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McKendree College
History
1928 - 1978
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Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Dedication 5
McKendree College: The First 100 Years 6
The Administration of President Cameron Harmon 12
The Administration of President Clark R. Yost 28
McKendreans in World War II 48
The Administration of President Carl C. Bracy 76
The Administration of President Russell Grow 90
The Administration of President Webb B. Garrison 106
The McKendree Chapel 116
The Administration of President Max P. Allen 130
The Administration of President Edwin E. Voigt 162
The Administration of President Eric Rackham 178
The Administration of President Julian H. Murphy 192
The Kentucky Centers 200
Church and College 206
McKendree Athletics 214
McKendree College: 1978-1996 264
Appendix
I. Trustees and Years Served 269
II. Administrators and Staff 271
III. Faculty and Years of Service 276
IV. Presidents of McKendree College Alumni Association 279
V. Honorary Degrees Conferred By McKendree College 279
VI. Academy of Science ^ 281
VH. Sports Hall of Fame 281
Index 282
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Acknowledgments
In June of 1992 the Alumni Board of the
McKendree College Alumni Association adopted a goal
to "Encourage the college to make the drafting of a his-
tory of the college from 1928-78 a priority, and pledge
the cooperation of the Alumni Association in the comple-
tion of this task." With the enthusiastic backing of the
college administration, the alumni accepted the chal-
lenge.
Carmett 'Corky' Helms '59, a member of the
Alumni Board, agreed to chair the History Committee
and at the first meeting on November 22, 1992, pre-
dicted that the ". . . committee will be active for several
years." Now, nearly four years later, the work of the
committee — along with that of scores of others — is
finished. Completion of the work would not have been
possible, however, without the dedicated commitment
of five people, listed alphabetically below.
Rebecca Giles Brewer '47 was the driving force behind
the committee structure, the overall organization of the
project, contacts with the authors, realistic editing guide-
lines and the proofreading of the copy. Robert H.
Campbell '61, who became Director of Alumni Rela-
tions during the final year of the project, entered data
and made the editing changes in the computer to pre-
pare the final version of the manuscript for the publisher.
Steve Keller, McKendree College Research Librarian,
was the volunteer editor for the entire manuscript who
read every word of every chapter at least twice to en-
sure uniform usage and continuity from chapter to chap-
ter. Jane Weingartner, McKendree College Director of
Development and Alumni Relations when the project
began, convinced others of the importance of the project
to the college and guided the work for the first three
years. Dorothy Faulkner Winterrowd '47 personified
commitment to the project, personally researching nearly
every source of information, coordinating the selection
and placement of pictures, compiling the lists that ap-
pear in the appendix and volunteering for every diffi-
cult job no one else wanted to do.
Authors of the chapters devoted hundreds of hours
to researching, recording and reviewing the informa-
tion ultimately reported in the chapters. Since they
worked with only the barest of outlines, each incorpo-
rated his or her own personality and style into the writ-
ing. Therein lies much of the charm of this volume of
McKendree's hi.story from 1928 to 1978. Authors in-
clude: alumni Wayne Bise '38, Rebecca Giles Brewer
'47, Robert H. Campbell '61, Bartley J. Greenwood, Jr.
'41 , Darrell H. Kohlmiller '54, Kathi Nolan Meggs '69,
R. James Oppitz '47, Miley E. Palmer '58, Paul W.
Widicus '7 1 ; faculty/staff Patrick Folk, Irwin Halfond
and Jo Anne Montague.
The members of the History Committee spent
much time in guiding the project, as well as assisting in
the collection of information. Members, in addition to
those listed above, include: alumni Helen Church '34,
Clyde Funkhouser '48, and Orville Schanz '50; fac-
ulty/staff Helen Gilbert and Anthony Vitale.
Several other people contributed in a variety of
ways towards the completion of the project by conduct-
ing research, compiling information, entering data into
the computer, proofreading, handling advance sales,
keeping records, depositing moneys received and work-
ing on a host of other small but necessary tasks. Included
are: alumni Robert H. Edwards '57, Constance Parrish
Grob '53, Patrick McGarrity '91, Michael D. Shirley
'72, Vivian Knott Thomas '83, Anne Meyer Thomure
'80, Robert J. Treat '87 and Vita Viviano '90; faculty/
staff Sally Bamett, Thomas Darrah, James M. Dennis,
Edward Glowatski, Elva Hines, Annette Hug, Kim
Lobring, Jenny Minelli, Mary Ann Newcomb, Stanley
Osterhage, Thomas Sparhawk, Gerrit TenBrink, Jill M.
Weil; students Michael Lester '96, Monica Quinn '93,
Tim Meeker '94, Chris Nitsch '95, and Carolyn Swanson
'93; friends Harrison Church, Estelle Greenwood and
John Sims.
Too numerous to mention, but so very important
to the success of the project, are the hundreds of alumni,
faculty and trustees who responded to the questionnaires,
sat for interviews and provided much of the informa-
tion and many of the pictures included in this book. The
committee is also indebted to those who have been in-
advertently omitted in the compilation of the above lists.
Even though their names may go unmentioned, their
contributions have also been much appreciated.
Finally, this book could not have been completed
without the cooperation of Mark Thompson and Turner
Publishing Company, who.se advice and encouragement
has been important in bringing this project to fruition
with volunteers.
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Dedication
!
William Clarence Walton
1866-1958
Dr. William C. Walton graduated from McKendree College as
valedictorian of the class of 1892. After two years as a pastor in the
Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church, he joined the
McKendree College faculty in 1894, serving continuously until 1957.
He received four degrees from the college, A. B. in 1 892, A. M. in 1 894,
Ph. D. in 1897 and D. D. in 1928. One of his greatest services to his
alma mater occurred in 1928, when he acted as historian, editor and
author of the Centennial McKendree College History, a monumental
work which catalogued the first century of McKendree's achievements.
Since this volume seeks to carry his work forward fifty years to 1978, it
is only fitting that it be dedicated to the "Father of McKendree History,"
Dr. W. C. Walton.
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McKendree College: The First 100 Years
By Patrick H. Folk, Ph. D. (Faculty)
Near the tree-shaded front campus in Lebanon,
Illinois, an unpretentious sign reads, "McKendree Col-
lege Founded 1 828." Few visitors to the beautiful cam-
pus, viewing its mixture of majestic old buildings and
modem educational facilities, realize that the present
college represents nearly 170 years of dreams, struggles,
and sacrifice. For over 1 6 decades, McKendree has con-
quered overwhelming obstacles to continue its mission
of service to church, region, state, and nation. The col-
lege has produced at least three U.S. senators, two state
governors, five Illinois Supreme Court justices, four
territorial governors, two commandants of West Point,
and uncounted teachers, ministers, bishops, lawyers,
judges, congressmen, state legislators, scientists, medi-
cal doctors, business leaders, military officers, editors,
scientists, and other community and national leaders.
At least 10 colleges, universities, and medical schools,
both here and abroad (including four in Illinois) count
individuals with McKendree connections among their
founders. Theodore Roosevelt once called McKendree
College "the oldest and best in the Middle West." The
contributions of this small college to the region, state,
and nation are simply incalculable, and it continues to
provide an outstanding education to its students. Yet
throughout its history this oldest college in Illinois has
led a precarious existence, with its survival often threat-
ened and never assured. Often during its first century,
the college seemed doomed to failure.
The founding of most early American colleges re-
sulted from a combination of religious and secular mo-
tivations among Western pioneers. Frontier settlements
saw the establishment of a college both as an agency of
Christian civilization and moral regeneration in a sav-
age land, and as a boost to local property values, busi-
ness, and hopes for development. Most early attempts
at creating institutions of higher education failed for lack
of money or popular support, and few pioneer colleges
survive today. McKendree College is one of those sur-
vivors.
McKendree's origins can be traced to the fourth
annual meeting of the Illinois Conference of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church at Mt. Carmel in September
1827. Fifty-five delegates from Illinois and Indiana
heard Peter Cartwright read a petition from Greene
County Methodists concerning the establishment of a
conference seminary. No action was taken beyond ap-
pointing a committee to obtain information.
The possibility of a Methodist seminary undoubt-
edly led to discussions in many communities, but it led
to action in Lebanon. Residents of this tiny village of
fewer than 200 saw a chance to make their little stop on
the stage route between Vincennes, Indiana, and St.
Louis, Missouri, into a major metropolis. A college
would attract settlers, commerce, and a reputation as a
cultural center. At a public meeting on February 20,
1828, 105 subscribers pledged a total of $1,385 to cre-
ate the "Lebanon Seminary." The "Articles of Organi-
zation" they drew up sought to promote "mental im-
provement" by establishing "a seminary of learning, to
be conducted as nearly as may be, on the plan of Au-
gusta College, Kentucky. . ." The most recent issue of
the Christian Advocate had just been received in Leba-
non, and it lauded five-year-old Augusta as an ideal
Methodist college, ". . . not only the nursery of learning
but of morals and religion as well." The Lebanon Semi-
nary was to be deeded to the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and the Illinois and Missouri annual confer-
ences were invited to adopt the college as their offi-
cial seminary. The stockholders resolved to meet again
in the spring to select a committee to build a structure
". . . not less than 36 by 48 feet, with two wings of suit-
able dimensions for convenience . . ." to be used as a
college and ". . . as a house of public worship, when this
will not interfere with the design and object of the insti-
tution, and on the Sabbath day."
In March, another meeting selected a building
comminee and authorized purchase of eight acres of land
for $24. That spring and summer, work began on the
building. It proved to be a staggering undertaking for a
village consisting of fewer than 30 scattered buildings.
The final structure would not actually be completed until
1836.
In October 1 828, the Illinois Conference again met,
but some delegates tried to block any mention of Leba-
non Seminary. Although the "Articles of Organization"
were finally read to the meeting, delegates refused to
accept the Lebanon enterprise as the conference semi-
nary, though they did request clarification on the selec-
tion of trustees for the college. On November 8, the
Lebanon Seminary stockholders met and wrote a for-
mal constitution for the school. They elected a board of
managers which consisted of 33 Methodists; 13 from
St. Clair County, five from Missouri, and the rest from
throughout south and central Illinois. The managers
quickly decided that the school must be opened even
without conference acceptance. They rented two small
buildings in Lebanon that had earlier served as subscrip-
tion schools, and hired two teachers. Edward R. Ames
served as both principal and teacher, receiving $1 15 the
first year and $ 1 25 the second. Miss McMurphy (whose
first name never appeared in any of the records) received
$83.33 and $125 for two years of teaching. On Novem-
ber 24, 1 828, the Lebanon Seminary opened with 72
students, 67 males and five females.
In September 1829, the Illinois annual conference
met in Edwardsville and accepted a report from a joint
committee to establish an official seminary to serve both
the Illinois and Missouri conferences. After consider-
ing a petition from Mt. Carmel, the conference settled
on either Lebanon, Illinois, or Mt. Salubria, Missouri.
On a ballot vote, the delegates chose the Mt. Salubria
site, about a mile west of St. Louis. On a later vote that
decision was rescinded, so no site was chosen. Leba-
non Seminary was again left to its own devices.
The struggling little school found a powerful ally
when William McKendree, the first American-born
bishop of the Methodist Church, took a personal inter-
est in Lebanon Seminary and promised a bequest of land
in the Shiloh valley. In March 1 830, the board of man-
agers accepted the suggestion of their chairman, Peter
Cartwright, and renamed the school "the McKendrian
College." Finally, on October 6, 1830, the Illinois an-
nual conference accepted the McKendrian College as
their official seminary and authorized Methodist minis-
ters to accept donations for the two-year-old school.
The institution operated under the control of local
Methodist pastors until 1833, when Peter Akers was
elected its first president by the annual conference.
Akers believed the college needed to be incorporated
under a state charter to ensure its financial stability and
future development. His efforts toward this end were
complemented by those of three other colleges in Illi-
nois, but the question of corporate charters for private
colleges was a hot issue in American politics. In 1819,
the Supreme Court had declared in the Dartmouth Col-
lege case that such a charter was a contract a state could
not later revise unless the college trustees agreed. Demo-
crats opposed such charters, fearing they might create a
permanent aristocracy with unassailable corporate privi-
leges. Whigs generally favored such charters as neces-
sary to guarantee the financial and educational indepen-
dence of collegiate institutions. After a lengthy and
heated debate, the Illinois legislature in Vandalia passed
a charter bill for four colleges on February 9, 1835. The
new law granted corporate charters to the McKendrean
College, Alton College (later Shurtleff), Illinois College,
and Jonesboro College (which apparently never actu-
ally opened).
The new charter secured McKendree's legal ex-
istence, but only at a terrible cost. Women, who had
attended the Lebanon institution since its inception, were
excluded by the state charter from all four Illinois pri-
vate colleges. They were finally removed from
McKendree in 1 836. Oberlin College, founded in Ohio
in 1836, has, therefore, laid claim to being America's
first co-educational institution of higher learning.
Under their new charter, McKendree's trustees
began to try to solve the serious financial problems that
plagued the school. The original "Articles of Organiza-
tion" had allowed each subscriber to send one student
tuition-free for each 1 0 dollars pledged. This meant that
the only continuing income for the college came from
tuition from non-stockholders, fees, and donations. Early
donor lists show that Illinois governors and senators, as
well as such notables as Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A.
Douglas, and John A. Logan, all donated to McKendree
College. But these sources of money proved inadequate,
and in 1 836 the trustees instituted several schemes to
create an endowment fund for the college. College fi-
nancial agents were empowered to sell scholarships. A
gift of $500 bought the right to send a student tuition-
free to McKendree, while $1000 purchased the right to
send one student free of tuition, room, or board costs.
These scholarships were perpetual, so that a purchaser
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and his heirs could use them forever! Since money was
scarce in the West, scholarships could be purchased on
credit, at 10 percent interest per year, with the principal
due only at the end of 10 years. Thus $50 in interest
payments could buy a purchaser one year of tuition and
fees, which cost the college $62.50! One hundred of
the $500 scholarships were "sold," and the college had
to borrow the shortfall to finance its operations. In es-
sence, McKendree was lending money at 1 0 percent that
it had to borrow at 12 1/2 percent.
A second scheme adopted in 1 836 seemed much
more promising. McKendree sought to capitalize on the
fact that Western land values were appreciating at an
unprecedented rate and Eastern investors desperately
wanted to purchase real estate in booming regions like
Illinois. But who could they trust in the wild West,
swarming as it was with crooks, liars, and thieves?
McKendree's trustees provided an answer. They adver-
tised a breathtaking offer in papers in Philadelphia,
Boston, and other cities. Investors could buy land
through the trustees of a Methodist college. One-half
of the land would go to the college, and one-half to the
investor. If the investor preferred title to all the land,
the college would receive all appreciation in value for
the first five years. In a market where land could rise
over 100 percent in value in less than a year, the appeal
was obvious. After all, if you can't trust a Methodist
college trustee, whom can you trust?
Those trustees soon gained expanded privileges.
In 1839, the state legislature granted a new charter to
"McKENDREE COLLEGE." This charter gave the
college the legal right to grant all undergraduate or
graduate degrees. It also raised the maximum landhold-
ing allowed to the college from 640 to 3000 acres, un-
doubtedly a concession to the land investment schemes
for building up its endowment fund.
But disaster was already on the horizon. Andrew
Jackson's "Bank War" and "Specie Circular" led to a
major financial panic. Money disappeared and land
values plummeted. By the time McKendree College
graduated its first class of seven seniors in 1841, the
college's resources had evaporated in a cloud of deep-
ening debt. All the lands outside of the original campus
had to be practically given away. By 1845, the college
had exhausted all sources of income and credit. The
trustees met and agreed that they could not complete
the school year. But, despite their desperate straits, they
absolutely refused to let McKendree College die. They
agreed to "suspend" operations in November of 1845
but vowed to reopen classes the following fall. In 1 846
McKendree College reopened, although new president
Erasmus Wentworth described it as "thatched over with
mortgages." Income continued to fall below expenses,
and the president and faculty were paid by allowances
from Methodist churches, rather than by the college.
These payments were often in kind, as professors re-
ceived grain, garden vegetables, livestock, firewood, and
services instead of money.
Despite these problems, the college soon outgrew
its deteriorating original building, which one minister
said "looked like a superannuated distillery." In 1849,
Professor William Goodfellow led a building campaign
that raised $10,000. In 1850 construction of the brick
building, now called "Old Main," was completed. When
the original wood building burned to the ground in 1 856,
the insurance money and donated funds allowed the
construction of a new chapel building completed in 1 858
and still in service today. President Nelson E. Cobleigh
obtained a 1000-year-old bell for the new steeple. The
McKendree College bell, which still rings out the hours,
and rings during graduation ceremonies, is the oldest
bell in America. The bell was originally cast in the eighth
century in Spain, where it was recast during the 14th
century. The bell was first shipped to Jesuit missions in
Spanish Florida, then to Mexico. It was discovered at
an abandoned mission in Sante Fe and brought to St.
Louis in the eariy 19th century, where it was again re-
cast by David Caughlin. In 1858, it was purchased for
$60 for the new chapel at McKendree College.
Meanwhile, college trustees had developed another
questionable scheme for raising money to pay bills. In
1854, they decided once again to sell scholarships to
McKendree College. These would be valid only for
limited periods of time. Fifty dollars would buy seven
years of free tuition, while $100 would purchase 20
years. At that time, tuition was $25 per annum, .so $50
bought $175 worth of tuition, and $100 was actually
worth $500. The immediate income allowed the col-
lege to pay off some long-standing debts, but in the long
run, these scholarships only increased the school's fi-
nancial troubles. Finally in 1 858, the trustees established
an endowment fund. Though it promised no privileges
for donors, it slowly grew over the years.
The Methodist character of McKendree College
had always been manifested in an unyielding hostility
to the institution of slavery. When the Civil War broke
out in 1861, McKendreans rushed to defend the Union.
One-hundred-fifty of the 200 students at the college vol-
unteered for Federal service. An approximate list of
McKendree's contributions to Northern ranks includes
at least six generals, 30 other officers, and 500 enlisted
men. The 1 1 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry had so many
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McKendree officers and men in its ranks that it was
called the "McKendree Regiment." This unit played a
prominent role in about 35 major engagements. The fin-
est hour of the 1 17th came at the Battle of Nashville,
when the McKendree Regiment led the decisive charge
that broke Hood's line and destroyed his army. On April
8, 1865, the 1 1 7th led the final infantry assault of the
Civil War when they captured Fort Blakely, Alabama.
Late in the war, a McKendrean even led the troops who
captured Jefferson Davis.
While McKendree can be justly proud of her role
in saving the Union, the departure of so many students
almost led to the closing of the college. In the summer
of 1 863, McKendree had reached such a low point that
circulars had to be sent assuring the public that the col-
lege would be open in September. The return of many
veterans to the campus after the war did not fully allevi-
ate the problem of low enrollment.
Some trustees believed that the answer lay in re-
admitting women, banned from McKendree since 1 836.
In 1868, college trustees first refused to admit women
as students but later voted to create a Normal (teacher
education) department open to both sexes. The teach-
ing program was not implemented that year. Finally, on
June 9, 1869, the board voted 14-7 to admit women to
all classes at McKendree College on the .same terms as
men. In 1871, Edith Flint became the first woman to
earn a McKendree degree.
By the 1870s, athletic teams had also been added
to student life at McKendree College. A number of
student-organized outdoor sports activities had
been played on an intramural level throughout
McKendree's history. In 1 868, students raised money
to build a single-story building called the "Athleteon"
for indoor gymnastics training. The first intercolle-
giate athletic team at McKendree was in baseball.
The sport started on a club basis as early as 1 868 and
seems to have been played continuously since that
time. A form of soccer was played at McKendree as
early as 1888 but then disappeared, to be replaced
by American football in 1892. The college generally
continued to field a football team until the 1950s.
McKendree's first tennis court appeared in 1 890, and
intercollegiate matches began in 1897. McKendree
also had a track team and competed in intercollegiate
men'.s basketball by the early 1900s. Women's sports
general!) did not exist at McKendree before 1928,
although a picture of a "girl's basketball team, 1903-
04" exists in the college archives.
Although enrollments rose to over 250 students
by the mid- 1 870s, McKendree suffered annual deficits.
Unpaid bills piled up, and faculty salaries were several
years in arrears. In the early 1880s, the financial situa-
tion led to a serious deterioration of physical facilities
and a decline in student enrollments. By 1 886, with only
35 students at McKendree, the trustees discussed clos-
ing the college. They offered the presidency to Isaiah
Villars, and when he refused, one board member la-
mented that "the only thing to do is close the institution
and let this be the end of its history." Faced with that
reality, Villars finally accepted. He personally scoured
Southern Illinois for students and made basic repairs on
the physical plant. Although Villars never overcame the
problems of annual deficits, one trustee report noted
"rumors are afloat that 'Old McKendree' is still alive
and getting better."
This optimism was short lived. By 1894, the col-
lege was $5,500 in debt. Mrs. Rebecca Foreman of
O'Fallon held the mortgage and had indicated her in-
tention to foreclose when the note fell due on July 19.
On the day before the threatened foreclosure, the trust-
ees elected a new president, and Mrs. Foreman agreed
to grant him a little time to turn things around. The
election of McKendree Hypes Chamberlin was a turn-
ing point in college history. Chamberlin was descended
from two founders and had been bom and raised on the
campus, where his father served as director of board-
ing. He graduated from McKendree and Harvard Law
School.
McKendree Hypes Chamberlin was determined to
liquidate the debt through Lebanon donations alone.
Despite hard times and the failure of the local bank,
Chamberlin's emotional appeals raised $4,550 in 10
months. Still $1,000 short, he took the money to Mrs.
Foreman and made such a heartrending presentation that
she donated the remaining sum herself. "Old Mac" later
raised $2,300 more in Lebanon to refurbish college
buildings and $2,000 from Mrs. Foreman for a new heat-
ing plant. He also convinced Andrew Eisenmayer to
donate money for a new gymnasium, built in 1903 and
named for the donor.
Having amply demonstrated strong local support
for the college, Chamberlin began approaching poten-
tial major donors with great success. By 1905, he had
raised an endowment fund of $100,000 and had prom-
ises of some $60,000 for buildings if he could reach
$200,000. But despite his financial successes, the
board of trustees accepted Chamberlin's resignation
in 1908 because of his opposition to McKendree's
growing emphasis on its intercollegiate football pro-
gram. Chamberlin's donor contacts continued their sup-
port, and by 191 1 the college reached its $200,000 en-
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dowment goal. Carnegie Hall, Pearsons Hall, and
Benson Wood Library were all constructed in the seven
years before World War I. In addition, two stories
were added to the "Athleteon," and the enlarged struc-
ture became the science building. In 1918, the Gary
Loan Fund was established, which set up an endowed
revolving loan fund to help students pay for their col-
lege education.
In 1922, the trustees abolished the McKendree
Academy, largely because the spread of public high
schools had eliminated most of the demand for private
secondary education. During its 94-year history, the
academy had given thousands of Illinois students a solid
high school education.
The 1 920s saw many improvements in the college
physical plant, especially in those facilities connected
with intercollegiate athletics. When McKendree Col-
lege celebrated its centennial in 1 928, the college seemed
to be in excellent physical and financial shape. Profes-
sor William C. Walton authored The Centennial History
of McKendree College, which traced the school's 100
years of struggles and accomplishments. The centen-
nial history pointed towards a bright future for
McKendree College.
Centennial Gate presented by the class of 1923.
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The Administration of President Cameron Harmon
(1923-1935)
By R. James Oppitz ('47)
In 1928, McKendree College observed the cen-
tennial of its founding on an especially high note.
Records were set in a number of important categories:
total student enrollment, freshman students enrolled, and
the number of students qualifying for graduation. The
college had attracted a respectable amount of endow-
ment. McKendree had strengthened its faculty, both in
number and in their academic qualifications. The col-
lege appeared to be making progress in its long-term
goal to secure regional accreditation.
In the five years of his presidency, Cameron
Harmon had been popular on campus and generally re-
spected by people throughout the Southern Illinois Con-
ference of the Methodist Church. Still called 'Cap' from
his days as captain of the McKendree football team, he
was about as colorful as one should expect a Methodist
minister to be. There were abundant reasons to celebrate
and to anticipate the future with great optimism.
It seems remarkable, under these circumstances,
that four or five years later the ability of the college
even to survive was by no means certain. This was not
the first time in its long history that the college had to
deal with this type of crisis, nor would it be the last.
The situation was by no means unique to McKendree,
but there was scant comfort found in the realization that
most other small colleges faced similar problems.
To a considerable degree, the emergency of the
early 1930s resulted from factors over which the col-
lege had no immediate control. The stock market had
collapsed in October 1929, and by the second quarter of
1930, it was apparent that the entire world was experi-
encing a business depression. No one knew at the time
how severe the depression would prove to be, or how
extended its duration. Facing economic adversity was
nothing new for McKendree College. Over a period of
more than 100 years, the college had had its share of
hard times.
Although President Herbert Hoover had assured
the nation that "prosperity is just around the comer,"
the nation's economy gave little evidence of being able
to correct itself. Many banks proved to be insolvent and
were forced to close their doors. Fully 25 percent of the
nation's work force was unemployed. Those people who
were fortunate enough to have jobs were working at
substantially reduced wages or salaries and may not even
have been paid regularly. The ability to buy such things
as gasoline for 1 3 cents a gallon and a loaf of bread for
a dime provided little consolation.
With little or no prospect for immediate employ-
ment, large numbers of young people were available
for enrollment in college, but few families were in the
position to pay tuition or room and board. Moreover,
there was little confidence that, upon graduation, stu-
dents would be able to secure employment in the ca-
reers for which they had prepared.
There was some modest recovery in the economy
by the mid- 1930s, but depressed conditions actually
continued until the end of the decade. At that time, in
anticipation of our involvement in World War II, the
economy was stimulated by large federal government
expenditures for defense.
There is little doubt that these were difficult times.
To develop actual statistics documenting the status of
the college, 60 years later, is difficult at best. There were
no formal reports issued by the college. In fact, as the
situation continued to worsen, there was some natural
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reluctance on the part of college officials to reveal to
the public the severity of its crisis. The belief appar-
ently was that such information would convince sup-
porters that McKendree was a lost cause and that, rather
than increasing their contributions, people would do
exactly the opposite. There is, furthermore, some con-
fusion in the financial data. The people responsible for
accounting and finance were loyal, honest, and conscien-
tious, but without professional training in these areas.
With the full recognition that some of these fig-
ures may represent approximations, an examination of
several areas is appropriate.
Student Enrollment
Except as noted, these figures are based upon re-
ports made to the board of trustees, meeting annually in
May or June. Total enrollment in 1922-23 had been
116; by 1928-29 this figure had grown to 413. The ef-
fects of the depression were apparent in the figures for
subsequent years: 1931-32 — 287 students; 1932-33
— 271 students; 1933-34 "— 299 students.
In a rather monumental study of this period, alum-
nus Paul Widicus, writing in 1 970, claims that there were
451 students enrolled in 1930, which would represent
an enrollment record which was to stand for many years
to come. Widicus also indicates that there were 209
students enrolled in 1935, the final year of the Harmon
presidency.
McKendree at the time had little in the way of
endowment income and was heavily dependent upon
the revenues generated by student tuition and fees. The
decline in student enrollment therefore had an especially
devastating effect upon college finances. The situation
was even worse when one recognizes that the students
of this era typically arrived on campus with a limited abil-
ity to meet their expenses. Virtually all students required
some type of financial assistance/scholarships, loans, work
assignments, or some other arrangement. In this environ-
ment, it would be interesting to know what, if any, effect
a decision by the board of trustees in 1932 may have
had. The board "reluctantly" voted to increase tuition
from $45.00 to S70.00 per semester. How much addi-
tional revenue would likely be collected from students,
most of whom did not have the original $45.00?
College Finances
Prior to 1930, McKendree had an endowment of
$225,000. The college in that year received $240,000
from the Methodist Church and was therefore moving
toward the $550,000 minimum endowment believed to
Old Main, built m 1850.
Members of Band, 1931.
be necessary for regional accreditation. McKendree in
June of 1931 declared that it had $665,000 in endow-
ment with no indebtedness.
An examination of annual deficits as reported to
the board of trustees paints a less cheerful picture. Some
of the figures being given may have been annual defi-
cits and some may represent an accumulation of defi-
cits over a number of years. There was apparently a
deficit of $15,000 in 1928, $3,000 in 1929, and $7,800
in 1931. The board in 1931 learned that "the deficit
had grown to $79,227." An additional deficit of $28,417
was recorded for 1932. In that year, the college secured
a mortgage of $30,000 on its property and found it nec-
essary to borrow an additional $ 1 0,000 on an unsecured
basis.
These amounts may ap-
pear to be modest by the
standards to which Ameri-
cans had become accustomed
toward the end of the 20th
century. They were, however,
quite substantial in terms of
price levels in the 1920s and
1930s.
The best available sum-
mary of the situation may
very well come from a letter
from Clark Yost to Bernard
Isselhardt, an alumnus, on
April 14, 1945. Dr. Yost had
succeeded Dr. Harmon as
president in 1935. The letter,
written several months after
Yost left the college, reflects
his firm grasp of the problems
and unusual candor in the
frustrations he had experi-
enced.
For fifteen years pre-
ceding my coming to
McKendree there
was a deficit each
year. It averaged
$20,000 a year for
the ten years im-
mediately preced-
ing my presidency.
Much of this was
taken out of the
Endowment- i n
fact more than $200,000 because securities
were selling below cost. The best securities
were sold and only the almost worthless
were left when I arrived. The real estate all
had back taxes. We paid $2,200 in back
taxes to save one farm of 100 acres for
which 1 was offered $3,000 a few months
ago. The Endowment did not yield enough
to pay the taxes. Moreover there were debts
of $80,000: $36,000 of which were current
expense debts.
The decline in the situation at McKendree is
probably best demonstrated by what happened to fac-
ulty salaries.
Factiln Play "Neighbors "
Faculty Salaries
McKendree had been told by representatives of
the North Central Association of Colleges and Second-
ary Schools that its faculty salaries would have to be
increased before the college could be considered a seri-
ous candidate for accreditation.
At its meeting in June 1928, the board of trustees
responded to this advice by increasing the president's
salary to $4,000 per year and faculty salaries to a range
of $2,250 to $2,550. These figures were thought to be
at a minimum level necessary to secure accreditation.
In the June 1932 meeting, faculty salaries were
formally cut, and the board was told that "faculty had
been paid only $50.00 per month for three months."
An additional 10 percent cut was authorized at the
June 1933 meeting, and "faculty members were also
asked to donate a month's salary in May."
There was an additional reduction in faculty sala-
ries approved at the June 1934 meeting. The cumula-
tive effect of this action, along with the adjustments of
prior years, meant that salaries were then 55 percent
below their 1928-29 level. An application of this figure
would mean a salary range of $ 1 ,0 1 3 to $ 1 , 1 48 for fac-
ulty members for the 1934-35 school year.
The personal recollections of the children of fac-
ulty members who served the college during this pe-
riod are even more grim. The descendants of one
faculty member believe that there was one year in
which their father received no salary at all. One other
person's recollection is that 1932-33 was especially
difficult. The school year began with no actual prom-
ise of compensation. The arrangement for the fall
semester was that as soon as income was determined
and "all necessary expenses" had been met, the re-
sulting salary pool would be divided into equal shares
for individual faculty members. Under this system, a
single check for $350-400 was paid to each faculty
member in November for the fall semester. A some-
what smaller check for the spring semester was is-
sued in March or April.
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Whether one relies upon the minutes of board
meetings or upon anecdotal accounts, the situation was
indeed bleak and called for sacrifice of heroic propor-
tions for faculty members and their families. Their situ-
ation was even worse when one recognizes that each
time the college embarked upon a campaign to raise
external funds, a further contribution from faculty mem-
bers was assumed to be necessary. The logic was that
the college would have to demonstrate a full participa-
tion by its employees if any appeal to alumni and other
potential supporters were to succeed.
It may seem remarkable, under these circum-
stances, that McKendree was able to retain a capable
faculty. With no attempt to disparage in any way their
loyalty and faithfulness, college faculty members had
few opportunities in the early 1930s to secure alterna-
tive employment. There was little choice but to cooper-
ate.
Faculty salaries had been substantially reduced and
the college had found it necessary to eliminate several
teaching positions. At the same time, a valiant effort
was made to secure financial help from alumni and other
supporters.
Fund-Raising Efforts
The McKendree Review indicates that the college
in 1932 attempted to sell $30,000 in McKendree Col-
lege bonds. At a special meeting of the trustees, held in
Flora in connection with the annual conference. Presi-
dent Harmon reported that only $10,000 in bonds had
been sold. The board authorized a continuation of the
effort.
The student newspaper also reports that the South-
em Illinois Conference of the church was in October
1933 attempting to raise $40,000 for various church in-
stitutions. Of this amount, $10,000 was to go to
McKendree for current expenses and for payment of
debts.
A special meeting of the trustees was held in No-
vember 1933 at a church conference in Mt. Vernon. The
McKendree Review described a plan under which alumni
were to be asked to contribute $2,500 per year, which
was thought to be the equivalent of the income that might
normally be produced from a $50,000 endowment. This
arrangement is known in the trade as "living endow-
ment." The college was aware that, in view of economic
conditions, it could not raise $50,000 in one lump sum.
It also had come to the painful realization that the in-
vestment of endowment funds was difficult and was not
producing much in the way of income.
Reports of victory celebrations were conspicuous
by their absence in the newspapers of the period. There
were no public ceremonies in which mortgages or simi-
lar debt instruments were joyfully burned. One must
conclude that these efforts were, therefore, only mar-
ginally successful. With depressed economic conditions,
the 1930s simply were not good years in which to raise
money.
One rather interesting ceremony did take place on
campus. The event was consistent with the declaration
by Franklin D. Roosevelt in his inaugural address as
president in March of 1 933 that "the only thing we have
to fear is fear itself." It was Roosevelt's belief that the
nation's problems were rooted in psychology, as well
as in economics.
McKendree students, presumably with the full
support of the faculty and the administration, in chapel
one morning conducted a mock funeral for Mr.
Jonah Hoodoo Jinx. The ceremony was followed by a
procession to what was then called the back campus for
a suitable burial. The ceremony was interesting but pro-
duced no long lasting effects.
Drilling for Oil
For a few months early in 1935, a potential solu-
tion to McKendree's financial problems appeared to be
at hand. Oil had been discovered near Bakersfield, Cali-
fornia. The college had years earlier been given the deed
to 320 acres in this region by Jennie Wood of Effingham,
Illinois. In 1918, Mrs. Wood had also contributed the
funds for the construction of the college library, in memory
of her late husband, the Honorable Benson Wood.
All indications were that the region around
McKendree's property in California would become a ma-
jor oil field. There were 15 producing wells within a ra-
dius of one mile of the college property and four others
were in the process of drilling. A total of 49 wells had
begun producing in the general area within the past year.
Oil was reported to be flowing at the rate of 3,000 bar-
rels per day on land adjoining McKendree's property.
With a realization that a miracle might indeed be
at hand, the executive committee of McKendree's board
of trustees in late February asked Cameron Harmon to
go to California to investigate the situation and, if ap-
propriate, to negotiate a new lease. The college in 1930
had negotiated a drilling lease that was about to expire.
McKendree had already been offered a cash bonus of
$8,000 by a new potential leasee, with an agreement to
commence drilling within one month.
In November 1935, McKendree received the dis-
appointing news that its well had been abandoned. Af-
ter drilling to a depth of 6,606 feet, the contractor de-
cided that the oil was so deep and of such poor quality
that further drilling could not be justified.
This final disappointment may very well have
sealed the fate of the Harmon presidency. One month
earlier, the resignation of Cameron Harmon had been
accepted by the trustees. Dr. Harmon had offered to re-
sign two years earlier, in 1933, but was persuaded by
the board to withdraw the offer.
The Harmon Administration:
A Perspective
Cameron Harmon had served as president of his
alma mater from 1 923 to 1 935. The period had initially
been one of remarkable growth, but it ended in disap-
pointment as the college desperately struggled for sur-
vival.
One year earlier, in 1 934, various constituents had
made an unsuccessful attempt to unseat Harmon. The
argument was that Harmon had allowed the financial
position of the college to deteriorate with a devastating
effect upon its programs. This was thought to have been
the result, in part, of the unrealistic generosity that
Harmon had extended to students.
Harmon's open support for intercollegiate athlet-
ics was also a point of controversy. Many American
college presidents, over the years, have believed that
success on the playing field and in the gymnasium rep-
resents an excellent opportunity to attract students and
financial support for their institutions as a whole.
Many critics believed that playing football was the
only thing McKendree had been able to do well in the
1930s and that this success provided evidence of an
improper emphasis upon sports. There are, however, no
"won and lost" records maintained for academic activi-
ties and an equally objective measurement of their suc-
cess is not readily available.
Critics found additional support for their position
in the fact that the most conspicuous improvements to
the campus had been in its athletic facilities. Additional
seating had been constructed for Eisenmayer Gymna-
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sium. With the generous support of the Benjamin Hypes
family, the football field had been provided with a field
house, permanent concrete seating, a masonry wall on the
west border, and lighting to permit night football games.
During the same period, a brick vault for the safe-
keeping of student records was constructed on the first
floor of Old Main, the heating system was improved,
and new seating was provided for the chapel. As im-
portant and as necessary as these improvements may
have been, they paled by comparison with what had been
done for athletics.
Most people are aware that Harmon served in the
army for 1 8 months during the Spanish-American War.
Less well known is that he was selected as a delegate to
the 1920 Democratic National Convention to nominate
candidates for president and vice president. He was
urged at that time to run for Congress but chose not to
make the race.
Cameron Harmon had made some interesting and
prominent friends, including Branch Rickey, then vice
president and general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals
baseball team. A life-long Methodist, Rickey served a
number of terms on the McKendree Board of Trustees.
Harmon also knew Robert Wadlow sufficiently
well that Wadlow frequently traveled with the
McKendree president on automobile trips around South-
em Illinois. Described as "the Alton giant," Wadlow at
the age of 16 was seven feet, ten and one-half inches
tall and weighed 375 pounds. By the
standards of the 1 930s, he was a very
large young man. Harmon explained
that "Robert pretty well takes up the back
seat, all by himself."
It had been assumed that Robert,
born into a strong Methodist family,
would likely enroll as a student at
McKendree. Perhaps this might have
happened, had Harmon continued as
president. It was recognized that his en-
rollment could have been a mixed bless-
ing. He would have required a special
bed and classroom chairs. Robert also
consumed 8,000 calories on a daily ba-
sis, which would likely have set some
kind of Pearsons Hall record.
Robert Wadlow was enrolled for a
time at Shurtleff College, in his home
city, but he did not graduate. He died
tragically at the age of 22 from a foot
infection, which would not have been
life-threatening for a person of normal
size. At the time of his death, he was eight feet, eleven
inches tall and had weighed as much as 491 pounds. He
is thought to have been the tallest person who ever lived.
It is generally assumed that as a senior member of
the conference, Harmon was given some choice in his
reassignment to the Methodist ministry. His decision to
go to the First Methodist Church in Carbondale was
logical. The church was large enough to provide a com-
fortable salary for its minister. Carbondale was a col-
lege town, keeping Harmon in an environment he ap-
parently had enjoyed. Most importantly, as Harmon ob-
served at the time, the church had no current indebted-
ness, thereby lifting from Harmon a burden that had
been onerous during his Lebanon days.
The years at McKendree had taken their toll, but
Cameron Harmon was able to move on with his life,
with an understandable sense of freedom and relief.
Cap Harmon died in 1966 at the age of 90.
Regional Accreditation
It seems strange that in the midst of all of these
problems, McKendree was actually able to secure ac-
creditation by the North Central Association in March
of 1931. President Harmon and Dean E. P. Baker had
gone to Chicago with the full expectation of being re-
quired to argue the case for McKendree. Upon their
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arrival, they were pleasantly surprised to receive the
message, 'Tell Cap we do not need him. His school has
already been admitted."
In the same year, the college received a Class A
rating from the Illinois Department of Education, en-
hancing the opportunity of graduates to teach in the
public schools.
Even after being accredited, McKendree was to
be subject to an annual review by the North Central As-
sociation. This arrangement was thought to be unusual.
It is not known whether it reflected the belief that
McKendree's qualifications were thought to be marginal
or simply that the association was aware that the De-
pression would prove to be especially detrimental to the
quality of programs of small church-related colleges.
At any rate. North Central Association accredi-
tation was withdrawn in April 1934 as the result of
the substantial deterioration, which was becoming in-
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creasingly evident. It would be many years before
McKendree would comfortably regain regional ac-
creditation.
Accreditation had been a goal for the college with
the expectation that this recognition would enhance the
ability of the college to attract and retain qualified stu-
dents and faculty and to secure funding support. For
students wishing to transfer credits or to qualify for ad-
mission to graduate programs, the lack of accreditation
probably meant that their choices were limited to col-
leges and universities in the immediate region. Such
schools would likely have had previous, recent ex-
perience with students from McKendree and, on that
basis, were likely to be sympathetic. About the only
problem that most students reported was that their
credits for Bible-related courses were not usually ac-
cepted by state-supported institutions. This decision re-
flected the fact that such courses were not a part of their
own curricula, rather than any sug-
gestion that the universities believed
that the McKendree courses were not
of academic quality.
Distinguished
Service
McKendree in 1934 acknowl-
edged the significant contributions
of four of its senior professors. The
1934 McKendrean yearbook pro-
vides the following tribute:
To our quartet of profes-
sors — Dr. Waggoner,
Dean Baker, Dr. Walton,
Dr. Dolley — for their
long and distinguished
service to the college
covering, collectively,
one-hundred and sixty-
nine years; for their true
McKendree spirit, mak-
ing us grateful for the
past and brightly hopeful
for the future, in admira-
tion and appreciation,
the 1 934 McKendrean is
dedicated.
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Edward Baker Waggoner had graduated from
McKendree in 1875 and later completed requirements
for a master of arts degree. Except for one year on leave,
he served as professor of science at McKendree from
1881 to 1922, a total of 40 years. He was then 70 years
of age. After teaching science at Lebanon Community
High School for five years, Waggoner returned to
McKendree on an informal basis to develop a college
museum. He died in 1935, one year after the
McKendrean tribute, at the age of 83.
Edwin Percy Baker was graduated from Ohio
Wesleyan University in 1893 and later that year
joined the McKendree faculty, teaching Latin and
German. He retired at the age of 85 in 1953, after
providing 60 years of service to the college. He was
secretary of the faculty for many years. In 1917, he
was appointed dean and served in that capacity until
1937. He was also acting president of the college
for two years during World War I. Dean Baker died
in 1963, at the age of 95.
William Clarence Walton served McKendree in
various capacities from 1 894 to 1 946, a total of 52 years.
He was the valedictorian of his 1892 McKendree gradu-
ating class and qualified for an A.M. degree in 1894
and a Ph.D. degree from McKendree in 1 897. His origi-
nal appointment was in Greek and Latin; students
would later take his courses in philosophy and reli-
gion. He was admitted to the Southern Illinois Meth-
odist Conference in 1892. His contributions include
10 years of service as fiscal agent and many years as
director of the summer school. He was McKendree's
vice president for 12 years, under McKendree Presi-
dent McKendree Hypes Chamberlin. He acted as trea-
surer of the college for more years than most folks
can remember. People who are interested in
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McKendree's history will be eternally grateful for his
work in compiling a massive centennial history in 1 928.
Dr. Walton, despite failing eyesight, remained active
until his retirement in 1946 at the age of 80. He died in
1958, just two months short of what would have been
his 92nd birthday.
James Clay Dolley was graduated from
Randolph-Macon College in 1 888 and received a mas-
ter of arts degree from the same institution, one year
later. He taught Latin and Greek for McKendree from
1899 to 1942, a total of 42 years. He was vice president
for four years, served as registrar during the 1920s, and
edited the college catalog for many years. In failing
health, he retired in 1942 and died less than a year
later at the age of 77.
Beyond their impres-
sive longevity and their loy-
alty to the college, these
men had other things in
common. Each had been
trained in the classics, a cur-
riculum that preceded the
present day study of liberal
arts. Baker and Dolley were
sons of Methodist ministers.
Baker, Walton, and Dolley
1 served terms on the
Lebanon city council with
the service of Dolley espe-
cially noteworthy, extend-
ing from 1919 until 1941.
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Together, they embodied the heart of McKendree tradi-
tion, a legacy McKendreans still enjoy to this very
day. Their philosophy is probably best represented
by Dean Baker's statement in 1953 on the occasion of
his retirement:
/ never had any ambition to leave McKendree
for larger or better paying fields. With
enough to eat and a place to sleep and a
little comfort, I was satisfied. I have been
far happier than any teacher receiving a
salary two or three times larger than mine.
As far as my work and my life are con-
cerned, I am well satisfied. I would do the
same thing again.
Mary Had . . .
An Unlikely Poet
From 1932 until 1938, the McKendree Review
regularly featured a series of anonymous four-line po-
ems that dealt humorously with various aspects of col-
lege life. They were probably inspired by Sarah Joseph
Hale's nursery rhyme, "Mary had a little lamb," which
had been published early in the 19th century, but with
which most people are familiar. The following examples
are provided:
On being a freshman:
Mary had a fit of blues
Oh my, but she was sad,
Cause she was just a little frosh
Homesick for mom and dad.
(September 13, 1932)
Mary had a new green cap,
Upon her head it sat.
Of Mary all the people asked,
" Where did you get that hat ? "
(September 20, 1932)
Mary had a chapel seat.
To sit in twice a week.
And even if the talks were good.
She always went to sleep.
(October'31, 1934)
On going to a football game:
Mary had a football game,
The Bearcats sure did roar.
And when the game ended,
We had the biggest score.
(October 6, 1937)
On surviving the winter:
Mary had two little feet;
She went out in the snow.
And on the icy walk, these feet.
From under her did go.
(December 13, 1932)
On attending class:
Mary had an eas}' course.
But never worked a lick;
And when the si.x- week's grades came out,
She surely did feel sick.
(October 18, 1932)
Mary had a little grade.
Well below a D.
She dated the night before the test.
And that is why, you see.
(November 2, 1932)
Mary had some te.xt books;
She never even read 'em.
Exams are fast approaching.
And boy, does Mary dread 'em.
(Novembers, 1933)
On being May Queen:
Mary had a May Fete,
She was to wear the crown.
But when they put it on her head.
They got it upside down.
(May 6. 1933)
On attending chapel:
Mary had a chapel cut.
It filled her with dismay.
She fixed it up with Little Joe,
And now it 's all okay.
(October 4, 1932)
On graduating from college:
Mary had a cap and gown;
She donned them with a sob.
For college days are over.
And she now must hunt a job.
(June 5, 1934)
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A page from Dean Srowell 's diary:
There was no widespread speculation as to the
source of this poetry. The fact that the poems appeared
over a period of six years suggests that if students were
involved, the work would have been the contribution of
more than just one single student. Perhaps at the time,
students were more interested in the authorship of "The
Campus Owl." This column, which also appeared
anonymously in the McKendree Review, dealt with cam-
pus romances, clearly a matter of more immediate con-
cern to most students.
Months after the last "Mary Had" poem had ap-
peared. Dean Charles J. Stowell delivered a chapel talk in
which he read some of his original poetry. He mentioned,
simply in passing, that it was he who had been respon-
sible for the "Mary Had" series.
Most people were shocked.
Dean Stowell was a kind, compas-
sionate man but did not have the ob-
vious warmth of personality that his
predecessor as dean, Edwin P.
Baker, had abundantly displayed.
Dr. Stowell was an effective college
teacher, thorough and methodical,
but with a sober demeanor. Any
sense of humor that he may have
had was rarely evident in his
classes. In fairness, it should be
pointed out that the courses he
taught in mathematics and econom-
ics do not readily lend themselves
to humor. Even those students who
recognize that a background in
mathematics is necessary often re-
gard the subject matter as dry and
unexciting. Economics is no bet-
ter; it has long been called "the dis-
mal science."
Charles Jacob Stowell was
graduated from Illinois Wesleyan
University in 1911 and completed
a Ph.D. degree at the University of
Illinois in 1917.
He was a member of the
McKendree faculty from 1920 to
1955, a total of 35 years. During
most of his career, his teaching was
in the field of mathematics. When
Professor Clayton Watts resigned in
1939, McKendree found that it had
no one who was qualified to teach
economics. Dr. Stowell indicated
to President Yost that he was willing to assume this ad-
ditional responsibility. Most people were unaware that
Dr. Stowell's doctorate had actually been in economics,
with a background in mathematics appropriate to that
discipline. To strengthen his qualifications in mathemat-
ics, he returned to the University of Illinois for post-
doctoral study in 1923-24.
In his willingness to teach economics, relatively
late in his career. Dr. Stowell demonstrated the coop-
eration and versatility that had characterized the
McKendree faculty over the years and which would lie-
come especially important to the survival of the college
and its programs, a few years later during World War II.
Harold Hertenstein, who graduated from
McKendree in 1938 and then went on to the University
of Illinois for graduate study, was appointed to the col-
lege faculty to teach the introductory courses in math-
ematics, which would otherwise have been taught by
Dr. Stowell.
When Dean E. P. Baker in 1937 indicated his de-
sire to be reassigned to full-time teaching, Dr. Stowell
was named as his successor. He served as dean of the
college until 1947.
Dean Stowell died in 1966 at the college at the
age of 82.
Anheuser-Busch Gymnashjm
This story is repeated despite the fact that there is
no evidence that it is at all factual. It represents a part
of the mythology that sustained McKendree students
during the 1930s at a time when people had to create
their own entertainment.
A rumor spread that officials of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewery had offered $20,000 to McKendree to-
ward the construction of a new gymnasium, with the
stipulation that the building be named for a member of
the Busch family. This offer would have been made
sometime after 1933, when repeal of the 18th amend-
ment, legalizing the sale of alcoholic beverages, became
effective.
The story persisted for several years, even though
there was no evidence to believe that an offer was ever
made. It was subject to debate by each of the three lit-
erary societies, probably on more than one occasion. It
showed up regularly in the topic of themes which stu-
dents wrote for freshman English courses.
Contemplation of the proposal offered more than
just a pleasant diversion. The discussion provided an
opportunity for people to work toward some kind of
understanding as to why McKendree was founded and
why it was important that she should continue to exist.
Some students believed that a new gymnasium was
so urgently needed that the gift should be accepted. Old
Eisenmayer had been designed before basketball became
a popular sport and was barely adequate for that pur-
pose. There had been no new construction on the
McKendree campus for almost 20 years, and any new
building would have provided a beneficial psychologi-
cal lift.
The case against accepting the gift was based upon
moral principle. Some people believed that the brew-
ery, in making the offer, was diabolically attempting to
compromise McKendree's Christian integrity. "It is bet-
ter to be poor but proud" was the essential argument.
It is easy to understand why the slogan never ap-
peared on the college letterhead nor on highway signs
at the edge of Lebanon, but "Poor but Proud" appropri-
ately describes the McKendree College of the 1930s.
Original Eisenmayer Gymnasium, built in 1 903.
MC KENDREE
The Administration of President Cameron Harmon
Faculty List
1928-29
Claude E. Vick**
Education
Edwin P. Baker
German, Dean
William C. Walton
Philosophy
Christopher J. Bittner
Social Science
Alleen Wilson
Librarian
James C. Dolley
Latin, Greek, Registrar
Exean Woodward
English
Glen F. FiUey
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
W.B. Garvin
Psychology.Coach
Pauline Harper
Public School Music
1930-31
Joseph M. Harrell
English
Edwin P Baker
German, Dean
Wesley C. Kettlekamp
History
Christopher J. Bittner
Social Science
John William Andrew Kinison
Religion
Eli Crouse
Bible
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Piano, Organ, Theory
James C. Dolley
Latin, Greek
J. Max Kruwell
Piano, Organ, Theory
Arthur H. Doolen
Physical Education, Coach
Standleigh M. McClure**
Chemistry
Wiley B. Garvin
Psychology
Evelyn E. McNeely
English
Pauline Harper
Voice
Irwin R. Nelson
History
Frank Hirth
Band
Mrs. Emma Noss
History
Agnes Howe
Expression
Sophy D. Parker
French, Spanish
Wesley C. Kettlekamp
History
Olive E. Patmore
English, Expression
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Piano, Organ, Theory
Martha Schmucker
Voice
Aedythe Mange
History
Eugene Shaffer
Violin
Standleigh M. McClure
Chemistry
Edwin R. Spencer
Biology
Evelyn McNeely
English
Charles Jacob Stowell
Mathematics
Walter Morse
Mechanical Drawing,
Claude E. Vick
Education
Mathematics
William C. Walton
Philosophy
Louis K. Oppitz
Physics
Alleen Wilson
Librarian
Nell Oppitz
History
Exean Woodward
English
Juha W. Osling
Public School Music
Otis B. Young
Physics
Sophy D. Parker
French, Spanish
Robert Roloff
Violin
Aileen Spencer
Biology
1929-30
Edwin R. Spencer
Biology
Edwin P Baker
German, Dean
Charles J. Stowell
Mathematics
Christopher J. Bittner
Social Science
Claude E. Vick
Education, Registrar
Walter Couch
Physics
William C. Walton
Philosophy
Eli Crouse
Bible
Alleen Wilson
Librarian
James C. Dolley
Latin, Greek, Registrar
Exean Woodward
English
Glen F. Filley
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Wiley B. Garvin
Psychology
Pauline Harper
Public School Music
1931-32
Joseph M. Harrell
English, Religious
Edwin P Baker
German, Dean
Education
Emma Bergmann
Assistant Librarian
Wesley C. Kettlekamp**
History
Christopher J. Bittner
Social Science
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Piano, Organ, Theory
Josephine Bittner
Physiology
Standleigh M. McClure
Chemistry
James C. Dolley
Latin, Greek
Wilbur McKee
History
Arthur H. Doolen
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Evelyn E. McNeely
English
Wiley B. Garvin
Psychology
Julia W. Osling
Public School Music
Pauline Harper
Voice
Sophy D. Parker
French, Spanish
Gottlieb Hohn
German
Eugene Shaffer
Violin
Agnes Howe
Expression
Aileen Spencer
Biology
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Piano. Organ, Theory
Edwin R. Spencer
Biology
Harold Lawson
History
Charles Jacob Stowell
Mathematics
Standleigh M. McClure
Chemistry
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Evelyn E. McNeely
Walter Morse
Louis K. Oppitz
Nell Oppitz
Julia W. Osling
Sophy D. Parker
Robert Roloff
C. J. Roberts
Aileen Spencer
Edwin R. Spencer
Charles J. Stowell
Claude E. Vick
William C. Walton
Aileen Wilson
Exean Woodward
1932-33
Edwin R Baker
Emma Bergmann
Christopher J. Bittner
Josephine Bittner
James C. Dolley
Arthur H. Doolen
Pauline Harper
Arthur E . Hortin
Agnes Howe
Raymond Huck
Carolyn Kennedy
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Standleigh M. McClure
Evelyn E. McNeely
Nell Oppitz
Aileen Spencer
Edwin R. Spencer
Charles J. Stowell
Clyde H. Todd
Claude E. Vick
Nell B. Waldron
William C. Walton
Edward Weatherly
Vera E. Whitlock
Aileen Wilson
1933-34
Edwin P. Baker
Christopher J. Bittner
Josephine Bittner
James C. Dolley
Darrell Doolen
**0n Leave
English
Mechanical Drawing,
Mathematics
Physics
History
Public School Music
French, Spanish
Violin
Assistant Coach
Biology
Biology
Mathematics
Education, Registrar
Philosophy, Religion
Librarian
English
German. Dean
Assistant Librarian
Social Science
Physiology
Latin, Greek
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Public School Music,
Voice
Assistant Coach
Expression
Physics
French, Spanish
Piano, Organ, Theory
Chemistry
English
History
Biology
Biology
Mathematics
Bible
Education, Registrar
History
Philosophy, Religion
English
Assistant in Music
Librarian
German, Dean
Social Science
Physiology
Latin, Greek
Mechanical Drawing
Pauline Harper
Robert Hartley
Rosalind M. Hohn
Agnes Howe
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Standleigh M. McClure
Nell Oppitz
J. Frank Reed
Leone C. Reed
Eugene Schaffer
Webster R. Schmidt
Aileen Spencer
Edwin R. Spencer
Charles J. Stowell
Clyde H. Todd
Claude E. Vick
Paul D. Waldorf
Nell B. Waldron
William C. Walton
Victor White
Aileen Wilson
1934-35
Edwin P. Baker
Christopher J. Bittner
Josephine Bittner
James C. Dolley
Eliza J. Donaldson
Darrell Doolen
Pauline Harper
Robert Hartley
Earl W. Hayter
Rosalind M. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Standleigh M. McClure*
Nell G. Oppitz
Eugene Schaffer
George A. Scherer
Webster R. Schmidt
Aileen Spencer
Edwin R. Spencer
Lillian L. Steckman
Charles J. Stowell
Clyde H. Todd
Elsa M. Tyndall
Paul D. Waldorf
William C. Walton
Aileen Wilson
Benton Wood
Voice, Public School
Music
Assistant Coach
English
Expression
Piano, Organ, Theory
Chemistry
History
English, French
English
Violin
Physics
Biology
Biology
Mathematics
Bible
Education, Registrar
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
History, Political Science
Philosophy, Religion
History
Librarian
German, Dean
Social Science
Physiology
Latin, Greek
Commerce, Fiscal Agent
Mechanical Drawing
Voice, Public School
Music
Assistant Coach
History
Expression
Piano, Organ, Theory
Chemistry
History
Violin
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Biology
English
Mathematics
Bible
French
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Philosophy, Religion
Librarian
Education, Registrar
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MC KENDREE
The Administration of President Clark R. Yost
(1935-1945)
By R. James Oppitz ('47)
Dr. Clark R. Yost became president of McKendree
College on October 29, 1935. He was returning to a
college from which he had been graduated in 1913 and
to a city where he had been minister of the First
Methodist Church from 1924 to 1928. His wife of many
years, the former Madeleine Foulk, was a member of
the 1912 graduating class. A daughter, Gwendolyn, in
1935 was a sophomore at McKendree and was graduated
in 1938. Their other children, Madeleine and Paul,
earned McKendree degrees in 1940 and 1942,
respectively.
Dr. Yost had served as minister of a number of
Methodist churches in the Southern Illinois Conference
since 1911 and also had been superintendent of the Olney
District. His long and distinguished .service to the church
was recognized in 1928 when McKendree awarded him
the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Dr. Yost had an interest in McKendree throughout
his adult life. He was associated with a group of trustees
concerned with the deteriorating position of the college
in the early 1930s and had recommended that Dr.
Harmon be asked to resign.
There is, however, no evidence to suggest that in
his participation in this movement. Dr. Yost had any
personal ambition for the job, nor an expectation that
he would be named as McKendree's next president.
There is, furthermore, nothing to indicate that Cameron
Harmon left the college with any bitterness or
resentment. Dr. Harmon, in fact, had recommended to
the board of trustees that Clark Yost be named his
successor. It was simply time for a change in leadership.
Years later, in 1963, in an address to an alumni
reunion at which the 50th anniversary of his graduating
class was being observed. Dr. Yost was generous in
describing his predecessor:
Cameron Harmon, 1924-1935, was a
popular leader. He was captain of the
McKendree football team and had serx'ed in
the Spanish American War, where typhoid
fever came close to ending his life. He was
and is one of the most generous and unselfish
of men. Many took advantage of his
generosity. He literally spent himself and all
he had for McKendree and her students. . . .
Dr. Yost did not inherit a happy situation.
McKendree was still reeling from the effects of the
nation's worst business depression. It is also fortunate
1936-1937 Faculty and Staff.
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in 1935 that he could not possibly have anticipated that
World War II, with an equally demanding set of
challenges, would also occur on his watch. Had that
been the case, it would be reasonable to assume that
Clark Yost might not have accepted McKendree's call.
The period was not a good time to be president of a
small, church-related college. In a speech accepting the
presidency, as reported by the McKendree Review,
October 2, 1935, Dr. Yost outlined his challenges, as
follows:
My first objective will be to remove any
question relative to scholastic recognition.
The next objective will be to strengthen the
financial situation.
One month later, in announcing the initiation of a
McKendree Forward Movement to raise $120,000 in
cash by October 1 , 1938, Dr. Yost expressed the needs
of the college in slightly different terms. The campaign
was to be a three-pronged attack aimed at upgrading
"the financial, academic, and cultural atmosphere of the
college." In its summary of the effort, the Review on
November 20, 1935, indicated that McKendree was-to
upgrade the financial, academic, and cultural atmosphere
of the college. McKendree was to move forward
culturally in the areas of Christian ideals, social life,
and personal habits. Scholastically, McKendree had to
maintain its standards and regain the accreditation it had
lost.
President Yost quickly recognized the key role
which an improvement in finances would play in making
progress toward any of the other objectives. In the
presentation in 1 963 at the 50th reunion of his graduating
class, to which reference has already been made. Dr.
Yost provided paragraph-length summaries of each of
the presidential administrations with which he had been
familiar. It is significant that the following analysis of
his own presidency dealt only with finances:
/ had seven years of depression when the
students had little money and three years of
war when nearly all the students, even the
young women, went into the armed services.
No one could go through those ten years of
trials and come out entirely sane. Now you
can understand the cause of some of my
strange behavior I inherited a debt of
$80,000. the equivalent of one of $800,000
today, an empty treasury, an unpaid faculty,
and depression days when 90% of the
Eliza Jane Donald.
students had little or no money. But
eventually all current debts were paid — 150
of them, such as $4,600 for groceries, $4,400
for meat, $4,000 for coal, $3,600 for athletic
equipment. Mr Will Pfeffer wrote to me that
for the first time on record the college owed
nothing to the Pfeffer Milling Company. How
were the debts paid? Not by "deficit
financing " but by sacrifice and hard work.
One thing I did was to require some alumni
to pay what they owed before we would
release their credits so that they could secure
commissions in the military ser\'ices. This
action made me very popular with the 150
creditors.
Policies of the Yost administration were
appropriate in view of the precarious condition of the
college, but were quite austere and sometimes
controversial. Dr. Yost found a willing helpmate in
Eliza Jane Donaldson, who had arrived at McKendree
as comptroller one year earlier. Whatever the item —
whether it be light bulb, a fuse plug, or a piece of chalk
— Miss Donaldson issued them, one at a time, always
with grace and with a touch of sarcastic humor. The
two of them managed to make every dollar count.
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Each year the students who worked on the
McKendrean yearbook became aware of how limited
the resources of the college actually were. These students
were anxious to deliver their product before classes were
dismissed for the summer. Bumping up against their
deadline, they had trouble getting any sort of
commitment from the firms responsible for engraving,
printing, and binding. The firms had not yet been paid
for their previous year's work and were clearly justified
in their reluctance in doing any more work for the
college. Each year, miraculously. Miss Donaldson
managed to put together sufficient funds to keep these
creditors at bay. The yearbooks arrived just in time for
students to solicit the autographs and comments of the
people with whom they had shared the year's experience.
It was a tight schedule; there is no record of the number
of aspirin and antacid preparations consumed by the
parties concerned. Experience regarding the yearbook
is cited as an example of the creative way in which
McKendree was able to keep things going.
One of the major challenges of the Yost
administration was that of maintaining student
enrollments. There were apparently 209 students
enrolled at the time that Dr. Yost assumed the presidency.
In ensuing years, the figure may have been as low as
186 and as high as 243. Even that higher figure was
considerably below what the college could have
reasonably accommodated. There were apparently 210
students enrolled in 1 940-4 1 . The figure was apparently
somewhat smaller one year later when the United States
entered World War II. Some help had been provided in
connection with the federal government's National
College bus in the '30s.
Youth Administration program, which financed a portion
of McKendree's student payroll. For help in recruiting
students and for various other activities, Clifford C.
Brown, a 1938 McKendree graduate, was retained as
an executive secretary. He served in that capacity for
four years.
There were two activities of the Yost administration
that proved to be especially controversial. Dr. Yost
believed that McKendree should suspend its
intercollegiate football program. He also withdrew
college recognition from the social fraternities and
sororities that then existed on campus.
The Football Question
Clark Yost felt that McKendree's student
enrollment was too small to justify the playing of
football. With its need for specialized equipment, this
was an expensive activity the college could ill afford, in
view of its other financial problems. He frequently
observed that the alumni who were most vocal in their
support of football rarely offered to help in its funding.
"They haven't given us enough to buy a pair of sweat
SOX," he once noted.
President Yost also believed that football was
physically brutal and that it tended to attract, as
participants and fans, students whose attitudes and
personal behavior were inconsistent with McKendree's
Christian ideals. This attitude may have reflected the
state of the sport at the time that Dr. Yost attended
McKendree as a student. Serious thought was given,
early in the century, to the banning of football by all
colleges and universities for the reasons cited here. It
was blamed for a number of fatalities each year. It was
not until the rules were dra.stically changed that football
was retained as a legitimate college sport.
The Bearcats had enjoyed some artistic success in
football during the 1920s and early 1930s.
McKendreans took justifiable pride in the 13-7 upset
victory over a much larger Washington University in
1932. The program was much less successful at the end
of the decade.
Dr. Yost never convinced the board of trustees to
discontinue football. The program was suspended in the
fall of 1942, however, because its coach, Lewis Scholl,
had entered the service. The male student population
was also declining because of the war. Even the ability
of the college to provide transportation for road games
became questionable, with the prospect for the rationing
of gasoline looming on the horizon.
Studt'nts enjoy Sadie Hawkins Day at their favorite "hangout, " Biinge Bakery.
It is remarkable that the program had even survived
during the previous fail. Only 12 or 13 players "came
out" for football in 1941. Even playing only seven or
eight games, there was little room for possible injuries.
Regardless of its won and lost record, the 1941 squad
made its own kind of history.
Social Fraternities and
Sororities
When President Yost came to McKendree, he
found two social fraternities and two or three social
sororities. None of these groups had any national affiliation,
nor did they occupy separate housing. His objection to
them was two-fold:
Such groups might conceivably serve some useful
purpose on the campuses of large state universities, where
students might be in need of some kind of group identifi-
cation. Dr. Yost believed that they were clearly out of
place on the campus of a small college. Students should
be encouraged to identify with the college itself. The
presence of social organizations in those circumstances
tended to divide, rather than to unify a student body.
Dr. Yost was especially critical of the off-cam-
pus social affairs sponsored by these groups. At
these parties, there was tobacco smoking, the con-
sumption of alcohol, and dancing, all of which were
prohibited on the McKendree campus. People who
were attracted to such activities were not believed to
be the type of students McKendree was intended to
serve.
A Committee on Literary Societies and Student
Activities in 1 938 reported, as follows, to the entire board
of trustees:
We thoroughly oppose the activity of any of
our college societies off the campus in ways
which are derogatory to the highest ideals
and traditions of McKendree College. We
recommend that all societies, fraternities,
and sororities which are not helpful in the
realization of the finer ideals and culture of
the school be eliminated as soon as possible,
and that an effort be made to consummate
this step by 1940.
The McKendree faculty reacted quickly to the de-
cision by the trustees. On November 1 , 1 938, it voted to
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recommend that recognition be withdrawn from the fol-
lowing organizations: Alpha Mu Omega, Bachelors,
and Phi Lambda Tau. The recommendation became ef-
fective that same semester.
At least one group resisted the action. On an ille-
gal basis, the Bachelors attempted to function for an-
other year or two. The group even took advantage of
the fact that there was a blank page, reserved for auto-
graphs, at the back of the 1 940 yearbook. That page
was removed from members' copies and taken to a sepa-
rate printer for a group picture and the customary de-
scription of activities. After the group lost its official
recognition, it could not be mentioned either in the year-
book or the campus newspaper
There was an infamous party in Highland, which
was raided by the police, presumably in the belief that
underage drinking might be involved. The primary of-
fenders were identified and punished. Some were re-
quired to move out of the residence hall; others were
either dismissed from school or were not permitted to
re-enroll beyond the current semester
What may have been left of these social organiza-
tions had pretty well disappeared by the time America
entered World War II. There was no attempt to reorga-
nize them after that.
Dr. Yost was not very happy with certain aspects
of the Lebanon community, as an environment for young
people away from home for the first time. On inore than
one occasion, he observed, "There are ten dens of iniq-
uity on St. Louis Street alone." Some students consid-
ered it good sport to try to name all 10 establishments.
First of all, there were the taverns, actually a surpris-
ingly large number for the size of the community. There
were two poolrooms and the Bunge Bakery. Bunge's
may have produced and sold bakery goods by day, but
it became a swinging youth center at night. There was a
soda fountain, a jukebox, and a decent-sized, unob-
structed floor, for those who were interested in danc-
ing.
Another familiar student haunt. Bill Daumueller's,
across the street, offered a much quieter place for a
fellow to take his date. If the movie at the Alamo
Theatre didn't run too long, going to Bill's for a Coke
and some conversation represented a good way to end
the evening.
Although their buildings still stand, none of the
three businesses mentioned here still exists. In the old
Alamo Theatre building, the Looking Glass Playhouse
offers stage plays several times a year, featuring local
talent.
War Comes to McKendree
December 7, 1 94 1 , began as a quiet, peaceful Sun-
day — unusually warm for the time of the year. The
calm was quickly shattered by the radio news, shortly
after lunch, of the Japanese air attack on Peari Harbor.
Even though the official declaration was not to come
until the following day, America was at war
The war had already had some impact on the col-
lege. The Selective Service program had gone into ef-
fect, more than a year eariier, and potential students had
been lost to the draft. Male students were to become a
comparatively .scarce commodity. As mobilization for
war became more obvious, McKendree was left with
its ministerial students, a few students who were not
physically qualified for service, and a dwindling num-
ber of students who had enlisted in Navy and Army re-
serve programs.
The enrollment, which would eventually fall be-
low 100 students, became predominantly female. For
as long as anyone remembered, ringing the chapel bell
to mark the beginning and ending of class periods, had
been a "man's job." Ruth Koerber Miller inherited that
responsibility. In his exhaustive study of the period, Paul
Widicus observed that, "Even the Student-Faculty Coun-
cil had to elect a woman as president for two years."
Flag flies during war.
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McKendree Stalwarts plaques.
Faculty members were lost, either to the service
or to better-paying positions. Those who remained
assumed the responsibility for additional classes and
taught courses in unfamiliar areas. Their dedication
was recognized in a ceremony that was held in
connection with the 1991 commencement. They were
identified as the McKendree Stalwarts. A plaque,
placed in the chapel foyer in that ceremony, reads as
follows:
The years 1941-45, the World War 11 period,
found McKendree College with at least one
semester with fewer than 90 students
enrolled, not enough to support the staff and
facilities; still the doors remained open that
semester and throughout the war This was
possible through the effort, sacrifice and
dedication of the total college staff. The
faculty taught heavy loads, alumni in
Lebanon taught, the office was staffed by one
comptroller, the kitchen was managed by one
person, the facilities were maintained by one
employee, the library remained functional
with one librarian. The hours were long, and
salaries were not competitive in the larger
academic world. Still the faculty stayed, the
staff remained and McKendree continued to
function as a four-year liberal arts college.
It is to honor the McKendree College staff of
that period that this citation has been placed
by the alumni who had the privilege of work-
ing and studying under them.
H.P.K. Agersborg
Edwin P. Baker
Leon Church
James C. Dolley
Eliza Jane Donaldson
P. R. Glotfelty
Bertha W. Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Blanche Hertenstein
Dorothy West Hohn
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
S.M. McClure
Nell G. Oppitz
Eula R. Smith
Frederick C. Stelzriede
Charles J. Stowell
W. C. Walton
Alleen Wilson
Clark R. Yost
Biology
Dean Emeritus and German
Director of Athletics and
Physical Education
Latin and Greek
Comptroller, Accounting and
Commerce
Maintenance
French, Spanish and
Journalism
Chemistry and Physics
Dietitian and House Mother
English
Registrar, Education and
Psychology
Piano, Theory and Organ
Geology
History and Sociology
Voice and Public School
Music
Speech and Dramatics
Dean, Mathematics and
Economics
Philosophy, Religion, Greek
and Latin
Librarian
President
Carnegie Hall, which had been a men's dormitory,
was closed and rented as housing for Scott Field
personnel during 1942-43. Male students were moved
to Clark Hall. Men were housed on the east end of the
building and women were on the west. Wooden
Communicating around "the wall.
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partitions were erected in the hallways, arranged in such
a way that the bathroom on the second floor was for
women and the facility on the third floor was for men.
There were separate stairs on either end of the building.
It made for a cozy arrangement and was representative
of the cost saving believed to be necessary if the college
was to survive.
Travel was severely curtailed because of the cost
and the rationing of gasoline. Chapel services were held
only once a week and attendance was made optional
because of the need for some students to work at off-
campus jobs. In addition to the sons and daughters who
were given to the war effort, members of the McKendree
community purchased $1,500 in War Bonds, to provide
thecost of a Jeep.
The Yost Presidency;
A Perspective
The years had been controversial and at times,
stormy. In the face of mounting criticism, Clark Yost
tendered his resignation on September 20, 1944.
Because no successor could be found, he agreed to stay
until the end of the 1944-45 school year World War II,
ironically, was about to end. Without bitterness, he would
later observe that the college received more in tuition
and fees during the first two years from the GI Bill of
Rights, in behalf of returning veterans, than his
administration had collected from all students during
the entire 10 years of his presidency.
Dr Yost returned to the ministry, as pastor of the
First Methodist Church in West Frankfort, Illinois. He
retired from the ministry in 1 952 and, in failing health,
died at the age of 75, on November 30, 1964.
Even those people who were able to recall things
about the Yost presidency they did not like readily
concede that he undoubtedly saved McKendree College.
Had it not been for his dedication and his persistence, it
seems likely that McKendree would have been forced
to close its doors, either during the Great Depression or
the equally demanding years of World War II. A lesser
man could not have met such challenges. He left
McKendree College considerably better off than he had
found her He was clearly the right man for the job.
Clark Yost was a man of strong convictions. He
was a political and economic conservative, many years
before it would again become popular for people to hold
such opinions. Dr Yost did not openly engage in partisan
politics, but most folks knew where he stood. Few people
are aware that in 1940 he was invited to board the
Wendell Willkie campaign train in eastern Illinois and
ride with the Republican presidential nominee on the
way to the St. Louis Arena for a major political address.
Chapel Services
Regular chapel services for students and faculty
had been a tradition at McKendree for as long as anyone
could remember In the 1920s and early 1930s, these
sessions were scheduled daily between 10:00 and 10:30
AM. The service typically consisted of an opening hymn,
announcements, a scripture reading, a brief devotional
message, and a dismissal march.
Students were required to attend, and Cameron
Harmon was insistent that faculty members join him on
the platform. When he noticed that some faculty
members preferred seating themselves in the rear of the
room, Dr Harmon suggested that, in retribution, students
"should sit on the teacher's desk" in regular classes.
One persistent complaint was that faculty
announcements frequently consumed fully half of the
allotted time. Minutes of the March 1, 1933, faculty
meeting acknowledged receipt of the following petition
from an organization of students who were planning
careers in the ministry:
We, the members of Sigma Beta Rho, com-
mend the faculty for the devotional talks
which have been delivered, but believe that
the chapel should be used entirely for devo-
tional purposes.
In a practice that continued until after World War
II, male and female students were seated separately —
males on the west side of the chapel and females on the
east. Because there were no female students at
McKendree in the 1850s when the chapel was designed,
it is doubtful that the provision for two sets of stairs
leading to the second floor anticipated a need for
segregated seating. Men, however, used the west
staircase and women used the staircase to the east.
Students were given seat assignments on an
alphabetical basis. Freshmen were seated in the outside
sections. Seniors were assigned seats in the front of the
center section; behind them were the juniors, and finally
the sophomores. At least one seat in the middle of each
row was left vacant, to maintain a separation of the sexes.
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Faculty and students gather for Chapel in 1 942.
The faculty voted in 1934 to have chapel exercises
on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the equivalent of a full
class period, 50 minutes. The plan also allowed the
students to be in complete charge of one chapel service
each month.
President Yost and the trustees, according to the
McKendree Review, wrote an order of worship which
had to be used for all services, beginning in 1937. The
service was to consist of "just scripture, prayer, and
inspirational talks." Attendance was taken and students
"cutting chapel," except for reasons such as illness, had
to answer to the president.
There were few McKendree students at this time
who were Roman Catholics. Because of the attitude of
their own church and because the chapel services were
religious in character, these students were not
required to attend chapel. Many people may
remember an occasional student who would actually
go through the motions of taking instruction in the
Catholic church to avoid what was apparently
believed to be an onerous requirement. History does
not record whether any of these students eventually
embraced the Catholic faith.
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Men's Glee Club practice in 1937.
An arrangement was developed under which
students could submit an acceptable essay on the
speaker's topic for that morning's talk to avoid any
penalty for not having attended. Attendance was later
enforced by a provision that offending students were
assessed negative semester hour credits. In other words,
these students would have to take additional course work
to qualify for graduation. By the 1940s, one of the
weekly .sessions was officially recognized as being
secular in character.
Regular chapel services were later discontinued
altogether. This may have been the result of a growth
in student body size to the point that there was inadequate
space to seat all students in the old chapel. It may also
have been a recognition by the college of the need to
use these two morning hours to accommodate a greatly
expanded schedule of class offerings.
Campus Improvements
McKendree during this period was able to make a
number of modest improvements in its physical
facilities. Fire escapes were provided for the chapel and
for the science building, which was later to be known
as Wildy Hall. Funding for the fire escape at the rear of
the chapel came from the net proceeds of plays that had
been sponsored by the Faculty Dames Club. This was
an organization of faculty wives and female faculty
members. Among its various activities, each year this
group staged a play, featuring faculty members and their
spouses in acting roles. The Faculty Dames, in
purchasing a used fire escape, admitted that their
motivation was .selfish in one respect. There was fear
that if a fire should occur in the chapel during a large
convocation, such as commencement, people in the front
of the room, including faculty members, would likely
have difficulty in leaving the building alive.
The fire escape proved to be a real convenience
for people performing in plays. They were able to change
their costumes in the speech studio downstairs and
make their way backstage, without disturbing the
audience.
The fire escapnes that were installed on either side of
the science building were salvaged from the old Lebanon
grade school in 1 938. The science building previously had
just the one wooden staircase in the center of the structure.
With the chemistry laboratories on the third floor, the
building involved an obvious fire hazard. The three fire
escapes mentioned here were subsequently replaced.
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The old Lebanon school building also provided
brick used in the construction of a drainage ditch that
runs parallel to the walk between the chapel and the
president's home.
Old Main, the chapel, and the science building
were also tuck pointed. This involved removing from
the brick exterior a red paint that had been applied years
earlier and replacing mortar and any damaged bricks.
Workmen were appalled by what they found. It was
observed that the bricks had apparently been secured
by "little more than wet sand which had had almost one-
hundred years in which to dry out."
The pride the college had in these old structures
was confirmed by a study from the U.S. Department of
the Interior that designated Old Main and the chapel as
"buildings of historical importance which are worthy
of preservation." The science hall, which is almost as old
as the other buildings, was not so recognized. The decision
was presumably based on the fact that its architectural
integrity had been compromised, early in this century, when
the second and third floors were added. The building
originally had one floor and served as a gymnasium.
In 1941, there was a much-needed renovation of
the auditorium on the second floor of the chapel. The
last public event in this room, prior to the initiation of
work, was the marriage of Gwendolyn Yost to Von
Baker, in the middle of the summer.
Renovation proved to be a rather ambitious project.
A ceiling that had been damaged by a roof leak was
repaired. All of the woodwork was repainted and new
wallpaper was hung. A new random-width floor was
installed. A giant velvet curtain that stretched across the
north end of the room was removed. It had seen better
days but was salvaged for use in Eisenmayer gymnasium.
Dean Charles J. Stowell
A pipe organ that had originally occupied the
northeast comer of the auditorium was repaired and
carefully moved to a room at the rear. This room had
not been used recently, but at one time was used for
student housing, including presumably the student who
rang the chapel bell to signal the time for classes to
change. Among its occupants had been Paul and Chester
Farthing. Chester went on to a distinguished career as
an attorney in East St. Louis. Paul, despite being blind,
served as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in
the late 1930s.
This room had been vacant for a number of years.
One alumna reports that in the late 1920s, students would
gather there to dance to piano music provided by Charles
Nichols, who was later elected as mayor of the city of
Belleville, Illinois.
Ford and Ruth Chamberlin Mautz contributed
funds for a new chandelier for the chapel. It was a re-
production of a fixture they had admired in Williamsburg,
Virginia. Mrs. Mautz had earlier made it possible to re-
place the windows of the entire building, with windows
with small panes, which were thought to be more consis-
tent with the building's architecture. Mr. Mautz served as
a McKendree trustee for a number of years.
As a part of this project, temporary partitions under
the stairwells on the first floor of the chapel were
removed. A small office under the west stairwell had
been used for many years in the production of the
McKendree Review. Its office was moved to the lower
level of Pearsons Hall.
The work also included construction of a stage in
the west wing of Eisenmayer Gymnasium. The bleachers
that were removed to make this possible had rarely been
needed to accommodate basketball crowds. By this time,
many of McKendree's basketball games were actually
being played in the gymnasium of the new Lebanon
grade school. This action also had the effect of moving
college production of plays out of the chapel building.
Mrs. Madeleine Yost, the president's wife, had little
enthusiasm for the content of some of these plays and
was quite uncomfortable with the idea that they were
being staged in a room in which religious services were
regularly held. The work on renovation of the chapel
and the installation of a stage in Eisenmayer was
completed, barely in time for the homecoming
observance in the fall of 1941.
Theater buffs may be interested in the fact that the
final drama on the chapel stage was Euripides' "the
Trojan Women," offered as part of the May Fete
celebration. Eisenmayer's initial production was "Your
Uncle Dudley."
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George Hastinga
Arthur Werle
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Among a number of minor projects completed
during the period, one is mentioned here simply because
of the sentimental value it had for McKendree students.
Many college administrators believe that concrete walks
should not be poured arbitrarily, but that students should
be asked to demonstrate their need by the paths they
wear in grassy areas. Such a path had developed out in
front of the chapel, presumably by students from Clark
Hall headed for town, by way of the centennial walk.
The shortcut enabled students to save a few steps.
In the fall of 1938 or 1939, Russell Gullett, a stu-
dent employee, was asked to build a primitive stone walk
near the southeast comer of the chapel. Working the 10
or 15 hours per week normally allocated to students,
Gullett consumed the entire fall semester in building a
walk that probably stretched for no more than 20 or 25
feet. It came to be known as Gullett Walk! Many stu-
dents, at least subconsciously, hope that in some fash-
ion they may achieve a measure of immortality during
their college years. Rather than making the decisive field
goal in a basketball game or some similar accomplish-
ment, Russell Gullett was to be
remembered for his walk.
Alumni of this era who
return to campus will be disap-
pointed to learn that Gullett
Walk no longer exists. Some
McKendree official, unaware
of the walk's sentimental
value, had it removed as an
eyesore. There is no historical
record of when the walk was
removed, nor the amount of
time that was required. With
reasonable certainty, one might
speculate that it was removed
more quickly and with less effort than had been required
for its original construction.
Alumni may also be disappointed to learn that Lake
Beautiful has disappeared from the McKendree campus.
