, 
medicine  and  religion. 

Sponsored  jointly  by  the  University  and  the  Baptist 
Board  of  Education,  the  Religion  in  Life  program  is  un- 
der the  direction  of  Bucknell's  Christian  Association  of 
which  Forrest  Brown  is  the  secretary.  The  committee 
arranging  for  this  important  event  included  approximately 
200  students  and  faculty  members. 


AlAucii   1949 


15 


NEWS  FROM  THE  CAMPUS 

(('(intiiiufil  fiuiii  Tafie  i:i) 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Kiyoshi  Tanimoto,  pastor  of  the  Method- 
ist Church  in  Hiroshima  at  the  time  of  the  bombing  and 
one  of  the  six  leading  characters  in  John  Hershey's  book, 
Hiroshima,  will  come  to  the  campus  March  27  to  speak  at 
Student  Church. 


The  University  Players,  a  cooperative  organization 
composed  of  seven  groups  on  campus,  will  present  Gil- 
bert and  Sullivan's  "Pirates  of  Penzance"  on  March  10 
and  12  in  the  LeAvisburg  High  School. 

Taking  part  in  the  production  will  be  members  of  Cap 
and  Dagger,  the  women's  glee  club,  the  men's  glee  club, 
the  modern  dance  group,  Theta  Alpha  Phi,  the  symphony 
orchestra  and  band. 


The  Department  of  Music  has  organized  a  concert 
bureau  to  supply  musical  programs  for  clulis  and  other 
groups  in  Central  Pennsylvania. 

Organizations,  including  service  clubs,  ci\ic  and  church 
groups,  may  avail  themselves  of  this  service  which  will  be 
available  for  a  nominal  fee,  plus  transportation  expense. 

Artists  from  both  the  faculty  and  student  body  have 
been  registered  with  the  bureau  of  which  Miss  Darina 
Tuhy,  instructor  in  music,  is  the  secretary. 

Soloists  available  include  a  violinist,  tenor  soloist  and 
pianist,  all  from  the  music  faculty.  Also  available  are 
several  string  quartettes,  men's  and  women's  vocal  quar- 
tette, and  a  women's  sextette. 


Dr.  Albert  H.  Cooper,  head  of  the  Chemical  Engineer- 
ing Department,  and  Professor  Plenry  B.  Smith  have 
established  an  engineering  consultation  service,  called  the 
Pilot  Engineering  Company.  Clair  Groover  '15  is  attor- 
ney for  the  organization. 


CLu.i:> 


The  Ski  Club  was  all  dressed  up  and  ready  to  go  two 
months  before  any  snow  "made  down",  permitting  any 
action.  Early  in  February  a  few  inches  of  snow  fell  over- 
night and  straightway  30  members  of  the  Club  set  out  for 
the  Muncy  Ski  Tow.  As  we  go  to  press  a  week-end  in 
the  Pocono  Mountains  is  (hopefully)  being  planned. 


Eavorable  response  to  the  Bison  Ronndup  con- 
tinues and  is  evident  in  the  treasurer's  books.  Have 
you  responded  with  your  1949  contribution  ? 

W.  J.  Irvin, 
Bison   Club  President. 


NEWS  FROM  THE  FRATERNITIES 

iCdiit  iiuu'd  t'linn   l';i;i*'   1 1  i 

Lambda  Chi  Alpha  has  worked  hard  to  maintain  the 
lead  wiiich  it  has  held  since  intramural  athletic  competi- 
tion started.  Championship  performance  in  golf  and 
soccer  earned  new  trophies  for  the  mantle.  Our  pledge 
class  of  23  men  has  been  instrumental  in  the  progress  we 
have  made.  At  the  end  of  the  last  intramural  event,  cross- 
country, we  had  181  points,  29  more  than  the  closest 
competitor,  SAE. 

There  is  growing  interest  in  the  plans  for  the  "new 
house."  It  now  appears  possible  that  actual  construction 
may  begin  in  the  near  future. 

There  are  58  actives  on  campus.  The  most  outstand- 
ing one,  Chapter  President  Howard  A.  VanDine,  Jr.,  is 
also  president  of  ODK,  nominated  to  Who's  Who  in 
American  Colleges  and  Universities,  and  is  listed  in  the 
National  Order  of  Great  Greeks.  Others  are  president 
of  Newman  Club,  treasurer  of  Newman  Club,  vice-presi- 
dent of  Ski  Club  and  business  manager  of  Sqiiirl. 

Kazik  Lyskola,  the  10-year-old  Polish  orphan  hny, 
who  was  adopted  by  the  Chapter  last  October,  writes  the 
fellows  about  once  each  month.  A  Christmas  box  of 
toys  and  clothing  was  sent  Kazik,  and  the  fellows  plan 
to  send  another  box  shortly  to  the  cheerful,  small  guy 
who  lost  one  leg  during  the  war. 

Mac  dinger  x'26  has  just  been  elected  president  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Chapter  of  the  American  Institute  of 
-Vrchitecture. 


Sigma  Alpha  lipsilon  is  proud  of  the  late  addition  of 
18  pledges,  which  brought  the  total  chapter  membership 
to  71.  We  made  our  bid  for  the  all-year  intramural 
sports  trophy  by  being  runner-up  in  soccer  and  wrestling 
and  placing  third  in  cross-country.  SAE'S  bowling  team 
is  in  the  finals,  but  our  playoff  game  is  after  presstime. 
At  present,  SAE  is  trailing  Lambda  Chi  for  first  place 
honors  in  the  all-year  trophy  race  by  less  than  25  points. 

Our  social  program  has  been  extensive,  with  the 
Christmas  dance  and  party,  faculty  tea,  pledge  dance 
and  Hobo  dance  being  standouts  among  our  social  ac- 
tivities. 

As  far  as  the  house  itself  is  concerned,  the  finishing 
touches  of  the  game  room,  have  been  added  and  the 
chapter  room  is  being  renovated.  The  new  driveway 
has  held  up  well  and  was  especially  helpful  during  the 
winter  months. 

Many  of  the  brothers  have  distinguished  themselves 
on  campus  in  extracurricular  activities :  Ski  Club  presi- 
dent and  founder,  fall  semester  Buckncllian  editor  who 
is  listed  in  Who's  Who  In  American  Colleges  and  Uni- 
versities, Squirl  editor.  Men's  Glee  Club  manager.  Pirates 
of  Penzance  leading  role,  C.  A.  Cabinet,  ODK,  lettermen 
in  football,  soccer,  basketball  and  wrestling. 


Sigma  Phi  Epsilon.  de-acti\ated  during  World  War 
II,  is  now  handsomely  housed  in  a  large  red  brick  build- 
ing at  103  Brown  Street.  The  SPE's  formerly  occupied 
what  is  now  the  men's  dining  hall.  This  former  house 
was  sold  and  the  fraternity  has  been  without  a  house  for 
two  and  a  half  years.  The  new  house  was  occupied  at 
one  time  by  another  fraternity  and  has  needed  little  reno- 
\ation.  The  second-floor  rooms  are  being  utilized  as 
study  rooms,  and  the  third  floor  is  the  dormitory.  It  is 
ho]je(l  that  kitchen  facilities  will  be  available  by  the  fall 
semester,  according  to  Jim  Galloway,  president  of  the 
chapter. 


16 


March   1949 


Malcolm  Jones  '26  Takes  on 

More  Responsibility 

Malcolm  Gwynne  Jones,  better  known  as  Mac,  was 
in  the  construction  business  for  two  years  after  gradua- 
tion from  Bucknell.  He  worked  with  Hageman-Harris  in 
New  York  City  and  with  the  Sordoni  Construction  Com- 
pany of  Wilkes-Barre,  followed  by  a  year  in  advertising 
and  a  job  as  general  spinning  foreman  with  DuPont  at 
Waynesboro. 

After  working  through  various  supervisory  and  oper- 
ating levels,  he  became  manager  of  the  Waynesboro  plant 
in  1946,  and  on  April  1,  1948,  he  was  transferred  to  Wil- 
mington as  director  of  acetate  rayon  production. 

In  October,  DuPont  announced  "a  multi-million  dol- 
lar plant  for  the  manufacture  of  'Orion"  acrylic  fiber  to  be 
built  near  Camden,  S.  C.  .  .  ."  This  fiber  is  new  under 
the  sun  and  its  resistance  to  degradation  by  sunlight  com- 
mends it  as  an  outstanding  contribution  to  the  textile  in- 
dustry. Mac  will  be  responsible  for  the  new  operation 
which  will  just  about  double  his  already  heavy  duties.  As 
director  of  production  he  is  responsible,  also,  for  a  plant 
located  at  Waynesboro,  Virginia,  employing  3,000  people. 

A  Phi  Gamma  Delta  and  a  ]\lason,  our  man  Jones  is 
married  to  the  former  Mary  W.  White,  of  Waynesboro. 
With  their  two  children,  they  live  at  6  X'ining  Lane,  West- 
haven,  Wilmington,  Delaware. 


Actors'  Laboratory 

Cap  and  Dagger  is  conducting  an  Actors'  Laboratory 
to  permit  interested  students  to  study  dramatic  acting  and 
interpretation.  Twenty  students  are  now  spending  four 
or  more  hours  a  week  in  the  Lab,  working  out  scenes  of 
plays  and  applying  principles  taught  in  assigned  textbooks. 
During  the  semester  a  show-case  of  these  scenes  will  be 
presented  to  Bucknell  students  and  faculty  members  as  an 
evening  of  entertainment. 

The  immediate  purpose  of  the  Laboratory  is  to  give  the 
members  of  Cap  and  Dagger  a  continuous  workshop  in 
which  they  might  develop  their  talents.  However,  its 
ultimate  aim  is  to  provide  prospective  participants  in  com- 
munity theaters  and  teachers  with  some  fundamental 
knowledge  of  acting  and  stage  techniques.  This  is  entire- 
ly a  student-conceived,  student-manned  project.  Now  sans 
a  theater,  sans  a  trained  director,  sans  facilities  in  which 
to  rehearse  and  stage  productions,  the  Lab  members  are 
looking  forward  to  the  day  when  Bucknell  will  make  the 
Actors'  Laboratory  an  accredited  course  of  the  Univer- 
sity, will  have  a  University  Theater  and,  perhaps  (Bruce 


Attention,  Alumni! 

All  of  you  in  the  list  below  are  members  (active?)  of 
the  Bucknell  General  Alumni  Association. 

Pennsylvania 


Allentown  153 

Altoona    .,, ill 

Bloomsburg .  loO 

Danville 74 

DuBois  63 

Erie    63 

Harrisburg  29" 

Hazleton  114 

Johnstown    102 

Lancaster   ■. 59 

Lewisburg  580 

Lewistown    50 

Lock  Haven  54 

Milton    218 

Mt.  Cannel  84 

New  Jersey 

Atlantic  City     63        Soutli  Jersey  38 

Metropolitan  New  Jersey  962       Trenton  16 

Monmouth-Ocean  Counties   Ill 


Philadelphia  929 

Pittsburgh  606 

Reading  126 

Scranton    217 

Shamokin    62 

Sliaron  45 

Stroudsburg  39 

Sunbury    215 

Towanda  61 

Uniontown 51 

Wellsboro  68 

Wilkes-Barre   455 

Williamsport   374 

York  91 


New 

Albany 56 

Buffalo  125 

Elmira  124 

Metropolitan  New  York  837 


York 

Rochester    .... 

Syracuse  

Triple  Cities 


95 
70 
45 


101 
80 
53 

112 


Baltimore        

California — Northern    

Charleston,  W.  Va 

Chicago    

Cincinnati 

Cleveland    131 

Connecticut    149 

Delaware     '  103 

Kansas  City  34 


Other  States 

Michi.san-Toledo     103 

New   England 225 

Pacific  Northwest  63 

Pittsfleld   29 

Rocky  Mountain  42 

St.  Louis ..  31 

St.  Petersburg  102 

Southern  California  138 

Washington,  D.  C 204 


If  you  will  give  to  your  local  club  a  couple  of  hours  out 
of  the  more  than  700  in  each  month,  your  own  life  will  be 
enriched,  your  club  will  be  strengthened  and  the  ties  with 
Alma  Mater  more  closely  knit. 

Everybody  gains  !    Try  it ! 


BUCKNELLIANS  DONATE  FOR  WORLD 
STUDENT  RELIEF 

Bucknellians  on  campus  contributed  approximately 
$4,000  for  student  relief  in  war-devastated  countries  dur- 
ing a  drive  conducted  on  the  campus  in  January  under 
student  leadership. 

From  the  funds  raised  in  the  campaign,  money  will 
be  provided  for  four  international  scholarships  of  $250 
each  for  foreign  students  to  study  at  Bucknell.  This 
sum  will  be  supplemented  by  the  trustees  and  the  Univer- 
sity in  order  that  four  outstanding  young  nationals  may 
come  to  the  campus  to  learn  about  democracy  at  first 
hand. 

Six  students  in  the  University  of  Rangoon  who  shared 
in  the  scholarship  funds  raised  by  the  drive  last  year  will 
continue  to  receive  some  assistance.  The  fund  in  Burma 
is  administered  by  Miss  Helen  Hunt,  daughter  of  a  for- 
mer Bucknell  president. 

Students  who  majored  in  political  science  at  Bucknell 
are  now  taking  graduate  work  at  Yale,  Harvard,  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania,  Washington  and  Lee,  Universityof 
Pittsburgh,  St.  John's  in  New  York,  Cornell,  Dickinson 
and  the  University  of  Michigan.  Donald  SuklofT,  a  stu- 
dent in  the  law  school  at  Syracuse,  made  the  highest  aver- 
age of  any  freshman  for  the  first  semester  this  year  at 
that  institution. 


Bassett,  student  director,  hopes  optimistically),  a  Depart- 
ment of  Theater. 

Remember    the    skepticism    that    greeted    President 
Roosevelt's  request  for  the  building  of  50,000  planes  ? 


March  1949 


17 


Book  Shelf  for  Alumni 

The  books  named  below  ha\e  been  suggested  by  the 
departments  indicated.  This  new  coUimn  is  intended  to 
provide  for  graduates  current  reading  Hsts  suited  to  the 
interests  of  individuals.  (See  editorial,  "Adult  Educa- 
tion.") 

CHEMISTRY 

A  Hundred  Years  of  Chemistry  A.  Findlay 

The  Macmillan  Company.  60  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  11.  N.  Y. 

An  interesting  history  of  chemistry. 

ENGLISH 

No  Place  to  Hide  David  Bradley 

Little.  Brown,  &  Company,  Boston.  Mass. 

Dr.  Bradley  has  written  a  day-by-day  account  of  his  experiences  at  the 
Bikini  atomic  tests.  It  is  a  realistic,  significant  account  of  the  implica- 
tions which  these  tests  suggest. 

Crusade  in  Europe Dwight  D.  Eisenhower 

Doubleday  &  Company.  Rockfeller  Center,  New  York.  N.  Y. 

This  is  the  story  of  the  European  war  front  as  seen  by  the  commanding 

general  of  the  armies.    It  is  definitely  a  book  for  future  reference. 

GEOGRAPHY   &   GEOLOGY 
Indians  of  the  High  Andes  W.  Stanley  Roycroft  (editor) 

Committee  on  Cooperation  in  Latin  America,  New  York.  N.  Y. 
Report  of  the  Commission  appointed  by  the  Committee  on  Cooperation  in 
Latin  America  to  Study  the  Indians  of  the  Andean  Highland,  with  a  View 
to  Establishing  a  Cooperative  Christian  Enterprise. 

GERMAN 

Zur  Genesun?  Des  Deutschen  VVesens  Karl  Barth 

Franz  Mittelbach,  Stuttgart,  1945,  Pp.  112. 

Barth's  famous  Swiss  lecture,  "Die  Deutschen  und  Wir",  an  essay  which 
originally  appeared  in  the  Manchester  Guardian,  and  correspondence 
betv.-een  Barth  and  two  representative  Germans.  Barth.  an  outstanding 
Protestant  theologian,  asks  assistance  to  the  Germans  in  building  a  new 
social  and  political  order. 

PHYSICS 

On  Understanding  Science  James  B.  Conant 

Harvard  University  Press,  Cambridge.  Mass. 

A  description  of  the  scientific  method  by  means  cf  significant  examples 

from  the  history  of  science. 

Atomic   Energy    George   Gamow 

The  Macmillan  Company,  60  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  11.  N.  Y. 
A  layman's  introduction  to  Atomic  Energy. 

SOCIOLOGY 

Can  Science  Save  Us G.  A.  Lundberg 

Longmans,  Green  &  Company.  New  York,  N.  Y.   1947. 

In  the  face  of  the  rapid  advance  of  physical  science  and  our  seeming 
inability  to  solve  the  problem  of  human  relations,  Mr.  Lundberg  makes  a 
passionate  plea  for  underwriting  research  in  social  science,  believing  that 
we  must  be  and  can  be  scientific  in  this  area. 

The  Social  Effects  of  Aviation W.  F.  Ogburn 

Houghton  Mifflin,  Boston,  Mass.    1946. 

An  inquiry  by  one  of  the  deans  of  social  science  in  America  into  the 
possible  ramifications  of  the  coming  "air  age."  Imagination  tempered 
by  down-to-earth  realism  pervades  each  prediction.  What  eSvct  will 
increasing  use  of  air  transport  have  in  industry,  human  relations,  school 
curricula,  etc.? 

SPANISH 

The  Green  Continent   .  Herman  Arciniegas 

Alfred  Knopf  Incorporated,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Herman  Arciniegas,  himself  a  writer  of  South  America,  has  taken  the  best 
of  the  works  of  his  fellow  countrymen  and  has  condensed  them  for  the 
English-speaking  public.  For  sheer  pleasure  and  a  complete  insight  to 
South  Amarican  literature,  probably  no  other  book  can  in  anv  wav 
compete  with  The  Green  Continent. 

The  Golden  Land  Harriet  D'Onis 

Alfred  Knopf  Incorporated,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

This  book  deals  with  actual  translation  of  some  of  the  best  Spanish 
literature,  some  historical  works,  etc.  In  many  cases  the  author  has 
condensed  in  English  the  best  prose  writing  of  Spain  without  anv  sacrifice 
of  the  flavor  and  idiom  of  the  Spanish  work. 


Life  Begins  at  SO 

Bucknellians  all  over  America  listened  to  the  Owens 
broadcast  on  February  5.  As  the  guest  of  honor  on  the 
program,  "Life  Begins  at  Eighty",  Dr.  William  G.  Owens 
'80  was  the  chief  actor  and  did  a  whale  of  a  job.  Although 
he  will  be  91  on  May  14,  his  voice  is  as  vigorous  as  that  of 
a  man  50  years  his  junior.  Three  copies  of  the  program 
will  be  loaned  to  any  clubs  which  apply  for  them.  They 
are  discs  which  can  be  played  on  an  ordinary  recording 
machine. 

Bucknell  held  a  large  place  in  the  broadcast,  and  Presi- 
dent Spencer,  in  the  audience,  was  introduced  to  the  group. 

Here  is  another  news  note  on  our  grand  old  man  of 
chemistry.  Dr.  Owens  was  recently  notified  that  he  is 
eligible  for  emeritus  status  in  the  American  Chemical 
Society.  A  letter  from  the  executive  secretary  states, 
"In  view  of  your  long  connection  with  the  organization 
and  your  present  interest  in  the  profession,  the  Board  of 
Directors  at  its  meeting  on  June  20  took  the  following 
action :  'It  was  moved,  seconded,  and  carried  that  Wil- 
liam G.  Owens  be  granted  emeritus  status  as  of  January  1, 
1936.'  .  .  .  We  are  delighted  that  our  association  can 
be  renewed  in  this  manner." 

Dr.  Owens  has  been  keenly  interested  in  the  Society 
ever  since  its  beginning  at  Northumberland,  Pennsylvania, 
when  chemists  met  at  the  gra\e  of  F'riestlev. 


Clarence  B.  Moore  '21,  Chemist 

Your  Alumni  secretary  entered  the  waiting  room  in 
Broad  Street  Station  in  Philadelphia  on  November  5  and 
ran  into  Clarence  Moore  '21  and  Mrs.  Moore  (Catherine 
G.  Thompson  T9)  of  Trenton.  They,  too,  had  come  in 
for  the  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  Club. 

Clarence  is  technical  director  of  Herron  Brothers  and 
Meyer,  a  firm  producing  chemicals  particularly  for  the 
rubber  industry.  He'  came  to  this  company  with  some 
rich  experience  behind  him,  a  half-dozen  years  with 
Goodyear  and  16  with  Goodrich.  He  is  also  associate 
technical  director  of  the  Godfrey  L.  Cabot  Company  of 
Boston. 

Clarence  is  a  member  of  the  Twenty-five  Club  and 
of  the  American  Chemical  Society.  He  is  a  member  of 
our  rapidly  growing  Bison  Club  and  a  Sigma  Chi.  Cath- 
erine, his  wife,  during  her  senior, year  won  the  Herbert 
Tustin  prize  for  highest  standing  in  philosophy  and  psy- 
chology. 

They  live  at  1448  West  State  Street,  Trenton,  New 
Jersey. 


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March   1949 


Class  Reports 


Class  of  1909 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  Howard  L. 
Headland 

(Sarah  Ellen  Walters) 

3911  1st.  Ave.  No..  St.  Petersburg  6,  Fla. 


Class  of  1899 

Class  Rcportt-r:     Mrs.  J.  C.  Downs 

(Gertrude    Stephens) 

3222   Wainbell   Ave.,    Pittsburgh    16,   Pa. 

We  have  no  special  news  item  of  any 
class  member,  but  June  1949  is  the  time 
for  our  Golden  Anniversary.  Are  you 
going  to  be  there?  June  fourth  is  the 
day  according  to  our  Alumni  secretary. 
A  friend  at  Bucknell  says  June  third  is 
Alumni  Day.  We  hope  this  issue  of  the 
Alumnus  will  give  the  date  of  reunions 
and  of  Commencement.  Dr.  Joseph  Ha- 
zen  as  secretary  of  the  Xorthern  Baptist 
Convention  has  to  be  in  San  Francisco  at 
the  time  of  our  reunion.  If  Leroy  Hall 
cannot  attend  the  reunion,  we  hope  he 
can  join  his  good  friend  of  college  days 
as  the  names  Hazen  and  Hall  were  always 
linked  together.  To  many  there  is  a 
measure  of  disappointment  in  going  back 
to  your  Alma  Mater  after  many  years' 
absence — so  many  friends  are  missing, 
perhaps  the  ones  you  most  want  to  see,  but 
we  hope  all  who  can  travel  will  make  spe- 
cial effort  to  be  there.  Someone  is  count- 
ing on  seeing  you,  and  Bucknell  is  always 
counting  on  your  interest  and  loyalty. 
Dr.  Garner  intends  to  write  you,  but 
make  plans  to  go  back  to  Bucknell  right 
now  and  plan  to  enjoy  the  days  there. 

Class  of  1908 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  John  Mathias 

(Margaret  Pangburn) 

202  St.  Louis  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 


MRS.  MATHIAS 

In  this  issue  of  the  Alumnus,  your 
reporter  had  hoped  to  tell  you  some- 
thing of  the  career  of  an  x'OSer,  Depoy 
Bessemer.  We  regret  that  he  has  been 
seriously  ill  and  was  unable  to  send  the 
facts  we  needed.  Some  of  you  may 
wish  to  write  him  at  Box  29,  Knoxville. 

I  have,  however,  interesting  news  of 
one   of   our   class,    Clarence   E.   Long, 


a  Pittsburgh  consulting  engineer.  One 
of  his  activities  is  the  making  of  re- 
gional economic  reports  for  the  de- 
velopment  of  transportation  and 
industry.  A  recent  article  by  Mr.  Long, 
entitled'  "Proposed  Allegheny-Genesee 
Waterways  Links  A'ital  Inland  Water 
System,"  appeared  in  the  September 
issue  of  the  magazine.  Civil  Engiy\eer- 
ing.  This  proposed  waterway  is  being 
pushed  by  Western  Pennsylvania  and 
Xew  York  State  Canal  System  to 
afford  a  new  low-cost  transportation 
route  between  New  Orleans,  the  Great 
Lakes  and  the  Eastern  Seaboard.  This 
waterway  would  in  some  places  follow 
the  route  of  an  old,  once-traveled  canal 
and  would  increase  transportation 
facilities  for  Franklin,  Oil  City, 
Warren,  Olean  and  Salamanca.  It  is 
indicative  of  the  importance  of  this 
proposition  that  Elmer  J.  Halberg, 
president  of  the  Pittsburgh  and  Shaw- 
mut  Railroad,  boosted  this  waterway 
in  a  recent  spech  before  the  American 
Merchant    Marine    Conference. 

Class  of   1915 

Class  Reporter:     J.  B.  Bates 

265  Green  St..  MifBinburg,  Pa. 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  Malcolm  R.  Buffington, 
with  their  four  children,  live  at  4U 
Greenwood  Drive.  Milburn,  N  J.  "Mai" 
is  chief  chemist  for  Lea  Fabrics,  Inc., 
and  at  the  same  time  conducts  a  private 
enterprise    as    consulting    chemist. 

G.  Wade  Earle  maintains  his  ener- 
getic life  by  teaching  two  part-time 
courses  in  English  in  the  Night  Di- 
vision of  Fenn  College  in  Cleveland, 
O..  in  addition  to  his  regular  courses  in 
mathematics  in  the  Cleveland  Heights 
High  School.  When  not  otherwise 
engaged  he  spends  his  time  develop- 
ing practical  and  beautiful  novelties 
from  plastics.  Your  scribe  had  the 
pleasure  of  spending  some  time  with 
"Grandad"  and  Winifred  at  their 
summer  home  the  past  summer.  What 
strawberry  shortcakes  they  can  pro- 
duce up  there  on  the  hills  of  Sullivan 
County! 

Rev.  Fred  R.  Greninger  x'lS  has 
returned  to  the  western  part  of  Penn- 
sylvania and  may  now  be  addressed 
at    7710    Hamilton    Ave.,    Pittsburgh. 

William  T.  Windsor,  4  N.  Front  St., 
Milton,  was  recently  reappointed  as- 
sistant district  attorney  for  Northum- 
berland   County. 

Class  of  1922 

Class  Reporter:     Philip  Campbell 

315  E.  Front  St.,  Danville,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Ethelwynne  Sinith  Hess  died 
December  28,  1948.  She  joined  the 
staff  of  Dickinson  Junior  College  (now 
Lycoming  College)  in  1943  as  a 
mathematics  teacher.  Her  husband,  J. 
Leo  Hess,  was  graduated  from  Buck- 
nell in  1921,  and  their  son  and  daughter 
are  .\lumni — Mary  '47  (Mrs.  E.  Lamont 
Dill  '48)  and  J.  Leo,  Jr.  '45.  The 
latter's  wife  is  a  Bucknellian.  too — 
Henrietta  H.  McAbee  '45. 


MRS.  HEADLAND 

Edna  Lillian  Meacham  (Airs.  L.  A. 
Welo).  It  becomes  our  duty  once  again 
to  report  the  death  of  one  of  our  class- 
mates. Edna  Meacham  Welo.  after  a 
long  illness,  passed  awa}'  on  Novem- 
ber 11,  1948,  in  New  Orleans.  After 
teaching  in  high  schools  of  both  New 
Jersey  and  Pennsylvania,  she  did 
graduate  work  at  Cornell  and  received 
the  Master  of  Arts  degree.  Edna  con- 
tinued graduate  study  in  physics  at  the 
University  of  Wisconsin  where  she  and 
Mr.  Welo  met.  She  was  a  charter 
member  of  the  Sigma  Delta  Epsilon 
honorary  scientific  society.  She  held 
membership  in  the  American  Associa- 
tion of  University  Women  and  in  the 
American  Ph3^sical  Society.  During 
World  War  11  she  was  active  in  the 
\'olunteer  Services  of  the  American 
Red  Cross  in  Washington.  D.  C,  and 
afterward  in  New  Orleans.  Interment 
was  made  in  the  cemetery  at  Lewis- 
bur,g. 

Evan  D.  Roser.  Any  of  you  travel- 
ing through  Florida  may  be  interested 
to  know  that  Mr.  and  Airs.  Evan  D. 
Roser  live  at  829  Ortega  Ave.,  Coral 
Gables,  a  suburb  of  Miami. 

Nezv  address:  The  Rev.  Ansley  B. 
Claypoole,  229  River  St.,  No.  Ypsilanti, 
Mich. 

1909  to  1949  equals  40  years.  Believe 
it  or  not.  that's  how  long  it  will  be — 
come  June — since  that  beautiful  morn- 
ing W'hen  we  formed  a  double  line 
across  from  Bucknell  Chapel  and  pro- 
ceeded to  Commencement  Hall  in 
"Dear  Old  Main"  to  receive  our 
degrees,  diverse  and  sundry.  We  had 
said  farewell  to  college  society  stunts 
such  as,  for  instance,  the  College  Girls' 
Reception,  described  by  some  wag  as 
the  place  where  one  goes  to  "Giggle, 
Gabble,  Gobble  and  Git."  From  now 
on.  it  would  no  longer  be  compulsory 
to  rush  to  8  a.  m.  Chapel  services,  that 
"moral  rub  down  between  a  sprint  to 
breakfast  and  a  stroll  to  class."  We 
parted  to  go  our  separate  ways,  never 
again  to  assemble  as  w'e  were  then. 
Now  here  we  are,  40  years  later,  look- 
ing forward  to  our  reunion  on  Alumni 
Day.  June  4th.  This  paragraph  is  just 
a  reminder  for  j-ou  to  plan  to  be  present 


March  1949 


19 


on  that  day.  Remember,  our  class  can 
have  onb-  one  fortieth  reunion,  and 
this  is  going  to  be  it.  It  will  be  a  great 
thrill  to  greet  each  other  once  again. 
Come  one,  come  all. 

Class  of  1924 

Class  Reporter:     A.  G.  Stoughton 

3701  Massachusetts  Ave.,  N.  W., 

Washington   16,   D.   C. 

Class  President  Ken  Cober  in  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  Walter  Holter  in  Lewis- 
burg  and  the  conductor  of  this  column 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  have  been  giving 
the  post  offices  in  their  respective 
cities  plenty  of  business  as  they  cor- 
respond like  mad  on  plans  for  YOUR 
REUNION  in  June.  One  general  alert 
has  gone  out  to  everyone  of  known 
addresses.  Did  you  get  yours?  We 
need  help  in  locating  those  on  the 
"missing"  list. 

J.  Harold  Beckley  x'24,  who  re- 
ceived his  M.  D.  at  Jefferson  Medical 
College  in  1926,  died  at  Nanticoke  on 
June  1,  1947.  He  had  been  on  the 
medical  staff  of  the  Nanticoke  State 
Hospital  and  served  his  community  as 
school  director  and  director  of  the 
local    Red    Cross. 

The  National  Board  of  Basketball 
Officials  last  fall  named  Harry  O. 
Dayhoff  of  Harrisburg  as  a  life  mem- 
ber of  their  Executive  Committee  in 
recognition  of  his  more  than  25  years 
of  officiating.  "Gump"  also  works  on 
Saturday's  during  football  season  as  an 
arbiter  of  pigskin  classics.  Top  games 
in  the  East  generally  list  "Dayhoff  of 
Bucknell"   as   one   of   the   officials. 

Stephen  Terpak  was  appointed  as- 
sistant division  engineer  in  the  High 
Voltage  Bushing  Engineering  Division 
of  the  General  Electric  Co.  on  Decem- 
ber 1,  1947.  Steve  entered  the  Test 
Section  at  Schenectady  in  June,  1924. 
He  has  been  awarded  four  patents.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Terpak  have  four  children 
and  live  at  110  Euclid  Ave.,  Pittsfield, 
Mass. 

Class  of  1929 
Class  Reporter:     Miss  Thelma  J. 

S  HO  WALTER 

223   State  St..  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
We  hear  from   President   Paul! 

January    15.    1949 

We're    Headin'    for    Our    First    Big 
Roundup 

"Time  waits  for  no  man" — not  even 
for  the  Class  of  '29!  Believe  it  or  not, 
we're  to  celebrate  our  20th  Reunion, 
come  June  of  this  year.  My,  my,  how 
we  all  must  have  changed.  How 
brazen  and  confident  we  were  on  that 
Graduation  Day  so  long  ago.  Remem- 
ber how  we  planned  to  "lick"  the  world 
as  we  left  the  old  school?  Remember, 
too,  how  the  roof  fell  in  when  the 
Great  Depression  hit  us  a  few  months 
later? 

But  that's  all  gone  and  now  we 
should  be  old  enough  to  look  back  a 
bit  philosophicallj' — and  since  it  is  an 
old  college  custom  (and  a  good  one) 
to  plan  reunions  every  five  5'ears, 
we're  due  for  the  big  2bth  this  June. 
It  does  seem  to  be  the  time  to  put 
forth  every  effort  to  make  this  a 
really  grand  get-together,  so   I'm  urg- 


ing you  to  make  plans  now  to  be  there 
with   the   whole   family   if  possible. 

We've  been  hearing  already  from 
some  of  the  gang  who  are  making  plans 
to  be  there.  We've  got  committees  all 
lined  up,  and  Thelma  will  tell  you  else- 
where in  this  column  about  that.  What 
we  need  is  you  and  your  family  in 
order  to  make  this  reunion  the  mem- 
orable occasion  it  should  be.  And 
please  note:  there  will  be  no  appeal 
for  funds  of  any  kind  at  this  meeting. 

The  date  is  Saturday,  June  4th,  and 
we  will  have  our  luncheon  at  a  special 
place  to  be  designated  later.  You  will 
soon  receive  another  letter  with  more 
specific  information.  But  make  3'our 
plans  now  to  be  with  us — set  aside  the 
date — and  return  your  reservations  as 
soon  as  possible  after  you  receive  our 
next  letter. 

This  is  the  opening  gun,  but  we'll 
be  following  soon  with  more  barrages. 
We're  going  to  have  the  dingdangdest 
pow-wow  you  ever  saw — where  you 
can  let  your  hair  down  (if  you've  got 
any  to  let  down) — but  it  won't  be  com- 
plete without  you. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Paul  E.  Fink 

Alumni   Class   President 


.\fter  attending  a  preliminary  meet- 
ing some  weeks  ago,  and  reading  Paul's 
letter,  }'our  reporter  feels  that  June  4th 
cannot  come  too  soon.  Everything  is 
being  done  to  make  this  a  real  reunion, 
one  typical  of  the  Class  of  1929.  The 
following  members  of  the  class  are 
serving"  on  various  committees  to  get 
the  ball  rolling; 
Luncheon — Kenneth    Bidlack,    John 

Lindner,   Oella  Kisor  Lindner 
Housing — Martha    VonNeida    Hacken- 

berg,    Charles    Kalp,     Eloise     Bailey 

Mallinson,   Kimball   D.   Miller 
Program  —  Dorothy  W  ague  r,   Mary 

Wagner  Pollock,  Henry  Fessler.  Roy 

Goodlander 
Coordination  —  Paul     Fink,     Thelma 

Showalter 
General — all  of  the  Class  of  '29 

Some  very  interesting  items  have 
come  to  your  reporter's  desk  during 
the  past  months,  but  they  shall  have 
to   wait  until   next   issue. 

PLAN  NOW  FOR  JUNE  4th,  1949! 

Class  of  1939 

Class  Reporter:     Barr  C.-\x.n'ON 

114  Race  St.,  Pittsburgh  18,  Pa. 

Mixing  Pleasure  With  Business 

Despite  the  many  anecdotes  about 
the  traveling  salesman  and  the  happy, 
carefree  life  many  folks  think  he  leads, 
he  has,  nonetheless,  become  a  very  real 
and  important  part  of  the  American 
business  scene  of  today.  More  than 
that,  and  aside  from  business,  the  poor 
fellow  frequenth'  is  a  lonely  and  home- 
sick guy;  I  know — I'm  one  of  them. 
My  solution  to  this  problem  of  staring 
at  hotel  room  walls  or  going  to  stereo- 
t3'ped  movies  is  to  visit  my  Bucknell 
friends  whenever  and  wherever  I  can. 
It's  a  delightful  form  of  mixing  busi- 
ness with  pleasure. 

When  in  Chicago  last  spring,  for 
instance,    I    spent    a    couple    frvenings 


with  Ed  Shanks  (x'41,  SAE),  who  was 
quite  a  war  hero.  That  bit  of  intelli- 
gence, however,  I  gleaned  from  a 
Chicago  paper  during  the  fracas  when 
Ed  was  downed  in  the  Pacific  and 
drifted  a  la  Rickenbacker.  He  passes 
it  off  very  modestly,  however,  and  will 
only  speak  with  enthusiasm  when  you 
get  him  on  the  subject  of  his  work  in 
the  Advertising  Dept.  at  Kraft  Foods.  . 
He  is  still  single  and  living  with  his 
parents  in  Evanston,  111.,  where  another 
transplanted  Bucknellian  now  resides. 
She  is  Jane  Colteryahn  '42,  married 
and  living  there  with  her  husband,  John 
Davis,  who  is  associated  with  the 
YMCA  in  his  work. 

During  the  summer  I  was  in  Cincin- 
nati, where  I  met  Wally  Weru-ick  '42, 
who  is  married  to  Barbara  Bailey  x'42 
and  living  in  Columbus,  where  they 
have  just  bought  a  new  home  for  them- 
selves and  their  two  children.  Wally 
is  in  sales  work  for  the  Hercules  Truck- 
Body  Co.    in  Columbus. 

Early  in  October  I  was  in  Syracuse 
which,  for  its  size,  is  a  real  Bucknell 
town.  There  I  talked  with  Larry 
Spencer  (x'40,  Sigma  Chi)  who  is  now 
a  Diesel  engine  instructor  for  the  New 
York  Central  Railroad.  Spent  an  eve- 
ning recalling  campus  da5's  with  Mort 
Curtis  ('41,  SAE)  and  his  wife,  the 
former  Jeanne  Gedney  '38.  They  had 
just  moved  into  a  new  bungalow  in 
East  Syracuse  and  are  proud  parents 
of  a  two-year-old  future  Bucknell  full- 
back. The  same  city  lists  Bill  Hassel- 
berger  '42  and  his  wife,  nee  Jean  Steele 
'41,  (he  a  Phi  Gam)  as  residents.  Thej' 
are  proud,  too,  of  the  two  boys  • — 
Dwight,  who  is  already  in  grade  school, 
and  his  new  little  brother,  now  about 
four  months  old.  Bill  is  employed  with 
a  local  industrial  concern  in  Syracuse 
and  is,  I  think,  in  charge  of  electrical 
installations.  They,  too,  are  new  home 
owners  and  rabid  fans  of  the  "What's 
New  in  Lewisburg?"  club. 

While  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  I  attempt- 
ed to  locate  Jack  Stewart  ('38,  Sigma 
Chi)  but  learned  that  he  is  teaching 
and  coaching  at  a  high  school  in  Den- 
ver. 

One  person  can  usually  furnish  some 
information  on  another,  and  so  I  learn 
that  the  West  Coast  is  rapidly  acquir- 
ing a  Bucknell  colony  of  young  grads 
too.  Emmett  Steele  x'40  and  his  wife, 
the    former    Fern    Raymond    x'4I,    are 


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living  in  Beverly  Hills  in  a  beautiful 
white  California  home.  They  now 
have  two  sons,  also,  ages  about  seven 
and  four.  Bill  Hannum  {x'40,  SAE) 
and  his  wife,  who  will  be  remembered 
as  Betty  Cooper  ('41,  Woodbury,  N. 
J.),  are  located  near  San  Diego  and 
have  three  youngsters,  of  which  si.x- 
year-old  daughter  Beverly  is  the  eldest. 
Enmiett  is  in  the  importing  and  ex- 
porting business  from  Mexico,  and  I 
tliink  Bill  is  with  a  contracting  firm. 

Bud  Blair  ('41,  Sigma  Chi)  is  locat- 
ed at  Lancaster  and  is  in  merchandis- 
ing with  the  Penn  Dairies  there.  Glad- 
ferd  Machamer  '39  is  now  a  Lancaster- 
ite  and  is  employed  in  home  service 
work  with  the  Red  Cross.  In  neighbor- 
ing York,  Kenneth  Strittmatter  '42  is 
employed  with  a  local  firm  and  is 
married,  but  I  missed  getting  to  talk 
with   him. 

In  Philadelphia  I  spent  an  evening 
with  Ed  Kelley  (x'42,  Sigma  Chi)  who 
lives  on  Bent  Road,  "Wyncote,  with 
his  parents.  Ed  is  engaged  in  sales 
work   for   the    Fabricon   Co. 

Danbury,  Conn.,  is  home  to  Fritz 
Everett  ('38,  Phi  Psi)  and  his  wife,  nee 
Betty  Osborne  '39.  Fritz  is  associated 
with  the  Clark  Box  Co.  of  Danbury, 
and  he  and  Betty  are  also  among  the 
new  bungalow  owners.  They  have  a 
daughter  five  and  her  new  little  brother 
age  four  months.  From  them  I  learn 
that  Helen  Harris  x'39  is  now  Mrs. 
Arthur  Davis  and  the  mother  of  a  six- 
year-old  little  girl.  She  lives  in  Rock- 
ville  Center,  N.  Y.  Betty  also  knew 
that  June  Wirth  '41  is  teaching  school 
in  Wilmington,  Del.,  and  that  former 
Danbury  Bucknellians,  Bill  x'39  and 
Dotty  Kelchner  (nee  Dotty  Zerbola 
'39)   are  now  living"  in  Philadelphia. 

Talked  with  the  defeated  candidate 
for  mayor  when  I  was  in  Bridgeport, 
Conn.,  and  he  seemed  to  be  making  a 
name  for  himself  in  the  community. 
Bucknellians  would  recognize  him  as 
Sal  Fazio  '37,  a  former  great  center  on 
the  football  team.  Sal  is  married  now 
and  the  father  of  a  two-year-old  boy. 
He  is  a  probation  officer  for  the  State 
of  Connecticut  and  tells  me  he  oc- 
casionally sees  Charley  Edwards  '41. 
who  now  owns  his  own  cab  company 
on   Long   Island. 

Pittsburgh,  when  I  get  back  long 
enough  to  get  to  the  Thursday  lunches 
at  Childs,  seems  to  be  overrunning  with 
young  Bucknellians.  Those  whom  I 
can  recall  offhand  include:  Bill  Creve- 
ling  ('40,  Phi  Gam),  who  was  just  re- 
cently transferred  to  Detroit  for  the 
Schick  Electric  Razor  Co. — and  who 
should  take  his  place  here  but  his 
fraternity  brother  and  classmate,  Ralph 
Livengood.  He  even  bought  Bill's 
house  to  make  it  a  complete  transferral. 
Both  of  the  Keenan  brothers.  Bob  ('40, 
Kappa  Sigma)  and  Ralph  '47,  are  here 
now  and  employed  bv  the  .Muminum 
Co.  Bob  Wilt  '40  is  here  with  IBM. 
and  the  father  of  a  cute  little  girl.  Craig 
Waldner  x'41.  his  wife,  the  former 
Anne  Randle  x'42,  and  their  two  young- 
sters are  now  Pittsburghers.  Craig  is 
connected  with  the  American  Plywood 
Co.  Jim  Donaldson  ('48,  Sigma  Chi) 
and  his  bride,  the  former  Peggy  Ran- 
dolph '47,  are  out  this  way,  too.  Jim 
is  employed  with  the  Carnegie-Illinois 
Steel  Corp.  BiU  James  '39  and  Louise 
Mack  James  '38  are  neighbors  of  mine, 
and  Bill  is  still  associated  in  engineer- 
ing  with   Westinghouse.    Jack   Kessler 


'40  and  Margie  Lloyd  Kessler  '38  are 
Pittsburghers,  too.  Jack  does  sales 
work  for  Socony  Vacuum  Oil  Co.,  and 
one  of  his  fellow  salesmen  there  is 
Virgil  Towner  ('41,  Phi  Gam).  Frank 
Magill  '39  and  wife,  the  former  Betty 
Towner  '40,  live  in  Pittsburgh  now,  and 
so  do  Gordon  Black  .x'40,  and  his  wife, 
nee  Betty  Naumann  '39.  Paul  "Buzz" 
Smeltzer  '47  and  his  bride,  Mary  Davis 
'45,  are  both  Pittsburghers  and  Buzz 
is  in  sales  work  with  a  truck-body  con- 
cern. 

In  Newark  got  in  touch  with  Hal 
Frisoli  '39  and  find  he's  getting  along 
with  his  father's  firm,  Scientific  Model 
.Airplane  Co.  He's  married  and  the 
father  of  a  little  year-and-a-half-old 
girl.  He's  also  a  new  home  owner  and 
has  done  a  neat  job  of  interior  decorat- 
ing his  own  place. 

In  New  York  stopped  and  saw  Buck- 
nellian  ex-president  Marts  (whom  we 
like  to  consider  a  member  of  the  Class 
of  '39,  since  he  started  when  we  did) 
and  he  was  soon  to  make  a  speech  at 
the  American  College  .\lumni  Assoc, 
meeting  in  the  Poconos,  January  2(). 
He  looked  well  and  told  me  I  had  just 
missed  Bucknellian  Francis  Lybarger 
'28,  who  is  now  with  Marts  &  Lundy 
and  had  been  in  his  office  that  morn- 
ing. 


Like  Class  News? 

So  does  everybody  else. 

Send  your  reporter 

an  item  or  two. 


Class  of  1944 

Clasx  Reporter:     Mrs.  Robert  F.  Baker 
(Honey  Rhinesmith) 

l.indys  Lake,  R.  D.,  Butler,  N.  J. 

.\Ir.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Schnure 
(Anne  Kloss  '45)  announce  the  arrival 
of  Frederick  Arthur  on  September  13, 
1948.  The  Schnures  reside  at  165 
Fourth    .\ve.,    Westmont,    Johnstown. 

Jean  Griest  was  married  on  Novem- 
ber 26,  1948,  to  James  R.  Leiby.  Their 
address  is  171  Hancock  St.,  Cambridge, 
Mass. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Al  M.  Loeb  (Barbara  H. 
Hawkins)  are  living  at  950  Buchanan 
St.,  Albany,  9,  Calif.,  and  Bobbie  writes 
that  she  is  a  registered  medical  tech- 
nician there,  operating  a  laboratory  for 
three   doctors. 

D.  Elizabeth  Coleman  is  an  instruc- 
tor in  education  at  Wheaton  College 
in   Norton.   Mass. 

Mrs.  Eugene  Walsh  (Lou  Rosen- 
berger  x'44)  is  living  in  Walnut  Creek, 
Calif.,  and  is  the  mother  of  a  son, 
Rickie. 

Nnv  addresses:  Rev  and  Mrs.  Carl 
A.  Jones,  Jr.  (Jacqueline  Oerth  '45), 
Chase  St.,  Kane:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  Burk 
Anderson  '47  (Janet  B.  Leach),  320 
So.  5th  St.,  San  Jose,  Calif.:  Mrs. 
Robert  A.  Douglas  (Gini  Gushing), 
Box  96,  Louviers,  Colo.;  Mrs.  Mary 
Straus  Millikin,  c/o  1st  Lt.  E.  J.  Milli- 
kin,  AO-49606,  Air  Weather  Central, 
APO  57,  c/o  PM,  N.  Y.,  N.  Y. 


^own  the  oAisle 


1935 

Elaine  B.  Ifill  became  the  bride  of 
Carl  W.  Larson  on  December  4,  1948. 
They  are  at  home  at  Millbrook  Farms, 
Franklin    Lakes,'  N.    J. 

1946 

D.  Jean  Creelman,  who  has  been 
secretary  to  the  research  director  of 
Warwick  &  Legler  Advertising  Agency 
since  September,  1946,  was  married 
last  September  to  Frederick  H.  Clark- 
son.  Thev  are  residing  at  20-25  24th 
St.,  Astoria,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

Betty  Wynn  and  H.  Nelson  Reif- 
snyder,  Jr.  (Lehigh  '47)  were  married 
on  January  15,  1949.  They  may  be 
addressed  at  1902  W.  Main  St.,  Norris- 
town. 

1947 

The  wedding  day  of  Jane  M.  Sears 
and  John  L  Carlson  was  September 
15,  1948.  The  Carlsons  are  located  at 
75-09  255th  St.,  Floral  Park,  L.  I.  N. 
Y. 

1948 

Margaret  A.  Jammer  has  been  Mrs. 
John  H.  Kruse,  Jr.,  since  June  26,  1948. 
She  and  her  husband  live  at  235  C 
Garfield   Ave.,   Collingswood,   N.   J. 

On  August  17,  1948,  Margaret  Shirey 
was  married  to  John  A.  Callahan.  The 
Callahans  are  residing  at  313  Reed  St., 
Clearfield. 

Joseph  UUmann  and  L.  Jeanne 
Phelps  '47  were  united  in  marriage  on 
January  3,  1948.  They  live  at  4315  No. 
Third  St.,  Philadelphia  40. 

Theodore  Van  Nort  and  Marjor.ie 
Manley  were  married  on  August  28, 
1948,  and  are  located  at  1708  Linden 
St.,   Scranton. 


Future  bucknellians 

1947 

A  second  daughter,  Carol  Lynn,  sis- 
ter of  Barbara  Gay,  came  to  live  with 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  Edward  Dueger  (V. 
Gay  Russell  '38)  at  Park  Lane  Dr..  Al- 
bertson,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.,  on  June  20,  1948. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Naimark 
(Helen  Wythes  '45)  and  daughter, 
Ann,  born  April  6,  1948,  are  living  at 
1 1  Wilbur  St.,  Newark,  Del. 

Philip  William  arrived  at  the  home 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  WilUam  Strauss  on 
October  19,  1948.  The  Strauss  family 
resides  at  525  Lafayette  Ave.,  Buffalo, 
N.  Y. 

1948 

"A  n  o  t  h  e  r  potential  Bucknellian", 
comment  Jean  and  Roger  Bowman 
M.  S.  '48  in  announcing  their  daughter, 
Margaret  Anne,  who  arrived  on  Oc- 
tober 31,  1948. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  J.  Miller 
(Dorothy  Walker  '47)  announce  the 
birth  of  a  son,  James  Jay,  Jr.,  on  Oc- 
tober 2,  1948.  The  Millers  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  421  12th  St.,  Niagara  Falls, 
N.   Y. 

A  daughter,  Joan  Elizabeth,  was 
born  on  November  16,  1948,  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Zeigler.  They  are 
living  at  52  Washington  St.,  Nazareth. 


March    1949 


21 


1891 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  E.  Fisher  have 
moved  from  Selinsgrove  to  York, 
where  they  are  making  their  home 
with  their  son.  The  Fishers  celebrated 
the  50th  anniversary  of  their  marriage 
on   December  2'). 

1899 

Nciv  address:  Albert  E.  Hutchin- 
son, 283  So.  10th  St.,  San  Jose,  Calif. 

1905 

Ralph  Elliott  M.  S.  '21'  retired  Oc- 
tober 31,  1948,  from  service  with  the 
Great  Northern  Railway.  He  is  resid- 
ing at  3226  Fuhrman  Ave.,  Seattle  2, 
Wash. 

1923 

George  H.  Jones  was  appointed  last 
October  to  head  the  life  insurance  de- 
partment of  the  Horace  A.  Brown 
Agency  in  Pun.xsutawney.  Mr.  Jones, 
who  has  been  in  the  life  insurance 
field  since  1936,  will  specialize  in  estate 
analysis,  pension  plans  and  business 
insurance  as  well  as  general  life  in- 
surance. 

New  address:  Elinor  S.  H  a  n  n  a, 
1S35    Harrison    St.,    Philadelphia. 

1934 

Neiv  address:  Dr.  George  S.  Harris 
x'34,  14350  Rutland  Rd.,  Detroit  27, 
Mich. 

1935 

J.  Reed  Johnston  .x'3S  graduated 
from  the  University  of  Pittsburgh  in 
1934  and  then  attended  Duquesne  Uni- 
versity Law  School.  He  is  employed 
as  a  director  of  the  National  Labor  Re- 
lations Board  office  for  North  Carolina. 
Mr.  Johnston  married  Pauline  Barton, 
Pitt  '35,  and  they  have  three  children. 

1938 

New  address:  William  A.  Androski, 
3225  Longwood  Dr.,  Pittsburgh  Z7. 


Letters  to  the  Editors 

(Continued  from  Page  2) 

As  a  teacher  again,  I  am  aware  that 
I,  myself,  like  most  members  of  that 
hard-pressed  profession,  must  (at  least 
for  the  moment)  make  my  annual  gift 
to  the  Alumni  Fund  in  the  tens  of 
dollars  rather  than  the  hundreds  and 
thousands,  which  our  economically 
more  privileged  brethren  in  law,  medi- 
cine, business  and  industry  will  give. 
But  I  believe  that  all  of  us  will  be 
generous  in  proportion  to  our  knowl- 
edge of  and  confidence  in  the  Buck- 
nell  of  today. 

Yours  for  the  Second   Century, 

Old-Timer. 
*     *     * 

.  .  .  I  was  motivated  in  making  my 
contribution  to  the  Alumni  Fund  by  the 
experience  of  having  the  son  of  a  local 
friend  admitted  to  Bucknell  on  a  scholar- 
ship. The  amount  of  the  scholarship  was 
small  but  it  was  the  extra  bit  that  made  it 
possible  for  the  kid  to  go  to  college.  His 
deep  satisfaction,  and  that  of  his  parents, 
made  me  newly  aware  of  the  fundamental 
role  our  University  plays.  The  fact  is, 
I'd  like  to  endow  a  round  dozen  scholar- 
sliips  !     Yours  for  bigger  and  better  ones  ! 

(Name  withheld  on  request) 


.  .  .  I  am  glad  to  see  the  new  news- 
paper edition,  which  leads  you  to  ask  for 
more  Alumni  news.  I  celebrated  my  80th 
birthday  last  year.  Graduated  in  1892, 
was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Middle- 
hurg  (Pa.)  Post  for  30  years  and  of  the 
Mifflintoimv  (Pa.)  Tribune  for  15  years. 
I  listened  in  my  living  room  on  February 
5  to  "Life  Begins  at  80,"  enjoyed  Dr.  W. 
G.  Owens'  answers  to  questions  from  the 
M.  C.  and  was  surprised  at  the  firm,  steady 
voice  3,000  miles  away.  Strange  as  it 
seems,  he  is  only  ten  years  older  than 
I  am. 

Sincerely, 

George  W.  Wagenseller  '92 


(For  more  about  George,  see  the  De- 
cember, 1946,  issue  of  the  Alumnus. 
Definitely    not   all    the   good   die   young! 

—Ed.) 

+     *     * 

.  .  .  After  receiving  the  June,  1948, 
Bucknell  Alumnus,  I  looked  over  my 
post-war  copies  and  discovered  that  the 
ones  for  June,  1947,  and  for  March,  1948, 
were  missing.  I  will  be  grateful  if  you 
will  please  send  tne  copies  of  these.  Pre- 
war I  had  had  the  Ahimni  Monthly  bound 
and  enjoyed  looking  at  them.  Those,  my 
L' Agendas,  and  all  of  the  materials  in  iiiy 
library  were  looted.  Post-war  copies  with 
me  begin  from  March,  1945.  The  next 
number  will  lell  of  the  40th  reunion  of 
my  class.  I  had  thought  that  I  might  be 
there.  I  was  back  in  1928  for  my  second 
furlough  and  my  20th  reunion  at  Buck- 
nell. 

A  Burmese  regiment  here  mutinied  on 
10th  August,  took  over  the  government 
of  the  District,  and  I  have  been  in  the 
midst  of  excitement  and  war  since.  Who 
said  the  war  is  ended? 

Cordially, 

E.  Carroll  Condict  '08 

(Written  from  Burma  in  October,  1948. 

—Ed.) 


.  .  .  Please  send  ine  a  half  dozen 
copies  of  the  January  Alumnus.  Stanton, 
who  wrote  the  Mathewson  story,  was  mv 
catcher  in  1902. 


T.  Stevens 


■04 


.  .  .  I  have  just  read  in  the  Buck- 
nell Alumnus  "Those  Were  the  Days," 
by  Frank  Stanton.  Will  you  kindly  send 
me  Stanton's  present  address?  I  should 
very  much  like  to  write  Frank  about  cer- 
tain statements  in  this  very  interesting 
article. 

I  go  back  a  bit  before  Stanton's  time. 
I  played  on  the  '96  baseball  team  with 
Herbert  Stanton  '97,  Frank's  brother.  I 
also  played  on  the  '95  team,  of  which 
"Pete"  Cregar  '95  was  captain.  I  think 
Cregar  and  Mathewson  were  brothers-in- 
law.  All  this  is  a  long  time  ago,  but  a 
great  deal  of  it  is  very  vivid  in  my  mem- 
ory. 

Very  sincerely, 

Barclay  Reynolds  '96 


.  .  .  My  mother  (Ruth  Lenington 
Gay  x'15)  and  I  are  both  Bucknell  Alu- 
mnae. We  were  just  talking  about  ways 
of  raising  money  for  the  Alumni  Fund 
and  have  a  suggestion  to  make.  How 
about  Bucknell  plates  picturing  Old  Main, 
the  Christy  Mathewson  gate,  etc.  ?  These 
might  appeal  very  definitely  to  alumni 
who  are  in  their  own  homes. 

Sincerely, 

Ruth  Gav  Frederick  x'47 


.  .  .  I  did  not  make  the  quoted  state- 
ment attributed  to  me  in  the  December 
Alumnus  ...  I  have  taken  special  pains 
not  to  be  identified  with  the  venereal  dis- 
ease prograin  .  .  .  AH  of  my  _  work  at 
present  is  in  the  area  of  preparing  teach- 
ers, nurses,  social  workers  and  others 
dealing  with  youth  in  what  is  really  a  sex- 
character  training  program. 

.  .  .  At  present  I  am  on  the  faculty 
of  Rutgers  University  School  of  Educa- 
tion, giving  three  extension  courses  which 
carry  graduate  credit  and  from  February 
on  through  the  second  semester  and  sum- 
mer school  am  committed  to  field  work 
for  the  American  Social  Hygiene  Associ- 
ation. During  the  spring  I'll  be  repre- 
senting the  Association  in  Teacher  In- 
stittites.  Family  Life  Institutes  and  Com- 
munity Conferences  and  during  the  sum- 
mer will  conduct  a  Workshop  Course  for 
Teachers  at  Rhode  Island  State  College, 
Kingston,  R.  I. 

...  I  think  from  the  above  (lengthy 
epistle)  you  can  understand  why  I  dislike 
the  write-up  in  the  December  Alumnus. 
I  can't  imagine  how  such  a  report  could 
have  reached  your  office. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Mabel  Grier  Lesher  '01 

(The  quotation  referred  to  above  was 
taken  from  the  Neiv  York  World  Tele- 
ijrain  of  February  4,  1948.— Ed.) 


22 


March  1949 


EDITORIAL 

The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 

CLYDE  P.  BAILEY  '29  President 921  Jones  Law  Bldg.,  Pittsburgh 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  First  Vice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25,  Second  Vice-President     501  Bloom  St.,  Danville 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer  35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  '11,  Secretary-Editor  140  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 

EMMA  E.  DILLON  '15,  609  Broad  St.  Bank  Bldg.,  Trenton,  N.  J.  Term 
expires  1949 

W.  C.  LOWTHER  '14,  288  Walton  Ave.,  South  Orange,  N.  J.  Term  ex- 
pires 1949 

ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.  Term 
expires  1950 

S.  DALE  SPOTTS  '18,  306  S.  12th  St.,  Philadelphia  7.     Term  expires  1950 

ROY  E.   NICODEMUS  x'25,   501  Bloom  St.,   Danville.     Term   expires   1950 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.  Term 
expires  1951 

CLYDE  P.  BAILEY  '29,  921  Jones  Law  Bldg.,  Pittsburgh.  Term  expires 
1951 

HERBERT  L.  SPENCER,  University  Avenue,  Lewisburg 


Hello,  New  Alumni 

In  January  142  persons  received  bachelor's  degrees  at 
Bucknell  and  14  received  the  second  degree.  This  adds  up 
to  nearly  156  new  members  of  the  General  Alumni  Associ- 
ation (a  few  graduate  students  were  already  Bucknell 
graduates).  In  June  about  450  more  seniors  will  receive 
degrees,  making  a  total  of  600  to  be  initiated  into  local 
Alumni  clubs  next  fall. 

Flow  about  some  sort  of  initiation  into  local  clubs?  It 
would  seem  as  important  as  Freshman  Week  for  the 
entering  freshmen.  These  neophytes  will  in  many  cases 
bring  enthusiasm  and  the  urge  to  do  something  for  Buck- 
nell and,  if  encouraged,  will  soon  be  providing  vigorous 
leadership.  Alumni  would  probably  be  surprised  to  learn 
of  the  many  Bucknellians  out  of  college  less  than  15  years 
who  are  leading  their  clubs.  We  need  leadership  all  along 
the  line.     Don't  overlook  the  new  Alumnus. 


Class  Reunions 

A  gratifying  number  of  letters  are  coming  to  the 
Alumni  Office,  telling  of  plans  for  class  reunions  in  June, 
1949.  If  you  are  president  of  a  class  whose  numerals  end 
in  4  or  9  and  haven't  started  your  jamboree  plans,  won't 
you  get  busy  at  once.  Old  Tempus  is  fugiting  just  as  fast 
as  when  we  were  in  college,  and  that  was  something. 

Let's  make  this  the  biggest  and  best  Alumni  Day  ever. 
In  order  to  make  it  possible  for  a  greater  number  of 
Alumni  to  get  together  over  the  weekend,  Commencement 
was  changed  from  Saturday  to  Sunday.  Alumni  Day  is 
Saturday,  June  4.  Rooms  have  been  reserved  for  lunch- 
eons for  all  reunion  classes. 


Governor  James  Dui?  has  renamed  Dr.  Spencer  to 
the  Education  Committee  to  co-operate  with  the  Joint 
State  Government  Commission  in  studying  education  fa- 
cilities in  Pennsylvania.  He  was  first  named  to  the  com- 
mittee in  1947.  Bucknell's  president  is  also  chairman  of 
the  labor-management  relations  conference,  one  of  sev- 
eral discussion  groups  which  will  highlight  the  first  post- 
war convention  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Association  for 
Adult  Education  in  Hershey,  April  21  and  22. 


Adult  Education 

There  are  two  distinct  varieties  of  college  graduates, 
those  who  consider  themselves  educated  when  they  re- 
ceive their  diplomas  and  those  who  realize  that  their 
education  has  just  begun.  The  former,  as  a  rule,  are  con- 
demned to  mediocrity,  while  the  latter  face  the  future 
with  unlimited  possibilities. 

These  forward-looking  individuals  are  candidates  for 
adult  education,  which  has  had  its  importance  multiplied 
by  the  crashing  events  of  the  past  few  years.  They  real- 
ize that  the  problems  raised  in  this  age  of  super-speed 
must  be  solved  by  adults,  since  these  solutions  will  not 
wait  for  youth  to  grow  up. 

President  Spencer  is  much  interested  in  adult  edu- 
cation and  has  appointed  a  faculty  committee  to  study  the 
problem.  He  is  participating  in  a  state-wide  adult  educa- 
tion conference  on  April  21  and  22. 

This  issue  of  the  Alumnus  oilers  some  excellent  ma- 
terial for  Bucknell  Alumni  interested  in  continuing  their 
education.  The  "Book  Shelf"  on  page  17  contains  book 
suggestions  by  various  Bucknell  departments.  The 
bibliography  is  sufficiently  annotated  to  indicate  what  the 
reader  may  expect.  It  is  hoped  that  this  will  continue  to 
be  a  feature  of  the  Alumnus  with  the  various  depart- 
ments providing  the  suggestions  for  their  former  students. 


-^S^ 


Concerning  Admission  to  Bucknell 

More  than  enough  applications  have  been  received 
from  women  for  admission  to  the  freshman  class  in  Sep- 
tember, 1949.  Further  applications  will  be  welcomed 
from  young  men.  The  new  requirement  of  College  En- 
trance Examination  Board  tests  can  be  met  by  sending  an 
application  directly  to  the  College  Entrance  Examination 
Board,  P.  O.  Box  592,  Princeton,  New  Jersey,  not  later 
than  March  12  and  taking  the  tests  on  April  9.  In  the 
event  the  student  is  unable  to  take  the  tests  on  that  date 
and  vacancies  still  exist,  the  results  of  the  tests  which  will 
be  given  on  June  4  will  be  acceptable. 

Many  applications  are  on  file  for  September,  1950. 
Early  application  is  encouraged,  because  in  the  main  the 
Admissions  Committee  bases  its  decision  on  three  (or 
three  and  one-half)  years  of  secondary  school  work,  the 
recommendation  of  the  principal  and  the  results  of  the 
tests  of  the  College  Entrance  Examination  Board.  Actu- 
ally, if  a  student  is  doing  well  scholastically  in  his  first 
three  years  of  secondary  school,  and  does  equally  well  on 
the  morning  program  of  the  College  Boards  on  June  4, 
1949,  his  application  would  be  reviewed  in  November  of 
1949;  and  if  the  applicant  qualifies,  he  would  be  accepted 
on  that  early  date  for  admission  in  September,  1950. 

The  registrar  is  glad  to  furnish  Alumni  and  prospec- 
tive students  with  small  leaflets  about  Bucknell  and  full 
information  regarding  the  new  requirement  of  the  tests  of 
the  College  Entrance  Examination  Board. 


PLACEMENT  OF  TEACHERS 

Bucknellians  in  the  field  of  education  are  reminded 
that  the  Bucknell  Teacher  Appointment  Bureau  has  a 
number  of  excellent  candidates  for  positions  as  teachers 
of  academic  and  commercial  subjects,  guidance  coun- 
selors and  school  administrators.  Many  of  these  have 
masters'  degrees. 

Write  to  the  Director  of  the  Teacher  Appointment 
Bureau  at  Bucknell. 


March  1949 


23 


Christian  Association 

a  Going  Concern 

The  Christian  Association  on  Bucknell's  campus  is 
definitely  a  going  concern.  An  interview  with  Forrest  D. 
Brown,  who  is  serving  his  18th  year  as  general  secretary 
and  counselor  of  the  Association,  brings  out  the  following 
worth-knowing  facts. 

The  Church  Fellowship  Groups — Baptist,  Methodist, 
Lutheran,  Catholic,  Presbyterian,  and  Episcopal — are  in- 
creasingly well-attended.  The  9  :30  Class  meets  in  Hunt 
Hall  Rec  Room  (hot  coffee  and  donuts  served)  and  con- 
tinues its  program  of  Bible  Study.  Student  Church,  meet- 
ing in  Hunt  Hall's  newly-decorated  living  room  Sunday 
evening  at  7  p.  m..  has  brought  some  outstanding  persons 
to  the  campus  this  year.  Noonday  meditations  are  held 
in  Hunt  Hall  Rec  Room  each  weekday.  This  service  is 
one  of,  the  activities  of  Kappa  Chi  Lambda,  composed  of 
the  some  40  students  planning  full-time  church  vocations. 

Religion  in  Life  Week  was  held  February  20-23  this 
year  with  Dean  Harold  Bosley  of  Duke  as  opening 
speaker,  and  able,  always-welcome  Clarence  Cranford  '29 
giving  the  closing  address.  Thirty  other  guests  partici- 
pated. 

There  were  16  active  Freshman  Fireside  Groups  this 
year.  These  groups,  composed  of  some  20  fellows  and 
co-eds,  are  headed  by  upper  classmen,  a  boy  and  a  girl. 
They  are  discussion  groups  which  meet  weekly,  every  two 
weeks,  or  monthly  as  they  desire.  Occasionally  several 
groups  went  together  to  Cowan  for  a  week-end  of  fellow- 
ship and  fun.     Good  idea,  these  Fireside  Groups ! 

The  Student  Handbook,  an  unusually  attractive  one 
this  year,  is  an  important  and  useful  service  to  the  incom- 
ing students. 

A  new  phase  of  the  Christian  Association's  campus 
program  is  that  of  summer  projects.  Flere  the  student 
participating  gets  practical  experience  on  the  job  and, 
through  seminars,  social  orientation  to  the  experience. 
Last  summer  three  students  took  part  in  organized  work 
in  camps  in  Europe ;  six  in  students-in-industry  groups 
in  Detroit,  Chicago,  Hartford  and  Los  Angeles ;  two  in 
the  students-in-government  seminar  in  Washington  ;  and 
others  in  summer  assemblies,  conferences  and  camps. 

Pleasant  things  have  been  happening  out  at  Cowan. 
We  now  have  electric  lights !  A  power  lawn  mower  has 
been  added  to  the  equipment  so  now  wide  lawns  merge 
into  the  beautiful  surrounding  woodland  of  pines  and 
maple  trees.  The  buildings  are  all  dressed  up  in  new 
coats  of  paint — light  buft'.  Fresh  paint  inside,  too — soft 
blue,  cream,  canary  yellow — students  wielding  the  paint 
brushes.  New  curtains  are  to  supplement  the  new  dining 
room  tables  and  benches  and  jazz  up  the  living  room. 
There  is  a  new  floor  in  the  men's  lounge,  a  new  furnace 
for  headquarters,  and  the  Advisory  Council  has  reached 
a  point  where  definite  consideration  is  being  given  to  the 
idea  of  building  the  new  lodge  next  summei-.     Cheers ! 

Last  year,  through  the  campus  campaign,  Bucknell 
students  raised  $4,000  for  student  relief.  The  University 
matched  $1,000  of  this  fund  to  help  bring  four  foreign 
students  to  the  campus.  Three  collections  of  used  cloth- 
ing were  forwarded  to  persons  in  Europe,  one  each  month 
to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Ernst  Meyer  in  Germany.  Correspond- 
ence with  students  in  Norway,  Japan,  Greece,  Italy,  Ger- 
many and  Denmark  is  carried  on  by  various  students.- 

Bucknell's  Christian  Association  is  a  live  functioning 
organization. 


January  25,   1949. 
Sarasota,  Florida. 

Home  address:    1200  Centre  Avenue, 
Reading,  Pa. 

HI,  CLASSMATES! 

When  '07ers  are  asked  to  tackle  a  tough  undertak- 
ing, they  snap  into  the  task  with  great  enthusiasm  and 
finish  the  job  with  dispatch;  but  when  Ken  Slifer 
sent  each  of  us  a  little  card  asking  us  to  sign  up  for  a 
very  small  yearly  contribution  to  make  the  Alumni 
Association  self-supporting,  many  of  us  failed  to 
sign  said  card.  The  request  was  too  modest.  We  are 
not  accustomed  to  such  small  petitions.  Ken  should 
have  asked  the  '07  class  to  raise  the  entire  sum  need- 
ed yearly  to  run  his  office;  then  we  would  have  re- 
sponded with  more  zip. 

He  sent  you  your  card  about  December  15,  1948. 
I  suppose  you  lost  yours  or  your  wife  wrote  her  gro- 
cery list  on  the  back  of  it,  or  maybe  you  are  allergic 
to  pledge  cards  and  dropped  the  bloomin'  thing  in  the 
waste  basket.  Don't  worry  about  that  card.  Ken  is 
a  reasonable  man.  He  doesn't  expect  us  to  pawn  our 
wrist  watches  or  stop  smoking  Chesterfields.  He  just 
expects  us  old  sexagenarians  to  pay  our  just  debts. 
We  can't  deny  having  received  the  Bucknell  ALUM- 
NUS for  41  years  gratis.  Don't  you  think  it's  about 
time  we  should  stop  being  a  tax  on  our  Alma  Mater? 

It  costs  Bucknell  $20,000  yearly  to  publish  the 
ALUMNUS  and  do  all  the  other  tasks  required  in 
the  Alumni  Office.  I  believe  there  are  about  11,000 
Alumni.  It  should  not  be  difficult  for  so  many  Alum- 
ni to  finance  the  Alumni  Association.  If  every  last 
'07er  from  Andrews  to  Zug  would  contribute  even  a 
small  sum,  we  would  set  the  ball  rolling  and  Ken 
Slifer  and  Frank  Davis  could  go  on  a  fishing  trip 
with  no  worries  about  finances.  The  important  thing 
is  for  each  of  us  to  realize  our  responsibility  and  to 
do  something  about  it! 

"Beat  the  undertaker"  was  the  slogan  our  class 
adopted  at  our  1947  reunion.  It  would  be  carrying 
our  zeal  a  bit  too  far  if  we  beat  the  University,  too. 
Let's  come  through — and  make  it  100%! 

MARY   STANTON   SPEICHER,  '07. 


FLASH! 


As  we  go  to  press  we  receive  the  sad  news  that 
President  Spencer  will  leave  Bucknell  July  1,  to 
become  executive  director  of  the  Samuel  H.  Kress 
Foundation.  The  foundation  has  as  its  purpose 
"to  promote  the  moral,  physical  and  mental  wel- 
fare and  progress  of  the  human  race." 

President  and  vice-president,  respectively,  of 
the  Foundation  are  Samuel  H.  Kress  and  Rush 
Kress,  the  latter  an  honorary  trustee  and  bene- 
factor of  Bucknell.  Editorial  comment  will  ap- 
pear in  a  later  edition  of  the  Alumnus. 


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JUNE,  1949 


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"Will  you  kindly  change  my  address  to 
"The  Lindens",  Olney,  Maryland.  We  are 
moving  there  May  2nd,  and  I  certainly 
would  hate  to  miss  any  of  the  magazines. 
I  do  enjoy  them  so  very  much." 

Ethel   Richardson   Weidner 
(Mrs.  Arthur  A.) 


.  .  .  Enclosed  are  a  couple  of  news 
clips  concerning  fellow  Bucknellians. 
I  thought  you  might  be  interested  in 
seeing  them.  The  other  memoranda,  re 
Dr.  Fred  Davies,  is  about  a  man  who 
has  done  unusual  and  significant  things. 
Maybe  he  deserves  more  than  a  line 
in  the  ALUMNUS.  You  may  want  to 
elaborate  on  it. 

Yours, 

Bob  Payne  '30 

(The  kind  of  letter  we  like  to  get! 
Thanks,   Bob.— Ed.) 


.  .  .  The  Class  of  '44  is  a  peculiar 
one,  since  it  happens  to  be  one  of  those 
'you  name  it'  war  classes,  but  a  darned 
good  one.  I  find  myself  in  a  rather  odd 
situation,  originally  enrolling  in  the 
Class  of  '45,  graduating  in  '46,  and 
being  president  of  the  Class  of  '44 — 
another  one  for  Ripley.  It  has  been  my 
opinion  for  some  time  that  it  might  be 
advisable  to  have  three  or  four  classes 
of  this  vintage  join  together  for  their 
reunions.  Most  of  the  men  of  these 
classes  have  been  spread  out  over  quite 
a  range  of  years,  and  I  am  sure  that 
they  would  prefer  to  meet  with  their 
original  classes.  I  have  also  felt  for 
some  time  that  it  might  be  better  for 
some  classes  to  hold  their  reunions  at 
Homecoming  rather  than  in  June,  for 
it  has  been  my  observation  that  the 
turnouts  in  the  Fall  are  much  larger. 
Many  of  us  cannot  possibly  get  back 
to  Bucknell  twice  a  year,  and  when 
it  is  necessary  to  make  a  decision  I 
feel  sure  that  most  people  would  choose 
the  Fall.  However,  I  am  100%  behind 
any  decision  that  your  office  may  make. 

"Please  excuse  this  'typed  by  hand' 
letter.  One  thing  }'ou  can  be  thankful 
for  is  that  I  didn't  write  it  long  hand 
— any  of  my  old  profs  will  agree  to 
this. 

Hank  Pufl 

(How  do  the  Alumni  feel  about  this? 
We'd  welcome   reactions. — Ed.) 


.  .  .  "Like  Class  News?"  Sure  I  like 
class  news,  and  every  time  I  get  a 
Bucknell  ALUMNUS  I  scan  it  from 
cover  to  cover  for  some  news  about 
the  Institute  girls. 

In  reading  "Those  Were  The  Days" 
by  .Frank  Stanton,  let  me  say  truer 
words  were  never  uttered  by  any  local 
Bucknellian.  Those  were  the  days,  and 
what  a  grand  time  I  had  at  Bucknell 
Institute  from  Sept.  '97  to  June  '99 
when  I  delivered  my  oration  "Educa- 
tion   For    Peace". 

The  picture  in  the  March  ALUM- 
NUS, taken  April  15,  1897,  of  Gene- 
vieve, Grace  and  Alicia,  is  a  wonderful 
reminder  of  the  days  gone  b}'. 

.Albert  R.  Garner,  M.  D.,  looks  a 
trifle    more   mature    than   when    I    last 


saw   him   about    fort3'-eight    years    ago 
— goodness,  how  time  does  fly! 

Yours, 

Lucv  Haves  Grier  r99 


Dr.  F.  G.  Davis,  Alumni  Secretary, 
Bucknell  University, 
Lewisburg,  Pa. 
Dear  Frank : 

I  am  interested  in  the  letter  by  J.  J. 
Markle,  telling  of  the  rejuvenation  of  the 
Bucknell  Glee  Club.  In  my  researches  on 
the  history  of  Bucknell,  I  have  relied 
largely  on  the  L' Agendas  to  obtain  ma- 
terial on  the  Glee  Club.  The  first  of  these 
books  was  published  by  tlie  Class  of  1889 
the  preceding  year. 

This  L' Agenda  tells  of  a  glee  club  led 
by  Professor  W.  A.  Robinson.  There 
were  then  only  sixty-seven  men  and  six 
women  in  college,  so  most  of  them  must 
have  been  in  the  club. 

The  1893  L'Agenda  listed  a  Philhar- 
monic Club,  quite  evidently  a  glee  club, 
combined  with  a  guitar  and  mandolin 
club.  There  were  only  twelve  singers. 
Six  concerts  were  given  in  Sunbury,  Mil- 
ton. Lewisburg,  Scranton,  Pittston  and 
Warrensville. 

The  '94  L'Agenda  had  twelve  men.  The 
president  was  George  H.  Waid  and  the 
business  manager,  J.  R.  Wood,  whose  re- 
tirement was  noted  in  the  M  arch 
Alumnus. 

By  the  time  my  own  class  (1902)  w"as 
in  college,  the  study  body  had  grown  to 
313  and  we  had  a  flourishing  glee  club. 
There  was  also  a  girls'  mandolin  and 
guitar  club,  and  an  additional  mandolin 
and  guitar  club,  which  was  apparently 
connected  with  the  School  of  Music,  since 
the  leader  was  Professor  Aviragnet,  head 
of  the  school. 

I  judge  that  glee  clubs  came  and  went 
thereafter,  according  to  student  interest  in 
the  matter.  L'Agenda  of  1903  lists  a  girls' 
glee  club  of  twenty-three  members,  but 
there  is  no  record  of  a  similar  club  for 
men.  The  1904  book  lists  a  mandolin  and 
guitar  club  for  men,  a  similar  club  for 
women,  a  girls'  glee  club,  a  university 
band,  and  a  university  orchestra.  A  glee 
club  of  eighteen  men  is  pictured  in  the 
1905  book. 

The  L'Agenda  of  1906  makes  no  men- 
tion of  musical  organizations,  but  inas- 
much as  there  were  155  students  enrolled 
in  th»  Music  School,  it  seems  hardly  like- 
ly that  student  musical  clubs  had  so  sud- 
denly and  completely  disappeared.  The 
next  year's  book  contained  a  glee  club  of 
twenty-one  members  with  Paul  G.  Stolz 
as  leader  and  Henry  S.  Africa  as  accom- 
panist. 

There  is  no  mention  of  glee  clubs  in  the 
1908,  '09,  '11  and  '12  U Agendas,  al- 
though the  1910  book  shows  a  club  with 
twentj'-eight  good  looking  men.  Appar- 
ently, the  glee  club  became  a  fixture  again 
about  1912,  for  the  1913  L'Agenda  pic- 
tures a  large  mixed  club. 

I  thought  Alumni  might  be  interested 
in  the  above  information,  since  it  appears 
that  Mr.  Markle,  who  wrote  of  the  glee 
club  in  the  April  Alumxus.  seemed  to 
feel  that  the  glee  club  was  practically 
born  about  1912. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Lewis  E.  Theiss  '02 


Page 

Adult  Education  Committee 23 

Alumni   Fund 22 

Articles  on  Alumni 

Alichael  L.  Benedum 8 

Frederic  B.  Davies    13 

Florence   Dolph    12 

Gardner  \\'ade   Earle    7 

Sara  Fowler  Pomeroy 15 

^^'illiam   G.  Owens    15 

George  S.  Stevenson  5 

John  I.  Woodruff 12 

Book  Shelf  for  Alumni 14 

The  Bucknell  Survey   3 

Campus  Activities 

Art  Department   8 

Athletic   Scene    7 

BISA     11 

A  Dramatic  ?vIoment    9 

Engineering  at  Bucknell    6 

Engineering  Research  Group   ...    14 

Faculty  Exchanges   2o 

Fraternities      18 

Heat   Plant   Open   House 23 

Honorary  Organizations    ._., 2i 

House  Party   12 

May  Day   .". 9 

News  From  the  Campus   10 

Phi  Beta  Kappa   9 

Research  Council  Formed   16 

Sororities    16 

Class  Reports   19 

Class  Reunion  Leaders 5 

Club  Activities   15 

Commencement,   1949 9 

Delta  Sigma  Celebrates   16 

Down  The  Aisle 21 

Editorial  Comment   '  22 

Future  Bucknellians   21 

The  Kress  Foundation   9 

A  Letter  to  Seniors 22 

Letters  to  the  Editor   2 

\\'hat  Bucknellians  Are  Doing:  ....   20 


Outside  Co\er:  \\'est  College  and 
Taylor  Hall,  sketched 
from  the  Engineering 
Building,  bv  \\'ebster 
Smith  '51.  ' 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published    in    Januarj',    March,    April.    June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL   UNH'SRSITY 

Entered  as  second  class  matter  December 
30.  1930.  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,   1912. 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 


VoLUMi-   XXXIII   Ni).  7 


June  1949 


THE  BUCKNELL  SURVEY 


b\'  Herbert  L.  Spencer 


The  purpose  of  the  sur\e)-  made  by  Booz,  Allen  and 
Hamilton,  management  experts,  was  to  make  sure  that  the 
University's  organization  and  operation  are  the  best  that 
can  be  achieved  by  a  privately-endowed  co-educational  col- 
lege of  Bucknell's  size.  After  they  had  submitted  the 
report  of  their  findings  and  recommendations.  President 
Jose])h  W.  Henderson  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  api^ointed 
a  committee  to  study  and  evaluate  the  suggestions  made. 
The  committee  consisted  of  Andrew  R.  Mathieson  (chair- 
man), Robert  K.  Bell,  Elmer  K.  Bolton,  Rcjbert  L.  Rooke 
and  Dr.  Mary  M.  Wolfe.    Their  recommendations  follow  : 

General 

All  share  in  deep  gratitude  and  appreciation  to  Mr. 
Rush  Kress  for  making  possible  the  General  Survey.  The 
report  of  the  survey  is  excellent,  comprehensive  as  to  the 
area  specified  to  be  covered,  clearly  presented,  and  straight- 
forward in  appraisal. 

The  report  of  the  survey  indicates  that  certain  improve- 
ments can  be  made.  The  committee  and  all  other  members 
of  the  Board  appreciate,  however,  that  most  of  the  recom- 
mendations contained  in  the  report  cannot  be  made  effec- 
tive without  a  substantial  increase  in  the  f.unds  available 
to  the  University. 

The  survey  report  should  serve  as  a  guide  to  the  admin- 
istration in  improving  the  work  of  the  various  departments 
of  the  University  and  advancing  the  University's  useful- 
ness in  the  educational  field. 

Recomuiendations  Made  by  the  Surveyors 

The  committee  agrees  in  the  requisites  for  successful 
management  of  a  university  set  forth  in  the  report,  briefly, 
(1),  thorough  planning:  (2),  a  progressive  educational 
program;  (3),  a  sound  organization  :  (4),  qualified  faculty 
and  competent  administrative  personnel ;  (5),  effecti-ve  and 
understanding  personnel  administration;  (6),  efficient  op- 
erating methods  and  procedures;  (7),  practical  adminis- 
trative controls  ;  (8),  adequate  facilities  ;  (9),  an  efifective 
public  relations  program;  and  (10),  a  thorough  plan  of 
financing. 

The  committee  has  concluded  as  follows  with  respect 
to  the  recommendations  submitted  by  the  surveyors  in  con- 
nection with  each  of  the  abo\e  management  requisites  : 

I.     Thorough  Planning 

The  committee  feels  that  the  description  of  the  plan- 
ning function  as  "adequately  perf.ormed  for  day-to-day 
operations  but  based  on  the  specific  short-range  needs  .  .  . 
rather  than  on  long-range  requirements  to  achieve  the  Uni- 
versity's basic  objectives"  is  factual ;  but  the  committee 
considers  that  the  conditions  existing  at  Bucknell,  resulting 
])rincipally  from  inadequate  facilities  and  insufficient 
funds,  have  been  such  that  it  has  been  impossible  for  the 


administrative  officers  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  de- 
clare policies  and  objectives  on  a  long-range  Ijasis. 

_'.     A  Progressive  Edueational  Program 

The  report  indicates  that  indi\idual  departmental  de- 
cisions ]Dredominate  in  formulating  the  University's  curric- 
ulum, without  consideration  of  overall  curriculum  propor- 
tion. A  faculty  committee  is  now  studying  the  overall 
curriculum  problem  and  it  is  anticipated  that  upon  com- 
pletion of  its  report  measures  can  be  taken  to  correct  the 
conditions  which  the  surveyors  feel  exist. 

The  surveyors  feel  that  the  grade  of  work  at  the  Uni- 
versity is  weakened  by  the  lack  of  a  curriculum  on  the 
graduate  level  and  the  lack  of  faculty  f.or  graduate  teach- 
ing. The  consensus  of  the  committee  and  the  membership 
of  the  Board  is  that  the  major  emphasis  at  Bucknell  should 
be  on  undergraduate  work  as  the  University  is  not  now 
equipped  to  do  graduate  work  in  many  departments ;  there 
is  one  exception,  namely,  the  field  of  education,  where 
Bucknell  is  now  one  of  the  five  accredited  Pennsylvania 
institutions  for  work  toward  the  Master's  degree  in  Edu- 
cation, as  applied  to  the  training  of  public  school  admin- 
istrators, and  it  is  hoped  that  the  University  will  con- 
tinue its  activities  in  this  field. 

The  report  indicates  that  the  lack  of  funds  for  re- 
search personnel  and  inadequate  facilities  relegate  research 
to  a  position  of  minor  importance.  We  are  all  aware  of 
this  condition  and  it  is  the  consensus  that,  were  funds 
available,  only  that  research  work  should  be  carried  out 
which  is  necessary  to  maintain  the  standards  of  the  insti- 
tution, in  order  that  emphasis  continue  to  be  on  the  quality 
of  teaching  rather  than  the  quantity  of.  research. 

The  unfavorable  student-faculty  ratio  as  indicated  in 
the  report  is  one  of  the  most  pressing  problems  of  the 
University's  present  set-up,  but  to  meet  the  recommenda- 
tions of  the  surveyors  would  require  an  indicated  50  per- 
cent increase  in  faculty — which  is  financially  impossible  at 
this  time.  The  committee  feels  that  although  the  student- 
faculty  ratio  is  unfavorable,  it  is  not  as  seriously  unsatis- 
factory as  surface  conditions  indicated  to  the  surveyors. 

The  surveyors  consider  that  the  integration  of  student 
affairs  with  the  academic  program  and  the  provisions  for 
student  counseling  are  both  quite  inadequate,  and  the  com- 
mittee recommends  that  the  University  administration  take 
the  necessary  steps  to  remedy  this  condition. 

The  report  indicates  that  the  standards  for  selection  of 
students  are  not  adequately  defined.  The  committee  un- 
derstands that  this  condition  is  being  remedied  gradually, 
and  was  greatly  improved  by  the  adoption  this  year  of.  Col- 
lege Board  Entrance  Examinations  as  a  primary  factor  in 
determining  student  admissions. 

J.     A  Sound  Organisation 

The- report  states  that  the  membership  of  the  Board  of 


June   1949 


Trustees  does  not  conform  with  the  requirements  ol  ihe 
University's  charter.  The  surveyors  recommend  that  the 
Board  should  apply  for  a  change  in  its  charter  to  eliminate 
the  restriction  that  "the  majority  of  its  members  be  mem- 
bers of  the  regular  Baptist  Church."  The  committee  be- 
lieves that  at  the  present  time  no  change  should  Ije  made  in 
the  charter  but  that  the  condition  be  gradually  corrected,  as 
new  members  are  elected  to  the  Board,  through  a  serious 
effort  to  secure  members  of  the  Baptist  Church  who  will 
make  a  contribution  to  the  University's  Board. 

The  surveyors  further  recommend  that  the  Committee 
structure  of  the  Board  should  be  revised.  The  committee 
feels  that  there  is  much  room  for  simplification  of  the 
Board's  Committee  set-up  and  recommends  that  a  commit- 
tee organization  in  line  with  the  recommendations  of  the 
report  be  developed  by  the  Chairman  and  recommended 
for  adoption  by  the  Board. 

The  committee  further  recommends  that  the  Executi\-e 
Committee  of.  the  Board  of  Trustees  be  appointed  by  the 
Chairman  ;  that  the  By-Laws  be  reviewed  by  a  small  sub- 
committee and  amendments  recommended  where  deemed 
desirable  for  simplification  and  modernization  ;  and  that 
the  same  subcommittee  recommend  a  simplified  order  of 
business  for  the  Board  meetings. 

In  order  to  relieve  the  principal  administrative  officers 
of  the  University  of  operating  details,  the  surveyors  recom- 
mend a  reorganization  to  include  the  establishment  of  the 
following  new  positions:  Vice-President  for  Education; 
Vice-F'resident  for  Business  ;  Director  of  Student  Affairs  ; 
Deans  of  the  Schools  of  Engineering,  Arts  and  Business 
Administration  ;  and  Director  of  Development.  The  com- 
mittee appreciates  the  value  of  the  proposed  organization 
but  feels  that  funds  are  not  available  to  so  augment  the 
administrative  organization. 

The  committee  recommends  that  the  administration 
make  a  thorough  analysis  of  the  responsilMlities  of.  the 
individual  members  of  the  organization,  with  respect  to 
both  the  academic  and  business  functions  of  the  Univer- 
sity. Thus  the  duties  and  responsibilities  may  be  defined 
and  realigned,  with  appropriate  delegation  so  that  fewer 
persons  will  report  directly  to  the  President  and  he  may  be 
sufficiently  relieved  of  detail  responsibilities  to  allow  him 
adequate  time  for  planning.  The  President  thus  should  be 
able  to  assume  the  responsibilities  proposed  in  the  survey 
report  for  the  position  of  Director  of  Development,  and  a 
new  position  could  be  established  which  would  be  entirely 
responsible  for  direction  of  the  educational  program. 

The  surveyors  recommend  that  the  functions  of  the 
Athletic  Council  be  re-defined  and  that  the  Council  serve  as 
an  advisory  body  to  the  proposed  Vice-President  for  Edu- 
cation. The  committee  recommends  that  the  Chairman 
appoint  a  small  committee  of  alumni  interested  in  the  ath- 
letic program  to  study  the  relationship  of  the  Athletic 
Council  to  the  University  and  review  the  intercollegiate 
athletic  policies  established  a  number  of  years  ago,  for  the 
]3urpose  of  recommending  to  the  Board  any  changes 
deemed  desirable  at  this  time. 

_/.      Qualified  Faculty  and  Couipctcnt  Adiuiitistratii'c  Per- 
sonnel 

'With  respect  to  the  faculty  and  administrative  person- 
nel, the  report  is  generally  favorable.  llie  surveyors  feel, 
however,  that  the  faculty  is  not  generally  active  in  various 
professional  societies.  This  condition  is  doubtless  due  to 
the  lack  of  funds  on  the  part  of  both  the  individual  faculty 
members  and  the  University,  but  the  committee  recom- 
mends that  the  administration  encourage  participation  of 
the  faculty  in  such  societies. 

The  surveyors  feel  that  the  facuU\-  has  not  been  pro- 
(lucti\'e  in  scholarly  research  as  indicated  by  published  ma- 


terial. The  comniitlic  k-els  that  the  action  ol  the  Hoard 
at  its  last  meeting,  in  allocating  funds  f.or  printing  and 
establishing  a  University  Press,  will  make  possible  greater 
output  of  professional  papers  by  the  faculty. 

The  surveyors  indicated  that  stimulating  academic 
leadership  is  absent ;  the  committee  does  not  agree.  The 
committee  considers  that  although  faculty  members  may 
not  be  presenting  voluminous  material  for  publication, 
there  are  many  stimulating  teachers  on  the  campus. 

5.  llffcctivc  and    L'liderstanding  Personnel  Aduiinistra- 
t'lou 

The  surveyors  call  attention  to  the  need  for  more  ade- 
quate personnel  records  and  procedures  for  the  selection 
and  maintenance  of  a  high  quality  staff',  and  that  there  is 
need  for  a  careful  study  of  employe  benefits,  vacations  and 
pensions. 

The  committee  feels  that  the  recommendations  of  the 
sur\eyors  with  respect  to  personnel  administration  should 
be  accepted  and  the  required  studies  made  by  the  adminis- 
tration and  the  findings  made  effective. 

6.  Efficient  Operating  Methods  and  Procedures 

7.  Practical  Adnimistrative  Controls 

The  surveyors  made  an  exhaustive  study  of  the  busi- 
ness departments  of  the  University,  including  the  dining 
rooms,  farms,  book  store,  treasury  and  accounting  offices, 
and  registrar's  office,  and  they  concluded  that  with  cen- 
tralized purchasing,  proper  warehousing,  planned  main- 
tenance of,  plant  and  equipment,  and  less  cumbersome  pro- 
cedures with  respect  to  student  registration,  economies 
could  result  from  the  recommendations  submitted. 

The  committee  Ijelieves  that  (practically  all  of  the  rec- 
ommendations made  in  this  connection  should  be  accepted 
and  made  effective  immediately. 

(W     Adequate  Facilities 

The  surveyors  indicate  that  the  instructional  facilities 
are  being  used  to  capacity  and  indications  are  that  some  of 
these  are  not  satisfactory  for  present  purposes.  The  hous- 
ing facilities  for  men  are  over-crowded ;  the  men's  dining- 
room  is  poorly  designed  and  not  properly  equipped  for 
dining  service  of  acceptable  standards,  and  a  large  number 
of  the  buildings  are  in  highly  unsatisfactory  state  of  repair. 

The  committee  has  been  ad^•ised  by  the  administration 
that  it  is  fully  aware  of  the  above-described  conditions  and 
that  every  effort  is  being  made,  with  the  funds  available,  to 
correct  them. 

p.     An  Effective  Piihlie  Relations  Program 

The  surveyors  feel  that  there  is  inadequate  co-ordina- 
tion of  the  fund-raising  and  general  public  relations  acti\'i- 
ties  of  the  University.  The  committee  feels  that  the  Pub- 
lic Relations  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  should 
recommend  to  the  Board  a  plan  which  would  take  into  con- 
sideration the  recommendations  made  by  the  surveyors, 
under  which  plan  all  public  relations  and  fund-raising  ac- 
tivities would  be  co-ordinated. 

10.     A  Thorough  Plan  of  Financing 

Everyone  connected  with  the  University  knows  that  ils 
greatest  weakness  is  its  financial  position. 

The  surveyors  indicate  that,  as  all  are  aware,  funds 
ha\'e  been  inadequate  to  provide  a  superior  educational 
program  with  ])roper  provision  and  maintenance  of  ade- 
quate facilities,  faculty,  and  administration. 

The  surveyors  indicate  in  their  report  that  for  the  pro- 
gram and  organization  they  recommend,  additional  funds 
of  substantial  amount  must  be  provided,  and  that  the  deci- 
(Conliiiucd  oil  Page  5) 


JuNF,  1949 


tion  of  the  populations  where  these  efforts  have  to  be  made. 
Our  interest  is  in  having  the  personnel  of  malarial  control 
and  other  projects  trained  so  as  to  take  these  factors  into 
account  also.  Oi  course,  this  is  just  an  example  and 
would  apply  to  an  attack  upon  illiteracy  under  UNESCO 
or  venereal  disease  and  TB  control. 

"After  the  Amsterdam  meeting  I  went  to  Frankfort 
and  Wiesbaden  to  consult  with  the  Public  Health  Division 
of  the  Military  Government  on  their  needs  in  improving 
the  mental  hygiene  facilities  in  occupied  Germany.  Their 
needs  in  f.act  are  very  similar  to  UNESCO  and  the  World 
Health  C)rganization,  that  is,  the  need  for  institutes  to 
which  jjersonnel  might  be  sent  and  traveling  faculties  who 
nn'ght  visit  spots  where  work  is  going  on." 

Having  served  as  president-elect  of  the  American 
Psychiatric  Association  in  1948,  he  will,  as  such,  become 
its  president  during  1949.  One  must  be  alert  to  keep 
abreast  of  George's  progress  in  his  profession.  More 
power  to  him ! 

So,  we  assume,  says  Mrs.  Stevenson,  who  was  Amy  L. 
Patterson  '16.  They  live  at  566  Everett  Road,  Red  Bank, 
New  Jersey.  When  at  home,  Dr.  Stevenson  is  medical 
director  of  the  National  Committee  for  Mental  Hygiene, 
Inc. 


George  S.  Stevenson 

Dr.  George  S.  Stevenson 
Accumulates  More  Honors 

Psychiatrist  George  Stevenson  '15  attended  last  sum- 
mer in  London  the  International  Congress  on  Mental 
Health. 

There  were  three  conferences.  The  first,  on  child 
psychiatry,  dealt  with  the  problem  of  aggression  in  chil- 
dren ;  another  dealt  with  the  problem  of  guilt ;  both  of 
these  pointed  toward  the  general  topic  of  world  citizenship. 
The  conference  occupied  a  full  week.  It  was  preceded  liy 
a  two-week  preliminary  meeting  to  set  up  objectives  on  a 
broad  world  plan. 

The  conference  was  held  under  the  aus|Mces  of  the 
International  Committee  for  Mental  Hygiene,  organized  in 
1930.  However,  it  has  now  been  reorganized  into  the 
World  Federation  for  Mental  Health.  In  this  reorganiza- 
tion George  serves  as  the  voting  delegate  from  the  United 
States  and  was  elected  to  the  governing  board  as  the  repre- 
sentative from  North  America.  This  governing  board 
consists  of  twelve  persons,  one  for  each  of  the  six  con- 
tinents and  six  delegates  at  large.  In  January  of  this  year 
he  attended  the  final  session  of.  the  conference  in  Amster- 
dam. 

In  a  recent  letter  to  the  editor  of  the  Alumnus,  an- 
swering a  request  for  information.  Dr.  Stevenson  said  of 
the  January  conference : 

"You  will  be  interested  that  in  a  recent  release  the 
Executive  Board  of  the  World  Health  Organization  an- 
nounced that  it  had  acted  upon  the  recommendations  of  the 
World  Federation  for  Mental  Health  and  approved  proj- 
ects to  be  submitted  to  its  June  meeting  in  Rome.  These 
projects  add  up  to  some  $942,000. 

"The  intent  was  not  to  promote  specific  psychiatric 
projects,  but  those  that  would  enhance  the  consideration  of 
human  factors  in  projects  in  other  fields.  For  example, 
science  has  shown  how  to  drain  swamps,  kill  mosquitoes 
and  destroy  the  malarial  parasite  and  theoretically  then 
malaria  should  be  eliminated  ;  but  the  fourth  and  crucial 
factor  which  has  been  left  out  of  account  is  the  co-opera- 


Class  Reunion  Leaders 

1<S9^ — Mary  B.  Harris,  9  Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

1899— Albert  R.  Garner,  626  DeKalb  St.,  Norristown,  Pa. 

1904— Robert  W.  Thompson,  310  S.  3rd  St.,  Lewisburg, 
Pa. 

1909— Mrs.  Myrtle  W.  Shupe,  Box  312,  Saltsburg,  Pa. 

1914— Jesse  E.  Riley,  1587  Quarrier  St.,  Grafton,  W.  Va. 

1919— Weber  L.  Gerhart,  909  Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

1924— H.  Walter  Holter,  205  S.  13th  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

1929— Paul  E.  Fink,  606  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa. 

193-1 — Edward  C.   Myers,    1236  Murrayhill  Ave.,   Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. 

-John  C.  Gault,  Jr.,  2017  W.  Fourth  St.,  Williams- 
port,   Pa. 

-Mrs.  Robert  F.  Baker,  Lindys  Lake  R.  D.,  Butler, 
N.  J. 


1939- 


194^ 


All  Alumni  are  requested  to  register  in  Roberts  Hall  or 
at  their  class  reunion  meetings. 


Members  of  the  Emeritus  Clul)  are  invited  to  have 
luncheon  with  the  Class  of  1899  at  the  Lewisburg  Inn  at 
12  :30  on  Saturday,  June  4. 


The  Bucknell  Survey 

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sion  to  go  forward  with  the  program  and  to  obtain  neces- 
sary finances  rests  with  the  Board  of  Trustees. 


The  report  of  the  surveyors  will  serve  as  a  basis  for  a 
re-evaluation  and  appraisal  otthe  objectives  of  Bucknell 
University,  and  will  focus  attention  upon  the  development 
and  maintenance  of  the  most  eft'ective  means  of  meeting 
the  objectives  within  the  current  financial  ability  of  the 
University. 

The  report  should  present  a  challenge  to  all  connected 
with  the  University  to  secure  the  additional  endowment 
necessary  to  afford  to  future  students  of  Bucknell  a  pro- 
gram meeting  the  objectives  of  the  University. 


June  1949 


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ALBERT  H.  COOPER 

Cfitiirman  af  C/iemicnl  Enrjineerinfj  Di'partmrnt 

B.S.  in  Ch.E..  M.S.  in  Cli.E..  University  of  Tennessee;  Ph.D..  MidiiKan 
State  College:  Graduate  Study  at  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology 
and  University  of  Micliigan.  Registered  Professional  Engineer  in  several 
states.  Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  Engineeriiifj  and  American  Mm  uf 
Science.  Cliairman.  Faculty  Research  Committee.  Editor,  McGraw-Hill 
Publisiiing  Company:  Chemical  Engineer  for  Aluminum  Co.  of  America. 
E.  I.  duPont  deNemours  &  Co.,  U.  S.  Chemical  Warfare  Service.  U.  S. 
Industrial  Cliemicals,  Inc.;  Captain.  Technical  Division.  U.  S.  Army, 
World  War  II.  Author  of  teclinical  publications  in  fields  of  chemical  and 
mechanical  engineering.  Member  American  Chemical  Society:  American 
Institute  of  Chemical  Engineers:  American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engi- 
neers: American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science:  The  Elec- 
trochemical Society:  American  Society  for  Engineering  Education:  Engi- 
neering College  Researcli  Council:  honorary  scientific  fraternity,  Sigma 
Xi;  and  professional  chemical  society,   Alplia   Chi  Sigma. 

DALZELL  M.  GRIFFITH 

Chairman  of  Civil  Enqineermcj  Department 

B.S.  in  C.E.,  M.S.  in  C.E..  Bucknell  University:  Ph.D.,  Cornell  University. 
Registered  Professional  Engineer  in  Pennsylvania.  Listed  in  Who's  Whu 
in  Engineering,  Who's  Who  in  the  East,  American  Men  of  Science,  Who 
Knows  ant]  What.  Field  Artillery.  World  War  I:  Branch  Head.  Civil 
Engineering.  Shrivenham  American  University.  Shrivenham.  England. 
194.5.  Co-author  with  R.  R.  Zipprodt.  revision  of  Steel  and  Timber  Struc- 
tures. On  the  Board  of  Viewers,  Union  County.  Member  American 
Society  of  Civil  Engineers  and  on  National  Student  Chapter  Committee 
of  the  Society:  member  of  the  Amerioan  Society  for  Engineering  Educa- 
tion. Chairman  of  Alleglieny  Section  of  the  Society.  Member  honorary 
scientific  fraternity,  Sigma  Xi :  honorary  engineering  fraternity,  Tau  Beta 
Pi;   mathematics  society.  Pi  Mu  Epsilon, 


nEOKGE  A.  IRLAN'D 

Chairman  of  Electrical  Engineering  Department 

and  Chairman  of  Engineering  Group 

B.S.  in  E.E.,  and  E,E..  Bucknell  University;  M.E.E.  and  D.Eng..  Johns 
Hopkins  University.  Registered  Professional  Engineer  in  Pennsylvania. 
Listed  in  Who's  Who  In  Engineering,  Who's  Who  in  Pennsylvania,  and 
.4merican  ^len  of  Science.  Developed  a  seismometer  for  use  of  U,  S. 
Bureau  of  Mines  in  investigation  of  earth  vibrations  from  blasting.  Four 
years  of  engineering  experience  with  Betiilehem  Steel  Co.  Sensed  in  LI.  S. 
Signal  Corps,  World  War  I.  Meml)er  Board  of  Directors  of  Citizens'  Elec- 
tric Company:  American  In.stitute  of  Electrical  Engineers,  American 
Society  for  Engineering  Education,  American  Geophysical  Society,  and 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science.  Also  a  member 
of  the  honorary  engineering  fraternity,  Tau  Beta  Pi;  the  mathematics 
society.  Pi  Mu  Epsilon;  and  the  leadership  honorary,  Omicron  Delta 
Kappa.     Hobbies:     pbotograpliy  and  dramatics. 

.ICHX   (■    REED 
Chairman  of  Mechanical  Engineering  Department 

B.M.E.,  Ohio  State  University:  M.S.,  University  of  Illinois;  M.E.,  Ohio 
State  University.  Registered  Professional  Engineer  in  Colorado  and 
Pennsylvania.  Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  Engineering.  Who's  Who  in 
American  Echication,  Who's  Who  in  the  East.  Consultant  for  Mountain 
States  Engineering  Service.  Power  Service  Co..  Bucknell  Alumni  Research 
Foundation;  and  Standardization  Engineer.  Air  Conditioning  &  Refriger- 
ation Machinery  Association.  Surplus  Property  OITicer,  Bucknell  Univer- 
sity. Accredited  Assistant.  U.  S.  Office  of  Education.  Member  of  Amer- 
ican Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers:  American  Society  of  Engineering 
Education:'  Chairman.  Central-Pennsylvania  Section,  ASME,  1945  and 
1948:  Secretary,  Region  III,  ASME,  1945-1949:  recently  elected  Vice- 
President,  Region  III.  .\SME.  1950-1951.  Also  a  member  of  the  honorary 
scientific  fraternity.  Sigma  Xi;  tlie  mathematics  society.  Pi  Mu  Epsilon; 
and  the  leader.sliip  honorary,  Omicron  Delta  Kappa.  Contributed  to: 
Heating,  Piping  anrl  .4ir  Conditioning  Engineering ;  Ice  and  Cold-  Storages- 
Science  Monthlii:  The  American  Ironsmith.  Hobbies:  hunting,  fishing, 
coins,  baseball. 


Engineering  at  Bucknell 

At  the  present  time  Bucknell  has  over  500  student.s 
enrolled  in  the  four  engineering  departments:  chemical, 
civil,  electrical,  and  mechanical.  All  four  curricula  have 
been  accredited  by  the  Engineers'  Council  for  Professional 
Development,  the  accrediting  agency  for  engineering  col- 
leges. Offices,  classrooms,  drawing  rooms  and  laborator- 
ies are  all  housed  in  one  building  completed  in  1940. 

In  order  to  provide  adequate  training  in  engineering, 
Bucknell  has  for  some  years  required  all  engineering  stu- 
dents to  supplement  the  four-year  program  with  one  eight- 
week  summer  session  at  which  concentrated  courses  are 
offered. 

Although  Bucknell  is  primarily  an  undergraduate 
school,  some  master's  degrees  are  offered  and  the  extent  of 
the  graduate  program  is  increasing.  Research  programs 
are  being  developed  and  Bucknell  is  an  institutional  mem- 
ber of  the  Engineering  College  Research  Council  as  well 
as  the  Engineering  College  Administrative  Council  of  the 
American  Society  for  Engineering  Education.  Profes- 
sional degrees  are  offered  to  Alumni  in  recognition  of  ac- 
complishments in  their  chosen  fields. 

The    engineering    curricula    are    designed    to    provide 


broad  and  thorough  training  in  fundamental  theory,  avoid- 
ing narrow  specialization.  The  freshman  program  is  the 
same  for  all  four  engineering  courses  :  the  first  two  years, 
including  the  summer  session,  are  almost  identical  for 
electrical  and  mechanical  engineering  students.  Eighteen 
semester  hours  of  social-humanistic  courses  are  required 
and  at  least  six  additional  hours  mav  be  elected  in  these 
subjects. 

The  engineering  laboratories  are  well  equipped  and 
new  equipment  is  being  added  constantly.  During  the  past 
five  years  the  value  of  equipment  has  been  increased  125 
per  cent. 

.\  Committee  of  Visiting  Engineers,  consisting  of.  ele\- 
en  prominent  Alumni  with  Mr.  J.  O.  Roser  "11  as  chair- 
man, is  active  in  advancing  the  progress  and  improving  the 
standards  of  the  engineering  departments. 

The  engineering  staff  consists  of  twenty-seven  full-time 
instructors,  all  of  whom  are  well  qualified.  A  majority  of 
these  men  have  had  extensi\e  industrial  as  well  as  teaching 
experience,  and  many  hold  professional  engineers'  licenses 
and  advanced  degrees.  Almost  all  the  teaching  staff"  are 
members  of  several  professional  societies  and  take  an 
active  part  in  the  activities  of  these  organizations. 
(Continued  on  Page  i3) 


June  1949 


The  Athletic  Scene 

For  the  first  time  in  many  moons,  the  early  phases  of 
the  Spring  athletic  program  were  associated  chiefly  with 
victories  instead  of  losses.  The  baseball,  golf  and  tennis 
teams  represented  a  noticealjle  improvement  over  the  1948 
clubs,  while  the  trackmen,  who  were  awaiting  their  first 
test,  hoped  to  ec|ual  the  undefeated  record  of  their  prede- 
cessors. 

As  tlie  teams  rounded  the  first  turn,  the  over-all  report 
showed  se\en  triumphs  and  five  reverses.  Baseball  was 
leading  the  pack  with  four  decisions  in  six  starts,  followed 
by  tennis  with  two  wins  and  a  loss.  Only  golf  was  mo\'ing 
along  at  less  than  a  .500  cHp,  but  here  the  one  victory  and 
two  def.eats  did  not  paint  a  true  picture  of  the  strength  of 
the  Bison  link  squad. 

In  the  baseball  opener  at  Albright,  tlie  Bisons  had  Httle 
to  oiTer  except  pitching.  Albright  also  had  good  hurhng  as 
well  as  timely  hitting,  which  led  to  a  4  to  0  loss  for  Buck- 
nell.  But  the  Bisons  indicated  in  their  next  appearance 
that  they  have  the  power  to  surprise  a  numlier  of  the  re- 
maining foes  on  the  schedule. 

Scoring  in  ever}'  inning  but  two,  the  Lanemen  launched 
the  home  campaign  by  battering  Juniata.  13  to  2.  Then 
in  an  abbre\'iated  fray,  the  Bisons  bested  Clarkson  Tech, 
6  to  2,  in  a  game  that  was  called  after  fi\-e  and  a  half 
frames  because  of  rain. 

Rain  stopped  the  team  from  meeting  Susquehanna  and 
Lafayette  and  a  little  dampness  would  have  helped  con- 
siderably when  the  club  encountered  Navy  at  Annapolis, 
Md.  A  Bucknell  run  in  the  first  inning  was  the  only  score 
until  the  fifth  when  the  Midshipmen  countered  four  times 
and  scored  freely  in  the  remaining  innings  for  a  12  to  1 
\erdict. 

Once  again  the  Bisons  came  back,  this  time  edging 
Franklin  and  Marshall  in  a  pitching  battle.  Art  Raynor, 
the  mainstay  on  the  Orange  and  Blue  mound  corps,  turned 
in  his  second  victory  of  the  year,  permitting  the  Diplomats 
onl}-  four  hits  for  a  3  to  1  decision. 

Engagement  number  six  sent  the  Herd  against  Lehigh 
at  Bethlehem.  A  two-run  rally  in  the  sixth  enabled  the 
locals  to  eke  past  the  engineers,  2  to  1.  Dick  Roush,  a 
sophomore,  was  touched  f.or  but  four  singles  in  his  first 
start  on  the  mound  for  Bucknell. 

In  contrast  to  baseball,  the  golf  and  tennis  seasons 
opened  on  a  more  cheerful  note.  Coach  Harold  Evans' 
linkmen  scored  an  impressive  victory,  8  to  1,  in  the  inau- 
gural with  Dickinson,  while  the  tennis  squad  started  with  a 
9  to  0  rout  of  Susquehanna. 

A  7  to  2  loss  at  the  hands  of  Penn  State  and  a  6  to  3 
reverse  to  Juniata  put  the  golfers  in  the  red,  but  this  team 
was  ready  to  return  to  the  debit  side  of  the  ledger. 

After  the  success  against  Susquehanna,  Coach  Hank 
Peters'  netmen  rose  to  new  heights  a  few  days  later  and 
sent  Penn  State  home  empty  handed.  It  was  our  first  ten- 
nis victory  over  State  since  1942.  with  the  score  reading  6 
to  3.  An  identical  score  was  registered  in  the  Bison-Col- 
gate match,  but  this  time  the  laurels  went  to  the  visiting 
Red  Raiders. 

The  first  assignment  for  the  track  squad  was  to  be  a 
triangular  session  with  Gettysburg  and  Juniata  in  Memo- 
rial Stadium.  Previously,  the  mile  relay  team  competed  in 
the  Penn  Relays,  placing  fifth  in  the  Middle  Atlantic 
States  Collegiate  Championship  and  third  in  our  section  of 
the  College  Class  Mile  Championship. 


Gardn'er  Wade  Earle 

Horace  and  Earle 

Gardner  Wade  Earle  '15  has  an  interesting  hobby — 
translating  Horace  and  writing  parodies  in  modern  Ameri- 
can slang.  Here  is  a  sample,  taken  from  his  little  volume 
entitled  "Moments  With  (and  without)  Horace." 

Horace 

MY  WINE  BARREL 

Of  tliee  I  sing,  thou  rotund  goodly  cask, 

From  seasoned  timber  made,  ere   I  was   born, 
■-Xnd   holding   all   that   mortal   man   may   ask. 

Within  thy  staves  find  solace  when  forlorn, 
Or  merry  jests,  or  broils,  or  amorous   fire. 

Or  gentle  sleep  to  ease  the  hearts  that  mourn. 

When   magic   mellow   Massic   I   desire. 

I  draw  on  thee,  thou  never-failing  friend. 
.\nd    find    thy   gracious    bounties    never    tire. 

Socratic   savants,   Cato,  all  unbend 
When   filled   with    that  joy-giving  juice   of   tliinc. 
The  poor  are  rich;  the  meanest  misers  lend; 

.\  timid  mortal,   I  become  divine. 

Earle' s   J'ersioit 

THE  OLD  KEG 

Of  booze   I   chirp,  you  old  pot-bellied  keg. 

And  hope  my  timbers  last  as  long  as  yours. 
A   shot   from   you   and   I   can   shake   a   leg. 

And  though  you've  had  me  takin'  all  the  "cures", 
When   in   the   dumps   I   shift  to  high   with   you. 
Then  sleep   it  ofl:  and  wake  among  the  sewers. 

-And  can   I   love  when  full  of  mellow  dew! 

And  can  I  pick  a  fight  and  sock  a  guy 
If  any  bozo  hints  that  I'm  a  stew! 

My  highbrovv  friends  are  just  as  bad  as   I. 
They  talk  philosoph}- — then  drain  the  jug. 
You  make  a  coward  brave,  until  he'll  try 

To  slap  an  up-stage  king  right  in   the   mug! 

For  the  past  fifteen  years  he  has  played  with  this  hob- 
by. All  of  his  poems  have  been  published  in  The  Cleve- 
land Plain  Dealer,  formerly  in  the  "Philosophy  of  Folly" 
column  conducted  by  the  late  Ted  Robinson.  More  re- 
cently Charles  W.  Lawrence,  Robinson's  successor,  has 
included  them  in  his  "Breakfast  Commentator." 

Funny,  but  Wade  is  a  mathematics  teacher  in  the  Cleve- 
land Heights  schools  and,  not  being  an  English  teacher 
(Continued  on  Page  l4) 


June  1949 


Blanchard  Gummo 
Head  of  Art  Departuiciit 

B.A..  Vale  CoIleg:e;  B.F.A.,  Yale  School  of  the  Fine  Arts.  Listed  in 
Who's  Who  in  American  Art,  Who's  Who  in  the  East.  America's  Yinnn/ 
Men,  Who's  Who  in  Penn^i/li>ania.  Member  Harrisburg  Art  Association. 
Spring-field  (Mass.)  Art  League.  Connecticut  Academy  of  Fine  Arts. 
Spent  the  summers  of  l!*39  and  1940  as  a  guest  at  Vaddo.  tlie  foundation 
for  creative  workers  at  Saratoga  Springs.  New  York.  During  I9tl-t2  was 
a  resident  artist  at  the  Researcli  Studio  at  Maitland,  Florida.  Has  par- 
ticipated in  more  tlian  100  national  group  exhibitions,  including  such 
shows  as  the  Pennsylvania  Academy  in  Philadelpliia,  the  Chicago  Art 
Institute,  the  Cincinnati  Annual,  the  Corcoran  Biennial  at  Washington. 
D.  C,  the  Pepsi-Cola  Exhibitions,  etc.  Awards  and  Prizes:  (1)  Medal 
for  Figure  Composition  and  Portrait.  -tSrd  Annual  Exliibition.  Society  of 
Washington  Artists.  1935.  Corcoran  Gallery  of  Art.  Washington.  D.  C. 
(2)  Honorable  Mention  for  Water  Color.  9th  Annual  Exhibition,  Art  Asso- 
ciation of  Harrisburg.  1936.  (3)  First  Mention  for  Oils.  Annual  Members 
Exhibition,  Springfield,  Mass.,  193S.  (4)  Second  Prize  for  Oil  Painting, 
Harrisburg  Art  Association,  1939.  (5)  First  Prize  for  Oil  Painting.  Har- 
risburg  Art  Association,  1941.  (6)  Second  Honorable  Mention  for  Oils, 
2iird  Annual  Members  Exhibition,  Springfield  Art  League.  George  Walter 
Vincent  Smith  Art  Gallery,  Springfield,  Mass.,  1941.  (T)  First  Prize  for 
Oil  Painting,  Sixth  Annual  Cooperative  Art  Exhibition,  State  Teachers 
College.  Indiana.  Pennsylvania.  1949.  Has  had  17  one-man  shows  in  the 
past  14  years,  in  Bucknell  University,  Susquehanna  University,  Wilkes 
College,  the  Lock  Haven  Teachers  College,  tlie  Everhart  Museum  in 
Scranton,  the  Research  Studio  at  Maitland,  Florida,  and  the  Norton 
Gallery  in  West  Palm  Beach,  Florida,  among  others.  In  1944  the  Penn- 
sylvania Academy  of  Fine  Arts  at  Pliiladelphia  bouglit  his  oil  painting. 
"Ruined  House,"  for  their  permanent  collection  from  their  exliibitiim  of 
that  year. 


The  Art  Department 

The  Bucknell  Art  Department  offers  courses  in  the  his- 
tory and  theory  of  art  and  in  the  actual  practice  of  drawing 
and  painting.  In  all  the  work  of  the  department  the  vital 
relationship  between  art  and  the  ordinary  activities  of  life 
is  emphasized.  In  the  history  and  theory  courses  the  fun- 
damental principles  of  art  are  stressed  in  an  attempt  to  gi\e 
the  student  the  basic  equipment  for  the  personal  enjoyment 
of  works  of  art,  rather  than  the  eft'ort  being  directed  solely 
toward  the  acquisition  of  a  factual  background.  In  the 
practical  courses  the  requirements  are  kept  flexible  so  as 
to  meet,  so  far  as  possible,  the  individual  needs  and  desires 
of  the  student.  Thus,  in  the  courses  in  drawing  there  are 
such  varied  types  of  work  as  charcoal  drawing  from  casts, 
pencil  sketching  from  nature  and  from  imagination,  pen 
and  ink  drawing,  caricature,  pastel  portraits  and  still-life. 

It  is  felt  that  in  a  liberal  arts  college  such  as  Bucknell 
the  activities  in  art  should  adapt  themselves  to  the  general 
cultural  enrichment  of  all  students.  Hence,  all  the  facili- 
ties of  the  Art  Department  are  available  to  the  entire  Uni- 
versity ;  the  class  rooms  are  open  at  all  times  and  frequent- 
ly are  visited  by  students  not  enrolled  in  the  art  courses. 

Since  1942  Bucknell  has  had  an  artist-in-residence 
during  the  second  semester  of  each  year.  Mr.  Harry 
Wickey,  the  celebrated  sculptor  and  print-maker,  was  at 
Bucknell   from   1942  to   1946  and  since  then   Mr.  Bruce 


Mitchell,  the  well-known  painter,  has  been  in  residence. 
While  he  is  in  Lewisburg  his  studio  is  open  each  afternoon 
to  interested  students  and  townspeople,  thus  providing  a 
fine  opportunity  for  everyone  to  become  acquainted  with 
artistic  procedures  at  first  hand.  A  number  of  art  exhibi- 
tions are  held  at  Bucknell  each  year.  During  1949  these 
have  included  one-man  shows  by  Ernest  Fiene,  Nicolai 
Cikovsky,  Edith  Fetherston,  Blanchard  Gummo  and  Bruce 
Mitchell.  .Another  interesting  feature  of  the  college's 
artistic  activities  is  the  exhibition  of  student  work  that  is 
held  during  Commencement  week  each  year. 

An  attempt  is  made  to  achie\e  the  fullest  co-operation 
between  the  Art  Department  and  other  departments  of  the 
college.  The  success  of  this  co-operation  has  perhaps  been 
most  notable  in  dramatics  where  many  of  the  art  students 
put  their  abilities  into  practice  in  designing  and  executing 
scenery,  costumes,  properties,  lighting,  etc. ;  but  it  is  also 
evident  in  other  fields  as,  for  instance,  in  the  illustrations 
for  various  student  publications,  in  the  decorations  for 
college  dances  and  other  social  functions,  and  in  making 
posters  for  various  campus  activities. 

In  general.  Bucknell  in  its  i)resentation  of  art  empha- 
sizes cultural  \alues  rather  than  technical  attainment ; 
however,  for  those  who  wish  to  go  on  to  professional  ac- 
tivities in  art.  the  op])ortunity  is  afforded  to  develop  a 
sound  technical  equipment  as  well  as  the  necessary  back- 
ground in  the  history  and  basic  theories  of  art.  In  the  past 
several  years  various  Bucknell  students  have  contributed 
pictures  to  national  exhibitions  and  had  them  accepted  by 
the  juries  ;  just  this  spring  a  senior  received  an  honorable 
mention  tor  a  picture  he  sent  to  the  annual  exhibition  of 
the  Harrisburg  Art  Association.  A  fair  number  of  our 
graduates  go  on  to  art  school,  graduate  school  or  to  profes- 
sional work  in  the  field  of  art. 


Benedum  Plunges  Again 

Michael  L.  Benedum.  Bucknell  Trustee  and  famous  oil 
wildcatter,  has  started  another  wildcat  operation,  this  time 
above  ground.  In  Jefferson  County.  Ohio,  he  plans  to  re- 
claim some  3,900  acres  now  blighted  and  made  unsightly 
by  the  coal-stripping  scourge.  The  land  will  be  levelled 
off  and  restored  as  nearly  as  possible  to  its  original  contour. 
Numerous  ponds  for  watering  cattle  and  helping  to  pre- 
vent erosion  of  the  land  will  be  constructed.  .\  131-year- 
old  farm  house  is  now  being  restored  as  a  residence  for  the 
farm  manager,  and  white  fences  will  enclose  the  rolling 
picturesque  hills  of  the  self-supporting,  integrated  ranch  to 
be  called  the  Melban  Farms.  Tractors,  plows  and  har- 
vesting machinery  have  been  purchased  and  as  the  land  is 
reclaimed  grain  crops,  hay  and  grass  will  be  planted  to 
support  the  white-faced  Hereford  cattle.  Tenant  farmers 
of  experience  will  work  the  various  farms  on  a  co-opera- 
tive basis. 

Mike  Benedum  (Bucknell  .\LUMNUS.  September 
1948)  started  in  the  oil  business  at  the  age  of  twenty  with 
'■$500  in  cash  and  $1,000,000  worth  of  nerve."  In  his 
search  for  oil.  he  made  the  world  his  oyster,  losing  for- 
tunes in  China  and  Peru,  but  making  bigger  ones  in  Mex- 
ico, Rumania,  Colombia  and  the  wide  reaches  of  Texas. 
Now,  nearing  that  challenging  age  of  eighty,  he  has  set 
out  upon  a  different  kind  of  conquest,  that  of  making 
bleak  and  barren  land  bloom  again.  All  Bucknellians  will 
"point  with  pride"  and  wish  him  success  in  this  interesting 
new  venture. 


June  1949 


Commencement  Program,  1949 

Friday,  June  3 — 8  ;00  i'.  Ai.,  Meeting  of  Board  of.  Direc- 
tors of  General  Alumni  Association,  Alumni  Office 
10:00  P.   M.,   Meeting  of   Alumni   Fund  Committee, 
.Vlumni  Office 
Saturday,  June  4— ALUMNI  DAY 

8:30  A.  M.,  Breakfast  of  Class  Presidents,  Class  Re- 
porters and  Fund  Managers,  Hotel  Lewisburger 
8:30  A.  M.,  Bison  Cluli  Breakfast,  Women's  College 
Dining  Ruoni 

Open  Blouse  at  Heating  Plant  all  day 
10 :00  A.  M.,  Meeting  of  Board  of  Trustees 
10:45  A.  M.,  Meeting  of  General  Alumni  Association, 
Bucknell  Hall 

12:30  P.  M.,  Class  Reunion  Lunclieons  (classes  whose 
numerals  end  in  4  and  9) 

189-1 — Men's  Dining  Hall 

1899 — Lewisburg  Inn 

1904 — Women's  College  Dining  Hall 

1909 — Women's  College  Dining  Hall 

1914 — Men's  Dining  Hall 

1919— Men's  Dining  Hall 

1924 — Lewisburg  Inn 

1929— Milton  Country  Club 

1934 — Women's  College  Dining  Hall 

1939 — Hotel  Lewisburger 

1944 — Hotel  Lewisburger 
2  :15  P.  M.,  "Clarence,"  Cap  and  Dagger,  High  School 
Auditorium 

4:00-5:30  P.  AL,  President's  Garden  Party  and  Band 
Concert,  on  campus  opposite  president's  home 
6:00  P.  M.,  Symposia  of  Fraternities  and  Sororities 
8:30   P.    M.,   Chamber   Music   Concert    featuring  the 
Bucknell  University  String  Quartet,  Baptist  Church 
8:30  P.  M.,  "Clarence,"  Cap  and  Dagger,  High  School 
Auditorium 
Sunday,  June  5 — 10  ;00  A.  M.,  Baccalaureate  Sermon,  Da- 
vis Gym 
2  :00  P.  M.,  Commencement,  Davis  Gvni 


ALUMNI 


Be  sure  to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association  at  10:45  a.  m.  on  Saturday, 
June  4.    It  will  be  held  in  Bucknell  Hall. 


May  Day,  1949 


The  theme  for  this  year's  Spring  Festi\al  at  Bucknell 
was  "Holiday."  The  activities  scheduled  on  Friday  were 
intramural  athletics  in  the  afternoon,  and  in  the  evening 
Cap  and  Dagger's  production  of  Winterset  and  a  concert 
by  the  Men's  Glee  Club. 

On  Saturday  there  was  Open  House  all  day  in  the  new 
heating  plant  and  the  engineering  laboratories,  the  annual 
Push  Cart  Derby  at  9  :30,  and  meetings  of  the  Mother's 
and  Father's  Associations.  More  than  three  hundred  co- 
eds participated  in  the  May  Day  ceremonies  at  Davis  Gym 
on  Saturday  afternoon.  After  dinner.  Cap  and  Dagger 
and  the  Men's  Glee  Club  repeated  their  performances  of 
the  previous  evening,  and  the  Women's  Glee  Club  gave  a 
concert  in  the  Baptist  Church. 

On  Sunday  morning,  special  Mother's  Day  services 
were  held  in  all  Lewisburg  churches. 


A  DRAMATIC  MOMENT 

Rev.  Kij-oshi  Taniniuto.  pastoi'  of  the  Methodist  Cliurch  in  Hirosliiina. 
Japan,  and  one  of  tlie  heroes  in  Joltn  Hersliey's  boot:,  meets  face  to  face 
at  the  Student  Church  Service  at  Buct:nell  Major  Theodore  J.  Van  Kirk, 
the  navigator  of  "Enola  Gay,"  tlie  phine  wliich  dropped  the  fateful  bomb 
on  his  city.  They  liad  an  interesting:  time  togctiier  checking?  data  and 
personal  reactions. 


The  Kress  Foundation 

The  Samuel  11.  Kress  Foundation,  Inc.,  was  estab- 
lished in  1929  Ijy  that  well-known  merchant  "to  promote 
the  moral,  physical  and  mental  welfare  and  progress  of 
the  human  race."  Mr.  Kress  is  the  brother  of  Bucknell 
Alumnus  and  Honorary  Trustee  Rush  H.  Kress  '00,  who 
is  vice-president  of  the  Foundation. 

In  January  of  this  year  the  Foundation  announced  a 
gift  of  eight  million  dollars  to  the  projected  New  York 
LTniversity-Bellevue  Medical  Center.  This  is  believed  to 
be  one  of  the  largest  gifts  c\er  made  for  post-graduate 
study  of  medicine. 

As  executive  director  of  the  Foundation,  Dr.  Spencer 
will  have  charge  of  the  many  activities  formerly  adminis- 
tered by  Rush  Kress.  As  his  particular  responsibility,  he 
will  have  the  direction  of  the  Foundation's  educational 
projects  as  they  relate  to  post-graduate  medicine,  art  edu- 
cation as  it  aftects  the  cultural  and  spiritual  development  of. 
the  American  people,  and  college  and  university  education 
with  emphasis  on  organization  and  administration  of  pri- 
vately-endowed colleges. 


Four  Alumni  Invited  to 
Phi  Beta  Kappa 

The  four  Bucknell  Alumni  invited  to  membership  in 
the  Bucknell  chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  national  scholas- 
tic fraternity,  in  April  are :  Dr.  Ray  Daggs  '26,  B.S., 
Ph.D.,  of  Federal  Research  Laboratory,  Fort  Knox  ;  Day- 
ton L.  Ranck  '16,  B.A.,  M.A.,  treasurer  of  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity ;  Geddes  Simpson  '29,  B.A.,  Ph.D.,  associate  ento- 
mologist at  the  Agricultural  Station,  University  of  Maine  ; 
and  Dr.  George  S.  Stevenson  '15,  B.S.,  M.S.,'M.D.,  Hon. 
Sc.D.,  medical  director  of  the  National  Coinmittee  for 
Mental  Hygiene. 

Dr.  Frederick  Pottle,  of  Yale  University,  was  the 
guest-speaker  at  the  ninth  annual  Phi  Beta  Kappa  banquet. 


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June  1949 


Sem  Gems'  Parisian  "Can-Can"  Routine 

News  from  the  Campus 

Sem  Gems  in  Harris  Hall  put  on  a  no-date,  stag 
"Evening-  in  Harris"  with  some  misgiving  (would  the  fel- 
lows come?).  But  what  with  a  gay  Paree  atmosphere, 
complete  with  a  knock-out  floor  show,  sidewalk  cafe,  bar 
(punch — but  good!),  French  garden  with  fountain,  can- 
dlehght,  etc.,  the  evening  was  really  gay  and  the  stags 
swarmed  in,  two  and  three  swains  to  one  gal. 


Cap  and  Dagger  has  begun  a  series  of  weekly  radio 
programs  over  Sunbury's  WKOK,  consisting  of  song 
specialties,  re-enactments  of  scenes  from  plays,  and  guest 
interviews.  Cap  and  Dagger  is  stepping  up  and  out,  what 
with  the  Actors  Lab,  Theta  Alpha  Chi,  the  University 
Players,  and  now  this  new  venture  written,  directed  and 
presented  by  Cap  and  Dagger  members.  Maybe  Bucknell 
will  get  a  little  theater  all  its  own ! 


The  freshman  women's  honorary  fraternity.  Alpha 
Lambda  Delta,  initiated  forty-nine  girls  this  spring.  Too 
bad  we  ha\-en't  space  to  publish  all  their  names  so  you 
could  keep  tab  on  the  ones  who  reappear  on  the  dean's  list 
and  finally  make  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 


The  Actors  Lab  presented  Anton  Chekhov's  one-act 
play,  The  Boor,  before  the  Bucknell  Graduate  Club  at 
their  spring  meeting  on  campus. 


"The  Diaper  Set"  column  is  an  innovation  in  The 
Bucknellian,  full  of  news  and  chit-chat,  written  and  edited 
by  one  of  the  G.  I.  Village  wives. 


The  Tri-Delts  for  the  seventh  year  presented  a  $150 

scholarship  award  to  an  upperclassman.     The  winner  this 

spring,  Marion  Angelitis,  was  announced  on  Moving-up 

Day,  April  28. 

*     ^     * 

Professor  John  Reed  x'24  was  recently  elected  a  vice- 
president  of  the  American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engi- 
neers. As  such,  he  will  head  up  local  groups  in  New- 
York,  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  Delaware  and  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 


Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis  '11,  professor  of  education,  was 
recently  elected  vice-president  of  the  Pennsylvania  Associ- 
ation for  Adult  Education. 

^     ^     ^ 

Jorge  Bolet,  noted  Cuban  pianist,  gave  a  fine  perform- 
ance before  an  appreciative  audience  in  the  Lewisburg 
High  School  auditorium,  April  23.  This  was  the  year's 
final  program  of  the  Artist  Course  Series. 


The  chaplain  of  the  University  of  Berlin  spent  several 
days  on  campus  during  April,  observing  "democracy  at 
work"  among  student  groups. 


In  April,  an  exhibition  of  paintings  by  Nicolai  Cikov- 
sky,  Russian-born  artist,  attending  professor  of  art  at 
Washington's  Corcoran  Gallery,  made  Roberts  Hall  an 
interesting  and  delightful  place  in  which  to  linger  and 
admire  and  long-to-possess ! 

^  ^  ^ 

Engineers  held  a  come-in-and-get-acquainted  Open 
House  early  in  May  and  invited  everybody  to  see  immacu- 
late labs  with  polished  and  functioning  equipment,  etc. 


Actors  Work  on  Set 

Dramatics  at  Bucknell 

Some  of  our  Cap  and  Dagger  enthusiasts  are  pictured 
here  working  on  this  year's  May  Day  week-end  production, 
I'Viutersef.  This  scene  is  undoubtedly  familiar  to  many 
Alumni. 

Cap  and  Dagger,  the  only  dramatics  group  at  Bucknell, 
had  its  origin  at  the  turn  of  the  century.  In  the  beginning 
Cap  and  Dagger  was  for  "men  only,"  while  Frill  and 
Frown  was  formed  as  the  women's  theater  group.  It 
wasn't  until  1931  that  these  two  organizations  joined 
forces  and  became  the  Cap  and  Dagger  of.  today. 

Just  during  the  past  year  Cap  and  Dagger  has  taken 
se\'eral  steps  in  its  expansion  and  development. 

A.  N.  T.  A. — the  American  National  Theater  and 
Academy  added  Cap  and  Dagger  to  its  membership. 

University  Players — a  recently-formed  organization  at 
Bucknell  that  combines  several  groups  who  work  co-opera- 
tively to  produce  musicals.  Cap  and  Dagger  is  proud  to  be 
affiliated  with  this  organization  which  produced  such  a 


June  1949 


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Death  Scene  from   "WiiitersL^."     Leads.   Margo  Rausch  and   Alan  Davis; 

lower  insets,  tiie  co-directors,  Bruce  and  Lynn  Bassett:   upper  inset,  Stan 

Purdy,  who  has  written  an  original  score  of  tlie  show. 

triumph  as  The  Pirates  of  Pcncaiicc.  their  first  extrava- 
ganza. 

Actors  Lab — an  extension  of  Cap  and  Dagger  which 
provides  an  additional  opportunity  to  develop  the  dramatic 
talent  of  the  students.  They  will  present  a  series  of  one- 
act  plays  on  May  19  and  20. 

This  Is  Your  Cap  and  Dagger — a  new  weekly  radio 
program  presented  over  Station  WKOK  in  Sunbury.  This 
program  intends  to  inform  and  acquaint  the  community 
with  the  work  and  personalities  of  Cap  and  Dagger. 

These  additional  activities  of  Cap  and  Dagger,  like  Cap 
and  Dagger  itself,  are  directed,  acted  and  produced  by  the 
students  of  the  University. 

Cap  and  Dagger,  under  the  supervision  of  Theta  Alpha 
Phi,  the  national  dramatics  honorary  at  Bucknell,  has  for- 
mulated a  committee  to  promote  and  make  possible  in  the 
near  future  a  Little  Theater  on  the  Bucknell  Campus. 
Those  who  have  given  their  time  and  ability  to  make  Cap 
and  Dagger  productions  possible  realize  the  inadequate 
facilities  with  which  we  now  operate,  and  they  can  fully 
appreciate  our  need  f.or  a  Little  Theater.  Your  help  and 
co-operation  will  be  necessary  to  achieve  this  goal,  a  Cap 
and  Dagger  Little  Theater. 


From  Dr.  Mary  M.  Wolfe  '96  comes  the  interesting 
news  that  Dr.  James  R.  Lincoln  of  Lincoln  Hill,  Ware- 
ham,  Massachusetts,  has  portraits  of  James  Moore  II  and 
his  wife,  parents  of  James  Moore  III  who  is  called  the 
founder  of  Bucknell. 

Mrs.  Lincoln's  great-uncle  was  Howard  Malcom,  first 
president  of  Bucknell.  James  Moore  II  was  Dr.  Lin- 
coln's great-grandfather. 

Dr.  Wolfe  is  a  direct  descendant  of  the  Moore  family. 


The  Bucknell  Independent 
Students  Association 

A  new  organization  has  recently  appeared  on  the  cam- 
pus. It  is  called  the  Bucknell  Independent  Students  Asso- 
ciation or  BISA.  This  organization  has  arisen  out  of  the 
desire  of  the  non-fraternity-sorority  students  to  express 
their  views  on  campus  affairs.  It  is  hoped  that  BISA  will 
secure  enough  members  from  the  large  number  of  non- 
affiliated students  on  campus  so  that  it  will  be  able  to  voice 
the  needs  of  these  students  and  bring  about  significant  con- 
tributions to  campus  life  from  these  men  and  women. 

The  first  meeting  of  BISA  was  held  in  March,  and 
since  then  the  members  have  worked  earnestly  devising  a 
constitution  and  by-laws.  At  a  meeting  on  April  19,  with 
the  necessary  organizational  framework  completed,  elec- 
tion of  officers  was  held. 

The  group  has  also  been  active  along  the  social  line. 
A  picnic  and  general  get-acquainted  party  was  held  at  the 
farm  of  "Tommy"  Thompson  near  Lewisburg,  and  a  very 
enjoyable  time  was  had  by  all  who  attended.  Another  pic- 
nic took  place  during  House  Party  Weekend,  and  a  good 
turnout  is  expected.  Tentative  plans  have  been  made  for 
a  get-together  for  Homecoming  weekend  this  fall  at  which 
all  Independent  Alumni  will  be  welcomed.  Intramural 
sports  have  not  been  neglected.  The  volleyball  team  has 
been  active,  and  a  soft  ball  team  has  been  practicing  and  is 
ready  to  enter  the  League.  Next  fall  it  is  hoped  that  BISA 
will  be  represented  in  every  phase  of  the  intramural  pro- 
gram. 

The  BISA  will  welcome  any  suggestions  from  inter- 
ested alumni  that  would  contribute  to  furthering  the  realiz- 
ation of  the  aitns  of  the  group.  Letters  should  be  ad- 
dressed to  Don  Hauk,  BISA,  Bo.x  627,  at  the  LTniversity. 


A  local  concert  bureau  established  by  the  Department 
of  Music  is  attempting  to  make  music  programs,  per- 
formed here  on  the  campus  by  students  and  faculty,  avail- 
able ofif  campus  for  Alumni  groups  and  other  friends  of 
Bucknell.  Such  programs  would  be  limited  to  the  period 
shortly  before  or  after  the  campus  performance  date. 
For  details,  contact  Miss  Tuhy  at  the  Music  Department. 


Engineering  Building  and  Observatohy 
by  Robert  Richardson  '51 


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June  1949 


John  I.  Woodruff 

Woodruff  '90.  Banker 

He  dropped  in  the  other  day  just  to  say  "hello."  Spry 
as  if  he  were  44  instead  of  84,  Dr.  Woodruff  is  out  there 
plugging  for  Bucknell  as  usual.  He  is  now  serving  as 
class  fund  manager. 

For  the  past  seventeen  years  he  has  been  president  of 
the  Snyder  County  Trust  Company,  which  keeps  him  pret- 
ty busy.  He  spends  many  of  his  winters  in  Florida,  lately 
traveling  by  air.  However,  he  says  he  is  going  to  drive  to 
California  next  winter. 

Dr.  Woodruff  started  out  as  a  country  school  teacher 
'way  back  there  when  not  much  education  was  required. 
He  attended  Susquehanna  University  when  it  was  still  the 
Missionary  Institute.  He  then  transferred  to  Bucknell  in 
1888,  where  he  played  football.  He  later  joined  the  Sus- 
quehanna faculty  as  football  coach  when  footliall  suits 
were  made  by  the  boys'  mothers.  Since  the  football  coach- 
ing was  an  extra-curricular  activity  without  pay.  Dr. 
Woodrufi:  earned  his  living  the  next  forty-seven  years  as 
teacher  of  Latin,  history,  English,  philosophy  and  educa- 
tion, in  the  order  given.  At  Susquehanna  he  served  as 
dean  and  for  two  years  as  acting  president.  When  the 
program  of,  teacher  training  in  Pennsylvania  expanded 
about  1920,  he  organized  an  extension  program  that  served 
hundreds  of  teachers. 

He  served  in  the  State  Legislature  in  1918-19  and  was 
re-elected  in  1921.  During  this  service  he  presented  the 
Woodruff  Bill  giving  teachers  a  25  per  cent  increase  in  sal- 
ary, and  this  was  followed  by  the  Finegan  program  of 
which  his  bill  was  the  foundation. 

We'd  like  to  tell  of  his  many  services  in  his  local  com- 
munity, but  space  has  run  out.  Long  life  and  happiness 
to  John  I.  Woodruff. 

( Note :  The  accompanying  picture  was  taken  at  a 
recent  meeting  of  the  Sunbury  Alumni  Club.) 


FLASH — As  we  go  to  press  we  are  saddened 
by  the  news  that  Florence  Dolph  xl'es  died  on 
April  30.  Miss  Dolph,  who  was  honored  by 
Bucknell  on  her  one-hundredth  birthday,  would 
have  been  102  years  old  if  she  had  lived  till 
May  19. 


House  Party  Week-End 

For  some  reason  (right  living?)  the  weather  during 
Flouse  Party  Weekend  was  more  rare  than  one  o£  June's 
perfect  days.  Blossoming  white  and  pink  dogwood,  cherry 
and  apple  trees,  tulips  and  lilacs,  blue  skies,  and  warm  sun- 
shine contributed  their  large  bit  to  make  it  memorable. 

Fraternity  pledges,  many  of  them  five  to  ten  pounds 
lighter  from  the  lingering  prep-school  idea  of  Hell- Week 
activities,  were  as  polished  and  correct  as  the  houses  they 
had  spring-cleaned  and  decorated  for  the  great  occasion. 

Decorations  ranged  all  the  way  from  salty  sea  atmos- 
phere to  the  arid  heat  of  Persia  and  Egypt. 

One  side  of  the  Kappa  Delta  Rho  house  was  decorated 
as  the  bow  of  a  ship,  (iuests  entered  via  a  gangplank  and 
there  found  themselves  on  the  main  deck,  with  the  ship's 
salon  and  lounge  at  the  rear. 

The  Demies,  celebrating  their  Golden  Anniversary,  had 
a  great  ribbon  bow  across  the  front  of  their  house  to  repre- 
sent a  birthday  package  and  a  large  illuminated  birthday 
cake  on  the  front  porch.  Inside  the  house  there  was  a 
mural  depicting  the  Demie  history,  while  the  downstairs 
was  transformed  into  a  garden. 

The  SAE's  turned  their  entire  house  into  a  Castle  of 
Camelot  with  a  typical  castle  entrance,  complete  with  a 
drawbridge. 

Lambda  Chi  turned  up  with  a  circus  theme — walked  oft 
with  first  honor.  Ferris  wheel  and  merry-go-round 
whirled  outside  the  house.  Inside  one  found  the  interior 
of,  the  Big  Top  with  sideshows  on  the  sun  porch. 

Phi  Lams  using  "Nights  Along  the  Nile"  as  their  theme 
built  pyramids  on  their  front  lawn  and  had  a  huge  Sphinx 
at  the  entrance.  Inside  were  more  pyramids,  mummies, 
Pharaoh  himself,  palms,  and  desert  scenes. 

Theta  Chi  went  poetic,  using  "The  Rubaiyat  of  Omar 
Khayyam"  theme  outside  and  in. 

The  Sigma  Chi  house  became  a  South  Sea  Island  with 
a  volcano  and  idol  and  red  passion  flowers. 

The  SAM's  went  cosmopolitan,  with  an  appropriately 
decorated  "Esquire  Ball,"  the  front  of  the  house  having 
been  transformed  into  an  animated  Esquire  cover. 

The  Phi  Gams  were  real  Southern  gents  in  their  Mis- 
sissippi Showboat  house.  A  gangplank  led  up  to  the  ship's 
bow.  The  guests  then  stepped  into  what  seemed  to  be  an 
outside  ballroom  with  adjoining  lounge  and  state  rooms. 

The  traditional  Black  and  White  Formal  was  held  by 
the  Kappa  Sigs,  their  house  made  over  into  a  "Palm  Club" 
with  a  marquee  entrance  and  palm  interior. 

The  Tekes  transformed  Tustin  Gym  into  "Candyland" 
for  their  spring  formal  and  featured  an  all-day  outing  at 
Cowan  on  Saturday. 

The  Phi  Psi  house  became  Holiday  Inn.  A  Christmas 
scene  was  featured  outside  with  the  traditional  lights,  red 
candles  and  wreaths.  Inside  the  guests  wandered  from 
the  New  Year's  holiday  to  the  Fourth  of.  July  to  a  May 
Day  decorated  compartment. 

A  large  red  heart  against  a  black  and  white,  striped 
background  covered  the  front  of  the  SPE's  new  home. 
Inside  the  heart-dance  theme  was  carried  out  with  red 
streamers  and  large  hearts,  one  for  each  named  couple 
hung  around  the  walls. 

The  girls,  imports  and  local,  all  had  beautiful  new 
frocks  and  hair-dos.  One  Bucknell  Alumnus  arriving 
fresh  from  two  years  in  Europe  declared  everything 
"ivonderbar" ,  "trcs  rliai  iiuuilc",  "delightful  and  swank." 
A  great  week-end ! 


June  1949 


U 


Davies  Prominent  Physician 

Dr.  Frederic  Bard  Davies  '26  was  out  in  front  during 
his  four  years  at  Bucknell  and  has  been  keeping  well  up  in 
the  front  lines  e\er  since.  As  a  pre-med,  he  found  time 
for  the  glee  club,  varsity  quartet,  Cap  and  Dagger,  four 
years  of  class  and  two  of  varsity  track. 

After  graduating  from  Bucknell,  he  went  on  to  the 
School  of  Medicine  at  Rochester,  where  he  worked  on  an 
original  problem  with  Dr.  George  Whipple,  who  later  was 
awarded  the  Nobel  Prize  for  his  work  in  the  anemias. 
Upon  receiving  his  degree  from  Rochester,  he  continued 
his  medical  training  as  an  interne  at  Geisinger  Memorial 
Hospital  "just  around  the  corner  from  Bucknell." 

He  married  Dorothy  Montgomery  in  1933  and  a  few 
weeks  later  began  active  practice  in  internal  medicine  at 
Scranton.  He  served  as  school  physician  and  associate 
professor  of  biology  at  Keystone  Junior  College  for  several 
years,  became  a  lieutenant  in  the  Army  Medical  Corps 
where  he  served  for  four  years,  has  just  finished  a  two- 
year  term  as  president  of  the  acti\e  Lackawanna  County 
Medical  Society,  is  chief  of  medicine  at  Scranton  State 
and  Westside  Hospitals,  is  a  member  of  the  Committee  on 
Public  Relations  of  the  Pennsylvania  Medical  Society  and 
a  Fellow  of  the  International  Academy  of  Medicine.  He 
is  editor  of  County  Medical  Reporter  and  has  written  for  a 
number  of  medical  journals. 

A  member  of  Phi  Gamma  Delta,  Fred  li\-es  with  his 
wife  and  thirteen-year-old  daughter.  Nancy,  at  343  Clay 
Avenue,  Scranton,  Pennsylvania. 


Engineering  at  Bucknell 

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Student  branches  or  chapters  of  the  national  profes- 
sional societies  are  very  active  in  all  four  departments, 
enabling  the  students  to  develop  a  professional  attit:.de 
while  in  college  by  association  with  leaders  in  their  respec- 
tive fields.  Inspection  trips  to  industrial  plants  are  spon- 
sored each  year  to  provide  an  opportunity  for  the  student 
to  become  acquainted  with  the  work  carried  on  by  engi- 
neers. 

The  engineering  students  at  Bucknell  are  not  segregat- 
ed but  participate  actively  in  fraternities,  athletics,  dramat- 
ics, musical  organizations  and  all  other  campus  activities. 

A  chapter  of  the  national  honorary  f.raternity,  Tau  Beta 
Pi,  was  inaugurated  in  February,  1948.  This  took  the 
jjlace  of  the  local  honorary  fraternity.  Beta  Epsilon  Sigma, 
which  liad  been  active  for  many  j'ears.  This  society  recog- 
nizes outstanding  work  in  engineering  and  is  restricted  to 
those  students  in  the  upper  fifth  of  the  senior  class  or  upper 
eighth  of  the  junior  class. 

Bucknell  engineering  Alumni  are  well  represented  on 
the  stafi:'s  of  all  the  large  industrial  corporations,  as  well  as 
in  research  organizations,  state  and  municipal  offices,  and 
goyernment  bureaus. 


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Carl  L.  Millward  '06,  a  member  of  the  Bucknell 
Department  of  Education,  recently  gave  the  banquet 
addresses  at  area  Rotary  Conventions  at  Detroit, 
Aiichi"-an,  and  Providence,  Rhode  Island. 


Water  Tanks  Above  the  Stadium  by  Webster  Smith  '51 


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June  1949 


Book  Shelf  for  Alumni 

The  books  named  below  have  been  suggested  by  the 
departments  indicated.  This  column  is  intended  to  pro- 
vide for  graduates  current  reading  lists  suited  to  the  inter- 
ests of  individuals. 

CHEMISTRY 
Inorganic  Process  Industries   .      ...  Kennetli   Kobe 

The  Macmillan  Company,  60  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  11,  N.  Y, 

It    considers    chemistry,    economics,    and    unit    operations    involved    in 

commercial  inorganic  processes. 

The  Structure  of  Matter         . Rice  and  Teller 

John  Wiley.  New  York,  N.  Y. 

A  non -mathematical   treatment  of  atomic,   molecular,   and   nuclear 

structure. 

ENGLISH 

Doctor  Faustus  Thomas  Mann 

Alfred  Knopf  Incorporated.  New  York.  N.  Y. 

Many  people  consider  Doctor  Faustus  to  be  Mann's  finest  novel.     It  ha- 

as  its  theme  the  idea  that  genius  comes  to  its  own  through  illness  and 

suffering. 

GEOGRAPHY  &   GEOLOGY 

The  Brazilians:  People  of  Tomorrow         Hermane  Tavares  De  Sa 

The  John  Day  Company.  New  York.  N.  Y. 

An  account  of  the  simple  things  so  basic  in  the  determination  of  national 
characteristics.  Discusses  candidly  and  interestingly  miscegenation  and 
the  people  of  tomorrow.    Extremely  interesting. 

Road  to  Survival William  Vogt 

William  Sloane  Associates.  New  York,  N.  Y. 

A  new  view  of  the  world,  its  increasing  population  and  wasting  resources. 
Docum.ented  and  authoritative,  cutting  through  the  tog  of  attitudes  ca'.led 
by  political,  economic,  or  ideological  names;  shows  major  world  events  in 
terms  of  simple,  human  absolutes. 

GERMAN 

Die  Deutsche  Katastrophe — Betrachtungen  und  Erinnerungen 

Friedrich  Meinecke 

Brockhaus,  Wiesbaden.  Aero  Verlag,  Zurich.  1946.    Pp.  177. 
A    very    significant    appraisal    of    postwar    conditions    and    problems    in 
Germany.     The  mission   of  Germany  in   the   future  must  be  that  of  a 
pioneer  in  a  new  cultural  and  spiritual  renaissance. 

Die  Jerominkinder    Ernst  Wiechert 

Kurt  Desch.  Munchen,  Band  1,  1945,  Band  2,  1946,  Pp.  519  and  458. 
This  two-volume  novel  by  one  of  Germany's  most  outsfindmg  contem- 
porary writers,  against  the  sombre  background  of  the  last  half  century, 
also  attempts  an  interpretation  of  man  and  society. 

PHILOSOPHY  AND  SOCIAL  ORDER 

Ideological  Differences  and  World  Order  F.  S.  C.  Northrop,  Editor 

Yale  University  Press,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  1949, 

An  anthology  on  the  ideological  basics  of  human  cultures  and  their  rela- 
tions to  each  other.  Cultures  treated  include  the  Chinese.  Soviet.  Latin 
American.  Navaho  Indian  besides  the  European  and  American,  with  their 
constructive  social  emergents.  The  book  is  an  editorial  sequel  to  Professor 
Northrops  Meeting  of  East  and  West  and  The  Logic  of  the  Sciences  and 
the  Humanities — a  quite  significant  addition  to  modern  social  diagnostics. 

PHYSICS 

Smyth  Report  Henry  D.  Smythe 

Princeton  University  Press.  Princeton,  N.  J. 

A  good,  complete  discussion  (as  far  as  permissible)  of  the  work  leading 

to  Nuclear  Energy. 

Cybernetics    Norbert  Wiener 

John  Wiley  &  Sons,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

A  discussion   of   computing  mechanisms  —  their   possibilities   and   their 

resemblance  to  the  nervous  system  in  humans. 

SOCIOLOGY 

The  Negro  in  America Arnold  Rose 

Harper  &  Brothers,  New  York,  N.  Y.  1948. 

This  is  a  readable,  authoritative,  condensed  version  of  the  survey  of  the 
Negro  problem  in  America  originally  running  to  some  15,000  pages  and 
two  volumes  under  the  direction  of  Gunnar  Myrday,  a  Swedish  social 
scientist,  highly  objective  in  his  approach. 

The  American  Radio    Llewellyn   White 

University  of  Chicago  Press,  Chicago,  111.   1947. 

This  is  one  of  the  volumes  to  come  out  of  the  Report  from  the  Commission 
on  the  Freedom  of  the  Press.  With  98%  of  the  homes  in  America  having 
radios,  here  is  a  book  that  inquires  into  the  implications  and  problems, 
as  well  as  possibilities  of  broadcasting. 


Bucknell  In  Engineering 
Research  Group 

Bucknell  was  recently  elected  a  member  of  the  Engi- 
neering College  Research  Council,  an  organization  repre- 
senting the  research  activities  of  seventy-three  institutional 
members  of  the  American  Society  for  Engineering  Educa- 
tion. 

The  purpose  of  the  E.  C.  R.  C.  is  to  assist  in  developing 
research  facilities  at  member  engineering  colleges  by  : 

(1)  Furthering  advanced  study  in  colleges  of  engi- 
neering and  de\eloping  and  co-ordinating  industrial  and 
scientific  research  : 

( 2 )  Undertaking  research  designed  to  promote  ad- 
vancement and  economic  adjustment  in  industry,  public 
works,  public  healtli,  and  conservation  and  development  of 
natural  resources  ; 

(3)  Co-operating  with  other  associations  and  govern- 
mental agencies  in  the  prosecution  and  promotion  of  re- 
search ; 

(4)  Publishing  periodic  reports  and  studies  of  signifi- 
cant value  to  engineering  colleges  and  co-operating  re- 
search agencies. 

Active  membership  in  the  Engineering  College  Re- 
search Council  is  confined  to  institutions  of  higher  educa- 
tion granting  degrees  in  engineering,  which  are  accredited 
by  the  Engineers'  Council  for  Professional  Development. 
All  four  engineering  departments  at  Bucknell  are  accredit- 
ed by  this  organization.  Member  institutions  must  also 
maintain  a  high  record  of  performance  in  engineering 
education  and  research. 

Other  Pennsylvania  schools  which  are  members  of  the 
E.  C.  R.  C.  are  Carnegie  Institute  of  Technology,  Lehigh 
University,  University  of  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania  State 
College  and  Swarthmore  College. 


Dr.  Claire  S.  ShellhamerTO  is  just  another  Bucknell 
woman  whci  has  niaiie  good.  Eollowing  her  graduation 
she  enrolled  in  the  University  of  Michigan  Medical  School 
and  received  the  M.D.  degree  in  1914.  Then  followed  a 
one-year  interneship  in  the  Woman's  Hospital  in  Boston. 

In  1916  she  entered  private  practice  in  Detroit  as  a  spe- 
cialist in  obstetrics  and  gynecology.  She  is  on  the  stafif  of 
the  Detroit  Woman's  Hospital,  is  an  examiner  in  the 
cancer  detection  clinic  and  also  for  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion and  the  Y.  W.  C.  A. 

Dr.  Shellhamer  lives  at  672  Maccabees,  Detroit,  Michi- 
gan. 


Horace  and  Earle 

(Continued  from  Page  7) 

(and  possibly  for  other  reasons),  he  has  not  been  able  to 
incorporate  his  poems  in  the  English  course  of  study. 

Trained  in  Latin  at  Bucknell  under  "Rocky"  (the  late 
revered  Dr.  Frank  E.  Rockwood)  and  "Bally"  (Dr.  F.  G. 
Ballentine,  now  head  of  the  Department  of  Latin),  he  is 
competent  in  Latin  but  has  not  taught  English  except  in 
the  evening  school  of  Fenn  College.  .-Vfter  graduating 
from  Bucknell,  W'ade  stayed  two  years  as  assistant  to  Pro- 
fessor Bromley  Smith  (public  speaking)  and  taught  Greek 
and  Latin  in  the  Academy. 

Mrs.  Wade  is  the  former  Winifred  Miller  "15.  They 
have  two  sons  and  live  at  3784  Lowell  Road,  Cleveland 
Heights  21,  Ohio. 

(Afterthought — The  book  mentioned  may  be  purchased  at 
the  above  addi^ess  fioni  the  author. — Ed.) 


June  1949 


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NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  ENGLAND  AREA 

The  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  Club  met  at  the  home  of  Air.  and 
Mrs.  J.  Charles  Jones  '42  (Marguerite  Strouse  '44)  on  the 
evening  of  May  10:  the  Capitol  District,  May  11,  at  Sche- 
nectady ;  Pittsfield,  IMass.,  May  12 ;  New  England,  May  13, 
at  Boston  :  and  Connecticut,  May  14,  at  Bridgeport. 

Alumni  Secretary  and  Mrs.  Frank  G.  Davis  were  cam- 
pus guests  at  all  meetings,  played  the  Owens  broadcast 
recording,  and  showed  movies  and  colored  pictures  of  the 
campus  at  all  meetings. 

ITHACA 

An  enthusiastic  group  of  Bucknellians  in  Ithaca,  feel- 
ing that  Elmira  is  a  bit  too  f.ar  away  for  attendance  at 
meetings,  decided  to  organize  its  own  club.  The  story  of 
the  organization  will  be  told  in  the  September  issue  of  the 
Alumnus. 

With  Professor  John  S.  Gold  '18  as  guest  of  honor,  the 
group  held  a  meeting  on  May  12  at  the  home  of  John  D. 
W.  Fetter  '13,  for  many  years  Baptist  student  pastor  at 
Cornell  University.  Andrew  Rice  '48  and  his  wife  were 
in  charge.  , 

MICHIGAN-TOLEDO 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  L.  Spencer  were  honor  guests  on 
April  18  at  a  meeting  in  Ann  Arbor  attended  by  thirty 

Bucknellians.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Arthur 
L.  Brandon,  A.  M. 
,v       -  '27    (Margaret 

AVeddell  '16)  were 
host  and  hostess 
in  their  home. 

President  Fred 
Vitale  '29  was  in 
charge  of  the  meet- 
ing and  President 
Spencer  w  a  s  the 
main  speaker.  His 
address  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  question 
period  lasting  until 
1 1 :00  p.  m.  Every- 
one had  a  grand 
time  and  the  group 
was  proud  to  have 
the  Spencers  as 
guests  at  what  was 
probably  their  final 
A  1  u  m  n  i  meeting 
during  the  present 
administration. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

The  Washington  Club  was  given  a  rare  treat  on  May 
14  at  the  Burlington  Hotel.  The  program  was  a  "Monte 
Carlo  Casino"  with  card  games,  dice  games,  roulette — even 
a  slot  machine.  Chips  were  free.  At  the.  beginning  Ernie 
Blanche  '38  gave  some  interesting  sidelights  on  his  spe- 
cialty, on  which  he  has  already  published  two  books — 
gambling.  (Incidentally,  his  new  book,  You  Can't  Win,  is 
published  by  the  Public  Aii'airs  Press,  2153  Florida  Ave., 
Washington  8,  D.  C,  and  costs  two  dollars  a  copy.) 


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SCRANTON 

This  club  is  showing  unusual  vitality.  One  indication 
is  the  following  program  o£  activities  : 

On  March  6,  1949,  members  of  the  executive  commit- 
tee met  at  the  home  of  Dr.  Robert  B.  Schultz  and  formu- 
kited  the  following  plans  for  the  coming  year,  contingent 
upon  the  success  of  the  first  big  meeting  : 

1.  Bucknell   Noonday   Luncheon,   April  29,    1949. 
Place  to  be  announced.    (C)rder  what  you  want) . 

2.  Pre-Commencement  Meeting.    7  :00  P.  M.,  Sat- 
urday, May  21,  1949.     (More  about  this  one). 

3.  Summer   Picnic.     Saturday,   August  20.    1949. 
Swimming,  Golf,  Mosquitoes,  etc. 

4.  Homecoming  Meeting.     7:00  P.  M.,  Saturday, 
October  8,  1949.     (All  about  football). 

5.  Anniversary  Dinner.  7  :00  P.  M.,  Saturday,  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1950.     (Election  of  Officers). 

LEHIGH  VALLEY 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Riale  (the  former  a  past-presi- 
dent) entertained  the  club  at  a  meeting  and  informal 
get-together  on  March  11.  New  officers  who  were 
elected  are :  George  Fritzinger  '26,  president ;  Dudley 
Waldner  '46,  vice-president ;  Mrs.  Carolyn  Minner 
Cressman  '41.  secretary-treasurer.  Plans  were  made 
for  a  picnic  in  June. 

PACIFIC-NORTHWEST 

Thirteen  persons  attended  the  club  meeting  held 
at  the  Edmund  Meany  Hotel  in  Seattle  on  February 
5  in  honor  of  Bucknell's  birthday.  H.  L.  (Hap)  Hunter 
'11  became  the  new  president;  Harry  Bastian  '12  vice- 
president;  Mrs.  Cecelia  Linch  Schloredt  '20  was  re- 
tained as  secretary ;  and  Corbett  Miller  x'20  was  voted 
treasurer.  Two  new  Seattle  residents  were  welcomed 
to  the  group :  Lars  Skjelbreia  '48  and  Ray  Hikida  x'49. 
A  party  celebrating  the  group's  second  birthday  is 
planned  for  next  September. 


Mrs.  Sarah  F.  Pomeroy  (96  on  May  24)  was  the 
honored  guest  at  a  party  in  Sunbury,  which  was  ar- 
ranged by  Charles  Fryling  '13,  president  of  the  Sun- 
bury  Alumni  Club  for  the  past  eighteen  years,  who 
has  long  been  a  friend  of  Mrs.  Pomeroy.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Institute  Class  of  '72. 

Another  Bucknellian  celebrating  in  May  is  Dr.  Wil- 
liam G.  Owens,  who  was  91  on  Mav  14. 


New   York   Metropolitan   Club,   Attention: 

President  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21  announces  a  Bucknell 
Open  House  at  Beekman  Tower,  3  Mitchell  Place,  49th  St. 
and  First  Ave.,  New  York  City  (can  be  reached  by  50th  St. 
crosstown  bus  or  the  First  Ave.  bus,  which  passes  the  door), 
from  4  :00  to  8  :00  P.  M.,  Sunday,  June  19.  Every  Bucknel- 
lian in  the  metropolitan  area  should  attend.  Total  cost,  75c. 
You  don't  need  to  notify  anyone.  Come  and  meet  your  friends. 


ROCHESTER  CLUB 

The  Rochester  Club  is  planning  a  picnic  for  June  18.  All 
Bucknell  students  from  that  area  and  all  Alumni  are  urged 
to  attend.  Communicate  with  Volnev  B.  Frankel,  president, 
899  Culver  Rd.,  Apt.  314,  Rochester  9,  X.  Y. 


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June  1949 


CUTTING  THE  DEMIE  BIRTHDAY  CAKE 
Left  to  liffht:     Louis  Kobey  'ot,  Amos  K.  Deibler  '9!>,  M.  A.  Carriiiger  '(10. 
Kenneth  W.  Slifer  'ao,  Herbert  L.  Spencer  and  Lawrence  W.  Lawson  '22. 

Delta  Sigma  Celebrates  Golden 
Anniversary 

Delta  Sigma  Fraternity  celebrated  the  fiftieth  anniver- 
sary of  its  founding  the  weekend  of  April  29.  Amos  K. 
Deibler  '99,  M.  A.  Carringer  '00  and  Charles  H.  Miller  '00, 
all  founders  of  the  fraternity,  and  126  other  Alumni  were 
on  hand  to  make  the  occasion  a  great  success. 

The  activities  began  Friday  night  with  the  presentation 
of  the  tliirty-fifth  annual  Demie  play.  This  year  two  one- 
act  melodramas,  Coiiiiii  Round  the  'Mountain  and  He  Ain't 
Done  Right  by  Nell,  were  performed.  Both  were  well 
received  by  an  audience  that  "hissed  the  villain  and  ap- 
plauded virtue."  The  play  was  followed  by  a  bull  session 
at  the  house.  Movies  of  a  typical  Demie  weekend  were 
shown. 

Saturday  a  scheduled  active-alumni  softball  game  gave 
way  to  volleyball  in  Davis  Gym  as  a  steady  rain  poured 
down  in  the  morning.  The  afternoon  found  the  skies  fair, 
however.  Over  forty  faculty  and  administration  mem- 
bers appeared  at  a  tea  in  the  house. 

The  official  anniversary  banquet  was  held  at  the  Wo- 
men's College  Dining  Hall  Saturday  night.  Louis  W. 
Robey  '04  acted  as  toastmaster.  The  main  speakers  were 
Paul  J.  Abraham  '10,  Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '26,  Herbert  L. 
Spencer  and  Amos  K.  Deibler  '99.  Other  speakers  includ- 
ed Lawrence  W.  Lawson  '22,  newly-elected  successor  to 
Slifer  as  Alumni  president,  Stanley  P.  Davies  '12  and  S. 
Homer  Smith  '07.  Richard  M.  Gray  '42  led  the  group  in 
a  number  of  tunes  from  a  new  book  of  the  fraternity's 
songs  which  he  edited.  Each  of  the  original  Founders  was 
presented  with  a  gold-leather-bound  vokime  of  a  history  of 
Delta  Sigma,  written  by  Harry  R.  Warfel  '20  and  recently 
published. 

Activities  of  the  weekend  were  concluded  Sunday 
morning  when  Dr.  Edwin  E.  Aubrey  '19  delivered  a  ser- 
mon on  "Life's  Finest  Gift"  in  a  special  service  at  the 
Lewisburg  Baptist  Church. 


Bucknell  Research  Council  Formed 

A  Faculty  Research  Committee  has  been  formed  on  the 
campus  with  the  purpose  of  encouraging  facult)'  and  stu- 
dent research  in  all  iields,  especially  those  of  engineering 
and  science. 

Purposes  are : 

1.  To  encourage  research  and  publication. 

2.  To  gi\e  aid  to  such  research  acti\-ities. 

,3.  To  have  an  organization  through  which  the  Univer- 
sity can  best  deal  with  industrial  governmental  agencies  in 
a  businesslike  manner  in  order  to  obtain  research  fellow- 
ships, grants-in-aid  or  research  contracts. 

Members  of  the  committee  are ;  Dr.  Lester  P.  Fowle, 
University  physician  and  assistant  professor  of  anatomy  ; 
Dr.  W.  Norwood  Lowry,  professor  of  physics;  Dr.  John 
W.  Rice,  professor  of  bacteriology:  Sherman  K.  Reed, 
instructor  in  chemistry  ;  and  Warren  D.  Garman,  associate 
professor  of  mechanical  engineering.  Dr.  Albert  H.  Coop- 
er, prolessor  of  chemical  engineering,  is  committee  chair- 
man. 


If  .you  had  it  to  do  over,  would  you  pursue  the  same 
way  of  life  at  Bucknell  ?  What  advice  would  you  ofTer  to 
a  beginning  freshman?  There  will  be  some  six  hundred 
young  men  and  women  entering  the  College  on  the  Hill  in 
Se]3tember.  Take  out  a  spot  of.  time  and  give  them  ;i 
helpful  pointer  or  two. 


PHI  MU 

Phi  Mus  on  campus  were  hostesses  at  the  largest  dis- 
trict convention  in  District  HPs  history,  entertaining  some 
150  collegiate  delegates  and  alumni. 

A  pledge  retreat  was  held  last  fall  for  the  purpose  of 
orienting  the  eighteen  pledges  in  sorority  and  campus  mat- 
ters. Six  pledges  and  two  actives  have  recently  been 
initiated  into  Alpha  Lambda  Delta,  freshman  women's 
honorary.  Phi  Mu  is  also  represented  \)y  twelve  new  initi- 
ates into  five  honorary  fraternities.  Various  members 
have  distinguished  themselves  in  campus  activities.  Among 
our  group  we  have  Senate  members,  counselors,  a  Junior 
Prom  queen.  C.  A.  cabinet  ofiicers.  Honor  House  residents, 
Panhellenic  officers  and  class  officers. 


PHI  MU  CONVENTION  NOTES 

One  hundred  and  forty-one  Phi  Mus  assembled  on  the 
Bucknell  campus  the  week-end  of  April  22  for  their  Dis- 
trict HI  Convention.  It  was  the"  largest  ever  held  in  the 
District,  which  is  composed  of  the  University  of  Pitts-- 
burgh,  Gettysburg,  Dickinson,  The  Pennsylvania  State 
College,  Bucknell  (in  Pennsylvania),  Bethany,  and  Da- 
vis and  Elkins  (in  West  Virginia). 

Round-table  conferences,  a  Pan-Hellenic  coffee  hour, 
a  get-acquainted  party  (with  Beta  Kappa  Chapter  of 
Bucknell  as  hostesses),  two  luncheons  and  a  formal  initia- 
tion followed  by  a  banquet  comprised  the  three-day  pro- 
gram. The  banquet,  held  at  the  Lewisburg  Inn,  had  as  its 
theme  "Our  Phi  Mu  Dream."  Mrs.  Joseph  Kelly  ( Emily 
Devine  '21),  toastmistress,  was  introduced  to  the  delegates 
and    guests    by    her    daughter,    Mrs.    Spencer    Carlough 


June  1949 


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(Emily  Kelly  '46),  comeiition  chairman.  District  awards 
were  presented  and  the  Rncknell  chapter  received  the  cup 
for  the  greatest  improvement  in  scholarship. 

Four  national  officers  were  present.  Eight  additional 
prominent  Bucknellians  served  as  committee  chairmen. 

(  )ne  of  the  country's  oldest  sororities,  Phi  Mu  was 
f,ounded  in  1852  at  Wesleyan  College,  Macon,  Georgia. 


PI  RUT  A  PHI 

Pi  Beta  Phi  hel<l  its  annual  Pledge  Dance  at  tiie  Laml)- 
da  Chi  house,  with  "Pi  Phi  Belles"  as  the  theme.  At  that 
time  we  presented  our  twenty  pledges  with  an  effective 
Christmas  atmosphere.  Our  annual  party  for  underpriv- 
ileged children  was  given  with  the  Phi  Psis,  as  always. 

Members  of  Beta  Chapter  have  taken  a  good  share  in 
honors,  with  girls  on  Mortar  Board,  in  Honor  House,  six 
counselors  to  freshman  women,  vice-president  of  W.  S. 
G.  A.,  assistant  editor  of  L' Agenda,  C.  A.  Cabinet  mem- 
bers, three  Junior  Prom  candidates  and  three  Senior  Prom 
Queen  candidates.  Junior  Class  vice-president,  one  mem- 
ber in  Who's  Who,  three  on  W.  A.  A.  Board  and  six  dorm 
officers.  Prospects  for  next  year  look  equally  hopeful  to 
Pi  Phi.  As  a  result  of  "moving  up  day"  the  new  W.  .S.  G. 
.A.  president  and  four  Senate  members  are  Pi  Phis,  two 
counselors,  and  two  class  officers.  Two  girls  are  candi- 
dates for  May  Queen. 

As  the  year  comes  to  a  close,  we  look  forward  to  (jur 
spring  dinner  dance,  and  svmposiimi,  the  latter  l)eing  held 
on  June  4. 

;{:  *  :{: 

ALPHA  CHI  OMEGA 

Alpha  Chi  Omega  began  the  year  with  many  of  our 
girls  in  prominent  positions,  such  as  W.  S.  G.  A.  president, 
W.  A.  A.  president,  Panhellenic  president,  four  girls  in 
Honor  House  and  two  in  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

We  pledged  seventeen  grand  girls. 

Late  in  November  we  had  our  annual  pledge  dance  in 
Hunt  Rec  Room.  The  dance  was  called  The  Rainbow 
Ball.  In  December  we  held  our  party  with  the  Sigma  Chis 
for  the  underprivileged  children. 

Along  the  sports  line.  Eta  chapter  was  proud  to  win 
two  cups,  the  basketball  cup  and  the  bowling  cup.  Bad- 
minton and  Softball  are  being  played  now. 

This  spring  we  held  two  initiations  in  order  that  all  the 
girls  could  be  initiated.  On  April  6,  the  pledges  held  a 
treasure  hunt  for  the  actives.  Also  in  .\pril  three  of  our 
girls  took  part  in  the  Mu  Phi  Epsilon  song  contest. 

The  Alpha  Chis  sold  cookies  and  cakes,  made  by  our 
patronesses,  at  the  May  Day  festivities. 

Symposium  will  be  held  at  the  Lewisburg  Inn  on  Sat- 
urday evening.  May  28. 


DELTA  DELTA  DELTA 

Delta  Delta  Delta  started  the  new  year  by  adding  the 
names  o£  sixteen  new  pledges  to  our  sorority  roll  call.  Our 
list  of  social  activities  included  the  pledge  banquet  and 
dance  in  November,  the  Pine  Party  at  Christmas,  cozies, 
alumnae  teas,  initiations  and  the  Spring  Dance  at  the  SAE 
house. 

Sports  claimed  our  attention,  too.  Our  volleyball  team 
won  the  volleyball  championship,  and  we  placed  a  close 
second  in  the  playoffs  of  the  basketball  tournament.  Now, 
we  have  high  hopes  of  adding  the  Softball  cup  to  our  collec- 


tion. Then,  of  course,  our  trio  won  first  place  in  the  Inter- 
Sorority  Song  Contest,  sponsored  by  Mu  Phi  Epsilon. 
.'\nd  a  Tri-Delt  was  crowned  queen  of  the  senior  class  at 
the  Mardi  Gras  Ball. 


DELTA  ZETA 

Delta  Zeta's  dance  for  our  nineteen  wonderful  pledges 
was  held  in  November  at  the  Demie  house.  The  theme  was 
"l-'irst   Nighter." 

In  December  we  were  honored  by  a  four-day  visit  from 
our  national  secretary  and  our  province  director.  Then 
came  the  mock  rush  party  given  by  the  pledges,  a  tea  for 
our  patronesses,  the  trio  contest,  election  and  initiation  and 
State  Day  when  we  played  hostess  to  Delta  Zetas  from 
George  Washington  University,  University  of  Pittsburgh 
and  Pennsylvania  State  College. 

We  are  especially  proud  of  this  year's  vice-president, 
who  was  just  initiated  into  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

At  our  initiation  banquet  for  the  new  actives  on  April 
12,  engraved  bracelets  were  awarded  to  the  pledge  with 
the  highest  scholarship  and  to  the  "ideal  pledge."  On  May 
14  we're  planning  a  picnic  for  the  orphans.  Then  on  May 
21  will  be  our  annual  "Senior  Sencioft'"  in  honor  of  our 
seniors.  The  year  will  be  brought  to  a  solemn  but  happy 
close  with  our  Symposium  on  May  28. 


KAPPA  DELTA 

Kappa  Delta  welcomed  seventeen  new  actives  at  their 
recent  initiation.  This  brings  our  chapter's  active  enroll- 
ment to  fifty-one  with  four  pledges. 

In  conjunction  with  our  pledge  banquet  the  Founders' 
Day  celebration  was  held  in  (~)ctober.  The  "K  D  Snow 
Ball"  found  the  Kappa  Deltas  donning  evening  gowns  for 
their  annual  jiledge  dance.  The  K.  D.'s  and  Phi  Gam's 
ga\'e  a  Christmas  party  at  the  Fiji  House  for  twenty  chil- 
dren in  the  community.  During  the  year  the  Chapter 
entertained  the  patronesses  at  a  tea  and  dessert  bridge. 
Kappa  Delta  was  hostess  to  Pi  Beta  Phi  and  Delta  Delta 
for  cozies.  The  spring  social  event  for  the  chapter  includ- 
ed a  picnic  at  Half  Way  Dam.  Symposium  will  be  held 
Saturday,  May  21,  at  the  Lewisburg  Inn.  K.  D.'s  hope  to 
retain  the  All- Year  Sports  Trophy. 

K.  D.'s  hold  the  following  honors:  ]]'ho's  Who  in 
American  Colleges;  President  of  Mortar  Board  ;  and  three 
occupants  of  Honor  House ;  business  manager  and  associ- 
ate editor  of  L' Agenda  ;  Cap  and  Dagger  president  and  vice 
president ;  two  of  the  I.  R.  C.  officers  and  the  president  of 
the  World  Federalists  group  :  K.  D.  is  represented  on  Sen- 
ate, in  the  Women's  Student  (Government,  in  Radio  Work- 
shop, and  in  various  honoraries. 


KAPPA  KAPPA  GAMMA 

This  year  was  highlighted  by  our  installation  (we  were 
formerly  Alpha  Sigma  Alpha,  founded  in  1946)  into  the 
national  fraternity,  which  took  place  on  October  30  and  31. 
Our  installation  was  attended  by  national  and  province 
officers  and  many  other  guests  from  active  and  alumnae 
chapters.  Delta  Alpha  chapter  at  Penn  State  was  our 
installing  chapter. 

Rushing  this  year  yielded  twenty  fine  pledges.  Initia- 
tion for  fourteen  pledges  took  place  on  Saturday,  April  23. 
Our  active  chapter  now  consists  of  forty  members. 

Our  pledge  dance  took  place  on  January  8.     It  was 


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called  "Kappa  Keynote"  and  the  decorations  were  predom- 
inately light  and  dark  blue,  our  colors,  with  the  golden  key 
also  brought  in.  Teas  for  patronesses  were  given  in  No- 
\'ember  and  May  and  a  spring  picnic  April  15. 

We  participated  in  the  inter-sorority  volleyball,  basket- 
Ijall  and  softball  tournaments. 

We  have  two  Mortar  Board  members  and  two  men- 
tioned in  IVIio's  Who  in  Aiiierican  Colleges.  One  Kappa 
was  a  junior  counselor  and  two  more  girls  were  elected  for 
counselorship  for  next  year.  A  Kappa  was  chosen  Sweet- 
heart of  Sigma  Chi  during  Houseparty  Weekend  this 
spring. 


PHI  ALPHA  PI 

Phi  Alpha  Pi  has  only  been  on  Bucknell's  campus  for 
the  past  two  and  one-half  years.  Founded  by  a  small 
group  for  the  purpose  of  securing  an  interracial,  interreli- 
gious  band  within  sorority  as  well  as  without,  it  has  been 
steadily  growing  and  improving  itself. 

Since  its  inception  Phi  Alpha  Pi  has  twice  won  the 
scholarship  cup — once  this  past  semester — and  is  making 
rapid  advance  in  athletics — and  socially. 

In  the  past  month  the  Phi  Lams  ha\e  become  our 
brothers  officially,  and  the  two  groups  have  set  up  as  one 
of,  their  aims  sponsoring  a  picnic  every  spring  for  under- 
privileged children. 

The  latest  addition  to  our  suite  has  been  a  Magnovox 
radio-phonograph. 


KAPPA  DELTA  RHO 

In  the  field  of  sports  Kappa  Delta  Rho  has  shown  a 
decided  improvement  over  the  past  few  years  and  has 
turned  out  a  representative  team  in  every  event.  The  soc- 
cer team  finished  third  in  its  division.  In  winter  intra- 
mural competition,  KDR  entered  full  teams.  The  bowling 
team  won  in  its  league  and  lost  out  to  SAE,  the  eventual 
winner  in  the  semi-finals. 

In  the  field  of  scholarship  KDR  finished  second  among 
all  the  fraternities. 

The  fraternity  has  held  four  major  dances  and  several 
open-house  parties.  House  Party  Weekend  was  the  big 
event. 

KDR  looks  hopefully  to  the  future  in  scholastic,  social 
and  athletic  areas. 


KAPPA  SIGMA 

In  Kappa  Sigma  achievement  has  been  the  password. 
Two  intramural  cups,  tennis  and  track,  have  been  attained, 
helping  greatly  in  the  intramural  race  in  which  they  now 
place  second. 

With  Softball  now  under  way,  the  Kappa  Sigs  are  look- 
ing forward  with  anticipation  to  their  second  consecutive 
Softball  trophy. 

The  Black  and  White  Formal  at  Flouse  Party  this  year 


again  topped  the  social  register.     Music  was  by  Johnny 
McGowen. 

Able  support  of  the  Alumni  has  enabled  Alpha  Phi  to 
start  construction  on  a  new  house  addition.  An  enlarged 
dining  room  with  a  seating  capacity  of  eighty-four,  a  new 
kitchen  and  extra  room  facilities  which  will  accommodate 
twelve  more  men.  as  well  as  an  enclosed  porch  along  the 
north  side  of.  the  dining  room,  will  be  included  in  the  new 
$53,000  addition. 

it=  *  * 

PHI  KAPPA  PSI 

Phi  Kappa  Psi,  with  the  help  of  a  total  of  twenty-one 
pledges,  started  the  intramural  season  auspiciously  by  win- 
ning our  second  straight  cross-country  trophy  and  contin- 
ued in  the  thick  of  the  intramural  battle. 

With  House  Party  Week-end,  Phi  Psi  just  about  com- 
pleted a  very  extensive  social  program.  Things  started 
rolling  with  the  annual  pledge  dance,  kept  up  at  the  Christ- 
mas Dance,  and  hit  a  high  with  the  Jeff-Duo-Ship-Wreck 
Week-end. 

This  past  summer  saw  several  changes  in  the  exterior 
and  interior  of  the  house,  along  with  the  development  of 
intensive  plans  for  other  renovations.  Foremost  among 
the  latter  are  the  contemplated  addition  to  the  present 
kitchen  and  the  building  of  a  game  room  to  represent  a  liv- 
ing war  memorial  to  those  brothers  of  Penns3dvania  Gam- 
ma who  gave  their  lives  in  World  War  II. 


SIGMA  ALPHA  MU 

Sigma  Alpha  Mu  walked  off  for  the  second  time  in  a 
row  with  the  Rush  Kress  Sigma  Chi  Foundation  Scholar- 
ship Cup.  Out  of  five  awards  since  the  inception  of  the 
trophy,  SAM  has  taken  it  three  times. 

Out  of  a  total  o£  22  initiates  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  four 
were  members  of  the  fraternity.  In  addition,  one  frater 
was  tapped  by  Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  national  men's  lead- 
ership honorary. 

In  extra-curricular  activities,  S.~VM  men  serve  as  the 
president  of  the  International  Relations  Club,  president  of 
Hillel,  secretary-treasurer  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Chemical  Engineers,  secretary  of  Phi  Sigma  (biology  hon- 
orary) ,  vice-president  of  the  French  Club,  managing  editor 
of  The  BuekncUian.  and  features  editor  of  Sqiiirl.  A  num- 
ber of  others  have  been  initiated  into  the  honorary  clubs  of 
mathematics,  political  science,  biology,  history,  music, 
economics  and  freshmen. 

The  fraternity  is  still  supporting  our  little  French  girl. 
Marguerite  Szajn,  who  writes  us  (in  the  original  French) 
every  month.  When  last  heard  from,  she  was  vacationing 
on  the  Cote  d'Azur. 

SIGMA  CHI 

Kappa  Chapter  of  Sigma  Chi  is  doing  its  share  in  Buck- 
nell's spring  sports,  with  a  good  turnout  for  baseball  and 
tennis.  Sigma  Chis  just  about  take  over  in  baseball,  broth- 
ers serving  as  captain,  first  liaseman,  second  baseman,  cen- 
ter field,  left  field,  pitcher  and  two  utility  men. 

Brother  Stec  is  the  big  gun  of  the  Bison  Varsity  nine. 
He  got  two  singles,  two  doubles,  one  triple  and  two  home 
runs  in  his  first  thirteen  trips  to  the  plate. 

Two  of  Kappa  Chapter  are  on  the  Bison  net  squad. 
One  of  these  men  has  been  chosen  for  Omicron  Delta 
Kappa,  men's  leadership  fraternity.  House  Party  this 
year  was  a  great  success. 


June   1949 


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Class  Reports 


Class  of  1899 
Reunion    Year 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  J.  C.  Downs 

(Gertrude  Stephens) 

ollZ  W'ainbell  Ave.,  Pittsburgh  16.  Pa, 
Golden  Jubilee  for  '99-ers,  June  4,  1949 

The  mail  at  noon  toda\-  brought  a 
brief  letter  from  O.  R.  LeVan  (Doc), 
conveying  word  of  his  inability  to  be 
present  at  our  reunion  Saturday,  June 
4,  owing  to  a  stroke  suffered  in  April. 
1947.  This  will  be  the  first  reunion  Doc 
has  missed  and  we  will  miss  him  as  he 
always  carried  good  cheer  with  him. 
His  address  is  Fairview  St.,   IVIohnton, 

William  Engle's  address  is  changed 
to  118  S.  Front  St.,  Sunbury. 

We  hope  every  able-bodied  99'er  is 
planning  to  be  in  Lewisbur.g  for  our 
Golden    Jubilee,    Saturday,    June    4. 

Class  of  1905 


SANG    DE    BOEUF 

by  Edith  Fetherston  '05,  r02,  AM  '08 

A  one-man  showing  of  twenty-five 
paintings  by  Mrs.  Edith  Kelly  Fetherston 
was  held  in  Roberts  Hall,  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity, from  March  20  to  April  2,  1949. 
Over  five  hundred  art  enthusiasts  attend- 
ed the  reception  in  Roberts  Hall  on  March 
20.  Mrs.  Fetherston's  paintings  have  been 
shown  in  exhibits  of  the  Carnegie  Insti- 
tute in  Pittsburgh  and  in  a  one-man  show 
at  the  Ferargil  Galleries  in  New  York 
City. 


Class  of  1907 

Class  Reporter:    Leo  L.  Rockwell 

49  Broad  St.,  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

TWO  THOUSAND  YEARS   OF  1907 

The  Unfinished  Story  of  a  Class 

William  Carpenter  Kelly  joined  our 
class  late  in  its  four-year  course — 
transferring,  I  think,  from  Penn  State. 
After   graduation   he   took   a   course   in 


dentistry  and  located  at  State  College. 
He  married  Sarah  Ellen  Meyer  of  the 
Class  of  1911.  Their  residence  is  at 
Rebersbur.g. 

Kathryn  May  King  left  college  to  re- 
turn to  her  home  in  Reynoldsville. 
Here  for  many  years  she  has  been 
keeping  house  and  caring  for  the  office 
of  her  brother,  who  is  a  physician.  She 
is  also  active  in  Baptist  circles  and  is 
organist  in  the  First  Baptist  Church 
of   Reynoldsville. 

Lulu  Ethel  Kline  Blackney  (Mrs.  D. 
W)  left  college  before  graduation.  She 
spent  some  time  in  Alaska,  then 
married  and  settled  in  Seattle.  As  late 
as  May,  1945,  her  residence  was  516 
Circle  St.,  San  Antonio,  Texas,  but 
since  then  we've  lost  track  of  her.  Can 
any    classmate    be    of   assistance   here? 

Paul  Levan  Knorr  was  with  the  class 
for  part  of  the  freshman  year.  Who 
knows  what  became  of  him? 

Frank  Joseph  Kraemer  is  another  x- 
er  who  was  with  us  only  one  year.  He 
transferred  to  Lehigh  L'niversity,  from 
which  (I  tliink)  he  graduated  with  an 
engineering    degree. 

Class  of  1912 
Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  Maze  Callahan 

HOUSEKNECHT 

108  W.  Penn  St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 

From  Ruby  Stuck  O'Leary  and  Tim 
x'14: 

Dear  Maze: 

I  know  we  have  the  best  reporter  on 
the  ALUMNI  MONTHLY.  The 
write-ups  are  different,  they're  new  and 
tliey  surely  are  interesting. 

Love, 

Ruby. 

She  just  better  hand  out  her  bouquets 
— she  got  me  in  on  this.  Remember  at 
the  reunion,  when  she  made  her 
speech?  She  said  she  believed  she  was 
the  most  happily  married  (guess  she 
hasn't  seen  my  prize  package) — then 
said  that  the  Class  of  1912  never  had 
any  news.    I  still  haven't  forgiven  her. 

Helen  Ruth  writes  from  Trenton, 
N.  J.: 

Dear   Maze: 

It  is  fun.  reading  your  reporting; 
keep  it  up.  Some  day,  when  I  am  not 
too  busy,  I  shall  write  you  a  detailed 
account  of  my  life  and  work.  I  smiled 
when  I  read  your  little  account  of  me 
in  the  Alumni  News.  My  apartment 
is  in  the  Contemporary  Club.  However, 
I  am  still  engaged  in  public  school 
work,  although  I  discontinued  my 
summer  teaching  at  Temple  several 
years  ago.  Early  in  my  career  I  was 
head  of  the  Math.  Dept.  in  Girls'  High 
School,  but  have  long  since  turned  to 
school  library  work.  At  present  time 
I  am  at  Jr.  4.  Have  added  A.  B.,  M. 
S.,  and  B.  S.  to  my  name,  but  no  Mrs. 

Hastily, 

Helen    Ruth. 


1  wrote  to  Helen  to  tell  her  "she 
cciulfhi't  have  everything."  1  believe 
"V'era  Frost,  Helen  Ruth  and  Sue 
Weddell  are  the  only  girls  in  our  class 
who  didn't  marry.  I  don't  know  if  we 
should  give  them  a  big  hand  or  tell 
them  how  much  they  have  missed. 
.\ny\vay,  they  are  to  be  commended  for 
tlieir  remarkable  careers.  They  surely 
didn't  major  in  cooking,  dish  washing, 
ironing  shirts  and  washing  diapers. 
These  "dear  old  grandmothers"  have 
it  all   to  do  over  again. 

To  be  more  serious,  I  just  wonder 
if  any  ot  the  classes  can  "top"  the 
,urand  picture  and  write-up  of  Sue 
Weddell  which  appeared  in  the  Decem- 
ber issue.  Sue  has  promised  to  come 
back  to  our  next  reunion — all  three 
might  be  retired  or  tired  by  that  time. 
Here's   hoping. 

Remember  Mary  Jameson  '11?  She 
is  now  Mrs.  J.  H.  Cohvell,  101  Mahon- 
ing St.,  Danville,  Pa.  I  had  this  little 
note  at  Christmas  time: 

Dear  Maze: 

Every  time  the  Alumnus  arrives  I 
think,  "This  time  I  am  going  to  tell 
Maze  what  I  think  of  her  reporting." 
Now  this  time  I  am  doing  just  that. 

I  think  your  report  is  grand.  It 
"makes"  the  Alumnus  for  me,  not  just 
because  I  know  nearly  all  the  people 
you  contact  but  I'm  interested  to  know 
liow  you  made  out  with  your  wedding" 
petticoat.  You  are  an  energetic  soul, 
and  I  enjoy  your  report — every  bit  of 
it.  Do  you  ever  see  Hannah  Bertin 
x'13?  Merry  Christmas  to  you  and 
yours. 

Mary  Jameson  Colwell. 

"Mary"  and  "Cobby"  used  to  room 
next  to  me  at  the  "Sem".  I  remember 
sneaking  in  early  in  the  a.  m.  to  put 
down  their  window  so  the  "old  girls" 
could   get  a   few   more   winks. 

Blanche  Stoner  Wood  '05  and  I  at- 
tended the  Bucknell  Birthday  Party  at 
the  Elks  Club  in  Williamsport.  Among 
the  "old  folks"  attending  were  Charles 
Bidlespacher  '01;  Mrs.  Sue  H  e  i  ni 
Little,  Williamsport;  Ernest  Burrows 
'07  and  Mrs.  Burrows,  Lee  Sprout  '10 
and  Mrs.  Sprout,  Picture  Rocks;  Eliza- 
beth Champion  King  '18,  Montours- 
ville.  In  looking  over  the  crowd,  I 
believe  the  older  generation  is  holding 
up  as  well  as  can  be  expected  during" 
the  inflation  and  deflation  and  the  high 
■price  of  butter.  Dean  Musser  gave  a 
very  splendid  talk  on  "Life  on  the 
Campus  Today."  He  mentioned  the 
names  of  Dr.  Harris,  Dr.  (Pop)  Per- 
rinc.  Dr.  Rockwood,  Prof.  Leo  Rock- 
well. Do  these  names  recall  any  fond 
memories?  Remember  when  Prexy 
used  to  call  on  Helen  Levegood  in 
psychology  class?  "The  next.  Miss 
Levegood;  go  on  with  the  next."  Leo 
Rockwell,  I  believe,  began  his  first 
year  teaching  us  German.  He  was  so 
shy  and  most  embarrassed  "wdien  he 
called  on  the  girls  to  recite.  Suppose 
he  is  quite  settled  now,  since  he  has 
three  girls  of  his  own.  Do  you  know 
one  name  that  was  forgotten?  Prof. 
Colestock.     The    proud    Papa    who   al- 


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June  1949 


ways  announced  a  newcomer  by  writ- 
ing on  his  blackboard.  I  kinda  believe 
we  had  a  recess  on  such  occasions. 

Class  of  1922 

Class  Reporter:     Philip  Campbell, 
315  E.  Front  St.,  Danville,  Pa. 

Thomas  R.  Stein  has  been  appointed 
resident  manager  of  the  Falls  Division 
of  the  Minnesota  and  Ontario  Paper 
Co.,  a  300-million-dollar  corporation. 
Tom's  well  earned  promotion  comes  in 
recognition  of  his  fine  record  in  in- 
dustrial engineering  and  management 
for  his  company  over  the  past  thirteen 
years.  The  Minnesota  firm  is  one  of 
the  largest  paper  manufacturers  in  the 
United  States,  having  six  million  acres 
of  timber,  six  hundred  miles  of  rail- 
road and  a  plant  a  half-mile  long.  The 
company  also  manufactures  insulite.  a 
leading  building  material.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Stein  reside  at  210  Tenth  Ave.,  Inter- 
national Falls,  Minn. 

Ethel  Richardson  (Mrs.  Arthur  A. 
Weidner)  now  lives  at  "The  Lindens", 
Olney,  Md.,  a  country  estate  near 
Washington,  D.  C.  She  says  the  "wel- 
come sign"  is  always  out  for  any  22'ers 
passing  by.  Ethel's  husband  is  a 
registered  architect  in  the  Canitol  city. 
They  have  recently  become  proud 
grandparents  for   the   second  time. 

Lawrence  Lawson,  Saltsburg,  was 
named  president  of  the  Delta  Sigma 
Alumni  at  their  fiftieth  anniversary 
meeting  in  April. 

Class  of  1942 

Class  Reporter:     Don  L.  Hopkins 

1.328  S.  George  Mason  Dr.   Arlington,  Va 

The  Arthur  J.  Denneys  (Ruth  M. 
Hansen  x'45)  are  living  at  47  Brixton 
Rd.,  Briar  Clifi  Park,  Merrick.  L.  L, 
N.  Y.  Art  is  an  assistant  furniture 
buyer  for  Abraham  and   Straus. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  J.  Collinson  may 
be  reached  at  429  Chapel  Hill  Road. 
R.  F.  D.,  Red  Bank,  N.  J.  Dan  finished 
up  his  med  work  at  Jefferson  in  Phila- 
delphia. 

Nezo  addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald 
H.  Sholl  (Janet  Bold  '43),  244- A  Hill- 
crest  Ave.,  CoUingswood,  N.  J.;  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Herbert  W.  Wilkinson, 
(Anne  Dunkelberger  '41),  300  Elm 
Avenue,  Hollidaysburg;  and  to  this 
list  I  must  add  my  own,  which  now 
reads,  Don  L.  Hopkins,  1328  So. 
George    Mason    Drive,    Arlington,    Va. 

Class  of  1943 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  Earle  E.  Benton 
(Norene  Bond) 

411  Boyd  St.,  Camden,  N.  J. 

Elaine  Dylla  is  taking  courses  at  the 
N.  Y.  School  of  Social  Work  while 
working  with  the  teen-age  group  at 
the   YWCA   in    Greenwich,    Conn. 

The  latest  address  for  the  James 
Diffenderfers  (Sally  Fry  '44)  is  113 
Chamberlain  Dr.,  Buffalo  10,  N.  Y 
They  have  two  little  girls  now,  Jane 
and   Peggy. 

Mary  (Orso)  and  Johnny  Johannesen 
are  in  Cleveland,  O.,  where  Johnny  has 
been  teaching  counseling  and  getting 
his  master's  at  Case   Institute. 

Neiu  addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert 
H.    Morris    (Kathleen    Marshall),    35.'; 


Marshall  St.,  Ridgewood,  N.  J.;  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Stanley  C.  Marshall  (Alice 
Zindel  '42),  3537  W.  Walnut  St..  Chi- 
cago, 111.;  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  L. 
Melenyzer  (Mary  E.  Berry  M.  S.  '42). 
1001   Medical  Arts  Bldg.,  San  Antonio 

5,  Texas. 

Class  of  1944 

Reunion    Year 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  Robert  F.  Baker 

(Honey  Rhinesmith) 

Lindys  Lake,  R.  D.,  Butler,  N.  J. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Russell  Allen  (Carolyn 
E.  Day  x'44)  announce  the  arrival  of 
John  Russell  on  April  10.  1949.  The 
Aliens  are  living  at  il  Main  St.,  Butler. 
N.  J. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bill  Mardaga  write 
that  a  daughter,  Dana  Louise,  was  born 
in  Newark  on  December  7,  1948.  Bill 
is  a  petroleum  engineer  with  the  Esso 
Standard  Oil  Co.  and  works  in  the 
same  office  with  Dave  Lewis  and  Bud 
Heuer. 

Mrs.  Peter  W.  Elkington  (Harriet 
Francke)  writes  that  she  has  been 
married  since  December,  1945,  and 
that  Jane,  age  two,  has  a  sister  Eliza- 
beth, just  two  months  old.  The  Elk- 
ingtons  live  at  704  Locust  Ave.,  Phila- 
delphia  44. 

Betty  Evans  became  !Mrs.  Ralph  C. 
Franklin    in    Singapore    on    November 

6.  1948.  Her  present  address  is:  c/o 
U.  S.  Rubber  Co.,  Myers  Building.  Port 
Area,   Manila.  Philippines. 

News  is  scarce  these  days,  so  please 
keep  our  class  in  evidence  by  sending 
on  anything  about  yourselves  or  other 
members  from  '44.  Don't  ignore  this 
plea — I'm  getting  just  desperate 
enough  to  start  making  up  a  few  things'. 


1881 

New  Address:  Mrs.  Eugene  Fry 
(Mary  J.  Frear),  189  Carey  Ave., 
Wilkes-Barre. 

1896 

Nezv  Address:  Milton  Loeb,  11501 
Petosky,  Detroit  4,   Mich. 

1903 

Roger  H.  Williams  A.  M.  '05,  D.  D., 
Eastern  University.  '33,  pastor  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  of  Greensburg, 
concluded  a  twenty-one-vear  pastorate 
a  short  time  ago.  During  the  past 
thirteen  years  h  i  s  Sunday  morning 
preaching  service  has  been  broadcast 
over  the  local  radio  station,  and  his 
messages  have  been  heard  in  five  states. 
At  the  present  time  Dr.  Williams  is 
servin.g  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Managers  of  the  Pennsylvania  Baptist 
Convention  and  as  chairman  of  the 
State  Mission  Committee.  Mrs.  \\'il- 
lianis    is    the    former    Nelle    E.    Hower 


r98.     They    have    two    daughters    and 
one  son. 

1914 
Reunion    Year 
A'cif  .Iddress:     Florence   I.   Reimen- 
snyder,  124  Alahoning  St..  Milton. 

1915 

iV("c'  Address:  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Fred 
H.  Fahringer,  Sr.  (Edna  Sayenga  x'17), 
4(il8  I'owler  Court  Apt.  35,  Everett, 
Wash. 

1917 

A'ccc  .-Iddress:  Mrs.  Alfred  Hermann 
(Julia  Karmilowicz  D.S.,  El.  '17),  99 
N.   Atherton  Ave.,   Kingston. 

1920 

Neti'  Address:  Julius  F.  Seebach,  Jr., 
Hotel  Wellington,  7th  Ave.  and  55th 
St.,  New  York  19,  N.  Y. 

1923 

Nezv  Address:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles 
L,  Steiner,  Jr.  (Ruth  Peck  '24).  5159 
Edgeware   Rd..   San  Diego  4.   Calif. 

1931 

A'Vrt'  Addresses:  Idris  W.  Jones,  1352 
Locust  Rd..  N.  W..  \Vashington  12.  D. 
C:  Russell  H.  Swisher  x'31,  930  Wal- 
bridge  Bldg.,  Buffalo.  N.  Y. 

1932 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  McKelvey,  Jr. 
(Jane  P.  Randle  '45)  are  now  located 
at  5(j8  Philadelphia  Ave..  Chambers- 
burg.  The  former  is  administrator  of 
the    Chambersburg   Hospital. 

Nezi'  Address:  Arthur  L.  Randall,  97 
Lake  Ave.,   Montrose. 

1934 
Reunion  Year 

Nezv  .Iddresses:  }ilrs.  Isabella  Robin- 
son (Isabella  Alrich),  4906  Tenth  St., 
Tampa  3,  Fla.;  William  C.  Rowett  x'34, 
145   S.   Church   St..   Hazleton. 

1937 

The  Columbia  LTniversity  Press  re- 
cently published  the  doctoral  dissertion 
of  Edward  G.  Hartmann,  M.A.  '38; 
Ph.D.,  '47.  B.S.L.S..  '48,  Columbia. 
The  book,  entitled  The  Movement  to 
Anierieanise  tite  Immigrant,  is  a  very 
creditable  piece  of  work.  Dr.  Hart- 
mann is  now  director  of  libraries  and 
assistant  professor  of  history  in  Suft'olk 
University,  Boston,   Mass. 

New  Address:  Robert  Gundaker,  c/o 
Sunbeam  Corp..  5600  Roosevelt  Rd., 
Chicago,    111.     (Please    Forward). 


New    Address: 
,-\melia.  O. 


1938 
Ralph    Ford,    Rl.    1, 

1940 

Margaret  L.  (Peggy)  Davis  has  just 
returned  f  r  o  m  Stuttgart,  Germany, 
where  she  has  been  employed  by  the 
U.  S.  Military  Government  for  more 
than  two  and  one-half  years,  most  re- 
centh'  in  Civilian  Personnel.  During 
the  Second  World  War  she  spent 
eighteen  months  in  the  Army  Intelli- 
.gence   Service  in   Sweden. 


JuiNi.    1949 


21 


Mr,  and  Mrs.  Edward  A.  (Ted) 
Kandle  and  their  two-year-old  son, 
Robert  Edward,  are  residing  at  loSU 
\\'oodhaven  Dr.,  Decatur,  Ga.  Mr. 
Kandle  is  assistant  to  the  advertising 
manager  of  the  Georgia  Power  Co., 
with  headquarters  in  Atlanta. 

Carter  L.  Larsen,  who  holds  the 
M.  B.  A.  degree  from  the  Harvard 
Graduate  School  of  Business  Adminis- 
tration, is  living  at  800  Powell  St.,  San 
Francisco  8,   Calif. 

Nezv  Addresses:  Eugene  P.  Beitler 
x'40,  69  Oakland  Ave.,  Lynbrook.  L.  I., 
N.  Y.:  Mrs.  James  D.  McPherson 
(Margaret  E.  Davis),  325  Harrison 
-Ave.,  (ilendside:  Robert  M.  Gear- 
hart,  533  .Ash  St.,  lohnstown;  Mrs. 
Wilham  McRae  (Dorothy  W.  Oaks), 
106  Faculty  Court,  Lcwisbur.y;  Mrs. 
Robert  B. "  Bruns  (Gladys  Stillman), 
1080   Lincoln    Park   Dr.,    Decatur,    111. 

1941 

A'fii'  Addresses:  A'lrs.  Paul  C.  Bent 
(Margaret  R.  Maupin),  U.  S.  G.  S., 
P.  O.  Bo.x  1338,  University  Station, 
Charlottesville,  Va.;  Mrs.  William  F. 
Masler,  Jr.  (Lucille  Rasmussen).  155 
Highland  Ave.,  .Stratford,  Conn. 

1946 

A'fzc  Addresses:  William  D.  Davis, 
177  Second  Ave.,  Kingston:  Mrs.  J.  G. 
McGeov  (Marian  L.  Moore),  315  .Ave. 
C,  Ne\v  A'ork  9,  X.  Y.:  Nicholas  A. 
Roash  (larocci),  30  Colonial  .Ave.,  Pit- 
man,  N.  J. 

1947 

Mrs.  \\'illiam  G.  Schalin  (Dorothy 
Watkinson)  is  a  sixth-grade  teacher  in 
Chester.  She  may  be  addressed  at  631 
S.   Chester  Rd.,   Swarthmore. 

Thomas  B.  Getzler  is  a  design  engi- 
neer in  Los  -Angeles.  His  home  address 
is  6306  Riverside  .Ave.,  Bell,  Calif. 

New  Addresses:  Mr.  and  Airs.  Wil- 
Uam  K.  Campbell  x'49  (Alice  M. 
Schoonmaker),  10  Hillside  Ave.,  Engle- 
Wdod,  N.  J.;  Mrs.  Robert  T.  Harbaugh 
(Jean  M.  Francis  x'47),  1536  Great 
Highway,  .Apt.  35,  San  Francisco  22. 
Calif.:  Air.  and  Mrs.  W.  Nelson  Roberts 
(Jeane  M.  Morgenthal).  428  Old  Mill 
Rd.,    Fairfield,    Conn. 

1948 

Francis  R.  Carroll  began  his  studies 
at  the  St.  John's  University  School  of 
Law  in  Brooklyn  on  February  1,  1949. 
He  may  be  addressed  at  223  Berkely 
Place,  Brookh-n,  N.  Y. 

John  B.  Clark  is  a  production  de- 
velopment engineer  in  the  Naval 
Ordnance  Laboratory,  White  Oak,  Md. 
His  address  is  6433  Fairfa.x  Rd.,  Chevy- 
Chase,  Md. 

Carol  Griffin,  Audrey  Krauss  and 
Patricia  Roos  are  residing  at  1525  W. 
Westmoreland  St.,  Philadelphia  40. 

Arthur  G.  Rowe,  Jr.  is  a  mechanical 
engineer  with  E.  I.  duPont  deNemours 
and  Co.  H  i  s  address  is  Box  607, 
Orange,   Texas. 

John  M.  Wilbur,  Jr.,  is  studying  for 
the  ministrj'  at  -A-ndover  Newton  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  Newton  Centre, 
Mass.  He  recently  married  Jane  An- 
derson of  South   Carolina. 

Ruth  F.  Williamson  reports:  "Am 
teaching  English  in  Mt.  Holly  (N.  J.) 
Senior    Hi.gh    when    I'm    not    coaching 


the  cheerleaders  and  the  Sophomore 
Dramatic  Club.  Mail  reaches  nie  at 
7   Thorndyke   -Ave.,   Mt.   Holly,    N.   J." 

Ellen  Zahn  Mahler,  a  laboratory 
technician  in  the  New  A^ork  State  De- 
partment of  Health,  was  married  Jan- 
uary 29,  1949.  Her  husband  is  attend- 
ing Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute. 
She  writes,  "We  are  living  in  a  trailer 
parked  on  a  lot  'way  out  in  the  country, 
and  we're  going  to  put  in  lawns  and 
garden.  Trailer  life  is  really  grand!" 
Thev  may  be  addressed  at  McKown 
Rd.,'  McKownville.   N.   Y. 

New  Addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Imly 
S.  Abbott,  Jr.  (Helen  M.  Stanley  x'43), 
439  Beaver  St.,  Sewickle\-:  Gordon  J. 
Brown,  2I2o  S.  E.  Oak 'St..  Portland 
15,  Ore.:  Roger  W,  Brownlow,  206  W. 
Grant  -Ave.,  Wilmington  -Manor,  New 
Castle,  Del.:  Maurice  Golub,  700  Fort 
Washington  .Ave.,  New  A'ork,  N.  Y.: 
Daniel  D.  Kramer,  200  N.  Harding 
.A\e.,  Margate  City,  N.  J.:  Carlos  M. 
Tang,  400  Riverside  Dr.,  -Apt.  5.A,  New 
Y  o  r  k,  N.  A".  Robert  C.  Ziegler,  52 
Washington   St.,   Nazareth. 


Future  '^ucknellians 

xl925 

.A  daughter  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Samuel  Koons  March  9,  1949,  has  been 
named  for  the  mother,  who  was  Helen 
Elizabeth  Morton.  The  family  resides 
at  429  Gregory  -Ave.,  W'eehawken,  N.  J. 

1931 

Mr,     and     Mrs.     Ned     H.     Aleinhard  . 
(Esther   L.    O'Blenis)    are   the   parents 
of  a  son,  Robert  Harvey,  born  June  30, 
1948.    The  Meinhards  are  living  at  218 
N.   New  St.,  Staunton,  \"a. 

1932 

Their  third  son,  James  Michael,  was 
born  to  Mr.  and  -Mrs.  Milton  K.  Ander- 
sen ( Kathryn  Grove)  on  January  8, 
1948.  The  other  boys  are  Karl  Grove 
and  John  Milton.  The  familv  resides 
at  318  Second  St.,  N.,  Te.xas  City, 
Texas. 

1937 

.\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Falcone  x'38 
(Elizabeth  MacNamara)  announce  the 
arrival  of  their  third  child,  Dianne,  on 
January  3,  1949.  The  Falcones  are  liv- 
ing at  720  W.  Hughitt  St.,  Iron  Moun- 
tain,  Mich. 

1940 

.A  dau.ghter.  Donna  Jane,  was  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harvard  Griffith  on 
-April  4,  1949.  The  Griffiths'  address  is 
305  N.  2nd  St.,  Harrisburg. 

1944 

Mr.  and  Airs.  Charles  E.  Murphy 
(Ottilie  J.  Fredericks)  of  5  Aliddlemay 
Circle,  Forest  Hills,  L.  I.,  N,  Y.,  an- 
nounce the  birth  of  their  second  son, 
-April  30,  1949.  He  has  been  named 
Frederick   Tj'rone. 

1946 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Prescott  Crane  (Jean 
Cober),  now  living  at  105  Harvard  St., 
Newtonville,  Mass.,  are  the  parents  of 
a  daughter,  Laurie,  born  November  21, 
1948.  ^ 

.A  son,  William  Clinton,  was  born  to 
Air.  and   Airs.   William  R,   Rave   (Mir- 


riam  Evans  '48)  on  March  24,  1949. 
Their  address  is  625  E.  14th  St.,  .Apt. 
AIC,  New  York  9,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leroy  F.  Schellhardt 
announce  the  arrival  of  Donald  Joseph 
on  January  31,   1949. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alex  Sarjeant  (Joan 
Waterman  x'46)  send  word  that 
Dwight,  age  two,  has  a  sister.  Dana 
Mary,  born  in  December,  1948.  They 
are  living  at  Wigwam  Circle,  Hanover, 
N.   H. 

1947 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  M.  Magagna 
announce  the  birth  of  Robert  Paul  on 
October  29,  1948.  The  Alagagnas  are 
located  at  9959  Hemingwav,  Detroit, 
Mich. 

.A  son,  Michael  Robert,  was  born  to 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Michael  M.  Wargo 
(Marguerite  Bush)  on  December  11, 
1948.  Their  address  is  27  W^  29th  St., 
Erie  8. 

1948 

Their  second  daughter,  Judith  Gail, 
sister  of  Susan  Jane,  was  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Robert  K.  Austin  on  Febru- 
ary 5,  1949.  The  Austins'  address  is 
R.   F.  D.  2,  Langhorne  Manor. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Hartman  are 
the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Barbara 
.Ann,  born  in  February,  1949.  Mr.  Hart- 
man  is  studying  medicine  at  Temple 
LTniversity   Hospital. 


^own  the  oAisle 

1938 

William  J.  Hilton  x'38  was  married 
on  February-  20,  1949,  to  Barbara  Fac- 
tor, daughter  of  Max  Factor.  The 
groom  is  vice-president  of  the  Brown- 
ing King  Clothing  Co.  and  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  241  Broadwav,  New  A'ork, 
N.  Y. 

1940 

Ruth  Trinkaus  has  been  Airs.  J. 
Richard  Weemhoff  since  June  12,  1948. 
Her  address  is  386  E.  Rid'gewood  .Ave., 
Ridgewood,  N.  J. 

1946 

Margaret  G  u  e  r  n  e  e  became  Mrs. 
Donald  Baer  on  -April  9,  1949.  The 
bride  is  employed  by  the  New  Jerse\' 
Bell  Telephone  Co.,  and  the  groom  is 
with  the  -Alumni  Relations  Department 
of  Rutgers  Lhiiversity.  They  are  re- 
siding in  University  Heights,  New 
Brunswick,    N.    J. 

1948 

William  T.  Cooper  took  Pauline 
Simsarian  '47  as  his  bride  on  .August 
21,  1948.  The  Coopers  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  128  Shippen  St.,  Weehawk- 
en,  N.  J. 

Audrey  M.  Husk  and  Albert  M. 
Ziegler  were  united  in  marriage  on 
February  26,  1949,  The  groom  is  a 
student  in  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania Law  School.  The  Zieglers  are 
residing  at  4217  Pine  St.,  Philadelphia. 

1949 

Max  H.  Muller  and  Gladys  Sauer  '48 

were  married  in  June,  1948.  Air.  Muller 
is  junior  executive  with  the  Nevins- 
Church  Press.  They  are  living  at  35 
Cambridge  Rd.,  \''erona,  N.  J. 


22 


June  1949 


EDITORIAL 

The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 

CLYDE  P.  BAILEY  '29  President 921  Jones  Law  Bldg..  Pittsburgli 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  First  F ice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25.  Second  Vice  President     501  Bloom  St.,  Danville 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer  35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  '11,  Secretary-Editor  140  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 

EMMA  E.  DILLON  '15,  609  Broad  St.  Bank  Bldg.,  Trenton,  N.  J.  Term 
expires  1949 

W.  C.  LOWTHER  '14,  288  Walton  Ave.,  South  Orange,  N.  J.  Term  ex- 
pires 1949 

ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.  Term 
expires  1950 

S.  DALE  SPOTTS  '18,  306  S.  12th  St.,  Philadelphia  7.     Term  expires  1950 

ROY  E.   NICODEMUS   x'25,   501   Bloom   St.,    Danville.     Term   expires   1950 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.  Term 
expires  I95I 

CLYDE  P.  BAILEY  '29,  921  Jones  Law  Bldg.,  Pittsburgh.  Term  expires 
I95I 

HERBERT  L.  SPENCER,  University  Avenue,  Lewisburg 


Good-bye,  Spencers 

President  and  Mrs.  Herbert  L.  Spencer 

Dear  Friends : 

Speaking  for  the  entire  Alumni  body,  I  am  writing  to 
wish  you  boii  voyage  as  you  embark  on  a  new  career.  It 
was  unfortunate  for  us  that  your  stay  was  so  short,  but 
your  contribution  in  those  f.our  years  was  invaluable. 
Alumni  from  all  sides  are  asking,  "Why  are  they  leaving 
after  such  a  short  stay  and  such  fine  service?"  My  only 
reply  is  that  you  have  been  constantly  pursued  by  business 
and  educational  institutions  with  such  attractive  offers 
that  the  strongest  must  finally  succumb.  We  believe  your 
opportunities  for  service  with  the  Kress  Foundation  are 
great. 

Our  loss  ;  their  gain. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Frank  G.  Davis, 
Aliiuiui  Sccrctarv- 


/4  ^ette/i  to^  ScnconA 

Dear  Senior : 

On  June  5  you  become  a  different  person.  Of  course, 
you  will  wear  the  same  type  of  clothes,  smoke  the  same 
brand  of  cigarettes  (if  any),  and  have  the  same  moral 
standards,  as  well  as  similar  academic  and  social  abilities. 
But  you  are  taking  all  these  with  you  into  a  new  world. 

In  college  you  have  been  learning  hoiv'  to  do  something. 
After  Commencement  you  will  be  asked  to  do  it.  Today 
you  are  active  in  college  citizenship.  Tomorrow  you  will 
become  a  citizen  of  a  non-college  community.  Now  you 
are  involved  in  student  government,  class  activities,  frater- 
nities, religious  and  preprofessional  groups.  Then  you  will 
become  a  member  of  a  business  or  professional  group,  a 
service  club  and  a  church  organization.  You  will  become 
a  member  of  a  political  party  and  should  be  vitally  con- 
cerned about  what  goes  on  in  local,  state,  national  and  in- 
ternational government. 

But  experience  indicates  that  people  as  a  rule  postpone 
these  larger  citizenship  activities  too  long.  The  ages  twen- 
ty-one to  thirty  are  periods  during  which  college  graduates 
are  getting  their  "feet  set  in  the  sand,"  as  a  golfer  would 
say.  They  are  starting  their  families  and  getting  set  in 
their  vocations.  They  are  so  concerned  with  these  things 
that  they  neglect  to  vote  and  carry  on  a  number  of  other 
important  activities. 

One  can  easily  understand  this  situation  but  hardly 
justify  it.  Our  college  graduates  are  the  cream  of  the 
American  crop  of  men  and  women.  Those  years  between 
twenty  and  thirty,  when  their  physical  powers  are  at  their 
peak,  are  years  which  may  mean  much  to  society  and  much 
to  the  individual.  How  about  reversing  the  trend  and  get- 
ting active  in  citizenship  affairs  ?  This  is  the  time,  too, 
when  you  should  be  making  a  great  contribution  to  your 
Alumni  Association.  The  trend  is  in  that  direction.  More 
and  more  young  men  and  women  are  taking  leadership  in 
their  local  associations.  Why  not  get  busy  in  your  local 
club  and  be  ready  for  leadership  when  older  members  re- 
linquish it  ?  Only  thus  can  our  Association  have  the  vi- 
tality essential  to  constant  growth  and  improved  service. 

J\Iy  sincere  wishes  for  a  happy  and  successful  career. 

Frank  G.  Davis  '11 
Alumni  Secretary. 


Read  Bucknell  History.  It  is  natural  fur  men  and  wo- 
men of  any  class  to  believe  their  period  at  Bucknell  was 
best.  After  reading  Markle's  story,  "Those  Were  the 
Days",  a  member  of  the  Class  of  1899  wrote  that  he  was  a 
member  o£  Bucknell's  first  glee  club.  Lew  Theiss'  letter 
in  this  issue,  stating  that  a  glee  club  was  pictured  ten  years 
earlier,  would  seem  to  negate  that  statement.  Who  else 
knows  of  a  glee  club  earlier  than  1889?  Of  course,  we'll 
check  on  your  statements,  but  you  may  help  us  to  arrive  at 
the  truth. 


The  Alumni  Fund  Year  Closes 
May  31 

May  31  will  he  a  red-letter  day  for  Bucknell's  .\lumni 
Fund.  Started  last  December,  it  will  officially  close  the 
1948-49  Fund  year  on  May  31.  All  contrilnitions  arriving 
after  that  date  will  be  credited  to  the  1949-50  Fund. 

It  is  important  that  the  first  year's  report  be  a  good  one. 
Therefore,  if  you  had  forgotten,  send  that  contrilnition  to- 
day. 


COME  TO  ALUMNI  DAY,  JUNE  4 

There  you  will  receive  two  big  pieces  of  news  :  name  of 
the  new  Alumni  Trustee  and  the  Alumni  Fund  report. 
These  will  be  announced  at  Commencement  but  will  not  l)e 
published  until  September. 


Fund  Committee  Meeting 

Calling  all  members  of  the  .Alumni  Fund  Committee  ! 

Come  to  a  committee  meeting  in  the  Alumni  Office  Fri- 
day evening,  June  3,  at  10  o'clock.  The  Fund  Director 
will  give  his  first  annual  report. 

In  case  you  have  forgotten  who  you  are,  here  are  your 
names:  Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '26,  chairman:  Barr  Cannon 
'39,  Clarence  W.  Cranford  '29,  Joseph  D.  Dent  '20,  Ralph 
B.  Derr  '17,  Emma  E.  Dillon  '15,  William  C.  Emmitt  '30, 
Harry  F.  Hartzell  .x'08,  Coit  R.  Hoechst  '07,  Emily  Devine 
Kelly  '21,  Louise  Matthews  Miers  "26,  Henry  B.  Puff'  '46, 
Allan  G.  Ritter  '09,  James  A.  Tyson  '11,  Sue  E.  We<l<lell 
'12,  John  F.  Worth  'i?  and  A.  R.  E.  Wyant  '92. 


June  1949 


23 


Research  Encouraged 

News  of  the  steps  being  taken  to  encourage  research 
and  scholarly  production  at  Bucknell  will  be  welcomed  by 
Alumni  who  believe  that  a  live  faculty  must  be  a  curious 
faculty  ;  and  this  goes  for  students  as  well.  The  Research 
Council  emphasizes  that  it  aims  to  encourage  research  and 
writing  and  properly  does  not  mention  starting  such  work. 

Bucknellians  who  read  the  Alumnus  do  not  need  to  be 
told  that  a  good  deal  of  such  work  has  already  been  done 
and  continues  to  be  done  by  members  of  our  faculty.  Of 
pleasant  memory  is  the  fact  that  Nimkofif's  Sociology  and 
Richardson's  Statistics  were  chosen  by  the  U.  S.  Armed 
Forces  Institute  as  the  sole  texts  in  those  fields  for  an 
Army  of  over  11,000,000  men. 

The  column  on  "Faculty  Activities,"  published  occa- 
sionally in  this  magazine,  tells  of  research  and  writing  by  a 
considerable  number  of  Bucknell  teachers.  The  editor  of 
the  Alumnus  is  aware  that  a  number  of  our  creative  fac- 
ulty members  seem  too  modest  to  submit  lists  of  their  pro- 
ductions.    Would  that  they  might  swallow  their  modesty. 

Professor  Cooper  and  his  committee  are  to  be  congrat- 
ulated on  the  encouragement  they  are  giving  to  those  col- 
leagues who  believe  that  a  creative  faculty  is  likely  to  be  a 
more  effective  faculty.  There  is  no  better  time  than  now, 
when  Bucknell  is  a  victim  of  serious  growing  pains,  to  fur- 
nish leadership  to  a  lot  of  fine  young  faculty  members  who 
are  "rarin'  to  go." 


ART  STUDRNIS   HV   UODHUr  IU('H.\UD.S0N 


Heat  Plant  Open  House 

A  thousand  persons  visited  the  new  heating  plant  on 
Saturday,  May  7.  Open  house  will  be  held  there  again 
Saturday,  June  4,  from  9  :00  to  6 :00  o'clock.  Alumni  may 
want  to  see  a  heating  ]jlant  that  is  strictly  up  to  the  minute. 


Fulbright  Scholarships  and 
Faculty  Exchange 

Fulbright  Scholarships  are  now  available  in  the  follow- 
ing countries  :  .-\ustralia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Luxembourg, 
Burma,  China,  Egypt,  France,  Greece,  India,  Iran,  Italy, 
Netherlands,  New  Zealand,  Norway,  Pakistan,  Philippines, 
Turkey,  and  the  United  Kingdom.  All  these  awards  are 
on  a  competitive  basis,  but  are  extremely  generous  in  Iheir 
financial  provisions. 

Bucknell  students  and  young  .'Mumni  should  be  taking 
advantage  of  these  opportunities.  Thousands  of  students 
will  be  enabled  to  go  abroad  in  the  next  few  years  and 
many  faculty  people  will  be  enabled  to  carry  on  special  re- 
search projects  and  studies  which  they  may  have  anticipat- 
ed for  years.  One  hundred  and  forty  million  dollars  has 
been  earmarked  f.or  this  program  during  the  next  twenty 
years. 

Write  to  Forrest  D.  Brown,  Christian  Association 
Secretary  at  Bucknell. 

<s> 

Adult  Education  Committee 
Appointed 

Recognizing  the  importance  of  adult  education  in 
American  life  today,  President  Spencer  recently  appointed 
a  Committee  on  Adult  Education.  Its  job  is  to  explore  the 
needs  and  facilities  for  adult  education  in  the  Lewisburg 
area,  and  propose  a  program  if  this  seems  desirable. 

Members  of  the  committee  are :  Frank  G.  Davis,  pro- 
fessor of  education,  chairman ;  Trennie  E.  Eisley,  director 
of  public  relations  :  Robert  M.  Ewing,  assistant  professor 
of,  English  :  James  A.  Gathings,  professor  of  political  sci- 
ence ;  Gordon  Poteat,  lecturer  in  religion ;  Walter  H.  Sau- 
vain,  director  of  extension  ;  and  C.  Willard  Smith,  director 
of  the  English  Language  Institute. 


Sincere  thanks  to  the  Art  Club  and  the  Art  Department 
for  illustrations  in  this  issue. 


Honorary  Organizations 

There  are  twenty-five  national  honorary  fraternities  on 
the  Plill  and  student  branches  of  five  national  professional 
engineering  societies.  Three  of  the  honorary  fraternities 
are  for  scholarship :  Alpha  Lambda  Delta  ( freshman 
women).  Phi  Eta  Sigma  (freshman  men),  and  Phi  Beta 
Kappa.  Two,  Mortar  Board  and  Omicron  Delta  Kappa, 
are  national  leadership  societies  for  women  and  men  re- 
spectively. All  the  others  are  departmental  branches  of 
national  organizations.  Listed  in  chronological  order  of 
establishment  at  Bucknell,  they  are :  Mu  Phi  Epsilon, 
music  sorority;  Pi  Delta  Epsilon,  journalism  fraternity; 
Pi  Mu  Epsilon,  mathematics  f.raternity ;  Phi  Mu  Alpha 
Sinfonia,  music  fraternity ;  Sigma  Tau  Delta,  English  fra- 
ternity ;  Kappa  Phi  Kappa,  education  fraternity  for  men  ; 
Kappa  Delta  Epsilon,  education  sorority  for  women  ;  Delta 
Mu  Delta,  economics  fraternity ;  Alpha  Chi  Sigma,  pro- 
fessional chemistry  fraternity  ;  Delta  Phi  Alpha,  German 
fraternity ;  Phi  Alpha  Theta,  history  fraternity ;  Sigma 
Delta  Pi,  Spanish  fraternity ;  Alpha  Kappa  Delta,  soci- 
ology society ;  Tau  Beta  Pi,  engineering  society ;  and  Sig- 
ma Pi  Sigma,  physics  fraternity. 

Several  other  groups  on  the  campus  have  active  clubs 
whose  purpose  is  to  stimulate  interest  in  their  respective 
fields,  such  as  the  International  Relations  Club,  tlie  Art 
Club,  the  Philosophy  Club  and  the  Sociology  Club. 


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The 

Bucknell  Alumnus 


prs- 


AFTER  FIFTY  YEARS 


SEPTEMBER,  1949 


Joseph  W.  Henderson  '08 
Bucknell's  Trustee  Chairman  and  Acting- 
Interim  President 

September  1,  1949 

Greetings  to  All  Bucknell  Alumni  : 

As  you  are  aware,  a  committee  of  the  Bucknell  Board  of  Trustees  has 
been  searching  for  several  months  for  a  successor  to  President  Spencer, 
whose  tenure  at  Bucknell  was  entirely  too  short  and  whose  going  we  all 
deeply  regret.  Yet  I  am  not  at  all  certain  that  those  who  are  familiar  with 
the  situation  do  not  feel,  as  I  do,  that  we  are  not  really  losing  Dr.  Spencer 
but  are  going  to  have  his  continued  he!]!  and  his  best  judgment  on  our 
problems  in  the  future.  The  Board  elected  him  to  its  membership  last 
June. 

Through  the  public  press  you  have  no  doulit  learned  that  former  Gov- 
ernor Horace  A.  Hildreth,  of  Maine,  has  been  chosen  unanimously  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees  as  president  of  Bucknell.  I  seriously  doubt  that  a  hap- 
pier solution  to  our  problem  could  have  been  found.  Dr.  Hildreth,  a  brief 
biography  of  whom  appears  in  this  issue  of  the  Alumnus,  is  a  man  of 
parts.  He  is  a  distinguished  citizen,  a  successful  business  man,  an  out- 
standing public  servant,  and  a  far-seeing  executive,  who  we  are  confident 
will  provide  intelligent  and  devoted  leadership  to  Bucknell  in  these  crucial 
early  years  of  her  second  century. 

But  building  the  greater  Bucknell  cannot  be  the  work  of  one  individual, 
regardless  of  his  eminence.  It  must  be  a  co-operative  project  in  which 
every  one  of  our  12,000  living  Alumni  will  play  an  important  part.  Let's 
show  Dr.  Hildreth  that  the  problem  of  placing  Bucknell  at  the  top  among 
co-educational  liberal  arts  colleges  is  our  concern  as  well  as  his. 

Sincerely, 

Joseph  W.  Henderson. 


Page 

Alumni   Directory    6 

Alumni  Fund  Contributors   16 

Alumni  President 7,  26 

Alumni  Quarters  Committee   7 

Articles  on  Alumni 

Norman  Appleton    6 

Clyde  P.  Bailey 11 

Florence   E.   Dolph    8 

Bright  Greiner    6 

Mildred  J.  Headings   4 

Byron  S.  Hollinshead 8 

John  F.  Jeffrey 5 

Finley   Keech    6 

Roy  E.  Nicodemus   7,  26 

Leo  L.  Rockwell   7 

Joseph  M.  Wolfe   8 

A.  R.  E.  Wyant 5 

Board  of  Directors   26 

Book  Shelf  for  Alumni 7 

Bucknell    Award    3 

Bucknell  President    3 

Campus  Activities 

English   Department 4 

Mathematics   Department    5 

Sports    19 

Summer  School    11 

Women's   Sports    23 

Class  Reunions 13 

Club  Activities    7,9 

Club   Presidents    27 

Engineering  Directory   6 

Charles  R.  Holton   11 

Homecoming     12 

Paul  L.  Troast 6 

Trustee   F'lection 6 


Front  Cover:    Class  of  1899 
Back  Cover :    Class  of  1924 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published    in    January,    March,    April,    June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second  class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXIV  No. 


September   1949 


Horace  A.  Hildreth 

Bucknell  President 

Horace  A.  Hildreth,  governor  of  Maine  from  1945 
until  1949,  has  been  elected  president  of  Bucknell  Univer- 
sit_y,  it  was  announced  at  the  annual  summer  Commence- 
ment on  August  20.  He  plans  to  assume  the  duties  of  his 
new  office  on  September  15,  which  will  also  mark  the 
opening  of  Freshman  Week  at  the  University.  Hildreth 
will  become  the  ninth  president  in  Bucknell's  104-year 
history. 

A  graduate  of  Bowdoin  College  and  of  Harvard  Law 
School,  Hildreth  practiced  law  in  Boston  and  in  Portland, 
Maine,  from  1928  until  1945.  He  was  first  elected  to 
public  office  in  1940,  when  he  was  named  to  Maine's  House 
of  Representatives.  The  following  year  he  went  to  the 
Maine  State  Senate  and  in  1945  began  the  first  of  his  two 
terms  as  governor  of  Maine.  In  recognition  of  his  dis- 
tinguished contributions  to  public  welfare,  he  was  awarded 
honorary  degrees  by  both  Bowdoin  and  the  University  of 
Maine. 

Hildreth,  who  is  46  years  old,  is  married  to  the  foriuer 
Katherine  C.  Wing,  a  Vassar  graduate,  whose  father,  the 
late  Daniel  C.  W'ing,  was  for  many  years  president  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Boston. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  ha\'e  four  children  :  Josephine, 
19,  who  will  be  a  sophomore  at  Vassar  this  fall ;  Horace 
A.  Jr.,  17,  a  student  at  Deerfield  Academy;  Ann,  15,  and 
Katherine,  13,  who  will  be  enrolled  in  Lewisburg  High 
School. 

Has  Notable  Record 

Bucknell's  new  president  will  come  to  the  campus  with 
a  notable  record  not  only  in  public  service  but  also  in  busi- 
ness, charitable  and  civic  organizations  in  his  home  state. 
He  has  served  as  state  chairman  for  the  U.  S.  O.  and  in- 
fantile paralysis  campaigns,  director  of  the  Children's 
Hospital,  and  also  of  the  Portland  Community  Chest.  His 
business  directorates  include  the  Union  Mutual  Life  In- 
surance Company,  Emery-- Waterhouse  Company  and  the 
Boston  Herald-Traveler  Corporation. 

Mr.  Hildreth  is  a  member  of  the  County,  State  and 
National  Grange,  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  the  Portland  Kiwanis 
Club,  the  Masons  and  Shrine  Club. 

Henderson  Acting  President 

When  Dr.  Spencer  left  the  presidency  on  July  1,  Jo- 
seph W.  Henderson  became  acting  president  to  serve  until 
the  new  college  head  was  chosen.  Chairman  of  our  Board 
of  Trustees,  former  president  of  the  American  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, able  senior  partner  of  a  distinguished  Philadelphia 
law  firm,  Joe  brought  rich  experience  to  his  new  role  as 
college  administrator.  In  this  position  he  was  assisted  by 
a  campus  advisory  committee  consisting  of  the  dean  of  the 
college.  Dr.  William  H.  Coleman  ;  the  treasurer,  Dayton 
L.  Ranck ;  and  the  secretary  of  the  faculty.  Dr.  C.  H. 
Richardson. 


Horace  A.  Hildreth 


Award  Bucknell  First  Citation  for 
Pioneer  Work 

In  June  Bucknell  University  was  awarded  the  first 
annual  citation  of  the  Foundation  for  Integrated  Edu- 
cation in  recognition  of  her  special  contribution  to 
general  education.  The  citation,  according  to  ofificials 
of  the  New  York  Foundation,  was  made  "for  pioneer- 
ing and  progress  in  the  field  of  integrated  education  in 
its  establishment  of  the  Universit}'  Course." 

First  introduced  two  years  ago,  Bucknell's  Univer- 
sity Course  offers  to  selected  Bucknell  seniors  an  op- 
portunity to  bring  together  all  that  they  have  learned 
in  their  previous  college  courses,  thus  encouraging 
them  to  de\-elop  a  working  philosophy  for  life. 

Student  and  faculty  panels  provide  the  principal 
technique  of  study,  with  ample  opportunity  for  con- 
versational interchange.  Several  guest  lecturers  of 
national  reputation  participate  during  the  term. 


September   1949 


HARRY  WOLCOTT  ROBBINS 
Chairman  of  the  Department  of  English 
A.B..  Vermont;  A.E..  Cornell;  A.M.,  Brown  University;  studied  at  Uni- 
versities of  Chicago,  Wisconsin.  Grenoble;  Ph.D.,  University  of  Minne- 
sota; taught  in  high  schools  in  Massacliusetts,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  at 
Brown  and  the  University  of  Minnesota;  professor  of  English  at  Buckneil 
since  1923;  enlisted  in  O.  T.  C.  1917,  served  as  Captain  in  A.  E.  F.  and 
as  member  of  Pennsylvania  National  Guard.  Member  Modern  Language 
Association.  American  Association  University  Professors.  Phi  Beta  Kappa, 
Sigma  Tau  Delta,  Lambda  Chi  Alpha.  Republican;  Baptist.  Co-author 
of  Advanced  Composition,  Developing  Ideas  for  Essaijs  and  Speeches. 
Western  World  Literature.  Editor:  Le  Merure  de  Seinte  Eglise.  Trans- 
lator: Lc  Roman  de  La  Rose.  Contributor  to  various  journals.  Dr. 
Robbins'  extensive  travels  cover  most  of  the  globe.  He  is  listed  in  Who's 
Who  in  America. 


English  at  Buckneil 

Aside  from  the  fact  of  its  ottering  an  unusually  large 
variety  of  courses  for  a  college  of  its  size,  there  are  at 
Buckneil  three  notable  features  of  the  work  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  English.  The  first  two — the  World  Literature 
course  and  the  cumulative  tests — lead  naturally  to  the 
third,  the  English  honors  serninar. 

The  W'orld  Literature  course  is  required  as  a  general 
introduction  to  literature  in  the  English  Department.  On 
the  basis  of  placement  tests,  those  freshman  students  found 
capable  of  pursuing  the  World  Literature  course  during 
the  freshman  year  are  allowed  to  substitute  it  for  the 
course  in  composition.  Others  fulfill  the  requirements  of 
World  Literature  in  later  years. 

Professor  C.  Willard  Smith  is  director  of  the  work  in 
World  Literature.  The  course  is  a  co-operative  one,  pro- 
fessors from  the  other  language  departments  giving  lec- 
tures in  their  special  fields.  The  whole  range  of  western 
literature  from  Homer  to  the  present  is  covered  sufficiently 
to  provide  background  for  later  advanced  courses.  Be- 
cause of  the  favorable  reaction  of  the  faculty  to  the  course, 
it  is  the  only  required  English  course  (except  freshman 
composition  for  those  needing  it)  now  required  of  all  stu- 
dents except  engineers.  Four  years  ago  an  Advanced 
World  Literature  course  was  introduced  for  students  wish- 
ing to  do  more  intensive  study  similar  to  that  in  the  Great 
Books  courses  at  other  colleges. 

For  about  twenty  years  the  system  of  cumulative  tests 
in  English  has  been  in  operation.  Such  tests  encourage  a 
student  to  remember  work  of  previous  semesters  instead 
of  assuming  that  when  the  final  examination  is  passed  he 
is  "through  with  the  course."  They  serve  another  pur- 
pose. Especially  in  advanced  classes  the  cumulative  test 
becomes  a  sort  of  comprehensive  examination  as  proof  of 
general  mastery  of  the  subject. 


Bucknell's  honors  course  in  English  was  established  in 
1927.  The  idea  was  to  free  students  majoring  in  English 
from  almost  all  requirements  of  class  attendance  during 
their  final  semester,  that  they  might  devote  themselves  to 
reading  as  many  as  possible  of  the  books  suggested  in  a 
truly  formidable  list  covering  the  entire  history  of  English 
and  American  literature.  Students  may  start  the  honors 
program  at  the  beginning  of  any  semester  of  their  junior 
or  senior  years.  Each  semester's  course  carries  fifteen 
hours  of  credit. 

When  "the  honors  seminar  was  established,  it  was  or- 
ganized on  a  basis  that  was  unusual  in  American  colleges. 
The  student  devotes  most  of  his  time  to  reading.  There 
are  no  lectures  or  recitations  in  the  usually  accepted  sense 
of  the  terms.  There  is  only  one  meeting  (three  hours 
long)  each  week.  Two  professors  are  present  at  each 
class  meeting  to  lead  in  the  discussion  of  the  week's  books. 
Each  student  reports  orally  on  his  reactions  to  his  reading, 
and  every  two  weeks  organizes  his  ideas  about  some 
author's  writings  into  a  paper. 

The  seminar,  which  has  many  features  of  a  graduate 
course,  was  established  primarily  for  seniors  who  wished 
to  obtain  honors  in  English,  but  from  the  first  graduate 
students  were  admitted ;  emphasis  is  on  individual  work. 
Mere  factual  knowledge  is  not  accepted  by  the  teachers ; 
opinions  based  on  facts  must  also  be  given.  Altogether 
the  work  of  the  course  is  a  satisfactory  contribution  to  the 
"mastery  of  the  field,"  which  is  considered  to  be  the  basis 
for  the  awarding  of  the  A.M.  degree.  The  course  is  in 
charge  of  Associate  Professor  Mildred  A.  Martin,  who  is 
also  director  of  graduate  work  in  English. 

If  a  visitor  were  to  come  upon  a  group  of  ten  or  a 
dozen  students  and  professors  drinking  tea  or  coiTee  and 
eating  cookies  in  the  lounge  of  the  Vaughan  Literature 
Building  some  afternoon  about  four  o'clock,  he  might  not 
at  first  realize  that  he  was  attending  a  meeting  of  one  of 
Bucknell's  most  interesting  groups.  But  if  he  listened  to 
the  conversation  he  would  soon  realize  the  fact,  for  the 
previous  discussion  is  hardly  interrupted  by  the  serving  of 
refreshments  during  the  intermission.  The  course  is  de- 
veloping individual  thinkers  who  are  keenly  interested  in 
the  ideas  their  reading  has  uncovered. 


Dr.  Headings  Writes  Book 

Dr.  Mildred  J.  Headings  '29,  associate  professor  of 
history  at  Hood  College,  is  the  author  of  a  book  pub- 
lished June  7  by  The  Johns  Hopkins  University  Press. 
The  work,  entitled  French  Frcciuasoury  Under  the  Third 
Republic,  is  included  in  the  series  of  the  Johns  Hopkins 
Studies  in  Historical  and  Political  Science. 

A  graduate  of  Buckneil  and  Cornell  Universities,  Dr. 
Headings  joined  the  Hood  faculty  in  1942  after  further 
study  at  Columbia  University  and  at  the  Sorbonne  and 
Alliance  Francaise  in  Paris,  the  School  of  International 
Studies  in  Geneva,  and  the  University  and  the  Austro- 
American  Institute  in  Vienna. 

Dr.  Headings  has  been  granted  leave  of  absence  from 
Hood  College  to  continue  her  research  in  the  field  of 
French  history  during  the  coming  year. 


Date  With  Alma  Mater  October  22 
Homecomine ! 


September   1949 


CL-VRENCE  H.  RICHARDSON 

Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Mathematics 
B.S..  University  of  Kentucky;  M.S.,  University  of  Illinois;  Ph.D.,  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan.  Listed  in  Americaii  Men  of  Scieiice  and  Who's  Who  in 
America.  Specialist  in  statistical  and  financial  mathematics.  Author  of 
The  Statistics  of  Sampling;  Statistical  Anahjsis;  Commercial  Algebra; 
Financial  Mathematics;  Calculus  of  Finite  Differences  (unpublished). 
Assistant  in  mathematics.  University  of  Illinois:  fellow  and  visiting  insti^uc- 
tor,  University  of  Michigan ;  professor  of  matliematics,  Georgetown  Col- 
lege; visiting  professor  of  mathematics,  University  of  Louisville:  professor 
of  mathematics  at  Bucknell  since  1928.  Member  of  the  Matliematical 
Association  of  America,  tlie  Institute  of  Mathematical  Statistics,  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  Phi  Delta  Kappa,  Pi  Mu  Epsilon,  Omicron  Delta  Kappa. 


Mathematics  at  Bucknell 

During  the  last  fifty  years  a  changing  philosophy 
from  discipline  to  culture  and  utility  has  brought  about 
fundamental  changes  in  the  purposes  and  the  objec- 
tives of  mathematics  as  a  subject  for  study.  The  ob- 
jectives that  at  present  determine  our  offerings  may 
be  summarized  as  follows:  (1)  to  give  facility  in  the 
use  of  mathematics  in  dealing  with  problems  of  the 
modern  world  of  science ;  (2)  to  give  ability  in  analyz- 
ing data  and  in  deducing  from  them  safe  and  proper 
conclusions ;  (3)  to  give  an  understanding  of  the  use  of 
mathematics  in  our  economic  and  commercial  life;  (4) 
to  give  an  appreciation  of  mathematics  as  a  mode  of 
thought,  as  an  ideal  of  perfection  in  form  and  expres- 
sion ;  (5)  to  develop  those  splendid  ethical  qualities  of 
perseverance,  thoroughness,  self-reliance,  patience,  and 
precision  in  thought  and  expression. 

These  objectives  have  not  only  been  influenced  by 
a  changing  philosophy  but  by  the  new  demands  of  our 
times.  The  changing  social  order,  the  changing  eco- 
nomic life,  the  changing  methods  of  the  natural  sci- 
ences— biological  and  physical — have  all  had  a  tre- 
mendous influence  in  the  modification  of  the  content 
and  method  in  our  courses.  Fifty  years  ago  the  appli- 
cations of  mathematics  were  primarily  to  the  physical 
sciences  and  engineering.  At  that  time  the  fields  of 
education,  economics,  sociology,  psychology,  and  bi- 
ology were  mainly  qualitative  in  method.  Today,  it 
seems  that  "the  entire  universe  has  been  taken  down 
and  reassembled  in  a  new  and  unfamiliar  form."  Not 
only  the  physical  but  the  social  and  the  biological  sci- 
ences have  almost  overnight  become  quantitative  in 


method.  Much  of  them  is  now  written  in  the  language 
of  mathematics,  even  in  the  dialect  of  the  calculus. 

Even  though  we  give  due  emphasis  to  mathematics 
as  a  tool  for  the  study  of  science,  we  do  not  forget  that 
ultimately  mathematics  is  a  mode  of  thought,  a  method, 
a  work  of  art  detached  from  any  thought  of  application. 
It  is  a  logical  structure  containing  within  itself  a  body 
of  information  that  in  the  abstract  may  not  in  any  way 
be  concerned  with  everyday  experience.  It  is  a  cul- 
tural field  that  gives  pleasure  to  those  who  would  seek 
to  understand  its  elegance  and  its  beauty,  a  pleasure 
that  is  akin  to  the  feeling  of  the  painter  who  paints,  of 
the  poet  who  sings,  of  the  strong  man  who  rejoices  to 
run  a  race. 

At  Bucknell,  we  accept  it  as  our  responsibility  as 
well  as  our  opportunity  to  cultivate  the  field  for  the 
sake  of  its  own  beauty  and  its  own  truth,  and  yet 
render  service  to  those  areas  of  learning  that  are  so 
dependent  upon  our  contributions. 


-«>— 


Another  Bucknellian  Enters 
Adult  Education 

John  F.  Jeft'rey  "16 
became  director  of 
adult  education  in  the 
city  of  Erie,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1948.  Ten 
years  previously  he 
had  been  made  direc- 
tor of  vocational  edu- 
cation, to  which  he 
had  been  promoted 
from  the  principalship 
of  Erie  Technical 
High  School. 

Following  gradua- 
tion from  Bucknell  he 
taught  mathematics 
and  mechanical  draw- 
ing at  East  High 
School  in  Erie,  which 
is  his  native  city.  He 
is  author  of  a  book. 
Machine  Shop  Proj- 
ects, which  is  published  by  the  Manual  Arts  Press,  and  has 
published  many  professional  articles.  He  holds  degrees  of 
M.A.  and  M.E. 

The  Jeffreys  live  at  919  West  32nd  Street,  Erie. 


Another  Bucknellian  speaks  to  the  Nation.  Andy 
(Dr.  A.R.E.)  Wyant  '92  was  interviewed  over  station 
WGN,  Chicago,  April  23,  at  10:30  A.  M.  At  2:30  to 
3  :00  the  same  day  he  was  heard  on  the  same  station  in 
the  "Mutual  Sports  Parade."  Andy  is  famous  for  hav- 
ing played  ninety-eight  games  of  intercollegiate  foot- 
ball during  his  seven  years  at  Bucknell  and  Chicago 
without  giving  way  to  a  substitute  for  any  reason. 
When,  or  if,  Bucknell  turns  up  another  Andy,  keep 
your  eyes  on  the  new  scoreboard ! 


September  1949 


New  Engineering  Directory 

Professor  John  B.  Miller  '26  is  supervising  the 
gathering  of  data  to  be  used  in  the  preparation  of  an- 
other edition  of  the  Engineering  Directory,  and  hopes 
to  have  it  published  by  the  end  of  September.  Since 
1905,  when  the  first  engineering  degrees  were  granted, 
an  even  1,500  of  them  have  been  awarded.  The  last 
previous  Engineering  Directory  came  out  in  1938. 
Since  then  Bucknell  has  granted  555  degrees  in  this 
field. 

The  new  directory  is  to  list  graduates  in  three  ways : 
first,  alphabetically :  second,  by  classes,  giving  address, 
occupation,  whether  or  not  they  are  registered  profes- 
sional engineers  and  whether  or  not  they  are  members 
of  professional  societies ;  third,  geographically. 


Trustee  Election 


Five  members  of  the  Bucknell  Board  of  Trustees  were 
re-elected  at  the  June  meeting.  They  are :  Edward  M. 
Greene  x'95  of  Huntingdon,  H.  Boardman  Hopper  and 
Daniel  A.  Poling  Hon.  '46  of  Philadelphia,  Han-ey  F. 
Smith  '94  of  Harrisburg,  and  Earl  M.  Richards  '13  of 
Cleveland.  Four  members  of  the  Board  retired :  John 
M.  Hopwood  of  Pittsburgh  and  Alfred  C.  Howell  of  New 
York  because  of  ill  health,  Edwin  C.  Aubrey  '19  of  Phila- 
delphia because  he  is  leaving  the  position  of  president  of 
Crozer  Theological  Seminary,  and  Andrew  R.  Alathieson 
'20  of  Pittsburgh,  who  completed  his  five-year  term  as 
Alumni  Trustee.     Dr.  Herbert  L.  Spencer  was  elected  to 

the  Board. 

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(JLD  Fkiexus  Meet 

In  late  May  Finley  Keech  '22  stopped  in  Santa  Fe,  New  Mex- 
ico, on  his  way  to  the  San  Francisco  meeting  of  the  Northern 
Baptist  Convention 

Here  for  the  first  time  after  twenty-seven  years,  he  met  two 
former  classmates,  Norman  Appleton  '22,  artist  and  scientist,  and 
Bright  Greiner,  also  of  '22,  assistant  secretary  of  New  Mexico 
Teachers'  Association.  Bright  this  September  becomes  the  prin- 
cipal of  the  Taos,  New  Mexico,  High  School.  With  them  in  the 
above  picture  is  "Indian  Joe,"  one  of  Santa  Fe's  interesting  citizens. 


Paul  L.  Troast 

Paul  L  Troast  Becomes  Bucknell 
Trustee 

An  important  addition  to  the  Bucknell  Board  of  Trus- 
tees at  its  June  meeting  was  Paul  L.  Troast,  president  of 
the  JMahony-Troast  Construction  Company  of  Passaic  and 
Philadelphia.  Mr.  Troast  has  an  unusual  record  as  a 
builder.  On  the  United  States  Naval  Supply  Base  and 
Drydock  Facilities  at  Bayonne,  New  Jersey,  during  the 
war,  he  received  one  of  the  first  Army-Navy  "E"s  award- 
ed in  building.  On  the  construction  of  the  Wright  Aero- 
nautical Corporation  at  Wood-Ridge,  New  Jersey,  he  was 
again  awarded  the  Army-Navy  "E,"  as  also  at  numerous 
other  plants.  At  the  present  time  one  of  his  projects  is 
the  construction  of  the  Sigma  Chi  Building  on  the  Buck- 
nell campus. 

Mr.  Troast  is  a  director  in  the  Passaic  National  Bank 
and  Trust  Company,  the  New  Jersey  Manufacturers  Cas- 
ualty Insurance  Company,  the  New  Jersey  Manufacturers 
Fire  Insurance  Company  and  the  New  Jersey  Alanufac- 
turers  Flospitals,  Inc.,  and  is  a  trustee  of  the  New  Jersey 
^Manufacturers  Association.  He  has  been  chairman  of  the 
Passaic  Chapter  of  the  American  Red  Cross  since  1947, 
and  was  fund  chairman  of  the  American  Red  Cross  in 
1944-45-46.  Fie  is  a  director  of  the  American  Cancer  So- 
ciety, the  Neighborhood  Communitv  Chest  .\ssociation  and 
governor  of  the  Passaic  General  Hospital.  He  is  chair- 
man of  the  New  Jersey  Turnpike  Authority,  former  trea- 
surer of  the  city  of  Passaic,  former  treasurer  of  the  Pas- 
saic Valley  Water  Commission,  and  was  a  delegate  to  the 
Republican  National  Convention  at  Philadelphia  in  1948. 
He  is  also  a  inember  of  Kappa  Chapter  of  Sigma  Chi  fra-' 
ternity,  as  is  his  son,  Arthur  Lincoln,  who  is  a  senior  at 
Bucknell.  Mr.  Troast  is  married  to  Eleanor  Mahony,  of 
Yonkers,  New  York.  They  have  four  children,  and  live  at 
324  Dwas  Line  Road,  Rosemawr,  Clifton,  New  Jersey. 


Ahtumi!  You  were  promised  a  directory  of  all  living 
Alumni  January  1,  1950.  The  date  is  being  moved  up  to 
December  1,  1949.  This  will  help  you  to  find  Christmas- 
card  addresses. 


September  1949 


Book  Shelf  for  Alumni 


Francis  Biddle 


POLITICAL  SCIENCE 

The  World's  Best  Hope 

Chicago:   The  University  of  Chicago  Press.  1949. 

This  book  is  a  stimulating  and  interesting  analysis  of  contemporary 
American  scvarnment  in  practice  and  in  the^^ry.  The  former  attorney 
general  pictures  the  blessings  of  American  derrocracy  a>  well  as  the 
responsibilities  and  shortcomings  of  the  most  powerful  government  now 
In  the  world. 

The  American  Presidency  in  Action        ,      James  Hart 

New  York:    The  MacMillan  Company.  19=!9. 

The  author  gives  a  very  clear  and  pertinent  analysis  of  the  major  powers 
of  the  president.  The  book  is  well  dccumented.  The  historical  back- 
ground, especially  the  theories  debated  in  the  constitutional  convention. 
is  admirably  portrayed. 

The  Pollsters:    Public  Opinion,  Politics,  and  Democratic  Leadership — 

Lindsay  Rogers 
New  York:  Alfred  A.  Knopf.  1949. 

A  bitter  and  critical  indictment  of  the  pollsters,  and  especially  Dr.  Gallup. 
is  presented  in  this  book,  which  was  written  before  the  1948  election,  but 
material  after  the  election  is  included. 


Some  Books  I  Have  Liked 

Leo  L.  Rockwell 

Although  I  hardly  have  time  to  read  any  more,  I  re- 
spond to  the  Editor's  request  by  listing  a  few  I  read  this 
year  which  really  appealed  to  me.  (Old  students  of  mine 
may  be  scandalized  at  my  low-brow  taste  in  fiction.  I  was 
fascinated  by  The  Naked  and  the  Dead  but  it  isn't  worth 
reading.) 

E.  Cassirer:     Language  and  Myth.     Harper  1946. 

If  you're  interested  in  how  we  got  that  way  linguistically,  you 
might  like  this. 

Irving  Lee:     The  Language  of  Wisdom  and  Folly.     Harper  1949. 

Lee  is  one  of  the  less  crazy  of  the  semanticists. 
Harold  Dunkcl:     General  Education  in  the  Humanities. 

American  Council  on  Education. 

Pretty  good  stuff  for  educationists. 
Ruth  Benedict:     Patterns  of  Culture.     Mentor. 

Although  recently  lambasted  by  L.  Lewissohn  in  a  typical  out- 
burst of  the  literary  mind,  there's  good  stuff  here  for  non-anthro- 
pologists. 

Ruth  Tuck:     Not  With  the  Fist.     Harcourt  1946. 

How  would  you  like  to  be  a  U.  S.  citizen  of  Mexican  descent? 
Luis  Alberto  SancJies:      Un  Sudainericano  en  Norteamerica. 

Ercilla  Stgo,  Chile. 

Brush  up  your  Spanish  and  see  yourself  as  a  friendly  Peruvian 
sees  you. 

Arturo  Aldnnate  Phillips:     Estados  Unidos. 

Nascimento,  Stgo,  Chile. 

Another  friendly  critic,  a  Chilean,  looks  at  USA. 
Bruce  Marshall:     Vespers  in  Vienna.     Houghton  1947. 

I've  read  it  three  times ;  it  was  worth  it. 
The  Stephen  Vincent  Benet  Pocket  Book.     Pocket  Books. 

Meet  the  Devil,  Dan'l  Webster,  and  other  notable  Americans. 

Hervey  Allen,:     The  Forest  and  the  Fort;  Bedford  Village;   To- 
ward the  Morning.     Farrar  1944.     ff. 
One   of   our   better   historical   novelists    pictures    Pennsylvania 
frontier  life  of  the  eighteenth  century. 


L.  Tolsloi:     ll'ar  and  Peace.     Simon  &  Schuster  1942. 

This  is  a  book  which  mu;t  be  reread.     I  enjoyed  the  rereading 
in  this  well-edited  edition. 

I  reckon  that  list  ought  to  hold  you  for  a  while. 


Alumni  Elect  New  President 

Dr.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus  x'25  is  the  new  president  of 
our  General  Alumni  Association.  He  is  listed  in  Who's 
Who  in  America's  Young  Men,  in  Who's  Who  inPennsyl- 
z'ania.  Who's  Who  in  the  East  and  International  Bine 
Book.  He  got  his  M.D.  at  Jefterson  and  has  been  the  able 
director  of  obstetrics  at  Geisinger  Memorial  Hospital  since 
1930.  He  is  a  Fellow  of  the  American  College  of  Sur- 
geons, the  author  of  numerous  articles  on  obstetrics,  a 
member  of  Lambda  Chi  Alpha,  the  Bison  Club,  and  of 
various  state  and  national  professional  organizations. 

He  has  served  as  president  of  the  .Alumni  Club  in  Dan- 
ville and  as  president  of  Bucknell's  Fathers'  Association. 
In  1948,  before  an  audience  of  some  1,500  students  and 
parents.  Dr.  Nicodemus  was  awarded  a  plaque  presented 
by  Bucknell's  Booster  Club.  He  is  the  proud  father  of 
four — Shirley,  Audrey,  and  the  twins,  Ann  and  Robert. 

The  Alumni  Association  is  fortunate  in  again  having 
at  the  helm  a  young  man  of  ability  and  force,  who  con- 
tinues to  give  time  and  thought  to  the  College  that  sits  on 
the  Hill. 


Your  Club  Program 

Have  you  planned  your  club  program  for  this  year? 
If  not,  now  is  the  time.  Every  club  president  and  his 
executive  committee  should  have  a  complete  plan  of  activi- 
ties for  the  year.  .\  number  of  clubs  regularly  plan  for  a 
year  or  more  in  the  future.  Write  your  plans  to  the 
.\lumni  Office. 


Alumni  Quarters 
Committee  Appointed 

Dr.  Emma  E.  Dillon  '15,  former  president  of  the  Gen- 
eral Alumni  Association,  is  chairman  of  a  committee  to 
study  the  problem  of  more  adequate  quarters  for  the 
General  Alumni  Association  and  returning  Aluirini.  Oth- 
er members  of  the  committee  are :  Thelma  Showalter  '29, 
Dr.  A.  N.  Garner  '99,  Dr.  Merrill  B.  DeWire  '21,  Bruce  E. 
Butt  '16. 


Leo  L.  Rockwell  '07  in  His  Libr.\rv 


September  1949 


Byron  S.  Hollinshead 

Hollinshead  Writes  of 
Private  College  Values 

That  the  contributions  of  the  privately-endowed  col- 
leges are  so  important  that  their  place  in  America's  educa- 
tional program  must  be  assured  is  the  gist  of  an  article  in 
the  June  Millikin  University  Alumni  Bulletin  by  J.  Wal- 
ter Malone. 

The  article,  "The  Philosophy  of  the  Church  College," 
quotes  Dr.  Byron  S.  Hollinshead,  Bucknell  M.A.  1930,  in 
a  comparison  of  the  costs  of  contributions  by  private  and 
state  institutions.  Says  Hollinshead,  "The  state  appropri- 
ations to  three  or  four  large  state  universities  added  to- 
gether are  equivalent  to  the  total  endowment  income  of  the 
800  privately-controlled  colleges  and  universities.  The 
three  or  four  large  state  universities  are  educating  100,000 
to  125,000  students,  yet  the  privately-controlled  institu- 
tions which  receive  the  $70,000,000  from  endowment  edu- 
cate well  over  1,000,000  students  without  any  expense 
whatever  to  the  taxpayer.  In  short,  the  non-state-support- 
ed colleges  educate  over  ten  times  as  many  students  with 
the  same  amount  of  endowment  support  as  the  three  or 
four  large  universities  get  from  their  state  legislatures." 

With  regard  to  freedom  in  private  and  state  institu- 
tions, Hollinshead  tells  of  a  newspaper's  trying  to  get  pro- 
fessional opinion  of  the  O.  P.  A.  The  paper  received  a 
long  statement  from  a  professor  at  Coe  College,  privately 
endowed,  but  seven  or  eight  professors  in  a  state  univer- 
sity would  not  talk  for  fear  of  the  reaction  in  their  state 
legislature. 

Dr.  Hollinshead  was  a  member  of  the  Bucknell  English 
Department,  1928  to  1933,  assistant  director  of  the  Buck- 
nell Junior  College,  president  of  the  Scranton-Keystone 
Junior  College  for  eleven  years  and  has  been  president 
of  Coe  College,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  since  1945. 

He  was  at  Harvard  two  years  as  the  only  full-time 
member  of  the  committee  on  General  Education  in  a  Free 
Society.  Prior  to  that  he  had  been  consultant  for  the 
General  Education  Board  and  had  taught  in  summer 
sessions  at  Harvard  and  the  University  of  California. 

He  has  a  bachelor's  degree  from  Brown,  a  master's 
from  Bucknell  and  an  LL.D.  from  Grinnell  College.  An- 
other Bucknellian  whose  future  career  we  shall  watch  with 
much  interest. 


Loyal  Bucknellian  Passes 

This  last  June,  Joseph  Meixell  Wolfe  '89  was  unable 
to  attend  the  reunion  of  his  classmates  who  graduated 
sixty  years  ago.  Nor  will  he  be  able  to  see  the  pictures  and 
read  the  brief  article  in  this  issue  of  the  Alumnus  on 
Bucknell's  largest  Commencement.  He  died  quietly  one 
Thursday  evening  in  mid-July  in  his  native  Lewisburg. 

Ten  years  ago,  as  one  of  the  twelve  surviving  members 
of  the  Class  of  '89,  he  was  one  of  the  three  honored  guests 
of  Bucknell  at  her  90th  Commencement. 

Bucknellians  of  today  knew  him  as  a  tall,  quiet  man, 
dignified  and  friendly,  who  walked  slowly  along  the  tree- 
lined  streets.  But  looking  at  his  broad  shoulders  and 
unusual  height,  one  could  easily  understand  that  as  a  col- 
lege student  he  had  taken  an  active  part  in  athletics.  A 
notable  football  star  while  at  Bucknell,  during  his  two 
years  at  Cornell  he  served  as  crew  captain  of  the  rowing 
team.  He  was  a  member  of  Phi  Kappa  Psi  and  served 
on  the  first  L' Agenda  Board.  He  received  his  master's 
degree  from  Bucknell  in  1892  and  later  studied  at  Cornell 
and  Harvard.  He  became  a  teacher,  holding  positions  at 
Swarthmore  Preparatory  School,  at  Penn  State,  at  Ver- 
mont Academy  and  at  Bucknell,  where  he  taught  mathe- 
matics. In  1909  he  became  registrar  at  his  Alma  Mater 
and  served  in  that  capacity  for  four  years,  when  he  went 
with  the  Fisk  Rubber  Company  as  credit  man. 

He  then  purchased  the  University  Book  Store  on  Mar- 
ket Street,  giving  it  up  in  the  late  '30's  because  of  ill  health. 
He  was  with  the  National  Guard  in  both  Vermont  and 
Pennsylvania  for  many  years,  attaining  the  rank  of  major. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  the  former  Georgia  Thomas; 
his  daughter,  Mrs.  Benjamin  Stillwagon  :  two  sisters,  Mrs. 
Martha  Wolfe  Kalp  '05,  and  Dr.  ]^Iary  Wolfe  '96;  and  a 
nephew,  Charles  Kalp  '29. 


Oldest  Alumna  Dies 

Florence  E.  Dolph  xr68  died  May  1,  1949,  at  her 
home  in  Scranton,  Pennsylvania,  nineteen  days  before 
her  102nd  birthday.  Miss  Dolph  was  guest  of  honor  at 
the  1947  Commencement  shortly  after  she  celebrated 
her  hundredth  birthday.  For  the  past  two  or  three 
years  Miss  Dolph  had  received  much  newspaper  pub- 
licity and  had  been  the  recipient  of  letters  and  gifts 
from  many  states  and  the  Territory  of  Alaska. 

Born  near  Scranton  in  1847,  she  led  a  rather  care- 
free life  with  horseback  riding  and  fishing  as  her  chief 
recreations  until  she  entered  the  Bucknell  Female  In- 
stitute, where  she  was  interested  in  music.  Later  she 
was  first  violinist  with  the  Scranton  Women's  Sym- 
phony Orchestra. 

In  1902  she  went  to  Los  Angeles  to  spend  the  winter 
with  her  sister,  but  her  visit  lasted  forty-four  years. 

On  her  101st  birthday  Miss  Dolph  was  honored  by 
the  Pennsylvania  State  Medical  Society  and  the  Lacka- 
wanna County  Medical  Society.  At  that  time  Dr. 
Frederick  B.  Davies  '26,  then  president  of  the  Lacka- 
wanna Society,  presented  her  with  a  plaque  com- 
memorating her  birthday  on  behalf  of  the  State  Society. 

Since  her  return  from  California  in  1946,  Miss  Dolph 
had  made  her  home  with  her  nephew,  Charles  E.  Rob- 
ertson, and  his  two  sisters  at  1205  Clay  Avenue,  Scranton, 
Pennsylvania. 


September  1949 


^jCtd  /ictwitce4, 

A  commendable  number  of  Alumni  Club  activities 
took  place  during  the  spring  and  summer.  Chronologically, 
the  activities  were  abotit  as  follows : 

April       29 — Scranton Luncheon 

May  S — Harrisburg Dinner 

May         10— Elmira,  N.  Y Party 

May         1 1— Capitol  District,  N.  Y Dinner 

May         12— Ithaca,  N.  Y Party 

May         12— Pittsfield,  Mass Dinner 

May         13 — Boston,  Mass Dinner 

May         14 — Bridgeport,  Conn Dinner 

May        21 — Philadelphia Annual  Dance 

May        21 — Scranton   ;■.  ,    .  .  ; Dinner 

May        25 — Reading Dinner 

June  2 — Harrisburg    .' Picnic 

June  5 — Denver,  Colo ......    Picnic 

June         10 — Elmira Picnic 

June        10 — Ithaca,  N.  Y Picnic 

June        18 — Rochester,  N.  Y Picnic 

June        19 — Metropolitan   Open  House 

June        24 — Lancaster   Picnip 

July         17 — Cleveland     Picnit 

July         30 — York       ^ Picnic 

August    20 — Scranton Picnic 

September  23 — Elmira    Card  Party 

October  12 — Metropolitan  Picnic  at  Kress  Estate 

The  photos  shown  here  portray  some  of  the  activities. 
The  fun  and  good  fellowship  enjoyed  must  be  left  to  the 
imagination  of  those  who  were  not  present. 

Your  secretary  and  his  wife  visited  the  meetings  at 
Elmira,  Capitol  District,  Pittsfield,  Boston,  and  Bridge- 
port. The  Ehnira  party  was  held  at  the  pleasant  home  of 
J.  Charles  Jones.  Edward  K.  Hoffman  x'44  was  elected 
president  for  the  coming  year  and  plans  were  laid  for 
future  activities,  among  them  a  picnic  to  be  held  on  June 
10  at  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frederick  Snodgrass  '26 
and  a  card  party  on  September  23. 

From  Elmira  our  trek  took  us  to  Schenectady  and  our 
first  visit  with  the  Capitol  District  Club.  John  C).  Roser 
'11,  Alumni  Trustee  and  club  president,  had  made  arrange- 
ments for  a  dinner  party  at  the  Edison  Club  near  Schenec- 
tady. Colored  movies  and  slides  of  the  campus  were 
shown  and  the  group  was  brought  up  to  date  on  campus 
affairs.  Roser  turned  over  the  presidency  to  Bill  Morton 
'41,  and  plans  for  future  activities  began  to  develop. 

The  Pittsfield  dinner  meeting  was  a  big  success.  One 
feature  was  the  report  on  the  number  of  children  in  recent- 


Recent  Graduates  at  Capitol  District  Club  Meeting 


Charles  Fryling  '13,  president  of  the  Sunbury  Club,  and  Paul  Boggess  '17, 

treasurer,   present   Sara   Fowler  Ponieroy    r73   witli   a   cake   and   candles 

on  her  OGth  birttiday. 


ly-established  families.  Seven  of  them  have  twenty-four 
future  Bucknellians  in  the  kiddy  car  stage  and  later.  Gil- 
bert Fagley  '10,  club  president  and  gifted  designing  engi- 
neer at  General  Electric  plant,  and  the  newly-elected  presi- 
dent, Steve  Terpak  '24,  in  charge  of  the  great  testing 
laboratory  where  they  develop  10,000,000  volts  of  light- 
ning, took  us  over  the  plant  for  a  view  of  some  amazing 
sights.  We  really  learned  what  a  "bushing"  is  and  a 
number  of  other  interesting  things.  Jack  Roser,  Jr.  x'37, 
also  with  General  Electric,  was  untiring  in  seeing  that  we 
have  a  good  time.  Roger  O'Gara  x'35,  sports  writer  and 
broadcaster,  is  anxious  for  Bucknell  sports  news. 

The  New  England  meeting  was  held  at  the  Hotel  Bea- 
consfield  in  Brookline,  Mass.  After  a  social  hour  the 
group  retired  to  the  Gold  Room  for  a  delicious  dinner. 
President  Louis  K.  Stuntzner  '22  was  in  charge  of  the 
meeting.  Campus  pictures  were  shown  and  a  free-for-all 
discussion  brought  out  some  interesting  and  worth-while 
suggestions  for  New  England  Club  development.  The 
gang  wants  Bucknell  to  arrange  athletic  activities  for  that 
area,  and  more  Bucknell  publicity.  Bill  Willman  '22 
offered  to  pilot  the  president  all  over  New  England  to 
arouse  Bucknell  spirit. 

At  Bridgeport  an  enthusiastic  dinner  meeting  was  held 
in  the  spacious  Stratfield  Hotel.  Plans  were  made  for  a 
picnic  supper  to  be  held  during  the  summer  months.  Col- 
ored slides  of  the  campus  were  much  enjoyed.  The  secre- 
tary brought  the  group  up  to  date  on  campus  affairs.  Of 
course,  Stanton  Smith  '09  and  Eugene  Van  Why  '09,  the 
"Connecticut  Twins",  were  on  hand.  President  Cliff  Hol- 
leran  has  a  strong  helper  in  Secretary  Dorothy  Stolzenberg 
'44  and  the  group  has  a  lot  of  enthusiastic  boosters. 

The  Owens  record  on  "Life  Begins  at  Eighty"  was 
played  and  enjoyed  at  all  these  meetings. 

Harrisburg  held  its  regular  monthly  meeting,  April  6, 
with  Eugene  Smith,  Deputy  Secretary  of  the  Common- 


10 


September  1949 


ROCHESTER  I'lLMC.  JlNh   1^.   1949 

wealth  as  guest  speaker  :  the  May  5  program  was  in  charge 
of  four  club  members  who  staged  a  "fun"  program:  June 
2,  the  annual  picnic  at  the  home  of  John  C.  Dight  was  a 
great  success. 

The  Scranton  Club  celebrated  with  a  luncheon  on 
April  29  and  a  dinner  on  May  21.  A  picnic  was  held  on 
August  20  with  "swimming,  golf,  mosquitoes,  etc."  The 
club  reorganized  February  5  and  has  planned  an  interest- 
ing program  of  activities. 

The  annual  Philadelphia  Club  ball  at  The  Merion 
Cricket  Club  on  May  21  was  as  usual  an  aflfair  of  many 
features  and  prizes  of  many  kinds,  and  lots  of  fun.  This 
party  annually  entertains  about  400  Bucknellians  and 
friends. 

Clair  G.  Spangler,  M.D.,  reports  a  fine  party  on  May 
25.  New  officers  elected  are :  President  Clair  G.  Spang- 
ler '25 ;  Vice-Presidents  David  E.  Gring.  Jr.  '32,  William 
R.  Kershner  x'4I,  The  Reverend  Elvin  B.  Sharp  x'47 : 
Secretary-Treasurer  Mrs.  Claude  D.  Ketner  ( Betty  J. 
Keim  '43).  The  Reading  Club  is  planning  ahead  for 
1949-50. 

John  Gold  '18  acted  as  visiting  godfather  to  the  new 
club  which  was  organized  at  Ithaca.  N.  Y.,  on  Mav  12  at 


.AT  NEW  ENGLAND  MEETING 

Left  to  riglit;     Mrs.  F.  G.  Davis.  Mrs.  H.  .\.  Lar.sen.  H.  .\.  Larsen.  Mrs. 

Louis   K.   Stuntzner,   Louis   K.   Stuntzner. 


the  home  of  John  D.  W.  Fetter  '13,  student  pastor  at 
Cornell.  He  reported  great  enthusiasm  and  plans  for  a 
picnic  in  June.  Andrew  Rice,  spark  plug  of  the  affair, 
was  elected  secretary. 

One  of  Bucknell's  livest  clubs  is  located  in  Denver, 
where  Bucknellians  travel  long  distances  to  meet  with  the 
gang.  President  John  B.  Rishel  '15  entertained  the  group 
with  a  picnic  at  his  summer  camp  on  June  5. 

The  Rochester  Club  held  a  grand  picnic  on  Lake  Can- 
andaigua  on  June  18  at  the  summer  home  of  President 
\'olney  Frankel.  Mr.  Frankel,  senior,  took  ever\'one  out 
for  a  ride  in  his  speed  boat.  A  picnic  supper  to  tempt  a 
dyspeptic  was  served  and  everyone  tagged  it  a  perfect 
party.    More  than  fifty  attended. 

On  June  19  about  a  hundred  Bucknellians  were  present 
at  an  open  house  staged  by  the  Metropolitan  Alumni  Club 
under  the  leadership  of  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21,  president 
of  the  club.  The  afl:'air  was  staged  at  the  Beekman 
Tower  and  was  only  one  of  a  number  of  interesting  events 
planned  for  the  club.  A  big  picnic  will  be  held  at  the 
estate  of  Rush  H.  Kress  '00,  Rockhill  at  Ossining,  on 
Columbus  Day,  Wednesday,  October  12. 

In  Mav  the  Lancaster  Club  held  an  executive  meeting 
at  the  home  of  its  president.  Mrs.  \Mlliam  Poorbaugh. 
Here  plans  were  made  for  the  big  club  picnic  which  was 
held  at  Long's  Park  on  June  24. 

The  Cleveland  Club  held  its  picnic  Julv  17  at  the  home 
of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  M.  Cole,  both  of  1906.  Twenty 
children  kept  the  thirty  adults  busy.  The  Coles  added  des- 
sert and  beverage  to  the  picnic  dinners  brought  by  guests. 


CLAIR  G.  SPANGLER  '25 
Reading  President 


ROCHESTER  CLUB  PICNIC 


September  1949 


11 


Summer  Vespers  Under  the  Big  Tree 


Summer  School  at  Bucknell 
University 

There  were  more  than  900  in  summer  school  this 
year :  297  in  the  six-week  session,  the  majority  of  these 
graduate  students  or  teachers  in  service;  609,  most  of 
them  undergraduates,  in  the  eight-week  session.  Of  the 
total,  77li  were  men  and  131  of  them  women  students. 

Oddly  enough  at  the  graduating  exercises  on  Au- 
gust 20,  where  Dr.  Bewkes,  president  of  St.  Lawrence 
University,  gave  the  address,  more  graduate  than  un- 
dergraduate students  marched  up  to  receive  their 
diplomas. 

Those  are  the  numerical  statistics.  There  were 
other  things.  There  were  song  fests  and  band  con- 
certs ;  movies  in  Lit  auditorium  ;  theater  parties,  bridge 
and  swimming  parties  and  Sunday  evening  vespers  un- 
der the  Big  Tree,  overlooking  valley  and  mountains. 
There  were  the  sports  recreational  leagues  with  tennis 
and  golf  clinics,  basketball,  badminton,  golf,  tennis, 
handball  and  Softball  tournaments. 

There  were  conferences  that  brought  to  the  campus 
outstanding  educators  and  leaders  in  their  various 
fields.  The  Susquehanna  Valley  Branch  of  Secondary- 
Principals  Association  was  host  to  the  State  organization 
at  a  conference  on  the  campus  and  the  Central  Pennsylva- 
nia Branch  of  the  National  Vocational  Guidance  Associa- 
tion collaborated  with  the  Department  of  Education  in  a 
significant  conference.  The  probation  officers  of  the  area 
held  their  annual  four-day  inservice  training  institute  for 
federal  probation  and  parole  officers  during  July.  This 
brought  to  the  campus  sixty  officers  from  twelve  north- 
eastern states. 

Bucknell  Summer  School,  started  less  than  thirty 
years  ago  to  serve  a  few  college  students  and  teachers 
in  sen'ice,  is  now  an  integral  part  of  the  regular  college 
program  for  a  large  number  of  undergraduate  students 
and  offers  graduate  training  to  approximately  300  men 
and  women  working  for  advanced  degrees. 


Clyde  P.  Bailey  '29  Elected 
Alumni  Trustee 

Clyde  Bailey  '29  was  elected  Alumni  Trustee  last 
spring  by  a  vote  of  approximately  two  to  one.  Since  the 
April  Alumnus  contains  a  relatively  complete  biography, 
little  will  be  said  here. 

Alumni  should  be  reminded  that  Clyde  was  twice  presi- 
dent of  the  General  Alumni  Association,  instigator  of  the 
Alumni  Fund  and  its  first  committee  chairman.  He  is  a 
successful  lawj'er  and  businessman. 


Charles  R.  Holton, 
Bucknell  University  Trustee,  Dies 

Charles  R.  Holton,  62,  one  of  Bucknell's  trustees, 
died  July  17,  in  a  Bangor,  Me.,  hospital.  Mr.  Holton 
had  been  admitted  to  the  hospital  for  treatment  of  virus 
infection. 

A  vice-president  of  Bethlehem  Steel  Co.  in  charge 
of  purchases,  he  made  his  home  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.  Mr. 
Holton  was  born  at  Iron  Hill,  Md.,  April  1,  1887.  He 
started  as  an  office  boy  and  stenographer  with  the 
American  Bridge  Company  in  Delaware  in  1901,  later 
he  joined  the  Pennsylvania  Steel  Company,  of  Steelton, 
and  rose  to  be  assistant  vice-president.  When  that  firm 
merged  with  Bethlehem  Steel  in  1916,  he  became  a 
buyer. 

He  was  elected  to  the  Bucknell  Board  of  Trustees 
in  1940.  He  was  chairman  of  the  Alexandria,  Va., 
property  committee  on  the  Board,  and  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  executive  committee,  the  instruction  com- 
mittee and  the  development  committee.  Bucknell  will 
miss  this  able  friend. 


12 


September  1949 


HOMECOMING 

October  22  will  be  another  big  day  at  Bucknell.  Of 
course,  the  big  event  will  be  the  football  game  with 
W.  and  J.  We  have  quit  predicting  results,  for  obvious 
reasons,  but  can  promise  an  interesting  fray.  Spring- 
practice  would  seem  to  assure  that. 

Every  club  president  from  Seattle  to  St.  Pete  and 
from  Boston  to  Los  Angeles  is  urged  to  be  present  for 
the  big  parade  between  halves,  when  a  prize  will  be 
offered  to  the  club  with  largest  percentage  of  members 
marching  in  the  procession.  A  new  group,  the  Class 
Fund  Managers,  will  be  on  hand  to  help  in  the  celebra- 
tion. 

But  Homecoming  always  means  much  more  than  a 
football  game  no  matter  what  the  prospects  of  success 
are.  There's  the  Bison  Roundup  and  Dance  in  the 
Davis  Gymnasium  immediately  following  the  game. 
This  has  become  a  happy,  fixed  custom  at  Bucknell. 
Here  Tom  meets  Joe  and  Sally  meets  Susan  with  that 
new  (or  old)  husband.  They  look  around  and  spot  the 
part  of  the  gym  floor  where  Deke  meets  Deke  and  Delt 
meets  Delt.  What  if  the  weather  outside  is  drippy? 
When  good  fellows  get  together  the  weather  is  always  fair. 

Fraternities  will  vie  with  each  other  for  honors  in 
house  decoration,  numerous  bands  will  fill  the  air  with 
music  and  the  streets  with  high-stepping  drum  major- 
ettes. From  9:00  to   12:00  o'clock  the  annual  Alumni 


We've  Ordered  Weather 


Frat  Houses  Will  Be  Decorated 

Ball  will  be  held  in  Davis  Gym  and,  to  prove  that  the 
committee  has  mercy  on  mankind  and  regard  for  the 
threatened  recession,  the  tax  is  only  $1.25  per  man  and 
maid. 

Yes,  Homecoming  is  rolling  around  and  plans  for 
your  pleasure  have  been  maturing  for  months.  Bring 
wife  and  family  ;  check  with  your  Bucknell  neighbor. 
Alaybe  you  can  form  a  car  pool  and  double  the  intake 
while  reducing  the  outgo.    Be  seeing  you  ! 


Not  Like  This- 


Buffalo  Game  October  29 

Bucknellians  in  the  Builalo  area  will 
have  a  treat  on  Saturday,  October  29. 
That's  the  day  Bucknell  plays  Buffalo 
in  football.  It  is  Buffalo's  homecoming 
and  big  plans  are  being  laid  which 
promise  to  include  some  interesting 
items  for  Bucknellians.  Buffalo  is 
holding  a  big  alumni  party  Saturday 
evening  and  their  leaders  hope  Buck- 
nell will  hold  a  celebration  the  same 
evening. 

They  will  welcome  suggestions  from 
Buffalo  Bucknellians.  See  T.  W.  Van 
Arsdale,  Jr.,  Alumni  Secretary  at  the 
University  of  Buffalo. 


Like  This  ! 


September  1949 


13 


CLASS  REUNION  REPORTS 


1894 

The  fifty-five  year  class  met  at  the  Men's  Dining  Room 
for  lunch.  Of  the  five  women  and  twenty-six  men  who  gradu- 
ated all  those  j-ears  ago,  three  women  and  seven  men  survive, 
which  presents  some  evidence  of  the  tenacity  of  the  gentler 
sex.  There  were  some  notables  among  those  present:  Dr. 
Joseph  R.  Wood,  recently-retired  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Reading;  Dr.  Harvey  F.  Smith  of  Harrisburg,  noted 
surgeon  and  Bucknell  trustee;  Dr.  Mary  B.  Harris,  famed 
penologist  and  Bucknell  trustee;  and  Jessie  Wheeler  Arm- 
strong, educator,  resident  of  Yellow  Springs,  Ohio,  and  trustee 
emeritus  of  Antioch  College. 

Institute  graduates  of  the  Class  of  '94  who  attended  the 
luncheon  were:  Miss  Mabel  C.  Callender,  Dalton,  Pa.,  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam C.  Mulford  (Alice  Probasco),  Bridgeton,  N.  J.;  Mrs.  H. 
N.  Hoffman  (Elizabeth  Bates),  Lev\-isburg;  and  Mrs.  Bradbury 
(Grace  Callender),  Dalton,  Pa. 

The  reporter,  Mrs.  Armstrong,  states  that,  although  a  bit 
more  subdued  than  fifty-five  years  ago,  the  group  had  a  happy 
time. 

1899 

The  Class  of  '99  met  as  guests  of  the  University  at  the 
Lewisburg  Inn  with  ten  members  and  one  member  of  the 
Institute  Class  of  '99  present:  Floyd  G.  Ballentine,  Irving  H. 
Buckminster,  J.  E.  Calvin,  E.  W.  Cober,  William  H.  Engle, 
John  P.  Diffenderfer,  Gertrude  Stephens  Downs,  Albert  R. 
Garner,  D.  H.  Krise,  and  Kapp  Deibler.  The  Institute  member 
was  Mar3'  McCreight  Baldwin. 

A  tribute  to  the  class  by  Gertrude  Stephens  Downs  follows: 

THE   FIFTY-YEAR  CLASS 

A  college  is  longing  and  laughter. 

And  fear  and  fulfillment. 

And  looking  forward, 

And  looking  back. 

A  college  goes  on  forever, 

Not  in   microscopes  or  maps 

Or  ledgers  or  violins. 

Or  even  tall  maples  that  brush  the  sky. 

But  in  the  still  reaches  of  the  hearts 

That  having  loved  it 

And  afterward   understood   it, 

Bear  its  mark  forever. 


1904 

Present  at  the  45th  reunion  in  \\'omen's  Dining  Hall,  June 
4,  were  Caruthers,  Grifiith,  Murdock,  Johnson,  with  his 
brother  as  a  guest;  Teufel,  McCormick  and  Thompson.  A  stag 
affair  it  proved  to  be.  Not  to  be  outdone,  a  week  later  the  ladies 
had  their  turn  with  Estella  Halfpenny  (nee  Albright),  Elizabeth 
Merrill  (nee  Williams)  and  Elizabeth  Reed  reunioning  for  several 
days   at    Blossburg   and    later   at    Mifflinburg.     Several    of   the 


ALUMNI  FUND  MANAGERS 

Are  Invited  to  a  Luncheon  Meeting 

at  the 

MEN'S  DINING  ROOM 

Homecoming  Day,  Saturday,  October  22 

11:00  A.  M. 

IMPORTANT 


class  are  actively  associated  with  Bucknell  affairs,  McCormick 
being  director  of  GI  housing;  Teufel,  manager  of  '04  Alumni 
Fund;  Johnson,  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  The 
Bison  Club  and  Bison  Club  representative  to  the  Athletic 
Council;  Thompson,  member  and  treasurer  of  the  Athletic 
Council. 

1909 

^lyrtle  Walkinshaw  Shupe,  class  president,  reports  a  great 
party.  She  names  Van  Whj-  and  Smith,  Minnie  Brobst  Mc- 
Laughlin, Norman  Wilkinson,  Guj'  Payne,  Louis  and  Charlotte 
Hulley  \'elte,  Charles  Hilbish,  Doc  Leiser,  "Heinie"  Fritz, 
George  Ballets,  Charles  Lepperd,  Helen  Cliber  Stone,  Charles 
Mallery,  John  Shirley,  Myra  Chaffee,  Frances  Chaffee  Evans 
and  Mabel  Slout  Weeter,  Grace  Wolfe  Crandall  of  the  Insti- 
tute class  as  being  there.  Officers  were  reelected  and  guess 
who?    "Walkie"  is  president  again. 

1914 

Nineteen  present  with  nine  visitors.  Dora  Hamler  Weaver 
wrote  an  excellent  story  of  the  partj-.  (Sorr}'  we  don't  have 
space  to  print  it!  Maybe  later?)  She  told  interesting  details 
about  the  Bertolettes,  the  Rices,  the  Moores,  the  Lanings,  the 
Schnures,  the  Reitzes,  the  Criswells,  the  Golightlys,  Florence 
Riemensnyder,  the  Lowthers,  Edna  Whittam  Glover,  the 
Stahlers,  Alary  Kunkel,  the  Fairchilds,  the  Rileys  (Jesse  is 
president),  the  Weavers,  and  Lewis  Lyne.  Helen  Ott  Oesterle 
sent  best  wishes  and  regrets,  Edna  Whittam  Glover  was  elect- 
ed president  and  Dora  Hamler  \A'eaver  secretary  and  reporter. 

1919 

The  Class  of  '19  held  its  thirtieth  reunion  in  the  Men's 
Dining  Room.  Thirty  persons  were  present.  President  Weber 
Gerhart  asked  each  person  to  give  his  history  over  the  past 
thirt}'  j'ears.  An  interesting  hour  followed;  a  little  less  modesty 
would  have  made  it  even  more  interesting"  and  entertaining.  A 
great  bunch!  The  project  of  finding  all  the  missing  class  mem- 
bers was  adopted. 

Franklin  D.  Jones  was  elected  president  and  Mrs.  Mary 
Carey  Baldwin  secretar}-.  Her  address  is  Fruit  Hill  Farm, 
Downingtown,  Pa. 

1923 

Exactl}'  twenty-four  members  and  friends  of  the  Class  of 
'23  held  a  postponed  meeting  of  their  class  on  the  lawn  by 
the  Vaughan  Literature  Building. 

Interesting  cards  were  received  from  about  forty  persons 
unable  to  be  present.  Exerpts  from  these  will  be  quoted  in  a 
class  letter  in  a  later  Alumnus. 


Cl.\ss  of  1923 
(Reports  continued  on  Page  16) 


ALUM^ 


JUNE 


Saturday  was  the  day,  and  we  believe  i 
has  been  waging  a  losing  battle  with  Buckn 
those  good-looking  men  and  gals  (front  co 
class,  had  99  persons  present.  (See  back  co 
Class  of  '25  to  go  them  one  better  and  chal 
century  coincidence  might  become  a  habit  a 
regularly. 

Let's  append  the  conditions  that  thei 
this  year  by  Al  Garner  '99  and  Walt  Holte 

Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '26,  chairman  of  t 
er  at  the  Class  Presidents'  Breakfast  on  A 
cess  of  the  Alumni  Fund's  first  year.  The  r 
informative  and  stimulating. 


I    DAY 


1949 

'as  the  best  of  all  class  reunion  days.  Age 
s  fifty-years-out  class !  Glance  again  at 
•).  The  Class  of  '24,  the  "quarter-century" 
■.)  This  next  year  we  are  expecting  the 
up  an  even  100.  This  quarter  and  half 
we    might    so    adorn    the    ALUMNUS 


leaders  do  jobs  approaching  those  done 
24  and  reap  like  results. 

;  Alumni  Fund  Committee,  was  the  speak- 
nni  Day,  June  4.  He  reported  on  the  sue- 
ort   was   heartening,   and   Ken's   talk   was 


^fc-..----;'?-^^>r 


EMERITUS 


16 


September  1949 


CLASS  REUNION  REPORTS 

(Continued  from  Page  13) 
1924 

We  publish  quotations  from  Al  Stoughton's  story  of  the 
party.  " — everybody  met  everybody  else  and  marveled  at  the 
preserved  youth,  sizes  and  ages  of  children,  presence  or  ab- 
sence of  hair,  and  in  every  single  instance  the  wonderfully 
maintained  figures  of  the  best-looking  class  of  co-eds  ever  to 
heed   (or  ignore)   Ma  Carey's  admonitions". 

Ken  Cober,  Effie  Ireland  and  Walt  Holter  responded  briefly 
but  well  to  snappy  introductions,  and  the  prizes  went  to  "Doc" 
Brown  for  coming  the  greatest  distance  (St.  Petersburg,  Fla.), 
Ruth  Weidenhamer  Armstrong  for  the  largest  family  (four 
children),  and  Michael  Gordon  Stoughton  for  being  the  young- 
est child  of  a  class  member  present. 

Space  will  not  permit  naming  all  who  wrote  letters  of  regret 
and  congratulations. 

A   great   party.     Ninety-nine   present. 


1934 

Nine  fifteen-\'ear  folks  were  present — not  a  big  crowd  but 
a  good  one:  the  W^alt  Geigers.  Christine  Miller,  E.  Ruth  Beers, 
Eddie  A'lyers  (president)  and  wife  Edna  Cleckner,  the  Jack 
Dormans,  the  John  Dempseys,  the  Horace  Kings,  and  Ruth 
Rohr  Liming  (secretary)  and  her  husband,  William  '33.  Her 
address  is  East  Williston,  N.  Y. 

Anna  Holzinger  was  present  in  spirit  from  Los  Angeles 
and  Bill  Bogar  wired  regrets.    Alumni  Day  '54  is  the  big  date. 


1939 


(This  space  was  reserved  for  a  story  of  the  1939  party.  Un- 
fortunately the  story  did  not  arrive.  Perhaps  it  can  be  pub- 
lished later.— Ed.) 


1929 

A  letter  to  the  Class  of  '29  from  Paul  Fink,  president.  "Total 
attendance  was  approximately  SO,  of  whom  37  were  actual 
members  of  the  class.  The  luncheon  was  held  at  the  Milton 
Country  Club,  and  all  the  class  members  and  guests  were  de- 
lighted with  arrangements  and  service.  So  much  fun  and  good 
fellowship  prevailed  that  the  event,  which  started  at  about  1 :00 
o'clock,  didn't  break  up  until  nearly  5:00  p.  m. 

Perhaps  we  were  looking  at  each  other  through  rose- 
colored  glasses,  but  frankly  it  seemed  as  though  most  of  us 
had  retained  our  youthful  figures,  facial  expressions  and  hair 
pretty  well,  considering  the  passage  of  20  years.  You  probably 
have  had  some  reports  already,  but  we  who  were  there  assure 
you  that  you  really  missed  a  top-notch  affair.  We're  all  en- 
thusiastic about  the  possibilities  of  our  25th  reunion,  when  we 
can  bring  our  children  and  grandchildren  with  us. 

All  aboard  for  1954!" 


1944 

To  the  '44  Stay-at-Homers, 

Did  your  ears  burn?  They  should  have!  The  things  we 
said  about  }'0u   (individually  and  collectively)   were  hot! 

Imagine  7  (plus  two  spouses)  out  of  190  members — plus  all 
those  who  accelerated  and  owe  '44  their  allegiance — at  our  first 
reunion  luncheon!  Don  Ross  consoled  us,  when  taking  the  pic, 
that  the  longer  alums  are  out  of  school,  the  more  they  come 
back  for  reunions.   The  class  celebrating  their  30th  showed  that. 

So  just  tuck  a  reminder  in  3-our  grey  matter  to  make  a  real 
effort  to  be  there  5  years  hence.  Those  of  us  at  the  luncheon 
favored  having  reunions  at  Homecoming.  How  do  the  rest  of 
you  feel? 

(Signed)   The  Seven  Who  Came  and  Were  Glad  They  Did! 


Names  of  Contributors  to  the  Heating  Plant  and  Alumni  Fund 

as  of  May  31,  1949 


The  Alumni  Fund  is  a  success — so  reports  the  com- 
mittee in  charge  of  it — despite  the  fact  that  the  number 
of  givers  is  not  large,  nor  is  the  amount  received  breath- 
taking. But  the  Fund,  remember,  started  out  with  two 
strikes  against  it. 

Here  is  the  story.  The  Fund  was  about  to  be 
launched  in  September,  1947,  when  the  necessity  for  a 
new  heating  plant  forced  its  indefinite  postponement. 
Then  there  was  considerable  disagreement  as  to  just 
when  it  should  be  started.  Some  felt  that  it  should  be 
postponed  until  the  heating  plant  pledges  had  been  paid 
in  full.  Others  said,  "The  time  is  now."  The  latter 
prevailed  and  a  general  appeal  went  out  in  December, 
1948.  In  order  to  show  its  appreciation  of  gifts  to  the 
heating  plant,  the  committee  immediately  credited  each 
heating  plant  giver  with  three  full  annual  payments  to 
the  Alumni  Fund,  although  the  time  allowed  for  pay- 
ment of  heating  plant  pledges  was  only  thirty  months. 


An  indication  of  how  loyal  some  Bucknellians  are 
is  the  fact  that  many  who  had  already  contributed  to 
the  heating  plant  came  through  again  in  the  Fund  drive. 
Also,  many  who  gave  only  once  gave  out  of  scarcity 
rather  than  abundance  and  showed  in  a  splendid  man- 
ner how  devoted  they  are  to  Alma  Mater. 

About  3.700  of  our  12,000  Alumni  have  now  given 
to  the  heating  plant,  the  Alumni  Fund  or  both.  This 
leaves  8,300  who  we  hope  will  enroll  themselves  as 
givers.  Our  aim  this  year  is  to  list  as  many  of  these  as 
possible  in  our  1950  report. 

Below  are  the  names  of  persons  who  contributed 
prior  to  May  31,  1949.  Here  and  there  are  expressions 
of  appreciation  of  Alma  Mater  which  have  come  to  the 
office  within  the  past  two  months.  If  any  giver  has 
been  omitted,  it  is  unintentional  and  the  Alumni  Office 
will  appreciate  any  and  all  corrections. 


1862 

Mrs.  Margaret  Russell  Kincaid  (In  Memoriam). 

18fi.5 
James  McB.   Kincaid    (In   Memoriam). 


1868 
Florence  E.  Dolph 

1878 

Mrs.  Sara  Fowler  Pomeroy 


1874 
Mrs.  Abigail  Overholt  Smith 

1878 

Mrs.  Gussie  Zimmerman  Ferguson 


1880 

Regina  HoCta.  William  G.  Owens. 

1883 
William   G.    Watkins 


1884 
Anne  F.  Williams 

1886 
Elmer  E.  Keiser 

1887 

Walter   S.    Harley.   Mrs.    Anne   Kaler   Marsh. 
Mrs.   Nanna  Wilson  Stephens. 

1888 

William  V.  Hayes 


September  1949 


17 


1889 

Mrs.   Susanna  Stapleton  Erubaker 

1890 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lloyd  Dancy 

1891 
George  E.  Fisher,  Mrs.  Maze  Pellman  Glover, 
Mrs,    Mary    Kreamer    Solly. 

1892 
Charles  G.  Shaffer.  Mrs.  Mary  Davis  Thomas. 
George   W.    Wagenseller,    A,    R,    E.    Wyant. 

"I  have  received  five  college  degrees 
from  four  institutions  but  Bucknell  holds 
first  place  in  my  head  and  my  heart." 

Dr.  A.  R.  E.  Wyant  '92 

1893 
Flora    M,    Clymer,    John    H.    Foresman.    Sr,. 
Arthur  F.  Gardner,   Mrs,   Carrie  Lloyd  Horter, 
Mrs.    Ruth    Miller    Parker. 

189* 

Mrs.  Jessie  Wheeler  Armstrong,  Mabel  C, 
Callender,  Mary  B.  Harris,  Mrs,  Elizabeth 
Bates  Hoffman,  George  C.  Horter.  Nora  M, 
Greene,  Howard  P,  Gundy,  Mrs,  Blanche 
Swengel  Lawrence,  Mrs,  Alice  Probasco  Mul- 
ford,  Harvey  F,  Smith,  F.  R.  Strayer,  Mrs. 
Mabel  Thomas  Topping.  Mrs.  Ida  Greene 
Wattson. 

1895 

Ezra  Allen,  Thomas  J.  Baldrige,  Mrs.  Jane 
Patchin  Clark,  Edward  M.  Greene,  Mrs, 
Florence  Stoner  MacCosh,  G,  C,  L,  Riemer. 
Frank  M.  Simpson,  Mary  A.  Thornton,  B. 
Meade    Wagenseller. 

189G 
Mrs.    Rachel   Noll   Fretz,    Herbert   F.    Harris, 
Gertrude    E,    Kase,    Clement    K.    Robb,    Eliza- 
beth   C,    Walker,    Mary    M,    Wolfe, 

1897 

Howard  R.  Bryson.  Mrs,  Mabel  Batten 
Dutton,  John  M,  Gundy,  Robert  O,  Koons, 
Caroline  Kelly  Marts,  R,  H,  Rivenburg,  Susan 
R,    Slifer, 

"Bucknell,  our  gracious,  kindly  mother, 
gave  us  our  chance," 

Romeyn  H.  Rivenburg  '97 

1898 

Mrs,  Ruth  Sprague  Downs.  Mrs.  Mary  Cham- 
bers Flint,  Charles  D.  Koch,  Andrew  A.  Leiser, 
Jr.,  Mrs.  Alice  Dunham  Linneman,  Mrs.  Grace 
Pretzman  Reisner,  Frank  W.  Tilley.  John  A, 
Walls. 

"To    Bucknell    University    I    am    most 
grateful,  first,  for  a  better  understanding 
of  human  relations,  and  secondly,  for  con- 
fidence in  ability  to  accept  responsibility." 
Charles  D,  Koch  '98 

1899 
F.  G.  Ballentine,  Mrs,  Marie  Leiser  Bost- 
wick,  J,  E.  Calvin.  E,  W.  Cober.  Mrs,  Marian 
Wingert  Cook,  Amos  K.  Deibler,  John  P. 
Dieffenderfer,  Mrs,  Gertrude  Stephens  Downs. 
Albert  R.  Garner,  Lucy  H,  Grier,  G.  L.  Hall. 
Joseph  C.  Hazen.  D,  H.  Krise.  William  R. 
Morris.  Maurice  B.  Mulford.  William  C.  Purdy. 
David   H.   Robbins. 

"Oh !  that  my  bank  might  be  as  full  of 
securities  for  Bucknell  as  is  my  heart." 

Albert  Rowland  Garner  '99 

1900 

Sara  M.  Black.  Marion  A.  Carringer.  Joseph 
H.  Deppen,  D.  E.  Hottenstein.  Anna  C.  Judd. 
Rush  H.  Kress,  Charles  H.  Miller,  Thomas  J. 
Morris,  Mrs,  Edna  Shires  Slifer,  Mrs.  Mary 
Helser  Steinlnger,  Harry  R.  Thornton.  Grace 
Woodard. 

1901 

Lyndon  E.  Ayres.  S.  Elsie  Bentz,  Charles  F. 
Bidelspacher,  Harvey  S.  Bogar,  C.  Ruth 
Bower.  Minnie  G.  Eckels.  Mrs.  Edith  Phillips 
Kalp.  William  L  King.  Mrs.  Laura  Allen 
Konkle.  C.  B.  Lesher.  Mrs.  Mabel  Grier  Lesh- 
er.  Mrs.  Mabel  Browning  Pogue.  O.  N.  Rambo. 
Walter  E.  Ruch,  Mrs.  Ruth  Lesher  Thomas. 
Harland  A.  Trax,  Mrs.  Emma  Probasco  Wright. 

"More  than  the  curriculum,  the  college 
life  and  associations  at  Bucknell  remain 
with  me  through  the  years ;  and  the 
rugged  figure  of  Dr.  John  Howard  Harris 
with  his  everlasting  insistence  on  integ- 


rity, trustworthiness  and  the   importance 
of  character." 

Harland  A.  Trax  '01 

1902 
Edna  Bacon.  Abner  D.  Bentz.  Charles  I. 
Boyer,  Gertrude  J.  Deppen,  M.  L.  Drum.  (In 
Memoriam),  George  E.  Edgett.  Thomas  P. 
Kyle,  Mrs,  Grace  Brubaker  Miller,  Emma  A, 
Nesbit,  Mrs,  Sarah  Judd  Shields,  Lewis  E, 
Theiss,  J,  Holman  Weiser,  T.  Lamar  Williams, 
Mary    T.    Wylie. 

"What  place  does  Bucknell  hold  in 
one's  life?  Who  can  tell — accurately? 
Yet  every  flunking  alumnus  realizes  how 
Alma  Mater  took  him  as  a  callow  youth, 
turned  his  thoughts  to  things  worth  while, 
gave  him  an  ambition  far  beyond  the 
mere  acquisition  of  money,  and  filled  liis 
life  with  interests  that  make  for  abiding 
happiness.  Who  can  evaluate  all  that?" 
Lewis  E.  Theiss  '02 

1903 

Mrs.  Eudora  Davies  Alexander.  Jay  P.  Bond. 
Royce  E.  Carringer.  Alexander  P.  Dershimer, 
Merle  M.  Edwards,  Sr,,  C.  F.  Eisenmenger, 
Louise  F.  Felsburg,  Mrs.  Eva  Ginter  Gilmore. 
Hannah  Goodman.  Reese  H.  Harris.  Mrs.  Elvie 
Coleman  Herpel.  W.  Lawrence  Kalp.  Harry  S. 
Mauser.  Mrs,  Charlotte  Shields  Murphy.  Mor- 
ton R.  Sheldon,  John  M,  Show,  Carl  W. 
Tiffany,  H.  K,  Williams,  Mrs,  Helen  Houghton 
Zeller, 

1904 

Mrs,  Mae  Morgan  Beagle,  H,  M,  Crist,  W,  S. 
Gearhart,  Edwin  P.  Griffiths.  Margaret  Groff, 
Mrs.  Estella  Albright  Halfpenny.  Mrs.  Inez 
Fike  Johnson.  John  C.  Johnson,  Harry  E,  Mc- 
cormick, Edith  McNinch.  Louis  W,  Robey, 
David  W,  Robinson,  Charles  T,  Shepard,  Edgar 
T.    Stevenson,    Charles    M.    Teufel. 

"A  good  name  is  the  best  heritage  a 
man  can  leave  his  children.  So  it  is  with 
a  college  and  Bucknell's  fair  name." 

Margaret  Groff  '04 

1905 

Mrs.  Mary  Halfpenny  Andrews,  Mrs,  Ruth 
Shorkley  Bliss,  Mary  I,  Bower,  Claire  M.  Con- 
way, Mrs,  Mabel  Maurer  Cook,  Harry  A, 
Coryell,  Mrs,  Mary  Unruh  Dudley.  Ralph 
Elliott,  Mrs.  Edith  Kelly  Fetherston,  Margaret 
F'orgeus,  Mrs,  Susie  Biehl  Groover,  Wyman  L. 
Hall.  Mrs.  Martha  Wolfe  Kalp,  Harold  V, 
Lesher,  Mrs,  Dorothy  Walls  McCormick,  Mrs, 
Margaret  Stoughton  Meyer,  Mrs.  Josephine 
Crater  Monks,  Mrs.  Edna  Downing  Pfleegor, 
Roberts  D.  Royer.  Anthony  Steinhilper,  Mrs, 
Feme  Braddock  Stevenson,  Nolle  J.  Thomas, 
IMrs,  Eva  Stoner  Wood, 

"Bucknell  Institute  and  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity have  always  been  living  spiritual 
and  living  intellectual  inspiration." 

Mrs.  Edith  Kelly  Fetherston  'OS 

190G 

Elbina  L.  Bender.  Harold  N.  Cole,  William 
L,  Donehower.  Linn  C.  Drake,  Benjamin  G. 
Evans,  Mrs.  Emma  Gearhart  Fisher.  Frederick 
V,  Follmer,  Mrs,  Sarah  Furman  Frost,  M,  F. 
Goldsmith.  E.  W.  Gundy.  Carl  L.  Millward.  J. 
Theodore  Park.  Mrs.  Daisy  Van  Syckel  Par- 
sons. Edwin  W.  Rumsey.  Sarah  E.  Unger.  A. 
V.  Wise,  Charles  H.  Whittaker.  Mrs.  Katherine 
MacCart  Wilkinson,  Mrs,  Carrie  McCaskie 
Wise. 

"After  forty-three  years  I  have  discov- 
ered that  many  of  us  came  to  Bucknell  to 
find  ourselves," 

Carl  L.  Millward  '06 

1907 
Homer  H,  Adams  (In  Memoriam),  P.  <3. 
Andrews,  Wendall  M,  August,  Marshall  L. 
Bonn,  Chauncey  E.  Brockway.  Mary  M,  Brown, 
John  I,  Catherman,  Peter  G,  Cober,  Gordon 
Evans,  Frances  L.  Groff.  George  W.  Hawk,  Coit 
R.  Hoechst.  Ruth  C.  Jones.  Kathryn  M.  King, 
Helen  M.  Olds.  Charles  F,  Potter,  W.  W. 
Raker,  Mrs.  Margaret  Lesher  Riggs,  Leo  L. 
Rockwell,  Thomas  W.  Schultz,  S.  Homer  Smith. 
Mrs.  A.  Ellen  Moore  Snider,  Mrs.  Mary  Stan- 
ton Speicher,  Mrs.  A.  Martha  Alexander  Stib- 
gen,  Mrs.  Margaret  Myers  Ulmer,  Fred  R. 
Zug. 

"A  wise  pastor  urged  a  poor  boy  to 
spend  at  least  a  year  at  Bucknell ;  attrac- 
tive courses  presented  by  likeable  teachers 
kept  me  there  until  graduation.  This 
broad  foundation  gave  the  needed  prepa- 


ration   for    future    studies    and    for    the 
varied  work  on  a  mission  field." 

George  A.  Riggs  '07 

1908 

David  H.  Binns,  Mrs.  Helen  Tiffany  Blake- 
more,  Elmer  K.  Bolton.  W.  S.  Booth.  Sr., 
Charles  L.  Bromley.  Class  of  1908,  Mrs. 
Margaret  Love  Cole.  W.  Stewart  Duncan,  John 
V.  Gibney.  Ralph  W.  Haller,  James  F,  Hayes, 
Joseph  W.  Henderson.  C.  P.  Higby.  Mrs.  Anna 
Stage  Hoffman.  J.  C,  Hostetter,  Edward  R, 
Innes,  Mrs,  Olive  Richards  Landers,  Mrs.  Elsie 
Owens  Long,  John  A.  McKeage,  Harvey  R. 
Martz,  Mrs.  Margaret  Pangburn  Mathias. 
Robert  B.  Morris.  Charles  A.  Nicely,  Chester 
A,  Niple,  Walter  L,  Noll,  Mrs,  Harriet  Burrows 
Norwood,  Reuben  W.  Shrum,  Joseph  R,  Shultz, 
Paul  G.  Stolz,  Ralph  L,  Thomas,  H,  C.  Thomp- 
son.  George  E.  Webster.  John  J.  Williams. 

1909 

Class  of  1909.  George  F.  Ballets.  Mrs.  Ella 
Garvin  Baldwin.  Mrs.  Eleanor  Nixon  Barnes, 
James  C.  Brown.  Myra  M.  Chaffee.  Richard 
Darlington.  Charles  Elson.  Helge  Florin.  Mrs. 
Myra  High  Gemmill.  Mrs.  Hazel  Craig  Jackson. 
C,  J,  Lepperd,  Mrs.  Katharine  Beckley  Neuman, 
Mrs.  Hallie  Sembower  Parkhill,  Horace  Quick, 
Prank  W.  Reiter,  John  T.  Shirley,  Mrs.  Hannah 
Mervine  Shultz,  Mrs,  Myrtle  Walkinshaw 
Shupe,  Stanton  R.  Smith,  Margaret  Stevenson,, 
Mrs.  Helen  Cliber  Stone,  Eugene  VanWhy. 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Hulley  Velte,  Mrs.  Mabel  Slout 
Weeter.  Mrs.  Ida  Sames  Yeager,  Heber  W. 
Youngken. 

"Bucknell  taught  me  how  little  of  the 
world's  knowledge  one  average  student 
will  ever  be  able  to  understand.  Bucknell 
has  always  been  a  friendly  college — let's 
keep  it  that  way." 

Eugene  Van  Why  '09 

1910 

John  C.  Bank.  Floyd  D.  Beemer.  John  R,  Bell. 
Robert  H.  Butcher,  Cameron  A,  Butt,  Mildred 
Gathers,  Clyde  W.  Cranmer,  George  P.  Drucke- 
miller,  J.  Earle  Edwards,  Mrs,  Ehzabeth  Stage 
Fulton,  Homer  B,  Hedge.  Phares  H.  Hertzog. 
Mrs,  Stella  Houghton  John,  Homer  D.  Kresge, 
Mrs,  Mary  Stevenson  Kresge,  Mrs,  Mait  Cath- 
rall  Lawrence,  Michael  J.  McDonough,  Frank 
H.  Painter.  Weaver  W.  Pangburn.  Ruby  G. 
Pierson,  Mrs.  AUie  Piatt  Puddicombe.  Hugh  E. 
Roser,  Robert  J.  Saylor.  A.  M.  Sherwood.  Mrs. 
Helen  Hare  ShoU.  John  G.  Sholl.  Eugene  P, 
Smith,  Wesley  L,  Sprout,  Jesse  K.  Spurgeon, 
Maria  A.  Spyker,  Hope  B,  Sterner,  Louis  J, 
Velte,  Ethel  Watkins,  William  Warner,  Mrs, 
Sara  Ray  Way,  Stanley  M.  Winter,  Elmer  B, 
Woods, 

"Bucknell  could  scarcely  hold  a  larger 
place  in  my  life  since  it  gave  me  a  won- 
derful Bucknell  husband,  three  Bucknell 
sons,  two  Bucknell  daughters-in-law  and 
seven  grandchildren  who  we  hope  will  be 
Bucknellians,  too !" 

Mrs.  Helen  Hare  ShoiriO 

1911 

Hugh  W.  Alger,  Mrs,  Mary  Marsh  Angstadt, 
W.  Neil  Baker,  G.  R.  Bennett.  Harry  S.  Bourne. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Curtis  Bush.  Katherine  G.  Car- 
penter, J.  Leslie  Crowell,  Frank  G.  Davis,  Roy 
A.  DeLong.  Charles  H.  Heacock.  Mrs.  Ruth 
Safford  Jarvie,  LeRoy  Johnson,  Joseph  H.  Kerr, 
C.  D.  Loveland,  Evelyn  McCaskie.  Harold  M, 
Nefl,  Daniel  H.  Nester,  John  O.  L.  Roser,  Ly- 
man C.  Shreve,  Edgar  A,  Snyder,  Mrs,  Matilda 
Golding  Starkweather,  Mrs,  Florence  Leland 
Thompson,  James  A,  Tyson,  J.  A.  Villalon, 
Harry  R.  Waltman,  Howard  M,  Williams,  Wes- 
ley A.  Wolffe, 

1312 

Paul  S,  Althouse,  John  M,  Askey.  Clarence  B. 
Brewer.  A.  C.  Conner.  Mrs.  Alberta  Bronson 
Conner.  John  R.  Conover.  Harry  A.  Daggett, 
Ralph  P.  Davenport,  Stanley  P.  Davies.  Charles 
E.  Dreher.  Edward  P.  Dufton.  M.  Eugene  Fair- 
child.  Mrs.  Margaret  McClure  Fisher,  J.  H. 
Fleckenstine,  Vera  M.  Frost,  Joseph  N.  Hender- 
son, Mrs.  Maze  Callahan  Houseknecht.  Howard 
Johnson.  Frederick  Lange.  Jr..  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Heinsling  Lowther.  David  A.  McNeal.  Robert  W. 
Meyer.  George  E.  O'Brien,  M.  M.  Ogden.  Paul 
L.  Riehl.  L.  P.  Robinson.  Fred  V.  Rockey,  D. 
Clifford  Ruth,  Helen  L.  Ruth.  Victor  A.  Schmidt. 
Paul  D.  Schreiber.  David  Y.  Siesholtz,  Cecil  T. 
Smith,  Arthur  Waltz.  Mrs.  Pearl  Ream  Wil-- 
liams.  Anton  O.  Wolfe. 

"I  think  that  the  longer  I  am  out  of 
Bucknell  the  more  the  College  means  to 


Fred  V.  Rockey  '12 


18 


September  1949 


1913 

Bright  W.  Beck.  C.  Baker  Bernhart.  John  R. 
Bogert.  Richard  H.  Bowling,  Perry  A.  Caris, 
Albert  M.  Cober,  Helen  W.  Davis,  D.  F.  Dunkle, 
Mrs.  Sallie  McSparran  Durkee,  W.  H.  Edwards, 
John  D.  W.  Fetter.  Howard  V.  Fisher,  C.  A. 
Fryling,  Marwood  B.  Glover,  Howard  M.  Goeh- 
riiig.  Benjamin  S.  Harris.  Berkeley  V.  Hastings. 
Orwill  V.  W.  Hawkins.  William  C.  Hulley.  James 
F.  McClure.  Mrs.  Ethel  Hottenstein  Miles.  Fen- 
wick  M.  Opel.  M.  Delinda  Potter.  Mrs.  Mary 
Irey  Rees.  Earl  M.  Richards,  Robert  L.  Rooke. 
Charles  L,  Sanders.  Clay  S.  Sanders.  Harold  A. 
Shaffer.  J.  P.  Shearer.  A.  M.  Stetler,  R.  A.  Still. 
Leslie  W.  Stout.  Kenneth  H.  Wendling,  Paul  R. 
Wendt,  Herman  E.  Zehner. 

"Those  who  start  their  careers  aiming 
for  position  have  two  strikes  against  them 
without  a  college  training.  Since  1913  I 
have  been  meeting  a  cross  section  of  the 
graduates  of  all  colleges  on  a  free-for-all 
basis  and  find  that  my  training  at  Buck- 
iiell  fitted  me  to  start  at  scratch  with  the 
best  of  them." 

O,  V.W.Hawkins '13 

1914 

Dale  R.  Angstadt.  Earle  B.  Armstrong.  Mrs. 
Carolyn  Hopper  Bernhart,  Louis  H.  Boyer, 
Gertrude  Kramer  Caris,  F.  H.  Cathrall.  Charles 
E.  Coleman.  James  R.  Cook,  Dayton  T.  Corson, 
John  R.  Criswell,  Elmer  E.  Fairchild.  Mrs.  Edna 
Whittam  Glover.  Joshua  R.  Golightly.  Walter 
W.  Harris.  Mrs.  Marian  Harman  Hawkins.  J. 
M.  Hillman,  Mary  A.  Kunkel,  Ralph  W.  Kunkle, 
Henry  G.  Kuyl.  Leland  P.  Laning.  W.  C.  Low- 
ther.  George  R.  Madtes.  Ethel  E.  Peterson, 
Florence  Reimensnyder,  John  W.  Rice,  Mrs. 
Miriam  Hoffa  Rice,"  Jesse  E.  Riley.  Clifford  R. 
Schenck,  Pred  O.  Schnure.  C.  F.  Snyder.  Mrs. 
Eva  Reinhardt  Williams.  J.  F,  Winkelblech. 

1915 

Marion  R.  Bancroft,  Mrs.  Margaret  Jacobs 
Bitterman,  Isabelle  F.  Bond,  Malcolm  Buffing- 
ton,  Mrs.  Mary  Decker  Burchfield.  Edward  O. 
Clark,  Edgar  T,  Clapp,  Mrs.  Hope  Craig  Craig, 
Norris  I.  Craig.  Walter  S.  Crouse.  Ralph  O. 
Claypoole.  Emma  E.  Dillon,  Harold  C.  Edwards. 
Harvey  E.  Eavenson.  Mrs.  Margaret  Gretzinger 
English,  Mrs.  Vera  Campbell  Evans,  Ralph  W, 
Frye,  Jr.,  Charles  W.  Gale,  Mrs.  Ruth  Lening- 
ton  Gay.  Carl  E.  Geiger,  Sidney  Grabowski, 
Clair  Groover,  Albert  J.  Hamlin,  Mrs.  Myrna 
Strickler  Hines.  George  A.  Irland.  Pearl  I. 
Kawel.  Willmon  Keiser,  Benjamin  W.  Laidlaw, 
Mrs.  Mary  Mehl  Lininger.  Gilbert  J.  Meredith. 
Mrs.  Helen  Eede  McQuay,  Mrs.  Margaret  Zieg- 
ler  Miller,  Willard  L.  Moyer,  Edward  W,  Pang- 
burn,  Rudolph  Peterson,  Mrs.  Ethel  Galloway 
Reitz,  John  B.  Rishel,  Lloyd  Rogers,  Dwite  H. 
Schaffner,  William  H,  Schuyler,  Omar  H.  Smith, 
Mrs.  Winifred  Werkheiser  Smith,  George  S. 
Stevenson,  Erie  M.  Topham,  Howard  A.  Van- 
Dine,  Prank  F.  Whittam,  William  T.  Windsor. 
Mrs.  Miriam  Strickler  Winkelbleck.  Hiram  M. 
Wolfe,  Mrs.  Elnora  Trescott  Zeller. 

"The   place    Bucknell   holds   in   my   life? 
Look : 

Son :  Sidney  Jr.  x43  married  to  Cath- 
erine McGeever  '46, 

Daughter  ;  Marie  x44  married  Forrest 
S,  Chilton  x43  who  lost  his  life  in  World 
War  II,  Marie  now  married  to  C.  P. 
Meseroll  '42, 

Daughter :  Jean  '45  married  W,  L, 
Mattern,  Bucknell  Junior  College. 

Daughter-in-law  :  Mrs,  G.  Grabowski 
nee  Elsa  Larsen  x44. 

Son :     Robert  F.  Grabowski  '52, 

Also  four  grandchildren  wearing  Buck- 
nell sweaters  with  numerals  19?  ?," 

Sidney  Grabowski  '15 

1916 

S.  G.  Alter,  Lester  J.  Bartlett,  R.  P.  Bigler, 
Mrs.  Margaret  Weddell  Brandon,  Bruce  E.  Butt, 
John  J,  Conway,  William  E.  Cowin,  S.  M. 
Davenport.  Russell  W.  Everett,  Harold  W.  Gif- 
fin.  Charles  Gubin.  Edwin  C.  Hageman,  Mrs. 
Ruth  Williams  Hamlin,  Clarence  O.  Hartman, 
John  F.  Jeffery,  Mrs.  Carrie  Foresman  Jones, 
John  R.  Kurtz,  Elizabeth  B.  Laird.  Cecile  Mc- 
Collum.  S.  R.  Mensch.  Verna  G.  Noll,  William 
L.  Park.  Mrs.  Theresa  McCoUum  Phillips,  Day- 
ton L.  Ranck,  Grant  K.  Rawson.  N.  J.  Rehman. 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Laning  Rice.  Mrs.  Ethel  Heiter 
Riley,  Jerome  C.  Salsbury,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Bun- 
nell Schnure.  William  L.  Showers,  Mrs.  Amy 
Patterson  Stevenson,  Dean  D.  Sturgis,  Grace 
I.  Sutton,  L.  A.  Switzer.  Charles  E.  Tilton, 
Charles  R.  Wright,  Ruby  J.  Young. 

"Although    I'm    in    the    fourth    decade 


since  leaving  Bucknell,  old  (and  not  so 
old)  Bucknell  friends  are  among  the  very 
best  ones  I  have."  gfuce  E.  Butt  '16 

1917 
Walter  C.  Beaver.  Mrs.  Louise  Bassell  Belcher, 
Pred  E.  Benedict.  Eugene  P.  Berlin,  Paul  W, 
Boggess,  James  A.  Case,  George  B.  Champion, 
Mrs.  Aileen  Johnston  Connelly,  Ralph  B.  Derr. 
Mrs.  Mildred  Jordan  Enberg.  Lewis  A.  Eyster. 
Mrs.  Viola  Eckert  Faust.  Raleigh  M.  Felton. 
Mrs.  S.  Alice  Haslam  Flynii.  Donald  A.  Fusia. 
Mrs.  Ruth  Barthold  Gearhart.  William  J.  Geat- 
ing.  Mrs.  Frances  Hanson  Giffin.  Lillian  H. 
Hannold,  Mrs.  Hazel  Williamson  Heberling, 
John  A.  Heberling.  Mrs.  Faye  Romberger  Hoff. 
Mrs.  Anna  Hankins  Johnstone,  Elizabeth  M, 
Kates,  Daniel  W.  Kearney,  Mrs.  Helen  Brow'n 
Linde.  Henry  T.  Lofft.  Elizabeth  Lehr  Mc- 
Carthy. Charles  D.  Maurer,  Mrs,  Edna  Over- 
field  Miller,  Olive  E.  Moore,  Constantino  F. 
Nagro,  Earl  S.  Pedigo,  Herman  F.  Reich.  Mrs. 
Miriam  Bridge  Rudin.  Hugh  T.  Russell.  Mrs. 
Katherine  Clayton  Russell,  Mrs.  Alice  Johnson 
Schug.  S.  L.  Seemann,  R.  E.  Sprenkle,  Clinton 
I.  Sprout,  Prank  E.  Stetler,  Alexander  Storer, 
Eber  N.  Swope.  Mrs-  Ray  Speare  Topham, 
Marie  Volkmar,  Arthur  R,  Yon. 

1918 

Alvin  J.  Adams.  Ralph  B.  Beard.  Mrs.  Flor- 
ence Crabb  Bennett.  Mrs.  Zerba  Weber  Berk- 
heimer.  Hiram  J.  Bloom.  Mrs.  Helene  Diffen- 
dafer  Bower,  Walter  J.  Bower,  Russell  E.  Boyer. 
Harry  S.  Cassler.  Harvey  D.  Crawford.  Mrs. 
Eleanor  Robertson  Dickerman,  Mrs.  Kathryn 
Eilenberger  Edwards,  Thomas  A.  Eshelman, 
Mabel  H.  Fritz.  Mrs.  Aileen  Larson  Fusia.  Her- 
bert C.  Grice,  Sr.,  John  S.  Gold,  Stanley  N. 
Harris,  Emerson  M.  Heckert,  Mrs.  Florence 
Shalter  Hendricks.  Karl  K.  Hulley,  Norman  K. 
Hurley,  William  T.  Johnson.  Chester  S.  Keefer. 
Mrs.  Anne  Bertolet  Kistler,  Samuel  D.  Lenox. 
Joseph  S.  Lepley.  Clarence  Lockard.  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet Phillips  Matlack,  Marguerite  Ryan  May, 
Mrs.  Miriam  Weaver  Metzger.  Malcolm  E.  Mus- 
ser.  Boyd  L.  Newcomb.  Jr..  Bruce  O.  Ranck. 
Katherine  P.  Reed.  Mrs.  Emma  Levegood  Ru- 
pert. Mrs.  Dorothy  Kanter  Schwartz,  Ora  B. 
Smith.  Charles  F.  G.  Snyder,  S.  Dale  Spotts, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hahn  Sprout,  Leroy  G.  Stolz, 
Pred  N.   Williamson, 

1919 
Charles  J.  Anchor,  Harry  F.  Andrews.  Harry 
H.  Angel,  Franklm  L.  Artley.  Mrs.  Mary  Carey 
Baldwin,  William  J.  B.  Bloom.  Walter  A. 
Boyles.  Mrs,  Margaret  Buck  Chubb,  E.  Collins 
Cupp.  Mrs.  E,  Irene  Yarnall  Davis.  Alice  C. 
Ferris,  Norman  T.  Finger.  George  M.  Fox. 
Irene  J.  Fritz.  Weber  L.  Gearhart,  Jr..  Irene 
Gossweiler.  Arthur  J.  Greenleaf.  Mary  E. 
Grove,  Thomas  R.  Hedge.  Kenneth  C.  Hein- 
rich,  John  C.  Hendren.  James  R.  Herman. 
Helen  R.  Hoffa.  Clifford  A.  Holleran.  J.  Howard 
Hornberger,  Franklin  D.  Jones.  Alice  M, 
Kelchner,  Raymond  D.  Khne.  George  M. 
Kunkel.  Mrs.  Golda  Clark  Laning.  P.  A. 
Lawrence,  Mrs,  Helen  VanDyne  McCormack, 
Benjamin  Markowitz.  J.  M.  Mincemoyer.  Mrs. 
Catherine  Thompson  Moore.  Mrs.  Annette 
Stahl  Neal,  Thomas  Orchard,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Spyker  Owen.  James  C.  Pierce,  Harry  Potts, 
Frank  H,  Riale,  Gurney  Seeber,  Mrs.  Helen 
Beck  Shimer.  John  D.  Shoemaker.  Mrs.  Jean 
Flanagan  Skavish,  Karl  D.  Smith.  Ruth  Stein, 
Agnes  E.  Thomas.  Raymond  D.  Tice,  Walter  S. 
White.  Clyde  E.  R.  Wenrich,  Mrs.  Ellen  Peter- 
son   Williams. 

1920 

Mrs.  Kathryn  Keylor  Bair,  Robert  K,  Bell, 
Edna  B.  Bloom,  Robert  L.  Bucher,  David  R. 
Crossgrove,  Vincent  P.  Connelly.  D.  W.  Cope- 
land.  James  C.  Craig,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Villinger 
Dimlich.  Stephen  P.  Dimlich.  Mrs.  Katherine 
Johnson  Dowd,  Mrs.  Bertha  Roush  Doyle, 
Mark  R,  Everett,  Hazel  Florin,  Lester  P.  Fowle, 
J.  O.  Fraker,  Harry  C.  Fries,  Edith  Gardner, 
Harry  U,  Heckart,  Francis  Heikes,  Thomas  J. 
S.  Heim.  Mrs.  Martha  Achenbach  Heller. 
Morris  D.  Hooven.  Louisa  Howells.  Evan  W, 
Ingram.  Albert  S.  Laehder,  Walter  L.  Lees, 
Lester  E,  Lighton,  Mrs,  Charlotte  Volkmar 
Lockeman,  David  J.  Martin,  Andrew  R. 
Mathieson,  Joseph  E.  Mcllwain.  Mrs.  Helen 
Bodine  Newcomb.  Hayes  L.  Person,  Mrs,  K. 
Luetta  Wagner  Person.  Felix  Piekarski, 
Marguerite  I.  Quigley,  Mildred  Farley  Ranck, 
Warren  S.  Reed,  Mrs,  Margaret  Brown  Reyn- 
olds, E.  P.  Richards,  George  E.  Rickart,  Mrs. 
Anna  Sterling  Roseman.  Walter  D.  Roos.  Julius 
F.  Seebach.  Furman  W.  Shaw,  LaVerne  H. 
Shea.  A.  L.  Sherk.  Mrs.  Mary  Schenck  Sherk. 
Mrs.  M.  Kathryn  Glover  Shoemaker.  Joseph 
R.  Silberstein.  Warren  H.  Slocum.  William  E. 
C.  Speare.  Harold  Stewart.  H.  E.  Stover.  John 
B.  Vanderbilt.  Mrs.  Helen  Reed  Vial.  Robert 
N,  Waddell,  Mrs,  Prances  McFarland  Wagner, 
T.  C.  Williams,   Corbin  W.  Wyant. 

1921 

Nelle    W.    Aumiller,    Harold    R.    Bair,    Edna 


Baker.  V.  A.  Baldauf.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Davi£ 
Barbour,  George  H.  Beattie,  Luke  R.  Bender, 
Albert  W.  Boyer,  G.  Hobart  Brown.  Mrs.  Clara 
Casner  Carpenter.  Mrs.  Martha  Leiser  Chance, 
Herbert  N,  Derr,  Merrill  B.  DeWire.  Charlotte 
N.  Dietz.  Holmes  T.  Douglass.  Homer  T.  Eaton, 
Catherine  D.  Edgett,  Walter  P.  Edwards.  Mrs. 
Fannie  Fisher  Grice,  Arthur  E.  Harris,  Alan  R, 
Haus,  Richard  R.  Heckart.  Grant  O.  Herb.  J. 
Leo  Hess,  Raymond  G.  Hidlay.  Mrs.  Anna  Fair- 
child  Homan,  L.  Paul  Hgen.  Mrs.  Katherine 
Fulford  Jolly.  Mrs.  Emily  Devine  Kelly.  Mrs. 
Mabelle  Desilva  Kirk,  Stanford  L.  Kunkle, 
Michael  J.  Maggio.  Thomas  J.  Mangan.  Mrs, 
Marguerite  Lotte  Miller,  Clarence  B.  Moore, 
Thomas  F.  Morgan.  Jr.,  William  E.  Nichols, 
A.  E.  Paulhaumus.  Alexander  M.  Peters,  Mrs, 
Ethel  Hoffman  Peters,  Charles  H.  Rieckenburg, 
Nelson  S.  Rounsley.  Roy  W.  Sauers.  B.  R. 
Seemann,  Harold  L,  Shimer,  Herman  D.  Shultz, 
Chelten  W.  Smith.  Jr.,  Ellis  S.  Smith.  Marjorie 

E.  Sprout.  Mrs.  Freda  Mackereth  VanSant, 
Mrs.    Fannie    Burr    Williamson. 

1922 

William  Balliet.  Gordon  P.  Bechtel.  John  R. 
Beers,  Sanford  H.  Berninger.  Eve  B.  Bunnell, 
Mrs.  Edna  Follmer  Butt.  C.  Ivar  Carson,  Philip 
C.  Campbell.  Mrs.  Esther  Fleming  Cloward, 
Mrs.  Amorita  Sesinger  Copeland.  Mrs.  Mary 
Williamson  Copeland,  Florence  Cornwell, 
Richard  Custer,  H.  T.  Davenport.  Mrs.  Lois 
Wentling  Davis,  William  L.  DeHaven.  Chester 
H.  Derek.  Mrs.  Angeline  Kissinger  Doty.  Mrs, 
Hulda  Heim  Ebert,  Richard  K.  Estelow,  Joseph 
Fox.  Arthur  F.  Gardner.  R.  J.  Haberstroh.  Mrs. 
Helen  Johnston  Hammitt,  Ralph  H.  Hartz, 
George  W.  Haupt,  Mrs.  Ethelwynne  Smith  Hess, 
Eloise  E.  Hill,  Wade  P.  Hoffman,  William  J. 
Irvin,  Carmault  B.  Jackson,  Cyrus  L,  Johnson, 
Oliver  L.  King,  Roy  H.  Landis.  H.  LaBerte 
Lapp.  Lawrence  W.  Lawson.  Issac  Levine. 
Kenneth  A.  Lewis.  Richard  Little.  W.  Nor- 
wood Lowry.  Howard  H.  Moore,  J.  Fred  Moore, 
Stewart  U.  Patton,  William  W.  Parry.  William 
J.  Rinebold.  Harry  E.  Schaffer,  William  L. 
Schreyer.  Robert  R.  Schultz,  Marvin  A,  Searles, 
Mrs.  Mary  ShoU  Sherman,  J.  Henry  Shott, 
Laura  L.  Smith,  Catharine  Y.  Stahl.  John  C. 
Stahl,  Mrs.  Emily  Kurtz  Terry,  Karl  M.  Watt, 
Paul  A.  Weaver,  Edward  G.  Wentzel,  E.  L. 
Worthington. 

Ift2» 
Mrs.  Susanne  Statler  Altemus.  Marian  Ayars, 
Mrs.  Helyn  Kerstetter  Bechtel,  Constance  H. 
ijennett.  Arda  C.  Bowser,  Mrs.  Isabella  Webs- 
ter Breth.  Mrs.  Dorothy  Markham  Brown,  Mrs. 
Marjorie  Nicholas  Bunnell,  Charles  T.  Bunting, 
Marcus  M.  Chapman.  Donald  B.  Cloward.  Mrs. 
Anna  Speare  Crist.  Elmer  M.  Custer.  Robert  M. 
Dawson.  Mrs.  Bertha  Cupp  DeHaven.  Ellis  W, 
Deibler.  John  J.  Dietrich.  Mrs.  Gladys  Emerick 
Erdman.  Abram  Fairchild.  Hazel  M.  Farquhar, 
Joseph  H.  Fullmer,  Andrew  M.  Gehret.  W. 
George  Gehring.  Dalzell  M.  Griffith.  Clair  W, 
Halligan,  Paul  E.  Harding.  Mrs.  Katherine 
Owens  Hayden.  Mrs.  Natalie  Musser  Heebner. 
Walter  L.  Hill.  Jr..  Frank  W.  Homan.  Mrs. 
Helen  Ferguson  Ingram.  Alfred  Jacobs.  George 
H.  Jones.  Harry  W.  Jones.  Lawrence  M. 
Kunball.  Jacob  H.  Kutz.  Mabel  E.  Mulock,  T, 
M.  Musser.  Mrs.  Anne  Horoschak  Nahrgang, 
Mrs.  Mary  Brindel  Orth.  Jessie  W.  Pangburn, 
John  S.  Purnell.  Mrs.  Helen  Bartlow  Rohrbach, 
Robert  E.  Ross.  Mrs.  Harriet  Swartz  Rounsley. 
Mrs.  Madge  Heimbach  Schaffer.  Mrs.  Charlotte 
VanCleat  Searles.  Walter  B.  Shaw,  William  A, 
Shipman,  Jr.,  Dorothy  B.  ShoU.  Nina  G.  Smith, 
Mrs,  Mary  Heilman  Sowers,  Luke  L.  Stager, 
Charles  L.  Steiner,  Jr..  Mrs.  Susanna  Shultz 
Stine.  Frank  W.  Summerfleld.  Mrs.  Dorothy 
Auer  Sykes,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Wilhelm  Thomas, 
Mrs.  Joella  Ottmyer  Thompson.  Mrs.  Helen 
Powell  Thurston.  Mrs.  Mary  Bailey  Tovo,  Mrs. 
Jessie  Brookes  Wallace,  Mrs.  Edna  Tompkins 
Weinrich,  Foster  C,  Wilson,  William  G.  Wood- 
ring. 

1924 

F.  Davis  Arnold,  E,  T.  Ashman.  George 
Bellak.  Frank  H.  Brown.  Mary  A.  Brownmiller, 
C.  Kenneth  Budd.  Anthony  Cavelcante.  Mrs, 
Louise  Benshoff  Cupp,  Mrs.  Prudence  Walters 
Daubert.  Mrs.  Lillian  Edmunds  Davis.  Harry 
O.  Da.vhoff.  Charles  W.  Dinger.  Earl  S.  Dunlap, 
Sr..  J.  Ronald  Eckman.  Carl  A.  Erickson,  Mrs. 
Hilda  DeWitt  Frazer.  Charles  R.  Freeble.  Henry 
A.   Glover,   Jr.,   Mrs.   Ruth  Smith   Harding,   L, 

F.  Hartman.  Robert  C.  Heim.  Ida  R.  Heller, 
James  J.  Holsing,  H.  Walter  Holter.  EUiot  S. 
Hopler.  C.  Grover  Hyman.  Effle  C.  Ireland. 
Foster  D.  Jemison.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Moore 
Jones,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Pelfer  Keech.  Donald  B. 
Keim.  Clyde  E.  Kelly.  G.  Merrill  Leno.x,  John 
E.  Lenox,  Mrs.  Myrtle  Sharp  Lewis.  William 
J.  Llewellyn.  George  W.  Long.  Mrs.  Mary  Curry 
Lyons.  Mrs.  Florence  Supplee  Mahan.  Arthur 
J.  McMurtrie.  Mildred  Megahan.  Mrs.  Miriam 
Stranger  Mitchell.  David  W.  Morgan.  H.  Virgil 
Overdorff.  Nicholas  Palma.  Joseph  H.  Powell, 
John  M.  Reed.  Alice  Roberts.  Jefferson  V, 
Sangston,  Harold  L.  Schaefer,  Charles  L. 
Shulz,  Mrs.  Anna  Heysham  Schweiker,  Roy 
W.     Schweiker,     Mrs.     Meribel    Ritter    Smith, 


HOME  VARSITY  GAMES       Gfidiron  Dfills 


VARSITY   GAMES  AWAY 


Oct.     1 — New  York   University  8 

Oct.     8 — Delaware    2 

Oct.  21 — Wash'ton   &  Jefferson  2 
Nov.  19 — Muhlenberg     2 


30  p.  m. 
OU  p.  m. 
00  p.  m. 
00  p.  m. 


Soccer,  Freshman 

Football 

Both  the  varsity  soccer  team  and  the 
freshman  eleven  will  bid  for  consecutive 
victory  number  seven  when  they  embark 
on  their  respective   schedules  in   October. 

Champions  of  the  Middle  Atlantic  Con- 
ference, the  hooters  will  engage  two  non- 
league  opponents,  Temple  and  Penn  State. 
Of  the  five  Conference  assignments,  three 
will  be  at  home.  One  of  th?  home  games 
will  be  with  Dre.xel  the  morning  of  Home- 
coming,  Oct.   22. 

Undefeated  and  untied  last  Fall,  the 
freshman  gridders  will  play  five  games 
this  year,  opening  in  Memorial  Stadium 
Saturday  night,  Oct.  15,  against  Lock 
Haven   Teachers   junior   varsity. 

VARSITY   SOCCER 

Oct.     1 — Temple    Away 

Oct.     8 — Penn   State    Away 

Oct.   15— Delaware    HOME 

Oct.  22— Drexel     HOME 

Oct.  28 — Gettysburg     Away 

Nov.    5 — W.  Maryland    Away 

Nov.   12— F.    &   M HOME 

Nov.  19 — Lock  Haven   Away 

FRESHMAN   FOOTBALL 

Oct.   15— *Lock    Haven     HOME 

Oct.  21— F.  &  M Away 

Oct.  29— Gettysburg    HOME 

Nov.    5 — Temple     Away 

Nov.  1 1 — Penn    State    Away 

*  night  game 


Underway 


The  Thundering  Herd  began  to  whoop 
it  up  here  Sept.  1,  when  Coach  Harry 
Lawrence  and  his  aides  greeted  the  1949 
vanguard  of  varsity  gridders  who  will 
open  the  season  Saturday  night,  Oct.  1, 
in  Memorial  Stadium  against  New  York 
Universit}'. 

About  20  lettermen  and  several  talented 
players  from  the  1949  undefeated  and  un- 
tied freshman  team  are  among  the  candi- 
dates battling  for  first-string  positions. 
The  training  program  calls  for  double 
sessions  daily  until  the  opening  of  the 
college  Sept.  22.  Scrimmages  with  two 
other  college  squads  are  also  awaiting 
the  Bisons  before  the  campaign  inaugural. 

After  meeting  the  Violets,  the  Herd  will 
play  host  Oct.  8  to  the  University  of  Dela- 
ware, in  a  game  that  will  mark  the  25th  an- 
niversary of  Memorial  Stadium.  It  will  also 


Oct.   14— Temple    8 

Oct.  29— Buffalo    2 

Nov.    5 — Gettysburg     2 

Nov,  12— Lafavette    2 


40  p.  m. 
15  p.  m. 
00  p.  m. 

00  p.  m. 


be   the    lOUth  varsity  encounter  pla^'cd   in 
the   environs   of   the   concrete   horseshoe. 

Washington  and  Jefferson,  an  old  tor- 
mentor, will  be  the  opponent  Homecoming- 
Day,  Oct.  22.  The  Presidents  hold  an  11  to  5 
advantage  in  the  series,  including  an  18 
to  13  decision  over  the  Bisons  in  a  thrill- 
and-mud-packed  encounter  at  Washing- 
ton.  Pa. 

Rounding  out  the  schedule  of  home  at- 
tractions will  be  the  annual  bout  with 
Muhlenberg  College  Nov.  19.  The  Bisons 
will  also  play  away  four  times,  visiting 
at  Temple,  Buffalo,  Gettysburg  and 
Lafavette. 


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September  1949 


Samuel  E.  Smith.  Rachel  M.  Steckel,  Mrs.  Ruth 
Peck  Steiner,  Stephen  Terpak,  Elizabeth  Turn- 
er, Mrs.  Sara  Manahan  Wolf,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Wurtenberg  Wright,  Mrs.  Marv  Eisenmenger 
Zahn. 

1935 

Howard  E.  Ackman,  Mrs.  Ruth  Grove  Ander- 
son. Frank  E.  Baker,  Leslie  E.  Baker,  M.  Louisa 
Baxter.  Mildred  P.  Biddison,  Warren  F.  Breisch, 
Doris  M.  Brininstool.  Max  W.  Bussom.  Mrs. 
Helen  Weidenhamer  Clarke.  John  F,  Cox,  Mrs. 
Carolyn  Brown  Crowl,  Roland  C.  Cunningham. 
Mrs.  Dollie  Schaffner  Dietrich,  Ellis  R.  Defi- 
baugh.  Ruth  A.  Dreibelbis.  Mrs.  Carrie  Smith- 
gall  Ebert,  Mrs.  Charlotte  Bosler  Ellis.  Donald 
C.  England,  Harry  H.  Engle,  George  R.  Faint. 
J.  Wallace  Foster,  Mrs.  Grace  Matz  Fritz, 
Frank  L.  Frost.  Jr.,  Gertrude  Gardner,  Mrs. 
Hanna  Davis  Golightly,  William  D,  Golightly. 
Blanchard  Gummo.  Ralph  S.  Hagan.  Mrs.  Sara 
Walton  Haines.  Albert  H.  Harris.  Francis  Has- 
kett,  E.  Colvin  Hassenplug,  Mrs.  Grace  Good 
Haupt,  Theodore  Heysham,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Mildred 
Francisco  Hopper.  Emerson  Jenkins,  Allen  P. 
Jones.  Frank  L.  Jones.  C.  G.  Kapp,  Lee  Kissing- 
er, Carl  H.  Kivler,  Mrs.  Helen  Morton  Koons, 
Joseph  Laher,  James  Landau,  William  M.  Ly- 
barger,  Mrs.  Marian  Mcllnay  Reed.  Murdo  J. 
Mackenzie,  Mrs.  Carolyn  Hunt  Mahaffey,  Web- 
ster S.  Mann.  Mrs.  Florence  Pratt  Miller.  Roy 
E.  Nicodemus,  Kermit  L.  Noll,  Alexander  M. 
Palmer.  Helen  G.  Peifer,  Roslyn  T.  Reed,  Fred 
I.  Reinert,  Phoebe  M.  Reinhart,  William  D. 
Reitz.  George  F.  Riddile,  Alice  E.  Rossiter,  Paul 
G.  Schmidt,  Russell  C.  E.  Schue.  Romualdo  R. 
Scicchitano.  Mrs.  Dorothy  Berkheimer  Shaw, 
Dorothy  Snyder.  Mrs.  Alice  Savage  Spaeth, 
Clair  G.  Spangler,  Mrs.  Louise  Barnes  Standem. 
Walter  A.  Stevens,  Estella  Stewart,  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Hartranft  Thomas,  William  G.  Thomas, 
Mrs.  Mary  Seidel  Thompson.  William  E. 
Thompson,  Jr..  Esther  E.  Vonada.  Charles  F. 
White,  Frank  Widemire,  Jr..  Edward  G.  Wil- 
liams, Mrs.  Johannetta  Snyder  Wilsbach.  Carl 
K.  Wolfe,  Paul  J.  Woodring,  Kenneth  E.  Young. 

1936 

Fred  R.  Amsler,  Mrs.  Mary  Stahl  Amsler,  F. 
Earl  Bach.  Guy  W.  Bailey,  W.  L.  Battin.  Jr., 
H.  F.  Bird.  Robert  A.  Black.  Lelia  Bower,  Cath- 
erine P.  Boyle.  Anna  L.  Brown,  Stewart  F. 
Brewen,  Eugene  D.  Carstater,  M.  A.  dinger. 
Grace  Cooley.  Mrs.  Elberta  Stone  Councilman. 
Carlton  G.  Coleman,  Mrs.  Catherine  Frederick 
Crowding.  J.  Norman  Davies,  Albert  O.  Dreher. 
R.  N.  Dutton,  R.  H.  Edwards.  Mrs.  Marie  Shaf- 
fer Faber,  Charles  T.  Farrow,  Jr.,  John  W.  Fish- 
er. Mrs.  Florence  Utt  Focht,  G.  H.  Fritzinger, 
Carlton  L.  Gardner,  Kenneth  E.  Gardner.  Rob- 
ert Y.  Garrett,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Juanita  Curtis  Gelder, 
Elizabeth  Griffith,  Mildred  Grigsby,  Ross  Hager- 
man,  Clarissa  Hamblin.  J.  Harold  Hand,  Jr.. 
Christine  N.  Hardy,  Mrs.  Maria  Salisbury  Har- 
ris. George  T.  Henggi,  Carl  A.  Hile.  Mrs.  Anna 
VanDine  Hill.  Richard  L.  Horter,  Eurfryn  Jones, 
Malcolm  G.  Jones.  Samuel  H.  Jones,  Edward  A. 
Knorr,  Mrs.  Isabelle  Morrison  Kushell,  Roy  A. 
Lady.  Mrs.  Kathryn  Kleckner  Laher,  Gilbert 
A.  Long,  Harold  C.  Marshall,  Clarence  J.  Martz, 
Joseph  W.  McCormick,  Jr.,  Bruce  A.  McHail, 
Roye  M.  McLane,  Mrs.  Louise  Matthews  Miers, 
T.  Jefferson  Miers,  Howard  C.  Miles,  John  B. 
Miller.  William  I.  Miller,  Martha  M.  Morrow, 
A.  P.  Mosser.  Kenneth  T.  Murphey.  Thomas  E. 
Murphy,  Mrs.  Ethel  Fowler  Nicely,  J.  Nyce  Pat- 
terson, Mrs.  Ruth  Propert  Postpichal.  Stewart 
L.  Rankin,  James  S.  Replogle,  George  B.  Reed. 
Mrs.  Carrie  Smith  Rood.  Mrs.  Margaret  Dakin 
Mossbarger,  Russell  E.  Sangston,  Mrs.  Thelma 
Stamm  Seidel,  J.  Paul  Shaffer,  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Bair  Shepard.  J.  M.  Shultzabarger,  Kenneth  W. 
Slifer,  Robert  D.  Smink,  Elizabeth  Stalford. 
John  E.  Steely,  Mrs.  Ann  Zerby  Summerill. 
Norman  H.  Thorn.  Willard  H.  Tice,  Penrose 
C.  Wallace,  Emerson  E.  Ware,  William  R. 
White,  Anthony  K.  Wilsbach. 

"Fortunate  indeed  are  we  who  live  on 
our  Alma  Mater's  doorstep,  to  enjoy 
throughout  each  year  the  throngs  of  stu- 
dents who  seek  out  the  Bucknell  Way- 
of-Life.  and  to  take  advantage  of  the 
cultural  and  social  activities  she  has  to 
offer  to  faculty,  students,  graduates, 
and  townspeople,  alike.  Here  the  'Mem- 
'ries  fond'  always  are  'Tropping  by'." 
Florence  Utt  Focht  '26 

1927 

Mrs.  Martha  Felty  Ackerly,  George  W.  Bailey, 
Stuart  H.  Bean.  Donald  F.  Beidleman.  Gilbert 
L.  Bennett,  Irene  Bixler.  William  R.  Boben. 
Mrs.  Marian  Harkness  Bower,  Harry  F.  Brad- 
ley, Arthur  L.  Brandon,  Howard  A.  Bull.  J.  N. 
Caldwell.  Donald  E.  Catlin.  Samuel  V.  Convery, 
John  H.  Crawley.  John  S.  Cregar,  Mrs.  Cora 
Edwards  Davies,  Mrs.  Anna  Cutwater  Day.  Mrs. 
Mary  Houtz  Deebel.  Evelyn  H.  Deen,  LeRoy  F. 
Derr.  Elmer  W.  Dietz,  Robert  W.  Dill,  Ralph  E. 
Dorman,  Marlyn  D.  Etzweiler,  Beryl  A.  Fleming, 


Ralph  W.  Flexer.  H.  W.  Gardner,  Katherine  E. 

Gaventa,  Mrs.  Ruth  Matz  Gehret.  Carl  J. 
Geiser,  Earl  A.  Gill,  John  R.  Gilmour,  James  V. 
Giordano,  Mrs.  Catharine  Mench  Glenn,  W.  C. 
Gretzinger,  Helen  R.  Grove.  Vivian  S.  Gummo. 
Thomas  D.  Hann.  Jr..  George  W.  Hart.  Earl  J. 
Hartman,  Herbert  E.  Heim,  Mrs.  Marjorie  Ditz- 
ler  Heim.  Pegley  Hopp,  James  E.  Hulick.  Mrs. 
Goldena  Guilford  Jenkins,  G.  Marjorie  Kerr, 
Clara  A.  Kimball.  Darwin  D.  Klinetob,  John  W. 
Kling,  Mrs.  Mary  Konkle  Koopmann,  C.  J. 
Kushell,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Phoebe  Bloomfield  Lauder- 
baugh,  Elizabeth  K.  Lawson,  Ralph  H.  Martz, 
Earl  F.  McClune,  Mrs.  Helen  Thomson  McGee, 
William  P.  McNutt,  J.  Gilbert  Malone,  Clifford 
H.  Mellor,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Sara  Milhous  Merrick, 
Bruce  J.  Miller,  William  F.  Moore,  John  C. 
Morrison,  Mrs.  Mabel  Funk  Murray,  Mrs. 
Frances  Aumiller  Murphey,  James  A.  Over- 
dorff,  Walter  L.  Ranck.  Mrs.  Edith  Womer 
Reichard,  Mrs.  Veta  Davis  Replogle,  Clyde  L. 
Roller,  Mrs.  Amy  Haldeman  Roop,  Harry  S. 
Ruhl,  Howard  B.  Schanely,  Irvin  A.  Seltzer, 
Jane  E.  Shrum,  Mrs.  Marion  Coe  Sisson,  Mrs. 
Caryl  Dutton  Slifer,  Charles  H.  Springer,  W.  S. 
Stephens,  Mrs.  Ruth  Marion  Sweigart,  Harold 
F.  Webber.  Mrs.  Marguerite  Rathmell  Wag- 
goner, Harry  H.  Williams,  Lytle  M.  Wilson, 
Henry  R.  Young. 

"Because  I  grew  up  in  Lewisburg, 
Bucknell  means  home  to  me — home  of 
excellent  educational  opportunities  and 
the  place  where  many  cherished  friend- 
ships were  begun  for  me." 

Mrs.  Martha  Felty  Ackerly  '27 

1928 

Mrs.  Anna  Everitt  Avery,  Catherine  B.  Bal- 
het,  Jane  R.  Beakley.  Mrs.  Cornelia  Trowbridge 
Eiddle,  Mrs.  Mary  Johnson  Bieber.  Mrs.  Louise 
Mayes  Bingaman,  Mrs.  Eleanor  Schooley  Bly. 
William  B.  Brown.  Jr.,  Mrs.  Marjorie  Jones 
Camp.  Mrs.  Marie  Helwig  Carstater.  Kenneth 
E.  Corson,  Mrs.  Ruth  Bray  Couch,  Mrs.  Sara 
Deck   Crossgrove.    D.    Elizabeth    Davis.    Preston 

B.  Davis,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Wolverton  Devereux, 
Mrs.  Madeline  Hartman  Dickel,  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Miller  Dill,  Donald  E.  Eaton.  Mrs.  Elva  Horner 
Evans.  Ralph  H.  Feick.  Mrs.  Mary  Rodgers 
Feick.  Margaret  M.  Field.  Mrs.  Pauline  Belles 
Fink.  Brown  Focht,  Albert  K.  Foster.  Milton  F. 
Frable,  Jr.,  Mary  E.  Furry,  Mrs.  Sara  Reed 
Gerhart.  Patrick  J.  Gillespie.  Mrs-.  Dorothy 
Griffith  Grimm,  Clarence  E.  Groover,  Mrs. 
Sarah  DeArmond  Groover.  Leo  F.  Hadsall.  An- 
thony J.  Harlacher,  Jeannette  M.  Heller,  Fred- 
erick R.  Helwig,  Mrs.  Rena  Anderson  Hender- 
son, Sara  R.  Heysham.  Edward  T.  Hill.  Mrs. 
Josephine  Behney  Hoffman,  Francis  C.  Hopkins, 

C.  Elwood  Huffman.  Mrs.  Mary  Royer  Hughes, 
Mrs.  Catherine  Marshall  Humphreys,  Paul  M. 
Humphreys.  Harry  C.  Hunter.  Ethel  W.  Hurst. 
Mrs.  Caroline  Stafford  Johnson,  Frank  E. 
Johnston,  Edwin  L.  Keiser.  Jr.,  Dorothy  J. 
Knapp,  Thomas  Lewis.  Jean  E.  Little.  Lenore 
M.  Losch,  Mrs.  Helen  Durkin  McNutt,  Mrs. 
Lorinne  Martin  Marsh.  William  R,  Mertz.  John 
B.  Middleton,  E.  Klea  Montague.  J.  Maxwell 
Moore,  E.  James  Morrissey,  Mrs.  Christine 
Sterner  Moyer.  Earle  L.  Moyer.  Eugene  E.  Noble, 
B.  A,  Priemer.  Louis  A.  Pursley.  Harold  Z. 
Reber.  Thomas  M.  Reimensnyder,  Mrs.  Lois 
Davis  Ripley,  Donald  H.  Ross.  Lawrence  Scotti, 
Mrs.  Catharine  Cunningham  Sheppard.  J.  C. 
Sheppard,  Wilbur  S.  Sheriff,  M.  C.  Shuttles- 
worth,  J.  R.  Signorino,  Mrs.  Ruth  Heritage 
Stanton,  D.  E.  Story.  Donald  D.  Streeter.  Wen- 
del  A.  Swartz,  Alfred  R.  Ulmer,  John  R.  Vas- 
tine.  Alvin  S.  Wagner,  Dale  R.  Wagner.  Lois  T. 
Wager.  Mrs.  Nancy  Kennedy  Wakefield,  Mrs. 
Barbara  Reifsnyder  Wendhi.  Edna  L.  Whitaker, 
Mrs.  Genevieve  Punches  Whitehead.  Wyatt  E. 
Williams,  Frank  F.  Wilsbach,  J.  L.  Wolfgang, 
R.  Graham  Wood. 

"Bucknell  means  to  me,  'My  home  away 
from  home'." 

Frank  F.  Wilsbach  '28 

1929 
Albert  J.  Abbott,  Karl  C.  Albig.  Mrs.  Hazel 
Kennedy  Anderson.  Lyle  E.  Anderson. Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Mills  Angat,  Mrs.  Josephine  Schilling  Ar- 
magost,  Clyde  P.  Bailey,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Lemon 
Bailey,  Mrs.  Mary  Gochnaur  Banker,  Rodney 
K.  Barlow,  Carlton  U.  Baum,  Adam  D.  Bavo- 
lack,  Mrs.  Deborah  Deacon  Betz.  Kenneth  A. 
Bidlack,  Mrs.  Harriet  Menges  Black,  John  A. 
Buck,  Mrs.  Alice  Spokes  Cawley.  Louis  C. 
Ceraso.  Rowland  H.  Coleman.  Harry  S.  Cox, 
Jr.,  Clarence  W.  Cranford,  Eugene  E.  Credi- 
ford,  Elton  C,  Cryder,  Mrs.  Ruth  Welch  Dukes. 
Mrs.  Jessie  Fielding  Eyster.  George  A.  Ferrell, 
Jr..  Henry  M.  Fessler.  Paul  E.  Fink.  Kenneth 
S.  Fisher.  John  E.  Poresman.  Elizabeth  Freder- 
ick, Eleanor  Winslow  Garnow.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Montgomery  Gring,  N.  H.  Heiligman.  William 
Koran.  John  M.  Horter.  W.  DufQeld  Hoy, 
Charles  F.  Hulings,  Frederick  F.  Jacobs,  Elias 
R.  Johnson.  Charles  W.  Kalp,  Mrs.  Mary 
Thomas  Kammire,  Mrs.  Ruth  Carstater  Kline, 


Kathryn  E.  Klingman,  Howard  G.  Kulp.  Jr. 
John  A.  Lindner,  Mrs.  Delia  Kisor  Lindner, 
Louis  T.  McAloose,  D.  Montfort  Melchior, 
Kimball  D.  Miller,  Eugene  Mirarchi,  Harold  W. 
Murray.  Mrs.  Katherine  Boyer  Pike,  Donald  W. 
Richardson.  Mrs.  Sara  Eeck  Ricker,  Mrs.  Mary 
Taubel  Rieder,  Herbert  K.  Reigle.  Mrs.  Emilie 
Williams  Reimensnyder,  Hugo  Riemer,  Alton 
J.  Roth,  Henry  C.  Rupp,  Paul  J.  Seidel,  John 
S.  Seigh.  A.  P.  Seller,  Mrs.  Helen  Leininger 
Starke,  Alice  M.  Smull.  Robert  E.  Snauffer. 
Mrs.  Grace  Troutman  Stetz,  Frank  S.  Storaci, 
Clara  Fortner  Sweeney.  Prank  A.  Swing.  Mrs. 
Margaret  Sterling  Thomas,  Mrs.  Sarah  CoUner 
Vensel.  Dorothy  Wagner.  Mrs.  Irene  Noll 
Wallace,  Kirby  Walls,  Mrs.  Marie  Fethero'.f 
Weber,  Albert  Weidensaul,  E.  Wallace  Wilkin- 
son, Madeline  L.  Wood,  Mrs.  Esther  Heritage 
Wright,    Dorothy    L.    Wrightnour,    Fay    Yordy. 

1930 
Frank  D.  Armstrong.  Harry  D.  Benford. 
John  R.  Bower.  John  E.  Bridegum,  Mrs.  Grace 
Schaum  Burlew,  John  S.  Burlew.  Mrs.  Ercil 
Bates  Cady,  Richard  J.  Clark.  Mrs.  Esther 
Kemi  Coleman,  Mrs.  Geraldine  Welchons  Craft, 
Mrs.  Catherine  Hill  Davis,  S.  Gilbert  Evans, 
John  N.  Feaster,  Benjamin  Fenichel.  Mrs.  Edna 
Craft  Fessler.  Elizabeth  Figner,  Fred  Fisher. 
John  B.  Frederick.  Mrs.  Helen  Welliver  Girton. 
Mrs.  Freida  Miller  Grimes.  Fordyce  C.  Hauber, 
Mrs.  Goldie  Heyman  Henry,  Spencer  W.  Hill, 
Sara  L.  Ingersoli,  Mrs.  Mary  Stahlman, 
Kester,  John  Klepper,  Frederick  E.  Lehman, 
Ralph  G.  Lingle,  Jr.,  Francis  D.  Meeker,  Mrs. 
Janet  Bingaman  Meredith,  Charles  E.  Mohr, 
Jennie  C.  Owens,  Robert  L.  Payne.  Milton  J. 
Potter,  Juliet  M.  Robertson,  Mary  M.  Rupp. 
Mrs.  Elsie  Randall  Rutt,  Mrs.  Clara  Miles 
Schreyer,  Mrs.  Ethel  Henion  Seiler,  Mrs.  Ruth 
Wentwoi-th  Shure.  Amos  B.  Smith.  John 
Snyder.  Jessie  L.  Soars,  Geraldine  C.  Spurr, 
Marlin  B.  Stephens.  Mrs.  Ruby  Smith  Stoll. 
C.  Malverns  Stutsman.  D.  Gordon  Titus,  Max 
M.  Ufberg,  David  C.  Ulmer,  George  O. 
Wagner.  Lincoln  S.  Walter,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Mary 
Bennett  Weidensaul,  Mrs.  Helen  Ryder  Winter, 
Mrs.  Catherine  Browne  Wishart,  Erwin  Woer- 
ner.    Edward   Yawars.    Jr. 

1931 

Mrs.  Constance  Hulick  Alcan,  Mrs.  Helen 
Jones  Alexander,  Walter  E.  Angstadt.  Dale  D. 
Baker.  Mrs.  Helen  Jones  Bailey,  Mrs.  Marie 
Trunk  Barlow,  Mrs.  Evelyn  Stoler  Bernstein, 
Robert  H.  Bogar,  Mrs.  Ann  Sprout  Bolster, 
Dorothy  M.  Bonawitz,  Mrs.  Helen  Devitt  Butler. 
Luther  O.  Carlisle,  James  D.  Carrier,  Lester  J. 
Chilson.  Helen  E.  Christopher.  Charles  L. 
Crow,  D.  Innes  Dann.  Harold  Dayton.  Charles 
M.  Deatherage,  Mrs.  E.  Grace  Grimshaw  Dun- 
dore.  Merle  M.  Edwards.  Jr.,  William  N.  Egge, 
Donald  L.  Eilenberger,  Trennie  E.  Eisley.  Mrs. 
Lily  Tompkins  Fearn.  A.  S.  Fleming,  Elwood  B. 
Force.  Charles  F,  Fox,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Marian  Stin- 
son  Fox,  Helen  R.  Garbutt.  Meribah  Gardiner, 
Mrs.  Marie  Condit  Giles,  Sherwood  Githens, 
Jr..  Bertha  S.  Gramm.  Lehigh  W.  Haefie, 
Keith  Haines,  Kenneth  A.  Haynes.  Mrs. 
Dorothy  Grimshaw  Heme,  William  L.  Herbst, 
Samuel  A.  Hopkins.  Prank  W.  Hower,  Mrs. 
Augusta  Cooper  Janney.  Chris  H.  Kammire, 
Robert  J.  Keenan,  Robert  H.  Keiser.  James  H. 
Konkle.  Jr.,  Russell  L.  Kressler.  Adolph  Langs- 
ner.  Frederick  M.  Locke.  Warren  J.  Mc- 
clain, Mrs.  Roberta  Slifer  McDowell.  Mrs. 
Virginia  Lambert  Mattern.  Mrs.  Esther  O- 
'Blenis  Meinhard,  W.  Kane  Miller.  Arthur  E. 
Minnier.  Harold  E.  Mitchell.  Joseph  Nissley. 
Mrs.  Martha  Warner  O'Brien.  Mrs.  Sara  Bray 
Parrish,  Mrs.  Metta  Allen  Plant,  Helen  Reece. 
Mrs.  Miriam  Stafford  Rollins,  Mrs.  Mary  Mc- 
Clure  Rudolph,  George  A.  Ruhl,  Mrs.  Marie 
Stampul  Sarcka,  John  J.  Shields.  Paul  M. 
Show^alter.  J.  G.  Shuttlesworth.  Mrs.  Ruth 
Thomas  Simonson,  James  R.  Simpson,  Mrs. 
Alice  Drennen  Smalstig.  Edward  J.  Smalstig, 
A.  Crossley  Smith,  Jr.,  Charles  P.  Snyder,  Mrs. 
Nancy  Griffith  Snyder,  Mrs.  Ruth  Weidemann 
Snyder.  Albert  T.  Sprankle.  John  A.  Stabile. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Ross  Steele.  Mrs.  Alice  Sweeley. 
Sucher.  Robert  J.  Thompson,  George  H.  Van- 
Tuyl,  Jr..  Mrs.  Virginia  Cowell  Wahl.  Mrs. 
Madeline  Waldherr  Wertheim.  Mrs.  Catherine 
Shortlid'2:e  Wilson,  Charles  R.  Winter.  George 
A.    Wright.    Jacob    W.    Zang. 

1933 
Mary  M.  Bickel.  Dominic  D.  Borrella.  Mrs. 
Helen  Walters  Breston.  Bettina  Bucknam. 
Henry  G.  Coates,  Mrs.  Helen  Kellogg  Calkins, 
Anthony  F.  Chernefski,  Rupert  H.  Cicero, 
Janet  E.  Cooper.  Jane  P.  Crispin,  Robert  J. 
Crothamel,  Mrs.  Grace  Corman  Decker, 
Kenneth  S.  Dunkerly.  John  S.  Fetter.  Harold 
L.  Foss,  George  S.  Friedman.  Harry  G.  Fry, 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Lebo  Fuller,  Agnes  K.  Garrity. 
Nathaniel  Glazier.  Mrs,  Josephine  Eisenhauer 
Good.  David  E.  Gring,  Jr..  Walter  E.  Hall. 
Quinton  D.  Hewitt.  Kenneth  E.  Hoak.  C. 
Nissley  Hoak.  Lloyd  S.  Hoffman,  Mrs.  Lydia 
Ziegler  Innes,  John  P.  James,  John  E.  Knight. 
Frances  E.  Knights,  Mrs.  Virginia  Kandle  Kohl, 
David    F.    Krug.    Rose    M.    Kunkle,    Nathan    H. 


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Kutcher.  Mrs.  Barbara  Smith  Laudenslager, 
Shirley  M.  Leavitt.  Mrs.  Mary  Beck  Leiby,  Mrs. 
Marian   Ash   McClain,    Louis   A.    March,    Cyrus 

D.  Marter,  C.  Eugene  Miller,  Mrs.  Mary  Bolger 
Miller.  Mrs,  Alice  Baumer  Moore,  Philip  B. 
Neisser,  Mary  A.  Neyhart,  Victor  H.  Oleyar, 
George  PhilHps,  Sidney  G,  Ranck,  Mrs.  Helen 
Kelly  Rickett.  Stephen  W.  Roberts.  Norman  P. 
Rosseau,  Newton  H.  Ruch.  Evadne  Ruggles, 
George  F.  Sandel.  Mrs.  Grace  Fithian  Slieaffer, 
Mrs.  Marion  Klapp  Smith.  James  B.  Stevenson, 
Mildred  F.  Walton,  Pauline  K.  Wenner,  Joseph 

E.  Wentzell,  William  H.  Wood,  Nolan  F.  Zieg- 
ler. 

1938 
Mary  E.  Baldwin.  Frank  F.  Becker,  Mrs. 
Fannie  Wood  Brown,  Mrs.  Mary  Grove  Bell- 
meyer,  Joseph  S.  Bellmeyer.  Lester  R.  Banner. 
Mrs.  Doris  Longenberger  Bittle,  Mrs.  Iva  Harner 
Blouch,  Loren  P.  Bly,  Mrs.  Janet  Blair  Bogar, 
Paul  A.  Bowers,  D.  Clayton  Brouse.  Margaret 
D.  Brown,  Mrs.  Catherine  Reese  Carlisle,  Mrs. 
Ellen  Evans  Clark,  James  J.  Colavita.  Franklin 
H.  Cook.  Mrs.  Harriet  Heydenreich  Covert, 
Mrs.  Grace  Ingram  Crago.  James  H.  Davis, 
Max  W.  Demler,  Mrs.  Myra  Grigg  Diemer, 
Margaret  B.  Dougherty,  Albert  H.  Fenster- 
macher,  Cliester  D.  Fisher,  Lehman  P.  Gil- 
more.  Ann  M.  Graybill,  Mrs.  Marjorie  Hahn 
Gronquist,  Alfred  B.  Haas,  Helen  L.  Hanson, 
Mrs.  Helen  Butler  Hartzler,  Mrs.  Frances  Mc- 
Gee  Heim.  George  H.  Heinisch,  Jr..  Mrs.  Mary 
Bell  Heritage,  Mrs.  Marie  Groff  Hester,  Ira 
P.  Hoffman.  Mrs.  Margaret  VanTuyl  Jeffery, 
David  Jenkins,  Philip  E.  Jones,  Viola  M.  Kaste. 
Harald  E.  Kenseth.  Edward  R.  King,  Charles 
P.  Leach,  F.  Kennard  Lewis,  John  L.  Mc- 
Goldrick,  Norman  D.  MacKenzie.  Hugh  L. 
Marshall.  Jr.,  John  C.  Mathews,  James  W. 
Mettler,  Nathan  Moster,  Mrs.  Gladys  Steele 
Murray,  Mrs.  Edna  Cleckner  Myers.  F.  M. 
Offenkrantz,  W.  Frederick  Ort,  Mrs.  Gretchen 
Fisher  Peirce,  Burt  C.  Pratt.  Louise  Rakestraw. 
Mrs.  Emily  Steininger  Reish.  Ralph  M.  Reish, 
Robert  M.  Rodgers,  Anna  M.  Rohland,  Howard 
C.  Rose,  Mrs.  Mavette  Carliss  Rose.  Frank  A. 
Ross.  Mrs.  Charlotte  Girton  Rupp.  Louis  J. 
Russo,  Campbell  Rutledge,  Jr..  Marguerite  A. 
Schafer.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bentley  Scheffler,  Ira 
K.  Shipman,  Mrs.  Sarah  Graham  Showalter, 
Charles  P.  Siede,  Mrs.  Pearl  Nieman  Siegel, 
Robert  H.  Smith,  Mrs.  Virginia  Humphreys 
Smith,  Samuel  S.  Stern.  Gordon  B.  Taylor, 
Mrs.  Beatrice  Smith  Tileston.  Caroline  C. 
Vinyard,  George  R.  Walters.  Abe  W.  Wasser- 
man.  C.  Edmund  Wells,  Robert  F.  Williams, 
Donald  B.  Young,  Dominic  A.  Zanella. 

"In  my  contacts  with  people  of  all 
walks  of  life,  I  have  found  that  Bucknell 
is  held  in  high  esteem  by  everyone." 

Max  W.  Demler  '33 

1934 

Louise  C.  Baker,  Samuel  Barker.  Mrs.  Louise 
Baker  Bausch,  Mrs.  Mary  Noll  Benson,  Norman 
Berkowitz.  Mrs.  Sophie  Steuer  Bishop.  Mrs. 
Harriet  Kramer  Breen.  Harold  J.  Brough,  Har- 
vey D.  Burgstresser,  Mrs.  Jean  Hill  Bush,  Paul 
C.  Confer,  James  M.  Converse,  Eugene  M.  Cook. 
Mrs.  Laura  Beltz  Crabbe,  John  P.  Deck.  Mrs. 
Ruth  Leymeister  Ditchey,  Jack  V.  Dorman, 
Mary  K.  Dunham.  Michael  P.  Esposito.  Mrs. 
Helen  Showalter  Evans,  James  F.  Favino,  Edgar 
L.  Fendrich.  Clavin  Fisher,  Harry  C.  Fithian, 
Tilman  H.  Foust,  Mrs.  Marie  Steinbach  Pox. 
Woodrow  W.  Gangewere.  Walter  C.  Geiger, 
Walter  H.  Gilleland,  Wellard  T.  Guffy,  Vincent 
A.  Halbert,  William  Hallbauer,  Roland  F.  Har- 
beson.  Dorothy  M.  Harpster,  Margaret  C.  Horn, 
Mrs.  Kathryn  Fluck  Huus,  Mary  E.  Iddings, 
Mrs.  Virginia  Shupe  Ihrig.  Arthur  E.  Iredel, 
Mrs.  Doris  Rolfe  Jackson,  Isabel  M.  James, 
Owen  W.  James,  George  T.  Kehrer.  Horace  M. 
King,  Frank  S.  Knights,  Levere  M.  Leese,  Paul- 
ine E.  Light,  Donald  L.  McCay.  Mrs.  Lida  Wen- 
del  Milliken.  William  F.  Moll,  Edith  L.  Morri- 
son, Francis  Moyer,  Edward  C.  Myers,  Walter 
J.  Nikodem,  Grace  Oaks,  T.  G.  Parker,  Henry 
L.  Phillips,  William  F.  Plankenhorn,  Elsie 
Shields  Ravenell,  Hedrick  C.  Ravenell,  Mrs. 
Edna  Schneider  Reiter,  John  H.  Richards,  Jr., 
Raymond  R.  Rommelt,  Harold  D.  Ruger.  F. 
John  Schneider,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mayhew  Sher- 
man, Kelvin  L.  Shields,  Margaret  G.  Sober. 
Dale  G.  Stortz,  Mrs.  Helen  Hoffner  Simpson, 
Mrs.  Edna  Foster  Smith,  Irving  M,  Stern.  Vin- 
cent B.  Wayland,  Nelson  E.  Wendt,  Harry  G. 
Young,  Isadore  I.  Zlotkin. 

1935 

Mrs.  Romlyn  Rivenburg  Balsbaugh.  Robert  E. 
Beckman,  Alfred  G.  Benson,  Jr.,  John  L.  Ber- 
gen, Jr..  Doris  E.  Bindrim,  Frederick  C. 
Blanchard,  Albert  L.  Brown.  Jr.,  Gertrude 
Carey,  Alice  Sutman  Colvin,  Timothy  J.  Dela- 
ney,  Theron  S.  Dersham,  Mrs.  Ann  Orr  De- 
schanel,  Mrs.  Gladys  Zarfos  Favino,  Mrs. 
Georgia  Sealey  Foresman,  Forrest  W.  Francis, 
Martha  R.  Fulmer,  Bernard  Glazier.  R.  Dixon 
Herman,  Mrs.  Isabel  Kelty  Hunt.  Mrs.  Margaret 
Noll  Hunt,  Raymond  Hunt,  Charles  S.  Jackson, 
Harry  L.  Jenkins,  Mrs.  Luella  Pierce  Jenkins, 
J.  Reed   Johnston,    Arthur   G.    Kades,    Lois   W. 


Knights,  Philip  Kliman,  Mrs.  Elaine  Ifill  Lar- 
son, Robert  Lindner.  Gardiner  L.  Loughery, 
Mrs.  Mary  Hill  Loughery,  Mrs.  Laura  Fuller 
Maillardet,  Mrs.  Marjorie  Miller  Maish.  George 
L.  McGaughey,  Felix  Meinikheim.  Dorothy  M. 
Moody,  Grace  M.  Moore,  Jerome  D.  Morris, 
Ella  L.  Mundy,  Melville  D.  Nesbit,  James  Or- 
loski,  J.  Claire  Patterson,  C.  Frank  Petrullo. 
E.  J.  Peters.  Mrs.  Margaret  Weddell  Peters. 
Mrs.  Anna  Fishel  Poorbaugh,  Daniel  A.  Primont, 
Leonhardt  W.  Scheffler,  Allan  I.  Shirley,  Wil- 
liam   C.    Shure,    Theo    Catherine    Smith,    Hazel 

E.  Smith,  Ralph  C.  Smith,  Martha  B.  Stall- 
smith,  F.  Kathryn  Stannert,  Mrs.  Emily  Orr 
Stewart,  William  E.  Thomas,  Mrs.  Helen  Pay- 
ran  Titus,  Mary  E.  Walker,  Miriam  N.  Warner, 
Harry  Wightman.  Janet  M.  Workman,  Heber 
W.   Youngken,   Jr. 

1536 

F.  Roger  Ammon.  Mrs.  Eleanor  Lombardo 
Anderson,  Walter  F.  Anderson.  Russell  R. 
Boyer.  Mrs.  Charlotte  Shupe  Brown,  Fred  A. 
Bufanio,  Kathryn  E.  Byerly,  Mrs.  Betty  Grewe 
Chadwick.  M.  Howard  Clark.  Mrs.  Helen  Kich- 
line  Clerk.  Mrs.  Sara  Andrews  Collins.  Edward 
C.  Condict,  Mrs.  Mildred  Wiley  Cowperthwait, 
William  H.  J.  Dawson.  John  C.  Decker.  W.  Gor- 
don Diefenbach.  James  A.  Driscoll,  Charles  W. 
Duck.  Eleanor  N.  Eckles.  Harold  H.  Evans.  Wil- 
liam B,  Evoy,  Ann  D.  Fagan,  Guy  W.  Fairchild. 
Margaret  C.  Fairchild,  Elizabeth  M.  Fisher. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Kehler  Frederick.  Jane  A.  Furey, 
Margaret  Geiger.  Carl  L.  Giles.  Daniel  F.  Grif- 
fith, Robert  M.  Harries,  Mrs.  Jane  Youngman 
Herald,  Kenneth  F.  Herroid,  John  D.  High, 
Robert  T.  Jones.  Raymond  A.  Kanyuck,  John  C. 
Klinger,  Genevieve  Lawrence.  Dean  E.  Lewis, 
Mrs.  Mary  Mallinson  Long,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Reeves 
Lord.  Martha  M.  McFarland.  Henry  M.  McGee, 
William  E.  Moir,  Elsa  L.  Moser.  Mrs.  Janet 
Soars  Piatt,  Thomas  Punshon,  Jr.,  Edward  A. 
Reisman,  Robert  W.  Rhoads,  J.  B.  Russell, 
Myron  Rutkin,  Virginia  M.  Shaw.  John  J. 
Sitarsky,  Dean  E.  Smeal,  Harry  E.  Smithgall, 
Jr.,  Roy  H.  Stannert.  Mrs.  Lillie  Brown  Stan- 
wood,  Eric  G.  Stewart.  Sigmund  A.  Stoler, 
Roger  W.  Straus,  V.  P.  Summerfield,  Jr..  Mrs. 
Harriet  Kase  Toland.  Rosemarie  J.  Tursky, 
Armand  F.  Verga,  J.  Fred  Weaver,  Mrs.  Jean 
Earnest  Wells,  Mrs.  June  LeQuatte  Wendt. 
Arthur  H.  Winey,  Mrs.  Ople  B.  Fox  Winey, 
Mrs.  Jane  Brewer  Winkler,  Louis  H.  Winkler. 

"The  chaos  of  war  and  the  uncertainty 
of  the  postwar  years  as  well  as  the  per- 
sonal problems  of  living  never  dim  the 
promise  of  peace  and  productive  living 
which  Bucknellians  achieved  in  their 
years  on  the  campus ;  and  with  this 
promise  we  can  make  a  difference  in  the 
world  because  Bucknellians  everywhere 
seem  to  accept  this  responsibility." 

Keimeth  Herroid  '36 

1937 

George  T.  Ballard,  Mrs.  Jeannette  Evans  Bal- 
lard. Mrs.  Martha  Knights  Barraclough,  Elmer 
R.  Biddle,  Jr..  Mrs.  Joyce  MacLeod  Bond.  Mrs. 
Miriam  Newman  Breth.  William  B.  Clemens, 
Clinton  A.  Condict,  Elia  J.  D'Addario,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Talley  Decker,  Frederick  S.  Derr, 
Frank  W.  Dunham.  Helena  Eck,  Mable  E.  Eck, 
William  E.  Elcome.  Jr..  Mrs.  Ruth  VanLeuven 
Elcome,  Robert  S.  Even.  Mrs.  Georgiana  Crum 
Esch.  Mrs.  Betty  Slaaw  Pager.  Salvatore  Fazio, 
John  D.  Filer,  Mrs.  Helen  Morgan  Griffith,  Mrs. 
Beverly  Jones  Henderson,  Leigh  E.  Herman, 
Mrs.  Sarah  Davis  Hershey,  Mrs.  Anne  Weather- 
by  Hitchner,  Mrs.  Wilma  Rettmer  Hubbard, 
Mrs.  Sarah  Weller  Jackson,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Shimer  Karschner.  Elwood  Kerstetter.  Robert 
M.  Kling,  C.  Malcolm  Knowles,  John  J.  Lenker, 
John  C.  Litts,  Mrs.  Eloise  KUnetob  Marshall, 
George  L.  Marshall,  Mary  E.  McLucas,  Mrs. 
Hazel  Jackson  Mielke,  Emil  A.  Mesics,  H.  W. 
Morreall,  Jr.,  Charles  O.  Morris.  Jr.,  Hugh 
Morrow,  Jr.,  Samuel  M.  Nesbit,  John  C.  O'Don- 
nell,  Jr..  Vincent  S.  Palmisano.  Sara  Maddern  ■ 
Price,  Allen  N.  Reynolds,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Clementine 
Gordon  Reynolds,  George  W.  Richards,  Thomas 
B.  Richards.  Emmanuel  I.  Sillman.  Thomas  W. 
Speck,  William  E.  Sprout,  Lloyd  M.  Swartz. 
James  S.  Sweely,  Mrs.  Ellen  Gronemeyer  Taxis, 
Catherine  E.  Tliompson,  Mrs.  Catherine  Schatz 
Trutt.  John  B.  VanWhy,  George  W.  Wakefield, 
Jr.,  John  C.  Walsh.  Helen  B.  Walters,  Paul  R. 
Walton,  P.  Herbert  Watson,  Joseph  Weightman, 
Ward  W.  Whitebread,  Thomas  Wood,  Jr.,  John 

F.  Worth,  Elizabeth  A.  Wray,  WiUard  D. 
Zimmerman. 

193S 

Raymond  M.  Andrews,  Francis  X.  Antonelli. 
Mrs.  Dorothy  Holota  Arney,  Mrs.  Ann  Morrow 
Aspinwall,  Ferdinand  Autenrieth.  Jr.,  Wilmer 
,T.  Beck,  Ernest  E.  Blanche,  Arthur  C.  Calvin, 
Florence  E.  Clapp,  Isabelle  L.  Clouser.  Kenneth 
Delafrange,  Lester  W.  Dimmick.  Mrs.  Cathryne 
Birchard  Dye,  Robert  B.  Eckert,  Mrs.  Jeanne 
Kurtz  Esser,  Mrs.  Ruth  Dunlap  Perrell,  Ward 
E.  Gage,   Joseph  J.  Garrity,  Mrs.  AUce  Freidel 


Gault.  Mrs.  Carol  Davis  Hart,  Aaron  J   Heisen 

David  W.  Hughes.  Seymour  G.  Hyman.  Mrs. 
Louise  Mack  James.  Mrs.  Margaret  Lloyd  Kess- 
ler.  Jean  C.  Kirby,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stead 
Knowles.  John  T.  Kotz.  Josephine  Latch  Mrs 
Jennie  Gray  Ledden,  Lewis  J.  Ledden.  Edith 
M.  Lipphardt.  Jay  E,  Lowery,  Mrs.  Jean  Miller 
McFadden,  George  V.  McGee,  Mary  Belle  Mc- 
Keage.  J.  Richard  Mattern,  Roger  E.  Mathieu, 
Forrest  E.  Metzger.  Chester  P.  Norbert.  Wil- 
liam R.  Peebles,  Earle  B.  Pierson,  Jr.,  Joseph 
T.  Quick,  Mrs.  Mary  Bachman  Quick.  Charles 
D.  Reed,  Mrs.  Mary  Hudson  Rooker,  Daniel  A. 
Rothermel,  Mrs.  Marion  Ranck  Rose.  Harold  L. 
Sager.  Mrs.  Ruth  Walter  Spotts,  Carl  M. 
Sprout,  Mrs.  Frances  Jacobs  Tausig,  Margaret 
G.  Thirkield,  Seymour  Trachman.  Mary  C. 
VanNort,  John  R.  Wallace,  Mrs.  Ruth  Wheeland 
Wentz.  Mrs.  Sally  Reifsnyder  Whitten.  Mrs. 
Kathryn  Shultz  Wing.  Kenneth  D.  Wolfe,  A.  J. 
Zager,  Louis  C.  Zlotkin. 

"Ben  Franklin  said,  'If  a  man  empties 
his  purse  into  his  head,  no  man  can  take 
it  away  from  him.  An  investment  in 
knowledge  always  pays  the  best 
interest.'  Bucknell  stands  for  the  best 
investment  in  time,  effort,  money  I 
ever  made." 

Ward  Gage  '38 

1939 

Mary  A.  Allen,  Mrs.  Myra  Albright  Ammon, 
David  R.  Bagenstose.  Frances  E.  Bennett.  Mar- 
tin Blumenson.  Grace  C.  Boyle.  Charles  O. 
Bracken,  Mrs.  Virginia  Cornellier  Briggs,  Mrs. 
Maragaret  Anderson  Brown,  E.  A.  Bruce,  Mrs. 
Sara  Liebensberger  Cann,  Barr  Cannon.  T. 
Chubb  Condict.  Grace  E.  CoUett.  Mrs.  Mary 
Dreher  Colver.  Lillie  L.  Deimler.  Charles  V.  Dun- 
ham. Emma  R.  Fausak.  Lester  Feldman.  Betty  J. 
Flower.  Mrs.  Ida  Schumaker  Frederick.  Leonard 
O.  Friedman,  Harold  Frisoli,  John  C.  Gault.  Jr.. 
Arthur  F.  Goetz.  John  N.  Greene,  Mrs.  Pearl 
Hostetter  Gulden,  John  H.  Gundrum,  Francis 
B.  Haas.  Roy  W.  Hamme.  George  M.  Hall,  John 
A.  Hall,  Mrs.  Margaret  Ames  Harrison,  Betty  J. 
Heller,  William  J.  Heller.  Mrs.  Mildred  Green 
Hershner,  Richard  R.  Hertz,  Mrs.  Ruth  Llewel- 
lyn Hess,  H.  C.  Hinebaugh,  Richard  B.  Hunter. 
William  L.  James,  Jr..  Joseph  W.  Kohberger. 
John  Y.  Leiser.  Robert  B.  Lewis,  John  C.  Mc- 
Cune.  II,  Isabelle  M.  McGraw.  Mrs.  Inez  Cros- 
sett  McKay.  M.  Joseph  Martelli,  Kurt  Manrodt, 
Mrs.  Hannah  Mervine  Miles,  Ernest  C.  Mueller, 
Richard  Nathan.  June  E.  Nelson.  Carroll  C. 
Nesbit,  Ruth  Perry,  Henry  N.  Peters.  Mrs.  Jane 
Snyder  Philbrook,  Anthony  Policelli.  Mrs.  A. 
Bernice  Henry  Rathmell,  Zura  Raup,  Ralph 
Rees.  Margaret  E.  Reiff,  Frederick  C.  Ryan. 
William  L.  Ryder.  Michael  G.  Schweikle,  Larnie 
Shaw,  D.  Ralston  Shupe,  Frederick  C.  Sieber, 
Jr..  Mrs.  Mildred  Helfrich  Simms,  Jean  E. 
Slack.  Mrs.  Janet  Collins  Slaymaker,  Robert  W. 
Smith.  Charles  T.  Sober,  Paul  T.  W.  Strub, 
William  Toland,  Mrs.  Ruth  Borneman  Traynor, 
Harry  H.  Wanner.  Clarence  R.  Weaver,  Carolyn 
William-s.  Lewis  G.  Williams.  Trever  Williams, 
Frederick   O.    Yohn,    Florence  A.   Youngman. 

1940 

Mrs.  Margaret  Bortz  Andrews,  F.  Leon 
Arbogast,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Eliza  Russell  Armstrong, 
Michael  L.  Benedum.  Carl  A.  Bennett,  Earl  E. 
Benton,  Jr.,  Inza  C.  Bentz.  Mrs.  Virginia 
Strawn  Berlenbach,  Charles  B.  Bernhart.  Jr., 
John  M.  Bonebrake,  Wilbur  B.  Boyer,  Louis  A. 
Cirelli,  Mrs.  Janet  Johnstone  Clarke,  William 
S.  Creveling.  Edna  M.  Cubberley,  Marlin  C. 
Decker,  Joseph  A.  Diblin,  James  H.  Duchine, 
Mrs.  Carol  Martin  Dunham.  Jack  L.  Dunn. 
Lewis  K.  English.  H.  Glenn  Eshelman,  Douglas 
L.  Fish.  Mrs.  Mary  L.  Mayhew  Fish.  Samuel 
Fisher.  Frank  S.  Funair,  Robert  M.  Gearhart, 
Ruth  Gemberling.  Havard  E.  Griffith,  Jr., 
Grace  L.  Haire,  Mrs.  Evelyn  Galloway  Hall. 
Robert  K.  Herzfelder.  Gilbert  R.  Hickie.  Melvin 
Jaffe,  E.  A.  Kandle.  Carson  W.  Kauffman.  Mrs. 
Edna  Marsh  Kennedy.  John  A.  Kessler.  Mrs. 
Ruth  Cox  Kohberger.  Wayne  E.  Knouse,  Homer 
Knox.  Carter  L.  Larsen.  Beth  Lautenschlager, 
Calvin  C.  Lombard.  Mrs.  Margaret  Davis  Mc- 
Pherson.  Mrs.  Dorothy  Oaks  McRae,  Mrs. 
Ruth  Leppard  MacDowell.  Mrs.  Elma  Griscom 
Mack.  Eleanor  L.  Mallalieu.  Floretta  M.  Meck- 
ler,  Charles  F.  Millard,  Mrs.  Christine  Nardy 
Mohrhusen,  Alice  C.  Moore.  Mrs.  Mary  Wilkalis 
Monroe.  Mrs.  Betty  Brinkman  Morgan.  Geral- 
dine  H.  Murphy.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Koshland 
Parker.  Frank  Paul,  H.  C.  Pegg,  Walter  G. 
Peters,  Fred  J.  Phillips,  Jr..  Mrs.  Rae-Louise 
Shultz  Porch,  Edward  E.  Quinn,  Mrs.  Jane 
Stannert  Ranck.  Mrs.  Jeannette  Armstrong 
Randolph,  Joseph  A.  Reid,  Jr.,  John  M.  Rice, 
Leo  J.  Roe,  Mrs.  Helen  Peachey  Rohrs.  Barbara 

A.  Rupp.  Mrs.  Anabel  Kreider  Schnure,  Robert 

B.  Schnure,  Mrs.  Edith  Winkler  Scott,  Mrs. 
Doris  Loos  Selinger,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  McQuay 
Sibley.  Charles  B.  Smith.  B.  Jack  Stadler, 
Robert  L.  Stanton,  C.  Carl  Stauffer.  Mrs.  Ruth 
Danby  Stauffer,  Isaac  Tressler.  Mrs.  Marie 
Roversi  Tydings,  Mrs.  Permilla  Miller  Walcott, 
Mrs.  Ruth  Trinkaus  Weemhoff,  Harry  W. 
Wenner.  Mrs.  E.  Jeanne  Rolfe  Wenner,  Gerald 


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L.  Wilson.  Robert  D.  Wilt,  John  C.  Winter.  II, 
Richard    V.    Yount. 

1941 

Clara  J.  Alston.  Mrs.  Janet  Cristadoro  Baker. 
Albert  L.  Berger,  Wilbur  R.  Bloete.  Mrs.  Evelyn 
Day  Brown,  Mrs.  June  Lohman  Bubb.  C.  Harold 
Bunting.  Mrs.  Alma  Jacobs  Burt.  Marcella 
Burt.  Thomas  W.  Cann.  Jr.,  Gladys  M. 
Chudomelka.  James  D.  Craig.  Luther  C. 
Craumer,  Mrs.  Carolyn  Minner  Cressman. 
Glenwood  J.  Crist.  John  P.  Crouse.  Kenneth 
S.  Dannenhauer,  John  W.  Davis.  Jr..  Anthony 
G.  Dletz,  Mrs.  Grace  Stone  Dietz.  Mrs.  Mary 
Weibel  Dinsmore.  Mrs.  Janet  Clayton  Dumelin. 
Joseph  A.  Durkin.  Charles  R.  Edwards.  Llewel- 
lyn A,  Eyster,  Sarah  Francis.  John  A.  Fox. 
Mrs.  Eleanor  Frith  Gifford,  Eugene  R.  Guinter, 
Mrs.    Catherine   Jones    Hammerman.    Frederick 

B.  Hamilton,  Jr..  F.  W.  Hankins.  Henrietta  L. 
Harrison.  Ruth  M.  Hoy.  WilUam  C.  Hulley. 
Ill,  Arthur  Jacobson.  William  S.  Johnson. 
Cyril  E.  Kane,  Hubert  O.  Keim.  Robert  M. 
Kerr,  Harold  A.  Kerstetter.  Miles  M.  Kosten- 
bauder.  Mrs.  Mildred  Weitz  Lahr,  John  R. 
Lepke.  Miriam  Lesher,  John  L.  Lewis. 
Christian  R.  Lindback.  Mrs.  Jean  Hechler 
Livengood,  Ralph  S.  Livengood.  Mrs.  Lucille 
R.  Rasmussen  Masler,  Richard  A.  Mathieson, 
Thomas  O.  Meyer,  Mrs.  Lois  Hayward  Minck. 
Mrs.  Betty  Fleckenstine  Minnich,  Lesher  A. 
Mitchell.  Robert  Morrison.  Mrs.  Rachel  Car- 
ringer  Mo  ye,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Minium.  Mueller, 
Robert  J.  Nolan,  Frank  Nonemaker.  Jr., 
Richard  W.  Nutt,  Clarence  E.  Peckham.  Gladys 
H.  M.  Pipher.  Charles  W.  Potter.  Jr..  Lee  S. 
Ranck,  Charles  P.  Reed,  Mrs.  Martha  Jane  Rice 
Reed.  Helen  C.  Roberts.  Mrs.  Martha  Patton 
Roberts.  Richard  C.  Scott.  Mrs.  Mildred  Noxon 
Seavy,  Carmer  P.  Shelhamer.  Joseph  P.  Siesko. 
Roy  E.  Stahl.  Jr..  Harold  R.  Stark.  William 
Stephens.  L.  Russell  Thacher,  Jr.,  Robert  H. 
Teter.  R.  E.  Thomas,  Virgil  L.  Towner,  Darina 
Tuhy,  James  A.  Tyson.  Jr..  Raymond  P.  Under- 
wood. Louis  J.  Vender.  Mrs.  Viola  Primm 
Verdier.  John  V.  Ward.  Howard  E.  Welsh. 
Donald  E.  Wilson.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Dyer  Winters, 
June  M.  Wirth.  Mrs.  Lois  Farlev  Yccum.  John 
F.    Zeller.    in. 

1942 

Harry  M.  Battersby,  Allen  W.  Beck.  John 
Bogusky.  W.  A.  Bonawitz.  Mrs.  Doris  Lutz 
Boswell,  Mrs.  Evelyn  Claypool  Bracken,  John  E. 
Britton,  J.  Kenneth  Brown.  Douglas  W.  Burt. 
Mrs.  Virginia  Long  Butler,  William  C.  Byrnes. 
Jr..  Daniel  D.  Casden.  Mrs.  Jean  Koebley 
Cochran.  Robert  W.  Connelly,  Mrs.  Gertrude 
Jones  Davies,  Earl  E.  Davis,  Mrs.  Jane  Colter- 
yahn  Davis.  James  T.  Doherty.  Robert  W. 
bonehower.  William  M.  Drout,  J.  Leslie  Ehr- 
inger,  John  Espenshade,  Margaret  H.  Faust, 
Sarah  E.  Frymire,  Jean  F.  Gallagher,  Franklin 
A.  Gifford,  Jr..  Richard  M.  Gray,  D.  Elizabeth 
Grimm.  Theodore  E.  Hammer.  Reed  D. 
Hamilton,  Carl  Handforth.  Mrs.  Norma  Schot- 
land  Harris,  Mrs.  Maurine  Hobbs  Hieber,  Oscar 
O.  Hoffman.  Gilbert  P.  Holt.  Don  L.  Hopkins. 
Robert  C.  Houser.  Mrs.  Betty  Gleckner  Huskin. 
Robert  M.  Jones.  Donald  R.  Kersteen,  Hilda 
Keyser.  Mrs.  Mary  Heacock  Kulp.  Stanley  R. 
Lemler.  Mrs.  Lovenia  Williams  Loos,  William 
McGuire.  Leon  H.  Maneval,  Clifford  W.  Man- 
nella.  Daniel  A.  Mazzarella,  Charles  M.  NefE, 
Mrs.  Laurel  Herrmann  Newcomb.  Linabelle 
Nicely.  Eugene  B.  Nicolait,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Lenore 
McVaugh  Patterson.  Harvey  P.  Pettit.  Mrs. 
Gertrude  Stroud  Pyle.  Mrs.  Mary  Savidge 
Richards.  Robert  S.  Salzberg.  Fred  O.  Schnure, 
Jr..  F.  Charles  Schreiber.  David  J.  Secunda. 
Charles  J.  Seltzer,  Albert  W.  Shafer.  Donald 
H.  Sholl.  Mrs.  Phyllis  Fuller  Silvernail.  James 
S.  Simms.  Mrs.  Julie  VanWhy  Sivert.  Mrs. 
Annabelle  Shepler  Smith,  Mrs.  Bertha  Gannon 
Smith.  Robert  A.  Snyder,  S.  Jean  Stauffer, 
William  R.  Stott,  Jr..  Mrs.  Doris  Green  Teter. 
Harrison  W.  Thornell,  Richard  H.  Tracy. 
Gilbert  H.  Unruh,  Jr..  Walter  S.  Vanderbilt. 
Jr.,  Robert  C.  Whitehead,  Jr.,  Mary  H.  Whit- 
ten.  Bennett  G.  Williams,  Mrs.  Mary  McGowan 
Williamson.  Mrs.  Sara  Barnitz  Yagel.  Clara 
E.   Yahle.    Mrs.   Sara  Difenderfer   Yeckley. 

1943 

Mrs.  Isabella  Harris  Acker.  CJiarles  E.  Apple- 
by. Jr..  John  P.  Bachman.  Robert  B.  Bartow, 
Kenneth  J.  Baserman.  Mrs.  Norene  Bond  Ben- 
ton. Charles  S.  Bergman,  Stephen  B.  Bizub. 
Douglas  L.  Bonham.  Mrs.  Mary  Tripp  Bonham. 
Marion  J.  Bonn,  Luther  Boyer,  Frank  Brink, 
LuVerne  M.  Brown.  Esther  M.  Buss.  Mrs. 
Eleanor  Greene  Byrnes.  M.  Eugene  Cook.  Mrs. 
Donna  Perry  Crage.  Joe  Culbertson.  Eleanor 
Dorsey.  Elaine  R.  Dylla.  Richard  F.  Faber. 
Volney  B.  Frankel.  Mrs.  Sarah  Felix  Fredericks, 
M.  Marie  Fromuth.  George  C.  Gibson,  Harold 
E.  Glazier,  Paul  F.  Godley.  Jr..  Mrs.  Alice 
Watts  Gowdey,  Sidney  Grabowski.  Jr..  Fred- 
erick J.  Griffin.  Jr  .  Jane  W.  Griffith,  William 
M.    Griffiths.    George    F.    Haines.    Jr.,    Barbara 

C.  Hann,  Luella  R.  Hauck,  Clinton  Hegeman. 
Jr..  Muriel  H.  Heise.  Walter  G.  Held.  Ruth  E. 
Howells.    Harlan    Husied,    George    Ishii,    John 

D.  Johannesen,  Mrs.  Mary  Orso  Johannesen, 
Mrs.  June  Carter  Johnson.  Herbert  V.  Jordan. 


Jr..  Mrs.  Betty  Keim  Ketner.  Arnaud  M.  King, 
Robert  R.  Krout,  Mrs.  Eleanor  Pyle  Latta. 
Kathryn  E.  Lauer.  Jeanne  Lever.  Dale  S. 
Lindberg.  Harry  G.  McCuUey,  Kathryn  N. 
McLeavy,  Russell  McQuay.  Jr..  Mrs.  Carmen 
Kyle  Maneval,  Hiram  B.  Mann.  Mrs.  Virginia 
Mitchill  Manrodt.  Mrs.  Patricia  Salmon 
Mathieson,  C.  L.  Melenyzer.  Mrs.  Marion 
Phillips  Meyer.  Betty  E.  Miles.  James  R. 
Moore.  Mrs.  Kathleen  Marshall  Morris.  Eleanor 
E.  Nicely.  William  H.  Palmer.  Mrs.  Emily  Seers 
Parkin,  Douglas  W.  Passage.  Mrs.  Mary 
Beidler  Pettit,  Chester  V.  Podd.  Mary  j'. 
Poffenberger.  Frances  E.  Reeder,  George  J. 
Rehkamp.  Jr..  Mrs.  Ruth  Chamberlin  Reiss. 
Charles  Rodgers,  Jr..  William  S.  Rollins.  Mrs. 
Alice  Leutner  Rowland.  Mrs.  Jean  Shake 
Rubick.  Charles  M.  Sanker.  Mrs.  Beatrice 
Lepley  Saylor,  Harold  J.  Scheule.  Herbert  E. 
Schubert,  Marlin  L.  Sheridan.  Mrs.  Janet  Bold 
Sholl.  Mrs.  Kathryn  Pawling  Sieber,  Robert 
E.  Siegel.  Mrs.  Harriet  Lynn  Simmonds,  Fred- 
erick A.  Snell.  Clifford  M.  Snowman.  Rosalind 
M.  Stevens.  Anne  E.  Stevenson,  Doris  M. 
Thomas,  William  G.  Thomas,  Mrs.  Margaret 
Gundy  Ulmer.  Mrs.  Dorian  Smith  Vanderbilt. 
Jay  W.  Wagner.  Mrs.  Audrey  Cook  Wallace. 
Frances  P.  Walters,  Mrs.  Lois  Laubach  Webster, 
Stewart  F.  Whittam,  Mrs.  Marion  Weist 
Wilkinson,  Raymond  H.  Young,  Olga  Zernow, 
Sallie    J.    Zoerb. 

1944 

N.  Arthur  Adamson.  Mrs.  Irene  Bardwell 
Adamson.  Mrs.  Caroline  Day  Allen.  Mrs.  Janet 
Leach  Anderson,  Harriet  J.  Ballentine.  Mrs. 
Kathryn  Stevenson  Barclay.  Elizabeth  A. 
Baush,  Mary  R.  Bennett.  Seymour  Bernstein. 
Mrs.  Lois  Loughead  Boswell.  Mrs.  Catherine 
Windsor  Bowe.  John  E.  Brandt,  Mrs.  Margaret 
Meston  Breg.  Mrs.  Mary  Baldwin  Brook.  Flor- 
ence B.  Brown,  J.  A.  Cadwallader.  Jr.,  J.  Frank 
Cannon.  Mrs.  Virginia  Thompson  Cannon.  Mrs. 
Anna  Wheeler  Carabullo,  Myron  R.  Caverly.  D. 
Elizabeth  Coleman.  Emmy  L.  Craig,  Mrs.  Jane 
Weber  Culbertson.  Eleanor  E.  Cummings.  Owen 
Diringer,  John  Ferriss.  Jr.,  Albert  J.  Fladd. 
Rosemary  Ford.  Earl  R.  Grose,  Mrs.  Anna  Fet- 
terman  Gutekunst.  Mrs.  Mary  Shreve  Harper. 
Dorothy  L.  Heller,  Frank  C.  Heller.  Robert  D. 
Hieber.  William  A.  Heim.  Robert  G.  Heuer, 
Mrs.  Jeanne  Watts  Hewson.  Roland  Hogan.  Jr.. 
Estelle  M.  Howley,  Mrs.  Barbara  Russel  Husted. 
Robert  M.  Jacobs,  Mrs.  Margaret  Swigart  Kiehl. 
Mrs.  Anne  Gensier  King.  Jr.,  Mrs.  Florence 
Fitzcharles  Kuhl,  II,  Mrs.  Jean  Griest  Leiby. 
Eugene  Levitt.  Mrs.  Barbara  Henry  Long,  Har- 
riet A.  Love,  Roland  MacPherson.  Mrs.  Ruth 
Cooper  MacPherson.  Henry  S.  Mansel,  Jr.. 
Louis  W.  Mardaga.  Frank  Mendes.  Mrs.  Ruth 
Smith  Mendes,  Peter  M.  Mensky.  Harold 
E.  Miller,  Mrs.  Patricia  Geissel  Moore,  Mrs. 
Mary  Olsen  Muncaster.  Mrs.  Ottilie  Fredericks 
Murphy.  Wilburda  M.  Murphy,  Fay  E.  Myers. 
Corinne  Nahles,  DeWitt  B.  Nester.  John  R. 
Noack.  Joseph  C.  O'Brien.  Mrs.  Dorothy  Bun- 
nell Palmer.  Elmo  Pascale.  Ralph  O.  Ranck. 
John  M.  Raynor.  Henry  M.  Reed.  Mrs.  Mar- 
jorie  Storey  Reinaker.  Helen  E.  Royer,  Anne  E. 
Rubin.  Erma  L.  Sambrook,  William  H.  Schnure, 
Mrs.  Helen  Fisher  Seiple,  Donald  W.  Shields. 
Mrs.  Bette  Truelson  Skuda.  Leonard  R.  Smith. 
Jane  Sortore,  Arthur  Straub,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Elinore 
Byer  Swern.  Louise  Terrett,  Mrs.  Doris  Bull- 
winkel  Tusty,  Madeline  A.  Valentine.  Milton 
Velinsky.  Mrs.  Dora  Seyfarth  Verbeyst,  Mrs. 
Nancy  Byck  Welch,  Mrs.  Carol  Sproul  White- 
head, Helen  R.  Will.  Burr  Williamson.  Chester 
T.  Winters,  Mrs.  June  Chapman  Wood,  Hope  M. 
Wohnus. 

1945 

Dorothy  Anderson,  Rachel  M.  Arbogast,  Mrs. 
Doris  Sievering  Ashman,  Mrs.  Helen  Grim 
Baker.  John  Baker.  Mrs.  Mary  Rogers  Baker. 
Mrs.  Betty  Cleckner  Barnes,  Mrs.  Anne  Ger- 
hard Bartow.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bowen  Bartow. 
Lewis  Bartow,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Short  Beck.  Jane 
Dudley  Bell.  Katharine  Bierlmier.  Audrey  J. 
Bishop.  Charles  G.  Blattmachr,  C.  Walton 
Boughter,  Mildred  Braun,  Irvin  Bregman,  Har- 
old F.  Budd,  Helen  S.  Cady.  Theresa  M.  Cal- 
daraio.  Mrs.  Janet  Southgate  Caverly.  C.  Harold 
Cober.  Mrs.  Catherine  Martin  Cooke.  Mildred 
G.  Darlington,  Mary  H.  Davis.  Constance  P. 
Dent.  Lois  F.  Depuy.  Frank  Drout,  Joan  S. 
Dunham.  E.  E.  Dunkle.  William  I.  Dyer.  Jr., 
Bettie  L.  Eichberg.  Mary  E.  FoUmer.  Phoebe  G. 
Follmer,  Warren  T.  Francis.  Mrs.  Jean  Prowat- 
tain  Frantz,  Willis  G.  Goodenow.  Mrs.  Marcia 
Beatty  Hammer.  Herbert  C.  Harper.  James  L. 
Hess,  Jr..  Lauretta  J.  Hulsizer,  Mary  Lou  Jen- 
kins, William  B.  Jones.  William  H.  Lane.  Louise 
T.  Laube.  Mrs.  Marian  Murachanian  Lowrie, 
James  C.  Maneval.  George  A.  Markell,  Jr.. 
Vera  G.  Messing.  Mrs.  Betty  Whipple  Meyn. 
Jean  A.  Painter,  Nancy  E.  Patterson.  George  L. 
Peck.  Mrs.  Louise  Stead  Podd,  H.  Hayward 
Quillen.  Charles  J.  Rehkamp.  John  H.  Reichard. 
Minnie  M.  Ricks.  Josephine  Ridgeway,  Daniel 
M.  Roop.  Mrs.  Delia  Edel  Ruff.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Doughty  Scanlan,  Mrs.  Anne  Kloss  Schnure. 
Mrs.  Elsie  Miller  Schnure.  Mrs.  Ruthanne 
Studebaker  Score,  Mrs.  Doris  Okun  Siegel. 
JeroU  R.  Silverberg.  Mrs.  Jennie  Barklie  Small. 
Martha    Sober.     Fred    C.     Stiner,     Dorothy    L. 


Stolzenberg.  Kathryn  H.  Stout.  Adele  Weaver, 
Mrs.  Norma  Rogers  Westneat,  Richard  W. 
Westneat.  Mrs.  Sylvia  Cliffe  Williamson,  Nancy 
L.  Woehling.  Mrs.  Janice  Felmly  Wurfel,  Mrs. 
Miriam  Krise  Young. 

194G 
Richard  S.  A.  Abbott.  Mrs.  Nancy  Kline 
Allen,  Fred  H.  Anderson.  Alfred  O.  Ashman, 
Jr..  Manuel  L.  Barrett.  Mary  Baush.  Rosemary 
E.  Bennett.  Seymour  Berger,  Sara  C.  Berk- 
heimer.  Burton  W.  Bordow.  Jean  M.  Brock, 
Doris  L.  Caldwell,  Gifford  S.  Cappellini,  Wil- 
liam R.  Carter.  Catherine  Casselman.  Mrs. 
Jean  Creelman  Clarkson.  Mrs.  Marion  Turner 
Clump,  Charles  C.  Cooper,  Jr..  Theodore 
Cooperstock.  Charlotte  A.  Crothers.  Olymp 
Daindoff.  Walter  H.  Davies,  William  D.  Davis, 
Ellen  L.  Davison,  Eleanor  E.  DeLong,  John  L. 
Denney,  Shirley  DuBreuil,  R.  D.  Eisenhauer. 
Norman  B.  Emmert,  Howard  G.  Ertel,  Mrs. 
Arline  Gray  Evans.  Sanford  Finkelstein,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Gardner  Foreman,  Mrs.  Sara  Smull 
Free.  M.  Nancy  Gettman,  Mrs.  Mary  Griffiths 
Glass,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Ponsetto  Glenn,  Mrs.  Cath- 
erine McGeever  Grabowski.  Margaret  A.  Gur- 
nee,  Elizabeth  S.  Hadfield,  Mrs.  Jean  Whitaker 
Hancock.  Ruth  E.  Harris,  Ralph  E.  Heinzerling, 
Mary  J.  Henderson.  Lois  M.  Henson,  William  S. 
Hermann.  Betty  L.  Holifield.  Anna  J.  Horrocks, 
Dorothy  L.  Huffman.  Ruth  M.  Irland.  Harry  D. 
Jones,  William  J.  Kerchner,  Harry  O.  Kline, 
Ruth  Kram,  Adriane  F.  Krawit,  Sara  L.  Krone, 
Lois  A.  Kutz.  Paul  W.  Layden.  Elizabeth  A. 
Lemmon,  Joyce  P.  Levy,  Vincent  J.  McColla, 
Sara  J.  McFall.  William  C.  McMurray.  Arthur 
H.  Malcom,  Mary  J.  Marley.  Arnaud  C.  Marts, 
Alice  P.  Means,  Mrs.  Jane  Redsecker  Menzie, 
Dorothy  J.  Minter.  Mrs.  Dorothy  Dillenback 
Moore,  Irene  B.  Morrow,  William  M.  Mess,  Mrs. 
Beverly  Graham  Myers,  Elmer  E.  Naugle,  Alice 
Nix,  Mrs.  Jane  Rockwell  Palmeter.  Wallace  F. 
Perrin,  Daniel  A.  Poling.  Henry  B.  Puff,  Mrs. 
Anna  Stauffer  Rader.  Mrs.  Lillian  Stover  Reh- 
kamp, Mrs.  Betty  Wynn  Reifsnyder,  Mrs.  Mar- 
tha Sargent  Reinhart,  Eutha  H.  Richter,  Mrs. 
Dorothy  Danenhower  Roop.  Mrs.  Rita  Corker 
Roop.  Joan  M.  Ruihley.  Margaret  A.  Ryan, 
Leroy  F.  Schellhardt.  Alta  K.  Schroder.  Mrs. 
Jean  Crisman  Schuetz,  Mrs.  Elaine  Greene 
Shields,  Mrs.  Jean  Hayes  Shore.  M.  Phyllis 
Smith.  Wendell  I.  Smith,  Jean  F.  Snyder.  Emily 
A.  Soos.  Mrs.  Rita  Clemens  Staley,  Dorothy  A. 
Steiner.  Mrs.  EHeanor  D.  Strickland.  Frank  W. 
Strickland,  Donald  L.  Suppers.  Lucille  Tate, 
Donald  W.  Thomas,  Margaret  L.  Thompson. 
Jean  L.  Tierney,  Charles  A.  Tietbohl,  Ruth  M. 
Tischler,  Faith  Van  Sise,  Victor  F.  Vilella.  J. 
Dudley  Waldner,  Mrs.  Jean  Newsom  Waldner. 
Herbert  M.  Wall,  Fitz  R.  Walling.  Mrs.  Janet 
Benson  Whitaker.  Gloria  G.  Whitman,  Patricia 
A.  Whittam.  Margaret  Wiegand,  Virginia  Wiehe, 
Mrs.  Jane  Brown  Williams.  Mrs.  Barbara 
Preston  Willis.  Elizabeth  S.  Wortley.  Betty  B. 
Wynn,   Patricia  J.  Yoder,  Harry  T.  Young. 

1947 

Ann  E.  Alston.  Robert  Altemus.  John  M.  Aul- 
bach.  Robert  D.  Austin.  Jr..  Edwin  F.  Bacon. 
Ellen  R.  Badger.  Richard  Bantle,  Joseph  W. 
Barber.  Walter  F.  Barr.  Andrew  C.  Bastian, 
John  W.  Bay.  Everett  L.  Beardsley.  Frederick 
C.  Benfield.  Jack  A.  Bidding.  Ruth  E.  Bieber, 
Walter  M.  Bogert,  Jr..  Paul  Bolick.  Wesley  A. 
Bradley.  James  E.  Brady,  Ralph  S.  Brautigam. 
Jr..  Charles  C.  Brogan.  Jr.,  James  L.  Brown. 
Claude  J.  Bubb,  Jr..  Daniel  G.  Burt,  Doline  H. 
Butzer,  Elizabeth  A.  Cargill,  Helen  E.  Carter, 
Arnold  Chase.  Robert  W.  Check,  Curtis  W. 
Clump,  Elizabeth  A.  Corson,  William  E.  Crau- 
mer. Raymond  C.  Deming.  June  K.  Dolan.  Ruth 
L.  Donaldson.  Shirley  Dubreuil,  Roy  M.  Dun- 
ham, Catherine  Eshelman,  Ruth  Gay  Frederick. 
Tom  L.  Fusia.  Eugene  L.  Gaier.  Thomas  L.  Gar- 
ten. Samuel  R.  Gass.  Marjorie  A.  Geils.  Jose- 
phine Ghormley.  Carolyn  Glover.  Mrs.  Mabel 
Swineford    Gordon.    Janice   M.    Grant.   Virginia 

C.  Green.  Robert  C.  Grosvenor,  Tamara  Gur- 
vitch,  Francis  B.  Haas,  Jr..  Betty  Fowler  Halter, 
Joyce  D.  Hauck.  Louis  C.  Haug,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Jose- 
phine Pierce  Haupt.  Glenn  A.  Hawkins.  Mark 
O.  Henry.  Rolland  C.  Herpst.  Otto  E.  Hively. 
Richard  Hoffman,  Alvin  G.  Horn,  William  Z. 
Huff.  Clarence  L.  Hunsicker.  Dorothy  M.  Hunt. 
David  Hurwitz.  Sally  A.  Irving,  Raymond  K. 
Irwin.  Alison  S.  Kaufman,  Robert  W.  Keiser, 
Caroline  M.  Kempton,  Helen  D.  Klauder.  Leon 
E.  Krouse.  Harold  Kullman.  Catherine  J. 
Lepsch.  Alice  G.  Lewry,  Faith  J.  Lief.  Mrs. 
Esther  Baumgartner  Long.  Howard  J.  Loner- 
gan.  Helen  L.  Lupoid.  Anthony  J.  Martin, 
Stephen  F.  Marcucio.  Gene  J.  Matthews.  Mrs. 
Marguerite  Gleason  McGinn.  Michael  McGuire. 
Jean  A.  McKernan.  Jerome  B.  Meltzer.  Arthur 

D.  Menein.  Charles  S.  Menzies.  Jack  L.  Mertz. 
Frederick  W.  Meyn.  Mrs.  Eleanor  Perrin  Miller. 
Lois  A.  Miller.  Stuart  J.  Mologne.  Richard  L. 
Moore.  Philip  K.  Morton,  Porter  Murdock. 
Marjorie  L.  Myers.  Robert  M.  Northrup.  Donald 
G.  Ohl.  Jay  A.  Oberdorf.  Mary  E.  Park.  Henry 
G.  Parkin.  Jr..  Harry  H.  Powell.  Jr..  Judson 
Prindle.  Mrs.  Donna  M.  McNeal  Pursley.  Homer 
Pursley.  Thomas  J.  Quigley.  Edward  G.  Quinn. 
Ford  A.  Reynolds,  Ruth  M.  Richardson.  Neil  M. 
Richie,  John  A.  Rocco.  Mrs.  Jeane  Morgenthal 


at   BUCKNELL 


Bucknell's  co-eds  may  not  play  football  but  they 
don't  spend  all  their  out-of-class  time  dating  and  play- 
ing bridge.  The  pictures  here  show  some  of  their  activi- 
ties.   They  also  take  part  in  the  sports  listed  below. 


VOLLEYBALL 
SKIING 
BOWLING 
SWIMMING 


SOFTBALL 
HOCKEY 
SKATING 

MODERN  DANCING 
TENNIS 


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September  1949 


Roberts,  W.  Nelson  Roberts,  William  J.  Roos, 
William  W.  Rosenberry,  N.  Dean  Rowland,  Jr., 
Joan  M.  Ruihley,  Sanford  H.  Sanger,  Britten 
Saterlee,  Mrs.  Betty  Housel  Schreckengast. 
Charlotte  V.  Schultz,  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Gregg- 
Scott,  Jane  M.  Sears,  Elvin  B.  Sharp,  Robert  E, 
Shrader,  James  W.  Shugart,  Pauline  M.  Simsar- 
ian,  Forrest  R.  Sprenkle,  Phillip  H.  Stamm, 
Katherine  E.  Steel,  Jean  C.  Steele,  Wilma  C. 
Stohlberg,  Jean  S.  Stone,  Evelyn  J.  Stott.  Rob- 
ert F.  Sykes.  Jesse  Syme.  Alice  K.  Thirkield. 
Jean  P.  Truslow.  Mrs.  June  Frantz  Tyler,  Mrs. 
Jennie  Phelps  UUmann,  Mrs.  Eleanor  Perrott 
Wagner.  Herbert  R.  Waters,  J.  Alexander  Webb, 
Roger  C.  Whitford.  WiUiam  S.  Wick,  Mary 
Wolfinger,  Elmer  B.  Woods. 

194S 

Imly  S.  Abbott.  Jr..  Ethel  J.  Allard.  Gloria  M. 
Anderson,  Robert  K.  Austin,  Anne  L.  Bailey, 
David  M.  Baker,  Dorothy  L.  Barber.  Mrs.  Lois 
Needles  Barnett,  Alfred  W.  Barratt,  John  E. 
Baun.  Harry  S.  Baut.  Gerald  Bayer,  Eileen  A. 
Beale.  Helen  M.  Berg,  Edwin  L.  Bell,  Neil  A. 
Benfer,  Helen  I.  Beringer,  Silvia  A.  Blasi. 
Thomas  B.  Bonney,  Roger  H.  Bowman.  Walter 
E.  Eoyer,  Marvin  H.  Brooks,  Frances  R.  Brown. 
Gordon  J.  Brown,  Leslie  M.  Brown,  Richard  S. 
Brown,  Walter  H.  Brown,  Roger  W.  Brownlow, 
Stanley  E.  Brush,  Phyllis  H.  Bub,  Helen  E. 
Busing.  Francis  R.  Carroll,  Lorraine  I.  Carson, 
Anita  B.  Coleman.  Randall  M.  Conkling.  Wil- 
liam B.  Conover,  Patricia  R.  Cooke,  William  T. 
Cooper,  Dorothy  L.  Clark,  Robert  C.  Crau- 
mer,  Nancy  L.  Cross,  John  W.  Cruikshank. 
John  L.  Dale.  Marguerite  Davey.  Charles  S. 
Day.  Ill,  Elizabeth  J.  Diegel,  Anthony  G. 
Diotisalvi.  Samuel  M.  Dodd,  Jr.,  Thomas  R. 
Earnest.  Eugene  W.  Edmunds,  Ruth  M,  Ed- 
wards, Virginia  M.  Egizio,  Ruth  A.  Ellis,  Mrs. 
Nora  Giavelli  Elze.  Warren  E.  Elze,  Howard  B. 
Entrekin.  Louis  H.  Exstein.  Mary  J.  Fair- 
child.  Jane  V.  Farr,  Florence  E.  Fellows.  Ed- 
ward G.  Fennell.  John  A.  Ferdinand,  Marie 
L.  Fishel.  Douglas  H.  Fleming.  Bernard  W. 
Fong.   Alexander  Poster,   Carole  F.   Fox,   Susan 

E.  Francis.  Arthur  K.  Freas.  Charles  L.  Fritz, 
Mrs.  Louise  Karraker  Furman,  Jane  C.  Gaiser. 
William  R.  Galbreath.  Jr..  Stanley  R.  Gerla. 
Dorothea  J.  Gibson,  Helen  E.  Gilmour,  Mrs. 
Virginia  Lehr  Gold,  Joann  G.  Golightly,  Maur- 
ice Golub,  Dorothy  R.  Gotterer,  Mary  E.  Green, 
Carol  B.  GrifEn.  Daniel  Gross.  Helen  V.  Gross- 
kurth,  Mary  E.  Grove,  Millicent  Gruner, 
Robert   W.    Haigh,    Frank   D.    Hamlin.    Francis 

D.  Hamre,  William  H.  Hansen,  Arthur  E, 
Harriman,  Dorothy  L.  Harrison.  Mrs.  Josephine 
Pierce  Haupt,  Richard  A.  Haug,  Mary  E.  Ha- 
vens, Helen  R.  Hayden,  William  F.  Hayden. 
Peter   J.   Henderson,    George   J.   Herman,   Mary 

F.  Higgins.  Arthur  R.  Hildebrand,  Jr..  Barbara 
Hillhouse.  William  A.  Hinkle,  Elizabeth  L. 
Hoile,  Raymond  A.  Hood,  Jr.,  Anthony  B. 
Hoying,  Margaret  L.  Hughes,  Patricia  E.  Hun- 
gerford,  William  D.  Busted,  Georgia  A.  Hut- 
chinson, John  W.  Ireland,  David  C.  Johnson, 
Harry  S.  Katz,  Edward  L.  Kerrigan.  Robert 
C.  Kessler,  Jane  E.  Koch,  Daniel  D.  Kramer. 
Audrey  Krauss.  Martha  E.  Kreitzburg,  Mrs. 
Margaret  Jammer  Kruse.  Virginia  M.  Kuntz- 
mann,  Gladys  E.  Kurtz,  Josephine  S.  LaBarr, 
Paul  T.  Lamont,  Jean  E.  Lampert,  Edv.'ard  K. 
Lank.  Alvin  Lapinski,  William  W.  Lee,  David 
W.  Leiby,  Barbara  J.  Lehr,  Joseph  Levi,  Vir- 
ginia A.  Lewis.  Charles  W.  Lofft,  Jr.,  Chien- 
Chai  Loo,  Richard  W.  Lowrie,  John  Edward 
McBrian,  Mary  Maxine  McCay,  Bertram  K. 
McCracken,  Robert  W.  McDonnell,  Prank  S. 
McFeely,  Carolyn  McNerny,  Janet  I.  Mallett. 
Carl  H.  Manwiller,  Norman  C.  Martin,  Joella 
Mathiasen,  Janet  E.  Meade.  Geraldine  Mertz. 
Dorothy  W.  Merritt.  David  C.  Messersmith.  Art 
Messinger,  Wilda  Metzger,  Dwight  S.  Mille- 
man.  Alice  A.  Minnich,  Sachiye  Mizuki,  Eleanor 
R.  Moore.  Thelma  I.  Morris,  Mrs.  Kathleen 
McCauley  Morrow,  Mary  E.  Moyer,  Marguerite 
L.  Muller,  James  MuUins,  Ralph  D.  Munnell, 
Edward  A.  Myers,  Ongkar  Narayan.  Ruth  C. 
Naul,  George  H.  Neff,  Harold  M.  Neff,  Jr., 
William  T.  Norman,  C.  M.  Ogg,  Robert  S. 
Painter,  James  D.  Pearn,  Victor  Peck,  Lorraine 

E.  Pertsch.  Melvin  B.  Phillips,  Ernest  W. 
Pilkey.  Jr..  Patricia  I.  Priest.  Stanley  A.  Purdy. 
Jr..  Frances  L.  Reichard.  William  J.  Reichert, 
Jr.,  Mark  H.  Reitz,  Andrew  C.  Rice,  Ruth  E. 
Rice,  George  I.  Rifendifer,  Francine  L.  Ring- 
ler.  Robert  L.  Ritter,  William  C.  Robinson. 
Irvan  D.  Roclie.  Marion  D.  Rodan,  Jeanne  C. 
Rolka,  Shirley  P.  Roos,  Anita  T.  Rosenberg, 
Margaret  R.  Rowe.  Sachiko  D.  Sakasegara, 
Stanley  Schilder.  Albert  E.  Schmidt.  William 
M.  Schwenke.  Mary  P.  Searing,  Dorothy  Jean 
Seesholtz.  Mrs.  Joan  Schwartzberg  Selwyn, 
Robert  Beck  Shimer,  James  S.  Shockey.  Carl 
E.  Shonk,  Irma  S.  Shorin.  Frank  H.  Shorkley, 
Barbara  M.  Sibley,  Elizabeth  Ann  Simmonds. 
Ernest  G.  Simon.  Gloria  H.  Simon,  Jack  R. 
Simon,  Eleanor  M.  Sipler.  Thomas  M.  Skove. 
Lars  Skjelbreia,  Harry  C.  Small.  Beatrice  May 
Smith.  Charles  M.  Smith.  Kenneth  K.  Smythe, 
Fred  D.  Snyder.  Jr.,  Patricia  Anne  Snyder, 
Peggy  E.  Snyder,  Mary  Elizabeth  Speirs,  Wal- 
ter A.  Sprague.  John  W.  Sprout.  Shirley  Juann 
Stokes,  Doris  E.  Strassner,  Margaret  M.  Sum- 
merton,    Robert   M.    Sundy,    Harold    C.    Sv/sn- 


son,  Jean  V.  Swartz.  Charlotte  E.  Taylor, 
Mary  M.  Taylor,  Robert  H.  Taylor,  Joseph  J. 
Territo.  Sara  R.  Titus,  Mrs.  Jean  Lenox  Tod- 
die.  Jane  P.  Toner,  Mary  C.  Tonkens.  Ray- 
mond L.  Tyler,  Robert  H.  Uskurait,  Robert 
Leo  Vanderlin.  Wilbert  G.  Veit.  Gertrude  R. 
Vogel.  Betty  A.  Waddington.  Roy  H.  Wagner. 
Robert  E.  Walgran.  Lois  M.  Walsh,  Marjorie 
L.  Walter,  John  B.  Warden,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Alice 
Chambers  Watts.  Mrs.  Lucille  Leonard  Watts. 
Suzanne  Weinrich,  Robert  E.  Wentz,  John  M, 
Wilbur,  Jr.,  Ernest  J.  Wiley.  Jr.,  Barbara  A. 
Wilken.  Beatrice  M.  Willig,  Ruth  F.  William- 
son, Marion  Wohlhieter,  Richard  D.  Wurfel. 
Ellen  T.  Zahn,  Stanley  A.  Zerbe,  Robert  C. 
Ziegler,   Albert   M.    Zigler,    James   D.    Zingg. 

1949 

Robinson  S.  Abbott,  Betsy  J.  Abert.  James 
G.  Absalom,  Ada  M.  Acker,  Mrs.  Barbara 
Bechtel  Acker,  Stanley  R.  Acker,  Judith  B. 
Agnew,  Leonard  J.  Aneschek,  Harriet  J.  Arnold, 
Richard  D.  Atherley,  Priscilla  Atkins.  Egbert 
L.  Ayers,  Stewart  L.  Babbitt,  Doris  M.  Baker, 
Barbara  M.  Bannister,  Nancy  A.  Barker,  Robert 
A.  Barr,  Edward  A.  Bartholomew,  Harry  J. 
Bealmear.  II.  WilUam  C.  Beals,  William  H. 
Bebb,  Ernest  F.  Bergen  stock.  Eileen  M. 
Berger.  Bowdoin  H.  Berninger.  Marvin  Bern- 
stein. Mary  E.  Eirdsall,  Nancy  H.  Bishop.  Wil- 
liam K.  Bishop,  Evan  H.  Boden.  Grier  Y. 
Eoedker.  Victor  A.  Bond.  Mary  F.  Booth,  Alfred 
F.  Borelli,  James  A.  Bortner,  John  L.  Bove, 
Jeannette  C.  Bowling,  William  A.  Bradshaw, 
James  P.  Brahaney.  Richard  D.  Brenner, 
Samuel  S.  Brenner.  Peter  D.  Bricker,  Albert 
R.  Brown,  George  D.  Buchanan,  Raymond  M. 
Budd.  Bernard  E.  Bujak.  Madelyn  Businell, 
Robert  C.  Camac.  Cedrick  C.  Carmichael, 
Thomas  J.  Carr,  Francis  M.  Carson.  Dorothy 
W.  Carter,  Arthur  Casper,  Dominick  Chirico. 
Jr..  Mary  E.  Christian,  William  M.  Chronister. 
William  H.  Clayton.  George  M.  Cleary.  Mary 
K.  Clemens,  Raymond  W.  Clugh,  Sidney  A. 
Cohen.  Mariann  E.  Collins,  James  G.  H. 
Comerford.  Francis  A.  Considine,  Jane  P. 
Corcoran.  Virginia  J.  Corkran,  Margaret  A. 
Couch,  Stuart  L.  Coyne.  Ruth  D.  Creola,  Alden 
R.  Dalzell.  Donald  W.  Daniels.  Marjorie  R. 
Darnell,  Nicholas  Daviduk.  Myrddin  L.  Davies. 
Elmer  J.  Davis.  Edward  W.  Decker,  Josephme 
M.  R.  DeSantis,  Richard  G.  Devore,  Edwin  M. 
Dexter,  Robert  S.  DiSarafino,  Joseph  R. 
Ditchey,  William  S.  Doebler,  Margaret  C. 
Donaldson,  Harry  G.  Drew,  Paul  R.  Drumm, 
Ruth  A.  Dusenbury,  Walter  E.  Eckhart.  Joseph 
E.  Elick,  Robert  O.  Engels,  Joseph  Rubinstein, 
Richard  Englisli,  Frank  E.  Engstrom,  William 
O.  Ernst,  Mary  A.  Ettenger,  Marjorie  A.  Evans, 
Robert  E.  Farrell,  Jerrold  M.  Feigenbaum,  Wil- 
liam E.  Fenstermaker,  Graydon  F.  Pice,  Lillian 
J.  Fields,  Victor  M.  Figueroa,  Grace  Fischer, 
Leah  A.  Fletcher,  Robert  J.  Flynn,  Jane  D. 
Poster,  Genevieve  Fowle.  Helen  Frackenpohl. 
Norman  A.  Franks.  Albert  H.  French,  George 
A.  Freytag,  Jr.,  Raymond  J.  Frith,  Lloyd  W. 
Furman,  Paul  P.  Gabriele,  James  E.  Galloway, 
Mrs.  Barbara  Bond  Gano.  Jack  M.  Garrison. 
RoUand  R.  Gasser.  II,  Charles  H.  Gatchell,  Jr., 
George  V.  Gerber,  John  G.  Geosits,  Anne  E. 
Giesecke,  Joseph  C.  Gillespie,  Edward  M. 
Glover,  Marie  E.  Goldsborough.  Robert  A. 
Goldston.  Leon  J.  Gonzalez,  John  E.  Gorski, 
Sally  A.  Gottfried.  William  B.  Goucher,  Wil- 
liam R.  Gower.  James  M.  Graham,  Jr.,  Irvin 
Graybill,  Jr.,  Norman  J.  Greene.  Jr.,  Joan  Y. 
Groulx,  Jeanne  M.  Grove.  Thomas  W.  Guz- 
zardo,  Frederick  Haas,  Jr.,  Bradley  Hahn, 
Blanche  B.  Hall,  Jane  E.  Hamer,  Robert  A. 
Hammerberg,  Myra  A.  Hammond.  Mrs.  Nancy 
Rose  Hanna.  George  W.  Hardie,  Marilyn  L. 
Harer.  Walter  O.  Harf.  Mary  E.  Harrison, 
Wilbert  D.  Hay,  Richard  M.  Hays.  Janice  L. 
Heiderich.  Marion  E.  Heim,  Amy  L.  Henne- 
berger.  Jack  F.  Herb,  Melvin  R.  Herb.  Joan  E. 
Herr.  Emily  H.  Hill.  Nancy  W.  Hines,  Donald 
A.  Hochbrunn,  Margaret  Ann  Halloway,  Robert 
D.  HoUyday,  William  S.  Holmes,  Stephen  W. 
Homa.  Margaret  E.  Hood.  Barbara  T.  Horner, 
Alvin  S.  Houck,  John  B.  Hukin.  Jean  Hughes. 
Robert  N.  Hulen,  Robert  D.  Hunter,  Odette  R. 
Hutchinson,  Mark  Iba.  Carole  M.  Jackson.  Roy 
P.  Jackman.  Vivian  C.  Jaffa,  George  E.  John- 
sen,  Bruce  A.  Johnston,  Harold  K.  Jones,  John 
R.  Jones.  Lewis  D.  Jones,  Jr.,  Dorothy  L.  Judd, 
Barbara  A.  Kates.  Howard  A.  Kates,  Jr..  Ellis 
H.  KaufTman.  Dorothea  L.  Kayhart,  Udella 
J.  Kelchner.  Ralph  G.  Kent.  Kenneth  Kessler, 
John  S.  Ketchledge.  Jr..  Leonard  C.  Kimball, 
Nancy  A.  King,  Jack  B.  Knouse.  Margaret  J. 
Kohlhaas,  Guy  L.  Krapp.  Sara  L.  Kriner, 
Myron  W.  Kronisch,  Joseph  A.  Krystofik, 
George  Kuchta,  George  J.  Kuzmak.  Donald  S. 
Laher,  Jr.,  Raymond  J.  Leffier.  Joseph  Leit- 
ner.  Marjorie  A.  Lesher,  Carl  G.  Limbacher, 
Craig  Linton.  Joseph  A.  Lirio,  Grace  M.  Liven- 
good.  Raymond  Livingston,  Morris  A.  Long, 
Nancy  A.  Long,  Robert  S.  Lowry.  Emille  M. 
Luke,  Jennie  F.  Maffei,  Virginia  M.  Malhiet. 
Thomas  C.  Mannix.  Irwin  H.  Marantz.  Wil- 
liam A.  Markley.  Jervis  W.  Martin,  Mildred  A. 
Martin,  Raymond  S.  Martin,  Roger  E.  Martin, 
Juliet  Mason,  James  W.  Mayock.  Elizabeth  J. 
McBride.  Robert  K.  McBride.  Rose  S.  Mc- 
Connell,  Eugene  E.  McDonald,  John  H.  McFall, 


Jr..  Richard  J.  McGinn.  William  W.  McKay, 
David  A.  McNeal,  Jr.,  Marie  C.  McNinch, 
Robert  W.  Megargel,  Carolyn  E.  Melick,  Milton 
Mensch,  Marian  C.  Merrill,  Dallas  E.  Mettler, 
Arline  Meylach.  Martin  F.  Mines,  Marie  L. 
Mohn,  Alan  H.  Molof.  Thelma  A.  Monaco, 
George  L.  Moser.  Jack  Neale.  Orlando  L. 
Nichols,  III.  Shirley  T.  Nicodemus,  Arlene  M. 
Nemeth.  Gordon  R.  Noble.  Edward  P.  O- 
'Loughlm.  Patricia  T.  O'Neill.  James  F.  Orn- 
dorf,  William  W.  Overbagh,  Ernest  McC.  Over- 
holt,  Ralph  F.  Owen,  Patricia  L.  Owens,  George 
H.  Parker.  Maxwell  H.  Parker.  Victor  A. 
Patoski.  Carl  G.  Patterson,  Kasmer  S.  Paw- 
loski.  Janet  M.  Payne,  Theresa  L.  Pellegrino. 
Jean  Anne  Perkins,  Patricia  Lee  Perkins.  Betty 
Lou  Peterman,  Richard  M.  Peterson.  Ralph  J. 
Phelleps.  Barbara  Jane  Pinkham.  Edward  F. 
Pioch.  Helen  Louise  Poole,  Alex  V.  Pulianas, 
Frederic  N.  Radle,  F.  Clinton  Reece,  Robert 
R.  Reiber.  Clifford  Reiss,  Robert  J.  Reitzler, 
Samuel  H.  Rickard,  III,  Alice  V.  Richter,  Leah 
P.  Riggs,  Loren  S.  Riggins,  Jr.,  Richard  C. 
Ringwald.  Jean  I.  Ritchings,  Doris  C.  Roberts. 
John  L.  Robin.son,  Rosamond  Rollins,  Joan 
Else  Rosenberg.  Norman  J.  Rosenberg,  James 
L.  D.  Roser,  Mary  P.  Ross,  June  Ann  Ruhl, 
Albert  H.  Rupert,  Jac  T.  Saltzgiver.  Caryl  R. 
Sander,  Walter  T.  Savoye,  Jr.,  Robert  B. 
Schey,  Rita  M.  Scholato,  Mary  R.  Scouller. 
Shirley  R.  Schultz.  Shirley  J.  Schweiker.  Omar 

C.  Seals.  Joyce  Seelye,   Grace  C.  Selinger,  Joel 

A.  Sharp.  Mary  Ann  Sherk.  Joseph  B.  Shinal, 
Mary  E.  Shook.  Edward  E.  Shorin,  Sally  C. 
Shreve,  Shirley-Ann  Shumberger,  Ward  S. 
Shutt.  Samuel  Simon,  William  H.  Simmet, 
Mary  E.  Skinner,  Norman  S.  Slick.  David  K. 
Slosberg.  Elizabeth  M.  Smith.  Patricia  L. 
Smith.  Christine  E.  SmuU.  Macy  B.  Solomon, 
Robert  A.  Sollisch.  Ralph  W.  Speck.  Donna  M. 
Spencer.  Helen  Dell  Spencer.  Richard  Springer, 
Robert   C.   Sprout,   James   C.   Stanley,    Barbara 

B.  Steele,  Kenneth  J.  Stevens.  June  R.  Stewart, 
Ruth  F.  Strauss.  Ruth  L.  Sutcliffe.  Clair  N. 
Swarner.  Brian  MacM.  Sword.  Floyd  H.  Taylor, 
Robert  H.  Taylor,   Nancy  L.   Tompkins.  Robert 

D.  Thomas.  Ernest  J.  Thompson.  Jr..  Theodore 
S.  Titole.  Mrs.  Marie  Prieston  Titus.  Roger  L. 
Traxler,  George  J.  Trebilcox.  Nathaniel  W. 
Trembath.  Clair  W.  Turner.  William  H.  Turn- 
er, Jr.,  Martin  S.  Turon,  Constance  M.  Ven- 
tura. John  A.  Vollenweider,  Henry  Wagner, 
Mrs.  Martha  Chance  Walgran.  Frank  S. 
Walk.  Jr.,  John  W.  Walker.  Ruth  V.  Wallwork, 
Paul  D.  Watkins.  Marvin  W.  Weinstein,  Eliza- 
beth R.  Wetzel.  William  W.  Wickerham. 
Virginia  K.  Wier,  Patricia  M.  Wiese,  Paul  A. 
Wildauer,  Doris  M.  Wilde,  Barbara  A.  Williams, 
WUliam  J.  Williams.  John  A.  Williamson, 
Nancy  A.    Williamson.   Ann   D.   Wilson,   George 

C.  Wilson,  Shirley  J.  Winning,  Robert  L. 
Witkowksi.  Edwin  G.  Witman.  Julia  Wohl, 
Franklm  E.  Wolf.  Jr..  Madeline  Wolferz,  Jane 
L.  Worley.  Raymond  J.  Woynoski,  James  M. 
Wyant,  Clair  L.  Wynkoop,  Frank  Yarosh.  Jean 
M.  Zelsing.  Carmen  R.  Zetler,  Edna  R.  Zimmer- 
man. 


B  ^  U 

"Bucknell  University 
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new  endearment 


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constantly  kindles 

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n         later  life." 

Dick  Atherley  '49 


1950 
Judson  A.  Abraham,  Etta  N.  Adams,  William 
J.  Adams.  Allan  J.  Albrecht,  Charles  W.  Allen. 
Jr..  Roy  W.  Allison,  Sydney  A.  Anderson, 
Shirley  M.  Andresen.  Sara  A.  Angle,  William 
H.  Bachman.  Jean  Bailey,  Joseph  R.  Baker. 
Richard  E.  Baker,  Robert  C.  Baker,  Vincent 
A.  Baldauf,  Jr.,  Martha  M.  Baldwin,  John  S. 
Balliet,  Nancy  G.  Bartholomew,  Albert  E. 
Becker,  Clinton  W.  Bell,  Jr.,  Charles  S.  Bender, 
Robert  D.  Benjamin,  Donald  H.  Betty,  Robert 
C.  Bitting.  John  W.  Bolig,  Arthur  R.  Borden. 
Frederick  H.  Bowen,  Donald  A.  Brewer.  Wil- 
liam T.  Brooks,  Frederick  J.  Brown,  George  M. 
Brown,  Luther  P.  BrowTl,  Albert  L.  Brunner. 
Elizabeth  M.  Bryant.  James  E.  Bubb,  William 
M.  Bucher,  Barbara  L.  Budd,  John  P.  Burgard, 
Melvin  I.  Byerly,  John  V.  Campana.  Jr.,  Ver- 
dine  E,  Campbell,  Howard  S.  Carlough,  Harry 
V.  Carter,  Gerald  J.  Cavanaugh,  Leah  S. 
Chandler.  Thomas  A.  Child,  Jr..  Robert  H. 
Christie,  Macit  Cigdemoglu,  Robert  W.  Clancy. 
Clifford  W.  Clark.  Jacques  M.  Cluzel.  Robert 
F.  Cobaugh,  James  S.  Coffroad,  William  T. 
Collins,  Mark  J.  Colodny.  Constance  B.  Comba, 
Charles  H.  Concklin,  Doris  A.  Coombs,  Max 
A.  Coots,  Charles  A.  Coulomb,  III,  Jacqueline 
M.  Cruse.  William  H.  Culp.  Harry  E.  Culver, 
Vito  D'Amico,  James  E.  Davenport,  William  S. 
Davenport.  Susan  M.  Davis.  George  C.  Derick. 
Jr..  Dale  A.  Derr,  Ralph  B.  Derr,  Jr..  James  J. 
Devine,  Lois  J.  Dial,  Bernhard  Dohrmann,  Wil- 
liam L.  Donehower,  Floyd  L.  Drake,  Jr..  Milan 
L.  Drake.  Jr.,  Ralph  E.  Dreese.  Barbara  J. 
DuBois.  Joseph  J.  Dudek,  Elinor  Duerig,  Wil- 
liam R.  Dunn.  Howard  E.  Duysters,  Jr..  Laur- 
ence W.  Edwards,  David  L.  Eisenhauer,  Sidney 
Epstine,  Robert  F.  Ervin,  Jr.,  David  B.  Fawcett. 
Jr.,  Eugene  M.  Peingold,  Harry  H.  Peit,  Jr., 
Herbert  G.  Poss.  Jr.,  Rebecca  L.  Freas,  Marcia 


September  1949 


25 


R.  Fremont,  Clare  E.  Freund.  Peter  A.  Fron- 
tera,  Theodore  K.  Prutiger,  Henry  A.  Prye. 
Jr.,  Edgar  C.  Fryling,  Daniel  A.  Fuller,  Mat- 
thew W.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  John  A.  Geating, 
George  C.  Gelsler,  Nancy  D.  Gibson,  Helen  E. 
Gloisten,  Norman  Goodman,  Edward  S.  Gore- 
wich,  David  A.  Grimm,  Elaine  Gorve,  Elaine 
L,  Hallock,  Charles  L,  Hanlin,  Lois  M.  Harvey, 
David  G.  Hayhurst,  George  D,  Hepner,  William 

D.  Herb,  Charles  B.  Herman.  Charles  R.  Her- 
man. Sherman  A.  Herman.  Lily  H.  Hersh.  Rob- 
ert G.  Hertz,  Patricia  L.  Hiatt,  Frederick  C. 
Hoffer,  James  E.  Hofler,  Gertrude  E.  Hogg, 
Nancy  J.  Hitchcock.  James  S.  Hoover,  Richard 
L.  Husted,  Joseph  E.  Jack,  Weston  H.  Jenkins, 
Arthur  C.  Johns.  Richard  A.  Jones,  Robert 
Jones,  Frank  J.  Kamensky,  David  O,  Karraker. 
Russell  M.  Keith,  Mrs.  Harriett  Poust  Kessler, 
George  W.  Ketterer,  Ray  S.  Kibler,  Leonard 
J.  Kiersarsky,  William  J,  Killian,  Wayne  P. 
Klenck,  Elizabeth  A.  Koch.  John  C.  Koch,  Jr., 
Joseph  P.  Kreitzer,  John  D.  Larson,  Ann  L. 
Latham.  Robert  A.  Lecce.  Barbara  L.  Lenox, 
Herbert  N.  Levy.  Trevor  F.  Lewis,  Steven  Lilak, 
Robert  W.  Limbacher.  Richard  Linde,  John  M. 
Linetty,  Edward  P.  Little.  Jr..  George  R.  Little, 
John  Litus,  Paul  A.  Lotto,  Ralph  P.  Lowe, 
Marlin  P.  Machamer,  Donald  Joel  Manchester, 
Janet  W.  Mardaga,  Alton  P,  Marshall,  Jerry 
L.  Mazel,  Patricia  Ann  McCarthy,  Thomas  G. 
McCausland.  Lee  E.  McCloskey.  John  H.  Mc- 
Connell,  Robert  W.  McDonald.  Violet  J.  Mc- 
Donald, James  Edward  McParland,  Thomas  R. 
McKee,  John  Bruce  McKernan,  Robert  V,  Mc- 
Kim,  John  McMahon,  John  P.  Marcinek.  Alice 
J.  Mellinger,  Sterling  R.  Meitsch,  Jr.,  Margaret 
V.  Mesics.  Michael  Mettler.  Leslie  M.  Michener, 
Amy  L.  Miers,  George  A.  Miller,  Samuel  K. 
Miller,  Thomas  W.  Miller,  June  M,  Moleski, 
Donald   A.    Montgomery.   John   C.   Mook,    John 

E.  Morgan.  George  E.  Moritz,  Lester  W.  Mosher, 
John  Mosny.  Jr.,  Ernest  E.  Motteram.  Lester 
L.  Murray,  Arthur  P.  Nass,  Jr.,  Robert  S, 
Naugle,  Andrew  K.  Parkansky,  Eugene  N. 
Paulnock,  Patricia  G.  Percival,  Richard  H. 
Peterson,  William  P.  Pflum,  Mae  Evelyn  Pieruc- 
ci,  Charles  W.  Rahner,  Jr.,  Ruth  B.  Ramsay, 
Arthur  B.  Ravnor.  Gordon  H.  Raynor.  James 
C.  Reitz.  Robert  C.  Remer,  Pete  C.  Reuhl. 
John  G.  Rickard.  Cynthia  Ann  Robb.  Charles 
P.  Robbins,  Jr.,  Robert  T.  Roberts,  Jr.,  Prank 
T.  Romweber.  Robert  Eugene  Rothermel. 
Larice  A.  Roseman,  Jo  Ann  S.  Rounsley, 
Thomas  E.  Ruscher,  David  T.  Russell,  Louis 
K.  Ruttkay,  Curtis  Schuppe,  George  C.  Seaman, 
Jay  S.  Seibert,  Ellsworth  R.  Shephard,  Edgar 
T.  Shields.  Mary  Ann  Shimer,  John  P.  Shi- 
mock,  Jr..  Richard  D.  Shoenfeld,  Alexander 
Showruck,  John  R.  Sieber,  Earl  W.  Sieger.  John 
L.  Sloan.  Fred  P.  Smith.  Jr..  Howard  J.  Smith, 
Jr.,  James  W.  Smith,  Paul  E.  Smith,  Roscoe 
E.  Smith.  Jr.,  Suzanne  Smith,  Gladys  Jean 
Soars.  Nancy  L.  Sparks.  Andrew  H.  Speirs. 
Merle  C.  Stahl,  George  W.  Stanton,  Robert  R. 
Sterr,  Rov  W.  Stiger.  James  E.  Stumbaugh. 
Thomas  C.  Sweeney,  Ralph  E,  Terrell,  Jack 
M.  Thomas,  Judith  A.  Tidman,  Constance  L. 
Torgler,  Harold  J.  Totten,  Arthur  L.  Troast. 
Ethel  R.  Tumen,  Edwin  E.  Ulichny,  Elizabeth 
E.  Vernson.  James  P.  Waddell.  Charles  E. 
Walsh,  Janet  H.  Walter.  Peter  Weidenbacher, 
John  M.  Weldenhamer,  Joan  D.  Wellenkamp, 
Jesse  P.  Wendle,  Jr..  Margaret  E.  Wenger. 
Jean  M.  White,  Stuart  S.  Whyte,  Donald  M. 
Williams,  Irving  Williams,  III,  Hugh  A.  Wil- 
liamson, Patricia  A.  Winther,  Nancy  T.  Wood. 
William  W.  Woodbridge,  Jr,,  Roger  J.  Wurtzel. 
Edwin  P.  Yarnall.  Jr..  Calvin  R.  Young.  Benja- 
min F.   Zerbe.   Raymond   L.   Zimmerman. 

1!1,51 

Martha  J.  Acker,  Adah  L.  Allen,  Marion  G, 
Angelitis,  Mary  L.  Angstadt,  Johanne  P. 
Armstrong.  Nancy  C.  Armstrong,  William  C. 
Baldwin.  Francis  K.  Barber.  Monte  K.  Bennett, 
Jean  M.  Bentz,  Helen  L.  Berlin,  Bramley  H, 
Bilhpp,  Maxine  Y.  Bishop,  Arlene  L.  Blank, 
Joseph  M.  Blackburn,  Velma  N.  Blaisdell. 
Edwin  J.  Blick.  Erik  J.  Blomqvist,  William  W. 
Boh,  Elma  E.  Borden,  Jean  B.  Borden.  Barbara 
A.  Bower.  Jack  D.  Bozarth,  Mauretta 
Boynton,  Edgar  E.  Braden,  Faith  Bradley, 
Donald  S.  Brown,  Edward  H.  Brown,  Jr.. 
Marion  S.  Bucher.  Enus  A.  Burigana,  Ann 
P,  Busch,  Betty  Jane  Busch,  Harvey  H.  Bush, 
Allen  G.  Butler,  Charlotte  H.  Caine.  Mary  C. 
Campbell.  William  O.  P.  Carey.  Dorothy  J. 
Carringer,  Joan  Carter,  Shirley  J.  Cartmill, 
Nancy  L.  Cathrall,  Peggy  A.  Caugherty,  Betty 
J.  Chance.  Dorothy  J.  Clark.  Elsbeth  J.  Clark. 
Shirley  A.  Cohick,  Elsie  Cohn,  Francis  G. 
Coleman,  Ann  L.  Cooper,  Martha  J.  Copeland, 
Burton  J.  Correll,  Irvine  M.  Crawford,  Janice 
E.  Cupp.  William  Dalzell.  Thomas  Daniels,  Jr.. 
Helen  M.  Danner.  Allan  W.  Dehls,  Donald  E. 
DeWire.  Patricia  Dickinson.  Robert  H.  Diedolf. 
Renato  L.  DiMarco,  John  A.  Douglass,  Charles 
E.  Droflner,  Joanne  E.  Drumm,  Donald  A. 
Duckies.  Alexander  J.  Duplicki,  Marie  H. 
Egizio,  Richard  W.  Emerick,  Yutwee  Eng, 
Robert  K.  Everitt,  James  R.  Fehr.  Charles  P, 
Pelton.  Jr.,  Clair  P.  Fetterhoff,  Joseph  D.  Fife, 
Mary  J.  Fisher,  Robert  A.  Fitzpatrick,  Robert 
S.  Foulds,  Deans  C.  Prank.  William  H.  Pranke, 
Richard  L,  Freed.   Francis  J.  Fritzen.  Richard 


M.  French.  William  G.  Fullmer.  Jane  L.  Gale, 
Jeanne  A.  Garber.  Jeanne  M.  Gardner.  Lena 
A.  E.  Garro,  Richard  H.  Getty.  George  E. 
Giles.  William  W.  Gingerich,  Arthur  T.  Cod- 
ing, John  W.  Goesle,  Joann  Golden,  Mary  A. 
Gorman,  Joan  E.  Graham,  George  Cravell, 
Alan  H.  Gray,  William  K.  Groover,  Evelyn  P. 
Grossman,  Robert  G.  Guelich,  Cloyd  A, 
Hackenberg,  Jr..  Beverly  C.  Hall,  Craig  M.  Hall, 
Richard  R.  Hammer,  Lee  Hanna,  Sylvia  M. 
Harbaugh,  Clair  M.  Harth.  Elizabeth  L,  Hatch, 
Dorothy  R.  Hawkins,  Marian  G,  Headley.  Jean 
A.  Heck,  Paul  K.  Heckert,  Joan  K.  Hedgren, 
Rachel  J.  Helm,  Howard  B.  Heinaman,  Janice 
R.  Heintzelman.  Walter  D.  Heist.  John  A. 
Henderson,  Richard  L.  Henderson.  John  F. 
Hess,  David  S.  Hicks,  Donald  S.  Higgins,  James 
J.  Higgins.  Jr..  Sally  E.  Hitchens,  Chester  R. 
Holl.  Jr.,  Margery  B.  Hood.  Palmer  R.  Hood, 
Myrtle  N.  Hopkins.  Betty  R.  Houser,  Robert 
M.  Housekeeper.  Nancy  J.  Houstoia,  William 
H.  Jack,  Clarence  W.  Jaggard.  Dorothy  A, 
James.  Barbara  D.  James,  John  A.  Jefferson, 
Naitcy  S.  Jenkins.   Thelma  P.   Jessee,   Richard 

D.  Johnson,  Charlotte  L.  Jones.  William  G. 
Kahl,  Jr.,  David  Kahn,  Barbara  Kaiser,  Robert 

E.  Kelchner,  Ronald  J.  Keller,  Prank  W. 
Kelly.  Alice  A.  Kerchner,  Nancy  J.  Kerslake, 
Catherine  Klotz,  John  A,  Knowlton,  Michael 
Kostrey,  Laurel  R.  Kreitzburg,  Katherine  E. 
Kulp,  Patricia  A.  Kunkle.  Donald  Kunkle, 
Gloria  P.  Kurzmann.  Gloria  J.  Lange.  Charles 

A.  Larson,  Marjorie  N.  Lawler.  Elizabeth  C. 
Leigh,  William  T.  Lewish,  Douglas  K.  Light, 
Shirley    R.    Lindauer,    Rosalie    C.    Lirio,    Janice 

B.  Lissenden,  Donald  E.  Lohrmann.  John  J. 
Lose.  Olivia  D.  Lowry,  Rudolph  A.  Lundberg, 
Earl  C,  Lyon,  Mary  Jane  McCarty,  Patricia 
Ann  McElvany,  George  R.  McKean,  Robert  H. 
Mahland.  John  Gerald  Malloy,  Alan  S.  Man- 
ning, Catherine  E.  Mather.  Pierre  W.  Mather. 
Earle  M.  Mead.  Charles  L.  Mettler,  Mary  E. 
Meyers,  James  H.  Middleton,  Donald  A.  Miller, 
Janet  H.  Miller,  John  H.  Minnich.  Jr..  William 
G.  Mitchell,  Winifred  A.  Moore.  Richard  M. 
Morrison.  Jr.,  Mary  J.  Mower,  John  D.  Mur- 
cott.  Richmond  S.  Murdough,  Jr..  Thomas  M. 
Murray,  Audrie  C.  Myerly.  Betty  S.  Noren- 
berg.  Daniel  E.  Nester,  Marguerite  A.  Nettle- 
ton,  Andrew  T.  NichoUs,  Audrey  T.  Nicodemus. 
Donna   Clare   Oakes,    C.    Milford   Orben,    Ruth 

A.  Orner,  Theodore  Palmer,  Jacqueline  L. 
Pancoast.  Donald  S.  Parsons.  Mary-Ellen 
Partridge,  Walter  Carl  Pfeifer.  Dorris  E. 
Philby,  Shirley  R,  Phillips,  Barbara  L.  Planz, 
Daniel  P.  Pomeroy,  III,  James  Ellis  Raab, 
Eleanor  Ann  Raup,  Charles  L.  Ray,  Walter  E. 
Reineman,  Jr.,  William  S.  Reitz,  Jr.,  Walter 
K.  Rhoads,  Jo-Anne  R.  Richards.  Robert  B. 
Richardson.  Emilie  C.  Riley.  Mary  Jane  Riley. 
Ronald  E,  Rinehart,  Arthur  N.  Robb.  Robert 
J.  Rockwell,  Merelyn  June  Rodan,  Charles  G. 
Rogers,  Rebecca  Jane  Rogers,  Richard  G. 
Rogers,  Richard  B.  Roush.  Virginia  L.  Rude, 
Peggy  Ann  Russell,  Marilyn  M.  Ruth.  S.  Jane 
Sands,  Jay  J.  Saphier,  William  C.  SchafEner, 
Joan  M.  Scheid,  Mrs,  Virginia  Ely  Schneeberg, 
Anne    A.    Schultz,    Robert    B.    Schultz,    Charles 

B.  Schumacher.  Joan  M.  Schwartz,  Anna  H. 
Schweiker.  Bruce  M.  Scott.  Diane  Scott.  John 
H.  Scott.  Raymond  E.  Shaw,  Richard  E. 
Shearer,  Daryl  J.  Sheridan.  John  A.  Shoener. 
Joan  E.  Sievers,  June  N.  Simon,  Arthur  E. 
Sloat,  Crawford  I.  Smith,  Donald  M.  Smith, 
John  Handle  Smith,  Barbara  Ann  Snyder. 
Joseph  H.  Snyder.  Jr.,  Lucille  E,  Snyder, 
Richard  W.  Soellner.  Stephen  B.  Sofield.  Joan 
Sparrell,  Andrew  W.  Stabler.  Jr..  Wendell  N. 
Stainsby,  Jack  D.  Stamets.  James  H.  Stanton, 
Joan  H.  Stein,  Marcus  D.  Stephanides,  Barbara 
Lou  Stine,  Charlotte  D.  Stratton.  Louis  K. 
Stuntzner.  Jr..  William  M.  Szabo.  Richard  H. 
Talbet.  Raymond  W.  Tallau,  Nancy  E.  Tat- 
nall.  Dorothy  J.  Taylor,  William  W.  Taylor. 
Patricia  A.  Thomas,  John  D,  Thomson,  Eloise 
M  Triggs,  Walter  C,  Ulrich,  Allen  H,  Vernon. 
June  P.  Wajtner.  WiUiam  E.  Wainwright,  Jr., 
Jean  L,  Walker,  Robert  A.  Watkins.  Pamela 
Watts,  Mark  R.  Weiss,  Barbara  K.  Welch,  Clark 
J,  Welch,  Richard  S.  Wiener,  Patricia  A.  Wiley, 
Frances  E.  Wilkins.  John  L.  Williams,  Susan  R. 
Williams,  May  B.  Williamson,  Avilda  R.  Wilson, 
Henry  G.  Witman.  Nancy  L,  Wolfinger,  Janet 
Woods,  William  J.  Wrabley,  Jr.,  William  R. 
Wragg,  Jr,,  Lorraine  A.  Yaufman,  Norman  M, 
Yoffe,  Donald  E.  York,  Robert  L.  Zang,  Nancy 
L.    Zeisloft.    Frederick   J.    Zwiesele.    Jr. 

