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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
Septemi;i:!; 1^4;--
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Order Your Tickets For Homecoming
Below is a form which Alumni may tear out and mail, with checks, in order to obtain tickets for one or more
football games. Send your reservations at once to the Athletic Office if you wish good seats.
FOOTBALL TICKET ORDER BLANK
Bucknell Athletic Council
1948 Season
Last Name
Street
Filst Mddlc
Class
City
State
1
Date
Home Games
Xo. Tickets
Reserve Price
Anit. of Check
*Sept. 25
Alfred
$2.00
Oct. 9
Gettysburg
2.00
Oct. 23
Laf a)'ette ( Homecoming )
2.50
Nov. 20
Muhlenberg
2.00
*Night Game
Remarks :
Make check pa}
Order blanks m
■•FOOTBALL TIC
able to Bucknell Universitj' Athletic Council, and include 25 cents
ust be returned to the Director of Athletics' office before Septembt
-KETS."
for handling charge.
,r 15. PLEASE MARK ENVELOPE
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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.
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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
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
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.
Hear George Bailey x'27, entertainer deluxe
GETTYSBURG GAME
Saturday, October 9
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GIFT SUGGESTIONS
for Your Bucknell Friends
BUCKNELL PLAYING CARDS
Twin decks backed with photo of Old Main ( 1
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
Order from the Alumni Office.
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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.
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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-
^C^ (/l- ^^'^
=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
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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-
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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
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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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December 1948
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
21
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
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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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MKICM.^
Philadelphia Club Executi\'e Committee
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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MARCH 1949
(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
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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."
<W ■"^t-^
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.
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BUCKNELLIANS!
IF YOU ATTEND THE A. A. S. A.
CONVENTION IN PHILADELPHIA,
Or Are There for Any Other Reason,
COME TO THE BUCKNELL LUNCHEON
Time — Monday, March 28, 12:15 P. M.
Place — Heller's Colonial Dining Room, 3729 Spruce St.
Price — $1.50
Send ycur reservation to the Alumni Office
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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.
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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
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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
rmMf^'
20
Makcm 1949
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.)
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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.
m
Ik
35.
7
7<^ SUC^HCU
MAY 3 0 1949
^SBUSC,
JUNE, 1949
^etten^ ta t^ Sdct(n
"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
(Continued from Page 4)
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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■*%L
coorEU
CllIFFITH
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.
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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
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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.
-«—
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
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(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.
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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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June 1949
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.
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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.
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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.
f.t
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.
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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
1949 _ FOOTBALL TICKET ORDER BLANK — 1949
Bucknell Athletic Council
Last Name
First
Middle
Street
City
State
* Oct. 1
Oct.
8
Oct.
22
Nov. 19
Home Games
New York LTniversitv
Delaware
W. & J. (Homecoming)
Muhlenberg
No. Tickets
Reserve
Price
$2.00
$2.00
$2.50
$2.00
Amt. of
Check
* Night game
Make check payable to Bucknell tJniversity Athletic Council, and include 25 cents for handling charge.
Order blanks must be returned to the Director of Athletics' office before September 15. PLEASE MAP.K
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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.
September 1949
21
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
22
September 1949
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
C ^ K
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.
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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.
26
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.
AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
The
Ducknell JHumnus
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December/ 1949
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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.
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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 ;
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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
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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.
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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
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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
December
December
December
December
December
January
January
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
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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.
The Hildreths with their first Pennsylvania pheasant.
I'
^JACK KUIlSI^ 1/lIzWOIUAL
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When have you visited the Ahiiiini UeailiniartLr> .in the Hill?
Come in and see these two beautiful bronze plaques placed here
when Old Main was rebuilt.
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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
■f^
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.
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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
13
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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March 1950
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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.
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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
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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.
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.\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
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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
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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.
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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.
0f0W l|PW -"^l
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-
36
JUNE 1950
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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
41
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)
(
) 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
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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.
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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
SEPTEMBER 1050
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.
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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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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
Th,
BUCKNELL
ALUMNUS
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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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.
New Library, November 8
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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SPORTS
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
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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.
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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.
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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
\
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-
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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.