This was a small pond, created by erecting an earthen
dam, along Alton Street between Clark Hall and the
cemetery. It was originally part of a water system the
college developed to serve Carnegie, Clark and Pearsons
Halls, before water service became available from the
City of Lebanon. For years it had been referred to as
the college pond; someone facetiously renamed it Lake
Beautiful. Despite valiant efforts by Dr. Edwin R.
Spencer and students from the Nature Club to maintain
and improve it, the lake was little more than a stagnant
pool of water, overgrown with weeds and algae. It
disappeared in connection with the construction of
Bearcat Gym, in the same general location.
Those same returning students may find some
comfort in the knowledge that the College Hill
Cemetery still has the cross-eyed angel and the
tombstone bearing the epitaph, "She was more to me
than I expected."
A Pair of Queens
McKendree had a long-standing tradition of
selecting a May Queen. By popular vote of the student
body, a senior coed was selected for this honor. Other
senior women comprised the queen's court, which also
included the children of faculty members. A procession
moved to a spot, north of Pearsons Hall, for the
coronation and a traditional winding of the Maypole.
The "dance" was to appropriate music and was
performed by other female students.
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Of more recent origin is the election
of a Football Queen, with the crowning
being a part of the half-time ceremonies
at the homecoming football game. The
practice started in the mid- 1930s and was
sponsored originally by the M Club, a
lettermen's organization. Three candidates
were nominated by each of the four classes.
Voting involved the purchase of 100 votes
for a penny, with the proceeds going to the
M Club. The organization was especially
fortunate one year, when one of the
nominees was dating a male student who
had considerably more money than most
of the students of that era. Legend holds
that he had to invest $35.00, then a rather large sum, to
get his girlfriend elected. The two later married but were
subsequently divorced.
On the belief that the process lent itself to possible
abuse, the college administration later changed the rules.
Each class selected a single candidate; the winner was
selected by popular vote of the student assembly. Under
this arrangement, the winner was most often a freshman
or a sophomore, because these classes had larger
enrollments. With the suspension of the football
program, the title was changed to Homecoming Queen.
A College Bookstore —
But No Juke Box
With the opening of the 1940 spring semester, a
recreation room was established in what had been a large
classroom at the rear of the first floor of the Science
Hall. The room's equipment included a ping-pong table.
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In Ralph Edwards' article in the McKendree Review
outlining plans for the room, a partition was to be
constructed, separating the game room from a space for
reading and quiet conversation. The room was eventually
to have a fireplace for the roasting of marshmallows.
These features were to be added as funds became
available.
By the fall of 1940, and well before any of the
improvements outlined by Edwards materialized, the
college decided to open a bookstore in this room. Most
textbooks, prior to this time, had been ordered through
the Freshour drugstore in the Lebanon business district.
The bookstore also offered school supplies, soft
drinks, candy, and other confections. The room quickly
became a popular gathering place for students between
classes and during the evening hours.
By coincidence, Ralph Edwards became the first
student manager of the bookstore, assisted by James
Agles and James Loy. It was not long before students
expressed an interest in installing a juke box in the fa-
cility. The proposal was offered to the Student-Faculty
Council, for possible approval.
Its discussion resulted in some
interesting by-play. Mature
faculty members on the coun-
cil had trouble understanding
why any student would be
willing to spend a nickel sim-
ply to hear a phonograph
record being played. "Why not
buy the record, or, better still,
listen to the radio?" was the
argument. Students tried their
best to explain the unique
sound produced by the juke
box and how the effect was
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different from that of ordinary phonographs of the pe-
riod. They also attempted to explain the salutary effect
of listening to such music with friends. It would have
been helpful, in retrospect, had the expression
"schmoozing" then been a part of the English language.
The possibility of dancing to the music was not dis-
cussed.
Eliza Jane Donaldson, the comptroller, expressed
doubt that any vendor of juke boxes would be at all in-
terested. For fear of disturbing classes elsewhere in the
building, the device could be played only during late
afternoon and evening hours. It would therefore not pro-
duce sufficient revenue to justify the vendor's invest-
ment.
President Yost's reaction was along different lines.
He indicated that he would support the installation of a
juke box, provided the student members would go on
record as condemning the practice of freshman initia-
tion which then existed on campus.
It is likely that he was opposed, in principle, to the
idea of freshman initiation, as well as to the abuses likely
to occur in connection with the activity. President Yost
was aware of the need for McKendree to increase its
student enrollment. He had no interest in any activity
that would tend to make new students feel they were
not welcome.
The rules for freshman initiation were fairly
simple. Each freshman was required to purchase a green
cap; the cost in 1939 was one dollar. The caps had been
sold traditionally by members of the M Club. Proceeds
of the sale presumably went toward the cost of athletic
letter sweaters and other awards. The green caps were
later sold through the college bookstore. The caps were
to be worn at all times, on and off campus, until Thanks-
giving day. By tradition, if McKendree won its home-
coming football game, the requirement came to an end.
The caps were not to be folded when worn, nor could
they be decorated. Freshmen were required to tip their
caps upon encountering a senior student.
Freshmen were required to attend all pep rallies.
At the end of chapel exercises, freshmen were required
to wait until all upperclassmen had left before attempt-
ing to leave themselves. A similar arrangement existed
for entering and leaving the dining hall.
In departing from and entering the campus, fresh-
men were required to use the President's Walk. They
were specifically prohibited from using either Centen-
nial Walk or the campus driveway for this purpose.
Freshmen "were not to step on the campus for any rea-
son." This meant presumably that they were to keep off
the grass.
Freshman Class gathers wood for Homecoming bonfire.
Enforcement of the rules was in the hands of mem-
bers of the M Club, seniors, and "a committee of three,"
consisting of the president of the student association and
a representative of each of the junior and sophomore
classes. Upon learning of a violation, the Committee of
Three was to meet, decide on an appropriate punish-
ment, and "to inflict the punishment immediately." Dr.
Yost believed, with considerable justification, that the
arrangement lent itself to considerable abuse.
History does not record when the practice of fresh-
man initiation at McKendree actually started, nor when
it may have been discontinued. The practice took at least
a hiatus in the fall of 1946, at the end of World War II,
when 185 freshman students were enrolled. Freshmen
outnumbered upperclassmen by at least two to one.
Many of the freshmen were World War II veterans, older
and with no interest in repeating the indignities which
they had earlier experienced in army basic training or
navy boot camp. At any rate and for whatever reasons
they may have had, student members of the Student-
Faculty Council in the late 1930s did not accept the of-
fer from President Yost. The bookstore did not get its
juke box.
Race at McKendree
Most of the students who attended McKendree
through the years were Caucasian. There were some
exceptions. During the 1920s and 1930s, several Na-
tive Americans enrolled, one or two at a time. They came
from North Carolina. Included were Clifton Oxendine,
James Sampson, and John Paul Sampson. Evidence sug-
gests that they were well accepted into the McKendree
community. In fact, James Sampson, an outstanding ath-
lete, was married to Dorothy Harmon, daughter of
McKendree's president.
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An Oriental student named Edward Woo was en-
rolled as a junior in 1927-28.
Among African Americans, there was at least one
older student — someone who later would be called a
non-traditional student — who commuted to McKendree
from his home in East St. Louis. More numerous were
the young people from Lebanon who enrolled in the
college. Lebanon is unique among smaller towns in the
area in that it has had a sizable black community. In-
cluded were Marvin Trimble, Magdalena Willis, Lester
Hickman, Thomas Brown, Cicero Bums and Curtis
Bums. Marvin, Magdalena, Thomas and Cicero all
graduated from McKendree and went on to productive
careers.
The policy on African American students may not
have been spelled out, but it was evident to all concemed.
Such students were welcome to enroll in the college,
but they should not expect to live in the residence halls.
Lester Hickman's story is especially tragic. He had en-
rolled in January 1938, and was working on campus
during the following summer. Early in the day, on Sep-
tember 9, he and Paul Correll had been in the chapel
belfry and noticed a large nest of bees. After complet-
ing their work for the day, they retumed to the chapel,
with the hope of smoking out the bees and securing some
honey. They ignored the fact that a thunderstorm was in
progress. A large bolt of lightning struck the bell, glanced
off, and struck Lester in the chest. Paul was momen-
tarily stunned but not seriously injured. A unit from the
Belleville fire department attempted to revive Lester but
was not successful.
An article in the McKendree Review, later in the
month, described the incident. The writer was gener-
ous in referring to Lester's "friendly disposition, his
perseverance, and his universal interest in things about
him." Lester was described as "a gentleman whose am-
bition to develop himself would bear creditable com-
parison with that of anyone. . . ." The writer did not
mention Lester's race, even though such references were
customary in the newspapers of the period. The impor-
tant thing was the life of a young American had ended
much too soon.
Considerably less enlightenment was reflected by
a resolution by the faculty in its meeting on April 22,
1942, that "No American-bom Japanese were to be ad-
mitted to McKendree." The decision was not widely
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Pearsons Dining Hall
Suidenis lined up for lunch in Pearsons Hall.
publicized and was largely symbolic. In fact, it was not
until Mike and Roy Katayama enrolled in McKendree.
after World War II, that anyone thought of there being
any students of Japanese ancestry residing in the area
from which the college attracted its students. These
two young men were, incidentally, readily accepted
into the McKendree community. The process of heal-
ing had already begun. The faculty decision that would
have barred their enrollment was simply a part of an
anti-Japanese sentiment that spread throughout the na-
tion following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December
7 of the previous year. The incident brought the United
States into a war that had then been raging for more
than two years. As a part of that sentiment, the federal
government relocated several thousand Japanese-Ameri-
cans from the Pacific coast to internment camps in the
interior of the country. The period reflected little in the
way of cultural enlightenment and is painful. e\en now,
to recall.
What if a McKendrean of this period had had a
Rip Van Winkle experience, dropping off into a sleep
that would last for 50 years? Upon awakening, he would
be amazed by the changes he would observe. He would
find a McKendree College with a greatly expanded cam-
pus and a large, diverse student body. He would be as-
tonished by how well America is getting along with its
former enemies. The differences that drove Japan and
the United States into war with each other have either
disappeared or are no longer thought to be important.
The two nations, at peace, have experienced a mutually
beneficial economic and cultural bonding. For
McKendree College this has meant, among other things,
an active exchange of students and faculty and the highly
productive Dr. Kenji Tanaka Scholars Program. Dr.
Tanaka was subsequently elected to the McKendree
College Board of Trustees.
Among man's most precious gifts is the ability to
make peace.
\MC KENDREE fil:
The Administration of President Clark R. Yost
Faculty List
1935-36
Edwin P. Baker
Christopher J. Bittner
Josephine Bittner
James C. Doiley
Eliza J. Donaldson
Pauline Harper
Earl W. Hayter
Clifford Hertenstein
Reinhold B. Hohn
OHver H. Kleinschmidt
Standleigh M. McClure*
Lx)uis K. Oppitz
Nell G. Oppitz
George A. Scherer
Aileen Spencer
Iidwin R. Spencer
Lillian L. Steckman
Charles J. Stowell
Cora M. Thomas
Elsa M. Tyndall
Paul D. Waldorf
William C. Walton
Aileen Wilson
1936-37
Edwin P. Baker
Christopher J. Bittner
Josephine Bittner
Birdsall E. Blanchard
James C. Doiley
Eliza J. Donaldson
CD. Hardy
Pauline Harper
Earl W. Hayter
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Standleigh M. McClure
Louis K. Oppitz
Nell G. Oppitz
Aileen Spencer
Edwin R. Spencer
Lillian L. Steckman
Charles J. Stowell
Cora M. Thomas
Elsa M. Tyndall
William C. Walton
Aileen Wilson
German, Dean
Social Science
Physiology
Latin, Greek
Commerce
Voice, Public School Music
History
Mathematics
Education, Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
Chemistry
Physics
History
Chemistry
Biology
Biology
English
Mathematics
Speech, Dramatics
French
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Philosophy, Religion
Librarian
German, Dean
Social Science
Physiology
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Latin, Greek
Commerce, Comptroller
History, Political Science
Voice, Public School Music
History
Education, Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
Chemistry
Physics
History
Biology
Biology
English
Mathematics
Speech, Dramatics
French
Philosophy, Religion
Librarian
1937-38
Edwin R Baker
Birdsall E. Blanchard
James C. Doiley
Eliza J. Donaldson
C. DeWitt Hardy
Pauline Harper
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Charles R Kraft
Standleigh M. McClure
Ruth McDaniel
Louis K. Oppitz
Nell G. Oppitz
Aileen Spencer
Edwin R. Spencer
Lillian L. Steckman
Charles J. Stowell
Cora M. Thomas
William C. Walton
Clayton R. Watts
Aileen Wilson
1938-39
Edwin P. Baker
James C. Doiley
Eliza J. Donaldson
H. D. Gould
C. DeWitt Hardy
Pauline Harper
Arthur K. Henderson
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Charles R Kraft
Standleigh M. McClure
Ruth McDaniel
Nell G. Oppitz
Webster R. Schmidt
Aileen Spencer
I Edwin R. Spencer
i Charles J. Stowell
Cora M. Thomas
William C. Walton
Clayton R. Watts
Aileen Wilson
Mary H. Wright
German, Dean Emeritus
Dir. of Athletics. Coach
Latin, Greek
Commerce, Comptroller
History, Political Science
Voice, Public School Music
Education, Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
Philosophy, Religion
Geology
French, Spanish, Dean of Women
Physics
History
Biology
Biology
English
Mathematics, Dean
Speech, Dramatics
Prof. Emeritus Philosophy and
Religion, Treasurer
Economics, Sociology
Librarian
German, Dean Emeritus
Latin, Greek
Commerce, Comptroller
Football Coach
History, Political Science,
Dean of Men
Voice, Public School Music
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Education. Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
Philosophy, Religion
Geology
French, Spanish, Dean of Women
History
Physics, Chemistry
Biology
Biology
Mathematics, Dean
Speech, Dramatics
Prof. Emeritus Philosophy and
Religion, Treasurer
Iiconomics, Sociology
Librarian
English
MC KENDREE
1939-40
Edwin P. Baker
James C. Dolley
Eliza J. Donaldson
H. D. Gould
C. DeWitt Hardy
Arthur K. Henderson
Harold N. Hertenstein
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Standleigh M. McClure
Ruth McDaniel
Nell G. Oppitz
William J. Scarborough
Webster R. Schmidt
Aileen Spencer
Edwin R. Spencer
Charles J. Stowell
Cora M. Thomas
Pauline Harper Van Leer
William C. Walton
Aileen Wilson
Mary H. Wright
1940-41
Edwin P. Baker
James C. Dolley
Eliza J. Donaldson
Laura N. Ford
William J. Frederich
H. D. Gould
C. DeWitt Hardy
Arthur K. Henderson
Harold N. Hertenstein
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Standleigh M. McClure
Ruth McDaniel
Nell G. Oppitz
William J. Scarborough
Webster R. Schmidt
Charles J. Stowell
Cora M. Thomas**
Harold E. Wallace
William C. Walton
Grace R. Welch
Aileen Wilson
Mary H. Wright
German, Dean Emeritus
Latin, Greek
Commerce, Comptroller
Football Coach
History, Political Science,
Dean of Men
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Mathematics, Chemistry
Education, Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
Geology
French, Spanish
History
Philosophy, Religion
Physics, Chemistry
Biology
Biology
Mathematics, Dean
Speech, Dramatics
Voice, Public School Music
Prof. Emeritus Philosophy,
Religion, Treasurer
Librarian
English
German, Dean Emeritus
Latin, Greek
Commerce, Comptroller
Voice, Public School Music
Speech, Dramatics
Football Coach
History, Political Science
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Mathematics, Chemistry
Education, Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
Geology
French, Spanish
History
Philosophy, Religion
Physics, Chemistry
Mathematics, Economics, Dean
Speech, Dramatics
Biology
Prof. Emeritus Philosophy,
Religion, Treasurer
Speech, Dramatics
Librarian
English
1941-42
Edwin P. Baker
Marion L. Conrow
James C. Dolley
Eliza J. Donaldson
Laura N. Ford
J. Carlyle Hackney
C. DeWitt Hardy
Harold N. Hertenstein
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Ruth McDaniel
Nell G. Oppitz
William J. Scarborough
Lewis Scholl
Charies J. Stowell
Cora M. Thomas
Harold E. Wallace
William C. Walton
Dorothy L West
Aileen Wilson
1942-43
Edwin P. Baker
George Barton
Neva Charies
Leon H. Church
Marion L. Conrow
Eliza J. Donaldson
Bertha W. Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Mildred Krughoff
Gladys Lesher
Ruth McDaniel
Nell G. Oppitz
Jean Ridgeway
Eula R. Smith
Charles J. Stowell
William C. Walton
Grace R. Welch
Dorothy L West
Aileen Wilson
1943-44
H.P.K. Agersborg
Edwin P. Baker
George H. Barton
Leon H. Church
German, Dean Emeritus
English, Dean of Women
Latin, Greek
Commerce, Comptroller
Voice, Public School Music
Chemistry, Physics
History, Political Science
Mathematics, Chemistry
Education, Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
French, Spanish
History
Philosophy, Religion
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Mathematics, Economics, Dean
Speech, Dramatics
Biology
Prof. Emeritus Philosophy,
Religion, Treasurer
English
Librarian
German, Dean Emeritus
Music
Biology
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
English, Dean of Women
Commerce, Comptroller
French, Spanish
Chemistry, Physics
Education, Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
Speech, Dramatics
Voice, Public School Music
French, Spanish
History
Voice, Public School Music
Voice
Mathematics, Economics, Dean
Philosophy, Religion, Treasurer
Speech, Dramatics
English
Librarian
Biology
German, Dean Emeritus
Music
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Students in front of Benson Wood Library:
Debaters at work in the librarw
Eliza J. Donaldson
Bertha W. Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Elizabeth McClintock
Nell G. Oppitz
Eula R. Smith
Frederick C. Stelzriede
Charles J. Stowell
William C. Walton
Dorothy I. West
1944-45
H.RK. Agersborg
Commerce, Comptroller
French, Spanish
Chemistry, Physics
Education, Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
English, Latin, Dean of Women
History
Voice, Public School Music
Speech, Dramatics
Mathematics, Economics, Dean
Philosophy, Religion, Treasurer
English, Librarian
Biology
Edwin P. Baker
George H. Barton
Leon H. Church
Eliza J. Donaldson
Beatrice Godwin
Bertha W. Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Nell G. Oppitz
Eula R. Smith
Frederick C. Stelzriede
Charies J. Stowell
William C, Walton
Grace R. Welch
Dorothy L West
German, Dean Emeritus
Music
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Commerce, Comptroller
Librarian, Dean of Women
French, Spanish
Chemistry, Physics
Education, Psychology,
Registrar
Piano, Organ, Theory
History
Voice, Public School Music
Speech, Dramatics
Mathematics, Economics, Dean
Philosophy, Religion, Treasurer
Speech, Dramatics
English
Service Flag in Chapel
MC KENDREE g^
McKendreans in World War II
By Hartley J. Greenwood, Jr. ('41)
Prologue
By 1919, the general attitude of Americans was
not unlike that of the English some 250 years earlier, as
noted by some unknown soldier in this bit of verse:
God and the soldier we adore.
In time of danger, not before.
The danger gone, and all things righted,
God is forgotten, the soldier slighted.
In 1919, people worldwide were returning to their
homes to pick up their lives as students or members of
the work force. McKendreans, along with the rest of
America, put the war behind them and quickly returned
to the status quo. Most went through the "Roaring Twen-
ties" and entered the "Great Depression" with little
thought or concern as to what was going on outside their
sphere of influence.
But all was not well in the world. The victory in
the "War to End All Wars," followed by the Versailles
Treaty, attempted to force France, Great Britain, and
the United States to accept the burden of collective and
national security. The countries would not (or could not)
pay the price in preparedness and joint action, the only
way in which peace could be maintained. Consequently,
the forces of totalitarianism quickly took root, spread,
and were left unchecked for too long. As a result, there
were widespread military operations, 'The Little Wars,"
which flared up all over the world during the period
from 1919 to 1939. These became testing grounds for
new weapons and techniques. The United States put
some of its military people "in harm's way," but it was
generally in the form of police and control operations.
The possibility that some McKendreans may
have taken part in any of these actions is remote, and
no such evidence has been reported to date. A few
times and places where McKendrean participation was
possible included:
May 1919 to June 1924:
Dominican Republic, U.S. Marines
June 1918 to August 1919:
Russia (Murmansk), one U.S. Infantry Regiment
(Reinforced)
August 1918 to April 1920:
Siberia (Vladivostok) two U.S. Infantry Regiments
July 1919 to August 1934:
Haiti (third time) U.S. Marines
November 1925 to January 1933:
Nicaraugua, U.S. Marines
December 12, 1937:
Yangtze River, China, USS Panay sunk by Japanese
planes
July 1936 to March 1939:
Spanish Civil War — Lincoln Brigade
By the mid- 1930s, McKendreans were becoming
more aware of the dangerous forces that were loose in
the world and started wondering about our military ca-
pability; this led to some early military enlistments by a
few McKendreans. Our military forces in the 1930s were
appallingly weak in most areas. The Navy was in excel-
lent condition, while the Army was only a skeleton in
comparison to its responsibilities. Cuts in personnel and
pay further reduced the ability of the military to be a
force for world peace. Consider that by 1939, the entire
Army numbered only about 180,000 officers and en-
listed men, and the Army Air Corps had fewer than 2,000
training and tactical planes, 1600 officers, and 18,000
enlisted men.
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Discussions on the McKendree College campus
during the fall of 1937 to the spring of 1939 centered on
whether the sinking of the Panay and the Spanish Civil
War should be a major concern of our government. The
activation and build up of the Lincoln Brigade boosted
awareness and interest in what was going on in Spain.
However, no enlistments of McKendreans in the Span-
ish Civil War had been reported to date. That situation
would change dramatically in the ensuing months and
years, making a significant impact on the life of
McKendree College.
The chapter entitled 'The Administration of Presi-
dent Clark R. Yost" discusses the impact of World War
II on the college, while the chapter entitled "The Ad-
ministration of President Carl C. Bracy" indicates the
impact of the post-war era. This chapter focuses on the
individual McKendreans who were involved in the con-
flict that forever changed the world.
For purposes of definition, anyone who was reg-
istered as a regular student, a fine arts student, a special
student, or a summer school student prior to August 15,
1945, and who could be identified as having served in
the military was considered a McKendrean in World War
II. Information on these men and women was gleaned
from surveys, word of mouth, direct interviews, and
various publications including McKendree College Bul-
letin, McKendree College Alumni Bulletin, McKendree
Review, and Lebanon Advertiser.
From these sources, the most complete list pos-
sible of the McKendreans who were involved in World
War II has been compiled.
McKendreans Who Served in
World War II
Incomplete information in the records of the Of-
fice of Alumni Relations at McKendree College is evi-
dent in the fact that only 1 25 surveys were sent to alumni
known to have been involved in the military. The small
percentage of completed returns, deaths, and/or forgot-
ten details by the responders resulted in minimal infor-
mation about many of the following McKendreans who
served in World War II. Where possible, more complete
profile sketches were developed, as indicated in the list-
ing. The data obtained is presented in the following or-
der: Rank, Name, Class (graduation date, based on en-
try year); Branch of Service; Where Stationed; Details;
Awards. An * indicates information for that item could
not be found.
Tech. Sgt. Edgar A. Agles '40; Marine Air Corps;
finished basic training at U.S. Marine Base. San Diego,
California, August 3, 1942; consecutively assigned to
Naval Air Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, Janu-
ary 16, 1943; EWO Air Station, Hawaii; Marine Air
Squadron, Midway; and Marine base, Guam.
Lt. (jg) James Agles '43; Navy; Southwest Pa-
cific; on an LCT.
Capt. Cecil R. Albright '42; Army; Fort Belvoir,
Virginia; on the staff and faculty of the U.S. Engineers
School.
1st Lt. Boyd Anderson '44; Marine Air Corps;
South Pacific.
Pvt. Merlin Anderson '35; Army; Camp Wolters,
Texas; wounded in France in October 1944.
Corp. William Ashby '43; Marines; Cherry Point,
North Carolina; transportation with the permanent per-
sonnel.
1st Lt. Kenneth Atkins '40; Army; Battle Creek,
Michigan; infantry; disabling foot injury; after months
of hospitalization in Percy Jones Hospital, received
medical separation; European Campaign Ribbon with
Two Stars, Purple Heart, Presidential Citation, Silver
Star.
Maj. Bernard Baldridge '37; Army Air Corps;
ETO, England; Headquarters 5th AACS AAF, Radar
Technician; [See Profile].
ARTC2C Byron Baldridge '40; Navy; New York.
* Lloyd Barnard '40; Navy; CONUS.
* Marvin Barnes '30; Army; Pacific, Japan; In-
fantry; in Luzon, then wounded in action on Leyte;
Purple Heart.
Sgt. Harold Barrow '45; Army Air Corps; Polk
Field, North Carolina; with First Troop Carrier Com-
mand; served in the ETO for nine months.
M. Tech. Sgt. Arthur Baum '42; Marine Air
Corps; Pacific; participated in the fighting for Archi-
pelago, Munda, and Bougainville; after serving over a
year in the Pacific, returned to CONUS; killed in a
plane crash at Cherry Point, North Carolina, August
16, 1944.
Maj. Whitmore Beardsley '31; Army; ETO,
Sardinia and Italy; combat units; entered service well
prior to WWII; continued after war's end.
Ens. Delmont Beckemeyer '41; Navy Air Corps;
Atlanta, Georgia; instructor; licensed to make cross
country flights for civilians.
RT2c Warren Beckemeyer '48; Navy Air Corps;
Philippines; radio repairman.
PhM3c Gordon Beers '35; Navy Medical Corps;
South Pacific; on receiving ship.
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Lt. James T. Beers '38; Navy; Pacific; commu-
nications officer in charge of Subron Base; was in Ma-
nila with General MacArthur's first invasion fleet; in
7th Fleet as member of General Kinkaid's staff.
S. Sgt. Paul Belcher '40; Army Air Corps; Sioux
Falls, South Dakota; Radio Operations School.
Capt. William Bennett '35; Army; ETO, Ger-
many.
Maj. Clyde Berry '33; Public Health; CONUS;
served from August 1941 until 1948; responsible for
health and safety of war production personnel; first as-
signment was assisting in promotion of health and safety
in North Carolina industries connected with the war ef-
fort; assigned to Safety and Security Branch of Army
Ordnance to inspect ammunition manufacturing plants;
Good Conduct Medal.
Lt. Wayne R. Bise '38; Navy Air Corps; Pacific,
Saipan; PBM Squadron #21 ; previously assigned to U.S.
Atlantic Fleet and light cruiser USS Marblehead; lo-
cated German surface ships and blockade runners be-
tween Japan and Germany; served on submarine patrols;
remained in the service until 1962.
* Wallace Blackburn '38; Army; Infantry, from
1943-1946.
* John Bowler '44; Army Air Corps; Drew Field,
Tampa, Florida; Celestial Navigation trainer
C WO Ivan Bowles '41 ; Army Air Corps; Pacific;
556th Air Service Group; in the service five years in
September 1945.
Lt. Earl Braeutigam '43; Navy Air Corps;
Panama Canal Zone.
Lt. George Breitwieser '42; Coast Guard; Cam-
bridge, Massachusetts; attended MIT, advanced elec-
tronics; [See Profile].
S.Sgt. Arthur Brewer '32; Army Air Corps;
Saipan; Bombardier Group, gunner on a B-29; flew sev-
eral missions over Japan; Air Medal for meritorious ser-
vice.
1st Lt. Wayne Brewer '42; Marine Air Corps;
Deland, Florida; LSO instructor; completed overseas
missions; prior to arrival in CONUS, was a member of
a squadron in the South Pacific with 1 35 planes to its
credit.
S.Sgt. Charles Briner '42; Army; near Kunming,
China; in CBI Theatre for 23 months; Official Com-
mendation, Bronze Star.
S.Sgt. George S. Brines '36; Army; ETO, En-
gland.
Lt. (jg) Carrol Brissenden '35; Navy Air Corps;
Patuxent River, Maryland; Naval Air Station; served in
Pacific area 16 months.
Lt (jg) Eugene Brissenden '35; Navy; in Pacific
area over 16 months.
S. Sgt. Dale Broom '41; Army Air Corps; returned
from 34 months in the CBI Theater.
Pvt. Donald Brown '50; Army; Fort Knox, Ken-
tucky; Armored Division; was to take amphibious train-
ing.
*Harold Brown '37; Navy; Pacific, New
Caledonia; station hospital.
SFlc Wilson Brown '35; Navy; Pacific; on a de-
stroyer.
*Fletcher Burge '46; Navy; St. Louis, Missouri;
Washington University Dental School.
S. Sgt. Cicero C. Burns '42; Army; ETO, France.
Pvt. Curtis Burns '44; Army; ETO, Germany.
Capt. Marvin H. Butler '40; Army; ETO, South-
em France; 7th Army, AAA (AW) Battalion.
Sgt. Harry Buzzard '45; Marines; Pacific,
Marianas Islands; Amphibious Tractor Battalion; made
initial landing on Iwo Jima with 5th Marines Division.
Capt. Myron Carlisle '38; Army; ETO, Germany;
Special Services Company.
Capt. Paul Carson *; Army; ETO, France; moved
from Camp Wardem, Washington to Fort Douglas, Utah;
to Fort Lewis, Washington; to England with General
Hospital; then to France.
S. Sgt. Richard Carson '41; Army; ETO, Ger-
many; in the service for 4 1/2 years.
Pvt. William Carson '45; Army; Pacific, Philip-
pines; engineering company; experienced five major
campaigns in 19 months overseas; was stationed in New
Guinea.
T. Sgt. Allen Cast '42; Army; somewhere in Italy
in service for 34 months (17 overseas); two Presiden
tial Citations, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Award.
S2c Edward Cavins '48; Navy Air Corps; Pacific
aircraft carrier.
Cpl. Robert Chapman '40; Army; northern Italy
Fifth Army, Engineers' Section; in message center of
fice decoding messages.
Pfc. H. B. Church '30; Army Air Corps; Pacific
air service. Headquarters and Base Service Squadron.
Capt. Thomas H. Clare '30; Army Air Corps
CBI Theater; 341st Bombardment Group; chaplain
joined unit in CONUS and remained with it throughout
its deployment to the CBI Theater; wrote book, Lookin
Eastward, (Macmillan Publishing Company, 1945) cov
ering his military experiences from departure from CO-
NUS through experiences in India; missing after his
plane traveling between India and China suffered a mis-
hap; later declared killed.
Fifty-One
1st Sgt. Glen Coles '38; Army; ETO, Holland;
82nd Airborne Division — first division to enter France
on D-Day; very specialized assignment: Glider Infantry.
* William Collins '39; Army; Camp Polk, Loui-
siana.
Capt. James Connett '42; Army; Fort Gruber,
Oklahoma; 222d Infantry Regiment; Army; ETO; 42d
Infantry; director of 222d Infantry glee club; in famous
"Rainbow" unit of WWI, which was heavily engaged
in combat, especially in the Battle of the Bulge; remained
in the service until January 1969; Bronze Star, Legion
of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster
S. Sgt. Xon Connett '45; Army Air Corps; ETO,
Holland; Paratroop Unit; radio operator; participated in
the British operation "Market Garden," which proved a
failure (it was made into a movie, A Bridge Too Far);
missing after action over Holland; declared killed Sep-
tember 18, 1944.
Ens. George Cook '38; Navy; Pacific; skipper on
a motor torpedo boat.
Sic Lymon Cook '46; Navy Air Corps; Langley
Barracks, Athens, Georgia.
* Josiah Cooper '39; Navy; Gulfport, Mississippi;
radio school.
Sgt. Paul Correll '38; Army; ETO, Germany;
Medical Battalion.
P03c Harold Corrie '45; Navy; Pacific; radio op-
erator aboard a destroyer, part of Admiral Halsey's Fleet;
was in four major engagements.
RM2c Beryl Corris *; Navy Air Corps; Atlantic;
radioman, patrol duty on B-24.
Pfc. Marvin Corzine '43; Army; ETO, France;
Railroad Battalion.
T. Sgt. Donald Cramer '48; Army Air Corps; Pa-
cific; Depot Supply Squadron.
PFC Joe Crawford '38; Marines; Pacific; Engi-
neering Section.
Pfc. James L. Cremeens '41; Army Air Corps;
Drew Field; in a hospital.
Cdr. Edward M. Curry '31; Navy; Pacific.
1st Lt. Cyril D. Curtis '43; Army; attended 35th
Technical School Squadron, electronic and radar school,
AETC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; [See Epilogue].
MMlc Raymond Daniel '38; Navy; San Bruno,
California; Advanced Base Personnel Depot.
Ens. Robert Dannenbrink '46; Navy; Pacific;
Engineering officer on LSM.
Ens. Robert Joe Davis '40; Navy Air Corps; Drew
Field Naval Air Station, Tampa, Florida.
Pvt. Fred Doerner, Jr. '39; Marines; Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina; Infantry Training Regiment.
* Ivan Donaldson '45; Navy; received a V-12
scholarship; attended UCLA and Harvard.
S2c Victor Donaldson '49; Navy; Fort Worth,
Texas; Naval Unit of the U.S. Public Health Service
Hospital; storekeeper striker keeping account of all sup-
plies going on and off an LST to a large hospital ship in
the South Pacific.
S2c Clyde D. Donham '38; Navy; South Pacific,
COB III Unit.
1st Lt. Samuel Donham '41; Army Air Corps;
East Indies; C46 flight leader for the AA Corps pilot
troop carriers; had seen service in the CBI.
Capt. Arthur Doolen (Faculty) '34; Army;
Mattoon, Illinois; teaching ROTC at the high school;
was coach at McKendree College during 1932-1934.
2d Lt. Harry Douhitt '39; Army Air Corps; ETO;
glider pilot and glider pilot instructor; overseas a year;
Air Medal for invasion of Holland.
S.Sgt. Elton Dressel '41; Army; Opelika, Ala-
bama; spent 31 months overseas; left U.S. by way of
the Atlantic, returned by way of the Pacific.
Cpl. Lavern Dressel '38; Army; ETO, somewhere
in France.
Lt. Larry East '21; Navy; Oleathe, Kansas; in
charge of civilian personnel.
1st Lt. William Eaton '36; Army Air Corps; Pope
Field, North Carolina.
Aviation Cadet Arnold Eddings '42; Army Air
Corps; Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Ens. George E. Edwards '42; Navy Air Corps;
Africa; pilot of a torpedo bomber; completed a mission
off the coast of Africa in November 1943; departed from
CONUS in March 1 944, for a second sea duty tour; par-
ents last heard from him in a letter dated May 23, 1944;
shot down by anti-aircraft fire when attacking enemy sub-
marine; reported missing June 1 944; later declared killed.
*Ralph A. Edwards '42; Navy; Great Lakes, Il-
linois; military career ended after debilitating injury in
a touch football game at pre-flight training school; be-
came very successful as a minister.
Sic Vernon Elless '46; Coast Guard; Atlantic City,
New Jersey; training station; was member of the
Southwind crew that captured the German trawler
Externsteine in the Arctic Ocean 500 miles from the
North Pole.
Pfc. Estil Ellis '46; Army; ETO; 39th Regimental
Combat Team of the 9th Infantry Division; Combat
Infantryman's Badge and European, African, Middle
East Campaign Ribbon with one Battle Star
Maj. Sol Ernst '38; Army Air Corps; Orlando,
Florida.
Fifty-Two
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Sgt. Raymond Fary '42; Army; ETO, Southern
Germany; Radio Platoon, 100th Signal Battalion of the
100th Infantry Division; participated in the final defeat
of Germany; vividly remembers providing, in the rain
and mud, foot pedal power for a dentist to drill his tooth;
Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American De-
fense Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European-Af-
rican Middle East Ribbon.
Sic Bruce Fiegenbaum '31; Navy; Pacific,
Kerma Relto, Okinawa; on a destroyer tender.
Pfc. James Finley '48; Army; South Pacific; Post
battalion office; clerk typist.
T. Sgt. Robert O. Finley '36; Army Air Corps;
ETO, Italy; heavy bomber group; radio operator and
gunner on a B-24 missing over Czechoslovakia; later
declared killed; Air Medal with three Bronze Oak Leaf
Clusters.
Ens. William A. Fischer '40; Navy; Pacific; photo
interpreter in the U. S. Naval Photographic Interpreta-
tion Squadron Two; was on Guam and Japan.
Cpl. John Fizzell '46; Marianas Islands; 11th
Heavy Bomb Group of 7th AAF; primary MOS was
communications clerk; was also director of the band and
orchestra. [See Profile].
Sgt. Forrest Flamuth '42; Army; Pacific, Manila,
Philippines; Engineering Corps; after 5 1 12 years of ser-
vice, was discharged at Fort Lewis, Washington.
Sgt. Paul Flesor '40; Army; ETO, Germany; Sig-
nal Unit; Bronze Star Medal.
Cpl. Lawrence Fox '39; Army Air Corps;
Coffey ville, Kansas; spent 31 months in the Panama
Canal Zone.
Sgt. WilHam Freshour '46; Army; Philippines;
AAA (AW) Battalion.
Corp. Junealda Frey (Jackson) '34; Marines;
Mohave, California; Marine Corps Air Station; CONUS;
entered service June 9, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri;
spent 2 1/2 years at various Marine air stations, ei-
ther training Marine pilots, or attending school to in-
crease skills; basic training at Camp Lejeune, New
River, North Carolina; honorably discharged from
MCAS, El Toro, California, October 25, 1945. [See Pro-
file].
1st Lt. Herbert Fritz '40; Army; City Hospital,
St. Louis, Missouri; on leave of absence as resident doc-
tor.
WO Howard Gaddy '37; Navy; Navy Pier, Chi-
cago, Illinois; Navy Redistribution Center; had 54-
month tour of duty in the Southwest Pacific.
T. Sgt. Oren Gammon '35; Army; India; Signal
Corps Unit.
Lt. Boyce Garvin '41; Navy; CONUS (while his
ship underwent needed repairs); destroyer escort duty
in the Central Pacific.
1st Lt. Holt Gay '49; Marines; Balboa, Califor-
nia; suffered broken back in an accident.
Capt. Orville Geiger '32; Army; ETO, France;
in ETO for two years.
MM2c Stanley Gibson '34; Navy; Pacific; on a
destroyer.
T. Sgt. Ted Gibson '42; Army Air Corps; Lowry
Field, Colorado.
Maj. Scott Gier '42; Marine Air Corps; El Toro
Marine Air Station, Santa Ana, California; Executive
officer in charge of Squadron 217; Air Medal.
HA2c Frank Glotfelty '43; Navy; Newport,
Rhode Island; Naval Hospital staff.
Lt. Col. Andrew Jackson Goodpaster '35; Army;
ETO Northern Italy; CO, 48th Engineer Combat Divi-
sion; wounded in action, but soon returned to duty; re-
assigned to CONUS.
Lt. Walter Grauel '32; Navy; Norfolk, Virginia.
1st Lt. Bartley J. Greenwood, Jr. '41; Army;
Finschafen, New Guinea; 478th AAAW Battalion; af-
ter one year of enlisted duty. Sergeant Greenwood at-
tended OCS and became a second lieutenant in Novem-
ber 1942; a ruptured ear drum, followed by infection
and loss of 2/3 of the ear drum, led to medical separa-
tion January 12, 1945.
S. Sgt. Leland Grieve '42; Army Air Corps; Pa-
cific, APO unknown; reassigned from Redistribution
Center in Miami Beach, Florida.
Lt. Harry Grothjahn '44; Navy Air Corps; Pa-
cific; flight officer for Vice Admiral HilFs staff Sep-
tember 1945; had been flying instructor at Daytona
Beach, Florida.
AOM3c James Grove '45; Navy Air Corps; Cen-
tral Pacific, Guam; Photographic Air Squadron.
Cpl. James Gruchalla '38; Army; Camp See, Vir-
ginia; Quartermaster Corps.
Sgt. Charles Hall '30; Army; ETO; Special Service
group in the Division of Entertainment and Education.
Sgt. Benjamin Hamm '44; Army; Southwest Pa-
cific; 593d Amphibious Engineer Battalion; New Guinea
landings included Aitape, Wewak, and Noemfoor from
April to July 1 944; in campaigns in the Philippines from
March to August 1945; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
with Two Stars.
Capt. Robert N. Hamm '35; Army; Camp Ellis,
Illinois; dental surgeon.
Sgt. George Handlon '40; Army; ETO, Germany;
Tank Battalion; [See Profile].
Fifty-Three
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1st. Lt. John A. Harmon '40; Army Air Corps;
ETO, England; navigator, B-24 Heavy Bomber; [See
Profile].
Maj. Henry Harper '40; Army Air Corps;
Carlsbad Army Air Field, New Mexico; commanding
officer of a training section.
Lt. Marshall Harris '34; Navy; USS Franklin.
Capt. Roy D. Harris '36; Army; Italy; 5th Army;
Bronze Star Medal.
M. Sgt. Saline Harris '39; Army Air Corps;
Fighter Group based out of New York.
Lt. (jg) Donald Hartman '43; Navy; Pacific; As-
sistant Gunnery officer and Welfare and Recreation of-
ficer for an APA; served nine months in the Mediterra-
nean.
Pfc. Leroy Haseman '36; Army; Pacific,
Okinawa.
Capt. George Everette Hayden '40; Army; Fort
Dix, New Jersey; ETO, Germany; chaplain for combat
unit; severely injured on December 22, 1944, during
the Battle of the Bulge; medically separated from the
service after a long period of hospitalization in Percy
Jones Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan, and Walter Reed
Hospital, Washington, D. C.
S2c Raymond Hayes '45; Navy; Pacific; radar
instructor
PhMlc John Hearst '35; Navy; Philippines; on
a submarine chaser
Sgt. Frank Hedger '34; Army; San Francisco,
California; Transportation Corps Group.
Pvt. Charles Heeley '39; Army; Camp Sutton,
North Carolina.
* Eldon Heer '35; *; released from Armed Forces
as of May 1945.
Lt. (jg) A. K. Henderson (Faculty) '41; Navy;
Little Creek, Virginia; Pacific, Okinawa; commander
of LSM5; served as chaplain (none available at base);
in Armed Guard for the European African Area Am-
phibious Forces; saw action off Algiers at Bizerte No-
vember 6, 1943; Battle Ribbons, two Battle Stars; re-
leased from active duty in Chicago, Illinois, January
1946; was coach and athletic director at McKendree
College 1938-1941.
S. Sgt. Myrl Herman '46; Army; Camp Maxey,
Texas; Infantry Unit.
* Gail Hines '31; Army; ETO, Germany; Ord-
nance.
1st Lt. Arthur Hinson '47; Marines; Okinawa,
Pacific; D Battery, 2d Artillery Battalion; llth Regi-
ment, 1st Marine Division; injured by mortar fragments
in his right shoulder, arm, and lung during the invasion
of Okinawa on April 15,1945; excellent medical care
from the field corpsman to the 103d U.S. Field Hospital
on Guam enabled him to make a fast recovery; returned
to duty and completed his tour in the Pacific; placed on
inactive list April 22.1946.
Lt. Harrison A. Hoffmann '34; Navy; Pacific;
on an APA.
Maj. Arthur Hoppe '30; Army; Fort Worth,
Texas; AA Command Headquarters.
1st Lt. Charles L. Hortin '38; Army Air Corps;
Southwest Pacific.
T. Sgt. Dale E. Hortin '39; Army; South Pacific,
New Guinea; 210th FA Battalion; [See Profile].
1st Lt. James Hortin '30; Navy; Corpus Christi,
Texas.
Maj. Paul Hortin '28; Army Air Corps; Colorado
Springs, Colorado; Hqs. 2d AF.
RM3c Ross Hortin '43; Navy; Philippines; war
ended shortly after his arrival at that station.
* Gaylon Howe '34; Navy; Pacific, Great Lakes,
Illinois; held services in "the Chapel of the Keep" at
Dutch Harbor in Alaska.
M.Sgt. Raymond Howe '40; Army Air Corps;
Italy; Technical Supply Service in the Mediterranean.
Pvt. Richard Howe '56; Army; Philippines; Quar-
termaster Corps; diploma in recognition of special work
in the personnel and administration areas (prior to leav-
ing CONUS).
1st Lt. Gordon Huff '44; Army; ETO, Germany;
I02d Infantry Division; wounded at Aachen, Germany;
reassigned after recovery.
* Arthur V. Huffman '35; Afghanistan.
SKlc Marion B. Jackson '36; Navy; Philippines;
Chief Storekeeper.
CPO Max E. Jackson '36; Navy; near Okinawa;
disbursor; second overseas tour; previously posted in
the Pacific with the First Construction Battalion; served
seven years, with 23 months spent in Guadalcanal area;
was at the Kaneoki Air Station when the Japanese at-
tacked it eight minutes before the attack on Pearl Harbor
1st Lt. Robert G. Jackson '38; Army Air Corps;
Midland, Texas; Air Base School; was in both ETO and
African Theaters; completed 30-mission tour in Italy as
a bombardier on a B-24; Air Medal with two Oak Leaf
Clusters.
Pvt. William Jackson '31; Army; ETO, England;
General Hospital Division.
Lt. (jg) Roy Jaeckel '39; Navy; Pacific; five-inch
gunnery officer. Battleship USS Alabama; [See Profile].
Lt. (jg) Albert Johnpeter '42; Navy; Pacific; on
an APA; six Campaign Stars.
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2nd Lt. Charles Jones *; Marines; Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina; platoon leader
* Edward Jones '40; Marines; Pacific.
Cpl. Robert Just '44; Army; Philippines; Signal
Corps; served in Australia and New Guinea.
Lt. Wallace Karstens '35; Navy; Oakland Air-
port, California; dental services; entered service in Sep-
tember 1943.
S2c Clifford Keck '44; Navy; Pacific; ship
radioman.
* George Kennedy '43; volunteer ambulance
driver attached to the British Navy.
* Robert Kercher '44; Army Air Corps; Pacific,
New Guinea; air base.
SK2c Dean Kirkpatrick '43; Navy; Great Lakes,
Illinois.
Capt. Gustave Krizek '37; Army; ETO, Ger-
many; 90th Chemical Mortar Battalion; Bronze Star
Medal for achievement in combat, awarded in ceremony
at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, by Brigadier General
J. A. Cranston, Chief of Staff. V Corps.
Cpl. Robert Kruh '46; Army; ETO, Germany;
Engineering Battalion; unit received a commendation
from General Hodges' 1st Army for putting a bridge
across the Rhine in 10 days.
Capt. Robert Kurrus '33; Army Air Corps; ETO,
Germany; [See Profile].
* Delbert Lacquement '28; Army; ETO, France,
Camp Maxey, Texas; Armored Unit, only chaplain for
the 14th Cavalry Group; reported the 91st Armored Di-
vision wiped out at Luxembourg; medically discharged.
S.Sgt. Harry Lang '33; Army; Pacific. Philip-
pines; finance section; had been in New Guinea.
Sgt. Robert Langenwalter '46; Army; Assam, In-
dia; chemical laboratory; overseas for 18 months.
* Wallace Leaf '43; Navy; Pacific.
Sgt. Harry Leckrone '41; Army Air Corps; Truax
Field, Madison, Wisconsin; was slowly recovering from
typhus fever in a hospital at Scott Field, Illinois.
PhMlc Bernard Logan '47; Navy; Northern Pa-
cific, Aleutian Islands; medical department.
MM3c Ralph Logan '42; Seabees; Pacific; in the
service for three years, one year of which he spent in
Iceland; returned to CONUS to be an instructor at Camp
Endicott, Rhode Island; spent 1 1 months in Hawaii.
Capt. Charles E. Long '41; Army Air Corps; Oak-
land Airfield, California; flight control center.
CPhMic Alvin Lopinot '46; Navy; Pacific; in
charge of his division on an LST.
Lt. (jg) Carrol Lowe '42; Navy; South Pacific;
USS Brownsoir, action off New Britain [See Profile].
Capt. Cecil Lowe '40; Army; ETO, England; was
the first and only chaplain for the hospital at Camp
Chafee, Arkansas; had two sons in the service.
Pfc. Donald Lowe '48; Army; ETO, Germany;
Engineering Battalion, 7th Army.
Col. Earl C. Lowry '28; Army; ETO, France; CO,
195th General Hospital; served in hospital from 1944
to the end of the war; remained in service until 1967;
after one year at McKendree College, transferred to the
University of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and received a
B.S. in Science in 1 927; earned M.D. at Vanderbilt Uni-
versity, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1933; entered the Army
in 1933 as M.D. with rank of lieutenant. [See Profile].
Lt. (jg) James L. Loy '43; Navy; Pacific; Assis-
tant Operations officer with the combined 7th Amphibi-
ous Staff.
* Don Mahan '43; Army Air Corps; New Guinea;
had accrued 138 points toward discharge.
Pfc. M. Alfred Manis '39; Army Air Corps; ETO,
Germany; supply clerk, 464th AA Corps Base Unit.
Pvt. Albert Manwaring '35; Army; Camp Van
Dom, Mississippi.
Sgt. Charles JVIanwaring '46; Army; ETO,
France, Germany; Tank Destroyer Battalion attached to
General Patton's Third Army; wounded in July 1944,
and placed in military hospital in England; rejoined his
unit.
1st Lt. Daniel B. Martin '45; Army Air Corps;
CBI; flying troop transport in Burma; transferred from
Fort Gardner Field, California, where he was in train-
ing as an aviation cadet; reported killed in March 1945;
shortly before his death, wrote a letter to Dr. Dorothy
West, which in part read, "...the war here is like
McKendree playing football against Missouri Univer-
sity. We have enough spirit, but lack the backing."
Pfc. Francis Martin '43; Army; APO New York;
Signal Service Battalion.
2d Lt. Harry A. Martindale '42; Army Air Corps.
S.Sgt. Kenneth V. Mason '36; Army; ETO, Ger-
many; Engineering Battalion.
Pfc. Charles R. Matthews '46; Army Air Corps;
Galveston, Texas; inspector of B-24s.
1st Lt. John V. McLain '42; Army; Fort George
Meade, Maryland; 15-month tour of duty in the South
Pacific.
Capt. Elmo T. McClay '31; Army Air Corps;
Scott Field, Illinois; Medical Corps; CONUS.
A3c John W. McNelly '47; Navy; Pacific; fire-
man on an LST.
PFC Donald Mercer '42; Marines; Southwest Pa-
cific; Infantry Unit.
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* EmUe Mignery '35: Army; CONUS.
Lt. (jg) Hugh Miles '38; Navy; Little Creek, Vir-
ginia.
Sgt. Maxine Miller (Finley) '39; Army Air Corps;
Webb Air Field, Big Springs, Texas; bombardier school,
radio and code training; teacher; released from the
Armed Forces soon after the war's end.
Sgt. Lee Mockler '33; Army; South Pacific, Dutch
New Guinea; Headquarters 33rd Infantry Division G-2
Section, MOS 631; assisted in collecting, evaluating,
interpreting, and disseminating enemy intelligence and
counter-intelligence operations; landed in Finschafen
area. New Guinea, during monsoon season May 1944;
served from April 27, 1942 to November 19, 1945;
American Campaign Medal, Pacific Medal with 2 Cam-
paign Stars, Philippines Liberation Ribbon, World War
II Victory Medal.
Cpl. Ralph Monken '43; Army Air Corps; Pa-
cific, Tarawa; AACS Squadron.
Sic Lee Mooney '41; Navy; Ward Island, Corpus
Christi, Texas; Aviation Radio Technician in the Navy
Air Technical Training Center
S. Sgt, Walter Morse '32; Army Air Corps; Army
Air Field, Waco, Texas; weather forecaster
Capt. Charles Mueth '42; Army Air Corps; CBI;
flew 'The Hump" in B-24; [See Profile].
Pfc. Raymond Musgrove '35; Army; Brooklyn,
New York; Medical Detachment.
Pvt. Malcolm Myers '43; Army Air Corps; Pa-
cific, Marianas Islands; Depot Repair Squadron.
Cpl. Albert Nattsas '34; Army; San Antonio,
Texas; M.P. Detachment.
Maj. Harry Nesmith '34; Army; ETO; completed
39 months of duty in hospitals in England, Scotland,
North Ireland, France, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Lux-
embourg, and Germany; neuro-psychiatrist.
Cpl. Clair Norris '37; Army; Philippines; Am-
phibious Truck Company; overseas 20 months in Aus-
tralia, New Guinea, and the Philippines.
AS Harold Nothdurft '45; Navy; Fort Schuyler,
New York; USNR; medical service.
Sgt. George Nugent '37; Army; ETO, France;
Ordnance Depot Section.
Mus2c Robert F. O'Brien '43; Navy; Pacific;
USS Dixie Band Division; member of band that was
famous across entire Pacific; played at all friendly -
and sometimes unfriendly - ports. The Dixie Band was
performing at a Marine base in the Solomons when a
shot rang out from the top of a nearby coconut tree.
O'Brien quipped, "I didn't know we were that bad."
[See Profile].
S. Sgt. Marion E. Officer '50: Army: ETO,
France; MVD Company.
1st Lt. John Oppitz '38; Army Air Corps;
Ellington Field, Texas; associate editor of monthly maga-
zine. Log of Navigation; after graduating from naviga-
tion school at Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana, became
navigator on a lead bomber at an air base in England;
completed 30 bombing missions over Germany; Air
Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying
Cross; [See Profile].
Sgt. James Oppitz '47; Army Air Corps; ETO,
England; Administrative NCO for the 388th Bomb
Group (H) of the 8th Air Force.
2d Lt. Harold Ore '42; Army; Camp Robinson,
Arkansas; graduated from Infantry OCS at Fort Benning,
Georgia.
Pvt. Robert Lee Osborn '46; Army Air Corps;
ETO, Germany; AAA Gun Battalion, 7th Army;
wounded in Germany; sent to a general hospital in En-
gland; returned to his unit.
Capt. Herbert Oxendine '38; Army Air Corps,
CONUS; tour in Southwest Pacific.
Sic Andrew Patterson '44; Coast Guard; tours
along West Coast and radio school in Atlantic City,
New Jersey, ended in February 1945; assigned to a
ship being refitted as a rocket launcher vessel, but
the "bomb" stopped the LST from completing its mis-
sion.
Cpl. Robert H. Peach '28; Army; ETO, En-
gland and France; 5th General Hospital; optometrist;
participated in Normandy, northern France, and
Rhineland campaigns; Europe-Africa-Middle East
Ribbon with three Battle Stars, Certificate of Merit
with Citation: "For superior services as optometrist
Fifth General Hospital, England and France, 1 Au-
gust 1943 to 25 July 1945."
Ylc Wilfred A. Pemberton '32; Navy; Fleet Post
Office.
Pvt. Anial Pennell '42; Army; Pacific, Philippines;
F.A. Battalion: wounded in action; recovered and later
rotated to CONUS.
Lt. Cdr. Lowell Pennell '36; Navy Air Corps; Bur-
ton, South Carolina; in school; transferred to West Coast
to command his own squadron.
Maj. Lewis V. Peterson '27; Army Air Corps;
Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio; Air Technical Service Com-
mand; granted leave of absence from University of Illi-
nois where he was supervisor of visual aids.
* Mason Petty '43; *; released from Armed Forces
as of May 1945.
Capt. Morris Phillips '31; Army; Italy.
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1st Lt. Wendell Phillips '38; Army; ETO Rome,
Italy; overseas 30 months as infantryman in Africa, Sic-
ily, Italy, and France; Silver Star.
T. Sgt. Raymond Pike '41; Army Air Corps;
Carlsbad, New Mexico; Squadron A CAAF; returned
from 36 months overseas.
1st Lt. Walter Pimlott '44; Marine Air Corps; Pa-
cific; Corsair Squadron pilot attacking Gilbert Islands;
during operations in the Marshall Islands, his plane failed
to rendezvous with the rest of his flight and was never
located; Air Medal and Victory Medal WWII; his name
is inscribed on the "Court of Honor" at the Honolulu
Memorial National Cemetery for the Pacific; missing
since June 20, 1944; later declared killed.
Ens. James Pinkston '45; Navy; out of New York;
on USS Sturdy Beggar.
Sic Howard Pistor '51; Navy; Great Lakes, Illi-
nois; Selection Office; interviewed and classified re-
cruits; graduated from Classification Interviewers
School at Farragut, Idaho.
Cdr. J. Rue Plater '26; Navy; San Bruno, Cali-
fornia; Fleet Hospital Division; dental surgeon; also in
Pacific Theater as dental surgeon.
Pvt. William Plato '44; Marines; San Francisco,
California; was in Naval Hospital, recovering from
wounds suffered in action in the Philippines.
Capt. William Podesta '33; Army; Pacific The-
ater; entertainment officer in San Francisco, California;
ran a dental clinic; made and fitted artificial eyes for
casualties on Christmas Island; received Bronze Star.
Capt. William H. Poe '35; Army Medical Corps;
ETO, France; hospital unit since February 27, 1944;
landed on "D" Day with a combat unit.
Cpl. Archie Porter '46; Army; ETO, France; AAA
(AW) Battalion.
* Edward Posage '41; Army Air Corps; ETO, Ger-
many; prisoner of war but circumstances unknown; sur-
vived; returned home after the war.
Lt. Charles E. Pruett '33; Navy Medical Corps;
Pacific; aboard ship.
1st Lt. Walter Pruett '38; Army; Dallas, Texas;
Headquarters 8th Signal Corps; moved from Fort
Devens, Massachusetts; was awaiting overseas orders.
Sgt. Leslie Purdy '47; Army; Pacific; advanced
element of a supply depot; previously in Australia, New
Guinea, and the Netherlands East Indies.
Pvt. Edward Quick '40; Army Air Corps; AAF
Base Unit; had served three years.
Lt. Malcolm Randall '39; Navy; Pacific; battle-
ship; in two years of sea duty, had participated in seven
actions.
CPhM Allen Rapinot *; Navy; Pacific.
Ens. Wyatt Rawlings '45; Navy Air Corps; Ba-
nana River, Florida; Naval Air School.
Lt. Richard Recard '43; Navy Air Corps; ended
CONUS-bound flying career at USNAS, Boston, Mas-
sachusetts, September 6, 1945.
Pvt. Amos Reed '40; Army Air Corps; completed
radio training course at Scott Field, Illinois.
Pfc. Ralph Ritchey '31; Army; Pacific; Infantry
Division Band; Amphibious Battalion from Philippines
to Japan, attached to Admiral Halsey's 3d Fleet; band
member.
PFC Frances Robinson (Bailey) '43; Marines
Cherry Point, North Carolina; "Sergeant of the Guards"
special services: recreation and dramatics director
worked in bowling alley, planned baseball tournaments,
parties and dances, taught ballroom dancing, escort for
entertainers who came to the base, and produced weekly
locally-broadcast radio show; entered Marines in March
1944, basic training at Camp Lejuene, North Carolina;
promoted to sergeant prior to her release in January 1 946.
* Albert Rode '32; Army; ETO, France; killed
somewhere in France.
Sgt. Bernice Rongey (Douglas) '42; Army
(WAC); North African Theater; only female
McKendrean stationed overseas; unit was in General
Eisenhower's camp; discharged October 1945.
* Walton Russ '42; *; released from Armed Forces
as of May 1945.
Sgt. Allen Sager '48; Army; ETO, France; Engi-
neering Regiment.
1st. Lt. Milton Sager '40; Army; ETO, Germany;
9th Armored Division; Headquarters Battery Com-
mander and Battalion Communications officer [See Pro-
file].
* Phillip St. Martin *; Navy; Bend, Oregon; of-
ficer in charge of Personnel Section.
RM3c Paul Salmon '48; Navy; Pacific; destroyer;
crossed the equator 1 1 times; traveled by sea over 90,000
miles; had been to almo.st every important island in the
Pacific, and landed troops on 1 1 of them.
Lt. James T. Sampson '37; Navy.
* John Sanders '35; Army.
Maj. William Sanders '36; Army Air Corps;
Memphis, Tennessee; Municipal Airport, Headquarters,
4th Ferrying Division of the Air Transport Command;
Personnel Affairs officer; had been assigned to the Mu-
nitions Building, Washington, D. C, in charge of casu-
alty notification; was on terminal leave in General Hos-
pital, Memphis, Tennessee; Army Commendation Rib-
bon.
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CWO Glen Sappington '42; Army; ETO, France;
administrative work.
Lt. Albert Schmedake '38; Navy; returned from
10-month overseas tour
CSp Lewis Scholl (Faculty) '41; Navy; Great
Lakes, Illinois; physical therapist; served primarily in
San Diego, California area; physical education; coach
at McKendree College in 1941.
Ens. Herbert Schroeder '44, Navy; Pacific; En-
gineering officer on a patrol gun boat.
Sgt. Thomas Schwarzlose '46; Army Air Corps;
ETO, Italy; Bombardier Squadron; ball turret gunner
on a B-17; completed several of required 50 missions
before being declared missing; actually was imprisoned
until the end of the war
* Frank Scott '34; *; released from Armed Forces
a.s of May, 1945.
PhM3c Kenneth Scott '35; Navy; Farragut, Idaho.
S2c William Searles '46; Navy; departed San
Francisco, California to become ship repairman at a
Pacific base.
Pfc. Paul Seibert '44; Army; Pacific.
Cpl. Ernest Sheese '46; Army Air Corps; Charles-
ton, South Carolina; airplane mechanic.
Cpl. Richard Shepherd '44; Army Air Corps;
CBI Theater, Assam, India; Air Transport Command; at
base for two years.
Ens. Harold Shipp '40; Navy; Pacific; Executive
officer. Squadron Navigator, and Communications of-
ficer on a motor torpedo boat.
1st Lt. Herbert Simons '42; Army; ETO, Ger-
many; Infantry Platoon Leader during and after Battle
of the Bulge; wounded and sent to general hospital in
England; after recovery, rejoined unit; Purple Heart,
Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star
Capt. H. Y. Slaten '26; Army; ETO, England;
228th Station Hospital; held services in a hospital ward
and a chapel used exclusively for religious services of
all denominations. He stated, "There were men of al-
most every sect, and those who declared they had no
faith at all."
2nd Lt. Ralph Sleight '45; Marines; went home
on leave after completing officers' training.
Ens. C. Earnest Smith '44; Navy Air Corps; CO-
NUS, was awaiting reassignment.
Cpl. Edwin Smith '38; Army; ETO, France; Gen-
eral Hospital; stationed for a year in North Africa.
S. Sgt. Jonas Smith '43; Marine Air Corps; CO-
NUS, returned after 1 8-month tour in the South Pacific;
after a 30-day leave, reported to Cherry Point, North
Carolina.
* Richard Snyder '44; Army; ETO, France.
Sgt. John Spiller '44; Army; Germany; 1 7th Cav-
alry Division.
S.Sgt. Kenneth Stegall '45; Army Air Corps;
ETO, Italy; turret gunner on B-24; missing since De-
cember 1944; later declared killed.
Pvt. Wesley Stelzriede '49; Army; Camp
Robinson, Arkansas.
Pvt. Leonard Stoecklin '38; Army; ETO, Germany.
1st Lt. Eddie Stroehlein '38; Army; New Orieans,
Louisiana.
Ens. Raymond Suggs '45; Navy; Pacific; on an
LCS.
Capt. Curtis Taylor '42; Army; ETO, Italy; 88th
Infantry Division; twice wounded; multiple shell frag-
ments in the back; received surgical treatment in Italy;
upon recovery, rejoined unit. [See Profile].
Y2c Stephen L. Tedor '31; Navy; Pacific,
Marianas Islands; Seabees.
Ens. Robert Tenney '45; Navy; South Pacific.
Sgt. Antone Tepatti '48; Army Air Corps; Pacific,
Philippines; 600th AAF Band; trumpet player; enter-
tained troops at every opportunity and for all special
occasions; played reveille every morning and retreat
parades every night; returned home at end of war.
T. Sgt. Edgar Thilman '48; Army; ETO, Ger-
many.
Lt. Royce Timmons '43; Navy Air Corps; South
Pacific, Guadalcanal; VB-102 Unit; [See Profile].
* Thomas Jefferson Tippett '39; Army; ETO;
killed in .service.
Pfc. Harold Todd '44; Army; ETO, Germany; In-
fantry.
Cpl. Claude Tritt '41; Army; ETO, France; small
arms mechanic with 9th Armored Division.
* Billy "Ricker '34; Army.
1st Lt. George Ttittle '43; Army Air Corps; Napier
Field, Dothan, Alabama.
1st Lt. James Tuttle '43; Army Air Corps;
Mitchell Field, New York; First AAF Fighter Command;
instructed pilots for overseas replacement; completed
his missions abroad.
S.Sgt. Russell Ungerzagt '38; Army Air Corps;
ETO, Germany; imprisoned from October 11,1 944, until
the end of the war
2d Lt. Paul Vanatta '43; Army Air Corps; Pa-
cific; fiying B-29 Super Fortress.
Pfc. Harold Vernor '42; Army Air Corps; Morris
Field, Charlotte. North Carolina; AAF Band.
S.Sgt. Clair Villiger '44; Army; ETO, France;
Troop Transport Unit.
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Pfc. Roy Waggoner '44; Army Air Corps; Camp
Murphy, Florida.
Pfc. Richard Wagner '46; Army Air Corps;
Barksdale Field, Louisiana.
Cpl. Harry Walker '42; Army; CBI Theater,
Burma; 1304th Construction Battalion; worked two
years on the Ledo Road.
Lt. Harold E. Wallace (Faculty) '41; Navy; South
Pacific; hospital division, responsible for malaria con-
trol; remained in service for duration; Ph.D., taught bi-
ology at McKendree College in 1941.
Capt. Clarence H. Walton '35; Army Medical
Corps; Pacific; during early 1944 served in northern Italy
with 329th FA Battalion of the 85th Infantry Division;
returned to CONUS May 1945, took refresher courses,
sent to Pacific Theater; service ended after V-J Day. [His
father is Dr. William C. Walton, who was a much-ad-
mired faculty member at McKendree College.]
PFC Donald Ward '41; Marines; Pacific; infan-
try; killed in action fighting the Japanese on Berico Is-
land during the Battle for Tarawa on November 22, 1943;
his gold star was the first one placed on McKendree
College's service flag.
1st Lt. Harry Ward '42; Army Air Corps; ETO;
8th AF; Bombardier on a B- 17; 25 missions over Ger-
many; Air Medal with additional Oak Leaf Cluster.
AS John C. Watson '42; Navy; served aboard a
liberty ship in Africa and the Solomons.
Lt. (jg) Arthur Wehmeier '37; Navy; Pacific,
Philippines; on a seaplane tender.
SK2c Kathleen Weidler (Griswold) '44; Coast
Guard; Norfolk, Virginia; member of SPAR chorus,
which sang on a Coast Guard-manned transport back
from combat action in the Mediterranean Sea; took ba-
sic training at Palm Beach, Florida; discharged in Octo-
ber 1945.
1st Lt. G. B. Welborn '38; Army Air Corps; ETO,
Italy; bombardier and navigator; flew number of mis-
sions over Germany.
1st Lt. Arthur Werle '50; Army; Pacific,
Okinawa; Engineering Battalion; [See Profile].
MaM2c Gaylon Whiteside '34; Navy; Pacific,
Honolulu; postal service; expected to be moved.
* Harold Whitlock '35; Army; North Africa and
Italy; sponsored Christmas party for the Italian children.
Sgt. Gerald Whittington '37; Army; assigned
consecutively to Special Services, Transportation Ser-
vices, and Signal Corps School; expected departure for
the ETO canceled due to the end the of war in Europe.
Ens. Orval Wiley '44; Navy; Pacific.
Pvt. Wilbur Wiley '44; Army; CBI Theater.
Lt. Charles O. Williams '40; Navy; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; advanced train [See Profile].
* Howard Williams '44; Marine Air Corps; Pa-
cific; met Walter Pimlott while in the Gilbert Islands.
ART3c Daniel S. Williamson '45; Navy; Min
neapolis, Minnesota.
Lt. Kenneth Wilson '36; USNR; Little Creek, Vir-
ginia; Amphibious Training Base.
Pvt. Robert Winning '45; Army; Little Rock, Ar-
kansas; Camp Robinson; attended Army Dental School
at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Cpl. Karl Wittlinger '34; Army; ETO, Italy; 35th
Field Hospital.
S.Sgt. Warren Wolfe '35; Army; ETO, Germany;
overseas for 24 months.
Sgt. Byrl Woodard '39; Army; ETO, Belgium;
Railroad Operating Battalion; conductor.
Cpl. Donald Woodburn '44; Army; San
Bemadino, California; Sub-Depot Repair Facility, Quar-
termaster Branch.
S. Sgt. Merrill H. Wright '33; Army; Fort
Sheridan, Illinois; reception center. Army Ground
Forces; one of the three enlisted liaison representatives.
Ens. Noble Wright '45; Navy; Norfolk, Virginia;
Submarine Lacker.
Ens. Paul Yost '42; Navy; Pacific; APA, Com-
munications officer; received commission after complet-
ing Midshipman's School; formeriy Executive officer
on an LCI.
Lt. Loren Young '33; Navy; Pacific; on a de-
stroyer tender.
Maj. Roger Zeller '38; Army Air Corps; Wash-
ington, D. C; North Africa; administration officer; trans-
ferred to nearby unit as pilot for 319th Bomb Group on
a Marauder B-26, called "the Widow-Maker" because
of operational difficulties encountered by pilots; plane
was shot down, and he was captured during bombing
run over Sardinia; held in POW camp in Chiete, Italy;
escaped with three others as they were being readied to
move to Germany; Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze
Star, Purple Heart.
The names that follow were listed on the "Armed
Service Roll" in issues of the McKendree Review from
1941 to 1946, but no additional information was avail-
able.
Don Davis *
Warren Faeth '43
William Gillespie '30
Roy Griebel '39
Russell Gullett '42
Raymond Harms '38
Elbert Isaac '33
David Jackson '36
Leslie Lee '42
James Lyerla '42
John Perry '45
Robert Rucker '39
Robert Stoffel '43
Dale Whitehurst '35
Burdette Williams '40
Lester Wilson '39
GIs Matriculating After
World War II
In the years following the war, there were also 54
veterans who came to McKendree College as students
with no prior connection to the college. They came on
the GI Bill of Rights following the ending of hostilities
on August 15, 1945. Nevertheless, in recording the his-
tory of McKendree College, their impact on the cur-
riculum, finances, campus life, and the future of the col-
lege qualifies them to be listed as McKendreans in World
War II. Their names follow:
Harold E. Affsprung '49
Rocjard Ashall '50
Kenneth L. Austin '50
Franklin Babb '51
Dale Bailey '49
Don Benitone '49
Lauren Berger '50
Edward Benny Bogard '51
Kenneth Bowker '50
Don Brown '50
Tony Bruno '50
Edward Gavins '49
David Cummins '50
John Curtis '50
Charles Fox '51
Wade Gee '47
Andrew P. Geist '49
Jayhew Halcomb '49
Burnell Heinecke '50
John Hei.ser '49
Thomas Hemmer '49
Stanley Holzhauser '50
Gene Lowell Houser '50
Richard Howe '48
Dale Huff '49
Howard Hursey '50
William Johnston '51
Sherman Lyle Jones '51
Ralph Juda '51
Roy Katayama '50
Blaine Kennedy '50
John K. Krumeich '49
Pat Ladas '50
Anthony Markarian '49
Robert McCable '50
Brainard Miller '51
George Pathenos '51
John Rainholt '51
James Reizer '47
William J. Rhodes '51
John Richichi '49
Elvis Rosenberger '50
Elmer A. Rouland '49
Orville Schanz '50
Robert E. Simpson '51
Samuel W. Simpson '49
Theodore Sleeper '49
Thomas B. Sowers '49
Lee I. Strain '50
Newman Thompson '50
William Togias '50
Richard Townsend '49
Milo Wadsworth '50
Kenneth William Walters '49
Profiles
The sources reviewed and, in some cases, the in-
dividuals themselves, provided additional information
on the McKendreans listed below. It is hoped that the
information related here will provide the reader with an
understanding of the widespread, and sometimes tragic,
results the war had on McKendreans and their families.
Bernard H. Baldridge '37 entered McKendree
College from Gillespie, Illinois, in September 1 933, and
graduated in June 1937. In his senior year, he became
master scientist in the campus national honorary science
and mathematics fraternity, Sigma Theta, Beta chapter.
He entered the Army Air Corps in November 1 94 1 ,
as a civilian instructor member of a small cadre of engi-
neers organizing the Army Air Corps Radar School at
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Scott Field, Illinois. He moved with the school to
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida, in January
1942; he later moved to the base constructed for the
school at Boca Raton, Florida. He was commissioned
directly as a second lieutenant with a radar officer's MOS
in October 1942 and continued with the same duty and
assignment of the Radar School Technical and Supervi-
sion staff. From April 1942, to March 1944, he served
as a liaison with industry for operator/maintenance train-
ing on new and advanced radars.
From March through December of 1944,
Baldridge was assigned to Headquarters AACS, AAF
in the ETO, to provide maintenance and operational
services to the 8th and 9th Air Forces during the in-
troduction of ground-controUed-approach instrument
landing systems.
He was decorated with the American Campaign
Medal; European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign
Medal with one Battle Star; WW II Victory Medal; and
the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany).
Baldridge was discharged September 1946 with
the rank of major.
After a year of this duty, Breitwieser went to anti-
submarine advanced training; then to gunnery school;
then to HoustonyCalveston, Texas, to commission a new
destroyer escort vessel, USS Vance, DE 387. On this
ship he was Electronics and Communications officer,
and later became Executive officer. It was again con-
voy escort duty from Norfolk, Virginia, or New York
City, to the Mediterranean, North Africa, and Sicily.
These convoys were in support of the invasion forces
that were already in North Africa. The most dangerous
routes were through the Mediterranean, from Algiers to
Tunis. Attacks came from German aircraft flying out of
southern France, as well as German submarines lying
in wait for the convoys. Occasionally, they lost a ship
or two; occasionally, they filled the sky with AAA fire.
Once they picked up a downed German airman and de-
livered him to Allied Forces in Tunis. This tour of duty
ended in September 1944, and he returned to school for
graduate work at MIT in Electrical Engineering.
Lieutenant Breitweiser was awarded the Ameri-
can Theater Campaign Medal, the North African Cam-
paign Medal, and the Victory Medal.
George F. Breitwieser '42 entered McKendree
College in September 1938, from East St. Louis, Illi-
nois. He attended only one year, but many of his peers
still recall the help he gave them in academics. While at
McKendree, he took a competitive examination for an
appointment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and won
admittance to the school in July 1939.
After graduating from the Academy in June 1 942,
he was assigned to convoy escort duty on board the cut-
ter Pandora running from Key West, Florida, to New
York City, and back again. This route crossed what was
known as "Torpedo Junction," a favorite area for Ger-
man submarine attacks against coastal shipping. Con-
voys totaled up to 100 ships, with about six to eight
escort vessels patrolling forward, aft, and at the sides of
the array of merchant ships.
Submarines would lie in wait ahead of the con-
voy, and fire torpedoes as the broadside of the ships
was presented. The escort vessels searched the area
ahead and to the side with the then-available sonar,
which had very limited range. Frequently, sonar con-
tacts turned out to be fish or some other kind of target;
nevertheless, every contact was pursued and attacked if
it persisted. The attack consisted of dropping a pattern
of depth charges, which seemed to be as much danger
to the patrolling escort vessel as to the submarines. At-
tacks could come at any time of day or night; they were
"not conducive to a good night's sleep!"
John J. Fizzell '46 entered McKendree College
in the fall of 1 938; due to his service in World War II, he
did not graduate until September 1946. A music major
with a .specialty in voice, he was in the chorus and was
also becoming familiar with instrumental music.
He was drafted into the Army Air Corps at Scott
Field, Illinois, in July 1942. After basic training, he
joined the 1 1th Heavy Bombardment Group (B-24) of
the 7th AAF at Hickam Field, Hawaii. As a communi-
cations corporal, he handled the IFF signals. In addi-
tion to his communication duties, he was the director of
the unit's band and orchestra.
His unit was in the central Pacific campaign un-
der the overall command of Admiral Nimitz throughout
the entire time they were in combat. The Uth Group
was awarded four Campaign Stars.
Fizzell's most notable non-combat experience oc-
curred on his way back home, on board a bomber headed
for Clark Field in the Philippines: the bomb doors would
not close, and they were in a heavy storm most of the
way. After landing, he was soon aboard the Dutch liner
Japara, and running through a formidable typhoon.
He was discharged at Fort Logan, Colorado, Oc-
tober 31, 1945.
Junealda Frey (Jackson) '34 was enrolled in
McKendree College in September 1 930 and in the sum-
mer session of 1 93 1 . She then entered the fine arts cur-
riculum for five years, where she studied voice under
Pauline Harper, became a member of the Glee Club,
sang first soprano in the quartet, and performed as a
soloist. During her freshman year, she was active in
dramatics, notably as "Yum Yum" in "The Mikado,' and
played the lead with Jack Pfeffer in "Martha" - training
that proved invaluable during the latter part of her mili-
tary career.
She enlisted in the Women's Reserve Unit of the
U.S. Marine Corps^t St. Louis, Missouri, on June 9,
1943. After four weeks of basic training at Camp
Lejuene, New River, North Carolina, she spent 10 weeks
at NAS Atlanta, Georgia, for training as a Link Trainer
Ground School Instructor of Navigation and Instrument
Flying. She was then assigned to Marine Corps Air Sta-
tion, Mojave, California; C Company 13th Battalion,
where she was a ground school instructor to Fleet Ma-
rine Air Squadrons.
When Celestial Navigation was added to the cur-
riculum in April 1945, Frey was sent to NAS San Diego,
California, for the six-week course. She then returned to
her home base in Mojave, where she was able to use much
of the fine arts training she had received at McKendree
College. She sang in the chapel choir, with an occasional
solo, and was called on for weddings and recitals that be-
came more frequent as the war neared its end.
She was honorably discharged from MCAS at El
Toro, California, on October 25, 1945, as a Corp. FWA
Avn (Fixed Wing Aviation corporal).
Frey is a life member of the Women Marines As-
sociation and a charter member of "Women in Military
Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc." in
Washington, D.C. (the memorial is to be at the gate of
Arlington Cemetery). She stated, "The years at
McKendree and years as a Marine were periods of un-
forgettable pleasures and pride."
George W. Handlon '40 was always a competitor;
he won his honors on the Hypes football field during his
years at McKendree College. He entered the Army in De-
cember 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, and served until April
1946, when he was discharged in St. Louis, Missouri.
His service in the ETO in D Company 20th TK
Battalion of the 20th Armored Division was anything
but rear echelon - he was a gunner on an M-24 (light
tank) and mostly ran reconnaissance. George was cer-
tainly "in harm's way": His unit was attached at various
times to the 9th, I st, 7th, and 3rd Armies. This was nor-
mal, as armored units were invaluable to the fighting
effort. He was at Salzburg, Austria, when Germany sur-
rendered.
Handlon and his unit were returned to the states
early, as they were scheduled to play a major role in the
attack on Japan. But, as Handlon said, "President
Truman dropped the atom bomb - praise the Lord and
thanks."
As a combat sergeant, Handlon trained and led men
during most of his career. Without combat sergeants, no
army would be very effective.
When he arrived at Camp Shanks, New York, he
had what he termed his most outstanding non-combat
experience: They were served "steak, real potatoes, and
ice cream; after 10-1 rations, this was unbelievable."
Handlon lists one award, the Presidential Unit Ci-
tation, presented in Munich, Germany.
John A. Harmon '40 was a leader on the
McKendree College campus, as evidenced by his four
years in sports. He was elected captain of the 1939 foot-
ball team and the 1940 track team. At East St. Louis,
Illinois, on May 22, 1 942, he enlisted in the Army, where
he continued to display his leadership abilities.
After basic training at Camp Wallace, Texas, in
the summer of 1942, Harmon transferred to the Army
Air Corps. He completed his training as a navigator in
August 1943, and joined a squadron of the 445th Bomb
Group. After training, he flew to the ETO in England
via the southern route in November and December 1 943.
Harmon was assigned as navigator in the B-24
heavy bombers that were in the 3d Division of the 8th
AF and flew 29 bombing missions over Europe, mainly
Germany. His squadron was directly involved in the air
offensive in Europe and in the Normandy Campaign.
He returned home in August 1944, after logging 230
combat hours in eight months over enemy territory.
He taught in the navigation school in Selman, Loui-
siana, in the winter of 1944 and the spring of 1945. He
was transferred to the Air Corps base at Walla Walla,
Washington, and became an Information/Education of-
ficer MOS 5004. He worked in the USAFI program to
help military personnel receive their high school degrees
until November 7, 1 945, when he was discharged at Scott
Field, Illinois.
Harmon was awarded the Air Medal with three
Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross
for his participation in the air operations while with the
8th Air Force.
Dale E. Hortin '39 was sworn into the Army at
Chicago, Illinois, on September 29, 1942, three years
after graduating from McKendree College and entering
the work force.
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After basic training, he received additional ad-
vanced training in an artillery unit. He was assigned to
an administrative position (MOS 502) in Headquarters
Battery 210th F.A. Battalion of the 33rd Infantry Divi-
sion (Illinois), with which he spent time in many of the
garden spots of the South Pacific.
On board a Matson lu.xury liner, the Monterey, he
and some 5,000 members of the 33rd Division landed
in the Finschafen area in May 1944. The monsoon was
almost overwhelming as the men disembarked, and as
they formed ranks ashore, they were standing in mud
halfway to their knees. Fortunately, Hortin missed all
the misery; he had to stay on board until all the required
paper work was completed. However, when he got
ashore, he found his cot set up in a tent, deep in mud.
He was intrigued by the use of peroxide by the natives
of Finschafen to bleach streaks in their hair.
His unit was involved in several landings, includ-
ing the one on Morotai Island in late September 1944.
On Morotai, a Catholic chaplain regularly conducted
Protestant services. Hortin was also involved in the Phil-
ippine Operations and spent a 30-day tour of duty in the
Army of Occupation of Japan before returning to CO-
NUS on December 21, 1945.
Hortin was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Medal with two Bronze Stars, the Philippine Liberation
Ribbon with one Bronze Service Star, the Philippine
Presidential Unit Citation, and four Overseas Bars.
Sergeant Hortin left the military service at
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, on December 21, 1945.
Roy Jaeckel '39 constantly displayed his leader-
ship qualities on the McKendree College campus, par-
ticularly on the basketball court. He entered the Navy
in August 1942, at Atlanta, Georgia.
He attended midshipman school at Notre Dame
University, South Bend, Indiana. His duty in the Navy
took place on the Pacific Ocean, where he was a gun-
nery officer aboard the USS Alabama, which carried 20
five-inch 38 caliber guns in 1 0 closed mounts. The ship
was a part of the 7th Fleet for a short time during the
landings at Hollandia in New Guinea in April 1 944, but
was with the 5th Fleet for most of the Pacific Opera-
tions. The ship was awarded nine Battle Stars on the
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, as well as being cred-
ited with shooting down 22 enemy aircraft. It was also
involved in 10 bombardments of Japanese strongholds.
Jaeckel and his ship were present at the peace treaty
signing in Tokyo Bay.
Lieutenant Commander Jaeckel was discharged
October 1948, at Jacksonville, Florida.
Robert F. Kurrus '33 was a star guard on the foot-
ball team who helped McKendree College to a valued
win over Washington University and a tie for the cham-
pionship of the "Little Nineteen" with Illinois Wesleyan
University in the 1932 season.