1952 

Lawrence  J.  Bacon.  Jr..  Robert  Bennett, 
Kenneth  J.  Bialkin,  Edward  W,  Keyes,  Jr„ 
WiUiam  R,  Kiely,  Jr.,  Richard  T.  Larson, 
Leslie  R.  PuUen, 

NON-BUCKNELLIANS 

Florence  Adams,  Ethel  G.  Allison,  P.  L. 
Arbogast,  John  W.  Arbogast.  Jacqueline  P. 
Archinard,  Ray  Armor,  Atlantic  &  Pacific  Tea 
Co..  J.  H.  Auslander,  Clarence  L.  Auten,  E.  C. 
Basom,  Mrs.  Harvey  Beaver,  Norman  R.  Bell, 
Herman  P.  Belth,  Frederick  C.  Benner,  Jr., 
Mrs.   Berenice   Ohl   Bennett,   Lyle  R.   Bennett, 

C.  Geyer  Berge,  A,  J,  Berlin,  John  D.  Betzel, 
Charles    S.    Bicksler,    WilUam    E.    Bieber,    Jr., 


Olive  L.  Bixler,  Wainwright  D.  Blake,  Syl- 
vester J.  Blum.  Albert  M.  K.  Blume.  Richard 
Blythe.  Mildred  H.  Bolich.  Charles  M,  Bond, 
Paul  J.  Brand,  Mrs.  Nancy  Bratby.  Margaret 
L.  Bryan.  William  A.  Bryan,  Ralph  E.  Brough, 
Esther  R.  Bucher,  John  Bucher,  Bernard  H. 
Bueffel.  Jr.,  Buffalo  Valley  Telephone  Co., 
Clyde  E.  Burgee,  David  Burpee,  Busser  Supply 
Co,,  Campbell's  Mills,  Jesse  Carson,  Stanley  H. 
Chapinan,  Mrs.  Hilda  Chiloro.  Citizens  Electric 
Co..  Samuel  L.  Clark,  Mrs.  Bernice  B.  Clayton, 
Coffee  House,  w.  H,  Coleman,  James  J. 
Colorita,  Mrs.  Gladys  E.  Cook.  Harold  E.  Cook, 
Paul  J.  Cook.  Mrs.  Paul  J.  Cook.  Albert  H. 
Cooper.  A.  H.  Copeland.  I.  W.  Danforth.  S.  C. 
Daugherty,  H.  Edward  Davis,  John  Davis,  Jean 
Deaner,  Samuel  T.  Deibert,  Russell  Dennis. 
EUwood  S.  Derr.  Glenn  E.  Dornsife,  Rae  Drei- 
fuss,  C.  Dreisbach's  Sons.  Mrs.  Merle  M. 
Edwards,  Jr.,  Kathryn  Eisley,  Lowell  B.  Elhs, 
Mrs.  R.  G.  Evans,  Robert  M.  Ewing,  James 
Parr,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Harold  Peaater,  Harry  S, 
Pegley.  Mrs,  Edward  G.  Pennell,  Helen  and 
Leona  Fertig  (Wagners  Restaurant),  Mrs, 
Mary  Danneker  Pidrych,  John  W.  Fisher. 
Millicent  G.  Pisher,  Focht  Printing  Co..  James 
R.  H.  Forrester.  Arlie  L.  Fox.  Adolf  I.  Prantz. 
Benjamin  Freeman.  Mrs.  Phoebe  E.  Pry.  Eliza- 
beth  Funkhouser.   Robert  A.   Gardner.   Warren 

D.  Garman,  Mrs.  Lois  S.  Garvin,  Harry  R. 
Garvin.  James  A.  Gathings,  Florence  H. 
Geist,  Leonard  Goldberg,  Beatrice  E,  Gon- 
zalez, Good  &:  Maurer.  Daniel  P.  Green,  Mrs. 
George  R.  Greene,  Fred  C.  Grenoble,  Robert 
R.  Grenoble,  Grit  Publishing  Co.,  Dorothy 
Groezinger,  Alejandro  E.  Grullon,  Jack  G.  Guy, 
Loren  S.  Hadley,  Howard  L,  Harder,  Philip 
L,  Harriman,  Louis  H.  Harris,  Rachel  p.  Hart- 
man,  William  Hauch,  Harold  W,  Hayden,  Pearl 
A,  Heflelfinger,  John  E,  Heim,  Heimbach 
Lumber  Co.,  Helen  L.  Heminghaus,  Robert  D. 
Henderson,  C.  E.  Herman.  Mrs.  Emma  P. 
Hogentogler,  Fred  Hollenbach,  Lydia  Holm, 
Charles  R,  Holton,  H.  Boardman  Hopper,  Laura 
S.  Hopper,  Marie  L,  Hopper,  John  M.  Hop- 
wood,  Alfred  C.  Howell,  Albert  E.  Humphreys, 
Mary  H.  Hunt,  Lewis  J.  Ives,  Jr.,  Mrs.  D.  J. 
Jones,  Cyrus  H.  Karraker.  Milton  T.  Kleintop. 
Sidney  J.  Kelly.  Lester  Kiett.  Carl  H.  Kindig. 
Elizabeth  S.  Kirk,  Corinne  Kittelson,  Prances 
M.  Kreisher,  James  L,  Lawler,  Harry  Law- 
rence, George  B.  Lawson,  Andrew  L.  Leiser. 
Lentz  Drug  Store,  Carolyn  A.  Lewert,  Agnes 
Lewis,  Lewisburg  Inn,  Lewisburg  Baptist 
Church,  Lewisburg  Chair  &  Furniture  Co., 
Hotel  Lewisburger,  Mrs.  Anabel  Wagner  Libby. 
Merrill  W.  Linn,  Mrs.  John  O.  U.  Love,  Jr., 
Mrs.  Virginia  Edwards  Lowe,  Russell  M. 
Luck,  Herbert  H.  Maack,  Hulda  Magalhaes, 
Wayne  E.  Manning,  Edward  W.  Markoqski, 
Jas.  H.  Matthews  &  Co.,  Robert  L.  Matz, 
Gilbert  S.  McClintock,  Benson  McDowell,  Mrs. 
W.  B.  McPall,  Carmeta  McLeob,  R.  L.  Mc- 
Namara.  Beverly  R.  McQuilken.  William  D, 
McRae,  Jr.,  Seymour  Mark,  Truman  R.  Mar- 
tin, Ward  K.  Martin,  Meachum  Motor  Co,, 
Melicent    Melrose,    Edwin    D.    Mensch,    Charles 

E.  Merrill.  MifHinburg  Telegraph,  Gertrude 
Miles,  Charles  D.  S.  Miller,  William  E.  Minium, 
Dorothy  Morse,  Carl  A.  Naugle.  J.  J.  Newberry 
Co.,  Mrs.  Frances  L.  Nimkoff,  Meyer  F,  Nim- 
koff,  Mrs.  Newton  J.  Noll,  Lee  Nusbaum,  J, 
Orin  Oliphant,  Douglas  H.  Orrok.  Addison 
Outwater.  C.  May  Overton.  Robert  N.  Parker, 
Peerless  Laundry  Co..  Ferdinand  J.  Pflug.  Mrs. 
Richard  M.  Petersen,  Harold  W.  Pfautz,  Rich- 
ard G.  Plaisted.  John  Plant,  Mary  Ann  Plum- 
mer,  Gordon  Poteat,  Purity  Candy  Co.,  Lloyd 
N.  Rahn,  Bertram  P.  Rambo,  Robert  P.  Rau- 
tenstrauch.  Reliable  Furniture  Co..  Scott  Rea 
(Rea  &  Derick),  Charles  R.  Reagan,  Mrs. 
William  Reagan.  John  C.  Reed.  Dayton  Reich- 
ley,  Charles  B.  Reif,  Walter  E.  Reinman, 
Reish  Brothers,  Erma  M.  Reish.  Clarence  H. 
Richardson.  Mrs.  Lena  Rishel,  Harry  W.  Rob- 
bins.  William  S.  Rollins.  Shermair  Ross,  W. 
A.  Royer  &  Son,  John  P.  Ruhl,  Walter  H. 
Sauvain.  T.  P.  Scarpino.  Carl  W.  Scheerer, 
Alamar    H.    Shatford,    Mrs.    Walter    B.    Shaw, 

A,  M.  Shorts,  Maurice  P.  Sieger,  Desh  B. 
Sikka,  P.  C.  Smalstig,  Harry  G.  Smith,  Man- 
ning A.   Smith,  Margaret  P,   Smith,  Russell  L, 

'smith,  C.  Willard  Smith.  Andrew  J.  Sordoni, 
David  Souders.  Robert  L.  Sutherland,  Her- 
bert L.  Spencer,  Helen  E.  Sprague,  Frank  A. 
Sprague,  Barney  Steifel,   Harry  E.  Stein,   Park 

B.  Steininger.  Mary  Jane  Stevenson,  N,  H. 
Stewart.  Charles  P.  Stickney.  Donald  G.  Still- 
man,  W.  Richard  Stroh,  Roy  C.  Tasker,  Bomen 
P.  Thomason,  Thomason  Chevrolet  Inc,  John 
G.  Thompson,  Ploy  Ubil,  W.  J.  Underwood. 
Clay  VanBuskirk,  Mrs,  Charles  P.  Vaughan, 
Mrs.  Helen  H.  Vincent.  Watson-Flagg  Machine 
Co..  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Wagner,  Lucille 
Wagner.  Milton  Wagner.  Wanda  E.  Wagner, 
Dominic  T.  Walker,  Richard  E.  Walker,  Mrs. 
Virginia  Walker.  Helen  Walter.  Jesse  Warren. 
W.  Preston  Warren,  Vincent  F,  Washvilla.  W. 
W.  Watkins.  Mrs.  Harold  P.  Webber.  William 
R.  Webber.  Harmer  A.  Weeden.  Ernest  T.  Weir. 
Mrs.  Paul  Wertman,  Robert  E.  White.  Mrs. 
Wilham  R.  White,  Prank  E.  Wihiams,  Roderick 
O.  Williams,  Dorothy  Wilson,  Harold  K.  Wis- 
luski,  Mrs.  Joseph  Wolf,  Jr..  Women's  Dining 
Hall.  Arthur  L.  Wood,  Miriam  Yearick,  J. 
Fred  Zeller,   John  W.  Zoerb. 


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September   1949 


EDITORIAL 

The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'3r..  President oOi  BlnoTii  St.,  Danville 

KENNETH  V! .  SLIFER  '26,  First  Vice-President 

IY7  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 
S.  DALE  SPOTTS,  M.D.  '18,  Second  Vice-President 

306  S.  12tli  St..  Philadelpliia 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,   Treasurer 3,i  Market  St.,  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  '11,  Secretriry-Editor IJO  S.  Front  St..  Lewisburg 


Assembly  Enlarges  Board 
of  Directors 

Following  a  resolution  passed  in  June,  194S,  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  our  Association  elected  nine  additional 
members  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  The  new  board  of 
fifteen  elected  members  now  consists  of  the  following;  per- 
sons : 

Term   Ending   1950 
I.  H.  Marantz  '48,  247  Central  Park  West,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
Roy  E.  Nicodemus  x'25,  SOI   Bloom  St.,  Danville,   Pa. 
Mrs.  Thomas  B.  Sear  (Rita  Holbrook  '37),  18i  Ehnnre  Rd.,  Mon- 
roe Meadows,  Brighton,  Rochester  10.  X.   Y. 
S.  Dale  Spotts  '18,  306  S.  12th  St.,  Philadelphia  7,  Pa. 
Arthur  R.  Yon  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City.  N.  J. 

Term  Ending   1951 
Paul  E.  Fink  '29,  606  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa. 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Kelly  (Emily  Devine  '21),  1569  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New 

York  City  62,  N.  Y. 
Lawrence  M.  Kimball  '23,  Box  226,  Vineland,  N.  J. 
Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

Term  Ending  1952 
Eugene  D.  Carstater  '26.  R.  D.  No.  1,  Falls  Church,  Va. 
Howard  V.  Fisher  '13,  1319  Reading  Blvd.,  Wyomissing,  Pa. 
Harry  F.  Hartzell  x'08.  Maydwell  &  Hartzell,  Inc..   158-168  11th 

St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
Mrs.  T.  Jefferson  Miers    (Louise  Matthews  '26).  1021    Highniunt 

Rd.,  Pittsburgh  32,  Pa. 
Charles  T.  Sober  '39,  360  Bond  St.,  Bridgeport  8,  Conn. 

Clyde  P.  Bailey  '29,  recently  elected  Alumni  Trustee,  has  re- 
signed from  the  Alumni  Association  Board  of  Directors.  His  suc- 
cessor will  be  chosen  by  the  board  at  its  next  meeting. 


Thanks! 

Listen  !  This  is  your  Alumni  Association  speaking 
— saying  thank  you,  to  all  whose  names  appear  in  the 
givers'  list.  You  have  made  a  good  showing  in  this 
first  efifort.  We  all  know,  and  Lowell  put  it  into  words 
for  us,  that  it  is, 

"Not  what  we  give  but  what  we  share. 
For  the   gift  without   the   giver  is  bare." 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  MEETING 

ALUMNI  OFFICE 

FRIDAY,  OCTOBER  21,  at   7:30  P.  M. 

100%  Attendance  Requested — and  Expected! 


R.  E.  Nicodemus  x'25 


Alumni  President  Writes 

September   1,   1949 
Dear  Bucknell  .\lumni  : 

I  take  this  opportunity  to  extend  greetings  and  ex- 
press my  appreciation  for  the  privilege  of  serving  as 
president  of  your  Alumni  Association.  However,  1 
must  remind  you  that  Frank  Davis,  our  able  secretary, 
and  I  are  only  two  a\'erage  human  beings,  and  without 
your  support  and  tireless  efforts,  we  cannot  hope  to 
make  this  association  what  you  want  it  to  be  ;  so  please 
get  behind  us  and  push,  and  in  front  of  us  and  pull,  until 
our  association  is  traveling  like  the  stampeding  herd  of 
Bison ;  then  nothing  can  stop  us. 

I  suggest  that  each  one  of  you.  after  reading  this 
letter,  take  down  the  calendar  and  draw  a  red  circle 
around  the  date  of  October  22.  1949,  and  make  plans  to 
be  with  us  on  Homecoming.  It  is  worth  almost  any 
sacrifice  to  get  back  to  the  campus  and  see  all  those 
old  friends  and  make  new  ones.  Don't  permit  another 
year  to  pass  without  coming  back.  Life  is  too  short 
and  it's  later  than  you  think. 

Most  of  you  know  that  last  year,  under  the  chair- 
manship of  Ken  Slifer,  we  were  finally  able  to  establish 
the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund.  Ken  has  done  an  outstand- 
ing job  in  setting  up  the  organization  and  presented 
some  very  glowing  reports  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  Board  of  Directors  this  spring,  ^^'e  hope  that  you, 
as  a  Bucknellian,  will  realize  your  responsibility  and 
contribute  something,  no  matter  how  small  or  large, 
to  this  fund  soinetime  this  year  and  make  it  grow  to  a 
size  worthy  of  our  Alma  Mater. 

There  are  approximately  12.000  Bucknell  Alumni 
scattered  all  over  the  world  and,  wherever  you  are,  we 
are  certain  that  you  always  have  a  feeling  of  nostalgia 
when  your  mind  wanders  back  to  those  old  college  days 
on  the  campus.  We  hope  the  feeling  will  grow  strong 
enough  to  bring  you  back  in  person  and,  when  you 
come,  don't  fail  to  stop  a  moment  in  the  Alumni  Office 
(in  the  Hill  and  say  hello. 

My  sincere  best  wishes, 

R.  E.  Nicodemus,  M.D.,  President 

Bucknell  Alumni  Association 


September  1949  27 


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Clubs  Presidents 

Altoona,   Pa Raymond  B.  Allison  '40  (V.  Pres.) ,  R.  D.  2,  Box  138A,  Hollidaysburg,  Pa. 

Atlanta,  Ga Robert  S.  Ingols  '31,  Apt.  145,  251  Tenth  St.,  N.  W.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Atlantic  City,  N.J Robert  K.  Bell  '20,  55  E.  Surf  Road,  Ocean  City,  N.  J. 

Baltimore,  Md Francis  Moerschbacher  '30,  5305  Chandler  Ave.,  Baltimore  7,  Md. 

Bloomsburg,  Pa J.  Claire  Patterson  '35,  242  Penn  St.,  Bloomsburg,  Pa. 

California-Northern    Nelson  F.  Davis,  Jr.  '22,  120  ElCerrito  Ave.,  San  Mateo,  Cahf. 

(  San  Francisco) 

Capitol  District,  N.  Y William  R.  Morton  '41,  437  Hulett  St.,  Schenectady  7,  N.  Y. 

Charleston,  W.  Va Dr.  Coleman  J.  Harris  '12,  3810  Staunton  Ave.,  Charleston,  W.  Va. 

Chicago,  111 Dr.  Robert  Streeter  '38,  6005  'Woodlawn  Ave.,  Chicago  37,  111. 

Cincinnati,  Ohio   Mrs.  Frances  Rockwell  Dentler  '37  (Ch.),  Apt.  320,  Naomi  Apts.,  2357  St. 

James,  Cincinnati  6,  Ohio 

Cleveland,  Ohio Dr.  John  G.  Sholl  '37,  3026  Coleridge  Rd.,  Cleveland  18,  Ohio 

Connecticut    Clifford  A.  Holleran  '19,  Catonah  St.,  Ridgefield,  Conn. 

Danville,  Pa Dr.  R.  E.  Nicodemus  x'25,  501  Bloom  St.,  Danville,  Pa. 

Delaware    Arthur  H.  Winey  '36,  Faulk  Rd.,  R.  D.  2,  Wilmington,  Del. 

DuBois,  Pa Howard  H.  Moore  '22,  509  Jackson  St.,  Reynoldsville,  Pa. 

Elmira,  N.  Y Edward  K.  Hofifman  x'44,  1211  W.  Water  St.,  Elmira,  N.  Y. 

Erie,  Pa Herbert  C.  Harper  x'45,  423  Glenruadh  Ave.,  Erie,  Pa. 

Harrisburg,  Pa Nolan  F.  Ziegler  '32,  22  S.  Third  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Hazleton,  Pa Dr.  Patrick  Gillespie  '28,  1225  E.  Broad  St.,  Hazleton,  Pa. 

Ithaca,  N.  Y Mrs.  Marilyn  Eppley  Shaffer  '42,  408  E.  State  St.,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Johnstown,  Pa Robert  Haberstroh  '22,  140  Second  Ave.,  Westmont,  Johnstown,  Pa. 

Kansas  City H.  Glenn  Eshelman  '40,  4323  Oxford  Rd.,  Mission,  Kan. 

Lancaster,  Pa Mrs.  Anna  Fishel  Poorbaugh  '35.  1 180  Seventh  St.,  Lancaster,  Pa. 

Lehigh  Valley,  Pa George  H.  Fritzinger  '26,  1350  Hamilton  St.,  Allentown,  Pa. 

Lewistown,  Pa J.  Lester  Houser  '20,  87  Chestnut  St.,  Lewistown,  Pa. 

Lock  Haven,  Pa George  F.  B.  Lehman  '25,  696  Bellefonte  Ave.,  Lock  Haven,  Pa. 

Lycoming  County,  Pa George  R.  Walters  '33,  1601  Warren  Ave.,  Williamsport,  Pa. 

Metropolitan,  N.  Y Mrs.  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21,  1569  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Michigan-Toledo Fred  Vitale  '29,  5511  Coplin,  Detroit  13,  Mich. 

Milton,  Pa Carl  L.  Millward  '06,  526  N.  Front  St.,  Milton,  Pa. 

Monmouth-Ocean  Counties Isadore  I.  Zlotkin  '34,  12  Court  St.,  Freehold,  N.  J. 

Mount  Carmel,  Pa Harry  W.  Jones  '23,  326  S.  Oak  St.,  Mt.  Carmel,  Pa. 

New  England Louis  K.  Stuntzner  '22,  33  Coolidge  Ave.,  Needham  92,  Mass. 

Pacific  Northwest Harold  L.  Hunter  '11,  5637  Brooklyn  Ave..  Seattle,  Wash. 

Philadelphia,  Pa Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18,  306  S.  12th  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa Max  W.  Dernier  '33,  R.  D.  7,  Box  389,  Pittsburgh  2,  Pa. 

Pittsfield,   Mass Stephen  Terpak  '24,  110  Euclid  Ave.,  Pittsfield,  Mass. 

Pocono  Mountain,  Pa Frances  M.  Davis  '25,  Box  62,  Swiftwater,  Pa. 

Reading,  Pa Clair  G.  Spangler,  M.D.  '25,  214  N.  Sixth  St.,  Reading,  Pa. 

Rochester,  N.  Y Volney  B.  Frankel  '43,  899  Culver  Rd.,  Apt.  314,  Rochester  9,  N.  Y. 

Rocky  Mountain John  B.  Rishel  '15,  1390  S.  Josephine  St.,  Denver  10,  Colo. 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla Frank  H.  Brown  x'24,  734  Third  Ave.,  So.,  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

Scranton,  Pa Robert  L.  Payne  '30,  2030  N.  Main  St.,  Scranton  8,  Pa. 

Shamokin,  Pa Francis  F.  Reamer  '21,  2  N.  8th  St.,  Shamokin,  Pa. 

Sharon,  Pa David  Mink  '17,  343  White  Ave.,  Sharon,  Pa. 

Southern  California Mario  L.  Clinco  x'35    (V.  Pres.),,  El  Cortez  Apts.,  827  Fourth  St..  Santa 

(Los  Angeles)  Monica,  Calif. 

Southern  New  Jersey Donald  Streeter  x'28,  R.  D.  4,  Vineland,  N.  J. 

Sunbury,  Pa Charles  A.  Fryling  '13,  411  Market  St.,  Sunbury,  Pa. 

Syracuse,  N.  Y Calvin  Sholl  '46,  210  Hutchinson  Ave.,  Syracuse  7,  N.  Y. 

Towanda,  Pa L.  M.  Trimmer  '28,  206  Chestnut  St.,  Towanda,  Pa. 

Trenton,  N.J Louis  J.  Russo  '33,  30  Anderson  St.,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

Triple  Cities,  N.  Y Davis  Johnson,  Jr.  x'30,  1  Leona  Ave.,  Endicott,  N.  Y. 

Tucson,  Ariz Mrs.  Gertrude  Roos  Emery  '00,  2134  E.  Adams  St.,  Tucson,  Ariz. 

Union  County,  Pa Louis  Pursley  '28,  1030  Washington  Ave.,  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Washington,  D.  C Mrs.  Grace  Stone  Dietz  '41,  8510  Greenwood  Ave.,  Tacoma  Park,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

Wellsboro,  Pa Warren  L.  Miller  '37,  78  St,  James  St.,  Mansfield,  Pa. 

Wilkes-Barre,  Pa Claire  Conway  '05,  176  E.  Green  St.,  Nanticoke,  Pa. 

York,  Pa Mrs.  Jessie  Fielding  Eyster  '29,  Seven  Valleys,  Pa. 


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Scaeon'e  Greetinge 

Dear  Bucknell  Alumni  : 

The  year  1949  is  rapidly  drawing  to  a  close  and  I  do 
want  to  take  this  opportunity  to  extend  the  Season's 
Greetings  to  each  and  every  Bucknellian  and  thank  you 
for  your  loyal  support  and  cooperation  during  the  past 
year.  There  are,  of  course,  bigger  and  better  fields  to 
conquer  and  each  year  is  a  new  challenge  to  us,  which 
brings  me  to  the  point  of  our  Alumni  Fund  Drive. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  that  in  the  past,  we,  as  Alumni, 
have  been  most  remiss  in  not  being  self-supporting  as  an 
Alumni  Association.  In  recent  years,  it  has  required  ap- 
proximately $20,000  annually  of  the  University's  funds 
to  keep  our  Alumni  Association  afloat.  Embarrassing, 
isn't  it,  when  we  realize  how  urgently  the  University  needs 
th:it  money  for  new  buildings,  teachers'  salaries,  replace- 
ment of  equipment  and  innumerable  other  things.  Well, 
the  Alumni  Fund  Drive  is  underway  and  you  have  recently 
recei\ed  the  first  Annual  Report  of  the  Alumni  Fund 
with  an  enclosure  in  the  form  of  an  invitation  for  you  to 
contribute  something,  regardless  of  how  large  or  small, 
to  this  fund  now.  Our  Secretary,  Frank  Davis,  reports 
that  the  response  so  far  has  been  most  encouraging  and 
I  feel  sure  that  each  one  of  us  wants  to  "swing  that  ax" 
and  help  cut  up  the  crutch  we  have  leaned  on  too  long. 
So.  while  you  are  in  the  holiday  spirit  and  playing  Santa 
Claus,  remember  the  stocking  on  the  hearth  of  the  Alumni 
Fund  is  waiting  to  be  filled. 

Another  problem  that  we  should  all  be  thinking  about 
is  that  of  future  Bucknellians.  I  suggest  that  each  one  of 
you  begin  now  to  give  some  thought  to  our  next  year's, 
1950  Freshman  Class.  You,  as  Alumni,  are  often  in  a 
position  to  single  out  certain  indi\iduals  in  high  school  or 
preparatory  school  who  are  excellent  college  material  but 
who  are  lacking  in  the  help  and  guidance  necessary  to 
choose  a  school  of  higher  education.  Don't  be  hesitant, 
speak  up  and  tell  them  about  out  fine  and  beautiful  Uni- 
versity and  offer  a  letter  to  the  University  in  support  of 
the  candidate  when  it  is  justified.  Also,  please  remember 
that  admission  to  Bucknell  now  requires  College  Board 
examinations  and  that  means  that  each  applicant  is  con- 
sidered on  his  or  her  merits  and  ability  to  pass  the  exami- 
nations, all  of  which  tremendously  improves  our  scholastic 
standing  as  a  University  and  makes  us  proud  to  be  its 
Alumni. 

Again,  let  me  thank  you  for  the  fine  spirit  and  help 
you  have  given  us  during  the  past  year,  and  my  very  best 
wishes  to  you  all  for  a  Happy  Holiday  Season. 
Sincerely, 
R.  E.  NicoDEMUS,  iVI.D.,  President, 

Bucknell  Alumni  Association. 


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.•Vdmissii ms  Note    23 

Alumni  Director  Chosen    22 

Alumni    Directory    23 

Articles  on  Alumni 

Floyd  G.  Ballentine 8 

F"rank  E.  Burpee   19 

Rush  E.  Kress   3,23 

Frank  R.  McGregor 6 

Bruce  Miller    5 

Daytun  L.  Ranck 19 

Charles  S.  Roush   18 

John  C.  Sanders   21 

Julius  F.  Seebach 7 

Frank  M.  Simpson   18 

I'aul   G.  Stolz    8 

Birthday      22 

Book  Shelf 5 

P)ucknell   Luncheon   23 

Campus  Activities 

Campus  Doin's   11 

Chemistry  Department 6 

Dad's  Day   15 

Homecoming-    12,  13,  22.  23 

School  of  Music  Broadcasts   ....  19 

Sociology   Department    7 

Sports   Picture    16,  17 

Class  Reports    8 

Class  Reunions 23 

Club  Activities   3 

Down  the  Aisle    20 

Faculty  Activities    21 

Freshman  Legacies   18 

I^\iture  Bucknellians   20 

Presidents'   Descendants    10 

They  Came  Back 10 

Those  Were  the  Days   23 

Trustee  Nominating  Committee    .  .  10 

^\'hat  Bucknellians  Are  Doing   ...  20 

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hroiit   C()\'er:    Looking  at  the   Botany 

Building  and  West  College  from  the 

stadium    road 
Back  Cover :   A  plane's-eye  view  of  the 

upper    campus,    taken    by    John    B. 

Miller  '26 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published    in    January,    March,    April,    June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second  class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912, 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXIV  Nc 


December  1949 


.  .  .  Club  activities  .  .  . 


KRESS  '00  ENTERTAINS  METROPOLITAN 
CLUB 

The  magnificent  estate  of  Rush  H.  Kress  '00, 
Rockhill  at  Ossining  on  the  Hudson,  was  the  scene  of  a 
great  Bucknell  party  on  October  12.  More  than  200 
enthusiastic  Bucknellians  were  surfeited  with  good 
things  by  their  host  and  heard  talks  by  former  Presi- 
dent Spencer,  President  Hildreth,  Mr.  Kress  and  Emily 
Kelly  '21,  president  of  the  Metropolitan  Alumni  As- 
sociation. 

Mrs.  Kelly  presented  Dr.  Spencer,  who,  in  turn,  in- 
troduced President  Hildreth.  Dr.  Hildreth  spoke  brief- 
ly, expressing  his  pleasure  with  his  new  work  and  the 
appreciation  of  himself  and  his  family  for  the  warm 
welcome  and  hearty  support  being  given  by  Bucknell 
Alumni  and  friends. 

Dr.  Hildreth  emphasized  two  points  in  his  remarks  : 
First,  during  his  first  few  months  on  the  campus,  he  is 
going  to  be  a  sponge  and  absorb  as  much  information 
and  background  about  Bucknell  as  possible  as  rapidh' 
as  possible,  at  which  task  he  believes  his  time  can  be 
more  profitably  spent  on  the  campus  than  in  traveling. 
Second,  during  his  tenure  of  office,  he  will  emphasize 
as  far  as  he  is  able  that  the  important  thing  for  youth 
is  preservation  of  opportunity  rather  than  security. 
The  only  security  in  an  ever-changing  and  always- 
competitive  world,  said  President  Hildreth,  is  to  be 
more  able  than  one's  competitors. 

Mrs.  Kelly  than  introduced  Mr.  Kress,  who  assured 
the  group  of  his  continued  interest  in  making  and  keep- 
ing Bucknell  an  institution  of  high  ideals  of  citizenship 
and  scholarship. 

Following  the  formal  program,  Bucknellians  from 
New  Jersey,  New  York,  and  Long  Island  met  separate- 
ly to  plan  for  the  future. 


The  Metropolitan  Alumni  Association  will  hold  its 
annual  Birthday  dinner  in  the  Ball  Room  of  Beekman 


Picnic  at  the  Kress  Estate 


NEW  YORK  METROPOLITAN  CLUB 

Former  President  Spencer^  Rush  H.  Kress  '00,  and  President 

Hildreth   at  the  N.  Y.   Metropolitan  Picnic 


Tower,  3  Mitchell  Place  (49th  Street  at  First  Avenue), 
on  Friday  evening,  February  3,  at  6  p.  m. 

The  Association,  which  is  made  up  of  three  groups 
— North  Jersey,  Long  Island  and  New  York  (Brook- 
lyn, Manhattan  and  Westchester) — have  planned 
group  meetings  to  be  held  monthly  as  follows : 

New  York:  A  "drop  in"  dinner  meeting  on  the  sec- 
ond Wednesday  of  each  month  at  6  p.  m.  at  Hotel 
Shelton  (Lexington  Avenue  at  49th  Street.)  No  reser- 
vations are  necessary.  Just  drop  in.  The  first  of  these 
dinners  was  held  on  November  9. 

North  Jersey:  Meetings  are  being  planned  by  John 
Bank,  Newark — Pompton  Turnpike,  R.  D.  No.  4,  Pater- 
son,  N.  J.  The  committee  is  working  on  plans  for  a 
time  and  place  for  monthly  group  meetings. 

NASSAU-SUFFOLK  (LONG  ISLAND,  N.  Y.) 

The  first  get-together  of  the  Nassau-Suffolk  Alumni 
Club  was  held  Wednesday  evening,  November  9,  1949, 
at  the  Stewart  Manor  Country  Club,  Stewart  Manor, 
Long  Island.  Some  sixty-five  Bucknellians  were  pres- 
ent.    Bill  Liming  '2>2>  acted  as  chairman  for  the  event. 

Honor  guest  was  Professor  Walter  "Tim"  Harley 
of  the  Class  of  1887,  the  last  surviving  member  of  the 
first  class  to  be  graduated  from  Bucknell  University, 
former  classes  being  graduated  from  the  University  of 
Lewisburg.  Professor  Harley,  a  retired  teacher  now 
living  in  Garden  City,  told  us  of  some  of  his  other 
"firsts,"  including  being  a   member  of  the  first  class 


December  1949 


admitting  women  (three  of  them),  and  watching  Buck- 
nell's  first  football  game,  played  with  Lafayette. 

Token  prizes  were  given  to  Professor  Harley  as  the 
oldest  graduate  present ;  to  Dan  Mazzarella  '42  for 
coming  the  longest  distance,  some  55  miles,  from  Bell- 
port  ;  to  Charlie  Edwards  '41  as  the  most  recent  gradu- 
ate with  the  most  children ;  and  to  Jim  Ferns  '49  as  the 
most  recently  married  Bucknellian  present. 

Discussions  were  held  concerning  the  organization 
and  aims  of  this  new  group,  and  a  committee  was  nomi- 
nated to  put  these  ideas  into  writing,  arrange  for  an 
early  January  meeting,  and  consider  nominations  for 
officers.  Members  include  Charlie  Edwards  '41,  Art 
Iredell  x'34.  Bob  Miller  'i7.  Bill  Liming  '33,  Ed  Reis- 
man  x'36.  Bob  Schey  '49,  Dick  Whiteman  '42,  and  Bill 
Wilkinson  '46  named  temporary  chairman. 

Movies  of  the  Bucknell-Delaware  football  game 
were  enjoyed  and  a  social  hour  completed  the  evening. 

Anyone  interested  in  Bucknell,  living  in  or  near 
Nassau  and  Suffolk  Counties,  Long  Island,  is  cordially 
invited  to  join  this  group.  Those  whose  names  and 
addresses  are  not  in  the  Metropolitan  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation directory,  or  have  been  changed  recently,  are 
urged  to  get  in  touch  with  Bill  Wilkinson,  16  Edwards 
Street,  Roslyn  Heights,  New  York  ( 'phone  Roslyn 
3-2108J),  so  that  they  may  receive  word  of  future  meet- 
ings. 

BUFFALO 

The  LaMarque  Restaurant  in  Buffalo  was  the  scene 
of  an  enthusiastic  Bucknell  meeting  on  October  29, 
following  the  Bucknell  victory  over  Buffalo.  Dr. 
Bruce  Miller  '27  was  toastmaster  and  called  on  Coach 
Harry  Lawrence,  Ed  Stec,  star  of  the  game,  and  Bob 
Bucher  and  Eddie  Duplicki,  linemen.  Lawrence  re- 
called the  47-13  defeat  in  1948  and  spoke  of  the  film- 
burning  ceremony  after  this  year's  victory.  The  film 
was  the  picture  of  the  disastrous  defeat  a  year  ago. 

Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18,  the  main  speaker,  gave  an 
inspiring  address  which  left  the  group  determined  to 
serve  Bucknell  in  a  big  way.  His  theme  was  the  in- 
fluence of  habit  and  was  profusely  illustrated  by  stories 
from  his  twenty-five  years  of  experience  as  a  surgeon. 
Two  sentences  from  his  informal  talk :  "The  biggest 
reason  for  mental  breakdowns  is  lack  of  peaceful  con- 
centration". "The  school  we  live  in  is  of  great  im- 
portance, but  the  school  that  lives  in  us  is  really  the 
effective  one". 

Frank  Davis,  Alumni  secretary,  spoke  of  the  up- 
surge of  enthusiasm  at  Bucknell  and  told  of  the  happy 
impression  being  registered  by  President  and  Mrs. 
Hildreth. 

Charles  Eyer  '40  was  elected  president.  A  generous 
amount  was  turned  over  to  the  treasury,  and  the  group 
is  now  ready  to  function. 

ELMIRA 

The  Elmira  group  met  at  home  of  Edward  Hoff- 
man x'44,  president  of  the  club.  Dinner  at  the  Harris 
Hill  Inn  was  followed  by  a  card  party  at  the  home  of 
James  B.  Pulford  '47,  307  Mid  Avenue,  Elmira. 

HARRISBURG 

The  regular  monthly  meeting  was  held  Thursday, 
November  3,  6:00  p.  m.,  in  the  Y.  M.  C.'  A.,  Front  and 
North   Streets.    An   interesting  speech   was   given   by 


Joseph  Nissley,  Esquire,  who  was  a  recent  civilian 
guest  aboard  the  U .  S.  S.  Midzvay,  one  of  our  largest 
aircraft  carriers.  He  related  his  experiences  with  the 
Navy  during  this  trip, 

LEHIGH   VALLEY 

A  meeting  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  club  was  held  at 
the  Brookside  Country  Club,  near  Allentown,  at  8:00 
p.  m.,  Friday,  November  11.  Malcolm  Musser  '18,  dean 
of  men  at  Bucknell,  was  the  guest  speaker.  A  luncheon 
followed  the  meeting. 

PHILADELPHIA 

About  150  persons  met  at  Kugler's  Arcadia  for  the 
fall  banquet  of  the  Philadelphia  Club  on  Friday,  Oc- 
tober 28.  A  five-piece  orchestra  furnished  a  back- 
ground of  music,  and  every  table  was  made  festive 
with  a  centerpiece  of  autumn  flowers. 

Herb  Watson  'i7  was  master  of  ceremonies  and  in- 
troduced the  speakers.  He  called  on  President  S.  Dale 
Spotts  to  introduce  the  guest  of  honor,  Joseph  W. 
Henderson,  president  of  Bucknell's  Board  of  Trustees. 

Joe  replied  cleverly  and  insisted  he  deserved  no 
more  honors  at  the  hands  of  Bucknell.  Dr.  Edward 
W.  Pangburn  '15,  chairman  of  the  nation-wide  Bison 
Club  membership  committee,  spoke  of  the  committee's 
plans  and  suggested  some  clever  techniques  for  ob- 
taining club  members. 

Judge  George  C.  Corson  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,  38th  Judicial  District  of  Pennsylvania,  spoke 
for  forty  minutes  without  saying  a  serious  word.  His 
audience  was  convulsed  with  his  humor,  which  was 
unique  as  well  as  clever, 

Frank  Davis  '11  brought  a  report  from  the  campus 
and  invited  the  group  back  to  Lewisburg. 

The  next  club  meeting  will  be  the  birthday  i)arty  on 
W'ednesday,  February  1. 

TRENTON 

The  Trenton  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  held  their 
meeting  at  the  Clubhouse,  Penn  Alanor  Club,  Mor- 
risville,  Pa.,  November  11  at  6:30  p.  m.  Professor 
John  Gold  of  the  Bucknell  Department  of  Mathematics 
was  the  guest  speaker. 

!!.•     ;!.•     if     -M 

Both  the  Trenton  and  Lehigh  Valley  parties  pre- 
ceded the  Lafayette  game  on  November  12  and  gave 
opportunity  for  Alumni  to  plan  motorcades  to  the 
game. 

WASHINGTON 

The  Alumni  chih  met  at  the  New  Athens  Restau- 
rant, 1741  K  St.,  X.  \\'.,  on  Saturday,  November  5,  at 
7  :00  o'clock.  The  guest  speaker  was  Colonel  Mason  H. 
Lucas,  regular  Army  officer,  who  served  in  China 
many  years.  His  topic  was  "Things  About  China 
You've  Never  Read". 

A  unique  Washington  party  was  held  on  Sunday, 
November  13,  when  Bucknellians  attended,  as  a  group, 
the  service  at  the  new  Chevy  Chase  Baptist  Church, 
where  Dr.  Edward  O.  Clark'  '15.  A.M.  '18,  D.D.  '46, 
pastor  of  the  church,  preached  a  very  interesting  ser- 
mon. It  is  planned  to  arrange  a  similar  group  at- 
tendance at  the  Calvary  Baptist  Church,  where  both 
the  pastor,  Clarence  W.  Crawford  '29,  and  assistant 
pastor,  Idris  W.  Jones  '31,  are  Bucknellians. 


December  1949 


Book  Shelf 


Davh;s,   Daniel   R.   and   Frkd   W.    Hosler  :     The   Challenge   of 
School  Board  Meinhcrsliip.     Chartwell  House,  Inc.,  1949. 

This  book  is  intended  for  the  pre-service  or  inservice  training 
of  school  board  members.  It  emphasizes  the  responsibilities  as 
well  as  tlie  opportunities  facing  these  important  public  servants. 

Although  the  book  is  written  primarily  for  school  board  mem- 
bers, tire  publishers  call  attention  to  its  usability  in  basic  courses  in 
school  administration. 

Dr.  Davies,  associate  professor  and  executive  officer,  Division 
of  Administration  and  Guidance.  Teachers  College,  Columbia 
Universitv.  received  the  Master  of  Arts  degree  in  education  at 
Bucknell  in  1943. 

Davis,  Fkank  G.   and   Pearle  S.   Norris  :     Guidance  Handbook 
for  Teachers.     McGraw-Hill  Book  Co.,  1949. 

This  book  is  intended  for  the  inservice  training  of  teachers  in 
guidance  and  also  to  serve  as  a  college  text.  It  grew  out  of  the 
fact  that  only  one  high  school  in  seven  in  the  United  States  em- 
ploys a  guidance  counselor,  and  that  consequently  whatever  guid- 
ance is  done  in  the  vast  majority  of  schools  must  be  the  work  of 
classroom  teachers. 

The  volume  is  phrased  in  non-tecliiiical  language  and  contains 
a  number  of  tools  intended  to  make  guidance  effective,  while  re- 
lieving the  teacher  of  burdensome  details.  Features  specially  help- 
ful to  teachers  are  treatment  of  Problems  of  the  Adolescent.  Mea- 
surement, Capacity  and  Achievement,  the  Guidance  Clinic,  Guid- 
ance Records  and  Reports,  and  Counseling,  both  individual  and 
group. 

Dr.  Davis  '11  is  head  of  Bucknell's  Department  of  Education 
and  Mrs.  Norris,  A.M.  '42,  is  counselor  in  the  Holmes  Junior  Higli 
School  in  Pliiladelphia. 

Davis,  Fr.\xk  G.  :     Guidance  Manual  for  Principals.     McGraw- 
Hill  Book  Co.,  1949. 

This  book  was  written  to  aid  principals,  counselors,  coordi- 
nators of  guidance  programs  and  other  school  administrators  in 
guiding  their  teachers  who  are  using  the  Handbook  described 
above. 

It  provides  the  guidance  leader  with  numerous  suggestions  for 
helping  teachers  with  the  various  units  in  the  Handbook.  Guidance 
philosophy  and  suggestions  for  the  organization  of  a  guidance  pro- 
gram have  prominent  places  in  the  book. 

Frantz.  Adolph  I. :     Half  a  Hundred  Thralls  to  Fausf.     Univer- 
sity of  North  Carolina  Press,  1949. 

The  author  states  in  his  preface  to  this  Goethe  Bicentennial 
volume  that  he  has  set  forth  the  ascertainable  facts  concern- 
ing the  lives  of  the  English  and  the  American  translators  of 
Goethe's  Faust.  To  those  interested  in  international  literary  rela- 
tionships he  offers  much  new  and  significant  biographical  material. 
Professor  Frantz  also  attempts  to  evaluate  the  various  translations 
and  to  bring  them  into  relationship  with  each  other  and  with  past 
and  contemporary  critical  opinion.  A  number  of  bibliographical 
errors  of  long  standing  are  corrected.  Also  the  authorships  of  two 
English  translations  of  Goethe's  Faust  are  established  for  the  first 
time  in  this  book. 

In  tire  epilogue.  Dr.  Frantz  draws  a  "composite  picture  of  the 
translators  and  their  works  and  considers  the  tantalizing  question 
as  to  why  such  a  host  of  men  and  women  on  two  continents  should 
engage  in  the  almost  impossible  task  of  making  an  acceptable 
English  translation  of  Faust  and  why  nearly  half  a  hundred  of 
them  should  intellectually  fall  under  its  spell  and  become  thralls 
to  Faust."    Dr.  Frantz  is  professor  of  German  at  Bucknell. 

Potter,  P.  J. :     Steam  Pozver  Plants.     The  Ronald  Press,  1949. 

John  C.  Reed,  head  of  the  Bucknell  Department  of  Mechani- 
cal Engineering,  writes  concerning  this  took  :     "There  has  been  a 


need  for  an  up-to-date  textbook  in  the  field  of  power  plants  for 
several  years.  Professor  P.  J.  Potter,  head  of  the  Mechanical 
Engineering  Department  at  the  University  of  North  Dakota, 
former  member  of  the  mechanical  engineering  staff  at  Bucknell 
University,  has  just  published  such  a  book.  The  material  is  up- 
to-date  and  is  especially  recommended  to  our  Alumni  for  its  treat- 
ment of  heat  balances,  economics  and  treatment  of  the  flow  of 
fluids." 

Warfel,  Harry  R.,  Ernst  G.  Mathews,  and  John  C.  Bushman, 
American  College  English.     American  Book  Co.,  1949. 

In  a  preface,  the  authors  state  that  this  book  is  a  text  for  one 
year's  work  in  college  composition.  It  has  the  advantage  of  com- 
bining three  books  in  one,  namely :  a  freshman  English  text,  a 
handbook  of  usage,  and  a  composition  text.  The  examples  arc 
fresh  and  interesting,  and  the  exercises  are  attractive. 

The  book  represents  an  attempt  to  cover  the  entire  range  of 
freshman  college  English  and  is  a  thorough  piece  of  work.  It 
emphasizes  the  immediate  needs  of  the  student  and  motivates  his 
work  with  illustrations  drawn  out  of  contemporary  writings. 

The  publishers  report  that  the  fir.st  printing  of  20,000  copies 
was  sold  out  promptly. 

Dr.  Warfel  '20  is  a  former  member  of  the  Bucknell  faculty 
and  former  registrar  of  the  Universitv. 


Bruce  Miller  '27  Returns 
to  Campus 

On  a  recent  visit  to  the  campus  Dr.  Bruce  Miller 
spoke  to  the  student  church  on  "The  Closed  Door  to 
Social  Progress."  His  theme  was  the  necessity  for  the 
scientific  attitude  in  social,  economic  and  political 
affairs. 

Bruce  took  a  leave  of  absence  from  the  headship 
of  Bucknell's  Chemistry  Department  to  work  on  the 
Manhattan  Atomic  Bomb  Project.  Following  that  he 
went  into  business  and  is  now  personnel  administrator 
of  the  Research,  Prodtiction  and  Sales  Departments  of 
the  Linde  Air  Products  Company.  His  office  is  at 
Tonawanda,  New  York. 

Always  a  public-spirited,  creative  citizen,  he  has 
Ijeen  active  in  ci\ic,  social  and  religious  affairs  and  is 
in  much  demand  as  a  speaker. 

Mrs.  Miller  is  the  former  Florence  Beckworth  '27. 
They  have  three  children,  Bruce,  Audrey  and  Grant,  in 
high  school,  junior  high  school  and  first  grade,  re- 
spectively. They  live  at  54  Fruehauf  Avenue,  Snyder, 
New  York. 


BRUCE   J.   MILLER 


December  1949 


LESTER  KIEFT 
Chairman  of  tlie  Department  of  Chemistrii 

A.B.,  Hope  College:  M.S..  Ph.D..  Pennsylvania  State  College.  Listed  in 
American  Men  of  Science  and  Who's  Who  in  American  Education.  .\.ssis- 
tant  in  chemistry.  Pennsylvania  State  College;  assistant  professor,  Penn- 
sylvania State  College:  professor  of  chemistrv"  at  Bucknell  since  1942.  Mem- 
ber of  the  .\meriean  Chemical  Society.  American  Association  for  .\dvance. 
Tnent  of  Science.  Sigma  Xi,  Alpha  Clii  Sigma,  Phi  Eta  Sigma,  Phi  Lambda 
Upsilon.  Plii  Kappa  .\lpha.  Blue  Key.  Lions  Club. 


Chemistry  at  Bucknell 

Chemistry  courses  at  Bucknell  are  adapted  to  the 
needs  of  both  the  scientist  and  the  non-scientist.  The 
general  course  is  the  beginning  one  for  science  majors. 
On  the  other  hand,  it  is  usually  the  first  and  last 
chemistry  course  for  engineers  and  liberal  arts  stu- 
dents. Each  staff  member  takes  charge  of  one  or  more 
discussion  classes  per  week.  The  general  plan  for  the 
course  is  the  responsibility  of  the  lecturer,  but  it  is 
definitely  a  cooperative  enterprise.  A  weekly  general 
chemistry  conference  is  held,  where  we  discuss  prob- 
lems of  the  preceding  week  and  plan  for  next  week's 
work  for  discussion  of  problems  of  the  course. 

Experimental  research  Avork  under  the  supervision 
of  a  professor  is  oiifered  as  a  senior  honors  course.  It 
gives  the  better  student  more  opportunity  for  indepen- 
dent work  than  is  usually  afforded  in  regular  courses. 
The  number  of  students  doing  senior  research  is  usual- 
ly small  and  a  report  in  the  form  of  a  thesis  is  required 
of  everyone. 

In  the  advising  of  seniors,  the  entire  department 
meets  as  a  group  with  each  student  to  counsel  with  him 
concerning  his  schedule  and  future  plans.  In  this  way 
he  gets  the  opinion  of  each  faculty  member.  He  is  then 
better  able  to  decide  for  himself  what  he  should  do. 

The  department  is  fully  accredited  by  the  Ameri- 
can Chemical  Society  for  the  training  of  professional 
chemists. 

The  department  also  oft'ers  graduate  work  leading 
to  the  Master  of  Science  degree.  In  order  to  facilitate 
our  graduate  program  and  to  enable  the  department  to 
cut  down  its  heavy  teaching  load,  a  number  of  gradu- 
ate assistants  are  employed.  These  men  give  half- 
time  to  the  department  and  half-time  to  graduate 
study.  A  small  amount  of  money  has  been  obtained  from 
industry  to  sponsor  fellowships  for  work  on  fundamental 


research.    The  student  is  under  no  obligation  to  the  indus- 
try and  all  results  are  publishable. 

Examinations  co\'ering  the  four  basic  fields  of 
chemistry  are  given  to  all  entering  graduate  students. 
The  results  of  these  tests  allow  the  department  to  plan 
each  student's  program  in  such  a  way  that  he  may  ob- 
tain an  adequate  background  in  the  four  fields,  and  to 
avoid  the  imposition  of  rigid  course  requirements  on 
all  graduate  students.  Approximately  one-half  of  a 
graduate  student's  time  is  devoted  to  experimental  re- 
search work. 

The  spirit  and  character  of  a  department — that 
something  that  determines  whether  your  son  or  daugh- 
ter should  go  there — cannot  be  measured  by  the  build- 
ings or  by  the  number  of  students.  It  must  emanate' 
from  the  personalities  of  those  people  who  direct  its 
activities.  A  team  of  five  professors,  each  having  the 
Ph.D.  degree  from  a  recognized  school — Cornell,  M.  I. 
T.,  Penn  State,  Rutgers,  and  Yale — provides  the  lead- 
ership for  the  work  of  the  department.  In  addition, 
seven  graduate  assistants  cooperate  in  teaching  labora- 
tory sections.  With  this  leadership  we  like  to  believe 
that  this  is  not  only  a  place  where  many  things  are 
done  well  each  day,  but  also  where  no  student  seeking 
inspiration  or  kindly  guidance  is  ever  likely  to  be 
turned  awav. 


Frank  R.  McGregor 

Frank  R.  McGregor  x'23  wrote  a  very-  modest  letter  in 
reply  to  our  inquiry,  the  gist  of  which  was,  "1  haven't 
much  to  report — the  only  picture  I  have  was  taken  while  I 
was  in  the  Navy. — As  for  family,  all  I  can  say  is  I  am  mar- 
ried and  have  one  wife."  However,  Who's  Who  in  Amer- 
ica and  Who's  Who  in  Commerce  and  Industry  filled  in 
some  interesting  details.    Here  are  a  few  of  them 

McGregor,  Frank  R.,  executive.  National  Assn.  of  Manufactur- 
ers. 1939-41  :  chief  of  field  management.  War  Production  Board, 
Washington,  1941-42:  director  public  relations,  Gaylord  Container 
Corp.  of  St.  Louis,  1946-49 :  appointed  special  adviser,  City-  Airport 
Commission,  St.  Louis.  July  1946;  executive  vice-pres.  and  trustee. 
Council  for  Independent  Business,  Washington,  D.  C  since  Febru- 
ary 1949  ;  member,  firm  of  Earle  and  McGregor,  Washington,  D.  C. : 
Xavy  liaison  officer  to  special  committee  of  U.  S.  Senate  to  study 
and  survey  problems  of  small  business  enterprises  and  select  com- 
mittee of  small  business  of  U.  S.  House  of  Representatives,  1942-46 ; 
(Continued  on  Page  23) 


FRANK  R.  McGregor 


December  1949 


MEYER  F.  MMKOFF 

Chaii-man  of  the  Department  of  Sociology  and  of  the 

Division  of  the  Social  Sciences 

A.B.,  Boston  University;  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  University  of  Southern  California. 
Diploma  in  Social  Research.  University  of  Southern  California.  Taught 
at  University  of  Oregon,  Michigan  State  College,  University  of  Southern 
California.  President,  Eastern  Sociological  Society,  1949-.50.  Chairman. 
Committee  on  Reseaich.  National  Council  on  Family  Relations.  194S — 
Author  of  Sociolorjii  (with  William  F.  Ogburn  of  the  University  of  Chi 
cago).  The  Child.  The  Familij,  Parent-Child  Relationships.  Marriage  and 
the  Familu.  Member  of  the  American  Sociological  Society.  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  Phi  Kappa  Phi,  Alpha  Kappa  Delta.  Phi  Delta  Kappa. 


Sociology  at  Bucknell 

Sociology  is  one  of  the  younger  departments  a( 
Bucknell,  being  only  about  twenty-five  years  old. 
Courses  in  sociology  "were  taught  for  many  years  by 
Professor  William  E.  ]\lartin,  but  the  first  person  to 
devote  all  his  time  to  the  subjects  was  Stanley  P. 
Davies.  Ph.D.,  who  headed  the  department  in  1923-24. 
Dr.  Davies  is  at  present  director  of  the  Community 
Service  Society  of  New  York  City,  the  largest  private 
social  work  agency  in  the  world.  From  1924  to  1930, 
sociology  was  headed  by  Dr.  Clarence  R.  Johnson,  a 
rare  person  whom  Kenneth  Slifer  in  a  recent  Bucknell 
Chapel  talk  eulogized  as  "my  most  unforgettable 
character."  On  Dr.  Johnson's  resignation,  the  head- 
ship passed  to  Dr.  Robert  L.  Sutherland,  who  served 
until  1938,  when  he  resigned  to  join  President  Rainey 
at  the  University  of  Texas  as  director  of  the  Hogg 
Foundation  for  Alental  Hygiene,  in  which  position  he 
continues  to  serve. 

At  present,  the  department  consists  of  Meyer  F. 
Nimkoff,  Harold  W.  Pfautz,  Ruth  Rautenstrauch,  and 
E.  Frederick  Schietinger,  with  James  P.  Brahaney  of 
the  staff'  of  the  Northeastern  Federal  Penitentiary 
offering  our  course  in  criminology. 

From  a  curriculutn  of  six  courses  in  1925,  the  offer- 
ing of  the  department  has  grown  until  now  more  than 
twenty  courses  are  given.  Of  special  interest  to  Alumni 
may  be  the  new  curriculum  in  sociology  which  has 
been  introduced  within  the  last  two  years.  An  under- 
standing of  the  society  in  which  we  live  is  at  least  a 
partial  basis  for  a  liberal  education  and  the  new  cur- 
riculum is  designed  to  maximize  this  understanding. 
The  new  curriculum  aims  also  to  provide  more  ade- 
quately the  skills  needed  by  those  who  will  use  soci- 
ologj''  professionallv.    The  new  curriculum   is  a  com- 


bination of  required  and  elected  courses,  designed  to 
assure  the  student  a  better  distribution  of  emphasis 
than  was  the  case  in  the  past,  when  a  major  consisted 
of  twenty-four  hours  in  the  department  selected  at 
random  from  the  courses  offered.  In  addition  to  the 
introductory  course,  majors  are  now  required  to  enroll 
in  anthropology,  social  disorganization,  the  history  of 
social  theor}-,  theory  and  methods  of  social  research,  and 
the  senior  conference.  An  important  objective  of  the  new 
curriculum  is  to  integrate  the  four-year  program.  In 
senior  conference,  through  informal  lectures  and  dis- 
cussions, the  attempt  is  made  to  synthesize  the  various 
fields  of  sociology.  At  the  end  of  the  senior  year  the 
student  is  required  to  pass  comprehensive  examina- 
tions, covering  the  three  fields  of  sociology:  social 
change,  social  organization,  sociological  theory  and 
methods  of  research.  This  program  should  help  to 
maintain  Bucknell's  position  in  sociology  among 
American  colleges. 


Top  Radio  Man 


Julius  F.  Seebach,  Jr.  '20.  vice-president  of  station 
\\'OR  in  charge  of  radio  and  te]e\-ision,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  ^^'OR's  board  of  directors,  is  an  exceedingly 
busy  man  right  now  since  on  him  rests  the  responsi- 
bility for  seeing  that  his  company's  television  program 
is  as  nearly  perfect  as  possible. 

Leaving  the  Class  of  1918  to  drive  a  French  ambu- 
lance in  the  First  World  War,  he  came  home  with  the 
Purple  Heart  and  the  Croix  de  Guerre  and  finished 
with  the  Class  of  1920. 

He  taught  French  in  preparatory  and  high  schools 
for  four  years,  at  the  same  time  studying  voice  with 
Frank  LaForge  and  singing  on  the  radio. 

Having  joined  WOR  in  1925  as  an  announcer,  he 
became  program  director  in  1926.  From  1928  to  1935 
he  worked  with  the  Columbia  Broadcasting  System, 
where  he  was  successively  a  continuity  writer,  pro- 
duction manager  and  program  director. 

Julius  returned  to  AVOR  in  1935  as  director  of  pro- 
gram operations,  became  vice-president  in  1941  and  a 

(Continued  on  Page  M) 


JULIUS  SEEBACH 


December  1949 


Professors  Retire,  Service  Totals 
S9  Years 


FLOYD  G.  BALLENTINE 
Floyd  G.  Ballentine  '99,  Harvard  Ph.D.,  was  professor 
of  Latin  46  years,  instructor  of  Greek  for  13  years,  sec- 
retary of  faculty  for  23  years  and  editor  of  the  college 
catalog  20  years.  An  excellent  tennis  player,  he  served 
as  tennis  coach  for  many  years,  without  remuneration. 
He  is  the  author  of  articles  in  Harvard  Studies,  Classical 
Weekly  and  Proceedings  of  the  American  Philological 
Association,  and  a  member  of  Phi  Gamma  Delta,  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  American  Philological  Association  and  Classical 
Association  of  the  Middle  Atlantic  States. 


PAUL  G.  STOLZ 

Paul  G.  Stolz  "08,  I\LA.  •12.  with  the  Bucknell  :\lusic 
Department  43  years,  served  as  director  40  years.  He 
studied  in  the  Hochschule  for  Musick,  Berlin,  Germany, 
and  received  his  Mus.D.  from  John  B.  Stetson  University. 

Since  leaving  Bucknell.  Paul  has  been  enjoying  an 
active  retirement.  In  addition  to  being  an  executive  of 
the  local  firm  of  Royal  Imprints  Inc.,  he  directed  the  Sun- 
bury  Community  Chorus  for  two  years,  the  Shamokin 
Community  Chorus  for  one  year,  and  is  now  director  of 
music  at  the  St.  John's  Reformed  Church  in  Shamokin. 


Class  Reports 


Class  of  1900 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  Edk.v   S.   Super 

19  N.  Horace  St.,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

As  reporter  for  the  Class  of  1900.  it  is 
mv  sad  dutv  to  announce  the  death  of 
May  Kline  Bunnell,  wife  of  Dr.  C.  E. 
Bunnell,  also  of  our  class.  In  addition 
to  her  husband,  she  is  survived  by  a 
daughter,  Jean,  of  Tacoma,  Wash.,  a 
sister,  Lulu  x'07  (Mrs.  W.  Blakney), 
of  Seattle;  another  sister,  Ada  xI'OQ 
(Mrs.  Ernest  Sandel),  and  a  brother, 
Raymond    '19,   both   of   Winfield. 

A  classmate  wrote  of  May:  "May 
was  a  very  good  friend,  so  responsive 
and  appreciative  and  always  so  willing 
to  give  of  herself  in  affection  and  kind- 
ness." As  an  example  of  this  statement. 
May  WTOte  to  another  classmate  in  a 
letter  which  proved  to  be  her  last:  "It 
is  hard  for  me  to  write,  but  I  do  want 
to  tell  vou,  if  I   had  derived  no  other 


benefit  from  my  college  life.  I  should 
be  most  grateful  for  our  friendship  of 
50  years!" 

So  the  two  circles  '00  of  our  class  are 
growing  smaller  and  smaller  and  some 
day  will  coincide,  leaving  but  one  0! 

Class  of  1907 

Class  Reporter:  Leo  L.  Rockwell 
49  Broad  St.,  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

TWO  THOUSAND  YEARS  OF  1907 

The  Unfinished  Story  of  a  Class 

George  Washington  Leach  played 
baseball  for  a  year  after  graduation  and 
then  located  in  New  Bethlehem,  where 
he  started  in  business.  In  1910  he  mar- 
ried Ursula  Parmley.  .\n  attack  of 
bronchial  asthma  compelled  him  in  1918 
to   take  his   family   to   California.     His 


health  improving,  he  returned  to  New 
Bethlehem  in  1924  and  served  as  presi- 
dent of  the  Leach  Glove  Co.  In  1927  he 
reported  three  children,  Charles,  Dor- 
othy, and  Georgia — a  fine  family.  How- 
ever, ill  luck  still  pursued  Tomni}',  and 
he  died  in  an  automobile  accident,  Aug- 
ust 10.  1934. 

Ursula  Parmley  Leach.  Tommy's 
wife,  shared  his  fortunes  and  misfor- 
tunes with  loyalty  and  fortitude.  Like 
Tommy,  she  was  always  loyal  to  Buck- 
nell, and  it  was  a  matter  of  keen  regret 
to  them  both  that  his  ill  health  prevent- 
ed their  coming  back  for  reunions,  a 
regret  eloquently  expressed  in  the  let- 
ters they  sent  at  reunion  time.  But 
she,  too,  was  marked  by  the  Grim  Reap- 
er, dying  April  13,  1942.  We  miss  you. 
Tommy  and  L^rsy.  It  is  good  to  know 
that  vour  children  carrv  on. 


December  1949 


Charles  Austin  Lemmon  x'07.  Char- 
ity, always  one  of  the  most  popular 
men  in  the  class,  found  the  engineering 
job  he  secured  after  his  junior  year  too 
tempting"  to  return  to  college,  so  he  took 
up  permanent  residence  in  Montana, 
where  he  found  stead}-  advancement  in 
his  chosen  profession.  Although  Char- 
ley is  one  of  those  non-letter-writing 
guys,  so  that  we  have  been  dependent 
upon  second-  and  third-hand  informa- 
tion about  him,  he  is  said  to  be  high 
in  the  copper  mining  industry — or  is  it 
railroad  engineering?  His  address  is 
5U9  Locust  St.,  Anaconda,  Mont. 

Margaret  Wynona  Lesher  Riggs,  one 
of  the  numerous  Xorthumberland 
Bucknell  Leshers,  formed  the  second 
intra-class  life  partnership  when  ,to  no 
one's  surprise,  she  married  George 
Riggs  (q.  V.)  and  followed  him  into 
Baptist  mission  work.  For  j'ears  they 
commuted  between  Puerto  Rico  and 
home  base,  the  Lesher  farm  at  North- 
umberland, turning  up  for  reunions  as 
often  as  furloughs  and  reunion  years 
coincided.  Yerj-  soon  they  began  to 
bring  back  junior  members  of  the  firm 
and  are  now  rejoicing  over  the  third 
generation  (see  report  of  1947  reunion). 
Since  George's  retirement,  she  keeps 
the  home  fires  burning  on  R.  D.  1, 
Northumberland,  while  George  gallops 
around  the  country  on  various  assign- 
ments. 

Ona  Estella  Lillibridge  Rennells  ma- 
triculated with  the  class  but  soon  left  its 
ranks.  The  1921  Alumni  Catalog  gives 
her  address  as  Okmulgee,  Okla.;  the 
1926  Catalog  lists  her  as  of  unknown 
address. 

Thomas  Beeber  Lockard  reported  in 
1947  that  since  graduation  he  has  been 
teaching  school  and  farming.  His  wife 
was  Margaret  Hofer,  whom  he  married 
in  1910  and  who  died  in  1935.  One  son 
born  to  them  died  in  1930.  Tommy  re- 
ported that  he  is  now  retired  but  "still 
young  at  sixty-nine."  His  address  is 
Montoursville. 

Clarence  Edward  Long.  "Punch" 
was  one  of  several  bad  boys  who  stayed 
with  the  class  long  enough  to  get  their 
picture  in  the  1907  L'Agenda,  then  de- 
serted us  to  join  less  illustrious  classes. 
However,  we've  forgiven  him  and  wel- 
comed him  back.  Punch  has  been  a  suc- 
cessful engineer;  we've  heard  his  story, 
but  since  he  didn't  put  it  on  paper  and 
the  historian  is  such  a  dope  in  engineer- 
ing matters,  we  don't  remember  the  de- 
tail. However,  Coit  Hoechst  can  give 
vou  the  storv.  Punch's  present  address: 
R.  R.  4,  Bo.x  129,  Greensburg. 

Class  of   1913 

Class  Reporter:    Charles  A.  Fryling 

411  Market  St.,  Sunbury,  Pa. 

I  am  sorry  that  our  column  this  time 
cannot  bring  you  news  of  a  more  cheer- 
ful nature,  but  I  wanted  to  let  you  know 
about  these  five  classmates  who  have 
passed  on  in  the  last  year  and  a  half. 

Frank  L.  Kerstetter,  widely-known 
silk  industry  man,  died  at  Nanticoke 
late  in  June,  1949.  He  was  owner  and 
operator  of  the  Kerstetter  Thro\ying 
Co.,  his  plant  gaining  wide  publicity 
within  the  past  decade  as  a  model  mill. 

Charles  A.  Nyberg,  former  professor 
of  English  in  the  Extension  Division 
of  the  L'niversitv  of  Wisconsin,  died 
.\pril  19,  1949,  in  Milwaukee.     Born  in 


Stockholm,  Sweden,  he  had  lived  in  the 
United  States  since  childhood. 

C.  E.  Phillips,  of  Shillington,  died 
July  li.  1948.  Following"  graduation 
Irom  Bucknell  with  the  B.S.  degree,  he 
worked  a  few  months  in  the  engineering" 
field  and  then  began  the  study  of  den- 
tistry in  the  fall  of  1914.  Three  years 
later  he  was  awarded  the  D.D.S.  degree 
by  Temple  Liniversit}-  and  had  prac- 
ticed dentistry  ever  since. 

Joseph  P.  Shearer,  of  Washington,  D. 
C,  died  in  that  city  April  4,  1949.  His 
}iLD.  degree  was  received  from  Johns 
Hopkins  University  School  of  Medicine 
in  1917.  Dr.  Shearer  was  on  the  sur- 
gical staff  of  numerous  hospitals  in 
Washington  and  vicinity,  having  been 
engaged  in  the  private  practice  of  sur- 
gery since  1922.  Always  interested  in 
Bucknell,  he  had  served  her  in  many 
ways. 

Ralph  L.  Talbot  died  September  20, 
1948,  at  his  home  in  Wilmington,  Del. 
After  serving"  four  years  as  head  of  the 
Natural  Science  Department  at  the 
State  Normal  School,  Indiana,  and  one 
year  as  assistant  principal  of  the  Plain- 
held  High  School,  Ralph  turned  to  in- 
dustry and  business  for  seven  years.  In 
1925  he  returned  to  the  education  field 
and  joined  the  ^^■ilmington  school  sys- 
tem as  principal  of  the  high  school  and 
head  of  the  Commercial  Department. 
Six  years  later  he  became  principal  of 
the  Pierre  duPont  High  School,  which 
position  he  held  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  Among  the  survivors  is  a  daugh- 
ter, Betty  Lee  x'40. 

Xeiv  address:  Mrs.  W.  H.  Hemphill 
(Hazel  Galloway),  3028  N.  E.  Alameda 
Dr.,  Portland  12,  Ore. 

Class  of  1914 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  H.  B.  We.wer 

(Dora  Hamler) 
348  Ridge  Ave.,  New  Kensington,  Pa. 

D.  K.  F.  Bertolette  is  a  member  of 
the  Shamokin  High  School  faculty.  He 
has  two  married  daughters  and  two 
grandsons. 

Ralph  H.  Moore  resides  in  Oakdale 
and  is  an  accountant  with  the  Natural 
Gas  Co.,  of  Pittsburgh.  His  son,  Carl 
'43,  is  an  instructor  at  Lehigh  Univer- 
sitv  in  South  Bethlehem. 

Thomas  E.  Moore  returned  a  year 
ago  from  Tokyo,  Japan,  on  completion 
of  two  and  one-half  years'  service  and 
was  assigned  as  executive  officer  at 
Camp  Carson.  He  may  be  addressed 
as  follows:  Col.  Thomas  E.  Moore,  F. 
A  ,  Headquarters,  Camp  Carson,  Colo. 

Nezi;  address:  J.  M.  Hillman,  5910 
Cherokee  Dr.,  Cincinnati  27,  O. 

Class  of  1922 

Class  Reporter:   P.  C.  C.-\mpbell 

315  E.  Front  St.,  Danville,  Pa. 

Robert  J.  Haberstroh  resides  at  140 
Bucknell  Ave..  Johnstown.  Bob  has  one 
son.  Richard,  attending  Bucknell. 

Phil  Campbell  and  his  wife  enjoyed 
an  extensive  49-dav  motor  trip  this  past 
summer.  Thev  covered  11,800  miles 
which  took  them  through  26  Western 
States,  Mexico  and   Canada. 

■W.  Norwood  Lo-wry's  son,  Norwood, 
Jr..  entered  Bucknell  this  fall. 

James  G.  Myerly,  70  Oak  St.,  Forty 
Fort,  is  an  active  member  of  the  Shrine 
Patrol,  Irem  Temple,  Wilkes-Barre. 


Charlotte  E.  Peters  x'Z2,  after  com- 
pleting a  two-year  domestic  science 
course  at  Bucknell,  went  to  Philadel- 
phia to  become  a  dietitian  at  the  Jeffer- 
son Hospital.  Two  years  later  she  mar- 
ried H.  Sherman  Oberly,  who  was  dean 
of  admissions  at  the  University-  of 
Pennsylvania  for  29  years.  Early  in 
July,  he  began  his  duties  as  president  of 
Roanoke  College.  They  may  be  ad- 
dressed there  at  Rose  Lawn,  Salem, 
\'a.  The  Oberlys  have  a  son,  a  daugh- 
ter and  three  grandchildren. 

Edouard  B.  Sisserson  died  of  a  heart 
attack  on  October  3,  1948.  at  Sheppard 
Field,  Wichita  Falls.  Texas,  where  he 
was  working  as  assistant  field  director 
for  the  American  Red  Cross.  Before 
entering"  that  work  in  1943,  he  was  a 
buyer  and  merchandise  manager  for  W. 
C.  Stripling  Co.,  and  a  buyer  for  Mon- 
nigs  Dry  Goods  Co.  He  had  headed 
Red  Cross  activities  at  several  service 
posts.  Survivors  include  his  wife  and 
a  son. 

New  addresses:  Sanford  H.  Bern- 
inger,  347  Rural  Ave.,  Williamsport: 
C.  I.  Carlson,  Tremont  Apts.,  Linden 
House,  23rd  and  Livingston  Sts.,  Allen- 
town:  >.Irs.  Arthur  .\.  Weidner  (Ethel 
Richardson),  "The  Lindens,"  C)lney, 
Md. 

Send  news  about  yourself  and  fam- 
ily to  the  class  reporter  for  the  next 
issue  of  the  Alumnus. 

Class  of   1924 

Class  Reporter:  A.  G.  Stoughton 

3616  Albemarle  St.,  N.  W.,  Washington  8, 

D.  C. 

Now  that  we  are  into  our  second 
quarter-century  (don't  shudder),  we 
have  the  advantage  of  a  bifocal  point  or 
points  of  view — down  and  over  the 
years  past,  or  up  and  ahead  to  those  yet 
to  come.  It  is  your  reporter's  convic- 
tion that  despite  the  rose  fragrance  of 
memory  there  is  more  fun  and  living" 
ahead  of  all  of  us  if  we  take  the  long 
view  ahead  more  often  than  the  back- 
ward glances.  All  of  which  brings  us 
to  a  swell  long  letter  Ida  Heller  sent 
me  in  January  and  which  for  many  rea- 
sons has  not  yet  made  this  column.  It 
was  from  Art  Zimmerman  out  in  In- 
dianapolis, Ind..  and  his  wife.  Mart 
Perry.  Art  has  a  legitimate  squawk 
that  the  BU  world  is  not  bounded  by  a 
couple  eastern  states.  There  are  many 
.\lumni  all  over  the  global  map.  and  we 
are  going  to  try  to  report  (with  that 
forward  look)  on  those  a  little  farther 
from  the  campus  than  Shamokin  or 
^■ineland.  The  folks  "out  there"  are 
hungry  for  news  and  visits  from  those 
they  know.  Somehow  "the  old  school 
ties''  are  a  little  stronger  as  they  grow 
longer.  Art  and  Marty's  two  daughters 
Janet  Perry  and  .A.nn  Gould,  are  KKG's 
at  Purdue.  Art  is  chief  engineer  at  the 
Navy  Ordnance  Plant  in  Indianapolis 
and  wants  some  good  BL^  engineers  on 
his  staff. — Faculty,  please  note  I 

Mrs.  E.  Robert  Hughes  (Jennie 
Clark)  fives  in  Elizabethtown,  N.  Y. 
Her  husband  is  with  the  Baptist  Mis- 
sionary Convention  of  New  York. 

Your  reporter  has  some  new  extra- 
curricular duties  as  national  secretary 
of  The  Amphibian  Engineer  Associa- 
tion, an  "alumni"  organization  of  his 
old  armv  outfit,  and  also  a  new  address: 
3616  Albemarle  St.,  N.  'W.,  'Washing- 
ton 8,  D.  C. 

(Continued  on  Page  14) 


10 


December   1949 


Rockwell  Chairman  of  Nominating 
Committee 

Leo  L.  Rockwell  '07  is  chairman  of  the  committee 
whose  function  it  is  to  sift  possible  candidates  for 
Alumni  trustee  and  select  two  who  will  be  voted  on 
by  the  entire  Alumni  body  next  spring.  Other  com- 
mittee members  are:  Bruce  Butt  '16,  Emma  Dillon  '15. 
Frederic  Davies  '26,  and  Robert  Taylor  '48.  This  com- 
mittee is  at  work  and  is  doing  a  thorough  jol). 

Any  Alumni  club  or  any  group  of  five  Alumni  may 
present  the  names  of  persons  they  believe  would  honor 
Bucknell  as  Alumni  trustees.  Names  sent  to  the 
Alumni  Office  will  be  forwarded  to  the  chairman. 

The  person  chosen  will  be  presented  to  the  Buck- 
nell Board  of  Trustees  for  election  to  that  body  for  a 
five-year  term.  Present  Alumni  members  of  the  trustee 
board  are:  Fred  O.  Schnure  '14,  John  O.  Roser  '11, 
Edgar  A.  Snyder  '11,  Robert  K.  Bell  '20,  and  Clyde  P. 
Bailey  '29. 


All  in  the 
Class  of  '53 


Sai.ly,  dau^liter 
of  a  Bucknell 
pre.s  i  dent  -  - 
Herbert  L. 
Spencer. 


Isabel,  gran  d- 
daughter  of  a 
Bucknell  presi- 
dent —  John 
Howai-d  Har- 
ris. 


They  Came  Back  After 
Twenty-five  Years 

On  October  8,  1949,  a  quarter-century  after  the 
opening  of  the  Bucknell  Stadium,  ten  of  the  men  who 
played  in  that  first  game  in  1924  came  back  to  see 
Bucknell  defeat  the  powerful  Delaware  team  by  a  score 
of  13-7.  The  plavers,  left  to  right,  front  row,  are: 
Frank  Wilsbach,  halfback,  2301  Bellevue  Rd.,  Harris- 
burg;  Loyd  M.  Trimmer,  end,  206  Chestnut  St., 
Towanda  ;  J.  Wallace  Foster,  quarterback-captain,  354 
Argonne  Dr.,  New  Kensington:  John  T.  Bonitz,  guard, 
508  Wood  St.,  Progress,  Harrisburg;  Arthur  E.  Eng- 
strom,  center,  113  S.  46th  Ave.,  W.,  West  Duluth  7, 
Minn. ;  Anthony  Kostos,  guard,  100  Bayard  St.,  New 
Brunswick,  N.  J. ;  John  A.  Buchovecky,  tackle,  R.  D.  No. 
1,  New  Florence:  back  row:  Joseph  B.  Lippincott, 
tackle,  248  W.  Main  St.,  Somerset;  E.  E.  Jenkins,  half- 
back, R.  D.  No.  6,  York;  H.  E.  "Moose"" McCormick ; 
Anthony  Wilsbach,  fullback,  202  Hale  St.,  Harrisburg. 
McCormick  x'04  was  not  a  member  of  the  team,  although 
he  had  starred  in  football  and  baseball  while  an  under- 
graduate. He  was,  however,  graduate  manager  of  ath- 
letics in  1924  and  he  agreed  to  appear  in  the  picture  in 
order  to  provide  the  eleventh  man  in  the  team. 

At  that  opening  game,  Bucknell  scored  first  with  a 
three-pointer.  Then  Lafayette  came  back  with  three 
touchdowns  and  the  score  ended  21-3.  After  this  dis- 
astrous start,  however,  the  team  had  an  excellent 
season,  defeating  such  powerhouses  as  Rutgers,  one 
of  the  strongest  eastern  teams,  and  the  Navy. 

Twenty-five  years  later,  at  a  luncheon  held  at  the 
regular  football  training  table,  Thomas  J.  Mangan  '21, 
chairman  of  the  Bucknell  Athletic  Council,  acted  as 
toastmaster,  and  all  the  oldtimers  brought  their  team- 
mates up  to  date  on  their  acti-v'ities  since  leaving  col- 
lege. Engstrom  of  Duluth,  Minnesota,  made  the 
longest  trip  to  the  campus.  A  white  1924  football  was 
given  as  a  door  prize,  and  Captain  "Wally"  Foster 
made  a  perfect  pass  to  Emerson  Jenkins,  halfback,  who" 
had  the  lucky  number. 


Walter  Liddell 
III,  great- 
firandson  o  f  a 
Bucknell  presi- 
dent —  David 
,Iayne  Hill. 


The  names  of  two  honorary  fraternities  were  omitted 
from  the  list  given  in  the  June  Alumnxjs.  Important  ones, 
too,  for  who  knows  what  noted  lawyers  and  eminent  stars 
of  stage  and  screen  will  emerge  from  the  active  member- 
ship of  Tau  Kappa  Alpha  (debating)  and  Theta  Alpha 
Phi  (dramatics)   fraternities? 

Still  another  honorary  group  is  now  in  process  of  or- 
ganization, that  of  Alpha  Phi  Omega,  scouting  fraternity. 


December  1949 


11 


.  .  .  CAMPUS  DOIN'S  .  .  . 

(The  column,  CAMPUS  DOIN'S,  is  written,  edited  and  made  up  by  students  enrolled  in  journalism.— Ed.) 


WVBU-AM  AMI  SI-.M-M'.\[ 

VOICE  IS  STRONGER 

WVBU,  the  University's  radio  station,  began  the  broadcasting 
of  out-of-town  sports  events  with  the  Bucknell-Temple  game  on 
October  14.  The  Sweet  Shop  and  The  Bison  were  quieter  than 
they  have  been  in  years,  as  students  listened  intently  to  a  play-by- 
play description  of  the  contest.  Since  it  was  necessary  to  rent 
American  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Company  equipment  for  the 
broadcast,  the  Student-Faculty  Congress  organized  a  campus-wide 
campaign  to  raise  the  rent  money. 

"The  Bitter  End  Show,"  a  glorified  disc  jockey  program,  has 
many  listeners  between  11:00  and  12:30  every  nigiit.  Shrieks  of 
delight  echo  through  the  Sem  when  an  especially  dreamy  love  song 
is  dedicated  to  one  of  its  inhabitants.  The  record  selection  is 
somewhat  limited,  and  a  request  for  "Smoke  Gets  in  Your  Eyes" 
might  turn  out  to  be  "I  Don't  Want  to  Set  the  VVorkl  on  Fire." 
Any  spare  records? 


BOOSTERS  BUY  BISON 

The  Men's  Quad  wasn't  its  usual  "c|uiet"  self  during  the  week 
of  October  24,  as  members  of  the  Booster  Club  set  up  a  temporary 
ofBce  outside  the  Library  and  carried  on  a  full-blast  membership 
drive.     A  roaring  loudspeaker  aroused  campus  curiosity. 

Money  collected  in  tlie  drive  this  year  will  be  used  to  buy  a 
Bison  costume  similar  to  Delaware's  Blue  Hen  or  Penn  State's 
Lion.  The  outfit,  consisting  of  a  papier-mache  head  and  fur-cloth 
body,  will  be  worn  throughout  the  basketball  sea.son.  The  club  is 
looking  for  someone  (without  inhibitions)  to  be  a  spirited  Bison 
for  the  rest  of  the  year. 


LITTLE  THEATRE  GROWS? 

Proceeds  from  this  year's  Cap  and  Dagger  productions  will 
further  the  realization  of  the  Little  Theatre,  the  goal  of  Cap  and 
Dagger.  Production  plans  include  three  dramas,  a  musical  and  a 
series  of  radio  programs. 

The  first  play,  "Counsellor  at  Law,"  will  be  given  on  Novem- 
ber 11  and  12;  "The  Silver  Cord"  will  be  presented  on  January 
6  and  7;  "Twelfth  Night"  will  highlight  May  Day  week-end. 
"The  Vagabond  King,"  a  musical,  will  be  produced  sometime  in 
February  by  Cap  and  Dagger  and  the  University  Glee  Clubs.  The 
radio  program.  "This  is  Your  Cap  and  Dagger,"  is  to  be  pre- 
sented fifteen  minutes  weekly  over  Sunbury's  WKOK, 


GREEKS  BEAUTIFY  TEMPLES 

Loud  banging  and  hammering  and  the  swishing  of  paint 
brushes  were  familiar  sounds  in  the  thirteen  fraternity  houses  this 
fall. 

Kappa  Delta  Rho  painted  the  entire  exterior  of  their  house. 


the  dining  room  and  lavatories.  The  basement  is  being  made  into 
a  club  cellar  paneled  in  knotty  pine,  and  a  new  sanitation  system 
and  gutters  have  been  installed. 

Lambda  Clij  Alpha  painted  all  its  rooms,  redecorated  the  liv- 
mg  room  and  refinished  the  front  porch  floor.  New  shrubbery  was 
added  around  the  house. 

Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  painted  the  exterior  white  and  added  a 
new  lighting  system. 

Theta  Chi  painted,  refurnished  and  redraped  the  entire  down- 
stairs in  varied  color  schemes. 

Delta  Sigma  painted  the  second  floor  and  hallways  and  redec- 
orated the  first-floor  powder  room. 

Sigma  Alpha  Mu  painted  five  study  rooms  in  pa.stel  shades  and 
refinished  the  dining  room,  upstairs  hall  and  cellar  floors. 

Phi  Gamma  Delta  refinished  its  second  and  third  floors  and 
pamted  the  dining  room  and  hallway. 

Sigma  Phi  Epsilon  has  built  a  new  kitclien  and  has  overhauled 
its  heating  system.  The  downstairs  floors  have  been  refinished 
and  new  furniture  is  being  added  to  the  living  room. 

Phi  Lambda  Theta  redecorated  its  dining  room  with  knotty 
pine  walls  and  an  accoustical  tile  ceiling.  Asphalt  tile  was  laid  oil 
the  entire  first  floor. 

Sigma  Chi,  anticipating  its  new  fraternity  home,  did  not  make 
extensive  repairs  but  did  replaster  three  rooms  and  repainted  four 
rooms  and  the  basement. 

Tau  Kappa  Epsilon  has  excavated  three  additional  feet  in  its 
cellar  to  allow  for  the  construction  of  a  dining  room.  They  have 
also  done  plastering,  wallpapering  and  painting  throughout. 

Phi  Kappa  Psi  has  touched  up  its  house  "here  and  there"  but 
no  important  change  was  made. 

For  Kappa  Sigma  improvements  see  the  (October  Alumnus. 


BUCKNELL  BRIEFED  ON  FAO 

Mr.  Morris  Greene,  Australian  and  United  Nations  Food  and 
Agriculture  Organization  conference  ofiicer,  spoke  on  the  "Work 
and  Scope  of  the  FA(J"  at  a  meeting  attended  by  forty  represen- 
tatives of  University  and  local  organizations  on  October  19. 

After  an  enlightening  and  thought-provoking  talk  the  film, 
"Battle  for  Bread,''  was  shown. 

The  Bucknell  Speakers  Bureau  plans  to  select  several  students 
to  make  speeches  to  local  groups  on  the  vital  work  of  the  FAO. 


TbiXbt.  MuiiL.xr  i.\   "Skin  of  Our   TtiiiH' 


1.  Homecoming  visitors  are  greeted 

2.  Sophomores  defeat  the  freshmen 
continue  to  wear  their  dinks. 

3.  Rush  H.  Kress  '00  lays  the  cornc 
house  as  Edgar  A.  Snyder  '11,  ch; 
assists  and  Pat  Carey '50,  president 

4.  A  scene  at  the  Bison  Roundup. 

5.  E  Pluribus  Unum. 

6.  The  Bucknell  Band  plays  the  Nat 

7.  Freshmen  win  the  tug-of-war  anc 

8.  Barbara  comforts  her  fallen  warri 


^ 


iT  A  (ililNCE 


President  and  Mrs.  Hildreth. 


the  annual  class  scrap.    So  freshmen 


Dne  of  the  new  Sigma  Chi  fraternity 
lan  of  the  house  building  committee, 
<appa  Chapter  of  Sigma  Chi,  watches. 


al  Anthem. 


ke  off  their  black  ties 


14 


December  1949 


C^ass  Reports 

(Continued  from  Page  9} 

Class  of  1925 
Class  Reporter:     Rev.  William  D. 

GOLIGHTLY 

708  Jefferson  Ave.,  Scranlon,  Pa. 

Clifton  L.  Buckley  died  of  a  heart  at- 
tack in  California  during  the  past  year. 
This  word  came  to  us  last  September. 

George  R.  Faint,  registrar  at  the  Uni- 
versity, is  now  living  in  his  new  home 
at  219  N.  4th  St.,  Lewisburg. 

R.  T.  (Dix)  Reed  is  at  "Edgehill," 
Woodford,  V"a. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lowell  E.  Krebs  ( Pau- 
line Lindley  '26)  are  living  at  172  Tay- 
lor -\ve..  Fort  Snelling,  St.  Paul  11, 
Minn. 

TJie  Educatioiml  Outlook  for  last 
March  carried  an  article  by  Catherine  S. 
Baxter  entitled,  "Experiences  of  an 
ii.xcliange  Teacher  to  England." 

Warren  F.  Breisch  x'25,  M.D.,  has 
done  well  in  Mazon,  111.,  for  the  past  17 
years.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  state 
bank  there  and  owns  considerable  real 
estate.  He  has  a  son,  Robert,  10  years 
old,  and  a  daughter,  Kathleen,  5  vears 
old. 

Frank  L.  Jones,  415  Lexington  Ave., 
.\spinwall,  Pittsburgh  15,  is  business 
manager  of  the  research  division  of  the 
Koppers  Co. 

Ellis  R.  Defibaugh  is  now  living  at 
2053  Frankella  St.,  Pittsburgh  21. 

William  O.  Duck,  1319  Market  St., 
Lewisburg,  was  in  General  Marshall's 
office  during  the  last  war.  At  present 
he  is  student  counselor  at  Gettysburg- 
College. 

Carrie  C.  Smithgall  (Mrs.  Herman  A. 
Ebert)  is  living  at  412  N.  Main  St.,  Red 
Lion.  She  has  gained  some  recognition 
as  a  writer.  Her  husband  is  president 
of  the  Ebert  Furniture  Co. 


Class  of  1928 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  H.  M.  Marsh,  Jr. 

(Lorinne  Martin) 

25  Oakley  Ave.,  Summit,  N.  J. 

Dr.  Ernest  H.  Engelhardt,  after  serv- 
ing thirteen  years  as  supervising  prin- 
cipal at  Muncy,  has  joined  the  staff  of 
the  State  Teachers  College  at  Blooms- 
burg  as  director  of  secondary  education. 
He  is  also  in  charge  of  the  placement 
bureau  and  extension  services  of  the 
college.  His  home  address  is  still  213 
W.  Penn  St..  Muncy. 

William  F.  Harpster  x'28,  who  re- 
sides at  1006  Melwood  St.,  Bakersfield, 
Calif.,  is  employed  by  Stone  and  Web- 
ster Engineering  Corp.,  assigned  to  the 
West  Coast  as  a  power  engineer. 

A  son  was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hol- 
lis  Ross  (Mary  E.  Wolfe  '31)  on  July 
22,  1949.  They  reside  at  29  S.  2nd' St., 
Lewisburg. 

James  F.  Seidel  x'28.  during  a  hunt- 
ing trip  in  Canada  in  October,  killed  a 
moose  which  weighed  in  at  1,500 
pounds.  He  and  his  brother,  Richard 
-x'32,  operate  an  up-to-date  dairy  in  Mil- 
ton. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  R.  Signorino  and 
three  young  daughters — Lynn,  Lois 
and  Jill — are  residing  at  76  N.  Brainard 
Ave..  LaGrange,  111.  Mr.  Signorino  is 
chief  of  the  loading  coil  dept.  of  the 
Western  Electric  Co.,  at  Cicero,  111. 


Grace  D.  Williams  returned  from  Ja- 
pan in  August  and  may  once  more  be 
addressed  at  Atglen. 

Neii/  addresses:  Joseph  L.  Childrey 
x'28,  620  Willow  Ave.,  Baltimore  12, 
Md.:  Leo  Hadsall,  5107  Arthur.  Fresno, 
Calif.;  Mrs.  Paul  H.  Hughes  (M.  Eliza- 
beth Royer),  7  Lobell  Court,  Bloom- 
field,  N.  J. 

Class  of  1929 

Class  Reporter:   Miss  Thelma  J. 

Show  ALTER 

223  State  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

We  join  with  other  Bucknellians  in 
extending  congratulations  to  Clyde 
Bailey  on  his  election  as  Alumni  Trus- 
tee of  the  L^niversity.  Clyde  has  been 
very  active  in  the  Alumni  Club  of  Pitts- 
burgh, as  well  as  being  President  of  the 
General  Alumni  Association,  and  is 
most  deserving  of  tliis  honor. 

Our  president,  Paul  Fink,  was  also 
recognized  for  his  outstanding  work 
among  the  Alumni  by  being  elected  to 
the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  General 
Association. 

John  E.  Harkless,  one  of  Dr.  Rich- 
ardson's prize  math  students  at  Buck- 
nell,  was  on  his  way  to  Columbia  LTni- 
versity  for  a  Ph.D.  when  he  met  the 
president  of  G.  C.  Murphy  Co.  Joining 
that  organization,  as  store  manager, 
he  graduated  after  a  half-year  into  di- 
rector of  public  relations  and  education. 
John's  younger  son  is  training  for  the 
concert  stage  as  a  tenor,  and  the  older 
son  is  vice-president  and  general  man- 
ager of  McKesson  and  Robbins,  whole- 
sale druggists.  John's  home  address 
is  1506  Carnegie  Ave.,  McKeesport. 

A  daughter,  Carol  Hart,  was  born  to 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Russell  D.  Harris  (Esther 
Girton),  November  15,  1948.  Carol  has 
been  enrolled  in  the  Class  of  1966.  The 
Harris  family  lives  at  301  Ga^'  St.. 
Phoenixville. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  P.  Black  (Harriet 
Menges)  and  their  two  children  live  at 
531  Westmoreland  Place,  Jackson, 
Tenn. 

Louis  E.  Woodring  x'29  will  be  glad 
to  hear  from  his  classmates  at  the 
Neptune  Club,  c/o  Dr.  Mariano  -A.rguel- 
lo,  Managua,  Nicaragua,  C.  A. 

Mrs.  Irene  Noll  Wallace  is  living  at 
354  Braddock  Ave..  Uniontown. 

We  were  greath'  shocked  to  learn  of 
the  death  of  our  popular  classmate, 
Harold  W.  Murray,  who  died  at  his 
home  in  Washington,  D.  C,  in  June, 
1948.  An  employe  of  the  U.  S.  Coast 
and  Geodetic  Survey  since  his  gradua- 
tion, he  had  recently  been  made  chief 
of  the  hypographic  survey  section  of 
the  bureau.  Several  years  ago  he  was 
elected  to  membership  in  the  Geo- 
graphic Society  of  America  and  com- 
pleted several  monographs  on  ocean- 
ography, dealing  with  the  mountain 
areas  in  the  Gulf  of  Alaska.  He  pre- 
dicted the  1946  Pacific  tidal  wave  sev- 
eral years  before  it  happened.  He  is 
survived  by  his  wife,  Mabel  H.  Funk 
'27,  two  sons,  and  a  sister,  Gladys  Mur- 
ray '31.  Our  sincere  sympathy-  is  ex- 
tended to  his  family. 

Class  of  1930 
Alice  Groover,  your  class  reporter, 
died  on  May  7,  1949,  following  an  ill- 
ness of  the  past  fifteen  years,  during 
most  of  which  time  she  was  bedfast. 
Before  becoming  ill,  she  taught  in  one 


of  the  Lewisburg  elementary  schools. 
Her  loyalty  and  cooperation  in  Buck- 
nell  matters  were  greatly  appreciated 
and  we  deeply  regret  her  passing.  It  is 
hoped  that  someone  will  shortly  be  ap- 
pointed to  take  over  her  duties  as  class 
reporter.  Meanwhile,  we  are  passing 
along  to  you  a  few  changes  of  address 
which  have  come  to  us. — Ed. 

Nnci  addresses:  Mrs.  Creo  Baldwin 
(Helen  Bell),  9660  Bridgeport  Way, 
Tacoma,  Wash.;  Christeen  Comely. 
Box  457,  Madera;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam C.  Emmitt  (Gertrude  Brooks),  416 
Riverside  Dr.,  Madison,  N.  L;  Fordyce 
C.  Hauber,  77  Comanche  Rd.,  R.  D.  9, 
Pittsburgh  16. 

Class  of  1944 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  Robert  F.  Baker 

(Honey  Rhinesmith) 

Lindys  Lake  R.  D.,  Butler,  N.  J. 

First  of  all,  I  must  make  an  embar- 
rassing confession.  We  were  not  at  the 
June  reunion.  In  fact,  we  knew  we 
couldn't  go,  and  when  Hank  Puff  sent 
a  plea  for  assistance,  I  immediatelj- 
refused.  But  in  between  letters  things 
got  mi.xed  up,  hence  my  address  on  all 
those  little  return  cards.  End  of  con- 
fession. 

A  surprise  phone  call  from  Lee  Psaty 
recently  informed  us  that  he's  been 
married  since  May  28,  1949. 

Mr.  and  Airs.  Robert  Kiehl  (Margie 
Swigart)  announce  the  birth  of  their 
second  son,  lohn  Marsh,  on  January 
12,  1949. 

Mrs.  Larry  Benedict  (Helen  Clou- 
key)  received  her  degree  of  doctor  of 
osteopathy  in  Philadelphia  on  June 
11th.  The  Benedicts  are  living  at  2643 
E.  Dauphin  St.,  Philadelphia  25. 

Marian  Thomas  is  now  Mrs.  Harold 
Dunham  and  lives  on  Swain  St.,  Nan- 
tucket, Mass. 

A  second  son,  Frederick  Tvrone,  was 
born  on  April  30,  1949,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
C.  Eugene  Murphy  (Ottilie  J.  Freder- 
icks). 

Dave  Titus  writes  that  he  is  studying 
for  his  Ph.D.  in  Biochemistry  at  the 
U.  of  Rochester. 

Hap  Potter,  who  writes  that  he  is 
married  and  has  two  children,  was 
graduated  from  Nebraska  State  Col- 
lege at  the  end  of  summer  school. 

The  Harlan  Husteds  (Babs  Russell) 
announce  the  birth  of  their  second  son 
on  Alay  18,  1949. 

Phyllis  B.  Adams  is  head  resident  of 
South  Hall,  Arizona  State  College, 
Tempe,  Ariz.,  this  j'ear. 

Albert  J.  Fladd  is  teaching  for  the 
Penn  State  E.xtension  School  and  re- 
sides at  734  Yale  Ave.,  Swarthmore. 

The  Wayne  Steeles  (Maggie  Gill) 
and  their  son.  Jeffrey  Stuart,  born  Sep- 
tember 7,  1947,  are  living  at  20  Tre- 
lawn  Terrace,  Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Roland  B.  Hogan,  Jr.,  is  employed  as 
a  conniiercial  artist  with  the  Buck 
Printing  Co.,  of  Boston.  His  address 
is  50  Chatliam  St.,  Lynn,  Mass. 

Betty  Jane  Middlesworth,  M.S.,  '45, 
is  married  to  Durrell  D.  Moore,  a 
senior  at  Pennsylvania  State  College. 
Mrs.  Moore  is  working  toward  her 
doctorate  in  political  science  there. 

The  Don  Shields  (Elaine  T.  Green 
'46)  are  residing  at  2705  30th  St.,  S.  E., 
(Continued  on  Taf^e  20) 


DID'S  m 

Weather:  perfect,  as  ordered. 

Attendance:   satisfactory — dads   and   mothers. 

Luncheon:    home-baked  ham,  fresh  coconut  cake,  etc. 

Result  of  game  with  University  of  Delaware;  eminently  satis- 
factory. 

Evening  program:  excellent — informal  talks,  music  and  magic, 
followed  by  dancing  to  the  music  of  Dick  Swing  and  his 
Mood  Men. 


1.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus  x'25,  re-elected  president  of  the  Buck- 
nell    Fathers   Association. 

2.  This  went  on  all  over  the  place.  Dads  and  sons — mothers 
allowed — eating   together. 

3.  Jack  Taylor  '52  and  a  spot  of  his  "magic". 

4.  Russell   Miller,  violinist,   Music   Department. 

5.  President  Hildreth  tells  Dad's  Day  audience,  "As  president 
of  Bucknell  I  want  to  state  that  for  all  the  young  men  and 
women  who  come  to  our  campus  the  emphasis  will  be 
placed  on  opportunity,  not  security". 


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Herb  Maack,  line  coach  and  wrestling  coach;  Harry  Lawrence,  head  foot- 
ball coach;  Jack  Guy,  end  coach  and  basketball  coach. 


Bus  Blum,  track  coach 


SPORTS 
PICTURE 


Football  Season  Most  Successful  in  Five  Years 


Joe  Diblin,  soccer  coach 


The  Thundering  Herd  of  1949  will  cer- 
tainly be  remembered  as  one  of  the  surprise 
teams  of  the  year.  Tagged  by  the  football 
forecasters  as  a  loser  before  the  season 
opened,  the  Bisons  romped  through  the  cam- 
paign in  fine  style,  wimiing  six  of  eight 
games.  Both  losses  were  by  the  margin  of 
one  point. 

For  a  team  that  was  overlooked  in  Sep- 
tember, the  Herd  attracted  unusual  atten- 
tion in  November.  One  bowl  bid  was  thrust 
in  front  of  the  gridders.  Another  "non- 
citrus"  bowl  committee  expressed  interest  in 
the  Bisons,  who  were  tickled  to  be  consid- 
ered but  not  particularly  anxious  to  prolong 
the  campaign. 

Along  with  winning  a  half  dozen  times, 
Coach  Harry  Lawrence's  warriors  turned  in 
outstanding  offensive  and  defensive  records. 
In  eight  games  the  Herd  scored  215  points, 
bettering  any  season  total  since  1929.  The 
gridders  also  left  another  indelible  mark  on 
the  records,  for  they  were  able  to  collect  at 
least  two  touchdowns  in  every  game.  Only 
one  other  Bucknell  team,  1918,  had  accom- 
plished that  feat. 

As  if  that  were  not  enough,  the  upstarts 
finished  with  a  total  of  1,777  yards  rushing — 
more  than  a  mile — and  3,013  yards  for  rush- 
ing and  passing  combined — nearly  a  mile  and 
three-quarters.  On  the  defensive  side,  they 
limited  the  eight  opponents  to  896  yards  rush- 
ing and  1,757  yards  rushing  and  passing. 
Those  figures  enabled  Bucknell  to  rank 
alongside  of  the  so-called  powers  in  East- 
ern collegiate  football. 

To  say  that  the  Bisons  were  improved  this 
year  would  be  saying  it  mildly.  The  final 
game  of  the  year  was  an  indication  of  the 
transformation  that  took  place,  for  the  finale 
brought  together  the  same  two  teams  that 
locked  horns  at  season's  end  last  fall. 


Muhlenberg  was  the  opponent,  invading 
Memorial  Stadium  with  a  string  of  three 
consecutive  triumphs  over  the  Bisons.  The 
Mules  won  in  a  rout  last  year,  44-14,  but  this 
time  B.  LI.  cracked  the  whip,  overwhelming 
the  visitors,  32-14. 

The  Bisons  particularly  wanted  to  avenge 
the  losses  to  Muhlenberg,  but  had  revenge  on 
their  minds  as  they  took  on  each  opponent, 
including  tlie  opener  with  New  York  Uni- 
versity. In  this  game,  Jim  Ostendarp  ran 
wild,  piling  up  211  yards  on  the  ground  and 
scoring  both  touchdowns.  His  sensational 
play  continued  all  year  long,  and  he  finished 
the  term  with  a  total  of  10  touchdowns  and 
828  yards  rushing.  His  average  per  carry 
was  6.9  yards. 

After  disposing  of  N.  Y.  U..  14-0,  the 
Bisons  handed  Delaware  its  only  defeat  of 
the  season,  13-7.  Bucknell  dropped  out  of  the 
unbeaten  class  in  the  third  game,  bowing  to 
Temple,  20-19,  after  a  fourth-period  night- 
mare at  Philadelphia.  The  Bisons  boimced 
liack  the  following  week  to  spank  Washing- 
ton and  Jefferson.  62-0,  and  followed  that 
up  with  a  21-7  conquest  of  Buft'alo. 

(jettysburg  was  next.  Scoring  twice  in 
the  first  six  minutes,  Bucknell  appeared  to 
have  little  to  worry  about.  However,  the 
Battlefielders  tied  the  count  at  half  time  and 
in  the  final  minute  the  Bisons  found  them- 
selves trailing,  27-26.  Bucknell  scored  with 
38  seconds  remaining  in  play,  only  to  lose  af- 
ter the  game  had  actually  ended.  Gettysburg 
tallied  on  a  long  pass  play  as  the  horn  sound- 
ed and  added  the  extra  point  to  win,  34-33. 

The  final  two  games  were  less  spectacular, 
but  interesting  all  the  way,  with  the  Bisons 
bouncing  over  Lafayette,  21-14,  and  clawing 
Muhlenberg.  32-14.  " 


Freshman  Football 

Coach  Bill  Lane  held  little  hopes  for  an- 
other unbeaten,  untied  freshman  football 
campaign  last  September  and  his  "blues" 
were  vindicated  in  a  few  short  weeks.  After 
close  verdicts  over  Lock  Haven,  33-26,  and 
Franklin  &  Marshall,  13-12,  the  frosh  kicked 
a  game  away  at  Gettysburg,  losing  to  the 
pesky  neighbor  by  the  margin  of  extra 
points,  21-18. 

That  vi'as  the  first  loss  for  the  frosh  since 
1947,  but  not  the  last.  Temple  handed  tlie 
junior  Bisons  another  reverse  a  week  later, 
27-18,  and  the  Bucknell  frosh  were  at  a  low 
ebb  physically  for  the  season  finale  with  the 
I^enn  State  junior  varsity. 

However,  there  is  good  news  from  the 
freshman  camp,  for  several  of  the  frosh 
linemen  and  two  or  three  of  the  backfield 
performers  will  be  definite  assets  to  the  1950 
varsity. 


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Al  Humphreys,  director  of  physical  education 
and  athletics 


Soccer 


When  the  Bucknell  soccermcn  concluded 
their  Middle  Atlantic  Conference  assign- 
ments November  12,  they  were  awaiting 
another  invitation  to  take  part  in  the  Middle 
Atlantic  Conference  playoff. 

Win  or  lose,  the  Bisons  were  "in"  even 
before  the  final  bout  with  Franklin  &  Mar- 
shall, for  Coach  Joe  Diblin's  hooters  entered 
the  game  with  an  unbeaten  slate  against 
Conference  opponents  and  a  record  of  10 
consecutive  decisions  over  loop  competitors 
since  October,  1948. 

It  marked  the  third  consecutive  South- 
western division  title  for  the  Bisons  and 
their  third  term  as  a  finalist  for  the  Con- 
ference championship.  Bucknell  tied  Rut- 
gers, 2-2,  in  1947,  and  earned  full  right  to 
the  laurels  last  fall  with  a  2-1  play-off  ver- 
dict over  Swarthmore. 

After  bowing  to  Temple  and  Penn  State  in 
non-league  engagements,  the  Bisons  opened 
the  Middle  Atlantic  Jilay  with  a  3-1  edge 
over  Delaware.  Then  they  disposed  of 
Drexel,  4-2;  Gettysburg,  2-0;  Western 
Alarvland,  3-1;  and  Franklin  and  Marshall, 

1-0.  ■ 


Wrestling 

After  the  successful  1948-49  campaign, 
wrestling-  is  on  the  way  to  becoming  one  of 
the  leading  sports  as  far  as  popularity  on 
the  campus  is  concerned.  Last  year's  grap- 
plers  won  four  of  six  mat  assignments. 

Coach  Herb  Maack's  squad  has  hopes  for 
another  winning  season.  The  six-match 
schedule  opens  at  home  December  10  against 
Haverford  and  will  close  March  3-4  after 
participation  in  the  annual  Middle  Atlantic 
tournament. 

The  schedule : 

Dec.  10— Haverford     HOME 

Jan.    7 — Delaware    Away 

14— Lafayette    HOME 

21 — Gettysburg     Away 

Feb.  18— Western   Maryland    HOME 

25 — Muhlenberg    Away 

Mar.  4— Middle  Atlantics    Away 

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At  the  NYU-Bucknell  game  October  1 
the  Violets'  coach,  Hooks  Mylin,  was  intro- 
duced to  Lewisburg's  John  Fetherston.  The 
Lewisburger  played  football  at  NYU  before 
Mylin's  time.  He  played  on  the  New  York 
college's  first  grid  team  in  1897. 


Harold  Evans,  golf  coach 


Basketball 


Although  sophomores  dominate  the  squad 
roster,  Bucknell's  varsitj'  basketball  horizon 
has  streaks  of  blue  in  it  this  winter.  Coach 
Jack  Guy  is  building  the  team  around  mem- 
bers of  last  year's  winning  freshman  quintet 
in  preparation  for  a  21-game  season. 

With  the  schedule  including  such  powers 
as  Navy,  Muhlenberg,  Rhode  Island  State, 
Lafayette,  American  University  and  Rutgers, 
there  is  very  little  hope  for  an  outstanding 
year.  Several  of  the  sophomores  are  poten- 
tial scoring  threats  but  need  experience  be- 
fore they  can  rise  on  an  even  keel  with  some 
of  their  foes. 

The  Bison  cagers  will  be  an  improved 
edition,  even  though  there  are  but  four  var- 
sity performers  on  hand  from  last  year. 
Chink  Lavin  and  Jim  Hess,  forwards,  and 
Craig  Hall  and  John  Mosny,  guards,  are  the 
only  courtmen  who  have  had  previous  ex- 
perience. 

L^p  from  the  freshman  ranks  are  four 
lanky  cagers  who  each  finished  the  1948-49 
term  with  more  than  100  points.  Joe  Gal- 
lagher, Don  Strassner,  Marty  McKibbin  and 
Connie  DeLoca  were  the  point-getters  for 
the  frosh  during  a  season  of  11  victories 
against  three  losses.  Gallagher  averaged  19 
points  a  game  and  Strassner  was  not  far 
behind  with  12.8  per  fray. 

The  varsity  schedule  : 

Dec.    7 — Juniata    Away 

10— Dickinson   HOME 

14 — Lehigh     Awav 

17— W.  &  J HOME 

Jan.    7 — Rutgers     Away 

11 — Gettysburg  .Away 

14— Lehigh HOME 

18— Muhlenberg     HOME 

21— Gettysburg  HOME 

Feb.    4 — Lafayette    Away 

6 — American   U Away 

8 — Navy      Away 

11 — Rhode   Island    Awav 

14_F.  &  M HOME 

18— Lafayette     HOME 

22— F.  &  M Away 

25 — Muhlenberg Away 

Mar.  1— Albright      '        .       HOME 

4 — Dickinson     Away 

6 — Susquehanna     Away 

8— Westminster     HOME 


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Bill    Lane,    freshman    football 

and  basketball  coach  and  varsity 

ba.seball  coach 


Hank  I'eteks,  tennis  coach 


December  1949 

Dear  Frank : 

So  you  are  interested  in  what  a  "retired"  professor  is 
doing  to  keep  from  disintegrating? 

I  was  retired  on  July  1,  1942.  On  July  1,  1943,  I  re- 
turned to  the  classroom  to  help  the  Physics  Department 
take  care  of  the  Navy  V-12  Program.  I  stayed  three 
semesters,  retiring  permanently  on  November  1,  1944. 
Since  then,  I  have  become  active  in  the  management  of 
the  Union  National  Bank,  of  which  I  have  been  a  director 
since  1913  and  president  since  1925.  I  spend  any  spare 
time  at  the  office  of  the  Citizens'  Electric  Company,  with 
which  I  have  been  associated  since  1912  and  the  president 
since  1933.  Other  than  these  chores,  I  have  nothing  to  do 
except  attend  same  committee  meetings  in  the  Dean's 
office  a  few  times  a  year. 

Sincerely  yours, 

F.  M.  Simpson  '95. 


Fi{.\NK  M.  Simpson 


Freshman  Legacies 

Forty-one  cliildreii  of  Bucknell  Alumni  arc  registered  ( forty 
as  freshmen,  one  as  a  transfer  student)  and  brightening  up  the 
campus.     Here  they  are  : 

Charles  W.  Ackman   (Howard  '25)— R.  D.  No.  2.  EmiH.rium,  Pa. 
John  L.   Bailey    (Clyde  '29,   Dorothy   Lemon   '29)  — 127   Race   St., 
Edgewood  18,  Pa. 

Jane  G.  Banker  (Gertrude  Gochnaur  x'29) — 531  Lindbergh  Way. 
Lewistown,  Pa. 

Fred  Beers  (John  R.  '22) — Pleasantville  Rd..  Briarcliff  Manor, 
New  York. 

Katharine  A.  Bell  (Robert  K.  '20)— 55  E.  Surf  Rd.,  Ocean  City, 
N.  J. 

Irvin  R.  Bickel   (Leon  A.  '37)— -1028  Masser  St.,  Sunbury,  Pa. 

Tane  Anne  Brown  (Charles  E.  '32,  Margaret  Beck  y.'32) — 161 
Hobart  St.,  Ridgefield  Pk.,  N.  J. 

Helen  E.  Clark  (Edward  O.  '15,  Eva  G.  Thayer  x'21)— 3708  Liv- 
ingston St.,  N.  W.,  Washington  15,  D.  C. 

Robert  H.  Cook  (Wilbur  W.  x'25)— 1106  Rosalie  St.,  Philadel- 
phia 24,  Pa. 

Samuel  M.  Davenport  (Dr.  Samuel  M.  '16) — 137  S.  Maple  Ave., 
Kingston,  Pa. 

Robert  E.  Dilworth,  Jr.  (Robert  E.  Sr.  '27,  deceased,  Frances  Saul 

'29) — 213  Haws  Ave.,  Norristown,  Pa. 
David  H.  Dreher  (Albert  O.  '26)— 55  Branch  St.,  Mt.  Holly,  N.  J. 
S.  Janice  Elder  (Walter  K.  x'27,  Mary  Williams  '29) — Glenbrook 

Gardens,  Apt.  3-D,  Naugatuck,  Conn. 

George  R.  Faint,  Jr.  (George  R.,  Sr.  '25)— 219  N.  Fourtli  St., 
Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Jolm  W.  Fisher,  Jr.  (John  W.,  Sr.  '26)— 735  W.  4th  St.,  Wil- 
liamsport,  Pa. 

Thomas  B.  Force  (Dr.  Elwood  B.  '31)— 4830  Castor  Ave.,  Phila- 
delphia 24,  Pa. 

Frederick  Fox,  HI  (Frederick,  Jr.  '28)— 130  Wittredge  St.,  Sum- 
mit, N.  J. 

M.  Naomi  Geiser  (Carl  J.  '27.)— 25  S.  4th  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Ralph  S.  Hagan,  Jr.  (Ralph  S.,  Sr.  '25)— 259  Derrick  Ave.,  Union- 
town,  Pa. 

Isabelle  T.  Harris  (James  P.  '12,  Isabelle  Wolfe  x'18)— 44  Park 
PI.,  Kingston,  Pa. 

James  L.  Heinrich  (Kenneth  G.  x'19) — 107  Park  Ave.,  Brockport, 
N.  Y. 

Walter  L.  Hill,  HI  (Walter  L.,  Jr.  '23)— 714  Taylor  Ave.,  Scran- 
ton,  Pa. 

Robert  C.  Hunter  (Harry  C.  '28)— 198  Dewey  St.,  Edgewood,  Pa. 

Jolin  P.  Jackson  (Elizabeth  J.  Harman  '25) — Argonne  Rd.,  Hamp- 
ton Bays,  N.  Y. 

Robert  C.  Kinyoun  (Peter  F.  '24) — Columbia  Ave.,  Wanakah, 
Hamburg,  N.  Y. 


Edward  B.  Knorr  (Dr.  Edward  .A.  x'26)— 302  8th  Ave.,  Haddon 
Hgts.,  N.  J. 

Frank  H.  Kutz  (Jacnh  H.  Kutz  '23)— 1270  Justine  St.,  Pitts- 
burgh. Pa. 

Madeline  J.  Laher   (  Donalil  S.  '21)— 4  Laher  Ave..  Everett,  Pa. 
Genevieve  A.  Lewis   (Dr.   .'Krtluir  K.  x'22) — Pen-Y-Bryn,  Jefifer- 

son  St.,  Munhall,  Pa. 
Patricia  J.  Lewis  (Frederick  H.  x'20) — Farquhar  Estates,  York,  Pa. 

W.  Norwood  Lowry,  Jr.  (W.  Norwood,  Sr.  '22)— 206  S.  13th  St., 
Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Milton  J.  Norman  (Hiram  P.  '16)— 3425  Vista  St.,  Pliiladelphia 
36,  Pa. 

Margaret  E.  O'Brien  (Martha  E.  Warner  x'31) — 517  Market  St., 
Lewisburg,  Pa. 

James  E.  Pangburn  (James  A.  '20) — 6619  Wilkins  Ave.,  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. 

Elisabeth  L.  Quick  (Horace  F.  Sr.  x'09)— Yardley  Rd.,  Yard- 
ley,  Pa. 

Clyde  J.  Schue  (Russell  C.  E.  x'25)  — 107  Meade  Ave.,  Hanover,  Pa. 

Jacqueline  Smith  (Chelten  W.  '21)— 632  W.  3rd  St.,  Williams- 
burg, Pa. 

James  E.  Thorn  (Norman  H.  '26) — 279  Parker  Ave.,  Hacken- 
sack,  N.  J. 

Mary  Jane  Webber  (Harold  F.  '27)— 20  S.  7th  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Ronald  C.  Wetzel  ( Irvin  C.  x'30)— Elwood  Ave.,  Flemington,  N.  J. 

Entered  Sept.  1949  as  a  transfer  from  Keystone  Jr.  College: 
Judson   W.    Bunnell    (Marjoric    E.    Nichols   x'23)— 310    Clermont 

Ave.,  Clarks  Summit,  Pa. 


Charles  Roush  Resigns 

Charles  Stillwell  Roush  '09,  M.A.  '12,  for  twenty- 
nine  years  pastor  of  Wilkes-Barre's  First  Baptist  Church, 
resigned  his  charge  on  September  15.  1949,  because  of  his 
wife's  ill  health.  Charlie's  services  extended  beyond  his 
church  to  the  community  and  state  (see  Alumnus,  Sep- 
tember '46).  The  following  sentence  is  from  a  letter  by 
John  B.  Jones,  chairman  of  his  Board  of  Deacons:  "We 
are  losing  a  fine  and  notable  minister,  a  leader  of  rare 
ability  and  a  type  of  Christian  gentleman  easy  to  admire 
and  to  hold  in  high  esteem." 

Since  the  above  statement  was  written  the  sad  news 
came  of  the  death  of  Mrs.  Roush  on  October  16,  after  a 
long  illness.  Dr.  W.  D.  Golightly  '25  of  the  Immanuel 
Baptist  Church  in  Scranton  officiated  at  the  services. 
Interment  was  in  the  Lewisburg  cemetery. 


Decembek  1949 

Frank  E.  Burpee,  B.A.  '01,  M.A.  "02.  Ph.D.  John  B. 
Stetson  University,  retired  in  1944  as  professor  of  me- 
chanical engineering;-  and  superintendent  of  buildings  and 
grounds  at  Bucknell,  but  he  has  always  led  too  full  a  life, 
still  has  too  many  interests,  actually  to  "retire."  During 
his  thirty-nine  years  on  the  campus,  he  was  responsible 
for  the  construction  of  many  important  buildings :  the 
Carnegie  Library,  East  College,  Hunt  Hall,  Harris  Hall, 
the  Botany  Building,  the  first  wing  of  the  Engineering 
Building,  the  wing  of  the  Chemistry  Building,  the  Ser- 
vice Building,  and  the  Women's  Dining  Room.  He  re- 
modeled the  Baptist  Church  twice,  as  well  as  Tustin  Gym- 
nasium and  the  Men's  Dining  Hall.  He  built  the  SAE 
House  and  superintended  the  building  of  Memorial 
Stadium. 

During  these  busy  years  his  interests  were  not  con- 
fined to  his  activities  on  the  Hill.  For  several  years  he 
acted  as  chief  burgess  of  Lewisburg.  was  president  of  the 
town  council  and  of  several  civic  organizations,  and  was 
active  in  a  nimiber  of  others. 

He  has  served  for  many  years  as  trustee  of  the  Bap- 
tist Church,  is  a  member  of  the  Bison  Club,  and  takes  an 
active  part  in  the  AAA  and  Rotary.  He  retains  active 
membership  in  the  American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engi- 
neers. 

Always  a  lover  of  flowers.  Dr.  Burpee  spends  many 
hours  in  his  garden — with  satisfying  and  beautiful  results. 


School  of  Music  Broadcasts 
Recitals 

Alumni  are  reminded  to  tune  in  to  Sunbury's  radio 
station,  VVKOK,  (1240  on  your  dial)  each  Thursday 
from  5  :00  to  5  :30  p.  m.  to  hear  the  new  series  of  broad- 
casts which  originates  in  the  auditorium  of  the  Music 
School's  annex.  The  program  is  known  as  "Bucknell 
Concert  Hall"  and  features  members  of  the  music 
faculty  and  the  music  organizations  of  the  campus. 
Programs  for  part  of  the  semester  include : 
November     3 — William  D.  McRae,  pianist. 

November  10 — Russell   Miller,  violinist ;   Darina  Tuby^  accompanist. 
November  17 — Bucknell  University  Symphony  Orchestra. 
24 — William  D.  McRae,  pianist. 
1 — Darina  Tuhy,  pianist. 
8 — Chapel  Choir. 
15 — Darina  Tuhy,  pianist. 
22 — Janet  Wallin,  pianist. 

29 — Bucknell    University    Symphony    Orchestra    and 
Chapel  Choir. 
5 — Woodwind  Ensemble. 
12 — Janet  Wallin,  pianist. 


November 
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Ranck  '16  Writes  of  University 
Business 

The  magazine.  College  and  University  Business,  in  its 
August  issue  carried  an  enlightening  article  by  Dayton  L. 
Ranck  '16,  A.M.  '34,  Bucknell's  treasurer  and  business 
manager.  His  article  outlines  in  considerable  detail  Buck- 
nell's business  organization.  Under  his  direction,  a  stafif 
of  fourteen  is  in  charge  of  business  office  matters,  and  an 
additional  twenty  individuals  serve  as  key  persons  in  pur- 
chasing, dining  service,  housing,  bookstore,  service,  and 
outside  departments. 

Bucknell's  budget  is  almost  $2,000,000  annually.  Wage 


Frank  E.  Burpee 

and  salary  checks  go  to  550  persons  employed  by  the 
University  in  various  capacities.  In  addition,  the  college 
also  pays  for  the  part-time  services  of  250  students. 

Dayton  engaged  in  business  until  1924,  when  he  came 
to  Bucknell  as  comptroller,  becoming  treasurer  in  1931. 
In  college  he  was  a  Lambda  Chi.  He  is  a  busy  citizen, 
engaging  in  many  worthwhile  community  activities.  Day- 
ton married  Irene  Snyder  in  1916  and  they  have  four  chil- 
dren. Three  are  married  (Lee  '41,  Marion  '38  and  Doris 
'43)  and  the  other,  Charlotte,  is  a  senior  at  Hood  College. 


Top  Radio  Man 

(Continued  from  Page  6) 

member  of  the  board  of  directors  in  1942.  He  resigned 
his  vice-presidency  in  1945  to  look  after  personal  busi- 
ness afTfair.s,  remaining  on  the  board  of  directors  'till 
1946. 

In  January,  1947,  he  became  administrative  secre- 
tary of  the  Metropolitan  Opera  Association  in  charge 
of  business  affairs.  This  year  he  returned  to  WOR 
in  his  present  position. 


Dayton  L.  Ranck 


20 


December  1949 


Class  Reports 

(Continued  from  Page  1-t) 

Washington  20,  D.  C.  Don  was  or- 
dained to  the  Christian  ministry  in 
New  Haven,  Conn.,  on  May  25,  1949. 
Participants  in  the  service  were  the 
Rev.  Raymond  G.  Taylor  '30  and  the 
Rev.  Donald  C.  Ward  '40. 

Nezv  addresses:  Tom  Walker,  Apt. 
2  E,  Pocatello  Hgts.,  Pocatello,  Idaho; 
Mrs.  Phyllis  Kempinski  Blaum,  814  De- 
Kalb  St.,  Xorristown,  Pa.;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  George  Liles  (Win  Bode),  R.  D.  2. 
Sinking  Spring,  Pa.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dave 
Lewis  (Barbara  Lippitt  x'45),  Apt.  C, 
501  Castle  Drive,  Baltimore  12,  Md.; 
John  Koehler,  21-A  Hillside  Terrace, 
Lexington,  Va.;  Mrs.  Leon  Brontnian 
(Cecile  Silverman),  408  Browncroft 
Blvd.,  Rochester,  N.  Y.;  Dr.  Robert 
Posner,  108-22  Queens  Blvd.,  Forest 
Hills,  N.  Y.;  Patricia  Dawley  x'44,  73 
Columbia  Hgts.,  Brooklyn  2,  N.  Y.; 
Robert  Sterner,  0  Steuben  Pkwv.,  Utica, 
N.  Y.;  Owen  Diringer,  118-11  84th 
Ave.,  Richmond  Hill,  18,  N.  Y.;  Mrs. 
F.  Stanley  Busbv  (Beryl  Dulaney), 
4538  Drexel  Ave.,  Chicago,  III;  Mrs. 
Ralph  C.  Franklin  (Betty  Evans),  c/o 
IT.  S.  Rubber  Co.,  Myers  Bldg.,  Port 
Area,  Manila,  P.  I.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ron- 
ald Macpherson  (Ruth  H.  Cooper  ',x44), 
40  X.  Horace  St.,  Woodbury,  N.  J.; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  E.  Mendes,  3rd 
(Ruth  A.  Smith),  144  Linden  St.,  Wel- 
Icsley,  Mass.;  Dr.  and  Mrs.  F.  L.  Har- 
ris x'47  (Barbara  Morrow),  700  Web- 
ster Ave.,  Portsmouth,  Va.;  Mrs.  W. 
T.  Muncaster  (Frances  Olsen),  IS  .Au- 
burn St.,  Woodstown,  N.  I.;  Mrs.  Har- 
old Dunham  (Marian  Thomas),  Swain 
St.  Nantucket,  Mass.;  Mrs.  Mahlon  J. 
H.' Smith  (Jean  Unger  -x'44),  384  First 
Ave.,   Phoenixville. 


tative  for  New  Jersey  Bell  Telephone 
Co.;  the  groom  is  a  mechanical  engi- 
neer for  the  Duquesne  Light  Co.  The 
Martins  are  at  home  at  251  Bank  St., 
Sewicklev. 


'Down  the  oAisle 

1920 

Helen  Bodine  Newcomb  x'20  and 
John  A.  Rhodes  were  married  recently 
and  are  at  home  at  132  McClellan  Dr., 
Pittsburgh  27. 

1947 
E.  June  Stott  and  Gene  J.  Matthews 

were  married  September  24,  1949.  Their 
address  is  356  Ninth  St.,  North  Wales. 
Mr.  Matthews  is  associated  with  Peirce- 
Phelps,  Inc.,  in  Philadelphia. 

1949 

Richard  D.  Atherley  and  Joann  Go- 
lightly '48  were  wed  October  8.  1949,  and 
are  residing  at  306  S.  Harrison  St.,  Apt. 
3,  East  Orange,  N.  J.  The  groom  is 
with  the  Allstate  Insurance  Co.,  the 
bride  with  the  Federal  Bureau  of  In- 
vestigation. 

Mary  Ellen  Harrison  has  been  Mrs. 
Howard  G.  Ripley  since  June  19,  1949. 
The  Ripleys  may  be  addressed  at  9 
Cottage  Ct.,  Mapiewood,  N.  J. 

Robert  D.  Hunter  and  Maurette 
Boynton  -x'51  were  married  August  20, 
1949.  They  are  residing  at  742  Kinder- 
kamack  Rd.,  River  Edge,  N.  J.  The 
groom  is  an  accountant  with  Lybrand, 
Ross  Bros,  and  Montgomery. 

Roger  E.  Martin  and  Joyce  D.  Hauck 
'47  were  united  in  marriage  October  1, 
1949,  their  attendants  being  W.  Harold 
Turner,  Jr.  and  Dr.  Luella  Hauck  '43. 
The  bride  is  a  former  service  represen- 


Future  ^ucknellians 

1934 
.\'Ir.  and  Mrs.  Charles  S.  Roush,  Jr. 
(Emma  Moore)  announce  that  Jeffrey 
.^lan,  tlie  third  of  their  "crop"  of  future 
Bucknellians,  was  born  September  16, 
1949.  The  others  are  Carol  Louise,  age 
7,  and  Charles  S.,  Ill,  age  4. 

1937 

On  July  20,  1949,  a  daughter,  Pamela, 
was  born  to  the  Rev.  and  Airs.  Clinton 
A.  Condict.  She  has  a  sister  and  three 
Ijrothcrs. 

A  son,  Arthur  Jackson,  was  born  on 
August  3,  1949,  to  the  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
Arthur  W.  Mielke  (Hazel  Jackson). 

1940 

Ronni  Jane,  age  4,  and  Barbara  Joyce, 
age  2.  daughters  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Mau- 
rice J.  Teitelbaum  .x'40,  now  have  a 
brother,  Kenneth  Neil,  born  Tune  25, 
1949. 

1946 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  J.  Garrity,  Jr. 
(Patricia  Canright)  are  the  parents  of  a 
boy.  David  John,  born  June  28,  1949. 

1947 

A  daughter,  .-Xnne  Louise,  was  born 
to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Felix  P.  Heald  (Jean 
Truslow)  on  October  12,  1949. 


IVhat  'bucknellians 
oAre  Doing 

Inst.  x'81 
Mrs.  Margaret  Bower  Crane  celebrat- 
ed  her   88tli   birthday  in   September  at 
her  home  in  Jersey  Shore. 

1891 
Neiii  address:   Rev.  Claude   G.   Lang- 
ford,  Box  191,  Moravia,  N.  Y. 

1901 
New  address:      Rev.    R.    G.   Pierson, 

4869    N.   Bartlett   Ave.,   Milwaukee    11, 
Wis. 

1903 
New   address:      Royce    E.    Carringer 
x'03,  R.  D.  No.  3,  Mt.  Vernon,  Ind. 

190S 
New  addresses:    Wyman  L.  Hall  x'OS, 
2929  Matthews  St.,  Boise,  Idaho;  Rob- 
erts   D.    Royer,    1730   Washington    St., 
Huntingdon. 

1906 
Xeii'    address:       Mrs.     F.    T.    Burke 
(Bessie  Harpel  x'06),  35  Conklin  Ave., 
Rochester  9,  N.  Y. 

1910 
Phares  H.  Hertzog,  who  had  served 
as  head  of  the  Science  Dept.  at  Peddie 
School  since  1910,  retired  last  June.  In 
1914  he  received  the  M.A.  degree  from 
Princeton.  An  enthusiast  of  outdoor 
life,  Mr.  Hertzog  has  been  active  in  the 
.Scouting  movement  since  1911.  In  1947 
he  was  awarded  Scouting's  highest  hon- 
or when  he  received  the  Silver  Beaver 


award  for  distinguished  service  to  boy- 
hood and  for  a  lifetime  of  useful  lead- 
ership in  The  Boy  Scouts  of  America. 
The  Hertzogs  are  residing  at  809  Mill 
Rd.,  Forest  Hills,  Elizabethtown. 

New  address:  George  F.  Mitch,  1032 
"A"  Taylor  St.,  Gainesville,  Fla. 

1916 
iVcit'  address:      William   Louis   Park, 
823  Swede  St.,  Norristown. 

1917 

Mrs.  Charles  F.  Connelly  (Aileen 
Johnston)  resides  in  St.  Charles,  Va. 
Her  husband  is  vice-president  of  the 
Kenimerer  Gem  Coal  Co.  Their  young- 
er daughter,  Marv,  expects  to  enter 
Bucknell  in  1950. 

Clinton  L  Sprout  is  master  in  the  En- 
.glish  Dcpt.  of  The  Peddie  School, 
Hightstown,  N.  J.  Prior  to  his  appoint- 
ment to  the  Peddie  faculty  in  1920,  he 
tauglit  for  two  years  at  the  Keystone 
.Academy  in  LaPlume.  In  addition  to 
his  teaching  duties,  he  has  coached  var- 
sity swimming,  basketball  and  baseball 
for  a  number  of  years.  .Although  no 
longer  coaching"  basketball,  he  con- 
tinues to  produce  winning  teams  in  both 
swimming  and  baseball.  Mrs.  Sprout 
is  the  former  Elizabeth  L.  Hahn  '18. 

1920 

Wilbur  B.  Ream  mav  be  addressed  at 
1647  Brae  Burn  Rd.,"  .Altadena,  Cahf. 
He  is  chief  division  engineer  of  design 
for  the  Los  Angeles  County  Flood  Con- 
trol District.  Working  under  him  are 
100  engineers,  draftsmen,  checkers  and 
tracers. 

Neiv  addresses:  Dr.  Frank  W.  Ingram 
x'20,  277  .Alexander  St.,  Rochester,  N. 
Y.;  Mrs.  George  Lockeman  (Charlotte 
Volkmar).  45  Forest  Ave.,  Wyoming, 
Cincinnati  15,  O. 

1937 
Emmanuel  I.  Sillman  is  staff  adviser 
in  residence  lialls  system  and  a  member 
of  the  Dept.  of  Zoology  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 
He  holds  an  associate  membership  in 
Sigma  Xi,  honorary  scientific  fraternity. 

1938 
Robert  B.  Eckert  since  returning 
from  service  in  1946  has  bought  a  su- 
burban drug  store.  Cross  Keys  Drug 
Co.  He  may  be  addressed  c/o  Steve 
M.  Solomon,  Jr.,  Inc.,  Macon,  Ga. 

1946 

The  November  issue  of  Jl'estinghouse 
Eiu/iiicer  speaks  in  interesting  terms  of 
Richard  S.  Sheetz,  who  at  Bucknell  was 
an  amateur  magician  and  is  carrying 
on  with  his  hobby  at  the  present  time. 
His  specialty  in  the  Westinghouse  or- 
.ganization  is  the  fluorescent  sun  lamp, 
and  he  has  been  put  into  the  Sterilamp- 
Tcnderay  Dept.,  which  handles  this 
lamp. 

1947 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  Bay  (Joann 
Reeder  '48)  have  moved  to  44  Revere 
Rd.,  Apt.  No.  3,  Drexelbrook,  Drexel 
Hill.  Mr.  Bay  is  teaching  science  in 
the  Collingdale  High  School. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  R.  Waters  and 
young  son,  Ronald  Charles  (born 
March  4,  1949),  are  residing  at  62  Cy- 
press St.,  Newark  8,  N.  J.  Mr.  Waters 
is  in  the  Business  Methods  Dept.  (Man- 
ufacturing Division)  of  the  AVestern 
Electric  Co. 


Decemcek  1949 


21 


Faculty  Activities 

A  recent  request  to  faculty  members  asked  for  lists  of  : 

a.  Books  published 

b.  Articles  published 

c.  Research  in  process 

d.  Research  completed 

e.  Official  positions  in  important  organizations 

f.  Addresses  given 

Below  is  a  much-abbreviated  summary  of  replies. 

Blake,  Wainwright  D.,  associate  professor  of  psy- 
chology— Two  articles  in  the  Journal  of  Social  Psychol- 
ogy; article  accepted  for  the  Journal  of  Gerontology. 
Organized  course  (one  of  few  in  country)  in  psychology 
of  the  mature  and  aged  adult.     Several  studies  in  process. 

Blume,  Albert  M.  K.,  professor  of  German — Research 
in  process.     Chairman,  .\rtist  Course  Committee. 

Camp,  Jr.,  N.  Harry,  assistant  professor  of  education 
— Co-editor,  Education  (a  guidance  issue),  March  1950. 
Book  manuscript  completed.  Semantic  Approach  to 
Guidance. 

Davis,  Frank  G.  '11,  professor  of  education — Two 
books  published  this  fall.  (See  "Bookshelf,"  page  5.) 
Article  accepted  for  Education.  Vice-president,  Penn- 
sylvania Association  for  Adult  Education. 

Doggett,  Leonard  A.,  visiting  professor  of  electrical 
engineering  —  Susijuchanna  River  Valley  1  tnprovcutcnts. 
a  36-page  booklet. 

Frantz,  Adolf  I.,  professor  of  German — A  book  pub- 
lished this  fall.  (See  "Bookshelf,"  page  5.)  Research 
completed :  "Albert  Schweitzer's  Appraisal  of  Goethe's 
Personality  and  \\'ork."    Research  in  process. 

Griffith,  D.  M.  '23,  Al.Sc,  C.  E.  '26,  professor  ..f  civil 
engineering — Chairman,  Allegheny  Section,  American  So- 
ciety for  Engineering  Education :  member.  Student  Chap- 
ter Commission  of  the  American  Society  of  Civil  Engi- 
neers. On  this  important  commission  one  of  his  duties 
is  the  supervision  of  student  chapters  in  twenty-four 
eastern  colleges. 

Halline,  Allan  G.,  professor  of  American  literature — 
article  in  BuekncU  University  Studies;  book  reviews  in 
American  Literature.  Secretary-treasurer  of  American 
literature  group ;  Modern  Language  Association ;  spe- 
cialist consultant  for  Publications  of  Modern  Language 
Association. 

Harriman,  Philip  L.,  professor  of  psychology — Arti- 
cle accepted  for  symposium,  A  Brief  History  of  American 
Psychology ;  article  accepted  for  Psychoanalytic  Reviezv; 
revision  (with  C.  E.  Skinner  and  others),  Elementary 
Educational  Psycli ology. 

Karraker,  Cyrus  H.,  assistant  professor  of  history — 
Article  in  Bucknell  University  Studies. 

Manning,  Wayne  E.,  associate  professor  of  botany — 
.Articles  in  Rhodora  (two),  American  Journal  of  Botany, 
Bulletin  of  the  Torrey  Botanical  Club.  Two  addresses 
before  Williamsport  Nature  Club.  Several  studies  in 
process.     President,  local  chapter  of  Sigma  Xi. 

Merritt,  Frank  W.,  assistant  professor  of  speecli — 
Contributor  to  symposium  on  debating.  Bulletin  of  the 
Debating  Association  of  Pennsylz-ania.  ComphUng  Ph.D. 
thesis. 

Miller,  Harold  W.,  associate  professor  of  Greek  and 
Latin — Articles   in  ;   Transaetions,   American   Philological 


Association :  Classical  Journal.  Research  in  process. 
Address  before  American  Philological  Association;  presi- 
dent. Piedmont  Association  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

Miller,  John  B.  '26,  professor  of  electrical  engineering 
— Editor,  [bucknell  Engineering  J)ireetory. 

Millward,  Carl  L.  '06,  assistant  professor  of  education 
— Addresses  before  Teachers  Institutes  in  Northumber- 
land and  Wyoming  Counties.  Council  president,  Susque- 
hanna Valley  Area,  Boy  Scouts  of  America. 

Oliphant,  J.  Orin,  professor  of  history — Article  in 
Pacific  Nortlm'c.'ft  Quarterly;  two  articles  accepted  for 
Agricultural  EJistory.  Addresses  before  Mississippi  Val- 
ley Historical  /Vssociation  and  Snyder  County  Historical 
Society.  Book  review  editor.  Pennsyhaiiia  History: 
chairman  of  editorial  committee,  Bucknell  University 
Studies.  Member  of  the  council.  Pennsylvania  Historical 
Association,  and  of  committee  on  nominations.  Agricul- 
tural History  Society. 

Reed,  John  C,  professor  of  mechanical  engineering — 
Research  in  process.  Vice-president,  Region  HI  of  the 
American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers.  Addressed 
New  Jersey  and  New  York  sections  of  A.  S.  M.  E. 

Ross,  Sherman,  associate  professor  of  psychology — 
Two  articles  in  Journal  of  Comparative  and  Physiological 
Psychology;  five  in  the  Journal  of  Genetic  Psychology; 
two  in  tile  Journal  of  General  Psychology;  one  in  the 
Journal  of  Applied  Psycliology;  two  in  the  Journal  of 
Heredity ;  two  in  Behaviour.  Guest  investigator.  Division 
of  Behaviour  Research,  Jackson  Memorial  Laboratory. 
Bar  Harbor,  Maine. 

Sprague,  Frank  A.,  professor  of  Spanish,  chairman 
Modern  Language  Group — Book  in  press,  Biblical  Ma- 
terial and  Allusions  in  the  Plays  of  Tirso  dc  Molina.  Ad- 
dresses given  in  Montevideo,  Uruguay;  Santiago,  Chile; 
and  Rio  de  Janeiro.  Brazil. 

Zimmerman,  Irene,  assistant  professor  of  Spanish — 
Article  in  Uccupations.  the  Vocational  Guidance  Journal. 
Other  studies  in  process. 


JOHN  C.  S.\NDERS 

The  outstanding  seivices  of  John  C.  Sanders  '05.  minister  for  35  years 
and  active  worker  in  state  religious  organizations,  were  given  recognition 
by  Franklin  and  Marsliall  College  at  its  163id  anniversary  in  Ociober. 
He  was  granted  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity. 


22 


December  1949 


EDITORIAL 

The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Associatiox 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x  25.  President  501   Bloom  St..  Danville 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  First  Vice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane.  Woodbury,  N.  J. 
S.  DALE  SPOTTS,  M.D.  '18,  Second  rice-President 

306  S.  12tli  St.,  Philadelpliia 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '10.  Treasurer       33  Market  St..  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  '11,  Secretartj-Edttor   140  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 
I.  H.  MARANTZ  'IS,  247  Central  Park  'West,  New  York.  N.  Y.  (1930) 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25,  501   Bloom  St.,   Danville.  Pa.    (1930) 
MRS.   THOMAS  B.  SEAR    (Rita  Holbrook   '37),    183   Elmore  Rd.,   Monroe 

Meadows,   Brighton,  Rochester   10,   N.  Y.    (1950) 
S.  DALE  SPOTTS  '18,  306  S.  12th  St.,  Philadelphia  7.  Pa.   (1950) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.   (1950) 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '29,  606  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa.  (1951) 
CLYDE  E.   KELLY   '24,  60S  Hancock  Ave.,  'V'andergrift,  Pa.    (1931) 
MRS.    J.    B.    KELLY    (Emilv    Devine    '21),    1509    Metropolitan    Ave.,    New 

York  City  62,  N.  Y.   (1931) 
LA-WRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23,  Box  226,  Vineland,  N.  J.   (1951) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.   (1931) 
EUGENE  D.  CARSTATER  '20,  R.  D.  No.   1,  Falls  Church,  Va.     (1932) 
HOWARD  V.    FISHER   '13,    1319   Reading  Blvd.,   Wyomissing,   Pa.    (1932) 
HARRY  F.  HARTZELL  x'08.  Mavdwell  &  Hartzell,  Inc.,  158-168  11th  St.. 

San   Francisco,   Calif.    (1952) 
MRS.  T.  JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '26),  1031  Highmont  Rd., 

Pittsburgh  32,  Pa.   (1932) 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,   360  Bond  St.,   Bridgepoi-t  s.   Conn.    (1932) 

(         )   Year  Term  Expires. 


The  Birthday 


For  decades  Bucknellians  have  looked  forward  to 
two  big  occasions — Homecoming  and  Commencement. 
Properly  spaced  in  time,  they  have  provided  loyal 
Bucknellians  who  could  get  back  home  for  a  day  an  ex- 
cuse for  coming. 

Class  reunions  are  always  emphasized  at  Com- 
mencement. Every  fifth  year  the  olcl  class  comes  back 
— "the  best  class  that  ever  showed  its  stuff  to  Alma 
Mater."  Here  class  escapades  are  lived  over  and  the 
freshmen  scrap  as  well  as  Commencement  partings 
are  vividly  recalled.  Here  the  old  grad  becomes  a  fresh- 
man, flunks  his  course  or  the  opposite,  lives  over  the 
old  thrills  and  knocks  off  the  years  by  the  decade. 

At  Homecoming  Alumni  come  back  to  see  Alma 
Mater  win  a  football  game.  At  this  time  the  entire 
student  body  is  on  the  campus  and  the  celebration  be- 
comes an  all-college  affair,  whereas  Commencement 
concerns  mainly  seniors  and  Alumni.  The  fall  meet- 
ing is  much  more  effective  in  cementing  relations  be- 
tween Alumni  and  college  students. 

Still  another  occasion  has  become  important  during 
the  past  decade — the  Birthday.  It  has  the  merit  of 
being  halfway  between  Homecoming  and  Commence- 
ment, of  being  an  all-Alumni  affair,  and  of  allowing 
Alumni  to  celebrate  in  their  home  communities.  It 
differs  from  regular  club  meetings  in  that  on  the  Birth- 
day clubs  all  over  the  nation  meet  at  the  same  time  and 
the  theme  is  always  the  same. 

At  times  a  nationwide  radio  broadcast  is  possible, 
as  happens  this  year,  when  the  Mutual  network  will 
broadcast  at  noon  on  Sunday,  February  5,  a  half-hour 
program  of  songs,  Bucknell  and  others,  by  the  Buck- 
nell Glee  Club. 

We  believe  that  Alumni  have  now  settled  down  to 
three  important  celebrations  and  that  these  furnish 
three  different  types  of  outlets  for  our  enthusiasm  for 
Alma  Mater. 


THANKS! 

Alumni  who  came  back  for  Homecoming  and  many 
Lewisburgers  claim  the  celebration  was  one  of  Bucknell's 
best.  Faculty,  students  and  local  Alumni  had  worked 
together  to  make  this  year's  slogan,  Hoinccoming,  Hospi- 
tality, Hildretli,  mean  what  it  said.  And  they  succeeded. 
At  no  time  has  the  writer  heard  so  many  "thank  you's" 
from  returning  Alumni.  We  believe  they  went  home 
happy. 

This  note  is  a  warm  "Thank  you"  to  everyone  who 
cooperated  to  make  the  whole  affair  a  happy  success. 

A  glance  at  the  October  Alumnus  will  recall  the  lead- 
ers of  this  committee.  With  them,  we  again  say  "Thank 
you"  to  everyone  who  turned  welcoming  host  or  hostess, 
and  that  means  practically  every  Bucknellian  and  every 
resident  of  the  community. 

One  more  "Thank  you"  to  every  Alumnus  who  came 
back.  Without  you,  the  whole  atfair  would  have  been  a 
complete  failure :  with  you,  it  could  be  nothing  less  than 
a  success.     Do  it  again. 

Birthday  Broadcast 

As  we  go  to  press,  we  can  report  that  the  Mutual 
Broadcasting  Company  will  carry  the  Bucknell  Men's  Glee 
Club  on  a  nation-wide  broadcast  on  Bucknell's  Birthday, 
Sunday,  February  5,  1950.  Time  is  12:00  M.  to  12:30 
P.  M.  The  broadcast  will  be  from  Philadelphia  over 
Station  WIP,  while  the  Glee  Club  is  on  tour. 

Be  sure  to  contact  your  local  Mutual  station  and  ask 
that  it  carry  the  program. 


Alumni  Director  Chosen 

During  Homecoming  week-end,  Dr.  Clyde  E.  Kelly 
'24  of  Vandergrift,  Pennsylvania,  was  elected  a  direc- 
tor of  the  General  Alumni  Association  for  a  term  of 
two  years.  He  succeeds  another  Clyde — Clyde  P. 
Bailey  '29,  who  resigned  as  a  director  upon  his  election 
last  June  to  an  Alumni  trusteeship. 


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Have  You  Recommended 

Any  Prospective  Candidate  for  Admission  Lately? 

"A  goodly  number  of  Alumni  have  been  thoughtful 
enough  to  send  to  me  the  names  of  well-qualified  can- 
didates for  admission  to  Bucknell,"  says  George  R. 
Faint  '25.  registrar,  "and  recommendations,  especial!}' 
of  men,  from  other  Alunnii  are  most  welcome." 

Often  students  tirst  hear  about  Bucknell  from  en- 
thusiastic Alumni.  This  is  a  tradition  worth  maintain- 
ing, because  it  does  give  the  student  an  active  interest 
in  Bucknell  from  the  start. 

The  ideal  prospect  for  admission  is  the  applicant  who 
ranks  high  scholastically,  has  taken  active  part  in  the 
life  of  his  school  and  of  his  community,  and  who  really 
wants  to  come  to  the  college  of  his  choice.  George  will 
be  happy  to  write  promptly  to  any  young  people  whose 
names  are  sent  in  by  Alumni.  As  in  the  past,  those 
students  who  appear  best  qualified  to  do  college  work 
will  be  selected  by  the  Admissions  Committee. 


Class  Reunions,  1950  Style 

Now  is  the  time  for  all  classes  whose  numerals  are 
divisible  by  five  to  be  planning  their  1930  reunions. 
Alumni  Day  in  1950  is  Saturday,  June  10. 

Last  year's  reunions  were  particularly  successful.  The 
25-year  class  (1924)  had  99  people  at  its  luncheon.  The 
'25  class  hopes  to  surpass  that,  and  its  president,  Clair 
Spangler,  has  been  working  on  his  plans  for  several 
months.  Other  class  leaders  are  organizing  their  pro- 
grams and  hoping  that  large  numbers  of  their  classmates 
will  attend. 

But  the  job  cannot  be  done  by  a  class  president  and 
his  committee.  They  must  depend  on  every  class  member 
to  make  it  his  responsibility  to  get  at  least  one  classmate 
to  the  celebration.  And  every  member  of  any  reunion 
class  should  write  to  his  president  suggestions  for  making 
Alumni  Day  a  hilarious  affair. 

These  are  the  guys  and  gals  to  whom  you  should  write  : 
1890— Dr.  John  I.  Woodruff.  Selinsgrove,  Pa. 
1895 — Frank  M.  Simpson,  21  S.  Fourth  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 
1900 — Miss  Anna  C.  Judd,  79  University  Ave.,  Lewisburg.  Pa. 
1905 — Miss  Claire  M.  Conway,  176  E.  Green  St.,  Nanticoke,  Pa. 
1910 — Paul  J.  Abraham,  536  N.  Maple  Ave.,  Greensburg,  Pa. 
1915 — Clair  G.  Groover,  Esq.,  237  S.  Third  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 
1920 — Harry  L.  Nancarrow,  Rittenhouse  Plaza,  1901  Walnut  St., 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 
1925— Dr.  Clair  Spangler,  214  N.  Sixth  St.,  Reading,  Pa. 
1930— Henry  A.  Wadsworth,  R.  F.  D.  No.  1,  McGraw,  N.  Y. 
1935 — William  H.  Berlin,  142  Griswold  Drive,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 
1940— W.  Donald  Walker,  Harrington  St.,  Seaford,  Del. 
1945 — Miss    Elizabeth    Richers,    332    N.    Lansdowne    Ave.,    Lans- 
downe.  Pa. 


The  Alumni  Directory 

The  new  Bucknell  Alumni  Directory  will  be  published 
in  January.  It  is  not  for  sale  but  will  he  given  free  to  all 
Alumni  who  shall  have  contributed  to  the  Alumni  Fund 
(including  Heating  Plant)  before  May  31,  1950. 


President  Meets  Alumni  Leaders 

One  of  the  best  and  most  important  occasions  on 
Homecoming  Day  was  a  luncheon  at  the  Lewisburg 
Club  with  President  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  as  guests  of 
honor. 

Only  Alumni  leaders  were  present — class  presi- 
dents, class  reporters,  club  presidents,  fund  committee, 
fund  managers,  directors  of  the  General  Alumni  As- 
sociation and  Alumni  trustees.  They  were  all  intro- 
duced to  the  president  and  his  w-ife.  President  Hil- 
dreth, after  an  introduction  by  Joseph  W.  Henderson, 
president  of  Bucknell's  Board  of  Trustees,  spoke  very 
briefly. 

Because  of  the  imminent  Homecoming  game,  his 
two-minute  talk  was  merely  a  cordial  greeting  and  the 
statement  that  Bucknell's  greatest  need  right  now  is 
money.  He  stated  that  one  of  the  first  things  a  man 
approached  for  a  donation  to  a  college  wants  to  know 
is  the  attitude  of  the  Alumni  toward  their  Alma  Mater. 


Those  Were  the  Days 

In  each  newspaper  issue  of  the  Alumnus  we  endeavor 
to  publish  a  letter  recalling  something  particularly  inter- 
esting in  the  life  of  the  University  or  of  one  or  more  in- 
dividuals. The  last  such  letter  told  of  a  revival  meeting 
engineered  by  former  President  Harris  in  which  Dr.  J.  W. 
Weddell  was  the  main  preacher.  Some  may  recall  the 
stories  of  Christy  Mathewson,  Bill  Shipp,  etc. 

We  have  probably  received  more  commendatory  let- 
ters on  this  feature  than  on  any  other. 

How  about  writing  up  one  of  those  "Days"  or  events 
in  your  college  career?  The  Alumni  Ofifice  should  have 
it  by  January  1,  1950. 

Frank  R.  McGregor 

{Continued  from  Page  6) 

U.  S.  N.  R.  commander,  1944.  Member  and  commander  for  the 
Navy  of  Presidential  Mission  to  China,  Japan,  Korea,  Formosa, 
Philippine  Islands,  Australia  and  New  Zealand,  to  studj-  effects  of 
impact  of  war  on  small  and  independent  business  enterprises  in 
those  countries,  Oct.  1945-Feb.  1946.  Awarded  Commendation 
with  Ribbon  and  Legion  of  Merit.  Home:  4943  Lindell  Blvd., 
St.  Louis  8,  Mo.,  and  2700  Wisconsin  Avenue,  N.  W.,  Wash- 
ington 7,  D.  C. 


Bucknell  Luncheon  12:15  P.  M..  December  29,  at 
Harrisburg  Y.  M.  C.  A.  (last  day  of  P.  S.  E.  A.  Conven- 
tion). Interesting  speaker.  All  Bucknellians  invited.  Call 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  not  later  than  December  28. 


The 


Bucknell  JHutn 


104th  BlrthOay 

March/ 1950 


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In  reply  to  "Pro  Bono  Publico",  as  a 
former  advertising  manager  of  t  h  e 
Buckncliiau  I  think  it  is  only  fair  to  say 
that  the  main  reason  Guy  Payne's  literary 
offerings  were  not  published  more  often 
.  .  .  Anyone  who  has  ever  tried  to  ap- 
proach Mr.  Payne  in  this  role  knows  the 
verbal  Mr.  P.  is  even  more  positive  and 
picturesque  than  the  literar}-  Guy.  Also, 
there  are  laws  of  libel  in  this  land  and 
some  of  Mr.  Payne's  vitriolic  verbosity 
would  make  Westbrook  Pegler  sound  like 
Edgar    Guest. 

In   Defenso   Bucknellianae 

.  .  .  The  October  newspaper  edition  of 
The  Buckncll  Alumnus  is  great.  I  think 
you  are  on  the  right  track  with  that  type 
of  publication.  Keep  up  the  good  work. 
John  L.  Bergen  '35 

...  All  work  ceased  at  my  house  this 
a.  m.  while  I  read  the  new  issue  of  the 
Alumnus.  It  is  always  exciting  to  re- 
ceive it. 

But — no  record  of  the  Class  of  1939, 
and  this  our  reunion  j'ear.  too.  No  doubt 
everyone  else  has  been  as  negligent  as  I 
in  sending  you  news  of  ourselves  and  our 
families.  So  here  is  a  very  late  announce- 
ment of  my  two  children — for  you  to  use 
or  not,  as  you  see  fit. 

James  Gilbert,  born  January  28,  1946 
Joan   Irene,  born  June   16,   1948 

We  think  the  newspaper  between  edi- 
tions of  the  magazine  is  an  excellent  idea. 
We  wish  you  continued  success  in  both 
publications. 

Ruth  Croft  Foster  '39 
Gilbert  E.  Foster  '40 

I  received  last  May  a  letter  from  Hank 
Puff,  inviting  me  to  attend  the  Class  of 
'44  reunion  in  Lewisburg  on  June  4.  It 
is  extremely  distressing  to  me  to  find  that 
in  this  and  all  other  Alumni  relations  I 
am  considered  to  be  in  the  Class  of  '44 
when  my  only  connection  with  those 
numerals  was  an  accelerated  graduation 
in  October  of  that  year.  Actually,  all  of 
my  sentiments  and  memories  are  tied  up 
with  the  Class  of  '45  and  I  know  that 
most  accelerated  '45ers,  as  well  as  ac- 
celerated members  of  other  classes,  feel 
exactly  the  same  way  about  it.  We  are 
not  able  to  switch  our  affections  to  an- 
other class  because  of  one  or  two  semes- 
ters spent  with  it  and  an  earlier  gradua- 
tion   than   originally   anticipated. 

Couldn't  some  distinction  be  made  in 
the  Alumni  records  between  a  normal 
graduation  and  an  accelerated  or  belated 
one  so  that  we  could  all  retain  the  affilia- 
tions with  which  we  began  our  college 
days?  I  can  say  with  a  fair  degree  of 
certainty  that  most  wartime  Alumni  are 
losing  interest  in  Alumni  activities  and 
sense  of  belonging  to  any  class  group  be- 
cause of  this  discrepancy.  My  husband 
returned  after  the  war  for  one  semester 
and  was  graduated  in  1947.  He  now  finds 
himself  referred  to  for  all  the  various 
Alumni  purposes  as  the  Class  of  '47.  This 
is  even  more  remote  than  my  own  case. 
Incidentally,  he  did  not  receive  an  invita- 
tion to  the  Class  of  '44  reunion,  and  it 
was  he  who  noticed  that  Hank  Puff  him- 
self was  originally  a  member  of  the  Class 
of  '45. 


If  you  would  be  interested  in  further 
comment  on  what  I  consider  the  need  for 
clarification  of  class  numerals,  may  I 
suggest  that  some  conspicuous  mention  be 
made  of  it  in  The  Bucknell  Ahimnus. 
Bucknellians  are  something  of  a  clannish 
bunch,  as  you  well  know,  and  I  have 
heard  personally  about  many  dissatisfied 
displaced   graduates. 

Betty  Miller  Brenner  '45 

Stephens  is  a  good  school.  I  have  been 
here  for  two  years.  I  received  my 
master's  degree  in  student  personnel  at 
Columbia  University.  While  there,  I 
was  invited  by  Dr.  Esther  Lloyd-Jones, 
head  of  the  guidance  department,  to  be 
one  of  the  guidance  staff  at  Lincoln 
School  for  one  summer.  The  next  year 
she  recommended  me  for  this  position. 

I  am  one  of  tw^enty-three  residence 
counselors  on  campus.  We  are  not 
"house-mothers"  but  have  faculty  status 
and  are  a  group  of  people  trained  in 
guidance.  Hence,  we  carry  on  a  definite- 
ly-organized program  in  the  halls,  work- 
ing with  faculty  advisors  and  clinicians 
on  campus.  It  is  very  interesting  work 
and  I  am  thoroughly  enjoying  the  ex- 
perience. 

Bucknell  has  certainly  grown,  in  many 
respects,  since  my  graduation.  I  have 
watched,  with  pride,  its  many  activities 
and  progress.  I  have  always  been  proud 
of  Bucknell. 

Gr-^ce  H.  Allardice  '27 

I  read,  with  very  much  interest,  the 
piece  in  the  Bucknell  bulletin  some  time 
ago  entitled,  "Those  Were  the  Days",  in 
which  was  told  the  story  of  the  great  re- 
vival service  '  sponsored  by  the  then- 
president.  Dr.  John  Howard  Harris,  in 
which  the  speaker  was  Dr.  Weddell ;  also, 
the  story  in  the  last  issue  by  Al  Stough- 
ton. 

These  stories  reminded  me  of  an  inci- 
dent which  occurred  in  our  psychology 
class  in  the  old  chapel,  which  was  taught 
by  Dr.  Harris.  A  student  sitting  next  to 
me  on  the  end  of  the  row  fell  asleep  dur- 
ing the  class.  The  president,  noticing  it, 
walked  down  one  aisle  and  up  another  un- 
til he  came  to  the  sleeping  student.  Then 
he  clapped  his  hands  with  a  terrible  noise 
and  shouted,  "Wake  up,  and  tell  me  what 
you  mean  by  sensation." 

I  have  often  wondered  if  any  students 
pull  off  such  stunts  as  when  they  led 
Billy  Owens'  cow  into  the  chapel ;  or  put 
a  pig  up  in  Professor  Loomis'  room ;  or 
carried  a  dead  body,  that  had  been  partly 
dissected,  up  the  Hill  to  put  in  tlie  bed 
of  an  undesirable  student  in  order  to 
frighten   him  away   from  the  college. 

I  suppose  not  many  of  the  present-day 
students  get  their  education  the  hard  way, 
such  as  I  did,  hauling  heavy  baggage  up 
and  down  the  Hill,  to  and  from  the  col- 
lege. The  last-mentioned  avocation  gained 
for  me  the  pseudonym  of  "Gatie,  the 
Trust  Buster".  I  w'ell  remember  the  two 
prominent  persons  named  by  Al  Stough- 
ton — Jim  Chappell  and  Royal  Hahn,  mis- 
spelled by   Stoughton  and  called   "Hen". 

Yes,  those  were  the  days.  They  were 
strenuous  days,  but  days  of  pleasant 
memory. 

William  H.  Gatehouse  '10 


Page 

Alumni   Directory    22 

Alumni  Fund 22 

Alumni  Trustee  Report   22 

Articles  on  Alumni 

Charles  D.  Bruch    21 

Rachel   Davis   DuBois    4 

Horace   M.    King    21 

Peter  F.  Kinyoun   21 

Muriel  Marshall  Miller 8 

Gilbert  Perez   5 

Carl  L.   Millward    5 

Charles  F.  Potter    6 

Kenneth  D.  Rhone 8 

William  M.  Spangler   21 

David  E.  Thomas   17 

George  R.  Walters 21 

Campus  Activities 

Biology  at  Bucknell    7 

Chemistry  Department  Grants  ....  7 

Fraternity  Teas   8 

Friends  of  the  Library 8 

Hildreth   Inauguration    23 

Hildreth  Sparks  Fund  Drive   ....  22 

Language  Departments 6 

Mid- Year    Commencement    3 

Ph.T.,   New   Degree    4 

Religion  in  Life  Week 4 

Sports    17 

U.  S.  Army  Research  L'nit 5 

Class  Reports 18 

Club  Activities     9 

Down  the  Aisle   20 

Future  Bucknellians   20 

Dr.   Ernst   Meyer    5 

Plisfht  of  the  Colleges    23 


Front  Cover ;  President  Hildreth  cuts 
liirthday  cake  while  President  Spotts 
of   the   Philadelphia  Club  looks  on. 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALU.MNUS 

Published    in    January,    March,    April,    June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Ent.€red  as  second  class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXIV  No.  5 


March  1950 


MID-YEAR  COMMENCEMENT- FEBRUARY  4,  1950 

The  weather  man  relented  and  did  what  he  could  to 
make  Commencement  Day  for  the  112  seniors  and  23 
graduate  students  a  pleasant  one.  Three  days  of  winter's 
best  sunshine  and  blue  skies  came  after  weeks  of  cold, 
mist  and  rain.  The  halls  and  living  rooms  of  Larison 
Hall  were  abloom  with  forsythia  and  pussywillows,  daffo- 
dils and  snapdragons  as  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  greeted 
their  breakfast  guests,  the  seniors  (in  caps  and  gowns) 
and  their  families.  In  the  dining  hall,  flower-decked 
tables  gave  further  illusion  of  spring,  .\fter  a  satisfying 
breakfast,  Dr.  Hildreth  welcomed  the  guests.  Dr.  Roy 
Nicodemus  x'25  greeted  them  as  soon-to-be  Alumni,  and 
Dr.  Frank  Davis  '11  presented  them  with  orange  and  blue 
membership   cards   in   the   General   Alumni   Association. 

The  traditional  procession  formed  in  the  bright  sun- 
shine— administration  officers  and  faculty  in  academic 
regalia,  followed  by  the  seniors  and  graduate  students, 
two  by  two. 

The  Bucknell  Orchestra  under  the  direction  of  Rus- 
sell Miller  furnished  inspiring  music.  Miss  Kleinfelter 
sang  a  solo  from  Handel's  "Xerxes,"  and  Dr.  Herbert 
Brown,  of  Bowdoin,  well-known  writer  and  editor,  held 
the  attention  of  the  several  hundred  guests  with  his 
thought-provoking  address,  "Freedom  and  the  Imagina- 
tion." 

Declaring  the  time  no  longer  exists  when  men  and 
women  can  afford  to  regard  their  education  as  a  private 


Scenes  at  Commencement  Breakfast 


Dr.  Herbert  Brown  Receives  Honorary  Degree  from  President  Hildretli 

affair,  he  said,  "Individual  responsibility  is  a  rarer  quality 
than  the  responsibility  of  leadership  .  .  .  This  respon- 
sibility must  be  accepted  by  those  trained  in  the  tradition 
of  freedom  and  the  dignity  of  man  ...  no  enemy  out- 
side, no  new  atomic  weapon  or  hydrogen  bomb  is  so  dan- 
gerous to  our  future  as  the  failure  to  accept  democratic 
responsibilities  by  those  who  are  beneficiaries  of  a  civil- 
ized tradition."  Dr.  Brown  counseled  the  graduates  to 
keep  their  education  alive  by  putting  them  to  work  in 
their  own  communities  and  warned  them  never  to  sell 
short  the  uses  of  the  imagination.  "The  most  important 
problems  to  be  faced  in  the  next  generation  will  be  pre- 
cisely those  problems  a  slide  rule  cannot  solve,"  the  Bow- 
doin educator  declared.  "Wars  begin  in  the  imaginations 
of  men  and  it  is  in  their  imaginations  that  the  bulwarks 
of  peace  must  be  fashioned." 

Only  ten  women  were  included  among  the  graduates 
and  three  of  those' ten  graduated  with  distinction.  One. 
Bett\-anne  Galloway,  was  the  only  senior  receiving  the 
degree  siimma  cum  laiide.  After  the  seniors  and  grad- 
uate students  had  marched  to  the  platform  and  received 
their  diplomas,  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Human- 
ities was  awarded  to  Dr.  Brown.  President  Hildreth,  in 
conferring  the  degree,  described  the  New  England  edu- 
cator as  an  "erudite  editor,  able  author — and  humorous 
humanist  who  both  demands  and  inspires  honest,  intel- 
lectual eft'ort  from  all  his  associates  to  the  extent  that  ni 
his  chosen  field  he  stands  with  few  peers  in  the  Nation." 

This  February  Cominencement  was  the  last  of  the 
mid-winter  exercises,  begun  during  the  early  1940's  as  a 
wartime  emergency,  scheduled  by  the  University. 


March  1950 


RACHEL  DA\1.-.  Duluil:- 

Rachel  Davis  DuBois  Works  for 
Cultural  Democracy 

This  Quaker  girl  of  the  Class  of  1914  was  destined 
to  be  a  controversial  figure.  What  individual  with  gen- 
uine conviction  and  courage  is  able  to  live  an  entirely 
peaceful  life?  There  was  the  time  when  the  American 
Legion  claimed  she  had  taken  the  "slacker's  oath."  She 
rephed  that  she  was  a  member  of  the  Societ}'  of  Friends 
and  did  not  believe  in  taking  oaths.  She  had  accom- 
panied Jane  Addams  to  Europe  as  a  representative  of  the 
Women's  League  for  Liternational  Peace.  This  con- 
demned her  immediately  in  the  minds  of  witch  hunters. 

Dr.  DuBois  has  always  been  interested  in  that  for 
which  the  League  of  Nations  and  the  United  Nations 
were  established.  She  was  a  delegate  to  the  All  Friends 
Conference  in  the  Hague  in  1920  and  the  Women's  Inter- 
national League  in  London  in  1922.  She  is  author  of 
Education  in  World-Mindedncss  published  in  1928. 
Barnes  and  Noble  published  her  second  book.  Build  To- 
gether, Americans,  in  1945. 

The  Workshop  for  Cultural  Democracy,  204  East 
18th  Street,  New  York  3,  N.  Y.,  which  she  established,  is 
endeavoring  to  break  down  tensions  among  peoples  of 
varied  colors,  races  and  religions.  An  intensive  project 
which  has  been  conducted  the  past  three  years  in  Public 
School  165  in  Manhattan  has  been  described  by  Dr.  Du- 
Bois in  a  book.  Neighbors  in  Action,  to  be  published  this 
spring  by  Harpers. 

One  of  the  techniques  of  the  Workshop  for  Cultural 
Democracy  is  the  "Neighborhood  Home  Festival"  in 
which  people  of  various  backgrounds  tell  what  they  are 
doing  at  a  certain  age,,  say  10  or  12.  Another  is  the 
"Spring  Festival"  in  which  they  tell  what  spring  meant  to 
people  at  a  certain  age.  The  "Work  Festival"  is  of  a 
somewhat  similar  type,  emphasizing  work  as  an  important 
element  in  human  relations.  Red-letter  days  furnish  ex- 
cellent opportunities  for  developing  social  co-operation. 
Dr.  DuBois  has  spent  twenty  years  in  sensitizing  schools 
and  communities  to  problems  of  racial  conflicts.  In  1938 
she  directed  the  research  for  the  radio  program,  "Ameri- 
cans All — Immigrants  All,"  which  was  sponsored  by  the 
U.  S.  Office  of  Education. 

Dr.  William  H.  Kilpatrick  says  of  her  work:  "That 
she  was  the  one  to  start  our  intercultural  education  move- 


ment is  beyond  question.  Equally  beyond  question  is  the 
wonderful  success  she  has  had  in  making  people  see  the 
problem  and  realize  that  in  all  conscience  America  must 
make  the  minorities  among  us  feel  themselves  part  of  the 
wnole  on  terms  of  justice  and  cordiality." 

Dr.  DuBois  received  the  Ph.B  degree  from  Bucknell 
in  1914,  the  M.A.  from  Columbia  L'niversity  in  1929,  and 
the  Ph.D.  from  New  York  Universitv  in  1941. 


Ph.T.,  New  Degree  Conferred 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY  (these  words  head 
the  new  degree  awarded  for  the  first  time  at  a  party  at 
the  home  of  the  Hildreths  preceding  mid-year  Commence- 
ment) ".  .  .  .  confers  upon  the  title  of  Ph.T.  (pushed 
husband  through)."  The  attractively-printed  diploma 
continues,  "In  AA^TNESS  AA'HEREOF,  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  University  and  the  Secretary^  of  the 
Bucknell  Wives  Club  have  hereunto  set  their  hands  in 
appreciation  of  the  too  little  recognized  but  unremitting 
labor  of  the  aforesaid  Ph.T.  in  seeing  that  her  unwilling 
and  laggard  spouse  did  devote  himself  sufficiently  to  his 
academic  pursuits  to  blufi,  bamboozle  and  hoodwink  the 
faculty  of  the  aforesaid  University  into  awarding  him  an 
academic  degree.  It  is  the  wish  and  hope  of  the  under- 
signed that  although  the  spouse  of  the  aforesaid  Ph.T. 
may  henceforth  wear  the  academic  cap  and  gown  through- 
out the  happy  years  to  come,  the  aforesaid  Ph.T.  will 
continue  to  wear  the  academic  pants."  Then  follow  the 
Bucknell  seal  and  the  signatures  of  the  aforesaid  sec- 
retary and  Horace  Hildreth.  president. 


Religion  in  Life  Week 

Religion  in  Life  Week,  instituted  on  the  Bucknell 
campus  in  1940,  was  held  February  19-22  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Christian  Association.  It  has  been  an 
annual  affair  since  1944.  Similar  programs  are  held  on 
many  college  campuses  throughout  the  United  States,  the 
purpose  being  to  show  how  religion  can  and  should  be 
functional  in  daily  living.  At  Bucknell  this  year  the 
general  theme  of  the  meetings  was  "The  Christian  Faith 
Confronts  Secularism."  Emphasis  was  laid  on  building 
on  the  secure  fovmdation  of  Christian  faith  rather  than 
on  that  of  secularism,  which  implies  a  wav  of  living  with- 
out God. 

There  were  two  general  guest  speakers.  Dr.  Clarence 
Jordan,  director  of  the  unique  Koinonia  Farm  in  Georgia, 
and  Dr.  John  L.  Casteel  from  Union  Theological  Semi- 
nary. In  addition,  men  and  women  representing  all  de- 
nominations came  from  the  Federal  Council  of  Churches, 
from  Dickinson,  Villanova,  Georgetown  School  of  For- 
eign -\fTfairs,  Cornell,  Penn  State,  Drew  Theological  Sem- 
inary. Colgate-Rochester.  East  Orange,  the  local  churches 
and  from  Osaka,  Japan.  Small  group  conferences  and 
many  bull-sessions  were  held  in  the  various  living  units 
on  campus — the  different  dormitory  floors  (men's  and 
women's),  classrooms,  and  the  fraternity  houses.  As  is 
the  custom  a  number  of  the  fraternities  had  as  their  house 
guests  one  of  their  own  .Alumni  members  invited  back  foi 
this  program. 

.\   rich   ofl'ering,   worthy   of   Bucknell's   finest  tradi 
tions. 


March  1950 


U.  S.  Army  Research  and 

Development  Unit  at  Bucknell 

The  2106th  Army  Reserve  Research  and  Develop- 
ment Unit  has  been  recently  established  at  Bucknell.  This 
is  the  96th  such  unit  in  the  United  States  which  has  been 
established  in  university  and  industrial  areas. 

Dr.  Albert  H.  Cooper,  head  of  the  Department  of 
Chemical  Engineering  and  major  in  the  Army  Ordnance 
Department  Reserve  Corps,  is  the  commanding  officer  of 
the  new  unit.  Dr.  Hugh  D.  Sims,  associate  professor  of 
chemical  engineering,  also  a  major  in  the  Ordnance  Re- 
serve, is  executive  officer  of  the  unit.  Professor  Robert 
A.  Gardner,  associate  professor  of  civil  engineering,  and 
Professor  John  C.  Reed,  head  of  the  Department  of  Me- 
chanical Engineering,  both  majors  in  the  Corps  of  Engi- 
neers, and  Dr.  Henry  B.  Smith,  professor  of  chemical 
engineering.  Chemical  Corps  Reserve,  are  to  be  research 
project  officers.  Dr.  Morton  Smutz,  assistant  professor 
of  chemical  engineering,  major,  and  Mr.  Sidney  Kelly, 
instructor  in  mechanical  engineering,  2nd  lieutenant.  En- 
gineer Corps  Reserve,  are  to  be  plans  and  training  officers. 
Mr.  Robert  M.  Jacobs,  instructor  in  mechanical  engineer- 
ing, 2nd  lieutenant  in  the  Engineers  Corps,  is  supply  offi- 
cer. Professor  Norman  R.  Bell,  assistant  professor  of 
electrical  engineering,  captain  in  the  Signal  Corps  Re- 
serve, is  the  administrative  officer. 

The  Army  Research  and  Development  Units  are 
composed  of  reserve  officers  who  are  scientists  or  engi- 
neers and  who  are  professionally  qualified  to  engage  in 
research  and  development  work.  These  units  are  estab- 
lished for  the  purpose  of  maintaining  the  useful  affiliation 
of  scientific  and  engineering  personnel  with  the  organized 
reserve  corps  who  would  be  immediately  available  for 
scientific  research  in  case  of  a  national  emergency.  In 
peacetime  the  work  of  the  unit  will  consist  of  research 
and  development  projects  for  the  various  technical 
branches  of  the  Army,  including  chemical,  engineering, 
medical,  quartermaster,  signal  and  transportation.  Mem- 
bers of  the  unit  may  also  act  as  consultants  to  the  army  in 
the  formulation  of  research  and  development  plans  and 
programs,  review  of  technological  subjects,  and  solution 
of  technical  problems.  Most  of  the  research  activities 
will  be  of  confidential  nature  in  connection  with  National 
Defense  Planning  and  Development. 


Perez  Tells  of  Teacher  Sacrifice 

"From  the  Transport  Thomas  to  Santo  Tomas"  is 
the  title  of  a  30-page  booklet  b)'  Gilbert  Perez  '07,  in 
which  he  tells  the  moving  story  of  the  600  American 
teachers  who  left  the  United  States  in  1901  to  lay  the 
foundation  of  a  public  school  system  in  the  Philippines. 
He  points  out  that  this  little  army  by  heroic  self-sacrifice 
made  a  great  contribution  to  the  building  of  a  new  nation. 

Dying  of  malaria,  dysentery,  and  cholera,  murdered 
by  bandits,  many  of  them  lie  in  lonely  graves  scattered 
over  the  islands.  Those  who  survived  built  their  lives 
into  those  of  the  people  they  served.  Only  a  few  were 
left  to  endure  Japanese  captivity  in  Santo  Tomas,  as  did 
Dr.  Perez  himself,  who  has  been  for  many  years  director 
of  vocational  education  in  the  archipelago.  Yet  the 
achievements  of  this  army,  such  as  Dr.  Perez  rightly 
says  no  other  nation  ever  sent  out,  have  never  been 
given  the  slightest  recognition  by  the  American  Con- 
gress. His  booklet  is  an  eloquent  plea  for  belated  ac- 
tion.   Are  republics  always  ungrateful? 


DR.  ERNST  W.  MEYER 

Dr.  Ernst  Meyer  Made  Consultant 

Dr.  Ernst  W.  Meyer,  former  professor  at  Bucknell, 
has  been  named  a  foreign  consultant  to  the  Library  of 
Congress.  One  of  the  three  appointed  German  special- 
ists, Dr.  Meyer  will  submit  a  report  twice  each  year  on 
the  trends  in  political  science  research  in  his  country,  will 
help  in  the  Librarj^'s  acquisition  of  German  scholarly  and 
scientific  documents,  and  assist  in  its  activities  abroad. 

Dr.  Meyer,  now  professor  of  political  science  at 
four-centuries-old  Marburg  University,  was  born  at 
Leobschuetz  in  1892,  studied  law  and  economics  at 
the  Universities  of  Breslau  and  Strassburg  and  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Law  and  Political 
Science.  He  was  attached  to  the  German  foreign  ser- 
vice from  1926  to  1937.  A  sincere  Christian,  he  resigned 
from  the  diplomatic  service  on  his  own  initiative,  on 
the  occasion  of  D.  Martin  Niemoller's  arrest,  as  a  pro- 
test to  Hitler's  active  antagonism  to  the  churches  of 
Germany.  Last  spring  he  was  offered  the  post  of  EGA 
adviser  for  his  country,  which  would  have  meant  com- 
fortable quarters  in  Washington,  D.  C,  but  he  declined 
this  to  accept  the  post  at  Marburg. 

Before  coming  to  Bucknell,  Dr.  Meyer  taught  one 
vear  at  Adelphi  College.  He  returned  to  his  native 
country  in  1947  to  assume  visiting  professorships  at 
the  Universities  of  Marburg  and  Frankfort. 


For  Service  to  Boyhood 

Carl  L.  Millward  '06  has  held  many  offices  during 
his  life  span  (ALUMNUS,  December,  1945).  In  1948, 
he  became  assistant  professor  in  the  Education  Depart- 
ment. He  was  president  of  the  General  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation for  three  years  and  for  a  brief  period  served  as 
acting  Alumni  secretary.  However,  it  is  his  extended 
service  to  boyhood  that  inspires  these  paragraphs  in  point- 
ing with  pride  to  one  of  Bucknell's  sons. 

He  became  interested  in  Scouting  in  1925,  was  a 
Scout  master,  a  troop  committeeman,  then  a  council  com- 
missioner. He  was  elected  president  of  the  Susquehanna 
Valley  Area  Council,  where  he  has  just  resigned  after 
serving  nine  crucial  and  eventful  years.  In  1932,  Carl 
was  awarded  the  Scout  Silver  Beaver  and  m  1945  he  re- 
ceived the  Silver  Antelope,  highest  award  in  the  national 
organization  for  outstanding  service  to  boyhood. 


March  1950 


FRANK  A.  SPRAGUE 

Chairman   of  the  Department  of 

Spanish  and  of  the 

Foreign  Language  Group 

A.B.,  Tiilane  University,  1916; 
M.A.,  University  of  Wisconsin, 
1919;  University  of  Madrid,  sum- 
mers of  1925  and  1936.  Travel 
throughout  South  and  Central 
America.  Teacher  of  Spanish  and 
German,  Northwestern  Military  and 
Naval  Academy,  Lake  Geneva.  Wis- 
consin, 1916-17;  assistant  in  Span- 
ish. University  of  Wisconsin,  1917- 
19:  assistant  professor  of  romance 
languages.  Bucknell  University, 
1924-23;  associate  professor  of 
Spanish.  Bucknell.  1928-49;  profes- 
sor of  Spanish,  Bucknell,  1949-, 
Member  of  Modern  Language  Asso- 
ciation of  America,  American  As- 
sociation of  Teachers  of  Spanish 
and  Portuguese,  Sigma  Delta  Pi, 
American  Association  of  Universitv 
Professors.  Author  of  The  Biblical 
Material  of  Tirso  de  Molina. 


ADOLPH  I.  FRANTZ 

Chairman   of   the   Department   of 

Germayi 

A.B..  Tabor  College:  A.M.,  Stan- 
ford University:  graduate  study. 
Universitv  of  California  and  Uni- 
versity of  Munich ;  B.D.,  Ph.D., 
Yale  University.  Listed  in  Direc- 
tor>'  of  American  Scholars.  Chair- 
man of  Faculty  Committee  on  Stu- 
dent Activities;  member  of  Nation- 
al Council  for  Junior  Year  in 
Switzerland,  American  Association 
of  University  Professors,  Modern 
Language  Association  of  America. 
Bucknell  Scholars,  Delta  Phi  Alpha, 
honorary'  German  fraternity.  Con- 
tributor to  Bucknell  Journal  of  Ed- 
ucation, Modern  Language  Jour- 
nal, Monatshefte  fur  deutschen  Un- 
terricht.  South  Atlantic  Quarterly. 
Author  of  the  Goethe  Bicentennial 
volume.  Half  a  Hundred  Thralls  to 
Faust.  Hobbies  :  gardening  and 
golfing. 


GLADYS  CALKINS  COOK 

Chairman    of   the   Department 
of  French 

A.B..  A.M..  College  of  William  and 
Mary:  Ph.D..  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania. Studied  in  France  in 
1928-29;  taught  in  France  in  1932- 
33.  and  traveled  there  summers  of 
1930,  1936,  193S  and  1948.  Teacher 
of  French,  Due  West  Woman's  Col- 
lege. Due  West.  South  Carolina. 
1926-28;  teacher  of  French,  Gallo- 
way Woman's  College,  Searcy.  Ar- 
kansas; Repetitrice  d'anglais.  Ecole 
Normale  de  Tours,  Tours,  France; 
Teacher  in  the  English  Language 
Institute  of  Bucknell  University ; 
special  lecturer  for  the  Department 
of  English.  Editor  of  Les  Lacenes 
of  Antoine  de  Montchrestien.  Con- 
tributor to  Pennsiflvania  Histortj 
and  Bucknell  Studies.  Member  of 
Phi  Beta  Kappa. 


HAROLD  W.  MILLER 

Chairman    of   the   Department 

of    Greek   and   Latiii 

B.A.,  Wofford  College;  M.A..  Ph.D.. 
Duke  University;  Johns  Hopkins 
University,  19  3  7-1938.  University 
Fellow  at  Duke  for  two  years. 
Assistant  and  associate  professor  of 
Greek  and  Latin,  Furman  Univer- 
sity. 1938-49.  Member  of  Phi  Beta 
Kappa.  Pi  Kappa  Delta,  Sigma  Up- 
silon,  Delta  Phi  Alpha,  Pi  Kappa 
Phi.  American  Philological  Asso- 
ciation, Classical  Association  of  the 
Middle  West  and  South.  American 
Classical  League.  Classical  Associa- 
tion of  Great  Britain,  American 
Archaeological  Institute,  Medieval 
Academy  of  America,  Linguistic 
Society  of  America,  A.  A.  U.  P. 

Articles  published  in  American 
Journal  of  Philologf/.  Transactions 
of  the  Am,erican  Philological  Asso- 
ciation. Classical  Philology,  Classi- 
cal Journal,  Classical  Weekly, 
South  Atlantic  Quarterly,  Philolo- 
gical Quarterly,  Specidum. 


Language  Departments 

There  are  five  foreign  lansruages  offered  at  Bucknell 
at  the  present  time:  French,  German.  Greek.  Latin  and 
Spanish.  A  variety  of  courses  in  each  of  these  languages 
is  offered,  covering  the  various  periods  of  literature  and 
culture,  and  a  major,  consisting  of  twenty-four  hours  of 
work,  can  be  obtained  in  each  language  with  the  excep- 
tion of  Greek. 

The  first  year  of  work  in  the  modern  foreign  lan- 
guages is  presented  five  hours  per  week,  making  it  pos- 
sible to  use  the  conversational  approach  to  the  language 
and  thereby  provide  a  better  foundation  for  the  work  in 
the  more  advanced  courses.  The  present  language  staff 
consists  of  ten  full-time  teachers  and  two  part-time  assis- 
tants, all  of  whom  have  done  considerable  traveling  and 
studying  in  the  countries  whose  languages  they  teach. 

There  are  language  houses  for  French,  German  and 
Spanish  on  the  campus  where  young  women  majoring  in 
one  of  the  languages  are  required  to  live  for  one  year 
before  graduation.  Each  language  house  is  open  to  all 
students  of  that  language  three  afternoons  a  week  and 
serves  as  a  center  for  extracurricular  activities  which 
supplement  the  classroom  instruction.  Such  activities 
include  group  singing,  games,  conversation,  addresses, 
dramatics,  etc.  Each  language  house  is  under  the  direc- 
tion of  a  competent  bilingual  person  who  teaches  courses 
in  addition  to  supervising  the  house.  Senorita  Beatrice 
Gonzalez  has  directed  the  Spanish  House  since  its  incep- 
tion three  years  ago,  Mile.  Cecile  Constans  is  directress 


of  the  French  House  and  Fraulein  Gertrud  Merkel  of  the 
German  House. 

Delta  Phi  Alpha  and  Sigma  Delta  Pi,  national  hon- 
orary fraternities  of  German  and  Spanish  respectively, 
maintain  chapters  on  the  Bucknell  campus. 

Since  Bucknell  is  primarily  an  undergraduate  school, 
no  master's  degrees  are  ott'ered  in  the  language  field.  The 
Departments  of  German  and  of  Spanish  offer  an  honors 
course  open  to  selected  students  of  recognized  ability,  and 
the  Department  of  French  provides  an  advanced  seminar. 
These  courses  sometimes  carry  graduate  credit  when  cer- 
tain requirements  have  been  fulfilled. 


Potter  Writes  of  Baptists 

"The  Church  of  Freedom  .  .  .  The  Baptists"  is  the 
title  of  the  first  of  a  series  of  articles  being  published  by 
Charles  Francis  Potter  '07.  In  this  excellent  historical 
study  of  the  Baptists,  Dr.  Potter  shows  clearly  the  justi- 
fication for  the  recent  statement  by  Gerald  Johnson  in  his 
book.  Our  English  Heritage,  which  traces  the  Anglo- 
American  elements  in  our  culture.  Mr.  Johnson  sum- 
marizes the  contribution  of  the  great  English  denomina- 
tions to  our  religious  thinking  in  a  sentence.  Of  the 
Baptists  he  says :  "To  them  we  owe  our  respect  for  the 
individual." 

(Continued  on  Page  21) 


March  1950 


NORMAN  H.  STEWART 

Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Biology 

A.B.,  University  of  Rocliester;  M.S.,  University  of  Michigan;  Ph.D.,  Cor 
nell  University;  further  study  at  the  Marine  Biological  Laboratorj',  Woods 
Hole,  Mass.,  and  Han-ard  Medical  School.  Instructor  in  zoology,  Univer 
sity  of  Michigan  Biological  Station;  professor  of  zoology,  Bucknell  Uni 
versity.  President  of  the  Pennsylvania  Academy  of  Science,  1920-27 
Author  of  various  papers  on  the  vertebrate  fauna  of  Pennsylvania,  ami 
of  Bulletin  1007  of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Fisheries.  Member  of  tin 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
Sigma  Xi,  Phi  Sigma,  Omicron  Delta  Kappa.  Psi  Upsilon. 


Biology  at  Bucknell 

No  Alumnus  needs  to  be  directed  to  the  biolog\ 
building,  Taylor  Hall,  fondly  remembered  as  "the  old 
Academy,"  or  "the  Prep."  Like  the  oaks  that  over- 
shadow it,  its  years  outnumber  every  other  campus  struc- 
ture. Here,  and  in  the  adjoining  Botany  Building,  the 
students  become  acquainted  with  the  scope,  the  methods 
and  the  goals  of  modern  biological  science,  while  the  pre- 
professional  students  pursue  a  sequence  of  courses  that 
delve  deeper  and  deeper  into  the  structure  and  functions 
of  living  organisms.  In  1894-95,  Dr.  Grofif  taught  all  the 
biology  given  at  Bucknell,  and  Dr.  Owens  all  the  physics 
and  chemistry. 

Then  followed  the  long  and  able  services  of  Dr.  Nel- 
son F.  Davis,  whose  tireless  efforts  built  up  the  courses  in 
biology. 

Today  the  following  give  all  their  time  to  teaching 
biolog)-  alone :  Norman  H.  Stewart,  John  W.  Rice,  Roy 
C.  Tasker,  Hulda  Magalhaes,  Wayne  E.  Manning  and 
Lewis  J.  Ives,  assisted  by  a  dozen  graduate  and  under- 
graduate students. 

While  the  work  given  in  this  department  has  often 
been  termed  the  "pre-medical  course,"  this  by  no  means 
indicates  the  wide  range  of  "outlets"  for  which  basic 
training  is  provided.  Augmenting  the  University  catalog 
there  are  now  fourteen  plans,  or  curricula,  available  from 
the  department,  which  have  been  prepared  to  assist  the 
student  in  choosing  his  sequence  of  particular  subjects,  be 
his  goal  the  study  of  medicine,  dentistry,  nursing,  teach- 
ing, research,  laboratory  technology,  bio-physics,  bio- 
chemistry, museum  work,  public  health  or  other  fields  of 
applied  biology. 

While  the  members  of  the  staff  in  biology  must  spe- 
cialize in  their  respective  subjects,  still  it  is  their  aim  to 
think  of  the  student  as  a  future  member  of  society.  He 
must  be  encouraged  to  seek  a  broad  education  and  to  pre- 


pare not  only  for  his  specialty  but  for  enriched  and  useful 
living.  How  many  Alumni  studied  in  this  oldest  building 
on  the  campus  probably  no  one  knows.  Their  names  are 
known,  however,  to  the  communities  they  serve.  It  is  a 
fond  dream  of  the  present  staff  in  biology  that  many  of 
those  names  may  in  one  way  and  another  be  connected 
with  the  building  that  must  soon  rise  to  replace  old  Taylor 
Hall. 


Chemistry  Department  Grants 

Last  summer,  the  University  was  the  recipient  of  a 
grant  of  $1,000  for  chemical  research  on  lignin,  one  of 
the  components  of  wood.  The  Fundamental  Research 
Committee  of  the  Technical  Association  of  the  Pulp  and 
Paper  Industry  made  the  grant  to  the  Chemistry  Depart- 
ment, where  the  work  is  being  done.  This  represents  the 
first  grant  by  this  Association  to  assist  research  on  lignin 
at  small  colleges,  and  Bucknell  was  fortunate  in  being  the 
college  selected. 

The  two  main  components  of  wood  are  cellulose  and 
lignin.  In  the  processes  for  converting  wood  to  paper, 
the  lignin  is  removed  by  chemical  means,  the  residual 
cellulose  being  referred  to  as  pulp. 

In  spite  of  many  years  of  diligent  work  by  many 
chemists,  lignin  is  still  largely  an  unsolved  chemical  prob- 
lem. The  sulfits  paper  industry  alone  throws  away  about 
a  million  tons  of  lignin  a  year  in  its  waste  pulping  liquors. 
So  far,  lignin  has  resisted  all  attempts  to  convert  it  into  a 
valuable  substance. 

One  of  the  factors  contributing  to  the  failure  of 
chemists  and  engineers  to  utilize  this  material  is  the  un- 
certainty which  exists  concerning  the  structure  of  the 
lignin  molecule.  There  are  almost  as  many  formulas  for 
lignin  as  there  are  chemists  working  on  the  problem.  The 
emphasis  of  the  work  at  Bucknell  is  to  try  to  elucidate 
the  structure  of  lignin. 

So  far,  most  of  the  work  has  been  done  by  graduate 
students  under  the  direction  of  Professor  Manning  A. 
Smith.  Four  master's  theses  have  been  completed  on  the 
work,  the  students  being  Russell  Luck  and  Milton  Velin- 
sky  in  1948,  and  William  Rothrock  and  Frank  Witkowski 
in  1949.  Just  starting  his  master's  work  is  Frank  Celmer, 
a  graduate  of  Wilkes  College.  In  addition  to  these  men, 
Roland  Stahl,  an  undergraduate,  did  some  work  last  sum- 
mer on  a  fellowship. 

The  results  to  date  have  been  very  encouraging  and 
before  long  articles  on  the  work  will  appear  in  the  tech- 
nical journals. 

The  Chemistry  Department  has  just  announced,  in 
addition,  a  $2,000  grant  from  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
the  Research  Corporation  for  the  study  of  the  formation 
of  cyclic  imines  from  the  corresponding  bromo-amines. 

By  following  the  rate  of  decomposition  of  the  bromo- 
amines  at  several  temperatures  the  mechanistic  problem 
of  the  reaction  can  be  resolved  into  a  study  of  heat  and 
entropy  effects. 

Part  of  the  grant  will  be  used  for  a  fellowship  to 
start  in  September,  1950.  Graduates  of  accredited  col- 
leges and  universities  are  eligible.  The  research  will  be 
conducted  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Harold  W.  Heine. 


INAUGURATION   APRIL  29 


March  1950 


KKNNETH  D.  RHONE 

GRIT  Editor 

Kenneth  D.  Rhone  x'29  was  recently  made  editor  and 
head  of  the  editorial  department  of  Grit,  "America's  great- 
est family  newspaper,"  with  a  circulation  of  three-quarters 
of  a  million. 

He  joined  the  Grit  staff  in  1931  and  is  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  American  Association  of  Sunday  and  Fea- 
ture Editors  and  a  charter  member  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Society  of  Newspaper  Editors.  He  and  Mrs.  Rhone,  the 
former  Elizabeth  Bailey,  live  at  1117  Market  Street, 
Williamsport  29,  Pennsylvania. 


Fraternities  Entertain  at  Tea 

Three  of  the  fraternities  entertained  the  faculty  at 
tea  during  the  first  half  of  the  school  year.  Early  in  the 
year,  the  Kappa  Sigs  held  an  open  house  and  tea  honoring 
President  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  in  their  remodeled  and  en- 
larged chapter  house  on  University  Avenue. 

One  Sunday  afternoon,  the  faculty  and  administra- 
tive officers  of  the  University  went  to  the  Lambda  Chi 
Alpha  house-on-a-hill  and  found  themselves  in  a  veritable 
flower  bovver.  In  January,  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  demon- 
strated that  they,  too,  could  be  the  perfect  hosts  at  a  digni- 
fied and  beautiful  tea. 

Such  social  occasions — the  annual  formal  student- 
faculty  dinner  at  the  Women's  College  is  another  notable 
example — are  commendable  from  a  number  of  view- 
points. In  addition  to  their  giving  to  their  own  members 
valuable  social  experience,  they  "furnish  both  faculty 
members  and  students,"  the  president  of  one  of  the  fra- 
ternities declared,  "an  opportunity  to  become  better  ac- 
quainted. We  hope  it  will  result  in  more  personal  rela- 
tions between  the  two  groups." 

In  writing  this  story,  your  scribe  is  reminded  of  the 
faculty  wife  who  was  left  a  bit  dazed  when,  in  answer  to 
her  expression  of  appreciation  for  a  pleasant  afternoon,  a 
good-looking  young  man  assured  her  such  an  occasion 
was  really  beneficial  to  the  men  of  the  house.  We  quote, 
"It's  a  good  thing  for  all  the  fellows  to  have  to  talk  to 
elderly  people  once  in  a  while.  Because,  you  see,"  he 
explained,  in  answer  to  her  rather  startled  look,  "when 
we  get  out  in  the  world,  they  are  really  the  ones  we  are 


Friends  of  the  Library 

During  the  past  several  years  Friends  of  the  Library 
have  been  inactive  as  a  group.  There  are  a  few  indivi- 
duals who  occasionally  make  contributions  of  good  books. 
Bucknell's  Library  needs  the  support  of  interested  friends 
and  an  active  organization  whose  purpose  is  to  increase  the 
number  of  good,  usable  books  and  other  useful  materials. 
It  might  be  wise  for  donors  to  send  lists  to  the  librarian  to 
be  checked  before  the  books  are  mailed  to  Lewisburg.  This 
will  guard  against  unnecessary  duplication  of  books  and 
materials  not  needed. 

Over  the  entrance  to  the  Library  in  one  of  the  country's 
great  universities  are  these  words  from  Woodrow  Wilson, 
"Three-fourths  of  a  college  student's  time  could  well  be 
spent  in  the  library ;  the  other  one-fourth  in  going  to  and 
from." 

Worthwhile  contributions  from  Friends  of  the  Library, 
or  from  friends  of  Bucknell,  can  do  much  to  make  our 
Library  a  place  where  students  would  choose  to  spend  far 
more  time. 

® 


MURIEL    MARSHALL    MILLER 

Conducts  Radio  Program 

Muriel  Marshall  '33  (Mrs.  Harold  R.  Miller) 
studied  music  composition  and  voice  for  six  years  prior 
to  her  marriage.  She  has  two  sons,  aged  seven  and 
nine,  and  is  now  announcer  and  collaborator  of  a  radio 
program. 

"My  program,  'The  Story  of  Music',  over  Station 
WLTR  in  Bloomsburg,  Pennsylvania,  is  proving  to 
be  quite  absorbing,"  she  writes.  "As  I  write  my  scripts 
I  try  to  interpret  all  kinds  of  music  in  a  very  informal 
way,  using  records  and  transcriptions.  In  each  half-- 
hour  program  I  integrate  the  subject  matter,  but 
diversify  the  music  to  make  listening  easy.  Station 
WLTR  is  the  first  in  this  section  to  offer  a  program 
of  music  appreciation,  which  gives  me  a  chance  to  do 
a  little  pioneering  in  the  field." 


going  to  do  business  with."  Only  by  recalling  the  fact 
that  when  she  was  in  college  a  faculty  member,  age  27, 
seemed  to  be  on  the  verge  of  antiquity  was  the  faculty 
wife  able  to  smile  brightly  and  murmur,  "You  are  so 
right !" 


March  1950 


Club  activities 


ALASKA 

While  we  have  no  reports  of  a  birthday  party,  Fair- 
banks, Alaska,  has  a  club  of  five  Bucknellians  led  by  Dr. 
Charles  E.  Bunnell  '00.  We  hope  to  have  a  story  and  a 
photo  for  the  next  Alumnus. 

ATLANTA 

Dear  Frank: 

Enclosed  are  two  pictures  of  the  Atlanta  group  of 
Bucknell  Alumni  who  met  Saturday,  February  11,  to 
celebrate  Founder's  Day.  Mr.  Miller,  who  took  the  pic- 
tures, is  missing  from  the  group.  The  two  at  the  table 
represent  the  oldest  and  youngest  of  the  group,  Mr. 
Loomis  and  Mrs.  Frank  Redfield. 

During  the  meeting  a  little  time  was  taken  to  choose 
Gilbert  Frith  as  the  new  president  for  the  coming  year. 

The  group  is  planning  to  meet  again  April  15  and 
would  be  glad  to  have  any  material  which  would  help  in 
making  the  meeting  of  interest. 

Again  we  would  be  glad  to  have  any  Bucknell  repre- 
sentatives who  may  be  going  to  Florida  or  back  home  stop 
in  Atlanta  on  their  way. 

The  following  eight  Alumni  were  present ;  Andrew 
Loomis  '95,  Harold  Miller  "20,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  GrofT 
Miller  '21,  Mrs.  Sylvia  Slife  Redi^eld  '47,  Gilbert  Frith 


Andrew  Loomis  '95  Cuts  Atlanta  Birthday  Cal<e 

'27,  Mrs.  Lillian  Webster  Frith  x'30,  Walter  Weidemann 
'39,  and  Robert  Ingols  '31. 

The  group  joined  in  playing  games,  then  had  refresh- 
ments and  broke  up  quite  late  to  go  home. 

Sincerely  yours, 
Robert  S.  Ingols,  President. 

BALTIMORE 

The  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  of  Baltimore  gathered 
for  an  extremely  pleasant  dinner  meeting  Monday  eve- 
ning, February  6,  at  the  Westwood  Restaurant.  Our 
record-breaking  attendance  of  thirty-five  enthusiastic 
Bucknellians  overflowed  the  bounds  of  the  room  reserved 
for  us,  much  to  our  delight.  In  fact,  before  the  evening 
was  over,  we  had  invaded  every  room  of  this  delightful 
inn,  thoroughly  enjoying  its  colonial  charm  as  well  as  the 
congenial  fellowship. 


The  actual  program  of  entertainment  was  introduced 
by  Frank  Koehler  '32,  president  of  the  Baltimore  Club, 
and  included  the  exceptional  sound-color  film  of  the  cam- 
pus and  a  recording  of  the  100th  anniversary  program. 
Both  were  most  inspiring. 

Mr.  Koehler  then  introduced  J.  Fred  Moore  '22,  who 
spoke   briefly   on   the   whereabouts    of   absent   members ; 


MRS.  ANNA  WEKMDLD  MUSSINA  '32 
Cuts  the  Birthday  Cake 


FRANK    KOEHLER    ■32, 
Baltimore  Club  president 


Mrs.  Anna  Weigold  Mussina,  who  presented  plans  for  a 
card  party  to  be  held  in  April  for  Bucknell  ladies ;  and 
Fred  O.  Schnure,  Bucknell  Trustee,  who  brought  us  up 
to  date  on  campus  and  administrative  happenings.  Mr. 
Schnure  also  recounted  his  and  Mrs.  Schnure's  visit  the 
previous  Wednesday  with  the  Philadelphia  Club. 

The  jovial  atmosphere  which  per\'aded  this  meeting 
was  heightened  by,  and  we  hope  recorded  in,  pictures 
taken  by  Bobby  Koehler,  Frank's  young  son. 

Among  the  guests  were  several  students  who  were 
home  between  semesters :  Alice  Jane  Mellinger,  Joseph 
L.  Childrey,  Jr.,  and  Donald  Betty.  Don  gave  us  a  snappy 
account  of  the  campus. 

Mr.  Koehler  also  presented  plans  for  a  stag  dinner 
this  spring  and  announced  the  date  of  the  June  Sparrows 
Point  Country  Club  meeting  to  be  Wednesday,  June  14. 

It  was  refreshing  to  see  so  many  new  faces ;  we  hope 
they  enjoyed  themselves  enough  to  be  present  again  with 
the  many  "old  faithfuls"  at  our  future  meetings,  notices 
of  which  will  be  sent  out  later. — Mrs.  Anna  Weigolu 
Mussina,  Secretary. 

CALIFORNIA— NORTHERN 

Harry  Hartzell  x'08,  leader  of  the  San  Francisco 
group,  reports  that  he  sent  out  some  sixty-five  return 
postal  cards  and  received  only  twenty-four  responses, 
half  of  them  regrets.  He  wonders  what  happens  to 
Bucknellians  when  they  get  so  far  away  from  home. 
"Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mattis  (George  x'07)  went  to  a  good  deal 
of  trouble  to  throw  a  nice  party,  and  it  wa^  a  nice  party, 
and  the  attendance  was  certainly  disappointing  to  them. 
These  people  ought  to  be  chided  on  not  only  their  lack  of 
interest  but  also  on  their  lack  of  good  manners." 


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March  1950 


Harry  says,  "We  had  one  there  from  the  Class  of 
1948  and  one  from  1896.  We  are  planning  the  next 
meeting  in  May  or  when  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Spencer  are  here 
or  both.  We  hope  to  have  the  next  one  an  outdoor  party, 
either  at  my  home  or  at  that  of  Nelson  Davis." 

CAPITOL   DISTRICT.   N.   Y. 

We  are  hoping  to  arouse  enough  interest  for  this 
meeting  (February  3)  so  that  we  may  put  on  a  real  din- 
ner-dance in  the  spring.  We  have  a  committee  organized 
for  the  latter  affair,  so  you  can  see  it  is  not  just  in  the 
idea  stage.  We  also  have  started  Alumni  Luncheons  at 
the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  the  first  Monday  of  every  month  at 
12  :00  noon.  We  had  a  nice  turnout  at  the  first  one  and 
there  was  plenty  of  enthusiasm  shown  for  the  continu- 
ance of  these  affairs.  If  folks  from  the  campus  or 
Alumni  are  passing  through  our  area  on  the  first  Mondav 
of  the  month,  we  extend  a  standing  invitation  to  them. — 
Lloyd  Jones  '49. 

CINCINNATI 

(Frances  Rockwell  Dentler  'i7  carried  the  ball  in 
putting  on  a  fine  party  in  Cincinnati.  We  publish  her 
report  in  full  in  order  that  our  Alumni  may  all  see  what 
can  be  done  by  only  one  enthusiastic  and  energetic 
Alumnus.  Mrs.  Dentler  is  the  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Leo  L.  Rockwell  '07  and  '11,  respectively. — Ed.) 

Cincinnati's  Alumni  Party  took  place  Wednesday, 
January  11,  at  the  Hotel  Alms,  Parlor  A,  at  7:00  p.  m. 
The  big  event  of  our  program  was  the  presence  of  Buck- 
nell's  new  president.  President  Hildreth  gave  us  a  con- 
vincing talk  on  Bucknell's  need  for  us,  and  this  was  sup- 
plemented by  Dean  Coleman's  explanation  of  our  need 
for  Bucknell !  Boosting  the  cause  for  Bucknell  was  the 
beautiful  sound-motion  picture  in  color,  "The  Bucknell 
Story."  Presiding  at  the  projector  were  two  high  school 
youths  from  Walnut  Hills  Baptist  Church,  Ed  Hunt  and 
Phil  Moore,  who  may  be  Bucknell  prospects. 

Of  the  nineteen  who  attended  the  party,  twelve  were 
Bucknell  Alumni  living  in  the  Cincinnati  area.     Each  has 


CINCINNATI  PAKTY 

made  a  vital  place  for  himself  or  herself  in  the  community 
and  is  a  person  of  whom  Bucknell  may  be  proud. 

Among  these  was  Emmalyn  Fuller  Klosterman  x'30, 
still  chic  and  still  as  attractive  as  in  Bucknell  days  when 
she  was  known  as  "Miss  Popularity"  on  campus.  Her 
husband,  Bernard  Klosterman  '29,  who  heads  the  Kloster- 
man French  Bakery  here,  was  unable  to  attend  because  of 
illness  in  his  family ;  but  his  intentions  were  good,  and  we 
remember  his  active  support  of  the  last  big  Bucknell  party 
here.  Their  son  Kenneth,  known  hereabouts  for  his 
prowess  on  the  football  team  of  his  high  school,  attended 


to  get  an  advance  look  at  the  college  we  hope  he  will 
attend.  The  Klostermans  live  in  the  beautiful  residential 
town  of  Fort  Alitchell,  Kentucky. 

Bright  and  enthusiastic  was  the  comely  Miss  Doris 
Seaman,  our  youngest  Alumna  (x'50),  who  brought  with 
her  news  of  Lewisburg.  She  likes  Cincinnati,  too.  and 
has  become  a  trusted  and  capable  secretary  at  the  Ohio 
National  Insurance  Company. 

Mrs.  George  F.  Lockeman,  known  to  her  classmates 
of  1920  as  Charlotte  Volkmar,  is  scholarship  chairman 
for  the  Parent-Teacher  Association  this  year  in  her  com- 
munity, as  well  as  a  member  of  the  Village  Scholarship 
Committee  in  the  suburb  of  Wyoming  where  she  makes 
her  home.  Her  aim  is  to  make  available  to  students  the 
information  about  numerous  colleges  in  which  students 
might  be  interested — hence  her  own  great  interest  in  the 
opportunities  for  Bucknell  scholarships.  Mrs.  Lockeman 
is  a  housewife  who  has  kept  mindful  of  the  needs  of  youth 
in  her  community. 

Albert  C.  Carson,  a  Wellsboro.  Penna..  native  of  the 
Class  of  '36.  is  one  of  Westinghouse's  trusted  Cincinnati 
representatives.  His  wife,  Adelaide,  was  a  Louisville 
girl  but  now  finds  Cincinnati  an  attractive  place,  especially 
in  view  of  the  Carsons'  lovely  summer  home,  and  of  the 
challenge  of  their  9-year-old  Jimmy,  an  aviation  en- 
thusiast. 

Arthur  P.  Barringer  x'18,  of  the  Prudential  Life 
Insurance  Company  in  Cincinnati,  found  he  had  a  great 
deal  in  common  with  President  Hildreth !  He  is  ac- 
quainted with  our  president's  former  law  partner.  Mrs. 
Barringer  was  slated  to  accompany  her  husband  to  the 
Bucknell  party,  but  Cincinnati's  round  of  colds  had  caught 
her  just  before  the  big  day.  We  hope  we'll  have  a  chance 
to  meet  her  next  time. 

Others  on  the  list  of  cold  victims  were  the  family  of 
Ralph  Ford  '38,  an  official  of  the  Veterans'  Administra- 
tion here.  But  we  were  glad  Ralph  could  join  us  and 
hope  that  next  time  his  wife  will  be  able  to  come  to  Cin- 
cinnati from  their  Amelia  home  to  join  the  circle  of  Buck- 
nell friends. 

Joseph  ]\I.  Hillman  '14  has  for  over  thirty  years  been 
sales-engineering  manager  at  Cincinnati's  important  Allis- 
Chalmers  Manufacturing  Company.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hill- 
man  spend  their  leisure  in  social  events  that  include 
entertaining  of  Count  von  Luckner  and  a  host  of  dinner- 
guests  when  the  Count  is  in  town. 

Jack  P.  Kenney  yi'Zd),  is  now  well  established  in  his 
own  business,  the  marketing  of  "Vapo-Matic"  Vaporizers 
which  kill  germs,  viruses  and  bacteria.  For  a  year  and 
a  half  his  successful  work  in  sales  and  public  relations  has 
brought  good  results.  Through  extensive  field  work  for 
a  radius  of  150  miles,  Jack  has  brought  the  Vapo-Matic 
Vaporizer  into  use  in  outlying  districts  as  well  as  in  large 
Cincinnati  institutions.  In  addition  to  the  vaporizer  he 
is  marketing  insecticide  machines  as  a  part  of  his  business 
establishment,  and  keeps  alert  to  newest  trends  in  both. . 

Dr.  F.  B.  McAllister  '11,  pastor  of  the  Ninth  Street 
Baptist  Church  which  is  prominent  in  Ohio  Baptist  activ- 
ities, continues  to  serve  this  big  downtown  church  and  to 
be  active  in  many  related  projects.  Last  time  your  re- 
porter saw  him  before  the  party  he  was  at  a  Baptist 
Young  People's  picnic,  taking  pictures  of  small  fry  at 
play,  as  well  as  other  Association  members.  We  hear  tell 
he  is  tops  in  his  hobby  of  amateur  photography.  Dr. 
McAllister  contributed  to  our  Bucknell  party  with  his 
gracious  invocation  before  our  meal. 

William  C.  Purdy  '99,  who  has  been  retired  for  some 
years,  has  not  relented  in  his  vigorous  study  of  scientific 


March   1950 


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phenomena.  At  present,  he  is  studying  and  preparing  a 
manuscript  on  the  habits  of  the  algae  at  the  bottom  of  the 
Ohio  River. 

Freas  E.  Semmer  '27  has  his  own  local  branch  of 
Western  Union.  He  came  from  Atlanta  six  months  ago. 
Says  he  is  still  a  bachelor. 

During  our  dinner  we  had  a  phone  call  from  Bill 
Lesher,  who  was  in  school  sometime  around  1937,  accord- 
ing to  your  reporter's  memory.  Bill  had  seen  the  notice 
of  the  Bucknell  party  in  Wednesday's  paper  but  not  in 
time  to  join  us. 

A  note  of  regret  came  from  Ruth  Stein  '19,  from 
Dayton,  Ohio,  saying  it  would  be  impossible  for  her  to  be 
with  us,  much  as  she  would  have  loved  to  see  ever}'body 
and  "meet  the  Hildreths  and  other  Bucknellians." 

We  telephoned  a  number  of  Cincinnatians  who  could 
not  be  with  us.  During  ovu'  chats  we  got  together  a  few 
news  items.  Gerald  T.  Donovan  .x'oS,  formerly  execu- 
tive secretary  of  a  heating  and  piping  company,  has  con- 
tinued with  the  same  type  of  work,  and  unfortunately  it 
involves  a  number  of  night  meetings  so  he  was  unable  to 
join  us  for  the  Bucknell  party. 

John  R.  Gilbert  x'22,  who  has  a  responsible  post  on 
W' LW's  technical  staff,  planned  until  the  last  minute  to  be 
with  us  for  the  party.  His  missus  couldn't  come,  either, 
but  we  hope  to  see  them  both  next  time,  and  their  son,  too  ! 

J.  Stanley  Leeds,  a  graduate  of  Miami  University  at 
Oxford,  Ohio,  took  his  master's  degree  at  Bucknell  the 
summer  of  1942,  and  he  and  his  wife  both  found  Lewis- 
burg  delightful.  They  were  sorry  that  another  engage- 
ment prevented  their  coming  to  the  Bucknell  party. 

Dr.  James  N.  Patterson  is  no  longer  in  Cmcinnati, 
we  discover.  He  graduated  from  Bucknell  in  1925.  He 
is  now  located  in  Tampa,  Florida. 

Paul  L.  Patton  '27,  M.S.  '28,  had  to  be  out  of  town 
for  our  party  date,  as  did  Cecil  Seaman,  who  works  in 
outlying  districts  through  the  week,  we  believe  as  a  cer- 
tified public  accountant.     Right? 

Robert  H.  Weston  '47  and  Mrs.  Marcella  E.  Wingert 
Weston  '43  had  a  prior  engagement  but  would  have  liked 
to  be  with  us.  They  wanted  us  to  know  their  change  of 
address  to  the  Norwood  Oakley  residential  area,  at  2742 
Edroy  Court.  They  are  immeasurably  happy  about  the 
move. 

A  word  about  your  scribe,  Frances  Rockwell  Dentler. 
It's  simply  that  she's  breathless !  Had  a  wonderful  time 
getting  you  all  together,  and  found  that  the  fellowship 
and  the  inspiring  talk  by  our  new  Prexy  made  it  worth 
any  bit  of  effort  it  may  have  cost.  By  the  way,  isn't 
MRS.  Prexy  a  lovely  person? 

See  you  at  our  next ! 

(Incidentally,  if  you  detect  inaccuracies  in  our  re- 
porting, please  BE  SURE  to  phone  Frances  Dentler  at 
PL  0431,  so  we  can  arrange  for  corrections  in  the  next 
issue.  The  last  thing  I  had  on  my  mind  when  phoning 
you  and  chatting  at  the  party  was  this  newsletter,  so 
please  forgive  mistakes!) 

LONG  ISLAND 
(Nassau-Suffolk  Bucknell  Alumni  Club) 
The  second  meeting  of  the  Bucknell  Club  of  Long 
Island  (previously  called  the  Nassau-Suft'olk  Bucknell 
Alumni  Club)  was  held  Wednesday  evening,  February 
15,  1950,  at  the  Stewart  Manor  Country  Club,  Stewart 
Manor,  Long  Island,  as  a  Valentine  Party.  Some  ninety 
Bucknellians  and  friends  danced  to  the  music  of  Jack 
Harvey  x'33  and  his  orchestra  and  generally  enjoyed  a 
social  evening. 


During  intermission,  a  short  business  meeting  was 
held  at  which  time  the  organizing  committee  reported  on 
its  activities.  Bob  Miller  '37  read  the  petition  to  the 
General  Alumni  Association  asking  for  a  charter  to  be 
granted  the  Bucknell  Club  of  Long  Island,  which  petition 
was  then  passed  around  for  the  signatures  of  all  Buck- 
nellians present.  Bill  Wilkinson  '46  read  the  resolution 
passed  by  the  Metropolitan  Alumni  Association  recom- 
mending that  the  club  be  granted  a  charter.  Bill  Liming 
'33  introduced  members  of  the  distaff  side  recently  added 
to  the  former  all-male  committee  —  Mrs.  Ruth  Braden 
McNamee  '42,  Mrs.  Dotty  Derr  Snyder  '41,  and  Miss 
Faith  Van  Sise  '46  —  and  explained  that  the  committee 
planned  to  continue  club  activities  on  a  meeting-to-meet- 
ing basis  until  formally  chartered.  Tentatively,  the  com- 
mittee is  planning  a  picnic  some  time  in  the  spring  and 
formal  organization  of  the  club  by  next  fall. 

CLEVELAND 


CLEVELAND  PARTY 

Cleveland  Alumni  celebrated  Bucknell's  birthday  a 
month  early  this  year  (on  January  7),  when  they  had  an 
opportunity  to  meet  President  and  Mrs.   Hildreth.     Dr. 


A   group    at    the   Cleveland   Party.     Standing :     Dr.    Harold    N.    Cole     06. 

Dr    John   G.    Sholl   '37,   club  president.     Seated:     President  Hildreth, 

Earl  M.  Richards  '13,  host 

and  Mrs.  Earl  M.  Richards  entertained  the  group  in  their 
home,  and  sixty-six  Alumni  turned  out  to  greet  Bucknell's 
new  president. 


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March  1950 


After  being-  introduced  to  each  of  the  Alumni,  Presi- 
dent Hildreth  brought  the  group  news  of  the  campus  and 
outlined  some  of  his  ideas  for  the  future  of  the  Ahimni 
Fund  and  the  school. 

Everyone  agreed  it  was  one  of  the  best  meetings 
Cleveland  has  ever  had. — Mrs.  AIary  Orso  Johanne- 
SEN,  '43,  Secretary. 

LANCASTER 


LANCASTER  PARTY 

We  were  very  pleased  with  the  attendance  of  our 
dinner  in  that  we  had  twenty-nine  present.  We  attribute 
this  splendid  turnout  to  several  factors.  First  of  all,  the 
popularity  of  Dr.  Willard  Smith  as  our  guest  speaker 
drew  many  Alumni  who  were  acquainted  with  him  in 
school.  Second,  the  fine  advertisement  of  our  coming 
dinner  in  the  local  papers  helped  to  make  Bucknellians 
aware  of  their  being  Alumni  of  Bucknell.  Thanks  so 
much  for  this  publicity,  for  we  do  need  to  enlarge  our 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club  attendance  in  this  district.  Dr. 
Smith,  needless  to  say,  gave  an  excellent  speech  which  the 
entire  club  enjoyed.  We  hope  that  we  may  have  the 
pleasure  of  his  addressing  us  in  the  near  future  again. — 
Claude  J.  Bubb,  Jr.  '47,  Secretary. 

LYCOMING  COUNTY 


ident  Hildretli,  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts,  Frank  Davis  and 
Harry  Lawrence,  head  football  coach.  Harry  showed 
the  movies  of  the  Gettysburg  game,  which  we  lost  33-34. 

President  Hildreth  urged  support  of  the  Alumni 
Fund  and  expressed  deep  regret  that  our  Federal  govern- 
ment is  failing  to  balance  its  budget.  He  reported  that 
Scandinavian  countries,  Australia,  Xew  Zealand  and 
Canada  are  achieving  this  and  stated  that  the  dangers 
from  our  careless  fiscal  policies  are  greater  than  from  an 
outside  enemy. 

Xew  officers  of  the  club  are :  David  Martin  '20, 
president ;  Raymond  Rommelt  '34,  first  vice-president ; 
James  A.  Tyson,  Jr.,  x'48,  second-vice  president ;  Jean 
Little  '28,  secretary;  E.  Lamont  Dill  '48,  treasurer. 

MANSFIELD 


MANSFIELD  PARTY 

Twenty-two  Bucknellians  met  at  the  ]\Iansfield  Hotel 
for  dinner  on  Wednesday,  February  8.  President  War- 
ren L.  iNIiller  was  toastmaster.  Frank  Davis  was  the 
speaker.  He  told  of  activities  on  the  campus  and  among 
the  Alumni  clubs  and  urged  those  present  to  co-operate  in 
the  drive  to  make  the  Alumni  Association  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Miller  was  re-elected  president. 

PHILADELPHIA 


LYCOMING  COUNTY  PARTY 


The  Lycoming  Hotel  on  February  4  was  the  scene  of 
one  of  the  biggest  and  best  Alumni  banquets  in  history. 
The  large  ballroom  was  tastily  decorated  and  about  one 
hundred  Bucknellians  and  friends  were  on  hand.  Presi- 
dent George  Walters  and  his  efficient  committee  had  every 
detail  cared  for  and  had  done  an  unusually  efficient  job  of 
publicity. 

The  president  introduced  Dr.  Eugene  Bertin  '17,  who 
did  a  superb  job  of  toastmastering.     Speakers  were  Pres- 


At  Philadelphia  Speakers'  Table.  Left  to  right:  Dayton  L.  Ranck  '16. 
University  treasurer;  Joseph  W.  Henderson  'OS,  president  of  Bucknell 
Trustees:'  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18.  president  of  Philadelphia  Club;  Emma  E. 
Dillon  '15,  twice  president  of  General  Alumni  Association;  Horace  A. 
Hildreth.  Bucknell  president;  Frank  G.  Davis  'U.  Alumni  secretary; 
Roy  E.  Nicodemus  x'25,  president  of  General  Alumni  Association. 

It  was  the  largest  {2>2>7  people)  and  liveliest  Birthday 
Party  ever  given  by  the  Philadelphia  Alumni  Club  at  Mc- 
Allister's on  Wednesday  evening,  February  1.  Buck- 
nellians and  their  friends  were  there   from  the  "home 


March  1950 


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town"  and  from  nearby  cities,  towns  and  states  to  cele- 
brate in  proper  fashion  the  104th  anniversary  of  the 
founding  of  Bucknell. 

The  banquet  hall  was  gay  with  orange  and  blue  flow- 
ers, streamers  and  banners,  lighted  candles  on  each  table, 
and  even  a  bison  (though  wooden)  to  enjoy  the  festive 
occasion. 

At  the  sound  of  a  lusty  blast  of  a  trumpet  blown  by 
Roy  Allen  DeLong  '11,  founder  of  the  Bucknell  Band, 
eighteen  members  of  Ferko's  String  Band — those  famous 
Philadelphia  Mummers — made  their  spectacular  appear- 
ance into  the  room,  strumming  gaily :  "Hello,  Every- 
body, Hello !"  They  were  dressed  in  colorful  red  and 
yellow  costumes  and  played  liltingly  throughout  the 
dinner. 

And,  of  course,  there  was  a  beautiful  many-tiered 
birthday  cake,  with  its  blinking  orange  and  blue  candles. 
When  all  the  lights  in  the  room  were  out,  it  appeared 
dramatically,  borne  aloft  by  one  of  the  waiters  and  fol- 
lowed by  a  procession  of  the  Mummers,  in  single  file, 
playing  and  singing,  "Happy  Birthday  to  you !  Happy 
Birthday,  dear  Bucknell !  Happy  Birthday  to  you !" 
The  cake  was  placed  in  the  center  of  the  speaker's  table, 
and  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts,  president  of  the  Philadelphia 
group,  handed  an  ancient  and  honorable  sabre,  as  old  as 
Bucknell  and  as  glorious  in  its  history,  to  Dr.  Hildreth  to 
cut  the  cake.  Dr.  Hildreth  accepted  the  sabre  and  re- 
plied :  "Mr.  President,  I  sincerely  trust  that  this  illus- 
trious sabre  of  Union  County  which  has  served  its 
country  so  nobly  in  the  past  will  ever  rest  in  peace,  and 
may  the  sons  of  Bucknell  never  be  called  upon  to  cut 
anything  more  bloody  than  this  beautiful  birthday  cake !" 

This  dinner  was  in  honor  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth, 
and  Dr.  Hildreth  was  the  speaker  of  the  evening.  He 
gave  an  inspiring  address  and  a  rousing  appeal  for  Annual 
Alumni  Fund  Giving.  He  closed  his  address  with  a  chal- 
lenge to  the  first  class  all  of  whose  members  become  fund 


A  PHILADELPHIA  GROUP 


givers.    To  the  fund  account  of  that  class  he  will  give  his 
personal  check  for  $1000. 

Eight  seniors  who  are  members  of  the  football  squad, 
and  their  coaches  and  director  of  athletics,  were  also 
honor  guests  of  the  evening.  Dr.  Edward  Pangburn  in- 
troduced them  and  paid  them  individual  tribute.  And 
there  were  even  miniature  footballs  containing  birthday 
gifts  for  them. 

With  two  groups  of  songs,  the  quartette  from  the 
Bucknell  Men's  Glee  Club  charmed  the  many  distinguished 
guests. 


It  was  a  thrilling  evening  in  the  Quaker  City — an- 
other successful  meeting  of  loyal  Bucknell  Alumni. 

READING 

The  Reading  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  met  at  the  Wy- 
omissing  Club  in  Reading  on  February  16,  1950,  to  cele- 
brate the  birthday  of  its  Alma  Mater.  There  were  fifty 
persons  present  for  the  meeting  and  the  social  hour  which 
followed. 

The  speaker  for  the  evening  was  Dr.  Walter  H.  Sau- 
vain  of  the  Bucknell  Education  Department.  He  re- 
ported on  the  various  activities  taking  place  at  Bucknell 
and  discussed  secondary  education  in  the  United  States. 

The  following  officers  were  elected  for  1950:  presi- 
dent. Dr.  Clair  G.  Spangler  '25  ;  vice-presidents,  David  E. 
Gring,  Jr.  '32,  William').  Kerchner,  Jr.  '46,  Dr.  Elvin  B. 
Sharp  '47,  Willam  H.  Rummel,  Jr.  '49;  secretary-trea- 
surer, Mrs.  Betty  Jane  Keim  Ketner  '43. 

At  the  close  of  the  business  meeting,  refreshments  were 
served  and  old  friendships,  as  well  as  new,  were  enjoyed. 

— Mrs.  Betty  Jane  Keim  Ketner,  Secretary-Ti-easurer. 

ROCHESTER 

I  should  like  to  report  on  the  fall  meeting  of  the 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club  of  Rochester — a  Hallowe'en  party. 
November  3,  at  the  Pavilion  in  Ellison  Park.  A  goodly 
crowd  braved  a  very  rainy  night  to  get  there  and  had  as 
their  reward  an  exceptionally  entertaining  evening  before 
the  immense  fireplace  in  the  Pavilion.  We  had  sound 
and  silent  old-fashioned  movies.  There  was  a  short  busi- 
ness meeting  with  election  of  officers  for  the  coming  year : 
Volney  Frankel  '43,  president ;  Jack  Pink  '47,  vice-presi- 
dent ;  Mrs.  Rita  Holbrook  Sear  '37,  secretary ;  and  Mrs. 
Mary  Savidge  Richards  '42,  treasurer. 

At  our  Christmas  party,  held  December  17  at  the 
University  of  Rochester  Faculty  Club,  we  showed  Buck- 
nell football  movies.  Instead  of  having  an  exchange  of 
Christmas  gifts  we  employed  a  new  idea  and  had  people 
bring  wrapped  gifts  suitable  for  children  in  the  polio 
ward  at  Strong  Memorial  Hospital.  These  gifts  were 
distributed  on  Christmas  morning  at  the  discretion  of  one 
of  the  social  workers  there,  and  we  have  since  received  a 
very  cordial  note  of  thanks  from  the  superintendent  of 
the  hospital  in  behalf  of  the  recipients. 

We  had  planned  a  party  for  Monday,  February  13, 
but  bad  weather  and  the  inabilit)'  of  a  representative  of 
the  faculty  to  fly  from  Lewisburg  induced  us  to  postpone 
it  to  a  later  date. — Mrs.  Rita  Holbrook  Sear,  Secretary. 

ST.  PETERSBURG,  FLA. 

The  Alumni  group  of  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  held  their 
annual  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Pennsylvania  on  February  4. 
There  were  twenty-six  present.  Dr.  Henry  T.  Colestock 
'96  gave  the  invocation. 

From  De  Land,  Ezra  Allen  '95  brought  the  wife  of 
the  late  Dr.  Lincoln  Hulley  '88  (former  teacher  of  many 
of  the  group)  and  his  sister,  Mrs.  Laura  Allen  Konkle 
'01.  Dr.  Amos  Barton  '06  has  recently  bought  a  home 
here.  Mrs.  Ella  Bowser  (mother  of  Arda  C.  Bowser 
'23)  was  with  us  from  Orlando.  Three  new  members 
were  welcomed  who  attended  the  Seminary  back  in  the 
"gay  nineties" :  Mrs.  Grace  Callender  Bradbury,  Mrs. 
Mary  Williamson  Wolfe,  and  Mrs.  Carrie  Lloyd  Horter. 

All  Bucknellians  visiting  St.  Petersburg  are  request- 
ed to  send  their  addresses  to  the  secretary :     Mrs.  Ruth 


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March   1950 


Stephens  Porter,  2710  Dartmouth  Ave.,  St.  Petersburg, 
Fla.     'Phone  768194. 

SCRANTON 


Heated,   left   to   right:     Dr.    W.   L.   Golightly    '2j,    retiring    vice-president: 

Mai  Musser  '18;  Bob  Payne  'SO,  retiring  president. 

Back  row:     Norman  Morgan  '23,  newly-elected  vice-president;  William  E. 

C.    "Doc"    Speare    '20,    secretary;    Mrs.    .luanita    Curtis    Gelder    '26,    new 

treasurer;   Dr.  Robert  R.  Scliultz  "22,  new  president. 

The  Scranton  birthday  part}^  on  the  evening  of  Feb- 
ruary 4,  with  nearly  seventy-five  persons  present,  gave 
evidence  of  a  greatly  renewed  enthusiasm  in  this  area. 
Bob  Payne  was  in  charge  of  the  meeting  and  introduced 
Malcolm  Musser,  dean  of  men.  who  gave  an  inspiring 
talk  on  the  Bucknell  of  today.  He  urged  that  members 
back  up  our  new  president  in  every  way  possible  in  his 
determination  to  keep  Bucknell  moving  forward  at  high 
speed. 

Bill  Golightly,  chairman  of  the  nominating  commit- 
tee, presented  the  names  of  the  new  officers  named  above, 
who  were  unanimously  elected.  A  number  of  spon- 
taneous speeches,  for  which  Scranton  is  noted,  closed  one 
of  the  area's  best  Bucknell  rallies. 

METROPOLITAN 

The  Metropolitan  Alumni  Association  celebrated 
Bucknell's  birthday  anniversary  with  a  dinner  party  at 
New  York  City's  Beekman  Tower  Hotel,  on  Friday  eve- 
ning, February  3,   1950. 

"Behind  the  Scenes  in  Radio  and  Television"  was 
the  timely  topic  of  the  speaker  of  the  evening,  Mr.  Julius 
Seebach,  Jr.  '20,  who 'is  a  member  of  Station  WOR's 
Board  of  Directors  as  well  as  vice-president  in  charge  of 
radio  and  television.  Mr.  Seebach's  narration  in  the  field 
in  which  he  has  gained  national  prominence  proved  most 


entertaining  for  the  many  Bucknellians  present.  Mr. 
Malcolm  Musser  '18,  dean  of  Bucknell  men,  related  in  an 
informative  and  entertaining  manner  the  happenings  and 
changes  on  Bucknell  campus  to  the  eager  delight  of  his 
listeners. 

Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21  presided  and  introduced  the 
speakers  and  also  Trustees  Ed  Snyder  '11  and  O.  W.  V. 
Hawkins  '13,  and  Chairman  of  the  Athletic  Board  Tom 
Mangan  '21,  all  of  whom  spoke  briefly.  There  were 
Bucknell  songs,  a  baritone  soloist,  and  a  comedian  imita- 
tor to  complete  the  program. 

A  resolution  was  passed,  at  the  business  meeting  that 
followed  the  social  program,  to  divide  the  Metropolitan 
Alumni  Association  into  three  groups  :  Long  Island,  New 
Jersey,  and  New  York.  Long  Island  will  apply  to  the 
General  Alumni  Association  in  June  for  a  special  charter 
as  a  Bucknell  Club.  All  present  officers  were  re-elected : 
Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21,  president;  Robert  Snyder  '42, 
vice-president :  Joann  Golightly  Atherley  '48,  secretary ; 
and  John  C.  Bank,  '10,  treasurer. 

A  Valentine  Dance  to  which  all  Bucknellians  were 
invited  was  planned  by  the  Long  Island  group  for  February 
IS,  and  an  Open  House  for  the  graduates  of  1950  by  the 
New  York  group.  Plans  are  being  made  by  the  Jersey 
group  for  parties  at  the  Newark  Athletic  Club. 

SYRACUSE 

Our  last  meeting  was  held  at  the  home  of  Bill  and 
Jean  (Hasselberger)  Steele,  both  of  '42.  We  had  a  good 
business  meeting,  concerned  primarily  with  getting  to- 
gether some  ideas  on  actively  supporting  Bucknell  activ- 
ities and  getting  some  Bucknell  publicity  here  in  Syracuse. 
The  group  came  up  with  some  good  ideas,  and  when  we 
get  them  recorded  we'll  pass  them  on  to  you. 

To  bring  you  up  to  date  on  our  activities  during  the 
current  year  let  me  give  you  a  recap :  February  3 — 
Meeting  and  social  at  Sleeth  Motors;  May  21 — ^Dinner 
and  meeting  at  the  University  Club ;  July  16 — Family 
picnic  at  Wells  College,  guests  of  the  LeAIons ;  Novem- 
ber A — Meeting  and  social  at  the  home  of  Bill  and  Jean 
Hasselberger. — C.\l  Sholl  '46,  President. 

UNION  COUNTY 

The  Union  County  party  was  held  at  the  Lewisburg 
Inn  at  6:00  o'clock  on  the  evening  of  February  7.  The 
hour  was  early  because  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  had  to 
get  away  for  a  train  to  Boston.  President  Louis 
Pursley  '28  was  master  of  ceremonies.     President  Hil- 


March  1950 


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dreth  told  of  his  pleasant  introduction  to  Lewisburg  and 
Bucknell,  urged  support  of  the  Alumni  Fund,  and  closed 
with  a  comment  on  the  need  of  a  spirit  of  service  and 
loyalty  to  America  even  in  warring  industrial  factions. 

Officers  elected  for  the  coming  year  are :  Thomas 
Lewis  '28,  president;  John  Zeller  '41,  vice-president: 
Mary  Arner  '35,  secretary;  Herbert  Grice  '18,  treasurer. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

A  banquet  was  held  at  the  Blackstone  Hotel  Fel)- 
ruary  2.  About  sixty  persons  were  present.  Eugene 
Carstater  '26,  president,  was  in  charge.  Ernie  E.  Blanche 
'38  was  chairman  of  the  committee  which  planned  the 
party.  Mrs.  Linn  Drake,  not  a  BuckneUian,  handled 
publicity. 

Among  those  present  was  Al  Stoughton  '24,  former 
Alumni  secretary,  who  extended  greetings.  Robert  Tay- 
lor '48  spoke  on  "A  New  Alumnus  Looks  at  the  College." 
Dr.  Mary  B.  Harris  '94,  daughter  of  John  Howard  Har- 
ris, former  Bucknell  president,  greeted  the  group  on  be- 
half of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Frank  Davis,  Alumni 
secretary,  reported  on  Alumni  work  throughout  the 
country. 

President  Hildreth  told  of  his  coming  to  Bucknell 
and  his  philosophy  of  life  which  assumes  that  youth  will 
not  gain  strength  and  courage  by  looking  for  security 
rather  than  opportunity. 

SUNBURY— DANVILLE 

President  and  Airs.  Hildreth  were  guests  of  honor  at 
Sunbury  on  February  6.  The  president's  speech  was  the 
feature  of  the  evening. 

President  Fryling  paid  high  tribute  to  the  memory  of 
"Mother"  Sara  Fowler  Pomeroy  r72,  who  died  last  sum- 
mer at  the  age  of  96.  Lewis  A.  Eyster  spoke  in  memory 
of  Charles  Miller  '00.  who  died  in  December,  1949. 

Of  considerable  moment  was  the  retirement  of 
Charles  Fryling  '13,  who  had  held  the  position  with  devo- 
tion and  success  for  nineteen  years.  Lew  Eyster  '17, 
another  100  per  cent  BuckneUian,  was  elected  president. 
Other  officers  are:  John  Hilbish  '11,  vice-president: 
Cullen  Shipman  '43,  secretary;  Paul  Boggess  '17,  trea- 
surer. 

Seventeen  members  of  the  Danville  Club  met  with 
the  Simbury  group.  In  a  business  meeting  afterward, 
presided  over  by  Dr.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus  x'25,  the  follow- 
ing officers  were  elected  for  the  Danville  group :  Robert 
Keiser  '31,  president;  Robert  G.  Newman  '38,  vice-presi- 
dent ;  and  Jessie  Soars  '30,  secretary-treasurer. 


YORK  COUNTY 


SUNBURY-DANVILLE  PARTY 


Seated,  left  to  ri(jht:  Harry  Andrews,  Mrs.  Elsie  Zarfos  Favino,  Execu- 
tice  Council;  Russell  Boyer,  president;  Levere  Leese.  treasurer;  Mrs. 
Jessie  Fieldin:?  Eyster,  retiring  president.  Standing:  Lloyd  Hoffman, 
Bison  Club  representative;  Harry  Ruhl,  Executive  Council;  Marjorie  R. 
Kostenbader,  historian;  A.  K.  Foster,  secretary;  -\rline  Baumeister, 
Martin  Netf,  Executive  Council. 


The  York  County  Alumni  Club  of  Bucknell  Univer- 
sity held  its  annual  banquet  at  the  Lincoln  'Woods  Inn 
Friday,  February  3,  1950.  The  program  opened  with 
invocation  by  the  Reverend  Jay  H.  Fleckenstine  '12,  pas- 
tor of  Trinity  Evangelical  United  Brethren  Church.  A 
welcome  was  extended  by  the  president,  Mrs.  Jessie 
Fielding  Eyster  '29.  The  meeting  was  then  turned  over 
to  the  toastmistress  of  the  evening,  Mrs.  Carrie  Smithgall 
Ebert  '25. 

The  group  sang  "Hail  Bucknell"  and  "Come  Buck- 
nell Warriors."  The  singing  was  under  the  direction  of 
Harry  F.  Andrews  '19  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Harry  Ruhl. 
The  toastmistress  then  introduced  past  presidents  and 
guests.  She  introduced  the  "first  lady"  of  the  Bucknell 
campus,  Mrs.  Horace  A.  Hildreth,  wife  of  the  newly- 
elected  president  of  Bucknell. 

Miss  Peggy  L.  Deardorft  of  the  Class  of  1952  gave 
a  talk  entitled,  "A  Typical  Day  at  Bucknell,  1950."  A 
quartet  composed  of  Gordon  Everett,  Kenneth  Stritt- 
mater,  Harry  F.  Andrews  and  Frank  Shaub  sang  "When 
the  Twilight  Shadows  Fall"  by  Rowles,  "Down  in  Arkan- 
sas" by  Evans  and  "Just  a  Dream  of  You,  Dear"  by 
Klickman.  They  were  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Harry  Ruhl. 
A  reading  was  then  given  by  Marjorie  R.  Kostenbader. 

The  toastmistress  introduced  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis, 
Alumni  secretary  and  professor  of  education  at  Bucknell. 
He  spoke  on  "Doings  of  Bucknell  Clubs  in  Other  Cities  in 
the  United  States."  At  the  conclusion  of  his  remarks,  he 
introduced  the  new  president  of  Bucknell,  Dr.  Horace  A. 
Hildreth,  who  spoke  on  "Facts  About  Bucknell."  The 
meeting  was  turned  over  to  the  president,  Mrs.  Eyster, 
who  conducted  a  business  session  and  the  election  of 
officers  for  the  ensuing  year.  The  following  officers  were 
elected  for  the  1950-51  term:  president,  Russell  R. 
Boyer  x'36 ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  Betty  Fleckenstine  Min- 
nich  '41;  secretary,  Albert  K.  Foster  '28 ;  treasurer, 
Levere  M.  Leese  '34;  historian,  Marjorie  R.  Kostenbader 
'19;  Bison  Club  representative,  Lloyd  S.  Hoffman  '32; 
adviser,  Penrose  C.  Wallace  '26;  executive  council  mem- 
l)ers — Mrs.  Elsie  Zarfos  Favine  x'35,  Harry  F.  And- 
rews, Mrs.  Jessie  Fielding  Evster,  Charles  M.  Neff  '42, 
Harry  S.  Ruhl  '27,  Arline  Baumeister  x'22,  Mrs.  Helen 
Green  Richards  '34. 

The  seventy  members  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club 
in  attendance  closed  the  meeting  by  singing  the  Alma 
Mater. 


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William  J.  Iivin  '22 

The  Trenton  birthday  party  held  in  the  Penn  Alanor 
Chib,  Alorrisville,  Pa.,  was  postponed  until  February  17, 
when  President  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  could  attend.  Fifty- 
three  persons  were  present  and  everybody  reports  a  fine 
time. 


PITTSBURGH 

February  11  proved  to  be  a  red-letter  day  for  Buck- 
nellians  in  the  Western  Pennsylvania  District  when 
over  250  of  them  gathered  at  a  dinner-dance  celebrat- 
ing Alma  Abater's  104th  anniversary.  President  and 
Mrs.  Hildreth  were  the  guests  of  honor. 

The  party  was  held  at  the  Edgewood  Country  Club, 
and  was  one  of  the  largest  Bucknellian  gatherings — 
if  not  the  largest — ever  held  in  the  western  half  of  the 
state.  The  successful  turnout  was  the  result  of  an 
intensive  mail  campaign  turned  out  by  a  committee 
headed  by  Bob  McKim  '49.  (Editor's  note:  Mr.  Mc- 
Kim  and  Anne  Culbertson  Dempsey  were  both  hos- 
pitalized as  a  result  of  an  accident  they  were  in  when 
their  car  was  hit  one  evening  as  they  returned  home 
from  a  meeting  of  the  committee  held  at  the  home  of 
Clyde  and  Dorothy  Bailey.  Although  both  were  still 
in  the  hospital  at  the  time  of  the  party,  they  have  since 


returned  to  their  homes  and  are  reported  well  on  the 
road  to  recovery  as  we  go  to  press.  Mr.  McKim  was 
chairman  of  the  committee  and  Mrs.  Dempsey  was  in 
charge  of  decorations.) 

The  program  for  the  evening  featured  Dr.  Hildreth 
as  the  speaker,  and  he  explained  the  hopes  he  holds 
for  the  success  of  the  Alumni  Fund  and  pointed  out 
why  Bucknell  so  sorely  needs  the  funds  obtainable 
through  this  form  of  giving.  He  was  introduced  by 
Alumni  Trustee  Clyde  P.  Bailey  '29. 

The  guests  for  the  evening  were  welcomed  at  the 
outset  by  Trustee  John  T.  Shirley,  whose  remarks 
were  followed  by  a  greeting  from  the  campus  extended 
by  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis,  Alumni  secretary,  who  jour- 


A   PARTIAL   VIEW   OF   THE  PITTSBURGH   PARTY 

neyed  from  Lewisburg  to  be  present  at  the  celebration. 
Music  W'-as  supplied  by  Paula  and  her  accordion 
throughout  dinner,  and  Joe  Schatter  and  his  orchestra 
played  for  dancing  later.  An  entertainment  program 
was  staged  by  the  Laff-a-teers.  Barr  Cannon  '39,  pres- 
ident of  the  Western  Pennsylvania  Club,  was  toast- 
master,  and  George  Henggi  '25  was  advisory  chairman. 
A  luncheon  honoring  President  Hildreth  was  given 
at  the  Duc[uesne  Club  in  Pittsburgh  by  Trustee  John 
T.  Shirley.  Special  guests  included  Chancellor  Rufus 
Fitzgerald  of  the  University  of  Pittsburgh  and  Presi- 
dent-Elect  Warner  of  the  Carnegie  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology. Also  present  were  the  other  trustees  from 
Western  Pennsylvania,  the  officers  of  the  Western 
Pennsylvania  Alumni  Club,  and.  in  honor  of  President 
Hildreth,  thirteen  Pittsburgh  alumni  of  Bowdoin,  his 
own  alma  mater. 


A  GROUP  AT  THE  PITTSBURGH  SPEAKERS'  TABLE 
Left   to   Bight — Mrs.    Cannon,    Mrs.   Bailey,    Clyde   Bailey,    Mrs.    Hildreth, 
President  Hildreth,  Barr  Cannon,  John  Shirley. 


Correction 

On  page  4  of  the  September,  1949,  ALUMNUS  ap- 
pears a  discussion  of  the  Bucknell  Department  of  English 
with  a  brief  biography  of  Dr.  Harry  W.  Robbins,  head 
of  the  department.  Some  corrections  on  the  biographical 
data  are  as  follows  : 

He  was  born  in  Vermont  but  has  no  degree  from 
Vermont  University.  He  has  the  A.B.  and  A.M.  degrees 
from  Brown  University,  but  no  degree  from  Cornell.  .A. 
sizable  prize  is  offered  for  a  worse  piece  of  editorial  work 
since  King  Tut. — Ed. 


March  1950 


17 


SPOR  ts 


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FRESHMAN   BASKETBALL 

Although  they  are  referred  to  as  the  Baby  Bison'^, 
the  freshman  cagers  are  king  size  when  it  comes  to 
scoring  points  and  winning  ball  games. 

Winner  in  six  of  their  first  seven  games,  the  frosli 
were  moving  at  a  scoring  pace  of  two  points  per 
minute,  equivalent  to  80  points  for  regulation  40-min- 
ute  games.  Coach  Bill  Lane's  cagers  usually  take 
part  in  only  32-minute  contests,  averaging  better  than 
64  points  per  fray. 

The  only  loss  sustained  by  the  frosh  was  an  over- 
time, 69-66,  decision  to  the  Navy  Plebes.  In  the  re- 
mainder of  their  other  games  to  February  15,  Buck- 
nell's  stars  of  toinorrow  overpowered  Dickinson, 
Bloomsburg  Teachers  twice,  Reading  A.  T.  C,  Gettys- 
burg, and  Franklin  &  Marshall. 

RECORDS 

Several  Bucknell  scoring  records  had  fallen  and  a 
few  others  were  in  peril  as  the  sophomore-dominated 
basketball  squad  roared  into  the  last  lap  of  its  21-game 
schedule. 

At  the  two-thirds  mark,  the  Bisons  boasted  of  a 
new  Davis  Gymnasium  team  record  of  98  points, 
gathered  at  the  expense  of  Franklin  &  Marshall.  The 
score  of  that  game  was  98-54.  It  erased  the  92-point 
record  hung  up  in  the  campus  den  in  January,  when 
Muhlenberg  outran  the  Bisons  92-80.  Bucknell's  80 
points  established  a  new  high  total  for  a  losing  team, 
rather  dubious  honors  held  by  Muhlenberg  since  Buck- 
nell's upset  84-65  triumph  over  the  Mules  on  March 
8,  1947.  Also  falling  by  the  wayside  in  the  point-for- 
point  battle  with  Muhlenberg  was  the  record  for  total 
points  scored  in  one  game,  which  now  reads  172  points. 

As  if  that  weren't  enough,  the  Bisons  were  closing 
in  on  Bucknell's  all-time  record  for  total  points  scored 
in  one  season.  With  seven  games  still  to  be  played, 
Coach  Jack  Guy's  offensive-minded  quintet  needed 
only  142  points  to  overhaul  the  season  high  of  1,043 
points  set  during  the  1947-48  season. 

Another  potential  record  has  to  do  with  the  all- 
time  indixidual  mark  for  total  points  in  one  season. 
This  record  of  324  points  set  by  George  Haines  in  1941- 
42  was  being  threatened  by  the  rapid-fire  scoring  of 
Joe  Gallagher,  sophomore  forward.  In  his  last  seven 
frays,  Gallagher  had  to  average  14.5  points  per  game 
in  order  to  finish  above  Haines'  total. 

As  each  new  scoring  record  falls,  the  reverberation 
tells  of  better  things  to  come.  Just  wait  until  these 
sophomores  are  seniors ! 

WRESTLING 

With  three  victories  in  four  starts,  the  varsity 
wrestlers  had  hopes  of  taking  the  honors  in  their  final 
two  matches  and  thus  finish  the  campaign  with  the 
most  successful  mat  record  in  the  six-year  history  of 
the  sport  at  Bucknell. 

The  only  obstacles  in  the  way  were  Western  Mary- 
land and  Muhlenberg,  but  Coach  Herb  Maack's  co- 
horts were  beaming  with  confidence  as  they  prepared 


to  meet  these  two  foes.  Last  winter's  squad  won  four 
of  six  matches,  which  is  tops  as  far  as  wrestling  records 
at  Bucknell  are  concerned.  The  Maackmen  enter- 
tained hopes  of  finishing  the  current  term  with  a  five 
and  one  report. 

Wendell  Stainsby,  135-pounder  of  Danville,  and 
George  Stanton,  145-pounder  of  Honesdale,  had  un- 
beaten records  going  into  the  last  two  matches.  Stains- 
by's  winning  streak  in  dual  matches  had  reached  num- 
ber ten,  including  six  triumphs  carried  over  from  last 
year.  Stanton,  Avho  lost  only  once  during  the  1948-49 
season,  was  the  victor  in  his  first  four  bouts  this 
season. 


Genial  Jack  Guy  i.s  always  in  a  gay  mood  when  surrounded  by  these 
two  members  of  Bucknell's  varsity  basketball  squad.  The  mentor  is 
shown  with  two  of  his  sophomore  stars,  Don  Strassner,  left,  and  Joe 
Gallagher.  As  the  season  entered  the  home  stretch,  the  two  sophomores 
were  setting  the  scoring  pace,  accounting  for  418  points  in  14  games. 
With  seven  games  remaining,  Gallagher  had  224  points,  just  100  short  of 
tieing  the  college's  all-time  individual  record  for  total  points  in  one 
season.     Strassner  was  not  far  behind  with  194  points. 


Co-Ed  Sports 


In  addition  to  intramurals  and  class  instruction  in 
hockey,  volleyball,  basketball,  modern  dance,  social  and 
square  dance,  outdoor  and  indoor  archery,  bowling,  bad- 
minton, tennis,  golf,  and  softball,  the  Women's  Athletic 
Association  has  interest  clubs  in  modern  dance,  bowling, 
swimming,  and  camp  counseling. 

Among  the  special  events  sponsored  annually  by  the 
W.  A.  A.  are  freshman  picnics,  post-exam  social  hours, 
hockey  sports  day,  cabin  party  at  Half-Way  Dam,  Sadie 
Hawkins  Day  Dance,  and  May  Day. 

In  December,  the  Modern  Dance  Club  was  privileged 
to  sponsor  a  program  of  modern  dance  by  Martha  Gra- 
ham and  Company.  In  February,  28  girls  attended  a 
Sports  Day  at  Penn  State  ;  and  in  March,  18  girls  attended 
a  Sports  Day  at  Lycoming  College  in  Williamsport. 


DAVID  E.  THOMAS,  M.A.  '40,  after  extended  ex- 
perience in  personnel  work  in  the  Armed  Sen-ices  and  in 
public  schools,  recently  became  full-time  guidance  coun- 
selor at  Fair  Lawn,  New  Jersey,  High  School.  Daniel  A. 
Rothermel  '38,  Sc.M.  '39,  who  is  director  of  guidance 
there,  teaches  guidance  courses  in  the  Bucknell  Summer 
School. 


18 


March   1950 


Class  Reports 


Class  of  1902 

Class  Reporter:   Miss  Mary  T.  Wylie 
64  N.  Ninth  St.,  Newark  7,  N.  J. 

Word  has  been  received  that  David 
A.  Pitt  x'02,  pastor  of  Central  Baptist 
Church  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  for  twenty- 
one  years  before  his  retirement  in  1941, 
died  November  7,  1949,  after  a  brief 
illness.  A  native  of  Ireland,  he  came 
to  this  country  at  the  age  of  fifteen. 
He  held  the  following  degrees;  A.B., 
University  of  Pennsylvania;  B.D., 
Rochester  Theological  Seminary;  D.D., 
Berkeley  Divinity  School.  Dr.  Pitt 
married  Maud  E.  Hanna  '97.  After  her 
death  he  remarried.  His  second  wife 
and  four  sons  survive. 

Have  you  checked  the  addresses  of 
your  old  classmates?  The  following 
mav  differ  from  the  ones  vou  have; 
Abner  D.  Bentz,  1547  W.  Princess  St., 
York;  Charles  I.  Beyer,  136  St.  George 
St.,  Lewisburg;  Alan  C.  Cunningham 
x'02,  1530  E.  Susquehanna  Ave.,  Phila- 
delphia, 25;  George  W.  English,  Rt.  2. 
Box  826.  Loomis,  Calif.;  Thomas  P. 
Kyle,  Central  Ave.,  R.  D.  #4,  Paterson, 
N.  J.;  Mrs.  Jessie  Lovell  Sprague  x'02. 
Box  421,  Hollywood,  Fla. 

Any  news  to  report?  Every  last 
member  of  1902  turns  first  to  the  Class 
Reports  when  the  ALUMNUS  arrives, 
maybe  to  get  new  of  you.  Don't  make 
it  a  fruitless  quest!  We  know  that 
many  of  you  are  doing  challenging 
significant  things,  of  which  we  would 
like   to   hear.     Write   to  your  reporter. 

Class  of  1908 

Class  Reporter:  Mrs.  J.  H.  Mathl^s 
(Margaret  Pangburn) 

202  St.  Louis  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Dr.  E.  Carroll  Condict  has  been  in 
India  most  of  the  past  year,  making  a 
physical  recovery  from  service  in 
Burma  during  and  since  the  war.  He 
has  returned  to  Burma  and  can  be 
reached  through  this  address:  143  St. 
John's  Rd.,  Baptist  Hdq..  Rangoon. 
Burma. 

Mrs.  E.  H.  Benfer  (Anna  J.  Derr 
r08)  died  sometime  during  1949,  ac- 
cording to  word  received  from  another 
Bucknellian. 

John  J.  Williams  is  an  instructor  at 
Wilkes    College,    Wilkes-Barre. 

New  addresses:  Mrs.  J.  C.  Hershey 
(Helen  Forrest),  Blue  Ridge  Summit; 
George  W.  Kerschner,  429  S.  Wayne 
St..  Lewistown;  C.  Edward  Long,  New 
Alexander  Rd.,  R.  D.  4,  Greensburg; 
Mrs.  Blair  Foster  (Carol  Spratt  I'OS), 
Conway  Rd.,  Rte.  10,  Atlanta,  Ga. ; 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Blakemore  (Helen  F.  Tif- 
fany),  11    N.   14th  St.,  Harrisburg. 

Class  of  1911 

Class  Reporter:   Miss  Laura  McGann 

226  S.  Third  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

When  I  subtract  1911  from  1950.  I 
seem  to  get  39.  That  is  3x13.  Then 
next  year,  1951.    My!    That  will  be  40. 


That  is  4x10.  Forty  years  of  being 
Bucknellians!  Do  put  our  1951  Class 
Reunion  on  your  June  list  of  appoint- 
ments— real  appointments  that  must  be 
kept.  John  Hilbish,  "Cy"  Shreve  and 
Frank  Davis  will  remember  how  my 
niece,  Pat  Leaber,  drove  the  car  for 
them  at  the  head  of  our  last  reunion. 
Anniversary  Year  celebration.  We  had 
fun!  We  had  numbers!  We  had  that 
"old-time  spirit".  Come  on,  beloved, 
let's  do  it  again  in  1951 — June  is  the 
time  of  roses,  faded  or  otherwise. 

In  the  Almanac  for  Alumni  in  the 
January  ALUMNUS,  February  19-22 
is  marked  Religion  in  Life  Week  for  us. 
Dr.  John  Weddell  (whom  all  of  us  re- 
member as  living  in  what  is  now  the 
Bower  House  on  Sixth  St.)  was 
brought  back  in  vivid  memory  by  the 
placing  of  a  new  pulpit  in  the  Baptist 
Church  in  Lewisburg  on  Sunday,  Feb- 
ruary 5.  Sue  and  Peg  and  all  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Weddell  family  did  us  a 
signal  honor  in  honoring  their  father's 
memory.  He  believed  that  God  created 
both  the  universe  and  us.  A  brilliant 
man  and  a  writer  of  note,  he  neverthe- 
less was  humble,  humble  with  the  true 
humility  of  one  to  whom  religion  was 
not  just  a  code  of  morals  to  be  ad- 
justed, but  a  vital,  life-giving  person. 
I  consider  it  a  privilege  thus  to  speak 
of  his  on-flowing  personality. 

A  few  items  about  us  1911ers — the 
almost-4-decaders ; 

Nelson  K.  Crossman,  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Managers  and  the  Execu- 
tie  Committee  of  the  New  York  State 
Baptist  Missionary  Convention,  was 
elected  president  of  the  Pastor's  Con- 
ference of  that  body  a  year  ago.  He  is 
pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of 
Hudson  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Evelyn  McCaskie  has  been  staying 
most  of  the  year  with  the  family  of 
Athol  Wise  '06.  The  reason  was  the 
very  serious  and  fatal  illness  of  her 
sister,  Carrie  McCaskie  Wise  '06.  In 
the  early  part  of  February,  Carrie  was 
buried  in  the  family  plot  near  East 
Orange.  As  Joe  Henderson  remarked, 
and  all  of  us  agree,  "Carrie  was  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  characters  I  have 
ever  known." 

Howard  M.  Williams  x'll  died  Au- 
gust 22,  1949,  we  were  informed  by 
Mrs.  Williams  when  she  sent  in  an 
Alumni  Fund  contribution  in  memory 
of  her  husband.  Their  son,  David,  was 
graduated  from  Bucknell  in  1939. 

John  W.  Peoples  x'll,  aged  59,  died 
November  1,  1948.  He  was  an  engineer 
by  profession  and  a  veteran  of  World 
War  I.  His  wife,  two  sons,  a  daughter, 
and  a  sister  survive.  One  of  the  sons, 
John,  is  at  present  attending  Bucknell. 
Verna  Whitaker  Hillman  of  Millville, 
N.  J.,  loyally  visited  the  campus  in  the 
early  fall.  I  was  sorry  to  be  away. 
Please  come  to  the  reunion  next  June, 
Verna. 

Class  of  1915 

Class  Reporter:  T.  B.  Bates 
265  Green  St.,  Mifilinburg,  Pa. 

Marion  Bancroft  is  teaching  English 
in    the    Altoona    High    School.     When 


your  scribe  met  Marion  last  fall  at  the 
district  meeting  of  the  P.  S.  E.  A.  at 
Lock  Haven,  there  was  a  real  meeting 
of  "UNrecognition."  It  was  rather 
difficult  to  state  which  was  the  more 
surprised. 

The  January  22  edition  of  the  Cleve- 
land Plain  Dealer  Pictorial  Magazine 
devoted  an  entire  half-page  to  the  ac- 
tiv  ties  of  Gardner  Wade  Earle.  (See 
ALUMNUS,  June,  1949.)  In  addition 
to  his  duties  of  teacher  of  Greek  and 
Latin  in  the  Cleveland  Hts.  (O.)  High 
School  and  as  author  of  "Moments  with 
(and  without)  Horace,"  "Grandad" 
finds  time  to  take  an  active  part  in  the 
doings  of  the  Wood  Collectors  Society. 
In  fact,  the  latter  activity  requires  so 
much  time  and  space  that  he  has  found 
it  necessary  to  route  Winifred  (Miller) 
out  of  the  cellar  in  order  to  make  room 
for  his  unique  collection  of  woods.  Any- 
one wth  an  unusual  piece  of  wood  may 
obtain  according  to  the  Plain  Dealer,  a 
beautiful  set  of  salt  and  pepper  shakers 
from  the  same  by  forwarding  it  to 
"Grandad,"  together  with  its  history. 
In  this  connection,  I  would  not  forget 
that  Winifred  is  an  architect  when  it 
comes  to  making  strawberry  shortcake. 
This  information  comes  from  first-hand 
experience  gained  not  too  many  years 
ago  when  I  visited  them  at  their  sum- 
mer home  during  the  wild  strawberry 
season.  Yum!  Yum!  The  Earle  home 
is  at  3784  Lowell  Rd.,  Cleveland 
Heights,  O. 

Carl  E.  Geiger  has  just  been  appoint- 
ed acting  director  of  studies  at  Peddie 
School,  Hightstown,  N.  J.  He  has 
taught  English  there  since  1918  and  has 
been  faculty  adviser  for  the  school's 
newspaper  and  head  of  the  Department 
of  English  since  1942.  Carl  has  been 
house  master,  head  basketball  coach 
(very  successful),  and  president  of  the 
New  Jersey  Headmasters  and  Coaches 
Association.  His  new  job  puts  him  on 
the    Peddie   administrative   staff. 

Norman  Mitterling  may  be  addressed 
as  "Major"  Mitterling,  c/o  Valley 
Forge  Military'  Academy,  Wayne. 

Willard  L.  Moyer,  former  chief  in- 
dustrial engineer  of  the  National  Tube 
Co.,  was  killed  in  an  auto  accident  in 
Georgia  on  August  22,  1949.  Previous- 
ly he  had  been  affiliated  with  the  C.  D. 
Dyer  Engineering  Co.  of  Cleveland  and 
with  the  Bunker-Jones-Page  Engineers 
of  Chicago.  Among  the  survivors  are 
his  wife  and  daughter. 

J.  R.  Speer,  Jr.,  57,  coal  dealer  and 
national  officer  of  a  Masonic  organiza- 
tion, died  October  31.  1949  an  hour  af- 
ter suffering  a  heart  attack.  He  was  a 
football  star  in  both  high  school  and 
college  and  for  several  years  after 
graduating  was  a  football  oflficial,  serv- 
ing in  many  games  in  the  Philadelphia 
area.  His  wife,  his  son,  John  III,  '44 
and  a  brother  survive. 

New  address:  The  Rev.  Fred  H. 
Fahringer,  227  Cedar  Ave.,  Everett, 
Wash. 


March    1930 


19 


Class  of   1926 

Class  Reporter:     Miss  Anna  L.  Brown 
45  Wildwcod  Ave.,  Pitman.  N.  J. 

Martha  M.  Morrow,  a  teacher  in  the 
Dorniont  High  School,  resides  at  729 
Washington   Rd..   Pittsburgh  28. 

Randall  L.  Newell  is  working  for 
Gatter  and  Diehl,  consulting  engineers. 
His  address  is  1706  N.  2nd  St.,  Harris- 
burg. 

Enoch  C.  Willman  x'26  passed  away 
on  March  25,  1949,  as  I  he  result  of  a 
heart  attack. 

Neii'  addresses:  Malcolm  G.  Jones, 
1004  Overbrook  Rd.,  VVestovcr  Hills, 
Wilmington,  Del.;  Elizabeth  Stalford, 
64  College  Ave.,  Mansfield. 


Class  of   1943 

Class  Reporter:  Mrs.  Earle  E.  Benton 
(Norene  Bond), 

3408  Ivan  Rd.,  Wayne,  Pa. 

Your  reporter  owes  everyone  an 
apology  for  slipping  up  the  past  two 
issues,  but  in  the  furor  of  moving  and 
holiday  activities  my  job  here  was  in- 
advertently pigeon-holed  and  forgotten. 
It  would  help  if  you'd  keep  jogging 
my  memory  by  sending  a  steady  stream 
of  information  heading  my  way.  Don't 
forget  to  note  the  new  address. 

A  note  from  the  William  Rand  Camp- 
bells (Mary  Alice  Hutchinson  x'45) 
informs  us  that  they  have  bought  an  old 
New  England  farmhouse  plus  thirty 
acres  of  land  and  are  thoroughly  en- 
joying country  life  at  R.  D.  #2,  Litch- 
field, Conn.  They  have  three  children 
now:  Patricia,  5,  Marty,  2,  and  Doug- 
las, 1.  Randy  is  working  for  the 
American  Paper  Goods  Co. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  N.  Peck 
(Maribeth  Bond)  and  their  2H-year-old 
daughter,  Barbara  Kaiulani,  are  spend- 
ing the  winter  with  Mrs.  Peck's  parents 
at  327  S.  6th  St.,  Lewisburg. 

Some  of  our  classmates  are  carving 
careers  for  themselves  about  which  you 
mav  not  have  heard.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Roland  B.  McRoberts  (Ruth  Bolton 
'44)  are  now  in  the  printing  and  pub- 
lishing business.  They  issue  a  weekly 
newspaper  called  The  Valley  Citi::en 
in  Valley  View.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William 
S.  Rollins,who  received  their  master's 
degrees  at  Bucknell  in  June,  are  resid- 
ing at  58  Stanworth  Lane,  Princeton, 
N.  J.  Bill  is  attending  Princeton, 
working  toward  his  doctor's  degree. 
Marion  Waters  resigned  her  teaching 
position  in  December.  1948.  to  assume 
full-time  household  duties.  She  is  now 
Mrs.  Leo  A.  Bressler  and  resides  at 
24  Dudley  Ave..   Lansdowne. 

Two  marriages  in  the  past  year  or  so 
that  have  come  to  my  attention  are 
those  of  Ruth  D.  Kistler,  who  married 
Joseph  P.  Young,  Jr.  on  February  5, 
1949,  and  is  residing  at  5700  Ogontz 
Ave..  Apt.  405-A.  Philadelphia  41.  and 
Esther  V.  Simpson  x  '45,  who  wed  John 
H.  Connelly  on  May  7,  1949.  They  live 
at  7410  N.  Greenview  Ave..  Chicago  26. 
111. 

Among  the  names  added  to  our  ros- 
ter of  offspring  are: 

A  daughter.  Linda  Arlene,  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hallock  Luce  III  (Arlene 
Downs).  April  27.  1949.  They  live  on 
Main    St..    S.   Jamesport,   L.    I.,    N.   Y, 


.\  son.  James  Latta  III.  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  James  Latta,  Jr.  (Eleanor  Pyle), 
Atay  2.  1949.     Sister  Ellen  Ann  is  3i/<. 

A  son.  Cullen  p..  Jr.,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Cullen  Shipman  (Ruth  I.  Guarnaccia), 
June  2.  1949.  The  father  was  gradu- 
ated from  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania Law  School  last   February. 

A  daughter,  Margaret  Elizabeth,  to 
Lt.  and  Mrs.  William  M.  Strunk.  in 
August,  1949.  The  couple  also  have 
a  young  son,  William  M.,  2nd. 

A  son,  Robert  Bruce,  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Robert  E.  Morris  (Kay  Marshall), 
on  December  22,  1949.  This  is  their 
second  child. 

A  daughter,  Elizabeth  Ann.  to  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Ray  Breg  (Margaret  Meston) 
on  Januarj'  2,  1950. 

I  am  sorry  to  have  to  report  that  two 
of  our  members  have  been  taken  from 
us.  On  March  23,  1949.  Hiriam  B. 
Mann,  a  member  of  Delta  Sigma,  was 
killed  by  a  train.  He  had  served  in  the 
Army  Air  Forces  during  World  War 
II  and  was  by  profession  a  civil  engi- 
neer. His  father,  Walter  H.  Mann, 
vi'as  graduated  from  Bucknell  in  1911 
and  is  a  well-known  civil  engineer. 
Mann's  wife  is  among  the  survivors. 
Lt.  Richard  A.  Reiss,  Navy  doctor  at- 
tached to  the  U.  S.  Public  Health  Ser- 
vice, was  killed  in  an  automobile  crash 
in  June,  1949.  He  is  survived  bj'  his 
parents,  his  wife,  and  his  daughter. 

New  addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doug- 
las Bonham  (Mary  Louise  Tripp),  Apt. 
4-B.  Parkway  Village,  Cranford,  N.  J.; 
Arlene  M.  Braun,  VVood  Acres,  Brook- 
viUe,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.;  J.  J.  Calaman,  40 
Lane  Ave.,  Caldwell,  N.  J.;  Mrs.  Tames 
Wallace  (Audrey  Cook).  14  Russell  St., 
Canisteo.  N.  Y.:  Mrs.  J.  E.  Brewer 
(Florence  R.  Dietrich),  215  Summit  St.. 
Norristown;  Carolyn  F.  Donehower, 
430  Larchwood  Ave.,  Upper  Darby; 
Eunice  S.  Eaton,  1728  Spruce  St..  Phila- 
delphia 3;  Mrs.  Joseph  R.  Thomas,  Jr. 
(Mary  I.  Hamlin),  S-1507  Cedar  St.. 
Spokane  9.  Wash.;  Elizabeth  J.  Jack- 
son, 14175  Montrose,  Detroit  27.  Mich.; 
George  N.  Jenkins,  131  Chilton  St..  Apt. 
A-1,  Elizabeth  2,  N.  J.;  Mrs.  Claude 
D.  Ketner  (Betty  Jane  Keim),  2605 
Prospect  Blvd.,  Pcnnside,  Reading; 
Joseph  B.  Lukowski,  Countrv  Club 
Acres,  R.  F.  D.  7,  Spring  Hill.  W.  Va.; 
Mrs.  Virginia  McCabe  Walling.  200 
Forest  Ave..  Keansburg,  N.  T.;  Mrs.  N. 
F.  Ives  (Eleanor  F.  PhilUps),  20  Eld- 
ridge  Gardens,  W.  Collin.gswood,  Audu- 
bon 6,  N.  J.;  Harold  J.  Scheule,  177  Vic- 
tory Ave..  Salem.  N.  J.;  Dr.  Robert  L. 
Walker,  3301  Pearl  St..  Endwell,  N.  Y.; 
Mrs.  Robert  M.  Bauers  (E.  Dorothy 
Wolfe),   1245  Day  St.,  Philadelphia  25. 

Class  of  1948 

Class  Reporter:  Mrs.  Richard  Atherley 

(Joann  Golightly), 

Elm  Garden  Apts.,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

Who's    got    the    pep? — Who's 
going  to  rate? 

What's   the   best   class? — '48! 

Recently,  I  was  asked  to  take  over 
as  our  class  reporter,  and  I  accepted, 
thinking  there  was  no  better  way  of 
keeping  in  touch  with  all  of  you.  But 
it's  up  to  you — send  your  news  to  the 
Alumni  Office  or  to  me,  a-nd  I'll  try 
to  see  that,  in  each  issue,  we  have  one 
of  the  most   interesting  columns. 


As  for  my  life,  Dick  and  I  were  mar- 
ried October  8,  1949.  I've  been  with 
the  Department  of  Justice,  Federal  Bu- 
reau of  Investi.gation,  for  over  a  year 
now.  Dot  Harrison  and  I  meet  for 
lunch  every  Wednesday  —  she's  with 
Rutger's  Placement  Bureau,  in  Newark, 
also. 

Another  piece  of  good  news  is  that 
our  class  was  again  well  represented  at 
the  birthday  dinner  meeting  of  the 
Metropolitan  Alumni  Association  in 
N.  Y.  C. — we  had  more  Alumni  there 
than  any  other  class — hope  you're  all 
doing  as  well. 

And  now  to  the  best  part  of  any  class 
report — "who  is  doing  what  and  where." 

Births:  Daughter.  Leslie  Ash,  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Richard  H.  Ash,  September 
2i.  1949;  son,  Roger  Walsh,  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Bartram,  Jr.  (Carole 
V.  Fox),  June  14,  1949;  son.  Jeffcry.  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chester  S.  Dawson  (Julia 
Shank),  September  18,  1949;  daughter. 
Lynne  Marie,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Warren 
Elze,  May  19,  1949;  son,  Paul  Edwin,  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  P.  Kammer,  May 
28.  1949;  daughter,  Carol  Jean,  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Kessler  (Harriet 
Foust  x'49),  September  13.  1949— father 
is  assistant  office  manager  with  the  H. 
J.  Heintz  Co.  at  Baltimore.  Md.;  son, 
Carl  W.  III.  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carl  W. 
Nienstedt,  Jr.,  January  11.  1950;  son. 
Edward  Peter  II.  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ed- 
ward P.  O'Louglin  x'49  (Lorraine  E. 
Pertsch),  July  2?,,  1949;  Frank  Robert, 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Painter 
(Mildred  J.  Valentine  '47),  August  7, 
1949 — named  for  grandfather.  Frank 
H.  Painter  '10.  who  recently  retired 
from  position  of  superintendent  of  Ly- 
coming County  Schools;  second  daugh- 
ter. Kerry  Lvnn,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rob- 
ert M.  Robinson  (Marilyn  H.  Case  '47). 
September  19,  1949 — father  is  head  of 
unit  control  for  Sears,  Roebuck  &  Co. 
at  Reading;  son.  Michael,  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Clarence  (Blackie)  Ryan,  Jr., 
September.  1949;  daughter,  Lynn 
Bruce,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  J. 
Scheible  (L.  Audrey  Bruce  '47),  Octo- 
ber 11.  1949;  daughter.  Margaret  Ann, 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  M.  Skove 
(Helen  Busing  '48),  November  10,  1949; 
son,  Tames  Harry,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Harry  Snyder  x'48  (Fay  Adams  '44), 
May  1,  1948;  son.  Dean,  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Howard  D.  Mackey  (Betty-Ann 
Waddington),  August  30,  1948. 

Marriages:  Robert  Appelbaum  and 
Betsy  Bowler,  September  3,  1949;  re- 
siding in  Trenton,  N.  J.  .  .  .  Jesse  F. 
Davis  and  Patricia  A.  Wilson.  July  10, 
,1949;  address:  533  Valley  St.,  Lewis- 
town.      He  is   factory  accountant  with 

Cluett,     Peabody    &    Co..    Inc 

Joseph  C.  Evans  and  Mariorie  R.  Dar- 
nell '49.  June  27,  1949;  address:  40  S. 
2nd  St..  Lewisburg  .  .  .  Jean  Frey 
x'48  and  Joseph  E.  Thomas,  March  26, 
1949;  address:  722  S.  Duke  St.,  York 
.  .  .  Jeanne  A.  Grice  and  George  H. 
Ramer  '50.  August  20.  1949;  residing 
in  Lewisburg.  Bride  is  a  visitor  for  the 
Union  County  Board  of  the  Department 
of  Public  Assistance.  Groom  was  grad- 
uated in  February  .  .  .  William  H.  Han- 
sen and  Dorothy  L.  Clark,  July  2.  1949; 
address:  5  MacArthur  Ave.,  Lodi,  N.  J. 
Groom  is  a  student  at  Columbia  Law 
School;  bride,  teacher  in  the  Garfield 
school  system  .  .  .  Helen  R.  Hayden 
(granddaughter  of   Dr.  William  G. 


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March   1950 


Owens  '80,  Bucknell  professor  emeri- 
tus) and  Theodore  C.  Nelson,  November 
26,  1949;  address:  7  Wellesley  Rd.,  Up- 
per Montclair,  N.  J.  ,  .  .  Raymond  A. 
Hood,  Jr.  and  Mariann  E.  Collms  '49, 
September  1,  1949;  address  357  Bay- 
shore  Blvd.,  Apt.  #1,  Tampa,  Fla.  .  .  . 
Virginia  C.  Lehr  and  William  D.  Gold 
.x'46,  June  18,  1949;  residing  at  Turbot- 
ville,  where  the  bride  is  teaching.  Hus- 
band is  connected  with  Royal  Imprints, 
Inc.,  in  Lewisburg  .  .  .  Carolyn  Mc- 
Nerny  and  Harry  W.  Beatty,  Jr..  Sep- 
tember 7,  1949;  address:  410  E.  Semi- 
ary  Ave.,  Gainesville,  Fla.  .  .  .  David 
C.  Messersmith  and  Anne  L.  Bailey, 
July  23,  1949;  address:  435  W.  Orange 
St.,  Lancaster.  He  is  in  Research 
Dept.,  Hamilton  Watch  Co.  .  .  .  Nida 
Poteat  and  Nicholas  Sileo  '49,  August 
13,  1949.  Nick  is  attending  Colgate- 
Rochester  Divinity  School  .  .  .  Mar- 
garet R.  Rowe  and  Robert  W.  Harri- 
son. September  17,  1949;  address:  15 
Fyler  Dr.,  Windsor,  Conn.  .  .  .  Marshall 
Zigler  and  Audrey  Husk,  February  26. 
1949.  Groom  is  a  student  at  U.  of  Penn 
Law   School. 

What  Classmates  Are  Doing :  Lawrence 
M.  Ashman  x'48  is  a  Marine  Corps 
combat  correspondent,  presently  auth- 
oring three  books.  He  may  be  ad- 
dressed as  follows:  Public  Information, 
MCS.  Quantico,  Va.  ...  Robert  K. 
Austin,  a  high  school  teacher,  resides 
at  16  S.  Congress  St.,  Newtown,  Bucks 
Co.  .  .  .  Gloria  Binkley,  who  received 
her  master's  degree  in  Augxist  at  Stan- 
ford University,  is  teaching  fourth 
grade  in  the  Alameda  schools;  address: 
3013  Santa  Clara,  Alameda,  Calif.  .  .  . 
Willis  D.  Boyer,  salesman  for  Johns 
Manville  Sales  Corp..  resides  at  50  Ar- 
cadia Rd.,  Apt.  16-P,  Hackensack,  N.  J. 
He  and  Elizabeth  J.  McBride  '49  were 
married  June  25,  1949  .  .  .  James  A. 
Commins,  instructor  in  physics  at  La- 
fayette College,  may  be  addressed  at 
617  N.  Robinson  St..  Pen  Argyl  .  .  . 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  T.  Cooper  (  Paul- 
ine Simsarian  '47)  reside  at  17  Forest 
Park.  Portland.  Me.  He  is  employed 
by  the  Royal-Liverpool  Insurance 
Group  .  .  .  Douglas  H.  Fleming  is  a 
student  at  the  Universitv  of  Southern 
California.  He  lives  at  103  E.  64th  PI.. 
Inglewood,  Calif.  .  .  .  Al  Foster  has 
been  named  sales  representative  of  the 
Magee  Carpet  Co.  for  the  State  of 
New  Jersev — "very  fascinating  work"; 
address:  117  W.  6th  Ave..  Roselle.  N.  J. 
.  .  .  Mrs.  Walter  Coats  (Margaret 
Hughes)  is  residing  at  141  Eagle  Rock 
Ave.,  Roseland,  N.  J.,  where  her  hus- 
band has  accepted  a  pastorate.  She 
taught  fifth  grade  in  Princeton  while 
living  in  that  city  .  .  .  David  W.  Leiby, 
770  State  St..  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  is  a 
test  engineer,  taking  the  General  Elec- 
tric "A"  Course,  Advanced  Engineering 
Program.  More  than  40O  men  applied; 
65  were  selected  .  .  .  Charles  W.  Lofft, 
Jr.  is  a  turbine  supervisor  with  the  Gen- 
eral Electric  Co.  He  mav  be  addressed 
at  411  W.  Franklin  St.,  Richmond,  Va. 

New  addresses:  Mrs.  Carl  A.  Olsen 
fjoy  Adams  x'48),  425  S.  Carlisle  St., 
Philadelphia  46;  Edmund  A.  Brummer, 
Jr.  x'48,  4929  S.  Tonti  St.,  New  Orleans 
15,  La.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  Cruik- 
shank  (Mary  Jane  Groves  '46),  45 
Forest  Stream  Dr.,  Williamsville,  Buf- 
falo 21,  N.  Y.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  Lament 
Dm  (Mary  C.  Hess  '47),  R.  D.  #1,  Wil- 
liamsport;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  A.  Don- 
aldson (Peggy  Lou  Randolph  '47),  312 


Pennsvlvania  Ave.,  Glenshaw;  James 
P,  Flynn,  319  Lehigh  St.,  Wilkes-Barre; 
Donald  H.  Foote,  6  Spring  Lane,  Levit- 
town,  Hicksville,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.;  Arthur 
K,  Freas,  37  Melrose  Park  Rd.,  Nor- 
wich, Conn.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  H. 
Gass  (Dorothy  Kinsey  '46),  Box  86, 
Pearl  River,  N.  Y. ;  Richard  C.  Hoy, 
634  St.  Catherine  St.,  Lewisburg;  An- 
thony B.  Hoying.  718'/2  Clifton  Ave.. 
Springfield,  O.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William 
A.  Hinkle  (Patricia  E.  Hungerford), 
220  Lake  Cliff  Dr..  Lawrence  Park, 
Erie;  Norman  R.  King,  Slingerlands, 
N.  v.;  Robert  E.  Lighten,  2107  Whar- 
ton Rd.,  Glenside;  John  W.  McLaren, 
2010  Maple  Ave.,  Altoona;  R.  James 
Mattis,  6817  Colonial  Rd..  Brooklvn. 
N.  Y.;  Albert  E.  Schmidt,  20  N.  Abing- 
ton  Rd.,  Cleveland,  O.;  John  A.  Tra- 
then,  3909  S.  Denker  Ave.  (Apt.  202), 
Los  Angeles  37.  Calif.;  Guy  J.  Way, 
15  E.  Central  Ave..  S.  Williamsport ; 
A'Ir.  and  Mrs.  Donald  Webster  (Mar- 
garet C.  Donaldson  '49),  831  Diamond 
St.,  Williamsport. 


'Down  the  oAisle 

1935 
Mary  E.  Walker,  M.A.  '36,  and  How- 
ard W.  Runkel,  ALA.  '42,  were  united 
in  marriage  on  September  10,  1949.  The 
bride  had  been  office  manager  of  the 
Treasurer's  Office  at  Bucknell;  the 
groom  had  been  working  for  his  doc- 
torate at  Stanford  University  and  is 
now  teaching  speech  at  Duke  Univer- 
sity. The  Runkels  are  residing  at  1408 
Duke   University   Rd.,   Durham,   N.   C. 

1940 
Ruth  Lowther  is  now  Mrs.  Marian  J. 
Miller,  according  to  word  recei^-ed  by 
the  Alumni  Office  in  October.  Her  ad- 
dress is  Gammage  Hall,  Arizona  State 
College,  Tempe,  Ariz. 

1941 
On  June  4,  1949.  Gladys  Chudomelka 
was    married    to    Joseph    Colahan.    Jr. 
The   Colahans'   address   is    114   W.  At- 
lantic Ave.,  Audubon,  N.  J. 

1946 
Josephine  V.  Avia  x'46  has  been  Mrs. 
Arthur    K.    Lawida    since    October    15, 
1949.    They  are  living  at  4500  Hudson 
Blvd.,  Union  City,  N.  J. 

1947 

Marion-Louise  Clachko,  M.S.  '48.  and 
Harvey  G.  Trachtenberg  were  married 
on  September  4.  1949.  and  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  103  N.  Welles  Ave..  Kings- 
ton. 

Dorothy  J.  Gleckner  and  Charles  F. 
Steininger  were  united  in  marriage  on 
December  29,  1949.  The  bride  has  been 
Y-Teen  program  director  of  the  Rich- 
mond, Ind.,  Y.  W.  C.  A.  The  groom  is 
a  senior  law  student  at  Catholic  Univer- 
sity. They  live  at  2018  Perry  St.,  N.  E.. 
Washington.  D.  C. 

Faith  J.  Lief  and  Roy  M.  Rathe  were 
wed  on  November  27.  1949,  and  are  re- 
siding at  56  Pondfield  Rd.,  W.,  Bronx- 
ville,  N.  Y.  The  bride  is  chemical  sec- 
retary in  the  Patent  Dept.  of  the  Ameri- 
can  Cyanamid   Co. 

Robert  E.  Malesardi  and  Betty  Kelly 
were    united    in    marriage   on   June    18, 


1949.  The  groom  is  a  staff  accountant 
with  Arthur  Anderson  and  Co.;  the 
bride,  a  stewardess  with  Pan-American 
Airways.  The  Malesardis  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  37R  Georgian  Court,  Ber- 
genfield.  N.  J. 

Alberta  H.  Novick,  a  teacher  in  the 
Plymouth  schools,  was  married  on 
August  24,  1949.  to  Theodore  J.  KiUian, 
who  will  receive  his  degree  in  January, 
a  Wilkes  ColIe.ge  senior.  The  couple 
reside  at  205  Orchard  St..   Plymouth. 

1949 
Richard    B.    Byrod    and    PhyUis    H. 

Bub  '48  were  wed  September  17,  1949. 
The  former  is  an  engineer  with  the 
Westinghouse  Air  Brake  Co.  The 
couple  are  living  at  368  Market  St.. 
Jeannette. 

Margaret  J.  Kohlhaas  became  Mrs. 
Kenneth  E.  Waters,  Jr.,  in  October, 
1949.  The  groom  is  a  senior  at  Buck- 
nell. Their  address  is  603  St.  Catherine 
St.,  Lewisburg. 

S.  Rae  Schultz  and  Edward  M.  Glo- 
ver were  married  on  November  26. 
1949.  and  are  living  at  "The  Cabin", 
Broadway  and  Cyrus  Ave.,  Pitman,  N. 
T.  The  wedding  partv  included  Donald 
W.  Glover  '41,  Stewart  Whittam  '43, 
Harold  Peters  '49,  Charlotte  Schultz 
'47  and  Marilyn  Harer  '49.  The  groom 
is  a  partner  in  Glover  Caterer;  the 
bride,  a  copv  editor  with  Westminster 
Press, 

Mary  Ellen  Shook  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Lester  E.  Lewis  on  Au- 
,gust  27,  1949.  Mrs.  Lewis  is  a  student 
technician  at  Williamsport  Hospital. 


Future  '^ucknellians 


1937 
Nancv  Ellen,  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  John  O.  Taxis  (Ellen  Grone- 
meyer).  was  born  .  October  30.  1949. 
She  has  two  brothers — Jay,  age  8,  and 
Eddie,  age  4. 

1938 

A  son,  Richard  Lee,  was  born  to  Dr. 
and  Atrs.  Lewis  J.  Ledden  (Jennie  B. 
Gray  x'38)  on  May  28.  1949. 

1940 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  S.  Monroe  (Mary 
Wilkalis)  are  the  parents  of  Paul  Shel- 
don, born  April  2.  1949. 

1941 

A  daughter.  Pamela  Ann,  was  born 
January  18,  1950,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Earnest  E.   Rogers   (Virginia  Engle"). 

1946 

On  September  11.  1949,  Linda  Jean 
was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roland  M. 
Caldwell  (Doris  E.  Lyngaas). 

1947 
Frederic  Sherer.  Ill  was  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Frederick  S.  Gallup,  Jr.   (H. 
Lucille    Cook    '39)    on    November    12, 
1949. 

1949 

"A  future  Bucknellian  for  the  Class 
of  1971":  Spencer  Merle,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Merle  W.  Smith  (Rosemary  Pal- 
mer '44),  December  31,   1949. 

A  daughter,  Gretchen  Jean,  was  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  M.  Wyant  on 
August  26,  1949. 


March   1950 


21 


Cousins? 


Witii  more  Bucknell  Alumni  associating  themselves 
with  the  International  Textbook  Company  and  the  Inter- 
national Correspondence  School  at  Scranton,  Pennsyl- 
vania, Bucl<nellians  are  beginning  to  acquire  the  pleasant 
feeling  of  kinship  with  these  neighbor  institutions.  Ralph 
E.  Weeks,  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  recent- 
ly-retired president  of  the  International  Textbook  Com- 
pany, the  International  Correspondence  Schools  and  the 
International  Correspondence  Schools  Canadian,  Ltd.,  is 
a  Bucknellian  by  adoption.  After  being  at  the  helm  of 
the  three  growing  organizations  for  some  thirty-three 
years  and  proving  his  high  standing  in  many  fields 
throughout  the  Commonwealth,  he  was  presented  by 
Bucknell  with  a  well-merited  honorary  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Laws.     (Bucknell  Alumnus,  March  '49). 

Lawrence  W.  Tice  this  past  October  succeeded  Dr. 
Weeks  as  president.  While  he  is  not  an  Alumnus,  he  is  a 
great  and  good  friend  of  many  Bucknellians.  For  several 
years  manager  of  the  College  Department  in  the  publish- 
ing division  of  the  International  Textbook  Company,  he 
became  the  friend  and  counselor  of  a  number  of  the  Buck- 
nell faculty  in  the  business  of  publishing  and  acquiring 
college  textbooks.  As  director  of  personnel,  he  came  to 
know  Bucknellians  on  the  jolj  with  the  Scranton  institu- 
tions.    Among  these  are  : 

Horace  M.  King  x'34,  an  editor  for  the  International 
Textbook  Company.  Horace  at  one  time  operated  the 
Lewisburg  News  Bureau  and  later  served  as  an  expediter 
for  the  Murray  Corporation,  manufacturers  of  wings  for 
the  B-29. 

William  M.  Spangler''35,  A.M.  '36,  supervisor  of  col- 
lege mathematics  with  the  International  Correspondence 
Schools.  Bill  married  a  college  classmate,  Margaret  Coons 
'35,  and  there  are  two  future  Bucknellians  in  the  family, 
James  and  Ronald.  He  taught  at  Peddie  before'going  to 
Scranton  in  1946.  He  was  one  of  four  Bucknell  Alumni 
to  receive  charter  memberships  in  the  University's  chapter 
of  Sigma  Pi  Sigma. 

Charles  D.  Bruch  '41,  director  of  the  School  of  Me- 
chanical Engineering.  Before  going  to  Scranton,  Charles 
was  chief  engineer  for  the  Wolf  Manufacturing  Company, 
Chambersburg,  Pennsylvania. 


GEORGE    R.    WALTERS 

George  R.  Walters 

There  is  not  much  information  to  be  had  in  the 
Alumni  folder  file  of  George  Richard  Walters  '33,  re- 
tiring president  of  the  Lycoming  County  Bucknell  Alumni 
Club,  which  held  a  meeting  on  Feb.  4 — one  of  the  best  in 
history — with  outstanding  newspaper  and  radio  publicity. 

After  becoming  principal  of  the  Henry  Clay  School 
in  Williamsport,  he  studied  in  Bucknell  Summer  School 
and  extension  courses,  receiving  his  master's  degree  in 
education  in  1936.  He  saw  to  it  that  his  sister,  Helen 
Beatrice  'iJ .  attended  the  right  school  and,  together,  they 
reared  and  educated  a  Bucknell  nephew.  Last  year  in 
Lycoming  County,  which  boasts  some  300  Bucknell 
.Mumni,  he  was  appointed  chairman  of  the  Bison  Club 
membership  committee. 

For  years,  he  acted  as  liaison  officer  in  organizing 
and  shaping  Bucknell  extension  courses  in  his  locality. 

No,  George  has  never  done  much  in  the  way  of  seek- 
ing the  limelight  for  himself ;  but  for  constant  and  un- 
swerving interest  in  Alma  Mater,  he  is  right  up  there  in 
the  front  rank. 


_«s_ 


THE  KINYOUNS 

Above  are  pictuies  of  Peter  F.  Kinyoun  '24,  his  wife  and  two  .sons.  Le/« 
to  7-iffhi:  Peter  F.,  Jr.  '52,  Mrs.  Kinyoun.  Peter  F.  '24,  Robert  C.  '53.  Kin- 
youn is  superintendent  of  the  Steam  and  Combustion  Departments  of 
Bethlehem  Steel  Company  at  Lackawanna,  New  York.  He's  a  Kappa  Delta 
Rho.     They   live   on    Columbia   Avenue,    Wanakali,    Hamburg,    New   York. 


Potter  Writes  of  Baptists 

(Continued  from  Page  6) 

Tracing  the  growth  of  the  American  Baptist  religious 
philosophy  from  Roger  Williams,  Dr.  Potter  shows  how 
this  concept  of  individttal  freedom  has  led  to  the  freedom 
from  priestcraft,  the  demand  for  separation  of  church 
and  state,  the  congregational  principle  in  church  govern- 
ment and  other  basic  Baptist  principles.  The  article  ap- 
pears in  the  January  issue  of  True  Confessions. 

Dr.  Potter  appeared  in  a  radio  debate  during  the  re- 
cent Sanders  trial  in  which  he  brilliantly  upheld  the  de- 
sirability of  euthanasia. 


Christy  Mathewson  made  the  suggestion  to  George 
Gershwin  which  resulted  in  the  writing  of  "Rhapsody  in 
Blue."  ■  So  says  Harry  Motter,  Williamsport  orchestra 
leader. 


22 


March  1950 


EDITORIAL 


The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 


ROY   E.  NICODEMUS  x  23, 
KENNETH   W    SLIFER   '26 


S.  DALE  SFOTTS,  M.D.   "18 


President  301  Bloom  St.,  Danville 

,  First  Vice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 
Second  Vice-President 

3(10  S.  12tli  St..  Pliiladelpliia 
DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '10.  Treasurer  35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  'II,  Secretary-Editor  140  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 
1.  H.  MARANTZ  '48,  247  Central  Park  West,  New  York,  N.  Y.  (1930) 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25,  SOI   Bloom  St..   Danville.   Pa.    (1030) 
MRS.   THOMAS  B.   SEAR    (Rita  Holbrook   '37),   18.5   Elmore   Rd.,   Monri:e 

Meadows,  Brigliton,  Rochester   10,   N.  Y.    (1950) 
S.  DALE  SPOTTS  '18,  306  S.  I2th  St.,  Philadelphia  7,  Pa.   (1950) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.   (1950) 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '29.  006  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa.   (1951) 
CLYDE  E.  KELLY  '24.  608  Hancock  Ave..  Vandergrift,  Pa.   (I95I) 
MRS.    J.    B.    KELLY    (Emilv    Devine    '21),    1569    Metropolitan    Ave..    New 

York  City  62.  N.  Y.   (1951) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23.  Box  226,  Vineland,  N.  J.   (1951) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.   (1931) 
EUGENE  D.  CARSTATER  '26,  R.  D.  No.   I,  Falls  Church,   Va.     (1932) 
HOWARD  V.   FISHER  '13,   1319  Reading  Blvd.,   Wyomissing,   Pa.    (1952) 
HARRY  F.  HARTZELL  x'08.  Maydwell  &  Hartzell,  Inc.,  158-168  11th  St., 

San   Francisco,  Calif.    (1952) 
MRS.  T.  JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '26),  1021  Highmont  Rd., 

Pittsburgh  32,  Pa.   (1952) 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER   '39,   360  Bond  St..   Bridgeport  8,   Conn.    (1952) 

(         )   Year  Term  Expires. 


asking  you  to  give  again,  remember  he  knows  you  have 
previous  credit  for  a  gift.  He  is  merely  hoping  that  you 
will  give  again,  as  many  others  are  doing,  because  you 
really  believe  in  the  Fund. 

The  April  ALUMNUS  will  contain  a  complete  report 
on  the  1949-50  fund  to  date. 


Rockwell  Reports  on 

Alumni  Trustee 

To  Dr.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus, 

President,  Bucknell  Alumni  Association : 

The  committee- on  nominations  for  Alumni  Trustee, 
with  Messrs.  Butt,  Taylor  and  Rockwell  present,  and 
Miss  Dillon  and  Dr.  Davies  voting  in  absentia,  selected 
James  A.  Tyson  and  Russell  Boyer  as  nominees.  The 
voting  was  not  unanimous. 

The  committee  further  believes  that  the  present  sys- 
tem of  selecting  candidates  is  unsatisfactory  and  recom- 
mends that  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  General  Alumni 
Association  seriously  consider  a  revision. 

Leo  L.  Rockwell, 
Chairman,  Committee  on  Selection  of 
Nominees  for  Alumni  Trustee, 
lanuarv  31,  1950. 


Hildreth  Sparks  Fund  Drive 

President  Hildreth  has  entered  the  drive  for  wide  giv- 
ing to  the  Alumni  Fund  with  the  offer  of  a  $1000  check 
to  the  credit  of  that  class  with  ten  or  more  members  which 
first  reports  contributions  from  all  its  members.  This 
offer  should  spur  every  class  to  valiant  efforts  to  cross 
the  wire  first.  The  objective  is  many  givers,  not  neces- 
sarily large  givers,  but  it  should  always  be  kept  in  mind 
that  those  out  of  college  the  longest  period  should  be  in  a 
position  to  give  more  generously  than  the  recent  graduates. 

The  president  is  not  thereby  lowering  his  sights.  Grad- 
uate of  a  famous  New  England  college  (Bowdoin),  where 
giving  to  Alma  Mater  has  almost  reached  the  stage  of 
fetishism,  he  believes  that  there  should  be  one  big  objec- 
tive in  the  Fund — a  liz'ing  endozuuient  for  the  institution. 

While  he  believes  that  a  limited  objective  in  the  be- 
ginning is  permissible,  such  as  Bucknell's  campaign  for 
$20,000  to  lift  the  Alumni  Association  burden  off  the 
University,  he  would  make  this  only  a  developmental  phase 
of  the  Living  Endozvment  drive.  /\nd  he  would  not  have 
funds  earmarked  for  special  purposes. 

Alumni  who  have  heard  President  Hildreth  in  his 
almost  fanatical  enthusiasm  for  strengthening  Bucknell, 
both  financially  and  scholastically,  will  be  inclined  to  take 
seriously  a  leader  who  is  willing  to  invest  his  money  in  onr 
Alma  Mater. 


The  Alumni  Directory 

As  Alumni  know,  we  expected  to  have  the  directory 
in  your  hands  early  this  year.  Ploldups  in  help  and  print- 
ing are  responsible  for  the  delay.  The  book  is  now  in 
press  and  will  be  hurried  to  you  as  fast  as  possible. 

Remember,  you  cannot  buy  it.  It  will  be  sent  free  to 
everyone  who  gave  to  the  Heating  Plant  or  shall  have 
given  to  the  Alumni  Fund  before  Mav  31.  1950. 


It  Still  Happens  Here 

Erudite  reply  to  the  question,  "What  is  meant  by 
Chancer}'?"  in  a  mid-year  history  examination:  "Chan- 
cery was  the  language  spoken  in  England  after  Chancer 
wrote  the  Canterbury  Tales." 


ARE   YOUR   CHILDREN    REGISTERED? 

It  will  be  satisfying  to  know  their  names  are  on  the 
books  of  Alma  Mater — that  that  much  has  been  done  to- 
ward their  college  education.  While  you  are  about  it 
— Whv  not  send  a  news  note  along  to  the  Alumni  Office  ? 


Your  Fund 

The  above  title  always  means  that  under  it  is  something 
important  relating  to  the  Fund.  This  time  it  refers  to  your 
contribution  to  the  Heating  Plant  and  reminds  you  again 
that  all  who  gave  to  the  Heating  Plant — no  matter  how 
much — have  credit  for  this  year's  gift  to  the  Fund. 

So,  when  you  receive  a  call  from  your  fund  manager, 


Around     Bucknell  —  and     around     the     globe  — 
Alumni  isn't  just  another  word.    It  means  friends. 


ALUMNI  DAY— JUNE   10 

All  classes  whose  numerals  are  divisible  by  fire  hold 
reunions.     Are  you  all  ready  for  a  big  time? 


March  1950 


23 


Plight  of  the  Colleges 

American  colleges  and  universities  face  the  greatest 
financial  crisis  of  their  existence,  according  to  H.  iM. 
Wriston,  president  of  Brown  University,  re-elected 
president  of  the  Association  of  American  Universities, 
and  a  member  of  the  Commission  on  Financing  Higher 
Education.  A  great  majority  of  the  privately-endowed 
colleges  are  now  operating  on  a  deficit  basis,  he  says, 
while  others  will  go  into  the  red  this  j-ear. 

"There  is  a  significant  decline  in  the  amount  of  edu- 
cational service  offered  to  students,"  he  told  Benjamin 
Fine,  educational  editor  of  the  A^ezc  York  Times,  "higher 
ratios  of  students  per  faculty  member,  temporary  and 
crowded  classrooms,  laboratories,  libraries — and  less  thor- 
ough training  of  average  instructors." 

Dr.  Seymour  Harris,  Flarvard  professor  of  econom- 
ics, says  the  1600  colleges  and  universities  of  the  United 
States  are  operating  under  a  cloud  of  economic  uncer- 
tainty ;  that  the  problem  is  social  and  political  as  well  as 
educational  since  these  institutions  "train  the  teachers 
who  mold  our  youth,  the  scientists  who  largely  determine 
our  standards  of  living  and  our  security,  our  medical  men 
— our  architects  and  engineers,  our  lawyers — and  more 
and  more  college-trained  men  are  becoming  our  legisla- 
tors. Yet  despite  the  increased  importance  of  highly- 
trained  men  in  an  increasingly  complicated  world,"  Dr. 
Harris  continues,  "we  are  spending  a  smaller  per  cent  of 
our  national  income  each  year  on  higher  education.  In 
1932,  we  spent  about  1%  of  our  national  income  on 
higher  education;  in  1940  about  %  of  1%;  in  1947  less 
than  3^  of  1%.  A  startling  and  alarming  fact  is  that 
since  the  enrollment  of  college  students  has  doubled  since 
1932,  we  are  spending  less  than  half  as  much  of  our 
national  income  on  higher  education  on  twice  as  many 
students." 

Colleges  are  unable  to  keep  their  libraries  up  to  date, 
or  their  buildings  and  ecjuipment.  They  can  not  purchase 
the  new  laboratory  equipment  necessary  to  modern  re- 
search. They  can  not  pay  high  enough  salaries  to  furnish 
first-class  teaching  to  all  students.  The  Harvard  profes- 
sor of  economics,  writing  for  the  New  York  Times  Maga- 
zine, cites  the  following  figures  for  1945:  the  top  1%  of 
our  college  professors  received  an  average  salary  of 
$4,200;  professors  in  the  median  group  $2,684;  while 
professors  in  the  lowest  salaried  group  averaged  $1,310, 
nearly  $1,000  less  than  the  ordinary  workman.  The  nat- 
ural result  is  "educational  standards  have  been  drastically 
lowered,"  brilliant  scholars  and  teachers  go  into  industrj', 
and  those  who  remain  in  teaching  or  enter  the  teaching 
profession  seek  various  ways  to  augment  their  salaries ; 
they  become  over-worked ;  their  productive  writing,  re- 
search and  teaching  suffer.  Because  of  lack  of  funds 
the  colleges  employ  too  many  junior  professors  and  fel- 
lowship instructors,  and  faculty  ranks  are  composed  of  a 
disproportionate  number  of  young  and  inexperienced 
members.  Why?  Dr.  Harris  cites  three  causes.  Tuition 
rates  have  been  increased  52%  since  1941,  from  an  aver- 
age of  $205  to  $312  in  1949,  but  they  have  not  kept  pace 
with  rising  cost  of  living,  a  scant  2/3  as  much.  Philan- 
thropy plays  a  reduced  role.  During  the  first  thirty  years 
of  the  century,  philanthropic  gifts  to  higher  educational 
institutions  averaged  $500  million  each  decade ;  in  the 
1930's  this  fell  to  $250  million;  and  although  such  gifts 
during  the  last  decade  will  be  about  $500  million,  that 


$500  million  will  buy  far  less  than  the  like  amount  during 
1900-1930.  The  third  reason  is  the  interest  on  invest- 
ments has  declined  from  5.27%  to  3.74%. 

\Miile  the  need  of  help  is  most  poignant  for  the  small 
privately-endowed  institutions,  the  larger  colleges  are  in 
critical  straits.  President  Conant,  of  Harvard,  has  begun 
stressing  the  need  of  substantial  help  from  alumni  and 
friends  of  that  300-year-old  institution,  and  President 
Charles  Seymour,  of  Yale,  says  Yale  must  attract  good 
teachers  by  adequate  salaries,  provide  scholarships  for 
able  students  who  cannot  go  to  college  without  them,  and 
renew  her  laboratories  and  other  physical  equipment. 
To  do  this,  new  and  large-scale  support  from  alumni  and 
other  friends  is  essential. 

Must  the  presidents  of  our  colleges  and  universities 
be  expected  to  go  out  and  "beat  the  drum  and  toot  the 
horn"  to  bring  in  the  needed  dollars?  Or  do  we  want 
them  to  spend  their  talents  and  their  energies  in  ways 
that  will  bring  support  to  their  institutions  by  making 
them  worthy  of  support? 

Hildreth  Inauguration  April  29 

Plans  for  the  inauguration  of  Dr.  Horace  Hildreth  as 
ninth  president  of  Bucknell  University  on  Saturday,  April 
29,  are  nearing  completion  with  the  announcement  that 
Roy  E.  Larsen,  president  of  Time,  Inc.,  has  accepted  an 
invitation  to  speak  at  the  inaugural  ceremonies  in  Davis 
Gymnasium.  Mr.  Larsen,  one  of  America's  foremost 
publishers,  was  recently  cited  as  "the  person  who  made 
the  most  significant  contribution  to  education  in  the  last 
year",  when  he  was  presented  with  the  first  annual  award 
made  by  Tuition  Plan,  Inc. 

Selected  by  an  award  jury  composed  of  seven  of  the 
country's  leading  education  editors,  Mr.  Larsen  was  hon- 
ored specifically  for  his  work  as  chairman  of  the  National 
Citizens  Commission  for  the  Public  Schools.  A  graduate 
of  Harvard  University,  the  Time  president  was  awarded 
the  honorary  degree  of  doctor  of  laws  by  Marietta  College 
in  1946.  He  is  currently  serving  as  an  Overseer  of  Har- 
vard and  as  president  of  the  United  Hospital  Fund  of 
New  York. 

Invitations  to  the  inaugural  have  been  sent  to  a  large 
and  representative  list  of  the  nation's  leading  colleges  and 
universities  and  to  the  important  learned  societies  and 
professional  organizations  in  the  United  States. 

Alumni,  townspeople  and  guests  will  greet  President 
and  Mrs.  Hildreth  at  a  reception  in  Hunt  Hall  Living 
Room  Friday  evening  preceding  the  inauguration. 

Immediately  after  the  induction  of  President  Hildreth, 
scheduled  for  10  :30  o'clock  Saturday  morning,  delegates 
from  the  various  colleges  and  organizations  represented 
will  be  entertained  at  a  luncheon  in  the  college  dining  hall. 


The  following  form  of  bequest  is  suggested  to 
those  who  wish  to  make  BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 
a  beneficiary  in  their  wills : 

I  give  to  BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY,  a  Penn- 
sylvania Corporation,  free  and  clear  from  all  Federal 
estate  taxes  and  state  inheritance  taxes  the  sum 
of   dollars. 


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Class 

Leader                                                         Lunclieons 

1890 

Woodruff,  John  I.                                    Men's  Dining  Hall 

Selinsgrove,  Pa. 

1895 

Riemer,  Dr.  G.  C.  L.                               Men's  Dining  Mall 
Kutztown,  Pa. 

1900 

Slifer,  Mrs.  Edna  S. "                             Men's  Dining  Hal! 
19  N.  Horace  St..  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

1905 

Conway,  Claire  M.                            Women's  Dining  Hall 
176  E.  Green  St.,  Nanticoke,  Pa. 

1910 

Yoder,  Mrs.  Emily  Lane                   Women's  Dining  Hall 
1722  Mifflin  St.,   Huntingdon,   Pa. 

1915 

Groover,  Clair  G.                               Women's  Dining  Hall 
237  S.  Third   St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

1920 

Nancarrow,  Harry  L.                       Women's  Dining  Hall 
Rittenhouse    Plaza,    1901    Walnut    St.,    Philadelphia   3,    Pa. 

1925 

Spangler,  Dr.  Clair                    _              Hotel  Lewisburger 
214  N.  Sixth  St.,  Reading,  Pa. 

1930 

Wagner,  George  O.                              IMilton  Country  Chil) 
110  Mill   St.,   Danville,   Pa. 

1935 

Berlin,  William  H.                                 Men's  Dining  Hall 
142  Griswold  Dr.,  Youngstown,   Ohio 

1940 

Walker,  \\' .  Donald                                 Men's  Dining  Hail 
Harrington  St.,  Seaford,  Del. 

1945 

Richers,  Elizabeth                                  Men's  Dining  Hail 
332  N.  Lansdowne  Ave.,  Lansdowne,  Pa. 

All  luncheons  will  be  held  at  12  ;30  noon  except  those  for  the  classes  of 
1925  and  1930  which  will  begin  at  1  :00  P.  M. 

Page 

.\lunini  Day 42 

Alumni   Directory    i 42 

Aluinni  Fund    33, 42 

Articles  on  Alumni 

Lillie  Deimler 43 

William  G.  Owens 41 

Genevie\-e  White  Shorkley   41 

John  W.  Weddell   41 

Book  Shelf 41 

Bucknell's  Trustees    16-21,24-32 

Campus  ,\ctivities 

Bucknell's  Guidance  Center 12 

Bucknell  Wives  Club   12 

Commencement    13 

House  Parties    9 

Inauguration   i-i,  7,  9,  41 

May  Day 11 

News  Notes  from  the  1 1  ill 8 

Sports    10,  1 1 

Vital  Statistics   : 22-23 

Class  Reports 35 

Completed  Careers    35 

Emeritus  Club   41 

Homecoming    43 

Our  Latin  American  Bucknellians  ...   34 


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THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published    in    January,    March,    April,    June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

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under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXI\'  No.  7 


June  1950 


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Henderson  Presents  Charter  to  Hildreth 


HILDRETH   INAUGURATED  AS  BUCKNELL'S  NINTH  PRESIDENT 


In  a  colorful  ceremoii)'  Horace  A.  Hildreth  was  inaug- 
urated as  Bucknell's  ninth  president  on  April  29.  The 
ceremony  took  place  in  the  attractively-decorated  Davis 
Gymnasium  at  10:30  A.  M. 

At  10:20  a  procession  containing  more  than  a  hundred 
faculty  members,  thirty-three  college  presidents,  168  addi- 
tional institutional  delegates  and  twenty  Bucknell  Trustees, 
including  two  former  presidents  of  the  University,  moved 
from  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building  down  the  hill  and 
across  the  Stadium  Road  to  the  Gymnasium.  The  dele- 
gates, in  colorful  regalia,  marched  in  the  order  of  the 
founding  of  their  institutions  :  Harvard,  founded  in  1636, 
in  the  lead,  with  Queens  College  of  New  York  City,  born 
301  years  later,  bringing  up  the  rear. 

Ten  learned  societies,  the  Northern  Baptist  Conven- 
tion, state  and  local  Baptist  conventions.  United  States 
Congress,  Pennsylvania  and  Lewisburg  governments,  pub- 
lic education  (  state  and  local ) ,  the  Bucknell  .-\lumni  Asso- 
ciation and  local  associations,  and  the  Bucknell  student 
body  completed  the  list  of  organizations  represented. 

The  program  began  with  the  invocation  by  Dr.  Daniel 
A.  Poling,  of  Bucknell's  Board  of  Trustees.  There  fol- 
lowed the  singing  of  "America"  and  the  address  by  Dr. 
Roy  E.  Larsen,  president  of  Time,  Incorporated.  The 
chapel  choir  in  handsome  new  gowns  and  the  Bucknell 
Orchestra  under  the  direction  of  Russell  Miller  then  ren- 
dered the  anthem,  "With  a  Voice  of  Singing,"  by  Martin 
Shaw. 

Dr.  Joseph  W.  Henderson,  president  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  in  an  impressive  ceremony  presented  the  Uni- 


versity charter  to  Bucknell's  new  president.  Dr.  Hildreth 
followed  with  a  notable  inaugural  address. 

After  a  prayer  by  Dr.  Luther  Wesley  Smith,  chairman 
of  the  Board  of  Education  and  Publications  of  the  North- 
ern Baptist  Convention,  Mr.  Larsen  was  presented  to  Dr. 
Hildreth  by  former  President  Spencer  for  the  honorary 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  Singing  of  the  Alma  Mater, 
the  benediction  by  Dr.  Poling  and  the  recessional,  "Coro- 
nation March"  from  "The  Prophet  "  by  Meyerbeer,  con- 
cluded one  of  the  most  impressive  occasions  in  Bucknell's 
history. 

From  the  inauguration  ceremonies  the  delegates  and 
guests  went  direct  to  the  Women's  Dining  Room  for  lunch- 
eon. Mrs.  Esther  Long,  M.A.  '48,  dietitian,  had  prepared 
a  luncheon  to  intrigue' the  most  eatless  individual ;  and  Ray 
Irwin,  placement  director  and  artist,  had  made  the  dining 
room  a  place  of  beauty. 

After  the  invocation  by  Newton  C.  Fetter  '09  of  the 
Northern  Baptist  Convention,  the  dining  room  was  a  noisy, 
happy  place.  Everyone  seemed  to  have  found  an  old 
friend  and  to  be  reporting  on  events  from  then  to  now. 

After  the  meal  Dr.  Arnaud  C.  Marts,  always  a  clever 
toastmaster,  introduced  the  speakers.  Dr.  Theodore  A. 
Distler,  president  of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  re- 
sponded in  happy  vein  with  advice  to  the  president.  He 
likened  the  president  to  a  president  of  the  United  States 
and  suggested  the  faculty  as  the  Senate  and  the  student 
body  as  the  House.     Finally,  he  added  a  third  house  he 

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INAUGURATION  ADDRESS 

President  Horace  Hildreth 

Dr.  Henderson,  Mr.  Larsen,  Delegates,  Trustees, 
Faculty,  Alumni,  Students,  and  Friends  of  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity:  I  gratefully  acknowledge  the  unduly  kind  intro- 
duction. With  genuine  humility  I  accept  the  responsibili- 
ties of  President  of  this  venerable  and  beloved  University 
which  Dr.  Henderson,  by  virtue  of  the  power  of  his  office, 
has  placed  upon  me.  My  humility  is  deep  because  of  the 
distinction  with  which  my  predecessors  have  filled  this 
office  and  the  fine  reputation  they  have  built  for  this  Uni- 
versity. I  am  cheered  and  pleased,  however,  that  two  of 
my  predecessors.  Dr.  Marts  and  Dr.  Spencer,  both  of 
whom  are  with  me  on  the  platform  this  morning,  continue 
to  serve  Bucknell  as  Trustees. 

f-Jow  well  I  shall  fulfill  the  responsibilities  placed  upon 
me  is  for  the  future  to  judge  and  not  for  me  to  assert  or 
promise  today.  I  do  promise,  however,  that  I  will  dis- 
charge the  responsibilities  with  integrity,  for  that  clearly 
is  within  my  power,  and  with  such  energy  and  talent  as  I 
possess. 

The  "Honeymoon"  Period 

The  fleeting  inter\'al  between  being  named  President 
and  the  dreadful  day  when  one  is  supposed  to  stand  up 
and  give  at  least  some  intimation  of  all  the  virtues  and 
wisdom  the  friends  of  the  University  hope  he  possesses, 
is  known  as  the  "honeymoon".  This  period  of  grace  has 
indeed  been  welcome  and  it  is  with  real  gratitude  that  on 
behalf  of  my  family  as  well  as  myself,  I  express  sincere 
appreciation  for  the  splendid  cooperation  and  the  warm 
welcome  that  has  been  extended  to  us  from  all  sources  i.i 
these  informative  months. 

Bucknellians  are  mindful  of  and  grateful  for  the  honor 
our  distinguished  delegates  have  paid  us  by  coming  to  this 
ceremony  this  morning,  many  at  great  inconvenience. 
Their  presence  is  recognition  that  colleges  are  comrades  in 
a  great  cause,  with  each  advance  made  by  any  one  giving 
pride  and  pleasure  to  all. 

Particularly  do  we  appreciate  Mr.  Larsen's  fine  mess- 
age. Although  this  morning  we  are  principally  interested 
in  higher  education,  we  are,  first  of  all,  citizens  of  the 
United  States  of  America.  If  the  sort  of  government  we 
believe  in  is  to  exist,  it  is  vital  that  a  large  proportion  of 
our  people  have  a  good  education.  Percentage-wise,  this 
means  public  high  school,  and  consecjuently  the  bed  rock 
of  our  government  is  the  qtiality  of  education  given  in  our 
public  schools. 

Our  public  schools  have  gone  much  too  long  without 
the  benefit  of  influential  friends  such  as  Mr.  Larsen.  For 
generations  colleges  have  drawn  freely  upon  influential 
citizens  for  aid  of  all  kinds  while  our  public  schools  went 
without  such  assistance.  As  Governor,  I  took  the  position 
and  shall  continue  to  take  it  even  as  President  of  a  Uni- 
versity, that  in  the  field  of  education  the  first  obligation 


JUNE  1950 

of  the  citizens  of  a  republic  is  to  provide  the  best  ])ublic 
school  system  possible. 

One  does  not  pass  as  abruptly  as  I  have  from  law  and 
government  to  the  new  field  of  education  and  arise  with- 
out misgivings  to  deliver  an  inaugural  address  before  this 
distinguished  group  of  experienced  educators. 

I  am  quite  reconciled,  however,  to  the  probability  that 
after  I  have  finished  speaking  many  of  you  will  feel  as 
did  Mrs.  Hoolihan  when  leaving  Mass  one  morning.  As 
Mrs.  Hoolihan,  who  was  the  mother  of  eleven  living 
children,  herded  her  brood  down  the  church  steps  one 
Spring  morning.  Miss  Mary  O'Brien,  young,  beautiful 
and  romantic,  said  with  radiant  voice :  "Good  morning, 
Mrs.  Hoolihan,  wasn't  that  a  wonderful  sermon  on  Holy 
Matrimony  ?"  "Ah  yes,  my  dear,  and  I  suppose  it  was, 
"sighed  Mrs.  I-ioolihan,  "but  I  wish  I  knew  as  little  about 
Holy  Matrimony  as  the  good  Father !" 

Two  Groups  in  Audience 

College  inauguration  audiences  fall  into  two  very  dis- 
tinct groups.  The  first  group  consists  of  the  distinguished 
visitors  who  are  more  interested  in  education  in  general 
than  in  any  particular  institution.  The  second  group  con- 
sists of  those  more  interested  in  a  particular  institution 
than  in  education  in  general.  Consequently,  I  shall  divide 
my  remarks  into  two  parts  in  an  effort  to  meet  the  dif- 
ferent interests  of  this  audience. 

When  graduating  from  college  25  years  ago  this 
Spring,  I  made  a  speech  entitled  "Too  Many  People  Go  To 
College  Who  Shouldn't."  My  theme  was  that  too  many 
went  to  college  just  because  it  was  fashionable  and  seemed 
a  quick  pleasant  trail  to  success  and  not  because  they  had 
either  the  desire  or  the  determination  to  be  educated. 

Today  we  find  ever  increasing  numbers  of  people,  and 
it  is  worth  noting  perhaps  that  the  ever  swelling  chorus 
is  often  directed  by  our  Federal  Bureaus,  who  are  saying 
that  everyone  who  has  the  ability  to  go  to  college  should 
be  "given"  a  college  education.  The  implication  is  always 
that  this  college  education  should  be  given  at  somebody 
else's  expense. 

Contrary  to  this  popular  thinking,  I  believe,  even  as  I 
did  25  years  ago,  that  there  are  many  people  who  have  the 
ability  to  go  to  college  who  should  not  do  so  because  they 
lack  the  proper  attitude.  Certainly  they  should  not  go  at 
somebody  else's  expense. 

Quotes  Eminent  Authorities 

Lest  my  belief  be  too  quickly  dismissetl  as  coming  from 
a  stubborn  young  man  in  a  new  field,  let  me  bring  eminent 
authority  to  bear  by  quoting  Dr.  Henry  Wriston,  Presi- 
dent of  Brown  University  and  of  the  Association  of 
American  Universities,  who  has  spent  a  lifetime  in  the 
field  of  education.  Last  fall  this  eminent  educator  was 
quoted  as  saying,  "I  propose  we  recognize  that  there  are 
a  great  many  people  who  basically  don't  want  higher  edu- 
cation. They  just  want  a  prolonged  infancy.  It  requires 
sacrifices  of  time,  money,  and  energy  to  go  to  an  institution 
of  higher  education.  We  should  segregate  the  people  will- 
ing to  make  such  sacrifices  from  those  who  just  want  to 
be  amused  and  kept  off  the  labor  market  a  little  longer." 

President  Mutchins  of  the  University  of  Chicago  like- 
wise last  fall  said,  "In  building  an  educational  institution, 
one  of  the  things  that  should  be  kept  in  mind  is  that  educa- 
tion is  largely  a  matter  of  will.  If  a  man  is  to  be  educated, 
he  must  want  to  be  educated.  Fle  cannot  be  educated 
against  his  will." 

Parenthetically,  and  with  a  smile,  may  I  say  that  when 
I  read  those  statements  of  such  renowned  educators,  it 
gave  me  great  satisfaction  to  realize  that  undoubtedly  they 
had  read  my  graduation  speech  of  25  years  ago  and  re- 
phrased it  so  ably  ! ! ! 


JUNE  1950 


Mere  ability  to  do  college  work  is  not  enough.  It  is 
not  enough  even  if  one  is  paying  his  way  and  certainly 
not  enough  if  the  taxpayers  are  paying  the  bill.  There 
must  be  a  willingness  to  sacrifice  and  expend  energy  to 
obtain  the  best  the  college  has  to  offer.  The  college,  on 
the  other  hand,  must  not  look  only  for  those  who  may 
"get  by"  but  at  least  can  pay  their  bills.  There  is  an  obli- 
gation on  the  college  to  screen  applicants  more  carefully 
and  also  to  see  that  what  financial  assistance  is  available 
is  given  to  those  who  not  only  have  the  need  but  also  have 
the  greatest  ability  and  will  pay  the  price  in  devotion  to 
work. 

Genuises   Faced   Handicaps 

But  I  wonder  if  all  this  talk  to  the  eft'ect  that  everyone 
should  be  "given"  a  college  education  is  not  harmful  to 
thousands  of  young  people  entering  college.  Is  it  not  in 
point  to  recall  that  most  of  our  great  geniuses  had  to 
struggle  against  almost  insurmountable  odds  to  achieve 
the  distinction  which  later  came  to  them  ?  Is  it  not  perti- 
nent to  inquire  whether  if  these  geniuses  had  not  had  to 
struggle  so  hard  they  would  ever  have  become  geniuses? 
Was  not  part  of  what  made  them  geniuses  the  will  power 
and  the  determination  developed  in  overcoming  handicaps  ? 

In  preceding  generations  manv  of  our  students  had 
to  take  time  out  for  a  year  to  earn  money  in  order  to  con- 
tinue their  college  careers.  Was  not  this  often  a  blessing  as 
well  as  a  hardship?  I  am  almost  convinced  that  it  would 
be  advisable  for  every  student  before  entering  college  lo 
have  earned  his  or  her  living  for  a  year.  Does  not  the 
experience  with  our  war  veterans,  who  have  shown  a 
superior  maturity,  indicate  the  importance  and  the  value 
of  really  wanting  an  education  rather  than  merely  being 
exposed  to  one  ?  In  our  zeal  to  give  everybody  a  higher 
education  are  we  not  limiting  the  best  results  by  not  calling 
for  enough  sacrifice  from  those  who  seek  it  ?  Certainly  I 
have  talked  with  enough  Deans  to  know  that  I  am  far 
from  alone  in  my  doubts. 

Who  Should  Pay  the  Bill? 

As  to  the  cost  of  giving  everyone  a  college  education 
and  where  that  cost  should  fall,  let  me  tell  of  an  incident 
that  occurred  while  I  was  Governor  of  Maine.  Some- 
times reducing  broad  social  questions  to  specific  instances 
brings  the  problem  home  more  clearly  than  does  general 
phraseology  in  textbooks. 

Because  old  age  assistance  applicants  in  Maine  had 
been  abusing  the  generosity  of  the  state,  a  law  vi'as  passed 
requiring  affidavits  of  relatives  to  be  filed  with  applications 
for  assistance.  If  the  children,  for  instance,  were  able  to 
take  care  of  the  parent,  then  the  parent  could  not  get  old 
age  assistance.  The  agent  in  charge  of  one  of  our  offices 
refused  to  grant  old  age  assistance  in  one  case  because  he 
knew  the  son  was  making  much  more  than  enough  to  sup- 
port the  mother.  The  son  said  flatly,  yes,  he  was  making 
plenty  to  support  his  mother  but  if  he  supported  the 
mother  he  would  not  save  enough  money  to  send  all  his 
children  through  college  and  consequently  vowed  he  would 
not  give  his  mother  a  penny  :  let  the  state  take  care  of  his 
mother. 

Across  the  street  from  that  office  we  perhaps  find  in- 
surance clerks,  ministers,  janitors,  and  poorly  paid  teach- 
ers just  getting  by,  and  yet  they  were  expected  to  pay  taxes 
to  support  that  man's  mother  so  that  he  might  send  his 
children  to  college.  Should  these  people  also  be  taxed  so 
that  the  children  of  that  man  would  not  have  to  pay  any 
tuition  at  college?  This  raises  squarely  the  question  of 
where  should  the  necessary  cost  of  a  college  education 
fall?  On  those  wanting  education  enough  so  that  they  or 
their  families  are  willing  to  sacrifice  to  get  it  or  on  the  tax- 

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ROY  E.  LARSEN 


Larsen  Calls  for  Backing 

of  Public  Schools 

Roy  E.  Larsen,  presi- 
dent of  TIME.  Inc.,  em- 
])hasized  the  importance 
of  support  for  our  Ameri- 
can Public  School  System 
in  his  address  at  the  in- 
auguration of  President 
Hildreth.  A  graduate  of 
Harvard  and  prominently 
connected  with  that  Uni- 
versity in  a  number  of 
capacities,  Mr.  Larsen 
stated  that  the  success  of 
our  institutions  of  higher 
learning  depends  on  the 
success  of  our  public 
school  system,  and  that  all 
persons,  though  primarily 
interested  in  higher  edu- 
cation, should  be  active 
and   stauch   supporters   of  our  public  school  system. 

Mr.  Larsen,  who  is  chairman  of  the  National  Citizen's 
Commission  for  the  Public  Schools,  was  awarded  the 
honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws,  the  citation  being  read 
by  former  Bucknell  President  Dr.  Herbert  L.  Spencer. 
Dr.  Hildreth  conferred  the  degree. 

Said  Mr.  Larsen,  "One  of  the  most  urgent  and  im- 
portant problems  of  the  public  schools  is  a  direct  concern 
of  our  colleges  and  universities.  That  is  the  need  not  only 
for  a  great  many  more  teachers  but  for  teachers  from  the 
most  alert  and  highest  caliber  colleges  such  as  you  have 
here  at  Bucknell.  Our  commission  has  found  that  many 
administrators  of  liberal  arts  colleges  and  universities  are 
becoming  increasingly  aware  of  the  need  for  interesting 
their  undergraduates  in  public  school  teaching. 

"Even  if  all  students  now  enrolled  in  teachers  colleges 
and  departments  of  education  were  to  become  public 
school  teachers,  the  number  would  still  fall  far  short  of 
demand." 

Mr.  Larsen  then  turned  to  Dr.  Hildreth  and  lauded 
his  decision  "to  join  you  here  in  Pennsylvania  and  take  his 
place  in  the  line  of  presidents  of  an  institution  which  for 
over  100  years  has  carried  on  the  job  of  helping  educate 
our  nation's  youth." 

President  Hildreth,  he  continued,  has  devoted  his  life 
to  public  service,  not  only  in  elective  offices  but  also  in  vol- 
untary health,  welfare,  and  educational  activities. 

"He  brings  to  this  new  assignment  a  wealth  of  experi- 
ence in  our  economic,  social  and  political  life  upon  which 
to  draw  to  meet  successfully  the  problems  of  this  great 
independent  institution  of  learning,"  the  speaker  continued. 

"He  himself  once  said,  'A  man  who  has  the  time  should 
certainly  give  of  it  freely  to  public  interest,'  and  looking  to 
Horace  Hildreth's  record  we  can  certainly  see  that  he  has 
practised  what  he  preaches.  Today  I  feel  that  he  is  an 
outstanding  example  of  a  person  who,  having  been  active 
in  many  fields,  has  come  to  realize  the  primary  importance 
of  education  in  this  country. 

"President  Hildreth  once  said  that  the  importance  of 
every  man  interesting  himself  in  public  affairs,  had  first 
been  impressed  upon  him  by  a  public  school  teacher  in 
Gardner,   Maine. 

"I  am  sure  that  if  that  teacher  could  see  his  record 
today  in  public  life  and  now  as  university  president,  and 
knew  that  she  had  contributed  some  inspiration  to  that 


JUNE  1950 


career,  she  would  feel  that  her  years  of  teaching  were  well 
rewarded  indeed. 

"President  Hildreth  takes  up  the  leadership  of  Buck- 
nell  at  a  time  when  the  private  colleges  of  our  nation  have 
a  great  and  indispensable  role,  perhaps  a  greater  one  than 
ever  before. 

"As  one  who  has  followed  his  career  with  admiration 
and  respect,  I  know  that  he  will  serve  Bucknell  and  Ameri- 
can education  with  wisdom  and  skill  and  de\otion." 


INAUGURATION  ADDRESS 

(Continued  from  Page  5) 

payer  to  subsidize  the  college  education  of  a  person  who 
has  the  ability  but  not  the  wdlingness  to  sacrihce.''  in  Uiese 
days  of  old  age  assistance,  mothers  aid,  unemployment 
compensation,  and  social  security,  all  tending  to  leave  a 
young  person  free  to  paddle  his  own  canoe  rather  than 
support  his  family,  is  it  too  much  to  ask  that  a  college  edu- 
cation be  earned  rather  than  given  ? 

Before  leaving  the  subjects  of  who  should  go  to  col- 
lege and  who  should  pay  for  it,  I  submit  the  following 
conclusions : 

1.  Most  young  people  with  ability  to  do  college  work 
and  willing  to  sacrifice  can  get  a  college  education  today 
even  though  it  may  cost  an  extra  year's  work. 

2.  The  "handout"  theory  is  as  objectionable  in  educa- 
tion as  in  other  fields,  both  from  the  point  of  view  of 
getting  results  and  building  character. 

3.  Financial  aid  should  be  regarded  as  non-interest — 
bearing  loans,  to  be  repaid  when  possible,  and  not  as  gifts. 

4.  With  more  opportunity  to  work  one's  way  through 
college  than  ever  before,  mere  mental  ability  to  pass  col- 
lege work,  without  willingness  to  sacrifice  and  earn  an 
education,  is  not  sufficient  to  justify  being  "given"  a  col- 
lege education  at  taxpayers'  expense. 

Cites  Bucknell's  Traditions 

Now  let  me  speak  more  specifically  of  Bucknell.  What 
has  been  its  educational  tradition  ?  I  quote  statements 
from  previous  leaders — particularly  Dr.  Harris  who 
served  as  president  for  30  years — because  I  believe  these 
statements  are  as  true,  vital  and  important  to  all  today 
as  when  first  spoken. 

"This  school  is  consecrated  to  liberal  education.  It  re- 
gards man  as  formed  for  freedom  and  educates  him  into 
freedom." 

"The  function  of  a  liberal  education  is  to  educate  men 
to  direct  our  society  towards  worthy  human,  social,  moral 
and  spiritual  ideals." 

"How  shall  the  college  meet  its  responsibility  for  the 
moral  character  and  conduct  of  its  students  ?  Men  of 
affairs,  from  the  railroad  president  employing  a  quarter  of 
a  million  men,  to  the  blacksmith  seeking  one  apprentice, 
philosophers  from  Plato  to  Hegel  and  to  the  present  day, 
are  as  one  in  the  belief  that  the  fabric  of  our  civilization 
rests  chiefly  not  on  intellectual  acumen,  but  almost  wholly 
on  character ;  nor  can  the  college  shift  the  responsibility 
for  the  character  and  conduct  of  its  students  upon  the 
Church  or  the  civic  community." 

"And  when  we  speak  of  character,  we  do  not  mean 
innocence  or  harmlessness.  The  last  place  for  a  merely 
harmless  man  is  in  college.  The  college  needs  the  man  of 
positive  righteousness — robust  in  faith,  energetic  in  action, 
stimulating  in  thought.  Take  the  height  of  one's  ideals, 
the  depth  of  his  convictions,  and  the  breadth  of  his  interest 
and  you  have  a  means  of  measurement  of  character." 

"The  Faculty  make  the  Institution  l:>ut  teaching  is  not 


the  professor's  chief  function.  He  ought  to  be  an  educator, 
and  education  is  dynamical.  The  professor  educates  by 
what  he  is  as  a  student  and  scholar,  still  more  by  what  he  is 
as  a  man.  His  mental  force,  his  power  of  will,  his  self- 
command,  his  social  tact,  above  all  his  warm  sympathy 
are  much  more  potential  in  education,  and  much  more 
\aluable  than  learning  and  intellectual  acumen." 

"Important  as  is  the  question  what  is  taught,  more  im- 
portant is  the  c|uestion  who  teaches.  'It  matters  little  what 
we  study,'  said  the  Sage  of  Concord  ;  'it  matters  everything 
zvith  zvhom  you  study.'  Education  is  a  matter  of  force, 
not  of  method  merely.  It  is  the  enkindling  influence  which 
mind  has  upon  mind.  Nothing  so  develops  manhood  as 
manhood.  It  is  not  necessary  that  we  have  in  our  chairs 
of  instruction  men  of  world-wide  fame — men,  perhaps, 
whose  names  appear  in  the  catalogue  once  a  year,  and 
themselves  in  the  lecture  room  nearly  as  often — but  we  do 
need  men  prepared  by  study  in  special  lines,  to  do  the  best 
of  work  in  those  lines  ;  men  who  will  give  living  instruc- 
tion in  the  classroom  and  the  instruction  of  right  living 
out  of  it." 

Philosophy  Remains  Unchanged 

The  reason  for  quoting  my  predecessors,  even  at  such 
length,  is  two-fold:  in  the  first  place,  to  remind  Buck- 
nellians  particularly  of  the  philosophy  on  which  this  Uni- 
versity was  built  and,  in  the  second  place,  to  assure  Buck- 
nellians  particularly  that  I  am  as  firm  a  believer  in  the  quo- 
tations I  have  used  as  were  my  able  predecessors.  Presi- 
dents Harris,  Hunt,  Rainey,  Marts,  and  Spencer,  whom  I 
have  quoted  so  freely  this  morning. 

It  is  interesting,  however,  as  we  go  into  the  last  half 
of  this  century,  to  consider  briefly  what  the  American  pub- 
lic today  wants  in  the  way  of  higher  education  as  dis- 
closed by  a  very  remarkable  survey  conducted  for  FOR- 
TUNE magazine  by  Elmo  Roper.  One  could  write  50 
inaugurals  based  on  the  valuable  information  contained  in 
this  survey.  Suffice  it  this  morning  to  point  out  that  in  a 
list  of  ten  objectives  suggested  to  the  people  about  the 
things  they  would  like  their  children  to  get  from  college 
57%  put  first  "a  training  for  a  particular  occupation  or 
profession."  Only  33%  put  first  "intelligence  and  wisdom 
necessary  to  live  a  full  life,"  while  only  20%.  put  first  "the 
development  of  character."  Summarized  another  way, 
66%  said  their  first  objectixe  was  greater  earning  power, 
while  only  19%  said  first  they  would  prefer  to  have  them 
get  an  education  that  would  iit  them  to  lead  a  full  life. 

I  am  glad  to  say,  however,  that  even  in  1950,  and  de- 
spite the  conclusions  of  the  FORTUNE  survey  of  general 
public  opinion,  almost  all  educators  still  agree  with  the 
philosophy  of  Bucknell  presidents.  Nonetheless,  as  Dr. 
Baxter,  President  of  Williams,  said  in  summarizing  the 
FORTUNE  poll  "it  also  shows  that  we  have  a  long  way 
to  go  yet  in  selling  the  public  the  notion  that  education 
leads  to  a  good  life  in  place  of  the  view  that  it  leads  to  a 
success  story."  Bucknell  has  always  been  dedicated  to 
the  philosophy  that  education  should  lead  to  a  good  life 
and  the  clear  indication  this  morning  is  that  it  will  con- 
tinue to  be  so  dedicated. 

The  Future  of  the  Independent  College 

Finally  let  me  turn  to  the  future  facing  Bucknell  and 
all  other  inde])endently  controlled  colleges,  in  view  of  the 
expanding  role  of  government  controlled  and  su])ported 
universities. 

Why  do  I  say  government  controlled  universities?  Be- 
cause in  some  states  the  governor  appoints  all  the  trustees 
of  state  universities  while  in  most  other  states  the  gover- 
nor appoints  a  majority  of  the  trustees.  Furthermore,  the 
appropriations  which  enable  these  institutions  to  run  come 

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INAUGURATION  SNAPSHOTS 

1.  Four  Presidents — Marts,  Past-President,  Bucknell ; 
Larsen,  President,  Time,  Inc. ;  Hildretli,  President, 
Bucknell ;  Spencer,  Past-President,  Bucknell. 

2.  Distaff  Members  of  Bucknell  Board  of  Trustees — 
Harris,  Wolfe. 

3.  Alumni  Trustees — Roser,  Bell,  Snyder. 

4.  Inauguration   Speakers — Larsen,   Hildreth. 

5.  A  Hildreth  Family  Group — left  to  right.  President 
Flildreth's  sister-in-law,  his  twin  brother,  his  mother, 
the  president  and  his  wife. 


JUNE  1950 


More  Top-drawer  Plays  — 

Encouraged  Ijv  a  well-nigh  complete  sell-oiU  at  $2.40 
per  seat  and  the  audience's  enthusiastic  appreciation  of  the 
Margaret  Webster  production  of  Taming  of  the  Shrew. 
the  English  Department,  sponsors  of  the  professional 
troupe,  says  maybe  George  Bernard  Shaw's  St.  Joan 
next  year,  maybe  Shakespeare's  Midsummer  Night's 
Dream.  The  play  provided  one  of  the  liveliest  evenings 
in  theatricals  seen  here  in  many  a  day.  It  was  gusty, 
rolhcking  Shakespeare,  expertly  portrayed  and  it  obvious- 
ly delighted  the  capacity  audience  of  the  Bucknell  stu- 
dents and  area  residents. 

Glee  Club  Serenades — 

Late  in  April  the  Glee  Club,  seventy-five  strong,  re- 
turned from  a  three-day  western  { Pennsylvania )  tour 
still  full  of  song.  Traveling  in  two  chartered  buses  they 
had  covered  some  700  miles,  sung  in  Lewistown,  Johns- 
town, Wilkinsburg,  Pittsburgh,  New  Kensington  and 
Harrisburg,  but  still  "in  the  mood",  they  assembled  in  the 
girls'  quadrangle  and  serenaded  the  fair  co-eds  of  the 
campus.  It  vv'as  a  treat.  No  soap,  Bucknell's  Glee  Club  is 
rated  one  of  the  finest  in  the  East. 

Host  to  ODK— 

Bucknell  was  host  for  a  two-day  district  conference  of 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  national  leadership  society  for 
senior  men,  on  April  21  and  22.  Some  fifty  men,  represent- 
ing thirteen  colleges  and  universities  of  the  Northeastern 
province,  attended  the  dinner  meeting,  the  morning  panel 
discussions  and  were  guests  in  the  second  afternoon  at  the 
Bucknell-Penn  State  baseball  game  (score — a-hem  ! — 
Bucknell  5-Penn  State  4). 

Seniors  Do  Some  Grading — 

After  four  years  of  being  handed  grades  by  Bucknell 
professors,  the  seniors  are  now  assigning  some  grades  of 
their  own,  according  to  a  communication  mailed  recently 
to  all  members  of  the  graduating  class. 

The  memo,  signed  by  President  Horace  A.  Hildreth 
and  Dean  William  H.  Coleman,  invites  the  seniors  to  ap- 
praise the  work  of  those  teachers  under  whom  they  have 
studied  as  well  as  that  of  members  of  the  administration 
with  whom  they  have  had  some  relation. 

To  each  memo  is  attached  a  list  of  faculty  and  ad- 
ministration members,  with  space  provided  after  each 
name  for  the  assignment  of  two  grades.  Teachers  are  to 
be  rated  on  evaluation  of  subject  matter  and  for  eflr'ective- 
ness  of  teaching,  while  grades  for  administrators  are  to 
be  based  on  the  scope  of  work  and  on  the  efl^ectiveness  and 
efficiency  with  which  it  is  being  done. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  faculty.  President  Plildreth 
explained  in  detail  the  purpose  of  the  senior  appraisals 
and  emphasized  the  fact  that  the  results  will  constitute  but 
one  factor  in  the  formation  of  opinion  concerning  the  com- 
petency of  instruction  offered  at  Bucknell. 

The  memo  to  the  seniors  read,  in  part : 

"The  first  obligation  of  an  institution  of  higher  learn- 
ing is  to  provide  good  teaching.  Bucknell  University,  like 
all  other  institutions,  is  a  community  of  human  beings.  We 
improve,  stand  still  or  retrograde  as  each  one  of  us  carries 
out  our  duties  and  meets  our  responsibilities.  It  would  be 
helpful  for  us  to  have  your  frank  opinions  about  the  Cjual- 
ity  of  instruction  received  here,  about  the  impressions  your 


teachers  made  upon  you,  and  about  ways  and  means 
whereby  our  faculty  might  be  more  efifective.  Unless  a 
systematic  inquiry  is  made,  we  are  exposed  too  much  to 
idle  gossip,  prejudiccfl  statements,  and  other  non-objective 
sources  of  information.  Time  does  not  permit  a  personal 
interview  with  each  senior.  You,  however,  are  in  a  posi- 
tion to  make  very  helpful  suggestions  about  ways  of  im- 
pro\ing  our  educational  work."  This  assignment  was 
sent  at  the  same  time  to  Alumni  who  graduated  in  1948. 

Bucknell  Makes  the  Comics — 

Move  over,  Christy  Mathewson,  General  Tasker  Bliss, 
John  Howard  Harris,  Clark  Hinkle  and  others.  Another 
personage  has  joined  the  list  of  Bucknell  Greats.  It's  a 
student  this  time  by  the  name  of  Ramsey.  lie  hasn't  had 
to  wear  the  freshman  dink  as  yet  nor  go  through  the  trials 
of  Hell  Week.  Ramsey,  you  see,  is  a  goat.  Can  the  goat 
speak  English?  Of  course.  A.ccording  to  him,  his  in- 
tense desire  to  talk  began  quite  by  accident  when  he 
wandered  into  a  botany  lab  at  the  university.  He  explained 
that  one  of  the  students,  "A  brilliant  lad",  took  a  fancy  to 
him  and  took  Ramsey  to  his  dormitory  to  live.  Ramsey 
added,  "My  first  contact  v^'ith  the  written  word  gave  me  a 
choking  sensation — I  knew  then  I  had  to  learn  to  talk." 
(Ramsey  began  eating  the  book.)  Bucknellians  and  the 
scientific  world  can  follow  the  exploits  of  Ramsey,  the 
Bucknell-educated  goat,  in  the  daily  comic  strip,  "Abbie 
An'  Slats." 

Initiated  into  Phi  Beta  Kappa — 

Two  Alumni,  fourteen  seniors  and  two  juniors  were 
initiated  into  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  national  scholastic  honor- 
ary society,  late  in  April  in  Hunt  Hall  living  room.  The 
two  Alumni  chosen  for  membership  are  Charles  Edward 
Mohr  '30,  director  of  the  Audubon  Nature  Center,  Green- 
wich, Connecticut,  and  Frederick  Voris  Follmer  '06,  "rov- 
ing" judge  covering  three  Federal  Court  districts  in  Penn- 
sylvania. 

ASEE  Holds  Spring  Meeting- 
Over  100  educators,  representing  Penn  State,  West 
Virginia,  Pitt,  Carnegie  Tech.  and  Bucknell  held  a  two- 
day  spring  meeting  of  the  Allegheny  Section  of  the  Ameri- 
can  Society  for  Engineering  Education  on  the  campus 
during  April.  It  was  a  satisfying  conference,  complete 
with  general  session,  banquet,  eminent  speakers,  business 
meeting  and  inspection  trip  to  the  new  anthracite-burning 
steam-electric  power  plant  of  the  Pennsylvania  Power  and 
Light  Company  at  Hummel's  Wharf. 

Self-Government  Rejected  by  Men  Students — 

"Thanks  :  but  no,  thanks  !"  was  the  answer  returned  by 
the  men  of  Bucknell  to  the  Men's  Student  Government 
recently  ofl:ered  them  by  the  Men's  Council. 

The  ratification  fell  short  by  only  36  votes.  This  is, 
incidentally,  the  second  time  that  a  men's  student  govern- 
ment constitution  has  been  rejected  by  the  males  of  Buck- 
nell.   The  previous  vote  was  taken  May  10,  1948. 


BUFFALO  BUCKNELLIANS 

RESERVE 
Sunday  afternoon,  June  IS 

for 

a  BUCKNELL  PICNIC 

Begins  at  4:00  p.  m. 
Look  for  early  notice 


JUNE  1950 


House  Parties 

If  all  the  concerted  planning  and  plain  hard  work  ex- 
pended on  House  Party  week  end  could  be  focused  on 
attaining  a  $10,000,000  endowment  for  Bucknell,  our  dis- 
tinguished Board  of  Trustees  might  soon  become  light- 
hearted  and  carefree  individuals.  By  5:55  P.  M.  Friday 
afternoon,  Alay  5.  the  house  had  been  transformed  into  a 
prize-winning  something  special,  the  irate  ^•oice  of  the  so- 
cial chairman  was  again  normal,  the  tux  pressing  was  fin- 
ished, every  available  car  had  been  washed,  waxed  and 
polished.  The  time  had  come  for  the  arrival  of  the  Sem 
Gems  and  Imports ;  the  big  formal  was  only  a  few  hours 
away.  Decorations  ranged  all  the  way  from  a  wine  cellar 
in  Paris  to  a  realistic  barn  and  farmyard. 

A  flower-bedecked  "Orchid  Ball"  was  the  central 
theme  of  the  TKE  House  with  a  throne  for  the  soon-to-be- 
crowned  queen,  to  be  selected,  believe  it  or  not,  by  the 
chaperones. 

Sigma  Chi  presented  Neptune's  Court,  a  dragon  with 
flashing  green  eyes  and  smoking  nostrils  guarding  the  en- 
trance. The  Sweetheart  of  Sigma  Chi  was  crowned  on 
Friday  night  in  the  undersea  cavern  to  the  music  of  Clift 
Russell's  orchestra. 

House  hoppers  discovered  a  Tulip  Festival  in  full 
swing  at  the  KDR  House  on  South  Sixth  Street.  There 
was  a  slowly  twirling  windmill  over  the  doorway  and  in- 
side blooming  tulip  fields  and  a  small  Dutch  village  com- 
plete with  dikes. 

At  the  SAE  House,  they  boarded  via  lowered  gang- 
plank a  stately  ship,  its  high  white  hull  riding  quietly  on 
deep-blue  waves,  inviting  deck  chairs  on  the  upper  deck 
visible  from  land-side.  Inside  the  ship  was  appointed  as 
many  a  ship  on  a  southern  cruise,  with  marine  ballroom, 
rainbow  bar  and  all  things  that  make  for  luxury. 

Kappa  Sigma  held  their  traditional  Black  and  White 
Formal.  A  high  black  topper,  surprise  project  of  the 
pledges,  hung  mid-air  before  the  entrance  and  inside  the 
house  was  decorated  as  a  great  Zebra  Room. 

Theta  Chi  staged  a  Celestial  Ball  with  a  rocket  ship, 
through  which  guests  arrived,  the  Pearly  Gates  into 
Heaven,  the  Valley  of  the  Stars  and  the  Moon,  with  a 
throne  for  the  queen  of  the  Ball. 

Phi  Lambda  Thetas  had  as  their  theme  the  "Broadway 
Cavalcade."  The  inside  of  the  house  was  decorated  in 
harmony  with  themes  from  favored  Broadway  plays  such 
as  Carousel  and  Shozvboat,  and  theater  effects  decorated 
the  dance  floor.  Entertainment  was  by  Ray  Calabrese  and 
his  orchestra  with  a  specialty  dance  by  one  of  the  brothers. 

Up  on  the  Hill,  the  Phi  Psis  featured  the  Lost  Week 
End  with  a  huge  Phi  Psi  seal  across  the  front  entrance 
and  inside  a  large  punch  bar,  cartoons  and  sketches  of 
tilted  cocktail  glasses  around  the  walls'  outside. 

Delta  Sigma  proclaimed  the  country  they  represented 
by  a  tall  Eiffel  Tower  on  one  side  of  the  entrance,  the  Arc 
de  Triomphe  on  the  other.  On  the  front  portico  was  a 
sidewalk  cafe,  tables  lighted  by  candles  stuck  in  old  wine 
bottles.  Guests  entered  a  dark  stone  passageway  leading 
to  a  wine  cellar  where  couples  danced  with  the  lighted  sky- 
line of  Paris  all  about  them. 

Over  on  Brown  Street,  the  SPE  House  became  a  castle 
with  their  banner,  "Guardian  of  the  Golden  Heart," 
blazoned  in  Old  English  lettering  across  the  front.  Party- 
goers  danced  to  the  music  of  Rudy  Gelnett  and  his 
orchestra.  The  inside  of  the  house  was  decorated  in  gay 
colors,  carrying  out  the  Golden  Heart  Dance  theme. 

Lambda  Chi  was  out  to  win  the  coveted  ODK  prize 
trophy  for  keeps  by  winning  first  prize  the  third  year  in 
sticcession.  Bales  of  hay,  a  windmill  with  water  running 
into  a  pond  on  which  ducks  swam,  and  the  sign  on  the 


Phi  G/XMir.'i  Delt.v  House 
IKAXSFORMED  INTO  "DELTA  DOWNS" 
>f    aniiu;:]    DDK    award    for    best-decorated    fi-atcriiity    liouse 


"Winner 
durin?:  house  party   week   end.     Note   Kentucky  colonel 
Ijoard,  winning  horse  "Happy  Horace"  in  corral,  etc. 


al)ove  door,  tote 


road  side  of  the  barn,  "Smoke  El  Ropo  Cigars",  verified 
the  stranger's  suspicions.  Inside  the  large  barn,  cows  rest- 
ed in  their  stalls,  hay  (loose  and  in  bales)  cluttered  the 
place.  There  were  a  harness  room,  chickens  and  ducks, 
and  on  Saturday  night  country  lads  and  lasses  in  rustic 
costume. 

The  Phi  Gams,  who  walked  oft'  with  first  prize,  staged 
a  timely  racing  spectacle.  Before  brilliant  flood  lights  all 
comers  beheld  Kentucky's  famed  Churchill  Downs  trans- 
ferred to  78  University  Avenue  and  renamed  Delta 
Downs.  Tall  cupolas  and  clock,  a  dignified  Kentucky 
colonel,  gay  fluttering  flags  and  bunting,  tote  board  and 
corral  with  the  prize-winning  race  horse.  Inside,  large 
pictures  of  spirited  racing  adorned  the  walls  hung  with 
bridles,  halters,  a  racing  cart  and  other  paraphernalia. 

The  judges  gave  second  prize  to  the  Lambda  Chis, 
third  to  Delta  Sigma. 

BISA  held  a  delightful  formal  in  Hunt  Hall  Rec  Room 
Friday  night  and  turned  out  full  force  Saturday  after- 
noon for  hot  dogs  and  hamburgers  broiled  over  an  open 
fire  up  on  Blue  Hill  overlooking  the  two  branches  of  the 
Susquehanna.  There  were  sports  and  games  in  the  early 
part  of  the  afternoon. 

Halfway  Dam,  Cherry  Run,  Tall  Timbers,  Cowan, 
Hairy  John's,  Frank  Martz'  farm  were  scenes  of  pic- 
nickers from  the  various  fraternities  Ssitarday  afternoon. 

Large  numbers  of  corsaged  young  ladies  accompanied 
by  their  escorts  filled  the  town's  churches  Sunday  morning. 
By  late  afternoon,  the  fraternity  houses  were  denuded  of 
their  decorations,  a,  brisk  wind  had  assisted  in  the  cleanuj). 
The  fellows,  a  bit  sleepy-eyed,  compared  small  change  left 
in  their  pockets,  \-oted  it  the  best  week  end  ever,  and 
turned  again  to  the  business  for  which,  presumably,  they 
had  come  to  college. 


Dr.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus,  president  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association,  said  in  closing  his  greeting  from  the 
Alumni  to  President  1-Iildreth  at  the  inaugural  luncheon, 
"I  believe  I  speak  for  the  entire  Alumni  group  when  I  say 
to  you  that  we  earnestly  and  sincerely  believe  that  our 
university,  under  your  leadership,  has  a  tryst  with  destiny 
and  that  its  direction  and  guidance  could  not  be  in  better 
hands. '  We  pledge  you  our  wholehearted  support  and  we 
salute  you  !" 


10 


JUNE  1950 


SPOR  ts 


N'ew  Jersey  is  always  boasting  of  fine  hishways,  but  of  more  sigrnificance 
to  Bucknell  is  the  atliletie  talent  produced  in  tliat  state,  as  tlie  above  pic- 
ture will  verify.  Coach  Bill  Lane  is  posing  with  seven  s(|uad  members  who 
hajl  from  New  Jersey,  includinsr.  from  left  to  riglit.  Art  Troa,st.  Clifton. 
\.  J.;  Jim  Chambers.  Westfleld.  N'.  J.;  Alan  Hegelein.  Englewood.  N.  J.; 
Charles  Concklin.  Rutherford.  N.  J.:  Bill  Franke.  Millburn.  N.  J.:  Marty 
McKibbin.  Denville.  \.  J.;  ajid  Cal  Seaman,  Palisades  Park.  N.  J. 

BASEBALL 

A  round  sphere  does  take  funny  bounces  on  occasion, 
particularly  on  the  home  diamond  in  the  case  of  the  Bison 
baseball  team.  With  a  record  of  fi^•e  triumphs  and  three 
losses,  the  Lanemen  had  one  of  the  better  records  in  the 
State  at  mid-season,  but  had  Orange  and  Blue  fans  in  a 
state  of  confusion. 

The  local  rooters  were  about  as  puzzled  as  were  the 
Ropers  and  Gallups  following  the  1948  elections.  Al- 
though elated  by  decisions  over  major  opponents,  Bucknell 
bleacherites  were  in  a  tizzy  because : 

(1)  After  encouraging  decisions  over  Penn  State  and 
Navy  that  lengthened  an  unbeaten  streak  to  four  games, 
the  Bisons  bowed  to  a  Delaware  aggregation  that  had  won 
only  3  of  12  games. 

(2)  Then  following  a  one-sided  loss  to  Lafayette,  the 
team  embarrassed  Penn  State  with  a  15-3  verdict  on  the 
State  College  diamond. 

(3)  Just  when  it  appeared  that  everjthing  was  in 
order,  the  Bisons  booted  away  a  11-3  tussle  with  Albright. 

(4)  Instead  of  having  the  "ofif  days"  while  traveling, 
the  team  had  been  troubled  only  in  the  confines  of  Buffalo 
N'alley,  for  all  three  losses  were  witnessed  by  home  gath- 
erings. 

Perplexing  as  the  situation  may  have  been,  the  five 
and  three  record  gave  Bucknellians  a  lot  to  cheer  about. 
•V  pair  of  victories  over  Penn  State  warranted  a  toast  to 
a  successful  season,  for  it  marked  the  first  time  since  1935 
that  the  Bisons  twice  defeated  State  in  one  baseball  season. 
And  the  7-6  edge  of  Navy,  the  14-0  rout  of  Franklin  & 
Marshall  and  the  4-1  nod  at  Muhlenberg  added  consider- 
able prestige  tij  the  ledger.  Final  record — 14  wins,  4 
defeats  and  Mid-Atlantic  champs. 

TENNIS 

Tennis  records  were  squared  away  at  mid-season  with 
the  team  sporting  five  victories  and  as  many  losses,  a  cred- 
itable record  in  a  year  that  looked  none  too  promising  be- 
fore the  initial  match. 

Although  they  embarked  on  a  southern  trip  without 
the  benefit  of  a  single  outdoor  rehearsal,  the  netmen  re-_ 
turned  with  two  victories  in  four  starts,  whi]jping  George 
Washington  and   American    University,    while   losing   to 
Navy  and  Maryland. 


Coach  Hank  Peters'  squad  continued  the  .500  pace  in 
succeeding  weeks,  downing  Muhlenberg,  Cortland  and  Al- 
bright to  balance  losses  to  Franklin  &  Marshall,  Colgate 
and  Penn  State. 

GOLF 

On  the  golf  course,  the  Bisons  were  scrambling  for 
enough  victories  to  move  a  see-saw  that  had  losses  perched 
on  the  high  seat.  The  pitch-and-pray  performers  were  in 
a  slump  after  starting  the  year  in  fine  style. 

The  season  opened  with  triumphs  against  Franklin  & 
Marshall  and  Dickinson.  Then  came  re\erses  to  Cornell, 
Gettysburg,  Juniata  and  Albright,  presenting  the  golfers 
with  an  uphill  battle.  In  golfing  terms  they  were  three 
down  with  four  to  go,  for  in  order  to  balance  the  books 
the  linksmen  had  to  win  all  but  one  of  the  final  matches. 

Remaining  on  the  schedule  were  assignments  with 
Temple,  Lafayette,  Lehigh  and  Penn  State. 


TRACK 

As  they  prepared  for  their  final  test  of  the  season,  the 
trackmen  had  the  comforting  realization  that  they  were 
assured  of  a  winning  season,  with  possibilities  for  an  un- 
defeated team. 

Colgate,  a  respected  track  foe,  was  the  obstacle  that 
stood  defiantly  in  the  path  leading  to  Bucknell's  second  un- 
beaten track  campaign  in  three  years. 

As  Coach  Bus  Blum's  crew  awaited  the  crucial  test, 
the  records  listed  a  first-place  tie  in  a  triangular  meet  with 
Gettysburg  and  Juniata,  and  decisive  dual  meet  verdicts 
over  Muhlenberg  and  Dickinson. 


Sherwood  Writes  of 

1900  Track  Meet 

Dr.  A.  J.  Sherwood  '00,  of  Union  City,  recently 
wrote  to  the  Alumni  Office  enclosing  the  picture  shown 
here.  Alumni  will  note  that  the  track  meet,  spring  of 
1900,  was  held  on  the  old  athletic  ground  in  front  of 
Loomis  Gym.  It  would  seem  that  now  fifty  years  later 
is  a  good  time  to  publish  this  letter  and  picture.  We 
quote  from  Dr.  Sherwood's  letter:  "In  lower  left,  with 
high  collar  and  hat  at  a  cocky  angle,  is  none  other  than 
Charlie  Bunnell  '00,  who  needs  no  introduction  by  me. 
Ahead  of  Bunnell,  and  dressed  similarlv,  is,  I  believe, 
Bechtel  '01. 

"Further  ahead  on  the  side  hill  is  Dr.  Fred  Brown, 
who   taught   us   budding   i\I.D.'s   the   mysteries   of   ana- 


Track  Meet,   1900  Style 

tomy.  Far  up  the  track  on  the  left  is  seen  a  white  spot, 
the  face  of  Coach  Hoskins'  mother,  whom  he  always 
brought  to  the  field  to  see  the  athletic  events.  In  right 
foreground  is  Carl  Tiii'any,  now  of  Erie  and  then  one  of 
our  middle  distance  stars.  Ahead  of  him  on  the  right, 
in  cap  and  'choker'  collar,  is  'Tiny'  Hottenstein  '01. 
and  on  his  right  is  Ed  Stevenson  '04,  present  editor  of 
the  TitusviUe  (Pa.)  Herald. 

"In  a  white  coat  and  sighting  over  the  finish  line 
is  Hon.  Harold  McClure,  judge  of  Union  Co.,  also 
acting  as  track  judge  along  with  Prof.  Rockwood  in 
cutaway  and  straw  hat,  and  standing  just  back  of  the 
Judge.  On  'Rocky's'  right  is  John  Sherman,  another 
1900  classmate.  Sherman  played  center  on  the  B.  U. 
'00  Reserves  for  four  years,  his  light  weight  keeping 
him  oiT  the  varsity,  but  he  ne\'ertheless  did  a  grand  job 
for  the  team. 

"Facing  the  camera  alongside  the  track,  dressed 
in  white  shirt,  is  Clarence  Weymouth — 'Wey'  to  us  of 
1900.  Behind  him  is  Stewart,  son  of  Prof.  Stew-art  who 
taught   surveying. 

"Cutting  across  the  diamond  near  3rd  base  is  "Doggie" 
Taylor,  about  '02,  who  tossed  the  hammer  and  shot.  Be- 
yond him  is  Coach  Hoskins  himself,  who  acted  as  start- 
er and  hurried  across  the  field  to  see  the  finish. 

"The  group  in  a  hurry  on  the  track  are :  Merle  Ed- 
wards, who  is  chasing  the  two  Indians,  who  in  turn 
are  chasing  me.  Who  wouldn't  run,  with  a  couple  of 
redskins  on  his  heels !  As  I  recall,  we  won  this  meet, 
with  the  able  help  of  the  rest  of  the  team,  who  are  not 
shown.  Some  of  them  I  recall  by  name :  Gillis,  Riemer, 
Theiss,  Goodall,  Pierson,  Shorkley,  Glaspey,  Fetzer 
(who  literally  ran  the  legs  off  the  Indian  runners), 
Morris  and  Taylor. 

"What  a  beautiful   spot  the  old  field  was,   and  how 


11 

many  memories  cling  to  it!  C)f  course,  it  would  be  en- 
tirel}'  inadequate  now,  yet  to  many  of  us  it  was  part 
( if  our  dailv  life." 


Salute  to  Maine,  May  Day  Theme 

The  Spring  Eesti\al  week  end  at  Bucknell  began  with 
a  golf  game  with  Temple  and  baseball  with  Syracuse  Fri- 
day afternoon.  May  12.  The  Men's  and  Women's  Glee 
L'lubs  furnished  a  delightful  evening  of  song  in  the  large 
auditorium  of  the  Methodist  Church  that  night,  while  out 
I  Ml  \\''est  Market  Street  more  fathers  and  mothers,  sons 
.ind  daughters  —  and  friends  —  crowded  into  the  High 
School  auditorium  to  see  an  excellent  production  by  Cap 
;md  Dagger  of  Shakespeare's  Tzuclfth  Night.  Saturday 
morning  few  visitors  or  students  slept  late  for  everybody 
il)le  to  walk  or  board  a  car  edged  Loomis  Street  and  Uni- 
\ersity  Avenue  to  see  the  traditional  Soap-box  Derby 
scheduled  at  9  .30  o'clock.  The  Mother's  Club  held  their 
annual  meeting  in  Larison  Hall  living  room  at  1  :30,  the 
mothers  adjourning  to  the  Women's  Dining  Hall  for 
luncheon  at  12  :30.  The  May  Day  program  began  at  3  :00 
P.  M.  with  "Salute  to  Maine"  in  honor  of  President 
Hildreth  as  its  theme. 

No  more  anxious  scanning  of  the  heavens  all  Satur- 
day morning,  as  this  main  Spring  Festival  performance  is 
now  planned  for  and  held  in  the  Davis  Gymnasium.  Old- 
timers  have  found  it  a  wise  custom  to  go  early  and  be  sure 
of  a  good  seat.  The  Women's  Athletic  Association  staged 
an  excellent  show,  worth  traveling  miles  to  see.  President 
Hildreth  and  his  family  occupied  a  special  booth  bearing 
the  seal  of  Maine  and  decorated  with  the  state  colors  of 
green  and  white.  Aroimd  the  walls  concession  stalls,  all 
in  the  same  green  and  white,  dispensed  sporting  goods,  pop 
corn,  cokes,  candied  apples,  and  variegated  favors.  At 
3  ;00  o'clock  came  the  long  colorful  procession,  trumpeters, 
dainty  flower  girls,  the  May  Queen  with  small  page  boys 
carrying  her  train,  and  her  court.  The  traditional  May 
Pole  dance  was  performed  by  lovely  co-eds  in  pastel  col- 
ored floor-length  gowns,  with  perfection  and  grace. 

The  Court  Jesters  presented,  in  pantomime,  a  clever 
skit  featuring  some  main  events  in  the  life  history  of  Buck- 
nell's  new  president ;  him  and  his  twin  brother  as  ends 
in  college  football,  as  seamen  on  a  tramp  steamer.  Dr. 
Hildreth,  as  a  forest  ranger,  as  a  politician  with  a  large 
cigar  and  an  ingratiating  manner  of  petting  young  babies, 
as  a  vmiversity  president  in  mortar  board  dispensing  col- 
lege diplomas.  There  was  a  Lobster  Fantasy  danced  by 
members  of  the  Modern  Dance  Club,  a  Maine  Square 
Dance,  a  Sailor's  Hornpipe.  The  Stein  Steppers  per- 
formed to  appropriate  music.  Then  came  an  exhibit  of  the 
great  ail-American  game  of  baseball  complete  with  play- 
ers, umpire,  and  water  boy.  It  was  a  sprightly  and  delio'ht- 
ful  occasion.  Afterwards,  a  Mother's  Day  Tea  was  held  in 
Hunt  Hall  living  room  for  Bucknell  guests. 

Saturday  night,-  those  who  witnessed  Tzvelfth  Night 
the  evening  before,  and  ^'ice  versa,  had  an  opportunity  to 


attend  a  second  performance  of  the  two  Glee  Clubs  at  the 
Methodist  Church.  Sunday  morning  the  various  sororities 
had  breakfasts  for  visiting  mothers  in  their  respective 
suites,  at  the  Lewisburg  Inn  and  in  the  main  dining-room 
of  Hotel  Lewisburger.  The  town's  churches  were  plea- 
santly crowded  at  their  morning  ser\ices,  and  in  the  after- 
noon those  guests  who  lingered  attended  an  art  exhibit  in 
Roberts  Hall. 

The  program  featured  a  number  of  open  houses  in  col- 
lege departments  and  an  exhibition  of  art.  Also,  books, 
monographs  and  articles  published  by  Bucknellians  and 
faculty  members  were  on  exhibit  in  the  main  library  from 
9;00  to  12:00  on  Saturday  morning. 


Bucknell  Wives  Club 


The  Bucknell  Wives  Club,  organized  in  1945  with  just 
a  few  members,  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  most  active 
groups  on  campus  with  a  membership  of  approximately 
65  students'  wives.  Meetings,  held  on  the  second  and 
fourth  Monday  of  each  month,  consist  of  lectures  by  fac- 
ulty members  or  off-campus  speakers,  movies,  music,  or 
just  plain  entertainment,  and,  of  course,  refreshments  are 
always  served. 

The  club  is  doing  its  bit  to  help.  Contributions  were 
made  to  the  Evangelical  Hospital  Fund.  Club  members 
are  also  starting  a  program  to  support,  with  service,  or- 
ganizations and  people  who  can  use  a  few  extra  hands. 
The  Club  contributed  to  the  Community  Hospital  Fund, 
collects  magazines  for  the  guests  in  the  Evangelical  Home 
for  Older  People,  and  is  now  making  scrapbooks  for  the 
children  and  gay  little  favors  for  the  hospital  trays.  Plans 
are  afoot  to  present  some  one-act  plays  at  the  house  in  the 
near  future. 

A  regular  lecture  series,  manned  by  prominent  pro- 
fessional people  of  Pennsylvania  and  supplied  by  a  divi- 
sion of  the  State  Idealth  Department,  started  this  semester. 
All  wives  of  Bucknell  students,  past  and  present,  are 
cordially  invited  to  attend  the  meetings  and  to  become 
members  of  the  Bucknell  Wives  Club. 


Bucknell's  Guidance  Center 

J.v.Mi;.s   K.  SiiuLTZ  '51 

"Dad  wants  me  to  be  a  public  accountant,  says  they 
make  good  money  ;  Mother  thinks  I  ought  to  be  a  teacher ; 
but  I  want  to  be  an  engineer.    What  should  I  be?" 

Could  you  solve  this  student's  problem  ?  Don't  get  out 
the  encyclopedias  or  text-books :  they  won't  help.  It  is  a 
tough  problem,  but  the  Bucknell  Guidance  Center  has  been 
ably  solving  problems  like  this  since  July,  1945. 

The  Center,  which  was  originally  established  in  Buck- 
nell Hall  to  help  veterans  adjust  themselves  to  college  life, 
today  opens  its  doors  to  all  who  need  or  desire  its  services. 
Many  students  through  personal  experience  realize  the 
excellent  job  which  is  carried  on  at  the  small,  white  frame 
house  on  South  Sixth  Street. 

But  let's  go  back  to  the  student  who  wanted  to  be  an 
engineer  and  see  how  the  guidance  process  would  help 
him.  Maybe  through  his  parents'  insistence,  or  through 
a  member  of  the  faculty,  or  perhaps  just  to  satisfy  his 
own  curiosity,  he  will  come  to  the  Center  and  unload  his 
troubles  to  the  sympathetic  ear  of  the  director,  Mr.  Kieft. 
He  will  then  be  given  a  battery  of  tests  beginning,  of 
course,  with  an  interest  test  and  working  on  through 
mental  ability,  specific  aptitude,  personality  and  achieve- 
ment tests.  In  all  probability  the  interest  test  will  point 
towards  engineering  as  his  profession,  but  it  is  possible 
that  the  other  tests  will  establish  the  fact  that  this  would 
be  an  improper  choice  and  that  another  field  would  be 
more  suitable  and  profitable  to  him.  Mr.  Kieft  will  talk 
over  all  the  various  possibilities  with  him,  but  under  no 
circumstances  will  the  student  be  told  to  change  his  cur- 
riculum. The  facts  are  there  :  the  decision  as  to  what  he 
will  do  rests  with  the  student.  If  he  so  desires,  Mr.  Kieft 
will  assist  him  in  changing  his  program  by  a  recommenda- 
tion to  Dean  Coleman. 

Such  guidance  is  ordinarily  an  expensive  process,  but 
here  at  Bucknell  it  is  well  within  the  range  of  the  average 
student's  "fiscal  allotment".  With  the  exception  of  the 
\-eterans,  in  which  case  the  Veterans  Administration  pays 
the  bill,  the  charge  is  $5.00  (the  exact  cost  of  the  tests 
themselves)  for  a  student  of  Bucknell  and  $10.00  for 
others  who  may  wish  to  use  the  service.  When  one  stops 
to  consider  that  the  entire  process  may  take  from  six  to 
fourteen  hours,  this  is  a  small  fee. 

In  addition  to  these  testing  services,  there  are  many 
opportunities  oft'ered  to  the  student  for  the  diagnosis  and 
correction  of  inefficient  backgrounds  which  are  often 
found  in  college  students.  For  example,  there  is  the  met- 
ronoscope  which  is  used  to  speed  up  the  individual's  read- 
ing and  comprehensive  abilities  and  can  be  operated,  free 
of  charge,  by  the  individual  himself.  Then,  too,  personal 
problems  may  be  worked  out  between  one  of  the  psycholo- 
gists at  the  Center  and  the  student.  Special  training  in 
"Study  Techniques"  is  provided  to  aid  the  individual  in 
cultivating  efficient  study  habits.  All  of  these  are  free 
ser\-ices  which  are  designed  to  help  the  student  attain  self- 
sufficiency  in  solving  his  educational  and  personal  prob- 
lems, as  well  as  to  aid  the  individual  in  developing  his 
capacity  to  cope  with  life  on  an  independent  basis. 

To  date  more  than  3,600  students  have  taken  advan- 
tage of  the  services  available  at  the  Guidance  Center. 

With  a  few  e.xceptions,  every  student  in  college  should 
take  the  full  battery  of  tests  offered  and  have  them 
evaluated  by  experts.  At  Bucknell  it  should  be  a. required 
part  of  the  Freshman  Week  orientation  program,  as  it  is 
at  Penn  State  and  at  a  growing  number  of  colleges  and 
universities  throughout  the  country.  If,  in  these  days  of 
strained  college  finances,  it  is  necessary,  an  extra  $5.00 
should  be  added  to  the  student's  fee  to  give  him  this  needed 
and  valualile  serx'ice. 

The  complexity  of  our  modern  society  and  the  diversity 
of  our  college  programs  make  the  guidance  and  counseling 
service  a  vitally  important  function  of  the  college. 


Bucknell's  Hundredth  Commencement 

Friday,  June  Ninth 

7:00p.  ni.— Meeting   of   the   Athletic 

Council  Hunt  Hall  Library 

8:00  p.m. — Meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  General  Alumni 
Association  Alumni   Office 


8:30 

8:45 

8:45 

1(1:00 

10:45 


12:30 
4:00- 


6:00 
8:30 


Saturday,  June  Tenth 

a.  ni. — Class  Presidents',  Class  Re- 
porters' and  Fund  Managers' 
Breakfast  Alen's   Dining   Hall 

a.  m. — Phi    Beta    Kappa    Breakfast 

Sun   Porch,   Women's   Dining  Hall 

a.  m. — Bison   Club  Breakfast 

Women's  Dining"  Hall 

a.  m. — Meeting  of  the  Board  of 

Trustees  Hunt  Hall  Library 

a.m  — Meeting  of  the  General  As- 
sembly of  the  General  Alumni 
Association 

\'aughan    Literature   Auditorium 

p.  m. — Class   Reunion   Limcheons 

■5:30  p.m. — President's   Garden  Party 
and  Band  Concert 

Lower  Campus 

p.  m. — Symposia  of  Fraternities  and 
Sororities 

p.  m. — Cap  and  Dagger  Play — 

Shakespeare's  "Twelfth  Night" 
Lewisburg  High  School  Auditorium 


Sunday,  June  Eleventh 

9:30  a.  m. — Academic  Procession 
10:00  a.  m. — Baccalaureate  Service 

Address:     Rev.  Kenneth  Lome 

Cober  '24 
Executive  Secretary,  Rhode 
Island   Baptist  Convention 

Davis   Gymnasium 
1  :30  p.  m. — -\cademic    Procession 
2:00  p.  m. — Commencement    Exercises 

Ad'dress:     Dr.   Oliver  Cromwell 

Carmichael 
President,   Carnegie   Foundation 
for  the  Advancement  of  Teach- 
ing Davis  Gvmnasium 


Dear  BiickiieU  Graduates  of   1950: 

On  behalf  of  the  Buchiell  Alumni  Association,  1  wish  to  extend  to  you  our  congratulations  and  hest  wish- 
es upon  completion  of  your  formal  education  and  graduation. 

These  past  four  years  have  not  been  an  easy  assignment  and  many  times  you  have  questioned  the  true  worth 
of  it,  but  I  avi  certain  that  today,  and  from  this  day  on,  your  understanding  and  appreciation  of  the  things  of- 
fered you  at  Bucknell  will  gradually  unfold  and  place  you  in  the  strategic  position  of  helping  to  make  this  a 
better  world  for  all  of  us.  Bucknellians  are  proud  individuals,  and  rightly  so,  with  more  than  a  century  of  fine 
tradition  behind  us.  More  than  ever  we  need  your  help  in  keeping  those  traditions  alive  but,  at  the  same  time, 
we  must  constantly  strive  for  progress  and  that  calls  for  every  ounce  of  concerted  effort  on  your  part.  Remem- 
ber, the  Alumni  are  the  yardstick  by  which  a  university  is  measured  and  whatever  you  do  in  the  future  will 
reject  one  way  or  another  on  Bucknell.  During  your  undergraduate  days  on  the  campus,  you  have  been  a 
Bucknellian,  and  upon  your  graduation  you  are  still  a  Bucknellian.  So,  you  see,  there  is  no  fine  line  of  de- 
marcation between  being  a  student  or  one  of  the  Alumni  except  that,  as  one  of  the  latter,  you  take  on  the  addi- 
tional responsibilities  for  which  you  have  been  prepared.  Those  responsibilities  and  opportunities  may  be 
anywhere  on  the  face  of  the  earth.  For  your  sake,  and  Bucknell's,  discharge  them  with  distinction  and  dis- 
patch, regardless  of  how  large  or  small  they  may  be. 

In  the  future,  wherever  you  may  be,  make  it  a  point  to  search  out  other  Bucknellians,  learn  to  know  them, 
join  your  local  Bucknell  Club,  but,  most  of  all,  take  an  active  part.  It  will  help  to  keep  those  Bucknell  ties— 
so  dear  to  all  of  its. 

We  welcome  you  with  open  arms  into  our  Alumni  Association  and  if,  at  any  time  in  the  future,  ive  can 
be  of  service  to  you,  let  me  urge  you  to  call  upon  us  without  hesitation. 

Best  wishes  and  Godspeed.  e-  i 

'^  sincerely. 


K,^(^  ^  i/lA.<i>i£jUh<yUd^ 


President,  General  Alumni  Association. 


14 


JUNE  1950 


INAUGURATION  ADDRESS 

(Continued  from  I'age  ti) 

from  the  state  legislatures.  With  this  combination  of  cir- 
cumstances and  with  the  ever  increasing  trend  towards 
omnipotent  government,  no  matter  how  much  we  may 
deplore  this  trend,  the  reference  to  government  controlled 
universities  seems  proper.  To  date,  exercise  of  govern- 
ment control  over  universities  in  most  states  has  not  been 
unwise.  Yet  we  already  know  of  too  many  state  institu- 
tions where  the  exercise  of  government  control  has  been 
complete,  arbitrary,  political  and  tragic.  As  the  power  of 
government  increases  so  al.'-:o  increases  the  opportunity 
for  and  the  probability  of  unwise  exercise  of  this  control. 

Human  nature  is  much  the  same  the  world  over. 
We  have  only  to  look  in  foreign  land  after  foreign  land 
to  see  what  has  happened  to  universities  as  governments 
became  all  powerful.  To  say  that  "it  can't  happen  here"  is 
to  close  our  eyes,  deliberately  and  stupidly,  to  the  clear  les- 
sons of  history. 

Our  independent  colleges  are  probably  the  greatest  as- 
surance we  have  against  the  complete  control  of  all  edu- 
cation by  government.  But  let  no  one  delude  himself  that 
the  preservation  of  first  class  independent  colleges  is  going 
to  be  an  easy  task.  Educators  know  this  but  unless  the 
public  can  be  awakened  to  the  difficulty  and  its  generous 
support  obtained,  the  outlook  is  disturbing  to  say  the  least. 

To  date,  the  increase  in  educational  facilities  that  has 
come  about  through  governmental  support  with  only  rare 
abuse  of  government  control  has  been  helpful.  But  it 
would  be  tragic  if  higher  education  became  completely  de- 
pendent upon  government. 

The  role  of  the  less  wealthy  independent  colleges  must 
be  to  do  fewer  things  for  smaller  and  more  selective  stu- 
dent bodies  than  the  ever  expanding  tax  supported  uni- 
versities do,  but  to  do  those  fewer  things  better  than  any- 
body else.  In  this  way  we  can  keep  our  educational  system 
competitive  and  prevent  the  usual  result  of  any  monopo- 
listic or  government  control,  namely  dry  rot,  from  per- 
meating our  entire  higher  educational  system. 

Can  Emphasize  Spiritual  Values 

One  great  advantage  the  private  independent  college 
has  is  the  greater  opportunity,  as  well  as  the  greater  prob- 
ability, of  putting  emphasis  upon  the  spiritual  side  of  life. 
Today  throughout  the  world  not  behind  the  Iron  Curtain 
there  is  increasing  realization  that  our  spiritual  develop- 
ment has  not  kept  pace  with  the  development  of  our 
physical  powers.  Our  western  world  is  striving  desperate- 
ly for  spiritual  leadership.  It  is  unlikely  that  this  spiritual 
leadership  will  come,  at  least  in  the  necessary  degree  and 
quantity,  from  government  controlled  institutions.  This 
is  so  because  the  role  of  government  from  time  im- 
memorial has  been  to  enhance  the  prestige  and  power  of 
government.  There  is  not  the  slightest  reason  to  expect 
this  historical  trend  to  change  in  the  future.  If  govern- 
ment pays  all  the  bills  for  higher  education,  is  it  not  crystal 
clear  that  there  will  be  an  increasing  tendency  on  the  part 
of  government  supported  institutions  to  make  their  pri- 
mary objective  the  training  of  citizens  subservient  to  the 
state?  This  tendency,  of  course,  will  be  at  the  cost  of  the 
dignity,  the  importance,  indeed  the  superiority  of  indi- 
vidual man. 

I  have  pointed  out  what  the  FORTUNE  poll  showed 
the  public  wanted  today  by  way  of  college  education.  Ob- 
viously the  tax  supported  institutions  must  supply  these 
wants  primarily  or  they  will  not  get  the  support  of  tax 
dollars.  But  let  the  private  independent  colleges  and  par- 
ticularly the  church  related  colleges  emphasize  as  their 
principal  objectives  spiritual  renascence  and  the  develop- 
ment of  character. 


The  primary  business  of  a  college  graduate  is  not  to 
make  a  living  but  to  make  a  life.  Making  a  living  is  neces- 
sary but  it  is  not  the  end,  it  is  only  the  means  to  the  end. 
Too  many  of  us  for  too  long  have  confused  these  means 
and  ends.  Luther  Youngdahl,  the  courageous  Governor 
of  Minnesota,  recently  wrote  an  article  entitled  "I  Am  For 
The  Church  College,"  and  said : 

"What  we  need  today  is  not  only  intellectual 
literacy,  but  social,  civic,  moral  and  spiritual 
literacy  as  well.  Too  much  of  our  higher  education  ' 
in  these  past  years  has  been  concerned  with  train- 
ing competent  technicians,  in  supplying  facts  and 
more  facts.  It  has  worshipped  the  false  god  of 
success.  Its  measures  of  success  have  been  the 
bank  account,  the  size  of  one's  home,  the  cost  of 
one's  automobile,  the  membership  in  an  exclusive 
club.  This  education  which  merely  makes  people 
smart  and  clever  in  accjuiring  money,  place,  and 
power,  but  fails  to  touch  their  moral  lives,  may  be 
worse  than  no  education  at  all." 

Quality  Education  Paramount 

Early  in  this  address  I  mentioned  that  the  existence 
of  a  republic  depended  upon  a  high  quality  of  mass  educa- 
tion and  that  our  first  educational  duty  as  citizens  of  a 
republic  was  to  provide  a  good  public  school  system.  In 
concluding  this  address  and  speaking  to  those  primarily 
interested  in  higher  education,  I  would  say  the  question 
facing  Bucknell  as  an  independent  college  is  not  whether 
we  shall  provide  mass  education  at  a  high  level  but 
whether  we  will  provide  quality  education.  We  shall  not 
be  able  to  compete  in  scope  of  activity  with  the  tax  sup- 
ported institutions  which  have  ever  increasing  funds  at 
their  disposal,  but  in  whatever  we  do  we  should  strive 
— and  to  a  considerable  extent  I  believe  we  can  do  it  suc- 
cessfully— to  do  better  than  the  public  institutions.  It 
seems  to  me  it  is  our  special  job  to  show  leadership,  imag- 
ination, and  initiative  and  by  the  competition  of  private 
colleges  insure  the  best  possible  educational  system  for  the 
country  as  a  whole. 

Henry  Ford  II  in  a  fine  address  before  the  Yale 
Alumni  Association  in  December,  1948,  made  the  follow- 
ing statement  in  appealing  for  support  of  the  private  insti- 
tutions : 

"The  great  and  terrible  problem  confronting  the 
world  as  a  result  of  the  development  of  atomic 
fission  reminds  us  that  the  physical  scientists  can 
get  us  into  troubles  that  they  cannot  get  us  out  of. 
The  only  real  defense  seems  to  be  in  the  field  of 
character  and  morality.  It  may  be  that  the  biggest 
problems  of  our  times  will  not  be  solved  by 
scientists  but  by  an  increased  recognition  of  the  im- 
portance of  moral  and  spiritual  leadership  and 
character." 

Because  of  their  smaller  size,  the  more  intimate  re- 
lationship possible,  and  freedom  from  fear  of  political 
reactions,  I  believe  the  independent  private  colleges  and 
particularly  the  church  related  colleges,  such  as  Bucknell, 
are  in  the  best  position  to  bring  about  an  increased  recog- 
nition of  the  importance  of  moral  and  spiritual  leadership 
and  character.  Bucknell  and  other  private  independent 
colleges  should  recognize  this  challenge  and  opportunity. 
If  we  do  so,  I  believe  we  may  reasonably  hope  to  gain  the 
financial  support  necessary  to  keep  our  accomplishiuents 
and  our  record  for  service  to  our  country,  our  world,  and 
our  God,  outstanding. 

«! 

ALUMNI  NOTE 

The  Assembly  will  meet  this  year  in  the  auditorium  of 
the  Vaughan  Literature  Building  at  10:45,  Saturday, 
June  10.     Please  remember  this  change  of  location. 


EDICATION 


Tkis  Issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Is  Deaicatea  to 

BUCKNELL'S  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 


With  pride  we  present  on  the  following  pages  photographs  and 
biographical  sketches  of  the  men  and  .women  who  direct  the  destinies 
of  Bucknell  University. 


H.  BOARD-MAN  HOPPER 
Broker 

ila\erford  College  '06.  Member  of  the  investment  firm  Hopper,  Soli- 
day,  and  Company,  founded  by  his  uncle  and  father  in  1872  as  "William  G. 
Hopper  and  Company",  and  member  of  the  Philadelphia-Baltimore  Stock 
Exchange.  Member  of  the  Board  of  Education  and  Publication  of  the 
Northern  Baptist  Convention,  and  of  the  Investment  Advisory  Committee 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Baptist  Convention.  He  is  a  deacon  and  trustee  of  the 
Baptist  Church  of  the  E\-angel  at  Narberth,  Pa.  Mr.  Hopper  was  elected 
to  the  Bucknell  Board  of  Trustees  in  1918  on  the  death  of  his  father,  Harry 
S.  Hopper,  who  had  been  a  Board  member  since  1882  and  chairman  since 
1890.  Harry  S.  Hopper's  wife,  Harriet  M.  Bucknell,  was  the  daughter  of 
William  Bucknell,  for  whom  Bucknell  University  was  named.  Mrs.  Harry 
S.  Hopper  established  the  Harriet  M.  Bucknell  Scholarship  to  be  awarded  to 
a  young  woman  in  memory  of  her  mother.  H.  Boardman  Hopper  and  his 
three  sisters  are  listed  in  the  Bucknell  catalog  as  the  University's  patrons 
and  his  father  and  mother  are  listed  as  founders.  Three  children  and  three 
grandchildren.     ]\Ierion  Cricket  Club  and  Philadelphia  Art  Alliance. 

Home:    315  Berkeley  Rd.,  Merion,  Pa. 

Office :     1420  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia  2,  Pa. 


EDWARD  McMTTY  GREENE 
Retired  Leather  Manufacturer 

Bucknell  x'95.  Has  been  interested  in  many  business  operations,  and 
president  of  several  corporations.  Mr.  Greene  is  a  member  of  a  noted  Buck- 
nell family ;  two  sisters  and  one  brother  ( now  deceased )  were  Bucknellians. 
His  father  was  a  Bucknell  Trustee,  his  grandfather  and  three  other  family 
members  are  listed  as  patrons  of  Bucknell.  Sixteen  of  his  family,  all  near 
relatives,  have  been  students  at  the  University.  He  is  descended  from  sturdy 
Scotch-Irish,  English  and  German  stock  which  came  to  America  nearly  two 
centuries  ago. 

Phi  Kappa  Psi,  Baptist,  Republican,  member  of  three  Alasonic  bodies, 
Huntingdon  Club,  Huntingdon  Country  Club,  Juniata  X'alley  Country  Club, 
Bison  Club.  His  wife,  now  deceased,  was  Caroline  K.  Wittenmyer,  Institute 
'91.     They  have  two  sons. 

Home:    206  Second  St.,  Huntingdon,  Pa. 


JOHN  THOMAS  SHIRLEY 
General  Agent,  New  England  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of  Boston 

Bucknell  x'09.  Born  in  Strattonville,  Clarion  County,  Pennsylvania. 
His  mother,  Sara  Ellen  Carrier  Shirlev,  was  a  member  of  the  Bucknell  Insti- 
tute Class  of  1886. 

Following  his  college  days  Mr.  Shirley  was  employed  in  a  bank  for 
several-years,  then  entered  the  life  insurance  field  with  the  Equitable  of  New 
York.  Eormer  supervisor  of  agents  for  Central  Pennsylvania  and  manager 
of  Connecticut  General  in  Western  Pennsylvania.  General  agent  for  New 
England  Mutual  (since  1928),  former  director  Pittsburgh  Life  Underwriters 
Association,  Inc.,  and  former  chairman  of  its  Law  and  Comity  Committee. 
Member,  Pittsburgh  Life  Underwriters  Association,  Pennsylvania  Life  Un- 
derwriters Association  and  National  Life  Underwriters  Association.  Direc- 
tor Zoar  Home  of  Allison  Park,  Pa.,  and  of  Potter  Title  and  Trust  Com- 
pany of  Pittsburgh.  Member  University  Club,  Duquesne  Club,  Longue 
Vue  Country  Club,  Oakmont  Country  Club,  Bankers  Club  of  Pittsburgh, 
Civic  Club  of  Allegheny  County.  Pennsylvania  Society  of  New  York,  Kappa 
Sigma,  Mason,  Presbyterian,  Republican.  Married  Pearl  Shannon  (Hood 
College).     One  son,  Allan  x'35. 

Home  :     5139  Westminster  Place,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Office :     1909  Oliver  Building,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


JUNE  1950 


17 


THE  TRUSTEES'  JOB 

Joseph  W.  Henderson 
President,  Bucknell  Board  of  Trustees 


The  Trustees  wish  to  acknowledge  the  splendid  co- 
operation which  they  continuously  receive  from  you, 
the  Alumni  of  the  University.  After  all.  they  are  mere- 
ly your  representatives  and  are  faithfully  endeavoring 
to  carry  out  their  positions  in  that  great  team  whic^i  is 
Bucknell.  It  seems  to  us  that  it  might  be  helpful  for 
the  Alumni  to  know  what  are  the  duties  and  obliga- 
tions of  the  Board  and  to  be  informed  of  some  of  the 
problems.     Let  us  start  with  the  problems. 

Trustee  Problems 

The  administration  of  a  college  requires  various 
kinds  of  ability  not  usually  present  in  a  single  person. 
The  college  is  first  of  all  an  educational  institution  in 
which  young  men  and  women  are  to  be  given  the  op- 
portunity to  learn  about  many  things,  to  lay  a  broad 
foundation  for  the  good  life,  and  to  grow  in  their 
service  to  God  and  to  human  brotherhood.  How  can 
Bucknell  best  help  them  in  carrying  on  our  mission  of 
inspiring  and  teaching  and  guiding  them  along  the 
proper  pathways?  What  kind  of  an  educational  pro- 
gram should  be  offered  and  to  whom?  What  kind  of 
a  physical  plant  should  be  constructed  and  maintained? 
\\'hat  are  the  problems  of  finances  and  buildings  and 
grounds?  What  is  necessary  to  maintain  the  buildings 
as  they  should  be  maintained?  How  are  we  going  to 
fit  expenditures  within  a  limited  income ;  and  how  are 
we  going  out  to  raise  more  endowments  to  produce 
more  income?  How  about  the  problems  of  the  health 
of  the  students?  How  about  athletics?  How  about  the 
promotions  of  the  faculty  and  appointments  to  the 
faculty?  How  can  we  finance  permanent  increases  in 
the  faculty  salary  scale  to  insure  our  retaining  top- 
notch  instructors  and  professors?  How  can  we  best 
take  care  of  pensions  and  retirement?  What  kind  of  a 
college  should  Bucknell  be,  anyway  ? 

These  and  hundreds  more  questions  are  the  ones 
that  have  been  presented,  are  being  presented  and  will 
be  presented  to  the  Trustees. 

Authority  for  Our  Activities 

The  original  Act  of  Assembly  of  February  8,  1846, 
provided  that  the  University  to  be  erected  at  Lewis- 
burg  and  to  be  known  as  the  University  of  Lewisburg 
(later  changed  to  Bucknell  University)  shall  be  under 
the  management,  direction,  government  and  super- 
vision of  a  number  of  Trustees  not  exceeding  20. 

The  Trustees  and  their  successors  are  established  as 
a  corporate  body  with  perpetual  succession,  with  power 
in  law  to  take  to  themselves  and  their  successors  for 
the  use  of  the  University  any  property  from  any  person 
or  persons  whatsoever  and  to  hold  the  same  as  fully 
and  efifectually  as  any  natural  person  or  other  corpora- 
tion has  the  power  to  manage  its  business,  and  as  is 
customary  in  other  universities  and  colleges  within  the 
'Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania.  The  original  meet- 
ings of  the  Trustees  were  to  be  held  as  often  as  once  in 
six  months  at  or  near  Lewisburg  or  such  other  place 
as  the  Trustees  should  appoint.  The  Trustees  are 
given  power  to  add  to  their  number  and  to  elect  others 
in  the  place  of  those  who  shall  decline  serving,  resign, 
or  die,  or  whose  places  become  vacant  for  any  cause. 

The  Trustees  have  power  to  elect  or  appoint  the 
president,  professors,  tutors  and  other  teachers  of  the 
Uni\ersity ;  to  agree  with  them  for  their  salaries  and 
stipends ;  to  remove  them  for  misconduct,  breaches  of 


the  rules  of  the  institution,  or  other  sufficient  causes; 
to  appoint  committees  of  their  own  body  to  carry  into 
effect  all  the  resolutions  of  the  Board ;  to  appoint  a 
chairman,  secretar}-,  treasurer  and  other  officers  neces- 
sary for  managing  the  concerns  of  the  University  :  to 
provide  for  the  maintenance  and  observance  of  disci- 
pline in  the  University  ;  to  prescribe  and  inflict  the  pen- 
alties due  for  all  violations  of  the  rules,  ordinances  or 
regulations  thereof,  or  for  other  misconduct  committed 
by  students  or  other  persons  thereat.  In  general  a 
quorum  of  the  Trusteesat  any  stated  or  extra  meeting- 
shall  determine  all  such  matters  as  shall  arise  relative 
to  the  administration  of  the  University  and  shall  re- 
quire action  to  be  determined  by  the  Trustees. 

The  Trustees  shall  not  for  anj'  cause,  or  under  any 
pretext  whatever,  encumber  by  mortgage  or  otlierwise 
real  estate  or  any  other  property  of  the  institution,  and 
they  shall  not  involve  it  in  any  debt  which  they  have 
not  the  means  of  paying,  and  shall  require  action  of  the 
Trustees  consistently  with  certain  specified  restrictions 
set  forth  in  the  Charter. 

(Continued  on  Page  19) 


^  J 

418  Years  of  Service  on 

the  Board  of  Trustees 

Hopper,  H.  Boardman    iZ 

Greene,  Edward  M 28 

Shirley,  John  T 24 

Kress,'  Rush  H 22 

Sordoni,  Andrew  J 22 

Smith,  Harvey  F 21 

Rooke,  Robert  L : 20 

Burpee,  David 19 

Harris,  Mary  B 18 

Marts,  Arnaud  C 18 

Henderson,  Joseph  W 1/ 

McClintock," Gilbert  S 16 

Hastings,  Berkeley  V. 15 

Wolfe,  Mary  M '. 15 

King,  William  I ._ 14 

Bolton,  Elmer  K 13 

Trax,  Harland  A 13 

Benedum,  Michael  L 12 

\\niite,  William  R 12 

Overholt,  Ernest  .  ., 9 

Darlington,  Richard  r '' 

Poling,  Daniel  A 6 

Schnure,  Fred  0 6 

Clark,  Samuel  L + 

Hawkins.  Orwill  \'.  W -^ 

Roser,  John  O "^ 

Snyder,  Edgar  A 3 

Bell,  Robert  K 2 

Bailey,  Clyde  P. 1 

Freas,  .Alfred  G 1 

Spencer,  Herbert  L , 1 

Troast,  Paul  L 1 


ANDREW  J.  SORDONI 
Builder  and  Industrialist 

Born  in  Nanticoke,  Pa.  President  and  founder  of  Sordoni  Construction 
Company.  Veteran  legislator  and  state  senator  for  twelve  years.  Director 
S.  H.  Kress  Foundation.  Founder  and  head  of  Sordoni  Foundation — educa- 
tional, religious,  and  charitable  projects.  President  Wyoming  Valley  Hospi- 
tal ;  past-president,  now  director.  Valley  Chapter  American  Red  Cross.  Trus- 
tee, Wilkes  College.  Chairman,  Board  of  Directors  of  Commonwealth,  Brad- 
ford, and  Luzerne  Telephone  Companies.  President  of  Sterling  Hotels  Sys- 
tem. Cited  by  Wilkes-Barre  Rotary  Club  as  most  outstanding  citizen  of 
Wyoming  Valley  in  1949.  Republican.  Presbyterian.  Hobbies :  Horse- 
back riding  and  business.  Member  of  Union  League  Club  of  Philadelphia; 
Committee  of  One  Hundred,  La  Corce  Country  Club,  and  The  Surf  Club  of 
Miami  Beach,  Fla. ;  Irem  Temple  Country  Clul),  Dallas,  Pa. :  Rotary  Club ; 
33rd  degree  Mason. 

Married  Ruth  Ann  Speece.     Two  children  :    a  son  and  a  daughter. 

Home :     Hotel  Sterling,  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa. 

Office :  Executive  Offices,  Hotel  Sterling,  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.,  and  Sor- 
doni Construction  Company,  45  ( )wen  St.,  Forty  Fort,  Pa. 


HARVEY  FETTERHOFF  SMITH 
Surgeon 

Bucknell  '94,  M.D.  (University  of  Pennsylvania)  '97,  Honorary  Sc.D. 
Bucknell  '24.  Dr.  Smith  was  for  many  years  chairman  of  Medical  and 
Surgical  Directorate  of  Harrisburg  Hospital ;  serves  on  surgical  staff  same 
hospital,  on  various  committees.  State  Medical  Society  and  American 
College  of  Surgeons.  Member  Commission  on  .Vppendicitis  Mortality,  Com- 
mission on  Cancer.  Member  Board  of  Directors  Pennsylvania  Division 
American  Cancer  Society,  and  Wainwright  Turner  Clinic  Association.  Or- 
ganized Tumor  Clinic  of  Harrisburg  Hospital,  one  of  first  in  the  state.  Di- 
rector Harrisburg  Trust  Company.  Past  president  Harrisburg  Chamber  of 
Commerce.     Interested  in  various  philanthropic  organizations. 

Methodist,  Bison  Club,  Phi  Kappa  Psi.  Married  Blanche  McNeal 
(Goucher).     Two  children,  son  and  daughter. 

Home  :     Ben  Barra,  Fort  Hunter,  Pa. 

Office:      130  State   St.,   Harri.sliurg,   Pa. 


ROBERT  LEVI  R(  )OKE 
Broker 

Bucknell  '13.  Member  of  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  since  1928, 
and  limited  partner  of  Merrill  Lynch,  Pierce,  Fenner,  and  Beane  for  the  past 
nine  years.  On  graduating  from  Bucknell  with  a  B.S.  in  Electrical  Engineer- 
ing, he  was  connected  with  General  Electric  Company  for  23/2  years,  followed 
by  1^  years  with  the  Public  Service  Electric  Company  of  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 
In  the  First  World  War  he  spent  1^^  years  in  the  Navy,  after  which  he  be- 
came associated  with  Merrill  Lynch  and  Company  in  New  York.  He  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Westfield,  N.  J.,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Presbyterian  and  Bison  Club. 
Member  of  the  Stock  Exchange  Luncheon  Club,  Down  Town  Athletic  Club 
(N.  Y.),  Down  Town  Luncheon  Club  (Newark),  Echo  Lake  Golf  Club  (in 
Westfield,  N.  J.),  the  Everglades  Club  in  Palm  Beach,  Fla.  Married  Alice 
Withington  Clement  of  Sunbury,  Pa.  They  ha\e  two  sons  and  one  daugh- 
ter. 

Home  :     929  Mountain  View  Circle,  Westfield,  N.  J. 

Office:     744  Broad  St.,  Room  1006,  Newark  2,  N.  J. 


JUNE  1950 


19 


The  Trustees'  Job 

(Contiimed  from  V;i^e  17) 

There  have  been  various  amendments  to  the  Charter 
but  relatively  few  changes.  The  present  provisions 
under  which  the  Trustees  are  now  operating  provide 
that  they  shall  not  exceed  forty  in  number,  fifteen  of 
whom  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  It  further  provides 
that  a  majority  of  the  Trustees  shall  be  members  of 
regular  Baptist  churches.  The  Trustees  are  required 
to  exact  from  their  treasurer  adequate  security  for  all 
the  money  or  other  property  of  the  institution.  Section 
7  provides  that  the  Trustees  or  a  quorum  of  them,  or 
at  least  a  committee  of  three,  l^e  required  and  expected 
to  attend  the  principal  examinations  (observed  in  the 
breach)  and  the  annual  commencements  of  the  Uni- 
versity. They  are  to  make  themselves  acquainted  wiih 
the  manner  in  which  the  work  of  study  and  recitatitm 
is  planned  for  the  students,  and  l)y  them  executed,  and 
particularly  with  the  scholarship,  conduct  and  charac- 
ter of  such  students  as  are  candidates  for  admission 
from  a  lower  into  a  higher  class  or  department  of  the 
University,  or  for  degrees.  The  consent  of  the  majority 
of  the  Trustees  is  necessary  for  the  promotion  or  the 
receiving  of  a  degree  by  a  student. 

The  Trustees  are  to  have  access  to  the  minutes  of 
the  official  doings  of  the  faculty;  and  they  are  likewise 
to  take  care  to  inform  themselves  respecting  the 
methods  of  government  and  instruction  adopted  and 
practiced  Ijy  the  several  teachers  in  the  Universit)'. 

The  by-laws  under  which  the  Board  is  operating  at 
present  were  adopted  in  December,  1936.  The  few 
amendments  since  that  time  relate  principally  to  carr}- 
ing  out  the  operations  as  set  forth  in  the  Charter. 

There  are  today  two  regular  meetings  of  the  Board, 
one  at  Commencement  time  in  Lewisburg  and  the 
other  in  Philadelphia  shortly  before  Christmas.  Special 
meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time.  One  significant 
by-law  provides  that  any  member  failing  to  be  in  at- 
tendance at  any  stated  meeting  of  the  Board  shall  be 
required  to  furnish  a  written  excuse  for  his  alasence 
and,  neglecting  to  attend  three  stated  meetings  in  suc- 
cession without  justifiable  excuse,  shall  be  considered 
as  having  resigned  his  membership  on  the  Board.  The 
by-laws  also  provide  for  an  executi\-e  committee  -which 
has  the  authority  to  handle  certain  matters  requiring 
attention  between  Board  meetings. 

Bucknell  has  Ijeen  most  fortunate  over  the  years  to 
ha\'e  had  broadminded.  reverent  and  worth}-  men  and 
women  assume  the  obligations  of  trusteeship.  Being  a 
Trustee,  as  you  can  well  imagine,  is  quite  a  job.  Mem- 
bers of  the  Board  are  interesting  people.  Bucknell 
brings  new  and  intriguing  problems  to  them  each  year 
in  addition  to  all  the  tough  old  ones  our  predecessors 
wrestled  with.  These  are  exciting  times  and  Bucknell 
is  an  exciting  place.  Service  on  the  Board  amply  com- 
pensates for  whatever  time  and  effort  a  Trustee  can 
give  to  his  job  of  working  with  the  administration  and 
faculty,  the  alumni,  students,  friends  and  other  Board 
members  in  an  endeavor  to  learn  about  and  ultimately 
to  participate  in  solving,  some  of  the  problems  of  a  big 
democratic  society  set  down  in  a  presently  confused 
and  troubled  world. 

Yes,  one  is  thoroughly  compensated  for  being  a 
Trustee.  Nevertheless,  being  a  Trustee  is  becoming  an 
increasingly  tough  assignment,  requiring  more  and 
more  hours  of  attendance  at  meetings,  many  additional 
hours  of  "homework"  and,  if  we  are  able  to  carry  out 
our  plans,  it  will  require  more  service.  We  are  now 
going  to  put  into  elTect  visiting  committees,  made  up 
of  members  of  the  Board  and  representatives  from  the 


Alumni.     This   in   itself   will   be  a  great  advance,   but   it 
will  take  time. 

We  need  and  want  the  continuing  help  of  all  the 
Alumni,  indi^-idually  and  collectively,  so  that  the  Buck- 
nell Board  of  Trustees — which  is  and  always  has  been 
a  good  one — will  became  a  better  one. 


The  Board  of  Trustees  as  the  Seed 

Bed  for  Capital  Gifts  to  Bucknell's 

Plant  and  Endowment 

Akxaud  C.   Marts 

Those  who  make  it  their  business  to  discover  how  the 
plant  and  endowment  of  a  college  like  Bucknell  are  built 
up  realize  that  a  major  share  of  a  college's  capital  re- 
sources invariably  comes  from  the  gifts  and  bequests  of 
its  trustees. 

Bucknellians  may  \-erify  this  general  experience  by 
studying  the  past  history  of  the  upbuilding  of  their  Alma 
Mater's  plant  and  endowment.  The  names  of  Bucknell, 
ITistin,  Hopper,  Crozer,  Ziegler,  Miller,  Sibley,  Lotte, 
Thompson,  Swartz,  Vaughan,  Ladd,  Lindback,  Hopwood, 
Benedum,  Rooke,  Kress,  and  Sordoni  are  all  names  of 
past  or  [jresent  trustees  who  provided  generous  and  sub- 
stantial portions  of  Bucknell's  present  plant  and  endow- 
ment. 

The  board  of  trustees  of  a  college  like  Bucknell  may 
be  likened  to  a  seed  bed  in  which  future  givers  to  the  col- 
lege may  be  cultivated  and  grown.  It  would  be  well  for  a 
Bucknell  alumnus,  who  wishes  to  serve  his  Alma  Mater 
well,  to  be  on  the  lookout  for  men  and  women  who  are 
good  Bucknell  trustee  material  and  to  bring  them  to  the 
attention  of  Bucknell's  ])residcnt. 

I  will  remember  the  many  miles  I  traveled  while  I  was 
your  president  in  the  endeavor  to  find  potential  trustees 
and  to  sell  Bucknell  to  them.  I  especially  rememlier  the 
helpfulness  of  certain  Bucknellians  who  developed  the 
habit  of  telling  me  about  such  potential  trustees.  In  this 
connection,  I  particularly  remember  the  suggestions  and 
help  given  by  Judge  J.  Warren  Davis,  Senator  Andrew 
Sordoni,  John  T.  Shirley  and  Joseph  D.  Dent.  The  men 
whom  they  suggested  to  me  as  possible  Bucknell  trustees 
became  so  interested  in  Bu<:knell  that  their  gifts  and  be- 
quests aggregated  over  a  million  and  a  half  dollars  in  ten 
years. 

There  are  other  men  and  women  with  equal  ability 
and  willingness  to  give  to  Bucknell  in  the  future.  If  you, 
the  alumni,  will  locate  them  and  tell  your  energetic  and 
capable  president  about  them,  I  have  no  doubt  Dr.  Hil- 
dreth  will  do  his  part  in  interesting  them  in  Bucknell  and 
in  getting  their  service  on  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Eventual- 
ly some  of  them  will  grow  in  this  "seed  bed"  into  the 
givers  of  the  future  who  will  provide  the  additional  build- 
ings and  increased  endowment  that  will  always  be  needed 
in  the  years  ahead. 


As  It  Appears  to  Me 

Mary  B.  Harris 

Since  1932,  when  I  was  elected  by  the  Alumni,  it  has 
been  my  prix-ilege  to  serve  as  a  Bucknell  Trustee.  At  the 
present  time  I  am  chairman  of  its  committee  on  The  Re- 
lation of  the  College  to  the  Churches,  and  so  have  been 
alerted    and    ^vatching    to    see    what    attitude    the    other 

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DAVID  BURPEE 
Seedman 

Born  Philadelphia,  April  5,  1893.  Left  Cornell  in  freshman  year  to 
assist  father  in  W.  Atlee  Burpee  Company.  President  of  company  since  1917, 
board  chairman  James  Vick's  Seeds,  Inc.,  director  Market  Street  National 
Bank,  Abington  Memorial  Hospital,  and  National  Agricultural  College.  Mem- 
ber of  Agricultural  Missions,  Pennsylvania  Society  of  New  York,  American 
Seed  Trade  Association  (ex-president),  National  Sweet  Pea  Society  of 
Great  Britain  (vice-president).  Scottish  National  Sweet  Pea,  Rose  and 
Carnation  Society,  (hon.  vice-president).  Honorary  life-president  Canadian 
Society  of  Philadelphia. 

Union  League,  Poor  Richard,  Racquet,  Art  Alliance,  New  York  Adver- 
tising, Bachelor's  Barge,  Doylestown  and  Huntingdon  Valley  Country  Clubs. 
Delta  Upsilon,  Republican,  listed  in  IVho's  IV ho  in  America.  Married  Lois 
Torrance.     One  son  and  one  daughter. 

"Significant  experiences?  Creating  Marigolds  with  odorless  foliage,  new 
(riant  Zinnias  and  other  new  flowers  and  vegetables,  and  conducting  the  larg- 
est mail  order  seed  business  in  the  world." 

Home :     Fordhook  Farms,  Doylestown,  Pa. 

Office:     Hunting  Park  Ave..  Philadelphia  32,  Pa. 


MARY  MOORE  WOLFE 
Retired  Superintendent,  State  Institution 

Bucknell  '96,  A.M.,  Sc.D.,  M.D.  (University  of  Michigan).  Has  the 
unique  distinction  of  having  had  five  ancestors  on  Bucknell's  first  Board  of 
Trustees,  and  during  the  first  100  years  of  the  University,  one,  at  times  two, 
of  her  family  served  as  trustee  for-almost  half  a  century.  Chief  physician 
Women's  Dept.  Norristown  (Pa.)  State  Hospital  10  years;  superintendent 
Laurelton  (Pa.)  State  Village  26  years.  Only  woman  U.  S.  delegate  to  In- 
ternational Congress  on  Nervous  and  Mental  Diseases  at  Amsterdam  1907. 
Named  U.  S.  delegate  to  same  congress,  Lima,  Peru,  1938.  Member  Lycom- 
ing County  (Pa.),  Pennsylvania  and  American  Medical  Societies;  Fellow 
Pennsylvania  Psychiatric  Society,  American  Psychiatric  Association  and 
American  Association  on  Mental  Deficiency  (president  1934).  Prominent 
in  early  suffrage  work  in  Pennsylvania,  in  political  circles  and  in  various  char- 
itable organizations.  Baptist,  Pi  Beta  Phi,  Association  of  University  Wo- 
men, Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution. 

Home :     29  S.  Third  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 


ARNAUD  CARTWRIGHT  MARTS 
Financial  Counselor 

Oberlin  '10,  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  President  of  Marts  and  Lundy,  Inc.,  for 
a  quarter-century,  financial  counselors  to  educational  and  philanthropic  insti- 
tutions. He  was  born  and  reared  in  western  New  York  State,  the  son  of  a 
Congregational  minister.  After  graduating  from  college,  he  entered  boys 
work  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  and  in  1914  became  connected  with  the  Standard 
Life  Insurance  Company,  of  which  he  became  vice-president  and  director  in 
1917.  He  left  this  in  1918  and  became  national  director  of  the  $18,000,000 
campaign  of  the  War  Camp  Community  Service  in  World  War  I.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  the  National  Committee  of  35  in  charge  of  the  United  War 
Work  Campaign  to  raise  $175,000,(X)0.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of 
Marts  and  Lundy,  Inc.  A  few  years  after  his  company  served  Bucknell  in  ;i 
fund-raising  capacity,  he  accepted  membership  on  Bucknell's  Board  of 
Trustees  in  1932.  On  the  resignation  of  President  Rainey,  the  Board  of 
Trustees  elected  him  president  of  Bucknell.  He  declined  this  election  because 
he  did  not  feel  he  could  leave  his  business  in  New  York,  and  was  then  pre- 
vailed upon  to  become  acting  president.  In  a  chapel  meeting  in  December. 
1937,  he  was  presented  with  a  petition  signed  by  every,  student  in  Bucknell 
urging  him  to  become  President,  and  shortly  after  agreed  to  do  so.  He  served 
aspresident  from  1938  to  1945*  He  was  Director  of  Civilian  Defense  for 
Pennsylvania  from  1941-42,  when  he  resigned  a  cabinet  position  in  Harris- 
burg  to  become  a  captain  in  the  Coast  Guard,  for  which  he  directed  the  Volun- 
lar\-  Post  Security  Force  of  the  Coast  Guard  Reserve.     Dr.  Marts'  contribu- 

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JOSEPH  WELLES  HENDERSON 

Lazi'ycr 

Bucknell  '08,  A.M.  '15,  D.C.L.  '44,  LL.B.  (Harvard  Law  School)  '10. 
LL.D.  (Temple  Uni\'ersit)' )  '44.  Senior  partner  in  firm  of  Ravvie 
and  Henderson,  founded  1783.  Member  of  Visiting  Committee  of  Board 
of  0\erseers  of  Harvard  LIniversity  for  the  Law  School.  President 
American  Bar  Association  1943-4.  Previous  to  this  held  many  important 
positions  in  the  Association  and  is  still  active  in  its  affairs.  Former  member 
and  chairman  of  Board  of  Governors  of  Philadelphia  Bar  Association  and 
held  chairmanships  of  important  committees  of  Pennsylvania  Bar  Associa- 
tion. Member  of  executive  committee  of  the  Maritime  Law  Association. 
Served  as  member  of  Council  of  Inter-American  Bar  Association  and  is 
honorary  member  of  Canadian,  Montana,  Vermont  and  Washington  Bar 
Associations.  Former  \'ice-president  of  the  National  Association  of  Legal 
Aid  Organizations  and  presently  director  of  Philadelphia  Legal  Aid  Society. 
Chairman  of  the  Philadelphia  Lawyer  Reference  Bureau  which  provides  legal 
services  for  people  of  moderate  means.  On  board  of  nine  (Vanderbilt  Com- 
mittee) appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  after  the  last  war  to  review  and 
overhaul  the  Army's  court  martial  procedure.  C)ne  of  a  committee  of  six 
consultants  to  the  LTnited  States  Civil  Service  Commission  to  assist  in  con- 
nection with  the  trial  examiners.  Member  of  the  Citizens  Committee  for  the 
Adoption  of  the  Hoover  Report.  Member  of  the  National  Council  to  the 
Commission  on  Patents  of  the  House  of  Representatives.  Associate  Editor 
of  American  Maritime  Cases  and  Ad\'isory  Editor  of  Aiiierieau  Bar  Assoeui- 

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GILBERT  STCART  .McCLINT(  )CK 

La-a'ver 

A.B.  (Princeton).  Cliairnian  of  the  Board  and  acting-president  of  the 
Miners  National  Bank  of  Wilkes-Barre,  director  of  the  Glen  Alden  Coal 
Company,  Lehigh  and  Wilkes-Barre  Corporation,  and  Delaware,  Lacka- 
wanna, and  Western  Coal  Company.  Former  long-time  president  of  Wyo- 
ming Valley  Social  Arts  and  Sciences,  Boy  Scout  Council  and  Welfare  Fede- 
ration. Served  with  National  Information  Bureau,  Board  of  Public  Assistance 
of  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania  ;  active  in  local  civic  and  welfare 
organizations.  Member  American  and  State  Bar  z\ssociations,  American 
Museimi  of  Natural  History.  Chairman  of  Board  of  Trustees  of  Wilkes 
College  (formerly  Bucknell  Junior  College).  "A  very  healthy  foster  child  of 
Bucknell."     Listed  in  IVho's  Who  in  America. 

Westmoreland    Club    (Wilkes-Barre),    L'ni\ersity    Club    (New    York). 

Hobbies :     Collecting  books  and  prints  and  growing  trees. 

Home :     44  South  River  St.,  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa. 

Office:     34  South  River  St.,  ^^'ilkes-Ba^re,  Pa. 


BERKELEY  V.  HASTINGS 
Insurance  and  Real  Estate 

Bucknell  x'13.  Born,  Prince  George  County,  Va.  Director,  First  Na- 
tional Bank.  Milton  Building  and  Loan  Association,  Crippled  Children's  As- 
sociation, Milton  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Standard  Printing  Co.,  Harmony  Cemetery 
Co.,  Presbytery  Northumberland,  Inc. ;  Trustee,  Devitt's  Camp  ;  Milton  Lodge 
No.  256  F.  and  A.  M.,  First  Presbyterian  Church.  Treasurer,  Rotary  Edu- 
cational Fund  of  Milton  Rotary  Club.  Vice-president,  Central  Pennsylvania 
Society  for  Crippled  Children  and  Adults.  Active  in  Boy  Scouts,  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
Community  Chest,  and  other  civic  organizations.  Phi  Gamma  Delta,  Mason, 
Presbyterian,  Rotarian,  Milton  Country  Club,  Sportsman's  Association,  Bison 
Club. 

Married  Frances  W.  Steele.     Three  daughters  and  one  son. 
Home :     Robinwood,  541  East  Broadway,  Milton,  Pa. 
Office  :  Standard  Building,  Milton. 


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BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY- 


Vital  Statistics 


Founded:     February   1846 
Opened  :     October  1846 
Students 


Facult\'  : 


1846—22 
1950— about  2,300,  from  28 
states  and  16  foreign  coun- 
tries. 

1846—2 
1950—168 


Alumni:    1851 — 7 

1950—12,380 


Acreage  :      1849 — 70   acres,    "valued    at 
$12,000" 
1950—300  acres 

Buildings  :    1848—1,  cost  $8,000 

1950 — 1 14,  including  homes 
in  faculty  court  and  Vet- 
eran's Village 

Estimated  Value  Bucknell 
Plant— $4,100,000 

Tuition  :     1846 — $30  per  year 
1950— $500  per  year 

(Photo  taken  by  Joseph  Rubinstein  '50  for  19o0  L'Agevcla) 


Cost  :     1850 — "Board  including  lodging, 
washing,  fuel,  and  light,  $1.50  to 
$2.50  per  week"  plus  tuition 
1950— Men  $1,010— $1,240 
Women  $1,155 

Endowment:    1949-81,675.900 

Curriculum:     1849 — 11  courses 

1950 — about  500  courses 

Library:     1849 — "Well  commenced  and 
constantly  increasing." 
1950—115,000  volumes 


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MARY  BELLE  HARRIS 
Retired  Superintendent .  Federal  Institution 

Bucknell  '94.  Ph.D.  ( Chicago  j,  LL.D.  ( Buckneh  and  Morris  Harvey 
College).  Daughter  of  late,  Pres.  John  Howard  Harris.  Born  La  Plume, 
Pennsylvania.  Studied  in  Europe,  1912-14.  Superintendent  correctional  in- 
stitutions for  women,  Blackwell's  Island,  New  York,  N.  Y. :  Clinton,  New- 
Jersey :  Trenton,  New  Jersey;  Alderson,  West  Virginia.  Awarded  Scroll  of 
honor  for  work  in  penal  field  by  General  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs, 
1941.  Author  of  two  books  and  many  magazine  articles.  Served  on  Penn- 
sylvania Board  of  Parole.  Member  of  American  Association  of  University 
Women,  Pi  Beta  Phi,  Cosmopolitan  Club  (N.  Y.),  Lewisburg  (Pa.)  Civic 
Club  (president),  Lewisburg  Community  Chest  (director).  Baptist.  Re- 
publican.    Listed  in  IVho's  JVIw  in  America. 

Home:     9  Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 


Mr.    King  writes ;    "/   hazr   not 
held  a  photograph  in  forty  years." 


WILLIAM  IRVINE  KING 
Lawyer 

Bucknell  '01.  Did  graduate  work  at  Brown  and  Harvard.  Became  a 
Trustee  of  Bucknell  on  the  occasion  of  the  merger  of  the  Western  Pennsyl- 
vania Classical  and  Scientific  Institute  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Pa.,  with  Bucknell. 
Member  of  the  Institute  Board  of  Trustees,  of  which  he  was  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Endowment  Fund.  Kappa  Sigma.  Baptist.  Married  Nellie 
Miller  (  deceased ) . 

Home:     Rosslyn  Farms,  Pittsburgh.  Pa. 

Office:    630  Frick  Bldg.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


ELMER  KAISER  BOLTON 
Chemist 

Bucknell  '08,  A.M.  1910,  Ph.D.  (Harvard)  1913,  Honorary  Sc.D.  1932 
(Bucknell  and  University  of  Delaware),  Awarded  Sheldon  Fellowship 
which  took  him  to  Kaiser  Wilhelm  Institute  in  Berlin.  With  E.  I.  duPont 
de  Nemours  and  Company  since  1915.  Now  director  of  Chemical  Depart- 
ment, and  advisor  on  research  matters  for  all  departments.  Regional  director 
and  director-at-large  American  Chemical  Society,  member  Society  of  Chemi- 
cal Industry  and  the  American  Institute  of  Chemical  Engineers.  Has  served 
on  Visiting  Committee  of  Department  of  Chemistry  for  Massachusetts  Insti- 
tute of  Technology  and  Harvard.  Awarded  Chemical  Industry  Medal  1941 
by  Society  of  Chemical  Industry,  elected  to  National  Academy  of  Science  in 
1946,  and  awarded  the  Perkins  Medal,  highest  honor  in  applied  chemistry, 
for  his  outstanding  research  in  the  fields  of  synthetic  rubber  and  nylon. 
Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  America. 

Phi  Kappa  Psi. 

Married  Marguerite  L.  Duncan,  Bucknell  Institute  x'lO.  Three  chil- 
dren :  two  sons  and  one  daughter. 

Home:     2310  W.   11th   St.,  \\^ilmington,  Del. 

Office:     8462  Nemours  Bldg.,  Wilmington  98,   Del. 


HARLAND  ADAMS  TRAX 
Retired  Telephone  Official 

Bucknell  '01,  A.AI,  '04,  LL.B.  '04  (University  of  Micliigan).  Born 
Bradford,  Pa.  Continuously  employed  in  various  capacities  by  Bell  Tele- 
phone System  since  receiving  his  last  college  degree.  Entered  Traffic  Depart- 
ment at  Pittsburgh  as  service  inspector,  was  successively  chief  service  inspec- 
tor, division  superintendent,  commercial  engineer  and  advertising  manager  of 
Central  District  Telephone  Company.  Transferred  to  Philadelphia  as  assis- 
tant general  commercial  engineer  of  the  Bell  Telephone  Company  of  Pennsyl- 
vania and  associated  companies ;  transferred  to  New  York  as  chief  accoun- 
tant of  New  York  Telephone  Company.  Served  1917-1919  in  World  War  I, 
captain.  Air  Service,  Bureau  of  Aircraft  Production.  Transferred  to  New 
Jersey  as  vice-president  and  general  auditor  of  New  Jersey  Bell  Telephone 
Company.  Retired  in  1939.  Director  of  King's  County  Lighting  Company. 
Member  of  American  Foundation  for  the  Blind,  American  Foundation  for 
the  Overseas  Blind,  Advisory  Board  of  Library  of  Congress  on  selection  of 
books  for  the  blind.  Member  of  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  Phi  Gam- 
ma Delta,  Bison  Club,  Upper  Montclair  Country  Club,  Sky  Top  Lodge. 

Home  :     120  Buckingham  Road,  Upper  Montclair,  N.  J. 


MICHAEL  L.  BENEDUM 
Oil  Operator 

Born  in  Bridgeport,  W.  Va.,  1869.  Attended  public  schools  there  and 
at  age  of  twenty  started  in  oil  business  "with  $500  in  cash  and  $1,000,000 
worth  of  nerve."  (The  $500  is  still  in  deposit  in  a  Clarksburg,  W.  Va.,  savings 
bank).  With  his  partner,  Joe  Trees,  he  lost  fortunes  in  China  and  Peru,  made 
larger  ones  in  Mexico,  Columbia,  Rumania  and  the  wide  reaches  of  Texas. 
Can  tell  interesting  and  thrilling  tales  of  their  \'entures  in  opening  up  new  oil 
fields — Caddo,  La.,  in  Central  and  .South  America,  the  Benedum,  Texas,  their 
first  $5,000,000  check.  Served  on  Business  and  Advisory  Planning  Council. 
U.  S.  Dept.  of  Commerce,  trustee  Grove  City  College  (Pa.),  Bucknell, 
Marietta  College  (Ohio).  Democrat,  Mason,  Methodist.  Listed  in  Who's 
Who  ill  America.  Retired?  "An  oil  man",  erect  and  active  Michael  Benedum 
declares,  "never  retires". 

Married  Sarah  Nancy  Lantz  1896 ;  Claude  Worthington  Benedum 
Foundation  established  in  memory  of  only  son  who  died  during  World  War  1. 

Home:  Woodland  Rd.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

C)ffice  :    Benedum-Trees  Bldg.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


WILLIAM  R.  WHITE 
Lazvyer  and  Banker 

Bucknell  '26.  LL.B.  Columbia  University  1929;  LL.D.  Union  College, 
Schenectady,  1942.  Born  Coudersport,  Pa.  Superintendent  of  banks  New 
York  state,  1936-42;  chairman  of  New  York  State  Banking  Board,  1936; 
president  of  National  Association  of  Supervisors  of  State  Banks,  1937, 
and  chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee,  1938.  Since  October,  1942, 
vice-president  of  Guaranty  Trust  Company  of  New  York.  Also  a  trustee  of 
Bowery  Savings  Bank  of  New  York  City.  Received,  1938,  the  Distinguished 
Service  Award  given  by  the  Young  Men's  Board  of  Trade  of  New  York  City 
to  the  outstanding  young  man  of  the  year  of  New  York  City  under  35  years, 
of  age  and,  in  1939,  the  Distinguished  Service  Award  from  the  New  York 
State  Junior  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Lecturer  at  Graduate  School  of  Bank- 
ing, Rutgers  University  for  two  years  and  author  of  various  papers  dealing 
with  banking  and  banking  supervision.  Vice-chairman  War  Finance  Com- 
mittee for  New  York  State  for  Sixth  War  Loan  and  member  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  of  War  Finance  Committee  for  New  York  State,  1944.  Mem- 
ber of  various  committees  of  American  Bankers  Association,  treasurer  of 
Alumni  Association  of  Law  School  of  Columbia  University,  and  trustee  of 
Legal  Aid  Society  of  New  York.  Member  Lambda  Chi  Alpha,  Pennsylvania 
Society,  Academy  of  Political  Science,  New  York  City  University  Club, 
Clove  Valley  Rod  and  Gun  Club,  Millbrook  Golf  and  Tennis  Club,  and 
Wykagyl  Country  Club.  Married  Elizabeth  C.  Spear.  Three  children. 
Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  America. 

Home  :     45  Gramercy  Park,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Office;  Guaranty  Trust  Company  of  New  York,  140  Broadway,  New 
YorkLS.  NV. 


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ERNEST  McCLELLAN  0\'ERHOLT 
Banker 


Born  Scottdale,  Pa.  Mt.  Pleasant  Institute  '02 ;  graduate  American 
Institute  of  Banking.  Worked  for  a  while  for  Scottdale  Printing  and  Pub- 
lishing Company,  then  entered  the  First  National  Bank  of  Scottdale  where 
until  recently  he  served  as  manager  of  the  Securities  Department. 

Baptist.    Sons  of  American  Revolution.    Scottdale  Rotary  Club. 

Married  Jean  McClure. 

Four  children :  three  daughters,  one  son.  Republican.  Mason  ( 32nd 
degree). 

Address :     Scottdale,  Pa.  Mr.  Overholt  has  been  ill  since  October,  194S. 

He  is  now  in  Mercy  Hospital,  Room  815,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


RICHARD  DARLINGTON 
Coal  Mcrclianf 

Bucknell  x"09.  Partner  in  firm  of  W'hitely  and  Foedisch.  President  of: 
Pennsylvania  and  Hudson  Company  (since  1931)  :  IMiddle  Atlantic  Anthra- 
cite Corporation;  Cream  Brothers,  Inc..  all  of  Philadelphia;  of  A'on  Heine — 
Chesapeake  Company  of  Baltimore ;  vice-president  of  Philadelphia — Balti- 
more— \\'ilmington  Fuel  Company,  Philadelphia:  and  of  the  Standard  Coal 
Company  of  \\'ashington.  Repuljlican,  Presbyterian. 
1  loljby  ;    golf. 

Married  Margaret  Kerstetter. 

Home:     521  Avondale  Road,  Haverford,  Pa. 

Office:  1169  Broad  Street  Station  Bldg.,  Philadelphia  3,  Pa. 


DANIEL  A.  POLING 
Minister,  Editor 

Chaplain  of  the  Chapel  of  the  Four  Chaplains,  recently  senior  minister  of 
the  Baptist  Temple,  Philadelphia's  largest  Baptist  congregation,  and  formerly 
pastor  of  the  ^Marble  Collegiate  Reformed  Church  in  New  York  City.  The 
Chapel  is  an  inter-faith  memorial  to  four  chaplains  of  three  faiths,  one  his  son. 
who  voluntarily  died  to  save  other  men  in  the  Second  World  War. 

Dr.  Poling  is  president  of  the  ^^'orld  Christian  Endeavor  Union,  editor- 
in-chief  of  the  Christian  Herald  and  the  recipient  of  a  Medal  of  Merit  from 
the  President  of  the  United  States.*  Prohibition  candidate  for  governor 
of  Pennsylvania  in  1912.  In  the  Second  World  War  he  did  special  war  work 
in  the  British  Isles,  France  and  Germany,  was  a  member  of  the  General  War- 
time Commission  of  Churches  and  a  major  chaplain.  Officers'  Reserve.  List- 
ed in  Who's  Who  in  America.     Eight  children  including  Treva  '43. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Bison  Club  of  Bucknell  University. 

Home  :     2039  N.  Broad  St..  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Office  :     The  Baptist  Temple,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

*  He  is  said  to  be  the  first  minister  ever  to  receive  this  honor  established  bj-  George 
Washington. 


FRED  OSCAR  SCHNURE 

Bucknell  '14.  Electrical  engineer.  Born  Milton,  Pa.  Began  as  drafts- 
man Bethlehem  Steel  in  1916.  Now  electrical  superintendent  of  the  com- 
pany at  Sparrows  Point,  Md.  Member  of  original  board.  State  Board  of 
Registration  for  Professional  Engineers  and  Land  Surveyors,  Baltimore 
County  Board  of  Education,  past-president  Association  of  Iron  and  Steel 
Engineers.  Elected  Fellow  of  the  American  Institute  of  Electrical  En- 
gineers. Author  several  papers  on  application  of  electricity  to  manufac- 
ture of  iron  and  steel.  Rejjublican.  Presbyterian.  Member  of  Sigma  Chi, 
and  Bison  Club.  Married  to  Dorothy  Bunnell  '16.  Three  sons,  all  Buck- 
nell graduates.:    Robert  B.  '40,  Fred  O'..  Jr.  '42,  and  William  H.  '44. 

Home:     819  C  St.,  Sparrows  Point,  Md. 

Office :     Bethlehem  Steel,  Sparrows  Point,  Aid. 


SAMUEL  L.  CLARK 
Oil  Operator 

Bucknell  Academy  '99.  Born  Indiana  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he 
attended  public  schools.  Worked  in  First  National  Bank  in  Glen  Campbell. 
Treasurer  of  Clark  Brothers  Coal  Co.,  Philadelphia,  1909-17,  when  he  be- 
came president.  President  Royal  Oil  and  Gas  Corp.  since  1936.  His  tirm 
produces  oil  and  gas  in  Kansas,  Oklahoma,  Louisana,  and  Texas.  Sigma  Chi, 
Thirty-second  degree  Mason,  Republican,  Presbyterian.  Union  Club,  Stone 
Harbor  Yacht  Club. 

Married  Margaretta  Stadden  and  has  four  children. 

Hobbies  :     Golf  and  yachting. 

Home :     Merion,  Pa. 

Office:    810  Lincoln  Liberty  Bldg.,  Philadelphia  7,  Pa. 


ORWTLL  VAN  WICKLE  HAWKINS 
Lawyer  and  Business  Man 

Bucknell  '13.  Has  practiced  law  in  New  York  since  1918.  Member 
of  the  firm  of  Duer,  Strong  and  Whitehead.  Director,  S.  H.  Kress  and 
Company  and  1020  Fifth  Avenue  Corporation,  New  York.  Secretary,  S.  H. 
Kress  and  Company.  Trustee:  Log  Cabin  Association  (North  Carolina); 
New  York  LIniversity-Bellevue  Medical  Center ;  and  Sigma  Chi  Foundation. 
Vice-president  and  counsel,  Samuel  H.  Kress  Foundation,  New  York.  Mem- 
ber of  St.  George's  Society,  American  Bar  Association,  New  York  Countv 
Lawyers'  Association,  Nassau  County  Bar  Association. 

Field  of  special  interest :  management  of  estates  and  financial  interests, 
taxation  and  corporation  practice.  Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  America.  Hawk- 
ins has  given  yeoman  legal  ser\ice  to  the  University  and  the  General  Alumni 
Association. 

North  Hempstead  Country  Club  (  former  president).  The  Lawyers'  Club, 
The  University  Club  (N.  Y.),  Huckleberry  Hill  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club 
(president),  Skytop  Ckib,  and  Bison  Club,  Sigma  Chi. 

Married  Marian  K.  Harman  '14.  Two  children:  Harman  and  Glenn 
Alan. 

Home:     Flower  Hill,  Plandome,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Office:    Duer,  Strong  and  Whitehead,  15  Broad  St.,  New  York  5,  N.  Y. 


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JOHN  O.  L.  ROSER 
Engineer 

Bucknell  '11.  Sales  executive  with  the  General  Electric  Company  at 
Schenectady.  He  came  to  Schenectady  from  Pittsfield,  Mass..  where  he  was 
assistant  to  the  manager  of  the  Transformer  Division.  For  his  achievement 
in  the  electrical  industry  he  was  awarded  the  Charles  A.  Coffin  Foundation 
.\ward.  He  was  in  charge  of  the  General  Electric  Company's  participation 
in  the  development  of  the  Atomic  Bomb.  Member  of  the  General  Electric 
V' isiting  Engineers  Committee  ;  founder  of  Bucknell  clubs  at  Pittsfield,  Mass., 
and  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  and  president  of  both.  He  has  placed  many  Buck- 
nell sons  in  his  company.  He  is  a  Methodist,  and  a  Republican.  Member  of 
Mohawk  Club,  Mohawk  Golf  Club  and  Edison  Club  in  Schenectady,  Stanley 
Club  in  Pittsfield,  and  the  Bison  Club  of  Bucknell.  Hobbies:  landscape 
gardening,  color  photography,  and  painting.  ^Married  Edna  Miner.  They 
have  five  children,  all  of  whom,  Jean  '37,  John  Jr.  :^'57.  Dorothy  '42,  Bar- 
bara x'42,  and  James  Lewis  '50,  attended  Bucknell. 

Home  :     25  Sunnyside  Rd.,  Scotia,  N.  Y. 

Office  :     General  Electric  Company,  Schenectady,  X.  Y. 


EDGAR  AMBROSE  SNYDER 
Chcmisf 

Bucknell  1911  (magna  cum  laiidej.  Chemist  with  the  Youngstown, 
Ohio,  Steel  Company.  1911:  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  1912-17;  General 
Electric  Company  at  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  1917-27.  \'ice-chairman  of  the 
American  Society  for  Testing  Materials  :  Committee  on  Electrical  Insulat- 
ing Materials  and  chairman  of  its  Subcommittee  on  Electrical  Insulating  Oils 
for  past  25  years.  Member  U.  S.  Committee  International  Electrotechnical 
Commission.  Delegate  U.  S.  Committee  of  the  I.  E.  C.  representing  the  U.  S. 
at  the  International  Electrotechnical  Commission  meeting  at  the  Hague, 
Holland,  1925,  and  at  the  New  York  International  meeting,  1926.  Joined  the 
Vacuum  Oil  Company  in  1927  as  transformer  oil  specialist  in  the  sales  divi- 
sion. On  merger  of  Vacuum  and  Standard  Oil  of  New  York,  became  assist- 
ant sales  manager  of  insulating  oils.  Promoted  successively  to  chief  engineer 
of  Chemical  Products  Division  of  Lubricating  Department;  marketing  assist- 
ant of  Chemical  Products  Division;  assistant  manager;  then  to  marketing  as- 
sistant of  the  Lubricating  Department.  Active  in  Bucknell  affairs,  he  has  been 
president  of  the  New  York  Metropolitan  Alumni  Association,  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  and  president  of  the  General  Alumni  Association.  Meth- 
odist.     Sigma  Chi. 

Bison  Club,  Engineers  Club  of  New  York  City.  Member  various  scien- 
tific societies. 

Married  Mary  Craine.     Two  sons :    Richard  '40,  and  Robert  '42. 

Home:     431  Clark  St.,  South  Orange,  N.  J. 

Office :  Socony  Vacuum  Oil  Companv,  26  Broadwav,  New  York  4, 
N.  Y.  ' 


ROBERT  KINSLOE  BELL 
A  ttorney-at-Law 

Bucknell  '20.  LL.B.,  University  of  Pennsylvania  '24.  Born  Mt.  Union, 
Pennsylvania.  Private  during  World  War  I — Officers  Training  School  Field 
Artillery.  Admitted  to  practice  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania 
in  1924,  and  in  1925  to  practice  in  the  State  of  New  Jersey.  County  Counsel 
of  Cape  May  County  since  1930.  Admitted  to  practice  before  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court  in  1932.  New  Jersey  member  of  the  National  Con- 
ference of  Commissioners  on  Uniform  State  Laws  since  1933,  and  member 
of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Conference,  1949-50.  President  of  the 
Cape  May  County  Bar  Association,  1932,  chairman  Municipal  Section  of 
the  State  Bar  Association,  1940,  elected  to  Board  of  Trustees  of  State  Bar 
Association,  1942,  member  of  the  Philadelphia  and  American  Bar  Associa- 
tions, and  president  of  New  Jersey  State  Bar  Association,  1949-50.  Counsel, 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Ocean  City,  N.  J.,  and  treasurer  of  Ocean  City 
Tabernacle  Association.  Phi  Gamma  Delta,  Phi  Delta  Phi,  Repul)lican,  Metho- 
dist, and  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution. 

Seaview  Country  Club.  Union  League  (Philadelphia),  Philadelphia 
University  Club,  and  Bison  Club. 

Three  children:     two  daughters  ( Katherine  'ii)  and  one  son. 

Home :     55  E.  Surf  Road,  Ocean  City.  N.  J. 

Office:    801  Asbury  Ave.,  Ocean  City,  N.  J. 


CLYDE  PARKS  BAILEY 
LoK'ycr 

Bucknell  '29.  LL.B.  ( Duquesne  University  Law  School)  '33.  Born 
Jefferson  County,  Pa.  Member  of  Allegheny  County  and  Pennsylvania 
State  Bar  Association.  Former  magistrate  Edgewood,  Pa.  Former  president 
Bucknell  Western  Pennsylvania  and  General  Alumni  .\ssociations.  Phi 
Lambda  Theta  (Trustee). 

Member  Edgewood  Country  Club 

Hobbies:  golf  and  tennis. 

Married  N.  Dorothy  Lemon  '29. 

Home:     127  Race  St.,  Pittsburgh  18,  Pa. 

Office:    930  Jones  Law  Bldg.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa 


Republican,  Member  Bison  CIuIj. 
Two  sons  (Jack  '53). 


Arthur    Koons    '48,    and 


ALFRED  GUY  FREAS 
Paper  Board  Manufacturer 

Born  at  Rohrsburg,  Pa.,  and  resided  in  Pennsylvania  until  1948.  Taught 
school  one  year  (1915)  in  North  Berwick,  Pa.  Employed  by  American  Car 
and  Foundry  Company,  1916-19;  Algonquin  Paper  Company  of  Huntington 
Mills,  Pa.,  1919-28;  and  for  the  past  twenty-two  years  has  been  associated 
with  the  Federal  Paper  Board  Company,  Inc.,  at  Bogota,  N.  J.  Since  1942 
he  has  been  vice-president  and  director  of  the  company.  In  the  first  world 
war  he  was  assigned  to  Infantry  Officers  Training. 

Mason  and  Presbvterian.  Athletic  Club  (N.  Y.),  and  Aloskeeter  Gun 
Club  (N.  J.). 

Hobby :    hunting. 

Married   Elizabeth    Koons.      Two    cliildren : 
Rebecca  Leanne  '50. 

Home:     74  Sherwood  Road,  Tenafly,  N.  J. 

Office :    24  River  Road,  Bogota,  N.  J. 


HERBERT  LINCOLN  SPENCER 
Executive  Director,  Saiiiiicl  H.  Kress  Foiutdation 

B.S.  (Carnegie  Institute  of  Technology)  ;  M.A.,  Ph.D.  (Pittsburgh)  ; 
Vice-principal  and  teacher,  junior  high  school ;  principal  Frick  Training 
School ;  dean,  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  University  of  Pittsburgh ;  presi- 
dent, Pennsylvania  College  for  Women,  1935-45  ;  president,  Bucknell  Univer- 
sity 1945-49.  Coordinator  Pittsburgh  Engineering,  Science  and  Management 
War  Training,  U.S.  Office  of  Education,  1941-44;  educational  expert  for 
U.  S.  Army  A.S.T.P. ;  appointed  to  4th  Naval  District.  Navy  Manpower  Sur- 
vey Commission  ;  chairman,  college  and  university  section,  Pittsburgh  Defense 
Council  since  1941  ;  chairman,  educational  division  Blood  Donors  Committee, 
Pittsburgh  Chapter,  American  Red  Cross;  president,  Pittsburgh  Child 
Guidance  Clinic  and  of  Pittsburgh  Personnel  Association.  Director,  Metro- 
politan Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Federation  of  Social  Agencies,  Frick  Educational  Com- 
mission, Pittsburgh  Academy  of  Science  and  Art,  Lewisburg  Trust  and  Safe 
Deposit  Company,  Geisinger  Hospital.  Chairman,  Pittsburgh  Educational 
Committee  of  National  Association  of  Manufacturers,  Exceptionally  Able 
Youth  Committee,  Civic  Club  of  Allegheny  County. 

Member  NEA,  AAAS,  PSEA,  Regional  War  Labor  Board,  Board 
of  Trustees,  Kiskiminetas  Springs  School,  Photographic  Society  of  America, 
Phi  Beta  Kappa,  Phi  Eta  Sigma,  Phi  Delta  Kappa,  Kappa  Phi  Kappa,  Iota 
Lambda  Sigma,  Phi  Kappa  Phi,  Phi  Sigma  Pi,  Delta  Tau  Delta,  Omicron 
Delta  Kappa,  Scabbard  and  Blade,  Mason  (33rd  degree),  Rotary  Club,  Uni- 
versity Club.    Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  America. 

Married  Mildred  Louise  Pollard.     Two  children    (Sallie  '53). 

Home :     608  Taylor  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 
Office-     7.9A    W    57th   St._   New  York   19.   N.   Y.    .    _ 


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PAUL  L.  TROAST 
Builder 

Born  in  Saddle  River  Township,  Bergen  County,  New  Jersey.  Received 
one  of  first  Army-Navy  "E"  awards  for  building  U.  S.  Naval  Supply  base 
and  drydock  facilities  at  Bayonne,  New  Jersey.  Again  awarded  Army-Navy 
"E"  for  construction  of  Wright  Aeronautical  Corporation  at  Wood-Ridge, 
N.  J.,  and  for  various  other  plants.  One  of  his  present  building  proj- 
ects is  the  spacious  Sigma  Chi  chapter  house  on  Bucknell's  campus.  Direc- 
tor in  Passaic-Clifton  National  Bank  and  Trust  Co.,  New  Jersey  Manufac- 
turers Casualty  Insurance  Company,  New  Jersey  Manufacturers  Fire  Insur- 
ance Company  and  New  Jersey  Manufacturers  Hospitals,  Inc.  Trustee  of 
New  Jersey  Manufacturers  Association.  Chairman  Passaic  Chapter  of  the 
American  Red  Cross  (since  1937).  War  Fund  Chairman  of  the  American 
Red  Cross,  1944-46.  Director  of  American  Cancer  Society,  the  Neighborhood 
Community  Chest  Association,  and  governor  of  Passaic  General  Hospital. 
Chairman,  New  Jersey  Turnpike  Authority,  former  treasurer.  City  of  Passaic 
and  Passaic  Valley  Water  Commission,  and  delegate  to  Republican  National 
Convention  1948.  Member  Dutch  Reformed,  Sigma  Chi,  Upper  Montclair 
Country  Club,  The  Pennington  Club  (past  president),  Hamilton  Club  and 
Sea  View  Country  Club.  Married  Eleanor  Mahony.  Four  children :  one 
daughter,  three  sons  (Arthur  '51,  and  John  '53). 

Home:     324  Dwas   Line   Rd.,   Rosemawr,   Clifton,   N.   J. 

Office:  President,  Mahon\'-Troast  Construction  Company  with  offices 
in  Passaic,  N.  J.,  and  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HONORARY  TRUSTEE 


RUSH  H.  KRESS 
Merchant  and  Philaufhropist 

Bucknell  '00.  The  lMaga;:i]ic  uf  Sigma  Chi  featured  in  a  recent  issue 
the  story  of  Bucknell's  graduate  of  fifty  years  ago,  Rush  Kress,  entitled 
"Merchant  Prince".  The  story  follows  Mr.  Kress  from  his  birthplace  in 
Slatington,  and  from  Centralia,  Pa.,  where  he  picked  coal,  to  Bucknell, 
where  two  days  after  he  arrived  he  was  pledged  to  Kappa  chapter  of 
Sigma  Chi.  Sigma  Chi,  local  and  national,  has  never  regretted  the  move. 
For  these  many  years  Mr.  Kress  has  been  the  fraternity's  greatest  benefactor 
and  staunchest  friend.  He  recently  gave  the  national  organization  $100,000 
toward  the  Rush  H.  Kress  $250,000  Fund  of  the  Sigma  Chi  Foundation,  to 
endow  a  full-time  scholarship  counsellor  and  a  full-time  spiritual  advisor  for 
the  improvement  of  scholarship,  character,  and  leadership  in  the  chapters  of 
Sigma  Chi.  Kappa  chapter  received  an  even  larger  amount  toward  the  build- 
ing and  endowment  of  its  projected  home  on  the  Bucknell  campus.  Alumni 
need  hardly  be  told  of  Mr.  Kress'  benefactions  to  Bucknell.  Many  years  a 
member  of  the  University's  Board  of  Trustees,  and  now  an  honorary  member, 
his  interest  in  Bucknell  and  his  devotion  to  her  welfare  have  over  the  years 
been  unwavering.  His  is  also  the  moving  spirit  of  the  Samuel  H.  Kress 
Foundation  whose  benefactions  in  art  to  the  National  Gallery  of  Art  in  Wash- 
ington and  elsewhere,  and  in  postgraduate  medical  education  and  research, 
have  immeasurably  benefitted  the  families  of  the  whole  United  States.  Mr. 
Kress'  job  of  directing  the  policies  of  S.  H.  Kress  and  Co.,  with  its  256  stores, 
makes  his  days  busy  ones  in  an  organization  noted  for  its  high  standards  of 
efficiency. 

As  founder  and  first  president  of  the  Bison  Club,  ]\Ir.  Kress  insists  on 
the  exclusive  use  of  black  ink  on  its  bookkeeping  records.  Rush  H.  Kress 
stems  from  fine  American  stock  of  German  and  Irish  ancestry.  His  fore- 
bears fought  in  the  Revolutionary  and  Civil  Wars. 

ITe  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  the  Military 
Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  and  the  Sons  of  Union  Veterans,  Baptist,  Re- 
publican, Phi  Beta  Kappa,  Sleepy  Hollow  Country  Club  (Scarsdale,  N.  Y.), 
Biltmore  Forest  Country  Club  (Asheville,  N.  C),  Bison  Club,  and  Man- 
hattan Club.  His  love  for  the  out-of-doors  and  his  interest  in  the  vital  matter 
of  preserving  our  natural  resources  have  made  him  a  leader  in  the  founding 
of  the  Huckleberry  Hill  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club  in  the  Poconos,  where  he 
practices  what  he  preaches  in  the  matters  of  the  preservation  and  wise  use  of 
forest  and  farm  resources.  He  has  carried  on  a  similar  work  for  over  a 
quarter  of  a  century  in  the  conservation  of  human  and  natural  resources  in 
his  North  Carolina  Great  Smoky  Mountains  project  known  as  the  Log  Cabin 
Association,  Inc.     Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  Aincrica. 

Home:     Rockhill,  Ossining,  N.  Y. 

Office:     S.  H.  Kress  and  Company,  114  Fifth  .\ve..  New  York,  N.  Y. 


JUNE  1950 


31 


As  It  Appears  to  Me 

(Continued  from  I'agre  l!i; 

I'rotestant  denominations  are  taking  towards  tlieir  "church 
colleges".  I  find  they  are  all  stressing  the  importance  of 
these  institutions.  Governor  Youngdahl  of  Minnesota  in 
a  recent  article  in  the  Christian  Herald  (April)  defends 
these  institutions  vigorously  as  a  vital  appendage  of  the 
Church  "without  which,"  he  says,  "the  work  of  the  church 
could  not  go  on." 

The  Lutherans,  1  notice,  have  set  1950  as  the  year  for 
concentrating  on  the  development  of  their  colleges  under 
the  caption  CHEY,  which  means  Christian  Higher  Edu- 
cation Year. 

Our  Committee,  under  the  guidance  of  the  Northern 
Baptist  Convention,  hopes  to  bring  urgently  to  the  at- 
tention of  the  Baptists  in  our  area,  which  embraces  Penn- 
sylvania, New  Jersey,  New  York,  Delaware,  and  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  the  needs  and  just  claims  of  our  Alma 
Mater.  Please,  Alumni,  give  your  intelligent  and  dynamic 
co-operation  to  this  \-ital  enterprise,  important  more  than 
ever  before  for  the  maintenance  in  this  country  of  the 
Christian  leadership  on  which  our  democracy  depends. 

The  other  matter  which  I  wish  to  bring  to  the  atten- 
tion of  the  Alumni  is  the  question  of  women  trustees. 
When  Alumni  representation  on  the  Board  was  initiated, 
1  believe  it  was  understood  that  a  woman  would  be  elected 
every  four  years,  and  that  the  candidates  in  that  year 
would  be  women,  so  that  the  woman  candidate  would  not 
be  pitted  against  men  who'  could  easily  poll  a  winning  vote. 
So  far,  I  have  been  the  only  woman  elected,  and  1  am 
asking  on  behalf  of  the  alumnae  that  the  original  plan  Ijc 
carried  out. 


ever  contributions  in  service  I  may  have  made,  has  been 
to  cjuicken  my  interest  and  love  for  my  Alma  Mater.  That, 
surely,  is  the  experience  of  all  Alumni  Trustees. 


The  Alumni  Trustee 

1'"rkd  U.  .Sen  .xuKi'; 

(  )nce  a  year  those  Alumni  who  can  locate  a  pencil 
mark  a  ballot  to  elect  an  Alumni  Trustee.  Just  how  the 
names  get  on  the  ballot  is  not  quite  clear  and  the  last  issue 
of  the  ALUMNUS  indicates  the  "boys  in  the  smoke-filled 
Ijack  room"  are  not  too  sure,  either.  Regardless  of  the 
method  and  the  probability  that  the  best  man  was  not 
elected,  the  "Number  One  Man"  finds  he  has  been 
honored  by  his  fellow  alumni  and  it  is  now  up  to  him  to 
merit  that  confidence. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  which  meets  semiannually  is  a 
policy-making  body  that  must  necessarily  concern  itself 
with  the  hard  facts  to  a,  perhaps,  disconcerting  degree. 
Problems  of  expansion  —  for  instance,  the  proposed 
library — rub  shoulders  with  the  replacement  of  worn-out 
facilities,  such  as  the  heating  plant.  They  all  combine 
with  campus  problems  to  make  a  challenging  assortment. 
CJbviously  most  of  these  problems  are  studied  in  com- 
mittees whose  recommendations  come  to  the  Board  for 
consideration.  It  is  in  these  committees  that  the  Alumni 
Trustees,  because  of  their  Bucknell  background,  can 
render  helpful  service. 

The  recent  heating  plant  campaign  brought  to  the 
Alumni  a  realization  that  if  Bucknell  is  to  maintain  its 
standing  and  continue  to  grow,  the  Alumni  must  put  a 
shoulder  to  the  wheel.  The  General  Alumni  Association 
has  done  an  excellent  job  in  establishing  the  Annual  Fund. 
It  is  now  our  right  and  duty  to  make  that  fund  a  sizeable 
factor  in  the  annual  budget. 

In  my  two  terms  as  an  Alumni  Trustee  it  has  been  my 
privilege  to  become  better  acquainted  with  the  problems 
confronting  Bucknell.     The  net  result,  along  with  what- 


What  Kind  of  Trustees 

Should  Bucknell  Have? 

Horace  Hildretii 

For  anyone,  and  particularly  the  President  of  Bucknell, 
to  put  in  black  and  white  what  kind  of  trustees  he  thinks 
Bucknell  should  have  is  certainly  somewhat  risky  because 
inevitably  there  will  be  some  who  will  disagree  with  the 
thoughts  expressed.  Despite  such  possible  disagreement, 
however,  an  expression  may  tend  to  make  some  of  the 
Aliunni  realize  both  the  difficulty  of  the  problem  and  the 
debt  owed  those  who  so  unselfishly  give  so  much  valuable 
time  in  order  that  future  generations  of  Bucknellians  may 
have  the  best  possible  training  for  life. 

I  would  put  as  the  first  requisite  a  determination  tn 
give  the  problems  of  Bucknell  some  time  and  thought. 
Next  I  would  put  ability — the  ability  can  and  should  be 
along  many  different  lines.  At  least,  the  Board  should  be 
represented  by  people  who  have  ability  along  many  dif- 
ferent lines,  although  these  abilities  would  not  all  be  com- 
bined in  any  one  person.  What  are  some  of  the  abilities 
that  are  particularly  valuable? 

Any  organization  must  be  riur  by  people.  Consequent- 
ly I  believe  the  ability  of  the  trustees  to  judge  people  is 
one  of  their  most  valuable  abilities.  The  detailed  Inir- 
den  of  running  a  university  will  fall  very  largely  upon 
the  people  actually  upon  the  campus.  This  is  necessa- 
rily so,  but  the  power  to  choose  those  people  resides  in 
the  trustees.  Consequently,  the  ability  to  choose  these 
jjeople  wisely  is  invaluable  and  a  necessary  asset.  Breadth 
of  activity  and  interest  is  usually  one  of  the  most  helpful 
things  in  developing  the  ability  to  judge  people. 

Although  many  would  not  admit  it  publicly,  certainly 
])rivately  almost  all  concerned  with  an  institution  of  learn- 
ing would  say  that  financial  support  is  one  of  the  valuable 
assets  of  trustees.  This  does  not  necessarily  mean  that 
the  trustees  must  have  wealth  of  their  own,  but  it  does 
mean  either  financial  means  of  their  own  or  ability  to  tap 
financial  resources.  In  the  words  of  Bucknell's  beloved 
Dr.  Harris,  "If  a  college  has  a  Board  which  either  will  not 
or  cannot  furnish  a  large  proportion  of  the  funds  needed 
for  growth,  its  development  will  be  arrested."  Further- 
more, the  standing  of  an  institution  in  the  outside  world  is 
judged  to  a  degree  little  appreciated  by  the  standing  of  the 
individual  trustees  of  the  institution.  Consec[uently,  suc- 
cess of  the  trustees,  not  necessarily  financial  success,  but 
standing  in  their  own  field  of  endeavor,  is  a  requisite  to 
be  greatly  sought  on  any  board  of  trustees. 

Financially,  every  eft'ort  should  be  made  to  keep  a 
board  of  trustees  well  balanced  as  to  background.  By  this 
I  mean  that  there  should  be  many  different  fields  represent- 
ed on  the  board,  such  as  the  educational  field,  the  field  of 
business,  the  field  of  religion,  the  medical  field,  the  scien- 
tific field  and  the  field  of  arts  and  literature.  Furthermore, 
geographical  representation  is  highly  desirable,  not  only 
for  the  good  will  engendered  thereby  in  dift'erent  areas, 
but  so  as  to  bring  to  the  board  meetings  the  point  of  view 
of  different  areas.  L  have  not  mentioned  character  for 
that  of  course  is  assumed. 

A  university  that  can  get  a  board  representing  the 
characteristics  I  have  mentioned  above,  as  Bucknell  has 
done,  is  indeed  fortunate  and  the  Alumni  will  always  owe 
such  a- group  gratitude  beyond  the  possibility  of  repay- 
ment. 


TUNE  1950 


3n  ilemoriam 


CHRISTIAN  R.  LINDBACK 


Bucknellians  were  shocked  and  grieved  to  learn  late  in  March  of 
the  passing  of  Christian  R.  Lindback,  a  great  American  who  honored 
Bucknell  by  serving  on  its  Board  of  Trustees  for  many  years. 

Mr.  Lindback  came  from  Denmark  to  America  at  the  age  of 
four  years.  When  he  became  vice-president,  and  two  years  later 
president,  of  Abbotts  Dairies,  Inc.,  he  brought  to  that  position  a  rich 
experience  gained  first-hand  in  his  father's  Wisconsin  creamery,  in 
sales  organizations  of  the  Laval  Separator  Company  and  the  Cream- 
ery Package  Manufacturing  Company.  His  career  meant  health  and 
a  sense  of  well-being  to  thousands  of  Americans.  He  established 
the  first  field  bacteriological  laboratory  in  Pennsylvania.  A  decade 
later  he  established  the  first  industrial  social  security  organization 
in  the  country.  His  company  received  one  of  the  first  certificates 
granted  by  the  American  College  of  Surgeons  for  high  medical 
standards  for  employed  personnel.  In  that  same  year  ( 1925 )  he  was 
a  pioneer  in  the  use  of  the  tuberculin  test  for  cows,  another  first. 
Three  years  later  Abbotts  Dairies  established  in  Wisconsin  a  huge 
creamery  producing  for  the  first  time  cream  of  the  same  high  stand- 
ard quality  found  in  grade  "A"  milk. 

Christian  Lindback  served  as  president  of  the  Philadelphia  Milk 
I'^.xchange  for  eight  years,  as  president  of  the  International  Associa- 
tion of  Ice  Cream  Manufacturers  for  two  years,  as  a  director  of  that 
organization  and  of  the  National  Dairy  Council.  He  was  unanimous- 
ly elected  to  Bucknell's  Board  of  Trustees  in  1937  and  four  years 
later  was  honored  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  In  conferring 
the  degree  President  Marts  spoke  of  his  organizing  genius  and  de- 
clared, "You  have  achieved  an  education  and  culture  few  of  us 
can  match.  We  are  proud  to  confer  upon  you  a  college  diploma  and 
proud  that  that  diploma  bears  the  seal  of  Bucknell." 

Few  Akimni  have  served  their  fellowmen  more  effectively  or 
with  more  devotion.  The  Bucknell  Family  grieves  for  this  adopted 
son  of  Alma  Mater. 


ARNAUD  CARTWRIGHT  MARTS 

(Continued  from  Page  20) 

tion  to  Bucknell  is  too  great  to  detail  here.  It  inchided  a  large  building  pro- 
gram costing  about  a  million  dollars  and  paying  off  a  debt  of  nearly  $600,000; 
installation  of  a  chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  a  retirement  pension  system 
for  the  faculty.  He  resigned  in  1945  to  give  attention  to  his  business  interests. 
Dr.  Marts  is  a  trustee  of  Wilkes  College,  a  member  of  the  Corporation  of 
the  Woods  Hole  Oceanographic  Institute,  a  trustee  of  the  S.  H.  Kress 
Foundation,  a  trustee  of  Bucknell,  vice-presiident  and  director  of  the 
American  Mission  to  Lepers,  and  a  director  of  the  Atlantic  Union  Com- 
mittee. He  holds  honorary  degrees  from  Hillsdale  College,  r)berlin  College, 
and  Bucknell.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  American  Revolution,  Sons  of 
Union  Veterans  of  the  Civil  War,  the  American  Legion,  AMVETS,  Coast 
Guard  League,  the  Broadway  Congregational  Church,  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  Uni- 
versity Club  and  Town  Hall  Club  of  New  York,  the  Army  and  Navy  Club 
and  the  Metropolitan  Club  of  Washington.   Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  America. 

Pie  married  Ethel  Daggett. 

Plome  :     Whitehouse,  N.  J. 

Office:     Marts  and  Lundv,  Inc.,  521  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


JOSEPH  WELLES  HENDERSON 

(Continued  from  Page  21) 

tion  Journal.  Decorated  twice  by  the  Italian  Government  for  work  in  the 
First  World  War.  Served  as  special  counsel  on  insurance  for  the  Alien 
Property  Custodian.  Has  been  a  trustee  of  the  Board  of  Pensions  of  Pres- 
byterian Church  and  is  an  elder  of  that  church.  Married  in  1917  Anne  K. 
Dreisbach,  Institute  1910.  They  have  one  son,  J.  Welles  Henderson,  Jr., 
who  is  now  associated  with  his  father  in  the  practice  of  law.  Listed  in 
Who's   Who  in  America. 

Plome:     201  AV.  Gravers  Lane,  Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Business:  1910  Packard  Building,  15th  and  Chestnut  Sts.,  Philadelphia 
2,  Pa. 


TUNE  1950 


33 


How  We  Almost  Went  to  Jail 

for  the  Alumni  Fund 

Kenneth  \\'.  Slifer  '26 

Frank  Davis  thought  3-ou  might  enjoy  a  brief  account 
of  our  misadventures  with  the  final  mailing  for  the  1949- 
50  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund.  The  job  certainly  had  its 
amusing — and  exasperating — side.  Since  the  .\LUMNUb 
is  practically  on  press  as  this  is  written,  there's  little  time 
or  space  to  tell  the  story.     But  here  are  the  high  spots. 

Twice  as  many  alumni  had  already  contributed  to  the 
second  annual  Alumni  Fund  as  to  the  first.  That  was  real 
progress.  But  we  wanted  one  last  appeal,  about  May  1,  to 
the  12,000  alumni  who  had  given  nothing. 

It  seemed  to  me  that  we  needed  a  really  novel  gimmick 
to  get  the  attention  of  people  who  hadn't  responded  to 
three  previous  mailings.  I  suggested  a  letter  printed  in  in- 
\isible  ink.  It  would  look  like  a  blank  page  with  just  one 
visible  line  of  type,  "DIP  THIS  SHEET  IN  WATER." 
Then  out  of  the  wash  bowl  would  come  this  message,  "So 
far,  your  gift  to  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund  has  been  as  in- 
\isible  as  this  letter.  But  we're  sure  it's  there,  even  if  we 
haven't  seen  it.   Etc.,  etc." 

I  had  seen  similar  mailing-pieces  and  figured  it  was  a 
simple  chemical  trick.  The  head  of  our  printing  depart- 
ment said  he'd  be  glad  to  cooperate  and  charge  the  experi- 
ment oft  to  education.  But  he  couldn't  find  any  printing 
ink  supplier  who  knew  anything  about  invisible  ink !  He 
tried  the  biggest  manufacturers  in  Philadelphia,  New 
York,  Chicago.    No  soap.    No  ink. 

Finally,  one  company  agreed  to  mix  an  experimental 
batch.  But  they  couldn't  find  a  certain  ingredient.  Days 
went  by.  The  sample  came  in.  Our  printers  put  clean 
new  rollers  on  their  presses,  pulled  proofs  with  loving  care. 
My  secretarv  and  I  dipped  them,  splashed  them,  dampened 
them  in  different  wavs.    They  seemed  to  work  pretty  well. 

We  rushed  a  batch  to  the  Alumni  Office  in  Lewisburg. 
Frank  and  his  gals  couldn't  get  'em  clear  at  all.  They  were 
fuzzy,  streaked,  almost  impossible  to  read.  Whether  it  was 
lapse  of  time  or  difference  in  water  this  AE  wouldn't 
know. 

Our  printers  tried  again — and  we  have  one  of  the  top 
shops  in  the  whole  country.  They  put  on  extra  ink  and 
extra  pressure  until  the  paper  was  practically  embossed. 
The  results  were  almost  good  enough  —  but  not  quite. 
There  was  too  much  variation — too  much  uncertainty — 
and  the  process  seemed  too  tricky  to  risk  a  run  of  12,000 
letters.  Meantime,  telephone  calls  and  telegrams  were 
streaming  between  Lewisburg,  Philadelphia  and  Hartford, 
Conn.,  w-here  the  job  was  eventually  to  be  printed — and 
samples  were  drying  all  over  my  office. 