^igte
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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EDITORIAL
The Bucknell Alumnus is publislicd in January, Ntarch.
April, June, September, October and December Ijy lUukiiell
University, Lewisburg, Pa.
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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Music at Bucknell 4
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Religion at Bucknell 5
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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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BUCKNELL
ALUMNUS
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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DR. ERNST W. MEYER
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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M .\ R C H 1 9 .5 1
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 !
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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."
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'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
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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.
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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
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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
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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".
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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"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.
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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-
M .\ R C H 1 9 .i 1
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
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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.
/:oy/\i^T^-=ai9 old^^buckhell
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
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Adventure Abroad 3
Alumni
BonvcU. David N 13
Bunnell. Charles E 18
Colestock, Henry T. . . ._ 13
Eisley, Trennie E 13
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
21
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
22
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:
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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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ORDER YOUR FOOTBALL TICKETS EARLY
1951 FOOTBALL TICKET ORDER BLANK
Bwekiiell Athletic Council
Last Name First Middle
Class
Street City
State
Date
Game
No. Tickets
.. Reserve Price
Amount
*Sept. 29
Aluhlenberg
$2.50
Oct. 20
Buftalo (Dad's Day j
$2.50
Nov. 3
Nov. 17
Temple (Homecoming)
Delaware
$3.00
$2.50
*Sept. 22
Gettysburg at Hershey, Pa.
$2.50
=•— Night Games TOTAL
Make check payable to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COUNCIL. Return order blanks to
AI Humphreys, Director of Athletics
SEPTEMBER 1951
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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
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CLASS B
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liversary Smiles.
1931 — They Graduated Into a "Recession" — Remember?
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SPORTS
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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).
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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
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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)
19
-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
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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
Class Presidents and Reporters
Reporter
1929
1930
1931
President
Reporter
President and Reporter
President
Reporter
1932
1933
1934
President and Reporter
Chairman and Reporter
President
Reporter
1935
President
Reporter
1936
President
Reporter
1937
193M
1939
1940
President and Reporter
President and Reportei
President
Reporter
President
Reporter
1941
President
Reporter
1942
1943
President
Reporter
President
Reporter
1944
President
Reporter
1943
President
Reporter
194G
President
Reporter
1947
1948
President and Reportei
President
Reporter
1949
lOriO
19.'jl
President
Reporter
President
(Acting)
President
Reporters
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
23
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
15
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.
16
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
19
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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HOMECOMING
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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
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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
4
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
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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
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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
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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.
8
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
MARCH 1952
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
MARCH 1952 ^ —
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.
10
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
14
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
The Bucknell Alumni Annual-
Givuig Fund year ends on June
30, 1952. Send your check, pay-
able to Bucknell University
TODAY.
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-
20
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
21
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
22
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.
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■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
(Continued fioiti Page ^5)
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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ALUMNU
JUNE 1952
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ALUMNI DAY. .JUNE 7, 1952
■SEE PAGE 4
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.
*?tt ^^ ^4^<ce
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.
(Continued on Page 7)
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.
10
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.
\
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."
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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.
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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.
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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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First Structure On tne Campus
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HOMECOMING — OCTOBER 25
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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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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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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,
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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
SEPTEMBER 1952
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
SEPTEMBER 1932
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
11
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
12
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
23
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
24
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).
(
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.
26
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.
Check Your Address
Check your address on the back cover. If it is in-
correct, please clip it, write your correct mailing address
below it and mail to: Alumni Headquarters, Bucknell
University, Lewisburg, Pa,
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
'^m^i
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
Have you had a wedding? — a
baby? — twins? — 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, You would
like to know about them. They
are interested in what happens to
you! Write the Alumni Office on
the Hill.
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THE BUCKNELL ALU.MNUS
I'liblished in January, March, April, June, Septem-
ber, October and December by
BUCKNELL UXIVERSITV
Entered as second-class matter December 30,
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.
16
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
19
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.
20
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.,
(Continued on Page 23)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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
17
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
19
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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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).
Pitts-
( ) Year Term Expires.
Will You Sign Our Guest Book?
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.
% '7^ ^44ue
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
23
"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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