He entered the Army Air Corps in 1940, expect-
ing one year of training but, like many older draftees,
was discharged four months later. He was then recalled
on December 17, 1941 just 10 days after Pearl Harbor,
and served for the duration.
Kurrus attended OCS after basic training, became
a second lieutenant, and served in the Armed Forces
training program until November 1942. He was sent
overseas to the ETO as the Commanding officer of
the 45th Reclamation & Repair Squadron of the 9th
Air Force, a service squadron that reclaimed and re-
paired damaged aircraft. The speed and excellence of
their work was a vital part of the success of the 9th Air
Force. At the end of the war in Europe he was the com-
manding officer of maintenance for the entire 9th Air
Force.
Kurrus" last base was in Berlin, at Templehof Air-
port. After six months of occupation duty, he was ro-
tated to CONUS and discharged in February 1946.
Carrol C. Lowe '42 demonstrated his leadership
abilities for four years on the McKendree College cam-
pus, culminating in his election as president of the stu-
dent body. These abilities were carried forward into
World War II.
Lowe entered the Navy in July 1942 at St. Louis,
Missouri. He served first on the destroyer USS
Brownson, which operated in the North and South At-
lantic Oceans, the North Pacific (Aleutian Islands), and
in the South Pacific. His ship carried out attacks on sub-
marines during convoy duty to Africa and the ETO
and was engaged in the Attu-Kiska Campaign. On
December 26, 1943, while supporting the landings
of the 1st and 7th Marine Divisions in the Arawe-
Gloucester areas, the Brownson was sunk by dive bomb-
ers off the coast of New Britain in the Southwest Pa-
cific area.
After recovery, Lowe was assigned duty on a sub-
marine chaser during 1945 and performed anti-subma-
rine warfare duties from the Panama Canal north along
the eastern coast of the United States.
Some of his outstanding non-combat experiences
included the celebrations following the announcements
of the end of the war in Europe and in the Pacific (the
ships coming into the harbor with horns blowing and
men waving); working with Pee Wee Reese in San Fran-
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Cisco, California; meetings with Bob Feller in Norfolk,
Virginia; seeing Gibralter and the Golden Gate Bridge;
and visiting with families whose homes overlooked Pearl
Harbor in Hawaii.
Chaplains were available in most areas, but his
greatest chaplain support came via mail from his father.
Chaplain Cecil Lowe, who was stationed in Europe.
Lowe received various awards and honors for his
participation in two particular combat operations: New
Britain, and the Kiska-Attu Aleutian Campaign. He is
also entitled to the American Theater of Operations
Ribbon.
Lieutenant (jg) Lowe was discharged December
7, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois, exactly four years after
the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Earl Cranston Lowry '28 attended McKendree
College for only one year, but reiterated many times the
worth of that year, claiming that while at McKendree
he "learned the value of tact, truth, character, and true
accomplishment."
He attended the University of Chattanooga, and
received a B. S. degree in 1927. He entered the military
service in 1929 but was allowed to continue his educa-
tion; he received a medical degree from Vanderbilt Uni-
versity in 1933.
Shortly after graduation, Lowry was placed on
active duty in the medical branch of the U.S. Army.
From his entry rank of first lieutenant in 1933, he ad-
vanced to colonel in 1944. He served as Chief of Sur-
gery at Lawson General Hospital in Atlanta from 1940
until 1943. His ETO assignment found him in com-
mand of the 1 95th General Hospital at Mourmolon le
Grande, France, in 1945.
Lowry supervised and assisted in the daily admit-
tance of wounded - directly and from combat medical
units. He was responsible for the routine medical care
of U. S. soldiers and the POWs. He saw to the transfer
of the wounded to U.S. hospitals (CONUS) for more
complete long-term care; he wrote to the families of
wounded patients; and he notified the families of the
deceased. Even a fractured right wrist did not result in
a loss of duty.
Lowry was the doctor for four presidents: Hoover,
Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower. He made 84 trips
to attend Roosevelt and was with General Patton the
last nine days of Patton's life, performing surgery on
and caring for him following his terrible accident. This
marked an outstanding, but sad, event of Lowry's tour.
Colonel Lowry praised the work of the chaplains
as an essential part of the team in the care of the sick
and wounded. The chaplains kept the patients in com-
munication with their loved ones.
Different posts and positions to which Colonel
Lowry was assigned from 1940 to 1945 included: Chief
of Surgery at Lawson General Hospital in Atlanta, Geor-
gia, from 1940 until 1943; Chief of the Professional
Services Division; and Chief Consultant in Surgery for
the U. S. Forces in the European Theater from 1945 to
1946. He was awarded 10 medals: European Theatre
and U.S.A. World War II.
Lowry was the first director of the medical de-
partment now called Champus and is the author of the
word "Medicare," for which the President awarded him
the Legion of Merit. He is a Fellow of the American
College of Surgeons; a member of the Royal Society of
Medicine in London; and a member of the Pan-Ameri-
can Medical Society.
Charles J. Mueth '42 entered McKendree Col-
lege in September, 1938. He was a fine athlete, excel-
ling in basketball and track. His leadership was equal to
his skill, and definitely carried over into his career in
the Armed Forces. He entered the service at Camp Grant,
Illinois, on September 21, 1941.
Mueth became a Heavy Bomber Pilot in the Army
Air Corps. While in the CBI, he flew 55 combat mis-
sions in a B-24, varying from high altitude night mis-
sions to low level (300 feet) day missions (when he dropped
mines in the Gulf of Siam near Bangkok). During the
monsoon season his B-24 was converted to a tanker, and
he hauled gas from India over the Hump to China.
Mueth shared this tale of how he and a chaplain
solved a very serious problem:
On a mission over the Hump, we had on
board a Catholic priest by the name of
O'Reilly. We took off from India, climbed
to 29,000 feet, leveled off, and settled back
for a long boring flight to Chungking,
China. We were in the soup and the weather
was deteriorating; we were experiencing
strong and gusty winds, and rain was beat-
ing on us something fierce. About that time,
I experienced a vibration of the control col-
umn which steadily got worse. I had the tail-
gunner check, and he informed me that the
trim tab on the rudder had broken loose and
was flapping in the wind. I slowed the air-
craft and this seemed to help a little. The vi-
bration still continued and it felt as if the tail
section was going to drop off.
Wfe were told there was no need to bail out
over the Hump because even if you sur\'ived
the landing, the dense underbrush made sur-
vival almost impossible. I informed the crew
of the problem and the possible conse-
quences; I told them I was going to remain
with the aircraft. I turned around to Father
O'Reilly, who was sitting behind me in the
jump seat, and saw him praying his rosary.
I assured him that with his help we would
make it to our destination. Finally, we were
out of the weather and started a gradual let-
down to Kunming, where we landed safely.
After the landing, I turned to Father O 'Reilly
and said, "Fm sure glad you and HE were
flying with us today." He replied, "Fmglad
we were, too. "
This account from a St. Louis newspaper clearly
emphasizes the very real and present danger encoun-
tered in the skies over India:
How Lt. Charles J. Mueth of Mascoutah, Il-
linois, pilot of a Liberator Bomber, nursed
his sputtering engines after all four had failed
once, and then gave out a second time over
enemy territory in Burma, to land safely at
base, was told in a delayed dispatch yester-
day from Tenth Air Force Headquarters in
India. Related also was the manner in which
crew members prepared themselves with
equipment, with all the comforts of home, as
they prepared to follow orders and bail out
in enemy territory.
With all men at their stations as they swung
over Japanese lines in the mountains and
jungles of Burma on what had been consid-
ered a routine mission, without warning and
in typical monsoon weather, the heavily-
loaded plane began to shake violently. The
navigator looked out and began speaking
over the inter-phone. His report: "Naviga-
tor to pilot. Number 3 engine is smoking,
number 4 is losing oil rapidly, number 2 is
on fire, and number 1 is also acting up. "
It was a billion-to-one series of engine mis-
haps that had never occurred before in their
mentenance [sic]-wise command. Mueth
punched the alarm bell instantly. The turret
gunner came to help the pilots and the
radioman began reporting position and dif-
ficult}' to the base. The others began helping
each other into their chutes. Then came
Mueth's voice over the inter-phone: "When
I ring the bell again, bail out. Don 't wait for
any other signal - Fm going to be busy. "
Mueth feathered the prop on number 2 en-
gine and got the fire out; got number 3 to
stop smoking; number 4 still lost oil but
droned along; number 1 got over its tantrum.
Things looked better for a while, and the
plane headed for home. Some time later the
ship begem to vibrate again. Number 4 was
going bad and Mueth was forced to feather
its prop. With only two engines and still over
the jungle, the outlook was bad, but they were
still flying. "With consummate skill, Mueth
nursed the crippled plane in to a perfect land-
ing, " said his co-pilot, telling how the crew
surrounded him with congratulations.
Mueth asked the bombardier, whose pockets
were bulging, to unload. "I want to see what
you put in when you thought you had to
jump. " And out came chocolate bars, K ra-
tions, toothbrush and paste, dental floss,
flashlight, towel, a pocket-size magazine,
soap, a deck of cards, pocket knife, handker-
chiefs, first-aid kit, and sunglasses. In addi-
tion, draped in various places on his person,
were his automatic pistol, canteen, binocu-
lars, and a cartridge pouch. "They're just a
few of the things I thought I'd need, " said
the bombardier, "that jungle looked mighty
tough. "
With all of that, Mueth reported he was on a cham-
pionship basketball squad in Calcutta, India; how he
found the time is hard to imagine. He loved the game,
and it was a way to relax. [It must have been between
take-offs and landings.]
Mueth was awarded the Silver Star, the Distin-
guished Flying Cross with two Clusters, the Air Medal
with two Clusters, Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters for nu-
merous missions, and a Citation for Meritorious Ser-
vice.
At the end of World War II, Mueth remained with
the Active Reserves and finally retired in 1974 as a
colonel.
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Robert O'Brien '43 entered McKendree College
from Breese, Illinois, in September 1939. The only trom-
bone player in the small, enthusiastic, and very loud,
band, he claimed he "sounded like a trumpet with a bad
cold." He has many fond memories of this band; it was
an experience that stood him in good stead for the rest
of his military and working career.
After an interview in St. Louis, Missouri, where
he applied for admission to the Navy, he was sent to
Washington, D.C., for a performance audition to deter-
mine if he would be accepted into their music school.
He was accepted, swom-in, and sent to Norfolk, Vir-
ginia, for basic training. He then attended the Navy School
of Music, at the Navy Yard in Anacostia, Maryland. On
November 16, 1943, upon completing his studies, he be-
came a member of Band 41 and was assigned to replace
the band on the repair ship USS Dixie, which serviced the
ships throughout the South Pacific. He was sent to San
Francisco, California, to await transportation to his ship.
On December 20, 1 943, he departed on the Dutch
transport HMS Bloemfontein for Espirito Santos, New
Hebrides Island, arriving on January 4, 1 944. On March
1 he was made a musician second class, his last promo-
tion in the Navy.
O'Brien's band, in addition to providing entertain-
ment, labored on various work parties. The Dixie Band
gave concerts and performed at dances; it played at base
hospitals, before movies, for professional entertainers
who visited the ship, and for all official functions -
commissionings, funerals, etc. The band received many
commendations for its production and presentation of
Asiatic Antics throughout the South Pacific.
On March 27, 1944, the ship left the New Hebrides
and sailed for Guadalcanal, then to Hawthorne Sound
in the New Georgia Islands, where they played over the
Munda Radio Station, and visited Kolombangara Island.
The USS Dixie took O'Brien to every Navy base in the
Pacific before the war ended and they headed for CO-
NUS. He returned to Seattle, Washington, via Portland,
Oregon, and was discharged on April 30, 1946.
O'Brien was unsure about honors or awards, but
it is very likely that he received the Good Conduct Medal
and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.
Some 40 years later, in 1 986, he was made Emeri-
tus Director of Bands and an emeritus faculty member
at the University of Notre Dame.
John Oppitz '38 was an intellectual leader on
the McKendree College campus. As president of Pi
Kappa Delta (national honorary forensics fraternity),
he led by example, and 1 937- 1 938 was a banner year
for the group. He entered the Army Air Corps in 1 943,
and graduated in December from the navigation
school at Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana, as a sec-
ond lieutenant.
Oppitz was transferred to North Africa in April
1943, then ordered to the ETO in January 1944, where
he was assigned to a bomber squadron in England. As
navigator on the lead plane, he completed 30 bombing
missions over Germany.
He was next assigned to Ellington Field, Texas, as
associate editor of the monthly magazine. Log of Navi-
gation. His article "Happy Warrior" appeared in the
August 1945 issue.
He received the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster,
and the Distinguished Flying Cross. The DEC citation
reads in part, "For extraordinary achievement while serv-
ing as navigator on many high altitude heavy bombard-
ment missions against the enemy over continental Eu-
rope, during a period ending September 1 9, 1 944. Lieu-
tenant Oppitz, expertly navigating his aircraft, has con-
tributed materially to the successful destruction of
targets highly important to the enemy's war effort.
The skill, energy, and resourcefulness displayed by Lieu-
tenant Oppitz on all these occasions reflect the highest
credit upon himself and the United States Military
Forces."
Milton Sager '40 had many interests at
McKendree College. He was very active in athletics,
science, drama, and singing. Yet, in spite of a busy sched-
ule, all his endeavors were done in a superlative man-
ner. His service in the Army began on June 17, 1941 at
Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
After basic and advanced training, he was selected
for OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Lieutenant Sager be-
came the Battalion Communications officer of the 16th
Armored Field Artillery Battalion in the 94th Armored
Division. Along with some 1 5,000 other troops, he went
to Europe aboard the Queen Man'. He arrived in the
ETO in July 1944, and with his parent unit, moved
across France, generally with the 3rd Army under
Patton. During the relief of Bastogne at the Battle of
the Bulge, the 9th AD was on the left flank of the 4th
AD. On March 7, 1945, Combat Command B, led by
Brigadier General Hoge, was notified that the Ludendorf
Bridge at Remagan was still standing. This notification
was sent by the first military person on the ground to
know that the bridge still stood, Lt. Milton Sager, who
was in constant communication with his aerial ob-
server. The news was immediately relayed to higher
headquarters, and quick action by CCB resulted in
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their seizing control of the bridge. Sgt. Alex Drabik was
the first American fighting man to step on to the right
bank of the Rhine; behind him came Combat Engineer
Lt. Hugh B. Mott and his squad. By March 17, 1945,
four U.S. divisions had crossed into Germany over the
captured bridge.
Sager ended his combat tour May 1 , 1 945, when
the link-up with the USSR troops took place at the
Elbe River. He had the honor of being the first sol-
dier admitted to Switzerland as a tourist in August
1945.
He reported very positive experiences with the
chaplains, who located and informed him of the birth of
his daughter, Carol, in January 1944.
The only award or honor he reported was the
Bronze Star Medal for his role in the capture of the bridge
at Remagan.
Lt. Milton Sager was released from the Army De-
cember 21, 1945. He registered in the graduate school
at Wisconsin University in January 1946.
Curtis E. Taylor '42 was a farm boy from the
small village of Burnt Prairie, Illinois. At Crossville High
School, he had played ball for a former McKendrean,
Bill Sanders '36. Although Taylor attended McKendree
College for only one year, he was well remembered
for his vitality and drive in all sports. He entered the
Army October 17, 1941, and was discharged in Febru-
ary 1946.
Taylor was an Infantryman and went through all
the basic and advanced training. He was assigned to the
North African Theater and later to the Italian Theater.
He served with E, F, and G Companies in the 350th
Infantry of the 88th Division.
He was an Infantry Platoon Leader and Company
Commander throughout the campaign in Italy. He par-
ticipated in the bloody battles at the Amo River cross-
ing and the drive through Cassino on May 11,1 944, when
he was wounded. After his surgery and release from the
hospital, he received a 10-day R&R in the Naples area,
a welcome surprise after his many weeks in close com-
bat and the ensuing potential for battle fatigue. He re-
joined his unit on July 4.
He was again wounded in the attack on the Gothic
Line just south of Bologna in October 1944. More seri-
ous and prolonged care was needed for his recovery, so
he was medically shipped to CONUS in December
1944; he had several surgical procedures to remove
shrapnel from his back.
Captain Taylor earned the Purple Heart with Clus-
ters, the Bronze Star, and the Silver Star.
Royce C. Timnions '43 entered McKendree Col-
lege from Granite City, Illinois, in September 1939.
From football on McKendree's Hypes Field (and his
ever-ready motorcycle), he had developed the fighting
spirit that held him in good stead as he went from col-
lege into the air over the Southwest Pacific Theater He
enlisted in the Armed Forces December 1 2, 1 94 1 , in St.
Louis, Missouri.
Timmons served in the Navy Air Corps in the
Southwest Pacific Theater as a pilot in the VB-1 02 from
March to November of 1943. He flew patrol (PB4Y-1)
aircraft based on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, flying
10 to 12 hour patrols every two to three days.
He reported that on July 20, 1943, they attacked
and strafed eight enemy supply boats, leaving three on
fire and li.sting. On August 3, he reported tracking eight
enemy destroyers off Buka Straits and being attacked
by 14 Zero Fighters; three were shot down, with two
probables. He reported that on August 6, they attacked
and shot down an enemy patrol plane - a Betty. He
stated, "One of our four engines was shot out, but we
were able to return to base on the others." He further
reported that on September 14, they attacked Kehili Air
Field on Bouganville; and that on November 4, they
strafed and destroyed eight planes on the airfield at
Kapingamaringa Atoll south of Truk Island.
He is still in awe of the sight that greeted him in
Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1942, one year after the
Japanese attack: the battleship USS Oklahoma was cap-
sized, the USS Arizona sunk, and the USS West Vir-
ginia in dry dock undergoing repairs. Because he had
not as yet seen combat, he found it difficult to visualize
what had happened to these ships and their crews.
Upon his return to the states in January 1944,
Timmons spent time in San Diego, California, and Nor-
folk, Virginia. He was at Lambert Field, St. Louis, Mis-
souri, when the war ended. He remained in the service
until he retired with the rank of commander.
Lieutenant Timmons reported that he received five
Air Medals, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and a Na-
val Reserve Medal.
Arthur Werle '50 spent the McKendree College
school year 1940-1941 studying chemistry and having
the best college year of his life. He met his true love,
Peg (who is still by his side), in the 1940 Homecom-
ing play, "The Saturday Night Ghost." They were
featured in the school "Owl" (gossip) columns at least
four times. In his second year, he encountered finan-
cial problems and started working full time in St. Louis,
Missouri.
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He was inducted into the Army in July 1942. Af-
ter basic training, he attended Engineer Officer Candi-
date School from November 1942 until February 1943
and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He was as-
signed to the 152d Engineer Battalion from April 1943
until August 1945.
In the Central Pacific, Werle was in the shore party
during the invasion of Makin Island in the Gilbert Is-
land Campaign. He was also in the shore party during
the invasion of Saipan in the Marianna Island Campaign;
his battalion unloaded 90 percent of supplies in the first
three weeks of the invasion. The battalion was then con-
verted to Special Services Engineers and his job was to
build a quonset hut hospital on Saipan.
From April to August 1945, he was in the shore
party for the 89th Infantry Division during the invasion
of Okinawa, constructing ammunition dump bunkers.
He sustained an eye injury in Okinawa July 31,
1945, and was in the hospital until February 1946 with
embedded glass in the lower eyelid. Fortunately, an oph-
thalmologist was on the staff and an iridectomy was
performed in an Army Field Hospital tent.
Werle reported a rather strange and funny thing
that happened on his first trip overseas. About 375 en-
listed men, and 375 second lieutenants who were to be
replacements, left San Francisco aboard a very small
ship, the Ernest J. Mines. Everyone, crew and passen-
gers, became seasick, because the water evaporator had
sprung an oil leak, causing all food and water to taste of
oil. The third day out, the transportation officer in charge
of the troops put out the following order in the ship's
communications: "By order of Major Erwin E.
Farrington, all seasickness will cease as of today; the
pallid look, the hand-to-mouth dash to the rail will not
be tolerated by the ship's company." Immediately be-
low, in capital letters: "OBSERVE CONVOY REGU-
LATIONS — NOTHING TO BE THROWN OVER-
BOARD."
Werle was separated from the Army Corps of En-
gineers as a first lieutenant at Camp Campbell, Ken-
tucky, December 1946.
Charles O. Williams '40 was a leader in many
areas, including science. In his senior year at McKendree
College, he became the president of Sigma Zeta, the
honorary fraternity for the recognition of scholarship in
science and mathematics.
In January 1942, he was employed by the U.S.
Navy as a civilian working on a program to protect mili-
tary and commercial shipping from German magnetic
mines. Prior to our entry into Worid War II, the Ger-
mans were sinking vast amounts of shipping in Euro-
pean waters and then quickly spread that threat to our
Atlantic Coast, which was soon littered with wrecked
ships.
Ships, being made of metal and subjected to the
continual pounding of the waves, eventually functioned
as giant magnets, sunrounded by their own magnetic fields.
The Germans anchored mines, which were set to be deto-
nated by these magnetic fields, to the sea floor in areas
frequented by Allied shipping. The only answer to this
problem was to reduce or eliminate the magnetic fields,
and because the unit of measure of the magnetic field was
the gauss, the unit to which Williams was assigned was
called "The Degaussing Unit."
He was trained in Washington, D.C., and the sub-
marine base in New London, Connecticut, then trans-
ferred to the Panama Canal Zone, where he was soon
commissioned as an Ensign USNR, doing the same
work.
There were two methods used in protecting ship-
ping from magnetic mines: "deperming" (breaking up
the magnetic field) and "signature" (controlling the
magnetic field). Deperming broke up the ship's mag-
netic field by wrapping large electric cables around the
ship (similar to wrapping a string around your finger),
and then hitting the ship with a very powerful electric
charge - 10,000 to 15,000 amps - using barge loads of
submarine batteries as the power source. However, de-
perming was temporary, since wave action would even-
tually return the ship to its original condition. Signa-
ture was accomplished by surrounding the ship from
bow to stem, plus inter-connecting, with heavy elec-
tric cables (500,000 circular mils), and then pushing
varying amounts of electrical energy through these
cables. Once the proper current was determined, the
crews were instructed on how to maintain it for their
protection.
Early on, the U.S. was woefully unprepared, both
in trained personnel and materials of war. Williams was
in charge of a group of deep-sea divers and their sup-
porting personnel, who were installing a field of
magnotometers in about 90 feet of water, when one of
our light cruisers was torpedoed off Aruba, then beached
to save her from sinking. The U.S. was so short of naval
vessels that the deep-sea divers were pulled off the job
and flown to Aruba to repair the damaged ship, which
meant halting the critical project at a time it was really
needed.
Williams volunteered to learn diving and was given
fewer than 24 hours of training, but it enabled them to
immediately resume and complete the project.
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As an "unofficial diver" (because he never at-
tended diver training school), he was called upon to do
various other underwater tasks not associated with de-
gaussing, although this work was never entered into the
official records.
During his diving experiences and subsequent as-
signments, he was injured and lost the vision in his left
eye. While in the ho.spitai in the Panama Canal Zone,
he met Eleanor Roosevelt; although he could not see
her, she held his hand while they talked. On May 1,
1946, after 18 months of hospitalization, he retired with
a physical disability incurred in the line of duty.
Williams stated: "My efforts during the war were
so insignificant in view of those thousands who either
lost their lives or limbs, I have been reluctant to even
mention it." However, as a result of the degaussing
project, thousands of lives were saved, and millions of
tons of supplies reached their destinations. They fired
no guns, but the officers and men responsible for de-
feating the German magnetic mine threat assured the
success of the Allies' operations in Europe.
Chaplains
Even though McKendree is a small Methodist-
based college, it has always had vigorous men leaving
the school with a determination to spread the Word and
to lend support to their fellow man. Prior to and during
World War II, some of these ministers recognized a need
for their profession in the Armed Forces. According to
available records, there were 19 McKendree College
graduates who were chaplains on active duty in all
branches of the services, and in all comers of the world.
How much "good" did the chaplains do in this war?
In such situations, it is difficult, if not impossible, to
measure success. Many a teacher has wondered, "How
do I know if I accomplished anything worthwhile?"
However, as many a combat veteran has been heard to
echo, "There are no atheists in foxholes." Col. Earl C.
Lowry, prominent McKendrean who was commander
of the 195th General Hospital in Europe, said, "The
chaplains were an essential part in the team taking care
of the sick and wounded in communicating with fami-
lies of the patients. Their contribution was notable."
Robert O'Brien was lavish in his praise of the mili-
tary chaplains. "My experiences with our chaplains
were always positive. I found them to be helpful and
encouraging; the religious support we received was
always important to us. Reverend Cook was our chap-
lain on the USS Dixie. His services were non-denomi-
national and inter-denominational; everyone attended.
His sermons were inspirational and did much to keep
our spirits and morale high on our world, which was the
USS Dixie." He also admired the missionaries he met
throughout the South Pacific, in the Philippines, and in
China. He stated, "I have very fond memories of the
work of these good people, men and women, who ran
and maintained their churches, missions, schools, and
orphanages in Shanghai in spite of the war and the Japa-
nese occupation."
Following are the McKendreans who served as
chaplains. Complete information about each is found
in the listing of McKendreans who served in World
War II.
* Lloyd Barnard '40
Col. Whitmore Beardsley '31
Capt. William Bennett '35
* Harold Brown '37
Capt. Paul Carson *
Capt. Thomas H. Clare '30
* William Collins '39
Col. James Connett '42
Capt. Everette Hayden '40
Capt. Gail Hines '31
Maj. Arthur Hoppe '30
Maj. Paul Hortin '28
* Gaylon Howe '34
* Delbert Lacquement '28
Capt. Cecil C. Lowe '40
* Emile Mignery '35
Lt. Walter Pruett '38
Capt. Harold Slaten '26
* Harold Whitlock '35
Faculty
Faculty members at McKendree College re-
sponded to America's call for help. Although informa-
tion about their participation was sparse, their record in
World War II is a source of pride for the school.
Following are the McKendree faculty members
who served during the war. Complete information about
each is found in the listing of McKendreans who served
in Worid War II.
Capt. Arthur Doolen (Faculty) '34
Lt. Cdr. A. K. Henderson (Faculty) '41
CSp Lewis Scholl (Faculty) '41
Lt. Harold E. Wallace (Faculty) '41
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Medics
Records from ancient wars reveal that there has
always been some form of assistance for the sick and
wounded. Although often inadequate, it did offer some
help to those in need. America in World War II devel-
oped a system of medical support that was outstanding.
A good example is the statistic that came out of
the campaign for New Guinea in what was called a
"green hell" of a jungle in one of the worst climates in
the world: some areas in New Guinea receive as much
as 240 inches of rain in a year (20 feet).
From the landings in the Arawe-Gloucester areas
on December 26, 1943, to some 1500 miles east and
nine landings later, at Sansapor July 20, 1944, the Ameri-
can-Japanese casualty ratio was 1:15. Further, the death
rate in American military hospitals was only 3 percent,
while the Japanese rates ran as high as 45 percent, due to
the appallingly unsanitary conditions of their facilities.
Other theaters of operation experienced equally
favorable statistics, and the U.S. military medical pro-
fession has continued to grow, develop, and improve in
all areas of medical care.
McKendree College provided its share of military
and government medical personnel: from public health in
CONUS, dental surgeons, M.D.s, hospital administrators,
to students attending medical school while in the service.
Following are the McKendreans who served as
medics. Complete information about each is found in the
listing of McKendreans who served in World War 11.
Maj. Clyde M. Berry '33
* Fletcher Burge '46
Lt. Herbert Fritz '40
Capt. Robert N. Hamm '35
Lt. Wallace Karstens '35
Col. Earl C. Lowry '28
Capt. Elmo T, McClay '31
Maj. Harry Nesmith '34
T4 Robert H. Peach '38
Cdr. J. Rue Plater '26
Capt. William Podesta '33
Capt. William H. Poe '35
Lt. Charles E. Pruett '33
Capt. Clarence H. Walton '35
Pfc. Robert Winning '45
Musicians
It would be difficult to imagine an event like World
War II occurring without some musical participation
from McKendreans - and, indeed, records revealed that
five men had primary or secondary duty in bands while
in the service. All of them had been exposed to excel-
lent instructor (and peer) talent while in attendance at
McKendree College. Antone Tepatti's fame as a musi-
cian began in the dishwashing area of the Pearson Hall
kitchen. From there it was but a short step to becoming
a member of Al Johnpeter's "Swing Cats," which played
their opening show in the dining area. The number
sounded like the "Star-Spangled Banner," but Johnpeter
swore it was "Mexicali Rose."
Following are the McKendreans who served as
musicians. Complete information about each is found in
the listing of McKendreans who served in World War II.
Cpl. John J. Fizzell '46
MUS2c Robert O'Brien '43
Pfc. Ralph Ritchey '31
Sgt. Antone Tepatti '48
Pvt. Harold Vernor '42
Women
Before World War II, women had mostly served
as nurses or American Red Cross volunteers. However,
Worid War II was different: More than 30,000 women
volunteered to serve their country — to be placed in
harm's way — in many different jobs that previously
were not available to them. Five McKendree College
women entered various branches of the Armed Forces
in Worid War II.
Following are the McKendree women who served
in the war. Complete information about each is found
in the listing of McKendreans who served in World
War II.
Cpl. Junealda Frey (Jackson) '34
Sgt. Maxine Miller (Finley) '39
Sgt. Frances Robinson (Bailey) '43
T.5 Bernice Rongey (Douglas) '42
SK2c Kathleen Weidler (Griswold) '44
Friends
When you are in a strange environment, far from
home and your loved ones, an encounter with a friend
can be a real pleasure to all concerned. Such a meeting
was reported by James Oppitz. His account of the event
follows:
Seventy
It was the day before Christmas in 1943. I
was doing some routine record keeping in
the personnel section of an 8th Air Force sta-
tion in East Anglia. I ran across the name of
Harry R. Ward, a bombardier assigned to the
561st Bomb Squadron. On the chance that
this could be a name from my past, I checked
his Form 20 and found that Ward was from
Granite City, Illinois, and that he had at-
tended McKendree College — Roz Ward!
Feeling pretty good about my discovery, but
aware that it was too late in the day to do
anything about it, I headed back to the bar-
racks area. 1 encountered an officer and de-
cided to salute; after all, it was close to
Christmas. He smiled, saluted back, and said,
"Good evening. " We each walked three or
four paces, turned around, and identified
each other by nicknames from our
McKendree College days [ 'Schnapps ' and
'Roz'].
Harry had been therefor several months and
was about halfway through his tour of duty.
It is remarkable that we had not encountered
each other previously. There were about
3,000 men on our base and Harry would liave
been processed through our office upon his
arrival, but I guess that I simply missed him.
At a point in the war when control of the skies
over Western Europe was being hotly con-
tested, Harry's crew managed to complete
its tour of duty - 25 missions. I recall one
mission on which their aircraft had sustained
considerable damage and had to drop out of
the formation. We initially reported them as
missing but were relieved after several hours
to learn that they had managed to limp back
to England for an emergency landing at an-
other air base.
Needless to say, we never did catch up on all
that needed to be said, but it was a nice
Christmas present for both of us.
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Ships Sunk at Sea
Amoving target attracts the eye; ships without air
cover in the Pacific, prior to the conquest of Iwo Jima
and Okinawa, were definitely in harm's way. Available
records revealed that two McKendreans, on two differ-
ent ships, lived through the experience of a ship aban-
doning them. One ship, the USS Brownson, was a fairly
new destroyer — less than a year old; the other, was an
escort aircraft carrier, the USS Bismarck Sea, age un-
known.
Ens. Carrol Lowe '44 reports on the low crew
morale on the USS Brownson and of the bad luck that
had followed the ship since she was commissioned 1 1
months earlier. The Brownson was sailing on the north
coast of New Guinea between Finschafen and Capes
Arawe and Gloucester in New Britain. His report reads
in part:
With Marines and Army personnel on the
nearby beach depending on us to take them
home at the end of the battle; with our
friends, the Army Air Corps, failing to ar-
rive in time to help us; with the sun sink-
ing rapidly in the heavens and with noplace
to hide on a broad and serene ocean, we
turned broadside and brought our anti-air-
craft guns to bear Well, we flunked our first
big test! Within a few minutes, Japanese dive
bombers had sent our home below the sur-
face, in two equal pieces. Within six minutes,
the two tilted ends slid ignominiously to the
depths below. I remember the sharks, but I
was fortunate, for I had no oozing blood
to attract them. My first thought was to get
clear of the ship so as not to be sucked down
with it; my second thought pertained to the
planes which were expected to return and
strafe us. I had seen the plane, which had
apparently hit us, crash on our starboard
bow. I remembered for a long time the
goggled face of the pilot as he flew by and
close [sic] overhead. I remember the bat-
tered old four-stack destroyer which picked
us up, and the wounded and dead stretched
out on deck. I remember planes falling from
the sky, and almost all appeared to be en-
emy planes. The sky seemed to be full of
the strange-looking P-38s, which were
then the workhorses of the U.S Army Air
Force.
Lowe was shipped home, enjoyed survival leave,
and finished the war on duty at sea.
Ens. Earnest Smith '42 was the recognition officer
aboard the USS Bismarck Sea; a ship attacked and sunk
off Iwo Jima by the 3d Air Fleet, Tokyo, on February
21, 1945, in what was the only Kamikaze attack during
that operation. No record is available to chronicle
Smith's rescue and return home. However, he appeared
on campus some two months later, and then served un-
til the war ended.
Missing In Action
On May 30, 1945, the McKendree Review stated
that only six of the 330 men and women serving in the
Armed Forces had been listed as missing in action, all
of whom were later reported killed.
Following are the McKendreans who were listed
as Missing In Action. Complete information about each
is found in the listing of McKendreans who served in
World War II.
Capt. Thomas H, Clare '30
S. Sgt. Xon Connett '45
Lt. George Edwards '42
T. Sgt. Robert O. Finley '36
1st. Lt. Walter Pimlott '40
Sgt. Thomas Schwarzlose '46
S. Sgt. Kenneth Stegall '45
Prisoners of War
Information is limited, but there are striking simi-
larities among the four McKendreans who were prison-
ers of war. All were members of the Army Air Corps
when captured; all were in the ETO; two were in the
same class at McKendree College and came from the
same rural background.
Following are the McKendreans who were listed
as Prisoners of War. Complete information about each
is found in the listing of McKendreans who served in
WWII.
* Edward Posage '41
Sgt. Thomas Schwarzlose '46
S. Sgt. Russell Ungerzagt '38
Maj. Roger Zeller '38
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Wounded In Action
It is inevitable in war that there will be those who
are wounded, missing in action, captured, or killed.
Available records show that 13 McKendreans who
served in World War II were wounded: nine in the ETO
(two in France, five in Germany, two in Italy); and four
in the Pacific (three in the Philippines, and one in
Okinawa). While these 13 represent an extremely low
percentage (.035 percent) of the total who served, it is
probable that the number of wounded is much greater
than this. Although these men knew they were in harm's
way, they were steadfast in their duty.
Following are the McKendreans who were listed
as Wounded In Action. Complete information about each
is found in the listing of McKendreans who served in
World War II.
Pvt. Merlin Anderson '35
Lt. Kenneth Atkins '40
* Marvin Barnes '30
Lt. Col. Andrew Goodpaster '35
Capt. Everette Hayden '40
Lt. Arthur D. Hinson '47
Capt. Gordon Huff '44
Sgt. Charles Manwaring '46
Pfc. Robert L. Osborn '46
Pvt. Anial Pennell '42
Pvt. William Plato '44
Lt. Herbert E. Simons '42
Capt. Curtis Taylor '42
Killed In Service
Those who give "the last full measure of devotion"
and never return are those killed in service. These
McKendreans gave their lives so that our nation might
live; they range from the class of 1 932 to the class of 1 945.
M. Sgt. Arthur Baum '42
Capt. Thomas H. Clare '30
S. Sgt. Xon Connett '45
Ens. George E. Edwards '42
T. Sgt. Robert O. Finley '36
Lt. Daniel B. Martin '45
1st Lt. Walter F. Pimlott '44
*AIbert B. Rode '32
S. Sgt. Kenneth Stegall '45
*Thomas Jefferson Tippett '39
Pfc. Donald E. Ward '41
The Last Week of the War
The week of August 6, 1 945 had been one of swift
and sudden disaster to the nation that had fired the first
shot in the series of conflicts leading to World War II.
McKendreans had served in each branch of the Armed
Forces and were represented in every combat theater of
the war. They suffered many cruel blows, as evidenced
by our list of killed and wounded, but they helped to
determine the final outcome of the war. Japan was
being forced to pay in full for Shanghai, Nanking,
Pearl Harbor, and Bataan. On August 15, 1945, the
Japanese government sued for peace on the general
terms listed by the Allied Powers at the Potsdam Con-
ference.
The birth of a new method of warfare forced a
quick and final decision from an enemy whose fighting
grew more aggressive and suicidal as an invasion of
their homeland became a certainty. When the atom bomb
exploded on the Trinity test site in the New Mexico
desert at 5:30 AM on July 16, 1945, we were assured
that victory in the Pacific would come with an excla-
mation point. One of our very own was there: Cyril
Curtis '43 was a participant in the testing of the first
atomic bomb. The following account is a part of his
report of that awesome, never-to-be-forgotten experi-
ence, written in response to the survey request to "de-
scribe the most outstanding non-combat event [you]
experienced while in the service."
/// was my] Participation in the testing of
the first atomic bomb. . . . The spectacular
display was obsen'ed and monitored at a dis-
tance ofsi.x miles from ground zero "the day
the sun rose twice. "
. . . The arrival of the atomic age, already
underway, was now dramatically an-
nounced, and the world would never be the
same. Immediately following the blast (the
equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT),
J. Robert Oppenheimer, director of Los
Alamos Laboratory (which designed and
built the bomb), recalled lines from the
Hindu classic, the Bhagavad Gita: "Now
I am become death, the destroyer of
worlds. "
. . . On August 6, 1945, a uranium bomb (gun
type) was dropped on Hiroshima; on August
9, a plutonium bomb (implosion type, simi-
MC KENDREE
lar to the one tested at Trinity) was dropped
on Nagasaki; the next day, Japan began
peace negotiations. A high level committee
of military and civilian members, after de-
liberations on the most practical among al-
ternative uses of the bomb, had made its rec-
ommendation to President Harry Truman,
and he had acted.
Controversy over use of the bomb persists to
this day, as evidenced by the recent attempt
of the Smithsonian Institution at an appar-
ently revisionist history of the war with Ja-
pan. The great majority of Pacific war vet-
erans, who saw their comrades sacrificed in
the war, and who, themselves, were poised
for invasion of the Japanese mainland, have
no argument against the Truman decision.
Even with Japan already losing, continued
prosecution of the war without "the bomb"
was estimated to cost the lives of an addi-
tional one million U.S. and nvo million Japa-
nese soldiers. In an interview with a high
level Japanese Intelligence official in the
1950s, by Karl T. Compton, President of
M.I.T, the official confirmed the belief that
the Japanese would have defended their
homeland "to the last man. "
Some of the physicists who developed the
bomb, realizing that it would make war in-
tolerable, fervently hoped that it would pro-
vide the impetus in a search for an alterna-
tive to war, and therefore lent their support
to such an endeavor
Epilogue
The war over, would we, like our forefathers after
World War I, lay down the weapons of war and ignore all
that history had so plainly explained? Was it again to be:
God and the soldier we adore.
In time of danger, not before.
The danger gone, and all things righted,
God is forgotten, the soldier slighted?
On September 2, 1945 (VJ Day), the United States
was possessed of a military machine with striking power
unmatched in all of history: an Army of 89 divisions,
six Marine divisions, eight Air Forces, and three great
and nearly independent navies - a force that was em-
ployed in all theaters of the world. Our Armed Forces
at this time numbered 1 , 1 92,803 officers and 1 2,729, 1 90
enlisted personnel.
By June of 1946, there was not a single Army di-
vision that could be called combat-ready, even in the
Occupation Forces in Germany, Austria, Japan, and
Korea. As after World War I, our society did not want to
maintain a viable military force. In fewer than four years,
our leaders would see the folly of such a wasteful re-
duction in force that the military had to sustain. Once
again, an uncertain future faced our young men and
women as events worldwide began to fester. ["History
repeats itself because nobody listens." Anonymous.]
We hope this treatise will serve to enlighten the
public about the extent of McKendreans' dedication to
their country. They were numbered among those who
gave of their time, interrupted their lives, put careers
and families on hold, and, in some instances, gave their
lives that the United States of America and democracy
would live on.
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General Andrew J. Goodpaster
Master Chief Petty Ojficer John Hagan
Top Ranking McKendreans in Military Service
Two McKendree alumni
from the 1928-1978 era
reached the pinnacle of suc-
cess in their respective mili-
tary careers. One, Andrew J.
Goodpaster '35, attained the
highest rank among commis-
sioned officers in the United
States Army. The other, John
Hagan '78, was named the
U.S. Navy's highest ranking
enlisted person. Master Chief
Petty Officer of the Navy.
Andrew Jackson
Goodpaster, a native of Gran-
ite City, Illinois, attended
McKendree College for two
years and received an ap-
pointment to the U.S. Mili-
tary Academy. Graduating second in his West Point class
of 1 939, he saw World War II duty as commander of the
48th Engineer Combat Battalion in Italy and North Af-
rica. After the war he earned three graduate degrees from
Princeton University and became a part of General
Eisenhower's staff at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization.) He stayed with "Ike" through eight years
in the White House after the 1952 election. He also
served as a key aide to three other presidents,
Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon. Other duty assign-
ments included Commander of the U.S. 8th Infantry
Division in Germany, Deputy Commander in Chief
in Viet Nam and with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in
Washington, D.C. before returning to Europe as the
Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Retiring from
that post in 1974, he entered the teaching ranks at
The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. He was
later recalled to active duty for a four year stint as Su-
perintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,
New York.
In the words of General Goodpaster, "It has been a
long path from McKendree, and no one can be more
surprised than I at what it has involved; but through all
the twists and turns I have remembered with deep af-
fection the days spent at McKendree, and have been
more grateful than I can express for the help the
McKendree years have given in my later life in trying
to meet the challenges and opportunities that have come
my way. The friendships of those happy days there have
been and remain a warm and vivid memory."
John Hagan was bom in Luton, England in 1946
and spent his youth in Asheville, North Carolina. He
began his illustrious Navy career in 1964 at the San
Diego, California Recruit Training Center. He moved
through a series of training schools after that and be-
came the leading petty officer for the Maintenance Di-
vision at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash-
ington, where he also earned an associate of arts de-
gree. After serving aboard the USS Lester in Naples,
Italy, he returned to Little Creek, Virginia, where he was
maintenance technician for Underwater Demolition Team
2 1 . It was here that he was promoted to Chief Petty Of-
ficer While assigned to shore duty at the Naval and Ma-
rine Corps Reserve Center in Louisville, Kentucky, he
earned his bachelor of business administration degree from
McKendree College in 1978. He later served duty assign-
ments and moved up in rank at: Charleston, South Caro-
lina; Memphis, Tennessee; Norfolk, Virginia; Mayport,
Horida; and with Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm
in the Middle East. While at Helicopter Anti-Submarine
Squadron (Light) 48 at Mayport, Florida, he was se-
lected as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
"I've tried to leave each place better than I found
it," said Hagan. ". . . my degree from McKendree Col-
lege, achieved during off duty, has been particularly
useful in my job as Master Chief Petty Officer of the
Navy, where I've had to interface with many who have
read widely. I've made it a high priority to accelerate
the expansion of voluntary education programs for sail-
ors. ... on every ship in the Navy."
M928»2Hn978
The Administration of President Carl C. Bracy
(1945-1949)
by Rebecca Giles Brewer, Ph. D. ('47)
The year 1945 brought changes to the world, its
peoples, and to Lebanon, Illinois, and McKendree Col-
lege. The war in Europe came to a close, the war in the
Pacific was exploded to a close, and the servicemen and
women came home. The threat of war took on a new
meaning with the dropping of the atomic bomb on the
cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Changes on the McKendree campus were directly
related to the end of the war: an increased enrollment
with veterans returning home to study under the GI Bill
of Rights, a face-lifting of the physical plant when mate-
rials and labor both became available, growth in the fac-
ulty to meet the needs of more classes, and a broader
curriculum.
To all of this was added the election of Carl Clus-
ter Bracy to the presidency by the McKendree College
Board of Trustees on June 25, 1945.
President Clark Yost had requested a
replacement after serving the college
for ten years.
Carl Bracy's arrival on campus
was a returning to home territory and
to his alma mater. Anativeof Herrin,
Illinois, President Bracy came back
to the college as president at the age
of 33. A 1936 graduate, he com-
mented that "ten years after receiv-
ing my diploma, I was handing them
out from the same rostrum."
As a student, he received his
diploma from the hands of President
Yost, then the "new president."
Bracy graduated magna cum laiide
and had a college career that included
being editor of the school yearbook.
being elected president of the YMCA, and being se-
lected for Who's Who in American Colleges and Uni-
versities. He was active in many campus organizations
as well as being president of the Student Association,
oratorical contest winner, and a dramatist.
His continued education included a master's de-
gree in theology from Iliff School of Theology and con-
tinued graduate studies at Iliff toward a ThD and at
Colorado State Teachers College. In 1939 he was ap-
pointed pastor of the Methodist Church in Faulkner,
South Dakota. In 1941 his appointment was to Madi-
son, South Dakota. In the Dakota Conference he also
served as conference counselor of youth work, dean of
the summer institute and chair of the Conference Com-
mission on Evangelism. Prior to his election to the presi-
dency, the board of trustees voted to present him with
The President's Home in 1945.
the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity at a ceremony
on January 14, 1946, which immediately preceded his
inauguration as the 24th president of the college.
The inevitable changes that would come with the
end of World War II led President Bracy to outline a
"Six Point Plan" to the Southern Illinois Conference of
the Methodist Church, the college board of trustees, and
to the faculty. These six points were:
1. Increase enrollment
2. Improve the physical education of the students
3. Raise more funds and secure the $10,000 gift
offered by the Board of Edu-
cation of the Methodist Church
4. Achieve accreditation
5. Emphasize the Christian way
of life
6. Increase the financial stand-
ing of the college
He saw his own task to be an
administrator, financial agent, and
publicity agent.
During the war years,
McKendree had suffered from the
same difficulties that faced other
institutions of higher education.
The enrollment had decreased so
that the graduating class of June
1945, numbered only 12. The
physical plant, while not neglected
by intent, was in poor condition
because of the lack of manpower
and the lack of availability of ma-
terial and equipment. In addition,
the decreased enrollment meant
less income than would normally
have been expected. The curricu-
lum and faculty also suffered. The
number of faculty members was
down to 13, according to the col-
lege yearbook, the McKendrean.
In order to meet these needs,
two large financial campaigns were
conducted during the Bracy years.
In 1 945-46 a crusade was launched
to raise $38,000 in order to
qualify for a gift of $ 1 0,000 from
the Board of Education of the
Methodist Church in Nashville,
Tennessee.
The churches of the Southern Illinois Conference,
along with friends and alumni, contributed over $47,000,
which made $59,000 available for improvements when
the crusade ended in June 1947. This amount made it
possible to repair, replace, and repaint; however, much
more was required to upgrade the faculty and expand
the campus facilities.
In June 1946, a Million Dollar Campaign was an-
nounced by the board of trustees. Approximately one-
half of this amount was to be raised by the churches in
Southern Illinois and the other one-half was to come
from alumni, friends, and other donors. Since funds from
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expenses at the end of the war period, it
was proposed that $500,000 of the funds
raised by the campaign would be placed
in the endowment fund. The other half-
million would be used for rehabilitation of
the existing plant and the addition of two
new buildings: a gymnasium-auditorium
and a science hall. In addition to these
plans there was the need to provide better
paid faculty with guaranteed retirement se-
curity.
A three-year campaign, it was met
with enthusiasm by the churches of the
conference. In the February 5, 1948, issue
of the Centralia Sentinel, it was reported
that at a special session of the annual con-
ference meeting in Centralia, each of the
four districts pledged $150,000. Additional support was
pledged by the conference laymen's association, headed
by President Arthur Knapp (a college trustee), the Meth-
odist Youth Fellowship represented by Rev. Paul Sims
('48), and the Women's Society of Christian Service,
led by Mrs. O. E. Connett.
The Lebanon church, the college's "home church,"
pledged more than twice its quota by the spring of 1 948.
One of the first churches to meet its pledge was
Donnellson, which was the first church President Bracy
served as a student pastor and, at the time of the cam-
paign, was served by another McKendree ministerial
student. Rev. Billy G. Hahs('48), later a member of the
board of trustees.
F. A. Behymer, Lebanon resident, McKendree sup-
porter, and feature writer for the St. Louis Post Dispatch,
noted in the March 22, 1948, issue that the campaign
was launched on the original eight-acre campus, which
had cost $24.00 in 1828. Behymer quoted President
Bracy as saying:
Church-related colleges such as McKendree,
because they are tax exempt, have, I believe,
a definite responsibility for civic education
or education for democracy. We are con-
vinced that our American heritage of democ-
racy is not merely a form of government (as
valuable and significant as that may be), but
democracy is 'a way of life, ' and as such it
furnishes or provides man with the best way
of living his life. That way must be preserved.
. . . McKendree is a Christian college. It has
as its purpose to surround its students with
College Sextette trip to Harrisburg in 1946.
an influence and an atmosphere conducive
to the development of Christian character,
conduct, and citizenship, to give to them a
liberal education and to provide in some
measure specific foundational training for an
occupational career
For the president, these financial campaigns meant
much traveling and speaking. He was often accompa-
nied by students. Howard Hursey ('50) recalled that as
members of the men's quartet, he, Charles Fox ('51),
Ed Thilman ('48), and Bob Sager ('50), termed them-
selves the Million Dollar Quartet. He recalls singing all
over the state, estimating they had about 100 engage-
ments. While they did not get the million, they did raise
"a sizable amount."
Also in his reminiscences, Hursey commented that
the football team had leather helmets, no face masks,
no mouthpieces, and the schools they played were much
larger, resulting in being beaten a lot in the last quarter.
Still a small pool to draw from, assignments often meant
both offense and defense positions.
Hursey was a roommate of the first Mexican stu-
dent to attend McKendree, Roberto Hernandez. He com-
ments that it was a fun experience to help Roberto with
his language problems.
Frequently, alumni comment on their accompany-
ing President Bracy and the significance it had in their
lives. Dr. Bracy was often heard to refer to
McKendree as "Christian without apology and Meth-
odist with pride."
One alumnus recalled traveling with Bracy in the
fall when the Methodist Youth Fellowship held district
MC KENDREE"
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The Philosophian, Clionian. and Plaionian Societies
of McKendree College
Commencement Exhibition
PROGRAM
Invocation
Don Benitone
Scripture
Declamation
Francesca Shaffer
Joanne Bare
•■No Room Witiiin" (original)
Essay
Bernard Loean
•McKendree, 1940 and 1947"
ImDromotu
Mary Ellen Glotfelty
Piano Duo
Dorothy Lee Faulkner, Mary Ellen Glotfelty
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"Memories"
Chairman — Leslie Purdy
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Elizabeth Crisp Eunice Hanbaum
Donald Lowe Louis Walker
Joint program of Philosophian, Clionian and Platonian
Literary Societies.
booth festivals. It was the practice for each youth
group from the churches of the district to bring home-
canned goods to be on display as evidence of the fail
harvest. The goods were divided among the confer-
ence institutions, McKendree being one. The alum-
nus spoke of Dr. Bracy helping to bring the canned
goods back to the college kitchen and indicated he
thought the task was beneath the president's posi-
tion. It was representative of Dr. Bracy's commit-
ment to the college, from his itineration over the con-
ference presenting the cause and needs of the col-
lege, to raking leaves on campus and transporting
canned goods.
With these two financial campaigns focusing at-
tention on the physical and academic needs of the cam-
pus, McKendree began an era of rehabilitation, expan-
sion, and academic growth.
The students who attended during the last years of
the war were more than pleased when sufficient funds
were received to replace the boiler. Those days of cold
library, cold dormitory rooms, and cold classrooms came
to an end. In November 1 948, it was reported that more
work had been done on the heating system, including a
new plant for the gymnasium. Also included in the up-
grading were funds for additional lab equipment, class-
room renovations, and long-neglected repair and main-
tenance on Benson Wood Library.
As the moneys came in from the Million Dollar Cam-
paign, plans were made for a new gymnasium-auditorium
that would seat 1,500, a new science hall, and the remod-
eling of Eisenmayer gymnasium into a little theater.
Apparently there were still equipment shortages,
however. In the March 29, 1949, McKendree Review
there is a short item that indicates Professor Fred
Fleming, head of the biology department, passed a milk
bottle among the students, saying, "Put anything in, but
be sure it's under a quarter." The milk bottle filled and
the fund was used to purchase a new stapler for the class-
room.
Other student participation in the renovation pro-
gram is indicated in an October 7, 1947, article in the
McKendree Review. Plans were being made to redeco-
rate and refurnish Philo Hall. The Philosophians turned
to the alumni of the literary society for financial help in
the project.
A tuition and fee increase in 1 947 was inevitable.
It was the first raise in many years.
Toward the end of President Bracy's tenure, there
were many articles in the McKendree Review that indi-
cated the physical changes taking place. In January 1948,
the renovation of Pearsons Hall, the college dining hall,
was completed. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pfeffer, both
Lebanonites and McKendree graduates, started the drive
for funds for this renovation with a large donation and,
after work was started, contributed heavily to the new
furniture in the dining hall. Other gifts for furnishings
were new lights by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Knapp; a George
Steck baby grand piano from Miss Mayme Griffith, a
trustee; and a Hammond electric organ from Mrs. N. G.
Stevenson, also a trustee.
Mrs. Stevenson was concerned about the condi-
tion of the president's home and contributed $15,000
for redecorating both inside and outside the house. As a
result of this gift, the president's home became known
as the Stevenson House. Others contributed to the reno-
vation; among these gifts was the Swedish cut-glass
chandelier in the dining room, which was given by Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Church.
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At the November 24, 1948, board of trustees meet-
ing, architect's drawings of the proposed gymnasium
and science building were presented. At the same meet-
ing it was announced that $103,000 had been paid in
cash on the Million Dollar Campaign. By January 1,
1949, $1 14.693.39 had been received and reports were
made at the February 24, 1949, board meeting on the
renovation of the dining hall, the repairing of the heat-
ing plant, new plumbing in the science hall, and a hot
air furnace in the gym. By the May 23, 1949, meeting,
work on Stevenson House was completed. The minutes
of each board of trustees meeting brought more news of
progress.
During the renovation of buildings, the sills in Old
Main were replaced. In March 1949, President Bracy pre-
sented a gavel to Bishop J. Ralph Magee which was made
from a floor sill from what Bracy termed "the oldest build-
ing in the oldest Methodist college in the United States."
In the midst of all this activity, the chapel stood
as a symbol of the Christian commitment of the col-
lege. In April 1947, the chapel bell rang the background
accompaniment for the singing of "The Bell," a French
folk song, as the choir presented its spring concert.
PROGRAM
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Lebanon, Illinois
— 1948 —
COLLEGE CHORUS
Sun Of My Soul Peter Ritter
O Sacred Head Now Wounded Bach 1601
Panis Angelicus Palestrina 1524-1594
Wake, Awake, For Night Is Flying -- Bach 1599
Hear My Cry, O God Kopyloff
The Chorus
O Lord, Most Holy Caesar Franck
Corinne Mooneyham, Soprano
Open Our Eyes MacFarlane
Go Not Far From Me, O Lord Zingarelli
(Motet from "Christus e Miserere")
The Chapel Choir
My Redeemer And My Lord Dudley Buck
Glenn Freiner, Tenor
Shine On Me Arr. by Odom
Softly And Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling Thompson
Abide With Me W. H. Monk
The Mens Quartet
Theme In D From Symphonic Pathetique Tschaikowsky
Glenn Freiner
God So Loved The World John Stainer
Go To Dark Gethsemane T. Tertius Noble
Ifs Me, O Lord (Negro Spiritual) Arr. by Cain
Hallelujah (The Messiah) Handel
The Chorus
College Chorus Program.
Faculty
With increasing enrollment, the faculty expanded.
The year before President Bracy arrived ( 1 944-45 ), there
were 1 3 teaching faculty; in 1 945-46 there were 1 8 teach-
ing faculty; and in 1 948-49, Bracy's last year, there were
23 staff in that category.
As a liberal arts college, McKendree had a core
curriculum that changed little during the Bracy era.
Notable additions between 1945 and 1949 were the of-
fering of courses in political science, engineering draw-
ing, and public relations. Also, a pre-engineering pro-
gram was developed in collaboration with Washington
University in St. Louis. There were additional courses
or sections in history, physics, economics, English, and
physical education, which reflected a larger student body.
These new courses and additions also indicated the grow-
ing need for business and for science and engineering
courses that would lead the college into the age of tech-
nology. A counseling and guidance service was estab-
lished in 1947 but were short-lived, and the faculty ad-
visor system returned.
Every endeavor was made to obtain well-qualified
faculty who could work within the changing curricu-
lum. The upgrading of the physical campus and the quali-
fied faculty was all part of the process of preparing for
evaluation and accreditation by the North Central Asso-
ciation and the University Senate of the Methodist
Church.
Faculty salaries were a major concern of the presi-
dent who realized "the faculty are more interested in the
school and the welfare of the students than their own
welfare." This spirit is what kept the college morale
high in the years following these low periods. In 1 948
the first salary schedule that would eliminate individual
salary negotiations was presented to the faculty. The
scale was as follows:
Head of a department
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Instructor
$3600 - 3900
$3000 - 3600
$2700 - 3000
$2400 - 2700
$2000 - 2400
A superintendent of buildings and grounds was
hired in 1948. On January 27, 1948, the board of trust-
ees approved the appointment of an assistant to the presi-
dent and a new physical education major. There is no
indication that anyone was hired under the title of assis-
tant to the president at that time. However, in the late
1940's there were several secretaries added to the staff:
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt, Professor of Music.
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secretary to the president (1947), secretary to the dean
(1949), and assistant registrar (1949). These positions
began to replace the competent but limited contribution
of the student assistants who were hired to such posi-
tions. In 1 948 the Office of Public Relations was added
to the administrative staff. Throughout the campus the
student assistant positions became more traditional in the
work that was assigned them as part-time personnel.
While the students spent happy hours on trips to
St. Louis and in evening excursions to downtown Leba-
non at Freshour's (sodas), Dave's Cafe (guys only),
Daumueller's (ice cream sundaes), Bunge's Bakery (juke
box), and Battoes Cafe (hamburgers), the alumni re-
sponding to the 1995 survey repeatedly spoke of the
commitment of the faculty and their excellence in lead-
ing students into the world of academia and into the
world beyond their high school horizons. Some spoke
of confronting and coming to an understanding of other
religions and cultures. One respondent, who did not
graduate from McKendree but transferred to the U. S.
Naval Academy, stated that his year at McKendree "gave
me an enormous head start when I entered the Acad-
emy."
Especially noted in the 1995 survey of the alumni's
reminiscences of those who helped them most were pro-
fessors Helmut Gutekunst, Oliver Kleinschmidt, Fred
Fleming, Meredith Eller, Charles Stowell, Chester Bagg,
Reinhold Hohn, and Clarence Walton.
Dr. Walton Retires
May 1 949, marked an end of the teaching career
of William Clarence Walton who came to McKendree
in 1894. He taught Greek, philosophy, Bible, and reli-
gion and founded the Education Department, in which
he was the first teacher. He was the author of the Cen-
tennial History of McKendree College, which traced the
history of the college and St. Clair County from 1 828 to
1928. The task took several years and has been the pro-
totype for this volume. Many an argument and discus-
sion has moved on with authority since 1928 as "Dr.
Walton's History" has been cited.
Dr. Walton had attended 63 commencements when
he left his teaching position. The year 1949 did not end
his service to the college, however; he continued as trea-
surer until 1958.
Veterans
Several references have been made to the enroll-
ment increase during the Bracy administration. The
United States turned to a post-war period that, among
other consequences, found the veterans wanting to re-
turn to college after an interruption for military service.
McKendree College received approval from the Veter-
ans Administration on March 19, 1945, as an institution
where servicemen and women
could attend college under the
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of
1 944, or, as it was popularly known,
the "GI Bill of Rights." The imme-
diate impact of this action meant a
growing student body.
In the same issue of the
McKendree Review ( May 30, 1 945 )
that the announcement was made of
McKendree's approval to accept stu-
dents under the GI Bill, six
McKendree servicemen were re-
ported missing in action and the
total reported killed in action dur-
ing the War was 1 1 .
The men and women coming on campus from
military service changed student life and changed some
college regulations. For example, smoking was pro-
hibited on the campus; however, smoking in the men's
dorm rooms was a concession to the vets and a break
with a 117-year campus regulation.
In 1947 it was reported that 52 percent of the stu-
dents on the campus were veterans. These years saw
continued increases in enrollment from 184 in 1945-46
to 416 in 1947-48. In 1949 the spring term enrollment
dropped to 393 as the first veterans who entered the
college as freshmen were graduated. In the fall of 1949
the student body numbered 326.
The veterans found the senices of the Ex GI Club valuable in orientation to civilian
and student status, a source of fellowship and camaraderie, and an opportunity to
sponsor campus social and athletic activities.
The administrative staff members found them-
selves inundated with government forms. In Septem-
ber 1946, it was reported that Dean Stowell and his sec-
retary were working into the night on paper work. The
comptroller, Eliza Jane Donaldson, was also putting in
long hours with the adjustment to veterans' checks and
the attendant paperwork.
Liza Jane, as she was fondly called by the students,
was commended at the August 4, 1949, board of trust-
ees meeting by President Bracy, who credited her with
maintaining a stable educational institution during the
war and on into the changing post-war campus. One
alumna, Dorothy Faulkner Winterrowd ('47) recalled
Miss D's daily walk to the
Post Office and the bank,
regardless of the weather.
Campus activities
changed. A "regular"
homecoming was ob-
served in 1 945, and the re-
turning veterans were hon-
ored. The organizations on
campus changed with the
dropping of the science,
drama, and theater clubs
and the addition of more
politically grounded orga-
nizations such as the Pub-
lic Affairs Forum. The
YMCA and YWCA were
combined into the Student
Christian Association,
which became affiliated
with the Illinois Method-
ist Student Movement.
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UI^MC KENDREE^^^
Significant to the times was the organizing of the
GI Club. The Club charged a $1.00 initiation fee and
dues of 15 cents per week. The GIs could defer pay-
ment with an lOU until their government checks arrived.
The veterans were a mature group. Among the club's
activities was the 1946 purchase of a loving cup to be
presented to the member w ith the highest scholastic rank.
Mandatory attendance at chapel twice a week met
with protests from the non-Protestant students, and it
was finally determined that non-Protestants were ex-
cused from McKendree chapel services as long as they
attended their own churches.
The Student-Faculty Council was criticized be-
cause the students had a minority vote. Again changes
were made. Instead of the chair being the college presi-
dent, a student became president of the re-named Stu-
dent Association, with the college president and dean
being ex-officio members. Changes in representation
gave the students a greater voice in decisions; the stu-
dents had six votes to five for the faculty and college.
Social life on the campus changed radically. One
coed was quoted as saying, "If I don't have a matrimo-
nial opportunity at McKendree College, I'll never have
it." There were 158 men on campus at the time (Octo-
ber 1946) and 57 women.
Even the language changed, according to two fea-
ture stories in the McKendree Review. In the October
22, 1946, issue. Mason Holmes ('49) wrote of his frus-
trations as a high school graduate coming to college at
18 and not knowing what to pass when a vet called for
"red lead" (catsup) or following the conversation about
"stove lids" (pancakes) and "joe" (coffee). He concluded
that "we are grateful for what they have done; now it is
our job to understand their talk."
Two years later, March 9, 1948, Richard Townsend
('50) was still contending with a language that included
"chow" and "mess gear." His philosophical conclusion
was "the salient point is that our language has never yet
failed to extend itself to meet any requirements, whether
constant or tentative, unequivocal or universal."
With a larger student body and the men returning,
sports came into focus. Football, basketball, track, and
baseball teams began the climb back to the prestige of
earlier years, and the "keeper of the bear" was reinstated.
The election of the keeper of the bear in 1947 was
to a token position; no bear was on campus. The tradi-
tion of a bear mascot, primarily for the football team,
dated back to the twenties and thirties. Early in the tra-
dition, a bear cub was brought from Canada and trav-
eled with the team in the back seat of a car In later
years, a bear was borrowed only for the football season
from the St. Louis Zoo. The practice probably stopped
when the college could no longer field a football team.
During the early years of this resurgence of sports,
transportation for the teams was supplied by alumni and
faculty using their own cars. Al Rosenberger ('50) com-
mented that "McKendree had one of the first quarter-
mile curbed cinder tracks in southern Illinois. It was six
lanes and had a 220-yard straight-away." He recalled
that he almost ruined his 1 934 Ford V-8 pick-up by pull-
ing tree stumps and hauling dirt to the football field and
cinders to the track. For this he received an allowance
for gasoline and oil.
Rosenberger also noted that, although McKendree
was not accredited when he graduated, he had no prob-
lems being accepted for graduate studies at Illinois State
University.
A tradition that continued into the post-war years
was that of the freshman class ringing, or not ringing,
the chapel bell. The rules were simple: If the freshmen
succeeded in having a class picnic, returned to the cam-
pus, and rang the chapel bell, they could remove their
"beanies" (green skull caps) and did not have to un-
dergo freshman initiation. Ringing the bell was com-
plicated by the upperclassmen tying the bell where it
could not be reached or removing the clapper.
The annual leaf-raking day continued into the
Bracy era. As one alumnus said, it was "a useful money-
saving work"; it was also a day of fun as students and
faculty joined in a project that spelled camaraderie. Even
President Bracy joined in.
Leaf raking day
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"Mom " Thornley
No discussion of campus life would be complete
without reference to Pearsons Hall, the dining hall, and
food. There was no disagreement in the response from
the alumni survey taken in 1995: Mom Thornley was a
good cook. However, the memories of Florence
Thornley had a much broader basis than the food she
served. Richard Ashal ('50) said she "was The God-
send' to the entire campus right after the end of WWII."
Others remembered her as a good friend of the students,
a person who helped solve their problems. One alumna
recalled that Mom Thornley loaned her money when
she was in need. Jean Smith Wil-
son ('49) held the job of bugler in
the morning for breakfast. She
commented that blowing the
bugle at 6:00 AM in the boys'
dorm from 1 945 to 1 949 after the
war wasn't all that popular with
the veterans. She also mentioned
gaining access to Clark Hall by
climbing a ladder at 1 :30 AM af-
ter missing the last bus from St.
Louis.
When President Bracy came
to the campus in 1 945, there were
only two dormitories, and a few
commuters lived at home or, in
the case of the ministerial stu-
dents, in parsonages where they
were serving. Beginning in 1946,
trailer homes were moved to the north campus, behind
Clark Hall. In October, 1947, there were three families
living in trailers. Included in the $6.00 (or $10.00 de-
pending on which record is accurate) per month rent were
electricity and the privilege of using the laundry facili-
ties in Clark Hall. Water for use in the trailers had to be
carried from the dormitory at the outset, though water
was piped in later. Small vegetable gardens north of
Carnegie Hall helped these families, according to Al
Rosenberger who, with his wife and daughter, was the
first family to have a trailer.
End of an Era
In July, 1949, Carl Bracy submitted his resigna-
tion as McKendree College president. He accepted the
position of Chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan Univer-
sity in Lincoln. The trustees of both institutions agreed
that Dr. Bracy would remain at McKendree until the
end of the calendar year. During the six-month period,
a search was made and Dr. Russell Grow was selected
as Bracy's successor. President Bracy 's last months con-
tinued to be filled with plans for new buildings, the
Million Dollar Campaign, improvements in the physi-
cal plant, and guiding the faculty as it worked with a
different student body than had been present when he
arrived on the campus.
Dr. Bracy later left Nebraska Wesleyan to become
the sixth president of Mount Union College in Alliance,
Ohio. He retired in 1967 and died at Lake Side, Ohio,
August 22, 1977.
First north campus trailer.
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The Administration of President Carl C. Bracy
Faculty List
1945-46
H.P.K. Agersborg
Edwin P. Baker
George H. Barton
Leon H. Church
Eliza J. Donaldson
Mrs. Donald Gee
Beatrice A. Godwin
Bertha W. Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Dorothy West Hohn
Reinhold B. Hohn
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Nell G. Oppitz
Roland P. Rice
R. C. Sayre
Eula R. Smith
Frederick C. Stelzriede
Charles J. Stowell
William C. Walton
Grace R. Welch
1946-47
Edwin P. Baker
Carla Caldwell
Eliza J. Donaldson
Lawrence K. Fox
Lee R. Glover
Beatrice A. Godwin
Marvin A. Govro
Bertha W Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Dorothy West Hohn
Reinhold B. Hohn
Wesley W. Jonah
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Mary E. Metz
Nell G. Oppitz
Elizabeth W. Parks
Roland P Rice
Herbert D. Roy
R. C. Sayre
Eula R. Smith
Frederick C. Stelzriede
Charles J. Stowell
William C. Walton
Mrs. Grace R. Welch
Biology
German, Dean Emeritus
Music
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Commerce, Comptroller
Assistant in Social Science
Librarian, Dean of Women
French, Spanish
Chemistry, Physics
English
Education, Psychology,
Registrar, Dean of Admissions
Piano, Organ, Theory
History
Philosophy, Religion
Practice Teaching
Voice, Public School Music
Speech, Dramatics
Mathematics, Eiconomics, Dean
Greek, Latin, Treasurer
Speech, Dramatics
German, Dean Emeritus
Chorus, Band, Sextette
Comptroller, Commerce
Economics, Political Science
Assistant in Education
Librarian
Engineering Drawing
French, Spanish
Chemistry, Physics
English
Education, Psychology,
Registrar, Dean of Admissions
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Piano, Organ, Theory
Biology
History
English, Public Relations
Philosophy, Religion
Descriptive Geometry
Practice Teaching
Voice, Public School Music
Speech, Drama
Mathematics, Economics, Dean
Greek, Latin, Treasurer
English
1947-48
Lelah Allison
Chester S. Bagg
Edwin P Baker
Ewing Baskette
Earl Dawes
Eliza J. Donaldson
Meredith R Filer
Fred A. Fleming
Lawrence K. Fox
Burton Goldstein
Marvin A. Govro
Bertha W, Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Wesley W. Jonah
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Mary Blanche Lientz
Nell G. Oppitz
Elizabeth W. Parks
Margaret Sapp
R. C. Sayre
Willie Stivender
Charles J. Stowell
Lewis R. Van Winkle
William C. Walton
1948-49
Lelah Allison
Chester S. Bagg
Edwin R Baker
Ralph E. Barclay
Gertrude Bos
Carol Cardwell
Earl Dawes
Eliza J. Donaldson
Meredith Eller
Fred A. Fleming
Burton Goldstein
Bertha W. Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
James Jennings
Janelle Kleinschmidt
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
William J. Mauzy
Gerald Nielsen
English, Drama
Voice
German, Dean Emeritus
Librarian
liducation. Dean of Men,
Director of Night School
Business Officer, Commerce
Philosophy, Religion
Biology
Economics, Political Science
Physics
Descriptive Drawing
French, Spanish
Chemistry, Physics
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Piano, Organ, Theory
Physical Ekiucation
History
Journalism Speech, English,
Director of Public Relations
Public School Music
Practice Teaching
English, Dean of Women
Mathematics, Veteran's
Counselor, Dean Emeritus
Education, Psychology, Dean,
Registrar
Greek, Latin, Treasurer
English
Voice
German, Dean Emeritus
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Librarian
Speech, Drama, Dean of
Women
Education, Dean of Men
Commerce, Business Officer,
Veteran's Counselor
Philosophy, Religion
Biology
Physics
French, Spanish
Chemistry
Economics, Political Science
Women's Physical Education
Piano, Organ, Theory
Physical Education, Coach
Public School Music
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Enjoying a friendly game of ping pong in the bookstore.
Nell G. Oppitz
Elizabeth W. Parks
R. C. Say re
Dede Ann Shull
Charles J. Stowell
Lewis B. Van Winkle
William C. Walton
1949-50
Lelah Allison
Chester S. Bagg
Edwin P. Baker
Ralph E. Barclay
Dorothy Harnett
Gertrude Box
Lawrence Boyer
Vivian Burton
Earl Dawes
Beth Dolan
History, Sociology
Journalism, Director of Public
Relations
Practice Teaching
English
Mathematics, Dean Emeritus
Education, Psychology, Dean,
Dir. of Placement Service,
Registrar
Greek, Latin, Treasurer
English
Voice
German, Dean Emeritus
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Women's Physical Education
Librarian
Economics, Political Science
Speech, Drama
Education, Psychology, Dean
of Men
English
Eliza J. Donaldson
Fred A. Fleming
Glenn H. Freiner
Bertha W. Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Frank E. Harris
Harold Hertenstein
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
William J. Mauzy
Gerald Nielsen
Albert Ogent
Nell G. Oppitz
Elizabeth W. Parks
Leslie Purdy
R. C. Sayre
Charles J. Stowell
Evelyn Troutman
Lewis B. Van Winkle
William C. Walton
Thiemo Wolf
Commerce, Business Officer,
Veteran's Counselor
Biology
Voice, Piano, Organ
French, Spanish
Chemistry
Religion
Mathematics
Piano, Organ, Theory
Physical Education, Coach
Public School Music
Mechanical Drawing
History, Sociology
Journalism, Director of Public
Relations
American Government
Practice Teaching
Mathematics, Dean Emeritus
Philosophy. Religion
Eiducation, Psychology, Dean,
Registrar, Dir. of Placement
Service
Greek, Latin, Treasurer
Physics
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Women's Sextette in 1946.
Men's Quartette in 1949.
The Administration of President Russell Grow
(1950 - 1957)
by Darrell H. Kohlmiller, Ph.D. ('54)
Although many of us today view the fifties as a
quiet time in our history, for those historically astute it
was recognized as a seedbed for the upheavals of the
sixties and seventies: black protests and civil rights ac-
tivities, the beginnings of Vietnam, and the conquest
of space, to name a few. Not many of us remember that
the portrait of America served up by the popular press
of the fifties painted a picture that ignored many of the
problems of that day; involvement in a foreign war, the
Cold War, a teenage birth rate higher than today, a third
of marriages ending in divorce, and racial polarization,
among many others.
On June 25, 1950, less than six months after the
decade began. North Korean troops poured into South
Korea. When General MacArthur reported to President
Truman that a South Korean collapse was inevitable,
the President immediately ordered full scale Ameri-
can military support for South Korea. An Allied vic-
tory seemed certain when, in November of 1950,
hundreds of thousands of Chinese Communist "vol-
unteers" crossed the border into South Korea, extend-
ing the war until July of 1953, when a negotiated
settlement was reached. During the Korean War, over
200,000 Americans served in Korea, and nearly
25,000 were killed and over 100,000 wounded. Al-
though the President's move to send troops to aid
the South Koreans had initial overwhelming public
support, later, as the casualties increased, the war
became unpopular.
The Korean War more than likely cost the Demo-
crats the presidency in 1952 as the Republicans ran
former General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower
against Illinois Governor Adiai Stevenson, whom the
Republicans were able to paint effectively, but falsely,
as being soft on communism.
The threat of communism to American interests
became known universally as a "world-wide monolithic
conspiracy," and Americans became involved in what
would be called "The Cold War" until the collapse of
the Soviet Union in the i980s. Over the years of the
Cold War the United States spent nearly a quarter of its
federal budget for military purposes. In the fifties Ameri-
can administrations became party to military alliances with
countries all over the world and signed bilateral treaties
with Nationalist China, South Korea, and others.
The fifties was essentially a period for holding the
line in government and other domestic matters. Critics
of the administration argued that Eisenhower was a pawn
to big business interests in the country, although in fair-
ness it must be said that labor flourished and labor man-
agement relations were relatively tranquil.
Economic developments in the fifties were signifi-
cant and deserve mention. The majority of American
families enjoyed an unprecedented prosperity history
had never before shown for any people. Americans
owned more new homes, cars, televisions, and other
material things than perhaps the rest of the wodd com-
bined. Suburbs sprang up everywhere.
While the majority of Americans experienced the
good life, there were, however, those groups left be-
hind. Small farmers suffered greatly, and racial minori-
ties were left behind in both education and employment
under the laws and court rulings of "separate but equal."
The first school integration in the south did not occur
until late in the fifties, at Little Rock, Arkansas, where
federal troops were needed to allow nine black children
to enter the previously all-white school. Throughout the
fifties, minorities struggled to gain a fair share of the
advantages, both economic and social, enjoyed by the
majority of Americans.
MC KENDREE~gr
Stevenson House - Home of the President.
Other social issues of the fifties centered around
conformity, the growing impact of the mass media, the
evolution of rock and roll, the fine arts, and advances in
medicine and other sciences.
Having briefly reviewed the impact of the fifties
on American life in general, the focus now turns to the
life of McKendreans who were a part of that time,
including Dr. Russell Grow, who was president of
McKendree College from 1950 to 1957. Grow, dean
of the College of Liberal Arts, Oklahoma City Uni-
versity, was elected president of the college at a spe-
cial board of trustees meeting on Nov. 22, 1949, and
assumed his duties as McKendree president on January
1, 1950.
Dr. Grow was a native of Nebraska who received
a master's degree in psychology and a Ph.D. in edu-
cational administration from the University of Ne-
braska. He held teaching and administration posts
at several Oklahoma colleges and public schools be-
fore his assignment at Oklahoma City University.
From 1942 to 1945, Dr. Grow worked as a civilian for
the federal government. He returned to education at the
end of the war. Dr. Grow also served as a local preacher
Bishop Charles C. Selecman. Bishop Ralph Magee, President Russell Grow at Inauguration April 26, 1950.
in the Methodist Church in Oklahoma and became a
speaker of some renown. He and his family were life-
long Methodists.
In response to a mail interview with Dr. Grow that
appeared in the McKendree Review of December 13,
1949, Dr. Grow stated:
. . . / was discouraged and wanted to leave.
I told my intention to President Grow. He en-
couraged me to t)-y it for awhile {maybe one
semester). 1 did. I stayed for three years
and graduated magna cum laude in May
of 1956.
The changes that will come in McKendree 's
curriculum and plant are those that growth
and progress require. Changes of this sort
have a habit of developing out of necessity.
No doubt McKendree 's growth will require
a plant and equipment in keeping with the
traditions and ideals that have contributed
to its great usefulness in the past.
We are eager to begin out
McKendree College.
I'ork at
Dr. Grow gave his first address to the entire stu-
dent body on January 6, 1950, in the chapel. He chose
as his topic Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created.
. . ." Dr. Grow pointed out that a scientist has faith, "a
religious approach . . . because he has faith that he will
discover what he is looking for." Dr. Grow used
George W. Carver, who discovered more than 300 uses
for the peanut, as a scientist who had faith. (McKendree
Review, January 24, 1950)
Dr. Grow was officially inaugurated as president
of McKendree College on the afternoon of April 26,
1950, as its 24th president. Among those in atten-
dance were the official representatives of 54 colleges
and universities nationwide. The main inaugural
speaker was Dr. Charles C. Selecman, a retired bishop
of the Methodist Church. (McKendree Review, April 1 8,
1950).
One of Dr. Grow's personal fond moments at
McKendree occurred at the 1952 commencement exer-
cises. It was the first outdoor commencement celebrated
since the centennial year of 1 928. The commencement
speaker was Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, who was
to be the Democratic candidate for president in the fall
election of 1952. Altogether, it was a glorious day for
McKendree and especially the 50 who received their
degrees that day.
Dr. Grow and his family dearly loved McKendree.
Several anecdotes related in the responses to the Alumni
Questionnaire sent to alumni of the era to gather infor-
mation for this history add credence to this. One stu-
dent wrote as follows:
Another student wrote in her questionnaire:
Dr and Mrs. Russell Grow lived in the man-
sion [Stevenson House] during my t^vo years
at McKendree. My first opportunity to wear
a formal was at their home. I made the for-
mal in my dorm room because my mother
managed to sell enough eggs and cream back
home to purchase the fabric but coiddn 't af-
ford a ready-made dress. [The Grows] told
me over and over how lovely I looked — just
what I needed. . . .
From anecdotes such as these it seems apparent
that Dr. Grow and Mrs. Grow shared a mutual respect
and admiration for the students they served at
McKendree and received like measure from the stu-
dents.
In the McKendree Review of February 7, 1 950, Dr.
Grow announced his goals for McKendree. Foremost
were plans for a new gymnasium-auditorium (what
would become Bearcat Gym) with an auditorium ca-
pacity of 2,500 and a game capacity of 1,500. Ac-
cording to Dr. Grow over half of the necessary funds
were already available, and the balance was pledged.
Building the new gym would be a significant step
toward re-accreditation by the North Central Asso-
ciation.
Additional goals included the renovation of
Eisenmayer gym into offices, a snack bar, a bookstore,
student and faculty lounges, and a large recreation area.
Also, the library, the dormitories, and other campus
buildings were to be redecorated and repaired.
Other goals Dr. Grow hoped to achieve were a
larger, more up-to-date library and an increase in the
number of faculty with Ph. D.'s. Both of these goals
were in line with North Central recommendations. The
board minutes of May 22, 1950, indicated that these
goals had board support and cooperation.
After looking briefly at the goals of Dr. Grow and
the college board, it follows that we should next look at
how these goals were accomplished, when they were
accomplished, and to what degree they were accom-
plished.
MC KENDREE~Rr
President and Mrs. Crow's reception for students andfacult
By early 1951 the accreditation plan for
McKendree had been channeled into three definite steps.
The McKendree Review of Februnry 13, 1951, outlined
them as follows:
1. More stringent requirements for faculty
would be put in place, and faculty members
hired in the future would hold Ph.D.'s,
if at all possible;
2. The student center would be completed;
3. Improvements would be made in the library,
laboratories, other buildings, and grounds.
In addition, renovation of the physical plant, in-
creasing academic programs, expanding enrollment, and
enlarging the endowment would be emphasized. Yet
another move to bring the college in line with other North
Central requirements was the formation of an adminis-
tration council. The council was to serve as a "clearing
house" for matters not requiring faculty attention and
be responsible for directing administrative policies, in-
cluding religious activities such as chapel services
(McKendree Review, June 6, 1954).
A front-page article in the September 1951 issue
of the McKendree College Bulletin described delight
expressed about campus improvements by students re-
turning for the fall semester. Renovation of Clark Hall
had been completed; Pearsons Hall, including the
^[^^^^■^^ kitchen, had been renovated.
^^^^J Work continued on the sci-
^^^^H ence hall, Old Main, the li-
^ I^I^^^H brary, and Carnegie Hall, and
J t ^^1 the former bookstore was be-
■b^V ^B ing converted into a physics
laboratory.
In the rebuilding of a
great institution, there are
many small but important
tasks that must be done.
Generally the doers of the
"little jobs" go overlooked.
Such was the case with Mrs.