We  gave  up  reluctantly  because  it  still  looked  like  a 
good  idea.  (I  hope  some  brilliant  Bucknell  chemist — and 
we  have  many — will  \-olunteer  to  mix  an  invisible  ink  with 
the  same  viscosity  as  printer's  ink  that  will  develop  with 
water  or  heat,  so  we  can  use  the  gag  another  year.  It 
would  be  a  real  contribution  to  the  Fund  and  I  can't  be- 
lieve it's  too  tough  an  assignment.) 

With  so  much  time  lost,  we  had  to  dig  up  another  idea 
overnight.  I  thought  we  could  adapt  the  old  "funny 
money"  stunt  so  I  roughed  out  a  special  "Bucknell  Buck" 
— based  on  an  ordinary  dollar  bill — with  a  Bison  head  on 
George's  shoulders,  a  college  seal,  a  serial  number  Bu- 
1846-1950,  signatures  by  Dayton  Ranck  and  Frank  Davis. 
There  were  other  refinements,  but  that  will  gi\-e  you  a 


rough  idea.  The  accompanving  letter  was  to  begin, 
"HERE'S  A  BUCK  FROAI'BUCKNELL  to  remind  you 
that  the  Alumni  Fund  hasn't  seen  any  of  your  bucks — yet." 
I  gave  the  job  to  a  professional  lettering  man  and  de- 
signer— a  Japanese-American  named  Tanaka  who  does 
exquisite  work.  I  expected  a  broad  burlesque  of  a  dollar 
bill.  But  he  took  the  assignment  too  seriously  and  copied 
the  details  of  a  dollar  so  faithfully  that  even  with  all  the 
changes,  our  Bucknell  Buck  would  have  fooled  a  careless 
cashier.  I  knew  I  was  outside  the  law,  but  the  Buck  was 
so  beautiful,  so  arresting  and  amusing  that  I  went  to  see 
the  Secret  Ser\'ice. 

I  had  worked  with  the  head  of  the  Philadelphia  office 
years  ago,  writing  a  booklet  on  counterfeit  money,  and  I 
knew  he  had  a  sense  of  humor.  He  took  one  look  at  the 
Bucknell  Buck  and  said,  "The  minute  we  saw  one  of  these, 
I'd  send  a  man  out  to  pick  up  the  plates — and  you!''  Then 
he  read  me  the  section  of  the  Penal  Code  which  provides 
that  the  possession,  printing  or  photographing  of  any  simi- 
litude of  any  part  of  any  U.  S.  security  shall  carry  a  pen- 
alty of  $5000  fine  or  15  years  in  prison  or  both.  "And," 
he  added  with  a  twinkle,  "don't  overlook  the  phrase  ur 
both!" 

He  made  it  equally  clear  that  printing  in  different 
colors,  on  different  paper — nothing  would  make  our  Buck 
acceptable.  So,  disappointed  again,  I  stumbled  back  to  the 
offfce  and  commissioned  a  well-known  cartoonist  (Roy 
McKie,  who  draws  "Never  Underestimate  the  Power  of 
a  Woman" )  to  turn  out  a  completely  screwball  Bucknell 
Buck  overnight. 

That's  the  Buck  that  went  to  12,000  alumni  se\eral 
weeks  late.  It's  amusing  but  not  nearly  so  eft'ecti\-e  as  the 
original  would  have  been.  It  doesn't  look  much  like 
money,  l)ut  it's  safe.  And  at  least  it  kept  several  good 
Bucknellians  outside  the  Federal  penitentiary  in  Lewis- 
burg, so  they  could  go  on  working  for  another  local  in- 
stitution. 

The  first  Bucknell  Buck  is  framed  and  hanging  on  the 
Alumni  Office  wall — with  a  quote  from  the  Penal  Code  to 
keep  anyone  else  from  getting  ideas.  Take  a  look  at  it 
sometime.  It  will  make  you  remember  our  narrow  esca])C 
— and  the  Ahinini  Fund! 


^here  there's  a  %l)ill    .     .     . 

Some  years  ago  at  a 
meeting  of  Yale  Alumni 
^vho  were  engaged  in  rais- 
ing a  $20,000,000  endow- 
ment fund  for  their  Uni- 
\ersity,  a  well-known  voice 
came  over  the  radio  hook- 
up. It  was  the  Honorable 
\ViIliam  How-ard  Taft  and 
he  began  his  remarks  by 
saying,  "Have  you  put  Yale 
in  your  will?  I  have.  It 
is  one  of  the  most  satisfying 
things  I  have  ever  done.  If 
you  have  not  done  so,  do  it 
tomorrow."  This  advice 
was  taken  seriously  by  the 
men  who  heard  that  deep 

pleasant  \-oice.     Yale's  records  show  that  from  it  came 

great  benefits  to  Yale. 


34 


JUNE  1950 


Our  Latin  American  Bucknellians 

Frank  A.  Sprague,  Professor  of  Spanish 

When  Dean  Coleman  informed  me  early  last  year 
that  the  Board  of  Trustees  had  granted  me  a  leave  of 
absence  for  the  second  semester,  I  was  able  to  carry  out 
plans  that  would  fulfill  a  long-cherished  dream :  a  visit  to 
South  and  Central  America  and  the  Caribbean  Area.  I 
have  traveled  throughout  Spain  and  studied  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Madrid  on  two  previous  occasions  and  I  mo- 
tored through  Mexico  in  the  summer  of  1940,  so  I  ha\e 
been  anxious  to  see  the  remainder  of  the  Spanish-speak- 
ing world.  A  trip  through  these  countries  had  become 
especially  attractive  to  me  during  the  last  few  yea'-s 
because  of  a  unique  contribution  Bucknel!  has  been  mak- 
ing to  international  goodwill  and  understanding  and  in 
which  enterprise  I  have  had  some  participation. 

As  most  of  our  Alumni  know,  an  English  Language 
Institute,  especially  for  Latin  Americans,  has  been  a  part 
of  our  eight-week  summer  program  since  the  year  1944. 
I  have  had  the  good  fortune  to  be  associated  with  this 
since  its  inception  and  consequently  have  had  opportunity 
to  become  acquainted  with  professional  people  from  prac- 
tically all  of  the  Latin  American  countries.  These  men 
and  women  have  been  sent  by  their  governments  to  enter 
graduate  schools  in  the  United  States  for  continued  study 
in  their  fields  of  special  interest  such  as  medicine,  public 
health,  education,  psychology,  engineering,  nursing,  plas- 
tic surgery,  and  the  like.  Their  first  contacts  with  North 
Americans  have  been  here  at  Bucknell,  where  they  have 
been  welcomed  as  friends.  They  are  devoted  to  Bucknell 
because  of  the  interest  which  has  been  manifested  m 
them  and  in  their  work,  and  each  one  has  returned  to  his 
country  a  loyal  Bucknellian,  interested  in  the  college  and 
its  program.  It  would  be  difficult  to  estimate  the  value 
of  the  goodwill  toward  things  North  American  created 
by  these  men  and  women  who  now  all  hold  positions  of 
note  and  responsibility  in  their  homelands.  It  is  very 
satisfying  to  one  interested  in  Bucknell  to  go  into  practi- 
cally any  city  of  the  countries  south  of  the  Rio  Grande 
and  to  find  that  Bucknell  is  well  and  favorably  known  =o 
far  from  Lewisburg.  I  found  this  to  be  true  in  various 
cultural  centers  where  I  made  addresses  during  my  trav- 
els through  fourteen  countries.  It  was  my  good  fortune 
and  pleasant  privilege  to  renew  my  acquaintance  with 
many  of  the  men  and  women  who  had  attended  one  of 
the  English  Language  Institutes  as  well  as  with  some 
bona  fide  Bucknellians  of  former  years. 

I  left  New  York  at  midnight  via  Pan  American 
World  Airways  on  April  20  and  landed  in  sunny  Puerto 
Rico  nine  hours  later.  In  San  Juan  I  had  dinner  at  the 
home  of  Mrs.  Cesar  Clavell  (Elizabeth  Sindle  '36),  whose 
husband  fills  a  responsible  post  in  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  of  the  Island.  Mrs.  Clavell  is  devoted  to 
Puerto  Rico  but  retains  a  keen  interest  in  her  Alma 
Mater.  At  church  on  Sunday,  the  organist  turned  out 
to  be  a  former  student  of  mine,  Margaret  Zimmermann 
'31,  now  Mrs.  Mergall.  Both  she  and  her  husband  teach  at 
the  University  of  Puerto  Rico  in  Rio  Piedras.  In  R'o 
De  Janeiro,  at  her  office  in  the  Metropole  Building,  the 
American  Embassy,  I  reminisced  over  a  Brazilian  "cafe- 
zinho"  with  Fern  Reno  '30.  One  of  her  sisters.  Carrie 
x'30,  is  employed  in  another  Brazilian  city,  while  Mar- 
garida  '27  is  completing  her  graduate  work  in  New  York 
City. 

Unfortunately,  it  was  impossible  for  me  to  contact  all 
the  Latin  Americans  who  had  spent  a  summer  on  the 
Bucknell  campus,  but  in  Rio  de  Janiero  I  spent  some  time 
with  Dr.  Paulo  de  Souza,  a  plastic  surgeon.  At  Sunday 
dinner  at  his  apartment  on  Copacabana  Beach,  1  was  in- 
troduced to  a  national  Brazilian  dish  "feijoada,"  which  is 


riL':» 


Reunion  in  Guatemala — 
left  to  riglit.  Lettenfeldt, 
Tarrago,  Sprague  and 
Reyes. 


served  on  holidays  and  special  occasions.  I  met  many  of 
my  host's  friends  there,  all  of  whom  told  me  of  his  grati- 
tude to  Bucknell  and  to  his  friends  here.  In  the  same 
city,  Mario  Lyra  showed  me  the  technical  school  nearing 
completion  which  is  under  his  direction  aided  by  another 
Bucknellian,  Horst  Gaensly.  They  are  very  proud  of  the 
fact  that  many  features  of  the  school  are  modeled  after 
Bucknell  and  its  campus.  Carlos  Gorenstin  has  a  pros- 
perous textile  business  in  Petropolis  near  Rio,  and  Leo 
Alves  is  one  of  the  chief  engineers  concerned  with  the 
water  supply  of  the  Brazilian  capital.  They  are  both 
staunch  friends  of  Bucknell. 

In  Sao  Paulo.  Dr.  Jose  Azevedo.  professor  of  engi- 
neering, drove  me  about  the  city  and  to  his  cofifee  planta- 
tion, as  well  as  to  the  famous  Butantan  Snake  Farm 
where  important  research  and  experimentation  for  treat- 
ment of  "\'enomous  snake  bites  is  carried  on.  Dr.  Edison 
Teixeira  is  a  prominent  surgeon  of  the  city  and  Mrs. 
Teixeira  teaches  English  in  one  of  the  high  schools  of 
Sao  Paulo,  a  position  directly  due  to  the  summer  she  and 
her  husband  spent  on  the  Bucknell  campus.  At  a  de- 
lightful tea  at  her  home,  I  again  met  many  of  her  friends 
who  had  a  very  favorable  idea  of  the  "Bucknell  Way  of 
Life." 

In  Montevideo,  Uruguay,  Doctors  Matteo,  Brea, 
Tourn,  Rossi,  and  their  wives  entertained  me  at  an 
"alumni  banquet"  at  Hotel  Alhambra.  Once  more  much 
reminiscing  about  Bucknell.  all  done  in  Spanish  with  me 
as  the  foreigner  this  time.  I  also  visited  the  Franklin  D. 
Roosevelt  school  for  mentally  alert  but  physically  handi- 
capped children  under  the  direction  of  Renee  Lusiardo, 
who  is  doing  a  very  successful  job  in  the  adjustment  of 
such  children  to  society. 

A  three-hour  flight  from  Buenos  Aires  across  the 
Andes  landed  me  in  Santiago,  Chile,  where  again  I  met 
and  was  entertained  by  several  former  English  Institute 
students.  Marta  Vivallo  has  a  responsible  position  at 
the  University  of  Chile  corresponding  to  our  dean  of 
women.  Doctors  Vigorena,  Lama  and  Bertin  are  all 
making  significant  contributions  to  the  health  and  sanita- 
tion problems  of  their  country. 

Lima,  Peru,  was  my  next  stop  where  again  I  was  the 
guest  at  an  "alumni  banquet."  Ernesto  Maisch  and  his 
wife,  Rosina  Caprario,  of  Montevideo  ( their  romance 
began  on  the  Bucknell  campus),  Carlos  Beunza,  and  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  San  Martin  all  contributed  to  the  pleasure  and 
profit  of  my  visit  to  Peru. 

In  Quito,  Ecuador,  I  had  the  pleasure  of  making  the 
acquaintance  of  Dr.  Bravo,  father  of  Olga  Bravo,  sum- 
mer of  '48,  who  is  still  in  the  United  States  teaching 
Spanish.  Carlos  Gonzalez  was  just  finishing  his  engi- 
neering work  at  the  University  of  Illinois  and  had  not  yet 
returned  to  his  country,  but  friends  of  his  told  me  of  his 
interest  in  Bucknell.     I  left  Ecuador  just  one  week  iirior 

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JUNE  1950 


35 


Completeb  Careers^ 

Institute 

Mrs.  Margaret  Bower  Crane  x'81, 
one  of  the  oldest  graduates  of  the 
Seminary,  died  at  the  age  of  89  in 
Jersey  Shore  on  April  11,  1950.  She 
operated  a  millinery  store  for  several 
years  in  that  town.  Surviving  are 
two  daughters,  three  grandchildren 
and  two  great-grandchildren. 

Mrs.  Alice  Nesbit  Mossr  '90,  in  ill 
health  for  several  years  with  a  heart 
condition,  died  at  the  age  of  79  on 
March  1,  1950.  Surviving  are  one 
daughter,  two  sisters,  two  grand- 
children and  one  great-grandchild. 

Mrs.  John  B.  Anderson  (Perie  Mil- 
ler '91)  died  February  11,  1950,  after 
a  long  illness. 

1895 
Andrew  G.  Loomis,  75,  son  of  a  for- 
mer president  of  Bucknell,  died  April 
7,  1950,  in  Atlanta,  Ga.  He  held  the 
LL.B.  degree  from  Columbia  Uni- 
versity. Before  retiring,  Mr.  Loomis 
was  secretary-treasurer  of  the  Con- 
solidated Quarries.  He  was  a  charter 
member  of  the  Bucknell  chapter  of 
S.  A.  E.  Surviving  are  his  wife,  a 
son,  five  grandcliildren,  a  nephew 
and  two  nieces. 

1901 
Mrs.  Mary  Coxe  Patterson,  a  music 
graduate  of  Bucknell,  died  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  on  March  6,  1950.  She 
had  been  in  failing  health  for  several 
years. 

1904 
Walter  S.  Gearhart,  manufacturer 
and  owner  of  a  concrete  pipe  com- 
pany, died  of  a  heart  attack  January 
7,  1950.  Mrs.  Gearhart  states  that  al- 
though her  husband  received  the  B.S. 
in  C.E.  degree  from  the  University  of 
Missouri  in  1907,  Bucknell  was  al- 
ways dear  to  him.  He  was  state  high- 
way engineer  of  Kansas  from  1909- 
18  and  a  captain  of  engineers  in 
■World  War  I. 

1905 

Emory  O.  Bickel,  M.A.  '07,  widely- 
known  retired  educator  and  author, 
died  January  15,  1950.  Susquehanna 
University  conferred  on  him  the 
Ph.D.  degree  in  1921.  He  had  been  a 
teacher  at  rural  school,  high  school 
and  college  levels;  a  high  school 
principal,  a  supervising  principal, 
and  a  county  superintendent  of 
schools.  In  1941  he  retired  because 
of  ill  health.  Surviving  are  his  wife, 
a  daughter  (Martha  '32)  and  a  broth- 
er. 

Albert  O.  Verse,  M.S.  '11,  former 
proprietor  of  the  State  News  Service 
covering  Capitol  Hill  events  in  Har- 
risburg,  died  January  19,  1950.  After 
graduation,  he  joined  the  editorial 
staff  of  The  Philadelphia  Public 
Ledger  and  later  was  public  relations 
director  and  instructor  in  journalism 
at  Penn  State,  He  held  the  Master 
of  Forestry  degree  from  Yale  and  at 
one  time  served  as  publicity  director 
for  the  State  Department  of  Forests 
and  Waters  in  Pennsylvania.  Sur- 
viving are  his  wife,  two  sons,  a 
daughter,  and  four  grandchildren. 

Mrs.  Earl  B.  Saunders  (Rachel  A. 
Brookbank),  a  graduate  of  the  Buck- 

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CLASS  OF  1907 

Class  Reporter;    Leo  L.  Rockwell, 

49   Broad   St.,  Hamilton,   N.   Y. 

TWO  THOUSAND  YEARS  OF  1907 
The  Unfinished  Story  of  a  Class 

Calvin  Oberdorf  reversed  the 
general  trend  of  '07  engineers — he 
went  northeast,  then  south  to  the 
Caribbean.  After  some  years  with 
the  Central  Vermont  RR  and  the 
Bangor  and  Aroostock  RR,  he  became 
resident  engineer  for  the  Lehigh  and 
New  England  RR  with  offices  at 
Bethlehem,  Pa.  After  a  turn  with 
the  Interstate  Commerce  Commis- 
sion at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  he  joined 
the  Southern  Railway  staff.  During 
the  First  War  he  was  with  the  U.  S. 
Housing  Commission  -and  the  U.  S. 
Railroad  Administration  in  Washing- 
ton, and  at  Atlanta,  Ga.  In  1920  he 
became  the  principal  assistant  engi- 
neer of  the  Florida  East  Coast  Rwy, 
having  charge  in  the  next  several 
years  of  some  $20,000,000  worth  of 
construction  for  that  line,  much  of 
it  on  the  extension  to  Key  West. 
Following  that  he  joined  Wolfe  and 
Oberdorf,  consulting  engineers,  and 
was  in  the  Richmond  office  of  the 
Chesapeake  and  Ohio  RR;  finally,  he 
became  supervising  reviewer  for  the 
Public  Works  Administration,  U.  S. 
Department  of  Interior.  In  1918  he 
married  Helen  Heberling  of  Lehigh- 
ton.  They  had  two  sons,  Richard  C. 
'38,  and  Ralph  W.  Calvin  died  in  a 
way  which  was  perhaps  fitting;  he 
was  killed  in  the  wreck  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania "Congressional  Limited"  at 
Philadelphia,  September  6,  1943, 

Helen  Mae  Olds  reminds  one  of  old 
Chaucer,  for  "gladly  wolde  she  lerne 
and  gladly  teche."  Bucknell  was  not 
enough  for  her;  she  continued  her 
"learning"  at  summer  sessions  of 
Middlebury  College,  University  of 
Wisconsin,  Chatauqua  Summer 
School  and  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, seven  sessions!  After  trial 
spins  at  Johnsonburg  H.  S.  and  a 
private  school  at  Manasquan,  N.  J., 
she  joined  the  faculty  of  the  Teach- 
ers College  at  New  Paltz.  N.  Y.  Be- 
sides her  teaching  she  cultivated 
numerous  hobbies,  including  aesthe- 
tic dancing  and  amateur  theatricals, 
the  latter  of  which  she  exploited  in 
all  roles  from  that  of  actress  to  that 
of  Mistress  of  the  Wardrobe.  Since 
her  disability  retirement  in  1937  be- 
cause of  serious  illness  she  has  grown 
a  bit  more  sedate,  having  become 
"an  ardent  gardener,  a  husky  roller 
of  rocks,  and  an  enthusiastic  culti- 
vator of  iris,  of  which  she  has,  if  you 
please,  City  of  Lincoln,  Red  Douglas, 
Ming  Yellow,  Missouri  (reported  be- 
fore November,  1948),  and  so  on  to 
the  number  of  seventy-nine."  (This 
dizzies  your  historian,  v/ho  can't  even 
count  to  seventy-nine.)  All  this  is 
to  be  found  at  9  Ridge  Rd.,  New 
Paltz,  N.  Y.  (Philological  note:  It 
should,  of  course,  be  Pfalz,  but  in  the 
Palatinate  dialect  the  High  German 
shift  to  pf  did  not  occur.) 

Gilbert  Perez.  How  can  I  ever  tell 
his  story?  My  hope  is  that  sometime 
he'll  get  back  and  complete  the  ac- 


count of  which  he  gave  us  fragments 
from  time  to  time  as  he  returned  to 
the  States.  One  of  the  most  loyal 
and  gifted  members  of  the  class,  as 
well  as  for  many  years  the  most  dis- 
tant. After  graduate  work  at  the 
University  of  Chicago,  Gilbert  went 
out  to  the  Philippines  as  a  teacher. 
Sympathetically  identifying  himself 
with  the  human  needs  of  the  people, 
he  developed  during  his  experience 
as  provincial  inspector  of  schools  a 
mature  educational  philosophy  which 
made  him  a  warm  advocate  of  an  in- 
telligent vocational  education,  which 
in  the  islands  must  be  largely  agri- 
cultural. Even  before  he  was  made 
director  of  vocational  education  for 
the  archipelago,  he  had  done  a  great 
deal  to  promote  this  end.  You  should 
hear  his  tales  of  how  local  school 
boards  were  persuaded  to  adopt  sane 
measures.  During  his  many  years  in 
Manila  he  had  a  deep  and  wide  in- 
fluence on  the  whole  educational 
system.  You  should  hear,  also,  his 
tale  of  a  bumptious  group  of  "educa- 
tional surveyors"  who  came  from  the 
States  to  tell  the  Philippines  how  to 
improve  their  education,  and  whose 
report  was  so  naive  that  it  was  utter- 
ly useless.  But  he  had  time  to  spare 
from  his  work  and  developed  a 
number  of  hobbies.  Perhaps  the 
chief  one  was  in  numismatics;  in  the 
course  of  time  he  collected  a  marve- 
lously  beautiful  and  valuable  collec- 
tion of  Philippine  coins,  having  many 
of  the  rarest  of  those  minted  during 
the  entire  four  centuries  of  Spanish 
domination.  Some  years  ago  he  was 
the  guest  of  honor  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  American  Numismatic 
Association;  he  has  been  district  sec- 
retary for  the  Philippines  for  many 
years,  holds  life  membership  and  a 
silver  medal  presented  for  twenty- 
five  years  of  membership  in  the  As- 
sociation. He  has  also  published  a 
number  of  books  and  many  articles 
dealing  with  education  and  has  con- 
tinued his  early  writing  of  verse. 
Having  a  love  of  rare  woods,  he  had 
his  home  in  Manila  built  of  them  .  . . 
In  1915  he  married  Hazel  S.  Hodges 
of  Scranton.  They  had  two  children, 
Robert  Jed,  born  in  1918,  and  Elinor 
Mae,  born  in  1921,  now  Mrs.  Niles. 
In  1933  Bucknell  recognized  this 
worthy  son  with  a  doctorate  honoris 
causa:.  Then  caine  the  war.  (Robert 
'40  is  listed  in  the  December,  1943, 
Bucknell  Alumni  Monthly  under 
."Here  Are  Bucknell's  Fighting  Men." 
He  served  three  years  as  an  aviator 
with  the  American  Air  Force,  fight- 
ing in  Africa,  Sicily,  and  Normandy. 
He  was  at  Bastogne.  After  the  war 
he  entered  Rensselaer  Polytechnic 
Institute  to  take  his  M.A.  in  Chemical 
Engineering.)  Gilbert,  the  only  one 
of  the  family  in  the  Philippines  at 
the  time,  was  interned  by  the  Japa- 
nese at  Santa  Tomas.  In  a  long  letter 
to  the  class,  which  arrived  just  too 
late  for  the  fortieth  reunion,  he  told 
the  sad  story  of  that  imprisonment 
and  of  the  post-war,  a  story  partly 
repeated  in  the  Alumnus  for  June, 
1948.  He  lost  all  his  material  posses- 
sions, and  with  the  establishment  of 
independence   lost   many   of   the   ac- 


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cumulated  benefits  of  his  long  service 
in  the  schools.  He  came  o  u  t  of 
prison  a  gaunt  figure,  having  lost  125 
pounds  during  the  three-year  intern- 
ment. But  his  mature  philosophy  of 
life  has  sustained  him  in  his  flght 
back.  He  is  "by  no  means  weeping 
over  the  loss  of  my  extensive  col- 
lections of  coins,  medals,  books, 
ivories,  and  jades.  I'm  beginning 
again."  A  salute  to  you,  Gilbart,  for 
the  spirit  of  '07! 

Warren  Harper  Pettebone,  who 
dropped  out  of  college  on  account  of 
illness,  did  not  recover.  He  died 
April  13,  1909. 

Word  has  just  been  received  of  the 
death  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  of  Malcolm 
P.  Davis  x'07  on  April  21,  1950.  After 
twenty-seven  years'  service  with  the 
Eastman  Kodak  Co.,  he  retired  in 
1945.  Surviving  are  two  sons,  two 
daughters  and   seven   grandchildren. 

CLASS  OF  1909 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  How.vhh  L.  Head- 
land   (Sarah  Ellen  Walter.?) 
3911-lst    Ave.,    N.,    St.    Petersburg,    Fla. 

In  a  March  letter  from  lola  B. 
Quandt,  who  lives  at  1443-21st  St., 
Santa  Monica,  Calif.,  we  read  that 
her  hobby  is  gardening.  She  writes, 
"I  have  some  lovely  daffodils  and 
calla  lilies.  My  sweet  peas  are  be- 
ginning to  bloom.  They  are  the 
Cuthbertson  variety,  strong  stems 
and  large  flowers.  I  plant  them  in 
the  fall  but  they  just  won't  bloom 
until  spring.  Sweet  alyssum  is  all 
over  the  yard  and  looks  like  snow 
with  the  gold  of  California  poppies 
dotting  it.  I  put  in  some  new  rose 
bushes;  hope  to  have  some  pretty 
blooms.  If  my  plants  would  grow 
and  bloom  as  I  visualize  them  when 
I  plant  them,  I'd  take  prizes.  I  put 
in  a  dozen  pansies  and  have  a  couple 
of  lovely  faces  looking  up  at  me 
now."  She  states,  also,  that  she  has 
some  private  pupils  to  teach  and  "in 
my  spare  (?)  time  I'm  pulling 
weeds." 

Another  letter  from  California, 
this  time  from  Los  Angeles:  "Dear 
Sarah:  It  was  exceedingly  pleasant 
to  hear  from  you  thru  the  1909  letter. 
I  have  very  little  eventful  to  report 
on  myself  except  that  I  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Southern  California 
Academy  of  Criminology  in  1946  and 
that  I  am  still  busy  with  personnel 
work  and  research  on  temperainent. 
We  recently  have  had  the  good  for- 
tune to  have  an  article  entitled 
'Measures  of  Mental  Health'  for  the 
H  u  m  m  -  Wadsworth  Temperament 
Scale  accepted  for  publication  by  the 
American  Journal  of  Psychiatry.  My 
wife,  Kathryn,  is  co-author.  Buck- 
nell  Alumni  spread  themselves  rather 
tenuously  at  such  a  great  distance  as 
this  is  from  their  source.  As  a  re- 
sult, an  individual  with  his  nose  to 
the  grindstone,  as  mine  has  been, 
does  not  kesp  in  touch  as  well  as  he 
should  I  regret  this.  Cordially 
yours,  Don  G.  Humm." 

Stanton  R.  Smith,  M.D.,  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  712  Medical  Bldg.,  Bridge- 
port, Conn.  Among  those  honored 
for  length  of  service  at  an  All-Uni- 
versity Dinner  of  the  University  of 
Bridgeport  was  Dr.  Smith,  Universi- 
ty consulting  physician.  He  has 
given  twenty  years  of  service  there. 
We  are  glad  to  report,  too,  that  he 
has  a  daughter,  Elizabeth  '49,  now  in 
the  Yale  School  of  Nursing. 


In  a  much-too-brief  note,  Mary 
Meyer  Abbott  reports  that  after 
many  years  of  teaching  she  has  re- 
tired.    She  lives  in  Rebersburg. 

Amy  Bollinger  is  another  gal  of 
our  class  who  has  retired  from  her 
schoolmarm  job  in  Johnstown.  By 
way  of  celebration,  she  with  three 
friends  spent  March  and  April  in 
Florida.  That  included  a  visit  of 
several  weeks  to  St.  Petersburg.  Of 
course,  they  found  their  way  to  3911- 
lst  Ave.,  N.,  and  we  were  delighted 
to  see  them.  Our  only  regret,  the 
visit  was  far  too  short. 

Albert  T.  Poffenberger  h  a  s  b  e  e  n 

granted  permission  by  Columbia  Uni- 
versity to  retire  from  active  service 
there  on  June  30,  where  he  has 
served  continuously  from  1910  to 
date,  first  as  assistant  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Psychology  and  finally  as 
professor  and  head  of  the  depart- 
ment. Although  he  has  not  reached 
the  statutory  retiring  age,  he  felt 
that  after  forty  years  his  main  con- 
tribution would  be  wisdom,  whereas, 
in  these  rapidly-changing  times,  that 
commodity  by  the  time  it  is  acquired 
is  likely  to  be  entirely  out  of  date. 

"Dear  Classmate  Sarah:  Your  most 
interesting  circular  letter  awaited  my 
return  from  the  college  this  evening 
and  Mrs.  Youngken  and  I  were 
pleased  to  hear  from  you  and  learn 
of  your  whereabouts.  We  trust  you 
and  your  husband  are  in  good  health 
and  that  you  will  look  us  up  should 
you  come  down  East."  (Reporter's 
note — Heber,  my  husband  and  I 
were  in  Boston  for  a  week  last  July. 
Because  my  mind  was  so  preoccupied 
with  other  matters — Women's  Over- 
seas Service  League  National  Con- 
vention, etc. — I  completely  forgot 
that  you  are  located  there.  If  and 
when  we  come  that  way  again,  we'll 
certainly  remember.)  I  am  still  head 
of  the  Department  of  Materia  Medica 
at  the  Massachussets  College  of 
Pharmacy,  Boston,  and  actively 
teaching  as  well  as  carrying  on  re- 
search in  pharmacognosy  and  botany. 
For  the  past  ten  years  I  have  also 
been  serving  as  chairman  of  the  Sub- 
committee on  Botany  and  Pharma- 
cognosy of  the  Revision  Committee 
of  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia. 
I  see  our  classmate,  Albert  'Waffle' 
Owens  at  frequent  intervals.  He  is 
now  carrying  on  some  research  at 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology, the  exact  nature  of  which  I 
have  not  ascertained.  We  have  both 
been  active  in  the  New  England 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club.  On  March 
9th  our  club  was  delighted  to  have 
been  honored  by  the  presence  of 
President  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  at  our 
annual  dinner  and  meeting  at  the 
Hotel  Beaconsfield  in  Brookline,  a 
suburb  of  Boston  .  .  .  The  seventh 
edition  of  A  College  Textbook  of 
Pharmaceutical  Botany  by  the  writer 
is  now  in  the  galley-proof  stage  and 
is  expected  to  be  published  sometime 
during  the  coming  summer  by  The 
Blakiston  Co.  of  Philadelphia  .  .  . 
This  is  about  all  I  have  to  report  to 
you  for  the  present.  With  kindest 
personal  regards.  Sincerely  yours, 
Heber  W.  Youngken.  P.  S.  Our 
younger  son,  Eugene  '47,  is  now  in 
his  last  year  of  the  Graduate  School 
of  Fine  Arts  of  Yale  University, 
where  he  is  majoring  in  English 
Drama.  Our  older  son,  Heber,  Jr.  '35, 
is  associate  professor  of  pharmacog- 


nosy in  the  University  of  Washing- 
ton, Seattle,  Wash." 

Fifty  more  letters  similar  to  this 
one  from  fifty  other  classmates 
would  fill  this  reporter's  heart  with 
joy.  Come  along  and  do  yourself 
proud. 

Regretfully  we  report  that  in  an 
edition  of  the  Williamsport  (Pa.) 
Sun  early  last  February  we  found 
this:  "Anna  R.  Carey,  68.  former 
dean  of  women  at  Bucknell  Universi- 
ty, died  Saturday  in  Chester  County 
Hospital.  A  graduate  of  Bucknell 
and  West  Chester  Normal  School, 
she  taught  school  in  Reading  and 
Haddon  Heights,  N.  J." 

Can  anyone  send  in  "any  little  bits 
of  information"  on  Charles  O'Brien 
as  requested  here:  A  New  York 
newspaperman  wrote  to  the  Alumni 
Office  last  spring  seeking  informa- 
tion on  Charles  O'Brien.  Beyond 
the  facts  that  he  graduated  from 
Bucknell  in  '09  and  died  in  1918  (in 
action  with  the  Marines  at  Chateau 
Thierry),  they  could  furnish  noth- 
ing except  the  sketch  which  ap- 
peared in  the  1909  L'Agenda.  The 
man  mentioned  that  Charles  was 
football  coach  at  Centre  College  in 
1912  and  1913 — when  it  was  known 
as  Central  University — but  he'd  like 
to  have  "any  little  bits  of  informa- 
tion you  have  about  him  between  the 
time  he  left  Central  and  enlisted  in 
the  Marines."  Perhaps  some  of  our 
classmates  can  submit  such  infor- 
mation to  the  Alumni  Office. 

CLASS  OF  1912 

Class    Reporter:      Mrs.    H.    M.    House- 

KNECHT,  (Maze  Callahan),  108  West 

Penn   St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 

Ruby  Stuck  O  '  L  e  a  r  y  '  s  Helen 
Louise  has  three  boys — ages  9  years, 
5  years,  and  7  months:  names — Dick, 
Tim  and  Gary.  Her  Betty  Jane  has 
a  daughter,  Susan.  Helen  Levegood 
Clark  writes  on  her  Christmas  card, 
"We  have  a  beautiful  granddaughter, 
born  m  August,  with  blue  eyes  and 
blonde  fuzz.  She  is  a  doll  and  as 
good  as  gold."  I  suppose  she  ties  her 
hat  under  her  chin  now  to  keep  it  on 
since  she  is  grandma  twice.  Another 
g  r  a  n  d  c  h  i  1  d — a  son — to  Kathryn 
Louise  Pawling  Sieber  x'43. 

There  were  22  gii-ls  in  our  class 
when  we  were  graduate  d — 8  are 
grandmothers,  4  are  career  women,  5 
have  passed  away,  and  5  of  us  are 
still  waiting. 

Had  Christmas  greetings  from  Vic 
and  Helen  Schmid,  Alberta  and 
Patty,  Fred  Igler,  Helen,  Margaret, 
Olive,  Ruby,  Kathryn  Oldt  and  Dr. 
Charles  Koch  '98. 

A  newsy  note  came  from  Alberla 
and  Patty — 

"Dear  Maze, 

Our  youngest  daughter,  Kitty,  was 
married  in  Houston,  Texas,  Novem- 
ber 12.  Cleveland  and  I  flew  down 
and  spent  a  week  there.  We  had  a 
marvelous  trip,  perfect  weather,  and 
a  beautiful  wedding. 

She  is  head  nurse  of  the  operating 
rooms  of  Herman  Hospital,  Houston 
—  a  large,  modern,  beautifully- 
equipped  hospital.  She  is  at  present 
chiefly  occupied  with  cancer  surgery. 
Her  husband,  William  Robert  Orr,  is 
a  physicist  in  the  Research  Lab.  of 
Shell  Oil  Co.  For  recreation  he  takes 
a  class  in  nuclear  physics.    He  was  a 


TUXE  1950 


2,7 


friend  of  Frank  Andruss,  Doris'  hus- 
band, in  a  Navy  Training  Class.  This 
is  our  sixth  wedding.  I  have  attend- 
ed them  all.  Anyone  in  need  of  ad- 
vice? 

I  wish  so  much  that  I  might  see 
you  and  talk  to  you  again.  On  for 
1952!     Good  luck  to  the  chairman. 

Merry  Christmas  and  Love, 

Alberta  and  Cleveland" 

By  the  way,  did  you  notice  the  pic- 
ture of  Isabelle  Harris  '53  in  the  De- 
cember ALUIVINUS?  The  daughter 
of  Jim  and  Isabelle  Wolfe  Harris.  She 
didn't  even  need  a  name,  for  she 
looks  exactly  as  her  mother  did  at 
her  age  when  she  came  to  the  Sem 
for  classes. 

In  the  same  issue  Dr.  Floyd  Ballen- 
tine  '99.  Doesn't  look  much  older 
than  he  did  when  we  were  in  school. 
How  anyone  could  look  so  calm  and 
peaceful  after  all  those  years  of 
teaching  Latin — especially  to  me! 

Lyman  L.  Lister's  new  address  is 
525  Cleardale  Ave.,  Trenton  8,  N.  J. 

Saw  a  little  item  in  the  paper  the 
other  night,  "Earl  R.  Bartholomew, 
who  still  teaches  history  at  Williams- 
port  High  School,  was  the  coach  of 
this  Millionaire  Five  Club,  one  of  the 
best  in  Cherry  history!" 

Now  I  thought  spring  was  just 
around  the  corner — r  o  b  i  n  s  were 
seen,  some  forsythia  had  burst  in 
bloom,  rheumitiz  and  arthritis  were 
letting  up,  the  virus  pneumonia 
people  were  putting  away  their  peni- 
cillin and  sulfa  drugs.  Now  it's  so 
cold  that  all  my  joints  are  stiff — 
maybe  I'll  thaw  out  till  the  next 
writing. 

I'd  like  to  hear  from  all  the  grand- 
pops. 

Maze 

P.  S.  Get  a  letter  from  Anton  O. 
Wolfe  (that's  Oscar)?  Let's  do  some- 
thing about  it.  Remember,  Oscar 
was  back  to  our  25th  Reunion — then 
sent  us  SIO.OO  for  our  35th.  Let's  add 
some  more  names  to  those  already 
subscribed  in  the  December  ALUM- 
NUS. 

CLASS  OF  1914 

Class  Reporter:    }\Irs.  H.  B.  We.-wer 

(Dora  Hamlerj 

o48  Ridge  Ave..   Xew  Kensington,  Pa. 

Marian  Shivers,  with  the  Baptist 
Mission,  lives  at  17  Sandwith  Rd., 
Rangoon,  Burma,  and  is  in  charge  of 
distributing  all  Church  World  Ser- 
vice supplies  in  Burma.  Under  date 
of  November  6,  1949,  she  writes  to 
friends  in  the  IJ.  S.  A.:  "Burma  is 
passing  through  the  most  difficult 
period  of  her  history.  There  have 
never  been  so  many  refugees,  dis- 
placed people  and  destitute  before! 
Church  World  Service  is  sending 
$2500  a  month  to  supply  food  to  sup- 
plement what  the  government  is 
doing  in  the  seven  camps  of  the 
Rangoon  area  .  .  .  There  are  around 
20,000  displaced  people  in  Rangoon 
and  vicinity  without  homes.  There 
is  a  real  feeling  of  insecurity  in  near- 
ly all  places  outside  Rangoon.  As  a 
result,  the  population  has  increased 
— non-Burmans  are  leaving  each 
month  by  the  thousands,  too,  for 
there  is  no  work  for  them.  Most  of 
the  Anglo-Indians  and  nearly  all  of 
the  British  have  gone  to  parts  of  the 


Empire — most  of  them  to  England, 
where  there  seems  to  be  plenty  of 
work. 

During  the  past  j'ear  we  have  out- 
fitted more  than  100  families  with 
warm  clothing  sent  us  by  you 
through  Church  World  Service.  In 
most  cases  the  British  Embassy  has 
paid  the  passages  of  these  people  . . , 
We  have  not  received  many  relief 
supplies  because  of  import  restric- 
tions. However,  vitamin  tablets,  ata- 
brine  (specific  formalaria)  and 
White  (I!ross  Hospital  supplies  are 
on  the  docks  now  and  will  be  cleared 
by  me,  with  the  help  of  some  coolies, 
within  the  next  two  days  ...  I  am 
expecting  a  ton  of  powdered  milk 
soon.  CWS  has  sent  us  Provie,  too, 
and  it  has  saved  many  lives.  It  is 
a  food  concentrate  with  protein, 
minerals  and  vitamins  in  it  .  .  .  The 
Baptist  Board  sent  out  5000  woolen 
Pullman  (discarded)  blankets  .  .  . 
CWS  purchased  70.000  of  these  for 
difl'erent  Mission  Boards  ...  In  ad- 
dition to  being  director  of  CWS  in 
Burma,  I  am  also  executive  secre- 
tary of  the  Burma  Sunday  School 
Union,  so  have  something  to  give  me 
joy  and  satisfaction  to  offset  the  re- 
lief business,  which  is  depressing  at 
times.  Recently  twelve  people  were 
baptized  and  joined  the  Chinese 
Church  which  was  organized  six 
months  ago — the  result  of  the  Can- 
tonese Sunday  School  we  opened 
two  years  ago.  A  Burmese  Sunday 
School  was  opened  a  year  ago  and 
three  young  people  were  baptized 
from  that  recently.  The  classes  are 
taking  a  three-month  course  in 
church  membership,  so  in  January 
we  expect  more  decisions  for  Christ." 

New  address:    Clifford  R.  Schenck 

x'14,  22A  Arrandale  Ave.,  Great 
Neck.   N.  Y. 


Bucknell  -  in  -  Brief,  a  con- 
densed catalogue  sent  to  pros- 
pective applicants,  has  been  re- 
vised. The  new  edition  is  larg- 
er, and  includes  a  list  of  course 
titles  under  each  curriculum. 
Send  names  to  Registrar. 


CLASS  OF  1918 

Class   Reporter:      JoHX    S.    Gold 
306   S.  Third   St.,   Lewisburg,   Pa. 

Walter  J.  Bower,  55,  died  of  a 
heart  attack  November  14,  1949, 
while  teaching  at  Upsala  College, 
East  Orange,  N.  J.  "Jake",  as  he 
was  known  to  his  classmates,  had 
been  a  mathematics  teacher  at  Irv- 
ington  High  School  since  April,  1924, 
and  since  1945  also  has  been  an  in- 
structor of  mathematics  at  Upsula. 
He  was  a  member  of  Phi  Kappa  Psi 
fraternity,  a  Mason,  and  belonged  to 
the  following  professional  organiza- 
tions: New  Jersey  Educational  As- 
sociation, National  Education  As- 
sociation, and  American  Association 
of  University  Professors.  His  wife, 
the  former  Helen  Dlffendafer  x'18, 
and  a  son,  Walter,  Jr.  '48,  survive. 

Mrs.  Norma  Schwartz  (Dorothy 
Kanter)  is  a  case  worker  at  the  Jew- 
ish Welfare  Agency  in  Wilkes-Barre. 

Malcolm  E.  Musser  was  presented 
with  the  club  championship  cup  at 
the  fourth  annual  Bucknell  Universi- 


ty Golf  Club  banquet,  January  31, 
1950. 

On  March  20,  1950,  S.  Dale  Spotts 
was  unanimously  elected  for  a  four- 
year  term  as  president  of  the  Medi- 
cal Board  of  the  Philadelphia  Gen- 
eral Hospital.  There  are  more  than 
a  thousand  physicians  on  the  major 
and  minor  staffs  of  this  hospital, 
which  by  the  middle  of  June  will 
have  5,500  beds.  Dr.  Spotts  has  been 
associated  with  the  hospital  for 
twenty-four  years,  being  chief  of 
surgery  there  since  1939. 

New  address:  Mrs.  Margaret  Phil- 
lips Matlack,  203-7th  Ave.,  Haddon 
Heights,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1923 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.   LeRov   Froxtz 

(Olive  Billliime) 

Evergreen   Farm,   AUenwood,   Pa. 

Paul  Harding,  after  graduation,  at- 
tended Cincinnati  University,  Cincin- 
nati College  of  Music,  Ohio  State,  and 
took  his  M.S.  at  Penn  State.  Since 
1927  he  has  been  teaching  in  Wash- 
ington, Pa.,  plus  some  teaching  at 
Washington  and  Jefferson  and  Penn 
State  Summer  School.  He  is  married 
to  Ruth  Smith  x'24.  They  have  two 
children,  Ruth  Ann,  a  sophomore  at 
Penn  State  next  year,  and  Paul,  Jr., 
who  will  be  a  freshman  there.  Paul 
says  he's  still  skinny  and  a  little 
bald.  He  invites  any  classmates  get- 
ting out  his  way  to  drop  in  at  874  N. 
Main  St. 

D.  W.  Holloway  is  an  electrical  en- 
gineer for  the  Luzerne  County  Gas 
and  Electric  Corp.  of  Kingston.  His 
daughter,  Margaret  Ann,  graduated 
from  Bucknell  last  June.  He  resides 
at  55  Walnut  St.,  Forty  Fort. 

Harry  W.  "Pinkey"  Jones  worked 
as  a  mining  engineer  at  Harrisburg, 
111.,  and  Princeton,  Ind.,  as  a  drafts- 
man and  civil  engineer  with  the 
Pennsylvania  Department  of  High- 
ways and  is  now  in  private  practice 
as  a  civil  engineer  at  Mount  Carmel. 
He  and  his  wife  (Libby  Moore  '24) 
have  a  daughter,  Barbara,  who  grad- 
uated from  Bucknell  last  year  and 
expects  to  receive  her  master's  there 
in  June.  "Pinkey"  is  a  director  of 
the  Anthracite  Chapter  of  P.  S.  P.  E., 
president  of  the  Mount  Carmel  Buck- 
nell Club  and  the  Kappa  Sigma 
Alumni  Association.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Bison  Club,  F.  and  A.  M., 
Williamsport  Consistory  32°,  Rotary 
International,  and  the  American 
Legion. 

Alfred  "V.  Jacobs  was  first  em- 
ployed, after  graduation,  as  an  en- 
gineering assistant  with  the  Bell 
Telephone  Co.  of  Pennsylvania.  After 
several  years  he  left  to  enter  the  in- 
surance business.  From  1929  until 
1946  he  served  as  clerk  of  Montour 
County  Courts  during  which  time  he 
started  in  engineering  again  at  the 
Cherokee  Ordnance  Works.  Since 
the  war  he  has  been  with  the  Hay- 
den  Chemical  Corp.  Design  group, 
located  at  Princeton,  N.  J.  Al  was 
district  grand  master  of  F.  and  A.  M. 
of  Pennsylvania  fromi   1936  to   1946. 

He  is  married  to  Helen  M.  Foster 
of  Danville,  Pa.,  and  has  two  chil- 
dren, Marj'  Anne,  a  junior  at  Mount 
Holyoke,  and  Alfred,  Jr.,  attending 
Peddle  School. 

John  C.  Koch  was  a  high  school 
teacher  and  coach  for  four  vears 
after  he  left  BuckneU,  first  at  Co- 


38 


TUNE  1950 


lumbia  and  then  at  Harrisburg.  From 
1927  to  1946  he  was  dean  of  men, 
director  of  secondary  education,  and 
director  of  publicity  at  the  State 
Teachers  College,  Bloomsburg.  The 
following  year  he  was  an  aviation 
consultant  in  the  regional  office  of 
the  Civil  Aeronautics  Administra- 
tion, New  York  City.  Since  1947  he 
has  been  a  staff  representative  of 
Ward,  Wells  and  Dreshman,  fund- 
raising  counsel,  New  York  City.  His 
address  is  2310  Green  St.,  Harrisburg 

New  address:  Mrs.  J.  Harold 
Ferguson   (Vivian  B.  Livingston), 

7463  Delmar  Blvd.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

CLASS  OF  1926 

Class  Reporter:   Miss  Anna  L.   Brown 

45    Wildwood    Ave.,    Pitman,    N.    J. 

I  am  sure  a  number  of  you  will 
want  to  write  to  Theodore  F.  Angus. 
He  has  been  very  seriously  ill  since 
last  October.  His  address  is  3100 
Glenmore  Ave.,  Baltimore  14.  Some 
of  you  know  Ted's  wife,  the  former 
Wanda  N  i  c  o  1  '25.  They  have  one 
daughter,  Phyllis  Angus  Ott  x'50. 

Mrs.  Vernon  E.  Rood  (Carrie 
Smith)  has  had  her  post  office  change 
its  name  from  Alderson  to  Harvey's 
Lake.  We  all  know  Harvey's  Lake 
as  one  of  the  beauty  spots  of  Penn- 
sylvania. She  is  teaching  in  the  high 
school  there,  but  she  frequently  re- 
turns to  Lewisburg,  her  home  town. 
She  received  her  Master  of  Arts  de- 
gree in  June,  1949. 

Mrs.  Frank  Ellis  (Dot  Ash  x'26) 
will  be  glad  to  hear  from  any  of  her 
classmates  at  her  home,  756  Mt.  Ver- 
non Ave.,  Haddonfield,  N.  J.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ellis  have  one  son,  Charles, 
who  is  thirteen.  Dot's  letters  sound 
just  like  she  was  in  college-^lots  of 
fun.  She  has  done  quite  a  bit  of  sub- 
stituting ever  since  her  son  was  born. 
In  fact,  she  might  be  called  a  "finish- 
upper".  Three  times  she  has  been 
called  in  to  finish  for  teachers  who 
couldn't  go  on.  What  a  person!  She 
is  now  teaching  third  grade  in  Bell- 
mawr  Park  and  expects  to  continue 
there  next  year. 

Don't  forget  I'm  watching  every 
mail  to  get  more  news  from  mem- 
bers of  our  class.  I  have  sent  out 
many  letters  and  questionnaires 
from  which  I  haven't  heard  as  yet. 
Don't  wait  for  a  letter  from  me;  just 
writs  and  tell  me  any  news,  anyhow. 

CLASS   OF   1928 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  H.  M.  Marsh,  Jr. 

(Lorimie  Martin) 

25  Oakley  Ave.,   Summit,  N.  J. 

Since  our  last  appeal  to  the  Class 
of  1928  for  news,  we  have  had  some 
replies — but  would  like  to  receive 
many  more.  Without  the  details  that 
only  members  can  supply,  it  is  dif- 
ficult to  write  a  column  that  contains 
interesting  information.  It  would 
be  very  much  appreciated  if  class 
members  would  send  to  the  reporter 
news  about  themselves. 

Albert  F.  Bufftngton,  a  member  of 
the  Department  of  German  at  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College,  has  been 
conducting  a  weekly  Pennsylvania 
Dutch  broadcast  over  WKOK,  Sun- 
bury,  since  October,  1946.  He  holds 
two  degrees  from  Harvard,  the  Mas- 
ter of  Arts,  granted  in  1932,  and  the 
Doctor  of  Philosophy,  awarded  in 
1937. 


Kenneth  E.  McGinnis,  who  holds 
the  M.Ed,  degree  from  the  University 
of  Pittsburgh,  is  a  section  leader  in 
the  payroll  department  of  the  Gen- 
eral Electric  Co.,  Erie. 

Sarah  Meyers  x'28,  now  Mrs.  Allen 
G.  Griswold,  is  a  housewife  residing 
at  1021  Lawrence  Ave.,  Westfield,  N. 
J.  She  earned  the  B.A.  degree  at 
Barnard  after  leaving  Bucknell. 

Jane  Beakley  has  exchanged  teach- 
ing for  homemaking.  Since  June  30, 
1949,  she  has  been  Mrs.  Howard  M. 
Down.  She  states:  "Besides  a  hus- 
band, I  have  acquired  two  lovely 
daughters:  Peggy,  who  is  married 
and  lives  at  Duke  in  Durham,  N.  C, 
and  Barbara,  a  freshman  at  Cornell." 

New  addresses:  Mrs.  Rena  Ander- 
son Henderson,  351  E.  10th  Ave.,  Mt. 
Dora,  Fla.;  N.  Frederick  McKinney, 
Rte.  2,  Buttons  Bay,  Mich.;  Bruce  H. 
Winter,  914  Louisa  St.,  Williamsport. 

CLASS   OF  1929 

Reporter:    Miss  Thelma  J.  Showalter 

223    State   St.,   Harrisburg,    Pa. 

Your  reporter  has  received  a  num- 
ber of  requests  from  various  mem- 
bers of  the  class  for  the  address  of 
other  '29-ers.  Consequently,  we  are 
planning  to  include  the  current  ad- 
dress of  every  member  of  our  class 
in  this  or  the  forthcoming  issues  of 
the  Alumnus.  In  case  your  ad- 
dress has  been  changed,  we  shall 
appreciate  your  advising  us  immedi- 
ately. It  is  important  that  we  have 
your  correct  address  at  all  times. 

Dr.  Albert  J.  Abbott,  329  State  St., 
Nanticoke;  Mrs.  Robert  J.  Abernethy 
(Anne  Femsler),  56  E.  Coulter  Ave., 
CoUingswood,  N.  J.;  Mrs.  Robert  W. 
Albertson  (Sara  Porter),  Benton; 
Karl  C.  Alblg,  Sinclair  Refining  Co., 
Wellsville,  N.  Y.;  Frederick  C.  Allen, 
19  Hogan  St.,  Auburn,  N.  Y.;  Harry 
B.  Allsworth,  Jr.,  125  Harrison  Ave., 
Greensburg;  Dr.  Ronald  E.  Ambler, 
1121  W.  Main  St.,  Norristown;  Mrs. 
Arnold  L.  Anderson  (Ruth  M.  Wood), 
38  5th  St.,  Attleboro,  Mass.;  Lyle  E. 
Anderson,  520  High  St.,  Johnson- 
burg;  Mrs.  Hazel  K.  Anderson  (Hazel 
T.  Kennedy),  416%  E.  Broadway, 
Salem,  N.  J.;  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Angat 
(Elizabeth  P.  Mills),  17  Howard  PL. 
Rockville  Center,  N.  Y.;  Mrs.  M.  G. 
Armagost  (Josephine  Schilling),  319 
W.  10th  St.,  Erie;  Mrs.  Arch  A.  Auck- 
er  (Katharine  Heldt),  845  Prescott 
Ave.,  Scranton  10;  Mrs.  F.  Earl  Bach 
(Mary  Elizabeth  Evans),  94  Fair- 
view  Ave.,  Plainfield,  N.  J.;  Clyde  P. 
Bail!ey,  127  Race  St.,  Pittsburgh  18; 
Mrs.  Clyde  P.  Bailey  (N.  Dorothy 
Lemon);  Mrs.  Eugene  O.  Banker  (M. 
Gertrude  Gochnaur),  527  Lindbergh 
Way,  Lewistown;  Rodney  K.  Barlow, 
1421  Delaware  Ave.,  Reading;  Peter 
M.  Barzilaski,  9435  85th  Ave.,  Wood- 
haven,  N.  Y.;  Jacob  H.  Bastian,  320 
Neal  Ave.,  Dayton,  O.;  Carlton  U. 
Baum  x'29,  508  Race  St.,  Perkasie; 
Miss  Elizabeth  Bauman,  address  un- 
known; Adam  D.  Bavolack,  Esq.,  74 
S.  Tamaqua  St.,  McAdoo;  G.  Norman 
Benedict,  164  LaFayette  Ave.,  Chat- 
ham, N.  J.;  Mrs.  Frederick  H.  C.  Betz, 
Jr.  (M.  Deborah  Deacon).  126  Forest 
Hill  Rd.,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

We  would  suggest  that  you  save 
this  list  and  add  to  it  as  additional 
ones  are  published. 


CLASS  OF  1941 

Class    Reporter:      Mrs.    William    Has- 

SELBERGER  (Jean  Steele) 
1518  Westmoreland  Ave.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

I've  just  been  asked  to  take  over 
as  our  class  reporter,  so  please  send 
your  news  to  the  Alumni  Office  or  to 
me  and  I'll  try  to  see  that  we  have 
an  "up,  to  date"  column  in  each  issue. 

My  husband,  William  Hasselbei-g- 
er  '42,  has  his  own  industrial  heating 
and  roofing  business  here  in  Syra- 
cuse We  have  two  bovs — Dwight,  7, 
and  Billy,  2. 

We  often  see  Eleanor  (Lindell) 
and  Clovis  Sleeth  x'42.  They  have 
two  boys  and  a  girl,  and  live  at  253 
Rider  Ave.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  Clovis 
is  distributor  for  Kaiser-Frazer  in 
Northern  and  Central  New  York 
State. 

We  also  see  Bob  and  Jeanne 
(Haynes  '43)  Thomas.  They  live  at 
231  Ridgewood  Dr.,  here  in  Syracuse. 
They  just  had  a  baby  girl,  Nancy, 
January  9,  1950 — making  their  fami- 
ly consist  of  a  boy  and  two  girls.  Bob 
is  manager  of  pharmaceutical  pro- 
duction of  Bristol  Laboratories  in 
Syracuse. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eugene  D.  Hayes  and 
their  10-month-old  son,  Donny,  re- 
side at  741  Kingsley  Way,  Riverside, 
Calif.  Gene  is  industrial  relations 
manager  of  a  division  of  the  Revere 
Copper  and  Brass  Co. 

William  S.  Johnson  and  Joan 
Schwartz  were  united  in  marriage 
March  18,  1950.  The  former  is  an 
area  representative  of  General 
Motors  The  Johnrons  are  residing 
at  24  Park  Circle,  Conyngham. 

Lewis  M.  HsGliiicy,  sales  repre- 
sentative for  the  Tide  Water  Associ- 
ated Oil  Co.,  may  be  addressed  at 
403  W.  James  St.,  Lancaster. 

Frank  Ncnemafcer,  Jr.,  and  Irene 
Murray  were  married  April  11,  1950. 
Frank  is  employed  in  the  office  of  the 
Boiardi  Steel  Corp.  Their  address 
is  226  N.  Front  St.,  Milton. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerald  C.  Madison 
(Sarah  L.  SJaughenhaup),  334-21st 
PL,  Santa  Monica,  Cal.,  are  the  par- 
ents of  a  son,  Charles  Robert,  born 
March  5,  1950. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Tosh  and 
10-month-old  daughter  are  living  at 
263  E.  Market  St.,  York.  Tommy  is 
account  executive  for  W.  H.  Long 
Co.,  advertising  agency. 

New  address:  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Martin 
Cummings  (Arlene  Avrutine  '42), 
176  Forrest  Blvd.,  Decatur,  Ga. 

CLASS   OF   1942 

Class  Reporter:    Don  L.  Hopkins 
1328  S.  George  Mason  Dr.,  Arlington,  Va. 

I  had  a  letter  about  two  months 
ago  from  Julie  Van  Why  (Mrs.  H.  C. 
Sivert,  Jr.),  down  in  Kingsport, 
Tenn.  Julie  writes  that  she  hasn't 
been  back  to  the  "300"  in  quite  some 
time,  but  hopes  to  make  the  trip  in 
the  near  future.  Her  husband  is  as- 
sociated with  the  Tennessee  Eastman 
Corp.  The  Siverts'  third  daughter, 
Cathy,  was  born  on  December  15, 
1949.  Their  address  in  Kingsport  is 
175  Virginia  St.,  Kyle  Addition. 

Several  marriages  have  taken 
place  which  have  not  been  reported 
up  to  date.  On  June  4,  1949,  Gladys 
Chudomelka  was  married  to  Joseph 
Colahan,  Jr. 


JUNE  1950 


39 


The  former  Lillian  E.  Cohan  x'42 
is  now  Mrs.  Robert  A.  Huttemeyer, 
residing  at  2933  Essex  Rd.,  Wantagh. 
L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

Another  x'42-er,  Mary  Louise  Wat- 
son, is  now  married  to  Albert  Shel- 
don. They  are  living  at  57  Fayette 
St.,  Conshohocken. 

Recent  additions  to  the  '42  family 
are  as  follows; 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Kulp  (Mary 
Anne  Heacock),  a  daughter,  Mary 
Anne,  born  on  January  11,  1950.  The 
Kulps  are  residing  at  7210  Alder- 
brook  Rd.,  Upper  Darby. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clyde  C.  Holler, 
Jr.  x'41  (Madeline  Morgan),  a  son, 
Clyde  Charles  III,  on  July  5,  1949. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Kenneth  Brown 
(Evelyn  Day  '41),  a  daughter,  Janice 
Evelyn,  on  June  11,  1949.  Mrs. 
Brown  received  her  master's  degree 
in  June,  1948,  from  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania. 

From  across  the  Atlantic  we  learn 
that  our  president,  Fred  O.  Schnure, 
Jr.,  left  the  States  in  February  for 
Belgium,  where  he  is  the  Westing- 
house  engineer  in  the  installation 
and  starting-up  of  electrical  equip- 
ment in  a  steel  mill. 

New  addresses:  Mrs.  A.  A.  Duran- 
te, Jr.  (Lois  Johnson),  5276  Lynd 
Ave.,  Lyndhurst,  Ohio;  Mrs.  Norma 
Schotland  Harris,  62  VanBuren  Ave., 
Teaneck,  N.  J. 

That's  all  for  this  time.  Wish  more 
of  you  people  would  take  a  cue  from 
Julie  Van  Why  and  drop  me  a  line  to 
give  me  the  latest  news  of  yourselves 
and  your  families. 

CLASS   OF   1943 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  Earle  E.  Bexton 

(Norene   Bond) 

3408   Ivan   Road,  Wayne,   Pa. 

With  the  arrival  of  spring  comes 
more  notices  of  marriages  and  births, 
although  some  of  them  are  not  too 
recent. 

Twins,  Shirley  Eileen  and  Patricia 
Ray,  were  born  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Rob- 
ert H.  Frantz  on  June  19,  1949.  Dr. 
Frantz  is  doing  research  work  on 
drugs  to  combat  arthritis  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  California  Hospital. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  William  Hauk 
(Janet  Lawlor)  announce  the  birth 
of  their  second  child,  Diane  Alane, 
on  December  18,  1949,  while  the  Stan 
Marshalls  (Alice  Zindel  '42)  had 
their  third  daughter,  Laurie  Ann,  on 
November   19,   1949. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pete  Tras  x'43  are 
the  parents  of  a  daughter.  Janice 
Paula,  born  September  22,  1949. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alex  L.  Alexander 
and  their  15-month-old  son  reside  at 
521  W.  Main  St.,  Endicott,  N.  Y.  Mr. 
Alexander  is  the  owner  of  a  clothing 
store  and  is  president  of  the  Endicott 
Rotary  Club. 

The  most  recent  babies  about 
which  I've  heard  at  this  writing  are 
those  of  the  Bob  Thomas'  '41  (Jeanne 
Haynes)  and  the  James  Diffender- 
fers'  (Sally  Fry  '44),  who,  by  the 
way,  now  live  at  71  Main  St.,  Ebe- 
nezer,  N.  Y.  Jeanne  and  Bob  had  a 
girl,  Nancy  Haynes,  tlieir  third  child, 
on  January  9,  1950.  Jim  and  Sally 
had  a  boy,  Thomas  James,  on  Janu- 
ary 30,  1950. 

Among  those  wed,  we  find  the 
names  of  Sara  Chubb,  who  married 
Dr.    Homer    Schaaf    on    October    22, 


1949.  He  is  interning  at  Newark 
City  Hospital,  where  Sara  is  resident 
physician.  Barbara  Hann  and  Peter 
Pappas  were  married  at  Walton,  N. 
J.,  on  Noveinber  26,  1949,  and  a 
m^onth  later,  on  December  26,  Elaine 
DyHa  wed  Ray  Bronez  in  Irvington, 
N.  J.  Ray  teaches  political  science 
at  Cleveland  College.  They  are  liv- 
ing at  1724  Middlehurst  Rd.,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

Still  others  of  us  are  making  news 
in  other  activities.  Luella  Hauck  has 
opened  her  dental  offices  in  Irving- 
ton,  N.  J.  She  is  specializing  in  chil- 
dren's teeth  and  care.  Ted  Arm- 
strong', who  resides  with  his  wife  at 
737  Billing  Ave.,  Paulsboro,  N.  J.,  is 
an  assistant  sales  manager  with  the 
Sharpies  Corp.  Corinne  E.  McDon- 
ald is  controller  at  Crozer  Theologi- 
cal Seminary  at  Chester.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Eugene  F.  Ranck  and  their  son, 
Bruce  Anthony  (born  July  19,  1949), 
are  living  at  234  W.  Elm,  Park 
Manor,  Griffith,  Ind.  Eugene  is  with 
Kenetic  Chemicals,  Inc.,  a  division  of 
E.  I.  duPont,  as  a  chemical  super- 
visor. 

Jean  Secor,  who  started  out  with 
our  class,  transferred  two  years  later 
to  Goucher  College.  She  left  there 
to  work  in  an  aircraft  plant  before 
joining  the  WAVES.  In  1946  she  re- 
turned to  Bucknell  and  was  gradu- 
ated in  1947.  At  present  Jean  is  a 
bacteriologist  at  St.  Luke's  Hospital 
in  New  York  City  and  is  a  part-time 
student  at  Columbia,  working  toward 
a  master's  degree  in  bio-chemistry. 

New  addresses  that  have  come  to 
my  attention  are;  Mrs.  Robert  E. 
Lowum  (C.  Jane  Nagro),  3735  N. 
Monticello  Ave.,  Chicago  18,  111.;  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Richard  Roser,  17606  Arch- 
dale  Ave.,  Lakewood,  Ohio  (they  are 
enjoying  their  new  home  with  their 
year-old-son,  Eric);  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Edward  N.  Harrington  (Edith  Paint- 
er x'43).  Shady  Lane,  Concord,  Mass. 

CLASS   OF  1944 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  Robert  F.  Baker 

(Honey  Rhine.smith) 

Lindys  Lake,  R.  D.,  Butler,   N.  J. 

Estelle  M.  Howley  became  Mrs. 
Edward  H.  Alston  on  January  7,  1950, 
at  Drexel  Hill. 

Mrs.  Azio  Martinelli  (Marian  Wil- 
son x'44)  writes,  "My  artist  husband, 
two  children  and  I  moved  into  our 
4-story  brownstone  last  May  and  we 
have  been  busy  doing  the  usual  fix- 
ing up  .  .  .  Often  wondered  what's 
happened  to  Joan  Hicks,  Sue  Savidge, 
and  Kathie  McCauley."  Maybe  if 
they  read  this  they  will  get  in  touch 
with  her.  Mr.  Martinelli  teaches 
drawing  and  painting  at  Sarah  Law- 
rence College,  and  they  live  at  121  • 
W.  85th  St.,  New  York  24,  N.  Y. 

Future  event!  Hank  Puff  got  him- 
self engaged  at  Christinastime,  and 
the  big  date  has  been  set  for  June 
10,  1950. 

A  most  welcome  letter  from  Mrs. 
Jack  Reid  x'45  (Margarette  Snyder) 
included  the  following,  "Our  Heather 
Ann  was  a  New  Year's  baby — not 
the  ffi'st  in  Blount  Co.,  but  perhaps 
the  first  Bucknellian  born  in  1950. 
She  made  her  debut  at  9:08  A.  M." 
Marty  and  her  new  family  are  living 
at  309  High  St.,  Maryville,  Tenn. 

Harriet  J.  Ballentine  informs  us 
that  she  has  been  Mrs.  Howard  M. 
Ascough,  Jr.,  since  November,   1948, 


and  that  they  are  living  in  Apt.  16A, 
Wayne  Gardens,  Collingswood,  N.  J. 
This  is  the  third  year  Harriet  has 
been  associate  editor  of  the  Campbell 
Soup  Co.'s  house  publication,  Camp- 
bell People. 

J.  Augustus  Cadwailader,  district 
salesman  for  the  Ralston  Purina  Co., 
resides  at  4820-13th  Ave.,  S.,  Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Wood  (June 
Chapman)  have  a  son,  Robert  Chap- 
man, born  Oct.  7,  1949. 

Mrs.  James  R.  W.  Leiby  (Jean  E. 
Griest)  is  employed  as  a  secretary 
while  lier  husband  is  attending  Har- 
vard Graduate  School.  They  live  at 
47  Springfield  St.,  Somerville,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Carroll  F.  Poole  (Evelyn 
Grssk!s:i<i)  is  working  toward  her 
M.A.  at  the  U.  of  Virginia.  She  may 
bs  reached  at  Farmoor  Farms,  Char- 
lottesville, R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Va. 

Postal  authorities  have  reported 
Merlin  E.  Jones  x'44  as  deceased,  al- 
though we  have  no  other  information 
on  it. 

Florence  Overton  and  Ira  D.  Hunt- 
er were  united  in  marriage  on  Sept. 
17,  1949,  and  are  at  home  at  R.  F.  D. 
No.  2,  Northport,  N.  Y. 

G:orge  H.  Schuh  x'44,  a  physicist 
for  the  Radium  Clie'nical  Co.,  inay  be 
addressed  at  97-21-118th  St.,  Rich- 
mond Hill,  19,  N.  Y. 

Donald  VJ.  Shields  is  spending  a 
year  in  Germany,  working. with  the 
World  Y.  M.  C.  A.  in  their  D.  P.  pro- 
gram, with  headquarters  in  Munich. 

DonaLd  Weldon  x'44  writes:  "At 
last  I  have  reached  the  land  of  sun- 
shine, after  several  years  of  en- 
deavor. The  climate  is  excellent, 
entertainment  enjoyable,  and  the 
change  is  relaxing.  Wish  you  could 
all  be  here!"  The  Weldon  family's 
address  is  Seaview  Manor  Apts., 
No.  22,  Daytona  Beach,  Fla. 

A  daughter,  Gwen  Joan,  was  born 
on  February  11,  1950,  to  Mr,  and 
Mrs.  George  Grabowski  (Elsa  Lar- 
sen  x'44). 

New  addresses:  Mrs.  Louis  D. 
Gingras  (Carol  G.  Doyle  x'44),  4 
Reading  Terrace,  Fair  Lawn,  N.  J.; 
Mrs.  Edward  F.  Lacko  (Nonette  M. 
Geschwindt),  Skippack,  Pa.;  Mrs. 
Winslow  N.  Long  (Barbara  J.  Henry 
x'44),  Rosedale  Rd..  Princeton,  N.  J.; 
Mrs.  William  R.  Pruitt  (Margaret 
MeOott),  4242  Spruce  St..  Philadel- 
phia 4,  Pa.;  Mrs.  G.  E.  Peter  Toebe 
(Anne  E.  Rubin),  Thornbrook  Manor 
Apt.,  B303,  Bryn  Mawr;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
W.  H.  Schnure  (Anne  W.  Kloss  '45), 
84  Violet  St.,  Ext.,  Johnstown;  Mrs. 
Leon  Bronfman  (Cecile  Silverman), 
408  Browncroft  Blvd.,  Rochester  9, 
N.  Y.;  Leonard  R.  Smith  x'44,  2033 
Park  Rd.,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C; 
Mrs.  F.  Eugene  Gonzalez  (Madeline 
A.  Valentine),  22  E.  Main  St.,  Sodus, 
N.  Y.;  Mrs.  Clifford  Bath  (Ruth  A. 
White),  Eastland  Hills,  R.  D.  4.  Lan- 
caster. 

CLASS   OF  1948 
Class  Reporter:  Mrs.  Ricii-\un  Atiteri.ev 

(Joann  Golightly) 
Elm  Garden  Apts.,  East  (Drange,  N.  J. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Lowrie 
(Marian  Murachanian  '45)  receive 
mail  at  Box  640G,  Rt.  No.  1,  Annan- 
dale,  Va.  He  is  an  electrical  engi- 
neer for  Melpar,  Inc.;  she  teaches  in 
the  Alexandria  High  School  .  .  .  Mr. 
and    Mrs.    Irwin    (Clint)    Marantz 


40 


TUNE  1950 


(Audrey  Johnson)  are  residing  at 
164  E.  83rd  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 
He  is  teaching  Englisli  and  dramatics 
in  the  Huntington,  L.  I.,  High  School: 
his  wife  is  secretary  to  the  principal 
of  a  trades  school  .  .  .  Robert  B.  Rey- 
nolds is  a  graduate  student  in  geog- 
raphy at  Florida  State  University; 
address;  Box  4072,  West  Campus, 
F.  S.  U.,  Tallahassee,  Fla.  .  .  .  George 
Schumacher,  who  expects  to  receive 
the  M.A.  degree  at  Cornell  Univer- 
sity in  June,  has  permission  to  go  on 
for  his  Ph.D.  there.  He  is  at  present 
working  for  the  New  York  State 
Dept.  of  Agriculture  as  assistant  to 
the  botany  professor  at  Cornell  .  .  . 
Mildred  E.  Sheesley  is  attending 
Hahnemann  Medical  School  and  may 
be  addressed  at  2039  Cherry  St., 
Crozer  Hall.  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  Philadel- 
phia 3  .  .  .  Gloria  H.  Simon  is  assis- 
tant in  bacteriology  research  division 
at  Sharp  and  Dohme,  Inc.:  address; 
401  W.  South  Ave.,  Glen  Olden  .  .  . 
Joseph  C.  Venuto  resigned  a  teach- 
ing-coaching position  to  become  a 
chemist  for  Lever  Bros.;  address;  321 
Allaire  Ave..  Leonia.  N.  J.  .  .  .  John 
M.  Wilbur,  Jr.  is  assistant  to  the 
minister  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
along  with  his  studies  at  Andover 
Newton  Theological  School;  address; 
1301  Centre  St..  Newton  Centre  59, 
Mass.  .  .  .  David  M.  Baker  reports  he 
is  still  a  law  student  at  Georgetown 
University  but  he  has  a  new  address; 
912  Quincy  St.,  N.  E.,  Washington  11, 

D.  C.  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Charles 
Hafey,  Jr.  (Peggy  Plitt  x"48)  are  the 
parents  of  a  son,  James  Walter,  born 
May  6.  1949.  The  Hafeys  reside  at 
815  S.  George  St.,  York  .  .  .  Stewart 
B.  Hettig,  Jr.  has  changed  positions 
and  is  now  connected  with  Merck 
and  Co.,  Inc.,  Elkton,  Va.,  as  shift 
supervisor  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert 

E.  Schmidt  (Edith  Plumb  x'48),  who 
are  located  at  464  E.  329  St.,  Willo- 
wick,  O.,  have  a  son,  Walter  James, 
born  November  12,  1949  .  .  .  Lynn 
Bruce,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  J.  Scheible  (L.  Audrey 
Bruce  '47),  was  born  on  October  11, 
1949  .  .  .  Willard  O.  Nannen  is  work- 
ing for  Worthington  Pump  Co.,  Har- 
rison, N.  J.  and  is  living  in  East 
Orange,  N.  J. 

New  address:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tho- 
mas H.  Sonnichsen,  Jr.  (Gertrude 
Hogg  x'50),  263  Harvey  St.,  Phila- 
delphia. 

CLASS  OF  1949 

Class  Reporter:     Miss  Marilyn  L. 

Haeer 

747    High    St.,    Williamsport,    Pa. 

A  short  time  ago  I  received  a  letter 
that  asked  me  to  be  our  class  report- 
er. I  have  accepted  the  job,  but  I 
can  only  make  this  column  interest- 
ing for  all  of  us  if  you  send  me  the 
information.  Since  I  am  teaching 
(English  and  Spanish)  in  the  Lans- 
dale  Senior  High  School,  I  receive 
mail  there  or  at  505  Columbia  Ave., 
Lansdale,  Pa.  I  can  also  be  reached 
at  my  home  address,  747  High  St, 
Williamsport,  Pa.  My  work  at  Lans- 
dale includes  being  assistant  girls' 
basketball  coach  as  well  as  business 
manager  and  assistant  director  of 
the  class  play.  Now  let's  hear  about 
what  you  are  doing.    Don't  forget. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Egbert  L.  Ayres  (Wil- 
ma  Stohlberg  '47)  have  moved  into 


their  new  home  at  18  The  Fairway, 
Cedar  Grove,  N.  J.  The  former  is 
secretary  to  the  vice-president  and 
traffic  manager  of  the  Prudential 
Steamship  Corp. 

Alfred  Borelli  is  a  special  conduct- 
ing student  with  Arthur  Fiedler  at 
the  New  England  Conservatory  of 
Music  and  is  assistant  to  the  director 
of  the  conservatory  chorus.  His  ad- 
dress is  316  Huntington  Ave.,  Boston. 
Mass. 

Edward  C.  Growl,  Jr.,  employed 
by  the  Raub  Supply  Co  ,  resides  at 
4i  W.  Orange  St.,  Lancaster. 

Josephine  DeSantis  is  now  a  gov- 
erness at  Girard  College,  Philadel- 
phia. 

James  D.  Ferns,  fire  insurance  in- 
spector for  the  Factory  Insurance  As- 
sociation, resides  at  2706  Soper  Ave., 
Baldwin,   N.  Y. 

Richard  F.  Gerlach,  Jr.,  136  Lin- 
den Ave.,  Buffalo  14,  N.  Y.,  is  a  sales 
trainee  for  the  Jolm  Hancock  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Co. 

BarbaraJones  has  been  doing 
graduate  work  at  Bucknell  this  year 
and  expects  to  receive  her  master's 
degree  in  the  June  Commencement. 

Harold  K.  Jones,  100  Dunmoreland, 
Springfield,  Mass.,  is  supervisor  of 
premium  loan  acounting  with  the 
Massachusetts  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Co. 

Ellis  H.  Kauffman  is  a  junior  engi- 
neer with  the  Bethlehem  Steel  Co. 
His  address  is  3864  So.  Park,  Buffalo 
19,   N.   Y. 

Dallas  E.  Mettler  is  attending 
Jeff'erson  Medical  School. 

Howard  B.  Morse,  control  chemist 
for  Merck  and  Co.,  Inc.,  resides  at 
503  Carlton  Rd.,  Westfield,  N.  J. 

Edward  H.  Reading,  whose  address 
is  DuPont  Club,  Parlin,  N.  J.,  is  an 
area  engineer  with  the  E.  I.  DuPont 
Co. 

Leah  Riggs  is  a  graduate  assistant 
in  the  Economics  Department  at  the 
University  of  Florida,  Gainesville. 
Fla.,  while  working  toward  her 
master's  degree.  She  reports  having 
run  into  quite  a  few  Bucknellians 
there. 

William  H.  Rummel,  Jr.,  a  claim 
adjuster  with  the  American  Casualty 
Co.,  may  be  addressed  at  1108  Meade 
St.,  Reading.  Mrs.  Rummel  is  the 
former   Hannelore   Petschow   x'49. 

M.  Elizabeth  Skinner  is  now  Mrs. 
Howard  Cavender.  Her  home  ad- 
dress is  105  W.  55th  St.,  New  York 
19,  N.  Y. 

James  W.  Smith  is  attending  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  but 
wishes  his  mail  sent  home;  672  Wal- 
lace St.,  York. 

Henry  C.  Wagner  is  assistant  copy- 
and-contact  man  for  Cunningham 
and  Walsh,  Inc.,  the  fifteenth  largest 
advertising  agency  in  our  country. 
He  resides  at  87  Ellwood  St.,  New 
York  34,  N.  Y. 

New  addresses:  John  H.  McFall,  Jr., 

520  W.  Missouri,  El  Paso,  Tex.;  Rob- 
ert W.  McGill  x'49.  Box  104,  Tice, 
Fla.;  Louis  K.  Ruttkay  IH,  Pinker- 
ton  Rd.,  Mt.  Joy;  Victor  Shvedoff  and 
William  H.  Sinunet,  8711-2nd  Ave, 
Apt.  1,  Silver  Spring,  Md.;  Mrs.  Ed- 
win M.  Galley  (Ruth  L.  Sutcliffe), 
Country  Club  Rd.,  York. 


Completeb  Careers 

(  Coiitiiiued  from  Page  33) 

nell  Music  Department,  died  October 
9,   1949,  at  Olean,  N.  Y. 

1906 

Mrs.  A.  V.  Wise  (Carrie  M.  Mc- 
Caskie)  died  January  15.  1950.  Both 
she  and  Irer  husband  were  1906  grad- 
uates of  Bucknell. 

1910 

Louis  J.  Velte  died  suddenly  on 
March  22,  1950,  while  visiting  in 
Florida.  He  was  well  known  to 
Pennsylvania  baptists,  having  served 
as  pastor  in  Chester  for  t  h  i  r  t  e  e  n 
years.  While  there  he  originated  the 
"Happy  Hour"  program,  an  evening 
of  entertainment  for  children  and 
young  people  in  the  neighborhood  to 
bring  them  into  the  church  for  their 
fun  and  enjoyment,  and  later  in 
Lewisburg  established  a  similar  pro- 
gram. He  became  co-pastor  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  in  Lewisburg  in 
1946,  and  upon  the  resignation  of  the 
minister  in  January,  1950,  was  named 
acting  pastor.  He  held  a  B.D.  degree 
from  Crozer  Theological  Seminary, 
an  M.A.  from  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, did  graduate  work  at  the 
University  of  Chicago,  and  in  1940 
Bucknell  conferred  on  him  the  hon- 
orary degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity 
"for  his  contributions  to  church  and 
community  religious  life."  He  served 
as  a  chaplain  in  the  U.  S.  Army  dur- 
ing World  War  I,  and  with  the  Army- 
Navy  Y.  M.  C.  A.  United  Service  Or- 
ganizations as  a  religious  consultant 
during  World  War  II,  in  which 
capacity  he  visited  Army  camps  and 
Navy  bases  throughout  the  country. 
Surviving  are  his  wife,  the  former 
Charlotte  Hulley  '09,  and  three  sons. 

1917 

William  H.  Craighead  died  March 
3,  1948.  His  last-known  occupation 
was  chief  engineer  of  the  McKees- 
port  Tin  Plate  Corp.  at  McKeesport. 

1921 

Louise  F.  Coombs,  Mus.  '21,  passed 
away  on  October  22,  1949. 

The  former  Elizabeth  V.  Weidner, 

A.M.  '22,  wife  of  Roy  B.  Stine  '22, 
died  June  9,  1949,  of  a  heart  ailment 
after  an  illness  of  more  than  a  year. 
She  had  been  a  teacher  of  mathe- 
matics and  science  in  the  public 
schools  of  New  Jersey  and  Ohio. 


How  Can  an  Alumnus  Help  Bucknell? 

Here  are  three  of  the  many  ways: 

1.  Help   a   young  Alumnus   to   get 
started. 

2.  Direct   desirable   young   people 
to  Bucknell. 

3.  Contribute  to  the  Alumni  Fund. 


JUNE  1950 


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Book  Shelf 


Editor's  Note:  This  column  lias  carried 
two  types  of  book  notes:  lists  of  books  rec- 
ommended by  Bucknell  professors  and  re- 
views of  books  written  by  Bucknell  Alumni 
or  professors.  Here  is  another  type  of  re- 
view: recommendations  for  vacation  red- 
ing.  If  you  have  written  a  book  of  which 
the  Alumni  Office  does  not  have  a  copy, 
send  us  a  volume  and  a  brief  statement  of 
its  aims  and  contents.  We  shall  be  glad  to 
review  it  in  the  ALUIVINUS.  Now  for  vaca- 
tion reading. 


Europe,  1492  to  1815,  by  Chester  P. 
Higby  '08,  is  an  unusually  interesting 
— in  fact,  thrilling — book.  To  one 
who  has  already  read  about  this  pe- 
riod of  history  in  a  number  of  books, 
the  intimate  picture  of  the  political, 
religious,  economic  and  social  life  of 
the  various  peoples  of  Europe  which 
Higby  paints  in  his  fluent  English 
may  be  as  fascinating  as  a  novel. 
Take  it  with  you  next  summer,  as  I 
did  last  summer,  and  you'll  not  re- 
gret it.  (The  book  is  reviewed  by 
Dr.  Oliphant  in  the  September,  1948, 
ALUMNUS.) 


E.  E.  Halleran  '28  is  another  author 
who  writes  diverting  books — semi- 
historical  novels  of  the  wild  west, 
mainly  in  the  period  following  the 
Civil  War,  When  my  wife  and  I  took 
a  three  -  day  vacation  over  New 
Year's,  I  pulled  several  of  Halleran's 
books  out  of  the  office  library  and 
put  them  into  my  bag.  On  each  of 
two  evenings  I  read  one  of  them, 
hardly  laying  it  down  until  the  hero 
had  killed  most  of  the  crooks  and 
claimed  the  heroine.  The  books  are 
well  written,  with  skillfully-drawn 
plots,  and  they  show  careful  histori- 
cal research,  Halleran.  who  is  a  his- 
tory teacher  in  Ocean  City,  New  Jer- 
sey, is  a  young  writer  worth  watch- 
ing. His  books  are  published  by 
Macrae-Smith  of  Philadelphia. 


Dick  Husted  x50,  war-shattered 
Bucknellian,  who  has  been  in  a  full- 
length   cast   for   three  years,   writes 


feelingly  in  his  book,  Replacement, 
published  in  1948  by  Meador  Pub- 
lishing Company. 

This  book  is  about  the  bloody  fight- 
ing in  the  mud,  sncw  and  rain  which 
our  infantrymen  endured  in  Italy. 
The  rugged  winter  campaign  of  1943- 
44  for  the  rocky  mountains  in  South- 
ern Italy  and  the  struggle  for  a 
beachhead  near  Anzio  to  help  break 
the  stalemate  at  Cassino  are  included 
in  this  intinsely  interesting  book. 

Dick  fought  through  five  cam- 
paigns and  two  invasions  in  Italy  and 
France  during  his  thirteen-month 
service  as  a  rifleman. 

The  book  is  about  his  first  two 
months  in  Italy. 

WARFEL  BOOKS 

Harry  R.  Warfel  '20  is  one  of  Buck- 
nell's  busiest  Alumni.  He  was  the 
U.  S.  inember  of  UNESCO's  Interna- 
tional Committee  on  the  Translation 
of  Great  Books,  who  flew  to  Paris  for 
a  meeting  last  November.  Now  a 
professor  of  English  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Florida,  he  has  published 
three  books  in  the  last  year:  Ameri- 
can College  English,  The  Demies:  A 
History,  1899-1949,  and  Charles 
Brcckden  Brown:  American  Gothic 
Novelist.  This  book  has  received 
high  praise  from  the  critics.  On  No- 
vember 7  his  bock  of  575  sketches  of 
living  writers.  Contemporary  Ameri- 
can Novelists,  will  be  issued  by 
American  Book  Co.  He  is  also  chair- 
man of  the  American  Literature 
Group  and  secretary  of  the  Commit- 
tee of  International  Cultural  Co-op- 
eration of  the  Modern  Language  As- 
sociation of  America. 


The  Emeritus  Club 

Ever_v  Bucknellian  who  was  enrolled  in  any  class 
prex'ions  to  the  Class  of  1900  is  a  member  of  the  Bucknell 
Emeritus  Club.  This  Club  will  meet  at  luncheon  in  the 
Men's  Dining  Room  at  12  :30  on  Saturday,  June  10.  We 
deeply  regret  that  the  Emeritus  Club  president.  Dr.  Al- 
bert R.  Garner  of  the  Class  of  1899,  died  suddenly  a  few 
days  ago.  The  president  of  the  Class  of  1900  becomes 
automatically  the  president  of  the  Emeritus  Club  for  next 
year.    Let's  make  it  a  big  party ! 


PRE-INAUGURATION   RECEPTION 

The  reception  on  Friday  evening,  April  28,  in  Hunt 
Hall  Living  Room,  brought  together  most  of  the  delegates 
to  the  inaugui-ation.  The  line  was  so  long  it  was  very  dis- 
couraging to  the  late  comers  who  hoped  to  meet  the  presi- 
dent and  Airs,  Hildreth,  But  it  was  noticed  that  the  peo- 
ple in  the  slow  line  were  chatting  and  apparently  enjoying 
the  tardy  procession,  \\'hen  they  reached  the  living  room 
their  patience  was  rewarded.  It  was  about  as  noisy  and 
happy  a  group  as  has  been  observed  at  a  Bucknell  recep- 
tion in  a  long  time.  The  refreshments  were  prime,  the 
decorations  were  appropriate  and  the  lights  shone  on  "fair 
women  and  brave  men." 


Dr.  William  G.  Owens  '80,  A.M.83,  H35,  was  92  on 
May  14.  We  met  him  at  church  and  asked  him  to  give 
the  alumni  a  message.  He  says,  "Passing  from  92  to  93 
doesn't  seem  to  be  much  of  an  occasion  but  some  twenty 
of  my  relatives  seem  to  consider  it  such,  and  we  enjoyed 
the  day  very  much  indeed." 


Dr.  Genevieve  White  Shorkley  '00 

Glowing  tributes  were  paid  recently  in  Carpinteria, 
California,  to  Dr.  Genevieve  White  Shorkley  at  her 
passing  March  22,  1950,  after  twenty-four  years  at  that 
place.  From  the  fact  that  she  headed  at  one  time  or 
another  nearly  every  organization  for  which  she  was 
eligible  and  that  she  gave  herself  so  completely  to  church 
and  social  tervice,  one  would  gather  that  in  her  life 
of  71  years  she  had  lived  the  equivalent  of  a  much  long- 
er life. 

Perhaps  the  work  which  will  leave  its  imprint  on 
the  community  the  longest  was  her  long,  tireless  ser- 
vice as  a  member  of  both  the  Carpinteria  Union  High 
School  Board  and  the  Elementary  School  Board  of 
Trustees. 

She  was  a  busy  physician  all  the  time  she  was  active 
serving  in  other  ways.  Her  husband.  Dr.  Thornton 
Shorkley  '00,  three  children  and  three  grandchildren 
survive  her.. 


Memorial  Altar  for 

John  W.  Weddell 

A  beautiful  altar  was  presented  on  February  5,  1950, 
to  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Lewisburg  in  memory  of 
John  W.  \\^eddell,  D.D.  '97,  and  his  wife  by  their  eight 
children.  Three  of  them,  also  Bucknellians — Lawrens 
x'15,  Margaret  '16  and  Sue  '12  (ALUMNUS,  December, 
1948),  represented  the  widely-scattered  family  at  the 
moving  presentation  ceremony.  Charles  Kalp  '29,  chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  accepted  the  gift  for  the 
church. 


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JUNE  1950 


E    D    IT   O 


The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'23.  President  501  Bloom  St.,  Danville 

KENNETH   W.   SLIFER   '26,  First  Vice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

S.  DALE  SPOTTS,  M.D.  '18,  Second  Vice-President 

30C  S.  12tli  St.,  Philadelphia 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '10,  Treasurer  35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  'II,  Secretarij-Editor  140  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 

I.  H.  M.ABANTZ  '48.  247  Central  Park  West,  New  York,  N.  Y.   (19.-.0) 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'35,  501   Bloom  St.,   Danville,   Pa.    (I9.iO) 

MRS.   THOMAS  B.   SEAR    (Rita   Holbrook   '37),    18.1   Elmore   Rd.,    Monroe 

Meadows,   Brighton,  Rochester   10,   N.   Y.    (1050) 
S.  DALE  SPOTTS  '18,  306  S.  I2th  St.,  Philadelpliia  7,  Pa.   (1950) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.   (1950) 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '39,  006  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa.   (1951) 
CLYDE  E.  KELLY  '24,  608  Hancock  Ave.,  'Vandergrift,  Pa.   (1951) 
MRS.    J.    B.    KELLY    (Emily   Devine    '21),    1609    Metropolitan    Ave.,    New 

York  City  62,  N.  Y.   (1951) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23,  Box  328,  Vineland,  N.  ,1.    (1051) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.   (1951) 
EUGENE  D.  CARSTATER  '26,  R.  D.  No.   I,   Falls  Oiurcli,   Va.     (1952) 
HOWARD   V.    FISHER   '13,   1319   Reading  Blvd.,   Wyomissing,   Pa.    (1952) 
HARRY  F.  HARTZELL  x'08,  Maydwell  &  Hartzell,  Inc.,  153-168  nth  St., 

San  Francisco,  Calif.    (1952) 
MRS.  T.  JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '26),   1021  Highmont  Rd.- 

Pittsburgli  32,  Pa.   (1952) 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER   '39,   360  Bond  St.,   Bridgeport  8,   Conn.    (1952) 


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)   Year  Term  Expires. 


ALUMNUS,  June,  1950 

Seldom  has  an  issue  of  the  ALUMNUS  contained  so 
much  significant  material  as  does  this  one.  The  inaugura- 
tion of  Bucknell's  ninth  president  is  no  mean  event.  Like- 
wise, his  inaugural  address  and  quotations  from  that  of 
Dr.  Roy  Larsen  are  worth  careful  reading  by  any  resident 
of  our  country. 

Bucknell's  Board  of  Trustees,  to  whom  this  is  respect- 
fully dedicated,  is  deserving  of  more  than  the  limited 
honor  this  magazine  confers.  President  Henderson's 
article  tells  only  part  of  the  real  services  they  render  to 
the  University.'  It  is  hoped,  however,  that  our  Alumni 
now  feel  a  little  better  acquainted  with  this  grand  group 
of  the  Bucknell  family. 

But  the  Alumni  president's  letter,  campus  events,  the 
sports  story,  and  the  class  and  club  reports  are  not  of 
minor  importance.  We  hope  that  you  Alumni  are  enjoy- 
ing the  features  presented  here. 


The  Alumni  Directory 

Again,  behind  our  fan,  we  remind  Bucknellians  that 
the  Alumni  Directory,  1950  Issue,  will  soon  be  in  your 
hands.  Due  to  mechanical  difficulties,  it  has  been  held  up 
for  some  months.  However,  it  is  now  in  press  and  will 
reach  you  just  as  soon  as  it  can  be  printed  and  shipped  out. 

We  remind  you  that  this  volume  will  be  given  only  to 
those  Bucknellians  who  have  contributed  to  the  Alumni 
Fund,  Heating  Plant,  or  both.    No  Bucknellian  can  buy  it. 


Alumni  Day 


Is  the  number  of  your  class  divisible  by  five?  If  so, 
you  are  having  a  reunion  on  Sattirday,  June  10.  Refer  to 
page  2  for  the  hours  and  places  of  your  get-togethers. 
Your  classmates  will  ht  looking  for  you.  Don't  disap- 
point them. 


Dear  Jack: 

A  fellozv  BuckitcUiaii  needs  your  help.  My  four  years 
of  college  have  been  sfciit  in  training  for  high  school 
teaching. 

This  training  included  full-time  teaching,  under  sit- 
pervision,  in  the  public  schools.  Nozv  I  learn  there  arc 
four  candidates  for  cz'crv  available  high  school  job! 

IVoii't  vou  take  five  minutes  of  your  I'cry  busy  day  to 
investigate  (it  can  be  done  bv  telephone)  and  inform  me 
of  any  opportunities  in  the  high  sclwols  of  your  area. 

Thanks  a  million. 

Sinccrelv. 

TOM. 

Any  Alumnus  who  wishes  to  help  amhitious  young-  teachers  may  write 
to  the  Teacher  Appointment  Bureau  at  Bucknell.     Editor. 


Fund  Deadline  Pushed  Back 

For  the  reasons  given  by  Fund  Chairman  Kenneth 
Slifer,  and  becatise  the  University  fiscal  year  ends  June  30, 
the  deadline  for  subscribing  to  the  Alumni  Fund  has  been 
moved  back  one  month,  from  May  31  to  June  30.  No 
funds  recei\-ed  after  June  30  can  be  counted  for  the 
current  year. 


HAVE  YOU  VOTED  FOR 

ALUMNI  TRUSTEE? 

No  votes  will  be  counted  that  are  received 
after  June  5. 


Your  Alumni  Fund 

Elsewhere  in  this  issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUM- 
NUS Bucknellians  are  reminded  that  the  deadline  for 
subscriptions  to  the  Alumni  Fund  has  been  pushed  back 
from  May  31  to  June  30.  As  we  go  to  press  Alumni  have 
contributed  more  than  $12,500  toward  our  goal  of  $20,000. 
That  remaining  $7,500  can  be  subscribed  easily  if  every 
Bucknellian  will  give  whatever  he  is  able  to  give.  In  doing 
this  the  Alumnus  will  do  something  else  worthwhile — 
start  a  very  desirable  habit — of  giving  regularly  to  Alma 
Mater. 

Of  course,  you  know  that  if  you  gave  to  the  heating 
plant,  you  have  credit  for  a  Fund  gift  for  the  current  year. 
In  many  cases,  nevertheless,  you  have  given  not  only  to 
the  heating  plant  but  also  to  the  Alumni  Fund  the  past 
two  years. 

Flere  is  a  marvelous  opportunity  to  those  who  have 
given  neither  to  the  heating  plant  nor  to  the  Fund.  Let's 
go  over  the  top  ! 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  BUCKNELL  BOARD 
OF  TRUSTEES 

Joseph  W.  tienderson,  A.M.,  LL.B.,  D.C.L.,  LL.D., 
Chairman 

-Robert  L.  Rooke,  Sc.B.,  Secretary 

Dayton  L.  Ranck,  A.M.,  Treasiirer,  c.v  officio,  and  Assis- 
tant Secretary 


JUNE  1950 


43 


Our  Latin  American  Bucknellians 

(CoLitinued  from  Page  31) 

to  the  disastrous  earthquake  which  did  such  damage  to 
the  cGuntr_y. 

From  Quito  I  flew  directl}'  to  Central  America  with 
a  short  stop  in  Cali,  Colombia.  What  a  contrast  to 
change,  within  a  few  hours,  from  the  high,  cool  moun- 
tains of  Ecuador  to  the  tropical  lowlands  of  Balboa, 
Panama!  The  capitals  of  the  Central  American  coun- 
tries are  about  one  hour  apart  by  air  and  as  I  advanced 
toward  the  North  I  spent  several  days  each  in  San  Jose, 
Costa  Rica ;  Tegucigalpa,  Honduras ;  San  Salvador,  El 
Salvador ;  Guatemala  City,  Guatemala.  In  San  Salvador, 
Doctors  Peralta,  Oliva  and  Lara  were  delighted  to  hear 
about  Bucknell  and  took  me  to  various  coffee  plantations, 
scenic  points  of  interest,  medical  centers,  etc.  Each  of 
these  physicians  is  using  the  knowledge  gained  in  grad- 
uate study  in  the  United  States  to  improve  the  health  and 
medical  facilities  of  his  country.  Being  in  San  Salvador 
on  July  4,  I  was  a  guest  at  an  Independence  Day  Gard;n 
Party  given  by  our  Ambassador  at  the  Embassy  residence. 

In  Guatemala  City,  capital  of  the  "land  of  eternal 
spring,"  it  was  my  good  fortune  to  renew  my  acquaintance 
with  Hector  Quezada,  Juan  Tarrago  and  Miguel  Reyes. 
Mr.  Quezada  is  one  of  the  chief  engineers  in  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Olympic  Stadium  where  the  Olympic  Games 
of  the  Caribbean  Area  were  played  in  February  of  this 
year.  In  addition  to  his  ability  on  the  slide  rule,  we  of 
Bucknell  also  remember  how  good  a  pianist  he  is.  Mr. 
Tarrago  has  a  commission  and  an  appropriation  from  the 
Guatemalan  Government  for  the  opening  and  managin;^ 
of  a  student  cafeteria  at  the  National  University,  an  idea 
gained  by  Mr.  Tarrago  while  in  the  United  States  and  a 
new  venture  in  the  college  life  of  his  country.  Mr.  Reyes 
is  chief  of  the  Department  of  Agricultural  Experimenta- 
tion and  Development  for  Guatemala  and  El  Salvador. 
He  uses  a  jeep  to  travel  to  the  more  remote  parts  of  his 
territory  and  gave  me  my  first  acquaintance  with  that 
means  of  locomotion.  I  left  La  Aurora  airport  on  July 
12  and  flew  across  the  Yucatan  Peninsula  of  Mexico  to 
Merida  and  from  there  to  New  Orleans. 

The  professional  value  of  such  a  trip  as  outlined 
above  would  be  enormous  to  any  teacher  of  Spanish,  but 
I  feel  very  fortunate  in  having  the  unique  advantage  of  so 
many  personal  friends  wherever  I  went,  who  made  it  pos- 
sible for  me  to  do  and  see  many  things  that  a  stranger 
might  miss.  The  value  to  Bucknell  and  to  Lewisburg  of 
having  on  our  campus  each  summer  a  group  of  students 
of  other  nationalities  cannot  be  computed  in  financial 
terms ;  but  the  good  will,  attachment  and  respect — for 
Bucknell  and  Lewisburg  in  particular,  and  for  the  United 
States  and  North  Americans  in  general— is  very  apparent 
to  one  who  travels  in  the  countries  where  former  English 
Language  Institute  students  have  made  Bucknell  known. 
It  is  the  hope  and  aim  of  all  these  friends  of  ours  who  are 
parents  to  have  their  sons  and  daughters  know  the  college 
which  meant  so  much  to  them  upon  first  arriving  in  the 
United  States.  I  shall  not  be  surprised  to  find  many  of 
these  boys  and  girls  enrolled  at  Bucknell  when  they  reach 
college  age. 


FLASH     .     .     . 

As  we  go  to  press,  we  learn  of  the  sudden 
death  of  Dr.  Albert  R.  Garner  '99,  president  of 
the  Emeritus  Club  and  great  friend  of  Bucknell. 
Further  information  on  Dr.  Garner  will  be  given 
in  the  September  ALUMNUS. 


Hildreth  Inaugurated  as 

Bucknell's  Ninth  President 

(Continued  from  Page  .3) 

must  deal  with,  the  Alumni,  and  named  this  the  "slaugh- 
ter" house. 

Dr.  Luther  Wesley  Smith  represented  the  Northern 
Baptist  Convention  in  jovial  mood,  and  Dean  Paul  Nixon 
of  Bowdoin  College  brought  clever  greetings  to  his  old 
pupil.  Dr.  Hildreth.  In  serious  vein,  however,  he  paid 
high  tribute  to  Horace  Hildreth  and  his  twin  brother, 
Charles,  who  played  the  two  ends  of  the  Bowdoin  football 
team. 

The  faculty  was  represented  by  Dr.  Norman  Stewart, 
popular  professor  of  biology,  who  is  completing  his  for- 
tieth year  on  the  campus.  Dr.  Stewart  welcomed  the  new 
president  as  the  pilot  of  a  ship  and  spoke  of  the  many 
specialized  helpers  on  the  faculty  who,  while  functioning 
individually,  must  have  a  competent  leader  to  co-ordinate 
their  activities. 

Jack  Thomas  '50,  president  of  Student-Faculty  Con- 
gress, and  Doris  Wellenkamp  '50,  president  of  Women's 
Student  Government,  greeted  President  Hildreth  on  be- 
half of  the  entire  student  body,  thanked  him  for  his  fine 
leadership  and  pledged  full  co-operation  of  their  fellow 
students. 

Dr.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus,  president  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association,  extended  cordial  greetings  from  the 
Alumni  and  assured  the  president  that  this  particular 
group  did  not  constitute  the  "slaughter"  house.  Presi- 
dent Henderson  of  Bucknell's  Board  of  Trustees  assured 
Dr.  Hildreth  of  this  body's  complete  confidence  in  his 
leadership.  President  Hildreth,  responding  for  himself 
and  family,  pledged  an  honest  efifort  to  serve  IBucknell  well. 


Homecoming  October  28,  1950 

Come  home,  you  will  like  the  program : 
Something  Old — Something  New 

The  Old 

1 .  Fraternity  houses  decorated 

2.  Football  game  at  2:00  p.  m.  (Lafayette) 

3.  Bison  Roundup  at  Da\'is  Gymnasium  immediately 
after  the  game 

4.  Alumni  Dance,  9:00  p.  m.  to  12:00 

The  New 

1.  Exhibits  in  college  departments  with  Alumni  ex- 
perts in  various  fields  leading  discussions,  10:00 
a.  m.  to  11  :30  a.  m. 

2.  Buffet  luncheon  12  :00  noon  in  Davis  Gymnasium. 
Greetings  from  President  Hildreth,  12 :45.  Park 
your  car  in  -Stadium  Field  and  go  across  the  road 
to  lunch.    Then  back  across  the  road  to  the  game. 

3.  Free  tickets  to  the  Alumni  Dance. 

This  should  be  a  great  day.    Come  and  see  for  yourself. 


LILLIE  DEIMLER  '39  is  educational  director  of 
the  School  of  Nursing,  Lubbock  Memorial  Hospital,  Lub- 
bock, Texas.  Last  July,  she  stopped  at  the  campus  on 
her  \va.y  from  Stockholm,  Sweden,  where  she  had  attend- 
ed the  Interim  Congress  of  the  International  Council  of 
Nurses,  having  made  the  round  tri]D  by  air. 

Miss  Deimler  would  like  to  have  Bucknellians  in 
her  part  of  Texas  get  in  touch  with  her. 


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Editor's  note:  Some  months  ago,  wishing 
to  learn  who  our  eldest  Alumni  are,  we 
wrote  to  a  number  of  Bucknellians  who 
had  attended  college  "way  back  there 
■when — ".  Two  of  the  replies  are  printed 
below. 

Replying  to  your  inquiry  of  the  16th,  I 
will  say  that  after  my  graduation  in  1884, 
because  of  illness  of  Father,  the  family 
moved  to  DeLand,  Florida,  where  I  taught 
in  the  public  school  for  a  few  years.  Then 
I  came  north  and  for  nearly  twenty-five  years 
was  head  clerk  for  the  medical  examiner-in- 
chief  of  a:  large  fraternal  order  with  head- 
quarters in  Boston.  I  resigned  upon  the 
death  of  that  physician  and  after  a  short  rest 
"took  the  place"  of  a  man  in  an  office  of  the 
Standard  Oil  Company,  in  World  War  I, 
and  when  the  war  ended  I  "gave  place"  to 
the  returning  serviceman  and  came  to  this 
lovely  "Golden  State"  of  California,  wliich 
I  wish  were  large  enough  to  hold  each  and 
every  Alumnus  and  Alumna  of  dear  Buck- 
nell.  (I  was  born  on  February  4,  1864,  and 
I  wonder  if  I  am  the  last  of  the  twenty  girls 
of   1884?) 

AXN   F.   WlLLI.\MS   '84 

I  received  your  kind  word  inviting  me  to 
summarize  some  of  the  events  of  my  life 
that  might  interest  Bucknellians.  I  am  glad 
to  reply  in  a  general  way. 

I  was  born  November  18,  1861,  in  Pitts- 
burgh, Pennsylvania.  My  father  was  Rev. 
J.  D.  Herr,  a  prominent  clergyman  of  the 
Baptist  denomination.  We  moved  to  New 
York  City  where,  after  the  public  school.  I 
attended  the  College  of  the  City  of  New 
York,  then  Pennsylvania  State  College, 
Bucknell  University  and  Brown  University, 
graduating  from  this  latter  college  in  the 
Class  of  1882.  While  at  Bucknell,  I  had  as 
classmate  and  roommate  one  of  the  unusual 
men  whom  I  have  met,  Mr.  Milton  G.  Evans, 
who  afterwards  became  the  president  of 
Crozer  Theological  Seminary.  The  memory 
of  him  is  a  precious  inheritance.  Leaving 
Bucknell  (or  the  University  of  Lewisburg,  as 
it  was  called  at  that  time)  because  of  the 
removal  of  the  family  to  Connecticut,  I  en- 
tered Brown  University  and  graduated  from 
that  institution  with  the  Class  of  1882.  After 
a  short  business  experience  in  New  York 
City,  I  felt  called  to  the  Christian  ministry 
and  entered  Rochester  (N.  Y.)  Theological 
Seminary,  graduating  four  years  later. 

I  became  successively  pastor  of  the  First 
Baptist  Churches  of  Tarrytown,  Binghamton 
and  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  and  of  South  Broad 
Street  Church,  Philadelphia.  A  number  of 
other  churches  were  served  in  smaller  places. 
My  principal  accomplishment  was  in  Bing- 
hamton, which  involved  the  erection  of  the 
edifice  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  after  its 
destruction  by  fire — a  total  loss  of  over 
$100,000.  In  a  short  time,  the  church  dedi- 
cated a  new  and  finer  building  with  no  debt 
upon  it.  During  this  time,  also,  I  led  in  the 
organizing  and  building  of  what  is  now  the 
Conklin  Avenue  Baptist  Church,  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  promising  in  the  city. 
Other  church  enterprises  in  that  city — af- 
fecting the  Main  Street  Baptist  Church  and 
that  at  Johnson  City,  a  suburb — were  in- 
augurated or  advanced.  Wishing  to  advance 
the  work  of  the  churches  in  general,  I  be- 
2 


came  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  at 
Lockport,  N.  Y.,  Daytona  Beach,  Fla.,  Lyons, 
Fort  Edward,  and  Durhamville,  N.  Y.  After 
failing  health  in  my  pastorate  at  Philadel- 
phia, I  became  pastor  of  Delhi  and  Homer, 
N.  Y.  In  this  last  pastorate,  I  remained 
some  twelve  years  and  since  then,  retiring, 
I  have  made  it  my  permanent  home. 

I  cannot  close  this  brief  work  without 
giving  credit  to  my  wife,  Mrs.  Estelle  Sayre 
Herr,  who  ably  and  successfully  aided  my 
every  endeavor.  I  am  now  88  years  of  age ; 
my  poor  eyesight  limits  me  in  many  ways, 
but  I  rejoice  greatly  in  the  goodness  of  the 
Lord  to  me  and  of  His  gracious  support 
through  all  the  years. 

Sincerely  yours, 
Bexj.-^min  Laisdell  Herr  x'83 

Certainly  enjoy  each  and  every  issue  of  the 
Alumnus  and  a  tip  of  the  chapeau  to 
those  interim  newspaper  editions.  Keep  up 
the  good  work. 

Alex.\nder  Foster  '48 

The  June  Alumxus  is  first-rate  with  no 
qualifications.  I  am  particularly  delighted 
with  the  IJ'ho's  Who  of  trustees,  and  with 
President  Hildreth's  discussion  of  the  sort  of 
trustees   Bucknell  needs. 

I  would  suggest  that  early  next  fall  some- 
one make  an  analysis  of  the  present  body  of 
Alumni  trustees,  perfecting  the  hasty  job  I 
did  for  the  committee  last  year. 

Yours  for  a  Better  Bucknell, 

Leo  L.  Rockwell  '07 
Good  idea,  Leo.     See  page  23. — Ed. 

"I  enjoy  receiving  and  reading  the  Alum- 
nus. Thank  j'ou  for  bringing  vivid  memories 
of  Bucknell  days  into  our  home."  Mrs.  H. 
M.   Dowxe    (Jane   Beakley  '28). 

"Please  note  my  change  of  address.  I'm 
looking  forward  to  receiving  your  fine  mag 
in  the  future."     Axthony  B.  Hoying  '48. 

"Thanks  for  sending  us  the  Alumni  news. 
We  really  enjoy  hearing  what  is  going  on." 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  H.  Gass  '48  (Dorothy 
KiNSEY    '46). 

"I  just  want  to  let  you  know  that  Mrs. 
Mulkie  and  myself  were  on  a  trip  to^  the 
Northwest  and  up  into  Alaska.  How  disap- 
pointed we  were  not  to  see  Dr.  Charles  Bun- 
nell '00,  President  Emeritus  of  the  University 
of  Alaska,  who  was  at  Bucknell  while  I  was 
there.  On  our  trip  we  were  unable  to  reach 
him  at  Fairbanks. 

"He  is  'tops'  in  Alaska.  Everyone  speaks 
very  higlily  of  him  anywhere  you  inquire  in 
Alaska.  He  is  in  very  poor  health,  and  we 
were  told  he  has  a  nurse  in  attendance  con- 
tinually. 

"Perhaps  you  or  the  College  have  kept  in 
touch  with  him  so  you  know  about  what  I 
have  said  above.  Charles  has  done  wonder- 
ful  work  in  Alaska. 

Sincerely  yours, 
Roy  B.  Mulkie  '98" 


Altimni  Page 

Boyer,  Russell  E 19 

Brown,    Margaret    Beck    8 

Farrington,  .Allen    23 

Hartmann,  Edward  G 20 

Jensen,  Maud  Keister 4 

Potter,  Charles  F 20 

Rickard,  Samuel  H 20 

.Vlunini  Directory   23 

Book  Re\iews   20 

Campus    News 

Admissions  Outlook 22 

Baptist  Ministers  Convene   ....  8 

Christian  Association 20 

Class  Reunions   10 

Commencement    6-7,   19,  23 

English  Language  Institute  ....  8 

First  Bucknell  Commencement  .  21 

Guidance  Conference 9 

Homecoming   22 

New  Library   17 

Sports    14-15 

Club  Activities    4 

Department  of  Economics    8 

Department   of    Education    9 

Korean  War   3 

Trustee  Statistics    23 

What  They're  Doing 21 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published   in   January,    March,   April,   June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,   1912. 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


T/i, 


BUCKNELL 


Dr.   ROBERT   T.   OLIVER 


Behind  the  War  in  Korea 

by  Robert  T.  Oliver 

Editor's  note:  Dr.  Robert  T.  Oliver,  who  was  on  the  Bucknell 
faculty  from  1937  to  1942,  and  who  is  now  head  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Speech  at  the  Pennsvlvania  State  College,  is  author  of  a 
new  book  (his  tenth),  IVHV  WAR  CAME  IN  KOREA,  pub- 
lished this  September  by  the  Fordham  University  Press  and  the 
McMullen  Company.  He  lectured  at  the  University  of  Korea 
(1946)  and  was  there  in  the  spring  of  1949  serving  as  adviser  to 
President  Syngman  Rhee.  He  has  also  served  as  adviser  to  the 
Korean  Commission  in  Washington  (since  1943)  and  to  the  Korean 
delegations  to  the  United  Nations  at  Lake  Success  and  in  Paris. 
In  1947  he  became  manager  of  the  Washington  Bureau  of  the 
Korean  Pacific  Press  and  currently  serves  it  in  a  consultative 
capacity. 

It  is  a  pleasure  to  accept 
Frank  Davis'  invitation  to  tell 
Bucknellians  something  of  the 
background  of  the  vital  strug- 
gle between  the  Communist 
Empire  and  the  Free  World, 
which  has  broken  out  in  Korea. 
There  are  two  primar}'  factors 
to  be  kept  in  mind  about  it. 
First,  war  came  in  Korea  to 
a  considerable  degree  because 
of  a  series  of  mistakes  made 
by  our  own  Department  of 
State.  These  errors  were 
pointed  out  well  in  advance 
and  if  they  had  been  rectified. 
Korea  would  not  now  be  subjected  to  the  terrible  suffer- 
ings and  total  destruction  of  its  cities  and  productive  ca- 
pacity. Nevertheless,  the  second  factor  is  of  even  more 
basic  significance.  This  is  the  fact  that  the  war  is  deliber- 
ately at  the  choosing  of  the  Soviet  Union.  Had  the  Kremlin 
masters  not  found  reason  to  attack  in  Korea,  they  would 
doubtless  have  done  so  elsewhere.  The  fact  that  Ameri- 
can soldiers  are  dying  in  battle  and  that  the  United  States 
is  forced  onto  a  war  footing  cannot  be  charged  against 
anyone  except  the  Politburo.  Both  of  these  primary  fac- 
tors are  essential,  it  seems  to  me,  for  a  right  understand- 
ing of  the  Korean  situation. 

American  errors  in  Korea  have  been  many  and  extend 
over  a  long  period  of  years.  We  could  go  back,  for  ex- 
ample, to  Jul}'  29,  1905,  when  President  Theodore  Roose- 
velt sent  \\'iriiam  Howard  Taft,  his  Secretary  of  War,  to 
Tokio  to  make  a  secret  agreement  with  the  Prime  Minis- 
ter, Katsura,  that  the  United  States  would  interpose  no 
objection  to  Japanese  seizure  of  Korea  in  return  for  a 
Japanese  promise  not  to  attack  Philippine  Islands.  This 
agreement  was  made  despite  a  Treaty  of  Mutual  Assist- 
ance signed  with  Korea  in  1883,  and  despite  the  strenuous 
efforts  of  Syngman  Rhee  (now  President  of  the  Republic 
of  Korea)  to  persuade  Roosevelt  that  placing  Japan  on 
the  mainland  of  Asia  at  the  expense  of  betraying  Korea 
would  lead  to  further  trouble.  It  did,  indeed,  lead  direct- 
ly to  the  conquest  of  Manchuria,  the  attack  on  China,  and 
the  blow  at  Pearl  Harbor. 

At  the  Cairo  Conference,  in  November-December, 
1943,  Franklin  Roosevelt,  Churchill,  and  Chiang  Kai-shek 
agreed  to  the   restoration  of   Korean   independence,   but 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


ALUMNUS 


qualified  this  promise  with  the  phrase  "in  due  course." 
In  the  spring  of  1943  (in  IVorld  Affairs)  I  had  published 
a  plea  for  recognition  of  the  Provincial  Republic  of  Korea, 
as  a  bar  to  possible  seizure  of  the  peninsula  by  Russia. 
This  plea  was  made  repeatedly  to  the  State  Department 
by  Rhee  and  others,  but  the  reply  always  was,  "This  is  a 
question  which  should  be  negotiated  with  Russia  at  the 
end  of  the  war." 

At  the  time  of  the  San  Francisco  organizational  meet- 
ing of  the  United  Nations,  in  April,  1945  (three  months 
after  the  fateful  Yalta  Conference),  Syngman  Rhee 
charged  that  a  "deal"  had  been  made  to  turn  Korea  over 
to  the  So^•iet.  This  was  denied  by  the  State  Department. 
Nevertheless,  some  four  months  later  Russian  soldiers 
were  pouring  into  north  Korea,  down  to  the  38th  parallel, 
bv  agreement  with  the  United  States.  The  38th  parallel 
was  supposed  to  be  merely  a  "temporary"  dividing  line 
to  facilitate  disarmament  of  Japanese  troops,  but  once  in 
the  Russians  refused  to  leave. 

During  a  three-year  period  of  military  occupation  of 
Korea,  the  Russians  proceeded  promptly  to  set  up  a  coin- 
munist  police  state  in  the  north  and  to  organize,  train, 
and  equip  an  army  of  250,000  men,  100,000  of  whoin  were 
given  battle  experience  fighting  with  the  Red  army  in 
China.  Despite  these  facts,  the  American  officials  refused 
repeated  pleas  to  permit  election  of  a  south  Korean  gov- 
ernment or  establishment  of  a  southern  army. 

After  the  United  States  carried  the  Korean  question 
to  the  United  Nations  in  September,  1947,  and  the  Re- 
public of  Korea  was  established  south  of  the  38th  parallel, 
urgent  and  repeated  pleas  were  made  by  President  Rhee 
(joined  in  the  spring  of  1950  by  United  States  Ambassa- 
dor to  Korea  John  Muccio)  that  tanks,  artillery,  and 
planes  be  provided  for  the  Republic,  to  match  the  similar 
heavv  equipment  of  the  communist  army.  These  pleas 
were  rejected,  primarily  for  two  reasons:  (1)  to  prevent 
any  possibility  that  the  south  might  attack  the  north ;  and 
(2)  to  "prove"  the  falsity  of  the  Soviet  charge  that  the 
United  States  was  building  up  a  military  base  of  aggres- 
sion in  south  Korea.  Because  of  this  decision,  the  army 
of  the  Republic  was  arrned  only  with  rifles,  machine  guns, 
and  light  bazookas  when  the  attack  was  launched. 

The  final  inajor  error  was  the  public  statements  by  offi- 
cial Administration  spokesmen  that  the  United  States  had 
no  intention  of  defending  the  Republic  of  Korea.  Sec- 
retary of  State  Dean  Acheson  so  declared  in  his  speech  to 
the  National  Press  Club  of  January  12,  1950,  in  which  he 
described  the  American  defense  line  in  Asia  as  running 
down  through  the  main  islands  of  Japan,  Okinawa,  and 
the  Philippines.  President  Truman  underlined  this  con- 
cept when  he  explicitly  placed  Formosa  outside  the  defense 
line.  And  Senator  Tom  Connelly,  Chairman  of  the  Senate 
Committee  on  Foreign  Affairs,  said  in  May,  1950,  that 
Korea  could  not  and  would  not  be  defended.  The  Krem- 
lin, of  course,  listened  to  such  high-level  statements  as 
these. 

To  the  Soviet  Union,  then,  it  appeared  that  there  was 
a  formidable  military  strength  in  north  Korea,  great  weak- 
ness militarily  in  the  south,  and  no  danger  of  armed 
American  intervention.  In  the  face  of  this  apparent  pic- 
ture, the  -Soviet  Union  had  many  reasons  for  wanting  to 
seize  control  of  all  Korea. 

3 


The  first  reason  is  the  historic  fact  that  Korea  is  the 
heart  of  the  strategic  triangle  of  North  Asia.  When 
Korea  has  been  independent.  North  Asia  has  been  at  peace. 
When  any  strong,  aggressive  power  has  controlled  Korea, 
it  has  been  able  to  dominate  all  North  Asia,  as  Japan  did 
during  the  first  half  of  this  century.  Russia  has  made 
possession  of  Korea  one  of  the  prime  goals  of  her  foreign 
policy  for  seventy-five  years.  Especially  in  the  post-war 
period,  Korea's  eleven  fine  ocean  ports  are  ideal  as  bases 
for  the  Russian  Pacific  submarine  fleet.  By  gaining  these 
ports,  Russia  could  return  Dairen  and  Port  Arthur  to  the 
Chinese  Reds,  and  thus  gain  great  concessions  in  return 
from  Mao  Tze-tung. 

An  even  stronger  reason  for  Russia's  desire  to  destroy 
the  Republic  of  Korea  was  its  signal  success  as  a  democ- 
racy. Russia's  chief  propaganda  through  Asia  is  that  "im- 
perialist, capitalistic  democracy"  is  an  instrument  invented 
by  the  ruling  classes  for  exploration  of  the  masses  ;  where- 
as, the  "true  people's  democracy"  (communism)  is  a  po- 
litical instrument  for  destruction  of  the  ruling  classes  and 
the  elevation  of  the  masses.  The  signal  success  of  the 
democratic  Republic  of  Korea  gave  the  lie  to  this  Soviet 
propaganda.  For  five  years  the  communists  tried  to  sub- 
vert the  Republic  from  within,  but.  in  the  words  of  John 
Foster  Dulles.  "The  society  was  too  wholesome  to  be  de- 
stroyed from  within." 

When  the  Republic  of  Korea  reduced  illiteracy  by  over 
50%  ;  when  it  increased  factory  and  mine  productivity  by 
92%  from  December,  1948,  to'  December.  1949;  when  it 
won  the  accolade  of  the  Associated  Press  in  world-wide 
surveys  of  press  censorship  conditions  as  one  of  the  half 
dozen  nations  in  the  world  granting  fullest  access  to  the 
news  and  greatest  freedom  in  reporting  it ;  and  when  it 
provided  for  sale  of  90%  of  all  tenant  farms  to  their 
operators  for  a  fraction  of  the  annual  crop  over  a  period 
of  from  five  to  15  years  (in  sharp  contrast  to  the  phony 
"land  reform"  instituted  in  north  Korea),  the  success  of 
the  democracy  became  intolerable  in  Soviet  eyes.  It  had 
to  be  destroyed  to  protect  the  communist  propaganda  line. 

Actually  the  attack  on  the  Republic  of  Korea  aroused 
the  prompt,  courageous,  and  eiifective  support  of  the 
United  States  and  the  United  Nations.  The  chief  reason 
was  because  of  the  nature  of  the  attack.  This  was  the 
first  time  in  the  30-year  history  of  the  Communist  Empire 
that  it  had  deliberately  challenged  the  Free  World  by  an 
attack  in  force  across  a  national  boundary  line.  All  other 
conquests  have  been  achieved  by  subversion  from  within 
or  by  attacks  made  during  the  war  (as  in  Finland  and  the 
Baltic  countries).  Had  the  Free  World  not  responded 
as  it  did,  the  Kremlin  would  have  been  given  a. green  light 
to  push  its  program  of  further  conquest.  Moreover,  the 
billion  inhabitants  of  Asia  would  have  been  convinced 
that  our  moral  suasion  for  them  to  choose  democracy 
rather  than  communism  would  not  be  backed  by  help  when 
a  crisis  arose. 

On  September  2,  1949,  1  wrote  in  "The  Periscope  on 
Asia,"  "Korea  will  stand  in  the  annals  of  the  twentieth 
century  as  the  place  in  which  communism  was  finally  halt- 
ed and  turned  back  in  Asia."  Our  last  forlorn  hope  now 
is  that  it  may  be  accomplished  without  the  price  of  a  third 
World  War.  The  choice  is  the  Kremlin's  to  make.  In  any 
event,  in  Korea  the  die  has  been  cast. 

Bucknell  Grad  Evacuated 
from  Korea 

Maud  Keister  Jensen  '26,  whose  missionary  husband. 
Dr.  A.  Kris  Jensen,  was  captured  by  North  Koreans  short- 
ly after  their  invasion,  is  safe  in  Japan.  She  and  some 
2000  other  Americans  were  evacuated  to  Fukyoka,  Japan. 
4 


Maud,  whose  two  children  are  now  living  with  their 
grandmother  in  New  Cumberland,  Pennsylvania,  left  for 
Korea  several  days  before  Commencement  and  her  diploma 
was  mailed  to  her  there.  At  the  time  of  the  invasion  she 
and  her  husband  were  stationed  at  a  mission  a  short  dis- 
tance from  Seoul. 


Club  Activities 


BALTIMORE 

The  Sparrows  Point  Countr}'  Club  was  the  scene  of 
the  regular  June  meeting  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club 
of  Baltimore,  A^'ednesday,  June  14,  1950,  when  39  loyal 
Bucknellians  and  friends  gathered.  A\"e  were  overjoyed 
to  have  the  only  two  meetings  for  the  past  year  record 
attendance  breakers. 

After  our  appetites  were  surfeited  by  the  fried 
chicken.  President  Frank  Koehler  asked  each  Buck- 
nellian  present  to  give  a  short  autobiography.  We 
found  that  Scranton  and  Wilkes-Barre  have  lost  quite 
a  few  Bucknellians  to  Baltimore,  but  Milton  out-did 
any  town  in  claiming  six  of  us  as  her  native  sons  and 
daughters.  If  you're  wondering  who  came  from 
where,  check  your  Alumni  Directory,  soon  to  be  re- 
leased. 

We  are  glad  to  report  that  the  election  of  officers 
resulted  in  placing  J.  Fred  Moore  '22  at  the  helm  again 
as  president.  Other  officers  elected  were:  Frederick 
Lange,  Jr.,  '12,  vice-president;  Mrs.  George  A.  Mussina 
'32,  secretary-treasurer ;  and  F.  O.  Schnure  '14,  whose 
term  as  Bucknell  Trustee  expired  this  June,  a  director 
of  our  club. 

The  crowd  was  very  genial.  It  was  a  mixture  of 
"old  faithfuls"  (the  Forrest  Francises  '35,  "JeiT"  '34 
and  Betty  Benedict  James  '35,  the  Frank  Koehlers  '32, 
the  Frederick  Langes  '12,  the  D.  E.  Mellingers  '17,  the 
Fred  Moores  '22,  George  x'34  and  Anna  W.  Mussina 
'32,  the  Harold  Rugers  '34,  Fred  '14  and  Dorothy  Bun- 
nell Schnure  '16,  Mrs.  Richard  Oberdorf,  Jean  Slack 
'39,  Francis  Moerschbacher  '30  and  William  Turner 
'49)  ;  of  "reactivated"  members  whom  we  were  so  glad 
to  see  (Tom  Jones  '26,  Stan  Kostos  '23,  Roye  McLane 
'26,  the  George  Phillipses  '32,  Audrey  Bishop  '45  and 
Josephine  Ridgeway  '45)  ;  of  new  faces  (the  Maynard 
Henrys  '30,  Milton  S.  Young  and  wife  Miriam  Krise 
'45)  ;  of  a  brand  new  Alumna  (Alice  Jane  Mellinger 
'50)  ;  of  current  students  (Don  Betty,  ]\Iichael  Krevak, 
Joseph  Jack,  and  Donald  Ament,  all  of  whom  are  -work- 
ing at  the  Point  this  year)  ;  and  of  a  prospective  Buck- 
nellian  for  the  fall  of  1951,  Adele  Slack,  Jean's  sister. 

We  hope  you  who  couldn't  come  will  plan  to  be 
with  us  for  our  fall  meeting. 

— Anna  W.  Mussina, 

Secretary. 

CAPITOL   DISTRICT    (ALBANY   CLUB) 

We  held  our  first  dance  on  April  14  in  the  Ten-O- 
One  Club  at  Scotia,  New  York.  The  dance  was  well 
attended  by  over  30  couples,  including  Bucknellians 
and  their  friends.  Steve  Anthony  and  his  orchestra 
played  many  Bucknell  songs  in  addition  to  dance 
music  during  the  evening. 

Some  of  the  younger  Alumni  had  never  met  the 
older  folks   present  at   the  dance,   so  a   broom   dance 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


Installation  Meeting  of  Long  Island  Club 


helped  to  introduce  each  person  to  ahiiost  everyone 
present. 

During  intermission  men  and  women  participated 
in  special  events  including  relay  races  and  hat  dances. 
The  entertainment  was  concluded  by  a  men's  beauty 
contest  judged  by  the  women.  Lloyd  Jones  was 
judged  the  man  with  the  most  masculine   legs. 

The  committee  responsible  for  the  dance  was  com- 
posed of  Eugene  Levitt  '44,  chairman  ;  William  Mor- 
ton '41.  Lloyd  Jones  '49,  Roy  Jennings  '48  and  Leon 
Fidrych  '49. 

Other  Alumni  who  attended  tlie  dance  were  G.  Mal- 
colm Andrews  '41,  Mrs.  Ruth  VanWie  Dievendorf 
'39,  Charles  H.  Drum  x'25,  Mrs.  Leland  Ewing  '46, 
Dr.  Frank  P.  Graves  H38,  Dr.  Harold  L  Grice  '25, 
Frank  G.  Ingalls,  Jr.  'il,  Willard  H.  Leavitt  '17,  David 
Leiby  '48,  Clififord  H.  Reed  '29,  Donald  R.  Reese  '40, 
John  O.  Roser  '11,  Mrs.  Roy  C.  Smith  '44  and  Joseph 
Wolf  '49. 

HARRISBURG 

The  year's  festivities  will  begin  on  September  14, 
when  Alumni  will  celebrate  with  a  corn  roast  at  the 
home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Dight,  adopted  Buck- 
nellians. 

Newcomers  and  oldtimers  who  may  have  forgotten  are 
reminded  that  regular  monthly  dinner  meetings  are 
held  the  first  Thursday  evening  of  each  month  at  the 
Harrisburg  Y.  M.  C.  A.  The  first  for  the  current 
year  is  scheduled  for  October  5  at  6  :00  p.  m. 

The  club,  with  its  monthly  entertainments  and 
lectures,  runs  a  sort  of  adult  education  program. 

ITHACA 

The  recently  chartered  Ithaca  Club  is  one  of  our 
most  active  ones.  The  club  wrote  early  in  the  sum- 
mer to  request  names  and  addresses  of  all  Bucknellians 
coming  to  Ithaca  this  fall.  Plans  call  for  four  social 
gatherings  during  the  school  year — fall,  winter,  spring 
and  a  picnic  at  the  end  of  the  school  year.  The  fall 
get-together  will  be  held  about  the  middle  of  October. 
The  club  is  so  well  organized  that  it  sends  out  its  own 
notices.  When  you  come  to  Ithaca,  get  in  touch  with 
the  president,  Harry  M.  Parmley  x'06,  427  Tioga  St., 
Ithaca,  New  York. 

LONG  ISLAND 

The  newest  member  of  the  Alumni  family,  the  Buck- 
nell  Club  of  Long  Island,  was  formally  organized  at  a 
charter  meeting  and  buffet  supper  Friday  evening,  June 
16,  at  Niederstein's  Restaurant,  Lynbrook,  Long  Island. 
More  than  60  were  present. 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


Dr.  Frank  Davis,  y\lumni  secretary,  made  the  trip  from 
Lewisburg  to  be  on  hand  for  the  affair.  After  an  inter- 
esting talk,  he  presented  the  new  group  with  its  charter, 
which  had  been  granted  by  the  General  Assembly.  Another 
guest,  who  also  spoke  and  extended  greetings  from  her 
organization,  was  Mrs.  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21,  president 
of  the  Metropolitan  Alumni  Association  of  New  York. 

The  Club  is  the  outgrowth  of  the  enthusiasm  of  a 
handful  of  Long  Island  Alumni  who  got  together  at  the 
Kress  outing  a  year  ago  and  decided  to  organize  a  local 
club.  In  the  course  of  the  year  two  get-togethers  were 
held,  one  of  them  a  Valentine  dance,  at  which  nearly  100 
were  present.  On  the  basis  of  this  enthusiastic  response, 
the  group  petitioned  for  and  received  its  charter. 

By-laws  were  adopted  and  officers  elected.  The  new 
club  is  headed  by  William  (Bill)  Liming  'ii,  of  East 
Williston,  president.  Others  elected  include  William  Wil- 
kinson '46,  of  Roslyn,  vice-president ;  Faith  Van  Sise,  '46, 
of  East  Norwich,  secretary ;  and  Arthur  Iredell  x'34,  of 
Garden  City,  treasurer. 

A  governing  board  also  was  chosen.  It  consists  of 
the  officers  and  the  follo\\'ing  additional  members :  Ruth 
Braden  McNamee  '42,  Carl  Place ;  Edward  Reisman 
x'36,  Rockville  Center;  Charles  Edwards  '41,  Hempstead; 
Robert  Schey  '49,  Lynbrook;  Robert  Miller  'il ,  Roslyn 
Heights ;  Mrs.  Ottilie  Fredericks  Murphy  '44,  Forest 
Hills;  Thomas  Cann,  Jr.  x'41,  Valley  Stream;  Thomas 
Ruscher  '50,  Rockville  Center,  and  William  Lybarger  '25, 
Garden  City. 

(Continued  on  Page  18) 


LONG  ISLAND  CLUB  RECEIVES  CHARTER 


Left    to   right: 
Arthur  Iredell. 


Bill   Wilkinson,   Bill   Liming,    Frank   Davis,   Emily   Kelly, 


Bucknell's  lOOth 
Commencement, 
June  1950 

Before  the  largest  crowd  ever 
to  witness  graduation  exercises 
at  Bucknell,  the  University 
awarded  382  degrees  to  seniors 
and  granted  honorary  degrees 
to  five  outstanding  men  and  wo- 
men. All  nature  smiled  through- 
out the  momentous  day ;  the 
campus  was  at  its  loveliest ;  some 


Seniors  lined  up  wait  for  "go"  signal 


Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts,  new  trustee, 
chats  with  Dr.  Herbert  L.  Spencer. 
Trustee   John    O.    Roser   at   right 


Dignitaries  on  the  march 


3,000  guests  looked  on  and  ap- 
proved as  Bucknell's  sons  and 
daughters  marched  up  in  cap  and 
gown  to  receive  the  new  book- 
type  diplomas.  One  hundred 
years  before,  in  the  summer  of 
1850,  seven  graduates  received 
the  first  degrees  granted  by 
Alma  Mater. 


Nearing   Davis   Gym   and   soon   to 
become  382  new  Alumni 


Seniors  receive  leather-bound  diplo- 
mas 


An  informal  group  at  close  of  cere- 
monies 


Rudolph  Peterson 

Chairman,  of  the  Department  of  Economics  and 

Commerce  and  Finance 

Graduate  of  Mansfield,  Pa.,  State  Normal  School,  1908;  B.S. 
(siimma  cum  laudc),  Bucknell  University,  1915;  M.A.,  State  Uni- 
versity of  Iowa,  1923;  PhD.,  State  University  of  Iowa,  1925;  Uni- 
versity of  Lund,  Sweden,  summer,  1939.  Supervising  principal, 
public  schools  of  Cresson,  Pa.,  1915-23;  assistant  economics.  State 
University  of  Iowa,  1923-25 ;  chairman  of  the  Department  of  Eco- 
nomics and  Sociology,  Cornell  College,  Iowa,  1925-26;  chairman 
of  the  Department  of  Business  Administration,  Geneva  College, 
Beaver  Falls,  Pa.,  1926-30;  professor  of  economics,  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity, 1930 — ;  chairman  of  the  Department  of  Economics  and 
Commerce  and  Finance,  1946 — .  Member  of  the  American  Eco- 
nomic Association,  American  Association  of  University  Professors, 
American-Scandinavian  Foundation,  American  Swedish  Historical 
Foundation,  Society  for  the  Advancement  of  Scandinavian  Study, 
Order  of  Artus,  Honorary  Economics  Fraternity.  Articles  pub- 
lished in  The  Joitnial  of  Political  Economy,  School  Review,  Chris- 
tian Century,  Federal  Union-  World,  The  Business  Bulletin  of 
the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York. 


The  Department  of  Economics 
and  Commerce  and  Finance 

The  Department  of  Economics  and  Commerce  and 
Finance  was  established  at  Bucknell  about  25  years 
ago.  Its  purpose  is  to  provide  an  opportunity  for 
young  men  and  women  who  wish  to  make  business  or 
commercial  teaching  a  career  to  acquire  an  understand- 
ing of  the  structure  and  functions  of  the  economic  sys- 
tem and  a  mastery  of  some  of  the  skills  required  in  the 
world  of  business  and  economic  investigation  and 
research. 

In  order  to  prevent  overspecialization  (putting  all 
one's  economic  eggs  in  one  basket,  as  it  were)  the  de- 
partment requires  that  half  of  the  student's  time  be 
devoted  to  work  in  other  departments.  Within  the 
department  three  "fields  of  concentration"  are  provided 
for,  each  leading  to  the  degree  of  B.S.  in  Commerce  and 
Finance.  The  A.B.  degree  may  be  had  by  those  who 
do  not  desire  or  need  the  full  program  required  for  the 
B.S.  degree. 

The  work  for  the  B.S.  degree  is  arranged  in  three 
separate  curricula  with  considerable  overlapping  in 
each.  The  student  selects  the  curriculum  best  suited 
to  his  needs  and  interests.  The  first  of  these  curricula 
listed  in  the  Bucknell  catalog  is  referred  to  as  the 
General  Course  and  is  intended  for  those  who  desire  a 
broad  training  in  the  field  of  business.  Within  this 
course  there  is  possible  a  limited  degree  of  specializa- 
tion in  general  economics,  accounting,  banking  and 
finance,  marketing  and  merchandising,  and  manage- 
ment.   The  second  course  is  the  secretarial  and,  as  the 


term  implies,  is  intended  to  provide  training,  at  the 
college-level,  for  those  who  plan  to  enter  the  field  of 
what  might  be  termed  business  assistant.  The  third 
course  is  intended  for  those  who  wish  to  prepare  for 
teaching  the  commercial  and  business  subjects  in  Penn- 
sylvania and  neighboring  states  or  eventually,  after 
supplementary  training,  in  college. 

While  the  department  thus  aims  at  certain  rather 
generalized  vocational  objectives,  it  pays  due  regard  to 
the  larger  educational  aims  of  the  University.  Every 
student  in  the  department  is  taught  respect  for  sound 
scholarship  and  personal  integrity. 

Train  Their  Parents 

Dr.  Harry  W.  Robbins,  head  of  the  Bucknell  Depart- 
ment of  English,  says  if  you  want  good  students  you 
should  train  their  parents.    He  cites  a  telling  example. 

It  seems  that  20  years  ago  Margaret  Beck  studied  En- 
glish successfully  under  Dr.  Robbins.  Last  fall  a  courage- 
ous young  freshman,  June  Brown,  of  Ridgefield  Park, 
New  Jersey,  applied  for  adinission  to  his  class  in  Anglo- 
Saxon.  He  hesitated  since  this  had  never  bpen  done  before, 
but  she  looked  promising  and,  anyhow,  the  course  would 
not  be  ofifered  again  during  her  college  career.  He  was 
fully  justified,  for  Jane  not  only  earned  an  "A"  in  the  sub- 
ject but  passed  a  better  final  examination  than  the  graduate 
students.  He  says  she  is  probably  the  only  freshman  in 
any  college  studying  the  sulDJect.  Also,  she  will  be  award- 
ed the  Freshman  English  prize  at  the  Convocation  this  fall. 

We  almost  forgot  to  tell  you  that  Margaret  Beck  of 
two  decades  ago  is  now  Mrs.  Brown  and  Jane  is  h.;r 
daughter.     Congratulations,  Mrs.  Brown. 

Baptist  Ministers  Convene 

The  Ministers'  Council  of  the  Pennsylvania  Baptist 
Convention  met  at  Bucknell  June  26  to  28.  On  the  even- 
ing of  June  26  President  Hildreth  spoke  on  the  subject, 
"The  Minister's  Relation  to  the  Layman's  World".  Dr. 
Hildreth  told  of  how  ministers  had  pitched  in  and  helped 
with  important  problems  when  he  was  governor  of  Maine. 
He  mentioned,  also  cases  where  they  had  failed  to  help. 

Other  topics  discussed  were  "The  Minister  and  His 
Books",  Reverend  Edward  C.  Starr,  Chester;  "The  Min- 
ister and  His  Administrative  Responsibilities" — a  panel 
discussion ;  "Look  on  the  Fields",  Dr.  John  E.  Skoglund, 
American  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society ;  "Church 
and  State  Relations" — a  forum  led  by  Reverend  Hayes  M. 
Braker  of  Mount  Lebanon. 

Six  Foreign  Nations  Represented 
in  Language  Institute 

Professor  Frank  A.  Sprague,  professor  of  Spanish, 
directed  the  seventh  annual  English  Language  Institute 
for  foreign  students  during  the  summer.  He  was  assisted 
by  Mrs.  Meyer  F.  Nimkofif.  Dr.  C.  Willard  Smith,  who 
has  directed  the  previous  sessions,  acted  as  special  con- 
sultant to  the  Institute  of  International  Education  located 
in  New  York  City.  Harry  PI.  Pierson  '28  is  director  of 
the  Foreign  Student  and  Specialist  Program  for  the  Insti- 
tute of  International  Education. 

The  Foreign  Language  Institute  at  Bucknell,  the  first 
one  to  be  held  in  the  East,  was  in  session  from  July  10  to 
August  18  with  students  from  Spain,  Finland,  Korea, 
Cuba,  Uruguay,  and  Venezuela  in  attendance.  They  came 
to  the  Institute  for  the  purpose  of  gaining  greater  facility 
in  speaking  and  writing  the  English  language  before  going 
on  for  graduate  work  in  their  respective  fields. 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


Frank  G.  Davis 
Clminnan  of  the  Deparhnent  of  Education 

Ph.B.  '11,  Bucknell;  M.A.  '24,  Columbia  University;  Ph.D.  '30, 
New  York  University.  Rural  school  teacher  and  principal  in  Penn- 
sylvania; principal  and  superintendent  in  Valdez,  Alaska,  and 
Auburn,  Washington ;  junior  high  school  principal  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  before  coming  to  the  position  of  head  of  Bucknell's  Depart- 
ment of  Education  in  1924.  Vice-president  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Association  for  Adult  Education ;  president.  Association  of  Liberal 
Arts  Colleges  of  Pennsylvania  for  the  Advancement  of  Teaching; 
president,  Pennsylvania  College  Teachers  of  Education;  president 
Central  Pennsylvania  Branch,  National  Vocational  Guidance  Asso- 
ciation ;  chairman,  Counseling  Committee  and  Certification  Com- 
mittee, National  Vocational  Guidance  Association ;  chairman.  Com- 
mission on  Professional  Ethics  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Educa- 
tion Association ;  member,  National  Association  of  School  Ad- 
ministrators, Phi  Delta  Kappa,  Kappa  Phi  Kappa ;  Baptist ;  Mason. 
Author :  A  Course  in  Supervised  Teaching,  Guidance  Manual  for 
Principals,  and  many  professional  articles.  Co-author  and  editor : 
Guidance  for  Youth.  Guidance  Handbook  for  Teachers,  Pupil  Per- 
sonnel Senice.  Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  American  Education, 
Leaders  in  Education,  and  Who's  Who  in  America. 


The  Department  of  Education 

Since  the  University  at  Lewisburg  opened  her  doors 
more  than  a  century  ago,  she  has  been  engaged  in  the  edu- 
cation of  teachers.  Until  the  present  century  Httle  that 
could  be  called  professional  was  offered.  Even  then  few 
such  courses  were  given  until  after  Pennsylvania  legisla- 
tion in  1921  required  every  fully-certified  teacher  to  have 
at  least  eighteen  semester  hours  of  professional  courses, 
including  practice  teaching. 

For  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  the  Department  of 
Education  has  sponsored  the  course  leading  to  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Education,  a  curriculum  devot- 
ed exclusively  to  the  training  of  secondary  school  teachers 
of  academic  subjects,  and  more  recently  of  elementary 
teachers.  Training  in  this  course  differs  from  that  in  the 
Bachelor  of  Arts  and  regular  Bachelor  of  Science  courses 
mainly  in  that  the  advisers  of  students  are  devoted  entire- 
ly to  the  training  of  teachers.  Other  curricula  designed 
for  teachers  of  special  subjects  are  the  courses  leading  to 
the  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Music  Education  and  the 
Bachelor  of  Science  in  Business  Education. 

Teacher  training  at  Bucknell  emphasizes  the  selection 
of  high-grade  persons  and  then  giving  them  practical  ex- 
perience of  many  types  as  well  as  a  thorough  background 
of  subject  matter  and  theory.  Practice  teaching  is  done 
in  schools  in  the  immediate  vicinity  under  the  direction  of 
a  skilled  supervisor.  For  a  half-semester  of  the  senior 
year  the  student  spends  his  entire  time  in  the  public  school 
to  which  he  has  been  assigned,  assisting  a  regular  teacher 
who  acts  as  his  adviser.  Three  hours  a  week  in  the  eve- 
ning are  devoted  to  group  conferences  with  the  supervisor. 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


During  the  alternate  half  of  the  semester  the  student  is 
enrolled  in  professional  courses. 

For  fifteen  years  (1925-40)  the  Department  of  Educa- 
tion conducted  a  summer  demonstration  school,  in  which 
practical  experience  was  provided  for  future  teachers.  For 
nearly' 20  years,  beginning  in  1925,  an  annual  conference 
on  education  was  conducted  in  the  fall.  Since  1923  large 
numbers  of  teachers  in  training  and  in  service  have  at- 
tended the  Summer  School. 

For  a  quarter  of  a  century  the  Bucknell  Department 
of  Education  has  concerned  itself  with  providing  advanced 
training  for  teachers,  counselors  and  school  administrators. 
This  special  service  was  started  before  public  schools  in 
Pennsylvania  and  adjoining  states  were  emphasizing  the 
Master's  degree  as  important  in  the  training  of  teachers. 
Therefore,  when  the  State  Department  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion began  to  set  up  advanced  training  requirements  for 
administrators  and  counselors  as  well  as  to  encourage 
secondary  school  teachers  to  take  graduate  work,  this  in- 
stitution had  a  program  in  operation.  Since  1932  Buck- 
nell has  been  one  of  a  small  group  of  Pennsylvania  uni- 
versities approved  for  the  training  of  principals  and  sup- 
erintendents of  schools. 

While  the  Department  of  Education  confines  itself 
mainly  to  training  teachers,  counselors  and  administrators 
for  public  schools,  many  of  whom  have  distinguished 
themselves,  the  academic  departments  of  the  University 
have  trained  numerous  college  presidents,  professors  and 
scholars  engaged  in  research. 

Guidance  Conference 


Brings  Leaders 


The  annual  Conference  on  Guidance  this  summer 
covered  two  full  days,  twice  as  much  time  as  previously. 
Leaders  included  Harry  A.  Jager,  chief,  occupational  in- 
formation and  guidance,  U.  S.  Office  of  Education;  R. 
Floyd  Cromwell,  supervisor  of  high  school  instruction, 
Maryland  State  Department  of  Education ;  and  Harvey 
A.  Heintzelman,  director  of  guidance,  Pennsylvania  State 
Department  of  Public  Instruction.  Of  the  40  additional 
participants  in  the  program  many  were  former  Bucknell 
graduate  students  in  the  guidance  field. 

Timely  luncheon  addresses  were  given  by  James  Dean, 
long  a  member  of  the  "Flying  Tigers"  in  the  Far  East, 
and  Dr.  Robert  T.  Oliver,  head  of  the  Department  of 
Speech  at  Pennsylvania  State  College  and  Korean  expert 
in  the  U.  S.  State  Department.  Dr.  Oliver  thrilled  his 
audience  with  his  vivid  picture  of  the  Korean  situation 
and  depressed  them  with  the  tale  of  how  the  United  States 
had  "missed  the  boat"  in  that  area. 

Dr.  Oliver  will  be  remembered  by  many  Bucknellians 
of  the  late  '30's  as  .professor  of  speech  at  Bucknell.  (See 
his  speech  on  another  page  of  this  magazine.) 


Larison  Gets  Face-Lifting 

The  White  House  may  be  larger  but  the  face-lifting 
being  done  on  the  Executive  Mansion  can  be  no  more 
thorough  than  that  given  Larison  Hall  during  the  sum- 
mer. The  building  was  completely  gutted,  a  fourth  floor 
was  added  and  the  entire  structure  was  made  fireproof — 
only  the  outside  walls  remain  unchanged.  The  building 
is  several  feet  higher  and — this  choice  item  is  the  finale  of 
our  tale — the  entrance  has  been  modernized.  Come  and 
see  it ! 

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Class  Reunions 


1895 

Of  the  24  men  and  women  who  were  graduated  in 
1895,  11  are  still  living.  Of  this  number  the  following 
four  enjoyed  their  55th  reunion  in  the  Women's  College 
Sun  Parlor:  Ezra  Allen,  De  Land,  Fla ;  G,  C.  L.  Riemer, 
Kutztown ;  Frank  M.  Simpson,  Lewisburg,  and  B.  Meade 
Wagenseller,  Selinsgrove. 

Dr.  Reimer  gave  in  brief  the  contents  of  letters  from 
Allen,  Simpson,  and  Wagenseller,  as  well  as  of  the  letters 
from  W.  T.  Harris,  Philadelphia ;  Frank  W.  Jackson, 
Montclair,  N.  J.;  Franklin  I.  Sigmund,  Mickleton,  N.  J., 
and  Bromley  Smith,  Kewanna,  Ind.  He  had  not  received 
word  from  Dr.  P.  B.  Cregar,  Plainfield,  N.  J.;  W.  A. 
Kauli'man,  Wappinger  Falls,  N.  Y. ;  nor  W.  T.  Paullin, 
San  Mateo,  Calif. 

As  a  whole,  the  Class  of  '95  has  been  of  marked  service 
to  man  in  teaching,  business,  preaching,  medicine,  and  the 
law.  In  fact,  a  few  of  them  approaching  eighty  are  still 
working  though  with  reduced  schedules. 

The  presence  of  Edward  M.  Greene  x'95,  Huntingdon, 
was  greatly  appreciated,  as  were  the  greetings,  brought  in 
person,  of  President  Horace  Hildreth. — G.  C.  L.  Riemer. 

1900 

The  50th  Reunion  of  the  Class  of  1900  has  become 
past  history  but  the  memory  of  it  will  remain  for  a  long 
time  in  the  minds  of  those  who  were  present.  Nine  had 
received  from  Dr.  Harris  their  diplomas  on  that  memor- 
able day  in  June,  1900.  Happily,  our  number  was  in- 
creased to  19  by  the  presence  of  wives,  children  and  a 
few  x's. 

As  guests  of  the  University,  whose  hospitality  we  ap- 
preciated greatly,  we  were  served  a  delicious  luncheon  at 
12 :3C  on  Saturday,  June  10,  in  the  Men's  Dining  Hall. 
The  time  passed  very  quickly  while  we  were  recalling 
events  of  50  years  ago,  hearing  about  children  and  grand- 
children, being  "flashed"  by  a  photographer,  etc.  It  was 
suggested  we  send  a  telegran:  to  Dr.  Charles  E.  Bunnell 
in  College,  Alaska,  who  has  been  ill.  He  is  the  most  re- 
mote of  all  our  members,  so  could  not  be  present.  What 
a  thrill  it  would  have  been,  had  we  been  able  to  contact  all 
who  were  not  present !  Those  who  have  been  called  to  the 
Great  Beyond  were  sadly  missed ! 

The  members  present  were :  Marion  Carringer,  Joseph 
Deppen,  Mrs.  Frank  Emery  (Gertrude  Roos),  George 
Grim,  Anna  Judd,  Rush  Kress,  with  his  wife  and  two 
children.  Dr.  Drew  Sherwood  and  wife,  Mrs.  R.  G.  Slifer 
(Edna  Shires),  and  Clarence  Weymouth.  The  x's  present 
were:  Dr.  Harry  Thornton  and  wife,  Ralph  Savidge  and 
his  wife,  and  Reverend  Edwin  Comrey  and  his  wife. 
Many  others  replied  they  would  enjoy  being  present  but 
because  of  distance  or  illness  of  themselves  or  family  could 
not  be  with  us  in  person,  but  were  in  spirit  and  sent  greet- 
ings. Thus  another  class  has  been  promoted  to  the 
Emeritus  Group — an  honor  we  should  all  cherish  ! 

■ — Edna  Shires  Slifer. 

1905 

A  meeting  of  the  class  on  the  terrace  of  the  home  of 
Mrs.  Edith  Kelly  Fetherston  on  Market  Street  was  con- 
tinued in  the  ballroom.  From  here  the  group  went  through 
the  house  and  viewed  Edith's  paintings. 

From  the  Fetherstons'  the  class  went  to  the  Lewis- 
burg Inn  for  limch.    Joe  Bittenbender  insisted  on  footing 
all  the  bills,  including  the  class  picture. 
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Don  McCain,  who  telegraphed  best  wishes,  and  John 
Smiley  were  in  agreement  with  several  other  class  mem- 
bers, who  proposed  that  a  meeting  be  held  every  year 
rather  than  every  live  years.  Joe  Bittenbender  invited  the 
class  to  his  farm  (some  say  it's  an  estate)  next  year.  This 
should  help  to  bring  a  crowd. 

Harold  Lesher  proposed  that  to  the  next  quinquennial 
reunion  class  members  bring  entire  families,  including 
grandchildren,  rather  than  just  husbands  and  wives.  Mem- 
bers of  the  Institute  class  seemed  to  have  as  good  a  time 
as  college  classmates.  Edith  Fetherston  thought  the 
younger  (Institute)  people  made  the  rest  feel  a  little 
younger. 

Mrs.  Fetherston  presided  at  the  meeting.  She  gave 
everyone  copies  of  letters  and  telegrams  from  absent  class- 
mates. Each  person  read  aloud  a  letter  or  telegram  from 
an  absent  classmate  and  followed  it  by  a  story  of  his  own 
life  since  leaving  college. 

Those  who  attended  the  reunion  were :  Nellie  E. 
Johnson,  Mr.  and  Airs.  Harold  Lesher  and  son,  Mrs.  Dor- 
othy Walls  McCormick  and  husband  Harry  McCormick 
x'04,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  S.  Bittenbender,  Mrs.  Feme  Brad- 
dock  Stevenson  and  husband  E.  T.  Stevenson  '04,  Mrs. 
Margaret  Stoughton  Meyer,  Mrs.  Edith  Kelly  Fetherston 
and  husband  John  T.  Fetherston,  Mrs.  Blanche  Stoner 
Wood,  Dr.  Elizabeth  B.  Meek,  W.  W.  Portser  and  Mrs. 
Martha  Wolfe  Kalp. 

1910 

What  the  1910  class  lacked  in  numbers  at  its  40th  re- 
union it  made  up  in  enthusiasm,  for  the  get-together 
luncheon  on  Saturday  in  the  women's  dining  hall  and  the 
subsequent  gathering  in  the  adjacent  reception  rooms  were 
full  of  reminiscences  and  interest. 

Only  16  of  the  original  87  graduates  were  there,  some 
of  whom  are  always  on  hand  when  reunion  year  rolls 
around.  Paul  Abraham  and  Emily  Lane  Yoder,  president 
and  secretary  of  the  class,  were  there  to  greet  everyone. 
Hugh  Roser,  Homer  Kresge  and  his  wife  (Mary  Steven- 
son, Music  '10,),  Robert  Saylor,  Weaver  Pangburn,  Sara 
W^ay,  Mrs.  Winnie  Dickson  Hardgrove,  Mildred  Gathers, 
George  Street,  Phares  Hertzog,  Mabel  Christian  Jury, 
(Music  '10),  John  Bank,  Hope  Sterner,  and  George 
("Spider")  Case  all  trekked  back  to  renew  acquaintance 
and  memories  ;  and  letters  from  many  other  class  members 
helped  to  make  it  a  real  occasion.  Husbands,  wives,  and 
a  class  daughter  brought  to  25  the  number  who  sat  down 
to  lunch.  We  missed  Billy  Gatehouse,  who  was  forced  to 
pass  up  our  reunion  for  the  first  time  in  class  history,  and 
the  Sholls — Helen  and  Gurney — who  were  prevented  by 
illness  from  their  usual  attendance. 

A  sad  note  was  injected  when  word  of  the  death  of 
Frank  Painter  on  June  9  was  brought  to  us  at  lunch,  but 
it  was  a  source  of  real  satisfaction  to  know  that  "Abe" 
would  stop  at  the  Painter  home  on  his  way  back  to  Greens- 
burg  and  carry  to  Mrs.  Painter  and  the  family  the 
sympathy  of  all  present. 

The  closing  thoughts  that  seemed  to  dominate  were 
that  we  were  heartily  sorry  for  all  who  had  not  been  able" 
to  be  with  us,  that  we  had  missed  them,  that  we'd  all  try 
to  return  for  our  45th  and  would  hope  that  those  not  with 
us  at  this  reunion  would  surely  come  to  the  next  one. — 

Mildred  Gathers. 

1915 

The  Class  of  1915  met  in  their  seventh  regular  reunion 
on  Saturday,  Jtme  10.  1950.  in  the  dining-room  in  Hunt 
Hall.  The  class  itself  was  represented  by  15  members  in 
full  standing.  The  dinner  party  had  a  total  count  of  28. 
Although  we  did  not  have  the  largest  representation  of  the 

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reunion  classes,  we  doubtless  had  the  greatest  amount  of 
spirit. 

Following  the  dinner  party  we  adjourned  to  the  home 
of  President  Clair  Groover,  where  we  spent  a  very  en- 
joyable hour  reminiscing  and  gi\'ing  reports  of  our  ac- 
tivities. During  this  session  the  previous  year's  officers 
were  reelected. 

Interesting  sidelights  :  Jack  Wingert,  who  is  a  chemist 
for  the  Pennsylvania  R.  R.  at  Altoona,  claims  a  record  of 
some  kind  when  he  boasts  that  he  is  working  at  the  only 
job  he  ever  had  since  graduation. 

T.  B.  Williams  reports  that  four  of  his  progeny  ha\'e 
graduated  from  Bucknell,  three  of  them  having  been  in 
attendance  at  one  time.  Of  the  four,  two  have  earned 
their  master's  degrees  and  one  is  a  member  of  Phi  Beta 
Kappa.    That's  a  record  for  any  class  to  shoot  at. 

Lucy  E.  Grif^n  was  introduced  to  the  members  present 
and  in  a  few  remarks  made  such  an  impression  that  she 
was  voted  honorary  membership  in  the  Class  of  '15. 

The  following  members  were  registered :  President 
Clair  Groover,  Rudolph  Peterson,  George  A.  Irland,  Jack 
Wingert,  T.  B.  Williams,  Ethel  Galloway  Reitz,  Helen 
Eede  McOuay,  William  H.  Schuyler,  Emma  E.  Dillon, 
Ed  Pangburn,  Erie  M.  Topham,  W.  T.  Windsor,  W.  S. 
Crouse,  A.  J.  Clark,  and  J.  B.  Bates. 

Plans  are  already  under  way  for  our  next  reunion  in 
1955,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  there  may  be  a  great  many 
more  of  our  class  who  may  find  it  possible  to  be  with  us. 

—J.  B.  Bates. 

1920 

At  its  first  real  reunion  in  its  thirty  years,  the  Class  of 
1920  turned  out  33  strong  and  brought  as  many  wives 
and/or  husbands  and  children  to  produce  the  happiest  oc- 
casion of  the  class  since  Dr.  Flunt  handed  out  the  diplomas. 
Before  and  after  the  excellent  dinner  in  the  Women's  Col- 
lege, the  folks  visited  with  each  other,  renewing  the  friend- 
ly ties  which  had  held  them  together  through  the  cloudy 
days  of  World  War  I  and  the  aftermath  which  proved 
that  this  crowd  were  not  despairing  members  of  the  Lost 
Generation  but  energetic  business  and  professional  people. 

Those  present  were :  Robert  K.  Bell,  Joseph  D.  Dent, 
Dorothy  Villinger  Dimlich,  Stephen  F.  Dimlich,  Lewis  A. 
Eaton,  Francis  L.  C.  Fleikes,  Thomas  J.  S.  Heim,  Mrs. 
Martha  Achenbach  Heller,  John  Flendren,  Morris  D. 
Flooven,  Evan  W.  Ingram,  Miller  Alanson  Johnson, 
Llewellyn  Jones,  Lester  E.  Lighton,  Andrew  R.  Mathie- 
son,  James  A.  Pangburn,  Hayes  L.  Person,  Luetta  Wag- 
ner Person,  Henry  Clay  Reed,  Mrs.  Helen  Bodine  Rhodes, 
William  J.  Rolfe,  Mrs.  Anna  Sterling  Roseman,  Mrs. 
Arbutus  Harner  Schuyler,  Anthony  A.  Schwenkler,  Mrs. 
Kathryn  Glover  Shoemaker,  William  E.  C.  "Doc"  Speare, 
Roy  D.  Snyder,  Robert  B.  Smith,  Paul  Stolz,  Harold  A. 
Stewart,  Mrs.  Helen  Reed  Vial,  Harry  R.  Warfel. 

• — Harry  R.  Warfel. 

1925 

June  10,  1950,  will  go  down  in  the  archives  of  Buck- 
nell University  as  commemorating  the  greatest  event  for 
the  Class  of  1925  since  their  day  of  graduation.  Not  only 
was  it  a  milestone  to  the  members  of  that  class  but  also 
to  Bucknell,  because  it  was  probably  the  largest  25th  re- 
union ever  held  by  any  class  in  the  history  of  the  Uni- 
versity. 

Under  guidance  of  its  president,  Clair  G.  Spangler, 
and  his  committee,  no  stones  were  left  unturned  to  make 
the  event  pleasant  and  entertaining.  The  letters  and  ad- 
vance propaganda  which  flooded  the  mails  to  the  class 
members  the  past  year  certainly  reaped  rewards,  because 
101  members  and  guests  were  present. 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


The  weather  was  rather  warm  and  the  morning  started 
out  with  a  few  scattered  showers,  but  by  noon  the  skies 
were  clear  and  a  jubilant  crowd  had  gathered  to  renew  old 
acquaintances.  Registration  was  held  in  Roberts  Hall  and 
was  ably  handled  by  Mrs.  Spangler,  the  wife  of  our  presi- 
dent. The  members  of  the  class  were  given  a  two-inch 
badge  with  a  window  name-plate  to  wear.  In  the  cases  of 
married  women  the  name  was  that  of  the  present  marital 
status  with  the  maiden  name  in  parentheses.  All  guests 
were  given  tags  with  their  names.  By  this  badge-and-tag 
method  of  identification  it  was  very  easy  to  distinguish 
members  from  guests.  The  registration  was  made  rather 
easy  because  in  the  cases  where  reservations  were  made  m 
advance  these  badges  and  tags  were  prepared  by  our  presi- 


dent's office  staft'  in  Reading. 


Large  placards,  designating  the  place  of  registration, 
assembly  and  luncheon,  had  been  posted  on  the  various 
buildings  on  the  campus  and  town  and  were  very  helpful 
to  the  members.  This  was  another  factor  which  helped 
to  make  our  reunion  a  success. 

At  12:15  we  assembled  at  the  Presbyterian  Church  on 
Market  Street,  where,  under  the  large  elm  trees  protect- 
ing us  from  the  hot  sun,  we  enjoyed  a  fruit  punch  which 
had  been  concocted  by  George  Faint,  a  member  of  the 
committee.  Here  everyone  relaxed,  old  times  were  re- 
lived and  a  picture  was  taken. 

At  1:15  we  went  to  the  Hotel  Lewisburger,  where  the 
large  dining  room  was  ready  for  us.  The  tables  were  ap- 
propriately decorated  with  flowers  and  at  each  place  was  a 
souvenir  napkin  and  a  program.  In  the  center  of  the  head 
table  was  a  large  birthday  cake  decorated  with  the  class 
numerals.  After  we  had  assembled,  the  Reverend  Kenneth 
L.  Cober  '24,  husband  of  one  of  our  members,  was 
asked  to  lead  in  the  convocation,  after  which  the  assembly 
remained  a  minute  in  silence  during  which  an  appropriate 
poem  was  read  in  memory  of  the  '25  classmates  who  had 
passed  on.  A  delicious  luncheon  of  turkey  and  all  the 
trimmings  was  served  efficiently  by  the  hotel,  and  those 
present  announced  that,  from  the  gastronomical  stand- 
point, the  reunion  was  a  success.  The  president  called 
for  the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  past  meeting,  which 
were  approved  by  acclamation. 

At  the  completion  of  the  luncheon,  the  assembly  was 
called  to  order  by  President  Spangler,  who  made  a  few 
brief  remarks  in  which  he  expressed  his  appreciation  for 
the  class'  cooperation  in  making  this  reunion  such  a  suc- 
cess. He  also  thanked  the  committee  for  their  untiring 
eft'orts  during  the  past  three  months.  Communications 
were  read  from  many  members  of  the  class  who  wished 
to  be  remembered  to  those  present  and  sent  their  regrets 
for  not  being  able  to  be  there. 

George  Faint  brought  up  for  discussion  the  subject 
of  a  scholarship  fund  in  the  name  of  the  Class  of  '25.  This 
would  be  made  available  for  students  coming  to  Bucknell 
University.  The  opinion  of  those  present  was  that  it  is  a 
\-ery  good  suggestion  and  they  urged  that  the  members 
contribute  sums  of  money  to  this  fund  at  their  convenience. 
This  should  be  done  through  George  at  the  Registrar's 
Office.  At  this  point,  the  presiding  officer  called  for  nomi- 
nation of  officers  for  the  next  five  years.  By  acclamation, 
Clair  G.  Spangler  was  re-elected  president ;  Phoebe  Rein- 
hart,  vice-president ;  George  Faint,  secretary-treasurer, 
and  Reverend  William  D.  Golightly,  reporter.  Clair 
asked  Phoebe  to  present  the  prizes  and  the  following  re- 
ceived the  awards  oft'ered :  Myron  Brognard,  who  had 
traveled  all  the  way  from  California  to  be  in  Lewisburg 
for  June  10,  won  the  prize  of  an  album  of  Bucknell  Glee 
Club  records  for  the  person  coming  the  farthest.  Ruth 
Grove  Anderson,  George  Faint,  and  Dr.  Roy  Nicodemus 
tied  for  the  person  present  having  the  largest  number  of 
children;  each  of  them  boasted  four.     All  were  awarded 

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BISONS  PREPARE  FOR  FALL  ASSIGNMENTS 

Lafayette  Will  Be  Homecoming  Opponent 


44  Gridders  Report 

While  mapping  plans  for  the  1950  foot- 
ball season,  Coach  Harry  Lawrence  and 
aides  Jack  Guy  and  Herb  Maack  kept  posted 
on  the  international  developments.  The 
Korean  conflict  threatened  to  take  its  toll 
on  Bucknell's  veteran  squad. 

Although  Coach  Lawrence  considers  the 
1950  schedule  one  of  the  most  difficult  the 
Bisons  have  faced  in  a  number  of  years,  he 
was  not  toting  a  cr\-ing  towel  so  often  re- 
garded as  standard  gear  with  football  men- 
tors. 

"If  none  of  the  boys  are  called  into  the 
armed  forces,  we'll  do  a  lot  of  scoring  and 
a  lot  of  gaining,"  Lawrence  predicted.  "We 
have  that  type  of  club,  BUT  that  doesn't 
mean  we'll  score  more  touchdowns  and 
gain  more  yards  than  the  opponents." 

In  other  words,  the  head  man  was  not 
perched  on  a  limb,  but  did  forecast  another 
year  of  wide-open  football,  with  the  winner 
needing  more  than  two  touchdowns  to  feel 
at  ease  before  the  final  gun.  That's  the  type 
of  football  the  Bisons  played  last  fall  when 
they  averaged  27  points  per  game  while 
winning  six  of  eight  contests. 

There  will  be  nothing  conservative  about  Bucknell 
football,  except  the  pigskin  itself.  The  ball  will  still  be 
egg-shaped,  with  laces  on  one  side  and  capable  of  taking 
funny  bounces,  the  kind  that  had  Orange  and  Blue  rooters 
on  the  edges  of  their  seats  last  year  during  those  13-7,  20- 
19,  34-33  and  21-14  thrill-packed  engagements. 

Returning  from  the  1949  squad  are  20  lettermen,  10 
others  with  varsity  experience  and  14  sophomores.  Gone 
are  eight  who  held  first-team  positions  in  last  year's  pla- 
toon setup  and  a  halfback  who  was  being  groomed  for  a 
lead  role.  The  halfback,  Jack  McAIahon,  who  was  side- 
lined in  1949  because  of  an  injury,  lost  his  right  foot  in  a 
highway  accident  this  summer. 

Team  morale,  which  zoomed  like  a  skyrocket  during 
the  winning  term  last  fall,  will  be  very  good.  The  grid- 
ders are  not  over-confident  but  have  more  than  enough 
self-reliance  to  assure  Bucknell  followers  of  a  team  that 
will  never  quit.  W'hen  behind  in  the  scoring,  the  Bisons 
will  have  that  certain  something  that  separates  good  teams 
from  mediocre  teams. 


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BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY  1950 

VARSITY    FOOTBALL    SCHEDULE 

Home 

*Sept.  23  —  Gettysburg 8  :30  P.  M. 

Oct.     7  — Lehigih     2:00P.M. 

hOct.   28  — Lafayette     .■ 2:00  P.M. 

Nov.    4  —  N.  Y.  U 2 :00  P.  M. 

Away 

*Sept.  30  —  Muhlenberg    AUentown 

*Oct.    14  — W.  &  J Washington 

Oct.    21  ■ —  Colgate  Hamilton 

Nov.    11  —  Temple  Philadelphia 

Nov.   18  —  Delaware   Wilmington 

*night  games         h — Homecoming. 


THE  BIG  THREE — Herb   Maack,   Harry   Lawrence  and  Jack   Guy. 


Council  Adopts  New  Ticket  Policy 

The  Athletic  Council  is  ottering  a  new  plan  this  year 
for  the  sale  of  Homecoming  football  tickets. 

As  is  customary,  the  center  section  on  the  home  side 
of  the  field  will  be  set  aside  for  sale  to  trustees,  faculty, 
administration  and  early  mail  orders. 

In  past  years,  blocks  of  tickets  were  placed  on  reserve 
for  organizations  and  groups  at  the  Athletic  Office.  With 
the  limited  number  of  reserved  seats  available,  it  was 
necessar}-  to  assign  some  organizations  and  groups  to  the 
visitor's  side  of  the  field. 

To  eliminate  the  definite  assignment  of  groups  and  to 
give  the  early  ticket  purchaser  the  choice  seats,  the  Ath- 
letic Council  is  inaugurating  a  first-come,  first-served  pol- 
icy. Groups  can  still  obtain  blocks  of  tickets,  but  these  re- 
quests must  be  accompanied  by  cash  or  check.  Groups  will 
be  given  the  best  seats  available  at  the  time  of  order. 

Students'  exchange  for  Homecoming  tickets  will  open 
October  9;  therefore.  Alumni  who  desire  choice  seats 
should  forward  checks  as  soon  as  possible,  preferably  be- 
fore October  9. 

In  addition  to  Homecoming,  an  unusually  large  crowd 
is  anticipated  for  the  season  opener  Saturday  night,  Sep- 
tember 23,  with  Gettysburg  College.  Individual  seats  are 
also  reserved  for  this  game.  Reser\-ed  seat  tickets  are 
$2.50  for  Homecoining  and  $2.00  for  the  Gettysburg, 
Lehigh  and  New  York  University  games.  Make  checks 
payable  to  the  Bucktiel!  Athletic  Council. 


14 


Booters  Seek  4th  District  Title 

An  eight-game  schedule  has  been  announced  for  Buck- 
nell's soccer  team,  winner  of  district  honors  for  the  past 
three  seasons. 

Highlighting  the  campaign  will  be  non-league  tussles 
at  home  with  Penn  State  and  Temple.  The  booters,  who 
bowed  to  Swarthmore  in  the  Middle  .\tlantic  Conference 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


play-off  last  fall,  will  also  entertain  \\'ashington  College, 
Gett3'sburg  and  Western  Maryland. 

The  schedule : 

October  7,  Penn  State  (morning);  13,  ^^'ashington  ; 
21,  Johns  Hopkins,  away;  27,  Gettysburg;  November  4, 
Western  Maryland  (morning)  ;  8,  Franklin  and  Marshall, 
away;  11,  Temple;  and  17,  Delaware,  awa}-. 

Four  Night  Contests  for  Freshmen 

Bucknell's  football  stars  of  tomorrow,  the  1950  fresh- 
man team,  will  play  a  schedule  of  five  games,  including 
four  billed  as  night  engagements  in  Memorial  Stadium. 

The  Baby  Bisons  will  oppose  Lock  Haven,  Penn  State, 
Franklin  and  Marshall,  and  Temple  under  the  home  arc- 
lights. 

The  schedule : 

October  13,  Lock  Haven ;  20,  Penn  State ;  26,  Gettys- 
burg, away ;  November  3,  Franklin  and  Marshall ;  and  10, 
Temple. 

Bison  Club  to  Continue  Roundup 

Are  you  among  the  Alumni  who  will  receive  a  quarter- 
by-quarter  account  of  Bucknell  football  games  this  fall? 

If  you  are  the  owner  of  a  Bison  Club  pin — one  free  of 
tarnish  caused  by  unpaid  dues — you  are  on  the  mailing 
list  for  weekly  reports  direct  from  the  Bison  camp.  Bison 
Club  members  help  back  the  intercollegiate  athletic  pro- 
gram and  are  the  only  ones  who  receive  game  summaries 
following  each  of  the  football  encounters. 

To  avoid  disappointment,  check  now  to  see  if  you  have 
"1950"  stamped  on  your  dues  card.  In  case  3-ou  never 
made  application  for  membership.  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis  will 
greet  your  check  with  open  palms.  There  are  no  box  tops, 
no  poems  to  write,  just  forward  your  check  or  money 
order.    It's  as  simple  as  all  that. 

Dues  for  Alumni  in  the  million-dollar  bracket — those 
who  have  been  out  in  the  business  world  for  five  years  or 
more — is  SIO  annually.  Youngsters  who  belong  to  Class 
of  1946,  '47  or  '48  pay  S5,  but  don't  get  jealous.  They 
soon  become  millionaires  under  club's  five-year  plan.  Buck- 
nellians  of  1949  and  "50  only  have  to  scrape  S2  oft"  the  pile. 

Dr.  Davis  will  be  waiting  to  hear  from  you.  Then  you 
will  be  hearing  from  the  Bison  Club,  not  only  weekly  dur- 
ing football  season,  but  monthly  during  the  remainder  of 
the  school  year  as  well. 

An3'body  who  wants  to  hoard  dues  cards  can  do  so 
without  fear  of  nasty  glares  from  Dr.  Davis  or  Club 
President  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts.  Hoarders  can  get  an  un- 
limited number  of  cards  for  SIO  each. 


Grid  Foes  Foresee 


Improved  Squads 


All  of  Bucknell's  football  opponents  report  in  an  opti- 
mistic vein  this  fall,  indicating  that  the  Bisons  will  face 
strengthened  squads  from  the  opener  until  the  finale. 

Hurling  the  first  challenge  will  be  GETTYSBURG, 
that  troublesome  neighbor  that  holds  three  consecutive 
triumphs  over  B.  U.  The  heart-pounding  34-33  game  of 
last  year  almost  assures  one  of  the  largest  opening-night 
crowds  in  the  history  of  Memorial  Stadium.     This  is  the 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


one  that  the  Bisons  have  been  pointing  for  since  they 
pulled  out  of  Gettysburg  last  November. 

Like  Bucknell,  the  Battlefielders  will  have  20  letter- 
men  on  hand  this  year,  including  Dwight  Speaker,  elusive 
halfback  who  ran  like  a  hopped-up  rabbit  in  the  1949  ex- 
travaganza. Also  being  counted  on  for  the  Saturday 
night,  September  23,  encounter  here  are  stars  from  an 
undefeated  freshman  squad. 

The  following  Saturday  night,  September  30,  the 
Bisons  travel  to  Allentown  to  meet  a  MUHLENBERG 
eleven  that  has  been  heralded  as  "a  hustling  fighting  team 
that  will  make  their  followers  proud  in  even.-  game." 
Aluhlenberg  can  start  an  all-veteran  lineup. 

Dad's  Day  will  be  Saturday  afternoon,  October  7, 
when  LEHIGH  will  pay  its  first  visit  to  Memorial  Sta- 
dium since  1928.  Regarded  as  perhaps  the  strongest  op- 
ponent on  the  schedule,  Lehigh  will  be  shooting  for  an- 
other 6  and  3  season.  Leading  the  way  will  be  Dick 
Gabriel,  who  last  year  led  all  Eastern  backs  in  scoring 
with  96  points  and  in  rushing  with  1,023  yards. 

After  Lehigh,  the  Bisons  take  to  the  road  for  two 
weeks,  invading  WASHINGTON  AND  JEFFERSON 
for  a  night  test,  October  14,  and  COLGATE,  October  21. 
W.  and  J.  will  be  under  new  leadership,  so  the  Presidents 
will  have  a  new  system  as  well  as  improved  spirit  this 
year. 

The  meeting  with  Colgate  will  find  the  Bisons  oppos- 
ing another  of  the  East's  great  running  backs.  Alan  Egler 
is  THE  man  in  the  Red  Raider  camp,  finishing  second  in 
Eastern  rushing  statistics  and  earning  Ail-American  con- 
siderations. 

LAFAYETTE  and  Maurice  "Clipper"  Smith  will  be 
here  for  Homecoming  October  28.  The  Leopards  have 
been  boasting  about  not  one  but  two  oft'ensive  backfields. 
Coach  Smith  reportedly  has  other  surprises  up  his  sleeve 
along  with  a  70-man  squad.  Gordon  Fleming,  the  number- 
four  man  in  Eastern  ground-gaining  last  fall,  will  be  the 
man  to  watch. 

NEW^  YORK  UNR'ERSITY  returns  to  Memorial 
Stadium  November  4  for  another  crack  at  the  Bisons.  The 
Violets  came  within  four  vards  of  tying  the  score  here  in 
the  dying  moments  last  year  and  will  be  a  top-notch  attrac- 
tion for  the  second  annual  Scout  Day  game.  N.  Y.  U.  has 
a  new  coach,  Hugh  Devore,  and  a  new  athletic  policy. 

The  remaining  two  games  \\-ill  be  on  the  road,  with  the 
Bisons  opposing  Temple  in  an  afternoon  game  November 
11  at  Philadelphia  and  Delaware  November  18  at  ^^'il- 
mington,  Delaware.     Both  have  veteran  squads. 

That's  the  general  picture  of  the  opponents.  There 
are  no  softies,  and  that's  the  wav  the  Bisons  want  it. 


BISON  CLUB  MEMBERSHIP 

I  hereby  apply   for  membership  in   The  Bison 
Club  of  Bucknell  Universit}^  at  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  and 

remit  herewith   dollars, 

as  my  dues  for  1950. 

DATE  SIGNED 

ADDRESS 

yiake  check  payable  to  The  Bison  Club  of  Bucknell 
University  and  mail  to  Secretary  of  the  Bison  Club 
at  the  college. 


Class  Reunions 

(Continued  from  Page  11) 

Waterman  ball  point  pens.  George  came  again  for  another 
prize,  a  set  of  eight  coasters,  for  the  class  member  having 
the  largest  number  of  grandchildren.  Frank  Jones  won  a 
Waterman  ball  point  pen  for  having  the  largest  number 
of  his  family  at  the  reunion,  these  being  his  wife  and  three 
children.  To  climax  the  prize-giving,  Jacqueline  Cotner, 
four-year-old  daughter  of  Coral  Jack  Cotner,  won  the 
prize  of  a  scrapbook  for  being  the  youngest  person  present. 

The  2Sth  reunion  was  also  favored  by  having  as  guests 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Horace  Hildreth,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Davis, 
Dr.  Joseph  Henderson,  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
and  Russell  Boyer,  the  newly-elected  Alumni  member  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Dr.  Davis,  secretary  of  the  Alumni  Association,  made 
a  few  remarks  praising  the  class  for  this  large  turnout 
and  also  expressed  the  appreciation  of  the  Alumni  As- 
sociation for  the  way  in  which  the  Class  of  '25  has  re- 
ponded  to  the  giving  fund.  Dr.  Hildreth,  our  new  presi- 
dent, was  given  a  most  cordial  welcome.  He  expressed, 
in  a  few  words,  some  of  the  future  plans  for  Bucknell  and 
also  stated  his  belief  that  these  reunions  are  an  important 
feature  of  Commencement  weekend. 

Dr.  Henderson  brought  greetings  from  the  Board  to 
the  class  and  announced  the  good  news  that  ground  would 
be  broken  immediately  for  a  new  library. 

In  the  closing  moments  of  our  meeting,  all  the  mem- 
bers there  were  asked  to  give  an  account  of  themselves 
for  the  past  25  years.  Neither  time  nor  space  allows  for 
publishing  these  comments. 

There  being  no  further  business,  the  president  ad- 
journed the  meeting  until  our  30th  reunion  in  1955. 

• — Phoebe  M.  Reinhart. 

1930 

Twenty-four  members  and  four  guests  of  the  Class 
of  1930  enjoyed  a  reunion  luncheon,  held  at  the  Milton 
Country  Club  on  June  10  at  1  :30  p.  m.  It  was  indeed  a 
happy  occasion  for  these  former  Bucknell  enthusiasts  to 
gather  together  and  renew  old  acquaintances  and  discuss 
events  of  20  years  ago.  ("Bing"  Stevens  still  insists  it 
can't  have  been  that  long  ago  !)  Class  members  attending 
were:  Louise  Rinck  Voelker,  lames  A.  Voelker  (Drexel 
'28),  W.  S.  "Turk"  Jones  '29,  Reba  Decker  Hartman, 
Margaret  Schuyler  Atigustine,  Clara  Miles  Schreyer,  Sara 

B.  Jones  and  daughters  Jane  and  Sally,  Geraldine  C. 
Spurr,  Louise  W.  Reinhart,  Janet  Bingman  Meredith, 
Earle  H.  Meredith  (University  of  Delaware  '27),  George 
"Ollie"  Wagner,  Gertrude  Brooks  Emmitt,  William  C. 
Emmitt,  Christeen  Cornely,  Marlin  B.  Stephens,  Francis 

C.  Moerschbacher,  Malcolm  E.  Musser  '18,  Bob  Payne, 
Maynard  Henry,  Henry  Wadsworth,  Elizabeth  Figner, 
Marie  Walbert  Miller,  "Bunny"  Benson,  Mrs.  Benson,  and 
George  K.  James. 

The  genial  George  O.  Wagner  ("Ollie"  to  you  who 
knew  him  back  in  the  old  days!)  was  chairman  of  the 
event.  Ollie  is  a  prominent  attorney-at-law  in  Danville, 
and  due  to  his  efforts  the  reunion  was  a  success — but — we 
can't  imagine  where  all  the  rest  of  the  class  members 
were.  We  talked  of  many  of  you  and  wished  you  could 
be  with  us.  Five  years  from  now  will  be  the  25th  reunion 
year — how  about  marking  it  on  your  calendar  as  a  must 
for  1955.  The  president  of  the  Class  of  1930,  Henry 
Wadsworth,  gave  greetings  and  "Ollie"  then  introduced 
"Mai"  Musser  '18,  Bucknell  dean  of  men,  who  in  turn  ex- 
tended greetings  from  President  Hildreth  and  invited  all 
to  attend  the  reception  and  lawn  party  at  the  college  dur- 
ing the  afternoon  hours.  Each  of  the  class  members  then 
gave  his  or  her  name,  address  and  family  history — even 
16' 


to  dogs  and  cats !  Everyone  was  most  happy  to  greet 
"Lefty"  Tames,  head  coach  of  the  Cornell  football  team. 
We  ail  wish  Lefty  continued  success  and  will  root  hard 
for  him  and  Cornell. 

After  a  fine  luncheon  a  class  picture  was  taken  and 
many  promises  of  seeing  each  other  at  least  five  years 
hence  concluded  a  memorable  occasion  for  the  Class  of 
1930. —  Janet  Bingman  Meredith. 

1935 

Our  15th  reunion  was  disappointingly  small  but  great- 
ly enjoyed  by  those  who  were  able  to  attend.  There  were 
nine  members  and  two  guests  present,  which  made  it  easy 
for  everyone  to  meet  and  talk  with  everyone  else.  Many 
of  the  members  of  the  class  expressed  their  regrets  at  not 
being  able  to  attend,  among  them  Virginia  Hallett  Stevens, 
who  mentioned  her  family  of  three  sons ;  EUzabeth  Hyl- 
bert  Murphy,  who  lives  in  Denver  with  her  teacher-hus- 
band and  two  youngsters  :  the  Stu  Smiths  ( Edith  McCor- 
mick)  who  are  also  rearing  two:  and  Eleanor  Romberger 
Kramer,  who  mentioned  two  girls  and  two  boys — all  ex- 
cellent reasons  for  not  being  present.  Here's  hoping  that 
in  five  years  all  the  children  will  be  old  enough  to  stay  with 
grandmother  while  mother  and  dad  attend  our  20th  re- 
union. By  that  time  perhaps  D.  M.  Moody  can  take  time 
out  from  teaching  and  summer  travels  to  spend  Alumni 
Day  at  Bucknell  and  tell  us  about  some  of  the  interesting 
places  he  has  visited. 

Three  of  the  fellows  who  made  reservations  didn't 
appear  at  the  luncheon — George  Berry,  Jack  McFarland 
and  George  McGaughey.  Better  luck  next  time  !  In  fact, 
here's  wishing  better  luck  next  time  for  everyone  who  was 
unable  to  come  to  the  reunion.  Let's  all  put  forth  more 
efl:ort  in  1955  so  we  may  have  a  really  well-attended  20th 
reunion.  You'll  be  surprised  how  much  fun  it  can  be  to 
get  re-acquainted.     We'll  be  looking  for  you. 

— Metta  Farrington  Straley. 

1940 

AVe  regret  that  no  report  of  the  1940  Reunion  is 
available. — Ed. 

1945 

Members  of  the  Class  of  1945,  assembled  at  luncheon 
Saturday  afternoon,  June  11,  at  their  first  reunion  since 
graduation,  looked  around  at  their  representation  and 
wondered  aloud,  "Didn't  we  have  any  men  in  the  Class  of 
'45  ?"  We  vaguely  remember  that  there  were  men  in  those 
days,  but  since  none  put  in  an  appearance,  the  alumnae 
conversation  turned  to  budgets,  babies  and  general  remi- 
niscing of  a  more  feminine  nature. 

Forty-fivers  attending  the  luncheon  at  the  Men's  Din- 
ing Hall  included :  Anne  Kloss  Schnure,  84  Violet  St., 
Johnstown ;  Mary  Lou  Jenkins  Sirianni,  Hop  Bottom ; 
Ruth  E.  Reichenbacher,  Box  71,  Wyoming  Seminary, 
Kingston ;  Elsie  Wilson  Young,  625  Market  St.,  Lewis- 
burg :  Mildred  V.  Braun,  2434  Braddock  Ave.,  Pittsburgh 
18 :  Phoebe  Follmer,  132  West  High  St.,  Carlisle :  IMary 
E.  Follmer,  147  Park  Ave.,  Swarthmore :  Jean  P.  Wil- 
liams, 333  West  78th  St.,  New  York  24 ;  Lois  F.  Depuy,' 
1250  Denmark  Rd.,  Plainfield,  N.  J. ;  Helen  Wythes  Nai- 
mark,  11  Wilbur  St.,  Newark,  Del.;  Nancy  Woehling 
Moore,  Alden  Park  Manor,  Germantown ;  Elizabeth 
Doughty  Scanlan,  2615  Cherry  St.,  Toledo  8,  Ohio ;  Nancy 
E.  Patterson,  315  West  St.,  Bloomsburg. 

Among  the  occupations  represented  by  the  five-year 
alumnae  were :  personnel,  public  relations,  advertising, 
editor,  secretarial,  teaching,  and  "diaper  changer." 

We  were  13  in  number,  but  no  one  seemed  to  mind. 
Perhaps  no  one  noticed  it — until  now. — Nancy  E.  Pat- 
terson. 

september  1950 


Ellen   Clarke  Bertrand, 
for  whom  the  Library  is  named 


Architect's  Drawing  of  the  New  Lib;;ary 


BucknelTs  New  Library 

Harold  W.  Hayden,  Librarian 

Excavating  for  the  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library  be- 
gan on  June  21,  less  than  two  weeks  following  the  an- 
nouncement of  plans  for  its  construction.  The  building 
is  to  be  of  modified-Georgian  style  and  will  dominate  a 
new  quadrangle.  The  three-story  structure,  measuring 
approximately  lOO'xZOO',  will  cost  $750,000,  will  have  a 
capacity  of  40,000  volumes  and  will  seat  800  readers. 

The  basement  le\el  will  house  the  mechanical  and 
electrical  services,  four  classrooms,  visual  aids  department 
including  a  large  projection  room,  large  vault  and  open 
storage  room,  and  the  first  of  the  six  tiers  of  book  stacks. 

Entrance  to  the  main  floor  of  the  library  will  be  from 
the  ground  level.  To  the  right  of  the  entrance  will  be  the 
main  charging  desk  and  reserve  book  shelves.  The  circu- 
lation librarian's  office  will  have  a  clear  glass  partition  so 
that  the  desk  may  be  supervised  from  the  office.  The 
current  periodical  reading  room  will  be  back  of  this  office 
and  will  seat  between  40  and  50  readers.  Across  from 
the  charging  desk  and  to  the  left  of  the  main  entrance 
will  be  the  public  card  catalog,  the  librarian's  office,  the 
cataloging  department  and  work  rooms.  Directly  in  front 
of  the  entrance  and  across  the  main  lobby,  students  will 
enter  the  second  tier  of  book  stacks.  Beyond  the  stacks 
and  to  the  rear  of  the  building  is  the  main  reading  area. 
This  will  be  the  main  reference  floor  with  the  reference 
librarian  located  in  this  area.  On  the  first  mezzanine  or 
third  tier  of  the  stacks  will  be  located  individual  study  car- 
rells.  All  stacks  will  be  open  to  those  who  use  the  library. 
Toilet  rooms  for  both  men  and  women  are  located  on  the 
first  mezzanine. 

The  second  floor  houses  the  rare  book  and  treasure 
room,  exhibit  rooms,  browsing  room,  staff  rooms  with 
kitchenette,  music  room  and  seminar  rooms.  This  floor 
represents  the  fourth  tier  of  stacks  and  has  a  large  read- 
ing area  with  a  control  desk  similar  to  the  first  floor  read- 
ing area.  The  person  in  charge  on  this  floor  will  super- 
vise the  various  special  rooms  on  this  floor.     The  second 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


mezzanine  or  fifth  tier  of  stacks  will  be  equipped  with 
carrells  the  same  as  the  first  mezzanine. 

On  the  third  floor  or  sixth  tier  of  stacks  will  be  the 
faculty  studies  and  conference  rooms.  These  are  not  offices 
but  will  be  assigned  to  members  of  the  faculty  doing  seri- 
ous research  and  using  library  material. 

There  will  be  an  elevator  serving  all  stack  and  floor 
levels  as  well  as  an  electric  book  lift  located  near  the  main 
charging  desk. 

All  work  rooms  and  reading  areas  will  be  lit  with 
fluorescent  lighting.  Smaller  rooms  and  stack  areas  will 
have  incandescent  lights.  The  building  will  be  heated  and 
ventilated  by  a  forced  moist  air  system.  The  floors  in  the 
reading  areas  will  be  covered  with  rubber  tile  and  acous- 
tical treatment  will  be  given  the  ceilings  to  make  all  areas 
as  quiet  as  possible  for  serious  study.  Floor  coverings 
in  the  main  lobby  and  stafif  work  areas  will  be  asphalt  tile. 

By  the  use  of  color  in  the  various  reading  areas  and 
work  rooms  we  hope  to  give  a  note  of  individuality  to 
each  room  and  to  make  the  whole  library  an  attractive  and 
inviting  place  in  which  to  work.  It  is  impossible  to  over- 
estimate the  importance  to  the  University  of  this  new 
library  building  on  our  campus. 


Excavating  Begins 


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Club  Activities 


(Continued  from  Page  5) 

The  meeting  room  was  attractively  decorated  in  orange 
and  blue  and  filled  with  spring  flowers.  A  public  ad- 
dress system  was  set  up  and  played  recordings  of  the 
Bucknell  Men's  Glee  Club  as  members  arrived. 

Letters  of  congratulation  were  read  from  President 
Hildreth,  from  former  Presidents  Plerbert  L.  Spencer 
and  Arnaud  C.  Marts,  Dr.  R.  E.  Nicodemus,  president  of 
the  General  Alumni  Association,  and  Rush  H.  Kress  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Mr.  Krecs  in  his  letter  extended  an  invitation  to  all 
Long  Island  Alumni  to  attend  the  Bucknell  outing  which 
he  will  hold  at  his  estate  at  Ossining-on-the-LIudson,  New 
York,  on  Columbus  Day,  October  12. 

The  clul)  will  resume  its  activities  in  September. 

PHILADELPHIA 

The  evening  of  May  27  was  just  made  for  dancing — 
clear  and  a  bit  cool.  A  crowd  of  636  Philadelphia  Buck- 
nellians  and  their  friends  "tripped  the  light  fantastic"  at 
Merion  Cricket  Club  to  the  strains  of  Joe  Stern's  Col- 
legians. There  were  some  Vienna  waltzes  for  the  not-so- 
young  and  rhumbas  and  Charlestons  for  those  ageless 
couples.  For  all  there  was  fun  and  gaiety,  and  even  some 
chatter  about  the  good,  old  days  at  Bucknell. 

There  were  prizes,  too,  for  those  who  were  lucky — 
everything  from  a  radio  to  passes  for  the  latest  movies 
in  town. 

An  innovation  in  this  year's  dance  was  the  invitation 
extended  to  any  Bucknell  students  who  were  in  the  city 
to  attend  Philadelphia's  Annual  Spring  Dance.  All  that 
was  needed  for  admittance  was  a  student  activities  card. 
Twenty-two  couples  enjoyed  this  form  of  brotherly-love 
hospitality. 

Another  Philadelphia  party — another  evening  of  jollity 
and  good-fellowship. 

ST.   PETERSBURG 

The  Alumni  Club  of  St.  Petersburg,  Florida,  met 
for  a  picnic  supper  at  the  Lake  Maggiore  picnic 
grounds  on  Saturday,  May  20.  Following  a  delicious 
supper  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  com- 
ing year :  president,  Dr.  Amos  E.  Barton  '06 ;  first  vice- 
president,  Mrs.  Howard  L.  Headland  (Sarah  Walters 
'09)  ;  second  vice-president,  Dr.  Henry  T.  Colestock 
'96;  secretary-treasurer,  Mrs.  William  R.  Echard  (M. 
Kathryn  Clemens  '49)  ;  historian,  Mrs.  Henry  T.  Cole- 
stock  (Bertha  Wagner  x'16). 

The  group  is  proud  to  welcome  these  noted  Buck- 
nellians  to  our  state:  Dr.  Meyer  Nimkoff  to  Florida 
State  University,  and  Dr.  Gordon  Poteat,  who  now 
resides  in  Daytona  Beach. — Ruth  Stephens  Porter  '05, 
Secretary. 

SOUTHERN    NEW   JERSEY 

Following  is  a  list  of  officers  of  the  Alumni  Club  of 
Southern  New  Jersey  as  elected  May  5,  1950:  president, 
Donald  Sholl  '42 ;  vice-president,  Donald  W.  Glover  '41  ; 
treasurer,  Frances  Harris  '27 ;  recording  secretary,  Grace 
Collett  'Z9 ;  corresponding  secretary,  Gertrude  Dennis  '39. 

We  had  a  very  successful  meeting  on  May  5,  and  a  bit 
out  of  the  ordinary  for  this  club.  The  committee  felt  that 
we  would  like  to  put  on  a  gathering  that  wouldn't  cost  the 
Alumni  as  much  as  a  dinner  meeting,  so  we  availed  our- 
selves of  Mrs.  Manser's  kind  offer  and  held  open  house 
at  her  home.  Since  it  is  the  purpose  of  the  present  officers 
to  try  to  attract  the  recent  graduates,  we  are  bent  on  mak- 
18 


ing  our  meetings  as  inexpensive  as  possible,  what  with 
the  cost  of  catered  meals  and  added  cost  of  baby  sitters. 
About  80  Alumni  attended  and,  from  the  nature  of  the 
informal  gathering,  were  able  to  meet  and  talk  with 
President  Hildreth.  Lawrence  Scotti  '28  provided  for  us 
a  string  quintet  and  a  very  talented  soprano  from  among 
his  many  musical  friends.     Refreshments  were  served. 

You  win  note  that  Don  Sholl  as  president  brings  to 
three  the  Sholls  as  presidents  of  B.  U.  Alumni  clubs. 

SYRACUSE 

The  Syracuse  Alumni  Club  met  at  Drumliss  Country 
Club  on  March  31.  In  addition  to  having  a  social  time 
and  electing  officers,  the  group  did  some  looking  ahead. 
The  newly-elected  officers — Bill  Hasselberger  '42,  presi- 
dent ;  John  F.  Hummer  '08,  secretary ;  and  Robert  Thom- 
as '41,  treasurer — are  planning  a  big  Bucknell  Rally  at  the 
Colgate  Inn,  Hamilton,  New  York,  home  of  Colgate  Uni- 
versity, on  Saturday  evening,  October  21. 

This  is  the  date  of  the  Colgate-Bucknell  game  at 
Hamilton,  and  all  Bucknellians  in  New  York  State  or  any 
other  place  are  in\'ited  to  the  banquet.  Write  to  William 
F.  Hasselberger,  1518  Westmoreland  Ave.,  Syracuse,  New 
York,  for  details  as  to  price,  hour,  etc.  This  should  be  a 
great  party. 

TRENTON 

Joe  Quick  '38,  president  of  the  Trenton  Club,  reports 
plans  for  a  picnic  on  September  9.  The  affair  is  being 
held  early  so  that  all  persons  in  the  area  who  will  enter 
Bucknell  in  the  fall  may  attend. 

At  the  picnic  1950  football  schedules  will  be  handed 
out.  Good  idea,  Joe !  The  regular  fall  dinner  and  meet- 
ing will  be  held,  probably  in  November.  The  spring 
dinner  meeting  will  be  held  in  February,  near  the  Birthday. 

TRIPLE  CITIES   (N.  Y.) 

A  meeting  was  held  at  the  home  of  Douglas  W.  Burt 
x'42  on  Friday  evening,  April  28,  at  8  o'clock.  It  was 
called  by  Davis  Johnson,  Jr.  x'30  for  the  purpose  of  elect- 
ing a  new  slate  of  officers  and  planning  the  activities  for 
the  balance  of  1950.    The  new  officers  are  : 

President,  Herbert  W.Morreall,  Jr., '37  of  Binghamton  ; 
vice-president,  Laurence  G.  Welliver  'i7 ,  of  Binghamton ; 
vice-president,  Douglas  W.  Burt  x'42,  of  Endicott ;  Sec- 
retary-Treasurer, Sue  Atkins  '38,  581  Hooper  Road,  No. 
2,  Johnson  City,  N.  Y.. 

A  social  committee  was  appointed  consisting  of  the  fol- 
lowing persons  :  Chairman,  Francis  Fairchild  '33  ;  Wil- 
liam Work  '38,  Margaret  Jurgens,  Alex  Alexander  '43, 
and  William  C.  Hansen  '39. 

William  Work  was  elected  delegate  to  the  general  as- 
sembly. 

All  Bucknellians  in  this  area  are  looking  forward  en- 
thusiastically to  renewed  activity  in  the  club. 


.\  catalog,  describing  the  motion  picture  films 
and  filmstrips  available  through  the  Bucknell  Visual 
Aids  Library,  may  be  secured  by  writing  H.  W. 
Holter,  director.  Many  of  the  visual  aids  are  for 
classroom  use,  but  ministers,  service  clubs,  P.  T.  A.'s, 
and  other  groups  will  find  desirable  entertainment 
and  educational  material  listed  in  the  catalog. 


SEPTEMBER    1  9  S  11 


Distinguished  Group  Receive 
Honorary  Degrees 

Five  distinguished  persons  received  honorary  degrees 
at  Commencement  on  June  11.    They  are: 

Andrew  J.  Sordoni,  president  of  the  Sordoni  Con- 
struction Company  and  for  the  past  22  years  a  member  of 
Bucknell's  Board  of  Trustees.  Former  Senator  Sordoni 
was  voted  last  year  the  outstanding  citizen  of  the  Wyo- 
ming Valley.  Senator  Sordoni  was  granted  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Laws. 

Kenneth  L.  Cober  '24,  executive  secretary  of  the 
Rhode  Island  Baptist  Convention.  Author,  preacher  and 
well-known  youth  leader,  he  was  granted  the  honorary  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  Dr.  Cober  gave  the  baccalau- 
reate address.  His  daughter,  Ellen  Louise,  was  a  member 
of  the  graduating  class. 

Dr.  Charles  Hunter  Fleacock  '11,  chairman  of  post- 
graduate medical  education  in  the  University  of  Tennessee. 
He  is  an  outstanding  authority  in  the  iield  of  roentgen- 
ology and  has  been  head  of  this  department  since  1937. 
His  daughter,  Mary  Anne  Heacock  Kulp,  is  a  graduate  of 
Bucknell  in  the  Class  of  '42.  Dr.  Heacock  received  the 
honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Science. 

Dr.  Oliver  C.  Carmichael,  president  of  the  Carnegie 
Foundation  for  the  Advancement  of  Teaching.  Dr.  Car- 
michael gave  the  Commencement  address  on  the  subject, 
"The  Outlook  at  Mid-Century''.  A  former  Rhodes  scholar 
and  member  of  the  Senate  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  he  has  held 
many  important  college,  university  and  government  posi- 
tions. He  was  awarded  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Laws. 

Louise  Pearce  of  the  Rockefeller  Institute  of  Medical 
Research.  She  was  the  recipient  of  the  honorary  degree. 
Doctor  of  Science.  With  the  A.  B.  degree  from  Stanford 
and  the  M.D.  from  Johns  Flopkins,  she  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  National  Research  Council  and  has  held  numer- 
ous important  positions  in  the  field  of  medical  research. 

Russell  E.  Boyer  '18 

Elected  Alumni  Trustee 

Russell  E.  Boyer  of  Williamsport  was  elected  Alumni 
Trustee  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  its  June  meeting.  He 
had  been  nominated  by  the  votes  of  Alumni. 

Boyer  is  a  graduate  in  civil  engineering  and  has  been 
for  a  long  time  district  engineer  for  the  Pennsylvania  De- 
partment of  Highways  in  eight  counties  in  Central  Penn- 
sylvania. It  is  his  job  to  maintain  roads  in  this  area  and 
build  new  ones  when  necessary.  He  oversees  the  spending 
of  some  $16,000,000  a  year. ' 

A  Kappa  Sigma,  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  American 
Society  of  State  Highway  Engineers  and  president  of  the 
local  chapter  of  The  Pennsylvania  Society  of  Professional 
Engineers. 

The  Boyers  live  at  829  High  Street,  Williamsport, 
Pennsylvania. 

ALUMNI   CLUBS  ALERTED 

If  Bob  (Robert  E.)  Irwin,  Jack  (John  M.)  Thomas 
and  Sally  (Sara  A.)  Angle  are  anywhere  in  your  terri- 
tory, bring  them  into  your  local  club.  They  are  the  three 
outstanding  seniors  elected  to  speak  in  the  annual  senior 
chapel  last  spring  and  should  make  up-and-coming  addi- 
tions to  your  club. 

There  are  382  new  Alumni  from  this  100th  Commence- 
ment class.     Get  them  lined  up  for  membership  ! 

SEPTEMBER    1950 


Alumni  Day 


The  weather  was  perfect  on  Alumni  Day  until  the 
band  had  played  two  or  three  selections  about  4 :30  P.  M., 
when  the  heavens  opened  and  sent  everyone  scurrying  to 
cover.  The  band  rushed  to  Bucknell  Hall  and  the  revelers 
crowded  the  porches  and  the  entire  first  floor  of  the  presi- 
dent's house.  The  refreshment  counters  were  moved  up 
and  business  proceeded  as  usual.  But  the  shower  didn't 
last  long  and  the  congestion  was  relie\ed. 

But  let's  go  back  and  start  over  again. 

The  Athletic  Council  met  at  7:00  P.  AI.,  on  Friday, 
the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  General  Alumni  Association 
at  8  :00,  and  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Bison  Club  at 
10:00. 

Alumni  Day  activities  began  at  8  :30  Saturday  morn- 
ing with  a  breakfast  for  all  class  presidents,  class  secre- 
taries and  fund  managers,  in  the  Men's  Dining  Hall.  Over 
at  the  Women's  College  Dining  Room  the  Bison  Club  met 
15  minutes  later  (for  a  breakfast  of  country  ham  and 
eggs)  with  President  S.  Dale  Spotts  in  the  chair. 

At  10  :45  A.  ]\I.  the  General  Assembly  met  in  the  audi- 
torium of  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building.  About  70 
Alumni  were  present.  Important  business  transacted  in- 
cluded :  a  motion  approving  a  resolution  submitted  by  Dr. 
]\Iabel  Grier  Lesher  '01  providing  that  a  woman  be 
elected  Alumni  Trustee  every  fifth  year  (an  amendment 
providing  for  this  will  be  submitted  at  the  next  General 
Assembly);  appointment  of  a  committee  consisting  of 
Clyde  E.  Kelly  '24,  Lawrence  Kimball  '23,  Louise 
Alatthews  Aliers  '26,  Charles  Sober  '39  and  Clint  Marantz 
'48  to  study  the  methods  of  selecting  Alumni  Trustees ; 
appointment  of  a  committee  consisting  of  Clair  Groover 
'IS,  chairman,  Thelma  Showalter  '29,  A.  R.  Mathieson  '20, 
Mabel  G.  Lesher  '01  and  William  Wilkinson  '46  to  select 
two  candidates  for  Alumni  Trustee  in  1951 ;  a  resolution 
granting  a  charter  to  the  newl)'  organized  Long  Island 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club :  and  reelection  of  the  five  Board 
members  whose  terms  expire  in  1950.  They  are  I.  H. 
Marantz  '48,  Roy  E.  Nicodemus  x'25,  Rita  Holbrook 
Sear  'o7.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18  and  Arthur  Yon  '17. 

Dr.  Emma  Dillon  '15  reported  for  the  housing  com- 
mittee. The  report  was  accepted  and  the  directors  will 
discuss  the  matter  with  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

The  secretary  reported  that  Russell  E.  Boyer  '18  had 
been  chosen  by  Alumni  ballots  for  Alumni  Trustee.  At 
the  same  time  he  was  being  elected  by  the  Board  as  one 
of  its  members. 

Dr.  Merrill  B.  DeWire  '21  spoke  of  the  feeling  of  the 
Reading  Club  that  the  Alumni  Fund  should  be  a  club 
afliair. 

Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21  moved  a  rising  vote  of  thanks 
to  President  Nicodemus  and  Secretary  Davis  for  their 
efficient  service  the  past  year. 

The  most  important  event  for  each  of  11  classes  was 
the  reunion  luncheon.  Stories  of  some  of  the  best  re- 
unions ever  held  are  told  on  other  pages  of  this  ALUM- 
NUS. 

"DEMIES"  GO  D.  U. 

The  Delta  Sigma  fraternity  has  accepted  a  bid  to  be- 
come a  chapter  of  Delta  LTpsilon.  The  installation  wall 
take  place  sometime  this  year.  Delta  Sigma,  established 
in  1899,  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  successful  local 
fraternities  in  the  country. 

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Christian  Association  Active 

Foreign  Students 

During  the  past  school  year  Bucknell  was  the  college 
home  of  students  from  Norway,  Belgium,  Germany, 
France^  India,  Columbia,  Yugoslavia,  Turkey,  Trinidad, 
Denmark,  Argentina,  and  Burma.  Four  of  these  were  on 
international  scholarships  provided  by  student-faculty 
funds  raised  through  the  World  Student  Service  Fund 
Drive,  supplemented  by  tuition  grants  and  jobs  at  the 
University.  They  were  Rose  Robyns  of  Belgium,  Rolf 
Kristiansen  of  Norway,  Karl  Geek  of  Germany,  and  Irene 
Myint  of  Burma.  Additional  scholarships  for  this  fall 
have  been  granted  to  students  from  Burma  and  Germany. 

With  the  cooperation  of  the  Student-Faculty  Congress, 
Franc  Brodar  of  Yugoslavia  was  brought  over  as  a  D.  P. 
student  on  a  special  scholarship.  He  was  a  student  in 
biology  and  made  quite  an  outstanding  record.  A  former 
student  in  the  Medical  School  of  Gratz  University,  he  is 
now  employed  as  a  technician  in  one  of  the  Philadelphia 
hospitals  and  plans  to  finish  his  medical  education. 

l]Iaii\  Inteniational  Contacts  at  Bucknell 

The  University  has  broadened  its  international  pro- 
grams in  recent  years,  notably  in  the  work  of  the  Uni- 
versity Christian  Association.  It  is  this  year  planning  its 
third  Burma-Bucknell  Week  End.  This  past  year  it  pre- 
sented a  number  of  outstanding  international  personalities, 
including  the  Honorable  Norman  Makin,  Australian  am- 
bassador to  the  United  States.  In  March  it  sponsored  the 
first  campus  conference  ever  held  of  the  U.  N.'s  special- 
ized agency,  the  Food  and  Agriculture  Organization.  This 
program  brought  to  the  campus  eight  top-drawer  food  ex- 
perts from  the  FAO,  the  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture,  and  the  Indian  Embassy.  This  December 
the  Association  plans  a  campus  conference  on  Western 
Europe,  at  which  Senator  Henry  Cabot  Lodge  has  tenta- 
tively accepted  an  invitation  to  speak. 

Religion  in  Life  Week 

During  the  current  year  Bucknell  faculty  members 
and  students  are  cooperating  in  an  unusual  study,  which 
will  be  climaxed  by  the  Religion  in  Life  Week  program  at 
the  end  of  February.  This  study  centers  around  the  not- 
able volume  by  Sir  Walter  Moberly,  The  Crisis  in  the  Uni- 
versity. More  than  100  students  and  faculty  members 
were  engaged  in  reading  the  volume  over  the  summer.  A 
special  study  outline  had  been  prepared  for  them  by  the 
local  committee. 

With  President  Hildreth  as  the  honorary  chairman,  a 
committee  of  50  faculty  members  and  students  is  already 
busy  on  the  plans  which  are  the  most  extensive  and 
thoroughgoing  developed  here.  The  consultant  on  the 
program  is  Dr.  Arnold  Nash  of  the  University  of  North 
Carolina,  author  of  The  University  in  the  Modern  World. 

The  University  has  been  divided  into  six  divisions  for 
convenience  in  the  study  program  and  the  convocations  of 
the  R.  I.  L.  W.  These  are  engineering,  natural  sciences, 
social  sciences,  the  humanities,  English  and  languages,  and 
commerce  and  finance. 

The  theme  of  the  Religion  in  Life  Week  program  is 
"The  Christian  Faith  Confronts  the  Crisis  in  the  Uni- 
versity". In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  Trustees  reaffirmed 
in  June  the  position  of  Bucknell  University  as  a  Christian 
and  church-related  college,  this  year's  theme  is  especially 
relevant. 

Among  the  leaders  who  have  already  accepted  invita- 
tions to  the  February  sessions  are  Dr.  Elton  Trueblood, 
distinguished  philosopher  and  writer  of  Quaker  faith ; 
Dr.  Robert  Calhoun  of  Yale  University's  Department  of 
Philosophy  and  Theology;  Dr.  John  Calhoun,  mathemati- 

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cian,  of  Toronto  LTniversity ;  and  Dr.  John  Hallowell  of 
the  Department  of  Political  Science  at  Duke  University. 
This  program  is  sponsored  by  Bucknell  University  and 
the  Baptist  Board  of  Education.  Locally  the  arrange- 
ments are  handled  by  the  University  Christian  Association. 

General  Secretary's  Report  Published 

The  University  Christian  Association  has  published 
the  19th  annual  report  of  its  general  secretary,  Forrest  D. 
Brown.  This  very  inclusive  and  interesting  account  of  the 
organization's  program  this  past  year  may  be  had  by  re- 
questing it  from  the  Association,  Box  406,  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity. 


Book  Reviews 


Hartmann,  Edward  George  A.B.  '37,  A.M.  '38:  The  Move- 
ment to  Americanise  the  Immigrant.  Columbia  University  Press, 
1948.  This  is  a  doctoral  dissertation  that  has  made  a  twofold  con- 
tribution to  American  social  and  intellectual  history.  It  deals  with 
the  reaction  of  substantial  groups  of  the  American  people,  during 
what  might  roughly  be  called  the  period  of  the  First  World  War, 
to  a  great  influx  of  immigrants  from  Europe.  Thus  it  is  a  chapter 
of  the  history  of  the  peopling  of  America.  It  also  analyzes  in  con- 
siderable detail  a  twentieth-century  American  crusade.  Hence  it  is 
also  a  chapter  of  the  history  of  the  crusading  spirit  in  America. 

Dr.  Hartmann's  book  has  been  well  received  not  only  by  pro- 
fessional historians  but  also  by  others  who  have  a  lively  interest  in 
American  social  problems.  It  is  a  readable  book.  It  does  not 
cater  to  the  taste  of  the  casual  reader,  and  it  does  not  beckon  those 
whose  delight  is  in  readings  that  are  dull  and  pedantic.  Without 
sacrificing  any  of  the  standards  of  the  historical  profession,  Dr. 
Hartmann  has  produced  a  book  that  can  be  read  with  both  interest 
and  profit  by  all  educated  persons.  His  study  might  well  serve  as 
an  introduction  to  a  vast  historical  literature  dealing  with  one  of  the 
most  important,  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  persistent,  problems  of 
American  life.  For  the  benefit  of  serious  readers  Dr.  Hartmann 
has  appended  to  his  study  an  exhaustive  bibliography  of  the  subject 
with  which  he  has  dealt. 

Since  1948  Dr.  Hartmann  has  been  head  librarian  and  assistant 
professor  of  history  in  Suffolk  University,  Boston,  Mass. 

Potter,  Charles  Francis  '07:  Creative  Evolution.  Funk  and 
Wagnalls  Co.,  1950.  This  philosopher-religionist  analyzes  the 
processes  by  which  we  may  evolve  to  the  fullest  and  best  expression 
of  our  personalities.  He  shows  the  way  through  the  evolutionary 
attainment  of  self-determination,  which  according  to  John  Dewey 
"reaches  such  a  high  point  in  some  persons  that  they  actually  seem 
to  dominate  their  environment  and  dictate  to  circumstance."  Dr. 
Potter  denies  there  is  a  chasm  between  religion  and  science.  He 
claims  you  must  find  a  significance  in  living;  you  must  discover 
some  real  and  eternal  relationship  between  yourself  and  the  universe. 
You  must  follow  the  long  climb  of  man  through  the  slow  stages 
of  evolution.  Thus  you  develop  a  courage,  stability,  and  insight 
which  enable  you  to  achieve  the  greatest  spiritual  experience — 
cosmic  consciousness. 

Rickard  Becomes  College  V.-Pres. 

Samuel  H.  Rickard  '23  began  last  month  his  new  duties 
at  Kalamazoo  College,  which  will  celebrate  its  125th  anni- 
versary in  1958.  As  college  vice-president,  he  will  have 
a  large  share  in  coordinating  all  departments  of  the  col- 
lege in  the  field  of  public  relations  and  have  the  responsi- 
bility of  assisting  the  president  and  the  Board  of  Trustees 
in  the  college  development  program.  Sam  {Alumnus, 
December  '46,  March  '49)  spent  18  years  in  educational 
work  in  Burma  as  head  of  the  Department  of  English,  as 
dean  and  later  as  acting  president  of  Judson  College,  Uni- 
versity of  Rangoon.  While  serving  as  professor  of  Eng- 
lish literature,  he  was  a  fellow  member  of  the  University 
Senate  and  University  Council.  During  the  last  two  years 
he  has  been  working  with  the  development  program  of  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology. 

SEPTEMBER    1050 


What  They're  Doing  Here  and  There 

From  time  to  time  we  shall   publish  in   this  column  ideas  that 
we    believe    will    be    helpful    to    other    Alumni    groups.  • —  Ed. 

Dear  Club  Presidents : 

About  3  .'00  o'clock  this  afternoon  I  was  in  conference  with  Carl 
Millward  '06,  former  president  of  the  General  Alumni  Association, 
when  my  telephone  rang.  Over  the  wire  came,  "This  is  Barr 
Cannon.  I'm  speaking  from  Reading."  I  wondered  what  was  up. 
Did  Barr  have  a  pat  solution  to  a  problem  that  concerns  us  in  the 
Alumni  Office  ?  I  didn't  have  to  wait  long.  A  man  doesn't  tell 
funny  stories  over  the  telephone.  Barr  got  down  to  business.  "Can 
you  send  to  Andy  Mathieson  at  Pittsburgh  stamped,  addressed 
envelopes  for  two  mailings  to  all  the  men  in  the  Western  Pennsyl- 
vania Bucknell  Club?"  Yes,  I  could  do  that  and  they  would  be  in 
the  mail  tomorrow,  but  what  was  the  party? 

It  turned  out  that  the  club  is  entertaining  at  a  picnic  on  Sep- 
tember 10  all  the  youngsters  who  will  enter  Bucknell  this  fall. 
They  are  to  bring  their  parents.  But  that  wasn't  all  Barr  wanted 
(he's  president  of  the  Western  Pennsylvania  Club).  He  asked  me 
to  send  along  with  the  envelopes  a  copy  of  last  year's  student 
directory,  so  that  every  area  student  of  last  year  could  be  invited. 
It  surely  seems  they  have  planned  themselves  a  party.  I  expect  to 
be  present  and  shall  report  on  how  it  turns  out.  You  might  like  to 
try  the  idea.  It  sounds  like  a  good  way  to  indoctrinate  future  Buck- 
nellians.     Sort  of  prenatal  treatment,  as  it  were. 

Yours  for  Bucknell, 

Frank  Davis. 


A  request  for  information  on  the  orientation  program  being  carried  on  by 
the  Pittsburgh  Association  of  Bucltnell  Women  brought  the  following  reply: 

"Your  letter  arrived  just  before  we  left  Pittsburgh  for  a 
Canadian  vacation.  I  tried  to  reach  a  couple  of  people  to  get  the 
information  you  asked  for,  but  was  unable  to  get  them  by  'phone. 

"I  believe  we  started  the  custom  of  giving  a  tea  for  incoming 
freshman  girls,  their  mothers  and  undergraduate  girls  about  six 
or  seven  years  ago.  This  year  it  will  be  held  at  the  College  Club. 
As  chairman,  I  have  asked  Mrs.  James  Replogle  and  Mrs.  Robert 
Ackerly,  former  presidents,  to  pour. 

"Our  year  book  will  probably  be  ready  for  our  October  meet- 
ing— a  buffet  dinner  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Donald  England — and  I 
will  mail  one  to  you.  Miss  Mary  Belle  McKeague  '38  is  serving 
a  second  year  as  president. 

"Thank  you  for  your  cooperation. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Helen  Bodine  Rhodes  '20" 


The  Long  Island  Club  held  a  reception  for  entering  freshmen 
on  September  11.  The  affair  was  planned  at  a  committee  wiener 
roast  at  the  home  of  President  Liming. 

***** 
See  Trenton  Club  story  for  similar  plans. 


ATTENTION  — WAR  GRABS 

Here's  a  serious  problem.  Many  of  you  entered 
Bucknell  with  one  class  and  graduated  with  an- 
other. You  are  probably  listed  in  the  Alumni 
Office  with  the  latter  class. 

If  you  wish  to  be  listed  with  the  class  you 
entered  as  a  freshman,  please  drop  a  card  to  the 
Alumni  Office. 


First  Bucknell  Commencement 

August   22,    1851 
Dear  Mother, 

Now  that  the  hurry  and  bustle  of  the  Commencement  exercises 
are  over  I  have  time  to  tell  you  all  that  transpired.  I  send  you 
enclosed  an  order  of  exercises,  by  which  you  see  that  I  have  taken 
the  second  honor  in  the  class.  But  for  two  or  three  circumstances, 
accidental,  I  would  have  been  the  first.  There  were  more  people 
there  than  the  town  ever  saw,  at  least  1,200  seated  in  the  room; 
the  door  and  hall  were  crowded  with  persons  trying  to  get  a  seat. 
The  exercises  went  off  well  and  without  the  least  confusion.  Our 
examinations  were  said,  by  those  who  had  attended  many  examina- 
tions, to  be  the  best  any  senior  class  ever  possessed.  We  were 
exercised  too  severely,  but  every  one  stood  it  without  flinching.  I 
find  my  hand  very  unsteady  and  cannot  write  well,  so  you  will 
excuse  the  bad  writing.  I  can  write  better.  We  had  many  dis- 
tinguished visitors,  among  them  Hon.  James  Buchanan.  We  worked 
hard  Saturday — Monday  to  decorate  our  room,  and  everyone  said 
that  it  was  beautifully  done.  It  cost  me  a  great  deal,  but  you  know 
I  have  only  once  to  graduate,  and  papa  was  so  much  pleased  that 
he  did  not  say  a  word  against  the  expense.  Papa  figured,  of  course, 
as  one  of  the  curators.  I  felt  pleased  when  I  saw  him  on  the  stage 
{ we  had  a  stage  made  large  enough  for  trustees,  curators,  faculty 
and  distinguished  visitors),  for  he  was  decidedly  one  of  the  best- 
looking  men  on  the  stage.  Besides  he  was  my  father  and  as  to 
learning  compared  well  with  anyone  there.  As  to  my  own  per- 
formance, you  must  ask  others,  for  it  is  not  for  me  to  say.  Suffice  it, 
that  I  spoke  without  balking,  and  have  my  diploma. 

Remember  me  to  all ;  I  find  I  have  not  recovered  from  the  ex- 
citement and  hard  work.  I  worked  for  three  days  until  12  o'clock 
at  night  and  then  did  not  sleep.  It  is  all  over  and  I  expect  to  calm 
down. 

T  remain  your  son  with  the  utmost 

affection  towards  you, 

J.  Merrill  Linn 

I  do  not  know  as  yet  how  my  name  looks  with  an  A.B.  to  it. 
Think  I  will  write  it  to  see  how  it  does  look. 


SEPTEMBER    1950 


Dr.  Hildreth  was  awarded  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Education  at 
Suffolk  University,  Boston,  Mass.  Shown  with  him  here  are  the 
governor  of  Massachusetts  and  the  president  of  Suffolk  Univer- 
sity. The  citation  reads  in  part :  "An  able  executive,  he  now 
crowns  his  career  by  bringing  his  faith  in  democratic  government 
and  his  competent  administrative  ability  to  the  presidency  of  one  of 
America's  outstanding  universities."  Dr.  Hildreth  took  an  active 
part  in  four  commencements  off-campus  during  the  month  of  June. 


BUCKNELLIANS  WILL  MEET 
AT  JOHNSTOWN 

In  connection  with  the  meeting  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Baptist  Convention  at  Johnstown,  October  24-6,  Buctcnell 
Alumni  will  get  together. 

Look  in  the  October  Ainmnus  for  information  on  time 
and  place. 

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EDITORIAL 


The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March. 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x-25.  President  501   Bloom  St.,  Danville 

KENNETH   W.  SLIFER   '26,  First  Vice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

S.  DALE  SPOTTS,  M.D.  '18,  Second  rice-President 

306  S.  12th  St.,  Philadelphia 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '10,  Treasurer  33  Marliet  St.,  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  '11,  Secretary-Editor  140  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '29,  006  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa.   (1951) 
CLYDE  E.  KELLY  '2i,  008  Hancocli  Ave.,  Vandergrift,  Pa.    (1951) 
MRS.   J.    B.    KELLY    (Emily   Devine    '21),    1569    Metropolitan    Ave.,    New- 
York  City  62,  N.  Y.   (1951) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23,  Box  226,  Vineland,  N.  J.   (1951) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.   (1951) 
EUGENE  D.  CARSTATER   '26,  R.  D.  No.   1,  Falls  Church,   Va.     (1952) 
HOWARD  V.   FISHER   '13,    1319  Reading  Blvd.,   Wyomissing,   Pa.    (1932) 
HARRY  F.  HARTZELL  x'08,  Maydwell  &  Hartzell,  Inc.,  15S-168  11th  St., 

San  Francisco,   Calif.    (1932) 
MRS.  T.  JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '26),  1021  Highmont  Rd., 

Pittsburgli  32,  Pa.   (1052) 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  360  Bond  St.,   Bridgeport  8,   Conn.    (1952) 
I.  H.  MARANTZ  '48,  247  Central  Park  West,  New  York,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25,  501  Bloom  St.,  Danville,  Pa.  (1933) 
MRS.   THOMAS  B.  SE.AR    (Rita  Holbrook   '37),   185  Elmore  Rd.,   Monroe 

Meadows.  Brishton,  Rochester  10,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
S.  DALE  SPOTTS  '18,  306  S.  12th  St.,  Philadelphia  7,  Pa.  (1953) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.   (1953) 
(         )   Year  Term  Expires. 


— iiiirabilc   dictii,   in   this   age   of   inflation — you   will   get 
somsthing  free. 

Another  Homecoming  innovation  this  3'ear  is  the  pro- 
gram of  seminars  being  conducted  in  a  number  of  Uni- 
versity departments  from  10 :30  to  12  :00.  Alumni  who 
have  achieved  distinction  in  their  fields  will  lead  discus- 
sions with  students  and  faculty  members  on  pressing  prob- 
lems in  the  various  fields  involved.  At  the  same  time  the 
departments  will  lia\e  on  display  samples  of  equipment 
and  accomplishments. 

The  Admissions  Outlook 

For  1950-51 

Bucknellians  can  be  proud  of  the  fact  that  in  a  year 
v.'hen  a  great  many  colleges  have  had  a  decrease  in  applica- 
tions for  admission,  Bucknell  has  had  a  moderate  increase. 
The  freshman  class  will  be  larger  than  last  year.  The 
renovation  of  Larison  Hall  has  made  possible  a  larger 
number  of  freshman  women  in  the  dormitories.  The  ad- 
mission of  men,  also,  may  be  larger  than  last  year,  in  spite 
of  a  decline  in  registration  in  engineering  and  in  some 
fields  in  science.  1  he  total  enrollment,  unless  a  number  of 
upperclassmen  are  drafted  before  college  opens,  should 
be  over  2,000,  slightly  less  than  last  year's  total. 


Homecoming,  October  28 

Again  the  first  of  our  three  big  Bucknell  days  (Home- 
coming) rolls  around.  It  is  one  of  those  occasions  to 
which  we  look  longingly  both  ways — forward  and  back. 
After  Commencement  we  look  ahead  for  four  months, 
planning  how  we  can  convince  the  boss — or  the  mother- 
in-law — that  this  is  really  a  serious  occasion.  We  write 
back  to  Lewisburg  and  learn  that  all  hotel  rooms  have 
been  reserved  by  other  people,  months  ago.  We  try  to 
figure  how  the  wife  can  sleep  in  the  back  seat  of  the  car 
while  we  make  the  supreme  sacrifice  of  spending  the  night 
out  with  some  of  the  boys  we  used  to  know.  If  she  stern- 
ly refuses  to  be  treated  thus,  we  get  the  names  of  a  number 
of  "tourist  house"  proprietors  in  Lewisburg  or  vicinity 
and  finally  arrange  to  bring  our  own  blankets  and  sleep 
on  the  floor  somewhere  or  another  if  we  can  do  no  better. 

Anyhow,  what  difference  does  it  make?  Food  and 
shelter  are  only  necessary  nuisances  on  such  an  occasion. 
The  big  things  are  the  ball  game,  the  Bison  Round-Up, 
the  Alumni  Dance  and  the  fraternity  banquets. 

But  this  year  the  program  is  slightly  changed.  For 
the  first  time  post  hominum  memoriam  a  buffet  luncheon 
will  be  served  in  the  Davis  Gymnasium  at  12  :00  noon.  At 
12  :45  President  Hildreth  will  speak  to  Alumni  gathered 
for  the  luncheon.  This  will  furnish  Alumni  an  excellent 
opportunity  to  get  acquainted  with  this  friendly  leader. 
The  "greeting"  time  will  be  much  longer  than  the  speech. 
There  is  another  advantage  in  this  luncheon  idea.  Buck- 
nellians can  park  their  cars  in  Stadium  Field  before  lunch 
(when  there  will  be  plenty  of  room)  and  leave  them  there 
'till  after  the  Bison  Round-Up  (when  the  post-game  crush 
will  have  subsided).    Smart  idea. 

The  usual  gaieties  will  take  place.  Fraternities  and 
sororities  will  decorate  their  quarters  and  entertain  their 
Alumni.  At  9 :00  o'clock  the  Alumni  Dance  begins.  One 
special  feature  this  year  is  that  it  will  require  no  simoleons 
to  obtain  admission  to  this  gay  occasion.  Come  and 
22 


For  1951-52 

Interest  in  admission  in  1951  is  high,  as  evidenced  by 
the  number  of  visitors  on  the  campus.  Alumni  are  urged 
to  recommend  to  their  friends  early  application,  especially 
on  the  part  of  young  women.  The  tests  of  the  College 
Entrance  Examination  Board,  now  required  of  all  appli- 
cants for  the  freshman  class,  should  be  taken  as  early  as 
possible.  The  first  selection  of  students  is  made  in  No- 
vember, of  those  who  have  taken  at  least  the  morning 
tests,  have  completed  successfully  three  years  of  second- 
ary school  work,  and  are  recommended  by  their  schools. 
The  next  selection  of  freshmen  is  made  in  the  spring 
after  the  results  of  the  December  and  January  tests  are 
known. 

Transfer  Students 

The  faculty  has  raised  to  a  grade  point  average  of  one 
the  standard  for  consideration  of  transfer  students,  a 
standard  which  virtually  eliminates  the  poor  student  but 
still  requires  only  the  equivalent  of  C  grades.  Men  who 
meet  the  new  requirements  are  likely  to  be  granted  ad- 
mission. Space  is  at  a  premium  for  women  transfer  stu- 
dents, and  only  a  small  number  can  be  taken.  While  the 
preliminary  selection  is  made  from  early  applications  in 
March  each  year,  there  is  no  space  for  many  women  who 
qualify  academically.  This  year,  actual  room  assignments 
have  still  not  been  made  for  all  women  who  were  ac- 
cepted in  March.    Transfer  men  usually  room  in  town. 

The  Military  Situation 

If  the  need  for  men  in  military  service  continues,  the 
applications  from  men  will  drop  rapidly,  unless  the  Alumni 
co-operate  in  seeking  out  men  of  high  qualifications.  Evi- 
dently those  men  who  can  rank  in  the  upper  half  of  their 
class  may  be  allowed  to  continue  in  college,  short  of  total 
mobilization.  If  the  latter  occurs,  admission  three  times 
a  year  instead  of  in  September  only  may  return. 

SEPTEMBERI950 


Road  Activities  of  the  Registrar 

In  1949-50,  the  registrar,  George  R.  Faint,  visited  130 
secondary  schools.  Already  for  1950-51  dates  have  been 
made  for  the  following  College  Nights  or  College  Pro- 
grams at  the  request  of  secondary  schools : 

October  31 — A.  B.  Davis  High  School,  Mt.  Vernon. 
New  York. 

November  2  —  Mamaroneck  Senior  High  School, 
Mamaroneck,  New  York. 

November  7  —  \'\'illiam  Penn  Senior  High  School, 
York,  Pennsylvania. 

December  6 — Mahopac  Central  School,  Mahopac, 
New  York, 

December  7  —  Katonah  High  School,  Katonah,  New 
York. 


The  Metropolitan  Club  will  be  entertained  on  Oc- 
tober 12  at  the  estate  of  Rush  Kress  '00  at  Rock  Hill, 
Ossining,  N.  Y. 


Bucknell  Trustee  Statistics 
August,  1950 

Geographic  Distribution 
Pennsylvania : 

Harrisburg    1 

Huntingdon    1 

Lewisburg 2 

Milton    1 

Philadelphia    7 


Pittsburgh 4 

Scottdale   1 

Wilkes-Bai-re   2 

Williamsport    1 


Delaware : 
Wilmington 


1 


New  Jersey : 

Total   of    5 

(Bogota,  Newark, 
Ocean  City,  Passaic, 
and   Upper   Montclair) 


Maryland : 

Sparrows  Point   1 

New  York : 

New  York 6 

Schenectady   1 


Men 


Sex  Distribution 

32  Women 


Classes 

Before  1900 
1901  -  1910 
1911  -  1920 
1921  -  1930 
1931  -  1940 
1940  -  1950 


Distribution  by  Decades 

Reg.  Trustees 
(Alumni) 

6 
7 
4 
1 


Alumni 
Trustees 


Other  Reg. 
Trustees 


18 


11 


Distribution  by  Profession 


Bankers    1 

*Businessmen     11 

Chemists    2 

Educators    1 

Engineers    3 

Institutional  workers   .  1 

*(2   brokers,   2   builders,  1    financial   counselor,    1    manu 

facturer,  2  oil  operators,  1  seedman,  2  retired.) 


Insurance    2 

Lawyers     7 

Ministers 1 

Medicine    3 

Merchants 2 


The  Fund  for  Allen  Farrington 

The  Aluuinits  is  doing  something  that  probably  it  has 
never  done  before — bringing  to  Alumni  the  case  of  a 
Bucknellian  who  needs  your  help. 

Allen  Farrington  '35,  honor  student,  stepson  of  John 
Plant,  Yale  law  student  till  struck  down  by  an  insidious 
spastic  ailment,  is  in  such  a  condition  that  he  can  do  no 
work. 

Dr.  A.  Allan  Cott,  M.  D.,  a  worker  in  medical  orgono- 
m)',  believes  he  can  help  Allen  and  has  offered  to  treat 
him  without  fee.  It  will  be  necessary,  however,  for  Allen 
to  live  in  the  \-icinity  of  Aletropolitati  New  York,  and  his 
own  small  savings  are  inadequate  for  this  arrangeinent. 
The  Allen  Farrington  Fund  Committee,  on  which  six 
Bucknell  Ahnnni  and  six  of  the  Uni\'ersity's  faculty  mem- 
bers are  ser\-ing,  has  $655.00  on  hand,  but  will  need  more 
money  to  complete  plans  enabling  Allen  to  take  advantage 
of  Dr.  Cott's  generous  offer. 

If  you  have  money — any  amount — which  you  would 
like  to  contribute  to  the  rehabilitation  of  one  of  your  most 
promising  fellow  Alumni,  send  it  to  Michael  M.  Fremont, 
202  South  5th  Street,  Lewisburg,  Pennsylvania. 


Mothers  Association  Meets 

The  Bucknell  Mothers  Association,  with  close  to  300 
present,  held  a  meeting  during  Commencement  week-end 
and  elected  the  following  officers :  president,  Mrs.  Dale 
Ranck,  Milton ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  Mary  Carey 
Baldwin  '19,  Downingtown  ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs. 
Carl  Geiser,  Lewisburg ;  secretary-treasurer,  Mrs.  Martha 
Warner  O'Brien  x'31,  Lewisburg.  Mrs.  Marguerite  Hart- 
man  Fowle  '21  is  the  retiring  president.  The  Association 
pledged  $1000  for  a  curtain  for  Bitcknell's  Little  Theater 
when  built.  At  the  luncheon  following  the  morning  meet- 
ing. Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  were  introduced.  At  the  garden 
party  following  May  Day  exercises,  the  newly-elected 
officers  of  the  Association  assisted  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth 
in  greeting  the  seniors  and  their  parents. 


Alumni  Directory 

The  Alumni  Directory  is  finally  printed  and  ready  to 
be  mailed  to  all  Alumni  who  have  contributed  to  the  heat- 
ing plant  or  the  Alumni  Fund  or  both.  It  will  be  mailed 
as  long  as  it  lasts  to  new  contributors  to  the  1950-51  Fund. 

It  is  not  for  sale. 


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Dear  Alumni: 

September  15  will  mark  the  completion  of  my  first  year  as  president  of  Bucknell 
University.  I  want  to  use  this  opportunity ,  therefore,  to  tell  you  how  much  1  appreciate 
the  splendid  cooperation  and  support  which  you  have  given  me  as  the  head  of  your  Alma 
Mater.  In  partictdar,  I  shoidd  like  to  express  my  thanks  for  the  way  in  which  many  of 
you  have  shown  your  enthusiasm  and  loyalty  hy  the  support  of  the  Alumni  Fund.  Es- 
pecially encouraging  is  the  fact  that  gifts  to  the  Fund  in  the  past  year  were  nearly  triple 
the  amount  received  in  1948-49,  and  the  number  of  contribxUors  has  increased  by  200% 
this  past  year. 

I  know  that  you  will  share  my  pleasure  in  the  knowledge  that  Bucknell's  new  librar)' 
will  soon  become  a  reality.  An  additional  gift  of  $100,000,  received  on  the  eve  of  the  Uni- 
versity's 100th  Commencement  in  June,  made  possible  the  letting  of  the  contract  and 
ground  for  the  structure  was  broken  June  16.  Construction  is  moving  ahead  on  schedule 
and,  barring  unforeseen  delays,  the  library  will  he  completed  and  ready  for  occupancy  next 
spring.  As  announced  earlier,  the  building  will  be  called  the  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Li- 
brary, in  honor  of  Mrs.  Herbert  Bertrand  of  New  York  City.  The  main  reading  room 
will  be  designated  as  a  memorial  to  Mrs.  Bertrand's  late  husband,  who  died  in  1942  shortly 
after  his  election  as  a  Bucknell  Trustee. 

Many  major  improvements  have  been  made  on  the  campus  this  summer.  Most  im- 
portant of  these  is  the  rebuilding  of  the  central  section  of  Larison  Hall.  By  adding  a  fourth 
floor  to  this  structure,  we  shall  be  able  to  accommodate  an  additional  20  girls  during  the 


Despite  the  critical  world  situation,  we  are  hopeful  that  the  impact  on  the  college  will 
not  be  too  great,  at  least  for  the  coming  year.  The  University  ivill  start  her  105th  year 
this  month  with  a  freshman  class  of  over  500  students.  Since  upperclassmen  who  rank 
in  the  top  half  of  their  class  may  ask  for  deferment,  in  the  event  that  they  are  called  for 
military  service,  it  should  be  possible  for  most  of  them  to  complete  their  courses  except,  of 
course,  in  the  event  of  a  national  emergency. 

Homecoming  on  October  28  is  the  next  big  event  on  our  college  calendar,  and  1 
hope  that  you  will  start  making  your  plans  now  to  come  back  to  Lewishurg  at  that  time. 
Nothing  so  cements  the  ties  between  a  university  and  her  graduates  as  a  return  visit  to  the 
campus.  Bucknell's  fine  reputation  today  is  due  in  great  measure  to  its  loyal  Alumni. 
Bucknell's  future  will  be  due,  likewise,  in  great  measure  to  that  loyaltyi.  Although  many 
of  you  have  your  homes  in  distant  places,  it  is  my  sincere  hope  that  our  campus  will  ever 
be  cherished  as  another  home,  to  be  visited  as  regularly  and  as  frequently  as  possible. 

Something  different  in  the  way  of  a  Homecoming  celebration  is  being  planned  for  you 
this  fall,  btit  you  will  hear  more  about  that  from  your  Alumni  secretary.  In  the  meantime, 
please  accept  this  as  a  verj'  cordial,  very  warm  invitation  from  your  Alma  Mater  to  come 
back  to  Bucknell  October  28. 

Sincerely  yours. 


President. 


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Alumni  Page 

Bowling,  Richard  H 27 

Harvey,  Ellery  H 24 

Ingots,  Robert  S 21 

Kester,  Dorothy  : 23 

Lenox,  G.  Merrill  22 

Mathieson.  A.  R 12 

Poling,  Daniel  A 5,  11 

Richards,  Earl  M 21 

Sli^riff,  W.S 13 

Shott.  J.  Henry  5 

Slifcrs    5 

Spotts,  S.  Dale 26 

Strceter,  Robert  E 3 

Szvefland,  Rupert  M 20 

Wagenscller,  B.  Meade   5 

Alumni  Fund    27 

Board  of  Directors  26 

Campus   News 

Burmese  Week  End  27 

Campus  News  Notes  6 

Career  Conference   4 

Chemical  Engineering  Course   9 

Co-ed    Sports 19 

Dad's  Day  11 

Delta  Sigiiia  Becomes  Delta  Upsilon  .  .     4 

Freshman  Admissions    27 

Homecoming   11,  14-15 

Sports  8 

Western  European  Conference   9 

Class  Reports  17 

Club  Activities  7 

Completed  Careers    25 

Directory   Corrections    21 

Down  the  Aisle   16 

What  Bucknellians  Are  Doing   12 

Woodward,  Margaret  Dewing   25 


The  Christmas  decoration  on  this  page  is 
the  work  of  Mrs.  Fred  A.  Straley  (Metta 
Farrington  '35).  The  cartoons  are  the  work 
of  Alan  Davis  '51. 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUAINUS 

Published   in   January,   :March,   April,   June, 

September,   October  and   December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  .A-Ugust  24,  1912. 


DECEMBER    1950 


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Volume  XXX\' — Xo.  3 


December,  1950 


BOB  STREETER  AND  A  STIDENT 


In  a  Korean  Classroom 

By  Robert  E.  Streeter  '38 

Robert  E.  Streeter,  after  a  very  active  undergraduate  career, 
earned  first  honors  on  graduation  from  Bucknell  in  1938.  He 
received  the  master's  degree  in  EngHsh  at  Bucknell  while  doing 
sports  publicity  for  the  University.  He  earned  the  Ph.D.  in 
American  literature  at  Northwestern  University.  On  his  return 
to  America  from  Korea,  he  accepted  a  professorship  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Cliicago. 

Mrs.  Streeter  is  the  former  Ruth  Parker  '38.  They  have  two 
cliildren. 

-  The  time  was 
just  four  years  ago 
this  month  —  De- 
cember, 1946.  The 
place  was  a  class- 
room at  Seoul  Na- 
tional University — 
a  dingy,  dark  lec- 
ture-hall still  bear- 
ing the  marks  of  its 
wartime  use  as  an 
army  barracks. 
Broken-down 
chairs  littered  the 
back  of  the  room. 
As  I  spoke  to  my 
class  of  Korean 
students,  I  had  to 
pace  carefully,  lest  I  plunge  through  a  hole  in  the  floor. 
Outside  the  temperature  was  eight  above  zero.  Inside  it 
was  not  much  warmer.  The  wind  whistled  through  bro- 
ken windows,  and  the  University  heating  system  had  been 
a  war  casualty.  The  students  sat  huddled  in  their  thin 
uniforms,  writing  down  notes  with  numb  fingers. 

This  scene  remains  etched  in  my  memory  as  a  symbol 
of  the  grim  earnestness  with  which  Korean  young  people, 
after  World  \^'ar  II,  undertook  the  task  of  preparing 
themselves  to  aid  in  the  reconstruction  of  their  homeland. 
I  realized  the  strength  of  this  determination  when  I  sug- 
gested to  my  students  that,  in  the  interest  of  their  comfort 
and  health,  we  tuight  suspend  classes  until  the  most  rigor- 
ous weather  had  ceased.  "No,  no !"  they  exclaimed. 
"Our  people  have  already  lost  too  much  time — thirty-five 
years  under  the  Japanese  rule,  ^^'e  cannot  waste  any  more 
time.  We  must  learn  so  that  we  can  build  a  new  country." 
So,  for  day  after  day  of  the  deep  Korean  winter,  these  stu- 
dents gathered  in  a  drab  and  unhealed  classroom,  working 
away  at  the  English  language  which  they  regarded  as  an 
open  sesame  to  the  knowledge  so  desperately  needed  by 
their  country. 

Now  Communist  aggression  and  its  aftermath  of 
physical  destruction  and  social  upheaval  have  caused  an- 
other tragic  delay  in  the  realization  of  yoimg  Koreans' 
dreams  for  a  better  future.  Nevertheless,  I  suspect  that 
their  indomitable  national  spirit — surviving  despite  the 
ineptitude  of  the  old  Korean  kings,  the  ruthless  domina- 
tion by  the  Japanese,  and  the  chaos  of  a  divided  country 
following  the  last  war — will  stand  up  to  this  latest  and 

DECEMBER     1930 


most  critical  test.  The  prospect  that  a  unified  country 
will  emerge  out  of  the  war  will,  of  course,  do  more  than 
any  other  single  fact  to  keep  alive  the  hopes  of  Korean 
youth.  During  the  year  that  I  was  in  Seoul,  virtually 
every  conversation  with  a  Korean,  old  or  young,  swung 
around  eventually  to  the  central  national  tragedy,  the 
division  of  the  country  at  the  38th  parallel.  The  over- 
riding national  emotion,  so  strong  as  to  be  an  obsession, 
was  the  desire  for  reunion  of  the  two  halves  of  the  coun- 
try. Every  bright  plan  for  the  future  was  presented  with 
the  accompanying  remark,  "When  we  are  one  country 
again."  It  is  obvious  that  the  Communists  hoped  to  capi- 
talize on  this  emotion  when  they  broke  over  the  parallel 
on  June  25. 

Perhaps  I  can  best  illustrate  the  intensity  of  this  feel- 
ing by  a  brief  quotation  from  a  theme  written  for  me  by  a 
Seoul  University  student  named  Mun.  Incidentally,  I 
accept  only  partial  responsibility  for  the  English  in  this 
essay,  since  it  was  written  just  a  few  weeks  after  I  became 
Mun's  teacher.    The  student  wrote  : 

"Corean  always  and  still  is  Corean.  Russian  always 
and  still  is  Russian.  American  always  and  still  is  Ameri- 
can. In  spite  of  this  fact,  we  can't  find  this  fact  in  our  cir- 
cumstances. Must  we  always  follow  under.  No!  We 
have  born  too  !  I 

"We  must  unite,  unless  we  fall.  Soon  as  possible  as, 
we  stand  up  to  unite,  and  must  establish  form,  new  coun- 
try. All  of  Corean  youth  should  be  ashamed  of  following 
others.  We  should  accumulate  our  energy  for  our  coun- 
try. It  is  not  the  time  to  divide  in  two,  and  not  the  time 
to  discuss  good  or  not  about  government. 

"I  hope  to  our  America  to  make  our  reunion,  and  please 
save  our  country.  For  my  naked  heart,  please,  beg  to 
America." 

In  the  perspective  of  the  past  few  months,  this  appeal 
seems  more  moving  to  me  now  than  when  it  was  written 
four  years  ago.  It  suggests  why,  notwithstanding  the 
troubles  of  the  immediate  present,  unification  will  do  much 
to  release  the  constructive  energies  of  Koreans. 

Of  course,  not  all  Korean  young  people,  even  in  1946- 
1947,  looked  to  America  for  counsel  and  aid.  In  the 
period  of  galloping  inflation  and  economic  dislocation 
which  followed  the  war,  a  good  many  students,  and  teach- 
ers too,  proved  susceptible  to  the  blandishments  of  the 
Communists  and  the  heady  talk  about  the  new  "people's 
democracy"  reportedly  abuilding  in  North  Korea.  One  of 
my  better  students  vanished  from  class  ;  discreet  inquiry 
revealed  that  he  had  slipped  across  the  38th  parallel  to 
sample  the  curriculum  at  Kim  II  Sung  University  in 
Pyongyang,  the  Communist  capital.  Two  months  later  he 
reappeared,  footsore  and  disillusioned.  "All  their  courses 
up  there  are  really  political  science,"  he  told  me,  "and  all 
their  political  science  is  really  political  propaganda.'' 
Henceforth,  this  wandering  scholar  was  the  most  effective 
spokesman  for  democracy  in  our  university.  Indeed,  refu- 
gees from  North  Korea  were,  as  a  group,  the  most  mili- 
tantly  deinocratic  of  our  students. 

The  Communists  displayed  dexterity  in  seizing  upon 
educational  controversies  and  making  political  capital  of 

3 


them.  When  I  first  arrived  in  Korea,  students  and 
teachers  were  warmly  debating  the  wisdom  of  incorporat- 
ing several  previously-independent  professional  schools — 
of  medicine,  dentistry,  and  commerce — into  Seoul  Nation- 
al University.  In  this  case,  differences  of  opinion  and 
heated  argument  were  natural,  but  long  after  the  decision 
had  been  reached,  the  Communists  continued  to  fan  dis- 
content with  the  educational  policy  of  the  University.  The 
result  was  a  series  of  strikes,  supposedly  directed  at 
educational  reform  but  actually  political  in  effect. 

However,  Seoul  University's  anti-Communists  were 
not  without  their  own  brand  of  political  acumen.  One 
afternoon,  as  I  was  in  the  middle  of  a  two-hour  class,  a 
large  "action  committee"  came  striding  down  the  hallway, 
threw  open  the  door,  announced  that  a  strike  was  in  prog- 
ress, and  ordered  my  students  to  join  the  walkout.  One 
of  my  students  quickly  arose,  stepped  out  into  the  hall,  and 
spoke  earnestly  in  Korean  for  a  few  minutes.  The  leader 
of  the  strikers  appeared  at  the  doorway  again  and  uttered 
the  Korean  equivalent  of  "O.  K." ;  then  he  and  his  fol- 
lowers tiptoed,  rather  than  marched,  down  the  hall  and 
out  of  the  building.  After  class  I  asked  my  student.  Song, 
how  he  had  persuaded  the  "action  committee"  to  become 
inactive  so  suddenly.  "Very  simple,"  Song  replied.  "I 
told  them  that  you  were  giving  a  special  lecture,  instead  of 
a  regular  class."  So,  all  during  the  strike,  that  course 
continued  to  flourish  as  a  series  of  "special  lectures"  ! 

Personally,  I  am  convinced  that  the  real  "revolution" 
desired  in  Korea,  and  perhaps  generally  in  the  less-favored 
parts  of  the  world,  is  not  the  Marxist  one,  but  instead  the 
improvement  of  the  material  conditions  of  life  by  the  use 
of  techniques  of  production  and  distribution  which  have 
been  developed,  par  excellence,  in  the  United  States.  I  am 
thinking,  for  instance,  of  a  spring  afternoon  in  1947  when 
I  saw  this  "revolution"  in  action.  Several  of  my  students 
had  painstakingly  gotten  together  a  rare  collection  of  auto- 
motive parts — an  old  truck  chassis,  bits  and  pieces  of  sev- 
eral abandoned  jeep  engines,  etc.  For  weeks  they  had 
been  laboring  over  this  unprepossessing  pile  of  wreckage. 
Finally,  one  day  in  mid-May,  as  I  left  my  office  in  the  li- 
brary, I  saw  a  weird-looking  vehicle  slowly  circling  the 
playing-field  of  the  University.  It  was  clearly  proceeding 
under  its  own  power,  and  it  was  loaded  to  the  gunwales 
with  excited  students.  When  they  saw  me,  every  hand 
went  up  in  the  air,  and  every  voice  combined  in  a  shout, 
"Teacher  !  Teacher !  Look  !"  Never  again  do  I  hope  to 
see  such  complete  pride  and  joy  written  on  the  human  face 
as  that  which  positively  radiated  from  the  twenty  boys 
crowded  onto  that  old  truck. 

Similarly,  discussions  in  the  classroom  convinced  me 
that  the  really  dynamic  motive  with  Korean  young  people 
was  the  hope  of  better  living  conditions  for  their  country. 
I  do  not  mean  to  suggest  that  intelligent  Koreans  believe 
that  an  influx  of  bigger  and  better  bulldozers,  jukeboxes, 
and  plastic  bubble  gum  will  automatically  solve  their  social 
problems.  I  mean  only  that  they  see,  in  improved  tech- 
niques of  agriculture,  manufacture  and  distribution,  indis- 
pensable preliminary  conditions  which  must  be  met  as  they 
tackle  the  task  of  creating  a  new  nation. 

Even  Communism  made  its  appeal  in  Korea,  not  by  the 
abstract  formulations  of  Marx  and  Engels,  but  by  the  un- 
scrupulous promise  to  deliver  the  industrial  millennium, 
pre-paid  and  gift-wrapped,  a  week  from  Tuesday.  We 
often  wonder  why  the  Russians,  in  recent  years,  have  gone 
to  such  absurd  lengths  in  claiming  that  virtually  all  the 
great  inventions  are  of  Russian  origin.  I  believe  that  it  is 
primarily  because  they  wish  to  appear,  in  under-developed 
areas  of  the  world  like  Korea,  as  the  bearers  of  technologi- 
cal promise.  They  wish  to  take  the  technological  revolu- 
tion, previously  marked  "Made  in  the  U.  S.  A.  (or  Britain 
or  Germany),"  and  re-label  it  "Made  in  Russia." 

In  several  of  my  classes,  the  students  read  and  dis- 
cussed well-known  works  of  English  and  American  litera- 


Delta  Sigma  Becomes 
Delta  Upsilon 

Delta  Sigma  Fraternity  climaxed  a  half-century  as  a 
local  organization  when  a  merger  with  Delta  Upsilon  Fra- 
ternity was  eft'ected  on  November  18. 

Action  on  a  charter  for  the  local  group  was  taken  at 
the  annual  convention  of  Delta  Upsilon  in  Portland,  Ore- 
gon, on  September  9.  Formal  installation  of  the  Buck- 
nell  chapter  took  place  at  10:00  A.  M.,  November  18. 

Founded  in  1899  as  the  Demosthenean  Club,  the  pri- 
mary objective  of  the  local  organization  was  to  provide  an 
opportunity  for  improvement  in  all  forms  of  oratory.  The 
group  soon  acquired  the  aspect  of  a  social  fraternity,  how- 
ever, and  adopted  the  name  of  Delta  Sigma. 

The  home  of  the  fraternity  changed  throughout  the 
years  from  its  first  quarters  in  Old  Main  to  downtown 
Lewisburg  and  in  1917  the  Demies  occupied  what  is  now 
known  as  Hulley  House.  The  present  home  of  Delta 
Sigma,  adjacent  to  the  Engineering  Building  on  College 
Hill,  was  completed  in  1941. 

Despite  the  transition  to  a  social  fraternity,  the  original 
ideals  of  the  Demosthenean  Club  have  been  sustained.  In 
its  51  years  of  existence  Delta  Sigma  has  become  one  of 
the  outstanding  local  fraternities  in  the  country. 

In  merging  with  Delta  Upsilon,  the  Demies  will  join  a 
national  fraternity  which  was  founded  in  1834  at  Williams 
College  and  will  become  the  oldest  fraternity  on  the  cam- 
pus. Since  1834  the  organization  has  grown  to  a  total  of 
68  chapters.  The  Bucknell  chapter  will  be  the  69th  and 
the  eighth  chapter  in  Pennsylvania. 

Delta  Upsilon  is  concentrated  mostly  in  the  northeast- 
ern United  States,  having  chapters  at  Colgate,  Lehigh,  La- 
fayette, Syracuse,  Hamilton,  Williams,  Amherst  and  nu- 
merous other  schools  in  this  area.  Six  chapters  in  Canada 
are  also  members  of  the  D.  U.  family. 

Delta  Upsilon  is  a  non-secret  organization  and  its  main 
principles  largely  coincide  with  those  of  Delta  Sigma. 
Meetings  and  initiations  are  open  to  all  and  there  are  no 
secret  mottoes,  handshakes,  or  other  rituals.  Scholastic 
improvement  as  well  as  character  and  personality  develop- 
ment are  stressed  by  both  organizations. 


Career  Conference 

Bucknell's  three-year-old  Placement  Bureau  on  Octo- 
ber 11-12  brought  85  business  executives  and  professional 
men  to  the  campus  as  lecturers  and  consultants  on  careers 
ranging  from  banking,  insurance  and  journalism  to  retail- 
ing, engineering  and  industrial  relations.  Between  400 
and  500  students  and  a  number  of  faculty  members  turned 
out  to  the  various  group  meetings. 

As  a  result  of  the  job-hints  passed  on  to  the  seniors  by 
these  speakers,  the  widest  smiles  on  campus  during  the 
two  days  were  to  be  found  on  the  faces  of  the  15  mem- 
bers of  the  English  Department.  One  after  another,  the 
personnel  and  recruiting  managers  said  that  prospective 
employers  want  men  and  women  with  a  good  general  " 
education  and  the  ability  to  read,  write  and  spell  correctly. 

Faculty  members  of  the  University  and  student  mem- 
bers of  the  American  Society  for  the  Advancement  of 
Management  entertained  the  conference  leaders  at  a 
special  banquet. 


ture.  The  universal  favorite  was  Benjamin  Franklin's 
Autobiography.  When  I  asked  the  reason  for  Franklin's 
popularity,  I  was  told,  "He  is  the  kind  of  man  we  need  in 
Korea  today.  Instead  of  arguing  about  ideology,  he  went 
ahead  and  did  things  for  the  people." 

DECEMBER    1950 


Five  Generations  of  Slifers — 
31  Bucknellians 

Young  ladies  were  wearing  hoop  skirts  when  Mary 
SHfer  r60  (Mrs.  J.  M.  Thomas),  granddaughter  of  Abra- 
ham Slifer,  enrolled  at  Bucknell's  Female  Institute  for 
young  women.  That  was  95  years  ago.  Her  cousin, 
Catharine  (Mrs.  Andrew  Dill),  enrolled  the  following 
year,  and  22  years  later  the  latter's  daughter,  Catharine 
Dill  183  M.A.'14,  became  a  Bucknellian.  Two  other 
daughters,  Mary  Boynton  x'85  and  Anna  Gilbert  x'86:  a 
son,  Clarence  Green  Dill  '98 ;  and  a  grandson,  great-great- 
grandson  of  Abraliam,  followed  the  path  to  the  College 
on  the  Hill. 

On  through  the  years  other  cousins,  sisters,  brothers, 
grandchildren,  great-grandchildren,  and  great-great- 
grandchildren added  their  names  to  Bucknell's  roster — 
Clara  Slifer  xr67 ;  Eli  Slifer,  Jr.,  x'72  ;  Susan  Shfer  1'97  ; 
William  Henry  Slifer  '70,  whose  five  children  attended 
Bucknell:  Edith  Slifer  xr89  (Mrs.  J.  W.  Meixell),  who 
sent  her  two  daughters,  Dorothy  '21  and  Mildred  '25 
(Mrs.  Doran  Mitchell),  to  her  Alma  Mater;  Grace  Slifer 
r'95  '98  (married  to  Martin  L.  Drum  '02)  ;  Robert  Green 
Slifer  '98  (married  to  Edna  Shires  r97  '00),  followed  by 
two  children,  Kenneth  Wilson  Slifer  '26  (married  to  Caryl 
Dutton  '27,  whose  father,  mother  and  brother  are  all 
Bucknellians— Dr.  El  wood  H.  Dutton  '98,  Mabel  Batten 
Dutton  r97  x'Ol,  and  Holland  Nelson  Dutton  '26)  and 
Roberta  '31  (Mrs.  M.  H.  McDowell,  Jr.);  Annie  Frick 
Slifer  '72  (married  to  William  Cameron  Walls  '75), 
followed  by  sons  John  Abbot  '98  and  Eli  Slifer  '03  and 
daughter  Dorothy  I'OS  (married  to  Harry  McCormick 
x'04)  ;  William  Harley  Slifer  x'03  and  Clara  J.  Slifer  r99 
'03. 

Other  great-grandchildren  of  Abraham  Slifer  who  at- 
tended Bucknell  are  Mary  Thatcher  '02  (married  to 
Thomas  P.  Kyle  '02)  and  James  Slifer  Thatcher  x'06. 
Other  great-great-grandchildren  are  Kathryn  Slifer  x'20, 
O.  Montgomery  Slifer  x'27,  Elizabeth  B.  Slifer  x'28  and 
Paul  Slifer  x'30. 

This  September  a  great-great-granddaughter  of  Abra- 
ham Slifer  and  great-great-granddaughter  of  Eli,  curator 
of  Bucknell  from  1854-1882  and  one-time  secretary  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania — Dianne,  daughter  of 
Kenneth  Slifer  '26 — enrolled  in  the  Class  of  1955. 

A  great  record.  Five  generations — 31  Bucknellians. 
If  space  permitted,  much  could  be  told  of  the  interesting 
careers  of  these  various  sons  and  daughters  of  Alma 
Mater.  May  she  continue  to  enroll  through  the  years 
other  descendants  of  Abraham  Slifer. 


$25,000  Gift  to  Chapel  of 
Four  Chaplains 

Dr.  Daniel  A.  Poling,  Bucknell  Trustee  and  chaplain 
of  the  inter-faith  shrine  at  Grace  Baptist  Temple  in  Phila- 
delphia, reports  a  gift  of  $25,000  from  the  Fraternal  Order 
of  Eagles,  for  the  Chapel  of  the  Four  Chaplains  (Alum- 
nus, March  '49).  This  gift  will  be  used  to  complete  the 
Chapel's  entrance,  which  will  contain  an  "eternal  light"  of 
brotherhood  and  a  bronze  plaque  with  the  names  of  the 
four  chaplains  who  died  in  World  War  H. 


B.  Meade  Wagenseller,  Class  of  1895,  was  first  con- 
tributor to  the  1950-51  Alumni  Fund.  B.  Meade  says  he 
is  out  to  get  that  $1,000  President  Hildreth  promised  the 
first  class  to  give  100%  to  the  Alumni  Fund. 

DECEMBER     1950 


J.    Henry   Shott 

Davis  Resigns  as  Alumni  Secretary; 
Shott  Takes  Over 

At  the  Homecoming  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  the  General  Alumni  Association  the  Board  accepted  the 
resignation  of  Frank  Davis  '11  and  elected  J.  Henry  Shott 
x'22  as  Alumni  Secretary.  Frank,  who  has  held  the  posi- 
tion along  with  the  chairmanship  of  the  Bucknell  Depart- 
ment of  Education  for  over  seven  and  one-half  years,  had 
asked  more  than  two  years  ago  to  have  his  successor  select- 
ed and  installed  so  that  he  might  give  full  time  to  the  Edu- 
cation Department.  Shott  assumed  the  position  of  Alumni 
Secretary  and  Fund  Director  on  November  27.  The  retir- 
ing secretary  will  continue  to  edit  the  Alumnus  until  the 
end  of  June,  1951. 

J.  Henry  "Buck"  Shott  appears  to  be  an  excellent 
selection.  After  a  year  at  Bucknell,  he  transferred  to  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  where  he  earned  his  B.S.  in 
Economics  and  M.S.  in  Education.  In  addition  he  has 
taken  courses  in  Albright  College  and  New  York  Univer- 
sity. From  1922  to  1930  he  did  selling  and  accounting  for 
F.  Y.  Kitzmiller  Hosiery  Company  and  from  1930  to  1934 
he  was  employed  by  the  Reading  Bond  and  Mortgage 
Company  in  real  estate  financing.  From  1934  to  1946 
he  taught  commercial  subjects  in  the  Reading  Senior  High 
School.  At  the  latter  date  he  accepted  the  position  of 
administrative  assistant  to  the  superintendent  of  schools 
of  Reading,  which  position  he  resigned  to  accept  the  Buck- 
nell job.  Mr.  Sho.tt  is  a  member  of  the  Moravian  Church 
and  has  held  a  number  of  important  offices  in  the  Reading 
branch  of  this  church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masons, 
Lambda  Chi  Alpha,  Phi  Delta  Kappa  and  the  Kiwanis 
Club ;  the  National  Education  Association,  the  Pennsylva- 
nia State  Education  Association,  and  the  Reading  Teach- 
ers' Association.  In  the  Reading  Bucknell  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation he  has  been  one  of  the  most  active  members. 

Mrs.  Shott,  the  former  Beatrice  Howard,  includes  in 
her  many  activities  church.  Red  Cross  and  civic  organiza- 
tions. While  she  is  enjoying  music,  poetry-writing  and 
furniture  refinishing.  Buck  is  likely  to  be  on  a  journey  by 
means  of  road  maps,  the  only  hobby  which  he  claims. 

Threir  son,  John  H.  "Buck",  Jr.,  received  his  degree 
from  Bucknell  last  spring. 

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Campus  News  Notes 


Well,  That's  Over! 

At  the  week's  end  of  fraternity  rushing  the  above 
could  well  be  signed  by  faculty  members,  upper  classmen, 
Joe  Frosh  himself,  and'  the  campus  at  large.  Which  group 
would  sign  with  the  most  fervor  we  do  not  attempt  to  say. 
The  following  (reprinted  from  The  BuckncUiau)  catches 
the  spirit  of  the  whole  affair: 

"Amid  scores  of  well-dressed  upperclassmen  gazing 
through  sleepy  eyes,  the  male  members  of  the  freshman 
class  awoke  A'londay  morning  to  face  a  barrage  of  frater- 
nity men  as  rushing  season  began.  Precisely  at  7  A.  M. 
Monday  the  battle  was  on  as  members  of  the  thirteen 
fraternities  dashed  through  the  portals  of  rooms  housing 
bewildered  freshmen,  vieing  for  the  honor  of  inviting 
'Joe  Frosh'  over  to  the  house  for  dinner  .  .  .  Interfraternity 
rushing  rules  specified  that  the  oldest  man  present  would 
conduct  the  raffle  and  several  frats  were  humorously  ac- 
cused of  bringing  founders  back  for  the  raffle  .  .  . 

"Approximately  twenty-six  hundred  meal  dates  will 
take  place  during  the  week  with  countless  numbers  of 
smokers  and  other  rendezvous  thrown  in  for  good  mea- 
sure .  .  .  One  fraternity  man,  evidently  as  sleepy  as  the 
man  he  was  after,  signed  the  rushee  for  four  meals.  His 
successor  in  the  line  was  quick  to  detect  the  error  and  after 
cries  of  'dirty  rushing'  had  calmed  down,  the  mistake 
was  rectified. 

"Fraternities  were  exceptionally  busy  as  rushing  chair- 
men barked  orders  and  dispatched  men  to  escort  likely 
prospects  to  the  house.  Rushing  literature  was  distributed 
heavily  among  the  rushees  in  an  attempt  to  familiarize  them 
with  the  fine  points  of  each  house  .  .  .  Cigars,  cigarettes, 
and  sandwiches,  cokes  and  other  refreshments  were  shoved 
their  way  in  an  effort  to  prove  that  fraternity  life  and  food 
couldn't  be  surpassed.  Of  course,  rushing  wouldn't  be 
complete  without  the  evening  rushing  meeting,  and  the 
walking  phantoms  (fraternity  men)  on  campus  this  week 
are  results  of  these  meetings.  Most  of  the  houses  were 
active  until  the  wee  hours  of  the  morning,  finishing  the 
day's  business. 

"Rushing  will  officially  end  Saturday  evening,  follow- 
ing the  fraternity  smokers.  Under  I.  F.  C.  rules,  no  fra- 
ternity shall  pledge  men  until  Monday  morning.  Of 
course,  the  perennial  rumor  that  one  fraternity  has  already 
held  pledge  class  elections  has  made  the  rounds.  Which 
fraternity?     No  one  has  been  able  to  find  out  yet." 

On  Monday  following  the  non-sleep,  non-study,  no- 
dating  week  it  was  learned  240  men  had  been  pledged  to 
Bucknell's  fraternities. 

Incidentally,  the  recommendation  which  the  faculty 
presented  to  the  fraternities  last  spring,  that  they  make  a 
minimum  specific  1.2259  grade  average  or  forfeit  certain 
social  privileges,  was  accepted  and  according  to  official 
report,  issued  this  fall,  the  fraternities  bettered  that  aver- 
age. That  is  not  all.  More  of  the  fraternities  bettered 
the  all-college  average  than  ever  before.  Sigma  Alpha  Mu 
has  won  the  scholarship  cup  six  out  of  eight  times.  So, 
after  all,  the  lamented  poor  scholarship  of  men  students 
must  be  laid  at  some  door  other  than  that  of  the  fraternity 
house. 

Lamba  Chi  Alpha  to  Build  New  House 

Bucknell  Road  is  steadily  turning  itself  into  Fraternity 
Row.  Before  the  snow  flies.  Lambda  Chi  Alpha  will  have 
the  foundation  laid  for  its  new  house  between  the  recently 
dedicated  Sigma  Chi  house  and  the  stadium.  Barring  too 
exorbitant  prices  and  inability  to  get  materials.  Malcolm 
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A.  dinger  x'26,  LCA  architect,  says  the  Georgian-style 
building  will  conform  to  the  general  style  of  architecture 
of  the  other  houses.  On  the  first  floor  there  will  be  a  large 
lounge,  library,  dining  room,  kitchen  and  quarters  for  a 
housemother  and  cook.  Eight  study  rooms  will  comprise 
the  floor  above,  with  sleeping  rooms  and  storage  space  on 
the  third  floor. 

Sigma  Chi  House  Dedicated 

The  Sigma  Chis  held  a  two-day  dedication  celebration 
of  their  new  home  during  Homecoming  week  end.  Orvill 
V.  W.  Hawkins,  Bucknell  Trustee,  presided  at  the  dedi- 
cation exercises  of  the  beautiful  $175,000  house.  The 
grand  counsel  of  the  fraternity,  John  Neal  Campbell,  and 
the  rspresentati\e  of  Kappa  province,  Glenn  E.  Todd, 
took  part  in  the  ceremonies,  with  Frank  S.  Townsend  '21 
serving  as  toastmaster  at  the  banquet  for  some  400  men 
held  in  Davis  Gym.  Edgar  A.  Snyder  '11  was  chairman 
of  the  building  committee. 


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At  Dedication  of  PorLiait  of  Rush  H.  Kress  '00  in  New  Sigma  Chi  House. 
Left  to  Riciht — .Andrew  Sordoni,  Trustee;  Mr.  Kress;  Oscar  Hoffman  x'42; 
Kiggolo  Curtiglia,  Artist;  Paul  Troast,  Trustee. 

Good  News  for  Co-eds? 

Sem-gems  may  not  have  so  wide  a  choice  of  dates  next 
year.  President  Hildreth  told  the  more-than-500  Alumni 
attending  the  Homecoming  luncheon  that  because  of  pend- 
ing draft  of  men  he  expects  to  recommend  next  year  to 
the  Board  of  Trustees  that  an  additional  100  women  be 
admitted.  He  told  his  audience  that  while  there  had  been 
a  decrease  of  150  students  from  last  year's  enrollment  of 
2,250,  there  had  been  an  increase  of  40  students  in  the 
freshman  class.  This  increase  is  contrary  to  figures  on 
a  nationwide  basis.  Dr.  Hildreth  urged  the  Alumni  to 
recommend  superior  students  and  enroll  themselves  as  life 
members  of  the  living  endowment  of  their  Alma  Mater, 
the  Alumni  Fund. 

Should  There  Be  Two  United  Nations? 

The  Bucknell  Debating  Society  members  are  still  busy 
gathering  pros  and  cons  on  the  national  debate  topic  for 
the  year,  "Resolved,  that  the  non-communist  nations 
should  form  a  new  international  organization." 

The  first  trip  for  the  debating  team  was  to  New  York 
City  in  early  November  and  similar  expeditions  are 
planned  to  Philadelphia,  Washington,  upper  New  York 
State  and  New  England.  There  will  be  various  inter- 
collegiate debates  with  nearby  schools  in  Pennsylvania  on 
this  and  other  college  campuses.  The  Temple  University  - 
Novice  Tournament  held  in  the  late  fall  was  open  to  all 
debaters  who  have  never  before  taken  part  in  intercollege 
debates. 

Bucknell  Contributing  Her  Bit 

To  help  solve  the  nation-wide  problem  of  lack  of 
trained  teachers  Bucknell  is  contributing  her  small  bit.  In 
September  20  upper  classmen  began  an  intensive  eight- 
week  session  as  teachers-on-the-job  in  the  various  schools 
of  the  neighboring  towns — Milton,  Sunbury,  Northumber- 
land, Watsontown  and  Lewisburg.  It  is  interesting  to 
note  that  11  of  the  students  engaged  in  practice  teaching 

DECEMBER    1950 


are  men.  These  future  teachers  work  under  the  direct 
supervision  of  the  regular  class  room  teacher,  with  Mr. 
T.  Bayard  Beatty,  Bucknell  assistant  professor,  as  over- 
all supervisor  and  counselor. 

Cap  and  Dagger  Presents 

Where  else  could  you  get  so  much  for  so  little !  En- 
thusiastic audiences  witnessed  Cap  and  Dagger's  first  play 
of  the  season  November  17  and  18.  It  was  an  excellent 
production  of  Eugene  O'Neill's  "Ah,  ^^'ilderness  !"  The 
price — one  buck,  tax  included. 

Bucknell,  Penn  State  Profs  Dine  Together 

Thirty-five  faculty  members  in  the  commerce  depart- 
ments of  Bucknell  and  Penn  State  held  a  joint  dinner 
early  in  November  at  Woodward  Inn.  After  an  inter- 
esting talk  by  Miss  Harriet  Love,  Bucknell  assistant  pro- 
fessor, on  business  education  in  European  countries,  there 
was  a  discussion  period  on  the  department  courses  oft'ered 
in  the  light  of  current  trends  in  business  education. 

UN  Flag  Added 

When  the  standard  bearers  of  Bucknell's  band  stepped 
out  smartly  on  Homecoming  Day,  a  fourth  flag  was  seen 
to  have  been  added  to  the  familiar  trio  of  banners.  Alma 
Mater  had  forthrightly  placed  the  blue  and  white  flag  of 
the  United  Nations  along  with  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  the 
Christian  flag  and  Bucknell's  orange  and  blue  banner. 

More  Improvements 

The  old  Sigma  Chi  house  now  shelters  young  women. 
The  rooms  have  been  remodelled  and  made  spic  and  span 
with  new  paint  in  pleasing  pastel  colors.  The  interior  of 
Bucknell  Cottage,  Hunt  Hall.  Stephens  House  and  the 
Spanish  House  were  brightened  with  fresh  coats  of  paint. 
Stephens  House,  the  German  House  and  the  College 
Foundry  have  new  roofs.  East  College  underwent  a 
major  refinishing.  All  rooms  are  now  painted  in  pastel 
shades,  floors  have  been  sanded  and  polished,  the  heating 
system  has  been  reconditioned,  the  entire  building  has 
been  reroofed  and  the  outside  woodwork  repainted. 

Walter  Geiger  '34,  superintendent  of  buildings  and 
grounds,  hasn't  stopped  with  the  first  half  of  his  title.  The 
flower  beds  between  the  Lit  Building  and  Old  Main  have 
seldom  looked  lovelier  than  they  did  all  summer,  the 
North  Field  tennis  courts  have  new  drainage  pipes,  two 
more  courts  have  been  green-topped  and  two  others  ma- 
cademized.  The  tennis  courts  in  front  of  Tustin  Gym 
are  also  green-topped.     No  slips  showing  at  Alma  Mater. 

New  Trees  for  the  Campus 

A  gift  of  50  native  Pennsylvania  hemlocks  was  pre- 
sented by  Dr.  and  Mrs.  James  Muffly  of  Lewisburg.  Some 
of  the  trees  have  been  planted  on  the  campus.  The  rest 
have  been  placed  in  the  college  nursery  to  be  transplanted 
later  when  future  landscaping  is  undertaken. 


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december    1950 


Club  Activities 


Baltimore 

The  first  fall  meeting  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club 
of  Baltimore  was  held  at  the  Westwood  Restaurant 
on  Monday  evening,  October  16,  when  25  loyal  Buck- 
nellians  gathered  with  six  parents  of  collegiates  to  en- 
joy an  evening  of  Bucknell  fellowship.  The  sound- 
color  film  of  the  campus  and  last  year's  ( !)  Bucknell- 
Muhlenberg  football  game  were  the  main  features  of 
the  program.  The  "old-faithfuls"  were  surely  in  at- 
tendance. As  our  president,  J.  Fred  Moore  '22,  said, 
"This  group  wears  extremely  well."  Let's  all  put  forth 
great  efi^ort  to  be  present  at  our  next,  the  February 
meeting. — Mrs.  Anna  Weigold  Mussina  '32,  secretary. 

Cleveland 

The  Cleveland  party  on  the  evening  of  November  18 
at  Damon's  Restaurant  was  full  of  action.  President 
John  G.  Sholl  'i7.  M.D.,  was  chairman  and  kept  things 
moving.  Reginald  Merridew  '2i7.  program  director  for 
Cleveland  Station  WGAR,  led  the  singing,  and  it  was 
really  good.  ( Incidentally,  we  heard  Reg  the  following 
morning  in  a  group  of  gospel  songs.)  There  was  one 
song,  "Ray  for  Old  Bucknell"  (tune  "Jungletown"), 
which  none  of  the  youngsters  knew,  so  Ear!  Richards  '13, 
Homer  Sanders  '16  and  Frank  Davis  '11  sang  for  the 
crowd,  receiving  the  kind  of  ovation  that  would  be  ex- 
pected. Dr.  Harold  N.  Cole  '06,  internationally  known 
skin  specialist,  and  Earl  Richards,  vice-president  of  Re- 
public Steel  in  charge  of  the  company's  development  pro- 
gram, reminisced  on  happenings  in  the  "good  old  days." 
Frank  Davis  reported  from  the  campus  and  John  D. 
Johannesen  '43  showed  the  pictures  of  the  Homecoming- 
game  with  Lafayette. 

New  officers  elected  are  :  Fred  W.  Meyn  '47,  president ; 
Leonard  F.  Feiser  x'38,  vice-president ;  and  Mrs.  Ruth- 
anne  Studebaker  Score  '45,  secretary-treasurer. 

Erie 

A  small  number  of  Bucknellians  live  in  Erie  and  vicini- 
ty, but  15  persons  met  at  The  Barn  for  a  delicious  chicken 
dinner  on  Friday  evening,  November  17.  President  Her- 
bert Harper  x'45  was  M.C.  and  the  group  had  a  fine  time. 
Some  of  the  most  interesting  stories  were  told  by  Carl 
Tiffany  '03,  who  regaled  the  crowd  with  tales  of  Bucknell's 
athletic  heroes,  including  Christy  Mathewson  and  Frank 
Stanton.  ( Carl  didn't  say  so,  but  the  records  show  he  was 
captain  of  the  varsity  track  team.)  Roy  Mulkie,  who 
claims  he  graduated  in  '98  but  who  could  pass  for  a  mem- 
ber of  '20,  was  there  with  Mrs.  Mulkie  (Sarah  E.  Nesbit). 
They  have  changed  their  winter  residence  from  Florida  to 
Erie ;  say  they  like  the  Erie  climate.  The  group  enjoyed 
the  pictures  of  the  Homecoming  game  with  Lafayette. 

After  the  party  the  Alumni  Secretary  and  his  wife  had 
further  refreshments  at  the  home  of  a  classmate,  Lyman 
(Cy)  Shreve  '11,  Erie  attorney,  and  his  wife,  the  former 
Anna  G.  Hastings  of  Milton. 

Long  Island 

The  Long  Island  Bucknell  Alumni  Club,  headed  by 
Bill  Liming  '33,  celebrated  its  first  anniversary  on  No- 
vember 15  with  a  social  meeting  at  Niederstein's  Restau- 
rant at  Lynbrook,  Long  Island. 

The  evening  was  highlighted  by  the  presence  of  Dr. 
Herbert  Spencer,  former  president  of  Bucknell  and  now 
executive  director  of  the  Kress  Foundation  in  New  York 

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FOOTBALL 

As  they  turned  toward  their  final  two  engagements  of 
the  year,  Bucknell's  varsity  gridders  were  traveHng  at  a 
clip  that  was  attracting  attention  in  Eastern  football  circles. 

One-sided  victories  over  Washington  and  Jefferson, 
Lafayette  and  New  York  University  and  a  stirring  though 
losing  performance  against  Colgate  had  the  Bisons  dipping 
in  black  ink  as  they  prepared  for  the  annual  game  with 
Temple.  Statistically,  Coach  Harry  Lawrence's  squad 
ranked  among  the  best,  according  to  the  weekly  reports  of 
the  Eastern  Intercollegiate  Football  Association. 

The  Bisons  had  found  themselves,  and  it  all  began  in 
the  second  quarter  of  the  W.  &  J.  game  October  14  at 
Washington,  Pa.  Two  touchdown  marches  in  that  period 
started  the  Herd  on  the  way  to  an  easy  34  to  0  verdict.  At 
Colgate  the  following  Saturday,  the  team  picked  up  mo- 
mentum with  a  second-half  rally  that  had  the  Red  Raiders 
on  their  defensive  britches.  The  game  ended  with  Col- 
gate leading  23  to  12  and  with  Bucknell  just  two  yards 
shy  of  another  touchdown. 

Lafayette  never  had  a  chance  when  the  Leopards  came 
here  for  Homecoming  October  28.  The  Bisons  scored 
in  every  period  for  a  32  to  0  triumph,  Bucknell's  most 
one-sided  victory  in  the  67-year-old  rivalry.  A  week  later 
it  was  New  York  University,  a  victim  that  gained  only 
40  yards  rushing  and  passing  while  the  Bisons  were  run- 
ning from  goal  line  to  goal  line  for  a  41  to  7  conquest. 

In  those  four  games  the  Bisons  scored  a  total  of  119 
points  to  the  opponents'  30.  The  startling  recovery  after 
the  disappointing  performances  earlier  in  the  season  was 
particularly  noticeable  in  the  statistics.  Bucknell  was 
proving  to  be  a  dark  horse  that  was  moving  up  fast  on  the 
outside. 

After  the  N.  Y.  U.  fracus,  Bucknell  ranked  second  in 
the  East  in  rushing  defense  (1.  Princeton,  2.  Bucknell,  3. 
Army,  4.  N.  Y.  U.,  5.  Cornell)  ;  fourth  in  rushing  offense 
(1.  Army,  2.  Princeton,  3.  Syracuse,  4.  Bucknell,  5.  St. 
Bonaventure)  ;  and  fifth  in  total  offense  (1.  Princeton, 
2.  Army,  3.  St.  Bonaventure,  4.  Syracuse,  and  5.  Buck- 
nell). Joe  Mason,  a  junior  from  Ventnor,  N.  J.,  was  tied 
for  third  in  punting  with  an  average  of  38.6  yards  per  boot. 

The  Bisons  had  a  record  of  four  victories  and  three 
losses  as  they  awaited  the  Temple  kickofif. 


The  above  story  covers  only  the  first  seven  games  of 
the  season.  The  biggest  thrill  came  on  November  11  at 
Temple  Stadium  when  Bucknell  completely  outclassed 
Temple  and  won  by  a  score  of  35  to  0.  The  Bisons  piled 
up  a  net  offensive  yardage  of  344  to  253  for  Temple.  But 
more  impressive  is  Bucknell's  net  yardage  by  rushing — 
269  to  154  for  Temple.  Touchdowns  were  made  by  Gal- 
lagher, Myers,  Talmage  and  Van  Johnson.  Jack  Maeby 
kicked  five  perfect  placements. 

So,  after  five  years  at  Temple,  the  Old  Shoe  will  rest 
the  current  year  in  the  Bucknell  trophy  case.  At  Home- 
coming, 1951,  Temple  will  fight  for  it  in  the  Bucknell 
Stadium. 

The  game  with  Delaware  on  November  18  was,  as 
might  be  expected,  somewhat  of  an  anticlimax,  particu- 
larly for  the  offensive  team.  Thirteen  points  were  chalked 
up  during  the  first  quarter  and,  although  Bucknell  rolled 
up  246  net  rushing  to  96  for  Delaware,  the  scoring  punch 
for  the  final  three  quarters  was  absent.  However,  our 
well-nigh  impregnable  line  said  "No !"  to  every  Delaware 
scoring  attempt.  The  final  score  was :  Bucknell  13,  Dela- 
ware 0.     Myers  and  Hetsko  made  the  touchdowns. 

Thus  was  completed  a  football  season  in  which  Buck- 
nell won  six  and  lost  three,  rolling  up  206  points  to  our 
opponents'  90.    Not  half  bad! 


BASKETBALL 

Candidates  for  Bucknell's  varsity  basketball  team  have 
been  toiling  since  the  latter  part  of  October  in  the  face  of 
an  attractive  but  difficult  schedule  of  22  games. 

Every  time  Coach  Jack  Guy  peeks  at  the  schedule  he 
calls  for  more  effort  from  his  veteran  squad,  for  the  card 
lists  a  large  number  of  major  opponents.  Six  foes  have 
been  added  to  the  slate  since  last  winter,  with  the  additions 
including  Princeton,  Cornell,  Penn  State,  Pittsburgh, 
Rochester  and  Colgate. 

Tack  on  assignments  with  Rhode  Island  State,  Lafay- 
ette, Muhlenberg,  Washington  and  Jefferson,  Rutgers  and 
others,  and  you  have  a  schedule  that  presents  a  big  chal- 
lenge to  a  squad  consisting  almost  entirely  of  sophomores 
and  juniors. 

The  season  opens  in  Davis  Gymnasium  December  5 
against  Juniata  College.  Games  with  Rhode  Island  State 
and  Penn  State  are  among  the  highlights  of  the  home 
campaign. 

DECEMBER    1950 


The  schedule : 

December     5 — Juniata     HOME 

December     8 — Princeton     away 

December     9 — Lehigh    away 

December  13 — Cornell   away 

December  16— Rliode  Island  State  HOME 

December  19— Albright     HOME 

January        6 — Lafayette     HOME 

January      10— Penn  State   HOME 

January      13 — Rutgers    away 

January      17 — I^Iuhlenberg     away 

January      20— Lehigh   HOME 

February      3 — Penn   State    away 

February      9 — Pittsburgh   away 

February    10 — Washington  and  Jefferson   away 

February    17 — Gettysburg    HOME 

February    21 — Franklin  and  Marshall   HOME 

February   23 — Rochester     away 

February   2A — Colgate     away 

February   28 — Gettysburg     away 

March          3 — Dickinson away 

March           7 — Laf avette  away 

March         10— Aluhl'enberg    HOME 

STEC  AND  HUBKA  MEET 

Ed  Stec  "50  and  Eugene  Hubka  '47,  two  former  Buck- 
nell  football  stars,  met  on  the  gridiron  on  Election  Day. 
Stec  is  assistant  coach  at  North  Plainfield  High  School, 
and  Hubka  holds  a  similar  position  at  Plainfield,  New 
Jersey.  The  schools  are  bitter  rivals.  Gene's  team  won 
"38-6. 


The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Philadelphia 
Bucknell  Alumni  Association  met  at  the  Manufactur- 
ers Golf  and  Country  Club  near  Philadelphia  on  Sun- 
day, November  12.  Their  main  business  was  planning 
for  the  big  Bucknell  birthday  party  on  February  3, 
but  they  also  appropriated  $100  to  the  Bison  Club. 


Joe  Mason  '52,  One  of  the  Best  Punters  in  the  L-v^i 
DECEMBER     1950 


WESTERN  EUROPE  CONFERENCE 

On  December  3-6  the  Bucknell  Christian  Association 
presented  a  conference  on  "Current  Problems  of  Western 
Europe."  With  the  purpose  of  the  conference  being  to 
acquaint  the  many  students  and  interested  guests  with 
present-day  conditions  and  future  prospects  in  Western 
Europe,  speakers  from  the  Department  of  State,  Depart- 
ment of  Defense,  Economic  Cooperation  Administration, 
U.  S.  Congress,  United  Nations,  National  Committee  for 
a  Free  Europe,  and  representatives  of  the  French  and 
Netherlands  embassies  took  part  in  the  meetings.  Other 
distinguished  guests  were  the  former  vice-premier  of 
Czechoslovakia  and  mayor  of  Prague;  the  professor  of 
Scandinavian  literature.  University  of  Oslo ;  and  the  for- 
mer director  of  the  World  Service  Committee  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A. 

The  conference  program  was  a  rich  one,  ranging 
through  informal  classroom  talks,  seminars,  panel  discus- 
sions, round-table  discussions,  and  general  sessions. 
Among  the  subjects  discussed  were  the  military  re-arma- 
ment of  Western  Europe,  American  foreign  policy,  the 
voice  of  America,  defense  against  communism,  the  Mar- 
shall Plan,  and  the  rebuilding  of  Western  Europe.  Stu- 
dents from  neighboring  college  campuses  and  people  of  the 
local  area  were  invited. 

There  was  wide  press,  magazine  and  radio  coverage  of 
the  conference — and  deservedly  so.  Tape  recordings 
were  made  of  the  more  important  sessions  for  future  study 
and  consideration. 


CHEMICAL  ENGINEERING  COURSE  RE- 
ACCREDITED 

Bucknell's  chemical  engineering  course  has  been  re- 
accredited  by  the  Engineers'  Council  for  Professional  De- 
velopment, the  foremost  accrediting  organization  in  the 
field  of  engineering.  The  curricula  in  civil,  electrical  and 
mechanical  engineering  had  been  re-accredited  in  1949. 
These  re-accreditments  give  evidence  that  Bucknell's  engi- 
neering courses  are  not  relaxing  their  high  standards. 

The  Bucknell  Engineer,  less  than  a  year  old  and  pub- 
lished by  the  engineering  group,  is  definitely  a  credit  to 
Bucknell.  Subscriptions  should  be  sent  to  William  Gin- 
gerich,  business  manager,  at  Bucknell. 

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Club  Activities 

(Continued  from  Page  7) 

City.    Also  on  the  program  was  a  technicolor  movie,  "The 
Bucknell  Story". 

This  was  the  second  meeting  of  the  club  during  the 
current  school  year,  the  first  being  an  informal  reception 
on  September  1 1  for  25  new  Bucknellians  and  their  parents 
from  Long  Island.  "Bull  sessions"  dealing  with  the 
various  phases  of  life  at  Bucknell  were  held  separately 
for  men  and  women.  Art  Raynor  '50.  three-letter  athlete, 
spoke,  and  a  Bucknell  film  was  shown. 

Johnstown 

The  Johnstown  Club  met  Thursday  evening,  October 
26,  at  the  Capitol  Hotel.  The  meeting  was  the  result  of 
the  energetic  work  of  President  Bob  Haberstroh  '22  and 
Wilbur  S.  Sheriff  x'28.  Dr.  Sheriff  was  manager  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Baptist  Convention  meeting  in  Johnstown 
at  that  time.  Up  and  coming  Bucknellians  from  all  over 
the  state,  with  their  friends,  attended — some  fifty-five  of 
them.  Dr.  Mary  B.  Harris  '94,  Dr.  Charles  M.  Bond  and 
Alumni  Secretary  Frank  Davis  '11  were  present  from  the 
campus. 


A  Group  at  the  Johnstown  P.^ety 

New  York  Metropolitan 

Columbus  Day,  October  12,  has  become  a  red  letter 
day  to  the  Metropolitan  Club.  On  that  day  Rush  H.  Kress 
'00  throws  a  party  of  dimensions.  This  year  350  Buck- 
nellians and  friends  attended  despite  inclement  weather. 
The  dinner,  which  was  to  be  served  under  the  great, 
spreading  trees  on  the  lawn,  was  moved  into  the  spacious 
garage.  It  was  geared  to  a  king's  taste — that  is,  an  English 
king — for  every  plate  had  a  round  of  the  most  delicious 
roast  beef  in  the  memory  of  man.  The  affair  was  leisurely, 
it  took  a  while  to  serve  the  large  group,  and  everyone 
seemed  to  be  having  a  happy  time. 

After  the  meal  (banquet)  there  were  short  speeches 
by  President  Emily  Kelly,  toastmaster  par  excellence, 
President  Nicodemus,  Dr.  Spencer,  President  Hildreth 
and  Frank  Davis.  The  sky  cleared  late  in  the  afternoon 
and  gave  outside  color  to  a  party  which  had  been  colorful 
despite  the  rain. 

Southern  California 

Under  the  leadership  of  Jerome  (Jerry)  Kantor  '36 
the  rejuvenated  Southern  California  Club  met  at  Nikabob 
Restaurant  in  Los  Angeles  on  the  evening  of  November 
4.  The  group  included  Mary  Butler  '93  and  John  Mook 
'50  and  a  lot  of  enthusiastic  Alumni  from  intervening 
classes.  Good  wishes  were  sent  from  Miss  Anne  Wil- 
liams '84,  who  is  now  86  years  old,  and  from  George 
Wagenseller  '92. 

A  program-new  students-executive  committee  appoint- 
ed to  carry  on  from  here  out  consists  of :  John  J.  Mundn,- 
'40,  Roy  M.  Good  '39,  Fred  M.  Moore  '36,  Mary  Butler 
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'93,  Theodore  Getzler,  Jr.  '47,  John  H.  Baker  '45,  Mrs. 
Helen  Grim  Baker  '45,  Henry  B.  Morss  '49,  Robert  E. 
Rothermel  x'50,  Darrel  M.  Bender  x'47.  (Bender  got 
some  publicity  for  the  meeting  in  Los  Angeles  papers,  not 
an  easy  job  in  a  metropolis  hummingly  busy  in  its  own 
right — and  next  door  to  Hollywood.) 

Movies  from  Bucknell  were  shown  and  much  enjoyed. 
Discussion  of  the  next  meeting  brought  out  objections 
that  May  is  too  far  away  and  that  the  meeting  should  be 
sometime  near  Bucknell's  birthday.  It  is  hoped  that 
names  and  addresses  of  prospective  students  from  the 
area  may  be  available  for  the  May  meeting  and  that  a 
number  of  promising  young  people  may  be  invited. 

It  is  hoped,  too,  that  all  Bucknellians  in  this  area  will 
cancel  out  all  other  engagements  and  be  present  at  the 
birthday  party  meeting. 


Northern  New  York  Tour 

by  Fr.ank  D.-wis 

President  Hildreth  and  your  secretary  made  a  three- 
day  air  trip  to  northern  New  York  on  October  19,  20  and 
21,  attending  meetings  at  Buft'alo,  Rochester  and  Hamil- 
ton.  The  Syracuse  Club  held  its  meeting  at  the  last-named 
town  following  the  Colgate  game.  Groups  of  40,  30  and 
50  attended  the  three  banquets,  respectively. 

In  Buft'alo  Charles  Ever  '40  threw  a  party  with  the 
aid  of  several  persons,  including  especially  his  wife  and 
Barbara  Reifsnyder  Wendin  '28,  than  whom  no  Buck- 
nellian  of  our  acquaintance  is  more  loyal  or  active.  The 
visitors  were  entertained  at  the  home  of  President  Eyer. 
"Chuck"  drove  us  to  Rochester  on  the  morning  of  October 
20  and  the  Rochester  group  met  that  evening  at  the  Uni- 
versity Club,  with  President  Volney  Frankel  '43  in  charge. 
Volney,  an  active  and  successful  president,  completed  his 
two-year  term  that  evening  and  Warren  "Bud"  Lewis  '42 
was  elected.  Other  officers  elected  are :  Arthur  Ellis  '47, 
vice-president ;  Anne  Hough  '42,  secretary ;  Mary  Savidge 
Richards  '42,  treasurer. 

Lots  of  music  and  the  showing  of  the  1949  Aluhlenberg 
football  game  films  furnished  the  programs  of  both  parties 
after  an  introduction  by  the  secretary  and  an  address  by 
President  Hildreth. 


A  Group  at  the  Rochester  Meeting 

After  the  Rochester  meeting  a  dozen  or  more  Buck- 
nellians attended  a  party  at  the  home  of  Rita  Holbrook 
Sear  '37,  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Gen- 
eral Alumni  Association. 

We  left  Rochester  by  air  at  8  :38  Saturday  morning. 

DECEMBER    1950 


At  Hamilton  Banquet 
Standing  left  to  right:  ].  F.  Hummer  '08.  Dr.  Ed  Pangljurn  '15, 
President  Hildreth,  Rev.'D.  N.  Boswell  'IS,  Robert  B.  Thomas  '41 
(treasurer,  Syracuse  club).  Leo  L.  Rockwell  '07,  Frank  G.  Davis 
'11.  Seated:  Vera  Cober  Rockwell  '11,  William  F.  Hasselberger  '42 
(president,  Syracuse  club),  Jean  Steele  Hasselberger  '41,  Mary 
Dunn  Boswell  '18. 


The  air  was  still  and  in  30  minutes  we  landed  in  Syracuse, 
where  we  were  met  by  Club  President  Bill  Hasselberger 
'42  and  his  wife,  Jean  Steele  '41.  They  took  us  to  their 
attractive  home  and  loaned  us  their  car  to  drive  to  Hamil- 
ton for  a  luncheon  with  President  Case  of  Colgate. 

Colgate,  located  in  Hamilton,  a  small,  strictly  "college" 
town,  is  a  college  on  the  hillside  in  a  beautiful  setting, 
which  the  fall  foliage  made  more  beautiful.  President 
Case  is  a  delightful  host  and  we  got  away  jtist  in  time  for 
the  game. 

The  day  continued  to  be  perfect  and  we  enjoyed  the 
game,  especially  when  we  made  our  two  touchdowns, 
stopped  the  Colgate  team  dead  on  the  ground  and  finished 
each  half  practically  on  the  enemy's  goal  line.  Their 
superb  passing  spelled  victory  for  them.     Score:  23-12. 

After  the  game  a  dozen  or  more  Bucknellians  gathered 
at  the  home  of  Leo  Rockwell  '07  and  his  wife,  the  former 
Vera  Cober  '11,  where  we  had  coffee  and  sandwiches  until 
time  for  the  banquet  at  the  Colgate  Inn,  where  more  than 
50  Bucknellians  and  friends  had  gathered  to  make  merry 
and  hear  Bucknell's  new  prexy. 

They  and  all  other  Bucknellians  in  northern  New  York 
liked  his  informality,  friendliness  and  evident  sincerity. 
He  told  of  the  circumstances  surrounding  his  coming  to 
Bucknell,  told  of  the  problems  facing  all  private  colleges, 
including  our  Alma  Mater,  and  discussed  some  future 
problems  due  to  the  Korean  War.  Briefly,  he  believes 
that  students  in  the  upper  brackets  scholastically,  regard- 
less of  curricula,  should  probably  be  deferred,  rather  than 
those  specially  trained  for  scientific  work.  He  seems  to 
think  that  social  scientists  or  even  philosophers  may  be 
as  essential  as  technicians  in  the  uncertain  years  ahead. 

Frankly,  this  was  one  of  the  most  pleasant  journeys  I 
have  ever  taken.  The  weather  was  fine,  our  reception 
was  everywhere  cordial,  our  leaders  are  on  the  ball,  with 
many  loyal  helpers,  and  the  boss  is  a  good  traveling  com- 
panion. 


Dr.  Daniel  A.  Poling,  member  of  Bucknell's  Board  of  Trustees, 
was  recently  re-elected  president  of  the  World  Christian  Endeavor 
Union,  world-wide  youth  movement,  at  a  meeting  in  London,  Eng- 
land. Dr.  Poling-  is  an  internationally  known  clergyman.  (See 
Ahmmus,  March  '49,  June  '50.) 

DECEMBER     1950 


Hildreth  Speaks  to  Alumni 

In  his  report  to  the  Alumni  at  the  Homecoming  lunch- 
eon, President  Hildreth  stated  that  enrollment  this  year 
is  down  by  about  150,  although  40  more  girls  were  ad- 
mitted. The  picture  for  next  year  is  somewhat  alarming, 
according  to  the  president,  since  a  further  drop  in  men 
students  is  almost  certain.  To  offset  this  decline  in  en- 
rollment of  men  Dr.  Hildreth  stated  that  he  would  recom- 
mend to  the  Trustees  that  100  more  women  be  admitted 
next  fall.  He  asked  Alumni  to  continue  to  recommend 
superior  students. 

Only  a  few  changes  in  faculty  have  occurred  since 
last  year.  The  president  recommended  that  a  similar 
luncheon  of  all  Alumni  be  held  at  Commencement  instead 
of  the  present  plan  of  having  separate  luncheons.  He 
offered  encouragement  to  Alumni  to  return  by  recommend- 
ing that  the  housing  problems  be  met  by  throwing  the 
men's  and  women's  dormitories  open  to  former  students 
at  Commencement  time. 

Finally,  he  emphasized  the  importance  of  the  Alumni 
Fund  and  expressed  keen  appreciation  of  the  fine  Alumni 
response. 


Dad's  Day 


In  1931,  some  19  years  ago,  Bucknell  held  its  first  Dad's 
Day.  Official  invitations  were  sent  out  to  fathers  of  Buck- 
nell undergraduates  to  come  to  the  campus  to  "get  on  the 
inside  of  the  Bucknell  Way  of  Life."  They  were  guests 
of  the  University  at  the  Bucknell-Gettysburg  game  (score 
46-0  that  day)  and  at  the  father-student-faculty  banquet. 
Later  in  the  evening  they  were  entertained  at  smokers  held 
in  the  \arious  fraternity  houses.  Frank  Koehler  '32  was 
the  chairman  of  that  first  Dad's  Day  program. 

This  year  Bucknell  Dads,  campus  kings  for  the  day, 
saw  the  soccer  game  with  Penn  State  at  10:00  A.  M.  and 
attended  a  luncheon  at  the  Lewisburg  Club  at  noon,  where, 
in  the  business  meeting  that  followed,  Fred  W.  Woods,  of 
Bronxville,  N.  Y.,  father  of  Janet,  senior  co-ed,  was  elect- 
ed president  of  the  Bucknell  Fathers  Association.  He  suc- 
ceeds Dr.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus  x'25,  who  held  the  office  for 
two  terms.  Other  officers  elected  were  Dr.  Edward  Pang- 
burn  '15  of  Philadelphia,  vice-president;  Forrest  Brown, 
secretary-treasurer;  Malcolm  Musser  '18,  Charles  A.  Fry- 
ling  '13  and  Dr.  Nicodemus,  steering  committee. 

All  men  were  in  their  seats  in  Memorial  Stadium  in 
time  to  see  the  kick-oft"  in  the  Bucknell-Lehigh  game  (score 
6-27).  A  turkey  dinner  was  served  in  the  Men's  Dining 
Hall  at  5  :45  and  at  8:00  o'clock  President  Hildreth  spoke 
to  the  hundreds  of  parents  at  a  reception  held  in  their 
honor  in  Davis  Gymnasium. 


Christmas  Special 

The  Mutual  Broadcasting  System  will  carry 
a  program  of  Christmas  Music  from  Bucknell 
University  on  many  of  its  affiliated  stations  on 
Monday  Evening,  December  18,  from  10:30  until 
11:00  o'clock,  Eastern  Standard  Time.  Check 
your  local  paper  to  see  if  the  program  is  listed  in 
your  area. 


11 


fVhat  'Vucknellians  oAre  ^oing 


Inst.  1884 

New  address:  Anne  F.  Williams,  1418 
Lime  Ave.,  Long  Beach  13,  Cal. 


Inst.  xl888 

New    address:     Edith    R.    Cornelius, 

Presbyterian  Home,  Towson  4,  Md. 

1894 

Mrs.  Jessie  Wheeler  Armstrong  re- 
ports that  during  a  trip  to  California 
in  1949  she  called  on  Mrs.  Jane  Fowler 
Bullis  x'03  of  Whittier;  and  Drs.  T.  M. 
and  Genevieve  White  Shorkley  '00  and 
Mrs.  Ruth  Shorkley  Bliss  '05  of  Carpm- 
teria.  She  made  the  trip  from  Yellow 
Springs,  O.,  to  Redondo  Beach  by  auto 
and  returned  east  by  plane. 

Alonzo  C.  Lathrop,  A.M.  '97  cele- 
brated his  83rd  birthday  on  March  6, 
1950.  He  was  chaplain  at  the  June, 
1944,  Commencement,  the  50th  anni- 
versary of  his  graduation.  Pastor 
emeritus  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of 
Emmett,  Idaho,  he  looks  back  over 
nearly  64  years  in  the  ministry.  He 
is  still  active,  keenly  interested  in  civic 
and  community  affairs. 

1903 

Jay  Bond.  One  of  Bucknell's  most 
enthusiastic  boosters  for  nearly  a  half 
century  has  been  Jay  Bond  x'03  past 
president  of  the  Metropolitan  Alumni 
Association.  Retired  now,  and  living 
at  Factoryville  where  he  graduated  at 
Keystone  Academy  in  1898,  he  is  on 
hand  for  every  important  Bucknell 
event  in  driving  distance.  He  dropped 
out  of  Bucknell,  took  forestry  at  the 
University  of  Michigan  and  received  a 
commission  in  the  U.  S.  Forestry  Ser- 
vice, serving  later  with  the  Pennsylva- 
nia State  and  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road forestry  services. 

In  1913  he  went  to  Armour  and  Com- 
pany in  New  York  and  served  as  divi- 
sion sales  manager  for  about  35  years. 

He  married  Laura  Boone  of  Salem, 
Ohio,  and  has  two  children,  a  daughter 
and  a  son. 

1905 

Mrs.  Ruth  Stephens  Porter,  secretary 
of  the  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  Bucknell 
Alumni  club,  recently  composed  the 
words  and  music  of  a  song,  "Don't  Be 
Late",  which  was  published  in  the  Feb- 
ruary, 1950,  number  of  The  Instructor. 

Mrs.  Sadie  Wolverton  Siegfried  Mus. 
'05  is  a  hostess  in  the  Nurses'  Home  at 
the  Episcopal  Hospital  in  Philadelphia. 

1906 

Remain  C.  Hassrick,  prominent  Phila- 
delphia lawyer  and  nationally  known 
Baptist  layman,  was  recently  awarded 
the  Order  of  Constantine  of  the  Sigma 
Chi  Fraternity.  The  award  is  made  to 
members  of  the  fraternity  for  outstand- 
ing achievement.  Of  18,000  Sigma  Chi 
alumni,  only  40  have  achieved  this 
honor  and  only  two  of  these  are  from 
the  Philadelphia  area. 

New  addresses:   Burleigh   Claypoole, 
1119  Boren  Ave.,  Seattle,  Wash.;  Carl  S. 
Yingling,    P.    O.    Box    26,    Hollowville, 
N.  Y. 
12 


1916 

New   addresses:    Elizabeth   B.   Laird 

D.S.  '16.  McElwain  Hall,  State  College; 
Marjorie  F.  McNall  D.S.  '16,  912  Elm 
Ave.,  Takoma  Park  12,  Md.:  Hiram  Nor- 
man, 4  Whitman  Ave.,  Erlton,  N.  J.; 
William  Louis  Park,  604  W.  Airy  St., 
Norristown. 

1917 

Charles  W.  Potter  M.A.  '29  last  June 
completed  his  15th  year  as  Jersey  Shore 
school  head.     During  this  time,  he  has 


A.  R.  MATHIESOX 

Mathieson  '20  President, 
Pension  Fund;  Red  Cross 
Chairman 

Andrew  R.  "Andy"  Mathieson  keeps  us 
busy  checking  on  his  progress.  We  thought 
we  had  his  last  promotion  tagged — president, 
U.  S.  Steel  and  Carnegie  Pension  Fund,  last 
May — when  word  came  that  he  had  been 
chosen  cliairman  of  the  Pittsburgh  chapter 
of  the  American  Red  Cross. 

Andy  earned  both  promotions.  He  has 
been  with  the  U.  S.  Steel  Corporation  since 
his  graduation  30  years  ago.  In  1927  he  be- 
came director  of  welfare  and  personnel  ac- 
tivities of  the  firm ;  seven  years  later,  as- 
sistant to  vice-president,  industrial  relations, 
U.  S.  Steel  Corporation  in  New  York,  going 
to  Pittsburgh  in  the  same  capacity  two  years 
later.  Eight  years  ago  he  was  made  super- 
visor of  salary  administration  and  chairman 
of  the  corporation's  pension  committee. 

Just  the  other  day  we  learned  of  the  Red 
Cross  job.  But  it  was  merely  a  promotion, 
too — a  most  important  one  today.  He  has 
worked  with  the  Pittsburgh  chapter  23  years. 
The  last  10  years  he  has  been  a  board  mem- 
ber and  chairman  of  the  Home  Service  Ad- 
visory Committee. 

A  loyal  and  active  Bucknellian,  Andy  has 
held  many  Alumni  offices  and  has  served  as 
Alumni  Trustee.  Mrs.  Mathieson  is  the 
former  Margaret  Wray.  Their  son,  "Drew" 
'50 — O.D.K.,  dean's  list,  star  golfer — has  al- 
ready started  his  career  auspiciously.  The 
Mathiesons  live  at  1458  Greystone  Drive, 
East  End,  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania. 


introduced  a  vocational  agricultural  de- 
partment and  a  driver-training  course 
into  the  curriculum,  as  well  as  develop- 
ing the  high  school  athletic  field  into 
one  of  the  finest  sites  in  that  part  of  the 
state. 

New  address:  W.  Roy  Baker,  1616 
Market  St..  Camp  Hill;  C.  F.  Nagro 
Mus.  '17,  5105  Addison  St.,  Chicago  41, 
111. 

1921 

Edward  F.  Heim  is  budget  engineer 
for  the  Utah  Power  and  Light  Co.  He 
is  in  charge  of  budgeting  a  $100,000,000 
corporation  which  serves  northern  and 
eastern  Utah,  Wyoming,  southeastern 
Idaho  and  western  Colorado. 

Attorney   Francis   F.  Reamer   '21    of 

Shamokin  was  recently  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  Northumberland  County 
Bar  Association.  "Wanks",  as  he  is 
known  to  many  of  us,  besides  hand- 
ling general  practice  is  solicitor  for 
corporations,  including  a  national  bank, 
a  building  and  loan  association,  and  the 
Shamokin  City  School  District. 

New  address:  Mrs.  Ernest  E.  Manser 
(Esther  Dodson),  241  King's  Highway, 
West,  Haddonfield,  N.  J. 

1932 

Edward  C.  Jennings  is  a  physician  in 

the  Mt.  Alto  Hospital  in  Washington. 
He  resides  at  5002  Ft.  Sumner  Drive, 
Washington  16,  D.  C. 

New  address:  Mrs.  William  R.  Sisley 
(Mary  Smith),  209  N.  Tyrone  Rd.,  Balti- 
more 12,  Md. 

1937 

Clinton  A.  Condict's  new  pastorate  is 
the  United  Baptist  Church,  Lakeport, 
N.  H.  His  residence  address  is  841 
Union  Ave. 

Joseph  P.  Lord  is  completing  his  dis- 
sertation for  the  doctorate  in  psychol- 
ogy at  Harvard. 

Ambrose  Saricks  received  the  Ph.D. 
degree  in  history  at  the  University  of 
Wisconsin  last  spring,  d  oi  n  g  his  re- 
search in  Franco- American  history. 
His  adviser  was  Dr.  Chester  P.  Higby 
'08,  a  well-known  authority  in  this  field. 
Saricks  went  to  the  University  of  Kan- 
sas this  fall  as  an  assistant  professor  of 
history. 

New  addresses:  Robert  Bonn,  R.  D.  2, 
Valencia;  H.  A.  Hebberd,  Jr.,  4508  E. 
38th  St.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

1947 

Gary  C.  'V.  Gawain  was  granted  the 
Ph.D.  degree  in  clinical  psychology  by 
Pennsylvania  State  College  in  Febru- 
ary, 1950.  He  entered  college  teach- 
ing in  September — Department  of  Psy- 
chology, Denison  University,  Granville, 
O.  The  Gawains  (Janet  Gardiner  x'48) 
have  a  son,  Bruce,  almost  three  years 
old. 

Roger  S.  Haddon  received  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Laws  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania  in  June,  1950. 

Lt.  (j.g.)  Floyd  L.  Harris,  MC,  USNR, 
assigned  to  duty  afloat  as  medical  of- 
ficer in  the  Pacific,  may  be  addressed 
CO  USS  Winston,  AKA  94,  FPO,  San 
Francisco,  Calif.  Meanwhile,  Mrs.  Har- 
ris (Barbara  Morrow  '44)  and  son  are 
residing  in  Bloomsburg. 

Raymond  K.  Irwin,  director  of  the 
Placement  Bureau  at  Bucknell,  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  Middle  Atlantic  Placement 
Officers'  Association  in  October. 

DECEMBER    1950 


Thomas  J.  Quigley  was  awarded  the 
Bachelor  of  Laws  degree  at  the  249th 
commencement  at  Yale  University  in 
June,  1950. 

Andrew  T.  Wilson  graduated  last 
February  from  Washington  and  Lee 
University  Law  School  in  Virginia  and 
since  that  time  has  been  serving  his 
clerkship  in  Lewisburg  with  Attorney 
William  L.  Showers  '16.  Mrs.  Wilson 
is  the  former  Doris  Ranck  '43.  They 
have  a  young  son,  Michael. 

New  address:  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Charles 
F.  Steininger  (Dorothy  Gleckner),  47 — 

165th  St.,  Calumet  City,  111.;  Richard  M. 
Sherwood,  21  S.  37th  St.,  Philadelphia 
4;  Richard  C.  Stadden,  Box  820,  R.  D.  1, 
Manor  Ridge  Drive,  Lancaster;  William 
Z.  Huff,  Parkview  Apts.  326-A,  Ambas- 
sador, Collingswood,  Camden  7,  N.  J.; 
Leonard  Block,  55  Sheridan  Ave.,  Mt. 
Vernon,  N.  Y. 

1950 
George  J.  Akerhielm,  an  engineer  for 
DuPont,  Graselli  Division,  receives  his 
mail  at  9  Indian  Spring  Road,  Cranford, 
N.  J. 

Jean  Bailey  is  a  student  at  the  Par- 
son's School  of  Design,  136  E.  57th  St., 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

Richard  E.  Baker,  266  N.  24th  St., 
Camp  Hill,  is  a  student  engineer  with 
the  Bell  Telephone  Co.,  of  Pennsylvania. 

Anthony  J.  Bartoletti,  an  estimator  at 
the  Hughes  Corp.,  can  be  reached  at 
211  George  Ave.,  Wilkes-Barre. 

William  W.  Bell,  Jr.,  Box  808,  Center 
Moriches,  N.  Y.,  is  associated  with  the 
Long  Island  Duck  Packing  Corp. 

Frederick  H.  Bowen  is  employed  by 
E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  &  Co.,  and 
would  like  his  mail  sent  to  Apt.  5,  Pop- 
lar and  Willey  Sts.,  Seaford,  Del. 

James  P.  Brahaney  will  continue  with 
his  duties  as  custodial  officer  at  the 
Northeastern  Penitentiary  near  Lewis- 
burg while  working  toward  his  master's 
degree  at  Bucknell. 

Forrest  D.  Brown,  Jr.,  is  working  for 
his  M.A.  at  the  University  of  Illinois 
Institute  of  Labor  and  Industrial  Rela- 
tions. 

Luther  Brown,  422  Broad  St.,  Se- 
wickley,  is  a  test  engineer  for  the  Du- 
quesne  Light  Co. 

Vincent  P.  Caracciolo,  65  Germania 
St.,  Galeton,  is  a  chemical  engineer  with 
E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  &  Co.,  in  Wil- 
mington, Del. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Carl  (Etta  N. 
Adams)  are  living  at  235  W.  5th  St., 
Bloomsburg. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spencer  H.  Carlough 
(Emily  D.  Kelly  '46)  may  be  addressed 
at  106  Valley  View  Apts.,  Allentown. 
The  former  is  training  with  the  Beth- 
lehem Steel  Co.,  in  Bethlehem. 

Gerald  J.  Cavanaugh  lives  at  2032 
Eutaw  Place,  Baltimore  17,  Md.,  and  is 
engaged  in  a  30-month  training  pro- 
gram with  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Rail- 
road. 

Robert  H.  Christie,  a  teacher  in  the 
Wellsboro  High  School,  wishes  his  mail 
to  be  sent  to  Box  45,  Arnot. 

Henry  J.  Collins,  engineering  trainee, 
may  be  addressed  at  Box  1159,  New 
Britain,  Conn. 

John  S.  Collins,  878  V2  Memorial  Ave., 
Williamsport,  is  a  junior  engineer  with 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Co.,  in  Lew- 
istown. 

John  J.  Connor,  a  levelman  with  the 
Delaware  and  Hudson  Railroad  Corp., 
may  be  addressed  at  37  Darte  Ave., 
Carbondale. 

DECEMBER     1950 


Robert  E.  Conrad,  Jr.,  is  testing  pow- 
er plant  units  at  Lycoming  Div.,  Avco 
Corp.,  and  lives  at  1107  W.  4th  St.,  Wil- 
liamsport. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  W.  Cooke 
(Catherine  E.  Martin  '45)  reside  at  R.  D. 
1,  Lewisburg.  Mr.  Cooke  is  a  correction 
officer  at  the  U.  S.  Penitentiary. 

Doris  A.  Coombs,  an  instructor  in  sec- 
retarial science  at  Lycoming  College, 
Williamsport,  wishes  mail  to  be  sent  to 
her  home:  3525  Davenport  St.,  N.  W.. 
Apt.  309,  Washington  8,  D.  C. 

William  E.  Corgill  has  accepted  a  po- 
sition as  traffic  engineer  with  the  New 
York  State  Dept.  of  Public  Works  and 
resides  at  4292  Union  Rd.,  Buffalo  21, 
N.  Y. 

Richard  W.  Danforth  is  employed  by 
the  Danforth  Co.,  Inc.,  and  resides  at 
212  Tennyson  Ave.,  Pittsburgh. 

Donald  L.  Davidson,  sales  trainee  for 
the  industrial  division  of  the  Armstrong 
Cork  Co.,  may  be  reached  at  Duncan- 
non,  R.  D.  1. 

Floyd  L.  Drake,  Jr.,  lives  at  564  Cum- 
berland Ave.,  Teaneck,  N.  J.,  and  is  as- 
sociated with  Socony-Vacuum  Oil  Co., 
Inc.,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

David  L.  Eisenhauer,  18  Pickering  St., 
Sheffield,  is  a  civil  engineer  for  the 
Chester  Engineers  in  Pittsburgh. 

Robert  F.  Ervin,  Jr.  resides  at  6146 
Fairhill  St.,  Philadelphia  20,  and  is  em- 
ployed as  a  salesman  for  the  Wilcox- 
Walter-Furlong  Paper  Co. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  J.  Fiory  x'50 
(Shirley  Ann  Cohick  x'51)  live  at  59 
Blvd.,  East  Paterson,  N.  J.  Mr.  Fiory  is 
in  the  textile  field. 

Bettyanne  Galloway  is  private  secre- 
tary to  Dr.  M.  F.  Nimkoff  (former  head 
of  the  Sociology  Dept.  at  Bucknell)  at 
Florida  State  University.  She  resides 
at  542  W.  College  Ave.,  Tallahassee,  Fla. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Gay  Frederick,  a  house- 
wife, may  be  addressed  at  Box  192, 
Lemont. 

William  C.  Gelsleichter,  5708- 16th 
Ave.,  Hyattsville,  Md.,  is  a  mechanical 
engineer  at  the  Bureau  of  Standards, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

David  A.  Grimm  is  a  salesman  for  the 
Shaw-Walker  Co.,  Chrysler  Bldg.,  42nd 
and  Lexington,  New  York  17,  N.  Y. 

Charles  R.  Haas,  124  E.  Lincoln  St., 
Shamokin,  is  in  the  nylon  division  of 
E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  &  Co.,  in 
Delaware. 

Ernest  J.  Hammesfahr  lives  at  55-03- 
31  Ave.,  Woodside,  N.  Y.,  and  is  a  junior 
electrical  engineer  with  the  T.  F.  Jack- 
son Electrical  Contractors. 

Myer  Harris  is  an  assistant  to  the 
plant  engineer  at  the  Kingston  Cake 
Co.,  and  resides  at  409  S.  Franklin  St., 
Wilkes-Barre. 

Robert  G.  Hertz  is  doing  graduate 
work  at  the  University  of  Pennsylva- 
nia (Moore  School)  but  receives  mail 
c/o  U.  S.  Veterans  Hospital,  Lyons,  N.  J. 

Naomi  M.  Hons  is  teaching  in  the 
Commercial  Dept.  of  the  Falls-Overfield 
High  School,  Mill  City. 

Edwin  A.  Irland  is  associated  with 
the  Bell  Telephone  Laboratories,  463 
West  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Thomas  W.  Iszard  is  a  foreman  for  the 
Dasher  Rubber  &  Chemical  Co.,  and 
resides  at  54  Mentor  Ave.,  Paines- 
ville,  O. 

James  H.  Kepler  receives  his  mail  at 
the  Southern  Methodist  University, 
Perkins  School  of  Theology,  Dallas,  Tex. 

George  W.  Ketterer  is  an  accountant 
trainee  with  the  Socony  Vacuum  Oil 
Co.,    and    may   be   addressed   at   40-48 


W.  S.  SHERIFF 


Johnstown  Church  Host 
to  Glee  Club 

The  Youth  Fellowship  of  the  Memorial 
(First)  Baptist  Church,  Johnstown.  Penn- 
sylvania, Dr.  Wilbur  Spencer  Sheriff  x'28, 
minister,  played  host  to  the  Men's  Glee  Club 
April  16,  when  it  sang  in  the  downtown 
union  service  before  a  packed  First  Evan- 
gelical-United Brethren  Church.  Local 
Alumni  assisting  a  church  secretary  with 
housing  included  Robert  J.  Haberstroh  '22 
and  wife,  Marlin  B.  Stephens  '30  and  wife, 
William  Schiiure  '44  and  Anne  Kloss  Sch- 
nure  '45,  Charlotte  Bosler  Ellis  '25  and  John 
S.  Peifer  '29.  Mrs.  Sheriff  is  a  grandniece 
of  the  late  President  and  Mrs.  John  Howard 
Harris  and  is  the  latter's  namesake. 

Dr.  Sheriff  is  serving  this  year  as  presi- 
dent of  the  General  Society  of  the  Alumni 
of  the  Crozer  Theological  Seminary,  with 
which  the  Theological  Department  of  Buck- 
nell was  merged  in  1868.  He  has  been  ac- 
tive in  Crozer  circles  since  liis  student  days. 

Dr.  Sheriff  has  also  been  elected  chairman 
of  the  Special  Joint  Committees  of  the  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ  of  Pennsylvania  and  the 
Pennsylvania  Baptist  Convention  for  ar- 
ranging several  joint  fellowship  sessions  of 
the  two  bodies  during  their  respective  annual 
meetings.  These  meetings  were  held  simul- 
taneously October  24-26  of  this  year  in 
Johnstown.  The  Reverend  Clarence  Schnars 
of  the  First  Christian  Church  of  that  city 
was  Dr.  Sheriff's  co-chairman. 


Parkside  Ave.,  Philadelphia.  He  plans 
to  work  for  his  master's  degree  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania. 

Joseph  F.  Kishel,  an  engineer  with 
the  Duplan  Corp.,  is  at  home  at  190 
Hemlock  St.,  Swoyerville. 

Wayne  F.  Klenck,  a  hydrographic  en- 
gineer GS-5  for  the  U.  S.  Navy  Dept., 
in  Washington,  may  be  addressed  at 
R.  D.  1,  Clarendon. 

Joseph  Kraut  is  attending  graduate 
school  at  California  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology in  Pasadena  but  would  like  to 
receive  his  mail  at  215  W.  91  St.,  c/o 
Selby,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Joseph  F.  Kreitzer,  an  insurance 
agent,  resides  at  524  Catawissa  Ave., 
Sunbury. 

Sara  L.  Kriner  is  teaching  French 
and  biology  at  the  Berwick  Academy 
in  South  Berwick,  Me. 


(Continued  on  Page  16) 


13 


HOMECOMING  REF 


Homecoming  day  is  over  ;  Lafayette  was  defeated,  32-0, 
its  worst  shellacking  by  Bucknell  in  67  years.  The  Alumni 
luncheon  in  Davis  Gymnasium  (an  innovation)  was  a 
great  success.  The  Bucknell  Band  under  the  baton  of 
Alan  Flock  kept  the  gym  bursting  out  with  music,  Miss 
Helen  Klein felter  led  the  singing,  and  a  group  of  cheer- 
leaders helped  to  keep  the  place  as  much  like  bedlam  as 
possible. 

At  the  speakers'  table  were  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth ; 
Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts,  president  of  the  Bison  Club  and  mas- 
ter of  ceremonies ;  Dr.  Roy  Nicodemus,  president  of  the 
General  Alumni  Association,  and  Mrs.  Nicodemus  ;  Ken 
Slifer,  chairman  of  the  Alumni  Fund  Committee,  and  Mrs. 
Slifer ;  and  Frank  Davis,  Alumni  Secretary,  and  Mrs. 
Davis. 

President  Hildreth  presented  to  the  Bison  Club  a  beau- 
tiful bison  head  which  he  had  purchased  in  Wyoming  and 
President  Spotts  replied  in  appropriate  words  for  the 
Club. 

Dr.  Hildreth  spoke  on  the  "State  of  the  University" 
and  made  some  interesting  suggestions  (discussed  else- 
where). The  party  broke  up  with  "Alma  IMater"  and 
everyone  rushed  over  to  Memorial  Stadium  for  the  game. 
It  had  rained  all  forenoon  and  spoiled  some  high  jinks, 
but  about  noon  the  rain  stopped  and  the  afternoon  pro- 
vided perfect  football  weather. 

The  Bison  Roundup,  in  Davis  Gym  following  the  game, 
brought  together  hundreds  of  Bucknellians,  many  of 
whom  met  the  president  for  the  first  time.  Plenty  of  cider 
and  pretzels,  ser\-ed  by  attractive  Lewisburg  High  School 
girls,  proved  popular. 

The  dance  in  Davis  Gym  lasted  from  9  :(X)  to  12 :00 
P.  AI.  But  in  the  meantime  the  fraternity  houses  were 
crowded  with  Alumni  and  friends.  If  other  frats  fed  their 
hungry  visitors  as  well  as  did  the  Phi  Gams,  where  the 
writer  ate,  the  morale  all  over  the  campus  must  have  been 
high. 

An  innovation  this  year  was  an  opportunity  for  Alumni 
to  enjoy  some  scholastics  as  well  as  athletics.  The  Chemis- 
try and  Education  Departments  held  seminars  in  which 
their  Alumni  might  be  brought  up  to  date  in  their  fields  of 
specialization.  Doctors  Heine  and  Smith  of  the  Chemistry 
Department  told  of  research  they  are  engaged  in  and  Dr. 
Daniel  R.  Davies  M.S.  '43,  now  associate  professor  of 
education  in  Columbia  University,  told  of  his  research  in 
school  administration. 


)RTED  ''BEST  EVER" 


Here  credit  should  be  accorded  to  those  committee 
members  most  responsible  for  this  great  celebration.  The 
Alumni  secretary  was,  as  usual,  general  chairman.  Most 
of  the  work,  however,  was  done  by  committee  members  to 
whom  specific  functions  had  been  assigned. 

Brown  Focht  '28  and  his  wife,  Florence  Utt  Focht  '26, 
acted  as  vice-chairmen  as  they  have  done  for  the  past  three 
years  and  did  a  fine  job.  Special  credit  and  thanks  are  due 
them.  Under  their  direction  were  Paul  M.  Showalter  '31, 
dance  chairman;  ]\Ialcolm  Clinger  x'26.  Bison  Roundup; 
Dorothea  Groezinger,  dietitian,  luncheon.  (Working  with 
her  were  Miss  Olive  Smith,  manager  of  the  Hotel  Lewis- 
burger,  and  19  college  students,  provided  by  Harvey  Bush 
'51,  president  of  the  Inter-Fraternity  Council,  Walter 
Barrett  '51,  president  of  the  Bucknell  Independent  Stu- 
dents Association,  and  Lynn  Ruth  '51,  president  of  the 
Women's  Student  Government  Association).  Trennie  Eis- 
ley  '31,  director  of  public  relations,  did  her  usual  efl:ecti\'e 
publicity  job.  Forrest  Brown,  Christian  Association  sec- 
retary, handled  well  the  not-easy  job  of  finding  housing 
accommodations. 


1 — Dr.  Hildreth  making  presentation  to  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts,  presi- 
dent of  the  Bison  Club,  of  the  Bison  head  given  to  the  University 
by  the  Hildreths.     It  will  be  placed  in  Davis  Gymnasium. 

2 — Roy  Nicodemus  speaking  at  Alumni  Luncheon. 

3 — Band  adds  to  merry-making  at  Alumni  Luncheon. 

4 — Homecoming  Committee  meets  in  final  planning  session. 
Seated,  left  to  right:  Trennie  Eisley  '31,  director  of  public  rela- 
tions ;  Mary  Jane  Stevenson,  dean  of  women ;  Walter  Barrett 
'5L  president,  Bucknell  Independent  Students  Association;  Paul 
Showalter  '31,  Lewisburg  attorney:  Mrs.  E.  \\'.  Bennett^  Alumni 
Office;  Mrs.  F.  G.  Davis;  Aliss  Olive  Smith,  manager.  Hotel 
Lewisburger.  Standing,  left  to  right:  Al  Humphreys,  director 
of  physical  education  and  athletics ;  Brown  Focht  '28,  proprietor, 
Focht  Printing  Company;  Mrs.  Brown  Focht  (Florence  Utt 
'26)  ;  Dorothea  Groezinger,  dietitian;  Frank  Davis  '11.  Alumni 
Secretary;  Harvey  "Bud"  Bush  '51,  president,  Inter-Fraternity 
Council ;'  Ray  Irwin  '47,  director,  Bucknell  Placement  Bureau. 

5 — Ann  Cassel  in  Indian  dance  at  Homecoming  game. 

6— Glad  to  be  back ! 

7 — A  good-looking  trio. 

8 — Standing  at  a  window  in  the  Yaughan  Literature  Building,  she 
looks  over  a  corner  of  the  Ellen  Clark  Bertrand  Library,  under 
construction,  at  the  new  Sigma  Chi  House. 


^ 


'Down  the  oAisle 


1921  \ 

Edna  Martin  and  George  H.  Cole, 
prominent  Syracuse  attorney,  were  wed 
late  in  the  summer  of  1950.  The  bride 
had  been  a  teacher  of  foreign  languages 
in  Johnstown  High  School.  The  Coles 
reside  at  216  Homewood  Drive,  Fayette- 
ville,  N.  Y. 

1937 

Mabel  B.  Nylund  was  married  August 
19,  1950,  to  Paull  W.  Ziegler.  The  couple 
may  be  addressed  at  Apt.  21  ID,  Haddon 
Hills  Apts.,  Park  Ave.  and  Crystal  Lake 
Blvd.,  Haddonfield,  N.  J. 

1947 

We  have  recently  learned  of  two  mar- 
riages which  took  place  in  1949:  Eliza- 
beth Cargill  and  York  A.  France,  Sep- 
tember 10,  and  Ann  Alston  and  Dr. 
Robert  S.  Sanford,  November  12.  Mrs. 
France  is  employed  in  the  Newark,  N. 
J.,  office  of  the  New  York  Times  as  a 
solicitor  of  classified  real  estate  adver- 
tising; Mrs.  Sanford,  upon  her  marriage, 
resigned  her  position  as  medical  tech- 
nologist. The  Frances  are  living  at  710 
Valley  Rd.,  Upper  Montclair,  N.  J.,  and 
the  Sanfords  at  36  N.  Main  St.,  Mans- 
field. 

Henry  H.  Gingles  and  Janet  R.  Priest 
were  married  June  22,  1950.  The  groom 
is  employed  as  a  salesman  for  Sears, 
Roebuck  and  Co. 

Tamara  Gurvitch  and  Herbert  Gold- 
man, married  July  13,  1950,  after  a 
honeymoon  in  Israel  will  reside  at  116 
Seaman  Ave.,  New  York  34,  N.  Y.  The 
bride  is  on  the  editorial  staff  of  Flair 
magazine. 

1950 

William  Brennen  and  Jane  L.  Malone, 
a  nurse  at  the  Bucknell  Infirmary, 
were  married  June  14,  1950.  They  are 
residing  in  Indiana,  where  the  former 
is  a  departmental  manager  for  Mont- 
gomery Ward. 

Mary  Ann  Shimer  and  C.  Fred  Mau- 
ger  x'51  were  united  in  marriage  June 
24,  1950.  Participants  in  the  wedding 
included  Patricia  Wagner,  soloist;  Doris 
Wellenkamp,  maid  of  honor;  Elizabeth 
A.  Koch,  a  bridesmaid;  and  Robert  B. 
Shimer  '48,  an  usher.  They  are  residing 
near  Camp  Atterbury,  Ind.,  while  Ma- 
jor Mauger  is  in  Army  service. 

Joanne  L.  Spaid  M.S.  '50  and  Paul  F. 
Simington  were  married  June  19,  1950. 
Mrs.  Simington  is  a  teacher  in  Mifflin- 
burg.  They  are  residing  at  R.  D.  2,  Sun- 
bury. 

Lucy  J.  Tremayne  and  John  R.  Spicer, 
united  in  marriage  August  6,  1950,  are 
residing  at  648  Cherry  St.,  Williamsport. 
The  bride  is  a  social  worker  with  the 
Department  of  Public  Assistance. 

Peter  Weidenbacher  and  Alice  V. 
Richter  '49  were  wed  September  2,  1950. 
The  groom  is  a  salesman  for  the  Scott 
Paper  Co. 

16 


What  ^ucknellians 
oAre  Doing 

(Continued  from  Page  1.3) 

F.  Prentice  Lacy  is  a  mechanical  en- 
gineer with  Lacy  Atherton  and  Davis, 
Architects  and  Engineers.  He  resides 
on  Terrace  Drive,  Shavertown. 

Paul  I.  Langewisch,  of  208  Mowery 
St.,  Danville,  is  a  test  engineer  trainee 
with  the  Pennsylvania  Water  and  Pow- 
er Co.,  in  Lancaster. 

John  "Jack"  Larson  is  trapping  ani- 
mals, birds  and  reptiles  for  American 
zoos.  He  receives  his  mail  at  Wild 
Brook  Farm,  Monrovia,  Liberia,  West 
Africa,  Africa. 

Robert  G.  Lescallette,  an  engineer  for 
the  Pennsylvania  Supply  Co.,  is  living 
at  1004  N.  19th  St.,  Harrisburg. 

Theodore  W.  Lesperance,  a  chemical 
engineer  with  the  Kellex  Corp.,  re- 
ceives his  mail  at  810  Travers  St., 
Union,  Elizabeth  3,  N.  J. 

Thomas  W.  Lewis  M.S.  '50  holds  a 
teaching  and  coaching  position  in  the 
joint  high  school  at  Lewistown. 

Ralph  F.  Lowe  resides  at  285  Lynn 
Shore  Dr.,  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  is  employed 
as  a  test  trainee  for  the  General  Elec- 
tric Co. 

Edgar  A.  Luce,  a  salesman  for  the 
Hamples  Store  Equipment  Co.,  may  be 
reached  at  627  Roe  Ave.,  Elmira,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  D.  Malchenson 
(Ethel  Mae  Hollinger)  are  living  at  3 
E.  High  St.,  Carlisle.  The  former  is  a 
student  at  the  Dickinson  School  of  Law. 

Donald  J.  Manchester,  an  accountant 
for  the  General  Electric  Co.,  is  receiv- 
ing his  mail  at  191  Winfield  Dr.,  Strat- 
ford, Conn. 

Alice  J.  Mellinger  is  living  at  3  North- 
ship  Rd.,  Baltimore  22,  Md.,  and  is  an 
assistant  at  the  University  of  Maryland 
Dental  School. 

Victor  F.  Meyer,  Jr.,  a  civil  engineer 
for  the  American  Bridge  Co.,  resides  at 
15  Lincoln  Place,  Freehold,  N.  J. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Moser  x'50  are 
residing  at  405  S.  40th  St.,  Philadelphia. 
Mr.  Moser,  a  graduate  of  Franklin  and 
Marshall  College,  attends  Hahnemann 
Medical  School. 

Arthur  F.  Nass,  Jr.  resides  at  29  Elm- 
hurst  Rd.,  Pittsburgh  20,  and  is  associ- 
ated with  the  McGinness,  Smith  &  Mc- 
Ginness  Co.,  there. 

Elmer  E.  Naugle  is  living  at  W.  King 
St.,  Shippensburg,  and  is  employed  by 
the  Peerless  Furniture  Co.,  in  that  city. 

Robert  S.  Naugle,  an  engineer,  is 
living  at  2310  Jefferson  St.,  Harrisburg. 

Boyd  L.  Newcomb,  Jr.  is  employed  as 
a  pilot  plant  operator  for  the  Koppers 
Co.  He  lives  at  132  McClellan  Dr., 
Pittsburgh  27. 

George  F.  Norton,  Jr.,  salesman  for 
the  Cook  Coffee  Co.,  is  living  at  4212 
Disston  St.,  Philadelphia  35. 

Ralph  W.  Oberdorf  is  associated  with 
the  Nickel  Plate  Railroad  and  is  located 
at  850  S.  Jackson  St.,  Frankfort,  Ind. 

Eugene  N.  Paulnock  lives  at  R.  D.  2, 
Box  484,  Shamokin,  and  is  a  sales  rep- 
resentative for  the  Standard  Printing 
Co.,  in  Milton.  His  wife  is  the  former 
Joyce  M.  Turner  '47. 

Walter  C.  Pfeifer,  of  162-05-89  Ave., 
Jamaica  2,  N.  Y.,  is  assistant  production 
manager  with  the  Whitney  Publica- 
tions. 


John  W.  Peoples,  Jr.,  a  salesman  for 
George  B.  Vrooman,  Inc.,  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  100  Montclair  Ave.,  Little 
Falls,  N.  J. 

Thomas  J.  Rayeski,  274  Andover  St., 
Wilkes-Barre,  is  a  machine  scheduler 
for  the  Corning  Glass  Works  Co. 

Rejecting  identical  offers  from  three 
other  clubs,  Arthur  B.  Raynor,  former 
Bison  pitching  star,  has  signed  with  the 
Brooklyn  Dodgers  for  a  Triple-A  con- 
tract. 

James  C.  Reitz  is  a  student  at  Temple 
University  School  of  Medicine  but  re- 
ceives his  mail  at  129  N.  Fifth  St.,  Sun- 
bury. 

Cynthia  Ann  Robb  resides  at  392 
Rock  Rd..  Glen  Rock,  N.  J.,  and  is  a 
teacher  in  the  Ramsey  Grammar  School 
there. 

Mrs.  Doris  Roberts  Foulds,  a  house- 
wife, resides  at  122  Howard  Terrace, 
Leonia,  N.  J. 

Walter  H.  Roll,  Jr.,  is  associated  with 
the  E.  1.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  &  Co.,  in 
Waynesboro,  Va.,  but  receives  his  mail 
at  821  N.  Wood  Ave.,  Linden,  N.  J. 

Leonard  P.  Ruch,  of  196  Queen  St., 
Northumberland,  has  accepted  a  posi- 
tion with  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Co.,  in  Enola. 

Lawrence  Saphier,  a  graduate  student 
at  the  University  of  Delaware,  may  be 
addressed  at  230  Atlantic  Ave.,  Lyn- 
brook,  N.  Y. 

Margaret  P.  Smith  is  teaching  Eng- 
lish in  the  Lansdowne  Senior  High 
School.  Her  home  address  is  620  Co- 
lumbia Ave.,  Lansdale. 

R.  Emory  Smith,  Jr.,  whose  home  is 
at  754  Arch  St.,  Williamsport,  is  a  stu- 
dent at  Boston  University  School  of 
Theology.  He  received  an  Omicron 
Delta  Kappa  scholarship  for  1950-51, 
one  of  only  four  awarded  in  the  entire 
United  States,  and  is  the  first  Buck- 
nellian  to  be  so  honored. 

Edmund  W.  Sobolewski,  139  Gouge 
St.,  Plains,  is  a  chemical  engineer  with 
the  Johns-Manville  Corp. 

Clarence  S.  Sofleld,  Jr.,  18-D  Leland 
Gardens,  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  is  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Sofield  Transfer  Co.,  Inc. 

George  W.  Stanton  resides  at  1508 
West  St.,  Honesdale,  and  is  a  teacher 
there  in  the  Wayne  Commercial 
School. 

Edward  J.  Stec,  football  star  for 
Bucknell  last  fall,  is  now  assistant  foot- 
ball coach  at  the  high  school  in  North 
Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Roy  W.  Stiger,  Warrensville,  is  a 
draftsman  for  the  Link-Belt  Co.,  in 
Philadelphia. 

James  E.  Stumbaugh  resides  at  809 
Walnut  St.,  Latrobe,  and  is  a  production 
engineer  with  the  Vulcan  Mold  and 
Iron  Co.  there. 

M.  Stanley  Swartz,  a  teacher,  resides 
at  R.  D.  2,  Millerstown. 

Harold  E.  Thomas  M.S.  '50  is  guid- 
ance counselor  in  the  Shamokin  Junior- 
Senior  High  School. 

George  S.  Tracy  receives  his  mail  at 
Glen  Lennox,  General  Delivery,  Chapel 
Hill,  N.  C.  He  is  a  student  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  North  Carolina. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  M.  Trout,  Jr. 
(R.  Leanne  Freas)  are  at  home  at  2514 
Prospect  Rd.,  Tampa,  Fla.  Mr.  Trout  is 
associated  with  the  Massachusetts  Pro- 
tective &  Paul  Revere  Insurance  Co. 

Howard  W.  VanDine  is  associated 
with  Sears,  Roebuck  and  Co.,  174  Court 
St.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  as  a  trainee  for 
junior  executive  work. 

(Continued  on  Page  23) 

DECEMBER    1950 


Class  %eports 


CLASS  OF  1899 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  J.  C.  Downs 

(Gertrude  Stephens) 
3222  Wainbell  Ave.,  Pittsburgh  16,  Pa. 

The  Class  of  '99  has  been  sorely 
stricken  in  the  loss  by  death  of  their 
loved  class  president,  Dr.  Albert  Row- 
land Garner.  When  in  June,  1949,  we 
held  our  50th  anniversary.  Dr.  Garner 
was  the  one  who  wrote  a  personal  letter 
to  each  member,  urging  the  return  to 
Bucknell  for  this  occasion,  and  the  one 
who  planned  and  managed  the  reunion 
gathering.  Dr.  Garner  was  a  loyal  son 
of  Bucknell.  He  was  president  of  the 
Athletic  Council  for  many  years.  As 
president  of  the  Emeritus  Club  and 
permanent  president  of  the  1899  Class, 
he  was  to  preside  at  the  Emeritus  Club 
luncheon  during  the  1950  Commence- 
ment week  end.  He  was  unusually  ac- 
tive in  the  medical  profession  and  in 
many  organizations  (Alumnus,  Septem- 
ber '44).  As  an  enthusiastic  Bucknell 
Alumnus,  he  felt  a  great  need  for  an 
Alumni  House  on  c  a  m  p  u  s  .  It  was 
the  privilege  of  your  correspondent  to 
call  on  Mrs.  Garner  a  few  weeks  after 
Dr.  Garner's  death  and  learn  of  his  very 
sudden  summons  on  an  early  Sabbath 
morning  just  after  Irnishing  breakfast 
(last  May). 

Dr.  Garner  was  educated  at  South 
Jersey  Institute,  Bucknell  '99,  Hahne- 
mann Medical  College  '02,  University 
of  Pennsylvania  '12,  with  graduate 
work  at  Harvard  the  same  year.  He 
started  practice  in  Norristown  in  1904, 
having  offices  also  on  Chestnut  Street, 
Philadelphia.  He  was  instructor  and 
lecturer  on  materia  medica  at  Hahne- 
mann Medical  College.  He  later  be- 
came assistant  to  Dr.  Charles  W.  Burr 
at  Orthopedic  Hospital,  Philadelphia. 
At  Bucknell  Dr.  Garner  was  active  in 
athletics:  football,  baseball,  basketball, 
wrestling,  and  gymnastics  all  were  a 
part  in  his  interest.  This  interest  he 
carried  with  him  to  Norristown,  where 
he  was  the  first  coach  and  athletic  di- 
rector in  the  high  school,  later  establish- 
ing a  system  of  physical  examination 
making  Norristown  one  of  the  earliest 
school  districts  to  have  a  medical  in- 
spection program.  He  was  a  member 
of  various  medical  societies  (more  than 
a  dozen),  a  life  member  of  Montgomery 
County  Historical  Society,  member  of 
Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  fraternity  and  of 
Phi  Alpha  Gamma  medical  fraternity, 
as  well  as  various  branches  of  Masonic 
orders.  He  was  an  organizer  of  Ply- 
mouth Country  Club  and  a  member  of 
Merlon  Cricket  Club.  His  church  mem- 
bership was  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Norristown.  Surviving  are 
his  wife,  two  sons  (L.  Ross  Garner  of 
Honolulu,  now  studying  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago,  and  Albert  Rowland 
Garner,  Jr.,  of  New  Jersey),  one  daugh- 
ter (Mrs.  Joseph  Rambo  of  New  York), 
and  six  grandchildren.  After  a  practice 
of  46  years  in  Norristown,  he  is  greatly 
missed  as  a  physician  and  distinguished 
citizen,  but  the  Class  of  '99  miss  him 
as  a  kind,  helpful  classmate  whom  they 
lovingly  knew  as  Al  or  Doc. 

Dr.  Joseph  C.  Hazen  was  honored  at 
a  testimonial  dinner  during  the  meet- 
ing of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention 
held  in  Boston  in  late  May.    Dr.  Hazen 

DECEMBER     1950 


has  been  prominent  in  denominational 
affairs  for  many  years.  He  has  been 
corresponding  and  recording  secretary 
of  the  convention.  At  the  dinner  there 
were  eleven  past-presidents  of  conven- 
tion, the  president  of  Baptist  World 
Alliance  and  some  200  guests,  assembled 
to  do  honor  to  Dr.  Hazen,  who  served  as 
secretary  of  the  Finance  Committee  of 
the  Northern  Baptist  Convention  for 
several  years,  was  with  the  Council  on 
Finance  and  Promotion,  and  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  of  the  M.  and  M.  Board. 
Dr.  Hazen  served  in  three  pastorates — 
Janesville,  Wis.,  Peoria,  111.,  and  North 
Orange,  N.  J.  He  has  retired  from 
many  activities  and  will  make  his  home 
in  Summit,  N.  J.,  and  Daytona  Beach, 
Fla.  If  any  of  us  are  still  around  in 
1954,  we  hope  you  will  join  us  at  Buck- 
nell. Joe.  for  our  55th  reunion. 

CLASS  OF  1907 

Class  Reporter:    Leo  L.  Rockwell 

49  Broad  St.,  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

TWO  THOUSAND  YEARS  OF  1907 

The  Unfinished  Story  of  a  Class 

Charles  Francis  Potter,  peerless  poet 
of  the  class,  cynosure  of  all  feminine 
eyes,  winner  of  the  gold  watch  for  ora- 
tory at  Commencement — what  of  him? 
Well,  that,  too,  is  a  long  and  picturesque 
tale.  From  Bucknell  CFP  returned  to 
his  native  state  for  theological  training 
at  Newton  Theological  Institution. 
(Since  I  was  in  Harvard  at  the  time,  I 
had  a  chance  to  spend  a  day  trying  to 
find  this  honored  school  in  the  maze  of 
East  Newton,  West  Newton.  Newton- 
ville,  Newton  Centre,  and  the  rest  of 
that  plaguey  nest.  I  also  spent  a  glori- 
ous Thanksgiving  with  him  and  his 
family  at  his  parents'  home  in  "Mahl- 
bro,  Mass.")  Even  then,  Charlie's  the- 
ology was  getting  a  little  unorthodox. 
Shortly  after  emerging  from  seminary 
he  ''found  the  Baptist  jacket  too  tight" 
and  became  in  turn  a  Unitarian  and  a 
Universalist  before  deciding  that  to  sat- 
isfy his  own  intellectual  demands  he'd 
have  to  establish  his  own  religion.  This 
he  did,  founding  the  First  Humanist  So- 
ciety of  New  York,  of  which  he  is 
leader.  Humanism  is  probably  for  the 
intelligentsia,  although  liberal  Protes- 
tant Christians  would  agree  with  many 
of  its  tenets.  It  is  Charles  Francis'  habit 
to  attend  class  reunions  by  telegram, 
but  he  did  get  back  to  Bucknell  once — 
on  a  lecture  tour  when  he  was  deliver- 
ing a  funny  but  saddening  lecture  on 
the  typical  home  library  of  the  Ameri- 
can college  alumnus.  (He  had  made  a 
special  study  for  the  National  Associa- 
tion of  Book  Publishers.)  He  has  lec- 
tured widely  on  religious  and  literary 
subjects,  and  written  extensively. 
Among  the  more-than-a-dozen  books 
he  has  published  perhaps  the  best- 
known  is  the  familiar  The  Story  of 
Religion,  which  has  been  a  long-time 
favorite.  CFP's  own  theology  (if  it  can 
be  called  that)  is  to  be  found  in  his 
Humanizing  Religion,  published  by 
Harper.  The  four  volumes  of  the 
Straton-Potter  Debates  (Doran)  remind 
me  of  the  brilliant  manner  in  which 
CFP  (to  my  mind)  demolished  the  late 
Dr.  Straton;  I  heard  two  of  the  debates, 
which  were  as  exciting  as  a  hockey 
game.     You   may   remember,    too,    his 


special  reports  on  the  Tennessee 
"Monkey  Trial".     The  Preacher  and  I 

is  autobiographical.  But  I  mustn't  con- 
tinue. You  can  find  the  complete  list 
in  the  bibliographies  .  .  .  Well,  now  to 
return  to  other  matters.  In  1908  Potter 
married  Clara  Cook  of  Dorchester, 
Mass.,  who  has  by  quiet  intelligence 
managed  a  brilliant  husband  very  well. 
Three  sons  (Richard  Milton,  Francis 
Newton,  and  Myron  Faunce)  seem  to 
have  been  genuine  scions  of  CFP,  in- 
dividualists in  thought  and  act  from 
childhood.  Mrs.  Potter  used  to  tell  hair- 
raising  tales  of  their  narrow  escapes 
from  involuntary  suicide.  Now  they've 
all  been  married  for  a  dozen  years  or 
so  and  may  have  tamed  down  although, 
judging  by  their  father,  it's  too  early 
to  expect  that.  CFP's  latest  hobby 
seems  to  be  folklore.  I  picked  up  a  re- 
cent issue  of  the  New  York  Folklore 
Quarterly  to  have  his  name  pop  out  at 
me  from  the  first  article,  and  he  has  a 
book  on  folk  fun.  If  you  want  to  be 
humanized,  look  Charlie  up  some  time 
at  the  Hotel  Ansonia,  New  York  City. 

William  Wesley  Raker.  What  could 
be  expected  of  a  lad  who  at  nine  years 
of  age  knew  Barnes'  History  of  the 
United  States  by  heart?  Well,  that's 
what  Bill  achieved — a  long  and  dis- 
tinguished career  as  an  educator.  From 
1907-18  he  taught  in  public  schools  in 
Hughesville,  Muncy  and  Tyrone.  Then 
he  became  high  school  principal  at 
Bradford,  and  from  1921-30  was  super- 
intendent of  schools  at  Bloomsburg  and 
active  in  teacher  education.  (I  used 
to  see  Bill  every  week  when  I  was  giv- 
ing extension  lectures  on  the  novel  to 
teachers  in  Bloom.)  Then  he  joined 
the  faculty  of  the  State  Teachers  Col- 
lege at  Kutztown,  where  he  has  since 
been  active  as  director  of  the  laboratory 
schools,  curriculum  worker,  director  of 
teacher  education,  and  general  trouble- 
shooter.  Somewhere  along  the  line  he 
picked  up  an  M.A.  at  Teachers  College, 
Columbia  University.  Those  who  re- 
member his  mature  and  calm  judgment 
in  college  will  not  be  surprised  that  he 
is  a  progressive  (with  a  John  Dewey 
small  p)  educator  and  a  religious  lib- 
eral. He  believes,  "What  I  am  is  the 
result  of  my  native  capacity,  modified 
by  life."  (Better  stay  away  from  Roo- 
shia.  Bill.)  In  1909  he  married  Helen 
Virginia  Tyson,  sister  of  Jimmie  Tyson 
'11,  well  known  in  Bucknell  circles. 
Their  son,  Ned,  born  in  1911  and  a 
graduate  of  Bucknell  and  Jefferson 
Medical,  at  both  of  which  he  did  bril- 
liant work,  was  in  U.  S.  medical  ser- 
vice from  1941-45  as  a  member  of  the 
Jefferson  Unit  Hospital,  and  is  now 
chief  surgeon  at  the  International  Pe- 
troleum Hospital  at  Talara.  Peru.  The 
younger  son,  John,  graduate  of  Buck- 
nell and  Harvard  Medical  School,  was 
in  mine-sweeper  service  in  the  Pacific 
for  four  years,  and  is  now  resident  in 
surgery  at  the  Massachusetts  General 
Hospital.  Ned  married  Jane  Reimer 
in  1938  and  they  have  a  son,  Robert, 
and  a  daughter.  Sue.  John  married 
Elda  Jane  Rieder  in  1943;  they  have  a 
son,  Christopher.  Wouldn't  you  like  to 
see  Bill  dandling  three  grandchildren 
on  his  knee? 

Carolyn  M.  Reeb,  who  entered  with 
the  class,  soon  left  college  to  enter 
teaching.  Her  last  reported  address 
was  Trevorton. 

Maud  Rees,  who  also  did  not  finish 
with  the  class,  married  M.  R.  Landers. 
Her  death  was  reported  some  time  ago. 

Harvey  Delroy  Reese.  "Dad"  Reese 
was  one  of  our  adventurers.  Shortly 
after  graduation  he  embarked  for  Alas- 

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ka  to  teach  in  the  schools  of  that  vast 
land.  While  there  he  was  enlisted  in 
the  government  program  of  reindeer 
breeding.  Apparently  this  kept  him 
too  busy  to  report  back  to  headquarters, 
because  all  our  news  of  him  is  indirect. 
In  the  1930's  he  was  said  to  have  re- 
turned to  the  States,  and  I  once  spent 
an  afternoon  trying  to  locate  him  in  his 
reputed  residence  at  Washingtonville, 
but  without  success.  Last  summer  the 
Alumni  Office  notified  me  of  his  death. 
I  hope  Tommie  Schultz  may  tell  us 
more  of  his  Alaskan  experiences. 

CLASS  OF  1910 

Class  Reporter:  Miss  Mildred  B.  Gathers 
100  W.  33rd  St.,  Bayonne,  X.  J. 

George  F.  Case  is  president  of  F.  P. 
Case  &  Sons  (General  Contractors)  lo- 
cated in  Troy,  Pa.,  where  he  resides. 

Jane  Chapman  died  in  Pittsburgh  in 
February,  1950.  She  had  been  connect- 
ed with  the  administrative  offices  of 
the  Pittsburgh  Public  Schools. 

Mrs.  Winnie  V.  (Dickson)  Hardgrove 
recently  moved  into  her  newly-built 
home  and  may  be  addressed  at  1484 
Westvale,  Akron  3,  O. 

Rev.  George  C.  Fetter  recently  moved 
to  Lawrence,  Kans.,  where  he  is  pastor 
of  the  Baptist  Church. 

MacArthur  Gorton  would  welcome 
old  friends  who  come  to  San  Diego, 
Cal.,  at  the  San  Diego  Club. 

Phares  Hertzog  retired  in  June,  1949, 
from  Peddle  School  in  Hightstown,  N. 
J.,  where  he  was  teacher  and  later 
head  of  the  Science  Dept.  during  his  39 
years  of  teaching.  He  now  lives  at  809 
Mill  Rd.,  Elizabethtown. 

Mrs.  Arno  Viehoever  (Mabel  John- 
son) spent  the  summer  in  California  at 
the  home  of  her  son,  Arnold.  With  her 
daughter,  EUyn,  and  a  14-month-old 
grandson  she  drove  across  the  country 
in  July  to  meet  her  husband,  who  was 
returning  from  Central  America  where 
he  recently  completed  a  nutritional 
survey.  The  Viehoevers  reside  at  8701 
Riverview  Rd.,  S.  E.,  Washington  20, 
D.  C. 

Frank  H.  Painter  died  unexpectedly 
of  a  heart  attack  at  his  home  in  Jersey 
Shore  on  Thursday,  June  8,  1950,  on  the 
eve  of  his  fortieth  class  reunion,  which 
he  had  looked  forward  to  attending. 
Born  at  Muncy,  he  was  educated  there 
in  the  public  schools,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1902.  That  same  year 
he  became  a  teacher  at  English  Center 
and  two  years  later  was  named  princi- 
pal at  Liberty.  He  received  his  mas- 
ter's degree  from  Bucknell  in  1913.  He 
was  a  member  of  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon 
fraternity,  served  on  the  editorial  board 
of  the  L'Agenda,  and  was  an  associate 
editor  of  The  Orange  and  Blue. 

After  serving  as  high  school  princi- 
pal, superintendent  of  schools  and  su- 
pervising principal  in  the  Jersey  Shore 
School  District,  he  became  superinten- 
dent of  Lycoming  County  Schools  De- 
cember 28,  1936,  a  position  from  which 
he  retired  August  1,  1947.  As  an  active 
member  of  Trinity  Episcopal  Church  he 
served  in  various  official  capacities.  He 
was  an  active  Mason  affiliated  with  the 
Muncy  Lodge  and  the  Williamsport 
Consistory;  he  also  served  as  a  director 
of  the  Jersey  Shore  Library.  In  his 
honor  a  continuing  fund  for  the  pur- 
chase of  books  for  that  institution  is 
being  established  as  a  living  memorial. 
Members  of  the  Class  of  1925  of  the 
Jersey  Shore  High  School  are  sponsor- 
ing this  project.  Frank  is  survived  by 
his  wife,  a  son  (Robert  '48),  two  daugh- 
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ters,  three  brothers,  a  sister  and  four 
grandchildren. 

Ruby  G.  Pierson  retired  as  an  Eng- 
lish teacher  in  the  Milwaukee  High 
School  and  is  living  at  2987  S.  Went- 
worth  Ave.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Mrs.  Palmer  M.  Way  (Sara  Ray)  last 
spring  completed  a  three-year  term  as 
New  Jersey  State  Regent  of  D.  A.  R. 
and  is  now  serving  as  Honorary  State 
Regent.  She  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Advisory  Council  of  the  State  Museum 
at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  and  serves  on  the  Dis- 
placed Persons  Commission  of  which 
Gurney  Sholl  is  chairman.  In  her  spare 
time  she  enjoys  her  six  grandchildren, 
three  of  whom  are  in  Summit,  N.  J., 
and  three  in  Wildwood  Crest,  N.  J., 
where  Sara  may  be  addressed  at  6000 
Pacific  Ave. 

Gurney  Sholl  is  executive  director  of 
the  Migrant  Labor  Board  of  the  State 
of  New  Jersey  and  is  also  chairman  of 
the  State  Program  for  Displaced  Per- 
sons. A  Bucknell  wife  (Helen  Hare) 
and  three  sons,  all  Bucknell  grads,  com- 
plete this  truly  Bucknell  family. 

Wesley  Lee  Sprout  died  August  21, 
1950.  A  civil  engineer,  he  played  bas- 
ketball and  baseball  in  college,  pitch- 
ing and  playing  shortstop  in  the  latter 
sport.  His  pitching  career  started  when, 
in  the  game  at  Villanova,  the  regular 
pitcher  had  to  go  to  Lewisburg  for 
Commencement  exercises.  Lee  pitched 
and  won,  and  thereafter  was  on  the 
regular  pitching  staff. 

He  taught  at  Keystone  Academy  and 
later  returned  as  principal.  In  the 
meantime  he  taught  and  coached  at 
Perkiomen  Seminary.  Since  1921  he 
had  been  engaged  in  manufacturing  at 
Picture  Rocks.  An  active  churchman, 
Lee  held  many  positions  in  the  Picture 
Rocks  Baptist  Church  and  was  at  one 
time  treasurer  of  the  Northumberland 
Baptist  Association.  Surviving  are  his 
wife  (the  former  Ethel  Watkins),  two 
sons  (Carl  x'38  and  William  x'37),  and 
one  daughter.  His  mother,  Mrs.  Lu- 
cinda  Sprout,  of  Picture  Rocks,  also 
survives. 

Lee  was  one  of  the  "Bucknell 
Sprouts."  The  sister  and  brothers  who 
survive  are  Marjorie  '21  of  Picture 
Rocks,  Carl  '08  of  Harrisburg,  Donald 
x'14  of  Picture  Rocks,  and  Clinton  '17 
of  Hightstown,  N.  J.  Lee  was  a  inem- 
ber  of  Delta  Sigma,  as  are  his  brothers. 

Mrs.  C.  A.  Balliet  (Georgia  Weddle) 
and  her  husband  spent  the  summer  in 
California  with  their  daughter,  Jane, 
and  her  family. 

CLASS  OF  1912 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  H.  W.  Houseknecht 

(Maze  Callahan) 

108  W.  Penn  St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 

Dear  Folks, 

Time  out  for  a  little  chat.  You  know 
I  receive  all  my  do's  and  don'ts  from 
Frank  Davis.  Quote:  "May  I  suggest 
that  you  keep  your  stories  reasonably 
short,  since  at  times  we  have  to  hold 
items  over  for  some  little  while  on  ac- 
count of  lack  of  space."  That's  what 
happened  in  the  April  issue — part  of 
my  report  was  published,  then  the  rest 
was  held  over  till  the  June  issue.  You 
understand,  I  write  just  the  way  I  talk 
— too  much.  It  looked  sorta  dumb, 
talking  about  the  grandmas  and  grand- 
children in  one  issue,  then  start  the  next 
issue  with  a  continuation.  Anyways, 
we  don't  go  according  to  Hazle  and 
Emily  Post  in  this  column.  I  just  read 
in  the  last  Readers  Digest  that  "Shirt 
Sleeve  English"  was  permissible.  These 


are  the  rules  to  follow:  (1)  Go  slow  on 
rare  and  fancy  words.  Don't  worry  too 
much  about  (2)  avoiding  repetition,  (3) 
avoiding  slang,  and  (4)  being  gram- 
matical. 

Haven't  seen  nor  heard  from  a  person 
all  summer,  so  when  that  happens  I 
have  to  talk  about  myself.  Most  of  you 
know  that  I  live  in  Montoursville,  was 
graduated  from  the  high  school  in  1908, 
came  back  as  assistant  principal  of  the 
high  school  in  1916-19,  then  was  mar- 
ried. 

The  first  week  in  July  Montoursville 
celebrated  its  centennial.  It  was  a  gala 
event.  Old  and  young  participated.  I 
don't  think  I've  enjoyed  anything  so 
much  in  many  years.  Seeing  old  friends, 
looking  over  old  photographs  when  we 
were  young,  and — best  of  all — seeing 
and  hearing  from  my  school  kids. 

Now  to  pass  on  the  "flattering"  re- 
mark that  was  handed  to  me  at  this 
time.  The  Class  of  1920  held  their  30th 
reunion,  to  which  we  former  teachers 
were  invited.  We  were  entertained  at 
dinner,  then  went  to  the  summer  home 
of  one  of  the  members  to  spend  the 
afternoon.  While  visiting  and  remi- 
niscing, we  were  called  outside  to  have 
some  pictures  taken.  Of  course,  being 
old  and  stiff  (not  mentioning  my  extra 
weight),  when  I  attempted  to  get  out  of 
a  chair  I  had  some  difficulty  so  needed 
a  lift.  One  boy,  who  had  gone  to  me 
just  one  year,  who  now  lives  in  York, 
had  come  back  for  the  occasion.  The 
"flattering"  lift  came  from  him  as  he 
helped  me  out  of  the  chair,  looked  me 
over,  and  then  made  this  remark:  "My, 
Miss  Callahan,  I  have  never  seen  any- 
one get  so  out  of  shape  in  30  years  as 
you  have."     Don't  you  love  that? 

Another  one  of  my  boys.  Earl  S.  Dun- 
lap  '24,  came  from  Springfield,  Mass., 
to  attend  this  reunion.  I  was  as  glad 
to  see  him  as  though  he  were  one  of  my 
own  boys.  Every  time  he  came  into  the 
classroom  I  could  either  have  slapped 
him  or  shaken  him,  he  was  such  a  brat. 
Time  heals  all  things.  He's  married, 
has  a  charming  wife,  and  a  son.  Earl, 
Jr.,  who  was  a  freshman  last  year  at 
Brown  University. 

Oh,  yes,  got  lots  of  hugs  and  kisses, 
too;  alniost  thought  I  was  going  through 
my  "courtin'  "  days. 

Another  person  and  one  of  our  Buck- 
nell family,  Elwood  Gilbert  '04,  New 
Castle.  Gee,  it  was  nice  to  see  him! 
Hasn't  changed  too  much,  either.  I  re- 
member while  I  was  going  to  high 
school  he  would  come  home  from  col- 
lege. What  a  thrill  we  girls  would 
have,   to  see  a  real,   live  college  man! 

Called  Leon  Crandell  x'12  on  the 
'phone  to  see  if  anything  had  been  done 
about  the  fiagpole.  Have  to  keep  after 
these  men  if  you  want  things  done. 
Said  he  had  talked  with  Frank  Davis 
but  neither  one  could  climb  the  pole 
to  fix  the  rope.  He  promised  me  he 
would  go  to  see  Frank  and  get  some- 
one to  do  it.  In  the  meantime,  I'm  to 
get  the  prices  on  a  flag. 

It's  a  wonder  I  was  able  to  talk  with 
him,  he  is  such  a  busy  fellow.  Works 
in  the  office  and  shipping  department  of 
the  Montgomery  Mills.  On  the  side 
he's  secretary  of  the  council,  justice  of 
the  peace,  notary  public,  and  what  have 
you?  Every  once  in  a  while  I  see  in  the 
paper  where  he  has  jerked  someone 
over  the  coals.  Tells  me  he's  lame,  has 
rheumatism,  has  to  ease  up  a  bit.  You 
know,  late  middle  age  is  that  period 
when  it  takes  you  half  as  long  to  get 
tired  and  twice  as  long  to  rest  after- 
ward. His  wife,  Grace  Wolfe  Crandell 
r09,  has  had  a  very  serious  operation. 

DECEMBER    1950 


CO-ED  SPORTS 


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The  fall  season  over,  Bucknell  sports  women  are  putting  away  the  paraphernalia  of  tennis,  archery,  etc.,  and  don- 
ning their  winter  outfits.  Speedball,  a  new  addition  to  the  physical  education  curriculum,  and  winter  golf  are  on  the 
boards.  These  classes  will  convert  to  outdoor  gymnastics  when  the  weather  becomes  too  cold  for  swinging  golf  clubs. 
Rudolph,  the  Red-nosed  Reindeer,  will  have  nothing  on  Bucknell  co-eds  this  winter. 

In  a  playolt  game  of  the  fall  hockey  season  the  freshmen  emerged  victorious  with  a  score  of  two  to  one.  Inter- 
class  tennis  doubles  are  over,  though  intramural  badminton  is  still  in  full  swing.  The  next  major  tournament  will  be 
volleyball.  Bowling  classes  are  popular,  as  always.  This  year  plans  are  being  made  to  participate  in  the  National  Inter- 
collegiate Telegraphic  American  Ten  Pin  Tournament. 

In  keeping  with  the  something-new  policy,  the  Department  of  Physical  Education  for  Women  is  sponsoring  a 
series  of  recreational  sings  to  be  held  just  before  dinner-time  in  the  Rec  Room  of  Hunt  Hall. 


Is  now  home,  having  spent  five  weeks 
in  the  Sayre  Hospital. 

Summer  has  been  very  quiet.  Man- 
aged to  sit  on  my  front  porcli  (weather 
permitting)  and  mind  my  own  business. 
Speaking  of  porches,  Olive  Long  and 
her  husband.  Matt  Haggerty  '09,  paid 
me  an  unexpected  visit  early  this 
spring.  The  porch  and  I  looked  per- 
fectly awful,  if  that  will  describe  it. 
I  was  so  ashamed  and  embarrassed.  "If 
I  knew  they  were  coming  I'd've 
scrubbed  my  porch." 

Well,  Pop  and  I  are  "rattlin'  "  around 
like  old  folks,  "enjoyin' "  each  other, 
"growlin'  "  at  each  other,  and — best  of 
all — "lovin'  "  each  other. 

Keep  in  mind  the  atomic  bomb. 
Someone  better  send  me  some  news. — 
Maze. 

CLASS  OF  1914 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  H.  B.  Weaver 

(Dora  Hamler) 

348  Ridge  Ave.,  New  Kensington,  Pa. 

W.  C.  Lowther  and  Mrs.  Lowther 
(Elizabeth  Heinsling  x'12)  reside  in 
South  Orange,  N.  J.  "Red"  is  "in  the 
coal  business  with  John  L.  Lewis — but 

DECEMBER     1950 


on  the  other  side  of  the  fence."  They 
are  the  parents  of  two  Bucknellian 
daughters. 

Harry  S.  Stabler  is  an  "educator"  in 
New  Jersey.  According  to  Alumni  flies 
the  latest  address  of  the  Stahlers  is 
Laurel  Trail,  Fayson  Lakes,  Butler,  N. 
J.  They  are  the  parents  of  Mildred, 
Class  of  1939. 

Minnie  L  Etzweiler,  1112  Edgemere, 
Los  Angeles  26,  Calif.,  writes  that  she 
has  been  "on"  the  Los  Angeles  Eagle 
for  several  years. 

John  R.  Criswell's  address  is  73  Sheri- 
dan Ave.,  Bellevue,  Pittsburgh  2. 

CLASS  OF  1922 

Class  Reporter:    P.  C.  Campbell 

315  E.  Front  St.,  Danville,  Pa. 

Philip  C.  Campbell,  of  Danville,  was 
re-elected  president  of  the  Bucknell 
Theta  Chi  Alumni  Association  at  the 
annual  meeting  in  June.  He  has  held 
this  post  for  21  years. 

Norwood  Lowry  and  family  of  Lewis- 
burg  spent  the  summer  at  their  cottage 
along  the  lake  near  Carbondale.  Doc 
is  head  of  the  Physics  Department  at 
Bucknell. 


Dr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  Gass  and  sons, 
Mark,  Jr.,  12,  and  Jacob,  4,  of  Sunbury, 
recently  enjoyed  a  nice  vacation  in 
Canada. 

New  address:  E.  W.  Ross,  300  Wash- 
ington Rd.,  Pittsburgh  16;  Mrs.  Otto 
Reiner  (Ray  Seaman),  138  S.  3rd  St., 
Lewisburg. 

CLASS  OF  1923 

Class  Reporter:    AIrs.  LeRoy  Frontz 


Evei 


(Olive  Billhime) 
jreen  Farm,  AUenwood,  Pa. 


As  you  will  see,  we  are  still  trying  to 
bring  '23's  history  up  to  date,  insofar  as 
possible,  from  the  material  at  hand.  A 
welcome  letter  from  an  old  friend.  Sue 
Post  Miller  x'23,  this  summer  is  some- 
thing recent  and  authentic  to  start  with. 
Sue's  husband  is  chief  of  operations  for 
selective  service  in  Indiana.  They  have 
three  sons.  John,  25,  married,  gradu- 
ated from  Penn  State  last  June  and  re- 
mained there  as  architectural  engineer 
in  the  Department  of  Buildings  and 
Grounds.  Tom,  20,  graduated  from  the 
Loomis  School,  Windsor,  Conn.,  spent 
a  year  in  the  Air  Force  and  is  now  at- 
tending  Butler   University   in   Indian- 

19 


apolis.  Allan,  14,  is  a  high  school 
sophomore.  The  Millers'  address  is 
Fort  Benjamin  Harrison,  Indianapolis 
16,  Ind. 

Larry  Kimball's  address  is  Vineland, 
N.  J.,  where  he  is  in  the  retail  lumber 
business.  His  other  activities  have  in- 
cluded being  secretary  of  the  Rotary 
Club,  director  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, and  treasurer  of  the  Red  Cross. 
He  has  been  president  of  and  is  still 
active  in  the  South  Jersey  Bucknell 
Club.  He  was  married  in  June  of  '48. 
His  hobbies  are  photography  and 
fishing. 

Kathryn  Kimble  Eno,  who  taught 
mathematics  in  the  Vineland,  N.  J., 
High  School  for  SVa  years,  has  for  sev- 
eral years  been  doing  work  in  the  Sta- 
tistics Department  of  Cornell  Univer- 
sity. She  says,  "Just  the  kind  of  work 
I  like."  She  has  three  children — a  boy 
and  a  girl  in  college,  and  a  girl  in 
junior  high. 

Arlington  R.  Lewis  resides  at  Resi- 
dence Park,  Palmerton.  He  is  married 
and  has  one  daughter.  He  is  a  technical 
representative  for  the  Monsanto  Chemi- 
cal Co.  of  Akron,  O. 

Cornelia  R.  Boyd,  who  holds  an  M.A. 
in  English  from  N.  Y.  U.,  is  head  of  the 
English  Department  in  the  Dover,  N.  J., 
High  School. 

Dorothy  B.  ShoU,  who  resides  at  339 
High  St.,  Burlington,  N.  J.,  is  associate 
editor  of  The  Burlington  Press. 

Baden  J.  Thomas  x'23,  a  former  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Nanti- 
coke  State  Hospital,  has  been  appointed 
administrator  of  Maple  Ave.  Hospital, 
DuBois. 

Jennie  M.  Harrington,  who  taught  in 
Lincoln  Junior  High  School,  Charleston, 
W.  Va.,  for  25  years,  died  November  4, 
1949,  after  one  week's  illness.  She  had 
taken  graduate  work  at  Duke  Univer- 
sity after  attending  Bucknell  and  was 
president  of  the  Kanawha  County 
Council  for  Social  Studies  at  the  time  of 
her  death. 

New  address:  Joseph  H.  Fulmer,  368 
King's  Highway,  Wyandotte,  Mich. 

CLASS  OF  1925 

Class  Reporter:    Rev.  William  D.  Golight- 
LY,  708  Jefferson  Ave.,  Scranton,  Pa. 

A  short  time  ago  Blanchard  Gummo 

conducted  a  one-man  show  of  oils  and 
water  colors  at  the  Civic  Art  Gallery  in 
Lewistown.  Between  25  and  30  paint- 
ings were  shown  for  two  weeks. 

George  F.  Riddile  is  with  the  Edge- 
water  Steel  Co.  in  their  Chicago  Office 
at  911  Peoples  Gas  Building,  122  S. 
Michigan  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Wilson  R.  Neisser  is  completing  22 
years  in  the  Bell  Telephone  Laborato- 
ries at  Newark,  N.  J.  His  home  address 
is  278  N.  Maple  Ave.,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

Roland  C.  Cunningham  is  with  the 
Widdicombe  Engineering  Company, 
Philadelphia.  He  is  a  structural  engi- 
neer and  a  member  of  the  American 
Society  of  Civil  Engineers.  His  address 
is  4  Crestfair  Dr.,  Camden  4,  N.  J. 

Lillian  M.  Wilson,  M.A.  '26,  who  is  a 
retired  biology  teacher,  lives  at  308  W. 
15th  St.,  Tyrone.  She  is  past-president 
of  the  Business  and  Professional  Wo- 
men's Club  of  that  town. 

Alice  Savage  Spaeth  is  active  in  af- 
fairs of  the  American  Association  of 
University  Women.  She  lives  at  2804 
Hillcrest  Rd.,  Drexel  Hill. 

Andrew  Hendrickson,  professor  of 
adult  education  at  Ohio  State  Univer- 

20 


RUPERT  M.  SWETLAND 

Swetland  Called  to 
Venezuela 

Rupert  M.  Swetland  '22,  assistant  man- 
ager of  the  Illuminating  Laboratory  and  Ap- 
plication Engineering  Section  of  the  General 
Electric  Company,  has  recently  returned 
from  Caracas,  Venezuela,  where  he  was 
called  to  conduct  lighting  surveys  for  several 
cities.  An  authority  on  lighting,  he  has  pub- 
lished many  articles  in  the  field,  particularly 
in  the  area  of  street  and  highway  lighting. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  policy-making  Street 
and  Highway  Lighting  Committee  of  the 
Illuminating  Engineering  Society.  For  a 
quarter-century  Rupert  has  been  prominent 
in  the  Methodist  Church  and  has  held  a 
number  of  important  positions  in  the  or- 
ganization. 

An  unconquerable  Bucknellian,  he  married 
an  Alumna,  Elizabeth  A.  Speakman,  Music 
'23,  and  has  a  daughter,  Lucille,  now  a  Buck- 
nell junior.  There  are,  also,  two  younger 
daughters,  Pauline  and  Alice.  Rupert  was 
instrumental  in  founding  the  Capitol  District 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club  and  served  as  its  first 
president.  The  Swetlands  live  at  33  Walton 
Park,  Melrose  76,  Massachusetts. 


sity,  supervised  a  recent  study  of  non- 
degree  programs  of  study  for  young 
out-of-college  adults  in  member  institu- 
tions of  the  Ohio  College  Association. 
The  study  revealed  that  while  37,000 
persons  were  enrolled  in  such  programs 
for  1948-49,  educational  opportunities 
are  still  "woefully  inadequate  in  meet- 
ing present  and  future  needs"  of  stu- 
dents who  fail  to  complete  college  de- 
gree requirements  and  for  these  who 
could  profit  by  post-high  school  educa- 
tion. 

Andy,  a  Kappa  Sigma,  went  on  to 
Columbia  University  for  his  M.A.  and 
Ph.D.  degrees.  He  taught  in  Bogota, 
N.  J.,  and  was  made  an  associate  in 
adult  education  at  Teachers  College.  In 
1944  he  became  assistant  dean  of  Cleve- 
land College,  downtown  center  of  West- 
ern Reserve,  which  post  he  resigned 
after  four  years  to  accept  his  present 
position.  He  is  the  author  of  Adult 
Education  Course  of  Study  and  Trends 
in  Public  School  Adult  Education  in 
Cities  of  the  United  States.  His  home 
address  is  117  E.  Beechwold  Blvd.,  Co- 
lumbus, O. 


CLASS  OF  1926 

Class  Reporter:    Miss  Anna  L.  Brown 
45  Wildwood  Ave.,  Pitman,  N.  J. 

It  is  with  regret  that  we  announce 
the  death  of  another  one  of  our  class- 
mates. Arthur  F.  Hirt,  46,  who  was  a 
well-known  lawyer  and  United  States 
Commissioner  for  Blair  County,  passed 
away  April  27,  1950,  at  his  home  in 
Altoona.  His  death  came  as  a  result  of 
a  heart  attack.  He  had  attended  Har- 
vard Law  School,  and  the  University  of 
Wisconsin  Law  School  where  he  was 
graduated  in  1930.  A  special  memorial 
service  of  the  Blair  County  Bar  Associa- 
tion preceding  the  funeral  rites  paid 
tribute  to  Arthur's  many  sterling  quali- 
ties. He  is  survived  by  a  sister  and 
three  brothers. 

We  have  several  changes  of  addresses 
for  this  issue.  Mrs.  J.  Clyde  Foose 
(Helen  Everitt)  is  now  living  in  Sunny- 
burn,  York  Co.,  Pa.  Her  husband  is 
the  pastor  of  the  Pine  Grove  Presby- 
terian Church,  and  she  leads  the  busy 
life  of  a  minister's  wife.  They  have  no 
children  of  their  own,  but  they  are 
always  working  with  other  people's 
children. 

Other  changes  you  will  want  to  note 
are:  Rev.  Rolland  N.  Dutton,  First  Bap- 
tist Church,  Ninth  and  Jackson,  Topeka, 
Kans.;  J.  W.  McCormick,  Jr.,  212  Es- 
taugh  Ave.,  Haddonfield,  N.  J.;  Mrs. 
Ruth  Muller  Guenther,  Sherwood  Park 
Dr..  R.  D.  1,  Ballston  Lake,  N.  Y.;  Paul 
G.  Potter,  N.  Oak  Hill  Rd.,  Pittsburgh 
15;  Dr.  Anna  O.  Stephens,  Devitt's 
Camp,  Allenwood. 

CLASS  OF  1927 
Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  J.  Leon  Merrick 

(Grace  Milhous) 
201   Meredith  St.,  Kennett  Square,  Pa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  V.  Convery  and 

and  their  five  children — Samuel,  Jr., 
Kathryn,  James,  Clark,  and  John — are 
residing  at  403  Neville  St.,  Perth  Am- 
boy,  N.  J.  He  earned  the  LL.B.  degree 
at  Mercer  Beasley  Law  School  and  is 
at  present  surrogate  of  Middlesex 
County  in  New  Jersey. 

John  S.  Cregar,  M.D.,  Cornell  Uni- 
versity, is  an  ophthalmologist,  with  440 
Harrison  St.,  East  Orange,  N.  J.,  as  his 
residence-business  address. 

James  T.  McFarland  x'27  is  supervis- 
ing principal  of  the  Edwards  Central 
School,  Edwards,  N.  Y. 

Oscar  C.  Smith  died  October  29,  1949, 
of  a  heart  attack,  just  two  months  after 
he  was  appointed  principal  of  the 
Monongahela  Township  High  School, 
Mapleton,  Greene  County.  He  had 
been  a  teacher  prior  to  assuming  the 
principalship  and  had  done  graduate 
work  at  the  University  of  Pittsburgh. 
His  widow,  a  daughter  and  three  sons 
survive. 

New  addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  K. 
Davis  (Lillian  Mattick  '30),  657  Pros- 
pect Avenue,  Long  Beach  14,  Calif.; 
Paul  L.  Garrett,  98  N.  Main  St.,  Dover, 
Pa.;  Col.  Harry  W.  Johnson,  Staff  and 
Faculty,  The  Armored  School,  Fort 
Knox,  Ky.;  Lt.-Col.  and  Mrs  Dom  B. 
Mare  (Mary  G.  Foust),  2317  N.  Stuart 
St.,  Arlington,  Va. 

CLASS  OF  1929 

Class  Reporter: 
Miss  Thelma  J.   Showalter 
223   State  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
Dear  Classmates: 

Comes  the  time  when  I  should  write 
another  letter  to  you — my  old  friends 

DECEMBER    1950 


EARL  M.  RICHARDS 

Richards,  Management 
Association  Board  Member 

Earl  M.  Richards  is  an  outstanding  ex- 
ecutive. Last  June,  among  the  12  new 
executives  elected  to  the  Board  of  the  Ameri- 
can Management  Association  for  a  period  of 
five  years  was  Earl  Morgan  Richards  '13, 
vice-president,  development,  of  the  Republic 
Steel  Corporation  and  former  Bucknell 
Trustee  {Alumnus,  September,  '45,  Decem- 
ber '48).  Twenty-four  executives  represent- 
ing management  in  all  kinds  of  industry 
make  up  this  executive  board,  now  in  its 
twenty-seventh  year.  They  guide  the  group 
activities  of  AMA's  12,000  company  and  in- 
dividual members  in  many  fields.  Their  ac- 
tivities include  conferences,  publications  and 
research  designed  to  find  solutions  to  man- 
agement problems.  Ours  is  a  big  country  of 
many  great  industries.  To  be  considered  one 
of  24  top  executives  is  no  minor  honor. 


of  Bucknell  days.  But  what  can  I  say 
to  so  many  of  you  whom  I  haven't  seen 
or  heard  from  in  more  than  20  years? 

Perhaps  I  should  ask  how  many  chil- 
dren you  have  (if  any),  have  you  been 
well,  and  how  is  the  job  going?  The 
incidents  of  our  daily  life — the  joys  and 
heartaches  of  our  family  existence — 
these  are  the  most  interesting  and  most 
important  subjects  to  all  of  us.  So 
please  write  to  me,  or  to  Thelma  Sho- 
walter,  at  any  time  about  you  and  your 
family;  we  will  print  these  items  in  the 
Alumnus  so  that  your  friends  may  read 
them. 

We  all  have  a  common  bond  through 
Bucknell,  and  as  we  grow  older  this 
bond  should  become  stronger.  It  can 
only  grow  stronger  if  we  keep  in  touch 
with  each  other,  and  the  best  way  to  do 
that  is  to  go  back  to  the  campus  as  often 
as  possible — particularly  on  special  oc- 
casions when  more  Alumni  are  there. 

So  let's  plan  to  go  back  to  Bucknell 
for  Commencement,  Homecoming,  and 
other  special  occasions.  And  let's  tell 
Thelma  what  we're  doing,  so  she  can 
put  the  information  in  her  class  notes. 

Best  regards, 

PAUL  E.  FINK. 

CLASS  OF  1931 

Class  Reporter:    Edward  J.  Smalstig 
9  Clyff  Lane,  Vanport,  Beaver,  Pa. 

Several  of  our  classmates  came 
through  with  short  notes  as  invited  in 

DECEMBER     1930 


our  last  Fund  letter.  The  following 
have  written  to  me,  and  I'd  like  to  ex- 
press my  appreciation  to  them:  Warren 
McClain,  Woodbury,  N.  J.;  Ken  Haynes, 
The  Madison  Eagle,  Madison,  N.  J.;  Dr. 
John  Conway,  Clovis,  N.  Mex.;  M.  S. 
Gardiner,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.;  M.  E.  Shourds, 
Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.  (with  an  "invite"  to 
stop  in  on  our  second  honeymoon);  and 
R.  J.  Thompson,  Ridgewood,  N.  J.  I 
wish  the  remaining  members  of  our 
class  would  follow  their  example  and 
drop  me  a  line. 

The  gem  of  the  letters  received  came 
fro  m  Dorothy  Grimshaw  Heine  of 
Huntingdon  Valley.  Here  is  some  in- 
formation included:  "I  appreciated  the 
few  items  about  our  classmates  in  the 
Alumnus  because  for  some  reason  (our 
reticence?)  there  is  seldom  a  listing  for 
the  Class  of  '31.  We  appear  to  be  a 
'lost'  class.  I'd  like  to  catch  up  on  a  lot 
of  folks.  Now  that  we  have  all  entered 
or  are  about  to  enter  the  time  when 
'life  begins',  it  comes  as  a  shock  to 
realize  that  a  whole  generation  has 
passed,  that  Marty  Warner  O'Brien's 
'little'  girl  is  attending  Bucknell,  and 
Doris  Miller  Averill's  oldest  son  has 
entered  Rutgers.  (Doris  visits  me  every 
year  or  two  when  she  and  her  husband 
enter  a  couple  of  their  English  bulldogs 
in  local  dog  shows.)  The  shock  is  all 
the  greater  to  me  because  my  oldest 
child  entered  first  grade  this  year! 
Some  classmates  I  have  seen  compara- 
tively recently.  But  the  Bucknellian 
I've  seen  most  frequently  during  the 
past  year  has  been  John  Judd  Shields. 
Judd  (still  Johnny  to  those  who  have 
been  out  of  contact  with  him  during 
the  years)  is  my  pediatrician — and  a 
very  good  one,  as  any  member  of  our 
class  would  expect  him  to  be.  My  visits 
will  be  less  frequent,  now  that  my  in- 
fant (third)  is  over  a  year  old." 


R.  S.  INGOLS 


Ingols  Speaks  in  England 

Dr.  Robert  S.  Ingols  '31,  one  of  the  coun- 
try's outstanding  authorities  on  water  puri- 
fication and  sewage  analysis  and  treatment, 
and  new  research  associate  professor  of  sani- 
tary chemistry  at  Georgia  Tech  (Alumnus, 
December,  '47),  flew  to  Leeds,  England,  re- 
cently to  speak  before  the  British  Institute 
of  Water  Engineers. 

The  past  summer  Dr.  Ingols  was  a  re- 
search fellow  at  the  Oak  Ridge  Institute  of 
Nuclear   Studies  on  the  problem  of   cancer. 


Directory  Corrections 


The  following  list  of  additions  and  corrections  to  the  1950  Alumni 
Directory  has  been  made  up  in  form  and  type  similar  to  that  used  in  the 
alphabetical  section  of  the  directory.  If  you  wish  to  keep  these  in  a  con- 
venient place,  cut  just  inside  the  lines  around  this  list  and  paste  on  one  of 
the  blank  pages  at  the  back  of  your  copy. 

Abraham  Paul  J  10  AMIS — correct  on  page  1.     Remove  from  page  362. 

Bewkes  Eugene  G  H49  Canton  N  Y 

Bunnell  Charles  E  00  AM02  H25  University  of  Alaska  College  Alaska 

Howell  Alfred  C  H46  "Upwey"  Bethel  Conn 

Jacobs  Randall  H43  Quarters  C  2300  E  St  N  W  Washington  D  C 

Lemon  Nettie  D  29 — correct  name  Dorothy  Lemon 

Lotte  Theresa  T — change  name  to  Marguerite  T  Lotte 

McCracken  Robert  J  H47  Riverside  Church  490  Riverside  Dr  New  York  27  N  Y 

Martin  Edward  H46  147  LeMoyne  Ave  Washington  Pa 

Maxey  George  W  H46  Deceased 

Rice  Martha  J  41— add  AM43 

Riggs  George  A  07  MSIO — change  honorary  year  to  H43 

Schumacher  Ida  A  39— add  AM43 

Sparks  Frank  H  H45  2  Mills  PI  Crawfordsville  Ind 

Stoddard  Alexander  J  H47  5316  Maymont  Dr  Los  Angeles  43  Cahf 

Sullivan  Mark  H47  Avondale  Pa 

ToUey  William  P  H43  701  Walnut  Ave  Syracuse  N  Y 

Ward  Charles  C— add  H43 

Waters  Marion  A  43— add  AM43 

Weddell  Margaret  C  16— add  AM31 

Williams  Lovenia  E  42— add  MS43 

Zerby  Margaret  W  30— add  AM43 


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CLASS  OF  1934 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  William  S.  Liming 

(Ruth  E.  Rohr) 

396  Andrews  Road., 

East  Williston,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

Maybe  you'd  like  to  know  where 
your  classmates  are;  what  they  are  do- 
ing; and  if  they  have  future  Buck- 
nellians  who  perhaps  will  share  their 
college  days  with  your  own  children. 
Why  not  write  and  let  me  know  about 
yourselves  so  we  can  really  have  a 
"bang  up"  report  for  the  Alumnus  and 
surprise  the  other  classes.  Am  eager 
to  hear  any  suggestions  you  have  for 
your  reporter,  and  I'll  try  to  keep  the 
column  interesting. 

Robert  D.  Clark  is  industrial  relations 
director  of  the  Sinclair  Co.'s  largest  re- 
finery out  in  Indiana.  The  Clarks' 
suburban  home  is  at  7120  Baring  Park- 
way, Hammond,  Ind.,  where  Bob  and 
Elaine  keep  busy  with  Robert,  Jr.,  11, 
and  Karen  Elaine,  5.  Bob  tells  me  that 
his  brother  Howard  '36,  and  his  wife, 
Ellen  Evans  '33,  live  at  4  Cedarwood 
Rd.,  Catonsville,  Md.  Bob's  hobbies 
are  his  two  youngsters  and  he  tells  me 
that  Bob,  Jr.,  is  quite  a  sportsman  and 
enthusiastic  fisherman.  Bob  is  active 
in  the  Lions  Club  of  Whiting,  Ind.  He'd 
enjoy  meeting  any  Bucknellians  out 
his  way. 

We  often  see  Arthur  E.  Iredell,  an 
accountant  with  Harris,  Kerr,  Forester 
Public  Accounting  Firm  in  Manhattan, 
N.  Y.  Art  and  Fran  Iredell  keep  very 
active  with  Susan,  10,  and  Scott,  5. 
Right  now  Art's  hobby  is  an  outdoor 
barbecue  and  he  knows  how  to  use  it. 
Art  is  treasurer  of  the  newly  organized 
Bucknell  Club  of  Long  Island  and  lives 
at  68  Willow  St.,  Garden  City,  L.  I., 
N.  Y. 

Clavin  C.  Fisher  wrote  from  Puerto 
Rico,  where  he  was  busy  on  a  Naval 
Reserve  cruise.  He  lives  at  Tootin  Hills, 
West  Simsbury,  Conn.,  with  his  wife, 
Elizabeth  Murray  '35,  and  Wendy,  8, 
and  Peter,  SVa.  Clavin  is  administrative 
assistant  with  the  Aetna  Life  Insurance 


Co.  of  Hartford.  After  graduating  he 
secured  his  M.B.A.  from  N.  Y.  U.  in 
1937.  During  the  war  he  was  a  naval 
liaison  communications  oflicer  on  trans- 
ports in  the  Atlantic,  Pacific  and  Medi- 
terranean. He  has  had  stories  pub- 
lished in  Boys'  Life  and  Our  Navy. 
Any  Bucknellians  would  be  welcome  at 
this  Bucknell  home. 

Raymond  R.  Rommelt  has  begun  his 
first  year  as  supervising  principal  of 
schools  at  South  Williamsport.  He  has 
for  some  years  been  an  elementary 
school  principal  there. 

Edward  M.  Leavitt  x'34  now  lives  at 
5539  Osburn  PL,  Riverside,  Calif. 

Your  reporter  and  her  husband,  Wil- 
liam S.  Liming  '33,  keep  in  trim  with 
Ruth  Gail,  7,  and  Robert  Geoffrey,  4. 
Bill  is  president  of  the  Bucknell  Club  of 
Long  Island,  so  we  do  see  many  Buck- 
nellians. I  keep  busy  with  P.  T.  A. 
Home  Bureau  and  church  activities — 
although  a  social  worker  by  profession 
was  kept  busy  as  a  volunteer  teacher 
this  summer  at  the  community  church 
summer  school  and  have  found  it  quite 
interesting  and  educational. 

My  address  is  at  the  head  of  the 
column,  so  how  about  some  news — I'd 
like  to  be  kept  busy! 

CLASS  OF  1935 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  Fred  A.  Straley 

(Metta  Farrington) 

R.  D.   L  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Robert  E.  Beckman  M.A.  '35,  a  teach- 
er in  Sunbury  for  19  years  and  director 
of  the  Lewisburg  High  School  and 
Bucknell  University  bands  for  the  past 
few  years,  became  supervising  principal 
of  the  Lewisburg  schools  in  OctolDer 
when  Herbert  E.  Stover  '20  retired.  Bob 
has  done  great  work  with  the  Lewis- 
burg band  since  he  organized  it  five 
years  ago.  In  its  fourth  year  it  cap- 
tured the  Class  B  championship  of  the 
state  and  last  spring  won  the  Class  A. 

Philip  Kliman  writes  that  he  has  been 
a  practicing  surgeon  chiropodist  in  Pal- 
isades Park,  N,  J.,  for  131/2  years,  that 


he  has  been  married  almost  10  years 
and  has  two  future  Bucknellians  — 
Eleanor,  3y2  years,  and  Howard  Steven, 
7  ¥2  months. 

According  to  a  news  service  release 
from  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
Toimi  Kyllonen  was  awarded  the  Ph.D. 
degree  there  on  July  20. 

George  McGaughey  has  returned  to 
Lafayette  College,  where  he  has  been 
connected  with  the  Athletic  Depart- 
ment for  the  past  year. 

Alba  Liddle  Rathmell  writes  that  a 
second  child,  John  M.  Rathmell,  III, 
joined   the   family   November   22,   1949. 

Norman  R.  Reed,  plant  controller  of 
the  Chase  Brass  and  Copper  Co.'s 
Cleveland  plant,  resides  at  6576  Wil- 
son Mills  Rd.,  Cleveland  24,  O. 

Lois  Seabury  Nary's  three  girls  are 
Lanny,  Linda  and  Leslie.  They  live  at 
7458  Penfield  Court,  Pittsburgh  8. 

W.  C.  (Bill)  Stokley  is  employed  as 
assistant  purchasing  agent  by  Minute 
Maid  Corporation  at  Plymouth,  Fla. 
He  is  married,  has  two  sons — both  fu- 
ture Bucknellians — and  lives  at  Mount 
Dora.  He  says,  "If  any  of  you  come  my 
way,  please  stop  by  and  see  me." 

Russell  E.  Straub  x'35,  graduate  of 
Temple  University  School  of  Medicine 
in  1938,  after  seven  years  of  general 
practice  enrolled  in  the  Graduate 
School  of  Medicine,  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  for  a  one-year  course  in 
surgery.  He  was  then  granted  an  as- 
sistant professorship  in  pathology  and 
taught  for  one  year  in  West  Virginia 
School  of  Medicine.  In  July  he  com- 
pleted a  two-year  fellowship  in  sur- 
gery at  the  Guthrie  Clinic  and  Robert 
Packer  Hospital  to  qualify  for  the 
American   Board  of   Surgery. 

Sid  Wolfson  has  his  M.P.H.  degree 
and  is  executive  assistant  in  the  Mont- 
gomery County  Health  Department  at 
Rockville,  Md. 

New  addresses:  Fred  C.  Blanchard, 
Convent  Station,  N.  J.;  A.  L.  Brown, 
Jr.,  47  Franklin  St.,  Penns  Grove,  N.  J.; 
Mrs.  R.  W.  Richards,  Jr.  (Helen  Suther- 
land), 11516  Missouri  Ave.,  West  Los 
Angeles  25,  Calif. 


The  G.  Merrill  Lenox  Family 

Here  is  the  kind  of  family  Alma  Mater 
likes  to  number  among  her  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. Merrill  '24  is  doing  a  great  job  in 
Ohio,  balancing  work,  fun  and  responsibility, 
community    interests    and    matters    spiritual. 

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He  is  executive  secretary  of  the  Detroit 
Council  of  Churches,  an  organization  of  500 
Protestant  churches  with  an  annual  budget 
of  some  $90,000,000  (Alumnus,  January,  '49), 
and  is  religious  news  commentator  over  Sta- 
tion WGR,  Detroit.  John,  the  older  son 
(not  in  picture),  is  a  junior  at  Kalamazoo. 
Present  here  are :    Pete,  Nancy  and  Susan. 


CLASS  OF  1940 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  James  A.  Miller 

(Mary  McCrina) 

501  W.  Napier  Road.,  Benton  Harbor,  Mich. 

Bob  McLain,  whose  address  is  5725 
Emerson  Ave.,  So.,  Minneapolis.  Minn., 
is  assistant  sales  manager  of  the  U.  S. 
Air  Conditioning  Co.  in  that  city.  He 
and  his  wife,  the  former  Lorraine  Bit- 
man  of  Minneapolis,  have  two  children: 
Hope  Marie,  7,  and  Diana  Sue,  4. 

James  A.  Miller  has  received  authori- 
zation under  the  G.  I.  Bill  to  begin  stud- 
ies at  Benton  Harbor  Junior  College 
toward  receiving  a  degree  in  elemen- 
tary teaching.  Jim  served  in  a  recon- 
naissance troop  in  the  war,  saw  action 
in  Europe,  and  was  also  sent  to  occupied 
Japan. 

New  addresses:  J.  Mahon  Bonebrake 
M.S.  '40,  20  N.  20th  St.,  Harrisburg; 
Lt.-Comdr.  Spencer  Reitz  x'40,  6607A 
Strathmore  St.,  Chevy  Chase,  Md.; 
Robert  D.  Wilt,  2803  Watson  Blvd., 
Endicott,  N.  Y. 

CLASS  OF  1941 

Class  Reporter: 

Mrs.  William  Hasselberger 

(Jean  Steele) 

1518  Westmoreland  Ave.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

G.  M.  Andrews  and  Doris  E.  Lacy 
were    married    October    11,    1947,    and 

DECEMBER    1950 


have  a  young  daughter,  Elizabeth  Jane. 
Mr.  Andrews  is  an  engineer  with  the 
Aeronautics  and  Ordnance  Systems 
Div.,  General  Electric  Co.,  Schenec- 
tady. 

William  R.  Brown,  a  purchasing 
agent  for  the  Asiatic  Petroleum  Co.,  is 
residing  at  45  C  Lovell  Court,  Nutley, 
N.  J. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Phillip  H.  Minnich,  893 
Prospect  St.,  York  <Betly  Fleciiensane), 
announce  the  birth  of  a  son,  Philip 
Jaymes,  on  February  7,  1950.  Mrs. 
Minnich  is  vice-president  of  the  York 
County  Bucknell  Club. 

Mrs.  Warren  Stump  (Ftcrence  V. 
Manbeck),  Mifflintown,  worked  in 
Army  ordnance  in  Philadelphia  during 
World  War  II.  She  was  married  in 
1942  and  has  three  children. 

Ruth  (Titman)  Kaveney  and  her 
husband,  Evans,  visited  us  for  a  few 
days  during  the  summer.  We  had  a 
grand  time,  talking  over  old  times  at 
Bucknsll.  Ruthie  and  Evans  live  at 
69-02C-186  Lane,  Fresh  Meadows, 
Flushing,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

A  daughter,  Ruth  Esther,  was  born 
April  2,  1950,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stanley 
Lahr  (Mildred  S.  Weitz  M.S.  '41). 

New  addresses:  Mrs.  Miles  Col  well 
(Helen  Meek),  1104  Carlisle  St.,  Taren- 
tum;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Victor  Miller  (Au- 
drey Leipsig  '42),  866  Berkley  St.,  New 
Milford,  N.  J.;  Charles  L.  Pattison,  Jr., 
Elkland;  Mrs.  Charles  Weyl  (Helen 
Roberts),  707  Westview  St.,  Philadel- 
phia 19;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Stone 
(Janet  Roy),  1608  Maple  Ave.,  Haddon 
Heights,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1943 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  Earle  E.  Benton 

(Norene  Bond) 
3408  Ivan  Road,  Wayne,  Pa. 

The  bulk  of  the  news  items  this  time 
concerns  future  Bucknellians  of  about 
the  Class  of  '68.  Word  comes  from 
Florence  Dietrich  Brewer,  whose  new 
address,  incidentally,  is  Philanna  Farm, 
R.  D.  No.  3,  Norristown,  that  she  had  a 
daughter,  Lucinda  Rose,  on  September 
13,  1949.  It  seems  that  the  month  of 
March  was  a  busy  one  for  the  stork. 
Bill  and  Ronnie  Green  Byrnes  led  the 
parade  with  their  second  child,  a  little 
girl,  Kimberly  Carroll,  on  the  13th,  and 
your  reporter  followed  close  behind, 
providing  Jeffrey  and  Susan  with  a 
brother,  Peter  Craig,  on  the  14th.  On 
March  21,  Bruce  and  Dottie  Davis  Mc- 
George  had  their  second  daughter,  Les- 
lie Eileen,  and  on  March  27  Bob  and 
Marilynn  Eppley  Shaffer  welcomed 
Deborah  Lynne. 

Dr.  John  L.  Allen  recently  opened  an 
office  for  the  general  practice  of  medi- 
cine at  439  William  St.,  Williamsport. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania  Medical  School. 

I  had  a  grand  letter  from  Russell 
McQuay,  which  I  wish  I  could  publish 
in  its  entirety,  but  for  lack  of  space  I 
shall  have  to  summarize.  He  is  an 
instructor  at  Tulane  Medical  School  in 
the  Department  of  Tropical  Medicine 
and  Public  Health,  where  he  is  work- 
ing toward  a  Ph.D.  in  Parasitology  and 
Bacteriology.  He  received  his  master's 
in  that  field  in  February,  1949.  He  says 
that  the  most  important  event  in  his 
recent  life,  however,  was  his  marriage 
on  February  11,  1950,  to  Betty  Jean 
Gilmore  of  Hattiesburg,  Miss.  They 
are  now  residing  at  434-C  Pine  St.,  New 
Orleans  18,  La. 

DECEMBER     1950 


Dorothy  Kester  '34 
Earns  Doctorate 

The  number  of  young  women  who  earn 
the  Ph.D.  degree  is  so  small  and  tlie  number 
who  speciaHze  in  speech  correction  and  httle 
theatre  work  is  so  infinitesimal  that  the  event 
deserves  an  accolade.  Dorothy  Kester,  daugh- 
ter of  Gertrude  Stannert  Kester  '05  and  the 
late  W.  Bruce  Kester  '03,  has  earned  the 
ilistinction  named  above. 

Dorothy  was  a  top-grade  student  at  Buck- 
nell, giving  Dr.  C.  Willard  Smith  and  Dr. 
Harry  Robbins  credit  for  much  of  her  suc- 
cess in  acting  and  writing  since  she  left  col- 
lege. 

In  a  recent  letter  to  the  editor  she  says, 
"1  have  continued  my  interest  in  dramatics. 
When  I  was  in  Europe  in  1938,  1  went  around 
to  the  Old  Vic  Theatre  in  London  and  asked 
for  an  audition.  To  my  surprise,  I  came 
away  with  a  contract  for  the  next  two  years. 
The  next  two  years  in  England  were  not 
happy  ones  and  1  came  home.  1  have  direct- 
ed and  played  in  shows  in  college  and  com- 
munity theatres  in  New  York,  Chicago  and 
Akron,  as  well  as  at  Cain  Park  Theatre  in 
Cleveland,  a  huge  outdoor  amphitheatre.  The 
most  recent  development  in  my  theatre  in- 
terests is  that  of  theatre  for  children,  one  of 
the  most  satisfying  and  stimulating  areas  for 
theatre  people." 

Following  her  graduation  from  Bucknell. 
Dr.  Kester  earned  the  Master  of  Arts  de- 
gree at  Columbia  University.  In  1940  she 
entered  the  Akron  school  system,  where  for 
the  past  six  years  she  has  been  supervisor  of 
speech  education.  She  is  the  only  person 
with  an  earned  doctorate  in  the  Akron 
schools.  She  and  her  mother  live  at  33i 
North  Firestone  Boulevard,  Akron  1,  Ohio. 


CLASS  OF  1944 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  Robert  F.  Baker 

(Honey  Rhinesmith) 

Lindys  Lake,  R.  D.,  Butler,  N.  J. 

First  of  all,  you've  been  just  wonder- 
ful about  sending  news  of  yourselves, 
and  it  certainly  is  appreciated. 

Burda  Murphy  became  Mrs.  Carl  E. 
Fink  on  June  3,  1950,  and  her  new  ad- 
dress is  3000  Wellington  St.,  Philadel- 
phia 24.  Mrs.  Don  McMullen  (Bee-Jay 
Walter)  writes  from  Bradenton,  Fla., 
that  they've  built  a  home  there  at  112- 
24th  St.!  West,  and  that  Don  is  in  the 


jewelers'  business.  They  have  two 
daughters,  Suzanne,  4,  and  Kathleen 
Ann,  born  November  4,  1949.  A  son, 
David  Lean,  was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Seymour  Bernstein  of  125  Villanova 
Rd.,  Oak  Ridge,  Tenn.,  March  16,  1950. 
The  Lee  Psatys  announce  the  birth  of 
Bruce  Mark,  on  April  12,  1950.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  William  E.  King,  Jr.  (Anne  Gon- 
sior  x'44)  are  the  parents  of  a  daughter 
Fioranne  (who  will  be  called  Polly), 
barn  January  3,  1950.  They  reside  at 
1408  Gregg  Ave.,  Florence,  S.  C. 

Mrs.  Arland  C.  White  (Joan  Mac- 
Kenzie-Hucker)  sends  word  that  they 
have  two  children,  Jo  Ellen  Case,  al- 
most 4,  and  a  2-year-old  son,  George 
Arland.  Dr.  Dorothea  Bittner  Klep- 
pinger  wrote  about  her  plans  to  open 
htr  office  as  a  general  practitioner  in 
September,  1950.  Her  husband,  Rich- 
ard, is  also  an  M.D.,  and  they  have  a  son, 
Trygve  Michael,  born  April  16,  1950. 
Bitty's  address  is  30  E.  Main  St.,  Kutz- 
town.  Gini  Gushing  Douglas  became 
Mrs.  Virgil  Pendleton  Hughes  on  April 
29,  1950,  and  I'm  sure  everyone  joins 
us  in  wishing  her  only  the  best.  The 
Hughes'  may  be  addressed  simply  Flee- 
ton,  Va. 

New  addresses:  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gordon 
L.  Brownell  (Cathy  Wittenberg),  Oak 
St.,  Cochituate,  iVIass.;  Nathaniel  J. 
Satin,  Jr.,  826  N,  63rd  St.,  Philadel- 
phia 31. 

CLASS  OF  1945 

Class  Reporter:  Mrs.  C.  F.  Moore 

(  Nancy  Woehling) 

Apt.   410-C,   Alden   Park   Manor, 

Philadelphia  44,  Pa. 

BIRTHS:  Daughter,  Monica  Ann,  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  J.  Padden  (Bar- 
bara Dyer),  May  29,  1949;  address;  337 
Reserve  Ave.,  Steubenville,  O.  .  .  ,  Son, 
William  Elton  III,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam E.  Barclay,  Jr.  (Louise  Snyder), 
June  22,  1949;  address;  4029  Ridge 
Ave.,  Altoona.  .  .  .  Son,  Richard 
Gould,  to  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Fay  H.  Smith 
(Sarah  A.  Gould),  August  10,  1949. 
.  .  .  Son,  Donald,  Jr.,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Donald  Young  '33  (Elsie  Wilson),  Aug- 
ust 2,  1949;  address;  625  Market  St., 
Lewisburg,  Pa.  .  .  .  Son,  Frederick 
William,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frederick 
Schnure  '42  (Elise  Miller),  May  19, 
1950.  The  family  is  now  residing  in 
Liege,  Belgium,  where  Fred  has  been 
transferred  with  Westinghouse.  .  .  . 
Son,  John  Bernard  III,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  B.  Scanlan,  Jr.  (Betsey  Doughty), 
March  6,  1950;  address:  2547  Scott- 
wood  Ave.,  Toledo  10,  O.  .  .  .  Son, 
Larry,  to  Mr.  and  IVIrs.  John  Baker 
(Helen  Grim),  of  Monrovia,  Calif.  .  .  . 
Daughter,  Roxanne  Mary,  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Donald  Schafer  (Phyllis  Costich), 
January  13,  1950;  address:  Lake  Rd., 
West  Fork,  Hamlin,  N.  Y.  .  .  . 
■  Daughter,  Barbara  Lee,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Raymond  J.  Ruff  x'47  (Delia  Edel), 
March  29,  1950;  address;  921  Magill 
Ave.,  West  Collingswood,  Camden  6, 
N.  J. 

MARRIAGES;  Lois  Depuy  to  Dan- 
iel Boston  (M.  I.  T.),  September  2,  1950. 
The  couple  will  reside  in  Baton  Rouge, 
La.  .  .  .  Sheila  Sweyer,  R.N.,  and 
William  H.  Bachman,  April  8,  1950. 

New  addresses:  Marvin  M.  Good- 
man, 488  Whitney  Ave.,  New  Ha- 
ven, Conn.;  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  P. 
Speicher  x'46  (Treveryan  Williams),  57 
E.  Main  St.,  Plymouth;  Mrs.  Robert  E. 
Hammer  (Marcia  Beatty),  3644  DeMott 
Ave.,  Wantagh,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.;  Wayne 
Blessing,  2151  Monroe  Ave.,  Apt.  H3, 
Rochester  10,  N.  Y.;  Calvin  Dunkle  x'45, 

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Morrisville,  N.  Y.;  Mrs.  Milton  S.  Young 
(Miriam  Krise),  1545  Northern  Pkwy., 
Baltimore  12,  Md.;  H.  Hay  ward  Quillen, 
2  Dixie  Rd.,  Harrington,  Del.;  William 
Webster,  Gillette,  Wyo.;  Jean  Williams, 
333  W.  78th  St.,  New  York  24,  N.  Y.; 
Mrs.  Emanuel  Reznick  (Barbara  Wol- 
from),  8312  Palmetto  St.,  New  Orleans 
18,  La.;  Karleen  M.  Hoffman,  Montgom- 
ery Pre- Vocational  School.  Newark  3, 
N."  J.;  Mrs.  Carl  L.  Sirianni  (Mary  Lou 
Jenkins),  Hop  Bottom;  Mrs.  Andrew  J. 
Breslin  (Carmen  Marinier),  201  Lom- 
bard St.,  Tamaqua;  Mrs.  Robert  Key- 
ser  (Gertrude  Jackson),4301-12th  Rd., 
S.,  Arlington,  Va. 

CLASS  OF  1948 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  R.  D.  Atherley 

(Joann  Golightly) 

306  S.  Harrison,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

Since  the  publication  of  the  March 
Alumnus,  I  have  received  letters  from 
several  of  you,  and  it  certainly  is  en- 
couraging. Even  if  you  haven't  been 
promoted  to  vice-president,  I'd  like  to 
hear  from  you,  and  I'm  sure  others 
would  like  to  know  the  latest  about 
our  fellow  classmates,  too. 

Births:  Son,  James  'Walter,  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  H.  Charles  (Chick)  Hafey  (Peggy 
Plitt  x'48).  May  6,  1949;  son,  Andrew 
Edward,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Lank, 
March  30,  1949;  son,  'Walter  James,  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  E.  Schmidt  x'48 
(Edith  Plumb),  November   12,   1949. 

Marriages:  Gloria  Anderson  and 
Craig  Linton  '49,  October  15,  1949;  ad- 
dress: Clermont,  Fla.;  Elizabeth  Diegel 
and  J.  Lentz  Tiffany,  April  22,  1950; 
address:  6517  N.  13th  St.,  Philadelphia 
26;  Carol  McNerny  and  Harry  'W.  Beat- 
ty,  Jr.,  September  7,  1949;  address:  410 
E.  Seminary  Ave.,  Gainesville,  Fla.; 
Sarah  Titus  and  Richard  Reiss,  June  18, 
1949;  address:  136  Plymouth  Ave., 
South,  Rochester,  N.  Y.;  Charlotte 
(Twig)  Taylor  and  Charles  Gordon, 
December  16,  1949;  Jack  Warden  and 
Leona  L.  "Wood,  December  27,  1949. 
Jack  is  at  Indiana  University,  where  he 
is  director  of  Y.  M.  C.  A.  activities; 
Barbara  (Skirmy)  Wilken  and  Patrick 
Carey  '50,  June  24,  1949;  address:  35 
Rolling  Hill  Rd.,  Manhasset,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

What  Classmates  Are  Doing:  Arthur 
E.  Marriman  was  awarded  the  John 
Wallace  Dallenbach  Memorial  Fellow- 
ship at  Cornell  University  for  his  third 
year  of  doctorate  study  in  the  field  of 
psychology  .  .  .  Mrs.  A.  J.  Martin  (Mil- 
dred C.  Harriman)  has  published  an 
article  in  the  April  issue  of  the  Journal 
of  Clinical  Psychology.  She  reports  use 
of  the  Bender  'Visuo-Motor  Gestalt  Test 
as  an  index  to  reading  readiness  for 
children  in  the  public  schools  of  State 
College.  After  having  taken  her  mas- 
ter's degree  in  psychology  at  Penn 
State,  Mildred  became  child  therapist 
at  Mooseheart  .  .  .  John  A.  Trathen, 
9400  California  Ave.,  South  Gate,  Calif., 
is  paymaster  for  the  Revere  Copper  and 
Brass  Co.  .  .  .  Gladys  Kurtz  has  taken  a 
position  with  the  Veterans  Administra- 
tion in  "Washington,  D.  C.  .  .  .  Robert  H. 
Taylor,  1234-34th  St.,  N.  "W.,  'Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  is  doing  graduate  work  at 
Georgetown  University  and  says  his 
studies  take  all  his  time. 

New  addresses:  Georgia  Hutchinson 
and  Jane  Farr,  1925  Spruce  St.,  Phila- 
delphia; Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clint  Marantz 
(Audrey  Johnson),  164  E.  83rd  St.,  New 
York,  N.  Y.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis 
(Zach)  Zachara  '47  (Janet  I.  Mallett), 
115  Arcadia  Rd.,  Hackensack,  N.  J.; 
Mrs.  John  M.  Kelly,  Jr.  (Helen  Painter 
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x'48),  252  S.  46th  St.,  Philadelphia; 
Dorothy  Sakazagawa,  3810  Powelton 
Ave.,  Philadelphia  4;  Barbara  Mabel 
Sib!ey,  36  Perine  St.,  Dansville,  N.  Y. 

CLASS  OF  1949 

Class  Reporter:    Miss  Marilyn  Harer 

505  Columbia  Ave.,  Lansdale,  Pa. 

Harriet  Arnold  is  an  assistant  buyer 
for  Neviers-Voorhees  Department 
Store,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

A  son,  Stephen  Eugene,  was  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  E.  Ayer,  November 
10,  1949.  Mrs.  Ayer  was  Dorothy  Lee 
Barber  '48. 

Don  Bloomfield,  who  is  working  with 
General  Electric  at  their  Hanford 
Atomic  Plant  as  a  "supervisor  in  train- 
ing", receives  his  mail  at  this  address: 
Hanford  Works,  Dormitory  M-14,  Box  4, 
Richland,  Wash. 

Evan  H.  Boden,  an  instructor  in  the 
Bucknell  Physics  Department  last  year, 
announces  the  birth  of  a  son,  Gary 
Evan,  February  2.  1950.  The  Bodens 
may  be  addressed  at  General  Delivery, 
Emporium. 

Mr.   and   Mrs.   Robert   Camac    (June 

Ruhl)  are  residing  in  the  Haddon  Hills 
Garden  Apts..  Haddonfleld,  N.  J.  Bob 
is  employed  by  Burroughs  Adding 
Machines. 

D.  Wanda  Carter  is  a  receptionist  at 
Children's  Hospital,  Philadelphia. 

Chester  W.  Crumrine,  Jr.  wishes  his 
mail  sent  c/o  Product  Technicians,  Inc., 
130  E.  Main  St.,  Rochester  4,  N.  Y.  He 
was  appointed  treasurer  of  the  company 
in  January,   1950. 

Margaret  Donaldson  is  now  Mrs.  Don- 
ald Webster  of  831  Diamond  St.,  Wil- 
liamsport.  Her  husband  is  of  the  Feb- 
ruary Class  of  1948. 

J.  Robert  Hambleton  is  junior  devel- 
opment engineer  with  Rohm  and  Haas, 
manufacturers  of  Plexiglas,  other  plas- 
tics, industrial  chemicals,  and  other 
products.  His  home  address  is  933  Rad- 
cliffe  St.,  Bristol. 

Margaret  E.  Hood  of  160  W.  75th  St., 
Apt.  2B,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  is  a  techni- 
cian with  the  Rockefeller  Institute  for 
Medical  Research. 

George  E.  Johnsen,  civil  engineer,  is 
working  for  the  Bureau  of  Reclama- 
tions building  North  Dam,  which  is 
part  of  the  Columbia  Basin  Project. 
His  address  is  Box  187,  Coulee  Dam, 
Wash. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  Kent,  who  are 
now  at  home  at  1099V2  Edson  Ave., 
Johnstown,  are  the  parents  of  a  son, 
Ralph  Garman  Kent  II,  born  April  16, 
1950.  Ralph  is  associated  with  Bethle- 
hem Steel  Co.,  serving  as  a  chemical 
engineer. 

Richard  H.  Peterson,  internal  revenue 
agent,  resides  at  1585  Bevan  Rd.,  Pitts- 
burgh 27. 

Patricia  O'Neill  x'49  and  Ensign  Rich- 
ard Penn,  U.  S.  Coast  Guard,  were  mar- 
ried June  10,  1950,  in  the  Church  of 
Epiphany,   Washington,  D.  C. 

Helen  Dell  Spencer,  who  is  wearing 
the  Delta  Tau  Delta  pin  of  Bob  Reig- 
hart,  a  student  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  is  employed  by  Hasting  and 
Co.,  Inc.,  makers  of  gold  leaf,  Phila- 
delphia. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stewart  have  announced 
the  engagement  of  their  daughter,  June, 
to  Edward  L.  Connor,  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  June  is 
employed   in   the   Advertising   Depart- 


ment of  Campbell  Soup  Co.,  Camden, 
N.  J. 

New    addresses:    Richard    B.   Byrod, 

200  Frothingham  Ave.,  Jeannette;  Vir- 
ginia Ccrkran,  246  N.  E.  110th  St., 
Miami  Shores,  Miami,  Fla.;  Sherman  A. 
Herman,  5251/2  State  Rd.,  West  Fair- 
view;  Robert  W.  McGill  x'49.  Box  104, 
Tice.  Fla. 


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Ellery  H.  Harvey  '24 

Ellery  H.  Harvey  M.A.  '24,  founder 
and  past-president  of  the  Association  of 
Research  Directors,  was  appointed  pro- 
fessor of  food  technology  at  Illinois  In- 
stitute of  Technology  in  September.  He 
will  also  direct  sponsored  research  and 
graduate  studies  in  food  engineering  at 
Illinois  'Tech,  the  only  college  or  univer- 
sity in  the  nation  offering  degrees  in 
this  professional  field. 

Here  is  another  Bucknellian  with  a 
distinguished  record.  After  receiving 
his  Ph.C.  and  Ph.M.  degrees  at  Phila- 
d  e  1  p  h  i  a  College  of  Pharmacy  and 
Science,  Harvey,  a  native  of  Williams- 
port,  earned  five  additional  degrees:  A. 
B.  (cum  laude)  and  A.M.,  Bucknell; 
Ph.D.,  University  of  Wisconsin;  Ch.E., 
Bucknell;  and  LL.B.,  John  Marshall 
Law  School,  Chicago.  He  served  as 
research  chemist  for  Swift  and  Co.,  di- 
rector of  laboratories  for  Montgomery 
Ward,  chief  chemist  at  Wilson  and  Co., 
and  director  of  research  at  Anheuser- 
Busch,  Inc. 

He  is  author  of  numerous  papers  and 
holder  of  many  U.  S.  patents.  He  has 
been  a  professorial  lecturer  in  the 
Chemistry  Depts.  at  Illinois  Tech  and 
Washington  University;  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Chemical  En- 
gineers, American  Society  for  Testing 
Materials,  American  Oil  Chemists  So- 
ciety, and  American  Chemical  Society; 
is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  and  a 
charter  member  and  past  president  of 
the  Institute  of  Food  Technologists. 
Following  World  War  II,  he  was 
awarded  "the  President's  Certificate  of 
Appreciation,  for  outstanding  contribu- 
tions to  the  Office  of  Scientific  Research 
and  Development"  for  government- 
sponsored  research  on  plane  crash  sea- 
marker  dye,  camouflage  paints,  corro- 
sion-preventive enamel  for  canned 
foods,  and  other  projects. 

Harvey  and  his  wife,  the  former  Ivy 
Weaver,  now  live  at  987  Ridgewood  Dr., 
Highland  Park,  111.  They  have  two 
children. 

DECEMBER    1950 


Completed  Careers 

1899 
Albert  R.  Garner  (see  the  1899  Class 
Report). 

1905 

Edward  M.  Campbell,  long  -  time 
Tulsa,  Okla.,  independent  oil  man,  died 
June  25,  1950,  at  the  age  of  66.  He  was 
a  member  of  Phi  Gamma  Delta.  Sur- 
viving are  two  sisters  and  a  brother. 

1910 

Frank  H.  Painter  (see  the  1910  Class 
Report). 

1919 

E.  Collins  Cupp,  cum  laude  graduate, 
died  April  20,  1950,  at  the  age  of  54.  He 
earned  the  Master  of  Arts  degree  in 
school  administration  and  supervision 
at  Teachers  College,  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, and  did  graduate  work  at  Pennsyl- 
vania State  College.  After  teaching  for 
several  years  and  serving  as  high  school 
principal  for  19  years  in  the  Milton 
(Pa.)  Public  Schools,  he  was  named 
superintendent  in  1945  on  the  retire- 
ment of  Dr.  Carl  L.  Millward  '06. 
Keenly  interested  in  all  phases  of  edu- 
cation, Mr.  Cupp  was  responsible  for  a 
number  of  progressive  steps  taken  by 
the  Milton  schools.  Interest  in  his  stu- 
dents did  not  cease  upon  their  gradua- 
tion; he  was  instrumental  in  securing 
employment  for  many  high  school  grad- 
uates and  guided  many  others  toward 
college  education. 

Interested  in  all  types  of  athletics,  Mr. 
Cupp  was  for  more  than  25  years  a 
member  of  the  District  Four  Committee 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Interscholastic  Ath- 
letic Association,  was  a  member  of  the 
PIAA  board  of  control,  and  at  the  time 
of  his  death  was  chairman  of  District 
Four.  He  was  an  active  church  member 
and  civic  leader,  a  Mason  and  a  member 
of  Sigma  Chi.  Mr.  Cupp  served  in 
World  War  I.  Surviving  are  his  wife 
and  two  young  daughters,  as  well  as 
his  mother  and  a  sister,  Mrs.  Clark 
Swengel  (Edythe  A.  Cupp  x'23). 

1921 
John  A.  Gray,  Jr.,  55,  a  veteran  of 
World  War  I,  died  July  28,  1950.  He 
had  worked  for  the  New  Haven  Rail- 
road for  many  years,  at  the  time  of  his 
death  being  superintendent  of  tracks. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  two  sons, 
and  a  daughter,  as  well  as  a  brother 
and  three  sisters. 

1924 

Bucknellians  were  shocked  to  learn 
of  the  death  on  August  30,  1950,  of  Dr. 
■  Clyde  E.  Kelly,  loyal,  generous  Buck- 
nellian  and  member  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  General  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation. Death  came  suddenly  at  the 
summer  lodge  of  his  brother-in-law 
and  sister,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  N.  Fraser 
at  Lake  Kippewa,  Canada,  after  a  short 
life  of  intensive  and  unselfish  service  to 
others. 

A  graduate  of  Scottdale  High  School, 
Dr.  Kelly  earned  a  degree  from  the 
University  of  Maryland  School  of  Med- 
icine following  his  course  at  Bucknell. 
He  was  a  member  of  Phi  Kappa  Psi  and 
Nu  Sigma  Nu  fraternities.    He  was  also 

DECEMBER     1  9  ,t  0 


a  member  of  F.  and  A.  M.  No.  562  and 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Scottdale.  After  his  internship  at  Pitts- 
burgh's West  Penn  Hospital,  he  opened 
offices  in  Vandergrift,  which  he  main- 
tained until  his  death.  He  never  mar- 
ried. 

1927 

A  gas  explosion  in  his  home  on  his 
Texas  ranch  on  August  17,  1950,  caused 
the  death  of  a  young  man  who  brought 
to  Bucknell  in  1923  a  certain  distinction 
since  he  was  the  son  of  the  celebrated 
Christy  Mathewson  x'02  of  baseball's 
Hall  of  Fame.  But  Chi-isty,  Jr.  didn't 
need  to  rest  on  his  father's  laurels.  He 
graduated  in  engineering  with  cum 
laude  honors  and,  while  working  for 
the  General  Electric  Company  a  year 
later,  decided  to  follow  his  first  love, 
flying.  He  graduated  from  Brooks  Field 
Training  School  in  1930  as  a  lieutenant 
in  the  Air  Corps.  In  1932  he  was  one 
of  12  flyers  who  were  taken  by  Colonel 
John  Jouett  to  China  to  train  flyers  for 
the  Chinese  Army. 

On  January  8,  1933,  he,  with  his 
bride  of  two  weeks,  crashed  while  he 
was  piloting  T.  V.  Sung's  private  plane. 
His  wife  was  killed  and  he  was  badly 
injured,  later  losing  a  leg.  He  was 
brought  to  the  States,  where  he  spent 
most  of  the  next  six  years  recuperating. 
In  1942  he  re-entered  active  service  and 
directed  the  training  of  Chinese  fliers 
at  the  Phoenix,  Arizona,  Air  Base.  In 
1944  he  was  sent  to  England  as  a  major 
with  U.  S.  Headquarters,  stationed  in 
London.  From  here  he  was  sent  to 
Paris  with  the  Air  Transport  Com- 
mand. 

After  the  explosion  in  which  he  re- 
ceived 97%  burns,  he  called  his  fore- 
man, who  drove  him  17  miles  to  a  hos- 
pital. He  complimented  the  driver  on 
his  skill  in  driving  an  unfamiliar  car 
and  asked  that  his  mother  be  called, 
but  not  frightened  on  account  of  her 
health.  He  died  25  hours  after  the  ac- 
cident and  was  buried  beside  his  father 
in  Lewisburg.  Christy,  Jr.  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Phi  Gamma  Delta.  He  received 
from  the  Chinese  government  the  dec- 
orations of  Chinese  Wing  and  Cloud 
Banner. 

In  1946  he  married  Lola  Finch,  an 
English  girl  attached  to  the  U.  S.  Red 
Cross.  He  remained  in  Paris  five 
months  and  was  discharged  as  a  colonel 
in  1946.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he 
was  a  colonel  in  the  Air  Force  Re- 
serves. 

1931 

Stanley  A.  Galiley  A.M.  '31  died  No- 
vember 6,  1950,  very  shortly  after  suf- 
fering a  stroke  while  watching  a  foot- 
ball game.  He  had  been  a  star  basket- 
ball player  in  high  school.  He  studied 
at  Millersville  State  Teachers  College 
and  received  the  A.B.  degree  at  Penn 
State.  He  was  named  principal  when 
the  West  End  High  School  was  built 
(Coal  Township,  Shamokin),  and  had 
held  that  position  ever  since.  Mr.  Gal- 
iley was  a  member  of  various  frater- 
nal organizations.  Surviving  are  five 
brothers  and  three  sisters. 

1932 

Mrs.  Helen  E.  Naylor  Hull,  wife  of 
Ellis  F.  Hull,  passed  away  in  Trenton, 
N.  J.,  August  10,  1950.  Following  gradu- 
ation from  Trenton  Normal  School,  she 
taught  for  several  years  before  coming 
to  Bucknell.  She  is  survived  by  her 
husband  and  one  daughter,  as  well  as 
her  father,  mother,  two  sisters  and  a 


Noted  Artist  Dies  in  Florida 

Margaret  Dewing  Woodward,  inter- 
nationally known  artist,  who  taught 
painting  and  drawing  at  Bucknell  from 
1882  to  1887,  died  in  July  at  her  home 
in  Miami  Beach,  Florida.  She  was  94 
years  old.  Until  her  retirement  she 
had  been  head  of  the  Fine  Arts  Depart- 
ment at  the  University  of  Miami. 

Granddaughter  of  William  F.  Pack- 
er, former  Pennsylvania  governor.  Dew- 
ing Woodward  was  assistant  critic  at 
the  Academie  Julian  in  Paris  for  15 
years  and  was  awarded  many  honors, 
among  them  the  International  Grand 
Prix  de  Portrait.  She  exhibited  10 
times  in  the  salon  and  has  paintings  in 
the  Academie  of  France.  A  member  of 
the  Painters  and  Sculptors  Association 
of  France,  she  founded  the  Blue  Dome 
Fellowship  to  aid  artists. 

She  had  made  her  home  in  Florida 
for  the  last  half-century  and  many 
works  of  art  throughout  the  state  at- 
test her  genius.  Among  them  are  the 
murals  in  the  beautiful  Community 
House  at  Coral  Gables  and  seven  pan- 
els in  the  State  College  at  Tallahassee. 
Her  "White  Peacocks"  hangs  in  the 
State  Capitol.  One  of  her  paintings, 
"Flamingoes",  was  exhibited  in  the  Cor- 
coran Gallery  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
and  now  hangs  in  the  sub-treasury 
building  in  the  national  capital. 


What  bucknellians 
oAre  'Doing 

(Continued  from  Page  16) 

Robert  N.  Waddell,  Jr.,  6863  Meade 
St.,  Pittsburgh,  is  an  insurance  agent 
for  the  Connecticut  Mutual  Life  In- 
surance Co. 

Willard  W.  Webber  is  a  graduate  stu- 
dent trainee  with  the  Westinghouse 
Electric  Corp.,  East  Pittsburgh. 

Jean  M.  White,  a  reporter  for  the  Grit 
Publishing  Co.,  is  living  at  564  E.  Third 
St.,  Williamsport  18. 

Mr.    and    Mrs.    Irving    Williams    III 

(Eleancr  Leiper)  are  living  at  212  Fern- 
dale  Dr.,  Syracuse  7,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Wil- 
liams is  a  sales  engineer  for  Alsco  Dis- 
tributors, Inc. 

John  W.  Williamson,  Jr.  resides  at  12 
Jefferson  St.,  Lowville,  N.  Y.,  and 
teaches  in  the  Lowville  Academy  and 
Union  Free  School. 

Roger  J.  Wurtzel  resides  at  118  Cata- 
wissa  Ave.,  Sunbury.  He  is  an  engi- 
neer for  Donald  B.  Stabler,  Contractor, 
in  Harrisburg. 

Raymond    L.    Zimmerman,    R.    D.    1, 

Sunbury,  is  an  actuarial  student  in  the 
Philadelphia  Life  Insurance  Co. 

New  addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam R.  George   (Margaret  Kennerdell 

'45),  33  Green  St.,  Muncy;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Warren  H.  Lamon  (Ruth  M.  Edwards 
'48),  11  Bank  Ave.,  Riverton,  N.  J.; 
Alfred  L.  Meckley,  P.  O.  Box  726,  Cen- 
ter Moriches,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.;  Joseph  G. 
Wolf,  Jr.,  1106  Union  St.,  Schenectady, 
N.  Y.;  John  C.  Mock,  USS  LST  1110, 
c/o  FPO,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

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Officers  of  the  Association 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x-25.  President  5oI    Bliiom  St.,   Danville 

KENNETH   W.   SLIFER   '26,  First   Vice-President 

it;    Bri.ir   Hill   Lriiic.   Wuodbury,   N.  .1. 

DAYTON'  L.  RANCK  '10,  Treasurer    33  Market  St..  Lewisbuis 

J.  HENRY  SHOTT  x'22,  Sccretarii  IKi  Faculty  Court.  Lewisbu.g 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  'll.  Editor  no  S.  Front  St..  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '29,  006  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,   Pa.   (1 951) 
DANIEL  .\I.  ROOP  '45,  38  Fells  Rd.,  Winchester,  Mass.  (1951) 
MRS.   J.    B.    KELLY    (Emily   Devine    '21),    1509    Metropolitan    Ave.,    New 

York  City  62,  N.  Y.   (1951) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23,  Box  220.  Vineland,  N.  J.    (1951) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '20,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.   (1951) 
EUGENE   D.  CARSTATER   '20.  R.   D.   No.   1,   Falls  Cliurch,  Va.     (1952) 
HOWARD   V.   FISHER   '13,    1319   Heading  Blvd.,   Wyoniissing,   Pa.    (1952) 
HARRY   F.  HARTZELL  x'OS,  Maydwell  &  Harlzell.  Inc.,   158-168   Iltli  St., 

San   Francisco,   Calif.   (1952) 
MRS.  T.  JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '20),  1021  Highniont  Rii., 

Pittsburgh  32,  Pa.   (1952) 
CHARLES   T.   SOBER   '39.   360   Bond   St..    Bridgeport   S.   Conn.    (1952) 
I.  H.  MARANTZ  '48,  247  Central  Park  West,  New  York,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25,  501  Bloom  St.,  Danville,  Pa.  (195-3) 
.MRS.  THOMAS  B.  SEAR    (Rita  Holbrook   '37),   185   Elmore  Rd.,   Monroe 

Meadows,  Brighton,  Rochester  10,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '20.  2107  Wharton  Rd..  C;iens;de,  Pa.  (195.5) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  'IT,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.   (1953) 

(         )   Year  Term  Expires. 


VALE 

Dear  Alumni, 

You  knozv  by  this  time  that  icc  have  a  nezc  Aluiiiiii 
Secretary.  This  is  to  express  my  personal  pleasure  that 
zve  have  finally  found  a  man  to  relieve  me  of  this  responsi- 
bility and  that  the  man  tvho  takes  over  is  J .  Henry  'Buck" 
Shott.  Furthermore,  I  want  to  ask  your  hearty  eooperation 
and  knozv  you  zvill  give  it  to  this  attractive,  efficient  ex- 
Bucknellian.  In  more  than  seven  and  one-half  years  in  the 
position,  I  have  learned  that  the  problems  involved  are 
■many  and  difficult  and  that  no  secretary  can  succeed  zvith- 
out  your  zvhole-hearfed  cooperation,  the  kind  you  have 
alzjuays  given  me. 

Mr.  Shott  is  coining  into  the  job  "cold."  He  zvill  have 
to  get  acquainted  zvith  the  many  details  of  the  job,  and 
zvith  you.  He  zvill  have  full  authority  in  the  job  but  I  shall 
always  be  available  for  advice  and  assistance  when  they  are 
requested.  Until  July  i.  1951,  I  shall  edit  the  Alumnus. 
After  that  I  shall  give  my  entire  time  to  the  Department  of 
Education. 

This  letter  expresses  my  thanks  to  you  and  my  confi- 
dence that  Alma  Mater  zvill  have  a  progressively  larger 
part  in  your  life  as  the  years  pass. 

Sincerely, 

Frank  Davis. 


Dale  Spotts  '18  Becomes  Trustee; 
Resigns  as  Board  Member 

S.  Dale  Spotts,  M.D.,  resigneiJ  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  General  Alumni  Association 
on  October  27  because  he  had  been  elected  to  Bucknell's 
Board  of  Trustees  at  the  June  meeting  of  the  Board. 

Dale  has  been  a  member  of  the  Alumni  Board  since 
1947  and  was  second  vice-president  when  he  retired.    He 
is  president  of  the  Bison  Club  and  president  of  the  Phila- 
delphia Bucknell  Alumni  Association. 
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With  Deep  Regret 

Those  of  us  with  long  memories  recall  the  time  when 
college  faculties  were  inclined  to  view  with  alarm  the  in- 
coming of  the  G.  I.  students.  Fears  were  widespread 
throughout  the  college  world  that  they  would  be  indifferent 
Students;  that,  accustomed  to  an  adult  role  in  life,  they 
would  resent  college  restrictions  and  break  down  a  few 
time-honored  bars  ;  that  they  would  never  stay  on  and 
finish  their  prescribed  college  courses. 

Encouraged  by  the  G.  I.  Bill  these  men  and  women 
surged  into  the  colleges.  By  their  serious  purpose,  stand- 
ards in  all  the  classes  were  noticeably  raised.  Bucknell 
wives  added  a  pleasant  and  steadying  phase  to  campus  life. 
Prep  school  aspects  of  hazing,  hell-week,  etc.,  shrank  to 
their  proper  levels  or  disappeared  altogether. 

We  are  sorry  to  see  the  number  of  veterans  on  campus 
steadily  decreasing.  This  year  only  452  of  the  universi- 
ty's 2,143  students  are  veterans.  Of  the  461  seniors,  144 
are  veterans  ;  in  the  552  freshman  class,  only  25  are  former 
ser\\cemen.  It  is  with  deep  regret  that  we  see  this  fine 
group  passing  out  of  the  college  picture. 

Board  of  Directors 

The  main  business  of  the  Board  of  Directors  at  their 
meeting  on  October  27  was  concerned  with  filling  vacan- 
cies. Lester  E.  Lighton  '20  was  elected  to  the  vacancy 
caused  by  the  resignation  of  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18.  His 
term  will  end  in  June,  1953.  Daniel  M.  Roop  '45  was 
chosen  to  fill  the  one-year  vacancy  created  bv  the  death 
of  Dr.  Clyde  E.  Kelly  '24. 

Lighton  is  vice-president  of  the  Exide  Company  and 
Roop  is  plant  engineer  in  charge  of  plant  operation,  main- 
tenance and  security  at  the  New  England  Medical  Center. 

The  other  election  was  that  of  J.  Henry  Shott  to  the 
position  of  Alumni  Secretary  to  fill  the  vacancy  created  by 
Frank  Davis'  resignation. 

Paul  Fink  '29  was  appointed  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee to  find  a  more  democratic  method  of  electing  Alumni 
Trustees.     He  replaces  Dr.  Clyde  Kelly. 

ALUMNI  AS  READERS 

Princeton  University  has  taken  steps  to  see  that  its  Alumni 
keep  right  on  reading  after  they  get  out  of  college.  It  has 
inserted  into  its  weekly  Alumni  magazine  a  list  of  worthwhile 
books  in  various  fields,  assuming  that  a  doctor  might  like  to 
brush  up  on  modern  art,  or  a  lawyer  find  out  how  things  are 
going  in  the  Middle  East,  or  a  manufacturer  seek  respite  from 
his  daily  grind  by  tackling  Shakespeare  anew. 

We  don't  know  how  this  scheme  will  work,  but  we  hope 
it  will  catch  on  with  Old  Nassaus.  Trouble  with  too  many 
of  us  college  men  is  that  once  we  have  put  the  books  behind 
us  we  keep  thein  there.  And  that's  hardly  a  tribute  to  a  col- 
lege education,  which  should  teach,  if  it  teaches  anything,  that 
the  growth  of  the  mind  is  worth  cultivating  as  long  as  there's 
a  mind  left  to  cultivate. 

That  it's  about  time  some  college  did  something  about  the 
tendency  of  graduates  to  neglect  learning — probably  to  devote 
their  time  to  acquiring  skills,  whether  in  making  money,  or  in 
business  methods,  or  in  skiing  or  square  dancing  or  golf  or 
dinghy  racing — should  be  really  apparent  to  anyone  who  ever 
scans  an  Alumni  poll  of  reading  tastes.  Magazines  generally 
top  the  list,  and  they  aren't  even  the  best  magazines.  In  books 
it's    generally   best-sellers. 

It  does  seem  as  though  a  college  education  ought  to  have 
inspired  post-graduation  reading  of  a  slightly  more  serious  and 
venturesome  sort,  and  here's  hoping  that  Princeton's  plan  suc- 
ceeds in  showing  that  education  doesn't  end  on  Commencement 
Day.  If  it  does  end  there,  it  might  just  as  well  never  have 
begun. — Proi'idence  Journal. 

DECEMBER    1950 


Bucknell  Holds  Third  Annual 
Burmese  Week  End 

The  Burma-iiucknell  Week  End,  held  this  year  No- 
vember 11-12,  has  made  the  spot  light  in  the  news  in 
Burma.  This  kind  of  week  end  is  new  in  the  American 
college  scene  and  has  been  highly  commended  in  mission 
and  government  circles  as  a  definite  contribution  toward 
better  understanding.  Ba  Maung,  speaking  for  the  Bur- 
ma delegation  of  the«U.  N.,  sent  official  "sincerest  wishes 
for  the  success  of  the  Burma-Bucknell  Week  End." 

Burmese  students  who  come  to  the  United  States  to 
study  are  graduate  students  who  of  necessity  must  settle 
in  large  cities.  Those  attending  this  year's  conference  are 
now  studying  at  Harvard,  Smith,  Rensselaer,  Yale,  Co- 
lumbia, Cornell,  Syracuse,  Fordham,  Bradford-Durfee 
Tech,  Lehigh  and  Maryland.  The  contact  with  a  small 
campus  and  community  does  much  to  balance  the  picture 
of  American  life.  One  of  the  most  interested  visitors  was 
U  Ba,  director  of  teacher  training  for  Burma.  Among 
the  speakers  were  Dr.  Ko  Lay,  president  of  the  University 
College  in  Mandalay,  where  Professor  Roy  Tasker  is  this 
year  teaching  on  a  Fulbright  Grant ;  Dr.  Frederick  Dicka- 
son,  of  Rangoon  University ;  and  Oliver  J.  Caldwell,  chief. 
Federal  Programs  Branch,  Division  of  Exchange  of  Per- 
sons, U.  S.  Department  of  State.  Bucknellians  again 
proved  that  they  could  be  genuine  and  gracious  hosts  and 
hostesses. 

For  more  than  20  years  Bucknellians  have  maintained 
scholarships  at  Judson  College  and  the  University  of  Ran- 
goon, administered  by  Miss  Helen  Hunt,  daughter  of  a 
former  Bucknell  president,  Emory  W.  Hunt.  The  pres- 
ent fund  amounts  to  $500  annually,  and  is  raised  as  a  part 
of  the  Student  Relief  Drive  in  January. 

Superior  Freshman  Men  to  be 
Admitted  in  February,  1951 

ALUMNL  Hsten! 

A  limited  number  of  superior  men  will  be  admitted  in 
February,  1951.  Only  those  who  have  taken  the  College 
Board  Examinations  will  be  admitted.  You  may  help 
Bucknell  by  publicizing  this  in  your  community. 


The  following  contributors  to  the  heating  plant  or 
the  Alumni  Fund  or  both  were  inadvertently  omitted 
from  the  list  published  in  the  October  Alumnus.  We 
give  them  here  with  apologies. 

Blanche  Johnston  Andrews  x'34,  Ray  Armor  '41, 
Robert  A.  Batten  '49,  James  A.  Heether  '28,  Nancy  Hitch- 
cock '50,  Andrew  T.  Lobel  '32,  Ethel  Hutchins  Lobel 
x'33,  Arlene  Downs  Luce  '43,  John  C.  Mock  '50,  Walter 
C.  Pfeifer  '50,  Dorothy  Sholl  '23,  George  W.  Stanton  'SO, 
R.  W.  Thompson  '04. 


NOTICE,  BUCKNELLIANS  .  .  .  There  will 
be  a  Bucknell  luncheon  at  the  Harrisburg  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  at  12:15,  Thursday,  December  28.  This  is 
at  the  time  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Education 
Association  meetings  and  many  Bucknellians  not 
living  in  Harrisburg  will  be  able  to  attend.  All 
Bucknellians  in  Harrisburg  and  vicinity  also  are 
cordially  invited  to  be  present. 


Sesquicentennial  Celebration 

Last  summer  in  Norfolk,  Virginia,  the  First  Baptist 
Church  celebrated  its  sesquicentennial  under  the  leader- 
ship of  its  pastor,  Dr.  Richard  H.  BowHng  '13,  one  of 
Bucknell's  eminent  Alumni  (Alumnus,  June  '48). 

This  church  had  an  interesting  history.  Its  earliest 
members,  composed  of  whites,  free  Negroes,  slaves  and 
Indians,  came  from  Europe,  Africa,  the  West  Indies,  and 
from  America's  east  seaboard  Indians.  Its  present  mem- 
bership of  1,523  live  in  some  15  states,  Bermuda  and 
Panama.  In  addition  to  the  regular  church  activities  it 
operates  a  home  for  the  aged,  a  day  nursery  and  a  chil- 
dren's playground;  fosters  a  Thrift  Club,  has  a  retirement 
fund  for  its  regular  employees  and  has  acquired  adjacent 
property  for  the  erection  of  a  youth  center.  Besides  the 
usual  church  organizations  it  has  a  Bulletin  Press  Club, 
Young  Women's  League,  Helpers  Club,  Do  All  We  Can 
Club,  Senior  Choir,  Gospel  Chorus,  Ever  Ready  Chorus, 
Brownie,  cub  pack  and  Scout  groups. 

Dr.  Bowling's  church  claims  some  praiseworthy 
"firsts" :  first  to  practice  open  communion ;  first  to  have 
open  membership  without  regard  to  race,  color,  creed,  or 
place  of  living ;  first  Negro  pastor  and  choir  to  broadcast ; 
first  to  give  up  foot  washing  (1880). 

The  Sesquicentennial  Jubilee  extended  over  two  week 
ends,  and  included  Denominational  Day,  Founder's  Day, 
Ecumenical  Day,  several  pageants,  a  band  concert,  and  the 
1,800th  communion  service. 


Fund  Committee  and 


Managers  Meet 


The  Orange  and  Blue  Room  at  the  Hotel  Lewisburger 
was  the  scene,  on  the  evening  before  Homecoming,  of  an 
unusually  effective  meeting  of  the  Fund  Committee  and 
Fund  Managers.  Ken  Slifer  '26,  chairman  of  the  Fund 
Committee,  was  in  charge.  Eighteen  persons  were  pres- 
ent, about  one-fourth  of  whom  were  committee  members 
and  three-fourths  managers. 

Chairman  Slifer  presented  some  suggestions  for  sam- 
ple letters  to  be  sent  out  by  Fund  Managers.  Everyone 
in  attendance  had  suggestions  as  to  how  the  fund  pro- 
cedures might  be  improved  for  the  current  year. 

At  the  end  of  two  and  one-half  hours  the  meeting  had 
to  adjourn.     Everyone  felt  that  it  was  the  best  to  date. 


Ken   Slifer   says: — "Checks   arrive   on   every   mail, 
yours  wasn't  lost  in  transit." 


DECEMBER      1  i)  .t  0 


I   hope 

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Dear  BticknelUans: 

Again  Frank  Davis  has  asked  me  to  write  a  message  for  the  hack  cover  of  the  ALUM- 
NUS. This  time  I  should  like  to  take  advantage  of  this  space  for  two  purposes,  to  say, 
"Hail  and  farewell"  to  Frank  and  'Welcome"  to  ].  Henry  "Buck"  Shott.  Frank  resigned  as 
Alumni  Secretar-}'  on  October  27  and  was  succeeded  hy  "Buck!'  on  November  27. 

Frank  took  over  the  job  of  Alumni  Secretary  on  April  I,  1943.  Along  with  this  work 
he  has  continued  as  head  of  the  Department  of  Education.  When  he  became  director  of 
the  Alumni  Fund  two  years  ago,  his  wife,  Bess  Davis,  was  drafted  to  assist  him  in  edifmg 
the  ALUMNUS.  He  will  continue  to  edit  the  magazine  tmtil  the  end  of  this  college  year, 
after  which  he  will  give  his  entire  time  to  his  ditties  as  head  of  our  Education  Department. 

On  behalf  of  the  many  Alumni  in  clubs  scattered  from  coast  to  coast  who  will  miss 
having  Frank  dropping  in  on  them  for  their  meetings,  we  salute  Dr.  Davis  for  the  work  he 
has  done  in  the  Alumni  field.  Through  many  difficulties  he  has  got  our  Alumni  Fund, 
which  these  days  is  the  lifehlood  of  private  colleges,  well  started,  and  the  future  success  of 
this  Fund  will  be  due  in  no  small  degree  to  the  able  and  hard  work  of  Frank  Davis.  I  am 
sure  I  speak  for  all  Bucknellians  in  expressing  our  appreciation  to  our  Alumni  Secretary 
for  the  fine  work  he  has  done  since  taking  over  this  job  more  than  seven  and  one-half  years 
ago. 

In  greeting  "Buck"  Shott,  who  resigned  as  assistant  to  the  superintendent  of  schools 
of  Reading  to  accept  this  position,  I  wish  to  xvelcome  him  warndy  to  our  Bucknell  family. 
It  will  mean  a  great  deal  to  Bucknell  to  have  a  man  of  Mr.  Shott's  ability  devoting  full  time 
to  the  office  of  Alumni  Secretary.  No  matter  how  efficient  a  part-time  man  is,  he  must  se- 
lect for  his  program  only  those  activities  considered  of  first  importance  and  neglect  many 
other  items  which  might  add  to  the  completeness  of  the  work.  Therefore,  it  is  hoped  that 
Mr.  Shott,  with  full  time  for  the  job,  may  he  able  to  expand  and  make  more  elective  the 
service  to  our  Alumni  group.  To  this  end  he  will  have  the  fidlest  cooperation  of  his 
predecessor  not  only  through  the  ALUMNUS  hut  in  a  consultant  capacity. 

I  have  no  hesitancy  in  setting  as  a  goal  for  our  Alumni  Secretary  the  building  up  of 
our  Alumni  Fund  to  the  point  where  50%  or  more  of  our  Alumni  contribute  each  year 
to  the  Alumni  Fund,  which  shoidd  bring  to  the  college  an  a^inual  income  of  S50,000  a 
year.  At  present  about  15%  of  our  Alumni  give  about  $15,000  a  year.  This  coal  is  a  lono 
way  off,  as  are  other  objectives  in  mind,  but  they  are  i?i  line  xvith  what  the  best  of  the  pri- 
vate institutions  are  doing  and  there  is  no  reason  why  our  goals  should  not  be  as  hiah. 

A  grateful  tip  of  the  hat  to  Dr.  Davis  and  a  warm  welcome  to  you,  "Biick"  Shott. 

Sincerely  yours, 


President. 


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BUCKNEL 


ALUMNUS 


ALUMNUS  Commended 

WAIT — yiist  a  minute!  Before  you  toss  this  issue  of 
THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  on  tlwt  shelf  where  you 
store  your  Bucknell  publications ,  take  another  look  at  it 
from  cover  to  cover.  Why?  Because  THE  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS  has  just  been  declared  among  the  ten  "top" 
publications  of  college  alumni  magazines  by  one  of  the 
leading  consultants  on  typography  and  graphic  arts  design. 
Let  me  tell  you  about  it. 

Last  July  at  the  national  conference  of  the  American 
Alumni  Council,  held  in  Cambridge,  arrangements  were 
made  to  get  the  stimulating  criticism  of  Mr.  Otto  M.  Fork- 
ert  of  the  Chicago  graphic  design  firm  of  O.  M.  Forkert 
Associates.  Since  then  Mr.  Forkert  has  been  examining 
each  issue  of  hundreds  of  different  university  alumni  pub- 
lications. 

In  conference  with  your  alumni  secretary  this  past 
January,  Mr.  Forkert  stated,  "Your  magazine  stands 
among  the  ten  'top'  publications."  On  a  point  score  of  lOO 
for  perfection,  Mr.  Forkert  rated  the  December,  1950, 
issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  at  89.3.  Ten 
points  were  awarded  for  perfection  in  each  of  the  follow- 
ing categories:  cover ;  table  of  contents;  placement  of  con- 
tents; layouts ;  heads,  blurbs,  and  subheads ;  text  type  and 
column  treatment ;  illustrations,  captions,  and  boxes ;  press 
work;  editorial  content;  and  readability.  In  all  of  these 
categories  the  score  for  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 
ranged  from  8.7  to  p. 2. 

Frank  Davis,  our  editor,  and  his  good  wife,  Bess,  de- 
serve a  big  "Thank  you"  from  every  Alumnus  for  their 
untiring  efforts  in  achieving  this  great  honor.  What  a 
team ! 

Mr.  Forkert  had  a  kind  word  for  the  timeliness  of  the 
articles  in  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  and  declared 
that  the  Korean  article  by  Bob  Streeter  '38  was  the  best- 
zvritten  piece  on  the  Korean  situation  published  in  any 
alumni  magazine.  Credit  for  this  high  honor  to  Bob  and 
the  other  loyal  Bucknellians  who  contribute  newsworthy 
articles  for  the  benefit  of  all  the  sons  and  daughters  of 
Alma  Mater. 

John  Henry  "Buck"  Shott, 

Alumni  Secretary 


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John   C.   Hostetter    6 

Book    Shelf    n 

Campus  Activities 

Bcrtrand   Library    23 

Campus  Nnvs  Notes   6 

Coniineitceinent    7,  22 

Development    Program     10 

Glee  Clubs  6,  19 

Music  at  Bucknell  4 

Physics  at  Bucknell   5 

Religion  at  Bucknell    5 

.Sports 8 

H'VBU  on  the  Air  7 

Class  Reports  IS 

Club  Activities    :    12 

Down   the   Aisle    20 

Future  Bucknellians   20 

German   University  Youth   3 


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THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published   in   January,   March,    April,   June, 

September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


MARCH       1931 


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Volume  XXXV— No.  5 


March  1951 


German  University  Youth 
Between  East  and  West 

By  Ernst  Wilhelm  Meyer 

Dr.  Meyer  taught  at  Bucknell  for  654  years,  leaving  here  in 
March,  1947,  to  serve  his  people  in  Germany.  A  devoted  Christian 
leader,  he  and  his  wife,  Annamarie,  have  endured  many  hardships 
because  of  his  desire  to  serve  his  people  rather  than  remain  in  com- 
fort at  Bucknell,  where  he  was  on  one  occasion  rated  the  most 
popular  professor. 

Dr.  Meyer,  a  lawyer  by  profession,  was  first  secretary  of  the 
German  Embassy  in  Washington  until  after  the  beginning  of  World 
War  II.  Then  he  broke  with  the  Hitler  regime  and  after  a  year  at 
Adelphi  College  was  brought  to  Bucknell  by  President  Arnaud 
C.  Marts. 

First-hand  reports  from  Germany  pay  tribute  to  the  leadership 
toward  democracy  he  is  giving  to  German  youth. — En. 

VX/'HICH  Buck- 
nellian  could 
resist  when  Frank 
Davis  requests  a 
contribution  to  the 
Alumnus,  this  ex- 
emplary medivim 
of  f  r  ien  dship 
among  all  daugh- 
ters, sons  and  lov- 
ers of  Alma 
Mater.  But  I 
may  add:  The 
topic  has  been 
chosen  by  Frank, 
himself.  Other- 
wise, I  should 
rather  have  in- 
dulged in  personal 
memories  which 
always  overcome 
me  when  reading 
the  brimful  pages  of  the  Alumnus  about  dear  friends  and 
unforgotten  former  students  of  mine.  What  I  am  trying 
to  do  in  Germany  would,  in  truest  truth,  never  have  been 
imaginable  without  the  almost  seven  years  which  I  spent 
on  the  "300  acres  set  apart"  and  which  were  permeated  by 
the  spirit  of  the  "Bucknell  way  of  life",  in  order  to  use 
these  words  coined  by  our  past  president,  Arnaud  C.  Marts, 
who,  incidentally,  was  responsible  for  my  coming  to  Buck- 
nell and  to  whom,  therefore,  I  shall  remain  forever  grate- 
ful. 

Of  course,  when  in  1947  I  began  to  teach  political 
science  at  the  Universities  of  Frankfurt  and  Marburg,  I 
had  to  go  through  new  experiences.  The  system  of  teach- 
ing is  different  in  Germany  from  what  it  is  in  the  United 
States.  Yet  what  immediately  helped  me  was  the  realiza- 
tion that,  in  spite  of  all  pedagogical  and  related  particulari- 
ties, youth  as  such  is  basically  the  same  on  the  old  continent 
as  in  the  new  world.  I  was  told  that  the  present  genera- 
tion of  German  youth  should  be  regarded  as  the  personi- 

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fication  of  nihilism,  if  not  cynicism.  I  could  not  notice  this. 
Today's  German  youth,  to  be  true,  is  not  Utopian,  but  it  is 
very  much  given  to  idealistic  approaches  also  within  the 
political  sphere.  It  is,  at  the  same  time,  idealistic  and 
realistic.  Big  words  do  not  mean  much  to  this  youth, 
even  if  uttered  by  so-called  statesmen  of  our  times.  All 
too  many  students,  in  the  last  few  years,  have  witnessed 
or  actually  experienced  the  distinction  to  be  made  in  poli- 
tics between  words  and  deeds.  Besides,  almost  all  of  them 
have  no  money  to  spare.  Most  of  them  have  to  earn  their 
living.  The  older  ones  among  them  often  are  married 
and  have  to  support  a  family.  No  wonder  that  they  ask 
for  "penny  ante".  I  like  this  kind  of  realism  which  has 
nothing  in  common  with  political  or  philosophical  material- 
ism. It  offers  a  sound  basis,  especially  for  political  educa- 
tion. These  students  will  not  easily  be  disillusioned 
(though  they  may,  on  proper  factual  grounds,  be  or  be- 
come or  remain  disillusioned). 

They  are  especially  skeptical  regarding  political  parties. 
I  am  afraid  that  the  practice  of  the  military  governments 
ruling  Western  Germany  has  something  to  do  with  their 
attitude.  For  all  the  students,  even  those  who  virtually 
were  sucklings  when  Hitler  came  to  power,  had  to  go 
through  denazification  procedures — as  if  they  could  have 
been  guilty  of  anything  connected  with  national  socialism 
under  the  most  scrupulous  points  of  view.  As  the  say- 
ing goes :  A  burnt  child  dreads  the  fire.  They  once  had 
joined,  or  rather  had  to  join  or  were  joined  to,  the  national 
socialistic  party.  Now  they  are  afraid  that  if  a  new  party- 
book  were  found  in  their  pockets  this  would  again 
work  to  their  disaster.  They  also  accuse  the  parties  of  po- 
litical egotism,  of  lack  of  ideals,  of  lack  of  great  vision,  of 
internal  feuds  amidst  the  most  dangerous  life-and-death 
crisis  of  the  nation.  But  where  on  earth  are  parties  and 
politicians  particularly  popular  ?  In  America  ?  In  Eng- 
land ?  In  France  ?  In  Russia  ?  The  textbooks  written  by 
American  scholars  and  used  in  the  classrooms  give  rather 
negative  answers.  What  nevertheless  makes  the  German 
situation  a  special  one  is  the  fact  that  no  American  stu- 
dent would  come  to  the  wrong  and  portentous  conclusion 
that  parties  should  be  abolished,  whereas  the  German  stu- 
dent easily  is  misled  to  conclude  that  in  politics  one  could 
also  do  without  parties  and  thereupon  often  runs  the  risk 
of  jumping  to  half-mystical  hypotheses  about  reorganiza- 
tion of  earthly  political  life. 

There  are  traces  of  nazism  among  German  student 
youth.  Recently  I  drove  home  with  one  of  my  best  stu- 
dents in  a  seminar  conducted  for  the  study  of  literature 
about  Russia  and  communism,  and  out  of  his  own  impulse, 
without  any  questioning  by  me,  he  told  me  that  he  still 
feels  at  work  in  himself  influences  of  national  socialist  in- 
doctrination. It  would,  indeed,  be  amazing  if  this  were 
not  the  case.  But  the  honest  boy,  when  he  mentioned  that 
to  me,  felt  sure  that  he  could  cope  with  them.  The  mis- 
take which  is  often  made  in  analyses  of  German  youth  con- 
sists, I  think,  in  assuming  that  an  anti-Nazi  youth  must  be 
free  of  all  Nazi  impacts.  We  should,  I  imagine,  be  rather 
contented  that  the  turn  has  been  made  into  the  opposite 
direction  and  should  not  bother  ourseh-es  and  our  youth 

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too  much  b)'  a  kind  of  Sherlock  Hohnes  detective  psy- 
chology and  philistine  self-righteousness.  There  are 
enough  ways  and  means  of  strengthening  the  realistic  and 
idealistic  tendencies  among  youth  without  constant  show 
of  suspicions,  without  a  thousand  reprimands.  No  one 
will  find  trust  who  doesn't  grant  trust,  one  of  the  basic 
wisdoms  which  political  science  can  and  should  convey  to 
all  people,  including  victorious  and  vanquished  people. 

To  90%,  I  venture  to  say,  German  university  youth 
does  not  want  to  take  up  anus  again,  not  even  in  the 
present-day  enormous  international  tension.  I  have  re- 
spect for  this  attitude  which  to  some  extent  is  in  Germany 
also  the  attitude  of  the  common  man  in  general.  It  does 
not  mean  that  German  youth  would  not  in  principle  be 
willing  to  defend  their  country  against  attack.  But  they 
regard  it  as  folly  to  begin  by  rearming  Germany  before 
the  countries  of  Western  Europe  have  been  rearmed.  For 
rearmament  of  Germany,  they  argue  not  without  reason, 
would  immediately  provoke  Russian  attack,  whereas  Rus- 
sia hardly  could  or  would  do  much  against  British  or 
French  or  Italian  rearmament.  In  other  words :  the  stu- 
dents feel  that  it  is  hazardous  to  start  rearmament  with 
Germany  instead  of  putting  German  rearmament,  if  it 
must  be  at  all.  rather  at  the  end.  Moreover,  they  are  aware 
that  every  modern  war  b}'  necessity  would  result  in  the 
complete  destruction  of  Europe,  perhaps  without  any 
chance  of  repair,  and  thereby  work  to  the  lasting  disad- 
vantage of  the  West,  including  America,  even  if  eventual- 
ly victorious. 