Grow. Working behind the
scenes, she accomplished
many things through the
Methodist Women's Society
of Christian Service, Faculty
Dames, other groups, and by
herself at times. What she did
went generally unnoticed except by the few, but she de-
serves accolades for her work for McKendree. She was
truly a helpmate and contributor to Dr. Grow and his
work at McKendree. One of the little things she did was
to acquire lamps for the desks in the dormitories
{McKendree Review, December 5, 1950).
The goal of improving the faculty to comply with
North Central's recommendation was accomplished in
a somewhat dramatic fashion from 1950 through 1956,
as the number of faculty holding doctorates increased
from three to 10 over that period of time and the per-
centage improved from 12 percent to 33 percent. An
examination of the percentage of faculty with Ph. D.'s
at other institutions of higher learning shows that
McKendree compared quite favorably to them on this
matter.
Dr. Grow hoped to see McKendree enrollment in-
crease significantly during his tenure, and he did see
improvement. Records indicate that McKendree re-
ceived a great boost in this critical area from the Air
Force. The Air Force had introduced a five-year plan,
to become permanent if successful, to rai.se the educa-
tional level of its officers and men in order to increase
their efficiency and qualify them for higher rank. In
fact, the McKendree College Evening School started
during the spring semester of 1950 in direct response
to Air Force needs. This more than negated the de-
crease in traditional enrollment caused by students
leaving college and entering military service for the Ko-
rean War.
MC KEN DREE fe:
Although the actual full-time day-student enroll-
ment averaged only about 230 during the Grow years,
the total number of persons to whom services were be-
ing provided increased dramatically from 1949 to 1957.
When the figures for seminars, clinics, workshops and
especially the influx of Air Force personnel in the
evening school classes are added to those of "regular"
students, the total number served increased from 600 to
over 1600 in those eight years.
The peak enrollment in the all-important evening
school programs occurred in the 1950-51 year, when
239 were enrolled. Classes held in off campus "resi-
dence centers" reached a high mark of 368 in the 1 954-
55 year. This latter figure was impacted by enrollees
representing McKendree's fourth generation of military
veterans. The postwar era definitely brought McKendree
some economic relief because of
the enrollment of veterans return-
ing to college under the GI Bill.
McKendree was also able
to improve its endowment fund
significantly while Dr. Grow was
its president. Although complete
figures are not available, minutes
of the board of trustees and the
McKendree College Bulletin of
June 1954, reported that endow-
ment doubled from $95,000 in
1949-50 to $190,000 in 1954.
Improvement and expan-
sion of the physical plant, al-
though somewhat delayed during
the Korean War, began to move
forward again in the middle years
of Dr. Grow's administration. In
a meeting of the college board on
January 31, 1955, plans were
made to raise funds for a new
gymnasium. In addidon, other
plans for expansion and recon-
ditioning of existing buildings
were approved. These included,
in addition to the gymnasium, an
addition to the library, a new
men's dormitory, continuing
renovation to Eisenmayer gym,
and a new science hall
(McKendree College Bulletin,
February?, 1955). More defini-
tive action toward the above
plans was taken in the board
meeting of May 28, 1955, when the board approved
borrowing $160,000 for building the new gym. As re-
ported in the May 1955 McKendree College Bulletin,
the actual groundbreaking ceremonies for the new gym
occurred April 13, 1955.
At this point, the impact of Dr. Grow in expand-
ing and strengthening McKendree College in its attempts
to achieve full North Central accreditation cannot be
overlooked. Increased enrollment, increased endow-
ment, improvement in faculty preparation, and improve-
ments in buildings and grounds — all requirements for
North Central's re-consideration — were accomplished
during his tenure.
At the inauguration ceremonies for Dr. Grow,
Bishop Ralph Magee had reaffirmed McKendree's be-
lief in academic freedom for its faculty:
Students at work in Biology Lab.
MC KENDREE
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Crowning of the Homecoming Queen in 1950.
An honest college must . . . [declare] that a
well-established truth cannot, and must not,
be held in silence just for tradition 's sake.
. . . a college is not a real college unless there
is genuine academic freedom efforts
at regimentation will be urged by certain out-
side influences, and sometimes by well mean-
ing alumni . . . to follow them would mean
the ultimate death of the college.
President Grow and the faculty, respectful of this
commitment to academic freedom, worked together in
a spirit of collegiality throughout his presidency. The
faculty put students first, taught well, published well,
and received numerous academic honors.
Students of the era, in their responses to the Alumni
Association Questionnaire, singled out nearly every fac-
ulty member as having students' best interests at heart.
The following quotes are typical of the responses re-
ceived:
. . . small classes and one on one instruction . . .
. . . instilled an interest . . .
. . . had an effect on how I conducted myself in
my life and my career.
. . . took pride in their students
Several respondents went into greater detail about
favorite faculty members. Included among the many
received were these stories about 'Prof" Fred Fleming,
Raymond Daniel, Dr. W. Norman Grandy, and Dr.
Mildred Silver. .
The night before final exam in botany, 1 had
stayed up most of the night studying. I had to
be ready for the exam at 8:35. At 8:45 1 was
still sleeping when there was a knock at my
dorm door It was Prof. Fleming, saying,
'Aren't you coming to take the exam? It's
8:45. ' I came to life, dressed, and at 8:50
was taking the exam. From that time on Prof.
Fleming could do no wrong. Other teachers
cared about us too. (Lester Gar\>er '52)
Homecoming skit in 1951.
MC KENDREE"
Raymond Daniel was the business officer at
McKendree. After Bob Mollis, Ray Porter,
and I applied to attend seminary at Drew
University, in New Jersey, Mr Daniel showed
his generosity by telling us he needed to make
a trip to New York and we could go along to
visit our prospective school. We visited the
Drew campus, interviewed with a New York
conference about sen'ing student charges,
and went to the Ringling Brothers circus at
Madison Square Garden. (J. Grob '53)
I always thought of Dr Grandy as the 'Mr
Chips' of McKendree. . . . We had a farewell
party and gave him a memento; I do not re-
call what it was. He said, 'They gave me a
momentum! ' Ours was not a gift to give him
momentum to go. We were sorry to say,
'Good-bye, Mr Chips. ' (Martin Roper '54)
Dr Mildred Silver saying to me, 'You can't
go to college, work, play sports, and com-
mute two hours driving time. If you are go-
ing to do well in college, you can 't do every-
thing. ' No one supported me more nor has
been a better friend than Dr Silver after she
got me to be a student first and an athlete
second. (Dale Cruse '55)
Dr Silver was much more to me than an in-
spiring teacher She was also my advisor and
friend . . . I always felt welcome to drop by
her home for some friendly advice, a listen-
ing ear, even an occasional meal. . . . She
encouraged me to keep my major in English
while acquiring all requirements for an el-
ementary teaching certificate. . . . 'You just
need it sometimes, ' she advised. . . . By the
way, she was matron of honor at our wed-
ding. (Bette Ridgeway Wadsack '56)
In addition to teaching well, and being loved and
loving their students, the McKendree faculty still found
time for other activities. Frequently they received rec-
ognition for their professional publications and wide
attention for their academic work. Honorary degrees and
other professional recognition was accorded them for
their accomplishments. Several faculty members re-
ceived attention in various "Who's Who" publications.
Evidence of progress toward Dr. Grow's stated goal
of increasing academic preparation of the faculty is
shown through the increasing number of Ph.D.s on the
teaching staff. From 1950 to 1956, the percentage of
full time faculty with this terminal degree rose from 12
percent to 33 percent, not an insignificant increase in
any situation, but especially so, since the number of fac-
ulty members was also increasing to accommodate the
increasing enrollment.
And now we come to a discussion of that most
important part of any institution of learning — the stu-
dents. As any good educator would. Dr. Grow placed
educating and nurturing students as his top priority.
Following is a brief look back in time to the McKendree
students during the Grow years; how McKendree influ-
enced them, some of their favorite stories, the social
climate during their McKendree years, and some of their
accomplishments, both individual and as a group.
Some mention should be made of the impact of
the Korean War on McKendree and its students. Some
McKendreans dropped out of school to volunteer in
various branches of the military service. Those who re-
mained generally received student deferments that re-
mained in effect as long as the student maintained a sat-
isfactory grade average or until his graduation, at which
time he became eligible for the military draft.
It is interesting to note that there were no draft
protests by the college students of that day. As in the
case with all wars, some of those who went into mili-
tary service did not come back. Most students who
thought about the war remembered the time as being
"scary." Only five years after the end of World War II
was hastened by the atomic bomb, many students won-
dered if the bomb would be used again in Korea. A
number of McKendreans served as chaplains in the
military. One of them remembered serving at Arling-
ton National Cemetery where he participated in many
funerals.
A number of McKendreans serving in the military
during the Korean War were awarded medals of honor
for their service, just as had McKendreans in the
country's other wars from the Civil War to date.
Various things impress us during our lifetimes,
some in positive ways, some in negative ways. Most of
us would agree that among them are family, friends,
church, and school. It is interesting therefore to peruse
the responses to the Alumni Questionnaire concerning
the influence of McKendree on their lives. Following
are some representative remembrances:
/ now have a great respect for all religions
and cultures and why they believe [what they
do]. . . (R. Ashal '50)
Ninety-Seven
We thought enough of this small college at-
mosphere to send our daughter (and she met
her husband there). (L Anderson '50)
. . . The Christian ideals and moral values 1
found there still guide me. The small col-
lege atmosphere can never be overstated.
(L. E. Anderson '51)
The small classes and student-teacher ratio
[were] important. (B. Campbell '51)
McKendree's influence was the foundation
for active leadership in the local church. . . .
I have been able to serve in many capaci-
ties. . . . (D. Tanner '52)
. . . The terms 'integrity, ' 'honor, '[and] 'mo-
rality ' are just a few [influences] ingrained
in those years. (J. Davidson '54)
McKendree uplifted me and my entire life was
on the upgrade. . . (J. Jackson '54)
Wonderful friendships . . . opportunity for
growth . . . opportunity to meet and marry
my husband. (M. Jenkins '55)
. . . make some very good friends. . . . met
my [future] wife. . . . coached by a very fine
gentleman, Dr Jim Collie. . . .
Christian influence was impor-
tant. (V. Mot singer '56)
I have had a love affair with
McKendree from the first day I
stepped on campus. The edu-
cation 1 received at McKendree
and the influence on my life from
faculty, staff, and students gave
me a solid foundation for think-
ing, growing, and developing.
(D. Cruse '55)
1 credit McKendree for giving
me the opportunity and confi-
dence to become a successful
lawyer and judge, a better fa-
ther and grandfather My un-
dergraduate e.xperience gave me
a wonderful background. (D.
McGrew '57)
My degree has enabled me to obtain a stan-
dard of living beyond my expectations. . . .
revealed to me the limitations of depending
on self and the necessity for God's interx'en-
tion to obtain unexpected benefits in accor-
dance with his will and purpose for my life.
(C. Malone '57)
As one who reads the above can clearly see, the
influence of McKendree in the lives of its students tran-
scends academic accomplishments and impacts on their
lives in terms of family, friends, and life work.
The telling of a story and the human experiences
shared therein has few rivals in lasting fascination.
People enjoy telling the story of what happened to them
or somebody they knew. Jesus told parables to link
abstract truths to the experiences of his listeners;
Aesop's fables used animal characters to make a
point. Following are some stories from McKendree
students during the fifties, and they may tell the story
at that time more eloquently than the more objective
data presented in this chapter up to this point. To pro-
tect the innocent rather than to implicate the guilty,
no names have been attached to the following anec-
dotes, which former students provided in the Alumni
Questionnaire.
McKendree accidentally participated in coed dorm
life long before it became popular at more liberal insti-
tutions.
Dedication of Little Chapel in Eisenmayer Gym in 1955.
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Students in Pearsons Hall cafeteria line.
Many of the respondents re-
called their days as student work-
ers at McKendree. One student said,
"It was the only way I could attend
McKendree or any college!" Many
other students echoed this state-
ment. Students worked in the din-
ing hall, the library, in various fac-
ulty offices — all over the campus.
Several student jobs were al-
ways available in maintenance, and
some delightful stories about stu-
dent workers in the maintenance de-
partment appeared in the question-
naire responses. It should be noted
that these were told about other stu-
dents. The following are examples:
One summer all the girls lived in the boys '
dorm because the girls ' dorm was being re-
modeled.
The girls' dorm seemed to be the center of much
other social activity as well. One student recalled:
Mom Hertenstein was a wonderful person,
but she could be conned by her girls. She
wouldn 't have believed how many {or who)
went out the back windows and into town
after the dorm was locked. Some of the best
{and most religious students).
I had a room on the first floor — back side of
the dorm. It became the 'escape route 'for too
many girls to be tuimed. . . .
One winter it was so cold we used a popcorn
popper to try to keep warm. When we went
to sleep, the popper shorted out and set our
room on fire!
Many students recalled events connected with
freshman initiation, especially the women. All the rec-
ollections mentioned the freshmen being taken far out
into the country, dropped off in groups, and then find-
ing their back way to the campus. Most of the stories
hinted that the freshmen usually outsmarted their up-
perclassmen tormentors and returned to ring the col-
lege bell. In 1952 the upperclassmen removed the bell
clapper, "so [several freshmen] climbed up and rang the
bell with a Coke bottle."
Once EdSlagle, the maintenance man, asked
a student helper to bring him some 220 wire.
The helper got two rolls of 110 wire and asked
[Mr. Slagle] if they could be combined!
. . . also got a job (carpenter) doing the same
thing. His first job was to build a bookcase
for an office in Eisenmayer. . . . when he
started to take it up to the office, it was too
big to go out the shop door He had to take it
apart and carry it up to Eisenmayer one piece
at a time.
Many responses mentioned College Hill Cemetery
and its famed "cross-eyed angel," but the cemetery was
famous for other reasons as well. One student had read
4
McKendree co-ed by cross-eyed angel
statue in College Hill Cemetery.
a story in Reader 's Digest magazine about a tomb-
stone in the cemetery inscribed originally "Lord,
She Was Thine," which time had partially erased
to read, "Lord, She Was Thin." The student and
her friends were able to find this tombstone. Many
students remembered the cemetery with fondness
as "a great place for necking."
Students at McKendree did not have frater-
nities or sororities but enjoyed viable alternatives
called literary societies, Plato and Philo for men,
and Clio for women. These organizations had been
present at McKendree since the mid- 1 800s. In fact,
an article in the December 11, 1957, edition of
the McKendree Review mentioned that Clio had
been organized on December 6, 1 869.
And that great monument to the McKendree
scene, the chapel bell, was mentioned by many
students of the Grow years in their responses to
the questionnaire. The bell was cast in Sth-cen-
tury Spain and is reportedly the oldest bell in America.
Since 1 858 it has become perhaps the best-known rep-
resentative of the college. In fact, it was rung all night
in 1931 when McKendree received notification of its
accreditation by the North Central Association. Perhaps
the finest quotation about the bell came from a 1956
graduate who said, "The sound still lingers in my mind
as it called us to Friday morning chapel."
Although the civil rights movement was still a few
years in the future, some of the events of that move-
ment were coming into focus in the fifties. McKendree
was caught up in that. An African American student re-
membered:
Eisenmayer Gym was the gathering place for
the black students at that time (1953 - 1957);
the dormitories and cafeteria were off lim-
its. The bookstore [was] only available for
purchasing of cold sandwiches, etc., and, of
course, books.
McKendree did seem, however, to treat minority
students with considerably more equality and respect
than did the general public. One such student reported
the following:
Because we as blacks were so well received
in our science courses, we were amazed at
the difficulty we had in obtaining jobs in
chemistry after receiving our degrees. This
although some of our fellow white students
were working in these fields prior to receiv-
ing their degrees.
Chapel Choir under direction of Professor Glenn Freiner in 1956.
Another student reported that on a choir trip. Pro-
fessor Bagg and the choir stopped for lunch at a restau-
rant in Central Illinois. Most of the choir had ordered
when two black students in the group were told they
would have to eat in the kitchen. Dr. Bagg said, "No,"
and the whole choir got up and left the restaurant. The
student added,
I've admired Professor Bagg, my fellow choir
members, and McKendree for standing up
for what God knows was the only thing we
could do.
McKendreans can take justifiable pride for being
in the forefront of one of the great social movements of
the century.
Students accomplished some very impressive
things during the Grow years at McKendree. In gover-
nance, for example, a new constitution and by-laws were
put into effect for the Alumni Association according to
the June 1950, McKendree College Bulletin. The liter-
ary societies could claim members of renown. The Feb-
ruary 25, 1953, McKendree Review reported that Philo
membership included former governors, a chief justice,
and prominent political figures.
McKendree students from the fifties received na-
tional recognition in politics, journalism, literature, mili-
tary service (both wartime and peacetime), education
and coaching, inventing, research, and other fields. All
of these notable people had kind words about the per-
sonal, effective education they had received at
McKendree.
MC KENDRE E^El
McKendree College
Lebanon, Illinois
The
McKendree Choir
PROF. GLENN H. FREINER, Director
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Programme
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rhythmic f.sures. melodic lines, and dynamics. He displa
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FOUR WHITMAN SKETCHES
A FARM PICTURE
THOUGHT
THE KEYS OF MY HEART
North Country Folk Sons
Arr. Arthur Warrell
SOON AH WILL BE DONE
Arr. William Dawson
Between GrouDS II and HI. Dr Theodore Pittenge
instruments at McKendree College, will play the f
. professor of stringed
ROMANCE FROM 2nd CONCERTO
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One Hundred and One
MC KENDREE"
Although data on every graduate was unavailable,
the responses to the Alumni Questionnaire reveal that
35.9 percent worked in education, 19.7 percent worked
in business, 17.3 percent worked in the church, 11.9
percent were in civil service and the military, 2.6 per-
cent were in the legal professions, and other categories
totaled 12.6 percent. This distribution of careers for
McKendreans is typical of that of students from other
eras in the history of the college.
Dr. Grow had stated on one of his earliest visits to
McKendree, "The church-related college has a definite
and important mission to fulfill. . ." {McKendree Col-
lege Bulletin, November 11, 1949). Evidence shows
that Dr Grow was indeed able to enhance that mission
during his tenure as president of McKendree College.
The January 28, 1957, issue of the McKendree Review
enthusiastically endorsed Grow:
who smiles and has a kind word for us when
we meet him on campus. He is an adminis-
trator with a firm but understanding hand.
We students at McKendree realize constantly
that we have one of the finest men in the coun-
try for our president.
We also realize that to find another college
president with the tact, scholarship, execu-
tive ability, and high religious principles that
Dr Grow maintains would be difficult - if
not impossible.
Only recently under the competent supervi-
sion ofDn Grow has the college come within
the reaches ofaccreditation and under his con-
tinued guidance we will reach accreditation.
To many people a college president is one
who presides over an education institution
by appointment. But to the students of
McKendree, a college president is a man of
scholarship, tact, and insight. We speak, of
course, of our own Dr Russell Grow.
Dr. Grow has accomplished many things
while he has been at McKendree. Some of
them are the remodeling of both Clark and
Carnegie halls, complete remodeling of the
main administration office, the building of a
student lounge and bookstore, new journal-
ism offices, a band room, and an increase in
Ph.D. 's among the college faculty. These are
but a few of the material things which our
president has done to make McKendree a
greater place to receive an education.
Because ofDr Grow's complete confidence
in this school and to the students who attend
it, the school has received greater strength
from within. In the past there was a bit of
hesitancy on the part of a student to say he
attended McKendree, but thanks to the dig-
nity which Dr Grow and his family have
given to the school and the many improve-
ments which they have been instrumental in
bringing about, we now speak with pride in
reference to McKendree.
To too many people a college president is
only a figurehead, but to us he is a person
The difficulty for a small school to survive
has been proved to us by the fact that one of
our smaller neighboring colleges has been
forced to close her doors to those seeking
higher education. Whether or not this was
due to incompetence of the executive who
headed this school is not known. But we
McKendreans do know that with Dr Grow
heading our school we will not succumb to
any of the pitfalls which are now engulfing
other small schools.
We would like you, Dr Grow, to know that
the student body of McKendree College is
behind you in any enterprise you may wish
to undertake concerning McKendree. WE
SALUTE YOU!
Ironically, at the very next college board meeting,
on February 7, 1957, Dr Grow submitted his resigna-
tion. The board accepted with regrets (Board Minutes).
Dn Grow accepted a position at Culver-Stockton Col-
lege in Missouri to begin in September 1957. All
McKendree would come to miss him and his family.
Dr Grow died on May 7, 1974. The following
tribute appeared in The Tulsa World:
Dk Grow was a rare tutor He was a
man who would have ended Diogenes'
search. He always gave more than he took,
and he never required anything of anyone
that he himself had not once done. His ro-
mance with life was vivid.
One Hundred and Two
MC KENDREE
The Administration of President Russell Grow
Faculty List
1950-51
Chester S. Bagg
Edwin P. Baker
Dorothy Bamett*
J. R. Blankenship*
Gertrude Bos
Lawrence Boyer
Earl Dawes
Katherine Daniel
Eliza J. Donaldson
Beth R. Dolan
Fred A. Fleming
Tommy Lou Fox
Wiley B. Garvin
Dorah Grow*
Bertha W. Gutekunst
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Harold Hertenstein
Edward L. Hoffman
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
Avis Leilich*
Jean Lougeay
Elmer Murray
Gerald Nielsen
Nell G. Oppitz
Elizabeth White Parks
Leslie Purdy*
Hugh Redden
R. C. Sayre
Mildred Silver
Charles J. Stowell
Evelyn Troutman
Lewis B. Van Winkle
1951-52
Robert C. Ashby*
Chester S. Bagg
Edwin P. Baker
Eva Burkett
Samuel Carter
Cyclone Covey
Earl Dawes
Thomas D. Evans*
Fred A. Fleming
R. C. Fox*
Tommy Lou Fox
Beatrice Godwin
William N. Grandy
Voice
German, Dean Emeritus
Physical Education, Science
Music
Librarian
Economics, Political Science
Education, Psychology
English
Commerce
English
Biology
Business Education
Eiducation
Business Education
French, Spanish
Chemistry, Physics
Mathematics
Philosophy, Religion
Piano, Organ, Theory
Physical Education
Art
Education
Public School Music
History, Sociology
Journalism, Director of
Public Relations
American Government
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Practice Teaching
English
Mathematics, Dean Emeritus
Philosophy, Religion
Education, Psychology,
Registrar, Director of
Placement Service
Education
Voice
German, Dean Emeritus
English
Physics, Coach
History
Education
Sociology
Biology
English
Business Education
Librarian
Philosophy, Religion
Dorah Grow
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Edward L. Hoffman
W. Howard Ketring*
William M.King*
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
D. W. Lewis
Jean Lougeay*
Lew W. Mason*
Wilson L. Miser
Elmer D. Murray*
Gerald Nielsen
Inez H. Neal*
Nell G. Oppitz
Elizabeth White Parks
Robert PuUiam*
Leslie Purdy*
Hugh Redden
Francis L. Richardson
R. C. Sayre*
Mildred Silver
Charles J. Stowell
Evelyn Troutman
Lewis B. Van Winkle**
i 1952-53
Robert C. Ashby*
Robert Baeder*
Chester S. Bagg
Edwin P. Baker
Samuel Carter
James D. Collie
Cyclone Covey
John Dustin
Thomas D. Evans*
Fred A. Fleming
Beatrice Godwin
Marguerite Grandy
William N. Grandy
Dorah Grow
Helmut C. Gutekunst
W. Howard Ketring*
Jean Fisher King
Oliver H. Kleinschmidt
D. W. Lewis
Jean Lougeay
Lew W. Mason*
Wilson L. Miser
Business Education
Chemistry, Director of
Evening and Summer School
Philosophy, Religion
Sociology, Psychology
English
Music
Speech
Art
Business Law
Mathematics
Education
Public School Music
Business Education
History, Sociology
Journalism, Director of
Public Relations
English
Sociology
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Education. Director of
Student Personnel
Education
English
Mathematics, Dean
Religion
Education, Psychology
Education
Social Studies
Voice
German, Dean Emeritus
Physics
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
History
Librarian
Sociology
Biology
Assistant Librarian
Literature
Philosophy, Religion
Business Education
Chemistry
Sociology, Psychology
Language, Literature
Music
Speech
Art
Business Law
Mathematics
One Hundred and Three
MC KENDREE~^r
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W£'eA:/>' Chapel Service.
Elmer D. Murray*
Education
Marguerite Grandy
Librarian
Nell G. Oppitz
History, Sociology
William N. Grandy
Philosophy, Dean
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Language, Literature
Dorah Grow
Business Education
Edgar B. Purdy*
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Chemistry
Leslie Purdy*
Sociology
Richard Howe*
Francis L. Richardson
Eiducation, Director of
Delmar Koebel*
Business Law
Student Personnel
Joseph Leiber*
R. C. Sayre
Education
Jean Lougeay
Art
Virgil Seymour*
Social Studies
Wilson L. Miser
Mathematics
Mildred Silver
English
Nell G. Oppitz
History
Stimson Smalley
Greek, Religion
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Language, Literature
Charles J. Stowell
Mathematics, Dean Emeritus
T. M. Pearson
English, Journalism
John Strange*
Theodore Pittenger
Music
Vetta Jean Tayor*
Social Studies
Francis L. Richardson
Education, Director of
Lewis B. VanWinkle
Education, Psychology, Dean
Student Personnel
Martin Roper
Art
R. C. Sayre
Education
1953-54
Virgil Seymour*
Social Studies
Robert Ashby*
Education
Mildred Silver
English
Robert Baeder*
Social Studies
James Simms*
Religion
William Bailey*
Howard Bundy*
Stimson Smalley
Religion
Robert Stanley*
Wayne Burkey*
Samuel Carter
Physics
Charles J. Stowell
Paul Woods*
Mathematics, Dean Err
James D. Collie
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Cyclone Covey**
History
Thomas D. Evans*
Sociology
1954-55
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Wayne Artis
Religious Education
Glenn Freiner
Music
Norman Beck*
Education
Mary Givens
French, Spanish
Talbert Belcher*
Beatrice Godwin
Librarian
Howard Bundy*
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Wayne Burkey*
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Chemistry
James D. Collie
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Edward Hoffman*
Religion
Cyclone Covey
Government, History
Richard Howe*
Thomas D. Evans*
Sociology
Ethel Kaump
Speech, Drama
Velma Fairbum*
Physical Education
Wilson L. Miser
Mathematics
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
James Nettleton
Religion
Glenn Freiner
Music
Nell G. Oppitz*
History, Sociology
Mary Givens
Foreign Language
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Business Education, Registrar
Beatrice Godwin
Librarian
Elizabeth White Parks
English
John Godwin*
T. M. Pearson
English
Marguerite Grandy
Librarian
Theodore Pittenger
Music
William N. Grandy
Philosophy, Dean. Registrar
F J. Reynolds
Social Slidues
Dorah Grow
Business Education
T. H. Reynolds
Francis L. Richardson
History
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Chemistry
Education
Laum Jopin*
R. C. Sayre
Education, Psychology
Ethel Kaump
Speech, Dramatics
Mildred Silver
English
Delmar Koebel*
Business Law
James Simms*
Religion
Murray Kovner*
Stimson R. Smalley
Religion
Jean Lougeay
Wilson L. Miser
Art
Mathematics
Hope Stumpf*
Joan Warner
Spanish
Journalism, Dir. of Public
James Nettleton*
Religion
Information
Nell G. Oppitz
Emerial Owen, Jr.
History, Sociology
Language, Literature
David Weaver
Education, Sociology
R. A. Patterson*
T. M. Pearson
English, Journalism
Theodore Pittenger
Music
1956-57
Francis L. Richardson
Education, Director of
Wayne Artis
Religious Education
Student Personnel
Louis Butts
Education
Martin Roper*
Art
James D. Collie
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
R. C. Sayre
Education, Psychology
Katherine Daniel
Librarian
Virgil Seymour*
Social Studies
Zada Dickson
Art
Mildred Silver
English
Fred A. Heming
Biology
James Simms*
Religion
Glenn Freiner
Music
Stimson R. Smalley
Religion
William N. Grandy
Dean, Philosophy
Charles J. Stowell
Mathematics, Dean Emeritus
Dorah Grow
Business Education
Joan Warner
Journalism, Dir. of Public
Helmut C. Gutekunst
Chemistry
Information
Edward Hoffman*
Religion
Ethel Kaump
Speech, Drama
Wilson L. Miser
Mathematics
1955-56
James Nettleton*
Fine Arts
Wayne Artis
Religious Education, Golf
Richard Olmstead
Coach
Nell G. Oppitz*
History, Sociology
Louis Butts
Education
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Business Education, Registrar
James Collie
Dir. of Athletics, Coach
Elizabeth White Parks
English
Cyclone Covey
History, Government
T M. Pearson
English
Katherine Daniel
Librarian
F J. Reynolds
Social Studies
Zada Dickson
Art
T H. Reynolds
History
Velma Fairbum*
Physical Education
Francis L. Richardson
Education
Fred Fleming
Biology
Charlotte Ryker
Glenn Freiner
Music
R. C. Sayre
Education
Wiley Garvin
Education
Mildred Silver
English
William N. Grandy
Philosophy. Dean
James Simms
Religion
Dorah Grow
Business Education
Hope Stumpf*
Spanish
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One Hundred and Five
One Hundred and Six
MC KENDREE"
The Administration of President Webb B. Garrison
(1957-1960)
By Miley Palmer, D. Min. ('58)
On May 15, 1957, the McKendree board of trust-
ees in a special called meeting elected The Rev. Mr.
Webb B. Garrison president, to take office on June 3.
The interim was short because his predecessor. Dr.
Russell Grow, was to join the staff of Culver-Stockton
College by the first of September. The Garrison tenure
would be as brief as it was quickly begun, yet it would
be tremendously important in changing the direction of
the college. It would be a time of great creativity at
McKendree, and more than a little controversy would
be generated in the process.
Prior to coming to McKendree, Webb Garrison
served as director of press and publishing for the Meth-
odist Church's General Board of Education in Nash-
ville, Tennessee. A native of Covington, Georgia, he
had degrees from both Emory University and Candler
School of Theology. After serving pastorates for nine
years in South Carolina, he became assistant dean at
Candler for a brief time. He then moved to Nashville,
where for a year he taught at Scarritt College and
Vanderbilt University, before joining the General Board
of Education of the Methodist Church. He had been on
that staff three years when he came to McKendree, at
the age of 39. With him to the president's house came
his wife, Mary Elizabeth (nee Thompson), and three
children: Carol, 16; Webb, 13; and William, 7. One
alumna speaks warmly of Dr. and Mrs. Garrison as "a
wonderful (gentleman) and lady!"
Garrison had already made a name for himself
across Methodism as a frequent contributor to religious
and secular magazines. Under the pen name of Gary
Webster he had written a number of articles on science
and nature. Under his own name he had written more
than a million words in the denomination's Bible Les-
sons For Youth and published two books. Why You Say
It and The Preacher And His Audience. The latter was
a Pulpit Book Club feature selection and made a text in
the courses of study for all beginning Methodist minis-
ters.
The new president immediately set a vigorous
course of action. He called for the Executive Commit-
tee on September 17 to work on keeping McKendree in
the news and to improve relations between the college
and the churches; he also announced that the Methodist
Church's General Board of Education, his former em-
ployer, had just contributed $ 1 0,000 toward a new gym-
nasium for the campus. On October 1 1 , the full board
voted to press ahead with the building of the gym, a
project for which ground had been broken at least twice
before but then abandoned. Within two weeks a con-
tract for $95,074.10 to build the gym had been given to
the Ken Evans Construction Co. of St. Louis, with con-
struction expected to be completed in 103 days.
President and Mrs. Garrison 's reception for students and
facult}'.
One Hundred and Seven
There was to be no formal ground-breaking cer-
emony, just a lightning-fast start. The school at that
point had only $30,000 on hand for the project. The
board had voted to invest up to $70,000 more of per-
manent funds in the project but warned that it had to
be repaid. There had not yet been a fund-raising cam-
paign because the college's administration felt that
"something tangible" had to be done first. Construc-
tion began in January 1958, after soil problems were
discovered and the footings for the building re-de-
signed.
Funding for the new building, the first for
McKendree in over 40 years, remained a struggle.
Alumnus-trustee Charles P. Hamill in January 1 958 dis-
covered a long-dormant account at Belleville's St. Clair
National Bank, containing $700 and listed in the name
of "The McKendree Improvement Association." It had
been set up by the classes of 1 937 and 1 938 for "repairs
and improvements of McKendree buildings and
grounds" but was not to be disbursed until it had reached
at least $ 1 ,000. Discovery of the account set off a round
Bearcat Gymnasium
of contacts with officers and members of both classes,
asking for permission to apply the account to the new
gym. By May, Administrative Assistant Charles
Leckrone announced the launching of a program to sell
$100,000 of bonds to finance completion of the build-
ing. They were to be offered in denominations of $ 1 00,
$500, and $1 ,000, for 10 years at 4.5 interest. Yet even
when the gymnasium, still unnamed, was consecrated
CONSECRATION OF NI^'' GVliNASIUM
Ifaster of Ceremony: Don Metzger, areslf'ent of
Mc'/endree College Student
Body.
Introductions
Dr. i''ebb B. Garrison, oresl
College.
t McKendree
aieiiber McKendree Eoaro
Dr. Eugene Leckrone, class of 41, secretary
McKendree College Board of Trustees.
Dr. W. L. Cun^mlns. District Sunrrlntendent ,
Sast St. Louis District of the' Southern
Illinois Conference, The Methodist Church.
Act of Presentation; (Board Representative to
District Superintendent)
■'Wc present this building to be consecrated to
t;he glory of jod and to the pur-ooses for vhich
It was erected."
Minister: Dearly beloved, it is risht and pro-
per that all buildinrs erected by the church
in its ministry for Christ and the service of
mankind be formally and devoutly set ^apart and
consecrated to the cause for which it was
planned. Conforming to this practice and -be-
lieving that a sound nnd I'holesome athletic
program Is essential In the development of
Christian character and as a means of teaching
and demonstrating practical Christian living,
we turn now to this act of solemn consecration.
Let us now give ourselves to the ser-
vice of God that our souls may be renewed after
the image of Christ, that our bodies may be fit
temples of the Holy Spirit and our labor .and
recreation may be according to God's holy will.
In the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit; to Christian sports-
manship and to the recreation of mind and body,
Reaponae: (By Audience) We consecrate this
building.
Respons
ite this building.
Minister: To the cause of Christian citizenship
and the broad field of social relations,
Response: We consecrate this building.
Minister: With sincere gratitude to all those
whose faith and gifts brought us to this Joyful
hour, and with supplication for all who vUl
turn this way in years to come,
Response: We consecrate this building.
Minister and People: We the people of the church
and this Christian College, compassed about with
a great cloud of witnesses, grateful for our
heritage, sensible of the sacrifices of many who
have gone before us, do consecrate ourselves
anew to the continued service of God and man,
as we consecrate this gymnasium in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Am.en.
Dr. K- R. Spenoer, former McKendree faculty
member, v^tll toss out basketb = ll to start second
half of play.
Presentation and Consecration of new gymnasium.
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MC KENDREE
on December 12, President Garrison offered to name it
for anyone willing to donate the final $65,000 to wipe
clean the debt. The ceremony, done during the half-
time of the Homecoming basketball game, was presided
over by Don Metzger, student body president.
In the process of creating the gymnasium, a
McKendree landmark disappeared. Lake Beautiful,
source of student lore and mosquitoes for generations,
was drained in August 1958. It was soon filled with dirt
and sowed with grass seed. Several students who
worked during the summer of 1 956 to clean Lake Beau-
tiful recalled pulling all kinds of trash from its depths,
including a set of rusty bed springs, which caused much
speculation.
While this major building initiative moved ahead.
President Garrison also set in motion an even more far-
reaching initiative: He pushed for changes in the struc-
ture of the college's board of trustees, broadening its
balance and scope. Half of the trustees and all of the
board of visitors, who had voting rights among the trust-
ees, were Methodist clergy. In the December 1957,
board of trustees meeting. Garrison proposed abol-
ishing the board of visitors and changing the ratio of
trustees so that no more than one-third could be drawn
from any one profession. He also urged drawing trust-
ees from a wider area, particularly seeking represen-
tation from across the Mississippi in St. Louis. The bal-
ance of power on the board would be considerably al-
tered.
New faculty members were also attracted to the
school under the new young president. In September
1957, Dr. John Walker McCain, Jr., came to the English
Department from the University of Dubuque, Dr.
Roland Preston Rice returned to McKendree from Wil-
liams College to be professor of religion and director of
religious activities. Earl H. Dawes became head of the
adult education program, and Eldon Dittemore came
from Shurtleff College to head the business department.
For the second semester, it was noted that 30 new stu-
dents enrolled, 10 of them freshmen and the rest upper-
classmen. By August 1959, 295 seniors had graduated
for the year, half of them in the field of education.
In accordance with his concern to increase the ties
of the school to the church. Garrison scheduled
Founder's Day in 1958 on February 28 instead of the
traditional February 20 so that Methodist Bishop
Charles Wesley Brashares could be present. At that cel-
ebration, it was announced that the college was being
"rededicated to the Church." At the same time. Bishop
Brashares called a special session of the Southern Illi-
nois Conference of the Methodist Church, to be held in
Mrs. Goodpaster receives "Alumni Mother of the Year" award
from Dean Grandy.
Centralia, to consider a request to give an additional
$65,000 a year to McKendree. That meeting attracted
national attention and was reported in Time magazine.
Speakers at the conference, which did accept the request,
included student Lynn Grove, trustee Milbum P. Akers,
and the former president of the National Education As-
sociation, J. Lester Buford.
Another initiative of President Garrison was to
move McKendree toward becoming a strong liberal arts
college. He first proposed to eliminate the extension
programs, which the trustees agreed to do after May
1960. At that point, McKendree was offering 42 off-
campus courses over the southern third of the state. His
second step was to have the school accepted into the
Council of Small Colleges, which approval was an-
nounced on May 31, 1958; it was not the same as full
accreditation but was a step towards academic respect.
At the board of trustees meeting of Oct. 23, 1959, he
announced that he aimed for fewer students through the
tightening of academic requirements.
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One Hundred and Nine
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat Magazine of Nov.
23. 1958, featured an article about the dynamic young
president of McKendree, reporting that when he had
been brought to the school in June 1957, "McKendree
had one foot in the grave. Its treasury was almost empty,
its enrollment far too low, its buildings badly in repair.
He was told to cure the patient or bury him." The ar-
ticle went on to report that in the months since, support
from the Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist
Church had increased from $33,000 to $99,000 annu-
ally; enrollment of full-time students had risen 22 per-
cent to nearly 300 (a figure Garrison hoped to double
within the next decade); and the new gymnasium had
been completed. The president revealed that he had
proposed a master plan for a $2,500,000 building pro-
gram to cover the next 25 years and that a leading St.
Louis architectural firm had been hired to draw blue-
prints. In a caption of a photo of Dr. Garrison, the maga-
zine commented that "The future of McKendree is pretty
much in the hands of its progressive new president ... To
survive, the old school is making revolutionary changes."
One of those changes kicked off the most contro-
versial period in memory at McKendree and perhaps
contributed to the shortened tenure of Webb Garrison
as president. The chapel had deteriorated so badly that
a proposal was made to demolish it and build another,
which caused such a storm of protest that the decision
was finally made to restore the old building.
Student memories from that period are relatively
free of such controversy, however; in fact, they recount
warm relationships, good learning, fun
activities in art, drama, and music — and
pranks. One alumna remembers beginning
her student years at McKendree shortly
after her father had died and being too far
from home to be with her mother on week-
ends; McKendree gave her "all the sup-
port of a caring family." Another recalls
being married in the Little Chapel over
Eisenmayer Gym by Rev. Dittemore,
when it was over 100 degrees in the room
and there was no air conditioning — then
a year later walking in the graduation cer-
emony the day after her first child had
been bom. The male students made a pact
to carry her if she fainted and passed her
a pillow to sit on during the ceremony!
An alumnus mentions gathering for
prayer and praise services around a birch
tree in front of Clark Hall, hearing Stan
'The Man" Musial lecture on campus, and
organizing the first formal dance on campus, in
Eisenmayer Gym in December 1960. Another alumna
recalls that the "Distinguished Leaders Series" of lec-
tures on campus included such luminaries as Senator
Stuart Symington, Governor William Stratton, and pub-
lisher Richard Amberg, among others.
One alumnus remembers being chased on Sadie
Hawkins Day and not being caught, and as a freshman
being taken out into the country for a late night walk, a
favorite feature of "Hell Week." His tormentors were
Miley Palmer and Milton Hart, two childhood friends
of his, and it was those two who afterwards went to
President Garrison and proposed that the "Hell Week"
initiation be changed to "Help Week." With his help,
they then organized freshman teams under the guidance
of upperclass students to clean up the campus and rake
yards in the Lebanon community, wash windows, and
do other such menial labors for elderly folk.
The same student remembers that several fresh-
men, among them Raydean Davis and Carl Manier, tried
to "return the favor" by taking a senior, Charlie (Bear)
McKnelly, for a snipe hunt in the woods near Homer
Park. They left him with a bag to catch the snipe, but
when they got back to their car, they found the keys
gone! After pushing the car all the way back to cam-
pus, they decided to retum to Homer Park to rescue
Charlie - but could not find him. They spent the rest of
the night searching the woods, while Charlie, who had
pocketed the car keys, slept peacefully back in the men's
dorm.
One Hundred and Ten
MC KENDREE
In many ways it was an innocent time, when art
students painted a mural on the basement wail under
the dining hall depicting, among other things, a female
pushing a lawn mower, only to be told by Zada Dickson,
the art teacher, to change the figure to a male, for "la-
dies don't mow grass!" When the same group had an
art show, one student dropped a metal spike into the
punch bowl, so that those present could have "spiked
punch." Women students being initiated into Clio had
to attend a basketball game in formals and walk the
length of the gym cheering! It was also a time when
dating habits seemed a little more complicated: Fe-
male students on campus had to be in the residence
hall by 10:30 PM, and the dorm director, Mrs. Hanbaum,
flicked lights on and off to remind couples on the porch
of the time. When the men's dorm became crowded,
part of the women's residence hall was partitioned off
so men could share it; one alumna laughs that she
and Emerial Owen teased each other about being
"room-mates," a daring concept in the fifties! One
alumna recalls that she came to college thinking that
if anyone kissed her, she'd become pregnant; when
someone did kiss her (without permission), she cried
because she feared that she had disgraced her family.
But then Prof. Fleming walked by and invited her to his
class on human anatomy, and she "learned about sex
very clinically"!
On the other hand, there was a dark side to the era
as well. When asked about the diversity of the student
body, one alumna replies. "Very little in the '50s. Life
was simple." There were few black students at
McKendree, none living on campus, and no black
faculty. An alumna tells of going regularly with several
classmates to a downtown restaurant for cream pie each
day. One day, a dark-skinned classmate went with them,
and the manager of the restaurant told the group, "Never
bring that guy in here again." She said that the student
was Spanish, but the manager growled, "He looks like
an East St. Louis n to me!" She says, "I was so sorry
for the boy. He never went with us again." One of the
black students of that time, however, speaks gratefully
of McKendree for giving him the education that enabled
him to rise from the rank of private to three-star general !
One alumnus remembers that two male students were
driven from campus for being "gay," and the "religious"
people in the Methodist Student Movement group were
especially abusive of the two, even though one of them
had been an active member of the group. He said it
made him more tolerant of diversity in later years.
The state of Illinois had begun to push teachers to
get a B. A., so many of them crowded into courses at
Benson Wood Libran-
Student Librarian and students hard at work.
McKendree, often taking more than four years to finish
the degree. One such student says she could never have
done the required work for her profession, because of
her roles as mother of two small children and pastor's
wife, had not McKendree offered off-campus and
summer courses of study. Another remembers being
reassured by a faculty member's comment that "a degree
does not make you smarter, but it is a tail-light which
keeps others from running over you." At least one
student began college during World War II and did not
finish her degree at McKendree until 1 96 1 ; she went on
One Hundred and Elev
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to finish a master's degree in 1964 and retired in 1968.
Another student took 17 summers to graduate. There
were still some veterans of the Korean War taking
courses at McKendree as well; one student remembered
being regularly awakened at night by the screams caused
by one such "vet's" nightmares.
There were lesser traumas remembered by some
students. One recalls seeing a "cute little cat" wander-
ing around campus and later finding the same cat the
subject of a dissection in science class; and how those
who had lab just before lunch entered the dining hall
smelling strongly of formaldehyde. Another recalled the
pranks played on Mrs. Hanbaum, director of the
women's residence, which included a cat shut in her
room over a weekend, and a mouse delivered to her in a
nicely-wrapped box.
When asked about faculty members who had a sig-
nificant influence on their development, students often
mentioned Prof. Fred Fleming in biology, Dr Mildred
Silver in English, Emerial Owen and Charles Cox as
counselors, Drs. Roland Rice and Stimson Smalley in
the Religion Department, Coach Jim Collie, and Glenn
Freiner and Orville Schanz in music. One remembered
that Prof. Fleming said he spent two to four hours each
night preparing and rehearsing the next day's lecture,
even though he had 30 years' experience; and that stu-
dents had to remember what Prof. Fleming said because
whole sentences from the lecture would be on the test
that he gave each week. One alumna remembers Prof.
Fleming for teaching morals as well as biology and be-
ing a great friend as well as teacher Another remem-
bers his "teaching religion" in his biology classes and
calling cigarettes "the weed of iniquity." Once in a class
discussion on the scientific definition of life, a class
member asked Fleming what his definition would be;
he thought a moment and replied, "I believe life is the
breath of God breathed into every creature." Still an-
other tells of his sending a student over to the men's
residence hall to get two class members out of bed for
an 8:00 AM class, and doing it several times during the
semester. Her husband recalls that Fleming would lean
out his office window to inform smokers on the steps of
the science building that, in the slightly changed words
of an old hymn, "when the roll is called up here, you'd
better be here."
Another alumnus remembers Dr John McCain's
falling asleep during his own lectures in his room on
the second fioor of Old Main, and students escaping out
the window and .shinnying down a drainpipe to avoid
waking him. One recalls that Prof. Helmut Gutekunst,
chemistry professor, in spite of his handicapped condi-
tion struggled each day up three flights of stairs to his
laboratory. Another remembers Ethel Homer having
fallen but still managing to make all her classes while
using a cane; "She maintained dignity in her profes-
sion," she says. An alumna tells of Prof. Freiner taking
her in hand as a freshman and giving her a chance to
develop her musical skills and comments that this kind
of attention is the advantage a small college can offer.
Others remember the fun of choir tours, and the leader-
ship Prof. Freiner gave the group.
Nor were faculty members the only ones remem-
bered with fondness. One alumna speaks warmly of
"Mom" Florence Thomley, chief cook, as having great
influence on several generations of students. She lived
with her daughter in rooms above the dining hall and
was always available as counselor and confidante. Sto-
ries are also recalled about off-campus figures, such as
"Dirty Dave," who reportedly made hamburger patties
for his popular cafe by squeezing them under his arm
pit, and 'Dopey' Lehman, the local constable, who was
looking through a key hole just as a potential "panty
raider" slammed the door open, leaving him with an
impressive "shiner."
Some alumni memories concern tragedies that
occurred later to fellow students. One remembers that
"Butch" Baum, '59, was a legend in international insur-
ance sales, becoming a millionaire twice, and then was
killed when his own airplane crashed. Another recalls
alumnus Ken Frazier dying in Vietnam when he, a medic
tending the wounded, threw himself on an enemy gre-
nade to save his comrades; he had only about 30 days
left on his tour of duty.
Sports remained an important part of the
McKendree story. One student recalls misjudging a short
fly ball, which led to the baseball team's only loss of
the season (it ended with a 24-1 record), and marveling
that Coach Loy Dale Cruse would still speak to him.
Another remembers the naming of Lloyd Castillo, a
practicing Roman Catholic, to the "U.S. All Methodist
Basketball Squad." However, one remembered how the
1954-55 track and field record was almost ruined be-
cause that year's freshman class, placed on the track
field all night as part of "Hell Week," burned the school's
hurdles in order to keep warm! One basketball player
of the era recalls that their win over Illinois State one
year was probably the team's greatest up to that time —
and the following year I.S.U. hired McKendree's coach,
Dr James Collie.
Though many alumni speak warmly of the quality
of education received at McKendree as well as the fine
relationships, at least one former student demurs. He
One Hundred and Twelve
Mc KENDREE~Er
/)/ Webb Ganiwn wtiirns as speaker at I960
Commencement.
thinks the school had low morale because of its
unaccredited status and classes were very easy, "more
like a glorified high school." To this day, he says, he
cannot understand why he stayed; perhaps he "fell into
the easy role of being a taker rather than a giver," and
"extracted a very easy B. S. degree." His first class in
graduate school changed all that, he says. Nonetheless,
he speaks highly of the "good work ethic" taught him
by Prof. Fleming and says, "Much of what I am today I
owe to him."
America was in a time of change during the Gar-
rison years. The McCarthy era with its hatred and fear-
mongering seemed at an end, but fresh tensions were
rising. An exciting young president soon would take
the reins of government, offer a vision of new opportu-
nities, and within three years be shot down on the streets
of Dallas. The nation was formally at peace, but in a
small, far-off Asian country America's longest war was
waiting to begin. It had taken federal troops to integrate
Little Rock schools, and a dynamic young pastor named
Martin Luther King, Jr., was organizing his parishioners
to demonstrate for their civil rights. Americans would
soon walk on the moon but would tlnd some of their
own city streets less negotiable. All of the nation's in-
stitutions would become increasingly suspect in the
minds of a number of its citizens, and America would
soon find itself needing to recognize and work in a dif-
ferent global economy and political reality.
Whether or not the student body realized it,
McKendree was also in a time of significant change,
led in no small part by Webb Garrison. He was not to
lead the school through the revolutionary transforma-
tion he envisioned, however. On Jan. 30, 1960, in the
midst of an enormous controversy over whether the
college's chapel should be razed or restored, he an-
nounced his resignation effective as of February 1 to
become pastor of the Roberts Park Methodist Church
in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dean W. Norman Grandy was
named as interim president while a search was in pro-
cess. In the meantime. Dr. Garrison was to be retained
by the board of trustees as consultant and had been asked
to return as commencement speaker in June of that year,
when he would be given an honorary doctor of litera-
ture degree in appreciation for his work.
In a statement for the press. Garrison pointed out
that "any family that has spent 10 years in Methodist
parsonages is never quite at home anywhere else. My
wife and I have for several years looked forward to pas-
toral service." He expressed appreciation for the accep-
tance he had received in Southern Illinois religious and
educational circles and looked forward to a continued
relationship with McKendree. But at a chapel service
filled with students, he pointed out that he had not been
able to raise funds "as a president should," although
some $800,000 was currently promised to the school.
At the end of his speech, the students rose in spontane-
ous applause for the young president who had dreamed
of a new future for McKendree.
The board of trustees minutes of June 10, 1960.
approved the hiring of Dr. Max P. Allen as the next presi-
dent of McKendree at an annual salary of $1 5,000; the
minutes also noted a need for "an increased sense of
responsibility on the part of trustees to support the new
president."
One Hundred and Thirteen
MC KENDREE~Rr
The Administration of President Webb B. Garrison
Faculty List
1957-58
J. Adams*
Harold Adolphson*
C. Barton*
Norman Beck*
H. Boyd*
Mrs. H. Brown*
Robert Brown
Louis Butts
Otha Clark
H. Crenshaw*
Lx)y Dale Cruse
Katherine Daniel
Zada Dickson
Audrey Dittemore
Eldon Dittemore
Elizabeth Parks Dixon
Fred A. Fleming
Loren K. Freeman
Religion
Mathematics
Education
Education
Education
Physical Education
Sociology
Education
History. German
Mathematics
Physical Education, Coach
Librarian
Art
French, Spanish
Business Education
English, Journalism
Biology
Chemistry
Glenn Freiner
Marino Garcia*
John Godwin
William N. Grandy
K. Harden*
W. Higgenbothan*
Richard Kraucovic
John W. McCain
Charles Miller*
James Nettleton*
Inez Neal*
Kenneth Norris
James Oldfield
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Frank Pierce*
Roland Rice
T. H. Reynolds
R. C. Sayre
Orville Schanz
Music
Languages
Mathematics, Physics
Philosophy, Dean
Education
Business
Music
English
Education, Speech
Art
Business
Science
Psychology, Coach
Business Education, Registrar
History
Religion
History
Education, Psychology
Music
One Hundred and Fourteen
MC KENDREE~H^
Mildred Silver
English
Felix Williams*
Education
James Simms*
Religion
Mary Ellen Williams
Speech
John Stewart*
Education
W. Trimpe*
Education
P. Vise*
Kent Werner
Suzanne Wicks*
G. Wilkins*
R Williams*
William Wright*
Religion
Music
Science
Mathematics
History
Education
1959-60
L. D. Bauersachs*
Norman Beck*
Robert Brown
Louis Butts
Marita Clark
Eiducation
Education
Sociology
Education
German
Otha Clark
History
Jennie Cox*
Business Education
1958-59
Lx)y Dale Cruse
Physical Education. Coach
Norman Beck*
Education
Katherine Daniel
Librarian
Robert Brown
Sociology
Zada Dickson
Art
Louis Butts
Education
Eldon Dittemore
Business Education
Marita Clark*
German
Elizabeth Parks Dixon
English, Journalism
Otha Clark
History, German
Mary Donham
Business Education
Jennie Cox*
Business Education
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Loy Dale Cruse
Physical Education, Coach
Loren Freeman
Chemistry
Katherine Daniel
Librarian
Glenn Freiner
Music
Zada Dickson
Art
John Godwin
Physics
Audrey Dittemore
French, Spanish
William N. Grandy
Philosophy, Dean
Eldon Dittemore
Business Education
Freeman Greer*
English
Elizabeth Parks Dixon
English, Journalism
Lawrence Horsch*
Speech
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Arthur Hortin*
Education
Loren K. Freeman
Chemistry
Loren Jung*
Education
Glenn Freiner
Music
Philip Kennedy
History
John Godwin
Mathematics, Physics
Delmar Koebel*
Business Law
William N. Grandy
Philosophy, Dean
Mariella Ken-
French
Philip Kennedy
History, Philosophy
John W. McCain
English
Delmar Koebel*
Business Law
Charles Miller*
Education
John W. McCain
English
James Nettleton*
Fine Arts
Charles Miller*
Education
Charles Nichols*
James Nettleton*
Fine Arts
Paul Nugent
Mathematics
Patricia Nickell*
Physical Education
James Oldfield
Psychology, Dir of Athletics
Paul Nugent
Mathematics
Coach
James Oldfield
Psychology, Dir. of Athletics,
Emerial Owen, Jr
Business, Registrar
Coach
Frank Pierce*
History
Emerial Owen, Jn
Business Education,
Roland Rice
Religion
Registrar
R. C. Sayre
Education
Frank Pierce*
History
Orville Schanz
Music
Roland Rice
Religion
Mildred Silver
English
R. C. Sayre*
Education
Marvin Stanley*
Orville Schanz
Music
Ellice Simmonds
English
Mildred Silver
English
Curtis Trainer*
Education
EUice Simmonds*
English
Wilbur Trimpe*
Education
John Stewart*
Education
George Tuerck
Music
Curtis Trainer*
Education
Kent Werner
Music
George Tuerck
Music
Lester Wicks
Chemistry
Kent Werner
Music
Suzanne Wicks*
Biology
Lester Wicks
Chemistry
Felix Williams*
Education
Suzanne Wicks*
Biology
Mary Ellen Williams
Speech
*Part time
One Hundred and Fifteen
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Mary Knapp ( '36)
McKendree Chapel
One Hundred and Sixteen
MC KENDREE ET
The McKendree Chapel
By Miley Palmer, D. Min. ('58)
The heart and symbol of McKendree College has
long been considered the chapel with its spire reaching
above the campus. The sound of its bell wafting over the
town has been one of the most enduring and treasured tra-
ditions for both college and community. It's therefore
startling to realize that the old chapel almost went
out of existence in the latter part of the 20th century.
The history of the chapel reaches back to the ear-
liest days of the college. But the chapel bell is even older
According to Dorothy C. LaRose, a noted authority on
bells, the McKendree chapel bell has "a valid claim to
being the oldest bell in the United States." while others
claim it may be the oldest in the western hemisphere.
According to observers who saw it before it was recast
in the 1 850s, names and dates molded in the bell showed
that it was first cast in Spain in the eighth century and
recast in the 14th century. In the 16th century, accord-
ing to a date carved on it, the bell w as brought to Florida
by Jesuit missionaries. After conflict with natives and
English settlers, the Jesuits moved westward to Mexico,
taking the bell with them.
Early in the 1 9th century, the bell was discovered
in an abandoned mission near Santa Fe in the New
Mexico Territory. Brought to St. Louis, it was recast by
the David Caughlin Foundry, apparently to its original
design of 25 inches in height and 31 .5 inches in diam-
eter; the 1 6-inch yoke was not recast and remains a part
of the bell, retaining its original markings and a classic
Greek design of a lady with a lyre. Taken for a display
at the Illinois State Fair in Centralia in 1858, the bell
was seen and heard by Dr. Nelson Cobleigh, the second
president of McKendree, and Prof. R. M. Moore, trea-
surer of the college, who admired the rich tone of the
bell and arranged for its purchase. The women of Leba-
non raised $60 for the bell, and it was hung in the belfry
of the chapel, where it remained until the steeple was
removed in 1 959. It first rang for the graduation exer-
cises of the class of 1 859.
For 100 years the bell was used to call students to
class and chapel services, and in later years it was one
of the few left in the nation to use bell ringers, who
tugged on a long rope attached to a wheel to ring the
bell. Various customs arose around the bell; for instance,
each year the freshman class attempted to slip away from
campus for a secret picnic. If they successfully eluded
both faculty and upperclassmen, they returned to ring
the bell in victory. It also signaled other celebrations:
When the first $100,000 was raised for the college's
endowment during the presidency of Dr. Chamberlin,
the bell was rung by students all night.
The first known article about the bell was run in
the Methodist Episcopal Church's Central Advocate in
the early 1870s. In 1951 the college yearbook used the
bell as its theme, centering its division pages around
different shots of the bell, the tower, and chapel. Vari-
ous magazines ran articles about the bell in the 1940s
and 1950s. Jim Oppitz ('47) once wrote an extended
article personalizing the bell, pointing out that "He, rusty,
scarred old mass of iron," shows up at chapel every
morning, knows more history than Dr. Walton, and could
tell better stories than all the bishops in captivity. In-
stead, he had been a prisoner in a nine-foot-square cell
for many years. At the annual spring concert in 1947,
the bell was used to accompany a French folk song,
entitled "The Bell," sung by the McKendree chorus. In
1952 D. W. Caughlin, grandson of the man who had
first shown the bell at the Illinois State Fair, showed up
on campus. Asking to see the bell, he was taken to the
tower, led up the series of ladders in the dark interior,
and was allowed to touch the bell. Before he left, he
gave the rope two tugs "for Grandfather."
Such affection for the bell, however, still lay in
the future; first, there had to be a chapel. The first build-
ing used for worship services was constructed in 1 828,
the year of the college's founding; it contained 1 3 lodg-
ing rooms as well as a place for worship. In January
One Hundred and Se
1856, it was destroyed by a fire, reportedly started at
night by "some unprincipled students." On March 19,
1856, the board of trustees began considering a new
building, and on April 2 agreed to "build a house of two
stories 50x70 or such dimensions as the committee
should agree upon." At the June 1857, meeting of the
board, then-president Peter Akers proposed that the
building be enlarged to 50x75 feet, still two stories tall,
with space for classrooms and library.
Later that same year, Peter Akers resigned as presi-
dent and Nelson Cobleigh was chosen to lead the school.
One of his first tasks was to press forward in building the
new chapel, which many felt necessary not only to the
academic functions of the college but also for its religious
commitment. Insurance money from the burning of the
old building, along with a $6,000 loan, was used for the
construction, and the graduating class of 1858 held its
commencement exercises in the new facility. Seating
more than 400 persons, the chapel was pronounced at
the time to be "the largest hall of its kind in the state."
The first seats in the building were long, movable
benches, and the auditorium was heated by two large
stoves, which were removed in 1898 when the three
buildings on the hill were connected to a steam plant.
The class of 1 890 gave opera chairs for the center of the
room, and President Chamberlin secured a donation of
different chairs to finish seating the room. Later there
was a new set of matching chairs put in, given by an
anonymous former student from Detroit. Sometimes
the seating was moved out, as when the chapel was used
as a drill hall during the Spanish-American War.
The spire atop the building rose 140 feet above
the front walk and was surmounted by a gilded globe
three feet in diameter and a weather vane nine feet in
length. Several generations of trigonometry students
measured the height of the spire as a problem for class.
It was also popular to see which class could hang its
colors highest on the steeple and for students to steal
the clapper of the bell in the tower.
In 1917, the college purchased a pipe organ for
the chapel. First built in 1851 by the Gratian Organ Co.
of Alton for a Roman Catholic Church, the instrument
had been sold to a Methodist Episcopal Church and then
brought to McKendree. Operating by tracker action,
which required ropes, wires, and leather straps, the or-
gan contained 1 1 ranks of pipes ranging from two and
three-quarters inches to sixteen feet high, and had two
manuals and eleven stops. It continued to operate until
1957. Another organ was presented to the chapel in 1971;
on it is a plaque acknowledging the generosity of Otilla M.
Baltz, Faith F Baver, M.D., and Marion Bothwell.
Student examines bell in steeple.
A clock was placed in the steeple in the 1930s, a
gift of the Lebanon community under the leadership of
the Ladies' Aid Society. It had huge weights on wires
that led through wooden tubes to the ground. The clock
was wound once a week by the turning of a windlass.
The chapel sometimes was the focus of discus-
sion and disagreement. In 1 937, the McKendree Review 's
"Inquiring Reporter" asked, "If the school were offered
a new chapel to take the place of the old one, would you
consider tearing down our historical old building and
putting up a modem chapel in its place?" The results of
the poll were not published, for before the Review went
to press it was announced that the Historic American
Building Survey had pronounced Old Main and the
chapel "historical buildings in Illinois." At the same time,
Dr. C. R. Yost found the original blueprints for both
buildings. Complete measurements of the buildings were
placed in the state archives in Springfield and in the
Library of Congress.
Unfortunately, however, McKendree College faced
a period of decline. The most important issue for the
institution was the question of accreditation. By 1 957
it was the main item on the agenda for a new presi-
dent, Webb B. Garrison. In addition to changing the
structure of the board of trustees and gathering a new
faculty, he instituted a long-range plan that included
a $2.5 million building fund. The first building
erected was Bearcat Gymnasium, but it was also ob-
vious that something would have to be done about
the old chapel.
In 1957, Miss Marion Bothwell of Fairileld, Illi-
nois, announced a gift to restore and refurnish the 101-
year-old chapel and endow the departments of religion
and fine arts. The gift, the largest in the history of the
One Hundred and Eigh
MC KENDREE'
school up to that time, was in honor of her father,
James Cioyd Bothwell, who had attended McKendree
with his brother, Henry Clay Bothwell, in 1863-64. He
left after one year to fight in the Civil War. Accord-
ingly, the facility was formally named the Marion
Bothwell Chapel on the same day that Webb Garrison
was installed as president of the college. The kerosene
lamp used by James Bothwell as a student was used in
the ceremony (it was pointed out that whale oil or lard
was commonly used in such lamps at the time). In an
interview two years later. Miss Bothwell recalled that,
"My father was a small man and not too strong. He went
twice to Springfield to enlist but was rejected. The third
time an Army man said, Tf he wants to enlist so badly,
let's let him in.' They decided he was too frail to carry
one of those heavy Civil War rifles, so they gave him a
bugle and he was a bugler throughout his service."
While many rejoiced over the prospect of refur-
bishing the chapel, in actual fact the days of the old
building seemed numbered. On October 15, 1958, Dr.
Garrison received an evaluation of campus facilities
from King Graf, architect with the firm of Hellmuth,
Obata, and Kassebaum. Graf reported that the exterior
wall of the chapel was badly buckled and warped be-
cause the building had settled four to six inches unevenly,
interior supports were failing, and therefore "the build-
ing should be replaced at the earliest opportunity."
Then, on Nov. 3, 1 958, Jack Tharp, a student, rang
the bell calling all to their classes, and plaster fell from
the ceiling in Prof Glenn Freiner's fir.st floor music stu-
dio. The center beam holding the bell was also dislodged.
Over the next two weeks, workers re-plastered the dam-
aged areas, but it was soon obvious that there were seri-
ous structural flaws in the building. According to a struc-
tural engineer's report, the damage was caused by the
vibration of the bell and the sway of the 60-foot spire
that topped the 145 foot-high chapel. By Nov. 20, chapel
services had been moved to First Methodist Church in
Lebanon, and the chapel was declared unsafe for use.
Engineers told President Garrison that the life of the
building was nearing its end, but it might be extended
for a short time by taking down the tower and spire.
Over the winter break. Dr. Garrison began to plan
the removal of the old chapel and researching the cost
of a new one. A letter dated Dec. 12, 1958, written by
Graf in response to conversations with the president,
reported that a new chapel seating 400 people would
run between $240,000 and $280,000; it also referred to
a comment apparently made by Dr. Garrison that he
might have two sources for $125,000 of the money.
Then on Jan. 20, 1959, President Garrison received
a telegram from Mr. Earl H. Reed of the Committee on
Preservation of Historic Buildings, urging him to re-
consider his "decision to mutilate your nationally fa-
mous early chapel," to seek a professional review, and
to keep the society informed on progress of the chapel's
preservation. On Jan. 23, the Lebanon Advertiser an-
nounced that the steeple would be removed because it
had been condemned by an insurance examiner, and the
Building Committee of the board of trustees had autho-
rized Bauer Bros, of Belleville to proceed with the dis-
mantling, which was estimated to cost around $3,000.
A campus master plan had also been ordered from Ri-
chard Weinel & Associates of Belleville at a cost of
$1 ,350, to be presented to the trustees on Feb. 20. The
article noted that removal of the steeple was to have
begun the week of publication but had been delayed
because of bad weather. This delay gave time to arouse
public sentiment to save the chapel.
On January 27, the McKendree Review published
a front-page interview with Dr. Garrison, in which he
said, "The steeple of the chapel will be taken off in the
immediate future. We hope that the foundation will be
strong enough after that to hold classes on the first floor
until a new chapel or educational building is constructed.
If this does not prove correct, we shall have to dispose
of the chapel sooner than planned." Ignoring the
president's option of an educational building being put
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One Hundred and Nineteen
Steeple clock is lowered.
up rather than a chapel, the news story said that plans
for the chapel were incomplete, an architectural style
for a new chapel had not yet been established, nor had a
construction date been set.
At 1:31 PM on Feb. 5, 1959, a crowd of
McKendreans, reporters, and townspeople watched as
the steeple was pulled to the ground. One student re-
porter commented, "Everyone stood around waiting for
the steeple to fall and then acted as a group of sharks
closing in on a wounded man." The inside of the spire
revealed names of many former students. The wood at
the top was charred, prompting some to remember when
one of the first black students at McKendree was killed
when struck by a lightning bolt that glanced off the bell.
Many were surprised that the steeple stayed in one piece
even after it hit the ground. Prof. R.C. Sayre, a
McKendree grad, remarked that "without the steeple on
the chapel, it leaves a lonely spot in the sky." Twenty-
four hours later, the 400-pound bell was lowered to the
ground; a few days later the base of the bell tower itself
was brought down.
In an effort to determine the condition of the
chapel, bricks were removed from sections of the outer
walls so that the inner walls could be inspected. It was
revealed that both the inner and outer walls had .settled
and budged far out of place. Mortar between the bricks
was found to be "very crumbly ... in some instances
merely creek sand mixed with a little water and mud."
Clas.ses had already been ordered out of the building.
Space was converted under the "girl's dorm" and the
basement of the library into classrooms. The annex of
the Lebanon Methodist Church was leased for use by
the music department, and Pearsons Hall was designated
as a practice space for piano students.
The same day that the steeple was taken down, an
article entitled "McKendree College To Raze Chapel"
appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, quoting Presi-
dent Garrison that he had persuaded Miss Bothwell to
give a large amount to construct a new chapel. It also
reported that demolition of the building would not be-
gin until after the trustees' meeting on Feb. 20 but added
that this approval was "considered a formality." Leon
Church, president of the Alumni Association, was quoted
as saying that alumni had more feeling than money when
it came to saving the chapel, but they would try to save
the bell. A letter from William J. Murtagh, an official
of the National Trust, was quoted: "As the oldest col-
lege in the United States under the continuous supervi-
sion of the Methodist Church, you have an obligation
to the church, college, and the citizens of the United
States to preserve such a venerated historic structure
and not adopt the short-sighted solution of its destruc-
tion." Dr. Garrison admitted that he had received other
Workmen lower bell.
Workmen guide hell to ground.
Chapel aftt
telegrams and telephone calls urging reconsideration,
but he said, "Frankly, I have ignored the communica-
tions. The fellows who sent them without any money
weren't helping solve any problems." He went on to say,
"We considered restoring the chapel, but when we learned
the cost of restoration would be more than the cost of con-
structing a new building, the plans had to be dropped."
An editorial in the same issue of the Post-Dispatch
said, "If workmen began to tear down Faneuil Hall in
Boston because it was built in 1740 and was thus too
old to repair, a protest would go up all over the country.
. . . The century-old chapel at McKendree College . . .
is a building both historical and lovely. Dear to many
generations of . . . students, it has known the presence
of governors, senators, and . . . men who rose in legal
and civic life of St. Louis The responsibility for the
building rests with the college trustees ... in a larger
sense it is the responsibility of the Methodist Church
throughout Southern Illinois. But this handsome build-
ing actually belongs to the Mississippi Valley so much
of whose history it has seen. Surely it can be preserved."
After the two pieces appeared in the St. Louis pa-
per, opposition began to mount against demolishing the
chapel. Yet not everyone joined the protest. An inter-
view with Miss Marion Bothwell, the generous donor
for the chapel, appeared in the Wayne County Record
dated Feb. 9, 1959. Nearly 86 years of age, she told the
reporter that she approved of the destruction of the old
chapel. "I am not devoid of sentiment," .she said pleas-
antly but firmly. "However, we must be practical. That
lovely building was made of soft brick. It could only
have been repaired at great cost, and even then would
have remained an old structure. I am thinking not only
of the past 100 years it has served, but also of the com-
ing hundred years . . ."
Ironically on that same day, Feb. 9, the college
faculty presented a protest to the trustees, terming re-
moval of the old chapel an "utter destruction." They
recommended that a committee made up of trustees.
President Garrison's representatives, alumni, and towns-
people be created to work toward a more satisfactory
solution, and urged that participation be solicited from
the National Trust for Historical Preservation, the Na-
tional Institute of Architects, and the Illinois Historical
Association. This apparently convinced the president to
reconsider the possibility of renovation, for on Feb. 19 he
received a report from King Graf, architect, entitled "Pre-
liminary Specifications for the Structural Restoration of
the McKendree College Chapel," which included a de-
tailed examination of renovation costs, estimated to be
$80,850. Graf also recommended that if the chapel were
not renovated, then it should be torn down. The report,
however, was not released to the public, and the next day
proved to be a tough one for President Garrison.
Feb. 20, 1959, was Founder's Day, an important
tradition for the college. It also was a meeting day for
the board of trustees, when a new president of the board
was to be elected. As it turned out, the man elected was
Marion Bothwell. benefactor of restored chapel.
One Hundred and Twenn'-One
Milbum P. Akers, managing editor of the Chicago Sun-
Times, and great-grandson of Peter Akers, the
McKendree president who had proposed the construc-
tion of the chapel Dr. Garrison now proposed be torn
down. Whatever the discussion was at that board meet-
ing, at the end the trustees issued a statement applaud-
ing the sentiments of those who wanted to restore the
chapel, committed itself to cooperate in that effort, and
ordered that the decision on demolition be postponed
for a year in the hope that $ 1 00,000 could be raised for
renovation - though the board also noted that no money
was currently available nor were there prospects of im-
mediately finding the funds, since the priority needed to
be on obtaining accreditation through higher faculty sala-
ries, better classrooms, and better laboratory facilities.
News reports of the statement also noted that "a member
of the architectural firm in St. Louis that surveyed the
chapel made possible suggestions for restoring the build-
ing. . . When asked if a new building similar to the present
one could be built, the architect simply said that the
charm and grace of the building would be lost."
Two days before the trustees' report was released
to the press. President Garrison wrote Congressman
Melvin Price concerning the meeting. He stated that he
felt there had been considerable misinformation in the
press and expressed a hope that "perhaps now that the
somewhat emotional atmosphere about (the chapel) is
being dissipated by this one year's reprieve, things will
quiten (sic) down a bit." But that was not to happen
easily. The Lebanon Advertiser on Feb. 27 published a
call for those favoring chapel restoration to meet at 2:00
on Sunday, March 1 . It noted that members of the Alumni
Association were divided on the issue of restoration
versus replacement, and therefore a new organization
committed to preserving the chapel had to be created.
Dr. Garrison's letter to Representative Price was
apparently prompted by a previous letter to Price from
Elizabeth Parks Dixon. Director of Public Relations for
McKendree in the late 1940s and early 1950s, she had
maintained close ties with the college. An undated note
from Mrs. Dixon indicated that she had written Repre-
sentative Price and Adlai Stevenson. She also said that
she had been informed by Cleve Weyenberg, president
of the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, that Miss
Marion Bothwell had set aside $350,000 for the col-
lege, more than originally believed. On March 3, Mrs.
Dixon received a reply from Congressman Price, stat-
ing that he was "extremely pleased that this action (the
board's reprieve for the chapel) was taken. It is my feel-
ing that the public interested in the preservation of his-
torical edifices will respond to make it possible to keep
the old chapel." He also sent her a copy of President
Garrison's letter to him, received on Feb. 23.
In the March 1959, issue of The Chimes, published
by the Southern Illinois Conference Woman's Society
of Christian Service, President Garrison wrote an ar-
ticle which began "Change or perish!" It went on to say
that "too long, (McKendree's) constituents have loved
her more than they cared for her." He pointed out that
insurance engineers had pronounced the chapel steeple
unsafe and that there was no cement in the mortar used
between bricks, commenting that any "gentle member
of the Woman's Society of Christian Service could push
mortar out with her finger." He finished by claiming
that the cost of restoring a building with 17-inch brick
walls that are totally lacking in cement would be pro-
hibitive, and "the only sensible and Christian" solution
is "to remember and revere the past, but go on into the
future by cutting new cloth to fit the changed patterns
of our present age."
In another text. President Garrison argued that the
college administration would make a mistake in letting
itself". . . become champions of the . . . view (that) the
fate of the chapel is equated with the future of the insti-
tution that it symbolizes but does not include." He con-
cluded by saying that the chapel was not as big as the
institution of which it was a part.
Others did not feel that way. Over the summer of
1959, the Chapel Renovation Committee was organized.
Dr. Roland P. Rice, head of McKendree's Religion De-
partment, was selected as chairman, with Elizabeth
Dixon, Leon Church (president of the Alumni Associa-
tion), and Mrs. E. Seubert as vice-chairs. Dr R. C. Berry
was elected treasurer, Robert Brown secretary; other
officers were Mrs. Church, Mrs. Ruth Chamberlin, D. M.
Hardy, and Irving Dilliard. It was agreed that their term
of office would expire in October I960 "on completion
of work and realization of purpose." The purpose was
defined as raising funds needed to restore the chapel as
the setting for strengthening the religious values of
Methodism, restoring the exterior of Old Main, and con-
tributing whatever funds remained after restoration to
the accreditation program. The committee also resolved
to have the trustees push the one-year deadline from
February 1960. to June 1960. A list of honorary spon-
sors was compiled, which would eventually include a num-
ber of prominent religious, civic, and political leaders.
Among them were Senator Paul Douglas, Representa-
tive Melvin Price, Governor William G. Stratton, former
governor Adlai Stevenson, Bishop Richard C. Raines
of Indiana, and Dr John O. Gross, general secretary of
the board of Education of the Methodist Church.
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By April, Dr. Roland Rice on behalf of the com-
mittee, announced as its goals for the restored chapel,
"(1) headquarters for the Religion Department offices
and classrooms; (2) a lounge for visitors to the campus;
(3) a museum; (4) an auditorium for general use; (5)
location in the new steeple for the old chapel bell, which
will be rung for classes as it has ... for many years in
the past. The building will be as strong and durable as it
was when first constructed. It will continue to serve as
McKendree's chief symbol and as one of Methodism's
most famous buildings." Dr. Rice said that the "old
chapel building will serve as a functioning chapel in
just the way as indicated. Anew chapel building, which
will be known as the Marion Bothwell Chapel, will be
constructed sometime in the future. A clear distinction
must be made between the old chapel, which will be
used as head-quarters for the Religion Department, and
the new Marion Bothwell Chapel, which will be used
for religious services."
In a separate statement. Dr. Rice said that plans
were to replace the present opera chairs with seats of
the 1850s, reconstruct the belfry and steeple, and build
an easy-access stairway to the tower for visitors to view
the bell. He indicated that the present assembly hall
would become a museum, where the organ would re-
main and other articles would be displayed in glass cases;
this area would be open to the public for informal wor-
ship services and recitals. The first floor would quarter
the philosophy and religion departments. He also com-
mented that the restored chapel would in no way hinder
construction of a new sanctuary on campus large enough
to accommodate a growing student body. By the year
2000 or before, he predicted, thousands of people would
make the pilgrimage to Lebanon to see the chapel and
hear the bell ring. It would rank second only to the
Wesley Chapel in London, England.
Plans were laid for a fund-raising campaign. Funds
were to be raised initially through direct solicitation,
alumni gifts, sale of miniatures of the chapel bell, and
proceeds from the fall and spring Lebanon pilgrimages
and the commencement historical pageant. By July, a
list of 2, 1 00 prospective donors had been compiled, and
by September 7,000 brochures mailed. About $8,000
had been raised toward a goal of $100,000.
On Nov. 28, 1959, President Garrison received a
letter from Dr. Henry M. Merkel of Wiley, Colorado,
an alumnus, Methodist minister, and a recipient of the
Peter Akers Award in 1 956. Dr. Merkel said he was dis-
turbed by news that the chapel might be razed, and that
if this were done the college might as well be moved.
He sent a check for the chapel restoration. In his re-
Elizabeth Parks Dixon who pressed jar chapel
restoration.
sponse Dr. Garrison thanked Dr. Merkel, said he would
deliver the contribution to the treasurer for the Com-
mittee to Restore the Chapel but pointed out that the
drive had only two months to go.
On Dec. 9, the day Dr. Merkel received this reply
from the president, Mrs. Elizabeth Dixon received a let-
ter from Dr. Garrison in which he wrote that razing the
old chapel was "really a trivial" matter. Mrs. Dixon wrote
on the president's note that Dr. Garrison had signed his
own "professional death sentence." It was a prophetic
statement. On Jan. 30, 1960, President Garrison an-
nounced his resignation, effective Feb. 1, stating that
he had enjoyed his time at McKendree and wished the
school well, but he wanted to go back to parish minis-
try. Edwin Baker, for 60 years a faculty member at
McKendree, former dean, and interim president, wrote
Mrs. Dixon, "... this one (Dr. Garrison's resignation)
is a mystery. Perhaps the less I know, the better."
With Dr. Garrison's resignation, the chances of the
Chapel Restoration Committee to win more time was
increased. The treasurer's report filed with the board of
trustees on March 1 , 1 960, showed a balance of slightly
less than $15,000. However, the mailing list for pos-
sible contributors had increased to 10,000 names, and
Dean Edwin Baker had announced the creation of the
Dean Baker Fund, with himself as first contributor of
$1,000, provided that 49 others pledged the same
amount. The committee requested an extension of the
trustee's February deadline, and at its March 4 meeting
the board of trustees extended the time limit indefinitely.
One Hundred and T\
MC KENDR E E^E?
As the college began a search for a new president,
the Chapel Renovation Committee prepared for a sum-
mer drive. It was thought this could be helped if the
chapel were declared a Methodist Shrine. On May 2,
Dr Paul W. Yost wrote Roland Rice that a petition would
be presented to the American Association of Methodist
Historical Societies, asking the group to advocate the
declaration of the chapel as a Shrine of Methodism by
the General Conference of the Methodist Church. Dr.
Yost indicated that "stalwarts such as Peter Cartwright
con.secrated this chapel by exhortation from its pulpit,"
an interesting event, considering that Cartwright, one
of the leading circuit riders of early Methodism and the
founder of many Illinois congregations, had died be-
fore the present chapel was constructed.
Accordingly, Dr. Rice delivered a message before
the Historical Society of the North Central Jurisdiction
of the Methodist Church, meeting in Chicago July 13.
He admitted that the chapel had to be closed because it
was unsafe but questioned whether "certain values (had
been) set in perspective." He told of "his visit to the old
bell tower at the precise moment that (a) workman was
applying his sledge hammer with violence to the old
clock works. Although much of the mechanism was
ruined, the destruction was forthwith stopped. A sec-
ond experience which brought to the fore the certain
knowledge that values of worth to the college were be-
ing thrown away in our haste to 'dethrone an ancient
monarch' of our campus was the discovery that an open
roof over the bell tower was allowing potential tons of
rain water to pour down into a century-old tracker ac-
tion pipe organ. It was then that popular feeling began
to rise in support of the condemned building." He ad-
mitted that "feelings for and against restoration blew
like a fierce storm over the generally sedate campus,"
and that "the president bore the brunt of their thrust, yet
he did so with good grace." But he argued the impor-
tance of symbols, ending with, "It is our duty ... to lay
down the challenge to a too 'practical' and utilitarian
world that the items belonging to the heart must be taken
aboard the ship of reason, lest reason itself become the
.sheerest of madness!"
The Committee for the Restoration of the
McKendree College Chapel also proceeded to sell min-
iature replicas of the chapel bell for $2 each and circu-
lated a new song it had published in 1959, "McKendree
Bell." Its lyrics were by Dr. Mildred Silver, who occu-
pied the Hamill Chair of English and was director of
the McKendree Writers' Conference. The composer was
Dr. Maurits Kcsnar, professor of music at Southern Illi-
nois University and director of the Southern Illinois
Symphony Orchestra. Kesnar, a concert violinist and
composer of note, unfortunately died in 1 957, two years
before the composition was officially published.
Dr. Silver's lyrics give some idea of the symbol-
ism of the bell for many supporters of the college:
//; boist'rousfim. for vict'ries won, we've
heard you ring, McKendree Bell;
Your urgent note from deep bronze throat
plucks each heart string, McKendree Bell.
(chorus)
Old Bell, honored Bell, 'Work, worship, play,'
prompt us anew.
Wise Bell, hallowed Bell, Keep us loyal, keep
Your call to work we dare not shirk, though
hours stretch long, McKendree Bell;
Your stern command we understand helps
minds grow strong, McKendree Bell.
(chorus)
Let worship peal this truth reveal, 'God's love
rules all, ' McKendree Bell;
The will impart to ev 'ry heart to heed His call,
McKendree Bell, (chorus)
(chorus)
When echoed chimes recall good times on col-
lege hill. McKendree Bell;
With joy, with tears, throughout the years we 'II
answer still, McKendree Bell.
(chorus)
Then Dr. Merkel. the alumnus/pastor from Colo-
rado, again came on the scene. The general conference
of the Methodist Church was to be hosted by Denver in
that spring of 1 960; an estimated 1 2,000 Methodist rep-
resentatives from all over the world were scheduled to
be present. Dr. Merkel offered, therefore, to take the
bell to Colorado, make presentations at the general con-
ference, and then display it in some of the churches of
Colorado; he would be responsible for logistics and
making public speeches about the need to restore the
chapel. The Chapel Restoration Committee enthusias-
tically concurred, and plans were made to send audio
tapes of the bell's ringing and a message about its his-
tory to be made available to the delegates.
One Hundred and Twenn-Four
i^
Dr. Mildred Silver
MiKENDREE HELL
nn. MiLHREn siivet!
DR. MAI KITS
Miniature replica of McKeiidree's hell.
. f t f i-^f c r I
I r r^ H ' ^ r I
"McKendree Bell" lyrics written b\ Dr Mildred Silver
One Hundred and T»enn-Fi
MC KENDREE
On May 3, Dr. Rice and his daughter Priscilla set
out with the bell and a supply of audio tapes for Den-
ver, a journey which took over 30 hours of driving. To
get the bell into the trunk of his car, he had to have the
trunk lid removed. Meeting Dr. Merkel in Denver, the
trio took the bell to the Civic Auditorium, site of the
conference, where they parked the car in front of the
only entrance so that everyone entering or leaving would
be sure to see it. They stayed until after midnight, show-
ing the venerable instrument and speaking to whom-
ever they could about the plight of the chapel. Much
interest was shown, and appointments made to display
the bell in various churches after the conference. The
next afternoon, the three McKendreans went shopping,
and Dr. Merkel bought a pickup truck to carry the 1 ,200
pound bell. The transfer of the precious cargo was made,
and Dr. Rice and his daughter started for home — the
trunk lid of his car still missing.
Dr. Merkel wrote Mrs. Dixon, "I got home yester-
day at noon with the bell. At 2:00 PM I had the pickup
and bell at the mayor's office. Then we went to the of-
fice of the Daily News, where we had our picture made.
The high school band will play for us on the street; then
the mayor will make an address, and I will tell the story
of McKendree and of the financial needs of the Chapel
... the bell in the pickup commands interest, and my
gun and badge, as a deputy sheriff, command respect."
An article written by the gun-toting preacher gives
some indication of what he might have said in his trav-
els with the bell. After rehearsing the situation of the
McKendree chapel, he wrote: "Standing before the
chapel one is reminded of the cry of the weeping prophet
standing among the ruins of King Solomon's Temple
saying, Ts it nothing to you, all ye who pass by? Be-
hold and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sor-
row.' . . . Who is left among you that saw this CHAPEL
in her first glory? And how do you see it now? Is it
nothing to you alumni? Is it nothing to all you lovers of
historical shrines? Is it nothing to you Methodists that
McKendree College is facing a most critical period in
her one hundred thirty years service to the youth of
America?"
On June 4, at the college's annual alumni banquet.
Dr. Merkel reported on his activities in Colorado to ad-
vocate interest in McKendree and of his adventures with
the bell. He then received his second Peter Akers award
in recognition of his services. The Chapel Restoration
Committee also made him a member of the group.
Then, on June 1 5, tragedy struck. Dr. Merkel, back
in Colorado, was speaking to a church group gathered
at the front of the Denver University chapel. He had
Alumnus Henry M. Merkel and Professor Roland Rice, join
in escortini^ hell to General Conference in I960.
Truck with bell in back.
just concluded his remarks when he suddenly collapsed
and died of a heart attack on the chapel steps. Com-
pounding his widow's shock and grief was that she now
had sole responsibility of a white pickup truck with
purple lettering and a historic 1 ,200-pound bell. She was
apparently equal to the task; a week after her husband's
death, she drove the truck with the bell to the annual
meeting of the American Bell Society, meeting at the
Continental-Denver Hotel. A few days later. Dr. Rice
arrived to bring the bell home.
At first, the bell and truck were simply locked away
because Mrs. Merkel had stopped the insurance. She
offered to sell the pickup to the college for $1600, and
eventually the school did acquire it. The truck was used
for advertisement and promotional purposes, but there
seemed to be no plan at first for the bell. One idea that
surfaced was to exhibit an oil portrait of the bell, along
with a full tone recording. A Dr. Merkel memorial fund
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MC KENDREE'
was set up, and it was hoped that the Rocky Mountain
Conference (Dr. Mericel's conference) would also set
up a $10,000 memorial fund that could be used for re-
storing the steeple and hanging the bell. Proposals over
time would be made to dedicate the steeple of the re-
stored chapel to Henry Merkel, but apparently there has
never been any action.
Back in Lebanon, the Chapel Restoration Com-
mittee met to plan its next strategy. Dr. Max P. Allen,
McKendree's new president, had reversed his
predecessor's stand and was firmly behind saving the
chapel; to show that commitment, he attended the Chapel
Restoration Committee's meetings. At the group's July
24 session, much discussion centered on the continua-
tion of Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassebaum, the architec-
tural firm that had been working on the chapel situa-
tion. It was decided that there should be no further in-
volvement with this firm, and that Gerhardt Kraemer of
St. Louis should be engaged as architect. It was also
agreed by consensus that Dr. Rice, as chairman of the
Chapel Restoration Committee, should seek to be liai-
son with the board of trustees and its Executive Com-
mittee, in order to recommend that chapel restoration
begin as soon as possible. It was stressed that contin-
ued contact should be kept also with "the people in Colo-
rado carrying on for Dr. Merkel" and with the "South-
em Illinois oil people."
Architect Kraemer soon had surprising informa-
tion: The chapel was not as badly deteriorated as had
been suspected. He had found that the upper floor was
solidly supported by interior masonry walls. The big-
gest surprise was the lack of a foundation under the front
wall, although a rock base supported the rear of the build-
ing. The most serious damage, he believed, was caused
by the outer wall pulling away from the inner wall,
caused by strain imposed when two extra windows had
been cut in; he felt this could be economically handled.
(In actual fact, closing the two windows, pouring a new
foundation, relaying the walls, and re-plastering the in-
terior was done for about $25,000.) With this informa-
tion in hand, the Chapel Restoration Committee, which
had begun as a group outside the structure of the col-
lege, found itself formally charged by the Executive
Committee of the board of trustees to "procure a
working plan for the chapel restoration 'with the
blessings and good will of the Executive Committee
of the board of trustees.'" On Nov. 22, the Restora-
tion Committee met with Robert Stewart, planning
consultant of the St. Louis County Historical Build-
ings Commission, to develop a "restoration plan for the
chapel," not a "repair job."
On Feb. 28, 1961, the McKendree Review an-
nounced that two phases of reconstructing the old chapel
were to begin as soon as weather permitted: strengthen-
ing the foundation and replacing part of the front wall,
after which the chapel could again be used. By March
14, such excitement had built on campus that an edito-
rial in the McKendree Review began, "The Chapel is to
be reconstructed! . . . those are the sweetest words in
the world ... the best morale booster that could take
place ... a step forward to our ultimate goal - accredi-
tation." The student author continued, "To this reporter,
the old Chapel is McKendree. God's love of
McKendree. If it weren't, why would He keep up
(sic) struggling to raise money to restore it." In a more
worldly vein, the writer opined, "McKendree will get
more publicity by restoring the Chapel than by building
a new one."
Work began on the chapel July 7, 1961. The gen-
eral contractor was W. W. Mautz. Concentrating on the
building portion of the chapel, these repairs were com-
pleted by the middle of September. This marked the
beginning of the full restoration of the chapel, a signal
victory for the proponents of the Chapel Restoration
Committee. That month, the McKendree Review an-
nounced that the chapel had been saved, but $50,000
was still needed. According to a later story, that $50,000
was needed for the third, fourth, and fifth phases, which
would include new electrical wiring, refurbishing of
interior woodwork, redecorating stairways and the bal-
cony, replacing the tower and steeple, and re-installing
the clock and the bell. It was stated that the chapel should
then last for another 100 years with only minor repairs.
Long range plans for the chapel included a hope that
the building would be chosen as the repository for his-
torical materials of the North Central Jurisdiction of the
Methodist Church, which covered the entire upper Mid-
west. A list of donors was published that fall as well; it
included names of many individuals, churches, Sunday
School classes, banks - and Dr. Webb B. Garrison.
On Nov. 26, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, whose
original editorial in February 1959 had been a major
impetus toward arousing opposition to President
Garrison's plan to tear down the chapel, echoed the Sep-
tember article in the Review by announcing that the
chapel had been saved. President Allen was quoted as
saying that the total cost of renovation would be some
$100,000, whereas constructing a new chapel would
have been around $225,000. The article also mentioned
Mrs. Dixon, who had made the renovation a personal
project.
Work proceeded on the chapel through the 1961-
62 academic year. On May 1 , 1962, the building (dubbed
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MCKENDREE^Er
"Queen of the Prairie" by one enthusiast) was opened
for tourists, and on June 9, 1962, the Chape! Restora-
tion Committee, having overcome formidable odds, ter-
minated its services. In its short tenure, one adminis-
tration had suddenly ended, another begun, and a his-
toric building, which many felt represented the sym-
bolic heart of McKendree College, had once more taken
its place on the hill.
One more dilemma remained unsolved for many
people, however: the placement of the bell. Locked
away, then set up in Ames dining hall in November
1968, the bell seemed, for some, out of place; yet there
was no consensus to again place it in the tower of the
chapel, where its houriy ringing might again weaken
the ancient structure. Furthermore, the restoration of
the chapel had not been completed. Not until 1969 was
it announced that the board of trustees had authorized
up to $250,000, part of a large inheritance recently left
the college by Miss Marion Bothwell of Fairfield, to be
used to refurbish the upstairs sanctuary. This restora-
tion included new lighting, floors, windows, woodwork,
plaster, remodeling of the stairway and entrance, recon-
struction of the bell tower, and other improvements.
Business Manager Vernon Snead said that the college
would attempt to incorporate the chapel's original char-
acteristics into the facility, which when finished would
seat about 200 people.
On May 13, 1969, the McKendree Review pub-
lished a remarkably long letter to the editor (in unusu-
ally large type), signed by Robert F. White, Trustee and
attorney for the college. In response to accusations made
by Jay Hodges, a candidate for president of the Student
Association that year, Mr. White defended the decision
of the board of trustees to rehabilitate the old chapel
building rather than build a new auditorium for con-
certs, plays, and other programs. He quoted the will of
Miss Bothwell. that the gift from her estate to
McKendree "be u.sed in repairing the old Chapel Build-
ing or the building of a new Chapel Building (to take its
place) . . . Any fund remaining after the chapel is built,
equipped throughout and permanently endowed in an
amount sufficient to keep the Marion Bothwell Chapel
in a perpetual state of good repair and maintenance shall
be added to the Bothwell Scholarship Fund for the pur-
pose of aiding deserving male students studying for the
ministry and working their way through school . . . ."
Mr. White then stated that the trustees had obtained
preliminary plans and costs for a 600-seat auditorium
(which would cost 1-1.2 million dollars) and a 1,000-
seat auditorium (1.5-2 million dollars), and said that a
bequest of one million dollars would not cover either
proposal. Nor did he think that the terms of Miss
Bothwell's will could stretch to cover a large audito-
rium for such purposes as plays and concerts. He pointed
out that the chapel attendance was about 35, and had
not for several years exceeded 100.
Whether or not Mr. White's letter put to rest the
controversy over restoring the old chapel, the new hot
issue was over the placement of the bell. On June 16,
1969, the newest McKendree president, Eric N.
Rackham, wrote a letter to members of the board of trust-
ees in which he pleaded for guidance on the disposition
of the bell - whether to keep it in Ames Hall cafeteria,
return it to "its former resting place," or mount it at some
location "where it will be quite visible." He reported
that he had received several verbal unsolicited sugges-
tions and two written ones: The Alumni Executive Com-
mittee recommended that the bell be displayed at a cen-
tral location, preferably in front of the Old Science Build-
ing; and Mrs. Helen D. Bullock of the National Trust
for Historic Preservation urged reinstallation of the bell
in the tower.
Responses from trustees revealed much division.
One sent the president's letter back with a simple hand-
written line: "Hang the bell in the .steeple." His senti-
ment was echoed less forcefully by several others, rep-
resenting different professions, some of whom who said
Steeple
One Huiulred imd 7
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MCKENDREE^E:
that they'd prefer to put the bell in the tower if
it was financially feasible. On the other hand,
some trustees felt that, as one put it, "If the bell
is replaced in the steeple, only the McKendree
maintenance men will be aware of its presence."
Another said that to place the bell in the tower
would be for all practical purposes to bury it,
and its history would be lost. A hint of another
kind of division within the board is found in
the letter of one trustee who wrote, "I have
sensed a feeling on the part of the clergy wing
of our board to hold to a bare minimum the ex-
penditures to be allocated to restoring the old
chapel so that a new and probably costly chapel
could be built and located on the campus. This
would of course minimize the funds from the be-
quest that would be available for maintenance of
these facilities and for ministerial scholarships."
President Rackham resolved the discussion
with a letter to trustees dated July 1 0, 1 969. Stat-
ing that there was a "slight leaning" in favor of
placing the bell in the tower, with a considerable
number saying they had "no feelings either way,"
he announced that he cast his vote in favor of re-
turning the bell to the steeple, with certain under-
standings: ( 1 ) the bell would be mounted in a fixed
position to eliminate swaying and vibration, and
the clapper would be the only moving part, con-
trolled by an electronic device rather than human
"ringers"; (2) a stairway would be constructed to
the belfry to more easily permit visitors to see the
bell; (3) the total cost of the renovation to not ex-
ceed one-half of the sum authorized by the board
for that purpose. He also reported that Gerhardt Kraemer,
the architect for the decade-long project, favored return-
ing the bell to the steeple.
A news release dated August 4, 1969, said that
carpenters had begun the task of rebuilding the belfry,
and that the bell had been hoisted in place on July 29.
Finally, on Friday, March 13, 1970, dignitaries and
friends gathered with faculty and students for Founders'
Day, and the ceremony of rededication of the Marion
Bothwell Chapel. It was reported that $750,000 of Miss
Bothwell's $1,000,000 gift to the college had been set
aside as an endowment for scholarships for male minis-
terial students studying in their third and fourth years at
McKendree. Milbum P. Akers closed his remarks in the
ceremony by criticizing the student staff of the
McKendree Review, who had earlier in the week pub-
lished articles critical of the college administration. "Dr.
Rackham and Dean (Emerial) Owen have the confidence
Interior of Chapel.
and respect of the board of trustees," Mr. Akers said.
"You cannot divide us . . . you cannot cause us to lose
confidence in our leaders."
At 1 1 :30 AM on April 8, 1970, The North Central
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, meet-
ing in Chicago, Illinois, announced that McKendree
College, in its 142nd year, had qualified for accredita-
tion, having shown "dramatic improvement since its last
examination in 1966." Listed among the improvements
were seven new buildings, including the library; a
streamlined curriculum; an upgraded faculty and staff;
and a substantially strengthened operating budget; not
mentioned in the college's account later was the reno-
vation of the chapel. President Rackham, attending the
meeting, immediately telephoned the news back to cam-
pus, where it was anxiously awaited by students, trust-
ees, and personnel. The McKendree bell, in the chapel
tower, was rung for a half hour.
One Hundred and Twenty-Nine
One Hundred and Tin
MC KENDREE
The Administration of President Max P. Allen
(1960-1964)
By Robert H. Campbell ('61)
Introduction
The turn of the decade from 1959 to 1960 found
much turmoil and unrest in the nation and the world.
The contrast between the old order, represented by Presi-
dent Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the new order, typi-
fied by the young and stylish John F. Kennedy, played
itself out in numerous facets of American life. The
United States was experiencing a number of serious in-
cidents as a result of ever- increasing racial tensions. The
economy was flat at best. Politicians argued over
whether or not a Roman Catholic could be elected presi-
dent. Political theorists debated the relative merits of
conservatism vs. liberalism. Women were just begin-
ning to enter the work force in large numbers, and in-
creasing feminism was not a popular concept with most
males. Three out of four adults smoked cigarettes, oblivi-
ous to the health hazards yet to be revealed. The nuclear
race was in high gear, with smaller nations striving to
catch up and the super-powers engaging in an enor-
mously expensive race to build such a gigantic retalia-
tory strike force that neither side would risk initiating
world conflagration by attacking the other The Cold
War continued unabated as the propaganda mills of both
the communist and free worlds generated ample fodder
for the ever-expanding news capabilities of television.
The turn of the decade from 1959 to 1960 found
much turmoil and unrest on the campus of McKendree
College as well. President Webb Garrison had different
ideas from other campus leaders and members of the
board of trustees about the fate of the old chapel build-
ing, which, even after having the steeple removed, was
not available for use because of its deteriorated condi-
tion. Garrison favored razing the building completely
and using money donated by Miss Marion Bothwell in
1957 for a new chapel building instead of restoring the
old facility. Others wanted the chapel restored, claim-
ing it would become the symbol of the resilience of the
school when faced with hard times. In fact, Bothwell
had given the money to restore the chapel in honor of
her father, a former McKendree student. Indeed, the
chapel had been renamed "Bothwell Chapel" when
Webb Garrison was installed as president of McKendree
College in 1958.
Garrison's viewpoint was supported by the col-
lege architectural firm, Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum.
A 1958 report on the condition of all campus buildings
stated that the chapel was in very bad condition and
should be replaced as soon as possible. Falling plaster
and other problems soon caused Garrison to conclude
that razing and replacing the chapel was the only option
available. In January of 1959, after the chapel's histori-
cal value had rallied ardent support for its repair and
renovation. Garrison announced that the steeple and bell
would be removed in February in hopes of still being
able to use the rest of the facility until a replacement
could be built. Editorials and news articles in the 5/.
Louis Post Dispatch garnered more opposition to
Garrison's plan to demolish the building, including key
faculty members and important alumni, as well as the
new chairman of the board of trustees, Milbum P. Akers,
the great grandson of Peter Akers. The elder Akers had
been the president of McKendree College who had origi-
nally proposed the construction of the building. Faced
with ever-increasing opposition to his plan. Garrison
resigned effective February 1, 1960, to take over the
pastorate of a large Methodist church in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Into the breach stepped Dn W. Norman Grandy,
the dean of the college, who was appointed acting presi-
dent until a search committee could choose a new presi-
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dent. Their work was completed on
June 10, 1960, with the naming of 52-
year-old Dr. Max P. Allen as the 26th
President of McKendree College.
Allen's Background
Allen came to Lebanon on Au-
gust 1, 1960, and moved into
Stevenson House with his wife and
their two sons. He moved to Lebanon
after a 1 5-year stint as history profes-
sor and director of instruction at
Northern Michigan College in
Marquette, Michigan. Previously he
had taught and was an administrator
in the public schools of Indiana, as well as having served
on the faculty of Indiana University in Bloomington,
Indiana. A native of Salem, Illinois, Allen and his fam-
ily had moved to Indiana while Max was still in elemen-
tary school. He subsequently earned both bachelor's and
master's degrees at Indiana State Teachers College in
Terre Haute and a Ph. D. in history in 1943 from Indi-
ana University.
Allen was active in community affairs wherever
his career took him. He dabbled in politics in Marquette,
Michigan, where he served on the County Board of Su-
pervisors. His community and professional service af-
filiations included the American Association of Univer-
sity Professors, the Foreign Policy Association, the Na-
tional Council for the Social Studies, Rotary Interna-
tional, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Ameri-
can Red Cross, the Tuberculosis Association, and the
March of Dimes. He was also an active layperson in the
Methodist Church wherever he lived.
One of Allen's first official duties was to repre-
sent McKendree at the installation ceremony for the new
Methodist bishop of the Illinois Area, Edwin E. Voigt,
in September 1960. Ironically, that bishop, who occu-
pied a seat on the board of trustees by virtue of his posi-
tion, would be the man who succeeded Allen in the fall
of 1964. Voigt was deeply interested in the future of
higher education in the Illinois Area, which included
the Southern Illinois and the Central Illinois Confer-
ences of the Methodist Church. In November 1960, Voigt
appointed Allen, the presidents of MacMurray College
in JacLsonville, Illinois, and Illinois Wesleyan Univer-
sity in Bloomington, Illinois, and seven others to a spe-
cial study committee to make plans and recommenda-
McKendreans around chapel steeple soon after it hit the ground.
tions for the enhancement of opportunities in higher
education in the Illinois Area. Their first meeting was
on the McKendree campus where Voigt urged them to
"join efforts to strengthen their respective higher edu-
cation programs."
Goals of the Allen
Administration
Two items in the September 27, 1 960, issue of the
student newspaper identified issues that would become
the defining marks of the Allen presidency, one related
President and Mrs. Allen 's reception for faculty and
students.
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to academic accreditation and the other to improving
facilities. One article outlined a new lecture series,
"Problems and Perspective for the '60s," and announced
participation by noted individuals of the region in a cam-
pus dialogue series designed to acquaint students with
the realities of the political world. Included on the agenda
to make presentations during the year were then Illinois
Representative Alan J. Dixon, Judge James Monroe, Jr.
and Irving Dilliard, head of the editorial department of
the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Dilliard, a trustee of the
college, was a leader in the campaign to restore the
chapel rather than replace it and was probably the im-
petus behind the editorial that signaled the end of the
Garrison presidency. This series was part of the attempt
to upgrade the academic experience of students at
McKendree.
The second article defining the Allen administra-
tion reported on the more than three dozen campus re-
pair projects completed during the previous year. Al-
though those projects were in the works long before
Allen arrived on the scene, they typified his efforts to
upgrade campus facilities as part of the two-pronged
offensive (the other was to upgrade the educational pro-
gram) to regain accreditation for the college from the
North Central Association of Schools and Colleges, the
regional accrediting agency for the Midwest. Accredi-
tation had been the goal of several presidents, but Allen,
energized by the increasing support of the Southern Il-
linois Conference and its bishop, jumped into the fray
with enthusiasm. An interesting observation on the mag-
nitude of the work to be done can be imagined when a
news article in the student paper reported such mun-
dane improvements as "spreading gravel on the park-
ing lot, renovating closets, and making 56 new screens
for the dorms." It also pointed out that a summer storm
had destroyed some two dozen trees on the campus, re-
quiring two weeks for four workers to cut up and dis-
pose of the debris.
Mrs. Allen signed on early with the campus im-
provement team and began making her mark almost
immediately. She was especially concerned about the
deplorable condition of the Clark Hall lounge and en-
listed the aid of the McKendree Dames, a group of fac-
ulty/staff wives and Lebanon residents who were com-
mitted to assisting in making improvements at the col-
lege. They succeeded, with very little cash outlay, in
completely redecorating this favorite student gathering
place on the first floor of the women's dormitory.
Campus Improvements
Of course, the major campus renovation project
early in Allen's presidency was Bothwell Chapel. Once
the strongest opposition to restoration was removed by
Garrison's resignation, the Chapel Renovation Commit-
tee began in earnest the formidable task of raising money
for the project. Membership of the committee included
faculty members Roland Rice, Elizabeth White Dixon,
and Robert Brown, as well as influential Lebanonites
such as Leon Church (president of the McKendree Col-
lege Alumni As.sociation), Dr. R. C. Berry, and Ruth
Chamberlin. The announced goal of the committee was
to raise $100,000 by October 1960. Max P Allen was
an ardent supporter of the effort to restore and renovate
the chapel and even sat in on the committee's meetings.
By February 1 96 1 , a scant half- year into his term, Allen
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announced that fund raising was go-
ing well and that work would begin as
soon as the weather permitted. He also
reminded people that an additional
$50,000 would be needed to complete
the last three phases of the project. The
work actually did begin in the summer
of 1 961 , and the college was once again
able to use a part of the facility with
the opening of the fall semester in
1961. By May 1962, full use of the
building had been regained, ahhough
it was nearly a decade before the old
chapel bell was once again in its fa-
miliar home in a steeple atop the front
of the building.
The success of the chapel resto-
ration engendered more optimism. Dr.
George Hand, a member of the board
of trustees and a consultant on loan
from Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale to assist the college to pre-
pare for regaining accreditation, was
even reservedly enthusiastic in his
February 20, 1961, Founders Day ad-
dress: "The most encouraging thing
of all is the gradual replacement of a
negative spirit of gloom and doom with
a positive spirit of optimism and con-
fidence."
By the spring of 1961, two more
campus improvement projects were
ready - one for dedication and one for
initiation. A student drama organiza-
tion on the campus, StageCrafters, had
responded to faculty/staff urgings to
make the old Eisenmayer Gymna-
sium a more usable facility. The
small band of dedicated thespians,
along with several other students,
faculty members, and administrators,
worked for weeks to scrape, patch,
and paint the brick walls of
Eisenmayer. The maintenance staff designed and
built a stage along one wall, complete with perma-
nent wing walls extending to both doors in the west
wall of the building, thereby providing access to the
rooms on the west side of the building. New light-
ing was installed and the stairwell/hallway to the
practice rooms over the east third of the building was
boxed in at the south entrance to the gym. On April
Fashion show held in renovated Eisenmaxer Auditorium.
Faculty and students gather in bookstore in Eisenmayer
17, 1961, the renovation was complete and the build-
ing was renamed Eisenmayer Auditorium in a dedi-
cation presided over by Chaplain Roland P. Rice. The
dedication address was given by Adolph Unruh, a
member of the board of trustees and faculty member
at Washington University in St. Louis.
The initiation of another project to improve the
campus was announced on the heels of the Eisenmayer
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refurbishing. Project Achievement was the brain child
of 1928 alumna Mrs. Harry (Vi) Mueller, an interior
decorator for a St. Louis department store, and a close
friend of Mrs. Allen. The plan was to commit work par-
ties from area churches and/or student groups who would
fund and provide the labor for a planned face-lift of
dormitory rooms in Clark Hall. Mueller provided her
consulting services at no cost and arranged for some of
the material to be obtained through her employer at a
discount. Both Mueller and Allen exhorted potential vol-
unteers to become involved by urging them to recap-
ture the pioneer spirit of those early Methodists who
founded the college. Their slogan was evidence of their
commitment: "McKendree — She is ours, and we are
proud of her!"
That "can-do" spirit seemed to be contagious on
the campus, even though enrollments were still small
and times were still hard for the college. The art depart-
ment, under the direction of faculty member William
Hodge, also was involved in an effort to improve its
facilities. With the help of the maintenance staff, a "gen-
eral rejuvenation" of Hypes Field House took place. A
new floor, replacement of termite weakened joists and
defective wiring, replacement of doors, and installation
of a ramp to expedite movement of heavy equipment
was all completed during the fall of 1 96 1 and the winter
of 1962. The art department moved into the renovated
facility in the spring of 1962.
The fall of 1962 brought good news in the
McKendree Review of more improvements made over
the summer as part of President Allen's continuing ef-
forts to upgrade the physical facilities on the campus.
By current standards the improvements were little more
than ongoing maintenance, but they represented major
strides on a campus that had languished through too
many years of lack of funds for even the barest upkeep
of buildings. Tile floors and ceilings, coats of paint and
sealer, new roofs and sidewalks were of scant impor-
tance to returning students who were more interested in
the newly installed air conditioning units in Pearsons
Dining Hall and Benson Wood Library.
Allen delivered both good news and bad news
when he announced that the increase in new students
for the 1962-63 year would overcrowd the limited stu-
dent housing available on campus. An enrollment in-
crease of 150 students, many from Northern Illinois and
various eastern seaboard states (New York and New
Jersey were especially well represented), would force
the college to expand housing. The need to provide cam-
pus housing for 60 women and at least double that num-
ber of men meant Clark and Carnegie Residence Halls
would have to be supplemented. The buildings on the
north edge of the campus (originally built for housing
Youth Institute participants by the East St. Louis Dis-
trict of the Southern Illinois Conference) were acquired
and renovated to make them suitable for student hous-
ing. The college bought the buildings from the district
for $45,000, payable over nine years with no interest.
Another part of the agreement permitted the district to
house up to 350 institute participants in college facili-
ties during the summer at no charge.
One of the buildings, Cartwright Hall, was imme-
diately redecorated and equipped with dormitory-style
bunk beds to provide space until more permanent ar-
rangements could be made. The other building, Wesley
Hall, first had to be winterized and was then renovated
to create 14 two-person rooms. Students were then
shifted to Wesley so that the same thing could be done
in Cartwright.
The Role of Fund Raising
The student housing crisis prompted President
Allen and the board of trustees to embark upon a fund
drive to raise cash for needed capital improvements,
specifically plant rehabilitation, improvement of labo-
ratory facilities, and additions to the library. Charles H.
Percy, the "boy wonder" chairman of the board of Bell
and Howell Company, was chosen to speak at the kick-
off dinner on October 1 , 1 962, at which a $ 1 00,000 Cir-
cuit Riders Campaign was launched. Bishop Edwin E.
Voigt, bishop of the Illinois Area, and a member of the
college's board of trustees, was instrumental in the en-
suing campaign. A new McKendree College publica-
tion called The Circuit Rider made its initial appear-
ance with the start of this drive. It was mailed to all
members of the Methodist Church in the Southern Illi-
nois Conference and opened with a plea from the bishop
himself to help McKendree face the financial challenge
of a new era. He reviewed McKendree's storied past,
reflected upon her current problems, and rallied Meth-
odists to help her respond to the challenge. He said that
it was the "firm conviction of the Circuit Riders that
McKendree can, and must, be restored to all her ancient
glory."
Political and business clout was also brought on
board for the campaign. Illinois Governor Otto Kemer
was persuaded to proclaim October "McKendree Col-
lege Month" in Illinois. The Circuit Rider announced
the action:
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In an unprecedent (sic) move of signal rec-
ognition of the outstanding value and dis-
proportionate accomplishments of an Illinois
institution of higher education. Governor
Otto Kerner has issued a proclamation set-
ting aside the entire month of October, 1962,
as McKendree College Month throughout
Illinois. The proclamation notes that the value
of McKendree College lies in her contribution
to the cause of educational excellence. . . .
Such cooperation from the state continued when
McKendree's colors were chosen for the 1964 license
plates. The plates had a purple background with white
letters and were quite distinctive.
Business entered the scene with "A Statement of
Conviction" signed on December 2, 1 96 1 , by represen-
tatives of 44 major American business corporations urg-
ing support by business of the nation's private and
church-related colleges. This document was also utilized
by the leadership of the Circuit Riders campaign as it
urged business:
Rev. LeRoy Pittman and Dr. Max Allen present certificate to
Etta Root Edwards, oldest alumna in 1962, naming her "first
founder of the New McKendree. "
. . . to help spread the base of voluntary sup-
port of higher education as a necessary
supplement to the extensive support which
business now provides to education through
taxes. We urge responsible management to
think through its opportunities and obliga-
tion to adopt meaningful programs of volun-
tary corporate support to those colleges and
universities whose service and quality they
wish to encourage and nurture. . . .
The board of trustees did its part to encourage the
success of the Circuit Riders Campaign with a resolution
to establish "the New McKendree - a Methodist church
related, academically distinguished, college of liberal arts
... in which the facilities and standards required today are
blended with the traditions and Christian environment
which have characterized the Old McKendree." A simple
yet profound statement summed up the situation: "Money
is needed." Those who gave that money by June 30,
1963, would, by resolution, be considered founders of
the New McKendree. Those giving $ 1 000 or more were
to be named Founders, while those who gave between
$500 and $999 were to be called Associate Founders.
Dynamic and driving board of tru.stees Chairman
Milbum Akers took an active role in management of the
Circuit Riders Campaign. He established county and area
units with district supervisors to oversee the fund rais-
ing. He set up, with the cooperation of Bishop Voigt and
the district superintendents of the Methodist Church, a
series of meetings throughout the Southern Illinois Con-
ference that involved alumni and friends of the college.
A linchpin in the program was the favorable re-
port of the North Central Association of Schools and
Colleges relative to the other important issue of Allen's
presidency, the status of McKendree's re-application for
membership in that all-important regional accrediting
agency. The college had been visited in the summer of
1962, and anticipation was high. The report, although
not as favorable as had been hoped, was good news in
that it said that McKendree had been accepted as a can-
didate for membership. Dr. George H. Hand, the NCA
consultant assigned to shepherd McKendree through the
remaining hills and valleys of the process said,
"McKendree College can and will be fully accredited
in the near future - how near depends mainly on the
loyalty and the vision of those of you who have or should
have an interest in the institution."
The feeling abounded that McKendree was indeed
on the move. As early as November 1 962 the McKendree
Review reported that the half-way mark had been
reached:
At 9:15 PM classes were dismissed and stu-
dents quickly assembled on the old football
field. . . . There they awaited the announce-
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ment . . . that the campaign has thus far taken
in $50,870. President Allen said, "We are
thrilled by the news. . . . Many persons have
ser\'edas volunteers in this campaign, which
will be conducted for about six more weeks.
When it has been completed successfidly, it
should open doors now closed to us for much
larger amounts that are equally needed. "
Allen's bold prediction soon came true. The Janu-
ary 15, 1963, issue of the McKendree Review reported
that the $ 1 00,000 goal had been met the previous week.
Mrs. Doris Snead, the office manager for the Circuit
Riders Development Fund Campaign, speculated that
well over the goal would be received. Even the students
were caught up in the excitement of the effort. Student
groups challenged one another to see which one could
raise the most money, and some ingenious fund raising
schemes were conducted by enterprising groups. The
January 1963, issue of the McKendree College Bidletin
headlined the good news: "Circuit Riders Campaign
Raises $100,000." An accompanying article by Presi-
dent Allen outlined the specific campus improvements
to be undertaken as a result of the success of the cam-
paign; tile floors for the student center, Clark Hall plumb-
ing repair, academic equipment, heating system repairs,
completion of renovations to Cartwright and Wesley
Halls, new kitchen equipment, renovation of the first
floor of the chapel, library books and equipment, class-
rooms and offices in Clark Hall basement, a foreign lan-
guage laboratory, and even a few dollars to go with oth-
ers that had been raised to repair the tennis courts. Col-
lege staff member and Bulletin editor Robert E. Cates
editorialized as follows:
McKendree Moves Ahead
McKendree is, for the first time in many
years, now facing a year full of hope for a
bright and prosperous fiiture. The year 1963
truly promises to be a year of advancement
for McKendree.
The $100,000 campaign, under the in-
spired leadership of Board Chairman and
distinguished alumnus Milburn P. Akers,
has been an outstanding success. The self-
study reports and campus improvements
that have been made over the past few
years as well as the additions that the new
funds will make possible, all present a
hopeful picture of the college. If this pic-
ture is bright enough, the North Central
Association may well find it feasible to ad-
vance McKendree, already an official can-
didate for membership, to full membership.
Enrollment this year is the highest in
McKendree history and dormitory space is
now at a premium. If enrollments continue
to climb, as it is expected they will, new dor-
mitories will be needed in the near future.
All of which just goes to prove that
McKendree is now on the move. It 's a whole-
some sign and one that many of us have been
looking forward to for many years. Now that
it's started let's all get behind the college
administration and keep up the momentum.
This year is the year in which we can all take
pride in helping make McKendree the kind
of school we can truly be proud of. The goal
is at last within reach. It is within the power
of the Alumni Association to build a better
and a lasting McKendree in 1963.
By the end of March of that year board Chairman
Akers announced that the campaign was officially over
with proceeds of $120,848.29. He also noted that the
goal had been exceeded in cash, with nearly $20,000
still to come in the form of pledges to be paid by June
30. More than 3000 donors responded to the largely mail
solicitation, with the average gift about $40. Only 8
percent of the proceeds were committed to pay expenses
of the effort, a point noted with pride by Akers: "This
campaign was conducted entirely, from start to finish,
by a group of dedicated amateurs. There wasn't a pro-
fessional fund raiser in the lot."
The importance of fund raising was not lost on the
members of the class of 1963. As their graduation gift
to the college, 42 of the 54 seniors pledged to contrib-
ute $5.00 a year for life to the college. A plaque com-
memorating this commitment still hangs in Bothwell
Chapel, and gifts regularly come to the college marked
for payment of the senior pledge of the class of 1963.
Campus Activities
In the midst of the euphoria about McKendree's
fund raising prowess, other activities continued to take
place on campus. Plato, long a rival to Philo as a liter-
ary society for men on the campus, had been changing
its image ever since acquiring (with the blessings of
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McKendree College
LEBANON, ILLINOIS • FEBRUARY 22, 1963
0v^^ Programme — ^
THE PRELUDE: "Chant Heroique" Gordon Young
Professor Glenn Freiner
THE PROCESSIONAL: "Trumpet Voluntary" Henry Purcell
THE CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP
THE HYMN: Page 77
THE INVOCATION Dr H G Hurley '29
District Superintendent
Carbondale District
THE CHORAL AMEN
THE ANTHEM: "Benedictus Es, Domine" Richard Purvis
The McKendree Chapel Choir
THE CALL TO PRAYER
THE MORNING PRAYER Dr. H. G. Hurley
THE CHORAL RESPONSE
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Dr. Ernest R. Britton, '24
Superintendent of Midland, Michigan, Schools
FOUNDERS' DAY ADDRESS Mrs. Leon Church
PRESENTATIONS Dr. Max P. Allen
President of the College
THE BENEDICTION Dr H G Hurley
THE RECESSIONAL
THE POSTLUDE: "Trumpet Tune" Henry Purcell
Founders Day 1963
college officials) the old Glotfelty house near
campus. The members had organized them-
selves more along the lines of a social orga-
nization and had transformed their literary
meetings into business meetings - in effect
emulating the social fraternities on other
campuses. The long-time rivalry between the
two groups continued, but even the staid Philo
members moved as a group into one of the re-
conditioned dorms on the back campus. Al-
though only Philo members lived in Wesley
Hall, they continued to use Philo Hall in Old
Main for the meetings of their group, which
was still proudly called a literary society.
An issue that caused some campus tur-
moil during this time was the ouster of
McKendree College as a member of the Prai-
rie College Conference by the other member
schools. The vote came in a meeting on
March 4, 1963, at which the other schools
leveled the charge that McKendree had an
unfair advantage because of McKendree's
practice of giving grants-in-aid to athletes
where they did not. The dominance of the
PCC by McKendree in practically every
competitive sport would seem to support their
contention. Athletic Director James "Barney"
Oldfield shrugged it off by saying that
McKendree would henceforth compete as an
independent school.
The role of McKendree and
McKendreans as founders of colleges was
the topic of a Founders Day presentation on
February 22, 1 963, by alumna Helen Church,
who, with her alumnus husband, Leon, pub-
lished the Lebanon Advertiser. She related
that McKendreans had been prominent in the
founding of several other colleges and uni-
versities, including Central Methodist and
Howard Paine in Missouri, Southwestern
College in Kansas, and Southern Illinois Nor-
mal University in Carbondale, Illinois. She
related a story that the founders of both
Vassar and Wellesley, elite colleges for
women, had been greatly influenced in their
thinking by brothers Wes and Will Jones, who
founded the North Western Female College
in Evan.ston, Illinois. This college was later
merged with a smaller school for men down
the street and became known as Northwest-
em University.
One Hundred and Thirty-Eight
Alumni Remembrances
Alumni from the Allen era who responded to the
questionnaire prepared by the Alumni Association His-
tory Committee had fond memories of several campus
personalities. Those faculty and staff members whose
names were mentioned many times in the interesting
and entertaining responses included Dean W. Norman
Grandy; Professor Fred Fleming; Drs. Mildred Silver,
Otha Clark, Roland Rice, and John McCain; instructors
Emerial Owen, Robert Brown, Orville Schanz,
Mary Ellen Williams, Elizabeth Dixon, Glenn Freiner,
William Hodge, David Packard, Kent Werner, Grace
Welch, and John Godwin; coaches Dale Cruse and
James "Barney" Oldfield; and staff members Charlie
Cox, Vernon Snead, Virgil Church, Katherine Daniel,
Joe Boner, Florence "'Mom" Thomley, and Marcella
"Mom" Keck.
Numerous incidents were also remembered by the
respondents. Although too many to mention all (and
some not appropriate to be printed in a publication that
might be read by children of those who were in school
in the early '60s), several bear brief mention.
Prof. Fleming was a favorite of everyone. One stu-
dent remembered that Prof, had sent a messenger from
the 8 AM class to the boys dorm to awaken two re-
calcitrant classmates and get them to class immedi-
ately. Another was dismayed that Prof, could stop a
lecture in mid-sentence at the end of one class period
and begin it at precisely the next word when the class
met again.
Dr. John McCain, a rotund, deep-voiced giant who
apparently suffered from a sleep disorder, was remem-
bered for a memory trait similar to that of Fleming.
McCain often dozed off to sleep as he sat at his desk
and lectured to a classroom full of passive students. His
lecture would also stop in mid-sentence, and he would
lapse into a heavy-breathing form of sleep. Finally some-
one would feign a loud cough or scrape a chair across
the floor or raise one of the old noisy windows to awaken
him. McCain, too, would pick up the lecture in mid-
sentence as if nothing had interrupted his train of
thought.
Several alumni respondents noted the quality of
the people who were students at this time in the college's
history. Many public school teachers who were often
much older than the traditional college student came to
the campus for night and summer classes to obtain de-
grees that the state now said they needed in lieu of the
two years of college that had been adequate when they
started teaching. Likewise, military personnel came from
nearby Scott Air Force Base to pursue the degree they
had foregone immediately after high school. Among
the traditional students were many who were the first
members of their families to be able to afford college.
Yet many respon-
dents reported that there
was something about the
mix of students, the mas-
terful teaching, and the
mystique of the campus
that prompted people to be
"good people." This con-
cept was reiterated many
times in the references to
the "values learned by
watching others," in the
feelings of "friendliness
and camaraderie" on the
campus, and in the "coop-
eration rather than con-
frontation" that came with
the meshing of conflicting
cultures.
One student, who
had come to McKendree
amidst an influx of stu-
dents from New York and
New Jersey, told about get-
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ting off a bus, walking to the campus, and being sur-
prised that passersby actually greeted and talked to him!
Another was impressed when the dean of the college
met him at the bus station in St. Louis and drove him to
Lebanon to enroll.
Student activities and events, both on and off cam-
pus, also brought back fond memories to those who
completed the alumni questionnaire. Debates of liberal
vs. conservative principles in the Public Affairs Forum
meetings; reactions to the Distinguished Leader Lec-
ture Series that brought local celebrities to the campus;
the significance of the annual McKendree Writers' Con-
ference; the bald appearance of the steepleless chapel;
the chapel bell mounted on the back of a white pick-up
truck with Dr. Rice at the wheel; the student trips, often
interrupted by mechanical breakdowns, in the white bus
emblazoned with purple; the first-ever Homecoming
dance to be held on the campus; the serenity and beauty
of the front campus — a memory that seems to be typi-
cal of McKendreans of every era. All these scenes were
remembered as important to McKendreans during the
Allen presidency.
Off-campus gatherings in the modest homes of
faculty and staff members to watch TV, eat popcorn,
and discuss the world situation vied with trips to Dirty
Dave's, Stelle's, and other local entertainment establish-
ments as remembrances that provided hours of enjoy-
ment for those responding to the questionnaire.
Responses of several Allen-era alumni related to
the impact of the college experience on the individual.
Others described a special introduction to a student who
later became a spouse. Some told about the dawning of
consciousness about life's complexities. A few yearned
McKendree College Writers' Conference, started by Dr Mildred Silver, offered an
opportunity for those in the Lebanon area to appreciate, critique and explore material they
have produced.
for the security they had known as students. But one
respondent distilled the feelings of so many others:
"McKendree changed my life."
Continuing Growth
Late in the spring of 1 963, board Chairman Akers
proposed another improvement project for the campus.
To honor the efforts of the successful Circuit Riders
Campaign, Akers suggested that Clio Hall, located on
the first floor of Bothwell Chapel, be renovated and re-
named Circuit Riders Hall. He enlisted the aid of Mrs.
W. R Mautz, wife of the Lebanon trustee and contrac-
tor who had overseen the restoration of the chapel . Mrs.
Mautz and her committee worked throughout the sum-
mer and fall, and the "new" Circuit Riders Hall was
ready for formal dedication at the December 7, 1963,
meeting of the board of trustees. Ironically, that was the
date of the funeral of 95-year-old Dean Edwin P. Baker,
long an institution at the college. It was also the date
that Emerial Owen was first appointed acting dean.
Owen, a 1951 alumnus of McKendree, was destined to
become an institution at the college as well, serving in a
variety of roles until his untimely death in 1991.
In June 1 963 the Bulletin hinted of more fund rais-
ing to come now that McKendree had proven that she
could raise money. A half million dollar campaign for
capital funds would be announced in the fall to build a
new science hall and make other improvements needed
to comply with North Central Association requirements.
The article also suggested
that a new dormitory could
be the goal of yet another
campaign in the fall of 1 964.
More student housing was
necessary to alleviate the
crowded conditions brought
about by the largest full-time
day-student enrollment in
the college's history, 389
students. This represented a
30 percent increase in just
two years.
The promised drive
was initiated on October
24, 1963, when an initial
gifts meeting was held in
Eisenmayer Auditorium. Dr.
One Hundred and Fom
Reception following dedication of Circuit Riders Halt (formerly Clio Hall).
H. G. Hurley, the campaign chairman, and alumnus
Charles Chapman, who had been hired as the college's
first director of development in March 1963, both lauded
the progress that had been made in preceding years and
reveled in the prospects for the future. Chapman reported
that once again the churches of the Southern Illinois
Conference, prodded anew by Bishop Voigt, were re-
sponding beautifully and that more than 800 people had
attended informational meetings throughout Southern
Illinois. His slogan, "McKendree College is on the
go, and growing," became the rallying cry for this
new fund raising campaign. Board of trustees mem-
ber Richard H. Amberg, publisher of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat, arranged for a full-page feature to appear in
the weekend edition of his newspaper entitled, "Old
McKendree Looks to the Future." It coincided with the
formal announcement of the campaign.
In marked contrast to the high profile Circuit Rid-
ers Campaign, there was little ongoing news about the
progress of this second fund raising effort. Perhaps that
was because the goal was reached so quickly. In Janu-
ary 1 964 the Bulletin stated matter of factly that the
$500,000 goal had been topped with cash and pledges
to be paid over a three-year period, the latter primarily
from churches. A new building would be erected soon.
W. R Mautz was appointed to chair a special committee
of the board of trustees to oversee preliminary planning
for the proposed facility.
Even the McKendree
Review, which had bannered
news of the beginning of the
campaign in inch-high let-
ters over five columns, was
subdued in its announce-
ment of the success of the
McKendree College Expan-
sion Fund Campaign. The
paper's sole bit of ebullience
at the successful conclusion
of the campaign was an ex-
clamation point at the end of
the second line of a two col-
umn heading, "$500,000
Expansion Goal is Sur-
passed; Cash and Pledges
Exceed $658,000!" The ac-
companying story related
that more that $558,000 had
come from churches and in-
dividuals and that a
$100,000 grant was ex-
pected from the General board of Education of the Meth-
odist Church.
President Max P. Allen even tempered his previ-
ous enthusiasm but did say that the success of the fund
drive would allow the college to ". . . educate [students]
in the finest McKendree traditions of quality that led
Theodore Roosevelt to refer to McKendree as 'the old-
e.st and best in the Middle West"." The St. Louis Globe
Democrat, which had featured the beginning of the cam-
paign over most of a page, noted the passing of this
significant event with an article of less than eight col-
umn inches. It included the same information, even to
the Allen quote of Roosevelt, so it was obviously printed
verbatim from the college's news release.
Even with the seeming lack of enthusiasm that had
marked the campaign of a year earlier, it was nonethe-
less evident that McKendree was indeed "on the go and
growing," The heady success of raising nearly three-
quarters of a million dollars in little over a year prompted
the board of trustees to further action. In March 1964,
the Executive Committee released drawings for the new
Science Building and decided that it would be named in
honor of Bi.shop Edwin E. Voigt, the man who had played
such an important role in securing the funding for the
half-million-dollar-plus facility. They also announced
that McKendree's application for a $500,000 federal
government loan to build a new dormitory and student
center had been approved, meaning that more than a
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million dollars worth of new stnictures would soon be
going up on a campus that had seen but one building
constructed since celebrating its centennial in 1928.
Alien, again somewhat restrained, said, "McKendree has
been making notable progress in many areas during the
past few years. The Faculty has been upgraded, much
new equipment of all kinds has been purchased, its older
buildings have been repaired and modernized and now
we have embarked on our building program."
The End of the Allen Era
The remainder of the spring of 1 964 was unevent-
ful. However, the June 6 meeting of the board of trust-
ees was not. The minutes of that meeting reported sev-
eral routine actions concerning campus activities, a reso-
lution to accept a gift of mineral rights, a resolution to
authorize execution of the loan agreement with the fed-
eral government — and acceptance of the resignation of
President Max P. Allen, to become effective September
1, 1964. The letter of resignation included no details of
the reason or reasons for the decision. The minutes note
that the resignation was accepted "with regret" and that
"considerable progress had been made during his four
years." The board offered Allen "continued friendship
and good wishes." Allen returned to Terre Haute, Indi-
ana, where he became visiting professor of history at
Indiana State College.
A little over six weeks later, on July 24, 1964,
Edwin E. Voigt, having just retired as Bishop of the Illi-
nois Area of the Methodist Church, was selected to re-
place Allen as president of McKendree College. Both
the Faculty Advisory Committee and the Presidential
Search Committee had recommended that Voigt be of-
fered the position. Chairman Akers and others pre-
vailed upon Voigt by phone until he gave his verbal
approval, subject to his being released from a planned
teaching position at Perkins School of Theology in Dal-
las, Texas, and the approval of the person to succeed
him as bishop. Further stipulations placed on his accep-
tance were:
/. He expected the full cooperation of the
board, the faculty; and the Southern Illinois
Conference of the Methodist Church.
2. The president, academic dean, and busi-
ness manager would be given full authority to
act on the day-to-day operation of the college.
3. The college would pursue closer coopera-
tion with the Board of Education of the Meth-
odist Church.
Summary of the Allen
Presidency
Growth is the key word in summarizing the years
Max P. Allen served as president of McKendree Col-
lege. There was growth in the amount of money that was
raised for the college; there was growth in the number of
full-time students enrolled; there was growth in the school's
academic reputation; and there was growth in the good
feelings of all people concerning the future of the college.
Although the growth of the fund-raising capabili-
ties of the college was detailed earlier, suffice it to say
that progress from campaigns raising less than $100,000
annually to drives netting over a million dollars in an
18-month period is remarkable.
Growth in the number of full-time day-students
was also impressive. In 1960-61, Allen's first year as
president, the enrollment of such students totaled 264.
By the end of his presidency, the 1963-64 year showed
388 full-time day-students registered, a 30 percent in-
crease. The number of night school and summer school
students stayed essentially the same during this period,
although there was a decrease in those numbers from
the years when Webb Garrison was president.
Even more significant was the growth of
McKendree College as an academic institution. The
administration, faculty, and staff of the college had long
since embarked upon the arduous task of regaining ac-
creditation by the North Central Association. This had
been one of the two goals that Allen had set for himself
upon assuming the presidency in 1 96 1 . Progress toward
this goal was slow and difficult, but it was persistent.
Although accreditation was not fully achieved until sev-
eral years later, the foundation for its accomplishment
was laid during the Allen presidency.
Perhaps the most significant growth occurred in
the hearts and minds of McKendreans - those who
dreamed of what McKendree could become and worked
to see that it came to pass. Once again, they rallied to
her support, as had been done so many times in the past.
The alumni, the friends, the faculty, and the staff were
all on board; but now, so were the churches and the in-
dividual Methodists in Southern Illinois. They all re-
sponded to the poignant peal of the old chapel bell at
their beloved "college on the hill."
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The Administration of President Max P. Allen
Faculty List
1960-61
Joseph Austell*
L. D. Bauersachs*
Norman Beck*
Robert Brown
Louis Butts*
Otha Clark
Jennie Cox
Ralph Cox*
Loy Dale Cruse
Katherine Daniel
Zada Dickson
Eldon Dittemore
Fred A. Fleming
Loren K. Freeman*
Glenn Freiner
Marino Garcia*
John Godwin
William N. Grandy
Freeman Greer*
Wilma Hargis*
Ethel Horner*
Lawrence Horsch*
Whitney Kerr*
John W. McCain
Charles Miller*
Daniel Moore*
Inez Neal*
James Oldfield
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Dwight Putt*
Orpha Reeder*
Roland Rice
Edward Sakurai
R. C. Sayre*
Orville Schanz
Mildred Silver
Ellice Simmonds*
Clyde Smith*
Dinah Tanner*
George Tuerck*
Grace R. Welch*
Kent Werner
Lester Wicks
Felix Williams*
Mary Ellen Williams
1961-62
Gordon Aldrich*
L. D. Bauersachs*
Alma Biagi*
Fine Arts
Speech
Education
Sociology
Education
History
Business Education
Psychology
Physical Education, Coach
Librarian
Art
Business Education
Biology
Psychology, Mathematics
Music
Spanish
Physics
Philosophy, Dean
History
Fine Arts
Social Studies
Social Studies
Business Education
English
Education
French
English
Psychology, Director of
Athletics, Coach
Education, Registrar
Physics
Mathematics
Religion
Mathematics
Education
Music
English
English
Sociology
Physical Education
Music
English
Music
Chemistry
Education
Speech
Philosophy, Religion
Speech
Norman Beck*
Education
Robert Brown
Sociology
Louis Butts*
Education
Otha Clark
History
Nell Cox*
Ralph Cox*
Robert Cox
History
Loy Dale Cruse
Physical Education, Coach
Allen Dickerman*
Eldon Dittemore
Business, Economics
Velma Fairbum*
Physical Education
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Loren K. Freeman
Education
Glenn Freiner
Music
Marino Garcia*
Spanish
Beatrice Godwin
Librarian
John Godwin
Education, Physical Science,
Director of Evening School
William N. Grandy
Philosophy, Dean
Freeman Greer*
History
Sidney Hirons*
William Hodge
Art
Ethel Homer*
Social Studies
Whitney Kerr*
Business Education
William Kestly*
German
John W. McCain
English
Charles Miller*
Education, Psychology
Daniel Moore*
French
Inez Neal*
English
Phyllis Nies*
Physical Education
James Oldfield
Psychology, Director of
Athletics,Coach
Emerial Owen, Jr
Business Education, Registrar
Helen Park*
Business
Dwight Putt*
Physics
Orpha Reeder*
Mathematics
Roland Rice
Religion
Edward Sakurai
Mathematics
Orville Schanz
Music
Mildred Silver
English
Ellice Simmonds*
English
Clyde Smith*
Sociology
Curtis Trainer*
Education
George Tuerck*
Music
Kent Werner
Music
Lester Wicks
Chemistry
Mary Ellen Williams
Speech
1962-63
Gordon Aldrich*
Philosophy, Religion
L. D. Bauersachs*
Education
Norman Beck*
Education
Robert Brown
Sociology
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Otha Clark
History
Gordon Aldrich*
Philosophy, Religion
Nell Cox*
Robert Brown
Sociology
Robert Cox
History
John Budina
Business Education
Loy Dale Cruse
Physical Education, Coach
Howard Bundy*
Mathematics
Eldon Dittemore
Business, Economics
Jarvis Burner
Librarian
Velma Fairbum
Physical Education
Otha Clark
History
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Loy Dale Cruse
Physical Education, Coach
Robert Fortado*
John Curtis
Applied Christianity, Director
Loren K. Freeman
Education
or Religious Life
Glenn Freiner
Music
Earl Dawes
Eldon Dittemore*
Psychology
Business, Economics
Roger Gafke*
Sam Donham*
Education
Marino Garcia*
Spanish
Herman Einsman
German, French
Beatrice Godwin
Librarian
Velma Fairbum
Physical Education
John Godwin
Education, Physical Science,
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Dir. of Summer and Evening
Loren K. Freeman*
Education
School
Glenn Freiner
Music
William N. Grandy
Philosophy, Dean
Robert Cantrell*
Education
Freeman Greer*
History
Marino Garcia*
Spanish
Leslie Harper*
Beatrice Godwin
Assistant Librarian
Stephanie Hill
William Hodge
Music
John Godwin
Physics
Art
William N. Grandy
Freeman Greer*
Philosophy
History
Ethel Homer*
Social Studies
William Hodge
Art
William Kestly*
German
Ethel Homer*
History
Robert Mabry*
Maude Keldermanns*
French
John W. McCain
English
William Kestly*
German
Opal Mercer*
Donald Lewis
History
Charles Miller*
Education, Psychology
Ralph Marty
Education. Director of
Inez Neal*
English
Summer and Evening School
James Oldfield
Dean of Students, Dir. of
John W. McCain
English
Athletics Coach
Charles Miller*
Education, Psychology
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Business Education,
Inez Neal*
English
Registrar
James Oldfield
Dean of Students
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Education, Business, Registrar,
David Packard
English
Acting Dean
Helen Park
Business
Stephanie Hill Owen
Music
Dan Peterson
Physical Education
David Packard
English
Dwight Putt*
Physics
Helen Park
Business Education
Orpha Reeder*
Mathematics
Dan Peterson
Golf Coach
Roland Rice
Religion
Orpha Reeder*
Education
Edward Sakurai
Mathematics
Roland Rice
Religion
R. C. Sayre*
Education
Edward Sakurai
Mathematics
Orville Schanz
Music
Orville Schanz
Music
Mildred Silver
English
John Schoon
Physical Education, Ass't.
Coach
English
Kelly Simmons*
English
Mildred Silver
Clyde Smith
Sociology
Kelly Simmons*
Education
Judith Smith*
Clyde Smith*
Sociology
Curtis Trainer*
Education
George Tuerck*
Instrumental Music
George Tuerck
Instrumental Music
Louis Vesely
Physical Education, Coach
Lester Wicks
Chemistry, Biology
Lester Wicks
Chemistry, Biology
William Wright*
Education
Mary Ellen Williams
Speech
Mary Ellen Williams
Speech, Dean of Women
William Wright*
Education
*Part Time
One Hundred and Forn-Foiir
McKendree College Chapel
Declared a Landmark House in 1964 by St. Clair County Historical Society.
One Hundred and Forry-Five
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One Hundred and Fom-Six
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One Hundred and Forn-Seven
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Declared a Landmark House in 1979 by St. Clair Counts' Historical Society.
One Hundred and Forty-Eight
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14 BAKER HALL
5 EISENMAYER AUDITORIUM 15 AMES DINING HALL
6 CLARK HALL 16. WALTON HALL
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Honorable Benson Wood of
Effingham, Illinois, by his
wife, Jennie Jewett Wood.
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One Hundred and Fifty-Seven
Stevenson House - Home of the President
Declared a Lcmdmark House in 1977 b\ St. Clair Countx Historical Socien'.
One of the many oak trees on the front campus.
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One Hundred and Fifty -Nine
A portrait of Bothwell Chapel by David Ottinger. Associate Professor of Art. McKendree College.
One Hundred and Sixty
MC KEN DREE
Looking through the Chapel wimkm at a Commemeiiuiu p
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0«p Hundred and Si.w-Two
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The Administration of President Edwin E. Voigt
(1964-1968)
by Kathi Meggs ('69)
Dr. Edwin E. Voigt was named McKendree's 28th
president by the board of trustees at a meeting held July
24, 1964. Prior to coming to McKendree, Dr. Voigt
served as president of Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa,
and as bishop of the Illinois Area of the Methodist
Church. Dr. Voigt was the first retired bishop to be hon-
ored with the college presidency.
Bom near Kankakee, Illinois, Dr. Voigt received
his B.S. degree from Northwestern University and
his Ph.D. from Yale University. He held degrees from
Garrett Biblical Institute, Dakota Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Simpson College, and Illinois Wesleyan Univer-
sity.
During World War I, Dr. Voigt served as a pilot.
He was ordained a Methodist deacon in 1920. In 1924
he became an elder in the Rock River Conference of the
Methodist Church.
He served as pastor in Evanston, Illinois, and in
Iowa City, Iowa; as instructor in biblical literature at
Northwestern University; as professor at Garrett Theo-
logical Seminary; as bishop of the Methodist Church in
the Dakota area, and as the first bishop of the Illinois
Area when it was formed in 1 960.
Perhaps the most brilliant accomplishment of his
long career in the Methodist Church was the role he
played in the revision of the Methodist Hymnal and the
Methodist Book of Worship. Dr. Voigt was selected by
the General Conference of the Methodist Church to serve
as chairman of the Hymnal Revision Committee in the
long and arduous process of updating these important
books for the denomination.
Dr. Voigt was honored by the Baldwin Moys High
School in Banglalore, India, when the school dedicated
a new academic building as the Bishop Edwin E. Voigt
Building and Lincoln Hall. The school had constructed
the building from $57,000 received as a result of Bishop
Voigt's proposing such a project to Methodists as an
advance special project of the Methodist Church.
The building was dedicated by Bishop John A.
Subhan of the Methodist Church in Southern Asia. One
section of the building featured an original oil paint-
ing of Abraham Lincoln with his son Tad. The paint-
ing, by artist Warner Sallman, was commissioned by
Bishop Voigt as a gift to the school from the Land of
Lincoln.
Dr. Voigt was honored by the Southern Illinois
Conference of the Methodist Church when they estab-
lished the $25,000 Edwin E. Voigt Lectureship at
McKendree College. The Illinois Conference of the
Methodist Church also honored Dr. Voigt when they
named their worship center in Bloomington The
Edwin Edgar Voigt Memorial Chapel.
Milbum P. Akers, chairman of the board of trust-
ees at McKendree, stated that the election of Dr. Voigt
as president was another step toward their goal of com-
plete restoration of McKendree to her place of leader-
ship in American education.
To those not directly associated with the Meth-
odist Church, the name of Dr. Edwin E. Voigt was
not unfamiliar. The Executive Committee of the
board of trustees of McKendree College had an-
nounced that the new science building to be con-
structed beginning in early 1 964, would be named in
honor of Bishop Edwin E. Voigt, who had played a
major role in the McKendree Expansion Fund Cam-
paign. It was this campaign that raised more than
$700,000 from churches in the Southern Illinois Con-
ference of the Methodist Church, alumni, former stu-
dents, corporations, and friends, which made the new
construction possible.
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idbreaking for Voigt Science Hall, May 27, 1964.
In so honoring Bishop Voigt, the Executive Com-
mittee stated that it was seeking to recognize the par-
ticipation of the Southern Illinois Conference of the
Methodist Church, which had responded so generously
to McKendree's needs.
The summer of 1964 was a time of change at
McKendree. President Voigt was
joined by a new business manager,
Vernon Snead. Mr. Snead had re-
ceived his bachelor's degree from
Southern Illinois University and
his master's in education from In-
diana University. He had served in
the United States Air Force as a
meteorologist and received train-
ing at the University of Chicago.
Mr. Snead was strong on organiza-
tion and his major goal for
McKendree was to organize her
business affairs. During the years
that followed, President Voigt and
Mr. Snead proved to be a formi-
dable and progressive team. They
received commendations from the
board of trustees on many occa-
sions for their efforts in
McKendree's behalf.
In August 1964, the general contract for the Edwin E.
Voigt Science Building was awarded to the Wimmer Con-
struction Company of Belleville, Illinois. The completion
date for the building was scheduled for September 1965,
with a construction cost of $5 1 3,827.29. At that time other
contracts in the amount of $232,000 were awarded for
various aspects of the construction.
In early September 1964, the first assembly of the
new school year, which was held in Eisenmayer Audi-
torium, gave students the opportunity to meet the new
president of the college. It was during this assembly that
students received a glimpse of Dr. Voigt's jovial, yet
serious, personality. Dr. Voigt expressed a warm wel-
come to all students and stated, 'The doors to my house
will always be open to students ... but at my house
curfew is at 10:30." On a more serious note, in his clos-
ing remarks he suggested, "Give me a chance . . . and
may this be a good year for all of us."
Dr Voigt indeed enjoyed his contact with students.
One student recalled an afternoon when Dr. Voigt came
and sat with him as he was finishing his lunch. The
president watched with interest as the student took a
large piece of chocolate cake, placed it into a deep bowl,
poured milk over the cake, and began to eat. Noting
President Voigt's interest, the student offered to make
the president a similar concoction. Dr. Voigt replied in
his most dignified manner, "Oh, no! A president of a
college and a bishop of the church couldn't eat like that
in public!" With a twinkle in his eye. Dr. Voigt quickly
added, "But I'll try it when I get home."
President 's reception in 1 965.
Site
One Hundred and Si.xn-Four
Excitement filled the air on the McKendree cam-
pus during September and October 1964, as the new
science building gradually became a reality. Contrac-
tors began grading dirt, the foundation was laid, con-
crete poured, and steel arrived for the framework. Fac-
ulty, staff, students, and various interested parties
watched with excitement and eagerness as the facility
took shape. Faculty member Fred A. Fleming, affection-
ately referred to as Prof. Fleming or Prof. Biology, was
frequently seen viewing the construction site that would
house his new teaching station.
Construction of the new science facility, located
north of Carnegie Hall, necessitated the closing of a
private street that ran from Alton to Stanton Streets. As
a result, a new parking lot was provided for students
along the east side of the gymnasium. President Voigt
regularly posted "construction progress reports." The
unofficial motto of McKendree had become
"McKendree is on the go . . . and growing" and ap-
peared on many construction progress reports and other
publications.
Further evidence that McKendree was on the go
and growing appeared in March 1965. Dr. Voigt an-
nounced during an assembly that McKendree would
receive $216,395 in federal grants under the Higher
Education Facilities Act (P. L. 804). Specifically,
McKendree received $2 1 0,822 for science hall construc-
tion and $5,573 for library improvements.
The grants brought the total gifts, grants, and
pledges since October 1962 to the $1,778,564 mark.
President Voigt voiced optimism that a $2 million total
would be reached by June 1965. He also noted that a
$2 million total would be an admirable close to the
first phase of a three-phase program leading toward
the sesquicentennial celebration for McKendree in 1978
and the intended goal of $10 million in capital gains
and improvements by that date.
At this point, the college had begun construction
of the science hall, laid plans to start construction of a
dormitory/student center project, started work on library
renovation, and from the estate of the late Dr. Neva
Skelton of Eldorado added $75,000 to its endowment.
The balance of funds earmarked for future development
totaled over $550,000.
The second phase of the improvement program
envisioned removal of all indebtedness, renovation
of the physical plant, a new dormitory for men, a din-
ing hall, an addition to the student center, and a class-
room building. The proposed new buildings were to
be located at the north end of the campus, situated to
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McKendree College
OPENING CEREMONIES
OF THE
SCIENCE BUILDING
3:30 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 12. 1965
LEBANON. ILLINOIS
Order of Service
President Edwin E. Voigl. Presiding
LITANY OF THANKSGIVING
People: We give Ihee our hearly thanks.
Leader: For our forefathers who envisioned an institution of
higher learning in this place, and for their sacrifices
to realize a college where knowledge and piety do
People; We give thee our hearty thanks.
Leader: For those who struggled to found these first halls,
and for those who generously made possible this
People: We give thee our hearty thanks.
Leader: That now we do not enter into these benefits indif-
SCIENCE AND RELIGION ... Bishop
Presiding Bishop
Illinois Area of The Methodist Church
The Lord our God alone is strong;
His hands build not for one brief da
His wondrous works, through ages long.
His wisdom and His power display.
And let those learn, who here shall meet
True wisdom is with reverence crow
And Science walks with humble feet
To seek the God that faith has found.
Lance Webb
BENEDICTION
THE CUTTING OF THE RIBBON
lilburn P, Akers
RECEPTION AND TOUR OF THE BUILDING
Program for the Opening Ceremonies of the Voigt Science Hall.
One Hundred and Sixts-Six
Milburn F Akers, Chairman of Board of Trustees, cutting the ribbon to officially open Voigt
Science Hall September 12. 1965.
create a north-south quadrangle, with the gymnasium
that had been constructed in the late fifties as one of the
comer points.
It is not clear when the college had come to own
the land upon which these buildings would be buiU. It
was obviously not included in the original eight acres
of land "on the hill," but no record of its acquisition
date or cost appears in any of the minutes of the trust-
ees during the 50-year period covered in this history
of the college. No matter how and when the college
obtained the land, it is evidence of some farsighted
planning on the part of the trustees and administrators
of that era. It gave the college the opportunity to ex-
pand on land already owned and thus stretch the dollars
that were raised to obtain more square footage in the
buildings, since none of the money had to be spent on
land purchase.
The total estimated costs were $1 ,325,000. With a
planned $1,500,000 to be added to the endowment by
1969-70, the goal for Phase II of the sesqui-centennial
program was set at $3,030,000.
The final phase would see an addition of
$3,000,000 to the endowment and $2,350,000 in con-
struction for two new dormitories, an assembly hall, and
a fine arts building.
At the June 5, 1965, meeting of the board of trust-
ees, they approved the plan to borrow $550,000 to build
a women's dormitory and a student activity center. The
board approved the purchase of the Snellman and Welch
properties for housing faculty and students. The need
for additional housing for men was noted. The board
adopted a Master Plan for Development of McKendree
and anticipated favorable action on application for ac-
creditation by the North Central Association. At this
point in its history, the college was in good financial
condition. The board commended Vernon Snead, busi-
ness manager, for expenditures that were less than al-
lowed in the budget.
McKendree College witnessed on Sunday after-
noon, September 12, 1965, the formal opening of the
first new academic building on the campus in almost 50
years. The old science hall had been dedicated in 1910
and the library had been opened in 1918. Although in-
complete, the new science hall became an official part
of the college community of buildings.
The service was led by Dr. Edwin Voigt with the
aid of Milburn P. Akers, chairman of the McKendree board
of trustees; Dr Lance Webb, bishop of the Illinois Area of
the Methodist Church; and Dr. Clyde Funkhouser, su-
perintendent of the East St. Louis District.
One Hundred and Si.xr\-Seven
Prof. Fred Fleming. Professor of Biology, in new laboratory
Milbum P. Akers, retired editor of the Chicago Sun-
Times, gave the statement of purpose, and the building
was officially named The Edwin E. Voigt Science Hall.
The theme of Mr. Akers' speech was: "Brick and mor-
tar do not a college make." He emphasized that a col-
lege is made of students and faculty work-
ing together for the purpose of learning.
He reminded the audience that even with
modem buildings, it is students and fac-
ulty who determine the caliber and future
of the college.
Mr. Akers had predicted two years
prior to this ceremony that McKendree
would see an expanded building program
that would include at least two new build-
ings either finished or under construction.
On this occasion, Mr. Akers predicted that
by 1 970, four or five new buildings would
be up or under construction and that by
978, the campus would be completely
rebuilt and the land east of the campus
would be a complete recreation area. Mr.
Akers concluded with the statement, "The
McKendree renaissance is well on the
way."
Bishop Webb was the featured
speaker of the afternoon. His subject was
"Science and Religion." and the bishop
stated that the supreme concern of mod-
em man is science. He added that one must
realistically recognize the limits of both
the "physical and the so-called social sciences." Bishop
Webb stated that the primary limitation of science is
that it cannot give one the concern and love to use its
powers constmctively. The bishop noted that it was sig-
nificant that the first modem building on campus was a
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science hall. Discussing the matter of science and reli-
gion, the bishop stated that the two complement rather
than hinder each other. He made the point that scien-
tists, and science without faith and conviction, are the
enemies of man. He stated that education opens rather
than shuts the door to Christian faith, and the liberal
spirit of mind is open to all ideas and yet is directed to
and rooted in faith. After the formal ceremonies, Mr.
Akers performed the traditional cutting of the ribbon.
A tour of the building was held for those in attendance.
Less than one month later, at the October 2, 1965,
board of trustees meeting, preliminary plans for a men's
dorm (200 students) and dining room (for 500) were
presented. The design of the buildings would conform
to the Georgian style of architecture. Board President
Akers paid tribute to Dr. Voigt and Mr. Snead for their
successful effort during the past year. Mr. Akers said,
"We had a place, now we have a college."
Amid the excitement of dedicating a new build-
ing and making plans for new ones, renovation of the
first floor of Old Main was under way. The renovated
facilities doubled the office space for the president, the
academic dean, and their staffs. On November 22, 1965,
an open house was held to allow faculty, staff, and stu-
dents to tour the new offices.
The board of trustees met January 29, 1966, and
noted that the structural condition of the old Science
Hall was still sound. It was noted, however, that one
comer of Old Main had begun to settle. Gifts of the
Mautz and Adair families for refurbishing Circuit Rid-
ers Hall were recognized.
The McKendree Choir participated in the celebra-
tion of the bi-centennial of the Methodist Church, held
in Baltimore, Maryland, April 21-24, 1966. The choir,
directed by Professor Glenn Freiner, took part in three
sessions on Friday, April 22, 1966. The first performance
by the choir was at a luncheon and the second at an
afternoon symposium at which Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., was the featured speaker. At the Friday evening
session, the McKendree Choir was the featured "solo
choir." President Lyndon B. Johnson was the speaker
for the session.
One Hundred and Sixn-Nine
MC KENDREE"
Plans for the expansion of McKendree College
moved forward rapidly. A special meeting of the board
of trustees was held August 21, 1966. The board ap-
proved the plan to secure a 51,200,000 self-liquidating
loan for two dorms and a dining hall. Mr. Akers ex-
pressed sentiments of the board about the enhanced
position of the college and her growing status and in-
creasing prestige among institutions of learning.
At the October 1 , 1 966, board of trustees meeting,
it was noted that the college had applied for federal funds
for a new library. The trustees instructed Dr. Voigt to
proceed with plans for construction of the library to
begin in late 1967 or early 1968. It was also noted that
the Voigt Science Building was debt free and that ex-
cess funds from the Conference campaign would be
applied to the library building. Repairs and improve-
ments to the century-old chapel were authorized by the
board as a part of an extensive rehabilitation and im-
provement of the college.
Five new buildings were named at this same board
meeting (October 1, 1966). The new campus cultural
and social center was named the Charles Samuel Deneen
Campus Center, in honor of one of McKendree's most
distinguished graduates and benefactors. United States
senator from Illinois and twice governor
of the state, Mr. Deneen served as a
McKendree trustee for 28 years, 10 of
which were as president of the board.
Members of the Deneen family estab-
lished an endowment trust of $150,000
to support a Chair of Early American His-
tory at McKendree.
The new women's residence was
named Helen T. Bamett Hall in honor of
Mrs. Bamett. A member of a prominent
West Frankfort family, her bequest of
$1 80,000 was the largest single gift ever
received by the college, up to that time.
The trustees also named three other
structures, a dining hall, and two men's
residences. Construction of these build-
ngs would begin within weeks. The din-
ing hall was named Ames Hall in honor
of the Reverend Edward R Ames, first
principal of Lebanon Seminary, founded
in 1 828 and later named McKendree Col-
lege. The two residences were named
Walton Hall and Baker Hall in memory
of two revered McKendree professors.
Dr. William C. Walton was a professor
of religion and McKendree historian,
and Dr. Edwin R Baker, language pro-
fessor and dean of the college. The two
men had served McKendree a total of
122 years.
Dedication of Charles S. Deneen
Campus Center and Helen T. Bamett Hall,
scheduled for December 3, 1966, high-
lighted homecoming weekend. Under the
leadership of President Edwin E. Voigt
and tmstee Milbum P. Akers, the program
celebrated two significant symbols of
progress at McKendree.
One Hundred and Seve
President Voii^! and Business Maiuiiier Vernon Snecid iit tin
1965 groundbreaking for Walton, Ames and Baker Halls.
Charles S. Deneen Campus Center, which opened
in September 1966, was built at a cost exceeding
$250,000. The building contained a snack bar, recre-
ation room, offices, conference room, and utilities on
the first floor. A beautiful and commodious lounge area
was located on the second floor.
Helen T. Bamett Hall was the first of a series of
new residence halls on the McKendree north campus.
The hall, which opened in September 1966, provided
modem, comfortable rooms for 1 00 women and an apart-
ment for the dean of women. The hall was built at a
cost exceeding $250,000.
McKendree was undergoing a renaissance, which
brought a new look to the campus. When alumni and
friends arrived for homecoming weekend, December
1966, they witnessed several changes. Old Main had
been improved with new wood paneling on the walls of
the entrance corridor and two newly installed restrooms
on the first floor. The visitor's parking lot and drive-
way areas near Eisenmayer and Pearsons had been re-
surfaced with blacktop and rock. Clark Hall had been
placed in service as a men's residence. Pearsons Hall
had a new and improved campus bookstore on the
ground level. Three new faculty offices had been built,
and a new faculty lounge was under construction.
Benson Wood Library staff members were struggling
to find space for several thousand new volumes made
possible by a federal grant ($5,000). The library staff
was changing to the more modem Library of Congress
Dr. Clark N. Stokes, speaker for the 1966 Commencement
Faculty and graduates at the 1966 Commencement.
Classification system of cataloging books. Carnegie
Hall had received a face lift: Its trim had been painted
and renewed; new showers had been installed on all
floors; and new furnishings had been placed in the re-
ception lounge. Wesley Health Center occupied the
building on the north campus formerly used as a men's
residence and provided a needed campus infirmary. The
Pothouse, a new campus coffee house, was opened in
the old Glotfelty house on Hunter Street. The coffee
house was under the auspices of the Studefttlfeligious
Life Commission and was open on weelcettilili TUll
Pothouse savored the contemporary scene and offered
opportunity for folk-singing, and poetic and dialogical
expression of Christian faith.
Renovation work on the Marion
Bothwell Chapel had begun.
Lake Beautiful was now only a
memory, since the area had been
dredged of all sludge and filled
with clay dirt to provide the site
for a new complex of buildings.
Meeting December 3, 1966,
the McKendree trustees awarded
contracts that amounted to
$ 1 ,300,000 for the construction of
three new buildings on the north
campus. The action cleared the
way for the construction of Ames
Hall, a food service facility that
would serve 600 students, and for
Baker Hall and Walton Hall, two
residences that would house 200
men. These buildings would be
located north of the gymnasium
in the area formeriy covered by
Lake Beautiful. Occupancy was
expected in the spring of 1968.
The board of trustees also
approved the plans for erection of
a new library on a site just north
of the Edwin E. Voigt Science
Hall. The trustees acted to modify
the campus master building plan
to change this site from a desig-
nated classroom building to the
library site. The plans called for
a 22,000-square-foot structure
with three floors in the Georgian
style. The library would house
70,000 volumes and provide
study space for 500 students. The
new structure would be air-conditioned and would con-
tain audio-visual and microfilm facilities.
At this historic moment in the life of McKendree
College, President Voigt announced that the college had
received a large gift to be used for the new library struc-
ture. Dr and Mrs. Clarence C. Holman of Effingham,
Illinois, gave $250,000 to be used for the new library.
The building would bear the Holman name in honor of
Dr and Mrs. Clarence C. Holman. At that point, the
Holman gift was the largest ever received by McKendree
OMdpk' !k, and Mrs. Holman were life-long residents
of Illinois, and several of Mrs. Holman's relatives had
attended McKendree.
One Hundred and Se
Amid the excitement of new
buildings being constructed, the
board of trustees launched a $16
Million Decade of Progress Program
for McKendree College. At a spe-
cial meeting of the board of trust-
ees held September 14, 1967, the
specifics of the program were out-
lined. The plan included a $7.5 mil-
lion physical improvement and en-
largement of the campus and called
for construction of new buildings
and modernization of existing cam-
pus buildings. The Decade of
Progress Program also included $3.5
million for academic growth and im-
provement and an additional $5 mil-
lion to be secured for the college en-
dowment fund.
With these plans complete. Dr.
Edwin E. Voigt, who had been at the
helm of McKendree College for
three years, announced his plans for
retirement. In a release dated Octo-
ber 1967, Dr. Voigt explained to stu-
dents and faculty that he had taken
the initiative in requesting that the
trustees of the college (February 4,
1967) begin to search for the next
president. Dr. Voigt stated that most
colleges and businesses made retire-
ment mandatory at age 65, and he
felt that to continue carrying heavy
responsibility much beyond that age
carried too many risks for the col-
lege. He indicated that the college
needed young, creative, and dy-
namic leadership. Dr. Voigt felt that
when the examiners for accreditation
visited the campus in 1968-69, they
would have better chances of esti-
mating McKendree's qualifications
if new leadership was in action. Dr.
Voigt indicated he had asked that the
Trustee-Faculty-Student Committee
on Selection proceed with the results
of the search anticipated at the end
of the 1 967-68 academic year.
At this point in McKendree's
history, with so many changes and
plans in place, the board of trustees
Art studio in Hypes Field House in 1965.
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Faculty and staff picnic on the President's lawn in 1967.
One Hundred and Sevenn-Tliree
Alumni Banquet after Graduation.
took Steps to improve the intellectual climate on cam-
pus. At the January 22, 1968, meeting they approved
the upgrading of admission requirements.
Continuing their concern for upgrading the col-
lege in various areas, the trustees suggested the by-laws
be changed to provide representation by three members
of the Alumni Association on the board of trustees. This
action gave voice to alumni in the governing of
McKendree College. This action was taken at the Feb-
ruary 10, 1968, board of trustees meeting.
Events continued to move forward on campus.
President Voigt celebrated the end of his 75th year with
an open house at Stevenson House on Monday, Febru-
ary 12, 1968. Continuing his tradition of keeping his
doors open to students, all students were invited to join
him in his celebration. An open invitation to all stu-
dents appeared in the McKendree Review. Students
chuckled as they noted the ending of the open house
was well within the limits of Dr. Voigt's curfew — 8:30
PM
One month later, March 14, 1968, Dr. Voigt an-
nounced his retirement date of July 15, 1968. At that
point. Dr. Voigt would have served McKendree College
for four years as her president.
A sense of change could be felt on campus as new,
progressive ideas presented themselves. McKendree was
moving toward current trends in policy governing resi-
dence halls. The Faculty Committee on Student Life,
meeting March 4, 1 968, approved the open lounge policy
for men's residence halls. The open lounge policy was
begun on a trial basis and would be reviewed in May of
1968. Certain criteria had to be fulfilled by the residence
halls staff, including such things as a schedule of hours
and lists of standards gov-
erning the open lounge.
The Faculty Commit-
tee on Student Life also
modified rules governing
women's dress during
weekend hours in Deneen
Lounge. Women would be al-
lowed to wear dress slacks
after 5:30 PM on Fridays
and continuing Saturdays
and Sundays. Rules were
changed to limit attendance
at dances on campus to
McKendree students and
their guests.
The board of trustees
met March 9, 1 968, and sub-
mitted the name of a candidate for the new president of
McKendree College. At this meeting, the trustees made
known that the Pioneer's Room in the new library would
be the depository of history materials of the Southern
Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church.
Just prior to Dr. Voigt's retirement, Ames, Baker,
and Walton Halls were dedicated. The ceremonies were
held June 2, 1968, with Milbum P. Akers, chairman of
the board of trustees. Dr. Lee R. Baker, Dr. Clarence H.
Walton, and others officiating. All the buildings in the
complex were comfortable, modern, and air-condi-
tioned. Total construction cost of the complex was
$1,294,800. Ames, Baker, and Walton Halls were a part
of McKendree's "Decade of Progress" expansion pro-
gram.
Events continued to move forward as the
McKendree College Choir prepared to make its first
appearance on national television. The choir was fea-
tured on NBC-TV June 30 and July 7, 1 968, when KSD-
TV in St. Louis, Missouri, presented its regular Sunday
morning program, "The Protestant Hour."