On  the  other  hand,  I  haven't  found  any  youth  as  anti- 
communistic  as  youth  is  at  the  Western  German  universi- 
ties. I  could  not  notice  even  small  sympathy  for  Pieck 
and  Grotewohl,  the  leaders  of  the  Soviet-occupied  zone  of 
Germany.  The  West  German  student  accuses  communism 
of  having  achieved  the  partition  of  Germany,  though 
strong  arguments  could  be  proffered  in  favor  of  placing 
the  responsibility  for  partition  elesewhere.  Thus  the  un- 
willingness of  the  students  for  any  rearmament  would  be 
misinterpreted  very  much  if  it  were  analyzed  as  a  kind  of 
hidden  communism  or  as  love  for  totalitarianism,  or  as 
lack  of  patriotism,  or  as  lack  of  devotion  to  western  free- 
dom or  other  western  political  ideals.  It  is  not  even  dis- 
puted among  them  that  western  ideals  are  infinitely  pref- 
erable to  the  communist  ideals,  though,  alas,  these  west- 
ern ideals  are  often  found  wanting.  They  simply  regard 
German  rearmament,  if  undertaken  right  now  and  first, 
not  only  as  dangerous  but,  as  matters  are,  also  as  useless, 
because  in  their  opinion  Russia  would  never  grant  the  time 
needed  for  proper  rearmament  but  would  attack  im- 
mediately. 

Ardently  the  students  want  the  reunification  of  Ger- 
many, now  partitioned  like  Korea,  though  not  along  a  38th 
parallel  but  by  abusing  as  its  counterpart  the  River  Elbe. 
Quite  naturally  among  all  their  political  aims  the  reuni- 
fication of  Germany  occupies  first  place.  It  could  not  be 
otherwise  if  we  realize  that  Aliddle  German}'  in  its  en- 
tirety, that  cities  like  Weimar  and  Jena,  Dresden  and 
Magdeburg,  Leipzig  and  Erfurt,  Rostock  and  even  Ber- 
lin, lie  in  the  Soviet  zone,  not  to  mention  Eastern  Ger- 
many with  cities  like  Koenigsberg  and  Breslau,  Danzig 
and  Stettin,  now  occupied  mostly  by  Poland. 

Among  the  students  are  many  expellees  from  this  east- 
ern zone  of  Germany.  They  are  the  hardest  hit.  As  a 
matter  of  fact,  every  fifth  German  is  an  expellee,  having 
lost  homestate  and  homestead  and  everything  once  owned. 
To  understand  this  fully  it  would  be  necessary  for  an 
American  student  to  imagine  that  one-fifth,  or  thirty  mil- 
lions, of  the  American  population  had  lost  their  home- 
states  and  every  bit  of  property  and  then  to  evaluate 
whether  under  such  circumstances  those  thirty  million 
Americans  would  be  given — especially  when  crowded  into 
centers  of  anyhow  great  density  of  population — to  a  very 

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Harold  E.  Cook 
Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Music 

Mus.B.  '27  and  Mus.M.  '33,  Oberlin ;  Ph.D.  '47,  Western  Reserve 
University.  Piano  studv  in  Paris.  France,  1927-28,  and  summers 
of  1930,  1931  and  1936  with  Robert  Casadesus.  Isidor  Philipp, 
Helene  Chaumont  and  Camille  Decreus  :  la  Sorbonne,  Paris,  France, 
summer  of  1938;  travel  in  France,  summer  of  1950.  Head  of  the 
Music  Department,  Franklin  College,  FrankHn,  Indiana,  1929-32; 
on  music  faculty,  Bucknell  University,  since  1933.  Member  of  Phi 
Mu  Alpha  Sinfonia,  Music  Teachers'  National  Association,  Penn- 
sylvania Music  Educators  Conference,  American  Association  of 
Universit}'  Professors,  Pennsylvania  State  Alusic  Teachers'  Asso- 
ciation. Contributor  to  Pennsylvania  History  and  Bucknell  Studies. 
Conductor  of  the  Bucknell  University  Men's  Glee  Club. 


Music  at  Bucknell 

The  Department  of  Music  at  Bucknell  now  offers  two 
music  degrees.  For  the  student  who  wishes  primarily  to 
become  a  skilled  performer  in  singing,  piano,  organ,  violin 
or  other  orchestral  instrument,  there  is  the  Bachelor  of 
Music  degree.  Those  who  wish  to  teach  or  to  supervise 
public  school  music  may  take  the  Bachelor  of  Science  in 
Music  Education  degree.  Also,  a  student  may  obtain  a 
Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  with  a  major  in  music,  and  music 
may  be  counted  as  an  elective  in  almost  all  other  degree 
courses  at  Bucknell. 

The  music  staff  consists  of  ten  full-time  teachers  and 
one  part-time  assistant.  A  wide  variety  of  courses  covers 
music  theory,  history,  teaching  methods,  conducting  and 
private  study  in  all  of  the  above-mentioned  branches  of 
practical  music.  The  two  music  degree  courses  have  been 
carefully  set  up  to  meet  the  standards  of  the  national  ac- 
crediting agencies,  and  Bucknell  has  been  granted  state 
accrediting  for  the  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Music  Educa- 
tion degree  in  Pennsylvania. 

Music  plays  an  important  part  in  life  on  our  campus. 
Besides  frequent  recitals  by  faculty,  students  and  artists, 
Bucknell  has  the  Chapel  Choir,  Men's  Glee  Club,  Women's 
Glee  Club,  Mixed  Chorus,  Symphony  Orchestra,  and 
Band,  in  which  some  400  students  perform  good  music. 
Most  of  these  organizations  tour  in  the  eastern  states  and 
carry  Bucknell's  name  to  many  thousands  of  people  yearly. 
The  Department  of  Music  broadcasts  a  half-hour  program 
each  Monday  night  at  10:30  o'clock  over  WKOK  at  Sun- 
bury.  This  program  is  known  as  the  "Bucknell  Concert 
Hall."  Music  is  a  prominent  feature  of  all  chapel  services, 
convocations,  festive  week  ends  on  campus,  and  all  athletic 
events.  Members  of  the  music  faculty  direct  local  church 
choirs  and  serve  as  organists,  and  students  and  teachers 
provide  many  church  solos.  The  people  of  the  community 
of  Lewisburg  and  many  other  neighboring  areas  come  to 

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W.    N.   LOWEY 

Chmrman   of  the  Department  of  Pliysics 

B.S.  and  AI.S.  in  E.E.,  Bucknell  Universitj' ;  Ph.D.  in  Physics. 
Cornell;  on  Bucknell  staff  since  1920;  assistant  in  physics.  1920-22; 
teaching  fellow,  1922-23 ;  instructor  in  physics,  1923-29 ;  assistant 
professor,  1929-34 ;  associate  professor,  1934-42 ;  professor  of 
physics  and  diairman  of  the  department  since  1942.  Chairman, 
Physical  Science  Group :  chairman.  Coordinating  Committee  of  the 
Natural  Science  Grcup.  Member  of  Sigma  Xi ;  Pi  Mu  Epsilon;  Phi 
Eta  Sigma ;  American  Physical  Society ;  Amer:can  Association  of 
Physics  Teachers ;  The  Pennsylvania  Conference  of  College  Physics 
Teachers ;  The  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science  (fellow)  ;  Sigma  Pi  Sigma  (faculty  adviser)  ;  Kappa 
Delta  Rlio.  Author  of  A  Laboratory  Manual  of  Physics,  published 
b}'  Edwards  Brothers.  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.  Elder,  Presb3'terian 
Church ;  formerly  a  member  of  Lewisburg  Federation  of  Churches ; 
F.  &  A.  A'l.  (Past  blaster)  ;  32nd  Degree;  Shrine.  Contributor  to 
Physical  Re-ricu:  Listed  in  JJ'ho's  U'lw  it;  Pennsylvania ;  IVho 
Knozi-s — and  U'lmt;  American  Men  of  Science. 


Physics  at  Bucknell 

Many  Alumni  who  studied  their  physics  under  Pro- 
fessor Owens  and  Professor  Simpson  in  the  old  quarters 
over  the  Power  House,  or  even  those  of  later  years  who 
studied  with  Professor  Simpson  and  Professor  Lowry  in 
the  present  quarters,  would  be  surprised  to  see  how  the 
department  has  grown,  both  in  the  number  of  its  students 
and  in  its  curricular  offerings. 

Up  until  1929  physics  was  primarih-  a  ser\ice  course 
for  engineers  and  pre-medical  students,  with  only  one  or 
two  students  majoring  in  the  subject.  At  that  time  Pro- 
fessor Lowry,  together  with  Professor  Hall  who  is  now 
at  Wilkes  College  in  Wilkes-Barre,  began  to  add  and 
develop  courses  which  led,  eventually,  to  the  establishment, 
in  1938,  of  the  degree  Bachelor  of  Science  with  a  major 
in  physics.  Since  World  War  H  the  Department  of 
Physics  has  graduated  about  42  men  and  women  into  many 
phases  of  industry,  research  and  government  service.  A 
few  of  these  have  received  their  Ph.D.  degrees  from  out- 
standing institutions  and  have  gone  on  into  industrial 
laboratories  and  atomic  energy  plants.  Three  of  the  young 
women  graduates  were  employed  by  the  government  in 
the  laboratories  of  the  great  atomic  energy?  plants  at  Oak 
Ridge  and  Los  Alamos. 

At  the  present  time  the  department  is  offering  courses 
above  the  sophomore  level  in  Mechanics,  Optics,  and 
Alagnetism  and  Electricity,  as  well  as  courses  in  Acoustics, 
Electronics,  Atomic  Structure,  and  Modern  Physics.  The 
majors  also  are  required  to  take  a  fixed  number  of  hours 
outside  of  the  science  fields. 

During  the  past  several  years  research  has  been  carried 
on  in  a  modest  way  by  honors  students  under  the  guidance 

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Ch-arles  AI.  Bond 
Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Religiv)i 

A.B.,  1917,  D.D.,  1939,  Colgate  University;  B.D.,  Crozer  Theo- 
logical Seminar}',  1921 ;  A.M.,  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1921 ; 
student,  University  of  Chicago  Divinity  School,  1924-25.  and  3 
summer  quarters.  Ordained  to  ministry  of  Baptist  Church.  1921 ; 
pastor.  Baptist  Tabernacle,  Wilkes-Barre,  Pennsylvania,  1919-22; 
university  student  pastor,  Ohio  University,  1922-24;  served  as 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  war  work  secretary  with  A.  E.  F.  in  England.  France, 
and  Russia.  1917-19.  Fellow,  National  Council  on  Religion  in 
Higher  Education;  member,  Pennsylvania  Sabbath  School  Assn. 
(member  educational  advisor  committee).  Student  Christian  move- 
ment (formerly  member  regional  council).  National  Assn.  Biblical 
Instructors,  Religious  Educational  Association,  Beta  Theta  Pi,  Phi 
Beta  Kappa.  Author  of  pamphlet,  "The  Liberal  Arts  College  Func- 
tioning in  the  Field  of  Religion",  1935;  also  articles  in  Religious 
Education,  Crozer  Quarterly,  etc.  Listed  in  Who's  Who  in  the 
East  and  Who's  Wlw  in  the  Clergy. 

Religion  at  Bucknell 

The  Department  of  Religion  at  Bucknell  L'niversity 
was  established  in  1923,  although  the  teaching  of  biblical 
literature  and  related  subjects  was,  from  the  founding  of 
the  University,  one  of  the  phases  of  the  academic  program. 
An  earlier  Theological  Department  became  the  nucleus  of 
Crozer  Theological  Seminary  located  at  Chester,  Penn- 
sylvania. The  present  Department  of  Religion  offers  a  full 
major  of  religious  studies  intended  to  help  three  groups  of 
students :  those  who  are  preparing  for  graduate  profes- 
sional studies,  those  who  plan  to  be  lay  workers  in  the 
churches,  and  those  who  are  interested  in  obtaining  an  in- 
clusive cultural  education.  Enrolment  in  the  Department 
has  grown  from  less  than  100  students  each  year  to  more 
than  400  students  annually. 

Religion  at  Bucknell  involves  much  more  than  a  De- 
partment of  Religion.  The  Universit}'  Chapel,  which 
meets  for  one  hour  each  \\'ednesday  morning  the  Uni- 
versity is  in  session,  brings  to  the  campus  each  3-ear  an  out- 
standing group  of  leaders  in  American  religious  and  educa- 
tional enterprises.  There  are  always  Bucknell  Alumni 
who  are  included  in  this  group.  During  the  current  year 
these  Bucknellians  have  served  their  Alma  Mater  in  this 
way:  Maj.  Gen.  Charles  I.  Carpenter,  chief  of  Air  Corps 
chaplains ;  Dr.  Clarence  W.  Cranford,  minister  of  the 
Calvary  Baptist  Church.  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Rev.  Thomas 
B.  Richards,  director  of  the  Alen's  Service  Center,  Roch- 
ester, N.  Y. ;  and  Rev.  Anthony  F.  Vasquez,  director  of 
Christian  education  and  youth  activities  in  the  Baptist 
Union  of  Philadelphia.  Dr.  Joseph  ^^".  Henderson,  chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  is  also  one  of  the  Chapel 
speakers.  President  Hildreth  conducts  the  L^niversity 
Chapel  and  contributes  largely  to  the  program  of  addresses 
to  the  student  body. 

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Campus  News  Notes 

Women's  Glee  Club  Tour 

The  itinerary  of  the  AVomen's  Glee  Club  this  spring 
includes  eight  high  school  concerts  and  five  open  to  the 
general  public.  The  high  schools  to  be  visited  are  Tea- 
neck,  Dwight  Morrow  (Englewood),  Leonia,  Bloom- 
field,  Rutherford,  White  Plains,  Bronxville,  and 
Mamaroneck.  The  schedule  of  public  concerts  is  as 
follows:  Sunday,  April  1,  4:00  p.  m. :  Bound  Brook 
Congregational  Church.  Bound  Brook,  N.  J.;  8:00  p. 
m. :  First  Presbyterian  Church,  New  York,  N.  Y. ; 
Monday,  April  2,  8:00  p.  m. :  (place  uncertain).  Tea- 
neck,  N.  J. ;  Tuesday,  April  3,  8  :00  p.  m. :  First  Baptist 
Church,  Morristown,  N.  J.;  Wednesday,  April  4,  8:15 
p.  m. :  Reformed  Church,  Bronxville,  N.  Y. 

Dr.  Roderick  Williams  is  director  of  the  Women's 
Glee  Club,  which  includes  70  voices  and  three  accom- 
panists. 

Bucknell  Men  Leave  for  Service 

Only  two  of  the  89  men  students  who  have  left  the 
campus  for  service  with  the  armed  forces  were  actually 
drafted.  Sixty  of  these  men  enlisted  and  27  were  in  the 
various  reserve  components  or  the  National  Guard.  No 
one  nowadays  makes  any  attempt  to  glamorize  war. 
There's  a  job  to  be  done — a  nasty  one — and  the  sons  of 
Alma  Mater  are  shouldering  their  part  of  the  heavy  task. 

Religion  in  Life  Week 

Bucknell's  eighth  consecutive  Religion  in  Life  Week 
was  held  February  28  to  March  4.  This  program,  spon- 
sored by  the  University  administration  through  the  aus- 
pices of  the  Christian  Association,  is  held  annually,  the 
theme  this  year  being  "Christian  Faith  Confronts  the  Crisis 
in  the  University".  During  the  first  semester  study  groups 
of  both  faculty  and  students  were  held  to  consider  related 
problems,  using  as  a  basis  for  their  discussions  Sir  Walter 
Moberly's  thought-challenging  book.  The  Crisis  in  the 
University. 

Eminent  leaders  from  Yale,  the  University  of  North 
Carolina  and  Toronto  University  led  the  various  discus- 
sion groups  related  to  specified  fields  of  engineering,  Eng- 
lish and  languages,  commerce  and  finance,  natural  sciences, 
and  humanities.  John  Rider,  president  of  Norm  Advertis- 
ing, and  Dr.  Frederick  Pottle,  well-known  authority  on 
Boswell  and  editor  of  the  best-seller,  London  Journal,  were 
two  of  the  convocation  speakers. 

Tuition  Goes  Up 

Beginning  September,  1951.  the  tuition  fee  for  Buck- 
nell students  will  be  $600  instead  of  the  present  $500. 
This  action  was  taken  reluctantly  and  only  after  necessity 
due  to  the  rising  costs  of  operation  of  the  University. 
Board  and  room  costs,  too,  will  be  increased  by  approxi- 
mately $50.  However  (we  are  glad  we  can  use  this  word 
along  with  "rising  costs"  and  "will  be  increased"),  addi- 
tional scholarships  have  been  made  available  by  the  Trus- 
tees for  students  whose  tenure  on  the  Hill  may  be  threat- 
ened by  these  rising  costs.  Russell  E.  Dennis,  bursar  of 
the  LTniversity  and  secretary  of  student  aid,  will  be  glad  to 
talk  with  any  student  seriously  aft'ected  by  these  increased 
costs.  The  over-all  charge  for  men  students  will  vary,  as 
before,  according  to  selection  of  room  and  of  eating  place. 
For  resident  women  students  the  new  total  charge  will  be 
$1,275  a  year. 

It  is  worthwhile  to  note  that  conservatively  estimated 
costs  today  exceed  those  of  1940  by  approximately  75  per 
cent. 

Another   good   reason   to  get   some   ceiling   on   living 
costs  dov\'n  Washington  way ! 
6 


Bruce  Mitchell  Back 

Bucknell's  artist-in-residence,  Bruce  Mitchell,  is  back 
on  the  Hill  for  the  spring  semester.  Last  fall  he  was  visit- 
ing artist  at  the  New  Orleans  Academy  of  Art,  then  went 
on  farther  south  to  Mexico,  where  he  found  many  color- 
ful subjects  for  his  brush.  A  series  of  one-man  exhibi- 
tions and  personal  appearances  by  leading  American  artists, 
and  an  International  art  film  portraying  the  paintings  of 
Rubens  are  scheduled  for  the  spring  term.  We're  glad 
Bruce  is  back. 

Debates !  Debates ! 

The  Bucknell  Debating  Society  is  having  some  busy 
workouts  this  semester  with  13  engagements  scheduled  off 
and  on  the  campus.  In  addition  to  these  debates,  Buck- 
nell's orators  will  take  part  in  three  tournaments,  at  King's 
College,  Mount  Mercy  and  in  the  All-State  Tournament, 
held  this  year  in  Philadelphia.  There  are  some  20  mem- 
bers (two  co-eds)  of  this  active  club  for  which  Professor 
Frank  Merritt  of  the  English  Department  is  the  counselor. 


11:55  A.   M. — Lh.\pel  0\eh;  What's  for  Lunch? 


Notice  to  Alumni  in  and  around  Chicago 

Alumni  living  within  a  60-mile  radius  of  Chicago  will 
be  interested  to  know  Bucknell  now  has  full-time  repre- 
sentation in  this  area.  The  Educational  Counseling  Ser- 
vice, 185  North  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago  1,  has  available  in 
its  office  catalogs,  viewbooks  and  literature  on  Alma  Mater, 
and  the  staff  will  be  glad  to  counsel  with  parents  and  pro- 
spective students.  If  desired,  arrangements  will  be  made 
to  interview  any  promising  young  person  at  his  school  or 
home.  With  so  many  students  lea\ing  the  Hill  for  service 
in  the  Armed  Forces,  Bucknell  needs  more  than  ever  be- 
fore the  help  of  its  Alumni  in  securing  both  men  and  wo- 
men to  fill  its  campus  halls. 

Hostetter  '0S>  Honored 

Dr.  John  C.  Hostetter,  who  recently  retired  from  ac- 
tive service,  found  honors  contininng  to  pile  on  him  as  he 
decided  to  take  a  rest. 

.\t  Berne,  Switzerland,  in  July,  1950,  he  was  elected 
an  honorary  vice-president  of  "the  International  Commis- 
sion on  Glass,  He  was  one  of  the  original  founder  mem- 
bers in  Italy  in  1933  and  until  1950  the  only  American 
representative  on  the  commission. 

Recently    in    Pittsburgh    he    was    given    the    highest 

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.M  ARCH      1051 


Tom    Motheral    '51    Anxouncing 

WVBU  on  the  Air 

By  Babs  Fiedler  '52 

"This  is  WVBU,  the  Student  Voice  of  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity, 640  on  your  dial.  The  time  is  now  .  .  ."  At  vari- 
ous intervals  from  7:00  p.  m.  to  12:30  a.  m.,  Sunday 
through  Friday,  the  Bucknell  Radio  Workshop  offers  en- 
tertainment and  relaxation  to  over  1000  students. 

Today  the  workshop  represents  one  of  the  extra-cur- 
ricular activities  on  campus,  equal  to  The  Bucknellian  and 
Cap  and  Dagger.  It  is  also  one  of  the  best  outlets  for 
creative  ability  and  talent. 

WVBU  is  run  by  a  Board  of  Directors  consisting  en- 
tirely of  students  and  is  advised  by  Professor  Robert 
Ewing.  This  Board,  which  meets  every  week,  includes  Ed 
McComsey  '52,  director  ;  Steve  Terrel  '52,  station  manager  ; 
Mary  Jane  Mower  '51,  business  manager;  Bernice  Leagus 
'51,  secretary;  Barbara  Fiedler  '52,  public  relations  di- 
rector ;  Jeff  Thompson  '53,  music  director ;  Barbara 
Roemer  '53,  program  director ;  Don  Stevenson  '52, 
scheduling  director;  Jim  Dannels  '51,  chief  technical 
engineer ;  John  Manbeck  '53,  chief  announcer ;  Gus 
Royer  '51,  advertising  manager;  and  Frank  Fritzen  '51, 
chief  program  engineer.  The  station  is  staffed  by  over 
100  students. 

Disc  jockey  shows  are  the  most  popular  on  the  station's 
agenda.  From  11:00  to  12:30  every  broadcasting  night, 
the  request  show,  "The  Bitter  End",  takes  place.  In  the 
morning  from  7  :00  to  9  :00  o'clock  there  is  the  "Jam  for 
Breakfast"  show.  This  is  designed  to  wake  you  up  thor- 
oughly before  those  cruel  early  classes.  This  almost-im- 
possible task  is  accomplished  by  a  slightly  dazed  disc 
jockey  who  plays  records,  looks  out  the  window  and  gives 
weather  reports,  sometimes  tells  the  breakfast  menu,  and 
gives  comments  on  everything  from  the  state  of  the  nation 
to  the  state  of  the  studio.  Other  weekly  programs  include 
national  newscasts,  campus  newscasts,  talent  shows,  round 
table  discussion  groups,  three  different  dramatic  shows,  a 
poetry  reading  show,  programs  in  cooperation  with  the 
Music  100  course,  jazz  programs,  concert  programs,  a 
serial  called  "Jack  Headstrong,  the  Half-American  Boy", 
and  programs  in  cooperation  with  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion, Cap  and  Dagger,  The  Biickiicllian.  and  other  college 
organizations.  Local  talent  in  music  is  heard  over  the  air 
every  week.  There  are  also  transcribed  programs  and 
(saving  the  best  till  last)  there  are  the  broadcasts  of  away 
football,  basketball  and  baseball  games  by  Bucknell's  own 
commentator,  Jerry  Olds  '52,  chief  sports  announcer. 

In  the  Music  Department,  there  was  an  addition  of 
over  200  popular  records  last  semester,  giving  WVBU 
over  1500  platters,  not  including  many  L.  P.  records  and 
albums  of  classical  and  popular  music.  Records  are  all 
catalogued,  programs  carefully  timed,  and  new  shows  tire- 
lessly auditioned,   while  all   scheduling  is   systematically 

MARCH      1951 


done.     Last  }'ear  the  station  became  a  member  of  the  In- 
tercollegiate Broadcasting  System. 

It  seems  as  if  WVBU  has  achieved  much  of  what  it 
lias  struggled  for  ;  but,  as  director  Ed  McComsey  wistfully 
puts  it.  ".Mthough  money  might  not  buy  everything,  a  little 
more  of  it  certainly  wouldn't  hurt  WVBLl." 


c 

'ommencement  Activities 

Friday,  Saturday,  Sunday,  June  8,  9,   10 
(Eastern  Daylight  Saving  Time) 

FRIDAY,  June  8,  1951 

7:00 

Meeting  of  Athletic  Council 

7:00 

Meeting  of  Class  Presidents,  Fund  Managers,  Class 
Reporters 

8:00 

Meeting  of   Board  of  Directors,   General  Alumni 
Association 

8:00 

Meeting  of  the   Finance   Committee  of   Board  of 
Trustees 

Meeting    of    Academic    Committee    of    Board    of 
Trustees 

SATURDAY,  June  9.  1951 

8:30 

Phi  Beta  Kappa  Breakfast — Sun  Porch,  Women's 
Dining  Hall 

8:30 

Bison   Club   Breakfast — Women's   Dining  Hall 

9:30 

Meeting  of  Board  of  Trustees — Hunt  Library 

9:30 

Meeting  of  General  Alumni  Association — Litera- 
ture Auditorium 

11:00 

CLASS   REUNIONS— Literature  Building 

12:15 

Parade  to  Davis  Gymnasium 

12:30 

ALL-ALUMNI    LUNCHEON  —  Davis    Gym- 
nasium 

3:00 

Dedication    of    the    ELLEN    CLARKE    BERT- 
RAND  Library 

4:00 

President's  Reception  and  Band  Concert 
(site  of  new  library) 

6:00 

Fraternity  and   Sorority   Symposia 

8:30 

Cap  and  Dagger  Play 

SUNDAY,  June  10,  1951 

12:00 

President's  Luncheon  for  Trustees  and  Honorary 
Degree    Persons  —  Sun   Porch,    Women's   Dining 
Hall                                                                                      *' 

1:30 

Academic   Procession 

2:00 

Commencement  Exercises 

A  glimpse  into  one  of  the  many  activities  carried  on  at  the 
Bucknell  Guidance  Center,  The  results  of  vocational  aptitude  tests 
are  here  being  explained  by  director  W.  Howard  Kieft. 


SPORTS 


VARSITY  BASKETBALL 

After  playing  .500  ball  or  better  for  half  the  season. 
Bucknell's  varsity  basketball  team  fell  into  the  lone  slump 
of  the  campaign,  a  four-game  losing  streak  that  threatened 
to  keep  the  Bisons  from  matching  victories  with  losses. 

The  decline  began  as  the  second  half  of  the  22-game 
schedule  opened  at  Penn  State.  It  was  the  first  of  three 
tilts  on  foreign  courts  and  the  Nittany  Lions  obliged  by 
forgetting  the  "deep-freeze"  strategy  that  had  the  paying 
customers  asking  for  their  money  back  here  in  January. 

In  contrast  to  stalling  tactics,  State  played  an  offensive 
game,  whipping  the  Bisons  with  a  scoring  spurt  in  the  final 
period,  67  to  53.  Next  came  Pittsburgh  and  Washington 
and  Jefferson,  a  pair  of  assignments  that  added  up  to  a  pair 
of  reverses,  67  to  45  and  87  to  68  respectivel)'. 

Returning  to  the  home  court,  the  Bisons  were  intent 
on  doing  something  about  the  record  of  six  triumphs  and 
eight  defeats.  Gettysburg  was  the  opponent  for  the  Davis 
Gymnasium  appearance.  As  is  customarily  the  case,  it  was 
one  of  those  games  that  had  fans  in  a  dither.  The  Bisons 
rolled  up  50  points  in  the  second  half,  but  it  was  not 
enough  to  prevail  over  the  Bullets.  It  was  Gettysburg's 
victory — the  visitors'  fifth  in  a  row — by  the  spine-tinglin' 
score  of  88  to  86. 

Coach  Guy's  cohorts  evened  the  count  at  9  and  9,  by 
turning  giant  killers  in  an  invasion  into  New  York  State. 
The  Bisons  whipped  U.  of  Rochester,  71  to  64,  at  Roches- 
ter, N.  Y.,  and  upset  Colgate,  82  to  76,  at  Hamilton,  N.  Y., 
to  conclude  one  of  Bucknell's  most  successful  road  trips 
in  recent  years. 

Thus,  the  Bisons  turned  to  the  final  seven  encounters 


with  the  handwriting  on  the  wall  showing  the  need  for  five 
verdicts  to  keep  the  final  record  posted  at  the  respectable 
figure  of  .500. 

Among  the  highlights  of  the  season  at  that  point  was 
Joe  Gallagher's  march  toward  a  new  season  scoring  record. 
The  Newark,  N.  J.,  eager  set  the  current  mark  of  366 
points  as  a  sophomore  last  winter  and  needed  just  114  tal- 
lies in  the  final  seven  frays  to  shatter  his  own  record. 

Gallagher  is  one  of  four  juniors  on  the  starting  team, 
and  therein  lies  consolation.  The  Bison  cagers  will  lose 
only  one  man,  a  replacement,  through  graduation,  so  the 
area  fans  were  awaiting  "next  year"  as  the  season  drew 
to  a  close. 

WRESTLING 

Although  beaten  once,  Bucknell's  wrestling  team  was 
concluding  the  regular  business  of  the  mat  campaign  with 
an  eye  on  the  Middle  Atlantic  championship. 

Eight  teams  were  slated  to  compete  on  campus  March 
2  and  3  in  the  13th  annual  tournament  of  the  Middle  At- 
lantic Collegiate  Wrestling  Association.  The  field  included 
eight-man  teams  representing  Delaware,  Gettysburg,  Hav- 
erford,  Lafayette,  Muhlenberg,  Swarthmore,  Ursinus, 
and  Bucknell. 

The  Bisons,  with  triumphs  over  Delaware,  Lafayette 
and  Haverford,  were  counted  among  the  tourney  favor- 
ites, but  their  rating  ebbed  to  some  extent  following  a  22 
to  8  set-back  at  the  hands  of  Gettysburg.  The  pesky 
Bullets  were  about  to  defend  the  Middle  Atlantic  title  for 
the  second  consecutive  year. 

Coach  Herb  Maack's  squad  started  almost  from  scratch 
this  season  but  entered  the  final  matches  of  the  term  with 
expectations  of  concluding  the  regular  campaign  with  a 
record  matching  the  best  in  Bucknell's  mat  history.  Ur- 
sinus and  Muhlenberg  were  the  foes  remaining  on  the 
schedule  prior  to  the  Middle  Atlantic  championships. 


BUCKNELL'S  1950-1951  VARSITY  BASKETBALL  SQUAD 


Front  row,  left  to  riyht:  Donald  Lindsey,  Jackie  Webber,  Bill  Strclla,  Dick  Landis,  George  Laviii  and  Nick  Scliloeder.  Second 
roiv:  Art  Wagner,  Joe  Gallagher,  Don  Strassner,  Connie  DeLoca,  Ronald  Reichman,  Marty  McKibbin,  and  Charles  Stewart,  stu- 
dent manager.  , 


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MARCH      1951 


The  Hildreths  Go  Skiing 

Above  is  a  picture  of  a  prominent  American  family,  the  Hil- 
dreths. A  glance  at  them  would  indicate  that  they  are  well-fed  and 
reasonably  happy,  with  perhaps  one  exception — that  of  the  former 
governor  of  Maine.  If  you  will  study  his  face  carefully,  you  will 
note  that  he  seems  to  be  trying,  not  too  successfully,  to  look  as 
happy  as  the  rest  of  the  group.  The  story  behind  the  situation  is 
as  follows : 

The  family  spent  the  holiday  season  at  Aspen,  Colorado,  where 
the  famous  ski  school  is  conducted.  As  nearly  as  can  be  determined, 
this  star  athlete  of  his  college  days  started  in  with  his  four  children 
to  learn  skiing  the  hard  way — practically.  The  children — the  story 
goes — all  developed  so  much  faster  than  their  father  that  he  came 
to  the  sudden  realization  of  why  they  speak  of  him  as  the  "old  man". 
He  thinks  all  the  bruises  will  have  healed  by  the  time  this  Alummis 
is  off  the  press. 

Members  of  the  family,  left  to  right,  are:  Josephine,  a  junior 
at  Bucknell ;  Anne,  at  Dana  Hall;  Horace,  Jr.,  at  Bowdoin;  Katli- 
erine,  at  the  Lewisburg  High  School:  the  president:  and  Mrs. 
Hildreth.— Ed. 


Whitey  and  Smoky  Back 

John  F.  (Whitey)  McMahon  is  back  on  the  campus 
to  complete  his  college  course  after  being  invalided  for  a 
semester.  This  story  involves  also  James  E.  (Smoky) 
Ostendarp. 

You  see,  Sinoky  was  the  backfield  flash  who  struck 
terror  to  all  our  football  opponents  in  the  fall  of  1949.  It 
turned  out  that  he  was  ineligible  for  play  in  1950  and 
joined  the  New  York  Giants. 

This  put  up  to  Coach  Harry  Lawrence  the  necessity  of 
finding  a  speedster  for  1950.  Consequently,  he  called  back 
Whitey,  who  had  been  out  of  the  lineup  the  preceding 
season  due  to  injuries.  His  hopes  were  dashed  in  the 
summer  when  Whitey  lost  a  foot  in  an  accident.  Law- 
rence did  very  well  with  the  material  available,  as  we  all 
know,  but  we  frequently  wonder  how  many  more  games 
would  have  been  won  but  for  that  unfortunate  occurrence. 

The  college  welcomes  back  these  former  stars. 


Coeds'  Spring  Sports 

The  spring  sports  calendar  will  start  arotmd  April 
2.  with  Bucknell  coeds  having  their  choice  of  archery, 
tennis,  golf,  Softball,  and  May  Day  dance  classes.  In- 
tra-murals  will  include  tennis  and  softball,  and  there 
is  the  possibilit)-  of  a  week-end  jaunt  to  Susquehanna 
University  after  May  Day  for  a  Spring  Sports  Day. 


Varsity  Spring  Sports 

Coach  Bill  Lane  is  grooming  volunteers  for  the  1951 
baseball  campaign,  a  year  that  finds  the  Bisons  defending 
the  championship  of  the  Middle  Atlantic  Baseball  Confer- 
ence for  the  first  time. 

Elsewhere  on  the  athletic  front,  candidates  for  the  golf, 
tennis  and  track  teams  are  continuing  preparations  for 
their  respective  seasons.  The  tennismen  will  be  the  first  to 
sample  intercollegiate  competition  this  year,  opening  the 
term  March  28  with  a  three-day  road  assignment  that  has 
Navy,  George  Washington  and  U.  of  Maryland  as  opposi- 
tion. 


WHITEY  McMAHON 


SMOKY  OSTENDARP 


MARCH      1951 


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ALFRED  H.  FENTON 

The  Development  Program 

operating  on  the  theory  that  he  must  develop  a  program 
before  he  can  develop  the  University,  Alfred  H.  Fenton. 
Bucknell's  new  director  of  development,  is  gradually  gain- 
ing momentum  in  his  efforts  to  bolster  the  University 
financially. 

His  first  step  was  to  draw  up  a  plan  of  operation  and 
a  statement  of  policy.  These  plans  have  been  adopted  by 
the  administration  and  the  work  of  carr3'ing  them  out  has 
been  started. 

Briefly,  the  plan  calls  for  a  general  cultivation  and 
eventual  solicitation  of  foundations,  industry  and  friends 
of  the  University  for  the  express  purpose  of  obtaining 
funds  in  three  general  priorities :  endowment  funds  to 
produce  more  income  for  the  University  ;  scholarship  funds 
to  help  the  University  compete  with  other  institutions  of 
its  size  and  rank  for  "all  around"  students ;  and  capital 
funds  for  construction  of  the  building  projects  outlined  in 
the  Second  Centur_v  Development  Program. 

The  director  of  development  considers  himself  a  com- 
bination of  sales  manager  and  salesman  for  the  University. 
As  sales  manager  it  is  his  duty  to  spur  all  Bucknellians  in 
the  pursuit  of  funds.  He  must  furnish  them  with  ideas, 
information  and  working  tools.  To  facilitate  this  phase 
of  the  operation,  he  is  currently  organizing  a  Bucknell 
Development  Council  among  Bucknell  Trustees  and  Alum- 
ni. This  group  will  also  serve  as  an  advisory  council  as 
well  as  a  corps  of  salesmen.  As  a  salesman,  Mr.  Fenton 
himself  will  solicit  foundations,  industry  and  individuals 
when  a  direct  approach  is  warranted. 

The  plan  of  operation  calls  for  an  equal  division  of 
effort  between  those  activities  designed  to  bring  immediate 
results  and  those  designed  to  bring  future  funds.  Already 
Mr.  Fenton  is  preparing  presentations  to  certain  founda- 
tions and  industry  and  at  the  same  time  is  assisting  Dr. 
Joseph  W.  Flenderson  in  the  reactivation  of  Bucknell's 
Bequest  Committee. 

One  item  of  policy  Mr.  Fenton  stressed  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Abimnits  editor — there  will  be  no  appeal  to  the 
general  Akmmi  body  by  his  office  for  several  years  to 
come,  since  the  administration  is  determined  to  let  nothing- 
interfere  with  the  annual  Alumni  Fund  campaign.  Even- 
tually, in  perhaps  five  years  when  sufficient  cultivation  of 
non-Bucknellians  has  been  accomplished,  the  University 
may  put  on  another  intensive  campaign  for  a  building 
project.  What  the  building  will  be  and  when  the  cam- 
paign will  he  run  will  depend  on  what  happens  in  the 
meantime. 
10 


Neither  optimistic  nor  pessimistic,  Mr.  Fenton  feels 
that  the  field  is  a  fertile  one  and  that  if  sufficient  time  is 
allowed  for  seeds  to  mature  the  crop  should  be  a  good  one. 

Music  at  Bucknell 

(Continued  from  Page  4) 

our  concerts  and  sing  and  play  in  some  of  our  music 
events ;  we  furnish  them  with  music  for  countless  pro- 
grams each  year  and  they  give  us  a  most  valuable  labora- 
tory for  our  student  performers.  A  newly-established 
Junior  Piano  Department  specializes  in  pre-college  in- 
struction in  piano  for  the  youth  of  our  community. 

There  was  a  total  of  150  music  events  during  the 
academic  year  1949-1950,  both  on  and  off  campus,  in 
which  the  Bucknell  University  Department  of  Music  pre- 
sented its  faculty,  students  and  student  music  organiza- 
tions in  programs  of  good  music.  The  program  for  this 
school  year  is  equally  heavy  and  the  department  takes  this 
occasion  to  invite  you.  Alumni,  to  any  of  its  programs  here 
or  in  any  of  the  seven  or  eight  eastern  states  where  we  may 
be  appearing  during  the  year. 

Physics  at  Bucknell 

(Continued  from  Paije  .t) 

of  a  staff'  member.  In  1949  and  1950  work  was  carried  on 
to  further  the  investigations  on  the  photo-voltaic  effect. 

Within  the  last  year  a  few  students  in  a  special  Honors 
Course  in  Electronics  developed  and  built  the  equipment 
for  special  work  in  micro-waves  and  later  gave  a  public 
demonstration  lecture  illustrating  the  use  of  high  fre- 
quency radio  waves,  the  radar  properties  of  these  waves, 
and  their  television  utilization.  The  lecture  was  repeated 
several  times  by  popular  request  and  given  nationwide 
publicity  by  The  Radiations,  the  official  publication  of 
Sigma  Pi  Sigma,  the  National  Honorar}-  Physics  Society 
with  a  chapter  at  Bucknell. 

With  a  staff  that  has  more  than  doubled  in  the  past 
decade,  a  curriculum  which  has  tripled  its  offerings,  and 
a  quadrupled  enrolment,  it  will  be  obvious  to  "past  grads" 
that  the  physical  plant  is  bursting  at  the  seams.  But  the 
contribution  of  a  field  of  study  cannot  be  measured  by  its 
environment,  nor  its  growth  controlled  by  physical  limits. 
Bucknell's  Physics  Department  hopes  to  continue  to  pro- 
vide physicists  for  industry  and  research,  and  teachers  for 
youth,  in  a  society  which  has  an  ever-increasing  need  of 
their  services. 


Religion  at  Bucknell 


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The  Student  Christian  Association,  under  the  able 
coaching  of  Forrest  Brown,  offers  a  diversified  program 
.  of  religious,  service,  and  social  activities  to  both  students 
and  faculty.  More  than  500  students  actively  participate 
in  the  Student  Christian  Association  program.  One  of  the 
major  items  in  this  program  is  the  Religion  in  Life  Week 
which,  currently,  is  addressed  to  the  theme,  "The  Christian 
Faith  Confronts  the  Crisis  in  the  University".  The  leader- 
ship group  includes  such  people  as  Dr.  Elton  Trueblood, 
Dr.  John  Coleman,  Dr.  Frederick  Pottle,  Mr.  John  H. 
Ryder,  Dr.  Bruce  J.  Miller,  Dr.  Arnold  Nash,  "and  Dr.  ■ 
Robert  L.  Calhoun. 


ATTENTION,  ALUMNI  ... 

.\  short  time  ago  a  questionnaire  was  sent  to  all  male 
.'\lumni  from  the  Bucknell  University  Placement  Bureau. 
If  vou  liaven't  returned  vour  copy,  PLEASE  DO  SO 
.\T  YOUR  EARLIEST'CONVENIENCE.  We  need 
this  information  in  order  to  serve  you  better  as  an  Alum- 
nus. COMPLETE  THIS  QUESTIONNAIRE  AND 
PLACE   IT   IN  THE  MAIL  TODAY. 


MARCH      1951 


Book  Shelf 


A  member  of  the  librarj'  staff  has  prepared  the  following  an- 
notated bibliographies  of  fiction  and  non-fiction  boo]<s  for  your 
pleasure.  It  is  hoped  that  this  service  can  be  continued  in  future 
issues  of  the  Aluiniius. — Ed. 

FICTION 

BARR,  GLADYS  H.  Monk  in  Armour. 
Abingdon-Cokesbury  Press,  1950 
A  fictional  version  of  the  life  of  Martin  Luther  up  to  the  time 
of  his  marriage. 

COSTAIN,  THOMAS  BERTRAM.     Son  of  a  Hundred  Kings. 
Doubleday,  1950 
A  period  novel  about  an  English  boy  who  was  sent  to  Canada 
in  the  1890's  by  indifferent  relatives  and  who  made  his  place  in  the 
community  with  help  from  some  and  hindrance  from  others. 

PRISON  ROCHE,  ROGER.    First  Man  on  the  Rope. 
Prentice-Hall,  1950 
The  story  of   a  young  .\ipine   guide  and   his   dramatic   triumph 
over  fear. 

HALL,  JAMES  NORMAX.    Far  Lands.   Little,  Brown.  1950 

Out  of  an  ancient  Polynesian  legend  James  Norman  Hall  has 
created  a  tender,  dignified  novel  of  the  love  of  a  young  chief  and 
the  daughter  of  his  enemy. 

STINETORF,  LOUISE  A.    White  Witeh  Doctor. 
Westminister  Press,  1950 
A  novel  describing  the  life  of  an  American  medical  missionary 
in  the  Belgian  Congo  as  exciting  as  any  adventurer's  tale  and  with 
a  lot  more  truth  than  such  stories  usually  have. 

WAUGH.  EVELYN.    Helena.    Little,  Brown,  1950 

A  fictional  biography  of  the  Emperor  Constantine's  mother,  a 
redheaded,  horsy  British  princess,  straightforward,  practical  and  so 
intelligent  that  imperial  circles  found  her  embarrassing  company. 

NON-FICTION 

GILBRETH,   FRANK  BUNKER.    Belles  on   Their   Toes. 
Crowell,  1950 
Beginning   where    Cheaper   by    the   Dozen   left   off,    this    high 
comedy  tells  the  moving  story  of  one  family's  brave,  united  stand 
against  adversity. 

HEYERDAHL,  THOR.  Kon-Tikj.  Rand  McNally,  1950 

The  story  of  how  the  author  and  five  others  built  a  raft  and 
traveled  on  it  from  Peru  to  a  small  island  east  of  Taliiti,  witii 
nerve-tingling,  spirit-lifting  adventure. 

LIFE.    Picture  History  of  World  War  U.     Time,  Inc.,  1950 

A  series  of  pictures  arranged  chronologically  which  record  the 
vast  complex  of  murder  and  misery,  drama  and  devastation,  that 
made  up  the  Second  World  War,  with  some  explanatory  text  and 
a  few  maps. 

MENABONI,   ATHOS.    Birds.    Rinehart,   1950 

Paintings  of  birds,  done  over  the  years  in  Georgia,  by  Italian- 
born  Athos  Menaboni,  with  a  sympathetic  text  by  his  wife. 
Whether  in  black  and  white  or  brilliant  color,  the  birds,  branches, 
flowers,  and  foliage  are  a  real  delight. 

OLIVER,   ROBERT  TARBELL.    Why   War  Came  in  Korea. 
Fordham  University  Press.  1950 
Not  a  study  of  the  present  war  but  of  its  backgrounds,  this  book 
discusses  Korea's  long  struggle  for  independence,  its  existence  under 
Japanese  rule  and  its  perplexity  under  the  dual  Russian-American 
occupation. 

WONG,  JADE  SNOW.   Fifth  Chinese  Daughter.    Harper,  1950 

An  autobiographical  account  of  an  American-born  Chinese  girl 
and  her  sympathetic  interpretation  of  Chinese  culture  and  family 
life  as  seen  by  one  trained  to  think  like  an  American. 

MARCH1951 


German  University  Youth 

(Continued  from  Page  4) 

cheerful  outlook  on  life.  Yet  youth  among  the  expellees, 
as  far  as  I  could  find  out,  has  not  become  partner  of  poli- 
tical radicalism.  This  seems  to  me  to  be  perhaps  the  most 
amazing  impression  which  I  could  gather  among  German 
_\-outh. 

.-V  large  part  of  German  student  youth  is  active  in  the 
movement  for  the  unification  of  Europe.  Student  meet- 
ings arranged  under  such  aspects  are  generalh'  o\-ercro\vd- 
ed.  This  shows  that  what  German  youth,  like  other  youth, 
needs  most  is  the  offering  of  aims  which  are  honest  and 
high. 

I  am  confident  that  one  of  the  most  worthy  and  lasting 
successes  of  Ihc  Auicrican  govcrnuicnt  will  prove  to  be  the 
enhancement  which  it  has  given  to  student  life  in  Western 
Germany.  I  myself  have  received  the  help  of  the  Ameri- 
can government  in  the  establishment,  at  the  University  of 
Frankfurt,  of  an  Institute  for  Political  Science.  Alan}- 
hundred  German  students  have  been  sent  by  the  American 
go\'ernment  to  American  universities  and  colleges,  among 
them  to  Bucknell.  Thousands  and  tens  of  thousands  of 
books  have,  through  American  generosity,  been  placed  on 
the  empty  shelves  of  German  libraries.  Surely  the  fruits 
of  this  work  will  not  be  reaped  from  Monday  to  Tuesday, 
but  they  promise  sometime  to  be  abundant  ones.  Let  us 
hope  again  and  again  that  this  seed  of  teaching  and  re- 
search will  not  be  uprooted  b\-  new  warfare. 

In  my  classes — if  I  may  mention  it  in  this  connection 
— I  have  large  audiences  of  froin  200  to  300  students, 
though  in  Germany  political  science  is  not  offered  by  way 
of  required  courses.  This,  too.  is  an  indication  that  Ger- 
man student  youtli  is  longing  for  political  information  and 
education. 

There  is  at  German  universities  not  such  intensive  e.v- 
tra-ciirriciiliim  life  as  is  going  on  in  American  schools. 
Much  of  the  former  German  fraternity  life  has,  I  am 
afraid,  become  outdated.  The  development  of  new  forms 
of  student  life  needs  time.  But  many  extra-curriculum 
lectures  are  offered  in  the  lecture  halls  and  many  new  fra- 
ternities and  sororities,  new  also  as  to  their  ideas  and 
ideals,  are  in  the  process  of  development.  We  have  in 
Frankfurt  also  a  kind  of  Christian  Association  but  it  does 
not  possess  the  vigor  and  the  leadership  of  the  Bucknell 
Christian  Association  tmder  the  proven  and  unequaled 
guidance  of  a  Forrest  D.  Brown. 

Is  this  brief  picture  given  in  the  foregoing  a  too-rosy 
one  ?  Is  it  influenced  too  much  by  a  desire  not  to  3'ield  to 
any  temptation  of  despair?  I  don't  believe  so.  I  wanted 
to  submit  to  you  a  report  mainly  about  facts  as  they  pre- 
sented themselves  to  me  during  the  recent  years  of  rather 
intimate  contact  with  German  students.  But  perhaps  I 
should  still  underline  that  the  general  sociological  and  po- 
litical climate  under  which  German  youth  live  is  not  a 
favorable  one.  The  German  middle  class — an  important 
factor  as  the  middle'class  of  all  nations  according  to  "His- 
tory 101  and  102" — has  been  tremendoush'  weakened.  The 
inner  political  tensions  are  severe.  The  foreign  political 
tensions  are  not  minor,  but  greater.  German}^  is  not  only 
partitioned,  but  Western- Germany,  too,  is  still  kept  in  the 
status  of  a  protectorate  as  some  tiine  ago  the  New  York 
Times  pointed  out  correctly.  For  Germany  the  skies  are 
especially  dark,  the  clouds  hang  especially  deep.  But 
pessimism  will  never  help,  neither  cynicistn,  and  least  of 
all  utopianism  or  perfectionism.  Help  can  come  only  from 
a  sound  combination  of  idealism  and  realism  and  a  con- 
siderable portion  of  optimism.  It  can  come  only — believe 
me,  this  is  my  firm  conviction — from  practicing  also  be- 
yond the  "300  acres"  the  "Bucknell  way  of  life",  while 
nothing  is  "set  apart". 

11 


Club  Activities 


Baltimore 

Sixty-two  loyal  Bucknellians,  friends,  parents  and  stu- 
dents met  at  the  Park  Plaza  on  the  evening  of  February  2. 
President  J.  Fred  Moore  '22  was  M.  C. 

Airs,  Miriam  Krise  Young  '45  led  the  music,  ac- 
companied by  Laura  Ruger.  Former  Trustee  Fred 
Schnure  '14  introduced  President  Hildreth,  who  gave  an 
inspiring  address.  President  Moore  then  introduced  J. 
Henry  Shott,  who  gave  a  brief  look  at  the  "innards"  of 
that  busy  storehouse  of  facts,  the  Alumni  Office. 

So  many  contributed  to  the  success  of  the  evening — 
the  Moores'  purposely-belated  wedding-anniversary  floral 
decorations,  George  Phillips'  handling  of  the  printing  of 
the  programs,  Jean  Slack's  cake  purchasing,  and  Audrey 
Bishop's  excellent  publicity  coverage  in  the  Baltimore 
papers. 

The  Reverend  John  T.  Anderson  '98  pronounced  the 
dinner  blessing.  A  letter  was  read  from  another  beloved 
graduate,  Mrs.  Charles  Hay  (Anna  Kieffer  r83). 

The  "teen"  group  was  represented  by  the  Frederick 
Langes  '12,  Fred  Schnure  '14,  Dorothy  Bunnell  Schnure 
'16  and  the  D.  E.  Mellingers  '17. 

The   "twenties"  provided  the   Fred 
Childrey   '28,   and    Roye    McLane   '26. 
space  to  name  the  19  who  finished  college  in  the  thirties  or 
the  seven  youngsters  of  the  forties. 

The  response  of  parents  of  undergraduates  was  most 
heartening.  They  included  the  parents  of  Gloria  and 
Nancy  Lang  '51  and  '53,  Walter  Marquardt  '53,  John  '52 
and  Joseph  Boulden,  Betty  Ernst  '54  and  Dorothy  Louise 
Austin  '54,  Patricia  Forlifer  '54  and  Janet  Shreck  '54. 
Jean  Slack's  sister,  Adele,  a  prospective  Bucknellian  for 
next  fall,  also  was  present. 

Let's  hope  for  as  good  a  meeting  at  Sparrows  Point  in 
June. — Mrs.    Ann.\    Weigold    Mussina    '32,    secretary. 


Moores   '22,  Joe 
We   don't   have 


Chicago 

Thirty  Bucknellians  from  the  Chicago  area  welcomed 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  at  a  dinner  meeting  Friday,  Jan- 
uary 5,  in  the  Marco  Polo  Room  of  the  r)ld  Cathay  Res- 
taurant in  Chicago. 

The  Chicago  Club  felt  particularly  fortunate  that  Dr. 
Hildreth  made  his  way  into  the  Alidwest  so  soon  after 
taking  office;  his  visit  was  the  first  to  the  club  by  a  Buck- 
nell  president  in  nearly  20  years. 

Dr.  Hildreth  gave  a  comprehensive  account  of  the  Uni- 
versity's current  status  and  future  prospects,  with  especial 


Chicago  Party 


12 


Tlie  full  span  of  BucknelTs  presidential  history  is  presented  here: 
Arthur  Malcom  '46,  secrelarj'  of  the  Chicago  Alumni  Club,  and  great-grand- 
son of  Bucknell's  first  president.  Dr.  Howard  Malcom,  greets  Dr.  Hildreth. 

emphasis  on  the  problems  that  private  colleges  may  face  in 
the  difficult  years  ahead  and  on  the  necessity  for  continued 
Alumni  loyalty. 

In  a  brief  business  meeting  preceding  Dr.  Hildreth's 
address,  the  president  of  the  club  was  empowered  to  ap- 
point an  executive  committee  to  aid  him  and  the  secretary 
in  appraising  the  club's  problems  and  in  planning  a  future 
program. 

Harrisburg 

Dr.  Harvey  F.  Smith  '94,  noted  surgeon  and  Bucknell 
Trustee,  was  the  speaker  at  the  Harrisburg  meeting  on 
February  1.  He  recalled  for  100  Bucknellians  and  guests 
many  interesting  events  of  a  half  century  ago.  His  ac- 
count of  college  days  in  the  gay  nineties  sparkled  with 
humor  and  mingled  stories  of  the  classroom  with  anecdotes 
from  the  athletic  field,  where  Dr.  Smith  was  a  star  per- 
former. 

The  Harrisburg  program  for  the  remainder  of  the 
academic  year  includes  addresses  as  follows :  March  1, 
William  Middleton,  prominent  Harrisburg  attorney ;  April 
5,  Russell  Tryon  of  the  City  Planning  Commission ;  May 
3,  Senator  A.  J.  Sordoni,  Secretary  of  Commerce,  Com- 
monwealth of  Pennsylvania,  and  Bucknell  Trustee. 

Lancaster 

The  Lancaster  County  Alumni  Club  followed  its  tra- 
dition of  holding  a  Founder's  Day  Banquet  by  celebrating 
Bucknell's  105th  birthday  with  a  dinner  in  the  Continental 
Room  of  Wiggins  Restaurant  in  Lancaster  on  February 
5.  About  20  Bucknellians,  including  one  present  student, 
Charles  M.  Paes,  Jr.  '54,  attended. 

The  meeting  was  planned  to  welcome  John  H.  "Buck". 
Shott  x'22,  the  new  alumni  secretary,  and  his  wife  to  the 
Lancaster  area.  Following  "Buck's"  talk  on  the  work  of 
the  Alumni  organization,  the  group  enjoyed  a  film  show- 
ing Bucknell  campus  life  and  films  of  the  Lafayette  Flome- 
coming  football  game. 

Officers  elected  for  the  coming  year  are :  president, 
Benjamin  F.  Bastian  '48;  vice-president,  Marian  C.  Mer- 
rill '49 ;  secretary,  Mrs.  Mary  Forrest  Wilkinson  '42 ;  and 
treasurer,  John  H.  Gundrum  '39. 

Plans  for  a  spring  meeting  of  the  group  at  the  home  of 
one  of  the  members  were  discussed. 

M  A  R  C  H      1  9  S  1 


Long  Island 

Nearly  100  gathered  at  an  informal  dance  in  the 
Stewart  Manor  Country  Club,  Stewart  Manor,  Long 
Island,  on  ^^'ednesdav  evening,  February  14,  to  help 
the  Bucknell  Club  of  Long  Island  celebrate  the  Uni- 
versit3''s  105th  birthday. 

President  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  were  the  guests  of 
honor.  The  club  also  was  honored  in  having  in  at- 
tendance one  of  Bucknell's  oldest  li^■ing  graduates. 
He  is  AA'alter  Harley,  a  member  of  the  Class  of  1887 
— the  first  class  to  graduate  under  the  charter  name 
of  Bucknell  University. 

Special  invitations  had  also  been  sent  to  prospec- 
tive freshmen  in  the  Long  Island  area,  and  a  number 
of  them  attended  along  with  their  parents.  President 
Hildreth  devoted  part  of  his  talk  to  them  and  extended 
a  hearty  welcome  to  Bucknell  next  fall.  Bill  Liming 
'33,  of  East  Williston,  president  of  the  club,  introduced 
the  guests  and  told  the  prospective  freshmen  of  plans 
for  an  informal  reception  for  them  next  fall  before  they 
leave  for  college,  the  date  to  be  announced  later. 

The  committee  in  charge  of  the  birthday  party  in- 
cluded Faith  Van  Sise  '46,  East  Norwich ;  Arthur  Ire- 
dell x'34.  Garden  City  ;  William  Wilkinson  '46,  Roslyn  ; 
Clinton  Cowles,  Jr.  '43,  Floral  Park :  Walter  S.  Van- 
derbilt  '42  and  Dorian  Smith  Vanderbilt  '43,  Flushing; 
Clinton  Hegeman,  Jr.  x'43.  and  Marcia  Herregesell 
Hegeman  '43,  Port  Washington. 

Long  Island  Alumni  (Queens,  Nassau  and  Suttolk) 
who  have  not  been  getting  notices  of  meetings  are 
urged  to  contact  Faith  Van  Sise,  secretary. 

Lycoming  County 

Bucknellians  in  the  Lycoming  County  area  met  to  cele- 
brate Bucknell's  105th  birthday  on  Saturday  evening. 
February  10,  at  the  Trinity  Parish  House  in  Williamsport. 
The  meeting  drew  an  attendance  of  about  85  Bucknellians 
and  parents  of  Bucknell  students. 

The  singing,  led  by  John  C.  Decker  '36,  was  spirited. 
Dr.  Eugene  P.  Bertin  '17  acted  as  master  of  ceremonies 
and  turned  in  his  usual  superlative  performance.  Mai 
Alusser  '18  made  the  rafters  ring  with  some  real  oratory 
which  carried  a  meaningful  message  and  reflected  a 
wonderful  college  spirit  on  the  campus  at  Bucknell.  John 
H.  Shott  x'22.  the  new  alumni  secretary',  spoke  of  the  work 
of  the  Alumni  Office  and  gave  some  very  practical  and 


down-to-earth  suggestions  of  ways  that  local  Bucknellians 
might  further  the  interests  of  the  University.  The  evening 
was  topped  oft'  with  a  showing  of  the  motion  pictures  of 
the  Temple  football  game,  with  an  interesting  commentary 
supplied  by  Head  Coach  Harry  Lawrence. 

The  following  officers  were  chosen  for  the  coming  year  : 
president.  Raymond  R.  Rommelt  '34;  first  vice-president, 
James  A.  Tyson,  Jr.,  '41 ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs. 
Clara  Casner  Carpenter  '21 ;  secretary,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Talley  Decker  '37 ;  and  treasurer.  Dr.  ]\Ialcolm  V.  ]Mus- 
sina  '24. 

Metropolitan 

The  Bucknell  ^Metropolitan  Alumni  Association  held 
its  annual  birthday  dinner  on  February  22  at  the  Beekman 
Tower  Hotel,  New  York  City.  Approximately  100  Buck- 
nellians gathered  for  a  delicious  dinner  and  an  evening 
of  fellowship,  song  and  inspiring  speakers. 

President  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21  presided  over  the 
meeting  and  introduced  Thomas  Mangan  '21,  president 
of  the  Bucknell  Athletic  Council,  who  spoke  on  "Bucknell 
in  Athletics",  and  Fred  Woods,  president  of  the  Bucknell 
Fathers  Association,  who  relayed  to  all  greetings  from 
Bucknell  parents. 

The  evening  was  highlighted  b}-  the  presence  of  Presi- 
dent Hildreth,  whose  address  was  enlightening,  for  he 
explained  how  Bucknell  is  meeting  the  tremendous  prob- 
lems of  colleges  in  general — drafting  of  eighteen-year-olds 
and  devaluation  of  the  dollar. 

Election  of  officers  was  held  and  our  new  officers  are 
as  follows :  Richard  D.  Atherley  '49,  president ;  Walter 
P.  Edwards  '21,  vice-president;  Mrs.  Dorothy  Clark  Han- 
sen '48,  secretary;  and  John  C.  Bank  '10,  treasurer. 

The  evening  closed  with  singing  the  Alma  Mater,  which 
brought  back  memories  to  all. — AIrs.  Dorothy  Clark 
Hansen  '48,  secretar}-. 

Philadelphia 

The  Rotunda  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
]\Iuseum  was  the  scene  of  probably  the  largest  Bucknell 
Alumni  Club  meeting  in  histon'.  About  425  persons  sat 
down  to  a  superbly  catered  meal  presided  over  by  Club 
President  and  University  Trustee  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18. 

Music  was  furnished  throughout  the  meal  by  the 
famous  Ferko  Championship  String  Band,  accoutered  in 
brilliant  red,  green  and  purple  cowbo}^  suits.  They 
swarmed  in  playing  "Hello,  Dr.  Hildreth,  Hello  !"   During 


Lycoming  County  Bucknelli,'\ns  Celebr.xte  Bucknell's    105th    Birthd.\y    .\t    Willi.wisport 


MARCH      1951 


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At  the  speakers'  table,  Philadelphia  party.  Left  to  right:  Dr. 
Hildreth,  Mrs.  Henderson,  Dr.  Spotts,  Mrs.  Hildreth,  and  Dr. 
Henderson. 

the  evening  they  dedicated  to  Dr.  Hildreth  one  of  their  new 
adaptations,  "I'here's  Everything  Nice  about  You". 

Seniors  who  had  completed  their  football  careers  were 
guests  along  with  Head  Coach  Harry  Lawrence.  Guests, 
also,  were  the  73  members  of  the  Bucknell  Men's  Glee 
Club  and  their  director,  Dr.  Harold  Cook. 

A  64-pound  orange  and  blue  birthday  cake  decorated 
with  105  candles,  later  extinguished  by  President  Hildreth 
and  Trustee  President  Joe  Henderson  '08,  furnished 
everyone  a  bite. 

At  the  business  meeting  the  officers  were  re-elected  for 
another  two  years.  They  are  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18,  president ; 
James  A.  Tyson  '11,  vice-president :  and  Franklin  D.  Jones 
'19,  secretary-treasurer.  Also  elected  were  10  Executive 
Committee  members. 

Following  the  dinner,  the  crowd  repaired  to  the  audi- 
torium, where  1.200  Alumni,  parents,  students,  and  friends 
listened  to  greetings  from  a  number  of  people,  an  address 
by  Dr.  Hildreth  and  a  concert  by  the  Glee  Club. 

After  the  concert  the  singers  were  entertained  in  Buck- 
nell homes  until  their  television  program  the  following 
afternoon  over  WCAU. 

It  was  announced  that  the  spring  dance  will  be  held 
on  Saturday,  May  19,  at  the  Manufacturers'  Golf  and 
Country  Club,  Oreland,  Pa. 

St.  Petersburg 

The  St.  Petersburg  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  held  its 
annual  anniversary  dinner  at  the  Pennsylvania  Hotel  on 
Saturday,  February  10.  It  was  attended  by  28  members 
and  guests.  Among  those  present  were  Mrs.  Eudora 
Davies  Alexander  x'03,  Lillian  M.  Wilson  '25,  Mrs.  Ger- 
trude Roos  Emery  '00,  and  Dr.  John  Woodruff  '90.  Dr. 
Henry  T.  Colestock,  a  former  history  professor  at  Buck- 
nell, spoke  a  few  words  to  the  group. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Stephens  Porter  '05  held  a  get-together 
dinner  for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Gurney  Sholl  '10  (Helen  Hare 
'10)  when  they  were  in  St.  Petersburg.  Raymond  Pierson 
'01  and  Herbert  Stewart  x'03  were  among  those  present. 

Scranton 

Dr.  Hildreth  was  the  guest  of  honor  at  the  Scranton 
meeting  on  February  6. 

After  the  introduction  of  many  prominent  personages 
from  the  area  the  president  said,  among  other  things,  "If 
we  in  the  educational  world  want  to  maintain  our  freedom, 
it  will  be  necessary  for  us  to  educate  our  maturing  genera- 
tions so  that  their  knowledge  can  be  translated  into  action 
through  courageous  and  energetic  decisions." 

Dr.  Robert  R.  Schultz  x'22,  president  of  the  club,  in- 
troduced J.  Henry  Shott  x'22,  new  Alumni  secretary,  who 
responded  to  an  enthusiastic  welcome.  Norman  Morgan 
'23,  vice-president,  had  charge  of  arrangements,  and  Wil- 
liam E.  C.  Speare  '20  handled  publicity.  Dr.  W.  D.  Go- 
lightly  '25  offered  the  invocation. 
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Sunbury 

J.  Henry  Shott  x'22,  the  new  Alumni  secretary,  ga\e 
an  interesting  resume  of  the  manifold  duties  of  his  office, 
and  Harry  L.  Lawrence,  head  football  coach,  showed  films 
of  the  1950  Bison-Temple  game  at  a  banquet  meeting  of 
the  area  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  at  the  Candle-Glow  Room 
of  the  NeiT  Hotel,  Monday  e\ening,  February  12. 

Mr.  Shott  spoke  of  the  many  activities  of  the  Alumni 
Office  and  urged  100  per  cent  cooperation  from  the  13,000 
Bucknell  Alumni  in  order  that  the  office  may  function  at 
its  highest  level. 

Prior  to  the  program  the  entire  slate  of  officers  was 
reelected  for  another  year.  They  are  Lewis  A.  Eyster  '17, 
president:  John  Hilbi^h  '11  vice-president:  Cullen  Ship- 
man,  Jr.  "43,  secretary ;  and  ^^'illard  Zimmerman  '37, 
treasurer. 

Charles  A.  Fryling  '13  read  a  memorial  tribute  to  the 
late  Harry  Coryell  '05,  prominent  Selinsgrove  attorney. 
A.  K.  Deibler  '99  was  the  oldest  Alumnus  present. 

Syracuse 

The  number  of  Bucknellians  in  this  area  is  small,  but 
Dr.  John  F.  Hummer  '08,  secretary,  reports  an  enthusias- 
tic meeting  on  Februan,-  4  with  16  present. 

Another  affair  is  planned  for  April  13.  Bucknellians 
are  asked  to  mark  this  date  on  their  calendars. 

Trenton 

The  Trenton  Area  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  held  a  dinner 
meeting  at  the  Penn  Manor  Club  in  Alorrisville,  Pa.,  on 
January  19  at  6 :30  p.  m.  Fifty  members  and  guests  eager- 
ly welcomed  Dr.  and  Mrs.  James  Gathings,  guests  of  the 
evening.  Before  dinner  the  group  had  a  wonderful  time 
meeting  old  friends  and  becoming  better  acquainted  with 
the  Alumni  who  were  meeting  with  our  group  for  the  first 
time.     We  heartily  welcome  the  new  members ! 

We  "alums",  always  eager  to  hear  any  and  all  word 
of  Bucknell  and  its  activities,  were  greatly  interested  in 
and  pleased  by  Dr.  Gathings'  presentation  of  Bucknell 
news.  He  informed  us  of  the  building  program  now  in 
progress  and  plans  for  the  Second  Centun,^  Development 
Program ;  athletic  events  of  interest ;  and  bits  about  per- 
sonalities of  interest  to  the  Alumni  of  this  area.  We  were 
all  much  impressed  with  such  Bucknell  programs  as  the 
Burma-Bucknell  Week  End,  the  Foreign  Language  In- 
stitute and  F.  A.  O.  Conference  held  on  our  campus.  Dr. 
Gathings  also  discussed  the  effect  of  the  Korean  War  on 
both  the  student  body  and  the  administration. 

The  color  film,  "The  Bucknell  Story",  was  shown  at 
the  close  of  the  meeting.  —  Harriet  J.  Arnold  '49, 
secretary. 

Union  County 

The  Milton  club  joined  with  the  Union  County  or- 
ganization for  a  birthday  party  on  Saturday  evening;  Feb- 
ruary 17.  Helen  Kleinfelter  and  Dorothy  Wilson  of  the 
Bucknell  music  faculty  were  leader  and  accompanist  for 
group  singing.  Jack  Faucett  "52  and  Alargaret  G.  Bolin 
'51  rendered  pleasing  vocal  solos.  President  Hildreth 
greeted  the  group,  and  J.  Henry  "Buck"  Shott  gave  the 
main  address.  Fie  emphasized  the  part  of  each  Alumnus 
in  the  college  program,  told  of  extensive  plans  for  Alum- 
ni Day  (June  9),  and  urged  everyone  to  attend.  New 
officers  elected  at  this  meeting  are  :  A.  Thomas  Wilson  '47 
president :  Carroll  C.  Nesbit  x'39,  vice-president ;  Herbert 
C.  Grice  '18,  treasurer;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Spyker  Owen  '19, 
secretary. 

MARCH      1951 


Class  %eports 


CLASS  OF  1907 

Class  Reporter:   Leo  L.  Rockwell 

49  Broad  St..  Hamilton.  N.  Y. 

TWO  THOUSAND  YEARS  OF  1907 

The  Unfinished  Story  of  a  Class 

Thomas  Wayne  Schultz.  (What  a 
formal  way  to  speak  of  Tommie;  I  see 
now  he  signs  himself  as  Tom.)  I  wish 
some  of  you  other  birds  would  do  what 
Tommie  did;  after  40  years  in  the  si- 
lence he  wrote  me  a  grand  long  letter 
telling  a  lot  about  his  life.  His  address 
now  is  Rt.  1,  Harrisburg,  Ore.  Tom- 
mie was  appointed  in  1908  a  teacher  in 
the  Alaska  Native  Schools.  He  expect- 
ed to  stay  three  years — and  stayed  30. 
In  1909  he  married  his  assistant  teach- 
er, Kiatcha  Ivanoff.  They  had  nine  (9) 
children.  Two  of  the  boys  were 
drowned  in  Iliamna  Lake,  while  re- 
turning from  trapping.  His  oldest 
daughter,  Esther,  a  nurse  and  teacher, 
also  died  as  the  result  of  an  accident  on 
this  lake.  The  other  children  are  all 
married.  Tom's  first  wife  died  in  1927. 
In  1933  he  married  Martha  Fellers,  an 
alumna  of  Oregon  State  Normal  with 
graduate  work  at  Cheney.  They  have 
two  daughters,  Esther  and  Martha,  now 
in  their  teens.  Tom's  work  in  Alaska 
has  not  been  humdrum.  He  has  super- 
vised native  work,  medical  work,  rein- 
deer work,  arts  and  crafts,  gardening 
and  fishing.  Three  times  he  has  been 
U.  S.  Commissioner.  He  has  estab- 
lished three  post-offices  and  as  a  car- 
penter had  helped  to  build  three 
schools.  Although  Tom  has  been  back 
in  the  States  from  time  to  time,  usually 
for  reasons  of  health  or  to  provide 
higher  education  for  the  children,  he 
has  drunk  glacier  water  and  has  to  re- 
turn to  Alaska.  He  says:  "Kasiloff 
(the  location  of  his  home  in  Alaska)  is 
the  home  of  big  moose,  brown  and 
black  bears.  From  my  place  we  can 
see  Mt.  Iliamna,  Redoubt  Mt.,  and  Cook 
Inlet.  I  have  been  afloat  on  the  Arctic 
ice,  and  in  danger  on  the  waters  of 
Lake  Iliamna  and  in  the  storms  of  Bris- 
tol Bay.  Our  family  has  been  exposed 
to  t.  b.  in  villages  where  the  whole 
population  w^as  in  danger  of  being 
wiped  out  by  fiu,  diphtheria,  or  other 
diseases."  But  "Tom  is  still  forward- 
looking.  "Things  have  changed  now. 
Soon  we  will  have  a  highway  on  which 
we  can  drive  from  Kasiloff  to  Wil- 
liamsport.  Pa."  (Why  not  Lewisburg, 
Tom. — Ed.)  Tom  says  they  want  to  do 
a  lot  of  exploring  and  take  a  lot  of 
pictures.  Well,  Tom,  here's  wishing 
your  years  of  retirement  may  bring  all 
you  hope  for.  But  don't  forget  that 
highway  to  Lewisburg  at  reunion  time. 

James  Harry  Shoemaker  abandoned 
the  class  to  join  that  of  1908.  Despite 
this  piece  of  bad  judgment  he  seems  to 
have  done  pretty  well.  He  took  his 
A.M.  degree  at  Columbia;  in  1940  he 
was  reported  as  residing  at  43  Oak 
Lane,  Trenton,  N.  J. 


CLASS  OF  1901 
Fifty-Year  Class 


Reunion,  June  9 


Howard  Siegfried  also  dropped  out 
after  his  freshman  year,  returning  to 
his  home  in  Hughesville,  where  he  for 
some  time  managed  a  hotel. 

Frank  Smigelsky.  One  of  the  great 
humiliations  of  my  life  occurred  a  few 
years  ago  when  I  returned  to  the  Buck- 
nell  campus  for  a  short  visit.  A  hand- 
some, distinguished-looking  man,  some- 
what broad  in  the  beam  and  with 
greying  hair,  greeted  me  with  enthusi- 
asm. After  a  few  moments  of  sparring, 
I  was  compelled  to  ask  his  name.  It 
was  Smig.  But  who  ■would  have 
thought  that  that  string-bean  freshman 
who  was  neighbor  on  the  second  floor 
East  Wing  would  develop  into  a  man  of 
distinction?  Well,  Smig  did.  He  fol- 
lowed his  native  bent  by  becoming  a 
teacher  of  math,  and  for  years  worked 
with  John  Hummer  '08  in  the  public 
schools  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  having 
served  for  a  long  time  as  supervisor  of 
mathematics.  If  you  are  surprised  that 
I  didn't  recognize  him,  just  glance  at 
that  picture  of  a  handsome  man  in  uni- 
form on  page  7  of  the  March,  1948, 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS,  and  guess  sev- 
en times  who  it  is.  The  story  under  the 
picture  reveals  how  large  a  part  Frank 
has  played  in  Syracuse  school  and  com- 
munity life.  Thirty-second  degree  Ma- 
son; Past  Exalted  Ruler  of  Syracuse 
Elks;  member  of  Pi  Mu  Epsilon  and 
Kappa  Phi  Kappa;  past  president  of 
the  Schoolmasters  Club;  schools  chair- 
man for  Community  (ihest  and  Red 
Cross.  He  saw  active  service  in  the 
Field  Artillery  in  World  War  I  and 
served  as  major,  squadron  commander, 
in  B17  training  school  in  World  War  II, 
being  probably  the  oldest  Bucknell  sol- 
dier in  the  war.  He  has  been  very  ac- 
tive in  Bucknell  Alumni  activities  in 
the  Syracuse  area.  Some  years  ago  he 
was  on  the  faculty  of  the  Bucknell 
Summer  School,  and  he  has  written  for 
educational  journals  in  his  field.  I  ex- 
pect his  school  duties  keep  him  from 
reunions,  but  he  should  get  leave  of  ab- 
sence for  the  next  one. 

Sydney  Homer  Smith.  After  gradua- 
tion Homer  joined  the  home  team  and 
for  several  years  under  B.  F.  Thomas 
he  and  Henry  Meyer,  Joe  Challis,  and 
P.  G.  Hess  kept  the  Bucknell  Academy 
on  the  map.  Then  after  a  go  at  high 
school  teaching  he  entered  the  Law 
School  of  the  University  of  Michigan, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1915  with 
the  degree  of  J.D.  In  1917  he  joined 
the  faculty  of  the  Temple  University 
Law  School.  Having  been  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Michigan  in  1915,  he  was 
admitted  in  Pennsylvania  in  1920.     He 


You  may  have  discovered  a 
slight  error  in  the  1950  BUCK- 
NELL ALUMNI  DIRECTORY.  On 
page  174  you  will  note  that  the 
columns  have  been  reversed.  For 
those  of  you  who  may  not  have  a 
Directory  handy,  may  we  remind 
you  that  this  Directory  may  be 
obtained  by  making  a  contribu- 
tion to  the  1950-51  Bucknell  Alu- 
mni Fund? 


became  head  of  the  Department  of 
Business  Law  and  Real  Estate  at  Tem- 
ple, and  acted  as  consultant  in  his  field. 
In  1911  he  married  Myrtle  M.  Cornelius 
of  Lewisburg.  They  had  two  children: 
Homer  R.,  who  married  Dorothy  Sny- 
der, of  Sunbury  in  1940.  and  is  now 
manager  of  Radio  Station  WKOK;  and 
Martha  Emma,  with  the  Singer  Sewing 
Machine  Co..  in  Philadelphia.  Homer 
arrived  in  Lewisburg  just  too  late  for 
our  last  reunion,  but  we  had  a  quiet 
chat  together.  Homer  was  hit  hard  by 
the  death  of  his  wife  in  1943.  He  died 
in  the  Temple  University  Hospital  on 
June  15,  1950. 

Harry  Garfield  S  n  a  v  e  1  y  .  If  the 
younger  generation  doesn't  know  its 
math,  it  isn't  Snave's  fault.  Like  Smig, 
he  has  done  his  dangdest.  After  three 
years  teaching  at  the  Centenary  Col- 
legiate Institute,  Hackettstown,  N.  J., 
and  three  at  Mercersburg  Academy,  he 
moved  to  East  Joisey.  Two  more  years 
at  Stevens  Prep  in  Hoboken  prepared 
him  for  the  grand  assault  on  Barringer 
High  School  in  Newark,  where  he  held 
the  fort  from  1915  to  his  retirement  in 
June,  1947.  It  must  have  been  his 
mathematics  which  enabled  Harry  to 
accumulate  enough  (he's  the  only 
teacher  I  know  who  did)  to  feel  genu- 
ine anguish  at  what  the  depression  of 
the  early  thirties  did  to  his  investments. 
All  who  were  at  the  '32  reunion  will  re- 
member his  eloquence  in  telling  his 
woeful  tale.  Harry  has  been  most 
faithful  at  reunions,  always  expectant 
that  Doc  Hawk  would  at  last  escape 
from  the  emergency  operating  room, 
and  always  sorrowful  (as  were  we  all) 
when  Doc  didn't  appear.  In  1918  he 
married  Anna  Reinke,  who  has  taken 
good  care  of  him.  When  asked  in  1947 
to  say  something  for  the  good  of  the  or- 
der, Harry  wrote,  "As  Worthy  Patron 
of  an  Eastern  Star  Chapter  —  I  have 
nothing  to  say."  But  he  spoke  the  last 
word  in  reply  to  the  query  as  to  what 
he  had  learned  in  40  years  —  "that 
things  move  along  without  me,  but  not 
so  well."  On  that  we're  all  agreed, 
Harry. 

Malcolm  P.  Davis  x'07  died  April  21, 
1950,  after  an  illness  of  more  than  a 
year.  He  had  retired  in  1945  from  the 
engineering  department  of  the  Eastman 
Kodak  Co.  He  had  served  as  mechani- 
cal engineer  at  Kodak  Park  for  26 
years  and  before  that  was  affiliated 
with  the  Morgan  Machine  Co.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Kodak  Pioneer  Club. 
Among  the  survivors  are  his  wife,  two 
sons,  two  daughters  and  a  stepdaugh- 
ter. 

Dr.  George  W.  Hawk  was  named  chief 
surgeon  and  head  of  the  Robert  Packer 
Hospital  and  the  Guthrie  Clinic  at 
Sayre  in  July,  1950.  In  November  two 
new  pavilions  for  pediatrics  were  ded- 
icated "Hawk  Pavilions"  in  his  honor. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  regular 
staff  since  April,  1918.  He  also  is  asso- 
ciate chief  surgeon  for  the  Lehigh  Val- 
ley Railroad  Co. 


CLASS  OF  1906 


Reunion,  June  9 


MARCH      1951 


15 


CLASS  OF  1909 

Class  Reporter:  Mrs.  Howard  L.  Headland 
(Sarah  Ellen  \\"alters) 

3911  Isf  Ave..  N.,  St.  Petersburg  6.  Fla. 

After  many  interruptions  I  still  want 
to  report  that  last  spring  someone  sent 
me  a  clipping  from  a  Sunbury  news- 
paper from  which  I  culled  the  follow- 
ing: Charles  E.  Hilbish  was  unani- 
mously re-elected  to  his  fifth  four-year 
term  as  superintendent  of  schools  of 
Northumberland  County.  This  year- 
old  item  may  still  be  news  to  some 
reader  of  the  ALUIVINUS. 

"Dear  Sarah: 

"Your  appeal  for  news  from  members 
of  '09  reached  me  just  as  I  was  leaving 
Bolivia,  but  I've  been  so  busy  seeing 
Inca  and  pre-Inca  ruins  in  Peru  since 
then  that  there  has  been  no  time  for 
letters  except  to  let  the  home  folks 
know  my  whereabouts. 

"Do  you  want  some  vital  statistics? 
Well,  one  husband — Dr.  Harry  M.  Wee- 
ter,  a  specialist  in  clinical  pathology, 
same  one  I  married  in  1914:  two  chil- 
dren— one  son,  one  daughter. 

"As  for  myself,  I've  done  the  usual 
things  most  university  women  do  in 
the  field  of  community  service — com- 
mittees and  offices,  too  numerous  to 
list,  over  the  passing  years.  I've  just 
finished  a  two-year  tenure  as  state 
chairman  of  education  of  the  Kentucky 
American  Association  of  University 
Women,  and  a  six-year  term  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
Children's  Theatre  of  Louisville.  Next 
year  I  hope  to  have  some  time  for  study 
again.  This  trip — I've  visited  Chile,  Bo- 
livia and  Peru  and  will  do  Ecuador  be- 
fore coming  home — has  aroused  my  in- 
terest anew  in  history,  anthropology 
and  archeology,  so  I  plan  to  do  some- 
thing at  the  University.  Then,  besides, 
since  building  costs  seem  to  be  levelling 
off  somewhat,  I  want  to  build  a  little 
cabin  on  our  farm  where  we  spend  as 
many  days  as  possible  away  from  the 
telephone!  It's  not  a  farm,  reallj^  it's 
a  wonderful  wilderness  on  the  banks  of 
the  Ohio  River. 

Best  wishes, 

Mabel  Slout  Weeter." 

No  doubt  by  this  time  Mabel  is  back 
at  her  home — 1795  Yale  Drive,  Louis- 
viUe  5,  Ky. 

Another  letter  of  great  interest  from 
"far  away  places,"  this  time  from  our 
busy  little  missionary  of  college  days. 
Remember?  This  consecrated  person 
is  none  other  than  Edith  Corlies,  whose 
address  is  Paracho,  Michoacan,  iVIexico, 
Edith  is  a  collaborator  with  the  Wy- 
cliff  Bible  Translators.  She  teaches 
their  children.  In  a  recent  letter  she 
describes  their  1950  Christmas:  "The 
day  before  Christmas  several  of  our 
Indian  young  men  hiked  to  the  nearest 
mountain  and  brought  back  a  beautiful 
pins  tree.  We  all  joined  in  trimming 
it.  We  have  some  colored  lights,  and 
when  they  popped  on  the  little  Indians' 
eyes  almost  popped  out.  Christmas 
night  we  had  a  service  with  beautiful 
oictures  of  the  Nativity  which  we  hope 
have  ling=»red  in  many  minds.  There 
was  a  full  house,  the  men  seated  on 
chair-  sg;inst  the  walls,  the  women 
end  older  children  on  mats  on  the  floor 
crowded  close  together.  The  babies, 
wrapped  in  brown  blankets,  head  and 
all,  slept  on  the  floor,  looking  like  bun- 
dles of  clothes.  If  one  let  out  so  much 
as  a  psep,  its  mother  promptly  nursed 
it.  So  we  can  have  a  dozen  babies  here 
with  no  disturbance  at  all.  One  of  us 
picked  up  a  shawl  to  toss  to  someone 
and  found  a  baby  inside,  which  som.e- 
one  caught  in  transit. 

16 


"Two  of  our  recent  converts,  fine 
young  men.  gave  splendid  testimonies. 
Neither  of  them  lives  here,  but  in  their 
own  towns  they  are  ostracized  for  be- 
ing Protestants  and  for  coming  here. 
They  both  work  in  our  print  shop. 

"Following  the  meeting  several  pin- 
ates  thrilled  the  children.  Calendars 
were  given  out,  decorated  with  Bible 
verses  in  Taraccan  and  a  Bible  picture." 
She  concludes  with:  "As  we  look  for- 
ward to  the  New  Year,  questions  and 
doubts  arise,  but  how  good  it  is  to  re- 
member that  our  times  are  in  His 
hands,  and  He  doeth  all  things  well." 

A  young  friend  who  lives  in  Freder- 
icksburg. Va.,  writes  of  having  met 
John  W.  Brown  at  Roanoke.  Va.  He 
spoke  of  the  last  time  he  had  seen  this 
reporter,  which  was  in  1918  in  Paris — 
long  ago  and  far  away.  Aren't  we  all 
hoping  to  hear  something  recent  from 
him?  Come  across,  John,  won't  you, 
please? 

Malcolm  Scott  Hallman,  Spearfish,  S, 
Dak,,  wrote  last  September:  "On  No- 
vember 1  we  shall  start  south  for  the 
winter  in  Cuernavaca,  Morelos,  Re- 
publique  de  Mexico  ,  .  .  Our  present 
plans  suit  us  fine — six  months  in  the 
tropics  and  six  in  our  delightful  Black 
Hills.  I  loaf  one  place  and  work  my 
head  off  on  our  acre  near  the  college, 
where  I  taught  many  summers  and  was 
acting  president  five."  Last  October  a 
large  oil  painting  was  presented  to 
Franklin  High  School.  Cedar  Rapids. 
Iowa,  in  honor  of  Malcolm,  its  retired 
principal.  The  painting  is  titled,  "View 
of  Perce,"  Malcolm  is  no  mean  artist 
himself.  In  Bucknell  he  played  bas- 
ketball, did  the  high  jump,  and  was  a 
very  busy  scenery  painter  for  Cap  and 
Dagger.  "He  reports  that  B.  M.  Ogden 
x'09  is  deceased.  In  the  Ladies'  Home 
Journal  for  September,  1950,  did  you 
read  "The  Snob,"  a  complete-in-one- 
issue  novel?  It  was  written,  if  you 
please,  by  Malcolm's  son-in-law,  Rich- 
ard B.  Gehman. 

Sarah  Walters  Headland  and  her  hus- 
band made  their  annual  trip  to  Penn- 
sylvania again  last  year — this  time  in 
August,  September  and  October.  After 
missing  our  Pennsylvania  autrmins, 
they  surely  found  "October's  bright 
blue  weather"  and  the  coloring  en- 
chanting. Although  they  realize  that 
Florida's  climate  is  perfect,  yet  they 
were  glad  for  the  variety  of  a  Penn- 
sylvania autumn. 

Near  to  the  campus,  now.  to  tell  of 
the  good  fortune  of  Lewisburg's  chil- 
dren. On  St.  George  St.  lives  Charlotte 
Hulley  Velte,  a  lifter  for  sure.  She 
conducts,  with  a  group  of  Bucknell  stu- 
dent helpers,  for  a!',  the  children  of 
Lewisburg  a  weekly  Happy  Hour  Pro- 
gram. One  hundred  and  twenty-five 
to  250  boys  and  girls  are  being  given 
Christian  training  by  means  of  motion 
pictures,  slides,  stories,  and  games.  Ac- 
cording to  a  local  newspaper  special 
commendation  was  given  to  Mrs.  Velte 
for  her  efforts  at  the  November  meet- 
ing of  the  Lewisburg  Federation  of 
Churches.  They  pointed  out  that  the 
Lewisburg  activity,  outgrowth  of  a  pro- 
gram developed  by  the  Veltes  before 
locating  in  this  community,  has  served 
as  a  model  in  many  other  communities 
of  the  East.  Charlotte  writes:  "The 
Happy  Hour  for  boys  and  girls  is  inter- 
denominational and  interracial.  It  is 
cne  of  the  greatest  satisfactions  I  have 
in  life,  to  help  boys  and  girls  to  a  finer 
and  fuller  life."  Could  a  more  beauti- 
ful closing  to  this  report  be  found? 

Come  now,  classmates;  send  more 
and  more  letters  to  your  reporter, 
whose  address  heads  this  column. 


CLASS  OF  1910 

Class  Reporter:     Mildred   B.   Gathers 
100  \\".  33rd  St..  Bayonne.  X.  J. 

Shortly  before  Christmas  all  Alumni 
of  the  Class  of  1910  received  by  mail  a 
full  account  of  last  June's  reunion  in 
Lewisburg.  A  reply,  especially  from 
those  who  were  not  at  reunion,  would 
be  most  welcome  and  would  enable 
your  reporter  to  spread  through  this 
column  news  of  interest  to  others  of 
the  class. 

Mrs.  C.  Elmer  John  (Stella  Hough- 
ton) has  moved  to  Lewisburg  to  reside 
with  her  sister,  Helen  Inst.  "03  (Mrs.  J. 
Fred  Zeller)  at  138  S.  Third  St. 

William  H.  Gatehouse  enjoys  retire- 
msnt  while  living  at  212  Fulton  St., 
Cumberland,  Md.,  where  he  and  his 
wife  are  active  in  the  affairs  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church.  To  fill  his  leisure 
time  he  sells  religious  books  and  dic- 
tionaries. 

Paul  J.  Abraham  was  in  Lewisburg 
in  November  when  Delta  Sigma,  of 
which  he  was  a  member,  became  a 
chapter  of  the  national  fraternity,  Del- 
ta Upsilon. 

Ruby  G.  Pierson  has  returned  to  her 
home  in  Milwaukee  after  sojourning  in 
the  East  since  the  early  part  of  October. 
She  visited  many  Bucknell  friends  in 
New  York  and  New  Jersey. 

Robert  J.  Saylor  retires  in  June  after 
40  years  as  a  high  school  teacher  in 
Harrisburg.  Trained  for  civil  engineer- 
ing, he  worked  for  the  Pennsylvania 
Steel  Co,  for  one  year  before  entering 
the  school  field.  For  many  years  he 
has  been  employed  by  the  Pennsylva- 
nia State  Dept.  of  Public  Instruction 
during  his  summer  vacations.  Bob  has 
always  been  a  loyal  and  active  Alumnus 
and  has  served  the  Harrisburg  Club  as 
its  efficient  president.  The  Saylors,  who 
live  at  2712  Reel  St..  Harrisburg,  are 
the  parents  of  one  son  and  two  daugh- 
ters. 

Weaver  Pangburn  has  been  appoint- 
ed consultant  to  the  Federal  Security 
Agency  in  Washington.  D.  C,  which 
has  been  named  the  claimant  agency 
on  needs  during  defense  mobilization 
for  recreation  equipment,  supplies, 
maintenance  and  construction,  and  for 
representing  the  field  in  the  allocation 
of  materials.  For  20  years  on  the  staff 
of  the  National  Recreation  Association. 
Weaver  is  now  an  associate  of  the  F. 
Ellwood  Allen  Organization,  park  and 
recreation  planners.  He  lives  at  14 
Mountainside  Park  Terrace,  Montclair. 
N.  J. 

Mrs.  Sara  Ray  Way  has  recently 
leased  to  the  New  Jersey  Audubon  So- 
ciety an  estate  of  several  hundred  acres, 
known  as  the  Holmes  Plantation,  in 
Cape  May  Court  House,  as  a  wild-life 
sanctuary.  It  will  be  called  the  Audu- 
bon Center  of  South  Jersey.  The  refuge 
will  shelter  many  rare  birds,  including 
bald  eagles,  ospreys,  cedar  waxwings, 
and  Carolina  chickadees.  Mrs.  Way  is 
the  widow  of  Palmer  x'lO.  deceased  in 
1950.  She  lives  at  6000  Pacific  Ave., 
Wildwood,  N.  J. 

New  address:  George  F.  Mitch.  P.  O. 
Box  2358.  University  Station,  Gaines- 
ville, Fla, 


CLASS   OF   1911 


Reunion,  June  9 


MARCH      1051 


CLASS  OF  1912 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  H.  W.  Houseknecht 

(Maze  Callahan) 

108  W.  Penn  St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 

When  in  doubt,  talk  about  the  weath- 
er. Hasn't  it  been  beastly?  I  don't 
usually  complain  about  it,  because  I 
feel  it  is  none  of  my  business;  but,  any- 
ways, the  walking  has  been  treacher- 
ous. So  much  ice  en  the  sidewalks  that 
I'm  afraid  to  venture  out.  If  I  should 
fall  there  surely  would  be  too  much  to 
mend.  So  I'm  keeping  company  with 
the  groundhog.  We  are  hibernating 
for  six  weeks  and  are  spending  our  lei- 
sure time  playing  Canasta. 

Had  such  a  nice  Christmas  season. 
Received  greetings  from  Kathryn  Ryan 
Lose  and  Tod  11.  Helen  Ruth,  Margfarst 
Harter  Rathmell  and  Ez,  Helen  Leve- 
good  Clarke  and  Roy,  Fred  Igler  and 
Kate.  Kathryn  Oldt  Pawling-  and  Gun- 
dy x'13:  also  one  from  the  Pawlings' 
daughter,  Louise  x'43,  and  husband, 
Fred  Sieber  '39.  They  live  at  York,  as 
does  Carrie  Smithgall  Ebert  '25,  who 
had  gone  to  school  to  me  when  I  taught 
at  Montoursville.  Both  girls  were  in- 
terested in  the  "man  from  York"  who 
talked  about  my  getting  out  of  shape. 
Evidently  Vic  Schmid  and  Helen  knew 
just  where  I  had  lost  my  shape,  be- 
cause they  sent  me  the  most  "question- 
able" Christmas  greeting — I'll  take  care 
of  them  later. 

Grace  Wolfe  Crandell  '09  is  coming  to 
see  me  this  winter — "when  dirt  doesn't 
sho^v,"  as  she  tells  herself,  so  it  won't 
make  any  difference  whether  or  not  my 
porch  is  scrubbed.  Leon  has  another 
new  job.  He  is  now  president  of  the 
Lycoming  Co.  Boroughs  Association. 
Grace  says  when  he's  gadding  it's  just 
an  "excuse  to  eat."  I'm  still  going  to 
hound  him  about  the  flag  pole. 

The  Matt  Haggertys  sent  me  a  greet- 
ing in  which  they  enclosed  a  photo- 
graph of  their  Gloria  and  little  girl.  I 
wish  you  all  could  see  it — she's  the  most 
adorable  youngster. 

Frank  Hean  writes  me  that  he  reads 
my  column  avidly.  Thinks  I  do  won- 
ders with  so  little.  Boy,  he's  not  kid- 
ding. Anyways,  he  says  he  hasn't  been 
feeling  so  well  lately,  nor  have  Fred 
R'^ckey  and  Patty  Conner.  Guess  you 
fellows  better  start  coasting  a  bit — take 
your  vitamins  so  you're  "tops"  for  our 
1952  reunion.  You  know  vou  have  al- 
ways bien  the  "3  faithfuls." 

In  my  greeting  from  Susan  Snyder 
Brewer  and  Blake  she  was  most  com- 
plimentary about  my  class  report.  It 
surely  puffed  me  up.  As  my  kids  said 
when  they  read  it,  "Mom,  tie  on  your 
hat." 

Now,  I'm  going  to  have  you  people 
share  a  little  of  this  responsibility. 
You've  heard  of  the  displaced  persons 
that  are  coming  here  to  be  fed,  clothed, 
and  sheltered.  Well,  we  have  a  let  of 
displaced  persons  in  our  class  who  do 
not  need  any  of  these  things  but  do 
need  to  be  contacted  and  reminded  of 
our  40th  reunion  in  1952.  Forty  years 
is  a  long  time  not  to  see  people.  So — 
Rubv  Stuck,  suppose  you  work  on  Sue 
Weddell  and  Cecil  Childs.  Fred  Igler 
and  "Rep"  Ruth,  get  in  touch  with  How- 
ard Johnson  and  Sherman  Welchons. 
Lew  Robinson  and  Stanley  Davies,  look 
up  Oscar  Wolfe  and  Dale  HoUenbaugh. 

(Bv  the  way  I  saw  Stanley  Davies' 
picture  in  the  Williamsport  Grit  when 
the  Delta  Sigma  chapter  was  installed 
at  Bucknell.  There  he  was,  sitting  right 
on  the  front  seat  with  his  legs  and  arms 
crossed,  looking  not  a  day  older  than  35 
years  ago.    Seems  to  me  he  ought  to  be 

MARCH      1051 


pretty  peppy  in  locating  these  lost 
ones.) 

Patty  and  Alberta,  phone  Ralph  Dav- 
enport and  Mary  Weiser.  Porky 
O'Brien,  line  up  Ed  Dufton  so  you  know 
he  won't  have  a  skeet  shoot  when  re- 
union day  rolls  around.  Helen  Ruth, 
get  in  touch  with  Eva  Himmelreich  and 
Lyman  Lister.  Art  Waltz,  your  victim 
is  Harold  Musser.  Frank  and  Fred,  you 
can  phone  Pearl  Ream  and  Elizabeth 
Stephenson.  Jim  Harris,  suppose  you 
write  Coleman.  It's  not  a  centennial 
but  a  real  reunion.  You  know,  Cole- 
man told  me  one  time  he  only  comes 
back  for  centennials. 

I'm  running  out  of  verbs  so  I'll  check 
on  the  rest — also  the  non-graduates — 
in  the  next  issue.  I  do  hope  to  contact 
everyone  this  year. 

You  all  no  doubt  have  a  new  Buck- 
nell directory.  If  not.  send  me  a  note 
and  I'll  forward  their  addresses.  No 
excuse,  no'w — get  busy. 

Attended  the  Lycoming  Co.  Alumni 
Banquet  at  the  Trinity  Parish  House  in 
Williamsport,  Saturday,  February  10. 
There  weren't  too  many  there — around 
93 — as  the  roads  were  almost  impassa- 
ble. Eugene  P.  Bertin  '17  was  toast- 
master.  He  "strutted  his  stuff"  as  usual. 
Malcolm  Musser  '18,  dean  of  men,  spoke 
of  recent  developments  on  campus. 
Harry  K.  Lawrence  told  of  football 
progress  and  showed  movies  of  the 
Temple-Bucknell  game.  John  Henry 
"Buck"  Shott  x'22,  the  new  Alumni  sec- 
retary, told  all  about  the  organization 
of  the  Alumni  Office.  Boy,  they  cer- 
tainlv  know  all  about  you.  according  to 
his  report.  Anyways.  I  was  glad  to  see 
and  hear  him.  I  think  he's  going  to  do 
a  right  good  job.  I'm  confident  he's 
bigger  than  his  name. 

Now,  shall  the  Class  of  1912  send  con- 
dolences, congratulations,  best  wishes 
or  what  to  Frank  Davis  '11.  He's  done 
a  fine  iob  and  is  one  swell  guy.  Happy 
motoring,  Frank. 


CLASS  OF  1914 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  H.  B.  We.-\ver 

(Dora  Hamler") 

348  Ridge  Ave..  New  Kensington,  Pa 

Mrs.  Frances  Cannon  Krauser  x'14 
resides  at  130  E.  Broadway,  Milton.  She 
is  employed  in  the  bookkeeping  depart- 
ment of  the  H.  H.  Follmer  Contract 
Hauling  Co. 

Harry  DeWire,  3210  N.  3rd  St.,  Har- 
risburg,  is  a  retired  principal  of  the 
William  Penn  High  School  of  that  city. 
He  writes  that  he  has  been  with  the 
school  district  for  31  years. 

A.  M.  Welchons,  in  his  answer  to  the 
questionnaire  sent  to  "fourt?eners"  in 
October,  1950,  tells  us  he  has  been  with 
the  Arsenal  Technical  High  School,  In- 
dianapolis, Ind..  since  1921  and  has  • 
headed  the  Mathematics  Dept.  since 
1940.  His  wife,  Harriet  Blue  Welchons, 
graduated  from  Penn  State.  Their  son. 
Jack,  has  his  A.B.  from  the  University 
of  Chicago:  Richard,  hi-  B.S.  in  E.E., 
from  Purdue;  and  Vir.einia  is  now  a  stu- 
dent at  Ball  State.  "Welly"  has  mas- 
ters' degrees  from  Bucknell  '16  and  In- 
diana University.  He  is  co-author  of 
the  following  books  published  bv  Ginn 
and  Co.;  PLANE  GEOMETRY;  SOLID 
GEOMETRY;  ALGEBRA.  Book  I,  and 
ALGEBRA,  Book  II.  He  was  a  first  Lt., 
Field  Artillery,  1917-18.  At  the  pres- 
ent time  he  is  an  elder  in  the  Presby- 
terian Church.  The  home  address  of 
the  Welchons  family  is  509  N.  Drexel 
Ave.,  Indianapolis  1,  Ind. 


Earl  B.  Glover,  with  his  wife,  the  for- 
mer Lucile  Marsh,  gives  as  his  address 
2906  Walnut  St.,  Erie.  He  is  owner  of 
the  Rapid  Transit  Co. 

CLASS  OF  1915 

Class  Reporter:   Jere  B.  B.'\tes 
265  Green  St..  Mifflinburg,  Pa. 

New  addresses:     Clarence  W.  Peters, 

117  Marshall  Rd.,  R.  D.  9,  Pittsburgh  28; 
Howard  A.  VanDine,  Sr.  x'15,  20  Madi- 
son Ave.,  Ramsey,  N.  J. 

New  Jobs:     Dr.  George  S.  Stevenson 

last  fall  was  made  medical  director  of 
the  National  Association  for  Mental 
Health,  Inc.  The  purpose  of  this  new 
group  (a  merger  of  the  country's  three 
leading  voluntary  organizations  in  this 
field — the  National  Committee  for  Men- 
tal Hygiene,  the  National  Mental  Health 
Foundation  and  the  Psychiatric  Foun- 
dation) is  to  strengthen  the  attack  on 
the  mental  health  problems  of  the  na- 
tion. (Congratulations,  "Buckey")  .  .  . 
John  B.  Rishel,  formerly  head  of  the 
Science  Dept.  of  the  Williamsport  High 
School,  has  been  named  principal  of  all 
the  schools  of  Westwood,  a  suburb  of 
Denver,  Colo.  John  has  been  a  resident 
of  Colorado  since  1924  and  has  made 
his  presence  felt  in  that  area  through 
his  eiTorts  in  connection  with  the  Rocky 
Mountain  Bucknell  Alumni  Club.  His 
activity  in  this  respect  has  been  recog- 
nized by  his  having  been  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  club.  (Have  you  ever 
thought  about  coming  back  for  a  re- 
union, John?  Start  planning  now  for 
1955.)  ...  A  recent  copy  of  the 
weekly  bulletin  of  Chevy  Chase  Bap- 
tist Church,  Washington,  D.  C,  indi- 
cates that  Ed  Clark  is  a  busy  man  and 
one  whose  efforts  are  producing  excep- 
tional results  in  his  ministrations  to  this 
prosperous  congregation.  (Many  thanks, 
Ed,  for  the  bulletin  and  calendar.  They 
are  deeply  appreciated,  you  may  be  cer- 
tain.) 


CLASS  OF  1916 


Reunion,  June  9 


CLASS  OF  1920 

Class  Reporter:   H.\rry  R.  Warfel 

Hibiscus  Park,  R.  F.  D.  5,  Box  19D, 

Gainesville,  Fla. 

Herbert  C.  Greenland  is  now  pastor 
of  the  Calvary  Methodist  Church,  1885 
University  Ave.,  New  York  53,  N.  Y. 
After  15  years  of  teaching,  several  of 
which  were  spent  at  the  University  of 
Michigan  where  he  earned  a  master's 
degree,  he  entered  in  1938  the  Boston 
University  School  of  Theology  and 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Sacred  Theology  in  1941.  He  served 
several  churches  in  Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y., 
before  moving  to  his  present  position. 
He  is  married  but  has  no  children. 

Miller  A.  Johnson,  widely-known 
lawyer,  died  in  a  hospital  in  Roanoke, 
Va.,  on  August  19,  1950,  at  the  age  of 
56.  He  suffered  a  coronary  thrombosis 
while  en  route  south  on  a  vacation.  He 
was  prominent  in  Alumni  affairs  and 
was  affiliated  with  the  Kappa  Sigma 
fraternity.  He  attended  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania  Law  School,  graduat- 
ed  from   Dickinson   Law   School,    and 

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practiced  in  Lewisburg.  Surviving,  in 
addition  to  his  wife  and  two  sons,  are 
his  father  (former  Federal  Judge  Al- 
bert W.  Johnson  '96),  seven  brothers 
(six  of  them  Bucltnellians),  and  three 
sisters  (two  of  them  alumnae).  A  me- 
morial service  was  held  by  the  Union 
Co.  Bar  Association  preceding  the  fu- 
neral rites,  and  military  honors  were 
accorded  at  the  graveside. 

Willard  L.  Lewis  teaches  at  Connells- 
ville  High  School,  where  he  is  manager 
of  athletics.  He  has  a  son  and  a  daugh- 
ter, as  well  as  two  grandchildren. 

Julius  F.  Seebach,  Jr.  and  Elizabeth 
A.  Morgan  were  united  in  marriage  on 
June  10,  1950.  Thev  may  be  addressed 
at  168  E.  74th  St.,  New  York  21,  N.  Y. 

Ralph  M.  Dyer,  a  postal  employee  in 
Williamsport,  has  written  a  series  of  16 
radio  broadcasts  dealing  with  the  postal 
service,  "A  Chat  with  the  Mailman." 
His  son,  Henry,  was  graduated  from 
Bucknell  in  1949  with  honors  in  Eng- 
lish. 

New  address:  Warren  H.  Slocum, 
261  Pine  Grove  Ave.,  Rochester  17, 
N.  Y. 


CLASS  OF  1921 


Reunion,  June  9 


CLASS  OF  1923 

Cluss  Reporter:   Mrs.  LeRoy  Frontz 

(Olive  Billhime) 

Evergreen  Farm,  Allenwood,  Pa. 

Everitt  S.  McHenry  taught  history  in 
the  Hazleton  High  School  for  some 
time  after  graduation,  then  ran  a  retail 
business  for  several  years.  Following 
that,  he  was  a  relief  investigator  and 
then  was  in  the  Air  Corps  until  '43, 
when  he  was  released  on  age,  having 
also  served  in  World  War  I.  He  was 
then  an  inspector  in  the  Hunting  Park 
Plant  of  Budd's,  Philadelphia.  He  is 
now  engaged  in  some  financial  studies 
and  lives  at  128  W.  Tamarack  St., 
Hazleton. 

Harry  ("Sonny")  Stabler  x'23  lives  at 
110  W.  Union  St.,  Endicott,  N.  Y.  He  is 
president  and  treasurer  of  MacClary- 
Stabler  Agency,  Inc.,  General  Insur- 
ance. He  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  First  Baptist  Church, 
president  of  the  Endicott  Republican 
Club,  secretary  of  the  Rotary  (5lub  and 
a  past  president  of  the  Endicott  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  and  the  Aero  Club. 

Luke  T.  Stager  says  that  since  gradu- 
ation he  has  been  in  the  manufactur- 
ing end  of  the  incandescent  lamp  and 
radio  tube  business.  He  is  at  present 
assistant  lamp  works  manager  of  the 
Tung-Sol  Lamp  Works  of  Newark,  N. 
J.,  and  manager  of  their  Boyertown, 
Pa.,  plant.  His  address  is  28  Living- 
ston Ave.,  Arlington,  N.  J. 

Katherine  L.  Owens  (Mrs.  Herbert  L. 
Hayden)  lives  at  7  Wellesley  Rd.,  Up- 
per Montclair,  N.  J.  She  had  a  son, 
William,  and  a  daughter,  Helen,  gradu- 
ate from  Bucknell  in  '48.  Another 
daughter,  Marjie,  attended  Bucknell 
one  year,  then  transferred  to  Middle- 
burg,  Vt.  Her  husband  is  Works  Engi- 
neer at  the  Arlington  Plant  of  the  Plas- 
tics Division  of  DuPont.  Kate  says  they 
still  play  tennis  in  summer  and  bad- 
minton in  winter,  and  that  she  helped 

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with  Child  Care  Centers  during  the 
war.  When  they  lived  in  Massachu- 
setts, she  did  a  lot  of  Girl  Scout  work 
— had  a  troop — was  town  commissioner 
and  a  member  of  the  Camp  Board.  She 
Iras  one  grandson. 

Rupert  M.  Swetland  (December,  1950, 
ALUMNUS)  was  invited  by  Yale  Uru- 
versity  to  give  the  annual  lecture  on 
"Modern  Street  Illumination"  to  the 
Bureau  of  Highway  Traffic,  of  their  Ex- 
tension School,  January  19. 


CLASS  OF  1926 


Reunion,  June  9 


Class  Reporter:   Miss  Anna  L.  Brown 
4S  Wildwood  Ave.,  Pitman,  N.  J. 

Malcolm  G.  Jones  has  been  appointed 
director  of  sales  for  the  Nylon  Division 
of  the  Du  Pont  Co.  With  that  organi- 
zation since  1929,  he  advanced  through 
various  operating  and  supervisory  jobs 
to  become  manager  of  the  rayon  plant 
at  Waynesboro,  Va.,  in  1946.  He  was 
transferred  to  Wilmington  in  1948  and 
appointed  director  of  production  for  the 
Acetate  Division.  Mr.  Jones  resides  at 
1004  Overbrook  Rd.,  Westover  Hills, 
Wilmington,  Del.  (See  ALUMNUS, 
March,  1949). 

Mrs.  Maude  Keister  Jensen,  a  Meth- 
odist missionary  who  was  evacuated  to 
Japan  from  Korea  at  the  start  of  the 
war  last  June,  has  had  no  word  in  re- 
cent months  concerning  the  fate  of  her 
husband.  Dr.  A.  Kris  Jensen,  who  with 
four  other  missionaries  was  captured 
by  the  North  Koreans.  The  45-year- 
old  missionary  plans  to  remain  in  Ja- 
pan for  the  present  in  case  any  word 
should  be  received  about  her  husband. 
The  latter  has  been  in  Korea  for  20 
years. 

We  would  like  to  hear  from  more  of 
the  members  of  the  Class  of  '26.  May- 
be you  are  all  waiting  until  you  come 
back  to  the  campus  this  June  for  our 
twenty-fifth  reunion.  We  should  really 
have  a  good  turnout  and  a  grand  time. 
Plan  now  for  that  trip  to  Lewisburg  in 
June. 

CLASS  OF  1927 
Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  J.  Leon   Merrick; 
(Grace  Milhous) 
201  Meredith  St.,  Kennett  Square,  Pa. 

Lt.  Col.  Gilbert  R.  Frith  is  now  sani- 
tary engineer  with  the  Third  Army 
Medical  Section,  located  at  Fort  Mc- 
Pherson,  Ga.  Until  recently  he  was  asso- 
ciate director  of  water  pollution  con- 
trol, Georgia  Department  of  Public 
Health,  Atlanta.  Col.  Frith  was  the 
author  of  an  article  on  disease  in  ba- 
bies, disease  which  resulted  from  water 
pollution,  in  an  article  in  the  1950 
Georgia  Medical  Society  Journal.  His 
wife  is  the  former  Lillian  A.  Webster 
x'30. 

At  the  Philadelphia  Alumni  Associ- 
ation Bucknell  Birthday  Dinner,  held  in 
the  Egyptian  Rotunda  of  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania  Museum,  your  report- 
er saw  a  few  faces  from  '27.  Perhaps 
there  were  present  others  whom  she 
did  not  meet  or  recognize!  At  any  rate, 
since  she  usually  attends  these  func- 
tions, will  any  classmates  there  present 
grab  the  microphone  to  ask  for  Grace 
Milhous?     Then  let  them  follow  up  by 


giving  a  blow-by-blow,  post-college  au- 
tobiography. I'd  so  appreciate  the  fa- 
vor. I  did  see  Helen  Grove,  who  is  now 
at  the  Foulke-Long  Private  School  in 
Germantown;  Caryl  Button  Slifer;  and 
Cay  Cawley. 

New  address:  Willard  R.  Hetler,  325 
Central  Ave.,  Englewood,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1929 

Class   Reporter:     Thelma    J.    Showalter 

223  State  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Greetings  from  your  President  and 
Reporter!  Perhaps  you  feel  that  it  has 
been  sometime  since  you  have  heard 
from  us  by  way  of  the  ALUMNUS.  The 
simplest  way  to  correct  that  is  to  keep 
news  items  coming  our  way,  and  we 
will  be  with  you  in  every  issue.  Sev- 
eral interesting  items  have  come  to  our 
attention  since  our  last  writing. 

Capt.  Edward  E.  Colestock,  U.  S.  N. 
x'29,  was  graduated  from  the  Air  Uni- 
versity's War  College  at  Maxwell  Air 
Force  Base,  Ala.,  in  June,  1950.  Capt. 
Colestock  was  assigned  as  chief  of  the 
offensive  air  branch.  Air  Intelligence 
Division,  Washington,  D.  C,  prior  to 
entering  the  college.  He  may  be  ad- 
dressed in  care  of  the  Navy  Depart- 
ment. During  World  War  II  he  served 
in  the  Pacific  Theater  as  air  executive 
oflficer,  his  decorations  including  the 
Bronze  Star.  Bucknellians  will  recall 
that  for  many  years  Eddie's  father.  Dr. 
Henry  T.  Colestock,  was  head  of  the 
History  Department  at  the  University. 

Elinor  A.  Doerr,  a  teacher  who  holds 
the  M.S.  in  Ed.  degree  from  Penn  State, 
may  now  be  reached  at  Flint  Stone,  Al- 
legany County,  Md. 

We  have  just  learned  of  the  death  of 
Russell  H.  Rhoads,  a  graduate  of  Leb- 
anon Valley  College,  who  received  his 
Master  of  Arts  degree  from  Bucknell  in 
1929.  He  had  taught  for  a  number  of 
years  in  the  Williamsport  Public 
Schools.  We  extend  our  sincere  sym- 
pathy to  his  family. 

New  address:  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Augat 
(Elizabeth  P.  Mills).  142  Alexander 
Ave.,  Hartsdale,  White  Plains,  N.  Y. 

Please  let  us  hear  from  you. 


CLASS  OF  1931 


Reunion,  June  9 


CLASS  OF  1935 

Class  Reporter :   Mrs.  Fred  A.  Straley 

(Metta  Farrington) 

R.  D.  1,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Mary  E.  Arner,  who  had  been  a 
teacher  in  the  Milton  (Pa.)  Junior  High 
Scliool,  became  the  bride  of  Robert  L. 
Gingrich  on  October  22,  1950.  The  lat- 
ter is  an  insoector  of  the  film  library  at 
Fort  Dix,  N:  J.  Their  address  is  Mag- 
nolia St.,  New  Egypt,  N.  J. 

Dr.  Walton  B.  Geiger,  Jr.  will  receive 
a  share  of  the  royalties  released  from 
the  discovery  of  streptomycin.  He  was 
one  of  25  assistants  who  aided  in  the 
work  at  the  Rutgers  Research  and  En- 
dowment Foundation.  He  is  current- 
ly engaged  in  research  work  on  rheu- 
matic fever  at  Bellevue  Hospital,  in 
conjunction    with    New    York   Univer- 

MARCH      1951 


sity.  The  Geigers  (Margaret  Keys  '37, 
A.M.  Rutgers  '50)  and  their  six-year- 
old  daughter,  Sara  Margaret,  reside  at 
5  Eggen  St.,  Rd.  9,  New  Brunswick, 
N.  J. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  W.  Runkel  M.A. 
'42  (Mary  E.  Walker  M.A.  '36)  are  now 
located  at  1485  Baker  St..  Salem,  Ore., 
where  the  former  is  associate  professor 
and  head  of  the  Speech  and  Drama 
Dept.  at  Willamette  Univer;ity.  He 
was  on  the  staff  at  Duke  University  last 
year.  Mary  was  a  member  of  the  Trea- 
surer's Office  staff  at  Bucknell  for  some 
years,  and  at  the  time  she  left  here  was 
office  manager. 

Lt.  Col.  William  C.  Shure,  who  had 
been  traveling  in  Europe  for  a  month 
with  three  other  chaplains,  visiting 
army  camps  in  Germany,  returned  to 
the  States  in  September.  Accompany- 
ing him  on  the  tour  were  a  Jewish  rab- 
bi, a  Catholic  priest,  and  a  Presbyte- 
rian minister.  While  in  Germany,  Lt. 
Col.  Shure  saw  the  Passion  Play  at 
Oberammergau  and  visited  Hitler's  re- 
treat at  Berchtesgaden.  Mrs.  Shure  is 
the  former  Rutli  E.  Wentworth  '30. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  E.  Titus  (Helen 
Payran)  have  a  daughter,  Kathryn 
Anne,  born  January  20,  1951.  The  fam- 
ily now  lives  at  231  Greenland  Ave., 
Trenton,  N.  J. 

New  addresses:  Mrs.  Randolph  F. 
Rogge  (Madeleine  MacMakin),  72  Day 
Ave.,  Tenafly,  N.  J.;  Mrs.  George  O. 
Maish  (H.  Marjorie  Miller),  36  W.  Lau- 
rel St.,  Bethlehem;  Joseph  Rhubright, 
213  Penn  St.,  Tamaqua;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Gene  Zanarini  (Mary  Hanning  '36),  64 
Lincoln  Ave.,  Ardsley.  N.  Y. 


Marion  Reynolds  Green  and  Fred  S. 
Green  '40  live  in  Bloomfield,  N.  J.,  at  33 
Garrabrant  Ave.  They  have  a  boy  and 
a  girl. 

Bob  Thomas  and  his  wife,  Jean 
Haynes  Thomas  '43,  have  just  bought  a 
new  home  and  are  now  living  at  109 
Edgemere  St.,  Fayetteville,  N.  Y.  They 
also  received  a  new  daughter,  Nancy, 
born  January  9,  1950,  which  makes 
two  girls  and  a  boy  for  them. 

Ruth  Titman  Kaveney  wrote  and 
asked  what  happened  to  me  in  that  pic- 
ture taken  at  our  last  alumni  meeting 
which  appeared  in  the  D  e  c  e  ni  b  e  r 
ALUMNUS.  My  name  was  under  the 
picture — but  I  wasn't  there.  While  it 
was  being  taken,  I  was  out  gabbing  to 
Cal  Sholl  '46  and  spouse,  Nancy  Ireland 
Sholl  '45,  hearing  about  a  new  son, 
John  Leslie,  born  January  31,  1950. 
That  makes  two  boys  for  the  Shells. 

Other  "future  Bucknellians"  born  to 
fellow-classinates:  a  daughter  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lee  Yocum  (Lois  Farley),  Mil- 
ton, R.  D.  1,  January  11,  1951  ...  a 
daughter,  Elizabeth  Ann,  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  William  D.  Reading  x'40  (M.  Eliza- 
beth Hitchcock),  215  S.  Place,  Collins 
Park,  New  Castle,  Del.,  December  11, 
1950  ...  a  son,  Mark  Andrew,  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Charles  P.  Reed  (Martha 
Rice),  610  St.  George  St.,  Lewisburg, 
December  2,  1950;  a  daughter,  Eliza- 
beth Jean,  November  13,  1950,  to  Rev. 
and  Mrs.  Chester  T.  Winters  x'44  (Eliz- 
abeth Dyer),  108  E.  Fourth  Ave.,  Con- 
shohocken. 

New  address:  Capt.  John  F.  Zeller, 
01179264,  Hqs.  190th  FA  Gp.,  Camp 
Polk,  La. 

See  you  all  June  9  at  Bucknell.  Let's 
have  a  big  turnout!!!!! 


CLASS  OF  1944 

Class  Rcporlvr:    Mks.  Robert  F.  B.m<er 

(Honey  Rhinesmith ) 

Lindys  Lake,  R.  D.,  Butler,  N.  J. 

Mr.    and    Mrs.    Edward    K.    Hoffman 

x'44  (Sy  Richards  '43)  announce  the 
birth  of  their  third  child  and  first 
daughter,  Martha  Venable,  on  Septem- 
ber 29,  1950  .  .  .  Jacqueline  Oerth  '45 
presented  her  husband,  the  Rev.  Carl 
A.  Jones,  with  twins  on  October  31, 
1950.  The  babies  were  named  Richard 
Paul  and  Rebecca  Louise.  The  family 
resides  at  214  Chase  St.,  Kane  ...  A 
daughter,  Christine  Deming,  was  born 
to  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Richard  W.  Lins  x'44  on 
June  25,  1950  .  ,  .  Lt.  Bill  Schnure, 
USNR,  is  again  an  engineering  officer 
on  an  LST  in  the  Pacific  Area.  The 
Schnures  (Anne  Kloss  '45)  are  the 
proud  parents  of  John  Bunnell,  born 
November  6,  1950  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
James  W.  Shipe,  Jr.  announce  the  birth 
of  James  W.  Ill  on  July  11,  1950.  He 
joins  a  sister  Jo-Ellen  3 'A  years  old. 
Jim  is  a  chemical  engineer  with  DuPont 
m  East  Chicago,  and  the  Shipes'  ad- 
dress is  464  North  Lawrence  St.,  Ho- 
bart,  Ind.  .  .  .  The  Gordon  Brownells 
'43  (Catherine  Wittenberg)  announce 
the  birth  of  their  second  child,  Peter, 
September  21,  1950  ...  If  you  don't 
mind  our  talking  about  ourselves.  Bob 
and  I  would  like  to  announce  our  sec- 
ond, too.  Katherine  arrived  on  August 
19.  1950. 

We  know  you'll  all  join  us  in  sending 
our  sympathy  to  Gloria  Haggerty  Lud- 
wig.  Her  husband,  Gilbert,  died  Aug- 
ust 19,  1950.  She  has  returned  to  live 
with  her  parents  at  306  S.  Fairview  St., 
Lock  Haven. 

(Continued  on  Col.  2,  Page  20) 


CLASS  OF  1941 


Reunion,  June  9 


Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  W.  H.asselberger 

(Jean  Steele) 

1518  Westmoreland  Ave.,  Syracuse  10,  N.  Y. 

We've  reached  our  ten-year  mark — 
so  our  class  is  due  for  a  big  reunion 
June  9.  Let's  all  show  up  and  have  a 
big  celebration!!!!! 

Received  two  swell  letters  from  class- 
mates I  haven't  seen  nor  heard  from  for 
years.  Mrs.  Silas  Preston  (Peggy  Raine 
x'41)  wrote  and  said  she  is  living  in 
Lewisburg,  W.  Va.,  at  Boxley  Hall,  with 
her  husband  and  two  sons:  Silas,  Jr., 
4  years  old,  and  Joseph,  5  months  old. 
Also  heard  from  Miriam  Mensch  Gun- 
ther.  She  and  husband  John  are  liv- 
ing at  17  Roweland  Ave.,  Delmar,  N.  Y., 
with  their  two  little  girls;  Kathie  and 
Kris,  ages  3  and  5.  Thanks  a  lot  for 
writing,  girls — let's  hear  from  more  of 
you! 

John  M.  Laudenslager  reported  in 
December,  1950,  for  active  duty  in  the 
Navy,  with  the  rank  of  Lt.  Commander. 
He  will  serve  as  a  member  of  the  per- 
sonnel dept.  Following  his  service  in 
World  War  II,  he  was  one  of  the  direc- 
tors of  personnel  at  Penn  State,  where 
he  earned  his  master's  in  psychology 
and  has  been  pursuing  work  leading  to 
the  doctorate. 

MARCH      1951 


Bucknell's  fine  Glee  Club,  good  to  look  at  as  well  as  to  hear  both  on  TV  and  "in  person". 
Tlie  Club,  on  this  year's  tour,  had  an  auspicious  start  before  some  500  members  of  tire  Bucknell 
family— the  Philadelphia  Alumni  Club.  The  boys  appeared  on  television  station  WCAU  and 
then  went  on  to  some  17  concerts  in  New  Jersey,  New  York,  and  Connecticut,  winding  up  one  of 
the  most  successful  and  enjoyable  tours  at  the  Hotel  Commodore  in  New  York  City. 

19 


Future  '^ucknelliatis 

1932 

A  daughter,  Cynthia  Jane,  was  born 
to  Attorney  and  Mrs.  Paul  Johnson  of 
Mifflinburg   on  November   26,    1950. 


CLASS   OF   1936 


Reunion,  June  9 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  T.  Shaub  (Vir- 
ginia Nylund),  who  reside  at  823  S.  49th 
St..  Philadelphia  43.  have  a  young  son, 
Paul  Harry,  born  November  22,  1949. 

1947 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  L.  Piodgers,  Jr. 
(Nancy  R.  Anchor)  are  the  parents  of  a 
son,  Francis  Leo  HI,  born  April  23,  1950. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  E.  Craumer 
became  parents  of  a  son,  William  Ells- 
worth, Jr.,  November  27,  1950.  The 
father  for  the  past  two  and  a  half  years 
has  been  comptroller  of  the  University 
of  Alaska,  near  Fairbanks. 

Claire  Teresa,  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Vito  L.  d'Amore  (Jean  Crofoot), 
was  born  February  27,  1950.  They  are 
located  at  1041  Dewey  St.,  Greensboro, 
N.  C. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Drew  Devens  are  the 
parents  of  a  daughter,  Darina  Ellen, 
born  October  15,  1950.  The  family 
resides  in  A  r  u  b  a,  Netherlands  West 
Indies,  where  Drew  is  employed  as  an 
engineer  by  the  Lago  Oil  &  Transport 
Co. 

A  son,  Russell  Edward,  was  added 
to  the  family  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  Ed- 
ward Dueger  (V.  Gay  Russell  '38)  on 
June  14,  1950.  He  has  two  sisters, 
Barbara  Gay,  8,  and  Carol  Lynn,  2. 
The  Duegers  live  at  31  Park  Lane  Drive, 
Albertson,   L.   I.,   N.   Y. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Fell  (Eliza- 
beth Faint)  have  a  young  son.  Dale 
Eliot,  born  March  2,  1950.  The  Fells 
may  be  addressed  at  1  Main  St.,  Ridge- 
field,  Conn. 

Eileen  Marie  is  the  name  given  to 
the  daughter  born  October  26,  1950,  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Earle  Pedigo,  Jr.  (Betty 
Snyder  '49),  who  reside  at  3304  -  33rd 
St.,  Nitro,  W.  Va. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  M.  Sherwood 
announced  the  birth  of  a  son,  Andrew 
John,  September  19,  1950.  Their  address 
is  21  S.  37th  St.,  Philadelphia  4. 

A  son,  Michael,  was  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Edgar  K.  Smith  on  May  20,  1950. 
The  father  is  teaching  on  a  fellowship 
and  studying.  The  Smiths  reside  at 
11250  Nine  Mile  Rd.,  Whitmore  Lake, 
Mich. 

The  second  child  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F. 
W.  Meyn  (Betty  J.  Whipple  x'45)— 
Jean  Elizabeth —  joined  the  family  on 
April  23,  1950.  The  Meyns  reside  at 
5213  E.  114th  St.,  Garfield  Hts.,  Cleve- 
land 25,  O. 

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CLASS   OF  1944 
(Continued  from  Page  10) 

Haig  Kantarian  x'44  was  married  No- 
vember 5,  1950  to  Lita  Zarifian  .  .  . 
Betty  Baush,  who  worked  for  the  Office 
of  the  Naval  Attache  in  Santiago,  Chile, 
married  Reginald  C.  McCrow  in  Octo- 
ber, 1949.  Their  address  is:  Caixa 
Postal  5400,  Rio  de  Janiero,  Brazil  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Julius  B.  Tusty  (Doris  E.  Bullwin- 
kel),  whose  husband  is  a  minister  of  the 
Lutheran  Church,  resides  at  147-17 
Charter  Rd.,  Apt.  GB.  Jamaica  2,  N.  Y. 
They  have  two  children,  Bette  Ann  5. 
and  James  Robert  1  .  .  .  Mary  R.  Ben- 
nett and  Melvin  L.  Shirey  were  mar- 
ried August  31,  1950.  She  is  employed 
by  the  Pennsylvania  State  Department 
of  Public  Assistance,  and  her  husband 
is  in  business  for  himself  .  .  .  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Roland  B.  Hogan,  Jr.  x'44  and  their 
children,  Peggy  5,  and  Glenn  10 
months,  reside  on  W.  Pine  St.,  Plaistow, 
N.  H.  Roland  is  a  commercial  artist 
with  the  Keezer  Manufacturing  Co.  .  .  . 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roy  C.  Smith,  Jr.,  (Edith 
F.  Scharff)  who  live  at  110  DeGroff  St., 
Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  are  the  parents  of 
two  children,  Clint  iVz  and  Sarah  Jane, 
born  April  12,  1950  .  .  .  Fay  Myers 
writes  that  she  became  Mrs.  James  H. 
Rudy  on  May  20,  1950  at  Ashland,  and 
is  busy  housekeeping  at  511  Trites  Ave., 
Glen  Olden  .  .  .  Eleanor  Cummings,  on 
the  faculty  of  the  Katherine  Gibbs 
School  in  New  York  City,  received  her 
master's  degree  from  Columbia  Univer- 
sity in  1950  .  .  .  Janet  B.  Leach  is  person- 
nel assistant  in  the  Philadelphia  district 
office  of  the  Westinghouse  Electric  Sup- 
ply Co.  Her  address  is  1009  Emerald 
Ave.,  Collingswood,  N.  J.  .  .  .  Peter 
M.  Mensky  wrote  a  summary  of  the  six 
monthly  meetings  of  the  Lackawanna 
County  teachers,  analyzing  the  contents 
of  The  Elementary  Course  of  Study 
(Bulletin  233-B)  for  the  annual  and 
directory  published  for  the  72nd  annual 
Teachers'  Institute  of  Lackawanna 
County  at  West  Scranton  High  School, 
November  2-3,  1950.  He  is  supervising 
principal  of  the  Scott  Township  Schools 
.  .  .  Helen  E.  Royer  has  been  named 
for  a  one-year  appointment  as  an  in- 
structor in  history  at  Bucknell,  begin- 
ning last  September.  She  lives  at  115 
S.  Fifth  St.,  Lewisburg. 

New   addresses:     Phyllis   B.   Adams, 

Burbank  Ave.,  Bedford  Hills,  N.  Y.; 
Mrs.  Fred  V.  Brook,  Jr.  (M.  Elizabeth 
Baldwin  x'44),  R.  D.  4,  West  Chester; 
Mrs.  Edward  Lacko  (Nonette  M.  Gesch- 
windt),  R.  D.  1,  North  Wales;  Mrs.  Win- 
slow  Long  (Barbara  Henry  x'44),  Ches- 
tertown,  Md.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  E. 
Miller  (E.  Jane  Perrin  '47),  1932  Lard- 
ner  St.,  Philadelphia  24;  John  E.  Rau- 
denbush,  Box  459-A,  Rt.  3,  Alexandria, 
Va.;  Louis  W.  Mardaga,  308  C  Garden 
Rd.,  Towson  4,  Md. 

(Class  Reports  continued  on  Page  21) 


CLASS  OF  1946 


Reunion,  June  9 


T)own  the  oAisle 


1947 


I 


John  W.  Arbogast,  Jr.  and  Dorothy 
M.  Mark  were  married  December  22, 
1950.  The  former  is  a  senior  student 
in  Temple  University  School  of  Medi- 
cine. The  couple  may  be  addressed  at 
201-B  Parkview  Apts.,  Collingswood, 
N.   J. 

Joseph  W.  Barber  and  Marie  D.  Bogo- 
sian  '48  were  united  in  marriage  June 
11,  1950,  and  reside  at  322  W.  104th  St., 
New  York,  N.  Y.  The  former  is  adver- 
tising space  salesman  for  Institutions 
Magazine;  his  wife,  a  floor  manager  in 
McCreery's. 

Grace     ("Lynn")     Deissler    and    Dr. 

Heinz  Gronau  were  married  October  28, 
1950,  and  are  residing  at  26  Carll  Rd., 
Middletown,  Conn.  Mi-s.  Gronau,  upon 
her  marriage,  resigned  her  position  as 
Junior  Supervisor  with  the  Montgom- 
ery Coimty  Board  of  Assistance. 

Mathias  F.  Erieg  and  Beverlee  A. 
Mooney  were  married  September  10, 
1950.  Their  address  is  Ala  Wai  Terrace 
Apts.,  Honolulu,  Hawaii. 

W.  Roger  Fetter  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Meredith  L.  Brough  on 
November  19,  1950.  A  graduate  of 
Dickinson  Law  School,  he  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  law  in  Lewis- 
burg, his  home  community,  for  the 
past  year. 

Richard  C.  Reece  and  Susan  Womack 
were  married  August  26,  1950,  and  are 
residing  at  University  Lane,  Man- 
chester-by-the-Sea,  Mass.  Since  re- 
ceiving the  master's  degree  in  architec- 
ture last  June,  he  has  been  dividing  his 
time  between  Sylvania  Electric  Prod- 
ucts, Inc.,  where  he  is  a  design  engineer, 
and  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology, where  he  teaches  design  in  the 
School  of  Architecture. 

Charlotte  V.  Schultz  became  the 
bride  of  Samuel  A.  Custer  August  7, 
1950.  The  groom  having  been  recalled' 
to  active  duty  in  the  Air  Force,  the 
couple  now  resides  at  244  Gilbert  St., 
Hampton,  Va. 

Joseph  W.  Snyder  x'47  and  Ann  H. 
Herbert  were  married  June  24,  1950. 
Mr.  Snyder  is  director  of  public  rela- 
tions  at  Lincoln  University. 

X1951 

Julia  Reichard  and  Paul  C.  Schleppy 
were  united  in  marriage  June  17,  1950. 
Both  are  employed  at  the  West  Branch 
Creamery  in  Milton. 

MARCH      1951 


CLASS  OF  1948 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  R.  D.  Athkki.kv 

(Joann  G.  Golightly) 
306  S.  Harrison  St..  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

It's  the  beginning  of  a  new  year — 
and  though  others  may  say,  "'You're  a 
year  older,"  we  can  come  back  with, 
"And  a  year  more  successful."  Besides, 
there's  not  a  more  faithful  class  than 
ours  as  evidenced  by  our  showing  at 
Homecoming  '50 — it  was  a  great  game 
and  a  worthwhile  week-end  with  so 
many  of  the  old  gang  to  see. 

Had  word  that  Nita  Coleman  was 
married  on  Memorial  Day  in  Allen- 
town,  Pa.,  to  Norman  Schaffer,  and 
they  are  living  in  Lebanon.  Betty  Hoile 
and  Sally  Gottfried  '49  attended  the 
wedding. 

Another  note  arrived  from  Dorothy 
Seesholtz,  who  was  graduated  from  The 
Philadelphia  School  of  Occupational 
Therapy  in  June,  1950,  and  is  at  present 
a  staff  occupational  therapist  at  Phila- 
delphia Psychiatric  Hospital.  Her  pres- 
ent mailing  address  is  413  S.  44th  St., 
Philadelphia. 

A  very  interesting  letter  from  out 
west  arrived  from  John  B.  Clark,  who 
is  now  associated  with  the  Aeronautical 
Division  of  the  Minneapolis-Honeywell 
Regulator  Co.  and  can  be  addressed  at 
3210  Texas  Ave.,  St.  Louis  Park,  Min- 
neapolis 16,  Minn.  John  reports  he  was 
recently  appointed  editor  for  the  "Ju- 
nior Forum,"  which  is  a  section  in  the 
magazine.  Mechanical  Engineering. 
Also,  a  new  addition  to  his  family — a 
daughter,  Cynthia  Anne,  born  October 
29,  1950. 

An  address  many  have  asked  for  and 
which  has  just  recently  become  some- 
what permanent  is  that  of  Florence 
Fellows,  who  was  married  on  June  10, 
1950,  to  James  R.  Skove.  In  the  wed- 
ding party  were  Tom  '49  and  Helen  Bu- 
sing Skove  '48,  brother  and  sister-in-law 
of  the  bridegroom,  and,  of  course,  yours 
truly.  Attending  the  wedding  recep- 
tion were  Debby  and  Pete  Hender- 
son and  Ginny  and  Tony  Cindrich. 
Flo's  present  address  is  3733  Montevista 
Rd.,  Cleveland  Heights  21,  O. 

Here  are  future  Bucknellians  born  to 
some  of  our  classmates:  Sally  'Virginia, 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Gold  x'46  CVir- 
ginia  Lehr),  July  21,  1950  .  .  .  Jan 
Wyn,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  McLar- 
en, September  22,  1950  .  .  .  Linda 
Dale,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  H.  Son- 
nichsen  (Gertrude  E.  Hogg  x'50),  April 
15,  1950  .  .  .  Raymond  Leslie,  Jr.  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  L.  Tyler  (June 
A.  Frantz  '47),  July  20,  1950. 

Dot  Harrison,  my  weekly  source  of 
Bucknell  information,  took  an  interest- 
ing eight-week  tour  of  Europe  the  end 
of  last  summer — came  back  with  lots  of 
pictures  and  many  a  story. 

New  addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Imly  S. 
Abbott,  Jr.  (Helen  M.  Stanley  x'43), 
1924  Crestmont  Drive,  Aliquippa;  Eliz- 
abeth A.  Billhime,  624  "West  End  Ave., 
New  York  24,  N.  Y.:  P.  A.  Ciccarelli, 
358  Market  St.,  Williamsport  3;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Anthony  Cindrich  ( 'Virginia  M. 
Malhiot),  544  "Washington  St.,  Carlstadt, 
N.  J.;  Jesse  F.  Davis,  Box  641,  Lewis- 
town;  Alex  Foster,  113  "W.  Market  St., 
Danville;  John  E.  Freeman,  401  S.  Nar- 
berth  Ave.,  Narberth:  Mary  E.  Green, 
R.  F.  D.  2,  Bushkill  Dr.,  M.  R.  35,  Eas- 
ton;  Mrs.  Virginia  Kuntzmann  Meritz, 
148-H  Howard  Dr..  Bergenfield,  N.  J.; 
Mrs.  Rolande  Morris  Piatt  x'48,  1  Club 
Dr.,  Woodmere.  L.  I.,  N.  Y.;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  David  C.  Messersmith  (Anne  L. 
Bailey),  Hess  Blvd.,  R.  D.  3,  Lancaster; 
Mrs.  'Warren  J.  Steele  (Marion  D.  Ro- 

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A  F.\.\iiMAK  Springtime  Sckne  on  Bucknei-l  C.a,mpus 


dan),  24  Lansdowne  Ave.,  Haddonfield, 
N.  J.:  Jacques  L.  Sallade,  1001  Cherry 
St.,  "Williamsport;  Richard  G.  Shoemak- 
er, 25  S.  Main  Ave.,  Albany  3,  N.  Y.; 
Wilbert  G.  "Veit,  41  W.  Lancaster  Ave., 
Ardmore. 

CLASS  OF  1949 

Class  Reporter:     Marilyn  Harer 
505  Columbia  Ave.,  Lansdale,  Pa. 

Births:  Scott  "Warren  (their  second 
son),  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Adam- 
son  (Carolyn  Hand  '47),  September  14, 
1950;  father  is  sales  engineer  with  Ben- 
dix-Westinghouse;  address:  1644  Graf- 
ton Rd..  Elyria,  O.  .  .  .  Linda  Suzanne, 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  S.  Doebler, 
March  30.  1950;  attending  doctor  was 
Ralph  Bell;  address:  5223  Palmers  Mill 
Rd.,  Clifton  Heights  ...  a  daughter,  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lloyd  W.  Furman,  Jr. 
(Louise  Karraker  '48).  August  8,  1950; 
address:  20  Castle  Rd.,  Nahant,  Mass. 
.  .  .  Cathy  Lvnn,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rich- 
ard G.  Hogentogler,  September  29,  1950; 
address:  611  Linden  Ave.,  York  .  .  . 
Susan  Kathy,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth 
F.  Maloney,  January  12,  1950;  father  is 
senior  chemical  engineer  with  the 
American  Arabian  Oil  Co.  .  .  .  Ernest 
Stephen,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  E.  Mot- 
teram,  March  7,  1950;  father  is  teacher 
in  "Woodstown  (N.  J.)  High  School  .  .  . 
Stephen  Ralph,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G. 
Ralph  Noble,  September  22,  1950;  fa- 
ther is  teacher  in  Juniata  Jt.  High 
School,  Mifflintown  .  .  .  Bonnie  Jean, 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neal  E.  Stamm  x'49; 
address:  1612  N.  48th  St.,  East  St.  Lou- 
is, 111. 

Marriages:     Elaine  Bennett  and  Dr. 

Lenard  D.  Steiner;  address:  140  E.  46th 
St.,  New  York,  N.  Y.  ...  Albert  R. 
Brown  and  R.  Marie  Puhak,  November 
8.  1950:  groom  is  field  engineer  for  the 
Bethlehem  Steel  Corp.,  at  Sandy  Point. 
Md.  .  .  .  Frank  H.  Campbell  and  Jac- 
queline M.  Cruse  '50.  July  29,  1950; 
Frank  is  chemical  engineer  with  Best 
Foods.  Inc.;  address:  328  "Walnut  St.. 
Roselle  Park.  N.  J.  .  .  .  Carol  Ann 
Dawson  x'49,  and  Dr.  Kirk  H.  Strong, 
June  18,  1950;  matron  of  honor,  Mrs. 
Marjorie  Darnell  Evans  '49;  address: 
519  Stone  St.,  Flint,  Mich.  .  .  .  Victor 
Denenberg  and  Ruth  A.  Orner  x'51. 
August  27.  1950  .  .  .  Donald  E.  Der- 
shem  and  Bette  Rouse.  September  3, 
1950;  groom  is  district  sales  representa- 
tive of  the  Burroughs  Adding  Machine 
Co.;   address:     Boalsburg  .  .  .  Virginia 


M.  Eyster  and  Carl  N.  Lloyd.  Septem- 
ber 24.  1950  .  .  .  Robert  D.  Hollyday 
and  Alice  A.  Minnich  '48,  February  26. 
1950;  address:  313  Chestnut  St.,  Ro- 
selle, N.  J.  .  .  .  Robert  N.  Hulen  and 
Pauline  A.  Metzerott,  December  28, 
1950  .  .  .  Roy  P.  Jackman  and  Shirley 
Mathieson,  July  1,  1950;  Drew  Mathie- 
son  '50  and  Floyd  Taylor  were  ushers; 
address:  Apt.  ID,  3011  Edwin  Ave., 
Fort  Lee,  N.  J.  .  .  .  John  C.  Kissinger 
and  Nancy  Louise  "Wagner,  September 
30,  1950:  groom  is  bacteriologist  for  the 
Campbell  Soup  Co.;  address:  46th  and 
High  Sts.,  Pennsauken,  N.  J.  .  .  .  Royle 
M.  Mills  and  Mary  Lois  Kennedy,  June 
17,  1950;  groom  employed  by  the  Mo- 
nongahela  power  station;  address:  110 
George  St.,  St.  Mary,  'W.  Va.  .  .  .  Bar- 
bara Minton  and  Rolland  R.  Gasser  H, 
June  12.  1950;  address:  30  Audrea  Rd., 
Framingham  Centre.  Mass.  .  .  .  Ed- 
ward H.  Reading  and  Beverly  Boudinot, 
September,  1950;  groom  is  construction 
engineer  with  E.  I.  duPont  deNemours 
Co.;  address:  P.  O.  Box  500,  Seaford. 
Del.  .  .  .  John  J.  Remek  x'49  and  Lois 
J.  Cunningham,  November  23,  1950; 
John  is  employed  by  an  oil  corporation 
in  Harrisburg  .  .  .  Mary  R.  Scouller 
and  Gordon  L.  Nelson,  August  19.  1950; 
classmate  attendants:  Patricia  Owens, 
Sally  Shreve  and  Grace  Livengood  Vol- 
lenweider;  Mary  is  still  teaching  in  the 
Fair  Lawn  High  School;  residence:  43 
Sunnyside  Blvd.,  Dumont,  N.  J.  .  .  . 
Ernest  J.  Thompson  and  Ethelmae 
Pangburn  '50.  June  24,  1950,  groom  em- 
ployed by  the  Hartford  Life  Insurance 
Co.,  Hartford,  Conn. 

What  Classmates  Are  Doing:  Stanley 
R.  Acker,  Bldg.  11.  Apt.  4,  Ross-Ade 
Drive,  "West  Lafayette,  Ind.,  was  gradu- 
ated with  a  master's  degree  in  psychol- 
ogy from  Purdue  University  in  June. 
1950.  He  is  continuing  work  there  to- 
ward a  Ph.D.  degree  and  teaching  half- 
time.  His  wife  is  the  former  Barbara 
Bechtel  .  .  .  James  A.  Bortner,  having 
been  called  to  active  duty  last  August, 
is  now  teaching  mathematics  in  the 
Navy  instead  of  at  Bucknell;  address: 
Electronic  Materiel  School  Staff,  Trea- 
sure  Island,    San   Francisco,   Calif. 


CLASS  OF  1950 


Reunion,  June  9 


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EDITORIAL 


The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25.  President    501  Bloom  St.,  Danville 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  First  Vice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  .1. 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer  35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg 

J.  HENRY  SHOTT  x'22.  Secretary  116  Faculty  Court,  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.  DAVIS  '11,  Editor  1*0  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Directors 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '29,  606  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa.   (1951) 
DANIEL  M.  ROOP  'J,%  38  Fells  Rd..  Manchester,  Mass.  (1951) 
MRS.    ,1.    B.    KELLY    (Emilv   Devine    '21),    1569    Metropolitan    Ave..    New 

York  City  62,  N.  Y.    (1951) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23,  Box  226,  Vineland,  N.  J.   (1951) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  AVoodbury.  N.  J.   (1951) 
EUGENE  D.  CARSTATER  '26,  R.  D.  No.   1,  Falls  Church,  Va.   (1952) 
HOWARD  V.  FISHER  '13,  1319  Reading  Blvd.,  Wyomissing,  Pa.  (1952) 
HARRY  F.  HARTZELL  x'08,  Maydwell  &  Hartzell,  Inc.,  158-168  11th  St., 

San  Francisco.  Calif.   (1952) 
MRS.  T.  JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '26),  1021  Highmont  Rd.. 

Pittsburgh  32,  Pa.    (1952) 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  360  Bond  St.,  Bridgeport  8,  Conn.   (1952) 
I.  H.  MARANTZ  '48,  247  Central  Park  West,  New  York,  N.  Y.   (1953) 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25,   501   Bloom   St.,  Danville,  Pa.    (1953) 
MRS.   THOMAS  B.   SEAR    (Rita  Holbrook  '37),   185  Elmore  Rd.,   Monroe 

Meadows,  Brighton,  Rochester  10,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '20,  2107  Wharton  Rd.,  Glenside,  Pa.    (1953) 
ARTHUR  R.  YOM  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.   (1953) 

{         )  Year  Term  Expires. 


Commencement  Innovations 

Alumni  Day  at  the  June,  1951,  Commencement  -will 
mark  the  introduction  of  several  innovations  in  the 
program.  The  additions  are  designed  to  give  return- 
ing Alumni  a  greater  opportunity  to  visit  with  class- 
mates as  well  as  to  provide  a  time  for  all  Alumni  to 
gather  and  hear  a  full  report  by  President  Hildreth  on 
the  State  of  the  University.  Elsewhere  in  this  issue  of 
The  Bucknell  Alumnus  will  be  found  a  complete  program 
of  the  activities  planned. 

One  of  the  new  features  this  year  will  make  provi- 
sion for  returning  Alumni  to  register,  reune  and  rem- 
inisce "alone-together."  At  11:00  a.  m.  on  Saturday, 
June  9,  each  reuning  class  will  gather  at  its  own  head- 
quarters in  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building  to  ex- 
change greetings  with  classmates,  register  and  prepare 
for  the  gala  All-Alumni  Parade.  Led  by  the  band,  the 
colorful  procession  will  move  to  Davis  Gym  for  lunch- 
eon. The  graduating  class  of  1951  will  join  the  throng 
to  symbolize  its  joining  the  ranks  of  loyal  Alumni  of 
Alma  Mater. 

The  All-Alumni  Luncheon  at  12:30  on  Saturday 
will  include  Alumni  and  their  friends  from  all  classes, 
whether  or  not  they  are  having  a  reunion  this  year. 
The  program  of  the  All-Alumni  Luncheon  will  itself 
feature  a  number  of  special  events,  such  as  recognition 
of  the  Emeritus  Qub  (members  of  the  Class  of  1900 
and  previous  years),  the  Class  of  1901  (50th  reunion), 
the  Class  of  1926  (25th  reunion),  the  Class  of  1950  (first 
reunion),  and  the  Class  of  1951,  which  will  be  officially 
inductee!  into  the  General  Alumni  Association.  Brief 
reports  of  elections  conducted  earlier  in  the  day  at 
the  meeting  of  the  General  Alumni  Association  will 
be  made  at  the  All-Alumni  Luncheon.  The  gift  of  the 
Class  of  1951  will  be  announced  at  that  time. 

The  dedication  of  the  new  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand 
Library  will  follow  the  All-Alumni  Luncheon.  Im- 
mediately after  the  celebration  of  this  milestone  in 
the  growth  of  Bucknell  University,  the  President's 
Reception  for  Alumni  and  guests  will  be  conducted  at 
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the  library.  At  this  time  the  traditional  band  concert, 
formerly  conducted  on  the  lower  campus  opposite 
the  President's  home,  will  be  held  on  the  library 
grounds.  Here  again  Alumni  from  all  classes  will 
have  an  opportunity  to  greet  men  and  women  from 
the  entire  University.  It  is  hoped  that  on  this  occasion 
graduates,  students,  parents,  faculty,  and  administra- 
tion will  be  present  to  visit  each  other  at  leisure.  Some 
few  classes  may  want  to  schedule  off-campus  gather- 
ings at  this  time,  but  it  is  hoped  that  all  classes  will  be 
represented  at  the  dedication  and  reception. 

A  third  opportunity  for  each  class  to  gather  and 
reminisce  will  be  provided  on  Sunday  morning.  This 
part  of  the  class  reunion  may  take  the  form  of  a  class 
breakfast,  followed  by  attendance  at  a  local  church  as 
a  group,  or  a  gathering  at  the  home  of  some  local 
Alumni  member.  Golf  enthusiasts  will  find  this  an  ex- 
cellent opportunity  for  their  round  on  the  links.  Com- 
mencement exercises  will  be  held  at  1  :30  Sunday  after- 
noon, as  has  been  the  custom  during  the  past  few 
years. 

Another  innovation  this  year  arises  from  the  de- 
sire of  the  University  to  help  returning  Alumni  solve 
the  problem  of  housing  accommodations  at  Com- 
mencement time.  To  this  end  it  is  planned  to  offer  on  a 
"first  come,  first  served"  basis  suites  for  couples  in  the 
East  Wing  and  West  Wing  of  Old  Main.  Rooms  will  be 
available  in  West  College  for  single  men,  while  Hunt 
Hall  will  provide  housing  accommodations  for  the 
girls.  The  Men's  Dining  Hall  will  provide  dining  ser- 
vice for  Alumni  and  parents  during  the  entire  week 
end,  except  at  noon  on  Saturday,  when  the  entire  Uni- 
versity food  equipment  will  be  concentrated  on  serving 
the  All-Alumni  Luncheon. 

This  program  provides  new  features  of  entertain- 
ment, new  opportunities  for  conviviality  for  every 
Alumnus  whether  or  not  his  particular  class  is  reuning 
this  year.  Every  effort  is  being  put  forth  to  make  the 
visit  of  parents  to  the  campus  comfortable  and  inter- 
esting. Alumni  Day  in  1951  can  be  your  biggest  and 
best  ever !  Mark  June  9  and  10  on  your  calendar 
NOW  and  every  class  will  better  its  previous  record. 
Bucknell  is  on  the  move.  Return  to  the  campus  in 
June  and  renew  old  friendships. 


Remember  those  days  u  licii  we  went  collecting,  away  out  in  some 
beautiful  mountain  valley?  The  name  of  the  place  is  forgotten,  but 
we  know  it  is  still  there,  where  clear  streams,  flowers  and  birds  re- 
place the  textbook  and  nature  herself  is  the  teacher. 

MARCH      1951 


Left  to  right:  Haydeii,  Wolfe,   Hiklretli,  Maeby,  Bond,  aiul  Stewait. 

Laying  Cornerstone  of  Bertrand 
Library 

At  noon  on  Saturday,  February  24,  the  cornerstone  of 
Bucknell's  new  library  was  laid,  in  the  cornerstone  a 
copper  box  was  placed,  sealed  for  posterity.  It  contains 
documents  of  historical  interest  to  the  University,  such  as 
Centennial  History  of  Bucknell  University,  Inauguration 
of  Horace  A.  Hildreth,  Bucknell  Alumnus  (June,  1950)  ; 
reports  of  president,  treasurer  and  librarian ;  pictorial 
maps  ;  wire  recordings  of  the  Centennial  Commencement ; 
and  schedules  of  athletic  games.  Group  photographs  of 
all  fraternities,  sororities  and  BISA,  with  appended  lists  of 
members,  had  also  been  placed  in  the  box. 

Besides  a  large  reading  room  and  periodical  room, 
Bertrand  Library  will  have  an  art  gallery,  a  browsing 
room,  a  rare  book  room,  a  music  listening  room,  seminar 
rooms  for  the  various  departments,  faculty  study  rooms, 
a  visual  aids  library  with  a  projection  room  that  can  seat 
100,  office  and  storage  space. 

The  library  will  accommodate  400,000  volumes,  of 
which  130,000  will  be  placed  on  the  shelves  before  the 
1951   Commencement. 

At  the  outdoor  ceremony  Dr.  Norman  Stewart,  chair- 
man of  the  Library  Committee,  gave  the  invocation.  There 


were  brief  speeches  by  Dr.  Mary  Wolfe,  chairman  of  the 
buildings  and  grounds  committee  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees ;  Harold  W.  Hayden,  librarian ;  and  John  T.  Maeby, 
president  of  the  Student-Faculty  Congress.  Dr.  Hildreth 
then  laid  the  cornerstone,  the  benediction  was  pronounced 
by  Dr.  Charles  M.  Bond,  and  students,  faculty  and  friends 
moved  away  to  give  place  to  the  workmen,  under  whose 
hands  Bertrand  Library  is  steadily  growing  to  its  final 
proud  height. 

Hostetter  '0%  Honored 

(Continued  from  Page  6) 

American  award  for  "distinguished  achievement  in  the 
field  of  ceramics",  the  Bleininger  Award,  he  being  the 
fourth  recipient  of  the  honor.  In  writing  to  the  Blein- 
inger Award  Committee,  Dr.  Hostetter  expressed  his  great 
pleasure  at  the  honor  thus  conferred  and  stated  that  he 
was  accepting  it  for  and  in  behalf  of  his  many  associates 
over  the  years  who  were  primarily  responsible  for  what- 
ever achievements  were  thus  recognized  by  the  Committee. 

After  his  graduation  from  Bucknell  in  1908,  where 
he  had  distinguished  himself  in  chemistry,  he  taught  two 
years  at  his  Alma  Mater,  then  spent  two  years  with  the 
U.  S.  Bureau  of  Standards  and  followed  this  with  seven 
years'  service  at  the  Geophysical  Laboratory  at  the  Car- 
negie Institute  of  Technology. 

From  here  he  went  to  the  Corning  Glass  Works  at 
Corning,  New  York.  After  some  11  years'  experience  in 
production  and  manufacturing  with  Corning  Glass  Works, 
Dr.  Hostetter  was  appointed  director  of  development  and 
research,  and  it  was  during  his  administration  of  the  de- 
partment that  the  large  mirror  for  what  is  now  known  as 
the  Hale  telescope  on  Mount  Palomar  was  undertaken  as 
a  development  project  and  successfully  cast  on  the  second 
attempt.  The  task  of  producing  such  a  large  casting  of 
glass — 200  inches  in  diameter  and  weighing  approximate- 
ly 20  tons — was  unprecedented  in  the  history  of  glassmak- 
ing  and  was  made  possible  only  by  having  available  the 
resources  in  skill  and  experience  of  a  large  technical  or- 
ganization working  in  close  cooperation  with  the  experi- 
enced artisans  and  craftsmen  of  the  manufacturing  and 
production  departments. 

From  Corning,  Dr.  Hostetter  went  to  the  Hartford- 
Empire  Company  as  vice-president  and  director  of  re- 
search, going  later  to  the  Mississippi  Glass  Company  of 
St.  Louis,  Missouri,  as  its  president.  He  recently  retired 
from  this  position.  During  his  long  and  successful  career, 
he  has  written  voluminously  in  his  field  and  is  Hsted  in 
American  Men  of  Science  and  Who's  Who  in  America. 

Dr.  Hostetter  and  his  wife,  the  former  Ida  May  Fisher, 
reside  at  1561  Dale  Avenue,  Winter  Park,  Florida. 


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MARCH       1951 


Dear  Alumni, 

In  this  message  to  Ahtnini  and  friends  of  Buckuell  I  shoidd  like  to  call  special 
attention  to  our  plans  for  Commencement  in  June.  Some  of  the  details  of  the  pro- 
gram are  covered  in  this  issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  hut  1  shoidd  like 
to  mention  the  philosophy  and  reasoning  in  the  minds  of  the  Commencement  Com- 
mittee ivhich  lie  behind  the  detailed  plans. 

Nothing  cements  the  ties  hetween  the  Alumni  and  the  University  so  much  as 
return  to  the  campus.  The  strengthening  of  these  ties  we  believe  to  be  of  great  value 
to  the  college  and  we  also  believe  the  lives  of  our  Alumni  are  always  enriched  by  this 
experience. 

The  greatest  thrill  from  returning  for  Commencement  comes  from  the  opportuni- 
ties, first,  for  renewing  old  friendships  and,  second,  making  new  friendships.  To  facili- 
tate these  objectives  we  are  making  our  furnished  dormitories  available  for  returning 
Alumni  at  cost  prices  which  will  be  a  convenience  to  the  Alumni  and  give  them  an  op- 
portunity to  see  more  of  each  other an  opportunity  they  miss  when  their  reserva- 
tions are  scattered  from  Williamsport  to  Sunbury. 

We  intend  to  put  on  a  program,  including  an  Alumni  luncheon  Saturday  noon 
in  the  Davis  Gymnasium,  which  will  he  so  interesting  that  Alumni  will  not  want  to 
miss  it.  Incidentally,  by  having  an  Alumni  luncheon  in  the  Davis  Gymnasium,  where 
all  returning  Alumni  can  eat  at  the  same  time,  we  will  be  eliminating  much  confusion. 

Additional  time  will  be  given  for  class  reunions  either  on  or  off  the  campus. 

By  bringing  all  the  Alumni  together  for  a  luncheon,  at  which  the  graduating 
class  will  be  guests  of  the  college  and  welcomed  into  the  Alumni  group  before  they 
ever  leave  the  campus,  we  believe  that  the  Alumni  will  best  he  able  to  learn  of  the 
important  events  that  have  occurred  during  the  year  and  of  the  most  interesting  future 
plans  for  the  University. 

Primarily  we  want  to  make  Commencement  annually  so  attractive  and  so  much 
fun  for  returning  Alumni  that  they  will  never  want  to  miss  it.  We  believe  it  can  be 
made  even  more  attractive  and  interesting  than  Homecoming  in  the  fall,  primarily  be- 
cause there  will  be  more  time  and  more  opportunity  to  see  old  friends  and  become 
acquainted  with  what  is  happening  on  the  campus. 

Personally,  I  believe  that,  with  the  attractive  program  that  we  are  planning  to 
arrange,  several  thousand  of  our  Alumni  will  soon  he  happily  returning  to  our  campus 
each  Commencement  with  their  families.  I  hope  you  will  start  now  making  plans  to 
come  hack  to  Commencement  this  June  so  that  with  our  new  program  we  will  start 
off  by  breaking  all  records  for  Commencement  attendance  in  June,  1951. 

Sincerely  yours, 


President. 


ALUMNUS 


JUNE    195  1 


The  One  Hundred  and  First 

Annual  Lommencenient 

(Eastern  Daylight  Saving  Time) 

SUNDAY,  JUNE  THIRD 

3:30  p.  m. — Academic  Procession 

4:00  p.m.— BACCALAUREATE  SERVICE 

Beaver  Memorial  iMethodist  Church 

FRIDAY,  JUNE  EIGHTH 


6 :30  p.  m 

7:00  p.m. — Meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council 


Buffet  Supper  Meeting  of  Class  Presidents  and  Re- 
union Chairinen,  Fund  Managers,  Class  Reporters 

Men's  Dining  Hall 


:00  p.  m.- 


8:30  a.  m.- 

8:30  a.  m.- 
9:00  a.  m.- 
9:30  a.  m.- 

11:00  a.  m,- 

11:00  a.  m.- 
12:15  p.  m.- 

12:30  p.  m.- 
2:30  p.  m.- 

3:00  p.  m.- 

4:00  p.  m.- 

6:00  p.  m.- 
8:30  p.  m.- 


Hunt  Hall  Library 

-Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  General  Alumni 
Association       -       -        Alumni  Office,  116  East  Wing 


SATURDAY,  JUNE  NINTH 

-Phi  Beta  Kappa  Breakfast 

Sun  Porch,  Women's  Dining  Hall 

-Bison  Club  Breakfast         -         Women's  Dining  Hall 

-Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees    Hunt  Hall  Library 

-Meeting  of  the  General  Alumni  Association 

Vaughan  Literature  Auditorium 

-Motion  Picture  "Campus  Memories" 

Vaughan  Literature  Auditorium 

-Class  Reunions     -     -     Vaughan  Literature  Building 

-Parade  from  Vaughan  Literature  Building  to  Davis 
Gymnasium 


-All-Alumni  Luncheon 


Davis  Gymnasium 


-Meeting  of  classes  that  will  hold  Reunions  in  June. 
1952  -  -  Vaughan  Literature  Auditorium 

-Dedication    of    the    ELLEN    CLARKE    BERTRAND 
Library 

-President's  Reception   and   Concert 

New  Quadrangle 
(Opposite  the  Bertrand  Library) 
-Symposia  of  Fraternities  and  Sororities 

-Cap  and  Dagger  Play — Jean  Anouilh's  "Leocadia" 

Lewisburg  High  School  Auditorium 


9:00  p.m. — Commencement  Jamboree 


SUNDAY,  JUNE  TENTH 


Top-o-the-Hill 


12 :00  noon — President's   Luncheon    for   Trustees   and   Honorary 
Degree  Candidates 

Sun  Porch,  Women's  Dining  Hall 

1 :30  p.  m. — Academic  Procession 

2:00  p.  m.— COMMENCEMENT  EXERCISES 

Davis  Gymnasium 


Page 

Adventure  Abroad    3 

Alumni 

BonvcU.  David  N 13 

Bunnell.  Charles  E 18 

Colestock,  Henry  T.  .  . ._ 13 

Eisley,  Trennie  E 13 

27 

29 

18 


Haller.  Ralph  W 

Henderson,  Charles  N. 
Hoechst,  Coit  R 


Dr.   Horace   Hildreth   enjoying   recuperative   leisure   in   his   home   on   University   Avenue 
after  five  weeks  in  Geisinger  Hospital.    He  hopes  to  be  back  on  the  Hill  for  Cominencement. 


HolUnshead,  Byron  S 9 

Irzvin,  Ray  K 31 

Marts,  Arnaud  C 18 

Rienier.  Grier 23 

Sholt,  John  H 30 

Slifer,  Kenneth  IV 29 

Spotts,  S.  Dale 11 

Thaeher,  Russell   24 

Book  Shelf   7 

Burma 8 

Campus  Activities 

A  Good  Report 4 

Bertrand  Library 30 

Civil  Engineering  Society  18 

Conunencement  Week  End  IS 

Exam  Center    11 

House  Party  Week  End  14 

May  Day   4 

Nezvs  from  the  Hill 9 

Phi  Lambda  Theta  14 

ROTC  Set  Up  31 

Sports  10 

The  Buckncllian    7 

These  Are  the  Seniors 16,  17 

University  Theatre  Fund 5 

IVorld  Student  Sei-ince  Fund 29 

Class  Reports   19 

Club  Activities   12 

Complete(J  Careers    28 

Henderson,  Martha 11 

Troast.  Paul   18 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published   in   January,   March,   April,   June, 

September,   October  and   December   by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa.. 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


JUNE      1951 


Volume  XXXV— No.  7 


lUNE   1951 


Adventure  Abroad 

Charles  L.  Hitchcock  '52 

Across  the  emerald  waters  of  the  Irish  Sea  we  sighted 
England.  To  me  it  was  just  another  country,  but  to  an  old 
Englishman  standing  at  the  rail  it  was  much  more.  Tears 
.filled  his  eyes  as  he  watched  the  distant  shore.  For  two 
weeks  I  rode  by  bus  and  hitch-hiked,  via  coal-burning  lor- 
ries, on  the  wrong  side  of  narrow,  twisting  roads  through 
rich,  green,  rolling  meadows  cut  in  neat,  geometric  patterns 
by  stone  and  hedge  fences  and  dotted  with  tiny  haystacks, 
past  men  and  ladies  in  top  hats  riding  to  a  fox  hunt, 
through  the  coal  fields  of  Lancashire,  through  ancient 
walled  villages,  and  then  on  a  Sunday  morning  into  Lon- 
don past  thousands  of  cheerful  cyclers  streaming  out  from 
the  city  with  picnic  baskets  to  spend  a  holiday  in  the  coun- 
try. One  afternoon  as  I  stood  on  Westminster  Bridge 
looking  toward  Parliament  and  Westminster  Abbey,  bathed 
in  the  red  and  purple  rays  of  the  setting  sun.  Big  Ben 
struck  five.  I  began  to  understand  what  is  meant  for  an 
Englishman  returning  to  his  homeland  to  find  sudden 
tears  in  his  eyes. 

In  April  I  crossed  the  English  Channel  and  proceeded 
to  Paris,  City  of  Light,  "which  caters  with  equal  gusto  to 
the  mind,  the  body,  and  the  emotions."  Then  by  train  I 
went  through  war-ravaged  villages  in  the  Ardennes  Valley 
to  Belgium  and  Holland  with  its  acres  of  bulbtields  burst- 
ing in  patches  of  color,  and  then  to  Germany  whose  cities 
of  crumbled  ruins  are  monuments  to  the  horror  of  total 
war.  From  Cologne  I  went  by  steamer  down  the  Rhine 
past  miles  of  hillsides,  covered  with  steeply-terraced  grape 
vineyards  and  dotted  with  medieval  castles.  In  Weis- 
baden,  Germany,  I  had  the  pleasure  of  visiting  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Ernst  Meyer.  Dr.  Meyer  was  visibly  moved  by  my 
mention  of  Old  Main.  At  Basle  I  boarded  the  Calais- 
Rome  Express  and  went  south  along  swift  streams,  tun- 
neled through  towering  snow-covered  peaks,  sped  past 
charming  Swiss  chalets,  and  into  Lecco,  Italy,  on  Lake 
Como  in  time  to  take  part  in  the  village's  liberation  celebra- 
tion. After  a  month  in  Italy,  I  went  up  the  Brenner  Pass 
to  Austria  and  to  C)berammergau,  Bavaria,  where  I  attend- 
ed the  Passion  Play,  the  highlight  of  my  journey.  Each 
night  during  my  trip  through  ten  countries  I  stayed  at  one 
of  Europe's  hundreds  of  youth  hostels  where  my  Ameri- 
can Youth  Hostel  card  enabled  me  to  obtain  lodging  at 
prices  ranging  from  eight  to  twenty-five  cents  per  night. 

In  the  summer  I  attended  the  University  of  Oslo  Sum- 
mer School  for  American  Students.  My  cotirses  were : 
General  Survey  of  Norwegian  Culture,  Norwegian  His- 
tory, Government  and  Political  Institutions  of  Norway, 
and  Norwegian  Economy  and  Problems  of  European 
Recovery.  Our  lectures  were  given  in  English  by  many 
outstanding  men,  among  whom  were :  the  Norwegian 
Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs ;  the  Minister  of  Commerce ; 

JUNE     1931 


Dr.  Francis  Bull,  Professor  of  Scandinavian  Literature, 
who  later  lectured  on  Bucknell  Campus;  the  Director  of 
the  Norwegian  Polar  Institute ;  the  Secretary,  Norwegian 
Labor  Party ;  and  John  E.  Gross,  U.  S.  Chief,  E.  C.  A. 
Mission  to  Norway. 

Our  time  at  the  summer  school  was  not  all  spent  earn- 
ing semester-hour  credits.  Oslo,  long  and  justly  known  as 
the  "city  with  the  generous  heart,"  gave  us  a  welcome  fit 
only  for  celebrities  at  a  dinner  and  dance  held  in  the  city's 
new  ultra-modern  town  hall.  C)n  July  4th  Ambassador  and 
Mrs.  Charles  Ulrick  Bay  entertained  all  the  students  at  an 
afternoon  garden  party  complete  with  ice-cream,  cake,  a 
brass  band,  and  several  uniformed  Russian  Army  officers 
who  were  quite  curt  in  their  refusal  to  even  speak  of  the 
weather  with  the  Americans.  The  Norwegian  "Whale 
King,"'  Consul  Lars  Christiansen,  invited  all  180  students 
to  Sandefjord,  one  of  the  home  bases  of  the  Norwegian 
Antarctic  whaling  fleet,  to  spend  a  week  end  aboard  his 
new  floating  whale  factory,  the  25,000-ton  Thorshavet. 
What  topped  oil  the  week  end  was  a  fabulous  supper 
served  to  the  students  and  other  guests  from  all  the  foreign 
embassies  in  Oslo  in  the  formal  garden  at  the  "Whale 
King's"  spacious  home  ashore.  Gastronomic  athletes  who 
had  theretofore  boasted  of  their  capacities  went  down  in 
defeat  before  an  array  of  fish,  meat,  fowl,  cheeses,  tropical 
fruits,  cakes,  "punch,"  and  ice  cream.  While  in  Oslo  I  was 
often  the  honored  guest  of  Rolf  Christiansen,  who  was  a 
Norwegian  exchange  student  here  last  year. 

During  my  six  months  of  travel  and  study  abroad  I 
learned  much  about  the  pressing  political  and  economic 
problems  which  produce  the  fear  and  tension  in  Europe 
today.  The  LTnited  States  must  continue  to  aid  Europe  in 
building  up  its  industrial  facilities.  The  remaining  free 
countries  of  Europe  must  be  defended  with  men  and  sup- 
plies.    Travel  and  study  overseas  by  students   from  all 


Dicx  mark's  W.all  Street 
This    picturesque   copper   spire    pointing   skyward    is   atop    the 
Stock  Exchange  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark. 


May  Day 


Vegetables,  too.  Travel  by  Gondola  in  Venice 

nations  is  a  valuable  means  of  increasing  the  international 
understanding  and  co-operation  so  necessary  if  "One 
World"  is  to  become  more  than  a  nebulous  concept.  For- 
eign nations  are  not  just  places  to  pass  through  and  forget. 
Each  can  give  us  knowledge  and  understanding.  Students 
acting  as  ambassadors  of  good  will  to  all  nations  can  help 
knit  a  peaceful  world. 

My  six  months  in  Europe  was  an  exciting  and  valuable 
experience. 


A  Good  Report 


Two  items  we  are  proud  to  report :  (  )ne,  Bucknell 
students  have  presented  a  wheat  token  to  India ;  two, 
Bucknell  University  has  been  pointed  out  as  a  leader 
among  small  colleges  in  eliminating  race,  color  and  relig- 
ious discrimination. 

Late  in  April  three  students,  accompanied  by  Dr.  Man- 
ning of  the  Chemistry  Department  and  the  executive  secre- 
tary of  the  American  Baptist  Convention,  presented  to  R. 
R.  Saksena,  consul  general  of  India  in  New  York,  a  token 
bag  of  wheat,  plans  for  the  immediate  shipment  of  three 
tons  of  wheat  and  a  check  for  $330  to  buy  five  more  tons. 
The  idea  originated  on  the  campus  and  a  spontaneous 
response  spread  throughout  the  community  of  Lewisburg 
from  churches,  service  clubs,  the  University  dormitories, 
and  fraternity  houses.  Bucknellians  and  town  residents 
were  urged  in  addition  to  write  their  congressmen  to  speed 
legislation  permitting  shipment  of  surplus  grain  to  the 
famine-stricken  people  of  India. 

Publicity  given  the  decision  of  Phi  Epsilon  Pi,  national 
college  fraternity,  to  do  away  with  race,  color  and  religious 
discrimination  reveals  that  Bucknell  is  one  of  the  leaders 
among  small  colleges  in  eliminating  discrimination.  Buck- 
nell has  one  social  fraternity.  Phi  Lambda  Theta,  and  one 
social  sorority,  Phi  Alpha  Pi,  that  show  no  discrimination. 
The  former  was  founded  in  1946  by  veterans  and  inciden- 
tally received  a  prominent  write-up  in  Collier's  because  of 
their  stand.  The  trend  to  end  this  outmoded  idea  of  supe- 
riority, based  primarily  on  ignorance,  has  been  accelerated 
by  returning  veterans  everywhere. 

It  is  significant  that  a  number  of  other  fraternities  and 
sororities  at  Bucknell  have  dropped  restrictions  on  Jewish 
students  and  that  outstanding  negro  students  are  encour- 
aged to  come  here  to  college.  Four  out  of  the  nine  negroes 
on  campus  prior  to  the  draft  are  still  on  campus.  The  lo- 
cal chapter  of  NAACP  launched  a  scholarship  fund  drive 
in  1946  to  make  possible  a  $100-a-year  scholarship  for  one 
negro  student  each  year.  They  now  have  $1,900  of  the 
$2,500  necessary  for  such  a  service. 
4 


Starting  Friday  afternoon.  May  11,  with  a  varsity  base- 
ball game  between  Bucknell  and  Dickinson  College,  the 
three-day  annual  May  Day  program  included  the  pre- 
sentation of  Jean  Anouilh's  play,  "Leocadia,"  by  Cap  and 
Dagger ;  concerts  by  both  the  Men's  and  Women's  Glee 
Clubs  ;  a  student  art  exhibit ;  departmental  open  houses  ; 
and  the  traditional  May  Day  ceremonies  highlighted  by  the 
crowning  of  Bucknell's  1951  May  Queen. 

Theme  of  the  34th  annual  May  Day  was  "Sidewalks  of 
New  York."  Participating  in  Saturday  afternoon's  gala 
production  were  the  Department  of  Physical  Education 
for  Women,  the  Women's  Athletic  Association,  the  mod- 
ern dance  group  known  as  Orchesis,  the  University  Band 
and  the  Women's  Glee  Club. 


Mav  Day  CJueen 

There  were  an  acrobatic  solo  and  a  Hawaiian  dance,  a 
group  of  acrobatic  clowns,  Rockettes,  and  modern  dancers, 
who  represented,  respectively,  New  York  night  clubs.  Ra- 
dio City,  and  a  skyscraper  phantasy.  In  keeping  with  the 
gay,  carnival  atmosphere  of  the  festivities,  concessions 
representing  Coney  Island  were  set  up  in  the  gym  and 
operated  by  members  of  the  various  sororities. 


Clowns  Go  Into  Action 

The  annual  meeting  and  luncheon  for  the  Bucknell 
Mothers'  Association  were  held  in  Larison  Hall  and  the 
Women's  Dining  Hall  on  Saturday.     The  Fathers'  Asso- 

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Report  of  the  Committee  for 
the  University  Theatre  Fund 

C.  WiLLARD  Smith 

Among  the  achievements  that  Cap  and  Dagger  may 
point  to  with  pride  in  this  the  year  of  its  fiftieth  anniver- 
sary is  the  part  this  organization  has  played  in  the  estab- 
hshment  of  the  University  Theatre  Fund.  The  first  sign 
that  sucli  a  fund  might  one  day  come  into  existence  was 
the  decision,  made  several  years  ago,  to  make  it  a  rule  of 
Cap  and  Dagger  financial  policy  to  set  aside  any  money 
that  from  time  to  time  remained  in  the  treasury  in  excess 
of  the  balance  needed  to  underwrite  the  costs  of  the  next 
play.  About  three  years  ago  it  was  noticed  that  by  fol- 
lowing this  rule  Cap  and  Dagger  had  somehow  put  aside 
approximately  three  thousand  dollars.  The  money  had 
been  deposited  in  what  was  rather  depressingly  and  in- 
sistently referred  to,  by  the  University's  guardians  of  the 
sum,  as  the  "C.  and  D.  Sinking  Fund."  Artistic  tempera- 
ment, which  all  theatre  workers  are  supposed  to  possess 
in  abundance,  changed  that  phrase  to  something  more 
pleasant ;  the  Sinking  Fund  became  the  Little  Theatre 
Fund,  and,  later,  the  University  Theatre  Fund. 

The  University  Theatre  Fund  has  smilingly  absorbed 
Cap  and  Dagger's  accumulated  wealth,  along  with  gen- 
erous gifts  from  other  organizations  and  individuals.  The 
Fund  Committee  has  agreed  to  accept  this  year  an  addi- 
tional contribution  of  five  hundred  dollars  from  the  dra- 
matics organization.  The  Fund  has  been  properly  estab- 
lished under  the  supervision  of  Bucknell  University.  The 
Committee  is,  furthermore,  pleased  to  announce  the  ap- 
]:>ointment  of  a  board  of  trustees  and  advisers  as  follows : 
Joseph  W.  Henderson,  Horace  A.  Hildreth,  Jens  Fredrick 
Larson,  Dayton  L.  Ranck,  Herbert  L.  Spencer,  Kenneth 
W.  Slifer,  and  Donald  B.  Young.  The  Fund  is  to  be  used, 
when  it  grows  to  a  proper  size  and  when  the  appropriate 
day  arrives,  for  the  construction  of  a  University  Theatre 
on  the  Bucknell  campus. 

This  is  the  first  public  re- 
port of  the  University  Theatre 
Fund  Committee.  Members 
of  the  Committee  are :  Sara 
Angle  '50,  Chairman,  twenty- 
five  undergraduate  and  gradu- 
ate Bucknellians  representing 
various  organizations  interest- 
ed in  the  university  theatre 
project,  and  three  members  of 
the  faculty,  Blanchard  Gum- 
mo,  Flarvey  Powers,  and  Wil- 
lard  Smith.  This  report  tells, 
briefly,  the  story  of  how  the 
Fund  came  into  being  and  sets 
forth  the  details  of  our  plans 
for  the  future. 


SARA    ANGLE 
Cliainnuii 


Theatre  Dinner,  "The  Early  Days" 

Twelve  years  ago  the  members  of  the  Bucknell  chapter 
of  Theta  Alpha  Phi,  honorary  dramatics  fraternity,  spon- 
sored a  Theatre  Dinner  at  which  President  Arnaud 
C.  Marts  was  guest  of  honor.  On  that  occasion  even  the 
Future  did  what  was  expected  of  her  and  looked  a  little 
brighter  than  usual,  not  as  yet  having  acquired  the  appear- 
ance of  the  next  decade.  Cap  and  Dagger  was  still  this 
side  of  Paradise  Lost,  innocent  of  any  anticipation  of  the 
rising  costs  of  production  and  man-power  problems  which 
were  to  overtake  the  organization  during  a  period  later  to 
be  referred  to  as  "The  Troublesome  Reign  of  Myron  the 
First."  It  was  the  time  when  the  college  theatre  had  been 
enjoying  the  benefits  of  fine  directing  by  George  Both  and 
George  Egan,  of  acting  by  Dinny  Dinsmore  and  Johnny 

JUNE     19  5  1 


Fahringer,  and  of  scene  designing  by  Ric  Brown  and  Steve 
Kraft.  Production  crews,  managed  by  Harold  Frisoli, 
Myron  Eisenberg,  Patty  McQuay,  Alda  Baranzelli,  and 
Alice  Ruigh,  had  given  evidence  of  their  imagination  and 
skill ;  Joe  Donnelly  had  been  finally  bolted  together  again 
after  his  hilariously  loose  performance  as  Sir  Andrew 
Aguecheek  ;  Rae  Louise  Schultz  had  eaten  Audrey's  car- 
rots in  As  Von  Like  It;  Janet  Cristadoro  had  been  danger- 
ously beautiful  in  The  Bishop  Misbehaves;  Dave  Korn- 
hauser  and  John  Bower  were  soon  to  be  hoisted  in  the 
High  Tor  steam  shovel ;  Spike  Simpson  would  shortly 
manage  to  make  the  change  from  Harry  Van  of  Idiot's 
Delight  to  Danny  in  Night  Must  Fall;  and  Ruth  Lepperd 
had  been  transformed  from  a  chorine  to  Celia,  Rosiland's 
friend.  The  Theatre  Dinner  was,  in  a  sense,  a  celebration  ; 
it  was  also  an  expression  of  the  belief  that  a  dream  might 
some  dav  he  realized. 


Ah,  Wilderness!   Act  I 

The  Future,  of  course,  decided  to  be  anything  but 
bright ;  but  it  is  gratifying  to  report  that  two  of  the  resolu- 
tions proposed  at  the  Dinner  have  been  kept.  The  first  was 
that  plans  for  the  theatre  should  be  drawn  up  and,  as  time 
went  on,  revised  and  redrawn  to  specify  the  construction 
of  a  building  which  would  not  only  provide  a  theatre  for 
the  campus  but  also  prove  to  be  in  many  other  ways  useful 
to  the  college.  The  second  resolution  was  that  when  the 
Theatre  Fund,  then  quite  small,  should  amount  in  actual 
contributions  to  $5,000.00  or  more,  a  report  of  progress 
might  be  made  public.  It  is  ironical  that  the  time  for  its 
publication  should  coincide  with  an  hour  in  our  national 
history  when  a  proposal  to  build  a  university  theatre  must 
seem,  at  first  glance,  utterly  inappropriate.  Nevertheless, 
the  Fund  amounts  now  to  more  than  $6,000.00,  and  it  is 
not  likely  within  the  present  generation  that  the  "perfect" 
day  for  such  a  report,  or  the  "perfect"  year  for  such  a  pro- 
posal can  be  found.  The  most  reassuring  sign  that  this  day 
may  be  a  good  one  for  both  purposes  is  the  completion  of 
Bucknell's  new  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library.  Perhaps 
we  shall  have  to  set  to  work  and  create  a  bright  future. 

The  Dinner  of  twelve  years  ago  was,  of  course,  only 
one  of  the  events  in  the  story  of  an  idea.  There  have  been 
others  equally  significant,  to  all  friends  of  our  theatre,  be- 
fore and  since.  Many 'of  you  who  read  this  will  remember 
without  much  effort,  and  with  something  more  than  merely 
sentimental  enthusiasm,  the  after-the-show  parties  in  what 
the  present  members  of  Cap  and  Dagger  are  likely  to  refer 
to  as  "the  early  days"  of  our  theatre ;  that  is,  any  time 
before  1947.  These  celebrations  took  place  at  Wagner's 
Restaurant,  under  Myra's  benevolent  supervision  and 
Carl's  watchful  hospitality,  or  more  often  in  Blanchard 
Gummo's  living  room  where  the  food  was  marvelously 
plentiful  and  the  service  delightfully  confused.  The  talk 
was  brave,  the  atmosphere  already  rich  with  elaborate 
improvisation  by  the  time  the  hard-working  production 
crew  arrived  after  putting  the  show  to  bed,  usually  at  the 
moment  when  all  the  girls  had  to  rush  home  because  there 
weren't  enough  "late  permissions"  to  go  'round. 

5 


The  Fund  Begins  To  Grow 

Were  you  one  of  the  crowd  that  happened  to  be  at 
Blanchard's  the  night  we  decided  to  build  a  theatre?  It 
might  be  more  accurate  to  say  ".  .  .  one  of  the  nights," 
since  tliis  subject  was  always  coming  up.  There  were,  of 
course,  many  times  following  occasions  such  as  these,  or 
after  those  long,  "formal"  Theta  Alpha  Phi  meetings, 
when  we  walked  home  practically,  or  impractically,  believ- 
ing that  we  might  break  ground  the  next  morning,  secure 
in  the  assumption  that  Ellen  Evans  "knew  a  man"  who  was 
awfully  good  at  building  theatres  at  a  ridiculously  low  cost. 
But  there  was  one  occasion  during  which  the  conversation 
suddenly  took  a  specific  turn ;  someone  said,  ".  .  .  and 
here  is  my  contribution  to  the  fund."  Had  Mr.  Thomas 
Stearns  Eliot  been  present,  he  undoubtedly  might  have 
epitomized  this  startling  announcement  by  observing  pon- 
tifically — In  our  beginning  is  our  end !  The  three  original 
contributors  were  :  Dottie  Kester  (now,  by  the  way,  Dor- 
othy Kester,  Ph.D.,  Northwestern),  Jack  Younghusband, 
our  first  scenic  artist,  and  Blanchard  Gummo.  It  is  a 
pleasure  to  report  that  their  gifts  were  only  the  beginning, 
and  that  the  dream  of  every  friend  of  our  theatre  is  just  as 
much  alive  now  as  it  was  then.  Furthermore,  there  is  tan- 
gible evidence,  amounting  now  to  a  sum  of  approximately 
$6,000.00,  in  safe  keeping,  against  the  da_\-  when  the  uni- 
versity theatre  may  become  something  you  can  sit  in,  hear 
in,  see  in,  and,  if  you  are  so  moved,  act  in. 


Back   Stage — A   Little  Crowded,  What? 

This  sum  of  money  has  been  set  aside  and  named  offi- 
cially the  "University  Theatre  Fund."  It  has  been  con- 
tributed in  various  ways :  first,  by  friends  of  the  theatre, 
such  as  the  three  persons  named  above ;  second,  by  the 
generous  gift  of  $1,000.00  last  year  from  the  Bucknell 
Mothers'  Association;  third,  by  the  handsome  gift  of 
$1,600.00  from  the  Class  of  1950 ;  and,  fourth,  by  "profits" 
from  Cap  and  Dagger  productions,  a  plan  of  contribution 
inaugurated  under  the  administration  of  our  famous  "new 
broom"  Business  Manager,  Alex  Liddle.  Alex  took  office 
at  a  time  when  Cap  and  Dagger's  financial  statements  were 
written  in  red  ink.  It  was  during  this  era  that  Jesse  James 
reduced  the  deficit  with  his  memorable  production  of  The 
Trial  of  Mary  Due/an  at  the  Court  House,  starring  Walter 
Francis  Benedict  Hopper,  Jr.,  as  the  Judge,  not  to  men- 
tion Edna  Hutchison  as  Mary  and  Johnny  Forsht  as 
Jimmy.  President  Flomer  P.  Rainey  came  to  the  rescue 
with  a  personal  loan,  too,  and  since  the  day  it  was  paid 
back,  Cap  and  Dagger  has  without  interruption  conducted 
its  business  "in  the  black''  and  has  been  able  to  make  sul)- 
stantial  contributions  to  the  University  Theatre  Funtl. 
6 


Last  year  a  leader  arose  to  give  fresh  impetus  to  the 
idea  of  contribution  and  renewed  importance  to  the  Fund. 
She  was  Sara  Angle,  of  the  Class  of  1950,  and  President 
of  Cap  and  Dagger  for  the  term  of  February  1949  to 
February  1950.  Sallie  is  now  permanent  chairman  of  the 
Fund  Committee,  .\nything  you  would  like  to  say  to  her 
or  send  her  by  way  of  encouragement  should  be  mailed  to 
Miss  Sara  Angle,  Chairman,  The  University  Theatre 
Fund,  8235  Forrest  Avenue,  Elkins  Park  17,  Pennsylva- 
nia. Through  Sallie's  efTorts  the  Fund  has  been  set  up  in 
a  thoroughly  business-like  form  under  the  calculating  and 
appreciative  supervision  of  Donald  Barr  Young,  Comp- 
troller of  the  University.  Whenever  Cap  and  Dagger 
gives  a  performance,  the  program  carries  a  note  tempting- 
ly inviting  patrons  and  occasional  guests  to  drop  something 
into  the  box  in  the  lobby,  or  unexpectedly,  to  overwhelm 
Mr.  Young  with  a  large  contribution.  Up  to  the  present 
moment  Mr.  Young  has  maintained  perfect  control  of  his 
collective  emotions. 

Three  Questions :    What?    How?   Where? 

So  much  for  what  we  call  the  brief  history  of  a  dream 
in  the  process  of  becoming  real.  Let  us  now  enter,  quite 
frankly,  the  realm  of  speculation  and  propose  the  answers 
to  three  questions  :  What  is  the  theatre  building  to  be  like  ? 
How  would  such  a  building  be  used?  Where  would  this 
theatre  be  located  ? 

'Jlie  first  of  these  questions  can  be  answered  by  report- 
ing briefly  some  of  the  conclusions  to  the  discussions  wdiich 
took  place  during  and  following  a  recent  meeting  of  Fund 
Committee.  The  Committee  is  interested  in  a  theatre  that 
would  seat  an  audience  of  four  hundred  persons  on  the 
main  floor,  a  theatre  with  adequate  stage  space ;  that  is, 
room — room  in  the  wings,  Ijack  stage,  and  over  head  :  a 
theatre  that  would  adapt  itself  to  the  ^•arious  styles  of  dra- 
matic expression,  from  the  manner  of  the  Greeks  down 
through  the  forms  of  other  familiar  methods  of  presenta- 
tion and  back  again  to  what  is  now  called  the  theatre-in- 
the-round.  The  Committee's  architectural  adviser  has 
suggested  that  this  theatre  should  be  equipped  with  a 
balcony,  seating  an  additional  three  or  four  hundred  per- 
son, thus  making  the  stage  useful  for  special  events  such 
as  the  performances  of  professional  road  companies  and 
commencement  plays.  Ordinarily  this  balcon}'  would  be 
closed  oft',  by  movable  partitions,  to  provide  an  additional 
lecture  hall  for  college  classes.  The  Committee  is  under 
no  illusion,  of  course,  that  such  a  building  would  in  any 
way  take  the  place  of  an  adequate  auditorium  with  a  seat- 
ing capacity  fit  for  commencement  ceremonies,  chapel  ser- 
vices, symphony  concerts,  and  large  meetings.  The  Com- 
mittee believes  that  the  theatre  and  the  auditorium  should 
be  adjacent  in  operation  and  location,  both  part  of  a  single, 
basic  plan  of  construction  although  functionally  separated. 

In  answer  to  the  second  question.  How  would  such  a 
building  be  used?  it  should  be  at  once  obvious  that  no  one 
could  presume  to  say  that  the  theatre  would  be  used  merely 
for  the  presentation  of  four  Cap  and  Dagger  plays  a  year. 
The  Committee  is  aware  that  in  order  "to  pay  for  itself" 
such  a  building  should  be  in  use  daily,  and  for  a  variety  of 
purposes,  throughout  the  college  year.  It  would  provide 
two  lecture  halls,  the  balcony  and  the  main  floor;  for  when 
not  in  use  the  stage  would  be  cut  ofif  leaving  its  apron  for 
use  as  a  lecturer's  platform.  It  would  provide,  on  and 
under  the  stage,  storage  space,  shops,  class-room  and  office 
space  ;  its  lobby  would  serve  as  a  space  for  small  meetings, 
teas,  and  exhibitions ;  its  box-office  would  be  useful  for 
many  organizations ;  its  stage  and  auditorium  would  be 
excellent  for  musical  events,  especially  for  chamber  music, 
vocal  and  piano  recitals,  Lhiiversity  Symphony  Orchestra 
programs,  dance  recitals  by  our  own  and  visiting  organiza- 
tions, plays  by  community  groups,  especially  by  the  Lewis- 
burg  Theatre   Guild,  evening  lectures,   mo\'ies,   fraternal 

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JUNE     1951 


Book  Shelf 


THACHER,  RUSSELL  •4L     The  Captain. 

The  Macniillan  Company,  1951 

This  makes  good  reading.  It  is  the  story  of  an  amateur-at-\var 
and  so  unorthodox  captain,  with  his  full  share  of  individualistic 
crew  members  on  an  LST  in  the  South  Pacific,  "a  tight  little  world 
bundling"  through  the  waves  to  a  Japanese  island-fortress."  This 
is  Russ'  first  novel.  Though  the  story  bears  some  earmarks  as 
such,  he  has  succeeded  in  the  difficult,  too-seldom-accomplished 
feat  of  creating  real  people :  the  Captain,  Gilchrist,  Swett,  Esposito. 
Max.  Major  Forbes.  "This  is  an  exciting,  robust,  thoroughly 
genuine  story."  V\'e  quote  from  the  blurb  on  the  colorful  jacket 
only  because  it  expresses  our  own  sentiment,  "carrying  on  the 
tradition  of  great  books  about  the  Navy."  The  publishers  con- 
tinue " — (it)  is  an  irresistible  first  novel  by  an  outstanding  new 
author  and  it  has  aroused  boundless  enthusiasm  in  the  house  of 
Macmillan." 

WARFEL.  HARRY  R.  '20.     American  Novelists  Today. 

The  Macniillan  Company,  1951 

Harry  ^^'arfel  has  written  another  book.  Tliis  time  he  has 
written  factually-accurate,  informative  sketches  of  575  contempo- 
rary American  novelists.  If  a  contemporary  American  has  writ- 
ten two  novels,  one  of  them  within  the  last  10  years,  you  will  find 
his  biography  here  as  well  as  a  discussion  of  his  work  and,  prob- 
ably, his  photograph. 

You  will  find  here,  also,  a  list  of  the  author's  works  other  than 
fiction,  a  statement  of  his  leading  theme,  purpose,  st\'le,  aesthetic 
principles  or  philosophy ;  and  a  short  description  of  each  novel  he 
has  written.  In  every  case  the  sketch  has  been  reviewed  by  the 
person  discussed  or  by  a  person  whose  knowledge  of  the  life  and 
work  of  the  author  gives  the  statement  authenticity. 

Known  as  "a  scholar  who  can  write",  Harry  has  written  a  half- 
dozen  significant  books. 

YOUNGKEN,  HEBER  W.  '09.    Phanuaccutical  Botany. 

The  Blakiston  Company,  1951 

This  completely  rewritten  and  revised  standard  textbook  con- 
stitutes the  seventh  edition  and  is  believed  to  meet  the  needs  of 
today's  students. 

The  book  contains  new  material  on  plant  physiology  and  addi- 
tional material  on  general  basic  botanical  principles.  This  makes 
it  suitable  for  a  course  in  general  botany  in  colleges  where  students 
of  pharmacy  and  liberal  arts  take  the  same  course. 

RECENT  ADDITIONS  TO  THE 
UNIVERSITY   LIBRARY 

FICTION 

GALLICO,  PAUL  WILLIAM.     The  Abandoned. 

Knopf,  1950 

Peter,  a  lonely  little  English  boy,  was  struck  down  by  a  truck 
as  he  rushed  into  the  street  to  rescue  a  stray  kitten  he  wanted  for  a 
pet.  In  his  delirium  he  believes  himself  to  have  become  a  cat  and 
together  with  Jenny,  a  companion,  learns  the  lore  of  the  cat  world. 
Appealing  fantasy. 

GODDEN,  RUMER.    Breath  of  Air. 

Viking,  1950 

On  a  remote  Pacific  island  a  Scotch  earl  exemplifies  the  modern 
despot.  Two  English  airmen  arrive,  forced  down  by  a  storm.  The 
novel  concerns  the  effect  of  this  event  on  the  father,  the  daughter 
and  the  natives.     Entertaining,  though  idyllic. 

KEYES,  FRANCES  PARKINSON   (Wheeler).    Joy  Street. 

Messner.  1950 

Romantic  novel  of  present-day  Boston.  Both  the  hero,  Roger 
Field,  and  his  wife.  Emily,  belong  to  old  families  but  want  to  bring 
into  their  home  people  of  all  social  classes  as  represented  by  mem- 
bers of  the  law  firm  where  Roger  is  employed. 

MACAULAY,  ROSE.     World  My  Wilderness. 

Little,  Brown,  1950 

Seventeen-year-old  Barbary  has  been  living  a  free  and  gypsy- 
J  U  N  E     19  5  1 


like  life  with  her  mother  in  France.  When  she  is  sent  to  England 
to  be  with  her  father,  and  to  learn  proper  conduct,  she  causes  him 
anxiety  and  embarrassment  by  her  unconventional  behavior.  Un- 
expectedly her  mother  arrives  and  is  persuaded  the  child  does  not 
really  belong  with  the  father.  He  is  unwilling  to  give  her  up  until 
his  former  wife  discloses  the  child's  true  paternity. 

SETON,  ANYA.    Fo.vfire. 

Houghton,  1950 

The  story  of  a  marriage.  Amanda,  a  cultured  Easterner,  falls 
in  love  with  a  mining  engineer  who  is  one-quarter  Apache.  The 
inevitable  clash  between  the  East  and  West  is  dramatically  but 
convincingly  portrayed. 

ULMAX,  JAMES  R.     River  of  the  Sun. 

Lippincott,  1950 

A  philosophical  novel  concerning  the  search  for  a  legendary 
river  in  South  America.     A  gripping  tale  of  tropical  adventure. 

NON-FICTION 

CHRISTEXSEN,  ERWIN  OTTOMAR. 

Inde.v  of  American  Design. 
Macmillan,  1950 

A  remarkable  collection  of  the  folk-art  design  heritage  of  our 
country.  Illustrations  are  accompanied  by  informational  com- 
mentary on  the  craftsmen  and  the  objects  made  by  them. 

GUNTHER,  JOHN.     Riddle  of  MacArthur. 

Harper,  1951 

A  character  study  of  the  famous  general,  as  well  as  an  analysis 
of  the  problem  of  Korea.    A  readable  and  liberal  survey. 

STERN,  KARL.    Pillar  of  Fire. 

Harcourt,  1951 

An  autobiographical  account  of  the  conversion  of  a  Jew  to 
Catholicism. 

THOMAS,  LOWELL  JACKSON.     Out  of  This  World. 

Greystone,  1950 

A  famous  traveler  and  his  son  take  a  journey  into  the  land  of 
Shangri-La  in  Tibet.  There  is  much  information  about  a  fascinat- 
ing but  little-known  country,  told  in  good  style.    Lively  and  timely. 

WATERS,  ETHEL.    His  Eye  Is  on  the  Sparrozv. 

Doubleday,  1950 

A  negro  actress'  story  of  her  life,  from  the  squalor  of  a  child- 
hood in  the  slums  of  Philadelphia  to  success  on  Broadway.  An  hon- 
estly told,  absorbing  story. 

WILSON,  DONALD  POWELL.    My  Si.v  Convicts. 

Rinehart.  1951 

A  professor  of  psychology,  the  author  spent  three  years  at  Fort 
Leavenworth  prison,  studying  the  relation  between  criminality  and 
drug  addiction.  The  story  is  largely  the  account  of  his  six  convict 
assistants  and  gives  much  insight  into  what  life  is  like  behind 
prison  w'alls.     Fascinating  reading. 

All  Hats  Off  to  The  Bucknellian 

THE  BUCKNELLIAN  was  awarded  a  First  Class 
Honor  rating  by  the  Associated  Collegiate  Press  in  their 
44th  semi-annual  critical  service,  for  the  period  covering 
September  22  through  Januarj-  11. 

This  campus  newspaper  has  consistently  rated  in  the 
top  honors  of  the  contest.  The  staff  was  especially  praised 
for  the  fine  job  of  news  coverage  and  editing.  Front  page 
make-tip  was  reported  to  be  attractive  and  inviting.  The 
editorial  page  was  noted  as  having  handled  campus  topics 
of  general  interest  to  the  student  body  and  as  being  con- 
structive in  ptirpose.  School  sports  were  given  credit  as 
being  complete  and  interesting. 


Dr.  J.  Orin  Oliphant,  professor  of  history,  has  been 
appointed  chairman  of  a  committee  to  gather  historical 
lore  of  Central  Pennsylvania,  for  which  collection  a  room 
in  the  new  library  has  been  assigned.  Other  members  of 
the  committee  are  Attorney  J.  Merrill  Linn :  Brown  Focht 
"28,  president  of  the  Focht  Printing  Company  :  Harold  ^^'. 
Havden,  University  librarian :  and  Alfred  H.  Fenton, 
director  of  development  at  Bucknell. 

7 


Burma,  A  Land  of  Happiness  and  Plenty 


Roy  C.  Tasker,  on  leave  at 
University  College,  JMandalay 


Burma  is  an  interesting  place  to  be  right  now.  She 
holds  a  key  position  both  geographically  and  economical- 
ly, situated  between  China  and  India  so  that  she  is  stra- 
tegically at  the  back-door  of  Communist  China  and  must 
be  crossed  if  China  is  to  have  an  open  waj-  to  the  Indian 
Ocean  and  to  India.  She  exports  more  rice  than  any 
other  country  in  the  world,  and  famine  never  is  known 
here  because  of  the  reliable  monsoons  and  the  resulting 
certainty  of  rainfall. 

Politically,  Burma  has  a  democratic  government,  al- 
though she  is  socialistic  in  many  governmental  practices. 
She  fears  communism,  especially  because  of  the  pro.ximity 
of  powerful  China  and  her  own  feeble  military  strength. 
But  there  are  few  communists  among  the  Burmese  people. 
There  would  probably  be  only  a  token  resistance,  if  any, 
should  China  decide  to  invade  Burma. 

The  Burmese  people  have  strong  admiration  and 
friendship  for  the  United  States,  perhaps  partlj-  the 
natural  reaction  against  Great  Britain,  from  whom  she 
obtained  her  complete  freedom  in  1947.  but  more  prob- 
ably because  of  favorable  impressions  made  during  the 
past  decade  by  the  missionaries,  by  the  American  military 
forces  during  the  past  war,  and  by  the  friendly  gestures 
of  the  U.  S.  government  since  the  war.  There  are  a  few 
outcries  against  the  ECA  aid  being  offered  Burma,  those 
few  saying  it  is  an  insidious  way  of  gaining  control  and 
that  the  U.  S.  government  has  ulterior  motives  in  this 
huge  expenditure  of  money.  But  the  great  majority  of 
people  trust  the  U.  S.  A.  because  of  her  past  record  with 
colonial  dependencies  and  feel  that  Burma  has  everything 
to  gain  by  accepting  this  help  and  b}^  taking  a  stand  along 
with  the  U.  S.  and  other  western  nations  against  the  threat 
of  Communism. 

Our  stay  here  in  iMandalay  has  been  a  unique  experi- 
ence. The  city  must  have  been  a  mere  shambles  from  the 
double  period  of  bombings,  first  by  the  Japanese  and  then 
by  the  Allies,  and  block  after  block  still  lies  completely 
empty  except  for  some  shrubbery  that  has  grown  up  and 
for  pasturing  sheep  and  goats.  But,  even  during  the  short 
time  we  have  been  here,  there  is  increasing  confidence  in 
the  people  that  peace  will  remain,  and  they  are  reconstruct- 
ing the  city  with  solid,  permanent  buildings  ;  it  would  seem 
almost  from  sheer  force  of  will,  because  so  man}'  of  its 


people  lost  everything  they  had,  even  most  of  the  members 
of  their  families. 

The  city  is  the  second  largest  in  Burma  and  is  the 
center  of  Burmese  culture  and  the  Buddhist  religion, 
which  is  probably  more  of  a  living  and  meaningful  re- 
ligion than  is  Buddhism  in  any  other  part  of  the  world. 

Our  deliberate  choice  of  coming  to  Mandalay  rather 
than  Rangoon,  which  is  the  large  seaport,  has  proven  to 
be  a  wise  one.  It  is  typically  Burmese,  whereas  over  half 
of  Rangoon's  population  is  Indian,  with  one-fourth  Chi- 
nese. Here  we  found  only  one  American  when  we  arrived, 
a  missionary  lady  who  will  retire  this  year  from  over  40 
years  of  service  in  Burma.  The  three  Fulbright  families 
here  at  present  and  the  American  bride  of  a  fine  Swedish 
factory  manager  made  a  total  of  13  Americans  in  Manda- 
lay at  present.  This  has  meant  that  we  have  been  able  to 
have  close  personal  contacts  with  the  Burmese  and  to 
become  acquainted  with  them  better  than  we  would  have 
readily  done  had  there  been  a  large  community  of  Ameri- 
cans such  as  there  is  in  Rangoon.  We  have  enjoyed  the 
dozen  British  who  are  here  in  missionary  and  business 
capacities,  also  a  few  in  governmental  advisory  posts. 

\\'e  have  travelled  somewhat,  but  there  are  remnants 
of  army  deserters  and  bandits  in  some  localities  so  that 
the  police  forces  are  unwilling  that  we  endanger  ourselves 
needlessly  and  have  refused  to  give  us  permits  to  go  many 
places  we  would  like  to  visit.  These  disturbing  elements 
are  being  rounded  up  slowly,  but  we  expect  that  much  of 
this  condition  will  still  exist  as  long  as  we  are  here,  since 
the  jungle  regions  make  excellent  hiding  places  for 
bandits.  We  can  often  hear  gunfire  between  the  govern- 
ment forces  and  the  bandits  in  the  jungle  only  12  miles 
from  Mandalay. 

One  of  our  interesting  experiences  was  spending  a 
week  with  the  Moslem  family  of  one  of  my  students. 
Another  was  a  ri-\'er  boat  trip  up  the  Irriwaddy  River  350 
miles  to  Bhamo,  which  was  one  of  the  river  ports  leading 
to  the  Burma  Road  during  the  war.  (The  other  was 
Alandalay.)  Bhamo  had  one  house  standing  after  the 
bombings  but  is  recovering  slowly. 

Industry  is  largely  of  the  cottage  type  rather  than  being 
in  the  form  of  large  factories.  Shoes,  weaving,  basket 
making,  tailoring,  silversmithing,  umbrella  making,  ivor^- 
carving,  bamboo  matting  construction  for  building  pur- 
poses, printing,  paper  making,  furniture  manufacturing, 
cigar  making,  cart  and  carriage  manufacturing,  making 
brass  and  aluminum  utensils,  etc.,  are  good  examples  of 
such  industries.  Only  a  few  instances  of  large-scale  manu- 
facturing plants  so  typical  of  the  west  are  here.  One  is 
the  Swedish  match  factory,  another  a  British  brewery, 
each  employing  about  300  people.  This  cottage  type  of  in- 
dustry, together  with  other  conditions  of  the  country, 
makes  Burma  a  nation  with  practically  no  poverty,  a 
unique  condition  for  the  Orient.  It  is  said  that  nobody  in 
Burma  goes  hungry. 

The  status  of  women,  the  welfare  of  children,  and  the 
care  given  domestic  animals  have  no  equals  in  the  Orient, 
and  would  put  many  western  countries  to  shame.  In 
general,  life  is  relati\'ely  primitive  and  close  to  the  soil. 
There  is  little  desire  to  accumulate  large  personal  wealth 
except  by  the  foreigners,  and  the  Burmese  cannot  under- 
stand this  greed  of  those  who  want  to  become  rich. 

Mr.  Kg  Lay,  who  visited  in  Lewisburg  at  the  Burma- 
Bucknell  Week  End,  has  indicated  that  there  may  be  four 
Fulbright  professors  here  next  year.  This  is  an  eft'ective 
way  of  creating  the  international  goodwill  and  fellowship 
that  will  certainly  eventuate  in  world  peace.  He  hopes  to 
have  a  succession  of  Burmese  students  to   follow  ^liss 

J  C  y  E      19  5  1 


Irene  I\Iyint  at  Bucknell.  The  number  of  such  students 
now  studying  in  the  U.  S.  will  be  greatly  increased  next 
year. 

Education  in  Burma  is  of  two  main  types;  the  first, 
which  is  the  indigenous  type,  is  carried  on  by  the  Pongyis 
or  Buddhist  priests  and  goes  through  about  the  equi^-ale^t 
of  three  grades,  during  which  time  the  children  are  taught 
to  read  and  write  (in  Burmese),  some  histon.-,  arithmetic 
and  Buddhism.  The  second  type  is  given  in  conventional 
schools  patterned  after  the  English  system,  also  with  Bur- 
mese as  the  medium  of  instruction :  in  fact,  it  is  com- 
pulsory that  Burmese  be  the  medium  of  teaching  through 
the  grades  and  high  school.  English  is  begun  in  what  is 
the  equivalent  of  the  seventh  grade  and  is  carried  on 
through  all  grades  afterward. 

College  work  is  much  like  the  English  system  but  uses 
English  instead  of  Bumiese  as  the  teaching  language. 
Free  education  has  just  been  announced  through  high 
school,  and  tuition-free  educatin  for  college  students,  al- 
though certain  fees  will  be  charged,  beginning  from 
April  1,  1951. 

An  interesting  feature  of  the  government  is  the  gov- 
ernmental cooperation  which  handles  the  rice  crop  so  it 
can  be  stabilized  at  a  figure  where  everj'one  can  have 
plenty  and  still  allow  millions  of  tons  for  export  annually. 
The  government  cooperative  also  loans  money  to  the  farm- 
ers for  purchases  and  for  improvements  made  to  their 
property.  The  lumber  and  other  forest  products  are  most- 
ly handled  by  the  government,  thus  also  adding  to  the 
treasur}-. 

Agriculture  is  on  an  individual  basis  and  most  of  the 
farms  are  some  few  acres  only.  Government  agents  aid 
the  farmers  in  many  ways  somewhat  like  the  farm  agents 
of  the  U.  S..  but  Burma  lacks  the  up-to-date  methods  of 
modern  agriculture. 

UNESCO,  and  ILO,  and  ECA  will  do  much  for 
Burma  in  the  next  few  years  and  there  is  bound  to  be 
much  progress  in  modernizing  and  introducing  new  and 
better  techniques  to  increase  production  and  to  provide 
better  health  standards.  Burma  realizes  this  and  is  co- 
operating in  these  eflr'orts.  Although  a  small  country  geo- 
graphically and  in  population,  she  is  an  important  one  and 
the  world  should  know  more  about  her. 


Dr.  Byron  S.  Hollinshead,  'SI. A.  "30,  recently  resigned 
as  president  of  Coe  College.  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  to  accept 
a  position  as  professor  of  English  at  Rollins  College,  \Mn- 
ter  Park,  Florida.  In  September,  1949,  the  ALUMXUS 
published  the  following  quotation  from  Dr.  Hollinshead : 
"The  state  appropriations  to  three  or  four  large  state  uni- 
versities added  together  are  equivalent  to  the  total  endow- 
ment income  of  all  the  800  privately-supported  colleges 
and  universities.  Those  three  or  four  large  state  universi- 
ties are  educating  100,000  to  125,000  students  while  the 
800  independent  institutions  are  training  well  over  1,000,- 
000  students  without  any  expense  to  the  tax  payer." 

Dr.  Hollinshead  was  a  member  of  the  English  Depart- 
ment at  Bucknell  from  1928  to  1934. 

Dr.  Irving  L.  Churchill,  formerly  assistant  professor 
of  English  at  Bucknell,  both  on  the  main  campus  and  at 
the  Junior  College  in  \\"ilkes-Barre,  has  been  at  Coe  Col- 
lea:e  since  1937  and  was  recentlv  named  academic  dean. 


Dr.  Charles  SI.  Bond,  head  of  the  Department  of  Re- 
ligion, and  Dr.  L.  Elbert  Wethington,  assistant  professor, 
are  instructing  classes  in  religious  education  at  the  North- 
eastern Federal  Penitentiary  near  Lewisburg.  These 
voluntarily-elected  courses  have  been  received  with  great 
enthusiasm  and  have  had  an  attendance  of  approximately 
80  persons. 

JUNE     1951 


NEWS  FROM  THE  HILL 

April  18  was  an  important  day  for  the  14  seniors  and 
two  juniors  who  were  tapped  for  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  had 
their  names  announced  in  chapel  for  all  the  campus  popu- 
lation to  note.  Formal  initiation  took  place  in  Hunt  Hall 
living  room  the  following  afternoon  and  then  the  entire 
organization,  all  wearing  the  famous  key  of  any  Uni- 
versity's highest  scholastic  honor,  adjourned  to  a  dinner 
at  the  Hotel  Lewisburger. 

Membership  in  the  honorary  fraternity  is  based  on 
University  citizenship  and  high  scholastic  standing.  (July 
a  certain  percentage  of  the  graduating  class  can  be  elected. 


OWENS  HOUSE  NEW  DORM 

The  Owens  House  on  Taylor  Street,  less  than  a 
stone's  throw  from  the  tennis  courts,  will  house  some  25 
coeds  beginning  next  September.  The  building  is  being 
completely  renovated,  painted  and  polished  for  the  oc- 
cupation of  the  incoming  girls. 


FIRESIDE  LEADERS  SELECTED 

Twenty  men  and  a  like  number  of  coeds  out  of  a  rec- 
ommended list  of  140  upperclass  students  have  been  elect- 
ed as  fireside  leaders  for  next  fall.  A  series  of  leaderhip 
training  meetings  were  held  beginning  in  late  April  and 
continuing  through  ^lay.  The  Freshmen  Firesides  were 
organized  a  few  years  ago  to  orient  the  incoming  fresh- 
men and  help  them  adjust  to  campus  life.  The  informal 
groups  are  ably  led  and  meetings  have  become  increasing- 
Iv  well  attended. 


LlEAN    COLEM.AN    ReCEI\^S    PlaQUE 

Plaque  presented  to  Bucknell  by  Tau  Beta  Pi,  national  engineer- 
ing honor  society.  The  plaque  contains  the  names  of  the  135  mem- 
bers initiated  at  Bucknell  since  1947.  Members  are  selected  from 
senior  engineering  students  in  the  upper  fifth  and  juniors  in  the 
upper  eighth  of  their  classes.  The  names  of  future  members  will 
be  added  to  the  roll. 

9 


SPORTS 


FOOTBALL,   1951 

Temple  University  will  invade  Memorial  Stadium  for 
the  annual  Homecoming  football  game  here  next  Novem- 
ber 3,  according  to  the  nine-game  schedule  released  by 
Albert  E.  Humphreys,  director  of  athletics. 

Other  home  games  will  find  the  Bisons  entertaining 
Muhlenljerg  in  the  home  night  opener  September  29, 
Buffalo  before  the  annual  Dad's  Day  throng  on  October 
20,  and  Delaware  in  the  season  finale  November  17.  The 
road  assignments  will  send  Coach  Harry  Lawrence's 
squad  against  Gettysburg,  Lehigh,  Kent  State,  Lafayette 
and  Colgate. 

Bucknell  will  open  the  campaign  September  22  in  the 
Chocolate  Bowl  at  Hershey  against  Gettysburg  College. 
The  lid  lifter,  like  the  Muhlenberg  tussle,  will  be  played 
under  the  lights. 

Buft'alo  and  Kent  State  University  are  the  new  oppo- 
nents on  the  card.  The  New  York  State  eleven  last  locked 
horns  with  the  Thundering  Herd  in  1949.  Kent  State  of 
Kent,  Ohio,  will  on  October  13  become  a  new  name  in 
the  Bucknell  grid  records.  A  member  of  the  Ohio  Con- 
ference, Kent  State  is  a  co-educational  college  of  more 
than  5,000  enrollment.  The  Golden  Flashes  fill  the  open 
date  which  resulted  in  March  when  Georgetown  an- 
nounced its  decision  to  drop  football.  Bucknell  was 
originally  scheduled  to  play  Georgetown  on  October  13 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Temple's  first  visit  to  Lewisburg  since  1947  will  find 
the  Bisons  fighting  to  retain  possession  of  The  Old  Shoe. 
The  trophy  now  resides  in  Roberts  Hall  and  the  Lawrence- 
men  will  not  be  very  cordial  to  suggestions  that  The  Old 
Shoe  be  returned  to  Philadelphia.  It  graced  the  Temple 
trophy  room  for  five  consecutive  years  prior  to  the  B.  U. 
uprising  last  November. 

The  schedule ; 

Sept.  22— *Gettysburg    Hershey 

Sept.  29— *MuUenberg  HOME 

Oct.      6 —  Lehigh   BetWehem 

Oct.    13—  Kent  State  Kent,  Ohio 

20—  Buffalo  HOME 

Oct.    27—  Lafayette   r Easton 

Nov.     3—  Temple    HOMECOMING 

Nov.  10—  Colgate  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

17—  Delaware   HOME 

*  Night  Games 

B.  O.  Daubert  Football  Scholarship 

Football  players  of  high  scholastic  standing  are  eligi- 
ble for  a  new  scholarship  established  by  the  of^cers  of 
B.  O.  Daubert  Inc.,  Plumbing  and  Heating  Contractors, 
in  memory  of  the  late  B.  O.  Daubert,  until  his  death 
president  of  the  firm. 


The  award  will  cover  the  full  cost  of  tuition.  Players 
of  any  race  or  creed  are  eligible. 

SPRING  SPORTS 

In  the  final  phase  of  the  spring  athletic  campaign,  the 
four  squads  representing  Bucknell  had  an  accumulative 
record  of  19  victories  against  16  losses. 

But  overshadowing  the  .542  profit  report  was  the 
proximity  of  the  1951  Middle  Atlantic  Conference  base- 
ball playoffs  at  Bethlehem.  The  Bisons,  who  brought 
home  the  Conference  bunting  last  spring,  qualified  for 
the  1951  tourney  with  a  league  score  of  seven  triumphs 
in  eight  starts.  Coach  Bill  Lane's  crew  ranked  with 
Lehigh  University  as  co-favorites  for  the  title. 

Lehigh  was  the  only  member  of  the  circuit  to  boast 
of  a  decision  over  our  Bisons.     The  Engineers  earned  -a 


5  to  3  verdict  here  in  the  shadows  of  Memorial  Stadium. 
That  loss  halted  a  three-game  winning  streak  that  found 
the  Herd  thundering  over  Susquehanna  (11-8),  Delaware 
(8-3)  and  Juniata  (9-1).  After  being  nipped  by  Lehigh, 
the  Bisons  almost  collapsed  in  non-league  skirmishes  with 
Navy  (6-14)  and  Ithaca  College  (3-17). 

At  that  point,  the  scorebook  told  of  a  three  and  three 
record.  The  Lanemen  evidently  figured  they  were  a  better 
team  than  that,  because  they  took  on  new  life  after  thump- 
ing Susquehanna  (13-6)  for  the  second  time.  It  was  a 
much  improved  team  that  went  on  to  conquer  Gettysburg 
(6-3),  Muhlenberg  (10-7)  and  Albright  (3-1).  The 
Bisons  were  playing  their  best  ball  of  the  year  and  had 
the  fighting  spirit  to  make  things  tough  for  the  Middle 
Atlantic  challengers. 

Just  as  Coach  Lane  had  anticipated,  the  Bisons  were 
hitting  far  better  than  last  year  when  a  three-star  pitching 
stafit  led  the  way  to  Bucknell's  first  Middle  Atlantic  base- 
ball crown. 

Four  regulars  were  hitting  above  the  .300  mark  prior 
to  the  playoffs.  Jim  DiGuiseppi,  hard-working  catcher 
from  Easton,  was  setting  a  hot  pace.  He  was  clouting 
the  ball  for  a  .409  average.  Others  above  the  charmed 
.300  circle  were  First  Baseman  Marty  McKibbin  of  Den- 
ville,  N.  J.,  Centerfielder  Abe  Powelson  of  Somerville, 
N.  J.,  and  "Pee  Wee  Reese  11",  Jackie  Webber  of  Glou- 
cester, Mass. 

In  addition  to  hitting.  Coach  Lane  found  encourage- 
ment in  the  work  of  his  pitchers.  Dick  Roush,  McAlister- 
ville,  was  the  lone  veteran  on  the  staff,  but  sophomores' 
Bud  Bretz,  Somerville,  N.  J.,  and  Dave  Lucas,  Pittsburgh, 
had  turned  in  commendable  performances.  Whether  the 
trio  was  to  develop  into  another  bell-ringing  mound  stafif 
remained  to  be  seen. 

Of  the  remaining  three  athletic  squads,  only  the  golfers 
were  facing  a  losing  fight  in  bids  for  a  .500  season. 
Coach  Harold  Evans  was  pointing  the  linksmen  for  vic- 
tories over  Albright,  Penn  State  and  Lehigh.  The  Bisons 
needed  all  three  verdicts  to  attain  their  goal,  for  at  the 
time  of  writing  the  ledger  revealed  three  wins  and  five 
losses.      Consecutive    setbacks    to    Maryland,    Navy    and 

.t  U  N  E     1  9  .-i  1 


Temple  put  the  squad  in  the  hole  but  Loach  Evans  was 
not  dismayed.  His  boys  were  making  commendable  show- 
ings against  some  of  the  outstanding  teams  in  the  East. 

With  Paul  Remmey,  cool-headed  sophomore,  turning 
in  impressive  victories,  the  tennismen  had  made  a  great 
come-back  to  pull  into  the  .500  division.  The  netters 
started  the  campaign  on  the  wrong  foot,  and  kept  walking 
on  the  limb  until  the  record  showed  four  losses  and  nary 
a  thing  in  the  debit  column. 

Then  came  the  dawn.  The  Bisons  dusted  off  three 
opponents  in  a  row  and  at  press  time  were  rightfully 
proud  of  a  seven  and  seven  report  card.  They  had  satis- 
fied some  of  their  hunger  for  victories  by  blanking  LaSalle, 
Gettysburg  and  Muhlenberg  9  to  0  and  gained  confidence 
in  upsetting  Pittsburgh  6  to  3. 

As  for  Remmey,  all  he  was  doing  was  beating  or  scar- 
ing the  living  daylights  out  of  the  best  tennis  players  in 
Eastern  collegiate  circles.  The  Philadelphian  was  heading 
for  possible  Eastern  ranking,  vi'ith  his  championship  play 
netting  him  10  victories,  including  a  decision  over  the  1950 
Western  Pennsylvania  champion  and  one  verdict  over 
another  high-ranking  college  star.  He  was  beaten  only 
three  times. 

Coach  Bus  Blum  was  matching  Coach  Peters'  smile 
yard  for  yard.  Blum,  who  was  rather  gium  about  the 
1951  track  prospects,  was  singing  a  new  tune  after  his 
aggregation  had  trounced  Gettysburg  and  Juniata  in  a 
triangular  meet.  That  and  a  90;5'^  to  35^^  rout  of  Dickin- 
son helped  to  ease  the  pain  of  an  earlier  64  to  62  loss  to 
Muhlenberg.  Captain  John  Schaumberg,  jack-of -all- 
events,  was  leading  the  field  in  point  scoring.  The  Short 
Hills,  N.  J.,  athlete  was  performing  in  five  different 
events  and  accounting  for  at  least  a  dozen  points  in  every 
meet. 

The  trackmen  had  only  one  dual  match  remaining  on 
the  schedule,  but  their  three  brothers  were  to  face  the  likes 
of  Penn  State,  Syracuse  and  Colgate  before  ruling  oft"  the 
1951  assignments. 


MARTHA  HFADEKSON 


A  Person  Bucknell  Could 

Not  Well  Do  Without 

Martha  Henderson, 
as  secretary  to  the  dean 
of  the  University,  fills  an 
important  post,  but  that 
is  not  the  only  part  she 
plays  in  the  life  of  the 
College.  Students  go  to 
her  for  information  and 
help  with  many  prob- 
lems, faculty  members 
consult  with  her  on  a 
variety  of  matters,  the 
administration  values  her 
considered  opinion  on 
things  past  and  present. 
"Martha  will  know," 
"Let's  talk  this  over  with  Miss  Henderson  first,  she's  the 
backbone  of  the  University,"  are  general  sentiments  ex- 
pressed on  a  wide  variety  of  subjects  by  a  wide  variety  of 
persons. 

Martha,  highly  recommended,  came  to  Bucknell  in 
1926  as  secretary  to  Dean  Rivenburg.  She  has  lived  up 
to  those  recommendations  and  although  on  a  number  of 
occasions  she  could  have  gone  on  to  more  lucrative  posi- 
tions, her  love  for  Bucknell  and  the  quiet  pleasure  she 
takes  in  her  "job"  have  held  her  to  her  post. 

Over  the  years,  she  has  acted  on  the  advisory  board  of 
Pi  Beta  Phi  and  was  given  the  signal  honor  of  being  made 
an  honorary  member  of  Mortar  Board.  She  takes  an 
active  part  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  sits  on  the  Fed- 
eration of  Churches  Council  and  is  active  in  civic  affairs. 
Martha  likes  people,  has  a  rare  gift  of  understanding,  a 
sense  of  humor,  always  keeps  an  even  keel.  She  writes 
poetry  and  enjoys  good  music.  May  she  live  long  and 
someday  realize  her  dream  of  visiting  Scotland,  the  land 
of  her  ancestors. 

Martha  lives  at  134  South  Third  Street,  Lewisburg. 


Bucknell  Exam  Center 

Bucknell  is  one  of  the  1,000  examination  centers  in  the 
United  States  and  its  territories  and  one  of  three  institu- 
tions in  this  part  of  Pennsylvania  set  up  to  determine  the 
deferment  of  college  students.  Three  dates  were  set  by 
the  Educational  Testing  Service — May  26,  June  6  and 
June  30.  These  three-hour  tests  are  designed  to  determine 
ability  to  learn  rather  than  actual  knowledge.  The  purpose 
is  to  provide  for  the  deferment  of  enough  promising  stu- 
dents to  insure  the  nation  of  an  adequate  number  of 
trained  scientists,  technicians  and  professional  men. 

General  Hershey,  selective  service  director,  says  the 
deferment  policy  would  apply  to  about  one  million  male 
non-veteran  studepts  now  in  college  but  added,  "It  is 
impossible  at  this  time  to  estimate  how  many  will  be 
deferred." 


Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18,  Bucknell  Trustee,  president  of 
the  Philadelphia  Alumni  Club,  past  president  of  the  Bison 
Club  and  Bucknell's  great  and  good  friend,  is  recovering 
from  a  serious  operation.  He  hopes  to  come  back  for 
Alumni  Day. 

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To  L' Agenda  goes  the  sincere  thanks  of  the  Alumnus 
for  pictures  used  in  this  issue :  those  of  the  seniors  and 
fifteen-  others,  including  that  on  the  front  cover. 

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Club  Activities 


Harrisburg 

The  last  monthly  meeting  of  the  season  was  held  on 
Thursday,  May  3,  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at  6 :00  P.  M.  About 
fifty  Alumni  and  Bucknell  parents  heard  Col.  LeRoy  V. 
Greene  discuss  his  recent  book,  Shelter  For  His  Excel- 
lency. Col.  Greene  vividly  described  his  experiences  in 
planning  and  writing  this  history  of  the  Executive  Man- 
sion in  Harrisburg  and  the  men  who  have  occupied  it. 

"Buck"  Shott,  Alumni  Secretary,  reported  on  plans 
for  the  Commencement  Week  End  and  a  show  of  hands 
indicated  that  a  large  number  of  Alumni  are  planning  to 
attend  the  Commencement  functions  and  enjoy  the  new 
features  of  the  Commencement  program.  David  Law- 
rence Shaw  x'52  was  elected  Treasurer  of  the  club  to  fill 
the  unexpired  term  of  Kenneth  Edwards,  who  has  moved 
to  York,  Pennsylvania.  Plans  for  the  annual  picnic  to 
be  held  the  first  Thursday  in  June  were  discussed. 

Metropolitan 

About  100  Bucknellians  attended  the  lively  Spring 
dinner  meeting  at  the  Military  Park  Hotel,  Newark,  and 
heard  Norman  D.  Valentine,  Superintendent  in  charge  of 
police  training  in  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  report  how  con 
men  operate  in  the  United  States  and  the  efforts  FBI  men 
make  to  apprehend  them  and  to  protect  citizens  from  being 
taken  in  by  these  smooth  talkers. 

The  Alumni  Secretary  reported  on  Alumni  activities 
on  the  campus  during  the  current  year  and  urged  all  Buck- 
nellians to  attend  the  Commencement  Week  End  at  Buck- 
nell on  June  8th  to  10th. 

Charles  G.  Shaffer  of  the  Class  of  '92,  the  oldest  Alum- 
nus attending  the  dinner,  and  Frank  W.  Jackson  '95  were 
introduced  and  honored  by  the  assemblage.  Joshua  R. 
Golightly  '14  and  Mrs.  Golightly  together  with  two  daugh- 
ters and  two  sons-in-law  probably  represented  the  largest 
Bucknell  family  in  attendance. 

Miss  Patricia  Wagner,  inspiring  contralto,  graduate 
of  the  Class  of  1950,  thrilled  the  guests  with  her  offering 
of  Brahms'  "Lullab}'"  and  "Deep  River".  Bob  Herzfelder 
'40,  who  now  performs  professionally  under  the  name  of 
Bob  Kuh,  entertained  with  a  one-man  band  act  presenting 
"The  Sunny  Side  of  the  Street"  vocally,  and  then  as  a 
one-man  duet  on  the  trumpet  and  piano. 

The  meeting  closed  with  the  singing  of  Alma  Mater 
and  all  agreed  that  Dick  Atherley  '49  had  made  an  out- 
standing record  in  his  first  performance  as  the  new  presi- 
dent of  the  Bucknell  Metropolitan  Alumni  Association. 

Reading 

Bucknellians  in  the  Reading  area  enjoyed  an  Alumni 
double-header  on  April  18  and  19.  On  Wednesday  night, 
April  18,  Alumni  and  parents  gathered  at  the  Wyomissing 
Club  for  the  annual  Spring  dinner  of  the  Reading  Buck- 
nell Club.  On  the  following  evening  a  "Bucknell  Night" 
was  presented  to  the  members  of  the  Reading  High  School 
Boosters  Club.  At  the  annual  Alumni  dinner,  ably  master- 
minded by  that  genial  pair  of  medicos.  Dr.  Clair  G.  Spang- 
ler  '25  and  Dr.  Merrill  B.  DeWire  '21,  it  was  a  close  race, 
to  see  if  the  musicians  could  outplay  the  Bucknellians  or 
whether  the  Bucknellians  could  out-shout  the  musicians. 
Leo  Brailer's  Trio  provided  instrumental  music  for  the 
dinner  but  soon  found  that  best  results  could  be  obtained 
by  joining  forces  with  the  singing  Bucknellians.  The 
highlight  of  the  musical  program  was  a  contest  among 
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Howard  V.  Fisher  '13,  Dr.  Merrill  B.  DeWire  '21,  William 
J.  Kerchner  '46,  Russell  Esslinger,  a  Bucknell  parent,  and 
Al  Fenton,  Director  of  Bucknell's  Second  Century  De- 
velopment Fund.  The  hat-passing  trick  was  demonstrated 
by  this  quintet,  with  William  J.  Kerchner  being  declared 
winner. 

John  H.  "Buck"  Shott  told  the  fifty  Alumni  and  par- 
ents present  about  early  Reading  residents  who  were  prom- 
inent in  Bucknell  history,  pointing  out  that  Adam  Johns- 
ton, Esq.,  a  Reading  man,  was  on  the  first  Board  of  Trust- 
ees of  Bucknell  University  and  that  the  famous  Ringgold 
Band  plaved  at  the  first  commencement  at  Bucknell  on 
August  20,  1851.  The  Alumni  Secretary  extended  a 
cordial  invitation  to  all  Bucknellians  to  attend  the  Com- 
mencement Week  End  June  8  to  10  and  outlined  the  inter- 
esting program  of  entertainment  planned  for  the  occasion. 
Items  of  business  to  be  settled  at  the  z\nnual  Assembly  on 
the  campus  on  June  9  were  discussed. 

Alfred  H.  Fenton,  Bucknell's  new  Director  of  Devel- 
opment, outlined  the  Second  Century  Development  Pro- 
gram and  described  efforts  to  be  made  to  interest  founda- 
tions and  industrial  concerns  in  assisting  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  program. 

Officers  elected  for  the  coming  year  are :  President, 
William  J.  Kerchner,  Jr.  '46 ;  Vice-Presidents,  Charles  L. 
Schultz  .x'24,  Paul  G.  Schmidt  '25,  Dr.  Dorothea  Bittner 
Kleppinger  '44 ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Betty 
Keim  Ketner  '43. 

At  the  Reading  High  School  Boosters  Club  the  follow- 
ing evening,  athletics  was  the  main  topic  but  Harry  L. 
Lawrence,  head  coach  of  football,  presented  a  review  of 
the  offerings  of  Bucknell  University  in  the  academic  field. 
He  emphasized  the  broad  program  of  ph_vsical  education 
available  to  both  men  and  women  students  on  the  Bucknell 
Campus.  Jim  "Smoky"  Ostendarp  spoke  on  Bucknell 
football.  Smoky,  a  former  Bison  halfback  now  with  the 
New  York  Football  Giants,  is  back  on  the  campus  this 
semester  pursuing  his  collegiate  degree.  Joe  Gallagher,  a 
star  on  the  Bucknell  basketball  team  during  the  past  two 
seasons,  told  his  experiences  in  setting  new  college  season 
scoring  records  two  years  in  a  row.  John  H.  "Buck" 
Shott,  Alumni  Secretary,  and  a  member  of  the  Reading 
High  School  Boosters  Club,  introduced  the  speakers. 

Monmouth-Ocean  Counties 

A  short-notice  meeting  of  Bucknellians  in  the  Mon- 
mouth-Ocean Counties  area  of  New  Jersey  was  held  on 
Saturday,  April  28,  at  the  American  Hotel,  Freehold. 
About  twenty-five  Bucknellians  and  parents  of  Buck- 
nellians turned  out  to  greet  the  Shott  family. 

Isadore  I.  Zlotkin  '34  greeted  the  guests.  The  earliest 
class  represented  at  the  dinner  was  1909  with  W.  Harry 
Posten  in  attendance.  Alany  of  the  classes  that  have 
graduated  from  Bucknell  down  through  the  years  were 
represented.  Two  members  of  the  class  of  1950  were  at 
the  dinner. 

The  Alumni  Secretary  pointed  out  that  a  number  of 
Alumni  in  the  Monmouth-Ocean  Counties  area  have  been 
performing  outstanding  service  as  class  reunion  officers 
and  as  class  fund  managers  in  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund 
organization. 

Officers  chosen  for  the  club  are :  President,  Isadore  I. 
Zlotkin  '34,  67  Center  Street,  Freehold,  N.  J. ;  Secretary, 
Mrs.  Arnold  Schwartz  (Ethel  R.  Tumen  x'50),  115  Park 
Road,  Fair  Haven,  N.  J.,  and  Treasurer,  Mrs.  George  S. 
Stevenson  (Amv  L.  Patterson  '16),  556  Everett  Road, 
Red  Bank,  N.  J^ 

After  the  elections,  the  club  objectives  were  discussed. 
Members  to  represent  the  club  at  the  annual  assembly  of 
the  General  Alumni  Association  to  be  held  on  the  campus 

J  UNE     1  951 


on  June  9  were  selected  as  follows  :  Delegate,  Mrs.  George 
S.  Stevenson;  Alternate,  Dr.  George  S.  Stevenson  '15. 

Plans  for  an  early  fall  meeting  to  hear  a  prominent 
local  Alumnus  were  discussed. 


Bucknellians  in  the  New  York  Capital  District  and 
Pittsfield,  Massachusetts,  area  used  a  very  interesting  in- 
vitation to  publicize  their  spring  dinner  meeting  on  May 
10,  1951. 

Invitations  to  the  meeting  were  extended  to  Alumni, 
parents  of  Bucknell  students,  prospecti\e  students,  and 
over  thirty  school  principals  located  in  the  club  area. 

Coming  Events  on  Club  Calendars 

As  we  go  to  press,  the  following  Alumni  Club  meetings 
are  scheduled:  Capital  District  dinner.  May  10,  joined 
by  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  Club,  Eugene  Levitt,  1861  Cassella 
Rd.,  Schenectady  3,  N.  Y.,  Chairman  ;  Lehigh  Valley  meet- 
ing and  lunch,  Friday,  May  18,  8:00  P.  M.,  Lehigh  Valley 
Dairy  in  AUentown,  George  H.  Fritzinger,  1350  Hamilton 
St.,  AUentown,  President ;  Philadelphia  spring  dance. 
May  19,  Manufacturers  Golf  and  Country  Club,  Oreland, 
Pa.,  Mrs.  Erie  M.  Topham,  425  West  Sedgwick  St., 
Philadelphia  19,  Pa. 

Completes  25  Years 

What  happens  when  a  man  has  been  on  a  job  a  quarter- 
century?  Well,  that  depends.  If  he  has  been  just  an 
ordinary  fellow,  his  wife  may  give  him  a  chicken  dinner 
and  a  few  friends  may  call,  "Hi,  Bill,  congratulations !" 
But  if  he  has  been  a  big  wheel  in  the  community,  the 
whole  community  may  stand  up  and  cheer.  That's  what 
happened  on  Sunday,  April  8,  when  David  N.  Boswell  of 
Rome,  New  York,  completed  his  irrst  25  years  as  pastor 
of  the  First  Baptist  Church. 

On  this  Sunday  he  received  a  pin  from  the  director  of 
the  Rome  State  School  for  25  years'  service  as  Protestant 
chaplain  of  the  institution.  Many  speakers  lauded  his 
unusual  career  of  service.  One  of  these.  Mayor  Alfred  M. 
Hoehn,  called  him  Rome's  First  Citizen. 

Boswell  is  a  pioneer  among  chaplains  in  industry.  A 
trained  vocalist,  he  originated  the  "Sermon  in  Song." 

Born  in  Wales,  coming  to  this  country  at  9  and  going 
into  the  steel  mills  at  13,  he  was  married  at  21  to  Mary 

Nina  Dunn  and 
three  years  later 
they  entered  the 
Bucknell  Acade- 
my to  prepare  for 
college.  Both 
graduated  cum 
laud  e  in  1918. 
Later  he  gradu- 
ated at  Colgate- 
Rochester  Theo- 
logical   Seminary. 

They  have  two 
sons,  David  N., 
Jr.  and  Wallace 
Dunn,  both  '49. 
All  three  Boswell 
men  are  members 
DAVID  N.  BOSWELL  of  Delta  Sigma. 

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TRENNIE  EISLEY 


Public  Relations  Director 

Trennie  Eisley 
'31  has  been 
Bucknell's  direc- 
tor of  public  rela- 
tions since  1946. 
She  got  her  mas- 
ter's degree  in 
1934,  then  stayed 
on  to  teach  some 
English  classes 
and  serve  as  di- 
rector of  publici- 
ty. In  1946  her 
work  was  expand- 
ed to  her  present 
job,  and  she  now 
has  two  assistants. 

Since  1941, 
Trennie  has  been 
adviser  of 
L'Agcnda,  which 
by  the  way  has  just  won  top  national  honors  amono-  the 
colleges  of  1000-3000  enrollment. 

She  has  taught  a  variety  of  courses  in  economics  and 
English  over  the  years  but  now  specializes  in  her  two 
courses  in  public  relations.  Bucknell,  she  tells  us,  was 
one  of  the  first  colleges  ( 1931)  to  introduce  such  a  course. 
Another  phase  of  her  job  is  the  editing  of  all  University 
bulletins.  Did  you  see  a  copy  of  that  attractive  new  book, 
Tins  IS  Bucknell? 

Not  all  of  this  alert,  energetic  gal's  activities  have  been 
on  campus.  She  has  been  vice-president  of  the  American 
College  Public  Relations  Association,  has  served  as  a  dis- 
trict director,  has  edited  an  edition  of  the  proceedings  of 
the  ACPR  and  has  served  on  various  national  committees. 
She  is  now  chairman  of  ACPR's  Board  of  Publications 
and  Radio.  She  is  a  member  of  Sigma  Tau  Delta,  Pi  Delta 
Epsilon  and  Tau  Kappa  Alpha.  Trennie  lives  at  1131 
Market  St.,  Lewisburg. 

Colestock  '96;Reminisces 

Down  in  Florida  the  other  day  Dr.  Henry  T.  Cole- 
stock,  former  professor  of  history  on  the  Hill,  talked  to  a 
reporter  of  the  St.  Petersburg  Times.  At  82  the  erstwhile 
Bucknell  professor  is  leading  a  leisurely  life  at  his  pleasant 
home  in  the  land  of  sunshine,  where  he  has  been  since  his 
retirement  17  years  ago. 

An  opponent  of  the  examination  cult,  Dr.  Colestock 
believes  that  an  alert  professor  can  tell  about  where  any 
student  stands  in  his  work.  He  believes  that  examinations 
encourage  cramming  at  the  end  of  a  semester.  He  claims 
he  never  asked  a  question  that  could  be  answered  only  by 
a  date. 

He  thinks  the  greatest  need  in  this  country  is  to 
modernize  the  thinking  of  the  common  people.  "Only  in 
the  industrial  sector,"  say  Dr.  Colestock,  "is  our  thinking 
up  to  date,  and  there  we  are  the  strongest  nation  in  the 
world.  But  in  government  affairs  our  thoughts  are  still 
those  of  the  men  who  made  our  Constitution  in  1787." 

He  states  that  during  some  of  his  years  at  Bucknell  he 
earned  more  as  a  Chautauqua  lecturer  that  he  did  as  a 
professor.  This  made  the  support  of  his  family  of  four 
children  a  bit  less  complicated  than  is  that  in  the  average 
professor's  home.  Three  children  are  graduates  of  Buck- 
nell :  William  H.  '25,  Edward  E.  x'29  and  Mary  Elizabeth 
'32.     A  son  Richard  died  in  1936. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Colestock,  the  former  Bertha  Wagner 
x'16,  live  at  1711-4Sth  Ave.,  N.,  St.  Petersburg,  Florida. 

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Fred  Mathias  '54  watches  his  father,  Caldwell  Mathias,  Bucknell 
Music  graduate  in  1923,  as  the  latter  enrolls  as  a  freshman  at 
Lycoming  College.  A  well-known  vocalist  and  choir  director, 
Caldwell  is  minister  of  music  in  several  churches.  Thev  live  at 
1000  North  Front  Street,  Milton. 


Phi  Lambda  Theta  Shows  the  Way 

Phi  Lam's  new  $10,000  addition,  which  has  ahnost 
doubled  the  floor  space  of  the  house,  was  built  entirely  by 
the  members  with  the  help  of  the  Alumni.  Excavation  for 
the  new  cellar  was  started  on  May  Day,  1950,  and  con- 
tinued intermittently  until  the  close  of  school.  A  group 
of  brothers  came  back  after  summer  school  last  year  to 
start  things  going.  During  the  year  the  boys  have  worked 
over  week  ends,  after  class  hours  and  during  vacations. 

As  we  go  to  press,  the  new  kitchen,  coat  room,  powder 
room,  and  the  big  recreation  room  with  its  snack  bar 
(pledge  class'  project)  have  been  completed.  The  entire 
house  has  been  repapered  and  two  of  the  rooms  redeco- 
rated. No  contractors'  "take",  no  time-and-a-half  for 
overtime,  no  labor  troubles.  An  excellent  way  to  best 
Old  Man  Inflation. 

House  Party  Week  End 

The  campus  did  its  part  to  make  it  a  perfect  week  end, 
spreading  out  great  patches  of  bluets  in  the  bright  sun- 
shine. The  dogwood  trees  on  the  Cjuadrangle  opened  their 
white  and  pink  blossoms ;  tulips  bloomed  in  the  circular 
bed  back  of  Hunt  Hall,  outside  of  Tustin  Gym  and  on  the 
lawn  before  the  Lit  Building.  The  spreading  red  bud 
tree  by  the  Engineering  Building  was  in  full  bloom,  and 
blue  skies  with  white  clouds  formed  a  benign  canopy  by 
day,  a  star-lit  one  by  night  for  Bucknell's  annual  House 
Party  Week  End.  By  5:55  Friday  afternoon.  May  4, 
The  House,  after  countless  hours  of  earnest  planning, 
heated  discussions  and  plain  hard  labor,  had  been  trans- 
formed into  a  prize-winning  something  special :  the  irate 
voice  of  the  social  chairman  was  again  normal ;  the  tux 
pressing  was  completed ;  every  available  car,  self -owned 
or  Dad's,  had  been  washed,  waxed  and  polished.  The 
time  had  arrived  for  the  arrival  of  the  sem  gems  and 
imports  ;  the  big  formal  was  only  a  few  hours  away. 

Decorations  ranged  all  the  way  from  the  Sig's  South- 
ern Plantation,  with  tall  white  pillars  suggesting  the 
gracious  portico  of  a  southern  inansion,  to  the  D.  U.'s 
Ubangi  Ball,  where  picturesque  drum-beating  natives 
guarded  the  chapter  hut,  straight  from  the  African  Veldt. 

The  Phi  Psi  House  stood  back  in  a  Spanish  patio 
courtyard  with  a  Spanish  gent  and  his  guitar  spinning  out 
14 


visible  music  across  the  doorway.  Inside  were  all  the 
accoutrements  of  a  care-free  fiesta.  Bisa  held  forth  in 
Hunt  Hall  Rec  Room  and  the  TKE's  took  their  dates  to 
Milton  Country  Club  for  their  formal  ball.  Over  on 
University  Avenue  the  Phi  Gams  went  all-out  with  a 
colorful  Holiday  magazine  theme  and  won  second  honors 
for  so  doing.  Flags  of  many  countries  fluttered  from  the 
street  to  entrance  and  made  a  gay  frieze  across  the  gray 
stone  house.  A  French  taxi  complete  with  trunks,  a 
handsome  motor  boat,  and  larger-than-life  Holiday  covers 
decorated  the  lawn.  Inside  the  guests  could  take  their 
pick  of  Japanese,  Swedish,  British,  or  French  decor.  Next 
door  a  flashing  Starlit  Club  over  the  entrance  invited 
guests  into  Kappa  Sig's  traditional  Black  and  White 
Formal. 

Instead  of  entering  the  familiar  Sigma  xA.lpha  Mu 
House,  gentlemen  with  their  fair  escorts  went  up  a  gang- 
plank into  an  old-fashioned  river  steamer  with  paddle 
wheels,  pilot  deck  and  smokestacks.  Theta  Chi  staged 
their  formal  in  the  slave  quarters  of  their  old  southern 
plantation  replete  with  Spanish  moss  and  wisteria.  Over 
on  St.  George,  "Artistry  in  Rhythm"  was  the  SAE 
motif  with  an  aniinated,  smiling  Stan  Kenton  beating 
time,  his  music  notes  ringing  across  the  housefront.  SAE 
won  third  place  in  the  contest. 

Sigma  Phi  Epsilon  House?  No,  a  gayly-lighted  the- 
ater with  realistic  marquee,  leading  into  the  Hollywood 
premier  of  "The  Sig  Ep  Sweetheart."  Phi  Lambda 
Theta  went  Greek,  complete  with  a  great  Trojan  Horse 
bestriding  the  entrance,  Grecian  modes  and  mythological 
figures  lending  an  air  of  ancient  Greece  to  the  interior. 
The  KDR's  and  their  fortunate  guests  danced  in  a  purple 
grotto,  a  great  mountain  cave,  with  pool,  ferns  and  like 
accessories. 

Down   on    South 
^       'WfW  '•W  ■<gi  ■*-•  ■      Front  Street  Lambda 

-r^     W  -ar^E.-J      Chi  Alpha  recaptured 

the  winning  cup.  given 
them  in  1948  and  '49 
and  lost  to  the  Phi 
Gams  in  1950.  Their 
theme  was  a  New 
England  Fishing  Vil- 
lage and  little  had 
been  left  out  to  make 
the  picture  a  complete 
one :  a  light  house 
with  revolving  light, 
a  blinking  buoy,  dock, 
boats,  real  water  with 
real  fish  (  suckers 
from  the  Susquehan- 
na) ,  and  inside  a  New 
England  fishing  village  with  honest-to-goodness  clams 
served  to  all  comers. 

Saturday  morning  classes  ?  Shucks,  this  was  House 
Party  Week  End  and  there  were  picnics  to  attend  at  Half- 
way Dam,  Cherry  Run,  Tall  Timbers,  Cowan,  Hairy 
Johns,  McCall's  Dam,  Allenwood.  The  SAE's,  finding 
all  choice  spots  taken,  held  a  tea  party  and  open  house 
at  their  home  quarters.  Informal  dances  were  the  order 
of  Saturday  night,  followed  by  dinner  at  the  House  on 
Sunday.  Then  Time  turned  the  page  and  House  Party 
Week  End,  1951,  slipped  into  history. 

The  fellows,  sleepy-eyed,  compared  small  change  left 
in  their  pockets,  voted  it  the  best  week  end  ever  and  turned 
again  to  the  business  for  which,  presumably,  they  had 
come  to  college. 

We  admit  that  last  paragraph  and  another  sentence 
or  two  were  quoted  from  last  year's  House  Party  Week 
End  write-up,  but  then  House  Party  Week  Ends,  too, 
have  a  way  of  repeating  themselves. 

JUNE     1951 


WIXXI.\G  HOUSE 


CLASS  REUNIONS 
1951 

Vaughan  Literature  Building 

Saturday,  June  9 

11:00  A.M. 

Class  Place 

Emeritus 

1882-1900    Room  105 

1896  Room  107 

1901   Room  109 

1906  , Room  101 

1911   Room  103 

1916   Romance  Seminar 

(1st  floor) 

1921   Room  201 

1926  Library 

(1st  floor) 

1931   •.   Room  203 

1936  Room  205 

1941  Germanic  Seminar 

(2nd  floor) 
1946 Classical  Seminar 

(2nd  floor) 

1950  Bertrand  Library 

1951   Bertrand  Library 

Registration  for  classes  not  holding  re- 
unions will  be  provided  in  the  main  hallway 
of  the  first  floor  of  the  Vaughan  Literature 
Building. 


HOUSING 

You  will  have  made  your  housing  reserva- 
tion by  this  time  and  have,  no  doubt,  re- 
ceived a  confirmation  of  that  reservation 
from  the  Department  of  Grounds  and  Build- 
ings. In  any  event,  you  can  pick  up  your 
dormitory  reservations  as  soon  as  you  reach 
the  campus  by  going  to  Roberts  Hall  Lobby 
if  your  rooms  are  in  East  Wing,  West  Wing, 
Roberts  Hall  or  West  College.  If  you  are  a 
co-ed,  your  room  reservation  can  be  picked 
up  in  Hunt  Hall. 


PARKING 


Commencement 
Uleeh  End 

Everybody  Invited 


Everything  is  ready.  Come  laack 
whether  you  are  a  member  of  a  reunion 
class  or  not.  Provision  has  been  made 
for  your  entertainment.  All  reunion 
class  meetings  will  be  held  in  Vaughan 
Literature  Building  at  11  :00  a.  m.  on 
Saturday,  June  9.  Then  at  12  :30  the 
ALL-ALUMNI  LUNCHEON  in 
Davis  Gymnasium  with  places  for  all, 
but  honor  places  for  reuning  classes, 
Emeritus  Club,  Board  of  Trustees, 
Alumni  Association  Board  of  Direc- 
tors, and  the  1951  graduating  seniors. 
After  a  substantial  luncheon,  will  be 
featured  a  report  to  the  Alumni  by  an 
administrative  official,  recognition  of 
the  honored  groups  of  guests,  induc- 
tion of  the  senior  class  into  the  General 
Alumni  Association,  some  healthy  and 
ringing  Alumni  singing,  and  through 
it  all  the  renewal  of  old  friendships  and 
the  revival  of  forgotten  memories. 


ALUMNI ! 


When  you  reach  the  campus,  it  would  be 
well  to  place  your  car  in  the  Stadium  parking 
lots ;  you  will  not  need  automobile  transpor- 
tation on  the  campus  because  all  of  our  re- 
union activities  occur  within  easy  walking 
distance  of  your  dormitory. 
JUNE    1951 


The  irresistible  attraction  of  having  all 
reunion  classes  gather  in  the  Vaughan  Litera- 
ture Building,  and  having  all  Alumni  attend 
the  luncheon  together,  is  the  fact  that  every- 
body gets  to  see  everybody.  This  is  one  oc- 
casion when  returning  Alumni  will  thrill  to 
the  experience  of  meeting  and  talking  to  their 
classmates,  old  faculty  friends  and  Buck- 
nellians  from  all  over  the  world. 


ALUMNI  REGISTRATION 

All  Alumni,  both  men  and  women,  should 
report  to  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building 
to  be  registered.  Reuning  classes  will  regis- 
ter in  the  rooms  assigned  for  their  reunion 
headquarters.  .'Ml  other  Alumni  will  register 
at  desks  provided  in  the  first  floor  hallway 
of  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building.  If  you 
have  made  a  reservation  for  tickets  for  the 
luncheon,  the  Cap  and  Dagger  Play,  or  the 
Commencement  Jamboree,  you  can  pick  up 
these  tickets  at  the  registration  desks. 


FACULTY  HOSTS 

Members  of  the  faculty  have  volunteered 
to  serve  as  faculty  hosts  for  the  reuning 
classes  and  for  all  returning  Alumni.  These 
loyal  men  of  the  Bucknell  faculty  will  be  able 
to  answer  your  questions,  whatever  they  may 
be. 

They  have  volunteered  their  services  in 
order  to  make  your  visit  to  the  campus  a 
pleasant  and  enjoyable  one.  Be  sure  to  greet 
them  and  make  yourself  known. 

The  University  family.  Alumni  officers, 
faculty,  and  students  all  say,  "Come  back 
early — stay  late ;  it  will  be  grand  to  see  you 
again." 


John  Foster  Dulles 


DULLES  COMMENCEMENT 
SPEAKER 

Word  has  just  been  released  that  John 
Foster  Dulles,  consultant  to  the  Secre- 
tary of  State,  will  be  the  commencement 
speaker  on  June  10.  He  is  one  of  our 
most  eminent  public  men. 

Graduating  from  Princeton  University 
as  top  man  in  scholarship  at  the  age  of 
twenty,  a  lawyer,  business  man,  leader  in 
religion,  trustee  of  the  Rockefeller  Found- 
ation and  of  the  Carnegie  Endowment  for 
International  Peace,  he  has  been  frequent- 
ly called  on  for  national  and  international 
leadership. 

He  is  a  specialist  in  foreign  affairs  and 
a  member  of  the  U.  S.  Delegation  to  the 
San  Francisco  Conference,  which  drafted 
the  United  Nations  Charter.  He  served 
a  short  time  as  Senator  from  New  York. 

15 


HARVEY  BUSH 

President,  Interfraternity 

Council 


JOHN  MAEBV 

President.  Student  Faculty 

Congress 


M.AJ11LVX  RUTH 
May  Queen 


ROBERT  LeCATES 
President,  Senior  Class 


WEBSTER  SMITH 
President,  Cap  and  Dagger 


RICHARD  RYAN 
Intramural  Sports 


JEAN  GRUMBLING 

Transfer:  President 

Phi  Alpha  Pi 


GEORGE  WOODWARD 

President, 

Omicron  Delta  Kappa 

BARBARA  SNYDER 

President,  Women's  Athletic 

Association 


RICHARD  LARSON 

Artist 


THESE  ARE  ' 


(ACrO! 


There  are  428.    The  Class  of  1951  started  out  with  525. 


The  oldest  senior  is  37  years  old;  the  youngest,  19.  The  average  age  of  the 
class  at  Commencement  is  22  years,  one  month  and  two  days. 

They  come  from  18  of  the  48  states,  with  Pennsyhania  far  in  the  lead  with 
242,  New  Jersey  next  with  76,  and  New  York  third  with  52.  Three  foreign 
countries the  Canal  Zone,  Puerto  Rico  and  Turkey have  representa- 
tives in  this  class. 

The  most  popular  majors  in  the  Class  of  1951  are  Commerce  and  Finance 
(110),  Biology  (33),  Mechanical  Engineering  (29),  and  English  (26). 
159  are  getting  degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  52  straight  Bachelor  of  Science, 
1 10  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Commerce  and  Finance,  18  Bachelor  of  Science 
in  Education,  and  in  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Engineering  there  are  20 
Chemical,  18  Civil,  22  Electrical,  and  29  Mechanical. 

16  are  members  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 


CLAIRE  HARTH 
Editor,  L' Agenda 


ALAN  DAVIS 
AirsiNTS  Cartoonist 


JANICE  CUPP 
President.  Panhellenic  Council 


CH,\RLOTTE  STRATTOX 
Mortar  Board 


ALEXANDER  DUPLICKI 
B  Club 


D\\  ID  K\H\ 

Editoi,  BiukiiLlJian 


ELIZABETH  MATHER 
Counsellor;  Honor  House 


ARNOLD  PECHULIS 
Co-Captain  Football 


HE  SENIORS 

action) 

27  are  in  Who's  Who  in  Colleges  and  Universities. 

66  are  married.    (As  we  go  to  press,  statistics  for  those  engaged  are  not  all  in.) 


153  fathers  of  the  seniors  are  business  men,  including  business  executive 
(58),  advertiser,  garage,  hotel  and  theater  owner,  importer,  oil  producer, 
stevedore,  publisher,  and  many  others. 

116  are  in  such  professions  as  engineer  (41),  doctor,  dentist,  architect, 
artist,  editor,  funeral  director,  horticulturist,  dress  designer,  decorator, 
zoologist,  veterinarian,  government  service. 

44    are   in    the    field   of   production manufacturer,    tarmer,    contractor, 

machinist,  mechanic,  florist,  miner,  plumber,  tailor,  weaver. 

29  senior  fathers  are  deceased,  8  are  retired. 


The  gift  of  the  Class  of  1951  to  Bucknell,  approximately  $1,800,  is  allocated 
to  the  University  Theatre  and  Chapel  Fund. 


DONALD  BROWN 
Christian  Association  Staff 


ANN  COOPER 
Editor,  Student  Handbook 


ANNE  SCHWEIKER 
Senior  Prom  Queen 


FRANK  KELLY 

Engineer 


MARION  BUCHER 

Assistant  Manag:er, 
Radio  Workshop 


LEE  HANNA 
Married  G.  I.;  Debater 


JEAN  HEIM 
Senior  from  Utali, 
Granddau?:hter  Dr.  Ephraim 
M.  Heim 


CRAIG  HALL 

AVho's  Who  in  American 
Colleges  and  Universities 


They  Guard  the  Students'  Health 
Doctors:  L.  P.  Fowle  '20,  J.  \\"eightman  '37;  nurses:   D.  Burmeister,  E.  Hofifman,  J.   Henningcr,   I.   Clapp,  M.  Yearick. 


Article  on  Alaska 

We  had  hoped  to  have  an  article  on  Alaska  from 
Charles  E.  Bunnell  '00  in  this  issue.  He  writes  us  that 
such  an  article  was  in  preparation  when  a  note  came  from 
Mr.  Bartlett,  Alaska  delegate  to  the  U.  S.  Congress,  saying 
that  because  of  the  Korean  situation  with  reference  to 
Alaska,  such  an  article  should  not  be  published  at  this  time. 
We  hope,  along  with  all  of  you.  that  world  affairs  will 
right  themselves  in  the  not-too-distant  future.  When  they 
do,  the  article  on  that  great  territory  by  Bucknell's  dis- 
tinguished Alumnus,  Charles  Bunnell,  will  appear  in  these 
pages. 

Paul  L  Troast  Takes  on  Another  Job 

Look  over  Paul  Troast's  brief  biography  (Aluininis, 
June,  1950)  and  you  will  see  that  this  Bucknell  Trustee 
is  not  only  a  busy  and  successful  business  man  but  that 
he  has  an  unusual  record  of  public  service.  Now  he  has 
taken  on  another  job,  that  of  the  general  chairman  for 
New  Jersey  of  the  National  Conference  of  Christians  and 
Jews.  Two  sons,  Arthur  L.  and  John  G.,  are  students  on 
the  Hill. 


Bucknell  Chapter  of  the  American  Society  of  Civil 
Engineers  has  been  commended  for  "excellence  in  the 
effective  and  meritorious  conduct  of  its  affairs."  Such 
certificates  of  commendation  were  awarded  to  15  colleges 
in  the  United  States. 

Melvin  Sheridan  of  Johnstown  and  Jack  L.  Peters  of 
Cambridge,  Ohio,  were  presidents  of  the  Chapter  during 
the  period  included  in  the  award.  The  Alumnus  says 
"hats  off"  to  them  and  the  head  of  their  department.  Dr. 
Dalzell  Griffith  '23. 


Hoechst  Letters  Diplomas 

Members  of  the  graduating  class  will  be  interested  to 
know  that  Coit  R.  Hoechst  '07  letters  all  Bucknell  diplo- 
mas. This  is  not  the  only  extra-curricular  activity  Coit 
has.  In  his  folder  in  the  Alumni  Office  morgue  we  find : 
Hobbies  :  fiddle  making,  photography.  Avocation  :  cellist 
in  string  quartet.  He  should  have  added  composing 
music,  singing,  painting,  and,  if  we  had  space  here,  we 
could  list  a  lot  of  other  activities.  One  of  the  most  bril- 
liant and  versatile  of  Bucknell's  Alumni,  Dr.  Ploechst  has 
spent  his  working  hours  for  the  last  quarter-century  as 
director  of  extension  education  in  the  Pittsburgh  public 

schools. 

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Another  Honor  for  Dr.  Marts 

Dr.  Arnaud  C.  Marts,  former  president  of  Bucknell, 
has  another  honor  added  to  his  long  line  of  achievements. 
He  was  recently  elected  president  of  the  Woods  Plole 
Oceanographic  Institution  of  Woods  Hole,  Massachusetts. 
He  succeeds  Dr.  Henry  B.  Bigelow,  of  Harvard,  who  has 
been  elected  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 


SERVICE  RECORD 

The  Alumni  (Office  urgently  requests  that  the 
names  and  service  addresses,  if  possible,  of  Alumni 
being  called  back  to  military  duty  be  forwarded  to 
Lewisburg. 

The  list  of  Bucknell  Alumni  in  service  is  grow- 
ing. It  is  important  that  the  record  be  accurate  in 
order  that  news  of  the  University  may  be  sent  to 
Alumni  in  the  Armed  Services. 


Report  of  Committee  on  Theatre  Fund 

(Continued  from  Page  6) 

and  sororal  ceremonies,  and  special  programs  of  honor 
societies.  The  "material"  for  this  paragraph  was  gathered 
very  quickly  and  easily  by  glancing  at  the  calendar  of 
events  posted  in  the  office  of  the  Lewisburg  High  School 
where  requests  for  the  use  of  this  community's  one  audi- 
torium and  stage  are  becoming  increasingly  difficult  to 
fulfill.  There  would  be  no  question  of  puting  the  theatre 
building  to  use. 

The  third  question.  Where  would  this  theatre  be  locat- 
ed ?  may  be  answered  very  quickly.  The  site  most  univer- 
sally approved  is  the  clean  sweep  of  terrain  reaching  down 
from  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building  to  a  point  diagon- 
ally opposite  the  old  Sigma  Chi  House  (now  Seventh 
Street  House,  a  dormitory  for  women  students).  At 
some  point  in  this  general  area  the  Committee  hopes  to  see 
the  little  theatre  rise  in  a  not  too  distant  future. 

A  Word  of  Appreciation 

This  report  would  be  thoughtlessly  incomplete  if  it  did 
not  conclude  with  a  note  of  appreciation  and  an  expression 
of  thanks  on  the  part  of  the  University  Theatre  Fund 
Committee  to  President  Horace  A.  Plildreth,  Dr.  Arnaud 
C.  Marts,  Dr.  Herbert  L.  Spencer,  Dr.  Mary  M.  Wolfe, 
Dr.  Joseph  W.  Henderson,  Mr.  Dayton  L.  Ranch,  Mr. 
Jens  Fredrick  Larson,  and  Mr.  Donald  B.  Young.  They 
have  all  listened  most  attentively  to  the  recital  of  the  vision, 
and  their  helpful  counsel  has  pointed  the  way  to  a  course 
of  action  clearly  in  accord  with  the  best  interests  of  Buck- 
nell University. 

JUNE      1951 


Class  %eports 


CLASS  OF  1900 

dass  Reporter:    Mrs.  Robert  G.  Super 

(Edna  S.  Shires) 

19  N.  Horace  St.,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

Greetings  to  classmates  of  1900  as  we 
enter  the  Emeritus  Club!  Since  our  50th 
reunion  last  June,  very  little  news  about 
any  of  our  members  has  reached  me. 
But  one  thing  we  should  all  know  is  this: 
One  of  our  class  has  generously  offered 
to  contribute  $1000  to  the  Alumni  Fund 
— provided  each  one  of  us  will  contri- 
bute something  to  the  Fund.  Isn't  that  a 
challenge  to  each  of  us  to  do  our  utmost? 
Besides  aiding  the  Alumni  Fund,  it  will 
enable  you  to  deduct  that  amount  from 
your  income  tax! 

What  do  you  say?     We  can  do  it! 

CLASS  OF  1902 

Class  Reporter:   Mary  T.  Wylie 
77  Hillside  Ave.,  Chatham,  N.  J. 

Word  has  been  received  of  the  death 
of  Yentzer  M.  Weidensaul,  magna  cum 

laude  graduate  and  Lewisburg  native. 
A  cousin  of  the  late  pitching  "great", 
Christy  Mathewson  x'02,  Mr.  Weiden- 
saul played  baseball  with  him  during 
college  days,  later  playing  with  Toronto 
in  the  Eastern  League  and  with  profes- 
sional teams  from  Denver  and  Lincoln. 
He  operated  a  hotel  in  Mount  Carmel 
before  going  to  Denver  40  years  ago, 
where  he  was  also  engaged  in  the  hotel 
business.  A  sister  and  two  brothers  are 
among  the  survivors. 

*     *     * 

If  you  have  any  information  for  your 
reporter,  please  send  it  to  the  address 
given  above:  77  Hillside  Ave.,  Chat- 
ham, N.  J. 


CLASS  OF  1907 

Class  Reporter:   Leo  L.  Rockwell 

49  Broad  St.,  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

TWO  THOUSANDS  YEARS  OF  1907 
The  Unfinished  Story  of  a  Class 
Mary  Georgiana  Stanton  Speicher. 
From  the  night  that  Mary  led  the  fe- 
males of  the  class  in  that  expedition  to 
paint  the  bridge  on  St.  George  St.  with 
the  motto,  "We  girls  did  it;  the  boys 
were  too  slow",  Mary  has  been  the  in- 
carnation of  the  spirit  of  1907.  The 
question  has  always  been,  "What  will 
Mary  do  next?"  After  her  brilliant 
performance  as  the  niece  in  "Einer 
Musz  Heiraten"  in  her  junior  year,  it 
was  obvious  that  Mary  would  follow  up 
German,  and  after  summer  sessions  at 
Columbia  and  special  work  with  Frau 
Schilke  in  Berlin  she  joined  the  faculty 
of  John  B.  Stetson  University.  How- 
ever, Bucknell  pulled  her  back  again  to 
become  preceptress  at  the  Institute. 
She  ought  to  have  been  a  good  one, 
because  her  experience  would  have 
equipped  her  to  outguess  her  charges. 
However,  she  was  captured  by  a  Prince- 
ton man,  John  Wilson  Speicher,  who 
married  her  in  1915  and  carried  her  off 
to  Reading,  where  he  has  practiced  law 
for  many  years.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, John  Jr.  and  Frances.  I  remem- 
ber how  startled  VCR  and  I  once  were 
to  see,  as  we  were  coming  out  of  a  movie 
house  in  Ann  Arbor,  an  unmistakeable 
Mary  sitting  in  one  of  the  rear  rows. 
It  turned  out  she  had  come  to  put  young 

JUNE     1951 


John  in  college.  He,  by  the  way,  after 
finishing  Michigan  and  law  school  was 
a  lieutenant  in  World  War  II,  winning 
14  battle  stars  and  the  Purple  Heart; 
he  survived  the  sinking  of  his  destroyer 
at  the  Battle  of  Salerno.  He  is  now  a 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Speicher 
and  Austin  in  Reading.  Mary  is  a 
Baptist  and  a  dyed-in-the-wool  Buck- 
nellian.  She  has  a  Bucknell  pastor; 
she  has  a  Bucknell  doctor,  and  he  must 
be  a  good  one  because  of  late  years  she 
has  contracted  a  bad  habit  of  busting 
into  buses  and  busting  her  backbone. 
But  that  doesn't  slow  Mary  down.  She 
was  lively  as  a  cricket  at  the  last  re- 
union. Backbone  or  no  backbone,  she'll 
be  on  hand  in  '52.  She  may  come  with 
a  grandchild  or  two — can  you  picture 
Mary  a  grandmother? 

Wilson  Willard  Staver.  After  a  short 
term  as  teacher  of  English  in  the  Steel- 
ton  High  School,  Stave  entered  public 
school  administration.  For  a  time  he 
was  principal  of  the  Abraham  Lincoln 
School  in  Williamsport  and  assistant 
principal  of  the  commercial  department 
of  the  Williamsport  High  School.  He 
then  became  principal  of  the  Liberty 
School,  Englewood.  In  1917  he  assumed 
the  principalship  of  School  No.  5,  West 
New  York,  N.  J.  Here  he  remained 
until  illness  compelled  his  retirement 
in  1940;  he  died  January  7,  1941,  at  the 
age  of  61.  In  1910  he  had  married  one 
of  the  "Sweet  P's"  (remember  Patty, 
Peggy  and  Polly?),  Mary  F.  Burgess 
x'09,  who,  with  their  daughter  Anna, 
survived  him. 

Edison  Arlo  Steinmetz.  A  short-time 
sojourner  with  the  class,  Steinmetz  dis- 
appeared without  apparent  trace.  Any- 
one know  anything? 

William  Rankin  Stevenson,  another 
ex-er,  went  into  big  steel;  his  latest  ad- 
dress is  c/o  Universal  Steel  Co.,  Bridge- 
ville. 

Paul  George  Stolz  belongs  by  right  to 
'07,  although  he  got  tangled  up  with  the 
School  of  Music  during  his  junior  year 
and  for  that  reason  postponed  gradua- 
tion. We'll  allow  the  Class  of  1908  a 
grudging  half -share;  of  course,  really 
Paul  doesn't  belong  to  any  single  class, 
since  his  long  and  loyal  service  as  direc- 
tor of  the.  School  of  Music  makes  him  a 
member  of  the  all-Bucknell  team  of  all 
time.  However,  we  saw  him  first;  spir- 
itually, he's  one  of  ours. 


John  D.  Strain,  who  transferred  to 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  did  a 
great  deal  of  sociological  work.  His 
career  is  briefly  sketched  in  the  Alum- 
nus of  December,  1947.  He  died  Sep- 
tember 30,  1947. 

Frank  Henry  Switzer  and  Frederic 
Raymond  Switzer  (name  later  changed 
to  Schweitzer)  dropped  out  of  the  class 
early  in  the  course.  They  were  last  re- 
ported as  residing  in  Shamokin  and 
Trevorton,  where  F.  R.,  who  studied  ar- 
chitecture at  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania after  leaving  Bucknell,  was  (per- 
haps still  is)  an  architect  and  contrac-^ 
tor. 

Charles  Carroll  Wagner.  Wag  went 
West  to  the  Dakotas,  where  he  taught 
for  some  years.  He  was  also  in  busi- 
ness for  some  time  until,  as  he  put  it  in 
his  report  for  the  fortieth  reunion, 
"thirteen  banks  made  quite  a  dent  in 
my  moola  pile."  In  1947  he  was  a  re- 
search chemist  with  the  Sinclair  Re- 
fining Company  at  East  Chicago,  Ind., 
also  doing  some  teaching  at  Purdue 
University.  "Long  ago"  he  married 
E  1  d  r  e  d  Lawrence.  They  have  three 
boys  and  one  girl.  The  girl  is  married 
and  has  presented  Wag  with  two  grand- 
children. The  boys  were  all  in  the  war; 
one  is  a  West  Pointer,  who  is  still  in  the 
service.  After  40  years  out  Wag  says: 
"At  times  I  feel  loaded  with  what  I 
have  learned;  at  other  times  I'm  equally 
sure  I've  learned  nothing."  His  resi- 
dence address  is  217  Webb  St.,  Ham- 
mond, Ind. 

Howard  G.  Wascher  left  at  the  end  of 
the  freshman  year.  I  believe  he  trans- 
ferred to  Lehigh.  The  last  address  I 
have  for  him  was  13  Boulevard  Hauss- 
man,  Paris,  but  that  was  years  ago. 

Guy  Lawrence  Webster,  another  refu- 
gee from  the  class,  was  listed  in  the  1940 
Alumni  Catalog  as  residing  in  Cheri- 
ton,  Va. 

Joseph  Nelson  Weddle.  Joe  just  has 
traveled  too  fast  and  far  for  the  girls  to 
catch  him — that's  the  reason  he  is  '07's 
perennial  bachelor  and  rolling  stone.  A 
partial  list  of  his  migrations:  to  Donora, 
Pa.,  for  three  or  four  months'  labora- 
tory work;  then  in  the  winter  of  '07-'08 
with  Zug  to  California;  back  to  West 
Newton  (where  all  the  Weddles  hail 
from)  to  work  in  a  flour  mill  and  a  job 
as  travelling  salesman;  thence  to  West 


Dr.  James  A.  Gathings,  outstanding  professor  of  political  science  and  Man  of  the  Year 
with  the  members  of  the  senior  class,  who  this  year  dedicated  to  him  the  1951  L'Agenda. 

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Virginia  and  Tennessee  to  inspect  tim- 
ber: about  1910  to  Colorado,  where  he 
rented  and  ran  a  ranch  in  San  Luis  Val- 
ley for  a  couple  of  years,  leaving  it  to 
work  in  an  experimental  station  in  the 
Colorado  mountains;  back  to  the  flour 
mill;  then  to  Montana  as  assay er  and 
bookkeeper.  (Catch  your  breath  at  this 
point.)  Next  to  Virginia,  having  trad- 
ed the  Colorado  ranch  for  a  365-acre 
farm,  which  he  managed  for  a  year  and 
a  half  and  then  sold.  Back  to  Pennsyl- 
vania to  work  during  World  War  I  in 
the  laboratory  of  the  Clairton  Byprod- 
ucts Coke  Works.  Something  went 
wrong  here,  for  Joe  stayed  with  this 
outfit  10  years,  watching  the  plant  grow 
to  an  output  of  30,000  tons  per  day.  His 
experience  with  coke  probably  gave 
him  background  for  his  next  venture; 
he  bought  and  operated  a  cookie  fac- 
tory in  Detroit.  He  has  developed  sev- 
eral hobbies  along  the  way — collecting 
U.  S.  and  Mexican  stamps;  photography; 
work  with  the  Boy  Scouts  (he  ought  to 
be  good  on  long  hikes).  Joe  looked 
young  as  ever  in  '47.    Where  next,  Joe? 

Mellie  Armstrong  Westcott  deserted 
to  the  Class  of  1908.  Her  last-known 
address  was  Camden,  N.  J. 

Alfred  Matthews  Whitby.  "Parson," 
after  finishing  his  theological  training  at 
Rochester  in  1911,  held  a  pastorate  in 
Blairsville,  then  began  the  westward 
trek  through  the  North  Central  States. 
He  served  churches  in  Gettysburg,  S. 
D.;  Lander  and  Riverton,  Wyo.;  Ma- 
delia,  Bemidji,  International  Falls, 
West  Duluth,  and  Bricelyn,  Minn.; 
Northwood,  Iowa,  and  again  a  second 
term  in  Bricelyn.  In  1941  he  retired  be- 
cause of  illness  and  is  now  living  at 
Madelia,  Minn.,  where  he  chops  wood 
and  does  the  garden  chores,  preaching 
occasionally.  In  1917  he  married  Mabel 
Fanning  of  Madelia.  They  had  four 
daughters,  one  of  whom  died  in  1930. 
Two  are  married — Mrs.  Emily  Wittrock 
of  Conistota,  S.  D.,  who  has  presented 
Parson  with  a  granddaughter  Nadine, 
and  Mrs.  Lois  Marvel,  who  is  now  in 
Santa  Barbara,  Calif.,  while  her  hus- 
band finishes  his  work  at  the  University 
of  California.  Dale  Marie  is  a  teacher 
in  the  Darfur,  Minn.,  public  schools. 
Parson  says  that  in  40  years  he  has 
learned  that  "the  ideals  and  spirit  of 
Jesus  furnish  the  best  program  for  per- 
sonal and  international  life."  Parson 
says  he  has  always  had  a  great  time;  he 
has  enjoyed  the  Scandinavians  and  has 
begun  to  talk  like  them.  We  want  to 
hear  that  Swedish  accent  in  '52,  Parson! 

Thomas  Lockard,  retired  school 
teacher,  died  September  25,  1950.  He 
had  taught  in  Scranton,  South  Williams- 
port  and  Montgomery,  as  well  as  in  sev- 
eral rural  schools.  Several  nephews  and 
nieces  survive.  (See  Alumnus,  Decem- 
ber, 1949.) 


CLASS  OF  1910 

Class  Reporter:    Mildred  B.  Gathers 

100  W.  Thirty-third  St. 

Apt.  6,  Bayonne,  N.  J. 

Frank  S.  "Dunk"  Eakley  writes  from 
his  home,  829  W.  Mistletoe  Ave.,  San 
Antonio,  Texas,  "I've  been  with  Uncle 
Sam  for  about  10  years;  spent  one  year 
teaching  in  the  University  of  Texas,  and 
quit  the  teaching  game  after  35  years  in 
it.  I've  been  in  Texas  over  40  years  and 
have  charge  of  all  employment  place- 
ment testing  at  Kelly  Field,  the  world's 
largest  aircraft  maintenance  air  force 
base." 

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Like  all  good  Texans,  "Dunk"  couldn't 
resist  putting  in  a  good  word  for  the 
climate  down  there;  after  40  years,  he 
just  couldn't  help  it.  Also,  he  inquired 
for  some  classmates.  But,  then,  wouldn't 
we  all  like  to  hear  from  more  of  you? 


CLASS  OF  1912 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  H.  W.  Houseknecht 

(Maze  Callahan) 

108  W.  Penn  St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 

Sunday  will  be  Mother's  Day.    All  of 
us,  no  doubt,  will  be  thinking  of  the 
things  the  kids  did  years  ago.    I'm  send- 
ing along  a  little  verse  that  one  of  mine 
ran  across  while  in  the  service  and  sent 
to  me,  entitled  "Vanishing  Vanity": 
I  do  not  mind  the  passing  years 
Nor  do  gray  hairs  bring  me  to  tears; 
Bifocals,  false  teeth,  proper  shoes 
Sometimes  do  cause  my  tears  to  ooze; 
And  rear  view  mirrors  oft  deride 
My  hopes  for  glamour,  quell  my  pride 
In  chic  new  clothes  I  love  to  wear; 
For  youthful  charm  I  do  despair: 
But  when  I  hear  an  eager  shout 
And  turn  to  see  who  is  about 
My  son  comes  rushing  in 
With  "Hi-yuh,  Mom"  and  boyish  grin 
And  takes  the  steps  by  three  to  greet 
A  mother  dear  to  him,  and  sweet, 
With  hug  and  kiss  that  quite  resound. 
My,  my,  who  wants  to  lose  a  single 
pound? 

— Carolyn  Willis  Owen. 

When  I  received  from  the  Alumni  Of- 
fice the  deadline  date  for  material  for 
the  June  issue,  inclosed  was  a  notice  of 
the  death  of  Oliver  S.  Delancey,  62,  who 
passed  away  October  17,  1950.  Death 
was  due  to  a  heart  condition.  Since 
graduation  from  college  he  had  been  as- 
sociated with  the  E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Ne- 
mours and  Co.  Surviving  are  his  widow 
and  two  sons,  both  of  them  gi-aduates  of 
the  University  of  Michigan.  I  sent  a 
sympathy  card  from  the  Class  of  1912, 
also  a  note  explaining  why  the  death 
had  not  been  announced.  Oliver  was  our 
junior  class  president,  you  know.  When 
we  were  planning  for  our  35th  reunion, 
he  had  planned  to  come  back  but  at  the 
last  minute  sent  regrets.  No  doubt,  he 
wasn't  well  at  the  time. 

I  noticed  in  the  January  issue  two 
legacies:  Nancy  L.  Lange,  iDelonging  to 
Frederick  Lange  '12,  and  Gerald  C.  Rob- 
inson, belonging  to  Lew  Robinson  '12.  I 
just  read  the  ALUMNUS  from  cover  to 
cover,  trying  to  gi^ab  a  name  that  looks 
like  a  name  in  our  class.  That's  how  I 
need  news! 

By  the  way,  in  the  April  edition  I  saw 
where  Mrs.  Betty  Fleckenstine  Minnich 
'41  was  toastmistress  at  the  ceremony 
when  the  presentation  of  the  Bucknell 
University  Alumni  Club  charter  was 
made  to  the  new  president.  Betty  be- 
longs to  Jay  Fleckenstine  '12.  They  live 
at  York. 

I  want  to  make  two  corrections  in  my 
last  report.  When  I  talked  about  receiv- 
ing a  Christmas  greeting  from  the  Hag- 
gertys  with  a  picture  of  their  daughter, 
Gloria,  and  grandson  Gil,  girl  was  pub- 
lished. If  you  could  see  him,  you  would 
know  that  he  is  not  a  "siss".  (Had  a 
card  from  the  Haggertys,  too,  while  they 


were  spending  several  weeks  in  Flori- 
da.) Then,  Rep  Ruth  was  printed  in- 
stead of  Rip.  We  old-timers  remember 
how  he  got  his  nickname:  Rip  slept  a 
week  after  our  freshman  banquet  so  was 
named  "Rip  Van  Winkle". 

Before  I  forget,  Leon  Crandell  is  now 
running  for  county  treasurer.  Can't  you 
see  that  we'll  never  have  that  fiag-pole 
ready  for  next  June? 

This  is  Frank  Davis'  last  fling,  so  I'm 
trying  to  please  him  by  keeping  this 
"reasonably  short"  (because  I  haven't 
any  news).  From  here  on  out,  I  deal 
exclusively  with  "Buck"  Shott.  Wish  me 
well. 

I  wish  I  were  a  little  rock 

A-sittin'  on  a  hill, 

A-doin'  nothin'  all  day  long 

But  just  a-sittin'  still. 

I  wouldn't  eat, 

I   wouldn't  sleep, 

I  wouldn't  even  wash. 

I'd  just  sit  still  a  thousand  years 

And  rest  myself,  by  gosh. 

— Unknown. 

Had  your-  rhubarb  and  dandelion  yet? 
Good  medicine  for  those  old  joints. 


Love, 


Maze. 


CLASS  OF  1914 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  H.  B.  Weaver 

(Dora  Hamler) 
348  Ridge  Ave.,  New  Kensington,  Pa. 

In  September,  questionnaires  were 
sent  to  all  of  the  fourteeners  as  listed  in 
the  Alumni  Office  files.  It  has  been 
gratifying  to  receive  38  replies  to  date. 
If  you,  reader,  have  not  sent  yours, 
please  do  so.  You  will  be  rewarded.  A 
news  sheet  will  be  sent  to  all  who  an- 
swer, later.  This  column  is  carrying 
the  story  of  Samuel  H.  Markowitz,  Ph.D. 

"Mark"  is  rabbi  of  Beth  David  Con- 
gregation in  Philadelphia.  Mrs.  Marko- 
witz is  the  former  Jewel  Klein,  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  University  of  Cincinnati.  The 
son  and  daughter:  Richard  Henry  was 
graduated  from  Yale  and  Harvard  Law 
School,  Ruth  Anne  from  Rochester. 
Rabbi  Markowitz  is  a  member  of  the 
Commission  on  Jewish  Education  and 
Secretary  of  the  Philadelphia  Board  of 
Rabbis.  Books  published:  Leading  a 
Jewish  Life  In  The  Modern  World,  and 
Adjusting  The  Jewish  Child  To  His 
World. 

His  war  service  record  shows  two  and 
a  half  years  as  circuit  rider  with  the  U. 
S.  troops — three  months  in  Southern 
Georgia  and  the  Gulf  region  and  then 
in  California. 

This  itinerary  was  necessary  because 
there  were  not  enough  Jewish  boys  at 
any  one  camp  to  justify  a  full-time 
Chaplain.  "So  it  became  my  task," 
Mark  says,  "to  go  regularly  from  one  to 
the  other  and  minister  to  the  Jewish 
boys  and  girls  in  uniform.  I  would,  for 
example,  hold  services  every  Tuesday 
evening  at  Victorville,  where  the  9th 
Air  Force  had  a  huge  base,  often  as  high 
as  30,000  men  and  800  or  900  Jewish. 
Early  Wednesday  morning  I  would  be 
at  Daggett  Air  Field,  40  miles  away,  a 
small  base  with  75  or  100  Jews.  Wednes- 
day afternoon  I  would  usually  spend  at 
Camp  Irwin,  60  miles  in  another  direc- 
tion in  the  Death  Valley  region.  Often 
I  would  hold  six  or  seven  services  be- 
tween noon  Wednesday  and  noon 
Thursday,  most  of  them  at  odd  hours, 
5:00  in  the  morning  or  during  lunch 
time  or  immediately  after  supper.  And 
many  nights  I  slept  in  a  sleeping  bag 

JUNE     1951 


after  visiting  a  group  of  Jewish  lads 
who  had  been  living  out  in  the  open  for 
a  couple  of  months. 

"For  two  years  I  spent  at  least  six 
days  out  of  every  seven  in  the  desert. 
The  months  of  July,  August  and  Sep- 
tember were  insufferable."  He  goes  on 
to  tell  of  temperatures  ranging  from  58° 
to  158°,  and  weather  from  rainy  and 
miserable  to  dust  storms  which  not  only 
made  driving  dangerous  but  were  dam- 
aging to  a  car. 

"But  the  months  of  March,  April,  and 
May  in  the  desert  were  delightful.  Few 
people  realize  that  the  desert  flowers 
bloom  beautifully.  I  passed  many  a 
field  of  poppies  as  attractive  and  pleas- 
ing as  anything  you'll  find  anywhere. 

"From  June  to  December,  1945,  I  was 
stationed  in  a  Naval  Hospital  at  Corona, 
California,  also  in  the  desert  but  a  bit 
nearer  to  Los  Angeles  and  civilization 
generally.  It  was  an  enormous  place 
covering  vast  acreage  and  provided  for 
about  400  Jewish  patients.  It  was  alto- 
gether a  6,000  or  8,000  bed  hospital- 
most  of  them  afflicted  with  rheumatic 
fever  which  they  had  picked  up  in  the 
South  Pacific. 

"I  have  set  down  here  random  recol- 
lections. My  monthly  reports  that  went 
in  to  the  New  York  office  are  on  file. 
Some  day,  if  I  get  the  urge,  I'll  go  to 
New  York  and  collect  them  and  possibly 
put  them  into  a  little  more  permanent 
form." 

Jesse  Riley  is  superintendent  of  the 
WestVirginia  Industrial  School  for  Boys. 
It  is  of  interest  to  all  of  us  to  learn  that 
because  of  his  achievements  at  this 
school  he  has  been  chosen  as  a  possible . 
member  of  Who's  Who  in  America.  The 
Little  Mirror,  publication  of  the  Indus- 
trial School,  has  the  following  to  say  of 
this  honor:  "The  1950  July  issue  of  The 
Monthly  Supplement,  a  current  Bio- 
graphical Service,  carried  a  biographi- 
cal sketch  of  Mr.  Riley's  life.  It  is  from 
this  publication  that  selections  are  made 
for  Who's  Who.  Every  two  years  names 
are  compiled  from  this  list." 

Harry  Earl  Campbell,  667  Sixth  St., 
Clairton,  writes:  "From  1914  to  1947  I 
was  chemist  and  metallurgist  with 
Clairton  Works,  Carnegie-Illinois  Steel 
Company.  In  the  latter  year,  I  obtained 
a  sick  leave  on  account  of  eye  trouble. 
The  leave  brought  no  improvement  so 
in  1949  I  retired  from  service  with  a 
disability  allowance  from  said  corpora- 
tion. There  is  no  loss  of  sight  involved, 
fortunately,  but  rather  inability  to  en- 
gage in  close  eye  work  for  long  periods 
of  time."  The  Campbells — Mrs.  Camp- 
bell is  the  former  Helen  May  Brown — 
are  the  parents  of  James  (Pennsyl- 
vania State  College)  and  Helen  Jean 
(Grace  Martin  Business  College,  Pitts- 
burgh). Harry  is  deacon  in  the  Baptist 
church,  Elizabeth,  Pa.  He  writes  that 
at  various  times  he  has  served  in  all 
offices  of  the  church  "excepting  pas- 
tor." 

Frances  McNall's  permanent  address 
is  912  Elm  Ave.,  Takoma  Park  12,  Md. 
She  has  been  teaching  French  in  the 
Oakmont,  Pa.,  High  School  since  1922, 
where  she  has  established  the  enviable 
record  of  being  the  best  French  teacher 
in  Allegheny  County.  Frances  has  also 
been  adviser  of  the  high  school  yearbook 
for  many  years.  This  book  has  won  na- 
tional recognition,  annually,  for  some 
time. 

Dr.  Ralph  E.  Bell  is  in  the  thirtieth 
year  of  the  practise  of  medicine.  The 
Bells  reside  at  Second  and  Monroe  Sts., 
Media.    They  are  the  parents  of  Ralph, 

JUNE     1951 


Jr.,  who  attended  Bucknell  and  Arizona 
State  College;  Wilham  T.,  Ohio  State; 
and  Louise  T.,  Bucknell.  There  are  four 
grandchildren.  Ralph  received  his  doc- 
tor's degree  from  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania.  He  has  been  an  instruc- 
tor in  the  heart  department  of  Woman's 
Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  for  sev- 
eral years.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Media  School  Board — "away  back"; 
past-president  of  the  Delaware  County 
Medical  Society;  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church  and  of  the  Springhaven 
Country  Club,  Wallingford— "S  e  n  i  o  r 
Champion  1948."  He  was  a  "buck  pri- 
vate— infantry  319th"  and  Selective  Ser- 
vice examiner  since  Pearl  Harbor.  In 
addition  to  the  Media  home,  the  Bells 
have  a  home  in  Deerfield  Beach,  Fla., 
where  they  spend  part  of  the  winter 
each  year. 


CLASS  OF  1915 

Class  Reporter:    J.  B.  Bates 
265   Green   St.,   Mifflinburg,   Pa. 

G.  Wade  Earle  of  Cleveland  Heights, 
O.  (see  ALUMNUS,  June,  1949,  for  his 
paraphrases  of  Horace's  poems),  is  fea- 
tured in  a  recent  issue  of  Mechanix  Il- 
lustrated as  a  collector  of  rare  woods. 
For  instance,  in  making  some  fancy 
salt-and-pepper  shakers,  he  has  used 
111  different  kinds  of  wood.  (I  have  a 
pair  of  them  and  are  they  ever  beau- 
ties! !  Prices  range  from  $5.00  to  $10.00 
per  pair;  send  in  your  orders.) 

Mrs.  Helen  Eede  McQuay  was  in- 
stalled in  March  as  worthy  matron  of 
Emporium  chapter  of  the  Order  of  the 
Eastern  Star. 

Attorney  Sidney  Grabowski  of  Scran- 
ton,  prominent  member  of  the  Lacka- 
wanna County  Bar  and  long  a  leader  in 
regional  Polish  circles,  is  president  of 
the  Polish  Union  of  the  United  States  of 
America.  This  is  an  organization  of  26,- 
000  members. 

Edward  O.  Clark  believes  his  congre- 
gation at  Chevy  Chase,  Md.,  has  erected 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  church  build- 
ings in  America.  He  tells  of  the  growth 
of  the  project  in  an  attractive  article  in 
The  Christian  Century  for  April,  1951. 
The  edifice  is  the  result  of  the  co-opera- 
tive effort  of  architect,  congregation  and 
minister  and  grew  out  of  the  idea  that 
beauty  of  surroundings  adds  much  to  the 
effectiveness  of  worship.  Built  on  early 
American  lines,  with  a  tower  of  Chris- 
topher Wren  style  and  a  portico  with 
rectangular  fluted  columns,  the  church 
has  an  interior  of  equal  simplicity  and 
beauty. 

Ed  had  served  one  other  church  be- 
fore going  to  Chevy  Chase  27  years  ago. 
This  was  at  Pitman,  N.  J.,  where  in  4V2 
years  the  membership  was  doubled  and 


the  property  greatly  improved.  He  be- 
gan his  work  at  Chevy  Chase  with  a  con- 
gregation of  39.  The  membership  is 
now  734. 

At  college  Ed  was  a  member  of  For- 
um, Cap  and  Dagger,  and  the  Minister- 
ial Society.  He  participated  in  fresh- 
man and  sophomore  declamation  con- 
tests, debate  and  track.  He  was  a 
chaplain  in  World  War  I.  Bucknell  hon- 
ored him  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity  in  1946.  (See  ALUMNUS,  De- 
cember, 1947.) 

Mrs.  Clark  is  the  former  Eva  Thayer 
x'21.  They  have  four  children.  John  B. 
graduated  in  1948  and  Elizabeth  is  now 
a  senior  at  Bucknell.  The  Clarks'  ad- 
dress is  3708  Livingston  St.,  N.  W., 
Washington  15,  D.  C. 


CLASS  OF  1920 

Class  Reporter:    Harry  R.  Warfel 
Hibiscus  Park,  R.  F.  D.  5 
Box  19D,  Gainesville,  Fla. 

Jack  Durst  x'20  didn't  complete  his 
college  course  but  has  had  an  unusual 
career  as  an  electrical  engineer.  Start- 
ing with  the  Long  Lines  Departinent  of 
the  American  Telephone  and  Telegraph 
Co.,  where  he  worked  from  1921  to  1935, 
he  rose  to  positions  with  heavy  respon- 
sibilities. 'Thereafter,  he  held  engineer- 
ing and  administrative  posts  with  sev- 
eral companies  interested  in  electronic 
devices.  For  some  time  he  did  consult- 
ing engineering  with  the  motion  picture 
industry.  He  has  designed  and  manu- 
factured many  articles  of  electrical 
equipment.  His  successful  experience 
as  a  scientist  and  his  service  to  the 
Armed  Forces  during  World  War  II 
have  won  for  him  the  title  of  electronic 
scientist-general  in  the  office  of  the  su- 
perintending scientist  in  the  San  Diego 
Navy  Yard.  He  lives  at  12765  Sunset 
Blvd.,  Los  Angeles  49,  Calif.  His  son, 
John  x'48,  is  connected  with  the  petrol- 
eum industry  in  that  state. 

Charles  V.  Iredell  of  102  Fells  Rd., 
Essex  Fells,  N.  J.,  was  promoted  in 
March  from  production  superintendent 
to  manager  of  the  wire  products  depart- 
ment of  the  Westinghouse  Lamp  Divi- 
sion. In  1947  he  received  the  Westing- 
house  Order  of  Merit,  top  company 
award  to  employees,  for  production  im- 
provements. 


CLASS  OF  1923 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.   LeRoy  Frontz 

(Olive  Billhime) 

Evergreen  Farm,  Allenwood,  Pa. 

Benjamin  Stanley  "Dinty"  Moore  at- 
tended Virginia  Theological  Seminary 
for  three  years  following  graduation 
from  Bucknell.  He  was  ordained  a 
deacon  in  Pitman,  N.  J.,  in  1926.  Soon 
thereafter  he  went  west  with  his  wife  to 
take  up  missionary  work  in  eastern  Or- 
egon. He  served  All  Saints'  Mission, 
Heppner,  Ore.,  1926-31,  and  Ontario,  Nys- 
sa  and  Vale  in  the  Oregon  missionary 
field,  1931-42.  He  was  then  ordained  to 
the  priesthood  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
and  became  rector  of  St.  James  Church, 
Kent,  Wash.    Three  years  later  he  be- 


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came  rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Ho- 
quiam.  Wash.,  wliere  he  now  serves. 
His  son,  Stanley  Robert,  attends  Whit- 
man College,   Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

Walter  Shaw,  training  specialist  with 
the  Veterans  Administration,  resides  at 
3107  N.  Front  St.,  Harrisburg.  He  had 
three  sons  attend  Bucknell. 

Aravilla  Peters'  address  is  951  W.  1st 
St.,  San  Pedro,  Calif.  She  says  that  is 
the  home  of  her  uncle,  who  keeps  in 
touch  with  her,  as  she  travels  most  of 
the  time.  We'd  like  to  know  more  about 
what  you  are  doing,  Aravilla.  (Didn't 
you  get  that  little  post  card  from  me?) 

Mrs.  Donald  Bechtel  (Helyn  Kerstet- 

ter)  taught  school  for  eight  years  follow- 
ing graduation — three  at  Muncy,  one  at 
West  Milton,  and  four  at  Pottsgrove. 
She  lives  in  Lewisburg,  where  her  hus- 
band has  a  dairy  products  business. 
They  have  one  son,  Edwin,  who  expects 
to  enter  Bucknell  next  fall.  Helyn  has 
been  active  in  club  work  as  a  past- 
president  of  Phi  Mu  alumnae  group, 
treasurer  of  Lewisburg  Civic  Club,  first 
vice-president  of  Lewisburg  Women's 
Club,  secretary  of  Shikellimo  Chapter 
of  the  D.  A.  R.,  and  a  member  of  the 
Red  Cross  Motor  Corps. 

George  L.  Black's  new  address  is  4825 
Friendship  Ave.,  Pittsburgh  24,  Pa. 

Eugene  S.  Biddle  lives  at  21  Catawissa 
Rd.,  Ashland,  and  is  with  Selective  Ser- 
vice. In  response  to  my  probing  into  his 
personal  affairs,  he  says,  "About  my- 
self, I  have  one  wife,  one  daughter,  one 
partial  upper  denture,  no  bald  spots,  one 
grey  hair  square  in  front,  and  a  few 
extra  pounds  about  the  midsection.  Am 
a  Republican,  and  have  not  bought  my 
wife  a  little  old  measly  $8400  pastel 
mink  coat."  Doesn't  that  sound  like 
"Doc"?  He  also  says  that  getting  back 
to  the  campus  at  least  twice  a  year  is 
one  of  his  better  habits.  (And  who  will 
deny  that  it's  a  grand  one  to  emulate!) 

CLASS  OF  1924 
Class  Reporter:    A.  G.   Stoughton 
3616  Albemarle  St.,  N.  W. 
Washington  8,  D.  C.       -- 

Harry  "Gump"  Dayhoff,  well-known 
college  football  referee,  modeled  for  the 
November  25,  1950,  cover  of  The  Satur- 
day Evening  Post.  An  athlete  of  note 
during  his  school  days,  Harry  has 
gained  much  honor  and  prestige  dur- 
ing his  days  of  refereeing,  but  the 
greatest  was  conferred  on  him  about  two 
years  ago.  Not  only  an  excellent  foot- 
ball official,  he  was  selected  as  an  hon- 
orary member  of  the  executive  commit- 
tee of  the  National  Board  of  Basketball 
Officials.  He  officiated  at  the  Army- 
Navy  game  in  Philadelphia  in  1945.  He 
will  be  remembered  for  his  contribu- 
tions to  sports  long  after  his  days  of 
decisioning  are  over. 

Donald  B.  Keim  died  January  18,  1951. 
He  worked  for  RCA  from  1930  to  1937, 
when  he  joined  General  Electric's  Re- 
ceiver Engineering  group.  Working  be- 
hind the  scenes,  he  did  not  receive  the 
public  attention  due  him  for  his  engi- 
neering research  and  development  in 
the  television  field,  but  he  was  perhaps 
as  responsible  for  the  technical  develop- 
ment of  television  as  was  any  one  per- 
son. He  had  an  impressive  record  of 
patents  on  some  very  ingenious  devices. 

Charles  F.  Lindig  last  November  as- 
sumed the  position  of  civilian  chief  of 
classification  at  First  Army  headquart- 
ers at  Governors  Island,  New  York  City. 
He  entered  the  Federal  service  at  the 
outbreak  of  World  War  II  and  during 

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most  of  the  war  period  was  attached  to 
the  staff  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Army 
as  a  traveling  personnel  administration 
inspector. 

Wendell  Woodside  is  director  of  jour- 
nalism at  the  Summit  (N.  J.)  High 
School.  The  Tower,  school  publication, 
is  a  credit  to  his  leadership.  He  is  also 
editor  of  The  Summit  Press  and  chief 
correspondent  of  The  Summit  Herald. 
Here  are  a  few  items  from  Wendell's 
college  career:  cum  laude  graduate, 
debater,  winner  of  junior  oratory  prize, 
member  of  student  council,  senior  class 
treasurer.  After  leaving  Bucknell,  he 
taught  English  in  Mt.  Holly,  N.  J.,  and 
Ridley  Park,  Pa.,  going  to  Summit  High 
School  in  1926.  He  received  the  M.A. 
degree  from  New  York  University  in 
1932.  He  is  a  member  of  numerous 
professional  organizations,  the  Masons, 
is  president  of  the  Men's  Bible  Classes 
of  Union  County  and  vice-president  of 
the  state  organization.  Wendell  is  mar- 
ried to  Alice  Jane  Allen.  They  have 
four  children  and  live  at  34  Shadyside 
Ave.,  Summit,  N.  J. 


ARE  YOU  HELPING 

THE 

60  CLASS  FUND 

MANAGERS 

WHO  ARE  WORKING 

AND 

HOPING  THAT 

"EVERY  ALUMNUS 

TAKES  A  HAND"? 

The  fund  year  closes 

on  June  30. 

DO  IT  NOW! 


New  address:  Mrs.  Walter  E.  Glan- 
ville  (Eleanor  G.  Kingsbury),  2218  Cen- 
ter St.,  Northbrook,  111. 


CLASS  OF  1925 

Class  Reporter: 

Rev.  William  D.  Golightly 

708  Jefferson  Ave.,  Scranton,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Lester  T.  Jackson  (nee  Betty 
Harman)  lives  at  Argonne  Rd.,  Hamp- 
ton Bays,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.  The  last  report 
she  was  teaching  Latin  in  the  local  liigh 
school. 

Allan  F.  Jones,  chief  engineer  in  the 
Bureau  of  Engineering  and  Construc- 
tion, Dept.  of  Property  and  Supplies, 
Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania,  re- 
sides at  2  Linn  St.,  Progress,  Harris- 
burg. 

Donald  C.  England  x'25  has  been 
elected  vice-president  of  Fidelity  Trust 
Co.,  in  Pittsburgh.  He  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  staff  since  1930  and  a  trust 
officer  since  1937.  After  graduating 
from  the  University  of  Pittsburgh  Law 
School  in  1928,  he  was  admitted  to  the 
Allegheny  County  Bar.  He  resides  at 
274  Arden  Rd.,  Mt.  Lebanon. 


L.  C.  Bubeck  A.M.  '37,  principal  of 
Forty  Fort  High  School  and  proud  fa- 
ther of  two  sons,  Robert  and  Richard, 
lives  at  30  Tripp  St.,  Forty  Fort. 

Ralph  Eugene  Mucher  has  been  in  the 
Baptist  Ministry  since  1944  and  is  field 
director  of  the  Fuller  Evangelistic 
Foundation  east  of  the  Rockies.  His 
home  is  in  Castile,  N.  Y. 

M.  Beatrice  Mettler  received  her  mas- 
ter's degree  at  Penn  State.  Her  address 
is  State  Teachers  College,  Bloomsburg. 

Mrs.  C.  William  Haines  (nee  Sarah 
Walton)  is  the  happy  mother  of  three 
children  and  is  enjoying  farm  life  at 
Larchmont  Farms,  Masonville,  N.  J. 


CLASS  OF  1926 


Reunion  June  9 


Class  Reporter:    Anna  L.  Brown 
45  Wildwood  Ave.,  Pitman,  N.  J. 

We  are  all  pleased  to  hear  that  Dr. 
Anna  O.  Stephens  will  be  returning  to 
resume  her  work  at  the  Penn  State 
College  Health  Service  next  fall.  Anna 
has  had  a  year's  leave  of  absence  due 
to  ill  health.  Her  address  is  417  Hill- 
crest  Ave.,  State  College. 

A  recent  letter  from  Mrs.  A.  K.  Jen- 
sen (Maud  Keister)  reveals  that  there 
is  no  news  from  her  husband,  who  was 
captured  as  soon  as  the  North  Koreans 
moved  across  the  38th  parallel.  She 
expressed  the  wish  that  the  UN  would 
act  to  permit  a  full  attack  without  re- 
gard to  the  38th  parallel  or  to  Man- 
churian  territory.  "As  it  is,"  she  states, 
"we  can  have  only  a  stalemate — or 
even  defeat  or  withdrawal  and  loss  of 
face."  Her  address  is  the  same  as  we 
reported  after  she  was  evacuated: 
House  1147,  Karuizawa,  Japan. 


CLASS  OF  1929 

Class  Reporter:    Thelma  J.  Showalter 

223   State  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Your  reporter  was  very  happy  to  re- 
ceive a  call  from  our  genial  James 
Williams  on  a  recent  visit  to  the  Capi- 
tal City.  Jim  is  executive  secretary  of 
the  Beaver  County  Branch  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Economy  League.  You  will 
recall  that  the  League  received  nation- 
wide attention  and  acclaim  in  a  recent 
issue  of  The  Saturday  Evening  Post. 

Gilbert  B.  Moyer  is  an  assistant  vice- 
president  in  the  Banking  Department 
of  the  Wilmington  Trust  Company, 
Wilmington,  Del. 

We  were  saddened  by  the  news  of  the 
death  of  our  classmate,  Rufus  O.  Um- 
holtz,  former  supervising  principal  of 
the  Hubley  Township  schools  in  Schuyl- 
kill County.  We  extend  our  sincere 
sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family. 

Kenneth  A.  Bidlack,  Mifflinburg  at- 
torney, is  solicitor  for  the  recently 
created  Municipal  Authority  in  that 
borough.  Remember  Ken's  beautiful 
singing  voice? 

Harriet  IVIenges  (Mrs.  J.  P.  Black)  is 
now  a  southern  gal.  She  has  been  living 
for  several  years  at  531  Westmoreland 
Place,  Jackson,  Tenn. 

Grier  Riemer  x'29,  son  of  Dr.  G.  C.  L. 
Reimer  '95,  former  outstanding  Ger- 
man professor  at  Bucknell,  is  a  land- 
scape architect  in  Cleveland,  O.  From 
1936  to  1939  he  was  associated  with 
Donald  Gray  '14,  who  died  in  the  latter 

,1  U  N  E     19  5  1 


GRIER  RIEMER 

year.  Grier  is  concerned  with  public 
school  site  development,  60%;  indus- 
trial woi'k,  25%;  and  private  residence, 
church  and  other  sites,  15%.  His  big- 
gest project  was  with  two  associations 
in  Fort  Worth,  Texas,  where  they  de- 
veloped 62  school  sites.  He  said  his 
father's  influence  had  much  to  do  with 
his  choice  of  a  vocation.  Grier  is  mar- 
ried and  has  two  boys,  17  and  15,  and  a 
daughter,  11,  and  he  says  "Oh,  boy! 
Does  this  arrangement  make  things 
tick."  The  Riemers  hve  at  13124  Shak- 
er Square,  Cleveland  20,  O. 

Your  president,  Paul  Fink,  and  I  can 
not  urge  you  too  strongly  to  return  for 
Commencement  on  June  8,  9  and  10. 
The  University  promises  that  it  will  be 
one  of  the  best  ever.  If  you  read  care- 
fully the  recent  issue  of  the  ALUMNUS, 
you  will  be  convinced.  See  you  June  8! 


CLASS  OF  1936 


Reunion,  June  9 


Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  Thom.'vs  E.  Roberts 

(Eleanor  J.  Chaplin) 

139  W.  Shawnee  Ave.,  Plymouth,  Pa. 

Class  of  1936  reunion  has  been  sched- 
uled for  June  9,  1951.  As  this  year 
marks  our  fifteenth  anniversary  since 
graduating,  let  us  make  a  conscientious 
effort  to  be  present  in  order  that  the 
Class  of  1936  will  be  well  represented. 
Be  sure  to  mark  June  9  on  your  calen- 
dar as  class  reunion  day. 

A  son,  John  Frederick,  was  born 
March  9,  1949,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  C. 
Decker  (Elizabeth  Talley  '37).  Their 
address  is  99  Parkwood  St.,  Williams- 
port  43. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  T.  Shaub  (Vir- 
ginia M.  Nylund)  are  the  parents  of  a 
son,  Paul  Harry,  born  November  22, 
1949.  They  reside  at  823  S.  49th  St., 
Philadelphia  43. 

Sara  E.  Keiper,  who  has  been  Mrs. 
John  W.  Kistler  since  July,  1943,  teach- 
es English  and  dramatics  at  Black  Creek 
High  School,  Rock  Glen. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marvin  C.  Gregory 
(Margaret  P.  Bachman  x'36)  and  their 
young  son,  Christopher  John,  reside  at 
Hawthorne,  Nev.  The  former  is  serv- 
ing in  the  Marine  Corps. 

Lt.  and  Mrs.  Irving  A.  Conover  (Al- 
berta Rutgers  x'36)  may  be  addressed  at 

JUNE     1951 


167  William  St.,  Alexandria,  Va.  They 
have  four  children:  Susan  9,  Mark  8, 
Jonathan  5,  and  Ruth  1.  Lt.  Conover  is 
stationed  at  Fort  Belvoir,  Va. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Armand  F.  Verga,  20 
Main  St.,  Manasquan,  N.  J.,  report  an 
addition  to  their  family:  Janet  Lisa, 
boi-n  April  1,  1950.  She  has  two  broth- 
ers, Peter,  7,  and  Robert,  5y2. 

New  addresses:     Jerome  H.  Kantor, 

P.  O.  Box  337,  Arlington,  Calif.;  John  C. 
Klinger  x'36,  1042  Springbrook  Trail, 
Lake  Mohawk.  Sparta,  N.  J.;  Mrs.  Rob- 
ert Neiswinter  (Mary  Walbridge  x'36), 
1045  E.  Orange  St.,  Lancaster;  Jack  F. 
Conrad,  Box  134A,  R.  D.  No.  1,  Ambler; 
Robert  T.  Jones,  600  Jefferson  Ave.,  Ell- 
wood  City;  Roy  H.  Stannert,  365  Percy 
St.,  South  Williamsport. 


CLASS  OF  1940 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  J.\mes  A.  Miller 

(Mary  McCrina) 
501  \V.  Napier  Rd.,  Benton  Harbor.  Mich. 

George  Beiswinger,  whose  address  is 
R.  D.  No.  1,  New  Ringgold,  reports  he 
has  a  97-acre  farm  for  his  "idle  mo- 
ments." He  is  supervisor  for  Atlas 
Powder  Co.,  at  the  Blasting  Supplies 
Works. 

Warren  K.  Eister,  chemical  engineer 
residing  at  103  Oak  Lane  Rd.,  Oak 
Ridge,  Tenn.,  and  affiliated  with  Oak 
Ridge  National  Laboratory,  presented  a 
paper  entitled  "Disposal  of  Radioactive 
Gases"  at  the  43rd  annual  meeting  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Chemical  En- 
gineering at  Columbus,  O.,  last  Decem- 
ber. 

Betty  Eyler  (Mrs.  Bruce  Kephart  39) 
reports  a  new  future  Bucknellian  in 
their  family.  The  recent  arrival  is  Pa- 
tricia Joyce,  born  February  4,  1951. 
Patty  has  an  older  sister  and  brother, 
Mary  Anne  3V2  and  John  11/2. 

John  C.  Fahringer,  at  present  serving 
in  the  Air  Force,  can  be  addressed  as 
follows:  31st  Fighter  Escort  Group,  A. 
P.  O.  125,  c/o  Postmaster,  New  York, 
N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Fisher,  of  Al- 
lenwood,  are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Craig 
Scott,  born  in  August,  1950. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frederick  S.  Green 
(Marion  Reynolds  '41)  say  their  daugh- 
ter, Ellen  Elizabeth,  will  be  a  future 
Bucknellian  for  sure,  as  she  arrived  on 
Homecoming  Day,  October  28,  1950. 
Her  brother,  Richard,  is  ZV2  years  old. 

Rev.  John  P.  Gates  A.M.  '40  left  the 
First  Baptist  Church,  Harrisburg,  to  be- 
come minister  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church  in  Bethesda,  Md.,  at  the  begin- 
ning of  1951.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Find- 
lay  College,  with  the  B.D.  degree  from 
Crozer  Theological  Seminary. 

The  last  time  I  heard  from  Elma  A. 
Griscom  (Mrs.  Charles  A.  Mack,  Jr.) 
she  was  house-hunting.  She  and  her 
husband  and  their  2 1/2 -year-old  Kather- 
ine  Anne  now  live  at  244  Ridgewood 
Rd.,  Springfield,  Media,  I  am  informed 
by  the  Alumni  Office. 

Alice  Lohr  (Mrs.  George  Kiick)  says, 
"Nothing  exciting  with  me."  George — 
since  his  discharge  from  the  Armed 
Forces  after  five  years,  with  a  Purple 
Heart  and  a  Silver  Star — has  played  pro 
football  with  the  Pittsburgh  Steelers  for 
a  year,  taught  physical  education  for  a 
year  in  Ephrata  and  three  years  at  But- 
ler, N.  J.  He  is  now  employed  by  Pabst 
Breweries,  Newark.  Their  address  is 
Stone  House,  Lincoln  Park,  N.  J. 

Horace  A.  Lowe,  Jr.  received  the  Mas- 
ter of  Business  Administration  degree 
from  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia in  June,  1950. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  V.  Lago  (Mary  Mc- 
Clelland) have  a  new  home  at  413  N. 
Williams  St.,  Columbia,  Mo.,  just  around 
the  corner  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert 
Savidge  (Alice  Healy  '40),  who  live  at 
1614  Hinkson  Ave. 

A  daughter,  Theda  Blair,  was  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  E.  McKee  on  Febru- 
ary 24,  1950.  Lou  is  supervising  princi- 
pal of  schools  at  Maybrook,  N.  Y. 

Vincent  Nork  was  recalled  to  active 
duty  with  the  Navy  on  December  15, 
1950.  He  had  been  working  for  the 
Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Co.,  after 
receiving  his  M.B.A.  from  the  Harvard 
Graduate  School  of  Business  Adminis- 
tration in  1947.  He  and  his  wife  are 
parents  of  a  son,  Hilary  Emmet,  born 
September  24,  1950.  Vince's  present 
address  is:  Lt.  V.  H.  Nork,  USNR,  Navy 
No.  3835,  c/o  F.  P.  O.,  San  Francisco, 
Calif. 

A  son,  John  Charles,  was  born  to  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  David  R.  Rothrock  on  Septem- 
ber 17,  1950. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Ranck  (M.  Jane 
Stannert)  of  Milton  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter  born  October  7,  1950. 

Robert  L.  Stanton  has  been  appointed 
assistant  general  manager  of  the  Wire 
Rope  Division  Plant  at  Muncy,  accord- 
ing to  announcement  of  officials  of  the 
Jones  and  Laughlin  Steel  Corp.  He 
joined  the  staff  of  the  Muncy  unit  as  an 
engineer  in  1941  and  was  made  assistant 
to  the  general  manager  later. 

New   addresses:     Joseph   P.   Conlon, 

9612  Brandt  Ave.,  Oak  Lawn,  111.;  Mrs. 
John  W.  Wilkinson  (Janet  Gallup  x'40), 
Rte.  4,  Atlanta  Highway,  Athens,  Ga.; 
Russell  O.  Hess,  Apt.  1,  1710  S.  Taylor 
St.,  Arlington,  Va.;  Warren  Higgins,  207 
County  Building,  Media;  William  C. 
Hulbert  x'40,  13  Laurel  Ave.,  Living- 
ston, N.  J.;  Robert  F.  Maguire,  8037 
Eastern  Ave.,  Silver  Spring,  Md.; 
Franklin  Joseph  Marks,  R.  D.  4,  Towan- 
da;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  B.  Schnure 
(Annabel  Kr eider),  713  Crestview 
Drive,  Ruthfred  Acres,  Bridgeville;  Mrs. 
Charles  D.  Allen  (Carolyn  Wallen), 
2418  Rosewood  Lane,  Merwood  Park, 
Havertown;  Mrs.  Paul  S.  Monroe  (Mary 
Wilkalis),  26  Locust  Drive,  Apt.  33, 
Summit,  N.  J.;  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Rogers 
(Marjorie  Wolff),  238  Glenwood  Ave., 
Elmira  Heights,  N.  Y. 


CLASS  OF  1941 


Reunion  June  9 


Class  Reporter: 

Mrs.  William  Hasselberger 

(Jean  Steele) 

1518  Westmoreland  Ave.,  Syracuse  10,  N.  Y. 

Received  a  nice  letter  from  Rosa- 
mond Reese  DeLong.  They  have  two 
children — Barbara,  born  November  20, 

1949,  and  William,  born  December  29, 

1950.  Her  husband,  Robert,  has  his  own 
radio  and  television  business  in  New- 
bui-gh;  and  their  address  is  M.  D.  15, 
Union  Ave.,  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 

Also  heard  from  Mrs.  Richard  Lang- 
worth  (Betty  Stover).  Their  new  ad- 
dress is  5120  Mesa  Terrace,  La  Mesa, 
Calif.     Thanks  for  writing,  girls. 

Robert  H.  Hopkins  is  city  manager 
of  Richland,  Wash.  His  home  address 
there  is  1932  Hetrick  Ave. 

Dr.  Matthew  M.  Mansuy  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  the  Veterans  Hospital  in 
Aspinwall. 

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Robert  A.  Shipe  x'41  is  an  assistant  in 
the  production  manager's  office  of  the 
Westinghouse  Electric  Co.  He  resides 
at  915  Lincoln  Ave.,  Morton. 

Russell  Thacher,  associate  editor  of 
Omnibook  Magazine,  published  in  May 
his  first  novel,  The  Captain,  reviewed 
elsewhere  in  this  magazine. 


&■:.. 


RUSSELL  THACHER 


In  college  Russell  majored  in  Eng- 
lish, was  the  editor  of  the  L' Agenda,  on 
the  Board  of  Publications,  and  the 
Dean's  List.  He  is  a  member  of  S.  A.  E. 
Since  graduation  Russell  spent  five 
years  with  the  Naval  Air  Corps,  mainly 
in  the  Pacific.  He  reports  that  he  so- 
journed in  the  Solomon  Islands  for  a 
year,  in  Guam  for  six  months,  Saipan 
four  months,  Iwo  Jima  six  months,  and 
in  "various  other  spots,  none  pleasant." 
"No  one  lives  in  these  places,"  he  adds. 
"I  did  more  living  in  New  Zealand  and 
we  were  there  only  for  a  week." 

Mrs.  Thacher  is  the  former  Elizabeth 
Webb  and  they  live  at  120  Lincoln 
Place,  Waldwick,  N.  J.,  with  their  two 
sons,  Michael,  5,  and  Christopher,  2, 

New  addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph 
S.  Livengood  (Jean  Hechler),  R.  F.  D. 
3,  Perkasie;  William  H.  Stephens,  Jr., 
840  Woodlawn   St.,   Allentown. 


CLASS  OF  1942 

Class  Reporter:  Donald  L.  Hopkins 

1328  S.  George  Mason  Dr.,  Arlington,  Va. 

The  Albert  Sheldons  (Mary  Louise 
Watson  x'42)  recently  became  the  par- 
ents of  a  son,  Donald  Kirk,  born  Aug- 
ust 14,  1950.  The  Sheldons  are  living 
at  47  Ardmore  Ave.,  Lansdowne. 

Anne  Elizabeth  Bond  now  has  a 
younger  brother,  Charles  Stewart,  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Bond  (Amy 
Stevenson  '44),  of  Shelburne,  Vt.,  on 
April  14,  1950.  The  father's  new  posi- 
tion is  assistant  professor  of  zoology, 
University  of  Vermont  and  State  Agri- 
cultural College. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  A.  Davis  (Jane 
Colteryahn)  are  the  parents  of  a  son, 
Charles  Henry,  born  October  27,  1949. 
Their  address  is  3739  Woodrow  Ave,, 
Pittsburgh  27. 

A  rather  recent  birth  is  that  of  a 
son,  Arthur  III,  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Arthur  Schalick,  Jr.  (Nadine  St.  John 
x'42)   on  May  12,  1950. 

Spring  rolls  around  again  this  month, 
and  in  taking  an  inventory  of  the  latest 
news  gleanings  of  class  members  I 
came  up  with  the  following  items: 

24 


Dr.  Daniel  D.  Casden  has  now  set  up 

practice  on  Long  Island,  after  finishing 
a  residency  in  pediatrics  at  the  Jewish 
Hospital  in  Brooklyn  last  June.  The 
Casdens  have  a  young  son,  Richard 
Stephen,  a  future  prospect  for  the  BU 
Class  of  '68. 

Elmer  A.  Reiser  A.M.  '42,  a  teacher 
for  21  years,  and  more  recently  super- 
vising principal  of  Porter  Township 
Schools  in  Schuylkill  County,  Pa.,  re- 
signed his  position,  effective  last  Janu- 
ary, to  become  an  Episcopal  minister. 

New  proud  parents  are  the  J.  Leslie 
Ehringers.  The  baby  girl,  born  May  18, 
1950,  has  been  named  Jean  Elizabeth. 
Les  is  manager  of  the  ticket  offices  of 
Capital  Airlines  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

The  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Edmund  W.  Fetter 
x'42  ('46)  (Edythe  Bedell  x'49)  can  be 
reached  at  522  Main  St.,  Oneida,  N.Y., 
where  Ed  is  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church. 

Not  previously  reported  are  the 
birtlis  of  two  future  Bucknellians,  Dana 
and  Dona,  children  of  Helen  and  Dan 
Collinson.  Dr.  Dan  and  his  family  re- 
side at  429  Chapel  Hill  Rd.,  R.  F.  D., 
Red  Bank,  N.  J. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Leslie  Whitney  x'42 
(Joan  Davidson  '40),  and  their  three 
children,  Jen,  Chris  and  Jon,  have  re- 
cently moved  from  Philadelphia  to  Del- 
aware. Their  new  address  is  17  S.  Rod- 
ney Drive,  Edgemoor  Gardens,  Wil- 
mington, Del. 

Another  beaming  couple  are  the  Har- 
vey Pettits  (Mary  Beidler  '43)  of  565 
Watchung  Rd.,  Bound  Brook,  N.  J.  Lit- 
tle Jean  was  recently  welcomed  into 
the  household,  and  also  pleased  was 
older  sister,  Barbara. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Ingraham,  and 
son,  James,  Jr.,  are  now  residing  at  154 
Kingsgate  Rd.,  Snyder  21,  N.  Y. 

New  addresses:  Spencer  Roberts, 
American  Embassy,  Moscow,  USSR,  c/o 
Mail  Room,  Dept.  of  State,  Washington, 
D.  C;  Ruth  M.  Maguire,  407  W.  Broad 
St.,  Hazleton;  Charles  R.  Wall,  Jr.,  50 
Radnor  Circle  Drive,  Newton  Square, 
c/o  General  Delivery;  Beryl  A.  Wallace, 
Sr.  x'42.  Box  A,  Alderson,  Va.;  Mrs. 
William  A.  McNamee  (Ruth  Braden), 
Apt.  B-21,  796  Bronx  River  Rd.,  Bronx- 
ville,  N.  ¥.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  M. 
Heaney  (Helen  Ahrensfield  x'44),  29 
Spencer  Rd.,  Basking  Ridge,  N.  J.;  Mrs. 
Philip  M.  Edge,  Jr.  (Jacqueline  Martin), 
20  Oakland  Dr.,  Hilton  Village,  New- 
port News,  Va.:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  Wil- 
liam Carson  (Betty  Thomas),  811  W. 
Lawrence  St.,  Mishawaka,  Ind. 


CLASS  OF  1943 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  E.  E.  Benton,  Jr. 

(Norene  Bond) 

,3408  Ivan  Road,  Wayne,  Pa. 

John  L.  Allen,  who  earned  his  M.D. 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  may 
be  addressed  at  Main  St.,  Benton. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Earle  R.  Bartholomew, 
Jr.  (Elizabeth  Broad)  are  living  at  66 
Springfield  Court,  Dayton,  O.  Earle  is 
employed  as  a  chemical  engineer  at 
Wright  Field. 

Gordon  Brownell,  an  assistant  in  bio- 
physics at  Massachusetts  General  Hos- 
pital, has  a  laboratory  and  teaches  at 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology. 
He  received  his  Doctor  of  Philosophy 
degree  from  M.  I.  T.  Last  summer  he 
spent  some  time  in  London  and  Paris, 
attending  meetings  in  his  field.  During 
the  London  meetings,  he  presented  a 
paper  at  the  physics  session.  His  wife 
is  the  former  Catherine  Wittenberg  '44. 


M.  Eugene  Cook,  a  radio  engineer 
with  the  Philco  Corp.,  may  be  addressed 
at  5735  Park  Ave.,  Philadelphia  41. 

Ruth  Chamberlin  Reiss  and  her  hus- 
band. Bill,  have  a  new  home  in  Short 
Hills,  N.  J.  They,  with  little  Doug  and 
Nancy,  moved  into  9  Fenton  Drive  last 
June. 

Dick  Christenson,  after  attending 
George  Washington  University,  went  in 
October,  1947,  to  the  University  of  Ge- 
neva in  Switzerland.  He  returned  to 
the  U.  S.  and  in  November  1949,  went 
back  to  Europe.  He  is  now  working  in 
the  Office  of  the  Naval  Attache  in  An- 
kara, Turkey,  and  may  be  addressed 
there. 

Marvin  Gerla  owns  a  construction 
firm  which  is  engaged  in  building 
homes.  He  resides  at  263  Eastern  Park- 
way, Brooklyn  16,  N.  Y. 

Paul  F.  Godley,  Jr.,  is  employed  as  a 
consulting  radio  engineer  with  the  Paul 
Godley  Co.  He  and  his  wife  reside  at 
Great  Notch,   N.   J. 

Jearme  Greenig,  whose  stage  name  is 
Jeanne  Shepard,  was  under  contract  to 
Warner  Brothers  for  some  time.  She 
returned  to  New  York  and  is  now  doing 
television  work. 

Frederick  J.  Griffin,  Jr.,  and  Juliet 
Ann  Ward  were  married  on  March  31, 
1950.  They  are  residing  at  306  Grafton 
Ave.,  Newark  4,  N.  J.  The  wedding 
party  included  Lt.  Carl  Handforth,  Jr. 
'42  as  best  man,  and  DeWitt  Nester  '44 
and  Walter  Noll,  Jr.  '47  as  ushers. 

William  P.  Harrison  received  a  Bach- 
elor of  Music  Education  degree  from 
Westminster  College  in  January,  1949, 
and  a  year  later  received  a  Master  of 
Music  degree  from  Oklahoma  Univer- 
sity. His  address  is  Dept.  of  Music, 
Eastern  New  Mexico  University,  Por- 
tales,  N.  Mex. 

Lois  M.  Henneberger,  who  was 
awarded  the  D.D.S.  degree  by  Temple 
University  School  of  Dentistry  last 
June,  started  private  practice  in  a  new 
office  at  111  E.  Baltimore  St.,  Green- 
castle,  around  November  1. 

Elizabeth  Jackson  writes  that  she  was 
married  to  Charles  Danto  on  May  28, 
1949.  They  have  a  daughter,  Lucille 
Elizabeth,  born  May  3,  1950,  and  a  new 
home  at  8083  Vaughn,  Detroit  28,  Mich. 

Robert  R.  Krout  is  one  of  our  newest 
professional  men.  After  2V2  years  in 
the  Seabees,  he  attended  Temple  School 
of  Chiropody  from  which  he  graduated 
last  June.  He  has  now  opened  offices  in 
Hershey  at  Cocoa  and  Caracas  Ave- 
nues. 

William  M.  Manko  is  attending  Tem- 
ple Law  School.  His  home  address  is 
13  N.  Gilbert  St.,  Shenandoah. 

Ralph  S.  Mavrogordatos  is  a  research 
analyst  with  the  U.  S.  forces  abroad. 
His  address  is  Salzburg  Arms,  Apt.  83, 
Fadingerstr.  9,  Salzburg,  Austria. 


JUNE     1951 


Robert  C.  Newman  x'43  holds  an 
LL.B,  degree  conferred  by  Hastings 
Law  College  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia. He  resides  at  2839  Pierce  St., 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

Dr.  C.  J.  Rodgers,  lieutenant  in  the 
Naval  Reserve,  was  called  to  active 
duty  last  August.  He  had  been  prac- 
ticing medicine  in  Williamsport. 

Mrs.  Stuart  E.  Carlsen  (Dorothy 
Sonn)  is  assistant  purchasing  agent  for 
the  Central  Laboratories  of  General 
Foods.  The  Carlsens  reside  at  100  Fair- 
view  Ave.,  Verona,  N.  J. 

William  G.  Thomas  was  appointed 
last  September  as  district  manager  for 
The  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society 
of  the  U.  S.  His  address  is  142  E.  King 
St.,  Lancaster. 

John  M.  Weaver  after  the  war  spent 
four  years  in  Arizona — two  at  the  Uni- 
versity, working  on  his  M.A.  degree, 
and  two  as  a  librarian  in  the  University 
library.  In  1949  he  returned  to  the 
East  and  took  further  graduate  work  at 
Columbia  University.  Since  last  July, 
he  has  been  librarian  at  the  Council  on 
Foreign  Relations  in  New  York.  He 
reports,  "My  work  is  very  interesting 
and  has  a  touch  of  glamor  to  it,  as  well- 
known  national  and  international  fig- 
ures stop  in  occasionally."  John's  ad- 
dress is  731  Mountain  Ave.,  Westfleld, 
N.  J. 

Here  are  some  more  "Future  Buck- 
nellians"  contributed  by  our  class  mem- 
bers: Andra  Elizabeth,  August  20,  1950, 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  David  W.  Bostian  .  .  . 
Louise  Allyne,  May  13,  1950,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Roland  B.  McRoberts  (Ruth  Bolton 
'44) — also  have  a  son  Douglas,  2%  •  •  • 
Thomas,  March  11,  1950,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  H.  Palmer  (Dorothy  Bunnell 
'44)  .  .  .  Michael  Edward,  April  20, 
1950,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  E.  Lee,  Jr. 
(Olga  Zemow);  address:  E.  Landis 
Ave.,  Vineland,  N.  J.  .  .  .  Mary  Ella, 
February  16,  1950,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Doug- 
las W.  Passage  of  Georgiaville,  R.  I. 
.  .  .  Richard  Michael,  January  25,  1951, 
Mrs.  Jean  Prest  (Jean  Troyer). 

New  addresses:  Edward  H.  Brauti- 
gam  x'43,  250  N.  Duke  St.,  Lancaster; 
Eunice  S.  Eaton,  School  Lane  House, 
Apt.  No.  1054,  5450  Wissahickon  Ave.. 
Philadelphia  44;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marshall 
N.  Ragsdale  x'43  (Mary  E.  Divine  x'42), 
88  Randolph  Place,  West  Orange,  N.  J.; 
William  L.  Robinhold,  Lvnnewood  Gar- 
dens, 2111-B  S.  Russell  Circle,  Elkins 
Park;  Aloysius  C.  Switch  x'43,  5010  W. 
25th  Place,  Cicero,  111.;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Joe  Culbertson  (Jane  Webber  '44),  102 
B  The  Manor,  Alden  Park,  Philadelphia 
44,  Pa. 


CLASS  OF  1944 

Class  Reporter:   Mes.  Robert  F.  B,\ker 

(Honey  Rhinesmith) 

Butler,  R.  D.,  Lindys  Lake,  N.  J. 

Forgot  to  tell  you  that  'way  back  in 
October  Mai  (Mary  Alice  Lewis)  and 
Ken  Strittmatter  '42  spent  a  couple  of 
days  with  us.  Sure  were  amazed  when 
they  arrived  with  their  son!  He's  a  pre- 
cious little  fella  whom  they'd  just 
adopted.  His  name  is  Jere,  and  he's 
about  a  year  old  now.  Lucky  baby,  we 
think  .  .  .  Art  Bald  '43  stopped  in  one 
evening  in  January  .  .  .  Ditto  for  Doris 
and  Lee  Psaty.  If  we  could  count  on 
two  unexpected  familiar  faces  each 
month,  this  would  be  a  wonderful  year! 
...  A  clever  little  "Just  Moved"  an- 
nouncement came  from  Joe  '43  and 
Janie  (Weber)  Culbertson  and  daugh- 
ters Pamela  and  Deborah.  Their  address 
is  102-B,  The  Manor,  Alden  Park,  Phila- 
delphia 44. 

JUNE     1951 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  K.  Hoffman 

x'44  (Sy  Richards  '43)  announce  the 
birth  of  their  third  child  and  first 
daughter,  Martha  Venable,  on  Step- 
tember  29,  1950  .  .  .  Jacqueline  Oerth 
'45  presented  her  husband,  the  Rev. 
Carl  A.  Jones,  with  twins  on  Octo- 
ber 31,  1950.  The  babies  were  named 
Richard  Paul  and  Rebecca  Louise. 
The  family  resides  at  214  Chase  St., 
Kane  ...  a  daughter,  Christine  Do- 
ming, was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Richard  W.  Lins  x'44  on  June  25, 
1950  .  .  .  Lt.  Bill  Schnure,  USNR,  is 
again  an  engineering  officer  on  an 
LST  in  the  Pacific  Area.  The 
Schnures  (Anne  Kloss  '45)  are  the 
proud  parents  of  John  Bunnell,  born 
November  6,  1950  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
James  W.  Shipe,  Jr.  announce  the 
birth  of  James  W.  Ill  on  July  11,  1950. 
He  joins  a  sister  Jo-Ellen  SVz  years 
old.  Jim  is  a  chemical  engineer 
with  DuPont  in  East  Chicago,  and 
the  Shipes'  address  is  464  North 
Lawrence  St..  Hobart,  Ind.  .  .  .The 
Gordon  Brownells  '43  (Catherine 
Wittenberg)  announce  the  birth  of 
their  second  child,  Peter,  September 
21.  1950  ...  If  you  don't  mind  our 
talking  about  ourselves.  Bob  and  I 
would  like  to  announce  our  second, 
too.  Katherine  arrived  on  August  19, 
1950. 


We  know  you'll  all  join  us  in  send- 
ing our  sympathy  to  Gloria  Haggerty 

Ludwig.  Her  husband,  Gilbert,  died 
August  19,  1950.  She  has  returned  to 
live  with  her  parents  at  306  S.  Fair- 
view  St.,  Lock  Haven. 

Haig  Kantarian  x'44  was  married 
November  5,  1950  to  Lita  Zarifian 
.  .  .  Betty  Baush,  who  worked  for  the 
Office  of  the  Naval  Attache  in  Santi- 
ago, Chile,  married  Reginald  C.  Mc- 
Crow  in  October,  1949.  Their  ad- 
dress is:  Caixa  Postal  5400,  Rio  de 
Janiero,  Brazil  .  .  .  Mrs.  Julius  B. 
Tusty  (Doris  E.  Bullwinkel),  whose 
husband  is  a  minister  of  the  Luther- 
an Church,  resides  at  147-17  Charter 
Rd.,  Apt.  GB,  Jamaica  2,  N.  Y.  They 
have  two  children,  Bette  Ann  5,  and 
James  Robert  1  .  .  .  Mary  R.  Bennett 
and  Melvin  L.  Shirey  were  mar- 
ried August  31,  1950.  She  is  employed 
by  the  Pennsylvania  State  Depart- 
ment of  Public  Assistance,  and  her 
husband  is  in  business  for  himself 
.  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roland  B.  Hogan, 
Jr.  x'44  and  their  children,  Peggy  5, 
and  Glenn  10  months,  reside  on  W. 
Pine  St.,  Plaistow,  N.  H.  Roland  is  a 
commercial  artist  with  the  Keezer 
Manufacturing  Co.  .  .  .  Mrs.  and  Mrs. 
Roy  C.  Smith,  Jr.,  (Edith  L.  Scharff ) 
who  live  at  110  DeGroff  St.,  Schenec- 
tady, N.  Y.,  are  the  parents  of  two 
children,  Clint  3V2  and  SaTah  Jane, 
born  April  12,  1950.  .  .  .  Fay  Myers 


writes  that  she  became  Mrs.  James 
H.  Rudy  on  May  20,  1950  at  Ashland, 
and  is  busy  housekeeping  at  511 
Trites  Ave.,  Glen  Olden. 

Dick  Christenson,  after  attending 
George  Washington  University,  went 
in  October  1947,  to  the  University 
of  Geneva  in  Switzerland.  He  re- 
turned to  the  U.S.  and  in  November, 
1949,  went  back  to  Europe.  He  is  now 
working  in  the  Office  of  the  Naval 
Attache  in  Ankara,  Turkey,  and  may 
be  addressed  there  .  .  .  Eleanor 
Cummings,on  the  faculty  of  the  Kath- 
erine Gibbs  School  in  New  York  City, 
received  her  master's  degree  from 
Columbia  University  in  1950.  .  .  Jan- 
et B.  Leach  is  personnel  assistant  in 
the  Philadelphia  district  office  of  the 
Westinghouse  Electric  Supply  Co. 
Her  address  is  1009  Emerald  Ave., 
Collingswood,  N.  J.  ...  Peter  M. 
Mensky  wrote  a  summary  of  the  six 
monthly  meetings  of  the  Lackawan- 
na County  teachers,  analyzing  the 
contents  of  The  Elementary  Course 
of  Study  (Bulletin  233 -B)  for  the  an- 
nual and  directory  published  for  the 
72nd  annual  Teachers'  Institute  of 
Lackawanna  County  at  West  Scran- 
ton  High  School,  November  2-3,  1950. 
He  is  supervising  principal  of  the 
Scott  Township  Schools  .  .  .  Helen  E. 
Royer  has  been  named  for  a  one- 
year  appointment  as  an  instructor  in 
history  at  Bucknell,  beginning  last 
September.  She  lives  at  115  S.  Fifth 
St.,  Lewisburg. 

New  addresses:  Phyllis  B.  Ad- 
ams, Burbank  Ave.,  Bedford  Hills, 
N.  Y.;  Mrs.  Fred  V.  Brook,  Jr.  (M. 
Elizabeth  Baldwin  x'44),  R.  D.  4, 
West  Chester;  Mrs.  Edward  Lacko 
(Nonette  M.  Geschwindt),  R.  D.  1, 
North  Wales:  Mrs.  Winslow  Long 
(Barbara  Henry  x'44),  Chestertown, 
Md.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  E.  Miller 
(E.  Jane  Perrin  '47),  1932  Lardner 
St.,  Philadelphia  24;  John  E.  Rau- 
denbush,  Box  459-A,  Rt.  3,  Alexan- 
dria, Va.:  Louis  W.  Mardaga,  30  E  C 
Garden  Rd.,  Towson,  4,  Md. 

The  Albert  Sheldons  (Mary  Louise 
Watson  x'42)  recently  became  the 
parents  of  a  son,  Donald  Kirk,  born 
August  14,  1950.  The  Sheldons  are 
living  at  47  Ardmore  Ave.,  Lans- 
downe. 


Anne  Elizabeth  Bond  now  has  a 
younger  brother,  Charles  Stewart, 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Bond 
(Amy  Stevenson  '44)  of  Shelburne, 
Vt.,  on  April  14,  1950.  The  father's 
new  position  is  assistant  professor  of 
zoology,  University  of  Vermont  and 
State  Agricultural  College. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  A.  Davis  (Jane 
Colteryahn)  are  the  parents  of  a  son, 
Charles  Henry,  born  October  27,  1949. 
Their  address  is  3739  Woodrow  Ave., 
Pittsburgh  27. 

A  rather  recent  birth  is  that  of  a 
son,  Arthur  III,  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Arthur  Schalick,  Jr.  (Nadine  St. 
John  x'42)  on  May  12,  1950. 

New   addresses:   Spencer  Roberts, 

American  Embassy,  Moscow,  USSR, 
c  o  Mail  Room,  Dept.  of  State,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C:  Ruth  M.  Maguire,  407 
W.  Broad  St.,  Hazleton;  Charles  R. 
Wall,  Jr.,  50  Radnor  Circle  Drive, 
Newton  Square,  c  o  General  Deliv- 
A,  Alderson,  Va. 

New  addresses:  Mrs.  W.  Roy  Breg, 
Jr.  (Meg  Meston),  4119  Davis  Place,  N. 
W.,  Washington  7.  D.  C:  Mrs.  H.  Paul 
Pierce  (Patty  Reynolds),  501  Raff  Rd.. 
N.  W.,  Canton,  O.;  William  D.  Stemples 
x'44.  223  Leroy  St.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.: 
Mrs.  R.  W.  Barclay  (Kitty  Stevenson), 
801  Northampton  Drive.  Northwest 
Park,  Silver  Spring,  Md. 


CLASS  OF  1946 
Reunion,  June  9 


Class  Reporter: 

Mrs.  William  R.  Harshbarger 

(Jeanne  Phillips) 

206— 2nd  St.,  Huntingdon,  Pa. 

Betty  Wells,  now  Mrs.  L.  C.  Ewing, 
121  Mercer  St.,  Somerville,  N.  J.,  has 
supplied  us  with  the  following  material 
for  publication: 

With  class  notes  for  '46  being  a  blank 
for  many  an  Alumnus  issue,  how  many 
of  us  have  remembered  to  mark  the  8th, 
9th,  and  10th  of  June  for  our  Fifth  Re- 
union? You  will  hear  much  more  on 
this,  but  a  little  (very  little)  news  for 
now 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Baird  (Norma 
White)  will  soon  be  Lt.  and  Mrs.  (U.  S. 
M.  C.  R.).  "Whitey"  writes  that  unless 
her  husband  can  get  a  short  deferment, 
Susan,  Stephen,  and  herself  will  be 
making  their  home  at  Camp  LeJeune. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Strickland  (Elea- 
nor Dillon)  and  daughter,  Debbie,  have 
moved  to  their  new  home  at  670  Burke 
St.,  Washington  Township,  Westwood, 
N.  J.  Frank  is  a  few  months  away  from 
his  master's  degree. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  James  Cowan  (Gloria 
Whitman)  are  now  located  at  1610  Olive 
St.,  Coatesville,  where  Jim  has  gone 
into  his  own  veterinary  practice. 

Pat  Whittam,  1213  Spruce  St.,  Phila- 
delphia, is  working  for  N.  W.  Ayer,  af- 
ter having  been  living  in  the  ski  coun- 
try of  Colorado. 

Eloise  Oram  Atherton  took  her  sons 
off  to  Norfolk  to  spend  Christmas  with 
Lt.  Curtis,  who  had  just  been  recalled 
by  the  Navy.  Mail  reaches  them  at 
Broad  St.,  Fishkill,  N.  Y. 

26 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Rapp  (Alice 
Nix)  announced  the  arrival  of  Carol 
Amelia  on  Januar.y  5,  1951.  Their  ad- 
dress is  427  Belleview  Drive,  Apt.  201, 
Falls  Church,  Va. 

We'll  print  much  more;  you  all  just 
supply  the  news! 


CLASS  OF  1948 

Cluss  Reporter:   Mrs.  R.  D.  Atherley 

(Joann  Golighth') 

306  S.  Harrison,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

Now  is  the  tinre  to  circle  the  dates  of 
June  8,  9  and  10  for  a  trip  back  to  Buck- 
nell.  Dr.  Hildreth  is  planning  a  wonder- 
ful Alumni  week  end  for  us.  Let's  get 
behind  our  president  and  be  there. 

Births:  Here's  really  exciting  news: 
Two  sets  of  twins  born  to  fellow  class- 
mates of  ours!  Amy  Josephine  and  Mar- 
go  Ruth,  daughters  of  Joe  Evans  and  his 
wife,  the  former  Marjorie  Darnell  '49, 
arrived  December  30,  1950.  Joe  is  man- 
aging editor  of  the  Lewisburg  Journal- 
News.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wallace  L.  Halter 
(Betty  Ann  Fowler  '47)  welcomed  their 
little  girls.  Pamela  and  Patricia,  on 
March  20,  1951.  The  Halters  reside  at 
2806  Fairmount  Ave.,  Atlantic  City,  N. 
J.  Congratulations  to  both  of  these 
happy  families! 

Marriages:     Elizabeth  L.  Armstrong 

x'48  and  Edward  P.  Reilly,  July  9,  1949; 
address,  201  Nassau  Ave..  Paulsboro,  N. 
J.  .  .  .  Arax  Aroosian  and  Dr.  Gerard 
Balakian,  September  23,  1950  .  .  .  Fran- 
ces R.  Brown  and  Albert  G.  Williams, 
June  24,  1950;  address,  14  McKinley 
Ave.,  West  Orange,  N.  J.;  Al  is  a  super- 
visor in  the  production  division  of 
Merck  and  Co.  .  .  .  John  L.  Dale  and 
Jayne  E.  Becker,  October  16.  1950  .  .  . 
Mary  Jane  Fairchild  and  Donald  A. 
Daughenbaugh,  April  6.  1950;  address, 
Thompsontown  .  .  .  Millicent  Gruner 
and  Harve.y  Liebergall,  September  4, 
1949;  address.  1466— 49th  St.,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.  .  .  .  F.  Donald  Hamre  and  Mary 
J.  Hawkins,  September  10.  1949:  ad- 
dress, 733  Euclid  Circle,  Birmingham, 
Ala.  .  .  .  Anthony  B.  Hoying  and  Mary 
C.  Brugger,  August  5,  1950;  address, 
97210  Link  Ave.,  Springfield,  O.  .  .  . 
William  W.  Lee  and  Jean  A.  Perkins  '49. 
September  10,  1949:  address,  531  E.  Lin- 
coln Ave..  Apt.  2M.  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y. 
.  .  .  Charles  W.  Lofft,  Jr.  and  Marjorie 
H.  Graham,  April  8,  1950;  address,  2802 
Laflin  Place,  Richmond,  Va.  .  .  .  Frank- 
lin S.  McFeely  and  Lois  M.  Harvey  '50, 
June  16,  1950;  Frank  is  a  math  instruc- 
tor at  Bueknell  .  .  .  Dorothy  W.  Mer- 
ritt  and  Oscar  E.  Marbach,  April  29, 
1950;  Eileen  A.  Beale  was  a  bridesmaid; 
address,  851  Springfield  Ave.,  Summit. 
N.  J.  .  .  .  John  R.  Miller  x'48  and  Flor- 
ence Volkering,  June  10.  1950;  groom  is 
attending  Bueknell  .  .  .  Harold  M.  Neff, 
Jr.  and  Sara  S.  Minnier,  September  9, 
1950;  groom  is  manager  of  Hotel  Neff, 
Sunbury;  Dorothy  Schofield  M.S.  '48 
and  Robert  E.  Love,  April  15,  1950; 
bride  is  director  of  education,  Montrose 
School,  Reisterstown,  Md.  .  .  .  Robert 
B.  Shimer  and  Katherine  R.  Woolever, 
April  15,  1950;  Bob  is  assistant  treasurer 
of  S.  J.  Shimer  &  Sons  in  Milton. 

What  Classmates  Are  Doing:  Paul  M. 
Allen  is  employed  as  district  engineer 
for  Ketchum,  MacLeod  &  Grove,  Inc., 
Pittsburgh.  He  has  been  an  engineer  in 
the  gas  distribution  department  since 
joining  the  company  in  1948  .  .  .  F. 
Burket  Andreson,  531  Irven  Court,  Palo 
Alto,  Calif.,  is  working  on  a  Ph.D.  in 
English  at  Stanford  University  .  .  . 
Thomas  Barker  x'48  was  rated  by  the 
Philadelphia  County  Dental  Society  as 


the  honor  student  of  the  1950  graduat- 
ing class  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania Dental  School.  His  wife  is  the  for- 
mer Jean  Fortner  x'48.  The  family, 
which  includes  two  young  sons,  has  lo- 
cated in  Darien,  Conn.,  where  Dr.  Bark- 
er is  practicing  dentistry  .  .  .  Helen 
Beringer  has  left  Crusader  Newsmaga- 
zine to  become  a  secretary  to  the  public- 
ity manager  of  RKO  Radio  Pictures, 
Inc.  She  resides  at  1206  E.  31st  St., 
Brooklyn  10.  N.  Y.  .  .  .  Mrs.  William  T. 
Cooper  (Pauline  Simsarian  '47)  is  liv- 
ing at  128  Shippen  St.,  Weehawken,  N. 
J.,  while  her  husband  is  serving  in  the 
Navy  .  .  .  E.  Lamont  Dill  was  called  to 
active  duty  with  the  Navy  in  Septem- 
ber, 1950  .  .  .  Douglas  H.  Fleming  re- 
ceived the  M.S.  in  Education  degree 
from  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia at  the  67th  annual  commence- 
ment in  June,  1950  .  .  .  John  W.  Gal- 
breath  x'48  is  a  student  at  the  School  of 
Dentistry.  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  resides  at  1805-H  S.  31st  St.,  Phila- 
delphia 45  .  .  .  Caryl  L.  Galow  is  teach- 
ing in  Carlisle  but  wishes  her  mail  ad- 
dressed to  10  E.  St.  Mary's  Rd.,  Wilkes- 
Barre  .  .  .  Milton  H.  Iredell,  Jr.  re- 
ceived the  M.A.  in  Industrial  Psychol- 
ogy at  Western  Reserve  University. 
Cleveland.  O.,  in  September,  1949,  and 
is  presently  preparing  for  the  last  hur- 
dles in  order  to  get  his  Ph.D.  Last  year 
he  taught  undergraduate  psychology 
but  is  now  working  with  the  Personnel 
Research  Institute,  an  industrial  re- 
search organization  of  the  University 
.  .  .  Kenneth  R.  Kinney  A.M.  '48  is 
guidance  director  in  the  Rye  Neck 
Schools.  Mamaroneck,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  Rob- 
ert E.  Lighton,  who  received  his  mas- 
ter's degree  in  chemical  engineering  at 
Bueknell  in  '49,  is  working  in  research 
and  development  for  the  Scott  Paper  Co. 
in  Chester.  He  was  in  Quebec  for  four 
months  in  1950,  installing  a  new  bleach 
plant  for  groundwood  pulp  .  .  .  Mary 
E.  Moyer  received  an  M.S.  degree  in 
general  botany  from  Cornell  University 
in  June,  1950  .  .  .  Robert  B.  Reynolds 
received  his  A.M.  degree  in  geography 
from  Florida  State  University  in  June 
and  now  is  a  graduate  assistant  in  geo- 
graphy at  the  State  University  of  Iowa, 
Iowa  City,  Iowa  .  .  .  John  W.  Sprout 
resides  at  346  S.  Main  St.,  Hightstown, 
N.  J.  He  is  teaching  math  at  Peddle 
School  .  .  .  Doris  Strassner,  a  member 
of  the  American  Friends  Service  Com- 
mittee spent  last  summer  in  Europe, 
participating  in  the  rehabilitation  pro- 
gram. She  has  returned  to  her  position 
at  the  Woods  Run  Settlement  House  in 
Pittsburgh  .  .  .  Carlos  M.  Tang  is  a  stu- 
dent at  the  N.  Y.  U.  College  of  Dentistry, 
129  E.  61st  St..  New  York,  N.  Y.  .  .  . 
John  A.  Trathen  is  attending  U.  C.  L.  A., 
working  for  his  California  teaching  cre- 
dentials for  both  elementary  and  sec- 
ondary schools.  His  address  is  1610  Vet- 
eran Ave.,  Los  Angeles  24,  Calif.  .  .  . 
Guy  J.  Way,  who  did  graduate  work  at 
the  University  of  Pittsburgh,  is  teach- 
ing in  the  Junior-Senior  High  School, 
Minot,  N.  D. 

CLASS   OF  1949 

Class  Reporter:    Marilv.v  Harer 
505  Columbia  .'\ve.,  Lansdale,  Pa. 

George  M.  Cleary  M.S.  '50  is  in- 
structor in  physics  at  Bueknell;  address: 
Lewisburg,  R.  D.  .  .  .  Chet  E.  Cooke  is 
living  at  the  Brookline  Manor  Apts., 
16-B,  Margaret  and  Wyomissing  Blvd., 
Reading.  He  has  entered  business  with 
his  father  as  vice-president  of  a  food 
brokerage  company  but  is  still  main- 
taining his  insurance  business  .  .  .  Ed- 

J  U  N  E     19  5  1 


ward  C.  Crowl,  Jr.,  a  salesman  for  Mil- 
ler's Auto  Supplies,  Inc.,  resides  at  1822 
State  St.,  Harrisburg  .  .  .  A  1  d  e  n  R. 
Dalzell,  married  August  27,  1950,  to 
Frances  A.  Reed,  sailed  for  Siam  Octo- 
ber 8  to  serve  as  mission  treasurer;  ad- 
dress: 138  Sathorn  Rd..  Bangkok.  Thai- 
land .  .  .  Ralph  W.  Frye,  Jr.,  trainee 
with  the  H.  J.  Heinz  Co.,  resides  at  101 
iVIodisette  Ave.,  Donora  .  .  .  IVlr.  and 
Mrs.  Alvin  M.  Fischer  (Janice  Ubil  '46) 
have  moved  to  255  Pasadena  Ave.,  Ely- 
ria,  O.;  he  is  working  for  Bendix  "West- 
inghouse  .  .  .  Richard  F.  Gerlach,  Jr., 
546  Delaware  Ave.,  Buffalo  2,  N.  Y.,  is  a 
trainee  for  the  New  York  Telephone 
Co.  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alvin  S.  Houck 
(Carilyn  R.  Morgan)  are  residing  at 
1315  South  Ave.,  Apt.  3,  Rochester,  N. 
Y.;  Al  received  his  M.A.  from  Bucknell 
in  1950  and  is  employed  as  industrial 
engineer  for  the  Eastman  Kodak  Co. 
.  .  .  Bruce  A.  Johnston  is  being  trained 
in  investment  research  at  Goldman, 
Sachs  &  Co.,  in  New  York  City;  his 
home  address  is  151  Sherwood  Place, 
Englewood,  N.  J.  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Finley  M.  Keech  (Catherine  J.  Lepsch 
'47),  reside  at  150  Institution  Ave.,  New- 
ton Centre  59,  Mass.  Finley  is  in  his 
second  year  at  Andover-Newton  Theo- 
logical School  and  Catherine  is  em- 
ployed in  the  school  library  .  .  .  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Leonard  Kline  (Betty  Oester- 
le)  recently  bought  a  home  on  Quarry 
Rd.,  Muncy;  he  is  sales  engineer  with 
York  Machinery  and  Supply  Co.  .  .  . 
Arthur  Lulay  resides  at  808  Forest  'View 
Drive,  Richmond  25,  'Va.;  he  is  research 
engineer  for  E.  I,  duPont  .  .  .  Kenneth 
F.  Maloney  may  be  addressed  in  care 
of  320  Horton'  St.,  'Wilkes-Barre,  al- 
though he  sailed  in  December  for  Ara- 
bia to  serve  as  senior  chemical  engineer 
with  the  Arabian  American  Oil  Co.;  his 
wife  and  two  children  (Susan  and  Ken- 
neth) are  to  join  him  at  the  end  of  the 
summer  .  .  .  Marian  Mayfield  is  now 
studying  at  the  Katherine  Gibbs  School 
and  receives  her  mail  at  Box  No.  202. 
The  'Webster  Apts..  419  'W.  34th  St., 
New  York  1,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  Thomas  G. 
Moore  is  living  at  106  Juliana  Terrace. 
CoUingsdale,  and  teaching  in  the  high 
school  there  .  .  .  John  I.  Schaeffer,  me- 
chanical engineer  with  Frederic  R.  Har- 
ris, Inc.,  resides  at  318  'Woodnor  Court, 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J.  His  wife  is  the 
former  Barbara  Hamilton  '48  .  .  .  Mrs. 
Arthur  P.  Miller  (Joyce  E.  Silver)  may 
be  addressed  at  212  S.  49th  St.,  Phila- 
delphia .  .  .  Patricia  L.  Smith  is  re- 
ceiving her  mail  at  412  E.  'Washington 
St.,  Greencastle,  Ind.  She  received  the 
M.S.  degree  in  library  science  at  Drexel 
Institute  in  June  and  is  assistant  circu- 
lation librarian  at  DePauw  University 
.  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  A.  "VanDine, 
Jr.  (Margaret  Ryan  '46)  are  residing  at 
938  Shelburne  Rd..  Burlington,  Vt.:  he 
is  a  quality  control  engineer  for  Gen- 
eral Electric  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Theo- 
dore J.  'VanKirk  M.A.  '49  and  son 
Tommy,  have  moved  to  Niagara  Falls, 
N.  Y..  where  he  has  taken  a  position 
with  the  DuPont  Co.  He  was  a  major 
in  the  Air  Force  in  'World  'War  II  and 
navigated  the  "Enola  Gay,"  bombing 
plane  which  dropped  the  first  atomic 
bomb  on  Hiroshima  .  .  .  Donald  L. 
■Ward,  Jr.,  after  leaving  Bucknell,  at- 
tended the  'Wharton  Graduate  School 
at  the  IJniversity  of  Pennsylvania  for  a 
year  and  a  half.  He  is  connected  with 
the  Penn  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co. 
as  assistant  cashier  in  the  Trenton,  N.  J. 
office. 

JUNE     1951 


New  addresses:  Leonard  J.  Aneschek, 

546  Stuyvesant  Ave..  Irvington  11.  N.  J. 
.  .  .  William  H.  Bachman,  2120  'W.  Ti- 
oga St.,  Philadelphia  .  .  .  'William  H. 
Bebb,  Cornwall  Lane,  Pineview  Hts., 
Rochester  17,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  Bowdoin  H. 
Berninger,  631  'W.  Magnolia.  Aldan  .  .  . 
Melvin  P.  Broome,  1721  'W.  Hunting 
Park  Ave.,  Philadelphia  40  .  .  .  Joseph 
W.  Chiloro,  Harris  Hill  Rd..  Trucksville 
.  .  .  Lynn  M.  Clark,  88  Kinsey  St., 
Montgomery  ...Leah  A.  Fletcher, 
Box  84.  Candor,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  E  n  s  i  g  n 
James  E.  Galloway,  USN.  Q-11-4,  Naval 
Air  Station.  Pensacola,  Fla.  .  .  .  Shir- 
lee  M.  Geiger  .x'49,  105  'W.  Jersey  St., 
Elizabeth,  N.  J,  .  .  .  Mrs.  Ann  Giesecke 
Mauger  x'49,  63  Summit  Ave.,  North 
Plainfield,  Plainfield,  N.  J.  .  .  .  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  William  W.  Gundaker  (Janice 
Fields),  113  N.  St.  George  St..  Allen- 
town  .  .  .  Ensign  Betty  Jane  Ibach, 
sew.  USN,  Disbursing  Office,  Naval 
Training  Center,  San  Diego  33,  Calif. 
.  .  .  Lloyd  Jones,  210  Jackson  Ave., 
Schenectady,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  George  J.  Ko- 
chins,  Jr.,  93  Church  St.,  Kingston  .  .  .  ' 
Mrs.  David  'Wheeler  (Juliet  Mason),  32 
Cottage  St.,  "Wellesley.  Mass.  .  .  .  O. 
Leonard  Nichols,  914  New  Holland  Ave., 
Apt.  F  9.  Lancaster  .  .  .  Michael  F.  P. 
Nightingale,  The  University  Club,  Mad- 
ison 5,  'Wis.  .  .  .  E.  W.  Quiggle,  Box 
407,  Beverly,  Mass.  .  .  .  Leah  Riggs,  27 
Clinton  Ave.,  Dobbs  Ferry,  N.  Y.  .  .  . 
Richard  P.  Rubenoff,  26  Bonnie  Way, 
Larchmont,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  William  H. 
Rummel,  Jr.,  233  'W.  Elm  St.,  Shilling- 
ton  .  .  .  Jac  Saltzgiver,  6117  Troast 
Ave.,  Kansas  City  4,  Mo.  .  .  .  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Edward  Glover  (Rae  Schultz), 
Earl  Apt.  1-A.  51  Chestnut  Ave.,  'Vine- 
land,  N.  J. 


Go  Back  90  Years 

The  above  interesting  photos  were  con- 
tributed by  Gertrude  Stephens  Downs  '99, 
whose  father,  Leroy  Stephens  '68,  for  40 
_vears  a  Bucknell  Trustee,  is  the  bearded 
gentleman,  center  row  left.  (Note  class 
cane,  carried  by  all  seniors,  with  engraved 
numerals  on  silver  band.) 

In  the  group  of  six  young  women,  the 
faculty  of  the  Institute  in  1868,  front  row, 
left,  is  Mary  Hakes,  Mrs.  Downs'  mother. 
Front  row.  right,  is  Miss  Mary  Brown,  later 
wife  of  Professor  William  E.  Martin.  At 
top  left  is  seated  Katherine  Brown,  later  Mrs. 
Larison,   for  whom   Larison  Hall   is  named. 

The  large  group  at  the  top  is  the  1868 
class  of  the  Institute  for  '^^''omen. 


R.\LPH  W.  H.\LLER  '08,  who  is  principal 
of  Andrew  Jackson  High  School  in  New 
York  City,  does  more  than  play  an  excellent 
game  of  tennis  outside  of  regular  school 
liours.  As  chairman  of  a  committee  of  New 
York  City  supervisors  he  was  successful  in 
getting  through  the  State  Legislature  this 
year  the  only  salary  bill  passed  by  the  Legis- 
lature. This  is  known  as  the  Sabin  Super- 
visors Salary  Bill  and  gives  to  all  school 
supervisors  in  the  state  a  minimum  salary 
30%  in  advance  of  salaries  paid  for  the  same 
position  in  1939.  WTien  Governor  Tom 
Dewey  signed  the  Bill,  New  York  became 
the  seventh  state  in  the  union  to  provide  a 
foundation  for  a  basic  salary  program  for 
school  supervisors.  This  represents  a  dis- 
tinct forward  step.  Now  we  need  to  have 
a  Ralph  Haller  step  forward  in  the  remain- 
ing 41  states !  Ralph  got  his  M.A.  from 
Harvard  in  1909,  has  two  daughters  in  the 
advertising  business.  He  and  his  wife  live 
at  90-06  193rd  Street.  Hollis,  N.  Y. 

27 


CLASS  OF  1950 


Reunion,  June  9 


t  lass  Reporters:   Sara  A.  Angle 

8235  Forrest  Ave.,  Elkins  Park  17,  Pa.  and 
Jack  D.  Bozarth,  Cowan  Advertising 
Agency,  Bridgeport,  N.  J. 

The  material  which  follows  has  been 
contributed  by  Sallie: 

Remember  that  you  have  a  date  on 
June  9th  at  Bucknell  (not  State);  To 
see  again  your  Class  of  '50.  And  others, 
nice,  but  not  so  nifty!  We'll  talk  about 
things  old  and  new:  Be  there  ...  or  it 
might  be  you  I 

Upon  a  recent  visit  to  New  York  City 
I  saw  Bobbie  Lenox,  who  is  a  reporter 
for  a  Trenton  newspaper  .  .  .  had  lunch 
with  Andy  Anderson  and  Sue  Davis; 
Sue  is  currently  working  with  RCA 
.  .  .  also  during  my  travels  in  the  "big" 
city  I  saw  Addie  Beatty,  who  is  work- 
ing at  B.  Altman's  and  Co.;  that  day  she 
was  directing  people  to  different  de- 
partments in  the  store  .  .  .  Inky  Latham, 
I  understand,  is  attending  secretarial 
school  .  .  .  Helen  Gloisten  is  acting  as 
secretary  for  an  international  advertis- 
ing agency  there. 

At  an  Alumni  committee  meeting  in 
Philadelphia,  to  make  final  plans  for 
the  105th  Birthday  celebration  of  our 
Alma  Mater,  the  Class  of  1950  seemed 
to  far  overpower  other  classes  present 
— in  spirit  and  in  number  .  .  .  Pete 
Weidenbacher  added  much  to  our  dis- 
cussion; Pete  (a  salesman  for  Scott  Pa- 
per Co.)  and  his  wife,  Alice  Richter  '49, 
recently  moved  to  Westfield,  N.  J. 
.  .  .  Bob  Ervin  was  made  chairman 
of  the  Philadelphia  Alumni  Club  dance 
to  be  held  in  May  at  the  Manufacturers 
Golf  and  Country  Club  .  .  .  Shep 
Shephard  and  Ed  Fryling,  who  were 
among  those  present,  are  now  do- 
ing graduate  work  at  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  .  .  .  Others  seen  at  the 
meeting  were  Elaine  Grove,  who  is  tak- 
ing a  business  course  in  Philly;  Jackie 
Mayer,  now  employed  at  Sun  Oil  Co.; 
Jeanne  Spong;  Jane  Kreider;  Liz  Bry- 
ant, who  is  working  in  the  loan  depart- 
ment in  one  of  the  city  banks;  Leah 
Chandler,  and  Jim  Robb. 

Several  of  the  local  ladies  get  to- 
gether once  a  month  for  a  dinner-and- 
theater  party.  Seen  at  our  last  gather- 
ing were  Janet  Walter,  who  is  now  a 
government  social  worker;  Leah  Chan- 
dler, who  has  quite  a  fabulous  job  with 
Hercules,  and  her  friend,  Nancy  Bar- 
tholomew, who  is  also  working  in  Wil- 
mington with  DuPonts:  Jeanne  Spong; 
Liz  Bryant,  and  Jane  Kreider. 

Weddings  and  engagements  an- 
nounced include  Syd  Anderson's  en- 
gagement to  Jeff  Jefferson  .  .  .  Peggy 
Smith's  engagement  to  Bill  Neff  '52  .  .  . 
Jeanne  Spong's  engagement  to  George 
Akerhielm  .  .  .  Dorothy  Yarnall  was 
married  January  10  to  Henry  L.  Mc- 
Grath,  Jr.;  Mary  Anne  Ziegler  and  Pat 
McElvany  '51  were  in  the  wedding 
party  .  .  .  Barbara  Hoover  became  the 
bride  of  Jim  Fullmer  '52  on  December 
30;  Syd  Anderson  was  a  member  of  the 
bridal  party. 

What  They're  Doing  and  Where  They 
Are:  Pat  Winther  Balas  and  her  hus- 
band are  now  living  in  New  Orleans 
.  .  .  Carol  (Van  Alen)  and  John  Sprout 

'48  are  now  living  at  the  Peddle  School 

28 


in  Hightstown,  N.  J.;  John  is  teaching 
there  and  Carol  has  a  secretarial  posi- 
tion .  .  .  Puff  Pangbum's  and  Ernie 
Thompson's  '49  wedding  took  place 
June  24,  1950,  and  they  are  now  living 
at  45  May  St.,  Hartford,  Conn  .  .  .  Ter- 
ry Jones  is  studying  nursing  in  Pitts- 
burgh .  .  .  Doris  Wellenkamp  is  also 
pursuing  the  nursing  profession,  con- 
tinuing her  study  along  this  line  at  the 
Yale  University  School  of  Nursing  .  .  . 
Mac  Baldwin  is  teaching  in  her  home 
town  (Mount  Union)  .  .  .  Art  Raynor 
is  now  in  the  service,  his  most  recent 
address  being  Ret.  Arthur  Raynor,  U.  S. 
51076142,  Co.  A,  188th  A.  I.  R..  11th  Abn. 
Div.,  Fort  Campbell,  Ky. 

Now  for  a  word  or  two  about  what  I 
have  been  doing.  Soon  after  gradua- 
tion I  sailed  for  a  wonderful  three 
months  of  travel  in  Europe.  (I  was 
among  those  stranded  passengers  who 
were  supposed  to  sail  on  the  Svalbard, 
which  was  condemned  by  the  Coast 
Guard — we  finally  got  passage  on  a 
Navy  transport.)  Aboard  ship  were 
Vive  Fowle  '49  and  Dotty  Vami  '51;  the 
first  day  1  spent  on  "the  continent"  I 
met  Sue  Davis,  whom  I  saw  every  day 
for  the  rest  of  the  summer.  I  traveled 
for  two  weeks  through  Holland,  spend- 
ing most  of  my  time  in  Amsterdam; 
two  weeks  in  France;  one  week  on  the 
Riviera;  and  one  week  in  Paris.  While 
in  Paris  I  saw  Joe  Rubenstein  and  Sid 
Cohen  '49  .  .  .  from  Paris  I  went  to 
London  for  two  weeks,  taking  day  trips 
to  Oxford,  Salisbury,  Stratford-on-Avon 
and  other  towns  of  note,  spending  most 
of  my  time  in  London  in  the  theatre 
.  .  .  Sue  and  I  flew  from  London  to 
Rome,  then  worked  our  way  up  the 
continent,  staying  in  Florence  and  Ven- 
ice, Interlaken  and  Lucerne,  Frankfort, 
and  then  back  to  Holland  for  a  couple 
of  weeks.  I  saw  Bobbie  Lenox  and 
Bobbie  Hooven  in  Rotterdam  the  day 
they  were  sailing  for  home.  I  flew 
home  one  week  later.  The  trip  was 
truly  wonderful,  and  I  would  love  to  go 
back.  Since  I  came  home  I  have  been 
worlving  in  a  court  reporter's  office  in 
the  Federal  Court  House  here  in  Phila- 
delphia ...  I  see  Jane  Kreider  for 
lunch  every  day;  she  works  right  across 
the  street  at  Columbia  Institute  (she 
claims  she's  the  Miss  Henderson  of  Co- 
lumbia) .  .  .  Georgia  Hutchinson  '48, 
also,  is  working  at  Columbia.  Both  Jane 
and  I  are  looking  for  greener  pastures! 
Life  of  the  working  girl  just  isn't  the 
same  as  that  of  the  B.  U.  coed! 


51*5'* 


Completed  C<^reers 

Inst.  1883 

Bertha  Bell  died  at  her  home  at  Bell- 
wood,  July  29,  1950.  She  completed 
with  high  honors  her  training  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  Nursing 
School  and  followed  the  nursing  pro- 
fession in  Philadelphia  for  40  years. 
Miss  Bell  was  a  niece  of  Dr.  Adie  K. 
Bell,  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
and  treasurer  of  the  trustees  in  Buck- 
nell's  early  days. 

Inst.  xl885 

Emily  L.  Clingan  died  November  13, 
1950,  at  the  age  of  84  after  an  illness  of 
three  weeks.  For  about  32  years  she 
served  as  librarian  at  the  Presbyterian 
Library  in  Lewisburg.  She  was  a  seam- 
stress by  trade.  A  nephew  and  a  cous- 
in survive. 

1894 

James  R.  Hughes,  85,  died  November 
24,  1950,  at  the  Harrisburg  Hospital. 
His  death  was  caused  by  a  fall  at  the 
home  of  his  son  in  Duncannon.  Mr. 
Hughes  had  spent  all  but  10  years  of 
his  life  in  Scranton,  where  he  resigned 
as  head  of  the  Latin  Department  of 
Central  High  School  in  1935.  He  was 
formerly  football  coach  at  that  school. 
He  was  a  member  of  Emmanuel  Baptist 
Church,  where  he  taught  the  Men's 
Bible  Class. 

xl897 

Fred  L.  Camp,  attorney-at-law,  died 
April  14,  1950.  He  earned  the  LL.B.  de- 
gree at  the  University  of  Michigan  after 
leaving  Bucknell.  Mr.  Camp  was  a 
member  of  the  Sigma  Chi  fraternity. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife. 

Inst.  1899 

The    former    Jene    D.    Himmelreich 

died  in  May,  1950.    She  was  the  widow 
of  Dr.  George  T.  Ritter  '98. 

1901 

J.  Osborne  Hackenberg  x'Ol.  in  fail- 
ing health  for  several  months,  died  June 
8,  1950.  Becoming  associated  with  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  in  1900,  he  was 
appointed  assistant  supervisor  of  the 
Susquehanna  Division  four  years  later. 
Subsequently,  he  was  promoted  to  su- 
perintendent and  later  division  engineer 
of  the  Allegheny  Division,  and  in  1926 
to  general  superintendent  of  the  Phil- 
adelphia Terminal  Division.  He  was 
named  general  manager  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania-Reading Seashore  Lines  in 
1933.  Retiring  from  that  post  in  1934, 
he  was  soon  after  named  general  man- 
ager of  the  Atlantic  City  and  Shore 
Railroad  Co.  but  retired  permanently 
in  1945.    His  wife  and  a  son  survive. 

Paul  Tustin,  a  member  of  the  Phi 
Kappa  Psi  fraternity,  died  in  November, 
1950.  Two  sisters  and  a  brother  were 
Bucknellians:  Mary  r75,  Ruth  r83,  and 
George  '80. 

1905 

The  former  Feme  F.  Braddock,  wife 
of  Edgar  T.  Stevenson  '04,  publisher  of 
The  Titusville  Herald,  died  suddenly  of 
a  heart  attack  January  3,  1951,  at  her 
home.  She  was  a  member  of  Pi  Beta 
Phi  at  Bucknell.  Mrs.  Stevenson  was 
very  active  in  religious,  social  and  civic 
affairs,  including  the  D.A.R.,  Associated 
Charities,  Ladies  Auxiliary  of  the 
Titusville  Hospital,  Women's  Club,  and 
Garden  Club.     In  addition  to  her  hus- 

JUNE     1951 


band  and  two  sons  (James  '32  and  Wil- 
liam), a  brother,  a  sister  and  three 
grandchildren,  as  well  as  several  nieces 
and  nephews,  survive. 

Harry  A.  Coryell,  prominent  lawyer 
and  civic  leader  in  Sunbury,  died  Octo- 
ber 17,  1950,  at  the  age  of  67.  An  at- 
torney for  more  than  40  years,  he 
prepared  for  the  legal  profession  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1907  with  the 
LL.B.  degree.  He  was  district  attorney 
of  Snyder  Co.  for  two  terms  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Snyder  County  Bar  Associa- 
tion. He  was  a  very  faithful  and  active 
church  member  and  had  a  long  list  of 
civic  achievements  to  his  credit.  Mr. 
Coryell  was  known  as  the  "Christmas 
Tree  King"  in  Sunbury  and  vicinity, 
annually  distributing  trees  to  clraritable 
institutions.  He  is  survived  by  his 
wife,  two  sons,  and  a  daughter. 

Margaret  Stoughton  Ix'05,  widow  of 
Henry  T.  Meyer  '06,  died  October  17, 
1950,  after  several  months'  illness.  Long 
prominent  as  a  Lewisburg  resident  and 
civic  leader,  she  was  a  sister-in-law  of 
Christy  Mathewson  x'02  of  baseball  re- 
nown. A  special  Margaret  Meyer 
memorial  fund  has  been  established  by 
the  Ladies  Aid  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  of  which  she  served  as  trea- 
surer for  25  years.  An  appropriate  ob- 
ject for  the  use  of  the  fund  will  be 
chosen  later.  Three  sisters  and  a  brother 
are  among  the  survivors.  Alfred  G. 
Stoughton  '24,  a  former  alumni  secre- 
tary, is  a  nephew. 

1911 

William  F.  Redcay  died  on  Christmas 
Day,  1950,  at  his  home  in  Brooklyn,  N. 
Y.,  after  a  long  illness.  Bill  was  a  civil 
engineer  and  a  Phi  Psi  at  Bucknell.  He 
served  two  years  in  World  War  I  and 
was  discharged  as  a  captain.  At  the 
time  of  his  retirement  four  years  ago, 
he  had  been  employed  for  30  years  as 
a  statistician  by  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  Co.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
American  Legion  and  of  the  Mvstic  Tie 
Lodge  272,  F.  and  A.  M.  Mr.'  Redcay 
is  survived  by  his  wife,  a  niece,  two 
brothers  and  a  sister. 

1916 

Marie  E.  Harer  (Mrs.  J.  Lester  Mc- 
Coy) died  in  Philadelphia  December 
11,  1950,  after  a  short  illness. 

1918 

Russell  A.  Bostian,  who  received  an 
M.S.  degree  from  the  University  of  Buf- 
falo in  1922,  died  June  12,  1950,  of  a 
heart  attack.  He  went  to  Buffalo,  N. 
Y.,  in  1918  to  teach  in  Elm  Vocational 
School  and  eight  years  later  was  placed 
in  charge  of  public  school  vocational 
education.  In  1937  he  left  Buffalo  to 
head  the  education  program  of  the 
Elmira  Reformatory  until  1945,  when 
he  was  transferred  to  Albany  as  assist- 
ant director  of  education  in  the  State 
Department  of  Correction.  He  served 
there  ruitil  being  named  assistant  di- 
rector of  the  Elmira  Reception  Center 
in  1947.  Mr.  Bostian  held  several  dis- 
trict bridge  championships  and  had  won 
prizes  in  national  competitions.  In 
addition  to  his  wife  he  is  survived  by 
his  parents  and  a  brother. 

Emma  K.  Levegood  (Mrs.  E.  J.  Ru- 
pert), a  member  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  sorority, 
passed  away  in  June,  1950.  Her  sister, 
Helen  '12  (Mrs.  Roy  C.  Clarke),  is 
among  the  survivors. 

JUNE     1951 


X1930 
Virginia  S.  Downs  (Mrs.  Culver  C. 
Smythe)  died  September  30,  1950,  in 
Garden  City,  N.  Y.  She  was  a  member 
of  Pi  Beta  Phi  and  graduated  from 
Barnard  College  after  leaving  Buck- 
nell. In  addition  to  her  husband  and 
two  young  daughters,  the  survivors  in- 
clude her  parents  (mother,  Ruth 
Sprague  '99)  and  two  sisters  (one  of 
them  being  Gertrude  '28).  Mrs.  Smythe 
was  active  in  the  Garden  City  Commu- 
nitv  Church.  Girl  Scouts  and  the  A. 
A.  U.  W. 

1947 
J.  David  Betzel,  28,  died  January  5, 
1951,  after  a  three-month  illness.  He 
was  a  veteran  of  World  War  II,  having 
served  with  the  First  Marine  Division. 
He  was  assistant  manager  of  M.  H. 
Housel  and  Co.  in  Williamsport.  Mr. 
Betzel's  will  left  a  bequest  of  $5000  to 
the  fund  for  the  construction  of  a  new 
Lambda  Chi  Alpha  fraternity  house  on 
the  Bucknell  University  campus.  He 
is  survived  by  his  parents,  a  brother, 
a  sister  and  a  stepsister. 


As  we  go  to  press  comes  the  sad  news 
of  the  sudden  death  of  J.  Fred  Moore,  a 
friend  of  the  writer  for  the  past  27 
years.  A  native  of  Milton  and  a  teacher 
there  after  his  graduation  from  Buck- 
nell in  1922,  Fred  accepted  a  position  as 
a  teacher  of  French  and  Spanish  in  the 
Forest  Park  High  School  at  Baltimore, 
Md.,  about  25  years  ago. 

Recently  he  received  a  good  deal  of 
publicity  as  a  teacher  who  had  for  a  doz- 
en years  driven  a  taxicab  on  week  ends 
and  during  the  summer  vacations.  He 
played  the  piano  as  an  additional  avoca- 
tion. Perhaps  still  another  avocation, 
but  almost  a  vocation,  was  his  service  to 
his  Alma  Mater.  A  number  of  times  he 
served  as  president  of  the  Baltimore 
Alumni  Club  and  held  the  position  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  untiring 
in  his  devotion  to  Bucknell  and  greatly 
loved  and  enjoyed  by  his  friends  and  ac- 
quaintances. The  Bucknell  group  will 
miss  hini  sadly. 

In  college  Fred  was  a  member  of  S.  A. 
E.  and  active  in  musical  circles.  During 
World  War  I  he  served  for  two  years 
with  an  ambulance  corps  in  the  French 
army. 

Surviving  him  are  his  wife,  the  for- 
mer Blanche  Marie  Cowley,  and  a  son, 
J.  Fred,  Jr.,  27  years  old.— ED. 


$3,560  Contributed 

The  World  Student  Service  Fund 
profited  by  the  above  amount  given  by 
students,  faculty  and  administrators  in 
a  recent  college  drive.  The  money  will 
be  used  as  follows:  $1000  for  scholar- 
ships for  foreign  students,  $500  for 
scholarships  for  Burmese  students  at 
the  University  of  Rangoon,  and  about 
$1700  for  needy  students  in  other  for- 
eign countries.  The  balance  will  be 
spent  to  ship  contributed  books  to  Ger- 
many. 


CH.^RLES  HENDERSO-V 

1939 

Charles  N.  Henderson  was  recently 
chosen  by  the  Wilkes-Barre  Junior 
Chamber  of  Commerce  as  Young  Man 
of  the  Year.  In  conferring  the  honor, 
Robert  D.  Eyerman.  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce president,  said,  "Those  of  us  who 
really  know  Charles  Henderson  feel 
that  in  character  and  ability  he  is  in  a 
class  by  himself.  His  strongest  qualities 
are  in  the  realm  of  the  intangible,  and 
some  of  his  highest  contributions  are 
made  there.  With  the  times  as  they  are 
and  the  needs  what  they  have  been,  the 
kind  of  leadership  he  has  given  is  in 
line  with  that  which  people  want  and 
need  desperately." 

Charles  has  been  identiiied  with  the 
musical  and  civic  life  of  the  Wyoming 
Valley  for  a  decade.  He  is  organist  and 
choir  director  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Wilkes-Barre  and  director  of 
the  Wyoming  Valley  Oratorio  Society 
and  of  the  Singers  Guild  of  Scranton. 

Mrs.  Henderson,  the  former  Jane 
Sadler  Curtis,  was  dean  of  women  at 
the  Bucknell  Junior  College,  now 
Wilkes  College.  They  have  two  small 
daughters  and  live  at  63  Stanley  St., 
Wilkes-Barre. 


Bucknell's  Ken  Slifer 

Kenneth  W.  Slifer,  vice-president  of 
N.  W.  Ayer  &  Son,  Inc.,  a  top  U.  S. 
advertising  agency,  has  been  elected  to 
the  board  of  corporators  of  Peddle 
School  in  Hightstown,  New  Jersey. 
Bucknell's  Ken,  who  helped  pay  his 
way  through  college  with  his  "Slifer's 
Snappy  Sign  Service,"  has  gone  on  to 
the  wider,  brighter  fields  forecast  by  his 
full  and  active  college  career  while  on 
campus. 

He  is  married  to  Caryl  R.  Dutton  '27, 
and  their  daughter,  Diane  Caryl,  turned 
sophomore  on  Bucknell's  traditional 
moving-up  day,  April  25.  Their  son, 
David,  a  future  Bucknellian,  is  13  years 
old. 

Ken  is  chairman  of  the  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity Alumni  Fund  and  former  presi- 
dent of  the  Alumni  Club  of  Southern 
New  Jersey.  He  is  a  favorite,  frequent- 
ly-called-on  speaker  on  campus. 

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EDITORIAL 


The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

OfI'Icers  of  the  Association 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'23.  President    501  Bloom  St.,  Diuiville 

KENNETH  W.  SLlFEll  '2(j,  First  rice-President 

177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

D.^YTO^!  L.  RANCK  '10,  Treasurer 35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg 

J.  HENRY  SHOTT  x'22.  Secretary   110  Faculty  Court,  Lewisburg 

FRANK  G.   DAVIS  '11,  Editor  140  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg 

Board  of  Diuectors 
P.\UL  E.  FINK  '29,  000  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa.   (1951) 
DANIEL  M.  ROOP  '45,  38  Fells  Rd..  Winchester,  Mass.  (1951) 
MRS.    J.    B.    KELLY    (Emilv    Devine    '21),    1509    Metropolitan    Ave.,    New 

York  City  02,  N.  Y.    (1951) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23,  Box  220,  Vineland,  N.  J.   (1951) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '20,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.   (1951) 
EUGENE  D.  CARSTATER  '20,  R.  D.  No.  1,   Falls  Churcli,  Va.   (1952) 
HOWARD  V.  FISHER  '13,  1319  Reading  Blvd.,  Wyoniissing,  Pa.   (1952) 
HARRY   F.  HARTZELL  x'OS,  Maydwell  &  Hartzell,  Inc.,  158-108  11th  St., 

San  Francisco,  Calif.   (1952) 
MRS.  T.  .JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '26),  1021  Highniont  Rd.. 

Pittsburgh   32.  Pa.    (1952) 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  300  Bond  St.,  Bridgeport  8,  Conn.   (1952) 
I.  H.  MARANTZ  '43.  104  E.  S3rd  St..  New  York,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
ROY   E.   NICODEMUS   x'25,   501   Bloom   St.,   Danville,  Pa.    (1953) 
MRS.   THOMAS   B.   SEAR    (Rita   Holbrook   '37),    185  Elmore  Rd.,   Monroe 

Meadows,  Brighton,  Rochester  10,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
LESTER   E.  LIGHTON  '20,   2107  Wharton  Rd.,  Glenside,  Pa.    (1953) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.   (1933) 

(         )  Year  Term  Expires. 


Meet  Your  New  Editor 


Dear  .-lliiiiini: 

For  a  little  over  eight  years  I  hove  edited  The  Buck- 
nell Alumnus.  When,  nearly  three  years  ago.  I  added 
direction  of  the  Alumni  Fund  to  my  other  duties,  my 
zvife,  Bess  Carnall  Davis,  came  in  to  assist  me.  I  am  sure 
that  her  imagination,  sensitive  touch  and  zmting  ability 
have  greatly  improved  the  publication.  I  u<aiit  to  thank 
her  here.  She  joins  me  in  saying  a  warm  goodbye  as  edi- 
tors of  this  magazine  to  all  our  valued  friends  among  the 
Alumni. 

The  years  have  been  busy  ones — no  eight-hour  days, 
but  happy  ones.  Nozu  I  shall  give  full  time  to  the  De- 
partment of  Education,  zvhicli  has  claimed  only  part  of 
my  time  since  1943- 

Our  summer  proinises  to  be  an  interesting  one.  II  ith 
freedom  from  the  Alumni  zcork.  I  am  able  to  leave  the 
campus  during  the  summer  months  for  the  first  time  in 
about  20  years.  I  am  under  contract  to  teach  in  Fresno 
State  College,  California.  This  college  has  found  it 
impossible  to  release  me  for  a  go-day  stretch  in  a  guid- 
ance zuorkshop  in  Germany  for  the  Department  of  State. 
So,  our  address  from  June  i  to  September  i  zvill  be  I- res- 
no,  California. 

Good  luck  to  evcrv  loval  BuckncUian. 


Yours  alzvays, 


Frank  Daz'is  'ii 


Summer  School 

Bucknell  will  have  two  summer  sessions,  beginning 
June  25.  Most  of  the  courses  in  education  will  last  six 
weeks,  and  academic  courses  will  be  eight  weeks  in  length. 
Following  the  six-week  session  will  be  a  two-week  course 
in  air-age  education  and  one  in  school  law. 
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JuH.\    H.   "Hi  I  k"   .~^iiiu  I 

It  is  a  real  pleasure  to  place  your  magazine,  beginning 
with  the  -September  number,  in  the  capable  hands  of  John 
H.  "Buck"  Shott.  He  has  had  editorial  experience  and 
has  the  industr\'  required  to  meet  regular  deadlines.  ?Ie 
is  a  grand  guy  to  work  with  ;  you  may  always  rest  assured 
that  he  will  carry  his  share  of  the  load. 

It  is  with  genuine  confidence  that  we  turn  over  to  him 
all  the  problems,  big  and  little,  that  constantly  beset  the 
editor.  We  will  to  him,  also,  more  than  13,000  of  the 
finest  subscribers  anywhere,    (.iood  luck.  Buck ! 

Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library 

To  Be  Dedicated  June  9 

Bucknell's  fine  new  library,  named  in  honor  of  Ellen 
Clarke  Bertrand,  will  be  dedicated  at  3  o'clock,  Saturday, 
June  9.  At  that  time  Bucknell's  120,000  bound  volumes 
will  be  on  the  shelves  and  will  have  been  in  use  for  sev- 
eral days. 

The  ceremony  will  include  the  dedicatory  address  by 
Dr.  Joseph  W.  Henderson,  president  of  Bucknell's  Board 
of  Trustees,  and,  as  the  climax  of  the  ceremony,  the 
unveiling  of  a  plaque  in  the  main  room  of  the  library. 
It  is  hoped  that  Mrs.  Bertrand  will  be  present  at  the  cere- 
mony, her  first  visit  to  the  campus. 

The  late  Herbert  Bertrand,  whose  election  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Bucknell  Board  of  Trustees  occurred  shortly 
before  his  death  in  1940,  will  also  be  honored  at  this  time, 
when  the  library's  main  room  will  be  formally  named  The 
Herbert  Bertrand  Reading  Room  as  a  memorial  gift  from 
his  wife. 

The  library,  which  has  accommodations  for  400,000 
volumes,  contains  extensive  reading  rooms,  quarters  for 
the  visual  aids  department,  study  rooms,  display  rooms 
and  offices.  The  three-story  structure,  100  feet  wide  and 
200  feet  long,  has  a  huge  basement  with  19  rooms,  and 
the  first  floor  has  as  much  floor  space  as  the  entire  Car- 
negie Library. 

Designed  in  modified  Georgian  style  by  Jens  Fredrick 
Larson  and  built  by  Andrew  Sordoni,  it  boasts  the  latest 

JUNE     193  1 


development  in  fluorescent  lighting — eight-foot,  instant- 
starting  tubes.  Other  features  are  a  tower  with  a  clock- 
seven  feet  in  diameter,  a  spire  with  a  weather  vane  made 
in  the  form  of  a  bison  (the  University's  mascot),  an 
elevator  and  a  book  lift,  a  large  \ault  for  storage  of  valu- 
able items  and  a  visual  aids  auditorium. 

This  edifice,  the  finest  on  the  campus,  is  one  of  which 
every  Alumnus  will  be  proud.  See  the  September,  1950, 
Alumnus  for  detailed  information  on  the  facilities  it 
provides. 

Not  Alone 

Not  alone  have  we  published  the  ALUMNUS  over 
the  years.  One  of  our  best  divisions  has  been  the  sports 
page,  written  by  our  fine  reporter,  Bob  Megargel  '49. 
The  Department  of  Public  Relations  has  always  stood 
ready  to  cooperate  in  every  way.  The  editors  of  The 
BitckncUian  and  L'Agcuda  have  our  sincere  gratitude 
for  their  fine  cooperation.  Finally,  an  indispensable  helper 
on  this  job  has  been  Mrs.  Berenice  Ohl  Bennett,  long  the 
editor's  secretary,  than  whom  there  are  few  better  co- 
workers or  proofreaders. 

Yes,  it  takes  more  than  one  person  to  publish  the 
ALUMNUS .     The  above  have  been  indispensable. 


May  Day 

(Continued  from  Page  4) 

ciation  convened  in  the  Lewisburg  Club  on  Market  Street 
for  their  luncheon.  (No  missing  the  opening  strains  of 
music  announcing  the  entrance  of  the  queen  and  her 
court!) 

A  reception  for  parents  was  held  following  the  pro- 
gram and  on  Sunday,  after  many  gala  breakfast  parties, 
special  Mothers'  Day  services  were  held  in  the  various 
Lewisburg  churches. 


Bucknell  Placement  Bureau 

Raymond  K.  Irivin  '_//,  Director 
"Where  do  I  get  a  job?" 

Among  the  more  fortunate  of  this  year's  crop  of 
diploma-bearers  are  the  members  of  the  Senior  Class  at 
Bucknell.  They  began  working  on  the  answer  to  the  above 
question  as  long  ago  as  last  fall.  At  a  two-day  career 
conference,  and  under  the  consistent  leadership  of  Ray 
Irwin,  active  work  has  been  carried  on  throughout  the 
year.  The  Bucknell  Placement  Bureau  is  three  years  old 
and  a  definitely  going  concern. 


The  Norwegian  Committee  of  the  Summer  School  for 
American  Students  at  the  University  of  Oslo  has  an- 
nounced that  four  scholarships,  known  as  the  Ralph 
Bunche  Scholarships  (approximately  $350  each),  are 
available  to  American  and  Canadian  students.  Applica- 
tion should  be  made  to  Dean  Norman  Nordstrand,  St. 
Olaf  College,  Northfield,  Minn. 


Two  new  fellowships  are  available  to  American  gradu- 
ate students,  open  to  both  men  and  women,  for  a  year's 
study  in  West  Germany  during  the  academic  year  Novem- 
ber 1,  1951-July  31,  1952.  For  more  information  write 
to  the  Institute  of  International  Education,  2  West  45th 
Street,  New  York  City. 


New  Course  in  Oriental  Culture 

With  the  growing  consciousness  of  the  importance  of 
the  Far  East  in  world  aft'airs,  college  men  and  women 
should  become  better  acquainted  with  thought  and  culture 
of  the  peoples  of  the  Orient.  To  enable  Bucknellians  to 
develop  a  more  integrated  picture  of  this  part  of  the 
world,  an  experimental  course  is  being  oft'ered  in  Oriental 
civilization  this  semester,  comprising  a  survey  of  the  cul- 
tural development  of  China  and  India  and  a  stud}'  of  the 
modern  period  of  culture  and  thought  in  China,  India, 
Japan  and  Burma. 

ROTC  Set  Up  for  September 

Sophomores  and  juniors  may  enroll  in  the  Reserve 
Officers  Training  Corps  next  fall.  If  they  do  this,  they 
will  enroll  with  all  incoming  freshmen,  who  will  be  re- 
quired to  take  this  course.  The  term  of  enlistment  will  be 
two  years  and  will  consist  of  three  hours  per  week :  two 
hours  of  classroom  work  and  one  hour  of  drill  with  train- 
ing in  leadership  and  command.  For  this  course  the 
University  will  give  one  and  one-half  hours'  credit.  Upon 
completion  of  basic  training,  students  will  be  eligible  for 
the  senior  course,  comprising  four  hours  in  classes  and 
one  hour  on  the  drill  field.  Two  and  one-half  hours  credit 
will  be  given  for  this  course. 

If  accepted  and  deferred  from  the  draft,  advanced 
students  will  sign  a  contract  with  the  Armj^,  agreeing  to 
spend  a  six- week  summer  session  in  training,  accept  a 
commission  (if  offered)  and  serve  no  more  than  two  years 
as  commissioned  officers  in  active  duty.  These  students 
will  receive  a  subsistence  allowance  of  90c  a  day  and 
uniforms  will  be  provided  by  the  government.  Any  stu- 
dent who  accepts  these  terms  and  who  desires  to  go  on  to 
graduate  school  will  have  to  get  an  extension  from  the 
Department  of  the  Army. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Roger  A.  Barnes,  head  of  the 
ROTC  Unit  on  campus,  has  offices  in  the  Bertrand 
Library. 


A  warm  welcome.  Men  and  Gals  of  1951  ! 

The    Bucknell    General    Alumni    Association    is 
happy  to  welcome  so  promising  a  group. 

President. 


JUNE     1931 


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Greetings  to  New  AJuvini: 

Yoit  will  be  delighted  to  learn  that  our  great  president.  Dr.  Horace  Hildreth,  who 
has  been  very  ill,  is  now  rapidly  regaining  his  health.  This  s-pace,  which  is  usually 
used  hy  him,  has  been  allotted  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  so  that  they  may  have  this 
opportunity  to  greet  you  and  wish  yon  in  your  future  careers  the  best  of  everything. 

As  you  hear  of  and  read  the  excellent  program  that  has  been  prepared  for  Alumni 
Day,  June  9,  I  hope  you  will  consider  yourselves  as  500  additional  loyal  Buchiellians 
banded  together  with  the  more  than  13,000  former  students,  all  of  whom  are  deter- 
mined to  see  that  Buchiell  will  always  he  the  kind  of  institution  which  we  are  jttstly 
proud  to  call  Ahiia  Mater. 

You  are  now  an  important  part  of  the  biggest  division  of  the  Bncknell  faviily. 
As  you  face  your  future  careers,  remendjer  that  yo^ir  diploma,  which  presently  gives 
you  viitch  satisfaction,  will  reflect  even  greater  satisfaction  as  you,  by  your  acts  and 
deeds,  make  Btickiiell  greater  and  stronger. 

We  all  must  do  what  we  can  to  keep  Alma  Mater  moving  steadily  forward.  We 
can  do  this  by  offering  constructive  suggestions  for  improvement  of  the  University's 
endeavors  in  all  fields,  as  well  as  hy  recommending  Bucknell  to  outstanding  students 
and  by  supporting  her  program  liberally,  according  to  our  means. 

Bucknell  and  the  great  family  of  Alumni  are  proud  of  your  fine  record  as  binder- 
graduates.  We  extend  to  you,  our  newest  Alumni,  a  warm  welcome  to  the  greater 
Bucknell  family.  As  a  member  of  your  Board,  of  Trustees,  I  invite  you  to  grasp  the 
torch  as  older  Ahimni  relinquish  it  and  continue  to  carry  it  high. 

Sincerely  yours. 


President,  Board  of  Trustees. 


ALUMNUS 


HOMECOMING  . . .  NOVEMBER  3, 1951 


1951 
FOOTBALL  SCHEDULE 

'^Sept.  22— Gettysburg  Hershey 

'''Sept.   29— Muhlenberg  Home 

Oct.       6— Lehigh Bethlehem 

Oct.     13— Kent  State Kent,  Ohio 

Oct.    20-BufFalo (Day's  Day) Home 

Oct.    27— Lafayette , Easton 

Nov.     3-Temple  HOMECOMING 

Nov.    10-Colgate  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

Nov.    1 7— Delaware  Home 

C'")— Night  Games. 


The  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library  ■ — Another  Step  in  the  Second  Century  Program. 
9 


Page 

Alumni  Award  Established    10 

Alumni  Day     6 

Alumni  Fund  Report     17 

Alumni  Guest  Book     26 

Alumni  Officers— Class  of  1951    26 

Alumni  Officers — General  Alumni 

Association    8 

Alumni  President's  Message   .  -   Back  Cover 

.'Mumni  Trustee  Candidates     8 

Alumni  Trustee  Timetable     8 

Articles  on  Alumni 

D.  Hobart  Evans   19 

Stcfhen.   W.  Roberts    19 

Joh)i  O.  Roscr   S 

Bison  Club    17 

Bucknell  Chair  Awarded    27 

Campus  Activities 

Admissions  Outlook    5 

AU-BnckncU  Wedding   20 

Business    '•oiiini    21 

Robert  H.   Carman    21 

Education  Summer  School  Conferences  21 

l-aculty   Nezi-s    21 

Freshmen  Program    20 

(graduate  Center  Opened   20 

Hospital  Accountants    20 

Visual  Aids  Library  20 

Class  Presidents     22,  23 

Class  Reports     22-25 

Class  Reporters    22,  23 

Class  Reunion  Pictures    14,  15 

Class  Reunions     12,  13,  25 

Club  Activities    17,  18 

Commencement    4 

Dad's  Day  27 

Davis.    Frank   G 9 

Emeritus  Club    12 

Football  Schedule     2 

Football  Ticket  Order  Blank   11 

Homecoming     3 

Honorary  Degree  Recipients   5 

Marts,  Arnaud  C 5 

On  the  Business  Side  8 

Second  Century  Development  Program  .  .     9 

Sordoni,  Andrew  J 19 

Sports    11,  16 

Two  Up — Four  to  Go   9 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published  in  January,  March.  April,  June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December 
30,  1930.  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa. 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


SEPTEMBER      1951 


THE 


BUCKNEll  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXVI  — No.  1 


SEPTEMBER  1951 


H  0  M  E  C  0  M I  U 


HOMECOMING  is  a  football  game,  but  it  is  more 
than  that.  Homecoming  is  a  class  reunion,  but  it  is 
more  than  that.  Homecoming  is  a  Bison  Club  Breakfast, 
but  it  is  more  than  that.  Homecoming  is  an  All-University 
reunion  when  Alumni,  students,  faculty,  administration, 
and  parents  enjoy  a  weekend  at  the  University  at  a  time 
when  the  campus  displays  the  charm  of  a  glorious  fall. 
The  slogan  for  Homecoming  in  1951  is  "Come  for 
Fun  in  '51".  A  large  committee  of  University  and  Lewis- 
burg  representatives  are  already  at  work  rounding  out  a 
program  that  is  shaping  up  as  the  biggest,  busiest  and  best 
— a  program  that  will  make  the  weekend  a  highlight  for 
everybody  from  the  greenest  freshmen  to  the  oldest  Alum- 
nus. As  usual,  you  can  expect  Bucknell  to  put  on  its  best 
show  of  the  year  for  Homecoming. 

Temple  the  Opponent 

Our  football  opponent  on  Homecoming  Day  is  Temple 
University,  a  choice  that  could  not  be  improved  upon.  Our 
35-0  victory  over  Temple  last  year  brought  The  Old  Shoe, 
traditional  Bucknell-Temple  game  trophy,  to  our  campus. 
For  a  year  we  have  proudly  displayed  it  in  the  lobby  of 
Roberts  Hall  and  no  one  on  the  campus  has  any  thought  of 
its  return  to  Temple  this  year.  We  suspect  that  there  is 
brewing  on  a  certain  campus  in  Philadelphia  a  plan  to  re- 
move The  Old  Shoe  from  our  midst,  but  our  Bison  grid- 
ders  have  very  definite  and  different  views  on  that  point. 
Regardless  of  previous  scores  a  super  football  game  is 
guaranteed.  Kick-ofT  time  is  2  :00.  You  will  not  want  to 
miss  the  game  of  the  year.  Between  the  halves,  the  Buck- 
nell Band  and  majorettes  will  present  a  spectacle  that 
Homecoming  crowds  of  the  past  few  years  have  come  to 
hold  in  high  regard. 

All-Alumni  Luncheon 

The  success  of  the  All- Alumni  Luncheon  program  last 
Homecoming  Day  and  again  on  Alumni  Day  in  June  con- 
vinces your  committee  that  Alumni  appreciate  the  oppor- 
tunity of  lunching  in  a  large  group  while  visiting  among 
all  classes.  Therefore,  the  All-Alumni  Luncheon  at  twelve 
noon  in  the  Davis  Gym  will  provide  a  place  to  eat  and  meet 
your  fellow  Alumni  and  to  hear  a  brief  report  on  Universi- 
ty matters.  We  hope  to  provide  enough  time  for  a  bit  of 
cheering  practice  so  that  you  can  lend  your  voice  to  the 
mighty  roar  needed  to  spur  our  football  men  to  victory. 
Please  plan  to  arrive  at  the  gym  in  time  to  have  your  name 
placed  on  the  Alumni  registration  board. 

Bison  Roundup 

You  will  have  parked  your  car  in  Stadium  Field  upon 
arrival  at  the  campus  so  after  the  game  you'll  walk  to 
Davis  Gym  for  the  Bison  Roundup.  A  thousand  second- 
guessing  quarterbacks  will  have  full  sway  for  the  next 
hour  but  you'd  better  call  time  out  for  a  minute  while  you 


NOVEMBER  S 


register  at  the  Alumni  registration  desks, 
ments  are  on  the  house. 


The  refresh- 


The  All-University  Dance 

After  the  roundup  you  will  want  to  tour  the  town  and 
campus  to  see  the  fraternity  house  decorations.  All  fra- 
ternity houses  will  be  decorated  for  the  Bison  Homecom- 
ing Decoration  Trophy  competition.  This  is  the  event  that 
brings  out  the  imagination  of  some  of  Bucknell's  most 
imaginative  students,  and  the  results,  you  can  depend  on  it, 
will  be  amusing.  Then  on  to  university  or  fraternity  din- 
ing rooms  for  dinner,  but  hurry  back  to  Davis  Gym  for 
the  all-university  dance  is  scheduled  to  begin  at  9  :00  P.  M. 
Here's  your  chance  to  watch  the  youngsters  doing  the  same 

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Anne    Cassell — Bucknell    Twirler 


RETURN  TO  naUll  FOR  HOMECOMING  .  .  .  NOVEMBER  3 


SEPTEMBER     1951 


COMMENCEMENT 


As  the  last  spectator  filed  out  of  the  Davis  Gymnasium 
after  graduation  exercises  June  10,  the  most  colorful 
Commencement  Weekend  in  recent  years  came  to  a  close. 

During  the  weekend  the  University  had  played  host 
to    over    1000    returning:    Alumni    at    an    All-Alumni 


Seniors  Gathering  in  the  Rain. 

Luncheon  in  the  gymnasium,  awarded  428  bachelor's 
degrees  and  81  advanced  degrees,  including  six  honor- 
aries,  dedicated  the  new  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library, 
announced  the  amount  of  the  annual  gifts  of  the  Alumni 
to  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund,  elected  and  installed  new 
General  Alumni  Association  officers,  and  heard  a  strong 
plea  that  the  moral  force  of  a  united  continent  be  added 
to  rearmament  as  a  deterrent  to  war  from  French  Ambas- 
sador Henry  Bonnet. 

John  Foster  Dulles,  originally  scheduled  to  speak  at 
the  Commencement  exercises,  was  detained  in  Paris  and 


Ambassador  Bonnet,  President  Hildreth,  Governor  Driscoll. 

London  on  government  assignments  but  was  ably  repre- 
sented by  Henry  Bonnet,  French  Ambassador  to  the 
United  States,  who  spoke  to  the  graduates  on  the  subject, 
"European  Unity  in  the  Defense  of  the  Free  World." 

In  his  address  Ambassador  Bonnet  declared,  "Until 
now  the  main  deterrent  to  war  has  been  the  military  and 
industrial  might  of  the  United  States,  but  a  better  balance 
must  now  be  achieved.  There  must  also  be  strength 
on  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic." 

"Strength    is    not   in    itself    sufficient   to    insure   per- 


manently the  real  peace  we  all  want,  but  strength  has  suc- 
ceeded in  the  past  in  preventing  war  for  long  periods. 
This  time  it  should  give  us  the  opportunity  to  prepare  for 
a  reign  of  true  peace  under  the  protection  of  a  powerful 
United  Nations  organization,"  he  added. 

By  special  action  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the  degree 
Doctor  of  Humane  Letters  was  conferred  upon  the  am- 
bassador. Dean  William  H.  Coleman  made  the  degree 
citation. 

Also  cited  by  Dean  Coleman  for  the  degree  Doctor  of 
Civil  Laws  was  Governor  Alfred  E.  Driscoll,  of  New 
Jersey.  In  a  brief  response  Governor  Driscoll  warned 
the  graduating  class  that  "a  nation  that  is  afraid  is  a 
dangerous  nation." 

"These  are  not  times  in  which  to  be  afraid  ;  nor  can 
we  afford  to  be  irreconcilably  pessimistic.  Rather,  we 
should  look  to  the  future  with  confidence  and  use  our 
talents  and  resources  wisely. 

"As  we  are  prepared  to  use  our  imagination,  to  work 
hard,  to  understand  the  problems  of  today  and  tomorrow, 


President  Hildretli,  Mrs.  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand.  and  Dr.  Joseph  W. 
Henderson,  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  admire  plaque 
during  library  dedication  ceremonies. 


and  to  stand  on  our  integrity,  we  ha\e  a  right  to  that 
confidence,"  the  governor  declared. 

Prior  to  the  awarding  of  the  degrees  to  graduates. 
President  Horace  A.  Hildreth  called  upon  the  parents 
to  rise  and  receive  the  acknowledgement  of  the  University 
and  the  graduates  for  the  sacrifice  made  by  parents  which 


Spectators  Arriving  in  the  Rain. 

SEPTEMBER      1951 


enabled  the  students  to  reach  the  high  goal  of  a  college 
degree. 

The  baccalaureate  service  of  the  one  hundred  and 
first  Commencement  of  the  University  was  held  on  Sun- 
day, June  3,  one  week  prior  to  the  Commencement  pro- 
gram. The  baccalaureate  address,  "By  Faith  We  Con- 
quer" was  delivered  by  Dr.  Herbert  L.  Spencer,  former 
president  of  Bucknell  and  now  Trustee  of  the  University 
as  well  as  executive  director  of  the  Samuel  H.  Kress 
Foundation,  New  York. 

Dr.  Marts  Visits  Italy 

Dr.  Arnaud  C.  Marts,  former  president  of  Bucknell 
University,  was  a  member  of  the  American  Committee 
for  the  University  of  Bologna  which  spent  a  week  in 
June  in  Italy  as  a  guest  of  the  University. 

Bologna  University  is  the  oldest  university  in  the 
Western  World,  having  been  established  in  the  year  lOcSO 
Its  laboratories  were  seriously  injured  during  World 
War  II  by  American  bombs  as  our  soldiers  drove  the 
Germans  up  the  peninsula.  The  American  Committee 
for  the  University  of  Bologna  has  been  sending  funds 
and  laboratory  equipment  to  help  restore  the  losses.  In 
gratitude  the  University  asked  a  delegation  to  be  its 
guests  for  a  week  to  show  the  progress  made  and  further 
needs. 

Dr.  Marts  went  over  on  the  Queen  Elizabeth;  he 
returned  by  air  via  Pan-American.  (Jther  members  were 
Dr.  Grayson  Kirk,  acting  president  of  Columbia  Uni- 
versity, Oscar  Cox,  Esq.  of  Washington  and  Cesar  Bar- 
bieri  of  New  York. 

Four  Alumni  Among  Honorary 
Degree  Recipients 

Six  distinguished  persons  received  honorary  degrees 
at  Commencement  on  June  10th,  they  are  : 

HENRI  BONNET,  Doctor  of  Flumanities :  An  ex- 
pert in  the  realm  of  international  relations  since  1920  and 
French  Ambassador  to  the  United  States  since  1944,  Mr. 
Bonnet  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  Secretariat  of  the 
League  of  Nations;  as  director  of  the  International  Insti- 
tute of  Intellectual  Co-Operation  ;  as  Vice-President  of 
the  International  League  of  the  Rights  of  Man  ;  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Editorial  Board  of  Free  World;  and  as  Vice- 
President  of  the  Center  of  Studies  of  Foreign  Policy  in 
Paris. 

ALFRED  E.  DRISCOLL,  Doctor  of  Civil  Laws :  A 
native  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania,  graduate 
of  Williams  College  and  the  Harvard  Law  School,  Gover- 
nor Driscoll  was  admitted  to  the  New  Jersey  bar  in  1929. 
In  1938  he  was  elected  to  the  New  Jersey  Senate,  later 
becoming  Senate  Majority  Leader  and  in  1947  Governor 
of  New  Jersey.  As  Governor,  he  has  championed  social 
legislation  such  as,  better  housing,  laws  governing  juve- 
nile delinquency,  and  social  legislation  for  Negroes. 

HARLAND  ADAM  TRAX  '01,  Doctor  of  Laws: 
This  Bucknellian  received  a  Master's  Degree  from  Buck- 
nell in  1904  and  also  received  a  Bachelor  of  Laws  Degree 
from  the  University  of  Michigan  that  same  year. 

He  has  been  continuously  connected  in  various  capaci- 
ties with  the  Bell  Telephone  System,  except  that  during 
the  First  World  War  he  served  as  a  Captain  in  the  Air 
Service  Bureau  of  Aircraft  Production.  He  retired  in 
1939  as  vice-president  and  general  auditor  of  the  New 
Jersey  Bell  Telephone  Company. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Foundation  for  the 
Blind,  /Vmerican  Foundation  for  the  Overseas  Blind,  and 

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Alumni  Trustee  Helps  Engineers  to 
Obtain  Electrical  Equipment 

John  O.  Roser  '11,  who  retired  in  June  as  Alumni 
Trustee,  has  come  to  the  aid  of  the  Electrical  Engineer- 
ing Department  as  a  farewell  gesture.  An  official  of  the 
General  Electric  Company,  Mr.  Roser  was  instrumental 
in  obtaining  special  cooperation  from  that  organization 
so  that  Bucknell  engineers  might  have  some  20-odd  addi- 
tional pieces  of  electrical  equipment  with  which  to  work. 

The  Admissions  Outlook 

For  1951-52 

Uncertainty  is  the  Ijasic  fact  in  college  admissions  this 
year.  Bucknell  expects  a  good  percentage  of  students  to 
continue,  and  a  freshman  class  10  to  20  percent  smaller 
than  last  year.  The  number  of  women  has  again  been 
increased,  so  that  there  will  be  almost  as  many  women  as 
men  in  the  freshman  class.  A  waiting  list  has  been  neces- 
sary for  women  students.  The  Army  R.  O.  T.  C.  units, 
in  engineering  and  transportation,  established  this  Sep- 
tember, have  helped  in  the  admission  of  men.  The  total 
enrollment  will  fall  below  1,900,  probably  much  lower,  as 
men  students  are  still  not  sure  of  the  action  of  draft 
boards. 

For  1952-53 

Alumni  co-operation  is  needed,  for  the  lowest  le\el  in 
high  school  graduating  population,  caused  by  low  birth 
rates,  comes  in  1952  and  1953,  this  causing  more  compe- 
tition on  the  part  of  colleges  in  seeking  students.  Buck- 
nell offers  little  scholarship  aid,  which  means  careful 
searching  for  good  students  who  can  afford  our  present 
rates.  Inquiries  for  1952  are  good,  but  are  far  slower 
than  in  the  early  postwar  period.  Now  is  the  time  to  con- 
tact prospects  for  entrance  in  September,  1952.  Early 
application  is  suggested,  as  an  early  decision  can  be  given 
to  applicants  who  have  already  taken  the  tests  of  the  Col- 
lege Entrance  Examination  Board.  The  first  selection  is 
made  in  November,  with  additional  selections  in  February 
and  April,  following  the  receipt  of  test  results. 

Acceleration 

Unless  the  military  requirement  is  increased  sharply, 
only  moderate  acceleration  is  likel)'  at  Bucknell.  A  small 
group  of  freshman  men  were  accepted  in  February  1951, 
and  some  September  1951  freshmen  have  begun  their  col- 
lege work  in  the  regular  eight-week  summer  session.  A 
change  to  trimesters  is  not  expected  at  present. 

Transfer  Students 

A  high  academic  standing  is  expected  of  transfer  stu- 
dents. Ample  space  is  available  for  men  (who  can  live 
downtown),  but  not  for  women,  as  they  are  required  to 
live  in  the  dormitory. 

ROAD  ACTIVITIES  OF  THE  REGISTRAR 

In  1950-51,.  the  registrar,  George  R.  Faint  '25,  visited 
185  Secondary  schools.  Robert  Megargel  '47,  of  the 
sports  publicity  office  visited  55  schools,  and  entertained 
groups  of  prospective  students  on  the  campus. 

College  Day  programs  already  scheduled  are : 

October       24    Elmira,   N.   Y. 

October      30   Ridgewood,  N.  J. 

November     1    Teaneck,  N.  J. 

November    6   York,  Pa. 

November     8  Mamaroneck,  N.  Y. 

November  19    Dover,  Del. 

December     7  Katonah,  N.  Y. 

January       16   Reading,  Pa. 

Alumni  are  cordially  invited  and  urged  to  attend  their 
local  high  schools  when  the  registrar  is  serving  on  college 
programs. 


SEPTEMBEIl    1951 


ALUMNI  DAY 


Alumni  Reunion  Day  dawned  cloudy  and  with  a 
definite  threat  of  rain.  C5ldtimers,  recalling  the  countless 
thunder  showers  that  have  dampened  band  concerts  and 
Presidents'  receptions  of  former  years,  were  ready  with 
their  predictions  of  "rain  on  the  reception."  But  the 
hundreds  of  Alumni  and  their  families,  who  had  just 
spent  their  first  night  in  the  dorms  in  many  years,  were 
up  and  ready  for  the  big  day.  Everybody  trouped  down 
to  the  Women's  College  where  the  "great  division"  an- 
nually takes  place.  The  brains  turn  right  and  then 
proceed  to  the  Sun  Porch  where  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
breakfast  is  served,  while  the  brawns  turn  left  and  partake 
of  the  Bison  Club  breakfast.  In  the  absence  of  Dr.  S. 
Dale  Spotts,  who  could  not  return  to  the  campus  on 
account  of  illness,  Dr.  Edward  W.  Pangburn  presided  at 
the  Bison  Club  breakfast.  After  a  substantial  repast  of 
ham  and  eggs  the  Bison  Clubbers  and  their  guests  listened 
to  encouraging  reports  on  financial  matters  and  received 


Registe-\tio-\-  Desks  Were  Busy  All  Day. 

messages  from  President  liildreth  and  Dr.  Spotts  urging 
them  to  carry  on  vigorously  in  their  efforts  to  keep  ath- 
letics at  Bucknell  on  a  sound  footing. 

Business  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  of 
the  General  Alumni  Association  occupied  the  time  of  most 
of  the  breakfasters  until  11  :00  o'clock  when  the  14  reun- 
ing  groups  gathered  in  their  individual  reunion  head- 
Cjuarters  on  the  Hill.  The  Emeritus  Club,  the  golden 
anniversary  Class  of  1901,  the  silver  anniversary  Class 
of  1926,  and  the  five-vear  reuning  classes  of  1896,  1906, 
1911,  1916,  1921,  1931.  1936,  1941,  and  1946  met  in  the 
classrooms  of  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building.  The 
"baby"  Class  of  1950,  holding  its  first  reunion,  and  the 
"about-to-be-Alumni"   members  of  the  graduating  Class 


of  1951  occupied  large  rooms  in  the  new  library.  A 
business  agenda  was  provided  each  reuning  group  but 
reunions  are  for  reminiscing  and  "remembering  when." 
Recounting  well-remembered  nights  of  stacking  rooms 
in  East  College  by  men  vied  with  slumber  session  tales 


At  the  Speakers  Table  :  iroiii  left  to  right— Joseph  D.  Dent,  Uni- 
versity Trustee ;  Mrs.  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand,  University  Trustee 
in  whose  honor  the  new  library  is  named;  Dr.  Joseph  W.  Hender- 
son, chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees;  Mrs.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus ; 
President  Hildreth,  Dr.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus  (back  of  flowers)  ; 
Mrs.  Hildreth;  Mrs.  Joseph  W.  Henderson;  John  H.  Shott, 
Alumni  Secretary. 


by  the  coeds  for  first  place  in  the  discussions.  Well- 
known  members  of  the  faculty  served  as  faculty  liosts 
at  each  reunion  headquarters  to  bring  the  returning  Alum- 
ni up-to-date  on  campus  happenings.  The  faculty  hosts 
also  supplied  the  visitors  with  luncheon  tickets  and  helped 
prepare  the  classes  with  hats,  armbands,  canes,  etc.,  for 
the  Alumni  parade.     The  campus  visitors   from  classes 


1896  Led  the  Pak.ade  uf  Ll.\sses 


Ken  Slifer  Reports  on  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund. 

not  holding  formal  reunions  this  year  were  being  enter- 
tained with  the  showing  of  a  caiupus  motion  picture, 
"Campus  Memories,"  in  the  auditorium  of  the  Literature 
Building.  .A  class  photograph  of  each  reuning  group  was 
taken  during  the  reunion  session. 

The  Parade 

I'romptlv  at  noon  the  reunion  classes,  attired  in  their 
class  regalia,  formed  on  the  roadway  at  the  Vaughan 
Literature  Building.    Led  by  the  Lewisburg  High  School 

SEPTEMBER      1951 


Band,  the  procession  moved  on  to  the  Davis  Gymnasium 
where  each  class  was  provided  with  its  own  group  of 
tables.  Special  places  of  honor  were  assigned  the  Emeri- 
tus Club  (members  of  the  Class  of  1900  and  before),  the 
Class  of  1901,  and  the  Class  of  1926.  The  Class  of  1951 
tables  provided  space  for  many  parents  of  seniors  who 
joined  their  sons  and  daughters  at  the  luncheon. 

The  All-Alumni  Luncheon 

Attendance  at  the  All- Alumni  Luncheon  demonstrated 
again  that  returning  Alumni  prefer  to  celebrate  the  re- 
union luncheon  in  one  large  group  with  special  class  tables 
provided  for  each  reunion  class.  About  a  thousand 
Alumni,  Seniors,  Parents  and  Friends  of  the  University 
gathered  to  enjoy  a  substantial  lunch  and  hear  an  up- 
to-the-minute  report  of  the  state  of  the  University  from 
President  Hildreth.  Kenneth  W.  Slifer,  of  Woodbury. 
New  Jersey,  vice-president  of  N.  W.  Ayer  &  Son,  Inc., 
who  was  elected  president  of  the  General  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation earlier  in  the  day,  was  the  surprised  recipient  of 
the  first  University  Service  Award,  a  beautiful  Bucknell 
chair  appropriately  inscribed.  Dr.  Hildreth  acknowl- 
edged the  presence  at  the  luncheon  of  the  Emeritus  Club, 


Emeritus  Club  and  Trustees  Lunch  Together. 

the  fiftieth  reunion  Class  of  1901,  and  the  twenty-fifth 
reunion  Class  of  1926.  Announcement  was  made  of  the 
gift  of  $1,800.00  to  the  University  by  the  graduating  Class 
of   1951. 

Veteran  Faculty  Members  Honored 

Eighteen  faculty  members  who  have  served  the  Uni- 
versity and  students  for  a  period  of  25  years  or  more 
were  named  and  their  years  of  service  acknowledged 
as  follows:  Dr.  Norman  H.  Stewart,  professor 
of  zoology,  41  years ;  Mr.  WilKam  Schuyler,  assistant 
professor  of  chemical  engineering,  36  years  ;  Dr.  John  W. 
Rice,  professor  of  bacteriology,  35  years ;  Mr.  John  S. 
Gold,  professor  of  mathematics  and  astronomy.  Dr.  George 
A.  Irland,  professor  of  electrical  engineering,  and  Dr. 
George  M.  Kunkel,  professor  of  mechanical  engineering. 
31  years;  Mr.  Harold  A.  Shaffer,  associate  professor  of 
engineering  drawing,  30  years ;  Dr.  W.  Norwood  Lowry, 
professor  of  physics  and  Dr.  Harry  W.  Robbins,  profes- 
sor of  English  literature,  28  years ;  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis, 
professor  of  education,  Dr.  Dalzell  M.  Griffith,  professor 
of  civil  engineering,  Mr.  William  T.  Johnson,  assistant 
professor  of  history,  and  Dr.  Frank  A.  Sprague,  professor 
of  Spanish,  27  years  ;  Dr.  Charles  M.  Bond,  professor  of 
religion.  Dr.  Robert  L.  Matz,  professor  of  business  admin- 
istration, and  Dr.  C.  Willard  Smith,  professor  of  English 
literature,  26  years  ;  Dr.  Lester  P.  Fowle,  college  physician 


Class  of  1950  Enjovi.xg  Their  Iurst  Reunion. 

and  assistant  professor  of  anatomy,  and  Air.  Malcolm 
E.  Musser,  dean  of  men,  25  years. 

Dr.  Hildreth  announced  receipt  of  a  total  of  $177,000 
in  gifts  to  the  University  during  the  past  year  and  Kenneth 
W.  Slifer,  chairman  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund  Com- 
mittee, reported  that  Alumni  had  contributed  $12,768.00 
through  the  Alumni  annual-giving  program. 

Throughout  the  luncheon  music  was  provided  by  the 
band  with  Miss  Kleinfelter  of  the  faculty  leading  the 
singing. 

New  Library  Dedicated 

Following  the  luncheon  the  new  $750,000  library  was 
dedicated  and  officially  named  the  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand 
Library  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Herbert  Bertrand,  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Dr.  Joseph  W.  Henderson  of 
Philadelphia,  chairman  of  the  Board,  made  the  dedicatory 
address.  Thus  another  step  in  the  Second  Century  Devel- 
opment Program  was  completed.  The  President's  Recep- 
tion was  held  immediately  following  the  library  dedication 
on  the  lawn  of  what  will  become  the  Library  Quadrangle. 
During  the  reception  many  visitors  toured  the  new  library 
and  observed  the  fine  appointments  of  the  new  building. 

Rain  Hits  Jamboree 

The  traditional  symposia  of  fraternities  and  sororities 
were  held  at  6:00  o'clock.  The  Commencement  Jamboree 
Dance,  scheduled  for  9:00  o'clock  under  the  stars  on  the 
plaza  in  front  of  the  Engineering  Building,  got  oil  to  a 
good  start.  Walter  Geiger  and  his  buildings  and  grounds 
force  had  created  on  the  parking  area  and  surrounding 

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Graduating  Seniors  of  the  Class  of  1951  Were 
Hosts  to  Their  Parents. 


SEPTEMBER    1951 


Call  for 
Alumni  Trustee  Candidates 

Alumni  Trustees  are  nominated  and  elected 
by  the  General  Alumni  Association  each  year. 
The  newly  revised  By-Laws  provide  three  ways 
for  names  to  be  placed  on  the  trustee  ballot  and 
require  that  this  notice  be  published  in  THE 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS.  Here  are  the  ways 
you  can  submit  the  name  of  a  prospective  nom- 
inee : 

1.  Article  VIII,  Section  2 — The  Alumni  Sec- 
retary is  now  asking  all  Alumni  club  presidents 
to  canvass  their  club  members  for  suggestions  for 
prospective  nominees.  If  you  live  in  a  club  area 
submit  your  suggestions  to  your  club  president 
now.  The  deadline  for  receiving  these  sugges- 
tions in  the  Alumni  Office  is  OCTOBER  30. 

2.  Article  VIII,  Section  3 — Any  five  or  more 
Alumni  shall  have  the  privilege  of  proposing  the 
names  of  one  or  more  Alumni  to  the  Nominating 
Committee  as  candidates  for  Alumni  Trustee.  The 
deadline  for  receiving  these  proposals  in  the 
Alumni  Office  is  OCTOBER  30. 

3.  Article  VIII,  Section  7 — The  name  of  any 
Alumnus  nominated  by  a  petition  signed  by  not 
fewer  than  200  Alumni  shall  automatically  be 
placed  on  the  ballot  and  it  shall  be  indicated  that 
this  candidate  was  nominated  by  petition.  The 
deadline  for  receiving  such  petitions  shall  be 
FEBRUARY  20,  1952. 

Bear  in  mind  that  in  the  1952  elections  women 
candidates  only  are  to  be  selected  for  nomination. 
—(Article  VHI,  Section  8.) 


On  the  Business  Side 

Reunion  Weekend  is  the  time  for  fun  and  frolic  on 
the  campus  but  some  time  during  the  weekend  must  nec- 
essarily be  devoted  to  the  performance  of  such  business 
affairs  as  are  required  to  properly  guide  the  business 
operations  of  the  General  Alumni  Association.  The  busi- 
ness organization  of  the  Association  provides  for  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Assembly  during  the  Commencement  Weekend 
and  the  By-Laws  provide  for  the  conduct  of  business  by 
representatives  (called  delegates  and  alternates)  of  the 
local  Alumni  clubs  from  each  geographic  area  maintain- 
ing a  club.  In  the  past  clubs  have  not  always  exercised 
their  rights  of  representation. 

We  are  glad  to  report  that  this  year  20  clubs 
designated  their  delegates  and  alternates  far  enough  in 
advance  so  that  the  Alumni  Office  was  able  to  place  in 
the  hands  of  the  representatives  an  agenda  of  the  business 
to  be  discussed.  On  the  basis  of  a  total  membership  of 
13,000  Alumni,  the  60  local  clubs  are  entitled  to  be 
represented  'at  the  annual  Assembly  by  233  delegates. 
About  60  delegates  and  their  alternates  attended  and 
transacted  the  business  at  the  the  meeting. 

Your  representatives  heard  reports  and  acted  on  these 
items  of  business :  adopted  a  resolution  of  appreciation 
to  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis  for  his  eight  strenuous  and  success- 
ful years  as  secretary  of  the  Bucknell  University  General 

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Alumni  Association  and  saw  Ken  Slifer  present  the 
beautifully  hand-lettered  book  of  tribute  to  Frank  Alan 
Carnall  Davis,  son  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Davis  and  a  member 
of  the  graduating  Class  of  1951 ;  heard  the  report  of  the 
election  of  Dr.  Arthur  L.  Brandon,  AM  '27,  as  Alumni 
Trustee  to  serve  on  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Uni- 
versity ;  elected  to  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association,  for  three-year  terms,  Paul  E.  Fink 
'29,  Montoursville,  Daniel  M.  Roop  '45,  Winchester, 
Mass.,  Mrs.  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21,  New  York,  Law- 
rence M.  Kimball  '23,  Vineland,  N.  J.,  and  Kenneth  W. 
Slifer  '26,  Woodbury,  N.  J.;  adopted  the  proposed  revi- 
sion in  the  By-Laws  of  the  Association;  heard  a  progress 
report  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund,  the  annual-giving 
program  of  the  Alumni  of  the  University  as  of  May  31, 
1951,  showing  total  gifts  this  year  to  date  of  $12,768.00 
as  compared  with  $12,185.12  at  the  same  date  late  year. 
Following  the  Assembly  the  new  Board  of  Directors 
met  briefly  for  reorganization  and  elected  the  following 
officers  to  serve  for  the  year  1951-1952:  president,  Ken- 
neth W.  Slifer  '26;  first  vice-president,  Charles  T.  Sober 
'39;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Kelly  (Emily 
Devine)  '21. 

Alumni  Trustee  Time  Table 

Here  is  the  timetable  for  nominating  and  electing 
an  Alumni  Trustee  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Buck- 
nell University.  You  are  eligible  to  exercise  your 
privilege  of  participating  in  nominating  and  electing 
an  Alumni  Trustee  to  represent  you  on  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  University. 
June  Commencement — Appointment  of  Committee  on 

Nominations  for  Alumni  Trustee. 
August    15 — Letters   to   Alumni    Club    Presidents   re- 
questing suggestions  for  nominations. 
September  1 — Follow-up  to  Alumni  Club  Presidents. 
September  15 — Letter    to    representative    Alumni; 
Alumni  Class  Presidents,  Alumni  Fund  Representa- 
tives,  Past   Presidents   of   the   Alumni   Association, 
former   Alumni   Trustees   and    Alumni   Club    Presi- 
dents. 
October  30 — Deadline  for  recei^■ing  suggestions  to  be 

considered  by  Nominations  Committee. 
November  20 — Nominations  Committee  submits  names 
of  three   candidates  to  the  president   of   the  Associa- 
tion. 
December  20 — Deadline  for  Board  approval. 
January  Alumnus  (about  Jan.  15) — Announcement  of 
names    of    three    candidates    in    BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS. 
February  20 — Petition  deadline. 
April   1 — Ballots   in  mail ;   Election   announcement   in 

BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS. 
May    15 — Deadline    for    receiving    ballots    in    Alumni 

Office. 
June  Commencement — Certification  to  Board  of  Trus- 
tees. 

Alumni  Day 

(Continued  from  Page  7) 

lawns  a  garden  atmosphere  complete  with  outdoor  band- 
stand. But  the  weatherman,  who  had  been  threatening 
all  day,  finally  covered  the  stars  and  soon  thereafter  the 
rains  came.  But  Walt  and  his  ever-alert  crew  were  wait- 
ing for  just  such  an  eventuality  and  in  jigtime  orchestra 
men,  pianos,  and  all  equipment  were  moved  to  Davis 
Gym  where  the  happy  visitors  completed  the  big  Alumni 
Day  program  that  had  started  early  in  the  morning  with 
the  brealvfasts  by  the  Bison  Club  and  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

SEPTEMBER      1951 


A  RESOLUTION 


Dr.  Frank  G.  Dams 

Whereas,  the  officers  and  directors  of  the  Buck- 
nell  Universit)'  Alumni  Association  want  to  express 
our  deep  regard  for  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis, 

Therefore,  be  it  resolved  that  we  forget  all 
"whereases"  and  "therefores"  and  simply  thank 
Frank  informally  and  feelingly — 

For  his  eight  strenuous  and  successful  years  as 
Secretary  of  the  Bucknell  University  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation. 

For  his  intelligent  and  effective  editing  of  The 
Bucknell  Alumnus — with  an  able  assist  from 
Mrs.  Davis. 

For  his  help  in  establishing  a  dozen  new  Alumni 
clubs  from  St.  Petersburg  to  Seattle — and  even  in 
Alaska. 

Finally,  for  his  active  leadership  in  launching 
the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund — the  most  important  and 
promising  project  in  the  historj'  of  Bucknell. 

This  record  of  our  appreciation  is  inscribed  and 
presented  to  Frank  as  he  retires  from  all  official 
responsibility  for  Alumni  affairs.  And  behind  it — 
wide  and  warm  and  friendly — will  always  be  the 
good  wishes  of  thousands  of  Bucknell  Alumni. 

Signed  by 

The  Bucknell  Alumni  Officers  and  Directors 

Roy  E.  Nicodemus  x'2S 
J.  Henry  Shott  x'22 
Eugene  Carstater  '26 
Howard  V.  Fisher  '13 
Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21 
Lester  E.  Lighton  '20 
Louise  Matthews  Miers  '26 
Rita  Holbrook  Sear  'il 
Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '26 
Dayton  L.  Ranck  '16 
Paul  E.  Fink  '29 
Harry  F.  Hartzell  x'08 
Lawrence  M.  Kimball  '23 
I.  H.  Marantz  '48 
Daniel  Roop  '45 
Charles  T.  Sober  '39 
Arthur  R.  Yon  '17 


SEPTEMBER    1951 


Two  Up — Four  to  Go 

A   Report  of   Bucknell's   Second   Century   Development 
by  Alfred  H.  Fenton,  Director  of  Development 

Five  3'ears  of  Bucknell's  Second  Century  have  come 
and  gone. 

What  ha\-e  we  done  with  them  ?  What  has  happened 
to  the  Second  Century  Development  Program  of  1946 
that  called  for  the  erection  of  a  new  heating  plant,  a 
library,  a  science  building,  a  chapel-auditorium,  additions 
to  the  gymnasium  and  a  social  science  building? 

It  is  a  pleasure  to  report  that  a  great  deal  has  been 
done  and  that  efforts  are  being  made  to  do  a  great  deal 
more.  Wisely  top  priority  was  given  to  the  Heating 
Plant,  and  in  1947  an  intensive  campaign  to  raise  funds 
for  this  building  was  started.  By  February  of  1949,  the 
new  heating  plant  was  in  operation,  thanks  to  the  gen- 
erosity of  Bucknell's  Alumni  and  friends. 

One  Up  and  Five  to  Go 

Because  the  fund  for  a  new  library  had  been  bol- 
stered by  a  $200,000  gift  in  1946,  this  building  was  given 
second  place  among  Bucknell's  needs.  Quietly  this  fund 
was  increased,  largely  through  donations  by  Alumni  and 
friends  of  the  University.  The  library  was  started  in 
the  summer  of  1950  and  the  completed  building  was 
dedicated  June,  1951. 

Two  Up  and  Four  to  Go 

That,  briefly,  was  the  picture  when  the  Board  of 
Trustees  accepted  the  offer  of  Rush  H.  Kress  '00  to  pro- 
vide the  services  of  a  director  of  development  to  carry 
out  the  Second  Centurj-  Development  Program  and  to 
provide  other  facilities.  The  Board  well  realized  that 
fund-raising  was  a  full-time  job  and  that  little  progress 
could  be  achieved  until  new  friends  were  made  for  the 
University.  Bucknell's  Alumni  had  done  their  part  in  the 
heating  plant  campaign  and  were  currently  being  asked 
to  make  annual  gifts  to  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund.  A 
good  record  of  proportionate  giving  by  a  majority  of 
Bucknellians  is  a  strong  selling  point  in  approaching 
foundations  and  corporations  for  research  grants. 

A  first  step  was  to  organize  a  Development  Council, 
composed  of  all  Alumni  and  friends  of  the  University  who 
could  be  counted  on  to  tell  the  story  of  Bucknell's  oppor- 
tunity to  serve  the  youth  of  the  nation.  The  greater  the 
name  and  fame  of  Bucknell  are  developed,  the  more 
likely  she  is  to  attract  support. 

Thought  has  bee;i  given  to  sorely  needed  facilities. 
Because  of  rising  prices  and  material  shortages,  it  is  not 
likely  that  Bucknell  can  erect  another  new  building  for 
some  time.  Consequently,  efforts  are  being  made  to 
obtain  funds  for  the  remodeling  of  older  buildings.  Cur- 
rently, several  foundations  are  being  approached  for  funds 
to  restore  Taylor  Hall,  the  oldest  building  on  the  campus. 

Bucknell  has  many  needs  beyond  those  originally  out- 
lined in  the  Second  Century  Development  Program  and 
how  and  when  they  will  be  met  cannot  be  determined 
now.  However,  the  main  point  is  that  the  Second  Century 
Development  Program  is  a  going  concern  and  given  time 
should  produce  as  spectacular  results  as  those  achieved 
in  the  tirst  five  years. 

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Alumni  Award  Established 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  General  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation at  a  meeting  on  Friday,  June  8,  1951,  adopted 
a  program  providing  for  the  award  of  a  citation  and 
Bucknell  Chair  for  outstanding  service  to  the  University 
and  the  Alumni  organization  activities. 

The  purpose  of  the  establishing  of  the  award  is  two- 
fold. Primarily  the  award  is  designed  to  signalize  pre- 
eminent service  to  the  University  and  honor  our  outstand- 
ing Alumni,  but  also  through  these  awards  to  point  up 
examples  of  achievement  to  which  undergraduates  and 
Alumni  alike  may  aspire. 

The  proposal  of  the  program  was  prepared  and  sub- 
mitted to  the  Board  of  Directors  for  consideration  after  a 
study  of  practices  in  force  in  over  40  universities  and 
colleges  by  a  committee  composed  of  Mrs.  Emily  Devine 
Kelly  '21,  chairman  ;  Lawrence  M.  Kimball  "23  ;  and  John 
H.  Shott  x'22. 

The  provisions  of  the  Alumni  Award  Program  are 
as  follows : 

A— The  General  Alumni  Association  of  Bucknell  University 
hereby  establishes  an  award  to  be  known  as  "The  Alumni  Award 
for  Distinguished  Service  to  Bucknell  University." 

B— The  purpose  of  the  plan  is  to  honor  Bucknell  men  and  wo- 
men who  have  shown  unselfish  interest  and  loyalty  and  have 
rendered  outstanding  service  to  the  University  and  to  its  Alumni 
Association. 

C— The  General  Alumni  Association  hereby  adopts  the  follow- 
ing general  principles  of  eligibility  : 

1.  Any  living  Alumnus,  Alumna,  or  Former  Student  of  the 
University  is  eligible  as  a  candidate  for  the  award. 

2.  The  recipient  shall  have  assisted  in  expanding  the  usefulness, 
influence,  and  prestige  of  the  University. 

3.  The  recipient  shall  have  been  instrumental  in  interesting  good 
young  men  and  women  to  attend  Bucknell. 

4.  The  recipient  shall  have  been  willing,  insofar  as  location  and 
opportunities  make  it  possible,  to  devote  time  and  energy  as  class- 
fund  manager,  class  correspondent,  class  officer,  or  worker  in  the 
special  projects  which  the  General  Alumni  Association  and  the 
University  from  time  to  time  sponsor. 

5.  The  recipient  shall  have  a  consistent  record  of  supporting  the 
University  according  to  his  or  her  means. 

AWARDS  SHALL  NOT  BE  GIVEN  TO: 

a.  Trustees  of  the  University  and  directors  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association. 

b.  Those  who  have  received  honorary  degrees  from  the  Uni- 
versity. 

c.  Those  who  are  at  present  employed  by  the  University. 

d.  Those  who  have  previously  received  the  Alumni  Award. 

e.  More  than  two  recipients  each  year ;  nor  shall  awards  nec- 
essarily be  given  annually. 

D — There  shall  be  appointed  an  Alumni  Award  Committee  con- 
sisting of  five  Alumni  appointed  by  the  present  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association.  The  term  of  service  shall  not  exceed  four  (4) 
years.  The  original  committee  shall  be  appointed  so  that  a  new 
member  may  be  added  each  year.  After  the  original  committee  is 
appointed,  the  new  member  added  yearly  shall  be  the  recipient  of 
the  previous  year's  award,  if  any.  Vacancies  on  the  committee  shall 
be  filled  by  appointment  of  the  president  of  the  General  Alumni 
Association. 

E — Recommendations  for  awards  may  be  made  at  any  time  to 
the  Alumni  Secretary  of  Bucknell  University  by  any  individual 
Alumnus  or  by  any  local  Alumni  Club  of  the  University.  Recom- 
mendations shall  include  a  list  of  the  activities  in  which  the  nomi- 
nee has  engaged  in  the  interests  of  the  University  and  its  Alumni 
organization. 

F — The  award  shall  be  conferred  by  the  President  of  the  Uni- 
versity at  the  Annual  Alumni  Luncheon  at  Commencement  time. 

G — Recognition  of  service  to  Bucknell  shall  be  shown  in  three 
distinct  forms.  One  copy  of  each  citation  shall  be  given  to  the 
recipient  of  the  Award.  Another  copy  of  the  citation  shall  be  bound 
in  a  book  with  all  the  previous  citations.  This  book  shall  be  kept 
in  the  college  library  and  shall  be  available  for  consultation.  Each 
recipient  shall  be  given  a  Bucknell  chair  with  appropriate  University 
design  and  having  on  its  back  an  engraved  metal  plate  showing  the 
name  of  the  recipient. 

H — The  initial  costs  and  the  expenses  of  maintenance  shall  be 
paid  by  the  General  Alumni  Association  of  Bucknell  University. 

I — The  rules  governing  the  awards  may  be  amended  at  any  time 

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by  the  consent  of  a  majority  of   the   Board  of   Directors  of  the 
General  Alumni  Association. 

(form  of  citation) 
THE  ALUMNI  AWARD  FOR  DISTINGUISHED  SERVICE 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents  that  in  recognition  of  pre-eminent 
service  to 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

THE  GENERAL  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION  OF  BUCKNELL 

UNIVERSITY 

Presents  to 

Name    

Year   

The  Alumni  Award  for  Distinguished  Service 

Lewisburg,  Pennsylvania 

June    

Nineteen   

I'residenl,    Bucknell   University 


Cliairman,  Alinmii  .\\vard  Committee 


Presitleut,  General  Alumni  Association 


.\hinini   Secretar.v.   Bucknell  University 

Four  Alumni  Among  Honorary  Degree 

(Continued  from  Pag:e  .■>) 

the  Advisory  Board  of  the  Library  of  Congress  on  selec- 
tion of  books  for  the  blind.  He  has  been  a  Trustee  of  his 
Alma  Mater  for  many  years  and  he  has  given  of  himself 
and  of  his  wisdom  and  experience  for  her  benefit. 

ROBERT  LEVI  ROOKE  '13,  Doctor  of  Laws:  A 
native  of  Winiield,  he  has  served  long  and  well  on  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  University  and  is  at  present  its 
Secretary. 

In  his  early  days  out  of  college,  he  first  served  as  an 
engineer  with  the  General  Electric  Compan\'  of  New  Jer- 
sey. During  the  First  World  War,  he  spent  a  year  and  a 
half  in  the  Navy.  After  the  war  was  over,  he  went  to 
New  York  and  engaged  in  the  investment  banking  field 
and  became  a  member  of  the  firm  which  today  is  known 
as  Merrill,  Lynch,  Pierce,  Fenner,  and  Beane. 

He  has  contributed  wise  counsel  in  the  matters  of  the 
administration  of  the  University's  affairs  and  has  been  of 
inestimable  aid  in  helping  to  guide  its  finances  during 
those  troublesome  times. 

DAYTON  LEO  RANCK  '16,  Doctor  of  Laws: 
(Quoting  President  Hildreth's  ascription)  :  "We  doubt 
if  there  is  any  Bucknellian  today  who  is  better  known, 

(Continued    on    Page    27) 


Robert  L.  Rooke  '13,  David  J.  Evans  '32,  Dayton  L.  Ranck  '16, 
Harland  a.  Trax  '01. 

september     1951 


SPORTS 


FOOTBALL 

Although  minus  14  lettermen,  Bucknell's  1951  Football 
task  force  was  going  about  the  daily  grind  of  pre-season 
training  in  a  manner  that  led  side-line  quarterbacks  to 
believe  the  Bisons  "might"  live  up  to  all  the  gold-edged 
predictions  of  the  grid  annuals  and  pigskin  soothsayers. 

The  leading  football  forecasts  say  the  Bisons  have  it 
and  that  Bucknell  is  a  stand-out  in  its  class.  Bouquets  of 
that  nature  look  very  well  on  anybody's  mantle,  but  Coach 
Harry  Lawrence  knows  all-out  efforts  will  be  required 
to  keep  the  bouquets  in  full  bloom  throughout  the  cam- 
paign. 

It  was  a  husky,  confident  squad  of  40  men  that  report- 
ed on  campus  for  the  opening  of  drills  Wednesday,  Aug. 
29.  Among  those  arriving  were  14  chenille  winners  and 
10  others  with  previous  varsity  experience.  The  remaind- 
er of  the  group  was  composed  of  11  sophomores  and  5 
incoming  freshmen.  Frosh  are  eligible  for  varsity  compe- 
tition this  fall  and  the  Bucknell  mentors  will  use  the  fluo- 
rescent-green performers  should  the  need  arise. 

In  his  first  pep  talk  of  the  autumn  term.  Coach  Law- 
rence reminded  the  candidates  they  had  only  three  weeks 
and  three  days  to  prepare  for  the  opener  with  the  mighty- 
mites  of  Gettysbiu-g  College.  The  inaugural  will  be  played 
Saturday  night,  September  22,  in  the  Chocolate  Bowl  at 
Hershey,  Pa.    Muhlenberg,  who  out-fogged  the  Bisons  18 


TICKETS 

Bucknell's  strong  come-back  in  football  has  captured 
the  fancy  of  fans  in  the  area  of  Lewisburg.  Large  crowds 
are  expected  to  witness  the  home  games  this  fall.  Many 
were  unable  to  buy  reserved-seat  tickets  for  the  opener 
last  year,  mid-field  seats  for  the  Dad's  Day  game  were 
sold  in  advance,  and  all  reserved-seat  tickets  for  the  Home- 
coming game  were  sold  prior  to  the  kickoff. 

You  can  be  certain  of  choice  seats  this  fall  by  returning 
the  coupon  (below)  with  your  check  or  money  order. 
Reserved  seat  tickets  for  all  home  games  are  reserved  by 
row  and  seat  number. 


to   13  at  Allentown  last  fall,  will  be  here  for  the  home 
opener  the  following  Saturday  night,  September  29. 

"We  have  a  good  chance  to  post  a  fine  record  this  year 
and  we  are  not  going  to  be  hindered  by  lack  of  condition- 
ing or  timing,"  the  head  boss  vowed.  His  aides  this  year 
again  are  Herb  Maack,  line  coach ;  Jack  G.  Guy,  end 
coach ;  Bill  Lane,  frosh  coach  ;  and  Hal  Biggs,  trainer. 

The  agenda  for  the  pre-season  training  emphasized  in 
bold  face  that  there  would  be  Two  Practices  Daily  and 
No  Weekends  Off  Campus.  Dates  for  scrimmages 
with  two  other  colleges  explained  why  Coach  Lawrence 
and  his  aides  were  calling  for  all-out  efforts.  The  first 
inter-camp  test  was  set  for  September  8,  giving  the  candi- 
dates no  time  to  boast  of  last  year's  record  or  to  bask  in 
the  light  of  the  1951  forecasts. 

On  hand  from  last  year's  squad  are  eight  linemen  and 
six  backfield  campaigners,  all  of  whom  have  earned  at 
least  one  varsity  "B".  The  same  offensive  backfield  that 
ran  through  and  around  the  enemy  last  fall  is  back  in  the 
harness.  Tom  Dean,  plucky  quarterback ;  Bob  Albert, 
the  never-stop-charging  fullback ;  and  Brad  Myers  and 
Burt  Talmage,  10-second  halfbacks,  are  the  men  to  beat 
for  regular  berths  in  the  oft'ensive  backfield.  Van  John- 
son and  Joe  Mason,  defensive  backs,  are  the  other  two 
gentlemen  that  backfield  candidates  will  have  to  reckon 
with. 

Frank  Kirby  and  George  Young,  who  both  tip  the 
scales  beyond  the  230-pound  mark,  will  lend  their  veteran 
strength  to  the  tackles  position.  Other  lettermen  on  the 
line  include  Bob  Davenport,  center ;  Joe  Gallagher,  Karl 
Heininger,  Marty  McKibbin  and  Abe  Powelson,  ends  ;  and 
Herb  Stiefel,  guard.  Several  men  moved  into  regular 
status  in  the  final  stages  of  the  1950  season  and  are  being 
counted  among  the  keymen  on  the  squad. 

A  couple  of  the  sophomores  are  first-team  material. 
As  for  the  fighting-five  freshmen,  they  may  be  ready  for 
varsity  berths  before  season's  end. 

Barring  injuries  and  draft  calls.  Coach  Lawrence  says 
frankly  that   Bucknell  will  have  a  winning  team.     The 

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11 


CLASS  REUNION  REPORTS 


Class  Reunions,  1951  style,  were 
celebrated  by  fourteen  classes  on  Re- 
union Day,  Saturday,  June  9.  Special 
class  headquarters  were  established  for 
each  group  in  the  Vaughan  Literature 
Building  and  the  new  Ellen  Clarke 
Bertrand  Library.  Classes  not  holding 
scheduled  reunions  this  year  were  en- 
tertained with  a  motion  picture  pro- 
gram, "Campus  Memories,"  in  the 
auditorium  of  the  Literature  Building. 
A  faculty  member  met  with  each  re- 
uning  group  and  acted  as  Faculty  Host, 
informing  the  returning  Alumni  about 
campus  happenings.  An  agenda  of 
business  to  be  discussed  was  supplied 
each  reunion  chairman  or  class  presi- 
dent by  the  Alumni  Office.  Included 
in  the  agenda  was  a  request  for  a  re- 
port of  the  activities  of  the  reunion. 
But  reunioners  have  a  way  of  concen- 
trating on  recollecting  and  reminiscing. 
That  is  the  way  it  should  be.  However, 
reunion  reports  have  been  prepared  for 
all  who  would  like  to  read  about  Buck- 
nell  Class  Reunions,  1951  style,  and 
here  they  are : 

Emeritus  Club 

Membership  in  the  Emeritus  Club  is 
cordially  extended  to  all  living  matricu- 
lates of  all  departments  of  Bucknell  who 
matriculated  in  classes  that  graduated  fifty 
or  more  years  ago.  Thus,  all  visiting 
Alumni  and  their  guests  from  the  Class  of 
1900  or  before  were  considered  eligible 
for  the  meeting  of  the  Emeritus  Club  in 
June.  Some  members  could  not  attend  on 
account  of  conflict  with  other  meetin,gs, 
but  the  following  registered  at  the  regis- 
tration desks:  Mrs.  Eugene  Fowler 
Marsh  (Anne  Nyce  Kaler)  '87;  John  I. 
Woodruff  '90:  Mrs.  Samuel  Border  (Mary 
R.  Rogers)  r91  and  Dr.  George  E.  Fisher 
'91;  Dr.  Mary  B.  Harris  and  Dr.  Harvey 
F.  Smith,  Class  of  '94;  Edward  M.  Green, 
F.  M.  Simpson,  and  Dr.  B.  Meade  Wagen- 
seller  of  1895;  Mary  Cotton,  Dr.  Mary  M. 
Wolfe,  and  A.  W.  Johnson,  of  1896;  Dr. 
Charles  O.  Koch  '98;  and  Mrs.  Edna  S. 
Slifer,  Anna  C.  Judd,  and  M.  A.  Carringer 
of  the  Class  of  1900.  The  Class  of  1900, 
the  members  of  which  became  eligible  for 
membership  and  attendance  this  year, 
vi'ere  warmly  welcomed  into  the  group.  It 
was  noted  that  Dr.  A.  R.  E.  Wyant  '92, 
one  of  the  originators  of  the  Emeritus 
Club  and  the  man  who  wrote  the  objec- 
tives and  constitution  of  the  Club  when 
it  was  organized  in  1942,  could  not  meet 
with  the  Alumni  this  year  because  of  a 
prior  engagement.  Dr.  William  G.  Owens, 
a  charter  member  of  the  club  and  treasurer 
since  its  inception,  died  January  2,  1951, 
at  the  age  of  92,  after  having  been  connect- 
ed with  Bucknell  for  Id  years.  All  agreed 
that  the  influence  of  "Billy"  Owens  on 
the  institution  has  been  significent.  Other 
deaths  noted  were  O.  E.  Bishop  '91 ;  Wil- 
liam T.  PauUin  '95;  and  Milton  Loeb  x'96. 

As  some  of  the  members  are  of  such  ad- 
vanced age  that  they  are  no  longer  able 
to  travel  to  the  reunions,  the  club  makes 
a  special  point  of  encouraging  those  who 
cannot  attend  to  send  a  message  to  be 
read  at  the  reunion.  _  This  year  messages 
were  read  from  Jennie  L.  Reading.  Sp.  '00, 
Seattle,  Washington;  Anne  R.  Williams 
I'84,  Long  Beach,  Calif.;  Mrs.  Charles  E. 
Hay  (Anna  M.  Kieffer)  r83,  Washington, 
D  C;  Mrs.  W.  H.  Topping,  (Mabel  W. 
Thomas)  r94,  Stratford,  N.  J.;  Charles  K. 
Newell  x'91,  Walpole,  Mass.;  Mrs.  George 

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W.  Ferguson  (Gussie  Zimmerman)  xr78; 
Lucv  H.  Grier  r99;  Horace  Smith  '97, 
Yineland,  N.  J.;  Alonzo  C.  Lathrop  '94, 
Emmett,   Idaho. 

1896 

Three  of  our  classmates  answered  the 
call  to  meet  on  the  campus  for  our  5Sth 
reunion.  They  were  Dr.  Mary  M.  Wolfe, 
Mary  Cotton  and  Albert  W.  Johnson,  Esq. 
Interesting  messages  from  Gertrude  E. 
Kase  and  Dr.  Henry  T.  Colestock  were 
read.  We  hope  the  other  24  members  were 
with  us  in  spirit  and  we  would  have  en- 
poyed  hearing  from  all  of  them. 

Classmates  will  be  interested  in  know- 
ing that  our  class  led  the  parade  of  classes 
to  the  All-Alumni  Luncheon  in  Davis  Gym 
(see  picture  on  p.  6)  and  had  seats  of  honor 
at  the  luncheon  attended  by  over  a  thou- 
sand campus  visitors.  We  appreciated  the 
graciousness  of  Dean  Emeritus  Romeyn 
H.   Rivenburg. 

1901 

Charlie  Bidelspacher  guided  the  reunion 
program  for  the  Class  of  1901  when  they 
returned  to  the  campus  for  their  fiftieth 
anniversary  reunion.  The  28  members 
and  guests  who  posed  for  the  1901  picture 
made   an   impressive   looking   group. 

The  50-year  reunion  class,  as  guests  of 
the  University,  occupied  dormitory  rooms 
in  West  Wing  of  Main  College  and  in 
Bucknell  Cottage  and  all  agreed  that  the 
accommodations  were  comfortable  and 
convenient.  John  S.  Stephens  made  the 
trip  from  Palo  Alto,  California,  and  used 
the  Commencement  Weekend  as  an  op- 
portunity to  hold  a  family  reunion  on  the 
Bucknell  campus. 

Amid  the  hilarity  of  donning  the  class 
regalia  for  the  parade  and  luncheon  the 
members  found  time  to  set  up  a  well- 
chosen  group  of  officers  consisting  of: 
president,  Charles  F.  Bidelspacher;  vice- 
president,  Harvey  S.  Bogar;  secretary, 
Mrs.  Isabelle  Robison  (Isabelle  Schwey- 
er) ;  treasurer,  Albert  T.  Meschter;  class 
fund  manager,  Harland  A.  Trax;  class  re- 
porter, J.  C.  Higgins;  historian,  John  S. 
Stephens. 

The  class  was  especially  honored  in 
seeing  one  of  its  members,  Harland  A. 
Trax,  Bucknell  trustee,  receive  an  honor- 
ary degree  at  the  Commencement  exer- 
cises on  Sunday. 

1906 

The  45th  reunion  of  the  Class  of  1906 
was  called  to  order  in  the  Vaughan 
Literature  Building  on  June  9,  by  Dean  of 
Men,  Malcolm  E.  Musser,  who  acted  as 
Campus  Host  to  the  class.  Eleven  mem- 
bers out  of  a  total  of  79  "listed  and  locat- 
ed" classmates  of  1906,  accompanied  by 
five  guests,  attended  the  meeting. 

Letters  were  read  from  Homer  D. 
Pease,  Lodi,  N.  Y.,  and  from  Phaon  H. 
Snyder,  Mahanoy  City,  expressing  regret 
at  not  Iseing  able  to  attend  the  reunion. 

After  the  class  picture  was  taken  the 
group  donned  the  class  regalia  and  joined 
the  parade  of  classes  to  the  Davis  Gym 
for  the  .'Ml-.A.lumni  Luncheon  with  each 
class  gathering  around  its  own  table.  Thus 
during  the  delightful  luncheon,  classmates 
were  able  to  continue  their  visits  with 
nearby  classes,  exchange  greetings  and  re- 
new memories  of  long  ago. 

After  a  report  on  the  "State  of  the  LTni- 
versity"  by  President  Hildreth,  songs  by 
the  assembled  guests,  and  music  by  the 
Lewisburg  High  School  Band,  the  group 
adjourned  to  the  Hill  for  the  dedication 
of  the  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library, 
followed  by  the  President's  Reception  on 
the  lawn  of  the  New  Library  Quadrangle. 

The  group  solved  the  problem  of  lack  of 


news  in  The  Bucknell  Alumnus  by  elect- 
ing as  class  reporter,  William  L.  Donehower, 
424  Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Penna.  It  is 
hoped  that  the  68  members  who  could  not 
attend  the  reunion  will  write  a  news  item 
about  themselves  and  send  it  to  Bill.  Our 
next  reunion,  in  1956,  will  be  our  Golden 
Anniversary  and  we  should  start  to  plan 
now  to  make  it  the  biggest  and  best  ever. 

Officers  elected  were  :  president,  Dr.  Carl 
L.  Milhvard ;  vice-president.  Dr.  Harold  N. 
Cole ;  secretary,  treasurer  and  class  fund 
manager,  Elbina  L.  Bender ;  class  reporter, 
William  L.  Donehower. 

All  members  of  the  class  of  1906  and  their 
guests  felt  that  the  forty-fifth  reunion  was 
a  fine  success. 

— Elbina  L.  Bender. 

1911 

Everything  was  different  somehow !  Over 
a  thousand  Alumni  and  friends  sat  down  to 
the  1951  Alumni  Luncheon.  They  all  ate 
with  President  Hildreth  and  his  wife  and 
enjoyed  his  impressive  report  on  University 
affairs. 

We  of  1911  saw  the  grandfatherly  air  of 
Ed  Snyder.  It  really  is  just  the  same  good 
will  of  yester  year.  Ed  told  a  good  story 
as  Hollis  Ross  snapped  our  picture  and  we 
were  all  enthusiastic  over  this  very  congenial 
Alumni  Day.  Up  on  the  new  quadrangle  we 
found  so  many  people  we  knew.  Dr.  Rich- 
ardson was  our  host  professor ;  he  was  most 
gracious  in  answering  all  our  questions. 

We  gave  Jimmy  Tyson  the  job  of  presi- 
dent and  we  thanked  Ed  for  doing  double 
duty  as  president  and  Alumni  Fund  repre- 
sentative. Leslie  Crowell  accepted  the  fund- 
raising  job.  He  and  his  wife  will  really  be 
a  team. 

Dan  Nester  introduced  us  to  his  attractive 
wife  and  two  Bucknell  sons.  "Cobbie"  and 
Mary  Jameson  still  have  the  old  chit-chat 
manner  of  being  entertaining.  John  Roser 
and  his  wife  flew  in  from  the  Middle  West 
to  liven  us  up  a  bit.  Ed  Grimes  dashed  down 
from  California,  Pa.  I  did  a  mountain  trip 
via  Hazleton,  Laporte  and  Eagles  Mere 
from  Philadelphia.  (The  laurel  was  beauti- 
ful). 

Our  picture  was  taken  on  the  Davis  Gym 
side  of  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building. 
Neil  Baker,  Ed  Grimes  and  Mrs.  Fairchild 
are  the  back  drop ;  Roy  Delona  and  I  are  the 
supporting  ends ;  Joe  Villahon,  Harry  HoiT- 
man,  Dan  Nester,  Arthur  Fairchilds,  and  J. 
Leslie,  the  grass  roots,  and  in  reverse,  Mrs. 
Crowell,  Mrs.  Nester,  Mrs.  Roser  and  Presi- 
dent Jimmy  on  one  bench ;  with  Ex-president 
Ed,  Ernestine,  Mary  and  "Cobbie"  on  the 
next  bench.  We  had  our  own  table  at  the 
luncheon ;  we  were  several  classes  back  of 
the  band  in  the  march  down  the  hill  to  the 
gym,  limped  when  necessary,  gave  a  yell 
(the  only  class)  at  the  top  of  the  hill,  and 
kept  on  wishing  to  represent  the  rest  of  you 
qualitatively.     What  more  could  you  ask? 

Nice  messages  came  from  Eleanor  Raup 
Blant,  Horace  Barnes,  Verna  Whitaker  Hill- 
man,  and  Charlie  Heacock. 

The  new  library  is  spacious  and  delightful- 
ly furnished.  Still  more  delightful  is  the 
fact  that  gracious  womanhood  is  still  willing 
to  share  so  much  with  the  coming  genera- 
tions.    1911  is  grateful  to  the  donor. 

— Laura  McGann. 

1916 
Of  the  104  members  still  on  the  class 
roll,  twenty-three  were  registered  for  our 
thirty-fifth  reunion.  Dayton  L.  Ranck,  our 
president,  could  not  attend  the  reunion 
meeting,  because  of  his  duties  as  treasurer 
of  the  University,  In  his  absence.  Dr. 
Samuel  M.  Davenport,  reunion  chairman, 
conducted  the  meeting.  Air.  Donald  G. 
Ohl  acted  as  faculty  host. 

SEPTEMBER      1951 


The  personal  history  records  filled  out 
by  those  attending  disclosed  that  Dorothy 
Bunnell  Schnure  has  the  largest  family, 
seven  children.  When  it  was  discovered 
that  Dorothy  had  listed  grandchildren  as 
well  as  children,  the  award  went  to  Derb 
W.  Bartholomew  with  five  children,  in- 
cluding one  set  of  twins.  However,  Mrs. 
Schnure's  record  of  three  Bucknell  sons 
and  three  Bucknell  daughters-in-law  plus 
those  grandchildren  stands  unchallenged 
at  the  moment.  (Now  watch  the  chal- 
lenges fly — Ed.). 

News  about  the  absentees  was  eagerly 
sought  and  an  interest  in  more  write-ups 
of  class  members  was  expressed.  In  typi- 
cal 1916  fast-action  style  the  class  reporter 
assignment  was  accepted  by  Mrs.  Amy 
Patterson  Stevenson,  R.  D.  1,  Box  556, 
Red  Bank,  N.  J.  So  send  your  news  items 
to  Amy  at  Red  Bank  and  1916  will  be  back 
in  the  news  column  of  The  Bucknell 
Alumnus  regularly. 