As noted by trustees Chairman Milbum P. Akers,
on the occasion of the dedication of the Voigt Science
Hall, September 1965, students and faculty determine
the caliber of a college. Students who were on campus
during Dr. Voigt's presidency recalled administrators,
faculty, and staff members who were particularly influ-
ential in their lives: President Voigt, Dean of Students
W. Norman Grandy, Registrar Emerial L. Owen, Busi-
ness Manager Vernon Snead. faculty members Robert
Brown, Otha Clark, Eldon Dittimore, Fred Fleming,
Glenn Freiner, William Hodge, Roland Rice, Orville
Schanz, Blanche Tibbetts, Grace Welch, and Lester
Wicks, and support staff members Joe Boner, Marcel la
Keck, Ruthellen Pegg, and LaDoris Weber One con-
stant throughout McKendree's history seems to have
been its dedicated and concerned administration, fac-
ulty, and staff members.
As McKendree continued to move into its 15th
decade, the campus had taken on an atmosphere of posi-
tiveness and optimism. Persons of note who were perti-
nent to the times appeared on campus. Dick Gregory,
civil rights activist, appeared in May 1 968, and held the
audience captive with his dynamic hour-and-a-half
speech. Veteran actor John Carradine appeared in May
1968, and presented dramatic readings. Authors Alex
Haley and James Drought appeared in October 1967, and
discus.sed their craft. Phyllis Schlatly, political activist,
spoke before an assembly. May 1966. Many of these visi-
tors met with students and answered questions following
their presentations. A wide spectrum of personalities and
subjects offered the campus family the opportunity to
be more informed as the world changed rapidly.
Dn Voigt's tenure at McKendree College drew to
a close. His administration had been marked by the
"McKendree Renaissance," a time when the college
moved into the 15th decade of its history with a $16
million program for growth and development.
Dr Voigt had begun his presidency with a three-
point program:
/ . to increase enrollment and student serx'ices
2. to improve and enlarge the faculty
3. to expand the campus.
In each of these areas he was notably successful.
During Dr Voigt's administration enrollment
had climbed by 50 percent (since 1964). An ex-
panded student services program had been
implemented.
The faculty had been improved and enlarged
until 38 percent had doctoral level degrees,
a figure in line with national averages at that
time.
Beginning with the construction of Voigt Sci-
ence Hall in 1964, the campus had expanded
rapidly. A campus center, a women's resi-
dence hall, a cafeteria, and two men 's resi-
dence halls had been completed. A new li-
brary was under construction.
Dr Edwin E. Voigt, 28th president of McKendree
College, retired to live near his daughter in Seattle,
Washington, where he lived until his death on August
31, 1977.
Ferox Fraternity's depiction of future Holman Library during Homecoming. 1967.
One Hundred and Sevenn-Fiv
The Administration of President Edwin E. Voigt
Faculty List
1964-65
Grace R. Welch*
English, Speech
Gordon Aldrich*
Education, Philosophy
Lester Wicks
Chemistry
Robert Brown
Sociology
Thelma Wilkinson*
English
John Budina
Business, Economics
Mary Ellen Williams
Speech
Howard Bundy*
Mathematics
William Wright*
Education
Jarvis Burner
Librarian
Olha Clark
History
John Curtis
Applied Christianity, Director of
1965-66
Religious Life
Charles Alcorn
Psychology
Earl Dawes
Psychology
Gordon Aldrich*
Education, Philosophy
Eldon Dittemore
Business, Economics
Ronald Brandenburg
Physics
Sam Donham*
liducation
Robert Brown
Sociology
Herman Einsman
Foreign Languages
Otha Clark
History
Velma Fairbum*
Physical Education
Mary Carol Chester
English
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
John Curtis
Applied Christianity, Director of
Loren Freeman*
Education
Religious Life
Glenn Freiner
Music
Eldon Dittemore*
Business, Economics
Marino Garcia*
Spanish
Sam Donham*
Education
Robert Cantrell*
Education
Wendell Dysinger
Psychology, Dean
Beatrice Godwin
Assistant Librarian
Robert Fitch
Librarian
John Godwin
Physical Science
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
William N. Grandy
Philosophy, Dean of Students
Loren Freeman*
Education
Freeman Greer*
History
Glenn Freiner
Music
William Hodge
Art
Robert Cantrell*
Education
Ethel Homer*
History
Marino Garcia*
Spanish
Maude Keldermanns*
French
John Godwin
Education
William Kestly*
German
William N. Grandy
Philosophy, Dean of Students
Donald L^wis
History
James Gray*
Business
Ralph Marty
Education, Director of Evening
William Hodge
Art
School
Carroll Leas
Business Administration
Ann McCann*
English
Ralph Marty
Education
Joseph McKee*
Psychology
Joseph McKee*
Psychology
Charles Miller*
Education, Psychology
Charles Miller*
Education
Annette Mulvaney
Speech
June Miller*
Education
Inez Neal*
English
Annette Mulvaney
Speech
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Education, Acting Dean,
Inez Neal*
Education
Registrar
Emerial Owen, Jr.**
Education
Stephanie Hill Owen
Music
Stephanie Hill Owen
Music
David Packard
English
David Packard
English
Helen Parks*
Business Education
Robert Proost*
Political Science
Dwight Putt*
Physics
Orpha Reeder*
Education
Orpha Reeder*
Education
Mary Renfro*
Education
Roland Rice
Religion
Roland Rice
Religion
Orville Schanz
Music Education
Orville Schanz
Music Education
John Schoon
Physical Education
Ralph Schamau
History
Kelly Simmons*
Education
John Schoon
Physical Education
Clyde Smith*
Sociology
Kelly Simmons*
Education
Vernon Snead*
Education
Richard Thompson
Foreign Languages
George Tuerck*
Instrumental Music
George Tuerck*
Music
Robert VanDanElzen
Mathematics
Naida Upchurch*
French
Louis Vesely
Dir. of Athletics, Physical
Robert VanDanElzen
Mathematics
Education, Coach
Alice Vesely*
Physical Education
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Louis Vesely
Grace R. Welch*
Lester Wicks
Mary Ellen Williams
William Wright*
1966-67
Charles Alcorn**
Mary Alcorn
Ronald Brandenburg
Robert Brown
Mary C. Chester
Otha Clark
Gail Delente
Glenn Diseth
Eldon Dittemore*
Wendell Dysinger
Robert Fitch
Fred A. Fleming
Glenn Freiner
Marino Garcia*
William N. Grandy
James Gray*
Cecil Harris
William Hodge**
Richard Hopkins
Carroll Leas
Ralph Marty
Annette Mulvaney
Emerial Owen, Jr.**
Stephanie Hill Owen*^
David Packard**
Roland Rice
Mary Renfro*
Howard Rogers
Ralph Schamau
Orville Schanz
John Schoon
Eugene Seubert*
Harry Statham
Richard Thompson
Blanche Tibbetts
Curtis Trainer
George Tuerck*
Robert VanDanElzen
Grace R. Welch*
Lester Wicks
Mary Ellen Williams*
Director of Athletics, Coach
English
Chemistry
Speech
Education
Psychology
Physical Education
Physics
Sociology
English
History
Music Theory, Piano
Art
Business, Economics
Psychology, Dean
Librarian
Biology
Music
Spanish
Philosophy
Business
Biology
Art
English
Business Administration
Education
Speech
Education
Music
English
Religion
Education
Economics
History
Music
Physical Eiducation
English
Director of Athletics, Coach
Foreign Languages
Education
Education
Instrumental Music
Mathematics
English
Chemistry
Speech
1967-68
Charles Alcorn**
Robert Brown**
Mary C. Chester
Otha Clark
Dwayne Cole
Gail Delente
Glenn Diseth
Eldon Dittemore*
Sam Donham*
Wendell Dysinger
Fred A. Fleming
Glenn Freiner
Beatriz Garcia*
Marino Garcia*
William N. Grandy
James Gray*
Victor Gummersheimer
Cecil Harris
William Hodge**
Leonard Janes
Bemice Kamm
Carroll Leas
Esther Manuel*
Ralph Marty
Gordon Miller
Annette Mulvaney
Emerial Owen, Jr. **
Stephanie Hill Owen**
David Packard**
Abby Potter
Mary Renfro*
Roland Rice
Howard Rogers
Orville Schanz
Ralph Schamau**
John Schoon
Sara Schoon*
Eugene Seubert*
Marguerite Skaar*
Harry Statham
Carl Stockton
Roy Sturm
Blanche Tibbetts
Harris ToUefson*
Curtis Trainer
George Tuerck*
Robert VanDanElzen
Grace R. Welch*
Lester Wicks
Psychology
Sociology
English
History
History
Music
Art
Business, Economics
History
Psychology
Biology
Music
Spanish
Spanish
Philosophy
Business
Mathematics
Biology
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Eric Rackham
One Hundred and Seventy-Eight
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The Administration of President Eric Rackham
(1968-1975)
By Paul W. Widicus ('71)
A new era for McKendree College began on May
4, 1 968, as the board of trustees, under the leadership of
Milbum P. Akers, selected Dr. Eric N. Rackham to be-
come the 29th president of McKendree College. Dr.
Rackham was the son of a Canadian Methodist minis-
ter. He earned his master of arts degree in English and
his doctor of philosophy degree in student personnel
services from the University of Michigan. His career
started at the University of Colorado where he stayed
for 15 years, serving in various positions and becoming
assistant dean of arts and sciences. He then moved to
Kent State University in Ohio, where he served for 16
years and became executive dean. Dr. Rackham arrived
at McKendree on July 15, 1968, just after the dedica-
tion of three new buildings on campus. Ames Hall Caf-
eteria, Baker Residence Hall, and Walton Residence Hall
were dedicated on June 2, 1968. They joined with the
other two new buildings on campus, the Charles S.
Deneen Campus Center and the Helen T. Bamett Resi-
dence Hall, to provide the much needed space for the
rapid growth McKendree was to undergo. Plans were
also underway to build a much-needed new library.
McKendree's future depended upon much more
than just buildings. President Rackham saw the chal-
lenges and discussed them in an interview with the Leba-
non Advertiser. Accreditation by the North Central As-
sociation for Colleges and Secondary Schools was one
of his first goals, and he immediately began to work
toward that end. To achieve accreditation, he set in mo-
tion changes in the curriculum, the faculty, the staff,
and the finances, among other things. With all these
changes, the college had to constantly remember the goal
of preparing students for "the business of living in ad-
dition to the business of making a living." Dr. Emerial
Owen became dean of academic affairs and began the
work of upgrading the curriculum and faculty. With these
goals, McKendree began to blend career orientation
activities with the traditional liberal arts experience - a
process that has continued to the present. To achieve
this end, McKendree used its small size of 500 students
to its advantage. A student staff ratio of 1 5 to 1 made for a
closeness that has been a factor in McKendree's success
through the years.
Upon his arrival in the summer of 1968, Dr.
Rackham did not find everyone at McKendree in agree-
ment and harmony. Student demonstrations were oc-
curring on campuses across the United States in the fall
of 1968, and even McKendree was not spared. Because
of its small size and the direct lines of communications
from president to staff to faculty to student body, law
and order were maintained and Dr. Rackham gained the
respect of many. Financial problems continued to plague
the college, affecting payments on loans for new build-
ings, construction of the library, remodeling of older
buildings, and even maintenance. However, the board
of trustees and Dr. Rackham agreed on plans to raise
the needed funds, construction of the library continued,
plans were completed to renovate the old chapel, and
McKendree moved forward. To begin, tuition was raised
as staff and faculty salaries were increased. Enrollment
was increased by an influx of new persons. The level of
instruction increased as students took more hours of classes.
Residents increased as students moved into the new
dorms. By the end of 1968, McKendree was moving and
growing. Dr. Rackham summarized the time by saying,
The days have had their moments which were
in turn stimulating and sobering, encourag-
ing and discouraging, happy and sad. We
have had our share of resignations and ap-
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pointments, hospital visits and campus re-
ceptions, budgetary worries and generous
college gifts. Through it all, however, there
has been evident a spirit of confidence in the
future which shows itself among the many
faculty and staff members, students, alumni,
trustees, and friends of McKendree. This
feeling undergirds the action of many of us
and provides a forward thrust which speaks
well for our future.
As 1968 ended, McKendree celebrated its recent
accomplishments. New buildings were in use, Holman
Library was nearing completion, plans were underway
to renovate the Bothwell Chapel, and physical growth
could be seen daily. In academics, the faculty grew,
younger and better trained professors were hired, the
James M. Hamill Chair of English was established, and
the student body expanded. Students began to become
more involved in the decisions affecting their lives at
McKendree with the acceptance of new social policies,
the organization of a new Bearcat Booster Club, stu-
dent voices on college committees and boards, student
input into all phases of the college self-study, and even
the raising of money to support McKendree.
McKendree continued to grow in 1969 as the col-
lege worked to prepare itself to seek accreditation by
the North Central Association of Colleges and Second-
ary Schools. The year began with celebration as over
$200,000 was raised for the Holman Library Fund. The
Holman Trust Fund required this amount in order for
the $250,000 gift to be given from the estate of Dr. C. C.
Holman of Effmgham, Illinois. This assured the con-
tinuation of the construction of the Holman Library and
the equipment necessary for the furnishing of the inte-
rior. With the successful completion of the first year of
fund raising in the "New Decade of Progress," the sec-
ond year's goal was to raise the $463,000 needed to pay
off debts and continue the growth of McKendree. In
February, the trustees agreed to use $250,000 from a
large inheritance left to the college by the late Miss
Marion Bothwell of Fairfield, Illinois, to renovate the
111-year-old chapel. Work would include new light-
ing, floors, windows, woodwork, plaster, stairway, en-
trance, and bell tower, with the rest of the building be-
ing restored. Work on the library and chapel continued
through most of 1969.
The construction of Holman Library was a much
needed asset to the college. There was a large space for
books and periodicals as well as microfilm and audio-
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visuals. The three-story Georgian-style building seated
250 students with 75 student study carrels. Lynn Grove
('60), the head librarian, described the library with
praise. Also included was a faculty reading room, three
seating rooms, a late study room, and a typing room.
The Pioneer Room was designed to house the records
of the Southern Illinois Conference of the United Meth-
odist Church. Funding for construction consisted of
$250,000 from the estate of Dr. Clarence C. Holman,
$200,000 raised by the college, and $200,000 from the
Higher Education Facilities Act. To save money, vol-
unteers of students, faculty,
staff, and friends of the col-
lege, carried 20,000 books
from the old Benson Wood
Library to the new library on
June 16, 1969, during a "Book
Walk." One of the students in-
volved in the "Book Walk"
tells how even Dr. and Mrs.
Rackham helped. To the
student's embarrassment, a
stack of books she was mov-
ing fell, hitting Mrs. Rackham
on the head. She graciously re-
assured the student that she
was not hurt. Eventually, all
the materials were moved, or-
ganized, and placed on new
shelves, and the day of dedi-
cation drew near. Dedication
occurred on Friday, October
17, 1969. With faculty, staff,
trustees, students and guests
present. Dr. James Holderman,
the executive director of the Il-
linois State Board of Higher
Education, spoke at the dedi-
cation ceremony.
Much time in 1969 was
spent in conducting a self-
study of all aspects of
McKendree College and pre-
paring a report for the North
Central Accreditation Com-
mittee. Committees were es-
tablished to study every area
of the college, evaluate the
current condition of the col-
lege, make recommendations
for changes, and plan for the
future. Each committee consisted of staff, faculty, stu-
dents, and other interested persons. Self-study com-
mittees looked into financial resources, human re-
sources, physical facilities, programs of instruction,
and extracurricular programs. The reports on each of
these areas was completed, and a formal report was
prepared and sent to the North Central Association
for Colleges and Secondary Schools in the spring of
1969. A North Central Association Visitation Team
visited McKendree in December 1969, and prepared
its report.
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Even though McKendree had grown and pros-
pered, not everyone agreed on the future direction of
the college. Controversy began to surface over deci-
sions made by the board of trustees and the college ad-
ministration. Because of the shortage of funds, some
students and faculty protested the decision to restore
the old chapel. Added to this controversy were other
protests about the spending of funds by the administra-
tion. After several months of heated debates at
McKendree Student Association meetings and scathing
articles in the McKendree Review, the administration
stopped funding for the Review. An attempt was made
Dr. Eric N. Rackham, President
McKendree College
701 College
Lebanon, Illinois 62254
Dear President Rackham;
It is a pleasure to inform you offic
of Colleges and Secondary Schools, a
to accredit McKendree College as a B
This action was effective as of Apr!
added to the published list of accre
the Summer, 1970 issue of the North
The action of the Associ;
discussions held by the (
College for membership,
been made in developing 1
wishes to call attention
which were cited In
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regarding the application of McKendre
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to continue the paper using donations, but when funds
dwindled, a protest was held and the last issue of the
Review was placed in a casket. A funeral procession car-
ried it across campus to Stevenson House. The
McKendree Review was not published again until No-
vember 1970.
Student life was not all protests. The McKendree
choir toured Illinois in May 1969. Sports grew as
McKendree won many basketball games. The Clionian
Literary Society celebrated its 100th anniversary with
many activities. Sigma Kappa Gamma girls' society
was started in October 1969. Because of the increase in
enrollment in 1969, class-
rooms were fashioned in ev-
ery available room on cam-
pus. The Benson Wood
Building was made into
classrooms, Pearsons Hall
was partitioned off, the
bookstore was moved and
enlarged, the basement of the
old dorms became class-
rooms, and even the old Sci-
ence Building, which was
scheduled for demolition,
was spared and put into use
as classroom space on a lim-
ited basis.
Many exciting projects
came to fruition during 1970
for McKendree College. The
building frenzy culminated
with the completion of the
remodeling of the chapel, ac-
creditation was finally
achieved, and evening and
extension classes were pro-
posed to attract even more
students. The first project at
McKendree to be completed
in 1970 was the renovation
of the Marion Bothwell
Chapel. Begun a year earlier,
the entire building was made
structurally sound and re-
paired. A new steeple and
bell tower were built, and the
bell was reinstalled. The
McKendree bell had a his-
toric past. Original records
North Central Association letter accrediting McKendree College. on the yoke indicate that it
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was cast in the 8th century in
Spain, recast in the 14th cen-
tury, and moved to Florida with
several other bells by Jesuit
missionaries in the 16th cen-
tury. The bell was eventually
moved to a mission in New
Mexico. In the 1 9th century, a
trader found several bells aban-
doned at the mission and trans-
ported them to St. Louis. The
bell was recast and put on dis-
play at a fair in Centralia, Illi-
nois. Dr. N. E. Cobleigh, presi-
dent of McKendree in 1858,
saw and heard the bell and pur-
chased it for $60. It was in-
stalled in the old chapel where
it was used until 1959, when
the steeple housing the bell had
to be removed for safety pur-
poses. The bell had been
mounted on a temporary stand
in the cafeteria. On July 29,
1969, the bell was hoisted into place in the new 140-
foot steeple. The bell was installed in a stationary posi-
tion so it would no longer swing free. Instead, the clap-
per was connected to an electrical device that swings
the clapper striking the bell. Mrs. Milbum P. Akers wrote
this about the bell.
VERSE ABOUT THE BELL
Deep silence reigned. No sound, no merry note
was heard on campus, Iwll, nor in the street.
The sky was gray. The birds on silent wings
Soared o'er this land so cheerless in defeat.
The chapel bell was mute.
Time passes. Hope begins to burst anew.
Discouraged hearts now see a glimmering ray.
The sky grows brighter with each passing
morn.
Full-throated birds greet merrily each day.
Our chapel bell is raised.
The air is charged with peals of gladsome
sounds.
Mankind looks up and offers to his God
His deepest thanks for on this sod the feet
Of men on learning bent shall ever trod.
Forever may the chapel bell ring out!
Students celebrate accreditation.
The bell had been in place in the chapel for only a
short time when it was put to special use. The final visit
by the North Central Association of Colleges and Sec-
ondary Schools was completed in January 1970. They
found McKendree had "upgraded its academic program,
modernized its campus, and recruited a more capable
student body." In February, an updated self-study docu-
ment was begun. The document was presented to the
North Central Association on April 5, 1970. Of great
concern was the underwriting of the 1970 annual fund
goal of $205,000. However, with the support of many
friends, the college was able to underwrite the required
amount. On April 8, 1970, the North Central Associa-
tion "... voted to accredit McKendree College as a
Bachelor's degree granting institution. The association
recognizes the progress that has been made in develop-
ing the institution. However, the association also wishes
to call attention to areas of concern needing further im-
provement which were cited in the examiner's report."
Dr Rackham "telephoned the good news at 1 1 :45 AM
to anxious students, trustees, and personnel. The
McKendree bell rang steadily for a half hour following
the disclosure." Dr. Robert C. Bartlett, assistant execu-
tive secretary of the North Central Association, told Dr.
Rackham that "the favorable nod by the association is
based upon 'dramatic improvements' at the college since
its last examination in 1966." Upon his return on the
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evening of April 8, Dr. Rackham said, "It is with a deep
sense of satisfaction that we have achieved a goal that
has eluded us for so long. This could have come about
only because of the concerted efforts, the patience, the
understanding, the prayers of hundreds of members of
our McKendree family."
Summary of Report of Examination
of McKendree College
January 18-20, 1970
The brevity of this report prevents mention
in more detail other obser\'ations of the ex-
aminers during their visit. It should be said
that both the people and the program in its
various parts demonstrated vitality and for-
ward movement.
To summarize some of its strengths and weak-
nesses, we would point out for particular at-
tention and commendation the following:
1. The administrative staff: The President,
the Dean of the College, the Business
Manager, and the Dean of Students.
2. The library and the Librarian. An assis-
tant librarian is to be added in 1970-1971.
3. New Student Center
4. New Residence Halls and Dining Room.
5. Improved Faculty Preparation and
Selection.
6. General confidence by the Faculty in the
administration and the success of the
College.
7. Students are happy, enthusiastic about the
College, and feel they are developing and
learning at a good rate.
8. Program for probationary students.
9. Understanding by the students of the
problems of the College as they develop
suggestions for changes in the social
regulations.
10. The financial program.
11. The board of trustees.
Particular Weaknesses:
1. The student body needs to be increased
for a variety' of reasons.
2. Solidity needs to be established in the
Development and Admissions Staff.
3. Solidity needs to be developed in the
Financial Support over the long run.
4. Placement activities need to be increased
and made more usefid beyond the area of
teacher preparation.
5. Thefacult}' needs more doctorates.
From the fall of 1970, McKendree continued to
look to the future. New proposals were submitted to the
trustees to offer classes at unusual hours and places.
Night classes were to be offered in hopes of attracting
working people and persons from Scott Air Force Base.
In addition, it was suggested that extension classes be
considered the coming year at Scott itself.
Unrest among McKendree students died down af-
ter the news of the horrible events at Kent State Univer-
sity in Ohio reached McKendree campus. Dr. Rackham
had been a dean at Kent State University for 16 years,
and news of the protests and deaths of the students sad-
dened the entire campus. A group composed of student
leaders, faculty representatives, and staff members met
and decided to draft a letter to the staff, faculty, and
students at Kent State. This letter was carefully worded
and given to Dr. Rackham, who added his signature and
forwarded it to friends at Kent State. With the decrease
in student protests, the college trustees voted to rein-
state the McKendree Review with a new faculty advisor
and new student staff. The year ended with Professor
Fleming receiving an honorary doctorate.
In the fall of 1970, McKendree changed its aca-
demic requirements from semester hours to units under
Dean Emerial L. Owen. Instead of students taking
classes offering one, two, three or four semester hours,
they took classes offering one-quarter, one-half, or one
unit. To graduate, 32 units were required, which meant
a student had to complete four units a semester to gradu-
ate in four years. Of major concern at the beginning of
1971 was the financial condition of the operating bud-
get. So much emphasis had been placed upon the con-
struction and renovation of buildings, the regular oper-
ating budget fell $300,000 short. The chair of the Fi-
nance Committee during the construction period was
W. R (Ford) Mautz. With the same care he exercised in
guiding the contractors, he guided Vernon Snead, the
business manager, through the difficult times. A new
fund raising effort for McKendree College was again
mounted using the same title, "McKendree Faces the
Future." This 1971 version set the goal of $300,000 for
operating expenses. A kickoff dinner was held on March
22, 1971, with Lt. Governor Paul Simon as the honor-
ary chair and guest speaker. By the end of the evening,
the 200 persons in attendance already had gathered 86
percent of the needed funds. It looked like the $42,000
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still needed could be raised quickly, but it came very
slowly. Finally, on July 15, 1971, it was announced by
Duane W. Amburn, director of development, that
McKendree had exceeded its goal. A total of $323,332
was collected, and the debt in the operating fund was
paid.
Additional good news was also received in the
summer of 1971. The Southern Illinois Conference of
the United Methodist Church voted to begin holding its
annual conference on the McKendree campus. To pro-
vide for a place large enough for the delegates to meet,
the conference offered to pay for the installation of air
conditioning in the gym. This was completed before
Annual Conference in 1972. In addition, the Bearcat
Booster Club agreed to construct a Bearcat Den in the
northwest comer of the gym to enhance the support of
the sports program.
In the fall of 1971, enrollment stood at 468, and
McKendree faced new challenges. To meet the goals
of the college, more students were needed. Classes
meeting at night and extension classes at Scott Air Force
Base had been proposed earlier. This agreement with
Scott Air Force Base proved fruitful for McKendree and
the military. Even a shipment of 4,000 pounds of mod-
eling clay for the art department was moved by heli-
copter during flight training. During the new school
year McKendree succeeded in increasing part-time stu-
dent enrollment. The problem was that fewer full-time
students enrolled and the residence halls had vacancies.
Added to the lower occupancy was a problem created
by strict residence hall policies. Students began pro-
testing these policies, wrote new proposals calling for
open residence policies, and presented these policies to
the board of trustees on November 3, 1 97 1 . The trust-
ees took the proposals under advisement and decided to
try some of the suggested policies on a limited basis. In
January 1972, they allowed open visitation on week-
ends for one month. This worked well and in March
1972, the trustees allowed the open-visitation policy to
continue.
Many campus organizations were functioning dur-
ing the late 1960's. and early 1970's. On November 12,
1971, the McKendree Review highlighted the activities
of the yearbook staff, the Student Education Associa-
tion, the Investment Club, Phi Beta Lambda, the Public
Affairs Forum, the Psychology Club, Alpha Psi Omega,
and the Association of Black Collegians. Each group
listed many members, trips, special events, and active
programs, which added much to the social and to the
intellectual atmosphere at McKendree.
In January 1972, the first interim term began at
McKendree. This innovative idea allowed students to
concentrate on one subject full-time during January.
Classes were presented in creative and unusual ways
that allowed for everything from experimentation to
travel. Mr. Porter's Fortran Programming students
learned how to use computers. Mr. Streif 's Seminar in
Sales Management got first hand experience on the road
visiting businesses. Fine Arts 225 studied in St. Louis
and Chicago. Dr. Stephanie Owen and her students trav-
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eled to London, England. Mr. Brown's Counter Cul-
ture class traveled to Greenwich Village in New York.
Dr. Irving Dilliard, a visiting professor from Princeton,
taught a class on the Bill of Rights. These interim courses
were very popular with students as well as faculty.
By the fall of 1972, the board of trustees realized
that the number of students living in student housing
would continue to be below capacity. The old wooden
dormitories were still standing on the north end of the
campus. It was decided that these were no longer of
use. They were sold, dismantled by the purchasers, and
disappeared from the campus by the summer of 1973.
This area became parking for the increasing number of
commuters and the students living on campus who had
cars. Even with this, the other dorms were not full, and
financial problems arose because of the low occupancy.
Tuition was increased again in the fall of 1972 to $1,800
to offset these losses.
In order to improve the financial condition of the
college even more, a new fund drive was launched for
the 1972-1973 school year. Club memberships were
given for contributions to McKendree. Century Club
members gave $100 to $299; Tower Club members gave
$300 to $599; Associate Club members gave $600 to
$999; President's Club members gave $1,000 to
$10,000. To accomplish this drive and to manage funds
at McKendree in a more efficient manner, two new vice
presidents were named: vice president of academic af-
fairs was Emerial Owen, and vice president of financial
affairs was Vernon Snead.
Professor Fred Fleming was honored on Novem-
ber 18, 1972, by the unveiling of a portrait, which was
placed in Voigt Science Hall. James Drake, art instruc-
tor at McKendree, had painted the portrait. Professor
Fleming was affectionately called 'Prof by his students
and had taught science for 26 years at McKendree. Dr.
Rackham stated, 'Through the years at McKendree, he
has guided many students, both science and non-sci-
ence oriented, toward reaching a goal as a responsible
student, graduate, and citizen with honor for himself
and God. Who can measure the influence which Fred
Fleming has had upon the life and times of McKendree,
and of the State of Illinois."
McKendree began 1973 with enthusiasm and op-
timism. The college was operating in the black, accord-
ing to vice president of development, Raymond F.
Devery. Enrollment grew to almost 600 with an increase
of 100 in two years. A goal was set of 700 to 800 en-
rollment in future years, and David H. Wilkey was ap-
pointed director of admissions in order to meet this goal.
Dr. Emerial Owen worked to " . . . streamline the cur-
riculum, upgrade the faculty and staff, improve sala-
ries, and iron out any other difficulties." His message
was that McKendree "... is a teaching college. Stu-
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dents here will never find themselves taught by a gradu-
ate assistant while the professor does his research." To
advance growth a new bachelor of science degree in
medical technology was begun with St. Elizabeth Hos-
pital in Belleville. The only work on physical facilities
was the addition of air conditioning to Circuit Rider Hall
in the chapel and the moving of the coffee house to
Hypes Field House.
The first session of McKendree Model United
Nations was called to order on the campus during April
1973. Dr. Kovac, the political science instructor, took a
group of McKendree students to Ann Arbor, Michigan,
to visit a Model United Nations program held there.
Close to 200 persons participated in the first McKendree
Model United Nations and represented over 30 nations.
Students from area high schools and colleges joined to
debate many international issues of the day. To add to
the reality, war broke out in the Middle East, and terror-
ists invaded the General Assembly and kidnapped the
president, taking her to Hardee's in O'Fallon. In spite
of these events, the delegates passed several resolutions
intended to solve many world problems. The delega-
tion from Mascoutah High School took first place and
was given a trophy. Because of its success, the Model
United Nations continued and became a permanent fix-
ture at McKendree.
Of special significance in 1973 was the recovery
of a long-lost part of the McKendree history. Harry H.
Pope, who was the owner of Pope's catering. Pope's
cafeterias, as well as Round Table, Seven Kitchens,
Beefeaters, and El Rancho restaurants in the St. Louis
area, discovered a composition called "The College
Bells." This piece was written by F. L. Marshall and
dedicated to the class of 1873 of McKendree College.
Mr. Pope donated the music to McKendree, and Dr.
Rackham turned it over to the history and fine arts de-
partments for research and preservation. F. L. Marshall
attended McKendree from 1869 until graduation in
1873. He was an educator and later superintendent of
schools in Shelbyville and Alton, both in Illinois. He
worked for the St. Louis Post Dispatch and later the
Presbyterian Board of Publication. After 100 years, the
sound of "The College Bells" was once again heard as
it was performed by Professor Glenn H. Freiner at a spe-
cial concert.
In 1974, growth for McKendree College came
through the opening of extension centers at Alton, Scott
Air Force Base, and Louisville, Kentucky. Enrollment
continued to climb at McKendree and neared 700. To
aid in this growth, McKendree also expanded an agree-
ment with Belleville Area College which allowed stu-
dents majoring in business, economics, nursing, medi-
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cal technology, and law enforcement to transfer credits
toward a four-year degree. Other cooperative agreements
were also established with Southern Illinois University
at Edwardsville in physics and ROTC, with the Univer-
sity of Illinois in engineering, and with the St. Louis
School of Pharmacy.
Many new faces were seen on the McKendree cam-
pus as growth continued with four new faculty added in
1974. Growth among the student population diversified
as people came from all over the world to take classes
at McKendree, including two from Ethiopia. Social life
at McKendree also grew as a new sorority was char-
tered. Epsilon Gamma Chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma
was chartered on October 15, 1974.
Charter members consisted of 15
women students who had worked
for over two years to make the new
sorority a reality.
The debt at McKendree de-
creased to less than $90,000 in
1974, with a budget of over
$2,720,000. The number of stu-
dents living on campus continued
to decline, leaving Clark Hall
empty. It was decided by the board
of trustees that this building should
not sit empty. The trustees saw a
need for more classrooms and of-
fices and in September 1974 they
voted to seek funds to remodel the
building.
At the end of 1974, a three-
year memorial grant of $140,000
was given to McKendree by the
Fellheimer Trust of the Wesley
United Methodist Church of
Macomb, Illinois. An additional
$90,000 in matching funds was
pledged and the refurbishing of
Clark Hall began. Since Clark Hall
was no longer in use as a dormitory,
its space was changed into class-
rooms, psychology laboratory, au-
diovisual center, computer labora-
tory, and offices. Many persons
caught the vision of what Clark Hall
could become and underwrote vari-
ous projects. When contributions
were completed, $110,000 in gifts
were added to the $140,000
Fellheimer Trust.
Enrollment at McKendree climbed to 711 in the
spring of 1 975 and the budget rose to almost $3,000,000.
With his dreams for McKendree now realized. Dr.
Rackham announced at the end of 1974 that he would
retire for personal and family reasons on June 30, 1975.
Building on the work of his predecessors. Dr. Rackham's
leadership produced a modem, efficient, accredited, re-
spected institution of higher education. Upon submit-
ting his intention to retire. Dr. Rackham said, 'The thing
most satisfying to me during my term at McKendree
was the wonderful spirit of cooperation among the fac-
ulty, staff, and students. McKendree is a happy place
and it is a joy to me to belong to such a family."
One Hundred and Eiglin-Eiglu
MC KENDREE
The Administration of President Eric N. Rackham
Faculty List
1968-69
Otha Clark
History
Charles Alcorn
Psychology
Dwayne Cole
History, Political Science
Robert Brown
Sociology
Sam Donham*
History
Olha Clark
History
David Dutler
Physical Education, Director
Dwayne Cole
History
of Intramurals, Baseball
Coach
Eldon Dittemore*
Business, Economics
Sam Donham*
History
Wendell Dysinger
Psychology
David Duller
Physical Education, Baseball
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Coach
Glenn Freiner
Music
Wendell Dysinger
Psychology
Lynn Grove
Librarian
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Victor Gummersheimer
Mathematics
Glenn Freiner
Music
William Hodge
Art
Marino Garcia*
Spanish
Elizabeth Hopkins
English
Lynn Grove
Librarian
Jean Kirts
Physical Education
Victor Gummersheimer
Mathematics
Ralph Marty
Education
William Hodge
Art
Frederick Minnegerode
Psychology
Elizabeth Hopkins
English
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Education, Academic Dean
Harold Huck
Spanish
Stephanie Hill Owen
Music
Grace Husted
Sociology, Psychology
Howard Porter
Physics, Physical Science
Jean Kirts
Physical Education
Myron Reese
Chemistry
Carroll Leas
Business Administration
Roland Rice
Religion
Ralph Marty
Education
Howard Rogers
Economics, Political Science
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Education, Academic Dean
Orville Schanz
Music
Stephanie Hill Owen
Music
Ralph Schamau
History
David Packard
English
Marguerite Skaar
French
Myron Reese
Chemistry
Harry Statham
Director of Athletics, Coach
Roland Rice
Religion
Carl Stockton
History
Howard Rogers
Economics, Political Science
Roy Sturm
Sociology
Ralph Schamau
History
Blanche Tibbetts
Education
Orville Schanz
Music, Art
Curtis Trainer
Education
Eugene Seubert*
English
Patricia Troy
Assistant Librarian
Marguerite Skaar*
French
George Tuerck*
Music
Harry Statham
Director of Athletics, Coach
Robert VanDanElzen
Mathematics
Carl Stockton
History
Grace R. Welch
English
Roy Sturm
Sociology, Director of
Ernest Willoughby
Biology
Special Students
James Zamrazil
German
Blanche Tibbetts
Education
Terry Thomlinson
Speech
Curtis Trainer
Education
1970-71
George Tuerck*
Music
Yvon Baber
Spanish
Joanne Tusov
Chemistry, Biology
Ronald Benson
Philosophy
Robert VanDanElzen
Mathematics
Evelyn Best
English
Toby Ward
Physics
Robert Brown
Sociology
Grace R. Welch*
English
Lowell Burger*
Business, Economics
James Zamrazil
German
Dwayne Cole
History, Political Science
Frances Dixon
French, Spanish
James Drake*
Art
1969-70
David Dutler
Physical Education
Yvon Baber
Spanish
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Evelyn Best
English
Glenn Freiner
Music
Robert Brown
Sociology
James Gray*
Business
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One Hundred and Eighty-Nine
MfMC KENDREE
Lynn Grove
Victor Gummersheimer
William Hodge
Edward Hock*
Elizabeth Hopkins
Joan Kelly*
Jean Kirts
John Kovac
Helen Lefler*
Ralph Marty
Joseph McKee*
Frederick Minnigerode
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Stephanie Hill Owen
Howard Porter
Myron Reese
Fred Robinson*
Orville Schanz
Dale Schwerdtfeger
Harry Statham
Edward Streif
Roy Sturm
Terry Thomlinson
Blanche Tibbetts*
Curtis Trainer
George Tuerck*
Robert VanDanElzen
Grace R. Welch
Ernest Willoughby
James Zamrazil
1971-72
Yvon Baber
Robert Brown
Evelyn Best
Lowell Burger*
James Clayton
Dwayne Cole
Margaret Demick
James Drake*
David Dutler
Fred A. Fleming
Glenn Freiner
James Gray*
Lynn Grove
William Hodge
Naomi House*
Douglas Jones
Joan Kelly*
Philip Kennedy
Jean Kirts
John Kovac
Helen Lefler*
Joseph McKee*
George Mitchum
Librarian
Mathematics
Art
Business, Economics
English
English
Physical Education
Political Science
Art
Education
Education
Psychology
Education, Dean
Music
Physics, Physical Science
Chemistry
Business, Economics
Music
Sociology
Director of Athletics, Coach
Business, Economics
Sociology
Speech
Education
Education
Music
Mathematics
Speech
Biology
German
Spanish
Sociology
English
Business, Economics
Religion
History
Education
Art
Physical Education
Biology
Music
Business Law
Librarian
Art
English
Mathematics
English
Philosophy
Physical Education
Political Science
Art
Education
Social Studies
Francine Morris
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Stephanie Hill Owen
Howard Porter
Myron Reese
Fred Robinson*
Orville Schanz
Harry Statham
Frank Stiers
Edward Streif
Roy Sturm
Terry Thomlinson**
Blanche Tibbetts*
Curtis Trainer
George Tuerck
Grace R. Welch
Ernest Willoughby
James Zamrazil
1972-73
Ted Anderson
Yvon Baber
Evelyn Best
Wanda Bickel
Robert Brown
Lowell Burger*
Robert Cass*
James Clayton
Dwayne Cole
David Dutler**
Fred A. Fleming
Glenn Freiner
James Gray*
Lynn Grove
William Hodge
Naomi House*
Douglas Jones
Joan Kelly*
Philip Kennedy
Jean Kirts
John Kovac
Ik- Whan Kwon*
Ann Mandolini*
Janet McReynolds
Francine Morris
Charles Neblock*
Kenneth Norris*
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Stephanie Hill Owen
Howard Porter
Myron Reese
Orville Schanz
Karen Stanfield
Psychology
Education, Dean
Music
Physics
Chemistry
Business, Economics
Music
Director of Athletics, Coach
History
Business, Economics
Sociology
Speech
Education
Education
Music
Speech
Biology
German
Biology
Spanish
English
Education
Sociology
Business, Economics
Art
Religion
History, Political Science
Physical Education
Biology
Music
Business, Economics
Librarian
Art
English
Mathematics
English
Philosophy
Physical Education
Political Science
Business, Economics
Sociology
Education
Psychology
Business, Economics
Mathematics
Education, Vice President for
Academic Affairs
Music
Physics, Physical Science,
Soccer Coach
Chemistry
Music
Assistant Librarian
One Hundred and Ninety
MC KENDREE Ei:
Harry Statham
Director of Athletics, Coach
Roy Sturm
Sociology
Frank Stiers
History
Terry Thomlinson
Speech
Edward Streif
Business, Economics
Curtis Trainer
Education
Roy Sturm
Sociology
George Tuerck*
Music
Terry Thomlinson
Speech
Grace R. Welch
English
Blanche Tibbetts*
Education
Curtis Trainer
Education
George Tuerck*
Music
1974-75
Grace R. Welch
Speech, English
Ted Anderson
Biology
Thomas Wheeler
Physical Education, Golf
Yvon Baber
Spanish
Coach,
Evelyn Best
English
Director of Intramurals
Wanda Bickel
Education
Stanley Bochtler
Education
Murella Bosse
Psychology
1973-74
Robert Brown
Sociology
Ted Anderson
Biology
Lawrence Bryan
Religion, Chaplain
Yvon Baber
Spanish
Lowell Burger*
Business Administration
Evelyn Best
English
Dwayne Cole
History, Political Science
Wanda Bickel
Education
James Drake
Art
Murella Bosse
Psychology
David Dutler
Physical Education, Director
Robert Brown
Sociology
of Intramurals
Lawrence Bryan
Religion, Chaplain
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
Lowell Burger*
Business
Glenn Freiner
Music
Dwayne Cole
History, Political Science
James Gray*
Business Administration
James Drake*
Art
Lynn Grove
Librarian
Robin Duram
Music
George Gruber*
Business Administration
David Dutler
Physical Education
Mary Hindelange*
Sociology
Fred A. Fleming
Biology
William Hodge
Art
Glenn Rreiner
Music
Douglas Jones
Mathematics
James Gray*
Business Administration
Jean Kirts
Physical Education, Coach
Lynn Grove
Librarian
John Kovac
Political Science
Carmett Helms*
Science
Janet McReynolds
Education
Mary Hindelange*
Sociology
Castor Mendez-Vigo*
Mathematics
William Hodge
Art
Philip Neale
Philosophy
Douglas Jones
Mathematics
Gary O'Connor*
Psychology
Richard Kamm*
Mathematics
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Education, Vice President for
Philip Kennedy
Philosophy
Academic Affairs
Jean Kirts
Physical Education
Howard Porter
Physics, Soccer Coach
John Kovac
Political Science
Marianne Poston*
English
Kent Mandrell*
Myron Reese
Chemistry
Janet McReynolds
Education
Orville Schanz
Music
Castor Mendez-Vigo*
Mathematics
Gail Schnipper*
Music
Gary O'Connor*
Psychology
Sara Schoon*
English
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Education, Vice President for
Robin Seiber*
Music
Academic Affairs
Karen Stanfield
Assistant Librarian
Howard Porter
Physics, Physical Science,
Harry Statham
Director of Athletics, Coach
Soccer Coach
Frank Stiers
History
Marianne Poston*
English
Edward Streif
Business Administration
Myron Reese
Chemistry
Terry Thomlinson
Speech-Communication
Orville Schanz
Music
Curtis Trainer
Education
Karen Stanfield
Assistant Librarian
George Tuerck*
Music
Harry Statham
Director of Athletics, Coach
David VanAken*
English
Frank Stiers
History
Grace R. Welch
English, Speech
Edward Streif
Business, Economics
Elizabeth Zelman
Anthropology, Sociology
*Part Time
**0n Leave
One Hundred and Ninety-One
One Hundred and Ninen-Two
<^^:s-.^c3;^-;^?:^^^S^MC KENDREE'^S^
The Administration of President Julian H. Murphy
(1975-1978)
By Paul W. Widicus ('71)
On May 3, 1975, Dr. Julian H. Murphy was rec-
ommended to become the new president of McKendree
College starting July 1, 1975. Dr. Murphy came to
McKendree from Western New England College in
Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was director of
development and planning. He had degrees in history
and economics and a doctorate in education from the
University of Massachusetts. The entire campus, in-
cluding students, faculty, and staff, had participated
in several open meetings with the candidate through-
out the course of the selection. His message to
McKendree at the end of 1975 was one of optimism
tempered with caution. McKendree was in the black
for the fourth consecutive year, but the expenses of nor-
mal operations were rising as an inflationary spiral
gripped the entire United States. It became difficult to
balance endowments, operations, salaries, and other
expenses with tuition and other fees. Murphy embarked
on a program of "squeezing the maximum value from
each dollar."
With enrollment at 702, in the fall of 1975 two
new degree programs were added to the McKendree
curriculum. A bachelor of science degree in law enforce-
ment and a bachelor of arts degree in management and
marketing became two new areas of study for
McKendree students. In the area of social life,
McKendree students began a new group. Sigma-Egalite
was composed of both male and female students wish-
ing to serve their school, community, and mankind. The
charter was given on April 9, 1975, by the international
organization Soroptimists, who sponsored the new
group.
Work continued on Clark Hall through 1975 and
into 1976. On November 20, 1976, a service of dedica-
tion was held for the completely refurbished building.
Enrollment climbed to 770 students in 1976 as
McKendree entered what President Murphy called "... a
pivotal point in the college's history." As the year be-
gan, financial concerns once again surfaced due to rapid
inflation in the economy. However, fund drives brought
in $79,000 from the Southern Illinois Annual Confer-
ence, and the debt was reduced to only $45,000. Three
additional off-campus centers were operating: one in
Louisville, Kentucky; one in Elizabethtown, Kentucky;
and one on the United States Naval Base in Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania. Four new majors were added in the
areas of marketing, management, religion, and criminal
justice.
Although it looked as though all was well on the
surface, internal strife and tension began to show. Dr.
Murphy himself said, "Some have characterized this past
year as a power struggle. Others have visualized it as a
year in which we have tried to democratize structures
and make them responsive to the ideas of all. Probably
an accurate assessment lies somewhere between the two
extremes." A result of the turmoil was wholesale changes
in the staff at McKendree. Hal Montague became dean
of admissions; Fred Robinson became dean of adminis-
tration; Dr. Reed Stewart was hired as vice president
for development; Dr Leo Downey was named vice presi-
dent for academic affairs, and Tom Darrah was the vice
president for student affairs. Dr. Murphy also saw the
support of the Southern Illinois Conference of die United
Methodist Church begin to wane. Stewart, an ordained
minister, was also assigned to work in college/church
relations.
In addition to feeling the strain in staff, faculty,
student and church relations. Dr. Murphy also rec-
ognized a gulf developing between McKendree and
the alumni. A survey taken early in 1977 indicated
One Hundred and Ninen-Three
Aerial photograph showing tin
xnpleted.
that most "have lost contact with the college." In addi-
tion, they "... have been sent far too many mailings
asking for money." The survey found that, "Not enough
information is being sent as to what is going on at
McKendree." Plans were begun to remedy these alumni
problems, but changes came slowly. By the fall of
1977, plans were presented for 40 Alumni Chapters
across the United States. These were to organize to
prepare for McKendree's 150th anniversary in 1978. In
preparation. Dr. Murphy wrote a paper on McKendree
College:
McKendree is the past and the future all
wrapped into one. She is what she has been
and is still alive in the memory of her alumni.
Everything that was here is still here and will
remain here. Although the faces change, the
memories still live on as actively as when
they first began.
These memories are of a campus whose char-
acter - whose hopes and dreams reach into
the heart of all who walk its grounds, beneath
Grace Welch, a McKendree alumna, lived in Lebanon and
ser\'ed the college when vacancies appeared on the faculty
from the 1940s to the 1970s. She taught speech, drama, and
English.
One Hundred and Ninen-Foiir
<:r^-^c->^<^^^^^^^jS^NiC KENDREE~^^
its trees and in the shadow of its stately red
brick, to hold captive forever those who pass
its way.
McKendree is a feeling, a way of life, that
we all would like to hold onto forever. It is
the beauty of its setting where graduation
under the trees really signifies the end of a
beginning. It is the closeness of people who
even in adversity are touched by the time-
lessness of the purpose for which McKendree
came into being. It is an oasis of isolation
which encourages and fosters experimenta-
tion with others. It is a reaching out and a
reaching in, a testing ofwliat we are and what
we can be. It is real and unreal, all wrapped
into one, constantly demanding of each the
separation of the two. It is people and place,
learning and environment, success and fail-
ure. It is awareness and unawareness for only
after time has passed does a McKendree alum
become aware of what he and she were un-
aware when footsteps trod on this historical
turf
McKendree speaks with a poetry of her own
and no one escapes that whispering certainty.
She has never been free of the struggle to
survive and it is those lessons of life and liv-
ing that she imparts to those who share in
that struggle.
No one escapes hen All are indebted to her
None remain aloof from her All are tested
by her. She is McKendree.
A new program called the English Language In-
stitute began in the fall of 1977. Students from coun-
tries in Central and South America came to McKendree
to learn English and to take classes. The first group of
35 came from Guatemala in January 1 978. The students
stayed five months during which time they were taught
both the written and spoken English language. Institute
students lived in dorms and ate in the dining hall with
other McKendree students so the cultures of both groups
could be broadened and enriched.
The only other event of significance at McKendree
in 1977 was the beginning of coed dorms on campus.
This policy had been opposed by the trustees for years.
A student committee wrote a plan that was finally
adopted for a trial period. The first and second floors of
/-, CELEBRATING ^^
% OUR s^^
SESQUICENTENIAL
Sesquicentennial Parade Float.
h Service of Worship
To Commemorate
One Hundred and Fifty Years of
McKendree College
10:!»fl.M.
FEBRUAHY 30. 1978
BOTHWEU CHAPEl
Chapel Service commemorating 1978 Founders Day.
One Hundred and Ninety-Five
Glenn H. Freiner, Professor of Music.
KawvMUH' We Her Adams.
Prof Glenn H. Freiner 's arrangement and student Kaywynne Weiler
Adams' words commemorate McKendree College Sesquicentennial.
One Hundred and Ninety-Six
<:sr?-^c->^<^?::^^5X?|^MC KENDREE'^g
Ojc- ofS.r.i.c
•PROCESSIONAL: ■■Trumpet Tun
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
THE INVOCATION
Mr, Daniel G- Bryan
THE HYMN: ■■Now Thank We All Our Cod' . Johann Cruger
(Audience will begin singing wilh first stanza.)
Now thank we all our God With heart and hands and voices.
Who wondrous things hath done. In whom his world rejoices;
Who, from our mothers' arms. Hath blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love. And still is ours today.
O may this bounteous God Through all our life be near us.
And keep us in his grace. And guide us when perplexed,
.And free us from all ills In this world and the next.
All praise and thanks to God The Father now be given.
The Son, and him who reigns With them in highest heaven,
The one eternal God, Whom earth and heaven adore:
For thus it was, IS now. And shall be ever more. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING Mr. Robert Koch
CHORAL SELECTIONS:
■'The Last Words of David" Randall Thompson
-The Heavens Are Telling" .... Franz Joseph Haydn
McKendree College Choir • McKendree College Alumni Choir
Professor Robin Seiber. Accompanist
Professor Glenn H. Freiner, Director
Dr. Julian H. Murphy
President of the College
Dr. Ralph M. Tanner
ion, Boaid ol Higher Education
slry. United Methodist Church
VOCAL SOLO: "The Blessing of St. John" . Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Stephen Kirchgraber, Bass
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR DEGREES IN COURSE .... Dr. Lc-o R, Downey
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
ol Highe:
CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE
Dr Ju
H. Murphy
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDA
Senator Ketmeth Hall
Doctor of Laws
Candidaie
Mrs. Martha Richardson O'Malley
Doctor of Education
Candidaic
Dr. Ralph M. Tanner
Doctor of Humane Letters ....
Candidalc
PRESENTATION OF EMERITUS CITATION
Mr. William C, Hodge
Professor Emeritus of Art ....
FOR HONORARY DEGREKS
Dr. Reed M. Slevva
Prc<
INDUCTION OF THE CLASS OF 1978
SINGING OF ■■McKENDREE
BENEDICTION
RECESSIONAL:
uring the Processional
Mr. Dennis R. Butts
College Alumni Associ,itinn
Arr. by Professor Glerw H. Freiner
Text by Kaywyrme Weiler Adams
Dr. Lawrence D. Bryan
Dean of the College
Sir William Walton
and
Candidates for Degrees in Course
JANUARY AND I
JAMES E DAWSON
JAMES L GOODWIN
Sesqidcentennial Commencement program.
Walton Hall were occupied by men, while the third floor
was occupied by women. The students reported that the
locks on the doors and security were increased to such
an extent in Walton that the other dorms seemed to have
more freedom. After the program proved successful over
several months, the restrictions were gradually relaxed
and McKendree's experiment in coed dorms continued.
Even with all his plans and words to prepare
McKendree for a 1 50th anniversary celebration, the year
1978 did not turn out as expected. A gulf developed
between President Murphy and all areas of the college.
The distance grew with administration, faculty, students,
alumni, and the church. Finally, a gulf grew between
the president and the board of trustees. In the spring of
1978, Dr. Murphy suddenly resigned. Minutes of the
board of trustees are unclear as to the date or details.
No letter of resignation can be found. Between April
and August of that year, the "troika" of vice presidents
Vernon Snead, Reed Stewart, and Tom Darrah adminis-
tered the college. In a called meeting of the trustees on
August 18, 1978, an "official announcement" was made
that Dr. Adolph Unruh would be the interim president.
Dr. Unruh was a strong leader and gave effective lead-
ership in the interim. However, the damage done by
the sudden departure of Dr. Murphy caused unrest and
the departure of other McKendree administrators. In-
stead of a year of celebration, the anniversary year be-
came a critical year for the future of the college. Dr.
Unruh and the trustees worked together to plan a transi-
tion to a new college administration. It took a year of
careful search before the new president was named in
1 979. Dr Gerrit TenBrink was named to lead McKendree
into the future. Although 1978 had seen the administra-
tion of President Murphy brought to an abrupt end,
McKendree overcame adversity as it had many times in
the past.
One Hundred and Ninen-Seven
MC KENDRE^^^^^^^^^^^
The Administration of President Julian M. Murphy
Faculty List
1975-76
Ted Anderson
Yvon Baber
Evelyn Best
Stanley Bochtler
Murella Bosse
Robert Brown
Lawrence Bryan
Lowell Burger*
Dwayne Cole
James Drake*
Fred A. Fleming
Glenn Freiner
Paul Funkhouser
James Gray*
Lynn Grove
George Gruber*
Mary Hindelange*
William Hodge
Don Hoist
Douglas Jones
Jean Kirts
John Kovac
Castor Mendez-Vigo*
Janet McReynolds
Philip Neale
Gary O'Connor*
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Howard Porter
Marianne Poston*
Myron Reese
Orville Schanz
Gail Schnipper*
Sara Schoon*
Robin Seiber*
Karen Stanfield
Margaret Stan-
Harry Statham
Frank Stiers
Edward Streif
Terry Thomlinson
Curtis Trainer
George Tuerck*
David VanAken*
Grace R. Welch
Elizabeth Zelman
1976-77
Ted Anderson*
Yvon Baber
Jere Berger
Biology
Spanish
English
Education
Psychology
Sociology
Religion, Chaplain
Business Administration
History, Political Science
Art
Biology
Music
Chemistry
Business Administration
Librarian
Business Administration
Sociology
Art
Physical Education
Mathematics
Physical Education, Coach
Political Science
Mathematics
Education
Philosophy
Psychology
Education, Vice President
for Academic Affairs
Physics, Soccer Coach
English
Chemistry
Music
Music
English
Music
Assistant Librarian
English
Director of Athletics, Coach
History
Business Administration
Speech-Communication
Education
Music
English
English, Speech
Anthropology, Sociology
Biology
Spanish, French, English
Speech-Communication, English
Evelyn Best
Barry Biehl*
Stanley Bochtler
Murella Bosse
Robert Brown
Lawrence Byran
Dwayne Cole
James Drake
Glenn Freiner
Hazel Freeman*
Paul Funkhouser
Eldora Givens*
Lynn Grove
George Gruber
Gale Hearn*
William Hodge
Don Hoist
James Jackson
Douglas Jones
Jean Kirts
John Kovac
George Lawson*
Janet McReynolds
Frederick Meyer
Philip Neale
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Howard Porter
Marianne Poston*
Myron Reese
Orville Schanz
Robin Seiber
Karen Stanfield
Margaret Starr
Harry Statham
Frank Stiers
Mward Streif
Terry Thomlinson
Annette Tippin-Gordon^
Curtis Trainer
David VanAken*
William Walther
Stormy White*
Suzanne Wicks*
Elizabeth Zelman
1977-78
Ted Anderson
Robert Ameson
Yvon Baber
English
Administration of Justice
Education
Psychology
Sociology
Religion, Chaplain
History, Political Science
Art
Music
Anthropology, Sociology
Chemistry, Mathematics
Spanish
Librarian
Business
Business
Art
Physical Education, Director
of Intramurals
Administration of Justice
Mathematics
Physical Education
Political Science
Business
Eiducation
Education, Psychology
Philosophy
Education, Sociology.
Psychology
Physics, Soccer Coach
English
Chemistry
Music
Music
Assistant Librarian
English
Director of Athletics, Coach
History
Business Administration
Speech-Communication
English, French
Education
English
Biology
Psychology
Biology
Anthropology-Sociology
Biology
Administration of Justice
Spanish, French, English
One Hundred and Ninety-Eight
Alumni Choir and College Choir at the 1978 Commencement.
Ronald Black
English
Frederick Meyer
Education, Psychology
Stanley Bochtler
Education
Charlene Mitchell
Teacher Preparation
Murella Bosse
Psychology
Philip Neale
Philosophy
Robert Brown
Sociology
Emerial Owen, Jr.
Education, Psychology,
Lawrence Bryan
Religious Studies, Assistant
Anthropology-Sociology
Vice President for Academic
Howard Porter
Physics, Mathematics,
Affairs
Soccer Coach
Michael Deering
Administration of Justice
James Rafferty
Management
James Drake
Art
Myron Reese
Chemistry
Glenn Freiner
Music
OrviUe Schanz
Music, Art
Paul Funkhouser
Chemistry, Mathematics
Robin Seiber
Music
Helen Gilbert
Librarian
Karen Stanfield
Assistant Librarian
George Gruber
Business
Margaret Stan-
English
George Hickenlooper
Theatre
Harry Statham
Director of Athletics, Coach
William Hodge
Art
Frank Stiers
History
Don Hoist
Physical Education
Edward Streif
Business
Douglas Jones
Mathematics
Katherine Svoboda
Administration of Justice
John King
Speech-Communication
Ronald Tremmel
Marketing
Jean Kirts
Physical Education
David VanAken
English
John Kovac
Political Science
William Walther
Biology
Thomas McAnnich
Administration of Justice
Elizabeth Zelman
Anthropology-Sociology
*Part Time
**On Leave
One Hundred and Ninen-Nine
MC KENDREE'
■iit'^itiiiiif^
Federal Building in Louisville
M CJ^ENDRE E^r:
The Kentucky Centers
by Jo Ann Montague, Ph. D. (Staff)
In 1970 plans were made at McKendree College
to offer classes at night and at various sites to enable
working persons and Scott Air Force Base personnel to
obtain college degrees. Courses were offered on the base
itself the following year. A plan to allow a student to
concentrate on one subject for one month made it pos-
sible for those in the service, particulariy, to earn col-
lege credit, even though their terms of duty might not
allow them the normal semester of work.
Air Force Captain Michael Shirley earned his de-
gree from McKendree in this manner, graduating in
1972. He was soon transferred to the Armed Forces
Examining Center in the Federal Building in Louisville,
Kentucky. Recalling the one-month format at
McKendree, Shirley reflected that a similar format of
classes could provide an educational opportunity for the
members of the recruiting staff, who frequently had to
travel several weeks a year, and thus found it impos-
sible to maintain regular attendance on a 16-week ba-
sis, which most semesters required. However, no schools
in the Louisville area offered a similarly compressed
schedule.
Several conversations took place with Dr. Emerial
Owen, then the vice president for academic affairs at
the Lebanon campus, and in August 1 973 Hal Montague
was hired as the director of special programs, with one
of his tasks being to explore the establishing of a center
in Kentucky. After many discussions and myriad plans,
in October 1973 Montague announced that the first
one-month classes, a basic management course and
an English class, would begin in the Federal Building
in Louisville. The four-hour classes were to be held three
nights a week.
Civilian employees of the government soon heard
about the schedule and wanted to enroll. The student
body continued to expand as more and more adults, es-
pecially those who were familiar with the business arena,
became interested in obtaining a degree in this non-tra-
ditional scheduling format. A factor making this edu-
cational venture attractive to them was the individual
attention that provided, at no charge, an unofficial evalu-
ation of credits, an estimation of the time necessary for
degree completion, an on-site application for admission,
and an analysis of financial aid eligibility. Most stu-
dents came to the college with some transfer credit. One
Capt. Shirley presents gift to Dean Emerial Owen of the
Lebanon campus.
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even presented transcripts for transfer credit from nine-
teen different schools that were located in various parts
of the world.
One of the early professors in the program, Rogena
Walden, emphasized the importance of the one-month
schedule for working adults, saying:
// discourages procrastinating and getting
behind - there isn 't enough time for that. As
an instructor, it 's more fun to delve into a
subject and be completely absorbed by it for
a short period of time, rather than drag it
out. Still, it isn't for everyone. The schedule
is intense and demands concentration from
students and faculty alike. The students [from
military, government, corporate and retired
backgrounds] bring a variety of viewpoints
and perspectives that make the class come
alive with their years of experience and
higher expectations. When you engage stu-
dents in discussion, invite them to challenge
concepts and guide them in applying ideas
to their workplace, they not only learn more
- they have fun. But the material must be
made relevant to their lives in order to have
value, especially in the one-month schedule.
Many of the military students who enrolled in the
non-traditional program now being offered were "aca-
demic vagabonds" who had never been in one place long
enough to complete degree requirements, but who had
taken classes whenever they had had an opportunity.
Testing through the College Level Entry Program pro-
vided some people with credit by examination while
others gained credit because the college followed the
American Council on Education guidelines concerning
non-traditional academic experiences (corporate schools
and military training classes where academic credit has
been equated to traditional college courses.)
Commenting about the rapid enrollment growth
in the new program, Montague said of Shirley, "He's a
driver and a hard worker; all I did was keep him in check.
He built the enrollment to what it is at the present time
( 1 975)." Shiriey, noting the high level of morale among
the non-traditional students at the Louisville campus,
said, "You'll see more McKendree jackets here than on
the main campus in Lebanon."
To provide the students with academic and finan-
cial counseling, Montague arranged for campus person-
nel to visit the Louisville site. JoAnn Montague was the
registrar and made trips each semester to counsel stu-
dents and help with the scheduling. Members of the Fi-
nancial Affairs Office also traveled to the sites to coun-
sel students in monetary concerns. By 1974, 25 of the
first group of Kentucky students had completed their
courses of study toward a bachelor of arts degree with a
major in business administration, the only degree
awarded at the site. Members of the Lebanon staff par-
ticipated in the ceremony: Dr. Roy Sturm gave the in-
vocation; Dr. Emerial Owen presented the candidates;
Dr. Eric Rackham, president of McKendree College,
distributed the diplomas; Hal Montague presented a
special citation; and Mike Shirley inducted the gradu-
ates into the Alumni Association.
One of the first graduates, Hershel Finney, retired
from the Air Force in January 1975 and became the
Resident Center Coordinator. Other classes were sched-
uled for Evansville, Indiana; Nashville, Tennessee; and
Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The Indiana and Tennessee
sites did not prove feasible, but the classes in
Elizabethtown continued to expand. During this period
Dr. Charles Fagin was hired as academic dean, while
Finney became the admissions director and continued
coordinating the programs for the Elizabethtown and
Louisville Centers. By early 1979 the educational cen-
ters had been approved by the State Council on Higher
Education for continuation in Kentucky.
An interesting story is that of Ron Hooper, a 1974
retiree from the Air Force, who learned of McKendree
College when his wife, Doris, went to the college
office for a job interview and brought back informa-
tion about this new program. After several visits with
the staff, Ron decided to enroll in 1975 and finished
his degree in 1978. Classes were held in the Federal
Building, and Ron remembered the regulation requir-
ing him to sign in with the guard-on-duty, as well as
the hazards presented by extremes in the weather. The
government's energy conservation program required that
Hershel Finney
Charles Fagin
Tii'o Hundred and Two
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both the heat in winter and the air conditioning in sum-
mer be turned ofT at 6:00 PM, just as class was starting.
He also recalled the difficulty he had in overcoming
the distaste for Friday night classes. The end-of-the-
week syndrome to rest and relax, made learning a
real challenge in those class periods. But the useful-
ness of the curriculum, the expertise of the profes-
sors, and the camaraderie with other students gave him
the confidence needed to overcome the tough times in
his academic career.
The influence the McKendree College program has
had on the lives of the student body at the Kentucky
Centers can be measured by more than simply academic
accomplishments. The opportunity for adults to have
that second chance to obtain a college degree to
complement their career backgrounds makes their
educational experiences exciting and unique. Gradu-
ates have often felt that their experiences were not
always measured in financial rewards alone. The per-
sonal rewards of learning to learn also became signifi-
cant in their lives.
In the years after 1978, the year that this particu-
lar record of McKendree College history ends, the story
of the Kentucky Centers continued. Dr. Tom Darrah
moved from the Lebanon campus to become the aca-
demic dean of Kentucky Centers and the program ex-
panded far beyond the horizons of what the 1973 plan-
ners could have imagined. Bishop William McKendree,
Non-traditional students gather for class.
the circuit riding preacher of the 1800s for whom the
college is named, would surely be astonished at the num-
ber of lives that have been forever changed for the people
who have taken advantage of the non-traditional oppor-
tunity to complete a baccalaureate degree and to dis-
cover the pleasure of being exposed to the exciting op-
portunities of lifetime learning.
Two Hundred and Three
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Ci^mmenccmcni Cxctciscs
LOUISVILLE Center
1975
fflcKcndrcc College
LOUISVILLE. KENTUCK
SIX O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING
FEBRUARY THIRTEENTH
Orde! of Service
L Von Beethoven
Cher
•PROCESSIONAL: •■Trumpel Tune in D Major" . . David J
THE INVOCATION Tm Revereni Roy Stuum
Associate Professor Emeritus of SO'
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM . . Paoresoii Glenn H F
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS . CoL. Glenn F Stauffeh
Vice President. Community College of the Au
"Higher Education in the Military Services. 1975 and Beyond"
Emebial L, Owen. Jh
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
DISTRIBUTION OF DIPLOMAS
Eric N Rackham, ph.d.
President of the College
JoAnn Montague. m,s ( ed. )
Regutrar
PRESENTATION OF
SPECIAL CITATION . . CoL (Ret.i Hal MoNTACtre. M s.
Director of Special Instructional Programs
INDUCTION OF GRADUATING SENIORS
INTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION . Cait. Michael Shi«lev. a.b.
Class of 72
BENEDIC-riON
RECESSIONAL: "Novclletle m F Ma;or"
Dr Roy Stubm
I seated through the I
Candidates for Degrees in Course
DECEMBER r.RADU.ATES
Bachelor of Arts Degrei
Paul Lfavk Bkrrier Loiiiv-illc Kentucky
HKR.>;itKL L FiNSKY Louisville. Kentucky
LouiK Harri.s. Jr. Now Albany, Indiana
Sherman C. Lockard. Sr. Slaughters, Kentucky
TiiARrKv R. Norman Evan.'i>ilte. Indiana
Robert Henry Pinkel, Jr. Louisville. Kentucky
Robert Baldwin Purcell Louisville. Kentucky
John Calvin Raney Louisville. Kentucky
Jlmmie Lee Thorn Louisville. Kentucky
JANUARY GRADUATES. 197.5
Bachelor of Arts Degrees
Louisville. Kentucky Busina
Kairdalc. Kentucky Runim-'
Hopkinsvillc. Kentucky Btisinc'
Luui.sville. Kentucky
Robert G. Turi-in
1975 Commencement at Louisville. Kentucky.
Two Hundred and Four
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Kentucky Centers Faculty List
Name
Date of Service
Name
Date of Service
Able, Ann 0.
1976
Heam, Gale L.
1975-1977
Aldrich, James L.
1975
Hess, Robert D.
1975-1978
Allen, Frederick M.
1975
Hill, James R.
1976
Asbury, William P.
1978
Hodge, Michael L.
1974
Baber, Eldora A.
1975
Irwin, Archibald E.
1977
Bailey, William T.
1976-1977
Jaffe, Jack M.
1976
Baize, Tim
1978
Johnson, Jesse 0.
1974
Baus, Joseph
1975
Keeping, John E.
1975
Beckman, Jr. Eugene T.
1977-1978
Kemp, James F.
1977
Berrier, Paul L.
1976-1978
Lawson, George D.
1974-1978
Bowden, James H.
1978
Leake, Charies R.
1974 & 1978
Brinkmeyer, Dennis L.
1975
Lewis, Bobby N.
1977
Brittain, Joan T.
1977
Lewis, Robert L.
1976 & 1978
Broman, Ralph W.
1974
Martin Jr., Henry G.
1975-1977
Budnik, Charles A.
1976
McCall, Louis E.
1976
Burke, Robert R.
1977
McCarty, Daniel E.
1978
Byrd, Gordon L.
1974-1976
Mead, John E
1976
Callahan, Frances
1977-1978
Memmer, John H.
1978
Carrico, Larry K.
1975
Miles, Ralph A.
1977
Case, Lloyd A.
1976-1977
Miller, Robert
1977
Ciriaco, Ruth
1977
Monarch, Sam H.
1975
Conaway, John B.
1975-1977
Nicklen, Gerald D.
1977
Cook, Jack W.
1976-1977
O'Risky, Dorothy S.
1975
Cook, Vickie L.
1978
Pace, Bobby S.
1974-1976
Copeland, William
1978
Paniello, Sandy
1975-1976
Coyle, David M.
1976
Perkins, James L.
1974-1978
Darling, Brian K.
1976
Polk, Lucian V.
1978
Davidson III, William A.
1978
Priddy, Barbara H.
1976
Davis Jr., Harry S.
1974-1976
Royston, Ralph
1978
Davis, Helen M.
1977-1978
Ruthenburg, John C.
1975
Deems, William
1978
Sanford, Stephen G.
1975
Denton, Maurice L.
1976-1977
Schuler, W. Douglas
1978
Detweiler, Daniel E.
1976-1978
Shiriey Jr., Michael D.
1974 & 1976
Driscoll Jr., David R.
1976 & 1978
Skaggs, Bruce T.
1974
Dunn, Millard C.
1977
Smith, Rev. Jeremiah J.
1976 & 1978
Few Jr., Benjamin F.
1975
Sohan, John P
1975-1976
Franklin, Harry
1976
Song, Inbum
1976-1978
Frost, Paul R.
1974
Twyman, Louis J.
1974-1975
Givens, Eldora A.
1976
Vance, John D.
1975
Goodyear, Robert R.
1975
Vogel, B. Louis
1976
Green, Gary M.
1976-1977
Walker, Maureen A.
1975-1977
Haddox, Hayes
1977-1978
Wnedling, Marvin A.
1977
Harris, John A.
1977-1978
Wingfield, John
1975
Harrison, Steven T.
1977-1978
Two Hundred and Five
MC KEN DREE
BoTHWELL Chapel
Two Hundred and Six
MC KENDR E E^KT
Church and College
By Rebecca Giles Brewer, Ph. D. ('47)
From its inception, McKendree College has been
a Methodist-related college with roots in the Methodist
Episcopal Church and now in the United Methodist
Church. Throughout these years the Southern Illinois
Annual Conference acknowledged the college as one
of the institutions for which it had responsibility. This
commitment took many forms.
The organic relationship meant that the member-
ship of the board of trustees was all or predominately
clergy. The board of visitors was all clergy. As late as
1957, half of the trustees and all of the visitors were
elected by the Annual Conference and were clergy.
That year President Webb Garrison urged the aboli-
tion of the board of visitors, which apparently was a
carry-over from the very early years when the struc-
ture did not include trustees. In 1958 there were no
visitors appointed and from that year on the propor-
tion of trustees coming from the secular segment was
increased.
Until Russell Grow became president in 1950, the
presidents had all been clergy. In fact. President Grow
was a local preacher for a short period in his career as
an educator. The next non-clergy president was Max
Allen (1960). Since 1968, when Eric Rackham was
elected president, there have been no clergy presidents.
While most of the clergy presidents were from the
Southern Illinois Conference, there were some excep-
tions during the 1928-78 period. One was Carl Bracy
(1945-49), who was called from South Dakota to return
to his home conference to be president. Another was
Bishop Edwin Voigt (1964-68), who became president
upon his retirement as bishop.
There were faculty members who were members
of the Annual Conference and were appointed to the
college, most notable of whom was William C. Walton,
who was so appointed from 1894 until his retirement in
1958.
In addition to providing leadership, the conference
also gave support to the college through what is known
in Methodism as apportionments - an assessment made
by the conference on the local churches and budgeted
by the conference to support conference institutions
(McKendree among these) and other expenses and pro-
grams at the conference level. The conference also un-
dertook to raise specific amounts in financial campaigns
of the college that were over and beyond the apportion-
Lebanon Methodist Church
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merits. The local churches accepted these requests with
care and concern and in many cases gave amounts be-
yond their suggested goals (see Bracy and Rackham
chapters). The laity individually often picked up on these
drives and on other needs of the college, as did indi-
viduals who acted independently of the churches, (e.g.
Marion Bothwell)
In 1974, $140,000 was granted to the college for
refurbishing Clark Hall. This gift came from outside the
Southern Illinois Conference. An alumnus and trustee.
Rev. Jack Travelstead, was pastor of the Wesley United
Methodist church in Macomb, Illinois, and was instru-
mental in securing the grant from the Fellheimer Trust,
managed by the Macomb church.
Organizations within the church also undertook
particular financial or in-kind support. The Woman's
Home Missionary, later the Woman's Society of Chris-
tian Service, and currently the United Methodist Women,
undertook many projects for the college. In the 1940s
they re-furnished Clark and Carnegie Halls, the women's
and men's dormitories. The women also participated in
other college-oriented projects.
The Epworth League, the youth organization of
the twenties and thirties, had an annual project, the Booth
Festival. At a district level, the young people gathered
food for the conference institutions, and in the fall the
college pantry (located in the basement of Pearsons Hall
and in the underground passageway to Carnegie Hall)
was filled with home-canned goods from these events.
This was during the period when Southern Illinois
peaches excelled, and the students of those years re-
membered the many, many peach desserts they were
served, included the dish of peaches with a surprise in
the bottom (a wafer) that awaited them almost, or so it
seemed, daily.
While the college received leadership and support
from the church, it supplied leadership and resources to
the church. It was not unusual for faculty members to
fill the pulpits of churches whose ministers were ill or
on vacation or to complete a ministerial assignment for
a conference year when needed.
The faculty also shared talents in music with the
churches, particularly in the greater Lebanon-East St.
Louis area. Professor Oliver Kleinschmidt and Profes-
sor Glenn Freiner were often referred to in the
McKendree Review as having played the organ at par-
ticular churches, either as one-time artists, temporary
organists, or regular organists for extended periods.
The number of McKendree ministerial students
who were assigned churches in Southern Illinois is a
figure that went into the hundreds. These student min-
isters gave enthusiasm and commitment as well as their
special talents that were developed during their early
appointments. Many of them in later years attained roles
of leadership in large churches and in positions of lead-
ership in the conference. Several students also moved
on to serve as missionaries of the church and represented
American Methodists at World Methodist conferences.
This role of service to the church is also reflected
in the hundreds of laypersons who taught Sunday
School, sang in choirs, and had positions of leadership
in the local churches, districts, and conferences.
The facilities of the campus were often made avail-
able to the church. For several years (1972-1985) the
college hosted the Annual Conference sessions. The
Southern Illinois Conference installed air conditioning
in the Bearcat gymnasium in 1971 in preparation for the
1972 session. Also, youth institutes were held in the sum-
mer when the dormitories were available. The women of
the conference met on the campus for several years for a
period of study and worship in their annual School of Chris-
tian Mission. The college also hosted one-day lectures and
retreats for clergy and laypeople and provided a site for
committees and board meetings.
The Methodist church at-large contributed to
McKendree in its many facets of development. Some-
times this was through special grants from the Board of
Higher Education (see Bracy chapter). The list of names
of speakers on the campus for baccalaureate, commence-
ment, religious emphasis week, weekly chapel services,
and other occasions contains those from the ranks of
bishops. General Board secretaries, church leaders, and
clergy from outstanding pulpits. The bishop of the Illi-
nois area consistently offered support to the college as
it experienced change and challenge.
The Lebanon Methodist church fell within the "lo-
cal church" category in its support of the college; how-
ever, the story of its church-college relationship goes
far beyond that of the other churches in the Southern
Illinois Conference.
The Lebanon church and its members gave time
and talent and a "place" to the students. Sunday School
classes were organized for the students, and the best
leadership in the church was assigned to teach these
classes. F.A. Behymer, feature writer for the St. Louis
Post Dispatch and Lebanon church member, was one
of those teachers. In 1 934 there is a record of his giving
a dinner for his Sunday School class members at the
church.
In a period from 1928 to 1938, the McKendree
Review reported that the Epworth League (youth orga-
nization) met at the church or in faculty homes. In some
Two Hundred and Eight
Chaplain Louis Youngs relaxes.
instances these meetings were reported as tiiose of the
College Epworth League. Presumably the high school
young people of Lebanon had their own Epworth
League at that time. Also in the Review were refer-
ences to Standard Bearers, which was, in most
churches, a junior high and/or senior high group
whose focus was missions. At the Lebanon church
the group continued with McKendree students included.
Methodist faculty members were participating
members of the Lebanon church, providing organists,
choir members, and teachers, as
well as laypersons serving in the
activities and organization of the
church. In turn, members of the
church filled faculty positions
when there was need. Notable
among these was Leon Church, a
McKendree graduate, editor and
publisher of the Lebanon Adver-
tiser, and member of the Lebanon
church. He stepped in when
there was a need to provide
physical education for both men
and women as well as coach ath-
letics at a time when college
funds were limited and physical
education teachers were in short
supply during World War II. Some
pastors of the church also taught
on the campus. F.C. Stelzriede taught speech and drama;
Edward Hoffman taught religion and philosophy; David
Durham was director of religious life and chaplain; and
Louis Youngs was chaplain.
Records indicate that the college choir presented its
annual Christmas concert at the church some years and in
the college chapel others. Organ concerts were given by
Professor Oliver Kleinschmidt, sometimes with support
by college vocal groups. It was often college faculty who
filled the Lebanon pulpit in the absence of the pastor
Choir presents concert in Lebanon Church. Director Pauline Harper
Two Hundred and Nine
iWci^enbree College
Cf)oir
(Etfriatmaa (Hhimal Concert
DECEMBER 1
3:00 p. I
GLENN H. FREINER, Conductor
ERIC THIMAN
THE NATIVITY
Bucky Jordan, tenor
Bob Ziegler, baritone
Jim Patterson, tenor
Beverly Firgxison, soprano
Floyd Williams, bass
iCENES OF CHRISTMAS
The Sleigh
The Wassail Song
0 Tannenbaum
Richard Koimtz
arr. by Kent Werner
German Folk Song
OLD ENGLISH
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
The Coventry Carol
The Holly and the Ivy
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Deck the Hall
Traditional Carol
English Carol
English Carol
Traditional English
Traditional Carol
TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
At Christmastime
He is Bom
The Christmas Song
Silent Night
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Joseph Dear, 0 Joseph Mir
Christ Is The Lord
idvard Grieg
irr. Roger Wagner
forme-Wells
Franz Gruber
Robert MacGimsey
arr. Roy Ringwald
arr. Roy Ringwald
Christmas concert presented by college choir
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Other instances of local church and col-
lege involvement are found in reports of the
Women's Home Missionary Society meeting
in Clark Hall (1/18/39), the Susannah Wesley
Circle (students' circle) entertaining the church
Woman's Society of Christian Service on cam-
pus (12/16/52), and the WSCS entertaining
McKendree students ('50, '56, and '64).
Throughout the 1928-78 period, records
indicate the church hosted the students at new-
student receptions, "College Day" events, and
Sunday evening fellowship events. The other
Lebanon churches also extended a welcome to
the students. On one occasion there is a record
of the Lebanon ministers entertaining the stu-
dent PKs (preachers kids). ( 1 1/22/28)
The college and the Lebanon church fre-
quently planned shared services, such as at
Easter and Christmas, as well as having evan-
gelistic programs and jointly hosted guest
speakers.
The community welcome was evidenced
by the Lebanon women entertaining Clark Hall
women in their homes and the Lebanon
Women's Club meeting in the college chapel
for a student program. There is no common
record found of these town and gown, church
and college affairs; however, the McKendree
Review, especially in the 1930s, ran frequent
stories of such events.
A college newspaper will reflect a particular
editor's interests and biases; however, the atmosphere
on campus and the pattern of church-related stories
that appeared in the Review is interesting. From 1928
to about 1940 there were stories on Annual Confer-
ence sessions, recording appointments from the Con-
ference to McKendree, the appointment of the local
pastor, the number of ministerial students who at-
tended, their appointments, and McKendree banquets
or the appearance of McKendree musical groups at
the sessions.
In the 1940s there were stories of district youth
meetings held in Lebanon with housing at the college
as well as women housed in the dorms during WSCS
meetings and then in the mid-to-late forties the efforts
on the part of the Conference to support the college in
its financial campaign and the WSCS furnishing the dor-
mitories.
In later years it was unusual for the Review to re-
port Annual Conference sessions or student ministers'
appointments.
College Woman's Society of Christian Service Circle.
Religious Life on Campus
On campus the focus was on a liberal arts educa-
tion; however, as a church-related school, the spiritual
life of the students was an important focus of campus
activities.
Early in McKendree's second century, an Oxford
Club was organized for ministerial students, and the
Epworth League was for all students. The YWCA and
YMCA were on campus in 1928 and on into the forties
although they sometimes operated as one organization.
The Methodist Student Movement was organized
church-wide in 1960 and was an active organization on
the campus. If one reads the biographical information
of the ministerial students who became ordained clergy,
there is consistent reference to their leadership roles in
these student groups. Many of these clergy became dis-
trict superintendents, pastors of leading churches, and
assistants to the bishop.
Religious Emphasis Week and later Religious Life
Week were annual observances on the campus. National
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leaders of the church were brought to the college to fo-
cus the students' attention on the spiritual aspect of liv-
ing. The list of church leaders ranges from bishops to
national staff members. Also, Southern Illinois Confer-
ence leaders were brought to the campus for such events.
As could be expected, through the years church
representation widened as the non-Methodist students'
presence was recognized. Records of chapel speakers
from other denominations, particularly pastors in Leba-
non churches, are frequent. Beginning in 1939 rabbis
were chapel speakers. In the sixties. Roman Catholic
priests were chapel speakers, and mass was celebrated
on campus. In 1966 a Newman Club was organized.
That year, Charles Wells, nationally known Quaker, was
speaker in chapel. The rules were bent a bit for the Ro-
man Catholic students; Mass was not celebrated on the
day following Wells' appearance (the regular day for
mass) and all Roman Catholic students were expected
to hear Wells.
As early as the spring of 1939, the McKendree
Review carried an editorial criticizing the required
chapel attendance and the program offered. Presi-
dent Yost responded by indicating he was amenable
to more variety in the chapel programs and to having
more student participation but that there should always
be devotions.
Regular chapel attendance was required. A com-
mon practice was for a student to be stationed in the
balcony with a seating chart to record empty seats. In
1958 chapel attendance was required to satisfy gradua-
tion requirements. Four cuts were allowed; if the ab-
sences exceeded that, the students were required to take
a special reading course. A minimum of 10 books was
required, written reports were assigned, and a general
oral report was necessary to fulfill the graduation re-
quirements. In 1963 an alumna wrote, decrying that
chapel attendance was no longer compulsory. The Janu-
ary 14, 1964, Review reported that chapel attendance
had always been mandatory but no real enforcement had
been exercised in recent years. The article stated that
compulsory chapel attendance would be more strictly
enforced.
One area in which the college participated in the
church-college relationship was the sending of student
deputation groups throughout the Southern Illinois Con-
ference. These groups frequently accompanied the presi-
dent when he spoke before church groups. Choirs, glee
clubs, and quartets made tours on their own, and reli-
gious drama groups went on tour. There were also Wit-
nessing Bands that spoke at churches. In 1 966 the choir
was invited to sing at the Methodist bicentennial cel-
ebration in Baltimore, Maryland.
With this emphasis upon
religion, primarily Methodism,
many McKendree graduates be-
came ordained ministers. An
exact count is difficult to deter-
mine; however, one listing gives
455 during the 50-year period
covered by this volume. At least
six graduates became mission-
aries; four, U.S. chaplains; four,
staff members of national
boards of the church; and two,
assistants to the area bishop.
Several became diaconal min-
isters who work primarily in
music and Christian education.
These statistics are not exact;
however, they do indicate the
leadership that McKendree sup-
plied the church.
Thus, the college main-
tained its role in Southern Illi-
nois as a church-related liberal
arts college, Methodist without
apology.
Two Hundred and Iweive
Student Christum A.y\(niii!u>n in 19-1^.
McKendrcc Collci;c Cluni Icavini; for the Bi-Ccntennial celebration of the Methodist Church in Baltimore,
Mar\iand.
Two Hundred and Thii
Hypes Field
Bearcat Gymnasium
Two Hundred and Fourteen
MC KENDRE E~fe
McKendree Athletics
By Wayne R. Bise ('38)
Introduction
The 1905 McKendree Pigskin details athletics in
the early years at McKendree, and the Centennial
McKendree College History draws on that publication
while updating the college's sports history to 1928. To
give continuity to this writing, highlights from these
publications introduce each sport activity covered.
The McKendree Review, McKendrean. and
McKendree College Bulletin provided the information
used for this sports history. Also, Carol Trame '86 con-
densed some valuable information in a paper entitled
"McKendree College Basketball: The First Half (1908-
1939)."
Any future sports historian should be aware that
frequent conflicts exist between records found in the
McKendree Review and in yearbooks. In addition, stu-
dent sportswriters for a current year didn't always do
adequate research when reporting a new sports record.
Bearcat
A 1924-25 McKendree Review noted, "Mascot
female cub weighing 20 pounds, 4 months old, obtained
from Johnson Auction Co. of Canton, Illinois." The fol-
lowing is taken from a McKendree College Bulletin,
which was reprinted from Leon Church's Lebanon Ad-
vertiser. In the early days of McKendree College ath-
letic teams, the mascot was a bear. For a number of years,
a bear cage approximately 20 feet to the northwest of
Pearsons Hall housed the bear, and a "Keeper of the
Bear" was duly elected to feed and otherwise care for
the mascot. Usually a new bear was obtained each year,
because, with over-feeding of sugar and the inevitable
teasing by the students, coupled with the normal aging
of a bear cub, the animal sometimes became unfriendly
and trading in for new stock was necessary. McKendree
teams thus came to be known as "Bearcats" - like the
Stutz Bearcat automobile. "It's a bear" and "It's a cat"
were common expressions in the late teens and early
twenties, indicating superior quality in the subject be-
ing described.
During the period of Model T open air transporta-
tion, when Coach Glen Filley took football, basketball,
and track teams on the road trips, he usually had "Susie,"
the mascot, beside him on the front seat. Filley said in
later years that he would have frozen on the way home
from Rolla, Missouri, one night without Susie. Though
her arm (paw? foreleg?) was a bit heavy around his neck,
she kept her chauffeur warm. "Susie was quite a gal."
Usually she was confined to her cage or tethered to the
large oak tree across the sidewalk from the northwest
comer of the old science building. Sometimes, however,
circumstances combined to give her freedom, and, with
the long chain attached to her collar, she wandered about
the campus, even going in and out of the classroom
buildings.
With the absence of a bear on the campus in re-
cent years, curious students examined Webster and found
that a bearcat is really a cat, so the mutation (or perhaps
throwback) has been accomplished. The insignia for
current McKendree teams is, as Webster says, how a
bearcat should look, with gleaming eyes and snarling
countenance.
To be "Keeper of the Bear" was considered quite
an honor, and an election was always held to determine
the lucky person. One morning the custodian found his
charge missing, and several McKendree students, feel-
ing sure they knew the bear's whereabouts, jumped in
their automobiles and proceeded to Alton. Here they
called on the president of Shurtleff College and de-
manded that their mascot be given to them. Shurtleff
students, however, were innocent of any caper, and the
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Hail to thee, our dear old McKendree;
May we always loyal be.
It 's a song of praise we raise to thee
Alma Mater dear old M. C.
May we ever hold thee true and wise and
right:
Honor Purple and the White,
And for victory we'll always fight
'Til we win for old M. C. K.
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and Anne Wilkinson, and adapted to the music of
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bear was not found in Alton. A few days later the cub
was found in Lebanon tied to a fence.
However, a more serious threat to the bearcat logo
itself came in 1962 when a college board member chal-
lenged the student body with, "'There are more than
enough good thinkers at McKendree to come up with a
first-class name that would suit the team better. Just
what is a Bearcat? It's the name of a car that was made
in the '20s but isn't even made anymore. Is that a he-
roic name to pin on a fine team such as we have today?"
He suggested "The Circuit Riders" as a possibility.
Many names were suggested by students: Bears,
Bulldogs, Buckeyes, Owls, Mustangs, etc., and the Re-
view staff recommended "Circuit Riders." One student,
seeing an opportunity for humor, suggested, "Since our
banishment from the Prairie College Conference, "Barred
Rock" (rooster) might be appropriate." However, after
much discussion it was decided that "Bearcat" didn't need
fixin'.
Facilities
In McKendree's early years there had been no
physical fitness building, but by 1867 student sentiment
for such a facility had risen to a point that students or-
ganized the McKendree College Athleteon Association,
with Athleteon being the name selected for the build-
ing. They then took their cause to the McKendree Col-
lege Board of Trustees. The members were duly im-
pressed, and a committee from the board was appointed
to study the situation. After joint meetings between the
student association and the board committee, a go-ahead
to construct a building was give — but with instructions
not to involve the board in any expense. About $1,500
was raised through subscriptions; students furnished the
labor, and in 1868 the Athleteon was completed. (The
original subscription funds had not been sufficient to
complete the building, and it is believed that the college
president, Dr. Robert Allyn, advanced the additional
funds needed.) The building continued to be student-
operated several years for athletic purposes, but inter-
est subsided and in 1897 the college took over the title
to the building for use by its Commerce Department.
From 1879 to 1903 students were without an ath-
letic building. Then in 1903 Eisenmayer Gymnasium
was built. It was so named because Andrew Eisenmayer
of Trenton, Illinois, contributed most of the money for
its construction. The building's size was eighty by forty
feet, and its floor was originally sawdust. Later a con-
crete floor was put in and rugs and mats were used by
the students for tumbling and trapeze work. Later when
the concrete fioor was found to be too dangerous for
basketball, a board fioor was laid over the concrete.
About 1921 a wing on the west side of the rectan-
gular-shaped building was added to seat spectators. The
McKendree Review, October 2, 1923, reported that
through a gift from an alumnus. Dr. Benjamin Hypes,
Eisenmayer gymnasium had been improved. The west
wall had been removed; a new section added, accom-
modating 400 spectators; and two dressing rooms con-
taining lockers and showers were built under the bleach-
ers. In subsequent years, Eisenmayer became .so out-
dated that during mo.st of the 1950s the team's home
games were played and the team's practices were con-
ducted in the New Baden, Mascoutah, and Lebanon high
school gymnasiums.
A drive for funds for a new gymnasiuin started in
the early 1950s and actual ground breaking had been
initiated in 1954. But the area only grew weeds until
1956 when a new fund of $160,000 was proposed as
required for the building's construction. In 1 957 the new
gymnasium plans were released. Location was to be on
the Northeast Campus at the site of the original excava-
tion. The cost was now pegged at $85,000. Plans called
for a playing fioor of 50' by 94' to be made from the
very best maple.
Construction was completed in the fall of 1958.
On Tuesday, November 18, a practice game was held,
and the tlrst scheduled game took place on December
3, against Lincoln University. Unfortunately, the bas-
kets were more receptive to the Lincoln players, who
scored 117 points to the Bearcats' 78. Dedication cer-
emonies were held on Friday night, December 1 2. Cen-
tral State College spoiled the ceremonies with an 80 to
75 victory.
In May 1 96 1 , old Eisenmayer was dedicated as an
auditorium, having received a new paint job, new stage,
new lighting system, and a new entrance.
In 1909 Dr Benjamin M, Hypes, who had a keen
interest in promoting McKendree's physical education,
gave the five acres of land for the athletic field that bears
his name. He also purchased and donated a strip of land
100 feet wide on the land's eastern boundary. The col-
lege then let a contract in the sum of some $3,000 to a
construction company to grade the field and make it
professionally suitable for athletic events. After comple-
tion, a board fence enclosed most of the field and some
years later a grandstand to accommodate 300-400 people
was built on the north end of the area.
Sometime before World War I the grandstand was
removed and an oval track was laid around the football
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playing and practice area. The west side of the oval that
passed in front of the bleachers was part of a 220-yard
straight-away. It was believed to be the only track in the
Midwest that had such a long straight-away. In 1921
the turns in the track were widened and banked and two
railroad carloads of cinders were added to the track's sur-
face. The track was now second to none in the country.
In the summer of 1927, concrete bleachers were
built along nearly the whole west side of the track and
field to accommodate one thousand or more spectators.
In 1929 a brick wall was built to enclose the field on the
west side along Alton Road at a cost of $40,000. Also in
1929, night lighting was installed on each side of the foot-
ball playing area at a cost of $4,000. Lighting consisted of
reflectors erected on twelve poles on opposite sides of the
field, and these produced 40,000 watts of light.
The Centennial McKeudree College History states
that "a tennis court appeared on McKendree's front cam-
pus as early as 1 890. It was not prepared by the college,
but by individual interest and effort with the permission
of the college authorities. The first one was located near
the present comer entrance to the campus. Within the
next two or three years, two more courts appeared near
the first one. These were all owned by the students who
had prepared them."
About 1905, the college board decided that "ten-
nis courts in the front yard were not dignified and were
somewhat of a disfigurement to the campus " There-
after, there were no courts on campus until after the
dormitories were built in 1911. Three courts were then
constructed on the back campus just back of Carnegie Hall.
These would fall into a state of disrepair and be abandoned
in the early 1 940s. It would be the spring of 1 963 before
construction would start on courts good enough for home
matches. These were located north of Hypes Field. Foot-
ball, track, baseball, softball, soccer, and all intramural
outdoor sports were conducted on Hypes Field.
Intramural Sports
Prior to 1 906 all campus sports activities and those
events against off-campus teams were student-organized
with the assistance of faculty members and without the
college's official blessing. In 1906, athletics on cam-
pus, with the exception of football, was granted recog-
nition by the board.
Shinny (shinney), a forerunner of modem-day
hockey, was a favorite early men's sport. It was played
with a stick — hickory sapling a favorite — carved to the
size of a broomstick and with a curved end made so by
heating and bending. The stick was used to propel a
small rubber ball covered first by woolen sock ravelings
and topped by leather from the lining of an old boot.
Surprisingly, it could be made into quite a durable pro-
jectile. The field of play was on the front campus.
Other games played in the early history years were
swinging (rope swings), jumping (standing jump, run-
ning long jump, high jump, and hop-skip-jump), foot
racing, skating, and townball. Also played were leap-
frog, roly poly, marbles, and mumble-peg. Swimming
was accomplished in an off-campus swimming hole.
Silver Creek, located about a half-mile west of the cam-
pus, was an early favorite.
Town ball, although not as popular as shinny, was
played in the spring. It was played by two teams made
up of an indefinite number of players chosen by two
captains. The winning team scored the most runs in an
even number of innings played. A side was not out until
every member of that side was put out, which was ac-
complished by crossing out (throwing the ball across
the path of a running player before he reached a base)
or by catching out.
In 1868 calisthenics drills commenced in the new
Athleteon gym, as well as work-outs with dumbbells,
wands, and Indian clubs. Also, gymnastics was intro-
duced, and students leamed how to work with swinging
rings hanging from the rafters, trapeze swings, and the
horizontal bar. These were all under the tutelage of a
young man, William F. Ratcliff, from Olney, Illinois.
Mr. Ratcliff, who had been on at least one road
trip with a circus, enrolled as a student for the school
year 1868-69 and became athletic director and janitor
of the new Athleteon. For these duties he received $75. (X)
per month. Unfortunately, during a dismount from the
trapeze in a public exhibition in 1 869 he badly sprained
an ankle. He went to his home in Olney to recover and
never returned to McKendree as a student or teacher of
athletics. Thereafter, interest in the gymnasium and gym-
nastics waned and finally died completely.
Basketball became a favorite intramural sport;
leagues were formed and a champion crowned. Other
sports — tennis, table tennis, bowling, shuffleboard, ar-
chery, horseshoes, cross-country racing, and trapshoot-
ing — fumished competition during various years. Soft-
ball was .started in the spring of 1 935 and was played at
Hypes Field under the lights. Volleyball and golf were
also added in the late thirties and touch football became
a fall league sport in 1951 following the dropping of
football as an intercollegiate sport. Wrestling, boxing,
and gymnastics also had their day during various years.
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A/(7i',v Intrainunil Football in IS>()9.
A 1957-58 McKendree Review states that intra-
mural sports were poorly organized the year before and
included only basketball but the current year covered a
wide range including softball, basketball, ping-pong, and
touch football, all fully organized and directed. Softball
in the spring was under the direction of baseball coach
Dale Cruse, but it was headed by a senior student whose
major was in sports leadership. It was then common
practice that physical education majors teach certain
intramural sports.
In 1962 Dan Peterson was hired specifically as
a faculty member to run the intramural and physical
education programs. David Dutler became director
of intramural sports in 1969. By this time intramu-
ral leagues furnished competition in bowling, vol-
leyball, Softball, football, soccer, and basketball.
Leagues in other sports were formed over the years
as interest dictated.
Conferences
The year of McKendree's first entry into an orga-
nized conference is cloudy. However, as early as the
1 890s, championships of Southern Illinois and champi-
onships of the Midwest appear in writings, but it is be-
ieved these were mainly bragging rights.
Largely through the efforts of L.W. Smith, a
McKendree Athletic Association was organized in 1910,
and McKendree joined the Illinois Intercollegiate Ath-
letic Association in March 1913. This consisted of 13
small colleges. State competition started in track and
tennis that spring and in basketball and baseball in the
1913-14 school year.
The Southern Illinois (Egyptian) Conference con-
sisted of McKendree, Blackburn, Shurtleff, and South-
em Illinois Normal at Carbondale. The Bearcats par-
ticipated in this conference through 1922-23, winning
championships in football in 1921 and in basketball in
1922-23.
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The Little Nineteen (Illinois Intercollegiate Ath-
letic Association - State) Conference was organized in
1 920. How the number 1 9 was derived is uncertain, since
there were always more than 19 participating schools.
Early members were Augustana, Bradley, Carthage,
Eastern Illinois State Normal, Elmhurst, Eureka, Illi-
nois College, Illinois State Normal, Illinois Wesleyan,
Knox, Lake Forest, McKendree, Millikin, Monmouth,
Shurtleff, Southern Illinois Normal, North Central,
Northern Illinois State Teachers Normal University, St.
Viator, Western Illinois State Normal, and Wheaton.
McKendree claimed championships in football in 1924
and 1932 and in basketball in the 1924-25 season.
Almost as soon as the conference was formed,
there was bickering over whether freshmen should be
allowed to participate in varsity sports. The large schools
said "no," and the smaller schools, McKendree in-
cluded, said "yes." The freshmen rule was brought
to a vote in 1924 and the restriction on freshmen was
voted down.
The number of schools in the conference made it
difficult to determine a true champion. This was especially
true in football where there was a short schedule — a con-
ference winner would have played only a small number
of member schools. Thus, by the middle 1930s there
were rumblings about splitting the conference into two
conferences, specifically dropping the five teachers'
colleges. And the freshman rule was still an issue, so
much so that 10 schools favoring the rule -Augustana,
Bradley, Illinois College, Illinois Wesleyan, Knox, Lake
Forest, Millikin, Monmouth, North Central, and
Wheaton — agreed that they would form a new confer-
ence named the Illinois College Conference.
The five teachers' colleges. Eastern Illinois State
Normal, Illinois State Normal University, Northern Il-
linois State Normal, Southern Illinois Normal, and West-
em Illinois State Normal, plus Carthage, Elmhurst. Eu-
reka, McKendree, St. Viator, and Shurtleff would stay
put, with the possible addition of Blackburn and
Principia. However, the conference ne\ er got untracked.
and in May 1938, President Clark R. Yost wrote a letter
to Frank Phillips, president of the Illinois Intercollegiate
Athletic Association, w ithdrawing McKendree from the
association.
McKendree, Shurtleff, Eureka, and Quincy formed
the Pioneer Conference in 1947. However, it is not cer-
tain how long this conference functioned.
In 1952, Eureka, Greenville, McKendree.
Principia. and Shurtleff joined to form the Illinois
Church Conference. McKendree promptlv won the first
basketball championship with a 7 and I record.
In 1953, Blackburn. Concordia (Illinois). Eureka,
Greenville. Illinois College, McKendree, Principia, Rose
Poly, and Shurtleff formed the Prairie Conference. The
1953-54 basketball season closed with McKendree and
Shurtleff as conference co-champions with 9 and 1
records. McKendree then won nine straight basketball
championships. The baseball team was just as success-
ful. After the reincarnation of baseball in 1953-54, the
Bearcats tied for one championship and won nine cham-
pionships outright.
McKendree's sports dominance in the Prairie Con-
ference brought complaints from other members and for
this reason and for differences in philosophies over aid
to athletes, McKendree withdrew from the conference
in 1963.
McKendree joined the National Association of In-
tercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1 966 and at the end of
the 1968-69 basketball season received her first invita-
tion to the field of four in the NAIA District 20 tourna-
ment since becoming an independent. The Bearcats
reached the finals by beating Chicago State but lost to
Millikin University in the finals.
In 1975, McKendree. along with Quincy College,
Lewis University. St. Ambrose College, and Lorras Col-
lege, attempted to form the Midland Conference; how-
ever, a schedule between the schools was never com-
pleted and the conference never became a reality.
Athletic Directors
According to the Centennial McKendree College
History, the first paid coach of any McKendree athletic
activity was William F. Ralcliff in 1 868-69, a student
who served as athletic director and janitor of the
Athleteon gymnasium. Over the years there were other
students who. under the supen ision of a faculty mem-
ber, acted as club presidents for certain sports, such as
W. A. Kelso in baseball and Cameron "Cap" Harmon
in football. But following the recognition of sports by
the board of trustees in 1906. an Athletic Department
w as organized and a director w as chosen w ho w ould be
a member of the faculty and would devote his entire
efforts to athletics.
According to the 1 9 1 3 McKendrean. "the man se-
lected was Professor B. E. Wiggins of the University of
Pennsylvania, who had had several years of successful
experience in athletic work before coming here." It
should be noted there were directors prior to this time.
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but they were not faculty members. Professor Wiggins
established a department in a short time, which com-
pared favorably with almost any of the small colleges.
During his first two years, McKendree was not allowed
to compete in intercollegiate athletics, "but by his un-
tiring efforts in arranging society and class teams he
arou.sed the athletic spirit of the school and when inter-
collegiate competition was permissible in 1908,
McKendree had a well-trained group of men capable of
making a credible showing."
Following Professor Wiggins and through 1923,
came Homer T. Osbom, Cyrus S. Gentry, Marvin W.
Krieger, L.C. LeVan, C. N. Stokes, Frank Laurence,
Orville A. Hall, and E. A. "Lefty" Davis. Then came
Glen F. Filley, 1925-30; Arthur Doolen, 1930-33; Paul
Waldorf, 1933-36; B. E. Blanchard, 1936-38; Arthur K.
Henderson, 1938-41; Lewis Scholl, 1941-42; Leon
Church, 1942-46; Wesley Jonah, 1946-48; Ralph
Barclay, 1948-50; Hugh R Redden, 1950-52; James D.
Collie, 1952-57; James "Barney" Oldfield, 1957-63, and
Lou Vesely, 1963-66.
Up to 1 966 most McKendree athletic directors had
short tenures. There had been a six-year director, James
Oldfield, and two five-year directors. Glen Filley and
James Collie. With the arrival of Harry Statham, a 1 960
McKendree graduate and letterman in ba.seball and bas-
ketball, as athletic director in 1966, the longest tenure
in this position was launched and still counting through
the period of this history.
Coach Statham brought with him an intense be-
lief in physical fitness as a prerequisite to sports excel-
lence, as his basketball players soon learned when in-
troduced to pre-season exercises, including long-dis-
tance running, isometric exercises, weight lifting, and
.station exercises.
Prior to the mid-1960s most athletic directors ran
a program with three varsity sports — football, basket-
ball, and track — with sporadic years of baseball as a
fourth, and spurts of tennis as another. Sometimes the
make-up was basketball, baseball, and track, and after
track was dropped, just basketball and baseball. Soccer
and golf were then added as men's varsity sports, and in
the early 1 970s basketball, volleyball, and Softball were
added as women's varsity sports.
But there were exceptions during the Glen Filley
years. In 1 928-29, varsity letters were awarded in eight
sports — football, track, basketball, cross-country, mara-
thon, baseball, men's tennis, and women's tennis — some
74 in all. The outpouring of varsity awards brought
criticism from some "M" club members, and several
letters of complaint appeared in the McKendree Review.
One member wrote, "There are so many letters on cam-
pus I'd rather not wear mine around here in order to be
distinguished." Another complained that his "M" would
no longer help him get rides hitchhiking home; "every-
one in Southern Illinois is wearing one."
In 1977, Jean Kirts became McKendree's first di-
rector of women's athletics.
Women's Athletics
Intramurals
Women's intramural sports in the early years were
as the men's — mainly student-organized and under the
spon.sorship of a faculty member. Volleyball, soccer,
basketball, tennis, bowling, badminton, softball, archery,
table tennis, shuffleboard, and touch football were on
the menu during various years before varsity women's
sports were started.
In the 1933-34 school year, McKendree became a
member of the Women's Athletic Association, with Miss
Rosalind Hohn as faculty sponsor. The WAA's purpose
was "to render possible the participation of more women
students in athletics and various forms of physical edu-
cation. Definite numbers of points are to be given for
the activities in which each woman student takes part,
and upon having accumulated a specific number, that
individual will receive a letter."
The letter was a purple "M," and a girl had to par-
ticipate in at least five of eight sports to receive one.
Not more than 100 points could be counted from any
one sport. Points were earned through practices, par-
ticipation in tournaments, being winners or runners-up
in tournaments, and substituting in a tournament game
for some other member.
In its first year McKendree's WAA boasted 24
members, and, led by Burdine Utiey with 593 points,
13 members gained the necessary 500 points for let-
ters.
An annual Field Day was a feature of the WAA.
In the spring of 1936 the tennis matches were rained
out, but the remaining events were held — broad jump,
hurdles, 50-yard dash, and baseball throw. The winner
in all events was Mary Blanche Wolfe.
At times McKendree's girls took part in special
off-campus events. In the late 1 930s, annual Spring Field
Days were conducted at Normal, Illinois. A 1939
McKendree Review states that McKendree's girls trav-
eled there to compete with DeKalb and Millikin Uni-
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MC KENDREE"
versities. In soccer they lost to DeKalb 4 to 2, but con-
quered Millikin 2 to 0. Dolores Cooper scored both goals
against Millikin.
In the late 1950s, student majors in physical edu-
cation taught various sports in the women's physical
education classes. Phyllis Nies, '62, and Joyce Hudson,
*60, were two students who instructed intramural sports.
In 1966 women's bowling was started, and by the
school year 1967-68 there were seven or eight teams com-
peting in intramural sports in basketball and volleyball.
Other sports were tried. During the 1 966-67 school
year, members of McKendree's Women's Recreation
Association were invited by the Illinois Field Hockey
Club to participate in a field hockey clinic at Eastern
Illinois University. They accepted and in the exhibition
game against Eastern crafted a 2 to 1 victory. Upon
their return to campus the girls invited interested coeds
to turn out at Hypes Field for practice in order to form a
team for future competition. Apparently, the interest
didn't develop.
A women's Major and Minor Club (PEMM) was
organized in the early 1970s to "promote and sponsor"
the intramural program. Awards were given to outstand-
ing participants. Points were earned through participa-
tion and by winning a first, second, or third in any sport
event. The club's name did not intend to imply that a
participant had to be a PE major or minor. Jean Kirts
was director of intramurals at this time.
Women's intramurals soon included tennis, soc-
cer, bowling, pool, volleyball, basketball, badminton,
and Softball. Intramurals served well as a prelude to the
introduction of a sport to varsity competition.
In 1977, Luanne Lucy became director of
intramurals for both men and women.
Basketball
It will surprise most to learn that according to the
Centennial McKendree College History and the
McKendree Pigskin the first basketball played on cam-
pus was by the women's basketball team of 1903-04.
The team was comprised of Mabel Duncan, Lulu Large,
Dora Dougherty, Florence Reinhardt, Myrtle Duncan
(team captain), and Lydia Malemee. The McKendree
Pigskin records: "The first few nights great crowds
gather to see the games, it being comparatively new in
McKendree. At first it was a great sight for the specta-
tors to see them bump heads and mix up in general a
mighty effort to gain possession of the big leather ball.
But soon the awkward rushes were pushed aside and
the mighty hand of athletic training was greatly in evi-
dence, and they became very graceful and soon carried
off the honors of Championship of Southern Illinois."
This was claimed by virtue of a 2 to 1 victory over
O'Fallon and a 2 to 2 tie with Collinsville.
Basketball would continue to be a favorite
women's sport. The 1913 McKendrean and others con-
tain photographs of women's basketball teams, but
games are not recorded. A 1921 McKendree Review
notes that the McKendree College girls played the of-
fice force, but results are not mentioned. The McKendree
Review also states that a McKendree graduate. Miss
McCammon, "coaches girls' basketball team from
Lebanon's 6th, 7th, and 8th grades."
A women's class tournament in basketball was held
during the 1922-23 school year, won by the freshmen
class. The McKendree Review noted that this was the fu-st
class tournament in 10 years to decide a championship in
women's athletics. There are no records available that
Women 's Intramural Touch Football in 1969.
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refute its being a first in McKendree
women's sports, when varsity "]VI'"s
were awarded to the all-star team
selected from the tournament. The
recipients were Martha Hughes,
Dorothy McCammon, Eva Pearce,
Elizabeth Sawyer, Opal Smith,
Peggy Smith, and Ruby Van Dyke.
Games were played under
women's rules, which required six
players on a team. The playing floor
was divided into two halves; three
players played on the offensive half
and three players on the defensive
half. The ball had to be passed
across the center line; players could
not cross the line in either direction.
Players could dribble the ball only
three times before they had to pass
the ball or shoot. The three players
on the offensive end were the only
ones who could score. Thus, the
low scores.
Sponsored by the WAA,
McKendree's 1935-36 basketball
team made its debut in an intercol-
legiate game against Blackburn
College at Carlinville, Illinois, on
January 23, 1936. The score was
McKendree 10, Blackburn 8.
Mary Blanche Wolfe made eight of
the 10 points, causing Blackburn's
coach to comment, "She's the best
women's basketball player I've
ever seen."
McKendree would also win the
return match played in Eisenmayer
Gymnasium on February 28.
Mary Margaret Carson joined
Wolfe in sharing scoring honors.
A McKendree Review gave the
lineup as follows: Mary Blanche
Wolfe, Mary Margaret Carson,
and Helen Handel, forwards;
Myra Jeans, Dorothy Pfeffer, and Dorothy Eaton, guards;
and Catherine Gilkerson and Arline Stanton, substitutes.
The following year Principia College was added
to the "Bear Kittens" or "Kittycubs" schedule, and games
were played in 1937-38 as well.
Athletic Director A. K. Henderson coached
women's basketball during the 1939-41 seasons with
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Reader acting as game officials.
In 1941-42 with Cora Marie Thomas as coach,
home and away games were played with Blackburn, Har-
ris Teachers, Principia, and Shurtleff. Marion
Kleinschmidt completed her fourth year as one of the
team's top guards.
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In 1 942-43 due to gas rationing, only games against
Lebanon girl teams were played. There was no desig-
nated coach, but Ruth Hauser and Eunice Bivens acted
as co-captains.
After 1943 articles in the McKendree Review note
that the WAA scheduled intramural games until 1948-
49. That season the women's varsity, coached by physi-
cal education instructor Janelle Kleinschmidt, posted a
55 to 50 win over Shurtleff College. Intercollegiate com-
petition then waned, and the WAA sponsored basket-
ball tournaments for any girls interested.
At least one game, a 50 to 32 loss to Shurtleff,
was played in 1 95 1 -52 when Dorothy Bamett was physi-
cal education instructor. In 1952-53, under the direc-
tion of physical education instructor Velta Jean Taylor,
one varsity game was played, a 33 to 30 loss to Wash-
ington University of St. Louis. And intramural games
were played between the Kitty Cubs and Bear Kittens.
The following year the WAA women organized a
team that was coached by male students who also served
as referees. This student-organized team beat Shurtleff
but lost to Greenville, Principia, Washington U., and
Webster College.
A 1957-58 McKendree Review states that the
women's PE class taught by Helen Brown organized a
basketball team called "Cubkittens." Games were played
with Scott Field and Greenville.
The 1959-60 season, coached by senior student
Joyce Hudson, in which two games were played, is
worthy of note since Peggy "Chip" Jackson scored 25
and 22 points in the games. The 25 points, although
not declared so, were probably a single game scor-
ing record.
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1973 Women's Basketball in action.
From 1 963-64 through 1 965-66 when Lou Vesely
was athletic director, Mrs. Lou Vesely coached women's
basketball as an intramural sport. By the following year
there were seven women's teams competing in intra-
mural sports.
In January 1970, a quickly organized team with
Jean Kirts as coach participated in the Eastern Illinois
University Invitational Basketball Sports Day with SIU
Carbondale, SIU Edwardsville. EIU Charles-
ton, and Indiana State University. The
McKendree girls beat EIU by four points but
lost to SIU by two. Michaelynn Brownfield,
Mary Burk, Mary Moeller, Suzanne Phillips,
Bernice Stambaugh, Rose Statham, and
Marsha Terry represented McKendree.
With Jean Kirts as coach and the game
now played under relaxed boys' rules,
women's basketball started as a major sport
in the 1 973-74 school year. Two games were
played, both losses to Principia and
Blackburn Colleges. Both games were away
due to lack of funds to pay officials.
Eleven games were played in 1974-75
and three of these ended in victories, two over
Lewis and Clark and one over Blackburn.
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Losses were to Lindenwood, Forest Park, Maryville, and
Meramac. Players were Nancy Weible, Kathy Jones, Dee
Walker, Trina Schaefer, Connie Horman, Mary Beans,
Patty Thompson, Val Thaxton, and Jeri Petri.
Brenda Hedges coached the 1975-76 team to a 4
and 7 season. SIU-Edwardsville, Greenville, John A.
Logan, Florissant Valley, and Principia replaced Forest
Park, Meramac, and Maryville in the schedule. Mary
Beans, Kathy Jones, and Dee Walker were the only vet-
erans from the previous year.
According to the McKendree Review, Luanne Lucy
coached a 1976-77 team composed entirely of fresh-
men to a 2 and 10 season. The victories came at the
expense of Greenville and Lindenwood.
McKendree's first winning season came in 1977-
78 with eight victories against five losses. Kathy
Hardesty, Bonnie Hoover, Camilla Demaree, Cindy
Luedeman, Karen Missey, Laura Percival, and Janet
De Bourge were second year players. Luanne Lucy was
the coach.
Volleyball
Women's intramural volleyball tournaments
were sponsored by the WAA at least as early as 1 940,
from which a McKendree team was victorious over
Blackburn College's women. The McKendree Re-
view notes that matches were played in the 1950s
between the morning and afternoon gym classes. In
1957 a volleyball tournament was conducted under
Helen Brown, women's physical education instruc-
tor.
In 1972 women's inter-collegiate volleyball was
initiated with Jean Kirts as coach. Principia, SIU-
Edwardsville, and Greenville furnished the opposition.
Randie La Russa, Sally Ford, Sherry Ratz, Nancy
Weible, Mary Beans, Mary Ann Moeller, Diane Ohl,
Ann Darin, Kathy Jones, Judy Thompson, Sharon
Zuliene, Bemice Stambaugh, and Ellen Olds constituted
the squad.
Varsity volleyball became a reality in 1973 with
McKendree's girls playing in league games at Forest
Park Community College, Florissant Valley, and
Lewis and Clark junior colleges. Lindenwood, Har-
ris Teachers, Blackburn, Greenville, MacMurray, and
Principia colleges were league members. Jean Kirts
coached the teams through 1975 and Luanne Lucy in
1976 and 1977.
After a 2 and 4 record in the inaugural year,
McKendree's best record was 4 and 9 in 1976. The
McKendree Review gave credit to Patty Douglas, Pat
Kiehna, Claudia Cook, Cindy Luedeman, Karen Massey,
and Bonnie Hoover as key players in the improved sea-
son.
Bradley, SlU-Carbondale, and Illinois College
were added to McKendree's 1977 schedule, in which
there were eight victories.
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Tennis
Tennis, from its very beginning in 1890 when a
court was "prepared" by students on the front campus,
was a sport in which "pleasant hours were spent by the
boys and girls of the college." It would continue only as
a recreational sport for women until the 1 920s. The 1 920
McKendrean refers to tennis for girls and that "some
girls can play with the best."
The first record found of intercollegiate competi-
tion is in the 1928-29 school year. The number of
matches is unknown, but it is recorded that the women
lost only one match. Varsity letters were awarded to
Martha Rogers, Inez Hageman, Orena Mowe, and Dor-
othy Pfeffer. Other letter winners in the late twenties and
early thirties were: Zook, Buetelman, Hertenstein, Jacobs,
Shamalenberger, Kershner, and Schnyder. Mowe,
Hageman, and Beutelman were four-year letter winners.
Women's tennis would continue into the late 1 930s
but with only sporadic intercollegiate matches. Those
who represented McKendree during this period were
Dorothy Hoover, Myra Jeans, Dorothy Hertenstein,
Mary Blanche Wolfe, Maxine Miller, Helen Handel,
Velma Hamilton, and Mary Etta Reed.
Intramural Women's Athletic Association tennis
continued until there were no courts upon which to play.
When new courts were constructed around 1953, tennis
again became a recreational sport. After the permanent
courts were completed in 1963, it became a women's
intramural sport.
Softball
A McKendree women's softball team was orga-
nized at least as early as 1960 when McKendree's
women beat Lebanon High, 32 to 11. Softball was a
well-established intramural sport for women before it
became a varsity sport.
In inter-collegiate contests in 1972, McKendree
lost games to Greenville and Principia colleges. In the
game with Greenville, Sally Ford had a home run and
Mary Moeller had four hits, two doubles, and two
singles. Moeller was also the losing pitcher.
The first year of varsity softball was 1 974. Luanne
Lucy and Ellen Olds were the coaches. They were fol-
lowed by Anita Moores and Brenda Hedges, and then
in 1977 Luanne Lucy again became the coach.
Some of the players through 1 977 were Pat Kiehna,
Debby Marlen, Debby McNelly, Karen Diecker, Patty
Douglas, Angle Moore, Kathy Jones, Lisa Lindsay,
Peggy Klein, Jenny Bamett, Janet De Bourge, Cindy
Luedeman, Kathy Hardesty, Diane Halloran, Karen
Missey, and Laura Percival.
The 1974 team had a won-lost record of 4 and 1,
while the 1975 and 1976 teams were both 5 and 4. The
1976 team was 4 and 5.
Note: Unfortunately, little information on game
or individual records on women's sports was found.
However, it appears that the following were three sport
letter winners: Karen Missey, Patty Douglas, Cindy
Luedeman, Kathy Jones, Janet De Bourge, Kathy
Hardesty, and Laura Percival.
Men's Athletics
Football
The 1905 McKendree Pigskin and the Centennial
McKendree College History state "as early as 1888
McKendree played among themselves a game they
called foot ball." But in this game the ball was only
propelled by kicking. The first real football team was
organized in 1 892 with Jean F. Webb as captain. The
team played only one game, a loss to Smith Academy
of St. Louis, 66 to 0. Since there were no eligibility rules.
Smith had padded their roster with "ringers" from lead-
ing teams around the city. In 1893 McKendree lost to
Drury College, 1 4 to 0, but when Smith Academy played
at Lebanon the following year, the McKendree boys had
become wise to the ringer game and won 22 to 0.
Cameron Harmon, who would become
McKendree's president in 1923, played on the 1895
team, but he would drop out sometime after the football
season to teach in a school near Flora, Illinois, in order
to pay expenses. The following year he would journey
to Lebanon long enough to practice and play in a losing
game against the Belleville Tigers on Thanksgiving day.
Dissension then struck the team and remained a prob-
lem until Harmon returned as a student in 1 899. He was
elected captain, and one W. L. Lucas assumed the role
as manager. The following year "Cap" Harmon exhib-
ited his recruiting powers and brought in a few fresh
bodies, who, along with himself and some old hands,
would make McKendree a football power.
Nap Bon Thayer, an ex-Harvard man, who lived
in Lebanon, volunteered as coach, and in 1900 for the
first time McKendree could compete successfully with
other colleges. Prior to this year games were played on
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an open field, and the team was financially supported
by contributions from students and the citizens of Leba-
non. But now Lebanon Park, where the games were
played, was enclosed and paid admission could be
charged. The team tied Western Military Academy 12
to 12, defeated Barnes Medical 17 to 0, St. Louis High
22 to 11, Southern Illinois Normal 25 to 0, and lost to
Christian Brothers College 17 to 5, and Ewing College
12to0.
The McKendree Pigskin and Centennial
McKendree College History disagree on the 1 901 record,
but both agree that five games were won in 1902 and
McKendree had her best record ever. Also, in a game
with Marion-Simms-Beaumont College of St. Louis
there was the largest crowd, including 600 visitors, ever
to witness a game in Lebanon. Neither the size of the
crowd nor the game score was recorded, but the team's
bank account was increased by $103. This was Harmon's
final year as a student at McKendree. He had served as
captain of the team for four years. The 1903 team won
four games including a 12 to 5 victory over St. Louis
University. Only 1 game was lost.
The 1904 season in which two games were won
and one lost would be the last football game played by
the McKendree men for some time. Dr. McKendree H.
Chamberlin was college president at this time, and he
was passionately opposed to intercollegiate sports. He
told the board of trustees that athletics had no proper
place in the college curriculum and called football a
"cruel sport." He stated that it "gives special privileges
to the welfare of eleven of its students, at the expense of
all others. . . ."
The board of trustees agreed with Dr. Chamberlin
and football was banned, as well as intercollegiate par-
ticipation in any sport. However, in 1906, Dr.
Chamberlin finally agreed
that a physical education pro-
gram should be organized on
campus. This led to the hir-
ing of Professor Wiggins to
organize classes in physical
education, but there would be
no form of football.
It wouldn't be until the
fall of 1916 that football be-
came an intercollegiate sport
along with basketball, base-
ball, track, and tennis. The
coach was Professor L. C.
Le Van, and team captain was
a burly quarterback named
Turner. By 1918the schedule included Illinois College,
Shurtleff, Lincoln, Charleston Normal, Blackburn, and
home and away games with Carbondale Normal.
McKendree was now poised to enter her golden
age of sports, and football would be in the forefront.
The 1 920 McKendrean stated, "McKendree College cul-
tivates athletics as a pastime. There is less professional-
ism here than in most other institutions. Nevertheless,
our record shows that such a condition by no means
detracts from the ability to win victories." Pastime or
not, the McKendree Review editors saw that athletics
received primary coverage. Bold headlines of team vic-
tories frequented the front pages of many editions, and
when there was athletic news of any kind, it was usu-
ally found on the front page. Strong rivalries developed,
foremost with Shurtleff College, with Southern Illinois
Normal close behind.
The 1921 football team, coached by Orval Hall,
claimed the Southern Illinois (Egyptian) Conference
championship with a 4 and 1 record, having beaten Jack-
son Academy, Carbondale Normal, Blackburn, and
Shurtleff. A 2 to 0 loss came at the hands of Carbondale
in a return engagement. But Carbondale needed an as-
sist from McKendree to record the win. When punting
from his own end zone, McKendree's punter banked
the ball off the posterior of one of his blockers. The
ball was recovered by a McKendree player behind
the goal line, unfortunately, for a 2 point safety. Those
were the only points scored by opponents in any con-
ference game. McKendree scored 167 points, including
94 against Jackson Academy. The latter would be a last-
ing record. Six McKendreans — Carvel, Catt, Adams,
Lizenby, Miller, and Sayre — made the All Southern Il-
linois all-star team. Cralley and Maxey were on the sec-
ond team.
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The 1922 team won two, lost two and tied two,
with Sayre as its captain. Cralley, Hall, and Rhiel were
selected to the All-Conference team.
Ten games, constituting the biggest schedule ever,
with "Lefty" Davis as coach and Albert Willis as quar-
terback and captain, were played in 1923. The 4-4-2
record was respectable considering that Southwest Mis-
souri, Western Illinois, Cape Girardeau, and Charleston
had been added to the schedule.
It was only fitting that McKendree would now have
a "12th" man in Dr. Cameron Harmon, as the Bearcats
joined the Little Nineteen Conference — Illinois Inter-
collegiate Athletic Conference (I.I.A.C.) — in 1923.
Perhaps it was also appropriate that McKendree held
her first annual homecoming on Wednesday, October
24, 1923.
McKendree wasted no time in letting her presence
be known by winning the conference title in 1924 with
six wins and one tie. Her overall record was 7-1 - 2,
including an 88 to 0 victory over Ewing University. The
loss came from the Missouri School of Mines in RoUa,
Missouri, a school that over the years would give
McKendree more grief in football than any other.
Fred Young, a sports writer on the Bloomington
Pantagraph newspaper, was a well-known and respected
football official. He was noted no less for his all-state
all-star conference selections and placed McKendree's
freshman fullback, Holsinger, on his first II in 1924.
Lloyd Pettit was picked as a tackle on the third team.
Captain Donald Berst, tackle, would be back, but se-
niors who would be sorely missed the next season were
Pettit, James Newcom, Theodore Search, and Ray
Carter.
The lettermen personnel constituting this team
were very unusual in that five of its number were from
Freedom High School, Freedom, Pennsylvania — most
probably a result of Dr. Harmon's persuasive powers.
And to add to the sports fever sweeping the campus, a
cub bear was added as mascot.
McKendree's freshman sensation fullback,
Holsinger, did not return to school, but the 1925 team
with Glen Filley as coach and Pettit as captain was 6 - 3
- 1 overall and 5 and 1 in the conference. However, there
was no conference championship due to the one loss,
which was to Knox College. Other losses were to Rolla
and the Springfield, Missouri, Teachers. The tie was with
the Cape Girardeau Teachers.
John Isom, halfback, had been elected captain of
the 1926 team, but due to an injury received in the prior
season's Carthage game he was not able to play. Joe
Guandolo, an end, was then elected captain. The injury
would prevent Isom from being a four-sport, four-year
letterman. As it was, he would earn 15 letters, a
McKendree record.
The 1926 team recorded only one win, a 13 to 0
victory over Lincoln, and a 0 to 0 tie with Carbondale
Normal. One of the losses was a rare one, 0 to 3 to Scott
Field on a drop kick in the last quarter.
The centennial year was 1927-28 and Mc-
Kendree's team was known this year as the Fighting
Centenarians. Quarterback Erie Todd, a four-year
letterman, was captain and led the team in a 6 - 2 - 2
season. He was selected as a quarterback on Brig
Young's all-state second team. Other four-year lettermen
were Clifford Gould, Joseph Guandolo, and Delbert
Lacquement.
Edward Shadowen, a diminutive halfback but con-
sistent ground gainer, was captain of Coach Filley 's 1928
team, which recorded a 7 and 3 season. The victories
included a 26 to 0 win over Southwest Missouri State, a
36 to 6 pounding of Bradley Tech, and a 20 to 13
squeaker over Evansville. St. Louis University was a 6
to 0 victor, and the old nemesis, Rolla School of Mines,
tacked on a 19 to 0 loss.
The 1929 season was memorable in that the first
night football game was played on Hypes Field on Sep-
tember 19, 1929. Not only was this the first night game
locally but the first one in the "football industry of the
Middle West." Three thousand fans, the largest crowd
ever to attend a home sports event, witnessed McKendree's
center, Cormin Watkins, also her drop-kicker, split the
uprights with a kick that subdued Scott Field 3 to 0. The
McKendree Review reads that he kicked two in another
game the year before but doesn't tell us the opponent.
In the second game of the season 1 ,500 fans turned
out for a night victory over Central Wesleyan; then two
more night victories over Cape Girardeau and Illinois
Normal extended a home winning streak to 12 straight.
The Bearcats' last five games, all in daylight, were los-
ers, including a 73 to 0 loss to Rolla, the worst in school
history. Idris "Dudes" Comwell, backfield triple-threat
man and triple letter winner the past two seasons, was
Bearcat captain.
The Bearcats had a new coach, Arthur Doolen, for
the 1930 season, and play was opened with a 13 to 6
victory over Scott Field. This was the fifth straight night
victory; however, the streak ended with a 12 to 7 loss to
Shurtleff Only two victories were gained this year.
Fuzzy Hubble was the captain, and his being picked to
a center position on the Little Nineteen All-Conference
team by the Associated Press was quite remarkable in
that the Bearcats had no conference victories.
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A. E. Horton captained the 1 93 1 team to a 4 - 4 - 1
season, 2-3-1 in the conference. The United Press
picked Elmer "Butch" Todd, who led the team in scor-
ing with 30 points, on its second team at a halfback po-
sition. Josef Spudich at fullback and William "Bud"
Saunders at end were given honorable mention. How-
ever, the Associated Press placed Spudich at halfback
on its first 1 1 and Todd was given honorable mention.
The 1931 homecoming was especially festive.
Friday morning the entire student body observed Hobo
Day by appearing in hobo costumes. Friday evening a
general hobo get-together was had, and this then turned
into a pep rally. Prizes were given to the best dressed
hobo and hoboette, which was followed by a snake-
dance downtown. The normal frat and social meetings
were held Saturday morning, and kickoff for the foot-
ball game with Southern Illinois Normal came at 2:30
PM. This resulted in a disappointing 0 to 7 loss. That
evening's entertainment featured the play "Shavings."
Only eight lettermen, Todd, Fulkerson, Spudich,
Gruchalla, Kurrus, Sooy, Bradham, and Moorman, re-
turned for the 1932 season. But 12new lettermen-to-be
would take up the slack, and Coach Doolen's men
brought glory back to the campus with nine wins and a
second Little Nineteen championship. Scott Field, Cape
Girardeau, Chillicothe, Washington University of St.
Louis, Southern Illinois Normal, Shurtleff, Elmhurst,
Eastern Illinois Normal, and Illinois State Normal were
all losers. The only loss in the 10 game season was to
St. Louis University. The 5 and 0 conference record
made McKendree co-champions with Illinois Wesleyan,
whose record was also unblemished.
But as great as winning the championship was,
future old-timers would remember the season more for
the 13 to 6 win over Washington University than for
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being conference champions. Todd, Spudich, Fulkerson,
Brock, Comfort, Moorman, Derwelis, Kurrus, Howard
Larsh, Hrasky, and Flanders were the starters in the
game. A key play in the win was a fake punt by Todd.
From punt formation he took the ball on his own 12
yard line, then ran 88 yards for six points. Bradham,
Spudich, Fulkerson, and Kurrus made key blocks in the
execution of the play. A place kick was also faked suc-
cessfully, and Spudich ran through a gap over left guard
for the point. The Bearcats' other six points were scored
on a cross-buck by Spudich.
The Associated Press picked Captain Todd as a
halfback on its All-Conference first team. Spudich was
named to a second team position at fullback by the AP,
while the UP and Bloomington Pantograph placed him
on their first team. Fulkerson was given honorable men-
tion at quarterback by the AP and UP and given a first
place slot by the Pantograph. Frank Gruchalla at cen-
ter, Kurrus at guard, and Bradham at halfback were given
honorable mention by the Pantograph. After gradua-
tion, Spudich would go on to several seasons as full-
back for the St. Louis Gunners professional team. The
team's nine wins were the most ever and the best record
ever by a McKendree football team.
Following McKendree's pioneering in 1929 with
some home games at night, other schools embraced the
idea. The Cape and St. Louis U. games in 1932 were
away at night, but McKendree's home opener at night
with Scott Field would be the Bearcats' last ever home
night game.
Coach Paul Waldorf, brother of Northwestem's
Waldorf, mentored the 1933, '34, and '35 teams. He
would also be head of the Romance Languages Depart-
ment, a departure from past practices of athletic direc-
tor only, an economy move.
Moorman captained the
'33 team, which included re-
turning lettermen Fulkerson,
Gruchalla, Walter Rauth,
Bradham, Larsh, Harsky, Paul
Mauck, and "Spike" Wilson.
With another bumper crop of
freshmen, including Leroy
Rice, James Sampson, William
Eaton. Wallace Blackburn,
Raymond Musgrove, Ervin
Aufderheide, and Donald Allen
being added, the season looked
promising. It was indeed, and
the Bearcats met Illinois
Wesleyan for the conference
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of the season. The purple and
white lost 7 to 13 and finished
with a 4 and 1 conference
record. Illinois Wesleyan fin-
ished 4-0-1. The loss also
ended the Bearcats consecutive
conference win streak at 1 1 .
Losses to Washington U.,
7 to 22, and the Rolia Miners
6 to 7, gave McKendree a not-
so shabby 6 and 3 season. In-
cluded in the wins was a 58 to
0 whopper over Eastern Illinois
State U.
The United Press and Pantagraph selected
Moorman as a tackle on their All-Conference first teams.
The AP gave him honorable mention. "Woody"
Fulkerson was placed on the first team, either as a quar-
terback or fullback by all three. Gruchalla made center
on the AP's second team and honorable mention by the
UP and Pantagraph. The Pantagraph picked Wilson as
halfback on its first team; the UP gave him honorable
mention. James "Big Chief Sampson was selected for
honorable mention by the AP and Pantagraph while
Leroy "Duck" Rice received honorable mention at guard
by the Pantagraph.
Wilson captained the '34 team to a 4 and 5 season,
the brightest win being a 20 to 6 victory over Rolla, the
first win in seven meetings with the Miners.
In a game played in a continuing downpour at
Washington University, the Bearcats' freshman end and
punter, "Dutch" Berendt, got off a punt for an unbeliev-
able 80 yards. This was the highlight of an 1 8 to 0 loss.
Then later in the season, with Sampson mowing down
would-be tacklers and Wilson stutter-stepping behind
him, a Southern Illinois Normal University homecom-
ing crowd was shocked into silence by Wilson's touch-
down runs of 60 and 71 yards. Unfortunately, the home
rooters went home happy with a 19 to 12 victory.
Wilson was selected to the All-Conference first
team by the AP, the UP, and the Pantagraph. Rice,
Blackburn, and Sampson received honorable mention
by the AP
In December at the annual "M" awards dinner. Dr.
Harmon aroused considerable interest and excitement
when he discussed the possibility of a football game
with Boston University. Unfortunately, he was unable
to materialize the dream.
Only three lettermen, Raymond Musgrove, Albert
Manwaring, and Clifford Hertenstein were lost by gradu-
?.•? Football team McKendree vs. Sliiirtleff.
ation, but first stringers Berendt and Sampson, ends;
quarterback Wilber Zirges; halfback "Mr. Outside"
Ervin Aufderheide; and reserves Don Wilson and Eldon
Browning failed to return to school. And the freshmen
list was below par, but led by Captain Howard Larsh,
the 1935 Bearcats still managed a 5 - 3 - 1 season with
a 13 to 0 loss to Illinois College keeping them from
another conference title. The other losses were to Wash-
ington and Rolla.
Wilson was again named to a first-place position
on the conference team by all three news services.
He was also voted most valuable player in the con-
ference and for the second year was named by
Grantland Rice, nationally renowned sports writer,
to his Little AU-American team. Upon graduation,
Wilson was signed by the Detroit Lions to a profes-
sional football contract.
Wallace Blackburn was picked as a tackle on the
International News Service's first team and on the AP's
second team. The AP and INS gave Larsh a place at
guard on their conference second team. Rice, James
Beers, John Larsh, and George Strecker received hon-
orable mention by a news service.
B. E. Blanchard, whose coaching position was
consolidated with professor of education, inherited the
Bearcats for the 1936 and '37 seasons, which would
complete their final schedules in the Little Nineteen
Conference.
Minus Dr. Harmon, their top persuader, but with
Blackburn as captain and replacements Isselhardt, Ernst,
Madden, Cook, Woodard, James Gruchalla, Doemer,
and big (265) Dudley Klamp, the 1936 team eked out a
3 and 6 season; however, they won only one in the Little
Nineteen. Still, Blackburn was picked at tackle on the
AP's conference second team. John Larsh received an
honorable mention by the AP.
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1940-1941 Football team McKendree vs. Mission House in Wisconsin. Behind
0-6. McK took a time out and sang "My Gal Sal" in their huddle. McK won the
game 7-6. "My Gal Sal" became the sweetheart of the campus.
A December 1936, McKendree Review noted,
"McKendree's Benny 'Nose' Isselhardt, along with
Lan7 Kelly of Yale, headed the AP's rating of freak plays
for the football season. In the McKendree vs. Wash-
ington game, Benny threw a pass that hit Gog, Wash-
ington University tackle, and was deflected back to
Isselhardt for a 3 yard gain."
The 1937 team with quarterback Isselhardt as cap-
tain rang up a 3 - 5 - 1 season record and a 2 - 3 - 1 in its
Little Nineteen schedule close-out. Replacement players
were the rule with Ward, Weber, Harmon, Simmons,
Donham, Long, Butler, Atkins, Shipp, Sager, Greenwood,
Martin, Handlon, and Posage all winning their first "M"s.
A happy homecoming crowd witnessed a 52 to 0
defeat of Oakland City (Indiana) College as Bearcat
passer Ward completed 7 of 12 passes for 136 yards.
Six of his completions were to left end Bise, who at
season's end was picked on the INS All-Conference
second team. The AP gave him honorable mention. After
graduation he was a starting end on the St. Louis Globe
Democrat all-star team in a benefit game against the
Chicago Cardinals.
A new coach, Herbert Gould, came on board for
the 1938, '39, and '40 seasons. The 1938 team had as
co-captains Doemer and Randall and was 2 and 6 for
the season. The wins were over Eureka and Principia.
The losses included a school record 88 to 0 loss, to Wash-
ington University. This was the final meeting between
the schools in football.
The McKendree Review sports writer assessed
the season: "McKendree's eleven has been playing
out of their class practically the entire season — only
three games matched against teams of equal strength."
The 1939 team recorded three
wins against four losses. The victo-
ries were over Chillicothe, Eureka,
and Moberly Junior College. Losses
came from Shurtleff, Burlington,
Principia, and Illinois College. "Ace"
Harmon captained the team.
Coach Gould's 1940 team had
no elected captain; one was appointed
for each game. Three junior colleges
were included in the eight-game
schedule, and the Bearcats came
away with two victories.
Coach Lewis Scholl's man-
power was very thin in the 1941 sea-
son, and he used at most 16 men in
any one game. George Edwards was
the captain, and the team had a 2 - 4 -
1 record. With World War II on everyone's schedule,
McKendree's manpower was such that football couldn't
be reasonably supported and was therefore dropped as
a competitive sport after the '41 season.
With an all-freshmen plus one sophomore team,
football was revived in 1946 with a four-game sched-
ule. No touchdowns were scored by the Bearcats, and
all games were losses. But Captain Gene Briggs, fresh-
man quarterback, and his teammates gave their best ef-
forts and at least made the games interesting.
Again in 1947, Coach Wesley Jonah had to rely
mainly on freshmen, supplemented by two sophomores
and one junior. Mason Holmes, who also served as team
captain. No games were won in the seven-game season,
but three touchdowns were scored, one against Principia
and two against Millikin's "B" team. Holmes gained a
position as center on the Pioneer All-Conference team.
Ralph E. Barclay coached the 1948 and '49 teams.
Holmes, the only senior on the team, again was '48 team
captain. Eight games were played, and the Bearcats
gained their first victory since restarting football in 1 946,
an 18 to 7 win over Chillicothe (Missouri) Business
College. In the victory all three touchdowns were scored
by Ed "Slick" Schaefer, one a 70-yard punt return.
Coach Barclay's 1 949 team might have been called
the "pseudys," since every team member had a nick-
name. Tackle Kenneth "Jaw" Austin was team captain.
Bill "Turk" Nagel was quarterback. And there were
Elvis "Rosie" Rosenberger, Monty "Monk" Hull,
Bill "Wrighta" Wright, Gene "Bore" Briggs,
Roy "Butter" Katayama, and Dick "Pitt" Pittenger. Per-
haps the scheme worked, for the Bearcats had three vic-
tories for the season. These were claimed over Eureka,
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Chillicothe, and Missouri Baptist. And 84 points were
tallied, but the opposition had 146.
Coach Hugh Redden's team gained three victo-
ries against five defeats in 1950, but after this season
the old pigskin would bounce no more on Hypes Field.
The end appeared sudden to the fans when the 1951
schedule was canceled; but, the old ball had lost some
of its life as far back as 1936. When Dr. Harmon de-
parted the campus in the fall of 1935, McKendree foot-
ball lost its most ardent recruiter and persuader. Also,
the college had lost its accreditation in the North Cen-
tral Association of Colleges and was in a severe finan-
cial squeeze. Campus jobs filled by students, some by
athletes, now only satisfied half their previous fulfill-
ment toward tuition and board and room. The $75 per
semester for tuition compared to the $15 per term at a
state university like SINU loomed large. There were
some transfers, but many athletes dropped out to find
employment; the Southern Illinois oil fields claimed
some.
An influx of good new recruits was essential if
McKendree was to compete with the Washington Uni-
versity Bears, and this game played in St. Louis had
been vital to the Bearcats' sports programs. Washing-
ton was big-time college football for most of the 1 930s
and the largest football draw in St. Louis. When the
Bearcats played the Bears on November 14, 1936,
Washington had lost to Illinois University and Notre
Dame by single touchdowns and had beaten Bradley
Tech and Oklahoma A & M by scores as large as the
33 to 0 score administered to McKendree. Tickets
were $2.20 reserved, $1.10 unreserved, and Francis
Field, the home of the Bears, was packed. McKendree's
take from the Washington University game was the larg-
est single resource for Bearcat sports, and when this
annual game was lost to the program, football became
an unaffordable financial liability.
Yearly Records
Year
Win
Loss
lie
Coach
1916
7
?
L. C. LeVan
1917
9
7
Zachritz
1918
1
7
forfeits - flu
Claude N. Stokes
1919
0
7
Claude N. Stokes
1920
0
7
Frank Laurence
1921
4
1
Orville Hall
1922
2
2
2
Orville Hall
1923
4
4
-)
Earl A. Davis
1924
7
1
2
Earl A. Davis
1925
6
3
1
Glen FiUey
1926
1
6
1
Glen Filley
1927
6
2
2
Glen Filley
1928
7
3
Glen Filley
1929
4
5
Glen Filley
1930
2
5
Arthur Doolen
1931
4
4
I
Arthur Doolen
1932
9
1
Arthur Doolen
1933
6
3
Paul Waldorf
1934
4
5
Paul Waldorf
1935
5
3
1
Paul Waldorf
1936
3
6
B. E. Blanchard
1937
3
5
1
B. E. Blanchard
1938
2
6
Herbert Gould
1939
3
4
Herbert Gould
1940
2
6
Herbert Gould
1941
2
4
1
Lewis SchoU
1942-45 no
f oo
ball
1946
0
4
Wesley Jonah
1947
0
7
Wesley Jonah
1948
1
7
Ralph Barclay
1949
3
5
Ralph Barclay
1950
3
5
Hugh Redden
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Basketball
According to McKendree College Basketball: The
First Half (1908-1939), a research project done by
McKendree College student Carol Trame in 1986,
The game of basketball is truly an American
sport. It was invented by a young minister,
James Naismith, at the YMCA Training
School in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the
winter of 1891. He was asked to invent an
indoor game that would hold the interest of
young men training to be YMCA instructors.
These men, aged tn'enty-six to thirty, had al-
ready managed to force tM'o instructors to
quit. They were disgusted with the marching
drills, calisthenics and routines their instruc-
tors compelled them to do. Naismith began
e.xperimenting and finally invented a game
he believed would meet the needs of the
YMCA Training School. He drew up five
guiding principles: 1. There must be a ball;
it should be large, light, and handled with
the hands. 2. There shall be no running with
the ball. 3. No man on either team shall be
restricted from getting the ball at any time
that it is in play. 4. Both teams are to occupy
the same area, yet there is to be no personal
contact. 5. The goal shall be horizontal and
elevated.
The first goals used were peach baskets that
Naismith secured from the janitor and nailed
exactly ten feet from the edge of the balcony.
Baskets today are still elevated ten feet from
the floor He devised thirteen rules for his
new game, which have changed through the
years, but most of the basic concepts still
hold. The game was an instant success, and
its popularity spread rapidly to other YMCA 's
and local gymnasiums throughout America.
It also quickly appeared throughout the rest
of the world, because the YMCA was a uni-
versal organization.
The rules of basketball have changed through
the years to make the game easier to con-
trol. For example, Cornell was the first col-
lege to give basketball a try. They were also
the first college to ban it. They tried to play
the game with twenty-five players on each
side, and the thundering offifh' players up
and down the gym floor caused the adminis-
tration to ban the game before the building
toppled. The rule for size of team was
changed in 1894, and restricted the number
of players to five on a team. The restriction
of not being able to touch or hug the ball
to the rest of the body was changed in
1908. The out-of-bounds play sometimes
would cause a riot, because the first player
to touch the ball after it went out of bounds
was the one who was permitted to throw it
back in. This rule caused players to rush
through and over spectators to secure the
ball, even crawling up to the balconies if
needed. In 1913 this rule was changed to the
current one. One of the original rules neces-
sitated a player to pass the ball and not run
with it. At Yale, some shrewd players began
to pass the ball at the floor, then catch the
ball on the rebound, thus establishing the
dribble.
There were also physical problems to over-
come. In 1894, the rules finally stated the
exact boundaries which were to be at least
three feet from the wall. Courts were not
necessarily rectangular in shape. This was
changed around the turn of the century. Also
by 1900, the free-throw line was marked fif-
teen feet from the basket, the keyhole and
foul lines were painted on the court, and
the teams played twenty-minute halves.
Before 1903, the shoes that a player wore
were a major problem. Any kind of shoe
was used, from a leather street shoe to
large-heeled work shoes. The Spaulding
Company invented a basketball shoe in
1903. The type of basket used was also a
major obstacle. Some were closed at the bot-
tom, and had a chain that was pulled to tip
the ball back out. Some baskets did not even
have a chain, requiring a person to stand by
with a ladder to retrieve the ball. It was not
until 1906 that open baskets were used.
Backboards were invented to keep fans in the
balconies from helping out their team by
goaltending. After experimenting with wood,
which did not allow the fans to see, a wire
mesh backboard was tried, but it kept get-
ting out of shape. The first glass backboard
was used in 1909.
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High schools actually adopted a basketball
program before colleges. It was not until
1894 that it got a footing in the Eastern col-
leges. It was difficult to schedule games, be-
cause there were so few colleges that had
basketball. The ensuing result was the play-
ing of games between colleges and YMCA 's,
high schools, and independent teams. Eligi-
bility rules were not in effect, which caused
teams to come and go, and players to go from
team to team. Graduate students and teach-
ers could be on a varsit}' squad, and it made
no difference how much ball they had played
as undergraduates at other schools.
Intercollegiate contests began in the 1894-
95 season, with Minnesota State School of
Agriculture beating Hamline nine to three in
the first intercollegiate game in February of
1895. On March 20, 1897, the first five-man
college game was played. Yale played the
University of Pennsylvania, and soundly beat
them 32 to 10.
The first college to start a basketball pro-
gram was Geneva College in Beaver Falls,
Pennsylvania, in February, 1892. In 1901 the
Eastern League, today 's Ivy League, and the
New England League were formed. In 1905,
the Western Conference, today 's Big Ten, was
established.
The first record of men's basketball being played
at McKendree occurred after Professor B. E. Wiggins
became athletic director in 1 906, some three years after
it was first played by the women. Through the
professor's efforts, men's basketball society teams were
organized in 1906-07 and basketball became the lead-
ing sport. Plato Society had the sport's first society cham-
pion. The next year society teams were discontinued in
favor of independent teams and the Romans became the
new campus champion.
These teams formed a good nucleus of trained
basketball players for McKendree's entry into intercol-
legiate competition in the 1908-09 school year. With
"Froggie" Pfeffer as captain and Olin Philips, Fount
Warren, Edmund Burguart, and Shick as teammates and
Aaron Large, C. Gentry, and E. Sayre as substitutes the
team won about 50 percent of their games.
Philips, who was team captain. Gentry, Burguart,
and Sayre returned for the 1909-10 season, which was
reported to be a mediocre one. At least one game played
in Eisenmayer Gymnasium, was won, 26 to 18, over
Christian Brothers College.
A 6 and 1 season was recorded in 1910-11, even
though only one member, Cyrus Gentry, reported in from
the last year's team. He was joined by William "Bill"
Beedle and Oliver Eicher, both with high school expe-
rience, and Edward Ebbler, Thomas Isaacs, Claude
Stokes, and C. Smith.
The only information found about the 1911-12
team was that they won over 50 percent of their games.
Cyrus S. Gentry, who played on the 1 909-1 0 McKendree
team, was the coach.
The following year, McKendree fielded an excel-
lent team that produced a 7 and 1 record, losing only to
Central Wesleyan. "Bill" Beedle was team captain, and
Stokes, playing center, was the team high .scorer for the
third year. "Tommy Ralph" Isaacs filled one forward
position, with "Boots" Willi, reported to be the "most
spectacular player that ever tossed a ball here," filling
the other forward spot. Willi stood barely five feet high,
and. . . "rarely makes many points in a game, but his
floor work enables Stokes and Isaacs to roll up their
high scores." Ebbler at guard had the "ability to watch
two or three men at once and yet get the ball out of the
crowd. . . ."
The 1913-14 McKendrean credits "Shorty" Ebbler
as being the best defensive guard "McKendree has ever
had" and that he held Illinois Wesleyan's all-state for-
ward scoreless. "Johnnie" Harmon scored 18 points
against Carbondale in the first half; no mention made
of the second half. The team finished fourth in the state
tournament and had a 10 - 4 record for the season.
An 8 - 2 record was posted by the 1914-15 team,
its last loss coming in the state tournament. No infor-
mation was located on the players. Neither is there in-
formation on players or statistics for the 1915-18 sea-
sons.
Due to the illness of Athletic Director C. N. Stokes,
"Fritz" Friedli was hired as an assistant basketball coach
for the 1 9 1 8- 1 9 season. The team finished second in the
state tournament and compiled an 1 1 - 7 record. Jim
Dolley, forward, and Fritz Wagener, guard, were selected
as members on the all-state team.
The 1919-20 team won 15 of 20 games. Run-
ning guard and team captain Wagener repeated as a
member of the all-state team. Other team members
were George Weineke, Clifford Garrett, Merrel Col-
lard, Harvey Sayre, and Frank Canedy. In only a nine-
game season, the 1920-21 team came up with five
victories.
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A 1 92 1 -22 McKendree Review observed that "five
former McKendree athletes are now coaching in high
schools." And a sports writer for the student paper wrote
that "Captain Adams has played two years and has not
scored a point." His position of back guard required that
he play under the opponent's basket at all times while
Sayre's position as floor guard permitted him the full
court.
The 1922-23 team was champion of the All-Egyp-
tian (Southern Illinois) Conference, which included
McKendree, Carbondale Normal, Shurtleff, and
Blackburn. The team was 5 and 1 in the Conference and
9 and 4 overall. High point man was William Sullins
with 73 points, followed by Milton Hailing with 69.
In 1923-24, 10 of 14 games were won, including a
victory over St. Louis University.
Earl "Lefty" Davis coached his 1924-25 team to a
12 and 3 season while winning 8 of 10 in The Little
Nineteen Conference. The 1 925 McKendrean offers this
about the team's captain, "Led by the brilliant Newcom,
one of the greatest cagers that ever stepped on a
McKendree floor. . . .His season high of 225 points, an
average of 1 5 points per game, established a McKendree
record." Other team members were Mayo Magill, Perry
Sullins, Donald Berst, John Isom, Wensel Brown, Frank
Runyan, and James Martin.
With Glen Filley as coach, the 1 925-26 team won
10 of 16 games, with half the victories over conference
teams. McKendree declared themselves champions of
Southern Illinois by reason of double victories over
Carbondale Normal and Shurtleff.
In 1926-27 a record of seven wins and 12 losses
was posted. Lettermen were Charley Jack, Hurley
Gould, Emery Martin, W. L. Brown, Mayo Magill, Guy
Magill, and Earl Todd.
A 1927 McKendree Review stated that Clifford
Garrett, who attended McKendree in 1920, '21 , '22, and
'23 and who captained the 1920-21 basketball team, and
also lettered in baseball and football, coached the 1926-
27 Mt. Carmel, Illinois, high school basketball team to
the Illinois state championship.
In the 1927-28 season opener against Allen's Ci-
gar team of Belleville, Charley Jack established a
Bearcat single game scoring record of 26 points. The
team this year went by the moniker "Centenarians" in
deference to the 1928 centennial year. Martin. Gould,
Harold Culver. "Eddie" Shadowen, Chlorus "Fuzzy"
Hubbell, and Jack were awarded "M"s for the season.
A record of nine wins and seven losses was posted.
Virgil Church with 105 points and Hubbell, who
was unable to play the entire season because of illness
but still managed 88 points, were the scoring aces for
the 1928-29 season. Coach Filley's Bearcats finished with
nine victories in 17 games. In the Linle Nineteen Confer-
ence the team gathered in five wins out of nine contests.
During the 1929-30 season Hubbell set a
McKendree individual game scoring record of 29 points
against Scott Field. But for the mercy of Coach Filley,
Hubbell probably would have set a school record for all
time because, according to the McKendree Review, he
played only the equivalent of a little more than one quar-
ter. The Bearcats' team score of 7 1 points in the 7 1 to
32 victory was also a team high. Hubbell, while averag-
ing 14.5 points per game, was selected as center on the
Little Nineteen All-Conference team. His season total
of 262 points in 18 games bested Newcom's record of
225 points set in 1924-25 in 15 games. Newcom's 15
points per game record remained intact.
The last game of the season against McKendree's
old rival, Shurtleff, was played in Eisenmayer gymna-
sium before some 1 ,000 fans who, the McKendree Re-
view states, "made enough noise to awake the deceased
in the nearby graveyard. The gentler shrieks of the la-
dies, the hoarse shouts of the men, and the muffled cuss
words of the players combined to make the game un-
usually colorful."
The 1930-31 team with Arthur Doolen as coach,
logged a 1 3 - 7 record overall and 7 - 4 in the confer-
ence. Hubbell again led the scoring while Elmer Todd
and Owen Evers filled the guard positions in excellent
fashion. Other lettermen were Virgil Church, Charles
Summers, Laurence Wright, and Robert Schafer.
A 15 -13 record was posted for the 1931-32 sea-
son, but only two of 1 1 conference games were won.
Church with 160 points and Wright with 158 were the
leading scorers.
In an effort to speed up the game a new 10-second
rule was introduced in the 1932-33 season. An offen-
sive team after receiving the ball in the back court had
to advance the ball across the center line into the front
court within 10 seconds. Other rule changes were: I.
Blocking rule. "Player using personal contact to slow
down player not having the ball is guilty of a personal
foul." 2. "Player in 'bucket' with his back to basket and
in possession of the ball must pass or dribble out of the
free throw line within 3 seconds." Only 5 of 16 games
were in the win column for the 1932-33 season. Cleve
Stroh led the team in scoring.
A change is also noted in the McKendree Review
reporting format. After getting front page coverage for
several years, sports are now relegated to the inside or
back pages.
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The 1933-34 season opened with Paul Waldorf as
coach. The season record was 10 and 9, with four of
nine in the conference. Stroh with 1 99 points was again
the leading scorer Spike Wilson with 96 points in con-
ference games was given honorable mention on the
United Press All-Conference team. Other varsity team
members were Woodrow Fulkerson, George Moorman.
Kenneth Scott, Albert Manwaring, Gustav Krizek, and
Jack Pfeffer.
Athletic Director Waldorf coached football and
track during the 1934-35 season, while Bob Hartley took
over as basketball coach. Hartley's team won 13 while
losing 10. A team high of 71 points against Scott Field
tied the 71 points scored against the same organization
in 1 929. Stroh had 2 1 points in the 1 935 victory. George
Welbom was top scorer in the 23-game season with 227
points.
Waldorf coached the 1935-36 team, which re-
corded a 10 - 12 season. Spike Wilson was top scorer
with 256 points. Even though he filled a guard position
on the Bearcats' team, the Associated Press voters
thought so highly of him that he was picked as a for-
ward on the Little Nineteen's first team. This made him
the only player in Bearcat history to be selected on the
conference's first team in football and basketball. His
four-year total of 757 points in basketball was a
McKendree record. Wayne Bise was given honorable
mention by the Associated Press. Other lettermen were
Roy Jaeckel, Krizek, Johnny Rauth, Art Wehmeier, John
Larsh, and Alfred Manis. Manis was the Bearcats' first
tall man, standing at almost 80 inches. His height cre-
ated some theorizing among St. Louis newspaper sports
writers. Some theorized that it might be a disadvantage
when shooting from outside, since his ball would have
less of an arc. More new rule changes came in 1936.
One required that all players remain outside an eight-
foot circle around the center jumps until the ball was
tapped. Another increased the number of time-outs from
three to four, and a player upon being substituted could
talk to fellow players before the ball was put into play.
Under a new coach, B. E. Blanchard, the Bearcats
registered eight victories against 10 defeats in 1936-37.
Captain Jaeckel and captain-elect Bise were given hon-
orable mention on the AP's Little Nineteen Conference
all-star team. Other lettermen for the year were James
Beers, Manis, Emil Strotheide, John Harmon, Robert
Davis, Edward Jones, and Krizek. Bise was top scorer
with 172 points. Included in this number were 26 points
against the friendly neighbor Scott Field.
Western State Kentucky, Western State Michigan,
Kalamazoo Teachers, and St. Viator were strong teams
added to the 1937-38 schedule, and the Bearcats didn't
fare well, winning only six of 17. Bise again lead the
team in scoring with 224 points and led the conference
in free throws. Jaeckel had 158 points. The other
lettermen were Harmon, Don Ward, Jones, and John
Henderson.
Following McKendree's withdrawal from the Illi-
nois Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a somewhat
weaker schedule was programmed for the 1938-39 sea-
son, and under new coach Arthur K. Henderson, the
Bearcats brought home 1 1 victories in 15 contests. Co-
captain Roy Jaeckel was a mid-term graduate, and Don
Ward took over as captain full time. Harmon was high-
point man. Harry Stilwell had 25 points against Oak-
land City College, and Charles Mueth, a freshman, tal-
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lied 1 8 points in his first Bearcat start. Other team mem-
bers were Henderson, Bart Greenwood, Benny
Isselhardt, Fred Doemer, and Sam Donham.
With only captain Henderson, Harmon, and Green-
wood returning as lettermen, the Bearcats logged a 5
and 12 record in 1939-40. Harmon as high point man
had 161 points and tied Hubble's single game record of
29 points in a game against Springfield Junior College.
Carrol Lowe, George Edwards, Lewis Winterrowd,
Walter Pimlott, and Ernest Smith were some of the play-
ers who gave their all in a 5 and 10, 1940-41 season for
Coach Herbert Gould. On the opposition side, the high-
est individual score ever recorded against a Bearcat five
came on February 21, 1941, when Bill Spradley of Oak-
land City College, Indiana, tallied 68 points in an Oak's
111 to 60 victory. But this was a habit with Spradley
most everywhere he played.
With Winterrowd and Andy Patterson as co-cap-
tains, 20 games were played in 1941-42. The team's
eight victories included wins over Jefferson and
Centralia junior colleges, Harris Teachers, Blackburn,
and Concordia Seminary of St. Louis. St. Louis Uni-
versity, Washington University, and Austin Peay were
some of the teams that administered defeats.
Only seven games were played in 1942-43, 1 1 in
1943-44, 1 1 in 1944-45, and nine in 1945-46. Gas ra-
tioning kept the contests close to campus; thus,
Greenville, Shurtleff, Harris, Parks Air College, Army
squadrons at Scott Field, and close-by independents and
junior colleges furnished the opposition.
With a low enrollment, less than 30 men in 1944-
45, and mainly freshmen or sophomores to choose from,
Coach Leon Church did well to keep the basketball pro-
gram going during the war years. The 1 943 McKendrean
pictures only six senior "M" club members - Ross
Hortin, Lewis Winterrowd, James Loy, Malcolm Myers,
Donald Hartman, and Paul Griffin.
In 1945-46 Tommy Lusch set a new single-game
scoring record with 35 points against Scott Field's
Squadron H. Mason Holmes had scored 29 points a week
earlier against Scott's Squadron B.
With new coach Wesley Jonah, the Bearcats were
back with a full schedule for the 1946-47 season. The
squad of nine freshmen, two sophomores, and one jun-
ior produced six victories out of 20 games, per the
McKendree Review. The McKendrean inadvertently re-
versed some of the won-loss scores.
Oakland City, Eureka, Quincy, Lincoln, and Au-
rora Colleges were the most notable additions to the
schedule and were again in the 1947-48 schedule of 21
games. Eight victories were recorded this year Harter
Dermondy had 94 points in six Pioneer Conference
games and won a place on the All -Conference team.
Bill Gregory was given honorable mention. Ernie
Johnson followed Dermondy in scoring and Jimmy
Sells, a guard, was reported as being the backbone of
the team.
Paul Mauzy coached the 1948-49 squad in an 8
and 12 .season. Paul Beaty served as captain and was
selected most valuable player by his teammates. Ma-
son Holmes was the team's only four-year letterman.
Bobby Lee, a freshman, was the 1949-50 team's
point leader and was voted most valuable by his team-
mates when the Bearcats recorded their first winning
season since 1 938-39, with twelve wins and seven losses.
He also hit 36 points in a game, but Jim Burnett, Bearcat
forward, broke this record with 37 points in a win over
Belleville Junior College, 82 to 59. In Gene Hoyt, a 6-
foot, 8 inch freshman, the Bearcats had their first tall
man since Alfred Manis in 1 935-37. Unfortunately, af-
ter 102 points in 10 games, an automobile accident put
him out of action for the season. But Hoyt was in great
form the following year when he had a season record
570 points, which bested Bobby Lee's 418 .set the pre-
vious year. However, his 21.1 point average for 27
games did not best Lee's 22 point average for 1 9 games.
The 23 and 5, 1950-51 season record produced
the most wins in McKendree hi.story, but its .821 won-
lost percentage remained second to the .875 percentage
of the 1912-13 team. TheBearcats'totalof 2235 points
was a season high as was its 79.82 points per-game av-
erage. And Coach Hugh F. Redden's Bearcats estab-
lished a new game high of 125 points in a 125 - 75 win
over M & A University. The combined 200 game points
was also a single game high, and the team's 30 of 38
successful charity tosses in a game against Shurtleff
College was also a record. During the season. Coach
Redden's consideration for the underdog was displayed
in a 121 - 68 victory over Sanford Brown of St. Louis
when he removed Hoyt from play after Hoyt's 35-point
production in only three quarters. There was also good
news for the fans when Hoyt was declared a freshman
even though he had played in 10 games the previous
year
Coach Redden's Bearcats, co-captained by Ron
Herrin and Clifford Maddox, were back with a 21 and 6
record for the 1951-52 season. And Hoyt added more
superlatives. His 701 total points and 25.96 per-game
average were new McKendree records, as was his 39
points in a game against Greenville College. Then, this
was surpassed by his 45 points in a 109 to 82 win over
Rolla School of Mines. His 701 total points were sec-
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1950-51 Men 's Basketball team - record 23 wins and 5 losses.
ond only to Seattle University's Johnny O'Brian, and
his 27.3 rebound average per game was tops among
small college rebounders. During Coach Redden's ten-
ure, Centralia and Belleville Junior Colleges were
dropped from the schedule and Fort Leonard Wood and
Missouri Baptist were among those added.
In Coach James Collie's first season, 1952-53,
Eastern Illinois State Normal returned to the schedule
for the first time since 1935. During his five-year resi-
dence, Kalamazoo Teachers, Westminster College, Mis-
souri Valley College, Illinois State College, Chicago
Teachers, and William Jewell College were fit into the
schedule. A highlight of the 1952-53 year was a game
played at Herrin, Illinois, against the Phillips Oilers of
National AAU fame. The result was predictable, but the
84 to 55 Oiler win was narrower than most by this semi-
pro team. A junior varsity program had been well de-
veloped under Coach Redden and the "Cub Cats" turned
in a 6 and 2 record. The varsity Bearcats won the newly-
formed Illinois Church Conference with a 7 and 1 record.
Gene Hoyt, Loy Dale Cruse, and Burton Gedney domi-
nated the first team conference selection. Richard Herrin
was selected to the second team, and Charles Leckrone
received honorable mention. Hoyt led the team in scor-
ing with 624 points for a 23. 1 per-game average in a 19
- 8 season. (Records that show a 28-game year counted
the same Illinois College game twice.) Charles Leckrone
rarely missed a free throw and was crowned NAIA
champion after hitting 63 of 72 for a .875 percentage.
Dale Cruse pitched in his share of two-pointers to come
in second to Hoyt, who also hauled in rebounds at a 25
per-game rate.
Blackburn, Rose Poly, and Concordia (Illinois)
joined the old church group to form the Prairie Confer-
ence in 1953-54. The Bearcats and Shurtleff swapped
victories and ended the season as conference co-champs
with identical 9 and 1 records. Overall the Bearcats were
1 8 and 9. In 24 of these Hoyt garnered 5 1 3 points, giv-
ing him a four-year total of 2408 points. Add to this 102
mini-season points, and he ended his brilliant career with
25 1 0 points in 115 games, an average of 2 1 .8 points a
game. Along the way he established a Prairie Confer-
ence record of 27 points a game. For the year. Cruse
was second in scoring with 467 points. At season's end
Hoyt was selected for honorable mention on the Con-
verse All-American team.