Officers  serving  the  class  are:  president, 
Dayton  L.  Ranck;  class  reporter.  Amy 
Patterson  Stevenson;  class  fund  manager, 
William  L.  Showers;  reunion  chairman. 
Dr.  S.  M.  Davenport. 

That  the  Class  of  1916  continues  to 
make  news  was  emphasized  again  when  it 
was  announced  the  following  day  that 
Dayton  L.  Ranck  was  awarded  the  honor- 
ary degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  by  the  Uni- 
versity. In  the  Alumni  election  Dr.  Ar- 
thur L.  Brandon  AM  '11 .  husband  of  Mar- 
garet Weddell  Brandon,  was  nominated 
and  elected  Alumni  Trustee  on  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  tne  University. 

Following  the  All- Alumni  Luncheon 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dayton  L.  Ranck,  35  Market 
St.,  held  an  open-house  for  the  class. 

1921 

It  was  thirty  years  later,  1921  to  1951, 
that  thirty  members  of  the  Class  of  1921 
met  on  Bucknell  Campus  for  the  greatest 
Alumni  Day,  June  9,  in  Bucknell's  history. 

The  women  whispered  to  each  other, 
"The  women  look  younger  than  the  men 
of  the  class,"  and  the  men  beamed  graci- 
ously with  each  handshake,  "You  have  not 
changed  a  bit."  Small  dinks  with  '21  on 
the  front  of  them  were  the  very  thoughtful 
regalia  to  hide  the  sparse  hairs  of  the 
males  and  the  very  slightly  graying  locks 
of  the  former  coeds. 

A  happy  meeting  was  held  in  a  class- 
room of  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building 
where  each  one  introduced  himself  and, 
with  Luke  Bender  presiding  in  the  absence 
of  class  olTicers,  all  present  officers  were 
nominated    and    elected. 

The  Bucknell  children  of  the  Class  of  '21 
were  a  lively  topic.  The  report  is  probably 
not  complete,  but  LaRue  (Unger)  and 
Francis  Reamer  boasted  a  Bucknell  daugh- 
ter; Helen  (Beck)  and  Harold  Shimer,  a 
Bucknell  son;  Bob  Hulsizer,  a  Bucknell 
daughter ;  Walter  Edwards,  a  daughter ; 
Hilding  ("Swede")  Larson,  two  Bucknell 
sons,  one  with  the  lead  in  the  Cap  and  Dagger 
Play  that  evening ;  Charles  Rickenberg,  a 
Bucknell  .son ;  Eva  Thayer  Clark  a  Bucknell 
daughter  Class  of  '51 ;  Sarah  Bernhart  Derr, 
a  son;  and  Emily  Kelly,  a  Bucknell  daughter 
with  an  A.B.  and  a  M.A.  Eddie  Heim, 
traveling  from  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  came 
the  longest  distance,  while  Sarah  Bernhart 
Derr  and  "Si"  Morgan,  the  Lewisburg  man 
who  commutes  to  New  York  City,  walked 
to  the  reunion  from  their  Lewisburg 
homes. 

After  the  class  picture  was  taken,  the 
parade  of  reunion  classes  proceeded  down 
the  Hill  to  the  Davis  Gym  to  join  the 
memorable  reunion  and  luncheon,  an  in- 
novation of  President  Hildreth's  at  which 
1050  campus  visitors  participated.  The 
Class  of  '21  sat  together  as  did  all  reunion 
classes   and   again   had   a   wonderful   time 

SEPTEMBER    1951 


exchanging  experiences  of  the  past  thirty 
years  and  reminiscing  those  four  happy 
years  at  Bucknell. 

— Emily  Devine  Kelly. 

1926 

Those  of  us  who  returned  for  our  20th 
reunion  in  1946  thought  we  had  a  won- 
derful time;  but  June  9,  1951  topped  every- 
thing. It  has  been  said  that  ours  was 
probably  the  largest  25th  reunion  ever 
held  at  Bucknell.  There  were  105  mem- 
bers and  guests  who  attended  the  reunion 
meeting,  donned  our  special  1926  regalia, 
and  formed  in  line  for  the  parade  down 
to  the  Alumni  luncheon. 

Friday  evening  Alumni  started  coming 
into  Lewisburg  for  the  preliminary  meet- 
ing for  class  officers.  All  Saturday  morn- 
ing more  and  more  arrived  for  registra- 
tion in  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building. 

At  11:00  the  Class  of  1926  assembled  in 
the  Vaughan  Literature  Building  Library. 
President  Fred  Evans  called  the  meeting" 
to  order  and  then  proceeded  with  the  read- 
ing of  the  minutes  of  our  previous  meeting. 
The  next  point  of  order  was  the  election 
of  officers  for  the  next  five  years.  By  ac- 
clamation, Fred  W.  Evans  was  re-elected 
president;  Florence  Utt  Focht,  vice-presi- 
dent; Anna  L.  Brown,  secretary-treasurer; 
Eugene  D.  Carstater,  fund  manager;  and 
Anna  L.  Brown,  class  reporter.  Various 
reports  were  given;  Eugene  Carstater  re- 
ported on  the  General  Alumni  Association 
and  Fund  Managers,  and  Kenneth  W. 
Slifer  reported  on  the  Alumni  Fund.  He 
spoke  of  the  desirability  of  having  each 
one  contribute  something  regularly  just 
as  we  do  to  the  Red  Cross,  Boy  Scouts, 
etc. 

Several  innovations  were  introduced  this 
year  for  the  reunions — all  of  which  seemed 
to  be  excellent  ideas.  First  of  all,  each 
class  had  a  faculty  host  and  a  student  host. 
Naturally,  our  faculty  host  was  Jack  Mil- 
ler from  our  own  class.  Then  the  line-up 
for  the  parade  down  to  the  All-Alumni 
luncheon  was  a  great  success.  It  seemed 
so  fine  to  have  all  the  Alumni  together 
for  the  luncheon.  And  were  we  especially 
honored!  An  award  for  the  outstanding 
Bucknellian  of  the  year  was  established, 
and  we  were  especially  proud  to  have  one 
of  our  members  receive  the  first  award. 
Kenneth  W.  Slifer  not  only  received  this 
lionor;  but  also,  was  elected  president  of 
the   General  Alumni   Association. 

Much  of  the  success  for  our  most  enjoy- 
able reunion  goes  to  president,  Fred  Evans 
who  selected  a  very  able  planning  com- 
mittee headed  by  Florence  Utt  Focht. 
Kenneth  Slifer  saw  to  it  that  each  mem- 
ber of  the  class  received  a  "Flash"  letter 
with  a  poster  headed,  "Wanted — Bucknell 
Bureau  of  Missing  Persons,"  and  the  mem- 
bers L' Agenda  picture  underneath  with  de- 
scription and  fingerprints.  This  did  the  trick 
of  getting  so  many  headed  toward  Lewis- 
burg. 

As  each  one  reluctantly  left  for  home  I 
think  plans  started  for  our  next  reunion  in 
1956.  We  hope  to  have  even  more  of  a  turn- 
out for  our  30th  reunion. 

— Anna  L.  Brown. 

1931 

Gray  skies  and  a  decided  chill  in  the  air 
did  little  to  dampen  the  enthusiasm  and 
the  class  spirit  of  the  1931ers  who  gathered 
in  the  Vaughan  Lit  Building,  June  9,  to 
take  part  in  the  first  event  of  their  20th 
class  reunion. 

Registration  took  place  in  the  lobby 
amid  the  pleasant  confusion  of  excited 
voices,  much  hand  shaking,  introductions 
all  around,  and  delighted  exclamations  of 
surprise  and  pleasure  as  old  friends  met 
once  more.  No  one  minded  that  every 
one  seemed  to  be  talking"  at  once. 

President  Eddie  Smalstig,  with  the  help 


of  Professor  Bond  and  Chairman  Paul 
Showalter,  finally  succeeded  in  steering 
the  '31ers  to  a  classroom  for  a  business 
meeting.  Within  a  few  minutes  the  room 
was  so  crowded  that  the  group  had  to 
move  to  another  large  enough  to  accomo- 
date the  overflow. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by 
President  Eddie  Smalstig.  Ruth  Thomas 
Sleighter,  Mifflinburg,  was  unanimously 
elected  class  reporter.  (Be  sure  to  keep 
Ruth  informed  of  your  activities  for  pub- 
lication in  future  issues  of  The  Bucknell 
Alumnus).  The  president  then  read  notes 
from  Mrs.  John  Plant  and  Sherwood  Githens 
who  were  unable  to  attend  the  reunion  be- 
cause of  situations  at  remote  places. 

After  President  Smalstig  had  thanked 
his  committee  for  their  efforts  in  making 
the  reunion  the  success  that  it  promised 
to  be,  he  distributed  questionnaires  to  be 
filled  out  so  that  every  class  member 
could  bring  the  Alumni  Association  up  to 
date   concerning  his   recent  achievements. 

While  questionnaires  were  being  com- 
pleted, the  president  asked  each  person  to 
respond  to  roll  call  by  rising.  Unfortu- 
nately time  did  not  permit  each  one  to 
give  a  personal  account  of  his  family  his- 
tory and  activities  since  graduation,  but 
it  was  a  real  thrill  to  see  46  former  class- 
mates rise  and  take  a  bow.  Those  who 
were  not  there  were  genuinely  missed. 

After  a  few  announcements  concerning 
the  All-Alumni  luncheon,  the  special  re- 
union for  '31ers  at  the  Milton  Country 
Club  later  in  the  afternoon,  the  impor- 
tance of  making  annual  contributions  on  be- 
half of  our  class  to  the  Bucknell  Alumni 
Fund,  and  the  class  picture  to  be  taken  im- 
mediately after  the  meeting.  President 
Smalstig  called  for  adjournment. 

Carrying  small  Bucknell  pennants  with 
our  class  year  conspiciously  displayed  on 
them,  the  group  then  assembled  on  the 
lawn  in  front  of  the  literature  building 
for  the  picture. 

The  walk  down  to  Davis  Gymnasium, 
where  All-Alumni  luncheon  was  held, 
would  have  seemed  a  slow  process  under 
ordinary  circumstances,  but  the  snail's 
pace  at  which  we  sometimes  moved  af- 
forded a  wonderful  opportunity  for  more 
visiting  and  catching  up  on  the  news 
among  those  we  hadn't  yet  gotten  around 
to  seeing. 

The  scene  that  greeted  us  as  we  entered 
the  gymnasium  was  as  exciting  as  any 
we've  witnessed  in  a  long  time.  There 
was  such  a  festive  air  about  the  decora- 
tions, the  long  tables  filled  with  chattering 
groups,  the  music  of  the  Lewisburg  High 
School  Band,  and  the  complete  enjoyment 
with  which  each  class  wore  its  own  par- 
ticular mode  of  identification.  Our  anti- 
cipation of  this  part  of  the  reunion  pro- 
gram was  rewarded  far  beyond  our  ex- 
pectations. Many  classmates  who  were 
unable  to  attend  the  class  meeting  were 
present  at  the  luncheon  table.  We  heard 
from  Dr.  Hildreth  some  facts  about  the 
progress  and  prestige  of  Bucknell  that 
made  us  just  a  little  prouder  than  we  were 
before  to  be  Bucknellians.  Best  of  all, 
we  were  filled  with  a  spirit  of  good  fellow- 
ship and  a  sincere  joy  in  renewing  old 
acquaintances  that  gave  our  college  days 
of  twenty  years  ago  a  new  and  deeper 
significance. 

The  end  of  the  luncheon,  however,  was 
not  the  end  of  the  reunion  for  the  Class 
of  1931.  At  four  o'clock  it  reconvened 
at  the  Milton  Country  Club  where  Presi- 
dent Eddie  Smalstig.  Paul  Showalter, 
Trennie  Eisley,  Helen  Devitt  Butler,  Caro- 
line Keiser  Coup,  etc.,  played  hosts  to  the 
large  crowd  that  had  journeyed  from  Lew- 
isburg for  this  private  reunion.  Not  only 
was  there  almost  100%  representation  of 
those  who  had  attended  the  class  meeting- 
and  the  luncheon  earlier  in  the  day,  but 
(Continued  on  Fase  25) 

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CLASS  B 


1936  —  Wonder  How  Junior  Liked  the  Reunion? 


1941  — These  Junio 


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SPORTS 

(Continued  from  Page  11) 

squad  is  shallow  in  reserve  strength,  but  starting-man  per 
starting-man,  the  Bisons  compare  favorable  with  all  of 
the  opponents. 

If  the  material  warrants,  the  squad  will  again  be  divid- 
ed into  offensive  and  defensive  units,  a  procedure  which 
proved  highly  successful  during  the  past  two  seasons. 
Coach  Lawrence  does  not  adhere  to  the  platoon  idea  in 
the  strict  sense  of  the  word  because  of  insufficient  ma- 
terial, but  does  assign  his  men  for  either  oft'ensive  or  de- 
fensive duty  prior  to  each  contest.  During  the  week,  the 
inen  alternate  on  offense  and  defense. 

He  believes  his  modified  platoons  fill  BucknelFs  need. 
The  men  have  opportunities  to  rest  during  the  game,  re- 
entering the  encounter  in  good  condition  to  ward-off  in- 
juries. Bucknell's  injuries  have  been  of  minor  nature 
during  the  past  two  years. 

As  for  the  offensive  system,  the  Bisons  are  naturally 
split-T  conscious.  Since  turning  to  the  split-T  in  1949, 
Bucknell  has  won  12  of  17  games,  including  victories  in 
the  final  four  tussles  of  the  1950  term.  Also  for  two 
3'ears  in  a  row  the  Bisons  have  been  among  the  Eastern 
leaders  in  offensive  statistics,  so  any  thoughts  of  scuttling 
the  split-T  at  this  time  are  as  sound  as  a  seven-dollar  bill. 

There's  a  treacherous  path  ahead,  but  the  bustling 
Bisons  have  the  spirit  to  keep  pushing  forward,  no  matter 
how  rough  the  trail  may  be  at  times. 

SOCCER 

Missing  out  in  ]\Iiddle  Atlantic  playoff'  consideration 
for  the  first  time  in  four  3-ears  last  fall,  the  Bucknell  soc- 
cermen  entertain  hopes  of  moving  back  into  the  title  pic- 
ture this  year. 

Coach  Joe  Diblin  has  another  rebuilding  job  on  his 
hands,  but  there  is  a  good  possibilit}'  that  the  1951  squad 
will  be  an  improvement  over  the  preceding  dribble-and- 
boot  aggregation. 

Fred  Cloud,  Kennett  Square,  and  Dick  Brooks,  Li- 
brary, will  co-captain  the  team. 

The  soccer  schedule: 

Oct.      6 — Penn  State    Away 

Oct.    13 — Delaware Home 

Oct.    20— Drexel    Away 

Oct.    26 — Gettysburg    Away 

Nov.     2 — W.  Alaryland   Away 

Nov.     9— F.  &  M Home 

Nov.  17 — Temple Away 

FOOTBALL  RALLIES  AT  KENT  STATE 
AND  LEHIGH 

Our  game  with  KENT  STATE  at  Kent,  Ohio  on 
October  13  marks  Bucknell's  first  invasion  of  Ohio  since 
1942.  A  number  of  Alumni  from  \\"estern  Pennsylvania 
and  Northeastern  Ohio  have  expressed  their  intention  of 
attending  the  game.  The  Alumni  Office  has  requested 
Kent  State  authorities  to  provide  a  place  for  a  Bucknell 
luncheon  in  the  Kent  State  Union  on  the  campus  at  twelve 
noon.  We  have  also  asked  that  football  ticket  applications 
addressed  to  the  Kent  State  Athletic  Office,  requesting 
tickets  ($1.80)  in  the  Bucknell  section  will  assure  Buck- 
nellians  being  seated  together.  Let's  make  it  a  Rally  at 
Kent  on  October  13  ! 

It  is  suggested  that  those  planning  to  order  football 
tickets  ($2.60)  from  the  Lehigh  .Uhletic  Office  for  the 
October  6  game  with  LEHIGH  mark  their  applications 
"In  the  Bucknell  Section".  Don':  forget  the  pre-game 
rally  by  the  Lehigh  County  Bucknell  Club  in  Allentown 
on  October  5.     (See  Coming  Events,  p.  18). 

16 


Homecoming,  November  3 

(Continued  from  Page  3) 

old  dances  to  the  same  old  tunes  that  you  thought  had  gone 
out  of  style  years  and  \"ears  ago  and  maybe  j^ou'll  take  a 
turn  on  the  floor  yourself  between  greetings  to  classmates 
and  faculty  members. 

The  Bison  Breakfast 

The  Bison  Club  Breakfast  has  a  three-fold  purpose. 
First,  it  forces  )'0u  to  get  out  of  bed  early  and  make  a 
good  start  for  the  day.  Second,  it  provides  a  substantial 
breakfast  that  you  will  need  for  the  big  day  ahead.  But 
more  important  than  these  is  the  third  reason :  to  give  you 
a  pre-game  look  at  athletics  at  Bucknell  in  general  and  the 
day's  football  game  in  particular.  Men  and  women.  Alum- 
ni and  students,  Bucknellians  and  friends,  young  and  old 
are  cordialh-  invited  to  come  to  the  ^^'omen's  College 
Dining  Room  for  the  Bison  Club  Breakfast  and  learn  at 
first  hand  how  victory  is  to  be  achieved. 

Frosh-Soph  Scrap  Renewed 

That  substantial  Bison  Club  Breakfast  and  those  stimu- 
lating reports  on  athletic  affairs  have  put  you  in  the  right 
spirit  for  the  organized  mayhem  scheduled  for  Loomis 
Field  at  9 :00  a.  m.  Saturday.  Do  3'ou  remember  the  fresh- 
man-sophomore scraps  of  the  past?  Well,  the  freshman- 
sophomore  competition  will  be  resumed  at  Homecoming 
after  an  interruption  of  several  years.  The  fight  takes  the 
form  of  a  tug-o-war  and  a  greased  pole  contest  between 
the  freshman  and  sophomore  classes.  The  greased  pole 
contest  calls  for  a  twelve-foot  greased  pole,  topped  by  a 
freshman  dink.  The  sophomores  surround  the  pole  and 
the  freshmen  are  given  seven  minutes  to  puU  the  sopho- 
mores away  from  the  pole,  climb  it,  and  remove  the  (iink. 
If  the  freshmen  are  successful,  they  may  remove  their 
dinks  immediately.  If  the  freshmen  win  the  tug-of-war, 
they  are  allowed  to  remove  their  black  ties  immediately. 
As  the  prizes  are  great,  you  can  expect  the  competition  to 
be  keen.  Choose  your  favorite  class  and  come  to  Loomis 
Field  to  cheer  that  class  on  to  ^■icton,-. 

You'll  have  to  make  it  a  long  weekend  this  year  for 
the  program  is  filled  and  several  "musts"  remain.  Have 
3-ou  tested  the  University  Golf  Course  lately?  Harold 
Evans,  club  pro.  has  the  lay-out  in  ideal  shape  and  is 
ready  to  make  your  round  of  golf  a  pleasant  memory  of 
the  Homecoming  Weekend.  A  tour  through  your  new 
Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library  will  be  an  eve-opening  ex- 
perience. Many  Alumni  have  not  yet  seen  the  new  heat- 
ing unit  in  operation.  You  don't  need  to  be  an  engineer  to 
appreciate  this  clean  and  efficient  part  of  the  Universit\" 
plant.  And  ladies,  while  there,  don't  fail  to  look  in  on  the 
Universitv'  laundr}-.  Sunday  morning  all  of  Lewisburg's 
churches  are  having  Homecoming  sendees.  You  are  cor- 
dialh" invited  to  attend  the  church  of  your  choice. 

Some  Business,  Too 

Alumni  workers  and  officers  are  scheduled  for  several 
business  meetings  Friday  evening  and  Saturday  morning. 
The  Committee  on  Nominations  for  .Alumni  Trustee  will 
meet  and  select  three  women  candidates  to  be  voted  upon 
by  Alumni  later  in  the  year.  These  loyal  Bucknellians 
deserve  a  great  deal  of  credit  for  their  willingness  to  de- 
vote a  part  of  the  festive  Homecoming  Weekend  to  the 
consideration  of  necessar}-  business  affairs  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association.  In  spite  of  their  business  duties 
they,  too,  will  "Come  for  Fun  in  '51". 

A  detailed  hour  by  hour  program  of  the  Homecoming 
Weekend  will  be  published  in  the  next  issue  of  The  Buck- 
nell Alumnus,  but  now  is  the  time  to  fill  out  and  mail 
your  Homecoming  ticket  application  blank  which  3^ou  will 
find  on  the  Sports  Page  of  this  issue.    Do  it  now. 

SEPTEMBER      1951 


CLUB  ACTIVITIES 


Pacific-Northwest 

Dr.  Heber  W.  Youngken  '35  and  Dr.  Richard  C. 
Snyder  '40,  Bucknell  graduates  now  on  the  faculty  at 
the  University  of  Washington,  presented  the  program 
that  featured  the  meeting  of  the  Pacific-Northwest 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club  on  April  28.  A  color  film  of 
campus  scenes  and  athletic  events  was  shown  at  the 
Green  Lake  Fieldhouse. 

There  were  eighteen  out  for  the  meeting:  twelve  of 
them  Bucknellians.  Our  Northwest  Bucknellians  are 
somewhat  scattered  over  the  far  reaches,  but  we  had  a 
fine  meeting  and  hope  for  bigger  meetings  in  the  future. 

Officers  elected  at  the  meeting  are :  James  A.  Egly 
'42,  president ;  James  Theodore  Roselle  '46,  treasurer ; 
Miss  Jennie  L.  Reading  M'OO,  secretary. 

— Cecelia  Linch  Schloredt. 

Lehigh  Valley 

The  Lehigh  Valley  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  met  for 
their  spring  meeting  on  Friday  evening,  May  18,  at  the 
Lehigh  Valley  Dairy  in  AUentown. 

Our  election  of  officers  resulted  in  the  following: 
president,  Dudley  Waldner  '46;  vice-president,  William 
Stephens  '41 ;  secretary-treasurer,  Mrs.  Melvin  Cress- 
man  (Carotyn  Minner)  '41. 

We  also  appointed  delegates  for  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  Alumni  Association  to  be  held  in  June  at  Bucknell. 
We  considered  ourselves  very  fortunate  in  securing  Buck- 
nell's  new  alumni  secretary,  John  H.  Shott,  as  our  speaker. 

A  social  hour  and  luncheon  followed  the  business 
meeting. 

C)ur  club  is  planning  to  resume  activities  in  the  fall 
with  a  meeting  planned  for  sometime  prior  to  the  Lehigh- 
Bucknell  football  game  to  be  held  in  Bethlehem,  October 
6,  1951. 

— Carolyn  Cressman,  Secretary. 

Long  Island 

About  twenty  Bucknell  couples  and  their  children 
attended  an  outing  and  picnic  which  the  Long  Island  Club 
held  on  Saturday,  ^mit  16,  at  the  Belmont  Lake  State 
Park. 

Those  attending  brought  basket  lunches  and  there  were 
playground  facilities  for  the  children.  The  adults  en- 
joyed boating  and  soft  ball.  Bill  Wilkinson  '45,  was  in 
charge  of  arrangements. 

The  Club  is  making  plans  for  its  annual  fall  reception 


Hakrisburc  Club  Officers 

Reading  from  left  to  right — Miss  Mary  E.  Baldwin  '38,  secretary; 
Allen  Rarig  '29,  president;  Miss  Isabelle  L.  Clouser  '38,  vice-presi- 
dent; Larry  Shaw  'S3,  treasurer. 


for  freshmen  and  their  parents.  The  aft'air  will  be  held 
Friday  evening,  September  7,  in  the  Community  Church 
of  East  Williston. 

•  There  will  be  a  number  of  undergraduates  on  hand 
to  talk  briefly  of  campus  activities.  Entering  freshmen 
from  Queens,  Nassau  and  Suffolk  Counties  will  be  invite'd. 

Capital  District  (Albany-Pittsfield) 

The  Capital  District  Alumni  Club  combined  with  the 
Pittsfield,  Mass.  Alumni  Club  and  held  a  dinner  meeting 
at  Panetta's  Restaurant  in  Menands,  New  York,  on  May 
10,  1951.  The  general  chairman,  Eugene  Levitt  '44,  called 
the  business  meeting  to  order  after  the  dinner,  and  as  a 
result  of  an  election,  the  following  officers  were  selected : 
president,  Eugene  Levitt  '44 ;  vice-president,  Clifford  Reed 
'29 ;  secretar)--treasurer,  Lloyd  H.  Jones  '49. 

Mr.  Levitt  pointed  out  the  efforts  made  by  the  plan- 
ning group  in  preparation  for  the  meeting  and  emphasized 
that  the  main  objective  of  the  dinner  was  to  make  Buck- 
nell's  name  familiar  to  as  many  groups  in  the  area  as 
possible.  In  carrying  out  this  objective,  letters  of  invi- 
tation were  sent  to  87  Bucknell  Alumni,  12  parents  of 
present  Bucknell  students,  46  prospective  students  and  51 
high  school  principals.  The  response  from  all  these 
groups  was  very  gratifying  and  especially  heartening  was 
the    fact    that    one-third    of    the    high    school   principals 


lS^ 


Purposes   of 
THE  BISON  CLUB 


*  To  stimulate  interest  in  intercollegiate  athletics  at 
Bucknell  University  and  to  increase  the  prestige 
of  its  teams  and  improve  their  relations  with  the 
teams  of  other  educational  institutions ; 

*  To  aid  in  developing  the  character  and  skill  of  the 
teams  and  their  members  representing  Bucknell ; 

*  To  foster  and  maintain  athletic  traditions  at  Buck- 
nell ; 

*  To  secure  for  the  Alumni  of  Bucknell  adequate 
representation  on  the  councils  that  guide  and 
direct  the  athletic  policy  at  Bucknell ;  and 

■  To  provide  an  opportunity  for  the  Alumni  to  unify 
their  support  of  athletics  at  Bucknell. 


BUCKNELL  ALOINI 
FUND 


1471  Alumni  and  Friends  of  the  University  gave 
$15,114.31  in  the  annual  giving  program  dinging 
the  fund  year  ending  June  30,  1951. 

A  complete  report  showing  contributions  by  classes 
will  reach  you  soon. 

The  grateful  thanks  of  the  University  is  extended 
to  the  donors  and  to  the  class  managers  and  fund 
workers  across  the  nation. 


SEPTEMBER    1951 


17 


replied   and    indicated   an    interest   in    more    information 
concerning  Bucknell  and  its  offerings. 

Through  careful  publicity  plans,  the  local  newspapers 
carried  articles  and  pictures  concerning  the  meeting  and 
the  speakers.  The  total  attendance,  largest  ever  recorded 
in  the  area,  was  31 — 21  Alumni  and  10  guests.  An 
interesting  coincidence  occurred  in  the  DeWitt  Clinton 
Hotel  where  Bill  Davenport  '49  from  New  Jersey  was 
staying  as  a  guest  of  Gerry  Rudolph  '47.  As  Gerry  and 
Bill  were  leaving  the  hotel  on  their  way  to  the  meeting, 
they  ran  into  another  '49  Bucknellian  and  fraternity 
brother,  Dick  Gerlach.  Of  course,  they  brought  Dick  along 
to  the  meeting. 

The  master  of  ceremonies,   Mr.  John   O.   Roser  '11 
introduced  the  speakers.     A.  H.  Fenton,  the  director  of 
development,  spoke  on  his  activities  and  the  future  plans 
for  Bucknell,  the  main  objective  at  this  time  being  the 
renovation  of  buildings  now  on  the  campus. 

John  H.  ("Buck")  Shott,  alumni  secretary,  spoke 
on  the  alumnus  heritage.  He  pointed  out  the  many  ways 
that  the  Alumni  could  aid  Bucknell.  Mr.  Shott  read  a 
letter  from  Dr.  Hildreth  expressing  his  regret  at  not  being 
able  to  attend  the  meeting. 

The  oldest  and  youngest  attending  were  Mr.  Gilbert 
Fagley  '10,  and  Paul  Barnoskie  of  the  Class  of  '51.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Leon  Woodworth  of  Saratoga  Springs,  parents 
of  Ann  Louise  Woodworth,  a  junior  at  Bucknell,  attended 
and  invited  the  group  to  conduct  a  meeting  at  Saratoga 
Springs.  Plans  for  a  picnic  during  the  summer  months 
were  discussed. 

Baltimore 

The  regular  June  meeting  of  the  Baltimore  Club  was 
thoroughly  enjoyed  by  the  33  Bucknellians  and  friends 
who  gathered  again  at  the  Sparrows  Point  Country  Club, 
June  20.  The  program  was  conducted  by  Trustee  Fred  O. 
Schnure  '14  who  presented  his  own  account  of  the  now- 
famous  Alumni  Day. 

Officers  elected  for  the  coming  year  are :  president, 
Owen  W.  James  '34;  vice-president,  Harold  Ruger  '34; 
secretary-treasurer,  Mrs.  Anna  W.  Mussina  '32 ;  trustee, 
Forrest  Francis  '35. 

A  committee  consisting  of  Fred  O.  Schnure,  D.  E. 
Mellinger  '17,  and  George  A.  Mussina  '34  was  appointed 
to  formulate  specific  plans  for  the  J.  Fred  Moore  Me- 
morial. The  assemblage  observed  a  period  of  silence  in 
memory  of  Fred.  There  was  a  tinge  of  sadness  no  one  of 
us  could  quite  throw  ofT. 

It  was  a  good  meeting,  cementing  our  genial  fellow- 
ship in  Bucknell.  A  sound  movie  of  Maryland  which  was 
greatly  enjoyed  by  all — even  the  Pennsylvanians  !  complet- 
ed the  program. 

— Mrs.  Anna  W.  Mussina  '32,  Secretory 

Ithaca 

The  Ithaca  Club  held  two  meetings  in  late  spring — an 
election  meeting  at  the  home  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  John  W. 
Fetter  and  a  picnic  at  Upper  Enfield  Park. 

Robert  O.  Shaffer  '42  succeeded  Harry  Parmley  as 
president  of  the  group.  Mrs.  J.  Charles  Jones  (Margaret 
Strouse  '44)  was  elected  secretary.  Ernest  Cramer  '38 
showed  colored  slides  of  Cornell  and  Ithaca  views. 

Twenty-nine  were  present  for  the  picnic,  which  was 
followed  by  informal  singing  and  a  meeting  to  discuss 
club  plans.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Aldus  Fogelsanger  invited  the 
group  for  a  corn  roast  in  the  fall. 

— Marguerite  S.  Jones  '44,  Secretary 

Philadelphia 

On  May  19th  the  Philadelphia  Bucknell  Alumni  Club 
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held  its  annual  dance  at  the  Manufacturers  Country  Club 
near  Oreland,  Pennsylvania. 

The  chairman  of  the  occasion  was  Robert  Erwin,  as- 
sisted by  co-chairmen,  Harry  Jenkins  and  Ray  Topham 
and  a  large  committee  of  good  workers. 

About  200  Bucknellians  and  their  friends  danced  to 
the  music  of  Bob  Kay's  orchestra  from  9  o'clock  to  1. 
Many  remained  to  a  later  hour  to  talk  over  old  times  with 
old  friends. 

Prizes  were  awarded  during  intermission  and  many 
used  this  time  to  send  personal  notes  and  greetings  to  our 
club  president.  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  who  was  in  the  hospital. 
He  was  missed  by  all. 

Our  dance  is  held  the  3rd  Saturday  of  every  May  so 

if  any  of  you  are  in  Philadelphia  then,  be  sure  to  join  us. 

— Mrs.  Erle  M.  Topham  (C.  Ray  Speare)  '17 

York 

Our  Bucknell  banquet  was  held  on  July  23  at  the 
bungalow  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marlyn  Etzweiler  "27,  Long 
Level.  There  were  approximately  45  Bucknellians  and 
guests  at  the  picnic.  j\Ir.  Harry  x'Vndrews  M'19,  and  Mrs. 
Charles  C.  Richards  (Plelen  E.  Green  '34)  were  in  charge 
of  the  entertainment.  After  the  entertainment  Mr.  Et- 
zweiler showed  motion  pictures  of  the  Yellowstone  Na- 
tional Park. 

— C.  Martin  Neff  '42.  President 

Association  of  Bucknell  Women  of  Pittsburgh 

The  Association  of  Bucknell  Women  of  the  Pittsburgh 
area  has  made  several  revisions  in  its  organization.  The 
stated  purpose  is  to  promote  good  fellowship  among  Buck- 
nellians and  their  respective  families  and  to  provide  for  a 
female  student  attending  Bucknell. 

Membership  is  open  to  any  woman  who  has  attended 
Bucknell  and  to  any  woman  who  is  a  wife,  mother,  daugh- 
ter, sister  or  widow  of  a  Bucknellian. 

Any  new  arrivals  in  Pittsburgh  ma_v  have  their  names 
placed  on  the  mailing  list  by  calling  the  new  President, 
Mrs.  Frank  W.  Magill.  ]r.  Her  phone  number  is  Colonial 
3-6877. 

The  Association  has  an  interesting  program  of  eight 
meetings  laid  out  for  1951-1952  and  is  hoping  that  many 
of  these  wives,  mothers,  daughters,  sisters  and  widows  as 
well  as  recent  and  old  graduates  come  out  to  meet  old 
Bucknell  friends  and  make  new  ones. 

Pittsburgh 

The  annual  Bucknell  picnic  and  reception  for  fresh- 
men was  held  on  August  26th  at  the  Norm  Davies  farm. 

COMING  EVENTS 
Long  Island 

Friday,  Sept.  7 — Reception  for  freshmen  and  their 
families,  Community  Church  of  Williston.  Contact  Wil- 
liam S.  Liming,  396  Andrews  Road,  East  Williston,  N.  Y. 

Lehigh  Valley  (Allentown,  Pa.) 

Sunday,  Sept.  9 — "End-of-the-season"  picnic. 

Friday,  October  5  —  Pre-game  (Lehigh-Bucknell) 
Rally.  Contact  J.  Dudley  Waldner,  613  Fernwood  Street, 
Emmaus,  Pa. 

Metropolitan  New  York-New  Jersey 

Sunday,  Sept.  9 — Reception  for  incoming  freshmen 
and  their  parents.  Contact  Richard  Atherly,  306  S.  Har- 
rison St.,  East  Orange,  New  Jersey. 

Cleveland,  Ohio 

Saturdav,  October  6 — Fall  Meeting.  Contact  Fred  W. 
Meyn,  5213  E.  114th  St.,  Cleveland  25,  Ohio. 

SEPTEMBER      1951 


Rev.  D.  Hobart  Evans  '2\,  Honored 
at  Hyattsville,  Md. 


Steve  Roberts  32,  New 
Headmaster  at  Perkiomen  School 


Rev.   D.   Hobart  Evans 

The  current  Alumni  Directory  lists  three  members  of 
the  Evans  clan  as  members  of  the  Class  of  1921.  We'd 
like  to  report  on  the  whole  crew  but  recent  reports  on  two 
of  them  are  lacking  so  let's  look  in  on  D.  Hobart  for  a 
few  minutes.  It  was  in  1926  that  Rev.  D.  Hobart  Evans 
preached  his  first  sermon  in  Hyattsville,  Md.,  so  we're 
just  in  time  to  help  the  good  people  of  Hyattsville  Presb}'- 
terian  Church  celebrate  his  25  years  of  service  as 
their  pastor.  During  the  week-long  celebration  a  silver 
Communion  service  which,  according  to  tradition,  came 
from  Queen  Anne 
and  was  presented 
to  the  church  in 
1707,  will  be  taken 
from  the  local  bank 
vault  and  placed  on 
display. 

His  classmates 
will  remember  him 
as  the  Commence- 
ment speaker  who 
won  the  Chaplain 
Kane  prize  of  a 
gold  watch  for  de- 
livering the  best 
oration,  and  a 
member  of  Delta 
S  i  g  m  a.  Cap  and 
Dagger,  T.  K.  A., 
and  the  Ministerial 
Association.  But  a 
whole  new  genera- 
tion of  Bucknelli- 
ans  have  come  to 
know  him  for  his 
appearances  as  the 
Bucknell  Chapel 
speaker  at  the 
Christmas  chapel 
service  and  his  im- 

(Continued  on  Page  27) 
SEPTEMBER    1951 


Sordoni  Presents  Research  Grant 


lu  ceremonies  at  the  Hospital  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  Pliiladelphia, 
Pa.,  a  grant  of  $3,645,574  from  the  Damon  Runyan  Memorial  Fund  with  which  to 
further  cancer  research  in  laboratories  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  was 
presented. 

Andrew  J.  Sordoni  H'SO.  Bucknell  University  Trustee,  former  State  Senator, 
now  Secretary  of  Commerce  in  the  cabinet  of  Governor  John  S.  Fine,  of  Pennsylvania, 
made  the  presentation  on  behalf  of  the  donors. 

Others  in  the  picture  (left  to  right)  are  William  H.  DuBarry,  executive  vice- 
president  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania ;  Dr.  Robin  C.  Buerki,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  medical  affairs ;  and  Wilfred  D.  Gillen,  University  of  Pennsylvania  alumnus 
and  president  of  the  Bell  Telephone  Company  of  Pennsylvania. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  W.  Roberts 

Stephen  W.  Roberts,  B.S.  in  Education  1932.  was 
named  Headmaster  of  Perkiomen  School,  Pennsburg, 
Pa.,  in  the  spring  of  1951  and  has  since  taken  office.  Fol- 
lowing graduation  from  Bucknell,  Steve  was  a  teacher 
in  Muncy,  Pa.,  for  four  years,  after  which  he  was  called 
to  East  Stroudsburg  State  Teachers  College  as  professor 
of  science  and  coach  of  athletics  where  he  made  an  out- 
standing record  as  a  coach  of  football,  baseball  and  basket- 
ball. 

In    1943    he    was   called   to    Wayland    Academy    and 

Junior  College  at 
Beaver  Dam,  Wis- 
consin. During  his 
eight  years  in  this 
school  he  was  head 
of  admissions  and 
in  charge  of  the 
publicity  and  public 
relations  of  the  in- 
stitution. In  the 
first  two  years  the 
enrollment  more 
than  doubled  and  a 
successful  financial 
campaign  was  be- 
gun which  made 
possible  the  build- 
ing of  a  $250,000 
gymnasium  and 
swimming  pool, 
n  e  w  additions  to 
the  dormitories, 
heating  plant,  infir- 
mary, and  other 
improvements. 
Steve  also  inaugu- 
rated the  Alumni 
Annual  Gift  Fund 
which  was  most 
successful    in    its 

(Contrnueci  on  Page  27) 

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-CAMPUS  NEWS, 


Freshman  Days  Are  Here  Again 

If   you   want   to   re-live  your   freshman   days   again, 
look  over  the  early  events  of  the  school  year  and  be  with 
us  in  spirit  if  you  cannot  be  here  in  person : 
September  15    Saturday 

Program  for  entering  students  begins. 
September  17-18 Monday  and  Tuesday 

Registration  and  enrollment. 
September  19 Wednesday,  8 :00  A.  M. 

First  semester  begins. 
September  26 ^^■ednesday,  1 1 :00  A.  M. 

Annual  convocation. 

October  20 Saturdav — Dad's  Day 

November  3   Saturday — Homecoming  Day 

Parents  who  accompany  their  sons  and  daughters  to 
the  campus  for  the  school-opening  are  cordially  invited 
to  visit  the  Alumni  Ofifice,  Room  116  East  Wing,  to 
become  acquainted  with  the  services  available  and  to 
observe  this  service  department  of  the  University.  AVe 
would  like  to  have  the  signature  of  even,-  parent  on  our 
guest  roster. 

Bucknellians  who  have  sons  or  daughters  in  the 
University  should  stop  in  to  sign  the  guest  book  and 
should  allow  us  to  record  on  the  pennanent  record  files 
the  fact  that  another  Bucknell  legacy  has  matriculated. 

Graduate  Center  Opened 

Bucknell  University  has  opened  a  Graduate  Education 
Center  at  Wilkes  College,  Wilkes-Barre.  The  new  ar- 
rangement, announced  by  President  Horace  A.  Hildreth, 
goes  into  effect  with  the  opening  of  the  fall  term  of  1951. 

Under  this  arrangement  students  seeking  the  Master's 
Degree  in  Education  may  take  18  semester  hours  of  their 
graduate  program  at  Wilkes-Barre.  Courses  there  will 
be  taught  by  members  of  the  Bucknell  faculty,  most  of 
whom  will  make  the  trip  weekly  from  the  Lewisburg 
campus. 

Announcement  of  the  new  policy  means  a  greatly 
expanded  opportunity  for  students  from  the  northeastern 
part  of  the  state  who  are  seeking  advanced  training  in 
education. 

For  nearly  20  years  Bucknell  has  been  recognized 
as  one  of  the  few  higher  institutions  in  the  State  of  Penn- 
sylvania allowed  to  train  school  administrators  at  all 
levels,  as  supervising  principals,  high  school  principals, 
or  elementary  principals.  It  is  the  only  school  in  North- 
eastern Pennsylvania  still  enjoying  this  privilege. 

Visual  Aids  Move  to  New  Library 

Another  indication  of  the  speed  with  which  the  new 
Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library  was  put  into  use  is  shown 
by  the  announcement  on  July  5  that  the  Visual  Aids 
Library  was  set  up  and  ready  to  do  business  in  its  new 
quarters  in  the  Library  Building.  Local  Alumni  Clubs 
and  many  public  schools  make  regular  use  of  the  facilities 
provided. 

In  its  new  location  the  Visual  Aids  Library  is  able 
to  offer  all  of  the  usual  facilities  and  in  addition  an 
auditorium  seating  80  will  be  available  for  faculty  and 
student  group  use.  Thus,  many  University  classes  using 
visual  aid  materials  under  unfavorable  circumstances  in 
classrooms  can  now  meet  in  the  visual  aids  auditorium 
and  have  the  benefit  of  ideal  projection  conditions.  A 
catalog  of  Bucknell  and  general  educational  and  recrea- 
tional films  will  be  sent  you  upon  application  to  H.  Walter 
Holter,  Director,  Visual  Aids  Library,  Bucknell  Univer- 
sity, Lewisburg,  Penns3'h'ania. 

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Hospital  Accountants  Here 

Hospital  administrators  and  accountants  of  the  Hos- 
pital Association  of  Pennsylvania  held  a  three-day 
accounting  workshop  and  clinic  on  the  campus  June  20- 
22.  Over  150  representatives  made  use  of  the  L'niversity's 
classrooms,  dormitories  and  dining  rooms.  Dr.  Dayton  L. 
Ranck,  treasurer  of  the  University,  extended  the  welcome 
at  the  opening  session,  after  which  the  accountants 
plunged  into  discussions  and  panels  ranging  from  "What  a 
CPA  Expects  in  Hospital  Accounting"  to  "Accounting  as 
a  Tool  in  Public  Relations." 

The  Alumni  Office  was  pleased  to  receive  a  visit  from 
A.  G.  Stoughton  '24,  former  Alumni  secretary,  who  at- 
tended the  conference  as  assistant  director  of  the  Wash- 
ington Service  Bureau  of  the  American  Hospital  Asso- 
ciation. 

An  All-Bucknell  Wedding 

An  All-Bucknell  wedding  in  which  all  of  the  partici- 
pants and  attendants  were  Bucknellians  occurred  on  Sat- 
urday, June  9,  1951,  when  Mrs.  Martha  L.  Chance  (Mar- 
tha Leiser  '21)  was  married  to  Dr.  A\'illiam  Leiser  III  '09, 


Mrs.  M.\rtha  Chance  Leiser 

AM  '13.  Present  at  the  wedding  were  the  daughters  of 
Mrs.  Chance,  Miss  Betty  Jane  Chance  '51  and  Mrs.  Robert 
E.  Walgran  (Martha  j.  Chance  '49),  wife  of  Robert  E. 
Walgran  '49.  The  informal  ceremony  was  performed  by 
the  Rev.  Howard  G.  Hartzel  '41  and  Mrs.  Howard  G. 
Hartzel  (Emma  J.  Crossgrove  '41)  also  was  present. 

Graduates  and  undergraduates  alike  will  long  remem- 
ber Mrs.  Leiser  for  her  cheerful  smile  as  she  presided 
over  the  social  secretary's  desk  in  the  lobby  of  Roberts 
Hall.  Prior  to  becoming  social  secretary  at  the  Univer- 
sit}'  Mrs.  Leiser  served  in  the  treasurer's  office. 

Bucknell  Baptists  in  Buffalo 

At  the  American  Baptist  Convention  in  June,  Buck- 
nellians met  for  breakfast  in  the  Georgian  Room  of  the 
Hotel  Statler,  Thursday,  June  14.  Bucknellian  Baptists 
and  their  wives,  to  the  number  of  55,  gathered  at  7:30 
A.  M.  to  enjoy  a  substantial  breakfast  and  a  message  from 
the  campus.  Grace  was  offered  by  Dr.  Charles  C.  Knapp, 
pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  of  Lewisburg. 

Dr.  Dayton  L.  Ranck,  genial  treasurer  of  the  Univer- 
sity and  a  recent  recipient  of  an  honorary'  degree  from 
Bucknell,  brought  a  message  on  current  University  oper- 
ations.    Dr.   A.   R.    E.   Wyant   '92,   who   has   served  as 

SEPTEMBER      1951 


school  teacher,  minister,  and  phj'sician  and  has  been  a 
guiding  spirit  of  the  Emeritus  Club,  talked  briefly  of 
athletics  in  the  early  days  of  the  University. 

"Buck"  Shott,  Alumni  Secretary,  chairmaned  the 
breakfast  meeting  and  all  agreed  that  a  breakfast  for 
Bucknellians  should  be  included  in  next  year's  Baptist 
Convention. 

Senior  Speaks  at  Convention 

Robert  H.  Carman,  a  senior  at  Bucknell,  spoke  to  the 
American  Baptist  Convention  meeting  in  Buffalo  in  June 
1951  on  the  program  of  the  Board  of  Education  and 
Publication.  Bob,  one  of  the  first  recipients  of  an  Ameri- 
can Baptist  scholarship,  represented  all  of  the  students 
who  are  now  attending  colleges  under  such  scholarships 
and  gave  testimony  on  what  this  award  has  meant  to  him 
since  it  was  received  in  1948. 

Bob  is  a  member  of  that  ever-popular  singing  organi- 
zation, the  University  Quartet.  His  parents  are  now 
serving  as  missionaries  at  the  Christian  Medical  College, 
Vellore,  N.  Arcot  Dist.,  South  India. 

Education  Summer  School  Holds  Two  Conferences 

The  six-week  education  summer  school  for  teachers 
and  school  administrators  held  two  highly  successful  con- 
ferences during  the  summer  of  1951. 

The  first,  conducted  jointly  by  Bucknell  University  and 
the  Pennsylvania  Branch  of  the  Department  of  Secondary 
School  Principals,  was  a  two-day  aitair  held  on  July  5 
and  6. 

The  guest  speakers  featured  at  the  conference  were 
Superintendent  Thomas  L.  Hinkle  of  Hazleton  and  Prin- 
cipal Frank  Herrington  of  the  Oliver  High  School  in 
Pittsburgh.  Superintendent  Hinkle  addressed  the  group 
on  "What's  Right  With  The  Schools"  and  "Public  Rela- 
tions In  The  Schools".  Principal  Herrington  spoke  on 
"A  City  Selects  Its  Textbooks"  and  "Textbooks  and  Edu- 
cation." A  sizeable  audience  of  graduate  students  and 
visiting  school  administrators  attended  both  days. 

The  second  conference  on  July  18  and  19  was  devoted 
to  guidance.  Dr.  N.  Harry  Camp,  assistant  professor  of 
education,  made  the  arrangements  for  the  conference. 

Leaders  of  the  discussion  meetings  included  Paul  T. 
Kosiak,  guidance  consultant.  Science  Research  Associates  ; 
Dorothy  Critz,  dean  of  girls,  High  School,  Pottsville ;  Mrs. 
W.  W.  Carpenter,  director  of  guidance.  High  School,  Wil- 
liamsport ;  and  Dr.  Beatrice  Wightwick,  guidance  counse- 
lor, High  School,  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y.  Many  highly 
favorable  comments  were  made  by  visitors  who  attended 
from  the  public  schools  of  Pennsylvania. 

It  was  the  feeling  of  the  Education  Department  that 
these  two  conferences  added  much  to  the  success  of  195 1's 
summer  school. 

Faculty  News 

We  are  glad  to  welcome  to  the  faculty  this  semester  the 
following  members : 

CLAUDE  E.  McMICHAEL,  JR.— Born  in  Lawhon,  La., 
he  received  his  B.S.  in  geology  at  Louisiana  State  L^ni- 
versity  in  June  1949  and  his  M.S.  in  geography  at  the  same 
school  in  January  1951.  He  was  assistant  to  the  Dean 
of  Men  at  L.  S.  U.  from  Sept.  1947  to  June  1950 ;  graduate 
assistant  from  June  1950  to  Jan.  1951 ;  assistant  professor 
of  geology  and  geography  at  Central  Missiouri  State  Col- 
lege the  past  semester.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Geological 
and  Mining  Society  and  a  junior  member  of  the  American 
Association  of  Petroleum  Geologists,  National  Geographic. 
Mr.  McMichael  will  assume  the  position  of  instructor  in 
geology  and  geography  this  September. 
SAMUEL  W.  SMITH— was  born  in  Sheffield,  III,  and 
received  his  B.A.  at  Clark  University  (Worcester,  Mass.). 

SEPTEMBER    1951 


He  spent  the  summers  of  1948  and  1949  at  Wheaton  Col- 
lege pursuing  a  geological  field  course  in  the  Black  Hills. 
Prior  to  coming  to  Bucknell  in  February'  as  instructor  in 
geography,  Mr.  Smith  was  working  on  his  M.A.  at  the 
University  of  Maryland  and  was  an  instructor  in  the 
geology  laboratory  at  American  University. 

WILLIAM  K.  SMITH— Mr.  Smith  comes  from  Danville. 
He  received  his  A.B.  and  M.A.  degrees  from  Bucknell 
and  his  Ph.D.  from  the  University  of  Michigan.  During 
the  years  of  1941-42  and  1946-47  he  was  an  instructor  of 
mathematics  at  Bucknell  Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  Phi 
Beta  Kappa,  Pi  Mu  Epsilon,  Sigma  Chi,  and  the  Ameri- 
can Mathematical  Society.  He  will  take  the  position  of 
assistant  professor  in  mathematics. 

Summer  Activities  of  Some  of  Our  Faculty  Were : 

DR.  FRANK  G.  DAVIS — taught  at  the  summer  session 
at  Fresno  State  Teachers  College,  Fresno,  Calif. 

SENORITA  BEATRICE  E.  G  O  N  Z  A  L  E  S— chair- 
manned  the  first  year  Spanish  group  at  the  Colby-Swarth- 
more  Summer  Language  School,  Waterville,  Maine. 

T.  BAYNARD  BEATTY— continued  his  work  on  a  co- 
authored  textbook  in  the  field  of  extra-curricular  activities. 

FORREST  D.  BROWN— presented  a  paper  at  a  Metho- 
dist University  Group  Conference  in  Nashville,  Tenn. 

DR.  HUGH  D.  SIMS— attended  the  American  Society 
Engineering  Education  meeting  at  Michigan  State  College, 
East  Lansing.  Mich. 

MISS  HARRIET  A.  LOVE— attended  the  National  Edu- 
cation Association  convention  in  San  Francisco. 

Returning  From  Leaves  of  Absence  Are : 

MISS  MARGARET  L.  BRYAN— assistant  professor  of 
physical  education. 

DR.  J.  ORIN  OLIPHANT— professor  of  history,  who 
has  been  writing  a  book. 

WENDELL  I.  SMITH— assistant  professor  of  psychol- 
ogy who  has  been  working  on  his  doctorate  at  Penn  State. 
DR.  ROY  C.  TASKER — professor  of  biology  who  spent 
the  past  year  in  Burma. 

MISS  DARINA  TUHY — instructor  in  music  has  been 
working  on  her  master's  degree  at  the  Eastman  School  of 
Music. 

Continuing  on  Leaves  of  Absence  Are : 

JAMES  A.  BORTNER — instructor  in  mathematics,  is 
in  military  sen>''ice. 

W.  RICHARD  STROH— instructor  in  physics  is  work- 
ing on  his  doctorate  at  Harvard  University. 

CAPT.  JOHN  F.  ZELLER— lecturer  in  political  science, 

is  in  the  military  service. 

Leaves  of  Absence  for  1951-52 

RICHARD  BLYTHE — assistant  professor  of  physics 
will  work  on  his  dpctorate  at  the  University  of  Michigan. 
RALPH  WALKER — instructor  in  electrical  engineering 
will  pursue  graduate  work  at  the  University  of  Michigan. 

Bucknell  Business  Forum 

To  provide  a  guidance  center  on  business  problems, 
two  members  of  Bucknell's  faculty.  Dr.  Robert  D.  Hender- 
son and  Neil  F.  Shiffler  have  organized  the  Bucknell  Busi- 
ness Forum.  The  program  calls  for  monthly  meetings  at 
which  leaders  in  commerce  and  finance  will  discuss  cur- 
rent business  problems  for  the  benefit  of  area  merchants 
and  industrialists.  The  schedule  of  meetings  will  be  pub- 
lished in  the  October  issue  of  The  Bucknell  Alumnus. 
Alumni,  whether  or  not  they  are  local  area  residents, 
are  invited  to  participate  in  the  discussions. 

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CLASS  REPORTS 


HOW  TO  FIND  YOUR  CLASS  NOTES 

Below  is  a  list  of  class  presidents  and  class  reporters  as  shown  by 
our  records.  If  your  class  has  a  reporter,  his  or  her  name  is  listed  and 
the  latest  news  of  your  classmates  is  reported  under  your  class  year  unless 
the  class  report  did  not  reach  the  Alumni  Office  by  the  deadline  ( August  3 ) . 
Remember  class  reporters  take  vacations  too,  and  occasionally  there  is  no 
news  to  report. 

If  your  class  does  not  have  a  reporter,  information  on  members  of 
your  class  received  in  the  Alumni  Office  is  provided  in  this  issue  of 
The  Bucknell  Alumnus  under  the  usual  headings,  "Down  the  Aisle", 
"Future  Bucknellians",  "What  Bucknellians  Are  Doing",  and  "Completed 
Careers". 

For  the  best  coverage  you  need  a  class  reporter.  If  you  have  none, 
wh}'  not  write  your  class  president  and  offer  }-our  services  in  one  of  the 
most  stimulating  experiences  you  can  undertake? 

We  would  like  to  carrj-  your  class  news  in  every  issue  of  The 
Bucknell  Alumnus.  Reports  of  some  classes  will  have  to  be  continued 
in  the  next  issue. 


Class  Presidents  and  Reporters 


1S90 

ClHihnian  and  Beporter 

1891 

Secretary  and  Reporter 

1S93 

Historian 

1893 

President  and  Reporter 

1894 

President  and  Reporter 

1895 

President  a7\d  Reporter 

1896 

President  and  Beporter 

1897 

President  and  Reporter 

1898 

President  and  Reporter 

1899 

Reporter 

1900 

President 

Beporter 

1901 

President 

Beporter 

1902 

President 

Beporter 

1903 

President  and  Reporter 

1904 

President  and  Beporter 

1905 

President  and  Beporter 

1906 

President 

Beporter 

1907 

President  and  Beporter 

1908 

President 

Beporter 

1909 

President 

Beporter 

1010 

President 

Reporter 

1011 

President 

Secretary 

1012 

President 

Beporter 

1913 

President 

Reporter 

1911 

Chairman 

Beporter 

1915 

President 

Reporter 

1916 

President 

Reporter 

1017 

President  and  Reporter 

1918 

President 

Reporter 

1919 

President 

Reporter 

1920 

President 

Beporter 

1921 

President  and  Beporter 

1922 

President 

Reporter 

1923 

President 

Beporter 

1924 

President 

Reporter 

1925 

President 

Beporter 

1926 

President 

Beporter 

1927 

President 

Beporter 

1928 

President 

22 

JOHN  L  WOODRUFF 

DR.  GEORGE  E.  FISHER  

DR.  A.  R.  E.  WYANT  

REV.  E.  C.  PAULINC;  

DR.  MARY  B.  HARRIS      

DR.  G.  C.  L.  RIE.MER 
HON'.  ALBERT  W.  JOHNSON 
DR. ROMEYN  H.  RIVENBURG . 
ROY  B.  MI'LKIE 


Selinsgrove.  Pa 

440  W.  Market  St.,  York,  Pa. 

..    2023  W.  101st  St.,  Chicago  43,  111. 

396  Essex  St.,  Salem,  Mass. 

9  Market  St..  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

!919  Paxton  Rd.,  Shaker  Hgts.,  Ohio 

1  University  Ave.,  Lewisburg,  Pa.- 

Clifford,  Pa, 

154  W.  8th  St.,  Erie,  Pa. 


Tionesta.  Pa. 
Woodbury,  N.  J. 


MRS.  J.  C.  DOWNS 3222  Wainbell  Ave.,  Pittsburgh  16,  Pa 

{Gertrude  Stepliens) 

M.  A.  CARRINGER,  Esq 

MRS.  ROBERT  G.  SLIFER  19  N.  Horace  St 

(Edna  S.  Shires) 
CHARLES  F.  BIDELSPACHER,  Esq.,  716  Market  St.,  Willianisp't,  Pa. 

J.  C.  HIGGINS      106  S.  4th  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

DR.  LEWIS  E.  THEISS 110  University  Ave..  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

MISS  MARY  T.  WVLIE  517  Hillside  Ave..  Chathem.  N.  J. 

MRS.  HARRY  C.  HERPEL 1230  Park  Ave.,  McKeesport,  Pa. 

(Elvie  S.  Coleman) 

ROBERT  W.  THOMPSON      310  S.  Third  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

MISS  CLAIRE  M.  CONWAY      176  E.  Green  St.,  Nanticoke,  Pa. 

DR.  CARL  L.  MILLWARD   526  N.  Front  St.,  Milton,  Pa. 

WILLIAM  L.  DONEHOWER  22  N.  Fifth  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

DR.  LEO  L.  ROCKWELL    Colgate  U.,  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

REV.  W.  S.  BOOTH 244  W.  Passaic  Ave.,  Rutherford,  N.  J. 

MRS.  MARGARET  P.  MATHIAS 202  St.  Louis  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

(Margaret  Pangburn) 
MRS.  MYRTLE  SHUPE  Saltsburg,  Pa. 

(Myrtle  Walkir.sliaw) 
MRS.' HOWARD  HEADLAND,  3911  Lst.Ave.,  N.,  St.  Petersburg  6.  Fla. 

(Sarah  E.  Walters) 

PAUL  J.  ABRAHAM    536  N.  Maple  Ave.,  Greensburg,  Pa. 

MISS  MILDRED  B.  C.\THERS,  100  W.  33rd  St.,  Apt.  6,  Bayonne,  N.  J. 
JAMES  A.  TYSON  Suite  2200  Lincoln-Liberty  Bldg.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

MISS  LAURA  McGANN      1921  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia  3,  Pa. 

JAMES  P.  HARRIS,  Esq.,        44  E.  Park  PI.,  Kingston,  Pa. 

MRS.  H.  W.  HOUSEKNECHT  108  W.  Penn  St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 

(Maze  Callahan) 
HOWARD  v.  FISHER,  Es'i.,  1319  Reading  Blvd.,  Wyomissing,  Pa. 
CHARLES  FRYLING   ...  .,  ..  411  Market  St.",  Sunbury,  Pa. 

MRS.  MARWOOD  B.  GLOVER  ...   1041  New  Pear  St.,  Vineland,  N.  J. 

(Edna  Whittam) 
MRS.  H.  B.  WEAVER 348  Ridge  Ave.,  New  Kensington,  Pa. 

(Dora  Hamler) 


CLAIR  G.  GROOVER,  Esq.  

J.  B.  BATES 

DR.  DAYTON  L.  RANCK 
MRS.  GEORGE  STEVENSON  .  . 

(Amy  Patterson) 

DAVID  L.  MINK      

BARTON  H.  MACKEV       

PROF.  JOHN  S.  GOLD 
DR.  FRANKLIN  D.  JONES 
MRS.  S.  WALTER  CHANDLER 

(Susannah  Grove) 
HARRY  L.  NANCARROW 

adelphia.  Pa. 
DR.  HARRY  R.  WARFEL 

ville,  Fla. 
RICHARD  A.  MASON 
REV.  FINLEY  KEECH 
PHILIP  C.  CAMPBELL 


,  237  S.  Third  St.,  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

265  Green  St.,  MifBinburg,  Pa. 

35  Market  St..  Lewisl>urg.  Pa. 
556  Everett  Rd.,  Red  Bank,  N.  J. 


343  White  Ave.,  Sharon,  Pa. 

234  W.  Main  St.,  Newark,  Del. 

306  S.  Third  St..  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

617  St.  David's  Lane,  Ardmore,  Pa. 

West  Milton,  Pa. 

Rittenhou.se  Plaza,  looi  Walnut  St.,  Phil- 


Hibiscus  Park,  R.  F.  D, 


Box 


Gains 


5304  Knox  St.,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

888  Rock  St.,  Fall  River,  Mass. 

315  E.  Front  St..  Danville.  Pa, 
A.  HERBERT  HASLAM,  Fellowship  Hse.,  1431  Brown  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

MRS.  LeROY  FRONTZ Evergreen  Farm.  AUenwood,  Pa. 

(Olive  Billhime) 

REV.  KENNETH  L.  COBER 11  Allison  .\ve.,  N,  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALFRED  G.  STOUGHTON  ....  3701  Mass.  Ave.,  Washington  16,  D.  C. 
DR.  CLAIR  G.  SPANGLFR  214  N.  eth  St..  Reading,  Pa. 

REV.  WILLIAM  D.  GOLIGHTLV     70R  Jefferson  Ave.,  Scranton,  Pa. 


FRED  W.EVANS 
MISS  ANNA  L.  BROWN 
HAROLD  F.  M'EBBER 
MRS.  J.  LEON  MERRICK 

(S.  Grace  Milhous) 
H.  M.  MARSH  25  Oakley  Ave.,  Summit,  N 


69  Union  Ave..  Manasquan,  N.  J. 

15  Wildwood  .-\ve..  Pitman,  N.  J. 

20  b.  Seventh  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

01  Meredith  St.,  Kennett  Square,  Pa. 


J. 


CLASS  OF  1894 
The  Rev.  Joseph  R.  Wood  Hon.  '21,  is 
still  doing  substitute  preaching  ser- 
vice in  Somerville,  N.  J.  He  is  living 
with  his  daughter  at  18B  Parkway  Vil- 
lage, Cranford,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1896 

(See  Page  12) 

CLASS  OF  1899 
Word  reaches  us  from  the  Alumni  Of- 
fice of  the  death  of  Dr.  James  Llewellyn 

Cattell  at  the  Lee  Memorial  Hospital, 
Fort  Myers,  Florida,  May  16,  1951.  We 
knew  Mr.  Cattell  as  "'Jimmie"  having 
made  his  acquaintance  at  Mt.  Pleasant 
Institute  where  he  came  as  a  very 
young  boy  and  was  placed  in  the  care 
of  my  mother.  We  remember  best  his 
fine  bass  voice  which  he  used  in  choir 
and  quartet  when  at  Bucknell.  After 
graduation  from  Bucknell  Mr.  Cattell 
earned  his  Ph.D.  degree  at  Wisconsin 
University,  afterward  going  to  Purdue 
University,  Lafayette,  Indiana,  as  head 
of  the  Department  of  Modern  Languag- 
es which  he  held  for  twenty-five  years, 
retiring   in    1947. 

It  would  be  a  joy  to  your  scribe  to 
be  able  to  record  the  doings  of  the  19 
who  still  survive  from  our  class  of  46 
members.  If  you  are  doing  nothing 
more  than  taking  care  of  yourself — 
(Mr.  Cober  says  that  is  his  occupation 
now)  let  us  know  that. 

CLASS  OF  1900 

(See  Note  Page  22) 

CLASS  OF  1901 

(See  Page  12) 

CLASS  OF  1902 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  McCraken 
(Mary  Unger)  and  their  daughter,  Eliz- 
abeth x'29,  have  moved  from  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  to  1624  W.  Osage  St.,  Manhattan, 
Kansas. 

CLASSES  OF  1903-1904-1905 

(See  Note  Page  22) 

CLASS  OF  1906 
(See  Page  12) 

CLASS  OF  1907 

William  Wesley  Raker  died  suddenly 
at  his  home  in  Lyons,  Pa.,  on  July  8, 
1951.  In  June  Dr.  Raker  was  honored 
by  his  co-workers  at  Kutztown  State 
Teachers  College  upon  his  retirement 
after  forty-seven  years  in  public  educa- 
tion. Always  a  student.  Raker  passed 
his  first  teacher's  examination  after 
completing  what  corresponds  to  junior 
high  school  and  taught  in  rural  schools 
for  four  years  before  entering  Buck- 
nell. He  graduated  in  1907  summa 
cum  laude,  and  later  earned  his  A.  M. 
degree  from  Columbia  University. 

As  director  of  the  laboratory  school 
and  placement  official  he  was  known  to 
thousands  of  students  and  teachers 
whose  education  he  helped  to  shape. 
Central  in  his  philosophy  of  life  was 
service  to  young  people  and  he  was 
instrumental  in  starting  thousands  of 
young  teachers  on  their  careers. 

He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  Helen 
Virginia  Tyson,  a  sister  of  Jimmie  Ty- 
son '11,  and  his  sons  Dr.  Ned  Tyson 
Raker  '31,  chief  surgeon  in  the  Anglo- 
American  Clinic  in  Lima,  Peru,  and  Dr. 
John  William  Raker  '37,  on  the  staff  on 
Massachusetts  General  Hospital  and 
teacher  at  Harvard  Medical  School. 

CLASS  OF  1908 
Dr.  Elmer  K.  Bolton  retires  on  July 
1,    1951,    as    director    of    the    Chemical 

SEPTEMBER      IBSl 


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1933 
1934 

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President 
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1940 

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President 
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President 

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President 

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MRS.  H.  M.  MAKSH  25  Oakley  Ave.,  Summit,  N.  J. 

(Loriiine  Martin) 

PAULE.  FINK  606  N.  Arch  St.,  MontimrsviUe,  Ta. 

MISS  THELMA  SHOWALTER 223  State  St.,  IlanislmrK.  Pa. 

HENRY  A.  WADSWORTH  R.  F.  D.  1.  .\k(;i;i».  \.  Y. 

EDWARD  J.  SMALSTIG 9  Clyff  Lane,  Vanport,  Heaver,  Pa. 

MRS.  RUTH  SLEIGHTER  833  Chestnut  St.,  MifflinburR,  Pa. 

(Ruth  .1.  Tliomas) 

DR.  l'.  HODF.RT  IIEI'LER 902  N.  Third  St.,  Harri.sburs,  Pa. 

■  ).  (  I.AVT'ON  unci  SK  113  S.  lotli  St.,  LewisburR,  Pa. 

EiAVAlU)  C.  M'iEHS    1236  Murravhill  Ave.,  Pittsburgli,  Pa. 

MRS.  WII  J.IA.M  S.  LIMING,  396  Andrews  Rd.,  East  Williston.  N.  Y. 

(Ruth  Rolir) 

WILLIAM  H.  BERLIN  142  Griswold  Dr.,  Youngstown.  O. 

MRS.  FREDERICK  A.  STRALEY,  Furnace  Rd.,  R.  D.  1,  Lewisb'g,  Pa. 

(Metta  K;irriiiRton) 

CHAKI.KS  K.  KOTTCAMP 5506  Fifth  Ave.,  Pittsburgh  14,  Pa. 

MRS.  THOMAS  ROBERTS 139  W.  Shawnee  Ave.,  Plymoutli.  Pa. 

(Eleanor  Cliapin) 

GEORGE  W.  CROUSE  Main  St.,  Youngwood,  Pa. 

IRA  G.  FOX  1315  Stanton  Rd.,  Sharon,  Pa. 

•lOHN  C.  GAULT,  JR 2017  W.  4th  St.,  Williamsport,  Pa. 

BARR  CANNON  574  Kenilworth  Dr..  Pittsburgli,  Pa. 

DONALD  WALKER    Harrington  St.,  Seaford,  Del. 

MRS.  .1  AMES  A.  MILLER,  501  W.  Napier  Rd.,  Benton  Harbor,  Mich; 

(.Marv  McCrina) 

RAY  ARMOR  5127  Haverford  Dr.,  Lyndhurst,  0. 

MRS.    WILLIAM    F.   HASSELBERGER,    1518    Westmoreland    Ave., 

Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

(Jean  Steele) 

DR.  FRED  0.  SCHNURE,  JR 176  Woodhaven,  Pittsburgh  28,  Pa. 

DON  L.  HOPKINS  1328  W.  George  Mason  Dr.,  Arlington,  Va. 

GKORGF  F.  HAINES.  JR 522  N.  Neville  St.,  Pitt.sburgh,  Pa. 

MRS.  i;aULE  E.  BENTON 3408  Ivan  Rd.,  Wayne,  Pa. 

(N'oreiie  Bond) 

HENRY  B.  PUFF       221  N.  LaSalle  St.,  Chicago.  111. 

MRS.  ROBERT  F.  BAKER Lindys  Lake,  R.  D.,  Butler,  N.  J. 

(Honey  Rliincsmith) 
MISS  ELIZABETH  RICHERS,  332  N.  Lansdowne  Ave..  Lansdownc. 

Pa. 
MRS.  C.  FRED  MOORE,  Alden  Park  Manor,  Germantown,  Pliila.,  Pa. 

(Nancv  Wooliliiig) 

J.  DUIM.FY  WALDNER    613  Fernwood  Ave..  Emmaus.  Pa. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  HARSHBARGER 206  2nd  St.,  Huntingdon,  Pa. 

(Jeanne  Phillips) 

THOMAS  J.  QUIGLEY  1857  Union  Commerce  Bldg..  Cleveland.  0. 

RAYMOND  TYLER  66B  Lancaster  Court  Apts.,  Wilmington,  Del. 

MRS.  G.  RICHARD  ATHERLEY,  306  S.  Harrison  St.,  E.  Orange,  N.  J. 

(Joann  Golightly) 

ROBERT  CAMAC  130  Poplar  Ave.,  Wayne,  Pa. 

MARILYN  HARER 505  Columbia  Ave.,  Lansdale,  Pa. 

DONALD  L.  DAVIDSON  1205  Olive  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

JOHN  M  AF.BY    4803  Fleet  St..  Baltimore,  Md. 

DONALD  IlKOWN  30  Vernon  Rd.,  Pittsburgh  2H,  Pa. 

MLsS  ITtANCES  WILKINS,  Boston  House,  17th  and  Mass.  Ave.,  N. 
W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 


Dept.  of  the  E.  I.  DuPont  de  Nemours 
Co.  after  21  years  of  service.  Dr.  Bol- 
ton has  served  as  a  Trustee  of  Buck- 
nell  University  since  1937.  His  address 
is   2310   W'.    nth   St.,   Wilmington,   Del. 

Aelfric  James,  Sr.,  a  teacher  in  East- 
on  schools  for  the  past  thirty-two  years 
died  June  6,  1951,  after  an  illness  of 
several  weeks  at  the  age  cf  63. 

Aelfric  graduated  from  Bucknell  in 
1908  at  the  age  of  17  years  and  devoted 
his  lifetime  to  teaching  and  the  teach- 
ing profession.  Lcng  active  in  the  Pa. 
State  Ed.  Assn.  and  the  Nat'I.  Ed.  Assn., 
he  served  most  recently  as  director  of 
the  Dept.  of  Science  Instruction  of  the 
Nat'I  Ed.  Assn.  for  the  State  of  Pa.  Mr. 
James  was  a  member  of  many  organi- 
zations. 

He  was  active  in  alumni  affairs  of 
Bucknell  for  many  years  and  was  a 
frequent  attendant  at  the  Bucknell 
Luncheon  held  each  December  in  Har- 
risburg  in  connection  with  the  conven- 
tion of  the  Pa.  State  Ed.  Assn.  Just 
ten  days  before  he  was  taken  ill,  he 
attended  the  meeting  of  the  Lehigh 
Valley  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  held  in 
Allentown. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Mrs.  Hel- 
en Carey  James  and  iive  sons,  one  of 
whom  is  Malcolm  Jones  '41. 

CLASS  OF  1909 

George  Ballets  of  824  13th  Avenue, 
N.  W.,  Largo,  Fla.  was  elected  president 
of  the  ever-active  Bucknell  Alumni 
Club  of  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  He  and 
his  wife  are  spending  the  summer  in 
Pennsylvania,  principally  in  Sunbury. 

CLASS  OF  1910 

(See  Note  Page  22) 

SEPTEMBER    1951 


CLASS  OF  1911 

(See  Page  12) 

CLASS  OF  1912 

"Buck"  Shott  has  assumed  his  new 
duties.  He  bosses  just  the  same  as 
Frank  Davis  "May  I  suggest  that  you 
keep  your  stories  reasonably  short." 

This  time  I  didn't  need  to  be  told  be- 
cause I  have  only  two  deaths  to  report. 
It's  strange  but  I  never  have  given 
much  thought  to  the  members  of  our 
cla?s  leaving  us.  In  the  June  issue  I 
reported  the  death  of  Oliver  S.  Delan- 
cey.  Now  I  must  report  the  deaths  of 
NeUie  Berie  (Mrs.  Daniel  Wetzel)  and 
Frederick  V.  Rcckey. 

Nellie  Ruth  Berie,  wife  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Daniel  J.  Wetzel,  died  May  31  at 
her  home  in  Reading.  Her  husband  is 
pastor  of  the  First  Reformed  Church. 
Mrs.  Wetzel  was  graduated  from  Union 
Seminary,  New  Berlin,  and  from  Buck- 
nell. Surviving  are  her  husband  and 
two  daughters. 

I  saw  Nellie  in  1946  at  the  Centennial 
reunion.  We  sat  at  the  1912  table  in 
the  Women's  Dining  Hall.  She  wanted 
to  come  back  for  our  35th  reunion  but 
on  that  date  was  attending  the  gradu- 
ation exercises  of  her  daughter. 

Frederick  Valentine  Rcckey  died  at 
his  home  in  Camp  Hill  on  June  5,  1951, 
after  a  lingering  illness.  Fred  was  born 
in  Lebanon,  son  of  the  late  John  L.  and 
Elizabeth  Houck  Rocky  and  was  a 
grandson  of  Dr.  Harry  Houck,  deputy 
superintendent  of  public  instruction 
and  secretary  of  internal  affairs,  and  a 
direct  descendant  of  Anthony  Stiegel, 
brother  of  Baron  Stiegel,  famed  glass- 
maker.  He  was  a  partner  in  the  insur- 
ance firm  of  Henry  and  Rocky,  Harris- 


burg,  but  had  taught  school  and  been 
principal  of  Camp  Hill  High  School 
before    entering    business. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife  Mrs.  Mari- 
eta  Hummel  Rcckey;  and  a  daughter, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Fagar,  wife  of  Dr.  Jo- 
seph Fagar. 

In  school  Fred  was  ,1ust  an  acquain- 
tance and  school  mate  but  working  with 
him  on  the  1947  reunion  committee  we 
became  very  close  friends. 

Our  deepest  sympathy  from  the  Class 
of  1912  to  the  families  and  loved  ones 
of  Nellie  and  Fred. 

CLASS  OF  1913 
Bright  W.  Beck  retired  in  June  from 
the  faculty  of  Kutztown  State  Teach- 
ers College. 

CLASS  OF  1914 
Wilma  Knapp  Morrow  gives  as  her 
address  Cleveland  State  Hospital,  Tur- 
ney  Road,  Cleveland  5,  Ohio.  She 
writes  that  during  the  past  four  years 
she  has  been  working  under  the  super- 
vision of  her  husband  who  is  head  of 
the  Occupational  Therapy  Dept.  of  the 
Cleveland  State  Hospital.  She  is  in 
charge  of  the  Women's  Convalescent 
Unit  and  works  with  fifty  to  sixty  wo- 
men for  whom  the  doctors  prescribe 
Occupational  Therapy.  These  women 
are  taught  needlecrafts,  garment  con- 
struction, weaving,  ceramics,  painting, 
etc.,  according  to  the  needs  of  the  in- 
dividual. 

CLASS  OF  1915 

(See  Note  Page  22) 

CLASS  OF  1916 

(See  Pages  12-13) 

CLASSES  OF  1917-1918 

(See  Note  Page  22) 

CLASS  OF  1919 

Come  on  Class  of  1919 — let  us  hear 
from  you! 

Harry  Andrews,  418  Park  St.,  York, 
Pa.,  has  been  in  York  ever  since  gradu- 
ation. He  is  now  connected  with  the 
Julius  Music  House  in  that  city  and 
directs  the  Chancel  Choir  of  Advent 
Lutheran  Church.  His  wife  is  the  for- 
mer Florence  Renn  of  Milton.  They 
lost  a  son,  a  lieutenant  in  the  Air  Force, 
in  the  last  war,  and  they  have  a  daugh- 
ter, Florence. 

Mrs.  John  W.  Rudin  (Miriam  Bridge) 
lives  at  250  New  St.,  Belleville  9,  N.  J. 
She  is  really  "living  up"  to  Bucknell's 
philosophy  of  "service  to  one's  commu- 
nity." She  is  active  in  the  PTA,  Belle- 
ville Foundation  Scholarship  Fund,  Co- 
chairman  of  the  Literature  Dept.  of  Wo- 
man's Club,  member  of  Planning  Com- 
mittee for  new  Lutheran  Hospital.  Her 
husband  is  the  head  of  the  engineering 
for  the  Continental  Electric  Co.,  Inc. 
One  daughter,  Janet,  is  a  junior  in  high 
school. 

Weber  L.  Gerhart,  Jr.  is  married  to 
Sara  M.  Reed,  also  of  Lewisburg  and 
Bucknell,  Class  of  '26.  Their  son,  15, 
is  now  playing  high  school  junior  var- 
sity basketball.  Weber  is  cashier  of  the 
Union  National  Bank  of  Lewisburg  and 
is  active  in  outdoor  sports,  golf,  hunting 
and  fishing.  The  (Jerharts  reside  at 
909  Market  St. 

Mary  E.  Grove  is  back  close  to  her 
old  home  after  a  round  of  army  camps 
in  the  Second  World  War  —  Valley 
Forge,  Walter  Reed,  Camp  Pickett,  Fort 
Meade,  and  Brooks  General  Hospital, 
San  Antonio.  She  now  is  instructress 
of  nurses  at  Laurelton  State  Village. 

Mrs.  S.  Walter  Chandler,  nee  Susan- 
nah Grove  is  back  right  where  she 
started.  West  Milton.     She  and  hubby 

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recently  returned  from  an  18  month's 
sojourn  in  England  with  eyes  next  on 
California  and  Mexico. 

James  Russell  Herman,  secretary  of 
the  Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Co., 
died  July  10,  1951,  at  his  home  at  218 
Phelps  Road.  Ridgewood,  N.  J. 

Born  in  1898  in  Edwardsville,  Pa.,  Jim 
graduated  in  1919  summa  cum  laude, 
winning  the  Kane  Commencement  prize 
for  oratory.  His  school  activities  in- 
cluded Editor  -  in  -  chief  of  L'Agenda, 
Bucknellian  Staff,  Cap  and  Dagger,  Glee 
Club,  Orchestra,  and  Senior  Class  Play. 
His  college  course  was  interrupted  by 
service  in  World  War  I  at  Plattsburg, 
Bucknell  SATC,  and  Ft.  Monroe. 

After  graduation  he  taught  one  year 
at  Ridgewood  High  School  and  then  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Metropolitan 
Life  Insurance  Co.  His  advancement 
through  positions  of  increasing  respon- 
sibility was  rapid,  and  in  1927 — less  than 
seven  years  after  entering  the  Com- 
pany's service — he  was  made  an  Officer 
of  the  Company  with  the  title  of  Assis- 
tant Actuary.  His  entire  experience 
with  the  Company  was  in  the  acturial 
work  until  his  advancement  to  secre- 
tary of  the  Company  in  1946. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Mrs.  Ruth 
Reynolds  Herman,  and  two  sons, 
Charles  Reynolds  Herman  '50  and  J. 
Russell  Herman,  Jr. 

Raymond  D.  Kline,  residing  in  Win- 
fleld,  has  a  wholesale  meat  and  poultry 
business  established  in  1931.  He  mar- 
ried Marie  Rogers  of  Oil  City  in  1938. 
He  coached  and  taught  for  five  years 
after  graduation  and  sold  securities  in 
Pittsburgh  for  seven  years.  He  is  a 
member  of  Kappa  Sigma,  a  director  of 
the  Union  National  Bank  in  Lewisburg, 
and  belongs  to  various  Masonic  bodies. 

Mrs.  Arch  A.  Owen,  Jr.  (Elizabeth 
Spyker)  and  her  family — husband  and 
two  sons— live  at  107  S.  4th  St.,  Lewis- 
burg. The  older  son.  Arch  3rd,  is  a 
freshman  at  Bucknell  in  chemical  engi- 
neering, pledged  to  Phi  Gamma  Delta; 
the  other,  Henry,  is  a  junior  in  high 
school.  Mr.  Owen  is  project  engineer 
with  the  Pa.  Highway  Dept. 

The  former  Catherine  Thompson  died 
October  2,  1950,  following  an  illness  of 
six  months.  A  native  of  Mifflin  County, 
she  was  formerly  a  teacher  in  the 
Reedsville  High  School.  Surviving  are 
her  husband,  Clarence  B.  Moore  '21,  her 
mother,   two  brothers   and  two  sisters. 

Charles  Wainwright  x'19  is  still  liv- 
ing at  Lewisburg  with  his  wife,  former- 
ly Myrl  Griffith  and  his  two  daughters, 
Lois,  19,  who  works  at  the  Evangelical 
Hospital  and  Beverly,  16.  Mr.  Wain- 
wright is  employed  by  the  Buffalo  Val- 
ley Motor  and  Equipment  Co. 

CLASS  OF  1920 
'Walter  L.  Lees  has  been  appointed 
assistant  vice-president  in  charge  of 
public  relations  of  the  Bell  Telephone 
Co.,  of  Pennsylvania.  He  resides  at 
2601  Parkway,  Philadelphia. 

CLASS  OF  1921 

(See  Page  13) 

CLASS  OF  1922 

Plans  are  already  underway  for  our 
big  30th-year  reunion  next  June.  Presi- 
dent Finley  Keech  has  appointed  Dr. 
Mark  Gass  and  "yours  truly"  as  co- 
chairmen,  the  other  members  of  the 
committee  are  Arthur  Gardner  and  Doc 
Lowry.  The  first  meeting  of  this  com- 
mittee was  held  in  August.  It  is  tenta- 
tively planned  to  publish  a  new  class 
directory.  The  committee  will  welcome 
any  suggestions  and  news  you  may 
have  to  help  make  this  reunion  one  of 
our  best. 

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Bright  Greiner  visited  Bucknell  in 
February  to  renew  acquaintance  with 
the  campus  scenes.  He  is  now  principal 
of  the  high  school  at  Taos,  N.  Mex.  He 
was  on  his  way  home  from  the  conven- 
tion of  the  National  Association  of  Sec- 
ondary-School Principals  in  New  York. 

CLASS  OF  1923 

Last  March  this  class  lost  one  of  its 
finest  members  in  the  person  of  Ed- 
mund P.  Coe.  From  graduation  until 
the  time  of  his  death  he  had  been  a 
teacher  in  boys  secondary  schools  with 
the  exception  of  a  four  year  period 
(1943-47)  when  he  served  as  a  lieuten- 
ant commander  in  the  U.  S.  N,  R.,  at  the 
termination  of  this  service  he  returned 
to  Cheshire  Academy,  Cheshire,  Conn. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  two  broth- 
ers, and  two  sisters. 

CLASS  OF  1924 

Wendell  Woodside  has  just  added  an- 
other activity  to  his  steady  jobs  as  Di- 
rector of  Journalism,  Summit  (N.  J.) 
High  School  and  editorial  staff  writer 
on  the  Summit  Herald.  He  has  been 
elected  governor  of  District  16E,  In- 
ternational Association  of  Lions  Clubs, 
serving  31  clubs  in  Essex  and  Union 
counties.  Woody  finds  time  to  write  for 
The  School  Press  Review,  journal  of 
the  Columbia  Scholastic  Press  Associ- 
ation. The  Woodside  children  cover  a 
lot  of  territory  too,  the  eldest  son  being 
on  a  geology  field  trip  in  New  Mexico, 
the  second  son  is  stationed  at  Fairbanks 
Field,  Alaska  with  the  air  force,  the 
third  son  is  a  senior  at  Bucknell,  and 
Patricia  is  at  home. 

CLASS   OF   1925 

Dr.  Clair  Spangler  was  recently  ap- 
pointed medical  director  of  Reading 
Hospital  succeeding  Dr.  E.  D.  Funk, 
who  is  retiring.  Spangler  has  been  as- 
sociate medical  director  for  the  past 
five  years.  Clair  has  been  secretary  of 
the  Berks  County  Medical  Society  for 
15  years.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the  Ameri- 
can College  of  Physicians  and  the 
American  Medical  Association;  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Heart  Association, 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Medical  Society, 
and  the  Berks  County  Chapter  of  the 
American  Red  Cross.  Spangler  is  one 
of  our  most  active  Alumni,  having  been 
president  of  the  Berks  County  Buck- 
nell Alumni  Club  and  president  of  the 
Class  of  1925,  which  held  in  June,  1950, 
the  largest  reunion  of  recent  years. 

CLASS  OF  1926 

(See  Page  12) 

CLASS  OF  1927 

The  old  saw  "no  news  is  good  news" 
works  adversely  for  class  reporters. 
Would  any  of  you  consider  the  one 
penny  expenditure  for  a  U.  S.  govern- 
ment post  card  on  which  to  impart  your 
whereabouts  and  doings?  If  any  be  so 
minded,  thank  you  in  advance. 

Paul  M.  Johnston  was  transferred 
from  the  Corps  of  Engineers,  U.  S.  Army 
at  Sacramento,  Calif.,  to  Military  Ge- 
ology Branch,  U.  S.  Geological  Survey, 
Wash.  25,  D.  C.  He  can  be  reached  at 
his  home  address,  7307  Maple  Avenue, 
Takoma  Park  Station,  Wash.   12,  D.  C. 

CLASS  OF  1928 

Considerable  space  in  the  November 
1950,  issue  of  Department  of  Internal 
Affairs  is  given  to  an  article,  "Municipal 
Airport  Tort  Liability  Outlined",  by 
S.  Cober  Braucher,  deputy  secretary  of 
internal  affairs  for  the  Commonwealth 
of  Pennsylvania. 


CLASS  OF  1929 
J.  Roy  Goodlander  has  been  named 
to  the  position  of  Coordinator  of  In- 
dustrial Relations  by  the  New  York 
and  Pennsylvania  Company  at  Lock 
Haven.  Roy  has  been  associated  with 
this  firm  since  1937. 

CLASS  OF  1930 
(See  Note  Page  22) 

CLASS  OF  1931 
Justin  Jay  Brumbaugh,  former  Buck- 
nell University  football  star,  died  from 
a  brain  tumor  on  July  3,  1951,  at  the 
Mayo  Clinic,  Rochester,  Minn.,  where 
he  had  been  taken  by  ambulance  plane 
from  Billings,  Mont.  He  starred  as 
quarterback  and  halfback  on  the  Bison 
gridiron  teams  under  Coach  Carl  Snave- 
ly,  and  gained  national  reputation  for 
his  right  and  left-handed  forward  pass 
throwing  ability.  He  was  awarded  the 
bachelor  of  science  degree  in  Mechani- 
cal Engineering,  and  for  a  number  of 
years  was  employed  by  the  Foster- 
Wheeler  Corporation.  He  is  survived 
by  his  wife,  the  former  Sarah  McCay. 

CLASSES  OF  1932-1933 

(See  Note  Page  22) 

CLASS  OF  1934 

May  I  again  appeal  to  you  to  send 
me  any  news  of  yourselves?  It  may  not 
seem  important  to  you  but  it  is  fun  and 
interesting  for  the  rest  of  us  to  read 
about  your  successes  and  your  families 
and  to  know  where  you  are  living. 
Perhaps  you  have  a  Bucknell  friend  in 
your  neighborhood  waiting  to  see  you 
and  through  this  column  he  or  she  may 
find  you.  If  you  don't  see  the  item 
right  away  remember  that  the  space  in 
the  Alumni  publication  is  limited. 

Some  time  ago  I  received  a  wonderful 
letter  from  William  P.  Soger,  M.D.,  who 
is  not  only  associate  medical  director 
cf  Sharpe  and  Dohme  Medical  Research 
Division  but  a  faculty  meinber  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  School  of 
Medicine  and  Graduate  School  of  Medi- 
c'ns.  He  directs  research  endeavors 
of  the  Medical  Research  Division  and 
does  clinical  research  himself  as  head 
cf  the  Section  of  Infectious  Diseases  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  Hos- 
pital. He  contributes  greatly  to  medi- 
cal literature  and  he  has  been  working 
with  some  interesting  medicines.  Bill 
tells  me  he  married  a  girl  from  Rich- 
mond, Va.  and  has  two  swell  boys.  One 
is  six  and  the  other  almost  five.  They 
are  living  at  7237  Bradford  Rd.,  Upper 
Darby. 

CLASS  OF  1935 
Charles  S.  Jackson  is  guidance  coun- 
selor at  the  Clifton,  N.  J.  High  School. 
Charles  also  has  begun  a  course  of  study 
at  the  Seton  Hall  University  School  of 
Law. 

CLASS  OF  1936 

(See  Page  25) 

CLASSES  OF  1937-38-39-40 

(See  Note  Page  22) 

CLASS  OF  1941 

Alice  Bee  was  married  to  James  Cor- 
coran in  Los  Angeles,  September  23, 
1950.  Their  son,  Michael  Edward,  was 
born  July  4,  1951.  They  are  now  resid- 
ing at  1328  Palos  Verdes  Drive  West, 
Palos  Verdes,  Calif. 

CLASS  OF  1942 

(See  Note  Page  22) 

CLASS  OF  1943 

Letters  this  time  from  Ruth  Rider 
Smallwood,    Alice    Leutner    Rowland, 

SEPTEMBER      1951 


and  Bill  Thomas  bring  latest  news  from 
their  respective  households.  Ruth  and 
Beezie,  with  daughters  Lacy  age  8  and 
Pamela  born  June  2nd,  and  a  son  Rob- 
ert age  5,  live  at  93  Oswego  St.,  Bald- 
winsville,  N.  Y.  Bill's  big  news  is  that 
on  June  9,  he  was  married  to  Barbara 
Ann  Yowler  of  Harrisburg.  Among 
the  wedding  party  were  brothers  Clair 
'47  and  Donald  '46,  and  Herbert  V.  Jor- 
dan, Jr.  His  new  address  is  327  N.  Duke 
St.,  Lancaster.  Herb  Jordan  himself 
was  married  on  May  26  to  Loretta 
Sweigert. 

CLASS  OF  1944 

Miss  Nancy  Lightner  became  the 
bride  of  Frank  Fekete,  Jr.,  recently. 
They  will  reside  in  Pittsburgh. 

CLASS  OF  1945 

(See  Note  Page  22) 

CLASS  OF  1946 

Some  time  in  March  I  sent  a  bit  of 
news  to  John  Shott,  and  tacked  on  a 
query  about  the  death  of  news  about 
the  Class  of  '46.  Almost  by  return  mail 
I  got  a  letter  saying  in  polite  terms  the 
equivalent  of  "If  you  don't  like  it,  why 
don't  you  do  something  about  it?"  So, 
now  that  I  have  stuck  my  neck  out,  how 
about  some  news  from  the  rest  of  you? 
It  won't  take  five  minutes  to  fill  a  penny 
post  card  with  information. 

CLASS  OF  1947 
Future  BucknelUans:  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Albert  Kazary  (Anna  May  Gold)  an- 
nounce the  birth  of  their  second  son, 
John  Charles.  Anna  is  the  daughter  of 
Prof,  and  Mrs.  John  S.  Gold.  The  Kaz- 
arys  live  in  Moorestown,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1948 

David  M.  Baker,  Washington,  D.  C, 
has  been  admitted  to  the  bar  there.  He 
is  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Neil 
Baker  of  Lewisburg. 

CLASS  OF  1949 

Betsy  Albert  reports  that  she  was 
married  on  March  24,  1951  to  Paul  A. 
Perry.  Her  attendant  was  Cvnthia  A. 
Bobb  '50.  The  Parrys  reside  at  119 
Hamilton  Ave.,  Glen  Rock,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1950 

I  am  leaving  on  August  7th  via  T"WA 
for  Frankfurt,  Germany.  As  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Foreign  Service,  I  will  work 
in  Germany  for  two  years  with  the  In- 
formation Service.  My  temporary  ad- 
dress is:  HICOG.  New  Arrivals  Section, 
APO  757-A,  CO  Post  Master,  New  York, 
N.  Y.— Sally  Angle. 

CLASS  OF  1951 

Ted  Brown  is  working  for  Turner 
Construction  Company  in  Windsor 
Lock,  Conn.  His  address  is  78  Main 
Street. 

(Continued  in  October  Issue) 


Class  Reunion  Reports 

(Continued  from  I'age  13) 

the  number  was  swelled  by  quite  a  few 
late-comers.  (As  far  as  it  is  possible  to 
determine,  11  members  of  the  Class  of 
1931,  along  with  an  estimated  equal  num- 
ber of  members  of  their  families,  attended 
at  least  some  part,  if  not  all,  of  the  class 
reunion). 

The  pleasant  business  of  getting  reac- 
quainted  started  all  over  again,  and  when 
the  afternoon  had  drawn  to  a  close,  friends 
were   still  reluctant  to  say  good-bye. 

Five  j'ears  seems  a  long  time  to  wait 
for    another    get-together    as    fine    as    the 

SEPTEMBER    1951 


one  we  have  just  experienced,  but  when 
1956  arrives,  let's  hope  that  every  mem- 
ber of  the  class  will  be  on  hand  to  make 
our  twenty-fifth  reunion  the  most  com- 
plete one  we've  ever  had. 

— Pat  Newsham  Truxel 

1936 

At  the  Alumni  Luncheon,  the  Class  of 
'36  had  a  total  of  41  present,  and  everyone 
had  an  enjoyable  time  checking  on  the  ac- 
tivities of  classmates.  With  the  exception 
of  a  few  bald  spots  and  Lee  Rohde's 
waistline,  we  all  agreed  that  we  could 
readily  be  mistaken  for  undergraduates.  It 
was  observed,  however,  that  everyone  pre- 
ferred driving  around  the  campus  to  walk- 
ing. Fortunately,  the  Alumni  Parade  from 
the  Lit  Building  to  the  G^mi  was  down 
hill. 

.\t  the  Class  meeting,  it  was  agreed  that 
steps  should  be  taken  to  obtain  more  news 
regarding  the  activities  of  the  Class  of  '36 
in  The  Bucknell  Alumnus. 

It  was  decided  to  have  a  committee  ap- 
pointed, made  up  of  active  members  of 
various  geographical  locations,  to  obtain 
news  items  relative  to  classmates  and  their 
localities,  which  would  be  forwarded  for 
publication.  We  would  also  like  to  urge 
all  class  members  to  forward  interesting 
items  to  our  class  reporter,  IVIrs.  Thomas 
Roberts  (Eleanor  Chapin),  139  W.  Shaw- 
nee Ave.,  Plymouth,  Pa. 

We  all  agreed  to  return  for  Homecom- 
ing this  fall,  and  if  enough  interest  is  evi- 
denced, we  will  endeavor  to  arrange  a 
class  get-together  at  that  time. 

— Charles  F.  Kottcamp. 

1941 

A  total  of  il  members  of  the  Class  of 
1941  registered  for  the  reunion.  We  were 
glad  to  see  each  other  again  after  ten  years 
but  missed  those  members  who  could  not 
be  in  Lewisburg  for  the  weekend.  It  was 
a  real  pleasure  to  receive  a  messa.ge  from 
John  R.  Lepke  in  faraway  South  Africa 
and  from  John  Zeller  who  is  stationed  in 
the  Armed  Services  at  Camp  Polk,  Louisi- 
ana, as  well  as  from  Dick  Biddle  in  Ala- 
bama and  from  Mrs.  Ralph  S.  Liven,good 
(Jean  E.  Heckler)  who  has  just  changed 
her  address  to   Perkasie,   Pa. 

Some  kind  of  record  was  set  when 
twenty-three  attending  our  reunion  re- 
ported a  total  of  47  children  including  the 
twin  boys  of  the  Robert  F.  Stones  (Janet 
D.   Roy). 

Officers  selected  for  the  class  were; 
president,  Raymond  H.  Armor;  vice-presi- 
dent. Dr.  Matthew  M.  Mansuy:  secretary 
and  class  reporter,  Mrs.  William  F.  Has- 
selberger  (Jean  P.  Steele).  1518  West- 
moreland Ave.,  Sj'racuse,  N.  Y.;  treasurer, 
Marion  Reynolds;  class  fund  manager, 
Mrs.  Robert  A.  Snvder  (Dorothv  'W. 
Derr). 

1946 

Under  the  able  leadership  of  our  re- 
union chairman.  Peggy  Thompson,  22 
members  of  the  class  met  in  our  specially 
assigned  reunion  headquarters  and  donned 
our  distinctive  1946  arm  bands.  Some- 
where along  the  waj'  to  the  picture  taking 
spot  some  of  our  members  must  have 
stra}'ed.  for  you  will  notice  that  only  16 
of  us  appear  on  the  class  photograph. 

During  the  business  session  J.  Dudley 
W'aldner  was  selected  class  president  and 
Mrs.  William  Harshbarger  (Jeanne  Phil- 
lips), 206  Second  St.,  Huntingdon,  Pa., 
was  selected  as  class  reporter.  Fred  H. 
Anderson  continues  his  faithful  service 
as  class  fund  manager. 

Of  the  six  couples  reporting  children  a 
total  of  ten  youngsters  was  recorded.  Just 
for  the  record  let's  see  how  that  figure 
stands  at  our  tenth  reunion  in   1956. 


1950 

The  Big  First  Reunion  of  the  Class  of 

1950  was  a  fine  illustration  of  what  can 
happen  to  a  reunion  organization.  You 
can  put  a  fine  organization  chart  on  paper 
and  carefully  plan  a  program  of  business 
to  be  discussed  but  when  the  returning 
Alumni  hit  the  campus  for  their  First  Re- 
union, yo-a  better  throw  the  plans  out  the 
window  for  the  boys  and  girls  have 
gathered  to  celebrate,  each  in  his  or  her 
own  special  waj',  and  celebrate  they  will. 
We  did  finally  get  thirty-four  of  them  to 
hold  still  long  enough  to  put  their  names 
on  the  registration  sheets  but  any  further 
resemblance  to  a  staid  and  ordinary  pro- 
gram is  merely  coincidental.  The  return- 
ing members  of  the  Class  of  1950  simply 
had  too  much  visiting  to  do  in  town,  on 
the  Hill,  on  the  golf  course,  and  many 
other  spots  too  numerous  to  mention,  to 
be  bothered  with  such  details  as  a  class 
picture.  Oh  yes,  we  donned  our  class  re- 
galia, beautiful  orange  and  blue  beanies; 
we  marched  in  the  parade  to  the  Davis 
Gym;  and  while  we  were  eating  that  deli- 
cious All-Alumni  Luncheon  the  photogra- 
pher did  catch  us  in  our  favorite  pose- 
eating.  Art  Rayor,  our  president,  is  keep- 
ing a  date  with  LIncle  Samuel  at  Fort 
Campbell.  Kentucky,  and  could  not  be 
present,  so  he  put  the  finger  on  Don  David- 
son to  be  acting  president.  "Fine,"  said 
Don,  "But  my  company  has  sent  me  to 
St.  Louis  and  I'll  not  be  able  to  make  the 
reunion."  So  Bob  Ervin  took  over  as  re- 
union chairman  and  gathered  together  a 
fine  reunion  committee  of  Margaret  An- 
derson, Barbara  Lenox,  Jack  Purnell,  and 
Jeanne  Spong.  So  everj'thing  looked 
great — on  paper — and  would  have  worked 
out  well  except  that  Bab  was  detained  in 
Philadelphia  at  the  last  moment  and  none 
of  the  other  committee  members  were 
alerted  to  take  over.  That's  where  Nancy 
Hitchcock,  Bill  Webber,  and  Emory 
Smith  stepped  into  the  breach  and  per- 
formed a  good  job  without  any  advance 
notice.  Many  thanks  to  them  for  giving 
up  their  reunion  fun  to  take  over  the  sell- 
ing of  tickets,  beanies,  etc.,  and  doing  the 
hundred  and  one  other  jobs  that  are  neces- 
sary to  make  a  class  reunion  click. 

We  wound  up  our  First  Reunion  "tired 
but  happy"  and  with  the  hope  that  those 
who  could  not  get  back  would  write  a 
note  to  the  Alumni  Office  describing 
present  activities. 

1951 

Technically,  the  Class  of  1951  could  not 
hold  a  reunion  but  the  soon-to-be  Alumni 
met  with  the  reuning  groups  on  the  Hill 
and  conducted  a  business  meeting  in  the 

1951  Reunion  Headquarters  in  the  new 
Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library.  LTnlike 
the  gallivanting  '50ers  (see  above)  we  ac- 
tualh'  completed  our  assigned  business 
tasks.  Our  Alumni  class  organization  was 
elected  and  a  full  report  of  those  chosen 
will  be  found  in  a  special  article  in  this 
issue  of  The  Bucknell  Alumnus.     Con- 

.•  suit  it  now  and  then  and  save  it  so  you  will 
know  where  to  send  those  news  items  about 
yourself  and  other  members  of  the  class  you 
meet  in  your  travels.  Those  who  are  keep- 
ing dates  with  Uncle  Sam  are  urged  to  drop 
a  post  card  to  the  Alumni  Ofiice  when  each 
change  of  address  occurs.  In  that  way  The 
Bltcknell  Alumnus  will  reach  you  at  your 
latest  address  promptly. 

Eighty-five  members  of  the  class  attended 
the  All-Alumni  Luncheon  in  the  Davis  Gym 
and  man}'  were  accompanied  by  their  parents. 
All  agreed  that  the  way  to  start  being  a 
loyal  Alumnus  is  to  attend  the  Alumni  Re- 
union at  graduation  time,  and  that,  while 
our  paths  will  lead  in  many  directions  this 
first  3'ear.  our  footsteps  will  turn  to  Lewis- 
burg in  June.  1952,  for  our  BIG  FIRST 
REUNION. 

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EDITORIAL 


The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March,  April, 

June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell  University, 

Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  President,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbun'.  N.  J. 

CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  First  rice-President 

360  Bond  St.,  Bridgeport  8,  Conn. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  KELLY   (Emily  Devine  '21),  Second  Vice-President 

1569  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New  York  62,  N.  Y. 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer 35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

JOHN  H.  SHOTT  x'22,  Secretary  and  Editor 

116  Faculty  Court,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Board  of  Directors 
EUGENE  D.  CARSTATER  '26,  R.  D.  1,  Falls  Church,  Va.  (1952) 
HOWARD  V.  FISHER  '13,  1319  Reading  Blvd.,  Wyomissing,  Pa.  (1952) 
HARRY  F.  HARTZEL  x'08,  Maydwell  &  Hartzel,  Inc.,  158-168  11th  St.,  San 

Francisco,  Calif.  (1952) 
MRS.  T.  JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '26),  1021  Highmont  Rd., 

Pittsburgh  32,  Pa.  (1952) 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  360  Bond  St.,  Bridgeport  8,  Conn.  (1952) 
I.  H.  MARANTZ  '48,  164  E.  83rd  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  x'25,  501  Bloom  St.,  Danville,  Pa.  (1053) 
MRS.  THOMAS  B.  SEAR  (Rita  Holbrook  '37),  185  Elmore  Rd.,  Monroe  Mea- 
dows, Brighton,  Rochester  10,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '20.  2107  Wharton  Rd.,  Glenside,  Pa.  (1953) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.  (1953) 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '29,  606  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa.  (1954) 
DANIEL  M.  ROOP  '45,  38  Fells  Rd.,  Winchester,  Mass.   (1954) 
MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Devine  '21),  1569  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New  York 

City  62,  N.  Y.  (1954) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23,  Box  226,  Vineland,  N.  J.  (1954) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 


(     )  Year  Term  Expires. 

Member — American  .\lumni  Council 


Dear  Alumni: 

As  we  remove  the  name  of  Frank  G.  Daz'is,  Editor, 
from  our  masthead,  we  are  sorely  tempted  to  retain  his 
name  there  as  Editor  Emeritus.  But  Frank  is  much  too 
active  a  person  to  be  happy  with  the  Emeritus  title. 

However,  Frank  mil  be  on  our  Editorial  Staff  in  an 
adznsory  capacity.  Over  the  years  he  and  his  good  wife, 
Bess,  Bob  Megargel  '49,  of  the  Sports  Publicity  Depart- 
ment and  Mrs.  Berenice  Ohl  Bennett,  assisted  by  40 
class  reporters  and  hundreds  of  interested  Alumni  have 
brought  The  Bucknell  Alumnus  to  a  high  place  among 
the  first  ten  in  college  alumni  magazines.  This  fine  posi- 
tion was  attained  only  through  painstaking  efforts  and 
we  certainly  shall  lean  heavily  on  the  wise  guidance  and 
sound  counsel  that  Frank  has  already  given  us  in  our 
first  six  months  in  the  Alumni  Office. 

From,  nozv  on  the  responsibilities  of  editorship  tvill  rest 
on  our  shoulders.  There  will  be  mistakes  of  omission 
and  commission.  When  you  see  errors  in  the  magazine, 
will  you  please  write  the  editor.  If  we  receive  no  cor- 
respondence concerning  the  contents  of  The  Bucknell 
Alumnus,  we  will  knozv  we  have  missed  the  mark  for 
then  the  indication  is  clear  that  the  magazine  is  uninter- 
esting and  is  not  being  read. 

Here  is  one  of  many  testimonials  reaching  the  Alumni 
Office  constantly  indicating  the  high  regard  Alumni  feel 
toward  the  job  Frank  has  done: 

"Dear  Mr.  Davis: 

Congratulations  on  the  job  you  have  done 
with  THE  ALUMNUS — we  even  read  the  'fine 
print'  and  we're  so  happy  ivhen  the  time  comes 
for  it  to  arrive." 

Sincerely, 
Mrs.  Bushnell  Fullerton  (Lois- A.  Miller  '4/) 
1532  Grain  St.,  Evanston,  Illinois 

At  the  moment  we  have  no  great  plan  for  revolution- 
ary changes  in  editorial  content  or  policy.  We  will  be 
happy  to  hold  The  Bucknell  Alumnus  on  the  same  high 
plane  of  quality  that  Frank  and  his  editorial  assistants 


have  attained. 


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Sincerely, 


John  H.  Shott 


Class  of  1951  Alumni  Officers 

One  of  the  last  items  of  official  business  transacted 
by  the  Class  of  1951  before  graduation  was  the  selection 
of  oiScers  to  lead  the  class  in  Alumni  affairs.  Members 
of  the  class  should  keep  this  list  handy  for  use  in  sending 
messages  to  the  class  reporters  concerning  marriages, 
changes  of  address,  children  born,  promotions,  etc.  Don't 
forget  that  your  big  First  Reunion  on  the  campus  will  be 
coming  up  in  June,  1952.  Local  Alumni  club  officers  will 
do  well  to  note  the  names  of  graduates  in  their  areas  so 
that  the  members  of  the  Class  of  1951  will  be  included  in 
the  planning  of  the  club  meetings. ,  Members  of  the  Class 
of  1951  have  been  receiving  The  Bucknell  Alumnus 
during  their  senior  year  and  are  well  prepared  and  eager 
to  become  a  part  of  the  Alumni  organization.  Here  are  the 
officers  chosen  on  Saturday,  June  9,  1951 :  president,  John 
Maeby,  4803  Fleet  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. ;  vice-president, 
George  Woodward,  Jr.,  620  Alexander  Street,  Greens- 
burg,  Pa. ;  secretary,  Sylvia  Harbaugh,  1849  Hamilton 
Street,  Allentown,  Pa. ;  treasurer,  John  Hess,  321  Davis 
Road,  Llanerch,  Havertown,  Pa. ;  class  fund  manager, 
Claire  Harth,  3030  Arlington  Ave.,  New  York  63,  N.  Y.  ; 
class  reporters,  Frances  Wilkins,  Boston  House,  17th  and 
Mass.  Ave.,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.  C,  and  Donald  S. 
Brown,  30  Vernon  Drive,  Pittsburgh  28,  Pa. 

Alumni  reunion  officers  are:  Harvey  Bush,  231 
Hillcrest  Ave.,  New  Castle,  Pa.,  chairman ;  Donald  Betty, 
558  W.  Chestnut  Street,  Lancaster,  Pa. ;  Mary  Jane  Riley, 
1480  Franklin  Street,  Johnstown,  Pa.,  and  Beverly  Hall, 
Box  382,  Hartsdale,  New  York. 


Have  You  Signed  Our  Guest  Book? 

The  General  Alumni  Association  maintains  a  visitors' 
register  in  the  Alumni  Office,  116  East  Wing,  which  con- 
tains the  names  of  many  Alumni  who  have  returned  to 
the  campus.  Won't  you  come  when  you  are  on  the 
campus,  sign  the  book,  and  look  for  the  names  of  class- 
mates who  have  been  back  recently  ? 

Alumni  and  their  guests  are  urged  to  use  the  Alumni 
Office  as  their  campus  headquarters.  Stationery,  desk 
space  and  telephone  service  are  available. 

Among  those  who  have  signed  the  register  recently 
are  the  following : 

Arthur  Yon  '17,  Atlantic  City,   N.  J. 

"'Si"  Morgan  '21,  Lewisburg. 

Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '26,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

N.  C.  Fetter  '09,  Scarsdale,  N.  Y. 

Jack  Warden  '48,  Harrisburg. 

Laura  E.  McGann  '11.  Philadelphia. 

Peggy  Davis  '40,  Washington,  D.  C. 

G.  Ralph  Noble  '49,  Honey  Grove,  R.  D, 

Leon  M.  Crandell  '12,  Montgomery. 

W.  C.  Lowther  '14,  So.  Orange,  N.  J. 

M.  R.  Buffington  '15,  Millburn,  N.  J. 

John  H.  Shott  III  '50,  Summit,  N.  J. 

W.  N.  Baker  '11,  Lewisburg. 

Paul  M.  Showalter  '31,  Lewisburg. 

C.  Rutledge  '33,  Corning,  N.  Y. 

Lewis  Eyster  '17,  Sunbury. 

R.  D.  Smink  '26,  WilHamsport. 

Ralph  E.  Jones,  Jr.  '50,  Sunbury. 

Clarissa  Hamblin  '26,  Watsontown. 

Rita  Sear  '37,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Mary  J.  Harrar  '26,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

C.  Martin  Neff  '42,  Red  Lion. 

Charles  F.  Kottcamp  '36,  Pittsburgh. 

L.  E.  Lighton  '20,  Glenside. 

R.  E.  NicoDEMUS  '25,  Danville. 

L.  M.  Miers  '26,  Pittsburgh. 

E.  D.  Carstater  '26,  Falls  Church,  Va. 

Howard  C.  Miles  '26,  Valley  Stream,  N.  Y. 

T.  Jefferson  Miers  '26,  Pittsburgh. 

A.  G.  Stoughton  '24,  Washington,  D.  C. 

William  Bond  '45,  Kenmore,  N.  Y. 

Karl  Krug  '22,  Philadelphia. 

SEPTEMBER      1951 


Bucknell  Chair  Awarded 

At  the  June  Commencement  Ken  Slifer  was  awarded 
the  first  Bucknell  Chair.  The  citation  by  President 
Hildreth  follows : 

"I  now  award  to  a  member  of  the  25th  Anniversary 
Class,  Mr.  Kenneth  W.  Slifer,  Class  of  1926,  of  Wood- 
bury, New  Jersey,  the  University  Award  for  this  year  in 
recognition   of   the   remarkable   and    meritorious    ser\'ice 


Kenneth  W.  Slifer  Was  Awarded  the  Buckxell  Chair. 

he  has  rendered  to  Bucknell  University  over  so  long  a 
period  of  time  as  chairman  of  the  Alumni  Fund  Com- 
mittee. It  seems  a  particularly  appropriate  award  and 
recognition  at  this  time  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  high 
standard  set  this  year  will  be  continued  in  the  future  by 
the  general  Alumni  body. 

"To  be  singled  out  by  one's  associates  and  by  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  Bucknell  University  as  deserving  of  this 
honor  is  a  tribute  which  I  believe  will  bring  well-deserved 
satisfaction  to  the  person  winning  this  award  through- 
out his  or  her  life,  and  Bucknell  University  is  indeed 
fortunate  to  have  among  its  Alumni  one  who  is  so  deserv- 
ing of  such  an  honor.  M}'  congratulations  to  him  person- 
ally and  to  the  Class  of  1926  for  having  such  an  outstand- 
ing member  on  its  rolls." 

Rev.  D.  Hobart  Evans  '21 

(Continued  from  Page  10) 

pressive  reading  of  Dr.  Henry  VanDyke's  stories,  "The 
Other  Wise  Man,"  "The  Mansion,"  and  "The  Lost 
World."  From  1939  to  1948  Mr.  Evans  appeared  eight 
times  for  this  special  service  for  undergraduates.  Mr. 
Evans  has  also  served  Bucknell  as  a  representative  of  the 
University  on  the  occasion  of  the  inauguration  of  presi- 
dents of  colleges  in  ^Maryland.  In  1945  he  was  inducted 
into  the  Bucknell  Chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

In  Presbyterian  circles  he  has  served  as  moderator  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Washington  City  and  moderator  of  the 
S)'nod  of    Baltimore. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Evans,  who  live  at  3922  Madison  Street, 
Hyattsville,  Man,'land,  have  two  children,  David  Hobart, 
Jr.  and  Diana  Ruth. 

Steve  Roberts  '32 

(Continued  from  Page  19) 

first  year  and  which  in  this,  its  third  year,  has  totaled  over 
$50,000  in  gifts  from  over  600  donors. 

While   in   Beaver   Dam,    Mr.   Roberts   was   active   in 

SEPTEMBER    1951 


civic  affairs.  He  was  president  of  the  Rotary  Club, 
director  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Trustee  of  the 
Baptist  Church  and  member  of  the  Toastmasters"  Club 
and  Old  Hickory  Golf  Club. 

In  the  fall  of  1950  he  moved  to  Jacksonville,  III, 
where  he  took  a  position  in  the  admissions  department  of 
]\Iac]\Iurray  College  for  Women  from  which  point  he  was 
called  to  Perkiomen  School. 

Steve  is  married  to  Eleanore  Weddell,  also  a  Buck- 
nellian,  who  has  made  an  outstanding  contribution  in  the 
music  field  as  teacher,  composer,  and  conductor.  She 
served  on  the  music  faculty  of  MacMurray  College  in 
Jacksonville,  111.,  during  the  past  school  year.  Mrs.  Rob- 
erts' sisters.  Sue  \\'eddell  '12,  and  Peg  Weddell  Brandon 
'16,  are  also  Bucknellians,  the  latter  being  the  wife  of 
.Arthur  L.  Brandon  AM  '27,  recently  elected  by  the  Alum- 
ni to  the  Board  of  Trustees.  The  Robertses  have  two 
children,  Peggy  Sue  and  Jerry. 

Dad's  Day-October  20 

Dad's  Day  at  Bucknell  University  will  be  celebrated  on 
October  20,  1951.  There  will  be  a  meeting  of  the  Fathers' 
Association  Steering  Committee  in  the  Lewisburg  Club, 
131  Market  Street,  Lewisburg,  at  10:45  a.  m.,  followed  by 
a  luncheon  for  the  dads  at  the  Lewisburg  Club  at  12  :00 
noon.  Buffalo  University  and  Bucknell  Uni\ersity  will 
clash  in  the  Stadium  at  2  :00  p.  m.,  and  in  the  evening,  en- 
tertainment will  be  provided  for  the  parents  in  Davis  Gym- 
nasium beginning  at  8  :00  p.  m.  On  Sunday,  October  21, 
the  parents  are  invited  to  attend  the  church  of  their  choice 
in  Lewisburg.  The  mothers  are  cordially  invited  to  enjoy 
the  Dad's  Day  activities  with  the  dads.  Plan  now  to  be 
on  the  Bucknell  campus  October  20  and  21  for  Dad's  Day 
Weekend,  and  come  prepared  to  enjoy  the  cordial  and 
friendly  hospitality  of  Bucknell  University  and  Lewisburg. 
A  personal  letter  will  be  written  to  each  mother  and  dad 
by  the  Student  President  of  Student  Faculty  Congress  in- 
viting them  to  the  campus,  and  it  is  hoped  that  all  the 
parents  will  take  advantage  of  the  entertainment  prepared 
for  them  during  this  weekend.  Parents  should  ask  their 
sons  and  daughters  to  make  appropriate  room  reservations. 
The  men's  dining  hall  facilities  will  be  available  for  all 
parents. 

Four  Alumni  Among  Honorary  Degree 

(Continued  from  Page  10) 

who  has  more  friends,  who  has  been  in  closer  contact  not 
only  with  the  administration,  but  with  the  faculty,  the 
Alumni  and  the  students,  including  their  parents  .  .  .  He 
is  the  keystone  of  the  arch  concerning  nearly  ever}'  phase 
of  this  great  University's  activities.  It  is  given  to  few 
persons  to  achieve  such  a  degree  of  affection  and  admira- 
tion in  a  single  lifetime  as  that  which  he  has  achieved  in 
his  career  at  Bucknell.  He  is  most  unassuming,  but  his 
counsel  and  judgment  are  very  precious  .  .  .  Our  Treasur- 
er's record  warrants  his  University's  recognition." 

DAVID  JAMES  EVANS  '32,  Doctor  of  Divinity: 
Mr.  Evans  was  graduated  from  Crozier  Theological  Semi- 
nary in  1936.  The  same  year  he  became  pastor  of  the 
Huntingdon  Baptist  Church,  Baltimore,  where  he  re- 
mained until  1942,  at  which  time  he  went  to  the  Gordon 
Street  Baptist  Church,  Atlanta,  Georgia,  which  church  he 
still  serves.  For  almost  ten  years  Mr.  Evans  has  not  only 
directed  the  activities  of  the  largest  Baptist  Church  in  that 
city,  but -he  has  been  prominently  identified  with  the  domi- 
nation in  the  State  of  Georgia. 

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from  the  new  Alumni  President 

What  would  you  say  if  they  asked  yoti  to  talk  to  13,000  Bucknellians  in  this 
space?     Uh-huh.     So  did  I.     I  also  made  a  noise  like  a  leaking  tire.    Whoosh! 

Fortunately,  I  don't  have  to  say  very  much.  The  facts  speak  for  thevisehes. 
And  they  say  very  plainly  that  Bucknell  Spirit,  Preferred,  is  hitting  a  new  high. 

Far  more  Alinnni  attended  Commencement  than  ever  before.  The  Alumni 
Fund  jumped  ahead,  ivith  help  from  fathers  and  trustees.  A  hroader,  more  demo- 
^cratic  system  for  electing  Ahinini  trustees  was  set  up— and  a  new  Alumni  service 
award  instituted. 

Dr.  Hildreth.  Buck  Shott,  Ray  Irwin  and  others  share  the  credit  for  these  gains. 
But  much  of  it  goes  also  to  Dr.  Roy  Nlcodemus,  ivho  has  done  such  a  grand  job  as 
Alumni  President  the  past  two  years. 

Even  beyond  his  reassuring  bedside  manner,  Nick  has  a  lot  of  advantages  on  me. 
He  lives  much  closer  to  the  campus,  he's  handsome,  and  he  has  hair! 

So  if  I'm  going  to  succeed  as  Nick's  successor,  I'll  need  extra  help  from  all  of 
you.     Together,  we  can  keep  this  renewed  Alumni  spirit  going  and  growing. 

Here  are  four  specific  ivays  you  can  help: 

1.  Get  out  to  your  local  Alumni  cluh  meeting— or  pitch  in  and  plan  one. 

2.  See  that  good  candidates  are  suggested  for  Alumni  triistee  and  vote  wheri  you 
get  your  ballot. 

3.  Chip  in  regularly  to  the  Alumni  Fund— just  as  you  do  to  the  Y,  Red  Cross, 
Boy  Scouts. 

4.  Talk  Bucknell  to  promising  youngsters  who'll  be  ready  for  college  a  year  or 
two  from  now.  Bring  'em  back  with  you  to  our  BIGGEST  Homecoming, 
Nov.  3. 

If  you  do  these  things,  you'll  have  fun  all  the  way.  And  you'll  be  strengthening 
the  Bucknell  family  of  which  we're  proud  to  be  a  part. 


Thank  you.    I'm  gratefid. 


Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '26 


BUCKNELL 


ALUMNU 


DECEMRHR  1951 


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Alumni  Vagi: 

Bailey,  George   ' 7 

Coleman,  Rowland  H 10 

Cook,  Franklin  H 5 

Cook,  Robert  H 5 

Griffith,  D.  M 23 

Kccnan,  Robert  J 9 

Koch,  CJujrles  D 5 

Krice,  Daniel  H 9 

Pratt,  Robert  T 3 

Priemer,  Bernhard  A 9 

Ricker,  Sarah  Beck   17 

Shaffer,  Robert  O S 

Spotfs,  S.  Dale 4,  Back  Cover 

Stevenson,  George  S 5 

Stover,  Herbert  E 5 

Warfcl,  Harry  R 5 

Worth,  John  F Back  cover 

Alumni  Fund  Contributors     11-14 

Alumni  Growth     10 

Alumni  Guest  Book 22 

Alumni  Trustee  Timetable     10 

Another  Year — Another  Generation   ....     6 

Basketball  Schedule   23 

Board  of  Trustee  Changes  15 

Book  Shelf   5 

Bucknellians  in  Pennsylvania  Week   ....     7 

Burnia-Bucknell  Weekend   5 

Campus  Activities 

Business  Forum     4 

Editorial  Assistants   23 

Faculty  Activities    5,  23 

Fall  Enrollment  Complete    IS 

Religion-in-Life  Program    10 

Class  Reports   16-21 

Club  Activities     7 

College  Calendar  IS 

Committee  for  Constructive  Action  8 

Completed  Careers   21 

Dad's  Day    6 

Ecuador,  A  Brief  Look  at   3 

Fellowships  Awarded    6 

For  Tomorrow's  Youth 9 

Homecoming    Back  Cover 

Library  \\'eekend    4 

Looking  Backward   17,  18,  19 

Men's  Glee  Club  to  Tour 8 

Military  Science  and  Tactics  15 

Missing  Alumni     23 

Parent  Contributions 14 

Placement  News   10 

Registrar's  Itinerary    8 

See  How  We  Have  Grown  10 

Service  Addresses     22 

Sports     23 

They  Represented  Bucknell   23 

Two  Trustees  Die    15 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published  in  January,  March,  April,  June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa. 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


DECEMBER     1951 


THE 


BUCKNEll  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXVI— No.  3 


DECEMBER  1951 


A  BRIEF  LOOK  AT  LIFE  IN  ECUADOR 


Robert  Todd  Pratt,  Class  of   1949 


JUST  two  weeks  after  our  marriage,  my  wife  Nancy 
(Wellesley)  and  I  departed  from  New  York  on  the 
Grace  Lines  ship,  Santa  Cecilia.  We  were  headed  for 
Ecuador,  where  I  was  to  assume  the  duties  of  Cuhural 
Affairs  Officer  with  the  United  States  Embassy  in  Quito. 
After  ten  days  of  sailing,  via  the  Panama  Canal,  we 
reached  Guayaquil,  Ecuador's  ocean  port.  From  there 
we  flew  to  Quito,  which  is  situated  in  the  heart  of  the 
Andes  mountains  at  an  altitude  of  9500  feet.  Although 
the  trip  by  car  or  train  from  Guayaquil  to  Quito  takes  two 
days,  because  of  the  twisting,  dangerous  roads  and  rails, 
the  flight  takes  little  more  than  an  hour.  The  morning 
flights  are  simple  and  breathtaking  because  of  the  scenery, 
but  the  afternoon  flights,  when  the  clouds  almost  com- 
pletely fill  the  mountain  passes,  are  just  breathtaking, 
as  the  pilot  has  to  fly  a  tortuous  course  through  the 
mountains,  which  are  too  high  to  fly  over.  On  the 
initial  flight  to  Quito,  during  the  intervals  when  we  could 
see  the  ground,  it  was  alternately  below,  beside,  or  above 
us.  We  had  occasion  to  fly  down  to  Guayaquil  when  our 
automobile  arrived,  and  that  morning  flight  was  pleasant, 
because  no  clouds  had  3'et  formed,  and  all  of  the  famous 
snow-capped  peaks,  of  which  there  are  dozens  within 
fifty  miles  of  Quito,  were  unveiled  and  majestic.  The 
drive  from  Guayaquil  to  Quito  was  incredibly  difficult 
and  frightening,  as  the  road,  or  what  passes  for  a  road, 
is  simply  a  wide  path  cut  out  of  the  mountainside.  We 
had  to  drive  in  low  gear  most  of  the  time,  and  because 
of  the  continual  rain,  the  rear  wheels  slid  on  the  wet 
stones  and  mud,  making  the  car  swerve  from  side  to 
side.  Shortly  after  leaving  the  coastal  lowlands,  we 
were  in  the  clouds  and  rain  and  fog,  which  cut  the  visi- 
bility to  a  few  hundred  feet.  We  frequently  met  trucks 
and  buses  coming  in  the  opposite  direction,  and  it  was 
necessary  to  pull  oft'  as  close  to  the  edge  of  the  clift's 
as  possible,  in  order  to  pass  each  other.  Needless  to  say, 
when  we  finally  reached  Quito,  exhausted  and  dirty,  we 
were  thankful  to  step  out  of  the  car  onto  firm,  relatively 
level  ground. 

After  living  in  a  hotel  for  over  a  month,  we  recently 
moved  into  a  house  of  our  own,  and  the  difference  is 
very  great.  The  combined  effects  of  living  in  one  cold 
and  cavernous  room,  plus  the  ill  effects  of  the  extreme 
altitude  and  the  unusual  food,  were  most  unpleasant. 
But  our  house  is  sunny  and  warm  and  the  right  size  for 
the  two  of  us  (most  of  the  livable  houses  in  Quito  are 
on  the  enormous  side),  with  a  fine  view  of  the  magnifi- 
cent scenen,'  which  is  the  main  attraction  of  Ecuador. 
As  is  customarj'  in  Quito,  we  have  a  full-time  servant 
who  helps  with  the  cooking  and  does  most  of  the  house- 
work, all  for  the  munificent  sum  of  $12  a  month.  Flaviola 
is  neat  and  clean,  and  completed  trustworth}^ 

Although  my  Spanish  is  still  far  from  fluent,  (even 
three  years  of  it  at  Bucknell  cannot  do  that)  I  get  along 
fairly    well,    depending    upon    how    rapidly    the    natives 

DECEMBER     1951 


Robert  T.  Pr.mt  '49 

Robert  Todd  Pratt  entered  Bucknell  in  1945  after  spending 
over  3  years  in  the  Army  Air  Force.  During  twelve  months  in 
Europe,  he  completed  65  missions  over  Italy,  France,  and  Germany. 
He  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  in  June,  1949, 
and  received  his  Master's  degree  from  the  Fletcher  School  of  Law 
and  Diplomacy,  Medford,  Massachusetts.  He  is  married  to  Nancy 
Elizabeth  Davis,  a  graduate  of  Wellesley  College  and  the  Fletcher 
School,  and  is  now  on  duty  with  the  United  States  Embassy  in 
Quito,  Ecuador.  While  at  Bucknell,  Bob  was  active  in  debating, 
radio,  and  musical  organizations  and  appeared  in  Who's  ll'Iw  in 
American   Colleges,   1948-1949. 

Speak.  A  large  part  of  my  work  involves  the  interviewing 
of  prospective  candidates  for  scholarships  and  grants  at 
various  colleges  in  the  United  States,  and  I  am  forced 
to  struggle  along  with  my  limited  knowledge  of  the 
language.  Nancy  studied  French  while  she  was  at  Welles- 
ley, and  didn't  know  any  Spanish.  However,  in  the 
short  time  that  we  have  been  living  in  our  house,  she 
has  learned  to  communicate  quite  satisfactorily  with  Fla- 
viola. 

The  major  task  of  the  USIS  (U.  S.  Information  Ser- 
vice) is  to  make  the  United  States  known  to  the  people  of 
Ecuador,  and  to  combat  the  perpetual  propaganda  of 
Communism.  We  feel  that  one  way  to  do  this  is  to 
arrange  for  students  and  leaders  to  travel  to  the  United 
States  for  study  and  observation.  The  publicizing  of 
such  opportunities  and  the  arranging  for  travel  is  in  the 
hands  of  the  Cultural  Aft'airs  Officer.  In  addition,  my 
duties  include  the  distribution  of  books  and  other  printed 
materials,  and  motion  pictures,  and  the  supervision  of  the 
so-called  bi-national  center,  which  is  a  place  where  Ecua- 
doreans  can  study  English,  listen  to  music,  obtain  books, 
and  generally  become  acquainted  with  the  United  States. 
I  am  also  a  member  ex  officio  of  the  Board  of  Directors 

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of  the  American  School  in  Quito,  and  provide  radio 
programs  for  the  local  radio  stations.  The  work  is  usually 
very  interesting,  and  I  am  learning  the  business  of  the 
USIS   from  the  ground  up. 

Our  entertainment  is  generally  limited  to  parties  and 
picnics  given  by  members  of  the  American  group  living 
here,  plus  an  occasional  movie  in  town.  Unfortunately, 
central  heating  is  unknown  in  Quito,  and  as  the  tempera- 
ture at  night  always  drops  to  35  or  40  degrees,  the  theatres 
and  many  of  the  houses  arc  uncomfortably  cold.  Many 
people  in  the  States  are  surprised  to  learn  that  it  is  cold 
here.  When  our  friends  heard  that  we  were  headed  for 
Ecuador,  their  first  impression  was  that  it  must  be  ter- 
ribly hot,  since  the  country  straddles  the  Equator.  How- 
ever, the  greatest  part  of  the  population  lives  high  in  the 
mountains,  and  the  problem  is  one  of  keeping  warm, 
rather  than  cool.  During  the  day  the  temperature  reaches 
the  sixties  and  seventies,  but  every  night  down  it  goes. 
There  are  only  two  seasons  here,  wet  and  dry,  bitt  regard- 
less of  the  season,  every  morning  is  clear  and  sunny,  with 
the  afternoons  either  clear  or  rainy,  depending  upon 
the  season.  For  exercise,  the  Americans  have  organized  a 
Softball  league  composed  of  half  a  dozen  teams,  which 
play  every  Saturday.  Because  of  the  altitude,  merely 
running  from  one  base  to  another  is  an  exhausting  busi- 
ness, and  climbing  a  flight  of  stairs  makes  one  gasp  for 
breath. 

One  Sunday  a  few  weeks  ago  we  went  to  a  picnic 
at  a  ranch  fifteen  miles  north  of  the  city,  and  after  lunch 
we  drove  to  the  Equator,  which  is  marked  by  a  monu- 
ment inscribed  with  the  Zero-Zero  latitude.  One  might 
expect  a  thrill  to  be  standing  on  the  Equator,  but  that 
particular  territory  is  bleak  and  arid.  As  you  may  recall, 
this  is  earthquake  territory,  and  on  several  nights  recently, 
we  have  felt  slight  tremors,  which  are  unsettling,  to  say 
the  least.  Nevertheless,  Ecuador  is  an  interesting  coun- 
try, and  worth  a  visit. 

Buckiiell  Business  Forum 

Over  sixty  business  organizations  in  the  area  from 
Bloomsburg  to  Williamsport  have  become  charter  mem- 
bers of  the  1951-1952  Bucknell  Business  Forum.  The 
Forum,  organized  by  Dr.  Robert  D.  Henderson  and  Neil 
F.  Shiffler  of  the  faculty,  is  conducting  a  series  of  eight 
meetings  during  the  current  year  on  business  subjects  such 
as  personnel,  production,  advertising,  sales,  finance,  ac- 
counting, and  business  and  government.  Each  program 
is  preceded  by  a  plant  visitation  and  a  dinner.  At  the 
fall  meetings  the  members  were  addressed  by  Ralph 
Bradford,  International  Vice  President,  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce of  the  United  States ;  Gordon  O.  Andrews,  Assis- 
tant Director,  Employee  Relations,  E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Ne- 
mours &  Company,  and  C.  V.  Swank,  Vice  President 
in  charge  of  production,  Johnson  &  Johnson,  New  Bruns- 
wick, New  Jersey. 

During  the  balance  of  the  season  the  schedule  is  as 
follows :  January  5 — Arthur  A.  Hood.  Vice  President, 
Vance  Publishing  Corp.  and  Editor,  American  Lumber- 
man, Chicago,  111.  February  13 — J.  M.  Otter,  Vice  Presi- 
dent in  charge  of  sales,  Philco  Corp.,  Philadelphia.  March 
12 — Ray  S.  Tannehill,  Vice  President,  Finance,  Bell  Tele- 
phone Company  of  Pennsylvania.  April  16 — T.  Coleman 
Andrews,  President,  American  Institute  of  Accountants. 
May  15 — Flerman  W.  Steinkraus,  Board  Chairman  and 
President,  Bridgeport  Brass  Company,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

The  department  of  economics,  commerce  and  finance, 
is  to  be  commended  for  their  efforts  in  organizing  this 
series  of  outstanding  programs  in  the  business  field. 
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Library  Weekend 

The  formal  opening  of  the  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand 
Library  marked  the  occasion  for  an  extensive  five-day 
library  weekend  program  from  September  26  through 
September  30.  Guest  of  honor  was  Dr.  Louis  Booker 
Wright,  director  of  the  Folger  Shakespeare  Library  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  who  received  the  honorary  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Humane  Letters  at  the  annual  Convocation. 
Besides  attending  a  dinner  in  his  honor,  Dr.  Wright  also 
gave  an  address  on  "Book  Collectors — .\merican  Style" 
in  the  \'aughan  Literature  Auditorium. 

At  the  annual  Convocation  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18, 
L'niversity  Trustee  and  popular  president  of  the  Phila- 
delphia Bucknell  Alumni  Club  presented  a  bronze  tablet  to 
the  students  and  Alumni  of  the  L'niversity.  It  is  inscribed : 

"February  3  1846 

TO  THE  STUDENTS  OF  BUCKNELL 

Our  University  was  founded  in  1846  through  the 
vision,  initiative  and  generosity  of  a  small  group  of 
pioneer  educators.  Loyal  alumni  and  friends  have  since 
contributed  to  its  support  and  to  its  traditions.  These  bene- 
factors ask  no  return  save  that  you  make  the  most  of  the 
opportunities  they  helped  to  provide,  and  that  you,  as 
future  alumni,  exemplify  their  faith  in  you,  in  your  loyalty, 
and  in  Bucknell  L'niversity. 

The  Alumni  of  Bucknell" 

The  tablet  has  been  placed  in  the  entrance  of  the 
Bertrand  Library. 


Dr.    S.    D.^le    Spotts    TS    (leftj    Pkesenti.ng   a    Bro.nze   T.ablet 

Inscribed  to  Bucknell   Students  to  President 

Horace  A.  Hildreth 

Other  highlights  of  the  weekend  included  a  library 
tour  and  tea  for  visiting  librarians  from  all  the  Penn- 
sylvania colleges,  and  a  special  open  house  for  Bucknell 
facultjf  members.  Harold  W.  Hayden,  Bucknell  head 
librarian,  and  the  Faculty  Library  Committee  were  the 
masters  of  ceremonies  for  these  events.  For  the  Bucknell 
students  and  the  general  public  there  were  open  houses, 
and  movies. 

As  a  finale  to  this  historical  weekend,  the  University 
sponsored  an  art  exhibit  by  Central  Pennsylvania  painters. 
A  reception  in  their  honor  was  given. 

During  the  following  week  special  displays  were  in 
the  library.  These  included  a  loan  exhibit  illustrating  the 
evolution  of  the  printed  book  and  an  exhibit  of  recent 
library  acquisitions. 

DECEMBER     1951 


BOOK  SHELF 


STOVER,  HERBERT  S.     '20.    Poivder  Mission. 
Dodd,  Mead  and  Company,  1951. 

Beginning  with  a  history,  "Pennsylvania,  the  History  of  Our 
State"  (Ginn  and  Companj',  1945)  Mr.  Stover  turned  to  historical 
fiction  in  the  next  two  books,  "Song  of  the  Susquehanna"  (Dodd, 
Mead  and  Company,  1949)  and  "Men  in  Buckskin"  (Dodd,  Mead 
and   Company,   1950). 

"Power  Mission"  is,  as  his  former  novels,  a  story  of  early 
Pennsylvania.  Martin  Richtier,  personal  envoy  of  General  An- 
thony Wayne,  travels  to  New  Orleans  to  buy  sorely  needed  powder 
for  Washington's  arm}'.  His  adventures  include  stolen  gold,  a 
lovely  girl  thought  to  be  a  Tory  spy,  and  a  chase  that  leads  him 
finally  to  the  Susquehanna  and  an  encounter  with  Simon  Girty 
and  his  Indians. 

The  author  has  knit  a  number  of  obscure  incidents  of  the 
Revolution  into  a  fast-moving  and  readable  tale. 

Mr.  Stover  resigned  last  year  from  his  positions  as  head  of 
the  Lewisburg  pubhc  schools  and  teacher  of  education  at  Bucknell, 
in  order  to  devote  his  entire  time  to  writing. 


COOK,    FRANKLIN    H.     '33.     Principles   of   Business   and    the 
Federal  Law. 

The  Macmillan  Company.  1951. 

This  book  for  use  in  Economics  and  PoHtical  Science  Courses 
is  described  as  a  new  text  which  teaches  a  middle  way  between 
free  enterprise  and  collectivism.  Book  I,  which  discusses  the 
application  of  constitutional  clauses  to  business  and  labor  prac- 
tices, emphasizes  the  federal  affirmative  powers  of  taxation  and 
control  over  commerce  and  the  limitations  on  those  powers  as 
found  in  the  Due  Process  Clause.  Also  considered  is  the  state 
authorit}'  of  eminent  domain,  taxation,  and  police  powers  with 
regard  to  the  limitations  imposed  on  them  by  the  Impairment, 
Equal  Protection,  and  Privileges  and  Immunities  Clauses,  and  the 
Due  Process  Clause.  The  discussion  of  business  functions  and 
economic  policy  under  the  constitutional  framework  relates  to 
the  regulation  of  public  utilities  and  competitive  business  in  respect 
to  prices,  the  amenability  of  business  generally  to  state  and  federal 
taxation,  and  burdensome  legislation  imposed  by  other  states. 
Federal  authority  over  the  mails,  press,  and  radio  is  summarized. 
Labor  rights  regarding  picketing,  collective-bargaining,  striking, 
anti-injunction  legislation,  minimum  wage  and  maximum  hour 
legislation  are  outlined. 

Book  II  surveys  and  analyzes  specific  federal  legislation  in  the 
fields  of  restraint  upon  business  such  as  the  anti-trust  laws,  unfair 
trade-practices  legislation,  labor  legislation,  security  regulation, 
and  transportation.  The  distinction  in  the  distribution  and  exer- 
cise of  powers  between  the  federal  and  state  authorities  is  discussed 
throughout  the  entire  book  as  the  problem  arises  with  each  new 
topic. 

Franklin  H.  Cook  who  graduated  in  1933  with  his  brother, 
Robert  N.  Cook,  comes  from  a  Bucknell  family.  His  mother  and 
father  are  Bucknellians  as  is  a  sister,  Helen  Lucille  Cook  Gallup. 
who_  now  lives  in  Palo  Alto,  California.  Brother  Bob  has  just 
published  his    first   book   which   is   described   in  the   next   article. 

COOK,  ROBERT  N.    '33.    Legal  Drafting. 

Foundation  Press,  Inc.,  1951. 

The  introduction  of  this  textbook,  written  by  K.  N.  Llewellyn, 
states  that  the  book  offers  material  needed  by  an  instructor  to 
illustrate  type  after  type  of  legal  transaction.  In  a  word,  drafting 
is  properly  viewed  as  embracing,  indeed  as  presupposing,  many 
other  phases  of  counselling;  and  the  student  is  provided  with  the 
wherewithal  to  approach  those  phases  not  as  a  pure  groper  but 
with  some  feeling  of  sureness.  And  an  instructor  is  afforded  so 
many  more  areas  to  choose  from  than  he  can  exploit  in  one 
semester  that  the  book  is  good  for  three  successive  years  with 
no  repetition  except  on  the  side  of  theory. 

DECEMBER     1951 


KOCH,  CHARLES  DISON  '98.    Nathan  C.  Schaeffcr. 
Telegraph  Press,  1951. 

Charles  Dison  Koch,  Class  of  1898  has  recently  completed  a 
biography  of  the  eminent  educator  and  philosopher,  Nathan  C. 
Schaeffer. 

Dr.  Koch  was  a  close  associate  of  Dr.  Schaeffer  in  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Department  of  Public  Instruction,  and  had  charge  of  plan- 
ning elementary  and  high  school  courses.  He  organized  and  acted 
as  first  director  of  the  summer  session  at  Pennsylvania  State  Col- 
lege, and  upon  the  death  of  Dr.  Schaeffer  in  1919,  he  was  appointed 
to  serve  as  acting  superintendent  by  Governor  Sproul. 

STEVENSON,  DR.  GEORGE  S.  '15. 

Dr.  George  S.  Stevenson  '15,  has  written  an  introduction  to 
Fight  Against  Fears,  by  Lucy  Freeman.  This  book  is  a  "personal 
account"  of  the  author's  psychoanalysis,  and  is  also  an  attempt  to 
help  others  acquire  a  more  profound  understanding  of  themselves 
and  their  fellow  humans. 

Dr.  Stevenson  was  president  of  the  American  Psychiatric  Asso- 
ciation 1949-1950  and  is  medical  director  for  the  National  Associ- 
ation for  Mental  Health. 

WARFEL,  HARRY  R.   '20. 

Harry  R.  Warfel  '20  has  written  the  introduction  to  Disserta- 
tions on  the  En-glish  Language  (1789)  by  NOAH  WEBSTER. 
This  first  book  on  American  English,  which  belongs  on  the  shelf 
with  H.  L.  Mencken's  The  American  Language,  is  an  earnest, 
sometimes  amusing,  often  amazing,  and  always  lucid  report  of 
opinions  and  theories  and  facts.  Published  by  Scholors'  Facsimiles 
&  Reprints,  RED  5,  Box  72,  Gainesville,  Florida. 

Shaffer  '42  Promoted 

Robert  O.  Shaffer  '42  was  recently  appointed  as  an 
assistant  to  the  president  at  Cornell  University.  During 
the  war  he  spent  four  years  in  the  Navy  as  an  aviator, 
test  pilot,  and  engineering  officer.  At  Cornell  he  earned 
his  Master  of  Science  in  education  and  his  Doctor  of 
Philosophy  degrees.  Since  1949  he  has  served  Cornell 
as  assistant  to  the  dean  of  men.  Dr.  Shaff'er  is  a  member 
of  Kappa  Sigma,  The  American  Psychological  Associa- 
tion, a  fellow  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Ad- 
vancement of  Science,  and  treasurer  of  the  New  York 
State  Association  of   Deans  and  Guidance  Personnel. 

He  is  married  to  Marilyn  Benfer  Eppley  '43. 

The  Bttcknell  Alumni  Club  of  Ithaca  chose  him  as 
president  at  a  recent  election. 

Burma-Bucknell  Weekend 

Thirty  Burmese  students  now  enrolled  in  Midwestern, 
Aliddle  Atlantic,  and  New  England  colleges  held  a  reunion 
on  the  Bucknell  University  campus  at  the  fourth  annual 
Burma-Bucknell  Weekend. 

Outstanding  speakers  included  Dr.  Hla  Bu,  professor 
of  philosophy,  and  the  Rev.  Addison  Eastman,  chaplain, 
University  of  Rangoon.  The  U.  S.  Department  of  State 
was  represented  by  Oliver  J.  Caldwell,  (Thief  of  the  Pro- 
gram Planning  Section,  Division  Exchange  of  Persons. 

The  three-fold  objective  of  the  program  was  to  develop 
mutual  understanding  between  youth  of  the  two  coun- 
tries, to  emphasize  Bucknell's  exchange  program  with 
Burma,  and  to  give  Burmese  young  people  now  studying 
in  urban  centers  ah  opportunity  to  obsen-e  life  in  a  rural 
community. 

Monroe  C.  Fischer  Attends  Conference 

Monroe  C.  Fischer,  assistant  professor  of  economics 
at  Bucknell,  attended  the  meetings  of  the  Joint  Council 
on  Economic  Education,  at  the  Riverdale  Country  School 
in  New  York  City,  from  August  12  to  31. 

The  council  was  sponsored  in  194§  by  the  School  of 
Education,  New  York  University,  with  a  grant  from  the 
Committee  for  Economic  Development.  The  committee 
is  a  non-profit  organization  of  leading  business  men 
and  educators  who  devote  time,  experience,  and  resources 
to  economic  research  and  education. 

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-CAMPUS  NEWS. 


Another  Year— 
Another  Generation 

Bucknell  is  often  referred  to  as  a  "family  school." 
Year  after  year  students  enter  from  Bucknell  families. 
Parents,  grandparents,  sisters  and  brothers,  aunts  and 
uncles,   are    Bucknellians. 

But  family  relationship  is  not  the  only  reason  for 
choosing  Bucknell.  A  quick  glance  through  the  entrance 
applications  indicates  that  entering  students,  whether  they 
are  children  of  Alumni  or  not,  select  Bucknell  because  it 
offers  many  dififerent  types  of  courses  staffed  by  a  friendly 
faculty,  provides  a  variety  of  so-called  extra  curricular 
activities  and  emphasizes  the  friendly  spirit  throughout 
the  campus.  The  applicant  who  said,  "Bucknell's  not  a 
small  University,  and  yet  it  is  not  a  large  one,"  probably 
realizes  the  advantages  of  being  able  to  know  and  become 
acquainted  with  the  majority  of  the  students  in  the 
University. 

This  year  we  were  happy  to  welcome  512  freshmen,  of 
which  36  are  children  of  Bucknellians  and  four  more  who 
entered  above  the  freshman  level  are  children  of  Alumni. 

Considering  all  family  relationships,  we  find  a  total  of 
89  freshmen  with  Bucknell  relatives  and  14  in  the  classes 
above  the  freshman  level. 

This  year's  entering  students  who  are  children  of 
Bucknellians  are  listed  below  with  their  parents'  names 
and  addresses  shown. 

John   N.   Ake    (Thomas   B.   Ake   '24)^130   Bellevue   Ave.,   Ham- 
monton,  N.  J. 

Sara    J.    Anderson    (Florence    Martz    Anderson    '24,    Charles    E. 

Anderson  '23) — 6336  Rimpau  Ave.,  Los  Angeles  43,  Calif. 
John  N.  Bair   (Harold  R.  Bair  '21)— 306  Franklin  Ave.,  Vander- 

grift.   Pa. 
Derben  W.  Bartholomew,  Jr.  (Derben  W.  Bartholomew,  Sr   '16)  — 

1434  Chetwynd  Ave.,  Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Stuart  K.   Bean    (Dr.   Stuart   H.   Bean   '27)— 59  Wall   St.,  Addi- 
son, N.  Y. 

Edwin  E.   Bechtel    (Helyn   Kerstetter    Bechtel   '23)— 1005   Adams 
Ave.,   Lewisburg,   Pa. 

Patricia  Beury  (C.  E.  Dreher  '12,  deceased) — 5005  Ventnor  Ave., 
Ventnor  City,  N.  J. 

William  B.  Brown  III   (William  B.  Brown,  Jr.  '28)— 319  Grove 
St.,   Haddonfield,   N.  J. 

Donald   J.    Buffington    (Malcolm    R.    Buffington    '15)— 40    Green- 
woocl  Dr.,  Millburn,  N.  J. 

Anna   C.   Caul    (Edith   Kieser   Caul   '23) — Cornell   Ave.,   Church- 
ville.  Pa. 

Mary  J.  Connelly  (Aileen  Johnston  Connelly  '17) — St.  Charles,  Va. 
Barbara  J.  Darkes   (Dr.  William  F.  Darkes  '27) — South  Warren 
St.,  Orwigsburg,   Pa. 

Laura   R.   Davis    (Dr.    Fred    Davis   '30)— 40    Main    St.,    Hughes- 

ville.    Pa. 
Victor    B.    Fisher    (Howard    V.    Fisher    '13,    Margaret    McClure 

Fisher  M'19)— 1319  Reading  Blvd.,  Wyomissing,  Pa. 
William   D.    Golightly    (Rev.    William    D.    Golightly    '25,    Hanna 

Davis  Golightly  M'25) — 708  Jefferson  Ave.,  Scranton,  Pa. 
Marjorie    E.    Hartman    (Earl    J.    Hartman    '27)— 336    First    St., 

Slatington,    Pa. 

Raymond  J.  Hess  (Helen  Dunsmore  Hess  '24) — 309  S.  Centre  St., 
Philipsburg,   Pa. 

Diana  C.  Johnson    (Albert  W.  Johnson  '96,   H'27)— I   University 
Ave.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Gwen    E.    Jones    (Rev.    Thomas    W.    Jones    '24,    Hanna    Metcalf 

Jones  '26)— 223  Austin  Ave.,  Wilkes-Barre,   Pa. 
Lawrence    W.    Jones     (Llwelleyn    Jones    '20,    Harriet    Kinsman 

Jones  '22)— 92  Elizabeth  St.,  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa. 
Jean  B.  Kistler   (Anne  Bertolet  Kistler  '18)— Stony  Run,  Pa. 
Kenneth   F.   Klosterman    (Bernard   F.   Klosterman   '29,   Emmalyn 

Fuller  Klosterman  '30)— 23  Leathers  Rd.,  S.  Ft.  Mitchell,  Ky. 
James  M.  Mackenzie,  Jr.  (Murdo  J.  Mackenzie  '25)— 615  Redman 

Ave.,  Haddonfield,  N.  J. 
Sally  A.  Marsh  (H.  Montgomery  Marsh,  Jr.  '28,  Lorinne  Martin 

Marsh  '28)— 25  Oakley  Ave.,  Summit,  N.  J. 

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Beverly    A.    Metten    (June    Irvin    Metten    '30,    mother,   deceased; 

Marion    Grove    Metten    Sp'31,    step-mother) — E.    Market    St., 

Middleburg.  Pa. 
Elise  K.  Mueller   (Hilmar  E.  Mueller,  Jr.  '23)— 3895  Nottingham 

Way,  Hamilton  Square,  N.  J. 

Barbara  Poynter  (Donald  A.  Poynter  '31) — St.  Lawrence,  New- 
foundland. 

Richard  B.  Ranck  (Bruce  O.  Ranck  '18,  Mildred  Farley  Ranck 
'20) — 2  Grant,  Carney's  Point,  N.  J. 

Benjamin  Savidge   (Barton  R.  Savidge  '08) — Turbotville,  Pa. 

Rose  A.  Scicchitano  (Dr.  Romualdo  R.  Scicchitano  '25) — 28  S. 
Popular  St.,  Mt.  Carmel,  Pa. 

Peter  L.  Scott  (Lawrence  Scott  '28) — 1401  Sycamore  St.,  Haddon 
Heights,  N.  J. 

Emily  B.  Sherman  (Mary  Sholl  Sherman  '22) — 1713  Luzerne  Ave., 
Silver   Spring,   Md. 

George  M.  Steese  (C.  Marlyn  Steese  '22,  Ruth  Miller  Steese  '26, 
AM'27)— 526  Chestnut  St.,  MifHinburg,  Pa. 

Paul  R.  Stout  (George  K.  Stout  '31)— 255  E.  Main  St.,  Ram- 
sey, N.  J. 

Jerome  M.  Thompson  (Lillian  Higgens  Thompson  '25) — 234 
Morrison  Ave.,   Hightstown,   N.   J. 

lonas  S.  Tumen  (lonas  Tumen  '11,  deceased) — 57  Monmouth  Dr., 

Deal,    N.    J. 
Naomi   E.   Whitney    (Earl    W.   Whitney   '07)— 1005    E.   21st    St., 

Tulsa,   Oklahoma. 
Mary  R.  Williams  (Eva  Reinhardt  Williams  '14) — 1538  Wyoming 

Ave.,  Scranton,  Pa. 

Richard  A.   Wilson    (Foster  C.  Wilson,   Sr.   '23)— 1109  N.  Front 

St.,   Milton,   Pa. 
Robert   T.   Woodings    (Robert   T.   Woodings   '26) — 573   Anderson 

Rd.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


Dads  Day -1951 

Bucknell  Dads  v\'ere  campus  kings  on  the  weekend  of 
October  20.  A  program  arranged  by  Dick  Brooks  '52,  of 
Library,  president  of  Student-Faculty  Congress ;  and 
supervised  by  Malcolm  E.  Musser,  dean  of  men,  provided 
for  the  entertainment  of  Dad — and  Mother,  too. 

Many  parents  arrived  late  Friday  in  time  for  the  Pep 
Rally  and  Bonfire.  The  Dads  luncheon  Saturday  at  the 
Lewisburg  Club  was  served  to  an  overflow  crowd  of  250 
guests.  President  Hildreth  extended  greetings  of  the 
LTniversity  and  Mary  Ann  Rice  '52,  of  North  Wildwood, 
N.  J.,  vice  president  of  Student-Faculty  Congress  wel- 
comed the  parents  on  behalf  of  the  students. 

The  self-introduction  of  Dads,  an  annual  feature  of 
the  luncheon,  provided  a  wide  range  of  hilarious  situa- 
tions as  each  Dad  took  the  opportunity  to  plug  his  occu- 
pation or  pet  peeve.  At  one  of  these  luncheons  a  Dad  who 
proclaims  himself  to  be  a  black  marketeer  in  steel  is  going 
to  discover  that  he  is  seated  next  to  an  FBI  agent.  Besides 
the  entertaining  side  of  this  highlight  of  the  luncheon  it 
provides  an  opportunity  for  men  in  similar  occupations 
to  meet  each  other  quickly  and  easily.  On  the  serious 
side  the  steering  committee  reported  the  names  of  offi- 
cers selected  to  guide  the  Fathers'  Association  for  the 
1951-1952  season.  There  are :  president,  Fred  W.  Woods, 
Bronxville,  N.  Y.,  father  of  Janet  '51  ;  vice  presidents, 
Dr.  E.  W.  Pangburn  '15,  Lewisburg;  Arthur  Brown, 
Arlington,  Va.,  father  of  Mollie  '53;  George  A.  Dietrich, 
Rockville  Center,  N.  Y.,  father  of  Sally  '54 ;  secretary- 
treasurer,  -Mfred  H.  Fenton,  director  of  development. 

To  provide  a  better  geographic  distribution  of  fathers 
and  enable  parents  to  participate  more  fully  in  the  meet- 
ings of  Alumni  in  local  club  areas  the  personnel  of  the 
steering  committee  was  broadened  and  the  name  changed 


to  the   Board  of   Directors. 


DECEMBER     19. 5  1 


father 
father 
father 
Board 


Directors  chosen  were :  Joseph  Hoffman,  Larchmont, 
N.  Y.,  father  of  Benjamin  '52  ;  WilHam  E.  Hill,  Cranford, 
N.  J.,  father  of  C.  Elizabeth  '52 ;  George  E.  Richart,  '20, 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  father  of  John  C.  '52;  H.  W.  Staley, 
Illion,  N.  Y.,  father  of  Harry  '53 :  G.  E.  Woodward, 
Greensburg,  Pa.,  father  of  ^^lelvin  '53  :  Dr.  C.  C.  Shaw, 
Silver  Springs,  Md.,  father  of  Richard  '53 ;  George  A. 
Holton,  Pelham  Manor  65,  N.  Y.,  father  of  George  '54; 
John  D.  Knies,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  father  of  INIary  '54  and 
Carolyn  '52;  Robert  P.  Keller,  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  father 
of  Robert  '54;  Otto  C.  Davidson,  Rochester,  N.  Y, 
of  Otto  C.  '55 ;  Norman  Klauder,  Philadelphia,  Pa 
of  George  '55 ;  Donald  S.  Sammis,  Stratford,  Conn 
of  Robert  '55 ;  and  Dean  Malcolm  E.  IMusser, 
Chairman. 

Then  on  to  the  game  where  the  football  squad,  band, 
cheer-leaders  and  majorettes  made  it  clear  that  Dad  and 
Mother  were  Campus  King  and  Queen  for  a  dav.  Einal 
Score  :     Bucknell  62-Buft'alo  32. 

At  the  evening  performance  in  the  Davis  G)-m  the 
Booster's  Club  Plaque  was  presented  to  Fred  W.  Woods, 
president  of  the  Fathers'  Association  by  Wanda  Sullivan 
'52,  Atlantic  City,  president  of  the  Booster's  Club.  The 
Men's  and  Women's  Glee  Clubs,  present  a  series  of  musi- 
cal numbers  after  which  President  Hildreth  thanked 
parents  for  their  gifts  of  $6300  to  the  annual  Loyalty 
Fund  of  the  Association.  Pointing  to  the  current  string 
of  athletic  victories  President  Hildreth  assured  parents 
that  the  universit}^  is  practicing  eternal  vigilence  to  see 
that  scholastic  attainment  and  athletic  prowess  are  kept 
in  perfect  balance  and  emphasized  that  for  the  past 
four  semesters  football  men  had  a  higher  academic  aver- 
age than  the  all-men's  average. 


George  Bailey  'Z7  Teaches  President  Hildreth  to 
Play  the  Musical  Glasses 

Then  George  Bailey,  of  the  Class  of  1927,  was  turned 
loose  on  the  audience.  "The  Man  With  the  Photographic 
I\Iind"  proceeded  to  call  the  names  of  over  a  hundred 
scattered  guests,  baked  a  batch  of  cookies  in  Dr.  Norman 
H.  Stewart's  hat,  and  gave  President  Hildreth  his  first 
lesson  in  playing  the  musical  glasses.  The  long  and  busy 
day  ended  with  a  special  broadcast  over  WVBU,  piped 
into  the  Bison  for  the  entertainment  of  the  assembled 
guests ;  and  visits  to  open  house  programs  conducted  by 
most  of  the  fraternities. 

The  Sunday  program  included  an  art  exhibit  by  Regi- 
nald Marsh  in  the  Bertrand  Library.  Bruce  Mitchell, 
artist-in-residence,  lectured  on  the  works  of  Mr.  Marsh. 

After  church  on  Sunday  morning  parents  managed  to 
get  their  cars  back  from  son  or  daughter  and  head  for 
home  wondering,  "\\'hen  do  they  study?"  Students  of 
course,  had  neglected  to  explain  that  ordinarily  seven  days 
and  nights  each  week  are  spent  on  the  books. 


Fellowships  Awarded 
Chemistry  Grads 

Six  of  the  Class  of  1951  graduates  in  chemistry  have 
received  assistantships  or  fellowships  to  allow  them  to 
continue  their  work  toward  an  advanced  degree  in  chem- 
istry. They  are  William  Ginsburg  and  Charlotte  Stratton, 
fellowships  at  The  Pennsylvania  State  College.  Assist- 
antships were  granted  Harry  Blecker  by  Rutgers  Uni- 
versity, Edward  Becker  b)'  Princeton  University,  Thomas 
Alicich  by  Bucknell  University,  and  Walter  Duffy  by 
University  of  Arkansas. 

The  Chemistry  Department  urges  its  better  students 
to  take  graduate  work  and  helps  place  them  in  many 
institutions.  Bucknell  students  have  received  assistant- 
ships  or  fellowships  from  such  schools  as  University  of 
Richmond,  L'niversity  of  Illinois,  Cornell  University, 
California  Institute  of  Technology,  Smith  College,  Syra- 
cuse University,  Yale  University,  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan, Tufts  College. 

Buckiiellians  in  Pennsylvania  Week 

Bucknellians  in  many  parts  of  the  State  played  con- 
spicuous roles  in  achieving  the  success  of  the  sixth  annual 
Pennsvlvania  Week  which  was  celebrated  October  15 
to  21.' 

Spearheading  the  celebration  was  former  State  Sena- 
tor Andrew  J.  Sordoni,  for  more  than  a  score  of  years  a 
Bucknell  trustee.  As  Secretarv  of  Commerce  in  the  cabi- 
net of  Governor  John  S.  Fine,  Senator  Sordoni  was  in 
direct  charge  of  the  Pennsylvania  Week  observance. 

The  Alumni  Office  has  information  of  at  least  six 
alumni  who  held  key  roles  in  the  Pennsylvania  Week 
organization.  Many  other  alumni  served  especiallv  dozens 
who  were  active  in  celebrating  the  promotion  in  Penn- 
sylvania Schools,  as  cornmunity  committee  personnel,  as 
judges  of  scores  of  Pennsylvania  Week  contests,  speakers 
before  service,  civic  and  fraternal  organizations,  and  as 
coordinators  of  many  Pennsylvania  Week  Activities. 

The  Pennsylvania  Week  statewide  organization  was 
broken  down  in  regions,  one,  the  Northcentral,  headed  by 
Bucknellian  George  R.  Walters,  '33,  MS  '36,  principal, 
Henr}'  Clay  School,  Williamsport.  Chairman  of  the  larg- 
est region  in  the  Pennsylvania  set-up,  Walters  directed  a 
successful  celebration  in  his  eleven-county  area. 

County  Chairmen  are  the  real  backbone  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Week  organization.  Of  their  number,  three  are 
Bucknell  alumni.  The  Union  County  Chairman  was 
Dayton  L.  Ranck  "16,  treasurer  of  Bucknell  University. 
In  charge  of  activities  of  Lycoming  County  was  Pro- 
fessor Clyde  H.  Wurster,  Williamsport  High  School, 
Williamsport.  Berks  County  planning  was  under  the 
direction  of  Leroy  Christman,  father  of  Joan  Christman 
'55.  In  the  Women's  Division  Dr.  Ruth  Miller  Steese 
'26,  AM'27,  Mifflinburg,  was  women's  chairman  for  Union 
County. 

In  the  Headquarters  organization  was  Walter  D.  Roos 
'20,  director  of  publicity  for  the  State  Department  of 
Commerce  for  the  past  twelve  years,  who  organized  the 
first  Pennsylvania  Week  in  1946  and  has  been  acti^■ely 
associated  with  the  celebration  in  the  intervening  years. 
In  addition,  he  coordinated  the  contributions  by  the  vari- 
ous other  State  Departments  by  organizing  committees 
of  Commonwealth  Publicity  Directors.  Included  in  this 
group  was  Roy  A.  Helton,  State  Planning  Board,  who 
handled  activities  of  the  Pennsylvania  Week  Speakers 
Bureau.    Mr.  Helton  is  the  father  of  Robert  A.  Helton  '39. 


DECEMBER     1951 


CLUB  ACTIVITIES 


Lycoming   County 

Somehow  when  we  think  of  local  alumni  club  activi- 
ties we  generally  think  of  a  meeting,  usually  a  dinner, 
held  in  a  local  hotel  or  restaurant. 

Bucknellians  in  the  Lycoming  County  (Williamsport) 
area  demonstrated  another  way  of  serving  Alma  Mater  by 
arranging  for  a  broadcast  over  a  local  FM  station  of  the 
opening  football  game  of  the  season  at  Hershey  on  Sep- 
tember 22.  An  interested  group  of  Bucknellians  in  Wil- 
liamsport arranged  for  the  broadcast  with  a  prominent 
sportscaster,  secured  several  commercial  sponsors  for  the 
program,  and  were  able  to  write  into  the  script  a  number 
of  factual  statements  concerning  Bucknell  University  and 
its  alumni  service.  The  result  was  an  example  of  how 
to  build  good  will  for  Bucknell  in  the  local  community 
and  you  will  be  surprised  at  the  small  cost  of  this  worth- 
while local  club  activity. 

Lehigh  Valley 


Dean  of  Men  Mai  Musser  and  Mrs.  Musser  (left)  chat  with  Dud 
Waldner,  president  Lehigh  Valley  Alumni  Club  and  Mrs.  Charles 
Fish,  Jr.   (Barbara  Ann  Bower  'SI). 

Our  Lehigh  Valley  Club  meeting  on  October  5th, 
arranged  as  a  Bison  prelude  to  the  Lehigh  game,  was  a 
success  in  every  way.  Forty- four  members  and  guests 
attended  the  get-together.  Mai  Musser  "escorted"  us  on 
a  trip  around  the  campus,  and  we  peeped  into  some  of 
the  offices  to  see  the  work  that's  going  on  there,  and  to 
"meet"  the  folks  who  are  responsible  for  the  work.  Fol- 
lowing Mai's  talk,  we  enjoyed  football  movies.  After 
the  movies,  the  group  gathered  'round  some  jugs  of  cider 
and  mountains  of  doughnuts  and  enjoyed  an  informal 
hour  together. 

— J.  Dudley  Waldner  '46,  President 

Baptists   in   Erie 

Bucknell  Baptists  and  their  friends  met  for  break- 
fast on  October  17  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Erie.  Honor 
guest  at  the  breakfast  session  was  Dr.  C.  C.  Rich,  presi- 
dent of  the  Pennsylvania  Baptist  Convention. 

The  meeting  was  addressed  by  Rev.  Dr.  William  Go- 
lightly  '25  who  discussed  a  Dad's-eye  view  of  the  Bucknell 
campus  today.  (Bill  has  a  son  enrolled  as  a  freshman 
this  year.)  Dr.  A.  R.  E.  Wyant  '92  then  presented  a 
Granddad's-eye  view  of  the  Bucknell  campus  today.  (Dr. 
Wyant  has  twin  granddaughters  enrolled  in  Bucknell.) 
Carl  W.  Tiffany  '03  of  the  Bucknell  Club  of  Erie  joined 
with  the  visitors  at  the  breakfast  session. 


Club   Leaders 

Just  as  a  matter  of  interest,  we  thought  that  you 
might  like  to  see  from  which  classes  local  Alumni  Clubs 
select  their  leadership.  The  Classes  of  1904  to  1909  in- 
clusive supplied  4  club  presidents ;  1910  to  1919,  7 ;  1920 
to  1929,  18:  1930  to  1939,  14,  and  1940  to  1949  pro- 
vided  19. 

We  salute  these  loyal  Bucknellians  who  have  accepted 
the  presidency  of  an  Alumni  Club.  Be  sure  to  support 
your  local  club  activities  by  attending  the  next  club  event 
— and  take  a  Bucknellian  with  you. 

Men's  Glee  Club  to  Tour 

New  York  State  Alumni  in  Rochester  (Feb.  3), 
Syracuse  (Feb.  4),  Schenectady  (Feb.  6),  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  see  and  hear  the  Men's  Glee  Qub.  The 
singers  will  also  appear  before  high  school  audiences  in 
Athens,  Fulton,  Norwich,  Cortland,  Little  Falls,  Troy, 
Hudson,  and  Poughkeepsie.  Alumni  in  these  areas  are 
invited  to  attend  these  concerts. 

Registrar's  Itinerary 

Since  school  opened  in  September,  George  R.  Faint 
'25,  Registrar,  has  visited  53  secondary  schools  and  Bob 
Megargel  '47  of  the  public  relations  office  has  called  upon 
12  additional  schools  to  present  information  to  students 
interested  in  enrolling  at  the  University.  Mr.  Faint  will 
be  at  the  high  schools  in  Elizabeth,  New  Jersey,  on  Decem- 
ber 3  ;  at  Maplewood  and  West  Orange  on  December  4 ; 
Glen  Cove,  New  York,  on  December  5 ;  Mineola,  Decem- 
ber 6,  and  Katonah,  December  7. 

Alumni  can  assist  the  Registrar  and  are  urged  to 
attend  the  high  school  program  when  the  Registrar  is 
visiting  in  their  home  community. 

Harrisburg 

Forty-three  Alumni,  parents  of  students  and  friends 
of  Bucknell  were  present  at  the  Nov.  1st  meeting  of  the 
Harrisburg  Bucknell  Alurnni  Association.  We  were  all 
disappointed  that  Ken  Slifer  was  unable  to  be  present 
but  we  are  all  pleased  that  he  accepted  a  rain  check  and 
will  speak  at  a  future  meeting.  Walter  W.  Ruch  X'34 
(C'48),  formerly  a  reporter  for  The  Philadelphia  In- 
quirer, The  Nezv  York  Times  and  Detroit  Free  Press,  and 
now  a  free  lance  writer  with  headquarters  at  the  Evening 
News,  Harrisburg,  gave  an  interesting  talk  on  the  inter- 
workings  of  labor  unions  as  he  observed  them  in  Detroit. 

— Allen  A.  Rarig,  President. 


Hear  Ye,   Bucknellians! 

A  Bucknell  luncheon  will  be  held  at  the  Harrisburg 
Y.  W.  C.  A.,  Fourth  and  Walnut  Streets,  on  Fri- 
day, December  28,  1951,  at  12:15  P.  M.  Bucknell 
educators  will  be  attending  the  convention  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Education  Association  and  are 
urged  to  attend.  All  Bucknellians  living  in  Harris- 
burg and  vicinity  are  also  cordially  invited  to  be 
present.  Please  drop  a  card  to  the  alumni  office 
now  saying  you  will  be  there  to  hear  Dr.  Eugene  P. 
Bertin  '17,  assistant  executive  secretary  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Education  Association,  speak  to  us. 


DECEMBER     1951 


Easv  Transition  to  Alumnns 
Status  Goal  of  New  Committee 

Since  November,  1949,  the  Committee  for  Constructive  Action 
has  been  considering  not  only  improvements  we  might  make  to 
strengthen  our  Alumni  organization,  but  to  investigate  the  pros 
and  cons  of  each  suggestion  with  a  view  to  guiding  the  entire 
organization  in  making  wise  choices  in  policy  making.  When 
the  committee  was  organized,  it  consisted  of  Dr.  Eugene  D.  Car- 
stater,  '26,  chairman;  Mrs.  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21,  Howard  V. 
Fisher,  Esq.  '13.  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18,  and  Paul  E.  Fink  '29. 
In  October,  1950,  Clint  Marantz  '48,  was  chosen  on  the  committee 
to  replace  Dr.  Spotts  who  had  become  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  University.  Mr.  Marantz  became  chairman 
of  the  committee  when  Dr.  Carstater  gave  up  the  chairmanship 
due  to  the  press  of  other  duties,  and  under  his  leadersliip  the 
comprehensive  statement  of  activities  drawn  up  by  the  original 
committee  has  been  studied  with  a  view  to  selecting  certain  areas 
for  concentrated  activity.  The  following  letter  has  been  received 
from  Mr.  Marantz  and  as  it  includes  statements  that  should  be 
of  interest  to  alumni  generally,  we  are  pleased  to  present  it  for 
your  consideration  and  comment. — Ed. 

Dear  Bucknellian  : 

Seven  times  a  year  we  receive  THE  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS  and  catch  up  with  the  doings  of  former 
classmates  and  the  current  activities  of  Alma  Mater. 
Once  in  a  while  we  go  to  an  alum  gathering  and  meet 
old  friends.  We  send  what  we  can  afford  to  the  Bucknell 
Alumni  Fund.  So  goes,  in  most  cases,  our  life  as  an 
alumnus.  And  in  times  past  it  sufficed  for  an  Alumni 
organization  to  function  as  news-gatherer,  money  col- 
lector, and  putter-on  of  shindigs.     Not  so  anj'more. 

We  all  know  the  situation  that  gift-supported  colleges 
like  Bucknell  are  in  today,  a  day  when  tuition  fees  fail 
to  close  the  gap  between  income  and  expense  and  philan- 
thropists have  no  millions  to  give.  The  Alumnus  is 
called  on  for  more  than  token  help — and  his  contribu- 
tion goes  not  alone  to  reunion  parties,  but  also  to  the 
important  task  of  maintaining  and  improving  his  alma 
mater.  But  the  act  of  giving  is  coupled  with  the  act  of 
caring,  and  it  is  in  this  that  your  alumni  association  can 
carry  out  a  function  as  important  as  that  of  raising  funds 
and  planning  festivities.  It  can  act  as  a  clearing  center 
for  our  thoughts  concerning  the  well-being  of  Bucknell. 
Through  it  we  can  make  our  voice  heard — our  thoughts 
pro-and-con  on  football  scholarships,  our  ideas  on  wheth- 
er -we'd  like  to  see  our  hard-earned  dollar  go  toward  a 
swimming  pool  or  a  lab.  We  all  talk  about  how  we'd  like 
to  see  our  college  grow,  but  seldom  in  places  where  our 
words  count. 

But  Alumni  actively  caring  means  active  Alumni.  Thus 
our  General  Alumni  Association,  and  thus  its  infant  com- 
mittee, the  Constructive  Action  Committee.  Feeling  that 
an  active  Alumnus  in  early  life  will  be  an  active  "lifer", 
the  cornmittee  has  concentrated  most  of  its  etiergy  in  the 
direction  of  undergraduates  and  our  most  recent  grads. 

The  suggestions  of  the  committee  have  been  executed 
by  the  association's  headquarters  staff.  It  has  distributed 
THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  to  all  seniors  in  their 
last  year,  and  just  before  graduation,  gave  out  letters  of 
invitation  and  membership  cards  in  local  alumni  clubs  to 
the  seniors.  It  was  from  the  strategic  Alumni  Office 
that  the  seniors  received  their  Cap  and  Dagger  tickets 
prior  to  being  graduated.  The  attendance  of  these  seniors 
at  the  Alumni  Luncheon  (immediately  upon  graduation) 
gives  them  an  active  part  in  Alumni  affairs  as  does  their 
making  plans  for  a  class  reunion  before  leaving  campus. 
Another  worthwhile  suggestion  of  the  committee  was 
that  of  making  undergraduates  aware  of  the  existence  and 
significance  of  the  Alumni  Association.  The  alumni  sec- 
retary speaks  to  all  campus  organizations  and  classes,  is 
allotted  a  place  on  the  Freshman  Orientation  Program, 
and  attempts  to  attend  as  many  as  possible  of  the  pre- 
orientation  meetings  of  local  clubs  where  alums,  parents, 

DECEMBER     1951 


and  entering  students  have  the  opportunity  of  becoming 
better  acquainted. 

President  Hildreth's  suggestion  last  Conimencenienl 
of  opening  the  dorms  to  returning  graduates  and  of  hold- 
ing an  All-Alumni  Luncheon  where  classmates  and  friends 
could  meet  was  another  fine  step  forward. 

With  the  activities  just  described  the  Cjeneral  Alumni 
Association  has  made  great  strides,  increasing  its  scope 
and  eft'ectiveness.  Its  further  growth  depends  much  upon 
what  each  Alumnus  gives  to  the  organization.  Any  time 
you  have  an  idea  popping  about  Bucknell  or  the  Alumni 
Association,  just  jot  a  line  to  "Buck"  Shott  or  to  me. 
The  organization  is  all  yours ! 

— Clint  Marantz  '48,  Chairman 
Committee  for  Constructive  Action 
54  N.  'Woodhull  Road 
Huntingt.n,  New  York 

Bernie  Congratulates  Bob 


Robert  J.  Keenan  '31  (left).  Executive  Vice  President  of 
Equity  Savings  and  Loan  Association  is  being  congratulated  by 
Bernhard  A.  Priemer  '28,  architect  for  Metropolitan  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  on  opening  day  of  Equity's  new  colonial  building 
in  Kearny,  New  Jersey.  It  was  a  Bucknell  meeting  when  they 
previously  conferred  to  discuss  plans  and  to  lease  a  portion  of  the 
new  building  to  the  Life  Insurance  Company.  Both  seem  very 
happy  about  the  outcome. 

For  Tomorrow's  Youth 

Daniel  H.  (Daddy)  Krise  was  serving  the  youth  of 
Pemisylvania  even  before  he  was  graduated  from  Buck- 
nell in  1899,  magna  cum  laude.  In  fact,  he  began  teach- 
ing in  1892  in  Jackson  Township,  Lycoming  County.  Now 
retired,  he  can  look  back  on  a  career  of  nearly  60  years 
of  teaching  in  which  he  instructed  more  than  25,000 
high  school  students  in  Galeton,  Centralia,  Mayfield,  Cen- 
treville,  Braddock  and  Johnstown,  Pa.,  plus  Hicksville, 
Ohio. 

In  addition,  Daddy  Krise  can  look  back  on  more  than 
100  students  whom  he  sent  to  Bucknell,  including  some 
he  financed  through  college  and  more  than  30  others  for 
whom  he  obtained  scholarships. 

But  Daddy  Krise,  being  the  energetic  type,  is  not  con- 
tent to  look  backward.  He  prefers  to  keep  going  ahead 
and  in  confirmation  of  that  policy  he  has  established  at 
Bucknell  a  scholarship  fund  for  the  youth  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

The  Daniel  H.  Krise  Scholarship  is  designed  to  assist 
vs'orthy  students  who  are  preparing  to  teach  in  the  public 
schools  of  Pennsylvania. 

Now  living  at  Cogan  Station  in  Lycoming  County, 
Daniel  H.  Krise  is  no  longer  actively  engaged  in  serving 
the  youth  of  Pennsylvania,  but  he  is  still  thinking  of 
them  and  by  his  gift  to  Bucknell  he  has  helped  to  cement 
the  kevstone  of  our  wav  of  life. 


See  How  We  Have  Grown ! 

According  to  the  latest  count,  Bucknell  University 
has  13,304  "listed  and  located"  Alumni.  An  alumnus  is 
one  who  has  matriculated,  whether  or  not  a  degree  has 
been  awarded.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  more  than 
half  of  our  alumni  ha\e  been  out  of  college  ten  years 
or  less. 

Classes  No.  of  Alumni  Accumulated  Total 

1872-1889  inclusive  35  35 

1890-1894  inclusive  72  107 

1895-1899  inclusive  142  249 

1900-1904  inclusive  223  472 

1905-1909  inclusive  416  888 

1910-1914  inclusive  465  1,353 

1915-1919  inclusive 622  1,975 

1920-1924  inclusive  970  2,945 

1925-1929  inclusive  1,344  4,289 

1930-1934  inclusive  1,524  5,813 

1935-1939  inclusive  1.540  7,353 

1940-1944  inclusive  1,786  9,139 

1945-1949  inclusive 2,167  11,906 

1950  817  12,723 

1951  581  13„W4 

Fall  Enrollment  Complete 

Final  figures  issued  by  George  R.  Faint,  registrar, 
show  a  total  enrollment  for  the  fall  semester  of  1914 
students,  a  drop  of  about  107<?  below  the  2149  students 
enrolled  for  the  fall  semester  last  year. 

The  total  enrollment  includes  1195  men  and  719  wo- 
men. This  is  the  largest  enrollment  of  women  the  Uni- 
versity has  ever  experienced  and  reflects  the  large  influx 
of  women  in  the  freshman  class.  The  freshman  class 
of  512  students  is  made  up  of  228  women  and  284  men. 

The  total  enrollment  is  divided  by  courses  into  Bach- 
elor of  Arts,  663  students ;  Commerce  and  Finance,  477 : 
Engineering  courses,  261  ;  Bachelor  of  Science,  257 ; 
Education,  (Teaching)  166;  Graduate  and  Special  stu- 
dents, 68 ;  Music  degrees,  22. 

As  anticipated,  the  number  of  veterans  on  campus 
showed  a  further  decrease,  the  total  this  year  being  234 
in  all  classes  as  against  452  at  the  same  time  last  year. 


Alumni  Placement  News 

As  a  result  of  the  recent  Alumni  Placement  Question- 
naire (ALUMNUS,  Oct.,  1951,  p.  4)  strong  emphasis 
was  placed  by  Alumni  on  the  desire  for  a  job  information 
service.  With  this  issue  the  Bucknell  Placement  Bureau 
is  offering  such  a  service. 

The  Bucknell  Placement  Bureau  regularly  receives 
requests  for  many  types  of  experienced  technical  and 
non-technical  personnel.  It  would  be  impossible  to  pub- 
lish such  lists  of  job  vacancies.  All  male  Alumni  interested 
in  considering  new  areas  of  job  opportunities  should  write 
RAYMOND  K.  IRWIN,  Director  of  the  Placement  Bu- 
reau and  request  registration  forms.  Upon  completion 
of  your  registration  with  the  Bureau  it  will  be  possible  to 
refer  job   opportunities  to  you. 

The  Religion-in-Life  Program 

The  pros  and  cons  of  campus  life  were  the  topics  of 
discussion  November  7  and  8  as  Bucknell's  1951-1952 
Religion-in-Life  Program  got  oiT  to  a  start.  This  year, 
three  series  of  emphasis  periods  in  November,  February, 
and  March  are  planned  by  the  Religion-in-Life  Program 
Committee.  Well-known  leaders  who  spoke  at  the  first 
session  were  Kenneth  I.  Brown,  executive  director  of  the 
Danforth  Foundation  of  St.  Louis ;  Richard  C.  Harlow, 
former  coach  at  Harvard,  Western  Maryland,  and  Col- 
gate ;  and  Col.  Roger  Barnes  of  BucknelTs  R.  O.  T.  C. 
Units. 
10 


Rowland  H.  Coleman  '29  Advanced 

Rowland  11.  Coleman,  son  of  Dean  and  Mrs.  William 
H.  Coleman,  became  a  vice  president  of  the  Remington 
Arms  Company,  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  in  September. 

Mr.  Coleman  was  graduated  from  Lewisburg  High 
School  and  Bucknell  University  '29,  and  is  a  member  of 
Sigma   .Al])ha   F.]isilon,  and  Tau  Kappa   .Alpha.      Shortly 


liOXM.VM)    II.    COIE.MAN 


after  graduation,  he  joined  E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours 
&  Co.,  Delaware,  where  he  served  as  advertising  mana- 
ger. He  subsequently  was  made  director  of  promotion, 
and  director  of  sales. 

Skeet  shooting  and  national  wild  life  conservation 
are  major  interests  of  Mr.  Coleman.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  University  Club  of  Bridgeport,  Pequot  Yacht  Club, 
Country  Club  of  Fairfield,  and  is  vice  president  of  the 
American  Hardware  Manufacturers  Association. 

He  is  married  to  Esther  Keim  '30.  They  have  two 
sons  Rowland,  Jr.  and  William  Harold. 

Bucknell  Conference  on  the  Middle-East 

The  Bucknell  Conference  on  the  Middle-East  extend- 
ing from  Wednesday,  November  28,  through  Sunday, 
December  2,  attracted  many  visitors  to  the  campus.  The 
sessions  covered  the  topics.  "Rural  Problems  and  Rural 
Welfare,"  "Industrialization  and  the  Oil  Industry,"  "The 
Threat  of  Communism  in  the  Aliddle-East,"  and  "What 
the  United  Nations  and  the  United  States  Are  Doing  to 
Improve  Conditions  in  the  Middle-East."  In  addition 
to  the  major  sessions  addressed  by  Dr.  Edgar  Fisher, 
professor  of  government,  Sweetbriar  College,  Dr.  Wen- 
dell Cleland,  director  of  research  for  Near  Eastern  and 
African  affairs.  United  States  Department  of  State,  Miss 
Dorothy  ThomiJson,  journalist  and  lecturer  recently  re- 
turned from  the  Middle-East,  and  Dr.  Bayard  Dodge, 
Princeton  University,  former  president  of  the  American 
University  at  Beirut,  there  were  a  series  of  classroom 
talks  and  group  seminars  addressed  by  representatives  of 
the  embassies  of  Lebanon,  Iraq,  Iran,  and  Saudi-Arabia. 


The  Committee  for  Nomination  of  Alumni  Trus- 
tee met  on  November  3,  and  selected  three  women 
candidates.  Article  VIII,  Section  7  of  the  revised 
By-Laws  provides  that  "The  name  of  any  Alumnus 
nominated  by  a  petition  signed  by  not  fewer  than 
200  Alumni  shall  automatically  be  placed  on  the 
ballot  and  it  shall  be  indicated  that  this  candidate 
was  nominated  by  petition.  The  deadline  for  re- 
ceiving such  ]ietitions  shall  be  FEBRUARY  20, 
1952"^ 

Bear  in  mind  that  in  1952  elections  women  can- 
didates onlv  are  to  be  selected  for  nomination. 
(Article  VIII,  Section  8.)  ^ 


D  E  C  E  M  B  E  U      1  9  S  1 


Names  of  Contributors  to  the  Alumni  Fund  As  of  June  30,  1951 

Below  are  the  names,  by  classes,  of  alumni  givers  to  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund  and  of  parents  and  friends  who  made  con- 
tributions to  the  University  during  the  1950-1951  annual-giving  program.    Gifts  to  the  Heating  Plant  Fund  are  not  listed  here. 

If  your  name  does  not  appear  on  the  list  and  your  contribution  was  mailed  in  time  to  reach  us  by  June  30,  1951,  we  would 
appreciate  your  calling  the  error  to  our  attention.  Alumni  who  have  contributed  during  both  of  the  past  two  years  are  marked 
with  a  double  asterisk    (**).     The   Bucknell  Alumni   Fund  is  an   annual-giving  program. 

The  1951-1952  fund  is  now  open  to  receive  your  contribution.  If  you  have  already  supported  the  1951-1952  fund  you  have 
set  a  fine  example  for  the  rest  of  your  classmates  and  have  gladdened  the  heart  of  your  class  fund  manager  who  will  have  the 
responsibility  of  reminding  non-contributors  from  time  to  time.  If  you  have  not  yet  contributed  during  the  current  fund  year 
which  began  July  1.  1951,  why  not  send  your  check  now  and  be  an  "early  bird."  Make  your  check  payable  to  Bucknell  University  and 
send  it  to  the  Alumni  Office. 

Bucknell  University  is  grateful  beyond  measure  for  the  loyalty  and  generosity  of  Alumni  and  friends.  We  believe  that 
Bucknellians  know  the  plight  of  independent  gift-supported  universities  and  we  believe  that  the  1951-1952  fund  will  set  a  new 
record  of  achievement. 


Coulston.  Angelette 
Tilden 

1886  —  100% 

••Keiser.  Dr.  Elmer  E. 

1888—  H% 
••Hayes.  Dr.  William  Van  V. 
1889  —  50% 
Brubaker,  Susanna 

Stapleton 
Meixell,  Edna  Slifer 

1890 

Fund   Manager 

John  I.   Woodruff 

Class  Members  7 

Contributors  2 

%  Contributing  28 

Amount  $15.00 

"MacNaul.  W.  C. 

••Woodruff,  John  I. 

1891 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  George  E.  Fisher 
Class  Members  11 

Contributors  3 

%   Contributing  27 

Amount  $20.00 

••Border,  Mary  Kogers 

••Fisher,  Dr.  cieorge  E. 
Glover.  Maze  Pellman 

1892 

Fund   Manager 
Dr.  A.  R.  E.  IVyant 
Class  Members  14 

Contributors  2 

%   Contributing  14 

Amount  $105.00 

••Shaffer,  Charles  G. 
Wyant.  Dr.  A,  R.  E. 

1893 

Fund   Manager 

Rev.  E.  C.  Pauling 

Class  Members  15 

Coyitributors  3 

%   Contributing  20 

Amount  $15.00 

♦•Butler,  Mary  E. 
Horter,  Carrie  Lloyd 

••Pauling,  Rev.  Edward  C. 

1894 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Mary  B.  Harris 
Class  Members  25 

Contributors  9 

%   Contributing  36 

Amount  $225.00 

"Armstrong,  Jessie  Wheeler 

••Callender,  Mabel  C. 

••Harris,  Dr.  Mary  B. 

••Lathrop,  Rev.  Alonzo  C. 

••Lawrence.  Blanche  Swengel 

""Mulford.  Alice  Probasco 

•'Smith,  Harvey  F. 

••Smith,  H.  Burns 

'•Wattson.  Ida  Green 

1895 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  B.  Meade  Wagenseller 
Class  Members  26 

Contributors  9 

%  Contributing  36 

Amount  $233.00 

DECEMBER     1  9  .">  1 


••Allen,  Ezra 

••Baldridge,  Hon.  Thomas  J. 

Bower.  Rev.  Herbert  K. 
••Clark.  J.  Winifred  Patchin 
••Greene.  Edward  M. 

Blemer,  Dr.  Guldo  C. 
••Shorkley,  Sara  Merriman 

Simpson.  Frank 
••Wagenseller.  Dr.  B.  Meade 

1896 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Mary  M.   Wolfe 
Class  Members  30 

Contributors  8 

%   Contributing  25 

Amount  $88.00 

Burgstresser. 

Katherine  Detweiler 

••Harris,  Herbert  P.,  Esq, 
Kase,  Gertrude  E, 

••Lewis,  Rev.  Daniel  E. 

""Robb.  C.  Keen 

••Walker.  Elizabeth  C. 
Wolfe.  Mary  Williamson 

••Wolfe.  Dr.  Mary  M. 

1897 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Romeyn  H.  Rivcnburg 
Class  Members  21 

Contributors  2 

%  Contributing  10 

Amount  $30.00 

••Deike,  Byrde  Taggart 
Rivenburg,  Dr.  Romeyn  H. 

1898 

Fund   Manager 
Dr.  Charles  D.  Koeh 
Class  Members  28 

Contributors  7 

%   Contributing  25 

.4  mount  $69.00 

••Downs,  Ruth  Sprague 
••Flint,  Mary  Chambers 
••Koch,  Dr.  Charles  D. 
••Leiser,  Andrew  J..  Jr. 
••Pohlmann,  Flora  Sigel 
••Tilley.  Dr.  Frank  W. 
""Walls.  John  A. 

1899 

Fund   Manager 
Dr.  Joseph  C.  Hazen 
Class  Members  37 

Contributors  16 

%  Contributing  43 

.4mount  $217.00 

Baldwin,  Mary  McCrelght 
"•Bartleson,  Carrie  Devitt 

Bostwick,  Marie  Leiser 
••Calvin,  Rev.  John  E. 
••Cook,  Marian  Wingert 
••Downs,  Gertrude  Stephens 
'•Engle,  William  H..  Esq. 
••Hall,  G.  LeRoy 
••Hazen,  Rev.  Joseph  C. 

Hutchinson,  A.  E. 

••Meserve.  Howard  C. 

"•Mulford.  Maurice  B. 

Purdy.  WiUiam  C. 

Robblns,  David  H. 

""Schuyler.  M.  Eloise 

Strong.  Anna  Gilchrist 

1900 

F'und   Manager 

.■{mm  C.  Judd 

Class  Members  38 

Contributors  20 

%   Contributing  53 

Amount  $181.00 

••Black,  Sara  M. 
Blair,  Margaret  Stein 

••Bunnell,  Dr.  Charles  E. 


Bradbury,  Grace  Callender 
••Carringer,  Marion  A. 

Cockill.  Mary  Higgins 

Deppen,  Joseph  H. 

Drynan.  Alicia  Zierden 

Grim,  George  A. 

Hottenstein,  Dr.  Daniel  E. 
"•Judd.  Anna  C. 
••Kress.  Rush  H. 

Morris.  T.  J. 

Reading.  Jennie  L. 
•  "Rommerdale.  Mabel  Wheeler 

Sherwood.  Dr.  Andrew  J. 
•'Slifer,  Edna  Shires 

Smith.  Louise  Warriner 

Strayer,  G.  Drayton 
••Weymouth,  C.  A. 

1901 

Fund   Manager 
Harland  A.  Tra.v 

Class  Members  44 

Contributors  21 

%   Contributing  48 

Amount  $465.50 

•■Allison.  Archibald  M. 
'•Anderson,  Rev.  Frank 

Bechtel,  Rev.  Andrew  S. 
••Bentz,  S.  Elsie 
••Bogar.  Harvey  S. 
••Bower,  Dr.  C.  Ruth 

Gundy.  William  V. 

Higgins,  J.  C. 
••Kalp.  Edith  Phillips 
••King.  William  I..  Esq. 

Konkle.  Laura  Allen 
••Lesher,  Dr.  Charles  B, 
••Lesher.  Dr.  Mabel  Grier 
••Meschter.  Albert  P. 

Pearse.  Charles  J. 
••Pierson,  R.  G. 
••Robison.  Isabelle  Schweyer 

Rodgers.  Edith  Shepard 
'•Ruch.  Rev.  Walter  E. 
••Trax,  Harland  A. 
••Wolfe.  Rev.  Charles  W. 

1902 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Leztiis  E.  Theiss 
Class  Members  43 

Contributors  9 

%  Contributing  21 

Amount  '  $117.00 

••Burrowes.  Helen  Buoy 
Comstock.  Rachel  Kunkle 
Cunningham,  Alan  C. 
Edgett,  George  E. 
Goodall.  Dr.  Charles  E. 

••Miller,  Grace  Brubaker 

••Moaker,  Anna  E. 

••Shields,  Sarah  Judd 

••Williams.  Dr.  T.  Lamar 

1903 

Fund   Manager 

Cloyd  Steininger 

Class  Members  51 

Contributors  10 

%  Contributing  20 

Amount  $57.50 

••Dershlmer.  Alexander  P. 

••Ebling.  Emily  B. 

••Pelsberg.  Louise  E. 

••Kalp.  W.  Lawrence 

••Long,  Clara  Slifer 
Mahaffey,  Esther  Lydic 

••Mauser,  Dr.  Harry  S. 

'•Sheldon.  Rev.  Morton  R. 
Snyder,  Grace  Roberts 

••Zeller,  Helen  Houghton 

1904 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Charles  M.  Teufel 
Class  Members  47 

Contributors  .      7 

%  Contributing  15 

Amount  '     $57,00 


••Grofl,  Margaret  B. 
••Merrill,  Elizabeth  Williams 
••Robey,  Louis  W. 
••Robinson,  David  W. 
••Stahl,  John  H. 
••Teufel,  Rev.  Charles  M. 
Thompson.  Robert  W. 

1905 

Fund   Manager 

Claire   Conzvay 

Class  Members  71 

Contributors  20 

%  Contributing  28 

Amount  $120.00 

••Andrews.  Mary  Halfpenny 

••Bliss,  Ruth  Shorkley 

••Bower,  Mary  I. 

••Conway.  Claire  M. 
Dudley,  Mary  Unruh 

••Fetherston,  Edith  Kelly 

••Hall,  WymanL. 

Harnish,  Mary  Brown 

••Hvlbert.  Dr.  Lewis  C. 

••Kalp.  Martha  Wolfe 

••Monks,  Josephine  Crater 

••Portser,  W.  W. 
Royer.  Roberts  D. 

••Steinhilper,  Anthony 

••Steinhilper,  Nellie  Goddard 

••Stevenson,  Feme  Braddock 

••Thomas,  Jessie  McFarland 
Thomas,  Nell  J. 

••Thomas.  Ruth  Lesher 
Wood.  Eva  Stoner 

1906 

Fund   Manager 

Elbina  L.  Bender 

Class  Members  79 

Contributors  13 

%   Contributing  16 

Amount  '   $172.03 

••Bender.  Elbina  L. 

••Cole.  Dr.  Harold  N. 

••Cole.  Hazel  Knapp 

••Coverdale,  William  T. 

••Frost,  Sarah  Furman 

••Kingsbury,  Dr.  Oscar  J. 
MacLaggan.  Catherine  P. 

••Millward,  Dr.  Carl  L. 

••Morrison.  Charles  C. 

••Parmley,  Harry  M. 

••Rumsey,  Rev.  Edwin  W. 

••Shelley,  Dr.  Penrose  H. 

••Wilkinson, 

Katherine  MacCart 

1907 

Fund   Manager 

Mary  Stanton  Speicher 

Class  Members  78 

Contributors  18 

%   Contributing  23 

Amofint  $145.50 

••Brockway,  Chauncey 

Burrows,  Ernest  S. 
••Catherman.  John  I. 
••Cober,  Peter  G. 
••Hawk.  Dr.  George  W. 

Hess,  Phares  G, 
••King,  Kathryn  M. 
••Raker.  William  W. 
••Rockwell,  Dr.  Leo  L. 
••Schuch,  J.  Harry 
••Schultz.  Thomas  W. 

Shove.  P.  Rebecca 
••Smigelsky,  Frank 

Snavely,  Harry  G. 
••Speicher,  Mary  Stanton 
••Weddle,  Joseph  N, 

Wolfe,  Jonathan 

Zug,  Fred  R. 

1908 

Fund   Manager 
Dr.  WinficldS.Booth,Sr. 
Class  Members  88 


Contributors  17 

%   Contributing  19 

.-Imount  $437.00 

••Bolton,  Dr.  Elmer  K. 

"•Booth.  Rev.  W.  Scott,  Sr. 

••Bromley,  Rev.  Charles  L. 

••Condict.  Dr.  E.  Carroll 

••Duncan.  Stephen  G. 

••Fassett.  Isabelle  Stahl 

'•Poster,  Carol  Spratt 

••Gibney,  John  V. 
Hartzell.  Harry  F. 

••Henderson,  Joseph  W. 

••Hummer,  Dr.  John  P. 

••Landers.  Olive  Richards 

••Shrum.  Rev.  Reuben  W. 

••Sprout,  W.  Carl 

••Thomas,  Ralph  L. 

••Thompson.  Henry  C. 

••Webster,  Dr.  George  E. 

1909 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Nezvton  C.  Fetter 
Class  Members  100 

Contributors  21 

%   Contributing  20 

Amount  $171.00 

••Ballets.  George  P. 

••Chaffee,  MyraM, 

••Class  of  1909 

••Fetter,  Rev.  Newton  C. 

••Humm.  Doncaster  G. 

••Jackson.  Hazel  Craig 

••Lepperd.  Charles  J. 

••Lyte.  Gilbert  H. 

••Neumann, 

Katherine  Beckley 
Payne.  W.  Guy 

••Quandt,  lola  B. 
Ritter,  Allan  G. 
Roush.  Rev.  Charles  S. 

••Shirley.  John  T. 
Shupe.  Myrtle  Walkinshaw 

••Smith,  Dr.  Stanton  R. 

••Stone,  Helen  Cliber 

••VanWhy.  Eugene 

••Wolfe,  Josephine  Hankins 

••Woodward,  Robert  C. 

••Youngken,  Dr.  Heber  W. 

1910 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Weaver  W. Pangburn 

Class  Members  89 

Contributors  16 

%  Contributing  18 

Amount  $160.00 

Butt,  Cameron  A. 

Gathers,  Mildred 
••Hardgrove,  Winnie  Dickson 

Hedge,  Homer  B. 
••John,  Stella  Houghton 

Jury,  Mabel  Christian 
••Kresge,  Homer,  D. 
••Pangburn.  Weaver  W. 

Pierson.  Ruby  G. 
••Roser.  Hugh  E. 
••Saylor,  Robert  J, 
••Sherwood,  Alexander  M. 

Street.  Rev.  George  T.,  Jr. 

Thompson, 
Prlscllla  Hardesty 

Weddle,  Eva  E. 
••Woods.  Hon.  Elmer  B. 

1911 

Fund   Manager 

E.  A.  Snyder 

Class  Members  107 

Contributors  21 

%  Contributing  20 

Amount  '  $192.00 

App,  E.  M. 
••Bourne.  Harry  S. 
••Browne.  Elizabeth  Hughes 
••Carpenter,  Katherine  G. 
♦♦Crowell,  J.  Leslie 

11 


••Davis,  Dr.  Prank  G. 

Pairchlld,  Arthur  C. 

Hann.  Grace  Cobb 
••Hlllman,  Verna  Whitaker 
••Jarvie.  Ruth  Safford 
••Loveland.  Charles  D. 

McCaskie.  Evelyn  H. 
**McCullen.  William 

McCuUen,  William  J.,  Sr. 

Mann.  Walter  H. 
"Rockwell,  Vera  Cober 
•*Roser,  John  O-  L. 

Snyder.  E.  A. 
**Starkweather, 

Matilda  Golding 
*«Tyson,  James  A. 

ViUalon,  Jose  A. 
••Waltman.  Harry  R. 

1912 

Fund   Manager 

A.  Oscar  IVolfe 

Class  Members  94 

Contributors  15 

%  Contributing      ^    16 
Anwunt  $153.50 

Clarke.  Helen  Lenegood 

♦*Dufton,  Edward  P. 
Fisher,  Margaret  McClure 

'•Igler,  Dr.  Frederick  B. 
Jenkins,  Mary  Weiser 

••McNeal.  David  A. 

'*Meyer,  Robert  W. 

**Ogden.  Merton  M. 
Riehl,  Paul  L. 

"*Rockey,  Fred  V. 

••Clifford.  Ruth  D. 
Waltz.  Arthur  D. 
Weddell.  Sue 

••Williams.  Pearl  Ream 

••Wolfe,  A.  Oscar 


1913 

Fund   Manager 

Rev.  John  D.  W.  Fetter _ 

Class  Members  75 

Contributors  16 

%  Contributing  21 

Amount  $831.50 

Bogert.  John  R. 
••Bowling.  Rev.  Richard  H. 
••Dunkle.  D.  Forrest 
••Edwards,  Walter  H. 
••Fetter,  Dr.  John  D.  W. 
••Fisher,  Howard  V. 
••Goehring.  Howard  M. 

Hawkins.  O.  V.  W.,  Esq. 
••McClure.  James  F. 
••McKeague.  J.  Leslie 

Richards,  Dr.  Earl  M. 
••Rooke.  Robert  L. 
••Sanders,  Charles  L. 
••Sanders.  Clay  S. 
••Stetler.  A.  M. 
••Still.  Ralph  A. 

1914 

Fund   Manager 

Jesse  E.  Riley 

Class  Members  100 

Contributors  16 

%   Contributing  16 

Amount  $237.00 

"•Armstrong,  Earle  B. 
••Beyer,  Louis  H. 

Campbell.  Harry  Earle 
••Coleman,  Charles  E. 
••Criswell,  John  R. 
••Golightly.  Joshua  R. 
••Hawkins,  Marian  Harman 

Kunkel,  Mary  A. 
••Rice,  Dr.  John  W. 

Rice,  Miriam  HoHa 
••Riley,  Jesse  E. 
••Schnure,  Fred  O. 

Stapleton.  R.  B. 
••Weaver,  Harry  B, 
"Weaver,  Eudora  Hamler 
••Whlted,  Norman  W. 

1915 

Fund   Manager 

Helen  Eede  McQuay 
Class  Members  105 

Contributors  22 

%  Contributing  21 

Amount  $200.00 

••Allen,  Joseph  W. 
Brown.  F.  Theodore 
Burchfleld.  Mary  Decker 

••Clark,  Albert  J..  Esq. 
Crouse,  Walter  S. 

••Dillon.  Dr.  Emma  E. 
Dunkle.  Ira  S. 
Earle,  Winifred  Miller 
Gale,  Charles  W, 

••Gelger,  Carl  E. 

••Hamlin,  Albert  J. 

••Hlnes,  Myrna  Strickler 

••Irland,  George  A. 

12 


••McQuay.  Helen  Eede 

Miller,  Margaret  Ziegler 

Muffly.  Dr.  G.  Walter 
•'Pangburn.  Edward  W. 
••Peterson,  Rudolph 
••Rogers.  E.  Lloyd 

Schatlner,  Dwite  H.,  Esq. 
••Stevenson.  George  S. 

Topham.  Erie  M. 

1916 

Fund   Manager 
IVilliam  L.  Showers 
Class  Members  103 

Contributors  IS 

%   Contributing  IS 

Amount  $208.00 

••Alter,  Samuel  G. 

Bigler,  R.  P. 
••Brandon.  Margaret  Weddell 

Brown,  Helen  Horton 
••Butt.  Bruce  E. 
••Davenport.  Dr.  Samuel  M. 
••Hamlin.  Ruth  Williams 

Hann,  H.  H. 

Laird.  ELzabeth  B. 
••Lewis.  Cyril  E. 

Ranck.  Dayton  L. 
'•Schnure,  Elise  Miller 
••Stevenson.  Amy  Paterson 

Switzer.  Lester  A. 

Wierman. 
Genevieve  Shutterly 

1917 

Fund   Manager 
Charles  W.  Potter,  Sr. 

Class  Members  124 

Contributors  19 

%   Contributing  15 

Amount  $209.00 

••Bertin.  Dr.  Eugene  P. 
••Derr,  Ralph  B. 

DeWald,  Arthur  G. 

Felton,  Raleigh  M. 
••Heberling.  Dr.  John  A. 
•'Kriner,  Clarence  M. 
••Kriner.  Henrietta  Heinsling 
••Moore.  Olive  E. 

Rudin.  Miriam  Bridge 

Russell.  Hugh  T. 
••Schug.  Alice  Johnson 
-•Sowers.  Irvin  P. 
••Sprout.  C.inton  I. 

Thomas.  Richard  E. 

Topham,  Clara  Speare 
■ 'Volkmar,  Marie 
'•Williams.  Frank  E. 
••Yon.  Arthur 

Young.  Lora  McQuay 

1918 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Chester  S.  Keefer 

Class  Members  144 

Contributors  20 

%  Contributing  14 

Amount  $299.00 

'•Bower,  Helene  Diffendafer 

Dent,  Edith  Crane 
••Derr,  Mary  Beatty 
••Eshelman,  Dr.  Thomas  A. 
••Foresman,  Grover 
••Fritz.  Mabel  H. 
••Gold,  John  S. 
••Hall.  Mariam  Minch 

Harris,  Stanley  N. 

Hendricks.  Florence  shalter 
••Johnson.  Dorothy  McClintic 
••Keeter,  Dr.  Chester  S. 

McCready.  Margaret  Smith 

Musser.  Malcolm  E. 
••Ranck.  Bruce  O. 

Rouner.  Elizabeth  Stephens 
••Shellenhamer, 

Carrie  Wetzel 
••Smith,  Ora  B. 
••Spotts.  Dr.  S.  Dale 
••Sprout.  Elizabeth  Hehn 

1919 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Franklin  D.  Jones 

Class  Members  146 

Contributors  16 

%  Contributing  13 

Amount  $399.00 

Andrews,  Harry  F. 
••Angel,  Harry  H. 

Cooper,  Ruth 

Eisenman,  Naomi  Lane 

Ferris,  Alice  C, 

Fritz,  Irene  J. 
••Greenleaf.  Dr.  Arthur  J. 
'•Grove.  Mary  E. 

Harer.  H.  L. 

Hotfa,  Helen  R. 
••Jones,  Dr.  Franklin  D. 
••Kelchner.  Alice  M. 
••Kline,  Raymond  D. 


••Lawrence.  Frank  A. 

Markowitz,  Benjamin 
••Owen.  Elizabeth  Spyker 
•'Starkweather,  George  A. 
••Stein.  Ruth 
•'Wenrich.  Clyde  E.  R. 

1920 

Fund   Manager 

Robert  K.  Bell 

Class  Members  189 

Contributors  28 

%  Contributing  15 

Amount  $376.00 

Anthony,  Mark  L. 
'•Bair.  Kathryn  Keylor 

Copeland.  Daymond  W. 
'*Delong,  Elthera  Corson 
*=Dent.  Joseph  D. 

Florin,  Hazel 
=  -Fowle,  Dr.  Lester  P. 
-■Heller.  Martha  Achenbach 
**Hooven,  Morris  D. 
••Ingram.  Dr.  Frank  W. 

Kyle,  Robert  S. 
'•Lighton.  Lester  E. 
**Lockeman. 

Charlotte  Volkmar 
**Mathieson,  A.  R. 

Nancarrow,  H.  L. 

Quigley,  Marguerite  I. 
**Ranck^  Mildred  Farley 
♦'Rhodes,  Helen  Bodine 

Rude,  Dwight  W. 

Schwenkler.  Anthony  A. 
•  "Shoemaker,  M.  Glover 

Slocum.  Warren  H. 

Speare,  William  E.  C. 
**Stewart.  Harold  A. 

Warfel,  Harry  R. 

Weible,  M.  Helen  Matthews 
»*Winiams.  T.  C.  Sr. 
'*Wyant,  Corbin  W. 

1921 

Fund   Manager 
Nelson  S.  Rounsley 
Class  Members  158 

Contributors  25 

%   Contributing  16 

Amount  $495.00 

-*Baker.  Edna  M. 

Bitner,  Dr.  Charles  H. 
■-'Derr.  Herbert  N. 

DeWire.  Dr.  Merrill  B. 

Dietz,  Charlotte  N. 
"Fowle,  Marguerite  Hartman 
**Herb.  Grant  O. 
**Hldlay.  Dr.  Raymond  G. 

Jolly.  Katherine  Fulford 
♦•Kelly,  Emily  Devine 
**Kmg,  Dr.  A.  P. 
••Kohler,  E.  L. 
**Laher,  Donald  S. 

Mangan.  Thomas  J. 

Metz.  C.  A. 
••Miller,  Theresa  Lotte 
••Moore,  Clarence  B. 

Nancarrow,  Marjorie  McCoy 
••Reamer,  Francis  F. 
••Reamer,  E.  Unger 
"Rickenburg.  Charles  H. 

Salaczynski.  Dr.  T.  A. 

Sauers.  R.  W. 
^•Smith.  Ellis  S.,  Sr. 

Smith,  Verna  L. 

1922 

Fund   Manager 

Rev.  Finley  Keech 

Class  Members  176 

Contributors  23 

%  Contributing  16 

Amount  $269.00 

••Balliet.  William  E. 

Bunnell.  Eve 

Butt.  Edna  Follmer 
••Campbell,  Philip  C. 
••Copeland, 

Amorita  Sesinger 

Copeland, 
Mary  Jane  Williamson 

Corn  well,  Florence  D. 
••Derek.  Chester  H. 
••Dickrager.  Leona 
••Doty,  Angeline  Kissinger 
••Estelow,  Richard  K. 

Galbralth.  Walter  D. 

Gardner.  Arthur  F. 
••Irvin.  William  J, 
••Keech,  Rev.  Finley 
••King,  Oliver  L. 

Mathieson,  George  W. 

Mathleson.  Effle  Muir 

Olney.  Frank  J. 
••Rinegold,  William  J. 
••Schultz.  Dr.  Robert  R. 

Shott.  John  H. 

Stahl,  Catharine  Y. 
••Weaver.  Paul  A. 
••Wentzel,  Edward  G.,  Jr. 

Williams.  Robert  A. 
••Wolfe.  Ruth  Brown 
••Worthington,  E.  L. 


1923 

Fund   Manager 
Arda  C.  Bowser 

Class  Members  224 

Contributors  23 

%   Contributing  10 

Amount  $264.00 

••Bennett,  Constance  H. 
••Bowser.  Arda  C. 
••Callender,  Rev.  Willard  D. 
••Chamberlain.  George  R. 
■•Griffith.  D.  M. 

Hayden.  Katherine  Owens 
••Jones.  Harry  W. 
•'Kimball.  Lawrence  M. 

Kutz.  Jacob  H. 

Lewis.  A.  R. 
"Lofberg.  Dora  Keough 
"•McGregor.  Prank  R. 
••Mallay.  Paul  C. 

Musser.  Thomas  M. 
••Purnell.  John  S. 
••Sholl.  Dorothy  B. 
••Smith,  Nina  G, 
"Stabler,  Harry  E. 

Stager,  Luke  L. 
"Summerfleld,  Frank  W. 

Swetland.  Rupert  M. 

Swetland. 
Elizabeth  Speakman 

Wain  Wright,  Kathryn 

1924 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  Mcrl  G.  Colvin 

Class  Members  223 

Contributors  25 

%   Contributing  11 

Amount  $245.00 

Armstrong, 
Ruth  Weidenhamer 
••Ashman,  Edward  T. 
••Budd.  C.  Kenneth 
••Colvin.  Dr.  Merl  G. 
••Dayhoff.  Harry  O. 
••Dunlap.  Earl  S. 

Eckman.  J.  Ronald 
"Prazer.  Hilda  DeWitt 
••Hartman,  L,  P. 
••Helm.  Robert  C. 
••Heller,  Ida  R. 

Holter,  H,  W. 

Jemison.  Foster  D. 
••Jones.  Elizabeth  Moore 

Keech.  Mary  Peifer 
"•Lamborne,  George  W. 

Lenox.  Rev.  G.  Merrill 

Magahan,  Mildred 
••Moore,  Geneva  Gerlach 

Palma,  Dr.  Nicholas 
••Roberts,  L.  Alice 
••Smith.  Meribel  Ritter 

Weitzer,  Paul  R. 
••Terpak.  Stephen 

Zimmerman,  Arthur  G. 

1925 

Fund   Manager 

Dr.  Clair  G.  Spongier 

Class  Members  253 

Contributors  30 

%   Contributing  12 

Amount  $303.00 

••Ackman.  Howard  E. 
••Anderson.  Ruth  Grove 

Baxter.  M.  Louisa 

Breisch.  Dr.  Warren  F. 

Bressler,  John  P. 
••Bussom,  Max  W, 
••Clingerman,  Robert  J. 

Crowi.  Carolyn  Brown 

Dreibelbis,  Ruth  A. 

Duck,  Dr.  William  O. 
••Ebert,  Carrie  C.  Smithgall 

Faint.  George  R.,  Sr. 
••Fritz,  Grace  Matz 
"Gummo,  Blanchard  S. 
••Harvey.  Wildon  T. 
••Haskett.  Francis 

Jackson.  Elizabeth  Harman 
••Jones.  Allen  P. 
= 'Jones.  Dr.  Frank  L. 
"Kapp.  Dr.  Carl  G. 
"Nicodemus.  Dr.  Roy  E. 

Patterson.  James  W. 
••Peifer.  Helen  G. 

Roles,  Harold  F. 

Spangler,  Archie 
"Spangler,  Dr,  Clair  G. 
"'Stewart,  Estella 
"Thomas,  William  G..  Jr. 
"Traver.  Dr.  Rufus  M. 

Vonada.  Esther  E. 

1926 

Fund   Manager 
Dr.  E.  D.  Carstater 
Class  Members  248 

Contributors  34 

%   Contributing  14 

Amount  $484.50 


••Adams,  Muriel  E. 

Austin.  Paul  R. 
••Bower.  Lelia  E. 
'•Brewen.  Dr.  Stewart  F. 
••Brown.  Anna  L. 

Carll.  Josiah  D. 
••Carstater.  Dr.  Eugene  D. 

Colvin,  Margaret  Price 
••Councilman,  Elberta  Stone 
••Focht,  Florence  Utt 
••Gardner,  Carlton  L. 

Gruber.  Amos  B. 
••Hand,  Orval  J. 

Harrar,  Mary  J. 

Henggi.  George  T. 

Hill,  Anna  VanDine 
••Humphreys,  Dr.  Edward  J. 
••James.  Malcolm  G. 

Knorr.  Dr.  Edward  A. 

Louden.  Charlotte  Mansell 
••McHail.  Bruce  A. 

Martz.  James  V. 

Miers.  T.  Jefferson 

Miers.  Louise  Matthews 

Miller.  John  B. 
••Mosser.  A.  P. 

Postpichal.   Ruth  Propert 

Rigg.  Donald  L. 
••Ryan.  Margaret  Dakin 

Sangston.  Dr.  Russel  E. 
••Slifer.  Kenneth  W. 

Summerill.  Ann  Zerby 

Ware.  Emerson  E. 
••Wilsbach.  Anthony  K. 

1927 

Fund   Manager 
Carl  J.  Geiser 

Class  Members         285 

Contributors  25 

%   Contributing  9 

Amount  $277.00 

AUsworth,  J.  B. 

Bean.  Dr.  Stuart  H. 

Bihl.  A.  W. 

Chesney.  J.  Graham 

CoUison.  Grace  Pheifer 

Darkes.  Dr.  W.  Franklin 

Day,  Anna  Outwater 
••Deen.  Evelyn  H. 
••Geiser,  Carl  J- 
••Giordano.  Dr.  James  V. 

Goodyear,  Gordon 
••Halleran.  Eugene  E. 
••Hann.  Thomas  D..  Jr. 
••Hart,  George  W. 

Johnston.  Paul  M. 

Koopman.  Mary  Konkle 
••Kushell.  Charles  J.,  Jr. 

Miller,  Dr.  Bruce  J. 

Miller,  Florence  Beckworth 
••Seltzer,  Irvin  A, 
••Slifer,  Caryl  Dutton 

Webber,  Harold  P. 

Williams.  Dr.  Harry  H. 
••Wilson.  Lytle  M. 

Wilson.  Doris  Worrell 


1928 

Fund   Manager 

Loyd   Trimmer 

Class  Members         301 
Contributors  31 

%  Contributing  10 

Amount  $273.00 

••Banks,  Dr.  Roland  W. 

Bernhaut,  Samuel  P..  Esq. 

Blesh.  Harriet  SmuU 

Bufflngton,  Albert  P, 

Carstater,  Marie  Helwig 

Dill,  Eleanor  Miller 

Evans,  Elva  Horner 
••Field,  Margaret  M. 

Pink,  Pauline  Belles 
••Focht,  Brown 
••Poster,  Albert  K, 
••Fox,  Frederick,  Jr. 
••Heller.  Jeanette  M. 
••Henderson.  Rena  Anderson 
"Huffman.  C.  Elwood 

Hrust.  Ethel  W. 

Keiser.  Dr.  E.  Lee,  Jr, 
'•Lewis,  Thomas  G. 
••Little.  Jean  E. 
••Losch.  Lenore  M. 

Serino.  Dr.  G.  Samuel 
••Sheriff.  Dr.  Wilbur  S. 

Tllton,  Margaret  Benn 
••Ulmer,  Alfred  R. 
••Vastine.  Dr.  John  R. 

Wagner.  Dale  R. 
••Wendin. 

Barbara  Relf  snyder 
••Whitaker.  Edna  L. 

Whitehead, 

Genevieve  Punches 
••Winter,  Bruce  H. 

Wolfgang,  John  L. 

1929 

Fund   Manager 

Charles  IV.  Kalp 

Class  Members  257 

Contributors  19 

DECEMBER     1951 


%    Contributing  1 

Amount  $190.00 

'•Abbott,  Dr.  Albert  J. 

Bailey.  Clyde  P. 

Bailev,  Dorothy  Lemon 

Evster.  Jessie  Fielding 

Fink,  Paul  E. 
••Freaerick,  A.  Elizabeth 
••Heiligman,  Dr,  N.  H. 

Horter,  John  M. 
••Hot,  W,  Duffleld 

Kalp,  Charles  W. 

Kline,  Lillian  Carstater 

Loper,  Rev.  Frank  B. 
••Meyer,  Gilbert  B. 

Rarig,  Allen  A, 
••Ricker,  Sarah  Beck 

Tobb,  Mrs.  Edwin  D. 
'♦Showalter.  Thelma  J. 
••Vensel.  Sarah  Collner 

Wagner,  Dorothy 

1930 

Fund   Manager 

Rev.  John  N.  Feaster 
Class  Members         261 
Contributors  20 

%   Contributing  8 

Amount  $138.00 

Beckworth,  Evelyn  M. 

••Cady,  Ercil  Bates 
Crago,  Paul  H. 

"Davies,  Dorothy  M. 
EUery,  Dr.  James  A 
Emmltt,  William  C, 
Emmitt,  Gertrude  Brooks 

••Everitt,  Mary  Lanlng 

••Feaster,  Rev,  John  N. 

••Fenichel,  Dr.  Benjamin 

••Figner,  Elizabeth 
Girton,  Helen  Welliver 
Layman,  Katheryn  Gamble 
Maxwell.  Dr,  Emilie  L. 
Payne,  Robert  L. 

•■Potter.  Milton  J. 

Snyder,  Charles  M.,  Jr. 

••Soars,  Jessie  L. 

••Wagner.  George  O. 
Welker,  Warren  A. 


1931 

Fund   Manager 
Edward  J.  Smalstig 

Class  Members  340 

Contributors  40 

%  Contributors  12 

Amount  $272.50 

Atwood,  Theodore  C. 
•"Brungard,  Harry  G. 

Burke.  Irene  C. 

Dayton,  Harold  E 

Dundore, 
E.  Grace  Grimshaw 
••Egel,  Dr.  Norman 
••Pitch,  Dr.  Margaret  Erb 
••Fleming,  Alexander  S. 
••Githens.  Dr.  Sherwood,  Jr. 

Gott,  Gladys  Hotaling 
••Haines,  Dr.  Keith  E. 

Heine,  Dorothy  Grimshaw 
••Hibler.  Marjorie  Budd 

Higgins,  Delazon  P, 
••Hosier,  Daris  Bracey 
••Hottle. 

Betty  Jane  Rodenbeck 
♦•Ingols,  Dr.  Robert  S, 

Jones,  Rev,  Idris  W. 
••Keagy,  Dr.  R.  Marvel 
••Keenan,  Robert  J. 
••Konkle,  James  H.,  Jr, 
••McClain,  Warren  Joseph 
••O'Brien,  Martha  Warner 
••Plant,  Metta  E,  Allen 
••Rollins,  Miriam  Stafford 

Ross,  Norman  C. 
••Shields.  Dr.  John  J. 
••Simpson.  James  R. 
••Smalstig.  Edward  J. 

Smalstig.  Alice  Drennen 
••Snyder,  Dr,  Charles  P, 
••Snyder,  Ruth  Weidemann 
••Thomas.  Russell  P. 

Truxell,  Carl  E. 

Truxell,  Cora  Newsham 

Vogt,  Harry  B 
••Wagner,  Cyrus  L. 
••Wahl,  Virginia  Cowell 
Wertheim, 

Madeline  Waldhnerr 
••White.  Elizabeth  Tanger 

1932 

Fund   Manager 
James  B.  Stevenson 
Class  Members         285 
Contributors  28 

%   Contributing  10 

Amount  $183.00 

Abernethy,  Dr.  George  L. 
••Bucknam,  Bettina 
Coates,  Henry  G.  P. 

DECEMBER     1951 


Cooper,  Janet  E. 

Davis,  Rev,  David  J. 
••Fetter,  Dr.  John  S. 

Fuller.  Charlotte  Lebo 
••Glazier,  Nathaniel 

Hoffman,  Lloyd  S. 
••Hopper,  Walter  F.,  Jr, 

Hull,  Ellis  F. 

Hull.  Helen  Naylor 
••Knights,  Frances  E, 
••Kohl,  Virginia  Kandle 
"Leavitt,  Shirley  M. 
••Logan.  James  P. 

McClain,  Marian  Ash 
••March,  Louis  A, 

Matners,  Katherlne  Forrest 
••Roberts,  Stephen  W. 
••Rollins.  Glen  W. 

Ross.  Helen  Blecher 
■■Rousseau,  Norman  P. 
••Ruggles,  Evadne  M. 

Shipps.  Dr.  M.  G. 
••Solomon,  Dr.  Daniel  L. 
••Twaddle,  Ruth  Christian 

Wood,  W.  H. 

1933 

Fund   Manager 
Campbell  Rutledge,  Jr. 

Class  Members         319 

Contributors  28 

%   Contributing  9 

Amount  $308.00 

Adams,  Charles  B, 

Ballard,  Dorothy  A. 

Bellmever,  Joseph  S.,  Ill 

Bellmeyer,  Mary  Grove 

Bly,  Dr.  Loren  P, 
••Bower.  Rev.  Franklin  A. 
■•Bowers.  Dr,  Paul  A. 
■•Colavita,  Dr.  James  J. 

Cook.  Franklin  H. 

Covert. 
Harriet  P.  Heydenreich 

Davis,  Edith  Pancoast 

Dunlap,  Harris  L, 
•■Hunmire,  M.  Gladys  Steele 

Graybill.  Ann  M. 

Hartman.  Henry  K. 

Ingram.  Mary  Hazard 

Jeftery,  Margaret  VanTuyl 

Kaste,  Viola  M, 

Leach,  Charles  P. 

Lutz.  C.  Martin 
••Offenkrantz, 

Dr.  Frederick  M. 
••Pratt,  Burt  C. 
••Rutledge.  Campbell,  Jr. 

Smith.  William  N. 

Spangler.  Janet  E. 
••Vanderhoof,  Lorna 
••Vlnyard,  Caroline  C. 

Zanella,  D.  Andrew 


1934 

Fund   Manager 
Walter  IV.  Ruck 

Class  Members         319 

Contributors  22 

%  Contributing  7 

Amount  $276.00 

Boger.  Dr.  William  P..  Jr. 
••Bond,  Lawrence  R. 

Brewer,  Wesley  D. 

Bush,  Jean  Hill 

Favino,  James  F. 
•Fendrich.  Edgar  L, 
••Flthian,  Harry  C. 
•Foust,  Dr.  Tilman  H. 

Gangewere,  Woodrow  W. 
■•Garver.  Dr.  Charles  K. 

Grove.  Lee  A. 

Guffy,  Wellard  T. 

Kehrer.  George  T. 

Light.  Pauline  E. 

Linetty.  Joreph 

Nikodem,  Walter  J. 

Nikodem,  Marie  Peters 

Shields,  Kelvin  L. 

Simpson,  Helen  Hoffner 

Snyder,  Mary  Burowes 

Tenney,  Eunice  Lamb 
••Zlotkin,  Isadore  I. 

1935 

Fund   Manager 

George  L.  McGaughey 
Class  Members         267 
Contributors  28 

%  Contributing  10 

Amount  $166.00 

••Beierschmitt,  Gerald  A. 

■■Benson.  Florence  Stannert 

••Bergen,  John  L,,  Jr. 

••Bindrim,  Doris  E, 
Braucher.  Samuel  L. 

••Carey,  A,  Gertrude 

••DruckemiUer, 
Dr.  William  H. 
Favino.  Elsie  Zarfos 
Harman,  Catherine  Strine 
Hllliard,  M.  Elizabeth 
Hunt,  F.  R. 

••Knights,  L.  Wlnnllred 


Larson,  Elaine  Iflll 
••Lehman,  Thomas  E,,  III 
••McGaughey,  George  L. 

Maillardet.  Laura  Fuller 
••Miller.  J.  Melvin 
•■Myers,  Donald  W. 

Orloski,  James 

Peters,  Margaret  Weddell 
••Poorbaugh,  Anna  Fishel 

Ralston,  Dorothy  Walters 
••Runkel,  Mary  Walker 

Smith,  Ralph  O. 

Smith.  Edith  McCormick 

Stevens,  Virginia  Hallett 

Strite,  Janet  Keefer 
••Wynn,  Harry  L. 

1936 

Fund   Manager 
Hubbard  S.  Ruoff 

Class  Members         301 

Contributors  16 

%   Contributing  5 

Amount  $157.00 

••Brandon.  Virginia  R. 
"Condict,  Edward  C. 

Decker.  John  C. 

Fredrick.  Catherine  Kehler 

High,  John  D. 

Kantor,  Jerome  H. 

Lewis.  Dean  E. 
••McKee.  Dr.  Edward  E. 
••Piatt,  Janet  Soars 
••Pluto,  Irene  Lewski 

Raymaley,  Dr,  Edwin  R. 

Roberts,  Eleanor  Chapin 
••Sedgwick,  Dr.  Cornelius  E. 
••Smeal,  Dean  E, 

Swackhamer,  Robert  H. 
••Verga,  Dr.  Armand  F, 

1937 

Fund   Manager 
Rev.  Clinton  A.  Condict 
Class  Members  293 

Contributors  16 

%  Contributing  5 

Amount  $161,00 

Bond,  Joyce  MacLeod 
■■Clemens,  William  B. 
•■Condict.  Rev.  Clinton  A. 
■■Decker,  Elizabeth  Talley 
•■Dentler,  Frances  Rockwell 
••Henderson,  Beverly  Jones 
••Mielke,  Hazel  Jackson 
••Morreall,  Herbert  W,.  Jr. 
Saricks,  Ambrose,  Jr. 
Sear,  Rita  Holbrook 
••Semmer,  Freas  E, 
••Sillman,  Emmanuel  I. 

Vogel.  Charles  I. 
••Watson.  P.  Herbert 
'  'Worth,  John  F. 
'Ziegler.  Mabel  Nylund 


1938 

Fund   Manager 

Ira  G.  Fox 

Class  Members         291 
Contributors  23 

%   Contributing  8 

Amount  $130.50 

••Aspinwall.  Ann  Morrow 
Bronner.  N.  B..  Jr. 

••Clapp,  Florence  E. 
Farquhar,  Mary  I. 

■■Fox.  Ira  G. 
Geise,  Martha  Rlggs 
Hoffman,  William  M, 
Kob,  Leo  B, 

•■Ledden,  Dr.  Lewis  J. 
Ledden.  Jennie  Gray 
Leinroth,  Alma  Bloecker 
McKeage,  Mary  Belle 

•■Mayock,  Dr.  Robert  Lee 
Prugh,  Eugenie  DUts 
Ross,  Mrs.  Walter  J. 

■•Rothermel,  Daniel  A. 
Smith,  Stuart  M. 
Streeter,  Dr.  Robert  E. 

••Swick,  Dr.  J.  Howard,  n 
Thomas.  Stanley  C. 

••Whitten.  Sarah  Relfsnyder 

••Zott,  Frederick  D. 

1939 

Fund   Manager 

Charles  V.  Dunham 
Class  Members         388 
Contributors  27 

%  Contributing  7 

Amount  $211.50 

Blrschtein,  Benjamin 

••Bracken.  Charles  O. 
Brown,  Margaret  Anderson 
Canarick,  Dr.  Sidney 
Currier,  Dr.  Lawrence  M. 

••Deimler,  LlllieL. 
Drozdiak,  Dr,  Walter  M. 
Dunham,  Charles  V. 
Friedman.  Leonard  O. 


•■Greene.  John  N. 

Hamburg.  Dr.  Allen  E. 

Helk,  Mary  Ciesla 
■•Henderson,  Charles  N. 
■•Kohberger.  Joseph  W. 

McCune,  John  C,  n 
■■Manrodt.  Dr.  Kurt.jJr. 
■■Martelli.  M.  Joseph 

Pearlman.  Emanuel  E. 
•■Rabe.  Dr.  Edward  F. 
■■Sandler,  Irving 
••Shupe,  Dr.  D.  R.  W. 

Sills.  Marjorie  Cleaves 
••Slack.  Jean  E. 

Toland,  William  A. 

Weidemann,  Waiter,  Jr. 

Wood.  Harry  P. 

Youngman,  Florence  A. 

1940 

Fund   Manager 
IV.  Donald  Walker 

Class  Members         381 

Contributors  ii 

%  Contributing  9 

Amount  $177.50 

••Ackley,  Betty  T.  McCormick 

Auten.  Clarence  L..  Jr. 

Clarke.  Janet  Johnstone 

Cubberley,  Edna 

Distel,  Irving  W..  Jr. 

Dunham.  Carol  Martin 

Eshelman.  H.  Glenn 
••Eyer.  Charles  R. 
••Fisher,  Samuel  S, 

Gearhart,  Robert  M. 
■•Green.  Frederick  S. 

Griffin.  Howard  R. 
•■Higgins,  Warren 
'•Ihmels,  Richard  H. 
••Jaffe.  Melvin 
••Johnson.  John  C. 

Jones.  Martha  Clayton 
••Kohberger,  Ruth  Cox 
••Laird,  Martha  A. 

Mack,  Elma  Griscom 

Monroe,  Mary  Wilkalis 

Morgan,  William  R, 
••Pomar.  Grace  Haire 
••Quinn,  Edward  J.,  Jr. 
■■Rice,  John  M. 

Shaner,  Robert  J. 

Sloff,  Franklin 

Stevens,  John  C. 

Teitelbaum,  Dr.  Maurice  J. 
■**Thomas.  Mary  K.  Geissel 

Vogel,  O,  Virginia  Fisher 
••Wagner,  Gerald  P. 
••Walcott,  Margaret  Miller 

1941 

Fund   Manager 
Dorothy  Derr  Snyder 

Class  Members  347 

Contributors  37 

%  Contributing  11 

Amount  $177.50 

Baker,  Janet  Cristadoro 
••Bendell.  Eleanor  H. 

Bent.  Margaret  Maupin 

Brown.  Evelyn  Day 
••Burt.  Alma  Jacobs 
••Colwell.  Helen  Meek 
••Cummings.  Dr.  Martin  M. 
••Dannenhauer, 

Rev.  Kenneth  S. 
••Dumelin,  Janet  Clayton 
••Francis,  Sarah 
••Garman,  Esther  Selsam 
••Graybill,  B.  Eloise  Garber 
••Green,  Marion  Reynolds 
••Gunther.  Miriam  Mensch 

Hasselberger,  Jean  Steele 

Holler,  Clyde  C.  Jr. 
••Hulley,  Dr.  WUUam  C.  Ill 
••Kerr,  Dr,  Robert  M. 

Kostenbauder,  Miles  M. 
••Lahr,  Mildred  Weitz 

Laird,  Mary  Alice 

Langworthy, 
Elizabeth  Stover 
••Lepke.  Bev,  John  R. 
••Madison, 

Sarah  Slaughenhaup 
••Meyer,  Thomas  O. 

Michel.  Frederick  A.,  Jr. 
••Mitchell,  Lesher  A. 

Nonemaker,  Frank,  Jr. 

Oliver,  Martha  Louise 

Rogers,  Virgina  Engle 
■■Savldge,  H.  Blanche 

Scott,  Richard  C, 

Scott,  Mary  Ann  Gregg 
■•Sleeth,  Eleanor  Lindell 

Smith,  Margaret  Farrell 

Waldner,  Craig  M, 
•■Zeller,  John  P..  m 


1942 

Fund   Manager 

Donald  H.  Sholl 

Class  Members 

364 

Contributors 

41 

%  Contributing 

11 

Amount 

$177.50 

Aikman.  James  B. 
■•Bishop,  Dorothy  Benham 
Bolich,  Harry  F. 
Bower,  Rose 
■•Brown,  J,  Kenneth 
■■Burt,  Douglas  W. 
■■Casden.  Dr.  Daniel  D. 
••Cummings.  Martin  M. 
•■Davies.  Gertrude  Jones 
■■Donehower.  Robert  W. 

Ernest,  Russell  G. 
•■Gray,  Richard  M. 
••Grim.  D.  Elizabeth 
Handforth,  Carl  H.,  Jr. 
Hasselberger.  William  F. 
Hickey,  Jane  Shounder 
••Holler.  Madeline  Morgan 
••Hopkins,  Don  L, 

Kehler,  Ronald  E. 

Kulp.  Mary  Heacock 
••Lemler.  Stanley  R. 
■■McNamee,  Ruth  Braden 
•'Mcpherson.  Murray  B. 
••McPherson.  Jeanne  Meyer 
••Nicely,  Linabelle 
••Patterson, 

Lenore  McVaugh 
••Pettit.  Harvey  P, 
••Pettit.  Mary  Beidler 
••Puff,  Dr.  Robert  C. 
••Runkel,  Dr.  Howard  W, 
••Secunda.  David  J. 

Seltzer.  Charles  J. 

Seltzer.  Ethel  Jaegle 
•■Shafer,  Albert  W. 

Shaffer,  Robert  O. 

Sivert,  Julie  Van\Vhy 

Sleeth,  Clovis  S.,  Jr. 

Waldner.  Anne  Randle 

Wallace,  Beryl  A.,  Sr. 

Weinberger,  Marian  B. 
••Yost,  John  H. 


1943 

Fund   Manager 
Mary  Orso  J ohannsen 

Class  Members         374 

Contributors  46 

%   Contributing  12 

Amount  $261.00 

••Acker,  Isabella  Harris 

Alexander,  Alex  L. 

Baserman.  Kenneth  J. 

Boyer.  Luther  K. 
••Braun.  Arlene  M. 

Burns,  Dr,  W.  Thomas 

Calaman.  Joseph  J. 

Callenberger,  Dr,  George  J. 
•  •Christ enson,  Richard  M. 
••Clemmer,  Clara  Walton 
••Cook,  M.  Eugene 
"•Crage,  Donna  Perry 
••Faber,  Dr.  Richard  F. 
••Fish.  Donald  E. 

Godley,  Paul  F,,  Jr. 
••Griffith,  Jane  W. 

Hegeman.  Clinton.  Jr. 

Hegeman, 

Marcia  HerregeseU 

Henneberger,  Dr.  Lois  M. 
••Ives,  Eleanor  Phillips 
••Jarrett.  Ivan  R. 
••Krout,  Dr.  Robert  R. 
••Leavy.  Florence  Simmons 
••Manrodt.  Virginia  Mitchill 
••Meyer.  Marion  Phillips 
••Moore.  James  R. 
••Passage.  Rev.  Douglas  W. 

Prest,  Jean  Troyer 
••Puff,  Isabel  Clark 

Robins,  Alexander 
••Rollins,  William  S. 

Roser.  H..  Richard 

Rowland.  Alice  Leutner 

Schaaf,  Dr.  Sara  Chubb 
■■Shlpman,  CuUen  F..  Jr. 
••Shipman,  Ruth  Guarn£c  ;ia 
■•Sholl,  Janet  Bold 
••Simmonds,  Harriet  Lynli 

Stevens,  Rosalind  M. 

Thomas,  Mary  Hamlin 
••Thomas,  Jeanne  Haynes 
••Ulmer,  Margaret  Gundy 

Warren.  Isabelle  Kent 
■•Weston.  Marcella  Wingerl 
••Wickerham.  Earl  P.,  Jr, 
••Wilkinson,  Marion  Welst 

1944 

Fund  Manager 
N.  Arthur  Adamson 
Class  Members         i20 
Contributors  34 

%  Contributing  11 

Amount  $203.50 

••Adamson,  N.  Arthur 
••Adamson.  Irene  Bardwell 
••Alette,  Carl 
••Beeler,  Jeanne  M. 

Benner,  Betty  Miller 
••Bersteln,  Seymour 

Bolens,  John  D. 

Bolton.  Ralph  W.,  Jr. 
••Bowen.  Richard  W. 
••Breg.  Margaret  Meston 
••Caverly,  Myron  R, 


13 


**Coleman.  D.  Elizabeth 

Dick,  Dorothy  Naugle 

Duringer.  Owen  I. 
'•Fladd.  Albert  J. 
"Franklin,  Mary  Evans 
*'Hogan,  Roland  B..  Jr. 

Jones,  Marguerite  Strouse 
*'Joralemon,  Mary  Foley 

Kuhl.  Florence  Fitzcharles 

Levitt,  Eugene 

Light,  Richard  M. 

Lightner,  Nancv  Jane 
-*Miller.  Harold  E. 

Pierce.  Patricia  Reynolds 

Ranck.  Ralph  O. 
^'Sambrook.  Erma  L. 

Sigler.  Robert  L. 

Smith.  George  W. 
''Smith.  Edith  Scharflf 
-*Straub.  Arthur  L..  Jr. 

Terrett,  Louise 

Whitmore.  Page  G. 

Zeigler,  A.  G. 

1945 

Fund   Manager 
Nancy  IVoehling  Moore 
Class  Members         301 
Contributors  28 

%   Contributing  9 

Amount  $140.50 

"Anderson.  Dorothy 

Bacon.  Phoebe  Follmer 

Blattmachr,  Charles  G. 
**Caverly,  Janet  Southgate 
*'Davison,  Thomas,  III 
**Eichberg.  Bettie  L. 

Everett,  Ruth  E, 

Fish,  Elizabeth  Baldwin 
=*'Frantz,  Jean  Prowattain 
"Hegner.  Kathryn  Stout 

Jones.  William  B. 

Lawder,  William  V. 
*'Lowrie, 

Marian  Murachanian 

Markell.  George  A..  Jr. 

Meyn,  Betty  Jean  Whipple 

Orbell.  Lois  Luther 
**Quillen,  H.  Hay  ward 
"Rohrbach,  Hazel  Weber 

Roop.  Daniel  M. 
=  'Roylande.  Evelyn  Sippell 

Scarsellato,  John  N. 
*=*Schnure.  Anne  Kloss 

Schwalm, 
Carolyn  Dunkelberger 

Shapiro.  Vera  Messing 
••Sirianni.  Mary  Lou  Jenkins 
"•Soudt,  Marjorie  Hall 

Wert.  Dawn  Knoebel 

Wesley,  Joan  D. 

1946 

Fund   Manager 
Fred  H.   Anderson 
Class  Members         377 
Contributors  36 

%   Contributing  10 

Amount  $184.50 

Anderson,  Fred  H. 

Belllveau,  Raymond  E. 

Berger,  Seymour  P. 
'•Bull.  E.  Jane 
= 'Caldwell.  Doris  Lyngaas 

Davis.  Dorothy  Hutton 
•"■Ewlng,  Elizabeth  Wells 
'•Finkelstein.  Sanford 

Fischer,  Janice  Ubil 

Glaser.  Philip  L. 
••Haddon.  Dr.  Harry  H.,  Jr. 

Lowell.  Alfred  C. 

Jones.  Harry  D. 
••Kerchner,  William  J.,  Jr. 
**Lawida,  Josephine  Avla 
••McFall,  Sara  J. 

McGeoy.  Marian  Moore 

Malcom,  Arthur  H. 
'•Marshall,  Tozia  Lewski 

Mengas,  Cyril  P. 

Morton.  Ruth  Irland 
••Palmeter.  Jane  Rockwell 
"Richter,  Eutha  H. 

Roash,  N.  A. 

Roop,  Dorothy  Danenhower 
^•Snyder,  Jean  F, 

Soars,  Margaret  H. 

Staley,  Rita  Clemens 

Waldner,  J.  Dudley 

Waldner,  Jean  Newsom 
••Walling,  Fltz  R. 

Wanta.  Barbara  Jones 
••Wlehe.  Virginia  A. 
••Wilkinson.  William  M. 

Williams,  Catherine  Brown 

Zimmerman,  Rev.  Elwood  C. 


1947 

Fund  Manager 
Th-omas  J.  Quigley 
Class  Members 
Contributors 
%  Contributing 


Amount 


545 

61 

11 

$281,50 


14 


Adamson,  Carolyn  Hand 
Allen.  Howard  E. 
Benner,  James  W. 
Block.  Leonard 
Bohs,  Helen  Klauder 
Bower,  Florence  Jones 
Brady.  James  E. 
Butzer.  Doline  H. 
Clemens.  Hilda  James 
=*Craumer,  William  E. 

Dill.  Mary  Hess 
-*Donaldson.  Ann 
'"Dubreuil,  Shirley 
Eshleman.  Catherine  A. 
Frake.  Marie  Johnson 
-*Fullerton,  Bushnell 
"Fullerton,  Lois  Miller 
"Garten.  Thomas  L. 
Goldman,  Tamara  Gurvitch 
Grant,  Janice  M. 
**Haas,  Francis  B..  Jr. 
="Ham.  James  G..  Jr. 
"Hunt.  Dorothy  M. 
'"Hurwitz.  David  L. 
Irving,  Sally  Ann 
Jones.  Mary  Pangburn 
Lanfear.  Alfred  J. 
Lawson.  Marilyn  Miner 
'*Long.  Esther  Baumgartner 
='Kullman,  Harold  M. 
McKernan,  Jean  A. 
MacPherson.  Idele.Kerr 
Matthews.  Eugene  J. 
Matthews.  E.  June  Stott 
Megargel.  Robert  W. 
Meyn.  F.  W. 
-'Miller,  Eleanor  Perrin 
"'Oberdorf.  Jay  A. 
"Painter,  Mildred  Valentine 
'"Pursley,  Homer  Q. 
*'Pursley.  Donna  McNeal 
-'^Rathe.  Faith  Lief 
''Roberts.  W.  Nelson 
"Roberts.  Jeane  Morgenthal 

Rocco,  John  A. 
=  *Rodgers.  Nancy  Anchor 

Rowland,  Dr.  N.  Dean.  Jr. 
=  ''Schalin. 

Dorothy  Watkinson 
Sharp.  Rev.  Elvin  B. 
Starr.  Sidney 
*^Steele.  Jean  C. 

Sterne,  Howard  S..  Jr. 
-'Tyler.  June  Frantz 
Veit.  Rita  L.  Ingulli 
VonHeill.  William  H. 
Warren.  Kenneth 
**Weston,  Robert  H. 
=  =Whitcomb.  Howard  C,  Jr. 
Yocum. 

Josephine  Ghormley 
Young,  Ruth  M. 
Zachara.  Francis  M. 


1948 

Fund   Manager 
Robert  H.  Taylor 

Class  Members         679 
Contributors  70 

%   Contributing  10 

Amount  '  $309.55 

Ahlstrom.  Suzanne  Weirich 

Allard.  E.  Joan 
'* Anderson,  F.  Burket 

Ash.  Richard  H. 

Atherley,  Joann  Golightly 
*" Austin.  Robert  K. 
'*Baum.  John  E. 
=  *Bigler,  Harold  S. 

Byrod.  Phyllis  Bub 

Ciccarelli,  Pasqualino  A. 
"■"Craumer,  Robert  C. 
=  *Davis.  Florence  Kreitler 

Deaver.  Elizabeth  Jane 

Dodd,  Samuel  M.,  Jr. 

Ellis,  William  A. 
=  'Featherly,  Jean 

Fennell.  Edward  G. 

Freemann.  John  E..  Jr. 

Gehres,  Mary  A. 
■^=Golub.  Maurice  P. 
=  *Grove,  Mary  EUlen 

Hansen.  William  H.,  Jr. 

Hansen.  Dorothy  Clark 
"Hott.  Charles  W. 
"•Hoying.  Anthony  B. 
*'Kelly.  Helen  Painter 

Kramer.  Daniel  D. 

Kurtzman,  Zachary 

Lawson,  Lawrence  P. 

Levy,  Ellen 

Lighten.  Robert  E. 
**Loo.  Chien-Chai 
••Lowrie.  Richard  W. 
"Maul,  Ruth  C. 

Metzger,  Wilda 
°*Milleman,  Dwight  S. 
=  "Missinger,  Arthur  H. 
^♦Morrow. 

Kathleen  McCauley 

Nienstect,  Carl  W.,  Jr. 
'•Olson.  Joy  Adams 
"Painter.  Robert  S. 
••Rice.  Andrew  C. 

Ritter,  Robert  I. 

Robinson.  William  C. 

Rutter.  Donald  W. 

Sauers.  William  J. 


SchaeSer. 
Barbara  Hamilton 
"'Schlang.  David  J. 
=  *Schmidt,  Albert  E. 

Schmidt.  Edith  Plumb 

Seesholtz,  Dorothy  J. 
=  'Sentz.  Robert  C. 
"Sibley,  Barbara  M. 
=  *Simmons.  Elizabeth  A. 
'=Simon.  Gloria  H. 

Skove.  Florence  Fellows 
"Sprout.  John  W. 
-'Taylor.  Robert  H. 
=  =Thomas.  Jean  Frey 
"Tyler.  Ravmond  L. 

Veit.  Wilbert  G. 

Wagner.  Roy  H. 
"Walter.  Marjorie  L. 
'•Warden.  John  B..  Jr. 
"Watson,  Richard  A. 
'"Watts.  Alice  Chambers 

Weiss.  Jack  P. 
"Wilbur,  John  M..  Jr. 
**Wohlhieter,  Marion 

Zachara,  Janet  Mallett 


1949 

Fund   Manager 
Richard  D.  Atherley 
Class  Members  865 

Contributors  87 

%   Contributing  10 

Amount  $415.00 

Adamson.  Richard  W. 

Agnew.  Judith  B. 

Atherlev.  Richard  D. 

Bebb.  William  H. 

Berninger.  Bowdoin  H. 

Biondi,  Albert  W. 

Birchard.  Harry 

Bohs.  L.  Clifton.  Jr. 

Brenner.  Samuel  S..  Jr. 

Bundens.  E.  Victoria  Smith 

Byrod,  Richard  B. 

Carmichael,  Cedric  C. 

Carodiskev.  Thomas  G. 
==Clark.  Lyrin  M. 

Clugh.  Raymond  W. 
**Colver,  Mary  Dreher 
*=Commerer.  Robert  M. 
"Craumer,  Natalie  Dann 
^-Davenport.  William  S..  Jr. 
=  'Davies.  M.  Lloyd 

Denenberg,  Victor  H. 

Eberhardt.  Lois  M. 

English.  Richard 

Evans,  Vincent  L. 

Fagan,  Harry  M. 

Fagan.  Shirley  Schweiker 

Fischer.  Alvin  M. 

Fletcher,  Leah  A. 
•'Foster,  Jane  D. 

Fried,  Gabriel 

Fusia.  Tom  L. 
^-Garrison.  Jack  M. 

Gerber,  George  V. 

Goldreich.  Vivian  Jaffe 
^"Greene.  Norman  J.,  Jr. 

Groulx,  Joan  Y. 

Hardie.  George  W..  Jr. 

Hartung,  Mary  Christian 
"Hay.  W.  Dale 

Heiderich.  Janice  L. 
"Heller.  Jean  T. 
"Hogentogler.  Richard  G. 
"Hood,  Margaret  E. 

Hulen.  Robert  N. 

Hummel.  Dorothy  Krause 
**Iba.  Mark  L. 

Jones.  John  Wesley 

Kennedy,  Charles  H. 

Kessler,  Kenneth  C. 

Knouse.  Jack  B. 

Kochins,  George,  Jr. 
""Kronisch,  Myron  W, 
-•Laher,  Donald  S.,  Jr. 
°*Jones.  Barbara  E. 

Lecher.  Odette  Hutchison 
»*McNeal.  David  A.,  Jr. 

Madden,  Donald  J. 

Mauger,  Ann  Giesecke 
**Melick,  Carolyn  E. 
'•Miller,  Robert  L. 
'*MilIer,  Alice  Bogdanoff 
='NotheI,  John  F,.  Jr. 

Rabb.  Donald  D. 
••Ripley,  Mary  Harrison 

Roberts.  Ralph  C. 
^'Sakemiller.  Isabelle  Horn 

Schaeffer,  John  I. 

Sharp.  Joel  A. 
Shaw.  Nancy  Barker 
Shorin.  Edw-ard  E. 
""Sinclair.  George  H..  Jr. 
^•Sloatman.  Charles  D. 
Smith.  Albert  G. 
Smith.  Christine  F. 
Smith.  Elizabeth  M. 
•*Speck,  Ralph  W. 

Spencer.  Donna  M. 
»*Spencer.  Helen  Dell 
••Sprout.  Robert  C. 
Stahl.  Charles  I. 
Sukloff.  Donald  M. 
Turon.  Martin  S. 
**Vinesky,  Dolores  S. 
Watkinson.  W.  T..  Jr. 
Wheeler.  Juliet  Mason 
Wine.  Nancy  Ann 
"Worley.  Jane  L. 


1950 

Fund   Manager 
Irving  Williams,  III 
Class  Members  817 

Contributors  S6 

%   Contributing  7 

Amount  $398.00 

Angle.  Sara  A. 

Balloway.  Bettyanne 

Bartholomew,  Nancy  G. 

Bartol.  Lawrence  J. 

Bechtel.  Gordon  G. 

Berla.  Arthur  W. 

Bolig.  J.  William 

Campbell.  Verdine  E. 

Coombs.  Doris  A. 

Davis.  Susan  M. 

Dougherty.  Jean  K. 

Erman.  Eileen 

Fawcett.  David  B.,  Jr. 

Freund,  Clare  E. 

Gibbons.  Mary  M. 

Godley,  Glenna  M. 

Gorman.  Mary  Alice 
^'Greenwood,  Frank 

Grimm.  David  A. 

Hammesfahr,  Ernest  J. 

Hertz,  Robert 

Hitchcock.  Nancy  J. 

Hens.  Naomi  M. ' 

Keith.  Russell  M. 

Kierce.  Robert  R. 

Killlam.  William  J. 

Kriner.  Sara  i^. 

Kuhns,  Harvey  H..  Jr. 

Larsen.  Roy  E. 

Lindauer.  Samuel  L. 

MacPherson.  William  C. 

Markey.  Joseph  F. 

Mayer.  Jacqueline  K,  S. 

Naugle.  Elmer  E. 

Newcomb,  Boyd  L..  Jr. 

Parker,  George  H. 

Pfeifer.  Walter  0. 

Rahner.  Charles  W..  Jr. 

Ripa,  Frank 

Robb.  Cynthia  Ann 

Root.  Malcolm  P. 

Rosenberg.  Norman  J. 

Roser.  James  L.  D. 

Sand:n,  John  E. 

Schlier.  Gordon  R. 

Smith.  J.  S. 

Smith.  R.  Emory.  Jr. 

Shott.  John  H.,  Ill 

Sprout.  Carol  Van  Alen 

Stahl,  Merle  C. 
-'Startzell.  Harry  I. 

Thomas.  Jack  M. 

Villforth.  Richard 

Wagner.  William  C. 

Walter.  Janet  H. 
"Wolf.  Joseph  G..  Jr. 


1951 

Fund   Manager 
Claire  Harth 

Denenberg.  Ruth  Orner 

Gerber,  Mary  Banta 

McNamara. 

Kathryn  Elizabeth 

Pancoast,  Jacueline  Lee 

Stamets.  Jack  D. 

Unger.  Ronald  L. 

Walker.  Jean  L. 

1952 
Lentz,  Marilyn  Fisher 
Shaulis,  Francis  C. 

1953 

Bernstein,  Howard 
Markson.  Richard 
Porter,  Charles  C. 

1954 

LeRoy.  William  W. 
McMann.  Mrs.  Lillian 

Members  of  the  Pa- 
th e  r  s  '  Association 
who  have  made  con- 
tributions  to  the  Fa- 
t  h  e  r  s  '  Association 
Fund. 

Adams,  Raymond  F. 
Appleton,  Frederick  P. 
Aulenbach,  Harold  C. 
Bernstein.  Mrs.  Esther 
Bernstein,  Jack 
Blick.  Louis  D. 
Block.  Max 
Bloom.  Hyman 
Bonom.  Paul 
Bonom.  Mrs.  Paul 
Brackenridge. 

Wilbur  T..  Sr. 
Buzzard.  John  S. 
Caine.  Irving 
Castelbaum.  David 
Cogen.  Harry  L. 
Cole.  William  H..  Sr. 
Cooney.  John  R. 
Cooper.  Ralph 
Cottle.  Delmer 
Cottle.  Mrs.  Delmer 
DeRosa,  Armand 
Dodson.  Robert  R. 


Dulmage,  E.  B. 

Eldridge.  Harry  E. 

Elrman.  Harry  E. 

Farina.  Frank 

Feldman.  Harry 

Field.  Anatole 

Fong.  Lum 

Francis,  William  T. 

Geake.  Howard  W. 

George.  Norman  D. 

George.  Mrs.  Norman  D. 

Gerrity.  Joseph 

Gerrity.  Mrs.  Joseph 

Gibb.  Harry  N. 

Gilliams,  Francis  B. 

Gilman.  Mrs.  Gertrude 

Glickhan.  Louis  J. 

Goding.  A.  T. 

Grim.  H.  B. 

Grossman.  Joseph  N. 

Hammer,  W.  W. 

Harvey.  Ernest 

Hoffman.  Joseph 

Holton.  George  A. 

Husch.  Walter  H. 

Jacobsen,  Arthur  H. 

Jeffery.  Alfred  M. 

Jewell.  George  A..  Jr. 

Johnson.  Samuel  W. 

Jollv.  R.  B. 

Jolly.  Mrs.  R.  B. 

Kerr.  Mrs.  Edna  T. 

Khounountz.  Harriet 

Kistler.  William  A. 

Knies.  John  D. 

Knutzen.  Thomas  E. 

Kohler.  Walter  W. 

Kramer.  Lester  J. 

Koslin,  Irwin  I. 

Ladenheim.  William  R. 
Ladenheim.  Mrs.  William  R. 
Larson,  Theodore  S. 
Larson.  Mrs.  Theodore  S. 
LeRoy.  William 
Levin,  David 
Levin.  Edward 
McNamara,  R.  L. 
Markley.  H.  K. 
Lippincott.  Stanley  L. 
Maio.  Louis  J. 
Martin.  A.  F. 
Meredith,  Frank  S.,  Sr. 
Mierzwinski.  Clemens  L. 
Miller.  John  H. 
Miller,  Ravmond  N. 
Mower.  W.  H. 
Mufson.  Max 
Michols.  Howard  B. 
Mides.  Max 
Olesky.  Mrs.  Walter 
Orenstein.  Charles 
Ortlieb.  George 
Owen.  Clifford  H. 
Parkinson.  Percival  S. 
Paul.  Walter 
Peachey.  Howard  H. 
Peachey.  Mrs.  Howard  H. 
Perkins.  Penn 
Peters.  E.  J. 
Price.  David  O. 
Reppert,  J.  Harold 
Reppert.  Mrs.  J.  Harold 
Rodinis,  Peter  R. 
Rosenhalft.  Isaac 
Ryder.  John  H. 
Saunders.  Rowland  E. 
Schrimmer.  Irving 
Selinger.  M.  A. 
Sheeto.  Joseph  J. 
Sheirr.  Charles  M. 
Shustek.  Max 
Siegert.  Paul  W. 
Simon.  Herman.  Sr. 
Slater.  Reginald  S. 
Solomon.  Joseph 
Spanos,  George  A. 
Steele.  J.  P. 
Stewart.  J.  Granham 
Stogryn.  Paul 
Tallau.  Edward  W. 
Teclaw.  Edward  E. 
Tomlin,  P.  J..  Jr. 
Tomlin.  Mrs.  P.  J..  Jr. 
Tompkins,  Russell  K. 
Torrence.  Maynard  F. 
TraumuUer.  William 
Tress.  John  E. 
Tschop.  Perry 
Walker.  Charles  F. 
Webber.  William  S. 
Weber.  Wilfred  A. 
Wexlin.  Joseph  I. 
Wightman.  Lloyd  L. 
Wilkins.  Charles  N. 
Wishnofl".  Abraham 
Woods,  Fred 
Woods.  Mrs.  Fred  W. 
Zales.  Louis  H. 

Contributions    from 
Friends  of  Buckncll. 

DeWees.  J.  C. 
Elliot.  Mrs.  W.  M. 
Hildreth.  Anne 
Hildreth,  Horace 
Hildreth,  Horace.  Jr. 
Hildreth.  Josephine  W. 
Hildreth.  Katherine  G. 
Kniss.  C.  A. 
Little.  Raymond 
Thompson,  Virgina  Hoge 
Yearick.  Miriam 

DECEMBER     1  9  .i  1 


Board  of  Trustee  Changes 

At  the  June  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  the  election  of  three  new  mem- 
bers was  announced.  They  are  Evan 
W.  Ingram.  John  Houghton  Harris,  and 
Dr.  Arthur  L.  Brandon. 

Evan  W.  Ingram  earned  his  Bachelor 
of  Arts  degree  (magna  cum  laude) 
from  Bucknell  University  in  1920  and 
his  Master  of  Education  degree  from 
the  University  of  Pittsburgh  in  1939. 
Since  1946  he  has  served  as  first  asso- 
ciate superintendent  in  charge  of  in- 
struction of  ths  Pittsburgh  public 
schools. 

A  Baptist.  Mr.  Ingram  is  president  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees.  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Pittsburgh  and  a  member  of 
the  Permanent  Council.  Pittsburgh  Bap- 
tist Association. 

He  is  married  to  Helen  Jean  Fergu- 
son '23.  Their  daughter,  Jean.  National 
College  of  Education,  1946,  is  a  teacher 
in  the  Pittsburgh  public  schools.  The 
Ingrams  reside  at  144  Washington 
Street,  Edgewood.  Pittsburgh  18.  Pa. 

JOHN  HOUGHTON  HARRIS  is  pres- 
ident and  chairman  of  the  board  of  the 
Heliogen  Corporation.  He  attended 
Williams  College  at  Williamstown. 
Mass.,  and  is  a  member  of  Beta  Theta 
Pi.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Sleepy  Hol- 
low Country  Club  at  Tarrytown  and  his 
hobbies  are  fishing  and  golf.  Mr.  Har- 
ris' wife  is  Elizabeth  Katte  Harris  and 
she  also  enjoys  golf.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Har- 
ris reside  in  New  York  City. 

Dr.  Arthur  L.  Brandon  of  Ann  Arbor, 
Michigan,  was  elected  Alumni  Trustee 
by  the  Board  of  Trustees  upon  the  vote 
of  the  Alumni. 

Since  1946  Dr.  Brandon  has  served  as 
University  Relations  Counselor  at  the 
University  of  Michigan.  In  October 
1951  he  was  named  Director  of  Univer- 
sity Relations.  He  earned  his  M.A.  de- 
gree at  Bucknell  in  1927  and  has  previ- 
ously served  Bucknell  as  coach  of  the 
debating  teams,  instructor,  assistant 
professor,  director  of  publicity,  and  as- 
sistant to  the  president  and  director  of 
public  relations. 

Dr.  Brandon  is  a  trustee  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  of  Ann  Arbor,  and  a 
former  secretary  and  president  of  the 
Michigan-Toledo  Bucknell  Alumni  Club. 
He  is  married  to  Margaret  C.  Weddell, 
Bucknell  '16,  A.M.  '31. 

Other  Bucknellians  now  serving  on 
the  Board  of  Trustees  as  Alumni  Trus- 
tees include  Edgar  A.  Snyder  '11,  South 
Orange,  N.  J.;  Robert  K.  Bell  '20,  Ocean 
City,  N.  J.;  Clyde  P.  Bailey  '29,  Pitts- 
burgh; and  Russell  E.  Boyer  '18,  Allen- 
town. 

The  appreciation  of  the  Alumni  is  ex- 
tended to  John  O.  L.  Roser  '11,  who 
completed  a  five  year  term  as  trustee 
on  nomination  of  the  Alumni  in  June, 
1951. 

William  Irvine  King  retired  from  the 
Board  of  Trustees  in  June.  1951  after 
serving  fifteen  years.  A  Bucknell  gradu- 
ate of  the  class  of  1901,  Mr.  King  did 
graduate  work  at  Brown  and  Harvard 
before  becoming  an  attorney.  He  be- 
came a  trustee  of  Bucknell  on  the 
occasion  of  the  merger  of  the  Western 
Pennsylvania  Classical  and  Scientific 
Institute  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Pa.,  with 
Bucknell.  Mr.  King  resides  in  Pitts- 
burgh. 


Two  Trustees  Die 

JOHN  M.  HOPWOOD  of  Pittsburgh, 
University  Trustee  from  1944  to  1949, 
died  after  a  lengthy  illness  on  June  8, 

D  E  C  E  M  B  E  R     1  <1  .1  1 


1951.  at  his  Vero  Beach,  Florida  home. 
Mr.  Hopwood's  career  was  a  "success" 
story  in  the  best  American  tradition. 

A  newcomer  from  Wales  at  21,  he 
built  several  Pittsburgh  Corporations. 
Mr.  Hopwood  was  chairman  of  the 
board  of  the  Hagan  Corporation  and 
was  head  and  co-founder  of  Hall  Lab- 
oratories, Inc.;  Calgon.  Inc.;  and  the 
Buromin  Company. 

In  carving  out  his  business  career. 
Mr.  Hopwood  did  not  neglect  other 
worth-while  activities.  He  has  served 
as  a  Trustee  of  Bucknell  University, 
a  Director  of  the  Colonial  Trust, Com- 
pany, and  as  President,  later  a  Trustee, 
of  Pittsburgh  Shadyside  Hospital. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  formerly 
Miss  Grace  Whitford  of  Somerset,  Pa., 
two  sons,  John  M..  Jr..  and  William  W.. 
a  daughter  Marjorie  G.  Hopwood  '43. 
who  is  married  to  Danforth  Kidd  Rich- 
ardson '42. 

Following  Mr.  Hopwood's  death,  em- 
ployees in  Pittsburgh  decided  to  raise 
a  memorial  fund.  The  idea  spread  to 
employees  at  the  company's  manufac- 
turing plants  in  Pittsburgh  and  Orville, 
Ohio,  and  its  district  offices  and  asso- 
ciates throughout  the  country.  Con- 
tributions exceeded  the  original  goal 
of  $10,000. 

The  memorial  fund  will  be  devoted  to 
the  purchase  of  equipment  necessary 
to  completely  modernize  the  X-ray  lab- 
oratory of  the  Indian  River  Memorial 
Hospital,  Vero  Beach,  Fla.,  which  will 
be  designated  the  J.  M.  Hopwood  Lab- 
oratory. 

ERNEST  McCLELLAN  OVERHOLT. 
Trustee  of  the  University  since  1941, 
died  in  Pittsburgh  after  a  long  illness 
on  June  19,  1951.  Born  in  Scottdale,  Mr. 
Overholt  graduated  from  Mt.  Pleasant 
Institute  and  the  American  Institute  of 
Banking.  He  served  for  many  years  as 
manager  of  the  Securities  department 
of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Scottdale 
and  had  civic  and  religious  connections' 
as  Baptist,  Mason,  Rotarian,  and  mem- 
ber of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution. His  last  committee  assignments 
on  the  Board  of  Trustees  included 
Finance,  Public  Relations,  Endowment 
and  Scholarship,  and  Relations  with 
Churches. 

Mr.  Overholt  is  survived  by  his  wife. 
Mrs.  Jean  McClure  Overholt;  and  these 
children.  Phyllis  McClure  Overholt  '43, 
Ernest  McClellan  Overholt,  Jr.  '49 
(married  to  Shirley  'Winning  '49),  Doris 
Jean  Overholt,  and  Ruth  Ann  Overholt. 


Department    of   Military 
Science   and   Tactics 

We  welcome  to  the  campus  the  staff 
of  the  ROTC  unit  that  serves  in  the 
new  department  of  military  science  and 
tactics.  They  are:  ROGER  A.  BARNES, 
LT.  COL.,  CORPS  OF  ENGINEERS— 
Born  in  Ottumwa,  Iowa.  Enlisted  Iowa 
National  Guard  1933.  Attended  Parsons 
College,  1933-35.  Enlisted  in  the  Regu- 
lar Army  in  1935.  Appointed  to  West 
Point  1938;  graduated  1942.  During 
World  War  II,  served  in  engineer  com- 
bat battalions.  Commanded  220th  Ar- 
mored Engineer  Battalion,  20th  Ar- 
mored Division  after  the  war  prior  to 
assignment  to  the  University  of  Iowa 
in  June  1946.  Reassigned  to  Headquar- 
ters Eighth  Army,  Yokohama,  Japan  in 
July  1947,  Assumed  command  of  the 
84th  Engineer  Construction  Battalion 
in  Korea,  September  1950.  Reassigned 
to   Engineer   Section,   Headquarters 


Eighth  U.  S.  Army  Korea  (EUSAK) 
December  1950.  Returned  to  the  Unit- 
ed States  in  April  1951  and  assigned  as 
PMS  &  T.  Bucknell  University,  in  May 
1951. 

WILLIAM  J.  BESSER,  MAJOR, 
TRANSPORTATION  CORPS— Born  in 
Buffalo,  New  York.  Joined  44th  Na- 
tional   Guard    Infantry    Division    Nov. 

1940.  Graduated  from  North  Dakota 
Agricultural  College  Officer  Candidate 
School,  Fargo,  North  Dakota.  During 
World  War  II,  served  in  United  States, 
European,  North  African,  Middle  East- 
ern "Theaters  of  War,  Pacific  Theater  of 
War,  Occupied  Zones  of  Europe  with 
48  months  overseas  duty.  Assigned  to 
Bucknell  University,  ROTC  as  execu- 
tive officer  and  assistant  professor  of 
military  science  and  tactics  for  trans- 
portation. 

ARTHUR  W.  DELANEY,  MAJOR, 
TRANSPORTATION  CORPS— Born  at 
Boston,  Massachusetts.  Attended  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago,  Harvard  Summer 
School  and  Chandler  Business  School, 
Boston,  Massachusetts.  Entered  the 
service  March  8,  1941.  Served  overseas 
from  1946  to  1949  with  station  on  Oki- 
nawa. Present  assignment  —  chief  of 
transportation  ROTC,  Bucknell  Univer- 
sity. 

DONALD  H.  McCONNELL,  CAP- 
TAIN. CORPS  OF  ENGINEERS— Born 
in  Philadelphia.  Attended  Pennsylva- 
nia State  College,  Graduated  Pennsyl- 
vania State  College  with  B.S.  in  Engi- 
neering.     Entered    military    service    in 

1941,  spent  42  months  overseas  in  Eu- 
rope and  Hawaii.  Assigned  ROTC, 
Bucknell  University  on  September  10, 
1951  as  assistant  professor  military  sci- 
ence and  tactics  and  chief  of  the  engi- 
neering section. 

SHIRLEY  N.  CARR,  JR..  WARRANT 
OFFICER  JUNIOR  GRADE,  USA  — 
Graduated  from  Princeton  University, 
1938.  Served  in  the  United  States  Army 
from  1941  to  1946.  Overseas  service  in 
the  European  Theater  from  1942  to  1945. 
Re-enlisted  in  Army  in  1947.  Present 
assignment  —  Adjutant  of  the  ROTC 
Unit,  Bucknell  University. 

Sergeant  First  Class  PARK  C.  LE- 
FEVER — Overseas  service  from  1942  to 
1945,  serving  in  North  Africa,  Sicily, 
Italy,  and  Austria.  Enlisted  in  Reserves 
1948,  and  re-enlisted  in  the  Regular 
Army  1951.  Present  duty,  ROTC  and 
instruction  at  Bucknell  University. 

Sergeant  First  Class  JOHN  H.  HOW- 
ELL— Served  in  the  U.  S.  Army  from 
1942  to  the  present.  Overseas  service  in 
the  Persian  Gulf  Service  Command  and 
European  Theater  of  Operations.  Pres- 
ent assignment  Bucknell  University  as 
instructor  in  army  engineer  subjects. 

Sergeant  VINCENT  P.  FLANNERY 
— Enlisted  in  the  United  States  Army 
1948.  Served  overseas  with  Atomic 
Energy  Commission,  Eniwetok,  Mar- 
shall Islands.  Present  assignment 
ROTC,  Bucknell  University,  as  instruc- 
tor with  the  transportation  corps. 


College  Calendar 

December  20,  1951— Thursday,  11:00  A. 
M.,  Christmas  recess  begins 

January  3,  1952— Thursday,  8:00  A.  M., 
Christmas  recess  ends 

January  25  —  Friday,  Final  examina- 
tions begin 

February  1  —  Friday,  Final  examina- 
tions end 

February  4-5 — Monday  and  Tuesday, 
Registration  and  Enrollment 

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CLASS  REPORTS 


CLASS  OF  1891 

Class  Reporter:     Dr.  George  E.  Fishek 
440  W.  Market  St..  York,  Pa. 

Harry  W.  Shipe  wrote  an  interesting 
letter  recently.  Both  he  and  Mrs.  Shipe 
have  had  more  than  their  share  of  ill- 
ness in  this  their  80th  year.  We  extend 
our  best  wishes  for  a  speedy  recovery. 
It's  so  good  to  hear  from  these  folks,  so 
loyal  to  good  old  B.  U. 

CLASS  OF  1892 

Class  Reporter:     Dr.  A.  R.  E.  Wyant 

2023  W.  101st  St.,  Chicago  43,  111. 

Dr.  Andy  Wyant  recently  congratu- 
lated Rev.  Ed  Pauling,  of  Salem,  Mass., 
on  his  87th  birthday  anniversary.  They 
were  class  brothers  in  the  Academy  '88, 
and  Andy  helped  nurse  him  through 
typhoid  fever  for  several  weeks  in  their 
living-room  in  West  Wing.  He  was  a 
missionary  for  many  years  in  South 
Korea  and  is  still  an  "Old  Hound  of 
Heaven"  seeking  to  find  in  the  wonder- 
ing ones,  as  indicated  by  the  series  of 
sermons  he  is  now  preaching. 

Andy  continues  to  lead  an  active  life 
even  though  he  is  no  longer  actively 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  He 
averages  better  than  one  speech  a  week 
to  church  and  civic  groups.  One  of  his 
latest  sermons  delivered  on  Sun,  Aug. 
12,  1951,  on  the  subject,  "Does  God 
Send  the  Sickness,  Suffering  and  Sor- 
rows of  Life?"  is  now  freely  available 
in  booklet  form.  Bucknellians  had  an 
opportunity  of  hearing  Dr.  Wyant  on 
two  occasions  during  the  past  summer, 
at  the  Bucknell  Breakfast  in  Buffalo 
during  the  American  Baptist  Conven- 
tion in  June  and  again  at  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Baptist  Convention  in  Erie  in 
October.  Andy  was  a  campus  visitor 
on  Dad's  Day  to  visit  his  twin  grand- 
daughters, Bette  and  Louise  Kinzie, 
who  are  now  enrolled  as  students  at 
Bucknell.  He  also  had  reservations  for 
Homecoming  with  his  wife  and  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Florence  Wyant  Kinzie. 

CLASS  OF  1894 

Class  Reporter:     Dr.  M.ary  B.  Harris 
9  Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

While  Dr.  Mary  B.  Harris  was  visit- 
ing in  the  Near  East  last  year  the  class 
was  without  a  class  fund  manager.  It 
was  most  natural  for  Dr.  Harvey  Smith 
to  step  in  and  do  the  job  of  reminding 
classmates  of  Bucknell  needs.  Dr.  Har- 
vey Smith  has  been  doing  that  kind  of 
willing  service  in  his  home  community 
of  Harrisburg  for  a  long  time  and  it 
was  natural  for  the  entire  community 
to  help  celebrate  his  80th  birthday  re- 
cently. As  THE  EVENING  NEWS  put 
it  in  the  editorial  tribute  "He's  the 
youngest  80  we've  met  in  years  of 
meeting  people." 

CLASS  OF  1897 

Class  Reporter:  Dr.  Romeyx  H.  Rivenburg 
Clifford,  Pa. 

New  Address:  Horace  Smith,  N.  1928 
W.  Market  St.,  Pottsville. 

CLASS  OF  1899 

Class  Reporter:     Mrs.  J.  C.  Downs 

(Gertrude  Stephens) 

3222  Wainbell  Ave..  Pittsburgh  16,  Pa. 

With  sorrow  we  record  the  death  of 
another  of  our  class,  Capt.  G.  Leroy 
Hall,  who  passed  to  his  reward  on  Oct. 
2,  1951,  at  McMinnville,  Oregon. 

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After  graduation  from  Bucknell  he 
attended  Rochester  Theological  Semi- 
nary, completing  his  work  in  1902.  Af- 
ter serving  four  pastorates  in  New 
York  and  Oregon  he  became  Captain 
of  two  missionary  cruisers  under  the 
American  Baptist  Publication  and 
Home  Mission  Societies  serving  as  trav- 
eling missionary  on  Coos  Bay,  Oregon 
and  Puget  Sound,  Washington.  For  a 
time  he  was  pastor-at-large  for  the  Ore- 
gon Baptist  Convention  and  for  thirty 
years  carried  on  an  independent  work 
in  churchless  and  pastorless  fields,  en- 
tirely unsalaried. 

The  WATCHMAN-EXAMINER  says 
that  he  probably  was  the  most  widely 
known  Baptist  minister  in  the  homes  of 
the  State.  He  fought  a  good  fight,  fin- 
ished his  course,  kept  the  faith. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Susan  T., 
and  five  children:  Whitford  L.  and  Har- 
wood  v.,  both  Ministers  of  Music  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  Mrs.  Frances  Cun- 
ningham, Portland,  Oregon;  Mrs.  Phyl- 
lis Plaep.  Tillamook,  Oregon,  and  Da- 
vid L.,  of  McMinnville. 

CLASS  OF  1907 

Class  Reporter:     Leo  L.  Rockwell 
Colgate  U.,  Hamilton.  N.  Y. 

Lewis  Clark  Haskell,  husband  of 
Vera  Duncan  Haskell,  died  November 
8,  1950,  at  his  home  in  Montreal. 

He  had  recently  retired  from  his  po- 
sition as  secretary  of  the  Southern  Can- 
ada Power  Co.,  Ltd.,  and  the  Power 
Corp.,  of  Canada. 

Gilbert  S.  Perez  was  honored  with 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws,  honoris 
causa,  by  the  Philippine  Women's  Uni- 
versity, at  its  annual  Commencement 
last  spring.  Dr.  Perez  accepted  it  as 
honoring  American  teachers  in  the 
Philippines,  especially  those  "who  did 
not  return  home." 

Tom  W.  Schultz  has  returned  to  the 
States  from  his  long  service  in  Alaska, 
and  is  now  residing  at  Harrisburg  1, 
Oregon. 

Howard  G.  Wascher,  who  transferred 
to  Lehigh  after  one  year  with  the  Class 
of  1907  at  Bucknell,  has  just  retired 
from  his  post  as  Executive  Vice  Presi- 
dent of  the  Corn  Products  Refining  Co. 

William  Horatio  Wignall  left  college 
at  the  end  of  his  freshman  year  and 
returned  to  his  home  in  Mayfleld,  Pa. 
No  recent  word  has  come  from  him. 

Frances  Estella  Williams  McCoy 
(Mrs.  R.  T.)  married  and  went  back  to 
the  land.  When  I  called  on  her  some 
years  ago,  I  found  her  in  a  beautiful 
country  home  on  her  husband's  fine 
farm  just  outside  Slippery  Rock,  Pa. 
She  still  looked  young  and  energetic 
as  in  college  days.  But,  like  many 
others,  she  doesn't  get  back  to  reunions 
and  doesn't  inform  us  as  to  her  activi- 
ties. Her  address  is  R.  D.  4,  Box  2, 
Slippery  Rock. 

New  Address:  Dr.  and  Mrs.  G.  Wil- 
liam Hawk,  5  Venetia  Ave.,  Cranford, 
N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1909 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  Howard  Headland 
(Sarah  E.  Walters) 

3911  First  Ave.,  North.  St.  Petersburg  6,  Fla. 

"Principles  of  Teaching  Basic  En- 
glish," which  Charles  C.  Fries  devel- 
oped at  the  University  of  Michigan,  is 
now  being  used  to  teach  the  United 
States  Army's  Spanish-speaking  Puerto 
Rican  troops.     This  program  is  known 


by  the  army  as  "Operation  Bilingual." 
Charles  was  on  leave  of  absence  from 
the  University  of  Michigan  during  the 
second  term  1950-51,  to  introduce  the 
program  on  the  island. 

Certainly  no  '09er  missed  seeing  the 
all-Bucknell  wedding  article  in  THE 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  of  Sept.  1951, 
that  of  Mrs.  Martha  L.  Chance  '21  and 
Dr.  William  Leiser  IH,  on  June  9th 
1951.  Hearty  congratulations,  "Doc," 
from  all  of  us.  He  writes  that  on  their 
honeymoon  he  and  his  lovely  Martha 
"took  a  trip  to  the  1,000  Islands,  Que- 
bec, Montreal,  Ottawa,  Lake  Champ- 
lain,  Lake  George  and  home.  .  The 
roads,  weather  and  eating  were  fine." 
He  also  adds  that  they  expect  to  visit 
Florida  before  too  long.  Hurry  along, 
"Doc"  and  Martha,  and  don't  forget, 
when  you  are  coming,  that  St.  Peters- 
burg is  the  only  city  in  Florida  that  can 
boast  of  a  Bucknell  Alumni  Club. 
What's  more,  two  of  your  classmates  in 
it  are  looking  forward  to  your  coming. 

If  you  have  never  visited  the  Ashe- 
ville-Hendersonville  area  of  the  Blue 
Ridge  Mountains  in  North  Carolina, 
you  have  still  another  scenic  treat 
ahead  of  you.  Your  reporter  with  three 
of  her  family,  this  past  summer,  spent 
a  nigh-unto  perfect  vacation  there.  Try 
it  sometime  as  you  will  find  it  quite 
different. 

In  a  letter  from  the  General  Alumni 
Association  Office,  we  read,  "In  every 
poll  of  reader  interest  the  class  notes 
section  is  always  voted  the  most  inter- 
esting section  of  the  magazine."  How 
come?  Who  votes  that  way?  Any 
members  of  the  1909  class?  If  so  come 
along,  classmates,  and  do  your  expect- 
ed part. 

CLASS  OF  1912 

Class  Reporter:    Mss.  H.  W.  Houseknecht 
(Maze  Callahan) 

108  W.  Penn  St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 

I  saw  by  the  Oct.  ALUMNUS  that 
Helen  L.  Ruth  has  a  new  address — 216 
Lincoln  Way  East,  New  Oxford.  Can't 
imagine  why  she  is  changing  places  and 
"galavantin"  around  at  her  age. 

Late  this  summer  Harry  Daggett 
came  through  Muncy  on  his  way  to 
Berwick  and  stopped  at  one  of  our  ho- 
tels. He  inquired  about  me,  said  he 
was  a  classmate  of  mine,  etc.  He  is 
married,  has  one  daughter  and  two 
grandchildren.  He  sells  insurance  I 
believe.     They  live  at  Lancaster,  N.  Y. 

Big  news,  I  have  a  brand  new  daugh- 
ter, got  this  addition  to  my  family  this 
past  summer.  Most  of  my  spare  time  is 
used  learning  "How  to  become  a  good 
mother-in-law."  In  plain  words  mind- 
ing my  own  business. 

Olive  Long  Haggerty,  Margaret  Har- 
ter  Rathmell,  and  Helen  Levegood 
Clarke  all  celebrated  their  32nd  wed- 
ding anniversaries  in  October.  Speak- 
ing of  the  event  while  going  to  the 
State-Michigan  State  game  I  said  to  my 
Pop,  "Do  you  know  we  have  an  anni- 
versary coming  up  Nov.  11th?"  His 
answer,  looking  ahead  with  neither  a 
frown  nor  a  smile,  "I  can't  do  anything 
about  it  now,  although  I  could  have  32 
years  ago."    I  am  married  to  that! 

Had  a  letter  from  Jim  Harris  want- 
ing me  to  represent  our  class  at  a  meet- 
ing in  the  Vaughn  Literature  Audito- 
rium Saturday,  Nov.  3  to  make  plans 
for  reunions  in  June.  Let  you  know 
about  it  later. 

DECEMBER     1  9  .i  I 


Thanksgiving  Wish: 

Should    grandfather     pass    me     the 

wishing  bone 
On  good  Thanksgiving  Day. 
To  hold  my  part  and  wish  upon 
Then  to  myself  I'd  say — 
I  wish  that  every  hungry  child 
From  miles  and  miles  around 
Could    play    with    me    at    grandma's 

house 
And  eat  food  by  the  pound. 

• — ^Camilla  Walch  Wilson. 

My  report  was  finished  when  I  re- 
ceived the  word  about  Clarence  Brew- 
er's death.  I  haven't  words  to  express 
my  feelings.  It  doesn't  seem  possible 
that  another  member  of  our  class  has 
gone  Home. 

C.  Blake  Brewer,  statistical  engineer 
for  Pennsylvania  Power  and  Light 
Company  for  20  years,  died  Oct.  23, 
1951,  at  the  Sacred  Heart  Hospital. 

Prior  to  joining  the  P.  P.  and  L.,  he 
worked  for  the  State  Highway  Depart- 
ment as  an  engineer  and  for  Western 
Union  in  Chicago. 

Born  in  Susquehanna,  a  son  of  the 
late  John  and  Belle  (Mellin)  Brewer, 
he  was  graduated  from  Bucknell  in 
1912.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Phi 
Kappi  Psi  Fraternity. 

Surviving  are  his  wife,  Susan  Sny- 
der Brewer;  a  son,  Joseph,  at  home,  and 
a  brother,  John  Brewer,  Ocean  Grove, 
N.  J. 

Good  Night  and  Good  Morning 

When  comes  to  the  weary  a  blessed 
release. 

When  upward  we  pass  to  His  king- 
dom of  peace. 

When  free  from  the  woes  that  on 
earth  we  must  bear. 

We'll  say  "good  night"  here,  but 
"good  morning"  up  there. 

When  fadeth  the  day  and  dark  sha- 
dows draw  nigh, 

With  Christ  close  at  hand,  it  is  not 
to  die; 

He'll  wipe  every  tear,  roll  away 
every  care. 

We'll  say  "good  night"  here,  but 
"good  morning"  up  there. 

When  home-lights  we  see  shining 
brightly  above. 

Where  we  shall  be  soon  through  his 
wonderful  love. 

We'll  praise  Him  who  called  us  His 
Heaven  to  share. 

We'll  say  "good  night"  here,  but 
"good  morning"  up  there. 

Love  and  sympathy  to  Susan  Snyder 
Brewer  and  Joseph  from  all  of  us. 

CLASS  OF  1915 

Class  Reporter:     J.  B.  Bates 
265  Green  St.,  Mifflinburg,  Pa. 

Frank  F.  Whittam,  of  Newtown, 
died  in  Abington  Memorial  Hospital, 
October,  1951.  He  is  survived  by  his 
wife,  Ollie  M.;  a  son,  F.  Stewart  '43;  a 
daughter,  Patricia  Ann  '46;  a  sister, 
Mrs.  Marwood  B.  Glover  (Edna  A. 
Whittam)   '14. 

New  Addresses:  Major  Frederick  H. 
Fahringer,  Sr.,  Lowry  Field,  Denver, 
Colo.;  Wallace  Ward,  19  Creston  Ave., 
Akron,  Ohio. 

CLASS  OF  1919 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  S.  Walter  Chandler 
(Susannah  Grove) 
West  Milton,  Pa. 

We  have  recently  heard  from  Edwin 
E.  Aubrey,  who  is  now  living  at  708 
Argyle  Rd.,  Wynnewood,  Pa. 

Dr.  Aubrey  has  been  leading  a  full 

DECEMBER     1951 


life  teaching  and  lecturing  on  theology 
at  many  colleges,  including  Vassar,  the 
University  of  Chicago,  Harvard,  and 
Princeton.  In  1944,  he  assumed  the  po- 
sition of  President  of  Crozer  Theologi- 
cal Seminary  and  served  for  five  years. 
During  1948  Dr.  Aubrey  was  a  theologi- 
cal consultant  for  the  first  Assembly  of 
the  World  Council  of  Churches  in  Am- 
sterdam, Holland.  The  following  year, 
while  at  the  University  of  Pennsylva- 
nia, he  established  the  school's  first 
Department  of  Religious  Thought. 

At  present,  he  is  chairman  of  the  Edi- 
torial Board  of  Haddam  House,  which 
publishes  religious  books  for  young 
people.  He  is  also  Chairman  of  the 
Commission  on  the  Program  of  the  Na- 
tional Intercollegiate  Christian  Coun- 
cil, and  a  member  of  the  Council  on 
Graduate  Studies  in  Religion. 

Dr.  Aubrey  has  written  a  chapter  in 
the  new  book.  Liberal  Learning'  and 
Religion,  and  is  the  author  of  four  oth- 
er books  of  a  theological  nature. 

CLASS  OF  1920 

Class  Reporter:     Dr.  Harry  Warfel 

Hibiscus  Park,  R.  F.  D.  5,  Box  72, 

Gainesville,  Fla. 

New  Address:  Mrs.  John  A.  Rhodes 
(Helen  Bodine),  1035  N.  Negley  Ave., 
Apt.  11,  Pittsburgh  6,  Pa. 


Looking  Backward 
THIRTY  YEARS  AGO— 1921 

The  new  Cameron  House  at  the 
corner  of  Market  and  Second 
Streets  is  reopened  —  Lewisburg 
now  lays  claim  to  a  hotel. 

Braucht's  Restaurant,  home  of 
good  fried  egg  sandwiches,  con- 
tinues in  business. 

Great  to-do  on  campus  about 
coeds'  bobbed  hair. 


CLASS  OF  1922 

Class  Reporter:     Philip  C.  Campbell 
31S  E.  Front  St.,  Danville,  Pa. 

Dr.  Mark  Gass,  Art  Gardner,  Doc 
Lowery,  your  reporter  and  our  respec- 
tive wives  had  a  dinner  meeting  of  the 
reunion  committee  on  Oct.  20th  at  the 
"Old  Mill"  near  Milton,  Pa.  Many 
plans  were  discussed  for  our  30th  year 
get-to-gether  next  June.  It  was  defi- 
nitely decided  to  publish  an  anniver- 
sary brochure  for  the  occasion.  In  ad- 
dition to  addresses,  etc.,  it  is  hoped  to 
have  a  brief  history  of  each  member. 
Your  full  co-operation  in  completing 
the  questionnaire  which  will  be  sent 
to  everyone  is  requested.  Also  any 
ideas  for  making  our  reunion  the  big- 
gest and  best  ever,  will  be  welcomed 
by  the  committee.  The  next  meeting, 
of  the  committee  will  be  held  in  De- 
cember. 

New  Address:  Mr.  John  C.  Stahl, 
Box  82,  Rolla,  Missouri. 

CLASS  OF  1925 

Class  Reporter: 

Rev.  William  G.  Golightly 

708  Jefferson  Ave.,  Scranton,  Pa. 

William  G.  Thomas,  of  Leonardo,  N. 
J.,  has  been  teaching  French  and  Span- 
ish for  fifteen  years  in  the  Community 
schools  outside  of  Atlantic  Highlands. 
He  has  two  children,  a  boy  and  a  girl. 

New  Addresses:  Mrs.  Thomas  A. 
Hines  (Kathryn  Glase),  3925  E.  Jeffer- 
son,   Detroit,    Mich.;    Mrs.    Samuel    K. 


Koons  (Helen  E.  Horton),  121  Circle 
Dr.,  Paramus,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1927 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  J.  Leon  Merrick 

(S.  Grace  Milhous) 
201  Meredith  St.,  Kennctt  Square,  Pa. 

Major  General  Charles  I.  Carpenter, 

of  Wilmington,  was  appointed  chair- 
man of  the  Armed  Forces  Chaplain's 
Board,  for  the  year. 

General  Carpenter,  former  pastor  of 
the  Peninsula  conference  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church,  has  been  chief  of  the 
chaplains  of  the  Air  Force  since  1942. 
His  appointment  marks  the  first  time 
that  an  Air  Force  chaplain  has  headed 
the  chaplains  of  the  military  forces. 

New  Address:  Dr.  Harry  H.  Williams, 
1189  Port  Rd.,  Scarsdale,  N.  Y. 

CLASS  OF  1929 

Class  Reporter:     Thelma  Showalter 
223  State  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

New  Addresses:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Regi- 
nald F.  Gaylord   (A.  Dorothy   Stenger 

'30),  26  Normandy  Lane,  Orinda,  Calif.; 
Mr.  John  B.  Laughner,  471  Haverhill 
Rd.,  Mt.  Lebanon,  Pittsburgh  34. 

Your  reporter  was  delighted  to  see  a 
number  of  the  Class  of  '29  present  for 
the  Homecoming  Festivities.  Our  Pres- 
ident, Paul  Fink  and  his  handsome  son 
and  also  our  meinber  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  Guy  Bailey,  were  in  atten- 
dance at  the  luncheon  and  the  game. 
It  is  always  good  to  greet  these  faith- 
ful Bucknellians. 

Following  the  game,  as  your  reporter 
traveled  to  nearby  Mifflinburg,  she 
spotted  a  snappy  station  wagon  with 
a  New  York  license,  and  the  sign,  "Sen- 
eca Hotel,  Watkins  Glen."  Yes,  you 
are  right.  It  was  our  old  friend,  Don 
Brubaker.  Sorry,  Don,  not  to  have  had 
an  opportunity  to  say  "Hello."  Give 
those  nice  kiddies  our  best  regards. 

Sarah  Beck  Ricker  Honored 

Sarah  Beck  Ricker,  for  a  quarter-cen- 
tury a  teacher  and  valuable  citizen  of 
Lock  Haven,  recently  received  a  signifi- 
cant citation.  She  is  one  of  15  men  and 
women  of  the  550  churches  of  six  synods 
of  the  Evangelical  and  Reformed  church 
to  receive  the  Hood  College  citation  at 
a  dinner  and  assembly  at  Hood  College. 
This    small    group    was    chosen    from 


SARAH  BECK  BICKER 

among  1100  nominations  whose  lives 
exemplify  dedication  to  Christian  ser- 
vice. 

The  Hood  College  Board  of  Trustees 
stated  that  in  making  the  selection  they 
wanted   to   recognize   "those   men   and 

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women  members  of  the  church  whose 
notable  achievements  in  their  business, 
profession,  community  or  church  activi- 
ties have  incorporated  the  highest  ideals 
of  public  spirit,  leadership  and  Chris- 
tian example." 

Mrs.  Ricker,  a  prominent  educator, 
who  received  the  AM  in  1929,  taught 
several  summers  in  the  Bucknell  Dem- 
onstration School,  and  was  one  of  the 
principal  speakers  at  the  two-day  Buck- 
nell Conference  on  Guidance,  July  18 
and  19,  1951.  She  lives  at  24  East  Main 
Street,  Lock  Haven,  Pa. 


Lookin»   Backward 
TWENTY  YEARS  AGO— 1931 

Old  Main  burns  to  the  ground. 

Federal  Penitentiary  at  Lewis- 
burg  opened. 

Bechtel's  ran  an  add:  "All  the 
buttermilk  you  can  drink  for  a 
nickel." 


CLASS  OF  1933 

Class  Reporter:     Warren  B.  Stapleton 

Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Bill  Liming  who  handles  the  produc- 
tion of  the  Metropolitan  Insurance 
Company's  management  research  re- 
ports and  studies,  and  supervises  con- 
sulting and  advisory  work  in  employee 
communications,  advertising,  promo- 
tion and  public  relations,  was  a  speaker 
at  a  recent  workshop  session  of  the 
Philadelphia  Industrial  Editors  Associ- 
ation. Bill  supervised  the  preparation 
of  training  manuals  in  the  Navy  during 
World  War  II.  Bill  and  his  wife,  Ruth 
Rohr  (she's  class  reporter  for  the  Class 
of  1934),  are  raising  a  Bucknell  family 
at  East  Williston,  Long  Island,  where 
Bill  is  serving  as  president  of  the  Buck- 
nell Alumni  Club  of  Long  Island. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  L.  Williams 
now  have  a  son,  Donald  Edward,  born 
on  July  31,  1951. 

Stephen  L.  Windes  is  now  employed 
by  the  Division  of  Water  Power,  Office 
of  the  Secretary,  U.  S.  Dept.  of  the  In- 
terior, Washington  25,  D.  C.  He  now 
resides  at  9302  Flower  Ave.,  Silver 
Springs,  Md. 

New  Addresses:  Richard  L.  Adams, 
5405  Black  St.,  Pittsburgh  6;  Mrs.  Ells- 
worth Miller  (Eunice  Swan),  513  Wood 
St.,  Baltimore,  Md.;  Mary  E.  Baldwin, 
1438  Berryhill  St.,  Harrisburg. 

CLASS  OF  1934 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  William  S.  Liming 

(Ruth  Rohr) 

396  Andrews  Rd.,  East  Williston,  N.  Y. 

Well  here  we  are  again  with  some 
short  items.  If  you'd  only  answer  my 
letters  or  write  me  of  your  own  accord, 
we'd  have  the  best  class  news  of  all! 

Mrs.  A.  J.  McElroy  (Marge  Lirio),  of 
South  Main  Rd.,  Vineland,  N.  J.,  sent 
me  a  very  chatty  letter  and  says  she 
keeps  busy  with  Larry  11,  Jerry  8,  Den- 
ny 5,  and  Eddy  IVz.  I  can  well  realize 
how  busy  one  is  with  four  sons.  Mr. 
McElroy  is  chairman  of  the  Red  Cross 
in  Vineland  and  an  active  attorney 
there.  Marge  is  so  busy  with  the  boys 
she's  shelving  club  activities  for  a  while 
but  I'm  sure  e'er  long  the  South  Jersey 
Alumni  Club  can  expect  big  things  from 
Marge.  She  tells  me  that  Fred  Pmotti 
and  his  wife  and  two  sons,  Freddie  9, 
and  Francis  5,  are  now  in  Toledo,  Ohio, 
where  Fred  is  with  Owens-Illinois,  but 

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they  still  summer  at  the  shore.  Mar- 
ion Osborne  Andrews  and  Martin  An- 
drews and  their  three  boys  now  live  on 
Matt  Rd.,  Fayetteville,  N.  Y.,  so  Marge 
doesn't  see  them  too  often.  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  J.  Leland  Fox  (Marie  Steinbach) 
and  their  son  and  daughter  live  in  Sea- 
ford,  Del.  Jim  Favino  and  his  wife, 
Gladys  Zarfos  '35  and  their  son  from 
Red  Lion  visited  the  McElroys  earlier 
this  year. 

I  got  a  sweet  birth  announcement 
from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alfred  B.  Howe 
(Millie  Davis)  telUng  of  the  arrival  of 
Carol  Susan,  their  first  child,  Sept.  24, 
1951.  Al  is  head  of  the  Administration 
department  of  Smith,  Kline,  French 
Medical  Laboratories  in  Philadelphia, 
and  Millie  keeps  busy  at  home,  38 
Woodcraft  Rd.,  Havertown. 

Rev.  Vincent  B.  Wayland  is  the  au- 
thor of  an  article  "We  Have  to  Like 
Each  Other,"  in  the  Oct.  17,  1951  issue 
of  The  Christian  Century. 

New  Addresses:  Mrs.  K  e  ro  n  D. 
Chance  (Emily  F.  DuBois),  281  Atlantic 
St.,  Bridgeton;  Mrs.  William  B.  Church, 
Jr.  (Lois  Newcomb),  81  Lydale  Place, 
Meriden,  Conn.;  Robert  Cutler,  2280 
Loring  Place,  New  York  68,  N.  Y.;  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Walter  J.  Nikodem  (Mane 
Peters),  621  Lexington  Ave.,  Clifton,  N. 
J,;  Mr.  Owen  Saddler,  517  S.  90th  St., 
Omaha,  Neb. 

That's  all  for  now — I  hope  you'll  all 
deluge  me  with  news.  Surely  you  en- 
joy reading  these  items,  so  remember 
your  classmates  like  to  read  about  you! 

CLASS  OF  1935 

Class  Reporter:  Mrs.  Frederick  A.  Stralev 

(Metta   Farrington) 

Furnace  Rd.,  R.  D.  1,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Lt.  Col.  William  K.  Miller,  who  is  in 

the  service,  may  be  addressed  Chief 
Oral  Surgeon,  U.  S.  Army  Hospital, 
Fort  Campbell,  Ky. 

Mrs.  Frederick  A.  Straley  (Metta 
Farrington)  was  elected  to  teach  com- 
mercial subjects  at  the  Turbotville  High 
School. 

Sidney  I.  Wolfson  is  now  Administra- 
tive Methods  Consultant  in  the  Division 
of  Health  Services,  U.  S.  Children's  Bu- 
reau, Equitable  Building,  Denver,  Colo. 
This  Bureau  administers  grants-in-aid 
programs  to  maternal  and  child  health, 
crippled  children,  and  child  welfare. 

New  Addresses:  Frank  R.  Hunt, 
1938  Maplewood  Ave.,  Willow  Grove; 
Mrs.  Carl  W.  Larson  (Elaine  Ifill),  R.  D. 
1,  Campgaw,  N.  J.;  Jerome  D.  Morris, 
141  Franklin  St.,  Cedar  Grove,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1940 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  James  A.  Miller 

(Mary  McCrina) 
501  W.  Napier  Rd.,  Benton  Harbor,  Mich. 

Warren  K.  Eister  served  as  a  sympo- 
sium leader  m  the  Oak  Ridge  Summer 
Symposium  sponsored  by  the  American 
Society  for  Engineering  Education  at 
Oak  Ridge  in  September.  Warren  is  a 
Senior  Development  Engineer  with  the 
Chemical  Technology  Division  of  Oak 
Ridge  National  Laboratory  and  has 
been  on  the  staff  there  since  1943. 

From  Mrs.  John  E.  Zimmerman  (Hel- 
en LaGrande),  we  hear,  "As  of  April  1, 
1951,  I  became  known  as  'Madonna' 
Zimmerman!!!  We  had  a  baby  girl  who 
is  named  Linda."  Helen's  husband  is 
an  attorney  practicing  law  with  Ely 
and  Ely  in  Rutherford,  N.  J.  Their  new 
address  is  23  Bayview  Ave.,  Englewood 
Cliffs,  N.  J. 

According  to  Helen,  who  hails  from 


Bill's  home  town,  William  R.  Allen  is 

once  again  in  the  army  as  a  captain  in 
the  quartermaster  corps  and  is  present- 
ly stationed  in  Oklahoma. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  John  C.  Winter,  whose 
address  is  339  Elmira  St.,  Williamsport 
15,  announce  the  birth  of  their  third 
child,  Nelson  Warren,  on  Nov.  4,  1950. 
Nelson's  older  brother  and  sister,  John 
Calvin,  III,  3,  and  Lee  Ann,  6,  were  also 
born  in  the  month  of  November. 

These  members  of  the  class  are  lost; 
Rick  Brown,  Harold  Kendrick,  Celia 
Marcus,  Lilly  Morgan,  Robert  Perez, 
and  Betty  Shannon.  We  have  no  ad- 
dress for  them  and  we  would  appreci- 
ate any  information,  if  not  actually 
leading  to  their  apprehension,  at  least 
as  to  their  whereabouts. 

New  Addresses:  Miss  Sara  Bratton, 
1510  Park  Rd.,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D. 
C;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Kessler  (Mar- 
garet L.  Lloyd  '38),  Valley  View  Acres, 
R.  D.  2,  New  Brighton;  Mrs.  Paul  Mon- 
roe (Mary  Wilkalis),  12  Bristol  Court, 
Chatham,  N.  J.;  Charles  B.  Smith,  16 
Harding  Ave.,  Vestal,  N.  Y.  Lt.  Cmdr. 
F.  L.  Arbogast,  USNR  is  on  active  ser- 
vice. Mail  will  reach  him  at  the  address, 
914  Rolling  Rock  Rd.,  Pittsburgh  34; 
Robert  M.  Gearhart,  614  Wood  St., 
Johnstown;  Robert  Q.  Jones,  U.  S.  Na- 
val Preparatory  School,  Bainbridge, 
Md.;  C.  Robert  Keenan,  2  Marshall 
Apts..  Oakdale;  Martha  Laird,  46-6  Re- 
vere Rd..  Drexelbrooke.  Drexel  Hill; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fredman  J.  Walcott,  Jr. 
(Permilla  Miller  '40).  1578  Bevan  Rd., 
Pittsburgh  27;  Harold  Pegg,  7703  Iro- 
quois Ave.,  Sparrows  Point  19,  Md.;  Jo- 
seph A.  Reid,  3738  St.  George  Dr.,  Okla- 
homa City  12,  Okla.;  Capt.  William  H. 
Schultz,  01798619,  7712,  U.  S.  A.  REURI 
School,  APO  172,  c/o  Postmaster.  New 
York  City;  Mrs.  William  H.  Schultz 
(June  B.  Rhodes  '42),  may  be  addressed 
c/o  her  husband;  Mrs.  Clarence  Shenk 
Tittle  (Virginia  M.  Wilson),  3732  Shar- 
on St.,  Harrisburg. 

CLASS  OF  1941 

Class  Reporter: 

Mrs.  William  F.  Hasselberger 
(Jean  Steele) 

1518  Westmoreland  Ave.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

I'll  start  out  this  column  with  our  big 
news.  Bill  and  I  now  have  three  sons. 
Jeffery  Steele  Hasselberger  was  born 
Oct.  23,  1951.  I  guess  I'm  doomed  to 
live  in  a  house  full  of  men!  But  I  love 
it. 

Cole  S.  Brembeck,  now  superinten- 
dent of  schools  at  North  Muskegon,  is 
residing  at  501  Fowler  St.,  North  Mus- 
kegon, Mich. 

New  Addresses:  Walter  A.  Blair,  Jr., 
2  Green  Acre  Dr.,  Verona,  N.  J.;  Alice 
Corcoran  (Alice  E.  Bee),  1328  Palos 
Verdes  Dr.,  W.,  Palos  Verdes,  Calif.; 
Rev.  Robert  S.  Graham,  1570  S.  Bates 
St.,  Birmingham,  Mich.;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Clyde  C.  Holler,  Jr.  (Madeline  Morgan 
'42),  1214  Ellison  St.,  Falls  Church,  Va., 
Lt.  R.  T.  Lichterman,  U.  S.  N.,  Supply 
Dept.,  Naval  Air  Station,  Jacksonville, 
Fla.;  Carl  P.  Nelson,  P.  O.  Box  425, 
South  Bound  Brook,  N.  J.;  Thomas  A. 
Tosh,  1  Lincoln  Ave.,  Port  Chester, 
N.  Y. 

Hope  everyone  has  a  very  Merry 
Christmas  and  a  Happy  New  Year,  and 
write! 

DECEMBER     1  9  .)  1 


Looking   Backward 
TEN  YEARS  AGO— 1941 

New  changes  on  campus  to 
greet  returning  students:  New 
lamp  posts,  gift  of  Class  of  '40,  in- 
stalled. Boulevard  roadway  to 
Davis  Gym  and  Stadium  paved. 

Skunks  invade  Bucknell  cam- 
pus— use  Vaughan  Literature  Re- 
gion as  operation  base. 

Delta  Sigma  lays  corner  stone 
for  new  house.  (Now  Delta  Up- 
silon — Ed.) 

Measles  invade  Bucknell  cam- 
pus. (Same  thing  happened  ten 
vears  later. — Ed.) 


CLASS  OF  1942 

dass  Reporter:    Do-V  L.  Hopkins 

R.  D.  1,  Shreve  Rd.,  Falls  Church,  Va. 

I  know  it's  bad  to  start  off  a  news  col- 
umn with  apologies,  however,  I  am 
truly  sorry  that  I've  missed  the  last  few 
issues  of  the  ALUMNUS.  But  with 
moving  and  summer  vacation  plus  be- 
ing out  of  town  on  weekends  when  the 
deadline  date  was  due  I  have  been  un- 
able to  keep  up  with  the  events.  Let's 
try  and  catch  up  now  with  the  latest 
on  the  '42  news. 

Kemieth  R.  Bayless,  an  attorney  in 
Hazleton,  took  as  his  bride.  Miss  Mary 
Louise  Steckert,  of  Hazleton. 

Richard  M.  Biow  has  passed  the  re- 
quired psychometric  and  physical  test 
of  the  Hubbard  Dianetic  Foundation  in 
New  York  City,  and  has  been  accepted 
for  indoctrination  as  a  prospective  ac- 
tive member.  After  satisfactory  com- 
pletion of  his  indoctrination  Dick  will 
be  qualified  by  the  foundation  as  a 
Hubbard  Dianetic  Auditor  and  elected 
to  membership. 

Out  at  Lowry  Field.  Denver.  Colo., 
we  learn  that  JFred  H.  Fahringer,  Jr., 
has  been  promoted  to  a  major. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  J.  Hillenbrand 
(Mary  Francis)  are  now  residing  in 
Shreveport,  La.,  where  Mr.  Hillenbrand 
is  associated  with  the  United  Gas  Co. 
They  have  two  children,  a  boy,  David, 
and  a  little  girl,  Margaret  Louise,  who 
arrived  Oct.  3,   1950. 

New  Addresses:  John  M.  Anderson, 
24  Bronson  Ave.,  Scarsdale,  N.  Y.;  John 
Borusky,  3124  Martha  Curtis  Dr.,  Park- 
fairfax.  Alexandria,  Va.:  James  O. 
Clark,  Jr.,  448  Mvrtle  Ave..  "Woodburv, 
N.  J.;  Austin  B.  Cramer,  96-09  Spring- 
field Blvd.,  Queens  "tillage.  N.  Y.:  Mrs. 
Bernard  Edson  (Hilda  Lubliner),  620 
Colonode  Rd.,  West  Hempstead,  L.  I., 
N.  Y.;  Richard  M.  Gray,  Apt.  25-D, 
Parkway  Apts.,  Haddonfield,  N.  J.; 
Clifford  'VV.  Mannella,  25  Lees  Ave.,  Col- 
lingswood  7,  N.  J.;  Robert  L.  Otto,  587 
Franklin  Ave.,  Massapeque,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  P.  Schalick,  Jr. 
(Nadine  St.  John),  7  N.  Granville  Ave.. 
Margate,  N.  J.:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frederick 
O.  Schnure  (Elise  Miller  '45),  176 
"Woodhaven  Dr..  Pittsburgh  28:  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ernest  E.  Schofield  (Anna  Thomp- 
son '41),  5101  L-39  Ave.,  L-25.  Long  Is- 
land City,  N.  Y.:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Merle 
Seeherman  (Harriet  Corner  '43).  60 
Main  St.,  Carbondale:  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Frederick  W.  Carson  (Betty  Thomas), 
811  'W.  Lawrence  St.,  Mishawaka,  Ind.; 
Robert  P.  Van  Ness,  212912  N.  11th  St., 
Terre  Haute,  Ind.:  Beryl  A.  Wallace, 
Sr.,  2733  S.  Lincoln  St.,  Englewood, 
Colo.:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  'White- 
head, Jr.   (Carol  Sproul),  517  Oreland 

DECEMBER     1951 


Mill  Rd.,  Oreland:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles 
F.  Bond  (Amy  Stevenson  '44),  Apt.  35 
Converse  Hall,  U.  of  'Vermont,  Burling- 
ton, Vt.;  J.  Russell  Owen,  11237  S.  Tal- 
man  Ave.,  Chicago  43,  111.:  Charles  R. 
Wall,  Jr.,  26  Radnor  Dr.,  Newton 
Square. 

Sorry  I  had  to  miss  '51  Homecoming 
when  all  the  preliminary  plans  were 
being  made  for  our  tenth  reunion  next 
June.  However,  this  is  just  the  first  re- 
minder— don't  forget  our  tenth  reunion 
in  June.  Start  thinking  about  it  now 
and  make  plans  to  be  there  for  the  big 
event. 

CLASS  OF  1943 

Class  Reporter:  Mrs.  Earle  E.  Benton 
(Xorene  Bond) 

3408  Ivan  Rd.,  ^^"ayne.  Pa. 

I  have  several  letters  to  report  this 
time.  The  mail  is  coming  in  better  and 
better.     Keep  it  up! 

Pegg'y  Gundy  Ulmer  writes  that  she 
and  Norm  and  their  two  boys  are  mov- 
ing to  110  Parker  PL,  New  Haven  12, 
Conn.  Norm  is  being  transferred  to 
the   Post  Office  there. 

Jean  Shake  Rubick  is  the  mother 
of  three — Mary  Louise  born  July  14, 
Terrj'  4I2  and  Frank.  Jr.  312.  She  and 
Frank  live  at  410  E.  20th  St.,  New  York 
9,  N.  Y.  Jean  saj's  she  used  to  see  Phil 
Hood  Raulerson  before  she  moved  to 
N.  J.  in  June. 

A  letter  from  Mrs.  Arthur  Peck.  Jr. 
(Peggy  Hodges)  brings  news  of  her 
familv.  She  lives  at  212  S.  Decatur 
St.,  'Watkins  Glen,  N.  Y.  with  husband 
and  three  little  ones — Arthur  III  7I2. 
Jean  Louise  4^2,  and  Grace  Ann  6 
months. 

I  received  cards  from  Jinks  Greenig 
and  Janie  Griffith  who  were  vacation- 
ing abroad.  They  returned  the  end 
of  the  summer;  Jinks  to  do  some  tele- 
vision and  Jane  back  to  her  job  with 
Time,   Inc. 

New  Arrival  Dept.: 

A  second  child  and  first  son  was  born 
to  Gwadys  Jones  Miller  on  Aug.  10,  1951 
in  Providence.  R.  I.  Nina  Osovick  Mag- 
illigan  and  husband  Paul  are  celebrat- 
ing the  arrival  of  Robert's  little  sister 
Susan  on  Sept.  10.  Mary  and  Johnny 
Johannesen,  who  now  live  at  1518  'Wood 
St.,  Cleveland  Heights  21,  Ohio,  were 
delighted  to  welcome  Robert  Griffith 
on  Aug.   11,   1951. 

The  J.  Frank  Cannons  '44  (Ginny 
Thompson)  are  in  their  lovely  new 
home  (we  know,  because  we  saw  iti) 
and  may  be  addressed  at  Orchard  Park. 
Gibsonia,  R.  D.  2,  Pa.  .  .  .  Art  Straub 
writes  that  in  June  he  received  his 
Ph.D.  at  Cornell.  Major  work  was  in 
transportation  engineering,  with  minors 
in  hydraulics  and  sanitary  engineering. 
He  may  be  addressed  at  402  Grand  Ave.. 
Hackettstown,  N.  J.  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Charles  Jones  (Margie  Strouse)  sent 
lots  of  news  and  I  wish  I  could  quote 
the  entire  letter.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, Marilvn.  almost  six,  Steve,  age 
four,  and  Eric  born  Oct.  10,  1950.  Chuck 
received  his  Master's  in  June,  1950. 
and  is  now  working  toward  a  Ph.D.  in 
Ed.  Psychology. 

CLASS  OF  1945 

Class  Reporter:    ilRS.  C.  F.  Moore 

(Nancy  Woehling) 

.\lden  Park  Manor,  Germantown, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

From  Bertha  Line   Arnold:     "I  was 

married  on  July  1,  to  Thomas  J.  Parks, 
Jr..    in    the    First    Baptist    Church    of 


■Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.  by  Rev.  Howard  G. 
Hartzell,  a  former  Bucknellian.  I  am 
still  teaching  at  Wyoming  Seminary 
Dean  School  of  Business  in  Kingston, 
Pa.  My  husband  is  a  teacher  at  East 
Stroudsburg  Junior  High  School.  In 
March  of  this  year  he  was  recalled  to 
active  dutv  with  the  Naval  Reserve." 
Her  address  is:  99  Elizabeth  St.,  Wilkes- 
Barre,  Pa. 

David  Gregg,  Jr.  was  married  to  Miss 
Audry  Williams  on  June  16.  1951.  Rob- 
ert E.  Podrasky  was  promoted  to  su- 
pervising engineer  of  the  Bell  Tele- 
phone's Northern  Division,  Harrisburg 
Plant. 

Lauretta  Hulsizer  writes:  ".  .  .  per- 
haps you  might  like  to  know  that  I 
was  married  on  September  15  to  Dr. 
David  E.  Bassert.  He's  an  intern  at 
the  Bryn  Mawr  Hospital,  and  I  am 
a  technician  there.  Kay  Stout  Hagner 
and  her  husband  Ralph  live  in  Pomp- 
ton  Lakes,  N.  J.,  and  have  a  one  year 
old  baby  named  David." 

CLASS  OF  1946 

C  lass  Reporter: 

Mrs.  Willi.am  H.\rshb.^rger 

(Jeanne  Pliillips) 

302  Second  St..  Huntingdon,  Pa. 

Margaret  K.  Buoy  was  married  to 
Lawrence  A.  Wood.  June  23,  1951  at 
Milton.  They  are  living  at  6902  Maple 
Ave..  Chevy  Chase,  Md. 

Gifford  Cappellini  and  Dorothy  L. 
Jallo,  were  married  in  Wilkes-Barre.  in 
August. 

Elting  (Red)  Johnson,  also  of  Buck- 
nell football  fame,  is  now  practicing 
medicine  in  LeRaysville,  Pa.  He  is 
married  and  a  father. 


BUCKNELL  "I9?7" 

Deborah  Newson  Waldner  and 

Jay  Dudley  Waldner,  Jr. 

William  Kerchner  and  Kathryn  Y. 
Thursby  were  married  on  August  25. 
1951. 

Manota  Spacht  is  a  teacher  at  Hub- 
bell  School.  She  lives  at  2414%  Forest 
Ave.,  Des  Moines.  Iowa. 

John  Keshishian  also  informs  us  that 
Walt  Szot  who  had  been  playing  pro- 
fessional football  with  the  Pittsburgh 
Steelers,  has  been  recalled  to  the  Ma- 
rine Corps  and  is  stationed  at  Camp 
Pendleton,   Calif. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  A.  VanDine, 
Jr.  (Peggy  Ryan)  announce  the  arri- 
val of  their  daughter,  Kristin  Lyrme, 
born  Jan.  31.  1951.  Thev  are  now  liv- 
ing at  938  Shelburne  Rd.,  Burlington, 
■Vermont. 

S.  Faith  Van  Sise  was  married  on 
June  9,  1951,  to  Anthony  A.  ECrzywicki 
'48.     The  Krzywickis  are  living  at  312 

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St.  George  St.,  Lewisburg,  and  he  is  an 
instructor  in  economics  at  Bucknell. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Clarkson  (Jean 
Creelman)  reports  they  have  a  new  ad- 
dress, 185  Hubbard  St.,  Glastonbury, 
Conn. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curtin  Roop  (Rita 
Corker  '46)  are  the  proud  parents  of 
twin  daughters  born  February  1.  1951 
and  named  Louise  and  Phyllis  Anne. 
The  Roops  live  at  26  Saratoga  Ave., 
South  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  M.  Kresge 
(Marion  Greenwalt),  63  College  Ave., 
Mountsville,  announce  the  birth  of  their 
second  son,  Neal  Greenwalt,  on  Feb. 
26,  1951.  Their  first  child  Roger  Lewis, 
will  be  two  years  old  December  26. 

Robert  Everall,  Jr.,  married  Sue  Jaye 
Thomas  in  Youngstown  in  Sept.  1950. 
Bob  is  sales  engineer  with  Moock  Elec- 
tric Supply  Co.  The  Everalls  reside  at 
242  W.  Dennick  Ave.,  Youngstown,  O. 

jVIartln  P.  Flower  in  March  of  '51  com- 
pleted training  in  T.V.  Programming 
and  Production  at  the  T.V.  Studios 
School  of  Radio  Technique,  N.  Y.  C. 

John  M.  Keshishian,  since  campus 
days,  has  made  a  number  of  moves; 
after  an  overseas  hitch  in  the  Amphibi- 
ous Forces  of  the  Navy  he  went  into 
medicine,  married  Catherine  Wrather 
of  DaUas,  Tex.  (S.M.U.  '45  Kappa 
Gamma).  He  is  now  serving  a  surgical 
residency  at  George  Washington  Uni- 
versity Hospital.  They  are  now  resid- 
ing at  20  Williams  Lane,  Chevy  Chase 
15,  Md.,  and  have  a  daughter  Caren, 
one  year  old. 

If  my  own  address  looks  familiar, 
you  may  have  seen  it  in  the  Alumnus 
before.  We  are  now  living  at  the  home 
of  Mr.  Edward  M.  Greene  x'95,  and  a 
Bucknell  Trustee.  Our  son  Billy  has  a 
sister  Susan  Scott,  born  February  7, 
1951  Our  address  is  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam R.  Harshbarger  (Jeanne  Phillips), 
206  2nd  St.  Huntingdon. 

CLASS  OF  1947 
Class  Reporter:    Roger  S.  Haddon 
243  Water  St.,  Northumberland,  Pa. 

Ever  since  I  consented  to  assume  the 
mantle  of  Class  Reporter  (I  can  stand 
it  if  you  can),  I've  been  searchmg  for 
something  devastating  to  say  about  our 
forthcoming  fifth-year  reunion. 

Words  fail— the  facts  prevail:  Num- 
bering somewhere  around  400  in  June, 
1947,  we've  been  separated  by  much 
geography  for  lo  almost  five  years. 
Frankly,  "who  can  imagine  what  fates 
have  befallen  this  unique  assortment  of 
humanity  called  the  Class  of  '47?  That's 
why  reunions  are  so  exciting.  Ours 
will  be  in  June.  More — much  more — 
of  this  in  the  months  to  come. 

I  haven't  been  given  an  iota  of  chat 
by  anybody  about  anything  concerning 
the  Class  of  '47,  so  will  fill  you  in  on 
a  few  lines  that  I've  gleaned  from  per- 
sonal contacts. 

You  may  know  that  affable  Bob  Me- 
garg-el  is  living  the  good  life  on  B.  U.'s 
campus,  as  sports  publicity  director. 
Bob  was  married  recently  to  Nancy 
King  '49;  they  live  in  Lewisburg. 

Recent  history  from  Harrisburg  in- 
dicates that  Milt  Jaques  is  writing  for 
the  Harrisburg  Patriot-News.  Inciden- 
tally, Bob  Sundy  '48  was  in  Harrisburg 
for  the  Associated  Press.  He  was  re- 
cently transferred  to  the  Philadelphia 
bureau. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jay  Oberdorf,  living  at 
Riverside,  are  the  parents  of  a  baby 
girl,  born  in  October. 

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Chris  Bode  writes  from  Huntingdon, 
W.  Va.,  where  he's  living  and  engineer- 
ing, that  what  that  town  needs  is  a 
good  five-cent  newspaper. 

Stu  Mologne  who  took  pharmaceu- 
tical work  at  the  U.  of  Pittsburgh  after 
leaving  the  300  Acres,  is  holding  forth 
as  a  pharmacist  in  his  home  town, 
Smithton,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Shipman  (Ruth  Guarnac- 
cia),  who  took  her  MA  degree  in  '47 
and  was  an  English  instructor  in  the 
process,  is  vegetating  in  a  far  land — 
Texarkana,  Arkansas.  She's  marriid  to 
Attorney  Cullen  F.  Shipman  '43,  who  is 
now  engaged  in  legal  work  at  the  Red 
River  Arsenal.  They  formerly  lived 
in  Sunburv,  have  a  kinetic  two-year- 
old  son.  Address  is:  617  E.  Sixth  St., 
Texarkana,  Ark. 

Might  as  well  tell  you  that  I'm  plea- 
santly engrossed  in  the  practice  of  law 
in  Sunbury.  Donald  "Moose"  Ravina 
'49,  a  Bison  lineman  circa  '45-'46, 
dropped  in  the  office  recently.  He  has 
been  with  the  State  Police  for  some 
time,  is  married,  the  radiant  father  of 
a  little  girl,  is  living  at  Schuylkill  Ha- 
ven and  is  active  in  organizing  boys' 
clubs. 

Which  reminds  me — I'd  say  our  class 
has  its  quota  of  attorneys  at  large.  Her- 
man Bloom,  baseball  pitcher  supreme 
at  B.  U.,  finished  at  Temple  Law  School 
and  took  the  bar  examination  with 
me  (we  weren't  the  only  two).  Frank 
Haas,  who  got  his  degree  last  June  at 
Penn,  passed  the  bar  exam  given  last 
summer,  gives  his  home  address  as 
Riverview  Manor,  Harrisburg.  (Kappa 
Sig  George  Miller  '48  was  in  Frank's 
class  at  Penn,  plans  to  take  the  bar 
exam  this  winter.)  John  DeBarr  after 
finishing  law  school,  was  whisked  back 
into  the  Marines  before  he  could  take 
the  bar  exam.  Tom  Wilson  is  prac- 
ticing law  in  Lewisburg  and  has  given 
some  political  science  courses  at  B.  U. 
He  is  the  husband  of  the  former  Doris 
Ranck.  W.  Roger  Fetter  is  practicing 
in  Lewisburg  too,  and  is  married  to  the 
former  Meredith  Brough.  Porter  Wag- 
ner is  an  attorney  in  Danville.  I've  lost 
track  of  big  Bill  Hoeveler,  but  can  re- 
liably report  that  he's  well  on  his  way 
to  the  practice  of  law.  President  Tom 
Quigley  is  with  a  law  firm  in  Cleveland. 

Why  not  drop  me  a  note  with  some- 
thing startling  in  it  about  yourself? 
"Buck"  Shott,  the  editor  tells  me  we 
may  have  a  whole  page  if  we  can  fill 
it.  My  address  243  Water  St.,  North- 
umberland, Pa.     I  say,  are  you  there? 

Word  comes  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bush- 
nell  FuUerton  (Lois  Miller)  that  they 
are  now  living  at  1532  Grain  St.,  Evans- 
ton,  111.  "Bush"  received  his  law  degree 
from  Duke  in  June  1950.  Their  daugh- 
ter, Katherine  Hand,  was  born  July  31, 
1950.  Lois  reports  that  two  other 
Bucknellians  also  graduated  with  her 
husband,  F.  Porter  Wagner  and  E.  R. 
(Bob)  Marks.  Tamara  Gurvitch  writes 
that  she  is  now  Mrs.  Herbert  Goldman. 
Her  address  is  116  Seaman  Ave.,  N.  Y. 
34,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  L. 
Moore  (Dorothy  J.  Dillenback  x'46) 
are  living  at  9  Brookdale  Rd.,  Cedar 
Grove,  N.  J.  They  have  two  daughters 
.  .  .  George  M.  Naimark  A.B.'47,  M.S.'48. 
now  a  research  bio  chemist  for  the 
Brush  Development  Co.,  Cleveland,  re- 
ceived the  Ph.D.  degree  in  chemistry 
from  the  University  of  Delaware  in 
June,  1951.  He  is  living  at  4832  Rockj' 
River  Drive,  Cleveland  11,  O.  .  .  . 
Jeanne  M.  Stem  who  earned  her  M.A. 
at  Boston  U.  is  now  a  medical  Social 
worker.  She  resides  at  24  St.  Botolph 
St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


CLASS  OF  1948 

Class  Reporter: 

Mrs.  Richard  D.  Atherley 

(Joann  Golightly) 

.-^pt.  23-B,  Garden  Dr.,  Roselle,  N.  J. 

John  H.  Mudd,  now  a  lawyer  with 
Semmes,  Bowen  and  Semmes,  Balti- 
more, is  married  to  Marion  Finley  Adam 

'47.      They    have    a    daughter,    Joanne 
Harrison,   one  year   old  in  November. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  S.  Watts,  the 
proud  parents  of  a  son  born  May  13, 
1951,  are  residing  at  132  Walnut  St., 
Sewickley. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  J.  Weiss,  219  Sul- 
livan St.,  Exter,  announce  the  birth  of 
a  daughter,  Dianne,  on  March  20,  1951. 
Dianne  has  a  sister,  Bobbie  Lynn,  4, 
and  a  brother  Jimmy  2. 

James  D.  Zingg  married  Marion  Joy 
Gumpert  at  Glen  Ridge.  N.  J.  on  April 
28,  1951. 

New  addresses:  F.  Burket  Anderson, 

2030  Mills,  Menlo  Park,  Calif.;  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Thomas  George  Barker  (Jean 
Fortner  x'48).  South  Old  Stine  Road, 
Darien,  Conn;  Clyde  E.  Bennett,  Jr.,  220 
South  Walnut  St.,  Elmira,  N.  Y.;  Lt. 
(jg)  Harold  J.  Berkowitz,  c  o  Dental 
Detachment,  Parris  Island,  S.  C;  Leslie 
M.  Brown,  72-15  37th  Ave.,  Jackson 
Heights,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.;  John  L.  Dale,  3017 
Community  Drive,  Dallas,  Tex.;  Donald 
H.  Foote,  41  Tremont  St.,  Maiden,  Mass.; 
Mrs.  Lawrence  L.  Huber  (Helen  Curly 
Gilmour),  16  Springbrook  Ave.,  Rhine- 
beck,  N.  Y.;  Mrs.  Stephen  G.  Hall  (Mary 
E.  Green),  Mounted  Route  35,  Easton; 
Mrs.  Theodore  C.  Nelson  (Helen  R. 
Hayden),  Apt.  204B,  Richfield  Terrace, 
Clifton,  N.  J.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond 
A.  Hood,  Jr.  (Mariann  E.  Collins  '49), 
Box  131,  Ridley  Park;  1st  Lt.  Harvey  P. 
Huber,  USMCR,  U.  S.  M.  C.  Forwarding 
Depot,  Portsmouth,  Va.;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Thomas  R.  Jenkins,  111  W.  High  St., 
Womelsdorf;  Edwin  P.  Krammer,  35 
Colonial  Road,  N.  Abington,  Mass.;  M. 
Elizabeth  Kreitzburg,  6102  Sheridan 
Road,  Kenosha,  Wis.;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Walter  S.  Lumley,  Jr.,  (Peggy  E.  Sny- 
der). 3209  W.  2nd  St.,  Wilmington,  Del.; 
Mrs.  William  O.  Morrow  (Kathleen  Mc- 
Cauley),  293  Henry  St..  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  McChesnev 
(Eleanor  Golightly  '  46),  75  Arsdale Ter- 
race, E.  Orange,  N.  J.;  Robert  W.  Mc- 
Donald, 166  Mt.  Vernon  Avenue,  Ports- 
mouth, Va.;  Mrs.  Jerome  Sibol  (Mar- 
guerite Muller).  R.  D.  Box  191,  Gaines- 
ville. Fla.:  Lt.  Carl  William  Nienstedt, 
Jr.,  U.  S.  M.  C,  920  Bouganville,  Ocean- 
side,  Calif.;  George  Rifendifer,  502 
Highland  Ave.,  Cheswick;  Charles  Mar- 
tin Ogg,  3737  Locust  St.,  Philadelphia; 
Lt.  and  Mrs.  Robert  M.  Robinson 
(Marylin  H.  Case  '47),  200  Rudolph 
Drive,  Clarksville,  Tenn.;  Mrs.  John  A. 
Callahan  (Margaret  L.  Shirey),  5400 
Yarmouth  Ave.,  Encino,  Calif.;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ralph  W.  Smith  (Jeanne  C.  Rol- 
ka),    7243   Phillips  Ave.,   Chicago,   111.: 

CLASS  OF  1949 

Class  Reporter:    Marilvn  Harer 
505  Columbia  Ave..  Lansdale,  Pa. 

Robert  Webb  McDonald  and  Evelyn 
Louise  Durfee  x'49  were  married  on 
Sept.  9,  1950.  Bob  is  a  Medical  student 
at  Albany  Medical  College.  The  Mc- 
Donalds are  living  at  285  Morris  St., 
Albany,  N.  Y. 

Wedding  bells  rang  merrily  on  June 
30,  1951  for  Robert  W.  Megargel  '47  and 
Nancy  King,  '49.  Bob  is  with  public  re- 
lations office  of  Bucknell  University. 

DECEMBER     1951 


Peter  Moran  is  Sales  Engineer  for 
Morris  Soffe  and  Son. 

George  E.  Myers  is  manager  of  B.  F. 
Goodrich  Store  in  Greensbiorg.  He 
married    Kathryn    Ann    Fish    '51    and 

they  live  at  408  N.  Main  St.,  Greens- 
burg. 

Shirley  Nicodemus  is  working  for  N. 
W.  Ayer  and  Son,  largest  radio  adver- 
tisers in  the  U.  S.  A.  Shirley's  office  is 
in  the  R.  C.  A.  Building,  N.  Y. 

Jack  Roush  has  been  promoted  from 
accountant  to  liead  of  the  accounting 
department  at  the  Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee 
plant  in  Milton. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Skinner  is  now  Mrs. 
Howard  M.  Cavender.  Their  new  ad- 
dress is  P.  O.  Box  770,  Manila,  Philip- 
pines. 

Albert  R.  Brown  and  Marie  Puhak 
were  inarried  November  8,  1950.  The 
groom  is  working  for  the  Bethlehem 
Steel  Corp.,  at  Sandy  Point,  Md. 

Robert  N.  Hulen  and  Pauline  A.  Metz- 
erott  were  married  December  28,  1950. 

Mary  R.  Scouller  reports  that  she  was 
married  on  August  19,  1950  to  Gordon 
L.  Nelson.  Classmate  attendants  were 
Patricia  Owens,  Sally  Shreve,  and 
Grace  Livengood  Vollenweider;  Mary 
is  still  teaching  in  Fair  Lawn  High 
School  and  resides  at  43  Sunnyside 
Blvd.,  Dumont,  N.  J. 

John  J.  Remek  x'49  and  Lois  J.  Cun- 
ningham were  married  November  23, 
1950.  John  is  employed  by  an  oil  cor- 
poration in  Harrisburg. 

George  E.  D  o  d  s  o  n,  1424  Ontario 
(West)  Philadelphia,  is  attending 
Temple  University  Medical  School. 

Ralph  W.  Frye,  reports  his  new  ad- 
dress is  426  McKee  Ave.,  Monessen,  and 
he  is  employed  by  Corning  Glass  Works, 
at  Charleroi. 

Bruce  A.  Johnson  is  being  trained  in 
investment  research  at  Goldman,  Sachs 
and  Co.,  in  New  York  City;  his  home 
address  151  Sherwood  Place,  Engle- 
wood,  N.  J. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard  Kline  (Betty 
Oesterle)  recently  bought  a  home  on 
Quarry  Rd.,  Muncy;  he  is  a  sales  en- 
gineer with  York  Machinery  and  Sup- 
ply Co. 

Kenneth  F.  Maloney  m  a  y  be  ad- 
dressed at  320  Horton  St.,  Wilkes-Barre, 
although  he  sailed  in  December  for 
Arabia  to  serve  as  senior  chemical  en- 
gineer with  the  Arabian  American  Oil 
Co.;  his  wife  and  two  children  (Susan 
and   Kenneth)    are   to   join  him  later. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  A.  Van  Dine, 
Jr.,  (Margaret  Ryan  '46)  are  residing  at 
938  Shelburne  Road,  Burlington,  Vt; 
he  is  a  quality  control  engineer  for  Gen- 
eral Electric. 

George  H.  Sinclair,  Jr.,  took  as  his 
bride  (Marjorie  L.  Walter  '48)  on  June 
9,  1951.  The  Sinclairs  reside  at  426-A 
West  Sampson  St.,  Mechanicsburg. 

CLASS  OF  1950 

Class  Reporter:    M.  Jane  Kreider 
1016  Maple  Ave.,  Sharon  Hill,  Pa. 

Frances  Asher  became  the  bride 
of  Joseph  Richard  Baker  x'50  at 
Lewisburg  on  June  8.  The  groom  is 
employed  by  Dunkle  Pontiac  Motors. 
Frances  has  been  a  teacher  at  Elkland 
High  School  during  the  past  year  and 
will  now  serve  as  secretary  of  the 
Lewisburg  school  district.  Forrest 
Brown,  Jr.  took  as  his  bride,  Carol 
Rasmussen  of  Westfield,  N.  J.  Vernon 
Salmon  '49  and  Allen  Butler  '51  were 

DECEMBER     1951 


in  the  bridal  party.  Forrest  entered 
the  military  service  in  November. 
Charles  S.  Bender  married  Molly  Diehl 
in  April.  After  the  wedding  trip  they 
moved  to  Dayton,  Ohio  where  the  groom 
is  stationed  at  the  Wright-Patterson 
Air  Force  Base.  Peter  Anthony  Fron- 
tera  and  Louise  Garard  were  married 
on  June  23,  1951.  He  is  manager  of  the 
Furniture  and  Drapery  Dept.,  Sears 
Roebuck  &  Co.,  Philadelphia.  His  ad- 
dress is  802  Philadelphia  Pike,  Wil- 
mington, Del.  William  J.  Adams  and 
Betty  Kurtz  were  married  December 
30,  1950;  groom  is  an  industrial  engineer 
with  the  Erie  Register  Corp.  at  Erie; 
bride,  a  teacher  in  the  Erie  schools. 
George  J.  Kreisher  x'50  and  Anna  E. 
Wagner,  December  17,  1950;  George, 
employed  by  Buffalo  Valley  'Telephone 
Co.;  the  bride,  by  B.  and  Y.  Bookkeep- 
ing Agency;  residing  at  123  Chestnut 
St.,  Mifflinburg.  Lester  W.  Mosher  and 
Joyce  Noble,  October  21,  1950;  groom 
is  a  mechanical  engineer  with  the 
General  Railway  Signal  Co.;  residing 
at  1325  Mt.  Hope  Ave.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Roy  Stiger  and  Yvonne  Larson,  Novem- 
ber 25,  1950;  Roy  is  employed  by  the 
Link  Belt  Co.,  his  wife  by  the  Gilbert 
Bros.  Garage,  Montoursville.  Charles 
E.  Walsh,  III  and  Arlene  L.  Blank  '52, 
October  7,  1950;  groom  is  receiving  com- 
bustion engineering  training  with  Su- 
perheater, Inc.:  address:  Bath  Pike,  R. 
D.  2,  Bethlehem. 

Births-Future  Bucknellians:  Bern- 
hard  Dohrmairn  reports  a  son,  Stephen 
Bernhard,  now  enlivens  their  home. 
He  was  born  April  23,  1951.  Thev  live 
at  2563  St.  Olga  St.,  Suite  1,  Cleveland 
13,  Ohio.  William  C.  MacPherson  who 
is  now  stationed  at  Camp  Lejeune,  N.  C. 
has  a  second  son,  Patrick  Allan,  born 
April  26,  1951.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William 
Rice  x'50,  are  the  parents  of  a  son, 
Wayne  William,  born  September,  1950. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Spencer  C  a  r  1  o  u  g  h 
(Emily  Kelly  '46)  welcomed  into  their 
home  a  son,  born  March  7,  1950. 

With  our  deepest  regret  we  announce 
that  Charles  Edwin  Peterson,  holder  of 
the  bachelor  of  science  degree  in  1950, 
and  candidate  for  the  master  of  science 
degree  in  chemistry  in  1951,  died  in  the 
Evangelical  Hospital,  Lewisburg,  on 
May  23,  1951  following  a  week's  illness. 
A  combat  veteran  and  survivor  of  the 
Battle  of  the  Bulge,  he  later  served  witli 
the  military  govermnent  before  begin- 
ning his  college  career.  His  campus  ac- 
tivities included  the  presidency  of  the 
University  chapter  of  the  American  In- 
stitute of  Chemical  Engineers  as  well 
as  founder  and  editor  of  The  BUCK- 
NELL  ENGINEER,  a  magazine  pub- 
lished by  the  University  Engineering 
Department.  His  master  of  science  de- 
gree in  chemistry  was  awarded  post- 
humously at  the  June  1951  commence- 
ment. Mr.  Peterson  is  survived  by  his 
wife  and  a  son. 

CLASS  OF  1951 

Class  Reporter:    Don.vld  Brown 
30  Vernon  Rd.,  Pittsburgh  28,  Pa. 

Doug  Light  is  attending  the  Wharton 
School  of  Business.  He  may  be  reached 
at  3725  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia  4,  Pa. 

Joan  Hedgren  is  working  for  Bell 
Telephone  in  Pittsburgh. 

Richie  Johnson  is  now  in  the  Army. 
His  address  is  Pvt.  R.  D.  Johnson,  Btry 
C-34th  F.A.  Bn.  60th  Inf.  Reg.,  9th  Inf. 
Division,  Fort  Dix,  New  Jersey. 

William  M.  Martin  has  entered  the 
Industrial  Division  Sales  Training  Pro- 
gram of  the  Armstrong  Cork  Co.  Frank 
Celmar  has  accepted  a  position  in  the 


Research  Laboratories  of  the  Arm- 
strong Cork  Co.,  Lancaster. 

Mickie  Sieger  is  working  for  the  air- 
lines in  Pittsburgh. 

Melvin  Strong,  adjustor  for  the  Con- 
tinental Commercial  Corp.  of  Pitts- 
burg, lives  at  630  S.  Linden  Ave.,  Pitts- 
burg 8,  Pa. 

Winifred  Ann  Moore  became  the 
bride  of  Thomas  David  Hinkelman  on 
June  17,  1951  in  Philadelphia.  They 
will  be  at  home  at  916  Clinton  St.,  Phil- 
adelphia. 

Mary  Jane  Mower  is  working  for 
Westinghouse  in  Pittsbm-gh. 

Richard  Scott  Reigle  x'49  and  Mar- 
garet Anderson  '50  were  married  on 
May  26,  1951.  Bucknellians  in  the 
bridal  party  were  Joan  Lefferande  '52, 
Jacqueline  Mayer  '50,  John  Sandin  '50, 
and  Daniel  Fuller  '50. 

Ginny  Rude,  Pat  Kunkle,  and  Joan 
Sparrell  are  working  in  Cleveland.  Joan 
went  to  Europe  this  past  summer. 

June  Rodan  is  working  for  Bell  Tele- 
phone in  Haddonfield,  N.  J. 

Marilyn  N.  Ruth  became  the  bride  of 
William  K.  Alderfer  on  June  9,  1951. 

Mary  Jane  Brokaw  became  the  bride 
of  John  Paton  Swanson  on  June  16, 
1951  at  Bound  Brook,  N.  J.  Bucknel- 
lians in  the  bridal  party  were  Ann 
Busch,  and  Jane  Lee  Craig  '52.  They 
will  be  at  home  in  New  York  City. 

Both  honor  and  cold  cash  went  to 
Lauren  R.  Weed,  mechanical  engineer, 
from  The  James  F.  Lincoln  Arc  Weld- 
ing Foundation  for  having  been  success- 
ful in  the  annual  national  competition 
for  engineering. 

Ann  Heysham  Schweiker  became  the 
bride  of  Clifford  W.  Clark  '50,  June  16, 
1951  in  the  Baptist  Church  in  Norris- 
town. 

New  addresses:  Jean  R.  Borden  x'51, 
232  Kent  Place  Blvd.,  Summit,  N.  J.; 
Prentiss  Clark,  1415  S.  George  Mason 
Drive,  Arlington,  Va. 


Future  Buckiielliaus 

A  son  born  to  Col.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  J. 
Hart  (Carol  Lee  Davis  '38)  Sunday, 
Nov.  4,  1951.  Carol  Lee  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  our  own  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis  '11, 
head  of  the  department  of  education, 
and  Mrs.  Davis.  Prior  to  last  June  Mrs. 
Davis  wrote  many  articles  for  THE 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS.  How  about  a 
story  on  the  new  grandson,  Mrs.  Davis? 


Completed  Careers 

DS  17 

Francis  H.  Hilgert  Higgs  advises  us 
of  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mr.  John 
W.  Higgs  in  Montgomery  Hospital,  Nor- 
ristown,  on  May  22,  1951.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  wife,  four  daughters  and 
his  mother. 

1931 
John  McKenna  Davis  (Jack),  1015 
Ann  St.,  Homestead,  Pa.  passed  away 
at  his  home,  October  25,  1950,  having 
suffered  a  heart  attack.  He  is  survived 
by  his  widow  and  one  son,  Donald,  aged 
12.  His  brother  Donald  A.  is  a  member 
of  the  Class  of  1923. 

Hon.  48 
Dr.    Hugh    Thompson    Kerr    died   in 
June  1950. 

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EDITORIAL 


The  Buckxell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January.  March,  April, 
June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell  University, 
Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  "26.  President,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane.  Woodbury,  N.  .1. 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  First  Vice-President 

360  Bond  St.,  Bridgeport  8,  Conn. 
MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Devine  '21).  Second  Vice-President 

1569  Metropolitan  Ave..  New  York  62.  N.  Y. 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16.  Treasurer 33  Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

JOHN  H.  SHOTT  x'22.  Secretnnj  and  Editor 

116  Faculty  Court.  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Board  of  Directors 

EUGENE  D.  CARSTATER  '20.  R.  D.  1,  Falls  Church.  Va.  (1952) 
HOWARD  V.  FISHER  '13,  1319  Reading  Blvd.,  Wyomissing,  Pa.  (1952) 
HARRY  F.  HARTZELL  x'0,s.  Maydwell  &  Hartzell.  Inc.,  138-168  11th  St.. 

San  Francisco,  Calif.  (1932) 
MRS.  T.  .lEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Mattliews  '26),  1021  Highmont  Rd.. 

Pittsburgh  32,  Pa.  (1953) 
CHAKLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  360  Bond  St..  Bridgeport  8.  Conn.  (1952) 
LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '20.  2107  Wharton  Rd..  Glenside.  Pa.  (1953) 
I.  H.  MARANTZ  'iS,  54  N.  Woodhull  Rd..  Huntington.  N.  Y.  (1933) 
MRS.  THOMAS   B.   SEAR    (Rita  Holbrook   '37),   185   Elmore  Rd..    Monroe 

Meadows.  Brighton.  Rochester  10.  N.  Y.  (1953) 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  '25.  301  Bloom  St..  Danville.  Pa.  (1953) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17.  The  Hotel  Flanders.  Atlantic  City.  N.  J.  (1933) 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '29.  606  N.  Arch  St..  Montoursville,  Pa.  (1934) 
MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emilv  Devine  '21).  1569  Metropolitan  Ave..  New  York 

City  62.  N.  Y.  (1954) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23.  Box  226.  Vineland.  N.  J.  (1954) 
DANIEL  M.  ROOP  '43,  38  Fells  Rd.,  Winchester,  Mass.  (1954) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26.  177  Briar  Hill  Lane.  Woodbury.  N.  .1.  (1934) 


(     )   Year  Term  Expires. 

Member — Ameiican  Alumni  Council 


Dear  Alumnus: 

Wc  continue  to  be  S — A — D  (Surprised,  Amazed  and 
Delighted,  that  is)  at  the  cordial  reception  Mrs.  Shott 
and  I  are  accorded  at  each  alumni  function  zvc  attend. 
Bucknellians  filled  zvith  the  "hello"  spirit  during  four 
years  on  the  campus  become  accustomed  to  this  congenial 
atmosphere  and  carry  it  back  to  their  home  communities. 
This  spirit  of  camaraderie  might  zvell  be  Bucknell's  most 
outstanding  item  of  export.  At  least  it  is  zvell  demon- 
strated in  every  local  alumni  club  zvc  have  visited.  Alumni 
clubs  are  friendly  gatherings  and  the  days — or  rather 
the  nights,  are  nez'er  long  enough  to  meet  and  greet  the 
many  Bucknellians  zvho  attend.  As  one  zuoman  alumnus 
put  it,  "In  our  home  tozvn  our  best  friends  are  our  Buck- 
nell friends."  Is  this  not  a  natural  outcome  of  our  friendly 
campus  life  as  students? 

Will  these  Buckncll-centered  aetiz'ities  make  our  lives 
narrozv?  No  danger,  for  there  is  ample  evidence  that  local 
alumni  clubs  are  reaching  out  into  the  community  to  tell 
Bucknell's  story.  The  Harrisburg  program  of  drazving^ 
in  community  speakers,  the  plan  of  the  Long  Island  Club 
of  developing  parent  interest,  the  beginning  made  by  the 
■Nezv  York  State  Capitol  District  group  in  developing 
secondary  school  contacts,  the  publicity  program  of  the 
Pittsburgh  Alumni  are  just  a  fezv  examples  of  the  many 
fine  activities  of  Bucknell  local  groups  shozving  the  broad 
vision  of  service  to  Alma  Mater  that  goes  beyond  meet- 
ing and  eating. 

The  zvorthzvhile  efforts  of  local  alumni  zuho  are  carry- 
ing on  this  community  activity  are  appreciated.  They 
represent  an  outstanding  service  just  as  the  activities  of 
class  presidents,  class  reporters,  and  class  fund  managers 
contribute  to  building  a  better  Bucknell. 

We  send  our  sincerest  zvishcs  for  a  Merry  Christinas, 
and  may  the  Year  of  '52  be  the  finest  for  you. 

Sincerely, 

John  H.  Shott 
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We  Welcomed  These  Guests 

The  General  Alumni  Association  maintains  a  visitors' 
register  in  the  Alumni  Office,  116  East  Wing,  which  con- 
tains the  names  of  many  Alumni  who  have  returned  to 
the  campus.  Won't  you  come  when  you  are  on  the 
campus,  sign  the  book,  and  look  for  the  names  of  class- 
mates who  have  been  back  recently  ? 

Alumni  and  their  guests  are  urged  to  use  the  Alumni 
Office  as  their  campus  headcjuarters.  Stationery,  desk 
space  and  telephone  service  are  available. 

Among  those  who  have  signed  the  register  recently 
are  the  following: 

Warren  H.  Slocum  '20,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Norman  J.  Rehman  '16,  South  Orange.  N.  J. 

Robert  Cutler  '34,  N.  Y.  68,  N.  Y. 

Amy  Stevenson  Bond  '44,  Burlington,  Vt. 

Charles  F.  Bond  '42,  Burlington,  Vt. 

Dorothy  Grimshaw  Heine  '31,  Huntingdon  Valley. 

Dorothy  Kinsey  Gass  '46.  Albuquercjue,  N.  M. 

George  H.  Gass  '48.  Albuquerque.  N.  M. 

Stuart  H.  Bean  'Z7,  Addison,  N.  Y. 

David  W.  Robinson  '04,  Winter  Park.  Fla. 

John  J.  Dietrich  '2i,  Reading. 

M.  R.  Buffington  '15.  Millburn.  N.  J. 

Melvin  a.  Strong  '51,  Pittsburgh. 

Bette  a.  Ferentz  '51,  Forty  Fort. 

Robert  W.  Thompson  '04,  Lewisburg. 

Frederick  Fox.  Jr.  '28,  Summit,  N.  J. 

Carolyn  Brown  Crowl  '2'i,  Pittsburgh. 

Peggy  Ryan  VanDine  '46,  Burlington,  Vt. 

Philip  C.  Campbell  '22,  Danville. 

Edward  W.  Pangburn  '15.  Lewisburg. 

T.  J.  Mangan  '21,  Jackson  Heights.  N.  Y. 

Vernon  F.  Stompler  '36,  S.  Langhorne. 

George  F.  Bailets  '09,  Largo,  Fla. 

Jay  F.  Bond  '03.  Factoryville. 

John  C.  Decker  '36.  Williamsport. 

Jack  H.  Candy  '38,  Bloomfield,  N.  J. 

Lewis  E.  Theiss  '02,  Lewisburg. 

Edmund  A.  Brummer  '48,  Hampton,  Va. 

John  J.  Purdum  '53,  East  Brady. 

Mary  Belle  McKeage  '38,  Pittsburgh. 

Edith  Fetherston  '05,  Lewisburg. 

Dorothy  L.  Bailey'  '29,  Pittsburgh. 

John  T.  Shirley  '09,  Pittsburgh. 

S.  Dale  Spotts  '18,  Philadelphia. 

Carl  W.  Tiffany  '03.  Erie. 

Fred  G.  Stambaugh  '45.  Pittsburgh. 

Jere  B.  Bates  '15.  Mifflinburg. 


SEIfVlCE     AI»S»ltESSES 

A  complete  list  of  Bucknellians  in  military  service  cannot  be 
included  in  this  issue  for  two  reasons.  First,  we  lack  the  space  to 
record  the  entire  list,  and  second,  many  Bucknellians  have  not  noti- 
fied us  of  their  entry  into  service.  However.  The  Bucknell 
Alumnus  is  mailed  to  all  service  men  at  their  service  or  their  home 
address  whichever  is  more  convenient.  We  shall  endeavor  to  pub- 
lish a  part  of  a  list  in  each  issue  of  The  Bucknell  Alumnus  and 
we  urge  parents  to  notify  us  of  changes  in  address  of  their  sons  in 
service  even  though  they  may  prefer  the  publications  sent  to  the 
home  address  for  forwarding  to  the  service  man. 

Do  you  want  to  do  a  good  deed?  If  any  of  the  Bucknellians 
listed  below  are  located  in  your  local  area,  why  not  visit  them  and 
invite  them  to  your  home?  The  result  will  be  two  happier  Buck- 
nellians. 


Tst  Lt.  Thomas  E.  Rodgers  '47 
Hdqs.,  110th  Inf.  Regt..  28th  Div. 
Camp  Atterbury,   Indiana 

Lt.    Robert    M.    Robinson    '48 

.503rd   A.   I.   R. 

Fort    Campbell.    Ky. 

Pvt.  William  Wagner  '50 
Co.   C,   70th   Tank   Bn. 
Fort  Campbell.  Ky. 

Ret.    Arthur   B.    Raynor    'oO 

Fort    Campbell    Hosp..    Ward    3-C-D 

Fort  Campbell,  Ky. 


1st.  Lt.  Harvey  P.  Huber  '48 
U.   S.   M.   C.   Forwarding  Dept. 
Portsmouth.    Va. 

Lt.  Eugene  N.  Paulnock  '.50 
Unit  P.  O.  No.  1.  Box  1061 
Randolph    AFB,    Texas 

.\iC  William   Thomason    '48 
Hondo    AFB,    Class    52-E 
Hondo,    Texas 

Albert   G.    Smith    '49 

U.S.S.  Catling  DD671  U.S.  Naval  Bs. 

Charleston,   S.   C. 

DECEMBER     1951 


Pfc.    Samuel    S.    Shipman,    *51 
18;">th   Signal   Corps 
Camp    Gordon »    Georgia 

Pvt.    Frederick    Haas.    Jr.    '49 
1277th  Area   Service  Unit 
Camp   Kilmer,   New  Jersey 

Pvt.    Robert    C.    Sprout    '49 

Co.   G   TASA  TRN   Regt.   8633  AU 

Fort    Devens,    Mass, 

Pvt.    George   J.    Akerhiem    '50 

Co.  E.  47th  Inf.  Regt..  9th  Inf.  Div. 

Fort   Dix,    New  Jersey 

Pvt.   Joseph   E.   Jack    "."il 

S   C   E   L   Development   Detachment 

Fort    Monmouth.    N.    J. 


Pfc.  William  W.  Jackson  '51 

Sqd.   'Mi'il,   Fit.   r>50,   Sampson   AFB 

Sampson,    N.    Y. 

Pvt.    Raymond    W.    Tallau    '51 
Btry    B,    34    F.A.    Bn. 

Fort  Dix,   N.  J. 

Pvt.  John  D.   Thomson  '51 

Btry  B-509th  Fa  Bn,  3rd  Armd  Div. 

Fort   Knox.    Ky. 

Pvt.    Herbert   J.   Uhl.   Jr.     Til 
Btry   C,  34  Fa  Btn.  (JOth  Inf  Reg 
9th   Inf    Div,   Fort   Dix,   N.   J. 

Pvt.    Donald    E.    York   '51 
10th   Inf.    Div. 
Fort    Riley,    Kans. 


SPORTS 


Bucknell  Bureau  of  Missing  Ahinini 

ATTENTION,  ALUMNI ! 

Will  you  become  an  operator  in  our  Bureau  of  Missing  Alumni  ? 
Below,  arranged  by  classes,  are  names  of  Alumni  who  apparently 
have  moved  and  have  not  notified  the  Alumni  Office,  No  doubt, 
some  of  these  are  deceased,  but  certainly  many  of  them  are  known 
by  Alumni  who  read  this  publication  regularly.  We  are  anxious 
to  cut  down  the  number  of  missing  Alumni  to  a  minimum.  Won't 
you  look  over  this  entire  list  and  write  the  Alumni  Office  immedi- 
ately before  you  have  time  to  forget,  giving  addresses  or  informa- 
tion which  may  lead  to  addresses.  This  will  be  a  real  service  to 
Alma  Mater. — Ed. 


Class    of     Sil 

Stebbins,   Ella   S. 

(Mrs.   Addison   B.   Bowser) 

Class  of  '94 

Davidson.   Rev.   Robert   B. 
McMann,    Rev.   Charles   F. 

Class   of   '9!) 

Vaughan.    Harriet    E. 
(Mrs.   Milton   J.   Davies) 

Class   of   '04 

Hursh,   Clarence  M. 
Class   of   '10 

Huston,   Prof.   James  R. 
Class   of  '12 

HoUenbaugh.    Dale    D. 
Class  of  '13 

Wendling,   Kenneth  H. 
Class  of  '18 

Frye,  Irene  M. 

(Mrs.    Arnold   R.   Kerth) 

Menaker.  Robert  T. 

Sheffer,    H.    Frazier 

Class  of  '19 

Bright.   Mary  E. 
Class   of   '20 
Emerick.  Charles  M. 
Gaskill.   George  E. 
Kerth,    Arnold    R. 
Moore.  Charles  B. 
Richards.   Rev.   Elton  P. 

Class  of  •■» 

Kittle.  Hugh  D. 
Class  of  '23 

Earle.    James   M. 
Hoffman.   Elizabeth  D. 

(Mrs.    E.    Halstead    Corson) 
Martz,  Emma  V. 
Russell,   Lillian  M. 

(Mrs.   Elton   P.   Richards) 
■Wilson.  Herbert  O. 

Class  of  "34 

Dandois.  Charles  F. 
Kishbaugh,   Albert  M. 
Williams.  Edwin  W. 

Class  of  '35 

Heiligman,    Dr.   Raymond   H. 
Kivler,   Dr.   Carl  H. 
Milliken.   Rebecca 

(Mrs.  Roy  C.  Wedell) 
Painter,  William 

Class   of   '3(i 
Florena.  Annetta  Grace 
Fortner.   Harold  L. 
Sibel,  G.  Samantha 

(Mrs.  Glenn  R.  Bower) 


Class  of  '27 

Barton.    Donald    J. 
Gold.  Florence  E. 

I  Mrs.   James   Singley) 
Low.  Annareba 

iMrs.   Willis  G.   Snowl 
Marion,    Ruth    Cobb 

(Mrs.    Kermit   H.    Sweigart) 
Nickel.   J.   Edward,    Jr. 
Rees.    Jane 

(Mrs.    Arthur    T.    Harris) 
Smith.    Reading    B. 
Wagner.    Malcolm   M. 

Class  of  '28 

Corwin,    Margaret    H. 
Marley,    William    A. 
Skobba,   Dr.   Joseph  S. 
Snow.   Willis  G. 
Tabak.   Albert 
Thomas.    Emerson   A. 
Yeich.  Raymond  G. 

Class  of  '29 

Dever.    C.    Ruth 
Dorsett.  Lewis  W..  Jr. 
Harris.   Arthur  T. 
Hubbard.  Dr.  John  D. 
Moser.    Wallace   G..   Jr. 
Myerly.    Helen 

(Mrs.   Harold  W.   Lohman) 

Class  of   '30 

Beshel,  Joseph  B. 
Dibiaso.  James  R. 
Patchen.   Dorothy 

(Mrs.    Lewis   W.    Dorsett.    Jr.) 
Wermuth,   Lawrence   C. 

Class  of  '32 

Boerner,    Alfred    V. 
Hewitt,  Quinton  D. 
James,   John  F. 
O'Connor.    James   W. 
Ritts,   Helen  Lenore 

(Mrs.  Wm.   H.  Duffleld) 

Class  of  '33 

Cook,    Dr.    Herbert    T. 
Englerth.   Dr.   Fred  L. 
Evans,    Raymond    D. 
Mettler.   James  W. 
Swett,    Philip   W. 
Worst,    Dorothy    J. 
(Mrs.   C.   V.   Arnold) 

Class  of  '34 

Coene.   Laura   M. 

(Mrs.   Carl  V.  Richardson) 
Druckemiller.    Dorothy 

(Mrs.    Charles    A.    Gass) 
Johnston.    Robert    G. 
Parker,  Theodore  G. 
Quinn,    Mose 
Saib.    George   C. 
Turk,   Rhoda  Lina 
Wang,    Tsi-hsing 


Madeleine  J.  Rothschild  '52  of  Scarsdale,  N,  Y.,  Con- 
stance A.  Jenrich  '54  of  New  York  City,  and  Jane  Ander- 
son '54  of  Los  Angeles,  Calif.,  students  in  journalism 
courses  taught  by  iVIr.  Robert  M.  Ewing,  prepared  the 
faculty  and  campus  news  stories  in  this  issue  of  THE 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS. 

DECEMBER     1951 


As  the  ALUMNUS  was  going  to  press,  Bucknell's 
student  body  of  nearly  1900  men  and  women  were  cele- 
brating the  first  unbeaten  and  untied  football  season  at 
the  University  since  1918. 

Bucknell  students  and  townsmen  alike  were  shouting 
their  praises  of  Coach  Harry  Lawrence's  squad  which 
overpowered  Delaware,  33  to  6,  to  close  the  campaign 
here  with  a  season  record  of  nine  victories  in  as  many 
starts.  The  Delaware  triumph  was  Bucknell's  13th  in  a 
winning  streak  that  began  in  October,  1950,  and  repre- 
sents the  longest  victory  skein  in  current  Pennsylvania 
college  football. 

And  the  Bisons  were  very  prominent  in  the  Eastern 
football  picture.  In  addition  to  the  unniarred  record, 
Bucknell  was  being  touted  because  of  those  two  jarring- 
junior  halfbacks.  Brad  Myers  and  Burt  Talmage.  They 
were  the  East's  leading  ground  gainers  with  1069  and 
1025  yards  respectively. 

Unofficially,  Bucknell  had  established  an  all-time  East- 
ern Intercollegiate  Football  Association  offensive  record. 
Final  reports  had  yet  to  be  announced  by  the  Association, 
but  reports  showed  that  the  Bisons  had  averaged  463.3 
yards  per  game  rushing  and  passing.  The  previous  high 
in  the  Association  was  462.7  amassed  by  the  Army's  Doc 
Blanchard  and  Glenn  Davis  team  of  1945. 

In  scoring,  the  team  set  a  new  high  for  total  scoring 
in  one  season  at  Bucknell.  Nine  game  totals  showed  the 
Thundering  Herd  had  struck  like  lightning  for  an  even  50 
touchdowns  and  added  39  extra  points  for  a  grand  total 
of  339  points.    That  was  an  average  of  37.6  points  a  game. 

1951-52  BASKETBALL  SCHEDULE 

Wednesday,  December  5 — Juniata    Huntingdon 

Saturday,  Deceinber  8 — Western  Maryland    Home 

Wednesday,  December  12 — Penn  State State  College 

Saturday,  December  IS — Lehigh    Home 

Tuesday,  December  18 — Dickinson  Home 

Saturday,  December  2Z — St.  Joseph's  Philadelphia 

Friday,  December  28      |  ^Boston   Tournament  .  .  Boston   Garden 
Saturday,  December  29   ) 

Friday,   January  4 — Colgate    Home 

Wednesday,  January  9 — Gettysburg   Gettysburg 

Saturday,  January  12 — Lafayette   Easton 

Wednesday,  January  16 — Muhlenberg Home 

Saturday,  January  19 — Albright   Reading 

Saturday,  February  2 — Lafayette    Home 

Tuesday,  February  S — Rutgers   Home 

Friday,  February  8 — University  of  Connecticut  Storrs,  Conn. 

Saturday,  February  9 — Rhode  Island  State  Kingston,  R.  I. 

Wednesday,  February  13 — Lehigh   Bethlehem 

Saturday,  February  16 — Buffalo  Buffalo 

Wednesday,  February  20 — Franklin  and  Marshall  Lancaster 

Saturday,  February  23 — Gettysburg  Home 

Saturday,  March  1 — Cornell   Ithaca,  N,  Y, 

Wednesday,  March  5 — Muhlenberg   Allentown 

Saturday,  March  8 — Penn  State   Home 


They  Represented  Bucknell 

Bucknell  was  represented  at  inauguration  and  convocations  of 
various  colleges  recentlv  bv  Dr.  Eugene  P.  Bertin  '17,  Mrs.  Frances 
R.  Dentler  '37,  Lt.  Colonel  Gilbert  R.  Frith  '27,  C.  H.  Ricliardson, 
Jr.  '38,  Evan  W.  Ingram  '20,  Edgar  A.  Snyder  '11,  Richard  C. 
Ringwald  '49,  Mrs.  Emilv  Devine  Kelly  '21,  George  W.  Mathieson 
'22,  The  Rev.  Jay  H.  Fleckenstine  '12,  Dr,  Robert  E.  Streeter  '38, 
and  Dr.  Arthur  L.  Brandon  M.  A.  '27. 

Attended   ASCE  Meeting 

Dr.  D.  M.  Griffith,  professor  of  civil  engineering,  and  Harmer 
A.  Weeden,  assistant  professor  of  civil  engineering,  attended  the 
Annual  Coiwention  of  the  ASCE  in  New  York  City  recently.  On 
the  evening  of  the  Annual  Smoker,  an  informal  gathering  of  Buck- 
nell Civil  Engineering  Alumni  who  are  also  members  of  the  Society, 
was  held.  Among  those  present  were :  Bill  McQuire  '42,  Emil 
Kordish  '42,  Ben  Williams  '42,  Sandy  MacPherson  '42,  Warren 
Stadden  '47,  and  Bob  MacLaughlin  '49, 

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ALUMNI  UNIVERSITY 

Members  of  the  political  science 
department  faculty  discuss  with 
alumni  the  topic  of  the  Fox'um 
program,  "Bucknell's  Concern 
With  the  Modern  Political  World." 


PRESENTING  THE  HOUSE 
DECORATION  TROPHIES 

Sally  Baumgardner  '52,  member 
of  Mortar  Board,  presents  trophy 
to  Nancie  Heineman  '54,  president 
of  Harris  Hall.  Bob  Albert  '52, 
president,  Interfraternity  Council, 
with  trophy  to  be  presented  to 
Sigma  Alpha  Mu  fraternity,  win- 
ner of  men's  competition. 


Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18,  presents  the  new 
Bronze  Bison  to  the  Bison  Club  at 
Breakfast. 


BUCKNE 


ALUMNU 


MARCH  1952 


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"Susquenanna  rrom  Blue  Hill" 

Ly  Bruce  Mitckell 


A  SIMPLE  STATEMENT  ON  UNIVERSITY  FINANCE 

Biicknell  is  one  of  the  richest  of  American  Universities  in  tradition,  standards 
and  reputation.  No  university  is  really  rich  in  material  resources.  Like  all  -uni- 
versities, Bitcknell's  material  resources  are  quite  inadequate  for  its  task.  It  inusi 
have  continuous  help  to  function. 

BuckneU's  total  annual  expenses  are  appro.xiuiately  $2,070,733.75.  This  divides 
into  two  main  categories:  "living"  and  "learning."  Ahout  $654,373.45  goes  into 
"living,"  enterprises  such  as  housing  and  dining,  where  a  balance  between  outgo 
and  income  is  usjially  possible.  But  you  will  agree  that  the  remaining  $1,416,360.27 
for  "learning"  is  what  does  the  major  job  of  the  University.  And  it  is  this  part  of 
the  budget  which  causes  the  worst  headaches  on  College  Hill. 

Where  must  that  money  come  from?  It  must  come  from:  1)  Income  on 
Endowments;  2)  Student  fees;  3)  Alumni  Fund  and  other  gifts. 

Toward  the  $1,416,360.27  needed  for  "learning"  expenses,  BuckneU's  endow- 
ment yields  an  annual  income  of  $97,479.39.  That's  only  6.9  per  cent.  Student 
fees  produce  $1,168,520.79.  The  difference  betiveen  our  annual  $1,416,360.27 
"learnina'  expenses  and  what  we  secure  in  endowment  income  and  tuition,  should 
be  secured  from  "living"  income.  Alumni  Annual-giving  Fund,  and  miscellaneous 

But  we  do  know  that  there  is  a  deep  loyalty  in  the  hearts  of  thousands  of  Buck- 
nell  Alumni,  craving  active  expression.  We  know  that  many  a  man  or  woman  who 
couldn't  give  $500.00  to  an  endowment  drive,  would  be  glad  to  give  $25.00  annually 
through  the  Alumni  Fund. 

We  asked  a  number  of  Alumni:  "Would  yon  rather  have  us  go  out  for  $500,- 
000.00  in  endowment  this  year  or  raise  $25,000  in  annual  gifts?  Would  you  rather 
have  MS  go  out  for  $1,000,000  in  endowment  next  year  or  raise  $50,000  in  gifts? 
From  the  standpoint  of  the  University  financing,  the  result  is  the  same." 

Their  answer  was  fust  what  yours  ivoidd  he  "rely,  and  confidently ,  upon  yearly 
gifts  from  the  alumnil"  This  is  "living  endowment" ,  the  sensible,  painless  way  of 
expressing  loyalty  to  Biicknell  and  faith  in  the  future  for  xvhich  she  is  training 
American  youths. 

The  living  endowment  yields  income  not  only  in  dollars  but  in  the  joy  of 
sharing  in  the  daily  task  of  your  Alma  Mater.  It  pays  dividends  not  only  to  your 
University,  but  to  you. 

The  Cover  Painting  & 

The  cover — "Susquehanna  from  Bhie  Hill"  is  a  new  wrinkle  ^ 

in  colored  prints  devised  b}'  Bruce  Mitchell,  BuckneU's  Artist-in-Res-  K 

idence,  to  obtain  funds  to  support  BuckneU's  art  exhibition  program.  \ 

The  detail  was  sketched  in  ink  and  lithographed.     Each  print  was  vj; 
then    colored   indi\-idually.      The   edition    is   limited   and   the   price, 
ten  dollars. 


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Alumni  Page 

Berlin,    Irving    14 

Colestock,  Henry  T 7,  26 

Cranford,  Clarence  W 6 

Crauiner,  Natalie  Dann   3 

Davis,  Alan  C 15 

Dillon.  Emma  Elizabeth    5 

Gorton,   MacArthnr    17 

Hartmann,  Edivard  G 10 

Hazvk.  George  W IS 

Hcini,  Rachel  Jean   IS 

Kress,  Rush  H 14 

Laivrence.  Harry  9 

Lesher,  Mabel  Grier  5 

Lyon,  Robert  L 11 

Mathieso]),  Andrezv  R 6 

McNutt,  William  P 6 

McPherson.  Murray  B 15 

^roritc.  Clifford,  Jr 15 

A'ancarrozi',  Harrv  L 16 

Pctntllo,  C.  Frank  IS 

Potter,  Charles  Francis 10 

S potts.  .?.  Dale     7,  17 

Straiib,  Arthur  L.,  Jr 16 

Weddell.  Sue    5 

Alumni  Annual-Giving  Fund  10 

Alumni  Trustee  Election  S,  10 

Athletic  Control  Transferred  8 

Band  Camp   26 

Beatty,  Thomas  B 16 

Book  Shelf      .■ 10 

Bucknell  Debating  Society   26 

Bucknell  Goes  to  the  University  of  Alaska 

3,4,12 

Bucknell   Scholars'  Club   17 

Bucknellians  in  Graduate  Work   15 

Class  Reports   18-25, 27 

Club  Activities   13 

Colestock  Dies     7,  26 

Emeritus  Club  Reunion   18 

Engineering    Shortage    26 

Football  Schedule,  1952   9 

Halline.  Allan  Gates,  Memorial   14 

Job   Placement  Activities    .  .  .■ 14 

June  Alumni  Day   12 

Kress  Foundation   14 

Letters  to  the  Editor   11 

New  Trustees  Elected   6,  11 

Physics  Majors   16 

President's   Message    Back  Cover 

Reynolds,  Pete,  Dies    14 

Scholarship,  Irving  Berlin    14 

Service  Addresses   26 

Sims,  Mrs.  Hugh  D.,  Dies   12 

Sports     8, 9 

Troast.  Paul  L 14 

University  Finance,  A  Simple  Statement  of 

2 

Washington  Seminar   12 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published   in   January,   March,   April,   June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December 
30,  1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa. 
under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


M  A  K  C  H    19  5  2 


THE 


BUCKNELl  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXVI— No.  5 


MARCH  1952 


BUCKNELL  GOES  TO  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  ALASKA 


Natalie  Dann  Craumer  '49 


Alumni  can  be  justly  proud  of  the  part  Bucknellians  have  played 
in  the  estabHshment  and  development  of  the  University  of  Alaska. 
The  full  Bucknell  contingent  at  the  University  of  Alaska  when  this 
article  was  written  was  made  up  of  Dr.  Charles  E.  Bunnell  '00, 
AM'02,  H'25 ;  William  E.  Craumer  '47,  his  wife,  Yvonne  Horning 
Craumer,  and  son  William  E.,  Jr. ;  Robert  C.  Craumer  '48,  Iris  wife, 
Natalie  Dann  Craumer  '49,  and  daughter  Pamela  Susan ;  and 
Graydon  F.  Fice  '49,  his  wife.  Alberta  Lewis  Fice,  and  son  Steven. 
The  Craumers  and  the  Fices  are  now  back  in  Pennsylvania,  Wil- 
liam Craumer  in  public  accounting  in  Williamsport,  Robert  is  an 
accountant  with  a  construction  firm  in  New  Cumberland,  and 
Graydon  also  in  public  accounting  in  Sayre. — Ed. 

The  plane  circled  a  bare,  flat  landing  field  and  finally 
rested  in  the  middle  of  an  apparent  wilderness.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Robert  Craumer  had  reached  their  destination. 
We  pulled  our  hastily-donned  coats  tighter  and — gingerly, 
I  must  admit — stepped  oifif  the  Pan  American  Clipper 
Reindeer  into  our  new  life  in  Alaska. 

I  had  become  Mrs.  Craumer  just  three  days  before 
and,  except  for  a  few  facts  which  I  had  gleaned  from  a 
Bucknell  geography  course  that  spring,  knew  nothing 
of  the  country  in  which  I  found  myself  arriving.  Bob's 
brother,  Bill  '47,  had  been  serving  as  comptroller  at  the 
University  of  Alaska  for  a  year,  and  had  written  that  a 
job  awaited  Bob  if  he  chose  to  accept  it.  It  had  been 
a  big  decision  for  us  to  make,  as  we  had  not  planned 
marriage  for  another  year,  but  our  pio- 
neering spirit  and  the  desire  to  be  together 
clinched  the  problem. 

We  were  married  two  weeks  later, 
June  25,  1949,  and  after  24  hours  of  flying 
above  terrain  that  we  had  never  before 
seen  except  on  the  screen,  we  reached 
Fairbanks,  at  the  golden  heart  of  Alaska's 
interior.  Bill,  huddled  in  his  topcoat,  al- 
though it  was  late  in  June,  walked  out  to 
greet  us.  We  piled  into  a  '36  Chevvie,  the 
University  official  automobile,  held  back 
the  descending  luggage  as  we  hit  the 
bumpy  road,  and  started  off  for  the  cam- 
pus six  miles  away.    I  don't  know  what  we 


mmg 


Dr.  Charles  E.  Bunnell  '00,  A.M. 
'02,  H'25,  President  Emeritus,  Uni- 
versity of  Alaska. 


had  anticipated  as  the  car  wound  its  way  up  the  hill  to  the 
campus,  but  I  suppose  that  in  our  naivete  we  pictured  a 
smaller-scale  Bucknell.  Instead  we  saw  a  group  of  square- 
cut,  austere  buildings,  some  unpainted  concrete,  some  gray 
lumber,  with  a  tall  yellow  water  tower  in  the  center.  Eve- 
rything was  colorless,  with  the  exception  of  the  flamboyant 
red  fireweed  which  edged  each  side  of  the  gravel  road  as 
we  approached.  Can  you  picture  Bucknell  without  grassy 
hills,  with  no  tall  trees,  and  gravel  roads  winding  amongst 
the  buildings?  A  college  at  64°  SI"  north  is  necessarily 
quite  different  from  one  in  glorious  central  Pennsylvania, 
and  Bob  and  I  grinned  self-consciously  when  we  were 
asked  if  the  University  of  Alaska  was  what  we  had 
expected. 

What  is  this  farthest-north  college  like?  7\cademi- 
cally,  the  U.  of  A.  is  tops  and  confers  degrees  in  liberal 
arts,  science,  agriculture,  business  administration,  home 
economics,  education,  mining,  and  civil  engineering,  as 
well  as  five-year  professional  degrees  in  tiiining  engineer- 
ing and  civil  engineering.  Its  civil  engineering  depart- 
ment and  School  of  Mines  have  been  given  the  highest 
possible  rating  by  the  Engineering  Council  for  Profes- 
sional Development. 

The  baby  of  the  land-grant  colleges,  the  University  of 
Alaska,  opened  in  1922  as  the  Alaska  Agricultural  College 
and  School  of  Mines,  and  it  was  not  until 
1935  that  it  became  the  University  of 
Alaska.  Now  a  million-dollar  Geophysi- 
cal Institute  has  been  added  to  the  cam- 
pus, begun  at  the  time  we  arrived  and 
completed  the  following  spring.  This 
structure  is  the  seat  of  scientific  research 
for  polar  and  subarctic  regions.  Almost 
daily,  topflight  men  of  science  from  all 
far-northern  countries  meet  at  the  Insti- 
tute to  discuss  mutual  geophysical  prob- 
lems. A  United  States  Weather  Bureau 
Station,  for  the  purpose  of  studying  the 
illumination  peculiar  to  northern  latitudes, 
is  located  to  the  east  of  the  campus,  and  the 


Robert  C.  '48  and  Natalie  Dann 
Craumer  '49  and  Vau. 


William  E.  '4T  and  Yvonne  Horn- 
ing Crau.meh  at  Theik  Wedding 
Reception    in    Alaska. 


Graydon   F.   '49  and  Alberta  Lewis  Fice  and  Steven. 


MARCH    1952 


Main  Classroom  Building,  University  of  Alaska, 
Spring  Break-up  Brings  Mud  ! 

land  has  been  set  aside,  too,  for  the  projected  Arctic  Insti- 
tute of  Health.  This  health  institute  is  expected  to  be  a 
$5,000,000  headquarters  for  the  study  of  all  phases  of 
human  habitation  in  the  Arctic. 

The  Territorial  Legislature  is  not  sitting  idly  by  while 
federal  funds  build  up  the  University  of  Alaska.  Funds 
are  now  available,  appropriated  by  the  Territorial  Legis- 
lature, for  a  far-reaching  building  program  on  the  campus. 
A  new  classroom  building,  professors'  quarters  and  addi- 
tional dormitory  facilities  should  one  day  soon  take 
their  places  beside  the  present  Eielson  Administration 
Building,  Hess  Hall  Girls'  Dormitory,  the  three  men's 
dorms,  and  the  Main  Classroom  Building.  Ground  was 
broken  in  the  spring  of  1951  for  a  magnificent  School 
of  Mines  Building,  which  should  become  the  seat  of  vast 
study  and  experimentation  in  Alaska's  biggest  industry. 

The  housing  shortage  in  Alaska  is  acute,  and  for  this 
reason  housing  facilities  for  faculty  and  administration 
have  been  painfully  lacking  near  to  the  campus.  To 
date,  there  have  been  15  modern  bungalows  erected,  as 
well  as  six  primarily  for  occupancy  by  members  of  the 
Geophysical  Institute  Staff.  Bob  and  I  had  the  good 
fortune  to  live  in  one  of  these  new  homes  and,  except  for 
the  huge  oil  bill,  it  was  like  living  in  any  modern  housing 
development. 

The  University  of  Alaska  today  is  a  monument  to 
the  untiring  efforts  and  intellectual  courage  of  Dr.  Charles 
E.  Bunnell.  Of  this  fact  all  Bucknellians  can  be  proud, 
for  Dr.  Bunnell  was  graduated,  sitinma  cum  laiide,  from 
Bucknell  in  1900.  As  a  school  teacher,  he  journeyed 
shortly  after  his  graduation  to  Wood  Island,  Alaska,  to 
teach  under  the  Bureau  of  Education  at  the  Indian  school 
in  that  settlement.  From  this  post  he  moved  on  up  the 
educational  ladder,  and  after  completing  a  course  in  law 
he  was  appointed  af  district  judge  for  the  4th  Judicial 
Division.  On  August  11,  1921,  he  was  appointed  presi- 
dent of  the  University  of  Alaska. 

An  almost  insurmountable  task  lay  before  him,  that  of 
creating  a  thriving  university  from  the  shoe-string  appro- 
priation of  $60,0TO  that  the  Alaskan  legislature  had  pro- 
vided for  the  task.  The  campus  of  today,  with  its  mush- 
rooming buildings  and  accreditation,  is  the  fruit  of  Dr. 
Bunnell's  27  years  of  persistence  and  loyalty.  Two  days 
after  we  reached  the  University  of  Alaska,  there  was  a 
general  holiday  declared  in  the  Territory,  for  the  cere- 
monies which  saw  Dr.  Bunnell  retire  from  the  presidency 
and  assume  his  role  as  president  emeritus.  It  was  a  great 
occasion  for  Alaskans,  and  only  a  small  gesture  of  appre- 
ciation 'or  the  man  who  had  made  a  university  in  the 
heart  of  a  wilderness. 

Dr.  Bunnell  is  what  the  current  teen-agers  might  call 
a  "good  Joe."  We  had  lots  of  lively  conversation  with 
the  genial  gentleman  and  in  our  two  years  got  to  know 

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him  well.  I  think  the  closest  we  ever  felt  to  him  was 
the  night  that  he  donned  his  turn-of-the-century  Bucknell 
football  gear  and  trotted  out  to  help  with  the  rousing 
football  rally  that  was  swarming  the  campus.  Bucknell 
has  never  been  more  splendidly  honored ! 

What  about  the  students  at  the  University  of  Alaska  ? 
From  the  time  the  University  opened,  it  has  been  draw- 
ing scholars  from  Outside,  and  the  number  of  students 
registered  from  the  States  generally  exceeds  that  of 
Alaskan  enrollment.  Native  attendance  is  small,  but  each 
semester  several  pretty  Eskimo  coeds  dot  the  campus. 
Because  of  its  location  and  climatic  conditions,  Alaskan 
students  find  college  life  different  from  that  which  we 
found  at  Bucknell.  The  University  is  located  six  miles 
from  Fairbanks,  and  during  the  winter  months  the  will 
to  brave  the  cold  for  a  movie,  via  an  equally  cold  bus, 
is  often  weak.  Furthermore,  no  student  in  the  States 
pulls  on  his  caribou  mukluks  over  wool  socks,  draws  his 
reindeer  parka  about  his  neck  and  slips  on  his  wolfskin 
mitts  before  starting  off  for  his  eight  o'clock  class.  He 
does  not  walk  on  a  gold-bearing  campus,  attend  an  Ice 
Carnival,  take  chances  on  an  Ice  Pool,  or  have  the  chance 
to  reminisce  for  years  of  his  40° -below-zero-centigrade 
school  days ! 

However,  in  spring  and  fall,  coed  apparel  conforms 
with  the  sweater-and-skirt  attire  worn  on  Outside  cam- 
puses, and  in  spite  of  the  weather  the  coeds  dress  up 
often.  Formals  are  the  rule  for  college  dances,  and  coke 
and  coffee  time  is  as  popular  in  their  "Cub''  as  it  is  at  the 
familiar  Bucknell  "IBison."  Regular  student  activities 
exist — a  college  newspaper  and  yearbook,  11  undergrad- 
uate organizations,  and  a  powerful  student  government 
association.  Ice  skating  and  skiing  are  the  fad  from  the 
freezeup  in  the  fall  until  the  spring  breakup,  and  the  ski 
shack  bulges  with  poles  and  skis  of  all  sizes.  An  ice 
rink  is  flooded  on  the  campus  for  leisure  skating  and  for 
the  serious  ice  hockey  games  which  thrill  the  bystander  al- 
most every  winter  afternoon.  U.  of  A.  football  finds  stiiif 
competition  from  nearby  Air  Force  teams,  and  the  season 
climax  on  New  Year's  Day,  the  Ice  Bowl  Game,  is  quite 
a  novelty.  The  game  is  played  in  snow,  with  the  tem- 
perature well  below  zero,  the  players  bundled  in  muk- 
luks, scarves  and  mittens,  and  with  rest  periods  every 
ten  minutes  for  the  ball  carriers  to  warm  up.  In  the 
three  years  this  Alaskan  football  classic  has  existed  the 
\J.  of  A.  Polar  Bears  have  not  yet  been  defeated. 

The  greatest  lack  of  the  University  is  sufficient  coed 
enrollment.  Every  semester  the  girls'  dormitory  has  a 
vacant  third  floor  while  the  men's  dormitories  bulge  at  the 
seams  for  want  of  room.  This  coed  shortage -necessarily 
makes  social  activities  on  the  campus  somewhat  limited, 
for  there  is  no  female  institution  in  the  next  town,  or  even 
for  500  miles,  from  which  to  draw     With  35  girls  and 

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Hess  Hall,  Girls'  Dormitory,  University  of  Alaska, 
It's  Now  Painted  and  Looks  Much  Better. 

MARCH    1952 


ALUMNI  TRUSTEE  ELECTION 

The  Committee  for  the  selection  of  Ahimni  Trustee  candidates  presents  for  3'our  consideration  the  names 
of  three  ahimnae  to  be  balloted  upon  in  the  spring  of  1952.  We  present  below  the  pictures  and  biographies  of  the 
proposed  candidates.  Early  in  April  ballots  will  be  mailed  to  all  alumni  whose  addresses  are  correct  in  our  file. 
The  new  simplified  balloting  procedure  will  be  followed.  The  voter  will  open  the  envelope  at  an  indicated  place, 
mark  the  ballot  and  insert  it  in  the  envelope,  seal  and  mail  it.  On  receipt  at  the  Alumni  Office  the  secrecj'  of  the 
ballot  will  be  maintained  by  separating  the  name  and  address  of  the  voter  from  the  ballot  after  which  it  will  be 
placed  in  a  locked  ballot  box.     The  name  and  address  will  be  filed  thus  providing  an  accurate  list  of  voters. 

Read  the  biographies  printed  below  carefully  and  decide  whom  you  will  vote  for.  Only  the  photographs  will 
appear  on  the  ballot. 


Emma  Elizabeth  Dillon 


Mabel  Grier  Lesher 


Sue  Weddell 


EMMA  ELIZABETH  DILLON 
2420  Nottingham  Way 
Trenton  8,  New  Jersey 

College  Record:  A.B.  magna  cum  laiide, 
1915;  Honorary  doctorate  degree  in  Civil 
Law  1947.  A  member  of  Frill  and  Frown 
and  Deutcher  Verein. 

Experience:  Teacher  in  Trenton  High 
School  and  Trenton  Junior  School  1915- 
1917.  A  clerk  in  Cost  Accounting  Depart- 
ment and  later  Chief  File  Clerk,  Trenton 
Shops,  Pennsylvania  Railroad  1917-1920. 
Head  of  English  Department,  Rider  Col- 
lege, Trenton,  1920-1921.  Substitute  grade 
school  teacher,  Hamilton  Township  1921- 
1922  by  which  became  qualified  for  per- 
manent secondar}'  teacher's  certificate. 
Law  student  by  clerkship  1922-1926.  Ad- 
mitted to  New  Jersey  Bar  as  attorney 
1926  and  as  Counselor  and  Master  in 
Chancery  in  1929.  Was  appointed  Special 
Master  in  Chancery  by  the  Chancellor  in 
1935  and  appointed  Supreme  Court  Com- 
missioner of  New  Jersey  Supreme  Court 
in  1936,  the  first  woman  to  be  so  ap- 
pointed. 

Organizations:  Member  of  the  Lutheran 
Church.  Former  member  Salvation  Arm3' 
Board,  Trenton  Corps  and  founder  of 
Trenton  Business  and  Professional  Wo- 
men's Club  while  still  in  college  later  be- 
coming its  president.  Founder  of  New 
Jersey  State  Federation  of  Business  and 
Professional  Women's  Clubs  and  its  presi- 
dent, 1941-1943.  Member,  Mercer  County 
Bar  Association;  New  Jersey  State  Bar 
Association,  secretary,  1935  to  date; 
American  Bar  Association;  Associate  and 
Advisory  Committee  of  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee on  Judicial  Selection,  Tenure  and 
(Contimied  on  Page  10) 

MARCH    1952 


MABEL  GRIER  LESHER,  M.D. 

(S.  Mabel  Grier) 

331  Penn  St.,  Camden,  N.  J. 

College  Record:  Graduated  1901  A.B., 
siiiniiia  ciiiii  laiide;  1904  A.M.  commence- 
ment speaker;  member,  Zeta  Literary  So- 
ciety ;  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Club ;  Student 
Volunteer  Band  ;  Junior  Oratory ;  L'Agenda 
Board;  awarded  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  1942. 

Graduate  Work:  M.D.  degrees,  Johns  Hop- 
kins A'ledical  School  1905;  internship.  Wo- 
men's and  Children's  Hospital,  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.  1906;  United  States  Public  Health 
Service  Institute  1920;  special  training  in 
education.  American  Social  Hygiene  As- 
sociation 1927-1928. 

Experience:  Private  practice,  Trenton, 
N.  J.  1906-1908;  medical  missionary,  Amer- 
ican Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society 
1910-1927;  introduced  social  hygiene  edu- 
cation into  the  Baptist  Mission  schools  for 
girls  and  women  at  Swatow,  China,  in- 
struction in  native  dialect;  social  hygiene 
organizer  and  lecturer.  War  Department's 
Commission  on  Training  Camp  Activities,  ■' 
Januar\'-March  1919  (while  on  furlough 
in  U.  S._) ;  associate  professor,  internal 
medicine.  Woman's  Christian  Medical 
College,  Shanghai,  China  1926-1927;  resi- 
dent physician,  Shanghai  American  School 
1926-1927,  introducing  social  hj'giene  guid- 
ance into  the  curriculum  of  the  school 
upon  request  of  the  American  communit}^ 

Medical  examiner,  Camden  Public 
Schools,  1927-1945;  social  hygiene  in- 
structor for  junior  and  senior  high  school 
girls,  Camden  Public  Schools.  1927-1933; 
Chautauqua  Summer  School  Faculty  1932- 
1945;  social  hygiene  instructor.  Extension 
Division,  Temple  University  School  of 
Education  1934-1935 ;  Trenton  State 
(Contimied  on  Page  10) 


SUE  WEDDELL 
450  W.  24th  St.,  N.  Y.  11,  N.  Y. 
College  Record:  B.S.  1912. 
Experience:  Editor,  Young  People,  Amer- 
ican Baptist  Publication  Society  1912-1916; 
staff  member,  War  Work  Council,  Y.  W. 
C.  A.  1916-1919;  director.  Hostess  House, 
Plattsburg  Army  Camp,  N.  Y.  1916-1917; 
director,  South-West  Field  for  War  Work 
Council.  1917-1919;  secretary,  Younger 
Girls  Department,  Y.  W.  C.  A..  Aletro- 
politan  Board,  Chicago,  111.  1919-1926; 
staff  member.  Younger  Girls  Department, 
National  Board.  Y.  W.  C.  A.  1926-1928; 
executive  secretary,  missionary  education 
department  and  young  people's  work.  Re- 
formed Church  in  America  1928-1935 ;  gen- 
eral secretary,  Women's  Board  of  For- 
eign Missions,  Reformed  Church  in 
America  1935-1941;  delegate,  Madras  Con- 
ference, India,  International  Missionary 
Council  1938;  executive  secretary.  For- 
eign Missions  Conference  of  North  Amer- 
ica 1941-1951;  consultant,  representing 
Federal  Council  of  Churches,  United  Na- 
tions Conference  on  International  Order, 
San  Francisco,  Calif.  1945;  observer. 
United  Nations  1945-1951;  delegate. 
World  Council  of  Churches.  Constituting 
Meeting,  Amsterdam,  Holland  1948;  teach- 
er, standard  training  courses.  Internation- 
al Council  of  Religious  Education;  author, 
published  six  books  and  booklets  on  Re- 
ligious and  International  subjects. 
Organizations:  Member,  American  Asso- 
ciation of  University  Women;  World 
Council  of  Christian  Education;  John  Mil- 
ton Society  for  the  blind;  Student  Volun- 
teer Movement;  Committee  on  Friendly 
Relations  Among  Foreign  Students;  India 
League  of  America;  Department  of  In- 
ternational Justice  and  Good  Will,  Na- 
(Contifiued  on  Page  10) 

5 


NEW  TRUSTEES  ELECTED 


Andrew  R,  Mathiesox  '20 

Three  new  members  were  elected  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  University  at  the  semi-annual  meeting  of 
that  body,   Saturday,   December  8,   in   Philadelphia. 

The  new  trustees  are  Dr.  Clarence  W.  Cranford  '29, 
pastor  of  Calvary  Baptist  Church,  Washington,  D.  C. ; 
Andrew  R.  Mathieson  '20,  Pittsburgh  ;  and  William  P. 
McNutt  '27,  Belle  Vernon.     All  are  Bucknell  graduates. 


ANDREW  R.  MATHIESON  is  President  and  Trea- 
surer of  the  United  States  Steel  and  Carnegie  Pension 
Fund,  which  administers  the  pension  and  insurance  plans 
for  employes  of  United  States  Steel  Corporation  and 
subsidiary  companies. 

Andy  was  born  in  Westmoreland  City,  Pennsylvania. 
After  attending  Munhall  public  schools  he  entered  Buck- 
nell and  was  awarded  a  bachelor  of  science  degree  in  1920. 
At  Bucknell  he  was  a  member  of  Sigma  Chi  fraternity 
and  was  very  active  on  the  campus.  In  athletics  he 
participated  in  basketball,  track  and  tennis.  The  1918- 
1919  basketball  squad,  which  he  captained,  was  made 
up  of  Weber  L.  Gerhart  '19,  Bob  Bell  '20,  Frank  Town- 
send  '21,  Bob  Waddell  '20  and  Ray  Dorris  '21.  This 
squad  lost  no  home  games  and  set  up  a  13-3  win-loss 
record   for  the  season. 

Mr.  Mathieson  began  his  career  with  United  States 
Steel  immediately  after  graduation.  After  serving  in 
the  Youngstown  and  Homestead  district  plants  of  Car- 
negie Steel  Company,  he  became  Personnel  Director  of 
the  company  in  1927.  In  1934  he  became  Assistant 
to  Vice-President — Industrial  Relations,  United  States 
Steel  Corporation,  New  York,  and  upon  the  formation 
of  the  United  States  Steel  Corporation  of  Delaware  in 
1938,  he  returned  to  Pittsburgh  in  a  similar  capacity. 
He  was  made  Salary  Administration  Supervisor  of  the 
Delaware  Corporation  in  1942  and  was  elected  to  his  pres- 
ent office  in  May  1950. 

Andy's  alumni  activities  have  been  many.  Long  a 
member  of  the  Bucknell  Athletic  Council  and  a  former 
president  of  the  group,  he  resigned  that  position  upon  his 
election  as  an  alumni  member  of  the  Bucknell  Board  of 
Trustees  in  1944.  Plis  activities  in  connection  with  the 
Bucknell  alumni  group  in  Western  Pennsylvania  have 
contributed  much  to  the  success  of  alvnnni  affairs  in  that 
area. 


Dr.  Clarence  W.  Cranford  '29 

He  is  a  past  president  of  the  Pittsburgh  Personnel 
Association  and  University  Club  of  Pittsburgh  and  is 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Pittsburgh 
Chapter  of  the  American  Red  Cross,  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Central  Blood  Bank  of  Pitts- 
burgh, member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Hospital 
Service  Association  of  Pittsburgh,  trustee  of  the  Sixth 
Presbyterian  Church  and  is  a  member  of  the  Duquesne 
Club,  University  Club  and  Longue  Vue  Club. 

Mrs.  Mathieson  is  the  former  Margaret  Wray.  Their 
son,  Andrew  Wra}-  Mathieson,  known  as  "Drew"  on  the 
campus,  graduated  from  Bucknell  in  1950  and  is  now 
completing  his  graduate  work  in  industrial  management  at 
Carnegie  Institute  of  Technology.  The  Mathiesons  live 
at  1458  Greystone  Drive,  Pittsburgh  6,  Pa. 

DR.  CLARENCE  W.  CRANFORD,  pastor  of  Cal- 
vary Baptist  Church,  Washington,  D.  C,  serves  a  mem- 
bership of  3500.  The  church  operates  the  largest  Sunday 
School  in  the  District  of  Columbia  and  holds  two  morning 
services  to  accommodate  the  crowds.  The  Church  has 
recently  added  a  Communit}'  Center  to  its  program. 

"Grannie"  was  born  in  Sharpsville  in  1906.  He  grad- 
uated from  Bucknell  with  the  bachelor  of  arts  degree  in 
1929  and  was  awarded  the  bachelor  of  divinity  degree  by 
Crozer  Theological  Seminary  in  1932.  In  1942  Bucknell 
awarded  him  the  honorary  degree  of  doctor  of  divinity. 
At  college  he  was  a  member  of  Alpha  Chi  Muj  now  Theta 
Kappa  Epsilon  and  Pi  Delta  Epsilon.  During  his  Semi- 
nary days  he  directed  youth  work  at  Baptist  Temple, 
Philadelphia,  accepting  the  pastorate  of  Logan  Baptist 
Church,  Philadelphia,  upon  his  graduation  from  Crozer. 
In  1938  he  became  pastor  of  the  Second  Baptist  Church, 
Richmond,  Virginia,  moving  on  to  the  Washington  parish 
in  1942. 

Dr.  Cranford  has  been  a  frequent  visitor  to  the  cam- 
pus assisting  with  Religion-in-Life  programs  and  speaking 
on  numerous  occasions  in  Bucknell  Chapel  services.  He 
has  written  several  books.  Seekers  of  Light  (1932), 
The  Devotional  Life  of  Young  People  (1942),  The 
Devotional  Life  of  Christian  Leaders  (1944).  He  now 
serves  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Crozer 
Seminary,  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Storer 
College,    Harpers    Ferry,    West   Virginia,    and   president 

(Continued  on  Page  11) 


MARCH    195: 


Henry  T.  C 


Colestock,  Emeritus  History 
Professor,  Dies  iu  Florida 

._  \Mien    the    class    of    1896 

celebrated  its  fifty-fifth  re- 
union on  the  campus  in  June, 
1951  only  two  members  re- 
sponded to  the  roll  call.  A 
third  member,  however,  was 
■  ■  present  in  spirit  and  was  rep- 
k  ft  resented  by  a  twent_\'-page  let- 

Bk  <*^k  ^'^^'    That  letter  was  from  Dr. 

^K  >-f^"  Henry    Thomas    Colestock 

^F  'Iw  known  to  thousands  of  Buck- 

K  JF  nellians  for  his  unique  meth- 

|j^  ,^  ods   of   teaching   history  here 

on  the  campus.  Students  who 
had  the  opportunity  of  stud}"- 
ing  under  Professor  Colestock  during  his  thirty-year 
regime  will  never  forget  his  simple  teaching  credo :  "I 
take  great  pleasure  in  meeting  my  classes  in  history.  But 
examinations  and  grades — I  hope  there  will  be  no  such 
things  in  Heaven,  especial!}-  if  I  am  to  do  an}-  teaching 
up  there. 

"At  Bucknell  I  have  championed  larger  freedom  for 
the  student :     more  electives  and  less  prescribed  courses. 

"Interest  is  the  greatest  factor  in  education.  Teachers 
should  work  with  rather  than  against  the  desires  of  the 
student. 

"\\'ork  that  a  student  hates  has  very  small  if  any 
educational  value."' 

Dr.  Henry  Thomas  Colestock,  83,  died  in  St.  Peters- 
burg, Sunday,  January  20,  1952,  after  an  illness  of  sev- 
eral weeks. 

A  native  of  Portsmouth,  \'irginia,  where  he  was 
born  December  28,  1868,  Dr.  Colestock  was  reared  on  a 
farm  in  northern  Pennsylvania.  He  began  his  teaching- 
career  at  the  age  of  16,  and  at  19  he  entered  Bucknell. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  Academj-  in  1892  and  from 
the  University  in  1896  with  the  bachelor  of  arts  degree. 

Dr.  Colestock  received  the  master  of  arts  degree  from 
Bucknell  in  1899  and  the  bachelor  of  divinit}^  degree  in 
the  same  }-ear  after  two  years  of  study  at  Colgate  and 
one  year  at  the  University  of  Chicago,  which  conferred 
the  divinity  degree.  In  1901  Bucknell  bestowed  the  hon- 
orar}^  doctor  of  philosophy  degree  upon  him. 

After  graduation  from  Chicago,  Dr.  Colestock  served 
as  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  JNIadison,  Wis- 
consin, until  1902,  when  he  returned  to  the  teaching  pro- 
fession at  the  ^lansfield,  Pennsylvania,  Normal  School. 
He  joined  the  Bucknell  faculty  as  professor  and  head  of 
the  history  department  in  1904,  a  position  he  held  imtil 
his  retirement  in  1933.  when  poor  health  forced  him  and 
Mrs.  Colestock  to  move  to  Florida. 

In  addition  to  his  academic  work  at  Bucknell,  Dr. 
Colestock  was  a  Chautauqua  lecturer,  a  contributor  to 
various  periodicals,  and  the  author  of  a  volume  of  essays, 
ClMugiiig  Viezupoint  in.  Religious  Thought,  and  a  novel, 
Ministry  of  David  Baldwin.  He  also  lectured  frequently 
at  teachers'  institutes. 

Dr.  Colestock  was  an  honorar}-  member  of  Lambda 
Chi  Alpha  and  a  member  of  the  American  Association  of 
Universit}-  Professors. 

He  is  survived  by  his  second  wife,  Mrs.  Bertha  AVag- 
ner  Colestock,  former  member  of  Bucknell's  class  of 
1916;  two  sons,  \Mlliam  H.  Colestock  '25  of  Bufl:"alo, 
N.  Y.,  and  Capt.  Edward  E.  Colestock  '29,  U.  S.  Nav}-, 
and  a  daughter,  Mrs.  John  A.  Best  '32  of  Menlo  Park, 

(Continued  on  Page  26) 
MARCH    1952 


Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts 


A  Great  Alunimis  Dies 

The  entire  university  fam- 
ily mourns  the  death  of  Dr.  S. 
Dale  Spotts  '18,  J\IS'21  H  '49, 
who  died  at  his  home  in  Phil- 
adelphia on  Friday  morning, 
February  1.  Dr.  Spotts  had 
been  in  ill  health  since  last 
spring  when  he  underwent  a 
major    surgical    operation. 

Dale,  born  56  years  ago, 
was  acclaimed  one  of  Phila- 
delphia's distinctive  surgeons 
and  served  as  a  trustee  of 
Bucknell  University.  Bucknel- 
lians  will  remember  him  best 

for  his  active  leadership  in  alumni  aftairs  of  the  univer- 
sit}'.  Always  an  untiring  worker  in  the  Philadelphia 
Alumni  Association,  Dale  became  its  president  in  1946 
and  since  then  has  featured  a  Founder's  Daj^  dinner  for 
Bucknellians  in  February  of  each  year.  At  the  time  of  his 
death  he  was  busily  engaged  in  arranging  the  program  of 
the  106th  birthday  dinner  scheduled  to  be  held  in  Phila- 
delphia on  February  9.  Because  of  his  sudden  death, 
the  association  cancelled  the  dinner  arrangements. 

Dale  contributed  his  best  eftorts  to  the  athletic  pro- 
gram of  the  University  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was 
president  of  the  Bison  Club.  He  served  as  attending 
physician  for  the  Bison  team  and  tra^"eled  to  every  game 
on  the  schedule  even  during  the  past  j-ear. 

A  native  of  Union  Countv,  Dr.  Spotts  was  born  July 
2,  1895,  at  Kelly  Point,  East  Buffalo  Township.  "He 
attended  Lewisburg  High  School  from  1910  to  1914, 
and  played  both  baseball  and  football.  For  three  years 
he  was  captain  of  the  football  team. 

Entering  Bucknell  in  1914,  Dr.  Spotts  continued  his 
athletic  career  b)'  participating  in  baseball,  varsity  track 
and  varsity  football. 

Dale  became  a  member  of  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  social 
fraternity  and  continued  his  interest  in  the  organization 
throughout  his  life.  Other  campus  activities  included 
membership  in  Omicron  Delta  Kappa  and  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

Bucknell  conferred  the  bachelor  of  science  degree 
upon  him  in  1918  and  the  master  of  science  degree  in  1921. 
He  began  medical  studies  at  Teft'erson  Medical  College 
in  1918  and  received  the  :M.D.  "in  1922. 

During  World  W'ar  I  he  ser\-ed  in  Compan\-  A,  12th 
Regiment  Infantry  of  the  Pennsylvania  National  Guard, 
and  in  Troop  AI  of  the  First  Pennsylvania  Cavalrv.  He 
also  served  in  the  Medical  Corps  of  the  U.  S.  Navv. 

After  graduating  with  honors,  he  was  appointed  resi- 
dent physician  at  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  Hospital 
for  two  years.  A  series  of  increasingly  responsible  posi- 
tions in  surger}"  followed. 

He  was  surgeon  at  Jeft'erson  Hospital  and  St.  Joseph's 
Hospital,  chief  surgeon  of  Philadelphia  General  Hospital, 
consulting  surgeon  at  the  Ouakertown  Community  Hos- 
pital, and  instructor  of  clinical  surgery  at  Jeft'erson. 

Dr.  Spotts  was  the  author  of  many  articles  on  medi- 
cal subjects,  including  treatment  of  peritonitis,  perfor- 
ated peptic  ulcers,  appendicitis  in  childhood,  the  technique 
of  hemioplast}",  and  the  use  of  sulfa  drugs  in  surger}'. 

He  was  a  fellow  of  the  American  College  of  Sur- 
geons and  held  membership  in  the  International  College 
of  Surgeons,  the  Philadelphia  County  Aledical  Society, 
the  Philadelphia  Medical  Club,  the  Medical  Society  of 
the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  the  Physicians  Aid  Associa- 

(Contin'ued  on  Page  11) 

7 


SPORTS 


Basketball 

Bucknell's  basketball  team,  fielded  by  Coach  Jack 
Guy  and  taped  together  by  Trainer  Hal  Biggs,  brought 
down  the  house  when  the  spring  semester  got  underway 
in  February. 

Not  just  bad  luck,  but  rotten  luck  had  been  kicking 
the  props  out  from  under  the  Bisons  nearly  all  season 
long.  However,  the  fans  were  waiting  for  the  night 
when  the  quintet  would  play  its  best  basketball  and  1400 
faithful  were  rewarded  on  the  night  of  Feb.  5. 

Rutgers  was  the  opponent,  bringing  a  four-game  win- 
ning streak  into  Davis  Gjnn.  Among  the  Scarlet's  tri- 
umphs were  impressive  nods  over  Army  and  Maryland. 
Rutgers  was  anticipating  a  rather  uneventful  but  profit- 
able evening  in  the  confines  of  the  Herd's  home  den. 
The  events  were  rather  eventful,  however,  for  the  Bisons 
turned  in  one  of  the  greatest  performances  in  Bucknell's 
long  basketball  history. 

Trailing  by  11  points  (54  to  43)  at  half  time,  the 
Bisons  came  back  with  field  goals  in  their  eyes,  dropping 
in  10  points  in  a  row  while  Rutgers  was  running  around 
in  bewilderment.  That  made  it  54  to  53  and  a  little  later 
Guy's  spirited  team  moved  into  the  lead.  B.  U.  scored  39 
points  in  that  third  quarter,  or  nearl}^  four  points  a 
minute. 

After  the  final  horn,  it  was  a  Bucknell  victory  by  the 
score  of  101  to  89.  Three  records  had  been  erased, 
including  the  largest  number  of  points  scored  by  one 
team  in  Davis  Gymnasium  and  the  most  number  of  points 
scored  by  a  losing  team  and  the  largest  combined  total 
ever  scored  in  one  engagement  at  Bucknell.  The  all-time 
team  high  at  Bucknell,  incidentally,  is  the  159  points 
scored  against  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  in  1903. 
Only  5  points  were  garnered  by  the  visitors  on  that 
occasion. 

It  was  a  great  victory,  but  not  too  surprising.  Nearly 
every  Bucknell  fan  had  been  saying  that  "one  of  these 
days"  every  man  on  the  team  will  be  "on"  and  then  there 
will  be  fireworks.  Everybody  was  "on"  against  Rutgers. 
Joe  Gallagher  was  high  man  with  35  points,  followed  by 
Don  Strassner  with  23,  Jack  Webber,  15,  Connie  DeLoca, 
12,  Marty  McKibbin,  9,  and  Jim  Pofl:',  7. 

Scoring  figures  are  important,  of  course,  but  they 
don't  tell  the  whole  story-.  A  great  deal  of  credit  for 
Bucknell's  come-back  should  go  to  sophomore  Jim  Poft 
and  senior  Connie  DeLoca.  They  went  after  rebounds 
like  a  greyhound  dog  chasing  a  mechanical  rabbit.  Buck- 
nell controlled  the  backboards  decisively  in  the  second 
half,  even  though  Rutgers  was  boasting  about  a  fellow 
named  Harold  Corizzi,  who  was  ranked  ninth  nationally 
in  the  rebounding  department. 

Gallagher's  35  points  was  one  short  of  the  Davis 
Gymnasium  record  (36  by  George  Haines  against  Leb- 
anon Valley  in  1942),  but  was  enough  to  put  him  into  a 
class  by  himself  in  the  Bucknell  basketball  records. 
Jumpin'  Joe  boosted  his  three-year  varsity  scoring  total 
to  an  even  1,000  points  in  the  Rutgers  game,  marking  the 
first  time  a  Bucknell  player  had  reached  four  figures. 

Following  the  revi\al  witli  Rutgers,  the  Bisons  had 
hopes  for  the  remainder  of  the  campaign.  But  Coach  Guy 
and  Trainer  Hal  Biggs  had  their  fingers  crossed.  Veter- 
an scorers  Gallagher  and  Strassner,  who  sufi^ered  knee 
injuries  during  pre-season  drills,  were  still  taped  from 
ankle  to  thigh. 

Outside  of  that  (as  if  that  weren't  enough)  the  squad, 
which  went  through  a  grippe  epidemic  at  Christmas  time, 
was  ready  for  the  final  assignments  of  the  year. 

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Junior  Varsity 

In  the  victory  column.  Coach  Bill  Lane's  junior  varsity 
was  leading  the  winter  athletic  teams  with  a  six  and  one 
record.  The  understudies  had  bowed  only  to  Wyoming 
Seminarv. 


Wrestling 

Even  though  the  records  showed  only  a  tie  and  two 
losses  for  the  season's  first  three  efforts,  Bucknell's  wres- 
tling troupe  was  tabbed  as  one  of  the  stronger  contenders 
for  the  Middle  Atlantic  tournament  which  wind  up  mat 
activities  on  March  7  and  8. 

Coach  Herb  Maack's  squad  was  not  at  full  strength 
while  losing  18  to  13  to  Lafayette  and  19  to  11  to  Temple. 
^And  because  of  army  physicals  and  those  dastardly 
quality  points,  two  lettermen  were  not  on  hand  during 
the  14  to  14  tie  to  !\Iuhlenberg. 

But  wrestling  fans — a  crowd  that  continues  to  get 
larger  and  larger — were  eyeing  the  tournament,  for  Buck- 
nell appeared  to  have  more  than  just  a  fighting  chance. 
Co-captains  Belber  Robinson  of  Clearfield,  Pa.,  and 
Charles  Mercer,  Greenville,  R.  1.,  were  expected  to  be 
among  the  top-seeded  men  in  the  tourney. 

Atliletic  Control  Transferred 
After  Two-Year  Study 

The  transfer  of  the  responsibility  for  Bucknell's  Ath- 
letic program  from  a  16-member  Athletic  Council  to  the 
administration  was  authorized  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 
at  its  semi-annual  meeting  in  December.  The  Board  acted 
upon  a  recommendation  of  the  Athletic  Council.  A  two- 
year  study  of  the  situation  by  committees  representing 
the  trustees  and  the  council  preceded  the  final  decision. 

According  to  the  new  arrangement  the  Athletic  De- 
partment will  function  as  a  regular  department  of  the 
L^niversity  under  the  guidance  of  the  director  of  athletics 
with  an  advisory  committee  of  seven  members. 

The  special  five-man  joint  committee  of  the  Board  and 
the  Athletic  Council  on  November  2,  195 1  recommended : 
1)  that  athletics  should  be  a  department  of  the  Univer- 
sity directly  responsible  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  through 
the  administration;  2)  that  the  Bison  Club  should  con- 
tinue to  function  as  an  agency  for  the  collection  of  funds 
designated  for  the  support  of  athletics:  3)  that  a  com- 
mittee, probably  consisting  of  seven  members,  should  be 
set  up  to  function  in  a  purely  advisorj-  capacity. 

Acting  upon  the  recommendations  of  the  joint  com- 
mittee, the  Board  of  Trustees  at  its  December  meeting 
took  steps  to  put  into  efl:'ect  the  recommended  procedure. 

Appointments  to  the  new  Athletic  Advisory  Commit- 
tee have  been  completed.  They  are:  faculty  (chosen  by 
the  faculty),  John  S.  Gold  '18,  professor  of  mathematics 
and  astronomy;  administration  (appointed  by  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  University),  Donald  B.  Young  '33,  comptrol- 
ler; student  (chosen  by  the  Student  Faculty  Congress), 
Hugh  Campbell  '52,  Lansdowne,  Pa. ;  Bison  Club  repre- 
sentatives (chosen  from  and  by  the  Bison  Club),  John 
J.  Conway  '16,  New  York  City  and  Arthur  R.  Yon  '17, 
Atlantic  City;  members  from  the  present  Athletic  Coun- 
cil (chosen  by  the  Athletic  Council),  Thomas  J.  Siangan 
'21,  New  York  City,  and  Dr.  Edward  W.  Pangburn  '15, 
Lewisburg. 

Original  appointments  to  the  new  Athletic  Advisory 
Committee  shall  be  until  October  1,  1952.  At  the  time  of 
the  June,  1952  Commencement,  successors  to  the  two 
appointees  of  the  Athletic  Council  shall  be  named  in  the 

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following  manner:  One  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Board 
of  Directors  of  the  Alumni  Association  and  the  other 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  Bison  Club  thus  making  a  total 
of  three  appointees  by  the  Bison  Club.  The  director  of 
athletics  shall  be  a  member  and  chairman  ex  officio  of 
the  Athletic  Advisory  Committee. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  further  adopted  resolutions  of 
appreciation  for  the  services  of  the  present  and  past 
members  of  the  Athletic  Council  who  have  done  so  much 
to  solve  difficult  and  involved  financial  problems  con- 
nected with  the  University  in  past  years.  The  Board 
directed  that  a  copy  of  this  expression  of  appreciatioia  by 
the  trustees  be  sent  to  all  members  of  the  present  Athletic 
Council. 


Lawrence  Signs  New  Grid  Contract 

Harry  Lawrence  MS  '51,  Bucknell's  head  football 
coach,  has  been  signed  to  a  new  three-year  contract. 

Announcement  of  Lawrence's  contract  was  made  by 
Albert  E.  Humphreys,  director  of  athletics,  and  was 
enthtisiastically  received  by  the  students  and  area  fans 
who  had  gathered  in  the  gymnasium  on  Monday,  January 
7,  to  honor  the  team  and  the  coaches. 

The  dinner  and  the  rally  was  planned  by  the  Lewis- 
burg  Quarterback  Club,  Jay  Mathias  '35,  president,  at  an 
athletic  banquet  followed  by  a  monster  pep  rally  in  the 
Davis  Gymnasium.  Guest  of  the  evening  was  Herman 
Hickman,  head  football  coach  at  Yale  University,  who 
entertained  the  sport  enthusiasts  with  his  inimitable  prose 
sty  lings.  . 

Presentations  of  gold  cuff  links  and  tie  clasp  sets 
appropriately  engraved  were  made  to  the  members  of 
the  team,  the  manager,  the  trainer,  and  the  coaches. 
Coach  Lawrence  was  then  presented  with  a  wrist  watch 
on  behalf  of  the  Quarterback  Club  and  a  large  bouquet 
of  roses  was  presented  to  the  wives  of  coaches  Harry 
Lawrence,  Bill  Lane,  Jack  Guy,  Herb  Maack,  and  ath- 
letic director,  Al  Humphreys.  Mrs.  Biggs,  wife  of  Har- 
old Biggs  the  trainer,  was  not  present  but  received  a 
bouquet  at  her  home. 

Harry  Lawrence  who  has  endeavored  to  appear  at  as 
many  local  alumni  club  gatherings  as  permitted  within  his 
heavy  schedule,  was  former  mentor  at  Baltimore  City 
College  High  School  and  has  been  head  coach  at  Bucknell 
since  1947.  His  Bucknell  teams  have  won  21  of  their 
last  26  games  and  next  fall  will  be  protecting  a  winning 
streak  of  13  games.  The  1951  team  finished  behind  only 
Princeton  and  Holy  Cross  in  the  Lambert  Trophy  poll, 
synonymous  of  Eastern  Football  supremacy. 

Members  of  the  winning  squad  have  been  feted  on  a 
number  of  occasions,  their  most  recent  appearance  being 
at  the  Bucknell  Birthday  Party  of  the  Philadelphia  Alum- 
ni Club  on  February  9. 

Intramural  Standings 

By  Howard  K.  Macauley  '54 

With  the  advent  of  a  new  year,  the  intramural  pro- 
gram at  Bucknell  has  gained  considerable  momentum  and 
has  already  passed  through  five  of  its  diverse,  competitive 
activities. 

The  purpose  of  this  program  was  described  specifi- 
cally and  adequately  by  A.  E.  Humphreys,  director  of 
athletics  and  physical  education,   when  he   wrote,   "The 

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aim  of  the  intramural  department  is  to  provide  facilities 
through  which  the  student  can  satisfy  his  natural  desire 
to  engage  in  sports."  He  added  that  the  program  pro- 
vides an  opportunity  for  all  students  to  take  part  in 
athletics  and  it  is  of  unlimited  benefit  not  only  to  the 
physical  development  but  also  to  the  mental  and  social 
development  of  each  student. 

Bucknell,  therefore,  has  set  up  a  12  point  plan.  That 
is,  there  are  12  various,  athletic  activities  in  which  a 
student  can  engage.  During  the  fall,  there  are  round 
robin  tournaments  in  tennis,  handball,  and  soccer.  In 
addition,  there  is  the  annual  cross-country  run  and  the 
wrestling  championship,  which  crowns  victors  in  eight 
weight  divisions.  When  the  weather  hinders  outdoor 
activity,  the  intramural  program  turns  to  basketball,  bowl- 
ing, boxing,  and  volleyball.  In  spring,  as  the  days  grow 
warm  again,  the  plan  shifts  to  golf,  Softball,  and  track. 

As  compensation  for  a  student's  efforts,  individual 
winners  are  awarded  medals  in  cross-country,  boxing, 
wrestling,  tennis,  bowling,  handball,  golf,  and  track.  In 
addition,  a  trophy,  symbolic  of  supremacy  in  a  particular 
activity,  is  awarded  to  the  fraternity  which  has  compiled 
the  largest  number  of  points  or  victories,  as  the  case  may 
be,  in  that  sport. 

At  the  end  of  the  year,  an  enormous  trophy,  almost 
three  feet  high,  is  presented  to  the  fraternity  which  has 
scored  the  most  number  of  points  throughout  the  year 
in  all  12  activities.  Delta  Upsilon  now  has  possession  of 
the  coveted  trophy,  which  was  donated  by  Dr.  Edward 
W.  Pangburn  '15,  having  scored  484^  markers  to  run- 
nerup.  Kappa  Sigma's  475  last  year. 

During  the  current  year,  five  champions  have  been 
crowned  and  the  winter  phase  of  the  intramural  program 
is  rolling  rapidly.  Sigma  Chi  copped  the  handball  cham- 
pionship. Delta  Upsilon  bagged  the  cross-country  diadem, 
Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  snared  the  soccer  honors.  Phi  Kap- 
pa Psi  won  the  tennis  crown,  and  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon 
nosed  out  Kappa  Sigma  for  the  wrestling  cup.  Actually 
a  tie  resulted  in  the  wrestling  tournament,  therefore,  Sig- 
ma Alpha  Epsilon  took  possession  of  the  cup  on  the  basis 
of  scholarship. 

Upon  the  conclusion  of  these  five  events.  Kappa  Sigma 
maintains  a  narrow  margin  in  the  all-year  race  with  18354 
points,  while  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  has  racked  up  176 
markers  for  the  runnerup  spot.  The  remaining  fraterni- 
ties follow  in  this  order:  Lambda  Chi  Alpha  171^, 
Kappa  Delta  Rho  147,  Delta  Upsilon  143>^,  Phi  Kappa 
Psi  131,  Sigma  Alpha  Mu  126,  Theta  Chi  122,  Sigma 
Chi  112^,  Phi  Lambda  111><,  Tau  Kappa  Epsilon 
104^4,  Phi  Gamma  Delta  95,  and  Sigma  Phi  Epsilon  82. 

1952  Football  Schedule 

September  27 — Lafayette   Home 

October         4 — Muhlenberg  Allentown 

October       11— Temple   Philadelphia 

October       18— Buffalo    Buffalo 

October       25— Colgate    _ HOMECOMING 

November     1 — Lehigh    Home 

November    8 — George  Washington  Washington 

November  IS — Gettysburg    Home 

November  22 — Delaware    Wilmington 

Now  is  the  time  to  circle  those  dates  on  your  calendar  to  be 
sure  you  see  the  1952  version  of  the  Bison  herd.  Local  club  presi- 
dents are  hereby  alerted  to  arrange  pre-game  dinners  or  luncheons 
when  the  team  visits  the  old  home  town. 

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BOOK  SHELF 


POTTER,   CHARLES    FRANCIS    '07,   AM'16.     The  Preacher 

and  I. 
Crown  Publishers,  Inc.,  N.  Y.,  1951. 

Many  Bucknellians  will  want  to  read  this  life-story  of  one  of 
Bucknell's  most  brilliant  and  distinguished  sons.  Those  who  knew 
him  during  his  college  days  will  enjoy  many  a  reminiscent  chuckle. 
Those  who  did  not  will  profit  by  the  revelation  of  intellectual 
quality,  moral  courage,  and  sensitiveness  to  human  values  which 
this  frank  autobiography  contains.  As  is  proper  in  writing  of  one- 
self, the  perpendicular  pronoun  of  the  title  appears  often  in  tlie 
text,  but  a  keen  sense  of  the  incongruous  and  a  rare  ability  to  see 
himself  as  others  saw  him  saves  the  author  from  the  stuffiness 
often  found  in  such  works. 

A  great  wealth  of  amusing  and  touching  episodes  well  told 
illustrate  Potter's  hard  climb  from  a  precocious  childhood  to  mature 
manhood,  a  climb  made  easier  by  his  own  grit  and  the  support  of  a 
wonderful  wife  to  whom  he  pays  deserved  tribute. 

But  the  book  is  far  more  than  the  life-story  of  an  individual; 
it  is  also  an  eloquent  portrayal  of  a  period  of  transition  m  Ameri- 
can societv  and  especially  in  religious  thought.  The  story  of  the 
famous  P'otter-Straton  debates  is  vividly  told.  As  one  who  at- 
tended two  of  them,  this  reviewer  can  attest  that  the  story  is  not 
exacrgerated  The  account  of  what  happened  behind  the  scenes  at 
the  "sensational  "monkey  trial"  is  also  fascinating  and  significant. 

The  not  inconsiderable  part  which  this  son  of  Bucknell  has 
played  in  the  liberation  of  the  American  mind  from  Biblio  atry  and 
prejudice  becomes  clearly  evident  in  the  book.  Surely  this  07ite 
came  not  out  "the  door  where  in  he  went." 

Reviewed  by  Dr.  Leo  L.  Rockzvell  '07 


HARTMANN,  DR.  EDWARD  G.  'i7. 

Dr  Edward  G.  Hartmann  served  as  an  adviser  and  contributor 
to  the  recently  issued  second  edition  of  the  Columbia  Encyclopedia 
(Columbia  University  Press,  New  York,  1951).  He  also  wrote 
the  article  on  "Massachusetts"  in  the  Amencana  Annual  Jor  lVj>l. 
At  present  he  is  at  work  on  a  book  entitled,  Americans  from  Wales. 

Alumni  Annual-Giving  Fund 
Continues  to  Groiv 

As  we  go  to  press  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Annual-Giv- 
ing Fund  total  stands  at  $8,594.13.  This  figure  represents 
the  total  contributions  of  alumni  under  the  "livmg  en- 
dowment" program  from  the  beginning  of  the  fund  year, 
July  1,  1951,  to  January  31,  1952. 

More  and  more  alumni  and  former  students  from  all 
classes  are  seeing  the  great  need  for  closing  the  gap 
between  increased  costs  and  decreased  income.  To  con- 
tinue the  high  quality  of  the  educational  program  at 
Bucknell,  the  University,  like  all  private  gift-supported 
schools,  is  asking  grateful  alumni  to  make  annual  con- 
tributions to  meet  University  needs.  A  specific  state- 
ment of  the  dollars  and  cents  needs  of  Bucknell  is  reported 
in  this  issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  (see 
page  2). 

During  February  class  fund  managers  reminded  class- 
mates who  have  not  yet  contributed  during  this  fund  year 
of  the  big  ODD  and  EVEN  contest  under  which  classes 
with  numerals  ending  in  odd  numbers  are  pitted  against 
classes  ending  in  even  numerals  to  see  which  group,  the 
ODDS  or  the  EVENS,  will  show  the  highest  percentage 
of  participation  (not  dollars)  by  the  end  of  the  current 
fund  year,  June  30,  1952.  It's  too  early  to  predict  a  winner. 

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But  it  is  evident  that  each  group  is  endeavoring  to  beat 
the  participation  record  of  the  class  of  the  year  preceding 
and  the  year  following  its  particular  graduation. 

Phil  Campbell  '22,  coach  of  the  EVEN  classes  is  out 
to  get  the  scalp  of  Coach  Herb  Watson  '37,  leader  of  the 
ODD  classes.  Herb  is  just  as  sure  that  he  and  his  class 
groups  will  emerge  victorious  in  the  contest. 

Some  classes  are  working  for  special  bonuses  offered 
by  classmates.  For  instance,  an  anonymous  classmate 
of  1901  has  oft'ered  a  $300  bonus  contribution  when  his 
classmates  match  this  amount.  Practically  all  classes 
are  eligible  to  compete  for  the  special  $1,000  bonus  con- 
tribution oft'ered  by  President  Horace  A.  Hildreth  to  the 
class  of  20  or  more  members  that  first  reaches  the  goal 
of  a  contribution  from  every  member. 

Eniiua  Elizabeth  Dillion 

(Corttinutd  from  Page  6) 

Compensation,  American  Bar  Association;  Academy  of  Political 
Science ;  Trenton  Soroptomist  Club. 

Organizer  of  the  Secretaries'  Conference  and  Secretary  of 
the  Conference,   1945-1947.  American  Bar  Association. 

One  of  five  "unofficial"  Republican  women  requested  to 
assist  in  the  organization  of  the  New  Jersey  State  Women's 
Republican  Club.  Member  of  its  Board  of  Trustees  for  several 
years. 

During  the  second  World  W^ar  was  member  of  the  State 
Committee  on  Civil  Defense. 

Appointed  by  Governor  Alfred  E.  DriscoU  as  a  member  of 
a  Commission  to  examine  Civil  Rights  in  New  Jersey  in  1949. 
Personal  Information:  Born  in  Trenton,  New  Jersey. 
Bucknell  Interests:  Member,  Bucknell  General  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation and  President  1945-1947  following  membership  on  the 
Executive  Board;  member.  Bison  Club. 

Mabel  Grier  Leslier 

(Continued  from  Page  S) 

Teachers  College ;  Paterson  State  Teachers  College ;  Rutgers  Uni- 
versity School  of  Education. 

Educational  consultant  and  field  representative  of  the  Amer- 
ican Social  Hygiene  Association  since  1946;  chairman  of  Advi- 
sory Committee  on  Social  Hygiene  Education  to  the  New 
Jersey  State  Dept.  of  Education  since  1939;  visiting  instructor 
in  graduate  courses  in  Education  for  Family  Life  as  applied 
to  the  Social  Hvgiene  Field.  Universitv  of  Utah  Summer  Ses- 
sions, 1946-1947;  Rhode  Island  State  Teachers  College,  1948- 
1949 ;  New  York  University  Summer  Session  at  Camp  Sebago, 
1951. 

Organizations:  Member,  North  Baptist  Church,  Camden,  N.  J.; 
Camden  County  Republican  Club  for  Civic  Betterment;  Citi- 
zen's Action  Committee  for  Better  Camden  Public  Schools; 
National  Council  on  Family  Relations;  Tri-State  Council  on 
Family  Relations;  New  Jersey  Health  and  Sanitary  Associa- 
tion; New  Jersey  Congress  of  Parents  and  Teachers  and  Past 
State  Social   Hygiene;   education  chairman   1942-1947. 

Charter  member  and  first  vice-president  Camden  County 
Branch,  American  Association  of  University  Women. 

Former  vice-president  Camden  County  Social  and  Health 
Workers  Association;  former  member,  Camden  Countj'  League 
of  Women  X'oters. 

Personal  Information:  Born  July  30,  1880,  Salem,  N.  J.;  mar- 
ried June  16,  1908;  daughter  of  William  T.  Grier,  class  of  1871, 
head  of  Latin  Department,  Bucknell;  husband,  Charles  Byron 
Lesher,  M.D.,  class  of  1901  (deceased);  daughter,  Mabel 
Lesher,  1933-A.B.  —  the  twelfth  member  of  the  Grier-Lesher 
families  to  graduate  from  Bucknell. 

Bucknell  Interests:  Former  vice-president  General  Alumni 
Association;  member.  Executive  Board  Bucknell  LTniversity 
Alumni  Association  of  South  Jersey  and  former  adviser  to 
prospective  students;  chairman  of  Committee  for  Recognition 
of  Bucknell  University  by  the  American  Association  of  Uni- 
versity Women;  member  of  Bucknell  Alumni  Committee  for 
appointment  of  Bucknell  Alumnae  upon  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Sue  Weddell 

(Continued  from  Page  5) 

tional  Council  of  Churches;  General  Department  of  United 
Church  Women  and  International  House  Association,  I.  M.  C. 
Personal  Information:     Born  April  6,   1885,  Chicago,   Illinois. 

MARCH    1952 


LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR 


Over-Emphasizing   the   De-Emphasis? 

December  29,  1951 
To  the  Editor  of  the  Bucknell  Alumnus  : 

A  newspaperman  ever  since  he  was  first  introduced  to  that 
ulcer-generating  occupation  by  Professor  Lew  Theiss  in  the  long 
ago  late  twenties,  this  writer  has  lived  always  by  the  precept  that 
really  sensational  happenings  deserve  at  least  moderately  sensa- 
tional reporting  and  display. 

Watching  the  development  of  Bucknell's  amazing  undefeated, 
untied  football  season,  he  awaited  with  considerable  expectancy, 
therefore,  the  December  issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS, 
which,  he  was  certain,  would  be  a  vehicle  leaded  with  gridiron  news. 

Came  the  December  issue.  Did  the  cover  bear  some  brilliantly 
conceived  design  hardening  Bucknell's  triumph  into  a  gem  of 
display?     Nay. 

Did  the  lead  article  shout  Bucknell's  recovered  gridiron  glory? 
Not  exactly. 

So  the  reader  leafed  THE  ALUMNUS'  pages  as  he  continued 
his  search  for  news  of  football  and  bowl  bids.  He  found  such  items 
as  Burma-Bucknell  Weekend  (he  likes  any  kind  of  weekends), 
Baptists  in  Erie  (he,  himself,  is  a  Baptist  in  Corning,  N.  Y.),  and 
Hear  Ye,  Bucknellians !  But  what  this  Bucknellian  didn't  hear  was 
one  word  about  the  late  events  in  the  stadium. 

Not,  that  is,  until  he  reached  page  23 — the  inside  of  the  back 
cover.  Here,  at  last,  he  found  the  report  of  his  Alma  Mater's 
gridiron  glory.  A  whole  five  paragraphs  of  it.  The  headline 
wasn't  exactly  sensational — unless  the  single  word  SPORTS,  in 
30-point  upper  case  type,  is  sensational. 

Some  of  the  facts  mentioned  were  indeed  sensational.  The 
establishment  of  an  all-time  Eastern  Intercollegiate  Football  Asso- 
ciation offensive  record  is  sensational  even  when  its  reporting  is 
buried  under  the  headline  SPORTS  on  page  23. 

What  this  correspondent  really  fears  is  that  THE  ALUMNUS' 
de-emphasis  of  Bucknell's  proudest  season  reflects  a  University 
policy  of  de-emphasizing  football  in  general.  This  writer  never 
did  favor  over-emphasis  of  that  or  any  other  sport.  As  a  onetime 
editor  of  Tlie  BuckncUian,  he  poked  quite  a  bit  of  editorial  fun  at  it. 

But  let's  face  it.  Let's  be  realists.  The  American  public  is 
football  conscious.  And  an  alumnus  likes  to  have  people  look  im- 
pressed— not  puzzled — when  he  says  he's  from  Bucknell.  For  a 
good  many  years  they  looked  puzzled.  The  past  fall  some  of  them 
began  to  look  as  though  they  had  at  least  heard  of  our  Alma  Mater. 

But  they  aren't  playing  in  any  bowls  on  New  Year's  Day — and 
there  isn't  even  any  explanation  of  why  they  aren't  being  allowed 
to  provide  this  effective  additional  publicity  for  the  college  which 
definitely  doesn't  hire  them. 

■  De-emphasizing  the  over-emphasis  of  football  is  cjuite  all  right. 
But  there's  such  a  thing  as  over-emphasizing  the  de-emphasis. 

Your  disobedient  servant, 

(Signed)  Robert  L.  Lyon  '29 

.  Feature  Editor,  The  Evening  Leader 

Corning,  N.  Y. 

Editor's  Note— The  December  issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS  went  to  the  printer  on  November  12,  before  the  foot- 
ball season  was  completed  and  long  before  bowl  bids  were  headed 
Bucknell-ward.  However,  on  November  19  after  we  had  won  the 
final  game  the  back  page  was  torn  down  to  insert  the  few  para- 
graphs. We  hope  we  did  a  little  better  on  the  football  story  in  tire 
January  issue  in  which  a  full  page  was  devoted  to  football.  In  the 
meantime,  however,  numerous  stories  were  released  by  our  Public 
Relations  Office  to  the  public  press  so  that  the  complete  story  of  the 
bowl  bids  should  have  been  available  not  only  to  proud  Bucknellians 
but  also  to  the  public  in  general. 

That  the  public  press  gave  us  wonderful  cooperation  is  evidenced 
by  the  following  quote  from  "The  Powerhouse"  column  by  Jimmy 
Powers  in  the  December  20  issue  of  The  Nezv  York  Daily  Nezvs: 

"In  the  furor  over  Maryland  and  Clemson  thumbing  their  noses 
at  their  conference  and  risking  expulsion  to  accept  a  Bowl  bid,  few 
fans  stop  to  honor  the  many  other  colleges  that  have  packed  away 
uniforms  in  mothballs.  Thousands  of  students  are  back  in  class- 
rooms and  academic  life  pursues  its  peaceful  way. 

A  little  college  that  rates  a  round  of  applause  is  Bucknell.  The 
Bisons  turned  a  deaf  ear  to  all  Bowl  bids.  Dr.  Horace  A.  Hildreth, 
president  of  the  University,  shut  the  door,  firmly  saying :  'We  now 
consider  the  football  season  closed.  We  are  looking  forward  to 
our  studies  and  our  Winter  sports  program.' 

Bucknell  proved  a  good  institution  can  produce  excellent  stu- 
dents and  a  successful  football  team  without  snap  courses,  pink 
convertibles  or  'spending  money.'  The  school  has  an  enrollment  of 
1,900.     One-third  are  co-eds.     Football   players  are  given  a  $600 

MARCH1952 


scholarship  and  not  a  cent  more.  This  amount  is  only  half  of  what 
any  Bucknell  student  requires.  Jobs  are  available  if  sought.  Many 
students  work  part  time,  footballers  as  well  as  non-athletes. 

Bucknell  produced  one  of  the  top  teams  in  the  East.  The  players 
were  not  recruited.  Most  of  them  never  played  football  before 
going  to  Lewisburg.  Burt  Talmage.  star  halfback,  selected  on 
most  All-East  elevens,  played  very  little  in  high  school.  He  didn't 
even  make  the  freshman  team  at  Bucknell. 

The  lanky  end  star,  Carl  Heininger,  didn't  bother  to  go  but  for 
freshman  football.  He  didn't  think  he  was  good  enough  to  play 
varsity  ball.  The  strong  defensive  flanker,  Joe  Gallagher,  was 
strictly  a  baseball  fan.  He  never  dreamed  he  could  be  made  into  a 
football  player.  The  big  tackle,  Frank  Kirby,  was  only  a  substitute 
in  his  high  school  days.  Brad  Meyers,  the  scampering  halfback, 
never  played  high  school   football,  either.     He  liked  soccer. 

Yet  coach  Harry  Lawrence  took  this  group  of  amateurs,  legiti- 
mate students,  and  completed  the  season  without  a  loss.  His  head- 
up,  fast-thinking,  fast-running  squad  beat  Temple,  28-7 ;  Muhlen- 
berg, 54-19;  Lehigh,  47-7;  Gettysburg,  41-7;  Buffalo,  62-32;  Kent 
State,  13-7,  and  Lafayette,  40-2i. 

I  say  let  us  continue  all  health-giving  competitive  sports.  Let 
us  have  more  colleges  conducted  the  way  Bucknell  is.  Let  us  have 
more  coaches  like  Harry  Lawrence.  Lou  Little  and  Ed  Danowski, 
to  name  a  few,  and  you  will  find  that  college  sports  evils  will  soon 
cease." 

That  the  de-emphasis  of  football  in  American  colleges  is  not  a 
settled  issue  was  clearly  demonstrated  during  the  week  of  January 
7  when  the  president's  committee  of  the  Ain^rican  Council  on  Edu- 
cation meeting  in  Washington  and  the  National  Collegiate  Athletic 
Association  meeting  in  Cincinnati  came  to  grips  with  the  problem. 

Nor  do  all  Bucknellians  share  the  same  viewpoint  on  the  place 
of  football  in  the  academic  program  if  the  mail  received  in  the 
Alumni  Office  is  any  criterion.  The  note  of  Cam  Rutledge  'ii 
illustrates  the  point : 

January  7,  1952 
"Dear  Buck : 

I  was  tremendously  pleased  with  the  1951  football  season  and 
very  proud  of  the  decision  against  post  season  games.  If  post 
season  games  and  national  standings  were  completely  abolished  tlie 
game  would  be  more  in  hand  and  less  professionalized. 

Yours 

(Signed)  Cam  Rutledge '33" 

A  Great  Alumnus  Dies 

(Continued  from  Pagt  :) 

tion,  the  ;\esculapian  Club,  the  American  Acaclem_v  of 
Surgeons,  the  Manufacturers  Country  Club,  and  other 
organizations.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 
Dr.  Spott's  first  wife  was  Gertrude  Marie  Lauer. 
After  her  death  he  married  Mary  E.  Gallagher  of  Chi- 
cago. He  is  survived  b}'  his  widow  and  a  daughter, 
Patricia  Mary. 

New  Trustees  Elected 

(Continued  from  Page  0) 

of  the  Washington  Federation  of  Churches.  In  1938 
he  was  married  to  the  former  Kathryn  Young  who  was 
an  instructor  in  chemistry  at  Colorado  State  College.  They 
have  two  children,  Richard  Kenneth  born  in  1938  and 
Carolyn  Jean  born  in  1944.  They  Ywe  at  1349  Iris  Street, 
N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

WILLIAM  PORTER  McNUTT  '27,  a  teacher  in  the 
Rostraver  Township  Schools,  will  represent  the  Monon- 
gahela  Baptist  Association  on  the  Board  of  Trustees.  lie 
will  complete  the  term  of  Ernest  Overholt  who  died  in 
June,  1951.  Mr.  McNutt  was  graduated  with  the  A.B. 
degree  in  1927.  He  attended  West  Newton  High  School 
and  on  the  campus  became  active  in  class  football.  He  is 
a  member  of  Lambda  Chi  Alpha  and  served  on  the 
Sophomore  Cotillion  Committee.  ]\Ir.  McNutt  resides 
with  his  wife,  the  former  Helen  B.  Durkin  '28,  at  R.  D. 
2,  Belle  Vernon,  Pa.  A  daughter,  Joan  B.  McNutt,  is 
now  a  senior  at  Bucknell.  She  is  a  member  of  Kappa 
Delta,' serving  as  secretary  in  1951. 

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June  Alumni  Day 
Plans  Undertvay 

Circle  the  weekend  of  June  7th  on  your  calendar — 
make  early  plans  for  a  baby  sitter — give  special  care  to 
the  family  chariot — check  early  on  the  vacation  schedule — 
in  short,  take  whatever  steps  are  necessary  now  to  assure 
your  being  able  to  join  the  "Back  to  Bucknell"  movement 
this  Commencement  time. 

A  campus  committee  of  students,  faculty,  alumni, 
and  townspeople  began  working  on  plans  some  time  ago 
and  promises  to  improve  on  the  super  arrangements  pre- 
sented visitors  last  year,  when  the  dormitory  set-up  alone 
convinced  visitors  that  the  Alumni  Weekend  at  Bucknell 
is  something  that  simply  cannot  be  skipped. 

Reunion  chairmen  and  reunion  committees  are  already 
at  work  selecting  regalia  for  the  big  class  parade.  Last 
year,  the  25th  year  reunion  class  was  almost  beaten  in 
attendance  by  the  20-year  class.  This  year  both  the  20th 
and  the  25th  year  classes  declare  they  will  have  the  largest 
number  of  classmates  ever  to  attend  a  reunion  on  the 
campus.  Several  classes  have  special  questionnaires  in 
preparation  collecting  information  on  what's  happened 
since  the  sheepskin  was  tucked  away  in  the  back  of  the 
bureau  drawer.  A  number  of  those  hilarious  class  his- 
tories ■  are  bound  to  result  from  such  activity.  While 
classes  whose  class  numerals  end  in  2  or  7  will  be  con- 
ducting regular  five-year  reunions,  Bucknellians  from 
every  class  are  urged  to  join  the  army  of  reunioners. 
The  program  is  planned  for  all  Bucknellians,  their  fami- 
lies, and  their  friends. 

When  all  attendance  records  were  broken  last  year, 
some  classes  had  to  overflow  the  reunion  headquarters. 
This  year  the  reunion  activities  committee  is  planning 
headquarter  areas  that  will  accommodate  one  hundred 
per  cent  of  the  class  members.  If  any  class  overflows  its 
reunion  headquarters  this  year,  members  of  the  planning 
committee  agree  to  parade  to  the  All-Alumni  Luncheon 
in  their  nightshirts. 

The  entire  weekend  program  has  been  lengthened  so 
there  will  be  adequate  time  for  visiting  and  relaxing. 
Alumni  activities  have  been  scheduled  for  Saturday,  June 
7,  although  several  business  meetings  are  planned  for  the 
previous  evening.  The  highlight  of  the  alumni  program 
will  be  the  All-Alumni  Luncheon  in  Davis  Gymnasium. 
Prior  to  the  luncheon  the  alumni  parade  of  classes,  prop- 
erly costumed,  will  follow  the  band  to  the  gym.  On 
Saturday  afternoon  following  the  luncheon  there  will  be 
ample  time  for  class  reunion  parties  on  the  Hill  or  else- 
where. The  Saturday  evening  program  following  the 
traditional  fraternity  and  sorority  symposia  includes  the 
Cap  and  Dagger  production  and  the  popular  All-Campus 
Jamboree  and  reception. 

On  Sunday  a  senior  reception  for  faculty,  seniors, 
parents  and  alumni  will  be  held  in  the  afternoon  and  the 
annual  Baccalaureate  services  in  the  evening.  Commence- 
ment exercises  are  scheduled  for  Monday  morning,  the 
traditional  Commencement  Day  of  pre-World  War  II 
times. 

The  classes  scheduled  for  reunion  in  June,  1952  in- 
clude the  Emeritus  Club  made  up  of  alumni  of  the  classes 
of  1884  to  1901  inclusive,  1892,  1897,  1902  (golden  an- 
niversary class),  1907,  1912,  1917,  1922,  1927  (silver 
anniversary  class),  1932,  1937,  1942,  1947,  plus  the  one- 
year  graduates  of  the  class  of  1951  who  will  be  gathering 
for  their  first  reunion.  Seniors  of  the  class  of  1952  will 
enjoy  the  alumni  day  festivities  as  honored  guests. 

The  April  issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 
will  carry  the  program  in  detail,  including  reservation 
forms  and  all  other  information  needed  to  make  your 
visit  a  pleasant  and  interesting  one.  All  you  need  to  do 
now  is  to  clear  the  weekend  of  June  7. 

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Bucknell  Goes  to  the  University  of  Alaska 

(Conthmed  from  Page  h) 

250   boys,    it   is   understandable   that   the   University   of 
Alaska  coed  is  pretty  tired  after  the  Miner's  Ball ! 

We  didn't  have  any  active  alumni  club  meetings  those 
50°-below-zero  nights  at  the  furthest-north  university, 
but  there  could  not  have  been  a  resident  on  the  campus 
who  was  not  aware  of  the  five  U.  of  A.  Bucknellians  and 
their  families.  Dr.  Bunnell  reigned  alone  as  Bucknell 
Alumnus  No.  1  at  the  University  until  August,  1948. 
Then  he  decided  that  he  needed  a  full-fledged  comptroller 
to  take  over  his  duties  in  that  role,  and  his  first  thought 
was  of  Bucknell.  A  letter  back  from  Lewisburg  brought 
a  recommendation  for  William  E.  Craumer.  who  flung 
his  worldly  goods  into  a  trunk  and  caught  a  plane  for  the 
far  north.  After  burning  the  midnight  oil  over  the  ac- 
counts and  bills  of  the  University,  Bill  and  Dr.  Bunnell 
met  in  conference  and  again  turned  to  their  Alma  Mater. 
This  time  Graydon  F.  Fice  '49  answered  their  plea,  to  be- 
come assistant  comptroller  and  bring  his  C  &  F  knowledge 
into  practice.  Graydon  had  to  leave  his  wife  and  young 
son,  Steve,  at  home  in  Athens,  Pennsylvania,  after  moving 
them  from  their  quarters  at  Bucknell  Village. 

A  few  months  later,  with  the  University  Food  Service 
in  a  muddle.  Bill  petitioned  Bob's  assistance,  and  thus 
came  Bucknellians  No.  4  and  No.  5.  Already  we  had  a 
sizable  group,  but  it  was  not  to  cease  growing.  In  February, 
1950,  Ensign  Yvonne  Horning,  a  Navy  Nurse  at  Valle- 
jo,  California,  flew  northward  to  become  Mrs.  William 
E.  Craumer.  It  was  a  truly  Bucknellian  wedding,  with 
Dr.  Bunnell  giving  the  bride  away,  Bob  as  best  man  and 
I  as  maid  of  honor,  and  Graydon  Fice  as  usher!  In  the 
meantime.  Alberta  Fice  and  Steve  had  shipped  their 
trunks  to  the  interior,  and  the  row  of  houses  into  which 
the  R.  C.  Craumers,  W.  E.  Craumers,  and  Graydon  Fices 
moved  soon  became  known  as  Bucknell  Row.  Before  the 
group  left  Alaska,  in  the  spring  of  1951  two  bouncing 
future  Bucknellians  appeared  to  make  Bucknell  Row  an 
even  busier  place — Pamela  Susan  Craumer  for  our  house- 
hold, and  William  E.  Craumer,  Jr.  for  the  house  next 
door.  Five  Bucknellians,  three  registered  for  the  future, 
and  two  Bucknellians  by  marriage,  congregated  in  three 
prosperous  years  at  the  University  of  Alaska ! 

Washington  Seminar 

Bucknell  will  participate  next  year  in  the  Washing- 
ton Seminar,  an  independent  honors  program  sponsored 
by  The  American  University,  Washington,  D.  C,  in  coop- 
eration with  20  liberal  arts  colleges.  Beginning  next  fall. 
Bucknell  will  send  two  upperclass  students  to  spend  a 
semester  studying  government  in  action  in  the  nation's 
capital.  Although  enrolled  at  Bucknell,  they  will  reside 
in  an  American  University  dormitory  in  Washington. 
The  two  Bucknellians  will  plan  their  own  study  projects 
under  guidance  of  a  counselor,  meet  with  a  seminar  con- 
sidering "American  Government  in  Action,"  and  take 
courses  in  the  LTniversity's  School  of  Social  Sciences  and 
Public  Aft'airs.  Credit  for  Bucknell's  participation  in  the 
project  goes  to  Dr.  C.  Herschel  Jones,  assistant  professor 
of  political  science. 

Mrs.  Sims  Dies 

It  is  with  deep  regret  that  we  ha\"e  to  announce  the 
passing  of  Mrs.  Helen  Parker  Sims,  wife  of  Dr.  Hugh 
D.  Sims,  professor  of  chemical  engineering. 

Mrs.  Sims  died  January  8,  1952  after  a  brief  illness. 
She  came  to  Bucknell  from  Ohio  with  her  husband  in 
1948  when  he  joined  our  faculty.  Prior  to  that  time  they 
had  spent  a  number  of  years  in  Texas.  To  her  bereaved 
husband  and  to  her  family  sincere  sympathy  is  extended. 

MARCH    1953 


CLUB  ACTIVITIES 


Foiuider's  Day  on  the  Campus 

Bucknell  Alumni  clubs  across  the  nation 
are  celebrating  Bucknell's  106th  birthday. 
Reports  of  some  of  these  meetings  are  in- 
cluded in  this  issue,  others  will  follow  in  the 
April  BUCKNELL  ALUAINUS. 

The  undergraduates  likewise  commemo- 
rated the  Anniversarj-  of  the  founding  of  the 
Universit^^  The  Founder's  Day  exercises 
were  conducted  during  the  chapel  ser\aces 
on  \\"ednesda3%  February  6,  with  President 
Horace  A.  Hildreth  delivering  the  address  of 
the  day.  A  Litany  for  Bucknell  written  by 
Dr.  Charles  M.  Bond  of  the  faculty  was 
used.  For  the  benefit  of  our  Alumni  readers 
it  is  given  here  in  full. 

A  Litany  for  Bucknell 

0  Lord,  our  God.  God  of  our  Founding  Fathers, 
we  satlier  in  tlii.^  holv  place  to  tliank  Tliee  for 
the  "heritage  we  bear  and  to  commemorate  those 
men  and  Vomen  who  have  so  riclily  given  of 
themselves  and  their  possessions  to  establish 
this   University. 

We  thank  Thee.  God  of  our  Fathers,  for  every 
noble  thought,  courageous  deed,  and  sacrificial 
act  that  brought  this  University  into  being. 

For  their  clear  vision  of  the  needs  of  the  hour, 
for  their  wisdom  in  deciding  great  issues,  for 
their  coura-ge  to  be  known  and  counted  in  the 
ranks  of  thy  devoted  worshippers,  and  for  their 
willingness  to  set  aside  the  lure  of  personal 
gain  "for  the  hope  of  common  good,  we  give 
Thee  hearty  thanks. 

Make  us,  0  God,  to  understand  the  sense  of 
trust,  and  mission,  and  creative  senice  whicli 
gave  power  and  resourcefulness  to  our  Founders, 
and  grant  that  we  in  our  own  day  may  enter 
into  this  same  spirit. 

We  acknowledge  with  deep  gratitude  the  leading 
of  thy  Spirit  through  the  long  years  of  the  life 
of  this  University.  Not  only  in  the  lives  of 
the  Founding  Fatliers  have  there  been  the  mani- 
festations of  vision,  and  courage,  and  devotion, 
but  also  in  the  lives  of  thousands  who  have 
sen"ed  our  x\lma  Mater. 

For  tlie  long  and  noble  history  of  service  to 
Bucknell  University,  for  the  'deeds  and  deep 
devotions',  so  often  unheralded  and  unsung,  we 
thank  Thee,    Lord. 

The  challenge  to  duty  and  the  call  to  senice, 
which  onr  Fathers  heard  and  answered,  now 
sounds  in  our  minds  and  hearts.  To  us  there 
come  the  moments  of  great  decision.  Before  us 
there  lie  the  dividing  patlis.  From  us  Thou  dost 
expect  the  same  consecrated  living  and  serving 
which  have  made  our  inheritance  great  and 
precious. 

0  God.  our  fathers'  God.  and  our  God.  open 
our  ears  to  the  call  of  human  need,  open  our 
minds  to  the  lure  of  thy  redeeming  truth,  open 
our  hearts  to  the  love  of  our  fellowmen,  and 
open  our  wills  to  the  consecration  of  a  high  and 
noble  cause. 

Grant,  0  Lord,  that  this  Founder's  Day  may  be. 
for  each  of  us  and  for  our  University,  a  Day  of 
A'ision  and  a  day  of  Dedication.     Amen. 


Harrisbiu'g 

This  year  we  are  continuing  our  regular 
monthly  dinner  meetings  at  the  Central  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  the  first  Thursday  of  each  month  fol- 
lowed bj'  talks  and  discussions  by  well- 
known  leaders  in  a  variety  of  fields.  In 
January  Mr.  James  S.  McKelvey  presented 
his  films  on  "Our  Freedoms"  and  provided  a 
thought-provoking  program  which  stimu- 
lated us  on  our  individual  responsibilities  in 
preserving  our  freedom. 

To  help  us  celebrate  Bucknell's  106th 
Birthday.  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis  '11,  head,  edu- 
cation department  at  Bucknell,  visited  us 
and  brought  us  up-to-date  on  education 
overseas  through  his  inspiring  address  "An 
American  Educator  Looks  at  German 
Schools." 

Each  monthly  meeting  is  under  the  direc- 
tion of  a  program  chairman  who  secures  the 
speaker  and  arranges  the  program  of  the 
month.  Program  chairman  for  March  is 
Allen  F.  Jones  '25  and  for  April,  Allen  A. 
Rarig  '29  will  be  in  charge. 

ISABELLE   L.    ClOUSER, 

President. 


Reading 

On  Saturday  afternoon,  December  29,  the 
Reading-Bucknell  Alumni  Club  held  a 
Christmas  Tea-dance  in  the  ballroom  of  the 
\\'yomissing  Club  in  Reading. 

The  purpose  of  the  tea  was  to  stimulate 
Bucknell  interest  in  the  local  j'oung  people 
and  to  bring  alumni  up-to-date  on  activities 
at  Alma  Mater. 

\\"e  were  most  fortunate  to  have  some 
local  Bucknell  students  speak  to  us  on  men's 
sports,  women's  sports,  religious  activities, 
and  the  Bucknell  Way  of  Life.  DoUie 
Dietrich  '52,  Mary  Ann  Fritz  '52,  Martha 
Roberts  '55,  and  Howard  Macauley  '54  did 
this  so  well  for  us.  Miriam  Esslinger  '54 
sang  two  lovely  songs,  and  afterwards  led 
in  spirited  singing  of  Bucknell  songs. 

The  program  was  enjo3-ed  bj'  all  who 
agreed  that  Reading  is  very  ably  represented 
at  "the  300  acres  set  apart''  by  these  talented 
young  people. 

A  dinner  was  held  at  Reeser's  Restaurant 
in  Tuckerton  before  the  Bucknell-Albright 
game,  January  19.  After  the  dinner  we 
attended  the  basketball  game.  We  cheered 
very  hard,  but,  as  you  saw  from  the  score, 
we  did  not  win.  We  all  had  a  wonderful 
time,  though,  and  will  do  it  again  soon. 

Je.\x  F.  Snyder  '46. 

Trenton 

A  grand  group  of  71  Bucknellians,  friends, 
and  parents  gathered  for  an  evening  together 
when  the  Trenton  Area  Bucknell  Alumni 
Club  held  its  annual  dinner  meeting  on  Fri- 
day. January  18  at  Landwehr's  on  the  River 
Road  in  Trenton,  N.  J. 

The  liighlight  of  the  evening  was  the 
pleasure  of  having  Coach  Harry  Lawrence 
with  us  as  our  guest  and  speaker. 

I'o  matter  how  proud  we  were  of  tlie 
Bucknell  football  team  or  how  much  we 
knew  about  its  outstanding  accomplishments, 
Coach  Lawrence  sureh-  thrilled  us  with  a 
complete  coverage  of  football  activities.  It 
was  interesting  to  learn  facts  about  the  team 
members,  tlieir  academic  standing,  their  in- 
terests, and  their  football  records  as  com- 
pared with  other  colleges.  The  film  of  the 
Bucknell-Lehigh  game  was  shown  giving 
everj'one  an  opportunity  to  see  the  Bisons  in 
action.  We  wish  to  thank  Harry  Lawrence 
for  such  an  interesting  meeting. 

Joseph  Quick  '38,  president,  appointed 
Charles  Coleman  '14  as  chairman  of  the 
nominating  committee  for  the  selection  of 
new  club  officers. 

Harriet  Arnold  '49, 

Secretary. 

Triple   Cities 

On  December  4,  1951,  the  Triple  Cities 
Bucknell  Alumni  arranged  to  have  Coach 
Harry  Lawrence  address  the  annual  football 
dinner  of  Endicott  High  School  sponsored 
by  the  local  Kiwanis  Club. 

That  evening  50  Bucknellians  and  their 
guests  held  a  private  dinner  at  which  time 
Coach  Harr}-  Lawrence  show-ed  football 
movies  of  the  famed  Bisons  and  spoke  in 
general  about  Bucknell.  I  might  add  he  was 
enthusiastically  received. 

Alex  Alexander  '43, 

President. 

Washington 

Something  new  in  alumni  club  programs 
was  initiated  in  the  Greater  Washington 
area  on  New  Year's  Eve.  Bucknellians  and 
their  guests  joined  the  New  Year's  Eve  cele- 
bration at  the  National  Hotel  in  a  party  that 


began  at  9:30  p.  m.  December  31  and  con- 
tinued until  4  :00  a.  m.  in  the  New  Year. 

Leonard  R.  Smith  '44,  president  of  the 
Washington  Alumni  Club,  arranged  the 
party  and  introduced  a  number  of  visitors 
from  the  campus  including  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Tommy  Dean.  Tommy  was  first-string 
quarterback  on  the  undefeated,  untied  Buck- 
nell football  squad.  Other  campus  visitors 
were  George  Young,  All-East  and  Little 
Ail-American  football  tackle  and  Jim 
"Smok}'"  Ostendarp,  former  Bucknell  star 
and  backfield  performer  for  the  New  York 
Giants  this  season. 

The  affair  ended  with  a  bufiet  breakfast 
in  the  wee  hours  of  the  new  year. 

On  Thursday,  February  7,  Bucknellians 
gathered  again  at  the  National  Hotel  for  a 
dinner  and  program.  Head  Coach  Harry 
Lawrence  was  the  guest  of  the  evening  and 
spoke  to  the  Bucknellians  in  attendance. 
Leonard  R.  Smith, 

President. 

St.   Petersburg 

March  8,    1952 :     Covered    Luncheon   aii_d 
Social  Hour  at  the  home  of  Miss  Marjorie 
}iIontgomery,   4565   Dartmouth  Ave.   North, 
St.    Petersburg   at   noon.     Also,   a   business ' 
session. 

April  5,  1952 :  Covered  dish  luncheon, 
business  meeting,  and  social  hour  at  the 
home  of  George  F.  and  Ruth  S.  Ballets, 
552  Kirkwood  Terrace  North,  St.  Peters- 
burg, at  noon. 


Long  Island 

May  14,  1952.  Spring  meeting.  Contact 
William  S.  Liming.  396  Andrews  Rd.,  East 
Williston,  N.  Y. 


Anne  Cassell  '52  Finalist  in 
Football  Queen  Contest 

Biff  Bennett,  writer  for  Sports  Magasine 
is  nearing  the  end  of  his  quest  for  a  campus 
football  queen  for  1951.  After  a  nationwide 
survey  of  colleges  Biff  has  now  narrowed 
down  the  field  of  coed  beauties  to  four.  The 
finalists  are  ANNE  CASSELL,  BUCK- 
NELL; Dotty  Grover.  Syracuse;  Kitty 
Hartman,  Tennessee ;  Francine  Lawson,  San 
Jose,  State. 

Anne's  sparkling  performances  with  the 
Bucknell  Band  during  four  years  as  Buck- 
nell twirler  are  well  known  to  thousands  of 
Alumni.  Her  picture  appears  on  page  3  of 
the  September  1951  issue  of  THE  BUCK- 
NELL ALUMNUS. 

Photos  of  all  four  beauties  \Ting  for  the 
■queen's  jeweled  crown  appear  in  the  Febru- 
ary issue  of  Sports  Ulagazine.  A  poll  of  the 
readers  will  determine  the  winner. 


Have  you  had  a  wedding?  —  a 
baby?  —  tw^ins?  —  promotion?  — 
vacation?  Do  you  have:  a  new 
house? — a  change  of  address? — a 
new  job? — any  interesting  experi- 
ence? Share  the  news  with  your 
friends  of  Bucknell.  Tou  would 
like  to  know  about  them.  They 
are  interested  in  what  happens  to 
vou!  Write  the  Alumni  Office  on 
the  Hill. 


MARCH    1932 


Kress  Foundation  Adds  to 
National  Art  Gallery  Treasures 

;'_v  M.  Jayne  Rothschild  '52 

The  Samuel  H.  Kress  Foundation,  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  finest  art  collecting  or- 
ganizations, attracted  over  25,000  admirers 
at  the  National  Art  Gallery's  public  exhibit 
held  last  March.  The  Kress  treasures  in- 
clude 130  paintings  and  sculpture  originals 
and  some  1300  medals,  plaquettes,  and  small 
bronzes.  This  donation  augmented  the  446 
paintings  and  42  sculptured  works  already 
contributed  to  the  Gallery  by  the  Foundation. 

The  vice-president  of  the  Kress  Foundation 
is  Rush  H.  Kress  who  was  graduated  from 
Bucknell  in  1900.  Besides  being  one  of  the 
university's  outstanding  benefactors,  he  is 
also  on  the  Bucknell  Board  of  Trustees.  Mr. 
Kress  represented  his  brother,  Samuel  H. 
Kress,  at  the  invitational  opening  of  the 
exhibit. 

In  discussing  the  Kress  Foundation  with 
the  Gallery's  chief  curator,  Mr.  Kress  de- 
scribed the  basic  function  of  the  Foundation 
as  the  development  through  art  of  "a  deeper 
spiritual  character  on  the  part  of  our  coming 
generations."  This  is  an  especially  important 
function  today,  since  the  era  of  private  col- 
lections is  now  history  and  few  individuals 
are  able  to  buy  works  of  art  for  public 
museums,  According  to  John  Walker,  the 
Gallery's  chief  curator,  the  Kress  Founda- 
tion has  assumed  this  responsibility. 

The  Foundation's  donation  to  the  Gallery 
for  this  exhibit  received  nationwide  publicity, 
with  special  honors  to  its  leaders,  the  Kress 
brothers.  The  National  Geographic  Maga- 
zine (January,  1952)  carried  a  full  length 
article.  All  the  major  newspapers  gave  it 
exceptional  space  in  their  Sunday,  March 
18,  1951  issues. 

Among  the  guests  at  the  invitational  open- 
ing was  Mrs.  Edith  Kelly  Fetherston  '05  of 
Lewisburg,  Pennsylvania.  An  artist  her- 
self with  two  "one-man"  exhibitions  to  her 
credit,  Mrs.  Fetherston  described  the  exhi- 
bition as  "a  breathtaking,  aesthetic  experi- 
ence ...  no  words  can  express  my  emotions 
at  seeing  the  outstanding  number  of  superb 
paintings  .  .  .  25,000  people  will  forever  be 
in  debt  to  S.  H.  Kress  and  his  brother.  Rush, 
for  the  memory  of  the  priceless  art  trea- 
sures." 

Bucknell  is  proud  of  the  roles  played  in 
this  historical  event  by  its  graduates  and 
friends. 


Irving  Berlin  Scholarship 

Irving  Berlin,  composer  and  song  writer 
who  received  the  honorary  degree,  doctor 
of  music,  from  Bucknell  in  1940,  has  estab- 
lished an  endowment  scltolarship  at  the  Univ- 
versity.  The  scholarship  is  designed  for 
music  students  in  memory  of  Dr.  Berlin's 
life  long  friend  and  attorney,  the  late  Fran- 
cis Gilbert  of  New  York  City. 

To  be  known  as  The  Francis  Gilbert 
Scholarship  Fund,  the  $15,000  endowment 
will  provide  an  annual  full-tuition  scholar- 
ship or  several  partial  scholarships.  It  will 
be  awarded  to  students  of  music  on  the  basis 
of  scholarship  and  need  beginning  in  the 
fall  of  1952. 

This  gift  is  the  first  in  a  scholarship  pro- 
gram begun-  by  the  University  to  obtain 
$300,000  to  help  outstanding  students  who 
are  unable  to  pay  the  increased  costs  of  a 
college  education.  The  diminishing  value  of 
income  from  scholarship  resources  is  forcing 
the  University  to  pass  over  outstanding 
youth  who,  despite  willingness  to  work  in 
spare  time,  cannot  finance  a  college  educa- 
tion. The  cost  of  a  college  education  has 
increased  approximately  300  per  cent  in  the 
last  20  years.  Consecjuently,  there  is  a  grow- 
ing trend  in  government  to  advocate  that  all 

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c|ua!ified  persons  should  be  given  an  educa- 
tion. Many  leaders  in  the  private  college 
field  believe  that  education  cannot  be  given ; 
it  must  be  gained.  In  order  to  be  educated, 
a  person  must  want  to  be  educated.  The 
Bucknell  scholarships  are  regarded  not  as 
gifts  but  as  non-interest  bearing  loans. 

Bucknell's  long-range  program  is  de- 
signed to  interest  ten  Americans  in  providing 
$15,000  each  for  fifteen  endowed  scholarships 
and  20  equally  far-sighted  citizens  who  will 
give  $7,500  each  for  20  half -tuition  scholar- 
ships. 

Information  regarding  tire  Bucknell  pro- 
gram has  been  published  in  a  folder  entitled 
"Education — American  Style,"  which  is  be- 
ing circulated  by  the  Bucknell  Development 
Council,  Alfred  H.  Fenton,  director.  The 
council  is  made  up  of  a  group  of  friends  and 
Alumni  of  the  Universitj'  organized  to  ad- 
vance the  cause  of  independent  colleges  in 
general  and  Bucknell  in  particular. 

Job  Placement  Activities 

by  Raymond  K.  Ikwin  '47 
Director,  Placement  Bureau 

In  most  sections  of  the  East  a  slight  rise 
in  the  general  employment  level  has  been 
noted  since  the  beginning  of  the  new  year. 
In  some  areas  it  has  been  fluctuating,  caused 
by  some  cutbacks  due  to  high  inventories. 
Generally  speaking,  employment  in  most 
areas  has  held  steady. 

Engineers  are  in  demand,  especially  those 
with  advanced  training  either  by  education 
or  experience.  The  call  is  coming  from  the 
larger  industries  who  have  secured  many 
governmental  contracts.  The  smaller  indus- 
tries, offering  equal  opportunities,  are  having 
some  difficulty  in  securing  the  type  of  per- 
sons needed,  partially  due  to  the  fact  that 
they  cannot  meet  the  salary  level  of  larger 
industries. 

The  activities  of  the  Placement  Bureau 
for  the  year  have  increased  considerably. 
It  is  expected  that  the  number  of  company 
representatives  visiting  the  campus  on  their 
annual  recruiting  trips  will  exceed  150.  In 
addition,  correspondence  with  business  and 
industrial  organizations  throughout  the  coun- 
try has  now  reached  approximately   1000. 

Gradually  the  Placement  Bureau  is  or- 
ganizing its  Alumni  placement  service.  It 
is  hoped  that  Alumni  placement  will  become 
a  vital  part  of  the  work  of  the  Bureau  in  a 
relatively  short  time.  As  the  result  of  re- 
cent announcements  in  THE  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS  several  Alumni  have  regis- 
tered with  the  Bureau  or  have  indicated  an 
interest  in  considering  employment  oppor- 
tunities. A  list  of  organizations  seeking  the 
services  of  men  will  be  forwarded  to  Alumni 
who  registered  with  the  Bur-eau.  If  you 
wish  to  be  included  on  such  a  mailing  list, 
please  contact  the  Placement  Bureau  for 
necessary  registration  forms. 

Alumni  suggestions  to  the  Placement  Bu- 
reau will  be  appreciated ;  it  is  interested  in 
organizing  an  effective  Alumni  placement 
program  but  realizes  that  Alumni  should 
have  a  share  in  organizing  the  program  if  it 
is  to  serve  the  needs  of  Alumni  adequately. 

Allan  Gates  Halline  Memorial 

The  English  department  of  Bucknell  has 
established  a  permanent  memorial  to  Dr. 
Allan  Gates  Halline  in  the  form  of  a  prize 
fund,  the  income  from  which  will  provide 
an  annual  award  for  some  student  on  the 
basis  of  his  attainments  in  American  litera- 
ture. It  is  hoped  to  raise  at  least  $350  from 
faculty  and   student   contributions. 

The  death  of  Allan  Gates  Halline  on 
October  13.  1951  removed  from  the  faculty 
of  Bucknell  University  one  of  the  finest 
spirits  with  whom  students  have  been  priv- 
ileged   to    associate.      He    met    death   as   he 


met  the  problems  of  life  in  the  mood  of  a 
true  philosopher,  setting  an  example  of 
courageous  optimism  to  those  he  left  behind. 
The  devotion  he  showed  in  his  generous 
service  to  the  college,  the  community,  and 
the  world  of  scholarship  will  be  long  re- 
membered. In  the  college  he  was  active 
especially  as  a  contributor  to  BUCKNELL 
STUDIES  and  to  the  discussions  of  the 
Bucknell  Scholars  group.  He  worked  ener- 
getically as  chairman  of  the  University 
Artist  Course  committee  to  bring  our  campus 
the  finest  of  musical  events.  He  was  a  good 
neighbor,  spending  hours  of  hard  and  willing 
labor  in  the  achievement  of  gracious  commu- 
nity benefits.  As  a  scholar  his  writings  for 
learned  journals  and  his  activity  as  secretary 
of  the  American  Literature  section  of  the 
Modern  Language  Association  of  America 
were  undertaken  with  characteristic  patience 
and  devoted  attention.  He  steadily  achieved 
increasing  respect  among  his  associates  in 
the  world  of  American  letters  through  the 
publication  of  three  anthologies  of  American 
plays. 

Pete  Reynolds,  Former 

Football  Coach,  Dies 

Charles  W.  P.  "Pete"  Reynolds,  66,  head 
football  coach  at  Bucknell  from  1919  to 
1923,  died  in  Oneida  City  Hospital,  Oneida, 
New  York,  December  26,  after  a  long  ill- 
ness. In  his  coaching  years  at  Bucknell  his 
teams  won  26  games,  lost  18,  and  tied  3. 
The  best  record  was  established  in  1920. 

Mr.  Reynolds,  who  was  born  in  Wood- 
stock, N.  Y.,  was  a  star  end  for  Syracuse 
University  in  1907  and  1908.  He  stayed  at 
Syracuse  for  three  years  as  assistant  coach 
before  serving  as  head  gridiron  mentor  at 
Hobart  and  Hamilton  Colleges  and  Buck- 
nell, successively. 

He  preceded  Carl  Suavely,  now  at  the 
LIniversity  of  North  Carolina,  as  head  coach 
of  the  Bisons. 

Returning  to  Syracuse  to  coach  in  1925 
and  1926,  he  went  into  business  the  follow- 
ing year,  but  he  once  again  appeared  on  the 
coaching  scene  in  1935  and  1936  at  Knox 
College,  Galesburg,  111.  Since  that  time  he 
has  been  living  in  Oneida,  where  he  worked 
for  a  manufacturing  firm. 

Surviving  are  his  wife  and  one  daughter. 

Troast  in  Ribbon 
Cutting  Ceremonies 

Paul  L.  Troast,  Bucknell  trustee  and 
chairman  of  the  New  Jersey  Turnpike 
Authority,  recently  participated  in  the  cere- 
monies opening  the  final  nine-mile  stretch  of 
the  118-mile  New  Jersey  Turnpike.  This 
latest  highway  development  designed  to  speed 
traffic  from  Deepwater,  Delaware  to  the 
George  Washington  Bridge  has  been  com- 
pleted in  record  time. 

With  the  new  section  open,  Mr.  Troast 
said,  "this  new  transportation  artery  will 
make  it  possible  to  travel  between  New  York 


Service  Record 

The  Alumni  Office  urgently  requests 
that  the  names  and  service  addresses, 
if  possible,  of  Alumni  being  called 
back  to  military  duty  be  forwarded 
to  Lewisburg. 

The  list  of  Bucknell  Alumni  in  ser- 
vice is  growing.  It  is  important  that 
the  record  be  accurate  in  order  that 
news  of  the  LIniversity  may  be  sent  to 
■Mumni  in  the  Armed  Services. 


MARCH    1  9  .-i  2 


Bucknellian  Weds  on  Television 


That  poiuii.:!  iiii'ii  mil  Groom  television  program  on  the  Columbia  network  featured 
the  marriage  of  Cliltord  JVIoritz,  Jr.  'SO  and  Marilyn  Louise  Reaves.  Cliff  and  his  bride 
were  showered  with  the  usual  array  of  gifts  by  the  sponsors  of  the  program,  General  Electric. 
Their  gifts  included  a  honeymoon  stay  at  the  Sheraton  Hotel  in  Buffalo,  use  of  a  new  Pontiac 
car,  a  television  set,  sterling  silver,  household  appliances,  a  makeup  kit  and  a  dryer.  The  new 
bride  was  formerly  a  graduate  nurse  at  New  Jersey's  Muhlenberg"  Hospital  and  met  Cliff 
while  she  was  taking  care  of  his  mother  at  that  institution.  Cliff  works  in  the  General 
Electric  plant  at  Bridgeport. 


City  and  Delaware  in  approximately  two 
hours'  time,  a  saving  of  at  least  50  per  cent." 

Governor  Alfred  E.  Driscoll,  H'51,  also 
spoke  at  the  opening  of  this  final  link  of  the 
New  Jersey  Turnpike. 

Two  sons  of  Mr.  Troast  are  Bucknellians, 
Arthur  L.  in  the  Class  of  '51  and  John  G.  in 
the  Class  of  '53. 


An  All  Biicknell  Wedding 

When  Alan  Carnall  Davis  '51  married 
Rachel  Jean  Heim  '51  in  Lewisburg,  two 
Bucknell  families  of  long  standing  were 
present.  Alan  Davis  is  the  son  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Frank  G.  Davis.  Dr.  Davis  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Class  of  1911  and  served  for  seven 
and  one-half  years  as  alumni  secretary.  He 
is  now  head  of  the  education  department  at 
Bucknell.  Alan's  sisters  also  attended  Buck- 
nell. They  are  Margaret  '40  and  Carol  Lee 
'38,  now  Mrs.  E.  J.  Hart. 

The  bride's  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward 
F.  Heim  (Ella  Osbourn)  were  graduated 
from  Bucknell  in  1921.  Mrs.  Davis'  grand- 
father, the  late  Dr.  Ephriam  Heim.  was  pro- 
fessor of  economics  at  Bucknell  for  thirty 
years  and  her  family  has  been  closely  identi- 
fied with  the  University.  She  now  has  a 
fellowship  at  Columbia  University  where 
she  is  studying  for  her  master's  degree.  At 
Bucknell  she  was  a  member  of  Pi  Beta  Phi 
sorority. 

Alan  C.  Davis  was  a  member  of  Phi 
Gamma  Delta  fraternity  at  Bucknell  and  he 
is  now  a  student  at  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan where  he  is  taking  his  master's  degree 
in  public  administration.  He  served  one  and 
a  half  years  in  the  Army  and  was  in  Japan 
with  the  Army  of  Occupation  for  one  year, 
stationed  at  Beppu. 

The  wedding  ceremony  was  performed  on 

MARCH    1  fl  .^)  2 


Monday,  December  24.  at  the  home  of  the 
bride's  grandmother,  Mrs.  Esther  Osbourn, 
40  S.  Front  Street,  Lewisburg. 

Bucknellians  in 
Graduate  Work 

by  Sar..\  Jane  Anderson  '54 

During  the  past  five  years  at  least  463 
Bucknell  graduates  have  enrolled  for  ad- 
vanced study  in  123  colleges  and  universi- 
ties, according  to  the  recorder's  reports. 
Excellent  records  have  been  made  in  medi- 
cal,  psychological,   and   historical   fields. 

At  the  present  time  the  following  people, 
who  majored  in  history  at  Bucknell,  are 
working  for  the  Ph.D.  degree  in  leading 
graduate  schools :  HELEN  ROYER  '44  and 
BETTY  JANE  MIDDLESWORTH 
MOORE  '44  both  former  history  instructors 
at  Bucknell,  are  at  Penn  State.  RUSSELL 
ROTH  AM'51  will  begin  his  doctorate  at 
Johns  Hopkins  University.  WILLIAM 
ROLLINS  '43  is  attending  Princeton; 
IRENE  KHIN  MYINT  MA'51  is  at  the 
L^niversity  of  Wisconsin,  and  WILLIAM 
HUMMEL  MA'49  is  at  the  University  of 
Pittsburgh. 

GWENN  ANN  ABRAHAMSON  '50 
and  ALBERT  A.  HAYDON  entered  the 
University  of  Wisconsin  and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania,  respectively  in  Feb- 
ruary 1952. 

Much  outstanding  graduate  work  has  also 
be  carried  on  in  psychology.  In  the  past  20 
years  at  least  17  Bucknell  psychology  majors 
have  been  awarded  doctors'  degrees,  with 
four  others  soon  to  receive  them.  Since 
1941,  sixteen  others  have  received  master  of 
arts  or  master  of  science  degrees  in  our  lead- 
ing universities. 


Di*.  George  W.  Hawk 
'07  Honored 

After  forty  years  of  medical  service  it 
takes  a  lot  to  surprise  a  physician  and  sur- 
geon but  Dr.  George  W.  Hawk  was  com- 
pletely surprised  when  the  new  three-floor 
pediatric  department  of  The  Guthrie  Clinic- 
Robert  Packer  Hospital  at  Sayre  was  dedi- 
cated to  him.  Over  the  years  George  has 
been  too  busy  with  hospital  emergencies  to 
visit  the  campus  very  often  but  when  he  was 
here  as  a  student  he  took  the  full  Bucknell 
treatment.  After  attending  the  Academy  in 
1902-03,  he  was  awarded  the  bachelor  of 
science  degree  in  1907  and  the  master  of 
science  degree  in  1910.  The  University  of 
Pennsylvania  granted  him  the  M.D.  degree 
in  1911. 

The  dedication  of  the  George  W.  Hawk 
Pediatric  Pavilion  and  the  testimonial  dinner 
given  in  his  honor  were  acknowledgements 
of  many  years  of  faithful  and  excellent  ser- 
vice to  the  hospital.  His  friends  and  asso- 
ciates of  the  class  of  1907  look  forward  to 
greeting  him  in  person  at  the  big  forty-fifth 
reunion  of  the  class  in  June,  1952. 

McPherson '42   Wins 
Lehigh  Award 

Murray  Burns  McPherson  received  a 
share  of  the  Alfred  Noble  Robinson  award 
of  $1,000  at  the  latest  presentation  of  faculty 
awards  at  Lehigh  University. 

The  Robinson  award  is  given  each  year  to 
a  member  or  members  of  the  Lehigh  faculty 
not  over  35  years  of  age  and  below  the  rank 
of  associate  professor  who  have  been  voted 
"as  giving  outstanding  performance  in  the 
service  of  the  university."  Murray  has  since 
been  promoted  to  associate  professor  of  civil 
engineering  at  Lehigh  University.  After 
earning  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  science  in 
civil  engineering  at  Bucknell  in  1942,  Mr. 
McPherson  was  awarded  the  master  of  sci- 
ence degree  by  the  State  University  of  Iowa 
in  1947.  He  has  also  studied  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan.  He  has  conducted  several 
model  dams  and  dam  structure  surveys  for 
communities  since  he  took  over  the  direction 
of  the  hydraulic  laboratory  on  the  Lehigh 
campus.  He  is  a  Junior  member  of  the 
American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers  and  a 
-  member  of  the  American  Society  for  Engi- 
neering Education.  At  Bucknell  he  became 
a  member  of  Alpha  Chi  Mu.  He  is  married 
to  Jeanne  M.  Meyer  of  the  class  of  1942  and 
they  reside  on  Main  Street,  Coopersburg,  Pa. 

PetruUo  '35  Takes 
Job  Abroad 

C.  Frank  Petrullo  has  accepted  a  position 
with  the  contracting  firm  of  Gilboy  and 
O'Malley,  Scranton,  to  assist  with  recon- 
struction work  in  various  European  coun- 
tries. The  firm  is  reconstructing  buildings 
in  Europe  for  the  United  States  Government 
and  has  offices  in  England,  Spain,  France, 
and  Italy.  One  of  the  major  projects  is  the 
building  of  a  1,000-bed  hospital  in  France. 

Petrullo  is  well  fitted  for  his  new  assign- 
ment as  consulting  construction  engineer  be- 
cause of  his  wide  experience  and  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  Italian,  French  and  Span- 
ish languages.  After  graduating  from 
Bucknell  with  a  B.S.  in  civil  engineering  in 
1935,  he  joined  the  Milton  Steel  and  Supply 
Company  for  five  years.  He  then  served 
on  the  staff  of  Bucknell  Junior  College  at 
Wilkes-Barre  as  an  instructor  of  surveying 
and  mathematics.  More  recently  he  was 
afifiliated  with  the  Albert  Boyer  Construction 
Company  of  Northumberland  and  the  King 
Construction  Company  of  Williamsport 
which  position  he  left  to  accept  his  new 
appointment.  While  abroad,  Mrs.  Petrullo 
and  their  two  children  will  continue  to  re- 
side at  Northumberland. 

15 


An  Interview  With 
Thomas  B.  Beatty 

by  Joan  Lafferandre  'S3 


Thomas  B.  Beattv 
Education  Department 


After  teaching  summer  school  at  Bucknell 
for  six  summers,  Mr.  Beatty  took  over  teach- 
er training  for  a  three  year  period  which 
ended  last  June.  Much  of  his  time  is  now 
spent  in  Bertrand  Library  doing  research  on 
a  text  book,  Co-curricular  Activities,  which 
he  is  writing  in  collaboration  with  Herbert 
Stover,  retired  principal  of  Lewisburg  High 
School. 

Mr.  Beatty  plans  to  retire  at  the  end  of 
this  year,  but  he  will  be  far  from  idle.  His 
hobbies  include  not  only  stone  cutting  and 
polishing  and  jewelry  making,  but  also  wood 
carving  and  photography.  His  black  and 
white  photograph  of  a  sunset,  which  was 
awarded  a  blue  ribbon  at  a  Chicago  exhibi- 
tion in  1940,  is  on  display  in  Bertrand  Li- 
brary. He  intends  to  master  shell  craft,  an 
art  which  spurred  his  interest  while  he  was 
in  Florida.  Travel  is  included  in  his  plans 
for  the  future,  along  with  a  desire  to  produce 
another  play. 

Mr.  Beatty's  contributions  to  education, 
the  theater,  and  arts  and  crafts  have  been 
bountiful.  His  energy  and  enthusiasm  can- 
not help  but  lead  to  achievement  of  new  goals. 


Professor,  theatrical  producer,  craftsman 
— such  are  the  accomplishments  of  Thornas 
Bayard  Beatty,  who  is  teaching  education 
courses  at  Bucknell  and  writing  a  text  book. 
A  summary  of  his  activities  up  to  the  present 
day  will  illustrate  the  development  of  his 
varied  interests  and  talents. 

Of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  Mr.  Beatty  traces 
his  lineage  back  to  a  sept  of  the  MacBetli 
clan.  He  has  been  teaching  for  almost  50 
years ;  moreover,  the  profession  has  claimed 
his  grandfather,  father,  and  son.  Mr.  Beatty 
received  his  A.B.  degree  at  Lebanon  Valley 
College  and  his  master's  degree  at  Columbia 
University. 

Wliile  teaching  English  and  public  speak- 
ing in  Pittsburgh  schools,  such  notables  as 
playwright  George  Kaufman,  critic  Gilbert 
Seldes,  and  actor-producer  Irving  Pitchel 
were  among  his  pupils. 

Mr.  Beatty  spent  the  next  three  years  at 
Carnegie  Tech  teaching  diction  and  stage 
management  in  the  Little  Theater,  which 
played  host  to  Otis  Skimier,  Madame  Fisk, 
Mrs.  Richard  Mansfield.  E.  H.  Southern, 
Bedyn  Payne,  and  William  Poel.  The  lat- 
ter, visiting  Carnegie  Tech  from  England  in 
1916,  produced  Ben  Jonson's  Poetaster. 
Fomider  of  the  Elizabethan  Stage  Society 
advocating  genuine  stage  inpersonations, 
Poel  came  equipped  with  16  cartons  of  silk 
and  satin  attire  made  to  order. 

Mr.  Beatty's  alma  mater  welcomed  him 
back  for  the  next  six  years  as  head  of  the 
English  department  of  Lebanon  Valley. 
There  he  produced  one  or  two  plays  a  year, 
and  since  1906  he  has  produced  13S  stage 
presentations. 

Many  innovations  resulted  from  Mr.  Beat- 
ty's 19  years  as  principal  of  Radnor  High 
School  in  Wayne,  Pa.  Through  his  sugges- 
tion the  Wayne  Footlighters  were  organized 
in  1926,  a  dramatic  organization  now  num- 
bering 1000  members.  The  benefits  of  pro- 
gressive education  were  instilled  in  Mr. 
Beatty  when  Radnor  was  the  smallest  of  the 
three  schools  in  Pennsylvania  selected  by 
the  State  Department  to  break  away  from 
tradition  and  individualize  its  teaching  pro- 
cedure. This  six  year  program,  called  the 
Pennsylvania  Study,  was  financed  by  the 
Carnegie  Foundation.  Next  Radnor  par- 
ticipated in  an  eight  year  program,  the  Pro- 
gressive Education  Study. 

One  of  the  many  benefits  derived  from  the 
innovations  of  progressive  education  at  Rad- 
nor was  the  lapidary  work,  or  the  cutting 
and  polishing  of  stones,  undertaken  in  the 
general  science  course.  Both  the'  jimior  and 
senior  high  school  pupils  make  jewelry  in 
the  science  course,  and  Mr.  Beatty  has  be- 
come devoted  to  this  art. 

16 


Art  Straub  '44  in 
Highway  Research  Job 

Arthur  L.  Straub,  Jr.  has  accepted  a  posi- 
tion as  associate  research  engineer  with  the 
Virginia  Council  of  Highway  Investigation 
and  Research  located  in  Charlottesville,  Vir- 
ginia. After  graduation  from  Bucknell  in 
October,  1944,  Art  earned  his  master's  de- 
gree at  Rutgers  and  in  June,  1951  received 
his  Ph.D.  from  Cornell  University.  He  was 
awarded  the  Professional  Engineer's  License 
from  the  State  of  New  York  at  about  the 
same  time.  The  Virginia  Council  is  an 
agency  jointly  sponsored  by  the  Virginia 
Department  of  Highways  and  the  University 
of  Virginia.  Art's  responsibilities  include 
the  operation  of  the  airphoto  interpretation 
laboratory,  the  editing  of  a  soils  mapping 
project,  co-authoring  a  paper  on  field  studies 
of  traffic  marking  paints  and  supervising  re- 
search on  reflectorized  materials  for  traffic 
signs.  In  addition  he  serves  as  lecturer  in 
highway  engineering  at  the  LTniversity  of 
Virginia. 

At  Bucknell  Art  was  a  member  of  the 
Student  Campus  Club,  Christian  Association, 
Bucknell  Defense  Council,  Phi  Eta  Sigma, 
Pi  Mu  Epsilon,  Beta  Epsilon  Sigma,  served 
as  a  member  and  officer  of  the  campus  chap- 
ter of  The  American  Institute  of  Chemical 
Engineers  and  took  part  in  the  intramural 
sports  program.  He  is  married  to  the  former 
Louise  Hill  and  resides  at  1815  Westview 
Rd.,   Charlottesville,  Va. 

Nancarrow  '20 
Advanced  by  PRR 

Harry  L.  Nancarrow  was  promoted 
from  general  manager,  Eastern  Region,  to 
assistant  vice-president  in  charge  of  opera- 
tion of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  with  of- 
fices  in  Philadelphia,  effective  January   1. 

After  attending  public  schools  in  Jersey 
Shore,  Pa.,  liis  birthplace,  he  was  educated 
at  Bucknell,  where  he  studied  mechanical 
engineering.  He  had  thoughts  of  a  railroad 
career  as  an  undergraduate,  working  during 
summer  vacation  as  a  machinist  in  rail  shops 
at  Avis,  Pa.,  and  shortly  after  his  graduation 
from  Bucknell  he  began  work  for  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  as  a  draftsman  in  the 
office  of  the  superintendent  of  motive  power 
at  Harrisburg. 

His  technical  education  and  experience 
qualified  Harry  for  enrollment  in  the  Penn- 
sylvania's training  program  for  junior  engi- 
neers, a  course  open  to  promising  young 
graduates  of  accredited  engineering  schools. 


He  started  his  apprenticeship  in  the  mainte- 
nance of  equipment  department,  Altoona 
Works,  where  he  built  the  ground-work  for 
varied  and  increasing  executive  responsi- 
bilities during  more  than  30  years  with  the 
railroad. 

He  completed  his  course  at  Altoona  in 
1924  and  successively  served  in  positions  of 
increasing  responsibility  which  led  to  his  ap- 
pointment as  superintendent  of  the  Logans- 
port  division  in  1936  and  of  the  Buffalo  divi- 
sion two  years  later. 

Mr.  Nancarrow  was  advanced  to  superin- 
tendent of  passenger  transportation.  Eastern 
region,  in  May,  1939 ;  superintendent.  Pitts- 
burg division,  1940;  general  superintendent. 
Lake  division,  1941 ;  general  manager.  West- 
ern region,  1942 ;  and  general  manager.  East- 
ern region,  1945.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers. 

In  1924  Harry  married  Marjorie  McCoy 
'21  of  Jersey  Shore. 

Unusual  Birth  Announceinent 

We've  seen  and  heard  our  share  of  birth 
announcements  but  we  will  never  cease  being 
impressed  with  the  unique  ways  Bucknellians 
devise  to  announce  additions  to  the  family 
and  we  hope  you  will  not  forget  to  tell  us 
or  your  class  reporter  about  new  arrivals  in 
your  family. 

A  truly  different  method  of  birth  an- 
nouncement occurred  on  the  campus  on  De- 
cember 12,  1951,  when  Dr.  Daniel  A.  Poling, 
University  trustee,  speaking  at  chapel  that 
day,  announced  the  arrival  of  a  grandson 
born  to  his  son-in-law  and  daughter,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Philip  H.  Roy  '42  (Treva  M.  Poling 
'43).  The  newcomer,  born  December  11, 
was  promptly  enrolled  in  the  Bucknell  class 
of  1969,  and  now  makes  the  Roy  score  two 
girls  and  two  boys.  They  live  at  338  Hance 
Road,  Fairhaven,  Red  Bank,  New  Jersey. 

Physics  Majors  Advanced 

EVAN  H.  BODEN  '49  is  at  the  present 
time  a  member  of  the  advanced  applications 
laboratory  of  the  commercial  engineering 
department  of  Sylvania  Electric  Products 
Inc.  at  Emporium,  Pennsylvania.  A  spe- 
cialist in  electronics  he  has  recently  pub- 
lished an  article  in  Sylvania's  new  technical 
publication  and  has  his  picture  on  the  front 
page.  The  article  is  entitled,  "A  Noise  Gen- 
erator for  UHF"  (Ultra  High  Frequency 
Television).  Mr.  Boden  received  his  B.S. 
and  M.S.  in  physics  from  Bucknell,  where 
he  was  an  instructor  in  electronics  for  the 
year  1949-1950.  He  is  a  member  of  Sigma 
Pi  Sigma.  Pi  Mu  Epsilon,  and  I.  R.  E. 
During  World  War  II  he  saw  service  as 
Aviation  Chief  Radio  Technician. 

Another  outstanding  graduate  in  the  field 
of  physics  is  LOIS  KUTZ  SCHLACKS 
'46,  who  has  been  employed  at  the  Los 
Alamos  Atomic  Energy  Scientific  Laboratory 
at  Los  Alamos,  New  Mexico  since  1948. 
Last  year  she  performed  an  experiment  in 
conjunction  with  several  other  research 
physicists  and  published  the  results  in  the 
September  1,  1951  issue  of  The  Physical 
Rez'iev.'.  This  research  was  a  search  for 
gamma  ray  activities  from  U235  Fission 
Products.  She  took  graduate  work  at  the 
University  of  Indiana  after  her  graduation 
and  was  married  to  Henry  P.  Schlacks  in 
June  1950. 

Two  other  Physic  majors  were  employed 
at  Advanced  Physics  Laboratories  before 
their  marriages.  MILDRED  J.  VALEN- 
TINE '47,  married  to  ROBERT  PAINTER 
'48  was  employed  for  two  vears  at  Oak 
Ridge,  Tennessee,  and  DOROTHY  HUFF- 
MAN '46,  now  Mrs.  Edward  Cieslicki,  was 
employed  in  the  government's  plants  at  The 
Research  and  Development  Division  of  The 
New  Mexico  School  of  Mines. 

M  A  R  C  H    1  9  5  2 


S.  Dale  Spotts  —  An  Appreciation 


bv  Frank  G.  Davis  '11 


Editor's  Note  —  Many  Bucknellians  could 
write  an  appreciation  of  Dale  Spotts  but  few 
have  had  the  close  association  with  him  in 
alumni  work  experienced  by  Dr.  Frank  G. 
Davis  '11,  alumni  secretary  from  1942  to 
1950.  We  are  indebted  to  Frank  for  the 
following  account. 

From  seven  to  nine  Sunday  evening  they 
came  in  an  almost  constant  stream ;  hundreds 
of  them  took  the  elevator  to  the  third  floor 
of  the  Oliver  Bair  Funeral  Parlor.  There, 
backed  by  a  great  bower  of  flowers,  lay  the 
body  of  S.  Dale  Spotts,  the  man  who  drew 
them  to  the  place.  I  remained  on  the  third 
floor  a  while  and  then  went  downstairs  and 
watched  them  leave  the  elevator — all  looking 
sad  but  many  obviously  agitated.' 

I  asked  a  number  of  mourners  why  they 
were  there.  Here  are  some  of  their  replies : 
"I'm  a  business  man  and  had  many  dealings 
with  him.  I  never  met  a  finer  man."  "I 
have  a  large  family  and  he  has  been  our 
physician  for  several  years.  He  saved  the 
life  of  my  six-year-old  daughter  after  three 
doctors  had  given  her  up."  An  elderly  lady 
told  me  that  he  had  saved  her  leg  and  her 
life  after  other  doctors  had  given  her  up. 
A  young  woman  said,  "I  have  a  little  child 
who  is  deaf.  I  took  her  to  him  and  found 
him  a  human  being.  Just  before  he  died  he 
referred  me  to  another  specialist  who  he 
thought  might  help  her."  A  woman  who  had 
been  his  secretary  for  18  years  said :  "He 
can  never  be  equaled  for  unselfishness,  gen- 
erosity and  friendliness.  He  was  a  great 
man — and  a  great  physician." 

When  I  asked  a  surgeon  who  had  worked 
with  him  for  years  how  Dale  handled  young 
doctors  who  worked  under  him,  he  replied, 
"I  could  write  a  book  on  that  subject."  He 
promised  to  write  me  on  some  of  these  tech- 
niques, but  this  must  go  to  press  and  he  has 
not  had  time  to  comply  with  my  request.  I 
shall,  however,  repeat  a  story  Dale  told  me 
something  over  a  year  ago,  which  indicates 
his  philosophy.  He  told  of  the  tendency  of 
many  young  doctors  to  make  cursory  exami- 
nations and  then  prescribe — "usually  peni- 
cillin," he  continued  with  a  smile.  Through 
a  process  of  Socratic  questioning  he  brought 
them  to  see  what  Sir  William  Osier  meant 
when  he  said,  "It  is  just  as  important  to 
know  the  patient  who  has  the  disease  as  it  is 
to  know  the  disease  the  patient  has." 

While  I  was  aware  of  Dale's  great  human 
sympathy  and  generosity,  I  have  gathered 
since  his  passing  a  few  items  which  illustrate 
these  characteristics.  There  was  the  Irish- 
man, Brennan,  in  whose  garage  near  his  of- 
fice Dale  kept  his  car.  When,  in  bad  times, 
Brennan  was  about  to  lose  the  place,  Dale 
bought  it  for  him  with  the  laconic  explana- 
tion to  Mrs.  Spotts,  "1  have  to  have  a  place 
to  keep  my  car."  It  would  be  interesting  if 
we  could  learn  how  many  fees  were  "written 
off"  his  books  every  year.  Many  Lewisburg 
people  could  furnish  data  on  that  point. 
Probably  this  characteristic  provided  part  of 
the  motivation  for  that  testimonial  dinner 
in  New  Jersey  when  200  people  on  whom  he 
had  operated  gathered  to  pay  grateful  tribute 
to  this  skilled  humanitarian.  He  carried 
many  people's  troubles  on  his  heart.  Mary 
Spotts,  whose  role  as  the  wife  of  this  splen- 
did man  was  played  with  quiet  and  loving 

MARCH   195? 


efficiency,  always  had  ready  lollipops,  gifts, 
and  small  toys  for  patients  whose  hospital 
days  were  likely  to  become  boring. 

He  loved  life  and  lived  each  day  to  the 
full.  Dr.  Norman  Stewart  of  the  Biology 
Department  has  told  me  of  Dale's  great 
curiosity  about  and  enthusiasm  for  his  work 
in  biology.  He  said  it  was  like  a  tonic  to 
see  him  "charge"  into  the  laboratory  and  go 
to  work.  The  way  he  mowed  down  his 
opponents  in  football  with  unremitting  en- 
thusiasm. He  enjoyed  other  types  of  ath- 
letics, but  his  greatest  enthusiasm  was  for 
surgery,  from  the  time  he  mended  the  broken 
leg  of  a  chicken  when  he  was  eight  years 
old  until  he  graduated  from  Jefferson  Medi- 
cal College  (after  severe  financial  difficul- 
ties, freciuently  not  having  enough  to  eat)  in 
1922.  At  commencement  there  were  eleven 
prizes  to  be  awarded  to  seniors  for  superior 
work  in  various  subjects.  He  was  called  up 
to  the  platform  four  different  times  to  re- 
ceive awards.  On  the  last  of  these  trips  the 
President  said,  "Well,  Mr.  Spotts,  you'd 
better  stay  here  right  where  you  are."  There 
were  five  more  prizes — nine  of  the  eleven 
offered'  with  Dale's  name  on  them.  He  be- 
lieved in  living  one  day  at  a  time  letting 
yesterday  and  tomorrow  take  care  of  them- 
selves. But  each  day  for  him  was  a  short 
life.  He  formed  the  habit  in  medical  college 
of  arising  at  4:45  A.  M.  and  followed  the 
practice  throughout  his  life,  frequently  work- 
ing until  midnight.  At  times  difficult  cases 
would  take  his  entire  night.  Near  the  end 
he  remarked,  "Life  doesn't  owe  me  a  thing. 
I've  lived  ten  lives."  His  patients  said  of 
liim  that  you  really  couldn't  be  sick  when 
he  was  around ;  that  his  rugged  enthusiasm 
just  pulled  them  out  of  themselves.  They 
say  he  never  seemed  in  a  hurry  and  always 
made  them  think  that  their  individual  prob- 
lems were  the  most  important  ones  in  the 
entire  hospital. 

His  first  devotion  was  to  his  profession 
and  to  the  thousands  of  persons  he  served 
so  skillfully.  His  second  was  his  Alma 
Mater.  He  said  the  greatest  honor  of  his 
life  (and  he  was  honored  both  nationally 
and  internationally)  was  his  election  to  the 
Bucknell  Board  of  Trustees.  Next  to  this 
was  the  privilege  of  serving  as  president  of 
the  Philadelphia  Alumni  Association  and  as 
president  of  the  Bison  Club,  to  both  of  which 
he  contributed  liberally  of  his  means  and 
leadership  talents.  Last  fall  even  though  he 
was  not  well,  he  attended  every  one  of  Buck- 
nell's  football  games.  He  knew  his  days 
were  numbered  but  expressed  the  hope  that 
he  might  live  long  enough  for  four  things : 
to  attend  the  December  Trustee  meeting,  to 
see  another  Christmas,  to  attend  the  Phila- 
delphia Birthday  Party  and  to  see  his  daugh- 
ter Patricia  receive  her  A.M.  degree  next 
June  from  the  graduate  school  of  Ohio  State 
University.  He  achieved  the  first  two  and 
had  arranged  all  final  details  for  the  Buck- 
nell Birthday  Party,  which  was  cancelled 
because  gf  his  passing. 

Bucknell  has  lost  a  son  who  gave  gen- 
erously of  his  means  and  talents  to  her  de- 
velopment ;  who  achieved  scholastic  and  pro- 
fessional honors  equaled  by  those  of  few  of 
her  sons ;  and  who  will  never  be  forgotten 
by  any  who  were  fortunate  enough  to  work 
with  liim  either  in  his  profession  or  in  hi§ 
service  to  liis  Alma  Mater, 


Bucknell  Scholars'  Club 

The  informal  organization  commonly 
called  The  Bucknell  Scholars  has  been  oper- 
ating continuously  since  the  spring  of  1938. 
In  several  ways  this  organization  is  distinc- 
tive. It  has  no  fixed  constitution,  no  certain 
membership,  and  no  visible  means  of  support. 
Its  procedures  have  been  established  by  cus- 
tom. Its  membership  consists  of  such 
faculty  members  as  are  present  when  it  is 
in  session.  Its  small  overhead  expense  is 
taken  care  of  by  the  business  acumen  of  its 
program  committee.  It  has  no  archives,  no 
filing  cases,  and  no  vice-presidents. 

By  common  consent,  meetings  of  this 
organization  are  held  eight  times  during  the 
academic  year,  the  first  one  in  October  and 
the  last  one  in  May.  At  the  May  meeting 
a  committee  of  two  is  elected  to  take  charge 
of  the  program  for  the  ensuing  year  and  to 
see  to  it  that  each  member  of  the  faculty 
receives  a  written  notice  of  each  meeting. 
Every  faculty  member  is  cordially  invited 
to  attend  these  meetings.  Ordinarily  a 
meeting  is  preceded  by  a  dinner,  which,  un- 
happily, is  not  free. 

At  each  meeting  a  faculty  member  reads 
a  paper  or  otherwise  reports  on  a  subject 
or  a  project  that  he  has  investigated.  It 
was  the  hope  of  those  who  founded  this 
organization  that  they  were  bringing  into 
being  a  forum  which,  when  requested  to  do 
so,  would  pass  critical  judgment  on  the 
scholarly  papers  of  the  faculty  members 
before  such  papers  were  offered  for  publi- 
cation. 

The  speakers  for  this  school  year  are :  Mr. 
Harold  W.  Hayden,  librarian,  "Library  plan- 
ning today"  ;  Dr.  Hulda  Magalhaes,  associate 
professor  of  physiology  and  hygiene,  "Prob- 
lems in  hamster  genetics";  Dr.  J.  Marshall 
Brown,  assistant  professor  of  political  sci- 
ence, "The  use  of  a  Respondent  Rating  Scale 
for  Opinion  and  Market  Research  Interview- 
ers" ;  Dr.  W.  Preston  Warren,  professor  of 
philosophy,  "Meaningful  correlation:  a  ne- 
glected logical  scientific  and  humanistic  prin- 
ciple" ;  Dr.  J.  Orin  Oliphant,  professor  of 
history,  "Every  man  his  own  grammarian" ; 
Mr.  Claude  E.  McMichael,  Jr.,  instructor  in 
geography  and  geology,  "The  possibility  of 
petroleum  production  in  the  East-Central 
Pennsylvania  area";  Dr.  C.  Herschel  Jones, 
assistant  professor  of  political  science,  "Pub- 
lic service  training" ;  Dr.  K.  Ward  Hooker, 
associate  professor  of  English,  "Dostoyevsky 
and  Andre  Gide." 


Gorton  '10  Is  Honored 

MacArthur  Gorton,  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  The  San  Diego  Club, 
has  completed  twenty  years  of  service  and 
the  Board  of  Directors  in  celebration  of  the 
event   presented   him   with   a   television   set. 

Since  graduating  from  Bucknell  with  the 
Class  of  1910,  Mac  had  a  varied  and  inter- 
esting career  as  engineer  and  bridge  de- 
signer for  railroads  in  die  United  States  and 
Brazil  after  which  he  became  general  man- 
ager of  the  Mills  Baking  Company  operat- 
ing 160  trucks  in  the  baking  and  catering- 
business  in  Detroit.  Mac  retired  for  a  brief 
period  in  1925  and  1926  but  came  out  of 
retirement  to  become  the  builder  and  oper- 
ator of  La  Valencia  Hotel,  La  Jolla,  Cali- 
fornia. Since  1931  he  has  been  occupied 
with  the  operation  of  The  San  Diego  Club, 
San  Diego,  California,  which  is  described 
as  fourteen  stories  of  organized  hospitality. 
It  looks  like  just  the  spot  for  Mac  who  has 
always  demonstrated  that  his  motto  "As  we 
journey  through  life,  let  us  live  by  the  way" 
has  been  a  motivating  force  in  his  life.  A 
true  Calif ornian  (Mac  was  born  in  Smeth- 
port.  Pa.)  he  is  a  member  of  The  San  Diego 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  a  dozen  other 
worthwhile  community  activities. 

17 


CLASS  REPORTS 


EMERITUS  CLUB  REUNION 

The  Emeritus  Club  is  made  up  of 
over  300  living  matriculates  of  the 
classes  that  graduated  50  or  more  years 
ago  in  the  various  University  depart- 
ments. They  will  hold  their  annual  re- 
union on  the  campus  in  June  6-9,  1952. 
Members  of  the  classes  of  1881  to  1901 
inclusive  are  automatically  members 
of  the  Emeritus  Club,  however  the 
classes  of  1892  and  1897  will  have  orga- 
nized sixtieth  and  fifty-fifth  year  re- 
unions respectively  in  June,  1952.  Mem- 
bers of  all  other  classes  in  the  Emeri- 
tus status  are  cordially  urged  and  in- 
vited to  visit  the  campus  if  at  all  pos- 
sible. Those  who  are  not  able  to  travel 
to  the  reunion  are  urged  to  be  present 
by  letter.  At  the  reunion  of  these  vet- 
erans last  June  the  following  officers 
were  selected:  president.  Dr.  John  I. 
Woodruff  '90,  Selinsgrove;  vice-presi- 
dent, Prof.  Frank  M.  Simpson  "95,  Lew- 
isburg;  secretary,  John  M.  Gundy  '97, 
Lemsburg;  treasurer,  Dr.  B.  Meade 
Wagenseller  '95,  Selinsgrove.  These 
natural  historians  of  "way  back  when" 
and  especially  the  "shut-ins"  can  recall 
and  report  to  the  club  either  through 
attendance  or  correspondence  enjoy- 
able reminiscenses  of  their  college  days 
to  cheer  and  help  make  old  age  a  beau- 
tiful achievement.  Won't  you  plan 
now  to  be  on  the  Hill  in  June,  1952 
and  write  to  Dr.  John  1.  Woodruff, 
Selinsgrove,  Pa.,  that  you  will  be  here? 
He  will  be  glad  to  hear  from  you.  If 
you  will  be  unable  to  attend,  will  you 
write  him  a  letter  of  greeting  to  your 
fellow  Emeritus  Club  members? 

CLASS  OF  1884 

Anne  F.  Williams,  our  California 
operator  in  the  Class  of  1884,  reports 
that  she  has  moved  to  a  new  address 
in  Long  Beach,  125  W.  8th  St.  Miss 
Williams,  now  87,  has  always  kept  in 
close  touch  with  Bucknell  and  campus 
affairs.  A  warm  welcome  awaits  Buck- 
nellians  who  visit  her  at  her  new  ad- 
dress. 

CLASS  OF  1887 

Miss  Annie  L.  Hay  died  December 
18,  1951  in  Los  Angeles.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Andrew  Jackson  Hay  of 
the  class  of  1852,  the  second  class  to  be 
graduated    from    Bucknell    University. 

Miss  Hay  was  a  teacher  at  Peddle 
Institute  in  her  early  life  and  later  be- 
came a  professional  photographer  in 
Santa  Barbara,  California  specializing 
in  children's  photography.  She  retired 
to  Fontana,  California  and  spent  the 
last  ten  years  of  her  life  in  the  "Pacific 
Home"  in  Los  Angeles,  where  she  died. 

Though  her  years  were  many,  she 
was  always  young  in  spirit,  a  true 
friend,  firm  in  character,  a  life-long 
influence  for  good. 

CLASS  OF  1892 

Class  Reporter:   A.  R.  E.  Wyant 
Gulf  Stream  Hotel,  Lake  Worth,  Fla. 

Plan  to  Come  to  Our  Sixtieth  Reunion, 
June   6-9,   1952 

It  is  becoming  increasingly  apparent 
that  if  Bucknell,  along  with  other 
Christian  colleges,   is   to   continue  her 

IS 


good  work  she  must  have  the  regular 
support  of  a  living  endowment  by  her 
sons  and  daughters.  Our  Alma  Mater's 
limited  endowment  with  lower  interest 
income,  increased  cost  of  her  physical 
upkeep  and  necessary  salary  increases, 
call  for  the  loyal  support  of  all  her 
children.  Let  us  make  it  100%  con- 
tributors, ranging  from  $1.00  to  $1,000 
and  have  a  good  conscience. 

This  will  be  the  60th  anniversary  of 
our  graduation.  Let  us  make  it  note- 
worthy. The  latest  Fund  Report  shows 
that  we  lead  all  classes  of  the  past  sixty 
years  in  the  amount  of  our  gifts  of 
$905.00.  It  now  remains  for  us  to  make 
the  14  surviving  members  of  1892  the 
first  class  to  attain  100%  in  contribut- 
ing members.  This  will  be  a  high  ideal 
for  all  other  classes  as  set  by  us  Emer- 
itus Club  members. 

Let  us  have  your  personal  greeting 
at  our  next  Commencement  or  a  good 
letter  to  be  read  to  your  old  classmates. 
We  shall  also  be  glad  to  hear  about 
those  who  have  served  their  day  and 
generation  and  are  no  longer  with  us. 

CLASS  OF  1896 

President:   Albert  W.  Johxson,  Esq. 
1  University  Ave.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Wilbur  J.  Lewis,  77,  Pottsville,  died 
suddenly  at  his  home  October  6th.  He 
resided  in  Pottsville  the  last  50  years. 
Survivors  include  two  sisters,  a  niece 
and  a  grand  nephew. 

CLASS  OF  1897 

Class  Reporter:   Dr.  Romeyn  H.  Rivenburg 

Clifford,  Pa. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  fifty-fifth  re- 
union, June  6-9,  1952." 

CLASS  OF  1900 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  Robert  G.  Slifer 

(Edna  S.  Shires) 

19  X.  Horace  St.,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

Sara  Black,  who  lives  in  Carlisle, 
and  who  was,  before  her  retirement, 
Secretary  to  the  President  of  Dickin- 
son College,  writes  that  she  had  a  sad 
experience  recently.  The  woman  who 
shared  the  apartment  with  her,  died 
very  suddenly  one  evening  after  hav- 
ing helped  in  the  library,  as  was  her 
custom. 

Anna  Judd,  our  Alumni  Fund  man- 
ager of  last  year,  brought  us  the  honor 
and  distinction  of  having  the  highest 
percentage  of  donors!  Our  hats  are 
off  to  her  for  the  good  job  she  did. 

Gertrude  Roos  Emery  is,  at  present, 
employed  in  Lakewood,  N.  J.  Recent- 
ly she  visited  your  reporter  and  how 
we  did  re-live  old  times — memories  of 
yester-year  with  great  delight. 

CLASS  OF  1902 

President:   Dr.  Lewis  E.  Theiss 
1 10  University  Ave.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  fiftieth  reunion, 
June  6-9,  1952." 

Mary  Wylie,  our  faithful  reporter,  is 
still  critically  ill  and  cannot  fill  her  ac- 
customed place  in  the  class  column  in 
this  issue.  I  am  sure  she  will  feel  bet- 
ter  if   all    of   us   send   her   a   cheerful 


greeting.  Her  address  is  517  Hillside 
Ave.,  Chatham,  N.  J. 

In  the  meantime,  we  should  all  be 
planning  to  make  a  visit  to  the  campus 
in  June,  1952  to  celebrate  our  50th  re- 
union. By  being  half-century  survi- 
vors of  our  class  we  have  earned  the 
right  to  be  honored  at  this  reunion 
and  will  be  called  together  at  a  reunion 
spot  on  the  hill  prior  to  the  all-alumni 
luncheon.  After  the  luncheon,  of 
course,  my  house  at  110  University 
Ave.,  right  by  the  campus,  is  a  spot 
where  we  old  grads  will  want  to  stop 
in  to  rest.  All  reunioners  and  their 
friends  and  relatives  are  welcome  here, 
so  let's  mark  the  June  7  weekend  on 
our  calendar  now.  I'm  sure  we  can 
beat  all  records  of  previous  50th  re- 
union classes. 

Mrs.  Helen  Burrows  (Helen  Buoy) 
has  kindly  agreed  to  act  as  our  class 
reporter.  Please  send  a  news  note 
about  yourself  to  Armstrong  House, 
McEwensville. 

CLASS  OF  1904 
President:    Robert  W.  Thompson 
310  S.  Third  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Paul  Halfpenny  (Stella  Al- 
bright) and  Olive  Schillinger,  both  for- 
mer teachers  in  the  Munhall  High 
School,  have  one  of  their  products 
Andy  Mathieson  on  the  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity Board  of  Trustees. 

Carroll  "Tug"  Caruthers  and  his  son 
are  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law  at  Greensburg,  but  make  their 
home  at  Irwin. 

Clarence  M.  Hursh  has  recently  been 
retired  by  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Co.  as  Civil  Engineer  and  makes  his 
home  at  Cumberland,  Md. 

Tom  Kester  has  recently  been  retired 
by  the  DuPont  Co.  of  Wilmington,  Del. 

Billy  Kieffer  has  been  retired  as  a 
Presbyterian  Minister. 

Billy  Murdock,  1st  Commander  of  the 
Pennsylvania  American  Legion,  was 
recently  honored  at  the  annual  17th 
District  Legion  Banquet  at  Bloomsburg. 

Charles  Teufel  is  now  a  retired  min- 
ister, making  his  home  at  Staunton,  Va. 

David  W.  Robinson  stopped  in  the 
Alumni  Office  during  the  fall  and  re- 
ported that  he  is  still  interested  in 
problems  of  proper  land  usage.  This 
interest  has  lead  to  his  being  made 
chairman  of  the  City  Planning  Commis- 
sion in  Winter  Park,  Fla.,  his  winter 
home.  His  address  is  1310  Aloma  Ave., 
Winter  Park,  Fla. 

Robert  "Coxey"  Thompson,  residing 
in  Lewisburg,  has  been  retired  from 
official  athletic  connection  extending 
from  election  as  assistant  football  man- 
ager to  the  50th  anniversary  in  Dec. 
1951. 

CLASS  OF  1905 

Class  Reporter:   Dr.  Ehz.\beth  B.  Meek 
AUenwood,  Pa. 

June  25,  1951  at  Elmbrook  Farm, 
Huntington  Mills,  Joe  and  Barbara  Bit- 
tenbender  and  their  son,  a  June  Prince- 
ton graduate  (collector  of  antique 
knives,  guns,  armor,  swords),  enter- 
tained the  class  of  1905. 

MARCH    1952 


Their  home  is  on  a  bluff  overlooking 
rippling  Fishing  Creeli  with  a  century 
old  covered  bridge;  surrounded  by 
magnificent  trees;  with  endless  pat- 
terned fields;  flower  gardens;  kitchen 
gardens  and  the  breathtaking  music  of 
a  waterfall. 

Barbara's  hobbies  are  flowers  and 
antiques  and  an  astounding  number  of 
superb  quilts. 

The  luncheon  was  a  gastronomic  de- 
light, even  beef  being  flown  from  Texas 
especially  for  the  1905  celebration. 

Present  were  Joe's  brother  and  wife 
who  happens  to  be  a  sister  of  Bar- 
bara; Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  V.  Lesher 
and  son  (who  is  a  Penn  State  Senior); 
Blanche  Stoner  Wood;  Martha  Wolfe 
Kalp;  Claire  C.  Conway;  Dr.  Elizabeth 
Briton  Meek  and  her  sister;  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth B.  Slifer  McDermond  '28;  John 
and  Edith  Fetherston  (Edith  Kelly); 
Dr.  Robert  B.  Mackey  and  his  wife. 
Bob  and  Joe  were  in  Bucknell  Acade- 
my together,  then  4  years  of  college. 
June  25th  was  the  first  time  they  had 
seen  each  other  since  June  20th,   1905. 

Also  present  and  causing  excitement 
and  merriment  were  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Leiser  III  '09  just  returned  from 
their  honeymoon.  Mrs.  Leiser  was 
Martha  Leiser  Chance  '21. 

We  read  letters  from  the  absent  1905 
members  including  a  stirring  letter 
from  our  illustrious  John  B.  Smiley. 

Our  class  that  June  day  discovered 
within  themselves  sources  of  informa- 
tion and  elements  of  spiritual,  intellec- 
tual, and  technical  strength  through 
intercommunication.  Here's  to  the  ac- 
celeration of  the  tempo! 

All  present  looked  at  each  other  in 
amazement  and  were  completely  be- 
wildered because  the  astute  class  of 
1905  required  46  years  to  discover  the 
graciousness  and  hospitality  of  Elm- 
brook  Farm.  All  Hail  to  Joe  and  Bar- 
bara and  the  class  of   1905. 

—Mrs.  Edith  Kelly  Fetherston 

Mrs.  Harvey  W.  Monks  (Josephine 
Crater)  died  at  her  home  in  Narberth, 
Dec.  15,  1951  after  an  illness  of  several 
weeks. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Porter  (Ruth  Stephens) 
was  elected  secretary  at  a  recent  meet- 
ing of  the  Bucknell  Club  of  St.  Peters- 
burg. She  is  residing  at  2710  Dart- 
mouth Ave.  N.,  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

Dr.  A.  M.  Weaver,  72,  who  served  as 
superintendent  of  the  Williamsport 
schools  for  twenty  years,  died  October 
16th.  He  graduated  from  Bucknell  in 
1905,  and  received  his  master  of  arts 
degree  and  the  honorary  degree  of  doc- 
tor of  pedagogy  here.  Later  he  at- 
tended Harvard  Law  School. 

CLASS  OF  1907 

President:   Leo  L.  Rockwell 

Colgate  U.,  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  forty-fifth  re- 
union, June  6-9,  1952." 

Believe  it  or  not  (and  I  don't)  it's 
reunion  year  again.  June  7  is  the  day 
(a  lucky  day — see  that  seven  in  it?) 
and  all  the  young  men  and  women  of 
the  grand  and  glorious  class  (need  I 
give   its   Numerals?)    should   begin   to 

MARCH1952 


save  their  pennies  for  the  trip  back  to 
Ludwig  Derr's  village  on  the  West 
Branch  of  the  "Long  and  crooked  riv- 
er," The  joy  you  will  get  from  the  new 
library  alone  will  be  worth  the  price, 
to  say  nothing  of  hearing  the  yarns 
(all  true  of  course)  which  returning 
'07ites  will  spin  of  grandchildren  and 
other  achievements.     Be  thar! 

Cecil  Meredith  Winbigler  was  an- 
other who  dropped  out  early.  The  last 
Alumni  Office  address  for  him  is  360 
N.  Lima,   Sierra  Madre,   Calif. 

Ralph  Emerson  Winbigler,  Cecil's 
brother,  was  last  reported  in  the  rail- 
way mail  service,  with  headquarters 
at  the  Union  Station,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Jonathan  Wolfe.  "Jay"  was  wafted 
to  the  Windy  City  (it  wouldn't  have 
taken  mucli  of  a  breeze  to  waft  this 
skinny  guy  in  1907,  but  he's  grown 
pretty  hefty  since  that)  and  for  the 
first  few  years  reported  pretty  faithful- 
ly; lately  he's  grown  pen-lazy.  In  1914 
he  married  "Jo"  Hankins  of  the  Class 
of  1909.  The  children  came  in  the  next 
few  years — Frances  Helen  x'38  (1938 
graduate  of  Northwestern),  and  Jona- 
than 111.  In  Chicago  Jay  developed  a 
number  of  engineering  specialities: 
welding,  special  track  work,  budgets, 
financial  statements-material  require- 
ments, track  specifications,  which  in- 
volved him  in  many  types  of  activity. 
After  serving  as  first  lieutenant  of  en- 
gineers in  the  First  World  War,  he 
joined  the  Army  Reserve,  and  during 
the  twenties  became  the  chairman  of 
the  Chicago  Section  of  the  American 
Welding  Society,  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Welded  Rail  Joints  of  the 
National  Research  Council,  observer 
with  the  Committee-  on  Rail  Corruga- 
tion of  the  American  Electric  Railway 
Association,  member  of  various  safe- 
ty councils  of  surface  lines  in  the  Chi- 
cago area,  member  of  the  Public  Speak- 
ers Bureau  of  the  Illinois  Committee 
on  Public  Utility  Information,  etc.,  etc. 
Since  all  these  offices  were  held  prior 
to  liis  report  to  the  class  in  1927,  Heaven 
only  knows  how  many  have  been  add- 
ed to  them  in  the  past  20  years!  Jay 
is  also  past  president  of  the  Chicago 
Alumni  Club,  which  he  and  Jo  were 
very  active  in  organizing,  and  a  char- 
ter member  of  University  Lodge,  F.  and 
A.  M.  They  reside  at  7700  Cregier  Ave., 
Chicago  49,  111.  We're  expecting  Jay 
to  be  back  for  the  next  reunion  to  tell 
us  the  rest  of  the  story. 

Emma  Youngman,  who  joined  our 
class  in  mid-course,  after  graduation 
taught  for  two  years  in  Puerto  Rico. 
Returning  to  the  States,  she  took  the 
degree  of  A.  M.  at  Columbia.  Later  she 
entered  government  service,  doing  sec- 
retarial work  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  and 
then  at  the  nation's  capital.  She  is  now 
retired  and  living  in  Washington. 

Fred  Russell  Zug.  Zug  has  always' 
been  lucky,  ever  since  the  days  when 
his  named  allowed  him  to  sit  in  the  last 
row  of  Proxy's  psych.  After  his  trek 
across  country  with  Joe  Weddle  in  1907, 
he  came  home  and  studied  optometry. 
Then  he  built  a  house — and  sold  it.  Then 
he  built  40  more  houses,  sold  most  of 
them  and  lost  the  rest  in  the  depres- 
sion. After  that  he  stuck  to  optometry, 
starting  from  scratch  again  in  1933. 
But  his  luck  held;  having  looked  over 
all  the  girls,  until  everyone  thought 
he  and  Joe  would  stick  it  out  together, 
he  foimd  the  one  he  was  looking  for  in 
1935  when  he  married  Elizabeth  Paint- 
er from  St.  Louis.  All  the  folks  who 
met  her  at  the  last  reunion  agreed  Zug 
had  done   all  right.     In  the  past  few 


years  Zug  has  devoted  a  good  deal  of 
his  energy  to  puttering  around  his  two- 
acre  place,  and  in  1947  the  Zugs  re- 
ported it's  in  shape  now  that  they  ex- 
pect to  leave  it  for  jaunts  to  "see  some 
of  the  United  States".  But  part  of  the 
time  they'll  spend  at  home  at  Camp- 
bell's Run  Rd.,  Carnegie,  Pa. 

Edwin  W.  Saylor  closed  his  active 
ministry  by  resigning  April  30,  1951, 
from  his  charge  at  Monkton,  Md.  He 
and  his  wife  are  residing  at  Olds  Hall 
(a  residence  for  retired  ministers  and 
missionaries),  340  Ridgewood  Ave., 
Daytona  Beach,  Fla. 


Well,  folks,  that  is  the  imperfect  story 
of  1907  from  A  to  Zug.  But  there's  a 
lot  that  should  have  been  told  which 
wasn't  because  a  lot  of  the  lads  and 
gals  have  reported  so  irregularly  and 
fragmentarily.  So  now  we'll  all  raise 
our  right  hands  and  affirm  that  we'll  do 
better  from  here  out.  Now  is  the  time 
for  all  good  seventies  to  fill  in  the  gaps, 
sending  all  the  stuff  which  hasn't  come 
to  me  before.  I  am  anxiously  await- 
ing the  telegram  which  will  announce 
the  first  great-grandchild.  More  anon. 
— Rocky. 

CLASS  OF  1910 

Class  Reporter: 

Miss  Mildred  B.  Cathers 

110  W.  33rcl  St.,  Apt.  6,  Bayonne,  N.  J. 

Ruby  Pierson  is  spending  the  winter 
in  Daytona  Beaclr,  Fla.,  where  she  may 
be  addressed  at  310  Ridgewood  Ave. 

Sara  Ray  Way  spent  last  summer 
touring  Europe  and  visited  England, 
France,  Germany,  Belgium  and  Swit- 
zerland. 

Helen  Hare  Sholl  and  Sara  Way  are 
serving  on  the  Women's  Board  of  the 
Vineland,  N.  J.,  Training  School;  they 
are  also  both  on  the  Arts  Committee 
of  the  New  Jersey  State  Museum  at 
Trenton,  N.  J.  Sara  and  Gurney  Sholl 
re-une  frequently  at  meetings  of  the 
N.  J.  Displaced  Persons  Commission. 

Mrs.  Arno  Viehoever  (Mabel  John- 
son) says  her  husband's  latest  mission 
to  Europe  has  brought  him  back  more 
full  of  enthusiasm  than  ever  for  his 
work;  foreign  opportunities  are  again 
seeking  him,  but  their  love  for  "Tent 
Landing,"  their  beautiful  home  on  the 
edge  of  Washington,  D.  C,  is  too  strong 
for  them  to  think  of  wandering  again. 
Three  small  grandsons  are  probably 
another  reason  for  their  wish  to  re- 
main in  this  country. 


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CLASS  OF  1912 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  H.  W.  Houseknecht 

(Maze  Callahan) 

108  W.  Penn  St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 

"Plan    to    come    to    out    fortieth   re- 
union, June  6-9,  1952." 

One  of  my  good  neighbors  came  over 
with  a  package  a  few  weeks  ago.    She 

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said,  "here  is  something  I  think  you  will 
enjoy.  I  found  it  in  my  attic.  How  or 
when  it  got  there,  I'll  never  know  un- 
less it  might  belong  to  my  sister  who 
went  with  a  Bucknell  boy  about  that 
time."  Now  the  $64  question!  Can  you 
guess  what  it  was?    A  1913  L'AGENDA. 

Now  to  look  back  40  years  —  Don 
Sprout  '14  of  Picture  Rocks  was  the 
artist.  He  had  made  up  a  College  Diary 
with  illustrations  beginning  with  the 
spring  term  1911  and  ending  with  the 
winter  term  1912.  I  have  just  jotted 
down  a  few  of  the  high  lights  that 
would  be  of  interest  to  us. 

March  29— Registration. 

April  1 — Bowen  Griffitli  sweeps  room.  Jani- 
tor aslts  for  extra  pay  .  .  2— Poker  Club  lias 
first  session  .  .  6 — "Simp"  gives  an  easy 
exam.  Possible?  .  .  11—1912  L'AGENDA  goes 
to  press  .  .  14 — Scheidy  Everett  begins  to 
train  for  track.  No  more  seven  pieces  of  pie. 
.  ,  16 — "Sox"  Piersol  cracks  2  smiles  in  one 
day    .    .    29— Siesholtz  gathers  violets. 

May  1 — "Prexy"  proliibits  May  Poles  on  cam- 
pus .  .  13 — Susquehanna  loses  to  Bucknell  in 
tennis  .  .  14 — Sunday— same  thing  over  again 
.  .  18— Who  snored  in  History  of  Education? 
.  .  21— Lady  visitors  on  the  hill.  Didn't  stay 
long  .  .  24 — Beautiful  day,  many  skippers 
out  .  .  26— Bucknell  vs.  Gettysburg.  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Harris  entertained  the  senior  class. 

June  1— What  is  so  rare?  .  .  4— "Pat" 
Schreiber  goes  to  church  .  .  10 — Bucknell  vs. 
Penn  State.  2-1  for  Bucknell,  cut  end  of  4th 
inning  when  rain  ended  the  game  .  .  11 — 
"Revival  of  Learning."  All-day  cramming  .  . 
12— Final  exams  begin  .  .  15 — "Lew"  Robm- 
son  finds  a  new  girl  .  .  17 — Bucknell  vs.  Lafay- 
ette, 3-4.  The  9  outlaws  suspended  .  .  18 — 
Baccalaureate  sermon  by  Dr.  Harris  .  .  24 — 
Last  loiterer  leaves.  P.S.  Next  important  event 
in  Lewisburg  4th  of  July. 

Fall  Term  1911 

September  19— Registrar  and  President  at 
home  .  .  24 — Sunday  Schools  of  town  flooded 
with  surplus  sancity  from  the  hill  .  .  29 — An- 
nual reunion  of  fussers.  Hollenbaugh  Presi- 
dent   .    .    .    30 — Baptist  reception.  New  girlsjj! 

October  4 — Prof.  Stolz  and  Van  Osten  dine  at 
the  sem  .  .  7 — Bonfire.  Prof.  Edwards  there 
with  his  children  .  .  10— Abie  Winter  treats 
."Sem"  at  "Ma"  Huthe's  .  .  22 — Sunday- 
Frank  Bean  worships  at  Presbyterian  Churcli 
.  .  24 — Louis  Waldner  recites  in  Ethics  for  the 
first  time  .  .  26— Oscar  Wolfe  and  Dr.  Martin 
give  musical  treat  .  .  29 — Welchons  '12, 
changes  shirt  .  .  31  —  Hallowe'en  —  Co-eds 
have  pumpkin  show. 

November  1 — O'Brien  elected  baseball  cap- 
tain .  .  6 — Candidates  for  Frill  and  Frown  try 
out  .  .  9 — Prof.  Colestock  has  an  addition  to 
his  family  .  .  25 — Bucknell  vs.  Haverford,  15- 
0.  Gala  day  for  fussers  .  .  27 — Smoker  in 
the  gym.  Matriculation  Day — Freshmen  study 
the  Bible  and  look  for  their  five  spots. 

December  4 — Thanksgiving  recess  ends  .  . 
5 — Exam  schedule  appears  .  .  6 — Football  B's 
awarded  .  .  8 — Jordan  elected  football  cap- 
tain .  .  19 — More  exams.  Christmas  turkey 
at  the  sem  .  .  20 — More  exams  yet.  21 — 
Diary  closes  to  celebrate  Santa  Claus. 

Winter  Term  1912 

January  2 — Registration  for  winter  term  .  . 
3 — Dr.  Perrine  breaks  in  new  overcoat  .  .  5 
— New  chapel  song  books.  Prosperity.  Baldy 
Rider  leads  the  singing  ,  .  .  7 — Too  cold  to  go 
to  church  .  .  10 — Carl  and  Judge  Johnson  leave 
a  conflab  on  contracts  .  .  14 — Cold !  38  below. 
Only  Scheniber  and  the  faithful  attend  church. 
First  meeting  of  the  Jr.  Prom  Committee  .  . 
16 — Everybody  wears  overcoats  and  nuttens  in 
Psychology  Class  .  .  17 — Senior  sleigh  ride 
.  .  21 — Second  meeting  of  the  Jr.  Prom  Com- 
mittee. Decided  to  have  orcliestra  for  dance 
.  .  23 — Reception  at  Presbyterian  Church. 
Many  fussers  attend. 

February  4 — Third  meeting  of  the  Jr.  Prom 
Committee.  Decided  to  have  programs  for  the 
dance  .  .  14 — "Sid"  Thomas  gives  theater 
party  to  "sem"  girls  .  .  18 — Fourth  meeting 
of  the  Jr.  Prom  Committee.  Decided  to  hold 
dance  in  order  to  use  programs  and  orchestra 
.  .  23— Jr.  Prom  happens  at  last  .  .  25 — 
Swear  day  observed  .  .  26 — Scheidy  Everett 
performs  toilet  in  Deutsch  .  .  27 — "Sal"  Fish- 
er attends  Advanced  Logic  .  .  28 — Schedule 
for  exams  posted  .  .  29 — Woodpecker  recovers. 

March  3 — Lady  visitors  on  hill.  Big  noise  .  . 
8— College  girls  reception  .  .  13 — Dr.  Martin 
starts  crusade  against  fussing  in  library  .  .  18 
— Exams  begin  .  .  19 — Basketball  banquet 
and  captain  elected    .    .    20 — Exams  end.    Lew- 

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Isburg  votes   on  local  option.     Keen   interest 
among  students.    Lebt  Whol  till  next  year. 
Now  on  the  intellectual  side. 

Junior  Debate 

Resolved:  "That  Labor  Unions  as  they  now 
exist  are  on  the  whole  beneficial  to  the  United 
States." 

Affirmative  Speakers:  Stanley  Davis,  John  S. 
Welchons.  Negative  Speakers:  Howai'd  John- 
son, Frederick  Igler. 

Prizes — First,  Frederick  Igler;  Second,  Stan- 
ley Davis. 

Junior  Exhibition — Original  Orations 

"The  Impositions  of  Requirements  in  Second- 
ary Schools"  Eva  May  Rittenhouse;  "Educa- 
tional Factors  That  Aid  the  Juvenile  Court" 
Florence  Clum;  "The  Pensioning  of  Aged 
Teachers  of  the  Public  Schools"  Jay  Flecken- 
stine;  "The  Aim  of  the  College"  Marc  L.  Bald- 
win; "The  Non-Professional  College  Women" 
Helen  Ruth;  "The  Newspaper  as  an  Educational 
Factor"  Alberta  Browson. 
Prize — Marc  Luther  Baldwin. 

You  should  see  the  nifty  picture  of 
Vic  Schmid  as  Captain  of  football  in 
1911.  Also  the  wonderful  picture  of 
Tim  O'Leary  (Ruby's  better  half)  as 
Captain  of  baseball.  Then  the  Harris 
boys  as  tennis  champs: 

S.  T.  Harris  '11,  Coleman  Harris  '12,  Jim  Har- 
ris '12.  Walter  Harris  '14. 

The  wearers  of  the  "B":  Football— Earl  Bar- 
tholomew. Porky  O'Brien,  Vic  Schmid,  Al  Jor- 
dan. Jesse  Tyson.  Frank  Kerstetter.  Clarence 
Brewer — Manager. 

Baseball — Porky  O'Brien,  Lyman  Lister. 
Basketball— Earl  Bartholomew. 
Track- Ed  Dufton,  Jesse  Tyson. 
Temiis — Coleman  Harris.  Jim  Harris. 
Gymnastics — Dufton,  "Porkey",  Coleman. 

Then  you  should  feast  your  eyes  on 
our  1912  class  picture.  It  sure  is  a 
knockout.  The  boys  mugs  are  just  as 
natural  as  though  they  were  taken 
yesterday.  I  really  could  name  almost 
every  one.  "Vic"  Schmid  and  Gus 
Staughton  are  displayed  in  front  both 
wearing  high  buttoned  shoes.  The 
girls  are  all  wrapped  up  in  long  dresses 
and  coats  (I  imagine  long  underwear 
concealed)  high  shoes.  Can't  see  their 
handsome  faces  because  of  the  hideous 
hats.  1  can't  believe  we  were  ever 
dumb  enough  to  wear  them.  If  we  had 
them  now  they  could  serve  the  Easter 
bunny  very  well  for  nests  for  the 
grandchildren. 

Now  don't  you  have  a  nostalgic  feel- 
ing. You  do  want  to  come  back  to  the 
40th  reunion:  gray  hair,  bifocals,  false 
teeth,  liver  spots,  excess  weight,  cor- 
rective shoes,  arthritis,  asthma,  crutch- 
es, canes,  wheeled  chairs,  but  still  what 
is  left  of  the  class  of  1912. 

Let  me  know  what  kind  of  reunion 
you  want. 

CLASS  OF  1914 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  H.  B.  We.\'ver 
(Dora  Hamler) 

348  Ridge  Ave.,  New  Kensington,  Pa. 

Ruth  Edwards  Davis,  41  Morton  St., 
New  York  14,  N.  Y.,  writes  that  she 
has  been  a  free-lance  manuscript  edi- 
tor and  book  indexer  for  the  past  thir- 
teen years,  and  has  edited  and/or  in- 
dexed hundreds  of  college  textbooks 
on  many  subjects  during  that  time.  Al- 
though most  of  her  work  is  on  college 
texts,  she  occasionally  works  on  trade 
books — novels,  teenager's  books,  bio- 
graphies and  autobiographies,  etc. 
Among  the  books  indexed  are  Merton's 
The  Seven  Storey  Mountain  and  Wa- 
ters of  Siloe;  Dr.  Kruif,  Life  Among 
the  Doctors;  Somersby's  Eisenhower; 
biographies  of  several  Civil  War  gen- 


erals: Aulinsky's  John  L.  Lewis;  Lieb's 
Outwitting  Your  Years;  Teague's  Land 
of  Plenty;  Stephen  Bonsall's  Suitors 
and  Suppliants;  Vallentin's  H.  G.  Wells, 
and  many  others.  Ruth  says,  since  in- 
dexing is  not  a  favorite  job  with  most 
copy  editors,  and  since  she  happens  to 
like  it  very  much  she  has  not  been 
without  work  at  any  time  since  her 
first  indexing  job.  Most  of  her  edi- 
torial work  is  done  during  the  brief 
periods  between  the  four  peak  publica- 
tion months,  just  after  the  book  rush 
is  over  and  work  is  beginning  on  the 
next  crop.  Since  her  childhood  and 
youth  were  spent  with  books,  this  job 
fits  her  exactly,  and  she  is  very  happy 
and  thankful  to  have  found  it.  From 
1918  to  1936  Ruth  had  numerous  chil- 
dren's stories  and  articles,  also  some 
adult  stories  and  poems  (chiefly  son- 
nets), published  in  magazines  such  as 
The  World  Tomorrow,  Commonweal, 
Poetry  World,  Spinners,  Target,  Class- 
mate, Red  Cross  Journal,  Junior  Red 
Cross,  Friends,  Intellingencer,  etc.; 
poems  also  in  three  anthologies.  Dur- 
ing the  mid-1930's  she  wrote  classroom 
material  on  the  various  ethnic  groups 
in  U.  S.  for  Rachel  Davis  DuBois' 
(1914)  organization;  also  did  rewrite, 
etc.,  of  others'  work  for  this  organiza- 
tion. 

Susan  Margo  Davis  Rohn,  Ruth's 
daughter,  is  the  daughter-in-law  of  the 
Ross  Rohn's  (Francis  Barber  '15). 
They  live  in  Los  Angeles,  California 
and  are  the  parents  of  a  four  year  old 
son. 

CLASS  OF  1915 

Class  Reporter:   J.  B.  Bates 
265  Green  St.,  Mifflinburg,  Pa. 

New  addresses:    Gilbert  J.  Meredith, 

29  E.  Sumner  Ave.,  Union,  N.  J.;  Mrs. 
Jeannette  R.   Hafer   (Jeannette  Reed), 

67-16B  230th  St.,  Bayside,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

CLASS  OF  1916 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  George  Ste\'enson 

(Amy  Patterson) 

R.  D.  1,  Box  556,  Red  Bank,  N.  J. 

We  regret  to  announce  the  death  of 
Mrs.  Adolph  Storck  (Mary  Ella  Freed). 

Mrs.  Storck  resided  in  Maple  Shade, 
N.  J.,  for  a  number  of  years. 

CLASS  OF  1917 

President:   D.wiD  L.  Mink 
343  White  Ave.,  Sharon,  Pa. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  thirty-fifth  re- 
union, June  6-9,  1952." 

Bing  team,  bang  team,  bicka,  bicka, 
burn  team — Were  you  there — '17.  Canes, 
crutches,  bifocals — Will  you  be  there — 
June  7,  1952? 

Dr.  Eugene  P.  Bertin  has  been  made 
chairman  of  the  Public  Relations  Com- 
mittee of  the  Pennsylvania  State  As- 
sociation for  Adult  Education.  The  ex- 
ecutive committee  of  the  association  of 
which  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis  '11,  former- 
ly Alumni  Secretary,  is  president,  met 
in  Harrisburg  on  January  10. 

Mrs.  W.Kelton  Evans  (Edith  Horton), 
Madison,  N.  J.,  died  September  22.  Sur- 
viving are  a  son,  Pvt.  John  Horton 
Evans  '50,  and  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Ralph 
Franklin  (Mary  E.  Evans  '44). 

MARCH    1952 


It   Seems   Like   Yesterday 

Thirty-five  Years  Ago — 1917 

Student  drops  from  Market 
Street  Bridge;  he  made  it — not 
hurt  seriously. 

Bucknell  finished  third  in  Penn 
Relays. 

Bucknell  Ambulance  Co.  leaves 
for   Camp   Crane,   Allentown,   Pa. 


CLASS  OF  1919 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  S.  Walter  Chandler 
(Susannah  Grove) 
West  Milton,  Pa. 

Ruth  Cooper,  who  attended  college 
two  years  with  our  class,  died  in 
Youngstown,  Ohio,  where  she  was  a 
teacher  in  the  Woodrow  Wilson  High 
School.  Ruth  left  Bucknell  in  1917, 
earned  her  bachelor's  degi'ee  at  Grove 
City  College  in  1919,  and  was  awarded 
the  master  of  education  degree  by  the 
University  of  Pittsburgh  in  1938. 

Alden  E.  Davis  is  chief  of  production 
section  of  South  Bend,  Indiana  Region- 
al Air  Force  Office  of  the  Mid-central 
A.  F.  Procurement  District.  He  has 
charge  of  all  air  force  contractor  plants 
in  Northern  Indiana. 

I  have  a  good  report  from  G.  A. 
Starkweather,  who  mailed  11  cards  to 
alumni  to  be  returned  with  personal 
information.  So  far  he  has  had  four 
returns. 

One  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  War- 
fel  (Ruth  Farquhar  '19)  saying  they 
still  live  in  Gainesville,  Florida.  Ruth 
has  been  doing  research  work  with  her 
husband  on  his  books. 

Another  from  his  college  room  mate, 
Raymond  Cornish,  who  is  the  pastor  of 
the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bridgeton, 
N.  J.  He  has  a  son,  William,  who  is 
television  engineer  for  WPTZ  and  a 
daughter,  Joan.  He  writes  one  and  all 
to  come  to  church  when  in  N.  J. 

Another  from  Mrs.  C.  F.  Catherman 
(Gladys  Hackenburg-),  whose  husband 
is  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  Methodist  Church 
in  Hazleton.  They  have  two  sons, 
Charles  Wesley,  a  reporter  and  writer 
tor  the  Hazleton  morning  paper,  and 
Harold,  who  works  for  Westinghouse 
as  industrial  engineer  in  Pittsburgh. 
They  have  one  grandson,  Charles  Wes- 
ley, Jr.,  whom  they  hope  to  make  a 
Bucknellian. 

C.  W.  Withington  still  living  at  Media, 
Pa.  R.  D.  2,  works  for  Westinghouse 
Steam  Service  Dept.  at  Essington,  Pa. 

George  also  heard  from  Voris  B.  Hall 
with  a  picture  of  his  daughter,  a  very 
nice  looking  girl.  Voris  teaches  at 
Wilkes  College  and  is  proud  of  the  rec- 
ord of  some  of  his  students  who  have 
gone  on  to  Bucknell  and  other  colleges. 

Last  but  not  least,  George  himself: 
The  Starkweathers  live  at  22  N.  Llan- 
wellyn  Ave.,  Glen  Olden,  Pa.  George  is 
a  Sun  Oil  Company  laboratory  supervi- 
sor. The  oldest  one,  George,  Jr.,  a  grad- 
uate of  University  of  Pennsylvania 
Medical  School  is  now  located  at  Castle 
Air  Base,  Merced,  California.     George 

MARCH    1952 


III  is  now  over  a  year  old.  Daughter 
Betty  Ann,  a  graduate  nurse,  is  mar- 
ried and  has  a  young  son.  Carlton,  the 
youngest  son,  is  a  petty  officer  in  radio 
with  Naval  aviation. 

Thank  you  George  for  your  splendid 
co-operation. 

CLASS  OF  1920 

Class  Reporter:   Dr.  Harry  R.  Warfel 

Hibiscus  Park,  R.  F.  D.  5,  Box  72, 

Gainesville,  Fla, 

Harry  U.  Heckart  has  been  appointed 
supervising  principal  of  Union-East 
Buffalo  Township  Joint  Elementary 
School,  Linntown.  He  previously  served 
as  principal  of  Lewisburg  Joint  High 
School. 

Harold  E.  Miller,  MS  '21,  represented 
The  American  Association  for  the  Ad- 
vancement of  Science  at  the  inaugura- 
tion of  Omer  Clyde  Aderhold  as  the 
17th  president  of  the  University  of 
Georgia,  Athens,  Ga.  Harold  is  now  as- 
sociate professor  of  biology  and  public 
health  at  Georgia  School  of  Technology, 
Atlanta. 

CLASS  OF  1921 
Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  Elwood  Derr 

(Sara  Bernhart) 
1360  Jefferson  Ave.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

A  son,  Thomas  HI  was  born  on  Sat- 
urday, January  5,  1952  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Thomas  F.  "Si"  Morgan,  Jr.,  at  the  Wil- 
liamsport  Hospital.  Si  is  connected 
with  Marts  and  Lundy.  The  Morgans 
live  at  23  Market  St.,  Lewisburg. 


Sixty  Class  Fund  Managers  are 
asking  you  to  send  your  annual 
contribution  to  the  Bucknell 
Alumni  Fund. 


CLASS  OF  1922 

Class  Reporter:    Philip  C.  Campbell 
315  E.  Front  St.,  Danville 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  thirtieth  re- 
union, June  6-9,  1952." 

Dear  Classmates:  The  big  day,  our 
super-duper30th  reunion  is  coming  clos- 
er and  closer.  June  7,  1952.  Your  com- 
mittee is  working  out  an  interesting 
week-end,  one  you  will  remember  for 
a  long,  long  time.  Mark  Gass  will  have 
a  questionnaire  in  your  hands  soon.  . 
Please  give  him  a  100%  response. 

George  W.  Mathieson  represented 
Bucknell  at  the  inauguration  of  Dr.  A. 
Blair  Knapp  as  14th  president  of  Deni- 
son  University,  Granville,  Ohio  in  Oc- 
tober. 

CLASS  OF  1926 

Class  Reporter:   Miss  Anna  L.  Brown 
45  Wildwood  Ave.,  Pitman,  N.  J. 

This  comment  appeared  in  the  Potts- 
town  Mercury  Sports  column,  "Un- 
doubtedly the  most  enthusiastic  Buck- 
nell alumnus  in  this  area  -  after  the 
Bisons  went  through  their  grid  season 


unbeaten  was  Don  Rigg,  who  inciden- 
tally, is  the  PA  voice  at  most  area 
football  tilts."  Donald  L.  Rigg,  a  drafts- 
man in  Pottstown,  married  Jessie  E. 
Smith,  Beaver  '27.  They  have  one  son, 
Donald,  Jr.,  who  is  in  his  last  year 
in  Pottstown  Junior  High  School.  Don 
is  engaged  in  a  number  of  civic  activi- 
ties as  you  might  suppose.  He  is  serv- 
ing his  second  term  as  a  member  of 
the  Pottstown  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Board  of 
Directors,  and  is  also  Assistant  Super- 
intendent of  the  First  Baptist  Sunday 
School.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rigg  reside  at 
942  High  St.,  Pottstown. 

Carrie  Smith  Rood  claims  she  has 
done  nothing  startling  or  exciting  as 
some  of  her  classmates;  but  she  has 
managed  to  keep  quite  busy.  In  June 
1949  she  received  her  master  of  arts 
degree,  and  she  is  teaching  social 
studies  in  Lake-Noxen  Joint  School. 
Stamp  collecting  is  her  hobby.  For 
other  stamp  enthusiasts  who  might 
wish  to  get  in  touch  with  her,  her  ad- 
dress is  Box  196,  Harvey's  Lake. 

We  have  one  new  address  to  report, 
Charles  E.  Dunmire,  125  W.  4th  St., 
Ontario,  Calif. 


It   Seems   Like   Yesterday 

Twenty-five   Years  Ago— 1927 

Lehman's  Shoe  Store  advertises 
Bostonian  Shoes  at  $7.00  and  $9.00 
a  pair. 

Cornell  coeds  debate  "Semites" 
on  prohibition — "Semites"  win. 

Chess  team  to  play  Princeton 
and  Cornell. 


CLASS  OF  1927 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  Leon  J.  Merrick 

(S.  Grace  Milhous) 
201  Meredith  St.,  Kennett  Square,  Pa. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  twenty-fifth  re- 
union, June  6-9,  1952." 

You  can't  realize,  I  can't  realize  that 
come  June  we  shall  have  been  graduat- 
ed twenty-five  years.  You  feel  no  old- 
er, I  feel  no  older,  but  the  calendar 
speaks  contrariwise.  Since,  according 
to  age,  we  are  all  in  such  fine  fettle, 
why  not  keep  a  date  on  campus  next 
June  when  we  have  our  reunion?  Let's 
tvu-n  out  in  goodly  number  to  assure 
the  success  of  the  occasion.  I'll  see  you 
there! 


How   Many  Babies,   '27? 

Is  the  class  replacing  itself? 
Send  in  your  questionnaire  so 
that  we  can  get  a  full  class  report. 


CLASS  OF  1928 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  H.  M.  Marsh 

(Lorinne  Martin) 

25  Oakley  Ave.,  Summit,  N.  J. 

Thomas  M.  Reimensnyder  has  re- 
ceived permanent  appointment  as  guid- 
ance director  and  supervisor  of  the 
Adult    Education    Department    at    the 

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M.  S.  Hershey  High  School,  Hershey,  in- 
cluding teaching  labor  relations  in  the 
chocolate  factory.  Previously  he  had 
served  as  a  member  of  the  iVIilton 
school  board. 

CLASS  OF  1930 

President:    Hexry  A.  Wadsworth 
R.  F.  D.  1,  McGraw,  N.  Y. 

Harry  G.  Sanders,  has  retired  from  17 
years  of  principalship  of  Thomas  Jef- 
ferson Elementary  School  in  Williams- 
port  and  from  40  years  of  teaching.  He 
received  a  degree  of  bachelor  of  sci- 
ence in  education  at  Bucknell  in  1930. 
Active  in  civic  enterprises,  he  was  co- 
ordinator of  the  civilian  defense  orga- 
nization of  Montoursville  during  the 
Second  World  War.  He  served  as  pres- 
ident of  District  No.  3  of  the  Lycoming 
County  Sabbath  School  Association  and 
for  three  terms  was  a  member  of  the 
Bethany  Lutheran  Church  Board.  He 
served  as  president  of  the  Montours- 
ville Masonic  Club  for  one  term. 

Mrs.  Arthur  D.  Kille  (Bertha  G. 
Thomas)  motored  in  from  Tucson,  Ari- 
zona in  time  for  commencement  activi- 
ties. She  and  her  husband  own  and 
operate  the  Cozy  Rest  Motel  in  Tuc- 
son. They  have  three  childen,  Owen, 
13,  Jean  11,  and  Tommy  8. 

Dr.  C.  McCool  Snyder  is  on  the  facul- 
ty at  Oswego  State  Teachers  College, 
Oswego,  N.  Y.  He  served  as  a  visiting 
professor  at  Fresno  State  Teachers  Col- 
lege during  the  summer  of  '51.  The 
Snyders  (Mrs.  Snyder  is  the  former 
(Mary  Burrowes  '34)  have  3  children 
and  may  be  addressed  at  R.  D.  1,  Mid- 
dle Rd.,  Oswego,  N.  Y. 

We  need  more  news  of  1930-ers. 
Please  send  a  news  item  about  your- 
self to  the  above  address. 

CLASS  OF  1932 

President:    Dr.  Thomas  R.  Hepler 

606  Valley  Rd.,  Havertowii,  Pa. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  twentieth  re- 
union, June  6-9,  1952." 

We  need  more  news  from  you.  Please 
send  news  of  yourself  and  family  to 
the  above  address. 

CLASS  OF  1934 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  William  S.  Liming 

(Ruth  Rohr) 

396  Andrews  Rd.,  East  Williston,  N.  Y. 

Spring  is  almost  here  and  so  1 
thought  you  might  enjoy  reading  about 
a  few  more  classmates  that  have  been 
kind  enough  to  drop  me  a  line.  I  hope, 
like  spring  fever,  it  will  be  catching 
and  that  my  mail  will  be  really  heavy 
for  a  change.     Well  here  goes; 

Hedrick  C.  Ravenell  and  Elsie  Shields 
Ravenell  are  now  "living  in  the  Penn- 
sylvania sticks  and  loving  it" — Locust 
Lane,  Longwood.  Hed  is  with  DuPont 
in  Wilmington  and  Elsie  is  kept  busy 
with  two  little  red  heads,  Barbara  10 
and  Charles  5.  They  say  "the  latch 
string  is  always  out  for  anyone  coming 
their  way." 

Nelson  E.  Wendt  and  June  Le  Quatte 
Wendt  '36,  are  at  home  at  595  Foch 
Blvd.,  Williston  Park,  L.  L,  N.  Y.,  along 
with  David  15  and  Karen   10.     Nelson 

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handles  technical  sales  for  American 
Potash  and  Chemical  Corp.  in  New 
York  City.  He  also  is  a  very  active 
member  of  the  School  Board  Union 
Free  School  District  No.  9.  June  is  sec- 
retary of  the  L.  L  Courthouse  Council 
of  Girl  Scouts  and  active  in  Garden 
City  chapter  of  A.  A.  U.  W.  and  the 
Choral  group  of  the  same  organization. 
She  is  also  active  in  Phi  Mu.  Both 
June  and  Nels  are  active  in  the  Com- 
munity Church  of  East  Williston  and 
we  see  them  quite  often  as  June  is  on 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Buck- 
nell club  of  Long  Island.  All  Bucknel- 
lians  are  welcome  at  their  home,  too. 

Dr.  William  P.  Boger,  Jr.,  has  been 
named  medical  director  of  Sharp  and 
Dohne,  Philadelphia.  For  the  past  three 
years  he  has  been  laboratory  director 
of  the  section  of  infectious  diseases  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  and  al- 
so serves  on  the  Editorial  Boards  of  the 
Journal  of  Antibodies  and  Chemother- 
apy and  the  Philadelphia  General  Hos- 
pital. 

That's  all  for  now  but  just  think 
how  much  more  there  would  be  if  you 
would  just  drop  me  a  line  or  two.  Why 
not  make  me  the  busiest  class  reporter 
of  all.  Incidentally  let's  keep  '34  active 
in  the  EVEN  Alumni  Fund  race  this 
year. 

CLASS  OF  1935 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  Frederick  Straley 

(Metta  Farrington) 

Furnace  Rd.,  R.  D.  1,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

C.  Frank  PetruUo  has  accepted  a  po- 
sition with  the  contracting  firm  of  Gil- 
boy  and  O'Malley,  Scranton,  and  will 
assist  the  firm  in  its  reconstruction 
work  in  various  European  countries. 
The  firm  is  reconstructing  buildings  in 
Europe  for  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment and  has  offices  in  England,  Spain, 
France  and  Italy.  One  of  the  major 
projects  is  the  building  of  a  1000  bed 
hospital  in  France. 

CLASS  OF  1937 

President:    Dr.  George  W.  Grouse 

Main  St.,  Youngwood,  Pa. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  fifteenth  re- 
union, June  6-9,  1952." 

Mark  our  reunion  date  on  your  calen- 
dar. See  the  April  issue  for  details 
and  in  the  meantime  send  news  of  your- 
self and  family  to  the  above  address. 


It   Seems   Like   Yesterday 

Fifteen  Years  Ago— 1937 

Orange  and  Blue  Dining  Room 
opens  in  the  Lewisburger. 

Prowants  were  selling  Tuxedos 
at  $21.50. 

Ray  Noble  plays  for  the  Junior 
Prom  held  in  Women's  dining 
hall. 


CLASS  OF  1938 

President:   Ira  G.  Fox 
131S  Stanton  Rd.,  Sharon,  Pa. 

I  am  glad  to  announce  that  Mrs.  John 
B.  Dempsey  (Anne  Culbertson),  1647  E. 
Romeo  Rd.,  Leonard,  Michigan,  has  vol- 


unteered to  become  our  class  reporter. 
You  would  like  to  read  about  your 
classmates,  so  why  not  send  a  news 
item  about  yourself  and  family  to  our 
new  reporter  at  the  above  address. 

Isabelle  L.  Clouser  was  recently 
elected  president  of  the  Harrisburg 
Alumni  Club. 

CLASS  OF  1940 

Class  Reporter:    Mrs.  James  A.  Miller 

(Mary  McGrina) 

1220-E  Brackenridge  Apts., 

Lake  Austin  Blvd.,  Austin,  Texas 

Joseph  Diblin,  Bucknell  soccer  coach 
and  Lewisburg  High  School  teacher, 
has  been  named  acting  principal  of 
Lewisburg  Joint  High  School. 

In  response  to  our  "Lost"  appeal, 
this  note  came  in: 

"Saw  your  column  in  the  Alumni 
news  and  hasten  to  let  you  know  that 
my  cousin  Betty  Shannon's  latest  ad- 
dress is  1  W.  64th  St.,  New  York  City. 
She  was  in  Europe  a  long  while  with 
the  military  government  as  a  civilian 
employee  and  now  works  for  News- 
week as  a  secretary,  I  believe."  This 
was  signed  Jeanne  Rockwell  Noonan 
'42,  and  postmarked  Ann  Arbor,  Mich- 
igan. Jeanne  says  that  the  Noonans 
have  one  son,  age  five,  and  that  after 
five  years  of  newspaper  work,  she  is 
now  free  lancing  and  writing. 

Katherine  Patterson  was  the  at- 
tendant at  the  marriage  of  Anne  Bur- 
rows on  May  5,  1951. 

Rev.  Gerald  L.  Wilson  accepted  ap- 
pointment to  a  rural  pastorate  in  Iowa, 
effective  June  1,  1951.  His  address  is 
Unionville,  Iowa. 

Born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  E.  McKee, 
a  daughter,  Susan  Bruce,  on  December 
13,  1951.  Lou  is  SLipervising  principal 
of  Maybrook  High  School  (New  York) 
and  has  finished  all  but  his  dissertation 
for  his  ED.D.  at  Teachers  College,  Co- 
lumbia University.  This  is  their  sec- 
ond child,  Theda  Blair,  Susan's  older 
sister,  is  nearly  two. 

The  Robert  Engles  (Doris  "Taffy" 
White  '48)  have  moved  recently.  Their 
new  address  is  1115  Kingsley  Ave.,  St. 
Joseph,  Michigan. 

CLASS  OF  1941 

Class  Reporter: 

Mrs.  William  F.  Hasselberger 

(Jean  Steele) 

1518  \^^estmo^eIand  Ave.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

John  W.  Bower  starred  again  in  a  dra- 
matic production  of  the  Standard-Times 
Charities,  Inc.  of  New  Bedford,  Mass. 
At  Bucknell  he  was  active  in  Cap  and 
Dagger  and  Theta  Alpha  Phi.  He  served 
in  the  Navy  until  1946  and  is  now 
working  for  the  New  Bedford  Gas  and 
Edison  Light  Company.  He  has  acted 
in  "Our  Town,"  "Claudia,"  "Heaven 
Can  Wait,"  "You  Can't  Take  It  With 
You,"  "There's  Always  Juliet,"  "Joan 
of  Lorraine,"  "Years  Ago,"  and  "Silver 
Whistle"  as  a  member  of  a  group 
known  as  the  Spouters.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  that  group 
for  three  years.  Also,  last  year,  he  was 
director  of  his  Employer's  Junior 
Achievement  Company,  Talent  Un- 
limited. 

M  A  K  C  H    19  5  2 


Miriam  Lesher  was  married  to  David 
L.  Hunter  on  June  30,  1951.  Tliey  are 
residing  at  400  E.  Mountain  Ave.,  Soutli 
Williamsport.  Miriam  is  a  teaclier  at 
the  Williamsport  Senior  High  School. 

Had  a  note  from  Carolyn  Gemmill 
Scott.  She  and  her  husband  reside  at 
1419  Justine  St.,  Pittsburgh.  Their 
third  child,  Barbara  Jean,  was  born 
April  17,  1951.  She  has  a  big  sister 
Claire  who  is  seven,  and  a  big  brother 
Jimmy  who  is  five.  It  was  nice  to  hear 
from  you  Carolyn. 

Also  had  a  letter  from  Allan  J.  Ros- 
enberaf.  Allan  is  a  practicing  psycliia- 
trist  in  California.  His  home  address  is 
515  Rhodes  Drive,  Palo  Alto,  Calif.  On 
November  22  their  third  child  arrived 
joining  Marjorie,  age  six,  and  Michael, 
age  3V2.  They  would  lilie  to  hear 
from  some  old  school  friends.  Thanks 
for  writing  Allan. 

Keep  your  letters  coming,  so  I  can 
keep  my  column  going! 

CLASS  OF  1942 

Class  Reporter:    Don  L.  Hopkins 
1404  Wisconsin  Ave..  Washington  7,  D.  C. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  tenth  reunion, 
June  6-9,  1952." 

June  7,  1952 — does  that  mean  any- 
thing to  you?  Well,  that's  the  date  of 
our  tenth  reunion.  Let  it  stick  in  your 
mind,  and  don't  let  that  date  slip  by 
you.  For  on  that  day  we  hope  to  have 
all  the  forces  of  '42  gathered  once  again 
for  a  grand  reunion  in  true  '42  style. 
I  know  that  I've  been  giving  gentle 
hints  in  the  last  few  issues  of  the 
Alumnus  to  start  making  plans.  Now, 
let's  continue  those  plans  and  carry 
them  through  to  fulfillment  so  that  on 
June  7th  we  can  really  have  a  bang-up 
affair. 

Now  to  the  latest  news  on  the  '42 
front.  I  had  two  personal  communica- 
tions recently  with  members  of  tlie 
class.  Bud  Eisaman  and  Elaine  Schatz 
Alley. 

Bud  is  right  here  in  Washington  at 
215  C  Street,  S.  E.  I  received  from 
him  a  formal  announcement  stating 
that  "H.  Keith  Eisaman  announces  his 
association  with  Emmett  Leo  Sheehan 
for  the  general  practice  of  law."  An- 
other lawyer  in  our  midst.  Good  luck 
in  your  practice,  Bud,  in  the  Nation's 
Capital. 

Elaine  Schatz  Alley  writes  that  she 
and  her  husband  have  just  moved  into 
a  new  ranch  house  at  8  Pleasant  View 
Place,  Old  Greenwich,  Conn.  The  Al- 
leys have  a  young  son,  born  August  20, 
1951  and  named  James  Harvey  Alley, 
Jr. 

The  Brass  and  Bronz  Ingot  Mfg.  Co. 
of  Chicopee  Falls,  Mass.  now  claims 
William  H.  Arbogast  as  one  of  its  em- 
ployees. He  is  residing  at  64  Wood- 
side  Dr.,  Agawam,  Mass. 


FBI  AGENTS  NEEDED 

The  Philadelphia  FBI  Office  has 
announced  that  applications  for 
tlie  position  of  special  agent  with 
the  FBI  are  still  being  accepted. 
The  position  pays  a  basic  salary 
of  $5,500  per  year.  Applicants  for 
the  position  will  be  considered  if 
they  possess  a  law  degree,  a  degree 
in  accounting,  or  a  degree  from  an 
accredited  four  year  college.  Ap- 
plicants inust  be  between  the  ages 
of  25  and  40;  must  be  at  least  five 
feet  seven  inches  tall;  have  good 
eyesight  and  be  in  excellent  physi- 
cal condition.  Applications  may 
be  obtained  from  the  Field  Office 
of  the  Federal  Bureau  of  Investi- 
gation, 500  Widener  Building, 
Philadelphia  7,  Pa. 


How  Many  Babies,   '42? 

Calling  all  proud  parents!  Tell 
us  of  your  familial  accomplish- 
ments, and  make  the  class  rec- 
ord 100%! 


CLASS  OF  1944 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  Robert  F.  B.\ker 

(Honey  Rhinesmith) 

Lindys  Lake,  R.  D.,  Butler,  N.  J. 

The  Christmas  mail  brought  lots  of 
nice  notes  and  the  following  news  .  .  . 
Among  the  little  Bucknellians  are 
Bruce  Evans  Franklin,  January  5,  1952 
at  Sao  Paulo,  Brazil,  son  of  the  Ralph 
Franlilins  (Betty  Evans)  and  Davey 
Whiteliead,  adopted  by  Bob  and  Carol 
Sprout  Whitehead.  They  also  have  a 
daughter,  Ann. 

Hope  Wohnus  became  Mrs.  Sidney 
Perry  on  September  1,  1951. 

Lou  Haug  was  married  September 
22,  1951. 

Betty  Jane  Walter  McMullen  writes 
that  Don  is  back  in  the  Navy,  has  been 
at  sea  for  quite  some  time,  but  she  and 
the  girls  hope  to  join  him  in  June  wlren 
he'il  be  stationed  at  Norfolk. 

CLASS  OF  1945 

Class  Reporter:   Mrs.  C.  Fred  Moore 

(Nancy  Woehling) 

Aldcn  Park  Manor,  Germantown,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Mrs.    Daniel    Boston    (Lois    Deputy) 

won  a  local  radio  contest  on  "Double 
or  Notliing,"  and  was  awarded  a  trip 
to  Hollywood,  Calif.  Lois  is  now  the 
alumna  adviser  to  the  Tri-Delt  Chapter 
at  Louisiana  State  University. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  Baker  (Helen 
Grim)  now  own  and  ranch  460  acres 
in  Youngton,  Nev.  They  have  three 
boys,  Johnnie  4%  years,  Davie  3% 
years  and  Larry  16  months.  Com- 
ma n  d  e  r  and  Mrs.  John  F.  Bacon 
(Phoebe  Follmer)  have  been  stationed 
in  Guam  for  the  past  year.  Their  ad- 
dress is  Com-Fair  Guam  Navy  943, 
F.  P.  O.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  B.  Scanlan,  Jr., 
(Betsy  Doughty)  had  a  daughter,  Eliz- 
abeth Morrison  on  March  24,   1951. 

Audrey  Bishop  is  working  for  the 
Sunday  Staff  of  the  Baltimore  Sun  as  a 
feature  writer. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Moyer's  (Nancy 
Patterson)  daughter,  Priscilla  Ann  was 
born  August  4,  1951.  They  are  now  liv- 
ing at  200  W.  Market  St.,  Danville. 


MARCH    195 


Mary  Follmer  was  married  to  Lt. 
Robert  E.  Lacroix  on  September  8. 
Their  address  is  451  Orchard  Dr.,  Day- 
ton, Ohio. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Naimark's 
(Helen  Wythes)  new  address  is  27051 
Zeman  Ave.,  Euclid,  Ohio. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  S.  Wiederspaun's 
(Jean  Williams)  new  address  is  500  W. 
End  Ave.,  N.  Y.  24,  N.  Y. 

Bettie  Eichberg  is  a  supervisor  for 
the  Department  of  Public  Assistance  in 
Norristown.  Her  address  is  814  Ger- 
mantown Pike,  Norristown. 

David  Gregg,  Jr.  and  Audrey  Wil- 
liams were  married  June  16,  1951  in 
Montclair,  N.  J.  Warren  Francis  was 
best  man  and  George  Clark  '44  was  an 
usher. 

Kenneth  G.  Check  is  a  Lt.  jg.  in  the 
Civil  Engineers  Corps  USN  DPWO 
Federal  Office  Bldg.,  San  Francisco, 
Calif. 

Emily  K.  Derr  is  now  a  teacher  in 
tire  Grandview  School  of  Monterey 
Park,  Calif.  She  is  residing  at  428  Pop- 
lar Ave.,  Apt.  B,  Montebello,  Calif. 

Ruth  E.  Everett  is  now  a  teacher 
of  Spanish  and  French  at  the  Roselle 
Park  High  School.  She  is  residing  at 
206   Browning  Ave.,   Elizabeth  3,  N.  J. 

Raymond  H.  Wilson  of  1615  H  St., 
N.  W.,  Washington  6,  D.  C.  is  editor 
of  Business  Action,  a  weekly  publica- 
tion of  the  U.  S.  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce. 

CLASS  OF  1946 

Class  Reporter: 

Mrs.  William  Harshbarger 

(Jeanne  Phillips) 

206  Second  St.,  Huntingdon,  Pa. 

Had  a  letter  at  Christmas  from  Peggy 
Soars,  whose  address  is  now  643  Park 
Ave.,  Elizabeth,  N.  J.  She  was  asking 
about  an  address  for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lee 
Marshall  (Tozia  Lewski),  who  have 
recently  moved  into  a  new  home  at  522 
E.  Paper  Mill  Rd.,  Oreland. 

And  just  a  matter  of  months  after  I 
announced  a  new  address  for  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Fred  Clarkson  (Jean  Creelman), 
she  sent  me  another  one.  Unless  they 
have  moved  again  since  Christmas  they 
can  be  reached  at  Foote  Rd.,  South  Glas- 
tonbury, Conn. 

Betty  Wells  Ewing,  liusband  Lee  and 
daughter  Joann,  are  living  at  Clover 
Hill  Gardens,  Apt.  21-B,  Mt.  Holly, 
N.  J.  Lee  was  recalled  to  the  Air  Force 
in  November. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Morton  (Ruth 
■  Irland)  are  the  proud  parents  of  a  son, 
John  Irland,  born  Dec.  8,  1951.  The 
Mortons  live  at  702  University  Park, 
Rochester  20,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  E.  Richardson  (Jean 
DeGroat)  and  daughter,  Virginia  Beth, 
have  moved  into  their  new  home  on 
South   Crescent   Boulevard,   Yardley. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Staley  (Rita 
Clemens)  have  a  son,  Lee  Clemens, 
born  May,  1950.  Their  address  is  P.  O. 
Box  31,  Murray,  Utah. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  G,  Stubenvoll 
(Dorace  Miller)  sent  word  that  their 
daughter  Nancy  Ann  was  born  October 
14,  1950.  Their  new  address  is  6106 
Joyce  Lane,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

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Eutha  "Ricky"  Richter  writes  that  she 
spent  over  two  years  in  Norway  with 
the  Marshall  Plan  organization,  ECA, 
and  after  four  months  in  Washington 
she  has  gone  to  London  for  a  year.  She 
can  be  addressed  c/o  ECA  Mission  to 
the  United  Kingdom,  American  Embas- 
sy, London,  England.  She's  hoping  to 
run  into  some  Bucknellians  over  there. 

Lucille  Tate  was  married  to  Edward 
Criswell  on  February  22,  1951  at  Dallas, 
Texas. 

Carolyn  Berkheimer  and  Evan  R. 
Rosser,  Jr.  were  united  in  marriage  on 
December  16,  1950.  Carolyn  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  staff  of  the  Lycoming  County 
Children's  Aid  Society;  her  husband  is 
associated  in  business  with  his  father. 

A  son,  Roy  Edward,  was  born  early  in 
1951  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Amos  Smith,  Jr., 
x'46. 

Dr.  Oscar  M.  Weaver,  Jr.  x'46  and 
Therese  F.  Zecoski  were  married  No- 
vember 2,  1950.  The  former  is  resident 
in  radiology  at  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege Hospital  in  Philadelphia;  his  bride, 
assistant  supervisor  of  Germantown 
Hospital  School  of  Nursing. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  R.  Whitelock 
(Peggy  Naumann  '44)  and  their  one 
month  old  son  John  Robert,  Jr.,  reside 
at  1840  Laketon  Road,  Pittsburgh  21. 

CLASS  OF  1947 

Class  Reporter:    Roger  S.  Haddon 
243  Water  St.,   Northumberland,   Pa. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  fifth  reunion, 
June  6-9,  1952." 

Kitty  Hayes  has  become  city  editor 
of  the  Daily  Messenger,  Canandaigua, 
N.  Y.,  one  of  the  few  women  in  the 
state  of  New  York  to  hold  that  posi- 
tion in  the  daily  press.  Since  gradua- 
tion Kitty  has  also  served  as  copy 
writer  for  Station  WGVA,  Geneva, 
N.  Y.,  and  on  the  staffs  of  the  Geneva 
Times  and  the  Binghamton  Press.  Pres- 
ent address:  99  Hubbel  St.,  Canandai- 
gua, N.  Y. 

Phyllis  Gray  has  taken  a  position  in 
publications  work  with  the  U.  S.  Gov- 
ernment at  Fort  Monmouth,  N.  J.  Ad- 
dress: 300  New  Jersey  Ave.,  Point 
Pleasant,  N.  J. 

Jaye  Pierce  Haupt  and  her  husband 
are  running  The  American  House,  the 
hotel  which  they  own  in  Perkasie. 
They  have  a  daughter,  Linda  Diane, 
who  will  be  three  years  old  in  May. 

Lorraine  Kress  K  a  n  t  z  is  teaching 
school  in  Philadelphia.  Her  husband, 
Joe,  is  a  senior  at  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  Medical  School.  He  is  a 
graduate  of  Lafayette.  Their  address: 
5143  Pine  St.,  Philadelphia  4. 

Nancy  Derkacz  writes  that  she,  John, 
and  their  children,  Anne  and  David, 
are  now  in  their  new  home  at  1525 
Eastwood  Dr.,  Bethlehem.  They  moved 
in  November  6,  the  day  that  David  was 
born.  Their  neighbors  include  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Spencer  Carlough  '50  (Emily  Kel- 
ly '46).  John  and  Spence  went  through 
the  "loop"  course  at  Bethlehem  Steel. 
John  is  now  general  foreman  of  the  pits 
at  Bethlehem  Steel's  No.  3  Open 
Hearth,  and  Spence  is  maintenance 
foreman  in  the  iron  foundry. 

Richard  L.  Moore  has  been  elected 
Assistant  Treasurer  of  Foster  D.  Snell, 
Inc.,  New  York  firm  of  consulting 
chemists  and  engineers. 

24 


■Victor  Figueroa  writes  from  New 
York  that  he  is  employed  there.  Ad- 
dress: 556  W.  160th  St.,  New  York  32, 
N.  Y. 

Tom  Watkins  is  now  division  ac- 
countant of  the  adhesives  and  castings 
division,  Minnesota  Mining  and  Mfg. 
Company,  Detroit.  He  has  been  with 
that  firm  since  graduation,  spending  3 
years  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.  The  Watkins', 
who  have  a  son,  Carter,  age  four  and 
a  half,  expect  to  be  back  for  our  re- 
union June  7. 

Marjorie  Grahame  Stephens  reports 
that  her  husband  Bill  is  now  engineer 
in  charge  of  the  quality  control  divi- 
sion, Indianapolis  plant,  of  National 
Malleable  and  Steel  Castings  Co.  Bill 
is  working  toward  a  Master's  degree  at 
Butler  University  in  his  spare  time. 
Marge  and  Bill  are  building  a  new 
home  in  Brownsburg,  Ind.,  and  are  par- 
ents of  a  four  year  old  Margie  and  wee 
Wilham  Grahame,  born  July  23,  1951. 
Marge  writes  that  they  have  occasional 
contacts  with  Peg  and  Bob  Edmunds 
and  with  Carolyn  and  Dick  Adamson. 

Frank  Haas  was  elected  treasurer  of 
the  Harrisburg  Alumni  Club  at  their 
December  meeting.  Present  address: 
478  Arlington  Rd.,  Camp  Hill. 

Eugene  L.  Gaier  is  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  the  psychology  department, 
University  of  Illinois.  Gene  received 
his  M.A.  at  Iowa  in  1948,  and  the  Ph.D. 
in  psychology  from  the  University  of 
Chicago  in  1951,  where  he  was  a  Uni- 
versity Fellow  and  a  scholarship  hold- 
er. Address:  Training  Research  Lab- 
oratory, 301  East  Gregory  Dr.,  Cham- 
paign. 111. 

John  Richard  Dunmire  and  Miss 
Helains  C.  Goodman  were  married 
December  15,  1951  in  the  chapel  of 
Stanford  University. 

Bob  Schimmel  is  associated  with  E. 
T.  Schimmel  and  Sons,  builders,  at 
York.  Address:  R.  D.  1,  Wrightsville. 
At  last  writing.  Bob  had  one  son  (fu- 
ture Sig)  and  reported  a  visit  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bill  Hoeveler,  who  live  at  525 
Glenridge  Rd.,  Biscayne-Key,  Miami, 
Fla.  Bill's  itinerary  since  law  school 
has  been:  Marine  Corps  —  discharge, 
from  there  a  member  of  Pennsylvania 
Bar — marriage  in  Miami — law  practice 
in  Philadelphia — then,  and  now,  law 
practice  in  Florida  as  a  member  of 
Florida  Bar. 

S.  Richard  Gass  is  a  detailman  for 
the  Upjohn  Co.  He  resides  at  1711 
Caberdeen  Rd.,  Loch  Raven  Village 
Apts.,  Towson  4,  Md. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  A.  Custer 
(Charlotte  V.  Schultz)  are  living  at 
123  Guingard  Drive,  Sumter,  S.  C.  Sam 
is  the  C.  O.  of  a  reconnaissance  techni- 
cal squadron  at  Shaw  Air  Force  Base. 
Daughter  Karen  Lee  born  August  19, 
1951. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clif  Bohs  (Helen  Klau- 
der)  have  a  son.  Drew  Clifton,  born 
September  13,  1951.  Address:  16  Aug- 
ust Lane,  Hicksville,  N.  Y. 

Peg  and  Dick  McGinn  have  a  son, 
as  do  Bob  and  Penny  Reitzler.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Robert  Billings  (Betty  Quinn) 
are  presently  indoctrinating  their  sec- 
ond child,  a  boy. 


Bobby  Messer  Hale  writes  that  she 
and  husband  Ed  have  been  in  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.  (63  Arlington  PI.)  since  June. 
Ed  is  on  the  staff  of  the  Buffalo  Eve- 
ning News.  Little  Stephanie  Jane  was 
born   September   23,    1951. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Scott  (Mary 
Ann  Gregg)  had  their  first  child,  Lyn- 
ette  Ann,  in  August.  Address:  100  Aca- 
demy Ave.,  Apt.  A-8,  Pittsburgh   16. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  Leo  Rodgers,  Jr., 
(Nancy  Anchor)  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Mary  Rose  Anne,  born  De- 
cember 10,  1951.  Address:  44  Midland 
Ave.,  Kenmore  23,  N.  Y. 

Ah,  speaking  of  babies,  Lois  and  I 
had  our  first  child  December  13,  1951. 
Gives  her  name  as  Pamela  Haddon  '72. 

Wally  Loui  is  serving  his  internship 
at  Philadelphia  General  Hospital.  He 
sounds  the  medics'  old  refrain:  "hard 
work  but  very  interesting!"  Address: 
40  Doctors  Home,  Phila.  General  Hos- 
pital, Philadelphia  4,  Pa. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Heinz  Gronau  (Lynn 
Deissler)  have  announced  the  birth  of 
a  son,  Kurt  Alan,  on  September  6,  1951. 
They  are  living  at  414  Farm  Hill  Rd., 
Middletown,  Conn.  Incidentally,  that 
epic  edition  of  L'AGENDA  that  Lynn 
engineered  in  '47  becomes  more  wonder- 
ful with  each  passing  eon.  A  work  of  art. 

CLASS  OF  1948 

Class  Reporter: 

Mrs.  Richard  D.  Atherley 

(Joann  Golightly) 

Apt.  23-B,  Garden  Dr.,  Roselle,  N.  J. 

Last  summer  while  my  husband  and 
I  were  on  our  vacation  on  Cape  Cod, 
Mass.,  we  bumped  into  Jean  (Dutchie) 
Swartz  and  Ruth  (Coxie)  Naul.  We 
spent  a  couple  of  hours  together  just 
talking,  mostly  about  Bucknell  and 
who  we  had  seen  and  heard  from — you 
never  know  where  you  are  going  to  run 
into  fellow  alumni,  do  you? 


Left    to    liKjIil — Kutli    Naul,    Jo    Atherley,    Jean 
Swartz.     In  Back — Dick   Atherley  '49. 


Marriages: 

Gloria  Binkley  to  Paul  Cox  on  the 
22nd  of  December,  1951.  "Bink"  is 
resigned  her  teaching  position  as  of 
February  1,  1952  when  she  and  her 
husband  are  going  to  reside  in  Red- 
ding, Calif,  where  Paul  is  a  forester. 
Gloria  Burkhardt  and  Robert  M. 
Cowdrick  were  married  on  December 
29,  1951  in  Allentown.  Mary  Elizabeth 
Green  was  married  to  Stephen  G.  Hall 
on  September  10,  1949.     They  are  liv- 

MARCH    1952 


ing  at  Mounted  Route  No.  35,  Easton. 
Dorothy  Gotterer  married  M.  Hor- 
witz  in  July.  1951.  She  and  her  hus- 
band are  living  at  15  Howe  St.,  New 
Haven,  Conn.  Jean  Lenox  Toddie, 
Virginia  Lehr  Gold  and  Anita  Rosen- 
berg were  present  at  the  marriage  cere- 
mony. Virginia  Alice  Lewis  became 
the  bride  of  Sgt.  1/c  William  T.  Col- 
lins '48  on  September  18,  1951,  the 
same  day  on  which  Ginny  received  her 
M.A.  from  Bucknell.  The  Collins'  ad- 
dress is:  RA  13307764.  Co.  D,  364th 
Inf.  Regt.,  Fort  Dix,  N.  J.  Betty  Kreitz- 
burg  on  June  2,  1951  married  John 
Westplate;  her  sister  Laurel  '51  attend- 
ed her.  Betty  is  living  at  7602  33rd 
Ave.,  Kenosha,  Wise,  and  works  as  a 
secretary  in  the  cost  accounting  de- 
partment of  Nash  Motors  in  Kenosha, 
Wise.  Patricia  Roos  was  married  to 
Paul  Whitney  in  September  1950.  They 
now  live  at  Tacoma  Park,  Maryland 
where  Paul  is  attending  the  University 
of  Maryland.  Two  '48ers.  Frances  L. 
Reichard  and  Edwin  L.  Bell  were  mar- 
ried in  the  First  Methodist  Church, 
Milton,  on  December  27,  1950.  They 
are  living  at  705  W.  University  Ave., 
Urbana,  Illinois,  while  Ed  is  working 
for  his  Ph.D.  degree.  Shirley  Stokes 
was  married  to  Jerome  Hochenedel  on 
August  19,  1950.  They  are  living  in 
New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  Ruth  Wil- 
liamson and  Thomas  R.  McKee  '49  were 
married  on  December  9,  1950  and  are 
living  at  98  Pearsall  Dr.,  Mount  Ver- 
non, N.  Y.  Ruthie  is  teaching  Science 
at  Wilson  Junior  High  School  in  Mt. 
Vernon,  N.  Y.  Tecla  Elaine  Clement 
and  Albert  Yannelli  were  married  on 
April  15,  1951.  They  are  living  at  617 
North  64th  St.,  Philadelphia  31.  Al  is 
assistant  credit  manager  for  Trilling 
and  Montague  in  Philadelphia. 

What  Classmates  Are  Doing:  Jean 
Swartz  is  still  working  for  the  State 
Board  of  Child  Welfare  in  Trenton, 
N.  J.  as  a  social  case  worker.  Ruth 
Naul  is  still  working  as  a  reporter  for 
the  Plauilield  Courier  News.  Jack 
Warden  is  working  with  Lake  Asphalt 
Petroleum  Co.  in  Harrisburg.  Robert 
H.  Taylor,  while  writing  his  master's 
thesis  at  Georgetown  University,  was 
recalled  to  service  by  the  Navy.  He 
was  working  with  the  Unesco  Relations 
Staff  of  the  Department  of  State. 

Births: 

A  son,  Gerald  Peter,  to  Araz  Aroosian 
Balakian  and  Gerald  Balakian  on  June 
13,  1951.  A  daughter,  Susan  Linda,  to 
Margaret  Couch  Fogerty  and  Marshall 
Fogerty  '49  in  October  1950.  The  Fo- 
gerty's  are  living  in  Pittsburgh.  A 
daughter,  Gail  Lynn,  to  Gladys  Sauer 
Muller  and  Mas  Muller  '49  on  Janu- 
ary 18,  1951.  A  son,  Alfred  Duerig,  to 
Jean  Kohler  Duerig  and  Alfred  Duerig 
on  July  1,  1950.  Al  has  been  recalled 
into  the  Naval  Reserve.  A  daughter, 
Lorraine,  to  Betsy  Bowler  Appelbaum 
and  Robert  Appelbaum  '49  on  July  5, 
1950.  The  Appelbaum's  are  living  in 
Titusville,  N.  J.  A  daughter,  Cynthia, 
to  Jane  Sheble  Haigh  and  Bob  Haigh 
in  September  1950.  They  are  living 
in  Boston  where  Bob  is  studying  at 
Harvard  Business  School.  A  daugh- 
ter, Martha  Louise,  to  Margaret  Hughes 

MARCH    1952 


Coats  and  Rev.  Walter  R.  Coats.  The 
Coats'  may  be  addressed  at  141  Eagle 
Rock  Ave.,  Roseland,  N.  J.  And  our 
third  set  of  twins!  David  Speed  and 
Ramsay  McGoodwin  on  October  5, 
1950  to  Dee  Speed  Elder  and  James  H. 
Elder.  Jr.  The  proud  mother  even 
sent  a  picture  of  her  darlings.  Also 
this  information:  she  and  her  family 
are  living  in  their  own  brand  new  self 
designed  home  at  510  Boliver,  Bellaire, 
Texas.  Dee  graduated  from  the  U.  of 
Maryland  in  January  '48.  The  twins 
have  an  older  brother,  James  Harvey 
Elder,  III  born  July  3,  1949.  A  daugh- 
ter, Cynthia  Lynn  Milleman  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Dwight  Smith  Milleman  on  May 
28,  1951.  Address:  Ridge  Road  Ex- 
tension, Ambridge.  A  daughter,  born 
to  Doris  (Taffy)  White  Engle  and  Rob- 
ert Engle  on  October  6,  1950.  She  joins 
another  girl  in  the  Engle  family  who 
may  be  addressed  at  1115  Kingsley 
Ave..  St.  Joseph,  Mich.  A  daughter, 
Jan  to  Gerry  Faint  McLaren  and  Jack 
W.  McLaren  in  September  1950.  The 
McLaren's  may  now  be  addressed  at 
350  Maple  Ave.,  Pittsburgh.  A  daugh- 
ter, Joanne  Eleanor,  on  October  21, 
1951,  to  Eleanor  Golightly  McChesney 
'46  and  William  Hooper  McChesney. 
They  also  have  a  son,  William  Hooper 
McChesney,  Jr.,  who  is  3  years  old.  A 
son,  James  Coleman  Schaflfer,  on  June 
18,  1951  to  Nita  Coleman  Schaffer  and 
Norman  Schaffer.  Nita  and  Norm  can 
be  reached  at  1573  Elm  St.,  Lebanon. 
A  daughter,  Barbara  Jo-Anne,  to 
Frances  Brown  Williams  and  Marine 
1st  Lt.  Albert  G.  Williams  on  May  10, 
1951.  Barbara  Jo- Anne  was  born  at 
the  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital,  Quantico, 
Va.  with  Lt.  W.  M.  Strunk  '43  as  the 
attending  physician.  Fran's  husband  is 
now  stationed  at  Camp  Lejeune,  N.  C. 
They  may  be  addressed  at  Box  145, 
Richlands,  N.  C.  A  daughter,  Nadine 
Faye,  born  February  23,  1951  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Steward  B.  Hettig.  Stew  is 
from  the  class  of  '48  and  is  employed 
as  a  supervising  engineer  with  Merck 
and  Co.,  Elkton,  Va.  A  daughter,  Lynn 
Margaret,  on  August  27,  1951,  to  Peggy 
Plitt  '49  and  Charles  (Chick)  Hafey. 
Address:  815  S.  George  St.,  York.  What 
a  class!  4th  set  of  twins  born  Novem- 
ber 12,  1951  to  Janet  Malloch  Zachara 
and  Francis  Zachara  '47.  Named,  John 
Michael  II  and  Peter  James.  May  be 
addressed  at  their  new  home  289  Mid- 
vale  Rd.,  Ridgewood,  N.  J. 


Miss  Helen  M.  Berg,  graduated  from 
the  Cornell  University  New  York  Hos- 
pital School  of  Nursing,  New  York 
City.  She  received  a  nursing  diploma 
from  the  New  York  Hospital  and  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Nurs- 
ing from  Cornell  University. 

Rev.  Walter  E.  Boyer  has  started 
teaching  at  Penn  State  in  the  Dept.  of 
English  literature. 

E.  Lamont  Dill,  Jr.  was  recalled  to 
the  Navy  in  Sept.,  1950.  He  is  attached 
to  the  USS  McCaffery.  He  and  his 
wife,  (Mary  Hess  '47)  have  two  chil- 
dren: a  son,  Stephen,  2y2  years  old; 
and  a  daughter,  Terri,  7  months.  The 
address  R.  D.  1,  Williamsport  is  still  all 
right  for  mailing. 

Philip  M.  Russell  is  now  finishing  his 
graduate  work  at  the  University  of 
Denver.  His  address  is  136  Sherman 
St.,  Denver,  Colo. 

David  C.  Messersmith  has  accepted  a 
position  with  the  Armstrong  Research 
Laboratories,  Armstrong  Cork  Co.,  Lan- 
caster. 

New  Addresses: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Painter  (Mil- 
dred Valentine  "47)  can  be  reached  at 
Box  583,  Lewisburg.  Bob  is  doing 
graduate  work  in  Chemistry  at  Buck- 
nell. Thej'  are  the  parents  of  Frank 
Robert  and  John  Frederick.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Bartram,  Jr.  (Carole 
Fox)  can  be  addressed  at  Camp  Lejeune, 
N.  C.  Edmund  A.  Brummer  is  now 
working  for  the  National  Advisory 
Committee  of  Aeronautics,  a  research 
lab  in  Hampton,  Va.  and  can  be  con- 
tacted at  49  Clayton  Dr.,  Hampton,  Va. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Gold  '46  (Vir- 
ginia Lehr)  are  now  living  in  their 
own  house  at  1700  Washington  St., 
Linntown.  They  have  a  baby  girl, 
Susan.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  R.  Skove 
(Florence  Fellows)  have  moved  again 
and  are  now  at  3111  20th  Street,  N.  W., 
Apt.  C-632,  Arlington  10,  Va.  Jim  is 
working  for  the  government  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Walter  J.  Zimmerman  is 
back  in  the  service  and  would  like  to 
get  in  touch  with  some  Bucknellians. 
His  address  is:  2nd  Lt.  Walter  J.  Zim- 
mermann,  U.  S.  M.  C,  Wpons  Co.  2nd 
Bn.  2nd  Marines,  2nd  Marine  Division, 
F.  M.  F.,  Camp  Lejeune,  N.  C.  A  faith- 
ful Bucknellian  out  in  California  is 
John  A.  Trathen,  1610  Veteran  Ave., 
Los  Angeles  24,  Calif.  He  has  been 
appointed  to  a  position  as  business  ed- 
ucation teacher  by  the  L.  A.  School 
Board.  Completed  graduate  work  this 
summer  at  U.  C.  L.  A.  Audrey  Husk 
Zigler  and  Albert  Marshal  Zigler  are 
back  in  N.  J.  and  can  be  addressed  at 
542  Upper  Montclair  Ave.,  Upper  Mont- 
clair,  N.  J.  Ziggy  has  completed  his 
law  school  work  and  is  working  for  Cox 
and  Walburn,  lawyers  in  Newark,  N.  J. 
A  letter  from  Patricia  Hungerford  Hin- 
kle  brought  me  up  to  date  on  her  fam- 
ily. They  have  a  21/2  year  old  son, 
Stephen  and  a  one-year-old  daughter, 
Patricia.  After  moving  around  from 
Wisconsin  and  Pennsylvania,  Pat  and 
Bill  and  their  family  are  living  at  96 
Jonathan  Dr.,  Hamilton  Square,  Trenton 
9,  N.  J.  Bill  is  head  of  the  metallurgi- 
cal   department    for    General    Electric 

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The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March,  April, 
June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell  University, 
Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Officers  of  the  Association 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  President,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J. 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  First  rice-President 

360  Bond  St.,  Bridgeport  8,  Conn. 
MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Devine  '21),  Second  Vice-President 

1569  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New  York  62,  N.  Y. 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer 35  Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

JOHN  H.  SHOTT  x'22,  Secretary  and  Editor 

116  Faculty  Court,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Board  of  Directors 
EUGENE  D.  CARSTATER  '26,  R.  D.  1,  Falls  Church,  Va.  (1952) 
HOWARD  V.  FISHER  '13,  1319  Reading  Blvd.,  Wyomissing,  Pa.  (1952) 
HARRY  F.  HARTZELL  x'08,  Mavdwell  &  Hartzell,  Inc.,  158-168  nth  St., 
San  Francisco,  Calif.  (1952) 

MRS.  T.  JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '26),  1021  Highmont  Rd.. 
Pittsburgh  32,  Pa.  (1952) 

CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  360  Bond  St.,  Bridgeport  8,  Conn.  (1952) 

LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '20,  2107  Wharton  Rd.,  Glenside,  Pa.  (1953) 

I.  H.  MARANTZ  '48,  54  N.  Woodhull  Rd.,  Huntington,  N.  Y.  (1953) 

MRS.   THOMAS   B.   SEAR    (Rita  Holbrook   '37),   185  Elmore  Rd.,   Monroe 

Meadows,  Brigliton,  Rochester  10,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  '25,  501  Bloom  St.,  Danville,  Pa.  (1953) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.  (1953) 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '29,  606  N.  Arch  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa.  (1954) 
MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Devine  '21),  1569  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New  York 

City  62,  N.  Y.  (1954) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23.  Box  226.  Vineland.  N.  J.  (1954) 
DANIEL  M.  ROOP  '45,  38  Fells  Rd.,  Winchester,  Mass.  (1954) 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbuiy.  N.  J.  (1954) 

(     )   Year  Term  Expires. 

Member — American  Alumni  Council 


SERVICE     ADDRESSES 

A  complete  list  of  Bucknellians  in  military  service  cannot  be 
included  in  this  issue  for  two  reasons.  First,  we  lack  the  space  to 
record  the  entire  list,  and,  second,  many  Bucknellians  have  not  noti- 
fied us  of  their  entry  into  service.  However,  THE  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS  is  mailed  to  all  service  men  at  their  service  or  their 
home  address  wliichever  is  more  convenient.  We  shall  endeavor  to 
publish  a  part  of  a  list  in  each  issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS  and  we  urge  parents  to  notify  us  of  changes  in  address 
of  their  sons  in  service  even  though  they  may  prefer  the  publica- 
tions sent  to  the  home  address  for  forwarding  to  the  service  man. 

Do  you  want  to  do  a  good  deed?  If  any  of  the  Bucknellians 
listed  below  are  located  in  your  local  area,  why  not  visit  them  and 
invite  them  to  your  home?  The  result  will  be  two  happier  Buck- 
nellians. 


Robert  R.  Dawson  '51 

Aviation  Cadet  P.  O. 

Reese  A.  F.  B.,  Lubbock,  Tex. 

Cpl.  Robert  M.  Melville  '51 

Hdg.  Sqdn.  .59th  A.  D.  W.  APO  124, 

c/o  Postmaster,  N.  Y.  C,  N.  Y. 

Robert  B.  Richardson  '51 

Lackland   Air   Force   Base    Research 

Center, 
San  Antonio,  Texas. 

N/c  William  E.  Wainwright,  Jr.  '51 
CI.  19-51-2  U.  S.  Naval  School 
Prc-flight,  N.  A.  S. 
Pensacola,  Florida. 

Pvt.  Theo  G.  Hackman  '51 
Co.  K  3rd  Bn.  10th  Regt., 

5th  Inf.  Div. 
Indiantown  Gap,  Pa. 

Lt.  (Jg>  Ward  K.  Martin  '51 
V.  S.  S.  Evansville.  P  F  70 
c/o  FPO  San  Francisco,  Calif. 


Lt.  Clyde  R.  McAvoy  '51 

U.  S.  M.  C.  R.  4  Bat.  1  Co. 

3  Platoon  7  Basic  School  Special 

Marine  Corps  School,  Quantico,  Va. 

Eugene  B.  Catherman  '51 

V.  S.  Air  Force  Ellington  A.  F.  B., 

Houston,  Texas. 

Pvt.  Alan  R.  Hegelein  "51 
3:i(;th  AAA  Gun  Bn.  Battery  A. 
Camp  Edwards,  Mass. 

William  J.  Kratzer  '51 

Gen.  Det.  Bks.,  Naval  Receiving  Sta. 

Washington,  D.  C. 

George  D.  Hepner  '51 
V.  S.  National  Guard 
Ft.  Campbell,  Ky. 

Sgt.  Robert  FederroU  '53 

118th   A   C   &   W   Sqdn.,   c/o   APO   30 

Postmaster 
New  York  City,  N.  Y. 


Colestock,  Emeritus  History  Professor 

(Conliiiiii'd  from  Pn(/e  7) 

Calif.,  all  three  of  whom  are  children  by  his  first  wife, 
Mrs.  Emma  Kunkle  Colestock  r96,  who  died  in  1929. 
A  third  son,  Richard  y\rthur  '36,  died  in  an  automobile 
accident  in  1936. 

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Bucknell  Debating  Society 

Many  Bucknellians  look  back  with  satisfaction  on  the 
experience  gained  as  undergraduates  in  debating  activities. 
During  the  past  two  seasons,  the  Debating  Society  has 
continued  its  successful  endeavors.  The  season  of  1950- 
51  saw  it  compile  a  won-lost  percentage  of  about  .650. 
Highlighting  the  year  was  the  fourth  place  finish  turned 
in  at  the  State  Tournament  of  the  Debate  Association 
of  Pennsyh'ania  Colleges  in  which  30  schools  partici- 
pated. Another  great  success  was  scored  at  the  Mount 
Mercy  Tournament  in  Pittsburgh  in  which  Bucknell 
finished  second  The  society  participated  in  about  90 
debates  during  the  year. 

The  1951-52  season  saw  the  society  get  off  to  a  good 
start.  The  debaters  took  five  out  of  six  decisions  on  a 
New  York  trip  involving  Columbia,  New  York  Univer- 
sity and  Barnard.  A  Philadelphia  trip  resulted  in  four 
out  of  five  decisions  over  Temple,  Swarthmore  and 
Haverford.  Other  scheduled  debates  included :  Hofstra 
Tournament  at  Hempstead,  N.  Y. ;  Johns  Hopkins,  Navy, 
Howard,  Georgetown  in  Washington ;  Lehigh  at  Bucknell ; 
Scranton  at  Bucknell  and  Scranton  ;  and  State  Tourna- 
ment at  Lehigh. 

Remaining  on  the  schedule  are :  March  12,  Wilkes  at 
Wilkes-Barre  and  Bucknell ;  March  19,  Penn  State  at 
State  College  and  Bucknell;  March  28-29,  a  trip  through 
Ohio  including  Ohio  State  and  Capital  University;  April 
3,  4,  5,  Princeton  Tournament ;  April  18  and  19,  a  trip 
through  New  England,  and  April  26,  return  engagement 
with  Penn  State. 

Dr.  Frank  W.  Merritt,  associate  professor  of  English, 
is  director  of  the  Bucknell  Debating  Society. 

Band  Camp 

Permission  has  been  granted  to  members  of  Buck- 
nell's  band  to  hold  a  band  camp  for  pre-school  rehearsal 
for  one  week  prior  to  the  opening  of  college  in  Septem- 
ber. Band  members  have  voted  to  pay  their  own  expenses 
for  this  project,  suggested  by  band  director  Allen  Flock 
in  order  to  improve  the  performance  of  the  organization. 
Site  for  the  camp  has  not  yet  been  selected,  but  will 
probably  be  in  the  Pocono  Mountain  area.  The  leader- 
ship and  loyalty  shown  by  the  band  members  and  their 
leader  in  solving  their  problems  themselves  offers  an 
inspiring  example  for  all  of  us. 

Engineering  Shortage 

Although  the  need  for  engineering  personnel  is 
greater  than  ever  before,  engineering  schools  through- 
out the  country  report  a  new  low  in  their  enrollment  of 
students.  In  your  conversations  with  high  school  stu- 
dents or  in  talks  before  alumni  or  other  groups,  you 
may  want  to  mention  this  situation,  with  a  reminder 
that  Bucknell  is  fully  accredited  by  the  Engineers' 
Cr)uncil  for  Professional  Development.  Anything 
which  we  can  do  to  stress  the  continuing  need  for  en- 
gineers will  not  only  help  our  own  enrollment  but  will 
also  be  in  the  best  interests  of  the  country  as  a  whole. 

MARCH    1952 


Class  Reports 

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Washers  and  Dryers.  William  J.  Sauers 

MS'49  is  a  bio-chemical  lab  technician 
in  the  Columbus  Hospital,  Columbus, 
Ohio.  He  is  now  residing  at  390  E. 
Town  St.,  Columbus  15,  Ohio.  How- 
ard A.  Goldberger  has  announced  the 
opening  of  his  law  offices  at  1060  Broad 
St.,  Newark  2,  N.  J.  He  is  associated 
with  the  law  firm  of  Roghbard,  Har- 
ris, and  Oxfeld.  Robert  M.  Sundy  was 
transferred  from  the  Associated  Press 
Pittsburgh  Bureau  to  Philadelphia 
Bureau  with  a  six  month  stopover  in 
Harrisburg  covering  the  State  Legis- 
lature. He  is  now  residing  at  C1213 
Presidential  Apts.,  Phila.  31. 

For  those  of  you  who  remember  my 
husband,  Dick  '49,  here  is  the  latest 
on  the  Atherley's.  Dick  works  for  the 
Royal  Liverpool  Insurance  Group  in 
New  York  City.  At  the  present  we  are 
awaiting  word  from  the  U.  S.  Govern- 
ment, for  Dick  is  1-A.  He  has  applied 
for  a  Naval  commission  so  who  knows 
where  we  will  be  six  months  from 
now.  I  am  the  receptionist  at  the 
Newark,  N.  J.  Field  Office  of  the  Fed- 
eral Bureau  of  Investigation,  and  keep 
up  with  my  editorial  work,  as  Associate 
Editor  of  the  Investigator,  a  monthly 
publication  circulated  throughout  the 
field  offices.  Just  last  fall,  we  moved 
to  our  new  address.  We  have  a  four  and 
one  half  room  apartment  newly  decorat- 
ed by  the  Atherley's.  Dick  is  just  finish- 
ing his  term  as  president  of  the  Metro- 
politan Alumni  Association  which  com- 
bines Metropolitan  New  Jersey  and 
New  York  City  proper.  We  try  to  get 
to  all  Bucknell  functions.  Just  recently 
we  drove  to  Easton  for  the  Bucknell- 
Lafayette  basketball  game — wish  more 
of  you  would  attend  such  affairs — it's 
a  good  way  to  see  old  friends.  And 
don't  forget  the  best  time — Graduation 
time,  this  year,  June  7,  1952 — see  you 
all  there. 

CLASS  OF  1949 

Chiss  Reporter:    Marilvn  H.^rer 
747  High  St.,  Williamsport,  Pa. 
Births: 

A  son,  Glenn  Thomas,  was  born  July 
17,  1950  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Willis  D.  Boy- 
er  '48  (Betty  McBride).  Their  address 
is  50  Arcadia  Rd.,  Apt.  16-P,  Hacken- 
sack,  N.  J.  A  son,  Andrew  Allan,  was 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  B.  Watts 
(Alice  L.  Chambers  "47).  Their  ad- 
dress is  8  W.  Oneida  St.,  Baldwinsville, 
N.  Y.  A  girl,  Karen  Lee,  was  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Karl  Sakemiller  ("Issy" 
Horn).     Their  address  is  R.  D.  9,  York. 

Marriages: 

The  marriage  of  Nancy  Barker  and 

Lt.  Jg.  Robert  H.  Shaw,  Jr.,  was  per- 
formed June  17,  1950.  Matron  of  honor 
was  Doris  Roberts  Foulds  '50.  Brides- 
maids were  Lonnie  Adams  and  Mary 
Campbell.  Bob  is  head  of  the  Machine 
Records  Dept.  at  the  Naval  Supply 
Center  in  Norfolk.  They  can  be  found 
at  316  27th  N.,  Virginia  Beach,  Va.  Julie 
Mason  became  Mrs.  David  Wheeler 
June  24,  1950.  Their  address  is  32 
Cottage  St.,  Wellesey,  Mass.     On  April 

MARCH    1952 


8,  1951  Madelyn  Businell  became  Mrs. 
Richard  F.  Gloisten  '47.  Their  address 
is  55  Rosella  St.,  Apt.  2-1,  Mineola,  N. 
Y.  Madelyn  is  a  business  representa- 
tive for  the  Bell  Telephone  Co.  Wil- 
liam O.  Ernst  and  Janice  L.  Heiderick 
were  united  in  marriage  on  April  21, 
1951  at  the  home  of  the  bride  in  Glen 
Ridge,  N.  J.  Niles  E.  Norman  and 
Shirley  M.  Hackenberg  were  married 
on  June  16,  1951  in  the  Shamokin  First 
Presbyterian  Church.  Niles  is  em- 
ployed by  the  Williamsport  School  Dis- 
trict. Barbara  B.  Steele,  a  chemist  for 
Hoffman-La  Roche,  Inc.,  was  married 
to  Neal  Watson  '48,  on  August  25,  1951. 
They  reside  at  12  Manchester  Place, 
Apt.  102,  Silver  Spring,  Md.  Genevieve 
Fowle  was  married  on  September  4. 
1951  to  Curtis  B.  Bartelt.  She  is  the 
daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lester  P. 
Fowle  '20  (Marguerite  Hartman  '21). 
He  is  studying  at  Temple  School  of 
Medicine.  They  have  taken  up  resi- 
dence in  Philadelphia.  Barbara  E. 
Jones  became  the  bride  of  John  S.  Pur- 
nell,  Jr.  "50  on  August  13,  1951.  She 
is  now  a  member  of  West  Chester  Ju- 
nior High  School  faculty  and  the  groom 
is  attending  Jefferson  Medical  College 
in  Philadelphia.  The  bride  is  the 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  W. 
Jones  '23  (Elizabeth  Moore  "24).  The 
groom  is  the  son  of  Dr.  John  S.  Pur- 
nell  '23. 

CLASS  OF  1950 

Class  Reporter:    Miss  M.  Jane  Kreider 
1016  Maple  Ave.,  Sharon  Hill,  Pa. 

What  They  Are  Doing:  Jane  Kreider 

holds  an  interesting  position  at  Jeffer- 
son Hospital,  Philadelphia,  in  the  X-ray 
department.  Elaine  Grove  is  in  Ran- 
goon, Burma  as  a  member  of  the  For- 
eign Service  Staff.  Jay  Marrone  writes 
that  he  and  his  wife  are  enjoying  life 
in  New  Orleans,  Jay  is  working  for 
The  Times-Pecayune  Publishing  Com- 
pany, Lafayette  Square,  New  Orleans. 
Janet  Walter  recently  returned  from 
a  three  months  European  tour,  Andy 
saw  Joe  Rubinstein  in  Paris.  John 
H.  Shott,  III,  and  Dr.  Harold  W, 
Heine,  assistant  professor  of  chem- 
istry at  Bucknell,  have  published  an 
article  in  the  Journal  of  Chemical 
Education.  John  Edward  Stahl  was 
granted  the  M.A.  degree  in  psychology 
m  June,  1951,  from  the  University  of 
Del.  William  R.  Webber  received  the 
master's  degree  in  economic  theory  and 
industrial  relations  from  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  June,  1951.  Gordon 
Bechtel  should  run  for  the  Senate  or 
should  we  say,  let  his  friends  run  him. 
When  it  appeared  that  he  was  about  to 
be  drafted,  his  47  seventh  grade  stu- 
dents at  Strongsville,  Ohio  flooded  the 
school  board  with  letters  requesting ' 
permission  to  keep  him  until  the  end 
of  the  year.  They  won.  Robert  Ervin 
is  now  employed  by  the  Paper  Manu- 
facturers Co.  of  Philadelphia.  His  pres- 
ent address  is  6146  Fairhill  St.,  Phila- 
delphia 20.  Mary  Alice  Gorman  is  now 
a  psychiatric  social  worker  at  the  Dan- 
ville State  Hospital,  Danville,  Pennsyl- 
vania. Her  home  address  is  135  S.  Sec- 
ond Street,  Lewisburg.  Robert  William 
Mahaffey  M.S.  '50,  formerly  a  member 
of  the  faculty  at  Curtin  High  School, 
Williamsport,  accepted  a  new  position 
in  July  as  assistant  principal  of  the 
junior-senior  high  school  at  Vero 
Beach,   Fla. 


CLASS  OF  1951 
Class  Reporter:    Donald  Brown 

5519  S.  Kenwood  Ave.,  Apt.  621, 
Chicago  37,  111. 

"Plan  to  come  to  our  first  reunion, 
June  6-9,  1952." 

Dear  "Fift-i-ones":  This  month  there 
are  two  important  items  which  we 
should  inake  careful  note.  One  re- 
quires immediate  action  on  your  part 
while  the  second  necessitates  planning 
for  future  action. 

The  later  item  first.  June  7,  1952  is 
the  first  official  class  reunion  for  the 
class  of  '51.  We  should  plan  now  to 
arrange  our  schedules  so  that  this  first 
reunion  will  find  each  and  everyone 
of  us  back  on  the  campus  that  was  our 
home  for  four  gratifying  years.  I  am 
sure  we  will  need  no  urging  to  return 
home  in  order  to  renew  old  acquaint- 
ances, meet  old  friends,  compare  world- 
ly experiences,  and  pay  homage  to 
Alma  Mater  who  never  held  back  in 
preparing  us  for  those  experiences.  Al- 
so the  youngest  Alumni  class  has  an- 
other important  function  in  returning 
one  year  after  graduating.  It  is  to 
participate  in  the  activities  that  mark 
the  successful  culmination  of  under- 
graduate work  for  the  class  of  '52.  As 
we  are  the  closest  of  the  alumni  world 
to  this  class  and  have  many  personal 
friends  throughout  its  ranks  our  part 
in  those  activities  take  on  special  sig- 
nificance. Hence  it  is  imperative  that 
we  all  make  a  special  effort  to  be  pres- 
ent on  June  7  to  contribute  to  the  suc- 
cess of  the  graduation  festivities  and 
welcome  into  the  ranks  of  the  Alumni 
the  class  of  '52. 

The  second  item  requires  immediate 
action  on  your  part  as  an  individual 
member  of  the  class  of  '51.  In  the 
April  issue  of  the  BUCKNELL  ALUM- 
NUS we  want  a  record  of  "One  Year 
Later  with  '51."  In  other  words  we 
want  to  be  able  to  present  a  compre- 
hensive picture  of  the  whereabouts  and 
activities  of  a  Bucknell  class  one  year 
after  graduation.  In  order  to  accom- 
plish this  you  must  immediately  sit 
down  and  send  a  postcard  or  letter  to 
yours  truly  giving  name  and  present 
address;  occupation  or  activity  engaged 
in;  and  filial  status,  i.  e.  pinned,  en- 
gaged, married,  or  parenthood.  This 
information  should  be  sent  as  soon 
as  possible  to  Donald  Brown,  5519  S. 
Kenwood  Ave.,  Apt.  621,  Chicago  37, 
111. 

A  little  effort  by  all  of  us  and  we 
can  do  more  than  our  share  in  making 
a  success  of  graduation  '52  (June  7), 
and  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 
April  1952. 

Robert  M.  Housekeeper  is  now  serv- 
ing in  the  U.  S.  Air  Force.  He  is  sta- 
tioned at  Stewart  Air  Force  Base,  New- 
burgh,  N.  Y.  His  home  address  is  1222 
Race  St.,  Sunbury.  Francis  W.  Kelly 
is  employed  by  the  General  Electric 
Co.,  Lynn  River  Works,  Lynn,  Mass. 
He  is  residing  at  526  Pine  St.,  Man- 
chester, N.  H.  Julius  G.  Kern,  Jr., 
married  Jaclyn  Tappen,  October  6.  He 
is  now  employed  by  the  Caterpillar 
Manufacturing  Co.  in  Garden  City,  N.  Y. 

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Of  -particular  interest  to  Alumni  this  month  will  he  two  items  which,  I  think,  reflect 
credit  ufon  their  alma  mater. 

The  first  of  these  is  a  noteworthy  recognition  of  our  Alumni.  A  recent  study  of 
the  1950  edition  of  "Who's  Who  in  America"  shows  that  the  number  of  Biicknellians 
listed  has  increased  30  per  cent  during  the  fast  20  years.  In  addition  to  Bucknell,  ten 
institutions  gained  from  30  to  39  per  cent  during  the  same  -period;  they  include  Yale, 
Mississippi  College,  Alleghany,  Hiram,  Wake  Forest,  Albion,  West  Virginia,  Bates,  Vas- 
sar,  and  Williams.     We  are,  quite  obviously,  in  distinguished  company! 

Bucknell  is  also  listed  among  49  privately-supported  colleges  xvith  40  or  more  repre- 
sentatives in  'Who's  Who."  The  December  issue  of  the  Association  of  American  Col- 
leges' bulletin  carries  an  article  which  reports  that  "while  the  American  college  has  a  far 
broader  purpose  than  simply  that  of  producing  citizens  whose  achievements  reach  a  cer- 
tain more  or  less  arbitrary  standard  of  prominence,  the  impact  of  a  particular  college  on 
our  social  and  intellectual  life  is  fairly  well  measured  by  the  number  of  graduates  who  have 
attained  prominence  in  those  fields  of  endeavor  which  are  recognized  in  this  standard 
work." 

The  second  matter  to  which  I  call  your  attention  deals  with  the  esteem  in  which 
the  public  holds  Bucknell.  In  these  days  of  shrinking  college  enrollments,  it  is  encour- 
aging to  hear  our  registrar  report  a  substantial  increase  in  the  number  of  paid  applica- 
tions for  admission  received  to  date  from  both  men  and  women,  compared  to  figures  a 
year  ago.  Inquiries  from  prospective  candidztes  continue  to  arrive  in  the  registrar's  office 
with  the  deliver^'  of  each  day's  mail. 

Since  Bucknell  is  i-nterested  primarily  in  quality  rather  than  quantity,  the  admis- 
sions com-inittee  will  continue  to  select  only  the  best  qiialifed  students  from  the  list  of 
candidates  for  admission.  We  are  conpdent  that  you  will  agree  with  our  policy.  When 
candidates  do  not  measure  up  to  required  standards,  we  hope  that  our  Alumni  will  not 
become  discouraged  if  a  particular  prospect  fails  to  win  admission. 

We  need,  we  want,  and  we  deeply  appreciate  the  efforts  of  our  Alumni  in  recom- 
mending the  best  of  prospective  college  applicants  in  each  area.  We  also  need  your  un- 
derstanding and  sympathy  in  our  constant  efforts  to  maintain  the  quality  of  the  under- 
graduate student  body. 

Strangely  enough,  when  the  need  for  engineering  personnel  in  this  country  has 
reached  the  acute  stage,  engineering  schools  throughout  the  country  are  reporting  a  new 
lo%v  in  their  enrollment  of  qualified  students.  Alumni  will  be  doing  both  Bucknell  and 
individual  students  a  service  by  urging  capable  young  men  to  enroll  in  Bucknell's  en- 
gineering courses. 

While  Bticknell  has  been  and  is  now  "on  the  march",  so  to  speak,  more  than  any 
other  group  the  Alumni  will  determine  hoiv  much  and  how  rapidly  the  college  will 
make  future  progress.  In  this  connection  Bucknell's  Alumni  Fund  is  a  strategic  factor. 
Alumni  funds  are  the  life  blood  of  every  private  institution  today.  1  want  the  world  to 
know  that  Bucknell  Alumni  are  as  loyal  to  their  alma  mater  as  are  the  graduates  of  any 
other  college  in  the  country.  My  sincere  appreciation  goes  to  those  who  regularly  sup- 
port the  Alumni  Fund.  My  plea  for  support  of  this  fund  is  extended  to  all  who  have 
not  as  yet  acquired  the  habit  of  contrib-iiting  whatever  they  can  each  year  to  the  Alumni 
Fund. 

Finally,  a  hearty  invitation  to  all  Alumni  to  return  to  the  campus  for  Commence- 
ment Weekend!  The  program,  promises  to  be  of  ever-increasing  interest  to  Alumni.  Pro- 
visions for  housing  as  many  Alumni  as  possible  in  the  dormitories  will  add  greatly  to 
your  enjoyment  of  the  weekend.  Details  of  the  program  and  the  housing  arrangements 
will  be  published  in  the  next  issue  of  the  Alumnus,  hit  it  is  not  too  early  to  make  your 
plans  now  to  return  to  the  campus  for  the  weekend  of  June  7. 

Horace  A.   Hildreth,  President 


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We're  on  the  Last  Lap 

June  30,  1952  will  be  the  close  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  An- 
nual-Giving Program  for  the  current  year.  As  of  April  30  the 
Fund  reached  a  total  of  $16,614.21  from  1689  Bucknellians,  a  new 
liigh  in  dollars  and  givers. 

The  ability  of  the  University  to  close  the  current  year  in  the 
black  will  depend  greatly  on  the  success  of  the  Alumni  Fund. 
Your  unrestricted  gift  will  go  a  long  way  to  help  close  the  gap 
between  income  and  expenses.  In  these  days  of  inflation  Buck- 
nellians can  well  be  proud  of  the  fact  that  they  are  helping  to  keep 
University  budgets  balanced. 

Our  rival  coaches,  Phil  Campbell  '22  of  the  EVENS,  and 
Herb  Watson  'i7  of  the  ODDS,  and  our  60  class  fund  managers 
are  counting  on  those  of  us  who  have  not  yet  contributed  to 
DO   IT  NOW. 

And  the  ODD  and  EVEN  race  will  be  close,  with  the  banner 
of  leadership  to  be  awarded  to  the  group  producing  the  largest 
percentage  of  participation.  It  is  evident  that  the  race  will  be 
close  right  down  to  the  finish  line  im  June  30,  1952,  the  end  of 
the  Fund  vear.    As  we  go  to  press  the  standing  is  as  follows: 

Percentage  of         No.oj  Amount  of 

Participation    Contributors    Contributions 

The  EVEN-numbered  classes         12.5%  806  $8607.50 

The  ODD-numbered  classes  12.4%  883  8006.71 

In  a  recent  test  survey  of  one  of  our  classes,  this  question 
was  asked : 

"Recognizing  that  some  past  alumnus  (through  endowment 
gifts)  helped  defray  a  part  of  your  expenses  as  an  under- 
graduate, do  you  think  that  alumni  should  feel  an  obligation 
to  assist  their  University  as  their  financial  resources  permit?" 

Seventy-eight  per  cent  of  the  responses  were  in  the  affirm- 
ative. It  is  evident  that  more  and  more  of  our  classmates  are 
giving  the  University's  need  to  balance  its  current  budget  their 
favorable  consideration.  It  would  seem  that  a  majority  of  our 
non-contributors  simply  "never  get  around  to  it." 

If  you  have  not  made  an  annual  gift  to  the  Bucknell  Alumni 
Annual-Giving  Fund  since  the  beginning  of  the  present  fund 
year,  July  1,  1951,  will  you  send  your  contribution  (make  checks 
payable  to  Bucknell  University)  to  the  Alumni  Office  now. 

THANK  YOU. 


The   Cover  Picture 

The  development  of  the  ROTC  program  in  the  eight  months 
since  its  establishment  is  graphically  shown  on  our  cover. 


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Alumni  Page 

Laivrencc   M.   Ashman    11 

Dr.  Eugene  P.  Bertin   3,  7 

Dr.  Mary  M.  Clayton   11 

Richard  English    11 

/.);•.  Harold  H.  Evans   11 

Anna  Kate  Goddard 

(Mrs.  John   Jones)    11 

Dr.  Kenneth  F.  Herrold  U 

Dr.  Roland  O.  Hudson  11 

Dr.   Charles  C.   Ward   11 

Alumni    Clubs    5 

Alumni    Fund     2 

Alumni  OiSce  at  Work    6,  7,  13 

Alumni   Weekend    4 

Bequests     ^7 

Campus  Activities 

House  Party  Weekend   10 

May    Day    10 

University   Band    10 

WVBU   Development    10 

Class  of   1952    14,  IS 

Class    Reports    16-25 

Club    Activities     12,  27 

Commencement    4 

Do   Universities   Leave   Legacies  ?    ....   3,  7 

Faculty     8 

Guest    Book 25 

Letters  to  the  Editor   26,  27 

Phi  Beta  Kappa   5 

Sports     9 

University    Endowment     10 


THE    BUCKNELL    ALUMNUS 

Published  in  January,  Marcli.  April,  June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December  30. 
1930,  iit  tbe  post  ofBce  at  Lewisburg.  Pa.,  under 
the  Act  of  August  24,   1912. 


Student  Editorial  Assistants:  Jane  Anderson 
'5-1,  Sue  Joos  '53,  Joan  E.  Lefferandre  '53.  Jane 
E.  Mutchner  '52,  Madeleine  J.  Rothschild  '52, 
Elwood  E.  Rowe  '53. 


JUNE    1952 


THE 


BUCKNELl  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXVI— No.  7 


JUNE  1952 


DO  UNIVERSITIES  LEAVE  LEGACIES? 


b\  Dr.  Eugene  P.  Bertin,  '17 


Editor's  Note — This  thought-provoking  address  was  prepared 
and  delivered  at  a  Bucknell  Alumni  luncheon  planned  for  Bucknell 
educators  at  the  Pennsylvania  State  Education  Association  Con- 
vention in  Harrisburg  in  December,  1951.  Dr.  Bertin  truly  needs 
no  introduction  to  any  audience  of  Bucknell  Alumni  for  besides 
his  many  professional  speaking  engagements  he  is  constantly  in 
demand  as  a  speaker  or  toastmaster  at  Alumni  functions.  When 
called  upon  to  serve,  he  generally  is  able  to  say  "yes" — and  with 
a  smile.  After  earning  his  A.B.  degree  at  Bucknell  in  1917,  Gene 
continued  studying  and  has  been  awarded  the  A.M.  in  comparative 
literature  and  the  English  language  by  Harvard  University  and 
the  Ph.D.  for  his  educational  administration  work  by  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago.  Bucknell  can  well  be  proud  of  this  Alumnus 
who  serves  almost  60,000  public  school  teachers  of  the  Common- 
wealth of  Pennsylvania  in  his  job  as  Assistant  Executive  Secretary 
of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Education  Association. 

Everyone  knows  that  universities  receive  legacies, 
but  I  am  the  inquisitive  kind  and  would  ask,  do  uni- 
versities leave  legacies? 

As  a  high  school  sophomore  I  recall  how  puzzled  I 
was  over  the  statement,  "only  men  of  fine  parts  deserve 
to  be  hanged,"  which  appears  in  one  of  Addison's 
essays.  But  like  so  many  other  grains  of  knowledge 
to  which  I  was  exposed  in  my  youth,  this  bit  of  wisdom 
unfolded  its  true  meaning  through  the  years — so  much 
so  that  I  am  impelled  to  write  about  it. 

Of  course,  "men  of  fine  parts"  means  gentlemen, 
men  of  culture  and  learning — the  attributes  we  natur- 
ally look  for  in  the  university  graduate.  My  question 
then  is  simply,  Do  Universities  leave  to  society  lega- 
cies of  men  with  "strong  minds,  great  hearts,  true 
faith,  and  willing  hands?" — Men  with  such  wisdom 
and  understanding  that  should  they  even  once  commit 
or  permit  any  serious  action  contrary  to  truth,  honor, 
or  justice,  it  would  be  obvious  they  deserve  to  be 
hanged  ? 

Why  Should  the  University  Leave  a  Legacy? 

For  several  reasons  I  would  seek  the  legacy  of 
learned  and  wise  men  from  the  university.  First  oil, 
it  is  the  primary  function  of  the  university  to  transmit 
the  accumulated  learnings  of  the  ages,  with  a  view  to 
helping  its  graduates  grow  up  gracefully  and  attain 
their  maximum  usefulness  to  themselves  and  society. 

Again,  for  centuries  our  universities  have  been  re- 
searching for  truth ;  hence,  what  place  could  be  more 
properly  referred  to  when  seeking  answers  to  our  prob- 
lems, be  they  private  or  public  problems !  Surely,  we 
must  not  take  seriously  C.  W.  Eliot's  huiTiorous  re- 
mark that  Harvard  is  a  veritable  storehouse  of  knowl- 
edge, because  the  freshmen  year  after  year  bring  so 
much  to  the  campus,  and  the  seniors  upon  graduation 
take  so  little  away. 

I  like  to  believe  that  the  university  has  replaced 
the  ancient  oracles  as  the  source  of  wisdom  and  knowl- 
edge. As  a  student  at  Bucknell  I  regarded  as  oracles 
such  men  as,  Harris,  Rockwood,  Stewart,  Perrine, 
Fries  and  Heim ;  at  Harvard,  later,  they  were,  Lowell, 


UK.   KUGENK  p.  BEKllN     IT 

Perry,  Kittredge,  Murdock,  Loews,  and  Copley ;  at 
Chicago  still  later.  Gray,  Henry,  Bobbitt,  Works, 
Brumbaugh,  and  Russell. 

Like  any  "dear  mother,"  the  university  strives  to 
impart  to  its  off-spring  wisdom  and  understanding, 
justice  and  truth,  beauty  and  light.  She  would  send 
her  sons  and  daughters  into  the  world  with  the  great- 
est lessons  of  history :  "Whom  the  gods  would  destroy 
they  first  make  mad  with  power" ;  "The  mills  of  God 
grind  slowly,  but  they  grind  exceeding  small." 

The  university,-  moreover,  is  civilization's  best 
memory.  It  remembers  when  others  forget.  Every- 
thing significant  that  has  transpired  on  earth  in  reli- 
gion, government,  literature,  fine  arts,  science  and 
language  is  remembered  in  the  annals  of  the  universi- 
ty. It  helps  dramatists  remember  Shakespeare ;  crafts- 
men remember  Chippendale ;  doctors,  Hippocrates ; 
philosophers,  Plato ;  musicians,  Mendelsohn ;  poets, 
Virgil ;  scientists,  Galileo ;  statesmen,  Jefferson  ;  and 
people  to  remember  Christ. 

Thus  the  university  graduate  is  endowed  with  2,000 
years  of  Christianity,  3,000  years  of  philosophy,  5,000 
years  of  history,  and  thousands  of  years  of  niathema- 
tics,  science,  music  and  art.  In  him  is  the  wisdom  of 
Greece,  the  strength  of  Rome,  the  beauty  of  Egypt, 
and  the  light  of  Christianity.  Why  shouldn't  he  be 
hanged  if  he  becomes  delinquent,  immoral  and  vicious ! 

Where  Is  The  Legacy  Of  The  University? 

It  is  this  philosophy  of  life  and  of  learning  that 
makes  the  university  one  of  the  strongest  strands  in 
the  fabric  of  our  democratic  society.  In  the  first  half 
of  the  20th  Century,  America's  1800  colleges  and  uni- 
versities must  have  graduated  into  the  ranks  of  hu- 
manity at  least  10  million  enlightened  men  and  women. 

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JUNE    1  9  S  2 


Plans  Completed  for  Alumni  Weekend,  June  6-9 

A  campu';  committee  of  faculty,  alumni,  and   the   class   of    1951    plus   the   gradual-       these   representatives   will   occupy   a   cen- 

students      and     townspeople     are     rapidly  nig  seniors  of  the  class  of  1952,  have  been       ter    section    down    front    at    the    busmess 

whipping  into   shape   the   last  minute   de-  provided   special   class    reunion   headquar-       meeting.     Five  members  to  the  Board  of 

tails  to  assure  vour  pleasure  and  comfort  ters   in   the   Vaughan   Literature    Building       Directors   of    the    General    Alumni   Asso- 

when  you  return  to  the  campus  for  Alum-  and   the    new    Ellen    Clarke    Bertrand    Li-       ciation  are  to  be  selected  at  this  business 

ni  Weekend,  June  6-9.  brary.     The  schedule  of  meeting  places  is       meeting. 

Although    special    programs    have    been  as  follows:  The  Bison  Club  Breakfast 

arranged  for  manv  of  the  reuning  classes  Emeritus 

,  ,  ,  ,    '  ,  J    •  ,    .,9"  Romance    Seminar  —  Vaughan  Literature  Promntlv  at  8-00  a    m    Saturday  morn- 

(those   whose    class    numerals    end    in      .::  Building  rrompin    ai  o.uu  a.  lu.  oaiuiuay  luorii 

or   "7,"   plus   the   Emeritus    Club   and   the  i892— Romance   Seminar— Vaughan   Literature       ing  the  Bison  Club  will  gather  for  break- 
class  of  IQSII  a  full  oroeram  of  events  has  Building  , .,       ,  fast   at    the    Lewisburg    Club.    131    Market 

class  Ot  lyoi;  a  luii  prot,idui  ui  cxcuLs  iia,.  i897— Romance    Scmnar— Vaughan    Literature  ^      ,,       u-   u  i.-         ^u        1  ■        j  *u    • 

been  provided  for  all  classes.    Whether  or  Building  Street,  at  which  time  the  alumni  and  their 

not  vour  cla^s  is  having  an  official  reunion  1902 103  Vaughan  Literature  BuUding       guests   will   have  an  opportunity  of  hear- 

fl.;/,.^=r    ,-r,,,  ran  be  assured  that  some  of  l^"' "^  Vaughan  Literature  Building       ;,      ^^^  j^j^gj  reports  on  athletic  successes. 

this  year,  you  can  be  assurea  tnat  some  oi  107  Vaughan  Literature  Building       ,,?  ,  ,  ,^i,     t3- 

your  classmates  will  be  on  campus  to  help  JgJ,  ; ;    ; jog  vaughan  Literature  Building       ^^o™^"  ^re  always  welcome  at  the  Bison 

you  enjoy  the  weekend.  1922  203  Bertrand  Library       Club  affairs. 

1-1  ™         o-     ,,,,l,i;  =  lTPrl      ;„      tlip  1927.  1st  Floor  Reading  Room,  Bertrand  Library 

The     program     was     publu^hed     n      the  ^^^^_^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^    ^^^^^^^^  ^.  jamboree  Dance  and  Reception 

April     issue     ot     THE     BUCKNELL  brary  -^ 

ALLTMNLIS   However,  since  that  date  sev-  1937  202  Bertrand  Library  -phe  Jamboree  Dance  and  Reception  in- 

eral   important  additions  have  been  made.  1942  ...  Libra^y-Vaughan  Literature  Building       ^^.^^^^,  ^^^^    ,-^^    ^,^    entertainment 

Consequently,   as   soon   as   you   reach   the  ^^^^  2gj  ^^j-t^ana  Library       o'    alumni,    faculty,    seniors,    and    parents 

campus  you  will  want  to  register  and  re-  1952— Exhibition    Room    and    Treasure    Room,       will  be  held  on  the  Engineering  plaza  un- 
ceive   the   latest   copy   of   the   schedule   of  Bertrand  Library  ^[pp   (j^g   stars   on   Saturday   night   at   nine 

events.     Registration  of  alumni  and  room  Each  group  will  meet  in  its  own  reunion       o'clock.      For  those  who  prefer  to  mix  a 

reservations  will  be  taken  care  of  on  Fri-  headquarters   at   10:30   a.   m.   on   Saturday       jot    of    talking    and    relaxing    with    their 

day,  June  6,  in  Roberts  Hall   (center  sec-  morning.      This   meeting  will   be   devoted       dancing,  the  Carnegie  Building  lobby  will 

tion  of  Old  Main).      On  Saturday,   regis-  to   getting  re-acquainted  and  to   conduct-       be  available, 

tration  and  room  reservations  will  be  ban-  ing   necessary   business   affairs   of  the   re- 

dled  in  the  Carnegie  Building  lobby   (old  union.     A  photographer  will   be  on  hand  Weeks,  Commencement  Speaker 

library).     If  you  have  made  a  reservation  to  take  a  picture  of  each  reuning  group.  Announcement    has    been    made    that    Dr. 

for  tickets  for  the  All-Alumni  Luncheon.  After   the    luncheon,    these    same    reunion       £^„,„,.^  _^    Weeks,  Jr.,  Editor  of   The  At- 

the    Cap   and   Dagger   play,   or   the    Com-  headquarters  will  be  open   for  the  use  of      ,^,,,,.^  Monthly,  will  be  the  Commencement 

mencement  Jamboree,  the  entire  packet  of  the  class  although  some  groups  are  plan-       ^^^^^y.^^  g^  Monday,  June  9,  at  10:00  a.  m. 

reserved    tickets    will    be    found    at    your  ning  to  hold  their  social  reunion  at  other 

registration  desk.     If   no  advanced   reser-  points  on  the  campus  and  in  town.     The  Dr.  Weeks  was  awarded  the  bachelor  of 

vation  has  been  made,   your   ticket   needs  classes    of    1922   and    1927   have   made    an       science    degree    by    Harvard    University    in 

will  be  supplied  at  the  registration  head-  up-to-date  survey  of  their  class  members       1922  and  did   graduate  work  at   Cambridge 

quarters.     Upon  registration  you  will  re-  and  the  class  of   1922  is  planning  to   fea-       University,  England.     Since  1938  he  has  been 

ceive  an  identification  card  and  if  you  are  ture    a    30th    anniversary    issue    of    their      editor  of   The  Atlantic  Monthly  and  is  the 

a  member  of  a  reuning  class  you  will  be  L'Agenda.     This  group,  too.  has  planned       author  of  "This  Trade  of  Writing",  and  edi- 

provided    with    the   regalia    of    your    class  an  early  reunion  celebration  starting  with       tor  of  "Great  Short  Novels",  an  anthology, 

reunion  group.  a  party  at  the  Old  Mill  scheduled  for  Fri-      and  "The  Pocket  Atlantic".     Dr.  Weeks  has 

day  night,  June  6.  been   awarded   honorary   degrees   by   North- 

All-Alumni  Luncheon  "  Th     B  11  Game  western    University,    Lake    Forest    College, 

That    popular    feature,    the    All-Alumni  ^      ^         ^"^^  Williams     College,     jMiddleburg     College, 

Luncheon,   where   everybody   gets   to   see  Another  old-time  feature  ot  Commence-       ^^^^   Dartmouth   College, 

everybody    else,    will   be    continued.      The  ment  Weekend,  the  baseball  game,  will  be 

luncheon   will   be   held   in   the   Davis    Gym-  renewed    this    year.      It    is    scheduled    for 

nasium  at  12:00  Noon  on  Saturday.     The  3:00  p.  m.  on  Saturday  in  Memorial  Stadi- 

luncheon     menu    of    tomato    juice,     fried  um.     This   year's   classic   will   feature   the 

chicken,  potato  salad,  peas,  rolls  and  but-  Bucknell  varsity  nine  playing  against  the 

ter,  ice  cream,  cookies  and  coffee,  will  be  best  of  the  alumni  group.     Sherm  Doeblcr  ^ 

adequate  for  the  busy  day  ahead.  '49  is  putting  together  the  combination  ot  '^   '**' 

"old    men"    that    promises    to    show    the 

The  Alumni  Parade  "young  uns"  a  thing  or  two. 

Last  vear  the  alumni  parade  preceding  .  ■.,     ^-  WM    i^BHIk    jflUlks    F* 

1    1  I  r       .u     c     ^  ^'  Business  Meetings  HI    mKSmMBm   VJKr    T I 

the  luncheon  was  held  for  the  first  time.  ^  Wi-.i^^MHI    ^^^   it 

What  the  parade  lacked  in.  military  pre-  Business  meetings  of  officers  of  the  Gen-  ^i^gBMI^IB  * 

cision  was  made  up  in  hilarity.     This  year  eral  Alumni  Association  are  scheduled  for 

it   is   hoped   to   make   the   parade   a   more  Friday    evening.      These    group    meetings 

colorful    affair    through    the    use    of    class  .are  in  preparation  for  the  big  All-Alumni 

regalia  and  with  the  addition  of  a  march-  Annual  Assembly  scheduled  for  9:30  a.  m. 

ing  band.     The   alumni  parade   will   be   a  "i   the  auditorium   of  the   Vaughn   Litera- 

highlight    of    the    Alumni    Weekend.      Be  ture   Building.     The  Annual   Assembly   is 

sure   you    join    the    crowd    and    enter   the  the  only  opportunity  during  the  year  for 

parade  at   11:45  in   front  of  the   Vaughan  all  alumni  to  meet  and  participate  in  the 

Literature  Building  on  the  Hill.  policy   making  activities   of   the   organiza- 
tion and  all   alumni   are   urged  to   attend. 

Reunion  Class  Headquarters  Voting  on  business  affairs  is  restricted  to 

Classes    holding    regular     five-year    re-  the    delegates    and    alternates    who    have 

unions  plus  the  Emeritus  Club  (1883-1901)  been    selected    by    their    local    ckvbs    and  DR.  EDWARD  A.  WEEKS,  JR. 

4'  JUNE1952 


The  Bucknell  Alumni  Clubs  in  Pennsylvania 


Editor's  Note — This  is  the  second  of 
a  series  of  articles  to  be  published  in 
THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  to  show 
the  geographic  distribution  of  Bucknell 
Alumni.  The  first  appeared  in  the  Jan- 
uary, 1952  issue  and  showed  the  state- 
by-state  alumni  census.  The  present 
article  will  deal  with  the  location  of 
Alumni  clubs  in  the  Commonwealth  of 
Pennsylvania. 

:?  ^:  *  ^;: 

Only  three  of  Pennsylvania's  67  coun- 
ties are  not  served  by  a  Bucknell  Alum- 
ni  club.     These   counties   are   Clarion, 


Forest  and  Venango.  However,  Buck- 
nellians  in  these  counties  are  located 
close  to  alumni  clubs  at  DuBois,  Erie, 
and  Sharon  respectively.  Alumni  in 
Pennsylvania  are  organized  into  33  lo- 
cal club  areas.  We  wish  we  could  say 
that  each  of  these  clubs  carries  a  full 
program  of  meetings  consisting  of  at 
least  3  or  4  gatherings  each  year,  but 
we  believe  that  the  programs  in  most 
areas  serve  as  a  rallying  point  for  most 
Bucknellians.  It  is  not  the  purpose 
of  this  article  to  discuss  club  programs 
but  rather  to  acquaint  Alumni  with 
their  closest  club  area  and  to  show  the 


counties  included  in  each  local  club  or- 
ganization. The  map  which  follows  in- 
dicates the  club  center  and  the  terri- 
tory included.  This  plan  of  organiza- 
tion has  been  prepared  after  a  careful 
study  of  the  most  convenient  transpor- 
tation facilities  available  in  each  area. 
In  the  map  the  county  boundaries  are 
indicated  by  a  broken  line  and  the 
club  areas  by  a  solid  line.  The  club 
center  is  indicated  by  a  black  dot.  Be- 
low the  map  are  listed  the  alumni  club, 
alphabetically  arranged,  with  the  num- 
ber of  Bucknellians  living  in  each  club 
area  according  to  the  latest  census. 


Number  of  Bucknellians  in  Pennsylvania  Clubs 

Altoona 137      Lehigh  Valley  ( Allentown)    197      Stroudsburg 39 

Bellefonte   68      Lewistown    67      Sunbury    326 

Bloomsburg    173      Lock  Haven 54      Towanda   88 

Bradford     85  Lycoming  County  (Williamsport)    ,   500      Union  County  (Lewisburg)  700 

Chambersburg     49      Milton          291      Uniontown    56 

Danville     106      Mount   Carmel    102      Wellsboro    82 

DuBois  72      Northeastern  Pa.  (Scranton)    272      Western  Pa.  (Pittsburgh)    816 

Erie      73      Philadelphia    1230      Wilkes-Barre   642 

Harrisburg    395      Pottsville    153      York     131 

Hazleton    151      Reading     152      Misc.  Pennsylvania   66 

Johnstown    125      Shamokin    114  (Clarion,  Forest,  Venango 

Lancaster 97      Sharon  29  .,       Counties) 


Phi  Beta  Kappa 
Selects  Twenty 

Phi  Beta  Kappa  elected  two  juniors,  six- 
teen seniors,  and  two  alumni  to  member- 
ship in  the  organization. 

Membership  in  Phi  Beta  Kappa  repre- 
sents the  highest  scholastic  achievement 
for  students  taking  degrees  in  liberal  arts 
or  sciences. 

The  two  alumni  members  were  Frank 
W.  Jackson  '95  and  Dr.  John  Herbert 
Waite  '11.  The  two  juniors,  chosen  from 
the  upper  tenth  of  their  class,  were  Jane 

JUNE    19  52 


Brown  ^and  Paul  Remmey.  Jane  Brown 
is  president  of  Cap  and  Dagger  and  as- 
sistant editor  of  the  L'Agenda,  recently 
elected  editor  of  that  publication  for  next 
year.  Remmejf  is  business  manager  of 
the  Bucknellian  and  a  dormitory  coun- 
selor. 

Seniors  chosen  from  the  upper  fifth  of 
their  class  were:  Robert  Birnbaum,  Alfred 
Bradley,  Robert  Carman,  Betsy  Conklin, 
Elinor  Childs,  Margaret  Garrett,  Rose 
Jane  Hostetler,  Mary  Louise  Hind.  Philip 
Marcus,  David  McGill,  Bette  Jane  Peach- 
ey.  Elizabeth  Lucia  Pinner,-  Elizabeth 
Richter,  David  Shinn,  Edward  Waddell, 
and   Francis  Williamson. 


Engineer  Ross  Speaks  on 
Diamonds 

Adrian  E.  Ross,  professional  engineer, 
spoke  on  "The  Commercial  Application  of 
Diamonds"  at  an  open  meeting  of  Tau 
Beta  Pi.  engineering  honorary,  April  2nd. 
in  Bertrand  Library. 

Mr.  Ross  is  presently  chief  engineer  at 
Sprague  and  Henwood  Inc.  He  is  also 
director  of  the  Pennsylvania  Society  of 
Professional  Engineers,  a  member  of  the 
Industrial  Diamond  Association,  and  sev- 
eral  other   mining  organizations. 

5 


Your  Aliimiii  Office  at  Work 


when  it  wants  money.  This  is  simply  not 
true.  Alumni  headquarters  sends  out  over 
200,000  pieces  of  mail  a  year.  Fund  mail- 
ings amount  to  less  than  50,000  (and  could 
be  much  less  than  that  if  Alumni  responded 
to  the  initial  reminder).  Even  so,  for  each 
piece  of  fund  material  the  average  Alumnus 
receives  three  pieces  from  the  University 
made  up  of  such  things  as  THE  BUCK- 
NELL  ALUMNUS,  reunion  and  homecom- 
ing invitations,  club  meeting  notices,  ballots 
and  survey  material.  All  of  these  mail- 
ings, financed  by  the  University,  are  part  of 
the  program  of  keeping  Alumni  informed  of 
campus  activities. 

What  and  Where? 

Bucknellians   move   and   are   married,   and 
die,  and  are  promoted,  and  have  children,  and 


The  rooms  occupied  by  the  Alumni  Office  are  on 
tlie  second  floor  lobby  of  Roberts  Hall  (formerly 
the  center  section  of  Old  Main).  Tlie  commo- 
dious lobby  provides  excellent  facilities  for  meet- 
inas  of  tlie  Board  of  Directors  of  the  General 
Aluniiu  Association  and  committees  of  tliat  group. 


Besides  serving  as  j'our  headquarters  on 
the  campus,  the  alumni  office  provides  va- 
ried  services   and   conducts   many   activities. 

Someone  wants  the  names  and  addresses 
of  the  Baptist  Ministers  who  are  Bucknel- 
lians .  .  .  who  can  represent  Bucknell  at  the 
inauguration  of  a  college  president  in  New 
Mexico?  .  .  .  will  you  please  address  the 
enclosed  Christmas  card  to  Mary  Jones  of 
the  class  of  '32  at  her  present  address?  .  .  . 
someone  wants  an  Alumnus  who  can  speak 
on  economics  to  a  group  in  the  Commerce 
and  Finance  Department  in  October  ...  do 
we  have  an  Alumnus  who  would  be  willing 
to  serve  as  a  placement  contact  in  the  Miami 
area?  .  .  .  such  are  the  requests  that  have 
landed  in  the  alumni  office  in  recent  days. 

Sometimes  an  Alumnus  remarks  that  the 
onh-  time  he  hears  from  the  University  is 


Changing  the  address  of  an  alumnus  is  a  simple  little  27-step  operation  masterminded  by  Mrs. 
Gloria  Braddock  and  Miss  Helen  Boyer.  When  not  processing  address  changes  they  are  likely  to 
be  hunting  ways  of  fitting  nine  pages  of  class  notes  into  five  pages  of  space  in  the  magazine.  Ifs 
a  nice  trick  and  they  enjoy  doing  it  so  send  your  news  in  regularly. 


Coeds  should  be  justly  proud  of  their  married 
names  but  if  only  they'd  tell  us  their  single  names 
too  when  they  correspond  with  the  Alumni  Office. 
Sucli  thoughts  are  likely  to  be  running  through 
the  mind  of  Mrs.  Gloria  Braddock  as  she  searches 
through  the  master  card  file. 


write  books,  and  earn  advanced  degrees.  All 
of  these  items  are  of  interest  to  classmates 
and  information  concerning  them  should  be 
sent  to  the  alumni  office  so  the  addresso- 
graph  plates  (two  for  each  alumnus,  a  geo- 
graphic and  a  class  file)  can  be  brought 
up-to-date.  All  addressograph  plates  fur- 
thermore are  coded  to  identify  the  Alumnus 
as  a  doctor,  lawyer,  minister,  engineer,  teach- 
er,  military  personnel   or  miscellaneous. 

The  Master  Card  File 

Two  other  records  of  Alumni  are  main- 
tained. The  first  is  the  master  card  file,  a 
5x8  record  of  every  person  who  has  ever 
attended  the  University  whether  now  living 
or  dead.  This  record,  besides  showing 
briefly  the  campus  and  graduate  record  of 
(Continued  on  Page  13) 

JUNE    1952 


Do  Universities  Leave  Legacies? 

(Continued  from  Page  8) 


Other  millions  have  been  educated  in  uni- 
versities of  other  lands.  These  are  the 
men  and  women  who  are  recognized  in 
Who's  Who,  and  who  are  chosen  by  society 
to  occupy  high  places  in  the  direction  of 
human  affairs.  At  their  hands  one  would 
expect  the  affairs  of  men  to  move  forward 
smoothly,  efficiently  and  honorably.  How- 
ever, a  survey  of  the  contemporary  scene 
gives  us  a  different  impression. 

If  I  may  be  permitted  a  little  exaggera- 
tion, I  would  observe  that  under  the  very 
noses  of  these  millions  of  highly  endowed 
men  and  women  the  goddess  of  liberty  is 
assaulted,  justice  slandered,  Christianity  rid- 
iculed, integrity  belittled,  resources  squan- 
dered, constituted  authority  disregarded,  in- 
dependence undermined,  faith  of  our  fathers 
desecrated,  self  indulgence  and  pleasure 
madness  made  the  rule  of  today.  "Lo  free- 
dom sleeps,  wrong  rules  the  land,  and  waiting 
justice  weeps." 

There  is  no  exaggeration,  however,  in  tlie 
fact  that  the  ten  biggest  news  stories  of 
1951,  as  compiled  by  United  Press,  are 
almost  without  exception  negative  and  dev- 
astating events.  Here  they  are:  (1)  Tru- 
man fires  MacArthur ;  (2)  Failure  of  Ko- 
rean Armistice;  (3)  Kefauver  Crime  Hear- 
ings; (4)  The  Threat  of  Inflation;  (5) 
Korean  War  Atrocities;  (6)  Amateur  Sport 
Scandals;  (7)  Internal  Revenue  Dismissals; 
(8)  Churchill's  Return  to  Power;  (9)  U\s- 
souri-Kansas  Floods;  (10)  Development  of 
Atomic  Weapons. 

As  if  this  were  not  enough,  the  U.  P. 
adds  other  big  stories  :  The  Anglo-Iranian 
Oil  Dispute ;  The  Persecution  of  Americans 
Behind  the  Iron  Curtain ;  The  Congressional 
Investigation  of  the  R.  F.  C. ;  and  the  Suez- 
Sudan  Crisis. 

It  is  these  conditions  that  incite  me  to 
ask.  Where  is  the  legacy  of  the  university? 
In  the  remonstrating  refrain  of  the  familiar 
Negro  spiritual,  we  might  ask  the  university 
graduates  alive  in  the  world  today,  "Were 
you   there   when   they   crucified   the   Lord"  ? 

The  terrible  events  going  on  apace  are 
happening  in  spite  of  the  influence  and  di- 
rection of  thousands  and  thousands  of  wise 
and  learned  men  who  occupy  key  positions 
in  our  social  order. 

What  Should  Be  The  Legacy 
of  the  University? 

The  university  should  obviously  leave  a 
legacy  of  men  and  women  with  high  integ- 


rity, expert  knowledge,  and  wise  leadership 
in  every  segment  of  the  forward  moving 
social  front. 

America,  as  I  see  it,  has  three  fronts 
exposed  to  enemy  action;  the  battlefront, 
which  is  protected  by  our  armed  forces ; 
the  home  front,  guarded  by  the  civil  defense 
organization ;  and  the  historic  heritage  front 
— defended  by  whom?  It  is  this  Iicritayc 
front  about  which  I  would  speak  here. 

"A  splendid  storehouse  of  integrity  and 
freedom  has  been  bequeathed  to  us  by  our 
forefathers,"  said  Herbert  Hoover ;  'Tn  this 
day  of  confusion  and  peril  to  liberty  our 
high  duty  is  to  see  to  it  that  this  storehouse 
is  not   robbed  of  its  contents." 

Herbert  Hoover  expresses  here  the  anxi- 
ety of  many  who  today  fear  that  this  historic 
heritage  front  is  freely  exposed  and  without 
adequate  protection.  I  would  ask.  What 
better  institution  than  the  university  is  there 
to  preserve  and  perpetuate  this  great  Ameri- 
can heritage?  As  previously  mentioned,  the 
primary  function  of  the  university  is  to 
transmit  the  accumulated  knowledge  and 
heritage  of  the  human  race. 

What  specifically  should  be  preserved  and 
transmitted? 

One  endowment  wliich  should  be  guaran- 
teed, it  seems  to  me,  is  the  courage  and  faith 
of  our  forefathers.  Consider  the  Pilgrims 
who  landed  on  our  shores  over  three  cen- 
turies ago.  They  had  no  homes,  or  clothing, 
or  food,  except  what  they  could  improvise 
from  the  meagerest  resources;  they  had  no 
money,  amusements,  or  neighbors  to  speak 
of ;  they  had  no  transportation  or  commu- 
nication facilities  worthy  of  consideration. 
They  did  not  possess  the  conveniences  and 
comforts  enjoyed  by  even  the  most  under- 
privileged segments  of  our  population.  And 
yet  they  were  rich  in  three  priceless  posses- 
sions, namely,  dauntless  courage,  a  willing- 
ness to  work  unceasingly,  and  an  unshakeable 
faith  in  God.  These  attributes  then  could 
well  be  one  of  the  legacies  of  the  university. 

Another,  would  be  a  true  concept  of  free- 
dom, which  seems  lately  to  be  deteriorating 
into  the  idea  of  getting  something  "for  free", 
or  freedom  to  do  as  you  please,  or  freedom 
from  responsibility.  Could  the  university 
somehow  guarantee  to  its  graduates  a  rich 
endowment  of  the  kind  of  freedom  made  of 
sterner  stuff — the  kind  earned  at  Bunker 
Hill,  preserved  at  Gettysburg,  and  saved 
again  at  Verdun — the  kind  of  freedom  de- 
fined  in  the   Magna   Carta,  the   Declaration 


Mrs.  Carl  S.  Weiser  receives  and  records  your  annual  contribution  to  tlie  Bucknell  Alumni  Annual- 
Giving  Fund.  Tlius  far  she  has  been  able  to  handle  checks  in  great  numbers  and  large  pizes 
(up  to  §1,000)  without  upsetting  her  equilibrium.  Would  somebody  like  to  help  us  really  flabbergast 
her  with  a  SIO.OOO  check  for  the  fund?  Mrs.  Weiser  also  does  the  art  work  that  appears  in 
The  Bucknell  Alumnus. 

JUNE    1952 


of  Independence,  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States,  and  the  Bill  of  Rights? 

A  third  legacy  could  be  the  understanding 
and  practice  of  real  democracy,  the  kind 
that  Lincoln  referred  to  when  he  said : 
".  .  .  testing  whether  that  nation,  or  any  na- 
tion so  conceived  (in  liberty)  and  so  dedi- 
cated can  long  endure."  The  endowment  of 
college  men  and  women  with  a  feeling  for 
democracy  built  upon  such  fundamental 
social  principles  as  altruism,  merit,  equality, 
industry,  optimism,  self-reliance,  faith  in 
people,  dignity  and  nobility  of  man,  and 
reverence  for  God,  should  most  certainly 
tend  to  assure  the  continued  success  of  the 
American  way  of  life. 

A  fourth  bequest  of  the  university  should 
be  Christianity.  It  seems  reasonable  that 
every  American  emanating  from  the  halls 
of  our  universities  should  be  endowed  with 
reverence  toward  his  Creator.  The  familiar 
ideals  of  Christianity,  "What-so-ever  thou 
would'st  .  .  .",  "Love  thy  neighbor  .  .  .", 
"Be  thy  brother's  keeper  .  .  .",  "Forgive  .  .  .", 
"Judge  not  .  .  .",  etc.,  should  be  ingrained  in 
the  character  of  every  graduate. 

The  indispensability  of  religion  is  clearly 
demonstrated  in  the  evolution  of  some  twen- 
ty-one civilizations  which  have  flourished  in 
the  course  of  human  iiistory.  Each  has 
followed  the  same  pattern:  (1)  invocation 
of  God's  blessing  on  the  new  nation;  (2) 
rise  to  fabulous  prosperity  and  prestige ; 
(3)  self-sufficient  nationalism  without  bene- 
fit of  God  ;  (4)  decline  to  a  mere  page  of 
history. 

This  pattern  applies  to  individual  men  as 
it  does  to  individual  nations.  Christianity 
thus  becomes  a  prime  necessity  among  the 
legacies  of   the  university. 

A  fifth  dowry  could  very  appropriately  be 
a  faith  in  the  future. 

There  is  apparent  today  a  noticeable  lack 
of  confidence  in  the  future.  Spokesmen  for 
our  generation — statesmen,  lecturers,  com- 
mentator.s — speak  of  tomorrow  with  a  trem- 
or in  their  voice  and  a  tremble  in  their  knees. 
They  seem  to  fear  what  will  happen  next 
in  our  world. 

There  is  all  too  little  of  the  confidence 
expressed  by  Franklin  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  Constitutional  Convention,  when  he  said, 
"Through  the  deliberations  of  this  conven- 
tion I  have  been  in  doubt  whether  the  picture 
behind  the  speaker's  rostrum  portrays  a 
rising  or  setting  sun.  Now  that  the  colonies 
have  united  into  a  nation  and  adopted  a 
constitution,  I  am  completely  convinced  that 
it  is  a  rising  sun." 

If  our  leaders  of  men  have  faith  it  will 
inspire  confidence  in  others. 

Conclusion 

The  conclusion  of  the  matter  is  simple. 
Through  the  generations  of  man  there  have 
evolved  various  ideals  of  manhood.  In  the 
medieval  ages  it  was  the  religious  man,  and 
he  failed  because  he  became  worldly.  During 
the  Renaissance,  the  intellectual  man  was 
king,  he  failed  because  he  ne,glected  the 
masses.  In  the  nineteenth  century,  the 
economic  man  prevailed,  ha  too  failed  be- 
cause he  tried  to  live  by  bread  alone.  More 
recently  we  have  seen  the  rise  of  the  heroic 
man  of  the  totalitarian  era,_and  he  failed 
because  he  promised  all  things  to  all  people 
and  delivered  only  death. 

If  the  universities  of  the  world  rise  to 
their  full  potential,  they  will  leave  mankind 
a  legacy  of  college-bred  men  and  women 
endowed  with  wisdom  and  understanding, 
truth  and  justice,  beauty  and  light;  men 
and  women  who  possess  and  practice  the 
ideals  of  Christianity  and  democracy ;  men 
and  women  who  walk  hand  in  hand  with 
their  Maker  to  serve  human  needs  and  lead 
the  world  to  its  highest  destiny. 

If  this  could  be  brought  about,  why  should 
anyone  need  to  be  hanged  ? 

7 


FACULTY 


Are  You  Ready 
for  Retirement? 

If  you  pause  now  and  then  to  wonder 
what  the  declining  years  may  mean  to  you, 
the  resuUing-  picture  may  be  a  bit  confusing. 
The  view  may  be  dark  and  clouded  over. 
However,  here  at  Bucknell,  the  psychology 
department  is  attempting  to  bring  some  order 
out  of  the  confusion  and  shed  some  light 
on  the  darkness,  making  growing  old  and 
retiring  a  more  pleasant  and  satisfactory 
period  than  it  otherwise   might  become. 

Some  three  years  ago  a  course,  psjxhology 
of  maturity  and  later  maturity  was  made  a 
part  of  the  offering  of  the  department.  The 
course  had  its  inception  in  the  problem_  of 
older  workers  in  business  and  industry.  With 
the  continual  lengthening  of  the  span  of 
living  it  is  becoming  more  and  more  a  prob- 
lem to  fit  the  increasing  numbers  of  older 
people  into  the  national  picture.  They  need 
sympathetic  understanding  and  usable  sug- 
gestions to  make  satisfactory  adjustments  to 
life  in  its  declining  years.  In  addition,  ade- 
quate preparation  for  the  time  of  retirement 
is  very  necessary  for  a  happy  old  age. 
These  are  the  purposes  of  the  course. 

Until  very  recently  the  psychology  of  the 
aging  has  been  almost  completely  neglected. 
Even  now.  \-ery  little  knowledge  is  available 
in  this  field.  Much  must  be  done  to  increase 
our  information  and  knowledge.  At  Buck- 
nell the  course  attempts  to  aid  this  effort  by 
making  surveys  and  studies  of  various  as- 
pects "of  aging,  both  psychological  and  psy- 
sical,  and  collecting  and  organizing  any 
material  available.  This  material  can  then 
be  placed  before  those  who  need  it  and 
can  use  it  in  aiding  them  to  enjoy  growing 
old  and  be  happy  in  retirement. 

Bucknell's  course,  directed  by  Dr.  Wain- 
wright  D.  Blake,  professor  of  psychology 
is  one  of  the  very  few  in  the  country  and  it 
has  received  both  national  and  international 
recognition  from  presentation  of  its  studies 
to  professional  groups  in  this  country  and 
Canada  as  well  as  to  the  International  Con- 
gress of  Gerontology.  Several  studies  have 
been  published  and  some  will  be  brought 
out  during  the  current  year  in  professional 
journals. 

Manning  Publishes  Study  in 
Swedish  Magazine 

Dr.  Wayne  E.  Manning,  associate  profes- 
sor of  botany  at  Bucknell  University,  is  the 
senior  author  of  a  scientific  study  published 
by  "Botaniska  Notiser,"  a  Swedish  botanical 
magazine,  in  December,  1951. 

The  publication  is   a  detailed  comparison 

■  of  two  Chinese  hickories  and  a  hickory  from 

Indo-China,    which    had    been    incompletely 

described  at  an  earlier  date  by  Chinese  and 

French  botanists. 

The  work  by  Dr.  Manning  and  Dr.  Hjel- 
mqvist  of  the  Botanical  Museum  in  Lund. 
Sweden,  is  based  on  materials  obtained  from 
China  and  Indo-China,  as  well  as  on  speci- 
mens collected  in  the  Orient  and  deposited 
in  European  and  American  herbaria— the 
Kew  Herbarium  in  England,  Har\-ard  Uni- 
versity, the  U.  S.  National  Herbarmm  in 
Washington,  and  Bucknell  University  Her- 
barium. 

Orinthological  Research 
Booklet 

"Birds  of  the  Lewisburg  Region,"  a  book- 
let giving  the  results  of  many  years  of  orni- 
thological field  work  in  the  Lewisburg  area, 
has  been  published  by  the  Bucknell  Univer- 
sity Ornithological  Club. 

The  booklet  was  written  and  edited  by 
Donald  C.  Kunkle  '51.  In  addition  to  his 
own  observations,  Mr.  Kunkle  had  at  his 
disposal  the  records  of  many  local  natural- 
ists   whose    observations    cover    more    than 


50  years  of  bird  study  in  the  Lewisburg  area. 
They  include  the  late  Dr.  Nelson  F.  Davis 
'95,  biology  professor;  Charles  C.  Mohr  '30, 
Bucknellian  now  prominent  in  the  work  of 
the  National  Audubon  Society,  and  Dr. 
Norman  H.  Stewart,  professor  of  biology. 
Other  members  of  the  faculty,  student  body, 
and  community  who  contributed  to  the  rec- 
ords were  Dr.  Roy  C.  Tasker,  Dr.  Wayne 
E.  Manning,  Hollis  T.  Ross.  David  Kar- 
raker,  Robert  Gift  '50,  Mrs.  Octavia  Reed, 
Richard  C.  Snyder,  and  members  of  the 
Bucknell  Ornithological  Club. 

Two  hundred  sixty-seven  species  are  dis- 
cussed in  the  booklet.  Each  listing  includes 
migratorv  habits,  rare  date,  and  pertinent 
field  data.  Among  the  rarer  species  which 
have  been  observed  near  Lewisburg  are  the 
Harlequin  duck,  Arctic  three-toed  wood- 
pecker, and  the  Europen  widgeon,  which  was 
shot  inadvertently  by  a  resident  of  Selins- 
grove  on  October  22.  1950. 

Copies  of  the  pamphlet  may  be  obtained 
at  cost  from  Dr.  Stewart  of  the  faculty. 

Oliphant  Adds  to 
University  Endowment 

Bucknell  University's  endowment  fund 
received  $500  this  year  from  a  member  of 
the  University  faculty,  who  asks  that  the 
income  from  his  gift  be  used  by  The  Ellen 
Clarke   Bertrand   Library. 

In  a  letter  informing  President  Horace  A. 
Hildreth  of  his  contribution  to  the  endow- 
ment fund.  Dr.  J.  Orin  Oliphant.  professor 
of  history,  specified  that  the  income  should 
be  used  for  "the  purchase  of  materials — 
books,  magazines,  manuscripts,  or  other  rel- 
evant records — for  the  serious  study  of  the 
history  of  the   Pacific  Northwest." 

The  area  to  be  covered  in  this  study_  in- 
cludes the  country  comprising  the  province 
of  British  Columbia,  the  states  of  Washing- 
ton, Oregon,  and  Idaho,  and  that  part  of  the 
state  of  Montana  that  lies  west  of  the  summit 
of  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

A  member  of  the  Bucknell  faculty  since 
1933,  Dr.  Oliphant  has  been  vitally  interested 
in  attempts  to  build  up  the  research  facili- 
ties of  the  Bertrand  Library  and  to  make 
the  library  a  repository  for  historical  docu- 
ments." 


Research  Grant 

The  Pennsylvania  Allergy  Association  has 
donated  S500  to  Dr.  Lester  P.  Fowle,  col- 
lege physician  and  assistant  professor  of 
anatomy,  and  Dr.  John  W.  Rice,  professor 
of  bacteriology,  to  assist  them  in  a  research 
project  in  which  they  are  currently  engaged. 
The  project  concerns  the  nature  and  treat- 
ment of  numular  eczema  and  involves  both 
bacteriology  and  allergy.  The  two  men  gave 
a  preliminary  report  on  their  work  before 
the  Association  and  the  check  arrived  soon 
thereafter. 

Faculty   at 
Professional  Meetings 

Meetings  of  the  American  Historical 
Association  took  Dr.  J.  Orin  Oliphant, 
professor  of  history,  and  Dr.  Cyrus  H. 
Karraker.  assistant  professor  of  history, 
to  New  York  City.  Dr.  Harold  W.  Mill- 
er, professor  of  Greek  and  Latin,  went  to 
Princeton.  N.  J.,  for  sessions  of  the  Amer- 
ican Philological  Association  and  the 
American  Archeological  Institute. 

Dr.  W.  Preston  Warren,  professor  of 
philosophy,  attended  meetings  of  the 
American  Philosophical  Association  at 
Bryn  Mawr  College,  which  were  being 
held  in  conjunction  with  sessions  of  the 
American  .Association  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Science  and  the  .A-merican  An- 
thropological  Society. 

Dr.  Wayne  E.  Manning,  associate  pro- 


fessor of  botany,  presented  a  paper  en- 
titled "The  Chinese  Hickories"  at  one  of 
the  meetings  of  the  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  in  Phil- 
adelphia. He  also  attended  sessions  of 
the  Botanical  Society  of  America  and  The 
Torrey  Botanical  Club,  and  did  some  work 
at  the  Philadelphia  Academy  of  Science 
and  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  her- 
barium. 

E.  F.  Schietenger,  instructor  in  sociolo- 
gy, presented  a  paper  on  "Racial  Suc- 
cession and  the  Value  of  Small  Residen- 
tial Properties"  at  the  annual  meeting_  of 
the  Eastern  Sociological  Society  in  New 
Haven.  Conn.  This  paper  was  published 
in  the  American  Sociological  Review.  De- 
cember  1951. 

Warren  D.  Garman.  professor  of  me- 
chanical engineering,  has  recently  been 
registered  in  New  York  State  as  a  pro- 
fessional engineer.  He  earned  his  Penn- 
sylvania State  registration  in  1937. 

Dr.  J.  ^Marshall  Brown,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  psychology,  will  attend  _  the 
American  Association  for  Public  Opinion 
Research  conference  at  Vassar  College. 
Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

Dr.  Lester  Kieft,  professor  of  chemis- 
try, and  Dr.  Bennett  R.  Willeford.  Jr.. 
assistant  professor  of  chemistry,  repre- 
sented the  University  at  the  national  meet- 
ing of  the  American  Chemical  Societv. 
Buffalo. 

Miss  Mary  Jane  Stevenson,  dean  of 
women,  attended  the  annual  convention  of 
the  National  Association  of  Deans  of  Wo- 
men at  Los  Angeles.  Calif. 

Dr.  W.  H.  Sauvain.  professor  of  educa- 
tion, attended  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Association  of  Liberal  Arts 
Colleges  for  the  Advancement  of  Teach- 
ing in   Harrisburg. 

Miss  Trennie  E.  Eisley.  director  of  pub- 
lic relations,  attended  the  annual  conven- 
tion of  the  American  College  Public  Re- 
lations Association  in  Cleveland.  While 
there  she  spoke  at  the  spring  meeting  of 
the  Cleveland  Alumni  Club. 

Dr.  Paul  J.  Brand,  chairman  of  the 
department  of  geography  and  geology,  at- 
tended the  annual  meeting  of  the  Eastern 
Section,  Association  of  Geology  Teachers, 
at  Vassar  College.  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis  will  teach  at  the 
L'niversit}'  of  Arkansas  during  the  Sum- 
mer Session. 


Fraternity  Help  Weeks 

In  accordance  with  a  recent  recommen- 
dation b}-  Interfraternity  Council  several 
fraternities  have  joined  in  establishing 
Help  Week  to  replace  Hell  Week.  These 
fraternities  have  established  many  worth- 
while projects. 

Members  of  Sigma  Chi  began  their  pro- 
gram by  washing  cars  with  the  proceeds 
going  to  the  Union  Countj-  Chapter  of 
the  American  Red  Cross.  More  than  $130 
was  raised  bj*  the  group  from  washing 
136  cars.  The  Sigma  Chis  also  graded  the 
grounds  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  per- 
formed several  university  services. 

Delta  Upsilon  centered  their  projects  in 
the  homes  of  elderly  families  in  Lewis- 
burg. Theta  Chi  painted  all  the  curbs 
of  corners  on  the  south  side  of  town. 

Tau  Kappa  Epsilon  applied  their  skill 
at  St.  Andrew's  Episcopal  Church.  They 
graded  a  section,  painted  part  of  the  par- 
ish house,  cleaned  the  inside  of  the  church 
and  washed  the  bricks  with  hydrochloric 
acid.  Other  fraternities  are  now  joining 
in  the  plan  to  replace  traditional  hazing 
with  worthw'hile  service  to  the  University 
and  the  community. 

JUNE    1952 


SPORTS 


Women's   Athletics 

The  year's  activities  started  immediate- 
ly with  the  hockey  season.  The  program 
included  not  only  intramural  games,  but 
numerous  playdays  with  other  colleges, 
and  participation  in  national  tournaments. 
The  freshman  team  won  the  inter-class 
hockey  championship.  Fourteen  of  our 
players  attended  the  Central  Pennsyl- 
vania Field  Hockey  Tournament  at  Leba- 
non \'alley  College  in  which  ten  college 
teams  participated.  From  these  prelimi- 
naries ten  of  our  pla\'ers  were  chosen  to 
pla}-  in  the  Mid-East  Tournament,  and 
one  hockeyette,  Polly  Todd,  of  Swarth- 
more,  was  invited  to  compete  in  the  Na- 
tional Field  Hockey  Association  Tourna- 
ment  in   Boston. 

Inter-class  badminton  and  tennis  sin- 
gles were  held  in  October.  X'ecia  Caplan. 
of  Baltimore,  Md.,  captured  first  place  in 
badminton  for  the  freshmen.  Diane  Slifer. 
a  sophomore  from  Woodbury.  X.  J.,  won 
the  tennis  championship  in  a  close  3-hour 
game. 

With  the  coming  of  winter,  the  spot- 
light was  on  volleyball.  The  Juniors,  win- 
ning all  their  games,  were  inter-class  cham- 
pions. Alpha  Chi  Ome.ga  was  the  winner 
of  the  inter-group  competition. 

A  bowling  club  has  functioned  041  the 
campus  this  year.  The  ten  .girls  with  the 
highest  averages  in  the  inter-group  tour- 
nament were  invited  to  participate  in  the 
National  Intercollegiate  Telegraphic  Tour- 
nament. Kappa  Kappa  Gamma  won  the 
inter-group  tournament,  followed  bv  Pi 
Beta  Phi.  and  Phi  Alpha  Pi. 

Basketball  is,  of  course,  another  ea.gcr- 
ly-aw-aited  sport.  In  the  inter-class  tour- 
nament the  Sophomore-Senior  team  came 
in  first,  with  the  Juniors  and  Freshman 
II  teams  tied  for  second  place.  An  all- 
star  team  of  ten  players  was  named.  In 
inter-group  competition  the  Independents 
defeated  Alpha  Chi  Omega  in  one  of  the 
most   e.xciting  games   of  the   season. 

The  Swimming  Club  has  been  meeting 
weekly  during  the  second  semester  at  the 
Milton  YMCA  pool.  Members  of  the 
club  have  participated  in  Sports  Days  at 
Penn  State  and  Lycoming  College. 

As  we  go  to  press,  the  tennis  and  bad- 
minton doubles  and  the  softball  schedules 
are  in  progress. 

Bucknell   Spring   Sports 

Midway  through  their  spring  athletic 
campaign,  Bucknell's  four  squads  had  an 
accumulative  record  of  10  victories  and 
'  12  losses  at  press  time.  The  only  squad 
above  the  .500  mark  was  Bus  Blum's  track 
squad  which  had  a  record  of   1-0. 

In  their  only  outin.g  to  date,  the  Herd 
cindermen  ran  roughshod  over  Gettys- 
burg and  Juniata  in  a  triangular  meet  held 
in  Memorial  Stadium.    The  Bison?  copped 


90  points.  Gettysburg  was  in  second  place 
with    43,    and    Juniata    trailed    with    20. 

Coach  Bill  Lane's  baseball  crew  was 
just  below  the  .500  mark  with  four  wins 
and  five  setbacks  chalked-up  in  the  record. 
However,  two  of  the  setbacks  came  at 
the  hands  of  the  Fort  Meade  Generals,  a 
pro-studded  outfit. 

In  Middle  Atlantic  Conference  compe- 
tition, the  Bisons  were  farin.g  much  better 
as  they  swept  to  victories  over  Muhlen- 
berg (7-6)  and  Albright  (5-2)  while  los- 
ing to  Delaware  (6-2). 

Outside  MAC  circles,  the  diamondmen 
drew  praises  for  their  upset  victories  over 
Mari'land  and  Georgetown  on  their  open- 
ing five-game  road  trip  into  Rebel  land. 
Max  Bishop's  Alidshipmen  spoiled  the 
inaugural  for  the  Herd  by  handing  them 
a  4-1   reversal. 

The  final  two  games  on  the  road  trip 
went  into  the  record  book  as  losses  for  the 
"travelers"  as  the  Generals  of  Fort  Meade 
sent  them  down  to  successive  defeats.  9-3 
and  6-5.  The  pro-soldiers,  led  by  big  Bob 
Lemon  who  was  with  the  Cleveland  In- 
dians in  1950,  had  too  much  experience  and 
know-how  for  the  Bisons. 

On  the  tennis  scene,  Co^ch  Hank  Pe- 
ters' netmen  seemed  to  be  hitting  their 
expected  stride  after  dropping  their  first 
three  tilts  with  Geor.ge  Washington,  Mar\-- 
land  and  Navj-. 

First  victim  for  the  Peters-coached  com- 
bine was  a  7-2  conquest  of  Lafayette — the 
first  ever  for  a  Bucknell  team  tutored 
by  Peters.  Haverford  set  back  the  net- 
men  momentarih-  with  a  5-2  defeat.  Penn 
State  rolled  into  Lewisburg  expecting  an 
easy  time  of  it.  The  locals  humbled  the 
Xittany  Lions  7-2,  losing  onlj'  one  singles 
and  one  doubles  match  to  the  invaders. 
Muhlenberg  became  the  third  victim  un- 
der the  heel  of  the  rejuvenated  Petersmen 
and  fell  in  their  wake  8-1. 

Alan  Holton,  sophomore  from  Pelham 
Manor,  N.  Y..  was  the  surprise  of  the 
squad.  His  personal  record  showed  six 
wins  and  only  one  loss. 

With  five  of  the  12  matches  on  their 
'52  schedule  alreadj-  under  their  belts, 
coach  Harold  Evans'  liuksmen  could  show 
but  tw-o  victories  and  the  path  ahead  was 
not  going  to  be  eas\\  Stumbling  blocks 
in  the  way  of  a  successful  season  included 
Temple.  Penn  State,  Cornell  and  Colgate. 
Gettysburg  and  Delaware  had  come  out 
on  the  short  end  in  matches  with  the  tee- 
men,  while  F  &  M,  Lafayette  and  Juniata 
turned  the   tables   on   the   local   divotmen. 

Hottest  man  with  the  woods  and  the 
irons  was  Jeff  M^-nott,  sophomore  from 
Rochester.  X,  Y.  The  sophomore-swing- 
er was  unbeaten  in  all  matches  played  to 
date. 

The    trackmen,    who    had    a    very    easv 


time  of  it  with  Gettysburg  and  Juniata, 
had  matches  with  Muhlenberg,  Colgate, 
Dickinson  and  Bloomsbur,g  STC  remain- 
ing on  their  regular  schedule,  plus  the 
MAC  track  and  field  championships  which 
will  be  held  this  year  on  May  16-17  at 
Lehigh  in  Bethlehem. 

Intraniurals 

With  the  completion  of  the  intramural 
14-event  track  and  field  meet  on  April 
29,  the  race  for  the  All-Year  trophy  con- 
tinued at  a  inerry  clip.  Lambda  Chi 
Alpha  regained  the  lead  in  the  race  bj' 
garnering  fourth  place  in  track. 

Kappa  Sigma  was  in  second  place  only 
three  points  behind  the  front-running 
Lambda  Chi's  410'/2  point  total.  Delta 
L'psilon,  who  took  first  honors  in  track 
this  year  and  present  owner  of  the  tro- 
phy, were  lodged  in  fifth  place  with  362;/2 
points. 

Golf  and  softball  will  complete  the  12- 
card  intramural  sports  program  in  the  near 
future. 

The  standings  at  press  time  were: 
Lambda  Chi  Alpha.  410!X;  Kappa  Sigma. 
407;X;  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon.  370;  Phi 
Kappa  Psi.  368:  Delta  L'psilon,  362^; 
Phi  Gamma  Delta,  306:  Kappa  Delta  Rho, 
302:  Sigma  Alpha  Mu.  300:  Sigma  Chi, 
29314;  Theta  Chi,  285:  Phi  Lambda  Theta. 
272 '.4;  Tau  Kappa  Epsilon,  261 '/4;  Sigma 
Phi  Epsilon,  221. 

Spring    Football   Practice 

Spring  football  drills  at  Bucknell  were 
brought  to  a  close  on  April  25  after  19 
practice  days.  Drills  were  under  the  di- 
rection of  head  coach  Harry  Lawrence 
and  assistants  Herb  Maack  and  Jack  Guy. 

Thirty-six  men  took  part  in  the  abbrevi- 
ated practices  which  were  in  keeping  with 
the  XCAA  ruling  limiting  the  spring  drills 
to  20  days.  The  rulin.g  did  not  hinder  the 
plans  of  Lawrence,  for  the  longest  spring 
practice  at  Bucknell  under  his  direction 
was  only  22  da3's. 

''We  had  a  good  workout,  and  we  dis- 
covered some  boys  who  should  be  able 
to  fill  the  void  left  by  16  graduating  se- 
niors," said  Lawrence  when  commenting 
on  the  success  of  the  drills. 

Highlight  of  the  nine-game  schedule 
for  1952,  as  arranged  by  Al  Humphries, 
director  of  athletics,  is  the  Homecoming 
tussle  with  Colgate  on  October  25.  It 
will  be  Colgate's  first  visit  to  Memorial 
Stadium. 

George  Washington  is  the  only  stranger 
on  the  '52  card  which  was  not  met  last 
year.  The  tilt  with  the  Colonials  is  slated 
for  November  8  in  the  nation's  capital. 
The  rivalry"  with  Geor.ge  Washington  will 
be  renewed  after  an  11 -year  break.  The 
two  teams  met  last  in  1941  with  the  Herd 
W'inning  6-0. 


IF  YOU  REME3IBER 

when  the  varsity-alumiii  baseball  game  was  a 
regular  part  of  the  Alumni  ^^'eekend  festivi- 
ties, you  may  be  able  to  recognize  these  mem- 
bers of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  team  of  1909.  If 
our  research  has  not  been  too  faulty,  these  past 
greats  include  \\'endell  August  '07,  George  \\'. 
Cockill  '05,  Charles  M.  "Jimmy"  Grimminger 
'07,  David  J.  Hawk  '08,  Christy  Mathewson 
'02,  Harvey  F.  Smith  '94,  Paul  G.  Smith  '05, 
Yentzer  M.  Weidensaul  '02,  George  W.  Leach 
"07,  James  F.  Sheehan  '08.  Now  who  can  tell 
us  the  order  in  which  thev  are  seated? 


J  C  K  E    19  5  2 


CAMPUS  ACTIVITIES 


New  WVBU  Developments 

Somewhere  on  nearly  every  college  cam- 
pus there  is  located  a  student  radio  station 
as  we  liave  at  Bucknell.  Some  have  mod- 
ern studios  with  the  latest  modern  equip- 
ment, large  buildings,  and  ample  budgets 
allowing  them  to  provide  equipment  to  pro- 
duce good  shows.  Other  stations  like  WVBU 
make  progress  with  what  they  have  at  hand, 
sometimes  very  little,  but  they  still  get  pro- 
grams on  the  air. 

The  history  of  WVBU  is  a  record  of 
small  beginnings.  Once  knownas  WBRG, 
the  workshop  had  its  studios  in  the  base- 
ment of  Bucknell  Hall  in  the  days  when 
the  subterranean  sanctuary  had  only  a  dirt 
floor.  When  the  psychology  department  be- 
gan to  cast  longing  eyes  on  this  dark  and 
mysterious  cavern,  the  members  of  WBRG 
at  the  suggestion  of  the  great  white  fathers 
on  the  hill  began  to  look  for  new  quarters. 
Heads  nodded  gently  while  the  discussion 
of  the  station's  fate  rolled  on.  Finally  it 
was  decided  that  WBRG  should  move  into 
the  little  white  house  on  Seventh  Street, 
its  present  quarters.  Thus,  in  the  days  of 
194S,  a  new  chapter  of  tlie  Bucknell  Radio 
Workshop  was  begun. 

The  station  wobbled  a  bit  at  first,  but 
thanks  to  a  group  of  hardy  souls  WBRG  be- 
gan to  grow.  It  was  about  that  time  that 
some  Bucknellian  discovered  another  sta- 
tion located  somewhere  in  the  west  that  also 
had  call  letters,  WBRG.  This  proved  to  be 
a  serious  problem  until  finally  some  resource- 
ful individual  came  upon  a  solution ;  the 
call  letters  would  now  be  WVBU,  The 
Voice  of   Bucknell   University. 

The  little  wfiite  house  wasn't  then  what 
it  is  now.  There  was  no  steam  heat,  no 
control  room,  no  modern  studios,  no  tele- 
phone, and  very  little  of  anything  else. 
Announcers  became  carpenters,  engineers 
became  electricians,  and  directors  became 
janitors.  In  a  short  time  WBVU  was  ready 
to  take  to  the  air.  It's  been  on  the  air  ever 
since  supplying  the  campus  with  music  and 
entertainment. 

Once  again  the  little  white  house  has  seen 
a  series  of  changes  made.  During  the  past 
semester  the  entire  interior  of  the  station 
has  gone  in  for  drastic  changes  and  modern 
improvements.  Sound  board  has  been  in- 
stalled on  all  the  ceilings  and  upper  part  of 
the  walls.  Coats  of  bright  and  cheerful 
paint  have  been  spread  on  the  walls  and 
doors.  New  fluorescent  lights  have  been 
installed  in  one  of  the  studios. 

The  station  now  has  a  modern  office-recep- 
tion room  with  cabinets  around  the  walls 
for  the  storage  of  records.  In  the  former 
record  room  there  is  now  a  modern  spot, 
news,  and  station  break  studio.  In  the  large 
main  studio  there  are  fine  facilities  enabling 
a  large  group  to  broadcast  at  one  time. 

In  the  past  two  years  the  record  collec- 
tion has  tripled  and  arrangements  have  been 
made  to  receive  records  free  from  many  of 
the  leading  recording  companies.  Negotia- 
tions with  the  British  Broadcasting  Company 
enable  WVBU  to  broadcast  transcriptions 
on  a  no  charge  basis. 

The  technical  department  of  the  station 
is  working  on  a  new  system  of  transmis- 
sion. Two  remote  transmitters,  one  each 
to  be  placed  in  the  "sem"  and  the  other  in 
the  men's  quad,  enables  all  fraternity  houses 
and  men  who  live  on  the  lull  to  pick  up  the 
station  with  no  difficulty  at  all.  Last  year 
the  station  installed  what  is  known  as  the 
crystal  controlled  frequency  which  limits  the 
area  on  the  radio  band  to  exactly  640  kilo- 
cycles. 

Programming  has  also  gone  in  for  a 
housecleaning.  A  closely  knit  program 
schedule  employs  all  types  of  music,  drama, 
sports,  news  and  transcriptions.  Student 
programs    are    constantly    being    promoted. 

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One  of  the  latest  innovations  in  program- 
ming has  been  an  interview  show  with  many 
of  the  student  and  administration  leaders 
of  the  campus  participating. 

The  Board  of  Directors  recently  voted  to 
re-afhliate  the  station  with  I.  B.  S.  (Inter- 
collegiate Broadcasting  System).  Also  adopt- 
ed was  a  new  pledge  system  which  requires 
new  members  to  serve  an  apprenticeship  in 
practical  experience  before  becoming  active 
members. 

In  conclusion,  it  is  evident  that  WVBU 
is  rapidly  becoming  one  of  the  leading  activi- 
ties on  the  campus.  It  is  a  far  cry  from  the 
old  days  but  then  so  is  television  a  far  cry 
from  the  first  crystal  sets. 

University  Band  to  Train 
in  Pocono  Area 

To  prepare  for  the  1952  football  season 
and  for  increasing  participation  in  campus 
musical  activities,  the  Bucknell  Band  will 
hold  a  one-week  Band  Camp  next  fall  prior 
to  the  opening  of  college. 

Dates  for  the  camp  will  be  September 
6-12.  Hemlock  Lodge  at  South  Sterling, 
Pa.,  a  Pocono  Mountain  resort  25  miles 
northwest  of  Stroudsburg,  will  be  host  to 
the  Bucknellians,  who  plan  to  make  the  camp 
an  annual  event.  The  project,  financed  by 
the  students,  will  be  supervised  by  Allen  W. 
Flock,   band  director. 

More  than  50  band  members,  plus  drum 
majorettes,  color  guards,  and  twirlers,  will 
make  up  the  Bucknell  party.  Mr.  Flock  will 
be  assisted  by  a  staff  consisting  of  a  member 
of  the  Bucknell  ROTC  faculty,  who  will 
train  the  band  in  marching  formations  and 
drills ;  Miss  Helen  E.  Kleinfelter,  assistant 
professor  of  music  education  at  Bucknell 
and  director  of  the  Women's  Glee  Club,  and 
Mrs.    Flock. 

In  addition  to  music  rehearsals,  marching 
drills,  and  individual  practice,  the  week's 
program  will  include  two  concerts  for  va- 
cationers, parents  of  band  members,  and 
Bucknell  alumni  of  the  Pocono  area. 

Although  more  tlian  40  members  of  the 
present  organization  expect  to  attend  the 
camp,  there  will  be  a  limited  number  of  va- 
cancies for  freshmen  to  fill.  Following 
interviews  on  the  campus  with  Mr.  Flock, 
invitations  will  be  sent  to  interested  fresh- 
men. Interviews  for  prospective  students  in 
the  metropolitan  area  will  be  held  in  or  near 
New  York  City  during  August. 

University  Endowment 
Increased 

Approximately  $177,000  will  be  added  to 
Bucknell  University's  endowment  this  year 
as  a  result  of  the  sale  of  111  acres  of  land 
owned  by  the  University  in  Fairfax  County, 
Va. 

During  the  past  three  years  the  Univer- 
sity has  received  approximately  $400,000 
from  transactions  involving  the  sale  of  part 
of  its  Virginia  holdings  to  real  estate  firms, 
which  are  developing  residential  areas  along 
Memorial  Boulevard  between  Alexandria 
and  Mount  Vernon.  This  amount  has  al- 
ready been  added  to  the  University's  en- 
dowment. 

The  most  recent  sale  brings  to  a  total  of 
$577,000  the  amount  realized  to  date  by  sale 
of  part  of  the  Virginia  land.  It  is  estimated 
that  future  transactions  may  increase  the 
grand  total  realized  from  sale  of  the  land 
to  the  neighborhood  of  $1,000,000. 

Bucknell's  real  estate  holdings  in  Virginia 
were  the  gifts  of  James  S.  Swartz,  at  one 
time  chairman  of  the  board  of  trustees,  and 
his  friend,  Henry  J.  Loftus.  In  1923  Mr. 
Swartz  gave  the  University  a  tract  of  land 
containing  594  acres,  and  Mr.  Loftus  gave 
250  adjoining  acres. 


Spring   Imports 

THE  ONE  AND  ONLY 

House  Party  Weekend,  one  of  the  most 
eagerly  anticipated  of  all  events,  was  held 
on  May  2,  3,  and  4.  As  usual  the  week- 
end was  characterized  by  returning  alums, 
imports,  2:30  permissions  for  the  coeds 
and  a  temporary  neglect  of  higher  edu- 
cation. 

Activities  got  under  way  Friday  night 
with  formal  dances  at  the  houses,  some 
of  which  were  preceded  by  formal  din- 
ners. Saturday  morning  the  houseparty 
decorations  were  judged  on  the  basis  of 
originality  and  adherence  to  theme.  Com- 
petition was  especially  strong  this  year, 
with  Phi  Lambda  Theta  winning  the 
award.  In  the  afternoon  Half-Way,  Tall 
Timbers  and  Cowan  were  sites  for  many 
picnics.  In  the  evening,  costume  and  in- 
formal dances  were  held  on  the  campus.. 

The  weekend  was  climaxed  by  the  usual 
student  resolution:  to  study  like  mad — 
until  next  weekend,  when  Mother  and  Dad 
arrive  to  celebrate  Spring  Festival. 

MOTHER  AND  DAD 

The  annual  May  Day  festivities  on  May 
10  under  the  sponsorship  of  the  Student 
Faculty  Congress,  the  Bucknell  Mothers' 
Association,  and  the  Women's  Physical 
Education  Department  were  well  attended 
b\'  parents  and  returning  alumni.  The 
events  started  on  a  note  of  excitement  with 
the  traditional  Fraternity  Pushcart  Derby 
Contest  with  a  minimum  of  mishaps  and 
d   maximum  of  thrills. 

At  11:30  Saturday  morning,  the  Buck- 
nell Mothers'  Association  held  its  meeting 
and  welcomed  the  new  members,  fol- 
lowed by  a  luncheon  in  the  women's  din- 
ing hall  for  the  ladies  and  one  in  the 
Lewisburg  Club  for  the  men. 

In  the  afternoon  the  May  Day  Program, 
presented  in  Davis  Gymnasium,  featured 
the  traditional  Maypole  Dance,  the  jesters, 
the  Bucknell  Band,  and  the  crownin.g  of  an 
outstanding  senior  girl  as  May  Queen. 
The  theme  of  the  performance.  "Con- 
trast," featured  such  extremes  as  the  Vi- 
ennese waltz  and  the  Charleston,  ballet 
and  modern  dance,  and  a  gymnastic  rou- 
tine of  the  Gay  Nineties  and  today. 

Cap  and  Dagger  presented  Maxwell  An- 
derson's "Anne  of  the  Thousand  Days" 
Saturday  night  in  celebration  of  its  fifty- 
first  birthday.  Nancy  Schreiner,  as  Anne. 
Bob  Birnbaum  as  the  King,  and  Ron 
Clemens  as  Cardinal  Wolsey,  executed  the . 
roles  of  the  leading  characters  with  vet- 
eran skill.  Under  the  direction  of  Winnie 
Close,  the  play  proved  to  be  a  highlight 
of  the  May  Day  events. 

The  Men's  Glee  Club  gave  their  concert 
Saturday  night  to  an  appreciative  audi- 
ence. The  performance  was  inspiring, 
well-organized,  and  skillfully  executed. 


The  Bucknell  Treasure  Room  in 
the  new  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Li- 
brary' will  eventually  contain  his- 
toric data  and  objects  connected 
with  the  early  days  of  the  Univer- 
sity. At  the  moment  there  is  a  need 
for  original  letters  written  to  or  re- 
ceived from  presidents  of  Bucknell; 
also,  letters  written  by  former  stu- 
dents to  their  home  folks,  especially 
those  that  include  student  impres- 
sions of  the  early  days  at  the  Uni- 
versity would  be  most  welcome.  If 
you  have  any  documents  of  this  kind 
or  know  where  we  might  find  such 
material,  will  you  kindly  write  the 
Alumni  Office. 


JUNE    1952 


Dick  English  '49  Aids 
Elizabeth  Plane  Crash  Victims 

Tile  following  report  was  prepared  by  George 
C.  Wilson  '49.  a  classmate  of  Dick's,  who  is 
working  on  the  Elizabeth  .Bureau  of  the  Newark 
News. — Ed.    Note. 

An  elm  tree  saved  the  home  and  possibly 
the  life  of  Richard  English  '49  when  the 
National  Airlines  DC-6  crashed  in  Elizabeth 
February  11  killing'  33  persons. 

The  flaming  four-engined  plane  ended  its 
death-dealing  crash  landing  when  it  crum- 
pled against  an  elm  tree  just  across  the 
street  from  the  English  home  at  700  West- 
minster  Avenue.   Elizabeth. 

The  impact  of  the  crash  hurled  seats  filled 
with  some  of  the  33  survivors — and  also 
the  charred  remains  of  the  less  fortimate 
ones — onto  the  English  front  lawn. 

English  was  asleep  alone  in  the  house 
when  the  plane  hit  at  12:15  A.  M.  Here 
is  his  story : 

''I  didn't  hear  the  plane  hit,  but  some- 
thing woke  me  up.  I  don't  know  what  it 
was.  The  house  shook  and  my  room  was 
lit  up  like  day.  I  could  hear  a  crackle,  crackle. 

"I  looked  out  the  bedroom  window  and 
saw  a  terrific  fire  which  outlined  the  plane. 
It  was  the  third  plane  crash  in  58  days. 
It  didn't  take  me  long  to  realize  it  was  a 
plane. 

"Next  thing  I  knew,  the  doorbell  rang. 
I  answered  it  and  saw  a  man  with  a  cut 
head.  Very  calmly  he  asked  me  if  he  could 
use  the  phone.  I  didn't  realize  at  first  that 
he  was  one  of  plane's  survivors. 

"After  him,  about  10  other  survivors  came 
in,  all  looking  white  and  shocked.  They 
sat  around  in  an  unusually  quiet  circle  in 
my  living  room.  They  stared  straight  ahead 
without  saying  anj'thing.  One  little  girl's 
crying  was  the  most  heart-searing  part  of 
the  scene  in  my  living  room.  She  kept  ask- 
ing, 'Where's  mommy?'  not  knowing  mom- 
my was  burned  alive  in  the  plane. 

"Within  IS  minutes  aid  squads  had  the 
survivors  on  their  way  to  hospitals. 

"The  whole  time  I  was  so  busy  I  didn't 
have  time  to  think.  I  was  making  coffee 
and  supplying  blankets  all  the  while.  As 
soon  as  the  sun  came  up,  photographers 
came  streaming  through  my  house  to  the 
roof  from  where  thej'  took  pictures  of  the 
wreckage. 

"After  it  was  all  over  I  realized  how 
tired  and  most  of  all,  how  lucky  I  -^'as." 

What  Dick  English  didn't  say  was  that 
he  was  interviewed  by  reporters  for  news- 
papers, radio  and  television.  His  aid  to 
the  victims,  crash  workers  and  the  press 
received  praise  from   many  quarters. 

A  real  estate  agent  for  B.  B.  Miller  &  Co., 
Dick  naturally  missed  the  next  day's  work. 
But  less  than  a  month  after  the  tragic  crash, 
he  went  to  the  Mardi  Gras  in  New  Orleans 
— by  plane.  He  still  thinks  that  is  the  best 
way  to  travel. 

And  Dick  and  his  family  liave  bought  a 
tree  to  replace  the  one  which  saved  their 
home.  It  will  be  planted  in  the  Janet  Me- 
morial Home  field  where  the  struggling 
Florida-bound  airliner  attempted  to  land 
three  minutes  out  of  Newark  Airport  after 
developing   engine   trouble. 

Are  You  Feeding  a  Teen-Ager 
in  Your  Home? 

"Breakfasts  of  Maine  Teen-Agers"  is  the 
title  of  a  20-page  booklet  prepared  by  Dr. 
Mary  M.  Clayton  I'12  published  by  the  Maine 
Agricultural  Experiment  Station  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Maine  as  Bulletin  495,  November, 
1951. 

Dr.  Clayton,  the  nutritionist  at  the  Ex- 
perimental Station,  gives  a  complete  report 
of  a  study  of  breakfast,  Maine  style,  and 
includes    suggestions    for    breakfast    menus 

JUNE    1952 


suitable   for   boys   and   girls   13-15  years  of 
age. 

To  give  the  breakfast  an  added  flavor  for 
Bucknellians,  Dr.  Clavton  includes  a  front 
page  picture  of  a  Bucknell  family  at  break- 
fast. The  group  pictured  includes  Dr.  Ged- 
des  W.  Simpson  '29.  son  of  Emeritus  Pro- 
fessor of  Physics,  Frank  M.  Simpson,  his 
wife  (Blanche  May  Thomas  '30)  and  the 
four  Simpson  children. 

Single  copies  may  be  requested  of  the  Di- 
rector of  the  A'laine  Agricultural  Experiment 
Station,  Orono,  Maine  by  anyone  interested 
in  Dr.  Clayton's  recommendations. 

Ward  '18,  College  Head,  Dies 

Word  has  been  received  of  the  death  of 
Dr.  Charles  C.  Ward,  member  of  Bucknell 
Class  of  1918  on  Wednesday,  February  27, 
1952  in  Montreal.  At  the  time  of  his  death 
Dr.  Ward  had  completed  almost  20  years  of 
service  as  president  of  Plattsburgh  State 
Teachers  College,  Plattsburgh,  N.  Y.  Born 
in  Port  Allegany  Dr.  Ward  began  his  teach- 
ing career  in  the  high  school  there.  After 
earning  his  bachelor's  degree  at  Bucknell, 
he  continued  study  and  was  awarded  the 
master  of  arts  degree  by  Columbia  Univer- 
sity and  the  doctor  of  philosophy  degree  by 
New  York  University.  Bucknell  conferred 
the  honorary  LL.D.  degree  on  Dr.  Ward  in 
1943.  He  was  a  member  of  Delta  Sigma, 
now  Delta  Upsilon. 

He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  the  former 
Eleanor  Miller,  and  two  daughters,  Janet 
Louise,  a  teacher  in  Japan,  and  Nan  Gaylord, 
a  freshman  at  Potsdam  State  Teachers  Col- 


Wonien  Cause  More  Trouble 

Or  maybe  we  should  say  this,  "Be  Sure 
to  Study  Your  Sunday  School  Lesson."  Any- 
way, Dr.  Harold  H.  Evans  '36  of  Mifflin- 
burg  just  missed  "breaking  the  bank"  on 
that  popular  radio  program  of  the  same 
name. 

It  seems  that  Harold  and  his  wife  (Helen 
Showalter  '34)  were  visiting  in  New  York 
with  Kennetl^  Bidlack  '29  and  his  wife. 
Harold  and  Mrs.  Bidlack  were  chosen  to 
appear  on  the  program  and  they  had  reached 
the  final  jackpot  question  on  their  category, 
"The  Other  Woman".  The  final  question, 
asked  by  radio's  Bud  Collier  and  missed 
by  the  contestants,  was  a  Biblical  one.  Ra- 
chael  and  Jacob  had  been  betrothed  for 
seven  years,  but  Rachel's  father  insisted  that 
Jacob  marry  Rachel's  older  sister.  \Miat 
was  her  name?  Although  they  missed  break- 
ing the  bank,  they  collected  a  number  of 
consolation  prizes  and  made  a  firm  resolu- 
tion to  study  their  Sunday  School  lesson 
much  more  carefully  in  the  future. 

Ashman  '52  Serves  as 
Marine  Corps  Correspondent 

Lawrence  Marshall  Ashman  '52  has  been 
named  Far  East  correspondent  of  the  Ma- 
line  Corps  Gazette,  professional  magazine 
for  the  U.  S.  Marines.  Larry  is  now  in 
Korea  covering  the  First  Marine  Activi- 
ties. Formerly  feature  editor  for  the  Office 
of  Publication  Information,  Marine  Corps 
School,  he  will  again  take  over  that  posi- 
tion on  his   return   from   Korea. 

His  articles  have  been  published  in  many 
national  magazines  including  Pic,  U.  S.  Cam- 
era, Flying,  Mark  Trail,  Billboard  and  many 
others.  Considered  one  of  the  leading  mili- 
tary correspondents  in  the  Alarine  Corps,  he 
is  presently  authoring  three  books  about  the 
Marines.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Public  Relations  Association,  Fellow  of  the 
American  Geographic  Society,  and  the  Ma- 
rine Public  Relations  Association. 

At  Bucknell  Larry  was  a  member  of 
Theta  Clti  fraterniti'  and  participated  in 
football,  track  and  wrestling. 


Missionary  Career  Ended 

Word  has  come  from  England  of  the 
death,  on  January  5,  1952,  at  her  home  in 
Rhyl,  Wales,  of  Mrs.  John  Jones  who  grad- 
uated from  Bucknell  in  1897  as  Anna  Kate 
Goddard. 

Mrs.  Jones  was  born  in  China  in  1874 
and  her  early  school  training  was  received 
in  her  own  home.  At  14  she  was  sent  to 
the  United  States  in  the  care  of  missionaries 
returning  on  furlough  to  complete  her  edu- 
cation and  she  graduated  from  Bucknell  with 
honors  in  the  class  of  1897. 

She  returned  to  China  as  a  missionary  in 
1898  and  because  of  her  familiarity  with  the 
language  was  able  to  begin  active  service 
work  among  women  and  girls.  In  1900  her 
work  was  interupted  by  the  Boxer  uprising 
and  again  on  the  occasion  of  the  Communist 
invasion  of  the  areas  in  which  she  was  -vvork- 
ing.  In  October  1907  she  married  John 
Jones,  M.D.,  of  the  English  Baptist  Mission- 
ary Society  and  since  1927  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Jones  have  been  retired  from  foreign  mis- 
sionary work  but  have  been  very  much  in- 
terested in  Christian  service  in  their  home  in 
North  Wales,  England. 

She  is  survived  by  her  husband.  Dr.  John 
Jones,  and  two  sons.  Dr.  John  G.  Jones  and 
Dr.  James   Maxwell  Jones. 


Herrold   '36   Warned 
Project   Associate 

Dr.  Kenneth  F.  Herrold  continues  to 
add  activities  to  his  alreadj'  bus}'  pro- 
fessionel  program.  His  latest  assignment 
has  been  as  project  associate  of  the  coop- 
erative program  in  educational  administra- 
tion, an  undertaking  financed  by  the  Kel- 
logg Foundation  to  improve  the  adminis- 
tration of  the  nation's  schools.  The  center 
for  the  Middle  Atlantic  states  is  at  Colum- 
bia University  -ivhere  Kenneth  serves  also 
as  an  associate  professor  in  the  depart- 
ment of  guidance. 

Another  of  his  activities  has  been  in 
connection  with  research  for  the  Human 
Resources  Research  Institute  in  the  Unit- 
ed States  Air  Force  on  the  problem  of 
decision  making.  In  this  work  he  has 
been  associated  with  a  number  of  other 
specialists  in  the  field  of  communication 
and  learning.  Ken  is  married  to  the  for- 
mer Elizabeth  McMahan  '37.  They  and 
their  three  children  reside  at  106  Morning- 
side  Drive.  New  York  27.  N.  Y.  Ken's 
parents.  Air.  and  Mrs.  Benton  Herrold, 
reside  in  Lewisburg. 


Hudson   '24   Completes 
25   Years   of   Service 

Members  and  friends  of  Calvary  Baptist 
Church,  Norristown,  Pennsylvania,  joined 
in  celebrating  the  25th  anniversary  of  the 
ordination  of  Dr.  Roland  O.  Hudson  of 
the   Class  of  1924  recenth'. 

At  Bucknell  he  was  the  student  minis- 
ter of  four  Baptist  churches  and  through 
his  efforts  the  churches  were  so  strength- 
ened that  the}'  were  able  to  call  two  full- 
time  ministers  after  Roland's  graduation. 
During  the  years  since  graduation  he  has 
served  pastorates  in  Pennsylvania  and 
New  York,  and  since  January  1,  1949,  The 
Calvary  Baptist   Church,  Norristown. 

Dr.  Hudson  is  a  frequent  visitor  to  the 
campus  and  has  served  at  vesper  services 
and  participated  in  Religion-in-Life  pro- 
grams here.  He  has  been  active  as  speak- 
er and  discussion  leader  in  youth  camps 
and  assemblies. 

His  Alma  Mater  is  proud  to  regard  him 
as  a  splendid  exemplification  of  the  Buck- 
nell way  of  life — the  way  of  intelligence, 
of  integrity,  and  of  Christian  brotherhood. 

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ClUB  ACTIVITIES 


Miami 

Thomas  Davison.  Ill  '45  of  1906  Ferdi- 
nand Avenue,  Coral  Gables,  Miami,  Florida, 
reports  that  a  group  of  Bucknellians  held  an 
impromptu  luncheon  in  Miami  to  celebrate 
Bucknell's  birthday  this  past  February.  Tom 
suggests  that  Bucknellians  in  the  Miami  area 
might  enjoy  an  occasional  luncheon  together. 
Wliat  do  you  say,  Miamians?  If  you  agree, 
send  your  name  and  address  to  the  alumni 
office  and  we  will  forward  it  to  Tom  so  that 
you  may  be  notified  of  the  next  gathering 
of   Bucknellians  in  Miami. 

Lancaster 

Eighteen  friends,  guests  and  members  of 
Lancaster  County  Bucknell  Club  attended 
the  annual  St.  Patrick's  Day  Party  at  the 
home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Harry  Gundrum, 
Lampeter,  Pa.,  on  March  21,   1952. 

Following  the  business  meeting  at  which 
Donald  Betty,  president,  presided,  games  and 
refreshments  were   enjoyed   by  all. 

Thomas  R.  Lewis  '51, 

Secretary. 

Pittsfield  (Mass.) 

Bucknell  alumni  in  tlie  Pittsfield  area 
viewed  a  football  film  and  pictures  taken  by 
Steve  Terpak  at  Homecoming  and  at  the 
Colgate  game.  Plans  had  to  be  changed  at 
tlie  last  minute  for  the  January  31  meeting 
because  Mrs.  Terpak  had  to  have  an  emer- 
gency operation.  Such  a  series  of  unfor- 
tunate circumstances  might  have  discour- 
aged some  alumni  groups  but  not  the  sturdy 
Bucknellians  in  Pittsfield.  They  simply 
moved  over  to  Steve's  brother's  home  and 
held  their  meeting  as  scheduled. 

Washington 

The  Washington  Alumni  Association  held 
its  birthday  Anniversary  meeting  February 
7th  at  the  National  Hotel  with  35  members 
present.  Coach  Harry  Lawrence  gave  a 
very  interesting  talk  on  football  at  Bucknell 
including  a  film  of  several  of  last  season's 
games.  President  Leonard  Smith  '44  named 
Walter  Hopper,  Jr.  '32,  Thomas  Meyer  '41, 
and  Ernie  Blanche  '38  as  a  nominating  com- 
mittee to  report  at  the  meeting  held  May 
14th  at  the  Fairfax  Hotel.  This  meeting  was 
unique  in  that  it  featured  a  dinner  at  ninety- 
nine  cents  per  plate. 

— Marie  H.  Carstater  '28, 
Secretary. 


Baltimore 

Langcnfelder  Hall  at  the  Dundalk 
VMCA  was  the  scene  of  the  card  party 
sponsored  by  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club 
of  Baltimore  on  May  22.  The  party  was 
well  attended  and  was  used  as  a  planning 
meeting  for  the  annual  affair  to  be  held 
at  the  Sparrows  Point  Country  Club  in 
June. 

Lehigh   Valley    (Allentown) 

The  "white  elephant"  sale  held  for 
alumni  and  parents  of  the  Lehigh  Valley 
at  the  Bethlehem  Club  on  May  23  proved 
to  be  one  of  the  highlights  of  our  an- 
nual club  meeting  programs.  The  spirited 
bidding  of  the  open  auction  was  matched 
only  by  the  unique  display  of  the  articles 
being  offered.  The  proceeds  from  the  sale 
fattened  the  club  treasury. 

Harrisburg 

The  May  1  meeting  at  the  Central  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  attended  by  60  Bucknellians  and 
parents  featured  Dr.  Stanley  H.  Cathcart, 
Chief  Geologist  and  head  of  the  Bureau  of 
Topographical  Survey  of  the  Common- 
wealth of  Pennsylvania.  His  address 
"The  Gaps  of  the  Susquehanna  River  and 
How  They  Got  There"  stressed  the  social 
and  economic  development  of  the  Susque- 
hanna River  basin  and  the  effect  on  pres- 
ent day  life  if  there  had  been  no  gaps  in 
the  river.  The  meeting  was  arranged  by 
Miss  Isabelle  Clouser  '38.  president,  and 
the  program  chairman  was  Walter  D. 
Roos  '20. 


Philadelphia 


The  annual  spring  dance  and  card  party 
of  the  Philadelphia  Bucknell  Alumni  As- 
sociation was  held  at  the  Manufacturers 
Golf  and  Country  Club  on  Saturday,  May 
24.  The  music  of  Joe  Stern  and  His  Col- 
legians was  ideal  both  for  dancing  and  as 
background  music  for  the  canasta  and 
bridge  addicts  who  turned  out  in  large 
numbers.  Door  and  table  prizes  were  in- 
cluded in  the  features  that  made  this 
Philadelphia  party  one  long  to  remember. 
The  local  committee  consisted  of  Allen  W. 
Beck  '42,  chairman;  Mrs.  Erie  Topham 
(C.  Ray  Speare  '17),  Miss  Alice  Roberts 
'24,  Thomas  Speck  'i7,  P.  Herbert  Wat- 
son '37,  and  R.  H.  Teter  '41. 


Bucknell  Club  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  enjoying  a  liufTet  supper  after  tiieir  party  celebrating  Bucknell's 
106th  birthday.  Spencer  Carlough  '50  and  Emily  Kelly  Carlough  '40,  seated  second  and  thn-d  from 
the  right,  planned  the  "White  Elephant"  party. 

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Metropolitan  New   York- 
New   Jersey 

Dr.  Herbert  L.  Spencer,  president  of 
Bucknell  1945-1949,  and  now  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  met  with  the  Met- 
ropolitan Alumni  Association  at  their 
spring  dinner  meeting  on  Wednesday', 
Mayl4,  at  the  Military  Park  Hotel,  New- 
ark. The  program,  arranged  under  the 
leadership  of  George  N.  Jenkins  .'43,  pres- 
ident, and  his  local  committee  of  officers 
and  advisors,  included  entertainment  for 
all  and  presented  a  preview  of  Alumni 
Weekend  activities  of  the  campus. 

Long   Island 

The  annual  spring  sports  symposium  of 
the  Alumni  Club  of  Long  Island  featured 
the  awarding  of  the  first  annual  trophy  to 
Long  Island's  outstanding  high  school 
athlete  of  the  year.  The  athlete  was  se- 
lected on  the  basis  of  all-round  sports- 
manship and  scholarship  by  the  sports 
editors  of  the  three  leading  Long  Island 
papers.  Head  Coach  Harry  Lawrence 
was  on  hand  to  greet  the  award  recipient 
and  speak  to  the  Bucknellians  and  their 
guests  on  Bucknell  football  prospects  for 
1952.  The  meeting  held  at  Felice's,  West- 
bury,  was  well  attended  as  usual. 

Lycoming   County 
(  Williamsport ) 

Dr.  Roy  C.  Tasker,  professor  of  biology, 
spoke  to  70  Bucknellians  at  their  annual 
spring  banquet  in  Williamsport  on  April 
29.  An  interesting  and  varied  program 
was  planned  by  the  large  local  committee 
and  was  presented  by  Ray  R.  Rommelt 
'34,  president  of  the  Lycoming  County 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club.  After  an  excel- 
lent meal  served  at  Messiah's  Lutheran 
Church,  South  Williamsport,  the  group 
was  entertained  by  Mr.  Donald  Thomas 
'46,  who  sang  several  solos,  and  by  the 
Mixed  Choral  Ensemble  of  the  South  Wil- 
liamsport Junior-Senior  High  School.  The 
election  of  officers  resulted  in  the  foUovi'- 
ing  selections:  J.  Carlton  Hoover  'SO, 
president;  Harry  C.  Fithian  '34,  first  vice 
president;  Mrs.  Walter  W.  Carpenter 
(Clara  M.  Casner  '21)  second  vice-presi- 
dent; Mrs.  John  C.  Decker  (Elizabeth 
Talley  'i7),  secretary  and  Rev.  Malcolm 
V.  Mussina  '24,  treasurer. 

Cleveland 

Miss  Trennie  Eislej',  director  of  public 
relations  for  Bucknell.  was  the  speaker  at 
the  spring  meeting  of  the  Cleveland  Buck- 
nell Alumni  Club  on  April  19.  The  meet- 
ing held  at  the  home  of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Wa)  ne  Evans  (Elva  G.  Horner  '28)  was 
attended  by  about  40  Bucknellians  and 
their  friends. 

Chicago 

Bucknellians  in  the  Chicago  area  met 
with  the  Bucknellian  Baptist  Ministers 
during  the  American  Baptist  Convention 
in  Chicago  on  May  21  at  a  breakfast  held 
at  the  Hotel  Sherman.  Dr.  Robert  E. 
Streeter  '38,  leader  of  the  Chicago  Alumni 
group,  arranged  for  the  attendance  of  the 
local  group  while  Dean  Emeritus  Ro- 
nicyn  H.  Rivenburg  '97,  represented  the 
Bucknellian  Baptist  Ministers  in  attend- 
ance at  the  convention.  Dr.  A.  R.  E. 
Wyant  '92  occupied  the  unique  position  of 
being  both  a  local  Chicago  alumnus  and 
a  Bucknell  minister  as  well.  Dr.  Wyant 
had  the  further  distinction  of  attending 
the  University  of  Chicago  Divinity 
Alumni  group  during  the  convention  week 
on  his  85th  anniversary. 

(Continued  on  Page  27) 

JUNE    1952 


Alumni  Clubs 

All  but  about  1,000  of  our  14,000  Alumni 
are  organized  into  our  60  Alumni  clubs. 
Tbis  year  about  60  meetings  have  been  ar- 
ranged, besides  regular  luncheons,  most  of 
them  through  the  alumni  office.  The  alum- 
ni headquarters  arranges  to  send  represen- 
tatives from  the  campus,  continuing  the  poli- 
cy of  sending  one  representative  when 
possible  to  each  club  each  year.  The  alumni 
secretary  manages  to  spend  about  one-fifth 
of  his  time  visiting  alumni  club  areas. 

Homecoming  Weekend  in  the  fall  and 
Alumni  Reunion  Weekend  in  June  call  for 
hundreds  of  special  tasks  to  assure  that 
Alumni  visitors  will  enjoy  themselves  at  the 
luncheons,  meetings,  and  special  programs 
arranged  through  the  alumni  office. 


Everything  we  know  about  you  is  arranged  in  an 
orderly  way  in  tliese  files  \vliicli  are  under  tlie 
supenision  of  Mrs.  Emma  Tule.  She  is  very 
accommodating  but  we  think  the  alumnus  who 
sent  her  his  entire  Christmas  card  mailing  to  be 
addressed  from  our  latest  available  records  was 
-:ioing  just  a  little  too  far. 


Your  Alumni  Office  at  Work 

t Continued  from  Page  6) 

the  former  student,  records  every  change 
of  address  as  it  occurs.  Alumni  who  are 
"lost"  or  are  deceased  are  likewise  indi- 
cated  on   tliis   record. 


The  Biographical  Record 

The  biographical  record  consists  of  a 
letter  folder  for  each  Alumnus,  living  or 
dead,  who  has  ever  attended  Bucknell  and 
contains  a  record  of  campus  activities  and 
a  report  of  Alumni  achievement,  newspa- 
per clippings,  marriages,  family  births,  and 
registration  records  of  homecoming  and  re- 
union  visits. 


Bucknell's  all-purpose  alumni  ^secretary,  Jolin  H.  "Buck"  Sliott.  arranger  of  class  reunions  and 
dub  programs,  editor  of  The  Buckxei,i,"Alu.mncs,  director  of  the  Bueknell  Alumni  Fund.  He  believes 
in  band  concerts  and  ball  games  at  Commencement  time — when  the  budget  is  "finalized." 

JUNE    1  952 


Remembering  tlie  tilings  the  alumni  secretary  for- 
gets, seeing  tliat  club  meeting  notices  are  mailed 
on  schedule,  guaranteeing  tliat  every  letter  is 
answered  tlie  same  day  it  is  received  are  a  few 
of  the  simple  tasks  of  Mrs.  Jolm  B.  Faucett. 


Are  You  Up-to-Date? 
So  you  see  that  alumni  headquarters  is 
really  a  very  bus}-  place.  The  next  time 
you're  in  Lewisburg  please  look  around  and 
\isit  your  new  alumni  headquarters  on  the 
second  floor  of  Roberts  Hall  which  is,  of 
course,  a  new  name  for  an  old  familiar  place. 
Roberts  Hall  is  located  in  what  was  the 
center  section  of  Old  Main  before  the  origi- 
nal building  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  August, 
1932.  When  it  was  completely  modernized 
and  rebuilt,  through  the  generosity-  of  Dr. 
Daniel  C.  Roberts,  the  center  section  "(vas 
renamed  Roberts  Hall. 

\\'hen  you  visit  the  alumni  office,  please 
check  to  see  if  your  record  is  up-to-date 
with  your  latest  address,  family  status,  oc- 
cupation and  place  of  employment.  And,  of 
course,  si.gn  the  historic  guest  book  that  was 
begun  in  1885. 

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The    '55    signs    appeared    like    magic,    but    they 
were  not  so  easy  to  remove. 


The  Magic  Show  appeals  to  boys  of  any  age. 


As  senior  girls  they  entered  the  church  for  the 
annual  Moving-Up  Day  exercises.  As  alumnae 
they  departed. 


Soldi  9  steak  dinners  at  Sigma  Alpha  Mu, 
proceeds  to  go  to  Burma  through  the  World 
Service  Fund. 


Mortar  Board 

Carolyn  Knies   Bethlehem 

Elizabeth  Lucia  Pinner  Oakmont 

Elinor  Childs  Momstown,  N.  J. 

Sara  Baumgardner  South  Fork 

Wanda  Sullivan  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

Elizabeth  Holter Lewisburg 

Jean  Lowry  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Anne  Buswell  River  Edge,  N.  J. 

Phi   Beta   Kappa 

Robert  Birnbaum  St.  Albans,  N.  Y. 

Elizabeth  Lucia  Pinner  Oakmont 

Alfred  Bradley   Lewisburg 

Robert  H.  Carmen  Vellore,  S.  India 

Elinor  Childs  Monistown,  N.  J. 

Betsy  Conklin  Camp  Hill 

Mary  Louise  Hind  Maplewood,  N.  J. 

Philip  Marcus    Plainfield,  N.  ]. 

David  McGill  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Margaret  Garrett  Haddonfield,  N.  J. 

Rose  Jane  Hostetler  Lewistown 

Betty  Jane  Peachey  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

Elizabeth  Richter  Gloucester  City,  N.  J. 

David  Shinn  Burlington,  N.  J. 

Edward  Waddell  Beaver 

Francis  Williamson  Williamsport 


Revi 


eview 


(OIL^i^  ® 


A  good   man    can't  be   kept  down,   and  a   good 
season  can  be  kept  undefeated. 


SENIOR  STATISTICS 

In  September,  1948,  there  were  417  men  and  189  girls  in  the  Class 
of  1952.     Now  there  are  302  men  and  150  girls,  making  a  total  of  452. 

161  seniors  are  seeking  AB's,  while  there  are  113  with  Commerce  and 
Finance  majors.  The  other  most  popular  majors  are  Engineering,  75, 
Education,  44,  and  Biology,  42. 

The  commencement  speaker  was  Dr.  Edward  A.  Weeks,  Jr. 


Months    of    training    for    an    exciting    week    of 
intramural  wrestling. 


Shades  of  Christy  Mathewson,  and  the  love  for 
baseball  still  held  by  Bucknellians. 


Wanda  Sullivan,  lower  right,  reigned  as  prom 
queen  with  her  attendants,  reading  from  left  to 
right,  Louise  Fowie,  Ann  Buswell,  Jackie  Wight- 
man,  Carolyn  Knies,  Lyn  Hanson,  Liz  Sowers, 
Mary  Ann  Rice,  and  Betts  Hill. 


If  the  shoe  fits,  put  it  on  .      .      Harry.      A 

happy    reminder    of    Homecoming    Day,     1951. 


J  .1  a 


The  fraternities  have  renamed  Hell  Week  "Help 
Weei<."  Here  charity  benefitted  while  the 
Sigma  Chis  scrubbed. 


Phil    Lambda    Theta    won    the    1952   award    for 
Houseparty  decorations  just  "clowning  around." 


if  tlie 


From  the  top,  left  to  right,  seniors  who  played 
their  last  basketball  season  with  Bucknell  are 
Strassner,  McKibbin,  De  Loco,  Gallagher, 
Schloeder,  Weber,  and  Wagner. 


Tail  Beta  Pi 

William  G.  Hendrixson,  II  Sliamokin 

Eugene  Baker  West  Milton 

James  Hole  Ridgewood,  N.  J. 

Martin  Kwasoni  ...E.  Rutherford,  N.  J. 

John  Lloyd,  Jr.  Nanticoke 

Edwin  Mighell  Silver  Springs,  Md. 

John  Morrison  Barnegat,  N.  J. 

Richard  Wemple  Eimira,  N.  Y. 

George  Polinko,  Jr Newark,  N.  J. 

Samuel  Pulford  Eimira,  N.  Y. 

Donald  Skovholt  Flushing,  N.  Y. 

Edward  Yancav.age  Minersville 

Oniicroii   Delta   Kappa 

Robert  Birnbaum   St.  Albans,  N.  Y. 

Martin  McKieein   Denville,  N.  J. 

David  Shinn  Burlington,  N,  J. 

Nicholas  Yackanicz  Beaver  Meadows 

Donald  Skovholt  Flushing,  N.  Y. 

Belber  Robinson  Clearfield 

Richard  Arnesman Clifton,  N.  J. 

Robert  Carman  Vellore,  S.  India 

Harry  Staley  Ilion,  N.  Y. 


Marty  McKibbin  (15)  outstanding  senior 
athlete  and  leader,  threatens  to  score  again 
while  Strassner  (13)  is  ready  for  any  rebound 
coming  his  way. 


CLASS  COMMENTS 

The  Class  of  '52  witnessed  many  innovations  at  Bucknell:  1)  Bertrand 
Library  was  erected  and  opened  2)  Edwards  House  and  Seventh  Street 
House  became  women's  dormitories  3)  The  heating  plant  was  completed 
4)  Two  sororities  and  one  new  fraternity  came  on  campus  5)  Larison  Hall 
was  renovated  6)  The  Davis  Gyrh  steps  were  completed  7)  An  undefeated 
football  team  was  developed  8)  Carnegie  Library  was  reconsti-ucted  into  the 
bookstore,  student  lounge,  and  education  department  offices. 


The  Phi  Psi's  "Waiting  for  the  Robert  E.  Lee" 
during  the  Post  Exam  Jubilee. 


"Overhead  the  Moon  is  Beaming"  on  the  Uni- 
versity Players'  version  of  the  "Student  Prince." 


Preparing  for  the  Middle  East  Conference,  one 
of    the    year's    most    worthwhile    undertakings. 


CLASS  REPORTS 


EMERITUS  CLUB 

Dear  Member; 

We  are  now  close  to  the  time  when 
we  hope  to  gather  at  Old  Bucknell  on 
the  Hill  on  Saturday,  June  7  at  10:30 
A.  M.  We  expect  the  presence  of  a 
goodly  number.  Write  me  whether  you 
plan  to  come.  If  you  cannot  be  pres- 
ent, will  you  please  write  me  a  short 
ward  of  greeting  to  those  who  are  as- 
sembled? Better  still  be  present  and 
speak  for  yourself  in  person.  The  Old 
Timers  will  be  glad  to  see  and  hear 
you.  There  are  about  320  eligible  mem- 
bers. What  a  cohort  of  old  warriors  we 
are  really  able  to  assemble.  There  will 
be  a  table  for  the  Club  members  at  the 
All-Alumni  Luncheon.  Let  us  put  on 
the   Old-Time   Steam. 

May  I  hear  from  you  at  an  early  date. 
Sincerely   yours, 
John  I.  Woodruff,  Class  of  '90, 
President  of  Emeritus  Club. 

Selinsgrove,    Pa. 

CLASS  OF  1890 

President:    DR.  JOHN  I.  WOODRUFF 

Selinsgrove.  Pa. 

In  Memoriam 
Willard  C.  MacNaul,  Class  of  '90 
Born  at  Salona,  Pa. — Died  in  Chicago, 
February  23,  1952,  on  his  89th  birthday. 
Scholar — Teacher — Preacher — Trav- 
eler— Writer — Journalist. 

Published:     America  Revisited. 

And  now  hath  God  struck  down  his  hand  through 

space  and  time 
And  led  our  friend  away; 
Fare  on,  brave  soul,  we  say. 
We.  too.  are  on  the  way. 

CLASS    OF    1897 

Class  Reporter:     DE.  ROMEYN  H.  RIVENBURG 
Clifford.  Pa. 

—  Fifty-fifth  Reunion,  June  7  — 

Dean  Emeritus  Romeyn  H.  Riven- 
burg  was  re-elected  president  of  the 
Tourist  Club  of  Daytona  Beach,  Flori- 
da, for  the  next  winter  seas:.n.  The 
club  has  a  membership  of  1345  per- 
sons. Former  Dean  Ralph  Page  has 
arranged  for  the  University  of  Florida 
Band  and  the  Men's  Glee  Club  and  the 
Women's  Glee  Club  of  the  University 
to  present  concerts  to  the  Tourist  Club 
next  year.  Mrs.  Rivenburg  has  been 
re-elected  president  of  the  All  States 
Needle  Club  of  Daytona  Beach  for  the 
1952-53  winter  season. 

Dean  Rivenburg  represented  Buck- 
nell at  the  American  Baptist  Conven- 
tion in  Chicago  May  19-23.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of 
the  Board  of  Education  and  Publication 
of  the  Convention  and  Chairman  of  its 
Division  of  Christian  Publications. 

CLASS    OF   1899 

Class  Reporter:    MR.  P.  G.  BALLENTINE 
Lewisburg.  Fa. 

(Pinch-hitting  for  Gertrude  Stephens  Downs  whose 
heart  has  not  been  behaving  properly) 

-  Robert    M.    Ivins,     Sui     Generis    in 

our  class  in  being  married  while  in  col- 
lege (times  liave  certainly  changed), 
is  living  in  Fork  Union,  Va.,  wliere  he 
has  been  Purchasing  Agent  and  Dieti- 
tian of  the  Fork  Union  Military  Acad- 
emy since  1937. 

He  writes  that  after  graduation  he 
held  several  positions  in  the  South  as 

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superintendent  of  high  schools,  and  last 
June  was  honored  with  special  atten- 
tion at  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the 
establishment  of  the  city  school  sys- 
tem, which  he  had  organized.  Summer 
montlis  he  has  sometimes  spent  in  man- 
aging hotels,  having  taken  several  cor- 
respondence and  summer-school  cours- 
es in  hotel  work.     He  has  one  son. 

Irving  H.  Buckminster,  the  only  man 
in  the  class  and,  if  I  am  not  mistaken, 
in  the  college  at  that  time  with  a  beard 
and  hence  sometimes  mistaken  for  a 
professor  (six  of  tlie  sixteen  were 
bearded),  was  married  in  1915  and  has 
two  sons  and  a  daugliter. 

His  life  has  been  spent  as  high  school 
teaclier  or  administrator  and  technical 
and  consulting  chemist.  Now  retired, 
he  is  living  in  New  Port  Richey,  Flori- 
da, from  where  he  writes  as  follows: 
"Wish  all  of  you  could  enjoy  such  a 
place  to  spend  the  declining  years  as 
I  have  found  here  in  Florida.  I  should 
be  glad  to  help  any  of  you  with  in- 
formation." As  hobbies,  he  is  interested 
in  metal  working  and  tool  making. 

CLASS   OF    1900 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.  ROBERT  G.  SLIFER 

lEdna  S.  Shires) 

19  N.  Horace  St..  Woodbury.  N.  J. 

G.  A.  Griim,  married  and  has  three 
children,  two  boys  and  one  girl.  Taught 
one  year.  Attended  University  of 
Zurich,  Switzerland  and  New  York. 
Was  co-superintendent  of  sclrools  in 
Northampton  County  from  1905-1946. 
Lives  in  Nazareth. 

D.  E.  Hottenstein,  M.D.,  married  in 
1905,  has  four  children,  two  girls  and 
two  boys.  Also  eight  grandchildren. 
Three  of  his  children  are  M.D.'s  also, 
so  he  could  well  retire!  Was  Dauphin 
County  Medical  Director  and  on  Board 
of  Health  of  Millersburg. 

Thomas  J.  Morris,  married  in  1907, 
has  three  daughters  (second  one  born 
same  day  as  your  reporter's  daughter — 
July  4,  1911).  He  has  four  grandsons 
and  four  granddaughters.  Received  his 
A.M.  from  Bucknell  in  1903,  another 
from  University  of  Chicago  in  1904. 
Has  been  connected  with  various  proj- 
ects.    Home  is  in  Oak  Park,  111. 

Clarence  A.  Weymouth,  married  in 
1903,  has  one  girl  and  five  boys;  also 
fourteen  grandchildren,  six  boys  and 
eight  girls.  Has  held  various  super- 
visory positions  with  different  com- 
panies.    Resides  in  New  York  City. 

CLASS    OF    1902 

Class  President:    DR.  LEWIS  E.  THEISS 
110  University  ."Vvenue,  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

—  Fiftieth  Reunion  June  7  — 

Willis  Maneval  has  been  Professor 
Emeritus  of  Botany  at  the  University 
of  Missouri  since  1947.  His  address 
there  is  305  Westmount  Ave.,  Colum- 
bia, Mo. 

CLASS    OF   1903 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.  HARRY  C.  HERPEL 

(Elvie  S.  Coleman) 

1250  Park  Avenue.  McKeesport,  Pa. 

Col.    Alexander    F.    Dershimer,    85 

Maple  Ave.,  Tunkhannock,  married 
Cora  League.  Have  three  children, 
Lenore   Dershimer   DeMunn,   John   E., 


Evelyn  Dershimer  Hybart.  Son  John 
perved  over  two  years  in  China  during 
World  War  11,  discharged  as  Lt.  Col. 
One  daughter  served  two  years  in  Med- 
ical Corps  in  Iran,  discharged  as  Cap- 
tain. One  son-in-law  was  also  in  the 
service.  Worked  in  Engineering  Dept. 
of  Railroads,  General  Electric,  and  was 
a  member  of  an  engineering  firm  until 
1917.  At  that  time,  in  World  War  I, 
he  entered  the  Army  from  which  he 
retired  in  1944  due  to  disability  in  line 
of  duty. 

J.  ViUard  Frampton,  attorney,  506 
West  3rd  St.,  Oil  City,  has  been  practic- 
ing law  in  Oil  City  since  1918  with  the 
law  firm  of  Frampton  and  Courtney.  He 
was  admitted  to  bar  in  Clarion  Co.  in 
1907  and  subsequently  to  bar  of  Su- 
preme and  Superior  Courts  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, The  Supreme  Court  of  United 
States,  The  U.  S.  District  Court  for 
Western  District  of  Pennsylvania  and 
the  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  for  the 
3rd  circuit,  as  well  as  practice  before 
several  of  the  Federal  Administration 
bodies. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Venango 
County  and  Pennsylvania  Bar  Associa- 
tions, The  American  Judicature  Society 
and  is  Standing  Master  of  the  Board  of 
Goverance  of  the  Pennsylvania  Bar.  He 
belongs  to  several  local  clubs  in  Oil 
City,  holds  directorships  in  several 
business  concerns  and  the  Oil  City  Na- 
tional Bank.  He  is  president  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Polk  State  School 
and  the  Venango  County  Association 
of  the  Blind  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Executive  Board  of  Pennsylvania  Asso- 
ciation for  the  Blind. 

We  were  fortunate  to  get  these  de- 
tails from  a  "write  up"  in  The  Oil  City 
Derrick,  telling  of  Mr.  Frampton's  re- 
cent elevation  to  the  office  of  Potentate 
of  Zem  Zem  Temple  in  Erie.  Elected 
Oriental  Guide  in  1948,  he  has  held  all 
offices  in  the  Divan.  He  will  be  a  rep- 
resentative to  the  Imperial  Council, 
which  will  meet  in  Miami,  Florida  in 
May. 

He  is  married  to  Lavinia  B.  Magee, 
B.  U.  Art  '01.  They  have  one  son  Wil- 
liam III  and  two  granddaughters. 

CLASS  OF  1905 

Class  Reporter;     DR,  ELIZABETH  B.  MEEK 
Al'-enwood.  Pa. 

Miss  Neil  J.  Thomas,  Green  Acres, 
Tyrone,  writes,  "I  have  been  living  here 
on  Green  Acres,  a  pretty  country  home, 
for  the  last  fifteen  years,  caring  for 
my  aged  father  and  an  invalid  brother. 
It  has  been  a  delight  to  make  them  a 
home  and  to  bring  them  happiness.  We 
lost  daddy  in  1949.  Among  the  friends 
who  come  to  us — especially  in  summer 
to  share  the  comfort  of  our  huge  porch 
are  Laverda  Burgart  Davis,  Mary  Moll 
'06,  Margaret  Forgeus  and  Jess  McFar- 
land  Thomas,  all  of  whom  live  not  too 
far  away." 

Mrs.  Ruth  L.  Thomas  (Ruth  Lesher) 
has  a  daughter,  Rosina,  who  is  a  senior 
at  Bucknell. 

My  request  for  suggestions  for  a  re- 
union in  June  has  not  been  answered. 
There  seems  to  be  a  desire  for  a  get- 
to-gether    meeting.      I,    therefore,    am 

JUNE     1052. 


reserving  a  table  for  the  class  of  1905 
at  the  All- Alumni  Luncheon.  (See  page 
1  of  the  April  AluHinus.  Please  send 
to  me  at  an  early  date  your  request  for 
reservations  so  that  I  can  inform  Mr. 
John  H.  Shott.  Alumni  Secretary,  as 
to  the  number  of  covers  needed  at  our 
table.  This  will  be  your  onlj'  notice. 
Let  us  make  the  reunion  a  great  suc- 
cess. 

CLASS   OF   1906 

Class  Reporter:    MR.  'ttlLLIAM  DONEHOWER 
22  North  Fifth  St..  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Dr.  August  S.  Kech  was  recently  hon- 
ored at  a  testimonial  dinner  given  hiin 
by  the  Mercy  Hospital.  Altoona,  in  rec- 
ognition of  his  twelve  years  of  service 
as  director  of  staff  at  the  hospital. 


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Doctor  .\ugust  S.  Kech  (rightl  receiving  scroll 
from  William  H.  Wade,  Board  of  Directors  of  Mercy 
Hospital,  -Altoona. 

CLASS    OF   1907 

President:    DR.  LEO  L.  ROCKWELL 
Colgate  U,,  Hamilton.  N.  Y. 

—  Forty-fifth  Reunion  June  7  — 

Fred  Zug  couldn't  wait  for  his  biog- 
raphy to  appear  in  "2000  Years."  He 
retired  after  forty  years  as  an  optome- 
trist and  now  announces  himself  al- 
lergic to  all  work. 

Carol  Krueger,  granddaughter  of 
Doc  Manley  is  planning  to  go  abroad 
with  the  Experiment  in  International 
Living  next  summer. 

CLASS    OF   1908 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.  MARGARET  P.  MATHLAS 

(Margaret  Fangburni 

202  St.  Louis  St..  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  Blakemore  (Helen  Tiffany), 
retired  from  the  public  schools  of  Read- 
ing, is  associated  with  the  Children's 
Home  of  Harrisburg.  Her  address  is 
UN.  14th  St.,  Harrisburg.  In  Decem- 
ber, the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  of  Har- 
risburg conducted  a  Christmas  party 
for  the  children  of  the  home. 

CLASS   OF   1909 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.  HOWARD  HEADL.-^ND 

(Sarah  E.  Waltersi 

391 1  First  Ave.,  North,  St.  Petersburg  6,  Pla. 

After  an  illness  of  more  than  six 
years,  James  A.  Groff  died  February 
29th  at  his  hsme  in  Chester  Heights. 
After  graduating  as  a  civil  engineer,  he 
went  into  the  construction  department 
of    the    Pennsylvania    Railroad.    When 

JUNE    1953 


World  War  I  started  he  enlisted  as  a 
private,  eventually  reaching  the  rank  of 
captain.  He  was  wounded  in  France,  ne- 
cessitating the  amputation  of  his  right 
leg.  On  his  return  home  he  worked  for  a 
short  time  in  the  valuation  department 
of  the  railroad  and  then  established  a 
successful  antique  business  when  he  op- 
erated until  his  death.  His  wife,  Marj' 
McManus  Groff  and  brothers.  Major 
John  C.  Groff  '05,  and  William  M.  Groff, 
preceded  him  in  death.  His  sisters, 
who  lived  with  him  in  Chester  Heights, 
survive — Margaret  B.  Groff  '04  and 
Frances  L.  Groff  '12.  James  was  the 
son  of  Dr.  George  Groff  whom  we  all 
remember  as  professor  of  organic  sci- 
ence at  Bucknell  and  one  of  our  much 
l:ved  teachers. 

JVIinnie  Brobst  McLaughlin  sends  her 
address:  2112  East  4th  Ave..  Hutchin- 
son, Kan.  She  is  much  occupied  with 
the  geneoloey  of  the  Brobst  family.  As 
she  plans  to  v:sit  Pennsylvania  in  June 
she  maj'  be  among  those  lucky  folks 
who  will  be  on  the  cainpus  at  com- 
mencement time. 

We  have  learned  indirectly  that  Amy 
Bellinger  expects  soon  to  enter  a  hos- 
pital f:r  an  operation.  Here's  for  a 
speedy  recovery.  Amy.  Her  mail  reach- 
es her  at  22  First  Ave.,  Reynoldsville. 

Tn  March.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  T.  Shir- 
ley of  Pittsburgh  sojourned  at  tlie  Boca 
Raton  Club  on  the  east  coast  of  Flori- 
da. We  in  St.  Petersburg  caught  nary 
a  glimpse  of  them.  Thej'  expect  to  be 
in  Florida  aga:n  coming  March  1953, 
but  that  time  they  will  be  guests  at  the 
Belle  Aire-Biltmore  on  the  west  coast. 
As  that  hotel  is  only  about  sixteen 
miles  from  us,  we  shall  be  looking  for- 
ward to  seeing  you,  John. 

Again  indirectly,  it  has  come  to  us 
that  Clara  Harman  Paulhamus  is  much 
afflicted  by  arthritis.  To  add  to  her 
misfortune,  her  husband,  who  had 
taken  very  good  care  of  her,  passed 
away  last  Thanksgiving  Day.  During 
these  beautiful  days  of  springtime  and 
summer  could  we,  classmates  and  oth- 
ers too,  help  lift  her  load  a  bit  by  send- 
ing her  at  least  a  cheery  line?  Address 
her  at  113  N.  Washington  St.,  Mon- 
toursville. 

At  the  time  of  her  last  communica- 
tion Mary  Meyer  Abbott  was  still  quite 
on  the  invalid  side  as  a  result  of  her 
fall  on  ice  over  a  year  ago.  She  has 
had  many  backsets  and  finds  time 
heavy  on  her  hands.  She  is  thankful 
that  she  isn't  a  wheelchair  case,  but 
over  a  year  of  pains  and  discomforts 
such  as  she  has  endured  have  been,  to 
say  the  least,  most  wearing.  She  still 
does  much  writing,  has  a  book — "The 
Saga  of  Sinking- Valley"  (her  valley) — 
ready  now  for  the  publishers.  Don't 
we  all  remember  the  dignified  Mar}'  of 
our  college  days?  Well,  then  let  us 
right  now  shower  her  with  greetings 
and  letters  during  her  too  long  conval- 
escence. Mine  has  already  gone,  send 
yours   but — quick — to   Rebersburg. 

"The  Story  of  Honey  Bees"  by  Mal- 
colm S.  Hallman  is  chuckful  of  infor- 
mation and  witticisms — to  wit;  some 
of  its  subtitles:  "Once  Upon  a  Time," 
"Of  Thee  I  Sing,"  "There's  No  Place 
Like  Home,"  "Finders  Keepers,"  etc.  If 


.you  go  to  a  library  and  read  this  story 
j'ou  will  decide  that  Malcolm  speaks 
whereof  he  knows.  He  has  this  to  say 
about  the  queen  of  the  bees:  "Then 
one  fine  day  she  goes  forth  to  seek 
a  mate.  As  she  circles  about  over  her 
home  she  is  soon  discovered  by  the 
drones  and  pursued  aloft.  Here  we 
have  one  of  the  best  illustrations  of  the 
improvement  of  the  species  by  natural 
selection.  As  she  spirals  higher  and 
higher  the  aged,  the  alcoholic,  the  ar- 
thritic and  the  asthmatic,  as  it  were, 
lose  out  in  the  chase  and  only  after  all 
but  one  male  of  the  hundreds  that  start- 
ed out  have  given  up,  is  the  royal  mar- 
riage consumated."  Malcolm's  address: 
May  to  October,  Spearfish,  S.  Dakota, 
and  November  to  April,  Cuernavaca, 
Apts.  239,  Morelos,  Mexico. 

Old  man  virus  caught  up  with  Sarah 
Walters  Headland  last  November, 
chased  her  to  the  hospital  in  January 
and  lias  been  plaguing  her  ever  since. 

There  are  many  members  of  our 
class  who  never  yet  since  graduation 
have  submitted  any  information  about 
the^r  activities.  We  make  now  this 
special  appeal  to  the  first  five  in  the 
alphabetical  list  of  our  class.  So  come 
along,  please.  Tell  us  at  least  that  you 
are  still  alive;  Henry  S.  Africa,  Carlos 
A.  Alvarez,  Martha  Alyea  Wood,  AVil- 
liam  S.  Baldwin  and  Katherine  Beak- 
ley  Newman. 

We  all  are  eagerly  waiting  to  hear 
from  you.  (Information  about  these  five 
by  anyone  will  be  much  appreciated.) 

Come,  if  you  possibly  can,  to  Alumni 
weekend  June  7th. 

CLASS  OF  1910 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  MILDRED  B.  CATHERS 
110  W.  33rd  St..  Apt.  6.  Baj'onne,  New  Jerse.v 

News  has  reached  us  of  the  death  of  ■ 
Mrs.  Howard  Johnson  (Mabel  Gibson). 
Mrs.  Johnson  had  been  a  school  teacher 
and  was  also  active  in  Baptist  women's 
missionary  circles.  She  is  survived  by 
a  daughter  and  3  sons. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  J.  Earle  Edwards,  pas- 
tor of  the  Queens  Baptist  Church,  217th 
Street  and  94th  Avenue,  Queens,  re- 
signed March  23,  1952.  He  announced 
no  plans  for  the  future,  except  to  take 
a  rest. 

CLASS  OF  1911 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  LAURA  McGANN 
1921  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia  3.  Pa. 

Our  Lester  A.  Harris,  now  an  attor- 
ney in  Orlando,  Florida,  has  published 
in  the  Dickinson  Law  Review,  January, 
1952,  an  article  entitled  "Judicial  Re- 
view in  the  United  States  of  America." 
The  article  deals  with  the  question 
"Did  the  men  who  wrote  the  Constitu- 
tion intend  to  give  the  Supreme  Court 
the  power  to  overrule  acts  of  Congress 
or  those  of  the  State  Legislatm-es?" 
Attorneys,  of  course,  are  constantly  in- 
terested in  research  that  might  lead  to 
an  answer  to  this  question  but  Harris' 
article  has  raised  comment  among  lay- 
men and  caused  publication  of  a  letter 
written  in  the  Orlando  Sentinal,  March 
2,  1952.  Lester  has  a  long  record  of 
publications  in  legal  journals.  One  of 
his  recent  writings  in  the  Dickinson 
Law  Review  was  on  the  topic  "Recog- 
nition of  the  Holy  See." 

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CLASS  OF  1912 

Class  Reporter:    MHS.  H.  W.  HOUSEKNECHT 

(Maze  Callahant 

108  W.  Penn  St.,  Muncy.  Pa. 

— Fortieth  Reunion  June  7 — 

Dear  Maze  Callahan  Houseknecht: 

It  is  with  genuine  regret  that  I  have 
to  report  the  passing  of  Harry  Bastian, 
a  member  of  your  class  at  Bucknell. 

The  enclosure,  compiled  by  a  mutual 
friend,  not  a  Bucknellian,  has  been 
handed  to  me  for  transmission  to  you. 
This  I  do  with  the  thought  that  you 
may  be  able  to  add  the  pertinent  de- 
tails of  his  collegiate  career  which  1 
feel  inadequate  to  supply,  due  to  the 
fact  that  our  years  at  Bucknell  were 
^not  exactly  coincident.  Mine  from 
1905-1909,  Harry's  intermittent  1908- 
1912.  Since  that  time  our  paths  did 
not  cross  until  1947,  here  in  Seattle,  and 
a  renewal  of  the  old  acquaintance  en- 
sued. 

Addressing  this  missive  to  Muncy 
strikes  a  very  harmonious  chord  in  my 
memory.  Many  happy  hours  were 
spent  dancing  to  Boyd  Granges  perfect 
rhythm.  Have  often  wondered  if  the 
walk  from  the  Reading  Station  to  town 
would  seem  as  long  as  it  did  in  days  of 
yore.  Probably  not,  then  again  per- 
haps more  so,  since  walking  is  almost 
a  lost  art.  Would  like  to  do  it  again 
some  time,  just  for  old  times  sake. 

And  further,  please  continue  your 
good  work  in  class  reports.  Without 
question  you  and  Leo  Rockwell  are 
tops. 

Sincerely, 

H.  L.  (Hop)  Hunter  '09 
P.S.  Harry  and  Hazel  had  made  defi- 
nite plans  to  be  in  attendance  at  the 
40th  reunion  in  June. 

Harry  Stevens  Bastian  B.S..  1912  E.E., 
1915  passed  away  at  his  home,  3736  E. 
153rd  St.,  Seattle,  Washington  on  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1952  after  an  illness  of  about 
two  weeks.  He  was  born  in  Montgom- 
ery, February  8,  1889.  Mr.  Bastian 
graduated  from  Muncy  Normal  School 
in  1907  and  entered  Bucknell  Univer- 
sity in  1908.  He  left  school  early  for 
San  Francisco  to  work  for  the  Southern 
Pacific  Railway  on  electrical  signal  in- 
stallation and  his  Mother  sat  with  the 
graduating  class  at  their  request  in 
1912  and  received  his  diploma  for  a  B.S. 
degree. 

In  1914  he  went  to  Portland,  Oregon 
with  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  install- 
ing and  maintaining  electric  signals. 
While  in  Portland  he  worked  on  his 
E.E.  degree  which  he  received  from 
Bucknell  in  1915. 

In  1916  he  married  Hazel  Wightman 
of  Portland,  and  she  survives  him.  In 
the  summer  of  that  year  they  moved  to 
Rochester,  N.  Y.  where  for  two  and 
one-half  years  Mr.  Bastian  was  em- 
ployed by  the  General  Railway  Signal 
Co.  designing  signal  systems,  some  of 
which  were  for  England  and  Aus- 
tralia. While  in  Rochester  he  became 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  later 
demitting  to  Friendship  Lodge  in  Port- 
land, Oregon. 

The  Union  Pacific  Railroad  in  Port- 
land sent  for  him  in  1919  to  take  charge 
of  additional  signal  installations. 

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This  work  being  completed  in  1920  he 
became  associated  with  the  Portland 
Electric  Power  Co.  where  he  made  a 
study  of  combustion  of  hogged  fuel  or 
wood  waste  for  steam  plants.  His  re- 
search resulted  in  the  design  of  a  spe- 
cial furnace  for  generating  steam  with 
hogged  fuel. 

Working  in  this  new  field  of  steam 
generation  Mr.  Bastian  drifted  from  his 
chosen  field  of  Electrical  Engineering 
into  Mechanical  Engineering.  He  then 
became  a  member  of  the  American 
Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers.  Mr. 
Bastian's  success  in  this  field  led  Chas. 
C.  Moore  &  Co.  Consulting  Engineers, 
to  select  Mr.  Bastian  as  Manager  when 
they  opened  an  office  in  Portland.  He 
was  with  Chas.  C.  Moore  from  1923  to 
1930. 

Mr.  Bastian  then  became  a  Junior 
Member  of  Gordon  &  Finkbeiner  Engi- 
neers of  Portland  for  two  years  repre- 
senting the  Erie  City  Boiler  and  Allied 
Steam  Equipment.  The  depression  sev- 
ered this  association. 

During  the  depression  years  and  up 
to  1939  he  represented  Combustion  En- 
gineering and  other  steam  specialities 
besides  being  active  as  a  Consulting 
Engineer  in  Portland. 

In  1939  he  was  with  H.  E.  Rushlight 
heading  the  Steam  Power  Plant  Divi- 
sion where  he  secured  contracts  cover- 
ing steam  boilers  and  equipment  and 
their  installation  for  the  University  of 
Idaho,  State  of  Oregon  institutions  and 
various   boiler   heating   plants. 

The  spring  of  1941  brought  him  to 
Seattle  where  he  was  associated  with 
the  Austin  Co.  as  their  Power  Plant  De- 
sign Engineer  in  connection  with  con- 
tracts which  the  Austin  Co.  had  with 
the  U.  S.  Navy  at  its  bases  located  on 
Whidby  Island,  Pasco  and  Port  Orchard, 
Washington  and  Tongue  Point  and  Til- 
lamook, Oregon.  He  had  charge  of  all 
design  and  new  installations  for  Oregon 
and  Washington. 

Early  in  1945  he  joined  the  Central 
Engineering  Division  of  Crown-Zeller- 
bach  Paper  Co.  in  Seattle.  Mr.  Bastian 
was  in  charge  of  Steam  Power  Plant 
Design.  In  this  capacity  he  made 
studies  of  steam  requirements  for  the 
pulp  and  paper  plants  located  at  Leb- 
anon and  West  Lynn,  Oregon;  Camas, 
Port  Townsend  and  Port  Angeles, 
Washington;  Ocean  Falls,  British  Col- 
umbia and  Carthage,  N.  Y. 

His  duties  included  making  surveys 
for  increased  steam  requirements  for 
existing  or  for  new  apparatus,  for  all 
the  mills.  He  decided  on  the  size  and 
character  of  the  changes  or  additions 
and  prepared  the  necessary  specifica- 
tions. He  was  largely  responsible  for 
the  selection  of  the  equipment  which 
was  purchased.  He  then  assisted  with 
the  estimates  on  the  cost  of  the  new 
equipment  and  after  approval  became 
the  Project  Engineer  for  that  particular 
improvement. 

His  background  of  experience  in  the 
field  of  Mechanical  Engineering  peculi- 
arly fitted  him  for  this  interesting  and 
responsible  position  where  a  broad 
knowledge  of  the  use  of  steam  was 
necessary   to   cope   with   such   changes 


which  were  constantly  presenting 
themselves  due  to  expansion,  improved 
processes  and  growth  in  plants  of  the 
size  of  these  pulp  and  paper  mills  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Because  of  the  high  esteem  in  which 
he  was  held  by  his  friends  and  business 
associates  his  untimely  passing  creates 
a  void  which  will  be  hard  to  fill. 

CLASS    OF    1913 

Class  Reporter:    MR.  CHARLES  L.  SANDERS 
76  Walnut  St.,  Mifllinburg.  Pa. 

Since  my  assumption  of  the  duties  of 
class  reporter  I  have  written  twenty- 
two  letters  and  visited  one  classmate. 
At  the  time  of  this  writing  I  am  happy 
to  report  responses  and  eagerly  await 
more. 

Joletta  Arthur  Rhoads  encouraged 
me  with  the  first  reply.  Hear  her  voice 
as  she  speaks  from  her  letter.  "Walter 
and  I  have  been  in  Georgia  since  1914 
and  loving  it  .  .  .  We  have  one  son, 
Walter,  Jr.,  who  is  married  and  has 
two  beautiful  (grandma  speaking) 
daughters,  aged  31/2  years  and  14 
msnths  respectively  .  .  .  Walter,  Sr.  is 
Macon  division  engineer  of  the  Central 
of  Georgia  railwaj'  .  .  .  We  see  few 
Bucknellians  .  .  .  Macon  is  very  beauti- 
ful just  now  (letter  dated  March  16), 
new  leaves,  daffodils  and  jonquils  ga- 
lore, azaleas  and  camellias  and  soon 
the  dogwood  and  wistaria  ...  I  have 
never  been  quite  able  just  to  'take  for 
granted'  such  beauty;  it  all  still  makes 
me  happy  and  most  thankful  to  be  here 
enjoying  it."  Thanks,  Mrs.  R.,  and 
goodwill  from  all  '13ers. 

Ed  Brush  (Rev.  Edwin  C.)  winged 
his  words  here  from  Rangoon,  Burma. 
He  is  the  father  of  two  sons,  both  for- 
mer Bucknell  students,  John  '42  and 
Stanley  '48,  and  a  daughter,  Frances, 
married  and  living  in  San  Diego,  Cal- 
ifornia. Ed  seems  more  than  just  hap- 
py in  his  work  with  the  American  Bap- 
tist Burma  Mission.  Here  is  a  message 
direct  from  him:  "It  is  probably  known 
that  from  1923  I  have  been  a  mission- 
ary of  the  American  Baptist  Foreign 
Mission  Society.  Until  1947,  I  served 
with  my  wife  as  missionary  in  the  Ben- 
gal Crissa  Mission  at  Khargpur,  Bengal, 
India  .  .  .  Then  from  1948  we  have  been 
serving  here  in  Burma  as  treasurer  of 
the  Burma  mission  ...  I  am  happy  to 
say  that  these  39  years  which  have 
rolled  by  since  we  parted  in  1913  have 
been  very  full  and  happy  years."  Ed 
expects  to  retire  soon  and  may  see  us 
at  our  fortieth  reunion.  He  paid  an  af- 
fectionate tribute  to  his  wife  as  a  per- 
fect helpinate  in  his  entire  life's  work. 
Blessings  upon  you,  Ed,  from  all  of  your 
classmates. 

Walter  Edwards  is  president  of  the 
Lehigh  and  New  England  Railroad 
Company  and  is  located  in  Bethlehem. 
He  is  hopeful  of  getting  back  for  our 
fortieth  reunion.  "It  will  be  an  inspi- 
ration to  me  to  see  that  good  old  gang 
again."  Firm  and  warm  handclasps 
await  you.  Wait. 

John  Fetter  (Rev.  J.  D.  W.)  is  finish- 
ing his  36th  year  as  the  Baptist  Univer- 
sity pastor  at  Cornell,  Ithaca,  New 
York.  He  has  two  children;  George, 
graduate  of  Hamilton,  with  a  doctorate 

JUNE    1952 


from  Cornell,  is  pi'ofessor  of  sociology 
at  Linfield  College,  Oregon;  Jean,  mar- 
ried to  a  Cornell  graduate,  now  com- 
pleting his  work  for  a  doctorate  at 
Stanford.  John  has  three  grandchil- 
dren. "As  the  Baptist  University  pas- 
tor I  am  automatically  on  the  staff  of 
the  Cornell  United  Religious  Work  .  .  . 
In  the  fall  we  shall  move  into  a  new 
two-million-dollar  building,  the  gift  of 
Myron  C.  Taylor."  (I'm  even  with  you, 
John;  I  have  three  grandchildren  too.) 

Dr.  Perry  A.  Caris  is  a  teacher  in 
Philadelphia  and  lives  in  Drexel  Hill. 
Perry  says;  "You  know  a  teacher's  life 
is  about  the  same  from  one  year  to  an- 
other except  for  the  new  faces  that 
turn  up  in  his  classes."  P.  A.  didn't 
say  whether  his  work  is  in  secondary 
school  or  one  of  the  city's  colleges  or 
universities.  Whichever  it  is,  all  of 
Perry's  classmates  know  that  his  stu- 
dents have  the  benefit  of  one  of  the 
finest  minds  of  Bucknell,  1913. 

Orwill  V.  W.  Hawkins  is  one  cf  the 

attorneys  of  Duer,  Strong,  and  White- 
head, 15  Broad  St.,  New  York  City.  He 
wrote  me  a  short  letter  including  a 
.Latin  quotation,  as  if  the  rest  of  us 
would  remember  our  long-ago  knowl- 
edge of  this  classic  language.  What 
he  wanted  to  tell  us  is,  "I'm  getting 
along."  He  is  one  of  our  class  mem- 
bers on  the  Bucknell  Board  of  Trus- 
tees. We  know  of  course,  that  'Red' 
will  be  with  us  at  our  fortieth  reunion 
and  will  bring  Mrs.  Hawkins,  (Marian 
K.  Harman  '14)  with  him.  Then  we'll 
make  him  tell  us  some  of  the  details 
of  events  of  the  years.  On  the  staff 
of  attorneys  of  the  legal  firm  is  the 
name  of  Harman  Hawkins,  and  I  think 
I  may  rightly  conjecture  that  this  is 
the  son  of  O.V.W.  and  Marian  Harman 
Hawkins. 

From  Hazel  Galloway  Hemphill, 
Portland,  Oregon,  came  a  "real  Quaker 
friendly  greeting"  as  she  named  it.  She 
will  now  speak  to  you.  "Ever  since 
my  short  sojourn  near  Philadelphia, 
1913-14,  I  have  found  the  way  of 
friends  more  and  more  important  to 
me,  so  when  a  small  group  gathered 
for  worship  four  years  ago  I  was  one 
of  them  .  .  .  One  son,  Bob,  his  wife, 
and  two  children,  ZVz  and  20  months, 
live  only  five  miles  away  .  .  .  My  ma- 
jor activity  is  gardening  ...  I  serve  on 
the  Board  of  the  Portland  Garden  Club, 
also  on  the  Board  of  the  Museum  of 
Science  and  Industry  .  .  .  My  minor  ac- 
tivity is  the  study  of  art;  appreciation 
and  oil  painting  .  .  .  My  other  pleasure 
is  music  .  .  .  Above  all,  there  are  friend- 
ships, friends  to  worship  and  work 
with,  to  garden  with,  to  paint  with, 
with  whom  to  listen,  discuss,  and  pro- 
mote music,  and  a  dear  younger  fami- 
ly to  love  .  .  .While  writing  I  am  look- 
ing across  Tualatin  Valley  to  the  coast 
range  to  the  southwest  or  to  the  snow- 
tip  of  Mt.  Jefferson  about  the  range  of 
the  Cascades  to  the  southeast."  We 
in  the  East  are  miles  removed,  Mrs. 
H.,  but  united  with  you  still  by  cords 
of  orange  and  blue, 

George  Haines  (Rev.  Geo.  F.)  has 
been  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church, 
Clarion,  for  twelve  years  and  is  hap- 
py there  in  this  State  Teachers'  Col- 
lege town.    He  has  two  sons,  both  mar- 

J  U  N  E    19  5  2 


ried,  George  Jr.  '43.  "At  present  my 
only  outside  activity  is  the  Kiwanis 
Club,  serving  as  its  secretary.  My 
church  responsibilities  keep  me  busy 
and  I  have  no  desire  for  other  jobs. 
The  Clarion  church  is  only  my  fourth, 
since  I  graduated  from  the  Rochester 
Theological  Seminary  in  1916."  I  ap- 
preciate your  sending  me  the  Easter 
service  bulletin,  George. 

In  mid-April  I  visited  Ethel  Hotten- 
stein  Miles  at  her  home  in  Milton.  For 
the  full  time  of  my  call,  I  could  be  glad 
I  accepted  the  responsibility  of  class 
reporter,  with  such  charm  and  cordi- 
ality was  I  received.  It  was  the  first 
time  we  had  met  since  Commencement 
Day.  Throughout  the  years  Mrs.  Miles 
has  had  deep  sorrows  in  the  loss  of 
dearly  loved  ones.  Now  living  alone, 
she  still  can  not  be  lonely  since,  be- 
ing in  her  native  community,  she  is  dai- 
ly among  relatives  and  a  host  of  life- 
time acquaintances  and  friends.  Her 
enthusiasm  for  her  Bucknell  past  is 
genuine,  and  her  lively  manner  makes 
one  ready  to  dispute  the  fact  that  1913 
was  current  almost  forty  years  ago. 

On  March  23,  the  result  of  a  heart 
attack,  death  came  suddenly  to  J.  Clif- 
ford Keyser  at  his  home  in  Northum- 
berland. A  veteran  of  World  War  I, 
he  was  a  regular  participant  in  affairs 
of  the  American  Legion  and  Veterans 
of  Foreign  Wars.  Surviving  are  his 
mother,  wife,  daughter,  and  two  grand- 
children. Sympathy  of  his  classmates 
are  extended  to  these  survivors. 

Charles  A.  Fryling,  for  many  years 
my  immediate  predecessor  as  reporter, 
lost  his  life  by  drowing  in  the  Susque- 
hanna on  the  night  of  March  14.  His 
body  was  recovered  five  weeks  later. 
Funeral  services  were  held  on  April  21, 
with  interment  in  the  Lewisburg  cem- 
etery. Survivors  are  his  wife  and  two 
sons,  Glenn  and  Edgar,  both  Bucknell 
graduates,  with  whom  all  classmates 
share  their  grief  and  loss.  Charlie  was 
one  of  the  most  energetic  of  Sunbury 
business  men,  proprietor  of  the  Fry- 
ling  Stationery  Company  since  soon  af- 
ter graduation.  He  was  an  enthusias- 
tic Rotarian;  a  devoted  alumnus  of 
Bucknell,  once  serving  as  club  presi- 
dent in  Sunbury;  an  active  member  of 
his  church  and  Sunday  School;  a  vig- 
orous participant  in  the  Northumber- 
land County  Historical  Society;  until 
last  June  a  member  of  the  alumni  com- 
mittee of  his  fraternity.  Kappa  Delta 
Rho.  His  sudden  and  shocking  demise 
was  felt  as  a  personal  loss  by  all  Buck- 
nellians  who  knew  him. 

In  closing,  your  reporter  expresses., 
a  profound  regret  that  each  letter  can- 
not be  published  verbatim,  or  his  visit 
with  Mrs.  Miles  transmitted,  so  that  all 
classmates  might  enjoy  the  full  en- 
richment of  renewed  association  which 
he  has  experienced. 

June  6-9  this  year's  Commencement! 
A  year  from  now  that  40th  reunion. 

CLASS  OF  1914 

Class  Reporter:  MRS.  H.  B.  WEAVER 

(Dora  Hamler) 
348  Ridge  Ave.,  New  Kensington,  Pa. 

On  April  15,  1952,  Harry  B.  Weaver, 

of  New  Kensington,  Pa.  announced  his 
retirement    from    principalship    of    the 


New  Kensington  High  School,  thus  end- 
ing thirty-five  years  in  the  field  of  edu- 
cation. 

After  graduation  in  '14,  Harry  joined 
the  Meyersdale  school  system  as  a 
teacher,  and  a  year  later  became  prin- 
cipal of  the  high  school  there.  After 
three  years  at  Meyersdale,  he  was 
named  principal  of  Tyrone  High  School 
where  he  remained  until  1918  when  he 
entered  the  U.  S.  Army  Engineers. 
Following  his  discharge  from  the  armed 
forces,  he  joined  the  MacMillan  Book 
Company  as  a  high  school  representa- 
tive. (Printing  and  publishing  have 
interested  him  since  his  days  at  Buck- 
nell where  he  was  business  manager 
for  the  1914  L' Agenda.)  In  1921  Harry 
resumed  his  educational  work  as  prin- 
cipal of  the  Kittanning,  Pa.,  High 
School,  after  completing  graduate  work 
at  the  University  of  Chicago.  He  re- 
mained at  Kittanning  until  1924  when 
he  began  his  administrative  duties  at 
New  Kensington  High  School. 

During  his  years  in  New  Kensington, 
the  high  school  has  become  one  of  the 
finest  in  the  state.  Harry  introduced 
to  the  school  the  student  Board  of  Ac- 
tivities, The  College  Club,  and  one  of 
the  first  chapters  of  the  National  Honor 
Society. 

Harry  has  also  been  active  in  com- 
munity affairs.  He  is  a  Mason,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Reformed  Church,  the 
American  Legion,  the  Kiwanis  Club 
(past  president),  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Board  of  Direc- 
tors, and  the  National  Association  of 
Secondary  Schools.  For  twenty-eight 
years  he  served  as  a  treasurer  of  the 
Western  Pennsylvania  Interscholastic 
Athletic  League. 

Harry  will  have  little  time  to  "loaf" 
after  his  retirement  on  June  30.  In 
recent  years  he  has  established  a  pri- 
vate business  in  publication  work. 

Harry  is  married  to  the  former  Dora 
Hamler,  also  class  of  '14.  Dora  has  been 
active  in  church  and  community  work 
also.  She  has  served  as  president  of 
the  New  Kensington  Women's  Club 
and  the  Westmoreland  County  Federa- 
tion of  Women's  Clubs.  From  1944  to 
1947  she  was  state  chairman  of  the 
American  Home  Department  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs.  From  1946  to  1950  she  was 
Pennsylvania  state  chairman  of  the 
American  Mothers'  Committee  to  select 
the  American  Mother  of  the  Year.  She 
now  finds  her  time  fully  occupied  in 
helping  her  husband  with  his  publica- 
tion work. 

The  Weavers  have  two  daughters. 
Dorothy  attended  Wellesley  College; 
she  and  her  husband.  Jack  M.  Schultz, 
and  their  two  young  daughters  live  in 
Detroit.  Jean  is  a  graduate  of  Vassar 
College;  she  is  now  a  probation  officer 
at  Pittsburgh's  Juvenile  Court. 

This  article  was  written  at  my  re- 
quest by  our  daughter,  Jean. 

Marian  Shivers  writes  to  friends,  un- 
der date  of  January  6,  1952,  from 
Stuart,  Florida,  where  she  is  vaca- 
tioning.    She  is  planing  to  return  to 

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Burma.  She  says  conditions  are  no 
better  in  Burma  and  that  "we  may- 
have  only  two  years  there."  Judson 
College  will  probably  open  in  June,  but 
in  Moulmein  instead  of  Rangoon. 

CLASS  OF  1916 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  GEORGE  STEVENSON 

(Amy  Patterson) 

R.  D.  1.  Bo.x  556,  Red  Bank.  N.  J. 

Dr.  James  E.  Nancarrow  married 
Miss  Bernadine  Decker,  of  Montgomery 
on  April  5,  1952.  After  a  trip  through 
the  southern  states,  the  couple  will 
reside  in  Drexel  Hill. 

CLASS  OF  1917 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  CARL  A.  SCHUG 

(Alice  Johnson) 

266  Lincoln  Ave..  Williamsport,  Pa 

— Thirty-fifth  Reunion  June  7 — 

Mrs.   John   W.    Akers"    (Edna   Hilty) 

new  address  is  148-H  Grant  St.,  Vander- 
grift.  (Look  for  her  at  the  thirty-fifth 
reunion).  Edna  is  a  teacher  in  the  els- 
entary  schools  in  Vandergrift. 

Fred  Brenner  reports  that  his  two 
sons,  both  graduates  of  Bucknell,  are 
associated  with  him  in  the  insurance 
business  in  HoUidaysburg.  Fred  plans 
to  attend  the  reunion  of  our  class  on 
June  7th. 

News  has  reached  us  of  the  death  of 
Grover  C.  Poust  in  Danville,  Illinois 
on  Jan.  4,  1952.  Grover  was  stricken 
with  a  cerebral  hemorrhage  two  weeks 
earlier.  After  graduating  from  Buck- 
nell, where  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Lambda  Chi  Alpha  fraternity,  he 
served  in  the  Army  Ordnance  for  two 
years  and  then  entered  the  Daugherty 
Training  School  for  gas  engineering 
at  Toledo.  For  a  number  of  years  he 
served  as  a  gas  engineer  for  the  Illi- 
nois Power  Co.  Grover  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  Ma- 
sons, and  Rotary  Club  and  was  a  char- 
ter member  of  the  American  Gas  As- 
sociation. He  is  survived  by  his  wife, 
Jeannette  L.  Ortmann  Poust  to  whom 
he  was  married  in  1922;  two  sons, 
Grover  O.  Poust  of  Portland,  Oregon 
and  John  J.  Poust  of  Danville,  Illinois; 
two  brothers,  DeLa  and  Chalmer  Poust 
of  Muncy,  Pa. 

Classmates  who  will  serve  on  the 
Class  Reunion  Committee  for  the  thirty- 
fifth  reunion  are  George  Bender,  Lewis- 
burg;  Dr.  Eugene  Bertin,  Muncy;  Fred 
Brenner,  HoUidaysburg;  Earl  Pedigo, 
Lewisburg;  Mrs.  Samuel  Russell  (Kath- 
erine  Clayton),  Rochester,  N.  Y.;  Mrs. 
Carl  A.  Schug  (Alice  Johnson),  Wil- 
liamsport; S.  Leroy  Seeman,  Pitts- 
burgh; Arthur  Yon,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1919 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  S.  WALTER  CHANDLER 
(Susannah  Grovei 
West  Milton,  Pa. 

Raymond  P.  Lewis  has  completed  30 
years  of  teaching  in  the  mathematics 
department  of  the  Plainfield,  New  Jer- 
sey High  School. 

CLASS  OF  1920 

Class  Reporter:   DR.  HARRY  R.  WARFEL 
Hibiscus  Park,  R.  F.  D.  5,  Box  72,  Gainesville,  Fla, 


Frederick  H.  Lewis'  daughter,  Patri- 


cia, is  a  member  of  the  Bucknell  class 
of  '53. 

Our  new  class  fund  manager  is  Har- 
old A.  Stewart,  Esq.,  of  1006  Hamilton 
Avenue,  Latrobe.  "Sandy",  a  success- 
ful lawyer  and  industrialist,  is  deeply 
devoted  to  Bucknell. 

CLASS  OF  1921 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  ELWOOD  DERR 

(Sarah  Bernharti 

1360  Jefferson  Ave..  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Dr.  Lester  K.  Ade  is  with  the  Division 
of  School  Administration,  Federal-Af- 
fected Areas,  U.  S.  Office  of  Education, 
Washington  25,  D.  C. 


CLASS  OF  1922 

Acting  Reporter:  BUCK  SHOTT 
Lewisburg.  Pa. 

— Thirtieth  Reunion  June  6-7 — 

Our  own  Phil  Campbell  has  just  re- 
ceived a  copyright  on  his  manuscript 
"A  Life  Insurance  Audit  and  Security 
Program."  This  device  is  described  as 
a  simple  yet  complete  and  easy-to-un- 
derstand  graphic  picture  designed  to 
show  an  audit,  summary,  and  appraisal 
of  insurance  contracts  and  other  mat- 
ters relating  to  estate  planning.  Phil 
has  been  associated  with  the  Philadel- 
phia Life  Insurance  Co.  for  29  years  and 
still  finds  time  to  serve  in  many  worth- 
while capacities  in  his  home  community 
of  Danville.  In  Bucknell  alumni  affau-s 
Phil  always  has  been  an  ardent  worker 
and  is  now  president  of  the  Bucknell 
Theta  Chi  Alumni  Association,  acting 
regional  councellor  for  the  Theta  Chi 
national  fraternity,  member  of  the 
alumni  awards  committee  of  the  Gen- 
eral Alumni  Association  and  coach  of 
the  Even  years  team  in  the  current 
alumni  fund  program. 

Dr.  George  W.  Haupt,  professor  of 
science  at  New  Jersey  State  Teachers 
College,  Glassboro,  will  give  graduate 
courses  in  science  education  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Vermont  during  the  summer 
session  of  1952.  Mrs.  Haupt  is  the  for- 
mer    Grace  Lee  Good  '25. 

Finley  Keech  seems  to  keep  busy  con- 
ducting the  younger  generation  of 
Keeches  into  the  ministry.  He  reports 
having  preached  the  ordination  sermon 
for  his  son  Bill  at  the  United  Parish 
Church  in  Hopkintown,  N.  H.,  and  a 
few  evenings  later  attended  the  recep- 
tion for  young  Finley  who  has  become 
pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  at 
Marlboro,  Mass.  We  are  sure  you  did 
a  good  job  on  both  occasions,   Finley. 

Thirtieth  Reunion.  Your  30th  re- 
union committee  consisting  of  Messrs. 
Gardner,  Gass,  Campbell,  Shott  and 
their  wives  had  another  planning  meet- 
ing in  Milton  on  April  19th.  Everything 
is  being  put  in  readiness  for  your  plea- 
sure and  enjoyment.  The  Friday  night 
party  at  the  Old  Mill,  about  1  mile 
north  of  Milton,  Pa.  promises  to  be  a 
gala  affair.  Get  your  reservations  in 
at  $2.50  per  person  to  Phil  Campbell, 
Danville,  Pa.  on  or  before  May  30th. 


It  Seems  Like  Yesterday 

Thirty   Years  Ago — 1922 

Among  the  features  of  the  Com- 
mencement week  were  a  Polo 
game.  Baseball  game,  and  a  Band 
concert. 

Guy  Payne  installs  a  newfan- 
gled soda  fountain. 


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CLASS  OF  1923 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  LeROY  FRONTZ 

(Olive  Billliimel 

Evergreen  Farm,  AUenwood,  Pa. 

Alumni  Day  was  fine  last  year  but 
could  have  been  more  fun,  had  there 
been  more  registrations  under  '23.  Let's 
step  it  up  this  June  in  preparation  for 
our  really  big  time  in  '53.  Our  reunion 
year,  you  know!  If  you  haven't  been 
seeing  much  class  news  for  a  while, 
could  it  be  possible  that  you  haven't 
been  sending  much  in?  Here  are  a  few 
items,  however,  collected  over  a  period 
of  time.  Two  of  them,  we  are  sorry  to 
report,  concern  the  deaths  of  class- 
mates. 

Jean  Pearl  Johns,  who  had  served  as 
principal  of  Cresson  High  School  since 
her  graduation  from  Bucknell,  died 
February  11,  in  New  York  City.  She 
had  been  there  since  November  when 
she  was  admitted  to  the  Medical  Art 
Center  for  observation. 

Lloyd  C.  Palmer  died  recently  of  a 
heart  attack  at  his  home  in  Upper 
Darby.  He  was  a  professional  engineer 
and  had  been  employed  in  the  design 
division  of  the  U.  S.  Navy  yard  at 
Philadelphia  for  the  past  15  years. 

W.  Caldwell  Mathias  has  been  elected 
Minister  of  Music  at  Pine  Street 
Methodist  Church,  Williamsport.  He 
has  been  directing  choirs  in  area 
churches  for  many  years. 

George  H.  Jones  continues  his  inter- 
est in  civic  affairs  of  his  community. 
He  has  been  elected  president  of  the 
Little  League  in  Punxsutawney. 


CLASS  OF  1926 

Class  Reporter:   MISS  ANNA  L.  BROWN 
45  Wildwood  Ave..  Pitman.  N.  J. 

A  model  for  commercial  photogra- 
phers, Mrs.  Edmon  Ryan  (Eleanor 
Dakin)  also  is  doing  TV  work  and  the 
"Ajax"  commercials  on  the  Colgate 
Comedy  Hour. 

Classmates  of  Mrs.  A.  Kris  Jensen 
(Maud  Keister)  will  be  pleased  to  hear 
that  her  husband,  missing  behind  com- 
munist lines  since  the  first  day  of  the 
Korean  action,  was  named  among  the 
surviving  civilian  internees  in  the  Red 
broadcast  of  January  26th. 

CLASS    OF    1927 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  LEON  J.  MERRICK 

(S.  Grace  Milhousi 

201  Meredith  St..  Kennett  Square,  Pa. 

—  Twenty-fifth  Reunion  June  7  — 

Harry  S.  Ruhl  moved  up  to  supervis- 
ing principal  of  Danville  Schools  on  the 

JUNE     1952 


first  of  January.  Harry  had  served  as 
junior  high  school  principal  at  Hanover 
and  before  Hanover  had  been  at  Leban- 
on. He  is  completing  courses  leading 
to  the  doctorate  degree  in  education.  He 
is  married  to  Mary  Hartz,  a  Smith  Col- 
lege alumna.  They  have  two  sons,  Wil- 
liam 8,  and  James  12. 

Another  promotion  for  Dr.  Harry  H. 
Williams  has  landed  him  in  the  chair 
of  assistant  principal  of  the  Horace 
Mann  School  in  New  York  City.  Harry's 
previous  affiliations  include  the  Amer- 
ican Chemical  Society,  The  Columbia 
University  Faculty  Club,  Phi  Delta 
Kappa,  national  honorary  educational 
fraternity  and  Kappa  Sigma. 

Vivian  S.  Gummo  is  now  teaching 
mathematics  at  Wellesley  College, 
Wellesley,  Mass.  Last  year  she  was 
at  Goucher  College  and  for  the  four 
years  previous  to  that  she  taught  at 
the  Fort  Trumbull  branch  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Connecticut. 

CLASS    OF   1928 

Class  Reporter:  MRS.  H.  M,  MARSH 

(Lorinne  Martin) 

25  Oakley  Ave..  Summit,  N  J. 

Mrs.  H.  R.  Henderson  (Rena  E.  An- 
derson) received  her  M.A.  degree  in 
1936  in  education  from  Teachers  Col- 
lege, Columbia  University,  and  later 
taught  English  and  Latin  at  Ludlow. 
She  now  is  teaching  English  and  Latin 
in  the  Hackettstown  High  School,  Hack- 
ettstown,  N.  J. 

CLASS    OF    1930 

Class  Reporter:   MR.  HENRY  A.  WADSWORTH 
R.  F.  D.  1,  McGraw,  N.  Y. 

Rev.  John  N.  Feaster,  pastor  of  the 
North  Congregational  Church,  appeared 
on  a  panel  held  at  Colby  College  in 
February,  sponsored  by  the  Inter-Faith 
Association  of  the  college. 

Mrs.  George  E.  Nadolske  (Hanna 
Dennin)  is  completing  her  22nd  year 
as  an  English  and  Latin  teacher  in  the 
Port  Allegany  High  School.  Mrs.  Na- 
dolske has  been  recently  appointed 
chairman  of  the  Central  Convention 
District  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  As- 
sociation of  classical  teachers  and  is 
kept  busy  with  many  school  activities. 
Her  address  is  303  Arnold  Avenue,  Port 
Allegany. 

CLASS    OF   1931 

Class  Reporter:   jVIRS.  W.  ZELMAN  SLEIGHTER 

(Ruth  J.  Thomas) 

833  Chestnut  St.,  Mifflinburg.  Pa. 

Ruth  deXurke  Wolfe  (Mrs.  Edwin 
M.)  would  love  to  see  some  of  you 
Bucknellians  as  you  trek  through  Tex- 
as. She  lives  at  4317  Bellair  Blvd., 
Bellaire,  Texas.  Summer  tourists,  her 
number  is  in  the  Houston  phone  book 
so  be  sure  to  say  "Hello"  to  her  as  you 
pass  by. 

Alex  Fleming  has  made  teaching  his 
career,  having  served  in  Pau,  France, 
and  Pottstown,  before  accepting  his 
present  position  in  the  Junior  High 
School,  Lower  Merion  Township.  Alex 
and  his  wife  have  3  children  and  live 
at  708  E.   Schiller  Ave.,   Narberth. 

Dorothy  Showalter  Straub  (Mrs. 
Charles  W.)  is  the  wife  of  a  terrifically 

JUNE    1952 


busy  doctor  in  Middleburg.  The  Straubs 
have  two  sons  and  a  daughter.  Dottie 
is  a  Den  Mother  in  Cub  Scouting  and  is 
active  in  many  community  affairs. 

The  William  P.  Shusters  live  at  1165 
Hilltop  Rd.,  Erie,  where  Bill  recently 
became  Head  of  Inspection  and  Test 
Department  of  Refrigerator  Division, 
General  Electric  Co. 

Miriam  Groner's  address  is  Pebble 
Hill  Rd.,  Doylestown.  She  received  her 
doctorate  at  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan in  1934  and  is  a  chemist  in  the 
Philco  Tube  Research  Lab. 

James  Shuman  of  Duncannon,  passed 
away  on  January  6th. 

Again — a  reminder  to  return  to  '  the 
campus  in  June.  The  college  has  a  won- 
derful program  ready  for  us  all.  Let's 
not  wait  till  '56. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Dundore  (Grace  Grimshaw) 
and  children  Nancy,  "  years  and  Johnnie,  Wi  years. 
The  Dundores  live  at  1183  Windsor  Park  Lane, 
Havertown.  Upper  Darby,  Pa. 

CLASS    OF   1932 

President:   DR.  T.  ROBERT  HEPLER 
606  Valley  Road.  Havertown.  Pa. 

—  Twentieth  Reunion  June  7  — 

Consultors  on  our  20th  reunion  com- 
mittee include  Dr.  George  L.  Aber- 
nethy,  Miss  Mary  M.  Bickel,  Henry  G. 
P.  Coates,  Esq.,  William  F.  Hopper, 
Jr.,  Frank  Koehler,  Miss  Frances  E. 
Knights,  Mrs.  William  J.  McClain  (Ma- 
rian Ash),  Joseph  H.  McMurray,  Sam- 
uel H.  Wooley.  Come  and  meet  with 
the  clan. 

Forrest  D.  Long  has  accepted  ap- 
pointment as  Class  Fund  Manager  for 
our  class  in  the  Bucknell  Alumni  An- 
nual Giving  Program. 

CLASS  OF  1933 

Class  Reporter:   MB.  WARREN  B.  STAPLETON 
Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Harrisburg  Alumni  Club's  re-elected 
secretary  is  Mary  E.  Baldwin. 

Charles  R.  Bidelspacher,  Jr.,  contin- 
ues as  city  solicitor  under  the  new  city 
council  in  Williamsport.     Charles,  who 


earned  his  LL.B.  at  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  in  1936,  is  associated  with 
his  father  as  an  attorney.  He  was  the 
youngest  city  solicitor  in  the  Common- 
wealth of  Pennsylvania,  when  he  be- 
gan his  original  term  in  1939.  He  is 
married  to  the  former  Margery  M. 
Treneer  '36. 

James  Davis  received  his  M.A.  in 
religious  education  at  New  York  Uni- 
versity last  June. 

Ira  P.  Hoffman  was  elected  super- 
vising principal  of  the  Mohnton  Schools. 
His  present  address  is  123  N.  Church 
St.,  Mohnton. 

Mabel  Lesher  is  now  a  nursing  in- 
structor on  the  faculty  of  State  Univer- 
sity, of  N.  Y.  State  Teachers  College, 
Oswego,  N.  Y. 

Bernard  Loth,  324  Grand  St.,  New- 
burgh,  N.  Y.,  has  a  second  child,  David 
Adam. 

Doris  G.  Palsgrove  has  been  corres- 
ponding secretary  of  Frackville  Teach- 
ers Association  for  the  past  year. 

Dr.  Claude  Schmitt,  Sr.,  (Margaret 
Cornely)  and  children  Claude  Jr.,  aged 
12,  and  Carolyn,  aged  12,  have  moved 
to  177  Inwood  Drive,  Rochester  10, 
N.  Y.,  where  Dr.  Schmitt  is  Assistant 
Director  of  the  Patent  Department, 
Eastman  Kodak  Co. 

Bob  Smith  continues  to  cover  a  good 
part  of  the  world  by  air  in  his  position 
as  vice-president  of  the  Aero  Service 
Corp.  'The  company  is  the  oldest  fiy- 
ing  corporation  in  the  world.  During 
1951  Bob  made  3  trips  to  Arabia  and 
visited  London,  Paris,  Rome,  Iran  and 
cities  in  Switzerland,  in  addition  to 
extensive   trips    throughout    the   states. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Smith  (Marion  I. 
Klapp  '32)  and  their  daughter  Joan  are 
occupying  a  new  home  at  810  W.  Church 
Rd.,    Elkins    Park,    Philadelphia    17. 

Mrs.  W.  A.  Mechesney  (Ethelyn 
Streamer)  writes  that  her  four  daugh- 
ters and  one  son,  ages  2-14,  constitute 
a  full  time  job. 

Mrs.  Rodney  G.  Brown  (Fannie 
Wood)  announces  the  arrival  of  a  son, 
Sheldon  Wood,  on  March  5,   1952. 

Your  class  reporter  reminds  you  it  is 
not  too  early  to  start  laying  plans  for 
attendance  at  our  20th  reunion  next 
year. 

CLASS  OF  1935 

class  Reporter:   MRS.  FREDERICK  STRALEY 

(Metta  Farringtoni 

Furnace  Road,  R.  D.  1,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

George  A.  Mills  is  now  Southwest 
territory  factory  representative  for  Sar- 
gent &  Co.,  Hardware  Manufactures, 
operating  out  of  San  Diego.  He  has 
three  children  aged,  9,  7,  and  3.  His 
address  is  4372  Elma  Lane,  La  Mesa, 
Calif. 

James  Orloski  recently  returned  from 
setting  up  a  streptomycin  plant  in 
Rome,  Italy,  for  the  E.  R.  Squibb  Co. 

Col.  William  C.  Shure,  formerly  of 
the  office  of  the  Chief  of  Chaplains,  has 
been  assigned  as  Chaplain,  Chief  of 
Army  Field  Forces.  Chaplain  Shure 
served  as  Chaplain  for  the  Eighth  Army 
in  Japan  from  1948  to  1950  and  was 
Chaplain  for  the  95th  Infantry  Division 

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throughout  Northern  France,  Central 
Europe,  and  Rhineland  Campaigns. 
For  his  wartime  services  he  was  award- 
ed the  Bronze  Star  and  three  battle 
stars.  Mrs.  Shure  is  the  former  Ruth  E. 
Wentworth  '30. 

Miss  Hazel  Smith,  home  from  her 
mission  work  in  Bhimpore,  Bengal- 
Orissa,  was  speaker  at  the  vesper  ser- 
vices March  2nd  in  the  First  Baptist 
Church  at  Milton.  Before  her  work  in 
Bengal-Orissa,  which  began  in  1945, 
she  had  worked  in  Assam  since  1935. 

"Everytime  a  BUCKNELL  ALUM- 
NUS comes,  I  declare  I'm  going  to  write 
you,  and  this  time  I'm  really  doing  it 
partly,  to  be  sure,  because  I  have  some 
news.  My  husband  Ronald  Wells,  is  a 
Denison  graduate  '35.  He  has  just  been 
appointed  to  a  position  with  the  Ameri- 
can Baptist  Convention,  which  I  think 
may  mean  an  occasional  trip  to  Buck- 
nell,  and  I'm  secretly  planning  to  tag 
along  sometime.  He  is  to  be  Assistant 
Executive  Secretary  in  charge  of  the 
Division  of  Secondary  and  Higher  Edu- 
cation of  the  Baptist  Board  of  Educa- 
tion. That's  a  terriffic  amount  of  ver- 
biage. He  has  been  a  Baptist  Univer- 
sity pastor  for  the  last  five  years  here 
in  Ames,  the  home  of  Iowa  State  Col- 
lege. Our  chief  contact  with  Bucknell 
lately  has  been  with  a  professor  who  is 
a  Penn  State  graduate  and  with  whom 
I  discuss  athletic  events  between  our 
respective  Alma  Maters.  One  of  our 
Baptist  boys  did  leave  us  after  his 
freshman  year  to  go  to  Bucknell.  We 
had  a  Bucknellian,  Dr.  Clarence  Cran- 
ford,  for  Religion-in-Life  week  this 
last  January.  After  August  1,  1952,  we 
expect  to  live  on  a  farm  near  Fleming- 
ton,  New  Jersey,  with  our  two  boys, 
David  and  Robert,  which  will  be  a 
change  from  campus  life.  Sincerely, 
Patricia  Woodburn  Wells." 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Heber  W.  Youngken,  Jr., 

are  the  proud  parents  of  a  son,  Richard 
Charles,  born  January  4.  They  have 
one  other  son,  John  Ronald. 


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CLASS    OF   1936 

President:   CHARLES  P.  KOTTCAMP 
57  Walnut  Road,  Bradford  Woods,  Pa. 

Charles  F.  Kottcamp,  our  class  presi- 
dent, has  recently  returned  from  a  six 
weeks'  business  trip  in  Europe.  He  vis- 
ited England,  France,  Switzerland,  Bel- 
gium, Holland,  and  Denmark,  dividing 
his  time  betwen  duties  as  an  official  rep- 
resentative of  the  U.  S.  Navy  at  the 
NATO,  Nations  Petroleum  Activities 
meetings  in  London  and  on  business  re- 
lated to  the  petroleum  activities  of  the 
Gulf  Oil  Corporation. 

CLASS    OF   1937 

President:   DR.  GEORGE  W.  GROUSE 
Main  St.,  Youngwood,  Pa. 

—  Fifteenth  Reunion  June  7  — 


It  Seems  Like  Yesterday 

Fifteen  Years  Ago — 1937 

College  installs  phone  exchange 
which  will  serve  all  administra- 
tors. 

Literature  building  is  named  to 
honor  Dr.  Charles  Parker 
Vaughan. 

Bucknellian  40  years  old;  The 
Orange  and  Blue  is  forerunner. 


Nancy  Suzanne  Brown.  II:  Janice  Onolee  Brown. 
7'-::  and  C.vnlhia  Louise  Brown.  'I'^z,  children  of 
Mrs.  Chalsmer  K.  Brown  (Cliarlotte  Louise  Shupe 
*36).  The  Browns  reside  at  R.  D.  'I,  Leechburg.  Pa. 
Charlotte  is  the  sister  of  Virginia  W,  Shupe  '^  and 
the  daughter  of  Mrs,  :\Iyrtle  Walkinshaw-  Shupe  'OD, 

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CLASS    OF    1938 

Class  Reporter:   MBS,  JOHN  B,  DEMPSEY 

(Anne  Culbertsoni 

1674  E.  Romeo  Road,  Leonard,  Michigan 

Our  plea  for  news  fell  upon  recep- 
tive ears! 

Marian  Richardson  Roos  (Mrs.  Wal- 
ter J.)  wrote  us  of  her  second  daugh- 
ter's birth  March  29,  1952. 

We  heard  from  Genie  Dilts  Prugh 
(Mrs.  Byron)  while  she  v/as  vacation- 
ing in  Florida  with  her  husband  and 
three  wee  ones.  Both  Genie  and  Ma- 
rian are  living  in  Westfield,  N.  J. 

Down  in  Macon,  Georgia,  Robert 
Eckert  is  the  owner  of  a  self  service 
laundry  and  has  half  interest  in  a  large 
super  market.  Any  more  Michigan 
winters  like  this  past  one  we'll  be  down 
to  camp  on  your  doorstep  Bob. 

CLASS    OF    1940 

Class  Reporter:   MRS,  JAMES  A,  MILLER 

(Mary  McCrinai 

1220-E  Braclcenridge  Apt£„  Lake  Austin  Blvd,, 

Austin,  Texas 

Assistant  sales  manager  of  the  Pru- 
dential Insurance  Co.  in  the  greater  Los 
Angeles  area,  Robert  M.  Morris  has 
become  a  qualifying  member  of  the. 
National  Association  of  Life  Under- 
writers. His  new  address  is  4642  Cold- 
water  Canyon  Ave.,  North  Hollywood, 
Calif.    His  wife  is  Jean  Permock  '41. 

Arthur  L.  Dymond  MA  '40,  is  per- 
sonnel director  of  Alumnium  Company 
of  American  in  Port  Lavaca,  Texas.  He 
and  his  wife,  who  reside  at  115  Crockett 
St.,  Port  Lavaca,  have  two  children, 
Michael,   10,  and  Susan,  7. 

From  Don  Williams  we  learn  that 
he  "turned  Texan  in  '47  and  loves  it". 
Don  is  purchasing  agent  for  the  South- 
Central  Division  of  Moore  Business 
Forms,  Inc.  and,  with  his  wife  and  chil- 
dren. Bonnie.  9,  and  Craig.  8,  lives  at 
917  Panhandle,  Denton,  Texas. 


CLASS    OF    1941 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  WILLL4M  HASSELBERGER 

(Jean  Steele i 

1518  Westmoreland  Ave,,  Syracuse.  N,  Y. 

Mrs.  Earnest  E.  Rogers  (Virginia  En- 

gle)  announces  the  arrival  of  a  second 
daughter.  Barbara  Jane,  on  December 
31,    1951. 

Mrs.  Gerald  C.  Madison  (Sarah 
Slaughenhaup)  won  a  SlOO  prize  in  the 
Chicago  Tribune's  Better  Rooms  com- 
petition. She  is  an  interior  decorator, 
graduating  from  the  Parson's  School 
of  Interior  Design  in  1947.  Her  address 
now  is  1512  Philadelphia  Ave.,  Cham- 
bersburg. 

I  received  an  announcement  froin 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  S.  Johnson  con- 
cerning the  big  event  of  their  first  child, 
a  daughter.  Alma  Dick  Johnson,  March 
12,  1952.  "Stack"  now  has  his  masters 
degree  in  business  froin  Columbia.  He 
and  his  wife  Joan  are  residing  at  2204 
Yale  Ave.,  Camp  Hill.  Congratulations 
and  thanks  for  the  note. 

Hope  to  see  you  all  in  June! 

CLASS    OF   1942 

Class  Reporter:  MR.  DON  L.  HOPKINS 
1404  Wisconsin  Ave..  Washington  7.  D.  C. 

—  Tenth  Reunion  June  7  — 

All  the  news  from  classmates  this 
issue  seems  to  center  around  recent  ad- 
ditions to  the  Bucknell  family.  So  let's 
take  them  in  chronological  order  and 
get  started  with  the  news. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  J.  Smith  (An- 
nabelle  Shepler),  are  pleased  to  an- 
nounce the  birth  of  a  son,  William 
Shepler  Smith,  on  September  24,  1951. 
Their  address  is  167  Hamilton  Ave., 
Vandergrift. 

The  Donald  Shells  (Janet  Bold  '43) 
welcomed  a  third  daughter,  Barbara 
Anita,  into  the  family  on  January  27, 
1952.  Don  and  Janet  have  moved  re- 
cently to  Munn  Lane  E.,  R.  D.  1,  Had- 
donfield,  N.  J. 

The  Upjohn  Company  is  keeping 
pharmacologist,  Walter  Freyburger 
busy  these  days.  Walt  received  his 
Ph.D.  from  the  University  of  Michigan 
in  January  1951,  and  is  now  living  at 
1522  N.  Church  St.,  Kalamazoo,  Michi- 
gan, with  his  wife  and  son,  Bruce  Wal- 
ter, born  January  29,  1952. 

And  the  most  recent  addition  is  a 
girl.  Heather  Joan,  born  to  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Leslie  Whitney  (Joan  Davidson 
'40),  in  Wilmington,  Delaware,  where 
the  Whitneys  reside  at  17  S.  Rodney 
Dr.,  Edgemoore  Gardens. 

Since  earning  her  MA  in  psychology 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in 
1947,  Mary  H.  Whitten  has  been  asso- 
ciated with  the  Atlantic  Refining  Co. 
in  Philadelphia  as  a  personnel  assistant. 


It  Seems  Like  Yesterday 

Ten  Years  Ago — 1942 

Lewisburg  bicycles  must  be  li- 
censed. Borough  Council  says. 

Bucknellian  Editor  visits  White 
House. 

B.  U.  Trustees  solve  housing 
problem  for  Commencement 
Weekend:  to  board  in  Pullman 
cars. 


JUNE    195: 


The    Robert    A.    Snyders     (Dorothy 

Derr  '41).  are  the  parents  of  a  daugh- 
ter, Diane  Elizabeth,  born  on  January 
30.  They  reside  at  2386  Malboro  St., 
East  Meadow,  Hempstead,  N.  Y. 

CLASS  OF  1943 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  EARLE  H.  BENTON 

(Norene  Bondi 

3408  Ivan  Road,  Wayne.  Pa. 

The  Don  Sholls  '42  (Janet  Bold)  have 
had  some  big  events  lately.  They  built 
a  home  on  Munn  Lane  E.,  R.  D.  1,  Had- 
donfield,  N.  J.,  and  moved  in  in  De- 
cember. Then  on  January  27,  their 
third  daughter,  Barbara  Anita,  was 
born.  Bet  their  home  is  lovely  with 
all  that  artistic  talent  and  all  that  cute 
feminity. 

William  P.  Harrison  lias  moved  to 
Alaska  where  he  has  organized  the  mu- 
sic department  for  a  brand  new  terri- 
torial consolidated  school.  Bill  reports 
that  he  is  still  single  and  is  enjoying, 
to  the  limit,  his  hobbies  of  moose  hunt- 
ing (they  run  to  1500  lbs.  up  there), 
salmon  fishing  (a  mere  60  lbs.),  and 
cooking,  Norwegian  style.  Bill's  ad- 
dress is  Box  178,  Petersburg,  Alaska. 

Daniel  Reinhardson,  Jr.,  is  employ- 
ment manager  of  tlie  Seamless  Rubber 
Co.  of  New  Haven.  Conn.  His  present 
mailing  address  is  Little  Meadow  Rd., 
R.  F.  D.  1,  Guilford,  Conn. 

\Villiam  S.  Rollins,  an  analyst  on  the 
Committee  on  Amphibious  Operations, 
resides  at  6708  Lake  St.,  Falls  Church, 
Va. 

Cap  and  Daggerers  never  die.  The 
Stan  Marshalls  (Alice  Zindel  '42)  con- 
tinue their  interest  in  the  theater  in 
Pittsburgh  where  Stan  has  just  helped 
in  a  campaign  to  celebrate  200  years  of 
the  theatre  in  America.  They,  with 
their  three  daughters,  live  at  218  Al- 
toona  Place.   Mt.   Lebanon,   Pittsburgh. 

CLASS  OF  1944 

Class  Reporter:  MRS,  ROBERT  F- BAKER 

(Honey  Rhinesmithl 

Lindys  Lake.  R.  D-,  Butler,  N.  J. 

Miss  Mary  R.  Schultz  is  now  teaching 
elementary  grades  in  Baltimere,  Md. 
She  resides  at  5500  Remmell  Ave.,  Bal- 
timore 6,  Md. 

Miss  Joyce  Reinhardt  and  Lawrence 
Seman  were  united  in  marriage  in  No- 
vember, 1951.  Mr.  Seman  is  now  with 
MacLaren  Sportswear.  The  couple  will 
reside  in  Forest  Hills. 

Leonard  R.  Smith  has  a  new  hobby. 
He  appeared  as  an  extra  in  a  movie 
taken  in  Washington,  D.  C.  The  movie, 
"Mr.  Ccngressman",  stars  Van  John 
son,  Patricia  Neal  and  Louis  Calhern. 

The  following  is  from  the  Newark 
Evening  News  one  night  in  March. 
"The  American  Cancer  Society  an- 
nounced two  new  advances  in  its  work 
today,  one  a  method  of  detecting  and 
locating  brain  tumors  without  opening 
the  skull.  It  was  developed  by  a  team 
of  collaborators  headed  by  Drs.  Gordon 
L.  Brownell  of  M.  I.  T.  and  'William  H. 
Sweet  of  Harvard." 

JUNE    19  32 


CLASS  OF  1945 

class  Reporter:   MRS,  C,  FRED  MOORE 

(Nancy  Woehlingi 

Alden  Park  Manor,  Germantown.  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Janet  Shotwell  Hunts  writes  that  she 
and  her  husband,  Marshall,  are  now  liv- 
ing with  their  two  cliildren,  Carolyn, 
5  years  old  and  Bobby,  6  months  old  in 
Evansville.  Her  husband  is  now  plant 
engineer  for  the  Allentown  Portland 
Cement  Company.  She  corresponds 
regularly  with  Betsy  Coleman,  who  is 
now  at  the  University  of  Rochester  in 
Minnesota.  She's  teaching  in  the  nur- 
sery school  and  in  a  public  junior  high 
there.  Janet  also  writes  that  Sybil 
Haire  is  in  the  Pittsburg  Children's 
Hospital  for  her  last  year  in  pediatrics. 

The  Bell  Telephone  Co.  of  Pennsyl- 
vania tells  us  that  our  George  R.  Rader 
has  been  advanced  to  manager  of  the 
Altoona  Commercial  office.  George  is 
married  to  the  former  Patricia  Town- 
send.  They  have  twin  daughters  born 
February  27,  1949.  The  family  lives  at 
514  Montgomery  St.,  Hollidaysburg. 
George's  brother  Reuben  Rader  gradu- 
ated from  Bucknell  in  1940. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Shapiro  CVera 
Messing)  announced  the  birth  of  their 
daughter  Elizabeth  Nan,  November  5, 
195r. 

CLASS    OF   1946 

Class  Reporter:   MBS,  WILLIAM  HARSHBARGER 

(Jeanne  Phillips  l 

206  Second  St,.  Huntingdon.  Pa, 

Lt.   and  Mrs.   Harry   H.  Haddon,  Jr., 

are  the  parents  of  a  daughter  born  in 
November. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  H.  Malcom  wel- 
comed a  daughter,  Grace,  on  February 
17.  Their  son,  Calvin,  is  five  years  old. 
They  are  now  living  at  7614  Saginaw 
Ave.,  Chicago  49,  111. 

Mrs.  Daniel  O'Dell  (Jane  Kuhlman) 
was  in  California  at  last  report,  waiting 
for  her  husband  to  be  discharged  from 
the  Navy. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  'W.  Polk  (Jean 
Martin),  have  two  children,  aged  6  and 
IV2,  and  they  are  living  in  North  Caro- 
lina, but  I'm  sorry  I  have  no  address 
for  thein  there. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Russell  C.  Burns 
(Blanche  Foley),  are  the  parents  of 
three  children.  They  live  on  Rt.  2, 
Box  2-B,  Hurricane,  'West  "Virginia. 

A  son,  James  Raymond,  was  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  B.  (Hank)  Puff  on 
September  3.  They  are  living  in  their 
new  home  at  414  S.  Wille  St.,  Prospect 
Park,  111. 

CLASS    OF   1947 

Class  Reporter:  ROGER  S,  HADDON 
243  Water  St..  Northumberland,  Pa, 

—  Fifth  Reunion  June  7  — 

One  of  those  things;  5-year  reunion. 

One  of  those  people:     You. 

One  of  those  days:    June   7. 

Of  course,  you'll  be  back — just  to  see 
how  everybody  (except  you)  has 
changed  since  1947. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  Goldman  (Tarn 
Gurvitch)  are  administering  pre-col- 
lege  training  to  little  Glenn,  born 
April  7. 

Frank  Haas  has  been  admitted  to  the 


Dauphin  County  Bar.  He  is  associated 
with  the  law  firm  of  McNees,  "Wallace 
and  Nurick  of  Harrisburg. 

A  graduate  of  Columbia  Law  School 
in  1950,  David  Hurwitz  is  a  Special  As- 
sistant Attorney  General  of  New  York 
State  en  tlie  staff  of  the  Richmond 
County  (Staten  Island)  Investigation. 
He  recently  became  engaged  to  Miss 
Betty   Sperling   of  New   York   City. 

Lt.  William  L.  Wentz  married  Miss 
Barbara  Jean  Edelman  of  San  Diego, 
Calif.,  on  Feb.  25th. 

June  C.  Dolan  was  married  February 
23  to  J.  Gerard  Caffrey  at  South 
Orange,  N.  J. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Fell  (Eliza- 
beth G.  Faint)  with  sons  Dale  Eliot  and 
"Wayne  Micliael,  now  live  at  Somerset 
House,  34-10  75th  St.,  Jackson  Heights, 
N.  Y.  Betty's  husband  is  associated 
with  E.  R.  Squibb  &  Sons. 

Mrs.  David  Stevens  Gifford  (Dorothy 
Kohl)  spends  some  of  her  time  doing 
psychological  testing  in  the  Naugatuck, 
Conn,  public  schools.  Address:  Fair- 
wood  Rd.,  Bethany,  Conn. 

Tom  Rodgers  is  back  in  uniform,  a 
first  lieutenant  in  the  28th  Division,  sta- 
tioned at  Ulm,  Germany.  Address: 
Reg.  Hq.  110th  28th  Div.,  APO  III,  c/o 
Postmaster,  N.  Y.,  N.  Y. 

A  daughter,  Mary  Rose  Ann,  was 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  Leo  Rodgers 
(Nancy  Anchor)  on  December  10,  1951. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  C.  V.  Gawain 
(Janet  Gardiner  '48)  are  enjoying  life 
in  Granville,  Ohio,  where  (Jary  is  an 
assistant  professor  in  the  department  of 
psychology  at  Denison  University.  He 
was  a  research  fellow  at  Penn  State, 
taking  his  Ph.D.  in  clinical  psychology 
in  1950  and  has  been  at  Denison  since 
September  of  that  year. 

Gary  confirms  the  thought  that  Deni- 
son is  quite  similar  to  Bucknell,  adding 
""We  like  it  here  very  much."  Gary 
and  Janet  are  maintaining  one  Sig 
legacy,  Bruce  Erick,  age  four  and  a  fu- 
ture KD,  Darcy  Lee,  born  last  June  28. 

From  the  tall-grass  country  of  Colo- 
rado comes  a  welcome  missive  signed 
by  Mrs.  Franklin  R.  Doud  (MarjorieLou 
"Midge"  Myers).  Midge  went  west  in 
the  spring  of  '48  and  was  married  on 
Christmas  day  of  that  year.  Her  hus- 
band is  engaged  in  ranching  (doud 
ranch,  no  doubt).  Little  Eric  was  born 
July  5,  1951.  Address:  Castle  "View 
Ranch,  Basalt,  Colo. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grant  E.  Tompkins  '48 
(Louise  Bell)  have  moved  from  Penn- 
sylvania to  East  Orange.  Grant  is  as- 
sistant personnel  manager  at  the  Ho- 
boken  plant  of  Scott  Paper  Co.  Grant 
Edward  III  was  born  December  18th, 
little  brother  to  Lynn  Louise  age  two 
and  a  half.  Address:  61  S.  Oraton 
Parkway,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Edwards  (Kitty 
Wilson)  are  domiciled  at  356  San  Carlos 
St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

A  son,  James  David,  was  born  on 
New  Year's  day  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Claude 
Bubb,  Jr.  (June  Lohman  '41),  640  N. 
Mary  St.,  Lancaster. 

23 


We  were  in  New  York  the  other 
weekend  and  saw  Phil  Glaser  '46,  who 
is  now  an  assistant  buyer  of  office  furni- 
ture for  Goldsmith  Bros.,  Inc.  Also,  in 
the  uptown  din,  I  chanced  to  see  Ted 
Titolo  '48  at  a  distance  of  two  cab 
lengths,  but  failed  to  flag  him  down. 

Now  it's  your  turn  to  write.  Why  not 
drop  me  a  line,  old  grad? 

CLASS    OF   1948 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  RICHARD  D.  AHTERLEy 

(Joann  Golightlyl 

3  Linden  Place,  Summit,  N.  J. 

"Can  you  believe  it's  been  4  years 
since  we  wore  our  caps  and  gowns? 
Let's  go  back  to  graduation  this  year, 
June  7,  8,  9,  1952  and  renew  acquain- 
tances." 

Miss  Dorothea  Bumpus  is  now  work- 
ing at  the  George  Washington  Hospi- 
tal as  a  Registered  Nurse.  Her  address: 
5909  Carlton  Lane,  Glen  Mar  Park. 
Washington  16,  D.  C. 

News  has  reached  us  that  John  Law- 
rence Dale  has  entered  the  wholesale 
paper  business  in  Dallas,  Texas  with 
B.  A.  McKenzie  under  the  name  of 
Specialty  Papers  Co.  John  is  married 
to  the  former  Jayne  E.  Becker  of 
Kaufman,  Texas.  Good  luck  John  in 
your  new  business. 

Arthur  E.  Harriman,  son  of  Professor 
and  Mrs.  P.  L.  Harriman  (Dessa  Hol- 
man  '36)  was  awarded  the  Ph.D.  degree 
at  Cornell  University.  He  has  been 
awarded  a  post-doctoral  fellowship  by 
the  United  States  Public  Health  Ser- 
vice and  will  continue  his  experiments 
at  Cornell  University. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  H,  Woodcock 
in  (Beatrice  Sidler  '38)  are  the  par- 
ents of  a  son,  Charles  H.  IV,  born  De- 
cember 8.  They  live  at  907  W.  4th  St., 
Williamsport. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  David  Meyer  (Ada 
Corn)  have  a  daughter.  Deborah  Anne, 
born  June  29,  1951.  Their  address:  198 
W.  Broad  St.,  Bergenfield,  N.  J. 

Robert  C.  Craumer  and  his  wife  Na- 
talie Dann  '49  have  returned  from  Alas- 
ka. Bob  is  office  manager-accountant 
with  C.  C.  Davis  Construction  Co.,  New 
Cumberland.  They  have  one  daugh- 
ter, Pamela  Susan,  and  live  at  102  S. 
29th   St.,    Harrisburg. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  W.  Dagenais 
(Jane  Toner)  are  the  parents  of  John 
Andrew,  born  February  6.  They  have 
one  other  child,  Linda  Anne,  almost 
two.  They  live  at  339  Jerusalem  Ave., 
Hemstead,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Begliomini  (Susan  Maffei)  is 
teaching  in  the  high  school  at  Exeter. 
Her  address:  1285  Wyoming  Ave.,  Ex- 
eter. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Stanley  Piatt  (Rolande 
I.  Morris)  welcomed  a  daughter,  Eliza- 
beth Morris,  December  11. 

Joseph  Evans  has  accepted  under 
Civil  Service  a  public  relations  posi- 
tion in  Washington,  D.  C.  Joe  was 
managing  editor  of  the  Lewisburg  Jour- 
nal for  several  years.  His  wife,  the 
former  Marjorie  Darnell  '49,  and  their 
twin  daughters  will  join  him  in  the 
city  soon. 

24 


Joseph  B.  Farrell  was  admitted  to  the 
practice  of  law  in  Common  Pleas  Court 
in  February.  His  address  is  65  Church 
St.,  Wilkes-Barre. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  W.  Lowrie 
(Marian  Murchanian  '45)  have  moved 
to  Davis  Rd.,  Salt  Point,  N.  Y.  Mr. 
Lowrie  will  be  doing  electrical  engi- 
neering research  for  International  Bus- 
iness Machines  in  Poughkeepsie. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clint  Marantz  (Audrey 
Johnson)  of  54  N.  Woodhull  Rd.,  Hunt- 
ington, N.  Y.,  announce  the  arrival  of 
a  son,  Steven,  on  March  1st. 

Since  receiving  his  Ph.D.  in  chemis- 
try from  the  University  of  Illinois,  Rob- 
ert C.  Sentz  has  moved  to  209  New 
York  Ave.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.  and 
is  now  a  Tesearch  associate  with  E.  R. 
Squibb  &  Son  there. 

Robert  H.  Taylor,  our  Class  Fund 
Manager,  writes  that  he  has  orders  to 
serve  abroad  the  cruiser  U.  S.  S.  Pitts- 
burgh. 

CLASS    OF   1949 

Class  Reporter:   MISS  MARILYN  HARER 
505  Columbia  Ave.,  Lansdale.  Pa. 

Kenneth  Kessler  was  transferred  to 
Florida  in  August.  He  is  still  with  the 
Equitable  Life  Insurance  Co.,  and  is 
residing  at  3251  McDonald  St.,  Coco- 
nut Grove,  Miami,  Florida.  William 
W.  McKay  has  been  head  football 
coach  of  Moorestown  High  School 
since  1950  and  he  is  residing  at  318 
Collins  Ave.,  Moorestown,  N.  J.  James 
E.  Miller  is  with  the  Sports  Age  maga- 
zine, a  Guyer  publication,  in  New  York 
City,  He  is  residing  at  193  2nd  Ave., 
Apt,  17,  New  York,  N.  Y.  A  son,  Jef- 
fery  Bowen,  born  November  24,  1951 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morris  A.  Long.  Wal- 
ter Polanski  of  Ranshaw,  recently  re- 
ceived his  notice  that  he  had  passed 
the  Pennsylvania  State  Bar  examina- 
tions and  is  eligible  to  be  admitted  to 
practice  law  in  the  courts  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. Mr.  Polanski  will  be  associated 
in  law  practice  with  the  law  firm  of 
W.  H.  Unger  and  Sons,  of  which  Fran- 
cis F.  Reamer  '21  is  a  partner. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stanley  R.  Acker  (Bar- 
bara Bechtel)  wish  to  announce  the 
birth  of  a  son,  John  Randolph  on  May 
3,  1951.  Mr.  Acker  has  completed  his 
work  toward  his  Ph.D.  and  expects  to 
receive  his  degree  from  Purdue,  Feb- 
ruary 1952.  At  present  he  is  assistant 
to  the  Director  of  the  Educational  De- 
partment of  the  American  Locomotive 
Co.  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Acker  are  living  at  14A4  Sheridan 
Village,  Schenectady,  N.  Y.  Frederick 
L.  Burkhart  is  a  bank  employee  at  the 
EI  Paso  National  Bank.  He  lives  at 
1211  N.  Mesa,  El  Paso,  Texas.  Harry 
G.  Drew  is  now  in  service  on  his  way 
to  Alaska  with  the  43rd  Army  Band. 
He  is  receiving  his  mail  at  440  Ed- 
monds Ave.,  Drexel  Hill.  Clifford  W. 
Reims  has  returned  to  Bucknell  as  an 
instructor  in  music. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  G.  Absalom  be- 
came the  parents  of  Lynne  Audrey  on 
Dec.  6.  Mr.  Absalom  is  employed  by 
General  Electric  Co.,  and  they  live  at 
41  Arlington  St.,  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

Personnel  Journal,  carried  on  its 
January  1952  issue  with  an  article  co- 
authored  by  Mrs.  Betsy  Albert  Perry, 


assistant     personnel     manager.     Vitro 
Corporation  of  America. 

Egbert  L.  Ayers'  second  son,  Steven 
Craig,   arrived   February   3,    1952. 

John  E.  Behman,  married  to  Ada 
Elizabeth  Hanawalt,  is  now  teaching  at 
the  Lemoyne  High  School,  Their  ad- 
dress is  2621  N.  6th  St.,  Harrisburg. 

CLASS   OF   1950 

Class  Reporter:   MES.  DAVID  L.  MILLER 

^Jane  Kreideri 

614  Penn  St.,  New  Bethlehem.  Pa. 

J.  Kenneth  Edwards,  employed  by  the 
Howard  P.  Foley  Electrical  Construc- 
tion Co.,  may  be  addressed  at  Wayne 
203,  Thornwood  Apts.,  Hale  St.,  Harris- 
burg. Yutwee  Eng,  enrolled  in  the  New 
York  School  of  Social  Work  for  a  mas- 
ter's degree,  resides  at  1560  Amsterdam 
Ave.,  Room  229P,  New  York  21,  N.  Y. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  A.  Fuller  (M.  Jane 
Haigh  x'51),  are  residing  at  503  Bell- 
view  St.,  Altoona,  while  the  former  is  a 
trainee  with  Sears  Roebuck  and  Co. 
Edward  S.  Gorewich  has  moved  from 
Coulee  Dam,  Washington,  to  take  a  sim- 
ilar engineering  position  with  the  Bu- 
reau of  Reclamation  in  the  Wilkes- 
Barre  area.  His  address  is  7  Barry  St., 
Courtdale,  c/o  Luzerne,  P.  O.  Charles 
S.  Hall  is  a  commercial  teacher  in  the 
Paulsboro,  N.  J.  High  School.  Charles 
B.  Herman,  a  chemical  engineer  with 
the  Pittsburgh  Coke  and  Chemical  Co., 
may  be  addressed  at  Box  116,  R.  D.  4, 
Coraopolis.  Donald  C.  Holier  is  in 
training  with  Hall  Laboratories.  He 
and  his  wife,  the  former  Joella  Mathia- 
sen  '48  reside  at  440  S.  Aiken  Ave., 
Pittsburgh  32.  Walter  S.  Keister  ex- 
pects to  receive  his  B.S.  in  Art  Educa- 
tion at  Penn  State  at  the  end  of  Janu- 
ary. The  Keisters'  second  child,  Walter 
Diem,  was  born  November  1,  1950  (de- 
livered by  Dr.  Robert  R.  Schultz  '22, 
Scranton  Alumni  Club  ex-president). 
John  D.  Larson  is  teaching  mathematics 
in  the  high  school  at  Jersey  Shore. 
Dick  Linde  sailed  August  21,  1950,  for 
a  three-year  stay  in  Japan  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Methodist  Board  of 
Foreign  Missions.  He  will  be  engaged  in 
teaching  English  and  in  work  with  Jap- 
anese youth.  Ralph  F.  Lowe,  associated 
with  the  General  Electric  Co.,  resides 
at  285  Lynn  Shore  Drive,  Lynn,  Mass. 
George  A.  Miller,  customer  engineer 
with  International  Business  Machines, 
wishes  mail  sent  to  his  home:  New  Ber- 
lin. Harold  R.  Reed  is  teaching  fourth 
grade  in  the  public  schools  at  Picture 
Rocks.  Robert  Roush  is  employed  by 
the  American  Car  and  Foundry  Co., 
Milton,  as  an  industrial  engineer.  Gor- 
don Schlier  is  a  commercial  teacher  in 
the  Huntington  Mills  High  School,  near 
Berwick.  The  new  supervising  princi- 
pal of  the  system  is  Thorwald  E.  Lewis 
'37.  Merle  C.  Stahl,  employed  by  De- 
Vilbiss  Co.  as  draftsman  in  the  produc- 
tion engineering  department,  may  be 
addressed  at  Box  435,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Tole- 
do, Ohio.  Edwin  E.  Ulichny  is  residing 
at  201  Amosland  Rd.,  Norwood.  He  is  a 
test  engineer  in  the  aviation  gas  turbine 
division  of  Westinghouse  Electric.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Richard  A.  Wagner  and  their 
six-month-old  daughter,  Patricia  Jean, 
reside  at  80  Cedar  St.,  Midland  Park,  N. 
J.  Mr.  Wagner  is  a  chemist  with  P.  Lor- 
illard  Co.  Hugh  Williamson  is  teaching 
chemistry  in  the  high  school  at  Sunbury. 
Albert  E.  Becker,  11  N.  Wells  Ave,, 
Glen  Olden,  is  an  application  engineer 
with  Westinghouse  Electric,  Donald  L. 
Davidson,    is    an    industrial    salesman 

JUNE     1952 


with  Armstrong  Cork  Co.,  Industrial 
Division,  1205  Olive  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Frederick  Kelley  A.M.'SO,  English 
teacher  at  Carson  Long  Military  In- 
stitute, New  Bloomfield,  with  the  rating 
of  captain,  the  same  rank  he  held  upon 
discharge  from  the  AAF  after  the  war. 
Thanks  to  Sally  Lou  Kriner  who 
sends  word  that  she  is  well  on  her  way 
to  a  master's  degree  in  education  at 
Harvard  where  she  has  run  into  some 
nine  Bucknell  graduates  now  taking 
post  graduate  work  there.  Included 
among  these  is  Irv  Graybill  '49,  Bud 
Bush,  and  Ronnie  Unger  '51. 

CLASS  OF  1951 

Class  Reporters:   MR.  DONALD  BROWN 

5519  S.  Kenwood  Ave..  Apt,  621.  Chicago  37,  111. 

MISS  FRANCES  WILKINS 

Apt.  74.  1316  New  Hampshire  Ave.. 

Washington.  D,  C, 

— First  Reunion  June  7 — 

"Those  Wedding  Bells  are  breaking 
up  that  Old  Gang  of  Ours." 

Laurel  Kreitzburg  to  Ronald  E.  Ellis 
in  Indianapolis.  Indiana,  June  9,  1951. 
Her  husband  is  in  the  service. 

Two  members  of  the  class  of  1951 
were  married  on  Dec.  29,  1951.  Bever- 
ly Hall  and  Ralph  Waite  '52;  Ted  Brown 
and  Willene  Edwards  '53.  The  Browns 
are  residing  at  Seymour  Dr.,  "Windsor 
Locks,  Conn. 

Donald  Bennett  to  Joanne  E.  Drumm, 
Dec.  23,  1951.  Don  is  in  the  Signal 
Corps  at  Camp  Gordon,  Ga.  and  Joanne 
is  teaching  in  Livingston. 

Ann  Cooper  became  Mrs.  Jack  Nixon 
as  of  August  25,  1951.  They  live  in 
Pittsburgh. 

Lena  Garro  married  Lee  McCloskey 
'50  December  29,  1951.  They  can  be 
reached  at  707  N.  Main  St..  Carlsbad, 
N.  Mexico. 

MoUie  Edwards  became  Mrs.  Grey 
Rogers  December  1,  1951.  Grey  is  now 
serving  in  the  Navy. 

Hugo  Kates  and  Lucille  Williams 
were  married  December  26,  1951.  He  is 
employed  at  the  state  highway  office 
in  Williamsport. 

Doris  Neuberger  '52  is  the  bride  of 
Walter  Bartlett.  They  were  married 
last  Sept.  20  and  are  living  in  Lewis- 
burg. 

Virginia  Turrcne  '52  was  married  to 
Robert  Richardson  August  30,  1951. 
They  are  residing  in  Texas  where  the 
groom  is  affiliated  with  the  Human  Re- 
sources Research  Center  of  the  Air 
Force  and  is  completing  work  for  his 
degree  at  Trinity  College. 

Bill  Godley  and  Barbara  J.  Smith, 
formerly  of  the  Bucknell  Women's 
Physical  Education  Dept.,  were  married 
last  June.  They  can  be  reached  at  5127 
Walker  Way,  El  Paso,  Texas  where 
Bill  is  working  for  the  Douglas  Air- 
craft Co. 

Joanne  Armstrong  became  Mrs.  Paul 
D.  Roddenberry  on  July  21,  1951. 
Joanne  is  now  teaching  second  grade 
in  the  Pennhurst  State  School,  Spring 
City.  They  are  living  at  258  Washing- 
ton St.,  Royersford. 

Janice  Cupp  and  Herbert  Wilcox  '50 
became  one  on  Dec.  1,  1951.  Following 
the  orders  of  Uncle  Sam,  they  will  re- 
side in  Kentucky. 

J  U  N  E    1  9  3  2 


Wayne     Harrison     was     married     to 
Jeanne  Wilson  of  Mt.  Lebanon.     They 
are,  at  present,   out  on  the  west  coast 
in  the  state   of  Washington. 
"Class  of  1970" 

Peter  Arthur  Sloat  '70  arrived  on 
September  1,  1951  at  the  home  of  Art 
and  Bobbie  Sloat.  Mrs.  Sloat  is  the 
former  Barbara  Parcell  '52.  Art  is  as- 
sociated with  the  sales  department  of 
Johnson  &  Johnson.  Family  life  is 
progressing  at  31  Samp  Mortar  Dr., 
Fairfield,  Conn. 

"Up-The-Ladder" 

Nancy  Lee  Cathral!  is  teaching  the 
three  R's  as  an  elementary  teacher  in 
the  Lewisburg  School.  Mail  will  reach 
her  at  630  Market  St.,  Lewisburg. 

Nicholas  A.  Yurgic  is  principal  of  the 
Wellsville  Central  Schools,  126  W.  State 
St.,   Wellsville,   N.  Y. 

The  recent  Moot  Court  of  Appeals 
trials  at  Yale  University  Law  School 
found  Herb  Zearfoss  Law  Student  '54 
participating. 

Don  Parsons  is  now  working  as  a 
product  engineer  for  the  Chemical  Di- 
vision of  the  Sylvania  Electric  Corp. 
He  can  be  reached  at  927  S.  Main  St., 
Towanda.  Don  is  engaged  to  Pay  Wiley. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  August  Klein,  Jr.,  and 
Karen  Tim,  formerly  of  10-D,  Bucknell 
Village,  are  living  at  R.  D.  2,  East  Mill 
St.,  Port  Allegheny.  He  is  working  in 
the  controller's  office  at  Sylvania  Elec- 
tric Products  Inc.,  Emporium.  The 
family  will  be  moving  to  Emporium 
when  housing  is  available. 

Newell  Robb  is  at  63  Merrimack  St., 
Haverhill,  Mass.  as  assistant  sales  man- 
ager for  the  Haverhill  Gas  &  Light  Co. 
doing  advertising  and  sales  promotion 
work. 

Ruth  Orner  Denenberg  finds  herself 
at  Purdue  University  as  secretary  to 
the  Dean  of  Men.  Ruth's  husband  "Vic 
'49  is  working  for  his  Ph.D.  in  psychol- 
ogy. 209  University  St.,  West  Lafay- 
ette, Ind.  is  their  last  reported  address. 

Dick  Hammer  and  family  (Myrtie 
Hopkins  and  Linda  '69)  are  now  per- 
manently situated  at  Apt.  69A,  Brace- 
wood  Lane,   Stanford,  Conn. 

James  R.  Fehr  is  working  in  the  min- 
ing division  of  Bethlehem  Steel  Co.  at 
the  limestone  quarries  at  Milroy. 

Craig  Hall  is  with  Liberty  Mutual 
Casualty  Insurance  Co.  in  their  business 
sales  dept.   of  the  Philadelphia   office. 

Liberty  Mutual  claims  another  Buck- 
nellian  in  the  person  of  Richard  Getty. 
He  is  a  Claims  Adjustor  in  their  Mil- 
waukee, Wis.  office. 

Bill  Martin  is  working  out  of  the 
Cincinnati  office  of  Armstrong  Cork  Co. 
He  is  peddling  for  the  Industrial  Divi- 
sion covering  the  area  from  Spring- 
field, Ohio  to  Evansville,  Indiana. 

Dot  Hawkins  is  finding  life  interest- 
ing and  exciting  working  for  our  State 
Dept.  in  the  Embassy  in  far  away  Lima, 
Peru.  She's  being  waited  on  by  four 
servants  and  manages  to  make  three 
or  four  late  hour  parties  a  week.  "Come 
the  revolutions!" 

Jack  Williams  former  Bucknellian 
editor,  is  newshawking  in  the  Colum- 
bia Journalism  School. 


Charles   W.   Ague,   Jr.,   can  now   be 

reached   at  P.   O.   Box   184,   Lewisburg. 
"Comrades-in-Arms" 
Robert  C.  Babbitt  enlisted  in  the  ser- 
vice January  21,  1952.     He  is  stationed 
at  Sampson  Air  Force  Base,  N.  Y. 

Pfc.  James  C.  Campbell  has  been 
transferred  to  El  Paso,  Texas  for  ad- 
vanced training  with  the  Air  Force. 

William  Henry  Foulk,  Jr.,  is  getting 
his  basic  training  at  Fort  Knox,  Ken- 
tucky with  the  Third  Armor  Division. 
Charles  G.  Rogers  was  graduated 
from  Officers'  Candidate  School,  New- 
port, R.  I.  as  an  Ensign  on  January  25, 
1952  and  is  now  on  duty  on  the  U.  S.  S. 
Vesole,  c/o  F.  P.  O.,  New  York,  Mrs. 
Rogers  (Mary  Edwards)  will  reside  at 
3  W.  26th  St.,  Wilmington,  Del.  while 
Charlie  is  overseas. 

Gordon  E.  Masters  has  been  recalled 
by  the  Air  Force  and  is  attending  Radar 
Electronics  School  at  Kessler  Air  Base. 
His  address  is  1st  Lt.  G.  E7  Masters, 
3401st  Student  Sq.  Off.,  Box  1354,  Kes- 
sler AFB,  Miss. 

Eugene  B.  Catherman  is  an  Air  Cadet. 
His  address  is  Box  658,  Class  52-10, 
3565  Tng.  Sqdn..  James  Connally  Air 
Force  Base,  Waco,  Texas. 

Richard  Johnson  is  soldiering  it  at 
Fort  Riley,  Kansas  with  the  998th  Engi- 
neer Construction  Bn.  and  has  been 
kept  busy  with  those  devastating  floods. 
Address— H.  &  S.  Co.,  998th  Eng.  Const. 
Bn.,  Fort  Riley,  Kansas. 

Prexy  Bob  LeCates  is  doing  office 
work  out  at  Camp  Carson,  Colo.  Wife 
"Chile"  (Rachel  Reinhold)  is  anticipat- 
ing spending  the  summer  in  the  Rockies 
if  Uncle  Sam  so  determines. 

Dick  Larson  is  finding  army  life  no 
more  enjoyable  than  he  did  serious 
studies  but  is  surviving  as  he  did  be- 
fore. Address  is  Ha.  &  Hq.  Co.  1st  Bn., 
145th  Inf.  Regt.,  37th  Inf.  Div.,  Camp 
Polk,  La. 

The  entire  class  of  1951  is  the  subject 
of  this  the  last  item  under  Comrades- 
In-Arms,  for  we  are  all  participants  in 
an  operation  that  comes  off  this  fall. 
It  is  an  acid  test  of  our  education — 
election  time!  This  is  a  reminder  of  a 
responsibility  that  we  all  share  as  edu- 
cated adults — the  role  of  effective  citi- 
zen. To  be  able  to  vote  in  the  Novem- 
ber elections  we  must  be  registered  in 
the  state  in  which  we  are  residing.  All 
of  us,  especially  those  of  the  class  in  the 
armed  services  who  have  the  added 
responsibility  of  making  arrangements 
for  an  absentee  ballot,  should  make 
every  effort  to  contact  our  election 
boards  and  make  certain  that  we  are 
properly  registered  and  accounted  for 
so  that  we  may  continue  to  discharge 
our  debt  to  school  and  country. 
And  Franci  Wilkins  reports: 

"A  March  Wedding  Belle" 
Norma  "Pug"  Hunsinger,  became  the 
bride  of  Dale  Hay  senior  prom  week- 
end. After  honeymooning  in  New  Or- 
leans, Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hay  put  the  wel- 
come mat  at  527  Bashford  Lane  Alex- 
andria, "Va.  While  at  Bucknell.  Pug 
was  rushing  chairman  of  Kappa  Delta 
and  an  active  participant  in  the  Chris- 
tian Association. 

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The  Bucknell  Alumnus  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity, Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Metiiber — American    Alumni   Council 

Officers  of  the  Association 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26,  President,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N,  J. 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  First  Vice-President 

1925  Frueen  Drive,  Louisville.  Kv. 
MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Devine  '31),  Second  Vice-President 

1569  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New  York  62,  N.  Y. 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer  35  Market  St.,  Lewisburs,  Pa. 

JOHN  H.  SHOTT  x'22.  Secretary  and  Editor 

116  Faculty  Court,  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Bo.\RD  OF  Directors 
EUGENE   D.   CARSTATER   '26,   R.   D.    1,   Falls  Church,   Va.    (1932) 
HOWARD  V.  FISHER  '13.  1319  Reading  Blvd..  Wvomissing,  Pa.   (1952) 
HARRY  F.  HARTZELL  x'OS.  Maydwell  &  Hartzeli,  Inc.,  158-168  11th  St., 

San  Francisco,  Calif.  (1932) 
MRS.  T.  JEFFERSON  MIERS  (Louise  Matthews  '26),  1021  Hig-hmont  Rd., 

Pittsburgh  32,  Pa.    (1952) 
CHARLES  T.  SOBER  '39,  1935  Frueen  Drive,  Louisville,  Ky.  (1932) 
LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '20,  2107  Wharton  Rd.,  Glenside,  Pa.   (1953) 
L  H.  MARANTZ  '48.  51  N.  Woodhull  Rd.,  Huntington,  N.  Y.  (1953) 
MRS.   THOMAS  B.   SEAR    (Rita   Holbrook   '37),    183  Elmore  Rd.,  Monroe 

Meadows.  Brighton,  Rochester  10.  N.  Y.  (1953) 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  '23,  501  Bloom  St.,  Danville,  Pa.  (1953) 
ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17,  The  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.  (1953) 
PAUL  E.  FINK  '29,  606  N.  Arch  St..  Montoursville,  Pa.  (1934) 
MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Devine  '21),  1569  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New  York 

City  62.  N.  Y.  (1934) 
LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23,  Box  226,  Vineland.  N.  J.  (1954) 
DANIEL  M.  ROOP  '45,  38  Fells  Rd.,  Winchester,  Mass.  (1934) 
KENNETH- W.  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  .].  (1954) 

(     )  Year  Term  Expires. 

Alumni  Fund  Committee 

JOHN  F.  WORTH  '37,  Chairman 
JOHN    H.  SHOTT  x'22.   Fund   Director 
P.  HERBERT  WATSON  '37  PHILIP  C.  CAMPBELL  '22 

Coach  of  ODD  classes  Coacli  of  E\'EN  classes 


LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR 


Members 


Barr  Cannon  "39 

Dr.  Clarence  W.  Cranford  '29 

Joseph  D.  Dent  '20 

Ralph  B.  Derr  '17 

Dr.  Emma  E.  Dillon  '15 

William  C.  Emmitt  '30 

Harry  F.  Hartzeli  '08 

Coit  R.  Hoechst  '07 

Mrs.  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21 


Mrs.  Louise  Matthe\\'S  Mier 
Henry  B.  Puff  '1.6 
Allan  G.  Ritter  '09 
William  Hamilton  Rodgers, 
Kennetli  W.  Slifer  '26 
Thomas  Speck  '37 
.lames  A.  Tyson  '11 
Miss  Sue  E.  Weddell  '12 
Dr.  A.  R.  E.  Wyant  '92 


Have  You  Signed  Our  Guest  Book? 

The  General  Alumni  Assticiatiun  maintains  a  visi- 
tors' register  in  the  Alumni  Office,  206  Roberts  Hall, 
which  contains  the  names  of  many  Alumni  who  have 
returned  to  the  campus.  Won't  you  come  when  you 
are  on  the  campus,  sign  the  book,  and  look  for  the 
names  of  classmates  who  have  been  back  recently  ? 

Alumni  and  their  guests  are  urged  to  use  the  Alum- 
ni Office  as  their  campus  headquarters.  Stationery, 
desk  space  and  telephone  service  are  available. 

Among  those  who  have  signed  the  register  recentl}^ 
are  the  following : 

Claire  M.  Conway  '05,  Nanticoke 

Isaac  Levine  '22,  Fair  Lawn,  N.  J. 

Donald  Brubaker  '29,  Watkins  Glen.  N.  Y. 

Steve  Terpak  '24,  Pittsfield,  Mass. 

Louise  Kinzie  '54,  Chicago,  111. 

Bette  Kinzie  '54,  Chicago,  111. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  F.  Worth  'i7,  Arlington,  Va. 

James  F.  Hayes  '08,  Arlington,  Va. 

George  Mattis  '07,  Oakland,  Calif. 

Franklin  H.  Cook  '32,  State  College 

Tom  Richards  '37,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Mary  S.  Richards  '42,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Charles  R.  Eyer  '40,  Williamsville,  N.  Y. 

James  E.  Brady  '47,  New  Cumberland 

John  E.  Gideon  '52,  Northumberland 

John  M.  Keshishian  '46,  Chevy  Chase,  Md. 

Jack  W.  McLaren  '48,  Pittsburgh 

W.  Dale  Hay  '49,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Mary  H.  Witten  '42,  Glenside 

Robert  O.  Shaffer  '42,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Catherine  Kilgallon  Lavin  '38,  Wilkes-Barre 

Don  L.  Hopkins  '42,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Thomas  E.  Lehman,  III  '35,  Kingston 

Mrs.  Thomas  E.  Lehman,  Kingston 

Mrs.  Joseph  T.  Jennings.  W.  Pittston 

Joseph  T.  Jennings,  W.  Pittston 

Donald  B.  Jennings  '56,  W.  Pittston 

A.  B.  Lauderbaugh  '27,  Washington 

J.  Leslie  Shringer  '42,  Alexandria,  Va. 

VoRis  A.  Linker  '21,  Nutley,  N.  J. 

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Tel  Aviv,  March  2.  1952 
Dear  Friends  : 

An  influx  of  late  Christmas  mail  adds  to  my  collection  of 
addresses  to  a  point  where  I  no  longer  excuse  myself  for  not  writ- 
ing. So  in  the  space  of  these  brief  pages  I  will  try  to  summarize 
my  wanderings  since  June  26,  1950. 

As  most  of  you  know  I  went  to  Korea  in  June  of  '49  as  Chief 
on  tlie  CARE  Mission.  It  was  an  interesting  and  sobering  experi- 
ence which  culminated  with  my  evacuation  from  Seoul  on  June  27, 
'50 — two  days  after  the  war  started,  sans  everything  (including  my 
address  book)  except  tlie  clothes  which  I  had  on.  The  evacuation 
was  perhaps  one  of  the  most  difficult  situations  I  have  ever  had  to 
face.  Not  because  of  the  physical  danger  (although  there  was 
that  but  in  the  rush  of  things  quite  forgotten)  but  from  the  stand- 
point of  leaving  friends  and  co-workers  many  of  whom  were 
doomed  to  prison  or  worse.  One  doesn't  live  in  a  country  such  as 
Korea  with  its  ancient  and  noble  culture ;  work  day  by  day  with 
those  who  are  struggling  to  form  a  new  nation  and  to  alleviate  the 
suffering  brought  on  by  poverty  and  dislocation;  share  (at  least 
vicariously)  their  joys  and  sorrows  without  forming  a  deep 
attachment  to  the  land  and  the  people.  I  shall  never  forget  those 
last  moments  before  the  buses  pulled  away  from  the  Embassy  en 
route  to  the  airport  when  friends  and  colleagues  (who  might  better 
have  spent  their  time  in  putting  their  own  affairs  in  order)  pressed 
our  hands  and  said  "you'll  be  back  soon  and  we'll  be  waiting  for 
you,"  knowing  only  too  well  that  for  many  there  were  dark  days 
ahead  because  of  their  political  activities  and  their  relationships 
with  the  "imperialistic  west."  I  was  back  in  November  to  find 
Seoul  liberated  and  in  shambles ;  the  head  of  my  office  executed 
because  he  had  worked  for  CARE :  and  suft'ering  beyond  descrip- 
tion. Since  then  you  have  had  access  to  more  information  than  1 
so  I  need  not  attempt  to  reconstruct  the  scene  there  at  the  present. 

From  June  until  March,  '51,  I  spent  in  Japan  negotiating  for  the 
return  of  CARE  to  Korea  and  in  being  "steeped"  in  the  beauty, 
culture  and  life  in  that  fascinating  country.  Space  doesn't  permit 
to  touch  upon  many  of  the  aspects  of  the  country  and  the  people 
which  are  controversial.  I  can  only  say  that  my  eight  and  one-half 
months  there  spelled  one  of  the  most  stimulating  periods  of  all  my 
time  abroad.  I  am  impressed  with  the  immense  task  which  lies 
ahead  in  helping  the  people  to  understand  the  real  and  true  mean- 
ing of  a  democratic  way  of  life  and  I  should  be  willing  and  happy 
to  accept  a  long-time  assignment  to  help  do  just  that  sort  of  thing. 
Perhaps,  I  was  more  fortunate  than  many  who  visit  the  country 
for  a  short  time  to  have  the  opportunity  to  visit  and  live  in  homes 
of  people  in  many  economic  and  social  levels  which  helped  me  to 
better  understand  some  of  the  historical  and  cultural  factors  which 
have  influenced  the  thinking  of  the  individual.  No  matter  from 
which  angle  I  approach  the  matter  I  come  out  at  the  same  point, 
that  is  that  in  the  historical  relationship  of  the  west  with  the  Orient 
we  have  made  not  a  few  bad  mistakes.  With  MacArthur's  occupa- 
tion and  the  Dulles  treaty  we  have  a  new  bridge  to  span  the  gap 
of  misunderstanding  and  misconceptions  (on  both  sides).  With 
properly  trained  and  motivated  personnel  in  government,  business 
and  missions  we  now  have  an  opportunity  to  bring  the  two  parts 
of  the  world  closer  together. 

As  time  progressed  it  appeared  more  clear  that  CARE  would 
not  be  able  to  function  in  Korea  as  an  individual  organization  in 
the  immediate  future  but  that  our  relief  supplies  would  have  to 
be  channeled  through  the  L'nited  Nations.  This  could  be  handled 
by  the  head  of  the  Japan  Mission  and  so  at  our  annual  staff  confer- 
ence in  Ceylon  in  Java  I  was  asked  to  take  the  Mission  in  Israel 
(our  third  largest),  and  so  on  March  16,  '51  I  arrived  at  Lydda 
the  major  air-port  of  this  infant  nation. 

Much  has  already  been  written  and  volumes  will  appear  in  the 
future  describing  the  birth  and  growth  of  a  nation  the  idea  of  which 
has  persisted  for  almost  two  thousand  years.  Visitors  by  the 
thousands  pour  into  the  gates  each  year  and  each  departs  with  an 
impression  differing  with  the  next.  In  one  thing  only  is  there 
unanimity — no  one  fails  to  be  impressed  with  the  indomitable  will 
to  reclaim  the  deserts ;  to  reforest  the  denuded  mountains  and 
rocky  hills :  to  erect  cities ;  to  develop  agriculture  and  industries. 
In  short  to  build  a  national  home  the  doors  of  which  are  open  to 
every  Jew,  rich  or  poor ;  weak  or  strong ;  learned  or  unlearned. 
And  so  they  are  coming  from  every  point  of  the  Diaspora — -the 
blondes  from  Scandinavia — the  dark  skinned  from  tlie  North  of 
Africa — the  Iraqis,  Poles,  Rumanians — those  from  Eastern  Europe 
who,  to  escape  the  wrath  of  the  Nazis,  fled  further  east  and  at 
last  have  arrived  by  the  circuitous  route  of  China  and  the  strange 
lands  of  south-east  Asia.  Some  appear  well  equipped,  others  with 
only  the  clothes  on  their  backs  and  a  few  possessions  over  their 
shoulders.  All  with  the  language  and  culture  peculiar  to  the  land 
where  they  and  their  ancestors  have  lived,  some  for  centuries,  until 
the  land  has  become  a  modern  "Tower  of  Babel",  with  30  to  40 
different  languages  being  spoken  and  a  "melting  pot"  comparable 
to  New  York  at  the  turn  of  the  century.  Since  the  founding  of  the 
State  three  short  years  ago  684,000  people  have  returned.  Last 
year  of  the  209,971  immigrants,  90,000  were  flown  in  from  Iraq  in 

JUNE     1952 


"Operations  Magic  Carpet.''  The  drag  on  the  economy  of  the 
country  is  obvious  in  such  a  situation.  Food,  clothing  and  shelter 
must  be  provided  for  the  newcomers ;  they  must  be  absorbed  into 
the  existing  industry  and  agricultural  scheme  none  of  which  can  be 
done  over-night.  Yet  in  what  might  appear  to  be  chaos  one  sees 
a  slowly  evolving  pattern.  Wells  are  being  dug,  rivers  are  being 
rechanneled  and  the  desert  is  beginning  to  bloom.  Apartments 
spring  up  like  mushrooms  after  a  rain  and  yet  there  are  still  64,500 
families  living  in  tents  and  huts.  In  1947-48  there  were  98,000 
students  and  500  teachers  in  the  elementarv  and  secondary  schools, 
in  1951-52  there  are  300,000  and  12,000  teachers.  It  is  estimated 
that  80,000  families  are  needed  in  agriculture  to  support  a  popula- 
tion of  2  million.  In  recent  years  19  to  20  thousand  families  have 
entered  new  settlements,  26  to  27  thousand  are  needed  to  increase 
present  agricultural  produce  to  a  minimum  level.  Despite  the  tre- 
mendous progress  there  are  other  internal  problems  caused  by  the 
large  variety  of  political  parties ;  the  great  range  of  religious  back- 
grounds ;  the  variety  of  language  and  cultural  patterns  which 
makes  a  seething  mass  of  individuals  struggling  to  make  the 
necessary  adjustments  in  a  pioneer  country  rather  than  for  the 
cohesive  community  one  might  expect  to  find.  One  feels  this 
particularly  in  the  cities  such  as  Tel  Aviv.  Life  is  more  stable  in 
the  Kibbutzim  (the  communal  settlements)  and  in  the  Moshavim 
(the  collective  settlements)  which  are  sprinkled  throughout  the 
land  adding  life  and  beauty  to  the  often  barren  hills  and  valleys. 

This  time  of  the  year  is  particularly  beautiful  as  the  fields  take 
on  greenness  and  the  wild  flowers  appear  after  the  winter  rains. 
With  the  exception  of  Nazareth  and  Jaffa,  few  of  the  great 
historical  "holy  places"  are  to  be  found  in  the  present  state.  The 
old  cities  of  Jerusalem,  Bethlehem,  Damascus,  etc.,  are  across 
the  unfriendly  lines  in  Trans-Jordan.  Speaking  of  "lines"  suggests 
another  area  of  external  problems  facing  the  country.  With  a 
state  of  war  still  existing,  life  cannot  develop  in  a  normal  way. 
A  large  percentage  of  the  national  budget  must  be  spent  for  the 
military.  A  great  source  of  inexpensive  food  and  a  market  for  the 
manufactured  goods  of  the  country  is  closed.  Happy  will  be  the 
day  when  a  solution  to  this  problem  is  found. 

As  life  moves  on  so  do  I  and  so  after  a  year  in  this  troubled 
corner  of  the  globe  a  new  assignment  has  been  given  to  me.  About 
April  1  I  shall  be  treking  back  across  Pakistan  and  India  heading 
for  Bangkok  where  I  am  to  headquarter  while  traveling  through 
five  countries  in  south-east  Asia — Burma,  Thailand,  Indo-China, 
Malaya  and  Indonesia  in  the  CARE  scientific  book  and  instrument 
program  for  universities  made  possible  by  a  grant  from  one  of  the 
large  foundations  in  the  States.  This  will  bring  me  back  to  the 
area  of  work  which  I  left  when  I  returned  from  Geneva  and  will 
open  a  vast  vista  of  a  so  little  known  part  of  the  world.  I  am 
looking  forward  to  renewing  some  acquaintances  which  I  had 
while  in  Geneva  and  to  the  new  ones  which  I  know  will  be  stimu- 
lating and  challenging.  Perhaps  in  the  future  I'll  do  better  in 
reporting  and  in  keeping  in  touch,  until  then  I  close  with  the  ancient 
Jewish  greeting  of  "peace" 

°™  Bob  Fairgraves  '39 


Alumni  Who  Represented  Bucknell 

Bucknell  University  receives  many  invitations  to  send  repre- 
sentatives to  the  inauguration  ceremonies  of  other  colleges  and 
universities. 

Dr.  Joseph  R.  Wood  '94  represented  the  University  at  the 
inauguration  of  Lewis  Webster  Jones  as  president  of  Rutgers 
University ;  Dr.  John  Eustace  Lenox  '24,  at  Alderson-Broaddus 
College,  Philippi,  West  Virginia;  Dr.  Jesse  E.  Riley  '14  at  Salem 
College,  Salem,  West  Virginia ;  Mrs.  H.  W.  Hargreaves  ( Mary 
Wilma  Massey  '35)  at  Transylvania  College,  Louisville,  Kentucky; 
The  Reverend  Roland  O.  Hudson  '24,  at  Cheyney  State  Teachers 
College,  Cheyney;  William  E.  Trimble  '18  at  Bowling  Green  State 
University,  Bowling  Green,  Ohio. 


Club   Activities 

(Continued  from  Page  12) 

Wilkes-Barre 

Alumni  and  friends  in  the  Wilkes-Barre  and  Wyoming  Valley 
area  met  on  Monday,  April  28,  to  hear  Head  Coach  Harry  Law- 
rence tell  of  the  victorious  football  season  of  1951.  Don  Mills  '32 
was  master  of  ceremonies.  Group  singing  was  led  by  Herb  Lloyd 
'11  with  C.  Emory  Diffendafer  '22  at  the  piano.  "Buck"  Shott 
outlined  the  Alumni  Weekend  program  and  took  a  quick  survey 
of  members  who  will  be  attending.  Several  musical  numbers  were 
delightfully  sung  and  played  by  Dick  Ellis  '55  of  New  Rochelle, 
N.  Y.,  and  Dave  Weibel  '53  of  Taylor.  The  election  resulted  in 
the  selection  of  the  following  officers  :  Robert  J.  Weiss  '48,  Forty 
Fort,  president ;  Quentin  Walters  '48,  Kingston,  vice-president ; 
June  Owens  '44,  Wilkes-Barre  and  Katherine  Freund  '44,  Wilkes- 
Barre,  secretaries ;  and   Emily  Dooley  '38,  Plymouth,  treasurer. 

The  party,  attended  by  70  Bucknellians  and  their  guests,  was 
arranged  by  H.  Lynn  Goughnour  'i2,  Herbert  Lloyd  '11,  James  P. 
Harris  Esq.  '12,  William  H.  Sugden  '22,  and  Thomas  Lehman, 
III  '35. 

JUNE    1952 


'Each  one  must  do 
as  he  has  made  up 
nis  mmd,., 

II  Corinthian  9:7 

|1  EQUESTS  by  friends  and  Alumni  provide,  in  large 
-■— '  measure,  the  endowment  of  most  colleges  and  uni- 
versities. Indeed,  bequests  are  the  only  means  for  many 
persons  by  which  they  can  show  their  appreciation  to  their 
Alma  Mater.  So  that  Bucknellians  and  their  friends  may 
realize  the  importance  to  the  University  of  this  philanthropic 
means,  "THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS"  is  planning  to  pub- 
lish from  time  to  time,  articles  pertaining  to  this  important 
source  of  university  endowment. 

Of  late  years,  there  has  been  a  trend  to  use  life  insurance 
to  provide  bequests  to  educational  institutions.  In  brief, 
there  are  three  chief  advantages  to  this  method  of  giving 
to  education.  First,  the  amount  often  can  be  greater,  if 
spread  over  a  period  of  years,  than  if  a  person  were  to 
make  an  outright  gift.  Secondly,  by  assigning  a  life  in- 
surance policy  outright  to  the  University,  the  donor  may 
deduct  the  annual  premium  on  this  policy  from  his  ad- 
justed gross  income  for  tax  purposes.  Thirdly,  in  making 
the  gift  of  the  policy  to  the  University,  no  gift  tax  return  is 
required,  and  finally,  at  the  insured's  death,  the  face  value 
of  the  policy  can  be  deducted  from  the  estate,  thus  reducing 
both  federal  and  state  taxes. 

There  are  also  other  advantages  to  this  method,  includ- 
ing the  preclusion  of  the  possibility  of  contest  of  the  will. 
Such  often  happens  when  sizeable  amounts  are  bequeathed 
to  charity. 

Alumni,  who  are  wondering  how  they  might  establish 
a  permanent  memorial,  such  as  a  scholarship,  at  the  Uni- 
versity, would  do  well  to  consult  their  attorney,  accountant, 
banker,  or  life  insurance  underwriter.  The  special  charac- 
teristics of  life  insurance  in  creating  capital  has  apparently 
many  advantages  to  both  donor  and  donee. 


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We  Welcome 

40  Years  of  Aluniui  iu  the  Class  of  '52 


452  new  memhers  will  join  the  Bucknell  University  General  Alumni  Association 
on  ]iine  9,  1952  at  about  11:47  a.  m.  The  timing  depends,  of  course,  on  hoiu  yro- 
ftcicutly  President  Hildreth  fonvard  passes  diplomas  from  the  Bison  Split-T  formation. 

This  one  graduating  class  will  increase  our  membership  as  much  in  one  June  noon 
as  the  classes  of  1851  to  1891  could  do  in  forty  years!  That  certainly  shows  how 
MUCH  yoji  Fifty-Two-ers  mean  to  our  association. 

More  seriously,  I'm  glad  I  can  give  you  this  friendly,  puhlic  welcome  to  alumni 
ranks.  I'll  he  on  campus  Commencement  weehend  but  there'll  be  little  time  or  chance 
to  greet  you  personally.     Buck  Shott  always  keeps  me  busy. 

I  well  reiiieiuber  how  forlorn  1  felt  when  I  took  off  M\  cap  and  gown  and  realized 
I  wouldn't  be  back  at  Bucknell  another  Fall.  The  best  cure  for  that  kind  of  nostalgia 
is  to  pitch  in  and  help  with  your  nearest  alumni  chdi.  You'll  meet  some  of  your  old 
Bucknell  friends  there  and  make  a  lot  of  new  ones.  And  the  club  will  benefit  by  your 
energy  and.  ideas. 

Another  good  ivay  to  maintain  campus  contacts  is  to  encourage  promising  young 
people  from  your  comimtnity  to  enter  Bucknell.  Following  their  progress  will  keep 
you  young  and  interested  until  your  own  kids  come  hack  as  students! 

Finally,  get  the  habit  of  giving  regidarly  to  your  Annual  Alumni  Fund.  "MHiere 
your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  heart  be  also."  It's  an  easy,  automatic  way  to  help 
repay  your  college's  contribution  to  you.  Every  independent  institution  in  America 
today,  even  the  biggest,  badly  needs  this  "living  endowment." 

Again,  welcome  and  good  luck!  May  all  your  life  in  the  Bucknell  fellowship 
he  as  happy  as  your  years  on  The  Hill. 

Sincerely, 

Kenneth  W.  Slifer   1926 

President,  General    fihimni  Association 


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We're  Over  the  Top 

The  third  full  year  of  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund  operations  closed 
on  June  30  with  new  highs  established. 

A  total  of  2056  Bucknellians  contributed  $20,530.39.  Fifteen 
per  cent  of  our  graduates  and  former  students  with  known  addresses 
responded  to  the  call  to  "Help  Keep  Bucknell  Strong".  The  Uni- 
versity extends  a  hearty  "Thank  You"  to  each  Alumnus  who  has 
assisted,  according  to  his  means,  in  building  Bucknell's  "living  en- 
dowment"— the  annual  buffer  fund  which  lessens  the  gap  between 
income  and  operating  costs. 

In  the  big  ODD  and  EVEN  race  final  victory  goes  to  the  ODDS, 
who  achieved  an  overall  percentage  of  participation  of  15.20%. 
But  there  is  plenty  of  glory  for  the  valiant  EVENS.  They  were 
a  very  close  second  with  15.04%  of  the  members  of  the  EVEN- 
numbered  classes  getting  under  the  banner  of  ALUMNI  ANNUAL- 
GIVING  this  past  year.  In  fact,  as  late  as  April  30  Coach  Phil 
Campbell  '22  and  his  EVEN  cohorts  lead  the  parade.  However,  in 
the  last  two  months  Coach  Herb  Watson  'i7  and  his  ODD  followers 
closed  the  gap  and  won  by  a  nose. 

The  closeness  of  the  race  is  indicated  when  the  amount  of  con- 
tributions and  number  of  contributors  are  noted : 


Percentage  of  No.  of 


Amount 


The  ODD-numbered  classes 
The  EVEN-numbered  classes 
Friends  of  Bucknell 


Participation      Contributors  Contributed 

15.20%    1070  $10,035.54 

15.04%     980  $10,240.85 

6  $  254.00 


Details  of  the  results  of  the  race  in  each  class  will  be  published 
in  the  Annual  Report  of  the  Fund  which  will  reach  you  by  mail 
early  in  October. 

To  all  the  loyal  and  generous  Alumni,  to  the  sixty  class  fund 
managers,  to  the  fighting  coaches  Herb  Watson  'd>7  and  Phil  Camp- 
bell '22,  and  to  John  F.  Worth  '2)7,  energetic  fund  committee  chair- 
man, go  the  heartfelt  thanks  of  the  entire  Bucknell  campus  family  for 
a  marvelous  accomplishment. 


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THE  COVER  PICTURE 

TAYLOR  HALL,  more  properly  referred  to  as  the 
Stephen  W.  Taylor  Hall,  and  originally  called  the  Academic 
Building,  was  the  first  building  on  College  Hill,  erected  in 
1848-49  at  a  cost  of  $8,000.  Its  classic  lines  will  be  retained 
in  the  reconstruction  program  that  is  planned  for  the  old 
Academy  Building.     See  storj'  on  page  20. 


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Page 
Alumni 

Dr.  C.  Ruth  Bower 17 

Mrs.  Aniorita  Sesinger  Copeland   ....   13 

Ulrs.  Lester  P.  Foivie S 

E.  E.  Halleran  17 

Dr.  Leo  L.  Rockivell  3 

Dr.  Robert  0.  Shaffer 17 

Kenneth  W .  SUfer  9 

Cloyd  N.  Steininger 17 

Dr.  Roger  H.  Williants S 

Dr.  Joseph  R.  Wood   17 

Dr.  John  L  Woodruff 5 

Alumni   Fund    2 

Alumni  Trustee  Time  Table   5 

Alumni  Weekend  4 

Admissions  Outlook   13 

Bison  Bows  To :   26 

Book  Shelf   S 

Bucknellians  in  Who's  Who  8 

Bucknell's  1852  Ph.D 3 

Campus  Activities 

Library  Activities   20 

New  Faculty  Members   20 

Remmey,  Roth   16 

Taylor   Hall   Reconstruction   20 

Class  of  1952  26 

Class  Reports   21-25 

Class  Reunion  Reports  and  Pictures  .  .   10-15 

Club  Activities   18-19 

Coming  Events    19 

Clubs  Meeting  Regularly   19 

Commencement — 1952  7-16 

Highlights   8 

Hildreths  in  Europe  27 

Homecoming     6 

Sports  9 

We're  Over  the  Top  (Fund  Report)   ....     2 


THE  BUCKNEDL  ALUMNUS 

Published  in  January,  March,  April,  June, 
September,  October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  a.*  second-class  matter  December  30, 
1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  under 
the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


SEPTEMBER    1932 


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BUCKNELl  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXVII— No.  1 


SEPTEMBER  1952 


Bucknell's  1852  Ph.D.:  Was  It  the  Fust? 


^3;  Dr.  Leo  L.  Rockwell  '07 


Editor's  Note — A  short  Editor's  Note  on  Leo  L.  Rockwell  is 
not  easy ;  his  activities  have  been  too  broad  and  varied.  Nor 
should  iiucknellians  need  briefing  on  Leo ;  from  the  day  he  entered 
Bucknell  as  a  freshman  he  has  filled  a  large  role  in  University 
activities.  A  graduate  in  the  Class  of  1907,  he  has  been  the  leader 
of  that  famous  group.  His  master's  and  doctor's  degrees  were 
earned  at  Harvard  and  New  York  University  respectively.  After 
30  years  of  outstanding  service  on  the  Bucknell  faculty,  he  became 
head  of  the  School  of  Languages  at  Colgate  and  has  served  there 
ever  since  except  for  visiting  professorships  at  the  University  of 
Michigan's  English  House.  In  1945  he  became  the  first  North 
American  to  teach  American  Literature  in  a  South  American  Uni- 
versity, serving  at  the  National  University  of  Cliile. 

Mrs.  Rockwell,  the  former  Vera  Cober  '11,  also  a  writer  of 
abilit}',  has  collaborated  on  a  textbook  on  education  by  radio  called 
Radio  English,  published  in  July.  The  Rockwells  have  three 
daughters,  Carol  '37  (Mrs.  James  Sullivan),  Frances  '37  (Mrs. 
Warren  L.   Dentler),  and   Marguerite  '39    (Mrs.   John  Weihing). 


How  maiw  Bucknell  Alumni  know  that  a  century  ago 
Bucknell  conferred  a  Ph.D.  degree  which  was  perhaps 
the  first  ever  granted  by  an  American  university.  Yes,  in 
1852,  at  the  then  University  of  Lewisburg,  the  doctorate 
was  granted  to  E.  N.  Elliot,  who  was  "President  of  the 
Southern  Scientific  Institute  in  the  State  of  Mississippi." 

It's  an  interesting  story,  only  a  part  of  which  we  know. 
According  to  the  Dictionary  of  Americauisms,  published 
in  1951,  the  first  Ph.D.  was  granted  by  Yale  in  1861.  But, 
as  so  frequently,  "the  dictionary"  is  wrong.  Probably  the 
Yale  degree  was  the  first  earned  Ph.D.  given  in  this  coun- 
try. But  another  surprise  for  modern  holders  of  the  de- 
gree is  that  the  Bucknell  Ph.D.  was  granted  honoris  cause, 
and  probably  initiated  the  practice  of  adding  this  to  the 
rather  monotonous  succession  of  D.D's  and  LL.D's  which 
had  previously  been  granted  as  honorary  degrees. 

.  For  Bucknell  was  not  alone  in  this  practice.  Up  until 
approximately  1900  the  Ph.D.  was  given  quite  often  in 
this  way.  Hamilton  College  granted  an  honorary  Ph.D. 
as  late  as  1895.  Colgate,  which  gave  its  first  honorary 
doctorate  of  philosophy  in  1869,  also  continued  the  prac- 
tice. But  it  is  likely  that  the  anguished  howls  of  Ph.D's 
who  had  got  their  degree  the  hard  way  at  last  induced  the 
New  York  Board  of  Regents  to  forbid  the  practice  in  the 
Empire  State ;  it  soon  ceased  elsewhere  as  well.  Bucknell 
gave  its  last  honorary  Ph.D.  in  1901,  to  the  late  Professor 
H.  T.  Colestock. 

The  degree  itself  was  one  of  the  many  borrowings 
which  American  higher  education  made  in  the  nineteenth 
century  from  Germany,  then  esteemed  the  educational 
leader  of  the  world.  Along  with  such  concepts  as  academic 
freedom,  (the  history  of  which  I  have  written  in  an  article 
in  the  Bulletin  of  the  American  Association  of  University 
Professors,  Summer  issue  1950),  the  seminar,  the  semes- 
ter system,  and  many  others,  American  students  in  Ger- 
man universities  brought  this  idea  home  and  incorporated 
it  in  our  own  education. 

The  first  American  to  have  a  Ph.D.  was  granted  it  at 
Goettingen  in  1817.  This  American  was  Edward  Everett, 
later  so  famous  as  orator  and  educator.     For  a  long  time 

SEPTEMBER    1932 


I)K.  LF.O  L.  ROCKWELL  '07 

even  after  American  universities  followed  Yale's  example 
of  making  it  represent  the  topmost  rung  of  formal  educa- 
tion, the  degree  from  Germany  had  greater  prestige.  I 
can  remember  being  visited  in  1913,  when  I  was  a  student 
at  the  University  of  Munich,  by  Dr.  Flugo  Riemer,  Buck- 
nell 1906,  who  was  then  visiting  German  university  medi- 
cal schools,  and  being  surprised  when  he  said :  "Do  you 
know,  we  are  now  just  as  good  as  they  are." 

In  the  recent  past,  of  course,  the  tide  has  turned ;  this 
past  year  I  had  the  privilege  of  having  twelve  German 
and  Austrian  young  men  in  class  at  Colgate.  But  we 
ought  not  to  forget  the  great  debt  we  owe  to  a  Germany 
of  an  older  day,  which  welcomed  with  open  arms  the 
eager  students  from  the  New  World. 

Of  late  there  has  been  mounting  criticism  of  the  grad- 
uate training  for  the  Ph.D.  The  complaint  is  generally 
made  of  the  "narrow  specialization"  of  the  program  of 
studies  leading  to  the  degre.  That  there  are  many  narrow 
specialists  among  Ph.D.s  cannot  be  questioned.  But  it  is 
not  clear  that  the  fault  lies  with  the  graduate  school. 

That  our  whole  educational  system  is  undergoing  rapid 
change  is  sure.  It  is  not  at  all  improbable  that  in  a  few 
years  we  mav  see  the  junior  college  regarded  as  the  culmi- 
nation of  secondary  education,  with  the  bachelor's  degree 
granted  at  the  end  of  our  present  sophomore  year,  and 
professional  education  beginning  at  that  point. 

If  we  can  then  give  the  students  in  secondary  school 
who  are  worthy  of  it  sound  foundations  in  liberal  arts,  we 
can  build  on  a  foundation  of  general  education  without 
danger  -of  narrowness.  Meantime  in  altering  the  Ph.D. 
program,  let's  not  throw  out  the  bab}'  with  the  bathwater. 

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Alumni  Weekend  Visitors  Throng  Campus 


ENEKVUUDV     A,\L>  LVEUYTHINL.   W  \.\TS  TO  GET  INTO  THE  ACT 


Always  figure  on  the  unexpected  Alumni 
Weekend.  Alumni  visitors  were  not  sur- 
prised by  the  opening  liighlight,  an  upset 
of  a  coal  car  near  the  University  Avenue 
railroad  crossing.  The  upset  car  blocked 
the  popular  University  Avenue  crossing  un- 
til early  Saturday  morning,  with  foot  and 
vehicular  traffic  detoured  to  St.  George 
Street. 


The   AU-Alunini   Luncheon 


TOMMY  MANGAX 

Winner  of  the  Alumni  Achievement  Award 

In  a  weekend  of  highlights  it  is  difficult 
to  spot  the  feature  event  but  there  is  no 
doubt  that  in  the  minds  of  our  visitors  the 
All-Alumni  luncheon  continues  to  grow  in 
interest  and  attractiveness.  The  event  where 
all  Alumni  meet  was  no  exception  this  year. 
Alumni  were  glad  for  the  opportunity  to 
extend  good  wishes  to  two  members  who 
were  on  the  Campus  for  their  65th  reunion. 
They  were  Mrs.  Anne  K.  Marsh,  Lewis- 
burg,  who  graduated  from  the  Institute  in 
1887  and  Walter  S.  Harley.  Garden  City, 
who  graduated  from  the  college  in  the  same 
year.  Mrs.  Marsh  is  the  mother  of  Mrs. 
Joseph  W.  Henderson  I'lO,  C'13,  wife  of 
Dr.  Joseph  W.  Henderson  '08,  who  is  chair- 
man of  the  University's  Board  of  Trustees. 

The  50th  anniversary  of  the  Class  of  1902, 
led  by  Dr.  Lewis  E.  Theiss,  Lewisburg,  and 
the  25th  anniversary  of  the  Class  of  1927, 
led  by  Harold  F.  Webber,  Lewisburg  were 

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honored  by  the  Alumni.  The  graduating 
senior  class  of  1952  was  inducted  into  the 
General  Alumni  Association  by  John  H. 
Shott.  alumni  secretary,  and  Dr.  Joseph  W. 
Henderson  received  the  Senior  Class  gift 
of  $2100.00  from  Miss  Betsie  Hill,  vice 
president  of  the  Class. 

Thomas  J.  Mangan  '21  of  Jackson  Heights, 
N.  Y.  was  the  first  recipient  of  the  Alumni 
Achievement  Award,  a  beautiful  Bucknell 
chair  and  accompanying  citation  for  "an 
unusual  and  outstanding  contribution  in  ex- 
panding the  usefulness,  influence,  and  prestige 
of  the  L'niversity".  His  long  record  of 
achievement  as  University  football  player 
as  an  undergraduate,  his  untiring  efforts  on 
behalf  of  fund-raising  for  the  Memorial 
Stadium  and  the  Christy  Mathewson  Gate- 
way, his  active  membership  on  the  Athletic 
Council  for  twenty  years  and  his  chairman- 
ship during  the  past  eight  years  were  cited 
by  Kenneth  W.  Slifer,  president  of  the  Gen- 
eral Alumni  Association,  who  made  the 
award. 

President  Hildreth's  contribution  to  tlie 
All-Alumni  occasio'n  featured  his  report 
"The  State  of  the  University"  and  all  agreed 
that  the  pleasure  and  satisfaction  of  hearing 
liucknell's  achievements  and  needs  directly 
from  the  president  was  well  worth  the  trip 
hack  to  the  campus.  The  president's  address 
sliould  have  been  heard  b\'  every  Bucknel- 
Han.  Space  does  not  permit  its  inclusion 
in  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  in  full. 


However,  some  of  the  highlights  of  the  pres- 
entation will  be  found  in  this  issue  of  THE 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS. 


Class   Reunions 

Classes  celebrating  regular  five-year  re- 
unions were  greatly  pleased  with  the  ex- 
panded program  that  provided  a  social  gath- 
ering Saturday  afternoon. 

The  Alumni  parade  moved  off  the  hill 
promptly  at  noon  to  the  Davis  Gymnasium 
where  the  luncheon  was  served.  Distinctive 
class  regalia  (the  fact  that  class  canes  were 
most  popular  is  no  reflection  on  the  walking 
ability  of  Bucknell  Alumni)  made  the  pro- 
cession more  colorful  than  usual.  All  of 
the  reuning  groups  were  provided  quarters 
for  a  morning  business  meeting  preceding 
the  parade.  After  the  luncheon  the  golden 
anniversary  Class  of  1902  met  at  the  historic 
house  occupied  by  Dr.  Lewis  E.  Theiss, 
president  of  the  group.  The  class  of  1912 
relaxed  and  reminisced  at  Hulley  House 
(the  old  Demie  home,  now  in  use  as  a 
coed  dorm) .  The  silver  anniversary  Class 
of  1927  reconvened  Saturday  afternoon  in 
the  Visual  Aids  Auditorium  to  enjoy  pic- 
tures of  the  members  taken  in  their  college 
days.  The  Class  of  1922  jumped  the  gun 
by  holding  a  dinner  meeting  Friday  night  at 
the  Old  Mill.  Interest  in  this  Class  ran 
exceptionally  high  because  of  the  excellent 
preparations  made  by  the  reunion  committee 
which  published  a  30th  Anniversary  issue 
of  the  L'Agenda.  But  the  Alumni  visitors 
from  the  classes  not  holding  reunions  this 
year  were  not  without  an  adequate  program 
of  activities.  During  the  class  reunion  ses- 
sions they  were  able  to  enjoy  the  newly- 
prepared  Bucknell  Treasure  Room  in  the 
Bertrand  Library,  see  the  new  sound  mo- 
tion picture  "Highlights  of  1951  Football," 
or  attend  the  Varsity-Alumni  Baseball  Game. 
All  agreed  that  the  Bucknell  Treasure  Room 
which  offered  a  display  of  the  writings  of 
Bucknellians  and  biographical  material  was 
a  step  in  the  right  direction. 


The  Bison  Club  Breakfast 

The  Bison  Club,  that  Alumni  organization 
composed  of  Alumni  and  friends  (including 
women)  with  an  interest  in  athletics,  gath- 
ered for  the  traditional  breakfast  Saturday 
morning  at  the  Lewisburg  Club  with  76 
guests  in  attendance. 

The  club  adopted  a  memorial  resolution 
on  the  death  of  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18, 
(Continued  on  Page  16) 


BETSIE  HILL.  Senior  Vice  President,  Presents  the  Senior  Class  Gift  to 
DR.  JOSEPH   W.   HENDERSON,   Cliairman,  Board  of  Trustees. 


SEPTEMBER    1952 


Alumni   Trustee   Time   Table 


BOOK  SHELF 


WOODRUFF,  JOHN  I.  '90.    Poems  and  Addresses. 

Privately  published,  1951. 

I  knew  John  Woodruff  while  I  served  as  alumni  secretary  and 
found  him  an  interested  and  loyal  Alumnus.  I  always  liked  and 
respected  him  but  never  really  became  acquainted  with  him  until 
a  few  weeks  ago  when  we  drove  to.§ether  to  Harrisburg  and  back. 
I  found  him  a  keen  thinker  but  without  the  bite  that  one  so  often 
observes  in  a  person  whose  mind  works  so  much  faster  than  that 
of  the  ordinary  man.  He  has  traveled  the  road  of  life  for  nearly 
88  years  through  thick  and  thin,  good  times  and  bad,  and  yet  noth- 
ing has  seared  his  lively  sense  of  humor  or  his  love  for  his 
fello\Vman. 

So  I  was  not  at  all  surprised  on  reading  his  "Poems  and  Ad- 
dresses" to  find  a  delicacy  of  touch  and  a  seriousness  of  mien  min- 
gled with  a  rollicking  humor  that  indicates  the  "boy  is  father  of 
the  man."  He  seems  to  be  living  out  the  philosophy  of  his  poem. 
"Caught  in  a  Dream"    (1944)  : 

"Whatever  is,  is  now. 
To-morrow    is    a    relative    event 
Not  yet  born ; 

Yesterday  is  a  relative  event 
Already  dead. 
Whatever  is,  is  now — " 

See  how  he  has  grown  from  the  super-serious  "Fleeting"  (1896)  : 

"The  sands  of  life  are  trickling  fast ; 
Not  long  this  mortal  frame  can  last. 
Our  days  are  numbered  and  the  years 
Are  full  of  feverish  hopes  and  fears." 

through  "System"    (1920)   after  his  life  had  matured  and  he  had 
begun  to  be  honored  by  his  fellows  : 

"System  is  the  clock  of  Destiny ; 

Her  hands  revolve  but  as  the  mind  directs." 

Another  instance  of  his  development  is  shown  in  "The  March 
of  Truth."  a  poem  of  stately  measures  and  serious  thought  written 
for  a  Bucknell  alumni  reunion  (1903),  as  contrasted  with  one 
written  49  years  later  (1952)  for  a  meeting  of  the  Emeritus  Club 
of  Bucknell  University.  Here  his  seriousness  has  vanished-  and 
he  writes  a  rollicking  jingle  that  must  have  made  the  years  fall 
from  the  shoulders  of  this  aging  group  of  youngsters.    (See  P.  10). 

We  shall  quote  from  only  one  of  his  speeches.  Here  he  finds 
it  impossible  to  confine  himself  to  prose  but  expresses  his  thoughts 
in  poetry  that  Walt  Whitman  might  well  have  written : 

"I  am  a  unit ;  and  yet  I  am  composite.  I  am  my  father  and 
my  mother,  my  grandfathers  and  grandmothers.  I  am  my  early 
raptures  when  I  beheld  the  moon  at  night  and  the  sun  by  day. 
I  am  the  green  fields,  the  morning  dew  and  the  glories  of  the 
setting  sun.  I  am  my  early  playmates  and  my  late.  I  am  my  dog 
and  the  old  horse  I  loved  to  ride.  I  am  the  stories  I  heard,  fair 
and  foul.  I  am  the  long  dreams  of  childhood  and  the  hectic 
aspirations  of  3'outh.  I  am  the  thunder,  the  lightning,  and  the  rain. 
I  am  the  stars  of  the  night  and  the  mystery  of  the  infinite  deeps 
of  space.  I  am  the  consuming  fire  of  early  love  and  I  am  the  calm 
passion  of  my  maturer  years.  I  am  all  that  I  have  ever  heard  or 
seen  or  thought  or  felt  or  willed." 

Refreshing,  isn't  it,  for  a  man  to  live  nearly  four-and-a-half 
score  years,  to  serve  as  college  professor,  college  president,  state 
senator,  and  bank  president,  while  all  the  time  denying  the  theory 
that  age  is  the  absence  of  youth. 

— Frank  G.  Davis  '11 


June  Commencement — Appointment  of  Committee  on  Nomina- 
tions for  Alumni  Trustee. 

August  15 — Letter  to  Alumni  Club  Presidents. 

September  1 — Follow-up  to  Alumni  Club  Presidents. 

September  15 — Letter  to  representative  Alumni,  Alumni  Class 
Presidents,  Alumni  Fund  Representatives,  Past  Presidents 
of  the  Alumni  Association,  and  former  Alumni  Trustees. 

October  20 — Deadline  for  receiving  suggestions  to  be  consid- 
ered by  Nominations  Committee. 

October  25 — Meeting  of  Nominating  Committee. 

November  20 — Nominations  Committee  submits  three  candi- 
dates to  the  President  of  the  Association. 

December  20 — Deadline  for  Board  approval. 

January  ALUMNUS  (about  Jan.  IS) — Announcement  of  names 
of  three  candidates  in  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS. 

February  20 — Petition  deadline. 

April  1 — Ballots  in  mail;  Election  announcement  in  THE 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS. 

May  IS — Deadline  for  receiving  ballots  in  Alumni  Office. 

June  Commencement — Certification  to  Board  of  Trustees. 

Greensburg   Church  Marks   Long   Service 
of  Roger  H.   Williams 

Friends  and  members  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Greens- 
burg joined  on  July  6  to  honor  Dr.  Roger  H.  Williams  '03 
and  Mrs.  Williams  (Nelle  Hower  r98)  on  the  occasion  of 
his  25th  anniversary  as  pastor  of  the  church  and  53  years  of 
service  as  a  Christian  minister.  The  high  regard  of  his  mem- 
bers was  expressed  in  the  gift  of  a  new  automobile  for  the 
Williarases  and  orchids  went  to  Mrs.  Williams. 

Roger's  unfailing  energy  has  made  him  a  building  pastor. 
The  churches  he  has  served  have  benefited  through  a  substan- 
tial growth  in  membership  and  physical  plant. 

Like  so  many  men  of  his  generation,  he  started  his  preach- 
ing early,  serving  congregations  at  Watsontown,  Lock  Haven, 
and  Jersey  Shore  from  his  sophomore  year  at  Bucknell.  He 
has  served  a  number  of  Baptist  Churches  and  has  been  active 
on  the  governing  boards  of  many  Baptist  organizations.  He  is 
the  father  of  Eleanore  Williams  '29  who  is  married  to  Thomas 
M.  Reimensnyder  '28.  The  University  salutes  this  energetic 
Bucknell  family. 


Death  Comes  to  Wife  of  College  Physician 

Mrs.  Lester  P.  Fowle  (Marguerite  Hartman,  M21)  wife  of 
Dr.  Lester  P.  Fowle  '20,.  medical  director  at  Bucknell  University, 
died  at  Evangelical  Hospital  on  July  31,  1952.  Mrs.  Fowle  had 
been  ill  for  several  months  but  was  taken  to  the  hospital  only  a 
few  hours  before  her  death.  Marguerite  was  born  on  August  22, 
1898  in  Scranton  and  had  resided  on  the  Bucknell  campus  for  27 
years.  She  was  awarded  the  music  degree  at  Bucknell  in  1921 
but  also  attended  Wilson  College  and  the  Rochester  Conservatory 
of  Music.  She  had  taken  active  part  in  community  and  University 
affairs.  A  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  where  she  had 
been  a  member  of  the  choir  for  many  years,  she  also  was  past 
president  of  the  Tri-County  Girl  Scout  Council,  was  a  member 
of  the  Community  Recreation  Board,  a  member  of  the  Lewisburg 
Civic  Club.  In  college  she  was  a  member  of  the  Mu  Phi  Epsilon 
Sorority. 

She  was  also  a  past  president  of  the  Mothers'  Association  of 
Bucknell  and  formerly  taught  music  at  the  university. 

Besides  her  husband.  Dr.  Lester  P.  Fowle,  who  took  his  pre- 
medical  training  at  Bucknell'  in  the  Class  of  1920,  she  is  survived 
by  three  daughters,  Genevieve  '49,  wife  of  Curtis  F.  Bartelt  '49, 
of  Philadelphia ;  Louise  who  graduated  from  Bucknell  in  1952 ; 
and  Alice.  There  is  one  granddaughter,  Nina  Louise  Bartelt  and 
a  sister,  Mrs.  Archie  Beard,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

The  university  family  extends  heartfelt  sympathy  to  this  loyal 
Bucknell  family. 


SEPTEMBER    1952 


Come  Home  for  Homecoming 

We^re  Looking  for  You  in  '52 


Homecoming  1952  will  see  another  first  established  in 
Bucknell  history.  This  is  the  first  time  in  our  long  series 
of  football  contests  with  Colgate  Universit_v  that  we  will 
have  had  the  honor  of  plaj'ing  host.  Come — join  with 
your  classmates,  friends  and  other  Alumni  in  demonstrat- 
ing that  splendid  "Bucknell  Hello  Spirit"  to  our  guests, 
who  were  so  very  hospitable  to  use  when  we  visited  their 
campus  last  year.  \\'hatever  the  final  outcome  on  the 
gridiron,  we  assure  you  of  a  thrilling  weekend  from  start 
to  finish. 

Some  Old  and  Some  New 

All  of  the  features  that  make  Homecoming  one  of 
Bucknell's  three  big  celebration  days  (the  other  two  are 
Commencement  and  Bucknell's  Birthday)  will  be  included 
in  Homecoming  Weekend  this  year.  Furthermore,  several 
new  features  have  been  added. 

Yes,  Homecoming  1952  style  will  be  a  weekend  to  re- 
member, so  "We're  Looking  For  You  In  '52."  Time  has 
a  way  of  rolling  around  before  you  know  it.  Right  now 
put  a  ring  around  October  25,  or  better  still,  make  it  for 
the  entire  weekend  October  24,  25,  and  26.  Bring  your- 
self, your  family,  your  friends,  call  your  Bucknell  or 
Colgate  neighbor,  lock  the  door  on  your  frets  and  prob- 
lems, hop  in  the  car  and  head  for  Lewisburg,  Bucknell  and 
Homecoming. 

Housing  arrangements,  long  a  bottleneck  in  Homecom- 
ing planning,  have  eased  somewhat  in  Lewisburg,  we 
believe.  We  still  cannot  offer  Waldorf-Astoria  service 
but  if  you  write  Mr.  Forrest  Brown  of  the  Christian  Asso- 
ciation he  will  be  able  to  suggest  adequate  and  comfortable 
rooms  in  Lewisburg  homes  ready  to  provide  you  with 
close-to-the-campus  accommodations. 

You  Can't  Tell  a  Thing  Without  a  Program 
If  3'ou  are  one  of  the  lucky  ones,  you  will  be  able  to 
arrive  Friday  afternoon  in  time  for  the  soccer  game  with 
Johns  Hopkins  University.  In  case  you  can't  make  that 
you  surely  won't  want  to  miss  the  bonfire  and  football 
rally  Friday  night. 

Saturday  morning  bright  and  early  at  the  Bison  Club 
Breakfast,  Bucknellians  and  their  guests,  will  hear  the 
last  minute  preview  of  the  game  prospects.  You  can't 
dally  over  breakfast  too  long — because  who  wants  to  miss 
the  annual  Freshman-Sophomore  contests.  The  greased- 
pole  climbing  and  the  tug-of-war  isn't  just  a  mere  contest ; 
it's  the  difl^erence  between  wearing  or  not  wearing  those 
freshmen  dinks. 


LAST  YEAR'S 

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11-20  VICTORV  OVER  THE  RED  RAIDERS  SAW  MANY  THRILLS  LIKE  THIS  ONE 


Alumni,  especially  those  engaged  in  Alumni  cluli  work, 
will  have  an  opportunity  Saturday  morning  to  attend  a 
seminar  on  "Improving  Local  Alumni  Service."  This 
meeting  will  supply  valuable  information  to  Alumni  work- 
ers, telling  them  how  to  make  secondary  school  contacts 
for  prospective  students  and  will  outline  local  public 
relations  procedures. 

Bucknell  doctors  in  the  field  of  medicine  and  Alumni 
in  related  fields  will  not  want  to  miss  the  seminar  to  be 
held  on  the  morning  of  Homecoming.  Members  of  the 
pre-medical  faculty  of  Bucknell  and  prominent  visiting 
medical  educators  will  bring  Bucknellians  up-to-date  on 
the  place  of  the  pre-medical  curricula. 

All-Alumni  Luncheon 

By  now  }'0U  will  be  ready  to  gather  in  Davis  Gym 
for  the  All-Alumni  luncheon.  The  food  will  be  satisfying 
and  the  renewed  friendships  will  be  gratifying.  We  will 
adjourn  in  plenty  of  time  for  everyone  to  proceed  to  Me- 
morial Stadium,  to  see  the  game  and  to  cheer  our  boys 
in  Orange  and  Blue  on  to  victory  over  Colgate.  Don't 
overlook  your  fine  Bucknell  Band  that  adds  greatly  to  this 
occasion  with  its  music,  color  bearers,  majorettes  and 
unique  marching  ability. 

Bison  Round  Up 

After  the  game  everybody  is  invited  to  return  to  Davis 
Gym  for  the  Bison  Round-Up.  Here  you  are  sure  to 
meet  someone  whom  you  missed  at  the  All- Alumni  lunch- 
eon. Aside  from  meeting  and  greeting,  just  think  of  the 
opportunities  for  second-guessing  that  end  run,  line  buck 
or  forward  pass  formation.  Give  yourself  plenty  of  time 
to  view  the  Homecoming  decorations  all  over  the  campus. 
You  might  take  time  out  for  dinner  along  about  now, 
followed  by  visiting  in  town  or  on  the  campus. 

All-University  Dance 
Here  we  are  right  back  where  we  started  Saturda}' 
noon.  The  All-University  dance,  open  to  students,  faculty, 
alumni,  parents  and  friends  will  be  held  in  Davis  Gym, 
Saturday  from  9  to  12.  Whether  you  prefer  to  dance 
or  to  just  sit  and  talk,  this  is  the  spot  in  the  weekend 
program  where  you  can  catch  up  on  the  latest  University 
and  campus  activities  and  you'll  also  discover  who  won 
the  coveted   Homecoming  Decorations  Cup. 

Does  that  look  like  a  full  program  ?  Well,  you  will  no 
doubt  want  to  find  time  to  visit 
the  new  Bertrand  Library,  play  •  a 
round  of  golf  on  the  University 
course,  attend  a  church  of  your 
choice  in  Lewisburg  on  Sunday 
morning,  or  visit  'one  or  more  of 
the  local  spots  you  held  so  dear 
during  your  four-year  stay  on  the 
campus. 

Well,  that's  it,  Bucknellians.  Stu- 
dents, faculty,  and  townspeople  cor- 
dially say,  "We're  Looking  For  You 
In  '52."  All  you  need  to  do  now  is : 
(1)  Circle  the  date.  October  25,  on 
your  calendar.  ( 2 )  Send  in  your 
ticket  and  room  request.  (3)  Call 
your  Bucknellian  class  neighbor  and 
arrange  to  make  it  a  family  trip. 

SEPTEiMBER    1952 


COMMENCEMENT-1952 


PRESIDEXT  HILDRETH,  a  Proud  Father.  Saluted  His  Daughter  JOSEPHINE 
as  She  Received  Her  Degree 


Degrees  were  conferred  upon  435  seniors 
and  36  graduate  students  at  the  102nd  An- 
nual Commencement  on  Monday  morning, 
June  9. 

The  Commencement  speaker.  Dr.  Edward 
A.  Weeks,  Tr..  editor  of  THE  ATLANTIC 
MONTHLY,  told  the  assembled  graduates 
of  the  deficiency  in  the  teaching  of  English 
in  Ainerican  schools.  He  blamed  Progres- 
sive Education,  "which  has  gone  light  on 
such  disciplinary  subjects  as  syntax,"  for 
the  situation  in  which  "one  boy  in  ten  across 
the  country  is  today  in  need  of  remedial  aid 
in  reading,  writing,  and  spelling." 

Baccalaureate   Address 

The  Baccalaureate  audience  heard  the 
Rev.  David  N.  Boswell  of  the  Class  of  1918, 
MA  1922,  tell  the  graduates  that  God  needs 
young  men  and  young  women  to  help  Him 
establish  His  ideals  in  the  hearts  of  men 
throughout  the  world. 

"Unless  young  men  and  young  women  ac- 
cept His  challenge,  the  world  will  go  on  its 
way  admitting-  the  good  but  passively  and 
impassionately  living  in  the  presence  of 
poverty,  disease,  ignorance,  fear,  and  super- 
stition,"  the   Baccalaureate   speaker  warned. 

Honoraries   to    Six 

Besides  the  degrees  conferred  in  course, 
six  prominent  Americans  were  awarded  hon- 
orary degrees  at  the  Commencement  Exer- 
cises. They  were :  Paul  L.  Troast,  cliair- 
man  of  the  New  Jersey  Turnpike  Author- 
ity ;  Edward  A.  Weeks,  Jr.,  editor  of  THE 
ATLANTIC  MONTHLY;  Harold  M. 
Smith,  dean  and  co-principal,  Bordentown 
Military  Institute;  the  Rev.  David  N.  Bos- 
well '18,  MA  "22,  minister  of  the  First  Bap- 
tist Church,  Rome,  N.  Y. :  Floyd  G.  Ballen- 
tine  '99,  classical  scholar  and  a  Bucknell 
faculty  member  for  46  years  before  his  re- 
tirement in  1949,  and  Elizabeth  M.  Kates 
DS'17.  superintendent  of  the  State  Indus- 
trial Farm  for  Women,  Goochland,  Va. 

In  his  presentation  of  Mr.  Troast  for  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws,  Dr.  Joseph  W. 
Henderson  cited  Mr.  Troast's  record  of  pub- 
lic service,  his  professional  career  and  his 
responsibility  in  assuming  obligations  for 
public  welfare,  for  education,  and  for  his 
fellowman. 

Presenting  Mr.  Smith  for  the  degree.  Dean 
Coleman  praised  "the  steadying  influence  he 
has  exerted  upon  youth  in  these  turbulent 
times,  his  calm  appraisal  of  the  problems 
of  the  day,  and  his  rare  understanding  of 
human  nature." 

Dean  Coleman   reviewed  Miss  Kates'  ca- 


reer in  penology  and  cited  her  years  of  ser- 
vice in  the  field  during  liis  presentation  of 
the  distinguished  penologist  for  the  degree 
Doctor  of  Laws. 

"The  L'niversity  has  observed  Miss  Kates' 
work  with  pride,''  Dr.  Hildreth  said  in  con- 
ferring the  degree. 

Miss  Kates  was  graduated  from  Bucknell 
in  1917.  She  served  an  apprenticeship  in 
various  phases  of  correctional  work  before 
lier  appointment  in  1931  as  superintendent 
of  the  Goochland  institution. 

Dr.  Hildreth  said  that  in  his  chosen  career 
as  a  minsiter  of  the  Gospel,  Mr.  Boswell 
typified  "the  high  ideals  of  Christian  leader- 
ship and  service  which  Bucknell  seeks  to 
inculcate   in  her   sons   and  daughters." 

Mr.  Boswell  was  graduated  from  Roches- 
ter Theological  Seminary  after  his  years  at 
Bucknell.  His  first  pastorate  was  in  Pitts- 
burgh. Called  to  the  First  Baptist  Church 
in  Rome  25  years  ago,  he  has  been  active  in 
community  aft'airs  and  in  the  work  of  the 
New  York  Baptist  Convention. 

In  citing  Mr.  Weeks  for  the  degree.  Doc- 
tor of  Humanities,  Dean  Coleman  said  tliat 
THE  ATLANTIC  MONTHLY  has  be- 
come, "under  his  skillful  direction,  not  sim- 
ply the  authentic  voice  of  New  England  but 
of  the  nation  and  of  the  world." 

In  his  response,  Dr.  Hildreth  termed  Mr. 
Weeks  "one  of  America's  foremost  editors 
and  thinkers,"  who  is  "using  his  brilliant 
mind  and  keen  critical  sense  to  help  us  in 
our  search  for  the  true  meaning  of  the  im- 
portant developments  of  the  day." 


Dr.  Floyd  G.  Ballentine  who  graduated 
from  Bucknell  in  1899  and  later  earned  his 
master's  and  doctor's  degree  at  Harvard 
University,  was  presented  for  the  honorary 
degree  Doctor  of  Humanities  by  Dean  Wil- 
liam H.  Coleman. 

"Scholar,  teacher,  and  gentleman,  your 
alma  mater  delights  in  honoring  you  today 
for  your  loyalty  and  devotion  to  the  Uni- 
versity^ with  which  you  have  been  associated 
over  a  span  of  half  a  century,"  was  the  re- 
sponse of  Dr.  Hildreth.  Dr.  Ballentine 
retired  in  1949  after  serving  on  the  Bucknell 
faculty  as  professor  of  Latin  language  and 
literature  and  professor  of  Greek  for  46 
years. 

Board   of  Trustees 

Dr.  Emma  E.  Dillon,  Trenton,  N.  J., 
lawyer  and  Harry  G.  Schad,  Philadelphia 
businessman,  were  added  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Bucknell  University  at  the  an- 
nual meeting.  Miss  Dillon  of  the  Class  of 
1915  was  awarded  an  honorary  degree  by 
the  University  in  1947  and  was  nominated 
for  election  to  the  Board  by  vote  of  the 
General  Alumni  Association.  She  has  been 
active  in  Alumni  and  L'niversity  affairs  for 
a  number  of  years  and  has  served  as  presi- 
dent of  the  General  Alumni  Association. 

Mr.  Schad,  whose  home  is  at  Baederwood. 
is  a  vice  president  of  the  Atlantic  Refining 
Company,  in  charge  of  the  marine  depart- 
ment. President  of  the  Philadelphia  Mari- 
time Bureau,  he  is  one  of  the  leaders  in  mari- 
time circles  in  Philadelphia  and  is  in  the 
forefront  in  all  matters  relating  to  the  de- 
velopment of  the  port  of  Philadelphia. 

Trustees  reelected  to  the  Board  include : 
Elmer  K.  Bolton  '08,  Wilmington,  Del. ;  Dr. 
Mary  B.  Harris  '94,  Lewisburg:  and  Har- 
land  A.  Trax  '01,  Upper  Montclair,  N.  J. 
Mr.  Trax  was  made  an  honorary  trustee  in 
recognition  of  his  many  years  of  service 
to  the  University. 

Faculty   Changes 

The  trustees  authorized  promotions  for  16 
faculty  members,  leaves  of  absence  for  four ; 
and  the  retirement  of  four  teachers  and  one 
administrator. 

Promotions,  effective  September,  include  the 
following :  to  professor,  Clyde  E.  Burgee, 
economics :  and  Manning  A.  Smith,  chemis- 
try; to  associate  professor,  J.  ^larshall 
Brown,  psychology- ;  N.  Harry  Camp,  Jr., 
education;  Douglas  H.  Orrock,  French;  and 
Harmer  A.  ^^'eede^,  civil  engineering ;  to 
assistant  professor,  Donald  J.  Ohl,  mathe- 
(Continued  on  Page  16) 


President  Hildietli  (center)  with  Honorar\   Dcj:i"< 
M.  Smith,  Paul  L.  Troast,  Edward  A.  Weeks,  Jr. 


e  recipients  yi.  to  r. )   Flo\d  G.  Ballentine  "I'l*.  Harold 
David  N.  Boswell  18,  and  Elizabeth  M.  Kates  DS  '17 


SEPTEMBER    1052 


Highlights  of  Buckneirs  106th  Year 

As  Recorded  by  President  Hiklreth 

at  the  AU-Ahiniiii  Luncheon: 

Thirty  pcrcciif  of  our  Golden  Anniversary  Class  of  igos  returned  for 
the  reunion. 

Fifty-six  percent  of  our  Institute  Class  of  1902  zverc  here  for  the  fiftieth 
reunion. 

The  elass  of  ig2j  came  baek  28^^',    strong  for  the  tu'enty-fifth  reunion. 

Ken  safer,  the  only  liolder  of  a  University  aivard.  had  the  honor  of  pre- 
senting Tommy  Mangan  icith  the  first  Alumui  Aehievement  azvard. 

Parents  of  Bucknell  students  are  members  of  the  Bueknell  foniily  and 
are  alzvays  iveleome  at  Bueknell  gatherings  on  or  off  the  campus. 

Although  30%  of  all  independent  colleges  are  in  the  red.  Bucknell  -icill 
again  end  this  year  in  the  black. 

There  zmll  be  no  curtailment  of  academic  ser-vices.  In  fact,  ne.rf  year 
will  see  a  broadening  of  curricular  offerings. 

Faculty  salaries,  although  still  too  lotv,  arc  equal  to  the  average  of  inde- 
pendent colleges  and  ivere  increased  73^%  across  the  board  tliis  year. 

The  number  of  contributors  to  tlie  Bucknell  Alumni  Annual-Giving  Fund 
increased  62%. 

Contributors  to  the  Parents  Loyalty  Fund  increased  40%. 

Total  annual  contributions  to  the  University  stand  at  $220,000,  an  increase 
of  25%. 

The  Davclla  Mills  Foundation  has  offered  a  grant  of  $2f,,ooo  toward  the 
restoration  of  Taylor  Hall  conditional  upon  the  start  of  reconstruction  by 
December  31,  I953- 

One  index  of  the  quality  of  teaching  done  by  our  faculty  is  the  recognition 
given  current  graduates  in  competitive  scholarships  and  other  azi'ards. 

David  A.  McGill,  a  senior,  has  received  a  Fulbright  scholarship  to  study 
at  Cambridge  University's  zvorld  famous  Marine  Biological  Laboratory  at 
Plymouth,  England. 

Elisabeth  L.  Pinner,  another  senior,  has  been  chosen  for  a  Danforth 
Graduate  Fellozvship. 

In  the  last  five  years  463  of  our  graduates  tiave  enrolled  for  graduate  study 
in  123  different  colleges  and  universities. 

Bucknell  this  year  is  establishing  a  five-year  combined  liberal  arts-engi- 
neering program. 

Another  recent  addition  to  the  curriculuin  is  the  four-year  Medical 
Secretarial  course  for  zvomen. 


BUCKNELLIANS  IN 
WHO'S   WHO 

The  1951-52  issue  of  Who's  WIw  In  Amer- 
ica indicates  that  the  number  of  Bucknellians 
listed  has  increased  by  30%  in  the  past  20 
years.  The  fact  that  only  11  colleges  were 
reported  as  showing  a  gain  of  between  30 
and  39%  over  the  listing  of  20  years  ago 
gives  an  indication  of  our  academic  pros- 
perity. Bucknell  is  one  of  49  privately  sup- 
ported colleges  with  40  or  more  representa- 
tives in  Who's  Who.  We  have  broken  down 
the  list  by  classes  and  to  keep  it  in  balance 
we  have  not  taken  from  it  the  names  of 
alumni  who  have  died  since  the  book  was 
published.  It  will  be  seen  that  the  Class 
of  1908  leads  with  7  of  its  members  in- 
cluded. The  classes  of  1909  and  1919  are 
in  second  spot  with  4  each.  Three  members 
each  of  the  classes  of  1900,  1906,  1907,  1911, 
1912,  and  1914  are  listed.     The  Hst  follows: 

1894— Mary  B.   Harris 

1895— Thomas  J.  Baldridge 

1897 — Romeyn   H.   Rivenburg 

1898— John  A.  Walls 

1899— Joseph  C.  Hazen 

1900— Charles  E.  Bunnell,  Rush  H.  Kress, 
George  D.  Strayer 

1902— Charles  E.  Goodall.  Lewis  E.  Theiss 

1904— Edwin  P.  Griffiths 

1905— D.  R.  McCain 

1906— Harold  N.  Cole,  Frederick  V.  Follmer, 
Romain  C.  Hassrick 

1907— Elkanah  B.  Hulley,  Charles  Francis 
Potter,  Leo  L.  Rockwell 

1908— Elmer  K.  Bolton,  Ivor  D.  Fenton, 
Joseph  W.  Henderson,  Chester  P. 
Higby,  John  C.  Hostetter,  W.  C. 
Sprout,  Robert  McC.  Steele 

1909— John  H.  Church,  Charles  C.  Fries, 
Albert  T.  Poffenberger,  Heber  W. 
Youngken 

1911— Frank  G.  Davis,  Frederick  B.  Mc- 
Allister, J.  Herbert  Waite 

1912— Paul  S.  Althouse.  Stanley  P.  Davies, 
Harry  S.  Everett 

1913— O.  V.  W.  Hawkins.  Earl  M.  Rich- 
ards 

1914— William  H.  Eyster,  John  W.  Rice, 
Ralph  M.  Tyson 

1915 — George   S.   Stevenson 

1917— E.  A.  Kitlowski 

1918— Chester  S.  Keefer,  Charles  C.  Ward 
(deceased) 

1919— Edwin  E.  Aubrey,  A.  E.  Davis,  Har- 
old N.  Gilbert,  J.  R.  Herman  (de- 
ceased) 

1920— Mark   R.   Everett,  Lester   E.   Lighten 

1921— Lester  K.  Ade 

1922 — W.  Norwood  Lowry 

1926- William  R.  Wliite 

1928— Hugh  M.  Marsh,  D.  L.  Nicholson 

SEPTEMBER    1952 


SPORTS 


It  Won't  Be  Easy — But 

By    Harrv    Lawrence    MS'Sl, 
head  football  coach 

Minus  sixteen  outstanding  players  from. the 
1951  football  team  that  broke  all  Bucknell 
records,  the  Bisons  are  girding  themselves 
for  a  determined  effort  to  lengthen  the  pres- 
ent undefeated  string  of  13  straight  games. 

While  the  chances  of  another  undefeated 
season  are  remote,  there  should  be  another 
fighting  team  on  the  Hill,  ready  to  meet  all 
comers  and  able  to  give  a  good  account  of 
itself  with  any  opponent. 

If  the  draft  leaves  the  players  alone  and 
all  return,  there  will  be  42  candidates  start- 
ing pre-season  practice  the  day  after  Labor 
Day.  This  squad  will  be  predominantly  green 
but  willing  and  capable.  Ten  regulars  from 
1951  must  be  replaced  and  the  scramble  for 
positions  should  be  lively  indeed. 

The  1951  regulars  returning  for  duty  are 
Brad  Myers  and  Burt  Talmage,  halfbacks ; 
Abe  Powelson,  end;  Bill  Gray,  tackle;  Harry 
McSorley,  guard ;  Bill  Grimm,  center ;  all 
on  offense ;  Jim  Egloff,  end ;  Frank  Kirby, 
tackle ;  John  Chironna,  guard ;  Paul  Ganz, 
center;  Stan  Butterworth.  halfback;  Ed 
Adams,  safety,  all  on  defense. 

The  above  group  of  veterans  assures  suffi- 
cient ability  and  balance  to  make  the  team 
dangerous  from  the  start.  In  the  latter  part 
of  the  season,  after  the  new  regulars  have 
settled  down,  the  team  could  be  as  hard  to 
beat  as  any  of  its  predecessors. 

Veteran  substitutes  of  1951  who  may  make 
regular  positions  in  1952  include  :  Ken  Ada- 
mec,  leading  quarterback  contender ;  Bob 
Dee,  Owen  Murnane  and  Frank  Koylowsik, 
backs ;  Roy  Pettit,  end  ;  Harry  Durner,  tac- 
kle. 

Some  new  names  to  remember  are  :  Jack 
Flurer,  Bob  Antkowiak  and  Jack  Klober, 
ends ;  Ron  Lloyd,  Jack  Winebrenner  and 
Pete  Anello,  tackles ;  Hank  Popeck,  Ken 
Tashjy,  guards;  Bob  Rupert  and  Roy  Gav- 
ert,  centers;  George  Klauder,  Jim  O'Brien, 
Don  Dilley,  backs. 

The  season  opens  at  home  on  the  evening 
of  Saturday,  September  27  against  a  revital- 
ized Lafayette  Leopard.  In  rapid  succession 
Muhlenberg,  Temple  and  Buffalo  will  be 
met  away  from  home.  Homecoming  oppo- 
nent will  be  the  respected  and  feared  Col- 
gate Red  Raiders ;  then  Lehigh  at  home  for 
Dad's  Day  ;  George  Washington  away  ;  Get- 
tysburg at  home  and  Delaware  away. 

The  coaching  staff  will  again  include  Herb 
Maack,  first  assistant  and  line  coach ;  Bill 
Lane,  end  coach;  Hal  Biggs,  trainer;  Ben 
Kribbs,  new  basketball  coach  will  be  in 
charge  of  Freshman  football,  and  ably  as- 
sisted by  Marty  McKibben,  who  will  be 
working  on  his  Master's  Degree  in  Educa- 
tion. 

The  team  will  once  again  use  the  "split  T" 
formations  which,  since  its  installation  in 
1949,  has  contributed  to  a  record  of  21  wins 
against  S  losses. 

SEPTEMBER    19  5  2 


Benton  Cribbs,  New  Cage  Coach 

Benton  Cribbs,  formerly  coach  at  Clarion 
State  Teachers  College,  has  been  named 
varsity  basketball  coach  at  Bucknell.  He 
will  also  assist  in  football. 

The  34  year-old  Clarion  graduate  has 
coached  three  varsity  sports  at  his  alma 
mater  for  the  past  two  years.  His  basket- 
ball teams  have  won  32  games  while  losing 
only  two,  and  last  year  his  team  was  one 
of  the  few  undefeated  college  quintets  in  the 
nation  during  the  regular  season. 

Mr.  Cribbs  has  also  been  appointed  to  the 
faculty  as  an  instructor  in  the  physical  edu- 


"Pvit  Yourself  in  the 
Slifers'  Place" 

The  Ken  Slifers  have  a  way  of  making 
the  unusual  seein  commonplace.  They  have 
demonstrated  this  quality  again  in  a  most 
interesting  article  (with  pictures)  appearing 
in  the  August  1952  issue  of  the  AMERICAN 
MAGAZINE.  Get  out  your  copy  of  the 
AMERICAN  and  read  how  tliis  Bucknell 
family  is  helping  to  pioneer  sane  and  sensi- 
ble solutions  to  the  problems  of  displaced 
persons. 


cation  departinent.  He  succeeds  Jack  G. 
Guy,  who  recently  accepted  a  similar  position 
at  Rhode  Island  State. 


1952 

Football    Schedule 

Series 

Bucknell  Record 

began 

W. 

L. 

T. 

Sat.  Sept 

27  (night) 

Lafayette 

Lewisburg 

1883 

10 

14 

4 

Sat.  Oct. 

4  (night) 

Muhlenberg 

Allentown 

1911 

17 

6 

1 

Fri.  Oct. 

10  (night) 

Temple 

Philadelphia 

1927 

6 

12 

7 

Sat.  Oct. 

18 

Buffalo 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

1898 

4 

4 

1 

Sat.  Oct. 

25 

Colgate 

HOMECOMING 

1894 

2 

2 

0 

Sat.  Nov. 

1 

Lehigh 

DAD'S  DAY 

1888 

9 

3 

1 

Fri.  Nov. 

7  (night) 

Geo.  Washington 

Washington,  D.  C. 

1908 

4 

1 

J 

Sat.  Nov 

15 

Gettysburg 

Lewisburg" 

1893 

24 

10 

9 

Sat.  Nov. 

22 

Delaware 

Wilmington,  Del. 

1908 

5 

9 

0 

TICKETS 

Bucknell's  undefeated  football  team  last  fall  caused  quite  a  stir  in  football  circles. 
We  had  the  largest  home  attendance  in  many  a  season  and  larger  crowds  are  expected  this 
year.     This  interest  not  only  exists  with  local  area  fans,  but  extends  throughout  the  East. 

We  expect  a  large  crowd  for  our  Saturday  night  opener  with  Lafayette.  All  mid-field 
seats  for  Dad's  Day  game  last  season  were  sold  in  advance  and  a  larger  attendance  is 
expected  for  this  year's  game  with  Lehigh.  Last  season  all  regular  reserved  seats  were  sold 
before  Homecoming  Day.  If  you  want  to  make  certain  of  choice  seats  for  the  repeat 
performance  of  last  year's  21  to  20  Colgate  thriller  you  better  order  your  tickets  NOW. 
TICKET  DISTRIBUTION— Contributors  to  Alumni  and  LTniversity  Funds  during  the 
fiscal  year  that  closed  on  June  30,  1952  will  be  given  priority  in  filling  ticket  orders  for 
Homecoming". 

A  special  section  on  the  fifty-yard  line  will  be  reserved  for  the  class  (of  fifty  members 
or  more)  having  the  highest  percentage  of  contributors.  This  year  the  honor  goes  to  the 
class  of  1907. 

To  receive  above  priorities,  application  accompanied  by  check  or  money  order  must  be 
in  Athletic  Office  by  October  4.     Please  signify  priority  on  application. 


Order  Your  Football   Tickets   Early 

1952   Football   Ticket   Order  Blank 

Bucknell  University 


Last  Name 


Middle 


Class 


Street 


City 


Date 

Game 

No.  Tickets 

Reserve  Price 

Amount 

*Sept.  27 

Lafayette    (Night) 

$2.50 

Oct.    25 

Colgate   (Homecoming) 

$3.00 

Nov.      1 

Lehigh  (Dad's  Day) 

$2.50 

Nov.    15 

Gettysburg 

$2.50 

*_Night  Game                          TOTAL 

Make  check  payable  to  BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY  -  INTERCOLLEGIATE 
ATHLETICS.    Return  Order  Blank  to  Al  Huinphreys,  Director  of  Athletics 


ClASS  REUNION  REPORTS 


EMERITUS  CLUB 

Nostalgia — A   Backward  Glance 

We  sing  to  tliee,  Old  Bucknell   Dear ! 
We  must  have  seemed  very  queer. 
For  surely  Vi'e  all   were  exceedingly  dense ; 
We  smothered  the  profs  with  ignorance. 
For  days  and  days  no  man  could  tell 
Were   we   going   to    Heaven   or   going   to — 

Well, 
As  I  said  before,  no  man  could  say 
Were  we  going  up  or  the  downward  way ! 
Was  it  an  A  or  a  B  or  a  D,  E,  F, 
That  dangled  there  at  the  edge  of  tlie  cliff? 
We  soon  dug  in  our  toe-hold  deep ; 
For  the  road  was  getting  rough  and   steep. 
Who  wanted  Greek  or  Latin  then?     Not  any 

one; 
But  the  nasty  job — it  had  to  be  done. 
We  heard  of  ponies  and  horses  too ; 
We  got  the  dumb  brutes  to  pull  us  through — 
Or    we   thought    we    did.      That    stuff    soon 

fades. 
So  we  sold  the  brutes  and  got  us  spades. 
And  we  dug  and  dug  till  we  reached  the  roots. 
Though  we  stood  in  the  mire  to  the  tops  of 

the  boots. 
Then     somebody     said,     ''We    must     parley 

vous!" 
But  it  sounded  more  like  a  bovine's  moo. 
We  said  "Goodbye"  to  that  kind  of  stuff', 
Being  darn  good  sure  we  all  had  enough. 
When  the  catalog  called  for  Metaphysics  and 

the  like, 
We  sent  to  the  drug  store  our  booby  tike. 
The  right  dosage  to  get,  as  per  instructions, 

for  all ; 
And  never  to  let  the  precious  stuff  fall. 
The  druggist  laughed  as  his   sides  to  split : 
The   smart  yokels   went   into  a  horrible   fit. 
But  the  good  old  Prof  got  the  real  fun, 
When  he  laid  the  lash  on  each  son-of-a-gun. 
By  this  time  now  we  got  sobered  up ; 
Old   Prexie  Harris  knew  each  vicious  pup. 
He  laid  it  on  here  and  he  laid  it  on  there. 
To    go    for   the    Metaphysics    we    had    now 

learned  where. 
But  the  Good  Old  Doctor  loved  us  all : 
We   would   have   fought   for   him  at   a   mo- 
ment's call. 
He  has  gone  away — as  all  of  us  will : 
But  he  lives  within  us  and  guides  us   still. 
— John  L  Woodruff  '90 

1902— GOLDEN  ANNIVERSARY 

Commencement  of  1952  was  a  memorable 
occasion  for  the  Class  of  1902.  Nine  of  42 
survivors  were  in  attendance.  The  day's  ac- 
tivities began  with  a  class  meeting  in  the 
Vaughan  Literature  Building.  Professor 
George  Kunkle  acted  as  faculty  host  and 
gave  a  very  gracious  talk  to  the  fifty-year 
class.  The  meeting  was  in  charge  of  Dr. 
Lewis  E.  Theiss,  class  president.  The  Alum- 
ni Office  had  asked  for  the  election  of  the 
usual  several  officers  for  the  ensuing  year. 
But  the  1902's  were  of  the  idea  that  ONE 
officer  was  enough,  so  they  rolled  the  presi- 
dent, the  secretary,  and  the  treasurer  into 
one,  and  asked  Dr.  Theiss  to  go  on  with  the 
job.  Letters  were  read  from  eight  members 
who  were  unable  to  attend,  but  who  sent 
their  greetings  and  best  wishes.  Mrs.  Helen 
Burrows  sweetened  her  letter  with  a  check 
for  the  Alumni  Fund. 

Those  class  members  in  attendance  at  the 
reunion  included :  Charles  I.  Boyer  and 
Lewis  E.  Theiss,  Lewisburg ;  Frank  Stanton, 
Esq.,  Chagrin  Falls,  O. ;  William  S.  Robin- 
son, Wilkes-Barre ;  Dr.  T.  Lamar  Williams 
and  Mrs.  Williams,  Mt.  Carmel ;  Alan  C. 
Cunningham,  Philadelphia  ;  Mrs.  Sarah  Judd 
Shields,  Lewisburg. 

The  class  attended  the  Alumni  dinner  as 
guests  of  the  University.  Tables  had  been 
reserved  for  the  1902  class  from  the  Insti- 
tute, the  Academy,  and  the  College.  Presi- 
dent Hildreth  very  graciously  presented  the 
1902  folks  to  the  diners.     With  the  addition 

10 


of  Institute  and  Academy  representatives, 
the  group  was  considerably  enlarged  and  the 
occasion  was  a  memorable  one  for  all  those 
present. 

During  the  afternoon,  members  of  the  col- 
lege class  met  at  the  home  of  the  President, 
beside  the  1905  gates.  As  at  all  such  gath- 
erings the  ghosts  of  the  past  were  evoked, 
but  they  proved  to  be  very  merry  ghosts  in- 
deed, and  all  present  declared  it  was  the 
best  class  meeting  any  one  had  ever  at- 
tended. All  in  all,  the  fiftieth  commence- 
ment for  the  class  was  a  most  memorable 
occasion. 

— Lewis  E.  Theiss 

INSTITUTE  1902 
GOLDEN  ANNIVERSARY 

Letters  were  written  to  all  living  mem- 
bers' Replies  were  received  from  all :  the 
sister  of  Mary  B.  Stephenson  Weimer  wrote 
that  Mary  passed  away  in  March  of  this 
year. 

Nine  of  the  twelve  members  are  still  liv- 
ing. The  following  were  present  at  the 
All-Alumni  Luncheon  :  Ruth  Shorkley  Bliss, 
Carpinteria,  Calif. ;  Rachel  Kunkle  Com- 
stock,  Lewisburg:  Edith  Kelly  Fetherston, 
Lewisburg;  Elizabeth  B.  Meek,  Allenwood, 
Marion  Ginter  Remer.  Lewisburg.  Miss 
Jeannette  Pross,  Music  '02,  was  also  present. 

To  the  members  of  the  class  were  born 
eleven  children  and  twenty-two  grandchil- 
dren. 

— Elizabeth  B.  Meek 

1907 

There  were  twenty-one  in  the  '07  group 
who  met  for  the  45tli  anniversary  in  Vaughan 
Lit.  The  first  classmate  I  saw  was  good 
old  Rocky,  our  able  and  active  class  prexy. 
We  started  right  in  reviewing  many  merry 
happenings  of  1906  and  1907.  That  sleigh 
ride  when  the  sleigh  upset  and  the  chaperone 
was  dumped  into  a  snow  drift,  etc.  What 
fun  we  had  45  years  ago !  We  finally  got 
back  to  '52  and  were  comparing  grandchil- 
dren, bragging  shamelessly,  when  along  came 
Buzz  Burrows  with  a  good  lively  swing — 
you'd  never  guess  it  but  Buzz  is  Grandpop 
too !  Coit  Hoechst  and  Fred  Zug  with  their 
attractive  wives  soon  joined  us.  Zug  is 
still  a  bit  bridegroomish.  Peter  Cober  our 
sophomore  class  prexy,  and  District  Attorney 
of  Somerset  Co.  for  eight  years,  came  in 
next.  He  was  accompanied  by  three  women 
— his  wife,  sister-in-law  and  Aunt  Minnie — 
all  from  Somerset.  Earl  Whitney,  Oklahoma 
attorney,  Gideon,  near  Preacher,  father  of 
seven  worked  very  hard  to  promote  the  re- 
union. He,  of  course,  was  present.  He 
brought  his  daughter  Naomi  along  as  a  sam- 
ple of  the  Whitney  brand.  We  are  all  strong 
for  Naomi  who  now  attends  Bucknell.  Hav- 
ard  Griffith,  our  Harrisburg  parson,  looking 
very  well  fed  and  handsome  was  with  us. 
Preachers  are  sometimes  joy  killers  but  not 
Havard.  We  depend  on  him  to  propel  us 
all  thru  the  pearly  gates.  Tom  Schultz,  his 
wife  and  two  relatives  came  from  Eugene, 
Ore.  to  see  Bucknell  once  more.  Tom  has 
devoted  his  life  to  teaching  Alaskans.  He 
gave  us  a  most  interesting  account  of  his 
Alaskan  experiences.  How  would  you  like 
to  chaperone  a  herd  of  reindeer  thru  an 
Alaskan  winter?  Tom's  life  has  been  rugged. 
After  his  children  are  educated,  Tom  and 
his  family  will  return  to  Alaska  to  stay. 
Hope  Tom  doesn't  forget  to  write  that  book. 
Emma  Myers  Ulmer  of  Williamsport  and  I 
were  the  only  class  women  present.  We  were 
so  glad  to  have  Vera  Rockwell  and  Caroline 
Burrows  with  us.  We  have  adopted  them  as 
well  as  all  other  '07  wives  into  our  class. 

Rocky  and  Earl  read  much  appreciated 
letters  from  absent  '07'ers.  A  telegram  tell- 
ing us  of  the  serious  illness  of  Frank  Smig- 
elsky  gave  us  deep  concern.  We  expected  to 
see  liim.     Perez  sent  us  some  very  interest- 


ing pictures  from  his  post  in  Manila.  Some 
of  our  class  members  are  ailing  but  the  ma- 
jority are  going  strong  thanks  to  black  strap 
molasses  and  wheat  germ  bread.  To  men- 
tion a  few,  Harold  Godshall  for  a  big  pro- 
motion as  a  bridge  builder ;  Charles  F.  Pot; 
ter,  writer,  for  his  most  excellent  book  of 
'51,  "The  Preacher  and  I";  Dr.  George  Hawk, 
surgeon,  for  outstanding  honors  conferred 
at  Robert  Packer  Hospital,  Sayre.  All  three 
of  these  men  have  been  making  headlines. 
To  these  could  be  added  the  names  of  many 
more  classmates  who  have  no  thought  of 
retiring. 

Rocky  read  the  names  of  our  deceased 
classmates.  It  was  a  long  list — 40  names. 
At  least  six  have  passed  on  since  our  last 
meeting. 

At  noon  we  joined  the  Alumni  Parade  and 
marched  to  the  Gym  where  we  dined  with 
hundreds  of  Bucknellians.  Our  faculty  host, 
Harmer  Weeden,  was  a  great  help  to  us  in 
innumerable  ways.  We  all  thank  him  sin- 
cerely for  a  fine  day. 

— Mary  Stanton  Speicher 

1912 

The  big  day  of  the  40th  reunion  arrived. 
After  sending  out  letters  instructing  every- 
one to  be  on  hand  for  the  business  meeting 
at  10  :30.  Helen  Levegood  and  I  were  a  trifle 
late.  Truthfully,  we  didn't  get  there  at  all. 
Jim  Harris,  too,  was  late.  Mai  Musser,  who 
was  our  class  host,  proved  to  be  the  "guar- 
dian angel."  He  conducted  the  meeting, 
herded  us  out  for  a  class  picture,  then  put 
us  in  line  for  the  promenade  down  the  hill 
to  the  Davis  Gym  for  the  luncheon. 

A  couple  of  weeks  before  the  reunion  I 
was  really  worried.  Fred  Igler,  Howard 
Johnson,  Lew  Robinson,  Stanley  Davies,  Jim 
Harris,  Rip  Ruth,  Art  Waltz,  Eva  Himmel- 
reich  Apgar  and  husband.  Pearl  Ream  and 
husband,  Leon  M.  Crandell  and  Grace  Wolfe 
Crandell,  Dave  McNeal  and  wife,  Ralph 
Davenport  and  wife,  "Lib"  Heinsling  Low- 
ther  and  Red,  Vera  Frost  and  I  were  the 
only  ones  who  had  made  reservations.  Some 
of  the  "regulars"  who  attend  these  affairs 
were  not  on  the  list.  Immediately  I  sent  out 
S.  O.  S.'s,  called  some  of  them  choice  names, 
finally  got  some  response.  Heard  from  every- 
one but  "Pat"  Schreiber,  Porky  O'Brien,  and 
Ruby  Stuck.  (She  never  answers  letters  but 
when  the  big  day  arrives  she  is  the  first  to 
greet  you).  Porky  and  Pat  haven't  shown 
up  yet.  Then  a  note  from  Lawrence  Sprout 
and  wife. 

Just  a  few  days  left  so  I  made  a  hurried 
trip  to  Lewisburg  to  see  if  there  would  be 
room  for  all  of  us  at  the  festive  board, 
"Buck"  Shott  and  Raymond  Irwin,  who  is 
director  of  placement  showed  me  every 
courtesy.  They  even  made  arrangements 
with  the  dietitian  to  take  care  of  my  cookies 
and  nuts. 

Patty  Conner  and  Alberta  left  very  early 
Sat.  a.  m.,  Frank  Hean  had  planned  to  drive 
up  with  friends  but  they  were  unable  to  come 
at  the  last  minute  so  he  arrived  by  bus ; 
Vic  Schmid  left  a  sick  wife  to  come.  Pop 
met  Helen  Levegood  in  Williamsport,  So 
everyone  was  accounted  for. 

The  parade  was  touching.  We  seemed  tb 
get  down  the  hill  on  our  own  steam.  I  was 
glad  I  had  prepared  for  the  event  with  my 
mole  skin  and  corn  plasters.  With  tlie  help 
of  my  cane  (our  class  regalia)  and  chair  that 
Mai  Musser  had  provided  I  made  tlie  grade. 

After  the  luncheon  we  went  over  to  HuUey 
House  to  relax  and  gossip.  There  I  gave  my 
financial  report.  We  had  a  balance  of  $18.45 
five  years  ago.  When  I  dug  out  the  bank 
book  this  year,  looked  over  the  old  bills, 
I  found  that  I  had  "gyped"  Frank  Davis 
out  of  $5.00.  I  sent  it  with  apologies  and 
asked  liim  to  sit  at  our  table.  That  left 
$13.45.      This   reunion   cost   the   magnificent 

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sum  of  S3.60.  We  still  have  $7.83  in  the 
bank.  Now  I  may  have  a  change  of  address 
— not  leaving  Pop  but  the  class  is  thinking 
seriously  of  sending  me  to  Washington. 
However,  I'll  keep  3'ou  on  my  mailing  list. 
Just  a  personal  glimpse  of  those  who  were 
back  five  years  ago.  I  couldn't  see  that 
anyone  had  aged — same  gray  hair,  bald  spots, 
liver  spots,  false  teeth  and  partial  plates, 
bifocals  on  the  faces  or  carried  on  a  chain. 
Ruby's  face  hasn't  changed  since  she  was  in 
school  but  she  is  beginning  to  display  the 
middle-age  spread.  Helen  Levegood  and 
Alberta  are  more  youthful  looking  than  ever. 

Of  those  who  came  back  after  40  years, 
Vera  Frost  doesn't  look  a  day  older,  Eva 
Himmelreich  is  still  tall  and  thin.  Pearl 
Ream's  face  hasn't  changed  but  she  has  be- 
come pleasingly  plump.  "Lib"  Heinsling 
looked  and  acted  natural.  Vie  Schmid  and 
Ralph  Davenport  are  bald,  Stanley  Davies 
no  gray  hairs,  Lawrence  Sprout  and  How- 
ard Johnson  have  the  usual  accompaniment  of 
62  years — gray  hair — but  most  becoming. 
I'm  sorry  to  have  to  record  the  death  of 
Howard's  wnfe  (Alabel  Gibson  '10). 

As  Vic's  wife  wrote,  "Vic  had  such  a 
good  time — said  everyone  had  stayed  so 
young,  jolly  and  peppy."  That  ought  to 
give  you  a  lift.  Also  said  that  he  liked 
Helen's  and  my  lip  stick  better  than  hers — 
I  tliink  he  has  his  women  confused  because 
I  don't  use  it — no  doubt  it  would  "enliance 
my  beauty"  but  it  would  be  a  waste  of  time 
to  haul  out  a  mirror  and  manipulate  that 
stick. 

Now  a  glimpse  into  my  home  life — Just 
before  we  left  for  the  reunion  Pop  said  to 
Helen  "You  know  I  think  we  ought  to  have 
these  reunions  oftener  than  5  years  because 
I  got  some  buttons  sewed  on  my  underwear." 
I'll  never  have  another  40th  reunion  but  I'll 
always  be  sewing  on  ordinary  buttons.  Take 
a  look  at  him  and  Bill  in  the  picture — they 
don't  seem  to  be  either  neglected  or  under- 
nourished. 

Now  take  j'our  vitamins  and  use  chloro- 
phyll tooth  paste — supposed  to  make  you  feel 
like  the  "springtime  of  youth." 


-^Iaze 


1917 


Dave  Mink,  our  class  leader,  could  not  be 
on  the  campus  for  our  big  35th  reunion 
because  of  a  prior  engagement  for  an  opera- 
tion at  Buhl  Hospital.  We  all  missed  Dave 
and  hope  that  by  this  time  he  is  swinging 
along  in  old  time  form. 

However,  in  true  1917  fashion  other  class- 
mates came  to  the  rescue  of  the  reunion  on 
short  notice  and  under  the  planning  of  Mrs. 
Carl  Schug  (Alice  Johnson)  a  spirited  group 
gathered  for  the  business  meeting  and  joined 
in  the  parade  and  luncheon  activities.  Seven- 
teen members  signed  the  registration  record 
but  a  greater  number  arrived  in  time  for  the 
All-Alumni  Luncheon. 

At  the  business  meeting  the  following  offi- 
cers were  selected  to  represent  the  class : 
Earl  S.  Pedigo,  Lewisburg,  president ;  Ar- 
thur Yon,  Atlantic  City,  vice-president :  Irvin 
P.  Sowers,  Hillside,  N.  J.,  secretary-treasur- 
er; Charles  W.  Potter,  Jersey  Shore,  class 
fund  manager ;  and  Mrs.  Scliug,  \\'illiams- 
port,  class  reporter. 

1922 

With  a  total  of  forty-seven  classmates  and 
friends  on  deck,  we  had  the  biggest  and 
best  reunion  of  the  1952  crop.  The  party 
Friday  night  at  the  "Old  Mill"  was  greatly 

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enjoyed  by  45  persons,  especially  the  delicious 
spring  chicken  dinner.  Toastmaster  Finley 
Keech  conducted  a  fitting  memorial  service 
to  our  deceased  members.  Each  classmate 
gave  brief  remarks  and  introduced  their 
guests.  Doc  Lowry  announced  that  the  class 
was  finally  listed  as  a  patron  of  the  L'niversi- 
ty  by  virtue  of  its  financial  support.  A  wide 
variety  of  prizes  were  awarded  by  j-our 
reporter  for  many  reasons,  including  tlie 
classmate  coming  the  longest  distance  (Walt 
Galbraith,  Dallas,  Texas),  largest  family 
present  (Bill  Balliet),  youngest  looking  girl 
(Ray  Seaman  Reiner),  man  with  most  hair 
(George  Alatliieson),  least  hair  (Dr.  Her- 
man Wiant),  youngest  looking  wife  (Mrs. 
Mark  Gass)  and  many  others.  Looking  over 
the  pictures  and  snapshots  of  classmates  and 
families  mounted  and  displayed  on  a  bulle- 
tin board  claimed  the  interest  of  all.  Greet- 
ings and  regrets  were  read  from  those  un- 
able to  be  present.  After  a  couple  of  hours 
of  fond  reminiscences  and  fellowship  every- 
one agreed  the  Friday  night  party  should  be 
repeated  at  the  next  reunion. 

Forty  were  present  Saturday  morning  for 
a  brief  business  session  followed  by  the  group 
picture.  The  '22ers  took  the  spotlight  in  the 
"parade  of  classes"  to  Davis  Gym  for  the 
big  alumni  luncheon.  Informal  gatherings 
Saturday  night  and  Sunday  completed  a  me- 
morable weekend  for  those  lucky  enough  to 
be  back.  A  special  feature  (brain  child  of 
Mark  Gass)  was  the  attractive  Anniversary 
L'Agenda  for  those  present  and  prepared  by 
the  reunion  committee,  Messrs.  Shott,  Gass, 
Gardner,  Lowry  and  Campbell.  A  limited 
number  of  these  are  still  available  at  $1.00 
per  copy,  first  come,  first  served.  Order 
through  the  Alumni  oflice. 

— Phil  Campbell 

1927— SILVER  ANNIVERSARY 

If  you  will  recall  Buck  Shott's  admonition  : 
"BE  GLAD  YOU  DID— DON'T  WISH 
YOU  HAD",  you  will  know  that  those  of 
us  in  the  former  categor3'  agree,  for  we  found 
Alumni  Day,  June  7,  the  proverbial  red- 
letter  day.  I  wish  we  could  publish  the 
complete  list ;  if  you  want  one  send  your 
request  to  the  Alumni  Office. 

The  Commencement  \\'eekend  as  a  whole 
was  a  full  one,  and  we  couldn't  catch  up 
with  ever^iihing.  Yet,  everyone  attending 
felt  more  than  repaid  for  the  visit  to  that 
peerlessh'  beautiful  Old  Hill  setting,  for 
flawless  weather,  good  comradeship  and, 
naturally,   plenty   of   conversation   prevailed. 

Harold  Webber  received  commendation  for 
his  truly  noble  efforts  as  chairman.  Harold 
had  sent  out  questionnaires,  a  fair  percentage 
of  which  were  returned.  Since  it  is  impos- 
sible for  me  to  include  all  such  information 
in  this  brief  report,  I  shall  be  using  the  ma- 
terial obtained  from  them  by  putting  news 
items  in  our  class  notes  all  through  the  com- 
ing year.  If  any  of  3'OU  have  not  returned 
yours,  please  send  it  along  to  me ;  it  isn't 
too  late  to  use  the  information. 

Harold  presided  at  the  business  meeting 
in  the  Bertrand  Library.  Grins  and  saluta- 
tions were  the  mode  after  that  slight  hesi- 
tance  before  recognition,  although  I'm  in- 
clined to  be  prejudiced  by  feeling  that  once 
recognition  set  in,  Time's  ravages  really 
weren't  too  great ! 

A  dedicatory  pra^'er  was  offered  for  those 
classmates  who  had  died.  Somehow  to  me 
this  percentage  seemed  high,  for  this  is  the 
necrology  list — and  it  may  not  be  all-inclu- 
sive :  Jean  Banks,  Anna  Fay  Beaver,  Robert 
Dilwo'rth,  Leonard  Domzalski,  Rena  Frank- 
berger,  Harold  F.  Gearhart,  Sidney  William 
Goodwin,   John   F.    Gordon,   Jr.,   Dr.   Ralph 


B.  Hatzel,  Sophia  A.  Hohman,  Carl  Freder- 
ick Krause,  Russell  L.  Magee,  Christopher 
Mathewson,  Jr.,  Lyman  H.  Musser,  Lawr- 
ence A.  Shoch,  Burris  Shimp,  O.  Montgom- 
ery Slifer,  Oscar  Smith,  John  C.  Sterner, 
Laura  Walter,  the  Rev.  Paul  G.  ^^■ebster, 
Mary  Welsh,  'Theodore  Clarton  Wilcox,  and 
Pauline  May  Young. 

Communications  were  received  from  Betty 
Lawson,  Charleston,  Illinois ;  "Shorty" 
Parmley,  Alahanoy  City,  and  Alex  Horo- 
schak,  Jr.,  Fords,  N.  J. 

Ernest  Decker,  M.D.  and  wife  traveled 
farthest — from  Florida.  George  Bailey  kept 
the  program  moving  at  the  post  luncheon 
gathering,  by  entertaining  us — this  time, 
however,  contrary  to  his  usual  engagements, 
he  had  to  perform  "for  free." 

To  get  back  to  the  business  meeting  of  tlie 
morning.  Since  I  was  late  for  this  meeting 
(Grace  Pheifer  Collison  used  to  do  a  much 
better  job  of  getting  me  up  when  we  roomed 
together  in  "New"  Building  than  she  did  in 
our  temporary  week-end  quarters)  Caryl 
Dutton  Slifer  had  already  started  to  serve  as 
secretarj',  for  which  favor  I  was  most 
grateful. 

The  meeting  was  hurried,  for  while  we 
were  catching  up  with  old  cronies,  the  parade 
toward  the  g\-mnasium  was  alread}'  under 
way.  ^^'ith  our  bedecked  canes — our  re- 
union symbol — we  puffed  past  the  }'ounger 
fry  of  '42,  '47,  '52,  and  landed  in  our  correct 
spot. 

The  delicious  luncheon  was  much  enjoyed, 
as  was  President  Hildreth's  informative  dis- 
course "THE  STATE  OF  THE  UNIVER- 
SITY TODAY."  He  brought  us  up-to-date 
on  Bucknell. 

After  the  inner  man  was  satisfied,  back 
up  the  hill  to  the  aforementioned  "continued 
session."  Here  snapshots  from  "way-back- 
when"  were  thrown  on  the  screen,  and  iden- 
tifications were  given.  Someone  even  had  a 
1927  L'Agenda  to  assist. 

The  afternoon  whizzed  b}':  farewells  were 
said:  many  stayed  to  complete  the  week-end; 
all  agreed  on  the  success  of  the  day;  and  the 
Silver  Reunion  of  the  Class  of  1927  came  to 
an  end,  leaving  the  expected  fond  memories. 

— Grace  Milhous  Merrick 

1932 

Nineteen  members  of  the  Class  of  '32  re- 
turned for  the  reunion.  Although  this  was 
a  poor  percentage  showing,  there  was  a 
mighty  will  to  make  our  twenty-fifth  reunion 
in  1957  a  much  better  turn-out.  It  was  the 
general  concensus  of  opinion  that  we  needed 
to  build  up  stronger  contacts  among  our 
members.  _  Ellis  Hull  was  made  class  re- 
porter, with  instructions  to  keep  a  larger 
amount  of  class  news  in  the  ALUMNUS. 
Other  business  was  to  elect  Frank  KoeWer, 
president,  and  Frances  E.  Knight,  secretary-. 
Walter  Hopper  raised  the  question  of  what 
had  become  of  our  §1,000  class  fund,  so  he 
was  appointed  a  committee  of  one  to  run  it 
down.  (Editor's  note — By  class  action  at 
the  time  of  graduation.  The  Class  of  1932 
Fund  was  made  a  part  of  the  Alumni  Loyalty 
Trust  Funds.  Since  that  date  the  income  of 
the  fund  has  been  used  to  provide  helpful 
student  loans  to  worthy  and  needy  students). 

Our  social  program  began  by  taking  stock 
of  the  changes  twentj-  years  had  made : 

\^'alter  Hopper  stole  the  spotlight — the 
same  old  dramatic  flare — by  announcing  that 
he  was  winding  up  his  honeymoon  at  the 
reunion.  He  was  married  to  Jeane  AI. 
Brown  '31,  on  May  28. 

George  Aberneth\-  gave  forth  with  the 
news  that  he  weighs  the  same  as  he  did  the 
daj-  he  graduated.  Oh  well ! — some  of  us 
have  changed  just  a  little.  He  w'iU  be  in 
New  York  for  a  year  on  a  Ford  Fellowship. 

Margaret  Beck  Brown  w"as  not  at  our 
meeting,    but    she    attended    "Anne    of    the 

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Thousand  Days"  in  the  evening,  and  heard 
her  daughter,  Jane  'S3,  president  of  Cap  and 
Dagger,  speak  at  intermission  on  behalf  of 
the  Bucknell  Theater. 

Francis  Walker  was  back  with  Mrs.  Wal- 
ker and  their  two  sons,  and  Nat  Glazier 
was  also  back  with  his  boy.  Nat's  son 
helped  with  carrying  of  our  1932  sign. 

Others  who  returned :  George  F,  Sandel, 
Henry  Coates.  Grace  Fithian  Sheaffer,  Char- 
lotte Lebo  Fuller,  Helen  Walters  Breston, 
Ruth  Taylor  Lantz,  Marion  Ash  McClain, 
C.  Eugene  Miller,  Mary  B.  Miller,  Ells- 
worth L.   Smith  and  Lloyd  S.  Hoffman. 

— Ellis  F,  Hull 

1937 

We  didn't  have  a  large  group  of  our  class- 
mates for  our  ISth  reunion  this  past  June 
(even  counting  wives  and  husbands,  there 
only  seemed  to  be  14  people  who  signed  that 
slip  of  paper  we  passed  around  the  library), 
but  if  a  reporter  may  be  allowed  an  opinion, 
I  had  a  fine  time  seeing  everyone.  And 
everybody  certainly  appeared  enthusiastic  to 
be  back. 

At  the  class  meeting  held  Saturday  morn- 
ing, for  which  Dr.  Irland  acted  as  campus 
host,  and  John  F.  Worth,  temporary  chair- 
man, a  discussion  was  held  on  the  last  re- 
union of  S  years  ago.  Following  that,  our 
roster  of  class  officers  was  completed.  Dr. 
George  Grouse  was  continued  as  president. 
P.  Herbert  Watson  was  elected  vice-presi- 
dent and  Sigmund  Stoler  named  secretary 
and  class  reporter. 

The  group  was  pround  of  the  fact  that 
two  of  our  members  have  been  tapped  for 
Alumni  service :  John  F.  Worth,  chairman 
of  the  Alumni  Fund  Committee  and  P.  Her- 
bert Watson,  coach  of  the  ODD  classes  in 
the  annual-giving  program. 

Further  statistics  revealed  that  William 
L.  Roberts  traveled  the  greatest  distance  for 
the  reunion  (he  confessed  he  was  combining 
business  with  the  reunion),  coming  from 
Memphis,  Tennessee  and  Ellen  Gronemeyer 
Taxis  has  the  most  children — three.  Robert 
Carter  came  in  from  Granville,  O.,  and  Reg 
Merridew  from  Cleveland. 

The  group  was  informed  that  Lynnwood 
Claypoole,  who  was  a  music  student,  died 
at  Butler,  Penna.  this  year. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  session,  each 
member  present  gave  a  short  resume  of  his 
career   following  graduation. 

Reg  Merridew  is  program  director  at  sta- 
tion WGAR,  Cleveland.  Elizabeth  Talley 
Decker  is  a  housewife.  She  and  John  Deck- 
er '36  have  two  children. 

Ehvood  Kerstetter  is  working  for  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad,  and  as  a  paying 
hobby,  allowed  he  raises  chestnut  trees  on 
his  farm  near  Shamokin. 

Williard  Zimmerman  works  for  the  Penn- 
sylvania Power  and  Light  Company  as  an 
industrial  representative.  Williard  has  a 
hobby,   too — raising  Aberdeen   Angus   cows. 

P.  Herbert  Watson — Herb  as  we  all  know 
him,  and  really  sparking  the  reunion  with 
his  tremendous  enthusiasm,  has  been  a  life 
insurance  salesman  in  the  Philadelphia  area 
for  the  past  Sj^  years. 

Probably  the  most  varied  career  was  that 
of  Robert  S.  Carter  who  has  been  working 
for  various  companies,  but  now  has  his 
Ph.D.  from  Columbia  and  is  at  Dennison 
University  as  associate  professor  of  psy- 
chology. Also  working  on  his  PhD.  is 
Jolin  F.  Worth.  John  has  been  working  for 
the  Navy  Department  for  the  past  11^ 
years  as  budget  officer  in  the  Pentagon. 

Ellen  Gronemeyer  Taxis  was  a  family 
case  worker  after  graduation,  but  is  now 
a  family  housewife.  She  and  John  O.  Taxis 
have  three  children. 

Thomas  Wood  is  a  practicing  lawyer  in 
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Williamsport.  William  L.  Roberts  is  the 
wholesale  distributor  of  TV  sets  for  five 
southern  states. 

Sigmund  Stoler,  215  Chestnut  Street,  Sun- 
bury,  after  working  as  a  script  writer  for 
NBC  in  New  York  for  two  years  (1944- 
46),  is  now  turning  out  fiction  for  five  con- 
fessional magazines  —  TRUE  STORY, 
TRUE  CONFESSIONS,  TRUE  RO- 
MANCE, etc. 

This  seems  to  cover  the  reunion  pretty  well. 
Afterwards,  the  group  had  lunch  at  the  All- 
Alumni  luncheon  in  Davis  Gym,  we  had  our 
picture  taken,  and  with  fraternity  symposia, 
the  C.  &  D.  play  at  the  high  school,  and 
dancing  "under  the  stars"  in  front  of  the 
Engineering  building,  the  rest  of  the  week- 
end was  accounted  for. 

— Sigmund  A.  Stoler 

1942 

The  Tenth  Reunion  brought  back  to  the 
campus  about  thirty  members  of  the  Class 
of  '42  and  their  families.  It  looked  like  a 
politician's  holiday  with  everyone  doing  a 
lot  of  handshaking  and  renewing  old  ac- 
quaintances. Classmates  came  from  far  and 
near.  Robert  Donehower  was  there  from 
Lewisburg,  which  was  the  closest,  and  Bill 
Williams  came  from  Charleston,  the  great- 
est distance. 

Of  course,  the  most  popular  question  was, 
"Where  are  you  located  and  what  are  you 
doing?"  In  the  case  of  the  girls,  most  of 
them  turned  out  to  be  housewives  and  ap- 
parently doing  a  very  good  job  of  it  with 
most  reporting  one  or  two  children.  In 
case  you  didn't  know,  Mary  Forrest  is  now 
Mrs.  Wilkinson,  Doris  Lutz  is  Mrs.  Boswell, 
Jean  Koebley  is  Mrs.  Cochran.  Gertrude 
Jones  is  now  Mrs.  Davies,  Mary  Anne 
Heacock  is  Mrs.  Kulp,  Anneliese  Greenstein 
is  Mrs.  Lott,  Mary  Savage  is  now  Mrs. 
Richards. 

Sidney  Apfelbaum  has  a  fine  law  practice 
in  Sunbury,  where  Bill  Bowen  is  also  located. 
Art  Denney  is  now  known  as  Dr.  Denney 
as  is  Bob  Puff.  Keith  Eisaman  has  started 
his  law  practice  in  the  nation's  capital.  Glenn 
Fryling  is  an  engineer  located  in  New  York 
City  while  engineer  Fred  Schnure  is  located 
in  Pittsburgh  and  Bob  Whitehead  in  Phila- 
delphia. 

The  three  highlights  of  the  Reunion  were 
the  Class  Meeting,  the  excellent  luncheon  and 
the  Jamboree  (it  didn't  rain). 

Dick  Lank  drove  up  from  Harrisburg  and 
it  was  the  first  time  I  had  seen  him  since 
Pearl  Harbor.  Other  classmates  not  seen 
by  yours  truly  for  many  a  year  were  Lydia 
Berman,  Mary  Brislin,  Bill  Drout,  Bruce 
McGeorge,  Dan  Mazzarella  and  John  Yost. 
Of  course,  Don  Hopkins  was  there ;  he  can 
always  be  counted  upon  to  attend  any  Re- 
union or  Homecoming. 

Officers  elected  were  Bob  Puff,  president ; 
Bill  Bowen,  vice  president ;  Mary  Forrest 
Wilkinson,  reporter ;  and  Les  Ehringer,  sec- 
retary-treasurer. No  one  expressed  regrets 
that  they  came  and  I  am  sure  that  in  '57  we 
will  all  be  back  again. 

— Les  Ehringer 

1947 

Well,  there  we  were,  about  20  of  us,  clut- 
tering the  Lit  Building  corridor  and  gravi- 
tating toward  the  classroom  marked  "1947". 
A  sunny  day,  rather  warm,  and  maybe  it 
should  have  seemed  a  little  incongruous,  sit- 
ting at  those  desks  for  our  first  meeting  in  5 
years.     But  it  was  swell.     S-w-e-1-1. 

Frankly,  none  of  the  group  seemed  the 
worse  for  5  years'  wear.  Kidding  aside,  it 
was  a  gathering  of  optimistic,  affable  kids 
(oops)  who  seem  to  have  taken  life  famous- 
ly in  stride. 

President  Tom  Quigley  pontificated  over 
the  meeting  with  suitable  decorum.  I  be- 
lieve   there    was    some    resolution    or    other 


about  reunions  being  a  good  thing,  and  the 
Class  went  on  record  as  recommending  to  the 
Alumni  office  that  THE  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS  devote  more  space  to  the  print- 
ing of  alumni  notes,  to  the  exclusion  of 
campus  news,  if  necessary. 

It  came  as  a  shock  to  count  up  the  five 
deaths  that  have  occurred  among  classmates 
since  we  entered  Bucknell.  Our  deceased 
members :  William  Frederic  Hoppy,  William 
Tillock,  John  David  Betzel,  Samuel  D.  Beish- 
line,  Robert  L.  Hogerman,  Jr. 

In  addition  to  these  members  at  the  meet- 
ing, others  turned  up  at  the  Alumni  Lunch- 
con.  My  tally  shows  that  27  classmates  were 
on  campus,  many  with  their  spouses  and 
children.  Most  notable  arrival  was  that  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jesse  Syme,  who  varied  the 
pace  of  the  Luncheon  by  conducting  their 
two  charming  toddlers  (boy  and  girl)  down 
the  aisle  in  search  of  "1947"  long  after  the 
lettuce  had  gone  limp  on  the  salad  plate. 
Jesse  is  a  special  agent  with  the  FBI,  and 
I  understand  he  has  been  working  in  the 
same  office  with  Bob  "Nip"  Edmunds  and 
Howie  Lonergan  in  Chicago. 

Most-discussed  topic  at  reunion  was  the 
present  outlook  of  Catherine  (Lee)  Eshel- 
man,  who  has  been  overcoming  the  effects 
of  polio,  suffered  shortly  after  graduation. 
I  wrote  to  Lee,  and  received  a  reply  that 
spells  courage,  faith  and  cheer.  Lee  reports 
that  she  can  walk  well,  but  that  her  right 
hand  is  completely  disabled,  while  her  left 
hand  helped  by  surgery  during  a  recent 
three-month  stay  in  a  Baltimore  hospital. 
Lee  had  a  pleasant  vacation  in  Florida,  and 
is  looking  forward  to  finding  employment 
soon. 

Below  are  notes  on  those  attending  our 
reunion.  Other  classmates  who  were  on 
campus  but  not  mentioned  below,  are :  Mrs. 
Egbert  Ayres  (Wilma  Stohlberg),  Mathias 
F.  Erieg,  Frank  Haas,  Milton  Jacques  and 
Victoria  Reid  Johnson. 

Mildred  Valentine  Painter,  wife  of  Rob- 
ert Painter  '48,  have  two  sons  and  plan 
to  move  from  Lewisburg  to  Summit,  N.  J. 
Richard  L.  Moore  is  now  assistant  treasurer 
of  Foster  D.  Snell,  Inc.  He  is  married  to 
the  former  Dotty  Dillenback  '46,  and  they 
have  a  new  home  complete  with  two  small 
daughters.  H.  Robert  Richter  is  assistant  to 
the  director  of  industrial  relations  for  Inger- 
soll-Rand  Co.  Bob  and  his  wife  have  a 
baby  daughter,  Barbara  Jean.  Ann  Donald- 
son is  living  at  Babylon,  N.  Y.  Carolyn 
Glover  is  employed  in  Philadelphia  as  a 
mathematician  for  the  Government.  Eugene 
Hubka  holds  the  position  of  counselor  and 
coach  at  Plainfield  High  School. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Campbell  (Alice 
Schoonmaker)  are  living  in  their  new  home 
at  Tenafly,  N.  J.  Little  Alice  was  born  Feb. 
14,  1951.  Bill  '49  is  sales  manager  of 
A.  G.  Schoonmaker  Co.,  Inc.,  New  York 
City.  A.  Thomas  Wilson  resides  at  Lewis- 
burg. Phyllis  Gray  is  still  doing  publica- 
tions work  for  the  Signal  Corps  at  Fort 
Monmouth,  N.  J.  Dorothy  Hunt  holds  a 
position  as  research  assistant  at  Rutgers 
University.  Idele  Kerr  MacPherson  lists 
her  occupation  as  housewife  and  mother — 
three  sons,  youngest  born  April  26  of  this 
year,  Brian  Douglas.  Husband  William  C.  - 
MacPherson  '50  was  released  from  the  Navy 
in  January  after  a  second  tour  of  duty,  and 
is  again  a  mechanical  engineer  for  Chef- 
Boy-ar-dee  (American  Home  Foods)  in  Mil- 
tori.  Mary  Hess  Dill  resides  at  R.  D.  1, 
Williamsport.  They  have  two  little  ones, 
Steve,  age  three,  and  daughter  Terri,  one 
and  a  half.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  Pursley 
(Donna  McNeal)  are  living  at  Camp  Hill. 
Homer  is  an  accountant,  and  Donna  is  a 
secretary  for  Aircraft-Marine  Products. 
Harrisburg.  William  Ward  Rosenberry 
serves  as  an  electrical  engineer  for  the  Navy. 
He  and  wife  Bernice  V.  '50  have  three  chil- 
dren, live  at  Edgewater  Beach,  Md. 

SEPTEMBER    1952 


June  Fi-antz  Tyler,  and  husband  Ray  '48, 
with  Iwo-ycar-old  Ray  Jr.,  are  domiciled  at 
66B  Court  Dr.,  Lancaster  Court  Apt.s.,  Wil- 
mington, Del.  Ray  is  with  the  Teclmical 
Service  of  duPont.  Ann  Alston  Sanford  is 
the  wife  of  a  physician  in  Mansfield.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Albert  Kazary  (Anna  May  Gold) 
reside  at  Chalfont  R.  D.,  Pa.  Rhoda  Mae 
Robertson  is  teaching  at  St.  Clair  (Pa.) 
High  School. 

Other  news  from  classmates :  Dr.  Joseph 
M.  Fell,  husband  of  Betty  Faint  Fell,  has 
been  named  associate  medical  director  in 
charge  of  veterinary  medicine  for  E.  R. 
Squibb  and  Sons  in  New  York  City. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Nelson  Roberts  (Jeane 
Morgenthal)  would  like  to  see  some  alumni 
activity  in  the  environs  of  Fairfield,  Conn., 
where  they  live  at  428  Old  Mill  Road.  "Skip" 
is  doing  development  engineering  work  on 
aircraft  instruments.  Keith  Nelson  was  born 
in  March,  brother  to  little  Carole.  They  live 
a  short  distance  from  Lynn  Deissler  Gronau. 

Jerry  Rudolph  writes  from  Cleveland  that 
he  recently  moved  his  family  (wife,  2  daugh- 
ters) into  the  home  vacated  when  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Robert  E.  Score  '46  (Randy  Stude- 
baker  '45)  moved  to  New  Jersey.  Jerry  was 
recently  made  supervisor  of  accounting  at 
the  Cleveland  plant  of  General  Electric.  Ad- 
dress :  4077  Ardmore  Rd.,  Cleveland  21,  Ohio. 
— Roger  S.  H.'vddon 

1951 

Just  one  year  after  the  great  deluge — 
otherwise  known  as  Commencement  1951 — 
the  class  met  for  our  first  reunion.  Although 
few  attended  the  business  meeting,  tliose  who 
did  enjoyed  talking  with  Dr.  Gathings,  our 
faculty  host.  He  helped  us  catch  up  on  some 
of  the  doings  on  campus — the  proposed  face- 
lifting of  Taylor  Hall,  recently  acquired 
women's  dormitories,  and  news  of  tiie  pro- 
fessors. Attending .  the  meeting  were  Al 
Butler,  who  is  selling  insurance  in  Summit, 
N.  J.;  Ray  Shaw,  working  for  the  mighty 
duPont  Co.,  Wilmington ;  Walter  Barrett, 
Barbie  Lewis,  and  Norma  (Hunsinger)  Hay 
with  her  husband.  Dale,  who  became  a  "tem- 
porary" '51er  for  the  occasion.  The  Hays 
are  living  in  Washington,  D.  C.  where  Pug 
is  working  for  the  State  Department.  She 
confided  that,  although  she  was  an  old  mar- 
ried woman  of  about  three  months,  she 
couldn't  quite  get  used  to  rooming  in  Rob- 
erts Hall  for  the  week-end. 

At  the  close  of  the  meeting,  we  all  turned 
camera-shy  for  the  class  pictures.  We  then 
joined  the  march  down  the  hill  to  Davis 
Gym  for  lunch,  somehow  acquiring  a  mon- 
strous bunch  of  balloons — guess  they  thought 
we  were  still  "kids"  after  all. 

At  the  luncheon,  more  familiar  faces  ap- 
peared— Faith  Bradley,  Rip  Fehr,  who  is 
working  for  Bethlehem  Steel  Co. ;  Bill 
Schaffner,  working  in  Harrisburg  ;  Jim  Stan- 
ton, building  houses  in  Ohio ;  Herb  Zearf  oss, 
grinding  (  ? )  aw-ay  at  Yale  Law  School ; 
Francie  Wilkins,  telling  the  big  shots  in 
Washington  how  to  get  there  (by  American 
Airlines,  of  course)  ;  Earl  Meade,  Nancy 
Keller,  and  Rudy  Lundberg. 

Others  of  the  Class  of  '51  spotted  on 
campus  that  week-end  were  Ed  McGinnis, 
Flo  (Jessie)  Malcolm,  Woody  Woodward, 
Butch  Cigdemoglu,  Bob  Everett,  Lee  Hanna, 
Frank  Hoffman,  Don  Koehler,  Fred  Zwiesle 
(working  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  taking  a  turn 
at  mechanical  engineering)  ;  Betty  Mather 
(planning  to  take  her  teaching  credits  at 
Drexel  in  the  fall)  ;  Betts  Houser  (teaching 
the  "little  ones"  at  Gladwynne)  ;  Maxine 
Bishop  (teaching  at  the  Arthur  Murray  stu- 
dios in  Baltimore,  Md.)  ;  Ann  (Cooper)  Nix- 
on (working  in  Pittsburgh)  ;  and  Jan 
(Cupp)  Wilcox  with  husband  Herb.  They 
are  anticipating  a  visit  to  Trieste,  Italy, 
courtesy  of  Uncle  Sam. 

The  dinner  hour  on  Saturday  found  many 
of  us  greeting  familiar  faces  at  our  respec- 

SEPTEMBER    1952 


tivc  symposia.  In  the  evening,  "Anne  of  the 
Thousand  Days"  entertained  us,  while  many 
cooled  off  at  the  dance  on  the  Engineering 
Plaza,  Still  later  in  the  evening,  many 
'Slers  met  at  the  Milton  Country  Club  for 
a  little  partying. 

On  Sunday,  most  of  us,  like  the  Arabs, 
stole  silently  away  with  pleasant  thoughts 
of  renewed  friendships. 

— Barbara  E.  Lewis 

1952 

It  seems  the  Class  of  1952  was  still  too 
unripened  to  compete  with  the  attendance  of 
the  more  seasoned  classes  attending  alumni 
meetings  on  Saturday  morning,  June  8th. 
Low  attendance  to  our  first  meeting  speeded 
up  the  proceedings  for  a  class  anxiously 
awaiting  its  commencement. 

The  senior  class  president,  Bob  Albert,  con- 
ducted the  meeting.  The  minutes  of  our 
last  meeting  when  we  voted  for  senior 
chapel  speakers  and  also  to  give  our  class 
gift,  consisting  of  $2100.00,  to  the  Little 
Theater  fund  were  read.  The  president  an- 
nounced the  list  of  alumni  officers  for  our 
class  and  also  the  list  of  coming  events  for 
the  week-end.  Our  faculty  advisor  for  the 
week-end.  Mr.  Anthony  Krzywicki,  distribut- 
ed luncheon  tickets  and  urged  the  class  to 
be  ready  for  the  picture.  Thus  our  first 
alumni  meeting  came  to  a  close.  Thanks  to 
those  who  did  attend,  but  come  on  all  you 
classmates  who  were  not  there ;  let's  have 
a  good  showing  next  June  for  our  first  re- 
union. 

— Nancy  Harkrader 


Road  Activities 
of  the  Registrar 

A  sharp  increase  in  inquiries  and  applica- 
tions restricted  travelling  in  the  spring  of 
1952,  but  a  total  of  77  schools  were  visited 
by  the  Registrar.  Mr.  Robert  Megargel 
visited  25  schools,  and  Lt.  Col.  R.  A.  Barnes 
several,  also.  The  college  night  program  at 
which  Bucknell  hopes  to  be  represented  are 
as  follows : 

October         7 — Strong  Vincent  High  School, 
Erie,  Pa. 

Ashbury  Park,   New  Jersey 
Southside  High  School,  Rock- 
ville  Centre,  N.  Y. 
Elmira,  N.  Y.  schools 
•Mamaroneck,   N.   Y. 
-William    Penn    Senior    High 
School,   York,   Pa. 
-Central  High  School,  Scran- 
ton,  Pa. 
-Reading,  Pa. 
-Dover,  Delaware 


Leader  in  Girl   Scouts 


October  16- 
October      20- 

October  22- 
November  6- 
November  12- 

November  12- 

November  19- 
Novembcr  24- 


The  Admissions  Outlook 

For  1952-53 

The  freshman  male  enrollment  has  in- 
creased in  the  last  few  months,  and  will  be 
much  better  than  a  year  ago,  because  a  higher 
percentage  of  secondary  school  graduates 
seek  a  college  training  and  servicemen  who 
are  being  discharged  plan  to  take  advantage 
of  the  new  G.  I.  bill.  The  enrollment  of , 
women  students  will  be  greater  than  last  year, 
as  the  competition  is  still  keen.  The  total 
enrollment  may  still  be  lower  than  last  year, 
depending  upon  how  many  upperclassmen 
are  drafted. 

Plans  are  being  made  to  accept  some  G.  I. 
students  in  February  who  are  well-qualified 
and  who  will  attend  two  summer  sessions  to 
catch  up  with  students  who  began  their  work 
in  September.  There  will  not  be  room  for 
admission  of   women   students   in   February. 

For  1953-54 

Early  application  (before  January  1)  and 
early  scheduling  of  College  Board  tests  are 


MRS.   AMORITA  SESINGER  COPELAND  '22 

Mrs.  Araorita  Copeland,  the  former 
Amorita  Sesinger  '22,  M'24,  is  completing 
her  second  year  as  Director  of  National 
Development  of  the  Girl  Scouts  of  the 
U.  S.  A.  A  specialist  in  the  social  agency 
fund  raising  field,  Mrs.  Copeland  heads  all 
national  fund  raising  activities  of  the  Girl 
Scouts  of  U.  S.  A.,  and  has  her  headquar- 
ters at  the  national  office  in  New  York  City. 
Mrs.  Copeland  is  the  widow  of  Charles  E. 
Copeland  who  died  in  1947  and  was  well- 
known  to  many  Bucknellians. 

Mrs.  Copeland  is  president  of  the  Jackson 
Heights  Community  Federation,  and  is  also 
a  member  of  both  tlie  Metropolitan  Bucknell 
Alumni  Association  and  the  Long  Island 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club.  A  member  of  Theta 
Alpha  Phi,  she  has  continued  her  dramatic 
and  musical  activities  through  The  Salon 
Players.  She  is  also  a  member  of  the  Pub- 
licity Club  of  New  York,  and  the  College 
Women's  Club  of  Jackson  Heights,  of  which 
she  is  a  former  president. 

Before  joining  the  Girl  Scout  staff  in  1950, 
Mrs.  Copeland  directed  the  Women's  Divi- 
sion of  the  New  York  Infirmary  Building 
Fund  which  raised  four  million  dollars  in  a 
recent  campaign.  Previously  she  had  been 
on  the  development  program  staff  of  Colum- 
bia University  and  directed  fund  raising  cam- 
paigns of  American  Overseas  Aid  and  the 
Planned  Parenthood  Federation.  During  the 
Second  World  War  she  served  as  a  full- 
time  volunteer  by  directing  the  Greater  New 
York  salvage  activities  of  the  American 
Women's  Voluntary  Services. 


essential  for  both  men  and  women.  Only  a 
limited  number  of  G.  I.  students  can  be  ac- 
cepted, in  order  to  protect  quotas  for  the 
Army  R.  O.  T.  C.  units.  Scholarship  aid  is 
still  limited,  but  consideration  is  given  to 
those  whose  resources  are  low,  and  who  rank 
high  in  their  graduating  classes  and  on  Col- 
lege Board  tests.  The  first  selection  of  stu- 
dents is  made  in  November. 

Transfer  Students 

A  high  academic  standing  is  expected  of 
transfer  students.  Ample  space  is  available 
for  men  (who  can  live  downtown),  but  not 
for  women,  as  they  are  required  to  live  in 
the  dormitory. 

13 


CLASS  K 


1942  —  Bring  the  Youngsters  to  the  Next  Reunion 


1 947  —  After  Five  Years  — 


iUNIONS 


en  Women  and  Nine  Men 


1 952  —  Our  Newest  Alumni  Concentrate  on  Food 


Alumni  Weekend  Visitors 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Philadelphia  who  was  president  of  the  club 
at  the  time  of  his  death  in  February. 

Elected  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  was 
Jay  P.  Mathias  '35,  Lewisburg.  Other  offi- 
cers to  continue  in  service  until  June  1953 
are :  first  vice  president,  George  H.  Jones 
'23,  Punxsutawney ;  second  vice  president. 
Joseph  D.  Dent  '20,  Maplewood,  N.  J.  Added 
to  the  executive  committee  for  three  year 
terms  were :  John  C.  Johnson  '04,  Philadel- 
phia and  William  J.  Irvin  '22,  Trenton. 

Three  members  were  selected  to  serve  on 
the  Athletic  Advisory  Committee  for  one 
year  beginning  October  1,  19S2.  They  are: 
Arthur  Yon  '17,  Atlantic  City;  S.  L.  See- 
mann  '17,  Pittsburgh,  and  Anthony  Wils- 
bach  '26,  Harrisburg. 

Albert  E.  Humphreys,  director  of  athletics, 
and  Harry  Lawrence,  head  football  coach, 
brought  the  assembled  guests  up-to-date  on 
Bucknell  athletic  affairs.  And  speaking  of 
athletic  affairs,  another  traditional  com- 
mencement weekend  feature  was  re-instituted 
this  year  when  the  Varsity  baseball  team 
met  a  hastily-assembled  Alumni  team  on  the 
diamond  and  notched  a  7-1  triumph  over  the 
stars  of  yester-year.  Listed  as  a  "grudge" 
battle  after  the  alums  turned  down  all  sug- 
gestions that  they  clown  the  affair  for  laughs, 
the  varsity  sent  Keith  Tucker,  Tom  King, 
Dave  Bretz  and  Joe  Dailey  in  turn  to  the 
hill.  The  alumni  squad  lacking  the  oppor- 
tunity for  practice  made  a  "few"  errors, 
four  of  the  varsity  tallies  stemming  directly 
from  Alumni  "boots." 

A  good-sized  crowd  cheered  lustily  as 
the  following  Alumni  showed  their  baseball 
wares :  Sherm  Doebler  '49,  Jolm  Sitarsky 
'36,  John  Dyer  '52,  Gene  Hubka  '47,  Leonard 
Smith  '44,  James  Devine  '50,  Robert  Walgran 
'49,  Andy  Shirk  '51,  Robert  Camac  '49,  War- 
ren Elze  '48,  William  Heim  '44,  and  Carl 
Nienstedt  '48. 

Jamboree  Dance 
and  Reception 

The  second  annual  jamboree  held  Satur- 
day night  included  a  new  twist.  Aided  by 
ideal  weather  and  a  beautiful  moon  the  danc- 
ers and  relaxers  refused  to  leave  the  gaily 
decorated  Engineering  Plaza  and  the  lounge 
of  the  Carnegie  Building  when  the  orchestra 
ceased  operations  at  midnight.  Alumni  visi- 
tors and  seniors,  parents  and  faculty  contin- 
ued their  reminiscing  under  the  stars  far 
into  the  night. 

Business   Sessions 

That  the  General  Alumni  Association  is 
more  and  more  being  regarded  as  an  orga- 
nization "of  the  Alumni,  for  the  Alumni, 
and  by  the  Alumni"  was  evidenced  by  the 
improved  attendance  at  the  business  meet- 
ings. The  meeting  of  the  Annual  Assembly 
on  Saturday  morning  provides  every  Alum- 
nus an  opportunity  to  be  heard  and  a  meet- 
ing of  this  sort  is  just  as  necessary  as  the 
national  convention  of  any  civic  club  or 
fraternal  association.  Bucknellians  put  on 
their  National  Convention  a  little  ahead  of 
the  Republicans  and  Democrats  and  while 
there  may  have  been  less  fireworks  in  the 
Bucknell  version  of  the  convention  there 
was  much  evidence  tliat  Alumni  interest  con- 
tinues to  increase.  Twenty-two  Alumni  Clubs 
sent  a  total  of  sixty  representatives  to  hear 
reports  of  Alumni  activities  during  the  past 
year  and  to  help  plan  further  extensions  of 
Alumni  service  during  the  coming  year.  The 
Annual  Assembly,  ably  conducted  by  Presi- 
dent Keimeth  Slifer  '26  with  his  improvised 
gavel,  heard  reports  of  the  results  of  the 
election  of  an  Alumni  Trustee  (Dr.  Emma 
E.  Dillon  '15,  H47,  Trenton  won),  heard 
that  seventy-seven  meetings  have  been  held 

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THE  MARSHALS  SET  THE  PACE  FOR  THE  ALUMNI  PARADE 


by  thirty-two  local  Alumni  Clubs  during  the 
year  and  that  the  Alumni  Annual-giving 
Fund  had  reached  a  new  high  of  $18,584.92. 

Balloting  for  five  members  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  to  serve  for  three  years  result- 
ed in  the  election  of  William  S.  Liming  '33, 
East  Williston,  N.  Y. ;  Joseph  T.  Quick 
'38,  Trenton ;  Mrs.  Helen  Bodine  Rhodes 
'21,  Pittsburgh;  Dr.  Clair  G.  Spangler  '25, 
Reading ;  and  John  F.  Worth  '37,  Arlington, 
Va.  When  the  new  Board  met,  following  the 
Annual  Assembly,  the  following  officers  to 
serve  for  one  year  were  elected :  Kenneth 
W.  Slifer  '26,  Woodbury,  New  Jersey,  presi- 
dent; Mrs.  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21,  New 
York  City,  first  vice  president ;  Daniel  M. 
Roop  '45,  Winchester,  Mass.,  second  vice 
president.  Expressions  of  thanks  and  appre- 
ciation were  extended  to  the  following  Board 
members  who  completed  terms  of  three  years 
of  service  at  this  meeting.  They  are :  Dr. 
E.  D.  Carstater  '26,  Falls  Church,  Va. ; 
Howard  V.  Fisher,  Esq.  '13,  Wyomissing ; 
Harry  F.  Hartzell  '08,  San  Francisco,  Calif. ; 
Mrs.  Louise  Mattiiews  Miers  '26,  Pittsburgh; 
and  Charles  T.  Sober  '39,  Louisville,  Ky. 

President  Slifer  announced  a  number  of 
important  committee  assignments.  Added  to 
the  Committee  for  the  Nomination  of  Alum- 
ni Trustee  to  serve  for  three  years  were : 
Mrs.  L.  D.  Fero  (Beulah  Hummel  M18, 
114),  Pittsburgh;  Mrs.  C.  Fred  Moore 
(Nancy  Woehling  '45),  Philadelphia;  and 
Dr.  Ernest  E.  Blanche  '38,  Washington,  D. 
C.  Hold  over  members  on  this  committee 
are:  Frank  Koehler  '32,  Baltimore;  John  O. 
L.  Roser  '11,  Scotia,  N.  Y. ;  Bruce  E.  Butt 
'16.  Harrisburg;  William  S.  Liming  '33,  East 
Williston,  N.  Y.;  Dr.  Emma  E.  Dillon  'IS, 
Trenton ;  Dr.  Leo  L.  Rockwell  '07,  Hamilton, 
N.  Y.,  chairman. 

Fred  O.  Schnure  '14,  Baltimore  was  select- 
ed chairman  of  the  1953  Alumni  Award 
Committee.  Other  members  of  the  commit- 
tee include:  John  J.  Conway  '16,  New  York 
City ;  Philip  Campbell  '22,  Danville ;  Ken- 
neth W.  Slifer  '26,  Woodbury,  N.  J.;  and 
Thomas  J.  Mangan  '21,  Jackson  Heights, 
N.  Y.  James  A.  Tyson  '11,  Mertztown,  com- 
pleted his  term  of  service  on  the  committee 
with  the  thanks  of  the  Association. 

Appointments  to  the  Alumni  Fund  Com- 
mittee included  Mrs.  Helen  Fade  McQuay 
'IS,  Emporium;  Campbell  Rutledge,  Tr.  '33, 
Corning,  N.  Y. ;  William  C.  A.  Willman  '22, 
West  Barrington,  R.  L;  W.  Dale  Hay  '49, 
Alexandria.  Va. ;  Walter  A.  Miller,  Jr. 
'43,  Dunellen,  N.  J.;  Philip  Campbell  '22, 
Danville;  and  P.  Herbert  Watson  '37,  Nor- 
ristown. 

Relieved  of  service  on  the  Alumni  Fund 
Committee  because  of  the  heavy  duties  inci- 
dent to  membership  on  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  Bucknell  University  were:  Dr. 
Clarence  W.  Cranford  '29,  Washington,  D. 
C. ;  Joseph  D.  Dent  '20,  Maplewood,  N.  J. ; 
and  Dr.  Emma  E.  Dillon  '15,  Trenton. 


Commencement 


1952 


(Continued  from  Page  7) 

matics;  Margaret  P.  Smith,  English;  Dor- 
othy M.  Wilson,  music;  George  J.  Herman, 
civil  engineering ;  John  F.  Zeller,  political 
science ;  and  Jack  Guy,  Edgar  H.  Biggs, 
William  H.  Lane,  Herbert  H.  Maack,  and 
Harry  L.  Lawrence,  physical  education. 

Leaves  of  absence  were  granted  to  Dalzell 
M.  Griffith,  professor  of  civil  engineering ; 
Forrest  D.  Brown,  secretary  of  the  Christian 
Association ;  Jeanne  M.  Chew,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  Spanish;  and  Ralph  Rees.  instruc- 
tor in  English. 

Those  who  retired  in  June  are  Dr.  Robert 
L.  Matz  and  Dr.  Rudolph  Peterson,  pro- 
fessors of  economics ;  Dr.  Carl  L.  Millward, 
assistant  professor  of  education  :  T.  Bayard 
Beatty,  lecturer  in  education,  and  Miss  Mary 
H.   Hunt,  recorder. 

Reception   for   Seniors 
and  Parents 

The  expanded  Commencement  Weekend, 
providing  for  the  Commencement  Exercises 
on  Monday,  permitted  the  re-instituting  of 
the  Sunday  afternoon  reception  for  seniors 
and  their  parents.  President  and  Mrs.  Hil- 
dreth,  with  members  of  the  faculty  family, 
were  hosts  at  the  gathering  on  the  lower 
campus.  Perfect  weather  assured  the  large 
crowd  a  very  enjoyable  hour  of  festivity. 
Many  alumni,  especially  those  having  chil- 
dren in  this  year's  graduating  class,  stayed 
over  to  take  advantage  of  the  opportunity 
of  meeting  other  Bucknell  parents. 


Remmey,  Roth  Nominated 

to  Study  at  American 

University 

Paul  Remmey,  Jr.  and  Phillip  Roth  have 
been  named  to  participate  in  the  Washington 
Semester  plan  for  the  fall  of  1952. 

By  this  arrangement  the  students  will  spend 
a  semester  in  Washington,  D.  C.  studying 
at  the  American  University.  Special  study 
projects  will  be  available  to  those  taking 
part  in  the  honors  program.  They  will  re- 
ceive full  credit  at  Bucknell  for  their  inde- 
pendent work  in  Washington. 

Remmey  '53,  Philadelphia,  is  a  newly 
tapped  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  Fie  is  business 
manager  of  the  Buckncllian,  a  dormitory 
counselor,  captain  of  the  tennis  team,  and 
a  member  of  Omicron  Delta  Kappa.  Rem- 
mey is  a  member  of  Delta  Upsilon. 

Roth  '55,  Newark,  N.  J.,  is  a  candidate 
for  an  A.B.  degree  and  is  a  pre-law  student. 
He  transferred  from  the  Newark  branch  of 
Rutgers  University.  Roth  is  a  member  of 
Sigma  Alpha  Mu,  a  dean's  list  student,  and 
took  part  in  the  University's  Players'  pro- 
duction. 

SEPTEMBER    1  9  .'J  2 


Joseph  R.   Wood 
Career  Ends 


'94 


Joseph  R.  Wood  died  on  June  30  in  the 
Somerset  Hospital,  Somerville,  New  Jersey 
at  the  age  of  84. 

Besides  his  long  and  active  career  as  a 
Baptist  minister,  Joe  was  best  known  among 
Bucknellians  for  his  outstanding  service  to 
the  University  from  1922  to  1926  as  assistant 
to  the  president.  For  a  time  he  served  also 
as  acting  dean  and  acting  president.  His 
activities  on  the  camnus  included  leadership 
in  an  endowment  campaign  that  produced 
three-quarters  of  a  million  for  the  Univer- 
sity. Prior  to  his  service  on  the  Bucknell 
campus  he  had  served  several  Baptist  con- 
gregations as  minister,  was  secretary  of  the 
Baptist  Home  Mission  Society  and  secretary 
of  the  Federation  of  Churches  in  Newark, 
N.  J.  Following  his  University  service  he 
served  as  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
of  Reading,  completing  23  years  of  service 
in  that  post  upon  his  retirement  from  the 
active  ministry  in  1949.  Following  his  offi- 
cial retirement  he  resided  with  his  daughter, 
Miss  Elizabeth  R.  Wood,  but  continued  to 
serve  his  denomination  and  the  University, 
occupying  an  interim  pastorate  in  Somerville 
almost  until  his  death.  His  last  official  act 
on  behalf  of  Bucknell  was  attendance  as  the 
official  representative  of  the  University  at 
the  inauguration  of  Lewis  Webster  Jones 
as  President  of  Rutgers  University  on  May 
8,  1952.  Bucknell  awarded  Dr.  Wood  the 
honorary  degree  Doctor  of  Divinity  in  1921. 

His  wife,  who  died  in  1939,  was  Eliza  Bell 
'94  whose  ancestors  included  Adie  K.  Bell, 
treasurer  and  trustee,  and  Martin  Bell,  one 
of  the  original  curators  of  the  University. 

He  is  survived  by  tlu-ee  children.  Miss 
Elizabeth  R.  Wood  with  whom  he  resided ; 
R.  Graham  Wood  '28,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and 
Joseph  R.  Wood,  Jr.  '36,  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  Oberlin  College,  Ohio.  A  large 
part  of  Joe's  energies  were  always  devoted 
to  the  advancement  of  Bucknell  both  while 
he  was  on  the  campus  and  during  the  years 
he  served  in  Alumni  Club  areas.  His  untir- 
ing enthusiasm,  wise  council  and  sound  guid- 
ance were  felt  in  every  Alumni  Club  with 
wliich  he  was  associated. 


Bob   Shaffer  '42   Advances 

Dr.  Robert  O.  Shaffer,  assistant  to  the 
president  at  Cornell  University,  will  become 
the  first  dean  of  students  at  the  State  Uni- 


DR.    ROBERT   O.   SHAFFER   '42 
SEPTEMBER    1952 


versify  Teachers  College  at  Oswego,  New 
York,  on   September   1. 

He  will  head  an  office  of  Student  Per- 
sonnel Service  concerned  with  student  coun- 
selling and  with  the  college's  social  and 
recreational  activities. 

Dr.  Shaffer,  31,  has  been  assistant  to  the 
president  at  Cornell  since  September,  1951 
and  a  member  of  the  University's  staff  since 
1947. 

A  graduate  of  Bucknell  University  in  the 
Class  of  1942,  he  spent  four  years  in  the 
Navy  during  the  war  as  an  aviator,  test  pilot 
and  engineering  officer.  He  obtained  the  mas- 
ter of  science  degree  in  education  at  Cornell 
in  1948  and  the  PhD  there  in  1951. 

E.   E.   Halleran   '27, 
Writes  Thirteenth  Book 

To  write  thirteen  books  in  the  space  of  nine 
years  is  no  small  task.  But  Eugene  E. 
Halleran  '27  has  accomplished  that  feat 
along  with  the  full  time  duties  of  a  teacher 
in  the  public  schools. 

Gene  cut  his  eye  teeth  on  western  stories 
for  the  pulp  magazines  but  since  1944  has 
turned  out  an  average  of  about  one  and  a 
half  western  and  mystery  novels  a  year.  His 
1952  production  includes  "Gunsmoke  Valley" 
published  by  Hammond  and  Hammond  of 
London  and  "Straw  Boss"  published  by  J.  B. 
Lippincott.  Most  of  his  books  are  printed 
for  the  British,  French,  Spanish  and  Argen- 
tine public,  in  addition  to  the  American  edi- 
tions. Reprints  now  on  news-stands  include 
"Double  Cross  Trail"  by  Pocket  Books  and 
"Higli  Prairie"  by  Bantam.  How  he  retains 
the  western  flavor  (he  writes  his  books 
in  the  New  Jersey  seashore  resort.  Ocean 
City,  where  he  teaches)  is  sometliing  of  a 
marvel  especially  when  it  is  noted  that  his 
books  are  well  written,  with  skilfully  drawn 
plots  and  show  careful  historical  research. 

Just  another  evidence  of  the  adaptability 
and  versatility  of  Bucknell  Alumni.  In  any 
event,  we  are  proud  to  include  Gene's  writ- 
ings in  the  Bucknell  Treasure  Room  of  the 
new  Bertrand  Library. 

Gene's  wife,  the  former  Edna  Whittington, 
attended  Montclair  and  Glassboro  Teachers 
College.  Their  only  son,  Robert  Eugene, 
spent  one  year  at  Bucknell  (class  of  1954) 
but  is  now  at  Randolph  A.  F.  B.,   (Texas). 

Cloyd  N.    Steininger 
'03   Dies 

The  University  community  lost  a  good 
friend  when  former  Judge  Cloyd  N.  Stein- 
inger passed  away  on  Thursday  June  5.  Cloyd 
was  ill  during  the  last  14  months  of  his  77 
years  but  always  found  time  and  energy  to 
advance  the  Alumni  interests  of  the  Uni- 
versity. One  of  his  last  tasks  was  to  serve 
as  class  fund  manager  for  his  Class  of  1903. 
After  graduating  from  Bucknell  he  received 
his  legal  education  in  the  offices  of  George  • 
B.  Reimensnyder  and  Judge  Albert  W. 
Johnson  and  later  served  the  community  as 
district  attorney,  county  solicitor  and  for  a 
short  period  in  1941-42  he  filled  an  unex- 
pired term  as  president-judge  of  L'nion  and 
Snyder  Counties. 

He  was  a  lecturer  in  the  jurisprudence  de- 
partment of  Bucknell  University  from  1907 
to  1922.  Mr.  Steininger  was  also  a  deeply 
religious  man  and  his  contributions  during 
liis  77  years  of  full  living  included  numerous 
church  lectures  stemming  from  his  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  Bible.  He  was  well  known 
for  his  lecture  on  "The  Trial  of  Christ." 

Surviving  are  his  wife,  the  former  Minnie 
A.  Angstadt;  a  daughter,  Miss  Mary  Ellen 
Steininger  and  a  brother,  Park  B.  Steinin- 
ger. 


Dr.   C.   Ruth  Bower 
'01   Retires 


DR.   C.   RUTH   BOWER   '01 

Dr.  C.  Ruth  Bower,  of  the  Class  of  1901, 
retired  on  July  first  from  active  duty  as 
professor  of  nursing  education  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania.  Her  retirement 
marks  the  completion  of  a  distinguished  ca- 
reer of  over  half  a  century  in  the  field  of 
nursing  and  nursing  education. 

Immediately  after  graduating  at  Bucknell, 
Ruth  Bower  enrolled  as  a  student  nurse  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  Hospital. 
After  graduation  from  the  Hospital,  she 
served  as  head  nurse  for  a  short  time.  Later, 
she  removed  to  Pittsburgh  and  there  served 
as  supervisor  of  operating  rooms  in  two 
hospitals.  Subsequently,  she  became  princi- 
pal of  the  school  of  nursing  and  director  of 
nursing  service  at  the  Western  Pennsylvania 
Hospital.  She  left  that  position  to  accept  an 
appointment  as  professor  of  nursing  educa- 
tion at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  where 
she  remained  until  her  retirement. 

During  her  long  career  in  the  education 
and  training  of  student  nurses.  Dr.  Bower 
did  much  to  raise  the  standard  of  education 
in  this  field.  While  at  the  Western  Penn- 
sylvania Hospital,  she  inaugurated  the  first 
five-year  program  of  education  for  nurses 
(collegiate  level)  in  the  Commonwealth  of 
Pennsylvania.  This  course  was  organized 
under  the  combined  auspices  of  Carnegie  In- 
stitute of  Tecluiology  and  the  Western  Penn- 
sylvania Hospital. 

Outside  of  her  professional  organizations, 
Dr.  Bower  has  been  an  active  member  of  the 
American  Association  of  University  Women, 
the  League  of  Women  Voters,  the  Academy 
of  Political  Science,  and  various  educational 
organizations.  She  has  contributed  a  num- 
ber of  articles  on  "The  Value  of  Nursing 
Education  and  Nursing  Service"  to  the 
AMERICAN  JOURNAL  OF  NURSING 
and  the  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  NA- 
TIONAL LEAGUE  OF  NURSING  EDU- 
CATION. In  1934  Bucknell  University 
awarded  her  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Science. 

Her  many  Bucknell  friends  extend  to  Dr. 
C.  Ruth  Bower  their  best  wishes  for  many 
years  of  health  and  happiness  to  enjoy  her 
well  earned  leisure. 

17 


CLUB  ACTIVITIES 


Long  Island 

On  \\'ednesday  evening.  May  14,  the  Buck- 
nell  Club  of  Long  Island  held  its  First  An- 
nual Sports  Dinner  at  Felice's  Restaurant 
in  Westbury.  Approximately  60  persons  at- 
tended and  heard  head  football  coach  Harry 
Lawrence  give  an  inspiring  talk  followed 
by  motion  pictures  highlighting  the  1951 
football  season. 

Another  feature  of  the  evening  was  the 
presentation  of  the  Long  Island  Club's  tro- 
phy to  Dick  Martin,  a  three-letter  sports  man 


'42,  Flushing ;  Marcia  Herregesell  Hegeman 
'43,  Port  Washington;  Ruth  Braden  Mc- 
Namee  '42.  Carle  Place,  and  Seymour  Ber- 
ger  '46,  Hempstead. 

Another  committee,  named  by  the  presi- 
dent, will  be  known  as  A  High  School  Con- 
tact Committee  for  Queens,  Nassau  and  Suf- 
folk Counties.  It  represents  a  new  idea 
among  alumni  clubs  and  its  purpose  is  to 
assist  in  recruiting  prospective  Bucknellians. 
High  schools  will  be  contacted  and  members 
of  the  committee  will  be  available  to  talk 
with    students    who    mav    be    interested    in 


Left  to  Right — Head  Football  Coach  Harrj'  Lawrence.  Bill  Liming  '33,  of  East  Williston,  club  presi- 
dent; Dick  Martin,  Hempstead  High  School,  recipient  of  tl>e  Lons  Lsland  Club's,  "High  School  Athlete 
of  the  Year,"  award. 


and  top  scholastic  student  of  Hempstead 
High  School.  He  had  been  designated  high 
school  atlilete  of  the  year  by  the  sports  edi- 
tors of  the  three  local  daily  newspapers  on 
Long  Island. 

Presentation  of  the  trophy  was  made  by 
Coach  Lawrence  who  also  awarded  an  hon- 
orable mention  scroll  to  George  Aleyer  of 
Oyster  Bay  High  School.  Meyer  was  pres- 
ent in  place  of  Reginald  Giddens  who  was 
unable  to  attend. 

Other  guests  included  T.  J.  Mangan  '21 
of  Jackson  Heights ;  Wally  Girling  of  East 
Williston,  a  member  of  the  Eastern  Associa- 
tion of  Intercollegiate  Football  Officials,  and 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Governors  of  the 
Touch  Down  Club ;  also,  high  school  coaches 
from  Hempstead,  Oyster  Bay,  Rockville  Cen- 
ter, and  Lawrence.  Several  prospective 
Bucknell  freshmen  were  also  among  the 
guests. 

Bill  Liming  'iZ,  president  of  the  club, 
served  as  toastmaster  and  Nick  Farina  '34, 
a  former  Bucknell  football  co-captain,  intro- 
duced Coach  Lawrence. 

Preceding  the  dinner  a  brief  business  ses- 
sion was  held  at  which  Bill  Liming  appoint- 
ed a  nominating  committee  to  report  at  the 
fall  meeting  which  will  be  held  in  the  Com- 
munity Church  Hall  at  East  Williston  and 
which  will  be  in  the  form  of  a  reception  for 
incoming   freshmen  from  Long  Island. 

Nelson  Wendt  '34,  Williston  Park,  will  be 
chairman  of  the  committee.  Others  on  the 
committee    include    Walter    Vanderbilt,    Jr. 

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Bucknell.    The  committee  is  headed  by  ^^'il- 
liam  Lybarger  '25,  Glen  Cove. 

Others  on  the  committee  are  W.  H. 
Druckemiller  '35,  East  Moriches ;  William 
Wilkinson  '46,  Roslyn;  L.  Edward  Dueger 
'47,  Albertson ;  Clinton  Hegeman,  Jr.  '43, 
Port  Washington ;  Sally  Liebensberger  Cann 
'39,  Valley  Stream ;  Edward  Reisman  '36, 
Rockville  Center ;  Ann  Raup  '52,  Forest 
Hills ;  Robert  A.  Snyder  '42,  East  Meadow ; 
Amorita  Sesinger  Copeland  '22,  Jackson 
Heights,  and  Daniel  Mazzarella  '42,  Bell- 
port. 

— Sally  Liebensberger  Caxn  '39, 

Secretary 

Metropolitan   New  York- 
New   Jersey 

The  Bucknell  Metropolitan  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation held  its  spring  dinner  meeting  on  May 
14  at  the  Military  Park  Hotel,  Newark,  New 
Jersey  with  approximately  65  Bucknellians 
in  attendance. 

President  George  N.  Jenkins  '43  presided 
and  introduced  Charles  G.  Shafifer  '92  and 
Frank  M.  Jackson  '95,  oldest  Alumni  present. 
These  men  were  honored  by  the  assemblage. 

The  new  officers  elected  at  the  February 
meeting  were  presented  to  the  group  and 
William  McChesney  '48  gave  the  Treasurer's 
report.  A  resume  of  activities  planned  for 
Alumni   Weekend   on   the   Bucknell   campus 


Dr.  Spencer  makes  a  point  at  the  Metropolitan 
dinner.  Others  in  the  picture  are  0.  V.  W.  Haw- 
kins '13,  trustee:  George  X.  Jenkins  '43,  president; 
and  Eleanor  Clolightly  McChesney  '46. 


on  June  7  was  submitted  by  President  Jen- 
kins. 

Special  guests  presented  to  the  group  were 
Edgar  A.  Snyder  and  O.  Y.  \\'.  Hawkins, 
lioth  members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at 
Bucknell.  Mr.  Hawkins  introduced  the 
speaker  of  the  evening.  Dr.  Herbert  L.  Spen- 
cer, former  president  of  Bucknell  and  now 
Executive  Director  of  the  Samuel  H.  Kress 
Foundation  in  New  York  City.  Dr.  Spencer 
is  also  a  Trustee  at  Bucknell  University. 
His  enlightening  speech  was  entitled,  '"The 
Impact  of  Change." 

The  meeting  was  closed  with  the  singing 
of  the  alma  mater. 

— Dorothy  L.  Harrison  '48,  Secretary 


St.   Petersburg 

The  St.  Petersburg  Bucknell  Club  met  at 
the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Ballets, 
in  their  new  home  at  552  Kirkwood  Terrace. 
As  Mrs.  Ballets  is  quite  an  artist,  the  group 
Liijoyed  the  fine  pictures  which  hang  on  their 
walls.  Mr.  Bailets  reported  a  call  on  Leslie 
Crowell  at  the  Albermarle  Hotel.  The  date 
for  the  first  fall  meeting  was  set  for  Decem- 
ber 6th,  at  the  home  of  the  secretary,  Ruth 
S.  Porter,  and  will  be  a  covered  dish  lunch- 
eon. Visiting  alumni  please  keep  this  in 
mind. 

The  group  met  on  Saturday,  May  10th  at 
Lake  Maggiore,  for  the  annual  picnic.  We 
were  glad  to  have  Kitty  Echard  with  us 
again.  She  has  been  more  than  busy  with 
two  babies  to  care  for.  She  brought  little 
Rickie  with  her.  He  had  a  husky  plajTnate, 
for  Walter  Headland  was  there  with  his 
mother,  Eloise.  Mrs.  Headland  enjoyed  a 
recent,  brief  visit  from  Dr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Clyde 
Hostetter,  whom  we  hope  to  have  at  one  of 
our  meetings  in  the  future. 

We  sent  another  card  with  our  good  wishes 
to  Mrs.  Bowser,  who  flew  north  with  one  of 
her  sons,  after  being  with  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Winters  on  Snell  Isle. 

Mr.  Bailets  reported  a  call  on  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bieber,  who  now  live  in  the  city.  The 
group  adjourned  before  sun-down,  although 
we  would  like  to  have  waited  to  see  the  alli- 
gators come  out  on  the  shore,  as  they  always 
do  when  the  sun  goes  down. 

— Ruth  S.  Porter  'OS,  Secretary 


Lehigh   Valley    (AUentoAVTi) 

The  "white-elephant"  auction  held  May  23 
at  the  Bethlehem  Club  was  a  big  success ; 
Dud  Waldner  was  a  verj-  witty  and  persuasive 
auctioneer,  complete  with  derby  and  gavel. 

Plans  for  a  meeting  of  Bucknellians  on  the 
night  of  the  Muhlenburg-Bucknell  game  Sat- 
urday, October  4,  probably  in  the  form  of 
a  dinner,  were  discussed.  A  family  picnic 
the  latter  part  of  the  summer  is  also  on  the 
schedule  along  with  the  election  of  officers 
to  be  conducted  at  the  next  business  meeting. 
— Carolyn   Minxer  Cressman  '41, 

Secretary 

SEPTEMBER    1952 


Baltimore 

Thirty  loyal  Bucknellians  were  present  for 
the  June  meeting-  of  the  Bahimore  Alumni 
Club  at  the  Sparrows  Point  Country  Club 
on  June  18,  with  President  Jeff  James  '34 
presiding.  Mrs.  Fred  Schnure  '16  gave  us 
an  interesting  account  of  the  now  famous 
Alumni  Day  activities.  We  were  fortu- 
nate to  have  Buck  Shott,  alumni  secretary, 
and  Mrs.  Shott  as  our  guests  from  the 
campus.  Mr.  Shott  gave  us  an  on-the-scene 
description  of  enrollment  and  recruitment  of 
freshmen,  stressing  the  important  role  each 
alumnus  can  play  in  his  own  locality  to  ac- 
quaint high  school  students  with  Bucknell  as 
their  future  alma  mater.  Throughout  his 
talk.  Mr.  Shott  challenged  us  to  put  forth 
a  greater  effort  into  local  recruitment  of 
prospective  college  freshmen  by  means  of 
committees  for  publicity  and  personal  con- 
tact. In  his  report  of  activities  at  Bucknell, 
he  also  included  pertinent  facts  and  figures 
about  the  Alumni  Fund.  Following  his  talk. 
Mr.  Shott  showed  us  color  slides  of  various 
campus  scenes. 

It   was   decided   that   the   J.    Fred   Moore 

Memorial  Fund  be  turned  over  to  the  Uni- 
versity   Alumni    Fund    as    a    gift    from    the 

Baltimore     Club    in    memory    of     J.     Fred 

Moore  '22. 

Officers  elected   for  the  coming  year  are : 

president,  Harold  Ruger  '34 ;  vice  president, 

Richard     Morris     '47 ;     secretary-treasurer, 

Alice    M.    Shupe    '50 :    trustees,    Frederick 

Lange    '12,    Forrest    Francis    '35.    Fred    O. 

Schnure  '14. 

Our    next    regular    meeting    is    scheduled 

for  October. 

— Alice  Mellinger  Shupe  '50,  Sccrclary 


New  England    (Boston) 

The  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  of  New  En- 
gland held  its  spring  dinner  meeting  on  May 
26.  A  short  business  meeting  resulted  in 
the  following  officers  being  elected :  Rupert 
M.  Swetland  '23,  president ;  Mrs.  Clarence 
M.  Kriner  (Henrietta  Heinsling  '17),  vice- 
president;  Daniel  M.  Roop  '45,  secretary- 
treasurer  ;  executive  committee,  the  preceding 
officers  and  Louis  Stuntzner  '22,  Rev.  Finley 
Keech  '22,  Rev.  William  D.  Callendar  '23, 
and  William  C.  A.  Willman  '22. 

During  the  business  session  the  Rev.  Fin- 
ley  Keech  '22  oft'ered  a  motion  to  request  the 
General  Alumni  Fund  to  contribute  10% 
of  the  contributions  by  alumni  in  chartered 
club  areas  to  be  used  in  the  local  area  for 
club  expenses.  The  request  was  forwarded 
to  the  General  Alumni  Association  for  con- 
sideration. 

The  highlight  of  the  evening  was  an  ad- 
dress by  Mr.  Cedric  W.  Foster,  nationally- 
known  news  commentator  of  the  Yankee 
Network.  Out  of  his  wide  experience  in 
studying  political  and  economic  conditions 
all   over   the   world,   Mr.   Foster   sounded   a 


warning  that  Americans  should  realize  the 
dangers  of  the  Communistic  threat.  He 
pointed  out  that  the  three  main  lines  of  ac- 
tion practiced  by  the  Communists  are:  (a) 
by  infiltration:  '  (b)  chaos  and  confusion: 
and  (c)  force.  "War  is  the  last  political 
weapon  a  communistic  government  will  use 
to  gain  control  of  a  country,"  warned  Mr. 
Foster. 

Mr.  Foster  contributed  to  the  Bucknell 
Alumni  Fund  by  endorsing  his  speaker's  fee 
over  to  Bucknell  University. 

Plans  were  made  to  have  alumni  of  Buck- 
nell in  the  Boston  area  attend  the  June  28 
concert  of  the  Boston  Pops  Orchestra. 

— D.AXIEL  M.  Roop  '45,  Secretary 


Rochester 

On  Sunday  afternoon,  June  29,  47  Bucknell 
alumni,  families,  prospective  students,  and 
friends  enjoyed  one  of  the  most  festive  get- 
togethers  in  the  clubs'  history  at  the  A. 
Irving  Frankel  summer  home  on  Canadia.gua 
Lake.  As  in  past  years,  the  Frankels  (par- 
ents of  Volney  '43  and  Donald  '52)  were 
most  gracious  hosts  and  helped  to  make  the 
event  a  real  treat  for  all  Bucknellians.  The 
afternoon  was  crowded  with  swimming,  speed 
boat  rides,  wonderful  food  cooked  on  outdoor 
grills,  topped  off  with  informal  tidbits  of 
campus  gossip  from  those  just  back  from 
class  reunions.  Plans  were  begun  for  pub- 
licizing among  Rochester  alumni  the  Buck- 
nell-Buft'alo  game  in  Buft'alo  on  October  18. 
— AxxE  Hough   '42,  Secretary 


COMING  EVENTS 

HARRISBURG— September  4,  reception 

fur   fre.'>hmen  and  their  parents  at  Reservoir 

Park.     Contact  Allen  Rarig,  2703  N.  4th  St.. 

Harrisburg. 

PHILADELPHIA    —    September    5, 

"Splash    Party"    for    freshmen    and    their 

parents   at   Eastern   Baptist   Seminary. 

October  10,  Buffet  Supper  at  Cedar- 
brook  Country  Club  (Temple  Game). 
Contact  Robert  W.  Dill.  Butler  Pike.  R. 
D.   No.  4,   Norristown,   Pa. 

LEHIGH    VALLEY    (ALLENTOWN) 

—September  7,  Bucknell  Family  Picnic  at 
Union  Terrace,  Allentown. 

October  4,  Bison  Round-Up  prior  to 
the  Muhlenberg  game.  Everybody  wel- 
come to  attend  dinner  ($3.00  each)  in  the 
Green  Room,  Americus  Hotel,  Allentown. 
President  Hildreth  will  be  the  guest  of 
honor.  Send  reservations  to  Mrs.  Melvin 
Cressman,  640  High  Street,  Bethlehem. 

WESTERN  PENNA.  (PITTSBURGH) 

— September  7,  Annual  Bucknell  Picnic 
for  alumni,  undergraduates  and  incoming 
freshmen  at  Norm  Davies'  Farm.    Contact 


Jack  Rickart,  6907  Church  Avenue,  Ben 
Avon,  Pittsburgh  2,  Pa. 

LONG  ISLAND— September  8,  reception 
for  freshmen  and  parents.  Community 
Church,  East  Williston.  Contact  William 
S.  Liming.  396  Andrews  Road.  East  Wil- 
liston. 

LYCOMING  COUNTY  (WILLIAMS- 
PORT) — September  26,  Joint  Lafayette- 
Bucknell  Smoker  at  Ross  Club,  Williams- 
port,     (tentative). 

PENNSYLVANIA  BAPTISTS— Octo- 
ber 15.  meeting,  (tentatively  a  luncheon) 
for  Bucknellians  and  guests  attending  the 
Penna.  Baptist  Convention  at  Philadelphia. 

BUFFALO— October  18.  Bison  Round- 
Up  following  the  Buffalo  football  game  at 
the  Stage  Door  Restaurant.  Everybody 
welcome.  Contact  Charles  R.  Eyer.  247 
Lehn  Springs  Drive,  Williamsville  21, 
N.  Y. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C— November  7. 
Bison  Round-Up  (tentative)  for  the 
George  Washington  game.  Contact 
Leonard  Smith,  2033  Park  Road,  N.  W., 
Washington,   D.   C. 

WILMINGTON  — November  22,  Bison 
Round-Up  prior  to  the  Delaware  game. 
Hearn's  Restaurant,  2008  Market  St.,  Wil- 
mington (on  route  13)  at  12:00  noon.  Con- 
tact Raymond  Tyler,  Lancaster  Court 
Apts..  Wilmington  5. 

ST.  PETERSBURG,  FLA.— December  6. 
Fall  Round-Up  of  the  St.  Petersburg  Club 
at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Ruth  S.  Porter,  2710 
Dartmouth  Ave.,  St.  Petersburg  at  noon. 

PENNSYLVANIA  TEACHERS  —  De- 
cember 29,  noon  Luncheon,  for  Bucknel- 
lians and  guests  attending  the  P.  S.  E.  A. 
convention,  at  the  YWCA,  Fourth  and 
Walnut  Sts..  Harrisburg. 


The  Wilkes-Barre  Meeting 


CLUBS 
MEETING  REGULARLY 

You  are  always  welcome  at  these  regu- 
lar club  meetings; 

WESTERN    PA.    (PITTSBURGH)    — 

Luncheon  every  Thursday  noon,  Childs 
Restaurant,  Fifth  Avenue  and  Smithfield 
Streets. 

SUNBURY  —  Luncheon  every  Monday 
noon,  Aldine  Hotel,  Third  and  Arch 
Streets. 

NORTHEASTERN,  PA.(SCRANTON) 

-Luncheon  at  noon  last  Friday  of  every 
month  at  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

HARRISBURG— Dinner  first  Thursday 
of  the  month,  6:30  p.  m.,  at  the  YMCA, 
Front  and  North  Streets. 


Front  Ruiv,  Left  to  fli<//it— James  E.  Sugden  ar,  Uavicl  Weibel  y.i.  Ricliard  Ellis  5r,.  Jolin  H.  Sliott  22, 
alumni  secretary;  Harrv  Lawrence  MS  '.il.  liead  tootljall  coacli:  Donald  S.  Mills  32.  toastmaster; 
.Mrs.  .lolin  H.  Sliott.  Second  Row—'Rev.  \V.  Herbert  Sugden  -22.  Mrs.  W.  Herbert  Sugden.  Emily 
Doolev  '38,  treasurer;  June  M.  Owens  '44,  secretary;  Katlierine  P.  Freund  '44,  secretary;  Robert  J. 
Weiss'  '48,  president;  Quentin  R.  Walters  '48,  vice  president;  Alfred  H.  Fenton,  assistant  to  tlie 
President,   Bucknell  University. 

SEPTEMBER    1952 


Service  Record 

The  Alumni  Office  urgently  requests 
that  the  names  and  service  addresses, 
if  possible,  of  Alumni  being  called 
back  to  military  duty  be  forwarded 
to  Lewisburg. 

The  list  of  Bucknell  Alumni  in  ser- 
vice is  growing.  It  is  important  that 
the  record  be  accurate  in  order  that 
news  of  the  University  may  be  sEnt  to 
Alumni  in  the. Armed  Services. 


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CAMPUS  ACTIVITIES 


Taylor  Hall   to   Have 
Face   Lifted 

Taylor  Hall,  first  building  erected  on  the 
Bucknell  campus,  and  for  many  years  known 
as  the  Academy,  is  going  to  have  its  face 
lifted. 

After  more  than  100  years  of  service  to 
the  University  the  three-story  red  brick 
building  which  stands  half  way  up  the  hill 
is  marked  for  a  complete  renovation.  Origi- 
nally designed  to  hold  the  Academic  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  at  Lewisburg,  Taylor 
Hall  later  was  named  for  the  man  who  put 
the  University  into  operation.  During  the 
past  century  the  building  has  served  the 
University  in  a  variety  of  ways.  During 
World  War  I  it  housed  the  University  In- 
firmary. Since  1916  it  has  been  the  home 
of    tlie    biology   or    pre-medical   department. 

Taylor  Hall  originally  cost  $8,000  to  con- 
struct. Current  estimates  indicate  that  ap- 
proximately $200,000  will  be  needed  for  reno- 
vation. This  figure  includes  some  $40,000 
for  new  ecjuipment.  An  additional  $100,000 
will  be  needed  to  remodel  Taylor  Hall  An- 
nex, which  is  more  formally  known  as  Buck- 
nell Recitation  Hall. 

To  realize  these  plans,  a  committee  of 
Bucknell  Alumni  headed  by  J.  Herbert 
Waite,  M.D,,  of  Boston,  of  the  Class  of 
1911,  not  only  will  investigate  the  current 
pre-medical  curriculum,  but  will  also  trans- 
late tliose  needs  into  the  planning  of  new 
facilities.  Even  more  difficult  will  be  their 
task  of  raising  the  necessary  funds. 

As  currently  planned,  the  campaign  will  be 
of  the  low  pressure  variety  and  will  be  con- 
ducted among  the  friends  of  the  University, 
corporations  in  the  area,  and  philantliropic 
foundations.  Adhering  to  a  policy  estab- 
lished by  President  Hildreth,  there  will  be 
no  solicitation  of  Bucknell  Alumni  for  this 
project. 

Already  a  provisional  gift  of  $25,000 
toward  tlie  project  has  been  received  from 
the  Davella  Mills  Foundation  of  Montclair, 
New  Jersey.  This  gift  is  contingent  upon 
the  start  of  construction  of  Taylor  Hall  by 
December  31,  1953. 

Tentative  plans  call  for  Taylor  Hall  and 
the  Annex  to  be  remodeled  to  provide  39 
classrooms,  lecture  halls  and  laboratories. 
It  is  hoped  that  a  number  of  these  rooms 
will  be  established  as  memorials.  The  larg- 
est room  in  the  proposed  building,  an  audi- 
torium, has  already  been  selected  as  a  me- 
morial to  the  late  Dr.  S.  Dale  Spotts  '18, 
Philadelphia,  surgeon  and  Bucknell  Alum- 
nus and  Trustee.  Approximately  $5600.00 
has  been  raised  already  toward  this  me- 
morial. Arrangements  are  also  being  made 
to  create  a  memorial  in  the  building  for  the 
late  Dr.  Nelson  S.  Davis,  who  contributed 
so  much  to  the  establishment  of  Bucknell's 
reputation  in  the  field  of  biology. 

Serving  under  Dr.  Waite  oh  the  Taylor 
Hall  Committee  are  the  following  Bucknell 
Alumni  in  the  field  of  medicine ;  Albert  J. 
Abbott,  M.D.  '29,  Nanticoke;  Stuart  H. 
Bean,  M.D.  '27,  Addison,  N.  Y. ;  William 
P.  Boger,  M.D.  '34,  West  Point;  Harold  N. 
Cole,  M.D.  '06,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Ray  G, 
Daggs,  Ph.D.  '26,  Fort  Knox,  Ky. ;  Nor- 
man Egel,  M.D.  '31,  Rochester,  N.  Y. ;  Ken- 
neth E.  Gardner,  M.D.  '26,  Bloomfield,  N. 
J.;  Edward  J.  Humphreys,  M.D.  '26,  Tren- 
ton, N.  J.;  Chester  S.  Keefer,  M.D.  '18,  Bos- 
ton, Mass. ;  John  E.  Lenox,  M.D.  '24, 
Philippi,  W.  Va. ;  Roy  E.  Nicodemus,  M.D. 
'25,    Danville;    Nicholas    Palma,    M.D.    '24, 

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Glen  Rock,  N.  J.;  R.  R.  Scicchitano,  M.D. 
'25,  Ashland;  John  Judd  Shields,  M.D.  '31, 
Philadelphia;  Clair  G.  Spangler,  M.D.  '25, 
Reading;  George  S.  Stevenson,  M.D.  'IS, 
New  York;  Raymond  D.  Tice,  M.D.  '19, 
Quakertown ;  Ralph  M.  Tvson,  M.D.  '14, 
Philadelphia ;  Tohn  Robert  Vastin,  M.D.  '08, 
Shamokin;  Heber  W.  Youngken.  Ph.D.  '09, 
Boston,  Mass. 


Library  Activities  Increased 

The  importance  of  the  new  Ellen  Clarke 
Bertrand  Library  in  the  academic  life  at 
Bucknell  was  emphasized  with  the  announce- 
ment of  the  schedule  of  exhibitions  and  lec- 
tures being  arranged  for  the  academic  year 
of   1952-1953. 

Twenty-four  exhibitions  have  been  tenta- 
tively planned  by  Mrs.  Blanche  E.  Baugh- 
man,  senior  assistant  in  the  Bertrand  Li- 
brary, for  the  coming  year.  Complimenting 
many  of  these  exhibitions  are  eight  lectures 
being  planned  by  the  recently  reorganized 
Friends  of  the  Library  group. 

Organized  in  the  1930's  the  Friends  of 
the  Library  organization  flourished  until  the 
war  and  the  severe  overcrowding  of  the  old 
Carnegie  Library  stifled  its  efforts.  With 
the  completion  of  the  new  Bertrand  Library, 
the  administration  felt  that  the  Friends  should 
be  reorganized  and  accordingly.  President 
Horace  Hildreth  appointed  Joseph  D,  Dent 
of  the  Class  of  1920  and  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  to  serve  as  Chairman. 
University  Librarian  Harold  W.  Hayden  has 
been  appointed   Secretary  of  the   Friends. 

One  of  the  first  projects  which  the  group 
undertook  was  to  make  an  efi^ort  to  establish 
the  Bertrand  Library  as  a  repository  for 
historical  items  pertaining  to  the  Central 
Pennsylvania  region.  A  committe  composed 
of  Professor  J.  Orin  Oliphant,  Chairman ; 
Brown  Focht  '28;  Merril  Linn,  Lewisburg 
attorney ;  Harold  W.  Hayden,  university 
librarian  and  Alfred  H.  Fenton,  assistant  to 
the  president,  was  appointed  and  during  the 
past  several  months  has  made  considerable 
progress  in  locating  and  acquiring  for  tlie 
library  a  number  of  valuable  historical  docu- 
ments. 

The  lecture  program  in  conjunction  with 
the  exhibition  program  is  the  second  project 
to  be  undertaken  by  the  Friends  group.  Plans 
call  for  a  series  of  lectures  to  be  held  in 
the  Bertrand  Library  on  Sunday  afternoons 
during  the  academic  year.  An  eff^ort  will  be 
made  to  invite  all  Alumni  and  friends  of  the 
University  in  tlie  Lewisburg  area  to  these 
special  lectures. 

The  following  is  the  tentative  schedule 
for  September  and  October : 

September — From  September  17th  to  Oc- 
tober 6th  an  exhibition,  "They  Went  To  Col- 
lege" will  be  displayed  for  the  benefit  of 
incoming  Freshmen.  At  the  same  time  a 
Life  Magazine  exhibit  entitled,  "Egypt"  will 
be  hung.  Also  in  conjunction  with  the  pub- 
lication of  the  revised  version  of  the  Old 
Testament  on  September  30th,  an  exhibition 
of  the  University's  valuable  Bible  collection 
will  be  held. 

October — From  October  6th  to  November 
1st,  two  exhibitions  are  currently  scheduled. 
The  first  concerns  tlie  Susquehanna  Valley 
and  includes  a  number  of  the  historical  items 
gathered  by  the  Friends  group.  The  second 
exhibition  is  entitled,  "What  is  Modern 
Painting"  and  will  be  borrowed  from  the 
Museum  of  Modern  Art  in  New  York.  In 
conjunction  with  the  latter  exhibition,  there 
will  be  an  illustrated  lecture  on  Modern  Art 
on  Sunday  afternoon,  October  12th  by  Mr. 
Thomas  Danaher,  director  of  the  Mercers- 
burg  Gallery.  Also  during  this  period  an 
effort  will  be  made  to  observe  Pennsylvania 
Week  by  a  lecture  or  lectures  by  local 
authors. 


New  Faculty  Members 

Faculty  promotions,  leaves  of  absence, 
and  retirements  are  reported  in  the  Com- 
mencement article  of  this  issue. 

New  faculty  members  will  join  the  pres- 
ent staff  in  the  departments  of  Physics, 
Chemistry,   Sociology  and  Education. 

Dr.  Robert  F.  McCune,  appointed  assis- 
tant professor  of  physics,  comes  to  Buck- 
nell from  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  Conn. 
He  was  graduated  from  Manchester  Col- 
lege with  the  bachelor's  degree  and  from 
the  LIniversity  of  Illinois  with  the  M.S. 
and  the  Ph.D.  degrees.  For  five  years 
Dr.  McCune  was  an  analytical  engineer 
with  Hamilton  Propellers,  a  division  of 
United  Aircraft.  Besides  his  membership 
in  a  number  of  learned  societies,  he  has 
been  active  in  the  youth  work  of  the 
Baptist   church   and   the   YMCA. 

Dr.  M.  Harnett  Winstead,  Jr.,  appointed 

assistant  professor  of  chemistry,  received 
his  Ph.D.  degree  in  June  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  North  Carolina  where  he  also 
earned  his  master's  degree  while  serving 
as  a  graduate  assistant  and  a  teaching  fel- 
low. His  bachelor's  degree  was  earned  at 
Davidson  College,  where  he  also  taught 
chemistry  for  one  year. 

Dr.  Ivan  Nye,  appointed  associate  pro- 
fessor in  sociology,  attended  Oregon  State 
College  and  Southern  Oregon  College  of 
Education  but  was  graduated  from  Willa- 
mette LIniversity.  His  M.A.  and  Ph.D. 
degrees  in  sociology  were  earned  at  the 
State  College  of  Washington  and  Michi- 
gan State  College,  respectively.  Dr.  Nye 
has  also  served  on  the  faculty  at  the  LIni- 
versity of  Missouri  and  Ohio  State  LIni- 
versity. 

Dr.  Albert  Pierce,  appointed  an  associate 
professor  in  sociology,  is  a  graduate  of 
Bates  College  but  has  studied  also  at  the 
State  University  of  Iowa,  New  York  Uni- 
versity and  Harvard  University.  M.A. 
and  Ph.D.  degrees  were  earned  at  Har- 
vard. For  the  past  three  years.  Dr.  Pierce 
has  been  a  member  of  the  department  of 
sociology  and  social  institutions  at  the 
LIniversity  of  California  at  Berkeley. 

Dr.  Paul  E.  Witmeyer  has  been  appoint- 
ed professor  of  education  to  replace  Dr. 
Carl  Millward,  who  retired  from  active 
teaching  this  year.  Dr.  Witmeyer  brings 
to  his  new  post  a  rich  background  of  ex- 
perience in  school  administration  and 
teaching.  He  has  served  as  a  school  ad- 
ministrator in  several  Pennsylvania  cities 
and  has  also  been  Deputy  State  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Instruction.  He  re-, 
signed  his  post  as  superintendent  of 
schools  at  Williamsport  to  accept  the 
Bucknell  appointment.  He  holds  the  B.A. 
degree  from  Lebanon  Valley  College,  the 
M.A.  degree  from  Teachers  College,  Co- 
lumbia, and  the  Ed.D.  degree  from  New 
York  University.  Dr.  Witmeyer  has  been 
active  in  civic  affairs  wherever  he  has  re- 
sided and  will  be  a  very  welcome  addition 
to  both  the  faculty  of  Bucknell  University 
and  the  community  of  Lewisburg. 

The  October  issue  will  carry  a  story  of 
additional  new  faculty  members. 

SEPTEMBER    1  9  .'>  2 


CLASS  REPORTS 


Reports  for  the  Reunion  Classes 
of  1902,  1907,  1912,  1917,  1922,  1927, 
1932,  1937,  1942,  1947,  1951,  1952, 
will  be  found  on  pages  10-13. 

CLASS  OF  1900 

Class  Reporter  :  MRS.  ROBERT  G.  SLIFER 

(Edna  S.  Shires  1 

IS  N.  Horace  St.,  Woodbury.  New  Jersey 

On  May  25th,  1952,  Ezra  Jay  Wager 

died  at  his  home  at  97  North  18th  St., 
Harrisburg.  He  is  survived  by  his 
widow,  Margaret  E.,  and  his  daughter 
(Lois)  Thelma  Wager  '28. 

CLASS  OF  1905 

Class  Reporter:     DR.   ELIZABETH  B.   MEEK 
AUenwood.  Pa. 

Joseph  S.  Blttenbender  and  his  wife, 
Barbara  Bittenbender,  spent  several 
weeks  in  Florida  this  spring.  In  Janu- 
ary illness  hospitalized  Joe.  His  condi- 
tion caused  him  to  make  return  trips  to 
the  hospital.  Fortunately,  his  trip  to  the 
South  restored  him  to  health. 

Charles  D.  Cooper  and  his  wife.  Cot- 
tie  Albright  Cooper,  are  still  living  in 
Brockport,  New  York.  "Happy"  earned 
his  Ph.D.  at  Cornell  University.  For 
many  years  he  was  Director  of  Training 
in  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Brock- 
port.  After  his  retirement  he  was  ap- 
pointed a  member  of  the  State  Educa- 
tion Department  in  Albany.  Cottie's 
services  in  the  community  have  caused 
her  name  to  be  included  in  Who's  Who 
in  New  York  State  and  Who's  Who  in 
the  East.  Their  only  child,  Ora  Louise, 
was  graduated  from  Bucknell  Univer- 
sity in  1929, 

Ruth  Stephens  Porter  who  has  writ- 
ten many  songs  for  children's  magazines 
has  had  her  latest  composition,  "The 
Redbird"  published  in  a  recent  issue  of 
The  Instructor.  Ruth  continues  a  life- 
long interest  in  Bucknell  activities.  She 
now  resides  in  St.  Petersburg  where  she 
serves  as  a  loyal  officer  of  the  St.  Peters- 
burg Alumni  Club,  a  group  that  meets 
monthly  during  the  winter  season. 

CLASS  OF  1913 

Class  Reporter;   MR.   CHARLES  SANDERS 
76  Walnut  St.,  Mifflinburg.  Pa. 

The  Rev.  Edwin  Charles  Brush  and 

Mrs.  Brush  are  now  on  assignnient  in 
Burma  after  completing  their  outstand- 
ing service  at  Khargpur,  Bengal,  India 
for  the  American  Baptist  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society.  Their  new  address  is 
American  Baptist  Burma  Mission,  143 
St.  John's  Rd.,  Rangoon,  Burma.  The 
Brushes  are  pretty  well  spread  out  over 
the  whole  world  with  Dr.  John  E.  Brush 
'42,  instructor  at  Rutgers  University; 
The  Rev.  Stanley  E.  Brush  '48,  under 
appointment  as  Methodist  Missionary 
to  Pakistan;  and  Francis,  wife  of  W.  E. 
Peterson  in  San  Diego,  Calif. 

Helen  (Nell)  Bartol  Leonard  now 
lives  at  14  Caryl  Ave.,  Yonkers  5,  New 
York.  Before  marriage  she  taught 
French  in  the  "Tower  Hill"  school  built 
by  the  DuPonts,  Wilmington,  Delaware, 
and  visited  France  twice  during  this 
period.  After  marriage  she  lived,  in 
Buffalo,  New  York  until  1945.  Her 
activities  have  included  office  holding 
in  the  American  Association  of  Univer- 
sity Women,  Pi  Beta  Phi  Alumnae 
Clubs,  Bucknell  Alumni  groups,  and 
various  book  clubs.  In  Buffalo  she 
was  instrumental  in  organization  of  the 
Pan-Hellenic.  "I  enjoy  Bucknell  par- 
ties around  New  York,  still  like  to 
dance,  and  have  made  a  pretty  good 
Bucknellian  of  my  husband,  a  Car- 
negie Tech  man."  All  '13ers  will  enjoy 
these  personals,  Mrs.  L.,  from  a  true 
daughter  of  Bucknell. 

SEPTEMBER1952 


Howard  Fisher,  our  president,  missed 
this  year's  commencement  as  he  was  at 
Amherst  attending  the  graduation  of 
his  son,  Howard  McClure  Fisher.  But 
next  year  he  will  be  much  in  evidence 
during  the  commencement  season  when 
we  celebrate  our  40th,  our  tall  man,  as 
it  were.  He  is  an  attorney-at-law  in 
Reading.  Remember,  Prexy  wants  to 
see  each  one  of  us. 

Harry  Xing  Kelly  writes  from  New 
Orleans,  where  he  is  executive  vice- 
president  of  the  Delta  Line,  Mississippi 
Shipping  Company.  "I  have  not  been 
in  Lewisburg  since  1915  and  am  really 
out  of  touch  with  most  of  the  activities 
there."  In  closing  he  says,  "I  will  try 
to  make  our  40th  reunion  in  1953." 
Eager    eyes    will    be    looking    for    you. 

The  alumni  luncheon  at  commence- 
ment saw  three  '13ers  dining  together: 
Marwood  Glover,  Harold  Shaffer,  and 
your  reporter.  Seen  and  greeted  mo- 
mentarily was  Orwill  Hawkins,  and 
Berkeley  Hastings  was  present,  but  he 
escaped  me.  We  three  had  a  glorious 
time,  just  a  miniature  preview  of  happy 
times  ahead  a  year  from  now.  Mar- 
wood  is  the  father  of  two  sons  and  a 
daughter,  all  Bucknell  graduates.  His 
home  is  in  Vineland,  New  Jersey. 
Harold  is  an  associate  professor  on  the 
college  faculty,  teaching  engineering 
drawing. 

James  McClure  also  had  a  son,  James 
Focht  McClure,  Jr.,  graduating  from 
Amherst  this  year,  where  he  achieved 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  honors  and  was  award- 
ed a  scholarship  for  graduate  study. 
Jim  is  a  Lewisburg  attorney. 

Robert  L.  Rooke,  Winfield  Bob  to 
most  of  us,  graduating  as  an  electrical 
engineer,  worked  first  for  the  General 
Electrical  Company,  Schenectady,  New 
York,  then  with  the  Public  Service 
Electric  Company,  Elizabeth,  New  Jer- 
sey. Next  came  enlistment  in  the 
Naval  reserve.  World  War  I,  and  at  the 
end  of  the  war,  but  let  him  tell  it:  "I 
got  the  idea  that  Wall  Street  needed  the 
services  of  a  country  boy,  so  I  landed  in 
New  York  and  started  to  look  for  a  job." 
The  job  secured  was  with  the  original 
firm  of  the  present  Merrill  Lynch, 
Pierce,  Fenner,  &  Beane,  largest  stock 
exchange  commission  firm  in  the  coun- 
try. "In  1928  the  firm  transferred  its 
stock  exchange  seat  to  me  and  I  became 
a  member  of  the  firm."  He  is  now  serv- 
ing as  a  limited  partner,  confining  his 
activities  to  the  Newark,  N.  J.  office.  In 
addition  to  Mrs.  Rooke,  two  sons,  both 
Dartmouth  graduates,  and  a  daughter. 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  alumna  of  Mt.  Holyoke, 
constitute  the  Rooke  household.  Now 
a  resident  of  Westfield,  N.  J.,  Bob  says 
that  Florida  may  claim  him  as  a  citizen 
some  day.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
a  University  trustee,  now  secretary  of 
the  Board.  In  1951  he  was  awarded  an 
honorary    LL.D.    by    his    Alma    Mater. 

That  fortieth  reunion  comes  nearer 
by  the  hour — June,  1953. 

CLASS  OF  1914 

class  Reporter;     MRS.   H.  B.  WEAVER 

(Dora  Hamlert 

348  Ridge  Ave..  New  Kensington;  Pa. 

In   April,    1952,    Col.   Thomas   Moore 

ended  a  military  career  of  thirty-two 
years.  He  had  been  executive  officer 
of  Camp  Carson,  Colorado,  and  at  the 
time  of  retirement  was  commanding 
officer  of  5022  ASU  Special  Troops 
(Provisional). 

Colonel  Moore's  career  as  a  profes- 
sional soldier,  began  in  1917  when  he 
enlisted  at  Fort  Sheridan,  Illinois,  and 
attended  2nd  Officers'  Training  Camp 


there.  For  the  next  two  years  he  served 
in  France  with  the  120th  Field  Artillery 
of  the  32nd  division  where  he  was 
wounded  while  serving  as  an  observer 
with  the  French  Army.  While  in 
France  he  attended  the  French  Field 
Artillery  school  at  Saumur. 

While  out  of  the  Army  1919-1921 
"Bill"  was  elected  and  served  in  the 
Colorado  State  Legislature.  In  1921  he 
re-entered  the  Army  and  was  assigned 
to  the  1st  Field  Artillery  at  Fort  Sill, 
Oklahoma.  In  1927  he  was  assigned  as 
an  instructor  with  the  134th  Field 
Artillery  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard 
where  he  remained  for  six  and  a  half 
years.  During  1935,  while  serving  with 
the  Field  Artillery  at  Schofield  Bar- 
racks in  Hawaii  he  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  captain. 

His  civil  engineering  studies  at  Buck- 
nell University  were  utilized  in  1939-41 
when  he  served  as  a  construction  engi- 
neer at  Fort  H.  G.  Wright  in  New  York. 
At  this  time  he  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  major. 

In  1944,  Colonel  Moore  embarked  on 
his  third  overseas  tour,  again  to  Europe, 
this  time  as  an  executive  officer  of  the 
63rd  Quartermaster  Base  Depot. 

Following  hostilities.  Colonel  Moore, 
returned  to  the  U.  S.  A.  and  was  ap- 
pointed director  of  supplies  at  Camp 
Atterbury,  Indiana.  In  1946  he  was 
sent  to  Tokyo  where  he  served  for  two 
years  inspecting  and  accepting  Japanese 
houses  for  Allied  occupancy.  Upon 
completion  of  this,  his  fourth  overseas 
tour.  Colonel  Moore  returned  to  the 
U.  S.  A.  and  was  assigned  executive 
officer  of  Camp  Carson,  Colorado. 

Mrs.  Moore  is  the  former  Pearl  Reich 
of  Wilmerding,  a  graduate  of  Indiana 
Conservatory  of  Music.  The  Moores 
have  two  children,  Thomas  E.,  Jr.,  grad- 
uate of  the  United  States  Military  Acad- 
emy; and  Lois  Jane,  now  Mrs.  L.  J. 
Norton,  who  attended  Cape  Cod  Sec- 
retarial School.  The  Moores'  address  is 
1509  Palmer  Park  Blvd.,  Colorado 
Springs,  Colorado. 

CLASS  OF  1916 

Class  Reporter;     MRS.  GEORGE  STEVENSON 

(Amy  Patterson! 

R.  D.  1,  Bo.\  556.  Red  Bank,  New  Jersey 

Eskel  V.  Anderson  died  on  July  10th 
in  New  York  City. 


It  Happened  Here 

Thirty-five  Years  Ago — 1917 

Bucknell  opens  for  68th  time; 
Freshman  Class  numbers  172. 

Big  student  mass  meeting,  Mus- 
ser  '18  and  Mathieson  '20,  chosen 
Cheerleaders. 

Varsity  loses  to  Colgate  24-0. 
(Let's  not  repeat  this  in  '52 — Ed.) 


CLASS  OF  1918 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  LAYTON  KING 

(Elizabeth  Championi 

301  Broad  St.,  Montoursville.  Pa. 

The  Class  of  1918  has  a  new  reporter. 
I  am  sure  that  most  of  you  have  looked 
for  news  of  your  classmates  whenever 
THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  has 
reached  you;  I  know  that  I  have.  I 
hope  to  be  able  to  get  us  all  up  to  date 
on  the  affairs  of  all  those  who  entered 
Bucknell  with  the  Class  of  1918.  So  be 
prepared — personal  letters  will  go  to 
all  of  you  during  the  year  asking  for 

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the  latest  news  of  interest — jobs — chil- 
dren— grandchildren  —  hobbies  —  local 
interests. 

I'll  begin  with  myself.  We  live  in 
the  same  house  in  the  same  town  as 
when  I  graduated.  This  past  year  we 
turned  the  house  into  three  apartments 
— too  much  house  for  too  few  persons. 
We  have  two  children,  IVIary  Elizabeth 
and  Layton,  Jr.  iVIary  Elizabeth  grad- 
uated from  Cornell  in  1951  and  is  assis- 
tant to  the  State  Anthropologist  in  Har- 
risburg.  She  will  enter  Columbia  this 
fall  to  take  her  master's  degree.  Lay- 
ton,  Jr.,  is  finishing  4  years  in  the  Air 
Force.  iVty  hobbies  are  sewing,  garden- 
ing and  Girl  Scouts. 

Mr.  and  IVIrs.  Chester  Leaber  (Evelyn 
McCann)  have  finally  come  home  to 
stay.  They  returned  to  the  states  from 
IVlanila  the  latter  part  of  IVIay  and  af- 
ter September  will  be  located  in  New 
York.  Since  coming  home  they  have 
announced  the  marriage  of  their  daugh- 
ter, Patricia  to  Charles  Plunkett  in 
Paris,  France. 

Hazel  Gay  Bailey  (Mrs.  J.  W.)  has  a 
different  address  with  every  letter.  Jack 
builds  a  house,  they  move  in,  he  be- 
gins another,  sells  the  one  they  are  liv- 
ing in  and  off  they  go.  Their  latest 
address  is  —  or  was  —  619  Bay  shore, 
Dunedin  Isles,  Florida.  The  Baileys 
have  two  children — Bradley  in  the  Air 
Force  and  Sue,  a  student  at  Stetson. 

Reed  Nichols,  the  husband  of  Martha 
Wettlaufer,  died  at  New  Haven,  Conn., 
on  June  18,  1952,  of  a  heart  attack. 
They  have  a  son,  John  W. 

Anne  Waite  Dougherty  (Mrs.  P.  E.) 
lives  at  715  Vernon  Ave.,  Williamsport. 
"Pete"  is  head  of  Dougherty  Seed 
Growers,  Inc.  They  have  one  daugh- 
ter, Jane — two  grandchildren.  Anne  is 
active  in  A.  A.  U.  W.,  D.  A.  R.,  the  Wo- 
men's Club. 

John  Bennett  answers  my  queries 
with  the  news  that  he  married  Gladys 
Johnson,  a  graduate  of  Trenton  State 
Normal  School.  They  have  two  daugh- 
ters and  three  grandchildren.  John  has 
been  principal  of  the  Matawan  High 
School  for  thirty  years.  He  is  a  deacon 
of  the  New  Monmouth  Baptist  Church, 
a  member  of  the  board  of  managers  of 
the  New  Jersey  Baptist  Convention  and 
a  lay  preacher  for  all  churches.  His 
hobbies  are  fishing  and  piloting  his  31- 
foot  cabin  cruiser.  Address — Port  Mon- 
mouth, N.  J. 

Helen  Diffendaffer  Bower,  who  inci- 
dentally got  me  into  this  job,  writes 
that  her  own  personal  news  is  very 
meager.  (It  may  be  that  some  of  you 
did  not  know  of  "Jake's"  death).  She 
and  their  son,  Walter,  Jr.,  live  at  160 
Oakland  Rd.,  Maplewood,  N.  J.  Walter 
is  to  be  married  October  18  to  Kathryn 
Wolf  of  Milburn,  N.  J.,  a  graduate  of 
St.  Lawrence  University. 

Yours  for  a  rousing  reunion  in  1953. 

CLASS  OF  1919 

Class  Reporter;    MRS.  W.  WALTER  CHANDLER 
(Susannah  Grove i 
West  Milton.  Pa. 

Mrs.  Nelson  F.  Davis,  Jr.,  (Margaret 
E.  Allen)  was  honored  recently  at  an 
AAUW  meeting  at  San  Mateo,  Calif, 
when  a  $500  study  award  was  given  in 
her  name.  It  will  be  called  the  Mar- 
garet A.  Davis  Award. 

Mrs.  John  R.  Kauffman  (Carrie  Lantz 
M19)  has  been  elected  vice-president  of 
the  Pennsylvania  State  Federation  of 
Music  Clubs — Northeastern  Region.  She 
is  a  charter  member  of  the  Williamsport 
Music  Club.  The  Kauffmans  (her  hub- 
by is  class  of  1920)  live  at  358  Howard 
St.,     South    Williamsport,     but    spend 

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their  winters  in  Florida  where  they 
are  also  members  of  our  St.  Petersburg 
Alumni  Club. 

Raymond  P.  Lewis  has  completed  30 
years  of  teaching  in  the  mathematics 
department  of  the  Plainfield,  N.  J.  High 
School. 


CLASS  OF  1921 

■      Class  Reporter:    MRS.  ELWOOD  DERR 
(Sarah  Bernharti 
1360  Jefferson  Ave.,  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Edna  M.  Baker,  who  teaches  French 
and  directs  the  club  program  in  Wood- 
burv  (N.  J.)  High  School,  has  become 
interested  in  developing  friendships 
with  teachers  in  foreign  countries  that 
has  led  her  into  a  wide  range  of  inter- 
esting activities. 

"Bake",  as  we  know  her,  experienced 
a  thrilling  summer  last  year  visiting  in 
the  homes  of  friends  in  ten  European 
countries.  Many  of  these  teachers  from 
foreign  nations  had  been  entertained 
by  Edna  when  they  visited  the  United 
States.  With  her  French  language 
ability,  it  was  only  natural  that  she 
should  be  selected  as  interpreter  for 
French-speaking  delegates  at  the  5th 
conference  of  the  World  Organization 
of  the  Teaching  Profession  in  Malta. 
She  had  previously  served  the  same  or- 
ganization in  Endicott.  N.  Y.  in  1946 
and  Ottawa,  Canada,  in  1950.  While  in 
Europe  she  attended  the  General  Con- 
ference of  UNESCO  in  Paris.  "Bake" 
finds  time  to  engage  in  all  of  these  in- 
teresting activities  in  addition  to  serv- 
ing a  number  of  local,  state  and  national 
education  associations.  In  fact,  her 
service  in  the  education  field  has  been 
recognized  by  listing  in  Leaders  in 
Education  and  in  Who's  Who  in  Ameri- 
can Education. 

Stanford  L.  Kunkle,  after  seven  years 
service  as  principal  of  Milton  High 
School  became  principal  of  the  Lewis- 
burg Joint  Junior-Senior  High  School 
on  August  1st.  Stan  and  Mrs.  Kunkle 
are  occupying  their  newly  built  home 
at  235  S.  12th  St.,  Lewisburg. 

Lt.  Col.  George  B.  Schuyler  has  been 
awarded  the  Bronze  Star  Medal  for  his 
meritorious  service  as  Officer-In- 
Charge,  Pacific  Stars  and  Stripes,  in 
Japan  and  Korea  from  June  1950  to 
June  1951.  The  award  chmaxed  20 
years  of  army  service  for  George,  most 
of  it  in  public  information  and  news- 
paper work. 


It  Happened  H 

ere 

Thirty 

Years  Ago— 

-1922 

New  Pari 

ors  Opened. 

Pan-hel- 

lenic  Party 

initiates  "Date  Room."      | 

Explosion 

occurs  in 

Chemis-      1 

try  Lab. 

Pre-Meds 

have  zoo  in 

Academy 

Building. 

Bucknell  hikers  given 

a  lift  by 

Rex  Beach, 

novelist. 

SOUTH  AMERICA.  TAKE  IT  AWAY!  Officers  of 
the  Signal  Corps  Training  Center.  Camp  Gordon. 
Georgia,  are  afforded  humorous  insight  into  Bra- 
zilian affairs  by  Lt,  Col.  George  B.  Schuyler,  cen- 
ter. Class  of  "^I,  and  PFC  Gordon  Bechtel.  right. 
Clas.s  of  'iiO.  Major  Lincoln  Santos,  left,  was  guest 
speaker  al  this  recent  Command  Conference,  Col. 
Schuyler,  former  editor  of  Pacific  Stars  and  Stripes, 
is  now  Public  Information  Officer  and  Information 
and  Education  Officer  at  the  Signal  Center — largest 
'n  the  Army.  PFC  Bechtel  is  currently  assigned  as 
a  specialist  in  Instructor  Guidance. 


CLASS  OF  1923 

Class  Reporter  :  MRS.  LeROY  FRANTZ 

(Olive  Billhimei 

Evergreen  Farm.  AUenwood.  Pa. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  I  cast  one 
great  big  enthusiastic  vote  for  the  Class 
of  '23.  The  class  that,  in  June  1953, 
will  have  the  biggest  and  best  reunion 
of  all  the  reuning  classes!  (Or  have  I 
been  listening  to  too  many  party  con- 
ventions?) 

No  first  hand  report  on  Alumni  Day 
this  June  from  me  as  I  didn't  get  down 
(saving  mv  strength  for  next  year) 
but  I  do  linow  that  Betty  Speakman 
Swetland  and  Slim  Swetland  were 
down  from  Melrose,  Mass.  to  see  their 
daughter,  Lucille,  graduate  as  they 
spent  part  of  the  time  here  on  the  farm. 
Slim,  by  the  way,  is  president  of  the 
New  England  Bucknell  Alumni  Club. 

For  a  long  time  I  have  been  trying 
without  success  to  get  a  photograph  of 
Dr.  Anne  Horoschak  for  a  feature  arti- 
cle in  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 
for  she  is  certainly  one  of  the  outstand- 
ing members  of  our  class.  Inasinuch  as 
Anne  and  I  have  remained  close  per- 
sonal friends  since  Bucknell  days  and 
I  have  on  numerous  occasions  been  a 
guest  in  her  lovely  home,  I'll  attempt 
a  broad  account  of  her  activities  since 
those  days. 

From  Bucknell  Anne  went  to  Johns 
Hopkins  for  two  years,  transferred  to 
Albany  Medical  for  reasons  of  health, 
graduated  and  interned  in  Albany. 
Went  to  Austria  for  post  graduate  work 
at  the  University  of  Vienna.  Upon  her 
return  she  entered  the  New  York  State 
Public  Health  Service  under  Dr.  Par- 
ran,  traveling  all  over  the  state  with  a 
group  of  technical  assistants.  She  also 
had  an  office  in  New  York  City  for  a 
while  and  was  on  the  staffs  of  several 
New  York  hospitals.  Somewhere  along 
about  here  she  married  Armond  Nahr- 
gang,  an  engineer  with  Western  Elec- 
tric. They  have  a  handsome  young 
son  of  high  school  age.  Their  address 
IS  976  Park  Ave.,  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  which 
is  also  Anne's  office  address.  Her  spe- 
ciality is  pediatrics.  However,  during 
the  war  when  so  many  of  Plainfield's 
doctors  were  taken  into  the  service,  she 
started  to  take  on  some  women's  work 
and  has  been  so  outstandingly  success- 
ful in  both  fields  that  she  has  been  al- 
most physically  overwhelmed  by  de- 
mands on  her  time  and  skill.  Patients 
come  to  her  from  all  over  the  United 
States  and  some  come  from  outside. 
Each  new  patient  wants  to  bring  family 
and  friends.  I  know,  for  I  have  been 
one  of  them.  Thru  it  all  she  remains 
the  same  grand  person  we  all  knew  at 
Bucknell,  not  omitting  the  good  looks 
either.  She  has  had  several  books 
dedicated  to  her. 

Now  if  I  know  you,  Anne,  your  own 
inmate  modesty  is  going  to  prevent 
your  appreciating  some  of  the  things 
I've  spread  out  here,  but  it's  a  penalty 
for   not   getting   a   photograph   to   me, 

SEPTEMBER    1952 


with  what  would  have  been,  no  doubt, 
a  few  very  brief  and  cold  statistics 
about  yourself,  by  yourself. 

CLASS  OF  1924 

Class  Reporter:     MK.  ALFRED  C.   STOUGHTON 
13105  Atlantic  Avenue,  Rockville,  Md. 

Miss  Ida  Heller  has  recently  been 
elected  president  of  the  Williamsport 
Education  Association. 

Charles  F.  Lindig  became  postmaster 
at  Lewisburg  on  March  1,  1952  upon 
the  retirement  of  J.  Frank  Groover. 
"Charlie"  recently  prepared  for  the 
Army  a  reference  manual  which  will 
effect  substantial  savings  in  manpower 
and  appropriated  funds.  He  was  re- 
warded with  a  certificate  of  apprecia- 
tion and  a  check. 

CLASS  OF  1926 

Class  Reporter:     MISS  ANNA  L.  BROWN 
45  Wildwood  Ave..  Pitman.  N.  J. 

Our  president,  Frederick  W.  Evans  is 

active  in  educational  circles.  First,  he 
was  supervising  principal  of  the  James- 
burg,  N.  J.  schools,  then  Manasquan, 
N.  J.  schools.  Now  he  has  just  been 
appointed  superintendent  of  the  Mt. 
Holly.  N.  J.  school  system.  This  in- 
cludes the  township  schools  as  well  as 
the  Rancocas  Valley  Regional  High 
School. 

Have  you  seen  the  August  issue  of 
the  American  Magazine?  If  not.  you 
will  want  to  get  it,  and  read  about  the 
marvelous  work  the  Slifers  are  doing 
for  a  family  of  DP's.  Kenneth  Slifer, 
our  president  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni 
Association,  an  active  trustee  of  the 
Peddie  School,  and  art  and  copy  chief 
of  N.  W.  Ayer  &  Son  of  Philadelphia 
has  an  equally  active  wife,  Caryl  Dut- 
ton  Slifer  '27  as  well  as  two  industrious 
and  interesting  children,  Dianne  and 
David. 


It  Happened  Here 

Twenty-five  Years  Ago — 1927 

President  and  Mrs.  Hunt  enter- 
tain for  new  faculty  members. 

Class  of  1931  is  largest  class 
admitted  to  Bucknell;  enrollment 
may  reach  380. 

Forty  dozen  eggs  were  used  in 
the  dessert  served  at  the  "Sem" 
Monday  night. 


CLASS  OF  1928 

Class  Reporter:     iVlRS.  H.   M.   MARSH 

(Lorinne  Martin) 

25  Oakley  Ave.,  Summit,  N.  J. 

Let's  go  "Twenty-eighters!"  As  class 
reporter  I  eagerly  await  your  news 
items.  Just  remember  that  some  of  our 
group  have  gotten  too  far  away  to  get 
back  very  often,  but  they  all  look  for- 
ward to  whatever  news  might  reach 
them  through  the  BUCKNELL  ALUM- 
NUS.    Any  news  today? 

Dwight  Moody  Bahr  has  been  located 
in  Waukesha,  Wisconsin  for  the  past 
sixteen  years  and  is  minister  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  there.  Recently 
a  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  was  con- 
ferred upon  Dwight  by  Carroll  College, 
a  Presbyterian  school  in  Wisconsin. 
The  years  have  been  full  and  busy  ones 
for  him  since  he  has  been  very  active 
in  both  state  and  national  work  of  the 
Baptist  denomination. 

William  R.  Mertz  has  been  appointed 
chief  draftsman  in  the  general  office 
engineering  department  of  the  Camp- 
bell Soup  Company.  He  has  been  with 
the  company  since  November,   1947. 

SEPTEiMBER    1952 


CLASS  OF  1931 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.   W.   ZELMAN  SLEIGHTER 

(Ruth  J.  Thomasi 

833  Chestnut  St.,  Mifflinburg.  Pa. 

Mrs.  W.  Zelman  Sleighter  (Ruth 
Thomas)  has  recently  been  elected 
president  of  the  Phi  Mu  Alumnae 
group. 

Mrs.  James  B.  White's  (Betty  Tanger) 
address  is  160  Cottage  Place,  Ridge- 
wood,  N.  J.  She  and  her  husband, 
James  B.  have  three  wonderful  chil- 
dren— all  girls,  Mary,  Barbara,  and 
Carolyn. 

Sherwood  Githens,  Jr.,  is  chairman  of 
the  dept.  of  physics,  Baylor  University, 
Waco,  Texas,  lie  resides  at  1925  S.  9th 
St.,  in  that  city. 

Gladys  S.  Murray  may  be  addressed 
at  4619  Chester  Ave.,  Philadelphia  43. 

CLASS  OF  1933 

Class  Reporter:    MR.  WARREN  STAPLETON 
Market  St.,  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Dr.  John  L.  Mohr,  associate  professor 
of  zoolcgy  at  the  University  of  South- 
ern California,  has  been  spending  the 
summer  in  Alaska  making  a  study  of 
shrimp-like  animals  in  Arctic  seas  and 
tundra  lakes  as  a  possible  source  of 
food  for  fliers  forced  down  in  the  far 
north. 

George  R.  Walters,  principal  of  Clay 
School,  Williamspcrt,  has  recently  been 
appointed  director  of  the  annual  fund 
drive  of  the  Lycoming  County  Asso- 
ciation for  the  Blind. 


CLASS  OF  1934 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  WILLIAM  S,  LIMING 

l,Ruth  Rohri 

396  Andrews  Rd..  East  Williston,  New  York 

Hello  again  classmates — hope  you've 
missed  reading  about  each  other  enough 
to  answer  these  letters  I've  sent  out! 
To  you  who  haven't  received  letters 
why  not  write  to  me  anyway  even  if 
only  to  complain  because  I  haven't 
reached  you  yet. 

Commencement  and  Alumni  week- 
end were  really  outstanding  this  year. 
We  took  our  children  and  the  Univer- 
sity supplied  us  with  excellent  inex- 
pensive quarters  in  Old  Main,  or  should 
I  say,  Roberts  Hall.  Our  daughter  en- 
joyed being  in  the  men's  dorm  and 
our  son  has  an  idea  where  he'd  like 
to  room  at  Bucknell.  Why  not  start 
to  plan  now:  remember  families  will 
find  plenty  to  enjoy  in  1954  at  our  20th 
reunion. 

Thought  you  might  enjoy  knowing 
that  Dr.  Tilman  H.  Foust  is  top  man  in 
the  X-ray  dept.  at  Polyclinic  Hospital, 
Harrisburg.  He  and  his  family  live 
at  3037  North  Front  St.,  Harrisburg. 

Wcodrow  Strickler,  2820  Hoock  Ave., 
Louisville,  Ky.  is  now  vice-president 
of  the  University  of  Louisville. 

Joseph  V.  Kielb  has  been  appointed 
to  serve  as  production  manager  of  Ten- 
ny  Engineering,  Inc.,  Newark,  N.  J., 
manufacturer  of  refrigeration  equip- 
ment. Hope  this  means  Joe  will  be 
back  in  the  East  as  Bill  and  I  used  to 
see  him  occasionally  before  he  left  for 
the  Middle  West. 

How  about  some  more  news,  after  all 
it  would  be  nice  to  have  our  class  rep- 
resented in  every  issue  of  the  ALUM- 
NUS. Why  not  send  in  your  sugges- 
tions for  our  big  reunion  year  1954  so 
I  can  pan  thein  on  to  Ed  Myer,'  our  class 
president. 


CLASS  OF  1936 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.   CHARLOTTE  S.  BROWN 

(Charlotte  Shupe) 

R.  D.  3,  Box  71,  Leechburg,  Pa. 

This  reporting  is  a  job  which  cannot 
be  done  without  the  cooperation  of  each 
and  every  member  of  the  class.  I, 
therefore,  solicit  your  interest  and  par- 
ticipation. 

My  hubby  and  I  spent  several  days 
on  the  Bucknell  Campus  in  June  1951 
and  again  in  June  1952.  Last  week, 
enroute  home  from  our  New  England 
vacation,  we  again  stopped  briefly  to 
show  our  three  daughters  the  beauties 
of  the  campus.  How  can  you  who  have 
never  been  back,  or  you  who  have  sel- 
dom returned,  deny  yourself  this  plea- 
sure? 

Robert  V.  Housel  received  a  M.A. 
in  public  administration  from  the 
American  University  in  June.  Mr. 
Housel  is  personnel  director  at  the 
Duff-Norton  Manufacturing  Co.,  Pitts- 
burgh. 

Robert  T.  Jones,  600  Jefferson  Ave., 
Ellwood  City,  is  president  of  the  Ell- 
wood  City  board  of  education. 


The  Robert  T.  Jones  family  is  made  up  of  Nancy, 
9,  born  while  Bob  was  attending  Naval  Officers 
Training  School  in  Hollywood,  Florida.  Bob.  Jr., 
7.  known  as  "Kip."  arrived  while  Bob  was  at  the 
Norfolk  Naval  .4ir  Base  and  Anne,  4,  was  born  at 
New  Castle.     A  real  World  War  II  family. 


CLASS  OF  1940 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.  JAMES  A.  MILLER 

I  Mary  McCrina  i 

1220-E  Brackenridge  Apts..  Lake  Austin  Blvd.. 

Austin,  Tex. 

Much  to  my  glee — and  yours  too,  I 
hope,  there  is  news  enough  this  time  to 
make  a  respectable  looking  column. 
This  is  due  to  the  fact  that  some  praise- 
worthy classmates  have  taken  a  few 
minutes  to  write  v/hat  is  happening  to 
them.  You,  too,  can  contribute — so  let's 
hear  from  you  people  (and  we  do  think 
j'ou're  people). 

Which  reminds  me — down  here  in 
Texas  all  the  Fords  bear  this  sticker  in 
the  rear  window:  "Built  in  Texas  by 
Texans."  Recently  we  noticed  an  out- 
of-state  car  with  this  home-made  fac- 
simile:   "Made  in  Michigan  by  people." 

Doris  Loos  (Mrs.  Gerald  F.  Selinger) 
advises  us  of  these  additions:  two  sons, 
Philip  Ray,  born  April  7,  1952.  and 
Stephen  Paul,  born  June  9,  1950,  the 
last  mentioned,  as  Doris  says,  "being  my 
good  reason  for  not  being  back  at  Buck- 
nell" (our  tenth  reunion  was  June  10, 
1950).  This  brings  the  total  of  the 
Selinger  children  up  to  three  boys.  The 
Selingers  have  a  new  address,  too;  it  is 
308  Berkeley  Rd.,  Merion. 

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Another  birth  announcement:  a  son, 
James  Evler,  on  April  25,  1952,  to  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Bruce  Kephart  (Betty  Eyler). 
This  is  their  fourth  child,  second  son. 
The  others  are  Mary  Anne,  41/2,  John 
Eyler,  21/2,  and  Patty  Jo,  15  months. 
Bruce  '39  is  now  practicing  obstetrics 
and  gynecology  with  the  Caylor-Nickel 
Clinic  in  Bluffton,  Ind.  The  Kepharts' 
address  is  P.  O.  Box  12,  Bluffton. 

Bob  Maguire  says  "Its  hard  to  believe 
I'm  a  veteran  of  five  years'  teaching 
experience!  (Montgomery-Blair  High 
School,  Silver  Spring,  Md.)  My  rifie 
team  had  a  very  successful  season,  win- 
ning the  area  and  state  sectional  cham- 
pionships."    Shootin'  high,  hmm? 

Here  is  quite  a  dossier  from  Franklin 
Sloff:  "We  are  now  living  at  413  South 
Lincoln  Ave.,  Springfield,  111.  Three 
future  Bucknellians  comprise  the  fam- 
ily, Marsha,  9,  Leanne,  2,  and  Franklin, 
Jr.,  9  months.  Prior  to  my  present  po- 
sition, I  was  assistant  treasurer  of  the 
Taylor-"Wharton  Iron  and  Steel  Com- 
pany in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  prior  to 
that,  assistant  to  the  controller  of  R.  R. 
Donnelley  and  Sons  Co.,  in  Chicago.  I 
am  now  administrative  assistant  to  the 
director  of  finance.  State  of  111.,  in 
charge  of  internal  audits  and  controls. 
Recently,  the  Governor  appointed  me 
a  member  of  the  Commission  to  Stand- 
ardize Accounting  Equipment." 

Louis  McKee,  who  has  been  super- 
vising principal  of  the  Maybrook,  N.  Y. 
High  School,  will  be  moving  to  Chester, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  will  be  supervising 
principal. 

Carl  Bennett  presented  a  paper  be- 
fore a  meeting  of  the  American  Society 
of  Quality  Control  in  Syracuse  recently. 
Mr.  Bennett  is  engaged  in  technical 
research  with  the  General  Electric 
Company  in  Richland,  Wash. 

A  daughter,  Cynthia  Ann,  was  born 
January  11th  to  the  Gerald  L.  Biehns. 
Josepii  Burkart  is  now  in  charge  of 
personnel  and  employee  relations  for 
the  Baltimore  to  Charleston  area  for 
the  Esso  Shipping  Company.  He  re- 
sides with  his  wife  and  three  sons  at 
624  Coucher  Ave.,  Lutherville,  Md. 

CLASS  OF  1941 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  WILLIAM  HASSELBERGER 

(Jean  Steele  1 

1518  Westmoreland  Ave..  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Alice  Bee  Corcoran  has  a  son,  Michael 
Edward,  born  July  4,  1951. 

Mrs.  Arthur  Dumelin  (Janet  Clay- 
ton) has  a  new  daughter,  born  May 
23rd.  She  has  been  named  Cheryl 
Suzanne. 

Dr.  William  F.  Dowdell,  now  in  the 
department  of  medicine,  Cleveland  City 
Hospital,  plans  to  enter  private  prac- 
tice in  internal  medicine  in  July  in 
Parma,  Ohio. 

Howard  L.  Hendricks  has  left  his  po- 
s  i  t  i  0  n  as  supervising  principal  of 
schools,  Millersburg  and  assumed  the 
same  position  in  Shillington  on  July  1st. 

Mrs.  Miriam  Lesher  Hunter,  Wil- 
liamsport,  received  her  master's  degree 
in  dramatics  from  Pennsylvania  State 
College  in  July.  She  is  presently  em- 
ployed as  a  teacher  in  the  Williamsport 
School  District. 

William  S.  Johnson  has  a  new  daugh- 
ter, Alma  Dick,  born  March  12th.  The 
Johnsons  live  at  2204  Yale  Ave.,  Camp 
Hill. 

The  Thomas  Meyer's  third  daughter, 
Mary  Louise,  was  born  in  January. 
Mrs.    Meyer    was    the    former    Marion 

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Phillips  '43.    Their  address  is  1822  Bris- 
bane Ct.,  Silver  Spring,  Md. 

Lt.  George  E.  Robenolt  has  been 
named  to  a  28th  Infantry  Division  in- 
spection team  which  will  survey  the 
entire  division.  He  will  be  quarter- 
master inspector. 


It  Happened  Here 

Ten  Years  Ago — 1942 

President  Marts  welcomes  100th 
anniversary  class  of  400  freshmen. 

Coed  cheerleaders  will  be  fea- 
ture of  home  football  games. 


CLASS  OF  1943 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  EARLE  E.  BENTON 

'Norene  Bond) 

3408  Iven  Rd..  Wayne.  Pa. 

Still  with  the  Attapulgus  Clay  Co., 
James  Moore  has  moved  to  Bainbridge, 
Ga.  He  also  writes  that  a  daughter, 
Janet,  was  born  January  19.  His  ad- 
dress is  906  Anderson  St.,  Bainbridge, 
Ga. 

Mrs.  Earl  G.  Dalbey  (Dorothea 
Rouse)  has  recently  moved  to  71  High 
St.,  Pataskala,  Ohio,  where  her  hus- 
band, a  Lt.  Cmdr..  USN,  is  working  on 
his  M.A.  With  them  are  their  three 
children,  Dianne,  9,  E.  Gordon,  Jr.,  7, 
and  Mildred,  IVa. 

Dr.  Raymond  W.  Hillyard  is  now  re- 
siding at  200  N.  Monroe  St.,  Media. 

I  received  a  very  interesting  letter 
from  Maribeth  Bond  Peck  way  last 
spring.  They  live  in  Wahiawa,  30 
miles  from  Honolulu,  right  in  the  heart 
of  the  pineapple  country.  Ed  is  pas- 
tor of  the  Wahiawa  Community  Metho- 
dist Church.  The  Pecks  themselves 
have  three  now,  Barbara,  David,  and 
Deborah,  Maribeth  issues  an  invita- 
tion to  any  Bucknellians  passing 
through  Hawaii  to  give  them  a  call 
and  receive  a  greeting  in  the  real 
Hawaiian  manner.  Her  address  is  1619 
Walea  St.,  Wahiawa,  Oahu,  T.  H. 

In  the  new  baby  department  we  have 
word  that  on  May  20,  Marilynn  (Epp- 
ley)  and  Bob  Shaffer  '42  had  their  sec- 
ond daughter. 

Among  the  marriages  that  have  come 
to  my  attention  lately  are:  George 
Haines  who  married  LaVerne  Francis 
of  South  Hills,  Pittsburgh.  The  Rev. 
George  F.  Haines  '13  assisted  at  the 
ceremony. 

"Jinks"  Greenig  and  William  Red- 
dick,  Jr.,  were  wed  on  May  10  in  Ar- 
lington, Va.  They  are  at  home  at  7 
Park  Ave.,  N.  Y.  C. 

Lucy  Hoffmann  and  James  E.  King 
tied  the  knot  at  the  Trinity  Methodist 
Church  in  Philadelphia  on  July  26. 

Mrs.  Frank  R.  Wean  (Jeanne  Lever) 
has  two  children,  Dennis  Frank,  3,  and 
Nancy  Lee,  born  in  March.  Mr.  "Wean 
is  a  laboratory  technician  at  Celanese 
Research,  Summit.  The  Weans  live  at 
1732  Mountain  Ave.,  Scotch  Plains, 
N.  J. 

Alexander  Robins  is  the  senior  proj- 
ect engineer  for  the  Naval  Ordnance 
Test  Station  at  China  Lake,  Calif.  He, 
his  wife  and  two  sons  have  been  at 
China  Lake  for  four  years.  His  ad- 
dress there  is  704A  Nimitz  St. 

How  about  a  nice  newsy  letter  from 
each  of  you?  I'll  even  settle  for  a  post 
card.  You  know  the  more  I  hear  from 
you,  the  more  inspired  I  am  to  do  this 
job,  for  then  I  know  some  of  you,  at 
least,  must  read  it. 


CLASS  OF  1944 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.   ROBERT  F.  BAKER 

(Honey  Rhinesmithi 

Butler,  R.  P.  D..  Lindys  Lake.  N.  J. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  C.  Heller  (Fran 

WiUsher)  have  moved  to  123  Golf  View 
Road,  Merion  Golf  Manor,  Ardmore 
.  .  .  Janet  B.  Leach  writes  of  her  won- 
derful new  job  as  Personnel  Manager 
at  the  printing  firm  of  Edward  Stern  > 
and  Co. 

Lt.  and  Mrs.  G.  Allan  "Vitray  (Janie 
Gallien)  sent  word  of  their  third  son, 
Richard  Pearson,  born  March  25,  1952. 
He  joins  Robert,  5.  and  Randall,  3.  .  .  . 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  E.  King  (Anne  Gon- 
sior)  announce  the  birth  of  their  sec- 
ond daughter,  Mary  Capitola,  on  De- 
cember 2,  1951.  From  Anne's  letter 
"Saw  Sylvia  Russell  in  Charleston  last 
fall.  She  has  two  big  girls  and  a  new 
little  boy. 

CLASS  OF  1946 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  WILLIAM  HARSHBARGER 

(Jeanne  Phillips! 

202  Second  St..  Huntingdon,  Pa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  F.  James  (Mary  Lou 
Allen)  are  the  parents  of  a  daughter 
born  February  21,  1952.  She  is  the 
second  child  in  the  family.  The  James' 
address  is  407  Warminster  Road,  Hat- 
boro. 

Capt.  Vincent  J.  McCoola  is  a  per- 
sonnel services  officer  of  the  26th  Air 
Division,  Roslyn  Air  Force  Base,  Ros- 
lyn,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Curtis  Atherton  (Eloise  Oram) 
writes  that  her  husband  has  recently 
been  released  to  inactive  duty  from 
service  with  the  Navy  in  Korea.  The 
family  including  a  new  son,  Robert 
Patten,  born  August  26th,  are  at  home 
on  Broad  Street,  Fishkill,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Wilkinson 
(Polly  Weist  '43)  are  the  proud  par- 
ents of  their  third  daughter,  Deborah 
Jean,  born  October  29,  1951.  Her  sis- 
ters are  Carol,  age  six  and  Pamela,  age 
3.  The  Wilkinsons  are  living  at  16 
Edwards  St.,  Roslyn  Heights,  N.  Y. 

Joan  Waterman  Sarjeant  writes  that 
she  and  husband  Alex  are  living  at  55 
Farm  Lane,  Levittown,  N.  Y.,  with  their 
three  children,  Dwight,  Dana  and  Dale. 


It  Happened  Here 

Five  Years  Ago — 1947 

2,250  students  attend  classes. 

Campus  radio  station  changes 
call  letters  to  WVBU. 

Nifty  '50's  make  frosh  women 
sing  and  cheer. 


CLASS  OF  1948 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  JOANN  GOLIGHTLY 
106  N.  Grove  St..  East  Orange.  N.  J. 

A  son,  William  D.  Bruen,  Jr.,  was 
born  January  26,  1952  to  Peggy  Zies- 
chang  Bruen  and  Bill  Bruen.  They 
are  living  at  8  Prospect  Place,  Morris- 
town,  N.  J. 

Fifth  set  of  twins,  Susan  Wian  and 
Linda  Ann,  were  born  August  7,  1950 
to  Jean  Runkle  Hermann  '47  and  Paul 
E.  Hermann.  Paul  is  a  traffic  engineer 
with  the  N.  J.  Bell  Telephone  Co.  and 

SEPTEMBER    1952 


the  Hermanns  live  at  114  Franklin  St., 
Morristown,  N.  J. 

Edith  Plumb  Schmidt  and  Al  Schmidt 
are  moving  to  1569  Cordova  Ave.,  Lake- 
wood  7,  Ohio.  Thej'  have  two  sons, 
Jimmy,  5  years  old  and  Robbie,  7 
months  old. 

Elly  Zahn  Mahler  and  Paul  Mahler 
greeted  a  son,  Mark  Matthew,  on  Jan- 
uary 28.  They  are  living  at  611  Gar- 
son  Ave.,  Rochester  9.  N.  Y.,  and  have 
built  their  own  house  on  3^2   acres. 

A  boy,  Robert  Allen,  to  Dorothy 
Clark  Hansen  and  William  Hansen.  He 
weighed  10  pounds  and  9  ounces  and 
arrived  on  March  25.  1952.  Bill  is  vice 
president  of  the  Metropolitan  Alumni 
Club.     Dot   was   secretary   last  year. 

CLASS  OF  1949 

Class  Reporter:     MISS  MARILYN  HARER 
505  Columbia  Ave..  Lansdale.  Pa. 

Lynn  M.  Cark  has  a  new  daughter, 
Ruth  Manning,  born  September  29. 

M.  Lloyd  Davies  is  project  engineer 
for  Coxe  Stoker  Engineering  Co.,  Ha- 
zleton. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leon  F.  Fidrych  and 
son,  Stephen,  have  flown  to  Maitland, 
Australia,  where  Mr.  Fidrych  will  be 
a  project  engineer  for  the  construction 
of  a  power  plant  for  the  Australian 
government. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  G.  Rimpely 
(Mary  Ellen  Harrison)  have  a  son,  Wil- 
liam David,  born  July  9,  1951. 

Finley  M.  Keech,  Jr.,  has  become  pas- 
tor of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  Marl- 
boro, Mass.  Finley  Keech  '22  attended 
the  reception  for  the  new  minister,  held 
on  February  26.  Mrs.  Keech  was  the 
former    Catherine   J.    Lepsch    '47. 

Myron  W.  Kronisch,  who  graduated 
from  Rutgers  University  Law  School 
has  received  an  appointment  as  law 
secretary  to  Judge  G.  Dixon  Speakman 
of  the  Essex  County  (N.  J.)  Court. 

Marion  Mayfield  is  employed  by  a 
secret  service  branch  of  the  govern- 
ment. She  is  residing  at  2633  Adams 
Mill  Rd.,  N.  W.,  ■^''ashington,  D.  C. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  E.  Meyers 
(Katheryn  Fish  '51)  announce  the  ar- 
rival of  a  son,  William  Earl,  on  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1952.  Their  address  is  408 
North  Main  St.,  Greensburg. 

Miss  Mary  E.  Fair  and  Ross  S.  Mc- 
Connell  were  united  in  marriage  on 
December   19,    1951. 

Donald  A.  Montgomery  is  serving  in 
the  United  States  Air  Force  at  Nollis 
Air  Force  Base,  Box  897,  Las  Vegas, 
Nev.  His  wife,  the  former  Jean  Frank- 
lin '47  is  residing  at  463  Linn  St.,  Belle- 
fonte. 

Mrs.  Howard  L.  Burd  (Frances 
Mitchell),  197  Kishacoquillas  St.,  Lew- 
istown,  is  teaching  home  economics  at 
the  Joint  High  School  there. 

George  S.  Raab  and  Joan  Martin, 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  were  mar- 
ried on  October  27.  1951.  They  live 
on  Simsburg  Rd.,   Avon.   Conn. 

A  son.  Grant  Joseph,  Jr.,  was  born 
to  Mrs.  Grant  J.  Rohrbach  (Hazel  We- 
ber) at  the  Ladd  Air  Force  Base,  Fair- 
banks, Alaska. 

James  M.  Wyant,  a  Lt.  with  the  1st 
Marine  Division  in  Korea,  was  recalled 

SEPTEMBER    1952 


to  service  in  November  1950.  Jim 
served  with  the  4th  Marine  Division 
before  entering  Bucknell. 

Doris  Mae  Wilde  was  married  Sept. 
15th  to  Charles  W.  Thomas.  They  live 
at  2801  Dunglen  Court,  Baltimore  22, 
Maryland. 

The  shoe  is  now  on  the  other  foot  for 
John  W.  Coeyman.  He's  giving  home 
work  assignments  —  instead  of  doing 
them — to  his  English  students  at  Ro- 
selle,  N.  J.  High  School.  And  he  has 
been  named  director  of  the  senior  play 
to  boot.  Within  a  stone's  throw  of  his 
school  is  one  of  his  SAE  brothers,  Jo- 
seph Markey  '  50,  an  engineer  with 
Merck  &  Co.  of  Rahway.  Two  other 
SAE's  work  in  nearby  Elizabeth:  Rich- 
ard English  who  works  with  the  B.  B. 
Miller  &  Co.  real  estate  firm  and 
George  Wilson  who  works  at  the  Eliza- 
beth Bureau  of  the  Newark  News. 
George  Gerber  and  his  wife,  the  former 
Mary  Banta  '51,  have  become  horticul- 
turists at  their  new  home  in  Chatham, 
N.  J.  Cheered  that  their  home  grown 
lawn  did  so  well,  they're  now  planning 
elaborate  spring  gardens.  Matthew 
Galbraith  '50  who  is  with  the  Metro- 
politan Life  Insurance  Co.,  N.  Y.  C, 
advised  George  last  summer  to  pave 
the  lawn  area  to  save  cutting  it.  Mat- 
ty is  now  planning  a  trip  to  South 
America  but  is  not  sure  when  he  will 
embark.  Richard  Springer  is  doing 
graduate  work  in  chemistry  at  Cornell 
University.  Robert  Farrell  is  with  the 
Washington  Bureau  of  the  Wall  Street 
Journal. 

CLASS  OF  1950 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.   DAVID  L.   MILLER 

(Jane  Kreider  i 

614  Penn  St..  New  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Greetings  to  class  of  '50  came  through 
the  mail  from  Mary  Robinson  Hoffer 
happily  married  to  Fred  Hoffer  and  now 
residing  at  126  S.  Centre  St.,  Philips- 
burg.  The  big  event  took  place  last 
September  22. 

Which  leads  me  to  that  item  of  news 
.  .  .  Mac  Baldwin  and  John  Cox  (Penn 
State)  were  married  February  23,  1951. 
John  is  now  on  his  way  to  Korea  while 
Mac  is  keeping  the  home  fires  burning. 

While  I'm  on  the  subject  of  home 
fires  .  .  .  there's  another  one  burning 
here  in  New  Bethlehem  in  the  home 
of  Dr.  David  L.  and  Jane  Kreider  Mil- 
ler. Husband  David  is  a  graduate  of 
Princeton,  but  nevertheless  I  happily 
said  "I  do"  February  2,  1952  and  can 
now  state  without  reservation  there  are 
other  colleges  that  turn  out  good  men. 

Bill  and  Betsy  (Wenger)  Byer  are 
busy  with  a  little  girl  by  the  name  of 
Christine  Elizabeth  who  came  to  set 
up  permanent  residence  with  them  last 
July  9,  at  830  Birch  St.,  Scranton. 

From  a  letter  from  Jack  Larson: 
''Life  out  here  is  okay  (Monrovia.  Li- 
beria, Africa).  Still  plugging  away  at 
being  a  trapper  and  guide.  Shipping 
animals  to  the  States  and  taking  hunt- 
ing parties  on  safaris  keeps  one  pretty 
busy. 

Meanwhile  here  are  some  other  ad- 
dresses that  some  of  you  might  be  in- 
terested in:  Doris  Wellencamp,  now  in 
her  second  year  of  nursing  school,  can 
be  addressed  at  350  Congress  Ave., 
New  Haven,  Conn.;  Larry  and  Joan 
Schwartz    Saphire    are   living    at    1339 


Prospect  Dr.,  Kynlyn  Apts.,  Wilming- 
ton. Del. 

Patricia  Hiatt  was  married  to  George 
Geisler,  October  4,  1951.  They  are  re- 
siding in  Philadelphia. 

Leonard  Ruch  has  made  another  step 
upward  in  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Organization.  He  has  been  named  as- 
sistant supervisor  for  the  road  on  the 
main  line  at  Downingtown. 

Bruce  I.  Shoemaker  married  Ber- 
nice  R.  Clark,  October  29,  1951.  He 
is  employed  as  a  claims  settling  agent 
in  the  Federal  Building  at  Harrisburg. 

Mrs.  Donald  Q.  Sprole  (Shirley 
Weiss)  is  doing  special  work  in  educa- 
tion in  Pennsylvania.  She  is  residing 
at  Apt.  2,  5th  and  Callowhill  Sts.,  Per- 
kasie. 

Dr.  Drew  A.  Barrett  has  opened  an 
office  in  Williamsport  to  conduct  an  op- 
tometry practice.  Drew  served  38 
months  in  World  War  II  in  the  Army 
Air  Force. 

Miss  Betty  Stanford  and  Lt.  William 
A.  Burger  were  married  on  January  19. 
Lt.  Burger  is  a  tactical  officer  in  the 
officer  candidate  school  at  Fort  Ben- 
ning,  Ga. 

CLASS  OF  1951 

Class  Reporters:     MR.  DONALD  BROWN 
5442  S.  Harper  Ave.,  Chicago  15.  111. 

MISS  FRANCES  WI1.KINS 
Apt.  74.  1316  New  Hampshire  Ave..  Washington.  D.  C. 

Yours  truly  and  "the  better  half" 
(Betty  Hatch)  are  still  at  the  grind  in 
the  windy  city  attempting  to  nail  down 
an  M.A.  in  philosophy  at  the  University 
of  Chicago.  (Bucknell  was  never  like 
this!)  Had  an  interesting  and  instruc- 
tive interlude  during  July  as  an  eye 
witness  of  the  political  conventions  in 
the  guise  of  a  special  guard.  It  left  me 
with  much  to  be  proud  of.  and  much  to 
ponder  over, 

William  H.  Cole,  Jr.,  married  Martha 
G.  Simington.  Mooresburg,  recenth'. 
Mr.  Cole  is  serving  in  the  U.  S.  Army. 

Lt.  Charles  O.  Giuliani  and  Miss  Lu- 
cille Reagan  have  recently  taken  the 
marriage  vows.  Lt.  Giuliani  is  pres- 
ently stationed  at  Randolph  Field  Air 
Base,  Tex. 

2nd  Lt.  Robert  R.  Dawson  graduated 
from  pilot  training  at  the  Reese  Air 
Force  Base  in  March.  He  is  now  sta- 
tioned at  James  Connally  Air  Force 
Base,  Waco,  Texas. 

CLASS  OF  1952 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  BARBARA  SEGELKEN 
26  Fairmount  Ave..  Morristown.  N.  J. 

Edward  Charlton  was  married  to 
Jane  Ellen  Egan  of  New  Haven,  Conn, 
on  June  8th.  Mr.  Charlton  is  a  sales 
representative  for  the  Holland  Furnace 
Co.  in  Sunbury  where  the  couple  will 
reside. 

Lt.  George  Fusia  graduated  from  Ar- 
tillery Officers'  Candidate  School,  Fort 
Sill,  Oklahoma  in  June.  He  is  now  with 
the  47th  Infantry  Division,  Camp  Ruck- 
er,  Ala, 

John  Gideon  has  accepted  a  position 
with  the  Goodj'ear  Rubber  Company, 
Akron,  Ohio. 

Cpl.  William  K.  Groover  is  handling 
special  service  entertainment  for  ser- 
vicemen in  Korea.  He  expects  to  be 
discharged   in   September. 

Norman  S.  Grubb  is  in  the  produc- 
tion department  of  the  Monsanto  Chem- 
ical Company's  Plastic  Division  in  St. 
Louis,  Missouri. 

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EDITORIAL 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Member — American  Alumni  Council 

Officers  of  the  Association 
KENNETH  \V.  SLIFER  '26,  President,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  ,1. 
MRS.    .1.    B.    KEiLLY    (Emily    Devine    V21),    First    Vice    President,    15C9 

Metropolitan   .\ve.,   Ne\\'   Voric  City  62.   N.  Y. 
DANIEL  M.  ROOP   't,"..  Second  Vice  President,   38  Fells  Rd.,  Winchester, 

Mass. 
DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer,  .'io  Market  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 
JOHN  H.  SHOTT  x'22.  Secretary  and  Editor,  116  Faculty  Court, 

Lewisburg:,   Pa. 

Bo.^RD  OF  Directors 
LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '20,  2107  Wharton  Rd.,  Glenside,  Pa.    (1953) 
I.  H.  MARANTZ  '48,   54  N.  Woodhull  Rd..  Huntington,  N.  Y.   (1953). 
ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  '25,  SOI  Bloom  St..  Danville,  Pa.   (1953) 
MRS.   THOMAS   B.    SEAR    (Rita  Holbrook   '37),    185  Elmore  Rd,   Monroe 

Meadows,  Brighton,  Rochester  10,  N.  Y.   (1953) 
ARTHUR  R.   YON   '17,   The  Hotel   Flanders,  Atlantic  City,   N.  J.    (1953). 
PAUL  E.  FIXK  '29.  006  N.  Arch  St..  Montoursville,  Pa.   (1954). 
MRS.    .1.    B.    KELLY    (Emily    Devine   '21),    1569    Metropolitan   Ave.,    New 

York   City   62,   N.   Y.    (1954). 
LAWRENCE 'M.   KIMBALL  '23,  Box  226.  Vineland,  N.  Y.   (1954) 
DANIEL  M.  ROOP  '45,  38  Fells  Rd.,  Winchester,  Mass.  (1954). 
KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26.  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.  (1954). 
WILLIAM   LIMING   '3.'!,   396    Andrews  Road,   East   Williston,   L.   I.,    New 

York    (1955). 
■JOSEPH  T.  QUICK  '38,  Wrisht  Road,  R.  D.  2,  Newtown.  Pa.   (1955). 
.MRS.   JOHN    A.   RHODES    (Helen   E.   Bodine   '20),    1035   N.   Neglev   Ave., 

Pittsburgli    6,    Pa.    (1955). 
CL.«R  G.  SPANGLER   '25.  214  N.  Sixth  St..  Reading,  Pa.   (1955). 
JOHN  F.  WORTH  '37,  233  N.  Galveston  St.,  Arlington.  Va.  (1955). 


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Year  Term  Expires. 


BISOIS  BOWS   TO: 

First  to  identify  the  iiiciiibcrs  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni 
Team  of  ipop  pictured  in  the  June  issue  (page  g)  zvas 
W.  W .  Portser  'o§  of  R.  D.  No.  i,  Lezvisburg.  Accord- 
ing to  Mr.  Portser  the  seating  arrangement  of  the  picture 
is  as  follozvs:  Front  roiv  (I.  to  r.) :  Yentser  M.  Wcidcn- 
saul  'o2,  Christy  Matheivson  '02,  Wendell  August  'oj, 
George  W .  Leach  'oj,  George  W .  Cockill  'o§.  and  David 
J .  Haivk  '08.  Second  row:  James  F.  Sheehan  '08,  Harvey 
F.  Smith  '94,  Paul  G.  Smith  '05,  and  Charles  M .  Grim- 
minger  'oj.  Incidentally,  this  splendid  photograph  came 
to  us  from  Marie  Derr  Williants,  mother  of  John  Lewis 
Williams  of  the  Class  of  ip5i- 


Wonder  what  the  coed  of  i8§4  looked  like  zvhen  she 
arrived  on  the  campus?  The  catalog  of  that  year  directed 
that  "each  pupil  zvill  come  furnished  with  -an  umbrella, 
over  shoes,  four  table  napkins  and  a  silver  spoon." 


The  traveling  salesman  zvho  stopped  our  office  boy 
on  the  quad  during  the  zveek  prior  to  Alumni  Day  and 
asked  "Where  will  I  find  Mr.  Flabbergast?"  really  had  his 
finger  on  the  pulse  of  the  frantic  preparation  for  the  big 
Commencement  event. 

^  ^  ^ 

Pat  Bowman  '55,  Springfield,  N.  J.;  Madge  Hoelseth 
'5S,  Merrick,  N.  Y.;  and  Nancy  McKim  '55,  Pittsburgli 
are  real  Ike  boosters  and  proved  it  by  being  the  first  to 
call  General  Eisenhower  on  the  telephone  after  his  nomi- 
nation at  the  Republican  Convention  in  Chicago.  The 
General  zvas  too  busy  to  receive  their  congratulations  but 
they  spoke  to  Mrs.  Eisenhower  and  zvere  assured  that 
their  good  zvishes  were  much  appreciated.  It  would  appear 
that  the  University  has  been  unofficially  committed  to  the 
support  of  the  Republican  party  for  the  coeds  offered  their 
congratulations  to  the  General's  zvife  "on  behalf  of  the 
students  at  Bucknell."  Oh  yes,  the  telephone  call  zvas 
placed  charges  collect. 

Welcome  Senior  Class  of  1953.  Beginmng  zvith  this 
issue  you  zvill  receive  at  vour  campus  addresses  each  issue 
of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS.  This  service  is  ex- 
tended to  you  by  the  General  Alumni  Association  in  order 
to  acquaint  you  zvith  the  Alumni  program  and  activities. 

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Class   of   1952 
Well  Organized  for  Alumni  Activities 

It  is  predicted  that  the  Class  of  1952  will  be  well  repre- 
sented when  Alumni  gatherings  are  held  either  on  the 
campus  or  in  the  local  communities  where  the  graduates 
will  begin  their  careers. 

Before  graduation  the  seniors  conducted  an  election 
for  Alumni  officers  and  placed  the  leadership  in  the  hands 
of  Alexander  ( Scotty)  Gamble,  521  ^Market  Street,  Lewis- 
burg, as  president.  The  vice-president  is  Suzanne  Snyder, 
3025  Norwood  Ave.,  Pittsburgh  14.  Secretarial  duties 
were  undertaken  by  Nancy  Harkrader,  922  East  Kimball 
Ave.,  Westfield,  N.  J.,  while  the  treasurer's  job  was  handed 
to  James  Stavros,  227  Charles  Street,  Westfield,  N.  J.  Bar- 
bara Segelken,  26  Fairmount  Ave.,  Morristown,  N.  J.,  will 
undertake  the  important  job  of  reporting  class  news  for 
THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS.  The  challenging  as- 
signment of  leading  the  class  in  the  Bucknell  Alumni  An- 
nual (_iiving  program  was  given  to  Richard  JelTery,  43 
Darwin  Drive,  Snyder  21,  N.  Y. 

The  big  first  reunion  of  the  Class  of  1952  scheduled 
for  next  June  will  be  under  the  supervision  of  the  reunion 
chairman,  August  St.  John,  16  Spring  Street,  Millburn, 
N.  J.  He  will  be  assisted  by  these  area  members  :  Nancy 
Holter,  205  South  13th  Street,  Lewisburg:  Hugh  Camp- 
bell, 221  Crawford  Ave.,  Lansdown  ;  Joan  Gibbons,  206 
Washington  Ave.,  Chatham,  N.  J.,  and  Delta  E.  Sowers, 
Aliddle  Rd.,  Glenshaw. 

Now  that  the  members  of  the  Class  of  1952  have  re- 
turned to  their  local  communities  it  is  hoped  that  older 
Bucknellians  in  the  area  will  be  sure  to  become  acquainted 
with  them.  Local  Club  Officers  are  urged  to  make  special 
efforts  to  encourage  attendance  of  the  Class  of  1952  at 
the  first  fall  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Club.  A  complete  list 
of  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  1952  members  in  each 
local  club  area  is  being  supplied  to  the  officers  in  that  area 
and  it  is  hoped  that  the  hospitality  committee  will  go  into 
action  at  once. 

The  seriousness  with  which  the  Classmates  of  1952 
regard  their  responsibilities,  is  well  illustrated  by  the  in- 
vocation offered  at  the  Senior  Chapel  May  21,  by  James 
R.  Williams,  a  member  of  the  class.    His  invocation  was : 

Almighty  God :  We  invoke  thy  blessing  upon  us  this 
morning  as  we  unite  in  one  last  service  as  members  of  a 
University  Community.  Quicken  our  devotion  that  we 
may  serve  thee  in  spirit  and  in  truth,  and  lay  a  foundation 
for  the  coming  years.  Deliver  us,  we  humbly  pray  thee 
from  all  pretense,  and  from  being  contented  with  the  mere 
appearance  of  devotion.  Keep  us  ever  mindful  of  our 
responsibilities,  as  men  and  women,  to  God  and  our  fellow 
men.  Give  us,  our  Father,  the  gifts  of  wisdom  and  under- 
standing and  grant  that  we  may  use  our  infinite  knowledge 
in  the  development  of  a  world  in  which  men  may  live  as 
brothers.  For  all  the  gifts  thou  hast  bestowed  upon  tis, 
and  upon  our  land,  and  upon  the  whole  family  of  man,  we 
give  thee  humble  and  hearty  thanks.  May  we  show  our 
gratitude  by  faithful  lives  devoted  to  thy  service,  through 
our  Lord  and  Master   .   .   .   we  pray.    Amen. 


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SEPTEMBER    19; 


A  BRIEF  REPORT  ON  THE  HILDRETHS  IN  EUROPE 


bv  President  Horace  A.  Hildreth 


On  Wednesday,  June  18th,  President  Hildreth  and  ten 
other  Hildreths  sailed  from  New  York  on  the  "R.  M.  S. 
Queen  Elisabeth"  and  before  their  plane  landed  in  New 
York  on  August  1st  the  party  had  been  in  ten  countries  of 
Europe.  The  group  consisted,  in  addition  to  President 
Hildreth,  of  Mrs.  Hildreth  and  their  four  children  and 
President  Hildreth's  twin  brother  and  his  wife  and  three 
of  their  children.  The  children  represented  June  gradu- 
ates of,  or  students  at,  Bucknell,  Bowdoin  College,  Middle- 
bury  College  and  Dana  Hall  School  in  Wellesley,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

The  trip  over  was  the  most  luxurious  part  of  the  whole 
trip  and  all  appreciated  the  remark  the  famous  comedienne, 
Beatrice  Lillie,  was  reputed  to  have  made  after  she  had 
been  shown  over  one  of  the  "Queens" — "Where  does  this 
place  go  to?"  We  all  tried  to  clean  out  the  larder  of  the 
"Queen  Elizabeth"  but  the  attempt  was  a  dismal  faihire 
and  only  resulted  in  everybody  gaining  weight. 

After  several  days  in  England  we  took  an  overnight 
boat  trip  to  Bergen,  Norway,  and  then  by  train  across 
Norway  and  Sweden  to  Stockholm.  From  Stockholm  we 
flew  to  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  and  then  on  to  Amsterdam, 
Holland.  At  Holland  we  picked  up  a  bus  and  a  guide 
who  stayed  with  us  the  rest  of  our  trip  and  went  down 
through  West  Germany  to  Munich,  Innsbruck  in  the 
Austrian  Tyrols,  and  then  on  down  to  Venice,  Florence. 
Rome  and  Milan  in  Italy,  and  then  up  into  Switzerland  for 
several  days.  After  leaving  Switzerland  we  went  by  our 
bus  to  Paris  and  back  to  New  York  by  plane  from  Paris. 

Of  particular  interest  to  Bucknellians  is  the  fact  that 
in  Norway  we  had  as  our  guest  for  two  evenings,  Rolf 
Kristiansen,  who  had  been  at  Bucknell,  and  while  we  were 
in  Germany,  Hans  Jansen  and  Ernst  Wallrapp.  each  joined 
us  for  a  meal.  Hans  and  Ernst  were  both  at  Bucknell  last 
year  and  were  at  the  president's  house  for  Thanksgiving 
dinner.  In  Holland  we  were  pleased  to  have  Sallie  Angle 
'50,  as  our  guest  for  a  meal.  I  hope  these  former  Buck- 
nellians were  as  glad  to  see  us  as  we  were  to  see  them. 

A  very  interesting  comment  was  made  by  Hans  Jansen 
in  response  to  the  inquiry  of  how  West  Germany  felt  about 
rearming  and  joining  NATO.  Hans  said  that  they  were 
quite  confused  because  for  five  years  following  the  cessa- 
tion of  hostilities  Germany  had  been  indoctrinated  by  every 
possible  means  with  the  belief  that  militarism  and  soldiers 
were  not  thought  of  in  connection  with  good  citizens  and 
they  must  forget  these  things  to  become  one  of  the  good 
neighbors  of  the  world.  Then,  suddenly,  the  United 
States  indoctrination  policy  changed  completely  and  they 
are  now  urged  to  become  good  soldiers  again  to  make 
Europe  safe.  "What  is  one  to  believe?"  queried  Hans, 
and  it  was  indeed  difficult  to  answer  him. 

Everyone  in  the  party  agreed  that  one  of  the  most 
interesting  events  in  the  whole  trip  was  the  attendance  at 
an  outdoor  amphitheatre  seating  10,000  people  that  has  been 
constructed  with  a  stage  so  large  that  during  the  perform- 
ance several  horses  ran  across  the  stage.  After  the  hot 
day  it  was  most  delightful  to  sit  in  the  cool  evening  amid 
those  old  ruins,  those  who  enjoyed  doing  so,  smoking,  and 
listen  to  some  of  the  finest  opera  it  is  possible  to  hear. 
During  these  summer  weeks  they  are  very  certain  of  good 
weather,  so  certain  that  almost  never  is  a  performance  can- 
celled.   Other  than  the  appeal  of  this  outdoor  opera,  which 


SEPTEMBER    1! 


is  so  much  more  interesting  and  comfortable  than  indoor 
opera,  I  would  not  recommend  that  Rome  or  the  Southern 
part  of  Italy,  be  chosen  for  a  trip  in  the  summertime  be- 
cause the  heat  is  quite  severe.  Spring  or  fall  is  a  better 
time  to  visit  Italy. 

Norway  and  Holland  seem  to  be  the  places  where  we 
got  the  most  for  our  dollars  and  both  were  exceedingly 
interesting  countries  and  the  traveling  conditions  so  clean 
it  was  pleasant  to  be  there.  On  the  whole,  however,  the 
unanimous  vote  was  that  Switzerland  was  the  loveliest 
country.  The  scenery  is  so  beautiful  and  so  varied  in 
Switzerland  that  one  feels  one  could  just  spend  the  rest 
of  one's  life  there.  Also  it  is  exciting  for  those  young 
enough  to  take  advantage  of  the  opportunities.  We  ar- 
rived in  Zermatt  about  10  o'clock  one  evening  and  by  mid- 
night the  two  boys  in  our  party  had  signed  up  two  Swiss 
guides  and  started  climbing  the  magnificent  Matterhorn. 
They  got  within  900  feet  of  the  top  but  time  did  not  permit 
them  to  go  the  rest  of  the  way.  Of  course,  most  of  the 
climbing  of  the  Matterhorn  is  done  with  ropes.  Formerly, 
only  the  most  daring  and  skilled  mountain  climbers  would 
try  this  spectacular  peak  but  now  with  so  many  skilled 
Swiss  guides  available,  at  a  price,  of  course,  amateurs 
can  climb  the  mountain  if  they  allow  time  enough  and 
are  in  good  physical  condition.  Usually  it  is  advisable, 
if  not  necessary,  to  spend  time  enough  to  get  adjusted  to 
the  high  altitude  before  attempting  to  climb. 

While  speaking  of  Switzerland,  amid  these  days  of 
war  tension,  it  was  profoundly  impressive  to  all  of  us  to 
find  the  extent  of  military  service  that  is  required  of  all 
Swiss  men.  I've  always  heard  the  argument  that  those 
who  have  an  army,  use  it,  and  yet  here  in  Switzerland, 
which  has  probably  had  a  longer  reign  of  peace  than  any 
other  European  country,  all  Swiss  men,  after  an  original 
term  in  the  army  of  18-24  months  continue  to  give  three 
weeks  of  military  service  every  year  of  their  lives  until 
they  are  well  over  fifty.  I  believe  the  age  is  65.  Although 
Switzerland  is  always  thought  of  as  a  peaceful  country 
because  it  has  not  gone  to  war,  it  seemed  to  us  crystal 
clear  that  one  of  the  principal  reasons  it  had  not  been 
involved  in  war  was  because  it  minded  its  own  business 
and  made  itself  so  tough,  militarily  speaking,  that  no  one 
wanted  to  pay  the  price  necessary  to  conquer  Switzerland. 
Of  course,  whoever  conquered  it  would  acquire  no  wealth 
in  raw  materials.  Sweden  follows  a  similar  policy  and 
Sweden  likewise  has  had  a  long  history  of  peace.  Of 
course  neither  one  of  these  countries  has  any  dreams  of 
world  power.  Both  these  countries,  however,  are  strong 
illustrations  of  the  point  that  universal  military  service 
does  not  necessarily  mean  the  army  has  to  be  used. 

In  conclusion,  I  would  recommend  that  those  going  to 
Europe  and  interested  in  both  a  boat  trip  and  in  flying 
should  take  the  leisurely  boat  trip  on  the  way  over  to 
Europe  using  the  time  to  relax  and  learn  something  about 
the  countries  into  which  they  are  going.  After  one  has 
been  in  Europe  several  weeks,  however,  the  realization 
constantly  grows  that  there  is  no  place  as  good  as  the 
United  States  and  one  gets  anxious  to  go  home,  particu- 
larly if  he  can  come  to  as  lovely  a  spot  as  the  Bucknell 
campus.  Consequently,  I  found  myself  very  happy  that 
we  were  flying  home  because  if  I  had  been  coming  home 
by  boat  I  would  have  been  pacing  the  deck  wishing  I  were 
already  back  at  Bucknell. 

.27 


To  Make  Money  Immortal 
Invest  It  In  Men  " 


—Horace  Mann 


TN  the  office  of  the  Treasurer  of  Bucknell  University  stands  a  fire-proof  card  fie  which 
lists,  as  far  as  the  hwrian  element  will  allow,  every  gift  ever  made  to  the  University. 

The  names  of  approximately  tweh'e  thousand  persons  are  recorded  in  this  file  and 
under  these  names  are  noted  prohahly  more   than    thirty   thousa^id  individual   gifts. 

Which  card  records  the  first  bequest  ever  received  hy  the  L/niversfty  is  a  difficult 
question  to  answer,  hut  it  is  safe  to  say  that  the  one  marking  the  receipt  of  $950.00  from 
the  estate  of  P.  H.  Cassady  in  1867  is  among  the  earliest. 

Park  Hill  Cassady  was  a  Trustee  of  Bucknell  University  from  1851  to  1874.  During 
that  time  he  gave  much  of  himself  and  his  time  to  the  institiition.  In  his  first  year  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  he  became  involved  in  the  purchase  of  the  old  Casev  home  for 
use  as  the  Female  Seminar)'.  Ten  years  later  he  rvas  lending  the  University  money  to 
pay  hack  salaries  that  were  owing  to  a  number  of  members  of  the  Faculty. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  Park  H.  Cassady  well  knew  the  problems  of  University  fi- 
nance, for  over  a  period  of  approximately  ten  years  he  contributed  annually  to  the  Uni- 
versity. And  obviously  realizing  the  worth  and  permanence  of  the  cause  he  so  loyally 
supported  during  his  lifetime,  Mr.  Cassady  made  a. provision  for  Bucknell  in  his  will. 

BuckneU's  gratitude  for  this  stipport  is  still  evident.  Each  year  Park  H.  Cassady  is 
included  in  the  list  of  Patrons  of  the  University  p^iblished  in  the  University  Catalogue. 

There  have  been  hundreds  of  other  persons  equally  enthusiastic  in  their  support  of 
Bucknell  and  their  names  too  will  be  forever  associated  with  the  University. 

Many  of  these  Patrons  and  Founders  of  the  University  were  unable  to  make  sizable 
gifts  to  the  University  in  their  lifetimes,  hut  instead,  remembered  Bucknell  in  their  wills. 
Nearly  one  third  of  BuckneU's  endowed  scholarships  came  from  legacies  and  bequests. 
Oddly  enough  many  of  these  scholarship  funds  have  been  established  by  women,  for 
example,  Anne  M.  Wall,  Clara  L.  Warg,  Margaret  B.  Livingston  and  Elizabeth  B.  Jones. 
The  funds  established  by  their  beqiiests  approximate  $47,000. 

Almost  every  year  since  1876  when  Park  H.  Cassady  remembered  Bucknell,  the 
University  has  received  some  sort  of  a  lasting  momenta  from  some  departed  member  of 
the  Bucknell  family.  These  bequests  have  ranged  in  size  from  $25.00  to  nearly  $93,000 
and  they  have  been  made  for  a  variety  of  purposes;  endowment,  the  library,  current  in- 
come, landscaping,  laboratory'  funds,  loan  funds  and  endowment  for  specific  buildings. 

All  of  these  bequests  together  with  the  thousands  of  gifts  made  to  the  University 
over  the  years,  have  been  investme^its  in  youth— the  means  by  which  Bucknell  has  been 
able  to  provide  a  better  education  for  the  thousands  of  youths  who  pass  through  its  doors 
annually. 


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ALUMNUS 


"ROAD  TO  THE  COVERED  BRIDGE" 

Lv  Bruce  MitcKell 


—SEE    PAGE    2 


LETTERS 


Please  be  so  good  as  to  change  my  address 
as  follows  :  Prof.  Dr.  Ernst  Wilhelm  Meyer, 
.A.mbassador  of  the  Federal  Republic  of  Ger- 
many, New  Delhi,  India. 

Let  me  assure  you  again  and  again  how 
much  I  enjoy  to  be  able  to  remain  in  con- 
tact with  Bucknell  University  and  its  alumni 
through  your  excellent  publication,  which  I 
do  not  want  to  miss. 

Yours  sincerely, 

Ernst  Wilhelm  Mkyf.r 


I  am  enclosing  all  the  pertinent  informa- 
tion which  applies  to  the  mission  you  request- 
ed me  to  make  as  your  representative  at  the 
inaugural  ceremonies  of  Dr.  Russell  Jay 
Humbert  as  fifteenth  president  of  DePauw 
University  at  Greencastle,  Indiana. 

Inasmuch  as  academic  meetings,  proces- 
sions and  convocations  are  not  part  of  my 
personal  work-a-day  life,  I  faced  the  task 
with  some  trepidation.  Be  assured  herewitli 
that  I  would  not  have  missed  this  ceremony 
for  any  conceivable  monetary  reward.  Mrs. 
Zimmerman  (Martha  Parry  '26)  accom- 
panied me  and  enjoyed  a  delightful  and  en- 
lightening ceremony  under  ideal  conditions, 
including  the  weather. 

The  newspaper  account  does  not  attempt  to 
do  either  the  president,  the  speaker  or  the 
affair  justice.  It  was  indeed  an  inspiring 
procession,  the  largest  that  I  have  been  per- 
mitted to  view.  There  were  over  three  hun- 
dred of  us  and,  incidentally,  from  all  the 
information  I  could  gather,  no  absentees. 

It  is  my  lasting  privilege  and  pleasure  to 
have  represented  Bucknell  among  those 
present. 

I,  therefore,  consider  my  mission  accom- 
plished, with  your  permission.  Thanks  for 
the  opportunity  of  serving  you  and  the  Uni- 
versity. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Arthur  G.,2immerm.\n  '24 


Receiving  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUM- 
XL'S  has  always  brought  me  much  pleasure. 
I  sure  would  like  to  say  hello  to  all  the  good 
friends  I  had  at  BucknelL  I  neglected  to 
keep  in  touch  with  them  and  I  do  think  of 
them  so  often. 

I  was  interested  in  the  article  this  month 
.  "Don't  Let  Your  A.B.  Mean  Abolish  Babies." 
Thought  I  ought  to  tell  you  I  am  doing  my 
share.  I  have  five  healthy,  sturdy  and  beau- 
tiful children.  I  am  expecting  my  sixth  and 
I  am  very  happy.  My  old  friends  who  re- 
member that  I  looked  like  a  stiff  breeze  might 
blow  me  away,  will  probably  be  amazed  at 
this  declaration.  But  it  has  been  no  miracle 
even  though  I've  proven  that  a  stiff  breeze 
would  never  bother  me  any.  Most  of  my 
children's  talents,  brain  and  brawn  can  be 
traced  directly  to  their  daddy. 

An  A.B.,  I  never  did  obtain.  I  spent  tw'o 
wonderful  years  at  Bucknell  and  three  more 
studying  Costume  Design  at  Pratt  Institute 
in  New  York.  But  rearing  children  has 
been  the  most  gratifying  experience  and  I 
am  glad  you  approve  of  more  babies. 

Alberta  Rutgers  Conover  '36 


My  husband  and  I  wish  to  thank  you  and 
the  others  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, who  were  responsible  for  the  meeting 
arranged  for  freshmen  and  their  parents. 

The  meeting  served  us  well !  We  had  an- 
swers to  many  of  the  questions  which  were 
bothering  us,  but,  better  still,  what  we  had 
learned  eased  the  strain  naturally  present  in 
new  surroundings.  The  meeting  of  other 
parents,  at  East  Williston,  paved  the  way 
for  arrival  at  Bucknell.  There  the  friend- 
liness of  which  you  had  spoken  prevailed 
from  the  moment  of  our  arrival  in  Lewis- 
burg. 

Again,  thank  you  for  your  efforts.  Your 
group  is  doing  a  worth-while' service. 


t/fyl 


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Sincereh', 


Emma  A.  Williams 
(Mrs.  David  W.) 


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THE  COVER  PICTURE 

"ROAD  TO  THE  COVERED  BRIDGE"  latest  water 
color  produced  by  Bruce  Mitchell,  Bucknell's  Artist  in  Resi- 
dence. Prints  hand  colored,  signed  and  numbered  by  the 
artist  are  currently  being  sold  to  friends  of  the  University 
at  ten  dollars  each  to  support  the  University's  Art  Exhibit 
Program.  Last  year's  print,  (see  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 
.MARCH  1952  cover)  "'Susquehanna  From  Blue  Plill",  was 
completely  sold  out. 


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Alumni  Page 

Dr.  Charles  E.  Bunnell  6 

Alberta  Rutgers  Conozvr   2 

Dr.  N^eii'fon  C.  Fetter 6 

Dr.  Lester  P.  Fozi'le 6 

IJ'illiani  I.  King  ^.  .  . .     6 

Dr.  Rush  H.  Kress 6 

Russell  Thaeher 9 

Arthur  Zimmerman    2 

Alumni  Fund  Contributors   . 10-14 

Alumni  Trustee  Election  7 

Baptist  Conference  Held 7 

Bucknell  Children  in  Freshman  Class  ...     9 

Bucknell  in  Pennsylvania  Week  6 

Class  Reports 15-21,23 

Club  Activities   8 

Dad  Has  His  Day 7 

Faculty  Activities    7 

Former  Trustee  Dies  6 

Forum  Sets  1953  Objectives 4 

Homecoming  Breaks  Records   3,  4.  22 

How  the  .A.lumni  Fund  Helped 9 

Letters    2 

Missing  Alumni 22 

Parent  Contributors   14,  15 

Pre-Medical  Conference 3 

Research  Grant    .  -  6 

Reunion  in  Alaska    6 

Sports   S 

They  Represented  Bucknell  6 


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baby?  —  twins?  —  promotion?  — 
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house? — a  change  of  address?- — a 
new  job? — any  interesting  experi- 
ence? Share  the  news  with  your 
friends  of  Bucknell,  You  would 
like  to  know  about  them.  They 
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193(1,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg.  Pa.,  under 
tlie  Act  of  .\uKUSt  21,  1912. 

Student  Editorial  .\s,sistants:  Alan  Raynor  '53, 
Nancy  Schmelil  '.13,  .Ann  Sundbergr  '53,  William 
Lauchmen  '56.  Jane  .\nderson  '54  Laura  DeRosa 
'51.  Joan  Lafferandre  '53,  Barbara  Wie.<;en  '55. 


Some  of  tlie  Homcoming  pliotograplis  were  sup- 
plied by: 

Ttie  Union  County  Standard 

DECEMBER     1952 


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BUCKNEll  AlUMMS 


Volume  XXXVII— No.  3 


DECEMBER  1952 


HOMECOMING    BREAKS   RECORDS 


The  football  game  is  always  the  feature  attraction  of 
Homecoming  Weekend  and  this  year  was  no  exception. 
Although  the  Bisons  lost  their  first  game  in  18  starts,  the 
11.000  Homecoming  celebrators  who  saw  the  battle  still 
say  it  was  one  of  the  highlights  of  the  Weekend. 

ALL-ALUMNI  LUNCHEON 

No  one  will  forget  the  luncheon  given  for  the  .\lumni 
on  Saturday.    Kenneth  ^^'.  Slifer.  president  of  the  Gen- 


A  traditional     .  ;  :uii  peri^-Lt    '  iinbined  to  bring  out  the  larg- 

est crowd  to  be  ^een  at  a  Honiecoiniiii;  game  in  many  years.  Over  ll.uoo 
Bucknellians  and  tlieir  friends  enjoyed  tlie  weather  and  the  game  despite  the 
linal  score:    Colgate  2S,  Buclinell  u. 

eral  Alumni  Association,  gave  the  opening  remarks  after 
the  invocation  by  Dr.  Charles  C.  Knapp  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  After  the  delicious  lunch.  President  Horace  A. 
Hildreth  and  Buck  Shoft,  alumni  secretary,  extended 
short,  warm  greetings  to  the  Alumni.  Thomas  J.  Alangan, 
past-president  of  the  Athletic  Council  presented  a  plaque 
to  the  Universit}-  in  memory  of  the  late  Dr.  B.  \\".  Griffith 
'99,  who  was  for  many  3-ears  Graduate  ^lanager  of  Ath- 
letics as  well  as  Professor  of  Romance  Languages.  The 
plaque  was  a  gift  of  the  Athletic  Council  and  was  re- 
ceived on  behalf  of  the  University,  by  Daniel  F.  Griffith 
'36.  son  of  the  late  Dr.  Griffith. 

After  a  short  pep  rally,  conducted  by  the  cheerleaders 
and  the  band,  the  luncheon  guests  proceeded  to  the  stadi- 
um for  the  pre-game  entertainment  gi\'en  b}'  the  band 
at  1 :30  p.m. 

THE  BISON  ROUNDUP 
At  the  conclusion  of  the  game,  the  Bison  Roundup, 
an  informal  social  hour,  was  held  in  the  Davis  G3'm.  There 
many  second-guessing  quarterbacks  talked  about  the  game 
over  refreshments. 

^lal  Arter's  Orchestra  provided  music  for  the  -All- 
Campus  Dance  Saturday  night  in  Da^is  Gym.  At  inter- 
mission, Dan  Jenkens  presented  the  I,  F.  C.  trophy  to  the 
winner  of  the  float  parade  and  a  representative  of  the 
Lewisburg  Chamber  of  Commerce  gave  the  cash  awards 

DECEMBER     1952 


to  the  first  and  second  place  winners.  The  award  for  the 
women's  dormitory  decorations  was  also  presented. 

The  Kappa  Sigma  float  won  first  prize  in  the  Home- 
coming Parade,  with  second  place  going  to  Phi  Lambda 
Theta  and  Delta  Delta  Delta.  The  Kappa  Sigma  float  was 
a  large  blue  and  orange  pirate  ship,  "The  U.  S.  S.  Bitck- 
iicll"  piloted  by  members  of  the  fraternity  dressed  as 
buccaneers. 

"L'Hotel  Reunion"  was  the  theme  of  Seventh  Street 
House  which  won  first  place  in  the  decorations  for  the 
women's  dorms  for  Homecoming. 

PRE-MEDICAL  CONFERENCE 

Bucknell  Alumni,  students  and  visiting  educators  put 
on  one  of  the  most  searching  academic  discussions  held  on 
the  Bucknell  campus  in  some  time  at  the  pre-medical  con- 
ference staged  in  Bucknell  Hall  Homecoming  Weekend. 

Intended  as  an  opportunity  for  Bucknell  Alumni  in 
the  field  of  medicine  to  offer  advice  to  the  Department  of 
Biology  on  possible  changes  in  the  Bucknell  pre-medical 
curriculum,  the  meeting  was  attended  by  more  than  one 
hundred  persons  and  quickly  accomplished  its  purpose. 

The  general  concensus  was  that  more  time  should  be 
de\'oted  in  undergraduate  work  to  the  social  sciences  with 
perhaps  a  little  less  concentration  in  the  natural  sciences, 
so  that  future  doctors  would  be  in  a  better  position  to  deal 
with  people  as  human  beings  rather  than  as  mere  labora- 
tory animals. 

Dr.  George  G.  Reader  of  the  Cornell  University  Medi- 
cal College,  who  served  as  one  of  the  consultants  on  the 
panel,  pointed  up  this  problem  by  describing  the  current 


FIRST  THINGS  FIRST 
Dr.  Edward  W.  Pangburn  '15  registered  early  so  classmates  would  know  lie 
was  on  eampus.  If  every  Bucknellian  registered  when  he  or  she  readied  the 
caiiipiLS  there  would  have  been  at  least  1500  names  on  our  Alumni  Registra- 
tion Board.  As  it  was.  over  TOO  visitors,  ranging  from  two  members  of  the 
Class  of  1894  to  fifty-five  classmates  of  1952,  liad  their  names  listed  on  the 
Registration  Board. 

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practice  at  Cornell  Medical  College.  This  new  plan  ol' 
teaching  has  heen  in  effect  only  a  few  months  and  its  chief 
departure  from  ordinary  medical  training  is  the  fact  that 
students  at  Cornell  are  given  an  opportunity  to  handle  the 
medical  problems  of  a  specific  family  during  a  period  of 
one  year.  And  because  the  students  now  are  forced  to  go 
into  the  homes  of  patients,  they  are  faced  with  problems 
that  the  ordinary  medical  student  does  not  meet  until  he 
has  entered  practice  for  himself. 

A  similar  point  was  made  by  Dr.  William  Kennedy, 
vice-dean  of  the  School  of  Medicine  of  the  University  of 


PLAQUE  PKESENTATION  CEREMONY 
Thomas  J.  Mangan  '21  (left),  past-pre.iiilent  of  the  Atliletic  Council  presents 
plaque  in  memorv  of  Dr.  Benjamin  W,  Griffith  to  Daniel  F.  Griffith  '.36,  son 
of  the  late  Dr.  Griffith. 

Pennsylvania,  who  stated  that  there  was  a  need  for  more 
maturity  in  students  entering  medical  schools  and  sug- 
gested that  the  fourth  year  of  undergraduate  work  be 
given  over  to  independent  research  on  the  part  of  the 
student. 

Dr.  William  P.  Boger,  medical  director  of  Sharp  and 
Dohme,  Inc.,  and  a  Bucknell  Alumnus  of  the  Class  of 
1934,  stated  that  in  preparation  for  the  meeting  he  had 
polled  a  numbef  of  Bucknell  i\lumni  in  the  field  of  medi- 
cine and  received  a  uniform  request  from  them  that  the 
University  offer  its  pre-medical  students  more  English, 
more  literature,  more  knowledge  of  foreign  languages  and 
more  practice  in  public  speaking. 


Dr.  William  E.  Cadbury,  dean  of  Haverford  College, 
who  has  been  making  a  survey  of  pre-medical  education 
for  the  American  Medical  Association,  found  fault  with 
the  medical  schools  for  their  system  of  admission.  He 
pointed  out  that  medical  schools  were  upsetting  many  stu- 
dents in  undergraduate  schools  by  delaying  acceptances 
to  medical  school.  He  stated  that  if  the  medical  schools 
would  only  agree  to  admit  students  all  at  the  same  time, 
much  fear  and  trembling  would  be  saved  for  the  under- 
graduate, thus  making  the  work  in  his  final  year  more 
effective. 

The  meeting  was  opened  by  President  Horace  Hil- 
dreth  who  welcomed  the  guests,  Alumni  and  visiting  edu- 
cators and  students  who  were  present.  He  was  followed 
by  Dr.  John  W.  Rice,  chairman  of  Bucknell's  biology  de- 
partment, who  gave  a  brief  history  of  the  teaching  of 
biology  at  Bucknell  over  the  past  seventy-five  years.  Al- 
fred H.  Fenton,  assistant  to  the  president,  served  as  moder- 
ator for  the  meeting. 

FORUM  SETS  1953  OBJECTIVES 

Mr.  George  R.  Faint,  registrar,  discussed  student  ad- 
missions problems  with  an  interested  group  at  the  Alumni 
Forum  on  Homecoming  Day.  He  looked  forward  to  in- 
creased participation  by  Alumni  in  the  great  task  of  stu- 
dent solicitation  and  selection. 

Where  Alumni  Clubs  are  organized,  a  small  commit- 
tee should  be  appointed  to  work  with  the  registrar  in  ar- 
ranging the  details  for  establishing  effective  relations  with 
secondary  schools,  and  perhaps  for  interviews  with  appli- 
cants. If  there  is  no  active  club,  the  registrar  will  be  glad 
to  have  individual  Alumni  work  with  him. 

Alumni,  especially  those  who  serve  in  admissions  work, 
should  get  acquainted  with  the  promotional  literature, 
which  will  gladly  be  provided. 

Any  Alumni  interested  in  serving  are  encouraged  to 
correspond  with  the  registrar  if  they  are  not  in  a  club  area. 
Local  Alumni  Club  Presidents  are  urged  to  confer  with 
the  alumni  secretary  regarding  the  appointment  of  a  Club 
Committee  in  charge  of  Student  Admissions. 

Miss  Trennie  Eisley,  director  of  public  relations,  in 
her  talk  at  the  Alumni  Forum  pointed  out  that  informing 
people  who  may  know  comparatively  little  of  an  institution 
is,  of  necessity,  an  important  step  in  any  program  designed 
to  secure  good  will  for  that  institution.  Publicity,  there- 
fore, becomes  a  vital  tool  in  our  attempt  to  make  Bucknell 
known  both  well  and  favorably.    Alumni  can  be  of  great 

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Chances  are  that 
when  most  of  us  arc 
revisiting  our  old  fa- 
miliar places  the 
Board  of  Directors  of 
the  General  Alumni 
Association  arc  in 
busy  executive  ses- 
sions. Here  they  are 
during  Homecoming 
Weekend  contemplat- 
ing the  1053  local 
Alumni  Club  objec- 
tives and  programs. 
In  the  usual  left  to 
right  order  they  are; 
Dr.  Roy  E.  Nicodemus 
'25,  past  president : 
Daniel  M.  Roop  "4.5. 
second  vice  president : 
Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '2(1. 
president:  John  F. 
Worth  '37  chairman. 
Alumni  Fund  Com- 
mittee; Dr.  Clair  G. 
Spangler  '25;  Mrs.  J. 
B.  Kelly  (Emily  De- 
vine  '21)  first  vice 
president;  Lester  E. 
Lighten  '20;  William 
S.  Liming  '33;  and 
.lohn  H.  Shott  '22. 
alumni  secretary. 

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DECEMBER     1952 


SPORTS 


by  Bill  Davis,  assistant  in  public  relations 

Bisons  Sport  6-3  Record 
For  1952  Campaign 

The  more  ardent  followers  of  Biick- 
nell's  pigskin  fortunes  will  feel,  perhaps, 
that  the  Herd  was  a  decided  disappoint- 
ment this  year,  winning  only  six  while 
losing  three,  but  the  more  astute  observers 
of  the  game  will  rejoice  in  the  knowledge 
that  any  team,  in  this  year  of  the  unex- 
pected, which  compiles  a  better  that  .500 
record  has  done  itself  proud. 

It  may  be  recalled  that  Harry  Lawrence 
warned  at  the  outset  of  the  campaign  that 
the  team  was  "green" — it  lacked  reserves 
— and  that  injuries  to  key  personnel  might 


game  before  taking  their  16th  consecutive 
victory.  Brad  Myers,  playing  most  of  the 
game  without  injured  teammate  Burt  Tal- 
mage,  led  the  Bison  attack  and  scored 
what  proved  to  be  the  winning  touchdown 
on  a  70-yard  run. 

Bucknell  22,  Buffalo  0.  The  Bucknell  de- 
fensive team  turned  in  a  perfect  game  as 
they  held  the  Buffalo  Bulls  scoreless  while 
the  offensive  team  sputtered  to  a  22-0 
verdict.  Replacin.g  Burt  Talmage,  Bobby 
Dee  sparked  the  Bisons  as  he  romped  103 
yards  in  14  carries.  With  Buffalo  spread 
wide  to  halt  Myers,  Ed  Adams  ran  to 
advantage  through  the  Bulls'  mid-section. 
Colgate  28,  Bucknell  0.  For  the  first  time 
since  1948,  a  Harry  Lawrence-coached 
football  team  was  held  scoreless,  Colgate 
turnin.g   the    trick   before   a    Homecoming 


Bison  Basketball  Trends 


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BUCKNELL'S  DEFENSE — The  eleven  .'itahvarts  responsible  for  much  of  the  Herds'  succe.ss  this  .season 
are,  left  to  right:  .lim  Egloff,  '.il,  Valley  Stream,  N.  Y.;  Frank  Kirby,  '.53,  Newark,  N.  J.;  John  Chironna. 
'54,  Westfleld,  N.  J.;  Ron  Lloyd,  '.55,  Forty  Fort;  Bob  Antkowiak,  '55,  Baltimore,  Md.;  standing,  Roy 
Gavert,  '55,  Wilkinsburg;  Ed  Adam.<J,  '.55,  Baltimore,  Md.:  Bill  Grim.  '.53.  Wilkinsburg:  Bob  Dee,  '.54,  Mt. 
Lebanon;  Stan  Butterworth,  '33,  Woodbury,  N.  ,1.;  Paul  Ganz,  '54,  Baltimore,  Md. 


be  fatal.  The  "greenness"  showed  up  in 
a  few  spots,  and  the  injuries  cropped  up 
as  well.  When  Burt  Talmage  was  hurt  in 
the  Temple  game,  the  team's  offense  was 
virtually  cut  in  half.  He  never  did  regain 
his  pre-injury  form  and  Brad  Myers  was 
forced  to  go  it  alone.  And  he  did,  with 
great  success,  gaining  a  total  of  962  yards 
during  the  year. 

The  nine  seniors  on  the  squad  played 
spirited,  determined  football  setting  a  good 
example  for  the  underclassmen  to  follow 
during  the  coming  years.  They'll  be 
missed  next  season,  without  a  doubt,  and 
Harry  Lawrence  will  be  faced  with  find- 
ing the  talent  to  replace  them.  Gone,  but 
not  to  be  forgotten,  are  Co-Captains  Abe 
Powelson,  Sommerville,  N.  J.;  and  Frank 
Kirby,  Newark,  N.  J.;  and  Brad  Myers, 
Lancaster;  Burt  Talmage,  Mountain 
Lakes,  N.  J.;  Stan  Butterworth,  Wood- 
bury, N.  J.;  Harry  Burner,  Bethlehem; 
Bill  Grim,  Wilkinsburg;  Harry  McSorley, 
Atlantic  City,  N.  J.;  and  Ray  Pettit, 
Waterbury,  Conn. 

Bucknell  45,  Lafayette  13.  The  Herd  wrote 
an  auspicious  beginning  to  the  1952  season, 
stampeding  undermanned  Lafayette  in  a 
night  game  at  Memorial  Stadium.  Myers, 
Talmage  and  Adams  each  tallied  twice  as 
Bucknell  ground  out  511  yards  overland 
and  58  via  the  airlanes. 
Bucknell  46,  Muhlenberg  12.  Bison  power 
and  speed  combined  to  chalk  up  consecu- 
tive win  number  IS  for  Harry  Lawrence's 
charges  as  Muhlenberg  succumbed,  46-12, 
at  Allentown  in  the  second  night  game  of 
the  season.  Myers  tallied  three  times  and 
Talmage  once,  but  Talmage  made  208 
yards  rushing  to  backbone  the  attack. 
Quarterback  Ken  Adamec  unveiled  the 
BU  passing  attack  for  145  yards,  hitting 
on  eight  of  14  heaves. 
Bucknell  19,  Temple  12.  An  inspired  Tem- 
ple team  forced  the  Herd  to  go  all  out 
in    Philadelphia   in   the    Old    Shoe    trophy 

DECEMBER     1  9  .5  2' 


throng  of  11,000  in  Memorial  Stadium. 
The  Red  Raiders  had  us  well  scouted  and 
were  up  to  end  the  17-game  skein  which 
had  become  the  longest  in  the  East.  The 
Herd  had  a  bad  day,  especially  the  offen- 
sive team,  and  Colgate  made  the  most 
of  its  opportunities. 

Bucknell  28,  Lehigh  6.  On  the  rebound, 
the  Bisons  took  advantage  of  every  Lehigh 
miscue  as  they  played  heads-up  football, 
sidetracking  the  Engineers,  28-6,  in  Me- 
morial Stadium.  The  team  play  showed 
a  decided  improvement  over  the  previous 
week.  Quarter  Tom  O'Brien  called  the 
plays  that  sent  Myers  into  the  end  zone 
twice  and  Bill  Cody  and  himself  over  the 
goal  as  well. 

George  Washington  21,  Bucknell  7.     An 

alert  George  Washington  eleven  took  ad- 
vantage of  intercepted  passes  and  Buck- 
nell fumbles  to  defeat  the  Bisons  at  Grif- 
fith Stadium  in  Washington,  D.  C.  The 
Herd  outplayed  the  Colonials  during  the 
first  period,  but  the  inability  to  launch  a 
sustained  drive  proved  to  be  their  down- 
fall. The  Bucknell  score  came  on  a  54- 
yard  return  of  an  intercepted  forward  pass. 
A  blocked  kick,  an  interception  and  a  fum- 
ble set  up  the  GW  scores. 

Bucknell  26,  Gettysburg  21.  In  the  most 
exciting  game  of  the  year,  the  Bisons 
roared  from  behind  to  score  twice  in  the 
final  period  and  defeat  an  inspired  Gettys- 
burg eleven,  26-21.  Brad  Myers,  Ed 
Adams  and  Tom  O'Brien  sparked  the 
Bucknell  attack  which  refused  to  quit 
even  though  the  Bullets  built  up  a  21-12 
lead  in  the  third  period.  The  game  was 
played  on  the  soggy  turf. 

Delaware  13,  Bucknell  0.  Bucknell  closed 
its  1952  season,  dropping  a  13-0  decision 
to  an  underdog  Delaware  team  that 
seemed  to  thrive  on  the  sea  -of  mud  and 
rain  which  enveloped  the  field  as  well  as 
the    players.      The    game    turned    into    a 


Coach  Ben  Kribbs'  Bucknell  University 
basketball  team,  which  will  play  an  18- 
game  schedule  this  season,  has  begun  prac- 
ticing for  its  opener,  Saturday,  Dec.  6 
against  Juniata  at  home. 

The  Bisons  have  scheduled  home  and 
home  contests  with  Lehigh,  Lafayette, 
Muhlenberg  and  Gettysburg.  Four  other 
teams  to  be  met  in  Davis  Gymnasium  are 
Albright,  Susquehanna,  Franklin  and  Mar- 
shall, and  Juniata. 

On  the  road,  the  Herd  will  face  power- 
ful Penn  State,  Colgate,  Hartwick,  Buffalo. 
Western    Maryland   and   Dickinson. 

Coach  Kribbs,  who  piloted  Clarion 
State  Teachers  College  through  a  27-game 
winning  streak  during  the  past  two  years, 
will  be  faced  with  a  complete  rebuilding 
job.  Only  Jim  Poff  '54,  Kingston  and 
Ron  Reichman  '53,  Norristown  are  on 
hand  from  last  year's  varsity  squad.  Un- 
able to  use  freshmen,  Kribbs  has  been 
scouring  the  campus  in  an  effort  to  dig 
up  upperclassmen  who  may  have  had  some 
basketball  experience. 


Varsity  Basketball  Schedule 

Sat.  Dec.  (i — Juniata Home 

Wed.  Dec.  10 — Lehigh  Bethlehem 

Sat.  Dec.  13 — .\lbright  Home 

Tue.  Dec.  16 — Dickinson  Carlisle 

Wed.  Jan.  7 — Gettysburg Home 

Sat.  Jan.  10 — Lafayette Home 

Wed.  Jan.  14 — Muhlenberg    Allentown 

Wed.  Feb.  4 — Muhlenberg      Home 

Sat.  Feb.  7 — Western  Maryland,  Westminster,  Md. 

Wed.  Feb.  11 — Lehigh  .,.       Home 

Sat.  Feb.  14— Penn  State State  College 

Wed.  Feb.  18— Lafayette  Easton 

Sat.  Feb.  21 — Gettysburg    Gettysburg 

Wed.  Feb.  23 — Sus'quehanna  Home 

Sat.  Feb.  2S— Buffalo  Buffalo 

Tue.  March  3 — F.  and  M Home 

Fri.  March  6 — Hartwick Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

Sat.  March  7— Colgate Hamilton.  N.  Y. 


Intramural  Program  Progresses 

Four  of  the  12  intramural  sports  have  been 
completed  as  we  go  to  press.  Delta  Upsilon 
captured  first  honors  in  handball,  soccer  and 
cross-country,  while  Lambda  Chi  Alpha  was 
on  top  in  the  tennis  competition.  The  cumu- 
lative total  in  the  four  events  already  corri- 
pleted  show  the  point  standings  to  be :  Delta 
Upsilon,  \7VA;  Lambda  Chi  Alpha,  150; 
Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon,  1245^  ;  Sigma  Alpha 
Mu,  108^  ;  Kappa  Sigma,  105^  ;  Phi  Kappa 
Psi,  101;  Theta  Chi,  101;  Tau  Kappa  Ep- 
silon, 98 ;  Phi  Gamma  Delta,  97 ;  Kappa 
Delta  Rho,  94!^  ;  Sigma  Phi  Epsilon,  771/2  ; 
Sigma  Chi,  72^  ;  Phi  Lambda  Theta,  66 ; 
Challengers,  36. 


punting  duel  at  the  outset,  neither  team 
wanting  to  handle  the  ball  for  fear  of 
fumbling.  The  Blue  Hens  scored  in  the 
third  period  on  a  fluke  pass  that  bounced 
off  the  hands  of  three  Bison  defenders 
and  into  the  amis  of  an  onrushing  Hen: 
.\  50-yard  scorin.g  dash  provided  the  in- 
surance marker. 


1900  Reunion  in  Alaska 

Even  though  the  Class  of  1900  was  not 
scheduled  for  reunions  at  the  Olympic 
Hotel  in  Seattle  June  23,  and  on  the 
campus  of  the  University  of  Alaska  June 
28,  nevertheless,  both  reunions  actually 
took  place. 

It  all  came  about  this  way:  Rush  H. 
Kress  advised  Charles  E.  Bunnell,  now 
President  Emeritus  of  the  University  of 
Alaska,  that  he  would  be  in  Seattle  June 


REUNION'  IX  ALASKA 
Left  to  Right:     Dr,  Charles  E.  Bunnell  '00,  Mr. 
Vincent  E,.  James,  Mrs.  James  and  Dr.  Rush  H. 
Kress  '00. 

22-26  for  the  art  exhibition  of  the  Samuel 
H.  Kress  Foundation  at  the  Washington 
Museum  of  Art  and  hoped  it  might  be  pos- 
sible for  them  to  meet.  In  -\Iaska  it  does 
not  require  any  urging  to  persuade  even 
an  oldtimer  to  fly  a  thousand  or  more 
miles. 

Rush  and  Charley  had  not  met  since 
they  were  graduated  from  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity in  1900.  That  was  just  a  few  days 
more  than  52  years  ago.  It  takes  only 
eight  hours  to  fly  with  P.A.A  from  Fair- 
banks down  to  Seattle.  Charlej"  made  the 
flight  on  the  22nd.  His  daughter,  Jean, 
flew  up  to  Seattle  from  San  Francisco  to 
be  with  her  father  for  this  long-postponed 
reunion  and  to  meet  Rush,  the  classmate 
of  whom  she  had  heard  so  much. 

There  was  not  enough  time  while  thej' 
were  in  Seattle  to  review  the  four  collegi- 
ate years,  1896-1900,  so  since  Rush  could 
find  time  to  take  a  look  at  Alaska,  it  was 
decided  that  he  would  fly  to  Fairbanks 
via  .Anchorage.  This  was  done  and  here 
they  are  on  the  campus  of  the  University 
of  Alaska  on  the  28th  of  June,  1952,  where 
a  reception  was  held  for  Rush.  Even  if 
they  don't  look  that  way.  Rush  had  hi? 
75th  birthday  on  the  26th  of  June:  the 
other  oldtimer  is  not  far  behind,  for  his 
75th  will  be  ne.xt  January  12. 
Editor's  Note;  ^Ve  regret  to  report  that  Dr.  Rush 
H.  Kress  was  confined  to  the  International  Hospi- 
tal in  Rome  for  a  few  weeks  during:  his  trip  to  Eu- 
rope in  the  summer  of  1952.  Dr.  Kress  had  prone  to 
Europe  to  obsen'e  restoration  of  the  St.  Lorenz 
Church  at  Nurnberg,  the  St.  Georg  Church  at 
Kraft^hof  and  several  restoration  projects  in  Italy 
which  had  been  made  possible  by  Mr.  Samuel  H. 
Kre-ss  and  the  Samuel  H.  Kress  Foundation. 

Upon  his  return  to  the  United  States.  Dr.  Rusli 
H.  Kress  left  for  the  Southwest  for  several  months 
of  rest. 


Newton  C.  Fetter  '09 
Becomes  Consultant 

Members  of  the  Class  of  1909  will  un- 
derstand why  the  Board  of  Education  and 
Publication  of  the  .American  Baptist  Con- 
vention announced  the  retirement  of  Newt 
Fetter  as  executive  director  of  the  division 
of  secondary  and  higher  education  under 
the  head,  "Oh  dem  golden  Fetters!" 

Newt's  services  with  the  Board  of  Ed- 
ucation began  in  1912  when  he  went  to 
.Ann  .Arbor  as  Baptist  University  Pastor. 
In  1919  he  moved  to  Boston  to  become 
minister   of   students   for   the    Baptists   in 

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Boston  and  remained  there  until  1941  when 
he  joined  the  Board  of  Education  of  the 
Northern  (now  American)  Baptist  Con- 
vention. 

Throughout  his  career  Newt  has  laid 
foundations  that  wilj  stand  for  succeeding 
generations  of  Baptists  to  build  upon. 

.Although  numerous  honors  were  ex- 
tended Dr.  Fetter  upon  his  retirement,  it 
is  very  evident  that  he  will  be  retired  in 
name  only.  In  the  first  place,  he  has  been 
retired  by  the  Board  of  Education  and 
Publication  to  act  as  consultant  while  Dr. 
Ronald  V.  Wells,  formerly  University  Pas- 
tor at  Ames,  Iowa  and  the  new  executive 
director  in  the  New  York  office,  become  ac- 
quainted. In  the  second  place.  Newt  ac- 
cepted a  new  position  as  secretar3'  of  the 
Mt.  Vernon  (New  York)  Council  of 
Churches.  Newt  hopes  to  spend  more 
time  at  his  home  in  Blooming  Grove,  Pa., 
but  knowing  Newt,  we  suspect  that  he 
will  remain  in  the  thick  of  the  fight  in  his 
chosen  field.  However,  we  do  look  for- 
ward to  more  visits  to  the  Bucknell  camp- 
us bv  Newt  from  now  on. 


Fowle  '20  Receives 
Research  Grant 

Dr.  Lester  P.  Fowle  '20,  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity medical  director,  has  received  a 
grant  of  $500  from  the  Berks  County  Al- 
lergy .Association  to  continue  a  research 
project  in  which  he  is  currently  engaged. 

The  project  concerns  the  nature  and 
treatment  of  numular  eczema,  a  particu- 
larly distressing  type  of  skin  eruption.  Dr. 
Fowle.  with  the  assistance  of  Dr.  John  W. 
Rice  '14,  professor  of  bacteriology  at  Buck- 
nell, has  been  working  on  the  problem  for 
several  years. 

The  current  grant  to  further  the  study 
is  the  second  received  b\'  the  Buckneli 
physician  in  the  past  year.  Last  year  the 
Pennsylvania  Allergy  .Association  con- 
tributed $500  towards  the  project  wliich  is 
receivins'  wide  attention  in  medical  circles. 


They  Represented  Bucknell 

President  Horace  A.  Hildreth  represent- 
ed Bucknell  University  at  the  inauguration 
of  Dr.  James  Stacy  Coles  as  the  ninth 
president  of  Bowdoin  College,  Brunswick, 
Maine,  on  Monday,  October  13. 

Other  Bucknellians  who  represented  the 
University  at  celebrations  recently  were: 
Dr.  Harry  S.  Everett  '12  at  Armour  Re- 
search Foundation  and  Institute  of  Gas 
Technology,  Chicago,  111.:  Dr.  William  O. 
Duck  '25,  at  Gettysburg  College,  Gettj's- 
burg;  Mr.  Arthur  G.  Zimmerman  '24,  at 
DePauw  Universitj',  Greencastle,  Ind. ;  Dr. 
Edward  G.  Hartmann  'i7,  at  Tufts  Col- 
lege, .  Medford,  Mass.;  Mr.  Arthur  H. 
Stone  '31,  at  Mac  Murray  College,  Jackson- 
ville, 111.;  The  Rev.  Raymond  W.  Cooper 
'18,  at  Bradford  Junior  College,  Bradford, 
Mass.;  and  Mr.  Edgar  A.  Snyder  '11,  at 
Wagner  College,  Staten  Island,  New 
York. 


Former  Trustee  Dies 

WilHam  I.  King  '01.  a  Trustee  of  the 
University  from  1936  until  his  retirement 
in  1951,  died  on  September  19,  1952.  Af- 
ter he  completed  his  college  work  at 
Bucknell  Mr.  King  did  graduate  work 
at  Brown  and  Harvard,  becoming  a  Trus- 
tee of  the  L'niversity  on  the  occasion  of 
the  merger  of  the  Western  Pennsylvania 
Classical  and  Scientific  Institute  at  Mount 
Pleasant,  Pa.  with  Bucknell.  His  home 
is  at  Roselyn  Farms  near  Pittsburgh  and 
he  conducted  a  law  practice  in  the  Frick 
Building  in  Pittsburgh.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  denomination  and  was 
affiliated  with  Kappa  Sigma  fraternit3'  on 
the  Bucknell  Campus.  His  wife,  Nellie 
Miller  King,  died  some  time  ago.  He  is 
survived  by  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Lillian 
King  Revburn. 


.\s  always.  Bucknellians  throuahout  the  Conunonwcaltli  made  outstanding  contributions  of  services 
to  the  Seventh  .-Vnnual  Pcnnsyh-ania  Week. 

The  celebration  this  year,  under  the  thenic  of  "Pennsylvania  Defends  Freedom,"  was  carried  out 
un<ler  tlic  direction  of  fonner  .State  .Senator  .Vndrew  J.  Sordoni,  Bucknell  Trustee,  now  sening  as 
Secretary  of  Commerce  in  tlie  C(  mmonwealth. 

Bucknell  prepared  an  eye-arresting  exhibit  which  was  displayed  in  Lewisburg.  The  picture  above 
.shows  Dayton  L.  Ranck,  Union  County  chairman  of  the  c-clebratioii  pointing  out  Bucknell's  achievements 
to  (Jeorge  K.  Wallers  '3:i.  MS  '.10,  (left)  chairman  of  the  North  Central  Section  for  Pennsylvania  Week 
and  Raj-mond  K.  Irwin  '17,  (lircctor  of  Bucknell's  placement  bureau,  who  created  the  display. 

DECEMBER     1032 


Faculty  Departmental 
Activities 

Ed.  Note  :  Through  the  cooperation  of  fac- 
ulty memhers  and  student  writers  departmen- 
tal reports  of  geography,  biology',  music, 
Frencli,  mathematics,  physics  and  philosophy 
have  been  prepared.  We  regret  that  space 
limitations  permit  the  publishing  of  only  one 
report  in  this  issue.  Others  will  be  found 
in  later  issues. 

GEOGRAPHY— Mr.  Paul  J.  Brand,  chair- 
man of  the  department,  attended  the  annual 
meetings  of  the  National  Council  of  Geo- 
graphy Teachers  and  of  the  Association  of 
American  Geographers  in  Washington,  D. 
C.,  and  represented  Bucknell  University  at 
the  Washington  meetings  of  the  Interna- 
tional Geographical  Union.  This  was  the 
first  time  the  I.  G.  U.  met  in  the  U.  S.  since 
1904.  Numerous  valuable  publications,  maps, 
and  other  documents  were  secured  from  for- 
eign geographers  to  add  to  the  department's 
source  materials.  He  also  attended  the 
Geological  Society  of  America  meetings  in 
Boston  in  November. 

Mr.  Samuel  W.  Smith,  instructor  in  geog- 
raphy and  geology,  is  continuing  with  his  re- 
search on  the  reclamation  of  strip-mined 
land  and  in  southern  Illinois.  After  spend- 
ing most  of  the  summer  in  Illinois  and  trav- 
eling in  the  mid-west,  he  returned  via  Wash- 
ington where  he  spent  several  days  in  the 
Map  Library  of  the  Library  of  Congress 
selecting  maps  from  duplicate  files  to  sup- 
plement the  department's  map  facilities.  He 
brought  back  several  hundred  topographic 
and  other  maps  of  selected  foreign  areas. 

Mr.  Claude  W.  McMichael,  geologj-  in- 
structor, has  been  active  during  the  summer 
as  a  consultant  geologist  for  several  oil  and 
gas  interests  in  Union  and  adjacent  coun- 
ties. On  October  11,  he  addressed  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Pennsylvania  Well  Drilling  Con- 
tractor's Association  in  Sunbury  on  the  sub- 
ject "Geological  Aspects  of  Deep  Well  Drill- 
ing in  Pennsylvania." 

The  department's  color  slide  collection 
was  considerably  built  up  as  a  result  of  the 
summer  activities  of  Mr.  \\'.  Scott  Allen, 
Bucknell  senior  majoring  in  geography.  In 
addition  to  attending  summer  school  at  Boul- 
der. Colorado,  he  took  trips  to  Mexico  and 
the  West  Coast  to  secure  photos  of  repre- 
sentative geography  and  geology  in  those 
areas.  His  transparencies  made  a  major 
addition  to  Bucknell's  collection  which  now 
covers  considerable  portions  of  the  U.  S. 
and  Canada,  as  well  as  parts  of  Europe. 


Faculty  Members   Attend 
Professional  Meetings 

Dr.  James  A.  Gathings,  professor  of  po- 
litical science,  and  Dr.  C.  Herschel  Jones, 
assistant  professor  of  political  science,  rep- 
resented Bucknell  at  a  summer  work  con- 
ference dealing  with  "Preparing  College  Stu- 
dents for  Political  Responsibilities  of  Citizeii- 
■  ship."  The  group  met  for  four  days  at 
Franklin  and  Marshall  College  at  Lancaster. 

*  *     *     * 

Harmer  A.  Weeden.  associate  professor 
of  civil  engineering,  attended  a  three-day 
meeting  of  the  American  Congress  of  Sur- 
veying and  Mapping  at  the  Shoreham  Hotel 
in  \\''aslTington,  D.  C.  Mr.  Weeden  read 
his  report  on  "The  Application  of  Graphic 
Arts  to  Field  and  Office  Surveying  Prob- 
lems." 

*  *     *     * 

Dayton  L.  Ranck,  Universitj'  treasurer, 
represented  Bucknell  at  the  Educational  In- 
.stitute  of  the  American  Baptist  Assembly 
at  Green  Lake,  Wisconsin. 

*  *     *     » 

President  Horace  A.  Hildreth  has  been 
elected  the  first  president  of  the  Foundation 
for    Independent    Colleges    Incorporated,   an 

DECEMBER     1052 


association    of    38    privately    supported    col- 
leges and  universities  in  Pennsylvania. 

*  *     *     * 

Dr.  William  H.  Coleman,  dean,  and 
George  R.  Faint,  registrar,  attended  the  fall 
meeting  of  the  College  Entrance  Examina- 
tion Board  in  New  York  City. 

*  *     *     * 

Dr.  Lester  Kieft,  chairman  of  the  depart- 
ment of  chemistry,  represented  the  Univer- 
sity' at  the  opening  of  Lever  Brothers'  new 
research  center  at   Edgewater,  New  Jersey. 

*  *     *     * 

Raymond  K.  Irwin,  director  of  the  place- 
ment bureau,  was  elected  president  of  the 
Middle  Atlantic  Placement  Officers'  Asso- 
ciation at  their  annual  conference  held  at 
Skj'top  Lodge,   Skytop,   Pennsylvania. 

*  *     *     * 

Bucknell  was  host  to  over  35  deans  from 
colleges  and  universities  throughout  the  com- 
monw-ealth  at  the  third  annual  Dean's  Con- 
ference. The  conference  consisted  of  a 
series  of  discussions  on  all  phases  of  prob- 
lems in  higher  education. 


Time  Schedule  for  Election 
of  Alumni  Trustee 

(Under   revisions  approved  bv  Board 

of  Directors  —  March  3,  1951) 
December  20  —   Deadline   for  Board 

Approval 
January  ALUMNUS — Announcement 
of    names    of    three    candidates    in 
BUCKNELL   ALUMNUS    (about 
Jan.  15) 
February  20 — Petition  Deadline 
April  1 — Ballots  in  mail ;  Election  an- 
nouncement   in    BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS 
May   IS — Deadline  for  receiving  Bal- 
lots in  Alumni  Office 
June  Commencement — Certification  to 
Board  of  Trustees 
The    committee    for    nomination   of 
Alumni    Trustee   met   on    October   25 
and  selected  three  candidates.     Article 
8,    Section    7   of   the   revised    By-law-s 
provides  that  "The  name  of  any  alum- 
nus nominated  bj'  a  petition,  signed  by 
not  fewer  than  200  alumni  shall  auto- 
matically be  placed  on  the  ballot  and 
it  shall  be  indicated  that  this  candidate 
was  nominated  by  petition.    The  dead- 
line   for    receiving    petitions    shall    be 
February  20,   1953." 


Dad  Has  His  Day 

Lewisburg  bulged  at  its  seams  during  the 
weekend  of  November  first,  when  an  esti- 
mated 700  parents  descended  on  the  town  for 
Dad's  Day  festivities. 

The  program,  arranged  by  Elwood  Cook 
'53  and  supervised  by  Malcolm  E.  Musser, 
dean  of  men.  ranged  from  the  annual  Dad's 
Daj'  luncheon  at  the  Lewisburg  Club  to  foot- 
ball to  golf  to  a  famih'  party  in  Davis  Gvm. 

Starting  off  the  schedule  w'as  the  Sattirday 
luncheon  at  the  Lew'isburg  Club,  where 
President  Hildreth  of  Bucknell,  President 
W'hitaker  of  Lehigh,  and  Norman  Freytag 
'53.  vice  president  of  the  Student-Faculty 
Congress,  welcomed  an  enthusiastic  group  of 
250  fathers. 

Combining  business  with  pleasure,  the 
Dads  proceeded  to  elect  a  new  slate  of  of- 
ficers, composed  of :  president,  George  A. 
Dietrich.  Rockville  Center,  N.  Y.,  father  of 
Sally  '54;  vice  presidents,  Art  Brown,  Ar- 
lington, Va..  father  of  Mollie  '53 ;  George  A. 
Holton,  Pelham  Manor,  N.  Y.,  father  of 
George  '54 :  Donald  S.  Samniis,  Stratford, 
Conn.,  father  of  Robert  '55 ;  secretary-trea- 
surer. Alfred  H.  Fenton,  Lewisburg,  assis- 
tant to  the  president  of  Bucknell. 


The  new  members  of  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors are :  chairman,  Malcolm  E.  Musser, 
Lewisburg;  directors,  H.  W.  Staley,  Ilion, 
N.  Y.,  father  of  Dolores  'S3;  G.  E.  Wood- 
ward, Greensburg,  father  of  Melvin  'S3 ; 
William  J.  Diller,  Philadelphia,  father  of 
Wayne  '53 ;  John  D.  Knies.  Bethlehem,  father 
of  Virginia  '54;  Robert  P.  Keller,  Lewis- 
burg, father  of  Alda  '54 ;  John  R.  Cooney, 
Maplewood,  N.  J.,  father  of  Donald  "54 ; 
Otto  C.  Davidson.  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  father 
of  Otto  '55 ;  Norman  Klauder,  Philadelphia, 
father  of  George  '55 ;  John  K.  McKee,  Pitts- 
burgh, father  of  John  '55 ;  Ralph  A.  Cooper. 
New  Castle,  father  of  Jeanne  '56;  Aaron  P. 
Clark.  Wynnewood,  father  of  Patch  '56 ; 
Budde  Schiffenhaus,  East  Orange,  N.  J., 
father  of  Robert  '56. 

The  Dads  also  recommended  to  the  Uni- 
versity that  all  contributions  made  by  the 
fathers  to  the  1952-1953  Fathers'  Association 
Loyalty  Fund  be  used  to  help  renovate  Tay- 
lor Hall.  It  was  also  voted  that  a  golf 
tournament  be  arranged  for  parents  and 
students  on  May  Day  ^\'eekend  of  1953.  The 
Dads  received  a  telegram  from  the  Mothers' 
As.sociation.  wishing  t  he  m  an  enjoyable 
weekend. 

In  the  afternoon  the  parents  witnessed 
Bucknell's  football  victory  oyer  Lehigh  Uni- 
versity 28-6,  and  then  in  the  evening  gathered 
in  Davis  Gym  for  another  special  program. 

Barbara  Roemer  '53,  Springfield,  N.  J., 
presented  the  Booster  Club  Plaque  to  George 
A.  Dietrich,  newly  elected  president.  The 
\\'omen's  Glee  Club  presented  a  series  of 
musical  numbers,  after  which  President 
Hildreth  thanked  the  parents  for  their  gifts 
to  the  annual  Loyalty  Fund  of  the  Associa- 
tion and  presented  a  gift  to  Fred  W.  Woods, 
retiring  president.  The  entertainment  w-as 
entitled  "Family  Fun"  and  began  with  song 
and  dance  routines  by  George  A.  Dietrich 
and  his  daughter,  Sally.  A  political  skit 
was  given  bv  lanie  Brown  'S3,  Ridgefield 
Park,  N.  J.;  EdDavis  '53,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ; 
Ron  Clemens  '55,  Pittsburgh;  Louis  Ayers, 
Lewisburg.  father  of- Joan  '54;  and  John  B. 
Miller  of  the  Bucknell  faculty.  Selections 
by  the  Men's  Glee  Club  and  an  informal 
reception  closed  the  program. 

Sunday's  activities  included  an  art  demon- 
stration-lecture in  Roberts  Hall  by  William 
A.  Smith,  an  exhibition  of  the  Andrew  J. 
Sordoni  Oriental  Art  Collection  in  the  Ellen 
Clarke  Bertrand  Library,  and  golf  for  those 
who  wished  on  the  L'niversitv  Golf  Course. 


Baptist  Conference  Held 

Plans  for  increasing  the  cooperation  of 
Baptist  diurches  with  Bucknell  L'niversity 
were  discussed  November  4  at  a  luncheon 
meeting  of  prominent  Baptist  ministers  and 
University  officials  in  Lewisburg. 

Pastors  of  seven  Baptist  churches  in  Penn- 
sylvania, New  Jersey,  and  New  York  at- 
tended the  luncheon  which  followed  the 
weeklv  chapel  exercises.  The  clergj-men  in- 
cluded Dr.  William  D.  Golightly  '25  of 
Scranton,  the  Rev.  James  H.  Middleton  '50 
of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Dr.  Eric  A.  Oesterle 
'16  of  Woodstown,  N.  J.,  the  Rev.  Elmo 
Pascale  '44  of  Union  City,  N.  J.,  Dr.  Roland 
O.  Hudson  '24  of  Norristown,  the  Rev. 
Wilbur  S.  Sheriff  '28  of  Johnstown,  and  the 
Rev.  Charles  C.  Knapp  of  Lewisburg. 

With  the  exception  of  Rev.  Knapp,  who 
is  lecturer  in  religion  at  the  University  and 
l)astor  of  the  Baptist  Church,  Lewisburg, 
all  of  the  guest  clerg\'men  are  graduates  of 
Bucknell.     ■ 

The  Rev.  J.  Harold  Gamble  '21  of  Bing- 
haniton.  N.  Y.,  the  Rev.  Ward  E.  Gage  '38 
of  Williamsport  and  the  Rev.  Howard  Hart- 
zeli  '41  of  Wilkes-Barre  were  unable  to  at- 
tend the  meeting  because  of  church  duties. 

Among  the  items  discussed  by  the  group 
were  suggestions  for  celebration  of  Buck- 
nell's Charter  Dav  in  Februarv. 

7 


ClUB  ACTIVITIES 


Lehigh  Valley  (Alleiitown) 


AT  THE  MUHLENBERG  ROUNDUP 
Left  fii  Rifllit :  3.  Dudley  Wakiner  '46,  presi- 
dent of  the  Lehigh  Valley  Bucknell  Alumni  Uub: 
President  Hildreth;  Carolyn  Minner  Cressman  '11. 
secretary  and  Bol)  Albert  'Si  discuss  football  possi- 
bilities before  the  Muhlenberg  game. 

The  Americus  Hotel,  AUentown — was  the 
site  of  the  dinner  meeting  held  October  4 
by  the  Lehigh  Valley  Bucknell  Alumni  Club. 
l3udley  Waldner  '46,  our  club  president,  was 
toastmaster.  Our. meeting — or  was  if  those 
remarkable  Bison  Warriors,  attracted  many 
out-of-town  alumni,  some  traveling  from 
such  distant  points  as  New  York,  New  Jer- 
sey and  Philadelphia.  The  attractive  favors, 
gold  pom  poms  tied  with  blue  satin  bows 
were  the  work  of  Dud's  artistic  wife,  Jean 
Waldner. 

Seventy  members  of  our  club  were  priv- 
ileged to  have  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  as  our 
guests.  We  were  also  honored  to  have  in 
nur  presence  several  of  Bucknell's  outstand- 
ing trustees — Mr.  Joseph  W.  Henderson  and 
Mr.  Russell  E.  Boyer,  also  our  old  friend 
Buck  Shott  and  his  charming  wife. 

Mr.  Henderson  introduced  our  president 
who   outlined    Bucknell's   Athletic   Program. 

Bill  Stevens  '41,  worked  conscientiously  as 
our  "Football  Ticket"  chairman.  The  Din- 
ner Party  adjourned  to  Allentown's  new- 
stadium  where  we  cheered  our  Boys  on  to 
victory. 

A  happv  and  triumphant  evening  was  had 
by  all. 

Carolyx  Minner  Cressman  '41, 

Secretary. 


Dean  Coleman  to  Visit 
Alumni  Clubs 

Dr.  William  H.  Colernan,  Dean  of  the 
College,  will  appear  on  the  program  of  the 
meetings  of  the  Association  of  American 
Colleges  in  Los  Angeles,  January  6-8,  1953. 

Tentative  arrangements  have  been  made 
for  Dr.  Coleman  to  meet  with  Alumni  clubs 
on  the  West  Coast  and  in  the  Middle  West 
following  the  convention  sessions.  Alumni 
living  in  the  areas  to  be  visited  by  Dr.  Cole- 
man are  cordially  invited  to  attend  the  meet- 
ings and  hear  first-hand  reports  of  present 
campus  activities. 

Tentative  arrangements  have  been  made 
for  meetings  of  Bucknellians  in  San  Fran- 
cisco on  Saturday,  January  3  (contact  Harry 
F.  Hartzell,  158-llth  St.,  San  Francisco  3). 
The  Los  Angeles  meeting  is  scheduled  for 
January  7  at  the  Nikabob  Restaurant  (con- 
tact Jerome  H.  Kantor,  Box  305,  Arlington, 
Calif.).  Further  meetings  to  be  held  begin- 
ning January  10  are  scheduled  for  Denver, 
Kansas  City,  Chicago,  Indianapolis,  Cincin- 
nati, Detroit  and  Cleveland. 


Bison  Roiuidups 

Bucknell  Alumni  Clubs  welcome  the  op- 
portunity of  holding  Bison  Roundups  when 
the  football  team  travels.  Every  off-campus 
game  site  was  the  scene  of  an  alumni  gather- 
ing. The  series  started  on  Saturday,  October 
4  with  over  70  Alumni  and  friends  gathering 
at  the  Americus  Hotel,  AUentown,  for  a  din- 
ner   prior    to    the    Muhlenberg    game.      The 


Cedarbrook  Country  Club  was  the  site  of  a 
buffet  supper  arranged  by  the  Philadelphia 
Bucknell  Alumni  Association  prior  to  the 
Temple  game  on  October  10.  One  hundred 
and  seventy  turned  out  for  the  gay  affair. 

At  Buffalo  on  October  18  a  banner  crowd 
of  53  Alumni  and  friends  gathered  at  the 
Stagedoor  Restaurant  following  the  Buffalo 
game  and  heard  Harry  Lawrence,  Bucknell's 
head  football  coach  and  Buck  Shott,  alumni 
secretary,  report  on  football  and  the  campus 
scene  respectively.  The  Buffalo  club  selected 
officers  for  the  coming  year.  They  are: 
president,  Robert  Megargel  '47 ;  vice  presi- 
dent, James  B.  Aikman  '42;  secretary,  Mrs. 
John  W.  Cruikshank  (Mary  J.  Groves  '46)  : 
treasurer,  Mrs.  F.  Leo  Rodgers  (Nancy  R. 
Anchor  '47). 

The  National  Hotel  in  Washington  was 
the  scene  of  a  Bison  Roundup  attended  by 
about  100  Bucknellians  following  the  George 
Washington  game  on  Friday,  November  7. 
The  final  rally  of  the  season  occurred  on 
Saturday,  November  22  at  Hearn's  Restau- 
rant, Wilmington,  prior  to  the  game  with 
Delaware. 

All  agreed  that  next  to  a  campus  reunion 
the  Bison  Roundups,  in  cities  where  the  foot- 
ball team  appears,  are  excellent  opportunities 
for  renewing  campus  friendships. 


York  Comity 

The  Annual  picnic  of  the  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity Alumni  Club  of  York  County  was 
held  at  the  summer  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Marlyn  Etzweiler  '27  at  Long  Level,  on  the 
Susquehanna  River,  on  Saturday,  June  21 
with  44  present. 

Marlyn's  cottage,  beautifully  situated  at 
Long  Level,  just  below  Wrightsville,  is  a 
perfect  place  to  hold  a  picnic.  Thanks  to 
Marlyn's  generosity,  the  holding  of  our 
annual  picnic  at  <  the  Etzweiler  cottage  is  be- 
coming a  traditional  procedure — even  though 
we  consistently  manage  to  draw  rainy 
weather.  The  children  enjoyed  themselves 
at  games  outside  or  on  the  spacious  porch 
while  the  adults  chatted  as  they  hovered 
about  the  huge  barbecue  pit  or  basked  in 
front  of  the  living  room  fireplace.  The  rain 
brought  all  indoors  and  supper  was  served 
on  the  porch.  The  committee  did  a  note- 
worthy job  of  providing  a  very  satisfactory 
meal  at  a  moderate  price. 

Mrs.  James  Favino,  our  president,  ar- 
ranged for  a  baton-twirling  exhibition  by 
four  young  girls  from  Red  Lion  who  are 
being  tutored  by  Miss  Alta  Burg  who  is  the 
National  Champion  in  this  skill.  Additional 
baton-twirling  and  tap  dancing  was  done  by 
the  daughter  of  our  host  and  hostess.  The 
evening's  entertainment  was  rounded  out 
with  an  excellent  travel  movie  which  Marlyn 
provided.  To  put  it  tritely,  "A  good  time 
was  had  by  all." 

Paul  L.  Garrett  '27, 

Secretarv. 


Metropolitan  New  York- 
New  Jersey 


Bucknellians  in  the 
Teaching  Profession 

Bucknellian  educators  attending  the 
convention  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Education  Association  are  cordially  in- 
vited to  attend  a  luncheon  on  Monday, 
December  29,  1952  at  12:15  P.  M.  in 
the  Y-Teen  Room  of  tlie  Y.  W.  C.  A., 
4th  and  Walnut  Streets,  Harrisburg. 
All  Bucknellians  living  in  Harrisburg 
and  vicinity  are  welcome  at  this  noon 
meeting. 


THE  OLYMPIC  STORY 
Horace  Ashenfelter,  Olympic  steeplechase  winner, 
telling  .New  York  .\lumni  how  he  did  it.  At  the 
speakers  table,  left  to  right,  are  Joann  Golightly 
■-18,  George  N.  Jenkins  '43,  president  and  Dorothy 
L.  Harrison  '48,  secretan'. 


The  fall  dinner  meeting  of  the  Bucknell 
Metropolitan  Alumni  Association  was  held 
at  the  Tramer  Restaurant,  New  York  on 
October  8  with  75  Bucknellians  in  atten- 
dance. 

President,  George  N.  Jenkins  '43,  intro- 
duced Frank  M.  Jackson  '95,  oldest  Alumnus 
present,  and  Julius  F.  Seebach,  Jr.  '20,  vice 
president  of  the  Mutual  Broadcasting  Sys- 
tem. The  Class  of  1952  was  well  represented 
at  tlieir  first  Alumni  dinner  with  approxi- 
mately 12  members. 

The  program  for  Homecoming  Weekend 
was  reviewed  by  President  Jenkins. 

The  speaker  of  the  evening  was  Horace 
.Ashenfelter,  FBI  agent  and  winner  of  the 
1952  Olympic  steeplechase.  He  graduated 
from  Penn  State  in  1949  where  he  was  a 
member  of  the  National  Collegiate  Cross 
Country  Championship  team.  Mr.  Ashen- 
felter showed  his  own  movies  of  the  Olympic 
Games  including  the  3,000-meter  steeplechase 
which  he  won,  establishing  a  new  record. 

A  film  of  the  Bucknell-Lafayette  game  was 
also  shown. 

Dorothy  L.  Harrison  '48, 

Secretary. 


Coming  Events 

PITTSBURGH  —  January— Association 
of  Bucknell  Women  will  hold  a  joint  lunch- 
eon with  the  men's  group  at  Child's  Res- 
taurant,  Pittsburgh. 

The  Men's  Glee  Club,  under  the  direction 
of  Dr.  Harold  E.  Cook,  head  of  the  de- 
partment of  music,  is  making  plans  for  a 
mid-term  tour.  The  series  of  concerts  will 
take  place  during  the  first  week  in  February 
and  will  include  the  Northern  New  Jersey, 
New  York  and  Connecticut  areas. 

The  Chapel  Choir,  under  the  direction  of 
William  D.  McRae,  associate  professor  of 
music,  will  travel  to  Northern  New  Jer- 
sey for  its  annual  tour  from  February  26 
to  March  1. 

The  group  will  sing  in  the  Emmanuel 
Baptist  Church  in  Ridgewood,  New  Jer- 
sey, at  the  First  Baptist  Church  in  Sum- 
mit, and  at  the  Crescent  Avenue  Presby- 
terian Church  in  Plainfield,  New  Jersey. 
.•\dditional  engagements  for  the  tour  may 
be  arranged  in  the  near  future. 

The  Women's  Glee  Club  will  go  on  tour 
from  March  12  to  March  17  and  has  ar- 
ranged a  southern  route  for  this  season. 
The  itinerary  includes  concerts  in  Harris- 
burg, Hanover,  York,  Baltimore  and 
Washington.  The  tour  will  conclude  with 
a  program  at  the  Annapolis  Naval  Aca- 
demy. Miss  Helen  E.  Kleinfelter  is  di- 
rectress of  the  group. 

DECEMBER     1!1J2 


Bucknell  Children  Enrolled 
in  Freshman  Class 

Bucknell,  which  is  often  referred  to  as  a  "familj'  school."  has  become  a  liapp\ 
tradition  in  many  families.  In  each  entering  class  there  are  always  a  si'^^'t  number 
of  students  with  Bucknell  relatives. 

Among  this  year's  freshman  class  there  are  several  students  whose  relatives  have 
been  outstanding  Bucknellians.  We  are  glad  to  have  with  us  David  Jayne  Hill,  the 
great-grandson  of  Bucknell's  third  president.  David  is  the  fourth  generation  of  Hill's 
to  attend  Bucknell,  and  his  great-grandfather,  David  Jayne  Hill,  Class  of  1874,  served 
as  president  of  the  University  from  1879  to  1888.  President  Hill  introduced  the  first 
elective  courses,  and  encouraged  sports,  dramatics,  and  student  ^publications. 

William  Bucknell,  for  whom  the  University  is  named,  is  the  great-grandfather  of 
one  of  our  freshman,  Peter  Rowland  Ellis.  It  was  through  Mr.  Bucknell's  benevolence 
that  many  of  the  University's  buildings  were  built. 

.'V  third  freshman,  William  Christian  Gretzinger  III,  is  the  grandson  of  William 
C.  Gretzinger.  Mr.  Gretzinger,  Class  of  1889,  served  as  Bucknell's  first  registrar.  He 
organized  the  University  Athletic  Association,  started  the  first  basketball  team,  and 
was  active  in  the  early  public  relations  work  of  the  University. 

However,  the  reason  for  choosing  Bucknell  is  not  only  because  of  family  rela- 
tionships. Entrance  applications  indicate  that  students  select  Bucknell  because  of  the 
different  types  of  courses  offered,  the  enrollment  size,  the  opportunity  for  extra  cur- 
ricular  participation,  and  the  frien.dly  spirit  on  the  campus. 

This  year  in  the  freshman  class  of  568  students,  coming  from  325  different  schools, 
there  are  28  who  are  children  of  Bucknellians.  We  also  welcomed  anion,?  the  entering 
upperclass  students,  two  whose  parents  are  .\lunmi. 

Considering  all  family  relationships,  we  find  a  total  of  92  freshmen  with  Bucknell 
relatives  and  21  more  in  the  classes  above  freshman  level. 

This  year's  entering  students  who  are  children  of  Bucknellians  are  listed  below 
with  their  parents'  names  and  addresses  shown. 

Leard  R.  .Altemus   (Suzanne  Statler  Altemus  '23) — 787  Goucher  St.,  Johnstown. 

Fred  R.  Amsler,  Jr.  (Mary  Stahl  Amsler  '26,  Fred  R.  Amsler  '26)  — 1431  Chelsea  Ave., 
Erie. 

Charles  H.  Berge   (Lottie  Wolfe  Berge,  Sp.)— 1231   W.   Market  St.,  Lewisburg. 

David  H.  Carstater  (Marie  Helwi.g  Carstater  '28,  Eugene  D.  Carstater  '26) —  R.  D. 
No.  1.  Falls  Church,  Va. 

Herbert  A.  Christenson  (Alfred  L.  Christenson  '30) — 158  Woodland  Ave.,  V'erona,  N.  J. 

Marion  S.  Cornely  (Dr.  James  L.  Comely  '26) — 900  Presqueisle  St.,  Philipsburg. 

William  P.  Dawson   (C.   Preston   Dawson   '24) — 90  Bryant  .Ave.,  White  Plains,  N.  Y. 

Joann  S.  Dietrich  (Dollie  SchafYner  Dietrich  '25.  John  J.  Dietrich  '23)— HI  West  Wind- 
son  St.,  Reading. 

Edith  F.  Emery  (Paul  W.  Emery  '31)— 4408  Staunton  Ave.,  Charleston  4,  W.  Va. 

William  V.  Gale  (Charles  W.  Gale  'IS)— 2605  Bayshore  Ave.,  Brigantine,  N.  J. 

James  C.  Gardner  (Carlton  L.  Gardner  '26) — North  Mountain  Rd..  Linglestown. 

Donald  G.  Gehring  (William  G.  Gehring  '23) — 103  North  Jefiferson  Ave..  Wenonah. 
N.  J. 

William  C.  Gretzinger  III  (William  C.  Gretzinger  II  '27)— 1234  HiUcrest.  N.  W.. 
Grand  Rapids.  Mich. 

Jo  Ann  Grittner  (Paul  S.  Grittner  '22)— Box  141,  Turbotville. 

David  J.  Hill  (Walter  L.  Hill,  Jr.  '23)— 714  Taylor  Ave.,  Scranton. 

Daniel  W.  Hofif  (Faye  Romberger  Hoff  '19) — 347  Lincoln  Ave.,  Williamsport. 

Robert  H.  Hopper   (Mildred  Francisco  Hopper  '25) — 36  Van  Doren  Ave.,  Chatham,  N.  J. 

Dorothy  A.  Johnson   (Caroline  Stafford  Johnson  '28) — 3  Lorraine  Rd.,  Summit,  N.  J. 

Patricia   A.   Matthews    (Dr.   Richard   H.   Matthews   '36) — 14  First  St.,  Weatherly. 

Sally  M.  Mesics   (Emil   A.   Mesics,   M.  A.  "37)- 100  Smull  Ave.,   Caldwell,  N.  J. 

Lee  R.   Middleton   (George  Middleton  '13) — 72  Inglewood  Dr.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Phillip  G.  Miller  (Dr.  John  B.  Miller  "26)- 1401  Market  St.,  Lewisburg. 

Henry  E.  Owen   (Elizabeth   Spyker  Owen  '19)  — 107  Soutli   Fourth  St..  Lewisburg. 

Marv  J.  Replogle  (Veta  Davis  Replogle  '27.  fames  S.  Replogle  '26)— 2820  Bethel 
Church  Rd..' Pittsburgh  34. 

Stephen  M.  Terpak  (Stephen  Terpak  '24)— 110  Euclid  Ave.,  Pittsfield,  Mass. 

Edward  V.  Thomas  (Elizabeth  Hartranft  Thomas  '25) — 92  Montgomery  St.,  Mont- 
gomery. 

Carl  B.  Truxel  (Cora  Newsham  Truxel  '31,  Carl  E.  Truxel  '31) — 527  Brookside  Ave., 
Yeadon. 

Diane  E.  Waldner  (Frank  E.  VValdner  '25)  — 15  North  Eleventh  St.,  Ashland. 

Deborah  A.  White  (William  R.  White  '26)— 45  Gramercy  Park,  New  York  10,  N.  Y. 

Marcia  B.  Williams   (May  Williams  Dean  '37)— 920  Eliza  St.,  Houtzdale. 

DECEMBERl9.'i2 


How  the  Alumni  Fund 
Helped 

Scholarships  and  other  student  aid  award- 
ed by  Bucknell  Universitv  last  vear  totalled 
,$128,521. 

Of  this  amount,  $72,405  was  granted  in 
the  form  of  scholarships,  while  $56,116  was 
received  by  students  in  the  form  of  compen- 
sation for  student  service.  Part  of  the 
Bucknell  Alumni  Fund  is  used  for  these 
purposes, 

A  total  of  404  students  or  about  one  stu- 
dent in  every  five  was  employed  by  the  Uni- 
versity. Approximately  100  of  these  earned 
at  least  25  per  cent  of  their  college  expenses. 
Most  of  the  students  employed  were  upper- 
classmen,  since  Bucknell  does  not  normally 
engage  freshmen   for  student   service. 

Scholarship  grants,  including  both  graduate 
and  undergraduate  awards,  went  to  200  stu- 
dents or  about  10  per  cent  of  the  student 
body.  Financial  need  of  the  applicant  is  the 
lirincipal  consideration  in  the  awarding  of 
scholarships  by  the  Student  Aid  Committee. 
The  student's  rank  in  his  secondary  school 
.graduating  class  and  his  scores  on  the  Col- 
lege Board  tests  are  other  important  criteria 
in  determining  whether  or  not  the  applicant 
qualifies. 

To  maintain  an  academic  scholarship,  stu- 
dents must  meet  a  specific  grade  requirement 
set  by  the  University. 

Thacher  '41  Writes  Second 
Book 

"The  Tender  Age",  a  novel  by  Russell 
Thacher.  a  Bucknell  Class  of  1941  alumnus, 
has  recently  been  published  by  the  Mac- 
millan    Company. 

Frank  Brookhouser.  Philadelphia  Inquirer 
critic,  praised  the  work  highly  in  his  recent 
review.  He  described  the  book  as  "an  ex- 
cellent job  from  every  standpoint."  Of  the 
novel's  hero,  he  said,  "Bunny  is  quite  a 
young  man  and.  in  the  author's  capable  hands, 
his  portrait  becomes  a  full  and  vivid  and 
totally  revealing  one." 

"There  is  nothing  left  out.  You  can  hear 
the  ticking  of  his, troubled  heart — and  it's  in 
the  right  place.  And,  you  live  with  him 
through  this  crucial  weekend  in  his  life." 

"The  Tender  Age",  is  Thacher's  second 
novel  to  date.  His  first  book,  "The  Captain", 
was,  according  to  Brookhouser,  "a  critical 
success." 

Thacher  graduated  from  Bucknell  in  1941 
after  editing  L'Agenda  during  his  senior 
year.  At  present  he  is  one  of  the  associate 
editors  of  Omnibook  Magazine.  As  hobbies, 
he  lists  "mowing  lawn,  shoveling  snow  ofif 
sidewalk  (long  sidewalk),  viewing  with  be- 
mused consternation  dripping  faucets,  stub- 
born oil  burners,  exploding  hot  water  heat- 
ers ;  also  re-finishing  furniture,  reading,  get- 
ting the  children  to  bed."  He  and  his  wife 
live  at  120  Lincoln  Place,  Waldwick,  N.  J., 
with  their  two  small  sons,  Michael  6,  and 
Christopher,  3. 


Prepayment  Plan 

Bucknell's  Prepayment  Plan  has 
been  in  effect  for  15  years  and  is 
considered  to  be  a  desirable  vyay  for 
families  of  young  Bucknellians  to 
prepare  years  in  advance  for  the  fu- 
ture college  expenses  of  their  sons 
and  daughters.  The  advantages  of 
avoiding  a  concentrated  four-year 
financial  burden  are  obvious.  If  you 
wish  to  study  the  Prepayment  Plan, 
the  Alumni  Office  will  be  glad  to 
send  you  a  full  description  of  how  it 
operates  upon  your  request. 


ALUMNI  AND  PARENT  CONTRIBUTORS  1951-1952 

Gifts  Received  from  July  1,  1951  to  June  30,  1952 


ON  THESE  PAGES  are  inscribed  the  names  of  ALUMNI  and  FRIENDS 
who  made  contributions  to  the  University  through  the  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNI  FUND  in  1951-1952.  Names  of  PARENTS  who  contributed 
to  the  FATHERS'  LOYALTY  FUND  are  listed  on  page  14. 
As  a  result  of  their  generosity  the  funds  have  reached  a  total  beyond  any 
previous  year!  This  report  is  dedicated  to  these  "Bucknell  Partners"  in  the 
hope  that  they  will  be  accorded  some  measure  of  the  recognition  they  so 
richly  deserve. 

Double  asterisks   (**)   indicate  two  years  of  continuous  giving;  triple  aster- 
isks ('■'**)>  three  years. 


1883 

•••Coulston,  Angelette  Tilden 

1884 

Steans,  Carrie  Hoffa 
Strlne.  Grace  Runyan 

1886 

••=Keiser.  Dr.  Elmer  E. 

1887 

Harley,  Walter  S. 
Marsh.  Anne  Kaler 

1888 

«=*Hayes,  Dr.  William  Van  V. 

1889 

<"=Brubaker,  Susanna  Stapleton 
"Mei.xell.  Edith  Sliter 

1890 

Fund  Manager 

John  I.   Woodrufj 

Class  Members  7 

Contribtitor  1 

%   Contributing  14 

Amount  $20.00 

♦••Woodruff,  John  I. 

1891 

Fund  Manager 
Dr.  George  E.  Fisher 
Class  Members  11 

Contributors  3 

%  Contributing  27 

Amount  $30.00 

•••Fisher,  Dr.  George  E. 
••Glover,  Maze  Pellman 
Solly,  Mary  Kremer 

1892 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  A.  R.  E.  WyanI 

Class  Members  14 

Contributors  3 

%  Contributing  21 

Amount  $892.10 

•••Shaffer,  Charles  G. 
Thomas,  Cora  Davis 
••Wyant.  Dr.  A.  R.  E. 

1893 

Fund  Manager 

Rev.  E.  C.  Pauling 

Class  Members  IS 

Contributors  3 

%  Contributing  20 

Amount  $10.00 

Clymer,  Flora  M. 
••Horter,  Carrie  Lloyd 
•••Panling,  Rev.  Edward  C. 

1894 

Fund  Manager 
Dr.  Mary  B.  Harris 
Class  Members  25 

Contributors  10 

%  Contributing  40 

Amount  $205.00 

'••Callender.  Mabel  C. 
•••Harris,  Dr.  Mary  B. 
•••Lathrop,  Alonzo  C. 
"•Lawrence,  Blanche  Swengel 
-••Mulford,  Alice  Probasco 
•'•Smith.  H.  Burns 
"•Smith.  Dr.  Harvey  P. 

Strayer.  Franklin  R. 
-••Wattson,  Ida  Greene 

Wood,  Dr.  Joseph  R. 

10 


1895 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  B.  Meade  Wagenseller 
Class  Members  26 

Contributors  8 

%  Contributing  31 

Amount  '        $497.00 

•••Allen,  Ezra 
"♦"Baldridge.  Thomas  J. 
•••Clark,  Winifred  Patchin 
•••Greene.  Edward  M. 

'•Riemer.  Guide  C. 
^••Shorkley,  Sara  Merriman 

••Simpson,  Frank 
•••Wagenseller,  Dr.  B.  Meade 

1896 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  Mary  M.  Wolfe 

Class  Members  30 

Contributors  7 

%  Contributing  22 

Amount  '       $102.00 

•••Harris,  Herbert  P. 
•••Lewis,  Daniel  E. 
•••Robb,  C.  Keen 
•••Walker,  Elizabeth  C. 
•••Wolfe,  Dr.  Mary  M. 
••Wolfe.  Mary  Williamson 

In  Memoriavi 
Dr.  Henry  Colestock 

1897 

Fund  Manager 
Dr.  Romeyn  H.  Rivenburg 
Class  Members  21 

Contributors  4 

%  Contributing  19 

Amount  $40.00 

•••Deike,  Byrde  Taggart 
Marts,  Mary  Kelly 
•"■Rivenburg,  Dr.  Romeyn  H. 
Sliler,  Susan  R. 

1898 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  Charles  D.  Koch 

Class  Members  27 

Contributors  8 

%  Contributing  30 

Amount  $145.00 

Flint,  Mary  Chambers 
James,  Anne  Rodgers 

•••Koch,  Dr.  Charles  D. 

••■Leiser,  Andrew  A. 

•"•Pohlmann,  Flora  Slgel 

•••Tilley,  Dr.  Prank  W. 

•••Walls,  John  A. 

Whitney,  Emma  Bolenius 

1899 

Fund  Manager 

M.  Eloise  Schuyler 

Class  Members  37 

Contributors  13 

%  Contributing  35 

Amount  $173.00 

••Baldwin,  Mary  McCrelght 

Ballentine,  Floyd  G. 
••Bostwick,  Marie  Leiser 
•••Calvin.  John  E. 
Cober,  E.  W. 
Dieffenderfer,  Rev.  J.  P. 
•••Downs,  Gertrude  Stephens 
•••EnKle,  WiUiam  H.,  Esq. 

Krise,  Daniel  H. 

•••Meserve,  Howard  C. 

•••Mulford,  Maurice  B. 

••Purdy,  William  C. 

"••Schuyler,  M,  Eloise 


1900 

Fund  Manager 

Anna  C.  Judd 

Class  Members  38 

Contributors  10 

%  Contributing  26 

Amount  '        $100.00 

Bradbury,  Grace  Callender 

••Deppen,  Joseph  H. 
Emery.  Gertrude  Roos 

••Hottenstein,  Dr.  Daniel  E. 
•••Judd.  Anna  C. 
•••Kress,  Rush  H. 
•••Rommerdale,  Mabel  Wheeler 

••Sherwood.  Dr.  Andrew  J. 
•••Slifer,  Edna  Shires 

••Smith,  Louise  Warriner 

1901 

Fund  Manager 

Rev.  Walter  Ruch 

Class  Members  44 

Contributors  15 

%  Contributing  34 

Amount  $629.50 

•"•Allison,  Archibald  M. 
•■•Anderson,  Dr.  Frank 
•••Bogar.  Harvey  S. 
•••Bower,  Dr.  C.  Ruth 

Dutton,  Mabel  Batten 
•••Kalp,  Edith  Phillips 
•••King,  William  I. 
••Konkle,  Laura  Allen 
•••Lesher,  Dr.  Mabel  Grier 
"••Meschter,  Albert  P. 
••Pearse,  Charles  J. 
•••Robison,  Isabel  Schweyer 
•••Ruch.  Rev.  Walter  E. 

Stephens,  John  S. 
***Trax,  Harland  A. 

1902 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  Lczvis  E.  Theiss 

Class  Members  43 

Contributors  13 

%  Contributing  30 

.4  mount  $145.00 

••Anthony.  Mark  L. 

Bentz,  Abner 
••Comstock,  Rachel  Kunkle 
••Cunningham,  Alan  C. 
•'•Edgett,  George  E. 
Maneval,  Willis  E. 
•••Miller.  Grace  Brubaker 
•••Noaker,  Anna  E. 

Remer,  Marian  Ginter 
Robinson,  William 
•••Shields,  Sarah  Judd 
Theiss,  Dr.  Lewis  E. 
•••Williams,  Dr.  T.  Lamar 

1903 

Fund  Manager 

.lay  Bond 

Class  Members  51 

Contributors  14 

%  Contributing  27 

Amount  '        $128.50 

Carringer,  Royce  E. 
•••Dershimer.  Alexander  P. 
•••Ebling,  Emily  R. 

Eisemenger,  Charles  P. 
•••Pelsburg,  Louise  E. 

Gilmore,  Eva  Ginter 
•••Kalp,  W.  Lawrence 
•••Long.  Clara  Slifer 
•••Mauser,  Dr.  Harry  S. 

Mitchell.  Frank  A. 

Murphy,  Charlotte  Shield.s 
•••Sheldon,  Morton  R. 

Williams,  Howard  K. 
•■•Zeller,  Helen  Houghton 


1904 

Fund  Manager 

Daznd  W.  Robinson 

Class  Members  47 

Contributors  10 

%.  Contributing  21 

Amount  $82.00 

•••Groff,  Margaret  B. 

Halfpenny,  Estella  Albright 

Mccormick,  Harry  E. 
"••Merrill,  Elizabeth  Williams 
•••Robey,  Louis  W. 
•••Robinson,  David  W. 

Schillinger,  Olive 
•••Stahl,  John  H. 
•••Teufel,  Rev.  Charles  M. 
♦•Thompson.  Robert  W. 

1905 

Fund  Manager 

Claire  Comuay 

Class  Members  71 

Contributors  25 

%  Contributing  35 

Amount  '        $376.00 

•••Andrews,  Mary  Halfpenny 

Bittenbender,  Joseph  S. 
"••Bliss,  Ruth  Shorkley 
•••Bower,  Mary  I. 
•••Conway.  Claire  M. 

Cook.  Mabel  Maurer 
••Dudley.  Mary  tinruh 

Elliott,  Ralph 
•••Petherston,  Edith  Kelly 

Forgeus,  Margaret 
•••Hall,  Wyman  L. 
••Harnish.  Mary  Brown 
•••Hylbert,  Lewis  C. 

Johnson,  Nellie  E. 
••'Kalp,  Martha  Wolfe 

Mccormick,  Dorothy  Walls 
"•Portser,  W.  W. 
••Royer,  Roberts  D. 

Sanders,  John  C. 

Smith,  Paul  G. 
•••Steinhilper.  Anthony 
•••Steinhilper,  Nellie  Goddard 
•••Thomas,  Jessie  McFarland 

••Thomas,  Nell  J. 
•••Thomas,  Ruth  Lesher 

1906 

Fund  Manager 

Elbina  L.  Bender 

Class  Members  79 

Contributors  27 

%  Contributing  34 

Amount  $420.00 

•••Bender,  Elbina  L. 
•••Cole,  Dr.  Harold  N. 
•••Cole.  Hazel  Knapp 
•••Coverdale.  William  T. 

Dann.  Edna  Innes 

DeMelt,  Dean  William  E..  Sr. 

Donehower,  W.  L. 

FoUmer,  Frederick  V. 
•••Frost,  Sarah  Furman 

Glick,  Katherine  Sanner 

Goldsmith,  Maurice  P. 

Kauffman.  Ruth  Hammitt 

Kech,  Augustus  S. 
•••Kingsbury,  Dr.  Oscar  J. 

Long.  Grace  Meek 
•••Millward,  Dr.  Carl  L. 
•••Morrison.  Charles  C. 
•••Parmley,  Harry  M. 

Parsons,  Daisy  Parsons 

Phelps,  Dean  E. 
••'Rumsey,  Rev.  Edwin  W. 
•••Shelley,  Dr.  Penrose  H. 

Unger.  Sarah  E. 
"••Wilkinson, 

Katherine  MacCart 

Wright,  Florence  Cobb 

Yost,  Frank  I. 

In  Memoriam 
J.  Leigh  Shields 

1907 

Fund  Manager 

Mary  Stanton  Speiclier 

Class  Members  78 

Contributdrs  31 

%  Contributing  40 

Amount  '       $290..50 

Andrews,  Percy  C. 

August,  Wendall  M. 

Bernhard.  Clarence  A. 
"•Brockway.  Chauncey  E. 
"•Burrows,  Ernest  S. 
"••Catherman.  John  I. 
•••Cober,  Peter  G. 
-••Hawk,  Dr.  George  W. 

Hoechst,  Colt  R. 

Jones.  Ruth  C. 
'•King.  Kathryn  M. 

Loomls,  Esau 

Lyon,  Mary  Weddle 


McCall,  Margaret  Rowlands 

McCoy,  Frances  Williams 

Mattis,  George 

Perez,  Gilbert 

Potter,  Charles  P. 

Riggs,  Rev.  George  A. 

Riggs,  Margaret  Lesher 
•••Rockwell,  Dr.  Leo  L. 

Saylor.  Edwin  W. 
•••Schuch.  J.  Harry 
•••Schultz.  Thomas  W. 
••Shove.  P.  Rebecca 
•••Speicher.  Mary  Stanton 

Stibgen.  Annie  Alexander 
'♦♦Weddle,  Joseph  N. 

Whitney.  Earl  W. 
••Wolfe.  Jonathan 

Zug,  Fred  R. 

1908 

Fund  Manager 
Dr.  Winfield  S.  Booth,  Sr. 
Class  Members  88 

Contributors  24 

%  Contributing  27 

Amount  $356.00 

•••Bolton,  Dr.  Elmer  K. 
•••Booth, 

Rev.  Winfleld  Scott,  Sr. 
•♦♦Bromley,  Rev.  Charles  L. 
•••Condict,  Dr.  E.  Carroll 
•••Duncan,  Stephen  G. 
•••Passett.  Isabelle  Stahl 

Ferguson.  Charles  D. 
••♦Foster.  Carol  Spratt 

Haller,  Ralph  W. 
••Hartzell,  Harry  F. 
•♦'Henderson.  Joseph  W. 

Hostetter,  Dr.  John  C. 
"•Hummer,  John  F. 
"•Landers,  Olive  Richards 

Long,  C.  Edward 

Long,  Elsie  Owens 

Nicely.  Charles  A. 

Noll,  Walter  L. 

Richards,  Beatrice  R. 

Royer,  Dr.  E.  L. 
♦♦•Shrum.  Rev.  Reuben  W., 
••♦Thomas.  Ralph  L. 
•••Thompson,  Henry  C. 
•••Webster.  George  E. 


1909 

Fund  Manager 
Dr.  Nezvton  C.  Fetter 
Class  Members  99 

Contributors  29 

%  Contributing  29 

Amount  $363.00 

Africa,  Henry  S. 
•••Ballets,  George  P. 

Blair,  Harry  J. 
••'Chaffee,  Myra  M. 

Darlington,  Richard 

Elson,  Charles 

Evans,  A.  Prances  Chaffee 
♦♦'Fetter.  Rev.  Newton  C. 

Gemmill,  Myra  High 

Headland,  Sarah  Walters 
•••Humm,  Doncaster  G. 
••'Jackson,  Hazel  Craig 
•••Lepperd,  Charles  J. 
•••Lyte,  Gilbert  H. 

McLaughlin,  Minnie  Brobst 
•••Neumann, 

Katherine  Beckley 

Payne.  W.  Guy 

•••Quandt,  lola  B. 

"•Ritter,  Allan  G. 

Roush,  Rev.  Charles  S. 
"••Shirley,  John  T. 
••Shupe,  Myrtle  Walkinshaw 
•••Smith,  Dr.  Stanton  R. 
••♦Stone,  Helen  CUber 
•••VanWhy,  Eugene 

Velte,  Charlotte  Hulley 

Weeter,  Mabel  Slout 
♦♦•Wolfe,  Josephine  Hankins 
•••Youngken,  Heber  W. 

1910 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  Weaver  W.  Pangburn 
Class  Members  89 

Contributors  30 

%  Contributing  34 

.imount  '       $355.00 

Bank,  John 
"•Butt,  Cameron  A. 

Case,  George  F. 
■•Cathers,  Mildred 

Paglev.  GUbert  H. 

Fulton,  Elizabeth  Stage 

Gorton,  MacArthur 
•••Hardgrove,  Winnie  Dickson 

Hartshorn,  Edward  S. 
••Hedge,  Homer  B. 

Henderson,  Anne  Dresbach 
•••John,  Stella  Houghton 

Johnson,  Mabel  Gibson 
♦•Jury,  Mabel  Christian 
••♦Kresge,  Homer  D. 


DECEMBER 


95: 


Lawrence.  Mait  Cathrall 

McDonough.  Michael  J. 
••"Pangburn.  Dr.  Weaver  W. 
'  =  'Roser.  Hugh  E. 
•°*SayIor,  Robert  J. 

Schultz.  William  J. 
'••Sherwood,  Alexander  M. 

Sholl.  John  G. 

Shell,  Helen  Hare 

Smith.  E.  Paul 

Sterner.  Hope  B. 
••Street.  George  T..  Jr. 
■    Way,  Sara  Ray 
••'Woods,  Elmer  B. 

Yoder,  Emily  Lane 

1911 

Fund  Manager 


Leslie  Croii'dl 
Class  Members 
Contributors 
%  Contributing 
Amount 


107 

22 

21 

$268.00 


•••Browne,  Elizabeth  Hughes 

Bush.  Margaret  Curtis 
•••Carpenter,  Katherine  G. 
••'Crowell,  J,  Leslie 
•••Davis,  Frank  G. 

DeLong.  Roy  Allen 
•••Hillman,  Verna  Whitaker 
="=Jarvie.  Ruth  Safford 

Lloyd,  Herbert 
'••Loveland.  Charles  D. 
Lowry,  Robert 
••McCaskie,  Evelyn  H. 
•••McCuUen.  William 
••Mann.  Walter  H. 
•••Rockwell.  Vera  Cober 
•••Roser.  John  O.  L. 
'••Snyder,  Edgar  A. 
•••Starkweather. 

Matilda  Golding 
Thompson,  Flo  Leland 
•••Tyson,  James  A, 
••Villalon,  Jose  A, 
•••Waltman,  Harry  R. 

1912 

Fund  Manager 

A.   Oscar   Wolfe 

Class  Members  94 

Contributors  26 

%  Contributing  27 

Amount  '       $294.50 

Daggett,  Harry  N. 
Conner,  A.  Cleveland 
Conner.  Alberta  Bronson 
Davenport,  Ralph  F. 
•••Dufton,  Edward  P. 
••Fisher,  Margaret  McClure 
Forst.  Vera  M. 
Harris,  James  P. 
Houseknecht, 
Maze  Callahan 
•••Igler,  Dr.  Frederick  B. 
••Jenkins,  Mary  Weiser 
Johnson,  Howard 
Lowther, 

Elizabeth  Heinsling 
•••McNeal.  David  A. 
•••Meyer,  Robert  W. 
•••Ogden,  Merton  M. 
•••Reiter.  George  F. 
••Riehl,  Paul  L. 
•••Ruth,  D.  Clifford 
Ruth.  Helen  L. 
Sprout,  Lawrence 
••Waltz.  Dr.  Arthur  D. 
•••Weddell,  Sue  E. 
•••Williams.  Pearl  Ream 
•••Wolfe,  A.  Oscar 
In  Menwriani 
Harry  S.  Bastian 

1913 

Fund  Manager 

Rez:  John  D.  W.  Fetter 

Class  Members  75 

Contributors  20 

%  Contributing  17 

Amount  $482.50 

Beck.  Bright  W. 
•••Bowling,  Richard  H. 

Brush,  Rev.  Edwin  C. 
•••Dunkle.  D.  Forrest 
•••Edwards,  Walter  H, 
•••Fetter,  Rev.  John  D.  W, 
•••Fisher,  Howard  V, 
•••Goehring,  Howard  M. 
•••Hastings,  Berkeley  V. 
•••Hawkins,  O.  V.  W.,  Esq. 

Hemphill,  Hazel  Gallow-ay 
•'•McClure,  James  F. 
•••McKeague,  J.  Leslie 

Naylor.  Winifred  A. 
••Richards.  Earl  M. 
•••Rooke.  Robert  L. 
•••Sanders.  Charles  L. 

Shaffer.  Harold  A. 
•••Stetler,  A.  M, 
=  ••Still,  Ralph  A. 


1914 

Fund  Manager 

lesse  E.  Riley 

Class  Members 

100 

Contributors 

22 

%  Contribntinc/ 

22 

Amount 

$252.00 

*»*Armstroiig.  Earle  B. 
'"•Boyer,  Louis  H. 
**Campbell,  Harry  Earle 
'"^Coleman.  Charles  E. 
-"'Criswell.  John  R. 

Fairchild,  Elmer  E. 
^■"Golightly.  Joshua  R. 
"Kunkel.  Mary  A. 

Kuyl,  Henry  G. 

Laning.  Leland  P. 

Lowther.  W.  C. 

Reimensnyder.  Florence  I. 

Reitz,  W.  S. 
=  ""Rice,  JohnW. 
=*Rice,  Ruth  Hoffa 
***Riley.  Jesse  E. 

Schenck,  Cliaord  R. 
"•Schnure,  Fred  O. 
==Stapleton.  R.  B. 
'"^Weaver,  Eudora  Hamler 
"**'Weaver.  Harry  B. 
=  '=Whited.  Norman 


1915 

Fund  Manager 
Helen  Eede  McQuay 

Class  Members  105 

Contributors  24 

%  Contributing  23 

Amount  $269.50 

"=•  Allen,  Joseph  W. 
Bancroft,  Marion  R. 
Bates.  J.  B. 
=  'Brown,  P.  Theodore 

Clapp,  Edgar  T. 
'■^Grouse,  Walter  S. 
^^-^Dillon.  Dr.  Emma  E. 
=  **Geiger,  Carl  E. 
=  "Hamlin.  Albert  J. 
'  =  =Hines,  Myrna  Strickler 
**=Irland,  George  A. 

Keiser.  Willmon 
=  ''=McQuay,  Helen  Eede 
Markle,  J.  J. 
*=Muffly.  Dr.  G.  Walter 
"■^^Pangburn,  Dr.  Edward  W. 

Reitz,  Ethel  Galloway 
=  =»*Rogers.  E.  Lloyd 
'"Schaffner.  Dwite  H. 
Smith.  Omar  H. 
**'=Stevenson,  Dr.  George  S. 
*=Topham,  Erie  M. 
Winkelbleck. 

Miriam  Strickler 
Wolfe.  H.  Michael 

1916 

Fund  Manager 

Hon.  IViUiam  L.  SJioivcrs 
Class  Members  104 

Contributors  24 

%  Contributing  23 

Amount  $286.00 

^^'Alter,  Samuel  G. 

Bartholmew,  Derben  W. 
==Bigler,  R.  P. 
=  *=Brandon.  Margaret  Weddell 
"Brown,  Helen  Horton 
''•Butt.  Bruce  E. 
=  ~=Davenport.  Dr.  Samuel  M. 
Everette.  Russell  W. 
Giffin.  Harold  W. 
=  ==Hamlin,  Ruth  Williams 
Henszey.  William  H. 
Jones,  Carrie  Foresman 
'*Laird,  Elizabeth  B. 
Mensch.  Sterling  R. 
Noll,  Verne  G. 
Oesterle.  Rev.  Eric  A. 
=  =Ranck.  Dayton  L. 
Riley.  Ethel  Heiter 
Sanders,  Homer  M. 
=  '^''Schnure,  Dorothy  Bunnell 
Showers.  Hon.  William  L. 
=  ^"Stevenson,  Amy  Patterson 
Sutton.  Grace  I. 
==Switzer.  Lester  A. 


1917 

Fund  Manager 

Charles  W.  Potter,  Sr. 
Class  Members  125 

Contributors  28 

%  Contributing  22 

Amount  $327.00 

Armstrong,  Jeannette  Cooke 
Belcher,  Louise  Bassell 
'"Bertin,  Dr.  Eugene  P. 
=»*Derr,  Ralph  B. 
=*Pelton,  Raleigh  M. 
Flynn,  Alice  Haslam 
Gray.  Amanda  L.  Whitaker 
Harrison,  Anna  Downing 
Hi^gs,  Frances  Hilgert 
=="Kriner.  Clarence  M. 
=  '"Kriner.  Henrietta  Heinsling 
Lindsey.  Esther  Edge 
McCormick,  James  R. 
■^"•Moore,  Olive  E. 
'•Rudin,  Miriam  Bridge 
'*RusseIl,  Hugh  T. 
'**Schug,  Alice  Johnson 
Seemann,  S.  Leroy 
Smith,  Calvin  J. 
***Sowers,  Irvin  P. 
=**Sprout,  Clinton  I. 
•*Tnomas,  Richard  E. 
**Topham,  C.  Ray  Speare 
***Volkmar,  Marie 


-     Ward.  Ethel  V. 

Weirick.  Joseph  C. 
=  ==Williams.  Prank  E. 
'^'*Yon.  Arthur  R. 

1918 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  Chester  S.  Keefer 
Class  Members  144 

Contributors  23 

%  Contributing  16 

Amount  $259.00 

Boswell,  Rev.  David  N. 

*  =  '=Bower.  Helen  Diffendafer 
""Dent.  Edith  Crane 

==»Derr.  Mary  Beatty 
"■Eshelman.  Dr.  Thomas  A. 
=  »*Foresman.  Grover 
"^'Fritz.  Mabel  H. 
'""Gold,  Dr.  John  S. 
'^'•Hall.  Miriam  Minch 
*'Harris.  Stanley  N. 

Iredell.  Helen  Shaffer 
"*Keefer,  Dr.  Chester  S. 

May.  Marguerite  Ryan 

Miles,  Dr.  George  H. 
^'^Musser.  Malcolm  E. 

Owen.  Ella  Jones 
=='-''Ranck.  Bruce  O. 

Rosenberger.  Howard  L. 
'='  ==Shellenhamer. 

Carrie  Wetzel 
***Smith.  Ora  B. 
***Spotts.  Dr.  S.  Dale 
'••Sprout.  Louise  Hahn 
••Weible.  M.  Helen  Matthews 

1919 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  Franklin  D.  Jones 

Class  Members  147 

Contributors  ZZ 

%  Contributing  22 

Amount  '        $322.00 

Anchor.  Charles  J. 
Andrews.  Harry  F. 

*  =  *Angel.  Harry  H. 

Boyles,  Walter  A. 

Chandler.  Susannah  Grove 

Clare.  Elsie  Buckley 
'"Eisenman.  Naomi  Lane 

Gilbert.  Harold  N. 
«**Greenleaf.  Dr.  Arthur  J. 
=  =  *Grove,  Mary  E. 

Hall.  Voris  B. 
=  "Harer.  H.  L. 

Heberling. 

Hazel  Williamson 
*=*Jones.  Dr.  Franklin  D. 
'=*='Kelchner.  Alice  M. 
**=Kline.  Raymond  D. 

Kunkle,  George  M. 

Laning.  Golda  Clark 

*  =  'Lawrence,  Frank  A. 

Lewis.  Raymond  P. 
•^Markowitz,  Benjamin 

Pierce.  James  C. 

RiaLe.  Frank  H. 

Robbins.  Mary  McLaughlin 

Schoen.  Marion  Hyatt 

Sheridan.  Robert  H. 

Smith,  Karl  D. 
"••Starkweather,  George  A. 
=  ^'Stein.  Ruth 

Thomas,  Agnes  E. 

Tice.  Raymond  D. 

Warfel.  Ruth  Farquhar 

*  =  =Wenrich.  Clyde  E.  R. 

1920 

Fund  Manager 

Harold  A.  Stewart 

Class  Members  184 

Contributors  38 

%  Contributing  21 

Amount  '     $1,228.50 

""Bair.  Kathryn  Keylor 
Bell,  Robert  K.,  Esq. 
Benjamin,  G.  Norman 
==Copeland,  Raymond  W. 
*=»Delong.  Elthera  Corson 
«=*Dent.  Joseph  D. 
Durst.  J.  Fowler 
Eaton.  Lewis  A. 
"Florin,  Hazel 

*  =  *Fowle.  Dr.  Lester  P. 

Heckerdorn,  W.  R. 

Heim.  Thomas  J.  S. 
••"Hooven,  Morris  D. 
=  =  *Ingram,  Dr.  Frank  W. 

Iredell,  Charles  V. 


"Kyle.  Robert  S. 
Lewis,  Predreick  H. 
^••Lighton.  Lester  E. 
=  =  *Lockeman. 

Charlotte  Volkmar 
Martin.  David  J. 
Masterton.  William  W. 
=  **Mathieson.  A.  R. 
"Nancarrow.  H.  L. 

Pangburn.  James  A. 

'•Quigley.  Marguerite  I. 

■°*Ranck.  Mildred  Farley 

•'•Rhodes.  Helen  Bodine 

Richards.  Margaret  Trump 
Rolfe.  William  J. 
Shea.  LaVerne  H. 
""'Shoemaker. 

M.  Kathryn  Glover 
^•Slocum.  Warren  H. 

Snyder.  Roy  D. 
=  "Speare.  William  E.  C. 
'=-Stewart.  Harold  A. 
-'Warfel.  Dr.  Harry  R. 
•""'Williams.  T.  C,  Sr. 

*  ==Wyant.  Corbin  W. 

1921 

Fund  Manager 
Xelson  S.  Rounsley 

Chiss  Members  161 

Contributors  38 

7o  Contributing  24 

Amount  '       $417.00 

Angstadt.  Robert  W, 
=  "Baker.  Edna  M. 

Barbour,  Elizabeth  Davis 

Bateman.  Lydia  Coene 
*=Bitner.  Dr.  Charles  H. 

Clare,  Victor  G. 

Cole.  Edna  Martin 
"*Derr.  Herbert  N. 
••DeWire.  Dr.  M.  B. 

Douglass.  Holmes  T. 

Edgett,  Catherine  DeEtte 

Edwards.  Walter  P. 
•••Powle,  Marguerite  Hartman 

Goho,  Albert 
'••Herb.  Grant  O. 
'  =  *Hidlay,  Dr.  Raymond  G. 

Hooper,  Dorothy  Lent 
"Jolly.  Katherine  Fulford 
"•King.  X>r.  A.  P. 
"•Kohler.  E.  L. 
"•Laher,  Donald  S. 
•"Mangan,  Thomas  J. 
*'Metz,  Rev.  C.  A. 

Miller,  Katherine 
=  "Moore,  Clarence  B. 
"•Reamer.  E.  LaRue  Unger 

*  ==Reamer,  Francis  P. 
"'Rickenberg.  Charles  H. 

Rounsley.  Nelson  S. 
Seemann,  B.  R. 
Shimer,  Harold  L. 
Shimer,  Helen  S.  Beck 
•'•Smith.  Ellis  S-.  Sr. 
Sprout.  Marjorie  E. 
Thomas.  Dr.  Harry  V. 
Townsend,  Prank  S. 
Townsend.  Hannah  Madison 
Winsor.  Kenneth  C. 

1922 

Fund  Manager 

Rev.  Fin  ley  Keech 

Class  Members  176 

Contributors  46 

%  Contributing  26 

Amount  '       $439.50 

"'Balliet.  William  E. 

Bechtel.  Gordon  P. 

Beers.  J.  R. 
••Butt,  Edna  Follmer 
'••Campbell.  Philip  C. 

Cloward.  Esther  Fleming 
'•'Copeland.  Amorita  Sesinger 
'•Copeland, 

Mary  Jane  Williamson 
••Cornwell.  Florence  D. 
•••Derek.  Chester  H. 
•••Dickrager.  Leona 
'•'Doty,  Angeline  Kissinger 

Eflinger.  Myra  C. 

•••Estelow.  Richard  K. 

••'Galbraith.  Walter  D. 

''•Gardner.  Arthur  P. 

Greiner.  Bright  E. 

Hammitt,  Helen  L.  Johnston 

Hartz,  Ralph  F. 

Hill,  Eloise  E. 
•"Irvin,  William.  J. 
•■"•Keech.  Rev.  Finley 
^••King.  Oliver  L. 

Krug,  Karl 

Landis.  Roy  H. 

Lawson,  L.  W. 


Levine.  Isaac 

Lowry,  W.  N. 
■=  =  Mathieson.  EflSe  Muir 
-^Mathieson,  George  W. 

Mosch.  Margery  Parley 

O'Neil,  Susanna  Plummer 

Patton.  Stewart  U. 
=  '*Rinebold.  William  J. 

Ross,  E.  Willis 
=**Schultz,  Dr.  Robert  R. 

Sherman,  Mary  ShoU 
^^Shott,  John  H. 
••Stahl,  Catharine  Y. 

Stahl,  John  C. 

Watt.  Karl  M. 
"•Weaver,  Paul  A. 
•••Wentzel,  Edward  G..  Jr. 

Wiant,  Herman  E. 
•  =  =Wolfe.  Ruth  Brown 
-•-Worthington.  E.  L. 

1923 

Fund  Manager 
Arda  C.  Bozvser 

Class  Members  226 

Contributors  33 

%  Contributing  15 

Amount  '        $291.00 

•••Bowser.  Arda  C. 

Boyd.  Cornelia  R. 

Breth.  Isabella  Webster 

Bunnell.  Marjorie  Nichols 
'••Callander.  Rev.  Willard  D. 
=  =  ^Chamberlain,  George  R. 

Chapman,  M.  M. 

-Cloward,  Donald  B. 

Dawson,  Robert  M. 

Erdman.  Gladys  Emerick 

Frontz,  Olive  Billhime 
•••Griffith,  D.  M. 
••Hayden,  Katherine  Owen 

Heebner,  Natalie  Musser 

Jacobs,  Alfred  V. 
•"^•Jones.  Harry  W. 
•••Kimball,  Lawrence  M. 
=  *Kulz.  Jacob  H. 
••Lewis.  A.  R. 
"•Lofberg,  Dora  Keough 
"=**McGregor,  Prank  R. 
•••Mallay.  Paul  C. 

Miller,  Mary  Grove 

Murden,  Alma  Rover 
•••Purnell.  Dr.  John  S. 

Shaw.  Walter  B. 
•••Smith.  Nina  G. 
•'•Stabler.  Harry  E. 
"Stager.  Luke  L. 
•••Summerfleld.  Prank  W. 
"Swetland.  Rupert  M. 
•-Swetland. 

Elizabeth  Speakman 

Thurston,  Helen  Powell 

1924 

Fund  Manager 
Dr.  Merl  G.  Colvin 

Class  Members  223 

Contributors  37 

%  Contributing  17 

Amount  $359.50 

•••Ashman,  Edward  T. 
•••Budd,  C.  Kenneth 

Cober.  Kenneth  I. 
•••Colvin.  Dr.  Merl  G. 

Cupp.  Louise  Benshoff 
•••Dayhoff.  Harry  O. 

DeLaCour.  Alice  Ruhl 
•••Dunlap.  Earl  S. 
••Eckman.  J.  Ronald 

Entz.  F.  Harold 

Erickson,  Carl  A. 

Hall.  Iva  DeWitt 
•••Hartman,  L.  F. 
•••Helm,  Robert  C, 
•••Heller,  Ida  R. 
••Holter,  H,  W. 

Hudson,  Roland  O. 
••Jemison,  Poster  D. 

Johnson,  Ruth  I. 
•••Jones.  Elizabeth  Moore 
••Keech.  Catherine  Lepsch 
••Lenox,  Rev.  G.  Merrill 

Lenox.  Dr.  John  E. 

Long.  George  W. 

McMurtrie,  A.  J, 
••Me^ahan,  Mildred 
•••Moore,  Geneva  Gerlach 

Overdorfl,  H.  Virgil 
•••Palma.  Dr.  Nicholas 
•••Roberts.  L.  Alice 

Schaefer.  Harold  L. 
•••Smith.  Meribel  Bitter 

Steckel.  Rachel  M. 
•••Terpak,  Stephen 

Unversagt.  Aimee  Angella 

Wendell,  Rev.  Roland  M. 

Wolf.  Sara  Manahan 


Fund  Results  in  Brief 

X umber  of  Amoitut  of 

Contributors  Co7ityibutio}itf 

Alumni    ....._ 2050  $20,285.39 

Friends  of  the  Universitj-  4  135.00 

Alumni  Clubs   2  110.00 

Parents   169  6,448.62 


A verage 
Contribution 

$  9.90 
33,75 
55.00 
38.16 


TOTALS 


2225 


$26,979.01 


$12.12 


DECEMBER     1952 


11 


1925 

Fund  Manager 

Dr.  Clair  C.  ^•I'diujli-r 
CInss  Mciiihcrs  253 

Contributors  41 

%  ContrilmtiiHj  16 

Amount  '        $527.00 

*  ==Ackman,  Howard  E. 

Baker,  Dr.  Leslie  E. 

BerK.  Mary  Schilling 

Biddison,  Mildred  P. 
•"Breisch.  Dr.  Warren  F. 
"='Bressler,  John  P. 

Cherrington,  Lawrence  R. 
"-""Clingerman.  Robert  J. 

Cober,  Clara  Price 

Davis.  Alice  V. 
••Duck.  William  O. 
•"•Ebert.  Carrie  Sinithgall 

Ellis.  Charlotte  Bosler 

Eschbach,  Donald  O. 

Evans.  William  C. 
•"Faint.  George  R..  Sr. 
•••Fritz.  Grace  Matz 

Gardner,  Gertrude 
•••Gummo,  Blanchard 
•••Harvev.  Wildon  T. 

Henrv.  Donald  E. 

Heysham,  Theodore.  Jr. 

Jenkins.  E.  E. 
•••Jones.  Allen  P. 
•••Jones.  Prank  L. 
•••Kapp.  Dr.  Carl  G. 

Lauder.  John  H. 

Mettler.  M.  Beatrice 

Miller,  Florence  Pratt 

Namisniak.  John  E. 
•"•Nicodemus.  Dr.  Roy  E. 

••Patterson.  Dr.  James  N. 
•••Peifer,  Helen  G. 

Schmidt.  Paul  G. 
•••Spangler.  Dr.  Clair  G. 
•••Stewart.  Estella 
••'Thomas.  William  G..  Jr. 
•••Traver.  Rev.  Rufus  M. 

Wagner.  Howard  W. 
•••Wilsbach. 

Johannetta  Snyder 

Wilson.  Lillian  M. 

1926 

Fund  Manager 

J)r.  E.  D.  Carstatcr 

Class  Mciiibcrs  250 

Contributors  40 

%  Contributing/  16 

Amount  '        $472.00 

•••Adams.  Muriel  E. 

Bach.  F.  Earl 
•••Bower.  Lelia  E. 
***Brewen,  Dr.  Stewart  F. 
•••Brown,  Anna  L. 
•••Carstater,  Dr.  Eugene  D. 

Coleman.  Carlton  G. 
••Colvin.  Margaret  Price 
•••Councilman.  Elberta  Stone 

Drake.  Albert  S. 

Farrow.  Charles  T. 
•••Pocht.  Florence  Utt 
•••Gardner.  Carlton  L. 

Hamblin.  Clarissa 
•••Hand.  Orval  J. 
••Hill.  Anna  VanDine 

Jensen.  Maud  Keister 
•••Jones.  Malcolm  G. 

Kushell.  Isabelle  Morrison 

McCue.  Louise  Curtis 
•••McHail.  Bruce  A. 
•'Martz.  James  V. 
••Miers.  T.  Jefferson 
••Miers.  Louise  Matthews 

Miller.  William  I. 

Morrow.  Martha  M. 
•••Mosser.  A.  P. 

Nicely.  Ethel  Fowler 
••Postpichal.  Ruth  Propert 
•••Replogle.  James  S. 
••Rigg.  Donald  L. 

Rood.  Carrie  Smith 
•••Rvan.  Eleanor  Dakin 
•••Sliler.  Kenneth  W. 
••Summerill.  Ann  Zerby 

Thorn.  Norman  H. 

Tice.  Dr.  Willard  H. 

Wandover.  Clare  C. 

Warner.  Ruth  Miller 

White.  William  R. 
••'Wilsbach.  Anthony 

1927 

Fund  Manager 

Carl  J.  Gciser 

Class  Members  284 

Contributors  39 

%  Contributinq  14 

Amount  '        $464.30 

**Allsworth.  J.  B. 
'•Bean.  Dr.  Stuart  H. 
Beshel,  Anthony  A. 
■^^B.hl.  A.  W. 

Brandon.  Dr.  Arthur  L. 
**'Chesne.v.  J.  Graham 
""Day.  Anna  Cutwater 
Decker.  Dr.  Ernest  B. 
'^'Deen.  Evelyn  H. 
Dunbar.  Asnes 
Fogelsanger,  D.  Aldus 
Gardner.  H.  W. 
°'*Geiser,  Carl  J. 

Gill.  Earl  A. 
"'•Giordano.  Dr.  James  V. 
■^^'Gretzinger.  William  C. 
'"Halleran.  Eugene  E. 
'""Hann,  Thomas  D..  Jr. 


*'  =  Hart,  George  W. 
Heim.  Herbert  E. 
Jenkins. 

Goldena  S.  Guilford 
=  -Koopmann.  Mary  Konkle 
Kunkel.  Helen  Egge 
=  '^Kushell,  Charles  J..  Jr. 
Laucks.  Joseph  C. 
Lawson,  Elizabeth  K. 
McNutt.  William  P. 
Mellor.  Clifford  H.,  Jr. 
Merrick.  S.  Grace  M.lhous 
""Miller.  Bruce  J. 
*»Miner,  Florence  Beckworth 
-'^'Replogle,  Veta  Davis 
Riesmeyer.  A.  Henry 
'-'"''Seltzer,  Irvin  A. 
■'-'Slifer.  Caryl  Dutton 
Smith.  Lavinia  Williams 
'^Webber.  Harold 
=^°WilUams,  Harry  H. 
'^"^Wilson.  LytleM. 


1928 

Fund  Manager 

Loyd  Trimmer 

Class  Members  217 

Contributors  46 

%  Contributing  15 

Amount  $314.00 

Avery,  Anna  Everltt 

Hoop.  Marlin,  W.  L. 

Bradley.  E.  Klea  Montague 
==Carstater,  Marie  Helwig 

Couch.  Ruth  Bray 

Crissman,  Alice  Lanbert 

Davis.  Randall 
==Dill.  Eleanor  Miller 

Draper,  Thomas  R. 

Earhart.  Inez  Robison 

Engstrom.  Arthur 
=  "^Field.  Margaret  M. 
"Tink.  Pauline  Belles 
"'^Focht.  Brown 
===Foster,  Albert  K. 
=  ''-Fox.  Frederick.  Jr. 

Gum.  Amanda  Brown 

Harpster,  William  F. 
=  '"HeUer.  Jeanette  M. 
''-'^'Henderson.  Rena  Anderson 
'^^'^Huffman.  C.  Elwood 

Huntingdon,  Miles  W. 
*=Keiser.  E.  Lee 

Kemery,  Fred  B. 
''''*Lewis,  Thomas 
=  =  'Losch,  Lenore  M. 

McNutt.  Helen  Durkin 

Morrissey.  E.  James 

Phillips.  John  C. 

Pierson.  Harry  H.  v 

Porter.  Leah  Decker 

Priemer,  B.  August 

Reber,  Harold  Z. 

Shannon,  Ridge  R. 
=  "=Sheriff,  Dr.  Wilbur  S. 

Signorino,  James  R. 

Snyder, 

M.  Josephine  Kunkel 
■^^^Ulmer.  Alfred  R. 
"="Vastine.  Dr.  John  R. 
^''Wagner.  Dale  H. 
'^"Wendin. 

Barbara  Reifsnyder 
^^'Whitaker.  Edna  L. 
"^Whitehead, 

Genevieve  Punches 

Williams,  Wyatt  E. 
""^'Winter,  Bruce  H. 

Wolfgang,  John  L. 


*^Eyster,  Jessie  Fielding 
Field.  Mildred  Mosser 
=  ^Fink.  Paul  E. 
=  **Frederick.  A.  Elizabeth 
=  =  *Heiligman.  Dr.  N.  H. 
-"Hoy.  W.  Duffield 
Mahood.  WiUiam  T. 
Meyer.  H.  Victor 
Minick,  J.  C. 
"*Rarig,  Allen  A. 
=  'Reinheimer.  Dr.  Kenneth  G. 
=='Ricker,  Sarah  Beck 

Rupp,  Henry  C. 
=  =  *Showalter.  Thelma  J. 
Storaci.  Dr.  Frank  S- 
Strahan,  George  W. 
Swing,  F.  A. 
'-^Vensel,  Sarah  CoUner 
'"Wagner,  Dorothy 
Weber.  Marie  Fetherolf 

1930 

Fund  Manager 
Rev.  John  N.  Fcaster 
Class  Members  261 

Contributors  24 

%  Contributing  9 

Amount  '        $169.00 

Baker.  Abraham  J. 

Benson.  Ottwill  I. 
^'-'Caav.  Ercil  Bates 

Coleman.  Esther  Keim 
^^Crago.  Paul  H. 

Davidson.  Henry  E. 
=  =  *Davies,  Dorothy  M. 
*="Everitt.  Mary  Laning 
ssipgaster.  Rev.  John  N. 
~*"Fenichel,  Dr.  Benjamin 
""-Figner.  Elizabeth 

Hurlburt.  James  S. 
==Layman.  Kathryn  Gamble 

Mackie.  William  L. 
==MaxweU.  Dr.  Emilie 

Miller.  Marie  Walbert 

Nadolske.  Hanna  Dennin 
^"Pavne,  Robert  L. 
=  "=Potter.  Milton  J. 

Reno,  Fern 
'^'Soars.  Jessie  L. 

Taylor.  Raymond  G. 

Ufberg.  Dr.  Max  M. 
=^^*Wagner,  George  O. 

1931 

Fund  Manager 

Edrvard  J.  Swalsfig 

Class  Members  340 

Contributors  49 

%  Contributing  14 

Amount  '       $356.00 

Alcan,  Constance  Hulick 
-"Atwood,  Theodore  C. 

Bell.  Emily  Buck 

Bolster.  Ann  Sprout 

Buckholz.  Eleanor  L. 

Duckwitz,  W.  Edward 
''^Dundore. 

E.  Grace  Grimshaw 

Emery.  Paul  W. 
==''Fitch.  Dr.  Margaret  Erb 
*=*Fleming.  Alex  S. 

Fox.  Dr.  Charles  F.,  Jr. 

Fox,  Marian  Stinson 

Giles.  Marie  Gondict 
=  '*Githens,  Sherwood.  Jr. 


■-"'-"Shields.  Dr.  John  J. 

Shuttlesworth,  Joseph  G. 
--'^Simpson,  James  R. 

Sindel,  Dorothy  Miller 
-'^'Smalstig,  Edward  J. 
'•^Smalstig.  Alice  Drennen 

Smith,  A.  Crossley.  Jr. 
***Snyder,  Dr.  Charles  P. 
*="Snyder,  Ruth  Weidemann 

Straub.  Dorothy  Showalter 
'  =  -Thomas.  Russell  F. 
=  *'Wagner.  Cyrus  L. 
"=Wertheim, 

Madeline  Waldherr 
'--White.  Elizabeth  Tanger 

1932 

Fund  Manager 

'■orrcst  D.  Long 
Class  Members  287 

Contributors  30 

%  Contributinq  10 

Amount  '        $245.00 

**Abernethy.  George  L. 
"""Bucknam,  Bettina 
=*Coates,  Henry  G.  P. 
'•Cooper,  Janet  E. 
^"Davis,  Rev.  David  J. 

Derrick.  J.  Raymond 

Eyster,  H.  C. 
=  *^Fetter,  Dr.  John  S. 
"-"^Glazier.  Nathaniel 

Guldin.  Rev.  F.  Arthur 
'^Hoffman.  Lloyd  S. 
-'"Hopper,  Walter  F..  Jr. 
^  =  'Knights.  Frances  E. 
-^''Kohl,  Virginia  Kandle 

Lawson,  Dr.  E.  Kirby,  Jr. 
^^^'Leavitt,  Shirley  M. 

Leiby,  Mary  Beck 
""'^Logan.  James  P. 
'"'March,  Louis  A. 

Morgenstern,  Eva  Folsom 

Nayfield,  Ronald  C. 
-^'-Rollins.  Glen  W. 
"-=Rousseau,  Norman  P. 
=  ""Ruggles.  Evadne 

Schnure.  Elizabeth  Purdv 

Sheaffer,  Grace  Pithian 
''"Solomon,  Dr.  Daniel  L. 

Stevenson,  James  B. 
=  = -Twaddle,  Ruth  Christian 

White.  W.  J. 


1933 

Fund  Manager 
Campbell  Rutledge,  Jr. 
Class  Members  321 

Contributors  50 

%  Contributing  16 

Amount  '        $468.50 

^'Ballard.  Dorothy  A. 
=  'Bellmeyer.  Joseph  S..  Ill 
"*Bellmeyer,  Marv  Grove 
"■^Bly.  Dr.  Loren  P. 
-  "Bower.  Rev.  Franklin  A. 
'Bowers,  Dr.  Paul  A. 
Brouse.  D.  Claj'ton 
-^^Colavita.  Dr.  James  J. 
-*Cook,  Franklin  H. 
Cook,  Robert  N. 
Davis,  Rev.  James  H. 
= 'Davis,  Edith  Pancoast 
=  'Dunlap,  H.  L. 
"*Dunmire,  M.  Gladys  Steele 


•  =  '=Pratt,  Burt  C. 

Rakestraw.  Louise 

Rider,  Stanley  O. 

Rodgers,  Robert  M. 

Russo,  Louis  J. 
^•'•Rutledge,  Campbell,  Jr. 

Smith,  Virginia  Humphreys 
•*Smith.  William  N. 

Stanger,  S.  H. 
=  *»Vanderhoof.  Lorna 
ssftVinyard,  Caroline  C. 

Walters,  George  R. 

Ward,  Elizabeth  Thayer 

Wasserman,  A.  W. 

Wells,  C.  Edmund,  Esq. 

Young.  Donald  B. 
-'Zanella.  D.  Andrew 

1934 

Fund  Manager 

Walter  W .  Ruck 

Class  Meinbers  320 

Contributors  32 

%  Contributing  10 

Amount  '        $367.00 

Bean,  H.  Roland 

Benson,  Mary  Noll 
==Boger..  Dr.  William  P. 
=-*Bond,  Lawrence  R. 

Breen.  Harriet  Kramer 
-'Brewer,  Wesley  D. 
*'Bush.  Jean  Hill 

Cronin,  Virginia  Dunkle 

Dando.  William  A. 

Everitt,  Joseph  A. 

Farina.  Nicholas  A. 
^^Favino.  James  F. 
=  -*^Fendrich,  Edgar  L. 
^""Fithian.  Harry  C.  Esq. 
"=^^PoUEt,  Dr.  Tilman  H. 
=  *'-Garver,  Dr.  Charles  K. 

Geiger,  Walter  C. 

Greulich,  Wilmer  D. 
-"Grove.  Lt.  Col.  Lee  A. 

Helsby,  G.  Philip 
'•Kehrer.  George  T. 

Kester.  Dorothy  G. 
'"Light.  Pauline  E. 
'^'Linetty,  Joseph 

Macduff,  Ethel  Thompson 

Myers,  Edward  C. 

Oaks,  E.  Grace 
^•Shields,  Kelvin  L. 
"Simpson.  Helen  Hoffner 

Sober.  Margaret  G. 

Strieker.  Dr.  Robert  S. 
=  ^Tenney.  Eunice  Lamb 


Parlicipation 

Perceiitages- 

— Decade  Groups 

1901-1910              1911-1920 

1921-1930 

1931-1940 

1941-1950 

1907-40';v              1912-27% 

1922-26% 

1933-16% 

1942-21% 

1905-35                 1913-27 

1921-24 

1931-14 

1941-18 

1901-34                 1915-23 

1924-17 

1935-14 

1943-16 

1906-34                 1916-23 

1925-16 

1938-11 

1946-14 

1910-34                 1914-22 

1926-16 

1940-11 

1948-14 

1902-30                 1917-22 

1923-15 

1932-10 

1945-13 

1909-29                 1919-22 

1928-15 

1934-10 

1947-13 

1903-27                 1911-21 

1927-14 

1936-10 

1949-13 

1908-27                 1920-21 

1929-11 

1937-10 

1944-11 

1904-21                 1918-16 

1930-09 

1939-10 

1950-10 

The-  Emeritus  Classes 

registered  29.5% 

of  members  as 

contributors. 

1929 

Fund  Manager 

Charles  IV.  Kalfy 

Class  Members  259 

Contributors  29 

%  Contributing  11 

Amount  $348.50 

**-Abbott.  Dr.  Albert  J. 
Armagost, 

Josephine  Schilling 
Aucker.  Arch  A. 
-•'Bailey.  Clyde  P. 
••Bailey.  N.  Dorothy  Lemon 
Brickley.  Myrtle  DeCoursey 
Brubaker,  Donald 
Cawley,  Alice  Spokes 
Coleman.  Rowland  H. 


■"Gott.  Glayds  Hotaling 

Grove.  Robert  D. 
''••Haines.  Dr.  Keith  E. 
••Heine.  Dorothy  Grimshaw 
•••Hlbler.  Marjorie  Budd 

Hort.  Percy 
"••Hosier.  Daris  Bracey 

Howell.  Richard 
•••Ingols.  Robert  S. 
•"Keagy,  Dr.  R.  Marvel 
"••Keenan.  Robert  J. 

Lawson.  Esther  Minich 

McDowell.  Roberta  Slifer 

MacDonald.  Lois  Baker 

Nlssley.  Joseph 
"••O'Brien,  Martha  Warner 

Palmer.  Helen  Lyman 
•••Plant.  Metta  AUen 

Reece,  Helen 

Rider.  Bernlce  Bachman 
•••Rollins,  Miriam  Stafford 


Fenstermacher,  Albert  H. 

Gilmore,  Lehman  P. 
""Graybill.  Ann  M. 

Hanson.  Helen  L. 
■""Hartman,  Henry  K. 

Hoffman.  Ira  P. 
"'Ingram.  Mary  Hazard 
""•Jeffery.  Margaret  VanTuyl 
"•Kaste,  Viola  M. 
"•Leach.  Charles  P. 

Leslier.  Mabel 

Liming.  William  S. 

Lobel.  Ethel  Hutchins 

Loth.  Bernard  M. 

Mechesney. 
Ethelyn  Steamer 

Myers.  Edna  Cleckner 
'""Offenkrantz. 

Dr.  Frederick  M. 

Ort.  Dr.  W.  Frederick  . 

Palsgrove.  Doris  G. 


1935 

Fund  Manager 

George  L.  McGaughey 
Class  Members  267 

Contributors  37 

%  Contributing  14 

Amount  $301.00 

"-"Beierschmitt.  Gerald  A. 
'-'Benson, 

F.  Kathryn  Stannert 
'^'Bergen,  John  L.,  Jr. 
"'•Bindrim.  Doris  E. 
'•Braucher.  Samuel  L. 
=s'Carey,  A.  Gertrude 
=  -''Druckemiller, 

Dr.  William  H. 
Farrington,  Allen 
"Favino,  E.  Gladys  Zarfos 
Fellows,  Phyllis  Hicks 
Fenstermacher, 
Lorraine  Powell 
"'Harman,  Catherine  Strine 
Jenkins.  Harry  L.,  Jr. 
Jenkins.  Luella  Pierce 
Kirbv.  Milton  A. 
KUman.  Dr.  Philip 
"^^Knights.  L.  Winnifred 
Kramer, 
Eleanor  Romberger 
-'^Larson,  Elaine  Ifill 
-^"Lehman.  Thomas  E.,  Ill 

Leichliter.  Otto  H. 
^'-McGaughey.  George  L. 
'  "Miller,  J.  Melvin 
Mills,  George  A. 
Mundy.  Ella  L. 
-  = ''Myers.  Donald  W. 
**Orloski.  James 
Peters,  Elizabeth  J. 
'""Poorbaugh.  Anna  Fishel 
Roensch,  Ethel  Hammer 
Rogers.  Esther  Rea 
'""Runkel.  Mary  Walker 
Shirley.  Allan  I. 
Steward.  Dr.  Clayton  M. 
Wells. 

H.  Patricia  Woodburne 
Williamson,  Beth  Hicks 
^f=V/ynn.  Harry  L. 

1936 

Fund  Manager 

Hubbard  S.  Ruoff 

Class  Members  302 

Contributors  29 

%  Contributing  10 

Amount  '       $236.00 

"""Brandon.  Virginia  R. 

Brown.  Charlotte  Shupe 

Bufanio.  Pred  A. 

Bull.  Starrling  O. 

"••Condict.  Edward  C. 

"•Decker.  John  C.  Ill 

Dickerman.  Fred  A. 

Even.  Grace  Mattern 

Housel.  Robert  V. 

D  K  C  E  M  B  E  R     1  9  r,  2 


Jones,  Robert  T. 

Katz,  Joseph  M. 

Lord.  Dorothy  Reeves 

Marvin.  Arthur  J. 
'■■■■"'UcKee.  Dr.  Edward  E. 
<'**Platt.  Janet  Soars 
■"'"Pluto,  Irene  Lewski 

Punshon,  Thomas,  Jr. 

Rapp.  Frederick  W. 

Rohde.  LeRoy 

Romig.  Allen  W. 
''**Sedgwick,  Dr.  Cornelius  E. 

Shaub,  Virginia  Nylund 
'-^Smeal.  Dean  E. 

Stanwood.  Lillie  Brown 

Toland.  Harriet  Kase 

Tursky.  Dr.  Rosemarie  J. 
osfiVerga,  Dr.  Armand  F. 

Winkler,  E.  Jane  Brewer 

Winkler.  Dr.  Louis  H.,  Jr. 

1937 

Fund  Manager 

Rev.  Clinton  Condict 

Class  McDibcrs  293 

Contributors  28 

%  Contributing  10 

Amount  $212.63 

Boyer.  Elizabeth  Reiff 
Breth,  Miriam  Newman 
Brouse.  Mary  Crabb 

***Clemens,  William  B. 

*"*Condict,  Rev.  Clinton  A. 


1939 

l-"und  Manager 

CImrlcs   V.  Dunham 

Class  Mejubers  392 

Contributors  41 

7o  Contrlbntiug  10 

Amount  $323.00 

Babcock.  Dorothy  Price 
Bagenstose,  David  R. 
Barns.  Jeanne  D. 
Bechtel.  Robert  J. 
Bowman.  Betty  Jane  Heller 
=  '-'Bracken,  Charles  O. 

Briggs,  Virginia  Cornellier 
""Brown. 

Margaret  F.  Anderson 
Coren,  Lewis 
^'Carrier.  Lawrence  M. 
=  -*Deimler.  Lillie  L. 
"*Dro2diak.  Dr.  Walter  M. 
""Dunham.  Charles  V. 

Feldman.  Lester 
^'Friedman,  Leonard  O. 
Frisoli,  Harold 
=  =  =Greene,  John  N. 
Gundrum,  Joha  H. 
Hall.  John  A. 
^'Hamburg.  Allen  E. 
"""Henderson,  Charles  N. 
Hunter,  Richard  B. 
James.  William  L. 
^-^'Kohberger.  Joseph  W. 
Lewis,  Robert  B. 


^"Shaner,  Robert  J. 
Sterner.  George  N. 
'"-"Thomas,  M.  Kay  Geissel 

*"^Walcott. 

M.  Permilla  Miller 

1941 

Fund  Manager 
Dorothy  Dcrr  Snyder 
Class  Members  348 

Contributors  64 

%  Contributing  18 

Amount  $294.32 

Andrews,  George  M. 

Armor.  Raymond  H. 

Auman.  George  E. 
"'■'"Bendell.  Eleanor  H. 

Bloete.  Wilbur  K. 
"''Brown.  E^'elyn  Day 
''-■'-'Burt,  Alma  Jacobs 

Clark.  Marie  Hirons 
■'  Clark.  Paul  W. 

Colahan.  Gladys  M. 
'^'"'Colwelt.  Helen  Meek 

Corcoran,  Alice  Bee 
=**Cummings,  Dr.  Martin  M. 

Diffenderfer,  Lillian  Bullock 

Dowdell.  William  F. 
'^''"Dumelin.  Janet  Clayton 

Durkin.  Joseph  A. 

Eisenberg. 

Elizabeth  Lowther 

Eisenberg.  Myron  D. 


Carson,  P.  William 
■  '''Casden.  Dr.  Daniel  D. 

Clark.  James  O..  Jr. 

Collinson,  Dr.  Daniel  J. 

Cramer,  Austin  B. 
'**Cummings,  Arlene  Avrutine 
***Davies,  Gertrude  Jones 

Davis,  Jane  Colteryahn 

Dietz,  Germaine  Pepperman 
^-'^Donehower,  Robert  W. 

Drout,  William  M.,  Jr. 

Durante,  Lois  Johnson 

Eisaman.  H.  Keith 
""Ernest.  Russell  G. 

Faust.  Margaret  H. 

Fellows.  Morgan  S. 

Granberry, 

Margaret  Linaberry 
=  ^*Gray.  Richard  M. 

Griggs.  David  G. 
*^*Grim.  D.  Elizabeth 

Hammer,  Theodore  E. 
^•^^Handforth.  Carl  H.,  Jr. 
**Hasselberger,  William  F. 

Haw,  Mary  E.  Osterlee 

Heaney.  Herbert.  Jr. 

Hieber,  Maurine  Hobbs 

Johnson.  Harry  V. 

Jones.  J.  Charles 
■  "Kehler.  Ronald  E. 

Kersteen,  Donald  R. 

Kordish,  Emil 
"  'Kulp,  Mary  A.  Heacock 

Lank,  Richard  A. 

Lessiack.  Robert 

Liberty.  Richard  W.,  Jr. 
-  "'^McNamee.  Ruth  Braden 


ABOVE  AVERAGE 

These  44  Classes  Bettered  Our  Overall  Participation  of  15% 


Class 

Percent 

Class 

Percent 

Class 

Percent 

Class 

Percent 

I880 

100% 

1922 

26% 

1883 

337o 

1920 

21% 

1884 

SO 

1921 

24 

1895 

31 

1942 

21 

1889 

50 

1896 

23 

1898 

30 

1893 

20 

1887 

40 

1915 

23 

1902 

30 

1897 

19 

1894 

40 

191(1 

23 

1909 

29 

1941 

18 

1907 

40 

1914 

22 

1891 

27 

1924 

17 

1899 

,35 

1917 

22 

1903 

27 

1918 

16 

1905 

35 

1919 

22 

1908 

27 

1925 

16 

1901 

34 

1892 

21 

1912 

27 

1926 

16 

1906 

34 

1904 

21 

1913 

27 

1933 

16. 

1910 

34 

1911 

21 

1900 

■26 

1943 

16 

=  '*Decker,  Elizabeth  Talley 
■^'"Dentler,  Frances  Rockwell 

Eck.  Helena 

Eck.  Mable  E. 

Even,  Robert  S. 

Gundaker,  R.  C. 

Hartmann.  Dr.  Edward  G. 

Marshall.  Eloise  Klinetob 

Marshall.  George  L. 
***'Mielke.  Hazel  Jackson 
***Morreall.  Herbert  W.,  Jr. 

Rohde.  Edith  Griesinger 
"*Saricks.  Ambrose.  Jr. 
**Sear,  Rita  Holbrook 
***Semmer,  Freas  E. 

Shell.  Dr.  John  G. 
'•'Sillman,  Emmanuel  I. 

Taxis.  Ellen  Gronemeyer 

Vasquez.  Anthony  E. 
***Watson,  P.  Herbert 

Weightman.  Dr.  Joseph 
=  "*Worth,  JohnF, 

Zeliff.  Alice  Mard 

1938 

Fund  Manager 

//•(/  G.  Fox 

Class  Members  294 

Contributors  31 

%  Contributinq     ■  11 

Amount         '  ^        $275.50 

Anderson,  Jean  Kirby 
Blanche,  Dr.  Ernest 
Bowman.  Herbert  F. 
-''Bronner,  N.  B.,  Jr. 
Candy,  Jack  H. 
Clouser,  Isabelle  L. 
Dauberman,  William  H. 
Eckert,  Robert  B. 
Esser.  Jeanne  Kurtz 
**Farquhar,  Mary  I. 
'"'Fox.  Ira  G. 

HUstrom.  Jane  Raymond 
Hoffa,  Eleanor 
....iinan.  William  M. 
-^'1  ouise  Mack 
"'Kob.  Lee  B 
"'Ledden,  Jennie  Gray 
=  =  *Ledden.  Dr.  Lewis  J. 
"^Leinroth.  Alma  Bloecker 
Lipphardt.  Dr.  Edith  M. 
"McKeage,  Mary  Belle 
Matson.  Janet  McKenna 
=  °*Mayock,  Dr.  Robert  Lee 
Newman,  Robert  G. 
Rapp.  Grace  Gault 
""Rods.  Marian  Richardson 
-**Rothermel.  Daniel  A. 
':**Swick,  Dr.  J.  Howard.  II 

^"*Thomas.  Stanley  C. 
■^■s*Whitten,  Sally  Reifsnyder 
-  *'Zott.  Frederick  D. 

DECEMBER     1  9  r>  2 


^'^McCune.  John  C. 
McKay,  Inez  Crossett     . 
=*'Manrodt,  Dr.  Kurt.  Jr. 
'^**Martelli,  M.  Joseph 
Mueller,  Ernest  C. 
Mutchler,  Charles  E. 
■^■'Pearlman.  Emanuel  E. 
Perry.  Ruth  A. 
■"'"Rabe,  Dr.  Edward  F. 
Rees.  Ralph 
Reider,  Richard  K. 
-"Reiff.  Margaret  E. 
=  "*Sandler.  Irving 
***Shupe.  Dr.  D.  R.  W. 
Weightman. 

Dorothy  Millward 
^^Youngman.  Florence  A. 


1940 

Fund  Manager 

H'.   Donald   Walker 
Class  Members  382 

Contributors  40 

%  Contributing  11 

Amount  '        $253.00 

Albert.  Ethel  Abbotts 

Albert.  Paul  M. 
°°Auten,  Clarence  L..  Jr. 

Benedum,  Michael  L. 

Bennett,  Carl  A. 

Biehn.  Gerald  L. 

Conlon,  Joseph  P. 
"'Dunham,  Carol  Martin 
"^Eshelman,  H.  Glenn 
=  **Eyer,  Charles  R. 
'*'Fisher.  Samuel  S. 
"==Gearhart.  Robert  M. 

Grieco,  Joseph 

Hamburg,  Dorthy  Gottschall 
*"*Higg;ns,  P.  Warren 
-*'Ihmels,  Richard  H. 
'**Jaffe,  Melvin 
■^"Jones.  Martha  Clayton 

Kandle.  E.  A. 

Kauffman,  Carson  W. 

Knouse.  Wayne 
^-■'Kohberger.  Ruth  Cox 

Kovski.  John  J. 

Lemler.  Stanley  R. 

Lowe.  H.  A. 

Maguire.  Robert  F. 

Mallalieu.  Eleanor 

Miller,  Mary  McCrina 
'^*='Pomar.  Grace  Haire 
■«-**Quinn,  Edward  J..  Jr. 
**Reid,  Joseph  A. 
~'--Rice,  John  M. 

Rothrock,  Dr.  David  R. 

Schnure.  Annabel  Kreider 

Schnure.  Robert  B. 

Selinser.  Doris  Loos 


-'■'"Francis,  Sarah 

Frantz.  Marion  Martin 
'^-■'Garman.  Esther  Selsam 

George,  Lois  Kiggins 
"'■^-Graybill.  B.  Eloise  Garber 
***Gunther,  Miriam  Mensch 
""Hasselberger.  Jean  Steele 

Hayes,  Eugene  D. 

Hind,  James  R. 
■^"■■Hulley.  Dr.  William  C.  Ill 

Johnson.  William  S. 
""^Kerr.  Dr.  Robert  M. 

Koegler,  Robert  C. 
='"=Lahr,  Mildred  Weitz 

McQuillen,  John  I. 
"■—Madison. 

Sarah  Slaughenhaup 

Masler.  Lucille  Rasmussen 
assjjgygj.,  Thomas  O. 
='*Michel.  Frederick  A.,  Jr. 

Minck.  Lois  Hayward 

Minck.  Dr.  Peter,  Jr. 

Minnich,  Betty  Fleckenstine 
-^*Mitchell.  LeS'her  A. 

Mueller.  Dorothy  Minium 

Nolan.  Robert  J. 
'^^Nonemaker,  Frank.  Jr. 

Plewak.rJohn  J. 

Reed.  Charles  P. 

Reed.  Martha  Rice 

Richards.  Lois  Marcey 
"*Rogers.  Virginia  Engle 
-■■^Savidge,  H.  Blanche 

Schfield.  Anna  Thompson 
"^Scott.  Carolyn  Gemmlll 
"^Scott,  Richard  C. 

Serrao,  Frank  R. 
""'Sleeth,  Eleanor  Lindell 
"'Smith.  Margaret  Farrell 

Snyder.  Dorothy  Derr 

Steelman.  Marion  Breunig 

Stephenson.  Sarah  Gundy 

Thomas.  Robert  E. 
-■'"Waldner.  Craig  M.    - 

Yocum,  Lois  Farley 
'=^Zeller.  John  F.,  Ill 

1942 

Fund  Manager 

Donald  H.  Shall 

Class  Members  364 

Contributors  7S 

%  Contribuiiuq  21 

Amount  '        $443.00 

Atkins.  Guy  W. 

Bacon,  Albert  N. 

Bacon,  Elva  Ahrensfield 

Beam,  Margery  Corwin 
-'"^Bishop.  Dorothy  Benhai.. 
***Brown.  J.  Kenneth 
'**'*Burt.  Douglas  W. 

Carson.  Betty  Thomas 


'^'^McPherson,  Jeanne  Meyer 
"•'"McPherson,  Murray  B. 

Mazzarella,  Daniel  A. 

Mutchler,  Helen  Cobaugh 

NefE.  C.  Martin 

Newcomb,  Laurel  Herrmann 
--''^'Nicely,  Linabelle 

Ostergren.  James  E. 
^■"''Patterson.  Lenore  McVaugh 
^**Pettit,  Harvey  P. 

Puff,  Dr.  Robert  C. 

Pyle,  G.  Virginia  Stroud 

Ragsdale.  Mary  E.  Divine 
' -''Runkel,  Howard  W. 

Schnure,  P.  O..  Jr. 

Schofield.  Ernest 
=  "^=Secunda.  D.  J. 
■^'Seltzer.  Charles  J. 
=  *Seltzer.  Ethel  Jaegle 

ShoU.  Donald  H. 
"^■"Sivert.  Julie  Van  Why 
""S!eeth,  Clovis  S.,  Jr. 

Smith.  Bertha  Gannon 

Snyder,  Robert  A. 

Steiger.  Pearl  C. 
"■^Waldner.  AnneRandle 

Wedel.  Dorothy  Roser 
-*Weinberger.  Marion  B. 

Whitten,  Mary  H. 

Yeckley,  Sara  Difenderfer 
-"^Yost,  John  H. 

1943 

Fund  Manager 

Mary  Orso  Johannescn 
Class  Members  ^77 

Cpntributors  59 

%  Contributing  16 

Amount  '       $300.50 

Anderson,  William  J. 
■  Bald.  Arthur  E..  Jr. 

Bauers,  E.  Dorothy  Wolfe 

Bergman,  Charles  S. 
■^*Boyer,  Luther  C. 

Bunnell,  Catherine  M. 
***Clemmer.  Clara  Walton 
*''*Cook,  M.  Eugene 
'^"^Crage,  Donna  Perry 

Dedrick,  Jack  P. 

Delbey.  Dorothea  Rouse 
"''Paber,  Dr.  Richard  P. 

Fairclough,  William  A. 
-'■''*Fish,  Donald  E. 

Frankel.  Volney  B. 
■^*Godlev,  Paul  P..  Jr. 
*^^ ■■'Griffith.  Jane  W. 

Gunsalus.  Carolyn  Foust 

Haines,  George  F..  Jr. 

Hauck,  G.  William 

Hauck,  Janet  Lawler 

Hauck.  Luella  R. 
'"Hegeman.  Clinton.  Jr. 


*  '^Hegeman, 

Marcia  Herregasell 
^^Henneberger.  Dr.  Lois  M. 
- '^'Jarrett.  Ivan  R. 
Jenkins,  George  N. 
Johannesen,  John  D. 
Johannesen.  Mary  Orso 
Lee,  Olga  Zernow 
Matthews.  Dorothy  Grounds 
=  **Meyer,  Marion  Phillips 
■***Moore,  James  B. 
^^'Passage,  Rev.  Douglas  W. 

Peck.  Maribeth  Bond 
***Pettlt.  Mary  Beidler 
"*Prest,  Jean  Troyer 
•=  =  "Puff.  Isabel  Clark 
Ragsdale,  Marshall  N. 
-■'^Reyer,  Dr.  John  F. 
**Robins.  Alexander 
'=-*RolIins,  William  S. 
=  ''Roser,  H.  Richard 
Ruggiero.  Grace  Williams 
*'*Shipman,  Cullen  P.,  Jr. 
=  ~*Shipman.  Ruth  Guarnaccia 
="*SholI.  Janet  Bold 
=  '*Simmonds.  Harriet  Lynn 
Snell.  Frederick  A. 
"'Stevens.  Rosalind  M. 
Stevenson.  Anne  E. 
"'==*Thomas.  Jeanne  Haynes 
*''°Ulmer.  Margaret  Gundy 
"''Warren,  Isabelle  Kent 
Wean.  Jeanne  Lever 
Weaver,  John  M. 
*-^*Weston,  Marcella  Wingert 
""^Wickerham.  Earl  P.,  Jr. 
■^^-^^Wilkinson.  Marion  Weist 

1944 

Fund  Manager 

A'.  Arthur  Adamson 

Class  Members .  324 

Contributors  36 

%  Contributing  11 

Amount  '        $188.00 

Adams.  Phyllis  B. 
=''*Adamson.  Irene  Bardwell 
=  **Adamson,  N.  Arthur 

Andren,  Elizabeth  Ruffner 
-'■■'Benner,  Betty  Miller 
s*»Bernstein,  Seymour 
-**Breg.  Margaret  Meston 
***Caverly,  Myron  R. 

Diringer,  Owen  I. 

Ferriss,  John  A.,  Jr. 
'^^■^'Fladd,  Albert  J. 

Gutekunst.  Anna  Fetterman 

Heaney,  Helen  Alirensfield 

Heller.  Dorothy  L. 

Hieber.  Robert  D. 

Kealey,  Sybil  J. 

Kleppinger, 

Dr.  Dorothea  Bittner 
***Kuhl,  Florence  Fitzcharles 

Leach,  Janet  B. 
^'^Levitt,  Eugene 
-*Light,  Richard  M. 

McQuillen,  Leo  V. 
*=^Mtller.  Harold  E. 

Perrv.  Hope  Wohnus 

Puff.  Henry  B. 

Reardon,  Dorothea  Jones 

Rudy,  Fay  Myers 

Sheffler.  Ira  S.,  Jr. 
"*"Smith.  Edith  Scharff 

Smith,  Jean  Unger 

Stein.  Minor  J. 

Strange.  Charles  A. 

Strange.  Nancy  Danenhower 
*'*Straub.  Arthur  L..  Jr. 
"=Whitmore,  Page  G. 

Wood.  June  Chapman 

1945 

Fund  Manager 

A^ancy  IVoehling  Moore 
Class  Members  303 

Contributors  40 

%  Contributing  13 

Amount  "        $275.21 

■='*•  Anderson.  Dorothy 
***Bacon,  Phoebe  Follmer 
'"'Benner,  James  W. 

Blessing,  R.  Wayne 

Braun,  Mildred  V. 

Bregman.  Irvin 

Cady.  Helen  S. 
■'^'^Caverly,  Janet  Southgate 

Cohn,  Dr.  C.  Harold 
''^'^Davison,  Thomas,  III 

Dent.  Constance 

Derr.  Emily 
***Eichberg.  Bettie  L. 

**Fish.  Elizabeth  Baldwin 
»**Frantz,  Jean  Prowattain 

Gramley.  Neil  E. 

Hammer,  Marcia  Beatty 
=  ''-Hegner.  Kathryn  Stout 
'■■■'Jones.  William  B. 

Keyser,  Gertrude  Jackson 
***Lowrie. 

Marian  Murachanian 

Lowry.  Helen  Groskurth 

Newton,  Jane  Bell 
^^Orbell.  Lois  Luther 

Pembleton.  Ruth  Burnett 

Preston, 

Constance  Campbell 
'^''*QuiIlen.  H.  Hayward 

Rehkamp.  Dr.  Charles  J. 
"''^Rohrbach.  Hazel  Weber 
**Roop.  Daniel  M. 

Scanlan.  Elizabeth  Doughty 
'-'"■■^Schnure.  Anne  Kloss 

Schnure.  Elise  Miller 

Score,  Ruthanne  Studebaker 

*  •^"Shapiro.  Vera  Messing 

Smigelsky.  Dr.  Richard  G. 

13 


Smith.  Sara  Gould 
Snyder.  L.  Robert 
***Stoudt.  Marjorie  Hall 
^'^Wesley.  Joan  Dunham 

1946 

Fund  Manager 

Fred  H.  Anderson 
Class  Members  380 

Contributors  52 

%  Contributing  14 

Amount  $281.00 

'-Anderson.  Pred  H. 
Atherton.  Eloise  Cram 
Baird.  Norma  White 
Baush.  Mary 
'-Berger.  Seymour  P. 
Bundy,  Shirley 
Burns.  Blanche  Fley 
=  -*Caldweli,  Doris  Lyngaas 

Cappellini,  Glfford 
=  *Davis.  Dorothy  Hutton 
»»«Ewing.  Elizabeth  Wells 
=*'Finkelstein,  Sanford 

Fuller.  Alexandria  Huston 
Gold,  William  D. 
Goslow,  Joan  Ruihley 
--'Haddon,  Dr.  Harry  H. 
Headland.  Eloise 
==Jones.  Harry  D. 
=  =  °Kerchner.  William,  Jr. 
Krzywicki. 
S.  Faith  VanSise 
-"'Lawida.  Josephine  Avia 
Levy.  Joyce  P. 
McChesney, 

Eleanor  Golightly 
McElhany.  John  F. 
''•McFall,  Sara  J. 
'•Malcom.  Arthur  H. 
"'•Marshall.  Tozia  Lewski 
Marts.  A.  C. 

Moore,  Dorothy  Dillenback 
"Morton.  Ruth  Irland 
'"Palmeter.  Jane  Rockwell 
Rave.  William  P. 
Rehkamp.  Lillian  Stover 
Reifsnyder,  Betty  Wynn 
Schuetz.  Jean  Crisman 
Score,  Robert  E. 
Smith.  Dorothy  Carn 
"•'•'Snyder.  Jean  F. 
"Soars.  Margaret  H. 
"Staley.  Rita  Clemens 
Troutman.  Jeanne  Boden 
VanDine.  Margaret  Ryan 
Voelker,  Ruth  Tischler 
••Waldner,  J.  Dudley 
'•Waldner.  Jean  Newsom 
"•Walling.  PitzR. 

Waterbury.  Claudine  Coll 
••♦Wiehe.  Virginia  A. 
•••Wilkinson.  William  M. 
"Williams.  Catherine  Brown 
••Zimmerman.  Elwood  C. 
//'  Memoriam 
Friedman.  Albert  L. 

1947 

FiKid  Manager 

Thomas  J.  Quigley 

Class  Members  553 

Contributors  71 

%  Contributing  13 

Ammmt  $302.00 

"Allen,  Howard  E. 
Ayres.  Wilma  Stohlberg 
Barber.  Joseph  W. 
••Block.  Leonard 
'•Bohs,  Helen  Klauder 
••Brady.  James  E. 
Brogan,  Charles  C.  Jr. 
D'Amore.  Jean  Crofoot 
D'Amore.  Vito  L. 
Deven.  Drew  L. 
••Dill.  Mary  Hess 
"•Donaldson,  Ann 

Douglas.  A.  David 
"••DuBreuil.  Shirley 
••Prake.  Marie  Johnson 
"•Fullerton.  Bushnell 
•••FuUerton.  Lois  Miller 
•••Garten.  Thomas  L. 
Gells.  Marjorie  Ann 
Glover.  Carolyn 
••Goldman.  Tamara  Gurvltch 
Gordon.  Mabel  Swineford 
Graham,  Lloyd  R. 
Gronau,  Grace  Deissler 
•••Haas,  Francis  B.,  Jr. 

Haddon,  Roger  S. 
•••Ham,  James  G.,  Jr. 

Hubka.  Eugene  L. 
•••Hunt,  Dorothy  M. 
•••Hurwitz.  David  L. 
••Irving.  Sally  Ann 
Jaffe.  Renee  Kraus 
Janes,  PrlsciUa  Lowell 
Kazary.  Albert 
Kazary,  Anna  Gold 
•••KuUman.  Harold  M. 
••Lanfear.  Alfred  J. 
"••Long,  Esther  Baumgartner 
McGinn, 

Marguerite  Gleason 
McGuire,  Michael.  Jr. 
••Matthews.  Eugene  J. 
••Matthews.  E.  June  Stott 
•••Miller.  Eleanor  Perrin 
Moore,  Richard  Lathrop 
Murdock,  Porter 
Obitz.  Clarence  S. 
Powell,  Harry  H,.  Jr. 
•••Pursley.  Donna  McNeal 
'••Pursley,  Homer  O. 
Quigley,  Thomas  J. 
""•Rathe.  Faith  Lief 
•'"Reynolds,  Ford  A. 

14 


•••Roberts.  Jeane  Morgenthal 
•••Roberts.  W.  Nelson 

Robertson.  Rhoda  M. 
••Rocco,  John  A. 
"•Rodgers,  Nancy  Anchor 
Rondot,  Stanislas  A. 
Saterlee.  Britton  W. 
"••Schalin.  Dorothy  Watkinson 
Search.  June 
Smith,  Edgar  K- 
Steamer,  Robert  J. 
'••Tyler.  June  Prantz 
"Veit.  Rita  Ingulli 
'♦Warren.  Kenneth 
"••Weston,  Robert  H. 
'"•Whitcomb,  Howard  C,  Jr. 
Woehling,  Mary  Wolflnger 
••Yocum.  Josephine  Ghormley 
"Zachara,  Francis  M. 

1948 

Fund  Manager 

Robert  H.  Taylor 
Class  Members  687 

Contributors  94 

%  Contributing  14 

Amount  '       $413.75 

"Ash,  Richard  H. 

•'•Austin.  Robert  K. 

Baker,  Marie  E. 

Balakian,  Arax  Aroosian 

Barratt,  Alfred 

""Baum,  John  E. 

Bell,  Edwin  Lewis,  II 
Bell.  Frances  Relchard 
Berg,  Helen  M. 
•""Bigler,  Harold  S. 
Bobb,  William  T, 
Bogen,  John,  Jr. 
Bruen.  Margaret  Zieschang 
Brush,  Rev.  Stanley  E. 
Busing.  Helen  E. 
Cayce.  George  M. 
"Ciccarelli.  Pasquallno  A. 
Clark.  John  B. 
.Colby,  Wells 
Coleman,  Anita  B, 
"•Davis.  Florence  Kreitler 

Dill.  E.  Lamont.  Jr. 
"•Dodd.  Samuel  M..  Jr. 
••♦Ellis.  William  A. 
Elae.  Nora  Qiavelli 
Elze.  Warren  E. 
"""Featherly,  Jean 
Freas,  Arthur  K. 
"Freeman.  John  E.,  Jr. 
Furman,  Louise  Karraker 
Gold,  Virginia  Lehr 
'•Golightly.  Joann 
Gordon,  Charlotte  Taylor 
"•Grove,  Mary  E»en 
Harrison.  Dorothy 
Harrison,  Margaret  Rowe 
Hayden.  William  P. 
HoUyday,  Ann  Mlnnich 
Horwitz.  Dorothy  Gotterer 
""Hott.  Charles  W. 
""Hoying.  Anthony  B. 
Huber.  Helen  Gihnour 
Hughes.  John  D. 
Hutchinson,  Georgia 
Keltreider.  Walter  H. 
""Kelly.  Helen  Painter 
Krzywicki,  Anthony  A. 
Kurtz.  Gladys  E. 
Lank.  Edward  K. 
Leiby,  David  W. 
Levine,  Sevmour 
••Lighten.  Robert  E. 
"•Lowrie,  Richard  W. 
Lumley.  Peggy  Snyder 
Lumley,  Waltier  S..  Jr. 
McChesney.  William  H. 
McDonnell,  Robert  W. 
McLaren.  John  W. 
Maffei,  Jennie  P. 
Marantz.  Audrey  Johnson 
Marantz,  I.  Clint 
Marbach.  Dorothy  Merritt 
•••Messinger.  Arthur  H. 
•"Milleman.  Dwight  S. 

Moritz.  Virginia  Kuntzmann 
Myers.  Jane  Gaiser 
•"Naul,  Ruth  C. 
••Nlenstedt.  Carl  W.,  Jr. 

Rave.  Mirlan  Evans 
""•Reltz,  Mark  H. 
"•Rice,  Andrew  C. 
Rice.  Ruth 
"Robinson,  William  C. 
"•Schmidt.  Albert  E. 
'•Schmidt,  Edith  Plumb 
♦•Seesholtz,  Dorothy  J. 
"••Sentz,  Robert  C. 
•••Sibley.  Barbara  M. 
•••Simon.  Gloria  H. 
"•'Sinclair.  Marjorie  Walter 

Spencer.  Gordon  W. 
•••Sprout.  John  W. 
•••Tavlor.  Robert  H. 
"•Tyler,  Raymond  L. 
Uskuralt.  Robert  H. 
••Veit.  Wilbert  G. 

Vogel,  Gertrude  R. 
"Wagner.  Roy  H. 

Walters,  Quentln  R. 
"•'Watson.  Richard  A. 
•••Watts,  Alice  Chambers 
"•Wohlhieter.  Marion 
"•Wong.  Chlen-Chai  Loo 
••Zachara.  Janet  Mallett 


1949 

Fund  Manager 

Richard  Athertey 

Class  Members 

881 

Contributors 

114 

%  Contrilmting 

13 

Amount 

$525.08 

Absalom,  James  G..  Jr. 
Albright,  Catherine  C. 
Arnold,  Harriet  J. 
'"■Atherley.  Richard  D. 
Ayres,  Egbert  L. 
Beals.  William  C. 
Becher,  Jean  Zeising 
Becher,  Lester  C. 
'*Berniger,  Bowdoin  H. 
**Birchard.  Lt.  Harry 
Block.  Naomi  Farr 
Boden,  Evan  H. 
'"Bohs.  Louis,  Jr. 
Brenner.  Samuel  S.,  Jr. 
Brown.  Albert  Robert 
~*Bundens.  Elizabeth  Smith 
=*=Byrod.  Richard  B. 
Camac.  Robert 
"•Carmichael,  Cedric 
*  =  *Clark,  Lynn  M. 
==Clugh.  Raymond  W. 
-**Colvin.  Marie  McNinch 
***Comerer,  Robert  M. 

Dalzell.  Alden  R. 
*»*Davenport.  William  S..  Jr. 
**''Davies,  M.  Lloyd 
Drumm,  Paul  R. 
**EngUsh,  Richard 
'•Evans.  Vincent  L. 
'•Fagan,  Harry  M. 
*'Pagan,  Shirley  Schweiker 
-'Fried.  Gabriel 

Furman,  Lloyd  W.,  Jr. 
^'Pusia,  Tom  L. 
Gano,  Barbara  Bond 
*-*Garrison,  Jack  M. 
==Gerber.  George  V. 

Gerlach,  Richard  F.,  Jr. 
'"Goldreich.  Vivian  Jaffee 
Graybill,  Irvin.  Jr. 
=  ~'Greene,  Norman  J.,  Jr. 
■"Groulx,  Joan  Y. 
'^'■Hartung.  Mary  Christian 
=  '=°Hay.  W.  Dale 
=  '-Heller.  Jean  T. 

Henderson,  Ruth  Strauss 
Henneberger,  Amy  L. 
Herman,  Sherman  A. 
Holland.  Catherine 
Hollyday,  Robert  D. 
=  *Hummei,  Dorothy  Krouse 

Hunter.  Robert  D. 
=  '«Iba.  Mark  L. 

Jaffe,  Lawrence 
*'Jones,  John  Wesley 
Jones,  Lewis  D. 
Kates,  Howard.  Jr. 
^'Kennedy,  Charles  H. 
^'Kessler.  Kenneth  C. 
Kohl.  Mary  Birdsall 
**Knouse.  Jack  B. 
*=='''Kronisch,  Myron  W. 
Kuchta.  George  N. 
Kuzmak,  George  J. 
"=*Laher,  Donald  S..  Jr. 
Leiby.  George  S. 
Leitner,  Joseph 
Long.  Morris  A. 
Lowry.  Robert  S. 
Luke,  Emilie 
McChesney,  Doris  Baker 
McCoskey.  Pauline  Wright 
McGinn,  Richard  J. 
McKim.  Robert  V. 
Maudlin,  Carole  Jackson 
*''Mauger.  Ann  Giesecke 
'-•Miller.  Alice  Bogandoff 
Miller.  Robert  L. 
Neal,  Margaret  J. 
*  ==Nothel,  JohnF..  Jr. 
Olson,  Andrew,  Jr. 
Overbagh,  William.  W. 
Owens',  Patricia  L. 
Oxenrider.  Kenneth  I. 
Pratt.  Robert  T. 
'^■'=Purnell,  Barbara  Jones 
Raab.  George  S. 
Ringwald.  R.  C. 
*--Ripley,  Mary  Harrison 
'•Roberts,  Ralph  C. 
Rummel, 

Hannfilore  Petschow 
Rummel.  William  H..  Jr. 
=='Sinclair,  Georgie  H..  Jr. 
*=Smith.  Elizabeth  M. 
Snyder.  Lehman  J. 
■'""Speck,  Ralph  W. 
**Spencer.  Donna  M. 
■"■•Sprout,  Robert  C. 
Stevens,  Kenneth  J. 
"■'Sukloff,  Donald  M. 
Thomas.  Doris  Wilde 
Thompson,  Mary  Ettenger 
Trebilcox,  George  J..  Jr. 
^''Turon,  Martin  S. 
VanDine,  Howard,  Jr. 
Vasos.  Frank  A. 
"'•Vlnesky.  Dolores  S. 
^'Watkinson,  W.  T.,  Jr. 
^"•Wheeler.  Juliet  Mason 
Wildfoerster,  Ernest 
Wilkinson.  Leslie  R.,  Jr. 
'^••Worlev,  Jane  L. 
Zeiders,  Charles  V. 
Zenel.  Joseph  A. 

1950 

Fund  Manager 
Robert  Ervin 

Class  Members  823 

Contributors  84 

%  Contributing  10 

Amount  $612,50 

Adams.  Lois  Dial 
••Bartholomew.  Nancy 

Bartuska.  Doris  Gorka 
"Berla,  Arthur  W. 
••Bollg,  J.  William 

Caldwell,  Barrett  E. 
••Campbell,  VerdineE. 
Campana,  John  V.,  Jr. 
Caracclolo.  Vincent  P. 


Clement,  Walton,  Jr. 

Cluzel,  Jacques  M. 

Cober,  Ellen 

Conrad,  Robert  E..  Jr. 

Corgill.  WiUiam  E. 

Davenport.  James  E. 

Davidson.  Donald  L. 

Dehls.  Allan  W. 
••Erman,  Eileen 

Ervin.  Robert  P..  Jr. 
••Pawcett,  David  B..  Jr. 

Pryling.  Edgar  C. 

Galbraith.  Matthew  W..  Jr. 

Galloway,  Bettyanne 
"Gibbons.  Mary  M. 
••Godley.  Glenna  M. 
"Gorman,  Mary  Alice 
•'•Greenwood.  Prank 
"Grimm.  David  A. 

Grove.  Elaine 

Hagenbuch.  Julia  C. 
"Hammeslahr.  Ernest  J. 
"Hitchcock.  Nancy  J. 

Kierce.  Joan  Anderson 
"Kierce.  Robert  R. 
"Killian.  William  J. 
"Larsen.  Roy  E. 

Levy.  Herbert  Norman 

Lewis,  William  H. 

Litus,  John 

Lose,  John  J. 

Lose.  Martha  Woodburn 

Lowe,  Ralph  P. 

McCloskey.  Lee  E. 

Mclver,  Walter  G. 

Marcinek.  John  P. 

Mardaga.  Janet 

Martin.  Raymond  S..  Jr. 

Martin.  WilUam,  Jr. 

Mathieson,  Drew 

Mayer.  Jacqueline 

Miller,  G.  A. 

Mook,  John  C. 

Morrow.  Christopher  M. 

Moser,  Edward 

Moyer,  Hobart  H. 
♦'Naugle,  Elmer  E. 
'•Newcomb.  Boyd  L. 

Odell,  Amy  Miers 

Odell.  John 

Pangburn,  James  P. 

Peoples.  John  W. 
'•Pfelfer.  Walter  C. 

Purnell,  John  S..  Jr. 

Rhoads,  Patricia  Percival 

Rhoads,  Walter  K. 
"•Ripa.  Frank 

Roberts. 

Catherine  Richardson 

Romesberg.  Floyd  E. 

Rowlands.  Richard  W. 

Shaver.  Eugene  L. 
"Smith,  J.  S. 
••Smith.  R.  Emory.  Jr. 

Sonnichsen.  Gertrude  Hogg 
■•Sprout,  Carol  Van  Alen 
"Stahl.  Merle 

Stahl.  Roland  E. 
••"Startzell.  Harry  I. 

Taylor.  William  F. 

Totten.  Harold  J. 
"Wagner.  William  C. 

Williams.  Eleanor  Leiper 

Williams.  Irving,  in 

Wolensky.  William 
Young.  Calvin  R. 

1951 

Fund  Manager 
Claire  Harth  Bucher 

Class  Members  754 

Contributors  62 

%  Contributing  8 

Amount  $383.00 

Andrews, 

Dorothy  Maginniss 
Andrews.  William 
Bauman,  Walter  W. 
Betty,  Donald 
Blick.  Edwin  J. 
Bradley,  Faith 
Bucher.  Claire  Harth 
Butler.  Allen  G. 
Bush.  Harvey  H. 
Close.  Helen  Berlin 
Davidson.  Margery  C. 
Dawson.  Robert  R. 
Dunlap.  James  H. 
Farina.  Alfred  J. 
Farrington.  Lois  Ann 
Fehr,  James  R. 
Fish,  Barbara  Bower 
Flindell,  Susan  Reinoehl 
"Gerber,  Mary  Banta 
Hawkins,  Dorothy 
Hay.  Norma  Hunsinger 
Henderson.  John  A. 
Hess.  John  P. 
Hile.  Howard  B. 
Housekeeper.  Robert  M. 
Houser.  Betty  Rae 
Hunter.  Maurette  Boynton 
Jackson.  Evelyn  D. 
Johnson.  Richard  D. 
Kates.  Betty  Jane  Busch 
Keller,  Ronald  J. 
Kelly.  Frances  W. 
Kiningham.  Pamela  Watts 
Klein,  August,  Jr. 
Kohland.  William 
Krise.  Doris  Jean 
LeCates.  Rachel  Reinoehl 
LeCates.  Robert  M. 
Lewis.  Barbara  E. 
McCloskey,  Lena  Garro 
Malloy.  Gerald 
Niedfeldt.  Lavem  Adolph 
Prljgle.  John  S.,  Jr. 
Rogers.  R.  J. 
Schaffner,  WllllBm  C. 
Scott.  Bruce  M. 
Shaw.  Raymond  E. 


Shields,  Edgar 
Shultz,  James  E. 
Smith,  Webster 
Snyder,  Joseph  H..  Jr. 
Snyder,  Lucille 
Sparrell,  Joan 
Stevenson,  William  C. 
Tallau,  Raymond 
Troast,  Arthur 
Walters,  Harry  R. 
Watkins.  Robert  Allen 
Woods.  Janet 
Zearfoss.  Herbert  K. 
Zwiesde.  Fred.  Jr. 
In  Memoriam 
Edward  P.  Johnson.  Jr. 


1952 

Fund  Manager 
Richard  Jeffery 

Contributors 

■Amount 


2 

$2.00 


'•Lentz,  Marilyn  Fisher 
Neal.  John  T..  in 


Friends  of  Bucknell. 

Chapman.  Stanley  H. 
Poster.  Cedric  W. 
Hildreth.  Dr.  Horace  A. 
Long.  Helen  Von  Shade 


Bucknell  Alumni 
Clubs. 

Baltimore  Alumi  Club,  as  a  me- 
morial to  J.  Fred  Moore.  '22 
Long  Island  Alumni  Club 

Parents  Contributing 
to  the  Fathers' 
Loyalty  Fund. 

Adams,  Raymond  P. 
Amsterdam.  Jack 
Appleton,  Frederick  P. 
BaUiet,  William  E. 
Bayless.  David  N. 
Bendler.  L.  C. 
Beach.  John  T. 
Beaver,  John 
BeU,  Dr.  Ben  T. 
Berger.  Joseph 
Bernstein,  Jack  M. 
Bernstein.  Mrs.  Esther 
Bitzer.  Ray  D. 
Blick,  Louis  D. 
Block.  Max 
Bloom.  Hyman 
Bonom.  Paul 
Bonom.  Mrs.  Paul 
Borst.  George  E. 
Boxenbaum.  Sidney 
Butler.  Ernest  L. 
Cady.  Donald  H. 
Carnow.  A. 
Castelbaum.  David 
Chironna.  Frank 
Chisnell.  George  M. 
Clark.  Mrs.  Raymond 
Glitter.  G.  Everett 
Cohen.  Harry  L. 
Cole.  William  H..  Sr.  ■ 
Cooney,  John  R. 
Cooper.  Ralph 
Cottle.  Delmer 
Cottle.  Mrs.  Delmer 
Courogen.  Peter 
Cuff,  George  A. 
Currie,  D.  F. 
Daily.  William  C. 
Dallabrida.  Pred  W. 
Davidson,  Otto  C.  Jr. 
DePaul.  Prank  P. 
DeWees,  John  C. 
Diefenbach.  H.  G. 
Dietrich,  George  A. 
Diller.  William  J. 
Dillon,  Harold  P. 
Dulmage.  E.  B. 
Eldridge.  Harry  E. 
Erman.  Harry  E. 
Ertel.  L.  T. 
Field.  Anatole 
Foulkes,  Thomas 
George.  Norman  D. 
George,  Mrs.  Norman  D. 
Gerrity.  Joseph 
Gerrity,  Mrs.  Joseph 
Gibb,  Harry  N. 
Gilliams.  Francis  B. 
Gilman.  Max 
Glickman.  Louis  J. 
Goldsmith.  S.  Delvalle 
Goulding.  Marshall  S..Sr. 
Gredel.  Henry  W. 
Greenberg.  Charles  H. 
Greenberg.  Mrs.  Charles  H. 
Gresh.  Frank 
Griffith.  Cromwell 
Halline.  Mrs.  A.  G. 
Harrison.  Bernard  J. 
Hervey.  Ernest 
Heineman.  A.  P. 
Hildreth,  Horace 
Hill.  William  E. 
Hoflman.  Joseph 
Holton,  George  A. 
Husch.  Walter  H. 
Jacobsen.  Arthur  H. 
Jeffery.  Alfred  M. 
Jewell,  George  A..  Jr. 
Johnson,  Samuel  W. 
Jolly,  R.  B. 
Jolly.  Mrs.  R.  B. 
Kantra.  Andrew  E. 
Keller,  Robert  P. 

DECEMBER     1  9  .5  i 


CLASS  REPORTS 


CLASS  OF  1893 

Class  Reporter:    DR.  A.  R.  E.  WYANT 
Gulfstream  Hotel,  Lake  Worth.  Pla. 

Dr.  Andrew  R.  E.  Wyant  of  Chicago 
was  a  weekend  guest  at  College  Inn 
and  saw  Bucknell  win  its  14th  consecu- 
tive victory  over  Lafayette  against 
whom  he  played  his  first  game  in  1888. 
He  was  given  radio,  press  and  pulpit 
citations  for  his  athletic  and  profes- 
sional achievements.  He  was  joined 
by  his  daughter  and  her  husband  visit- 
ing their  twin  daughters,  Bette  and 
Louise  Kinzie,  Bucknell  juniors.  Dr. 
Wyant  and  wife  will  again  winter  in 
Florida. 

CLASS  OF  1899 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  J.  C.  DOWNS 

(Gertrude  Stephensi 
3222  Wainbell  Ave..  Pittsburgh  16.  Pa. 

Daniel  H.  Krise  has  contributed  an 
additional  three  thousand  dollars 
toward  the  Daniel  H.  Krise  Scholar- 
ship Fund  established  to  assist  worthy 
students  at  Bucknell  who  are  prepar- 
ing to  teach  in  public  schools.  The 
fund  now  totals  five  thousand  dollars. 

CLASS  OF  1900 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.  ROBERT  G.  SLIFER 

(Edna  S.  Shires  I 

19  N.  Horace  St..  Woodbury,  N.  J. 

The  Class  Of  1900  has  lost  another 
member  from  its  roll  in  the  passing  of 
Mrs.  Holger  Rommerdale  (Mabel  E. 
Wheeler).  She  died  suddenly  in  Erie 
on  September  4th.  She  is  survived  by 
a  son,  Herbert  Rommerdale  and  a  sis- 
ter, Jessie  ^Tieeler  Armstrong  '94. 
Mabel  lived  in  Yellow  Springs,  Ohio, 
where  she  worked  at  Antioch  College. 

Sara  M.  Black  is  now  happily  locat- 
ed in  the  Todd  Memorial  Home  in  Car- 
lisle, since  the  first  of  September. 

Gertrude  Roos  Emery  is  interested 
in  supervisory  work  at  the  Sleighton 
School  at  Darling,  Delaware  County, 
Pa.  She  will  attempt  to  help  solve 
their  problems. 

CLASS  OF  1905 

Class  Reporter:    DR.  ELIZABETH  B.  MEEK 
Allenwood,  Pa. 

What  has  happened  to  the  mail  ser- 
vice? On  September  24,  1952  your 
class  reporter  wrote  notes  to  six  mem- 
bers of  1905.  In  these  she  requested  a 
brief  personal  history  to  be  used  in 
the  next  issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS.  On  October  6  a  very  sat- 
isfactory reply  came  from  loyal  Mary 
Isabel  Bower.  At  once  your  reporter 
prepared  it  for  the  paper.  A  few  days 
later  a  sudden  illness  sent  your  class 
reporter  to  the  WiUiamsport  Hospital 
for  eight  days.  On  her  arrival  home 
she  was  both  surprised  and  disappoint- 
ed to  learn  that  no  more  replies  had 
come.  As  j'et  your  reporter  is  looking 
for  them.  These  histories  will  be  used 
in  the  next  issue. 

Since   1910  Mary  Isabel  Bower  has 


lived  in  Pittsburgh  and  has  taught  in 
the  schools  of  Western  Pennsylvania. 
The  last  thirty  years  of  her  teacljing 
career  were  spent  in  Allegheny  High 
School,  Pittsburgh.  In  this  school  she 
was  teacher  of  mathematics  and  coun- 
selor. On  January  31,  1951  she  retired 
from  active  service. 

During  her  years  of  teaching  Mary 
held  active  membership  in  numerous 
professional  and  civic  organizations. 
She  plans  to  continue  as  a  member  of 
the  Nursing  School  Committee  of 
Western  Pennsylvania  Hospital  and  as 
a  member  of  the  National  Accrediting 
Committee  for  Schools  of  Nursing.  She 
has  found  her  work  on  these  commit- 
tees very  interesting  and  stimulating. 

On  the  day  before  her  retirement  the 
Pittsburgh  newspapers  published  arti- 
cles in  which  they  commended  her 
very  highly  for  her  work  in  the  educa- 
tional field. 

CLASS  OF  1909 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  HOWARD  HEADLAND 

(Sarah  Walters) 

3911  First  Ave.,  No.,  St.  Petersburg  3.  Pla. 

Again  this  past  summer  we  had  the 
opportunity  to  spend  July  and  August 
in  Pennsylvania.  Just  to  be  back  in 
Pennsylvania  is  always  a  thrill  to  us, 
but  to  enjoy  visits  with  four  class- 
mates, as  we  did  this  time,  was  better 
still. 

First  in  ReynoldsvUle,  we  spent  a 
happy  hour  with  Amy  Bollinger.  She 
has  what  it  takes  to  make  one  feel 
welcome.  We  left  with  reluctance, 
sorry  because  we  could  not  accept  her 
invitation  to  linger  longer.  In  Mon- 
toursville  we  found  Clara  Harman 
Paulhamus  in  good  spirits.  Although 
it  was  raining  outside,  she  with  her 
cheery  smile  and  interesting  conversa- 
tion kept  the  sun  shining  inside.  We 
congratulate  her  as  she  has  certjinly 
learned  to  "keep  smiling." 

Katherine  Heinen  Colvin  is  the  same 
little  body  darting  here  and  there  as 
she  was  while  in  college,  although  she 
confides  in  me  that  these  days — 1952 
not  1909 — she  must  slow  up.  She  with 
her  husband,  Dix,  lives  a  busy  life  in 
Milton.  Although  we  reminisced  over 
an  hour,  we  were  less  than  half  fin- 
ished when  we  had  to  move  on. 

While  we  were  in  Lewisburg  we 
were  sorry,  after  two  calls,  not  to  find 
Doc  Leiser  at  home.  We  did,  however, 
find  Guy  Payne  busy  as  usual  at  his 
place  of  business.  A  neighbor  in- 
formed us  that  Charlotte  Hulley  Velte 
was  on  a  trip  to  Canada,  California, 
and  Arizona,  visiting  with  relatives 
and  friends  along  the  way.  In  Sun- 
bury  George  BaUets  was  out  of  town — 
up  In  central  New  York. 

An  afternoon's  stop  with  Myrtle 
Walkinshaw  Shupe  in  Saltzburg  was 
refreshing.  Everywhere  in  her  home 
are  evidences  of  her  many  hobbies,  to 
wit:    quilts,    scrapbooks,    stamp   collec- 


tions, tropical  fish  and  flowers — espe- 
cially African  violets  and  gloxinias. 
With  all  these,  and  other  minor  ones, 
she  keeps  busy  and  happy. 

Ida  Sames  Yeager  lives,  as  she  puts 
it,  a  "very  uneventful  and  quiet  life" 
at  1530  Powell  St.,  Norristown.  She 
and  her  husband  were  on  the  campus 
last  fall  and  visited  the  new  library. 
Ansley  B.  Claypoole  is  serving  as 
Chaplain  at  the  Beyer  Memorial  Hos- 
pital, Ypsilanti,  Mich.  Anslej'  reports 
he  tried  to  retire  in  1948  but  was  asked 
to  take  up  his  Chaplain  duties  and  has 
been  carrying  on  in  this  capacity  ever 
since.  Information  has  come  this 
waj'  that  Gertrude  L.  Turner  has  re- 
tired from  the  facultj'  of  Abington 
High  School  after  32  years  of  faithful 
service. 

Our  special  appeal  in  the  June  1952 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  made  to  the 
first  five  in  the  alphabetical  list  of  our 
class  from  whom  we  have  never  heard 
brought  the  following:  Henry  S.  Africa 
— we  thank  Lt.  Robert  Taylor  '48  who 
informs  us  that  ten  years  ago  Mr. 
Africa  was  a  teacher  in  Lower  Merion 
Senior  High  School,  Ardmore.  Sorry 
we  have  nothing  more  recent  to  re- 
port; C.  A.  Alvarez  (see  next  issue 
for  special  report) ;  Henry  F.  Bailey — 
deceased  1932;  William  S.  Baldwin — 
deceased  1944.  For  this  information, 
thank  you  Mrs.  Nell  A.  Baldwin. 

Katherine  Beckley  Neumann — we  re- 
gret to  report  that  Katherine  died  of 
a  heart  attack  in  her  home  in  Port 
Chester  on  September  29,  1952.  She  is 
survived  bj'  her  husband,  the  Rever- 
end Ernest  F.  Neumann,  pastor  of  the 
Summerfield  Methodist  Church,  Port 
Chester,  N.  Y. 

We'll  try  again  on  that  alphabetical 
list.  This  time  let  us  hear  from  or 
about:  Thomas  S.  Bracken,  Alfred  L. 
Carey,  Frances  Chaffee  Evans,  Myra 
Chaffee,  Helen  Cliber  Stone.  Informa- 
tion about  these  five  from  anyone  will 
be  appreciated. 

CLASS  OF  1910 

Class  Reporter:    inSS  MILDRED  B.  CATHERS 
100  W.  33rd  St..  Apt.  6.  Bayonne.  N.  J. 

Rev.  J.  Earle  Edwards  has  retired 
from  the  pastorate  for  Queens  Baptist 
Church,  Queens  Village,  L.  I.,  after  27 
years  there.  He  and  Mrs.  Edwards 
live  at  nil  26th  Ave.,  S.,  St.  Peters- 
burg. 

1910-er's  will  be  interested  in  an  ar- 
ticle in  the  October  1952  issue  of  Na- 
tional Geograpliic  Magazine,  entitled 
"Pennsvlvania  Dutch  Folk  Festival." 
Participating  in  the  Folk  Festival, 
says  the  article  (page  506),  was  Joseph 
W.  Yoder,  husband  of  Emily  Lane  Yo- 
der.  Those  of  us  who  have  attended 
the  last  several  reunions  have  come 
to  know  Joe  Yoder  and  appreciate  his 
genial  friendliness  as  well  as  his  mu- 
sical abilities. 


Kennedy,  George  H. 
Kerr,  Mrs.  Edna  T. 
Keyes,  Edward  F. 
Klstler,  William 
Klahre.  Henry  A. 
Klauder.  Norman 
Knies,  John  D. 
Knutzen.  Thomas  E. 
Kohler.  Walter  W. 
Koslin.  Irwin  I. 
Kramer,  Lester  J. 
Ladenhelm,  William  R. 
Ladenheim.  Mrs.  William  R. 
Lapof,  Samuel 
Laronge,  Marvin  J. 
Larson,  Theodore  S. 
Larson,  Mrs.  Theodore  S. 
LeROP.  C.  L. 
Lertn,  David 

DECEMBER     1952 


Libenson,  David 
Lippincott,  Stanley  L. 
Luffman.  C.  W. 
McDowell.  H.  D. 
McKoe.  John  R..  Jr. 
McNamara.  A.  J- 
Maita,  S. 
Martin,  A.  F. 
Meredith,  Prank  S.,  Sr. 
Mlerzwinski,  Clemens  L. 
Miller,  Raymond  N, 
Miller,  Seymour 
Mintz,  A. 
Mitchell,  Cedric 
Mufson,  Max 
Ness,  Franklin  A. 
Oleskv.  Mrs.  Walter 
Orenstein.  Charles 
Ortlieb.  George 


Parkinson.  Percival 
Paul.  Walter 
Peachey,  Howard 
Peachey.  Mrs.  Howard 
Peters,  E.  J. 
Price.  David  Owen 
Rabow.  Aaron 
Rednick.  David 
Rodinis,  Peter 
Rosenbloom.  Irvln  G. 
Rosenthal.  Morton  E. 
Rupert.  Robert  H. 
Ryder,  John 
Sammls,  Donald  S. 
Sander.  Hugh 
Schatz.  Carl  P. 
Schmidt,  Harold  C.    - 
Selinger.  M.  A. 
Shaw.  Captain  C.  C. 


Sheet.  Joseph  J. 
Shustek,  Max 
Shutack.  George  A. 
Shuttleton.  John  H. 
Siegert.  Paul  W. 
Snyder,  A.  W. 
Solomon.  Joseph 
Spanos.  George  A. 
Spencer.  Herbert  L. 
Stancs.  Albert  D. 
Stewart.  J.  Graham 
Stogryn.  Paul 
Stose,  C.  Willis 
Teclaw,  Edward  E. 
Toft.  James  C.  Jr. 
Tompkins.  Russell  K. 
Traumuller.  William 
Tress.  John  E. 
Tuckerman.  Dr,  Joseph 


Unger,  Joseph 
Usher,  John  W. 
Varon.  Charles  R. 
Waldron.  R.  A. 
Wandall.  Dr.  P.  G. 
Webber.  WUliam  S. 
Weber.  Wilfred  A. 
Wherry,  E.  W. 
Whitney.  D.  B. 
Wightman.  Lloyd  L. 
Wilkins,  C.  N. 
Williams,  David  William 
Wilson,  Henry  S. 
WishnofE.  Abraham 
Wolf.  William  D. 
Woods.  Fred  W. 
Woods,  Mrs.  Fred  w. 
Wormser.  Irving 
Zales.  Louis  H. 


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CLASS  OF  1912 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.   H.  W.  HOUSEKNECHT 

(Maze  Callahani 

108  W.  Penn  St..  Muncy,  Pa. 

Were  you  surprised  when  you  re- 
ceived your  personal  letter?  I  felt  so 
"chesty."  I  had  written  Mr.  Shott 
that  he  should  grab  a  seat  because  I 
was  a  week  ahead  of  the  deadline  for 
my  report.  When  he  answered  I  had 
to  grab  a  seat  because  I  was  a  week 
late  and  not  enough  space.  So  he 
suggested  that  he  mail  each  ©f  you 
a  letter.  Mighty  nice,  wasn't  it?  Sup- 
pose you  remember  our  class  fund  in 
your  next  budget. 

I  sent  a  few  of  the  little  pictures  to 
some  of  the  folks — still  have  more  to 
send. 

Oscar  Wolfe  wrote,  "Thanks  ever  so 
much  for  that  interesting  picture  tak- 
en when  life  appeared  to  be  less  com- 
plicated and  we  had  the  advantage 
of  being  young  and  full  of  zeal.  It 
always  is  pleasant  to  look  back  to 
those  happy  days.  I  was  very  much 
disappointed  when  it  became  impossi- 
ble for  me  to  attend  this  year's  re- 
union. The  good  Lord,  be  willing,  I 
hope  to  make  it  another  time.  I  cer- 
tainly would  like  to  see  some  of  you 
good  folks  again." 

Oscar  is  a  consulting  engineer  for 
the  Texas  Co.,  Texaco  Petroleum 
Products. 

Bob  Meyers  wrote,  "This  is  a  rath- 
er belated  reply  to  acknowledge  the 
receipt  of  your  kind  remembrance, 
our  class  picture.  In  this  atomic  age 
most  anything  can  deter  you  from 
your   obligations.     Many   thanks. 

"I  have  one  of  these  photos  but  it 
is  marooned  in  my  archives  of  mis- 
cellaneous papers — rather  trash. 

"I  had  fully  intended  to  get  to  the 
reunion  but  at  the  last  minute  my 
plans  were  frustrated.  Hope  to  see 
you  at  Homecoming  game." 

"Dear  Maze,  Thanks  a  lot  for  the 
picture  which  I  didn't  deserve  after 
playing  hooky  from  the  reunion. 

What  a  small  class  we  had!  No 
wonder  a  couple  of  hundred  didn't 
show  up  at  Commencement.  Some 
time  I'll  be  there  and  hope  to  meet 
you  again.    Sincerely,  Ed  P.  Dufton." 

Had  such  a  nice  letter  from  "Patsy" 
Henderson.  He  saw  in  one  issue  of 
THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  that  I 
was  a  grandma  so  he  sent  congratula- 
tions from  Long  Beach,  Calif.  He  also 
sent  me  a  snapshot  that  was  among 
his 'sister  Blanche's  treasures.  Violet 
Wetterau  Naumann,  Ruby  Stuck 
O'Leary,  Ruth  Heinsling,  Margaret 
Harter  Rothmell,  "Lib"  Heinsling 
Lowther,  two  other  girls  whose  names 
I  have  forgotten,  Blanche  Henderson 
and  I.  There  we  were  dressed  in  night 
gowns,  seated  around  a  table — just  fin- 
ished a  big  feed. 

Remember  girls  when  we  ate  our 
dinner  at  5:45,  went  up  to  the  gym- 
nasium to  dance  around  with  the  girls, 
came  down  to  chapel,  then  to  our 
rooms  to  study.  We  immediately  un- 
dressed, put  on  our  night  gowns  and 
kimonos.  The  girls  of  today  have  no 
idea  of  this  garb.  It  wasn't  termed 
so  "ritzy"  as  gowns,  negligees,  robes, 
housecoats.  I  don't  believe  there  was 
a  silk  gown  among  any  of  us.  Just 
ordinary  muslin,  many  homemade  and 
very  cheap  kimonos,  probably  $1.98. 
"Them  were  the  days."  They  trailed 
the  halls  and  gathered  all  the  dirt — 
probably  washed  between  terms  as 
we  called  them — some,  no  doubt,  were 
not  washed  until  the  end  of  the  year. 

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This  from  THE  COLLEGIAN  of  Bal- 
timore City  College.  On  September  6 
at  Columbia  University,  a  gold  life 
pass  of  admission  to  all  collegiate  foot- 
ball games  was  awarded  to  Prof.  Vic- 
tor A.  Schmid  of  the  Baltimore  City 
College  physical  education  depart- 
ment. The  pass  was  awarded  by  the 
Eastern  Intercollegiate  Association  of 
Officials  for  the  thirty-eight  years  of 
service  faithfully  given  to  the  associa- 
tion by  Prof.  Schmid.  Engraved  on 
the  gold  pass  is:  "Victor  A.  Schmid, 
in  recognition  of  long,  able  and  loyal 
service  to  college  football  as  an  offi- 
cial." 

Prof.  Schmid,  who  has  been  at  City 
for  38  years,  also  has  refereed  basket- 
ball and  umpired  baseball.  Last  year 
he  acted  as  coach  of  the  frosh-sopho- 
more  football  team,  the  gymnastic 
squad  and  the  junior  varsity  track 
team. 

Dr.     Walter     S.     Eisenmenger,     re- 
search professor  of  agronomy  at  the 
University     of     Massachusetts     since   • 
1931,  has  recently  retired  from  the  po- 
sition. 

Very  little  mention  was  given  to  the 
death  of  Mabel  Gibson  Johnson  in  a 
previous  issue. 

Mrs.  Mabel  C.  Gibson  '10,  wife  of 
Howard  Johnson,  was  born  near  Ulys- 
ses, attended  public  schools  there,  was 
a  graduate  of  Mansfield  Normal  and 
later  was  graduated  from  Bucknell. 
She  taught  school  in  the  vicinity  of 
Ulysses  and  later  was  a  high  school 
teacher  at  Bernardsville,  N.  J. 

She  had  always  been  active  in 
church  work,  taking  an  active  part  as 
a  girl  in  Ulysses.  Later  she  engaged 
in  full  time  church  service  as  a  pas- 
tor's wife,  marrying  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Howard  Johnson,  whom  she  met  at 
Bucknell  and  continued  as  a  devoted 
wife  and  mother  for  39  years.  She 
will  be  greatly  missed  in  the  home, 
the  local  church  and  the  Baptist  Mis- 
sionary Circle. 

She  is  survived  by  a  brother,  James 
Leon  Gibson,  of  Ulysses,  her  husband, 
and  four  children:  James  H.,  a  me- 
chanical engineer  at  Minneapolis, 
Minn.:  Edward  J.,  a  writer  at  Ocean 
City,  N.  J. ;  F.  Robertson,  an  insur- 
ance examiner  at  Newark,  N.  J. ; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Kenneth  McDougall), 
wife  of  an  army  officer  in  Austria. 

Services  were  held  at  the  North 
Frankford  Baptist  Church  in  Phila- 
delphia and  the  Ulysses  Baptist 
Church.  Interment  was  in  the  Ulysses 
cemetery. 

Dr.  Oscar  Henderson,  president  of 
the  Baptist  Institute  for  Christian 
Workers,  conducted  the  services  in 
Philadelphia  and  the  Rev.  Howard 
Faulkner  at  Ulysses. 

Hope  you  all  noted  and  are  pleased 
with  the  results.  Someone  said  "We 
went  to  bed  Republicans  and  Demo- 
crats on  NoveiTiber  4th  and  woke  up 
the  next  morning  Americans." 

Pop  and  I  enjoyed  another  wedding 
anniversary  on  Nov.  11th.  As  I  said 
before  peace  all  our  lives — well,  I 
wouldn't  exchange  him  even  for  Ike. 
All  the  big  days  are  over  for  this 
year  so — A  Merry  Christmas  and  a 
Happy  Republican  New  Year. 

CLASS  OF  1913 

Class  Reporter:    MR.  CHARLES  L.  SANDERS 
76  Walnut  Street.  Mlffllnburg.  Pa. 

George  L.  Campuzano  retired  in  June 
of  this  year  from  his  position  with  the 
New  York  Ship  Building  Corporation, 
Camden,  N.  J.,  where  he  was  engaged 
most    of    his    life    in    electrical    design; 


naval  ship  section.  In  college  he  played 
varsity  football  at  halfback  and  end. 
He  now  resides  at  2046  36th  Ave.,  Vero 
Beach,  Fla. 

Albert ,  M.  Cober  is  now  a  retired 
farmer  living  at  R.  D.  4,  Berlin,  Pa.  He 
has  three  sons,  all  married,  and  five 
grandchildren.  "Al"  played  varsity 
football  and  class  baseball  in  college 
days.  (Glad  to  know  you  still  remem- 
ber the  Sanders  brothers,  Al). 

M.  Salvador  DePierro,  debater  and 
orator  in  college,  also  cornetist  in  the 
band,  is  practicing  law  in  Freeland.  He 
has  two  daughters  and  a  son  living,  all 
married,  four  girls  and  one  boy  to  call 
him  grandpa.  He  has  had  a  distin- 
guished record  as  a  civil  and  criminal 
lawyer,  serving  as  First  Assistant  Dis- 
trict Attorney  under  Governor  James; 
as  Special  Deputy  Attorney  General  in 
prosecution  of  the  Bruno  Massacre 
cases.  He  is  now  solicitor  of  Freeland 
Borough,  Freeland  School  District  and 
Citizens  National  Bank  of  Freeland.  In 
addition  he  was  an  organizer  of  the 
Conyngham  National  Bank.  (Many  of 
us   expected   such   achievement,   Sal.). 

Your  reporter  called  on  Albert  (Kid 
now  Doc)  Redelin  at  his  medical  office 
in  Nesquehoning  in  mid-October.  "Doc" 
says  he'll  be  back  in  Lewisburg  next 
June.  Glorious  were  those  fifteen  min- 
utes as  two  classmates  of  forty  years 
ago  engaged  in  lively  reminiscence 
about  many  of  the  boys  and  girls  in  that 
day.  The  doctor  looks  grand,  every 
inch  of  him. 

Here  are  two  quotations  from  a  letter 
recently  received  from  Robert  L.  (Bob) 
Rooke:  "I  am  going  on  record  to  the 
effect  that  the  40th  reunion  of  the  '13 
class  is  the  most  important  date  I  have 
for  the  year  1953."  "I  think  we  should 
go  out  of  our  way  to  make  No.  40  one 
that  will  never  be  forgotten  by  any 
member  of  the  class  of  '13."  Bob  ex- 
pects to  spend  about  five  months  in 
Palm  Beach,  Fla.  this  winter. 

Aaron  Miles  (Pete)  Stetler  writes 
that  he  saw  Bucknell  trim  Buffalo,  also 
saw  Pud  Stein  after  the  game.  After  a 
period  with  the  New  York  State  Rail- 
ways of  Rochester,  a  stretch  as  ensign 
in  the  Navy,  then  with  the  Aluminum 
Company  of  America,  in  1934  Pete  as- 
sumed his  present  position  as  a  manu- 
facturer's agent  representing  nationally 
known  concerns.  His  two  sons,  both 
married,  are  in  business  with  him,  and 
Pete  is  a  happy  grandpa  of  three  little 
Stetlers.  His  hobby  is  sailing  on  Lake 
Erie,  having  given  up  racing,  now 
piloting  a  confortable  cruising  boat. 
After  next  fall,  Pete  and  Mrs.  Stetler 
expect  to  live  in  a  newly  completed 
home  in  Tidewater,  Virginia  "and  take 
it  easy  from  then  on."  "See  you  at  the 
40th  reunion,"  he  said  in  closing.  Buf- 
falo, present  home. 

Herman  E.  (Whitey)  Zehner,  three- 
letter  man  in  college,  and  modesty  per- 
sonified as  an  excellent  student,  tells 
us  that  he  spent  most  of  the  time  since 
graduation  making  explosives  in  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  country.  He  is  now 
with  the  National  Powder  Company  at ' 
Eldred,  where  he  resides.  He  has  one 
daughter,  a  teacher  in  the  Portville, 
New  York,  schools.  "It  surely  was 
nice  to  hear  .from  you,  and  I'm  looking 
forward  to  seeing  a  lot  of  the  '13  crowd 
next  June.  I'm  amazed,  though,  at  the 
number  of  our  class  no  longer  with  us." 
(And  a  lot  of  us  will  be  looking  for 
you  too,  Whitey). 

CLASS  OF  1914 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.  H.  B.   WEAVER 

(Dora  Haniler) 

348  Ridge  Ave.,  New  Kensington,  Pa. 

John  Luke  Gehman,  resides  with  his 
wife,    the    former    Jessie    Holcomb,    in 

D  E  C  E  M  B  E  K     10  5  2 


Columbus,  Kansas.  Mrs.  Gehman  holds 
degrees  from  Northwestern  University 
and  the  University  of  Kansas. 

Dr.  Gehman  received  his  master's 
degree  from  Princeton  and  his  Ph.D. 
from  Edinburgh.  He  writes  that  he  is 
living  on  a  semi-retired  basis,  doing 
some  preaching  and  writing.  He  is  the 
author  of  The  Ceaseless  Circle  pub- 
lished by  Fleming  Company,  New  York. 
He  travels  extensively  both  in  this 
country  and  abroad.  His  travels  in- 
clude the  Hawaiian  Island;  he  was  an 
exchange  preacher  in  the  British  Isles 
in  1939;  and  the  October  issue  of  THE 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  carried  the 
story  of  his  recent  60,000  mile  flight 
around  the  world,  visiting  Presbyterian 
mission  stations  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
terviewing govei-nmental  agencies  on 
the  missions'  effectiveness. 

We  deeply  regret  to  announce  the 
death  of  Alvie  M.  Welchons  of  a  heart 
attack  on  August  16th.  Early  last  year 
we  carried  Mr.  Welchons  answer  to  our 
questionnaire.  Since  1921  he  taught  in 
the  Arsenal  Technical  High  School  in 
Indianapolis,  and  headed  the  mathema- 
tics department  since  1940.  He  gave  as 
the  home  address  1150  N.  Bolton  Ave., 
Indianapolis,  Indiana.  We  wish  to  ex- 
press our  sincere  sympathy  to  Mrs. 
Welchons,  their  sons  Jack  and  Richard 
and  daughter  Virginia. 

CLASS  OF  1915 

Class  Reporter:    MR.  J.  B.  BATES 
265  Green  St..  Mifflinburg,  Pa. 

Your  scribe  was  recently  honored 
by  being  elected  president  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Educational  Salesmens  Club. 
This  is  the  largest  organization  of  its 
kind  in  the  U.  S.  A.  and  has  had  a 
strong  influence  in  developing  a  better 
understanding  between  the  school  au- 
thorities of  the  state  and  the  commer- 
cial representatives  with  whom  they 
deal. 

G.  Thompson  Keech  died  at  his  home 
in  Netcong,  N.  J.  on  October  15  after  a 
long  illness. 

CLASS  OF  1916 

Class  Reporter :    MRS.  GEORGE  STEVENSON 

(Amy  Patterson) 

R.  D.  1.  Box  866,  Red  Bank,  N.  J. 

Class,  salute  our  first  D.D.,  Eric  A. 
Oesterle!  He  was  honored  by  Mercer 
University  of  Macon,  Georgia.  He  and 
Helen  (Helen  Ott  '14)  now  live  in 
Woodstown,  N.  J.  While  traveling  in 
Europe  this  summer  they  had  the  plea- 
sant surprise  of  crossing  paths  with 
Ruth  and  "Slats"  Hamlin,  '16  and  '15. 


It  Seems  Like  Yesterday 

Thirty-five    Years   Ago— 1917-18 

William  Bently,  Bucknell's  old- 
est alumnus,  writes  the  song, 
"We're  Battling  for  Freedom" 
and  dedicates  it  to  Lt.  John  Phil- 
lip Sousa. 

Orpheum  Theatre  shows  Jack 
Pickford  and  Louise  Huff  in  the 
killer-diller  "Ghost  House." 


CLASS  OF  1918 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  LAYTON  KING 

(Elizabeth  Champion) 

301  Broad  St.,  Montoursville.  Pa. 

Deadline  for  news  and  I  am  sure 
that  I  am  being  saved  by  the  fact  that 
the  Alumni  OfRce  has  some  news  that 
is  still  news.  I  think  that  letter  writ- 
ing is  fun  and  I  surely  wish  that  some 
of  the  rest  of  you  felt  the  same  way. 

Evelyn  McGann  Leaber's  new  ad- 
dress is  2  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  11, 

DECEMBER     1952 


N.  Y.  She  is  busy  getting  settled  once 
again. 

Fay  Schoch  (Mrs.  John  Ford)  lives 
at  704  Crestview  Drive,  Bridgeville. 
Her  husband  is  a  Carnegie  graduate — 
a  civil  engineer  with  the  U.  S.  Army 
Engineers  Corps.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, a  daughter,  Elsie  Anna,  fresh- 
man at  Penn  State  and  a  nine  year  old 
son.  The  family  spent  two  years  in 
the  Canal  Zone  and  Fay's  letter  to 
me  was  most  interesting. 

The  letters  I  have  received  in  reply 
to  mine  have  been  few  in  number,  but 
they  certainly  have  made  me  feel  that 
I  must  make  an  extra  special  effort  to 
have  news  of  the  class  in  each  issue. 
My  very  sincere  thanks  to  you  who 
have  come  to  my  aid. 

And  remember — we  are  all  planning 
to  meet  in  1953. 

CLASS  OF  1920 

class  Reporter:     DR.   HARRY  R.  WARFEL 
Hibiscus  Parle,  R.  F.  D.  5.  Box  72,  Gainsville,  Pla. 

Dr.  Robert  L.  Bucher  died  of  a 
stroke  September  13th  in  Jefferson 
Hospital,  Philadelphia.  Dr.  Bucher 
received  his  M.D.  degree  from  Jeffer- 
son Medical  College  and  had  a  large 
practice  in  the  Olney  section  of  Phil- 
adelphia for  many  years.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  widow  and  six  children, 
among  whom  are  Mrs.  Alden  Butler 
(Nancy  Bucher  '51)  and  Robert  Buch- 
er '50.  He  is  also  survived  by  his  sis- 
ter. Miss  Esther  Bucher,  administra- 
tive assistant  to  the  registrar  of  Buck- 
nell. 

Joseph  D.  Dent,  who  has  proved  that 
football  captains  do  rise  to  the  heights, 
never  lets  a  day  go  by  without  saying 
to  someone  a  good  word  about  Buck- 
nell.  Now  a  high  officer  in  the  Guar- 
anty Trust  Company  in  New  York 
City,  Joe  has  been  a  sparkplug  in 
alumni  and  Bis.on  Club  activities, 
more  often  in  quiet  ways  than  out 
front.  We  are  pleased  that  he  accept- 
ed the  chairmanship  of  the  Friends  of 
the  Library.  If  you  have  not  been 
through  this  building,  do  take  the  op- 
portunity to  see  how  this  benefaction 
of  Mrs.  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  has  en- 
riched the  academic  program  of  your 
Alma  Mater. 

Dr.  Lester  P.  Fowle,  physician  at 
the  University  since  1926,  was  award- 
ed a  certificate  of  merit  for  outstand- 
ing research  in  allergy  by  the  Penn- 
sylvania Allergy  Association.  A  spe- 
cialist in  diseases  of  the  skin,  he  has 
published  research  reports  that  have 
gained  nationwide  attention  in  medical 
circles.  His  most  recent  writings  are 
on  eczema  and  are  based  on  work  done 
by  himself  and  his  associates  on  the 
faculty. 

Besides  his  research  and  specialized 
private  practice.  Dr.  Fowle  directs  the 
college  infirmary  and  with  his  col- 
league. Dr.  Joseph  Weightman  '35, 
looks  after  the  health  of  some  1900 
students.  Daily  they  see  an  average 
of  about  50  students.  Few  college 
health  services  in  the  country  are  su- 
perior to  Bucknell's.  The  present  in- 
firmary, a  gift  of  the  late  Dr.  Samuel 
Lewis  Ziegler  '80,  is  a  splendid  exam- 
ple of  the  kind  of  cooperative  enter- 
prise in  which  alumni,  faculty,  and 
students  engage  at  Bucknell. 

Mrs.  Bruce  O.  Ranck  (Mildred  C. 
Farley)  died  on  July  22nd.  She  is  sur- 
vived by  her  husband,  Bruce  Ranck 
'18,  and  three  sons,  Eugene  F.  '43, 
Ralph  O.  '44  and  Richard  Bruce,  a 
Bucknell  sophomore. 

Herbert  E.  Stover's  fourth  novel. 
Copperhead    Moon    was    released    by 


Dodd,  Mead,  September  29th.  The 
novel  tells  of  the  fifth  column  in  Penn- 
sylvania during  the  Civil  War.  Dr. 
Stover's  earlier  novels  were  Song  of 
the  Susquehanna,  Men  in  Buckskin, 
and  Powder  Mission. 

Thomas  J.  S.  Heim,  is  one  of  Penn- 
sylvania's leaders  in  the  field  of  teach- 
er education.  Now  completing  his 
twenty-eighth  year  as  a  professor  of 
education  and  sociology,  he  was  for 
twelve  years  head  of  the  social  studies 
department  at  Slippery  Rock  State 
Teachers  College  and  for  the  last  six- 
teen years  has  been  on  the  staff  of  the 
West  Chester  S.  T.  C. 

After  taking  his  bachelor's  degree. 
"Tommy"  taught  for  five  years  in 
Williamsport  High  Schol  and  during 
three  summers  lectured  at  M  u  n  c  y 
Normal.     Following  his  M.A.  at  Buck- 


THOMAS  .1.  S.  HEIM 

nell  in  1925,  he  studied  at  New  York 
University,  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  University  of  Pittsburgh, 
where  he  earned  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Education  in  1940. 

An  active  leader  in  Bucknell's  glee 
club.  Cap  and  Dagger  and  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
he  has  continued  to  serve  his  college 
and  his  community  in  many  ways.  Not 
least  among  these  is  his  chairmanship 
of  the  Board  of  Deacons  of  the  Bap- 
tist Church  in  West  Chester.  He  is  ac- 
tive in  masonic  circles  of  the  state. 

"Tommy"  married  Ruth  V.  Haines, 
Music  '16,  during  his  college  days; 
they  are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Thomas 
Haines  Heim,  who  lives  in  Lycoming 
County.  Ruth  died  in  1920.  He  mar- 
ried Esther  Brown  of  South  Williams- 
port.  They  have  two  daughters,  Peg- 
gy, who  is  married  to  Vernon  Dorn- 
bach,  Jr.,  and  lives  in  Chestnut  Hill, 
Philadelphia,  and  Doris  Ann,  who  is 
at  present  a  member  of  the  music  fac- 
ulty at  the  State  Teachers  College  at 
West  Chester. 

Although  a  member  of  the  staff  of 
another  college,  "Tommy"  has  always 
been  deeply  devoted  to  Bucknell. 


It  Seems  Like  Yesterday 

Thirty  Years  Ago— 1922 

B.  U.  strength  crushes  Rutgers 
20-13. 

Senior  Council  urges  every  stu- 
dent to  stay  for  the  Thanksgiving 
Day  game  with  Dickinson. 


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CLASS  OF  1924 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.   ALFRED  G.  STOUGHTON 
13105  Atlantic  Ave..  Rockville.  Md. 

George  Dewey  Knight,  psychologist 
and-  guidance  counselor  at  Rider  Col- 
lege for  18  years,  died  August  22nd  in 
Mercer  Hospital,   Trenton. 

Al  Stoughton  was  elected  president 
of  the  Twin-Brook  Citizens  Association, 
Rockville,  Md.,  in  October. 

CLASS  OF  1926 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  ANNA  L.  BROWN 
45  Wildwood  Ave..  Pitman,  N.  J. 

Penrose  C.  Wallace,  21  N.  20th  St., 
Pottsville,  has  been  elected  supervising 
principal  of  the  schools  of  Tremont, 
succeeding  William  Myers  MS'51  who 
resigned  to  accept  a  position  in  the 
Bethesda-Chevy  Chase  Senior  High 
School. 

CLASS  OF  1927 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.  J.  LEON  MERRICK 

(S.  Grace  Milhous' 

201  Meredith  St..  Kennett  Square,  Pa. 

H.  Leonard  Allen  lives  at  87  Summer 
St.,  Fitchburg,  Mass.  His  son,  Halsey 
and  daughter,  Jane  are  members  of 
classes  '52  and  '53  respectively  at  the 
University  of  Massachusetts.  Another 
son,  Owen,  is  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1954  at  Worchester  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute. 

Boyd  Allsworth  is  vice  president  and 
general  manager  of  Insulation  Dealers 
and  Supply  Company,  Peoria,  111.  He 
is  married,  has  one  son,  John  Boyd 
Allsworth,  Jr.,  and  lives  at  906  North- 
crest  Ave.,  Peoria,  111. 

Catherine  Cawley's  Philadelphia  ad- 
dress is  3401  N.  16th  St.  She  is  secre- 
tary for  Manganese  Steel  Forge  Com- 
pany. 

Mrs.  Louis  H.  Coll  is  on  (Grace 
Pheifer)  has  two  married  daughters 
and  one  young  son,  Andrew.  Last  sum- 
mer your  reporter  visited  the  Collisons 
in  Marydel,  Md.  for  a  separate  little 
reunion  with  Mrs.  Lewis  Rich  (Mary 
Graham)  who  was  visiting  from  her 
home  town  of  Northumberland.  The 
Riches  had  son  Lewis,  Jr.,  and  the  Mer- 
ricks  had  son  Jack  and  daughter  Sally 
with  them. 

H.  Graham  is  a  realtor  and  insurer  in 
Paulsboro,  N.  J.  His  home  addi-ess  is 
134  East  Ave.,  Swedesboro,  N.  J.  Ches 
is  married  and  has  two  sons;  H. 
Graham,  Jr.,  16,  and  Andrew,  12. 

Mrs.  Floyd  D.  Newport  (Loveda 
Lagerman)  has  three  sons:  John,  11, 
James,  6,  and  Gerald,  4.  The  Newports 
live  at  7  Washington  St.,  Trumansburg, 
N.  Y. 

"Shorty"  Parmley  (I  couldn't  go  for- 
mal and'  say  Florence)  is  a  physical 
education  teacher  in  her  native  Maha- 
noy  City.  We  were  all  disappointed 
that  she  could  not  attend  our  June 
festivities,  but  at  the  time  her  mother's 
illness  prevented  her  being  with  us. 
Shorty  received  her  M.A.  at  Columbia 
University  in  '39. 

Willard  O.  Remer  lives  at  619  N. 
Front  St.,  Milton.  Cliff  is  married  but 
has  no  children. 

A.  Henry  Riesmeyer  is  a  buyer  in  the 
Purchasing  Division  of  the  Alumium 
Co.  of  America  with  offices  at  3300 
Missouri  Ave.,  East  St.  Louis,  111.  He 
is  married;  lives  at  107  Kenwood  Lane, 
Collinsville,  111.;  has  no  children.  Henry 
had  the  distinction  of  driving  the  great- 
est distance  to  our  twentieth  reunion, 
but  perhaps  the  press  of  business  pre- 
vented his  attending  our  twenty-fifth. 
Howard  B.  Schanely  has  his  own 
jewelry    establishment    in    Boyertown. 

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Pa.    Son  Howard  is  thirteen  and  daugh- 
ter Carol  Ann  is  ten. 

Mrs.  Herbert  Reichard  (Edith  Wo- 
mer)  has  a  son,  David  Womer,  age  7, 
and  a  daughter  Elaine  Louise,  age  four. 
The  Reichards  live  at  516  N.  Muhlen- 
burg  St.,  Allentown.  Edie  returned  for 
our  June  reunion  and  brought  along 
her  family. 


It  Seems 

Like  Yesterday 

Twenty-five 

Years  Ago— 1927-28 

Christmas 

carolers    spread 

Yuletide  joy 

Faculty  votes  to  establish  hon-     | 

or  courses. 

Infirmary 

is  filled  to  capacity 

and  an  extra  nurse  is  employed. 

CLASS  OF  1931 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.  W.  ZELMAN  SLEIGHTER 

(Ruth  J.  Thomas  I 

833  Chestnut  St.,  Mifflinburg,  Pa, 

Dr.  Sherwood  Githens  has  been  ap- 
pointed chief  of  the  electronics  branch, 
physical  science  division,  office  of  the 
ordnance  research  at  Duke  University. 
Dr.  Githens  has  been  head  of  the  de- 
partment of  physics  since  1949. 

Warren  J.  McClain  was  recently 
elected  president  of  the  New  Jersey 
Department  of  School  Superintendents, 
an  organization  which  includes  superin- 
tendents of  public  schools  and  officials 
of  the  State  Department  of  Education. 
Warren  is  also  president  of  the  South 
Jersey  Schoolmasters  Club,  vice  presi- 
dent of  his  Kiwanis  Club  and  is  work- 
ing on  his  doctorate  at  Rutgers  Univer- 
sity. He  and  his  wife,  the  former 
Marian  Ash  '32  live  at  125  Delaware  St., 
Woodbury,  N.  J. 

Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Grove  (Agnes  P.  Mc- 
Gavran)is  president  of  the  Middle 'East 
District  of  the  Ohio  Federation  of  Wo- 
men's Clubs.  In  addition  to  this,  Agnes 
finds  time  for  church  and  community 
work  and  does  substitute  teaching.  She 
is  the  mother  of  two  children.  You 
will  find  the  Groves  at  home  at  511 
Dewey  Ave.,  Cadiz,  Ohio. 


It  Seems  Like  Yesterday 

Twenty  Years  Ago— 1932-33 

Edwin  Markham,  poet,  speaks 
here. 

"Belle  Hop"  to  make  a  snappy 
comeback  at  Penn  State's 
"Froth.'' 

Dean  Rivenburg  reports  that 
the  depression  is  affecting  col- 
leges. 


It  Seems  Like  Yesterday 

Fifteen  Years  Ago— 1937-38 

Pi  Delta  Epsilon,  Journalism 
Club,  to  reorganize. 

Wintry  blasts  blow  no  more  in 
Larison  Hall. 

Room  in  Old  Main  given  over 
to  tradesmen. 


CLASS  OF  1933 

Class  Reporter:    MR.  WARREN  B.  STAPLETON 
1430  Market  St..  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Lehman  Gilmore  MA'33  has  resigned 
as  supervising  principal  of  the  Blooms- 
burg  schools  after  serving  twenty 
years  in  that  capacity. 

CLASS  OF  1937 

Class  Reporter:    MR,  SIGMUND  STOLER 
215  Chestnut  St,.  Sunbur.v.  Pa, 

Mrs.  Paul  W.  Ziegler  (Mabel  Ny- 
lund)  has  a  new  degree,  a  new  son, 
and  a  new  address.  The  degree  is  an 
M.S.  in  education;  the  son,  William 
Webster,  born  April  24th;  and  the  ad- 
dress is  12  Garrison  Rd.,  Parkside, 
Chester. 


CLASS  OF  1940 

Class  Reporter;    MRS,  JAMES  A,  MILLER 

(Mary  McCrinal 
122D-E  Brackenridge  Apts.,  Lake  Austin  Blvd.. 

Austin.  Texas 
Homecoming  1952  was  the  biggest 
campus  event  in  years.  There  was  one 
sad  note.  After  17  straight  wins  Buck- 
nell  lost  to  Colgate,  28-0.  There  was  a 
very  bright  note  in  the  day  for  me, 
however — a  phone  call  which  turned 
out  to  be  from  Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis.  He 
and  Mrs.  Davis  will  be  in  Austin  this 
semester  while  he  does  research  on  a 
forthcoming  book.  Dr.  Robert  L.  Suth- 
erland, who  is  now  head  of  the  Hogg 
Foundation,  is  an  Austin  resident,  too, 
so  we  have  a  small  Bucknell  Club. 

Did  you  realize  that  by  the  lucky 
chance  that  he  received  an  honorary 
degree  at  our  commencement,  we  have 
Irving  Berlin  listed  as  a  member  of  our 
class?  Perhaps  you  noticed  in  the 
March  ALUMNUS  that  he  has  estab- 
lished the  Francis  Gilbert  Scholarship 
Fund  for  music  students.  Time,  April 
28,  carried  a  full  page  write-up  featur- 
ing oui-  famous  '"classmate"  as  a  "per- 
sonality." 

Mrs.  G.  V.  Lago  (Mary  McClelland) 
wrote  an  article  in  the  Christian  Cen- 
tury of  August  2  entitled  "I  Can't  Go 
Back  Again."  Mary  lives  at  413  N.  Wil- 
liams St.,  Columbia,  Mo.  Her  husband 
is  a  teacher  at  the  University  of  Mis- 
souri. 

From  Anna  Ruth  Malick  (Mrs.  Ren- 
nold  V.  Kuttruff)  comes  word  of  a  son, 
George  Arthur,  born  Oct.  15,  1951.  Also, 
their  address  has  changed  from  Sun- 
bury  to  300  Oley  St.,  Reading.  Rennold 
has  taken  a  position  as  chemist  in 
charge  of  the  standardization  lab.  for 
Bick  and  Co. 

A  very  cordial  invitation — which  in- 
cludes all  '"40-ers".  I'm  sure — to  stop 
in  and  visit  Bob  Morris  and  his  wife 
(Penny  Pennock  '41)  if  ever  in  the 
vicinity  of  4642  Coldwater  Canyon  Ave., 
Hollywood.  Bob  has  been  appointed 
manager  of  field  training  in  the  ordi- 
nary agencies  department  of  the  Jack 
White  Agency  in  the  Los  Angeles 
branch  of  Prudential  Insurance  Co. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rowland  B.  Porch  (Rae- 
Louise  Schultz)  118  Pitman  Ave.,  Pit- 
man, N.  J.,  announce  the  arrival  of  a 
daughter,  Priscilla  Elizabeth,  on  March 
12.  They  have  two  other  children, 
Kathryn  Jo,  8,  and  R.  Brooke,  Jr.,  5. 

CLASS  OF  1941 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  WILLIAM  HASSELBERGER 

(Jean  Steele* 

1518  Westmoreland  Ave.,  Syracuse,  N,  Y, 

Had  a  swell  letter  from  "Spike"  Nor- 
man Simpson.  He  has  been  in  the 
South  for  five  years  in  radio  business, 
and  is  now  living  in  Pittsfield,  Mass. 
He  is  sales  director  of  W.  B.  R.  K. 

Spike  and  Nancy  have  two  sons. 
Geoff ry,  Z'^2,  and  Keith,  6  months. 
Thanks  a  lot  for  writing — it  was  swell 
hearing  from  you,  Spike. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lee  S.  Ranck  an- 
nounce the  birth  of  a  son,  Jeffrey  Sny- 
der, born  May  17th.     They  also  have 

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DECEMBER     1 


a  daughter,  Lois,  who  is  three.  The 
Rancks  live  at  1315  Market  St.,  Lewis- 
burg. 

Let  me  hear  from  more  of  you  kids 
— I'm  running  out  of  material  and  I 
love  to  get  j'our  letters! 

Hope  you  all  have  a  Happy  Christ- 
mas. 

CLASS  OF  1942 

Class  Reporter:    MKS.  THEODORE  WILKINSON 

(Mary  Forrest i 

329  W.  Walnut  St.,  Lancaster.  Pa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Murray  B.  McPherson 
(Jeanne  Meyer)  'are  the  parents  of  a 
baby  girl,  Mary  Elizabeth,  born  April 
9th. 

James  E.  Ostergren  was  married 
August  5,  1951  to  Dorothy  J.  Monson 
at  Fargo,  N.  D.  Their  address  is  P.  O. 
Box  56,  Litchfield  Park,  Arizona. 

Germanie  Pepperman  Dietz  has  four 
children  now;  two  boys  and  two  girls. 
They  live  at  83  Nutt  Rd.,  Phoenixville. 
Mr.  Dietz  is  office  manager  for  the  A. 
C.  Roberts  Company  in  Kimberton. 

Paul  Hollen,  a  second  son,  was  born 
March  31  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Scho- 
field  (Anna  Thompson  '41). 

Robert  A.  Good  has  been  named  as- 
sistant professor  of  psychology  at  Sac- 
ramento State  College,  Sacramento, 
Calif.  He  recently  received  a  Ph.D. 
from  Ohio  State  University  where  he 
has  been  on  the  faculty  for  five  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  J.  Hillenbrand, 
Jr.  (Mary  Francis)  report  they  have 
two  children,  David  Francis,  6V2  years 
and  Margaret  Louise,  2  years.  Her 
husband  has  been  in  the  research  de- 
partment of  the  United  Gas  Corp.  in 
Shreveport,  La.  for  two  years.  In 
June  1952  he  received  his  Ph.D.  degree 
in  physical  chemistry'  from  the  Illi- 
nois Institute  of  Technology  in  Chi- 
cago. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  Nolan  (Mary 
J.  Gallagrher)  announce  the  arrival  of 
a  son,  Richard  John,  the  couple's 
fourth  child,  on  April  28.  The  others 
are:  Joseph  M.,  6:  Sally  Ann,  5;  Mar- 
ilyn, 2.  The  Nolans  live  at  2072  Pen- 
nington Rd.,  Trenton,  N.  J. 


Would  you  say  that  the  .S  Cummings  boys,  sons 
of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  Curamings  '41  <.ArIene 
Avrutine  '42)  are  headed  for  Buckneli?  They  are 
Marc  Steven,  i),  Lee  Bernard,  o,  and  Stuart  Lewis.  :J. 


It  Seems  Like  Yesterday 

Ten  Years  Ag^o— 1942-43 

Students  go  "all  out"  to  stop 
cutting. 

Clark  Hinkle,  Bucknell's  grid 
hero,  returns  after  eventful, 
thrill-packed  years. 

Student  owned  cars  are  out  for 
duration. 


DECEMBER     1952 


CLASS  OF  1945 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  C.  FRED  MOORE 

(Nancy  Woehlingi 

Alden  Park  Manor,  Germantown,  Philadelphia 

Rev.  Kenneth  E.  Clarke  has  accepted 
a  call  as  rector  of  St.  Thomas  Episcopal 
Church,  Terrace  Park,  Ohio.  Rev. 
Clarke  served  as  curate  of  St.  John's 
Cathedral,  Wilmington,  Delaware  and 
in  1948  became  rector  of  St.  Anne's 
Parish,  Middletown,  Del. 

A  son,  Stephen  was  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Joseph  Wesley  (Jean  Dunham)  in 
May  1951.  They  live  at  Briar  Hill, 
Cedar  Grove,  N.  J. 

Mrs.  Fay  H.  Smith  (Sarah  Gould)  has 
a  daughter,  Mary  Elizabeth,  born  in 
July  1951.  Their  address  is  Box  411, 
Farmingdale,  N.  J. 

Mrs.  C.  A.  Orbell  (Lois  Luther)  had 
a  daughter,  Deborah  Lynn,  December 
26,  1951. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Rehkamp  (Lil- 
lian Stover  '46)  are  in  Newport,  R.  I. 
at  the  M.  O.  Q.,  Naval  Training  Station. 
They  are  looking  forward  to  returning 
to  Woodbury,  Conn,  next  year  where 
Dr.  Rehkamp  plans  to  resume  his  den- 
tal practice. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jolm  E.  Pillsbury 
(Martha  Orphan)  have  announced  the 
arrival  of  a  son,  John  Edward,  on  June 
28,  1952,  at  Somerville,  N.  J. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  Roop  (Dorothy 
Danenhower  '46)  formerly  of  Win- 
chester, Mass.,  have  moved  to  Danville, 
where  Mr.  Roop  is  now  chief  engineer 
at  Geisinger  Hospital.  Their  new  ad- 
dress is  P.  O.  Box  37. 

A  son,  Norris  Dean  Rowland  III,  was 
born  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  N.  Dean  Rowland, 
Jr.,  (Alice  Leuther  '43)  on  July  11th. 

Lt.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Smigelsky 
(Betty  Chance  '51)  are  at  Ft.  Knox, 
Kentucky,  where  Lt.  Smigelsky  will 
begin  a  two  year  tour  of  duty  with  the 
Army  Medical  Corps. 

Commander  and  Mrs.  John  F.  Bacon 
(Phoebe  Follmer)  have  returned  from 
duty  on  Guam  and  will  be  stationed  in 
Johnsville.  Their  home  address  will 
be  Ivyland,  Pa. 

We  regret  to  report  that  the  four 
vear  old  daughter,  Monica,  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Thomas  J.  Padden  (Barbara  Dyer) 
died  October  26th  after  a  long  illness. 
The  Paddens  live  at  337  Reserve  Ave., 
Steubenville,   Ohio. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Zigarelli  (Eileen 
Reilly)  announce  the  arrival  of  a  baby 
girl,  Carol  Lynne,  on  September  26. 
Their  present  address  is  69  Madison 
Ave.,  Morristown,  N.  J. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  W.  Beck  '42 
(Dottie  Short)  had  a  son,  Allen,  Jr.,  on 
Oct.  9.  They  are  now  residing  at  1738 
Earlington  Rd.,  Havertown. 

CLASS  OF  1946 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  WILLIAM  HARSHBARGER 

(Jeanne  Phillipsi 

206  Second  St.,  Huntingdon,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Walter  H.  Rapp  (Alice  Nix) 
sends  word  that  she,  her  husband,  and 
daughter  Carol,  are  now  living  at  150-30 
Village  Rd..  Jamaica,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.,  where 
Mr.  Rapp  is  working  for  the  U.  N.  as 
special  assistant  to  the  Agent  General 
of  the  Korea  Reconstruction  Agency. 

Miss  Eleanor  DeLong-  of  Philadelphia 
and  Northumberland  and  Henry  F. 
Conrad  of  Reading  were  recently  united 
in  marriage. 

Mrs.  Charles  D.  Kuhnen  (Joan  Car- 
roll) has  been  doing  outstanding  work 
as  a  physical  therapist  for  the  National 
Society  for  Crippled  Children  and 
Adults.     Her  work  in  her  new  career 


was  reported  in  a  recent  issue  of 
Madamoiselle. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Rave  (Miriam 
Evans  '48)  had  a  second  son  March  27th. 
They  have  moved  to  571  Sand  Hill  Rd., 
Wantagh,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leroy  F.  Schellhardt  of 
27  Elmwood  Dr.,  Livingston,  N.  J.  are 
proud  to  announce  the  arrival  of  their 
second  child,  Joanne  Lee.  born  May  11, 
1952,  at  Orange,  N.  J.  The  baby  joins 
a  brother,  Donald  Joseph,  aged  three. 

Mary  W.  Steele  for  the  last  three 
years  has  been  a  radio  story  teller  and 
librarian  at  Carnegie  Library,  Pitts- 
burgh. Her  duties  include  that  of  visit- 
ing neighboring  schools  with  stories  to 
tell  the  pupils,  recordings  being  made 
for  later  broadcasts. 

A  daughter,  Ann  Weber  Rosser,  was 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Evan  R.  Rosser, 
Jr.,  (Carolyn  Berkheimer)  on  March  29, 
1952.  The  Rossers  are  living  at  1150 
Market  St.,  Williamsport. 

Robert  E.  Score  has  been  appointed 
to  handle  the  sales  of  Good-rite  organic 
chemicals  on  the  east  coast  and  in  the 
south-eastern  states.  He  is  employed 
by  B.  F.  Goodrich  Chemical  (f^ompany, 
324  Rose  Building,  Cleveland  15,  Ohio. 

CLASS  OF  1947 

Class  Reporter:    ROGER  S.  HADDON,  ESQ. 
243  Water  St..  Northumberland,  Pa. 

A  daughter,  Kathi  Ann,  has  been 
born  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  John  Arbogast, 
Jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Brady  wel- 
comed their  first  child,  a  boy,  in  June. 
They  live  at  508  Terrace  Dr.,  New 
Cumberland. 

Mrs.  Walter  G.  Willis  (Nancy  Daw- 
son) writes  that  she  is  the  wife  of  a 
tugboat  captain  who  navigates  San 
Francisco  Bay.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, Katie,  2,  and  Tommy,  1.  Nancy 
is  anxious  to  hear  from  some  of  you. 
Address:  551  Arballo  Dr.,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Her  brother,  James  Dawson  '50 
is  studying  medicine  in  Los  Angeles. 
Their  father.  Dr.  Allen  Dawson  '12 
died  in  November  1949  while  a  colonel 
in  the  regular  Army  Medical  Corps 
in  California. 

A.  David  Douglas,  chemical  engi- 
neer, is  now  with  the  Tungsten  and 
Chemical  Division  of  Sylvania  Elec- 
tric Products,  Inc.,  at  Towanda.  Dave 
and  his  family  (second  son  born  June 
12)  live  at  722  Second  St.,  Towanda. 

Catherine  Lee  Eshleman  gives  her 
new  address  as  The  Ship  Inn,  Lincoln 
Highway  and  Ship  Road,  R.  D.  2,  West 
Chester,  where  her  father  now  oper- 
ates an  inn  and  restaurant  (seafood  a 
specialty). 

Victor  Figueroa  '50  dropped  me 
"uno"  postal  from  Madrid,  Spain, 
where  he  plans  to  spend  the  next  five 
years  in  medical  education. 

Matthew  Friendman  has  joined  in  a 
partnership  for  the  general  practice  of 
law  under  the  firm  name  of  Halpern 
&  Friendman.  with  Richard  Halpern, 
at  320  Broadway,  New  York  7. 

Lloyd  R.  Graham  writes  that  their 
second  son,  Robert  Lloyd  was  born 
October  15. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ray  Irwin  are  indoc- 
trinating Kathryn  Elizabeth,  born  Oc- 
tober 3.  Address:  304  S.  7th  St.,  Lew- 
isburg. 

Anthony  J.  Martin,  husband  of  Mil- 
dred C.  Harriman  '48,  who  received 
his  law  degree  in  1951,  is  practicing 
with  Crone  &  Cohen,  808  Law  and  Fi- 
nance  Bldg.,    Pittsburgh   9. 

Richard  L.  Moore  has  been  elected 
secretarj'-treasurer  of  the  New  York 

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Chapter  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Chemists. 

A  son,  Raymond  Gary,  was  born 
May  20  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  J. 
Ruff  (Delia  Edel  '45). 

Ford  A.  Reynolds  MS'47  married 
Anna  F.  Austin  in  August.  Both  are 
teachers  in  the  Luzerne  pubhc  schools. 

Janice  Selwyn  Sydell  received  her 
medical  degree  from  the  Woman's 
Medical  College  of  Pennsylvania,  Phil- 
adelphia, June  12. 

Richard  M.  Sherwood's  second  son, 
David  Foster,  was  born  May  3.  The 
Sherwoods  recently  moved  to  11  East 
Ridley  Ave.,  Ridley  Park. 

Dr.  R.  B.  Tobias  has  begun  the  gen- 
eral practice  of  medicine  at  his  home, 
161-5  Riverside  Dr.,  South  Williams- 
port.  He  is  associated  with  Divine 
Providence  Hospital,  Williamsport. 
There  are  two  sons,  David,  4,  and 
Chris,  2. 

M.  Mervin  Wargo  is  a  member  of 
the  history  department  faculty  at  Wil- 
liamsport High  School. 

I  know  you  will  be  saddened  to  learn 
that  Ben  Wasserman  died  June  22,  af- 
ter an  illness  of  several  months. 

The  William  Schalins  (Dorothy  Wat- 
kinson)  and  son,  Russel  Craig,  have 
moved  to  506  Lorraine  Ave.,  Oreland. 

Mrs.  Richard  H.  Edwards  (Kitty 
Wilson)  sets  forth  in  metered  prose: 
"After  working  as  a  stewardess  for 
American  Airlines  for  3  years,  flying 
out  of  New  York,  I  came  West  and 
got  married  in  Las  Vagas  on  January 
19,  1951.  Dick  is  flying  the  airlift  to 
Tokyo  for  Overseas  National  Airways, 
but  he  also  has  two  businesses  on  the 
side — a  photography  studio  and  an  in- 
surance office.  We  lived  in  San  Fran- 
cisco until  last  December,  when  we 
moved  to  San  Mateo,  and  our  present 
address  is  925  S.  Humboldt  St.,  San 
Mateo,  Calif.  Our  first  son  was  born 
May  30,  1952  —  Richard  Harry  Ed- 
wards, Jr.     Any  questions? 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  M.  Zachara 
(Janet  Mallett  '48)  are  the  parents  of 
twin  boys,  John  Michael  and  Peter 
James,  born  November  12,  1951. 


It  Seems  Like  Yesterday 

Five  Years  Ago — 1947 

Loyal  400  are  expected  to  jour- 
ney to  Yankee  Stadium  for  the 
Bucknell-N.  Y.  U.  game. 

Tuesday's  issue  of  the  "Squir- 
rel" will  rib  the  faculty. 

Frosh  co-eds  swamp  Men's 
Post  Office. 


CLASS  OF  1948 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  JOANN  GOLIGHTLY 
106  N.  Grove  St..  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

William  Weader  MA'48  has  been 
named  assistant  county  superintendent 
of  schools  for  Snyder  County. 

Elizabeth  Decker  has  resigned  her 
position  as  Latin  and  French  instructor 
at  Jersey  Shore  High  School  for  an- 
other at  Bethesda,  Md.  in  the  public 
schools. 

Anita  T.  Rosenberg  sailed  for  Europe 
aboard  the  "United  States"  on  Sept. 
5,  1952. 

A  son,  Robert  Keith,  arrived  on  Aug- 
ust 23,  1952.  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  M. 
Zigler  (Audrey  (Monty)  Husk)  of  542 
U.  Mountain  Ave.,  Montclair,  N.  J. 

A  letter  from  Nancy  Waldner  Swee- 
ney informed  us  that  she  married 
James   J.    Sweeney    on   July    14,    1951. 

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Jane  Deaver  '48  was  maid-of-honor.  On 
June  25,  James  J.  Sweeney,  Jr.,  was 
born.  The  Sweeney  family  can  now 
be  addressed  at  Box  1124,  Custis,  Fla. 

Edwin  L.  Bell  is  teaching  in  the 
biology  department  of  the  Moravian 
College  for  Men,  Bethlehem.  He  will 
receive  a  Ph.D.  from  the  University  of 
Illinois  in  October.  His  wife  is  the 
former  Frances  Reichard. 

After  receiving  an  M.S.  in  chemical 
engineering  from  the  University  of 
Michigan,  John  Bogen,  Jr.,  married 
Doris  Mitchell  at  Ardmore  in  August, 
1951.  The  couple  now  live  at  870 
Ssward  St.,  Detroit,  Michigan.  John  is 
the  assistant  foreman  for  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Salt  Manufacturing  Co.  at  Wy- 
andotte, Mich. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  B.  Duncan 
(Janet  Meade)  who  were  married  in 
June  1951,  have  a  baby  daughter.  They 
live  at  1901  Lovell  Ave.,  Barnesboro. 

Anthony  B.  Hoying  has  been  promot- 
ed to  territory  manager  for  the  John 
Deere  Plow  Co.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Daniel  D.  Kramer  is  the  father  of  a 
son,  Harvey  Merrill,  born  May  18,  1952. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  M.  Davis  (Flor- 
ence "Kandy"  Kreitler)  have  recently 
moved  into  their  new  home  at  31  Sher- 
wood Rd.,  Glen  Cove,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Davis 
designed  the  home  himself. 

Miss  Chien  Chai  Loo  and  Kit  Y. 
Wong  were  united  in  marriage  on  June 
16,  1952.  Their  present  address  is  3 
Chrystie  St.,  New  York  2,  N.  Y. 

Robert  W.  McDonnell  is  spending 
several  months  in  Dominican  Republic 
and  Puerto  Rico  doing  development 
worlt  on  new  process  in  sugarmaking 
as  applications  research  engineer  for 
the  Virginia  Smelting  Co. 

Miss  Ruth  E.  Rice  is  employed  as  as- 
sistant in  the  bacteriology  lab  at  Buck- 
nell.  Her  address  is  610  St.  George  St., 
Lewisburg. 

Gloria  H.  Simon  is  working  at  the 
Lincoln  Foundation  in  Swarthmore. 

Miss  Elizabeth  A.  Simmons  and  Dr. 
Richard  S.  Brown  were  married  on 
June  14,  1952.  Dr.  Brown  began  his 
internship  at  Jefferson  Hospital  on  July 
1.  The  couple  will  reside  in  Philadel- 
phia. 

Mrs.  Charles  Gordon  (Charlotte  Tay- 
lor) is  YWCA  advisor  at  the  University 
of  Rochester  while  her  husband  is  fin- 
ishing his  courses  at  the  Colgate-Ro- 
chester Divinity  School. 

Florence  Fellows  Skose  and  her  hus- 
band, Jim,  are  the  proud  parents  of 
David  James,  born  May  1,  1952.  Their- 
address  is  Apartment  C-632,  3111  20th 
St.,   North,  Arlington  10,  Va. 

Jeanne   Taylor  Noll   '47   and   Walter 

Noll  and  daughter,  Pamela,  can  now  be 
reached  at  3010  M.  A.  S.  St.,  Houston 
21,  Texas.  Walt  works  for  Prudential 
Life  Insurance  Co.  and  was  just  recently 
transferred  into  their  new  office  in 
Houston. 

Barbara  Brown  Grosvenor  and  Bob, 
her  husband,  announce  the  birth  of 
their  second  daughter,  Nancy  Elaine, 
on  November  30,  1951.  Their  first 
child,  Carol  Ann,  was  three  in  July. 
Mail  can  be  sent  to  813A  Chestnut  Rd., 
East  Lansing,  Mich. 

Marguerite  MuUer  Sibol  and  her  hus- 
band, Jerry,  have  a  boy,  Jerry,  Jr., 
born  last  fall  and  are  living  in  Mil- 
bourne,  Florida,  %  General  Delivery. 
Mary  obtained  her  master's  degree  from 
the  University  of  Florida  in  June  1951. 

Betty  Havens  Roberts  was  married 
to  Martin  H.  Roberts  on  November  17, 
1951.    They  have  a  six  room  house  and 


can  be  reached  at  21  Howard  Ct.,  Carle 
Place,  N.  Y. 

Doris  Strassner  was  married  to 
Thomas  H.  Marino  on  August  2,  1952 
in  Lewisburg. 

Bob  Beck,  Milton,  has  a  daughter, 
born  September  16  in  the  Williamsport 
Hospital. 

Eugene  Bennett  and  his  wife  have 
two  sons.  He  is  with  Sears  in  Olean, 
New  York  as  assistant  manager. 

Lt.  Wells  Colby  married  Betty  Mus- 
bach  at  the  Fort  Boulevard  Methodist 
Church,  El  Paso,  Texas,  on  Sept.  6th. 
William  (Bill)  Conover,  6  Bennett  St., 
Hornell,  N.  Y.,  writes  he  and  his  wife 
have  a  son,  Kim  William.  Bill  is  assis- 
tant manager  of  the  Sears  Roebuck 
Store  in  Hornell. 

H.  Burton  Entrekin  has  a  second 
daughter,  Hollie  Alice,  born  August 
8th. 

Authur  E.  Harriman,  who  earned  his  - 
Ph.D.  at  Cornell  in  1951,  has  been  ap- 
pointed assistant  professor  of  psycholo- 
gy at  Trinity  University  in  San  Antonio, 
Texas.  He  recently  appeared  on  the 
program  of  the  American  Psychology 
Association   meetings   in   Washington. 

Harold  F.  Hartman  graduated  in  Sep- 
tember from  the  primary  class  at  the 
Air  Force  School  of  Aviation  Medicine 
at  Randolf  Air  Force  Base. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Johnson  (Vir- 
toria  Reid  '47)  are  the  parents  of  a  son 
born  July  27th  at  the  Evangelical  Hos- 
pital, Lewisburg. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  McConnell  (Uve- 
nia  Gallagher  '43)  announce  the  ar- 
rival of  a  son,  Matthew  on  October  3. 
The  McConnells  have  three  other  chil- 
dren; Paul,  7;  Kathy,  4;  Susan,  2.  They 
live  at  20  Jermain  St.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Lt.  Sterling  T.  Post,  Jr.,  son  of  Sarah 
Hilbish  Post  '16  and  the  late  Sterling 
Post  '17,  has  been  appointed  an  officer 
in  the  regular  Army.  He  and  his  wife 
and  son,  Thomas,  are  now  stationed  at 
Aberdeen  Proving  Ground. 

Mrs.  Charles  Gordon  (Charlotte  Tay- 
lor) is  in  Chautauqua,  N.  Y.,  where  her 
husband  is  associate  secretary  of  the 
Chautauqua  County  Y.  M.  C.  A.  The 
Gordons  have  recently  adopted  a  14 
year  old  Iroquois  Indian,  Sanford  Jona- 
than. Their  mailing  address  is  Box 
528. 

Bob  Taylor,  who  is  serving  on  the 
U.  S.  S.  Pittsburgh,  was  in  port  long 
enough  to  attend  the  George  Washing- 
ton game  on  November  7.  His  sea 
duties  will  soon  take  him  to  far  away 
places,  so  don't  be  surprised  if  your 
alumni  fund  reminders  reach  you  from 
Algiers  or  some  other  across-the-sea 
spot. 

CLASS  OF  1949 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  MARILYN  HARER 
505  Columbia  Ave.,  Lansdale,  Pa. 

Lt.  Richard  D.  Atherly  U.  S.  M.  C.  R. 

Until  February  '53,  Dick  will  be  in 
Camp  Upshur,  Quantico,  Va.  His  mail 
address  is  1420  Mt.  Vernon  Memorial 
Drive,  Alexandria,  Va.  Dick  will  con- 
tinue as  our  class  fund  manager.  As 
he  will  be  busy  with  military  duties 
you  can  lighten  his  load  of  fund  duties 
by  sending  your  annual  contribution 
now.  During  the  past  two  years  our 
class  led  the  parade  in  number  of  con- 
tributors.   Let  us  keep  it  that  way. 

A  daughter  has  been  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Donald  W.  Moorhead  (Judith 
Agnew) — Jane  Ann  on  June  6,  1952. 

Gertrude  Bottjer,  who  became  Mrs. 
Dennis  E.  Mulcahy  in  April  1951,  has 
recently  moved  into  a  new  home  at 
105  Charles  St.,  Dumont,  N.  J. 

D  E  C  E  M  B  E  U      1  !l  .1  -■ 


Donald  Carss  has  just  returned  from 
18  months  in  Japan  and  Korea  with 
the  infantry.  He  writes  that  he  is 
now  a  happy  and  almost  contented 
civilian  and  wants  his  friends  to  know 
he's  back  at  201  Davison  Ave.,  Lyn- 
brook,  N.  Y. 

Glenn  C.  Dershem  married  Yvonne 
Johnson  of  Port  Townsend,  Wash,  on 
March  30.  Glenn  has  a  government 
.job  in  Seattle. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Douglas 
(Nancy  Bishop)  became  the  parents 
of  a  baby  boy,  William  Ross,  on  Oct. 
9,  1951.  They  are  residing  in  their 
new  home  at  131  Lynnewood  Dr., 
Churchill  Valley,  Pittsburgh. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Fagan,  Jr., 
(Shirley  Schweiker)  are  the  parents  of 
a  girl,  Ann  Heysham,  born  April  21st. 
They  have  one  other  child,  Robert, 
born  in  October  1950. 

Miss  Jane  D.  Foster  and  Thomas  E. 
Neuviller,  both  of  Ridgewood,  N.  J., 
were  married  on  June  28,  1952.  They 
are  living  at  427-8  Main  St.,  Fort  Lee, 
N.  J. 

Melvin  J.  Fregly  will  be  teaching 
physiology  at  Harvard  Medical  School 
this  fall.  Melvin  received  his  Ph.D. 
in  physiology  from  the  Medical  Cen- 
ter, Rochester  University  in  June. 

Robert  A.  Goldston,  Irvin  Graybill, 
Jr.,  John  G.  Walter  and  Marvin  W. 
Weinstein  received  the  degree  of 
bachelor  of  laws  from  Harvard  in 
June. 

Sherman  E.  Good  MS'49  has  been 
elected  principal  of  the  West  Beaver 
Schools.  He  will  teach  several  courses 
in  addition  to  handling  his  supervisory 
duties. 

Joan  Groulx  writes  that  a  micro- 
biological study  group  has  been 
formed  in  Danville  and  anyone  inter- 
ested in  that  or  related  fields  is  in- 
vited to  join  the  group.  Write  her  at 
440  Mill  St.  for  details. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Gimdaker 
(Janice  Fields)  are  residing  in  Allen- 
town  where  Bill  is  working  with  Sears 
Roebuck  and  Co.  Two  sons,  Scott, 
born  Sept.  28,  1950  and  Bruce,  born 
April  19,  1952  were  born  to  them. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  Henderson  '51 
(Ruth  Strauss)  had  a  daughter  born 
May  21,  1952,  called  Ruth  Ann. 

Miss  Myra  Hammond  became  the 
bride  of  Richard  Thomas  in  early 
April.  The  couple  will  reside  in  Wash- 
ington and  both  have  teaching  posi- 
tions in  the  high  school  at  Prince 
Frederick,  Md. 

Nancy  W.  Hines  married  Robert  K. 
Cavan  on  February  9th.  The  couple 
are  making  their  home  at  902  Hickory 
Ave.,  Royal  Oak,  Mich. 

Bruce  A.  Johnston  is  an  investment 
research  analyst  with  Argus  Research 
Corp.,  New  York  City. 

On  July  14,  1951  at  Mahanoy  City 
Lee  Luke  became  Mrs.  George 
Schmauch.  Nancy  Roe  Crowell  and 
Pat  Wiley  '51  were  in  the  wedding 
party.  Lee  is  teaching  at  Central 
Bucks  High  School,  Doylestown. 

Joseph  Leitner  received  a  master  of 
business  administration  degree  in 
management  and  marketing  from  Co- 
lumbia University  Graduate  School  of 
Business  in  February.  He  is  now  with 
the  chemical  sales  department  of  the 
Allied  Chemical  and  Dye  Corporation 
in  New  York  City. 

Ross  S.  McConnell,  who  has  recently 
received  his  M.D.  from  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  is  interning  at  the 
York  Hospital.  His  address  is  400  Elm 
Terrace,  York. 

DECEMBER     19. t  2 


Mrs.  John  E.  Hall  (Sue  McCormick) 
had  a  girl,  Judith  Suzanne.  June  7, 
1952. 

Mark  McCuUough,  Jr.,  was  married 
this  summer  to  Patricia  Jordon,  Van- 
couver, B.  C.  Mark  was  graduated 
from  the  General  Theological  Semi- 
nary, New  York,  in  May  and  ordained 
at  the  Lewisburg  Episcopal  Church. 
The  McCulloughs  will  live  in  Newark, 
N.  J.  were  he  has  been  assigned. 

Marie  McNinch,  now  married  to 
Harry  Colvin,  Jr.,  of  Penn  State,  lives 
at  404  University  Ave.,  Davis,  Calif. 

Judith  Lee  Martin  became  the  bride 
of  Vincent  Bosak  on  June  7th  in  Lau- 
rel,  Md. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Wheeler  (Julie 
Mason)  became  the  parents  of  a  boy. 
Heather,  on  April  19,  1952. 

Dallas  E.  Mettler,  a  senior  at  Jef- 
ferson Medical  School,  married  Betty 
Lee  Gross  on  August  23rd. 

James  E.  Miller  and  Barbara  Lenox 
'50  were  united  in  marriage  in  April. 
They  are  residing  at  193  2nd  Ave.,  Apt. 
17,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alan  Molof  (June  B. 
Folkart  '52),  who  were  married  in 
June,  are  attending  graduate  school 
at  the  University  of  Michigan  together. 
Their  address  is  1024  Packard  Rd., 
Ann  Arbor.  ^ 

Thomas  Moore  received  an  M.S.  de- 
gree in  education  from  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania  in  June.  He  has  been 
teaching  for  the  last  three  years  at 
the  Collingdale  High  School. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  Ralph  Noble,  Har- 
vey Grove,  R.  D.,  announce  the  birth 
of  a  daughter,  Nancy  Ann,  on  June 
13,  1952. 

Andrew  Olson,  Jr.,  has  recently 
transferred  to  the  Chicago  office  of 
the  RCA  Victor  Distributing  Corp. 

Nelson  Parsons  is  with  the  Cornell 
Dubilier  Electric  Co.,  New  Bedford  as 
a  project  engineer.  His  address  is  40 
Newbury  Ave.,  North  Fairhaven, 
Mass. 

James  Reynolds  is  the  father  of  a 
son,  Thomas  Kelly,  born  April  5th. 
Mr.  Reynolds  is  in  the  technical  ser- 
vice and  development  department  of 
the  Dow  Chemical  Co.,  Midland,  Mich. 
His  address  is  212  Cypress  St. 

Nancy  Roe  became  Mrs.  Whitney 
Crowell  on  July  4.  Lee  Luke 
Schmauch,  Donna  O  a  k  e  s  and  Jan 
Crider  '50  were  in  the  wedding. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Merle  W.  Smith  are  re- 
siding at  1311  Grandin  Ave.,  Rockville, 
Md.  Merle  is  working  for  the  Army 
Map  Service,  Washington,  D.  C.  Two 
children  have  been  born  to  the  Smiths 
— Stephen,  tVz,  and  Jesse,  born  May 
1,   1952. 

George  H.  Sinclair,  Jr.,  was  or- 
dained June  12th  by  the  Hanson  Place 
Baptist  Church,  Brooklyn. 

James  C.  Stanley,  who  graduated  in 
May  from  the  General  Theological 
Seminary,  New  York  City,  with  a 
bachelor  of  sacred  theology  degree, 
has  been  assigned  to  Christ  Episcopal 
Church,  Berwick. 

A  daughter,  Linda  June,  arrived  at 
the  Thomas  Watts'  (Alice  Chambers 
'48)  on  February  16th. 

John  S.  Wheatcroft  has  recently 
been  appointed  to  the  English  staff  at 
Bucknell  University. 

Julia  Wohl  became  the  bride  of  Rob- 
'  ert  M.  Latzer  in  June.  The  couple  live 
at  1535  Central  Park  Ave.,  Yonkers, 
N.  Y.  Mrs.  Latzer  received  her  M.A. 
from  Teachers  College  in  June  1951 
and  is  teaching  in  the  Yonkers 
Schools. 


Madeleine  Wolferz  has  received  a 
master  of  art  degree  from  the  State 
University  of  Iowa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ed  Yarnell  (Dorothy 

Judd)  became  the  parents  of  their  sec- 
ond daughter,  Nancy  Katharine,  on 
April  9,  1952.  They  reside  at  1610 
Sarsfield  Ave.,  Camden,  S.  C.  Ed  is 
working  for  the  Orion  Plant  in  Cam- 
den. 

Joseph  R.  Ditchey  married  Angela 
Regnery  of  Collingswood,  N.  J.,  in 
June.  Joe  is  attending  Georgetown 
University  Law  School  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

CLASS  OF  1950 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.   DAVID  L.  MILLER 

(Jane  Kreider) 

614  Penn  St.,  New  Bethlehem.  Pa. 

John  G.  Rickard  formerly  of  Kala- 
mazoo, Mich.,  is  working  with  the  Wat- 
son, McEwen  &  Co.,  Ltd.  This  com- 
pany represents  Smith,  Kline  &  French 
of  Philadelphia.  His  present  address 
is  57  Lewis  St.,  Rangoon,  Burma. 

William  Wells,  400  N.  Eighth  St.,  Se- 
linsgrove,  has  entered  duty  as  clerk- 
typist  at  Lewisburg  Federal  Penitenti- 
ary. He  is  a  veteran  of  World  War  II 
and  was  formerly  employed  by  West- 
inghouse  Plant,  Sunbury. 

CLASS  OF  1951 

Class  Reporters:    MR.  DONALD  BROWN 

5442  S.  Harper  Ave..  Chicago  15,  111. 

MISS  FRANCES  WILKINS 

Apt.  74,  1316  New  Hampshire  Ave.,  Washington.  D.  C. 

Once  upon  a  time  there  was  a  large, 
uproarious,  active  crowd  known  as  the 
Class  of  '51.  Now  this  crowd  was  a 
hustlin'  and  a  bustlin'  bunch,  and  ole 
B.  U.  sat  up  and  took  notice  when  it 
was  about.  But  suddenly  something 
strange  happened,  and  a  mysterious 
malady  seized  this  once  boisterous 
crowd  (the  onset  of  this  confounding 
malady  can  be  dated  from  June  10, 
1951).  This  crowd  passed  on  to  a  new 
honor  ("Alumni"  by  name)  and  with 
this  change  came  a  complete  and  thor- 
ough alteration  of  personality.  What 
had  before  been  a  rambunctious  ex- 
trovert, strangely  took  on  the  appear- 
ance of  an  introverted  recluse.  The 
"big  noise"  became  the  "baffling  si- 
lence." The  Class  of  '51  was  all  but 
anonymous! 

Any  and  all  members  of  this  once 
exalted  but  now  apparently  hapless 
bunch  who  feel  that  such  a  weird 
change  of  appearance  does  not  repre- 
sent the  true  nature  of  the  crowd,  and 
wish  to  contribute  to  the  curing  of  this 
malady,  send  immediately  complete 
data  as  to  the  whereabouts,  carryings- 
on,  accomplishments  and  current  activi- 
ties of  any  and  all  members  of  this 
lethargic  crowd  (yourself  included)  to 
the  above  listed  reporters  or  direct  to 
Buck  Shott. 

PLEASE  RUSH— NOT  ONLY  IS  THIS 
DISEASE  CAUSING  SERIOUS  ATRO- 
PHY OF  THE  "CLASS  OF  '51"  SEC- 
TION IN  THE  ALUMNUS  BUT  LINES 
OF  COMMUNICATION  BETWEEN 
MEMBERS  OF  THE  CROWD  ARE 
SADLY  DETERIORATING,  AND 
CONTACTS  ARE  BEING  COMPLETE- 
LY LOST!  ! 

"Back  to  my  news,  please." 

Francis  J.  Fritzen  married  Charlotte 
P.  Muir  of  Williamsport  on  July  12th. 
Their  address  is  227  Walnut  St.,  Wil- 
liamsport. 

Milton  Geiser  and  Mary  Jane  Stim- 
mel,  Lewisburg  were  married  in  Lewis- 
burg Sunday,  July  27th.  Milton  is  an 
engineer  with  the  Curtis-Wright  Corp., 

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EDITORIAl 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April.  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Mcnihcr — Anicric.-ui    ,\hiTiini    Council 

Officers  of  thic  Assciciation 

KENNETH  W.SLIP'ER  '2ii,  President,  177  Briar  HiJl  Lane,  Woodbury.  N.  J. 

MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Devine  '31),  First  Vice  President,  l.i69 
Metropolitan  Ave..  New  York  City  63,  N.  Y. 

DANIEL  M.  ROOP  '45,  Second  Vice  President.  P.  0.  Box  37,  Danville,  Pa. 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '10,  Treasurer,  3j  Marl<et  St..  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

,10HN  H.  SHOTT  .x'32.  Secretary  ami  Editor,  iir>  Faculty  Court.  Lewis- 
burg. Pa. 

BoAKD  OF  Directors 

LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '30,  2107  Wliarton  Rd.,  Glenside,  Pa.   (lii.-iS). 

X.  H.  MARANTZ  '«,  51.  N.  WoodhuU  Rd.,  Huntington,  N.  Y.  (ISI.iS). 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  '25,  501  Bloom  St.,  Danville,  Pa.  (1(153). 

MRS.  THOMAS  B.  SEAR  (Rita  Holbrook  '37),  185  Elmore  Rd.,  Monroe 
Meadows,  Brighton,  Rochester  10.  N.  Y.   (1953). 

ARTHUR  R.  YON  '17.  The  Hotel  Flanders.  Atlantic  City.  N.  J.  (1953). 

PAUL  E.  FINK  '29.  600  N.  Arch  St..  Montoursville,  Pa.  (1954). 

MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emilv  Devine  '21),  1509  Metropolitan  .\ve..  New 
York  City  02.  N.  Y.  (1954). 

LAWRENCE' M:  KIMBALL  '23.  Box  226.  Vineland.  N.  Y.   (195  0. 

DANIEL  M.  ROOP  '45.  P.  0.  Box  37.  Danville,  Pa.  (1954). 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '25,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury.  N.  J.  (1951). 

WILLIAM  LIMING  '33.  396  Andrews  Road,  East  Williston,  L,  I.,  New- 
York  (1955). 

JOSEPH  T.  QUICK  '38.  Wright  Road,  R.  D.  2,  Newtown,  Pa.  (1935). 

MRS.  JOHN  A.  RHODES  (Helen  E.  Bodine  '20).  1035  N.  Negley  Ave.. 
Pittsburgh  6.  Pa.     (1955). 

CLAIR  G.  SPANGLER  '25.  214  N.  Sixth  St..  Reading,  Pa.   (1955). 

JOHN  F.  WORTH  '37,  233  N.  Galveston  St.    Arlington,  Va.   (1955). 


(    )  Year. Term  E.xpires. 


Homecoiniiig  Breaks  Records 

(Continued  froni  Page  4) 

help  in  this  respect,  since  an  in.stitution.  in  the  long  run, 
is  judged  by  its  products. 

Specifically,  alumni  can  help  in  their  own  communities 
bv  conducting  worthwhile  club  activities  and  by  publicizing 
these  activities  in  their  home  towns. 

If  your  speaker  comes  from  the  campus,  our  office 
will  be  glad  to  supply  a  suggested  story  with  biographical 
material  and  photos  or  newspaper  mats,  if  we  know  about 
the  event  in  sufficient  time.  Our  usual  source  of  infor- 
mation on  such  meetings  is  the  alumni  office,  which  pro- 
vides US  with  copies  of  all  notices  of  alumni  meetings  that 
are  mailed  from  the  office. 

We  prefer  to  send  these  stories  to  the  club  president 
or  secretary  and  ha\'e  him  take  them  to,  his  local  papers 
for  three  reasons : 

1.  The  item  has  a  better  chance  of  getting  in  the  pa- 
pers if  it  comes  from  a  local  resident.  There  are  84  col- 
leges in  Pennsylvania,  for  example,  and  practically  all  of 
them  are  mailing  releases  to  the  papers.  Because  of  this 
competition,  the  story  that  originates  locally  is  certain  to 
receive  more  attention  from  editors. 

2.  This  procedure  gives  the  club  officer  an  opixirtunity 
to  check  the  story  for  accuracy  and  to  add  extra  details  he 
may  want  to  include. 

3.  The  paper  will  know  whom  to  contact  locally  for 
a  follow-up  story  after  the  meeting  is  held.  Obviously, 
we  are  not  in  a  position  at  Bucknell  to  supply  that  in- 
ff)rmation. 

Here  are  some  general  suggestions  which  may  prove 
helpful,  l^apers  want  stories  before  an  event  occurs,  if 
]jossible,  .Also,  they  want  a  follow-up  immediately  after- 
wards. 

( )ne  other  suggestion  already  being  followed  by  some 
club  officers  ;  give  your  papers  items  about  alumni  in  your 
area  whenever  possible.  Achievements  of  alumni,  after 
all,  offer  the  best  evidence  that  Bucknell  is  doing  a  good 
job. 

.\nd  finally,  don't  expect  tlie  imixissible  in  the  way  of 
new.spaper  publicity.  There  are  over  1700  colleges  in  this 
country  and  if  there  is  one  or  more  in  your  immediate  area, 
it  is  certain  to  be  of  more  interest  to  local  editors  than  is 
a  university  several  hundred  miles  away,  even  though 
that  university  may  be  your  own  alma  mater. 
22 


Bucknell   Bureau    of   Missing  Alumni 

ATTENTION,  ALUMNI ! 

Will  you  become  an  operator  in  our  Bureau  of  Missing  Alumni? 
Below,  arranged  by  classes,  are  names  of  Alumni  who  apparently 
have  moved  and  have  not  notified  the  Alumni  Office.  No  doubt, 
some  of  these  are  deceased,  but  certainly  many  of  them  are  known 
by  Alumni  who  read  this  publication  regularly.  We  are  anxious 
to  cut  down  the  number  of  missing  Alumni  to  a  minimum.  Won't 
you  look  over  this  entire  list  and  write  the  Alumni  Office  immedi- 
ately before  you  have  time  to  forget,  giving  addresses  or  informa- 
tion which  may  lead  to  addresses.  This  will  be  a  real  service  to 
Alma  Mater. — En. 


Class  of  '99 

Mulford.  Arthur  C. 

Class  of '06 

Hennessy,  John  P, 

Class  of  '08 
Strausser.  Ethel  E. 
(IVtrs.  Allen  H.  Jonesi 

Class  of  '09 

Groff,  James  A. 

Class  of  '15 

Reed.  Jeannette 

(Mrs.  Jeannette  Hater  I 

Class  of  '20 

Craig.  James  C. 

Class  of  -28 

Smith.  Donald  R. 

Class  of  '24 

Holsing,  James  J. 
Class  of  '26 

Hile.  Carl  A. 
Class  of  '27 

Blaisdell,  William  K. 

Meminger,  WiUiam 

Class  of  '29 

Hausser,  Lewis  G. 
Class  of  '30 

Koehler.  Gordon  T. 

Moody.  Fred  C. 

Class  of  '31 

Andrus.  Kenneth  B. 
Lewis,  Joseph 

Class  of  '33 

Rhodes.  Leon  J. 
Class  of  '33 

Mathews,  John  C. 
Class  of  '34 

Griffiths,  John  E. 

Newton,  Charles  W. 

Class  of  '35 

IVIiller,  William  Kermit 
Class  of  '36 
Chandler.  John  Warner 
Conklin.  Esther  V. 
Pagan,  Ann  D. 
Pearlman.  Earl  R. 

Class  of  '37 

Butchko.  Margaret 

(Mrs.  Alvin  Wilson! 
Cillo.  Paul  S. 
Newcomb.  Herbert  G. 


Class  of  '88 
Baer.  A.  Llewellyn 

Class  of  '39 
Gerard,  Paul  M. 
Lane.  George  L. 

Class  of  '41 

Baranousky.  Julius 
Gallagher.  John  L. 
Reed.  Robert  R. 

Class  of '43 

Mavrogordatos.  Ralph  S. 
Newman.  Ralph  W. 
O'Malley.  James  C. 
Sehnert.  Paul  J. 
Reardon.  Francis  M. 

Class  of  '44 

Gingras,  Louis  D. 
V/eldon,  Donald  G. 

Class  of  '45 

Berley,  Janet 
Edelman,  Samuel  A. 
Field.  Edmund,  Jr. 

Class  of  '40 
Filippone.  Gladys  C. 

Class  of  '47 

Alilstrom.  Virginia 
Austin,  Robert  D..  Jr. 
Ryley.  Barbara 

(Mrs.  Kenneth  Hoyle) 

Class  of  '48 

Buckley,  Robert  J. 

Class  of  '49 

Bloomfield,  Donald  E. 
Daniels.  Walter  J. 
Gabriele.  Paul 
SoUisch.  Robert  A. 

Class  of  '50 

Brown,  Frederick  J. 
Futchko.  Alex  T. 
Lotto.  Paul  A. 
Manchester,  Donald  J. 

Class  of  '51 
Coulbourn,  Thomas  D. 
Hon.  Chester  R,,  Jr. 
Lotto,  Peter  G. 
Stewart,  James  K. 

Class  of  '32 

Mitchell.  Robert  T. 
Morse.  Julius  L. 


Alumni  Headquarters : 
I  believe  vou'll  find 


Class 


at 


Name 


Class 


at 


Address 


at 


Name  Class  Address 

Submitted  by  Class 

Address    


Date 


<  (live  additional  addresses  on  a  separate  sheet) 

D  E  C:  E  M  B  E  R     19  5: 


Class  Reports 

(Continued  from  Page  21) 

Woodridge,   N.   J.     His   address  is  452 
Jefferson  Ave.,  Hasbrouck  Heights,  N.  J. 

It  was  an  all  Bucknell  wedding  as 
Bill  Gingerich  and  "Dee"  Ferns  '52  took 
the  vows  in  Baldwin,  N.  Y.,  in  June. 
They  are  residing  in  Westfield,  N.  J. 

Robert  A.  Mertz  married  Barbara 
Jenkins  of  Hellertown  in  August.  Bob 
is  presently  employed  by  Westinghouse 
at  Sunbury. 

Finn  Petersen,  formerly  of  Denmark, 
was  naturalized  in  August  in  Lewis - 
burg.  Finn  is  waiting  to  be  called  into 
the  service. 

William  Reitz  entered  the  U.  S.  Air 
Force  Officers  Candidate  School  at 
Lackland  Air  Force  Base,  San  Antonio 
on  June  23rd. 

Miss  Helen  Thomas  and  Richard  G. 
Rogers  of  Muncy  were  united  in  mar- 
riage on  July  13,  1952.  Mr.  Rogers  is 
now  serving  with  the  O.  C.  S.  Engineer- 
ing Unit  at  Fort  Belvoir,  Va. 

John  A.  Schaumberg  has  been  accept- 
ed for  the  U.  S.  Navy  Officer  Candidate 
School  at  Newport,  R.  I. 

Wendell  N.  Stainsby  married  Frances 
Wintersteen  of  Danville  in  August, 
Wendell  is  a  graduate  student  of  Johns 
Hopkins  in  hygiene  and  public  health 
work. 

Ernst  Wallrapp,  who  was  a  special 
student  here  in  1949-50,  by  a  grant  of 
the  U.  S.  Dept.  of  State,  is  now  with 
the  United  Press,  Frankfort  (Main), 
Germany. 

John  E.  Worsfold,  Jr.,  is  associated 
with  the  Research  Institute  of  America, 
Inc.,  in  sales  work.  They  have  a  son 
and  a  daughter  and  live  at  128  S.  Frank- 
lin St.,  Allentown. 

Benjamin  Zerbe  married  Phillis 
Campbell  of  Sunbury  on  January  21st 
in  Hollywood,  Calif. 

As  you  can  all  see  news  of  the  class 
and  from  the  class  is  pretty  scanty,  and 
inasmuch  as  we  are  now  bona  fide 
alumni  we  have  a  budding  reputation 
to  maintain  as  the  largest  graduating 
class  (did  '52  pass  us?)  and  consequent- 
ly the  largest  alumni  class.  Let's  hear 
from  ten  times  this  month's  number  and 
hear  about  the  whole  class.  Send  your 
news  and  views  (we'd  like  to  hear  some 
expressions  of  opinions  on  current  af- 
fairs and  activities  also)  of  not  only 
yourself  but  of  all  class  members  on 
whom  you've  got  some  information. 
Address:  Donald  Brown,  5442  S.  Harper 
Ave.,  Chicago  15,  111. 

After  receiving  his  wings  in  July, 
Lt.  Eugene  Catherman  has  been  as- 
signed to  Tyndall  Air  Force  Base,  Fla., 
for  additional  training  as  aerial  ob- 
server with  jet  fighter  interceptor 
planes. 

Bernard  Goudy,  MS'51  is  the  father 
of  a  son  born  Jul5'  30th.  (How  about 
some  particulars  on  this,  Bernie?). 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  B.  Heinaman, 
Jr.  (Marilyn  West)  and  their  six 
months  old  son,  Howard  Keith,  have 
moved  to  538  Midvale  Ave.,  Apt.  B, 
Phila.  Howard  is  a  design  engineer 
with  Brown  Instruments. 

Capt.  Earl  E.  Hinman,  Jr.  MS'51 
writes  that  he  finds  his  job  as  education 
officer  for  all  the  servicemen  in  Iceland 
a  most  interesting  as  well  as  challeng- 
ing one.  (Now  there's  a  guy,  I'll  bet, 
who  knows  what  they  mean  when  they 
speak  of  the  "Cold  War."  Hm-m-m). 
A  Berkeley,  Calif.,  postmark  had  us 
guessing  and  out  tumbled  a  pleasing 
note  from  Bobbie  (Planz)  and  Dick 
LaRue  infirming  us  that  Dick  has  just 
about  completed  the  work  for  a  mas- 

DECEMBER     1952 


ter's  in  guidance  and  counseling  at  the 
University  of  California.  But  the  most 
important  is  that  we  are  now  three. 
Debra  Lynne  arrived  on  August  8th 
and  things  haven't  been  the  same  since. 
What  a  gal!  Congrats  to  you  both,  and 
"Hi  Debbie."  Address:  1719  Parker  St., 
Berkeley  3,  Calif. 

That  Coach  Lawrence  defense  prodi- 
gy (?)  Doug  Light  moves  on  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  to  back  up  that  navy-blue 
line  in  the  Pentagon.  Doug  graduated 
from  Newport,  R.  I.  Naval  Training 
Station  Oct.  24,  and  after  a  couple 
weeks  leave  reported  to  the  capital  to 
take  up  an  ensign's  duties  in  communi- 
cations for  the  Chief  of  Naval  Opera- 
tions. 

Pfc.  Robert  H.  Mahland  is  now  serv- 
ing with  the  77th  Engineering  Con- 
struction Battalion  at  Heidelberg  Mili- 
tary Post,  Germany. 

John  F.  Miles,  Jr.  and  Miss  Joan  A. 
Levens  were  married  in  August  in 
Shamokin.  The  couple  will  reside  in 
Shamokin.  (How  about  an  address  on 
this,  John). 

Dick  Swing  and  better  half  Susie 
(Smith  '50)  made  a  big  leap  from  Dal- 
las, Texas  (one  jump  ahead  of  those 
d — mosquitos,  says  Susie)  to  Winthrop, 
Mass.  Dick  is  with  the  Baird  Asso- 
ciates of  Boston.  83  Cottage  Ave.,  Win- 
throp, Mass.  is  their  new  home. 

We've  got  some  other  tidbits  but  they 
arrived  via  the  grapevine,  third  or 
fourth  hand,  and  'tis  best  to  have  them 
succumb  to  the  malady  rather  than 
chance  gross  errors.  But  we'd  like  to 
hear  from  Nancy  (Wolfinger)  and  Scot- 
ty  Hicks,  as  well  as  Jack  Henderson 
concerning  family  additions.  And 
they're  not  the  only  ones,  I'm  sure,  so 
drop  a  line  informing  us  as  to  the 
swelling  ranks  of  the  Class  of  '74. 

How  about  a  few  newsy  remarks 
from  you  '51  Bisons  who  hit  the  Home- 
coming trail?  Who'd  you  see?  What'd 
you  do? 

Wonder  how  many  of  us  had  that  Ike 
affair  figured?  Seems  like  a  good  deal 
from  this  vantage  point.  (Brown's  the 
one  to  aim  at  on  this,  not  Wilkens). 

Don't  forget  our  malady — deep  si- 
lence. 

CLASS  OF  1952 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  BARBARA  SEGELKEN 
26  Fairmont  Ave..  Morristown,  N.  J, 

Donald    Kunkle    and    Vertie    Daggs 

were  married  this  summer.  Donald  is 
stationed  at  Camp  Pickett,  Va. 

Patrick  Malone  is  doing  basic  train- 
ing at  Sampson  Air  Force  Base,  New 
York.  He  has  enlisted  in  the  air  corps 
for  four  years. 

Joseph  S.  Mason  married  Mary  Luse 
of  Alexandria,  Va.,  on  July  12.  Their 
address  is  1015  8th  St.,  Alexandria,  Va. 
Joe  is  junior  engineering  assistant  for 
the  Virginia  Electric  and  Power  Com- 
pany there. 

Alfred  D.  Miller  has  moved  to  St. 
Louis  where  he  will  work  in  the  analy- 
tical laboratory  section  of  Monsanto 
Chemical  Company's  Organic  Chemical 
Division. 

Donald  F.  Scheer  has  a  position  with 
W.  A.  Burpee  Company  experimental 
gardens,  Doylestown. 

Robert  Slonaker,  Jr.,  instructor  in  the 
chemical  engineering  department  at 
Bucknell  has  been  elected  to  junior 
membership  in  the  American  Institute 
of  Chemical  Engineers. 

Fred  Thomas,  Jr.,  is  vice  council  po- 
litical officer  with  the  American  Em- 
bassy, Pusan,  Korea. 

Edward  C.  Troutman  and  Elizabeth 
A.  Auten  were  married  in  Lewisburg 


in  July.  Ed  is  a  cartographer  with  the 
Army  Map  Service  in  Washington.  The 
couple  will  reside  in  Arlington. 

John  Webber  has  been  looked  over 
by  the  scouts  of  at  least  five  major 
baseball  leagues  this  summer.  Web- 
ber, co-captain  of  this  year's  Bison 
baseball  team,  plans  to  continue  on  to 
professional  baseball,  attending  Boston 
College  during  the  off  season  where  he 
intends  to  work  for  a  masters  degree 
in  education. 

Eugene  Baker  and  Nancy  Wilson, 
Milton,  were  married  on  September 
28th.  Eugene  is  an  engineer  with  the 
Standard   Oil   Company   in  Whiting.  - 

Howard  Bozarth  is  studying  law  at 
Dickinson. 

Donald  Deakyne  and  Beverly  New- 

cum  were  married  on  June  28th.  They 
are  living  in  Park  Forest,  Illinois,  were 
Don  is  employed  as  an  inspection  engi- 
neer with  the  Standard  Oil  Company. 
Clare  Joann  Gerrity  is  attending  the 
Columbia  University  School  of  Physi- 
cal Therapy. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Williams  '51  (Mar- 
ilyn Hanna)  of  Pittsburgh  announce 
the  arrival  of  Richard  Charles  on  Octo- 
ber 9  in  time  to  initiate  an  active  cam- 
paign for  the  presidency  on  the  Diaper 
Ticket.  Pinning  his  hopes  on  a  strong 
write-in  vote.  Candidate  Williams 
failed  to  come  through  in  strategic 
areas.  However,  with  normal  develop- 
ment, he  hopes  to  be  in  the  running  for 
future  elections. 

Karl  A.  Heininger,  Jr.,  has  been  ten- 
dered an  appointment  in  the  regular 
Army  since  he  was  designated  a  dis- 
tinguished military  graduate  upon  the 
completion  of  ROTC  summer  camp. 
Karl  is  the  first  ROTC  graduate  of 
Bucknell  to  be  so  honored. 

Thomas  D.  Hemingway  has  been 
commissioned  a  second  lieutenant  in 
the  Army  Engineers.  ' 

Another  class  marriage  is  that  of 
James  E.  Hole  to  Martha  Bradley  '54 

on  Sept.  6.  Their  address  is  247  Car- 
mita  Ave.,  Rutherford,  N.  J. 

Elizabeth  Holter  is  an  executive 
trainee  working  as  a  section  manager 
at  Hahne's  in  Newark. 

Mary  Grace  Jones  is  teaching  Spanish 
and  English  in  the  Montoursville  High 
School  in  Montoursville. 

Robert  Kerr,  Donald  Minnigan,  Harry 
Staley  and  Joe  Childrey  are  all  to  be 

found  at  811  W.  22nd  St.,  Wilmington. 
Bob  is  working  for  the  Hercules  Pow- 
der Co.,  Donald  is  with  the  Sun  Oil 
Conapany,  Marcus  Hook,  and  Harry  and 
Joe  are  emploj'ed  by  duPont. 

Erwin  F.  Lessel,  Jr.  MS'52  is  assis- 
tant to  the  editor  of  Bergey's  Manual 
of  Determinative  Biology,  Geneva,  N. 
Y.,  doing  bibliographic  research. 

John  Lloyd,  Jr.,  is  an  assistant  project 
engineer  with  the  Sperry  Gyroscope 
Company,  Great  Neck.  John  is  mar- 
ried to  Lois  Vandermark  and  has  a  son, 
David,  born  August  2nd. 

Jean   Lowry    and   Barbara    Segelken 

are  currently  being  exposed  to  the 
special  torments  of  Katharine  Gibbs' 
Special  Course  for  College  Women  in 
New  York  City. 

David  McGill  sailed  in  September 
for  England  for  a  year  under  the  Ful- 
bright  Program.  His  address  there  is: 
The  Laboratory,  Citadel  Hill,  Ply- 
mouth, Devon,  England. 

Among  new  candidates  at  the  Navy 
Officer  Candidate  School,  Newport, 
Rhode  Island,  are  Lee  Henry,  Robert 
Jepsen,  Jr.  and  John  Klingman. 

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Dr.  Keecli  Points  Out  Buclenell  Traditions 


WILL  YOU  VOTE  IN  APRIL? 


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THE  election  each  year  of  an  alumni 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
the  University  is  without  doubt  one 
of  the  most  important  activities  of  the 
alumni  body.  The  interests  of  the  Alumni 
as  an  organized  group  have  been  given 
explicit  recognition.  Alumni  have  the 
privilege  of  nominating  (virtually  elect- 
ing) each  year  a  representative  to  serve 
on°  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  a  term  of 
five  vears.  Alumni  now  serving,  on  elec- 
tion by  the  General  Alumni  Association, 
are  Robert  K.  Bell,  Esq.  '20  (term  ex- 
pires 1953);  Clyde  P.  Bailey,  Esq.  '29 
(1954);  Russell  E.  Boyer  '18  (1955);  Dr. 
Arthur  L.  Brandon  AM  '11  (1956),  and 
Dr.  Emma  E.  Dillon  'IS   (1957). 

Other  Alumni  now  serving  on  the  Board 
of  Trustees  who  were  originally  nominat- 
ed for  membership  by  the  General  Alum- 
ni Association  include:  Dr.  Harvey  F. 
Smith  '94,  Robert  L.  Rooke  '13,  Joseph 
W.  Henderson,  Esq.  '08,  and  Andrew  R. 
Mathieson  '20.  Of  the  35-member  Board 
of  Trustees  as  now  constituted,  25  hold 
earned  degrees  from  Bucknell  and  four 
other  members  have  been  awarded  hon- 
orary degrees. 

Representation  on  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees is  only  one  means  by  which  the  Alum- 
ni directly  influence  the  course  of  the 
University.  The  General  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  every  Bucknellian  is  a 
member  without  paying  dues,  is  a  com- 
pletely autonomus  body  with  powerful  in- 
fluence and  great  responsibilities.  The 
Board  of  Directors  of  that  body  are  priv- 
ileged to  set  up  the  nominating  and  vot- 
ing procedure,  in  addition  to  setting  poli- 
cy and  program  in  alumni  activities.  THE 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  is  published 
by  the  University  and  sent  free  to  all 
Alumni;  it  is  wholly  controlled,  however. 
by  the  General  Alumni  Association;  it 
is,  therefore,  an  organ  of  opinion  and  pro- 
motion under  alumni  direction.  The 
Alumni  Headquarters  maintains  the  all- 
university  address  list  of  former  students 
and  informs  alumni  and  parents  of  meet- 
ings of  local  alumni  clubs,  class  reunions, 
homecomings,  etc.  The  Alumni  Fund 
Committee,  appointed  by  the  president  of 
the  General  Alumni  Association,  estab- 
lishes its  own  procedures  and  conducts 
its  own  program  of  Alumni  Annual  Giving 
whereby     Bucknellians     may     repay     the 


LIniversity  for  the  various  free  services 
provided.  To  all  these  activities  large 
numbers  of  Alunnii  give  loyal  and  valued 
service. 

It  is  hoped  that  in  the  balloting  for 
alumni  trustee  in  1953  a  new  high  in  vot- 
ing participation  will  be  established.  The 
canvass  for  nominees  is  thorough  and 
far-reaching  and  the  balloting  deserves 
the  attention  of  every  Bucknellian.  The 
procedure  (printed  in  full,  Oct.  1951 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS)  if  you  are  not 
familiar  with  it — and  many  recent  (and 
not  so  recent)  graduates  need  refreshing 
— began  last  August,  when  club  presi- 
dents, class  presidents,  class  reporters, 
fund  managers,  members  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  and  the  Alumni  Fund  Commit- 
tee, as  well  as  former  alumni  trustees  and 
former  presidents  of  the  General  Alumni 
Association  were  asked  to  submit  the 
names  of  candidates.  Local  club  presi- 
dents were  requested  to  discuss  candidate 
possibilities  at  local  club  meetings.  Dur- 
ing" Homecoming  weekend  the  nine-mem- 
ber Committee  for  the  Selection  of  Alum- 
ni Trustee  Candidates  studied  the  bio- 
graphical record  of  each  candidate  sub- 
mitted and  by  secret  ballot  each  commit- 
tee member  recorded  his  or  her  first,  sec- 
ond, third,  fourth  and  fifth  choice.  By 
weighting  the  choices  the  three  top  can- 
didates were  selected.  If  any  of  the  three 
top  candidates  decline  nomination  the  next 
highest  candidate  becomes  eligible.  Dec- 
lination sometimes  occures  when  candi- 
dates find  that  they  cannot  spare  time 
from  their  business  obligations  to  perform 
the  duties  of  the  trusteeship.  This  situ- 
ation arose  during  the  current  year  when 
Chester  R.  Leaber  '19  asked  to  withdraw 
as  a  candidate.  His  place  on  the  ticket 
has  been  taken  by  Arthur  R.  Yon  '17. 

Early  in  April  ballots  will  be  mailed 
to  all  Alumni  (graduates  and  non-gradu- 
ates) whose  addresses  are  known  to  be 
correct.  The  ballot  mailing  will  be  a 
"double-duty"  envelope-mailer,  providing 
for  the  return  of  the  voter's  ballot  and  a 
contribution  to  the  Alumni  Annual  Giv- 
ing Program  in  one  postage-free  envel- 
ope. ALUMNI  DO  NOT  NEED  TO 
CONTRIBUTE  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE 
TO  VOTE — This  combination  mailing  is 
planned  to  save  postage  and  will  result  in 
a  saving  of  about  $400.00  on  the  outgoing 
and   return   envelopes.      But    let   us    repeat : 


The  Cover  Picture 

At  the  Founders'  Day  Chapel 
Program  Dr.  Finley  Keech  '22  spoke 
on  "The  Colleges,  the  Churches  and 
Tradition."  Here  Dr.  Keech  (cen- 
ter) is  quoting  from  "Centennial 
History  of  Bucknell  University" 
written  by  Dr.  Lewis  Edwin  Theiss 
'02.  His  interested  audience  in- 
cludes (1.  to  r.)  Dr.  Hildreth,  Pres- 
ident of  the  University;  Peter  R. 
Ellis  '56,  great-grandson  of  William 
Bucknell  for  whom  the  University 
is  named:  William  C.  Gretzinger  III 
'56.  grandson  of  William  C.  Gretzinger 
'89,  Bucknell's  first  registrar:  and 
David  Jayne  Hill  '56,  .great-grand- 
son of  David  Jayne  Hill  '74,  who 
served  the  University  as  President 
from  1879  to 


Alumni 

Bruce  E.  Butt 

Edzmrd  O.  Clarke 
Clarence  W.  Cranford 
Harry  O.  Dayhoff  .  . 
Frances  Theiss  James  . 
Jl'illiani  S.  Liming  .  . 
Roy  E.  Nicodenuis  .  . 
Reynolds  Packard     ... 

Louis  II'.  Robcy 

T.  Cortlandt  Williaiiis 
Arthur  Rolland  Yon   .  . 


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ALUMNI  DO  NOT  NEED  TO  CONTRIBUTE 
TO  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO  VOTE 


Alumni  Fund    5 

Alumni  Guest  Book 26 

Alumni  Trustee   Election    4 

Book  Shelf     6,  11 

Bucknell  University  Farm  Program  5 

Class  Reports   16-27 

Club  Activities    13,  14 

Faculty  Activities    12 

Letters  to  the  Editor 7 

Personal  Critique  of  a  College 
Education    3,     9 

Reunions 14 

Sports   8 

Student  Admission  Program   11 

University  Budget  and  Tuition  Fees   ....   IS 

Will  You  Vote  in  April  ?  2 

Women's  Glee  Club .12 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published   in    January,    Marcli,   April,   June,   Sep- 
tember, October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December  30, 
1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  under 
the  Act  of  August  24,  1912. 


Student  Editorial  Assistants:  Joan  E.  Laffer- 
andre  '53.  Nancy  Sehmehl  '.53,  Ann  Sundburg  '33, 
Gretchen   Hendricks   'St,   James   W.   Douflas   '53. 


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BUCKNEll  AllIMNUS 


Volume  XXXVII— No.  5 


MARCH  1953 


A  Personal  Critique  of  a  College  Education 


Editor's  Note — The  following  article  con- 
sists of  excerpts  from  an  address  made  by 
Dr.  Boger  at  a  conference  on  Pre-Medical 
Education  held  Homecoming  weekend,  1952. 
Since  his  remarks  had  meaning  for  all  Buck- 
nellians,  the  editor  was  moved  to  reproduce 
some  of  them  here. 

For  those  Bucknellians  who  have  never 
had  the  pleasure  of  meeting  this  energetic 
gentleman.  Bill  Boger  is  a  member  of  the 
Class  of  1934,  in  fact  was  treasurer  of  the 
Class  in  his  senior  year.  He  went  on  to 
get  his  M.D.  from  Harvard  Medical  School, 
practiced  medicine  for  a  short  time,  then 
wound  up  teaching  at  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  School  of  Medicine,  on  the 
one  hand,  and  serving  as  Medical  Director 
of  Sharp  &  Dohme.  Inc.  of  Philadelphia, 
on  the  other.  In  the  latter  position  he  has 
played  an  important  part  in  developing  some 
of  the  new  wonder  drugs.  An  excellent  ex- 
ample of  the  ideal  Bucknell  Alumnus,  Bill 
is  well  qualified  to  discuss  the  matter  of  Pre- 
Medical  Education. 


DR.  RICE'S  invitation  to  me  to  be  a 
member  of  this  panel  was  a  challenge. 
The  first  question  that  I  asked  myself  was. 
"Upon  what  basis  have  I  the  right  to  speak 
on  the  subject  of  premedical  education?" 
The  question  led  me  to  assess  my  four  years 
at  Bucknell,  and  in  so  doing,  it  occurred  to 
me  that  I  could  do  no  better  than  to  evaluate 
my  own  experiences  and  interpret  them  in 
terms  of  my  present  feelings  about  Bucknell's 
obligations  to  the  men  and  women  of  the 
future. 

Dr.  Rice  and  some  of  the  others  here  in 
the  audience  were  my  teachers — more  than 
that,  they  were  friends  who  guided  me  inside 
and  outside  the  classroom.  The  memories 
that  came  flooding  back  clearly  showed  that 
many  good  things  were  taught  to  me  quite 
painlessly,  and  that  full  understanding  of 
the  true  value  of  the  lessons  had  come  to 
me  gradually  with  the  passage  of  years. 
Strictly  speaking,  I  was  not  being  taught ; 
rather  I  was  being  privileged  to  observe  per- 
sonalties at  work  and  to  see  revealed  the 
work  patterns  and  the  attitudes — social,  re- 
ligious, and  moral — of  the  men  whom  I 
shall  mention. 

The  importance  of  confidence  in  one's  self 
was  never  taught  better  than  by  Scotty  Wliite 
in  his  admonition  to  us  as  freshmen,  "Have 
a  good  conceit  of  yourself."  He  was  trying 
to  give  us  confidence  to  face  a  strange  col- 
lege environment,  and  he  was  practicing 
sound  psychology.  His  statement  took  on 
many  shades  of  meaning  to  me  in  subse- 
quent years. 

Punctuality  and  the  immutability  of  physi- 
cal laws  were  taught  amusingly  but  effective- 
ly by  Dr.  Simpson,  who  used  to  stand  at  the 
door  of  his  classroom,  watch  in  hand,  ready 
to  slam  and  lock  the  door  exactly  on  the 
hour.  If  you  were  late  for  the  lecture,  you 
waited  an  hour  for  the  next  one. 

MARCH    1953 


by  William  P.  Boger  '34,  M.D. 

The  four-toed  salamander  and  the  dainty 
waterfowl  called  a  merganser  are  forever 
identified  in  my  mind.  Dr.  Stewart  took  us 
to  Woodward  on  a  field  trip,  and  I  captured 
the  salamander  with  fingers  that  were  half- 
frozen  from  the  ice-cold  water.  I  also  saw 
a  pair  of  mergansers  planing  in  for  a  land- 
ing on  a  pond  that  I  have  been  told  was  one 
that  Edgar  Allen  Poe  used  to  visit. 

No  one  will  ever  mention  the  "honor  sys- 
tem" without  my  recalling  Dr.  Rice's  simple, 
fair,  and  conclusive  method  of  teaching  my 
class  that  student  flesh  is  weak.  It  was 
agreed  that  examinations  should  be  governed 
by  the  "honor  system."  Unknown  to  us,  Dr. 
Rice  plotted  seating  arrangements  and  grades. 
After  the  first  exam,  the  grades  were  nor- 
mally erratic;  after  the  second  exam,  the 
poor  grades  were  fewer ;  after  the  third 
exam.  Dr.  Rice  presented  the  evidence.  Even 
the  skeptical  were  forced  to  concede  that 
"something"  had  happened  to  produce  uni- 
formly high  grades  in  a  .group  that  was  any- 
thing but  uniform.  This  was  a  lesson  in 
the  scientific  method,  in  human  relationships, 
in  morals.  Furthermore,  the  students  -were 
participating  in  the  experiment — one  might 
call  this  "integrated  teaching." 

Poppy  Groner  was  teaching  biochemistry 
and  not  religion,  but  the  impression  of  see- 
ing him  slouch  into  the  classroom,  grin  at 
you  with  mercurochrome-stained  teeth,  and 
read  from  his  time-worn  Bible,  "You  can't 
put  new  wine  into  old  skins,"  left  a  lasting 
impression.  Can  anyone  think  of  a  better 
way  to  teach  tlie  living  Bible  than  by  teach- 
ing a  lesson  in  fermentation  diemistry  di- 
rectly from  it? 

These  lessons  which  have  stuck  in  my 
mind  were  not  a  part  of  the  formal  teaching 
program ;  they  were  the  natural  consequences 
of  these  individualistic  teachers  living  full 
lives  through  the  practice  of  the  scientific 
disciplines  in  which  they  were  trained.  The 
approaches  to  knowledge  are  too  numerous 
to  be  set  down  in  any  college  catalogue,  how- 
ever thick.  There  is  no  "certain"  approach; 
there  is  no  "right"  approach  that  applies 
to  everyone.  It  is  the  challenging  job  of  a 
college  to  surround  the  student  with  oppor- 
tunities to  learn,  to  provide  teachers  full 
enough  of  their  own  subjects  to  furnish  an 
overflow  of  enthusiasm  and  productivity  that 
may  "infect"  the  student,  or  clever  enough 
to  cajole,  stimulate,  coerce  or  otherwise  per- 
suade him  to  "open  his  mind"  and  to  think 
independently. 

No  reference  to  premedical  education  ap- 
pears in  this  title,  for  I  believe  that  the  term 
"premedical"  should  be  abandoned.  The 
term  implies  a  dedication  to  a  particular 
career,  and  thus  by  implication  persuades  the 
student  to  approach  his  college  education 
with  an  objective  that  is  too  narrow.  The 
adjective  "premedical,"  if  applied  continually 
to  his  education,  imperceptibly  cuts  the  stu- 
dent off  from  favorable  "cross-fertilization" 
from  other  groups  of  students — those  inter- 
ested   in    the    arts,    sociology,    philosophy, 


mathematics,  chemistry,  and  engineering.  By 
focusing  his  attention  prematurely  upon  medi- 
cine as  a  career,  the  student  may  be  placing 
the  objective  of  entering  a  medical  school 
in  such  a  position  of  prominence  that  fail- 
ure to  achieve  tlie  objective  may  find  him  im- 
fitted — emotionalh',  psychologically,  and  edu- 
cationally— for  a  useful  life  of  another  sort. 
All  things  considered,  it  is  my  conviction 
that  although  the  appeal  of  a  career  in  medi- 
cine may  be  powerful,  it  is  not  compelling 
enough  to  justify  the  sacrifice  of  four  years 
of  one's  life. 

By  taking  a  "premedical"  course,  one  is 
not  guaranteed  entrance  into  a  medical  school 
— much  less  entrance  into  one  of  the  better 
medical  schools.  A  student  should  face 
soberly  the  likelihood  of  not  gaining  entrance 
to  a  medical  school.  He  should  examine  his 
abilities ;  he  should  weigh  his  motivations 
for  aspiring  to  medicine ;  he  should  make 
sure  that  he  is  seeking  an  education  above 
and  beyond  the  prerequisites  for  admission 
to  a  medical  school.  It  is  my  opinion  that  a 
man  who  has  educated  himself  and  who  has 
disciplined  his  mind  zt.'ill  get  into  a  medical 
school ;  I  feel  equally  sure  that  a  man  who 
has  memorized  and  boned  just  to  "get  grades" 
muy  or  i}i(ty  not  get  into  a  medical  school. 
If  such  a  man  does  get  in,  he  may  be  found 
wanting  even  before  he  himself  finds  out 
why.  Said  in  another  way :  one  can  fix  his 
gaze  upon  a  distant  goal  and  stare  so  fixedly 
at  it  that  he  will  overlook  much  of  value 
enroute  to  that  goal.  Entrance  to  a  medical 
school  without  having  previously  attained 
"maturity  of  mind"  will  be  a  reward  that 
will  turn  to  dust  in  a  man's  ^  hand.  Con- 
trariwise, mastery  of  mental  disciplines  will 
probably  get  a  man  into  a  medical  school ; 
but,  if  "it  does  not,  many  other  careers  \viU 
be  open  to  him.  Furthermore  his  integration 
of  mind  and  spirit  will  enable  him  to  accept 
the  temporary  reverse  and  to  go  on  living 
fruitfully  and  well. 

In  the  practice  of  medicine  there  is  a  tre- 
mendous need  for  understanding  people.  A 
physician  needs  a  great  fund  of  information 
about  the  different  ethnic  groups,  about  the 
great  religions ;  he  must  understand  the  in- 
ter-relationships between  mind  and  body  and 
comprehend  the  conflicts  in  man's  mind  that 
can  produce  physical  disability ;  he  must  be 
able  to  weigh  the  moral  implications  of  sound 
medical  advice  that  he  gives ;  he  must  be  tol- 
erant of  individuals  as  he  finds  them  and 
not  make  judgements  in  terms  of  his  own 
persuasions ;  he  must  abide  daily  by  the  law 
of  the  physician  "do  no  harm" ;  and  remem- 
ber that  this  means  avoidance  of  the  harm 
that  can  be  done  so  irrevocably  with  careless 
words — in  short,  a  physician  should  be  "an 
educated  man."  His  job  in  society  is  rnore 
than  that  of  caring  for  the  sick ;  it  is  a 
high  calling.  Regrettably,  much  effort  is 
expended  today  in  the  opposite  direction,  and 
some  of  the  fault  therefore  lies  with  physi- 
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Alumni  Trustee  Election 


The  Committee  for  the  Selection  of  Alum- 
ni Trustee  Candidates  presents  for  your 
consideration  the  names  of  three  Alumni  to 
be  balloted  upon  in  April,  1953.  We  present 
below  the  names,  pictures  and  biographies 
of  the  proposed  candidates.  Earl}'  in  April 
ballots  will  be  mailed  to  all  Alumni  whose 
addresses  are  known  to  be  correct.  The 
return  envelope  will  be  a  combination  mail- 
er, providing:  for  the  return  of  the  ballot 
and  a  contribution  to  the  Alumni  Annual 
Giving  Program  —  BUT   YOU  DO   NOT 


^         1 


NEED  TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO  BE  ELI- 
GIBLE TO  VOTE.  The  voter  will  open 
the  envelope  at  an  indicated  place,  mark  the 
ballot,  insert  it  in  the  envelope,  enclose  a 
contribution  to  the  Alumni  Annual  Giving 
Fund — if  }'OU  have  not  made  a  gift  since 
July  1,  1952,  and  feel  inclined  to  do  so — 
seal,  and  mail  it.  No  postage  required.  On 
receipt  at  the  Alumni  Office  the  secrecy  of 
the  ballot  will  be  maintained  by  separating 
the  name  and  address  of  the  voter  from  the 
ballot    after    which    it    will    be    placed    in    a 


locked  ballot  box.  Balloting  will  end  on 
Friday,  May  15,  1953.  During  the  follow- 
ing week,  a  committee  of  alumni  will  open 
the  locked  ballot  box,  tally  the  votes  and 
certify  the  results  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
Please  read  the  biographies  printed  below 
and  kindly  retain  this  copy  of  THE  BUCK- 
NELL  ALUMNUS  for  ready  reference 
when  you  receive  your  ballot.  Only  the 
names  and  photographs  will  appear  on  the 
ballot. 


BRUCE  EDWARD  BUTT 


ROY  E.  NICODEMUS,  M.D. 


ARTHUR  HOLLAND  YON 


BRUCE  EDWARD  BUTT 

1406  State   Street 

Harrisbtu-g,  Pennsylvania 

College  Record:  Electrical  Engineering, 
magna  cum  laude,  1916;  Electrical  En- 
gineering Society:  varsity  track:  captain, 
class  track;  manager,  class  baseball;  class 
banquet  toastniaster;  Junior  smoker  com- 
mittee; assistant  editor,  L' Agenda;  class 
treasurer  4. 

Professional  Experience:  testman.  Gen- 
eral Electric  Company,  July  1916-Novem- 
ber  1917;  equipment  man,  American  Tel- 
ephone and  Telegraph  Company,  1919- 
1924;  office  manager,  Pennsylvania  Motor 
List  Corp.,  1924-1925;  Optimist  Interna- 
tional Field  Director,  1925;  salesman.  New 
York  Life  Insurance  Company,  1926  to 
present;  C.  L.  U.  designation  from  Amer- 
ican  College   of   Life   Underwriters,   1945. 

Organizations:  Lynch  Lodge  163,  A.  F. 
and  A.  M.,  Frederick,  Md. ;  organized  Op- 
timist Club  (now  Aristos  Club)  of  Har- 
risburg,  1926,  served  as  secretary  and 
President;  deacon,  Memorial  Lutheran 
Church. 

Military  Record:  Infantry  Sergeant,  1917- 
1919.     . 

Personal  Record:  Born,  February  3,  1895 
at  New  Midway,  Md.;  married,  K.  Er- 
nestine Mozer  (Otterbein  AB'25);  chil- 
dren, Edward  Mozer  '32,  Alysanne  '35. 

Bucknell  Interests:  president,  Harrisburg 
,A.himni  Club,  1940;  member,  nominating 
connnittce.  General  Alumni  Association; 
chairman  1951;  reporter,  Harrisburg 
.\lunmi  Club;  assistant  chairman,  Harris- 
burg Area,  Fund  Raising  for  100th  Birth- 
day and  New  Power  Plant. 

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ROY  E.  NICODEMUS,  M.D. 

501  Bloom  Street 

Danville,  Pennsylvania 

College  Record:  Member,  Class  1925; 
Member,  Lambda  Chi  Alpha  Fraternity. 
Graduate  Work:  M.D.  degree,  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  1927;  post-graduate 
study.  New  York  Lying-in  Hospital,  1929. 

Professional  Experience:  director,  obstet- 
rics, Geisinger  Memorial  Hospital,  1930; 
fellow,  American  College  of  Surgeons; 
diplomate,  American  Board  of  Obstetrics 
and  Gynecology;  trustee  and  fellow, 
American  Academy  of  Obstetrics  and 
Gynecology;  author  of  twenty-one  med- 
ical subjects  published  in  medical  jour- 
nals. 

Organizations:  member  and  trustee,  Grove 
Presbyteriait  Church;  past  member  of 
Danville  School  Board  (7  years) ;  mem- 
ber, Danville  Chamber  of  Commerce; 
listed  in  "Who's  Who  in  Medicine"; 
"Who's  Who  in  the  East";  "America's 
Young  Men";  "International  Blue  Book". 

Personal  Record:  Born,  February  IS, 
1903,  Barberton,  Ohio;  married,  Gerald- 
ine  Sullivan;  children,  Shirley  T.  '49,  Au- 
drey T.  '51,  Ann,  Robert. 

Bucknell  Interests:  past  president,  Buck- 
nell General  Alumni  Association  (2  years)  ; 
past  president,  Bucknell  Fathers'  Asso- 
ciation; member.  Board  of  Directors, 
Bucknell  General  Alumni  Association  (6 
years) ;  past  president,  Danville  Bucknell 
Alumni  Club;  member.  Bison  Club. 


ARTHUR  ROLLAND  YON 

Hotel  Flanders 
Atlantic  City,  New  Jersey 

College  Record:  B.S.  in  Chemical  Engi- 
neering,  1917;   Member,   Phi  Kappa  Psi. 

Profesisonal  Experience:  research  chem- 
ist, Chino  Copper  Company,  Hurley,  New 
Mexico,  1917;  Owner  and  Manager  of 
Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  City,  New  Jer- 
sey. 

Organizations:  Lions  Club;  life  member, 
Morris  Guards  (military  organization) ; 
Ye  Olde  Tymers;  past  president,  Atlantic 
City  Hotel  Association;  executive  com- 
mittee. New  Jersey  Hotel  Association; 
American  Hotel  Association;  International 
Hotel  Association;  Olivet  Presbyterian 
Church. 

Military  Record:  World  War  I;  Private, 
Engineer  79th  Division,  Camp  Funstan, 
Kansas;  research  chemist,  Chemical  En- 
gineers, Catholic  Universit}',  Washington, 
D.  C;  worked  with  Dr.  Lewis  on  Lewis- 
ite Gas. 

World  War  II:  Draft  Board  No.  5,  At- 
lantic City;  Manpower  Commission. 

Personal  Record:  Born,  June  13th,  1893, 
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania ;  married,  Ysa- 
belle  Brown,  February  25,  1925;  one 
daughter,   (Mrs.)   Jessie  Yon   Kohler. 

Bucknell  Interests:    member.  Bison  Club; 
Past  Alumni  President  of  Class  of  1917;  ac- 
tive   worker,    Student    Admission    Program. 
MARCH    1953 


Bucknell  University 
Farm  Program 

You'll  find  no  animal  husbandrj'  course 
listed  in  the  University  Catalogue  but 
you  will  find  the  subject  discussed  fre- 
quently on  the  campus — particularly  in 
the    business    ofiices    on    "The    Hill." 

Alumni  and  students  are  not  always 
aware  of  one  of  this  important  phase  of 
the  operation  of  the  University.  This 
short  report  is  intended  to  bring  you  up- 
to-date  on  the  University  Farm  Program. 

In  accepting  the  traditional  reference  to 
Bucknell  as  "the  three  hundred  acres 
set  apart"  we  are  very  likely  to  overlook 
the  fact  that  beyond  the  one  hundred 
and  thirty  acres  making  up  the  present 
day  campus  lies  between  two  hundred 
seventy-five  to  three  hundred  acres  of 
rich    Buffalo   Valley   farm   land. 

The  University  Farms — two  in  number 
— are  operated  for  the  purpose  of  sup- 
plying the  students  using  the  dining  halls 
and  cafeteria  with  fresh  pasteurized  milk 
in  abundant  quantities.  Generous  pint 
bottles  of  milk  are  available  to  each  stu- 
dent at  most  meals.  A  secondary  ob- 
jective of  the  farm  program  is  aimed  at 
operating  the  extensive  milk-producing 
facilities  at  a  considerable  saving  over  the 
cost  of  similar  service  and  quality  through 
regular  commercial  channels.  We  are 
happy  to  report  that  both  objectives  are 
regularly  achieved. 

The  first  farm  property  was  acquired 
by  the  Universit}'  in  the  early  1920's.  It 
adjoins  the  campus  along  Route  IS  and 
lies  between  that  highway  and  the  Uni- 
versity Golf  Course.  On  this  site  the 
milking  herd  of  Holsteins  is  housed  and 
maintained.  The  second  farm,  lying  along 
Route  45,  west  of  Lewisburg,  was  ac- 
quired later.  It  is  used  to  house  and 
care  for  the  3'oung  cattle.  Both  farms  in- 
clude adequate  acreage  to  provide  the 
necessary    feed    crops. 

The  farms  are  under  the  supervision  of 
Mr.  Paul  Cooper,  the  farm  manager.  He, 
with    his    three   able   assistants,    has    been 


Let's  Be  "Fourteen  Thousand  Strong" 

As  we  go  to  press  the  1952-1953  Alumni  Annual-Giving  Fund 
totals  are  as  follows : 

Total  Contributors   630 

Total  Amount  Contributed    $6,868.09 

Last  year  on  the  same  date  the  totals  were : 

Total  Contril)utors    729 

Total  Amount  Contributed $8,594.13 

Last  year  a  total  of  2,050  Bucknellians  helped  (a)  share  the  ex- 
pense of  publishing  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS,  (b)  provide 
Alumni  service  for  Reunions,  Homecoming  and  local  Club  meetings, 
(c)  balance  the  University  budget  with  a  black  instead  of  a  red  figure. 
That's  a  record  of  giving  for  our  Fund  in  its  fourth  year. 

Right  now  class  fund  managers  are  reminding  their  classmates 
of  fund  needs  and  pointing  out  the  desirability  of  "broadening  the 
base"  by  asking  everybody  to  give  something  instead  of  asking  the 
few  to  carry  the  load. 

If  you  have  not  made  a  contribution  since  the  beginning  of  the 
fund  year,  July  1,  1952  will  you  please  do  so  now?  Kindly  make 
checks  payable  to  "Bucknell  University"  and  mail  to  Alumni  Office, 
Lewisburg,  Penna.  Your  University  will  appreciate  your  help  and 
your  class  fund  manager  will  be  happy  to  see  the  improved  standing 
of  vour  class. 


Iargel3'  responsible  for  the  excellent  con- 
dition of  the  stock  and  equipment.  Over 
the  3rears  both  farm  properties  have  been 
greatly  improved  and  expanded.  Modern 
barns,  equipped  with  many  labor-saving 
and  sanitation  devices,  have  been  built: 
modern  silos  and  milk  cooling  systems 
have  been  installed.  The  processing  plant 


PAUL  COOPER,  farm  manager,  proudly  display> 
for  one  lactation  period  of  365  days,  at  age  of  ti 
with  butterfat  of  680  pounds. 

MARCH    1953 


Kuster  N"u.  ,">.  tin'  lliil;tein  that  establislieil  a  leroid 
ve  years  antl  live  months,  of  20,415  pountls  uf  iniliv. 


includes  the  finest  in  pasteurizing  and 
bottling  equipment. 

Along  with  the  emphasis  on  excel- 
lence of  physical  equipment  there'  has 
been  an  equal  effort  to  increase  the  quali- 
ty of  the  producing  herd.  The  develop- 
ment of  good  producers  has  been  of  par- 
amount concern,  rather  than  the  breeding 
of  fanc3'  stock.  Even  so,  as  producers 
the  animals  command  a  good  price  in  the 
market.  For  example,  a  Holstein  cow 
was  sold  at  a  recent  State  Holstein  sale 
for  $1,100.00. 

For  the  fiscal  3'ear  ending  June  30,  1952, 
the  average  for  the  44-cow  herd  showed 
an  average  of  12,829  pounds  of  milk,  with 
471.3  pounds  of  butterfat.  At  least  five 
cows  in  the  hetd  have  production  rec- 
ords, during  lactation  period,  for  from 
16,000  to  19,000  pounds  of  milk,  with 
butterfat  records  ranging  from  600  to  658 
pounds.  The  records  of  the  Union  Coun- 
ty Dairy  Herd  Improvement  Association 
for  November  1952,  the  latest  figures 
available,  show  that  two  of  the  Univer- 
sit3'  animals  ranked  among  the  ten  high- 
est cows  in  butterfat  production  for  the 
month.  Of  the  twent3--three  herds  in  the 
County,  all  of  which  averaged  over  thirty 
pounds  of  butterfat.  the  Bucknell  Univer- 
sit3-  herd  of  44  animals  ranked  seventh, 
with  an  average  of  39.5  pounds. 

Yes,  it's  not  in  the  catalogue  but  sani- 
tary pasteurized  milk  supplied  fresh  in 
pint-size  bottles  in  dining  halls  and  cafe- 
teria constitute  another  "plus"  that  Buck- 
nell students  enJ03f. 

.  5 


BOOK  SHELF 


THEISS,  LEWIS  E.,  '02 

With  young  Bruce  on  the  Indian  Frontier 
\\.  A.  Wilde  Company,  Boston,  19S2 

When  Professor  Lewis  E.  Theiss  wrote 
Centennial  History  of  Bucknell  University. 
he  was,  without  realizing  it,  entering  a  new- 
career.  For  decades  he  had  been  writing 
for  the  leading  magazines  and  issuing 
books  for  boys,  but  none  of  these  efforts 
dealt  with  history.  The  Bucknell  history 
seemingly  launched  him  in  a  new  line  of 
work.  Many  newspaper  articles  along  his- 
torical lines  have  followed,  but  this  is  the 
first  book  of  a  purely  historical  nature. 

It  tells  in  detail  the  story  of  the  Sullivan 
Expedition  to  destroy  the  Iroquois  Empire 
in  western  New  York,  following  the  fright- 
ful massacre  at  Wyoming  in  1778.  The 
amazing  success  of  this  expedition  made 
it  utterly  impossible  for  the  Six  Nations 
Indians  ever  again  to  descend  upon  the 
Pennsj'lvania  frontier  in  force.  This  re- 
moved a  grave  threat  to  the  success  of  the 
Revolution,  for  by  this  time  the  Pennsyl- 
vania grain  lands  were  the  bread  basket 
of  the  Revolution,  and  they  lay  open  to 
destruction  at  the  hands  of  any  other 
large  body  of  Indian  invaders  who  chose 
to  come  down  the  Susquehanna  again. 

The  story  is  built  upon  the  journals  of 
the  many  officers  of  Sullivan's  forces. 
Moses  Van  Campen,  one  of  the  most  out- 
standing Indian  fighters  and  scouts  of  the 
Pennsylvania  frontier,  is  a  leading  charac- 
ter, and  he  teams  up  with  the  youthful 
hero  of  the  story,  Bruce  MacDonald. 
whose  entire  famih-  had  been  killed  and 
scalped  in  the  Indian  raids  of  1778.  Act- 
ing first  as  a  boatman,  in  the  desperate 
struggle  to  bring  provisions  for  5,000  sol- 
diers up  the  shallow  Susquehanna  in  mid 
summer,  and  later  toiling  ahead  of  the 
advancing  army  as  a  pioneer,  to  open  a 
way  for  the  cannons  and  ammunition 
wagons,  Bruce  was  able  to  see  all  that 
took  place  and  to  share  in  much  of  it. 

Every  effort  has  been  made  to  have 
the  book  accurate  as  to  fact  and  true  as 
to  atmosphere  and  descriptive  matter. 
For  it  is  really  a  difficult  matter  in  this 
day  for  an  average  reader  to  reconstruct 
the  Pennsylvania  frontier  of  1779,  when 
the  entire  region  w-as  a  dense  and  fright- 
ful wilderness,  with  no  roads,  no  easy  w-ay 
of  travel,  with  the  army — one-fifth  of  all 
the  troops  Washington  possessed — toiling 
through  the  frightful  gorges  of  the  Sus- 
quehanna, painfully  ascending  one  moun- 
tain after  another,  herding  2.000  pack 
horses  and  beef  cattle  through  an  unknown 
w-ilderness,  while  savage  foes  swarmed 
on  every  side,  and  food  was  so  scarce 
that  the  troops  voluntarih'  marched  on 
half  rations,  so  determined  were  they  to 
wipe  out  the  savages  that  so  mercilessly 
murdered  close  to  300  persons  in  their 
raid  on   Wyoming. 

Timothy  Murphy,  the  most  famous 
rifleman  of  the  Revolution.  Morgan's 
Rifles,  to  which  notable  corps  he  belonged, 
Lieut.  Boyd,  who  died  so  terribly  at  the 
Indian  stake.  General  Hand  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania   troops,    and    other    w-ell    known 


characters  of  the  Revolution  move  through 
the  story  just  as  they  did  on  that  famous 
march. 

A  dentist  who  had  been  a  teacher  of 
history  wrote  to  Dr.  Theiss  concerning 
the  tale.  "No  history  library  in  Amer- 
ica," he  said  "can  be  complete  without 
this  book."  The  author  hopes  that  it  will 
be  read  by  youth  far  and  wide,  for  his 
purpose  in  writing  it  was  to  bring  home 
to  readers  the  value  and  tlie  meaning  of 
their  historical  heritage.  For,  as  someone 
has  said,  ".\  people  that  fails  to  remember 
their  history  is  likely  to  have  to  relive  it." 
And  that  is  a  tragic  thought. 


Quip  Modest  and  Counter- 
check Quarrelsome 

FRIES,  CHARLES  CARPENTER,  '09 

The  Structure  of  English 

Harcourt,  Brace  &  Co.,  1952 
WARFEL,  HARRY  REDCAY,  '20 

Who  Killed  Grammar? 

University  of  Florida  Press,  1952 

.\  recent  report  on  "Instruction  in 
English  and  Speech"  issued  by  a  commit- 
tee of  New  York  City  high  school  teachers 
emphasizes  the  contemporary  decline  in 
effectiveness  of  the  teaching  of  graminar, 
declaring  that  our  schools  face  a  serious 
indictment  for  not  developing  the  basic 
skills.  Dr.  Warfel's  book  blames  this  sit- 
uation on  the  influence  of  the  attitude 
set  forth  in   Dr.   Fries'  book. 

This  book  should  have  been  called,  "The 
Structure  of  English  Speech" — for  Dr. 
Fries  bases  his  study  on  analysis  of  tele- 
phone conversations  overheard  by  wire- 
tapping; he  devotes  much  space  to  a  con- 
sideration of  intonation  as  indicative  of 
sentence  structure;  he  discusses  such  non- 
dictionary  words  as  "lets"  (not  the  verb), 
"mhm,"  and  "wy"  (as  distinguished  from 
"why") ;  and  he  uses  the  w^ord  "comprise" 
colloquially  in  place  of  its  opposite,  "com- 
pose." 

Fries  recognizes  four  parts  of  speecli  be- 
sides 154  "function  words."  His  classification 
is  not  based  on  the  meanings  of  words 
but  on  their  forms  and  "positions"  in  sen- 
tences. Conventional  designations  are  dis- 
carded. Words  in  class  1  positions  (serv- 
ing as  noun  subjects,  objects,  or  comple- 
ments) are  sometimes  distinguished  by 
plural  forms  or  certain  endings.  W'ords 
in  class  2  positions  (serving  as  verbs) 
are  distinguished  b}-  signs  of  number  or 
tense  or  by  certain  prefixes  and  suffixes. 
Words  modifying  class  1  words  are  placed 
in  class  3  (adjectives).  Words  modifying 
verbs,  adjectives,  or  adverbs  are  placed  in 
class  4  (adverbs).  But  any  part  of  speech 
may  be  a  modifier,  recognized  as  such 
only  because  of  sentence  structure. 

Despite  its  punning  title.  Dr.  W^arfel's 
book  is  no  murder  mystery.  It  points  an 
accusing  finger  unmistakably  at  the  fol- 
lowers of  Dr.  Fries.  The  latter  does  not 
put  forward  his  "new"  grammar  as  a 
method  of  teaching.  He  says,  "The  point 
of  view  in  this  discussion  is  descriptive, 
not  normative  or  legislative."    But  his  dis- 


ciples are  apparent^'  abandoning  all  effort 
to  teach  grammar,  and  his  analysis  en- 
courages their  defeatism.  Emphasis  on 
the  inadequacy  of  conventional  grammati- 
cal analysis  tends  to  undermine  all  faith 
in  grammar.  Dr.  Fries  says,  "formal 
grammar  .  .  .  cannot  be  expected  to  pro- 
vide any  satisfactory  insight  into  the 
mechanisms  of  our  language  or  any  grasp 
of  the  processes  b}'  which  language  func- 
tions." 

"The  Structure  of  English"  is  simply 
a  scientific  (or,  as  Dr.  Warfel  would  prob- 
ably call  it,  pseudo-scientific)  attempt  to 
determine  every  feature  of  the  structure 
of  English  speech.  "Who  Killed  Gram- 
mar?" is  a  warning  against  accepting  the 
Fries  approach  as  a  substitute  for  con- 
tinued attempts  to  teach  a  difficult  sub- 
ject. Both  Dr.  Fries  and  Dr.  Warfel  are 
former  members  of  the  Bucknell  English 
Department.  ^_  ^y_  ^^^^^^^ 


DR.  ERNEST  E.  BLANCHE 
"i'ou  Can't  Win" 
Public  Affairs  Press, 
Washington.  D.  C,  1949 

Dr.  Ernest  Evred  Blanche,  A.B.  Bucknell 
1938,  Ph.D.  Illinois  1941,  has  concerned 
himself  over  the  years  with  the  mathematics 
of  gambling,  and  has  attempted  to  show  the 
laj'men  who  are  unsophisticated  in  the  theory 
of  probability  that  gambling  games  are  set 
against  the  player  and,  however  smart  he 
may  think  he  is,  he  can't  win. 

Dr.  Blanche  came  to  Bucknell  in  1934 
witli  small  means  but  with  a  good  mind,  lots 
of  energy,  and  a  willingness  to  work.  He 
graduated  with  an  A.B.  (magna  cum  laude) 
in  June  1938.  He  remained  for  his  M.A. 
which  was  conferred  in  August  1938.  He 
was  made  an  assistant  in  mathematics  at  the 
University  of  Illinois  in  September  1938 
where  his  field  of  concentration  was  the 
mathematical  theory  of  probability  and  sta- 
tistics. He  was  awarded  the  Ph.D.  degree 
there  in  June  1941.  After  a  two-year  period 
as  statistical  director  of  the  Curtiss-Wright 
Corporation  in  Buffalo  he  entered  the  ser- 
vice of  the  federal  government  in  August 
1944.  His  rise  in  this  work  has  been  rapid 
so  that  he  soon  attained  the  position  of  chief 
statistician,  Office  of  Assistant  Chief  of 
Staff  (Logistics  Division),  Army  General 
Staff.  Wasliington,  D.  C. 

Even  before  he  came  to  college  Dr. 
Blanche  became  interested  in  and  applied 
himself  to  the  mathematics  of  gambling 
games.  For  several  j'ears  as  reporter  for 
the  Passaic  (N.  J.)  Daily  N'ews  he  ran  a 
series  of  authoritative  feature  articles  on  the 
results  of  his  elementary  researches  into 
gambling,  especially  emphasizing  the  odds 
against  the  player.  At  Bucknell  he  con- 
tinued his  hobby  under  the  inspiration  of  Dr. 
C.  H.  Richardson,  professor  of  mathematics. 
Later,  at  Illinois,  he  was  able  to  continue 
his  study  and  while  a  graduate  student  there 
he  published  several  articles  on  the  general 
topic,  the  mathematics  of  gambling. 

Although  Dr.  Blanche  is  a  scholarly  tech- 
nician with  respect  to  this  hobbj',  he  has 
generally  written  his  material  in  a  non- 
technical manner  so  that  tlie  wayfaring  man, 
however  limited,  can  read  it  with  profit  and 
understanding.  He  is  no  prudish  moralist  in 
this  business.  He  simply  feels  that  the  public 
should  be  informed  that  in  all  gambling  de- 
vices the  game  is  set  up  aga:inst  the  player 
and,  whatever  his  skill,  he  simply  can't  win. 
His  recent  book,  "You  Can't  Win",  is  a 
composite  of  the  results  of  his  researches  on 
all  types  of  gambling  games  from  crap- 
shooting  to  roulette,  and  his  closing  sentence 
is,  "You  can't  win  at  confidence  games. 
There  aren't  any  two  ways  about  it." 

Some  of  Dr.  Blanche's  work  has  been  used 
by  the  Senate  Crime  Investigation  Committee 
(Continued  on  Page  11) 

MARCH    1953 


LETTERS 


The  World  Is  My  Beat 

by  Reynolds  Packard  '26 

Ed.  Note  :  Reynolds  Packard  has  had  a 
busy  and  unusually  interesting  life  since  he 
left  Bucknell.  He  and  Mrs.  Packard  are 
known  not  only  to  Bucknellians  but  to  the 
public  in  general  because  of  their  outstand- 
ing work  as  correspondents  and  writers 
covering  the  troubled  spots  of  the  world,  but 
Reynolds  has  recently  added  movie  acting — 
but  let  him  tell  the  story  as  only  he  can : 

"When  I  left  Bucknell  as  an  undergradu- 
ate I  springboarded  into  a  vagabondage  of 
newspaper  work  that  has  taken  me  through- 
out Latin  America,  Europe  and  around  the 


REYNOLDS  PACK.-UID  '26 
— And  the  Beard  Is  Red 

world  twice.  During  my  travels  I  covered 
as  a  reporter  in  the  field :  the  Ethiopian 
War,  the  Spanish  Civil  War,  the  Fascist 
invasion  of  Albania,  World  War  II  and  the 
Chinese  Civil  War.  When  II  Duce  declared 
war  on  the  United  States  from  the  balcony 
of  Palazzo  Venezia  in  Rome,  I  was  in  the 
square  listening  to  him.  A  few  minutes  later 
I  was  arrested,  clamped  in  Regina  Coeli  jail 
but  was  repatriated  six  months  later  through 
an  exchange  of  diplomatic  prisoners.  For 
once,  newsmen  were  given  diplomatic  status. 
I  then  returned  to  Italy  as  a  war  corres- 
pondent with  the  Fifth  Army  with  landings 
on  D  Day  at  Salerno  and  Anzio,  and  also 
covered  the  fall  of  Naples,  Rome,  Siena  and 
Florence. 

"The  going  was  rougher,  however,  in 
Manchuria  where  with  Nationalist  General 
Tu-Liming's  infantry  I  ran  into  trouble 
with  the  Chinese  Reds  and  Soviet  Occupa- 
tion Forces.  That  was  during  1946  and  1947. 
I  was  held  a  prisoner  by  Communist  General 
Lin  Piao  for  five  weeks  and  on  two  other 
occasions,  the  Russians  placed  me  under 
arrest,  first  in  Mukden  and  later  in  Chang- 
chun. 

"Although  my  best  assignments  have  been 
United  Press  Bureau  Manager  of  Chile, 
Czechoslovakia,  post-war  Spain,  Italy  and 
North  China,  I  still  think  I  had  a  better  time 
while  starving  for  four  months  in  Buenos 
Aires  and  half  a  year  in  Paris.  Paris  is 
certainly  the  friendliest  city  in  the  world  in 
which  to  be  broke.  I  also  enjoyed  free- 
lancing for  INS  back  in  the  early  thirties 
while  trying  to  go  native  in  the  South  Seas. 

MARCH    1953 


Working  out  of  Tahita  on  copra  schooners 
I  wrote  adventure  articles  about  pearl  divers, 
leper  colonies  and  once  interviewed  an  ex- 
cannibal  who  complained  that  white  man's 
meat  was  spoiled  by  the  taste  of  nicotine  and 
alcohol. 

"During  the  past  four  years  I  have  been 
Nnu  York  Daily  Nezcs  correspondent  in 
Rome,  covering  mostly  Italian  politics  and 
Vatican  affairs,  and  during  more  recent 
months  the  political,  amorous  and  gambling 
activities  of  exiled  roly-poly  King  Farouk. 
Last  year  the  News  also  sent  me  on  special 
assignments   to   Spain  and   Egypt. 

"Since  coming  to  Rome  this  last  time  I 
have  taken  up  movie  acting  on  the  side.  My 
only  dramatic  qualifications  are  that  I've  be- 
come very  fat  and  have  a  rampant  red  beard. 
I  played  the  part  of  an  inn-keeper  with  the 
late  Maria  Montez  in  the  Thief  of  Venice,  a 
lecherous  senator  with  Jean  Gabin  in  Easier 
for  a  Camel  .  .  .  and  an  unkempt  leader 
nf  the  rabble  in  Quo  Vadisf  starring  Robert 
Taylor.  If  you  aren't  handsome  but  are 
definitely  a  type,  the  weirder,  the  better,  it's 
L-asy  to  break  into  the  films  here  in  this  in- 
tL-rnational  Hollywood  on  the  Tiber. 

"Between  newspaper  jobs,  I  have  produced 
lour  books.  Two  of  them,  Serpcntininy 
tioiirdiualk,  a  volume  of  rather  strong  verse, 
and  Mad  About  Women,  an  allegedly  phil- 
osophical novel,  were  published  in  Paris  and 
banned  in  America  and  England.  During 
World  War  II,  after  being  repatriated  to 
America.  I  wrote  Balcony  Empire  (Oxford 
University  Press)  and  more  recently,  The 
Kansas  City  Milkman  (E.  P.  Dutton),  that 
is  a  novel  about  newspaper  men  and  women 
overseas.  It  has  since  come  out  in  the 
I'.antam  Editions  under  the  title  of  Lotu- 
ilnivn.  I'm  now  completing  another  novel 
tentatively  entitled  Word  of  Fear. 

"Oh,  I  almost  forgot.  I  was  married  in 
Vienna  in  1930  to  Eleanor  Cryan,  a  graduate 
of  the  Colum.bia  School  of  Journalism.  She 
shows  great  fortitude  in  putting  up  with  a 
man  like  me  who  was  never  intended  to  be 
anything  but  a  bachelor.  I'm  happily  mar- 
ried, but  I  don't  know  about  her." 


Pathways  to  Bucknell 

Our  high  school  contact  committee 
seems  to  be  working  well,  especially  in 
those  localities  where  active  members  of 
the   committee   are  at  work. 

The  other  day  I  received  a  letter  from 
Mrs.  B,  director  of  guidance.  Garden  City 
High  School.  Mrs.  B  asked  if  I  could 
come  out  to  the  high  school  to  speak  to 
a  small  group  of  seniors  who  were  inter- 
ested in  Bucknell,  and  I  told  her  I  would 
be  happy  to  do  this. 

This  morning  I  stopped  at  the  high 
school  before  going  into  my  office  and 
Mrs.  B  had  arranged  a  meeting  with 
twelve  students.  I  spoke  with  them  for 
about  an  hour,  and  answered  a  number -of 
questions  which  many  of  them  had.  I 
gave  each  one  a  copy  of  the  folder,  "Buck- 
nell" along  with  the  post  card  which  they 
are  to  return  to  you.  I  would  imagine 
that  most  of  them  will  send  the  card  back 
to  Bucknell. 

I  enjoyed  talking  to  the  group,  and  I 
feel  we  are  making  real  progress  by  start- 
ing with  our  contacts  this  way  and  letting 
you  pick  them  up.  I  invited  each  student 
to  get  in  touch  with  me  any  time  they 
wish  for  further  information  and  also 
told  them  that  I  would  be  glad  to  talk 
with  their  parents  if  they  wanted  me  to. 
Very  truly  yours, 

William  S;  Liming  '33 


All  European  Viewpoint 
Worth  Noting 

(Ed.  Note — Hans  G.  Jansen,  who  spent  a 
year  at  Bucknell  in  1950  as  a  special  student, 
presents  an  interesting  viewpoint  and  com- 
ment on  free  education  in  the  following  letter 
recently  received  by  President  Hildreth.) 

It's  quite  awhile  now  that  we  had  our 
last  talk  in  the  "Hotel  Frankfurter  Hof." 
By  now  you  probably  have  almost  forgot- 
ten the  minor  details  of  your  tour  through 
Europe — having  been  in  such  a  hurry.  I 
would  be  interested  to  know  whether  you 
think  it  is  better  to  hurry  through  so  many 
countries  in  a  rather  short  time  instead 
of  making  no  definite  schedule  but  stay 
where  you  find  interest  in  scenery  or  cul- 
tural attractions.  Perhaps  the  way  you 
did  it  is  the  only  way  possible  when  there 
is  a  big  family  because  not  having  a  fixed 
plan  would  most  probably  cause  a  lot  of 
discussions  with  as  many  opinions  as 
family   members   available. 

On  the  other  hand  I  think  the  whole 
problem  involved  goes  somewhat  further. 
There  seems  to  be  a  trend  in  you  Ameri- 
cans to  have  everything  outlined  complete- 
ly beforehand  in  order  to  get  the  utmost 
out  of  every  enterprise  in  the  shortest  pos- 
sible time— well,  it  saves  time  to  eat  a 
pre-cooked  meal  out  of  the  can  but  where 
is  the  inspiration  and  enthusiasm  that 
always  comes  when  you  take  your  time 
to  cook  a  dinner  of  several  courses  your- 
self (that's  just  an  example,  of  course). 
What  I  mean  to  say  is,  isn't  there  a.  dan- 
ger that  life  becomes  in  the  end  so  highly 
organized  and  schematized  that  any  kind 
of  individualism  is  levelled  down  to  a 
somewhat  boring  mass-existence  with  all 
its  negative  effects? 

This  picture,  of  course,  is  exaggerated 
but  still  I  would  like  to  hear  sometime 
what  you  think  about  this.  I  also  would 
like  to  invite  your  children  to  try  the 
other  way  round  when  they  have  another 
chance  to  come  to  Europe.  I  would  be  de- 
lighted to  furnish  them  with  a  bicycle  and 
show  them  some  parts  of  Europe  in  a 
more   leisurely  way. 

At  the  moment,  however,  you  doubtless 
have  other  sorrows  than  these  minor  ones. 
I  can  imagine  that  the  financial  situation 
at  B.  U.  is  not  the  best  with  enrollments 
decreasing  and  expenses  rapidly  increas- 
ing. But  still.  I  think  you  can  be  envied 
that  you  are  able  to  maintain  privately  run 
universities  throughout  the  country,  be- 
cause complete  intellectual  and  acadernic 
independence  and  money  even  from  a  lib- 
eral government  exclude  each  other.  ^  We 
are  not  so  fortunate  here  to  have  private 
universities — I  always  have  to  think  of  one 
instance  a  few  j'ears  ago,  when  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Frankfurt  the  faculty  was  forced 
to  accept  a  professor  who  had  been  a  gov- 
ernment official  in  the  Department  for 
Education  and  Culture.  The  University 
President  in  the  end  resigned  being  unable 
to  oppose  a  governmental  favorite,  since 
all  his  funds  were  furnished  by  the  said 
department. 

From  myself  is  not  very  much  to  be 
mentioned,  except  that  since  August  my 
address  reads:  H.  G.  Jansen,  44  Wiihelm 
Roserstrasse,  Margurg-Lahn,  Hesse,  Ger- 
many, and  that  my  master's  thesis  is  grad- 
ually progressing.  What  might  happen  to 
me  "when  I  have  my  M.S.  nobody  can  tell, 
perhaps  I  get  the  chance  to  stay  in  the 
U.   S.  for  another  year  or  two. 

Yours  sincerely, 
Hans  G.  Jansen 
7 


SPORTS 


"Why  Don't  We  Play 
West  Branch  U.?" 

Each  year  when  the  University  an- 
nounces its  schedule  of  football  games, 
the  news  is  greeted  with  mixed  emotions. 
The  sports-minded  alum  wants  to  know 
why  Notre  Dame  and  teams  of  that  calibre 
aren't  included  in  the  list  of  opponents, 
while  the  alumnus  in  East  Jaboop  Junc- 
tion, New  Mexico,  is  perturbed  because 
we  haven't  scheduled  East  Jaboop  State 
Teachers  College. 

Already,  the  naming  of  Holy  Cross  to 
the  1953  schedule  has  provoked  comments 
both  pro  and  con.  So,  at  this  time,  when 
the  pigskin  emotionalism  is  at  its  lowest 
ebb,  it  may  be  worthwhile  to  consider  the 
problem   of   scheduling   at    Bucknell. 

First  of  all,  Bucknell  is  not  trying  to  go 
big  time.  It  desires  to  play  teams  m  its 
class  such  as  Lehigh,  Lafayette,  Delaware 
and  Gettysburg,  plus  one  or  two  teams 
that  are  usually  just  a  little  better  and  a 
couple  that  are  not  quite  up  to  our  par 
over  the  long  period  of  time.  This  is 
the  generally  accepted  practice  among 
most  colleges. 

Scheduling  is  done  a  year  or  two  in  ad- 
vance. At  present  all  but  two  games  m 
1954  and  1955  have  been  arranged.  It's 
not  easy  for  independent  (non-conference) 
colleges  such  as  Bucknell  to  work  out  a 
schedule  that  will  appeal  to  all.  The 
renewal  this  year  of  a  3-year  contract  with 
Colgate  has  brought  forth  praise  from 
administration,  faculty,  and  a  majority  of 
the   alums. 

It  might  be  ideal  to  play  one  or  more 
of  the  Ivy  League  schools,  but  it  is  diffi- 
cult to  be  scheduled  by  them,  except  m 
the  role  of  a  "breather"  or  a  "filler,"  for 
their  conference  commitments  naturally 
come  first. 

In  1951,  when  the  Bisons  were  unbeat- 
en none  of  the  Ivy  outfits  wanted  to  "talk 
schedule"  with  Bucknell,  for  they  feared 
the  Herd  was  becoming  too  powerful.  Af- 
ter this  season's  6-3  record,  several  of  the 
Ivy  Leaguers  expressed  an  interest  in 
Bucknell  for  '54  and  '55,  and  at  present,  an 
attempt  is  being  made  to  fit  them  into 
our  schedule,  but  the  old  problem  of  con- 
flicting dates  must  be  reckoned  with.  Our 
natural  rivals,  such  as  Lafayette,  Lehigh 
and  Gettysburg  are  scheduled  well  in  ad- 
vance. Bucknell  has  enjoyed  long-stand- 
ing favorable  athletic  relationships  with 
these  institutions.  They  are  referred  to 
as  schools  in  Bucknell's  class,  because  they 
abide  by  similar  academic  standards  and 
have  about  the  same  over-all  athletic  poli- 
cies. 

For  perhaps  a  better  understanding, 
let's  assume  that  Harvard  has  an  open 
date  Oct.  13,  1954,  and  that  they  would 
like  to  play  us  on  that  day.  But  Bucknell 
is  scheduled  to  play  Lafayette  on  that 
date.  However,  Bucknell  has  an  open 
date  on  Nov.  7  and  the  question  arises, 
can  Lafayette  switch  dates  for  us.  In 
some  cases  it  might  be  possible,  but  if  the 
Lafayette-Bucknell  game  was  Homecom- 
ing for  Lafayette,  the  college  at  Easton 
would  be  reluctant  to  make  a  switch  in 
view  of  the  game  already  being  scheduled. 
It  isn't  difficult  to  see  that  AtWetic  Di- 
rector Al  Humphreys  and  the  athletic  ad- 
visory committee  have  their  hands  full  in 
trying  to  set  forth  a  suitable  schedule  and 
the  problem  is  clearly  illustrated  by  the 
1953  schedule.  Bucknell  had  an  open 
date  on  Oct.  10  and  the  only  possible 
teams  that  also  had  open  dates  on  that 
day  were  the  Quantico  Marines,  Villanova 
and  Holy  Cross. 
8 


Coed  Charley  Horses 

Whew !  First  semester  is  over  and  it  was 
a  busy  one  in  coed  athletics.  Girls'  sports 
were  many  and  varied,  offering  opportuni- 
ties for  girls  interested  in  almost  every  type 
of  athletic  activity.  Sem  Gems  lost  no  time 
in  getting  into  the  swing  of  things  either, 
for  from  the  first  strains  of  the  Fall  Con- 
vocation procession  until  the  dreaded  exam 
week,  Tustin  gym  was  a  virtual  beehive  of 
activity.  During  those  first  few  weeks  of 
school,  WAA  welcomed  all  freshmen  and 
new  students  to  Bucknell  with  their  annual 
picnics  at  the  orchard  where  the  girls  lit- 
erally stuffed  themselves  with  hot  dogs, 
baked  beans  and  everything  else  associated 
with  picnics. 

Anyone  wandering  near  Loomis  field  on 
one  of  those  crisp  Autumn  days  heard  the 
crack  of  hockey  sticks  and  the  shouts  of 
feminine  voices.  This,  plus  aching  muscles 
and  cracked  shins,  indicated  that  hockey 
season  was  here  again.  The  season  was 
highlighted  by  the  Field  Hockey  Sports  Day 
on  October  18  and  the  Central  Pennsylvania 
Hockey  Tournament  on  November  1,  for 
which  Bucknell  played  host  to  several  sur- 
rounding schools.  We  beamed  with  pride 
when  Barbara  Ann  Glenn  '56,  our  center 
halfback,  was  chosen  to  represent  Bucknell 
on  the  Central  Pennsylvania  Field  Hockey 
Team  at  Wheeling,  W.  Va.  This  team  later 
competed  with  other  teams  throughout  the 
United  States  at  Sweet  Briar,  Va. 

Interclass  tennis  and  badminton  tourna- 
ments also  came  into  the  foreground  during 
the  early  weeks  of  school.  Janice  Hobart's 
'55  fast  action  with  that  "birdie"  gained 
her  the  badminton  championship,  while  rac- 
quet-swinging Diane  Slifer  '54  whacked  her 
way  to  the  tennis  championship. 

In  the  midst  of  all  this,  Orchesis,  the 
modern  dance  club,  was  far  from  idle.  The 
stiff  muscles  of  its  members  proved  that 
you  can  get  a  charley-horse  from  other 
tlian  hockey.  In  addition  to  presenting 
a  Christmas  program,  this  group  has  already 
begun  working  on  their  dance  numbers  for 
May  Day.  Several  of  this  club's  members 
danced  in  Cap  and  Dagger's  tragedy  Oedipus 
Rex,  while  others  appeared  in  Knickerbocker 
Holiday. 

Our  "thundering  Bison  herd"  may  be  of 
prime  importance  during  late  fall  days,  how- 
ever this  year  a  group  of  sophomores  proved 
that  it  was  not  the  only  football  team  on 
campus.  These  enterprising  gals  held  their 
own  gridiron  classic  in  the  Sem  between 
first  and  third  floor  Harris  Hall.  After  four 
thrilling  quarters  the  game  ended  in  a  de- 
cisive 6-0  triumph  for   first   Harris. 

With  the  advent  of  our  famous  Bucknell 
weather,  girls'  sports  moved  inside  for  the 
volleyball  games,  Interclass  games  were 
held  in  November,  followed  in  December 
by  the  intergroup  tournament.  Alpha  Chi 
Omega  and  the  Independents  vied  for  first 
place,  both  having  suffered  one  defeat.  Af- 
ter an  exciting  and  skilfully  played  game 
the  Independents  emerged  as  victors  in  the 
first  of  the  intergroup  tournaments. 

Now  that  second  semester  is  underway, 
swimming  has  begun,  as  well  as  interclass 
basketball  and  intergroup  bowling.  In  addi- 
tion, a  play  day  with  Penn  State  was  held 
February  21.  Second  semester  will  be  every 
bit  as  busy  as  first  semester. 


Intrainurals 

The  Intramural  race  is  approaching"  a 
mid-way  point  and  the  Delta  Upsilon  have 
taken  a  commanding  lead  for  the  coveted 
trophy.  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  and  Lam- 
da  Chi  Alpha  are  forty  points  behind  the 


leaders.  At  the  moment,  basketball  and 
bowling  are  in  progress.  The  leaders  are 
being  challenged  in  bowling  by  Phi  Gam- 
ma Delta,  Sigma  Chi,  Independents  and 
Kappa  Sigma.  Basketball,  on  the  other 
hand,  is  a  mad  scramble.  Four  teams, 
two  of  which  are  independent,  remain  un- 
beaten. League  A  has  the  Fat  Five  and 
Phi  Kappa  Psi  sporting  clean  slates,  and 
the  Challengers  and  Sigma  Chi  lead  league 
B  with  perfect  records.  Last  year's  bas- 
ketball champs,  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  re- 
main in  the  running  with  a  2-1  record. 
The  standings  for  the  All-year  trophy 
with  soccer,  tennis,  handball,  cross-coun- 
try and  wrestling  completed  are:  Delta 
Upsilon,  216^2;  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon, 
176y2;  Lambda  Chi  Alpha,  174;  Sigma 
Alpha  Mu,  130H;  Kappa  Delta  Rho, 
1275^;  Kappa  Sigma,  127^;  Tau  Kappa 
Epsilon,  126;  Theta  Chi,  125;  Phi  Gamma 
Delta,  122:  Phi  Lambda  Theta,  106;  Prii 
Kappa  Psi,  101;  Sigma  Chi,  93^;  Sigma 
Phi  Epsilon,  VrV.. 


Wrestling 


As  we  go  to  press,  tlie  Bucknell  wrestling 
team  has  won  two  of  its  first  three  starts, 
their  loss  coming  at  the  hands  of  Lafayette, 
leading  contender  for  the  Middle  Atlantic 
League  grappling  crown. 

The  Herd  holds  identical,  27-5,  wins  over 
Western  Maryland  and  Muhlenberg.  Five 
matches  remain  on  their  schedule  before  they 
compete  in  the  Middle  Atlantic  Tourney  at 
Easton,   Pa.,   March  6  and   7. 

Basketball 

The  1952-53  basketball  season  was  forecast 
as  a  gloomy  one,  and  it  appears  to  be  living 
up  to  its  advance  notices.  At  this  writing, 
the  team  has  just  suffered  its  eighth  straight 
setback. 

Thought  for  the  day :  The  best  bricklayer 
in  the  business  can't  build  a  house  of  sand 
alone. 

The  scores : 

Juniata    73  Bucknell   76 

Lehigh    85  Bucknell   56 

Albright   65  Bucknell   55 

Dickinson  55  Bucknell   33 

Gettysburg     79  Bucknell    58 

Lafayette    63  Bucknell    59 

Muhlenberg   90  Bucknell    52 

Albright    89  Bucknell   50 

Muhlenberg   82  Bucknell   64 

Last  of  the  Platoons 

Commenting  on  the  N.  C.  A.  A.'s  abolish- 
ment of  two  platoon  football.  Bison  mentor, 
Harry  Lawrence,  thinks  the  Herd  will  not 
be  effected  as  adversely  as  many  of  the  "big 
time"  football  teams,  in  that  because  of  the 
limited  number  of  players,  the  Bison  grid- 
ders  have  had  to  learn  both  ofifense  and  de- 
fense so  that  should  the  situation  arise  they 
might  be  able  to  go  "both  ways." 

He  pointed  out  that  some  of  the  bigger 
boys  on  the  squad  would  find  it  difficult  to 
play  the  two-way  game  after  operating 
purely  as  either  an  ofifensive  player  or  de- 
fensive man  for  several  seasons. 

"Because  of  our  practice  of  employing  our 
No.  1  offensive  unit  as  the  No.  2  defensive 
unit,  and  the  No.  1  defensive  unit  as  the 
No.  2  attack  group  for  the  past  five  years, 
we'll  be  deeper  than  some  of  our  '53  oppon- 
ents under  tlie  new  rule,"  he  added. 

MARCH    1958 


A  Personal  Critique 

(Coutinued  fro  in  Page  3) 

cians  themselves.  Too  many  of  them  have 
specialized  in  the  sciences  and  neglected  the 
humanities. 

A  "premedical"  education — and  again  I 
reject  the  term  and  substitute  a  "collegiate" 
education — should  be  a  training  of  the  mind 
and  a  broad  preparation  for  the  business  of 
living.  A  Bucknell  education  is  one  of  my 
possessions  and  I  have  obtained  opinions 
from  a  number  of  my  friends  about  their 
Bucknell  educations.  My  letters  of  inquiry 
posed  three  questions  : 

1.  In  what  measure  did  your  education  at 
Bucknell  qualify  you  for  studying  medicine? 

2.  Beyond  qualifying  you  for  studying 
medicine,  what  did  it  do  toward  answering 
your  cultural  requirements  after  you  had 
completed  your  medical  course  ? 

3.  If  you  were  to  return  to  Bucknell  at 
this  time,  what  would  you  seek  that  you 
didn't  get  or  couldn't  get  when  you  went 
to  the  University  ? 

It  is  a  pleasure  to  say  that  I  received  100 
per  cent  response  and  that  the  replies  are 
pertinent  to  our  questions  tonight.  The  men 
who  replied  are  practitioners  in  small  com- 
munities, specialists  in  big  cities,  and  teach- 
ers in  medical  schools.  It  is  a  credit  to  the 
men  that  Bucknell  trains  that  those  practic- 
ing in  small  communities  showed  the  same 
desire  for  cultural  things  that  were  expressed 
by  the  men  who  have  chosen  the  academic 
life  or  who  have  remained  in  metropolitan 
areas.  There  was  a  general  complaint 
against  emphasis  on  science,  especially  in 
coimection  with  courses  that  were  duplicated 
in  medical  school — physiology,  histology,  em- 
bryology, bacteriology,  and  chemistry.  As 
evidence  of  this  there  were  specific  requests 
for  more  courses  in  English,  in  composition, 
in  foreign  languages — with  emphasis  on  use 
rather  than  on  the  study  of  the  mechanics 
of  such  languages — economics,  philosophy, 
sociology,  history,  statistics,  and  public 
speaking.  Individual  desires  would  encom- 
pass a  full  catalogue,  but  the  significance  of 
the  letters  was  plain — plain  at  least  to  me : 
they  reflected  a  general  desire  for  deem- 
phasis  of  science  and  for  an  increased  accent 
on  those  subjects  that  represent  the  arts  and 
humanities.  It  is  my  belief  that  science  was 
selected  for  adverse  criticism  because,  in  the 
average  man's  experience,  it  represented  a 
waste  of  time  in  accumulating  and  memor- 
izing a  great  number  of  facts  that  have  had 
no  future  usefulness  or  meaning  to  him.  I 
think  the  statement  is  correct  that  these  men 
have  found  that  much  of  the  science  in  col- 
lege was  "regimented  learning."  and  did  not 
have  "continuing  value"  in  their  careers.  On 
the  other  hand,  a  hunger  for  cultural  sub- 
jects reflects  a  recognition  of  the  continuing 
and  daily  demand  for  the  ability  to  com- 
municate with  others.  Further,  when  the  re- 
lationships with  contemporaries  leave  some- 
thing to  be  desired,  there  is  a  need  for  a 
deep-rooted  urge  to  take  advantage  of  the 
wisdom  those  who  have  left  a  written  rec- 
ord either  in  our  own  or  in  some  other  lang- 
uage. 

Certainly  anyone  who  has  had  to  deal 
with  college  graduates  in  professional  school, 
or  even  afterwards,  is  impressed  with  their 
disgraceful  inability  to  use  the  English  lan- 
guage in  either  the  written  or  oral  form. 
Sometimes  facetiously,  but  nevertheless  with 
a  bit  ,of  hard  truth  in  my  words,  I  have 
indicated  that  if  I  were  to  be  a  dean  of  medi- 
cal school,  the  requirement  for  entrance 
would  be  so  very  simple  that  they  could 
be  stated  in  a  single  sentence,  "the  ability 
to  write  legibly  2000  words  that  would  re- 
veal a  working  knowledge  of  something." 
Such  a  seemingly  simple  sounding  require- 
ment could  be  very  searching  into  the  back- 
ground of  a  candidate. 

MARCH1953 


Even  as  I  have  presented  the  foregoing 
points  of  view  (and  I  believe  they  meet  with 
rather  general  approval  on  this  platform) 
we  should  acknowledge  that  these  are  the 
expressions  of  men  who  have  long  since  for- 
gotten the  need  of  qualifying  for  medical 
study.  Their  points  of  view  are  "matured" ; 
they  represent  the  "silver  fined  in  the  fur- 
nace" of  experience.  It  is  doubtful  whether 
they  would  have  expressed  the  same  points 
of  view  when  they  were  here  on  the  campus, 
or  whether  students  now  on  the  campus 
would  express  views  of  the  same  "maturity." 
These  men,  like  myself,  are  "looking  back" 
and  saying  in  effect,  "If  we  had  it  to  do 
over  again,  we  would  do  differently."  I 
wonder  whether  we  would  ? 

It  may  be  that  the  Bucknell  of  today  is 
ansv.'ering  any  and  all  criticisms  of  tliese 
voices  from  the  past.  I  have  reviewed  a 
current  Bucknell  catalogue  and  was  much 
impressed  by  the  objectives  of  a  college  edu- 
cation as  set  forth  therein.  If  the  objectives 
are  being  achieved,  the  present  Bucknellians 
are  more  fortunate  than  they  know.  In- 
deed, if  those  objectives  are  being  realized, 
the  members  of  this  panel  would  do  well 
to  enroll  at  Bucknell  rather  tlian  to  waste 
their  time  "tilting  with  windmills."  How- 
ever, I  am  assured  that  on  some  points  at 
least  things  have  not  changed.  Ninety  of 
the  120  hours  required  for  graduation  of 
the  "pre-medical"  student  are  committed  to 
courses  in  science,  leaving  thirty  .hours  for 
electives.  Without  being  too  critical.  I  won- 
der to  what  extent  these  thirty  hours  "freely" 
elected  and  to  what  extent  the  choices  are 
"engineered."  The  distinction  is  extremely 
important.  Thus,  it  is  apparent  tliat  the 
set-up  of  the  "premedical"  education  does 
not  diff'er  from  that  of  my  day :  the  curricu- 
lum today  is  heavily  weighted  in  favor  of 
science.  Whether  this  situation  is  proper  or 
not  is  one  of  the  questions  we  are  considering 
here  tonight.  We  may  express  personal 
opinions  but  I  feel  quite  sure  that  no  final 
answers  will  be  forthcoming.  This  should 
astonish  no  one. 

We  should  constantly  be  reexamining  the 
machinery  of  education,  including  both  the 
student  and  his  teachers.  Fault  can  lie  in 
either  direction,  and  probably  does.  Ma- 
turity of  mind  and  the  capacity  to  live  life 
abundantly  in  the  intellectual,  spiritual,  and 
physical  spheres  are  hard  won ;  it  has  never 
been  easy,  and  I  doubt  whether  it  will  ever 
be  so.  The  body  can  mature  and  grow  old 
without  attention  of  the  individual,  but  not 
so  the  mind.  Juvenile  and  even  infantile 
brains  are  now  residing  in  the  craniums  of 
adult  and  aged  persons.  Regrettably,  people 
of  immature  mind  are  now  being  called  upon 
to  make  decisions  on  such  momentous  matters 
as  atomic  energy  and  the  hydrogen  bomb. 
The  technology  that  developed  atomic  energy 
is  a  credit  to  man's  genius.  The  present  use 
of  the  atomic  bomb — to  frighten  masses  of 
mankind  into  paths  of  rectitude — is  bad.  It 
is  adolescent  behavior  at  its  worst.  We 
need  education  badly ;  we  need  the  leadership 
of  minds  that  have  attained  not  only  wis- 
dom, but  understanding. 

We  should  ask  ourselves,  teachers,  students 
and  parents  alike,  whether  an  educated  and 
mature  mind  is  the  objective  in  sending 
young  men  and  women  to  college  or  whether 
spoonfeeding  and  incidental  mental  gymnas- 
tics over  a  period  of  four  years  is  the  ob- 
jective. When  we  make  a  choice,  it  should 
be  considered  fully  that  a  useful  education 
is  not  the  same  for  everyone,  that  the  paths 
to  knowledge  are  not  the  same.  Everyone 
has  capacity  to  learn,  but  the  capacities  of 
many  are  limited.  Nevertheless,  the  privi- 
lege of  education  should  be  accorded  to 
every  seeker  within  a  democracy.  However, 
no  education  is  passively  conferred  upon  any- 
one, and  the  plunge  into  the  maelstrom  that 
leads  to  maturity  of  mind  is  not  for  the  weak 
or  the  wavering.  Truth  is  a  -two  bladed 
sword  that  may  cut  the  wielder  and  oppon- 


ent alike;  it  is  strong  medicine,  and  like  the 
new  and  potent  drugs  that  are  now  being 
developed,  it  may  "kill  or  cure."  To  seek 
understanding  of  man  and  his  nature  tests 
the  entire  fabric  of  a  man.  His  intellectual, 
spiritual  and  moral  concepts  may  be  shaken 
to  their  foundation,  but  I  believe  that  a  man 
whose  mind  and  spirit  have  been  awakened 
is  better  than  one  whose  faculties  are  dor- 
mant and  hence  of  no  possible  use  to  him- 
self or  others. 

A  true  education  will  fit  a  man  for  any 
intellectual  pursuit  —  even  for  a  medical 
school — and  it  will  fit  him  to  live  abundant- 
ly and  well. 


Five  hundred  and  nine  Bucknellians  have 
gone  on  to  obtain  the  Degree  of  Doctor  of 
Medicine,  according  to  a  directory  just  pub- 
lished by  the  Department  of  Biology.  In 
addition,  as  of  May  2.  1952.  another  61  Buck- 
nellians were  currently  enrolled  in  Medical 
Schools  across  the  country. 

The  509  M.D.'s  were  graduated  from  48 
of  the  country's  leading  Medical  Schools. 
Approximately  400  of  them  are  now  prac- 
ticing medicine  in  35  of  the  United  States 
and  3  foreign  countries. 

The  Directory,  entitled,  "A  History  of  tlie 
Teaching  of  Biology  at  Bucknell  University," 
has  been  mailed  to  all  known  Alumni  in 
medicine  and  allied  fields.  Alumni  who  have 
been  overlooked  may  obtain  copies  from  the 
alumni  office  or  from  Dr.  John  W.  Rice, 
Chairman.  Department  of  Biology. 


Clark  '15  and  Cranford  '29 

on  Air  Force  Overseas 

Preaching   Teams 

Air  Force  and  civilian  churchmen  repre- 
senting the  major  faiths  will  be  circuit  rid- 
ing on  a  global  basis  this  year.  Chaplain 
(Major  General)  Charles  I.  Carpenter  '27, 
Chief  of  Air  Force  Chaplains,  announced 
recently. 

Purpose  of  the  mission  trips,  which  will 
cover  Air  Force  bases  in  virtually  every 
portion  of  the  world  in  the  coming  5-ear,  is 
to  bring  American  churches  closer  to  those 
serving  in  the  Air  Force.  This  will  be  the 
first  time  civilian  clergymen  will  have  been 
sent  overseas  without  a  chaplain  escort.  Trips 
are  generally  planned  to  last  about  60  days, 
5  days  at  each  base. 

Air  Force  chaplains  in  the  areas  visited 
by  the  teams  will  assist  them  in  setting  up 
services,  conferences,  lectures  and  visits  to 
various  groups.  Each  base  will  be  thorough- 
ly briefed  on  the  coming  mission  and,  at 
many,  special  services  will  be  scheduled. 

Scheduled  for  visits  to  bases  in  France 
and  Germany  are  Rev.  Garveth  P.  Mitchell. 
Lutheran  Church  of  Mansfield,  Ohio :  Rev. 
Edward  O.  Clark  '15,  AM  '18,  H'46,  Chevy 
Chase  Baptist  Church,  Maryland ;  and  Bishop 
Gerald  Kennedy,  Methodist  Church,  Los 
Angeles,  Calif. 

Rev.  Clarence  W.  Cranford  '29,  H'42, 
Calvary  Baptist  Church,  Washington,  D.  C, 
will  tour  Hawaii,  the  Philippines,  Okinawa, 
Japan,  Guam,  Johnson  Island  and  Kwa- 
jalein. 

Other  teams  are  scheduled  for  Korea, 
Japan.  North  Africa,  Bermuda,  and  the 
Azores. 

Besides  bringing  American  church  services 
to  .men  overseas,  the  mission  teams  in  the 
past  liave  proved  an  effective  device  for 
bringing  the  American  people  reports  on  the 
spiritual  life  of  troops  and  serve  as  a  two- 
way  link  between  service  men  and  their 
families. 

9 


Dayhoff  '24  Named 
"Optimist  of  '52" 

Harry  O.  Dayhoff,  city  park  director  for 
the  City  of  Harrisburg,  was  named  "Op- 
timist of  the  Year"  by  the  Harrisburg  Op- 
timist Club.  Harry  was  presented  a 
plaque  in  recognition  of  his  "cheerful  at- 
titude and  sunny  disposition". 


1 


HARRY  0.  DAYHOFF    ai 

— Continues  Football  Officiating 

Bucknellians  will  agree  that  a  better 
choice  could  not  have  been  made.  Har- 
ry's activities  in  athletics  as  a  plaj'er  and 
official  for  the  past  35  years  have  been 
demonstrated  to  Bucknellians  again  and 
again.  His  most  recent  appearance  on  the 
campus  was  in  December  when  he  was 
the  guest  speaker  at  a  Lewisburg  Rotary 
Club  and  Bison  Quarterback  Club  spon- 
sored testimonial  for  the  Bucknell  foot- 
ball team  of  1952.  As  usual  he  delighted 
his  audience  with  his  personal  experiences 
as  a  football  official. 

On  the  same  occasion  Harry  Lawrence 
MS'51,  head  football  coach,  received  a 
squad-autographed  scroll  in  tribute  of  his 
work  as  coach. 

In  November  Harry  Dayhoff  along  with 
Harry  E:  (Moose)  McCormick  '04  ap- 
peared on  the  program  for  the  20th  an- 
nual Athletic  banquet  of  the  Northeastern 
Penitentiary,  Lewisburg. 

Harry,  who  appeared  on  a  Saturday 
Evening  Post  cover  in  1951,  continues  his 
duties  as  director  of  the  Harrisburg  play- 
ground recreation  system,  in  addition  to 
his  football  ■  officiating.  During  the  past 
season  his  officiating  included  games  in 
which  Michigan  State,  Syracuse,  Pennsyl- 
vania and  other  big  name  colleges  per- 
formed. 

Long  a  member  of  numerous  civic  or- 
ganizations, Harry  has  spread  the  name 
of  Bucknell  in  many  fields  and  has  been 
instrumental  in  drawing  prospective  stu- 
dents to  the  University.  He  is  married 
to  the  former  Marion  Sprow  of  Steelton 
and  has  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Lawrence  Kem- 
pel.  The  Dayhoffs  reside  at  1936  Holly 
Street  in  Harrisburg. 

10 


Frances  Theiss  James  '40, 
On  Jericho  Expedition 

It  may  seem  like  a  long  way  from  bombed- 
out  London  to  an  archeological  survey  in  the 
Holy  Land,  but  Frances  Theiss  James,- 
daughter  of  Dr.  Lewis  E.  Theiss,  '02,  re- 
tired Bucknell  professor  of  journalism,  has 
made  the  jump  in  a  very  logical  way.  The 
beginning  of  the  chain  of  events  which  has 
now  landed  her  in  Jericho,  Jordan,  reached 
back  to  1946.  At  that  time  the  British  had 
cleared  away  much  rubble  in  London  result- 
ing from  German  bombings,  and  were  taking 
advantage  of  the  opportunity  thus  presented 
to  learn  what  was  under  that  ancient  city. 
Archeologists  went  down  thirty  feet  or  more 
and  found  there  the  most  amazing  Roman 
ruins.  Mrs.  James,  who  is  a  constant  con- 
tributor to  Canada's  great  Sunday  news- 
paper, the  Toronto  Star  Weekly,  prepared  a 
page  spread  about  this  work,  which  tlie  news- 
paper printed  under  the  intriguing  head, 
"Learning  History  the  Hard  Way." 

Eager  to  uncover  as  much  of  the  past  as 
possible,  the  British  called  for  "volunteer 
diggers,"  and  Mrs.  James  volunteered  to 
wield  pick  and  shovel  and  camel's  hair  brush 
in  several  "digs."  So  intriguing  was  this 
work  that  she  was  presently  enrolled  in  the 
L'niversity  of  London  for  a  course  in  arche- 
ology. The  work  in  Jericho  will  constitute 
the  practical  portion  of  her  college  course. 
The  expedition  is  conducted  jointly  by  the 
British  and  the  American  Schools  of  Arche- 
ology. 

Although  the  chain  of  events  wliich  led 
Mrs.  James  to  this  present  effort  reaches 
back  for  seven  years,  the  chain  of  circum- 
stances leading  to  her  presence  in  London  and 
her  labors  in  the  writing  field  is  still  longer. 
When  she  was  a  Lewisburg  school  girl,  she 
began  to  contribute  little  items  to  the  Satur- 
day Nezi's,  2L  paper  which  is  now  combined 
with  the  Leiuisburg  Journal.  This  sheet  was 
owned  and  edited  by  the  late  Benjamin  K. 
Focht,  local  representative  in  Congress.  Mr. 
Focht  encouraged  the  child  and  little  by  little 
her  contributions  grew  in  length  and  im- 
portance. 

Life  is  so  full  of  undetected  influences 
that  one  seldom  knows  the  value  of  what  he 
is  doing.  It  was  so  with  Mrs.  James.  As  a 
local  Girl  Scout  she  took  some  courses  in 
handicraft  and  discovered  that  she  possessed 
amazing  digital  dexterity.  She  quickly 
learned  to  make  an  astonishing  number  of 
things  out  of  an  amazing  number  of  ma- 
terials. 

One  of  these  new  interests  was  puppetry. 
Soon  she  was  making  both  string  and  finger 
puppets,  adapting  literary  compositions  to 
her  needs,  and  giving  puppet  shows.  At  the 
suggestion  of  her  father,  she  wrote  an  article 
about  puppetry.  In  fact,  it  was  a  joint  effort. 
The  article  was  published  in  Tlie  Forecast 
under  the  title  "Puppetry  Brings  Fun  into 
Learning,"  and  was  credited  to  Francis  W. 
and  Lewis  E.  Theiss. 

There  is  an  interesting  feature  to  this 
initial  success  in  the  magazine  field.  So 
pleased  was  the  youthful  author  that  she 
expressed  a  burning  desire  to  have  and  to 
frame  the  check  for  the  article — her  first 
scalp,  as  it  were.  So  Dr.  Theiss  got  the 
magazine  folks  to  dig  back  through  their 
records  and  send  him  the  check.  It  was 
duly  framed  and  was  long  a  prized  posses- 
sion of  the  budding  author. 

For  she  did  not  stop  there.  Soon  she 
wrote — now  solely  under  her  own  name — 
the  articles  "How  Young  Girls  Can  Keep 
Busy,"  and  "What  I  Got  Out  of  Camp." 
Both  articles  were  published  in  the  Forecast. 
So  she  was  fairly  launched  in  the  writing 
world. 

Immediately  following  her  graduation 
from  Bucknell,  Mrs.  James  went  to  Wash- 
ington, where  she  secured  work  in  the  pub- 


lication division  of  the  Red  Cross.  Soon 
Mrs.  James  moved  over  to  the  Army  Times, 
where  she  helped  to  handle  copy.  Later  still 
an  opportunity  to  go  to  England  as  a  writer 
offered  and  she  went. 

But  in  the  meantime,  she  had  met  T.  Gar- 
ner James,  who  was  then  a  lieutenant  in  the 
army,  stationed  in  Washington.  They  were 
married.  He  was  from  Mississippi  and  had 
earned  both  a  bachelor's  and  a  master's  de- 
gree in  the  University  of  Mississippi.  They 
made  the  journey  to  London  together  and 
were  soon  busy  writing. 

Much  of  their  work  was  in  the  nature  of 
research  for  the  National  Geographic  maga- 
zine, and  both  of  them  are  contributors  to 
that  periodical.  In  recent  months  Mr.  James 
has  published  in  that  periodical  an  article 
about  Kew  garden,  called  "The  Commoner's 
Royal  Garden,"  and  a  second  article  entitled 
"Portsmouth,  Britain  Sally  Port."  Mrs. 
James'  latest  article  was  called  "Thumbs  Up 
Around  the  Rim  of  the  North  Sea,"  and  was 
the  story  of  a  trip  that  she  and  a  woman 
photographer  made  to  Norway,  Sweden, 
Denmark,  Belgium,  Holland,  Germany,  and 
France.  Meantime,  she  has  published  many 
articles  in  the   Toronto  Star  Weekly. 

Sooner  or  later,  of  course,  this  amateur 
archeologist  will  be  telling  the  world  through 
the  printed  word  about  Jericho.  The  amaz- 
ing thing  about  that  city  at  present  is  that, 
on  the  basis  of  the  excavations  already  made, 
archeologists  now  believe  that  Jericho  is  the 
oldest  inhabited  spot  in  the  world.  But  inas- 
much as  the  work  is  proceeding  in  the  region 
where  Arabs  and  Hebrews  are  still  sniping 
at  each  other  across  the  arid  sands,  the  job 
may  have  some  thrills  over  and  beyond  those 
that  normally  come  from  uncovering  the 
past.  For  thus  reason,  Mrs.  James  may  in- 
deed be  learning  history  in  the  very  hardest 
way  possible. 


Louis  W.  Robey  '04 

Receives  Citation  From 

American  Baptists 

Louis  W.  Robey  '04,  was  the  guest  of 
honor  at  a  Citation  Luncheon  in  New 
York  City  on  December  16,  1952.  The 
luncheon  honoring  Mr.  Robey  was  given 
by  leaders  of  the  American  Baptist  Con- 
vention, Council  on  Missionary  Coopera- 
tion and  other  boards  and  agencies  of 
American  Baptists. 


LOUIS  W.  ROBEY  '04 
"For  Dogged  Persistence,  Distinctive  Leadership" 

Dr.  M.  Forest  Ashbrook,  chairman  of 
the  Administrative  Committee  of  the 
Council  on  Missionary  Cooperation,  and 
executive  secretary  of  the  Ministers  and 
Missionaries  Benefit  Board,  presented  the 
scroll  to  Mr.  Robey.     The  citation  reads: 

MARCH    1958 


"In  appreciation  of  creative  imagination, 
exceptional  faithfulness  to  responsibility, 
incisiveness  of  judgment,  dogged  persist- 
ence, distinctive  leadership,  understanding 
spirit  and  warmth  of  Christian  fellowship 
which  Louis  W.  Robey  has  displayed 
throughout  his  twenty-nine  months  of 
service  to  the  Council  on  Missionary  Co- 
operation of  the  American  Baptist  Con- 
vention as  financial  counselor,  this  scroll 
is  gratefully  presented." 

In  making  the  presentation,  it  was 
pointed  out  that  under  Mr.  Robey's  lead- 
ership as  financial  counselor,  American 
Baptists  have  increased  their  support  of 
their  annual  unified  budget  by  a  million 
dollars,   to  $6,800,000  annually. 

Dr.  Reuben  E.  Nelson,  general  secretary 
of  the  American  Baptist  Convention,  re- 
counted the  unparalleled  service  rendered 
by  Mr.  Robey  as  financial  counselor  in 
directing  the  World  Mission  Crusade  of 
American  Baptists  from  1945-47  in  which 
the  denomination  topped  its  goal  of  four- 
teen  million   for   post-war   reconstruction. 

Dr.  Luther  Wesley  Smith,  executive 
secretary  of  the  Board  of  Education  and 
Publication,  who  served  as  national  direc- 
tor in  the  World  Mission  Crusade  and 
general  interim  director  for  the  Council  on 
Missionary  Cooperation  during  the  early 
period  of  its  National  Field  Program,  re- 
viewed the  extensive  and  outstanding  ser- 
vice rendered  by  Mr.  Robey  throughout 
the  past  decade  in  giving  top  level  finan- 
cial counsel  to  the  New  Development  Pro- 
gram of  the  Board  of  Education  and  Pub- 
lication, 1942-45;  the  World  Mission  Cru- 
sade, 1945-47;  the  National  Field  Program 
of  the  Council  on  Missionary  Cooperation, 
1950-52.  He  also  expressed  appreciation 
for  the  continued  direction  of  the  fund- 
raising  and  public  relations  program  of 
the  Board  of  Education  and  Publication 
throughout  the  past  ten  years. 

Dr.  Ralph  M.  Johnson  presided  over 
the  luncheon  and  presented  Dr.  G.  Pitt  Beers 
and  Dr.  Theron  Chastain  of  The  Ameri- 
can Baptist  Home  Mission  Society;  Dr. 
Jesse  R.  Wilson  of  the  American  Baptist 
Foreign  Mission  Society;  Mrs.  Mile  E. 
Wenger  of  the  Woman's  American  Bap- 
tist Home  Mission  Society. 

It  was  emphasized  that  although  this 
luncheon  served  as  a  milestone  "along  the 
pathway  of  American  Baptist  progress  in 
its  financial  endeavors"  it  did  not  imply 
that  Mr.  Robey  has  completed  his  service 
to  the  denomination,  but  rather  that  it 
will  continue  to  look  to  him  for  counsel 
in   many  of  its   important   endeavors. 


After  graduation  from  Bucknell,  Fitz  at- 
tended Syracuse  University  for  two  years 
and  was  awarded  the  master  of  arts  degree 
in  January  1949  after  which  he  became  con- 
nected with  Rand  McNally  &  Company  of 
New  York  in  the  educational  division. 

Fitz  will  be  living  in  Lewisburg  but  most 
of  his  time  will  be  spent  traveling,  so  give 
liim  a  greeting  when  he  calls  on  you  in  your 
home  community. 


Williams  '20  With  Stone 
and  Webster 

T.  Cortlandt  Williams  '20,  is  now  one 
of  America's  leading  construction  engi- 
neers. Since  1947  he  has  been  vice-pres- 
ident and  senior  construction  manager  of 
the  worldwide  firm  of  Stone  and  Webster 
Engineering  Corporation  with  main  offices  at 
49  Federal  Street,  Boston  7,  Mass. 

After  three  years  of  general  engineer- 
ing experience  following  his  graduation 
in  mechanical  engineering,  "Cort"  joined 
Stone  and  Webster  as  an  instrument  man. 
Year  by  year  his  skill,  insight  into  prob- 
lems, capacity  to  get  things  done  prompt- 
ly and  efficiently,  and  his  leadership  lifted 
him  into  more  and  more  responsible  posi- 
tions. His  philosophy  is  that  the  success- 
ful completion  of  a  major  work  needs 
equally  the  skills  and  abilities  of  everyone 
from  the  person  wielding  a  shovel  to  the 
directing  head. 


\ 


Student  Admissions 
Program   Expanded 

Fitz  R.  Walling  of  the  Class  of  1946  has 
been  added  to  the  staff  of  the  Registrar's 
Office  to  serve  as  admissions  counselor. 

His  duties  will  include  the  development 
of  additional  contacts  with  secondary  schools. 
To  accomplish  the  enlarged  services  he  will 
visit  principals  and  guidance  counselors  in 
public  and  private  secondary  schools  in  areas 
where  Bucknell  has  been  invited  to  be  rep- 
resented at  College  Night  Programs  but 
thus  far  has  not  been  able  to  serve. 

In  communities  where  local  Bucknell 
Alumni  Clubs  are  functioning,  Mr.  Walling 
will  work  with  the  high  school  selection 
committees  of  alumni  now  at  work  and  will 
assist  with  the  organization  of  such  com- 
mittees where  they  have  not  yet  been  ap- 
pointed. 

Fitz  spent  about  four  years  in  military 
service  during  World  War  II,  most  of  the 
time  engaged  in  experimental  work  for  the 
Air  Force  at  Wright  Field. 

MARCH     1953 


Williamses  now  reside  permanently  at  19 
Sagamore   Road,   Wellesley   Hills,   Mass. 

In  the  midst  of  his  busy  career  "Cort" 
has  alwaj's  had  time  to  serve  Bucknell 
and  to  lend  his  assistance  in  the  upbuild- 
ing of  the  engineering  program  and  the 
welfare  of  the  University.  We  salute  him 
as  one  of  the  distinguished  alumni  of  our 
beloved  Alma  Mater. 


Book  Shelf 

(Continued  from  Page  6) 

headed  by  Senator  Kefauver,  as  well  as  by 
organizations  in  Massachusetts  against  the 
referendum  to  legalize  lotteries  in  that  state 
and  in  New  Jersey  to  defeat  the  proposal 
that  bingo  be  legalized.  He  has  been  able 
to  popularize  this  interesting  but  difficult 
subject  to  the  extent  that  he  lectures  to 
schools,  civic  and  service  clubs,  and  patients 
in  Veteran  hospitals.  He  even  ran  a  series 
of  lectures  over  the  NBC  television  station 
WNBW  in  Washington. 

A  most  interesting  study  of  Dr.  Blanche 
was  his  book,  "Off  to  the  Races"  published 
in  1947  by  A.  S.  Barnes  and  Company,  New 
York.  This  book  is  a  veritable  encyclopedia 
of  horse  racing  discussed  in  a  most  interest- 
ing manner.  Unlike  crap,  poker,  roulette, 
et  cetera,  horse  racing  is  not  a  game  of 
chance  that  can  be  analyzed  by  the  mathe- 
matical theory  of  probability  even  though 
the  betting  systems  can  be  so  analyzed.  If 
you  are  at  all  interested  in  knowing  about 
this  "sport  of  kings"  you  can  find  it  in  "Off 
to  the  Races." 

Those  who  know  Dr.  Blanche  will  remem- 
ber him  as  a  skilled  teacher.  He  has  taught 
at  Bucknell,  Illinois,  Michigan  State,  Uni- 
versity of  Buffalo,  the  U.  S.  Army  College 
in  Italy.  Though  he  is  a  busy  man  with  his 
statistical  investigations  for  the  U.  S.  Army 
he  still  finds  time  to  keep  alive  his  altruistic 
propensities  by  lecturing  regularly  at  Ameri- 
can University.  It  should  also  be  stated  that 
Dr.  Blanche  is  the  head  of  a  charming  house- 
hold consisting  of  his  wife  "Judy"  and  two 
children,  Patty  Irene  and  John  Jacob.  Their 
home   is   in   North   Chevy   Chase,   Maryland. 


T.  C.  WILLIAMS  '20 


In  December,  1935,  after  field  engineer- 
ing work  in  various  parts  of  the  nation, 
he  was  named  superintendent  of  con- 
struction of  large  installations.  In  July, 
1942,  he  began  two  years'  service  as  proj- 
ect manager  of  the  then  highly  confiden- 
tial government  A-bomb  plant  at  Oak 
Ridge,  Tennessee.  In  May,  1944,  he  was 
called  to  the  home  offices  in  Boston  as 
construction  manager.  Three  years  later 
he  was  elected  a  vice-president,  and  in 
1950  he  was  placed  in  executive  charge  of  all 
construction  activities  and  was  made  a 
director  of  the  corporation. 

In  1924  "Cort"  married  Mary  Evelyn 
Deveney,  a  Goucher  College  graduate  in 
1921.  They  have  one  son,  T.  C.,  Jr.,  who 
is  a  1st  Lieutenant  in  the  Army  in  the 
career    service.      After    many    travels    the 


William  A.  Smith,  talented  young  art- 
ist greeted  art  lovers  in  a  reception 
held  recently  in  Bertrand  Library.  An 
interesting  demonstration  of  painting 
techniques  was  given  by  Mr.  Smith, 
who  has  won  many  awards  for  his  work 
including  a  recent  bid  to  the  National 
Academy  of  Design. 

A  group  of  paintings  and  drawings 
on  display,  were  presented  at  this  re- 
ception. 


Two  members  of  the  British  Univer- 
sities' Debating  team  visited  Bucknell 
on  November  6.  These  young  men, 
Kenneth  Dibben  and  Ronald  Evans  de- 
bated against  the  Bucknell  team  and 
defeated  them  by  taking  the  affirma- 
tive of  the  question.  Resolved;  That 
it  is  never  in  the  interests  of  a  democ- 
racy to  outlaw  the  Communist  Party. 


DO  YOU  KNOW 

of  any  Alumnus  who  has 
authored  a  book  recently?  If 
so,  write  the  Alumni  Office. 
We  would  like  to  list  it  in 
our  BOOK  SHELF  column. 


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FACULTY 


"Bucknell  University 
Studies"  Published 

The  recent  issue  of  "The  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity Studies"  marks  a  third  anniver- 
sar3'  of  the  publication,  established  in  1949 
to  enable  members  of  the  faculty  of  Buck- 
nell to  periodically  publish  results  of  their 
research   and   investigations. 

In  the  current  number.  Dr.  Richard  E. 
DuWors,  professor  of  sociology'  at  Buck- 
nell, has  written  "Take  Physics  for  Ex- 
ample." Dr.  Kenneth  Ward  Hooker,  as- 
sociate professor  of  English,  is  the  author 
of  "Dostoyevsky  and  Gide"  and  Miss 
Beatrice  Elizabeth  Gonzalez,  associate 
professor  of  Spanish,  has  written  "An 
Historical  Survey  of  Hispanic-American 
Poetry." 

Other  issues  have  touched  upon  the 
fields  of  English,  French  and  Spanish  lit- 
erature, American  and  French  drama, 
philosophy,  physics,  the  scientific  method, 
developments  in  early  American  and  Penn- 
sylvania history,  education,  economics, 
and  the  problems  of  the  foreign  student. 

*  *     * 

Dr.  William  H.  Coleman,  dean  of  the 
college,  was  recently  elected  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Eastern  Association  of  Col- 
lege Deans  and  Advisers  of  Men  at  a 
recent  meeting  of  the  association.  He 
presided  over  a  panel  discussion  of  "How 
Did  Freshman  Orientation  Help  Start 
College".  He  was  assisted  in  the  panel 
by  Charlotte  Eccles  and  Henry  Belber, 
Bucknell  students. 

Dr.  Coleman  attended  the  sessions  of 
the  American  Association  of  Colleges  in 
Los  Angeles  in  January  and  visited  nine 
Western    Bucknell    alumni    clubs    on    the 

trip. 

*  *     * 

Dr.  P.  Burwell  Rogers,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  English,  and  Dr.  Albert  Blume, 
associate  professor  of  German,  attended 
the  annual  meetin.g  of  the  Modern  Lan- 
guage Association  in  Boston  in  December. 

Dr.  Blume  also  attended  the  convention 
of  the  American  Association  of  Teachers 
of   German. 

Dr.  Jean  Rivoire,  associate  professor  of 
•French,  met  with  the  American  Associa- 
tion of  Teachers  of  French. 


Dr.  Wainwright  D.  Blake,  associate 
professor  of  psychology  at  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity, was  recently  made  a  Research 
Fellow  of  the  Gerontological  Society  of 
America. 

This  group  is  a  unit  of  the  International 
Gerontological  Congress  and  is  composed 
of  physicians,  psychologists,  and  others 
who  are  interested  in  the  physical  and 
psychological  aging  of  people. 

Dr.  Blake  is  considered  an  authority  in 
this  area  of  psychology-.  He  is  also  a 
Fellow  of  the  American  Psychological  As- 
sociation in  the  section  devoted  to  matur- 
ity and  old  age.  A  graduate  of  St.  Law- 
rence University,  he  did  graduate  work  in 
education  and  psychology  at  Columbia 
University  and  at  the  University  of  Mis- 
souri, where  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Education  in  1942. 


Dr.  Lester  P.  Fovvle,  Bucknell  medical 
director,  has  received  a  grant  of  $500  from 
the  Berks  County  .'Mlergy  .Association  to 
continue  a  research  project  in  which  he 
is  engaged. 

The  project  concerns  the  nature  and 
treatment  of  humular  eczema,  a  distress- 
ing type  of  skin  eruption.     Dr.  John  W. 

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Rice,  professor  of  bacteriology,  has  been 
working  on  the  problem  for  several  years 
with  Dr.  Fowle. 

Dr.  Harold  W.  Heine,  associate  profes- 
sor of  chemistry,  and  three  of  his  stu- 
dents have  recently  discovered  a  chemi- 
cal which  stops  tetanus  infection  in  lab- 
oratory animals. 

Dr.  Heine  reported  the  findings  recent- 
ly at  a  meeting  of  the  Fifth  Annual  Scien- 
tific Conference  of  the  American  Chemi- 
cal Society's  Philadelphia  section.  Re- 
search on  the  project  has  been  carried  on 
during  the  past  few  years  with  the  help 
of  Maurice  Jilufson,  a  senior  from  New 
York  City,  James  McHale,  a  graduate 
student  from  Scranton,  and  a  former  grad- 
uate student,  Charles  Scrobola  of  Wilkes- 

Barre. 

*     »     * 

Dr.  F.  Ivan  Nye,  associate  professor  of 
sociology,  recently  had  two  research  pub- 
lications released.  One  is  a  vocational 
inventory  titled  "The  Missouri  County 
Agent  Inventory"  constructed  for  the  pre- 
diction of  success  in  that  field  of  adult 
education.  A  research  bulletin  entitled 
"The  Relationships  of  Certain  Factors  to 
County  Agent  Success"  accompanies  the 
inventory  and  describes  its  construction. 

Both  publications  are  results  of  research 
done  at  the  L'niversity  of  Missouri  prior 
to  Dr.  Nye's  acceptance  of  an  appoint- 
ment at  Bucknell. 

Dean  William  H.  Coleman  was  guest 
speaker  at  a  series  of  Bucknell  alumni 
gatherings  on  his  waj'  to  and  from  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  American  Associa- 
tion of  Colleges  held  in  Los  Angeles  in 
January. 

He  also  presided  over  one  of  the  group 
meetings  of  the  Academic  Conference  of 
Deans  held  in  conjunction  with  the  Col- 
lege   Association    meeting. 

Dr.  Cyrus  H.  Karraker,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  history,  has  had  an  article  ac- 
cepted for  publication  in  the  February  is- 
sue of  "Currents",  the  monthly  magazine 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Citizens'  Associa- 
tion for  Health  and  Welfare.  The  article 
is  entitled  "Migrant  Children  in  Penn- 
sylvania." 

Dr.  Karraker  was  elected  chairman  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Citizens'  Committee  on 
Migrant  Labor  at  a  conference  of  church, 
labor,  and  welfare  leaders  held  in  Phila- 
delphia. 


80%   of  the  bachelor  degrees  in  this  field 
being  awarded  since  1940. 

In  the  post-graduate  field,  a  similar 
growth  is  noted  in  the  past  12  years,  100% 
of  the  master  of  science  in  commerce  and 
finance  degrees,  and  88%  of  the  master  of 
science  in  education  degrees. 


Bucknell  Degrees  Reach 
13,436  Total 

Since  the  opening  of  the  University  in 
1846,  a  total  of  13,436  degrees  have  been 
conferred,  according  to  figures  just  re- 
leased by  Miss  Florence  Pyle,  recorder. 

As  expected,  baccalaureate  degrees  lead 
all  others  with  a  total  of  10,818.  The  bal- 
ance is  made  up  of  master's.  2,144;  pro- 
fessional degrees,  51;  and  honorary  de- 
grees,  423. 

The  period  from  1940  to  1952  accounted 
for  41%  of  the  degrees  granted  during 
the  lifetime  of  the  University,  with  ap- 
proximately 13%  of  the  total  de.grees  be- 
ing granted  during  the  most  recent  3  year 
period   1950-1952. 

The  greatest  departmental  growth  dur- 
ing the  past  12  years  occurred  in  the  de- 
partment of  commerce  and   finance,  with 


Faculty  Members  to  Get 
Study  Grants 

Commencing  with  the  summer  of  1953, 
and  each  summer  thereafter  until  further 
notice,  Bucknell  L'niversity  will  make 
available  a  total  of  $700  to  one  or  more 
members  of  the  faculty  to  enable  them  to 
pursue  additional  study  in  their  respective 
fields  during  the  summer  months. 

The  special  faculty  award,  authorized 
by  the  trustees,  is  to  be  allocated  by  the 
LIniversity  Graduate  Scholarship  Commit- 
tee, currently  headed  by  Dr.  Roy  C.  Task- 
er.  The  award  is  to  be  divided  between 
no  more  than  two  faculty  members  in 
such  proportion  as  the  Committee  sees 
fit. 

Announcement  of  the  newly-created 
award  and  of  other  recent  actions  taken 
by  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  made  by 
President  Hildreth  at  the  January  meet- 
ing of  the  faculty. 

The  trustees  also  voted  to  invite  the  fac- 
ulty to  send  a  representative  to  future 
Board  meetings. 


Women's  Glee  Club 
Will  Tour  South 

The  Women's  Glee  Club,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Miss  Helen  Kleinfelter,  assistant 
professor  of  music  education,  will  open  its 
annual  concert  tour  on  Thursday.  March  12 
in  the  Emanual  Reformed  Church  of  Han- 
over. Penna.,  at  8  :30.  The  following  morn- 
ing the  club  will  sing  in  the  Hanover  Junior 
High  School  and  the  Eichelberger  High 
School.  In  Washington,  D.  C.  they  will  be 
on  Ruth  Crane's  Modern  Woman  television 
program  over  Mutual  network  from  3  :30  to 
4:00  on  Friday  afternoon  and  at  8:15  will 
sing  in  the  Chevy  Chase  Baptist  Church. 
Saturday  will  be  devoted  to  sight-seeing  with 
another  broadcast  also  in  prospect. 

On  Sunday,  March  15,  the  coeds  will  sing 
at  the  Calvary  Baptist  Church  at  4:00  p.  m. 
and  from  there  they  will  go  to  Atuiapolis  to 
sing  for  the  Naw !  On  Alonday  concerts 
will  be  given  at  the  Woodrow  Wilson  High 
School,  Washington  at  9:00;  the  Bethesda- 
Chevy  Chase  High  School  at  1 1  :00,  and  at 
the  Western  High  School  in  Baltimore  at 
1  :45.  Monday-  night  a  concert  in  the  Salem 
Lutheran  Church  of  Lebanon  is  in  prospect. 
Tuesday  morning,  March  17,  at  9 :00  the 
last  concert  will  be  sung  in  the  William  Penn 
High  School,  Harrisburg  and  then  the  tired 
but  happy  coeds  return  to  Bucknell  in  time 
for  the  afternoon  classes !  Alumni,  parents 
and  friends  are  cordially  invited  to  attend 
the  public  performances  of  the  glee  club. 


Unusual  job  ?     Tell  us  about  it ! 

MARCH    1  0  .^  3 


ClUB  ACTIVITIES 


Dean  Coleman  Visits  Far  West 

Following  a  19-day  January  cross-coun- 
try journey  which  took  him  to  nine  Alum- 
ni clubs  in  seven  states  and  to  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Association  of  American 
Colleges  in  Los  Angeles,  California.  Dean 
William  H.  Coleman  expressed  his  plea- 
sure with  the  "great  enthusiasm"  shown 
by  Bucknell  alumni  across  the  nation  for 
their  alma  mater. 

He  described  the  meetings  as  "very 
successful,  well  attended  and  decidedly 
stinmlating."  The  Dean  of  the  College 
was  impressed  by  the  interest  shown  in 
current  activities  on  "The  Hill"  and  the 
excellent  turnouts  for  the  meetings,  many 
of  which  drew  alumni  from  70  and  80 
miles   distant. 

After  giving  a  word  picture  of  Bucknell 
today.  Dean  Coleman  emphasized  what 
the  alumni  should  expect  from  the  insti- 
tution. He  traced  the  physical  expansion 
of  the  university  since  1924  and  mentioned 
the  excellent  facilities  which  provide  for 
the  needs  of  the  students. 

He  observed  that  the  University  en- 
gaged in  a  sound,  constructive,  forward- 
looking  educational  program  and  pointed 
to  its  graduates  as  proof  of  its  success. 
Dean  Coleman  concluded  by  commenting 
on  the  size  and  high  calibre  of  the  Buck- 
nell faculty. 

Asked  if  he  had  any  other  observations, 
the  Dean  remarked  that  his  travels  and 
nightly  speaking"  engagements  enabled  him 
to  sympathize  with  the  weary  veteran 
political  campaigners. 

He  spoke  at  Alumni  Clubs  in  Los  An- 
geles, San  Francisco,  Denver,  Col.;  Kan- 
sas Cit}',  Kans.;  Chicago,  111.:  Indianapo- 
lis, Ind.;  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Detroit,  Mich.; 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 


Bucknell  Educators 
Meet  in  Harrisburg 

During  the  PSEA  convention  in  Har- 
risburg  in  December,  Bucknellians  held 
their  traditional  luncheon  for  public  school 
teachers.  After  a  chatty  luncheon  at  the 
Y.  W.  C.  A.,  Dr.  Paul  E.  Witmeyer,  for- 
merly superintendent  of  schools  in  Wil- 
liamsport  and  now  professor  of  education 
at  Bucknell,  told  the  club  of  the  present 
program  and  future  plans  of  the  depart- 
ment of  education. 

Dr.  Eugene  P.  Berlin  '17,  assistant  ex- 
ecutive secretary  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Education  Association,  talked  to  the  28 
assembled  Bucknellians  and  their  guests 
about  educational  programs  at  the  state 
level.  Robert  D.  Smink,  principal  of  the 
Curtin  Junior  High  School  in  Williams- 
port  and  instructor  in  education  in  the 
extension  division  at  Bucknell,  also  at- 
tended the  meeting. 

John  H.  Shott,  Alumni  Secretary,  who 
conducted  the  meeting,  pointed  out  that 
of  the  14,692  living  alumni,  over  2,000  are 
in  the  teaching  profession  and  about  1,250 
serve  in  public  and  private  schools  and 
colleges  in  Pennsylvania.  He  also  pointed 
out  that  during  the  past  year  approximate- 
I3'  75  Bucknellians  trained  to  teach  left 
the  profession  through  retirement  or  resig- 
nation. Most  of  those  leaving  the  class 
room  were  the  younger  women  teachers 
who  have  become  homemakers.  The  alum- 
ni secretary  reported  that  the  department 
of  education  leads  all  other  divisions  of 
the  University  in  the  number  of  master 
degrees  granted  since  1940,  514  such  de- 
grees having  been  awarded.  Plans  for 
inviting  present  students  in  the  department 
of  education  to  the  luncheon  next  year 
were  approved  by  the  group. 

MARCH    1953 


THE  YORK  BO.\RD  OF  STRATEGY 


York 


Forty  members  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni 
Club  of  York  County  met  at  Pine  Tree  Inn, 
York,  for  the  annual  dinner  meeting  com- 
memorating the  107th  anniversary  of  the 
founding  of  the  university. 

After  the  invocation  by  the  Rev.  J.  H. 
Fleckenstine  '12.  the  president,  Mrs.  James 
Favino  (E.  Gladys  Zarfos)  '35,  gave  the 
address  of  welcome  and  introduced  our 
campus  guest  John  F.  Zeller  III  '41.  Joan 
Sievers  '51  officiated  as  mistress  of  cere- 
monies. 

Following  a  turkey  dinner,  an  enjoyable 
program  of  familiar  music  by  the  "Key 
Toners"  of  the  Keyboard  Studios  of  York 
was  presented.  This  group  consisted  of  eight 
child  accordionists  directed  by  Harry  F.  An- 
drews '19. 

Mr.  Zellers  then  brought  us  greetings  from 
our  Alma  Mater  and  gave  a  concise  word 
picture  of  the  University  as  it  is  today.  He 
told  of  the  new  buildings  on  the  campus, 
educational  progress,  personalities,  sports 
activities,  fraternities,  and  the  need  for  in- 
dividual contributions  to  the  Alumni  Fund. 
He  then  showed  slides  of  campus  scenes. 

The  second  portion  of  Mr.  Zeller's  pres- 
entation was  the  showing  of  color  slides 
taken  by  him  while  in  Korea.  These  ex- 
cellent views,  supplemented  by  his  comments, 
gave  us  a  very  good  idea  of  tlie  life  of  our 
soldiers  in  Korea  and  of  the  terrain  in  which 
they  must  operate. 

The  business  meeting  was  conducted  by 
Mrs.  Favino  and  officers  for  the  ensuing  year 
were  elected  as  follows ;  president,  Paul  L. 
Garrett  '27 ;  vice-president,  Luther  P.  Brown 
'50;  treasurer,  Robert  O.  Beers  '38;  secre- 
tary, Joan  Seivers  '51  ;  historian,  Mrs.  Philip 
Minnich  (Betty  Fleckenstine)  '41  ;  Bison 
Club  representative,  Emerson  E.  Jenkins  '25. 
Members  of  the  new  Executive  Council  are 
as  follows ;  Mrs.  James  Favino,  retiring 
president  of  the  Club ;  Martin  Nefif  '42, 
Peggy  DeardorfT  '52,  and  the  Reverend  J.  H. 
Fleckenstine  '12,  adviser. 

Chicago 

Henry  B.  Puff  '46,  and  Mrs.  Bushnell 
Fullerton  (Lois  Miller)  '47,  were  elected 
president  and  secretary,  respectively,  of  the 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club  of  Chicago  at  a  din- 
ner meeting  January  13  in  the  Marco  Polo 
Room  of  the  Old  Cathay  Restaurant. 

Featured  speaker  at  the  dinner  was  Dean 
William  H.  Coleman,  who  gave  a  graphic 
survey  of  the  University's  recent  achieve- 
ments and  current  needs  with  respect  to  both 
physical  plant  and  academic  program.  Dean 
Coleman's  report  from  the  campus  was  fol- 


lowed by  a  lively  question  period  and  a 
brief  "inaugural  address''  from  the  new 
president,  who  has  been  active  in  Bucknell's 
Alumni   Fund  program. 


DEAN  COLEMAN 


CHICAGO 


The  meeting  was  attended  by  forty  Buck- 
nellians and  g-uests — fifteen  from  the  city  of 
Cliicago  and  the  remainder  from  suburban 
coinmunities,  including  the  state  of  New 
Jersey,  which  was  represented  by  Arthur 
Denney  '42,  who  was  in  the  city  for  the  fur- 
niture market. 

The  senior  class  represented  was  that  of 
1900,  with  Thomas  J.  Morris,  Oak  Park,  111,, 
former  president  of  the  Chicago  Club,  as  its 
standard-bearer.  Runner-up  was  C.  C.  Wag- 
ner '07.  Hammond,  Ind. 

— Robert  E.  Streeter  '38. 

Philadelphia 

Another  successful  Philadelphia  Alumni 
Club  Birthday  Party  was  held  at  Kugler's 
Arcadia,  Saturday,  February  7,  1953.  Alum- 
ni and  friends  gathered  and  chatted  while 
Daisey  Lipsey  furnished  appropriate  music 
at  the  piano.  During  the  dinner  Beverly 
Bowser,  Tom  Perkins,  and  Clarence  Fuhr- 
man  gave  a  sparkling  half  hour  concert. 
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13 


JUNE  REUNIONS 

Class  reunions  scheduled  for  June  1953 
promise  to  be  unique.  A  number  of  class- 
es (classes  with  numerals  ending  in  "3" 
and  "8"  reune  this  June)  already  have 
committees  at  work  planning  for  atten- 
dance, social  program,  reunion  brochures 
and  other  features. 


WHICH  WILL  BE  THE  OLDEST  CLASS  REPRE- 
SENTED  IN    JUNE   1953 

President  Hildretli  (center)  joins  Walter  S. 
Harley  and  Mrs.  Anne  K,  Marsh  in  their  sixty- 
fifth  class  reunion  last  June. 

Most  of  the  class  officers  have  selected 
area  committees  to  contact  classmates 
through  personal  and  telephone  calls  to 
arrange  group  transportation.  Other  com- 
mittees, made  up  largely  of  alumni  living 
close  to  the  campus,  are  at  work  plan- 
ning social  gatherings  for  Friday  evening, 
June  5  or  Saturday  after  the  All-Alumni 
Luncheon  Program  in  the  Davis  Gym- 
nasium. 

The  "journalists"  in  several  classes  have 
made  plans  to  produce  an  anniversary 
issue  of  the  L' Agenda.  These  books  will 
portrav  the  history  of  the  class  from 
graduation  day  to  the  present  time.  In- 
dividual members  are  receiving  question- 
naires that  will  provide  the  information  to 
appear  in  the  anniversary  booklet  which 
will  be  distributed  on  Alumni  Day 

Final  details  of  the  time  and  place  of 
the  meetings  scheduled  for  the  week-end 
have  not  yet  been  settled  but  the  pro- 
gram will  include  many  of  the  traditional 
features  of  Alumni  Weekend;  celebrations 
such  as  the  All-Alumni  Luncheon,  Satur- 
day noon,  June  6;  the  All-Campus  Jam- 
boree and  Dance  under  the  stars  on  Sat- 
urday evening;  the  colorful  parade  of 
classes  from  The  Hill  to  the  Davis  Gym- 
nasium. Several  classes  are  planning  spe- 
cial features  as  a  part  of  their  parade  dec- 
orations. 

The  whole  program  is  pointed  toward 
a  weekend  of  happy  reunion  and  joyous 
relaxation.  Special  programs  are  being 
planned  for  the  members  of  the  Class 
of  1903  which  will  be  celebrating  its  50th 
reunion  as  guests  of  the  University.  The 
2S-year  Class  of  1928  will  be  celebrating 
its  silver  anniversary  and  the  Class  of  1952 
will  gather  for  its  first  reunion.  The  grad- 
uating seniors  of  the  Class  of  1953  will 
formally  become  Alumni  through  par- 
ticipation in  the  entire  Alumni  Weekend 
Program. 

During  the  past  few  years  emphasis  in 
the  Alumni  Weekend  Program  has  also 
been  placed  on  attendance  of  members 
from    classes    graduating    more    than    50 

14 


years  ago.  Members  of  all  of  these  class- 
es combine  their  reunion  celebration  un- 
der the  leadership  of  the  Emeritus  Club. 
Last  year  the  University  was  honored 
through  the  attendance  of  two  members 
of  the  Class  of  1887,  Mrs.  Anne  K.  Marsh 
of  the  Institute  Class  of  1887  and  Walter 
S.  Harley  of  the  College  Class  of  1887 
celebrated  the  65th  reunion  of  their  re- 
pective  groups.  This  year  several  mem- 
bers of  classes  that  graduated  70  years 
ago  are  planning  to  attend  the  Alumni 
Weekend.  A  unique  feature  of  the  cele- 
bration of  these  older  classes  last  year  was 
the  introduction  of  an  idea  which  it  is 
hoped  may  become  a  University  tradition; 
namely  the  contribution  to  the  Bucknell 
.'Mumni  Annual-Giving  Fund  of  $1.00  for 
each  vear  since  graduation. 


Philadelphia 

(Continued  from  Page  13) 

Bob  Teter  '41  of  radio  station  KYW  ar- 
ranged the  musical  program.  The  climax 
of  the  evening  came  with  an  address  by 
our  own  Dr.  Horace  Hildreth. 

At  the  business  session,  conducted  by 
Joseph  Henderson,  the  following  new  of- 
ficers were  elected:  Lester  E.  Lighton 
'20,  president;  Robert  Dill  '11,  vice-presi- 
dent; Alice  Roberts  '24,  secretary;  Theo- 
dore Heysham  '25,  treasurer.  New  meni- 
bers  on  the  Executive  Board  are;  Franklin 
D  Jones  '19,  James  Tyson  '11,  Jane  Shrum 
'11,  John  Odell  '50,  John  Fox  '41,  Hay- 
den  White  '23,  Dr.  Charles  Garver  '34, 
Wilmer  D.  Greulich  '34. 

Mr.  Lighton  sketched  future  plans  of 
the  club,  which  include  the  Annual  Spring 
Dance  in  May. 

— Alice  Roberts  '24, 
Secretary. 


Baltimore 

Twenty-eight  Baltimore  Bucknellians 
celebrated  the  birthday  of  their  Alma  Ma- 
ter, on  February  6.  To  make  it  a  real 
birthday,  the  President,  Harold  Ruger, 
generously  provided  us  with  a  lovely  cake 
with  all  the  appropriate  trimmings.  We 
were  happy  to  have  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Irland 
as  our  guests  from  the  campus;  also  Mrs. 
J.  Fred  Moore,  the  wife  of  our  late  club 
president. 

At  the  short  business  meeting  following 
the  dinner,  it  was  decided  to  hold  our  next 
meeting  early  in  June  on  a  Saturday  eve- 
ning at  the  Sparrows  Point  Country  Club. 
Harold  Ruger  offered  to  take  us  for  a 
ride  on  his  boat  prior  to  the  dinner. 

Dr.  Irland's  talk  was  very  informative 
and  touched  on  pertinent  phases  of  cam- 
pus activities  under  President  Hildreth's 
leadership.  Bucknell  is  progressing,  as 
usual,  and  we  were  encouraged  to  learn 
of  the  building  program  and  faculty  addi- 
tions. 

Our  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  June. 
— AucE  Mellinger  Shupe  '50, 
Secretary. 


If  each  Bucknellian  who  moved  this  month 
would  have  sent  a  change  of  address  post 
card  to  the  Alumni  Office  over  200  copies  of 
this  issue  of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 
would  not  now  be  on  their  way  back  to 
Lewisburg  with  that  famous  pink  slip, 
•MOVED— LEFT  NO  ADDRESS"  attached 
and  over  200  Bucknellians  now  "LOST" 
would  be  "LOCATED."  Will  you  tell  us  when 
YOU  move? 


Detroit 

The  Detroit  Alumni  Group  welcomed 
Dr.  William  H.  Coleman  to  Detroit  with 
a  dinner  at  the  Veteran's  Memorial  Build- 
ing on  January  16. 

There  were  28  loyal  Bucknellians  pres- 
ent to  greet  Dean  Coleman,  currently 
closing  out  a  tour  of  alumni  groups  in 
the  West. 

It  was  the  first  opportunity  for  many  of 
us  to  meet  with  Dr.  Coleman  since  leav- 
ing Bucknell.  We  all  appreciated  his 
friendly  and  informal  talk  on  present  con- 
ditions at  our  Alma  Mater. 

Tentative  schedule  of  future  meetings 
for  the  Detroit  group  include  a  picnic  ear- 
ly in  June,  a  late  October  football  special 
at  the  University  of  Michigan  and  a 
Bucknell  Birthday  celebration  next  Feb- 
ruary. 

— George  W.  Johnson  '31, 

President. 

St.  Petersburg 

The  annual  dinner  of  the  St.  Petersburg 
Bucknell  club  was  held  at  the  Pennsylvania 
Hotel  on  Feb.  7th  with  Zl  present.  Dr.  Wil- 
liam E.  DeMelt  '16  and  his  son  Bill  MA'49 
drove  from  Lakeland.  Bill  is  teaching  in 
the  Lakeland  Schools.  We  welcomed  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Rudolph  Peterson  'IS,  just  retired 
from  the  faculty  of  Bucknell.  Dr.  J.  Earle 
Edwards  who  bought  a  home  here,  gave  the 
invocation  and  the  address.  He  is  a  1910 
man,  prominent  in  Baptist  circles.  Dr.  John 
I.  Woodruff  '90  gave  one  of  his  poems.  Dr. 
George  Fisher  '91  told  of  his  experiences 
teaching  at  the  old  Academy.  Both  Mr. 
Koser  and  Mrs.  Wolfe  were  in  his  classes. 
Morton  R.  Sheldon  '03  brought  his  sister 
from  the  beaches  where  they  are  staying. 
Mrs.  Dorothy  McClintic  Johnson  '18  drove 
over  from  Clearwater.  She  brought  greet- 
ings from  the  Harry  Warfels,  where  she  re- 
cently visited.  From  Avon  Park  came  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kenneth  F.  Sherer  '33.  They 
parked  five  children  at  a  show  during  the 
dinner.  Messages  were  read  from  Bucknel- 
lians all  over  the  State.  George  Ballets, 
president,  presided.  Mrs.  Ballets  is  presi- 
dent of  the  Wellesley  club  and  could  not 
attend.  The  next  meeting  will  be  held  at 
the  home  of  Mrs.  Eloise  Headland,  3911  1st 
Avenue,  St.  Petersburg.  The  December 
meeting  of  the  Bucknell  Club  was  held  at 
the  home  of  Mrs.  Ruth  S.  Porter.  Expe- 
riences during  vacation  trips  of  various 
members   provided  an  interesting  program. 


Coming  Events 

PITTSBURGH  — The  Annual  Dinner 
Dance  of  Western  Pennsylvania  Alumni  and 
Parents  will  be  held  at  the  Schenley  Hotel, 
Pittsburgh  on  Saturday,  April  25.  President 
and  Mrs.  Hildreth  will  be  guests  of  honor 
at  the  celebration.  The  new  officers  of  the 
Bucknell  Alumni  Club  of  Pittsburgh  are" 
Frank  W.  Magill,  Jr.  '39,  president ;  Craig 
M.  Waldner  '41,  vice  president  and  Robert 
C.  Houser  '42,  secretary-treasurer. 

LONG  ISLAND— The  annual  Sports 
Dinner  of  the  Long  Island  Club  has  been 
scheduled  for  Thursday,  May  7,  1953. 
Harry  Lawrence,  head  coach  of  football, 
will  be  the  featured  speaker.  Bucknel- 
lians in  Queens,  Nassau  and  Suffolk  Coun- 
ty as  well  as  any  alumni  who  may  be  vis- 
iting in  New  York  on  that  date  are  urged 
to  mark  May  7  on  their  calendar. 

MARCH    1953 


The  University  Budget  and 
Tuition  Fees 


MANY  alumni  have  undoubtedly  read 
the  interesting  report  of  Dr.  Ben- 
jamin Fine  in  the  SUNDAY  NEW 
YORK  TIMES  of  January  4,  in  which  he 
pointed  out  steps  taken  at  Brown  Uni- 
versity to  meet  rising  operating  costs 
without  lowering  standards. 

In  selecting  Brown  University  as  a  case 
study,  Dr.  Fine  reminded  his  readers  that 
the  financial  problems  found  at  Brown  are 
similar  to  those  found  on  any  campus  in 
the  Middle  Atlantic  States,  in  the  South, 
in  the  Alidwest  and  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 
He  pointed  out  that  "While  the  details 
ma3'  differ,  the  general  outline  is  the  same. 
Here,  as  elsewhere,  the  urgent  need  for 
greater  public  support  bcomes  all  too  evi- 
dent." 

About  half  of  the  American  Colleges 
and  Universities  are  now  operating  at  a 
deficit  and  many  of  those  still  showing  a 
black  balance  are  rapidly  exhausting  re- 
serve funds.  On  many  campuses  it  is 
evident  there  will  be  a  very  close  race 
to  determine  whether  stepped-up  fund 
raising  from  industry,  alumni,  foundations 
and  friends  will  develop  in  time  to  fill  in 
the  gap  created  by  dwindling  reserves. 

Using  the  ten-year  comparative  figures 
for  Brown  University  quoted  in  Dr.  Fine's 
report  and  comparing  them  with  similar 
ten-year  figures  for  Bucknell  results  in 
the  following  table  of  figures: 


versities,  but  most  observers  would  agree 
with  the  comment  of  President  Wriston 
of  Brown  when  he  says  "we  do  not  pay 
them  enough  even  now." 

Maintenance — Bucknell's  .great  increase 
in  cost  of  maintenance  probably  reflects 
repairs  that  had  to  be  deferred  before  and 
during  World  War  II.  Furthermore,  ac- 
counting, variations  in  definition  of  main- 
tenance makes  direct  comparison  difficult. 

Dormitory  and  Dining  Halls — Brown's 
large  increase  in  this  item  undoubtedly 
reflects  the  improved  system  of  dormitory 
and  dining  hall  operation  installed  in  1951. 

Retirement  Fund — Further  study  of  the 
retirement  contract  in  effect  in  the  two 
universities  would  be  necesary  before  in- 
telligent comment  could  be  made  on  the 
disparity  in   this   item. 

Scholarships — It  would  seem  that  Buck- 
nell's scholarship  aid  program  has  not 
been  able  to  keep  pace  with  the  program 
at  Brown. 

THE  TREND  IN  TUITION  FEES 

How  has  inflation  influenced  the  course 
of  higher  education  in  this  country?  It 
is  generally  recognized  that  the  cost  of 
operating  a  college,  like  the  cost  of  fam- 
ily living,  has  just  about  doubled  in  re- 
cent years.     With  costs  doubling,  college 


Comparative  Analysis  of  Brown  University  and  Bucknell  University 


BROWN   UNIVERSITY 


BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 


Undergraduate  Student 
Body    

Graduate  Student   Body  .... 

Operating  Budget  

Endowment     

Faculty  Salaries  

Maintenance  (Buildings 
and   Grounds)    

Dormitory  &  Dining  Halls 

University's  Contribution  to 
the  Retirement  Fund 

Scholarships    


1941-1943 

1951-1952 

Percent 
Increase 

1941-1942 

1951-1952 

Percent 
Increase 

1,923 

300 

S   2,000,000 

11,500,000 

854,000 

2,800 

400 

-5   6,600,000 

15,000,000 

1,828,000 

46% 
33% 

230% 
30% 

114% 

1,299 

10 

§1,050,100 

1,314,809 

248,772 

1,894 

22 

$2,312,130 

2,377,820 

522,825 

46% 
120% 
120% 

80% 
110% 

236,000 
133,000 

476,000 
1,700,000 

102% 
1178% 

75,911 
205.401 

242.061 
723,401 

219% 
252% 

42,500 
186,000 

182,800 
714,000 

330% 

283% 

10,146 
23,095 

28,744 
55,738 

184% 
141% 

Direct  comparison  between  Brown  and 
Bucknell  is  not  possible  because  of  dif- 
ferences in  size  of  student  body;  in  1951- 
52,  Brown's  enrollment  was  2,800  under- 
graduate (men  and  women)  and  400  grad- 
uate students  while  Bucknell  in  the  same 
year  had  an  enrollment  of  1,894  under- 
graduates and  22  graduate  students.  Con- 
sequently, the  ten-year  increases  are  shown 
as  percentage  increases  to  make  compari- 
son possible.  On  this  basis,  what  infer- 
ences can  be  drawn? 

Operating  Budget — It  would  seem  that 
Bucknell's  increase  of  120%  has  been  held 
within  minimum  bounds;  of  course,  a  de- 
tailed break-down  of  both  budgets  would 
be  needed  for  more  specific  comment. 

Endowment — While  Bucknell  shows  a 
substantial  ten-year  increase,  many  sis- 
ter institutions  have  endowments  three  to 
six  times  the  Bucknell  figure.  On  a  per 
student  basis  the  Bucknell  endowment 
average  has  always  been  very  low. 

Faculty  Salaries  — •  Professors'  salaries 
have  increased  about  the  same  in  both  uni- 

MARCH    1953 


administrators  have  had  to  search  out  eve- 
r\'  available  avenue  of  income  in  the  en- 
deavor to  operate  with  balanced  budgets. 
Tuition  fees,  long  the  chief  source  of  in- 
come, have  been  carefully  studied  at 
Brown  and  Bucknell,  as  elsewhere 
throughout  the  country.  The  trend  in  tui- 
tion fees  at  Brown  and  Bucknell  through- 
out the  history  of  the  universities  is  shown 
in  the  following  table; 


Annual  Tuition  Fees 
at  Brown  U. 

Annual  Tuition  Fees 
at  Bucknell  V. 

Prior  to  American  Revolution 

?  12.00 

After   the   American 

16.00 
36.00 

(1850) 

§  30.00 

Before  the  Civil  War  

5  yrs.  following  the  Civil  War 

75.00 

36.00 

12  yrs.  following  the  Civil  War 

100.00 

36.00 

At   the  beginning   of   World 
War  I  

175.00 
200.00 
400.00 

140.00 
150.00 
150.00 

Bv  1919 

By    1930    

(1941) 

330.00 

(1942) 

400.00 

After  World   War  II    (1951) 

690.00 

450.00 

Annual  Tuition  Today 

7011.00  Plus 
in 

$90 
fees 

lion.oo  Plus  S60 

to  S85  in  fees 

While  tuition  fees  have  been  a  chief 
source  of  income  they  have  never  been 
large  enough  to  pay  the  whole  cost  of 
a  college  education.  In  some  instances 
tuition  fees  barely  cover  half  of  the  total 
costs  of  operation.  Two  important  fac- 
tors have  kept  tuition  costs  low.  First, 
has  been  the  real  problem  of  keeping  a 
college  education  within  the  reach  of  as 
many  of  our  young  citizens  as  possible. 
There  are  many  administrators  who  now 
feel  that  tuition  fees  have  gone  just  about 
as  high  as  they  can  without  freezing 
out  competent  students.  With  each  in- 
crease in  fees  has  come  an  increase  in 
scholarships  and  student  aid  to  help  insure 
that  well-prepared  students  in  the  margi- 
nal economic  category  will  have  the  bene- 
fit of  a  college  education.  Ten  years  ago 
Bucknell  allocated  $23,095  to  its  students 
in  the  form  of  scholarship  aid — this  year 
it  has  risen  to  $55,738.  This,  of  course, 
is  another  factor  in  making  budget  bal- 
ancing  increasingly   difficult. 

The  second  factor  tending  to  keep  tui- 
tion fees  low  in  the  past  has  been  an  in- 
come derived  from  endowment  funds.  On 
most  American  campuses  the  buildings 
and  equipment  have  been  provided  through 
the  gifts  of  alumni  and  friends  of  the  uni- 
versity. Thus  each  generation  of  students 
have  been  the  recipients  of  the  generosity 
of  those  who  made  gifts  of  buildings  and 
endowment  funds.  To  make  matters 
worse  for  the  college  bud.get  balancers,  en- 
dowment fund  interest  rates  have  dropped 
to  the  lowest  level  in  years  just  at  a  time 
when  the  income  is  most  urgently  needed. 
Furthermore,  the  present  tax  laws,  have 
greatly  limited  the  ability  to  accumulate 
wealth  by  persons  who  might  make  large 
gifts    to   educational   institutions. 

IS  THERE  ANY  HELP  FOR  THE 
UNIVERSITY  BUDGET? 

There  certainly  is,  but  on  many  cam- 
puses, the  help  may  come  too  late  to  save 
the  college.  Generation  after  generation 
of  college  students  have  seen  their  edu- 
cation financed  by  nominal  tution  fees, 
with  a  whacking  boost  from  a  scholarship 
or  income  from  invested  endowment  fees, 
and  with  no  charge  for  the  use  of  build- 
ings and  equipment  provided  through  the 
generosity  of  former  students. 

Three  new  sources  of  income  are  be- 
ing developed  by  colleges  to  help  fill  the 
gap  between  income  and  outgo.  They 
are;  grants  from  charitable  research  foun- 
dations, help  from  industry,  and  alumni 
annual-giving.  None  of  these  alone  can 
do  the  job,  but  all  three  together  can  go 
a  long  way  to  help  solve  the  probleln 
of  the  budget.  Of  the  three,  alumni  an- 
nual giving,  while  not  the  largest  in  dol- 
lar total,  is  probably 
the  most  strategic, 
for  without  alumni 
giving  the  other  two 
sources  cannot  be  de- 
V  e  1  o  p  e  d  to  their 
greatest  potential. 
This  situation  arises 
from  the  fact  that 
both  foundations  and 
industries  ask  fund 
solicitors,  "What  per- 
centage of  your  own 
alumni  support  your 
program  through  an- 
nual giving?" 

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CLASS  REPORTS 


CLASS  OF  1890 

Class  Reporter:    DR.    JOHN   I.    WOODRUFF 
226  18th  Ave..  N.  E.,  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

T.  J.  Purdy  died  December  6.  He 
was  a  leading  law,  civic,  and  business 
leader  of  the  Sunbury  area.  He  was 
the  last  surviving  trustee  of  the  Com- 
munity Hospital,  which  he  helped  to 
found  in  1895. 

CLASS  OF  1891 

Class  Reporter:    DR.    GEORGE   E.    FISHER 

Hotel  Cranford.  746  Delmar  Terrace.  S., 

St.  Petersburg.  Fla. 

Rev.  Claud  G.  Langford  died  on  Oc- 
tober 24th  at  the  age  of  89.  Burial 
was  at  Montrose. 

CLASS  OF  1892 

Class  Reporter:    DR.    A.    R.   E.    WYANT 
Gulf  Stream  Hotel.  Lake  Worth.  Fla. 

The  Rev.  James  M.  Paterson  still  re- 
calls his  days  at  Bucknell  and  wrote  us 
recently  of  the  1891  football  game  with 
Penn  State,  won  by  Bucknell  in  the 
last  few  minutes  of  play.  James  mar- 
ried the  former  Carrie  Johnson.  They 
have  two  children  Elizabeth  M.  Pater- 
son '19  (now  Mrs.  C.  A.  Cerad)  and 
Donald  C.  Paterson  '31. 

Dr.  Wyant  '92  is  giving,  through  Feb- 
ruary, Presidential  Memorial  Birthday 
addresses  in  the  Lake  Worth,  Florida, 
Congregational  Methodist  and  Presby- 
terian churches  on  "Lincoln,  the  Peer- 
less American,"  "Lincoln's  Firm  Faith 
in  God"  and  "The  Immortal  Washing- 
ton." 

CLASS  OF  1893 

Class  Reporter:    REV.   E.    C.   PADLING 
396  Essex  St..  Salem.  Mass. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  Sixtieth 
Reunion  June  5-8,  1953." 

CLASS  OF  1898 

Class  President:   MR.  ROY  B.   MULKIE 
1024  Weschler  Ave.,  Erie,  Pa. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  Fifty- 
Fifth  Reunion  June  5-8,  1953." 


CLASS  OF  1899 

Class  Reporter  :  DR.    F.    G.   BALLENTINE 
626  Taylor  St..  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

We  announce  with  regret  the  death 
of   our   classmate    Arthur   C.   Mulford, 

who  died  at  the  age  of  74  at  the  home 
of  his  son,  Richard  Lott  Mulford,  at 
Clarks  Summit  on  May  4,  1952.  His 
home  was  at  Bridgeton,  New  Jersey, 
where  he  had  been  an  attorney  and  jus- 
tice of  the  peace. 

CLASS  OF  1903 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.    HARRY    C.    HERPEL 

(Evie  S.  Coleman  I 

1250  Park  Ave.,  McKeesport.  Pa. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  Fiftieth 
(Golden)    Reunion  June  5-8,   1953." 

Jay  F.  Bond,  11  Church  St.,  Factory- 
ville,  married  Laura  Boone;  has  two 
children — Mary  Catherine  (Mrs.  Mar- 
tin Heury),  William  B.;  and  five  grand- 
children, all  are  destined  for  Bucknell. 
Jay  has  worked  for  U.  S.  Forest  Service, 
for  Pennsylvania  Railroad  and  Interna- 
tional Harvester  Co.  He  was  division 
manager  with  Armour  Co.  when  he  re- 
tired. 

He  now  lives  at  Factoryville  near 
Keystone  College,  formerly  Keystone 
Academy,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1898.  He  visits  the  campus  several  times 
a  year  and  has  not  missed  Homecoming 
and  Commencement  for  many  years. 
He  is  one  of  the  early  members  of  the 

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Bison  Club  and  is  well  informed  about 
Bucknell's  current  affairs. 

Bessie  R.  Burchett,  Wrightstown,  has 
taught  in  Philadelphia  High  Schools  and 
was  head  of  department  in  South  Phil- 
adelphia High  School  for  Girls.  Dr. 
Burchett  retired  in  1941.  She  is  the 
author  of  a  book  exposing  communism 
in  the  public  schools. 

Royce  E.  Carrin^fer,  Mt.  Vernon,  Ind., 
Rt.  S",  married  Mary  Yose  in  1904,  had 
children,  Helen  Belle,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy and  Julius  Milo,  now  living  in 
Silver  Springs,  Md.,  and  two  grand- 
daughters. Second  marriage  to  Mary 
Bailey  was  in  1926. 

Our  classmate  sent  in  a  very  complete 
history  of  his  activities  since  leaving 
college,  some  of  which  we  must  hold 
over  for  our  reunion.  He  has  worked 
at  Westinghouse  Electric,  both  in  Pitts- 
burgh and  South  Philadelphia;  also  at 
Chrysler  Corporation  in  Evansville,  Ind, 
He  has  had  railroad  and  oil  field  experi- 
ence, but  most  of  all,  now  loves  his 
gardening  and  flowers  on  a  three  acre 
tract  of  land. 

He  has  written  four  books,  three 
novelettes  and  several  short  stories.  He 
still  plays  mandolin  and  broadcasted 
with  a  group  called  "The  Silvertone 
Trio." 

Eva  1.  Ginter,  717  Market  St.,  Lewis- 
burg; married  Oliver  Gilmore;  after  24 
years  of  marriage  did  private  duty 
nursing  and  is  now  employed  as  a  re- 
lief nurse  in  Girls'  Infirmary  at  Buck- 
nell. 

William  Lawrence  Kalp,  428  Bath 
Ave.,  Long  Branch,  N.  J.;  married  to 
Edith  Phillips  "01;  one  daughter,  Mar- 
garet Ellen.  He  was  teacher  and  prin- 
cipal at  Mt.  Pleasant  Institute  (1903- 
1912),  Middletown,  N.  Y.,  Grammer 
School  (1912-1922)  and  Long  Branch, 
N.  J.  Junior  High  School  (1922-1946, 
when  he  retired). 

Millo  Marie  McCain  Kehew,  Brad- 
ford Woods,  married  E.  E.  Kehew;  had 
six  children — Julia  Anne,  Swarthmore 
'29;  Nox  McCain,  Swarthmore  '31;  John 
Taylor,  deceased  in  childhood;  Richard 
Alan,  Bucknell  '36;  James  Gordon,  Uni- 
versity of  Pittsburgh;  David  Livingston, 
University  of  Pittsburgh;  and  nine 
grandchildren. 

After  2  years  at  Bucknell  and  a 
year  at  Vassar,  Millo  graduated  from 
Swarthmore  '04.  She  worked  on  her 
father's  newspaper  in  Colorado  Springs 
and  was  his  secretary  when  in  Philadel- 
phia. After  marriage  she  lived  in  Pitts- 
burgh and  later  in  Bradford  Woods, 
where  she  has  been  active  in  civic 
affairs.  A  sister,  Edith  O.  McCain  Jac- 
kel  '02,  a  brother,  Don  McCain  '05,  and 
many  relatives  attended  Bucknell. 

H.  S.  Mauser,  M.D.,  115  Mulberry  St., 
Scranton;  married  Margaret  Gould. 
They  have  one  daughter,  Mary  J.,  mar- 
ried. 

Frank  A.  Mitchell,  4145  Linden  Ave., 
Western  Springs,  111.;  married  Helen  J. 
Dye,  University  of  Chicago;  one  son, 
Thomas  Kurt  Mitchell. 

From  "Who's  Who  in  Chicago  and 
Illinois"  we  find  this  information;  with 
Niles,  Bernent,  Pond  Co.,  New  York 
'03-'05;  Reeves  Pully  Co.,  Chicago  '05- 
'09;  Chicago  Belting  Co.  '09-'13;  presi- 
dent of  the  Cresit  Waterproofing  Co., 
Chicago  since  1913.  He  is  a  member 
of  Sr.  Councel  Chicago  Association  of 
Commerce  and  Industry  and  of  Illinois 
Athletic  Club.  He  is  also  the  author 
of  "War  Rhymes  and  Peace  Poems." 

Grace  Roberts  Snyder,  111  S.  Front 
St.,  Lewisburg,  is  enjoying  life  in  a  col- 


lege town,  with  its  privilege  of  meeting 
old  Bucknell  friends.  Mr.  Snyder  died 
May  6,  1939. 

Rev.  Morton  R.  Sheldon,  Box  123, 
McGrann;  married  Ethel  Cook,  de- 
ceased April  14,  1951;  adopted  two  chil- 
dren, Donald  Albert  and  Dorthea  Milli- 
gan,  who  died  at  the  age  of  27. 

He  was  active  in  ministry  for  40 
years,  serving  several  charges  in  Ohio. 
Pastor  of  Immanuel  Baptist  Church  in 
Erie  for  7  years.  First  Baptist  Church 
of  Ford  City  for  14 V2  years.  This  church 
made  Rev.  Sheldon  Pastor  Emeritus 
for  life.  He  graduated  from  Rochester 
Theological  Seminary  in  1906,  received 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Divinity  from 
Colgate  in  1931.  Rev.  Sheldon  now 
lives  with  his  son  and  does  oil  painting 
for  a  hobby. 

John  M.  Sno-w,  100  14th  St.,  Franklin, 
married  Jessie  J.  Jobson;  have  three 
children,  Jean  (Mrs.  John  S.  May), 
Nancy,  and  John  R.  Worked  in  store 
business  in  Kansas,  with  P.  R.  R.  in 
Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  with  Pennsylvania 
Department  of  Highways  and  has  been 
city  engineer  for  Franklin  since  April 
1,  '1910.  Probably  oldest  city  engineer 
in  Pennsylvania  in  point  of  service. 

Carl  W.  Tiffany,  19  E.  8th  St.,  Erie, 
married  Janet  Appleby.  One  daughter, 
Janet  Tiffany  Avetta;  two  grandchil- 
dren. Peter  Avetta  and  Christy  Tiffany 
Avetta.  Daughter  and  family  live  in 
St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  Carl  says  he  has 
grown  a  goatee,  with  a  clipped  mus- 
tache. 

CLASS  OF  1904 

Class  President:    MR.    ROBERT  W.   THOMPSON 
310  S.  Third  St..  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Jim  Durham  continues  to  commute 
from  Jersey  to  his  engineering  office  in 
Philadelphia.  Just  heard  from  Jim  the 
first  in  a  long  time. 

Elizabeth  Reed  after  teaching  in  the 
public  schools  48  years  was  retired  and 
continues  to  reside  in  Sunbury. 

Edward  T.  Stevenson  recently  re- 
signed as  a  member  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Historical  and  Museum  Commis- 
sion and  Governor  Fine  has  appointed 
to  take  his  place  Ed's  son  James  B. 
Stevenson,  a  fellow  Bucknellian. 

Ginger  (Charles  M.)  Teufel,  retired 
minister  of  recent  years,  has  shaken 
the  dust  of  Stanton,  Virginia  and  re- 
turned to  his  old  home  town,  Milton, 
to  make  his  home  there. 

While  it  seems  a  long  way  off  it  is 
well  for  the  members  of  '04  to  begin 
thinking  of  being  on  the  campus  June, 
1954. 

CLASS  OF  1905 

Cla.ss  Reporter:    DR.    ELIZABETH  B.   MEEK 
AUenwood,  Pa, 

The  holiday  season  was  very  merry 
for  Ruth  Shorkley  Bliss  because  she 
had  among  her  house  guests  in  Carpin- 
teria,  California,  her  second  son,  Lt. 
Col.  Charles  Bliss  and  his  family. 
Charles  has  just  completed  2^2  years 
of  service  in  Japan  at  the  Headquarters 
of  the  Far  East  Air  Force.  On  Janu- 
ary 13,  1953  he  left  for  Maxwell  Field, 
Montgomery,  Alabama  to  attend  "Staff 
and  Command  School."  To  add  to 
Ruth's  happiness,  her  seventeenth 
grandchild  was  born  the  last  week  in 
November.  The  name  of  the  new  ar- 
rival is  Timothy  Kenyon  Bliss  and  his 
home  is  in  Santa  Barbara,  California. 

Ruth  Stephens  Porter  continues  to 
win  accolades  for  her  song  writing.  Her 
latest    contribution,    published    in    The 

M  .\  R  c  H    in:)  .1 


Instructor,  is  the  song  "Santa's  Rein- 
deer Wear  Bright  Bells"  for  which  she 
has  written  both  the  words  and  the 
music.  Mrs.  Porter  continues  to  serve 
as  secretary  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni 
Club  of  St.  Petersburg,  Florida. 

CLASS  OF  1906 

Class  Reporter;    WILLIAM   L.    DONEHOWER 
22  N.  Fifth  St.,  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Romaine  C.  Hassrick  is  serving  as  di- 
rector of  the  Kiwanis  Club  of  Philadel- 
phia in  1953.  Mr.  Hassrick,  after  grad- 
uation from  Bucknell,  earned  the  law 
degree  at  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  has  long  been  an  active 
worker  in  alumni  affairs  and  Bison 
Club  activities. 

The  Rev.  Edwin  W.  Kumsey  MA'09 
has  written  a  critique  of  the  New  Re- 
vised Standard  Version  of  the  Bible, 
published  in  the  November  6  issue  of 
the  Watchman-Examiner.  Rev.  Rum- 
sey,  after  graduation  at  Bucknell,  com- 
pleted his  theological  training  at  Crozer 
and  then  served  pastorates  in  Pennsyl- 
vania and  New  Jersey.  Since  his  re- 
tirement as  pastor  of  the  Calvary  Bap- 
tist Church,  Union  City,  New  Jersey, 
he  and  Mrs.  Rumsey  have  been  resid- 
ing in  the  George  Nugent  Home  for  re- 
tired Baptist  ministers  in  Germantown. 

We  regret  to  have  to  report  the  death 
of  Athol  V.  Wise.  Mr.  Wise  had  served 
as  personal  property  tax  assessor  to 
Cheltenham  Township  and  Montgomery 
County.  He  was  married  to  the  late 
Carline  MacKaskie. 

CLASS  OF  190" 

Class  Reporter:    DR.    LEO   L.   ROCKWELL 
Colgate  University,  Hamilton.  N.  Y. 

Well,  now  that  we're  started  on  our 
third  millenium,  having  survived  the 
first  2,000  years,  I  hope  you  gals  and 
guys  will  keep  me  inforined  of  your 
doings  from  here  out.  Don't  forget  to 
begin  saving  your  pennies  for  our  fif- 
tieth— it's  only  a  short  five  years  away. 

Speaking  of  pennies,  you  sliould  have 
been  at  Homecoming  to  see  the  1907 
colors  fioating  over  the  stadium,  and 
hear  the  loudspeaker  (the  mechanical 
one,  not  me)  proclaim  the  glorious  rec- 
ord of  '07  in  the  Alumni  Fund  cam- 
paign. The  credit  goes  to  Mary  Stanton 
Speicher,  who  stirred  you  up  to  making 
that  record. 

Speaking  of  Mary,  I  hope  her  bril- 
liant account  of  the  reunion  makes  you 
who  weren't  there  swear  a  mighty  af- 
firmation not  to  miss  the  next  one. 

Speaking  of  reunions,  may  I  join 
Mary's  praise  of  Harm^er  Weeden,  our 
faculty  host.  Without  him  our  bunch  of 
mavericks  would  never  have  stayed  to- 
gether five  ininutes.  Even  so,  we  had 
to  have  two  pictures  taken  to  catch 
everybody   and  then  we   missed   some. 

Speaking  of  pictures,  the  photograph- 
er (you  might  remember  him  as  one 
of  the  little  Ross  boys)  must  have  done 
a  lot  of  retouching  to  make  us  all  look 
so  handsome. 

Speaking  of  handsome,  who  would 
have  expected  Earl  Wayne  Whitney  to 
have  such  a  handsome  and  charming 
daughter  as  Naomi? 

Speaking  of  daughters,  anybody  have 
any  more  grandchildren  to  report? 
About  time  for  a  greatgrandchild,  isn't 
it? 

Tom  W.  Schultz,  although  retired  in 
Montoursville  after  living  a  dramatic 
life  in  Alaska,  still  loves  the  northern 
land. 

For  the  greater  part  of  the  42  years 
from  1908  to   1950  Tom  was  a  pioneer 

MARCH    1953 


DR.   GILBERT  S.  PEREZ  '07 
Spent  Christmas  in  Bangalore 


teacher  in  Alaska.  He  had  many  other 
duties  in  numerous  Eskimo  Villages 
where  he  took  his  large  family  in  de- 
fiance of  primitive  conditions  and  some- 
times in  the  face  of  native  diseases. 
Once  his  wife,  two  of  his  children  and 
two  grandchildren  had  diphtheria  at  the 
same  time. 

A  brief  but  thrilling  story  of  Tom- 
my's career  in  Alaska  was  published  in 
the  March  1951  issue  of  THE  BUCK- 
NELL ALUMNUS.  Since  then,  how- 
ever, Tom  is  living  retired  in  Montours- 
ville and  is  planning  on  writing  a  book 
on  his  experiences.  However,  once 
again  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schultz  feel  the 
strong  call  of  Alaska  in  their  blood. 
Will  they  heed  it?  In  a  recent  news- 
paper interview  Tom  answered:  "I'd 
like  to  go  back  there  to  live,"  and  his 
wife  agrees  with  him. 

Dr.  Gilbert  Perez  is  located  at  pres- 
ent at  Bangalore,  India,  on  loan  from 
the  Government  of  the  Phillippines  to 
the  United  Nations  as  chief  of  a  study 
group  of  the  ILO,  wliich  will  visit 
Australia,  Japan,  and  the  Phillippines, 
as  well  as  India.  He  is  very  busy  plan- 
ning and  organizing  lectures,  but  finds 
time  to  enjoy  the  beauties  of  the  region. 
He  recently  climbed  the  128  steps  of  the 
mosque  of  Tippoo  Sahib,  and  "'got  down 
safe  but  still  puffing." 

(Private  note  to  '07ites.  Come  on,  all 
you  grandpappies  and  grammaws,  with 
some  news  of  yourselves.  The  stream 
has  been  running  thin  of  late.  Rocky). 

CLASS  OF  1908 

Class  Reporter;    MRS.    MARGARET   P.   MATHIAS 

(Margaret  Pangburn) 

202  St.  Louis  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  Forty- 
Filth  Reunion  June  5-8,  1953." 

CLASS  OF  1909 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.   HOWARD   HEADLAND 

iSarah  E.  Walters) 

3911  First  Ave,,  N.,  St.  Petersburg  6,  Fla. 

Notice  has  been  received  of  the  death 
of  Mrs.  Stanley  Lord  (Alice  Chappell) 
in  August.  Sire  was  one  of  our  grad- 
uates in  Music. 

Dr.  Heber  W.  Youngken  attended  the 
centennial  convention  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association  held  in 
Philadelphia,   participated  in  its   cere- 


monies, and  presented  two  papers,  one 
before  the  scientific  section  on  "Vera- 
trum  Eschscoltzii"  and  another  before 
the  historical  section  on  "Samuel  M. 
Colcord,  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association." 

CLASS  OF  1910 

Class  Reporter:    MISS   MILDRED   B.   GATHERS 
100  W.  33rd  St.,  Apt.  6.  Bayonne,  N.  J. 

Fred  Bremier  has  been  made  execu- 
tive director  of  the  Public  Buildings 
Commission  in  Philadelphia.  The  15- 
member  commission  has  recently  been 
appointed  by  Mayor  Joseph  S.  Clark, 
Jr.,  to  consider  what  to  do  about  the 
ageing  Philadelphia  City  Hall  and  an- 
nex. Fred  is  "on  loan"  from  the  re- 
search department  of  the  Curtis  Pub- 
lishing Company.  After  graduating 
from  Bucknell,  he  taught  at  Pennsyl- 
vania State  College  and  later  in  the 
Wharton  School  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  assistant 
to  the  dean.  Since  1923  he  has  worked 
for  Curtis  Publishing  Company,  He  is 
married  and  has  a  daughter  living  in 
Pittsburgh  and  a  son,  Fred  Bremier, 
Jr.,  of  Philadelphia. 

CLASS  OF  1911 

Class  Reporter:   W.   NEIL  BAKER 
7  Brown  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

LaursL  E.  McGann  continues  her  in- 
terest in  and  activities  for  the  National 
Urban  League.  Her  work,  which  she 
describes  as  "spade  work,"  under  the 
direction  of  Dr.  William  A.  Gay,  Jr., 
president  of  the  Philadelphia  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  organization,  is  a  vital 
link  in  co-ordinating  the  preaching  and 
the  practice  of  the  program  of  the 
League  in  its  efforts  to  make  Americans 
realize  that  doing  something  about  free- 
dom is  a  very  different  program  than 
just  talking'  about  freedom.  More  pow- 
er to  you,  Laura,  in  this  important  ac- 
tivity. Incidentally,  Laura  now  resides 
at  747  N.  63rd  St.,  Philadelphia  31. 

CLASS  OF  1912 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.    H.    W.    HOUSEKNECHT 

I  Maze  Callahan  I 

lOS  W.  Penn  St..  Muncy.  Pa. 

Another  Christmas  has  come  and 
gone  and  with  it  the  distinct  feeling 
that  Old  Father  Time  is  "arollin'  along." 
In  age,  not  in  spirit  however,  for  our 
little  grandson  was  with  us — just  10 
months  old  on  that  day.  My  nickname 
for  him  is  "Little  Squirrelie."  We  have 
a  real  live  one  in  our  back  yard.  The 
baby  and  I  have  watched  him  scamper- 
ing around,  stealing  my  walnuts,  run- 
ning up  the  tree,  then  back  for  more. 
My  family  has  decided  that  grammy  is 
more  "nutty"  than  either  the  baby  or 
the  squirrel.  Anyway,  it's  a  grand- 
mother's privilege  to  talk  about  her 
grandchildren  and  spoil  them  too,  if 
she  wishes. 

A  nice  lot  of  Christmas  greetings 
from  the  folks  in  our  class — Violet  and 
Louis  Naumann,  Helen  and  Roy  Clarke, 
Alice  and  Bob  Sellers,  Alberta  and  Dave 
McNeal,  Kathryn  Gundy  and  Richard 
Oldt,  Paul  and  Evelyn  Riehl,  Leone 
Havice  Wallace,  Vic  and  Helen  Schmid, 
Kate  and  Fred  Igler,  Howard  Johnson, 
Bob  and  Mrs.  Meyers,  Frank  and  Pe- 
trona  Hean,  "Rip"  and  Mrs.  Ruth,  Mar- 
garet Harter  Rathmell  and  Ez,  Pearl  R. 
Williams,  Eva  Himmelreich,  The  Hag- 
gerty's  Olive,  Matt,  Gloria  and  Gil. 

Helen  Levegood  and  Roy  were  back 
for  Homecoming.  Helen  writes  "We 
sat  behind  Dr.  Leiser  and  his  wife  and 
during  the  afternoon  discovered  that 
we  were  next  to  Riehl  and  his  young 

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looking  wife  from  Toledo."  That  ought 
to  give  Paul  such  a  lift  that  he  would 
come  back  for  the  reunions.  We  missed 
him  at  our  last  one.  She  also  said  that 
Durward  Frampton  was  in  Cleveland 
on  business  and  called  to  tell  her  that 
a  tie  up  in  business  prevented  his  corn- 
ing to  our  reunion.  He  also  asked  if 
Vic  and  several  others  were  there  .  .  . 
Bob  Meyers  wants  to  know  if  the  class 
is  still  intact,  or  have  more  passed  on? 
Margaret  Barter  Rathmell  boasts  a  sec- 
ond grandson  arriving  the  day  before 
election.  The  Earl  Bartholomews,  1019 
Market  St.,  Williamsport,  spent  their 
Christmas  vacation  in  Florida. 

The  Haggertys  with  their  daughter, 
Gloria,  and  grandson  Gil  called  me  Sun- 
day afternoon  just  before  Christmas. 
We  were  delighted.  I  hadn't  seen  Gloria 
since  she  was  a  little  kid  in  pigtails. 
Her  young  son  is  adorable.  He  goes  to 
kindergarten  now  and  is  big  enough  to 
carry  money  in  his  own  pockets.  Rea- 
son: in  case  he  breaks  his  glasses  again 
he  must  "foot  his  own  bill." 


overdue  letter  but  get  in  touch  with 
some  of  our  old  friends — people  that 
we  remember  with  the  greatest  pleas- 
ure and  who  do  not  live  far  away. 

Then  at  the  close  of  the  year  it  is 
customary  for  business  concerns  to  take 
inventory  of  items  on  hand,  look  over 
receipts  and  expenditures  for  the  old 
year,  then  decide  the  amount  of  profit 
and  loss.  Would  it  not  be  fitting  for 
us — those  who  remain  of  the  Class  of 
1912,  to  take  inventory  of  our  blessings, 
consider  the  good  things  received  dur- 
ing the  old  year,  not  forgetting  of 
course  the  good  deeds  done  for  others, 
then  decide  whether  we  are  entirely 
satisfield  with  the  results. 

As  you  are  hashing  these  things  over 
in  your  mind  remember  your  class  re- 
porter still  lives  at  the  same  place  and 
will  quote  a  prayer  that  fits  her  to  a  T. 

THE  KITCHEN  PRATER 

"Lord  of  all  pots  and  pans  and  things. 

since  I've  not  time  to  be 
A  saint  by  doing  lovely  things 

or  watching  late  v.'ith  Thee 
Or  dreaming  on  the  down  light 

or  storming  Heaven's  gates 
Make  ms  a  saint  by  getting  meals 

and  washing  up  the  plates. 
Although  I  must  have  Martha's  hands, 

I  have  a  Mary  mind 
And  when  I  black  the  boots  and  shoes. 

Thy  sandals.  Lord.  I  find. 
I  think  of  how  they  trod  the  earth. 

What  time  I  scrub  the  floor 
Accept   this   meditation   Lord.   I  haven't   time   t-r 

more. 
Warm  all  the  kitchen  with  Thy  love, 

and  light  it  with  Thy  peace 
Forgive  me  all  my  worrying  and  make  ray  grum- 
bling cease. 

Thou  who  didst  love  to  give  men  food. 
In  room  or  by  the  sea 

Accept  this  service  that  I  do, 
I  do  it  unto  Thee." 

By  Klara  Munkres 

I  almost  forgot  our  baby  had  2  front 
teeth  for  Christmas  —  just  miniature 
tombstones.— MAZE 

P.  S. — Aren't  you  glad  "Mamie"  had 
a  mink  coat  before  she  came  to  Wash- 
ington. 


Elizabeth  Hean  Stone  (Frank  and 
Petrona's  daughter)  represented  Wes- 
leyan  College,  Macon,  Ga.,  at  the  inaug- 
uration of  the  eighth  president.  Dr.  Wal- 
ter Consuelo  Langsam  at  Gettysburg 
College.  Mrs.  Hean,  after  rummaging 
through  the  storage  room,  found 
Frank's  old  gown  he  wore  at  Bucknell 
40  years  ago  when  he  received  his  A.B. 
and  M.A.  degrees  and  later  on  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  where  he 
received  his  L.L.B.  degree.  She  short- 
ened it  by  several  inches,  cleaned  and 
pressed  it  so  that  Elizabeth  could  wear 
it  for  this  occasion. 

Violet  Wetterau  thinks  it  must  be 
some  picture  that  I  wrote  about  in  my 
last  report  when  we  wore  "night 
gowns." 

Word  came  from  the  Alumni  Office 
that  "Patsy"  and  Mrs.  Henderson  at- 
tended a  B.  U.  meeting  at  Long  Beach, 
California. 

Suppose  you  all  heard  the  inaugural 
address  and  saw  the  parade  on  tele- 
vision. You  know  "Ike,"  according  to 
an  astrologer,  was  born  under  the  sign 
of  Libra,  the  sign  of  balance.  So  it  is 
predicted  that  as  a  President  he  will 
proceed  with  tempered  thought,  care- 
fully, and  with  vision. 

As  January  closes  and  we  are  off  on 
a  brand  new  year,  let's  stop  straining 
toward  that  gilded  future  that  never 
comes.  Don't  wait  till  the  house  has  a 
new  coat  of  paint,  or  all  the  new  gad- 
gets— a  television  set,  etc.  Don't  wait 
till  the  kids  are  through  college,  Mom 
has  a  new  winter  coat.  Pop  has  his  new 
teeth.     Don't  wait   to   write  that  long 

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CLASS  OF  1913 

Class  Reporter:    CHARLES   SAUNDERS 
76  Walnut  St..  Mifflinburg.  Pa. 

"Plan  NOW  to  come  to  our  40th  Re- 
union June  5-8,  1953." 

Eva  Brown  Shoemaker  (Mrs.  Chester 
M.),  Inst.  '13,  last  graduate  of  this 
preparatory  branch  of  the  university, 
has  always  resided  within  a  mile  of 
this  campus,  thus  finding  it  easy  to 
maintain  interest  in  the  many  progres- 
sive changes  in  and  about  the  college. 
Her  present  residence  is  1218  Market 
Street,  Lewisburg. 

Christmas  greetings  from  Helen 
(Nell)  Bartol  Leonard,  Yonkers,  N.  Y., 
included  messages  from  Joletta  Arthur 
Rhoads,  Macon,  Georgia;  Hazel  Gallo- 
way Hemphill,  Portland,  Oregon;  Wini- 
fred Naylor,  Eggertsville,  N.  Y.  All 
wish  they  could  be  in  Lewisburg  in 
June,  but  not  all  may  make  it. 

Rev.  Edwin  C.  Brush  has  returned  to 
the  States  after  many  years  of  mission- 
ary service  in  India  and  Burma  and 
will  retire  in  March.  He  anticipates 
securing  a  church  pastorate  for  further 
Christian  service.  His  present  location 
is  1051  Vance  Avenue,  Corapolis. 

D.  Forrest  Dunkle,  Lewisburg  area 
native,  varsity  football  guard  and  tac- 
kle in  '10,  '11,  '12,  is  in  the  business  of 
Investments,  West  Palm  Beach,  Flori- 
da. All  of  us  remember  "Dunk"  as 
one  of  our  giant  stalwarts  in  those  days 
40  years  ago. 

Marwood  Glover  -wrote  of  receiving  a 
card  from  Bright  Beck,  Kutztown,  indi- 
cating his  return  to  the  campus  for  the 


40th.  Also,  he  enclosed  a  letter  from 
William  R.  (Bill)  Frick.  After  attend- 
ing Bucknell  his  freshman  year,  Bill 
spent  three  years  at  the  Philadelphia 
Textile  Institute.  He  is  in  business  for 
himself  and  resides  at  F  34  Abbott 
Court,  Fair  Lawn,  New  Jersey. 

Thanks  to  Rev.  L.  Earl  Jackson  for 
card  and  "1952  Newscast  To  Our 
Friends."  "After  12  years  with  a  host 
of  friends  in  Winter  Hill  Church  and  in 
Greater  Boston  .  .  .  Helen  and  I  are 
very  happily  established  in  the  Pros- 
pect Hill  Baptist  Church  of  Prospect 
Park,  a  lovely  Philadelphia  suburb." 
Their  daughter,  Dorothy,  is  teaching  in 
Beverly,  Massachusetts,  and  sang  the 
soprano  solos  for  the  city  presentation 
of  The  Messiah.  Present  address:  845 
Tenth  Avenue,  Prospect  Park. 

James  F.  (Jim)  McClure,  Lewisburg 
attorney,  has  a  divided  allegiance.  A 
freshman  and  sophomore  at  Bucknell,  a 
junior  and  senior  at  Amherst,  he  knows 
two  college  atmospheres  and  reveres 
two  colleges  colors.  Living  only  100 
yards  from  Bucknell's  campus,  he  easily 
remains  more  familiar  with  the  Buck- 
nell dialect.  Then,  too,  he  is  a  brother- 
in-law  of  our  class  president,  Howard 
(Sal)   Fisher. 

The  Rev.  Harold  T.  Sharpe  Acad. 
'13,  died  suddenly  of  a  heart  attack  in 
the  parsonage  of  the  Ballston  Spa,  New 
York,  Methodist  Church  in  December. 
In  more  than  30  years  as  a  minister 
in  Bolton  Landing  and  North  Creek, 
New  York;  Dalton,  Massachusetts;  and 
Ballston  Spa,  he  never  missed  a  church 
service.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife, 
the  former  Jeannette  Conahan  and  one 
son,  Robert  Sharpe,  of  Ballston  Spa. 
The  University  extends  deepest  sym- 
pathy to  the  members  of  the  family 
and  the  congregation. 

Quotable  quotes:  "Hope  to  see  you 
in  June  and  by  that  time  I  may  have 
been  able  to  think  of  something  note- 
worthy I  have  done  during  these  very 
short  40  years,"  writes  Ralph  Still  from 
287  N.  Bo-wman  Avenue,  Merion  Sta- 
tion. And  J.  Leslie  McKeague,  from 
1679  Shirley  Avenue,  Petersburg,  Vir- 
ginia, sends  these  encouraging  words: 
"God  willing,  and  we  are  in  excellent 
health  now,  Mrs.  McKeague  and  I  will 
attend  the  class  reunion  in  1953." 

CLASS  OF  1914 

Class  Reporter;    MRS.   H.    B.    WEA^VER 

(Dora  Hamleri 

348  Ridge  Ave..  New  Kensington,  Pa. 

Congratulations  are  in  order  for  Rob- 
ert J.  Crane,  who  recently  was  ap- 
pointed chief  engineer  of  the  New  York 
Central  Railroad's  eastern  lines.  Mr. 
Crane  joined  the  Central  in  1916  and 
has  filled  positions  of  increasing  re- 
sponsibility with  the  railroad,  taking 
time  out  to  give  active  service  in  both 
World  Wars.  During  World  W^r  II 
he  rose  to  colonel  in  charge  of  military 
railway  engineering  in  the  European 
war  zone.  Mr.  Crane  lives  at  1  Leigh- 
ton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  New  York. 

Rev.  J.  E.  Kauffman,  D.D.  lives  at  15 
East  National  Road,  Vandalia,  Ohio.  He 
and  his  wife,  the  former  Estella  Winck, 
are  the  parents  of  Marjorie  Louise,  who 
is  now  married,  and  John  Von,  who 
attended  business  college. 

Rev.  Kauffman  has  an  A.M.  from 
Bucknell  and  a  B.S.L.  degree  from 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary.  He  is 
now  retired  from  the  ministry  and  is 
"spending  the  Autumn  days  of  life  in 
Real  Estate  Business."  He  holds  mem- 
bership in  Associated  Charities,  Village 

MARCH    1933 


Council,  is  president  of  Democratic 
Club  and  secretary  of  Vandalia-Butler 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  During  his  ac- 
tive ministry  he  served  six  different 
churches. 

Clinton  Francis  Snyder  retired  after 
more  than  twenty-three  years  with  the 
Celanese  Corporation.  He  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  71  Prospect  Square,  Cum- 
berland, Maryland.  During  World  War 
I,  he  served  in  Chemical  Warfare. 

John  F.  Winkelblech  is  the  minister 
of  the  Freeland,  Pennsylvania  Metho- 
dist Parish.  His  wife,  the  former  Helen 
Margaret  Smith,  attended  Susquehanna 
University.  They  are  the  parents  of 
one  daughter,  Dorothy  Ellen,  who  at- 
tended Bloomsburg  State  Teachers  Col- 
lege. John  adds  a  "personal  touch  with 
1914  occurred  when  our  daughter 
Dorothy  Ellen  attended  Bloomsburg 
State  Teachers  College — she  took  En- 
glish Literature  from  Sammy  Wilson 
'14,  who  heads  that  department  at 
Bloomsburg.  She  enjoyed  his  teaching 
and  also  relayed  the  information  that 
Sammy  is  considered  an  authority  in 
his  field.    She  got  an  'A'." 

John  was  a  Lutheran  Camp  Pastor, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  United  Lu- 
theran Church,  with  the  title  of  Assist- 
ant Chaplain,  in  the  Naval  Reserves 
for  one  year  during  World  War  I,  and 
was  stationed  at  Wissahickon  Barracks, 
Cape  May,  New  Jersey.  He  holds  an 
M.A.  from  Bucknell  and  a  diploma  from 
the  Lutheran  Theological  Seminary, 
Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania.  The  home 
address  of  the  Winkelblechs  is  608 
Main  Street,  Freeland,  Penna. 

CLASS  OF  1915 

Class  Reporter:    MR.   J.  B.   BATES 
265  Green  St..  Mifflinburg,  Pa. 

We  regret  to  announce  the  death  of 
Arthur  E.  Evans  in  July,  1952  at  his 
home  in  Wilkes-Barre.  Mr.  Evans  had 
completed  37  years  of  teaching  in  the 
Wilkes-Barre  High  Schools.  While  in 
college  he  was  captain  of  the  track 
team,  his  specialties  being  the  high 
jump  and  the  high  hurdles.  He  was  a 
past-commander  of  the  Knights  Tem- 
plars of  Wyoming  Valley.  His  brother, 
the  Rev.  D.  Hobart  Evans  is  a  member 
of  the  Class  of  1921. 

Word  has  been  received  of  the  death 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  of  Robert  E.  Ober- 
dorf.  Robert  served  in  an  executive 
capacity  with  the  Nickel  Plate  Railroad. 

Lloyd  Rogers  may  be  addressed  at 
841  Burlington  Avenue,  N.,  St.  Peters- 
burg, Florida  until  the  middle  of  May. 
It  was  my  pleasure  to  spend  several 
hours  with  Lloyd  the  fore  part  of  No- 
vember. 

CLASS  OF  1916 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.    GEORGE   STEVENSON 

fAmy  Patterson) 

R.  D.  1,  Box  556,  Red  Bank.  N.  J. 

Thomas  L.  James  died  at  his  home  in 
Detroit  on  October  27.  Mr.  James,  who 
served  as  a  project  engineer  with  the 
United  States  Government,  lived  in  De- 
troit for  the  past  24  years.  He  had 
suffered  from  a  heart  condition  for 
many  years  and  was  taken  ill  upon  his 
return  from  Washington,  when  his  in- 
tended trip  to  Bucknell's  Homecoming 
was  interrupted  by  the  death  of  a 
brother.  He  and  Mrs.  James  were  mar- 
ried on  the  Bucknell  Campus  by  Presi- 
dent John  H.  Harris.  He  is  survived 
by  his  wife,  Florence;  one  daughter, 
Janice  B.,  who  is  employed  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  Public  Relations 
Department,  which  is  under  the  super- 
vision of  Bucknell  Trustee  Arthur 
Brandon  MS'27;  and  three  brothers. 

MARCH    1933 


CLASS  OF  1918 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.    LAYTON    KING 

(Elizabeth  Championi 

301  Broad  St.,  Montoursville,  Pa. 

"Plan  NOW  to  come  to  our  Thirty- 
Fifth  Reunion  June  5-8,  1953." 

To  the  Members  of  the  Class  of  1918! 
Do  you  have  your  plans  made  for  our 
35th  Reunion?  January  and  February 
have  come  and  gone  and  in  approxi- 
mately 125  days  it  will  be  Reunion 
Time.  So,  you  see,  the  time  is  getting 
shorter  with  each  day  and  we  want  to 
make  this  the  best  reunion  of  all. 

Edna  Crabb  Bennett  M'18,  lives  in 
Northumberland,  R.  D.  1,  Pennsylvania. 
Her  husband  is  with  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad.  They  have  one  son,  Carl, 
Bucknell  '40,  Master's  '41.  This  past 
June  he  received  his  Ph.D.  in  Mathe- 
matics from  the  University  of  Michigan. 

My  Christmas  mail  brought  me  news 
of  Dagmar  James  MacFarlane.  She 
lives  at  115  Knoll  Circle,  South  San 
Francisco,  California.  She  is  head  of 
the  laboratory  of  the  South  San  Fran- 
cisco Hospital  and  recommends  the 
work  to  any  young  woman  looking  for 
an  interesting  career  in  a  field  that  is 
uncrowded.  Her  son  is  married  and 
has  two  children  and  lives  in  Klamath 
Falls,  Oregon.  Barbara,  her  daughter, 
is  married  and  has  one  child.  They  live 
near  Dagmar,  so  she  is  very  happy  to 
have  one  grandchild  near  enough  for 
her  to  spoil. 

Dorothy  McClintic  Johnson,  who  lives 
at  1820  Nicholas  Street,  Elmira,  New 
York,  writes,  "I'll  give  you  any  news  I 
know  about  me  now  so  you  won't  have 
to  write  and  ask  me  for  it — you'll  have 
plenty  to  w^rite  if  you  are  Class  Secre- 
tary because  the  Class  of  1918  seems 
reluctant  to  tell  about  themselves." 
Isn't  that  the  truth?  Dorothy  and  her 
husband  are  planning  a  three  month 
vacation  in  Florida.  Dot's  mother  lives 
near  her  in  Elmira,  as  does  her  son 
Jack,  his  wife  and  small  daughter.  Dot's 
other  son,  Fred  (you  will  remember 
they  are  twins)  is  in  Korea.  His  wife 
and  two  daughters  are  at  her  home  in 
Minnesota  until  his  return  this  Spring. 

Since  I  reported  the  news  of  my 
family  I  have  acquired  a  daughter-in- 
law.  Layton,  Jr.,  went  back  into  the 
Air  Force  and  then  married  a  WAF. 
Joan  is  from  Nebraska  and  we  are  pa- 
tiently waiting  until  they  have  enough 
leave  to  come  home  and  we  can  get  ac- 
quainted. I  have  also  taken  on  the 
presidency  of  our  local  Garden  Club 
and  am  anticipating  a  very  happy  year 
with  that  group.  Our  club  is  celebrat- 
ing its  25th  year  and  that  makes  my 
job  all  the  more  interesting  as  I  am 
one  of  the  Charter  members. 

Within  a  short  time  you  will  be  hear- 
ing more  about  your  reunion.  Bart 
Mackey  is  our  Class  President,  in  case 
you  have  forgotten  and  I  know  that  he 
and  his  Committee  are  going  to  come 
up  with  some  fine  ideas.  With  Mai  Mus- 
ser,  Herb  Grice,  John  Gold,  and  William 
Johnson  in  Lewisburg,  we  should  have 
a  "bang-up"  meeting. 

Only  one  more  chance  to  tell  you 
about  our  35th  Reunion.  I  hope  that  I 
can  give  you  a  few  hints  as  to  what  you 
may  expect  in  the  next  issue.  Until 
then — your  "hungry  for  news"  reporter, 
Elizabeth  Champion  King. 

CLASS  OF  1919 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.    S.   WALTER   CHANDLER 

(Susannah  Grove) 

Box  575  R.  D.  1,  Carpinteria,  Cal. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  Walter  Chandler 
(Susannah  Grove)  are  now  living  at 
Carpenteria,  California,  Box  575,  R.  D.  1. 


Chester  Leaber,  long  affiliated  with 
the  National  City  Bank  of  New  York 
City,  has  been  made  assistant  vice- 
president.  Mrs.  Leaber  is  the  former 
Evelyn  McGann  '18. 

CLASS  OF  1920 

Class  Reporter:    DR.    HARRY   R.    WARFEL 
Hibiscus  Park.  R.  D.  5.  Box  72,  Gainsville,  Fla. 

Mrs.  Herman  J.  (Martha  Achenbach) 

Heller,  who  was  a  dietitian  in  Boston 
and  Washington  before  her  marriage  in 
1922,  is  active  in  A.  A.  U.  W.,  League 
of  Women  Voters,  Republican  Club,  and 
church  work.  The  eldest  of  her  three 
daughters  is  a  Bucknell  graduate.  Her 
hobby  is  traveling. 

Errol  H.  Derby,  who  is  editor  of  the 
Greensburg  Daily  Tribune  as  well  as 
part  owner  of  it  and  its  morning  com- 
panion, the  Greensburg  Review,  has 
been  teaching  journalism  at  St.  Vincent 
College  and  lecturing  on  the  subject  at 
Penn  State  and  before  professional  as- 
sociations and  civic  clubs.  His  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Frank  N.  Hoppe,  of  East  Auro- 
ra, N.  Y.,  added  a  grandson  to  his  other 
joys. 

Frederick  H.  Lewis  is  among  the 
classmates  who  left  college  studies  at 
Bucknell  to  join  the  Army  in  World 
War  I.  After  army  service  he  became 
associated  with  the  U.  S.  Chain  and 
Forging  Company,  (now  the  McKay 
Company)  and  served  in  various  capa- 
cities until  1939  when  he  became  presi- 
dent of  Selling  Furniture  Company  of 
Railroad.  Recently  he  also  became  pres- 
ident of  Stewartstown  Furniture  Com- 
pany and  executive  vice-president  of 
York  Mirror  and  Glass  Company  of 
York.  He  also  serves  as  a  director  of 
the  Drovers  and  Mechanics  National 
Bank  of  York.  His  civic  connections 
and  community  efforts  have  been  many 
and  varied,  including  the  York  Welfare 
Federation,  Family  Service  Bureau, 
York  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Polio  Foundation 
(York  County  Director)  and  director 
of  the  Red  Cross  Campaigns  in  1951 
and  1952.  Fred  is  a  member  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  of  York,  the  York 
Country  Club,  Lafayette  Club  and  the 
American  Legion.  Fred  has  two  Buck- 
nell daughters,  both  members  of  Kappa 
Delta;  Mary  Alice  '44  and  Patricia,  who 
will  graduate  in  1953. 

William  Rolfe,  is  with  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Department  of  Highways  as  a 
safety  engineer  with  responsibility  for 
seven  counties:  Bradford,  Lackawanna, 
Luzerne,  Pike,  Susquehanna,  Wayne, 
and  Wyoming.  After  serving  as  traffic 
engineer  for  eleven  years,  he  was  given 
his  new  position  in  1950  to  find  ways  to 
reduce  the  accident  rate  of  highway 
workers.  Through  his  efforts,  lost-time 
accidents  have  been  cut  to  half  of  what 
they  were.  This  kind  of  supervision 
led  to  the  award  to  Pennsylvania  of 
the  safety  emblem  in  1951  for  the  few- 
est accidents  involving  lost  time  in  any 
of  the  48  states.  "Billie"  has  his  head- 
quarters in  Scranton  and  lives  at  510 
(3olburn  Avenue,  Clarks  Summit. 

Harold  A.  "Sandy"  Stewart,  our  class 
fund  manager,  came  home  from  World 
War  I  with  a  Croix  de  Guerre  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Bucknell  Ambulance  Unit, 
finished  his  college  course  in  stride,  and 
then  took  a  degree  in  law  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pittsburgh  in  1923.  Since 
then  he  has  been  in  the  general  practice 
of  law  in  Latrobe  and  Pittsburgh. 

Besides  practicing  his  profession  be- 
fore local  courts,  he  has  been  admitted 
to  the  State  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsyl- 
vania and  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court.  He 
is  secretary  and  a  director  of  the  Brigh- 
ton Electric  Steel  Casting  Company  of 

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Beaver  Falls  and  a  director  of  Vulcan 
Mold  &  Iron  Company  of  Latrobe, 
where  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
school  board  since  1929  and  a  past  com- 
mander of  the   American  Legion. 

"Sandy"  married  Helen  Louise  Shaw 
in  1926;  they  have  one  daughter,  Helen. 
They  live  at  1006  Hamilton  Avenue,  La- 
trobe. His  office  is  in  the  Mellon  Na- 
tional Bank  &  Trust  Building,  Latrobe, 
where  he  also  engages  in  many  activi- 
ties in  behalf  of  Bucknell. 

Chauncey  L.  Stickler  is  practicing  law 
in  Three  Rivers,  Michigan,  where  he 
has  been  city  councilman,  city  attorney, 
member  of  the  school  board,  circuit 
court  coinmissioner,  and  during  World 
War  n  the  county  administrator  for 
OPA. 

Herbert  E.  Stover,  who  returned  to 
teach  at  Bucknell  in  February,  is  busy 
at  work  on  a  new  novel  of  Pennsylvania 
lumbering  days.  His  earlier  novels  are 
appearing  in  pocket  editions  and  are 
selling  well.  Stover  is  achieving  a  fine 
reputation  as  a  historical  novelist. 
Equally  interesting  is  the  continuing 
popularity  of  his  school  history. 

CLASS  OF  1922 

Class  Reporter:    MB.    PHILIP   C.    CAMPBELL 
315  E.  Front  St.,  Danville,  Pa. 

Alexander  Allen,  or  Alexander  Aloy- 
sius  Aleshouckas,  if  you  need  remind- 
ing, reports  that  he  is  completing  his 
31st  year  of  teaching  "unknowns"  at 
N.  Y.  U.  I  often  wonder  if  Billy  Owens 
ever  realized  what  he  was  starting 
when  he  admitted  Alex  to  his  "un- 
known" course  in  chemistry. 

Howard  T.  Davenport,  recently  pro- 
moted to  public  relations  supervisor 
in  the  Harrisburg  office  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Bell  Telephone  System,  has  been 
guest  speaker  at  a  number  of  civic  club 
meetings  in  eastern  and  central  Penn- 
sylvania. 

William  L.  Schreyer  died  suddenly  of 
a  heart  attack  at  his  home  in  Williams- 
port  on  October  26.  He  was  the  branch 
manager  of  the  local  office  of  Merrill, 
Lynch,  Pierce,  Fenner,  &  Beane. 

The  Pennsylvania  Folklore  Society  of 
Harrisburg  presented  to  Dr.  Charles  M. 
Streese,  Mifflinburg,  State  Museum  Ad- 
ministrator, the  Distinguished  Service 
Certificate  for  the  year. 

Willis  Ross  is  a  patient  at  Camp  Dev- 
itt,  Allenwood. 

Thomas  R.  Stein  is  resident  manager 
of  the  Jesup  Division  of  Rayonier,  Inc., 
Jesup,  Georgia. 


CLASS  OF  1923 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.   LeROY  FRONTZ 

(Olive  Billhimei 

Evergreen  Farm,  Allenwood.  Pa. 

"Plan  NOW  to  come  to  our  Thirtieth 
Reunion  June  5-8,   1953." 

On  January  27th,  our  class  reunion 
committee  (plus  respective  husbands 
and  wives)  met  at  the  University  Cafe- 
teria on  the  campus.  Dr.  D.  M.  Grif- 
fith, chairman  of  the  committee  started 
us  on  the  business  of  the  evening  and 
several  hours  later  we  had  a  nice,  big, 
firm,  round  ball  of  interest  and  plans. 
As  it  comes  your  way  shortly,  won't 
each  of  you  give  it  an  additional  push: 
first  by  answering  a  few  general  ques- 
tions that  will  be  sent  you,  and  then  by 
starting  to  plan  a  return  to  the  campus 
for  our  big  day,  June  6. 

Don't  hold  back  because  the  family 
car  looks  "beat  up,"  (So  does  ours — I'm 
considering  coming  to  reunion  on  the 
tractor,    it    looks    better).      And    don't 


hold  back  because  you  think  you  have- 
n't become  a  V.  I.  P.  in  the  years  since 
'23.  What  do  we  judge  such  thmgs 
by,  anyhow?  All  that  matters  is  that 
you  were  one  of  us  way  back  there — 
and  as  such  are  a  very  important  per- 
son on  this  our  really  big  occasion.  A 
great  number  of  us,  I  suppose,  attended 
other  schools  after  Bucknell,  but  didn't 
old  B.  U.  give  us  some  of  our  most 
cherished  friendships  and  lasting  asso- 
ciations? Let's  get  together  once  again 
and  talk  it  all  over!     See  you  June  6. 

Regretfully  now  we  turn  to  the  an- 
nouncement of  the  death  of  a  classmate, 
Donald  A.  Davis,  who  suffered  cerebral 
thrombosis  December  8,  1952.  After 
graduating  from  Bucknell,  Donald 
worked  for  the  National  Tube  Com- 
pany at  McKeesport  until  ill  health 
forced  his  retirement.  On  the  campus 
he  was  affiliated  with  Kappa  Delta  Rho, 
and  the  American  Society  of  Civil  En- 
gineers. 

He  is  survived  by  four  sisters  and 
two  brothers.  Another  brother,  John 
M.  Davis  '31  passed  away  Oct.,  1950. 
The  deepest  sympathy  from  his  class- 
mates is  extended  to  his  family. 

CLASS  OF  1924 

class  Reporter:    MR.    ALFRED   G.    STOUGHTON 
13105  Atlantic  Ave..  Rockville,  Md. 

We  were  happy  to  have  a  brief  visit 
to  the  Alumni  Office  of  one  of  our  far- 
away    members.     Earl     K.     Carpenter, 

with  his  wife,  the  foriner  Emma  B. 
Boyer,  and  their  youngest  daughter, 
Patricia,  stopped  in  to  visit  old  familiar 
places  on  a  trip  from  their  Alaska  home. 
For  the  past  four  years  Earl,  who 
earned  his  civil  engineering  degree  at 
Bucknell,  has  been  located  in  the  Dis- 
trict Engineer's  Office  of  the  U.  S.  En- 
gineers at  Anchorage,  Alaska.  During 
their  stay  in  the  states  the  Carpenters 
visited  Florida,  Rhode  Island,  New  York 
and  Chicago. 

With  regret  we  announce  the  death 
of  Earl  E.  Owens,  who  died  in  the 
Niagara  Falls  Memorial  Hospital  last 
June  after  three  months  illness.  Earl 
was  married  to  Maude  E.  Lucas  (Sus- 
quehanna '24)  and  had  been  associated 
with  the  Shredded  Wheat  Bakeries  of 
National  Biscuit  Co.  for  the  past  27 
years.  We  extend  deepest  sympathy 
to  his  family. 

CLASS  OF  1926 

Class  Reporter:  ANNA  L.  BROWN 
45  Wildwood  Ave.,  Pitman,  N.  J. 

At  Christmas  time  I  had  a  note  from 
Christine  Hardy.  In  the  winter  she  is 
in  Greenwich,  Connecticut,  (26  Lexing- 
ton Avenue)  busy  with  club  work,  cera- 
mics, and  painting;  her  summers  are 
spent  in  New  Hampshire. 

Ruth  Miller  and  Stearns  Warner  have 
just  celebrated  their  twenty -fifth  wed- 
ding anniversary.  They  were  at  hoine 
to  friends  at  the  Buffalo  Athletic  Club 
December  27,  1952.  Mr.  Warner  is  con- 
nected with  the  Lehigh  Portland  Ce- 
ment Company. 

It  has  been  difficult  to  keep  up  with 
our  classmate  Reynolds  Packard.  As 
foreign  correspondent  he  has  spent 
many  years  in  far  away  places  all  over 
the  world.  In  November  we  caught  up 
with  him  temporarily  when  his  address 
was  Stampa  Estera,  via  della  Mercede, 
54,  Rome,  Italy.  His  interesting  letter 
appears  elsewhere  in  this  issue. 

Alfred  T.  Purks  died  suddenly  of  a 
heart  attack  in  the  Doylestown  Hospi- 
tal on  January  4,  1953.  Alfred,  a  mem- 
ber of  Delta  Sigma  fraternity  was  em- 
ployed in  the  estimating  department  of 


The  Electric  Storage  Battery  Company. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Katherine  L. 
Purks,  and  a  daughter,  Patricia  Ann. 

CLASS  OF  1927 

class  Reporter:    MRS.    J.    LEON   MERRICK 

(Grace  Milhous) 

201  Meredith  St.,  Kennett  Square,  Pa. 

Note  to  Alumni  Office:  "Don't  ever 
list  Bill  Blaisdell  as  a  "lost"  alumnus — 
just  ask  a  classmate.  His  listing  as 
"missing"  in  the  December  ALUMNUS 
brought  forth  scads  of  leads  from  the 
Pentagon  right  down  to  the  corner  cigar 
store.  One  of  the  best  came  from  Stan 
McCaskey  who  told  of  meeting  Bill  on 
a  Honolulu  vacation  he  and  his  wife 
(nee  Irene  Bell  '26)  enjoyed  last  year. 
Stan  explains  that  Bill  called  for  them 
at  the  Royal  Hawaiian — speeding  up  in 
the  assistant  fire  chief's  red  car  with 
sirens  blasting  away.  Everyone  thought 
that  the  least  that  was  happening  was 
a  fire  in  the  hotel,  but  it  turned  out  that 
Bill  was  just  extending  a  Hawaiian 
welcome  to  the  McCaskeys.  Anyway, 
Bill  is  assistant  fire  chief  and  can  be 
reached  in  care  of  the  Fire  Department 
at  Honolulu. 

John  E.  Livermore  was  recently  made 
a  33rd  degree  Mason  for  his  outstand- 
ing work  in  masonry  over  a  long  period 
of  years.  On  the  campus  John  was  a 
member  of  Phi  Lambda  Theta.  He  re- 
sides in  Foxburg,  where  he  is  employed 
by  the  National  Transit  Co.  and  also 
serves  as  a  member  of  the  Foxburg 
Borough  School  Board  and  the  Foxburg 
Methodist  Church  of  which  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 


CLASS  OF  1928 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.   H.   M.  MARSH 

(Lorinne  Martin) 

25  Oakley  Ave..  Summit,  N.  J. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  Twenty- 
Fifth  (Silver)  Reunion  June  5-8,  1953." 


HOW  MANY  BABIES,  '28? 

Is  the  class  replacing  itself?  Send  in 
your  questionnaire  so  that  we  can  get  a 
full  class  report. 


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CLASS  OF  1929 

Class  Reporter:    MISS   THELMA   SHOWALTER 
223  State  St.,  Harrisburg.  Pa. 

John  A.  Buck  has  been  serving  as 
vice-president  of  the  Second  National 
Bank  of  Uniontown,  since  August  1951. 

Rowland  H.  Coleman,  vice-president 
and  director  of  sales.  Remington  Arms 
Co.,  Inc.,  was  recently  elected  to  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  Rem-Cru  Titan- 
ium, Inc.  The  company  is  a  major  pro- 
ducer of  titanium,  a  light  but  strong 
metal.  A  plant  recently  installed  at 
Midland,  Pa.  will  greatly  enlarge  the 
production  capacity  of  the  organization. 
Rowland  H.  Coleman,  son  of  Dr.  Wil-- 
liam  H.  Coleman,  Dean  of  the  College, 
and  Mrs.  Coleman,  is  married  to  the 
former  Esther  S.  Keim  '30.  They  have 
two  children  and  live  in  Fairfield,  Conn. 

Dr.  Clarence  Cranford  was  the  key- 
note speaker  at  the  4th  Biennial  B.  Y. 
F.  Convention  at  the  First  Baptist 
Church,  Sharon,  held  on  November 
28-30. 

Allen  Rarig  was  recently  transferred 
from  the  Harrisburg  office  of  the  Bell 
Telephone  Company  of  Pennsylvania 
to  the  Lewistown  office  where  he  will 
serve  as  district  manager. 

MARCH     1953 


CLASS  OF  1932 

Class  Reporter:    MR.    ELLIS   F.    HULL 
Allentown.  N.  J. 

The  Mifflinburg  Kiwanis  Club  has 
elected  Paul  Johnson  as  president. 

Among  the  victorious  Republicans  in 
the  recent  election  was  our  Nolan  F. 
Ziegler,  who  was  returned  to  the  House 
of  Representatives  of  the  Common- 
wealth of  Pennsylvania  for  a  two-year 
term.  Nolan  also  practices  law  in  Har- 
risburg. 

The  following  interesting  letter  was 
sent  to  your  reporter  by  Mrs.  Malcolm 
J.  Freeborn  who  we  will  remember  as 
Edith  V.  E.  George. 

"My  address  is  The  George  Junior 
Republic,  Freeville,  N.  Y.,  where  my 
husband,  Malcolm  J.  Freeborn  (Cornell 
'30)  is  the  director  of  education  and 
principal  of  the  high  school  within  the 
republic.  We  have  no  children  so  I 
find  time  to  serve  in  community  enter- 
prises and  there's  always  plenty  of 
work  to  be  done.  I'm  active  in  the 
Methodist  Church,  the  Republican 
Party,  American  Red  Cross  Blood  Bank 
Program,  N.  Y.  S.  Civil  Defense  Pro- 
gram and  Tompkins  County  Heart  Com- 
mittee of  the  A.  H.  A. 

"Now  and  then  I  do  a  little  speaking 
to  clubs  and  organizations  on  our  work 
at  the  George  Junior  Republic.  We 
have  a  fine  group  of  young  citizens  from 
several  states.  You  might  be  interested 
to  know  that  among  our  citizens  is  the 
daughter  of  Vladimir  Horowitz  (and 
she  is  the  granddaughter  of  Arturo 
Toscanini),  and  the  son  of  Mary  Pick- 
ford  and  Buddy  Rogers. 

"In  the  spring,  Mai  and  I  were  in 
Philadelphia.  We  spent  an  evening 
with  Helen  Kelly  Rickett  and  her  hus- 
band, Ken,  at  their  attractive  home  in 
Erlton,  N.  J.  Kel  is  the  only  Buck- 
nellian  I've  seen  recently. 

"Over  a  year  ago,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Leo 
L.  Rockwell  (Vera  Cober  '11)  spent  an 
evening  with  us.  We  were  delighted  to 
see  them  again.  A  group  of  Colgate 
students  were  with  them.  They  drove 
over  from  Hamilton  to  attend  a  session 
of  the  Court  and  the  Town  Meeting 
here  at  the  Republic.  The  Rockwells 
promised  to  come  back  another  time,  so 
we're  looking  forward  to  their  next 
visit.  You  see,  the  Rockwells  are  like 
a  part  of  our  Republic  family  because 
it  was  Mrs.  Rockwell  who  came  here 
to  help  my  father,  the  late  William  R. 
'Daddy'  George,  edit  his  last  book,  'The 
Adult  Minor,'  and  we've  adopted  Vera 
and  Leo  ever  since  that  time  and  that 
was  way  back  in  1935!     Imagine! 

'Edo'  George  Freeborn" 

A  letter  from  Ed  Corner  assures  us 
he  will  be  back  for  the  reunion  in  '57. 

"It  is  good  to  hear  from  you  after 
20  years  and  thanks  for  the  above  re- 
quest for  information. 

"I  have  been  practicing  law  here  in 
Port  Jervis,  N.  Y.  for  some  13  years. 
My  wife's  name  is  Isabel;  my  son,  Mel- 
wyn,  is  10  years  of  age,  and  happens 
to  be  the  youngest  candidate  for  admis- 
sion to  Bucknell  in  the  history  of  old 
B.  U.  My  son  was  enrolled  in  Buck- 
nell on  the  day  he  was  born,  August 
5,  1942,  for  the  class  entering  in  1960, 
if  not  earlier.  I  still  have  the  receipt 
for  the  enrollment  fee  I  paid  for  him. 

"My  daughter,  Allyson,  is  6  years  of 
age  and  says  she  wants  to  be  a  ballet 
dancer. 

"I  have  every  hope  of  attending  the 
reunion  in  '57,  and  if  all  is  well,  my 
family  will  be  there  too.  Hoping  to 
see  you  then,  if  not  before,  and  with 
kindest  personal  regards  to  you. 

Edward  S.  Corner" 

MARCH    1953 


George  Cocklll  took  time  out  from  a 
busy  life  of  work  and  being  a  father 
to  a  good  size  family  to  write  to  me: 

"In  1942,  I  became  affiliated  with  the 
Firestone  Tire  and  Rubber  Co.  in  their 
home  office  in  Akron,  Ohio.  During 
this  period,  I  have  been  assistant  comp- 
troller of  the  Aircraft  Products  Divi- 
sion, comptroller  of  the  Gun  Mount 
Division,  and  insurance  manager  for  all 
operations  of  The  Firestone  Tire  and 
Rubber  Co.  I  have  been  employed  in 
the  latter  position  since  1946. 

"We  have  five  children:  the  girls  be- 
ing seventeen,  sixteen  and  eight;  the 
boys,  thirteen  and  eleven.  Although 
our  oldest  girl,  who  will  enter  college 
next  year,  does  not  plan  to  attend  Buck- 
nell. we  hope  that  at  least  one  of  our 
children  will  attend  since  we  have  an 
unbroken  line  of  generations  who  have 
attended  Bucknell  dating  back  to  my 
grandfather    who    graduated    in    1865." 

So  far  it  looks  as  if  George  has  the 
biggest  family  for  the  Class  of  '32. 
Anyone  interested  in  challenging? 

The  Class  of  '32  will  recall  that  we 
had  three  Davises.  So  just  to  keep  the 
record  straight  this  letter  is  from  Dave 
Davis  of  Lambda  Chi  Alpha.  Dave 
writes: 

"After  Bucknell  I  attended  Duke  Uni- 
versity for  one  semester.  Then  went  to 
Hawaii  where  I  received  my  master's 
degree  in  history  in  1937.  I  taught  high 
school  in  Honolulu  from  1933  to  1937; 
and  on  Maui  from  1937  to  1942.  I  left 
Hawaii  during  the  war  and  taught  high 
school  in  New  London,  Conn,  for  two 
years. 

"Returned  to  California  in  1944,  and 
after  teaching  a  semester  left  to  join 
California  Institute  of  Technology  in 
a  war  research  project.  Have  been  in 
engineering  ever  since. 

"At  present  I  am  with  C.  F.  Braun 
and  Co.  in  Alhambra,  Calif.  Braun  de- 
signs and  constructs  petroleum  refiner- 
ies, chemical  plants  and  metals-proces- 
sing plants. 

"I  married  Marguerite  Forrest,  a 
nurse,  in  Hawaii  in  1940.  We  have  a 
boy,  David  Lloyd,  11,  and  a  girl,  Ann 
Martha,  9.  The  boy  was  born  in  Hawaii, 
the  girl  in  Connecticut.  Both  are  grow- 
ing up  as  real  sunkissed,  healthy  Cali- 
fornians.  We  are  a  happy  family,  busy 
with  school,  church  (I  am  an  elder  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church),  community 
projects  and  earning  a  living." 

Saturday  evening,  July  26,  1952,  the 
fourth  annual  summer  reunion  of  Phi 
Lambda  Theta  Fraternity  was  held  at 
the  home  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Eugene  C. 
Miller,  Ephrata,  Pa.  Mrs.  Miller  is  the 
former  Mary  C.  Bolger.  Twenty  three 
alumni  and  twelve  active  chapter  mem- 
bers attended  this  reunion.  Additional 
members  of  the  Class  of  '32  were  Dr. 
J.  Lamar  Davis  of  Ashland;  John  Long- 
streth  of  Woodbury,  N.  J.;  and  Lloyd 
S.  Hoffman  of  York. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Sheaffer  (Grace 
Fithian),  Harry  Fithian  '34  and  Mr.  and 

Mrs.  William  Fithian  '39,  attended  the 
Bucknell-Colgate  game.  Grace  said  it 
was  the  first  time  in  the  busy  past 
twenty  years  she  had  had  a  chance  to 
go  to  a  football  game  and  then  to  see 
defeat  after  seventeen  victories! 

CLASS  OF  1933 

Class  Reporter:    MR.   WARREN   B.    STAPLETON 
Market  St.,  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  Twen- 
tieth Reunion  June  5-8,  1953." 


CLASS  OF  1934 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.   WILLIAM   S.    LIMING 

(Ruth  Rohrl 

396  Andrews  Rd..  East  Williston,  N.  Y. 

I'm  planning  a  questionnaire  to  help 
us  get  ready  for  1954  (our  20th  re- 
union, y'know)  so  when  you  get  yours 
please  try  extra  hard  to  find  time  to 
complete  it  and  send  it  back  to  me. 

Thought  you  might  like  to  know  Lt. 
Col.  Lee  A.  Grove  is  attending  the 
Army  Command  and  General  Staff  Col- 
lege at  Ft.  Leavenworth,  Kansas.  Re- 
member Lee  or  "Butch"  as  he  was 
called  then?  Seems  we  both  got  an 
A.B.  in  economics  only  I  ended  up  as 
a  housewife — no  career  girl  except  for 
my  two  kiddies. 

I  regret  reporting  that  we  have  lost 
a  member  of  our  class.  Elizabeth  P. 
Smith  of  38  S.  Main  St.,  Muncy,  died 
suddenly  on  October  29th. 

Dr.  John  T.  Szypulski  recently  took 
as  his  bride  Dr.  Helen  F.  Tananis.  Both 
John  and  his  bride  are  members  of  the 
staff  of  Mont  Alto  Sanitorium. 

We  regret  to  announce  the  sudden 
death  of  George  A.  Van  Horn  in  St. 
Joseph  Hospital  in  Hazleton  on  October 
5.  George  was  a  native  of  Sunbury, 
was  employed  by  the  Pennsylvania 
Power  and  Light  Co.  in  Hazleton  and 
resided  in  Drums.  Pa.  He  is  survived 
by  his  wife,  the  former  Alice  Yeager 
and  four  children,  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  C.  R.  Van  Horn  of  Sunbury,  and 
a  brother  and  sister.  Heartfelt  sym- 
pathies of  the  University  and  his  class- 
mates are  extended  to  the  family. 

Your  reporter  wrote  a  letter  early  in 
the  summer  of  1951  and  just  received 
a  reply  but  it  was  worth  waiting  for 
and  the  reason  for  the  delay  most  rea- 
sonable. It  seems  Isadora  I.  Zlotkin 
was  recalled  to  active  duty  in  the  Air 
Force  in  June  1951  and  not  released 
until  Novem_ber  1952.  Incidentally  Izz 
graduated  from  Harvard  Law  School 
in  1937  and  started  practice  in  his  home 
town  Freehold,  N.  J.  He  served  4V2 
years  and  was  a  captain  during  World 
War  II  as  a  procurement  specialist, 
traveling  all  over  and  was  contracting 
officer  at  Curtis  Wright  Corp.  He  and 
his  wife  Harriet  and  young  son,  Jacob, 
are  at  home  in  Freehold  and  would 
enjoy  seeing  any  Bucknellians  down 
that  way;  just  contact  him  at  12  Court 
St.,  Freehold,  N.  J.,  where  he  has  a 
very  good  law  and  real  estate  business. 
He  tells  me  he's  taking  steps  to  help 
the  local  Alumni  Club  become  more 
active.    Good  luck  on  that  venture. 

That's  all  for  now,  wonder  if  any  of 
the  rest  of  you  will  answer  my  letters 
— or  better  yet  complain  at  not  having 
received  one? 

CLASS  OF  1935 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.    FREDERICK   STRALEY 

(Metta  Farrington) 

Furnace  Rd..  R.  D.  1,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Otto  H.  Leichliter  is  now  sales  mana- 
ger of  the  Sargent  Engineering  Corpor- 
ation's mid-continent  sales  department. 
He  has  been  with  the  company  14  years. 
Mr.  Leichliter  is  married  and  has  two 
daughters.  His  address  is  413  Oil  Cap- 
ital Bldg.,  Tulsa,  Okla. 

Ann  Orr  Deschanel  is  serving  as  pres- 
ident of  the  Polio  Parents  Club  of  Del- 
aware Co.,  Pa.  The  club,  a  morale  build- 
ing organization  for  parents  of  polio 
victims,  was  recently  awarded  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Medical  Society's 
annual  humanitarian  award.  After  leav- 
ing the  campus,  where  she  was  active 
in  Delta  Delta  Delta  and  Mu  Phi  Epsi- 
lon,  she  served  as  head  of  the  English 
department  at  Royersford  High  School. 

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Articles  and  poetry  written  by  her  have 
appeared  in  the  Trident  and  the  East- 
em  Shore  Magazine.  Ann  now  resides 
at  211  Oxford  Hill  Lane,  Westgate  Hills, 
Havertown. 

Elizabeth  Peters  is  at  Sheldon  Jack- 
son Junior  College,  Sitka,  Alaska. 

Edward  A.  Reisman  reports  that  he 
is  now  active  in  Long  Island  real  estate 
associated  with  Joseph  T.  Froehligh 
Co.,  Inc.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reisman  now 
have  three  sons  and  a  daughter  and  live 
at  27  Westminster  Rd.,  Rockville  Cen- 
ter, L.  I. 

Ralph  C.  Smith  is  the  new  assistant 
to  the  county  superintendent  of  schools. 
He  had  been  supervising  principal  of 
the  Montoursville  Area  High  School. 

John  Walesky,  58  North  Nice  St., 
Frackville,  is  the  father  of  four  chil- 
dren. He  has  been  practicing  law  for 
the  past  14  years. 


Genevieve  Lawrence  has  a  new  ad- 
dress. It  is  Apt.  913,  1220  N.  Broad  St., 
Philadelphia. 

Reports  are  that  Dr.  Walter  Pluto, 
husband  of  Irene  V.  Lewski  has  been  re- 
called to  the  U.  S.  Service. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Schaub  (Virginia 
M.  Nyliind)  enclosed  in  their  greeting 
a  picture  of  their  son,  Paul,  aged  three. 
By  the  way,  their  new  address  is  207-A 
Elkinton  Ave.,  Chester. 

James  H.  Ritter  received  a  doctor  of 
philosophy  degree  from  Ohio  State  Uni- 
versity in  August. 

Sophie  Rokosz  writes  that  she  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Hershey  High 
School  faculty  for  the  past  nine  years. 

Dean  Smeal  has  recently  been  ap- 
pointed chief  engineer  of  the  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  area  for  Harry  Alexander, 
Inc.,    electrical   contracting   engineers. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  H.  Winey  (Ople 
Fox)  have  moved  to  Gregg  Ave.,  Kal- 
mia  Hill,  Aiken,  S.  C,  where  Winey  is 
supervising  estimator  for  the  Savannah 
River  Plant  of  duPont  de  Nemours  & 
Co. 

The  Courier-Journal  of  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  recently  reported  that  Rich- 
ard B.  Engdahl,  supervisor  in  the  Bat- 
telle  Memorial  Institute,  Columbus, 
Ohio,  is  conducting  a  survey  of  air  pol- 
lution for  8  factories  in  the  Louisvuie 
Rubbertown  area.  After  earning  his 
bachelor  of  science  in  mechanical  en- 
gineering at  Bucknell,  Dick  was  award- 
ed the  master  of  science  degree  by  the 
University  of  Illinois  in  1938.  He  is 
married  to  the  former  Helen  Klaas, 
who  also  holds  bachelor  and  master 
degrees  from  the  University  of  Illinois 
where  both  have  previously  been  en- 
gaged in  research  work. 


Mrs.  Ann  Orr  Deschanel  '35  receiving  the  Dr. 
Benjamin  Rusli  bronze  plaque  from  Dr.  Louis  Jones 
on  behalf  of  the  Polio  Parents  Club  of  Delaware 
County. 

CLASS    OF   1936 

Class  Reporter  :  MRS.    CHARLOTTE   BROWN 

(Charlotte  Shupe) 

Box  71,  R.  D.  3,  Leechburg,  Pa. 

The  Holiday  Season  brought  interest- 
ing mail.  A  part  of  it  was  from  class 
members.  You  know,  we  have  mem- 
bers who  write  regularly,  members  who 
send  just  Season's  Greetings,  members 
who  write  once  or  twice  in  a  decade, 
and  members  who  never  write.  Be- 
lieve me,  mail  is  welcome  from  each 
and  every  one  of  you,  and  any  news 
you  have  to  share,  I  will  gladly  send  to 
the  other  class  members  via  THE 
BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS. 

A  greeting  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Perez 
H.  Collins  (Sara  D.  Andrews)  pictures 
their  two  children,  Guy  and  Martha. 

In  sadness  I  report  the  death  of  the 
fourth  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Orville 
Wynings  (Liva  D.  Baker),  Sidnea  Su- 
san. She  was  born  November  11  and 
died  November  15,  1952.  Besides  her 
parents,  she  is  survived  by  three  sis- 
ters, Orva,  10,  Deborah,  5,  and  Ruth, 
IVa. 

Fred  A.  Bufanio  of  96  Overlook  Ter- 
race, Bloomfield,  N.  J.,  has  been  promot- 
ed to  chief  chemist  of  the  Berth  Smelt- 
ing and  Refining  Company. 

Greetings  were  also  received  from 
Starrling-  Bull,  supervising  principal  of 
the  Nescopek  School  and  from  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Harry  Scholl  (Sara  K.  High)  and 
their  daughters,  Regina  and  Karen,  of 
Galeton,  Pa. 

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TliL-  Dt.Linber  issae  carried  a  letter  (page  2> 
from  Alberta  Rutgers  Conover  in  which  she  told 
about  the  fine  family  the  Conovers  are  raising  in 
Aurora,  Colorado.  Large  families  are  the  pattern 
in  Aurora  as  evidenced  by  this  picture  showing 
Daddy  Conover,  swinging  little  Daniel,  Alberta. 
Susan  and  Mark.  Standing  in  front  are  Ruth  and 
Jonathan. 

CLASS  OF  1937 

Class  Reporter:   MR.   SIGMUND  STOLER 
215  Chestnut  St.,  Sunbury,  Pa. 

Anyone  for  Florida?  If  you're  Flor- 
ida bound  and  going  through  Georgia 
you  have  an  invitation  to  stop  and  see 
Ray  Monahan  at  261  Madison  Ave.,  De- 
catur, Ga. 

Thomas  Richards  has  been  elected 
president  of  the  Rochester  Alumni  Club. 

CLASS  OF  1938 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  JOHN  B.  DEMPSEY 

fAnne  Culbertsoni 

1674  E.  .Romeo  Rd.,  Leonard,  Mich. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  Fifteenth 
Reunion  June  5-8,  1953". 

Dear  Classmates: 

This  is  the  first  of  a  series  of  messages 
you  will  read  in  this  column  in  future 


issues.  You  will  be  informed  by  our 
class  reporter,  Ann  Culbertson  Demp- 
sey  about  our  Reunion  plans. 

The  date  of  our  get  together  is  estab- 
lished— make  a  note  of  it — June  6,  Sat- 
urday. We  all  wish  this  to  be  a  grand 
occasion  and  only  your  participation 
will  make  it  so.  Give  the  Reunion  your 
priority  over  anything  else  for  June 
6.  Think  about  it,  make  your  plans  ear- 
ly, check  with  your  class  friends  about 
their  plans  and  we're  certain  to  have 
a  successful  and  enjoyable  day  together. 

You  will  be  contacted  b.y  some  one 
of  the  class  from  your  area — offer  your 
help  and  assistance  and,  above  all,  give 
your  "Yes — I'll  be  there  on  June  6." 
Sincerely, 

Ira  G.  Fox. 

CLASS  OF  1939 

Class  Reporter:   MR.   T.   BARR  CANNON 
574  Kenilworth  Dr.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Martin  Blumenson  of  29  Guilford 
Road,  Port  Washington,  N.  Y.,  was  re- 
cently promoted  to  captain  while  serv- 
ing with  the  Historical  Detachment  of 
the  Eighth  Army  in  Korea. 

Lewis  Coren's  first  child,  a  girl,  Myra 
Susan,  was  born  September  18th. 

Mrs.  Gilbert  Foster  (Ruth  Croft)  tells 
us  of  the  night  out  five  ex-semites  had 
in  New  York  not  too  long  ago.  Mary 
Belle  McKeage  '38  was  there  and  was 
leaving  for  a  two-month  tour  of  Europe. 
Gay  Russell  Dueger  '38  was  there  also. 
Gay  and  her  husband,  Ed  Dueger  '47 
have  two  gjrls  and  a  boy.  Marjorie 
Bastedo  Miller  mentioned  her  husband 
Bob  Miller  '37  and  their  two  boys  and 
girl.  The  fifth  was  Norma  Schotland 
Harris.  Gil  Foster  '40  is  now  chief  ad- 
visor for  the  General  Motors  Junior 
Achievement  Co.  Ruth  and  Gil  have  a 
son  and  daughter.  Ruth  tells  us  that  it 
was  a  wonderful  night  out  with  many 
"do  you  remembers". 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Dunham  (Carol 
Martin  '40)  have  moved  to  6455  Thur- 
ber  Rd.,  R.  F.  D.  1,  Birmingham,  Mich., 
where  Charles  will  be  branch  manager 
at  the  Detroit  office  of  Rohrer,  Hibler 
&  Replogle. 

We  have  just  been  informed  that 
Charles  Henderson  has  become  Minis- 
of  Music  at  the  church  of  the  Covenant 
(Presbyterian),  Erie.  In  his  new  assign- 
ment Charles  will  be  serving  a  con- 
gregation of  2600  members  and  will 
have  supervision  of  6  choirs  with  a  to- 
tal membership  of  almost  300  and  a 
number  of  special  musical  presenta- 
tions arranged  for  visiting  composers 
and  performers.  We  all  reinember  that 
Charles  was  named  "Young  Man  of  the 
Year  1950"  by  the  Wyoming  Valley 
Junior  Chamber  of  Commerce  when  he 
was  organist  and  choir  director  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Wilkes- 
Barre,  in  addition  to  serving  in  many 
musical  organizations  in  the  city.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Henderson,  with  their  two 
children,  Sarah  Jane  and  Ann  Curtis, 
will  reside  at  1359  W.  10th  St.,  Erie. 

Fred  Jupenlaz  is  college  counselor 
and  instructor  in  sociology  at  Mansfield 
State  Teachers  College.  His  address 
there  is  38  St.  James  St. 

St.  Stephen's  Church,  Oil  City,  was 
the  setting  for  the  wedding  of  June  E. 
Nelson  and  Edward  P.  'Wizda. 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Babcock  (Dorothy 
Price)  has  four  children,  Ann,  8,  Ed- 
ward, 4,  Alan,  3,  Virginia,  1.  They  live 
at   106  Lavern  St.,   Pittsburgh. 

On  April  19th  Margaret  E.  Reiff  mar- 
ried Edward  Caruthers.  Their  address 
is  320  N.  Piedmont  St.,  Arlington,  Va. 

MARCH    1953 


Rev.  Robert  M.   Savidge  is  now  the 

Director  of  Religious  Life  at  the  Wo- 
men's College  of  Colorado.  His  home 
address  is  1800  Poplar  St.,  Denver  7, 
Colorado.  He  is  married  to  the  former 
Alice  Healey  '40. 

Michael  G.  Schweikle  died  in  Wil- 
liamsport  May  31st  of  a  heart  ailment. 

William  A.  Toland  is  the  father  of  a 
son  born  May  10th. 

Herbert  Westby-Gibson  and  Mrs. 
Westby-Gibson  (Dorothy  Fenton  '40) 
are  now  living  in  San  Francisco  at  1824 
Larkin  St.,  and  are  both  working  in 
the  field  of  education.  Dorothy  is  di- 
rector of  family  life  education  service, 
a  department  of  the  San  Francisco 
Schools  Adult  Education  Division.  For 
the  past  3^2  years  Herb  has  been  prin- 
cipal of  San  Mateo  County's  Special 
School  for  the  mentally  handicapped. 
Herb  reports  that  their  professors  at 
Bucknell  certainly  innoculated  them 
with  the  study  virus  for  they  are  both 
still  going  to  college,  working  for  doc- 
toral degrees  at  the  University  of  Cal- 
ifornia. 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  John  F.  Sammel 
(Mary  Zehner)  are  the  parents  of  five 
children:  Fred,  11,  Jane,  8,  Mary  Belle, 
5,  and  twins,  Ann  and  Chrissj^  4.  The 
Sammels  live  at  Shippensburg  where 
the  Rev.  Sammel  is  pastor  of  Memorial 
Lutheran  Church. 

CLASS  OF  1940 

class  Reporter:    MRS.    JAMES  A.   MILLER 

(Mary  McCrina) 

1220-E,  Brackenridge  Apts..  Lake  Austin  Blvd.. 

Austin,  Tex. 

The  Christmas  mail  brought  some 
pleasant  surprises  —  perhaps  the  most 
startling  being  one  postmarked  Singa- 
pore! This  was  from  the  Tracey  K. 
(Martha  Clayton)  Joneses.  They  and 
their  two  children,  Judy  and  Didi,  are 
in  Malaya  —  eight  degrees  from  the 
equator  —  appointed  to  the  Wesley 
Church,  whose  membership  is  made  up 
of  fifteen  nationalities  and  five  races. 
Their  address  is  5  Port  Canning  Road, 
Singapore,  Malaya. 

Warren  K.  Eister,  member  of  the  di- 
rector's staff  of  the  chemical  technology 
division  of  the  Oak  Ridge  National  Lab- 
oratory, has  currently  played  a  key 
role  in  the  equipment  development 
phase  of  the  chemical  process  to  be 
used  in  the  recently  completed  Idaho 
Chemical  Processing  Plant  at  Arco, 
Idaho. 

Stanley  R.  Lemler  followed  his  Buck- 
nell training  with  a  law  degree  from 
Syracuse  in  1942  and  then  served  four 
years  with  the  armed  services.  Since 
then  he  has  been  practicing  law  in  New 
York  City.  He  and  Mrs.  Lemler,  along 
with  Jerry,  age  3,  reside  at  110  River- 
side Drive,  New  York,  24. 

And  more  recently  Dolly  Abbotts 
(Mrs.  Paul  Albert)  sent  a  news- 
crammed  letter.  Paul  is  now  the  man- 
ager of  Luria  Steel  Products  in  Bethle- 
hem. Both  are  very  active  in  civic  af- 
fairs— in  fact,  after  reading  Dolly's  let- 
ter, I  couldn't  help  wondering  when  she 
has  time  to  breathe  .  .  .  Vera  Mila- 
nick  Finlay  is  the  only  woman  doctor 
at  West  Point  Academy.  Her  address, 
Dolly  says,  is:  Mrs.  John  Finlay,  Han- 
over Road,  Yorktown  Heights,  New 
York  .  .  .  Also  in  the  same  town 
with  the  Alberts  were  the  Vincent 
Norks.  Vince  is  now  stationed  in  Japan 
at  Atsugi  Air  Base,  and  his  family  is 
with  him  .  .  .  Peggy  Styer  Williams 
may  now  be  addressed:  Mrs.  A.  B.  Wil- 
liams, Jr.,  206  West  Myer  Ave.,  New- 
castle. 

Cornelius  Roughgarden,  Jr.,  of  7639 
Commonwealth  Blvd.,  Bellerose,  L.  I.,  is 

MARCH    1953 


now  with  the  American  Petroleum  In- 
stitute as  an  aviation  analyst. 

Then  there  was  "A  voice  from  the 
long  ago  past!"  This  note  was  made  up 
of  some  hieroglyphics  which  I  decipher 
thus:  "I've  been  a  counselor  and  teach- 
er of  psychology  for  two  years  at  Con- 
tra Costa  Junior  College  .  .  .  I'm 
taking  a  seminar  at  the  University  of 
California — and  lo  and  behold,  there 
was  another  Bucknellian — of  more  re- 
cent vintage  than  us,  though!"  This 
from  Alice  Ruigh,  whose  address  is  1625 
Berkeley  Way,  Berkeley,  3,  Calif. 

CLASS  OF  1941 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  WILLIAM  HASSELBERGER 

( Jeane  Steele) 

1518  Westmoreland  Ave..  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Miriam  Lesher  Hunter  is  director  of 
the  show  "The  Great  Big  Doorstep." 
Miriam  is  the  author  of  several  plays 
and  has  had  invaluable  experience  in 
directing. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Nagel  '42  (Lois 
Knerr)  have  two  boys.  Randy  and 
Douglas.  They  live  at  1121  Putnam 
Ave.,  Plainfield,  N.  J, 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lee  S.  Ranck  announce 
the  birth  of  a  son,  JefTery  Snyder,  born 
May  17.  They  also  have  a  daughter, 
Lois,  who  is  three.  The  Rancks  live  at 
1315  Market  St.,  Lewisburg. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Evans  Kaveney  (Ruth 
Titman)  are  the  proud  parents  of  a 
baby  girl,  Sara  Anne,  born  December 
1952.  Ruthie  and  Evans  live  at  69-02C 
186  Lane,  Flushing,  N.  Y.  Congratula- 
tions on  your  first  born! 

John  F.  Zeller,  HI,  assistant  profes- 
sor of  political  science  at  Bucknell,  has 
been  awarded  the  Bronze  Star  for  his 
superior  work  as  an  intelligence  officer 
of  a  division  artillery  headquarters  in 
Korea. 

CLASS  OF  1942 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.    THEODORE  WILKINSON 

(Mary  C.  Forrest  1 

329  W.  Walnut  St.,  Lancaster.  Pa. 

A  son,  Brian  Charles,  was  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Albert  Bacon,  Jr.  (Eva 
Ahrensfleld)  on  October  27th.  Their 
daughter,  Kim,  is  seven. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  Bush  '40  (Marge 
Brumbaugh)  and  their  children, 
Charles  and  Susan,  are  living  in 
France.  Ralph  is  a  Major  in  the  Air 
Force. 

Clark  C.  Beam,  Jr.,  was  born  on  Sep- 
tember 2nd  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clark  C. 
Beam  (Margery  Corwin).  The  Beams 
also  have  a  daughter,  Wendy,  7. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Davis  (Jane  Coul- 
teryahn)  are  in  New  Orleans,  where 
Mr.  Davis  is  an  instructor  at  Dillard 
University.  They  have  two  children, 
Charles  and  Jack. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  Bolton  '44  (Anne 
Dewees)  live  in  New  Hampshire  and 
are  in  the  chicken  business. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Graham  L.  Tappan 
(Marcia  Hart)  have  moved  to  R.  D.  2, 
Winthrop,  Maine.  Gay  and  his  brother 
are  raising  chickens  and  hatching  eggs. 
They  have  a  90-acre  farm  with  a  house 
that  is  100  years  old.  In  addition  to 
Sally,  five  years  old,  a  new  baby,  Kath- 
leen, was  born  on  April  23.  In  the  won- 
derful letter  Marcia  wrote  were  bits  of 
news  about  some  of  our  class  members. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  M.  Newcomb 
(Laurel  Herrmann)  moved  to  Prim- 
rose Trail,  Mt.  Kemble  Lake,  Morris- 
town,  N.  J.,  in  March  of  '51.  They  have 
two  little  girls,  Nancy,  born  May  21, 
1949,  and  Sally,  born  May  10,  1951. 

Gerrie  Pepperman  Dietz  lives  in 
Phoenixville;  has  four  children,  two 
boys,  two  girls. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harvey  P.  Pettit  (Mary 
Beidler  '43)  have  moved  to  1501  Wash- 
ington Blvd.,  Birmingham,  Mich.  Har- 
very  has  been  sent  to  Detroit  as  the  dis- 
trict sales  manager  for  the  new  office 
of  Calco  Chemical  Company  of  the 
American  Cyanamid  Corp. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ed  Noonan  (Jeanne 
Rockwell)  live  in  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 
They  have  a  son,  Keith. 

CLASS  OF  1943 

class  Reporter:    MRS.    EARLE  E.    BENTON 

(Norene  Bondi 

3408  Ivan  Road,  Wayne,  Pa. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  Tenth 
Reunion  June  5-8,  1953." 

Do  you  realize  what  this  year  of  1953 
means  to  us?  That's  right,  it  will  be 
ten  years  this  June  since  we  left  Alma 
Mater  to  try  our  wings.  It  would  be  an 
excellent  idea  to  prod  some  of  those 
old  memories  by  coming  back  to  the 
big  reunion  on  June  6th.  Put  a  circle 
around  that  date  on  your  calendar  so 
you  won't  forget. 

Your  reporter  has  been  letting  dead- 
lines creep  up  on  her  the  past  couple 
months,  so  I'll  go  back  away  so  as  to 
catch  up  on  some  of  the  older  news. 

In  September,  I  had  a  letter  from 
Dottie  Sonn  Carlsen.  She  and  Stuart 
had  their  first  baby,  Paul  Harold  Carl- 
sen,  on  June  23rd.  They  now  live  at 
100  Fairview  Ave.,  Verona,  N.  J.  She 
writes  that  Bill  and  Dot  Bunnell  Pal- 
mer, with  Lyn  and  Tommy,  have  moved 
to  Paramus,  N.  J.,  from  Stroudsburg. 
They  have  a  new  house  there  at  639 
Roosevelt  St.  Bill  is  with  Aetna  Insur- 
ance. 

Dick  Christenson  has  been  in  the 
office  of  the  Naval  Attache  in  Ankara, 
Turkey,  for  some  time. 

Maurice  V.  Cooper  has  recently 
moved  to  21-71  34th  Ave.,  Long  Island 
City,  with  his  wife  and  two  sons.  He 
is  playing  trumpet  and  arranging  for 
the  Vincent  Lopez  orchestra  at  the  Ho- 
tel Taft. 

Mrs.  B.  F.  Hardaway  (Charlotte  A. 
Cubberley)  has  recently  moved  to 
Montgomery,  Alabama  with  her  three 
children,  Ben,  8,  Sherry,  4,  and  Anne, 
2.  Her  husband.  Major  Hardaway,  is  at 
Army  Air  Command  Staff  School,  Max- 
well Field. 

We  regret  to  announce  the  death  of 
the  only  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  S. 
Dreyer,  of  7608  25th  Ave.,  University 
Gardens,  in  the  Washington,  D.  C.  area, 
when  he  ran  into  a  moving  truck  while 
playing  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home.  The 
University  extends  deepest  sympathy 
to  the  parents  of  the  2i'2  year  old  son. 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Frantz  have  a 
son,  Robert  Ingram  born  July  13th. 

Steven  G.  Bartow  was  born  Septem- 
ber 22nd  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Bar- 
tow (Anne  Gerhard  '45). 

Marcia  (Herregesell)  and  Clint  Hege- 
man  have  just  had  a  sister  for  Lorraine, 
6,  and  Marjorie,  4.  The  name  is  Janice 
Claire  and  she  was  born  on  November 
15.  The  Hegemans  live  at  30  Richards 
Rd.,  Port  Washington,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Earle  Dalbey  (Dorothea  Rouse) 
has  moved  into  a  new  home  at  4007 
Lorainne  Ave.,  Falls  Church,  Va.  Her 
husband,  a  Lieutenant  Commander  in 
the  Navy,  is  the  administrator  of  the 
Industrial  Relations  Institute  in  Wash- 
ington. 

Jean  Shake  Rubick  had  her  third 
baby  not  long  ago  and  Alice  Leutner 
Rowland  had  her  first,  Norris  Dean 
Rowland  III  on  July  11th.  Betty  Baush 
McCrow  had  her  second  child  on  June 
22nd,  down  in  Caracas,  Venezuela. 

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Lt.  Com.  James  W.  Shaw  is  an  in- 
structor in  advanced  training  at  the 
Naval  Air  Station,  Corpus  Christi. 

"I'm  a  housevi'ife  and  mother,  and 
I'm  proud  of  my  job,"  says  IVIrs.  Calvin 
Clemmer  (Clara  Walton).  Have  you 
seen  just  how  she  does  it,  as  pictured  in 
the  September  McCall's? 


HOW  MANY  BABIES,  '43? 

Calling  all  proud  parents!  Tell  us  of  your 
familial  accompliEhments,  and  make  the 
class  record  1009f ! 


CLASS  OF  1944 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.   ROBERT  P.   BAKER 

(Honey  Rhinesmithi 

Butler,  R.  P.  D.,  Lindys  Lake.  N,  J. 

The  Christmas  mail  vi^as  just  wonder- 
ful. It's  a  shame  we  can't  devote  our 
column  to  all  the  pictures  that  were 
enclosed,  and  according  to  the  post 
scripts,  if  all  goes  well,  there  should 
be  quite  a  few  births  to  announce  come 
Spring. 

Gini  Gushing  Hughes  writes  that  she 
and  her  husband  have  bought  a  327  acre 
turkey  farm.  Hope  they  have  the  best 
of  luck  in  their  new  venture.  The  new 
address  is  Pigeon  Hill  Turkey  Farm, 
Box  507,  Tappahannock,  Va. 

Met  Mini  and  Duke  Reed  at  the  Lee 
Psatys  recently.  Lee  and  Doris  have 
moved  to  14  Carneer  Street,  Ruther- 
ford, New  Jersey. 

The  Robert  Kiehls  (Margie  Swigart) 
announce  the  arrival  of  Christine  Mar- 
garet on  Nov.  26,  1952.  She  joins  two 
brothers.  Bob  and  John. 

Burr  and  Sylvia  Clifife  Williamson 
have  moved  to  4004  Dunhaven  Road, 
Dallas,  9,  Texas,  where  Burr  is  man- 
ager of  a  new  branch  engineering  of- 
fice for  CO-TWO. 

George  Clark  is  the  new  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  in 
Rochester. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Wells  (Patricia 
Dawley)  announce  the  arrival  of  Jac- 
queline on  November  23,  1952.  The 
WeUs  live  at  358  West  Olney  Road, 
Norfolk,  Va. 

A  second  son,  James  Alton,  was  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eugene  Levitt,  126 
Carlton  Drive,  Hamilton,  Ohio,  in  May. 

CLASS  OF  1945 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.   C.  PRED   MOORE 

(Nancy  Woehling) 

Alden  Park  Manor.  Germantown,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

On  Sunday,  November  16,  1952,  at 
Christ's  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church, 
Lewisburg,  Rachel  M.  Arbogast  became 
the  bride  of  Charles  L.  Wagner.  Charles 
is  an  engineer  for  the  Westinghouse 
Electric  Co.  in  Pittsburgh. 

Mildred  Braun  is  employed  in  the 
legal  department  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  Co.,  Pittsburgh. 

Mrs.  Hugh  Richards  (June  Bunnell) 
is  the  secretary-treasurer  of  the  Roches- 
ter Alumni  Club. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  A.  Good  (Bob- 
bie Bowers)  are  now  living  at  Hatchery 
Road,  Hackettstown,  New  Jersey. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  A.  Lo  Presti 
(June  Biggs)  are  now  living  in  Tru- 
mansburg.  New  York,  where  her  hus- 
band is  now  stationed.  They  have  two 
children,  Stephen,  born  November  1951 
and  John,  born  December  1952. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  LaCroix  (Mary 
FoUmer),  23  Valley  Road,  Apt.  12, 
Drexelbrook,    Drexel    Hill,    announced 

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the  birth  of  their  son,  on  January  16, 
1953. 

Jean  Painter,  writes  "I  am  supervisor 
of  student  teachers  for  Indiana  State 
Teachers  College.  They  come  to  the 
local  high  school  to  teach  and  I  guide 
them  through  their  experiences.  I'm 
working  on  a  Master's  degree  at  South- 
ern California."  Her  present  address  is 
220  Bluff  Street,  Kittanning,  Pa. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  C.  Tait  (Margery 
Tyson)  announce  the  birth  of  their 
daughter,  Helen  Neff  Tait,  July  29, 
1952.  Dr.  Tait  recently  returned  from 
service  in  Korea.  They  now  reside  at 
6756  Blakemore  Street,  Philadelphia  19. 
Dr.  Tait  is  continuing  a  course  in  Oph- 
thalmology at  Temple  University. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ferd  Wiedersphan 
(Jean  Williams)  announce  the  birth  of 
their  son,  Mark,  on  January  15,  1953. 
Their  new  address  is  209  Hillside  Ave- 
nue, Chatham,  New  Jersey. 


CLASS  OF  1946 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.    WILLIAM   HARSHBARGER 

(Jeanne  Phillips i 

206  Second  St..  Huntingdon.  Pa. 

Bill  Kerchner,  Jr.,  his  wife  and  young 
daughter,  recently  flew  to  Italy  where 
they  will  spend  eight  months  while  Bill 
assists  with  the  construction  of  power 
plants  at  Chibasso  and  Civitacchia  un- 
der the  supervision  of  Gilbert  Associ- 
ates, Inc. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  H.  Goslow  (Joan 
Ruihley)  have  a  daughter,  Janet  Maree, 
born  October  15th.  Joan  received  a 
degree  from  the  University  of  Michigan 
Law  School  in  1950.  Her  husband  is  an 
aeronautical  engineer.  They  live  at 
16037  Miami  Way,  Pacific  Palisades, 
Calif. 

Dr.  William  L.  Sprague  reports  in 
from  French  Cameroun,  Africa,  and 
tells  us  that  he  and  Mrs.  Sprague  are 
serving  in  the  dental  clinic  at  M.  P.  A. 
Elat,  Ebolowa,  French  Cameroun,  Af- 
rica. Young  Joey  has  just  passe(ij  his 
1st  birthday. 

Margaret  Thompson,  recently  mar- 
ried Thomas  Jeramaz  and  moved  to 
Call,  Colombia,  South  America.  Mar- 
garet has  retired  from  her  job  as  re- 
porter with  Life  magazine. 


CLASS  OF  1947 

Class  Reporter:    ROGER   S.    HADDON,    ESQ. 
243  Water  St.,  Northumberland,  Pa. 

Captain  John  R.  DeBarr,  now  serving 
with  the  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  has  been 
admitted  as  a  practicing  attorney  before 
the  Pennsylvania  Supreme  Court  and 
the  Northumberland  County  courts. 
During  the  past  summer  he  was  mar- 
ried to  the  former  Mary  Louise  Burg, 
of  Northumberland. 

Arthur  J.  Emery,  Jr.  has  received  the 
Ph.D.  degree  in  bio-chemistry  from  the 
University  of  Rochester  School  of  Med- 
icine. 

Ted  Getzler  sends  us  word  from  the 
West  Coast.  He  married  Barbara  Gay 
Budsell  of  Huntington  Park,  Calif.,  and 
they  have  a  little  girl,  Jacklyn  Gay,  3 
years  old.  Ted  is  now  chief  process  en- 
gineer with  Industrial  Engineers,  Inc., 
of  Los  Angeles,  petroleum  refinery  con- 
sultants and  equipment  manufacturers, 
where  he  has  been  associated  for  two 
years.  Address:  8922  Tope  Ave.,  Los 
Angeles  2,  Calif. 

Mary  Wolfinger  Woehling  ("Mollie" 
to  you)  writes  that  she  and  her  family 
are  becoming  accustomed  to  life  in  the 
Midwest.  She  is  the  wife  of  H.  Leigh 
Woehling.  They  have  a  very  young 
son,  Donald  Hobson,  born  December  20, 


1952,  and  three-year-old  Edward.  Ad- 
dress: 378  St.  Charles  Street,  Elgin, 
Illinois. 

Eugene  W.  Youngken,  who  was  ac- 
tive in  Cap  and  Dagger  at  B.  U.,  and 
is  now  an  instructor  in  draina  and 
speech  at  Centennary  Junior  College, 
Hackettstown,  N.  J.,  presented  an  ad- 
dress on  "The  Standards  and  Objec- 
tives of  the  Junior  College  Theatre"  at 
the  annual  convention  of  the  American 
Educational  Theatre  Association,  held 
in  Cincinnati  on  December  29-31. 


JOBS   FOR   EX-SERVICEMEN 

Bucknell  has  not  forgotten  her  service- 
men, according  to  Raymond  K.  Irwin.  Direc- 
tor of  the  Placement  Bureau.  He  requests 
that  all  servicemen  who  have  been  dis- 
charged or  are  expecting  to  leave  the  armed 
forces  contact  the  Placement  Bureau  imme- 
diately for  information  about  job  opportuni- 
ties. A  number  of  leading  companies  are  in- 
terested in  employing  e.\-servicemen. 

In  contacting  the  Placement  Bureau,  It  is 
necessary  to  state  experience  gained  in  the 
service  and  to  indicate  the  type  of  work  de- 
sired as  well  as  a  geographical  preference, 
if  any.  Veterans  will  be  supplied  with  all  the 
information  available  at  no  expense,  al- 
though they  will  have  to  arrange  interviews 
and  contacts  at  their  own  convenience. 


CLASS  OF  1948 

Class  Reporter:    IMISS  JOANN  GOLIGHTLY 
106  N.  Grove  St.,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  Fifth 
Reunion  June  5-8,  1953." 

Your  committee  for  our  5th  Reunion 
at  graduation  this  June  6th  is  preparing 
for  a  big  turnout — will  you  be  one  of 
them? — I  hope  so. 

Edward  Allen,  Jr.,  who  received  his 
M.D.  from  Albany  Medical  School,  is 
now  an  intern  in  the  Navy.  He  and 
his  wife,  the  former  Joan  Herr  '49,  live 
at  3677  Georgia  Street,  San  Diego,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Freeman  Burket  Anderson  has  com- 
pleted his  work  for  a  Ph.D.  in  philology 
at  Stanford  University  and  has  joined 
the  editorial  staff  of  G.  &  G.  Merriam 
Company,  (publishers  of  Webster's  Dic- 
tionaries) as  an  etymologist.  His  home 
address  is  26  Drexer  Street,  Springfield, 
Massachusetts.  He  reports  that  John 
R.  Dunmire  is  on  the  faculty  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Kansas  and  is  at  work  on 
his  doctor's  dissertation. 

Elmo  Clemente  has  joined  the  ac- 
counting firm  of  Charles  L.  Snyder  and 
Company,  Wilkes-Barre,  following  his 
release  from  active  duty  with  the  Navy. 
Elmo,  who  resides  at  655  Rutter  Ave- 
nue, Kingston,  is  married  to  the  for- 
mer Terry  Johns  and  they  have  one 
son,  Nicholas. 

James  A.  Commins,  technical  sales 
engineer  for  the  Philco  Corporation  has 
a  son,  James  Jr.,  born  in  January. 

Jill  Elizabeth,  born  in  March,  is  the 
new  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Lentz 
Tiffany  (Elizabeth  Diegel)  of  7317  Ry- 
ers  Avenue,  Philadelphia. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  H.  Foots,  41  Tre- 
mont  Street,  Maiden,  Massachusetts,  an- 
nounce the  birth  of  a  son,  Donald  An- 
drew, on  12-22-52.  Donald  is  assist- 
ant manager  of  the  S.  S.  Kresge  Store 
in  Maiden,  Massachusetts. 

John  W.  Galbreath  has  received  a 
D.D.S.  from  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania and  is  now  living  at  163  W.  3rd 
Street,  Bloomsburg. 

George  H.  Gass  received  a  master  of 
science  degree  this  year  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  New  Mexico  and  is  now  do- 
ing additional  graduate  work  at  Ohio 

MARCH    1953 


state.    He  and  his  wife  (Dorothy  Kin- 

sey  '46)  live  at  42  Linwood  Avenue,  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio. 

On  November  8,  in  the  Grace  Episco- 
pal Church  of  Orange,  New  Jersey, 
Elizabeth  L.  Hoile  was  married  to  Rob- 
ert E.  List.  The  ceremony  was  per- 
formed by  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Minifle. 
Bob  is  now  with  H.  G.  Richter  of  West- 
field,  New  Jersey.  Their  address  is  460 
W.  24th  St.,  New  York  City. 

Ronald  Earl  arrived  to  Betty  Kreitz- 
burg;  Westplate  and  John  Westplate  on 
January  7,  1953. 

Joseph  Levi  has  a  son,  Daniel  Jay, 
born  November  27,  1951. 

Millie  Gruver  Liebergall  and  Harvey 
■Liebergall  announced  the  arrival  of 
their  daughter,  Fran  Ellen  on  August 
24,  1952.  Their  address  is  1466  49th 
Street,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  McKernan 
(Betty  R.  Moore),  Bobby,  4,  and  Rory, 
2,  have  just  moved  mto  their  new  home 
built  by  working  on  it  nights  and  week- 
ends. Their  new  address  is  60  Brins- 
made  Road,  Hamden,   Connecticut. 

A  newsy  letter  from  Jennie  Maffei 
shows  she  received  her  law  degree  from 
University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1951 — 
she  is  now  with  a  law  firm  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  Covington  and  Burling — and 
travels  all  over  the  United  States.  Jen- 
nie gave  the  following  for  other  classes: 
William  Woodcock  '49,  is  with  DuPont 
Traffic  Department  in  Wilmington,  Del- 
aware. 

Lt.  (jg)  John  R.  Miller  USN,  has  re- 
cently participated  in  operation  Main 
Brace  with  the  NATO  naval  forces 
aboard  the  carrier  USS  Franklin  D. 
Roosevelt. 

Florence  Fellows  Skove  and  James 
R.  Skove  and  their  son,  David  James, 
have  moved  to  their  new  home  at  240 
South  Dinwiddle  Street,  Arlington  6, 
Virginia. 

A  letter  from  Gordon  W.  Spencer, 
vice  president  of  Webster  Company, 
Inc.,  Scranton,  reports  he  received  his 
master's  degree  from  Vanderbilt  Uni- 
versity. He  and  his  wife  have  a  2 1/2 
year  old  daughter. 

A  son,  John  W.  Sprout,  Jr.,  was  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Sprout  (Carol 
VanAlen  '50)  in  April.  John,  Sr.  is  di- 
rector of  alumni  and  public  relations  at 
The  Peddle  School,  Highstown,  New 
Jersey. 

Brian  Sword,  now  with  the  John  Han- 
cock Mutual  Life  Insurance  Group  De- 
partment, has  a  new  daughter.  His 
address  is  127B  Elmwood  Terrace,  East 
Paterson,  N.  J. 

Robert  Taylor  is  now  a  lieutenant  in 
the  USNR.  He  is  still  on  the  USS 
Pittsburgh,  heavy  cruiser. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  L.  Tyler 
(June  Frantz  '47)  are  the  parents  of  a 
new  son,  Jeffrey  Carter,  born  in  Sep- 
tember. The  Tylers  have  recently 
moved  to  237  Potomac  Road,  Fairfax, 
Wilmington,  Delaware. 

A  second  child,  Marty  Lyn,  arrived 
on  July  26th  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard 

D.  Mackey  (Betty  Ann  Waddington)  to 
join  brother.  Dean, 

Quentin  R.  Walters,  vice-president 
of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  of  Wy- 
oming Valley,  has  returned  to  his  in- 
surance business  in  Wilkes-Barre  fol- 
lowing a  15-month  hitch  with  the  U.  S. 
Navy  in  the  Far  East.  Two  of  Quen- 
tin's  brothers,  William  W.  '40  and  David 

E.  AM'50,  were  also  Bucknellians. 
Quentin,  who  saw  Navy  service  during 
World  War  II,  is  married  to  the  former 
Bette  J.  Grodzicki.  They  have  two  sons. 

MARCH    1933 


Deborah  Lee  was  born  March  23rd 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  B.  Warden,  Jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  Williams  (Fran- 
ces Brown)  are  the  parents  of  a  son, 
Albert  George  Williams  III,  born  July 
26,  1952.  They  also  have  a  daughter, 
Barbara  Jo-Anne,  almost  2.  Albert  is 
in  research  at  Merck  and  Co.  in  Rah- 
way.  New  Jersey. 

CLASS  OF  1949 

Class  Reporter:    MISS    MARILYN    HARER 
505  Columbia  Ave.,  Lansdale,  Pa. 

Lt.  James  Bortner  is  serving  as  Elec- 
tronics Officer  of  the  Norfolk  Group, 
Atlantic  Reserve  Fleet.  He  married 
Caroline  Swaim  of  Concord,  Mass., 
June  1951. 

Max  Conley,  graduated  from  Western 
Seminary  recently,  is  now  the  minister 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Free- 
dom. 

In  a  setting  of  white  flowers  and 
palms  at  the  Holy  Guardian  Angels 
Church,  Hyde  Park,  Josephine  DeSantis 
became  the  bride  of  Mario  Marina  of 
Detroit,  Mich.  The  couple  will  make 
their  home  in  Detroit,  Michigan,  while 
the  groom  is  working  for  a  Ph.D.  in 
biochemistry  at  Wayne  University. 

Nicholas  Daviduk  has  recently  re- 
turned from  Saudi  Arabia,  where  he 
served  for  six  months  as  project  engi- 
neer on  an  oil  pipeline  installation. 
While  in  Arabia  he  met  two  Bucknel- 
lians, Kenneth  Maloney,  an  assistant 
foreman  at  the  Ras  Tanura  Refinery 
and  Joseph  H.  Snyder,  Jr.  '51,  a  con- 
struction engineer  on  the  bulk  distri- 
bution plant  under  construction  at 
Jeddah. 

Henry  H.  Dyer  has  recently  been  ap- 
pointed assistant  instructor  in  the  En- 
glish department  at  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania.  He  is  working  for  his 
doctor  of  philosophy  at  the  University. 

Frederick  H.  Edwards  has  been  elect- 
ed secretary-treasurer  of  the  Triple 
Cities  Alumni  Club. 

Ralph  W.  Frye,  Jr.  is  the  father  of 
Randy,  iVz.  and  Jeffery,  born  in  Sep- 
tember. Ralph  is  an  industrial  engineer 
with  Corning  Glass  Works  in  Charleroi. 

Richard  F.  Gerlach,  Jr.  married  Bar- 
bara Dunton  of  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y.  in 
June.  The  couple  live  at  95B  Shaker 
Rd.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Jeanne  Marie  Grove  of  Mifflinburg 
became  the  bride  of  James  F.  Zimmer- 
man, also  of  Mifflinburg.  The  single 
ring  ceremony  took  place  in  St.  John's 
Evangelical  and  Reformed  Church, 
Mifflinburg. 

Juliane  Hospers  is  to  be  the  new  sec- 
retary for  the  Harrisburg  Alumni  Club. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Faust  (Helen  L. 
Poole)  are  the  parents  of  a  daughter, 
Carol  Lynn,  born  January  16th,   1952. 

On  January  13th,  at  the  Lawrence 
Hospital  in  Bronxville,  New  York,  Carl 
Limbacher  was  presented  with  a  boy, 
Carl  Philip,  by  his  wife  Patricia.  He  is 
sales  manager  of  the  metropolitan  New 
York  area  for  the  Limbacher  Paint  & 
Color  Works,  manufacturers  of  indus- 
trial, automotive  and  equipment  fin- 
ishes. 

Ward  Shutt  is  now  with  the  Bank  of 
Northern  Brookhaven,  Port  Jefferson, 
N.  Y. 

Henry  C.  Wagner  has  finished  his 
stint  of  writing  for  the  U.  S.  Army 
Psychological  Warfare  Division  in  Eu- 
rope and  has  resumed  his  civilian  status 
as  an  advertising  copywriter  for  Cun- 
ningham &  Walsh,  Inc.  in  New  York 
City. 


Marvin  W.  Weinstein  completed  his  - 
law   studies   at   Harvard   in  June    1952 
and  is  now  an  attorney  on  the  staff  of 
the  Tax  Court  of  the  United  States  in 
Washington. 


SCHOOL  FOR  VETERANS 

Bucknell  veterans  and  other  students  in- 
terested in  pursuing  educational  plans  un- 
der the  Veterans  Educational  Benefit  Pro- 
gram are  urged  to  send  early  notice  of  their 
intentions  to  Mr.  George  R.  Faint.  Registrar, 
Bucknell  University,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 


CLASS  OF  1950 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  M.   JANE  KREIDER 
614  Penn  St.,  New  Bethlehem.  Pa, 

Joseph  D.  Babcock,  associate  profes- 
sor of  physics  at  Lycoming  College,  is 
now  living  at  Warrensville. 

Richard  Baker  has  recently  been  pro- 
moted to  staff  engineer  of  the  northern 
division  of  the  Bell  Telephone  Com- 
pany of  America. 

Lacey  K.  Barnes,  175  Sly  Avenue, 
Corning,  New  York,  is  city  engineer 
and  acting  superintendent  of  public 
works. 

William  Baumer,  now  one  of  the  91st 
Strategic  Reconnaissance  Squadron, 
based  in  Japan,  has  been  promoted  to 
major. 

Elma  E.  Borden  became  the  bride  of 
David  H.  Turp  on  May  24th. 

Jack  Bozarth  has  joined  the  service 
department  of  Geare-Marston,  Inc., 
Philadelphia  and  New  York  advertising 
and  public  relations  agency. 

Peter  Bricker  III  received  his  MA  in 
psychology  from  Johns  Hopkins  in 
June.  His  wife,  Olivia  Lowry  '51,  is  an 
instructor  in  the  department  of  visual 
aids.  University  of  Maryland  Dental 
School.  Their  address  is  3301  St.  Paul 
St.,  Apt.  705,  Baltimore. 

William  Bucher  and  Claire  M.  Harth 
'51  were  married  in  New  York  City  in 
July.  The  couple  now  live  at  105  Croy- 
don Court,  Silver  Spring.  Maryland. 

John  V.  Campana,  Jr.,  has  received  a 
promotion  as  sales  engineer  for  new 
products  division  of  Minnesota  Mining 
and  Manufacturing  Company. 

Gerald  J.  Cavanaugh  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  Toledo  Branch  of  the  Bal- 
timore and  Ohio  Railroad  where  he  will 
be,  assistant  to  the  division  engineer. 
His  address  is  2149  Tabor  Avenue,  Day- 
ton, Ohio. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clifford  Clark  (Anne 
Schweiker  '51)  are  the  parents  of  a 
baby  daughter,  Patricia,  born  May  18, 
1952.  The  Clarks  live  at  1935  Maple- 
wood  Avenue,  Willow  Grove,  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

Robert  R.  Clark,  a  project  engineer 
with  the  All  American  Airways,  Wil- 
mington, Delaware,  has  a  son,  born  in 
January,  1952. 

Capt.  Raymond  W.  Cooke,  called  to 
active  duty  January,  1951,  is  battery 
commander  of  Battery  C,  64th  Field 
Artillery  Battalion,  25th  Division  in 
Korea. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Corgill  have  a 
new  daughter,  Janet  Lynne,  born 
March  15th. 

Miles  E.  Datesman  married  Janet  M. 
Miller,  of  Lock  Haven,  on  September 
6th.  'The  couple  will  live  in  Pittsburgh 
where  Miles  is  attending  Western  The- 
ological Seminary. 

Allen  Dehls'  daughter  Sue  was  one 
year  old  May  5th.    His  address  is  1490 
Fox  Trail,  Mountainside,  New  Jersey. 
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THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  is  published  in  January,  March, 

April,    June,     September,    October    and    December    by    Bucknell 

University,   Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Member — American  Alumni  Council 

Officers  of  the  Association 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  -26,  President,  irT  Briar  Hill  La°^, ■^'?*Jbury.  N   J. 

MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY   (Emily  Devine  '21).  First  \  ice  President,  1d69  Metro- 
politan Ave..  New  York  City  62.  N.  Y.  „    „    „       o-    r>         iia    tjo 

DANIEL  M.  ROOP  -43,  Second  Vice  President,  P.  0.  Box  3,,  Damille.  Pa. 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16.  Treasurer,  33  Market  St.,  Lemsburg,  Pa. 

JOHN  H.  SHOTT  x'22,   Secretarj-  and  Editor,   116   Faculty   Court.   Lewis- 
burg, Pa. 

Board  of  Directors 

LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '20,  2107  Wharton  Rd..  Glenside,  Pa.  (1953). 

I    H    MAR\NTZ  '48.  34  N.  'Woodliull  Rd.,  Huntington,  N.  \.  (IQaS). 

ROY  E.  NICODE.MUS  '23.  301  Bloom  St..  Danville.  Pa.  (1953).  .,„„,^ 

MRS    THOMAS   B.   SEAR    (Rita    Holbrook   '37).   183  Elmore  Rd.,   Monroe 
Sleadows.  Brighton.  Rochester  10,  N.  Y.   (1953). 

\RTHUR  R    YON  '17.  The  Hotel  Flanders.  .Atlantic  City,  N.  J.   (I9a3). 

PAUL  E    FINK  '29,  606  N.  .\rch  St..  Montoursville.  Pa.   (1934). 

MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Devine  '21),  1369  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New  York 

LAWRENCE  M.  KIMBALL  '23.  Box  226,  Vineland,  N.  Y.  (1954). 
DANIEL  M.  ROOP  '43.  P.  O.  Box  37,  Danville,  Pa    (1954). 
KENNETH  W,  SLIFER  '26,  177  Briar  Hill  Lane.  Woodbury.  N-  -J-  (\^^\i- 
WILLI.\M    LIMING   '33,    396   Andrews   Road,   East   Williston,   L.   1.,   New 

JOSEPH  T  '(DUl'CK  '88,  W^right  Road.  R.  D.  2,  Newtown,  Pa.  (1953). 
MRS.  JOHN  A.  RHODES  (Helen  E.  Bodine  '20),  1033  N.  Negley  Ave.. 

CLAIR  G.  SPANGLER  '23,  214  N.  Sixth  St.,  Reading,  Pa.  (I935)- 
JOHN  F.  WORTH  '37,  233  N.  Galveston  St.,  Arlington,  Va.  (1955). 


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The  General  Alumni  Association  main-- 
tains  a  visitors'  register  in  the  Alumni 
Office,  206  Roberts  Hall,  which  contains 
the  names  of  man^^  Alumni  who  have  re- 
turned to  the  campus.  Won't  you  come 
when  you  are  on  the  campus,  sign  the 
book,  and  look  for  the  names  of  class- 
mates who  have  been  back  recently? 

Alumni  and  their  guests  are  urged  to 
use  the  Alumni  Office  as  their  campus 
headquarters.  Stationery,  desk  space  and 
telephone    service   are   available. 

Among  those  who  have  signed  the  reg- 
ister recently  are  the  following: 
John  I.  Woodrltf  '90.  Selinsgrove 
Mark  K.  Gass  '22,  Sunbun' 
John  R.  Kauffman-  III  '20,  South  WiUiamsport 
Elizabeth  Mc.\ninch  Masqcelier  '44,  McDonald 
Raymond  W.  Tallau  '51,  Baltimore,  Md. 
Patricia  C.  Krisher,  State  College 
WiLLAHD  B.  Krisher  '34,  State  College 
Fred  W.  Woods,  Bronxville,  New  York 
John  B.  Miller  '26,  Lewisburg 
Robert  W.  Donehower  '42,  Lemsburg 
Mary  G.  Folst  Mare  '27,  Arlington,  Virginia 
Christopher  R.  Mare,  Arlington,  Virginia 
Mary-  Jane  Mare,  Arlington,  Virginia 
Don  B.  Mare  '27,  Arlington,  Virginia 
Kenneth  T.  Murphey  '26,  Trenton,  New  Jersey 
LoiiSE  M.  MiERS  '26,  Pittsburgh 
L.  E.  LiGHTON  '20,  Glenside 

La^vrexce  M.  Kimball  '23,  Vineland,  New  Jersey 
Elgene  D.  Carstater  '26,  Falls  (3iurch,  Virginia 
Daniel  M.  Roop  '45,  Winchester,  Mass. 
Rev.  David  N.  Bosvvell  '18,  Rome,  New  York 
Mrs.  Mary  Dlnn  Boswell  '18,  Rome,  New  York 
Lt.  Wallace  D.  Boswell  '49,  Rome,  New  York 
Volney  B.  Frankel  '43,  Rochester,  New  York 
Dora  Hamler  Weaver  '14,  New  Kensington 
H.  B.  We.aver  '14,  New  Kensington 
A.  W.  Johnson  '22,  Ft.  Knox,  Kentucky 
Richard  Larson  '51,  Camp  Polk,  Louisiana 
Edward  H.  Williams  '53,  Brooklyn,  New  York 
Roland  H.  Magee  '53,  Bradford 
Mildred  B.  Krug.  Philadelphia 
Karl  Krl'g  '22,  Philadelphia 
Beatrice  H.  Shott,  Lewisburg 
Margaret  D.  Akerley  '51,  Clarks  Summit 
Mary  Beatty  Derr  '18.  Louisville,  Kentucky 
Beulah  H.  Fero  '18,  Pittsburgh 
Lee  R.  Bierly  '52.  Stony  Creek 
Jack  B.  Ziegler.  Mt.  Penn 
Rodney  Reeder,  Mt.  Penn 

Sarah  Walters  Headland  '09,  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 
Sezanne  Savidge  '44,  Roanoke,  Virginia 
Thomas  J.  Heim  '20,  West  Chester 
Harry  R.  Warfel  '20,  Gainesville,  Florida 
Evelyn  H.  Deen  '27,  Port  Royal 
Barbara  M.  Harris  '44,  Harrisburg 
Margaret  L.  Cranberry  '42.  Bellaire,  Texas 
Abthlti  H.  Stone  '31,  Springfield.  Illinois 
Marion  M.  Davis  '36,  WiUiamsport 
John  B.  Davis,  WiUiamsport 

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Jcdy  Bcshong,  Camp  Hill 
John  H.  Shott  III  '30,  Wilmington,  Delaware 
G.  M.  Lol-ghehy  '34.  Ridgewood.  New  Jersey 
Margaret  Meston  Breg  '44.  Ft.  Knox,  Kentucky 
Jack  Worsfold  '48,  Allentown 
.\Ri.ENE  A\-RL-TiNE  CcMMiNGS  '42,  Decatur,  Georgia 
M.4RTIN  Mare  Cl'm.mings  '41.  Decatur,  Georgia 
Lewis  A.  Eyster  '17.  Sunbury 
.\lfred  Dobrof  '40,  Indianapolis,  Indiana 
William  J.  IR^^N  '22,  Trenton,  New  Jersey 
Rith  Smith  Mendes  '44,  Camden.  South  Carolina 
FR.1NK  E.  Mendes  '44,  Camden.  South  Carolina 
Carolyn  M.  Derr  '49,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
Dale  A.  Derr  '50,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  B.  Hein.a.mak,  Jr.  '51,  Philadel- 
phia 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.  R.  Bagenstose  '39,  Wayne 
Walter  S.  Eisenmenger  '12,  Amherst.  Mass. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  T.  Jennings.  West  Pittston 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  Terpak  '24,  Pittsfiekl.  Mass. 
Caroline  Stafford  Johnson  "28.  Summit,  N.  J. 
Lyn  Johnson,  Summit.  N.  J. 
Earle  M.  Mead  '52,  Bradford 
Laira  E.  McGann  'II.  Philadelphia 
Oscar  Wolfe  '12.  New  York 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Avars,  New  Port  Richey,  Fla. 
Edward  W.  Pangbcrn  "15.  Lewisburg 
JAMF.S  \.  Tyson,  Jr.  '41.  Montoursville 
E.  Robert  Liggett  '46.  Elkins  Park 
W.  G.  Goodman  '45.  Mifflinburg 
Sarah  B.  Derr  '21,  LewLsburg 
Charles  D.  Cooper  '03.  Brockport.  New  York 
Cottie  a.  Cooper  '05.  Brockport,  New  York 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Kenneth  Elder  '29.  WiUiams- 
port 
Kenneth  W.  Slifer  '26,  Woodbun,',  New  Jersey 
FsiiLY  Deiine  Kelly  '21,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 
William  S.  Liming  '33,  E.  Williston,  Long  Island, 

New  York 
Daniel  M.  Roop  '43,  Danville 
Dr.  R.  E.  Nicodemus  '25,  Danville 
Dr.  Clair  G.  Spangler  '25.  Reading 
John  F.  Worth  '37.  Arlington,  Virginia 
Bri-ce  E.  Butt  '16,  Harrisburg 
Charles  L,  Sanders  '13,  Mifflinburg 
Margaret  P.  Mathias  '08,  Lewisburg 
Pai-l  G.  Stoi.z  '08.  Lewisburg 
Ernest  E.  Blanche  '38,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Alexander  Alovsics  Allen  '22,  Great  Neck,  N.  Y. 
Ernest  .\.  Gaebel,  Great  Neck,  N.  Y'. 
Daniel  W.  Free.man  '38.  Johnson  Heights,  N.  Y. 
Rl'ssell  E.  Low,  South  Sterling 
Earl  K.  Carpenter  '24,  Seattle,  Washington 
.\nne  Glome  Shaw  '47.  Kenmore,  New  York 
Macrice  R.  Shaw  '47,  Kenmore,  New  York 
George  N.  Jenkins  '43,  Elizabeth.  New  Jersey 
Betty-  .Ann  Morley,  Cranford.  New  Jersey 
D.  R.  Bagenstose  '39.  Wayne 
F.  F.  Fairchild  '33.  Endicott,  New  York 
Frances  C.  Lane,  Glen  Ridge,  New  Jersey 
John  L.  Cronk  '41,  Glen  Rock,  New  Jersey 
Samuel  T.  Robbins  NYU,  Ormond,  Florida 
Mabel  Grier  Lesher  '01,  Lewisburg 
Rev.  .Anthony  F.  Vasquez  '37,  Philadelphia 
Fi.NLEY  Keech  '22.  Fall  River,  Mass. 
Banks  D.  Brown  '41,  Evans  City 
Mrs.  James  E.  Gorman  '52,  Lewisburg 


Qass  Reports 

(Continued  from  Page  25) 

Having  received  his  master  of  science 
degree  from  the  School  of  Social  Work, 
Columbia  University,  Yutwee  Eng  is  a 
psychiatric  social  worker  at  the  Hudson 
River  State  Hospital,  Poughkeepsie. 

Bob  Ervin  writes  that  he  has  had  oc- 
casion to  meet  several  classmates.  He 
says  "John  Marcinek  stopped  in  to  see 
me  and  explained  that  he  had  recently 
been  given  the  entire  state  of  Pennsyl- 
vania to  cover  for  Minnesota  Mining 
and  Manufacturing  Company.  I  also 
saw  John  Lose  in  Newark.  He's  very 
happy  with  the  Electric  Typewriter  Di- 
vision of  I.  B.  M.  He's  living  at  16 
Richard  Road,  Metuchen,  New  Jersey, 
with  his  family,  the  former  Martha 
Woodburn  '50,  and  their  little  daugh- 
ter." 

James  T.  Fairclough,  Jr.,  recently  re- 
leased from  active  service  in  the  Navy, 
is  now  a  chemical  engineer  with  the 
Naugatuck  Chemical  Co.,  Naugatuck, 
Conn.  Married  in  May,  the  Faircloughs 
live  at  86  City  Hill  Avenue,  Union  City, 
Conn. 

Marcia  R.  Fremont  received  a  MS  de- 
gree from  Tufts  Graduate  School  in 
June. 

Edgar  Fryling  is  operating  a  whole- 
sale lawn  furniture  and  wood  products 
company  in  Binghamton. 

"Mac"  Baldwin  Cox  is  residing  at 
5136  Westminster  Place,  Pittsburgh  32, 
Pennsylvania,  while  working  on  an  MA 
in  library  science  at  the  University  of 
Pittsburgh. 

Clare  Freund  is  research  librarian  for 
Time  Magazine  and  says  that  she  can  be 
contacted  at  Time  and  Life  Bldg.  (The 
Morgue)  9  Rockefeller  Plaza,  New  York 
20,  N.  Y.  Hope  the  Morgue  isn't  as  cold 
as  it  used  to  be,  Clare! 

Via  the  grand  old  grape  vine  we  have 
word  that  Don  Fuller  and  John  Stultz 
'46  are  now  Stultz-Fuller,  Inc.,  Whole- 
sale Distributors  in  Altoona,  Pennsyl- 
vania. A  belated  happy  first  birthday 
goes  to  Kathy  Lee  Fuller,  proud  daugh- 
ter of  Jane  Haigh  Fuller  and  Don. 
Kathy  Lee  was  born  February  7,  1952. 
Floyd  Drake,  Jr.,  accounting  trainee 
for  the  New  York  City  division  of  the 
Socony- Vacuum  Oil  Co.,  has  a  daugh- 
ter. Donna,  who  was  a  year  old  Janu- 
ary 16th.  The  Drakes  recently  have 
moved  to  103  Home  Avenue,  Ruther- 
ford, New  Jersey. 

Arthur  C.  Johns  has  been  elected 
treasurer  of  the  Lancaster  Alumni  Club. 

Charlotte  Jones  reports  a  new  ad- 
dress —  Western  Psychiatric  Institute, 
DeSoto  and  O'Hara  Streets,  Pittsburgh 
13,  Pennsylvania.  (We  have  it  from 
good  sources  that  she's  not  an  inmate.) 

David  Karraker  received  a  MS  de- 
gree from  the  University  of  Florida  this 
summer. 

In  May,  1952,  Wayne  F.  Klenck,  a 
sanitary  engineer  with  the  44th  Medi^ 
cal  Group  was  commissioned  a  2nd 
Lieutenant  in  the  Army  Air  Force.  Ac- 
tive duty  for  a  period  of  three  years 
started  August  31,  1952  for  Lt.  Klenck. 

Sara  Louise  Kriner  received  the  de- 
gree of  master  of  education  from  Har- 
vard in  June. 

On  December  6,  Lorraine  M.  Dura 
and  David  R.  La  Vance  were  united  in 
marriage.  Mr.  La  Vance  is  in  the  credit 
department  of  the  International  Latex 
Corporation,  Dover,  Delaware.  The 
young  couple  are  living  in  Manasquan, 
New  Jersey. 

MARCH    1953 


CLASS  OF  1951 

Class  Reporters:   MISS  FRANCES  WILKINS 

Apt.  74,  1316  New  Hampshire  Ave.. 

Washington.  D.  C. 

DONALD  BROWN 
5442  S.  Harper  Ave..  Chicago  15.  111. 

A  waning  leap  year  found  three  of 
our  number  taking  the  big  step — 

On  December  28,  Harry  Van  Horn 
Carter  chose  as  his  bride  Esther  E. 
Gregory  ...  On  November  22  Robert 
K.  Everitt  took  as  his  bride  Miss  Rachel 
Berger.  Bob  has  accepted  a  teaching 
position  in  the  Lorain  (O.)  High  School 
.  .  .  The  First  Lutheran  Church  of  Mif- 
flinburg  was  the  scene  for  the  marriage 
of  Phyllis  M.  Haney  and  Paul  L.  Heim. 
Paul  is  in  the  Navy  and  is  stationed 
aboard  the  USS  Hugh  Purvis. 

Bill  Allen,  married  when  in  a  train- 
ing program  in  New  York  City,  is  now 
living  in  San  Francisco  as  an  employe 
of  the  Bigelow-Sanford  Co.  Present 
home  address  is  495  Chapman  Drive, 
Carte  Madera,  Calif.  If  you're  interest- 
ed in  buying  carpet,  you  can  reach  him 
at  1355  Market  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cahf. 

Dorothy  Carringer,  now  Mrs.  Donald 
M.  Smith,  was  married  August  23,  1952. 
They  are  now  living  in  San  Francisco 
where  Don  is  stationed  as  a  member  of 
Uncle  Sam's  Army. 

Margery  C.  Davidson  was  married  to 
Dr.  Martin  Fleisher  way  back  in  June. 
They  are  now  living  in  Detroit  where 
he  is  interning.  Address:  11  Farrand 
Ave.,  Detroit  3,  Mich. 

Clyde  McAvoy  has  returned  from 
Korea  and  completed  his  service  with 
the  Marines.  He  is  back  in  Rochester, 
N.  Y.  and,  as  expected  of  an  editor  of 
the  Bucknellian,  is  in  newspaper  work, 
connected  with  the  Rochester  Times- 
Union. 

Lost:  One  Joan  McNutt.  Anyone 
knowing  the  w-hereabouts  of  said  per- 
son, please  notify  Frances  Wilkins  im- 
mediately. 

Bill  Wainwright,  recently  on  leave 
for  Christmas,  stopped  in  to  chat  about 
his  adventures  with  the  Navy  Air  Corps. 
He  is  now  stationed  at  Hutchinson 
Field,  Kansas. 

From  Nancy  Wolfinger  Hicks  comes 
the  news  of  a  new  arrival,  born  Feb- 
ruary 1952,  named  Jane.  January  1953 
will  find  the  Hicks  at  their  new  address, 
239  Irving  Ave.,  South  Orange,  N.  J. 

Mr.    and    Mrs.    C.    Graydon    Rogers 

(Mary  Edwards)  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter  born  September  30th.  They 
reside  at  Edgemont  Rd.,  Lansford  .  .  . 
Virginia  Rude  became  the  bride  of 
Clark  Hungerford  on  October  Uth.  The 
couple  are  making  their  home  at  2260 
Nogle  Rd.,  Cleveland  Heights,  Ohio. 

We  received  two  very  interesting  let- 
ters in  the  past  month  which  provided 
much  news  concerning  a  number  of  our 
classmates. 

The  first  letter  received  brought  news 
of  "Prexy"  Bob  LeCates  and  his  first 
lady  Rachel.  "Chile"  informed  us  that 
Bob  is  now  overseas  in  France  with 
Army  Engineers.  The  two  of  them  had 
spent  the  previous  five  months  (prior 
to  December)  together  at  Camp  Carson 
in  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado,  where, 
among  other  things,  Rachel  kept  busy 
taking  some  graduate  English  courses 
at  Colorado  College  and  working  ■with 
the  Girl  Scouts.  The  "Missus"  is  now 
at  her  home  in  Lebanon  attempting  to 
wrangle  permission  to  join  Bob  in 
France.  Best  of  luck,  Rachel.  Bob  can 
be  reached  through— U.  S.  52112835, 
313th  Engr.  Const.  Grp.,  APO  122,  N.  Y., 
N.  Y. 

M  A  R  C  H     1  9  5  3 


The  letter  from  Rachel  also  conveyed 
the  following  three  items:  Lorry  Yauf- 
man  McBride  and  husband  Bob  have 
what  is  now  an  eight  or  nine  months 
old  daughter.  Bob  is  also  overseas  with 
the  Army  Engineers  .  .  .  Luke  Miller  is 
out  of  the  Merchant  Marine  after  a  year 
or  so  of  seeing  far  away  places  .  .  . 
Sister  .Sue  Reinoehl  Flindell  is  busy 
and  absorbed  in  her  work  for  the  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  Lebanon. 

Bob  Watkins  provided  the  second  let- 
ter which  was  packed  with  references 
to  members  of  '51.  Bob  himself  is  in 
Gibbstown.  N.  J.  (Box  173  completes 
his  address)  working  with  E.  I.  duPont 
deNemours  &  Co.  He  is  working  in 
the  high  explosives  section  of  the  East- 
ern Laboratories  as  a  senior  chemist. 
He  assm^es  us  that  all  is  safe  and  sound 
even  in  the  heart  of  "Bombville"  .  .  . 
Bob  reports  that  during  football  season 
in  "Philly"  he  ran  into  Craig  Hall,  Bob 
Little,  and  Jim  Higgens.  On  his  Wil- 
mington, Del.  sojourns  he  is  apt  to  run 
into  Dick  Hetsko,  George  Woodward, 
Art  Goding  (125  Birch  Ave..  Elsmer 
Manor.  Wilmington,  Del.)  and  Bill  Bo- 
nine  (1234  Kynlyn  Dr.,  Fellefonte,  Wil- 
mington, Del.). 

Others  reported  on  by  Bob  Watkins 
were:  Edward  Beaker  who  is  now  at 
Princeton  University  working  on  his 
Ph.D.  in  chemistry  .  .  .  Harry  Blecker 
who  is  at  Rutgers  also  studying  for  a 
doctorate  in  chemistry  .  .  .  Dotty  Win- 
terstella  is  working  with  DuPont  in 
Wilmington  at  their  experimental  sta- 
tion. Dick  Betty  is  to  be  found  out 
here  in  our  neck-of-the-woods  at  Pe- 
oria, Illinois  with  Liberty  Mutual  Cas- 
ualty Co.  .  .  .  And  to  you.  Bob,  many 
thanks  for  greatly  assisting  in  keeping 
the  class  informed  and  in  contact  with 
one  another. 

We  had  a  third  letter,  but  this  is  in 
a  more  personal  vein.  It  was  from  Bob 
Laub  who  gave  us  his  comments  and 
evaluations  on  November's  election.  He 
informed  us  that  he  was  Army  bound 
sometime  in  February  on  some  sort  of 
special  deal.  He  received  his  M.A.  in 
January  from  Columbia  University  in 
public  administration. 

On  January  13  we  attended  our  first 
Bucknell  Alumni  meeting  here  in  Chi- 
cago. There  were  some  thirty-five  or 
forty  of  us  for  dinner,  scanty  business 
meeting,  and  enlightening  talk  from 
Dean  Coleman,  who  was  passing 
through  Chicago,  and  brought  us  up- 
to-date  on  Bucknell  activities.  One 
other  '51  was  present  in  the  person  of 
"Woody"  Linskey  who  is  working  for 
the  Corn  Products  Refining  Co.  of  Argo, 
Illinois.  He  skipped  before  I  thought 
of  getting  further  particulars. 

CLASS  OF  1952 

Class  Reporter:   BARBARA  SEGELKEN 
26  Fairmount  Ave..  Morristown,  N.  J. 

"Plan  NOW  to  Come  to  Our  First  Re- 
union June  5-8,  1953." 

William  Balliet,  Jr.,  has  completed 
his  basic  training  at  an  Air  Force  train- 
ing base  and  has  been  transferred  to 
San  Angelo  for  O.  C.  S.  .  .  .  Thomas 
Candrick  MS'52  is  an  instructor  in  the 
rehabilitation  services  of  Veterans  Ad- 
ministration Hospital,  Roanoke,  Va. 
.  .  .  William  Daily  is  a  sales  engineer 
with  the  Armstrong  Cork  Co.  His  ad- 
dress is  641  W.  61st  Terrace,  Kansas 
City,  Mo.  .  .  .  Mrs.  Manfred  Edel- 
man  (Mabel  Davis)  is  the  new^  special 
studies  teacher  at  North-Mont  Joint 
High  School,  Turbotville. 

On  Thursday,  November  27,  Baisel  L. 
Eveland   was   married   to    Miss    Joyce 


MacDougall.  Baisel  is  employed  by  the 
International  Business  Machines  Corp., 
of  Endicott,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  Winifred  H. 
Glose  is  the  assistant  continuity  direc- 
tor of  Station  WKAP,  AUentown  .  .  . 
Herbert  A.  Grosswirth  was  married  to 
Miss  Florence  Bain,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
December  26. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  L  Hess,  Jr. 
(Peggy  Russell  '51)  have  moved  to  5305 
Locust  Lane,  Harrisburg.  Charles  is  in 
the  accounting  department  of  Bethle- 
hem Steel  .  .  .  The  newly  commis- 
sioned ensign,  John  R.  Klingman,  has 
been  assigned  to  duty  aboard  the  USS 
Pasig.  The  Pasig  is  stationed  in  Pacific 
waters  .  .  .  Myra  Lee  May  is  em- 
ployed as  a  biological  technician  with 
the  Ralph  Parsons  Co.,  Braddock 
Heights,  Md. 

John  Miller  is  the  new  treasurer  of 
the  Harrisburg  Alumni  Club. 

James  "Smokey"  Ostendarp  earned 
the  Lord  Calvert  Trophy  in  Canada  this 
year  as  the  "Player  of  Distinction"  in 
the  Canadian  pro-football  circuit.  He 
played  with  the  Alouettes  of  the  Ca- 
nadian Professional  Football  League. 

Sam  Pulford,  58  Grace  Ave.,  Great 
Neck,  N.  Y.,  is  an  assistant  project  en- 
gineer with  the  Sperry  Gyroscope  Co. 

Bob  Richardson  has  been  promoted  to 
staif  sergeant  in  the  U.  S.  Air  Force. 
He  is  in  charge  of  the  Information  Ser- 
vices Office,  Human  Resources  Re- 
search Center,  Lackland  Air  Force 
Base,  San  Antonio.  Mrs.  Richardson 
(Virginia  Turrone)  is  a  geodetic  com- 
puter with  Jack  Ammann  Photogra- 
metric  Engineers.  Both  Bob  and  Vir- 
ginia are  doing  graduate  work  at  Trin- 
ity University.  Their  address  is  151C 
Ferncliff  Path,  San  Antonio,  Tex. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  D.  Robeson  (Pa- 
tricia McAlister)  are  making  their 
home  at  5  Arlette  Ave.,  Worcester, 
Mass.  John  is  a  sales  administrator  of 
the  Aluminum  Company  of  America. 

Jean  Rodinis  is  teaching  at  the  Roan- 
oke Avenue  School,  Riverhead,  Long 
Island.  .  .  .  Jack  Rott  is  a  tool  de- 
signer with  the  AC  Sparkplug  Division 
of  General  Motors.  His  new  address  is 
2233  Proctor  St.,  Flint  2,  Mich.  .  .  . 
Nancy  Schreiner  and  Reginald  Hubley 
were  married  October  18th  in  Pitts- 
burgh. The  couple  will  reside  in  Belle- 
ville, N.  J.  .  .  .  Kenneth  H.  Stauf- 
fer  has  been  promoted  to  corporal 
while  serving  with  the  40th  Infantry 
Division  in  Korea  .  .  .  Herbert  Stie- 
fel,  154  Eppirt  St.,  East  Orange,  is  a 
sales  engineer  in  the  industrial  sales 
department  of  the  U.  S.  Gypsum  Co., 
New  York  City. 

Dick  Swavely,  master  at  the  Perkio- 
men  School,  Pennsbyrg,  must  put  in  a 
full  day  at  his  work.  He  is  director  of 
public  relations,  j.  v.  football  coach, 
teacher  of  math  and  economics  and  reg- 
istrar. His  wife  is  the  former  Christine 
Beagle  .  .  .  Phyllis  Vandenbergh  is 
the  assistant  dean  at  George  School, 
Bucks  County,  Pa. 

John  Van  Wirt  Johnson,  formerly  of 
Lewisburg  and  employed  by  the  Alu- 
minum Company  of  America,  has  been 
transferred  to  Davenport,  Iowa. 

Flancher  E.  Wolfe  MS'52,  is  a  gradu- 
ate student  at  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota. 

Let's  not  go  into  post-graduation  ob- 
livion at  this  earlj'  date.  A  first  Re- 
union, like  a  first  birthday,  is  a  rather 
miportant  event.  Why  not  plan  now 
to  be  at  Bucknell  on  June  sixth?  Don't 
wait  until  you  make  your  first  million. 

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Often,  these  days,  ueivspa'pers  report  the  acquisition  hy  American  cor- 
porations of  vast  ne^v  sources  of  raiv  materials;  in  Canada,  Lahrador,  South 
America  and  Africa;  as  lueJl  as  in  the  United  States.  We  also  read  of  the 
consuuction  of  magnificent  new  sources  of  electric  energy,  the  flotation  of 
great  security  issues,  and  the  like. 

In  these  developments,  corporations  are  showing  the  prudence  to  he 
expected  of  statesman-like  management.  They  are  conserving  and  develop- 
ing the  essentials  of  their  very  existence. 

We  suggest  that  there  is  another  essential,  equally  important,  hut  not 
so  frequently  mentioned.  That  essential  is  MANPOWER  —and  particu- 
larly, MANPOWER  of  the  managerial  type. 

We  suggest  that  it  is  just  as  important  to  protect  and  develop  sources  of 
manpower,  as  it  is  to  protect  and  develop  sources  of  other  indispensahles  in 
the  production  process. 

We  know  that  a  great  source  of  MANPOWER  is  to  he  found  in  the 
independent  colleges  and  universities.  There  is  widespread  recognition  of 
this  fact  among  husiness  and  industiial  leaders.  The  question  is  now  not  so 
much  WHETHER  commerce  and  industry  xvill  support  these  institutions, 
as  it  is  a  question  of  HOW. 

The  Foundation  for  Independent  Colleges  has  been  organized  to  help 
in  answering  this  question  of  HOW.  It  has  as  its  members  38  institutions 
for  higher  learning,  all  located  in  Pennsylvania,  all  independent. 

—  From  the  Foreword  of  the  booklet  distributed  to 
800  Pennsylvania  firms  by  the  Foundation  of 
Independent  Colleges,  Inc. 


BUCKNELL 


ALUMNUS 


ALUMNI  DAY  .  .  .  JUNE  6,  1953 


Recollections  on  a  Seventieth  i 

College  Reunion  Year  1883 — 1953 

(Editor's  Note:  Anna  Margaret  Kieft'er  was  born  in  1864  in  Millersburg,  Pa.,  ifi 
daughter  of  Rev.  Ephraim  Kieffer,  a  minister  of  the  German  Reformed  Church,  and  *^ 
Margaret  Linn  Kieffer.  x 

Childhood  and  early  school  days  were  spent  in  Carlisle,  Pa.,  where  her  father  \ 
died  in  1871.  ^ 

In  1878,  her  mother,  with  a  family  of  six,  moved  to  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  near  the  k 
old  Linn  home  in  Buffalo  Valley.  At  the  age  of  14,  Anna  entered  the  high  school  !^ 
there  and  graduated  in  1880  witli  highest  honors  in  the  class.  But  let  Mrs.  Hay 
(Anna  M.  Kieffer)  tell  the  story  herself:) 

We  had  been  told  that  the  University  at  Lewisburg  gave  tuition  free 
to  ministers'  children  of  any  denomination.  On  inquiry  we  found  this  to 
be  correct,  and,  I  went  out  to  the  Female  Seminary  (later  the  Institute)  to 
interview  the  principal  and  arrange  for  a  three  years'  course.  Then  I  took 
my  brother,  Stephen,  up  the  Hill  to  the  Academy,  and  arranged  with  Dr. 
Martin  to  have  him  enter  on  a  three  years'  course. 

So  the  sister  and  brother  were  now  both  provided  with  means  of 
securing  an  education,  much  to  our  mother's  relief  and  gratitude. 

The  Class  of  1883  Institute  numbered  16 — a  fine  lot  of  girls  eager  to 
learn  and  do  their  best. 

This  was  before  co-ed  days.  We  had  a  good  faculty  at  the  Sem 
but  we  often  had  lectures  b}'  the  college  professors  and  on  rare  occasions 
we  had  the  thrill  of  going  up  to  the  joint  lectures  and  classes  on  the  Hill. 
And  the  Commencement  Day;  shall  it  ever  be  forgotten? 

Those  were  the  real  days  of  Commencement,  no  speaker  for  the  oc- 
casion, but  the  girls  in  pretty  white  dresses  with  their  flowers  and  gifts, 
read  their  essays  and  showed  their  learning,  and  the  valedictorian  (Ed. :  It 
was  Anna  Kiefifer)  thanked  the  President  and  other  officials  on  the  big 
platform  and  we  all  received  the  applause  of  the  crowd  in  that  big  Com- 
mencement Hall  of  Old  Main  on  the  Hill.     "Yes,  those  were  the  days ! !" 

I  am  greatly  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  Bucknell  and  shall  never 
cease  to  be  grateful  for  what  was  done  for  me  in  giving  me  three  years 
at  the  Institute,  thus  preparing  me  for  a  life  of  teaching  and  for  active 
service  in  the  church  as  the  wife  of  Rev.  Charles  E.  Hay,  D.D.,  a  Lutheran 
Minister. 

My  teaching  started  with  two  years  of  private  work,  then  eleven 
years  (1885-1896)  at  Allentown  Female  College,  now  Cedar  Crest  College, 
Allentown,  and  three  years  (1896-1899)  at  Harrisburg  High  School. 

In  May  1899,  I  married  Rev.  Charles  E.  Hay,  D.D.,  then  a  pastor  in 
Philadelphia,  where  we  spent  five  years. 

In  1904  we  moved  to  Baltimore  where  Dr.  Hay  was  pastor  of  the 
Lutheran  Deaconess  Mother  Plouse  and  Training  School. 

Again  the  opportunity  came  for  me  to  teach  and  for  twenty  }'ears 
(1911-1931)  I  taught  Bible  geography  in  the  Training  School  of  that 
institution. 

After  my  husband's  death  in  1934,  I  lived  alone  in  Baltimore  until 
1949  when  I  entered  the  beautiful  Lutheran  Home  in  Washington  where 
we  have  the  best  of  care  and  many  friends. 

Such  is  the  life  story  of  Anna  Kieffer  Hay,  who  is  happy  to  be  able 
to  write  this  record  of  her  connection  with  Bucknell,  what  it  has  meant 
in  her  life,  and  in  appreciation  to  make  her  contribution  to  the  Alumni 
Fund — seventy  years  after  graduation  from  the  Female  Seminarv. 


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The  Cover  Picture 

The  Campus  beckons  you  on 
Alumni  and  Commencement 
Weekend. 


Page 
Alumni 

Dr.  Kenneth  L.  Cober  9 

Roinain  C.  Hassrick,  Esq 9 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Hay   2 

Malcolm  G.  .tones  9 

Rev.  Alon:o  C.  Lathrop   9 

Thelma  J.  Shou'alter   21 

Clinton  I.  Sprout  9 

Dr.  John  I.  Woodruff   5 

Alumni  Clubs  5, 22 

Alumni  Fund   23 

Alumni   Weekend    4 

Bequests     24 

Bethlehem  Steel  Aid  Program   8 

Bride  and  Groom  Reunion  9 

Campus  Activities   11 

Christian   Association    3 

Class  of  1953  Alumni  Organize 11 

Class  of  1953  Presents  12,  13 

Class  Reports   14-21 

Club   Activities 10, 22 

Faculty   News    8 

Flood  Control  Aid   8 

Hildreth   Resigns    3 

House  Party  Weekend    11 

Letters    21, 22 

Medical   Education    8 

Phi  Beta  Kappa  Elects   11 

Physics  Research  Grant   5 

Poem     5 

Recollections  on  a  Seventieth  Reunion  ...     2 

Sports  6,7 

Student  News    .' 11 

The  Engineering  Outlook  7 

They  Represented  Bucknell   7 

Troast  Awarded  Doctorate   21 


THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS 

Published   in   January,   March,   April,   June,   Sep- 
tember, October  and  December  by 

BUCKNELL  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  December  30, 
1930,  at  the  post  office  at  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  under 
the  Act  of  August  24,  1913. 


STUDENT  EDITORIAL  ASSISTANTS:  Joan  E. 
Laffcrandre  '53,  Nancy  Schmehl  '53,  Ann  Sand- 
burg '53,  Sara  Jane  Anderson  '54,  Laura  DeRosa 
'54,  Barbara  Wiesen  *55. 


JUNE    19; 


THI 


BUCRNELL  ALUMNUS 


Volume  XXXVII— No.  7 


JUNE  195S 


The  Christian  Association  at  Bucknell  University 


THE  Christian  Association  has  played 
a  prominent  role  in  Christian  life  for 
over  100  years.  An  liistorical  date  to 
remember  is  the  year  1850,  for  it  marked 
the  beginning  of  the  first  religious  organiza- 
tion at  Bucknell,  known  as  "The  Society  of 
Moral  and  Religious  Inquiry."  Robert  Low- 
ry,  an  undergraduate,  was  its  chief  mover. 
He  was  later  to  be  known  as  a  hymn  writer 
and  a  minister.  In  1882  Luther  Wishard, 
a  visitor  to  the  campus,  organized  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  replacing  the  old  Society.  Then,  in 
1885  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  was  founded.  To 
adequately  report  the  outstanding  contri- 
bution of  the  many  Bucknellians  who  have 
helped  in  the  Christian  Association  move- 
ment on  the  campus  would  require  a  volume 
in  itself.  Without  minimizing  the  help  of 
all  these  loyal  students  and  graduates  we 
should  mention  briefly  three  men  who  per- 
formed valiant  service  in  the  early  days  of 
the  organization,  niainlv  between  1910  and 
1920.  They  are  Dr.  Lewis  C.  Hylbert  '05, 
Dr.  Charles  W.  Harvey  '00  and  Dr.  E.  Car- 
roll Condict  '08.  All  of  these  men  later 
rendered  very  distinguished  service  in  the 
mission  fields  of  China  and  Burma. 

Dr.  Hylbert  served  from  1910  to  1948 
as  a  Baptist  Missionary  in  China.  He  now 
lives  retired  in  Upland,  California.  Dr. 
Harvey  has  been  deceased  since  1934.  Dr. 
Condict,  the  father  of  three  Bucknellians, 
has  served  in  Burma  until  the  present  year 
when  he  is  scheduled  for  retirement.  His 
accomplishments  in  the  mission  field  have 
been  reported  in  some  detail  in  previous  is- 
sues of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS. 
Perhaps  his  most  unique  post  has  been  that 
of  "unofficial  dentist."  At  last  count  (Au- 
gust, 1952)  he  had  extracted  14.668  teeth 
"without  pam  and  without  payin".  It  is 
hoped  that  it  will  be  possible  before  too  long 
to  adequately  record  the  contributions  of 
these  Bucknell  stalwarts  and  many  others 
who  have  made  magnificent  contributions  to 
the  work  of  the  Christian  Association  on 
the  campus. 

In  1934,  all  campus  religious  groups 
merged  into  the  present  Bucknell  University 
Christian  Association. 


by  B-'\RB.-\R.\  W'lESEN  '55 

The  aim  of  the  Christian  Association  is 
to  bring  together  an  inclusive  fellowship  of 
men  and  women  students  and  other  mem- 
bers of  the  university  community.  Mem- 
bership is  open  to  persons  of  all  faiths  inter- 
ested in  fulfilling  the  following  purposes : 

1.  To  raise  within  the  university  com- 
munity the  standards  of  Christian  faith  and 
belief  in  God,  in  order  that  all  might  find 
growth  in  faith  as  well  as  in  mind  ; 

2.  To  afford  opportunity  for  worship, 
study,  and  action ; 

3.  To  provide  training  and  experience  in 
Christian  leadership  through  local  churches 
and  in  the  campus  program ; 

4.  To  provide  service  opportunities  for 
students  to  express  their  concern  in  rela- 
tion to  social  needs  of  the  campus  and  in 
the  larger  world  community : 

5.  To  advance  the  ecumenical  movement 
which  finds  its  expression  in  the  World's 
Student  Christian  Federation,  and  includes 
people  of  all  races,  nationalities  and  classes, 
who  under  God,  are  working  for  the  build- 
ing of  a  world  order  based  on  good  will, 
justice,  material  responsibility,  and  self-re- 
spect. 

Although  most  of  the  program  evolves  in 
small  group  meetings,  committees,  commis- 
sions, week-end  conferences  and  special  cam- 
pus-wide events ;  the  entire  membership 
meets  at  intervals  for  consideration  of  issues 
of  policy  or  program.  The  program  is  de- 
veloped by  several  administrative  committees 
and  by  four  program  commissions  which  in- 
clude Freshman  Firesides,  and  The  Public 
Relations  Committee,  among  others : 

Freshman  Firesides — Following  Freshman 
Camp  in  the  fall,  and  orientation  week,  the 
freshmen  are  invited  to  join  one  of  twenty- 
five  "freshman  firesides,"  co-chaired  by  up- 
per-classmen and  dealing  with  orientation 
in  college. 

Public  Relations  Committee — Prepares  all 
promotional  material,  general  publicity,  and 
writes  features  articles. 


RELIGION  IN   LIFE  PROGRAM 

THE  Religion-in-Life  Program  is  only 
one  of  the  many  activities  in  the  diverse 
program  of  the  Christian  Association. 
W'hile  the  general  outline  of  the  program 
changes  from  year  to  year  there  are  parts 
that  remain  constant,  and  always  under  the 
direction  of  the  students  themselves,  with 
the  assistance  of  a  faculty  committee. 

1.  Major  speakers  are  selected  according 
to  the  six  academic  divisions  within  the  Uni- 
versity. Faculty  and  student  division  com- 
mittees are  in  charge  of  making  the  ar- 
rangements for  the  speakers. 

2.  There  are  dormitory  and  fraternity  bull 
sessions,  and  afternoon  forums.  Students 
nominate  resident  leaders  from  among  fa- 
vorite ministers  of  home  towns,  or  confer- 
ence leaders  whom  they  have  come  to  admire. 

3.  A  faculty  seminar  series  and  dinner  is 
a  regular  part  of  the  program.  In  this  way 
the  faculty  members  not  only  share  in  the 
over-all  events,  but  are  challenged  by  an  out- 
standing Christian  teacher  or  writer  at  their 
own  level. 

BURMA-BUCKNELL  WEEKEND 

BURMA-BUCKNELL  Weekend  is  espe- 
cially significant  because  of  Bucknell's 
connection  with  Burma  for  over  100  years. 
Scholarship  funds  have  been  provided  for 
students  in  Burma  for  the  past  25  years. 
Five  years  ago  the  Christian  Association 
invited  Burmese  students  studying  in  eastern 
universities  through  student  exchange  pro- 
grams, to  spend  a  week-end  on  the  Bucknell 
campus.  The  last  week-end  conference 
brought  fifty  Burmese  students  from  uni- 
versities throughout  the  eastern  United 
States. 

THIS  rather  brief  account  describes  the 
growth  and  present  program  of  the 
Bucknell  University  Christian  Association. 
With  the  counselling  and  support  of  the 
Administration,  the  Advisory  Council  and 
the  General  Secretary,  the  students  continue 
to  assume  the  leadership  and  initiative  nec- 
essar}'  for  maintaining  the  high  standards  of 
work  set  forth  by  The  Christian  Association. 


FLASH! 


Bucknell's  President  Horace  A.  Hildreth  presented  his  resignation  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees  at  a  meeting  on  the  campus  May  9,  but  no  action  on  the  matter 
was  taken  by  the  Board  at  that  time. 

Dr.  Joseph  W.  Henderson,  chairman  of  the  Board,  announced  that  the 
trustees  will  meet  again  on  the  campus  at  Commencei.nent  time. 

Dr.  Hildreth,  who  was  nominated  by  President  Eisenhower  on  April  24 
as  Ambassador  to  Pakistan,  submitted  his  resignation  "effective  at  the  pleasurd 
of  the  Board." 

In  formally  presenting  his  resignation,  the  Bucknell  head  explained  that  he 
did  so  "in  order  to  make  myself  available  for  an  assignment  of  duty  on  behalf 
of    my    country." 


.JUNE     1  !)  .5  3 


ALUMNI  WEEKEND  AND  COMMENCEMENT 


THE  weather  man 
has  been  spoken  to 
and  the  almanac  edi- 
tor has  been  convinced 
that  the  June  6  weekend  is 
to  be  one  of  those  typical 
sun-drenched  Bucknell 
weekends.  A  campus 
committee  of  faculty, 
alumni,  students  and 
townspeople  are  rapidly 
whipping  into  shape  the 
last  minute  details  of  the 
program.  Everything  is 
ready  for  YOU  to  arrive 
to  renew  old  friendships 
and  revive  forgotten 
memories. 

The  full  program  and 
reservation  form  was 
published  in  the  April 
issue  of  THE  BUCK- 
NELL  ALUMNUS  and 
you  have  (we  hope)  al- 
ready forwarded  your  re- 
quest for  dormitory  and  ticket  reserva- 
tions. Our  last  minute  suggestion  is  that 
you  head  for  the  Carnegie  Building  (the 
old  library)  as  soon  as  you  reach  Lewis- 
burg.  There  you  will  register,  receive  your 
room  and  ticket  reservations  and  a  sched- 
ule of  the  location  of  your  own  class  re- 
union and  other  weekend  activities.  For 
those  without  advance  reservations,  ticket 
needs  and  a  directory  of  events  will  be 
supplied  at  the  registration  headquarters 
in  the  Carnegie  Building. 

YOUR  REUNION  HEADQUARTERS 

IF  YOU  are  not  arriving  until  Saturday 
morning  be  sure  to  be  here  early  enough 
to  attend  the  business  session  of  your  re- 
union class  scheduled  for  10 :30  a.  m.  If 
possible  try  to  arrive  in  time  for  tlie  annual 
assembly  meeting  of  the  General  Alumni 
Association  at  9  :30  a.  m.  in  the  auditorium 
of  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building. 

During  the  business  meeting  of  your  class 
you  will  be  supplied  with  your  distinctive 
class  insignia  and  have  your  group  picture 
taken  for  posterity. 

THE  ALUMNI  PARADE 

ATTIRED  in  your  class  decorations,  your 
group  will  be  an  outstanding  feature  of 
the  Alumni  Parade  of  classes  which  forms 
at  the  Vaughan  Literature  Building  at  noon. 
Following  the  University  Band,  all  alumni 
and  their  guests  will  march  to  the  Davis 
Gymnasium,  singing  the  new  Bucknell  Alum- 
ni Marching  Song.  (The  words  are  printed 
on  this  page ;  better  make  a  few  trial  runs 
over  the  words  now  so  you  will  be  sure  to 
be  in  good  voice  for  the  occasion.) 

THE   ALL-ALUMNI   LUNCHEON 

THAT  big  feature,  the  All-Alumni  Lunch- 
eon where  everybody  gets  to  see  every- 
body else  will  be  held  in  Davis  Gymnasium 
at  noon  Saturday.  The  substantial  luncheon 
will  be  just  what  you  need  to  prepare  you 
for  the  short  peppy  program  of  introduc- 
tions, remarks,  mixed  with  healthy  and  ring- 
ing alumni  singing. 

AFTER  THE  LUNCHEON 

A  NUMBER  of  classes  will  be  conducting 
social  gatherings  at  campus  residence 
houses  or  in  the  homes  of  local  classmates 
following  the  luncheon,  but  a  full  program 
of  interest  to  everybody  will  be  provided 
during  the  afternoon.  The  baseball  game, 
featuring  the  Bucknell  varsity  against  the 
Alumni  group,  will  be  staged  in  Memorial 
Stadium.      Slierm    Doebler   '49   promises   an 

4      - 


BUCKNELL  ALUMNI  MARCHING  SONG 

Marching  Along  Together — Raise  Our  Voices  With  the  Band 

Give  Us  a  Smile  "Hi  Neighbor" — All  Alumni  Hand  in  Hand 

This  Is  Our  Day  for  Memories — This  Is  Our  Day  to  Shout 

The  Old  (jrads  Song  to  Dear  B.  U. — Their  Alma  Mater  Thru 
and  Thru 

We  Lift  Our  Hearts  and  Voices  High — To  Sing  Her  Praises 
to  the  Sky 

Marching  Along  Together — All  Alumni  Hand  in  Hand. 

(To  be  sung  to  the  tune  of   "MARCHING  ALONG  TOGETHER") 

Music   by   Special   Permission   Robbins    Music   Corporation, 

Copyright   Proprietor. 

Words  by  Allen  W.  Flock,  Director.  Bucknell  University  Band. 


Alumni  squad  that  will  wipe  out  the  memories 
of  last  year's  varsity  7-1  victory. 

Saturday  afternoon  will  be  a  good  time  to 
visit  the  Ellen  Clarke  Bertrand  Library  to 
view  several  displays  especially  prepared  for 
the  occasion.  The  popularity  of  last  year's 
display  of  writings  and  biographical  mate- 
rial of  Bucknell  writers  has  convinced  Li- 
brarian Harold  Hayden  that  alumni  appre- 
ciate this  weekend  feature. 

The  book  exhibit  this  year  includes  a  dis- 
play of  the  "favorite  books"  of  44  men  and 
women  of  affairs  which  has  been  prepared 
by  Mr.  Hayden  and  his  staff.  Some  of  the 
persons  in  his  project  are  President  Eisen- 
hower, Mrs.  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt,  Mar- 
garet Truman  and  Lily  Pons.  Also  included 
in  the  search  for  a  varied  concensus  of  opin- 
ion are  44  students,  faculty  and  alumni  of 
Bucknell.  This  is  the  display  that  received  na- 
tional recognition  in  Time  magazine  recently. 


THE  BISON   CLUB   BREAKFAST 

EARLY  birds  will   not  want  to  miss   the 
Bison  Club  Breakfast  scheduled  for  8:00 
a.  m.   Saturday  in  the  Lewisburg  Club,   131 


Market  Street.  You  will 
want  a  substantial  break- 
fast anyway,  so  why  not 
join  the  gang  (women 
are  always  welcome)  and 
at  the  same  time  avail 
yourself  of  the  opportu- 
nity to  hear  the  latest  re- 
port on  athletic  activities. 

THE    CAMPUS 

JAMBOREE  AND 

RECEPTION 

SCHEDULED  for  9:00 
p.  m.  Saturday  eve- 
ning on  the  Quad  is  the 
Commencement  Jambo- 
ree and  Reception  for  stu- 
dents, faculty,  alumni  and 
parents.  A  dance  or- 
chestra will  provide 
music  for  dancing  but 
this  year  the  program  has 
been  greatly  expanded 
and  will  include  many  entertainment  fea- 
tures in  addition  to  dancing  and  refresh- 
ments. Furthermore,  the  program  has  been 
so  arranged  that  it  will  be  possible  to  enjoy 
both  the  Cap  and  Dagger  play,  "School  for 
Scandal",  and  the  Jamboree. 

By  that  time  you  may  be  tired  but  happy 
and  some  of  the  oldsters  will  inject  them- 
selves carefully  into  bed  while  the  youngsters 
go  on  and  on. 


THE  SUNDAY  PROGRAM 

SUNDAY'  morning  the  sun  will  rise  on  a 
more  quiet  scene  and  for  many  alumni 
the  program  will  be  breakfast,  church  and 
homeward  bound.  For  those  who  can  stay, 
the  president's  reception  at  4  ;00  p.  m.,  the 
Baccalaureate  Service  at  8  :00  p.  m.  followed 
by  Commencement  exercises  at  10  a.  m. 
Monday  will  round  out  a  program  that  will 
be  long  remembered. 


CLASS  REUNIONS 

SATURDAY,  JUNE  6,  1953 
Class  President  and/or  Reunion  Clwirnian 

Emeritus  Dr.  John  I.  Woodruff    '90,  Selinsgrove. 
(1882-1902) 

1898  Roy  B.  Mulkie,  1024  Weschler  Ave.,  Erie. 

1903  Mrs.  H.  C.  Herpel,  1250  Park  St.,  McKeesport. 
(Golden) 

1908  Dr.  Paul  G.  Stolz,  103  S.  Front  St.,  Lewisburg. 

1913  Howard  V.  Fisher,  Esq.,  1319  Reading  Blvd.,  Wyomissing. 

1918  Barton  H.  Mackey,  234  W.  Main  St.,  Newark,  Del. 

1923  Dr.  D.  M.  Griffith,  College  Park,  Lewisburg. 

1928  Hugh    Montgomery   Marsh,    Jr.,   c/o    Irving   Trust   Co.,   233    Broadway, 
(Silver)  New  York  8,  N.  Y. 

1933  D.  Clayton  Brouse,  113  S.  15th  St.,  Lewisburg. 

1938  Ira  G.  Fox,  1315  Stanton  Road,  Sharon. 

1943  George  F.  Haines,  Jr.,  133  North  Dithridge  St.,  Pittsburgh  13. 

1948  Raymond    L.    Tyler,    237    Potomac    Road,    Fairfax,    Wilmington,    Del. 

1952  August  St.  Jolin,   16  Spring  St.,  Millburn,  N.  J. 

1953  Abram  Powelson,  Phi  Gamma   Delta  House,  Lewisburg. 


JUNE    1953 


Physics  Keseareh  Grant        Tlie  Biickiiell  Aliiiiiiii  Clubs  ill  New  Jersey 


A  grant  of  $1900.00  has  been  made  by 
Research  Corporation  to  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity for  a  research  project  to  be  direct- 
ed by  Dr.  Robert  F.  McCune.  Dr.  Mc- 
Cune  joined  the  staf?  of  the  Physics  De- 
partment in  September  of  1952  as  an  as- 
sistant professor.  His  previous  experience 
included  work  as  senior  analytical  en- 
gineer with  the  Hamilton  Standard  Pro- 
pellers Division  of  United  Aircraft  in  East 
Hartford,  Conn.,  and  a  position  on  the 
staff  of  Trinity  College  in  Hartford.  He 
received  his  Ph.D.  degree  from  the  Uni- 
versitj'  of  Illinois.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  honor  societies  of  Sigma  Xi.  Sigma 
Pi  Sigma,  and  Kappa  Phi  Kappa;  and  the 
professional  societies:  American  Physical 
Society,  American  Association  of  Physics 
Teachers,  and  American  Association  of 
University  Professors.  Dr.  McCune,  who 
is  listed  in  American  Men  of  Science, 
Leaders  in  American  Science,  and  Who's 
Who  in  American  Education  has  done 
previous  research  in  natural  frequencies 
of  propeller  blades,  the  problem  of  flutter 
in  propellers,  and  a  photochemical  method 
for  the  separation  of  oxygen  isotopes. 

The  project  was  begun  by  Dr.  Charles 
Russell  while  he  was  at  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity and  Dr.  McCune  applied  for  the 
.grant  to  continue  the  work.  Mr.  Paul 
Hosted,  a  graduate  student  in  physics, 
who  received  his  B.S.  degree  from  Buck- 
nell in  February,  will  be  working  witli 
Dr.  McCune  on  the  development  of  an 
instrument  for  the  measurement  of  mag- 
netic susceptibilities  of  liquids  and  solids 
and  for  the  study  of  rates  of  chemical  re- 
actions. Dr.  McCune  and  Mr.  Bosted  will 
develop  the  instrument  and  will  cooperate 
with  Dr.  B.  R.  Willeford  of  the  chemistry 
department  in  carrying  out  these  studies. 

Research  Corporation  originally  was 
established  in  1912  by  Frederick  Gardner 
Cottrell  with  the  gift  of  his  patent  rights 
in  the  field  of  electrical  precipitation,  to 
acquire  inventions  and  make  them  avail- 
able and  effective  in  the  useful  arts  and 
to  provide  means  for  the  advancement  of 
scientific  investigation  by  contributing  the 
net  earnings  of  the  corporation  to  scien- 
tific and  educational  institutions.  It  is 
strictly  a  nonprofit  foundation  which  dis- 
tributes the  total  income  as  grants  in  aid 
of  research  to  colleges,  universities,  and 
scientific  institutions.  From  the  beginning 
Research  Corporation  has  stressed  the 
principle  of  giving  funds  in  relatively 
small  amounts,  with  the  sole  request  that 
the  results  of  scientific  investigation  be 
made  available  to  the  world  of  science. 
By  the  end  of  its  first  five  years  of  op- 
eration the  Frederick  Gardner  Cottrell 
program  had  granted  $2,300,000,  which 
went  to  217  academic  institutions  for  the 
support  of  464  research  programs,  most 
of  them  requiring  relatively  small  amounts 
of  money. 


Ed.  Note:  This  is  the  fourth  of  a  series 
being  published  in  THE  BUCKNELL 
ALUMNUS  to  show  the  geographic  distri- 
bution of  Bucknell  Alumni.  The  present  arti- 
cle will  present  the  club  organization  in  the 
State  of   New  Jersey. 


All  of  New  Jersey's  twenty-one  counties 
are  assigned  to  an  alumni  club  with  head- 
quarters in  the  state.  The  accompanying 
map  shows  the  area  boundries  for  each  club. 
County  divisions  are  shown  by  light  lines 
and  club  area  divisions  by  heavy  ruling. 
Several  of  the  clubs  include  areas  outside  of 
New  Jersey.  The  Trenton  club  includes  a 
part  of  Bucks  County, 
Penna.,  lying  adjacent 
to  the  Delaware  River| 
opposite  Trenton.  The 
Pvietropolitan  New 
York  -  New  Jersey 
Club  includes,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  ten  coun- 
ties of  Northern  Jer- 
sey, the  ten  New  York 
State  counties  of  Met- 
ropolitan New  York : 
Bronx,  Dutchess, 
Kings,  New  York, 
Orange,       Putnam. 


Richmond,  Rockland,  Ulster,  Westchester. 
The  total  alumni  poulation  of  the  Metro- 
politan New  York-New  Jersey  area  there- 
fore includes  574  Bucknell  alumni  living 
in  New  York  State  in  addition  to  the  1388 
alumni  living  in  Northern  New  Jersey. 

If  you  live  in  New  Jersey  and  are  not  re- 
ceiving the  club  meeting  notices  in  t'ne  area 
in  which  you  live,  it  may  be  that  your  lat- 
est address  is  not  properly  recorded  at  alum- 
ni headquarters.  Your  address  appears  in 
our  records  exactly  as  its  imprinted  on  the 
address  label  of  this  issue  of  the  ALUM- 
NUS. If  it  is  not  correct  will  you  please 
notify  the  Alumni  Office,  giving  your  old  and 
new  address. 


ATLANTIC 
CITY 


The  Wind 

If  I  could  tell  which  way  it  blows, 
That  wind  that  brings  all  weals  and  woes; 
I  then  should  know  what  no  one  knows. 
And  have  more  friends  and  still  more  foes. 
— Dr.  John  I.  Woodruff  '90 

JUNE    1953 


Number  of  Bucknellians  in  New  Jersey  Qubs 

CJubs  of  New  Jersey  Aluiniii 

Atlantic  City   (Cape  May,  Atlantic) 61 

Metropolitan  New  Jersey  (Middlesex,  Somerset,  Union,  Hudson,  Morris,  Sussex, 

Passaic,  Bergen,  Essex,  Warren)    1388 

Monmouth  and  Ocean  (Monmouth,  Ocean)    125 

South  Jersey   (Salem.  Gloucester,  Camden,  Cumberland)    406 

Trenton   ( Mercer,  Burlington,  -Hunterdon )    ,  ■  •       223 

Total    2203 

5 


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1952  SOCCER 

BuCKNELL    1;    PeNN    StaTE    10 

BucKNELL  0;  Temple    6 

BucKNELL   1;  Washington    4 

BucKNELL  3;  Johns  Hopkins  4 

BucKNELL  0;  Gettysburg    1 

BucKNELL  6;  Western  A4aryland   2 

BuCKNELL  0;  F.  &  M 2 

BucKNELL   1;  Delaware    2 

Won  1,  Lost  7. 

Cnptnins— Wn/t  Man)nn,  Jim  Thorn 
Coach— Hank  Peters 


1953  FOOTBALL 

BucKNELL  45;  Lafayette   13 

BucKNELL  46;  Muhlenberg  12 

BucKNELL   19;  Temple    12 

BucKNELL  22;  Buffalo  0 

BucKNELL     0;  Colgate  28 

BucKNELL  28;  Lehigh   6 

BucKNELL     7;  Geo.  Washington 21 

BucKNELL  26;  Gettysburg  21 

BucKNELL     0;  Delaware    13 

Won  6,  Lost  3. 

Caftains—Ahe  Powehon,  Frank  Kirby 
Coach— Harry  Lawrence 


1952-53  BASKETBALL 

Juniata 73 

Lehigh   85 

Albright   65 

Dickinson    55 

Gettysburg  79 

Lafayette   63 


Bucknell 

76 

Bucknell 

56 

Bucknell 

55 

Bucknell 

33 

Bucknell 

58 

Bucknell 

59 

Bucknell 

52 

Bucknell 

50 

Bucknell 

64 

Bucknell 

86 

Bucknell 

62 

Muhlenberg  

Albright   

Muhlenberg  

Western  Maryland 
Lehigh   


90 
89 
82 
83 
83 


Bucknell  49;  Penn  State  71 

Bucknell  48;  Lafay'ette   73 

Bucknell  72;  Gettysburg  88 

Bucknell  93;  Susquehanna    73 

Bucknell  58;  Buffalo  82 

Bucknell  83;  Franklin  &  Marshall   103 

Bucknell  65;  Hartwick    97 

Bucknell  70;  Colgate     117 

Won  3,  Lost  16. 

No  Ca-ptain  Elected 
Coach— Ben  Krihhs 


1953  BASEBALL 

Bucknell  2;  Lehigh  3 

Bucknell  3;  Navy  13 

Bucknell  12;  Susquehanna  4 

Bucknell  3;  Lafayette  8 

Bucknell  6;  Juniata  5 

Bucknell  0;  Penn  State  1 

Bucknell  5;  Dickinson  4 

Bucknell  6;  F.  &  M 5 

Bucknell     4;  Muhlenberg   5 

Captain— Abe  Pcnvehon 
Coach— Bill  Lane 


1953  TENNIS 

Bucknell     0;  Maryland    9 

Bucknell     6;  Geo.  Washington 3 

Bucknell     3;  Navy  6 

Bucknell     9;  F.  &  M 0 

Bucknell     8;  Penn  Statie  1 

Bucknell     5;  Lehigh     ., 4 

Bucknell     9;  Pittsburgh    0 

Bucknell     7;  Dickinson    ; 2 

Bucknell     0;  Miami  9 

Bucknell     8;  Gettysburg  1 

Captain— Paul  Rernmey 
Coach— Hank  Peters 


J 


JUNE    1053 


1953  WRESTLING 

BucKNELL  24;  XA'estern  Makyland 5 

BucKNELL     3;  Lafayette   27 

BucKNELL  24;  Muhlenberg  5 

BucKNELL  16;  Haverford  18 

BucKNELL  21:  Temple 11 

BUCKKELL    21;    UrSINUS      5 

BucKNELL     6;  Gettysburg  22 

BucKNELL  16;  Delaware    27 

Finished  fourth  in  MC  Tournament  held 
at  Easton. 

Won  4,  Lost  i. 

Captain— Bart  Cappelini 
Coach— Herb  Maack 

1953  GOLF 

BucKNELL  IVi;  George  Washlngton  ...  7V2 

BuciLNELL  0;      Navy  9 

BucKNELL  9;      Gettysburg  0 

BucKNELL  3;      F.  &  j\I 6 

BucKNELL  1;      Delaware    8 

BucKNELL  4:      Juntata 5 

BucKNELL  4;      Temple    5 

BucKNELL  6I2;  Dickinson   2V> 

iVo  Captain  Elected 
Coach— Harold  Evans 


1953  TRACK 

Albright  69;  Bucknell  48;  Ursintjs  39 
BucKNELL  681. 2;  Gettysburg  57;  Tuniata 
28V'2 

Bucknell  73  2,  5;  Dickinson  52  3/5 

Bucknell  71:  Muhlenberg    ....   55 

Three  firsts;  second  in  a  triangular  meet. 

MIDDLE  ATLANTICS  AT  F.  &  M. 

Captain— Walt  McConnell 

Coach— Bus  Blum 

INTRAMURAL  HIGHLIGHTS 

As  a  result  of  the  intramural  track  and  field 
meet.  Delta  Upsilon  retained  their  first  place 
standing,  and  is  followed  closely  bv  Lambda 
Chi  Alpha.  The  standings  (^lav  1)  are  as 
follows:  Delta  Upsilon  434  5./6;  Lambda 
Chi  Alpha  396  2  3;  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon 
354;  Kappa  Sigma  331  1/6;  Theta  Chi  317; 
Phi  Gamma  Delta  316  2/3;  Phi  Kappa  Psi 
304  2/3;  Sigma  Chi  299  1,  2;  Phi  Lambda 
Theta  289  2  3;  Sigma  Alpha  Mu  276  1/2; 
Tau  Kappa  Epsilon  275;  Kappa  Delta  Rho 
262  1/2;  Sigma  Phi  Epsilon  203  1/3. 

How  the  Bisons 
Got  Their  Name 

Fifty  years  ago  Bucknell  teams  had  no 
definite  nickname;  they  were  known  vari- 
ously as  Timberwolves,  Wildcats,  and 
any  other  ferocious-sounding  name  that 
sportswriters  happened  to  use. 

To  remed}-  this  situation.  Dr.  William 
C.  Bartol.  longtime  professor  of  math-e- 
matics  and  astronom3-  at  Bucknell,  sug- 
gested about  1910  that  the  nickname 
"Bisons"  be  adopted.  His  suggestion  was 
aired  and  approved  in  the  student  news- 
paper and  the  Eastern  press. 

Geography  was  the  main  reason  for  the 
choice  of  sobriquet.  Bucknell's  campus 
lies  at  the  eastern  end  of  the  broad  Buffalo 
Valle}%  which  was  one  of  the  last  stamp- 
ing grounds  of  the  American  bison,  or 
buffalo,  in  this  part  of  the  country.  With- 
in a  few  miles  of  the  campus  are  Buffalo 
Creek.  Buffalo  Crossroads,  and  East  Buf- 
falo  Township. 

JUNE    1953 


At  one  time  it  is  estimated  that  at  least 
10,000  bison  roamed  the  reaches  of  the 
Buffalo  X'alley.  As  late  as  1799  more 
than  300  were  reported.  That  same  year 
a  large  herd  trampled  an  entire  family 
and  was  subsequently  rounded  up  and 
shot.  The  last  buffalo  in  this  section  is 
believed  to  have  been  shot  in  1800  at 
Buffalo  Crossroads,  about  two  miles  from 
Bucknell's   Memorial   Stadium. 

Each  year  the  herds  migrated  from 
Pennsylvania  to  Georgia  in  the  fall,  re- 
turning in  the  spring.  Thej'  followed 
definite  routes  which  can  still  be  traced. 
Dr.  Lewis  E.  Theiss.  former  professor  of 
journalism  at  Bucknell.  has  located  sev- 
eral buffalo  wallows  near  the  campus. 
Bison  did  not  disappear  in  the  West  un- 
til near  the  end  of  the  nineteenth  century, 
but  the  Buffalo  Valle\-  herd  is  believed 
to  have  been  one  of  the  last  in  the  East. 


The  Engineering  Ontlook 

This  year,  Bucknell  L'niversity  will 
graduate  48  engineers — a  good  representa- 
tion for  a  college  Bucknell's  size,  but  a 
mere  drop  in  the  bucket,  as  far  as  alleviat- 
ing the  nation's  engineerin.g  shortage  is 
concerned.  Former  President  Hoover  has 
estimated  that  the  country  requires  60,000 
engineers  to  supply  our  current  national 
needs. 

No  longer  a  variable  statistic  to  toss 
around,  the  engineering  shortage  is  seri- 
oush'  limiting  modern  scientific  develop- 
ment. It  may  well  be  hampering  prog- 
ress of  the  country's  living  standard,  since 
it  is  the  engineer  who  devises  and  im- 
proves  tools,  methods  and  materials. 

Typical  of  this  year's  crop  of  graduat- 
ing engineers  are  the  following  Buck- 
nellians:  Richard  Henry  Klemm,  Donald 
Edward  Williams,  Edwin  Gates  Halline, 
and   Helen   Elizabeth   Grimley. 

Twenty-one-year-old  Miss  Grimley.  of 
Ridgewood.  N.  J.,  only  girl  graduate  to 
come  out  of  Bucknell's  engineering  class 
this  year,  is  a  mechanical  engineer  whose 
sights  are  set  on  a  position  in  the  aero- 
nautical industry. 

'T'm  sort  of  waiting  around  for  the 
right  job  to  come  along,"  Miss  Grimley 
explains,  although  she  says  "a  dozen  or 
more"  industries  have  sent  men  to  Buck- 
nell seeking  her  engineering  talents.  Fear- 
ing she  might  become  lost  in  industry's 
maze  of  male  competition.  Miss  Grimley 
hopes  to  receive  a  call  for  a  job  which  will 
give  her  a  chance  to  hold  her  own  as  an 
engineer. 

"Naturally,  there's  some  discrimination 
against  me,  because  I'm  a  woman,"  she 
admits  realisticalh',  "but  I  know  good 
mechanical  engineers  (male  or  female) 
are  desperately  needed.  So  I'll  just  wait." 

"Just  waiting."  too.  is  Richard  Henry 
Klemm,  of  Floral  Park.  N.  Y.  Interviews 
with  20  companies  have  failed  to  turn  his 
mind  from  his  ultimate  goal — a  career  as 
a  patent  lawyer.  A  graduate  of  Buck- 
nell's civil  engineering  course,  Mr.  Klemm 
wants  a  job  in  one  of  America's  key  cities, 
where  he  may  work  days  and  go  to  .grad- 
uate school  nights,  to  enroll  in  a  law 
course. 

"!Maybe  I'll  be  a  research  writer,  finally. 
I  don't  know.  I've  got  at  least  four  j-ears 
of  study  ahead  of  me.  So  we'll  see.  Any- 
way, the  army  might  interrupt  mj-  plans," 
says  the  22-year-old  engineering  graduate. 

Also  wonderin.g  what  L^ncle  Sam  plans 
to  do  about  his  life  is  Edwin  Gates  Hal- 
line,  22,  of  Lewisburg.  A  graduate  of 
Bucknell's  electrical  engineering  course. 
Mr.  Halline  is  an  R.  O.  T.  C.  trainee,  but 
draft  deferment  for  this  engineer,  as  with 


all  male  college  graduates,  rests  entirely 
on  the  variable  discretion  of  his  local  draft 
board. 

"L'ntil  I'm  drafted,  I'll  work  with  the 
Bell  Telephone  Laboratories,  at  Whip- 
pany.  New  Jersey,"  Halline  explains.  Fie 
"chose"  the  position  from  nine  interviews 
arranged  for  h  i  m  through  Bucknell's 
Placement  Bureau  Director,  Raymond  K. 
Irwin. 

Donald  Edward  Williams,  of  Rahway, 
N.  J.,  a  chemical  engineer  graduating 
from  Bucknell  this  year,  is  32  years  old 
and  married.  A  veteran  of  the  Second 
World  War,  he  is  serious  about  becoming 
established  in  a  job  as  soon  as  possible. 

"The  job  that  gives  me  the  best  oppor- 
tunity and  the  most  money  is  the  one  I'll 
accept,"  !Mr.  Williams  says.  He  is  no  dif- 
ferent from  an}-  of  the  nation's  young 
engineering  graduates  who  are  aware 
they  are  moving  in  a  technician's  world 
and  an  engineer's  market.  Mr.  Williams 
knows  that  hardh-  any  engineering  grad- 
uate will  begin  at  a  salary  less  than  $300 
a  month.  So  he's  holding  out  for  his 
"price." 

One  thing  is  certain — no  graduating 
engineer  today  is  sorry  about  h  a  v  i  n  .g 
chosen  this  field.  He  knows  he  is  needed. 
He  knows  he  will  be  useful.  He  is  enter- 
ing an  honored  profession.  He  knows  that 
nearly  all  the  nation's  chief  glories — sk3'- 
scrapers,  factories.  86.000.000  kilowatts  of 
installed  power,  78,000  miles  of  airways, 
broadcasting  and  telephones  lines,  high- 
ways and  all  the  vehicles  that  ride  on 
them — are  the  works  of  the  engineering 
field. 


They  Represented  Bucknell 

Dr.  Herbert  L.  Spencer,  former  presi- 
dent of  Bucknell.  and  now  a  trustee  of 
the  L'niversity,  served  as  the  official  rep- 
resentative of  Bucknell  at  the  inaugura- 
tion of  Dr.  Buell  Gordon  Gallagher  as 
president  of  The  Cit5^  College  of  The  Col- 
lege of  The  City  of  New  York  on  Feb- 
ruary 19,  1953. 

Dr.  Harry  R.  Warfel  '20  attended  the 
Centennial  Celebration  of  the  L^niversity 
of  Florida,  Gainesville.  Florida  on  March 
18   as   the   Bucknell   representative. 

The  Rev.  Idris  W.  Jones  '31  represent- 
ed the  L^niversity  at  the  inauguration  of 
Dr.  Hm"st  Robins  Anderson  as  president 
of  the  American  L^niversity,  Washington. 
D.  C,  on  February  24. 

Mrs.  Cesar  Clavel!  (Elizabeth  Sindle 
'36)  represented  Bucknell  at  the  Fiftieth 
Anniversary  of  the  L'niversity  of  Puerto 
Rico,  Rio  Piedras.  Puerto  Rico  on  March  12. 

When  Trinity  College,  Hartford.  Conn, 
inaugurated  its  new  president  on  Mav 
16,  the  Rev.  Paul  M.  Humplireys  '28  rep'- 
resented   Bucknell   at   the  ceremonies. 

The  Rev.  David  J.  Davis  '32  attended 
the  inauguration  of  Dr.  Jay  F.  W.  Pear- 
son as  president  of  the  L'niversity  of 
Miami  at  Coral  Gables,  Fla.  as  Bucknell's 
representative  on   May  7. 

Bucknell  was  represented  by  John  W. 
Hedge  '15  at  the  inauguration  of  John 
Conrad  Seegers  as  president  of  Muhlen- 
berg College  on  May  2. 

John  D.  Johannesen  '43  represented  the 
L'niversity'  at  Fenn  College.  Cleveland  on 
May  9  when  Dr.  G.  Brooks  Earnest  was 
inaugurated. 

Katherine  Bell  who  will  receive  a  B.S. 
degree  in  Education  June  8  will  be  rep- 
resenting Bucknell  LTniversity  at  the  Com- 
mencement Exercises  of  the  Woman's 
Medical  College  of  Pennsylvania  on 
Thursdav,  June  11.  "Kitsv"  Bell  is  the 
daughter  of  Robert  K.  Bell  '20,  University 
trustee. 

7 


Bucknell  Aids  With 
Flood  Control 

Dr.  Dalzell  M.  Griffith  '23,  head  of  the 
civil  engineering-  department  at  Bucknell,  has 
announced  completion  of  a  series  of  flood 
control  models  for  the  Pennsylvania  Depart- 
ment of  Forests  and  Waters.  Models  of  the 
channels  of  the  Allegheny  River  and  Mill 
Creek  in  Potter  County  were  constructed  in 
the  Bucknell  hydraulic  laboratory  under  the 
immediate  supervision  of  George  G.  Herman, 
assistant  professor  of  civil  engineering. 

The  model  was  built  to  identical  propor- 
tion to  predict  action  of  flood  waters  at  the 
site.  It  is  expected  that  the  cost  of  the  ex- 
tensive project  of  moving  flood  waters 
through  the  Borough  of  Coudersport  will 
eventually  cost  approximately  one-half  mil- 
lion dollars.  The  laboratory  study  was  au- 
thorized by  the  State  Department  of  Forests 
and  Waters  to  learn  the  flood  action  prior  to 
beginning  work  on  the  jiroject. 


Bucknell  on  Bethlehem 
Steel  Aid  Program 

E.  G.  Grace,  chairman  of  Bethlehem  Steel 
Company,  recently  announced  that  Bucknell 
University  will  be  one  of  the  10  Pennsyl- 
vania colleges  to  receive  financial  assistance 
under  the  Bethlehem  Loop  Course  program. 

The  company  offers  financial  aid  in  pro- 
portion to  the  number  of  seniors  selected  by 
Bethlehem  Steel  in  its  annual  training  pro- 
gram for  college  graduates.  The  amount 
of  the  payment  for  each  graduate  has  been 
set  at  $3,000. 

Through  financial  assistance  under  this 
program  Bethlehem  Steel  gives  recognition 
to  the  fact  that  four  years  of  education  costs 
a  college  more  than  it  receives  from  a  stu- 
dent in  tuition  and  other  fees,  and  that  the 
college  graduate's  education  makes  him  a 
valuable  asset  in  the  conduct  of  Bethlehem's 
business. 


Department  of 
Understatement 

Buckncll's  reputation  as  a  hot  bed  (  ?)  for 
medical  doctors  has  taken  on  even  greater 
stature  in  these  past  few  weeks.  Following 
the  recent  publication  of  a  Directory  of  Buck- 
nellians  who  have  earned  the  M.D.  degree. 
Dr.  Roy  Taskcr  of  the  Biology  Department 
accidentally  stumbled  on  an  old  University 
catalogue  wdnich  revealed  that  the  Directory 
had  been  far  from  complete. 

This  led  to  further  discoveries  with  the  re- 
sult that  the  University's  figure  for  M.D.'s 
now  stands  at  592  as  against  the  509  listed 
in  the  recently  published  directory.  The  new 
totals  also  show  that  these  592  M.D.'s  prac- 
tised' in  36  states,  the  District  of  Columbia 
and  four  foreign  countries. 

The  records  also  show  that  Bucknellians 
have  been  going  into  the  field  of  medicine 
for  more  than  100  years.  George  I.  McLeod 
of  the  Class  of  1852  earned  his  M.D.  degree 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1857. 
William  A.  Reed  of  the  same  class  also  can 
claim  a  share  of  this  honor,  but  he  stayed 
only  a  short  while  at  Bucknell  before  trans- 
ferring. 

The  latest  compilation  also  shows  that 
Bucknellians  earned  their  M.D.  degrees  at 
53  medical  schools  throughout  the  country, 
from  Albany  to  Yale.  Jeiferson  Medical  Col- 
lege of  Philadelphia  leads  the  list  with  136 
names,  followed  by  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania with  1 1 1  and  Temple  Universitv 
with  77. 


Medical  Education  Report 

It  was  only  natural  that  alumni,  after  read- 
ing the  critique  on  medical  education  by  Dr. 
William  P.  Boger  '34  in  the  March  1953 
ALUMNUS,  should  ask  the  question  "Where 
do  our  present  medical  students  stand  to- 
day?" We  are  indebted  to  Dr.  John  W. 
Rice,  chairman  of  the  department  of  biology 
at  Bucknell,  for  the  answer  to  that  question. 
Dr.  Rice  reports  that  in  recent  years  Buck- 
nell    students     were     admitted     to     Medical 


schools  as  follows:  in  1948,  17  students; 
1949,  19  students;  1950,  14  students;  1951,  16 
students.  While  reports  on  the  quality  of 
work  done  by  these  present  medical  students 
are  not  complete,  the  schools  that  have  re- 
plied to  inquiries  concerning  success  in  med- 
ical schools  state  that  fifteen  students  are 
doing  work  at  the  top  third  of  the  class,  fif- 
teen are  in  the  middle  third,  ten  in  the  low- 
est third,  and  five  have  withdrawn  from 
medical  courses  for  various  reasons. 


Faculty  News 


Demonstration  of  the  Laboratoky  Mouki 
8 


;iF  Flood  Contui 


ii.cT  IN  Potter  County 


"The  Bible",  "A  Connecticut  Yankee  in 
King  Arthur's  Court,"  and  the  works  of 
Shakespeare  are  President  Eisenhower's  fa- 
vorite books.  This  information  came  to  light 
as  tlie  result  of  a  questionnaire  sent  to  the 
President  by  Bucknell  University's  librarian 
who  is  preparing  an  exhibit  of  favorite  books 
of  distinguished  Americans. 

*  *         * 

Dr.  William  I.  Miller,  associate  professor 
of  mathematics,  has  received  a  $300  grant 
from  the  National  Science  Foundation  to 
enable  him  to  attend  a  national  conference 
of  college  mathematics  teachers  being  held 
this  summer  at  the  Lhiiversity  of  Colorado 
in   Boulder,  Colorado. 

*  *         * 

Dr.  Albert  M.  K.  Blunie,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  German  at  Bucknell,  will  continue 
research  this  summer  at  Yale  University  on 
his  dissertation,  "Dramatic  Irony  in  Schil- 
ler's Plays." 

Dr.  Philip  L.  Harriman,  head  of  the  psy- 
chology department,  has  been  named  advi- 
sory editor  in  psychology  of  the  Encyclope- 
dia Americana  for  the  coming  two  years. 

*  *         * 

Dr.  Richard  E.  DuWors,  head  of  the  so- 
ciology department,  has  been  elected  to  mem- 
bership in  the  International  Sociological  In- 
stitute. Founded  in  1893,  the  institute's  goal 
is  the  organizing  of  sociologists  from  differ- 
ent nations  for  the  scientific  study  of  socio- 
logical problems. 

*  *         * 

Dr.  Hulda  Magalhaes,  associate  professor 
of  physiology,  has  received  a  $4,500  fellow- 
ship from  the  "Fund  for  the  Advancement 
of  Education"  for  a  year's  study  i]i  1953-54. 
This  fcllowsliip  is  sponsored  by  The  Ford 
h'oundation,  and  is  the  first  of  its  kind  to 
he  received  by  a  Bucknell   faculty  member. 

*  *         + 

Dr.  Wenaell  I.  Smith,  associate  professor 
of  psychology,  has  received  a  $700  grant-in- 
aid  from  the  American  Philosophical  Society 
to  conduct  research  this  summer.  This  is  the 
third  grant  received  from  the  Society  by  a 
member  of  the  Bucknell  faculty  this  year. 
The  other  two  grants-in-aid  were  awarded 
to  Dr.  Bennett  R.  Willeford,  Jr.  of  the  chem- 
i>try  department  and  Dr.  Wayne  E.  Man- 
ning (if  the  botany  department. 

*  *         * 

Dr.  Frank  W.  Merritt,  associate  professor 
nf  English  and  coach  of  the  University's  de- 
liating  team  served  as  judge  for  the  state, 
linals  of  the  American  Legion  high  school 
oratorical  contest  held  at  Pennsylvania  State 
(  (illege. 

*  *         * 

Two  members  of  the  education  department, 
Dr.  N.  Harry  Camp,  Jr.,  and  Miss  Terry 
Schwarz,  edited  the  guidance  number  of  "jErf- 
iicatioii"  Magazine  published  in  April,   1953. 

*  *         * 

Twenty-five  members  of  tire  guidance  class 
at  Bucknell,  accompanied  by  their  professor, 
Dr.  N.  Harry  Camp,  visited  Baltimore  Coun- 
ty, Maryland,  to  observe  students  and  gui- 
dance counsellors  at  work  in  the  schools 
there. 

JUNE    1953 


Mac  Jones  '26  Moves  to 

Robbiiis  Mills,  Inc. 


Malcolm  G.  Jones  '26  , 


Time  magazine  (April  20,  1953)  describes 
our  Malcolm  G.  Jones  as  an  executive  who 
keeps  his  eye  on  the  clock.  Quoting  Mac, 
Tune  reports,  "when  you  reach  my  age  time 
starts  running  out.  You  want  to  meet  a 
challenge  and  wrap  it  up,  so  that  when  you 
put  your  chips  down,  you  can  say  'that's  one 
I  did.'  "  Thus,  Mac  explained  his  shift  from 
Du  Pont  Co.  after  24  years  of  service,  the 
last  two  as  director  of  synthetic  fiber  sales, 
to  president  of  Manhattan's  Robbins  Mills, 
Inc.,  makers  of  synthetic  fabrics  for  every- 
thing from  clothing  to  auto  upholstery  and 
bulletproof  vests. 

Bucknellians  join  in  congratulating  Mac 
on  Iris  move  from  an  outstanding  job  in  syn- 
thetic fibers  to  a  top  job  in  synthetic  fabrics. 


"Bride  and  Groom" 
Reunion? 

Don't  be  surprised  if  you  see  a  notice  of 
a  reunion  of  Bucknellians  wlio  liave  been 
married  on  TV's  program  "Bride  and 
Groom"  show.  The  latest  Bucknellian  coup- 
le to  be  married  before  a  nation  wide  audi- 
ence are  two  natives  of  Turkey  who  met  on 
the  Bucknell  campus. 

Dr.  Sukru  Kaymakcalan  and  Dr.  Sabahat 
Tuluy  became  man  and  wife  following  a 
courtship  of  more  than  a  year.  Dr.  Tuluy 
spent  the  summer  of  1952  at  the  farm  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  K.  Benner,  Vicks- 
burg,  whom  she  regards  as  her  American 
parents. 

She  studied  at  Bucknell  University  a  year 
ago  and  is  now  studying  at  HiUman  and 
Jefferson  Hospital,  Birmingham,  Alabama, 
specializing  in  heart  diseases. 

Dr.  Kaymakcalan,  the  bridegroom,  is  an 
exchange  student  and  studied  at  Bucknell. 
He  is  now  a  student  at  the  University  of 
Micliigan,  Ann  Arbor.  He  was  the  first 
Turkish  student  his  wife  met  upon  arriving 
in  this  country. 

Other  Bucknellians  who  were  married  on 
the  program  earlier  were  Clifford  S.  Mor- 
itz,  Jr.  '51  and  Marilyn  Louise  Reaves.  In 
January  1953,  Lt.  Glenn  S.  Asijinwall  '52  and 
Gladys  E.  Mackie  '54  were  married  on  the 
"Bride  and  Groom"  program. 

JUNE    1953 


Hassrick  '06  Moderator  of 

Baptist  Association 

Roniam  C.  Hassrick  '06.  attorney  and  na- 
tionally prominent  Baptist  layman,  was 
named  moderator  of  the  new  Philadelphia 
Baptist  Association. 

The  merger  of  five  Baptist  organizations 
embracing  the  five-county  area  of  Philadel- 
phia. Bucks,  Chester,  Delaware  and  Mont- 
gomery brings  together  133  churches  with  ap- 
proximately 85,000  members.  The  new  group 
has  adopted  the  name  of  the  most  historic  of 
the  merged  bodies,  which  has  been  in  con- 
linuous  existence  since  1707. 

One  of  the  principal  benefits  of  the  mer- 
L'cr  win  be  the  elimination  of  overlapping 
lurisdictions  of  the  various  groups.  It  is 
li.iped  that  there  will  be  a  marked  advance 
m  the  fields  of  church  extension,  home  mis- 
sions and  the  support  of  foreign  missions  in 
the  area,  which  has  the  largest  Protestant 
IKipulation  of  any  city  in  the  country. 

The  first  amiual  convention  of  the  new  as- 
'iciation  will  be  held  in  May  1954. 


viving  are  two  daughters,  Mrs.  Martha  J. 
Tarleton  (Martha  J.  Lathrop  '16)  and  Mrs. 
Anah  L.  Zimmerman ;  a  son,  Carleton  A. 
Lathrop ;  and  a  sister,  Mrs.  Nellie  L.  John- 
ston,  Philadelphia. 


Coher  '24  Heads  Baptist 
Publication  Society 

The  Kev.  Dr.  Kenneth  L.  Cober  '24  on 
March  1  became  executive  director  of  the 
Division  of  Education  in  hoiue,  church  and 
community  of  the  American  Baptist  Publi- 
cation Society  with  headquarters  in  Philadel- 
phia. Ken  takes  over  responsibilities  for- 
merly carried  by  Dr.  Richard   Holland. 

Since  1942  Dr.  Cober  has  served  as  direc- 
tor of  Christian  education  in  Rhode  Island 
and  for  five  years  previous  to  that  served 
in  a  similar  capacity  for  the  New  York  State 
Convention.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Cober  (Clara 
Price  '25)  have  moved  their  home  to  211 
Treaty  Road,  Drexel  Hill. 

Before  leaving  Rhode  Island  the  Cobers 
were  extended  a  farewell  testimonial.  Cal- 
vary Church  was  filled  to  capacity  with 
friends  and  officials  of  the  Rhode  Island  Bap- 
tist Convention  who  came  to  express  their 
appreciation.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Cober  were  in 
the  receiving  line  for  over  two  hours  as 
friends  bade  them  Godspeed. 


Lathrop  '94  Ends 

Long  Service 

The  Rev.  Alonzo  Corodyn  Lathrop,  Acad- 
emy '89-90,  A.B.  '94,  A.M.  '97,  died  in  Em- 
mett,  Idaho,  on  April  8,  1953. 

His  death  ended  a  tour  of  church  work 
which  began  in  1882.  During  his  days  on 
the  Bucknell  campus  he  conducted  work  as 
a  visiting  minister  at  the  Chillisquaque  mis- 
sion near  the  Bucknell  campus.  After  serv- 
ing several  churches  in  Pennsylvania  and 
Delaware,  he  moved  to  Idaho  in  1913  and 
became  pastor  to  a  number  of  Baptist  church- 
es in  the  Northwest  until  his  retirement  in 
1932,  at  which  time  he  became  Pastor  Emeri- 
tus of  the  Emmett  Baptist  Church. 

During  his  active  ministerial  work  he 
preached  more  than  8,000  sermons,  addressed 
or  conducted  10,000  other  meetings,  baptized 
more  than  1500  persons,  conducted  695  me- 
morial services,  married  325  couples  and 
conducted  385  interment  services.  Rev.  La- 
throp throughout  his  life  was  active  in  Buck- 
nell alumni  affairs.  Beside  his  great  inter- 
est in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  groiip  here,  he  served 
as  business  manager  and  editor  of  The  Buck- 
nell Mirror,  student  paper  and  as  editor  of 
the  1894  Coiiiiiieiicciiient  Daily.  One  of  his 
last  alumni  activities  was  a  preparation  of 
"Those  Were  the  Days"  feature  published 
in  the  January  1952  issue  of  THE  BUCK- 
NELL ALUMNUS. 

Mrs.  Lathrop  preceded  him  in  death.  Sur- 


"Kink"  Sprout  '17 

Retires  From  Baseball 

Last  Spring  Clinton  I.  "Kink"  Sprout  '17 
retired  after  23  years  of  faithful  and  bril- 
liant service  for  Peddle  School,  Hightstown, 
N.  J.  Over  the  years  Clint  has  guided  Ped- 
dle baseball  teams  to  many  winning  seasons. 
Since  1920  when  Clint  joined  the  staff  at  the 
Peddle  School,  he  has  taught  English,  and 
besides  turning  out  winning  baseball  teams, 
has  been  head  coach  of  swimming. 

Born  in  Picture  Rocks  in  1895,  he  grad- 
uated from  Bucknell  in  1917  and  has  done 
graduate  work  at  Springfield  College  and 
the  United  States  Naval  Academy.  He  taught 
for  two  years  at  Keystone  Academy  in  La 
Plume,  Pa. 

Clint  married  the  former  Elizabeth  Louise 
Hahn  '18  in  1920.  Three  brothers  and  a 
sister  also  attended  Bucknell.  They  are :  W. 
Carl  Sprout  '08,  Harrisburg ;  Donald  A. 
Sprout  '14,  Philadelphia;  W.  Lee  Sprout  '10, 
deceased;  Marjorie  E.  Sprout  '21,  Picture 
Rocks.  The  Sprouts  sons,  John  W.  and 
Robert  C,  also  chose  Bucknell.  John,  grad- 
uating in  1948  with  an  M.A.  in  1950,  is  direc- 
tor of  alumni  and  public  relations  at  the 
Peddie  School  and  is  married  to  a  Buck- 
nellian, the  former  Carol  H.  Van  Alen,  of 
the  class  of  1950.  Robert  C.  Sprout  '49  is 
in  Armv  service  in  Europe.  Two  nephews, 
William"  E.  '37  and  Carl  M.  '38,  both  of 
Picture  Rocks,  were  also  Bucknellians.  That 
makes  a  total  of  II  in  just  two  generations 
of  Sprouts  which  should  be  some  sort  of  a 
rcrnrd. 


I  Li\T()\  I.  "KINK"  SPROUT 'ir 
-Hung  Up  the  Spikes  After  -23  Years 


ClUB  ACTIVITIES 


Boston 

Despite  a  "Friday  the  13th"  tag  and  extra 
wet  weather  a  very  enjoyable  and  success- 
dinner  meeting  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club 
of  Greater  Boston  was  held  on  Friday, 
March  13,  1953  at  the  University  Club  of 
Boston. 

A  "get  acquainted"  social  hour  was  fol- 
lowed by  the  call  to  dinner  and  a  few  open- 
ing remarks  by  President  R.  M.  "Slim" 
Swetland  '2i.  invocation  was  by  Rev.  Fin- 
ley  Keech,  Jr.  '49.  A  Bucknell  Song  Ses- 
sion immediately  followed  dinner.  The  sec- 
retary-treasurer's report  was  read  with  em- 
phasis on  future  get  togethers  at  the  Boston 
Pops  Concert  Alumni  Nite  (June  16),  spon- 
sored by  the  Alumni  Clubs  of  Pennsylvania 
Colleges,  and  the  October  10th  Football  rally 
for  the  Holy  Cross  game,  at  \\'orcester. 


K 


Db.  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  M. 

S^VETI-AND   '23    at   the   BOSTON    DINNER 


The  Rev.  Finley  Keech,  Sr.  '22,  then 
introduced  our  speaker,  Dr.  Hildreth,  pres- 
ident of  Bucknell.  Dr.  Hildreth's  first  words 
were  the  presentation  of  a  new  Charter  to 
the  Club  which  was  accepted  by  Louis  K. 
Stuntzner  '22.  past  president.  Dr.  Hildreth 
then  continued  with  an  excellent  presentation, 
entitled  "Bucknell  Today." 

Our  meeting  was  closed  with  a  hearty 
chorus  of  the  Alma  Mater,  with  Mrs.  Swet- 
land '23,  doing  a  fine  job  at  the  piano. 

The  general  comments  and  consensus  of 
opinion  of  all  fifty-one  present  was  a  thor- 
ougMy  enjoyable  evening  with  a  grand  op- 
portunity to  hear  and  talk  to  both  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Hildreth,  and  to  meet  so  many  Buck- 
nellians  and  friends  in  the  Boston  area. 


Buffalo 

True  to  the  1953  pattern,  our  March  28 
meeting  fell  on  a  rainj'  and  storrny  night. 
But  there  were  20  Bucknellians  on  hand  and 
after  deciding  the  championships  in  bridge 
and  canasta  we  planned  for  a  late  June  pic- 
nic. The  exact  date  will  be  announced  later 
to  try  to  keep  the  weather  man  fooled. 

M.-\RY    fScOTTYJ    Cruikshank    '46, 
Secyetary. 

Ithaca 

The  Ithaca-Bucknell  Club  celebrated 
Bucknell's  Birthday  on  February  27.  How 
happy  and  fortunate  our  group  was  to 
have    Dr.     James     Gathings,    professor     of 

10 


political  science,  as  guest  and  speaker  from 
the  campus !  The  dinner  party  was  held 
in  the  Kimball  Room,  Willard  Straight  Hall 
on  the  Cornell  campus.  The  tables  were 
decorated  with  magnificent  bird-of-paradise 
flowers — genuine  Bucknell  orange  and  blue 
colors.  Dr.  Gathings  brought  us  very  much 
'au  couranf  on  events  around  Lewisburg. 
He  surely  knows  what  alumni  want  to  hear 
of  news  and  gossip  from  Bucknell. 

The  dinner  began  with  a  delightful  get- 
acquainted  party  at  the  home  of  Lois  and 
Al  Fogelsanger  '27,  which  gave  a  splendid 
running  start  to  the  entire  evening. 

Professor  Bill  McGuire  '42,  our  president, 
presided  at  the  business  meeting.  He  an- 
nounced that  activities  of  the  academic  j'ear 
will  conclude  with  our  annual  picnic  in  June. 
CoR.AL  J.-\CK  CoTXER  '25,  Secretary. 

Lancaster 

The  Lancaster  Bucknell  Alumni  Club's 
"Founders  Day"  dinner  meeting  was  held  at 
the  "Old  Mill"  near  Lancaster  and  was  at- 
tended and  enjoyed  by  eighteen  Bucknellians. 
The  feature  of  the  evening  was  a  very  en- 
joyable talk  by  Dean  Musser  who  introduced 
Daniel  H.  Krize  (class  of  1899)  and  com- 
mented upon  tlie  appreciable  contributions 
and  the  laudable  efforts  of  Mr.  Krize  to- 
wards furthering  the  Bucknell  Program.  Mr. 
Krize  gave  many  interesting  and  enjoyable 
recollections  of  life  at  Bucknell  in  years 
past  and  of  his  college  associations  with  the 
invincible   "Christy"   Mathewson. 

Officers  for  1953  were  elected  as  follows : 
president,  J.  Harry  Gundrum  '39 ;  vice-pres- 
ident, Thomas  R.  Lewis  '51;  secretary,  Mrs. 
William  Poorbaugh  (Anna  Fishel)  '35; 
treasurer,   Arthur  Johns  '50. 

Tentative  plans  were  made  for  informal 
meetings  to  be  held  in  May  at  the  home  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Poorbaugh,  Lancas- 
ter, and  also  in  June  at  the  home  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Donald  Betty  in  Strasburg. 

J.  H.^RRY  GuxDRUM  '39,  President. 

Metropolitan  New  York- 
New  Jersey 

The  "BUCKNELL  OPEN  HOUSE" 
staged  at  Military  Park  Hotel,  Newark, 
Sunday  afternoon.  May  3  proved  to  be  just 
the  spring  tonic  Bucknellians  needed  to  cele- 
brate in  preparation  for  a  big  Alumni  Week- 
end attendance  on  the  campus.  Business  af- 
fairs were  held  to  a  minimum  but  a  short 
session  resulted  in  the  selection  of  the  fol- 
lowing officers :  Wayne  Knouse  '40,  presi- 
dent, Westfield ;  Mrs.  Amorita  Sesinger 
Copeland  '22,  vice-president,  Jackson 
Heights ;  Miss  Joann  Golightly  '48,  Secre- 
tary, East  Orange ;  William  McChesney  '48, 
treasurer,  East  Orange. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Shott  were  guests 
at  the  "OPEN  HOUSE"  and  Buck  pre- 
sented a  brief  report  on  campus  activities 
and  showed  pictures  of  campus  celebrations. 


Minneapolis 


A  first  meeting  of  Bucknell  alumni  in  the 
Minnesota  area  was  held  at  the  Anglesey 
Cafe,  Minneapolis  on  •A.pril  21.  John  Bur- 
ton Clark  '48  arranged  the  details  and  a 
small  but  interested  group  of  Bucknelhans 
and  friends  gathered  to  hear  George  R.  Faint 
'25,  Registrar  at  Bucknell,  present  a  report 
on  campus  activities.  A  number  of  alumni 
living  some  distance  from  Minneapolis  could 
not  make  the  trip  for  this  meeting  but  the 
hope  was  expressed  that  the  group  could 
meet  occasionally  in  the  future. 


Pittsburgh 

Dr.  Horace  A.  Hildreth,  president  of 
Bucknell,  joined  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club 
of  Western  Pennsylvania  in  celebrating  the 
Annual  Spring  Dinner  and  Dance  at  the 
Hotel  Schenley  in  Pittsburgh  on  April  25. 

Observing  that  the  presentation  of  a  prop- 
er budget  is  a  most  difficult  job.  Dr.  Hil- 
dreth praised  the  fine  attitude  shown  by  Dr. 
Robert  L.  Johnson,  Chief  of  the  Interna- 
tional Information  Administration,  in  agree- 
ing to  a  drastic  cut  in  the  program  of  the 
"Voice  of  America." 

He  pointed  out  that  "everyone  knows  there 
should  be  reduced  government  expenditure 
and  even  though  the  shoe  pinches  his  pet 
project  he  must  be  willing  to  do  the  best 
he  can  with  what  is  made  available." 

"Ever}'  department  head,  whether  in  gov- 
ernment or  in  education,  honestly  believes 
or  should  believe  that  the  work  he  is  do- 
ing is  of  the  utmost  importance  else  he  would 
not  be  qualified  for  his  post,"  said  Dr.  Hil- 
dretli.  "None  the  less,  the  head  of  any  or- 
ganization has  the  difficult  job  and  the  re- 
sponsibility for  weighing  and  determining 
one  set  of  needs  against  another.  When  this 
difficult  decision  is  made,  the  department  head 
must  be  willing  to  do  his  best  with  the  funds 
allotted  to   liim." 


St.  Petersburg 

The  St.  Petersburg  Bucknell  club  met  at 
the  home  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Walters  Headland 
on  March  13  with  23  in  attendance,  ^\'e  had 
as  guests  Mathew  E.  Haggerty  '09,  his  wife, 
the  former  Olive  M.  Long  '12,  and_  their 
daughter  Mrs.  Gloria  Haggerty  Ludwig  '44, 
and  their  future  Ludwig  Bucknellian ;  Mil- 
dred Gathers  '10;  Miss  Moore,  a  friend  of 
Mrs.  Headland;  E.  Lloyd  Rogers  '15  and 
Mrs.  Rogers;  Mrs.  George  Alexander  (Eu- 
dora  Davies  '03). 

The  group  was  sorry  to  hear  of  the  ill- 
ness of  Dr.  George  E.  Fisher  '91.  Dr.  Ru- 
dolph Peterson  '15,  who  recently  retired 
from  the  faculty,  has  been  ill  in  St.  Antho- 
ny's Hospital.  A  card  was  circulated  for  all 
to  sign,  wishing  Mrs.  Addison  B.  Bowser 
(Ella  S.  Stebbins  I'89),  a  happy  Easter. 
She  is  the  mother  of  Arda  Bowser  '23.  Dr. 
Amos  E.  Barton  '06  broke  his  shoulder  and 
is  confined  to  his  home. 

The  same  officers  were  elected  for  the  com- 
ing year.  Dr.  John  I.  Woodruff  '90  spoke 
to  us  about  the  Emeritus  Club.  He  was 
looking  for  recruits.  What  better  place 
could  he  contact  than  St.  Petersburg?  The 
next  meeting  will  be  a  picnic  on  May  9th. 
The  fall  round-up  meeting  will  be  held  at 
the  home  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Earle  Edwards 
'10.   Honorary  D.D.  '41,   1111  26th  Ave.,  S. 

Should  any  Bucknellian  move  here,  or 
winter  here,  call  the  secretary  giving  ad- 
dress. 

Ruth   S.  Porter  '05,  Secretary. 

Willianisport 

President  and  Mrs.  Hildreth  were  the 
guests  of  honor  at  a  meeting  of  the  Buck- 
nell Alumni  Club  of  Lycoming  Count\-  on 
April  28. 

President  Hildreth  pointed  out  the  bene- 
fits educators  can  enjoy  through  wide  use  of 
the  TV  channels  being  made  available  to 
educational  institutions.  He  expressed  the 
opinion  that  additional  frequencies  will  no 
doubt  be  olTered  educational  institutions  for 
an  expansion  in  the  use  of  television  in  edu- 
cation. 

The  quartet  of  the  Men's  Glee   Club  en- 
tertained   the    100    Bucknellians    and    their 
guests  who  attended  the  meeting. 
(Continued  on  Page  22) 

JUNE    1  9S3 


CAMPUS  ACTIVITIES 


Phi  Beta  Kappa  Elects 

Phi  Beta  Kappa  elected  one  junior,  six- 
teen seniors,  and  two  alumni  to  membership 
in  the  organization. 

The  two  alumni  members  are  Dr.  William 
P.  Soger  '34  and  Dr.  Robert  M.  Streeter  '38. 
Dr.  Soger,  medical  director  of  Sharp  and 
Dohme,  Inc.  of  Philadelphia  and  an  instruc- 
tor in  the  University-  of  Pennsylvania  Grad- 
uate School  of  Medicine,  earned  his  M.D. 
at  Harvard  University.  In  liis  position  as 
medical  director  he  has  played  an  important 
part  in  developing  some  of  the  new  wonder 
drugs.  Bill  took  part  in  the  conference  on 
Pre-iledical  Education  on  the  campus  on 
Homecoming  \\"eekend  1952  and  prepared 
a  paper  "A  Personal  Critique  of  a  College 
Education"  which  appeared  in  the  BUCK- 
NELL  ALUMNUS  March  1953. 

Bob  Streeter,  now  an  associate  professor 
of  English  at  the  L'niversity  of  Chicago, 
graduated  with  highest  honors  from  Buck- 
nel!  in  1938  and  earned  his  master's  degree 
in  English  while  serving  as  director  of  sports 
publicity  for  the  L'niversity.  He  then  re- 
ceived his  Ph.D.  in  American  literature  from 
Northwestern  University  and  returned  to 
Bucknell  as  associate  professor  of   English. 

During  the  war,  he  spent  a  year  as  a  pro- 
fessor of  English  and  head  of  that  depart- 
ment in  Seoul  National  University  in  Korea. 
Upon  his  return,  he  accepted  a  position  as 
assistant  professor  of  American  literature  at 
the  University  of  Chicago,  where  he  is  now 
an  associate  professor  and  chairman  of  the 
undergraduate   English  department. 

The  one  junior  chosen  was  Robert  Keller, 
Lewisburg.  The  sixteen  seniors  were :  Isa- 
bel Beers,  Bloomfield,  N.  J.;  Robert  Bell, 
Glen  Campbell;  Marjorie  Boote,  Trucks- 
ville;  MoUie  Brown,  Arlington,  Va. ;  Alar- 
garet  Cain,  Plainfield,  N.  J. ;  Anthony  Ca- 
pone,  Mt.  \"ernon,  N.  Y. ;  Mary  Ann  Fair- 
child.  Berwick ;  Alice  Fetzer,  ^^'urttemberg, 
German}- ;  Patricia  Forlifer,  Baltimore,  Md. ; 
Edwin  Gates  Haline,  Lewisburg ;  Audrey 
Howard,  Springfield  ;  Sally  Spencer,  Angels ; 
William  Wolfe,  Wliite  Plains,  N.  Y. ;  Mary 
Jane  Webber,  Lewisburg. 

1953  Class  Elects 
Alumni  Officers 

The  graduating  seniors  of  1953  assured 
themselves  of  a  strong  and  active  group  of 
oflFicers  in  elections  held  on  the  campus  in 
April.  Four  coeds  and  seven  men  of  the 
class  were  selected  to  provide  the  leader- 
ship for  the  group  after  graduation. 

Harr}-  J.  McSorley,  Atlantic  City,  was 
chosen  president  with  Norman  A.  Freytag, 
West  Orange,  as  vice  president.  Secretarial 
duties  will  be  assumed  by  Joan  E.  Laffer- 
andre,  Irvington  and  class  money,  when  a 
cash  balance  is  established,  will  be  in  the 
hands  of  Robert  L.  George,  Harrisburg. 

The  job  of  building  an  outstanding  record 
in  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Annual-Giving  Fund 
was  turned  over  to  Frank  S.  Boguszewski, 
Nanticoke,  who  assumed  the  title  of  class 
fund  manager.  Barbara  L.  Roemer,  Spring- 
field, as  class  reporter,  will  keep  the  class 
informed  of  activities  of  the  members 
through  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS. 

To  insure  a  well  organized  first  reunion  in 
June  1954  Abram  Powelson,  Somerville,  will 
head  the  reunion  committee,  with  area  chair- 
men posts  going  to  Downey  Stancs,  Yonkers, 
for  the  New  York  Metropolitan  area ;  Sally 
A.  Graybill,  Middleburg.  for  the  Central 
Pennsylvania  area :  Claire  ^^ogelsong,  Me- 
chanicsburg,  for  the  Philadelphia  area  and 
Melvin  L.  Woodward,  Greensburg,  for  the 
Western  Pennsylvania  area. 

JUNE    1953 


The  Class  of  1953  will  occupy  an  impor- 
tant place  in  the  1953  Alumni  Day  Program 
with  a  class  meeting  scheduled  for  Saturday 
morning,  June  6  and  participation,  along  with 
parents  and  alumni,  at  the  All-Alumni  Lunch- 
eon in  the  gymnasium  at  noon. 

Hoiiseparty  Weekend 

Cliilly  weather  and  a  few  showers  did  not 
succeed  in  dampening  the  spirits  of  the  stu- 
dents who  had  anxioush-  awaited  House- 
party  \'\'eekend. 

The  festivities  began  Friday  evening  at 
the  gaily  decorated  fraternity  houses.  Each 
house  held  a  formal  dance,  making  good  use 
of  the  girls'  2 :30  a.  m.  permissions.  IFC 
judges  had  a  difficult  time  deciding  among 
many  novel  themes  presented  in  houseparty 
decorations.  However,  after  visiting  all  the 
houses  the\'  chose  last  year's  winner,  Phi 
Lambda  Theta. 

This  year  the  Phi  Lam's  featured  the  Phi 
Lam  Little  Theatre.  Puppets  were  manipu- 
lated on  an  outside  stage,  complete  with  an 
audience  and  ticket  booth.  Inside  the  house, 
the  walls  were  lined  with  murals  of  many 
famous  marionettes  and  one  room  was  turned 
into  a  workshop  where  puppets  were  being 
made. 

The  Kappa  Sig's  transformed  their  house 
into  a  cave,  carrying  out  the  "Purple  Grotto" 
theme.  The  Sigma  Alpha  Mu's  had  a  "Rus- 
tic" theme  with  a  waterfall  in  front  of  their 
house  and  pine  boughs  and  flowers  indoors. 
The  "KDR's  Royal  Flush"  found  the  house 
decorated  with  oversized  playing  cards.  The 
SAE's  and  the  DL^'s  converted  their  house 
into  underwater  abodes.  Phi  Gamma  Delta 
carried  out  a  "Country  Club"  theme  by  con- 
verting the  inside  of  the  house  into  a  ball- 
room, lounge  and  locker  room.  The  Sigma 
Chi's  turned  their  house  into  "Storyland." 
The  house  entrance  depicted  a  giant  book 
wltile  each  room  told  a  different  story  from 
childhood. 

The  Theta  Chi's  illustrated  certain  qua- 
trains from  "The  Rubaiyat  of  Omar  Khay- 
yam" by  means  of  large  murals.  Lambda 
Chi  Alpha  celebrated  its  last  houseparty  in 
the  present  house,  appropriately  centering 
tlieir  theme  about  "Death."  The  Phi  Psi's 
carried  out  a  "Simplicity"  theme.  The  in- 
terior was  decorated  with  streamers  in  Spring 
shades  and  flowers  placed  around  the  walls. 
Tau  Kappa  Epsilon  held  their  dance  at  the 
Milton  Countrv  Club. 


On  Saturday,  the  various  fraternity-  mem- 
bers and  their  dates  migrated  to  such  places 
as  Halfwaj-  Dam  and  Ravensburg  for  pic- 
nics. That  evening,  most  of  the  fraterni- 
ties held  open  houses,  climaxing  this  won- 
derful  weekend   for   another  year. 

Student  News 

Alice  Fetzer,  senior,  is  the  only  German 
student  this  year  to  be  named  to  "Who's 
Who  In  American  Colleges  and  Uni- 
versities." Alice  is  the  oldest  of  five  chil- 
dren and  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1949  from  Goeppiner,  Germany.  At  Buck- 
nell she  is  majoring  in  philosophy,  psy- 
chology, and  religion.  She  is  head  resi- 
dent of  German  House,  a  member  of 
Mortar  Board,  president  of  the  Christian 
Association,  a  member  of  the  Philosophy 
Club,  and  pre.sident  of  Phi  Alpha  Pi. 


The  Demie  play,  an  annual  tradition  at 
Bucknell  for  the  past  forty-four  3-ears  w-as 
presented  Friday  and  Saturday,  April  24 
and  25.  This  tradition  dates  back  to  the 
Demosthenean  Club,  founded  in  1899  for 
the  purpose  of  promoting  better  speech 
among  its  members.  George  Shepherd,  a 
Bucknell  junior,  directed  the  cast  of  thir- 
teen  D   U   members. 


Paul  Remmey,  Jr.,  a  senior  from  Phila- 
delphia, has  won  a  Rotarj'  scholarship 
amounting  between  $2,500  and  $3,000  for 
one  year  study  abroad. 

Remmey  recently  received  an  accep- 
tance at  Alagdaline  College  of  Oxford 
L^niversity,  where  he  hopes  to  use  the 
award  for  a  year  study  in  political 
science. 

He  spent  the  Fall  semester  of  this  year 
at  American  University  in  W^ashington. 
where  he  represented  Bucknell  for  the 
first  time  in  the  Washington  Semester. 
Paul  has  been  an  active  member  of  Delta 
L'psilon  and  has  made  an  outstanding 
record  in  tennis  on  the  campus.  His  sis- 
ter, Nina  Remmey,  is  a  junior  in  the  edu- 
cation  department. 


'Wheel  of  Progress"  T.\ble.\u  Presexted  by  Members  of  the  T-\u  K.\pp.\  Epsilox 
Fraternity  at  the  Post-Exam  Jubilee 


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Three  of  football's  mainstays 


A  broader  view  of  one  of  '53's  carnivals 


(Cim$  m  1]!) 

Presents  .  .  . 


The  Sophomore  Carnival,  the 
first  class  activity  of  '53,  at- 
tracted crowds  to  the  Garter 
Toss. 


Dining   at   the   head   table   at    December's    Student-Faculty    Banquet   were,    from    left   to    right. 
Dean  Mary  Jane  Stevenson,  President  Hildreth,  Sally  Spencer,  and  Dr.  C.  Willord  Smith. 


Paul    Bosted    and    Patricia    Forllfer    have 
been  able  directors  of  WVBU. 


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The  Senior  Class'  choices  for 
Who's  Who  ore:  First  Row,  left 
to  right,  Isabel  Beers,  Joan 
Lafferandre,  Kitsy  Bell,  Claire 
Vogelsong,  Ann  Sundberg, 
Bette  MacDonald,  Alice  Fetzer, 
Marge  Boote.  Second  Row, 
Solly  Spencer,  Jane  Brown, 
Molly  Brown,  Barbara  Maurer, 
Dorothy  Harvey,  Barbara 
Roemer,  Chris  Hill.  Third  Row, 
Bill  Grim,  Ellwood  Cook,  Harry 
McSorley,  Frank  Kirby,  Norm 
Freytag,  Abe  Powelson,  Brad 
Myers,  Maurice  Mufson,  Walter 
McConnell.  Not  Pictured:  Paul 
Remmey,  Nancy  Schmehl,  John 
McFadden. 


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This  year's   senate   functioned  smoothly   under  the    leadership  of   President   Sally   Spencer   and 
Vice   President   Marjorie    Boote,    first    row,    third   and    fourth    from    left. 


i  HE  Graduating  Class  of  1953  takes  great  pride  in  its  members  and  in 
its  activities.  As  a  result,  individualism  has  been  recognized  and  praised  as  a 
feature  of  natural  ability.  The  class  as  a  whole  is  not  surpassed,  however, 
by  any  individual,  for  class  unity  has  become  a  reality  both  in  function  and 
in  spirit.  These  pictures  represent  an  attempt  to  feature  a  combination  of 
individuals  and  activities  which  belong  to  the  graduating  class.  It  is  re- 
grettable that  the  spirit  of  '53  cannot  be  so  easily  photographed. 


Joan    Lofferandre    reigned   as   Senior   Prom   Queen,    while 
Downey  Stones  amused  the  crowd  from  the  microphone. 


Margaret  Ohn  Bwint,  a  Burmese  student 
of  the  graduating  class,  addressed  guests 
at  the  annual    Bucknell-Burmo  weekend. 


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The  second  '53  carnival  was  os  popular 
as  the  first,   for  obvious  reasons. 


The  girls  in  white  in  this  year's  May  Day  procession. 
Sglly  Spencer,    (center,  back  row)    was  elected  May  Queen. 


Paul  Remmey,  Bucknell's  number  one  net  man,  ploys  with  finesse. 


CLASS  REPORTS 


CLASS  OF  1892 

Class  Reporter:     DR.  A.  R.  E.  WYANT 
2023  W.  101st  St..  Chicago  43,  111. 

Dr.  A.  R.  E.  Wyant  returned  to  Chi- 
cago from  Florida  for  the  Easter  vaca- 
tion with  his  three  grandchildren,  who 
flew  from  Yale  Law  School  and  from 
Bucknell.  On  April  28,  he  and  their 
mother  flew  to  Palo  Alto,  Calif,  to  visit 
his  other  daughter  and  two  children. 
On  May  20,  his  86th  birthday,  he  will 
fly  to  Denver  for  the  American  Baptist 
Convention  and  will  attend  the  Buck- 
nell luncheon  there. 

CLASS  OF  1893 

Class  Reporter:     REV.   E,   C.  PAULING 
396  Esse.K  St.,  Salem.  Mass. 

—  Sixtieth  Reunion,  June  6  — 
CLASS  OF  1897 

Class  Reporter:  DR.  ROMEYN  H.  RXVENBURG 
Clifford,  Pa. 

Word  has  been  received  of  the  death 
of  William  H.  Parker.  He  was  enrolled 
in  the  Bucknell  Academy  1891-1893,  was 
a  member  of  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  fra- 
ternity, and  awarded  the  bachelor  of 
philosophy  degree  in  1897.  He  was 
married  to  the  former  Harriet  Irene 
Lewis,  who  graduated  from  the  Buck- 
nell Institute  in  1894. 

Dr.  Romeyn  H.  Rivenburg-,  dean 
emeritus,  has  been  elected  for  the  third 
time  president  of  the  Tourist  Club  of 
Daytona  Beach,  Fla.  The  Rev.  Ray- 
mond Pierson  '01  will  be  treasurer  of 
the  club  which  had  over  1400  members 
last  season. 

CLASS  OF  1898 

Class  Reporter:   ROY  B.   MULKIE 
1024  Weschler  Ave.,  Erie.  Pa. 

—  Fifty-fifth  Reunion,  June  6  — 
CLASS  OF  1899 

Class  Reporter:  DR.  P.  G.  BALLENTINE 
623  Taylor  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Irvingf  H.  Buckminster,  who  has  been 
spending  his  winters  in  New  Port  Rich- 
ey,  Fla.,  died  there  on  December  11, 
1952.  Until  his  retirement  in  1941  he 
served  as  head  of  the  science  depart- 
ment in  Lockport  (N.  Y.)  High  School. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  the  former 
Lydia  Howe,  two  sons,  and  a  daughter. 

CLASS  OF  1900 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  ROBERT  G.  SLIPER 

(Edna  S.  Shires  1 

19  N.  Horace  St.,  Woodbury.  N.  J. 

Prof.  Ernest  E.  Johnson,  who  is  Hear- 
ing 76,  writes  us  that  he  is  still  teaching 
in  Philadelphia,  although  he  has  given 
up  attending  conventions. 


CLASS  OF  1903 

Class  Reporter;     MRS.  HARRY  C.   HERPEL 

(Elvie  S.  Coleman) 

1250  Park  Ave..  McKeesport,  Pa. 

—  Fiftieth  Reunion,  June  6  — 
Golden  Anniversary 

As  I  write  this  in  April,  I  am  hoping 
procrastination  is  not  a  fault  of  any 
'03er,  and  that  registrations  will  be 
in  by  May  18. 

Your  reporter  was  honored  at  the 
Pittsburgh  Alumni  Dinner  Dance,  Ap- 
ril 25.  In  a  very  cleverly  thought-out 
idea,  the  numbers  1903  suddenly  ap- 
peared on  the  speaker's  table,  and  your 
reporter's  name  was  mentioned  as  being 
a  member  of  that  class.  Very  much 
surprised,  at  the  time,  she  is  still 
amazed,  as  to  how  that  magic  was  con- 
jured, almost  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye. 

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Please  send  in  news  of  yourself,  if 
it  so  happens  that  you  are  not  able  to 
come  to  the  Golden  Reunion.  We  shall 
wish  to  have  some  mention  of  every 
'03  for  the  September  issue. 

Reese  Harvey  Harris,  Esq.,  711  Tay- 
lor Ave.,  Scranton,  married  Christine 
Richards  of  Bristol.  Conn.  There  are 
three  children,  one  son  and  two  daugh- 
ters. Reese  has  been  practicing  law  in 
Scranton  since  1909.  He  has  been  a 
partner  in  the  law  firm  of  Knapp, 
O'Malley,  Hill  and  Harris  since  1913. 
We  regret  to  report  the  death  of  Mrs. 
Harris  early  last  November. 

Ida  E.  Luchsinger,  300  Exeter  Ave., 
West  Pittston.  Did  graduate  work  at 
Penn  State  and  taught  in  Wilkes-Barre 
High  School.  Is  retired  and  active  in 
church  and  civic  affairs. 

Charlotte  Shields  Murphy,  4  N.  Front 
St.,  Lewisburg,  married  Howard  R. 
Murphy.  M.D.  Before  marriage,  Char- 
lotte did  library  work  at  the  W.  D. 
Himmelreich  Memorial  Library  and  did 
private  teaching  and  tutoring. 

Martha  J.  Thomas  died  at  her  home 
in  Frostburg,  Md.,  in  1952. 

Word  has  come  of  the  illness  of  Jo- 
seph E.  Glaspy  in  Slippery  Rock.  Best 
wishes  for  a  speedy  recovery. 

CLASS  OF  1905 

Class  Reporter:    DR.  ELIZABETH  B.  MEEK 
AUenwood,  Pa. 

Dr.  Ray  P.  Bowen  died  at  his  home  in 
Eugene,  Oregon,  in  September  1952. 
After  attending  Bucknell  he  trans- 
ferred to  Harvard  where  he  earned  his 
bachelor  degree.  Master  and  doctor  de- 
grees were  earned  at  Cornell  Univer- 
sity. Dr.  Bowen  studied  at  the  Sor- 
bonne  and  held  the  chair  of  Romance 
Languages  in  the  University  of  Oregon 
until  his  death.  He  wrote  many  arti- 
cles in  learned  magazines.  Dr.  Bowen 
was  the  author  of  two  books.  The 
Novels  of  Ferdinand  Fabre  and  The 
Dramatic  Construction  of  Balzac's 
Novels. 

Nellie  E.  Johnson  of  Mt.  Carmel,  and 
Blanche  Stoner  Wood  of  Muncy,  have 
been  vacationing  in  Florida.  Having 
bathed  in  the  Fountain  of  Youth,  they 
assure  us  that  they  will  be  present  at 
the  next  class  reunion. 

The  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Francis  L.  Mc- 
Cauley  had  an  unexpected  trip  to  the 
Glen  Falls,  N.  Y.  Hospital  when  their 
car  struck  the  rear  of  a  stalled  truck 
on  the  highway  near  Whitehall.  Rev. 
McCauley,  who  retired  from  active 
ministry  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  is 
now  superintendent  of  the  L'Amoreaux 
Home  in  Ballston  Spa. 

Ruth  Stephens  Porter's  latest  contri- 
bution to  the  world  of  kindergarten 
music  is  a  poem  "Easter  Surprise"  pub- 
lished originally  in  Story  World  and  re- 
printed by  permission  of  the  Judson 
Press  in  The  Instructor,  March  1953. 

CLASS  OF  1907 

Class  Reporter:    DR.  LEO  L.  ROCKWELL 
Colgate  University,  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

George  Mattis  is  the  first  to  respond 
to  the  call  for  news  of  the  class  grand- 
children. You  will  understand  why 
when  you  see  the  snapshot  of  John 
Alexander,  age  8,  Margaret  Ellen,  age 
6,  and  Mary  Charlotte,  age  5,  with 
George  himself,  looking  proud  and 
grandfatherly  handsome,  surrounded 
by  these  charming  youngsters. 

George  is  retired  from  state  service, 
but  still  serves  as  consulting  engineer 
in  the  city  of  Oakland,  project  engineer 


Left  to  Right — Margaret  Ellen,  George,  John  Alex- 
ander. Mary  Charolette  with  their  grandfather, 
George  Mattis  x'Q7. 

for  the  city  of  Piedmont,  and  consult- 
ing engineer  for  the  city  of  Emeryville. 
He  is  a  life  member  of  the  American 
Society  of  Civil  Engineers.  His  address 
is  1404  Franklin  St.,  Oakland  12,  Calif. 

George  was  back  at  Bucknell  in  the 
fall  of  1951,  but  could  not  find  anyone 
he  knew.  Come  back  in  June  1957, 
George,  and  you  will  find  a  lot  of  us. 

CLASS  OF  1908 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.   MARGARET  P.   MATHIAS 

(Margaret  Pangburnj 

202  St.  Louis  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

—  Forty-fifth  Reunion,  June  6  — 

The  time  for  our  45th  reunion  is  here. 
The  fondest  hope  of  your  class  commit- 
tee is  that  we  have  a  big  proportion  of 
our  members  to  gather  around  a  table 
at  the  All-Alumni  dinner  to  recall  the 
Bucknell  of  our  day  and  to  bring  our- 
selves up-to-date  with  the  Bucknell  of 
now. 

Your  committee  has  written  to  every- 
one in  the  class.  Paul  Stolz  has  writ- 
ten to  all  the  men,  while  Helen  Blake- 
more  and  I  have  contacted  all  the  girls. 

Olive  Richards  Landers  is  still  doubt- 
ful as  to  being  able  to  come.  She  has 
moved  into  a  new  home,  and  Texas 
seems  a  far  distance  from  Lewisburg. 
Somehow  we'll  have  to  change  her 
mind.  Also  we  are  hopeful  that  Beat- 
I'ice  Richards,  who  has  been  jaunting 
around  the  country  this  year  and  is 
now  eastward  bound,  will  pick  up  Mar- 
garet Kalp  Myers  and  get  here  in  time 
for  June  6th. 

Elsie  Owens  Long,  an  old  stand-by 
for  reunions,  will  be  missing  this  year. 
Her  husband  is  quite  ill  and  Elsie  will 
have  to  do  her  celebrating  of  our  45th 
anniversary  at  her  home  in  Alabama. 

A  good  letter  from  Jeannie  MacLag- 
gan  Black  tells  of  a  happy  life  as  teach- 
er and  the  wife  of  a  school  superinten- 
dent near  St.  Louis.  Conflicting  dates 
make  it  impossible  for  her  to  attend, 
but,  like  others,  she  wants  to  be  re- 
membered to  all  her  classmates. 

Now  the  conclusion  of  the  matter  is 
this — that  all  the  rest  of  us  girls  must 
really  round  our  president,  "Buster" 
Booth,  and  help  him  keep  under  con- 
trol that  gang  of  Stolz,  Bolton,  Hoechst, 
Bromley,  Shrum,  Long,  Duncan,  Sprout, 
Nicely,  Innes,  Lose,  Noll,  Savidge,  Hig- 
by,  Hayes,  Henderson,  Harrison,  Hos- 
tetter,  and  many  others. 

The  class  of  1908  has  lost  three  out- 
standing members  by  death  since  its 
40th  Anniversary  in  1948.  Philip  Irey, 
who  was  a  prominent  business  man  in 
Lewisburg  for  several  years  after  his 
graduation  and  later  moved  to  Dan- 
ville, was  engaged  in  welfare  work 
until  the  time  of  his  death  in  1953. 

JUNE   1  9  ;;  3 


Aelfric  James  died  in  1951.  His  en- 
tire life  was  devoted  to  high  school 
teaching.  For  many  years  he  taught  in 
the  Easton  school  system. 

John  B.  Boyer  died  less  than  a  month 
after  our  40th  anniversary  in  1948. 
From  1908  to  1922  he  taught  schools  in 
this  vicinity.  From  1922  to  1948  he  was 
assistant  superintendent  of  Northumb- 
erland County  schools.  A  quotation 
from  the  Sunbury  Daily  Item  about 
John  summarized  his  contribution  to 
education:  "His  outstanding  character- 
istic in  office  was  his  constant  encour- 
agement of  students  discouraged,  des- 
pondent and  convinced  they  were  fail- 
ures. He  gave  them  friendly  assistance, 
instilled  them  with  hope  in  place  of 
despair,  changed  their  entire  outloolt 
on  life." 

John  was  director  of  the  Northeast 
District,  Penna.  Forensic  and  IVIusic 
League  from  the  time  of  its  inception. 
In  1928  the  University  of  Pittsburgh 
presented  him  with  a  medal  for  State- 
Honors-Award  with  the  following  in- 
scription, "Warm  appreciation  for  many 
years  of  faithful  service  as  league  di- 
rector for  the  Northeastern  District  of 
Penna." 

County  Superintendent  C.  E.  Hilbish 
said,  "His  greatest  interest  in  life  was 
to  help  children,  and  by  his  own  strong 
personality  he  inspired  discouraged 
persons  with  new  strength." 

CLASS  OF  1909 

Class   Reporter:     MRS.   HOWARD   HEADLAND 

I  Sarah  E.  Waiters) 

3911  First  Ave.,  N.,  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

John  T.  Shirley,  Bucknell  Trustee, 
was  recently  awarded  the  President's 
Trophy,  a  bronze  plaque  awarded  an- 
nually by  the  New  England  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company  to  the  agency 
which  has  achieved  the  best  record  in 
respect  to  certain  exacting  standards  of 
sales  and  services.  John's  agency  of 
23  insurance  salesmen  in  Pittsburgh 
includes  Bucknellians,  Alan  I.  Shirley 
'35  and  George  H.  Jones  '23. 

Here's  a  happy  story.  George  Bailets, 
Matt  Haggerty,  and  Sarah  Walters 
Headland  of  1909;  Mildred  Gathers  and 
Earle  Edwards  of  1910;  and  Olive  Long 
Haggerty,  1912,  met  at  the  home  of 
Sarah  and  Howard  Headland  in  St. 
Petersburg  on  March  13.  As  that  was 
the  day  of  the  regular  luncheon  of  our 
local  Bucknell  Alumni  Club,  they  had 
the  added  pleasure  of  visiting  with 
members  of  numerous  other  classes. 
The  oldest  represented — 1890 — was  Dr. 
John  I.  Woodruff  of  Selinsgrove,  and 
the  youngest — 1946 — by  Eloise  Head- 
land of  St.  Petersburg.  Counting  wives, 
husbands,  and  a  few  friends,  23  of  us 
called  back  to  memory  those  now  so- 
far-away  days  spent  on  our  Alma 
Mater's  campus. 

CLASS  OF  1911 

Class  Reporter:    W.  NEIL  BAKER 
7  Brown  St.,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Jarvie  MacKeeby  (Ruth 
Summers  Safford)  died  after  a  brief 
illness  in  Orange  Memorial  Hospital. 
Mrs.  MacKeeby,  active  in  New  Jersey 
high  school  organizations,  retired  as  a 
mathematics  teacher  in   1949. 

Dr.  Frank  G.  Davis  and  Mrs.  Davis 
spent  the  winter  doing  research  at  the 
University  of  Texas,  Austin,  Texas, 
playing  golf  and  getting  acquainted 
with  education  Texas-style.  Frank 
wasn't  able  to  find  a  10  gallon  hat  that 
fitted  him.  Since  early  March  they 
have  been  in  Mexico  sight-seeing  and 
writing.  Besides  working  on  his  new 
book  he  has  found  time  to  write  for  pro- 

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fessional  magazines.  The  Davises  are 
expected  back  on  the  campus  for  the 
summer  session. 

CLASS  OF  1912 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  H.  W.  HODSEKNECHT 

{Maze  Callahan) 

108  W.  Penn  St..  Muncy,  Pa. 

The  weather,  always  a  welcome  sub- 
ject for  conversation,  has  really  kept  us 
guessing.  Is  spring  just  around  the 
corner  or  can  we  expect  snow  squalls 
and  the  thermometers  constantly  in 
the  low  30's?  Snow  or  snow-drops  have 
you  ever  seen  the  forsythia,  daffodils, 
and  jonquils  more  beautiful  than  this 
year?     Surely  one  real  sign  of  spring. 

Suppose  you  grandmas  were  all 
decked  out  in  your  Easter  finery — the 
grandpas  in  suits  given  the  once  over 
by  the  cleaners.  Your  reporter  went 
through  a  stage  of  renovation  too.  Had 
her  eyes  tested,  her  feet  pedicured, 
some  dental  work  done,  all  from  neces- 
sity, of  course.  Couldn't  do  much,  how- 
ever, to  either  her  face  or  figure. 

I  have  noticed  several  familiar  names 
in  the  1913  class  returning  for  their  re- 
union. One  person  in  that  class  I  can 
never  forget  is  Joletta  Arthur.  I  guess 
I  knew  her  better  than  the  rest  of  the 
girls  because  she  lived  in  the  same  hall 
with  me  for  two  years.  She  just  loved 
silk  petticoats.  I  can  almost  hear  them 
swish  and  rustle  as  she  comes  down  the 
hall  on  her  way  over  to  the  "Sem"  par- 
lors to  keep  a  heavy  date.  I  remember 
her  saying  "When  I  graduate  and  get  a 
job  I'm  going  to  buy  myself  six  silk  pet- 
ticoats." I'll  bet  she  is  strutting  in  one 
right  now. 

I  wonder  what  the  parlor  in  the  semi- 
nary looks  like  today?  I  don't  believe 
this  generation  can  picture  the  "Sem" 
parlors  in  our  day.  All  the  settees 
turned  to  the  walls  in  order  to  give  the 
fussers  a  chance  to  hold  hands.  Noth- 
ing more  charming.  Then  at  9:00,  or 
was  it  10:00  Prof.  Edwards  would  ap- 
pear in  the  doorway  to  pay  his  respects 
and  bid  the  fellows  good  night.  What 
a  romantic  evening!  Today  they  hold 
hands  on  the  street,  sometimes  their 
arms  draped  around  either  their  waists 
or  their  shoulders.  Then,  too,  they  are 
just  starting  out  when  we  were  going 
to  bed.  I  guess  I'm  too  old  to  enjoy  the 
modern  trend. 

Now  after  talking  about  the  "goings 
on"  of  the  young  fry  of  today  I  must 
shock  you  with  some  news  of  our  gen- 
eration. My  son  Bill  is  working  in 
Harrisburg  and  has  a  room  directly 
across  the  street  from  the  Frank  Heans. 


They  have  been  wonderful  to  him, 
helping  him  to  get  acquainted,  taking 
him  to  church,  feeding  him;  in  fact, 
their  home  is  his  second  home.  The 
last  time  he  was  home  he  laughed  and 
said  "Mother  you'll  just  die  when  you 
hear  this.  Mrs.  Hean,  in  her  excite- 
ment, was  so  anxious  to  introduce  me 
and  to  tell  people  who  I  was  that  she 
said  'now  this  boy's  mother  and  Frank 
roomed  together  when  they  were  in 
school'."  How  shocking!  I'll  bet  "Ma" 
Bush  and  "Tommy"  Edwards  didn't 
know  that.    My  resignation  is  in  order. 

I  sent  nine  prints  to  different  fellows 
in  the  class  hoping  they  would  drop  me 
a  few  lines  with  some  news.  Only  one 
answered  and  that  from  Merton  Ogden 
from  whom  I  have  neither  heard  nor 
seen  since  we  were  graduated.  It's  a 
wonderful  letter.  I  want  you  to  enjoy 
it  as  I  did  so  am  sending  it  just  as  it 
was  written.  I  was  very  sorry  to  hear 
of  his  son's  death.  Deepest  sympathy 
is  extended  from  the  Class  of  1912. 
Death  stuns  us  and  leaves  us  humbled, 
relying  on  faith,  love  and  friendships. 

Dear  Mrs.  Houseknecht. 

Thank  you  for  the  1912-1952  class  picture.  It's 
most  interesting  for  I  just  returned  from  a  south- 
ern trip  with  mom  and  on  our  way  back  we  went 
inland  and  visited  Bucknell  and  what  a  pleasant 
experience  it  was!  I'm  sorry  we  stayed  away  so 
long! 

I  believe  the  Institution  had  seven  or  eight 
buildings  on  the  campus  when  we  were  there  as 
students  and  now  there  are  fifty-seven.  It  really 
has  to  be  seen  to  be  appreciated.  I  saw  Mr.  Shott 
of  course  and  he  was  most  kind  and  helpful  in 
catching  me  up  on  happenings  through  out  the 
40  years  lapse.  I  was  looking  for  Frank  Davis  '11 
but'  he  was  in  Texas.  He  paddled  me  when  I  was 
a  freshman  and  probably  I  needed  it.  but  Frank 
was  a  swell  gentleman  and  I  am  sorry  to  have 
missed    him. 

About  two  weeks  after  graduation  I  went  to 
Panama  with  the  army  engineers  and  remained 
for  five  years.  Then  two  years  in  World  War  I 
with  the  Engineer  Combat  Regiment  (33rd)  in 
France,  then  a  year  in  Peru.  111.  and  a  couple 
more  in  Panama  Canal  and  Central  America,  then 
I  came  back  to  the  tJ.  S.  A.,  married  a  Wells  Col- 
lege  graduate   and   settled   in    Vermont. 

We  have  a  lovely  daughter,  also  a  Wells  College 
graduate,  now  supervisor  S.  H.  Social  Welfare 
Dept.,  and  I  am  resident  engineer  in  bridge  con- 
struction for  State  Highway  Dept.  We  had  a  swell 
boy.  He  served  two  years  in  the  Navy,  came 
home  and  lived  just  a  few  weeks.  He  was  19  and 
entered  at  Bucknell  for  the  biology  course,  pre- 
paratory to  medicine  and  that  has  just  about 
floored    us. 

I  served  five  years  also  in  World  War  II,  in  the 
corps  of  engineers  and  am  now  retired  Lt.  Colonel 
and  from  it  all  I  cannot  see  where  our  country 
has  gained  very  much.  Certainly  lost  what  I  most 
wanted    to   keep. 

Right  now  it  looks  as  tho  Russia  might  act 
human  and  I  sincerely  hope  we  are  entering  an 
era    of   better   times. 

Again  my  thanks  for  the  print  and  should  you 
and  yours  come  this  way  the  latch  string  hangs 
out. 

Sincerely, 

Merton  M.  Ogden. 


Entrance  to  the  New  Paul  D.  Schreiber  High  School  at  Port  Washington.  New  York 


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This  news  comes  from  the  Alumni 
Office. 

A  new  two  and  one  half  million  high 
school  in  Port  Washington,  N.  Y.  is 
named  in  honor  of  our  classmate,  Paul 
D.  Schreiber,  superintendent  of  schools 
for  the  past  33  years.  Paul,  who  is 
scheduled  to  retire  in  June,  was  hon- 
ored at  the  dedication  ceremonies  on 
March  1,  which  were  featured  in  the 
New  York  Times.  On  the  campus,  Paul 
was  active  in  Sigma  Chi,  Theta  Delta 
Tau,  Phi  Delta  Sigma.  He  became  prin- 
cipal of  Port  Washington  High  School 
in  1917,  becoming  superintendent  in 
1920.  Paul  is  married  to  the  former 
Dorothy  Whitney  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  Matilda. 

Congratulations  from  all  of  us.  Now 
Pat  will  have  time  to  answer  reunion 
correspondence  and  get  back  to  the  next 
reunion. 

Pat  can't  have  all  the  bouquets.  The 
last  couple  of  months  I  have  had  two 
corsages,  two  more  than  I  have  had  in 
the  last  40  years.  Not  for  any  "en- 
dearing" reason  however,  just  for  ser- 
vices rendered.  A  charter  member  of 
20  years  and  past  president  of  the  Tues- 
day Study  Club,  also  a  past  president 
for  four  years  of  the  P.  T.  A.  I  hardly 
know  how  to  wear  them. 

The  calendar  says  it's  about  time  to 
give  the  house  a  face  lifting,  get  out  the 
old  mop,  broom,  and  dust  pan.  Then 
rearrange  and  move  Pop's  favorite 
chair,  find  a  new  place  for  the  golf 
outfit,  fishing  tackle,  pipes,  etc.  Then, 
girls,  the  honeymoon  sure  is  over. 

A  "fifth"  of  the  time  has  passed  since 
our  40th  reunion.  Just  four  relays  to 
go.  So  take  your  vitamins,  eat  plenty 
of  dandelion  and  rhubarb,  and  watch 
your  blood  pressure.  Someone  will 
have  to  watch  mine  if  I  don't  get  some 
new^s. 

Bye  for  now= — hope  to  hear  from  you. 

CLASS  OF  1913 

Class  Reporter:     CHARLES  L.   SANDERS 
76  Walnut  St..  Mifflinburg,  Pa. 

—  Fortieth  Reunion,  June  6  — 

Leslie  W.  Stout  is  president  of  the 
Rehoboth  Beach  Trust  Co.,  Rehoboth 
Beach,  Del.  In  1938  Leslie  suffered  a 
severe  illness  which  left  him  semi-in- 
capacitated over  an  extended  period  of 
time.  In  February  of  this  year  he  un- 
derwent gall  bladder  surgery  which 
has  effected  general  improvement  in 
his  health.  He  writes:  "I  am  looking 
forward  to  commencement,  hoping  that 
I  will  be  in  good  shape  for  the  trip." 
Every  good  wish  from  all  of  us,  Leslie, 
for  your  restoration  to  good  health  and 
a  program  of  regular  activity. 

Sympathy  of  the  class  is  extended  to 
June  Irey  Rees,  whose  husband,  Thom- 
as J.  Rees,  died  on  February  28  at  the 
family  home  in  Danville,  the  result  of 
a  heart  illness  with  which  he  had  been 
afflicted   fcr  some  time. 

John  N.  Arndt,  a  native  of  Milton, 
died  at  his  home  in  Upper  Darby  on 
April  9.  John,  who  was  63,  attended 
Drexel  Institute  in  addition  to  Buck- 
nell  and  was  a  supervisor  in  the  grain 
branch  of  the  U.  S.  Department  of 
Agriculture  for  35  years.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  a  daughter,  his  father,  a  broth- 
er, and  a  sister,  Mrs.  Jeanette  Arndt 
Diehl  A'15,  M'26.  Sympathy  of  the 
class  is  extended  to  these  survivors. 

The  day  before  his  death  John  wrote 
a  letter  to  me  giving  news  of  himself, 
addressed  and  stamped  the  envelope, 
placed  it  for  mailing,  but  as  he  died  sud- 
denly the  following  morning  the  letter 
had  not  been  mailed.    It  was  sent  to  me 

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a  few  days  later  by  a  close  personal 
friend.  In  it  John  told  of  suffering  a 
heart  attack  in  January  but  closed  with, 
■"God  willing,  I'll  be  at  Bucknell  in 
June."  Thus  some  of  his  last  thoughts 
were  of  Bucknell  and  his  class.  It  ma5' 
have  been  the  last  letter  he  wrote. 

Carlton  Hooker,  Reiffton,  wrote  to 
Marwood  Glover  expressing  some  doulDt 
about  his  being  present  at  the  reunion 
because  of  some  other  probable  plans 
for  that  time.  But  he  adds,  "My  best 
wishes  for  a  good  turn-out  and  a  nice 
time."    We'll  still  hope  to  see  you,  Carl. 

CLASS  OF  1914 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.   H.   B.   WEAVER 

I  Dora    Hamleri 

348  Ridge  Ave..  New  Kensington.  Pa. 

Dr.  William  H.  Eyster  is  serving  as 
president  and  general  manager  of  the 
Soil-Tone  Corporation  of  Plymouth. 
N.  C.  Under  Dr.  Eyster's  direction,  the 
corporation  has  developed  a  way  to  use 
peat  soils  to  produce  a  fertilizer  to  be 
known  as  fertilium.  Dr.  Eyster  has 
also  lent  his  name  to  Eysterite,  an  or- 
ganic soil-conditioner. 

Bill  is  married  to  the  former  Elmira 
Snyder  (Bloomsburg  State  Teachers 
College).  Their  three  children,  Wil- 
liam, Paul,  and  Helen  all  did  their  un- 
dergraduate work  at  Bucknell.  Bill 
received  his  A.M.  from  Bucknell,  his 
Ph.D.  from  Cornell,  and  studied  also 
at  Harvard  and  the  University  of  Berlin 
where  he  spent  a  year  as  a  fellow  for 
foreign  study  under  the  John  Simon 
Guggenheim  Memorial  Foundation. 

Among  his  positions  since  graduation 
have  been  the  following:  Managing 
editor  of  the  Rodale  Press;  associate 
editor  of  The  Organic  Farmer  and  Farm 
Books;  secretary  of  the  Soil  and  Health 
Foundation:  soil  scientist  of  the  Na- 
tional Soil  Conservation,  Inc.;  lecturer 
to  garden  clubs,  conventions,  etc.,  and 
author  of  books  and  magazine  articles. 

Says  Bill  "I  am  active  .  .  .  have  fun, 
am  prosperous,  and  am  not  over- 
worked." 

Helen  Walte  Lawrence  has  been  a 
teacher  in  the  Lock  Haven  High  School 
since  1936.  Helen's  husband,  Robert 
F.  Lawrence,  Jr.,  is  deceased.  Her 
daughter,  Helen  Louise  (Mrs.  W.  Peter 
Horen),  is  a  graduate  of  Lock  Haven 
State  Teachers  College  and  Penn  State. 
Helen's  community  activities  include 
her  work  as  deaconess  of  the  Great 
Island  Presbyterian  Church;  president 
of  the  Delphian  Society;  and  secretary 
of  the  Lock  Haven  Civic  Club. 

CLASS  OF  1916 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.   GEORGE  STEVENSON 

(Amy  Patterson  I 

R.  D.  1,  Box  556.  Red  Bank.  N.  J. 

Dr.  James  E.  Nancarrow  has  recently 
been  elected  a  member  of  the  college 
entrance  examination  board  of  the 
Middle  States  Association  of  Colleges 
and  Secondary  Schools. 

CLASS  OF  1918 

Class   R3porter:     MRS.    LAYTON  KING 

(Elizabeth  Champion) 

301  Broad  St..  Montoursviile.  Pa. 

—  Thirty -fifth  Reunion,  June  6  — 

Attention,  classmates!  This  is  your 
last  call  to  the  campus  for  our  Thirty- 
fifth  Reunion.  I  do  hope  that  you  are 
planning  to  be  in  Lewisburg  on  June  6. 
I  shall  be  there  with  pencil  and  paper 
in  an  effort  to  collect  items  for  future 
issues  of  THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS. 

Have  you  in  the  vicinity  of  Lewis- 
burg been  listening  to  the  "Bucknell 
bulletins?"  I  hear  them  over  WWPA 
on  Saturday  afternoons  at  3:15  and  find 


them  most  interesting.  Why  not  add 
them  to  your  list  of  musts  and"  thus  keep 
posted  on  events  on  the  Campus? 

The  Rev.  David  N.  Bos  well  '18,  MA'22, 
Hon.  '52,  has  just  completed  27  years 
as  minister  of  the  First  Baptist  Church, 
Rome.  When  he  completed  25  years  of 
service,  he  and  Mrs.  Boswell,  the  for- 
mer Mary  Nina  Dunn  '18,  were  honored 
by  church  and  community,  with  the 
mayor  citing  him  as  Rome's  first  citizen. 

Herbert  C.  Grice,  Sr.  has  again  been 
elected  treasurer  of  the  Union  County 
Alumni  Club. 

During  a  recent  trip  to  Penn  State  I 
met  Edna  Hilty  Ackers'  '17  daughter. 
She  told  me  Edna  is  still  teaching.  I 
believe  she  was  back  for  her  35th  re- 
union last  year. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  letters  I 
have  received  came  to  me  recently  from 
Karl  HuUey.  Karl  lives  at  1331  Mar- 
shall St.,  Boulder,  Colo.  He  is  a  pro- 
fessor of  classics,  head  of  his  depart- 
ment and  editor  of  the  University  of 
Colorado  Press.  Married,  the  Hulleys 
have  a  daughter,  who  is  a  junior  at  the 
University  of  Colorado. 

Ethel  Remaly  Crossland  lives  at  1209 
Avenue  D.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Her  hus- 
band is  pastor  of  the  Advent  Lutheran 
Church  in  Brooklyn,  having  been  there 
for  29  years.  They  have  two  sons,  Fred, 
a  member  of  the  faculty  of  New  York 
University,  and  Richard,  pastor  of  a 
Lutheran  Church  in  Schenectady.  They 
also  have  three  grandsons. 

Now  I  shall  steal  some  of  Maze 
Houseknecht's  thunder.  On  the  same 
trip  to  Penn  State  I  met  Ruby  Stuck 
O'Leary.  She  hopes  to  be  in  Lewis- 
burg for  Commencement  and  was  all 
enthusiastic  (what  grandmother  isn't?) 
over  her  six  grandchildren. 

Thanks  to  you  good  people  who  have 
answered  my   pleas  for  news. 
See  you  June  6.   1953. 


CAMPUS  CAPERS 

Thirty-five  Year  Ago— 1918 

First  issue  of  "Commencement 
News"  appears  on  campus. 

New  Editor-in-Chief  for  Buck- 
nellian,  Francis  F.  Reamer  '21. 

Freshmen  declaim.  Sophomores 
orate:  large  audience  attends  An- 
nual Prize  Contest. 


CLASS  OF  1920 

Class  Reporter:    HAYES  L.  PERSON 
60  S.  Third  St..  Lewisburg.  Pa. 

Joseph  E.  Mcllwain  left  college  at 
the  end  of  his  first  year  to  enter  the 
Army  during  World  War  I.  After  re- 
turning home  he  took  a  B.S.  at  our 
ancient  rival,  Penn  State,  and  entered 
public  school  work  at  Jersey  Shore, 
where  he  is  now  director  of  guidance, 
in  1951  he  earned  an  M.A.  in  guidance 
at  Bucknell.  During  World  War  II  he 
was  on  active  duty  for  six  and  a  half 
years;  he  still  holds  his  commisison  as 
Colonel  in  the  Army  Reserves.  He  is 
the  father  of  two  children:  a  son  in 
Connecticut  and  a  daughter,  a  regis- 
tered nurse,  who  is  now  in  Pittsburgh 
doing  postgraduate  work  in  hospital  ad- 
ministration. 

Lester  E.  Lighton  has  been  elected 
president  of  the  Philadelphia  Alumni 
Club.  He  is  now  on  a  two  month  trip 
to  Europe. 

William  E.  C.  Speare  was  elected  sec- 
retary of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  of 
Northeastern  Pennsylvania. 

J  f  N"  E     1  !1  5  3 


Dr.  Harry  R.  Warfel  keeps  busy  with 
writing  and  speaking  assignments  in 
his  chosen  field.  His  newest  book 
Letters  of  Noah  Webster  edited  and 
with  an  introduction  by  Harry  is  sched- 
uled for  May  1  publication  by  Library 
Publishers,  N.  Y.  Harry  has  recently 
appeared  on  programs  at  Auburn,  Ala., 
Clearwater,  Fla.,  and  Princeton,  N.  J. 

CLASS  OF  1923 

Class  Reporter;     MRS.   LEROY  FRONTZ 

(Olive  Billhimei 

Evergreen    Farm,    AUenwood,    Pa. 

—  Thirtieth  Reunion,  June  6  — 


CAMPUS  CAPERS 

Thirty  Years  Ago — 1923 

Stadium  Drive  half  over:  re- 
sults now  $275,000. 

R.  H.  Rivenburg  '97  named  new 
Dean. 

Dr.  John  Rice  of  the  Bucknell 
faculty  receives  national  honor  as 
bacteriologist. 

Bucknell  Band  to  perform  at 
Twilight  Concert. 


CLASS  OF  1925 

Class  Reporter:  REV.  WILLIAM  D.  GOLIGHTLY 
708  Jefferson  Ave..  Scranton,  Pa. 

Stephen  C.  Emanuel  is  now  director 
of  visual  education  for  the  Wilkes- 
Barre  City  Schools. 

Joseph  R.  Gardner  is  now  building 
"Dream  Houses"  in  Phillipsburg,  N.  J., 
and  Easton. 

Theodore  Heysham,  Jr.,  is  treasurer 
of  the  Philadelphia  Alumni  Club. 

Dorothy  Snyder  is  now  Mrs.  J.  M. 
Michelson  and  living  in  Tampa,  Fla. 
Dorothy  tells  us  that  both  she  and  her 
husband  have  stopped   teaching. 

Howard  F.  C.  Thomas  of  Great  Bend, 
Susquehanna  County,  has  been  elected 
Supervising  Principal  of  the  Green 
Ridge  Joint  School  District  which  com- 
prises Great  Bend,  Hallstead  and  New 
Milford  Boroughs. 

CLASS  OF  192S 

Class  Reporter:    MISS  ANNA  L.  BROWN 
45  Wildwood  Ave..  Pitman.  N.  J. 

Mrs.  A.  Kris  Jensen  (Maude  P.  Keis- 
ter)  received  word  during  the  recent 
prisoner-of-war  exchange  in  Korea  that 
the  Korean  Reds  would  release  her 
husband,  A.  Kris  Jensen,  a  Methodist 
missionary  seized  by  the  Reds.  The  list 
of  Americans  to  be  released  was  sup- 
plied by  Moscow  but  the  date  of  the 
release  has  not  been  set,  although  Mos- 
cow promised  to  keep  U.  S.  officials  in- 
formed. 

Myrtle  K.  Thompson  was  elected  sec- 
retary of  the  Union  County  Alumni 
Club. 

CLASS  OF  1927 

Class  Reporter:  MRS.  J.  LEON  MERRICK 

IS.  Grace  Milhoust 

201  Meredith  St.,  Kennett  Square.  Pa. 

At  the  business  session  of  the  Buck- 
nell Philadelphia  Alumni  Club,  Robert 
Dill  was  elected  vice-president. 

CLASS  OF  1928 

Class  Reporter:  MRS.  H.  M.  MARSH 

(Lorrine  Martin) 

25  Oakley  Ave..  Summit.  N.  J. 

—  Twenty-fifth  Reunion,  June  6  — 
Silver  Anniversary 

JUNE    1953 


CAMPUS  CAPERS 

Twenty-five  Years  Ago — 1928 

Paddles  whistle  as  Frosh  dash 
through  gauntlet. 

New  Women's  Dining  Hall  to  be 
completed  by   September. 

Judge  Kenesaw  Landis  to  dedi- 
cate New  Mathewson  Gateway. 


CLASS  OF  1929 

class   Reporter:     MISS   THELMA   SHOW  ALTER 
223  State  St..  Harrisburg.  Pa. 

Your  reporter  was  very  gratified  to 
receive  a  letter  sometime  ago  from  our 
president,  Paul  Fink,  which  he  called 
the  "kick-off"  to  our  25th  reunion  in 
June  1954.  By  the  time  you  read  this 
column,  you,  too,  will  have  received  a 
letter  and  questionnaire  from  Paul. 
Incidentally,  if  you  have  not  already 
completed  that  form,  please  sit  down 
and  do  it  immediately.  Each  one  I  re- 
ceive is  like  "Manna  from  Heaven."  In 
order  to  write  a  column,  we  need  all 
the  information  you  can  give  us  about 
your  activities  and  yourself.  Then,  too, 
we  hope  to  have  a  brochure  for  our 
reunion,  and  we  want  you  to  be  part 
of  it. 

CLASS  OF  1930 

Class   Reporter:     HENRY   A.    WADSWORTH 
R.   F.  D.   1.  McGraw.  N.  Y. 

Benjamin  Fenichel,  M.D.,  3020  W. 
Diamond  St.,  Philadelphia,  has  been  ap- 
pointed supervisor  in  charge  of  Periodic 
Health  Examinations  of  Personnel  by 
the  Board  of  Education  in  the  school 
district  of  Philadelphia. 

Robert  L.  Payne  was  elected  trea- 
surer of  the  Bucknell  Alumni  of  North- 
eastern Pennsylvania. 

Michael  G.  Simon  is  now  the  operator 
of  "The  Dog  House"  in  Reading.  No, 
Mike  is  not  operating  a  haven  for  mis- 
guided husbands:  it  is  a  swanky  out- 
fitting spot  for  the  real  canines.  He  still 
operates  the  Hardware  Market,  Inc. 
Mike  is  married  to  the  former  Olga 
Koziar  and  they  have  two  sons,  now 
students  in  Junior  High  School,  and 
live  at  1333  Linden  St.,  Reading. 

Dr.  Max  Ufberg  reports  that  George 
K.  (Lefty)  James,  head  coach  of  foot- 
ball at  Cornell,  was  his  guest  at  the  an- 
nual banquet  given  in  honor  of  athletes 
of  Shamokin  schools.  Lefty  was  the 
featured  speaker  on  the  campus  at  the 
dinner  honoring  the  athletic  squads  in 
March. 

CLASS  OF  1931 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.   W.   ZELMAN  SLEIGHTER 

(Ruth  J.  Thomas  I 

833  Chestnut  St.,  MifBinburg,  Pa. 

Rev.  William  H.  Genne  was  one  of 

the  main  speakers  at  the  recently  held 
annual  religious  week  at  Western  Mich- 
igan College  of  Education.  Bill  con- 
ducted the  marriage  counseling  for  the 
week. 

Delazon  Higgins  HI  has  left  the  staff 
of  the  Lewisburg  Joint  Secondary 
School  to  go  into  the  restaurant  busi- 
ness. It  is  called  "The  Higgins  of  Lew- 
isburg" and  is  located  in  their  home  on 
South  Fourth  St.  It's  especially  nice 
and  their  food  is  luscious! 

Harold  Mitchell  is  with  Westinghouse 
Electric  International  Company  and 
carries  on  all  negotiations  and  opera- 
tions on  lamp  manufacturing  licenses 
directly  with  licensees.  These  licensees 
are  all  in  the  foreign  field  so  Harold 
gets  to  know  people  from  many  lands. 
He  lives  at  57  Morse  Avenue,  Bloom- 
field,  N.  J. 


Charles  R.  Winter  has  gone  into  busi- 
ness for  himself  in  York.  When  you 
hear  of  the  Winter  Company,  Chemical 
Formulations  you'll  know  it's  "our 
Chuck."  He  and  his  wife,  Helen  Ryder 
'30,  and  their  7  year  old  son  Christopher 
live  at  1979  Susquehanna  Trail  North, 
York. 

CLASS  OF  1932 

Class  Reporter:    ELLIS  F.  HULL 
Allentown.  N.  J. 

James  B.  Stevenson,  Titusville.  was 
appointed  by  Gov.  John  S.  Fine  to  mem- 
bership of  the  Pennsylvania  Historical 
and  Museum  Commission.  The  nomina- 
tion won  unanimous  confirmation  in 
the  Senate. 

Marion  Ash  RIcCIain  wrote  me  a  line 
the  other  day  about  a  luncheon  reunion 
she  attended  recently.  It  started  off 
with  Isabelle  Hatfields  '34  apartment  in 
Philadelphia  as  a  meeting  place,  then 
they  all  had  lunch  at  Longchamps. 
Those  who  attended  were,  Connie  Wil- 
liamson Ingram,  Ray  G.  Wildebush  '31, 
Fannie  Wood  Brown  '33,  Isabelle  Hat- 
field '34.  Margaret  Cunningham  Phil- 
lips, Mary  Smith  Sissley,  Mary  Bolger 
Miller,  Betty  Keedy  Hoffman,  Alice 
Leslie  Brenneman  '33,  Mildred  Far- 
quhar  Lyons,  and  Marion  Ash  McClain. 
Marion  says  there  was  much  exchang- 
ing of  snapshots  of  the  offspring  and 
talking  about  old  Bucknell. 


CLASS  OF  1933 

Class   Reporter:     WARREN   B.    STAPLETON 

Market  St..  Lewisburg 

—  Twentieth  Reunion,  June  6  — 

The  splendid  response  from  our  ques- 
tionnaire, the  untiring  efforts  of  Bill 
Liming,  plus  the  fine  cooperation  of 
Buck  Shott  resulted  in  an  informative 
booklet  concerning  our  class.  Extra 
copies  will  be  available  at  $2.  each.  Get 
your  reunion  schedule  at  the  Registra- 
tion Desk  in  the  Carnegie  Building. 

Joe  Bellm.eyer  has  recently  been  pro- 
inoted  to  vice-president  for  Interna- 
tional Latex  at  Dover,  Del.  He  and  his 
wife,  the  former  Mary  Grove,  write  that 
they  have  a  daughter,  Betty,  whom  they 
hope  will  enter  Bucknell  next  year. 

Stanley  J.  Bienus  is  now  principal  of 
the  Benjamin  Franklin  High  School, 
Hanover  Township. 

Rev.  James  Davis  is  now  director  of 
Christian  education  at  the  East  Lynn 
Church,  Anderson,  Ind.  His  address  is 
2446  Jackson  St. 

Congratulations  are  in  order  for  Max 
W.  Demler  on  his  promotion  to  the  Min- 
neapolis office  of  the  Harbison-Walker's 
Refractories  Coinpany. 

E.  F.  Fairchild  has  been  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  Triple  Cities  Alumni  Club. 

Rev.  Alfred  B.  Haas  has  recently  been 
promoted  to  associate  professor  in  the 
department  of  practical  theology.  Drew 
Theological  Seminary.  Rev.  Haas  will 
leave  on  August  26  on  a  sabbatical  leave 
for  England  and  Scotland. 


CAMPUS  CAPERS 

Twenty  Years  Ago — 1933 

Guy  Ellsworth  '36,  winner  of 
the  Sir  Thomas  Lipton  Cup,  sails 
for  International  Regatta. 

Houseparty  guests  to  see  Track 
Meet.  (Isn't  Houseparty  Weekend 
a  track  meet  in  itself?) 

Paul  Althouse  '12,  noted  tenor, 
presented  on  Artist  Course. 


17 


Bill  Liming',  now  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  American  As- 
sociation of  Industrial  Editors,  recently 
appeared  on  the  program  at  the  annual 
convention  in  Atlantic  City.  He  pre- 
sented a  paper  on  "How  to  Sell  the 
Company  Benefit  Plan  in  the  Employee 
Publication."  Bill  spends  his  business 
hours  in  the  Policyholders  Service  Bu- 
reau of  the  Metropolitan  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  but  finds  time  in  his 
busy  life  to  promote  many  Bucknell 
alumni  interests. 

Peter  A.  Salamone,  a  member  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Police  at  Montours- 
ville,  died  October  23,  1952  of  a  heart 
attack. 


CLASS  OF  1935 

Class   Reporter:     MRS.    FREDERICK   STRALEY 

IMetta  Farrington) 

Furnace  Rd..  R.  D.  1,  Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Mrs.  William  Poorbaugh  (Anna 
Fishel)  has  recently  been  elected  to  the 
office  of  secretary  of  the  Lancaster 
Alumni  Club. 


CLASS  OF  1936 

Class   Reporter:     MRS.    CHARLOTTE   BROWN 

(Charlotte  Shupel 

Box  71.  R.  D.  3.  Leechburg.  Pa. 

Mrs.  R.  H.  Bartholomew  (Marguerite 
Forbell)  no  longer  teaching,  is  well  oc- 
cupied with  her  four  children,  two  boys 
and  two  girls. 

Carl  L.  Giles  is  assistant  to  the  prin- 
cipal at  Shamokin  Senior  High  School. 
He  also  teaches  mathematics  and  coach- 
es football  and  basketball. 

Dr.  Kenneth  F.  Herrold  lead  the  dis- 
cussion in  two  meetings  at  the  national 
convention  of  the  American  Personnel 
and  Guidance  Association  in  Chicago. 
Ken  is  associate  professor  of  education 
at  Columbia  University. 

Genevieve  Lawrence  is  in  Edinburgh, 
Scotland,  and  writes  that  she  "  is  a  real 
gawking  tourist."  "Gen"  is  visiting  her 
brother  and  family  and  expects  to  re- 
turn to  the  U.  S.  A.  in  May.  Her  broth- 
er is  studying  at  the  University  of  Edin- 
burgh. 

CLASS  OF  1938 

Class  Reporter:     MRS.   JOHN  B.  DEMPSEY 

I  Anne    Culbertson) 

1674  E.  Romeo  Rd.,  Leonard,  Mich. 

—  Fifteenth  Reunion,  June  6  — 


CAMPUS  CAPERS 

Fifteen  Years  Ago— 1938 

Cap  and  Dagger  sneezes  into 
"Hay  Fever"  rehearsal. 

First  Class  Honor  Rating 
achieved  by  Bucknellian  in 
A.  C.  P.  contest. 


CLASS  OF  1939 

Class  Reporter:     DAVID  R.    BAGENSTOSE 
Conestoga  Rd.,  Wayne,  Pa. 

Robert  J.  Bechtel  has  been  promoted 
to  chief  chemical  engineer  in  the  engi- 
neering department  for  Hercules  Pow- 
der Company,  Parlin,  New  Jersey  plant. 

J.  Henry  Gundrum  has  been  elected 
president  of  the  Lancaster  Alumni  Club. 

Dr.  Carroll  C.  Nesbit  has  been  elected 
president  of  the  Union  County  Alumni 
Club. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  D.  Richard  Wynn  (Helen 
Louise  Specht)  can  now  be  addressed 
at  655  Broadway,  Norwood,  N.  J.  They 
have  two  daughters.  Sherry,  age  7,  and 
Leanne,  age  3.  Following  the  awarding 
IS 


of  the  Ed.D.  degree  at  Teachers  College, 
Columbia,  in  June  1952,  Dick  was  ap- 
pointed associate  professor  of  education 
in  the  department  of  educational  ad- 
ministration at  Columbia.  He  is  also 
associated  with  the  cooperative  pro- 
gram of  educational  administration  in 
the  Middle  Atlantic  region  through 
Teachers  College,  Columbia. 

CLASS  OF  1940 

Class  Reporter:   MRS.  JAMES  A.  MILLER 

(Mary  McCrinai 

1220-E.  Brackenridge  Apts.,  Lake  Austin  Blvd., 

Austin.  Tex. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Dunham  '39 
(Carol  Martin)  have  moved  to  6455 
Thurber  Rd.,  R.  D.  1,  Birmingham, 
Mich.,  where  Charles  will  be  branch 
manager  at  the  Detroit  office  of  Rohrer, 
Hibler,  and  Replogle.  Incidentally,  the 
last  address  your  reporter  had  for  the 
Charles  Elders  (Barbara  Thompkins) 
was  615  Kimberley,  Birmingham,  Mich. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gil  Foster  (Ruth  Croft 
'39)  are  parents  of  a  son  and  a  daugh- 
ter. Gil  is  now  chief  adviser  for  the 
General  Motors  Junior  Achievement  Co. 

In  a  recent  "reporting  in"  letter  from 
Mary  McClelland  Lago  there  were  sev- 
eral noteworthy  items.  First  "and  most 
important"  says  Mary,  was  the  birth  of 
a  daughter,  Jane  Hazel,  on  February  22, 
1953.  Second  was  the  completion  of 
the  manuscript  of  a  story  book  for  jun- 
ior high  age  young  people  to  be  pub- 
lished in  March  1953  by  the  National 
Council  of  Churches.  It  will  be  used  as 
the  inderdenominational  mission  study 
book  for  that  age  group  in  1954.  Third, 
Mary's  husband,  Gladwyn,  will  be  at 
Purdue  this  suminer  doing  research  for 
the  dissertation  for  his  Ph.D.  The 
Lagos  can  be  reached  through  their 
home  address  in  Columbia,  Mo.,  or  c/o 
Dept.  of  Electrical  Engineering,  Univer- 
sity of  Missouri. 

Alice  C.  Moore,  after  5  ¥2  years  of  ser- 
vice, resigned  her  position  as  librarian 
with  the  John  R.  Kauffman,  Jr.  Public 
Library.  Miss  Moore  has  accepted  a 
position  with  the  Osterhout  Free  Li- 
brary, Wilkes-Barre,  as  head  of  the  cir- 
culation department. 

Dr.  Robert  L.  Sutherland,  formerly 
Dean  of  Men  at  Bucknell,  now  director 
of  the  Hogg  Foundation,  recently  ad- 
dressed Southwest  Recreation  Directors 
in  Austin,  Texas,  for  the  31st  annual 
conference. 

CLASS  OF  1941 

Class  Reporter;    MRS.  WILLIAM  HASSELBERGER 

(Jean  Steele* 

1518  Westmoreland  Ave.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Edward  H.  Burke  has  been  superin- 
tendent of  Archbald  Boro  Schools  since 
July   1,  1952. 

On  January  30  at  the  University  of 
Pittsburgh  mid-winter  commencement, 
Dudley  Smith  James  received  his  mas- 
ters in  letters  degree.  Dudley  gradu- 
ated from  Bucknell  with  a  B.S. 

Had  a  nice  long  letter  from  Dick 
Lichtermann.  He  is  in  the  Navy  and  he 
and  his  family  are  living  at  Jackson- 
ville, Fla.,  Box  21,  Naval  Air  Station. 
Dick  and  his  wife  have  two  boys,  five 
and  ten,  plus  a  dachshund  and  a  para- 
keet. They  are  due  to  leave  our  shores 
for  foreign  duty  soon. 

Congratulations  to  George  L.  Narber 
for  his  election  to  vice-president  of  the 
newly  organized  Gulf  States  Chapter, 
National  Association  of  Cost  Accoun- 
tants. 

Rita  Ray  Wertheimer  received  her 
Ph.D.  degree  from  the  University  of 
Pittsburgh  in  January  1953.  Rita  grad- 
uated from  Bucknell  with  an  A.B.  and 


from  the  University  of  Missouri  with 
her  M.A. 

Dr.  Allan  J.  Rosenberg  tells  us  of  the 
birth  of  his  fourth  child,  Nancy,  born 
January  17,  giving  him  the  neat  bal- 
ance of  two  boys  and  two  girls. 

John  Alan  Fox  passed  away  in  Grad- 
uate Hospital,  Philadelphia,  on  April 
30,  1953.  John,  while  in  college,  was 
active  in  the  Glee  Club  and  was  a 
member  of  Kappa  Sigma.  He  formerly 
worked  with  Campbell  Soup  Company 
and  resided  at  31  Narbrook  Park,  Nar- 
berth,  Penna.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  Philadel- 
phia Alumni  Association  and  was  a 
deacon  of  the  Narberth  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  is  survived  by  his  parents 
at  home  and  two  brothers,  tra  G.  (Buck- 
nell '38),  Sharon,  and  Dr.  Roger  E., 
Wynnewood. 

Word  has  been  received  of  the  elec- 
tion of  John  F.  Zeller,  in  as  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Union  County  Alumni  Club. 

CLASS  OF  1943 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  EARLE  E.  BENTON 

(Norene   Bondl 

130  Effingham  Place,  Westfleld,  N.  J. 

—  Tenth  Reunion,  June  6  — 

Well,  ten  years  ago  it  was  a  different 
story  with  most  of  us,  wasn't  it?  Those 
were  the  days  of  innocent  youth  before 
some  of  these  gray  hairs  started  creep- 
ing in.  Hope  you  all  make  the  reunion. 
Teresa  M.  Ticcony  has  charge  of  the 
Reunion  News,  so  see  her  if  you  have 
any  tidbits. 

Just  received  word  of  the  marriage  of 
Richard  W.  Bowen  to  Hazel  Park  on 
February  22.  They  are  making  their 
home  at  East  River  Rd.,  Grand  Island, 
N.  Y. 

The  arrival  of  some  more  future 
Bucknellians  has  come  to  my  attention. 
The  William  A.  Faircloughs  had  their 
second  child,  Susanne  Helen,  on  No- 
vember 21,  1952,  as  did  the  CuUen  F. 
Shipmans,  Jr.  (Ruth  Guarnaccia).  Paul 
Sebastian  was  born  on  January  3.  On 
January  30,  Gus  and  Betty  Hyde  Tear- 
ing celebrated  the  arrivalof  Joan  Eliza- 
beth. That  makes  two  girls  for  the 
Yearings.  Dr.  William  J.  Rogers  and 
wife  have  written  of  the  latest  addition 
to  their  family,  a  son,  Michael  Paul, 
born  March  21. 

On  November  8,  1952,  Ruth  C.  How- 
ley  was  married  to  Paul  F.  Barnes. 
They  will  live  in  Merion. 

George  Ishii  and  Marie  T.  Shingara 
were  married  on  March  15  at  St.  Mi- 
chael's Church  in  Sunbury.  The  young 
couple  plan  to  reside  in  Sunbury. 

Arnaud  M.  King,  as  yet  unmarried, 
seems  quite  interested  in  the  current 
study  being  made  by  Bucknell  and  some 
three  hundred  other  colleges  on  the 
matter  of  the  birth-rate  of  college  fam- 
ilies. He  points  out  that  the  question- 
naire which  he  received  from  Bucknell 
arrived  in  the  same  mail  with  the  Janu- 
ary 31st  issue  of  The  New  Yorker, 
which  carried  an  article  by  S.  J.  Perl- 
man  on  this  very  subject  of  the  low 
rate  of  reproduction  among  college 
graduates.  In  a  similar  survey  made 
last  year,  Bucknell  alumni  were  con- 
siderably under  the  national  average 
of  1.51  children  per  graduate  and  we 
can  only  say  if  Arnaud  is  really  con- 
cerned about  this  situation,  he  is  going 
to  have  to  take  more  than  an  academic 
interest  in  the  subject. 

Mrs.  N.  Dean  Rowland  '47  (Alice 
Leutner)  writes  us  that  she  is  no  longer 
in  the  teaching  profession  but  that  she 
and  Dean  are  trying  to  teach  five  month 
old  Dean  Jr. 

JUNE    1953 


I  have  just  received  the  round  robin 
letter  that  we  former  "honor  housers" 
have  kept  going  since  we  graduated. 
Here  are  a  few  of  the  statistics.  There 
are  fourteen  of  us,  with  twenty-nine 
children  the  present  score.  Billie  Pol- 
ing Roy  gets  the  blue  ribbon  in  that 
department  with  four.  Nina  Osovick 
Magilligan  lives  the  fartherest  away — 
Berkeley,  Calif.,  while  New  Jersey  is 
the  most  popular  state  with  seven  of  us 
living  there. 

Eleanor  Pyle  Latta  writes  that  their 
fourth  child,  Alexander  Drie,  was  born 
April  13.  Her  other  three  are  Ellen  Ann, 
April  13,  1946,  Jimmy  HI,  May  2,  1949, 
and  Eleanor  Jane,  May  2,  1950.  They 
now  live  at  411  Price  St.,  West  Chester. 

Doris  Mae  Thomas  Loughman  tells 
us  that  she  also  has  given  up  coaching 
other  people's  children  to  care  for 
Thomas,  21  months,  and  Drusilla  Belle, 
7V2  months. 

Marge  Hopwood  Richardson  writes 
from  1855  28th  Ave.,  Vero  Beach,  Flori- 
da, that  she  and  Dan,  plus  daughters, 
Sandy,  9,  Nancy,  4,  have  become  real 
crackers.  They've  been  there  ever 
since  Dan  was  discharged  from  the  ser- 
vice. She  is  trying  to  get  in  touch  with 
Pat  Soloman  and  DeeDee  Mitchell,  so 
will  you  please  drop  Marge  a  note,  you 
two,  and  don't  forget  the  return  address. 


CAMPUS  CAPERS 

Ten  Years  Ago — 1943 

"Torch  and  Scroll"  suspends  ac- 
tivity. 

Roommates  hold  aerial  reunion 
over  Atlantic. 

Carl  Sandburg  entertains  Buck- 
nellians. 


CLASS  OF  1944 

Class  Reporter:     MRS,   ROBERT  F.   BAKER 

(Honey  Rhinesmith) 

Lindys  Lake.  R.  D..  Butler,  N,  J. 

Elizabeth  Jane  Monroe  became  Mrs. 
Richard  M.  Christenson  on  May  9,  1953 
at  Providence,  R.  I. 

It  is  with  pleasure  that  we  announce 
the  birth  of  a  second  son,  Arlen  Haig, 
on  March  17,  to  Lita  and  Haig  A.  Kan- 
tarian. 

At  last  reports  Bob  Keegan  has  signed 
a  Chicago  White  Sox  pitching  contract. 
The  Sox  bought  Bob  at  the  end  of  last 
year  from  Syracuse  of  the  International 
League  where  he  pitched  27  complete 
games,  winning  20.  He  was  named  to 
the  International  All-Star  Team.  He 
hurled  seven  shutouts  through  the  sea- 
son.   Best  of  luck.  Bob,  in  the  '53  race. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Owen  Leiberman  have 
written  us  of  the  birth  of  their  son, 
Michael  Neil,  born  February  11. 

Peter  M.  Mensky  received  his  doctor's 
degree  from  Penn  State  last  August. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  D.  Reid  (Mar- 
garette  Snyder)  announce  the  arrival 
of  their  second  child.  Laurel  Gay,  born 
October  6,   1952. 

Rev.  Chester  T.  Winters,  pastor  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  of  Conshohoken 
for  the  last  six  years,  has  recently  re- 
signed to  accept  a  call  at  the  Great  Val- 
ley Baptist  Church,  New  Centerville, 
Chester  County. 

CLASS  OF  1945 

Class  Reporter;    MRS,  C.  PRED  MOORE 

I  Nancy  Woehlingt 

Alden  Park  Manor,  Germantown.  Phila,,  Pa. 

First  Lieutenant  Richard  G.  Smigel- 
sky,   U.   S.   Army   Medical   Corps,   has 

JUNE    1953 


been  assigned  to  the  45th  U.  S.  Infantry 
Division  on  the  Central  Korean  Front. 
Lt.  Smigelsky,  a  former  resident  physi- 
cian at  the  Geisinger  Hospital,  Dan- 
ville, is  married  to  the  former  Betty 
Jane  Chance  '51. 

Al  and  Dottie  (Sievering)  Ashman 
had  their  second  daughter  in  September 
1952.  Their  first  daughter,  Dorothy,  is 
now  five. 

Dr.  Harry  F.  Brumbach,  Jr.  is  now 
with  the  U.  S.  Public  Health  Service 
Hospital,  Baltimore,  Md.  He  is  now 
the  father  of  three  sons,  Charles,  7, 
Todd,  3,  and  Kim,  born  July  31,  1952. 

Bettie  Eichberg,  Norristown,  is  now 
working  in  the  personnel  department 
of  the  Philadelphia  National  Bank  do- 
ing job  analysis  of  employees. 

George  and  Win  (Bode)  Liles  had  a 
daughter,  Nancy,  born  in  August  1952. 
Their  two  other  children  are  Deanne, 
six,  and  George,  Jr.,  four. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Moyer,  III 
(Nancy  Patterson)  have  announced  the 
birth  of  their  second  child,  a  girl.  Their 
new  address  is  326  Pikeland  Ave., 
Spring  City. 

Calvin  and  Nancy  (Ireland)  Sholl  an- 
nounce the  birth  of  their  daughter, 
Gwen  Ellen  on  March  14.  Cal  is  work- 
ing for  Bristol  Laboratories  as  assistant 
personnel  manager.  They  have  two 
other  children,  Larry,  age  five,  and 
Jack,  age  three.  They  live  at  210 
Hutcliinson  Ave.,  Syracuse  7,  N.  Y. 


CLASS  OF  1946 

Class  Reporter;     MRS.   WILLIAM  HARSHBARGER 

IJeanne  Phillips  I 

206   Second   St.,   Huntingdon,   Pa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  E.  Richardson  (Jean 
DeGroat)  have  moved  from  Yardley, 
to  26  Rocky  Ridge  Drive,  Trumbull, 
Conn. 

Dr.  Harry  H.  Haddon,  his  wife  and 
their  two  young  daughters,  have  recent- 
ly left  Sunbury  to  move  to  Philadel- 
phia where  he  will  resume  his  duties 
as  chief  resident  physician  at  the  Ger- 
mantown Hospital.  Dr.  Haddon  is  re- 
turning to  inactive  status  after  two 
years  with  the  U.  S.  Navy  Medical  Re- 
serve Corps. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  M.  Kresge 
(Marian  Greenwalt)  have  announced 
the  arrival  of  their  third  son,  Philip 
Scott,  born  January  11. 

We  have  .just  received  word  that 
Grafton  K.  Mintz  has  received  the  mas- 
ter of  arts  degree  from  Ohio  State  Uni- 
versity Bureau  of  Public  Relations, 
Columbus,   O. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerald  Sosnowitz,  161 
South  St.,  Stamford,  Conn.,  announce 
the  birth  of  their  first  child,  a  son, 
Steven  Edward,  on  February  27. 

We  have  just  received  news  of  the 
birth  of  a  daughter,  Lynn  Adams,  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Dudley  Waldner  (Jean 
Newsom).  Their  address  is  19  Bellaire 
Dr.,  Montclair,  N.  J. 


CLASS  OF  1947 

Class  Reporter;    ROGER  S.  HADDON.  ESQ. 
243  Water  St.,  Northumberland,  Pa. 

Rev.  Elvin  B.  Sharp,  has  become  min- 
ister of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Mt.  Carmel.  Rev.  Sharp  had  been 
pastor  of  the  Berean  Baptist  Church, 
Reading,  for  seven  years  and  has  been 
active  in  ministerial  and  civic  affairs. 
He  is  married  to  the  former.  Margaret 
Swartz  and  they  have  a  4V2  year  old 
son. 


CLASS  OF  1948 

Class    Reporter;     MISS   JOANN   GOLIGHTLY 
106  N.  Grove  St.,  East  Orange.  N.  J. 

—  Fifth  Reunion,  June  6  — 

Helen  Beringer  sent  a  very  interest- 
ing letter.  She  is  still  with  Bert  Nev- 
ins.  Inc.,  Press  and  Public  Relations, 
working  as  his  assistant.  She  said  she 
had  just  recently  seen  Ginny  (Malhiot) 
and  Tony  Cindrich  and  their  two  sons; 
also  Gloria  Simon. 

HaTold  J.  Berkowitz  and  wife,  Glo- 
ria, welcomed  into  their  home  on  Jan- 
uary 16  a  future  Bucknellian,  Steven 
Samuel. 

Lt.  (JG)  John  W.  Bersch  III  left 
March  1,  1953,  aboard  the  M.  S.  S  Ker- 
mit  Roosevelt  ARG16;  c/o  F.  P.  G.  San 
Francisco,  Calif.,  for  Japan,  where  he 
expects  to   be   until   October. 

Betty  Capen  Bergquist,  7  Pleasant 
View  Drive,  Preakness,  Paterson  4,  N. 
J.,  writes  that  she  and  her  husband 
Ken  announce  the  addition  of  Holly 
Ann,  born  December  22,  1952,  to  a  fam- 
ily of  two  boys.  Ken,  Jr.,  and  Peter. 
Betty  and  Ken  are  building  their  own 
home  and  would  love  to  see  other  Buck- 
nellians. 

Also  back  in  our  territory  are  Bar- 
bara (Wilkens)  and  Pat  Carey  '50,  who 
are  living  at  339  West  2nd  St.,  Moores- 
town,  N.  J. 

Vincent  L.  Evans  '49  with  more  than 
1200  flight  hours,  is  a  scheduled  airlines 
pilot  on  mainliner  flights  by  the  United 
Air  Lines  in  and  out  of  New  York. 
Vince  began  flying  with  the  Air  Force 
in  1943,  later  becoming  a  B-17  flight 
leader  in  the  8th  Air  Force.  His  ad- 
dress is  406  S.  Harrison  St.,  East 
Orange,  N.  J. 

Received  a  welcome  letter  from 
Helen  Hayden  Nelson,  204  B  Richfleld 
Terrace,  Clifton,  N.  J.,  who  announces 
the  birth  of  William  Arthur  on  March 
23,  1952.  Helen's  husband,  Ted,  is  with 
Fidelity  and  Casualty  Insurance  Co.,  N. 
Y.  C.  She  also  writes  that  her  brother 
Bill  is  with  duPont  in  Newark,  Del., 
and  that  his  family  numbers  three  boys. 

Mrs.  Robert  D.  Hollyday  '49  (Ann 
Minnich)  is  no  longer  in  the  teaching 
profession  since  the  birth  of  a  daugh- 
ter, Kay  Marie,  born  August  20,  1952. 

Oren  S.  Kaltriter  has  flnished  serving 
two  years  as  president  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Science  Teachers  Association. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leslie  Wilkinson  '49 
(Mary  Tonkens)  write  us  of  the  arrival 
of  their  son,  Christopher,  born  Octo- 
ber 10,  1952. 

Someone  who's  planning  on  coming 
to  Homecoming  1953  is  Ruth  William- 
son McKee  and  her  hubby,  Thomas  R. 
McKee  '49.  They  have  a  girl,  Barbara 
Ruth  born  December  15,  1952.  Wish 
more  of  you  would  plan  ahead  for  a 
weekend  at  Bucknell.  Ruth  and  Tom 
can  be  addressed  at  48  Pearsall  Dr.,  Mt. 
Vernon,  N.  Y. 

Duffleld  Ashmead,  III,  who  attended 
Bucknell  for  two  years  while  in  the 
navy,  recently  received  the  Philco  Cor- 
poration Achievement  Award  for  ex- 
cellent performances  in  theoretical  and 
antenna  work. 

A  letter  from  Ruth  Edwards  Lamon 
and  her  husband  Warren  Lamon  relays 
the  good  news  of  the  arrival  of  their 
first  child,  a  son,  Warren  Harding  La- 
mon, Jr.  on  February  24.  The  Lamons 
address  is  11  Bank  Ave.,  Riverton,  N.  J. 
Warren  is  an  insurance  specialist  for 
the  Insurance  Company  of  North  Amer- 
ica, in  Philadelphia. 

Al  Foster  writes  that  he  and  his  wife 
Sally,  are  the  proud  parents  of  Thomas 

19 


Boyd,  who  arrived  on  December  12, 
1952. 

Lt.  Sterling  Post,  Jr.  has  recently 
been  assigned  as  supply  officer  of  the 
3rd  Battalion,  Third  Armored  Cavalry 
Regiment.  This  regiment  has  won  32 
battle  streamers  since  its  activation. 
Lt.  Post  is  married  to  the  former 
Eleanor  Harris   (Juniata  College  '48). 

On  the  subject  of  rendezvous.  Bob 
Taylor  writes  of  the  part  the  6th  fleet 
(U.  S.  forces)  played  with  NATO  forces 
in  "Operation  Rendezvous."  Maneu- 
vers in  which  units  of  the  French,  Ital- 
ian, British  and  Turkish  Navies  joined 
the  6th  fleet  (U.  S.  forces)  in  a  grand 
game  of  fox  and  hounds  which  raced 
a  veritable  armada  of  ships  from  one 
end  of  the  Mediterranean  on  to  the 
other.  Bob  is  still  stationed  on  the 
■'U.  S.  S.  Pittsburgh"  and  recently 
crossed  the  path  of  Forrest  Brown  and 
his  family  in  Venice. 

At  a  Bucl<:nell  get  together  at  the 
home  of  Mildred  Valentine  Painter  '47 
and  Bob  Painter  '47,  two  other  '48ers 
gathered  with  your  reporter;  namely, 
Bets  Waddington  Mackey  and  Margy 
Hughes  Coates.  Almost  every  Buck- 
nellian  in  the  classes  of  1944-1954  was 
discussed. 

A  most  welcome  note  from  Sue  Wei- 
rich  Ahlstrom  (Mrs.  Donald  S.)  gives 
us  the  news  of  her  new  son,  Gregory 
Don,  on  February  22.  Sue's  address  is 
11426  Parkview   Ave.,   Cleveland   4,   O. 

Born  a  daughter,  their  fourth  child, 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Warren  Elze  (Nora  M. 
Giavelli),  on  May  Day  weekend.  War- 
ren is  the  genial  manager  of  the  Buck- 
nell  University  Book  Store. 


CAMPUS  CAPERS 
Five  Years  Ago — 1948 

All  houses  open  this  summer; 
five  will  feed. 

WSGA  Auction  to  be  held  in 
front  of  Harris. 

Lewisburg  revives  Freedom 
Forum. 


CLASS  OF  1949 

Class   Reporter:     MISS   MARILYN   HARER 
505  Columbia  Ave.,  Lansdale,  Pa. 

Lt.  Richard  Atherly  (USMCR)  and 
his  wife,  the  former  Margaret  Devlin 
of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  are  now  living  at 
Tarawa  Terrace  II,  Camp  Lejeune,  N.  C. 
Dick  is  attending  a  15-week  course  at 
Marine  Supply  School. 

David  N.  Boswell,  Jr.  is  office  man- 
ager and  circulation  manager  of  the 
Rome  district  of  the  Utica  Daily  Press 
and  Sunday  Observer  Dispatch.  He  is 
married  to  the  former  Margaret  Mc- 
Laughlin and  they  have  two  daughters, 
Carol  Ann  and  Martha  Jean. 

Capt.  Wallace  D.  Boswell,  USAF  who 
has  flown  the  Atlantic,  Pacific,  and 
hopped  the  Mediterranean  many  times, 
is  now  operating  from  an  air  field  in 
Tripoli,  N.  Africa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Camae  (June 
Ruhl)  are  the  proud  parents  of  a  boy, 
Christopher  Robert.  Bob  is  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  Burroughs  Adding  Ma- 
chine Co.  They  live  at  242  E.  Haddon 
Hill  Apts.,  Haddonfield,  N.  J. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  C.  Hartung  (Mary  E. 
Christian)  announce  the  birth  of  a  son, 
Robert  Wilson,  on  February  6.  They 
may  be  addressed  at  74-45  260th  St., 
Glen  Oaks,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alvin  Fischer  (Janice 
20 


Ubil  '46)  have  recently  announced  the 
birth  of  a  son,  Bruce  Ubil,  born  Janu- 
ary 20. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ned  Glover  (Shirley 
Shultz)  are  now  at  home  at  59  Walnut 
Rd.,  Vineland,  N.  J. 

Sherman  A.  Herman  has  written  us 
of  his  twin  daughters,  Mary  Anne  and 
Janet  Faye,  born  in  July  1951. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence  Jaffe  (Renee 

Kraus  '47)  have  recently  told  us  of  a 
daughter,  Elizabeth  Anne,  born  in  Oc- 
tober 1952. 

David  G.  Jones  has  recently  returned 
from  Germany  after  service  in  Berlin 
with  the  6th  Infantry  Regiment  which 
provides  security  for  American  instal- 
lations in  the  former  German  capital. 
Before  entering  the  Army  David  was  a 
teacher  in  the  Cape  May  Court  House 
(N.  J.)  schools. 

In  February  1952,  Carolyn  Melick  be- 
came Mrs.  Dale  A.  Derr  '50.  Since  their 
marriage  they  have  been  living  in  Cam- 
bridge while  Dale  attended  Harvard 
Law  School.  After  his  graduation  in 
June,  they  will  be  living  in  Philadel- 
phia where  Dale  will  be  working  for 
the  law  firm  of  Duane,  Morris  and 
Heckscher. 

Margaret  J.  Neal  is  now  working  as 
staff  nurse  in  the  operating  room  at  the 
Massachusetts  General  Hospital,  Bos- 
ton, Mass.  She  may  be  addressed  at  17 
Parkman  St.,  Boston  14,  Mass. 

Richard  M.  Peterson,  with  the  Rem- 
ington Rand  Company,  is  currently  in- 
structing people  in  the  use  of  the 
UNIVAC,  a  large  scaled,  so  called, 
"human  brain." 

Ted  VanKirk,  whose  part  as  naviga- 
tor of  the  Air  Force  plane,  Enola  Gay, 
which  dropped  on  Hiroshima,  Japan, 
in  World  War  II,  the  first  atomic  bomb 
in  history,  is  being  portrayed  in  the  cur- 
rent movie  "Above  and  Beyond."  Ted, 
who  earned  the  B.S.  in  civil  engineering 
in  1949  and  the  M.S.  degree  in  1950,  is 
now  with  the  duPont  Co.  at  Niagara 
Falls,  N.  Y. 

Bernard  M.  Venesky  has  been  ap- 
pointed advisor  on  an  aircraft  review 
board  in  Hagerstown,  Md.  Mr.  Venesky 
has  been  with  the  Fairchild  Aircraft 
Company  for  the  past  year. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Thompson 
(Mary  Ann  Ettinger)  are  the  parents  of 
a  boy,  Gary  Edward,  born  April  5th  in 
Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla. 

CLASS  OF  1950 

Class  Reporter:    MRS.  DAVID  L.  MILLER 

(M.  Jane  Kreideri 

614  Penn  St.,  New  Bethlehem.  Pa. 

Mr.    and   Mrs.    Bernard   Rowe    (Lily 

Hersh)  proudly  announce  that  they  are 
the  parents  of  Janice  Carolyn,  born 
February  10,  1953. 

Robert  L.  Walter  has  recently  be- 
come a  member  of  the  research  de- 
partment of  Monsanto  Chemical  Com- 
pany's plastics  division  in  St.  Louis. 

Jean  White  has  been  chosen  winner 
of  the  Women's  Press  Club  of  New  York 
City  scholarship  award  for  1953.  Be- 
fore entering  Bucknell,  Jean  worked 
as  reporter  for  Grit  and  served  one 
year  in  the  WAVES.  In  college  she 
wrote  features  articles  for  the  Buck- 
nellian  and  served  as  announcer  on 
WVBU,  college  radio  station.  She  was 
elected  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  gradu- 
ated Summa  Cum  Laude. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  Barrett  (Nancy 
Wood)  are  living  at  44  Ellis  Place,  Os- 
sing.  New  York,  with  their  daughter. 

Edward  A.  Bartholomew  and  Mary  E. 
Dean  were  married  at  the  Milton  Trini- 


ty Lutheran  Church  on  Sunday,  Febru- 
ary 22. 

Paul  L.  Bundy,  who  earned  the  mas- 
ter's degree  in  1950,  passed  away  at 
Orbisonia  on  February  15.  Mr.  Bundy 
had  been  an  elementary  school  prin- 
cipal in  South  Williamsport,  but  for  the 
past  two  years  operated  a  General  In- 
surance Agency  in  Orbisonia. 

Milan  L.  Drake,  Jr.  and  Helen  Louise 
Mutler  were  married  in  a  candlelight 
ceremony  at  the  Mill  Hall  Methodist 
Church. 

The  marriage  of  Nancy  Hitchcock  and 
Norman  Lange  (University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania) took  place  on  March  7.  The 
young  couple  will  reside  at  31  Mawney 
St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Arthur  C.  Johns  has  currently  as- 
sumed the  position  of  treasurer  of  the 
Lancaster  Alumni  Club. 

James  H.  Kepler,  who  earned  his 
divinity  degree  at  Southern  Methodist 
University,  was  recently  honored  at  a 
dinner  at  the  Vicksburg  Community 
Hall,  prior  to  leaving  to  accept  appoint- 
ment as  associate  minister  in  the  First 
Methodist  Church,  Colorado  Springs, 
Colo. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gordon  Raynor  (Joan 
Reeder  '52),  with  their  year  old  son, 
Stephen  James,  are  living  at  Randolph 
Field,  Texas,  where  Gordon  is  a  2nd 
Lieutenant  in  the  department  of  clini- 
cal psychology.  He  received  his  mas- 
ter's degree  from  Ohio  State. 


CLASS  OF  1951 

Class    Reporters:     DONALD   BROWN 
5442  S.  Harper  Ave,.  Chicago  15,  111. 

MISS   FRANCES   WILKINS 

Apt.  74,  1316  New  Hampshire  Ave. 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Joe  Fife  recently  became  engaged  to 
Sandra  Simon,  of  Passaic,  N.  J.  His 
main  concern,  outside  of  trying  to  dodge 
Uncle  Sam,  is  working  in  his  father's 
leather  business  where  he  is  learning 
the  hard  way  that  management  courses 
do  not  automatically  make  one  a  mil- 
lionaire! 

Jay  Saphier  '51  and  Barbara  Bern- 
stein '52  were  married  way  back  in 
June  '52.  Jay  is  an  assistant  sales  man- 
ager for  Brach  Manufacturing  Corp., 
Newark,  and  Bobby  is  teaching  school 
in  Westfield.  Their  home  is  in  Eliza- 
beth. 

Norm  Yoffe  was  studying  at  Harvard 
Law  School  when  last  contacted. 

Thanx  loads,  Dave,  for  helping  us 
keep  track  of  the  more  elusive  mem- 
bers of  our  far-flung  class. 

From  Mrs.  D.  S.  Parsons,  R.  D.  1, 
Towanda,  (that's  Pat  Wiley)  came  add- 
ed items  for  news-thirsty  classmates: 

Jo  Armstrong  Rodenberry,  in  her  off 
hours  from  teaching  school  is  planning 
a  cape  cod  house  in  Jeffersonville. 

Living  in  Bucknell  Village  are  the 
Burnhams  (Jean  Bentz),  married  al- 
most a  year  and  a  half  ago.  Doug  has 
another  year  of  school  to  finish,  but  is 
doing  it  as  the  proud  papa  of  a  darling 
daughter,  Janet. 

Down  in  Texas  are  the  Al  Marshalls 
(Doris  Philby).  News  of  their  son, 
Jeffery  Lew,  reached  the  outside  world 
via  Christmas  cards  featui'ing  their 
new  headliner. 

Also  in  the  land  of  wide-brimmed 
hats  and  high-heeled  boots  is  Jan  Cri- 
der  Skoog  with  husband,  John.  Jan  is 
teaching  school  and  has  hopes  of  re- 
turning to  Williamsport  sometime  in 
April. 

Lyn  Jackson  is  boning  up  for  the 
first    part    of    her    CPA    exam.      She's 

JUNE    1953 


planning  a  trip   to   Bermuda  with  her 
family  in  the  near  future. 

Guess  that's  about  all  from  the  Par- 
sons. Many  thanx,  Pat.  You've  done 
a  real  swell  job. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Long  is  now  teaching  biol- 
ogy and  history  in  the  Middleburg 
Joint  High  School.  Mrs.  Long  will  also 
serve  as  adviser  for  the  eighth  grade 
students  as  their  home  room  teacher, 
and  will  serve  as  sponsor  of  the  Stu- 
dent Council. 

Lewis  H.  Gnau  and  June  Smith  were 
married  on  March  8  in  the  Hughesville 
Methodist  Church.  Lewis  is  employed 
as  an  organic  chemist  by  Sylvania  Elec- 
tric Company  in  Emporium. 

Thomas  R.  Lewis  has  been  elected 
vice-president  of  the  Lancaster  Alumni 
Club. 

William  F.  Long  tells  us  of  his  sec- 
ond son,  James  David,  born  March  7, 
1952.     William  Jr.  is  now  three. 

William  Stevenson,  an  air  force  man 
is  Korea-bound. 


CLASS  OF  1952 

Class  Reporter:     MISS  BARBARA  SEGELKEN 
26  Fairmount  Ave..  Morristown.  N.  J. 

—  First  Reunion,  June  6  — 

Lee  Henry  has  recently  been  com- 
missioned an  ensign  in  the  U.  S.  Navy. 
After  a  leave,  spent  with  his  parents, 
he  will  report  to  the  destroyer  Van 
Valkenburgh  for  duty. 

On  January  22,  1953,  Ruth  Audrey 
Murray  was  married  to  James  E.  Gor- 
man '53. 

Richard  Arnesman  and  Barbara  J. 
Holland  were  married  on  April  4  at  the 
Eastern  Baptist  Seminary  Chapel  in 
Philadelphia. 

Barbara  Bleecker  and  John  S.  Boul- 

den,  Jr.  were  married  on  March  7.  They 
can  be  reached  at  2655  41st  St.,  N.  W., 
Apt.  304,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Margaret  Naomi  Geiser  and  Lt.  Bruce 
J.  S.  Freed  were  married  on  April  2  in 
Christ's  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church, 
Lewisburg.  Lt.  Freed  is  now  serving 
with  the  Air  Force  and  they  can  be  ad- 
dressed at  3904  Fountain  Terrace,  Ama- 
rillo,  Texas. 

Pvt.  Paul  F.  Gresh  and  Norma  Mc- 
Cormicl^  of  Elimsport  were  married  on 
April  4.  The  couple  will  reside  in 
Georgia  near  Camp  Gordon,  where  Paul 
is  stationed. 

William  R.  Henkelman  was  elected 
vice-president  of  the  Bucknell  Alumni 
of  Northeastern  Pennsylvania. 

We  announce  with  regret  the  death 
of  our  classmate,  Bartlet  Reiser,   who 

was  killed  in  an  automobile  accident 
near  Elmira.  Bartlet  is  survived  by  his 
wife  and  six  months-old  daughter. 

Nancy  Louise  Lange  and  Charles  A. 
Daniels  were  married  on  December  27, 
1952.  Bucknell  was  well  represented 
with  three  in  the  wedding  party. 

Sydney  Sherwin  and  James  E.  Mel- 
linger  were  married  on  March  15.  After 
a  trip  to  Bermuda,  the  couple  will  re- 
side in  Kew  Gardens,  N.  Y. 

Mary  Jane  Mower  '51  and  Jerry  P. 
Olds  were  married  in  the  Mount  Leb- 
anon Methodist  Church,  Pittsburgh, 
March  21.  Jerry  is  with  General  Elec- 
tric Co.,  Pittsfleld,  Mass. 

JUNE    1  9  .i  3 


Word  has  been  received  of  the  mar- 
riage of  Mary  L.  Spangler  to  Robert  E. 
Hitter.  Their  present  address  is  R.  D.  1, 
Camp  Hill. 

Pvt.  Kenneth  W.  Towner  recently 
graduated  from  the  leadership  training 
course  at  Fort  Dix,  N.  J.  with  honors. 

Joe  Childrey  is  working  for  the  Na- 
tional Carbon  Co.  at  Niagara  Falls, 
N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben  Custer  (Freddy 
Dunn)  announce  the  birth  of  Mark 
Richard  on  August  11,  1952.  They  live 
at  31  A  Lambourne  St.,  Towson,  Md. 

Lt.  William  Hansman  is  a  platoon 
leader  of  an  anti-tank  assault  unit  in 
Camp  Pendleton,  Calif.  His  address  is 
217  Victoria  Ave.,  Apt.  B,  Sacramento, 
Calif. 

Attending  the  Bucknell  alumni  club 
meeting  of  Greater  Boston  were  Jean 
Heddon,  who  is  working  for  Little, 
Brown  and  Co.,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack 
Robeson  (Pat  MacAllister).  Jack  is  a 
sales  administrator  for  the  Aluminum 
Co.  of  America  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  and 
Dodie  Hildreth. 

Elizabeth  Hill  and  Lt.  John  B.  Keeley 
were  married  on  April  25. 

Joseph  Klose  is  with  the  U.  S.  Army 
in  Rocherfort,  France. 

William  Musgrave  is  working  for 
Standard  Oil  of  Indiana. 

Winnie  Hodgson  was  the  guest  of 
honor  at  a  surprise  bridal  shower  given 
by  Peggy  Hazard  and  Marianne  Thurn- 
all  on  March  27.  Among  the  guests 
were  Eleanor  Welsh,  Janice  Bergman, 
Anne  Buswell  Schaumberg  and  Betty 
Jane  Peachy.  Winnie  was  married  to 
Robert  Blencowe  on  April  11.  They 
will  live  in  Lodi,  N.  J. 

James  W.  Rau,  is  a  special  agent  for 
the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society. 
Mr.  Rau  was  married  in  January  to 
Doris  Walsh.  They  are  living  in  Sagi- 
naw, Mich. 

Barbara  Segelken  is  an  editor  in  the 
publication  department  of  the  Bell 
Telephone  Laboratories  at  Whippany, 
N.  J. 

Wanda  Sullivan  and  Nicholas 
Schloeder  were  married  at  Easter  time. 
The  couple  are  living  in  Lewisburg 
while  Nick  is  working  for  his  master's 
degree. 

Among  the  students  at  Andover  New- 
ton Theological  Seminary  are  Robert 
Gibb,  Charles  C.  Smith,  and  James  R. 
Williams,  who  is  engaged  to  Marilyn 
Walker  of  West  Pittston. 

Barbara  Williamson  and  Barbara 
Wall  are  living  in  Philadelphia.  Bobbie 
Williamson  is  an  assistant  buyer  for 
Strawbridge  and  Clothier,  and  Bobbie 
Wall  is  taking  a  business  course  at  the 
Pierce  School. 

Fred  Wolfe  is  employed  by  the 
Aluminum  Co.  of  America  in  Hartford, 
Conn. 

Pfc.  Nicholas  Yachanicz  and  Gabri- 
elle  Klocek  of  Hazleton  were  married 
on  April  6.  Nicholas  is  stationed  in 
Philadelphia  with  the  Army  Audit 
Agency. 


Troast  Awarded  Doctorate 

More  honors  came  to  Paul  L.  Troast, 
Bucknell  Trustee  and  chairman  of  the  New 
Jersey  Turnpike  Authority  recently.  He  re- 
ceived an  honorary  doctor  of  laws  degree 
from  Fairleigh  Dickinson  College,  Ruther- 
ford, N.  J.  A  member  of  the  Fairleigh 
Dickinson  College  Board  of  Trustees,  Mr. 
Troast,  when  being  presented  for  the  degree 
was  cited  as  follows :  "Today  we  honor 
you,  Paul  L.  Troast,  because  you  have  been 
a  good  public  servant  to  the  State  of  New 
Jersey.     You  have  helped  our  college,  too." 

New  Jersey  voters  nominated  Troast  as 
Republican  candidate  for  governor  of  the 
State  at  the  primary  election  in  April.  New 
Jersey's  November  election  is  expected  to 
draw  national  attention  as  the  first  big  test 
for  the  Republicans  since  Dwight  D.  Eisen- 
hower won  the  presidency. 

Dr.  Troast  is  president  of  the  Mahoney- 
Troast  Construction  Company  in  Passaic,  N. 
J.,  and  has  been  active  in  many  New  Jersey 
welfare  projects  outside  of  his  business  or- 
ganization. He  is  married  to  the  former 
Eleanor  Mahony  and  they  have  four  chil- 
dren, one  daughter  and  three  sons.  Two  of 
Mr.  Troast's  sons  attended  Bucknell,  Ar- 
thur L.  '51.  John  G.  '53. 


Showalter  '29  Publishes 
Magazine  Articles 

When  we  briefly  reported  the  writing 
achievements  of  Thelma  J.  Showalter  '29 
last  month,  we  didn't  realize  the  breadth  of 
her  field  of  activities.  Since  tl^en  we  have 
discovered  that  in  her  job  as  administrative 
assistant  to  John  S.  Livengood,  Jr.,  Secre- 
tary of  Internal  Affairs  for  the  Common- 
wealth of  Pennsylvania,  Thelma  has  been 
the  author  of  an  extended  series  of  articles 
in  the  Monthly  Bidletin  distributed  by  the 
department.  Her  series  covered  the  field  of 
the  origin  and  liistories  of  the  duties  per- 
formed by  County  Surveyors,  Recorders  of 
Deeds,  Registers  of  Wills,  Prothonotaries, 
Clerks  of  the  Courts,  and  Coroners.  In  a  re- 
cent issue  of  the  BiiUctin  she  reported  on  a 
survey  of  parking  meter  uses  in  Pennsyl- 
vania counties.  Another  of  her  recent  ar- 
ticles, "Parking  Meters  Increase  Ten  Fold 
in  Pennsylvania  in  Fourteen  Years"  was 
published  in  a  recent  issue  of  Th-e  American 
City. 


LETTERS 


Dear  Dr.  Hildreth  : 

The  Bucknell  Chapel  Choir  sang  in  our 
church  last  Saturday  evening.  February 
28,  to  a  large  group  of  people.  There 
were  man}'  Bucknell  graduates  here  and 
they  all  expressed  their  enjoyment  of  the 
singing  of  the  Chapel  Choir. 

Many  of  the  young  people  stayed  in  our 
homes  overnight  and  the  hostesses  were 
unanimous  in  their  statements  that  these 
were  amongst  the  finest  young  people 
they  ever  entertained  in  their  homes. 

Congratulations  to  you  and  Dr.  McRae 
for  making  such  a  splendid  contribution 
to  the  life  and  education  of  these  young 
people.  It  was  a  joy  to  have  them  with 
us. 

Cordially  yours, 

Joseph  Craig  Dickson.  D.D.,  Minister, 

The  Presb3'terian  Church  of  Upper  Montclair 

Dear  Peg: 

1  was  especially  interested  in  your  letter 
about  alumni  activity,  and  the   ideas  you 
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THE  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  is  published  in  January,  March, 
April,  June,  September,  October  and  December  by  Bucknell 
University,   Lewisburg,   Pa. 

Member — American  Alumni  Council 

Officers  of  the  Association 

KENNETH  W.  SLIFER  '26.  President.  ITT  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbun".  N.  J. 

MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Deviae  '21).  First  Vice  President,  1569  Metro- 
politan Ave.,  Neiv  Yorli  City  62.  N.  Y. 

D.\NIEL  M.  ROOP  '45.  Second  Vice  President,  P.  O.  Box  3T,  Danville,  Pa. 

DAYTON  L.  RANCK  '16,  Treasurer,  33  Market  St.,  Lewisburgr,  Pa. 

JOHN  H.  SHOTT  x'22.  Secretary  and  Editor,  116  Faculty  Court,  Lewis- 
burg, Pa. 

Bo.'^RD  SF  Directors 

LESTER  E.  LIGHTON  '20,  2107  'Wharton  Rd.,  Glenside,  Pa.  (1953). 

I.  H.  MARANTZ  '48,  54  N.  Woodhull  Rd.,  Huntington,  N.  Y.  (1953). 

ROY  E.  NICODEMUS  '25.  501  Bloom  St..  Danville,  Pa.  (1953). 

MRS.  THOMAS  B.  SE.\R  (Rita  Holbrook  '37),  185  Elmore  Rd..  Monroe 
Meadows,  Brig-hton.  Rocliester  10,  N.  Y.  (1953). 

.ARTHUR  R.  YON  'IT.  Tlie  Hotel  Flanders,  Atlantic  Citv,  N.  J.   (1953). 

PAL^L  E.  FINK  '29.  606  N.  Arch  St..  Montoursville.   Pa.    (1954). 

MRS.  J.  B.  KELLY  (Emily  Devine  '21),  1569  Metropolitan  Ave.,  New  York 
City  62,  N.  Y.  (1954). 

L.WVRENCE  M.  KLMBALL  '23,  Box  226,  Vineland,  N.  Y.  (1954). 

D.^NIEL  M.  ROOP  '43.  P.  0.  Box  37.  Danville,  Pa.  (1954). 

KENNETH  Vt'.  SLIFER  '26.  177  Briar  Hill  Lane,  Woodbury,  N.  J.  (1954). 

WILLIAM  LIMING  '33,  39S  Andrews  Road,  East  Williston,  L.  I.,  New 
York  (1955). 

JOSEPH  T.  QUICK  '38,  Wright  Road,  R.  D.  2.  Newtown.  Pa.  (1955). 

MRS.  JOHN  A.  RHODE)S  (Helen  E.  Bodine  '20),  1035  N.  Negley  Ave.,  Pitts- 
burgh 6,  Pa.   (1955). 

CLAIR  G.  SPANGLER  '25.  214  N.  Sixth  St..  Reading.  Pa.  (1955). 

JOHN  F.  WORTH  '37.  233  N.  Galveston  St.,  Arlington,  Va.  (1955). 


(     )  Year  Term  Expires. 


put  forth  regarding  the  club  programs.  I 
quite  agree  with  you  in  your  feelings  that 
individual  members  would  take  more  in- 
terest if  the  meetings  had  a  purpose. 

We  have  tried  to  do  just  that  in  our 
Long  Island  Club.  Actually,  we  have 
three  meetings  a  year.  The  first  is  a  re- 
ception for  incoming  freshmen  from  the 
Long  Island  area  and  their  parents.  This 
meeting  is  genuinely  helpful  to  both  the 
freshmen  and  their  parents  because  it 
answers  many  of  their  questions,  gives 
them  a  briefing  about  the  college  and 
helps  to  get  both  the  new  students  and 
the  parents  better  acquainted.  We  work 
very  hard  on  this  meeting,  and  feel  it  pays 
great  dividends.  Last  September  we  had 
an  attendance  of  about  140.  The  recep- 
tion is  usually  held  about  a  week  before 
the  Long  Island  freshmen  go  off  to  Buck- 
nell. The  women  in  the  Club  serve  re- 
freshments. 

Our  next  affair  is  in  the  early  part  of 
February,  and  is  an  informal  dance  to 
celebrate  the  University's  birthday.  This 
is  the  one  strictb'  social  activity  of  the 
j-ear. 

The  third  meeting  is  a  Sports  Dinner  in 
the  Spring.  At  this  time  we  always  have 
the  football  coach  as  guest  speaker,  but 
the  real  purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  build 
up  goodwill  for  the  University.  We  award 
a  trophy  to  one  of  our  top  high  school 
athletes.  The  trophy  is  not  strictly  an 
athletic  trophy,  but  emphasizes  character 
and  scholastic  ability.  In  that  way.  we 
feel  we  are  publicizing  the  good  athletic 
program  which  we  have  at  Bucknell — an 
athletic  program  which  emphasizes  schol- 
arship and  character  as  much  as  athletic 
ability.  This  dinner  gives  us  an  oppor- 
tunity to  get  excellent  publicity  in  our 
local  newspapers,  and  build  up  our  con- 
tacts at  the  various  high  schools  through- 
out Long  Island. 

This,  perhaps,  is  not  too  amibitious  a 
program,  but  I  think  you  will  agree  that 
it  gets  off  in  the  right  direction  of  having 
programs  which  are  constructive  rather 
than  strictly  social. 

In  addition  to  our  regular  meetings,  the 
Long  Island  Club  has  formed  a  hard- 
working High  School  Contact  Committee. 
The  purpose  of  this  Committee  is  to  serve 
as  a  liaison  between  the  University  and 
our  various  high  schools.  In  this  way, 
we  can  often  make  the  first  contacts  with 

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prospective  Bucknell  students,  and  in  turn 
refer  these  to  the  LTniversity.  What  we 
try  to  do  is  give  the  Guidance  Instructors 
in  the  various  high  schools  the  names  and 
addresses  of  responsible  alumni,  then  the 
Guidance  Instructors  can  refer  any  pros- 
pective students  to  the  particular  alumni 
representative  for  an  interview.  Some- 
times we  are  called  upon  to  attend  cellege 
night  programs,  or  to  come  and  speak 
with  small  groups  of  students  who  may 
be  interested  in  Bucknell.  In  this  way 
we  feel  we  are  also  doing  something  really 
constructive  for  the  University. 

I  have  just  tried  to  sketch  a  few  of  our 
ideas,  but  I  think  they  follow  through  on 
what  you  also  had  in  mind.  I  believe  the 
General  Alumni  Association  at  Bucknell 
is  trying  to  interest  other  of  our  clubs  in 
arranging  similar  programs. 
Very  truly  yours, 

William  S.  Liming  '33 

Dear  Mr.  Shott  : 

The  last  two  years  have  been  interest- 
ing, even  exciting,  if  not  particularly 
startling.  I  was  offered  a  contract  to  or- 
ganize the  music  department  in  a  newly 
built  territorial  consolidated  school  on 
Mitkof  Island  in  far  away  Alaska.  The 
travel  bug  bit  me  and  I  accepted  this  po- 
sition with  intentions  of  "seeing"  the  Ter- 
ritory  and   remaining  only  one  year. 

Alaska  is  a  land  of  considerable  charm, 
awe-inspiring  grandeur,  and  the  last  true 
frontier  of  our  coimtry.  Here  the  in- 
dividual lives  a  true  democratic  existence. 
Land  is  cheap  although  imported  com- 
modities are  costly.  Here  in  Petersburg, 
in  the  Southeastern  portion  are  many  peo- 
ple of  Norwegian  descent,  a  few  native 
Indians,  and  a  fair  proportion  of  migrants 
from  every  state  in  the  Union. 

My  home  is  a  delightful  cottage  by  the 
sea.  The  forests  abound  in  wild  .game: 
pheasants,  grouse,  partridges,  as  well  as 
small  animals  such  as  mink,  otter,  and 
fox.  Of  course  deer  and  moose  are  the 
proven  favorite.  In  the  channels  between 
the  majestic  mountains  the  kingly  salmon 
swim  in  endless  schools.  The  Alaskan 
salmon  reaches  sizes  of  fift^'  and  sixty 
pounds,  up  to  over  one  hundred  pounds 
unusual  in  other  areas.  The  climate  is 
mild,  very  much  like  the  Chesapeake  Bay 
area  on  the  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland. 
The  terrain  is  reminiscent  of  the  country 


about  Oslo,  Norwaj".  From  my  picture 
window  I  look  out  upon  snow-capped 
mountains  at  all  seasons  of  the  j'ear. 

Vacation,  beginning  the  latter  part  of 
May,  will  find  me  back  in  Pennsj'lvania. 
In  June  I  will  be  in  Lewisburg,  Penn- 
sylvania, for  a  tenth  Bucknell  University 
class  reunion.  Yours  very  truly, 

William  P.archer  Harbison  '43, 

Box  178,  Petersburg.  Alaska 

CLUB  ACTIVITIES 

(Continued  from  Page  10) 

York  County 

During  the  business  meeting  of  the  annual 
York  County  Bucknell  Alumni  Club  Ban- 
quet in  January,  a  motion  was  adopted  to 
establish  a  scholarship  fund  for  a  deserving 
York  County  boy  or  girl  who  attends  or 
will   attend   "Bucknell. 

At  the  February  meeting  of  the  club  offi- 
cers and  executive  council  members,  Paul 
Garrett  '27,  club  president,  appointed  Mrs. 
Frederick  Sieber  '43,  Richard  Hogentogler 
'49,  Peggy  Dearorff  '52.  Luther  Brown  '50, 
and  Joan  Sievers  '51  as  a  committee  to  act 
on  the  scholarship  motion. 

A  project  was  carried  off  with  such  suc- 
cess the  club  is  now  ready  to  offer  a  schol- 
arship to  a  worthy  boy  or  girl  attending  the 
University  or  an  in-coming  student  from 
York  County  during  the  year  of  1953-1954. 
Joan  E.  Sie\'ERS  '51,  Secretary. 

Harrisburg 

The  April  meeting  of  the  Harrisburg 
Alumni  Club  was  held  at  the  usual  meet- 
ing place,  the  Central  Y.  W.  C.  A.  Our 
President,  Frank  Haas,  gave  the  invoca- 
tion. After  dinner,  Frank  .  reminded  us 
to  give  our  loyal  support  to  Bruce  Butt, 
who  had  been  nominated  for  the  office  of 
Alumni  Trustee  to  the  L'niversity.  We 
then  heard  Bruce's  faithful  and  newsy  re- 
port concerning  the  "goings  and  com- 
ings" of  other  alumni. 

President  Haas  introduced  our  speaker 
of  the  evening,  John  C.  Dight.  Mr.  Dight, 
a  prominent  Pennsylvania  historian  and 
president  of  "The  Keystonians".  spoke  on 
the  subject  of  "Our  Rugged  Ancestors" 
(with  special  reference  to  Dauphin  Coun- 
ty). 

On  May  8.  1953.  a  crowd  of  75  Buck- 
nellians  and  friends  of  the  University  as- 
sembled for  our  monthly  supper  meeting 
at  the  Central  Y.  W.  C.  A. 

After  dinner,  Jim  Brady  announced  an 
inter-collegiate  golf  tournament  to  be  held 
July  30.  1953,  at  the  Harrisburg  Country 
Club.  Competition  is  to  be  among  alum- 
ni groups  in  this  area.  Golfers  interested 
should  get  in  touch  with  Jim.  Bruce  Butt 
followed  with  his  alumni  report. 

President  Frank  Haas  had  the  great 
pleasure  of  introducing  to  the  group 
President  Horace  A.  Hildreth  of  our  Uni- 
versity. On  the  more  profound  side. 
President  Hildreth  told  of  his  position  on 
loyalty  oaths,  congressional  investiga- 
tions, and  the  university's  admission 
standards  and  boy-girl  ratios.  He  amused 
the  group  with  a  few  stories  concerning 
the  lighter  side  of  University  life.  We 
hope  President  Hildreth  will  honor  us 
again  with   his  presence. 

Judy  Hospers  '49,  Secretary 

Coming  Events 

Buffalo — June,  the  annual  picnic  of  the 
Buffalo  Club.  Contact  Bob  Megargel  '47, 
83  Chatsworth  Avenue.  Kenmore.  N.  Y. 

Boston — June  16 — Boston  Pops  Concert. 

Ithaca — June,  the  annual  picnic  of  the 
Ithaca  Club.  Contact  Dr.  William  McGuire 
'42,  1444  Slaterville  Road.  Ithaca,  New  York. 

JUNE    1953 


LETS  BE  14.000  STRONG 


Notliing  Due 

—But  Lovaltv 


Bucknellians  do  not  pay  dues  to  belong  to 
the  Alumni  Association.  In  fact,  nothing  is 
required  of  a  Bucknellian.  But  strangely 
enough,  many  Bucknellians  take  it  upon 
themselves  to  do  things  for  the  Universitj-. 

The  accompanying  chart  shows  that  1660 
of  us  already  have  contributed  to  the  Alum- 
ni Fund  this  year,  because  we  want  Buck- 
nell  to  be  the  kind  of  University  it  was  in 
our  time.  And  many  of  us  Alumni  have 
been  making  similar  contributions  to  the 
Alumni  Fund  for  four  years,  ever  since  the 
idea  of  "Living  Endowment"  was  started  at 
Bucknell. 

The  Alumni  Fund  is  like  income  from 
endowment.  The  320,000  contributed  to  the 
Alumni  Fund  last  year  helped  the  Univer- 
sity just  as  much  as  $500,000  of  additional 
endowment  would  have.  And  as  long  as  we 
loyal  Alumni  continue  to  contribute  to  the 
Alumni  Fund,  the  University  can  plan  as 
though  it  had  additional  income  from  en- 
dowTTient  coming  in. 

No,  there  are  no  dues  required  of  Bucknel- 
lians. ^^'e  alumni  give  because  we  want  to 
give  and  the  amount  we  give  depends  on  how 
much  Bucknell  means  to  us. 

Not  all  of  us  were  graduated  and  some 
of  us  onlj-  attended  summer  sessions  on  the 
Hill,  but  each  and  every  one  of  us  who  ever 
enrolled  at  Bucknell  is  a  Bucknellian  by  right. 
There  are  slightly  more  than  14,000  of  us 
scattered  throughout  the  world  today  and  if 
our  loyalty  were  expressed  in  cash,  many  of 
the  University's  current  problems  would  be 
solved. 


"THANK  YOU" 

When  you  contribute  to  the  Fund  you  pro- 
vide your  University  with  the  capacity- : 

To  keep  you  and  all  Bucknellians  informed, 
through  the  BUCKNELL  ALUMNUS  of : 
News  of  the  L'niversity  program ; 

Activities   and   achievements   of   your   class- 
mates ; 

Plans    for   alumni    reunions    and    local    club 
affairs. 

To  help  with  the  Current  Service  of  the 
University  : 

For  student  scholarship  aid ; 
For  faculty  salaries : 


Contributors  to  the  1952-1953  Alumni  Fund  by  Classes 

Current  Gifts  as  of  April  30,  1953 

Column  2  includes  all  Alumni  (graduates  and  non-graduates)  with  known  addresses 


Class 

No.  of 

No.  of    Percent- 

Class 

Xo.  o£ 

No.  of 

Percent- 

Donors     age  of 

Amount 

LiviDi; 

Donors 

aj,'e  of 

Amount 

Members 

Donors 

Contributed 

Members 

Donors 

Contributed 

1884 

7 

1          50% 

$         5.00 

1920 

191 

32 

17 

91250 

1886 

1 

1         100 

10.00 

1921 

159 

32 

20 

432.00 

18S7 

:i 

3          60 

15.00 

1922 

189 

31 

16 

314.84 

1888 

6 

2          33 

20.00 

1923 

223 

30 

13 

297.00 

1,<?89 

0 

1          33 

3.00 

1924 

218 

30 

14 

269.50 

1890 

-, 

1          20 

20.00 

1925 

255 

34 

13 

433.50 

1891 

10 

2          20 

20.00 

1926 

250 

29 

12 

338.00 

1892 

12 

2          17 

258.41 

1927 

287 

27 

9 

314.00 

1894 

23 

8          30 

180.00 

1928 

298 

35 

12 

274.50 

189.^ 

25 

8          30 

306.00 

1929 

258 

23 

9 

224.00 

1896 

24 

4          17 

73.00 

1930 

259 

21 

8 

15250 

1897 

/ 

1          14 

5.00 

1931 

337 

36 

11 

320.00 

1898 

27 

7          30 

186.00 

1932 

285 

30 

11 

215.50 

1899 

33 

18          55 

216.00 

1933 

318 

0:1 

11 

347.50 

1900 

37 

12          3i 

115.00 

1934 

318 

20 

6 

179.00 

1901 

42 

14          33 

419.00 

1935 

270 

30 

11 

193.25 

1902 

41 

6          15 

59.00 

1936 

297 

19 

6 

243.00 

Emeritus 

^^~                         . 

1937 

294 

^^ 

9 

246.00 

Total 

s  303 

91          30% 

$  1,910.41 

1938 

288 

21 

7 

136.50 

1939 

384 

37 

10 

350.00 

190,3 

49 

18          37 

236.00 

1940 

380 

47 

12 

289.50 

1904 

44 

10          23 

108.00 

1941 

345 

62 

18 

266.50 

190.T 

69 

17          25 

318.00 

1942 

373 

36 

10 

200.50 

1906 

/.-' 

22          29 

129.00 

1943 

377 

50 

13 

258.00 

1907 

74 

18          24 

192.00 

1944 

323 

35 

11 

170.00 

1908 

86 

24          28 

418.00 

1945 

296 

24 

8 

155.00 

1909 

98 

21          21 

281.00 

1946 

377 

52 

14 

292.50 

1910 

86 

23          27 

230.00 

1947 

539 

48 

9 

205.00 

1911 

108 

20          18 

221.00 

1948 

673 

:>/ 

8 

229.00 

1912 

92 

17          18 

119.50 

1949 

863 

88 

10 

477.10 

191,1 

73 

27          37 

557.50 

1950 

804 

48 

6 

268.50 

1914 

99 

22          22 

298.00 

1951 

774 

37 

5 

209.50 

1915 

103 

19          18 

222.00 

1952 

798 

52 

7 

326.50 

1916 

102 

25          25 

291.50 

Friends 

12 

255.07 

1917 
1918 

124 
142 

18  15 

19  13 

229.00 
183.00 

Total 

s 

1919 

140 

24          17 

247.50 

14167 

1660 

11.7% 

$15,987.17 

This  vear— 7/1/52  to  4/30/53 
Last  year— 7/1/51  to  4/30/52 


FOR  COMPARISON 

No.  of  Donors 
1660 
1689 


Amount  Contributed 

$15,987.17 

16,614.21 


THE  FLTIVD  YEAR  CLOSES  ON  JUNE  30.   1953 


For    research   programs ; 

And  a  dozen  other  activities  provided  for  in 

the  current  budget. 

Each  boost  for  present-day  Bucknell  makes 


your    Bucknell   education    (no   matter   when 
you  received  it)  more  valuable  to  you. 

The  Bucknell  Alumni  Fund  Committee 
John  F.  Worth  '37,  Chairman. 


These  Bucknellians  put  their  faith  in  Alma  Mater.    Will  you    Please  use  the  enclosed 

postage-free  envelope.  Thank  you. 
Class  Fund  Managers  Recently  The  Alumni  Fund  Conunittee  1952-1953 

Appointed  John  F.  Worth  '37,  Chairman 

1899 M.   Eloise   Schuvler  Phil'P  C.  Campbell  '22  Henry  B.  Puff  '46 

1901 Rev.  Walter  Ruch  Barr  Cannon  '39  Allan  G.  Ritter  '09 

1903 Jay  Bond  Ralph  B.  Derr  '17  William  Hamilton  Rodgers,  Jr.  '26 

1904  David  W.  Robinson  William  C.  Emmitt  '30  Campbell  Rutledge,  Jr.  '33 

1970  Harold  A    Stewart  Harrj'  F.  Hartzell  '08  Kenneth  W.  SHfer  '26 

1932  Forrest  D.  Long  W.  Dale  Hay  '49  Thomas   Speck  '37 

1939 Leonard  O.  Friedman  Coit  R.  Hoechst  '07  James  A.  Tyson  '11 

1943   William  G.  Thomas  Emily  Devine  Kelly  '21  P.  Herbert  Watson   37 

1944 Mrs.  Robert  W.  Barclay  Helen  Eede  McQuay  'Ij  Sue  E.  Weddell    12 

(Kathr3'n  M    Stevenson)  Louise  Matthews  Miers   26  William  C.  A.  \\  illman  22 

1952 Richard  Jeffrey  Walter  A.  Miller,  Jr.  '43  A.  R.  E.  Wyant  '92 

1953 Frank   Boguszewski  Tohn^H.  Shott  x'22,  Fund  Director 


JUNE    1953 


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"An  Investment  in  Knowledge  Pays  the  Best  Interest" 

— Benjamin  Franklin 

Pennsylvania's  leading  citizen  is  known,  along  with  his  inventions,  energy,  skill, 
patriotic  activities  and  diplomatic  capabilities,  for  his  insight  in  human  affairs,  tiis 
shrewdness  in  money  matters  is  evidenced  by  the  endowment  fund  which  he  helped 
to  establish  during  his  lifetime  and  which  today  is  sdll  providing  income  for  use  in 
the  search  for  knowledge. 

This  endowment  fund,  which  is  now  included  among  the  resources  of  the  Amer- 
ican Philosophical  Society  of  Philadelphia,  is  used  to  provide  funds  for  research  in  the 
various  disciplines  of  education.  It  provides  a  good  example,  not  only  of  Franklin's 
foresight,  but  also  of  the  permanencv  of  such  funds.  An  even  better  example  is  that 
of  O.xford  University  in  England  which  has  endowment  funds  that  have  been  pro- 
ducing income  for  the  University  for  nearly  one  thousand  years. 

Few  persons  are  fortunate  enough  to  be  able  to  establish  endowment  funds  during 
their  lifetimes,  but  many  persons  have  achieved  the  same  result  by  establishing  such 
funds  in  their  wills. 

Within  the  last  month  Bucknell  University  has  received  notice  of  another  such 
person.  A  loyal  Alumnus,  currendy  practicing  law  in  an  Eastern  city,  has  written: 
".  .  .  this  week  I  drew  a  will  for  a  client  of  substantial  means,  wherein  ...  he  de- 
vised a  rather  nice  amount  to  Bucknell.  " 

Bucknell  will  not  know  until  the  money  is  received  for  what  specific  purpose 
this  "nice  amount"  is  to  be  used,  but  there  is  no  question  that  the  name  of  this  un- 
known benefactor  will  live  forever  at  the  University  as  the  result  of  this  gift. 

Alumni  of  Bucknell  who  contemplate  a  bequest  to  the  University,  should  bear  in 
mind  that  sums  of  $50,000  or  more  can  best  be  used  to  endow  professional  chairs. 

Smaller  sums  ($7, 500-$  15,000)  should  be  channeled  into  endowed  scholarships 
while  amounts  of  $5,000  or  under  should  be  left  to  the  University  without  restriction, 
so  that  they  may  be  used  to  the  best  advantage  at  the  time  they  are  received. 

The  established  form  for  making  bequests  to  the  University  is  as  follows: 

"I  hereby  give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  the  Bucknell  Unii'ersity,  at  Leivis- 

hurg,  Pennsylvania,  "  (followed  by  sfecifications  as  to 

whatever  is  to  be  left  and  under  what  terms  and  conditions  the  giver  desires 
to  give  money  or  other  property.) 


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