Captain Cruse led the Bearcat parade with 566
points in 1954-55. Richard Herrin had 482 and Lloyd
Castillo had 443. George Butler, Amie Feldt, and Dean
Heitman rounded out the top scorers in a 20 - 9 season.
McKendree placed second in the Christmas Sunshine
tournament at Portales, New Mexico, besting Western
Colorado State and Southwestern Oklahoma, but los-
ing to Kansas State, Fort Hayes, in the finals. Cruse was
selected as a guard on the all-tournament team. A 12
and 0 Prairie Conference record gave the Bearcats an-
other conference championship. Cruse made the All-
Conference first team for the third season in a row.
Castillo and Herrin were on the second team, and hon-
orable mention was gained by Butler and Heitman.
During the season Cruse had 37 points in a 95 to 87 win
over Ottawa University of Kansas. And Cruse and Herrin
each made 15 charity points in a single game, tying
Hoyt's record set in 1953-54.
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Another Prairie Conference championship was
gained in 1955-56 with an 1 1 and 1 record in a 23 and 7
season. Castillo and Herrin were selected to the All-
Conference first team. Jeff Riggs gained a place on the
second team, and Rich Stein and Amie Feldt were given
honorable mention. Castillo had a team high 583 total
points, Herrin had 494, and Arnold Feldt had 345. Ri-
chard Stein, Cletus Hubbs, Jeff Riggs, and Linn Smith
were the other leading scorers. And in an 81 - 71 vic-
tory over Blackburn College, Richard Herrin racked up
47 points for a new McKendree single game scoring
record. A third-place finish was gained in the city of
Richmond, Indiana, Thanksgiving Tourney with a 67 -
62 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State. A 54 - 46
loss to McNeese (La.) State College had put
McKendree in the loser's bracket. In the first
McKendree-Rotary Invitational Tournament, the
Bearcats were victors with wins over Eureka, Shurtleff,
and Missouri Valley Colleges.
Confusion reigns over Coach Collie's 1956-57
won-lost record, but much cross checking places it at
21 and 9. And a 9 and 1 Prairie Conference record gave
McKendree a fifth Prairie Conference championship.
Lloyd Castillo was selected to the all-conference first
team, Linn Smith to the second team, and Feldt, Don
Proctor, and Riggs gained honorable mention. In the
Greenville College Invitational Tourney, McKendree
lost to Oakland City in the opener but beat Aurora Col-
lege for third place. And in the second McKendree-Ro-
tary Tourney, consisting of six teams, the Bearcats bested
Greenville and Illinois College, but lost to Southeast
Timer John Symer, Scorer Darrell Conner, Scorekeeper Helmut Gutekiinst check score
during a lime-out.
Missouri in the finals, 69 to 65. The Lebanon Rotary
co-sponsored this tournament. A first in Bearcat history
was recorded when McKendree was invited to the N AIA
District 20 final play-offs, but the Bearcats suffered an
87 to 82 loss to Eastern Illinois State in the opener.
A big win of the season was an 88 to 87 victory
over the Illinois State Normal Redbirds. In an incred-
ible record that was set in a 1 22 to 87 victory over Rose
Poly Technical Institute of Indiana, Bearcat team mem-
bers made 29 consecutive free throws. In addition, in a
game against Lincoln University, Castillo netted 1 8 free
throws to beat the old single game record of 1 5. He also
hit 14 consecutive free throws in a game and set a record
of 3 1 for consecutive free throws made. His 244 charity
tosses for the season were a record, and he led the team
in total points with 652. Amie Feldt, Linn Smith, Jeff
Riggs, and Don Proctor each had over 300 points. At
the end of the season Fred Russell's Methodist Together
Magazine placed Lloyd Castillo on its Methodist All-
American team.
Coach James "Barney" Oldfield's first year at the
helm in 1957-58 produced 18 victories against 1 1 losses.
McKendree won the Greenville Invitational Tournament
by beating Oakland City College and Harris Teachers;
came in second in the McKendree-Rotary by beating
Greenville and Principia but lost to Oakland City in the
final; and a fourth place finish in the Concordia Invita-
tional Tournament was delegated to the Bearcats after
losses to Christian Brothers College of Memphis and
Concordia Seminary of St. Louis. Lloyd Castillo led
the team in scoring, with 388 points in 22 games, giv-
ing him a career total of 2067
points in 111 games and an 18.6
per-game average. His 303 re-
bounds gave him a four-year total
of 1772, a 15.96 game average.
Both career totals were second
only to Hoyt's. But there was a
name missing from the year's
schedule. Never again would a
McKendree athlete hear the famil-
iar cry "beat Shurtleff' reverber-
ate off a gymnasium wall or echo
across Hypes Field. Shurtleff had
closed her doors for good. Sad
commentary, indeed!
A new gymnasium beckoned
the 1958-59 Bearcat team.
McKendree and SIU, Carbondale,
held a practice game on Tuesday,
November 18, in which no winner
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was announced, and on Friday night, December 12, the
first official game was played with Lincoln University
as guest. Unfortunately, the guests didn't mind their good
manners and trimmed the Bearcats 1 17 to 78. Pruett, of
Lincoln, put wear and tear on the nets with 39 points.
Another Prairie Conference championship was claimed,
this time with a 9 and 1 record, with the last game won
by Principia. It wasn't a good tournament year, as the
Bearcats settled for fourth in the Greenville College
Invitational Tournament and a third place in the
McKendree-Rotary Invitational. As PCC champion,
McKendree represented the conference in the NAIA
District 20 playoffs but lost to North Central College in
the opener. A 1 5 won, 1 0 lost year was posted. Bill Rob-
erts, Don Proctor, and Sherman Nelson each registered
over 300 points. Nelson, a freshman, averaged 21.6
points in 1 5 games. Proctor and Roberts made first team
PCC, while Marvin Jones and Harold Welch were given
honorable mention.
A 10 and 0 record gave McKendree another PCC
crown in 1959-60, in 18 and 9 overall season's record.
A 63 to 62 overtime victory over Harris Teachers gained
the Bearcats first place in the McKendree-Rotary Tour-
nament, but another trip to the NAIA District 20 play-
offs was for naught when SIU, Carbondale, tripped the
purple and white, 97 to 7 1 . Marvin Jones had 3 1 points
in the losing cause. Bill Roberts and Marvin Jones were
named to "Who's Who in Small College Basketball" by
coaches, publicity directors, and athletic directors of
NCAA and NAIA schools. Roberts was named for su-
perior performance at guard with a 20.3 per-game aver-
age, and Jones for 263 rebounds and a 15.6 scoring av-
erage. Willie Williams was voted most valuable player
by his teammates. The Bearcats placed three on the All-
Conference first team — Roberts, Williams, and Jones,
while Sam Hippie received honorable mention.
Another 10 and 0 season gave McKendree a PCC
championship in 1960-61. But a loss to MacMurray
College relegated the Bearcats to second place in the
McKendree-Rotary Tournament, and a trip to the NAIA
District Tournament ended in a loss to Illinois Wesleyan.
A big victory in the 1 7 - 6 (not counting exhibition game
with Jamaco of Chicago) season was a 71 to 55 win
over Illinois State Normal. Bill Roberts, Willie Will-
iams, and Sam Hippie were selected to the PCC all-
Conference first team. Leonard Clendenin, a freshman,
received honorable mention.
The 22 won, 6 lost, 1 96 1 -62 season included a first-
place finish in the McKendree-Rotary Tournament and
a fourth-place in the Indianapolis Classic, after losses
to Indiana Central College and Franklin College, and a
first-ever win in the NAIA District 20 Tournament. Illi-
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nois Wesleyan was the loser 58 to 62, but there was no
trip to Kansas City for McKendree as Western Illinois
University claimed an 83 to 66 victory in the final game.
In the McKendree-Rotary Tournament, an old Little
Nineteen rival, Carthage College, made the trip to Leba-
non to participate but fell victim to the Bearcats in the
final game, 87 to 80. The final Prairie Conference game
of the season with Illinois College gave the Cats their
26th consecutive PCC victory, and the 10-0 record
another PCC title. No doubt McKendree had men on
the All-Conference team, but no record was found.
Willie Williams, Sam Hippie, Ray Hassett, and W.
Johnson were the leading scorers.
The PCC winning streak was extended to 36, and
another title was claimed in 1962-63. For the year
McKendree was 16 and 1 1 . In the Concordia, St. Louis
Tournament, victories were registered over Concordia
and College of the Ozarks, but a loss to Harris Teachers
gave McKendree a second-place finish. At Fairfield,
Iowa, in the Mid-America Christmas Tournament, there
was a win over Lewis College, but a two-point loss to
Parsons College eliminated the Bearcats. And another
trip to the NAIA District 20 Tournament ended with a
loss to Western Illinois University. Southeast Missouri
State was a newcomer this year to the Bearcat schedule,
and State pleased their homefolk with a win. For the
year, Bruce Minier, Chuck Garrett, Curtis Reed, and Jim
Morby were the leading scorers.
The Bearcats were just too good for the Prairie
College Conference; therefore, withdrawal was made
and McKendree entered the 1963-64 season as an inde-
pendent. Replacements on the schedule for many of the
old conference schools were Drury College, Indiana
Central, Illinois Tech, St. Procopious, MacMurray Col-
lege, Quincy College, Wabash College, Western Illinois
University, and Tennessee A & I. Five of the teams on
the schedule received bids to either NIAA or NCAA
tournaments at the end of the .season. It was a tough
schedule, and Coach Lou Vesely's team ended his first
year as coach with a 10- 10 draw. Graduating lettermen
on the team were Curt Reed, Ron Bodtke, Jim Morby,
and David Nottrott. No .scoring statistics were found.
A 14 and 8 record was posted in 1964-65. Along
the way a second place finish was gained in the Capitol
City Tourney in Indianapolis, and a third in a Wayne,
Nebraska, tournament. Chuck Garrett led the team in
scoring with 392 points and finished his career with 1 068
points. In a game against Illinois Tech his 46 points
logged were cause for much jubilation, until, as the
McKendree Review said it, "With 4.6 minutes left Garrett
hit what was supposedly a new record, 46 points. At
that point he sat down only to find out after the game he
had fallen one shy." Other top players for the year were
Larry Richardson, Lester Long, Tom Wheeler, Larry
Gresson, and Terry Richter
Twenty-three games were played in 1965-66, and
the Bearcats were victors in 10. Best wins were over
Westminister College, Western Illinois, Iowa Wesleyan,
and William Penn College. Southeast Missouri, Oak-
land City, Quincy, Rolla, and Missouri Valley were some
of the conquerors of the Bearcats. In the Capitol City
Tournament at Indianapolis, los.ses to Earlham College
and Marion College relegated McKendree to fourth
place. Tom Wheeler and LestCf Long acted as co-cap-
tains. Other starters were Vic Eskra, Ron Matikitis,
Clarence Oliver, and Fuzz Linton. Unfortunately in Janu-
ary Coach Vesely became ill, and the Reverend John
Curtis assumed the responsibility of interim coach for
the remainder of the season.
During the 1 965-66 year, intramural basketball had
been relied on more as a feed-in to the varsity. But with
new coach Harry Statham for the 1966-67 season, jun-
ior varsity again became the dominant training ground
for those not quite ready for the big trips. Nine games
were scheduled to be played as preliminary games to
the varsity features. The 13-10 record wasn't what
Coach Statham ordered, but his team won the inaugural
McKendree Tournament by beating Sanford Brown
University of St. Louis and the University of Missouri,
St. Louis, Rivermen. Eureka was the fourth team in the
tournament. During the year the Bearcats and the
Rivermen were featured as the preliminary opponents
to a St. Louis Hawks professional game. The Rivermen
won this one, but later in the season McKendree won
the rubber game. Freshmen Paul Funkhouser and Den-
nis Korte were the leading scorers for the season. Korte
had 34 points in a losing cause to Quincy College. Bob
Linton, a senior, was the team playmaker. Jerry Boner
was the winner of the Vesely Memorial Scholarship
Award given in honor of former Coach Lou Vesely.
The 1 967-68 season showed marked improvement
with a 20 and 7 record. The Bearcats again won their
own invitational tournament with wins over Sanford
Brown and Eureka, and a third place was taken in the
Concordia, St. Louis Tournament. The year's schedule
included Washington University, and Washington
wrapped up a 98 to 93 victory. Paul Funkhouser was
top scorer with a total of 5 1 8 points. Wendell Johnson
had 366 rebounds for the season, 26 of these coming in
a win over Eureka. Mike Finley had 36 points in a 95 -
66 win over Park College and 34 points in a 98 - 76
victory over Harris Teachers. He shot at a rate of 60.6
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percent from the field for the season. His 14.6 point
average for the year was third to Funkhouser's 19.2,
and Johnson's 17.1. Terry Florek and Dennis Korte were
also in double figures. Paul Funkhouser was the recipi-
ent of the second Vesely Scholarship award, which was
presented annually to the athlete "who is of outstanding
character, scholarship, and sportsmanship."
At the end of the Bearcats' 21 and 6, 1968-69 sea-
son, McKendree received a bid to the NAIA District
finals for the first time since becoming an independent.
And for the second time in history she won her opening
game, a 104 to 91 victory over Chicago State, which
was played in the Lebanon High School gymnasium.
However, Millikin University took McKendree's mea-
sure 102 to 77 in the final. McKendree again won her
own Invitational Tournament, beating Southern Illinois
University, Edwardsville and Southeast Missouri State.
Some of the Bearcat victims during the season were St.
Benedict and Northwood colleges of Indiana, Olivet Col-
lege, and Midwestern College of Iowa. Washington Uni-
versity, St. Louis, and Quincy College were two of the
six victors. As a team the Bearcats averaged 90 points a
game, a new record, and totaled 2430 points. Paul
Funkhauser led the team in scoring with 558 points and
had 291 rebounds. Dennis Korte was second in points
with 516 points and first in rebounds with 351. Max
Hook was outstanding on defense, and Terry Florek was
the team's floor leader. Mike Finley was there when it
counted and was voted the team's most valuable player.
Dennis Korte was the recipient of the third Vesely Schol-
arship award.
No bid was received to the NAIA District 20 Tour-
nament after a 19 and 6, 1969-70 season. But
McKendree won her own Christmas Tournament by
besting SIU, Edwardsville 93 to 89 in the final game.
Paul Funkhouser finished his four years of play with
2000 points, and Dennis Korte finished with 1 500. Korte
was selected to the NAIA all-district first team. And
Max Hook, a senior guard, received the Vesely Schol-
arship award honor. Following graduation Funkhouser
was drafted by the Chicago Bulls of the NBA and the
Carolina Cougars of the ABA. He signed with the Cou-
gars but was cut during the rookie training camp.
The Bearcats slipped to 15 and 12 in 1970-71, but
uncovered a new star in transfer student Mike Vargo,
who tallied 703 total points and a 26.03 per-game aver-
age, besting Hoyt's record of 701 and 25.96 average set
in 1951-52. He had a single game high of 40 points in a
losing cause with SIU, Edwardsville. On the season he
hauled down 334 rebounds. Steve Keene led the team
in field goal percentage with 54.5 percent. Bob Stone
led in free throw percentage with 81.6 percent. Tom
Pollak's 15.6 points per-game average placed him sec-
ond to Vargo. Vargo's stellar play eamed him a spot on
the NAIA District 20's first team and an NAIA All-
American honorable mention. He was second in NAIA
District 20 scoring. For the season, a new team average
of 92.07 points a game was established, but the team
total of 2486 points was short of the 2583 points made
in 1 955-56. Wayne Loehring was the Vesely award win-
ner.
It was an over-20 win season in 1971-72 when
McKendree finished 21 and 7. But a trip to the District
Tournament ended in a 102 - 74 loss to Eastern Illinois
University. Senior Mike Vargo again led in team scor-
ing with 683 points and in rebounds with 35 1 . His two-
year total of 1 386 points and average of 25.2 points for
55 games was a 2-year record. Bob Stone was second
in scoring with 420 points, followed by Bill Biggerstaff
and Don Bums, each with over 300 points. Loehring,
Dan Johnson, and Jim Bunge were also in triple fig-
ures. Burris and Bunge were each over 200 in rebounds,
and Johnson had 1 44. Vargo received the Vesely award.
The 1972-73 season was another good year for the
Bearcats, with 23 wins against 6 losses. They were one
point shy of an all-time single game high in a 1 24 to 86
win over Harris Teachers. SIU, Edwardsville, was tamed
1 10 - 99, but SIU, Carbondale, took McKendree's mea-
sure 88 to 78. The Chilean National team was the op-
ponent for the home opener and offered light opposi-
tion in an 88 - 64 Bearcat victory. Bob Stone, Dave Ellis,
and Bill Biggerstaff all racked up 450-plus points for
the season. Don Burris had 357 and was second in re-
bounding. Ellis was tops in rebounding with 302. Stone
received honorable mention on the NAIA Ail-Ameri-
can team, and Biggerstaff won the Vesely Scholarship
honor.
The 1973-74 season was high gear from the be-
ginning, with 15 wins in the first 16 games. SIU,
Edwardsville, was the spoiler 94 to 80. For the season,
the record was 24 and 8. Along the way McKendree
took the measure of Arkansas Baptist, Westminister, and
Olivet, but Kentucky Wesleyan was too much. With
Indiana teams, McKendree again handled Indiana State
of Evansville easily, but Southeast Indiana was still too
hard a nut to crack. Bob Stone was again high in points,
this time 530: Jim Bunge had 514 and Ellis 496. Bill
Douglas and Gary Vandeloo topped 300 and Don Burris
chipped in 270. Ellis was top rebounder with 309.
McKendree fans were rewarded with a 109 to 96 semi-
final victory over Millikin University in the NAIA Dis-
trict 20 Tournament. But Augustana College detoured
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the trip to Kansas City with a 94 to 66 win in the finals.
The Bearcats topped the century mark in nine games
and finished the season with 2837 points for an 88.7
points per-game average. The total points were a new
record, but the per-game average was short of the 92.07
set in 1 970-7 1 . And in a 121 to 119 win over Missouri
Baptist of St. Louis, the 240 combined points established
a new game total record. The 24 games won were the
most ever by a McKendree team. Bob Stone received
the Vesely Scholarship award.
McKendree slipped to 17 and 9 in 1974-75. SIU-
Edwardsville, Kentucky Wesleyan, Southeast Indiana,
Olivet, and Chicago State all topped the Bearcats. Los-
ers included Missouri Baptist, St. Xavier, Lincoln,
George Williams, Greenville, and Harris. Bill Douglas
was top scorer with 482 points and a 21.9 per-game
average. Dale Haverman had 304 points and Mike
Schaulat 295. Burris and Vandeloo each topped 200.
Vandeloo and Burris were the top rebounders. Burris
was the Vesely award recipient.
Another 1 7 and 9 record was had in 1975-76. SIU,
Edwardsville, was a loser to the Bearcats, as was new-
comer St. Ambrose College. But Kentucky Wesleyan
again was a winner, as was Chicago State. Dale
Haverman racked up 502 points to lead in scoring, with
Bill Douglas not too far behind with 461 . Mike Schaulat
tallied 390 and Gary Vandeloo 306. Greg Jones, Phil
Souders, and Chuck Renner all topped the century mark.
Vandeloo was high man in rebounds with 266.
Haverman, Souders, and Douglas were all over 200.
Douglas had 36 points in a 91 - 85 win over St. Ambrose
College. He was also recipient of the Vesely award.
An outstanding 21 and 5 season was recorded in
1976-77 and the .8076 won-loss f)ercentage was the sec-
ond highest since 1 9 1 2- 1 3. At the semester break the record
stood at 7 and 4, but then, Ron Henry, a 6-foot, 8-inch
transfer from Kansas State became eligible;
plus a healthy Chuck Renner, point guard, re-
turned. The Bearcats won all remaining regu-
lar season games, 15 in a row including a win
before the break. Among the victims were Mis-
souri Baptist of St. Louis, Harris Teachers of
St. Louis, University of Mis.souri-St. Louis, and
SIU, Edwardsville, causing an article entitled
"Little Ol McKendree" to appear in the St.
Louis Globe Democrat newspaper as follows:
"Despite an enrollment of only 750, the
Bearcats from Lebanon, Illinois, may be the
best college basketball team in the St. Louis
area." Kentucky Wesleyan, a five-time national
champion in NCAA Division II, fell to the
Bearcats. And the Kentucky fans didn't take their 112-
95 pasting lightly. A local Kentucky newspaper called
it the worst home-court defeat in 20 years. McKendree
defeated Quincy College 80 to 75 in the final game of
the season and was seeded number 2 in District 20. A bye
was drawn in the first round of the tournament. Quincy
bested Eureka, then faced McKendree in the Bearcat gym.
After leading by five at the half, the Bearcats were humbled
by one point. Quincy then lost to Illinois Wesleyan by two
points in overtime. Wesleyan went to the Nationals in
Kansas City, won their first two games, then lost in over-
time. McKendree fans could only say, "What if ???" Six-
foot, 7-inch Dale Haverman had 660 points for the sea-
son, an average of 25.38 points per game. Mike Schaulat
had 347, Gary Vandeloo 330, Barry Harris 324, and Ron
Henry had 288 in 1 5 games. As a team, 2437 points were
scored, and a record 1 2 games exceeded 1 00 points in the
home win column. Haverman was drafted by the Seattle
Supersonics of the NBA in the fifth round and was one
of the last to be cut from rookie camp.
McKendree's record in 1977-78 was 15 won and
1 1 lost. A trip to Salina, Kansas, to participate in the
Marymount University Invitational Tournament resulted
in one victory and two defeats. The losses were to
Marymount of Salina and Mount Marty College of South
Dakota. The 86 to 83 loss to the host team was no dis-
grace in that Marnmount was second-ranked by the
NAIA, and the win was the team's 94th consecutive
home victory. McKendree's victory came at the expense
of Southwest Baptist 117 to 87. Freshman Gary
Haverman had 63 points in the three games and was
selected to the all-tournament team. During the season
two good wins were recorded over North Central Illi-
nois, and a split was had with Southeast Missouri State,
but Kentucky Wesleyan, Northeastern Illinois, and Chi-
cago State took the Bearcats' measure.
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1978 Cheerleaders.
Two Hundred and Fom-SLx
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Season Records
Year
Won
Lost
Coach
1908-09
50%
B. E. Wiggins
1909-10
-50%
B. E. Wiggins
1910-11
6
1
L. W. Smith (Mgr.)
1911-12
+50%
Homer T. Osborne*
1912-13
7
1
Cyrus Gentry
1913-14
10
4
Cyrus Gently
1914-15
8
2
Cyrus Gentry
1915-16
■?
■?
Marvin W. Krueger
1916-17
?
?
L C. LeVan
1917-18
9
?
L C. LeVan
1918-19
11
7
C. N. Stokes
{Fritz Friedli.Asst.)
1919-20
15
5
C. N. Stokes
1920-21
5
4
Frank Laurence
1921-22
6
3
On'ille A. Hall
1922-23
9
4
On'ille A. Hall
1923-24
10
4
E.A. "Lefty" Davis
1924-25
12
3
E.A. "Lefty" Davis
1925-26
10
6
Glen Filley
1926-27
7
12
Glen Filley
1927-28
9
7
Glen Filley
1928-29
9
8
Glen Filley
1929-30
7
11
Glen Filley
1930-31
13
7
Arthur Doolen
1931-32
15
13
Arthur Doolen
1932-33
5
11
Arthur Doolen
1933-34
10
9
Paul Waldorf
1934-35
13
10
Robert Hartley
1935-36
10
12
Paid Waldorf
1936-37
8
10
B. E. Blanchard
1937-38
6
11
B. E. Blanchard
1938-39
11
4
Arthur Henderson
1939-40
5
12
Arthur Henderson
1940-41
5
10
Arthur Henderson
1941-42
8
12
Lewis Scholl
1942-43
1
6
Leon Church
1943-44
4
7
Leon Church
1944-45
2
9
Leon Church
1945-46
3
6
Leon Church
1946-47
6
14
Wesley Jonah
1947-48
8
13
Wesley Jonah
1948-49
8
12
Bill Mauzy
1949-50
12
7
BUI Mauzy
1950-51
23
5
Hugh Redden
1951-52
21
6
Hugh Redden
1952-53
19
8
James Collie
1953-54
18
9
James Collie
1954-55
20
9
James Collie
1955-56
23
7
James Collie
1956-57
21
9
James Collie
1957-58
18
11
James Old field
1958-59
15
10
James Oldjield
1959-60
18
9
James Oldfield
1960-61
17
6
James Oldfield
1961-62
22
6
James Oldfield
1962-63
16
11
James Oldfield
1963-64
10
10
Lou Vesely
1964-65
14
8
Lou Vesely
1965-66
10
13
Lou Vesely
1966-67
13
10
Harry St at ham
1967-68
20
7
Harry Statham
1968-69
21
6
Harry Statham
1969-70
19
6
Harrt' Statham
1970-71
15
12
Harnt' Statham
1971-72
21
7
Horn' Statham
1972-73
23
6
Ham' Statham
1973-74
24
8
Harry Statham
1974-75
17
9
Harry Statham
1975-76
17
9
Harry Statham
1976-77
21
5
Harry Statham
1977-78
15
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Ham' Statham
^Hired but later resigned and then Cyrus Gentry.
Bearcat Team Records
Season total points
Season per-game average
Most wins in a season
Single game most points
Win vs loss percentage., modem
all time
Consecutive free throws a game .
Most Games over 100 points
1973-74 2837
1970-71 92.07
1973-74 24
1950-31 125
1 950-5 1..23-5/.821
1912-13.... 7-1/.875
1956-57 29
1976-77 12
Individual Records
Four-year total points.. ..Gene Hoyt.... 1950-54 . 2408
Career total Gene Hoyt 1949-54 2510
Two-year total points.. .. Mike Vargo.... 1970-72. 1386
Single season total points Mike Vargo.. 1970-71 .. 703
Single season scoring avg...Mike Vargo.. 1970-71 . 26.03
Single game total points. .Richard Herrin.. 1955-56 47
Single game free throws.. Lloyd Castillo.. 1956-57. .18
Consecutive free throws in a game
Lloyd Ca.stillo... 1956-57 14
Consecutive free throws made
Lloyd Castillo ...1956-57 31
Single season free throws made
Lloyd Castillo...l956-57 244
Single game combined points, 1973-74 240
McKendree 121 - Mo. Baptist 119
Two Hundred and ForTx-Seve
MC KENDREE'
Track
Prior to 1 906 track was an intramural sport. When
the first intercollegiate meet was held is debatable, but
notations from the diary of W. A. Kelso, class of 1872,
state that between 1 908- 1912 "all teams successful, es-
pecially track which was undefeated in a dual meet."
The 1913 McKendrean states that "track and field sports
have always been the best class at McKendree. In the
last three years .several meets have been held and never
have we been defeated in a dual meet." The 1914 edi-
tion credits McKendree with three dual meet victories
and a fifth in the State meet.
The first event record credited to an individual was
in 1913 when William 'Bill' Beedle set a record of 10
seconds fiat in the 100-yard dash. He also set a record
in the running broad jump that year. Whitenberg (no
listing) was the record setter in 1914, setting records in
the high and low hurdles and the 220-yard dash.
The Centennial McKendree College History states
that in 1919 "the 'cinder men' were victorious in a dual
meet, thus keeping the record intact of not losing a dual
meet since 1916, when Washington University won. . .
." It reports that in 1920 the track team was undefeated.
In 1923, at the end of the track season, McKendree
had her first single season four-letter man. Norris Sayre
had won letters in football, basketball, baseball, and
track.
Ray Goode was the star of the 1924 season when
he not only won the javelin event in the Little Nineteen
(State) meet but also set a State and McKendree record
with a toss of 187 feet, 3 inches.
Records continued to be set and broken and by the
centennial year the McKendree all-time track records
were as follows:
50-yard dash
5.5 sec.
Kolsea
1927
100-yard dash
10 sec.
Beedle
Isom
1913
1925
220-yard dash
23 sec.
Whitenberg
Peterson
1914
1927
220-yard low hurdles
26.2 sec.
Whitenberg
1914
120-yard high hurdles
16 sec.
Whitenberg
1914
440-yard dash
53.1 sec.
Da r row
1925
8H0-yard run
2 min. 1.8
sec
Perkins
1927
One-mile run
4 min. 35 .'
iec.
Rawlings
1915
Two-mile run
10 min. 13
sec
. Rawlings
1915
Shot-put
42 ft. 7-1/2 in.
Cullen
1925
Discus
126 ft. 9 in.
Goode
1925
Javelin
197 ji. 7 in.
Goode
1925
Running high jump
5 ft. 10-1/4 in.
Isom
1925
Running broad jump 21ft. 9 in
Beedle
1913
Pole vault
12 ft. 3 in.
Gould
1926
Half-mile relay
1 min. 35.6 sec.
Peterson
Kolsea
Darrow
Isom
1925
1200-yard relay
2 min. 20.5 sec.
Await
Haskin
Martin
Kolsea
1928
One-mile relay
3 mitt 32 sec.
Await
Martin
Baggott
Peterson
1927
In late spring in 1928 Goode competed in the Na-
tional Collegiate track meet in Chicago. Here he set a
new McKendree record in the javelin with a throw of
209 feet, 8 3/4 inches. This throw, good for fourth place,
qualified him to enter the final Olympic tryouts at
Harvard in July. Unfortunately, he didn't have one of
his better days and didn't qualify, but McKendree had
an Olympic contender.
McKendree entered a cross-country team in the
state meet in 1929 and finished fourth. During the sea-
son, Harold Culver broke Whitenberg's 120-yard high
hurdle record, and William Saunders tied Beedle's record
in the 100-yard dash, and set a new record of 22.4 sec-
onds in the 220-yard dash and a record of 52.9 in the
440-yard dash. Culver also set a record of 25.8 seconds
in the 220-yard low hurdles. And the McKendree mile
relay team of Saunders, Bartlesmeyer, Perkins, and
Tedor set a Bearcat record at 3 minutes, 31 seconds.
McKendree took ninth place in the state meet; Culver
had a second in the high hurdles and fourth in the low
hurdles; Saunders took a fourth in the 220-yard dash.
On April 24, 1930, the first night track meet was
held at Hypes Field, and it was a rousing success with
McKendree winning a quadrangular meet over S.I.N.U.,
Carbondale, Cape Girardeau Teachers, and Shurtleff.
The Bearcats would also win triangular meets with
Illinois College and Shurtleff; and with Springfield
(Missouri) Teachers and Shurtleff. In the latter meet.
Two Hundred and h'orty-Eiglu
Hypes Field 220 yard straight away.
freshman Steve Novotng took first place in the high
jump, high hurdles, and discus, plus a second in the broad
jump and a third in the shot-put. But that year
McKendree lost dual meets to Washington University
and SINU. In the Washington meet, McKendree's
Beaney Meyer, always a team competitor with Saunders
in the sprints, won the 100-yard dash in 09.7 seconds,
just one tenth of a second off the world record. How-
ever, there was a helping wind, so Meyer couldn't claim
a McKendree record. But the 880 yard relay team of
Saunders, Tedor, Todd, and Meyer set a new McKendree
record at 1 minute, 35 seconds.
Saunders took a fourth in the 220-yard dash at the
1931 State meet. That year's team won at least one tri-
angular meet but lost a quadrangular, won by SINU. In
the triangular meet Saunders tied his own McKendree
record of 22.4 in the 220-yard dash while winning the
event.
In the 1932 season opener, a 681/2 - 621/2 loss to
Eastern Illinois State, Saunders again tied the
McKendree record of 10 seconds in the 100-yard dash,
and Howard Stansell, a freshman, set a McKendree
record in the broad jump.
Coach Doolen took five men to the Kansas Re-
lays that season, but the complete record of their efforts
is missing. However, Stansell broke his own McKendree
record in the broad jump with a leap of 22 feet, 6 7/8
inches, finishing fourth behind Oklahoma, Illinois, and
Indiana. Later in the season in a dual meet against Wash-
ington he moved the record to 23 feet, 2 inches.
In the Little Nineteen (State) meet Frank Gruchalla
took second place in the shot-put with a heave of 41
feet, 6 inches. Big Frank was high-point man for the
season with 57 points and Saunders was second with
56.
In 1933 Gruchalla was the only McKendree entry
in the Little Nineteen Indoor Meet at North Central Col-
lege and took first place in the shot-put with a put of 40
feet, 6 inches. And in the first Concordia Turner's an-
nual track meet in the St. Louis Coliseum, Almus
Caruthers took the honors in the mile in 4 minutes, 45
seconds, beating two former Missouri University stars
in the process. Gruchalla took a fourth with a less than
par heave of 39 feet, 5 inches.
"Woody" Fulkerson placed third in the 60-yard
dash at the 1934 State Indoor Meet. An Illinois College
sprinter. Baker, won the event in 6.1 seconds, tying the
world record. Caruthers ran fourth in the mile. During
the season, Gruchalla set a new McKendree record of
43 feet, 3 inches in the shot-put.
The freshmen won the 1935 class meet, scoring
53 points. John P. Sampson, a sophomore and the
Bearcats' premier 440 man, raked in 21 points while
"Bill" Sanders, McKendree's top hurdler, claimed
15 1/2 points for the juniors. Almus Caruthers took
second and won a silver medal in the mile run at the St.
Louis Relays.
In a quadrangular meet with SINU, Shurtleff, and
Blackburn, the team finished third, trounced Blackburn
in a dual meet, and met four additional teams in duals.
Tho Hundred and Forty-Nine
1934 Track Team.
for which no records are available. In the meantime, Al
Manwaring joined three others when he tied the
McKendree record of 10 seconds in the 100-yard dash,
and Caruthers set a new record in the mile run at 4 min-
utes, 28 seconds.
The 1936 cinder men got off to a fast start, win-
ning dual meets with Blackburn, Concordia Seminary,
Shurtleff, and Principia. In the Shurtleff meet, Paul
Sampson entered six events and gathered in 22 points.
He and Sanders were the leading point getters for the
season.
Three dual meets were entered in 1937, and the
Bearcats were victorious over Concordia of St. Louis,
but lost close meets to Blackburn and Principia. How-
ever, in the annual track and field quadrangular meet at
Principia the Bearcats were winners. Jim Gruchalla,
Strotheide, Bise, and Harmon all took firsts in their spe-
cialties.
The 1938 trackmen swamped Principia in a dual
meet to open the season. Bise led in points with 2 firsts
and a second. But in a home quadrangular meet with
Principia, Blackburn and Shurtleff, McKendree came
in fourth. Don Ward was McKendree's only first-place
winner, taking firsts in the javelin and pole vault. The
final quadrangular meet with Millikin University,
Concordia, and Shurtleff was not recorded.
Only five letters were given in track for the 1939
season. Bob Langenwalter, Bearcat distance runner, led
in team points for the year with 37. Charles Long was
the team's other leading point winner. The team lost dual
meets to Principia and Concordia and took third place
in two triangular meets.
John Harmon, Bob Allen, and Petty were the lead-
ing point gainers for the 1 940 cinder men. The team
was second in one triangular meet, third in another, and
lost a dual meet to Millikin University.
Incomplete records for the 1941 season show
that second place was gained in a Principia quadran-
gular meet and a victory over Blackburn in a dual
meet.
In 1942 "Tex" Anderson put on a one-man show
while taking five firsts and one fourth in a triangular
meet with Shurtleff and Harris Teachers College of St.
Louis. He had 92 points for the season. Double dual
meets were held with Shurtleff and Harris, results not
recorded.
World War II caused a break in track competition
until 1947. At this time the all-time McKendree track
and field records were as follows:
50-\ard dash
JOO-vard dash
5.5 sec.
10 sec.
Kolsea
1927
220-yard dash 22.4. sec.
120-yard high hurdles 15.6 sec.
220-yard low hurdles 25. 8 sec.
440-yard dash 52.9 sec.
880-Yard run 2min.l.8
Beedle
1913
Isom
1925
Saunders 1930 1932
Manwaring
1935
Saunders
1929
Culver
1928
Culver
1929
Saunders
1929
Perkins
1927
Two Hundred and Fifty
MC KENDREE
Mile- run
4 min. 28 sec.
C a rut hers
1935
Two-mile run
10 min. 13 sec.
Rowlings
1915
Shot-put
43 ft. 3 in.
Gruchalla
1934
Discus
128 ft. 8 in.
Gruchalla
1934
Javelin
209 ft. 8 3/4 in.
Goode
1928
High jump
5 ft. 11 3/4 in.
Whiteside
1933
Broad jump
23 ft. 2 in.
Stansell
1932
Pole vault
12 ft 3 in.
Gould
1926
880-yard relay
1 min. 35 sec.
Saunders
Tedor
Todd
Meyer
1930
1200-yard relay
2 min. 20.5 sec.
Await
Haskin
Martin
Kolsea
1928
One-mile relay
3 min. 31 sec.
Tedor
Saunders
Bartlesmeyer
Perkins
1929
Track didn't return to McKendree readily. Early
in its 1947 season, aspirants cleaned up the Hypes Field
track in an effort to get it ready for meets, even though
there were none scheduled. But Coach Jonah assured
the men that meets could be scheduled if there were
enough interest shown.
At least one dual meet was held, and in that one
McKendree trounced Principia 85 to 45. Elvis
Rosenberger was the star, taking firsts in the high and
low hurdles, and in the high jump. In the process, he set
a new McKendree record in the low hurdles with a time
of 25.4 seconds. The old record had stood since 1929.
There was also a triangular meet with Shurtleff and
Principia scheduled, but there is no record of the out-
come.
The 1948 season could easily be called the Elvis
Rosenberger year, for in a quadrangular meet with Scott
Field, Harris Stowe, and Concordia, in which
McKendree finished second behind Scott Field,
Rosenberger broke Culver's high hurdle record of 15.6
seconds set in 1928, with a 15-second performance. In
a dual meet with Concordia he was meet high-point man
with firsts in the high and low hurdles, and the high
jump. His 24.7 performance in the low hurdles bested
the record he had set in the triangular meet. Again he
won three firsts in a five-school meet at Washington
University's Francis Field with Washington, Principia,
Shurtleff, and Concordia Seminary of St. Louis, in which
McKendree finished third. In this meet he set a new
Bearcat record of six feet in the high jump. John Crutcher
was the only other McKendree first-place winner with
a win in the pole vault. Then in the Shurtleff Relays, a
six-school meet, Rosenberger took firsts in the two
hurdle events and a second in the high jump. Again,
Crutcher was McKendree's only other first-place win-
ner, topping all others in the pole vault.
In the 1949 season, dual meets were held with
Harris, Shurtleff, and Principia, and a triangular meet
with Principia and Shurtleff. The Bearcats were victori-
ous in all. Then in the Rose Poly Relays in a field of 1 3,
a sixth place finish was had, and in the Shurtleff Relays
with a field of 11, McKendree was second to Lincoln
University. Some of the others in the field were St. Louis
University, Scott Field, Shurtleff, Rose Poly, Harris,
Principia, and Greenville. During the season, Art
Hartman broke Saunders' 1929 record in the 440-yard
dash with a time of 5 1 .9 seconds. Rosenberger and Ed
Schaefer, a transfer student from Millikin University,
where he had set school records in the high and low
hurdles, were the leading scorers for the season.
In 1950 the Bearcats won four dual meets, a trian-
gular meet, came in second in a field of 11 in the Shurtleff
Relays, and sent five representatives to the Rose Poly
Relays and two to the Elmhurst Relays, a meet includ-
ing only top performers in the state. In the latter, Ed
Schaefer took a first in the 120-yard high hurdles, and
in finishing .second in the 220-yard low hurdles estab-
lished a new McKendree record at 24 seconds. Cloyce
Bums, the other McKendree representative, had a third
in the discus. McKendree finished seventh in a three-
way tie with Millikin and Chicago universities.
In the Rose Poly Relays, Schaefer won the low
hurdles, while Rosenberger finished fourth. Schaefer,
Rosenberger, and Jim Burnett took a first in the shuttle
hurdle event. Bums was second in the discus. During
the season he established a new McKendree record of
132 feet, 2 inches in that specialty.
The season had seen a duel between Rosenberger
and Schaefer for not only scoring honors but in hurdle
honors as well, with Schaefer getting the best of both.
Schaefer won all the high hurdle races, with Rosenberger
finishing second. In these, Schaefer set a new record of
14.9 seconds against Millikin University. In the low
hurdles, Schaefer won four firsts and Rosenberger one.
Two Hundred and Fifty-On
MC KENDRE E"
The 1951 Bearcats won a dual meet with Harris
Teachers, placed second in one triangular meet, tied for
second in another, and took third in a St. Louis meet
with Millikin, Principia, Harris, and Concordia. For the
season, Charles Leckrone scored 45 3/4 points in the
pole vault, broad jump, and high jump; Bill Lambeth
had 45 1/8 points in the pole vault and dashes. Jim Red-
den, Cloyce Bums, and Engel Grow were the other lead-
ing point gainers.
McKendree participated in six dual meets in 1952,
winning all but one, and took an eighth place in the Rose
Poly Relays. Another Schaefer (Robert) won all six of
his dual mile run events and was also the team's 880-
yard runner. And Cloyce Bums tied his own McKendree
discus record at the Rose Poly Relays, while Ron Herrin
tied the McKendree record of 10 seconds in the 100-
yard dash, becoming the fourth Bearcat to tie Beedle's
1913 Record. Charles Leckrone was the other consis-
tent point winner, with his events being the pole vault,
broad jump, and high jump.
McKendree's 1 953 thinclads beat Greenville twice
and Quincy once in dual meets, came in second in a
triangular meet with Principia and Greenville, third in a
meet with Principia and Harris, third in another with
Scott Field and Harris, and third in the Prairie Confer-
ence Meet at Rose Poly. Leckrone led the team in sea-
son points with 79, gained in field events. Rich Herrin
had 64 5/6 points in the 440-yard dash and high
hurdles, followed by Don DuRall with 59 points and
Jim Redden with 58 1/2.
With baseball established as a spring major sport,
track was reported as being participated in more on an
individual basis than as a team in 1954, but no record
was found on any participation.
There was some track activity in 1955 as Coach
Engel Grow took five men to a triangular meet at
Rose Polytechnic. The five were Herman Edwards,
Jack Creek, Dale Sonners, Larry Grove, and Richard
Herrin. Rose Poly finished first, McKendree second,
and Greenville third. The same five men then took
part in the Prairie Conference Meet, also at Rose Poly,
but no record was found of the outcome. Neither were
any records found of the events in either meet.
Coach Collie announced in the spring of 1 956 that
if enough men reported for track, there would be dual
meets scheduled with Greenville and Illinois College.
As it was, two dual meets and four triangular meets were
scheduled, but the number that actually came off is not
recorded. It is reported that McKendree finished third
in a triangular meet with Principia and Harris Teachers,
with Rich Herrin taking first places in the low hurdles
and broad jump, and a second in the high jump. Also a
Harris Teachers Invitation Meet was reported, with
Herrin scoring the only point for McKendree. Then, five
men. Rich Herrin, Jerry Essington, John Creek, David
Guthrie, and Charles Brown, attended the Rose Poly
Relays. Eleven schools participated, and McKendree re-
corded a seventh place finish with Herrin taking a third in
the low hurdles, and the relay team of Herrin, Essington,
and Creek finishing third in the shuttle high hurdles.
After the 1956 season, if anyone participated in
any track and field event it was on an individual basis.
As one lad put it, "The railroads ain't makin' cinders
anymore."
Final McKendree Track and
Field Records
50-yard dash 5.5 sec. Kolsea 1927
100-yard dash 10 sec. Beedle 1913
Isom 1925
Saunders 1930. 1932
Manwaring 1935
Ron Herrin 1952
220-yard dash 22.4 sec. Saunders 1929
440-yard dash 51.9 sec. Hartman 1949
120-yard high hurdles 14.9 sec. Schaefer 1950
220-yard low hurdles 24 sec. Schaefer 1950
880-yard run 2 min. 1.8 sec. Perkins 1927
Mile-run 4 min. 28 sec. Caruthers 1935
Two-mile run 10 min. 13 sec. Rawlings 1915
Shot-put 43 ft. 3 in. Gruchalla 1934
Discus 132ft. 2 in. Burns 1950
Javelin 209 ft. 8-3/4 in. Goode 1928
High jump 6 ft. Rosenberger 1948
Broad jump 23ft. 2 in. Stansell 1932
Pole vault 12 ft. 3 in. Gould 1926
880-yard relay 1 min. 35 sec. Saunders
Todd
Tedor
Meyer 1930
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1200-yard relay 2 miii. 20.5 sec. Await
Haskin
Martin
Kolsea 1928
One-mile relay 3 min. 31 sec. Tedor
Saunders
Bartlesmeyer
Perkins 1929
ciation of Colleges in 193 1 , whose officials didn't seem
to favor such affairs when handled by a college. The
Association took a poll of some 2000 high schools on
interscholastics and found four out of five voted against
them. Therefore, McKendree's was abandoned because
of the desire as announced by Dr. Harmon, McKendree's
president, "To keep in harmony with the views of the
North Central Association of Colleges." McKendree's
kitchen staff especially favored the shut-down, because
they had to furnish meals for all the contestants and their
mentors.
The Interscholastic Meet
Starting in 1916 some 30 or 40, sometimes more,
high schools were invited to send students and essential
teachers to a spring interscholastic day at the McKendree
campus involving their track and field athletes and other
talented students to participate in athletic events and
intellectual contests. The athletic events included all
track and field events and a tennis tournament, when
courts on campus were adequate for the sport. These
affairs were held during the day, and at night intellec-
tual contests in music and expression, including girls'
solo, boys' solo, girls' quartet, boys' quartet, and read-
ing and oratory contests for both boys and girls were
held in the chapel.
After the evening contests, medals and/or ribbons
were awarded to the first three-place finishers in the
day's sporting events and to those in the intellectual
contests as well. When medals were given, they followed
the Olympic pattern of gold, silver, and bronze. The in-
terscholastic day is reported to have "drawn big crowds
not even equaled by homecoming. Greatest of its kind
in the State, no other meet like it in the nation."
The Centennial McKendree College History states,
"It is doubtless a means of inspiring some to intenser
efforts than they have ever made before in some worthy
field of endeavor. It is a long and tiresome as well as
interesting day. Probably one of the great values of it is
that it promotes acquaintance and friendly rivalry among
the various schools, as well as a slight introduction to
McKendree College. Even a little whiff of college at-
mosphere sometimes originates in the mind of a boy or
girl a desire to some day become a college student and
college graduate." It might be added that it was also a
great experience for McKendree's students, for many
of them were pressed into service to monitor or judge
the events.
The Interscholastic was held, except for 1918 be-
cause of World War I, for the next 14 years. Then
McKendree was accepted into the North Central Asso-
Baseball
According to a Mr. W. A. Kelso's diary, dated April
1, 1867, and the Centennial McKendree College His-
tory, the first baseball club, Mazeppa, was organized at
McKendree on April 1, 1867, and the first game was
played on Saturday, April 6, on a vacant lot in the east
end of Lebanon. Mr. Kelso was from the McKendree
class of 1872 and is generally given credit as the club's
organizer.
As noted in the intramural section of this chapter,
other clubs were formed, inter-club play followed, and
sometimes a club played an out-of-town team. But in
1 868 the clubs were reorganized into one that was chris-
tened "McKendree." It is recorded that one of
McKendree's first victories came at the expense of the
"Eclipse" of St. Louis, McKendree winning 79 to 34.
Such high scores were not uncommon. In 1871 the Tren-
ton Athletics defeated McKendree 61 to 45, largely due to
the Remick brothers, who lived in Trenton and played on
both teams, and who elected to play with the Athletics.
The all-time high scoring game was probably one
in which McKendree beat the Cariyle Sooners 110 to
27. In this game McKendree's Cy Happy was put out
three times while each other man scored three times for
a total of 24 runs in one inning. It was stated that Kelso
was the only man on either team who could catch a fly
ball and hold it.
One of the first recorded intercollegiate games was
in 1901 with Shurtleff. Shurtleff was the victor 14 to 13.
Baseball continued as a sport at McKendree until 1906,
not financed by the college but by the merchants of Leba-
non, since athletics were not recognized on campus.
The 1913 McKendrean states.
Baseball was confined to games among our
own students until the spring of 1910 when a
few games were played. The team was com-
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posed of L. Walters, Murdoch, R. Pfejfer, E.
Sayre, Le Crone, C. Gentry, O. Walters, G.
Gentry, and R. Sayre.
A short schedule was played in 1911, but the
season was unsuccessful.
Baseball has not been a leading sport at
McKendree, but the establishment of an Ath-
letic Association through the efforts of
"Dad" Smith put our finances on a firm ba-
sis, and an effort is being made this year to
get a start. In a year or two our base ball
team may be counted on to win just as regu-
larly as the basket ball five.
The Centennial McKendree College History states
that the 1918-19 veteran baseball team was undefeated,
the 1919-20 team won the majority of their games, the
1920-21 team won four and lost one, and the 1921-22
team lost all except one, beating Shurtleff 4 to 3. Norris
Sayre was one of the key players. He pitched or played
shortstop and sometimes was behind the plate.
The 1 922-23 team won two and lost two. No games
were played in 1923-24 by direction of Dr. Cameron
Harmon, college president, in order to concentrate on
track. However, five games were played in 1924-25; of
these one was a win, a 28 to 1 slaughter of Ewing Col-
lege. On the loss side were games with Eden, Washing-
ton University of St. Louis, Concordia Seminary, and
Shurtleff. Only one victory out of seven was claimed in
1925-26, and four out of 1 1 in 1926-27.
The 1928 Centennial McKendree College History
states.
Since 1901 baseball has not been maintained
continuously, but in most of the years there
has been a team organized in the spring
which has afforded excellent practice on the
home field between the first and second
teams, and usually a few intercollegiate
games have been played, but it has not been
a strong competitor of football in the inter-
est it arouses.
For the 1927-28 school year, 1 1 games were sched-
uled and for the 1929 season 15 games, 10 of which
were to be played in four states, but no record was found
of season results. Following the 1929 season, baseball
was dropped as an intercollegiate sport. Largely through
the efforts of a student, Roy Jaeckel, who was a second
baseman on the Belleville Stag Brewery semi-pro base-
ball team, a varsity softball team was organized in 1937.
Although not recognized as a lettered sport, the team
was highly successful, losing only two games through
1938. The sport continued with a very limited sched-
ule into the World War II years. After graduating,
Jaeckel signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and
played four years of AAA baseball before entering the
Navy in 1942.
In the school year of 1953-54 a fall baseball pro-
gram was installed by athletic director and coach,
James D. Collie. The fall schedule, consisting of no more
than six games, was mainly a warm-up for the spring
season and would continue through the fall of 1962.
The 1954 spring season produced a Prairie Con-
ference championship and a 15 and 2 season overall.
Burton Gedney was the leading hitter, ending with a
.394 batting average, followed by Harold Royer with
.393. Gedney also led in home runs with four. The team
batted .296 for the season. Dale Cruse was the biggest
thief on the team, stealing 1 0 bases. Jim Spickard, with
1 1 wins and two losses, was the leading pitcher. Among
his wins was a 27 - 0 no-hitter rout of Eden Seminary in
which he fanned 16. McKendree's home games were
played either at O'Fallon or Trenton.
A 10 and 8 season was recorded in 1955. Lloyd
Castillo led the team in hitting with a .389 average.
Behind him was Dale Cruse with .356. Jim Spickard
and Amie Feldt each had four wins against one loss,
and Charlie Waldo pitched a no-hitter while giving up
no base-on-balls and striking out 1 2 in a 6 to 0 win over
Principia. The team batted .307 and ended the season as
co-champions of the Prairie Conference.
Linn Smith led the Bearcats in hitting with a .409
average for the 1 956 spring season when the team won
18 while losing only three. Jack Parker was next in
hitting with a .392 average. Wayne King recorded
five wins against no losses to lead the pitchers, while
Arnie Feldt and Jim Spickard were each 3 and 0.
Shutouts were administered to Concordia Seminary
of St. Louis, Principia, and Concordia of Springfield,
Illinois. Concordia of St. Louis, Greenville, and
Harris Teachers accounted for the Bearcats' three
losses. A .316 team batting average no doubt was a
big factor in gaining another Prairie Conference cham-
pionship. Larry Englebright pilfered 14 bases to set a
Bearcat record.
Another conference championship was won in
1957 in a 16 and 8 season. Jack Parker was Bearcat
batting champion with a .425 average. He was followed
by Lloyd Castillo with a .355 average. Harold Royer
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ripped out eight homers, a Bearcat record, and Linn
Smith contributed six. The ace of the pitching staff was
Amie Feidt with six wins against only one loss, while
Wayne King logged a 4 and 2 record.
King had a perfect 8 and 0 pitching record in 1 958
when Coach Dale Cruse's Bearcats won 1 8 and lost only
four. He fanned 16 in a 15 to 0 win over Concordia of
Springfield, Illinois. Ward laun was also perfect with a
6 and 0 record. "Woody" Derickson batted .460 and
Jack Parker .434, while Dan Fizer stole more bases, 26,
than any previous McKendree player. In the Prairie Con-
ference the Bearcats were 1 0 and 0 and again PCC cham-
pions. For the season the team had a lusty .349 batting
average.
King and Ron Speiser had identical 7 and 0 pitch-
ing records in 1959. King's 1.66 earned run average
paced the Bearcats in that department. He also had eight
homers, tying Royer's 1957 total. The 24 won - 1 lost
record was the best ever by a McKendree baseball team.
Opponents hit Bearcat pitchers at a meager .194 aver-
age, while McKendree batters racked up a .321 average
against the opposition. Jack Parker led the parade with
a .474 average. Dan Fizer's 34 stolen bases topped his
record of 26 set the previous spring. The team's 24 vic-
tories included five shutouts. These were over Rose Poly,
Concordia Seminary, Concordia of Springfield, Menard
'Pen', and Friends University of Wichita, Kansas. The
lone loss was in the first of four with Friends. After that
loss the Bearcats reeled off 21 straight. Wayne King
ended his brilliant four-year pitching career with a 24
and 2 spring record, while Jack Parker set a four-year
batting mark of .43 1 for future Bearcat hitters to target.
At the end of the season Parker signed a bonus contract
with the Cleveland Indians.
The 1960, 17 won - 6 lost season ended with the
Bearcats as PCC champions for the seventh straight year.
A 3 to 2 win over Illinois State Normal in the opening
game of the season extended McKendree's Spring win-
ning streak to 22 straight; counting five games in the
previous fall, it was 27. However, an 8 to 3 loss in the
second game of the doubleheader opener stopped the
streak. Other losses were single games to Washington
University, Illinois College, Rose Poly, and two more
to Illinois State. All of these teams except Washington
University were single game losers to the Bearcats and
a solid 7 to 4 victory was also posted over Southeast
Missouri State. Lee Schulte led in Bearcat hitting with
a .41 3 average, followed by "Woody" Derickson's .390.
Schulte also had four home runs and seven triples.
Derickson also had four home runs. Warren Ittner led
the hurlers with a 7 and 3 record, and Gerald Brooks
had five wins against three losses. Bob Kubach was 3
and 0 with a team leading 2.21 earned run against aver-
age.
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In the Bearcat's 19 and 4, 1961 season, Leonard
Clendenin was the leading hurler and recorded eight
wins against one defeat while holding opposing hitters
to a remarkable 0.94 earned run average. In a 1 to 0
victory over Principia, he turned in a no-hitter while
striking out 14. McKendree batters had only two hits
against the Principia hurler, but his teammates' two er-
rors coupled with two Bearcat steals in the same inning
were his undoing. Allen Clendenin was the team's sec-
ond most productive hurler with five wins against one
loss. Both Clendenin and Warren Barty, who led the
Bearcats in runs scored, signed professional contracts
after the season. A third hurler, John Schieppe, estab-
lished a Bearcat and PCC record by striking out 20
Greenville College batters in a McKendree 8 to 0 vic-
tory. He gave up only one hit, a lead-off double to start
the ninth inning. Warren Ittner finished the season with
a top .369 batting average. Bill Roberts came in with a
.341 average and stole 17 bases. Ittner also had five hom-
ers, second to Dennis Sexton's seven. An 8 - 0 PCC
record gave the Bearcats their eighth consecutive con-
ference title.
Coach Cruse's baseballers continued their PCC
dominance with another perfect 8 and 0 conference
record in the 1962 season. The overall record was 13
wins and five losses. Pitcher John Schieppe struck out
16 Rose Poly batters while pitching a no-hitter in a 15
to 0 win. He was perfect for the season with a 9 and 0
record. His earned run average was 2.02. In a 16 to 2
win over Illinois College, he aided his own cause with a
grand-slam homer. Bearcat leading hitters were Ray
Hassett, .333, and Denny Symer, .308.
McKendree ended her stay in the Prairie Confer-
ence with another 8 and 0 conference record and 10th
consecutive title - one was a tie - but the 1 0 and 9 over-
all 1963 record was short of Bearcat standards. Denny
Symer at 3 and 2, Bill Hellmer at 2 and 0, and Ben Rezba
at 2 and 1 were the Bearcats' leading pitchers. Sy Korte
led the hitters with a .373 average, followed by Mike
Kessler at .343.
Coach Lou Vesely was at the helm in 1964, and
McKendree's record as an independent was six wins
and 1 1 losses. Southeast Missouri State, Memphis State,
Washington University, and Westminister College were
responsible for most of the losses. Oakland City Col-
lege, Harris Teachers, Menard, and Concordia were
some of the losers to the Bearcats. Gary Heame led the
team in batting, .327, and in home runs with six. Pitch-
ing records were not available.
The first eight games of the 1965 season were
rained out, but there was enough sunshine later for Coach
John Schieppe's team to log five wins and eight losses.
Dave Stalker had four of the wins against three in the
loss column and was the leading pitcher. Also, as the
team's strikeout leader he had 36 in two games, 18 in a
7 to 4 win over Harris Teachers and 18 in a 7 to 6 win
over University of Missouri, Rolla.
No statistics were located on the 1966 team, ex-
cept that Coach Schieppe's Bearcats had a 5 win - 8
loss season.
Coach Harry Statham, a former Bearcat infielder,
tutored the Bearcats to a 14 and 8, 1967 season. Jim
Mueller, Wendell Johnson, and Howard Thomas re-
ceived honorable mention on the NAIA Ail-American
small college team. Johnson was the only returning
mound veteran and was McKendree's top pitcher. The
Bearcats really flexed their muscles in a 14 to 8 win
over Harris Teachers when Jim Mueller, Dennis Korte,
Howard Thomas, Jim Nail, and Dennis Swick all hit
home runs.
As of May 14, the 1968 Bearcats had a record of
16 and 5. Jerry Boner was the leading hitter with a .367
average, followed by Dennis Korte with .363. Terry
Musso was 6 and 0 on the mound with a 0.36 earned
run average. Wendell Johnson had five wins against three
defeats and a 2.94 ERA.
Coach Dave Duller was Bearcat coach for the 1 969
season and his Bearcats ended the season with 9 wins
and 12 losses. Dennis Korte, Terry Etling, Mike
Fenton, and Howard Thomas were the leading hit-
ters. Nick Posomato, Tony Russo, and John Mule were
the pitchers.
A 1 2 and 1 5 season was recorded in 1 970. Den-
nis Korte led the hitters, and John Mule, pitcher/out-
fielder, led the pitchers with a 3 - 1 record and a 2.2
earned run average. Bill Biggerstaff was 3 - 3 with a
2.30 ERA.
The 1971 team had difficulty finding the win col-
umn and lost the first 16 games. Double losses were
administered by Greenville, SIU Edwardsville, St.
Louis University, Washington University, Harris
Teachers, University of Missouri at Rolla, Eastern
University, and University of Missouri at St. Louis.
The win column was found in a double-header victory
over Concordia. A 5 and 19 mark was recorded for the
season.
Van Smith coached the 1972 Bearcats to a 6 and
1 8 season. Lettermen back from 1 97 1 were Mike Vargo,
Bill Biggerstaff, Dave Markwell, Dan Johnson, Dale
Calvert, John Mule, and Abner Norman. A highlight
of the season was Jim Bone's 4 to 0 no-hit win over
Harris Teachers.
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1967 Baseball Team.
The 1973 Bearcats improved to 12 and 12. In-
cluded in the win column were double victories over St.
Louis University and Washington University. There were
double losses to Eastern Illinois, SIU Edwardsville, SIU
Carbondale, and University of Missouri, St. Louis.
No game or individual statistics were located on
the 1974 team except that 10 wins were gained against
17 losses.
McKendree was in top form for the 1975 season
and registered 23 victories with only eight losses. Don
Barton, Mike Harr, Mark Schmidt, and Dave Wamecke
were the leading pitchers. Gary Mauser was batting .398
with six home runs, Tim Johnson .316 with eight home
runs, and Greg Jones .368 with four triples through 24
games.
Mauser was again the top hitter in 1976, hitting
over .360, and Tom Weber hit over .340. Greg Jones
finished his four-year career as the starting catcher.
Wamecke led the pitchers with a 1.93 ERA while win-
ning three and losing three. For the season McKendree
had 11 wins and 15 losers.
The Bearcats didn't break even again in 1 977, win-
ning 12 of 26 games. But Mauser had another banner
year, hitting .351 with nine home runs. He also led in
hits, walks, and runs batted in. Mark Schmidt started
nine games in the pitching box and logged five wins
and five losses. Dave Wamecke, Don Barton, and Ken
Meddows were the other pitchers.
Coach Van Smith's men came up with 20 wins for
the 1978 season, and 10 games were in the loss column.
Quincy College, Greenville College, St. Louis Univer-
sity, Washington University, Maryville, and Principia
all lost to the Bearcats. But Missouri Baptist, Univer-
sity of Missouri, St. Louis, and Belmont College were
some of the winners. No individual statistics were un-
covered. At the end of the season, pitcher Dave
Wamecke was drafted by the Cleveland Indians and later
assigned to their Class A Farm Club in Waterloo, Iowa.
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MC KENDREE"
Yearly Records
Year Win Loss Coach
1 9 1 0-20 No won-lost records of games during this period.
1921 4 1 Frank Laurence
1922 1 ? OrvilleHall
1923 2 2 OrvilleHall
1924 No baseball
1925 1 4 E.A.Davis
1926 1 6 GlenFilley
1927 4 7 GlenFilley
1928 ? ? GlenFilley
1929 ? ? GlenFilley
1930-53 No baseball
1954 15 2 James Collie
1955 10 8 James Collie
1956 18 3 James Collie
1957 16 8 James Collie
1958 18 4 Dale Cruse
1959 24 1 Dale Cruse
1960 17 6 Dale Cruse
1961 19 4 Dale Cruse
1962 13 5 Dale Cruse
1963 10 9 Dale Cruse
1964 6 11 LouVesely
1965 5 8 JohnSchieppe
1966 5 8 JohnSchieppe
1967 14 8 Harry Statham
1968 16* 5* Harry Statham
1969 9 12 DaveDutler
1970 12 15 DaveDutler
1971 5 19 DaveDutler
1972 6 18 Van Smith
1973 12 12 Van Smith
1974 10 17 Van Smith
1975 23 8 Van Smith
1976 11 15 Van Smith
1977 12 14 Van Smith
1978 20 10 Van Smith
* Incomplete
Individual Records*
Batting average Jack Parker 474 1959
Batting average, 4 yrs Jack Parker 431 1956-59
Most hits
Jack Parker 38 1959
Lee Schulte 38 1960
Home runs Gary Mauser 9 1977
(with 7 games to be played) Tim Johnson 8 1975
3-base hits
2-base hits
Runs batted in
Lee Schulte 7 1960
Jack Parker 13 1959
DanFizer 38 1959
Runs Lee Schulte 35 1960
(through 24 games) Gary Mauser 32 1975
Base on balls
Sacrifices
Stolen bases
Linn Smith 23 1956
Lloyd Castillo 6 1956
Lee Schulte 6 1957
Orval Kimmle 6 1960
DanFizer 34 1959
Pitchers
Best ERA Terry Musso (6-0) 0.36 1968
Leonard Clendenin (8-1) 0.94 1961
Most wins in season Jim Spickard 1 1 1954
Most career wins Wayne King 24 56-59
Most consecutive wins Wayne King 15 58-59
Undefeated season
(6 or more games) JohnSchieppe 9-0 1962
Wayne King 8-0 1958
Wayne King 7-0 1959
RonSpieser 7-0 1959
Wardlaun 6-0 1958
Bearcat Team Records*
Team batting average 349 1958
Most wins in a season 24 1959
Win vs loss percentage 24-1 1959
Consecutive wins 22 (27 counting fall) 1959-60
Most strikeouts JohnSchieppe 20 1961
No hitters 27-0 over Eden Jim Spickard 1954
6-0 over Principia Charlie Waldo 1955
1-0 over Principia Leonard Clendenin 1961
1 5-0 over Rose Poly John Schieppe 1 962
4-0 over Harris Jim Bone 1972
* Spring season only.
Unofficial, since some yearly statistics are missing.
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Soccer
The cancellation of football following the 1950
season left McKendree without a fall varsity sport. On
campus this void was filled with the introduction of
touch football as an intramural sport. Four teams were
formed, each team to play the others three times. The
fall varsity program was partially filled when a base-
ball schedule of five or six games was started in 1953
and continued through 1962. Then, McKendree was
again without a major varsity fall program.
With the arrival of Harry Statham as athletic di-
rector in 1 966, soccer came to the forefront as a pos-
sible fall varsity sport. The word went out for anyone
interested in organizing a team to leave their name in
the McKendree Review mailbox. Interest was such that
intramural teams, the same number as touch football
and basketball, were formed.
In the fall of 1 97 1 , McKendree, with Howard Por-
ter as faculty sponsor, entered intercollegiate play on a
club basis. The first game was played at Forest Park
against the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and was
lost 13 to 1 . But McKendree had her first goal in inter-
collegiate soccer. It was scored by Emanual Okon of
Nigeria. Other foreign students on the team were David
Hassenflug of Bermuda, Archibald Amarh of Ghana,
Okon Uko of Sierra Leone, and Ken Suzuki of Japan.
Four other games, all away, with Harris Teachers, Wash-
ington University of St. Louis, Greenville College, and
Lindenwood College were played and lost. But Jerry
Robler, Mike Collins, and Mike Przybyl each had the
thrill of scoring a goal. The team had no uniforms, and
all games were played in sweat suits.
Interest increased, and the following year with Por-
ter as coach, and the team in new uniforms, intercolle-
giate varsity soccer was played on a home and away
basis. In the first game of the season, played at
Lindenwood College, the Bearcats suffered a 3 to 2 loss,
but Jim Williams and Larry Schupback teamed to score
McKendree's first goal in varsity soccer. At Hypes Field,
Tim Triggs scored the Bearcats' first goal before the
home fans in a 9 to 1 loss to Washington University.
McKendree's first victory came later in the season and
was a 3 to 2 squeezer over Lindenwood with Fred Brauer
scoring the winning goal. It was the team's only vic-
tory while losing seven, but intercollegiate soccer was
underway. Doug Rose was the number one goalie and
was voted the teams' most valuable player
Coach Porter's 1973 Bearcats showed marked im-
provement in a 4 - 1 - 1 season. In a 2 to 0 win over
Westminster College, the team had its first shutout, and
goals against were lowered from 5.4 per game to 1 .6. A
record seven goals were scored against Lindenwood Col-
lege, and 21 were scored for the season. Chris Carstetter
led the team in points with six goals and three assists.
Jim McKall had seven goals and one assist for eight
points. Doug Rose was goal tender and Bill James in
his sweeper fullback position was recognized as the team
leader
By their third season, McKendree's Bearcats were
more than holding their own in soccer. They posted
double wins over Lindenwood and Mary ville, and single
victories over Westminster, Greenville, and Central
Methodist. A I to 1 tie was registered with Parks Col-
lege, but losses were administered by Principia, Wash-
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1973 Men 's Soccer.
Two Hundred and Fifry-Nine
ington University, and Harris Teachers. Doug Rose
earned another letter in goal while Fred Brauer, Brad
Flinders, Bob Blackwell. and John Potthast also earned
their third "M'"s.
Improvement continued and Coach Porter's 1975
team posted a best-ever record often wins, three losses,
and one tie. First time Bearcat victims were Parks Col-
lege, Harris Teachers, and Illinois State University. Two
of the losses, Washington University and Columbia Col-
lege, were 1 to 0 affairs, while Lewis University pinned
a 4 to 0 loss on the Bearcats. McKendree, ranked third
behind Quincy College and Lewis University in NAIA
District 20, scored 37 goals while holding the opposi-
tion to 1 7 and was undefeated in her last six games with
four shutouts. Norm Seim was the leading scorer with
seven goals and five assists, followed by Kent Burroughs
with five goals and four assists, and Charlie Brown with
five goals and two assists. Tom Clark and Joe Morgan
were the goal tenders.
A single game scoring record, a 14 to 2 win over
Lindenwood College, was set in the 9 and 5, 1976 sea-
son. Norm Seim had four goals. Bob Polka three, and
Messiah Kolokolo three, in the rout. Shutouts were reg-
istered over Principia, Parks, Lewis, Greenville, and
Evansville. A 3 to 1 win was recorded over newcomer
Judson College, but newcomer Aurora College stuck a
3 to 2 loss on the Bearcats. The team scored 36 goals
and had 18 goals against. For the season. Norm Seim
had nine goals and five assists, Messiah Kolokolo five
goals and five assists, and Mike Woods three goals and
five assists. Bearcat goalies again were Tom Clark
and Joe Morgan. Seim was voted most valuable
player by his teammates, Don Bosslet best offensive
player, and Larry Beerman best defensive player.
Keith Mess was chosen for defense on the NAIA
District 20 second team.
Coach Porter's 1977 team scored eight wins, five
of which were shutouts while opponents registered six
victories which included four shutouts. A 1 to 1 draw
was played with Harris Teachers. No player statistics
were found for the season.
Yearly Records
Year Win Loss Tie Coach
1972 1 7 Porter
1973 4 4 1 Porter
1974 7 3 1 Porter
1975 10 3 1 Porter
1976 9 5 Porter
1977 9 6 Porter
Golf
A 1939 McKendree Review states that golf was
added as an intramural sport and that a tournament was
held to pick a winner, but there is no record of a winner.
It is recorded as an intramural sport through 1941 ; then,
presumably, it was dropped.
Golf instructions were organized in the spring of
1951 by the physical education department and given
by Mrs. Johnnie Dee Denton of Lebanon. Whether the
sport had McKendree players after that is not recorded
until 1955. During that spring, golf was added as a sport
and was coached by Wayne Artis. The Bearcats were
represented by Dick Lotz in the Prairie Conference meet,
and he was the event's top golfer. The following spring
McKendree was victorious over Greenville, and Lotz
was the PCC player of the year. He later qualified for
the Carling Golf Open, where he shot an 80. Other team
members were Rich Herrin and Roger Jensen.
Lotz was again the Prairie Conference's top golfer
in 1957.
In 1960, with Dale Cruse as coach, McKendree
for the first time had a full team to represent her in con-
ference play. Then in 1 96 1 , with three. Bill Roberts, Bob
Johnson, and Carl Behrens, of five lettermen returning,
a victory was posted over Greenville. The team came in
third in a quadrangular meet, and third in a field of five
in the conference meet.
In 1962 13 matches were played, with McKendree
victorious in six. In the conference meet, the Bearcats
finished third behind Principia and Illinois College.
Team members were "Buddie" Johnson, Ron Bodtke,
Bob Reed, Dave Rawlings, Bob Johnson, and Rich-
ard Neal.
Yearly matches were continued, and in 1965
McKendree had three victories against three losses. Bill
Hayes shot a 73 in a win over Washington University,
and Riley Bill Blue had a 69 in a victory over Illinois
College.
Coach John Schieppe's 1966 team won five
matches while losing only three. Team members were
Louis Capazzoli, Bill Hayes, Dick Hayes, Riley Blue,
Earl Thomas, Kay Eldridge, and Bill Holt.
With only Dick Hayes and Holt as returning
lettermen in 1967, McKendree was 0 and 6.
Four meets were scheduled in 1968, but results
were not found. Paul Funkhouser, Steve McFall, and
Dan Strobo were noted as team members.
No record of golf played was located for 1969
and 1970, but a McKendree Review notes that two
lettermen, Ed Belva and Jack Weber, were available
for the 1971 season. It is also noted that Bernice
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7972 Golf team.
Stambaugh, Weber, and Jim Bunge won matches, but
the team had no wins.
Reverend Louis Youngs, pastor of Lebanon Meth-
odist Church, volunteered as coach for the 1972 sea-
son. Home matches for the first time were played on
the new 18-hole Locust Hills course. Team members
included four-year letterman, Jack Weber; three-year
letterman, Ed Belva; two-year letterman, Jim Bunge;
and letterwoman Bemice Stambaugh.
Coach Thomas Wheeler's team was 2 - 5 - 1 in
1973, and in 1974 McKendree was 6 and 2, and played
in the NAIA tournament in Chicago. The Bearcats also
played in the SLACCA tournament in St. Louis, but no
record was found of team results. During the season
McKendree had wins over Blackburn (2), Greenville
(2), Washington University at home, and Illinois Col-
lege. The losses were to SIU, Edwardsville, and Wash-
ington away.
Rich Vandergraft was Bearcat coach in 1975, and
his team registered two victories against six defeats.
Again the Bearcats were 2 and 6 in 1 976 and then
1 and 5 in 1977 with Jerry Evans as coach. Neil Baker
was the team's top golfer in 1977 with a match average
of 78 strokes.
Multi-letter winners in golf who graduated after
1 973 and through 1 977 were Tim Boehne, Kevin Shinn,
Phil Sauders, Jim Bunge, Jim Watt, Rodney McGrew,
Mike Krause, Tom Wolfslau, and Don Burris.
Tennis
According to the Centennial McKendree College
History, the first tennis matches played to determine a
championship were in 1897. Two Edwardsville, Illi-
nois, young men who claimed to be champions of South-
em Illinois were challenged by two McKendree students,
Samuel J. Clucas and Walter H. Blanck. The first match
was played at Edwardsville and won by McKendree.
The second at McKendree was won by the Edwardsville
men. The rubber match played at Edwardsville was won
by the McKendree pair; thus they claimed the champi-
onship of Southern Illinois. They played all comers and
retained the title for several years, suffering only one
defeat.
In 1901 a tennis club was organized on campus
with a membership of 14; the object, to promote inter-
est in the game by McKendree students and citizens of
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Lebanon. A tournament was arranged for the week of
commencement. Upon completion of play, loving cups
were awarded at court-side by McKendree President Dr
Chamberlin to the singles and doubles champions. E. W.
Donoho was the singles winner, and the doubles cham-
pions were Donoho and J. P. Edwards.
Membership in the tennis club grew, and in 1904
there were 30 members. Donoho and A. W. Morriss, Jr.,
were crowned champions in the spring of 1903 and rep-
resented the college that year and the following year.
However, in 1905, when the college board ordered that
something more aesthetic (presumably grass) replace
the courts on the front campus, there was no place to
play.
It wasn't until 1911, when new courts were built
behind the men's dormitory, that tennis returned to the
campus. There were no records found of tournaments
being held for a number of years, but it is recorded that
"the students engage in tennis very freely as a means of
wholesome exercise and pleasant pastime." It is also
recorded that after McKendree joined the Illinois In-
tercollegiate Athletic Association (II AA) in 1 9 1 3, her
tennis teams began participating in State meets, and
a 1922 McKendree Review states that Norris Sayre was
the YMCA's tennis champion for the third successive
year.
But McKendree emerged as a power during the
1924-25 school year when James Newcom and Allen
(no listing) became Little Nineteen champions in State
doubles. The following year Allen took third in the State
singles and he and Ronald Mowe took third in the
doubles. In 1926-27 Mowe and Hardy were the only
lettermen. The next year there were four lettermen, and
the team of Hardy, Mowe, Klein, and Baggott were un-
defeated during the season with eight straight victories.
Klein took third in the State tournament.
In 1928-29 a brothers' doubles team, Virgil and
Leon Church, emerged and took second in the Little
Nineteen State meet, beating North Central and
Carthage, but losing to SINU, Carbondale. For four
years they would dominate McKendree tennis and be
joined over the years by lettermen Edward Woo, Jess
Nichols, Jack Pfeffer, Dan Hertenstein, Hadfield, H.
Lewis, and Gordon Beers.
But McKendree's victories would decline after the
departure of the Church brothers. A sportswriter wrote
sarcastically in a 1933-34 McKendree Review, "The
McKendree tennis team scored a moral victory last
Thursday when the Purple netters, enroute to Jackson-
ville to meet the Illinois College Blue Boys, were
smashed by a truck, causing the local netmen to stop in
Alton for the afternoon and making it impossible for
the Bears to lose their third scheduled match of the cur-
rent racquet season." Old English "M"s were awarded
Clifford Hertenstein, Forrest Clark, Gordon Beers, Don
Lusk, and Elvin Harmon at the end of the season.
The 1 934-35 season had a record turnout (28) for
tennis, but the intercollegiate play fell to Beers, Lusk,
Dick Suhrheinrich, and "Spike" Wilson, who had small
successes in the win column.
Men's tennis, with Captain Gus Krizek and Art
Wehmeier as lettermen, would continue through 1937,
then for lack of a suitable home court for competitive
play, it was dropped as a regular intercollegiate sport.
However, a victory over Parks College in 1940 is on
record.
The holding of intramural tennis tournaments dur-
ing the 1940s is recorded, but it would be the fall of
1 95 1 before competition with other schools began again.
Playing on courts in O' Fallon, the Bearcats recorded a
4 - 2 season.
The tennis spirit waned again, then in 1954 a new
court was built, and an intramural tournament was held
in order to pick a team of four players. Only one match
was played, and that due to a hurry-up call from the
Centralia Junior College coach that his team needed
some competition. The following year a McKendree
Review notes that two new sports, tennis and golf, were
added in the spring.
In 1 956 nine matches were scheduled and the team
finished second in the Prairie Conference, with Dave
O'Neal taking second in singles in the conference tour-
nament.
Captain O'Neal and Ronald Hoercher returned as
lettermen for the 1957 season and 13 matches were
scheduled, with seven of these in the conference. The
home courts weren't good enough to entertain matches,
so home contests were played at Jones Park in East St.
Louis. With home matches being played off campus
and the team conducting much of their practices in the
gymnasium, the tennis spirit was missing, but yearly
matches were played.
Then, in 1 964, new permanent campus courts were
available, and the student newspaper noted that the "new
courts" had created more interest in tennis. It also re-
ported that Coach Schoon, who was head of the intra-
mural program, was the tennis coach and that an exhi-
bition by four local tennis players was given on Sun-
day, October 18, 1964. Nine matches were scheduled
for the following season, but results were not found.
Tennis matches were held at least through 1968.
Thereafter, tennis is noted only as an intramural sport.
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McKENDREE
COLLEGE
FOUNDED AT LEBANON IN
1828. McKENDREE COLLEGE
IS THE OLDEST COLLEGE
IN AMERICA UNDER THE
CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION
OF THE METHODIST CHURCH.
IT WAS NAMED FOR BISHOP
WILLIAM McKENDREE.
EDWARD AMES WAS THE FIRST
PRINCIPAL. PETER AKERS THE
FIRST PRESIDENT PRESENT
BUILDINGS DATE FROM 1850.
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McKendree College
1978-1996
By Irwin Halfond, Ph. D. (Faculty)
During the first year after McKendree's 150th an-
niversary. Dr. Adoiph Unruh served as interim presi-
dent. A national search was undertaken to find a new
president, whose most pressing problem would be to
eliminate a deficit of over $1 million in the operating
budget. After the installation of Dr. Gerrit J. TenBrink
as president in 1979, a primary dilemma was reducing
the debt without also reducing the quality of education.
Austerity measures, affecting most heavily the number
of administrative staff and their operating budgets, pro-
duced a balanced budget in 1980, and continual bal-
anced budgets thereafter. The institutional endowment
of $1 million rose to over $6 million by the 1990s,
producing greater financial health, but the endow-
ment remained low for an institution as old as
McKendree College.
To a considerable extent, dependence on tuition
revenues caused a new thrust during the 1980s towards
opening additional off-campus sites in the Metro-East
area and in Kentucky. McKendree programs also ex-
panded onto community college campuses all over
Southern Illinois. By the 1990s new classroom/office
buildings were in operation in Radcliff and Louisville,
Kentucky. An associate of science in business degree at
the Kentucky centers increased attendance there. In ad-
dition, the college opened the McKinley Educational
Center in a former bank building in downtown
Belleville. A freshman program was even created as far
away as Tokyo, Japan. The off-campus sites primarily
served business and nursing students. McKendree also
attempted cooperative graduate programs leading to a
masters in education (with Washington University) and
a masters of divinity (with several seminaries), but these
ventures proved impermanent. On the Lebanon cam-
pus, the business and nursing areas, coupled with a new
computer major and an expanded education program,
helped attract an ever increasing number of students.
English language programs, which served students from
Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Japan, added an interna-
tional dimension to McKendree.
The combination of tighter fiscal management,
more attractive academic and student life programs, and
the dramatic demographic expansion of the Metro-East
area, burned away the clouds of financial gloom that
hung over the campus in the late 1970s. Furthermore,
McKendree College continually improved its academic
standards. A Presidential Scholarship competition helped
attract better quality students, as did the institution of
an Honors Program and the addition of honor societies
Dr. Adoiph Unruh. Interim President 1978-1979.
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in several disciplines. The institution of national searches
for all tenure-track faculty openings helped attract first-
rate faculty to the campus. Institutional growth after
1979 was thus both quantitative and qualitative.
McKendree College earned two 1 0-year renewals of its
North Central accreditation, continued state re-accredi-
tation of its teacher education program, and won Na-
tional League of Nursing accreditation for its nursing
program.
A rosier financial picture also meant steady in-
creases in faculty/staff salaries and benefits. By 1994
faculty salaries drew closer, in some categories, to the
national average for comparable four-year colleges. In
addition, a faculty sabbatical program was initiated,
along with a more dynamic program of faculty devel-
opment. Similarly, McKendree was better able to serve
student extra-curricular and co-curricular needs by in-
stituting a Learning Center, a Career Development and
Placement Program, and an annual Fine Arts Series.
Also, the drama program, an effective student newspa-
per, and a literary magazine were re-established.
TheTenBrink administration did much to enhance
the physical facilities of the Lebanon Campus. In Clark
Hall, the Methodist Fellheimer Trust funded the addi-
tion of eight classrooms on the second floor, which was
designated as the Travelstead Academic Center. A stu-
dent lounge and offices were also created on the first
floor, and a computer center was established on the lower
level. The old Science Building was extensively reno-
vated with funds from a gift from Alexander Wildy and
turned into an administrative center named Wildy Hall.
Old Main and Carnegie Hall were also renovated to add
classrooms, offices, and a faculty lounge. Pearsons Hall
was redecorated and the ground-level bookstore was ex-
panded. Most buildings on campus were upgraded and
many had air conditioning systems added. Computer
terminals were added to most faculty offices and dorm
rooms, and Holman Library was linked to a statewide
computerized library network. In addition, construction
of suites expanded student housing choices. Sports fa-
cilities on campus were improved by the construction
of a much needed larger gymnasium in the new Melvin
Price Convocation Center. A four-unit tennis court, a
Softball field, a baseball diamond, and a women's soc-
cer field were also built. Extensive campus landscap-
ing and additional outside lighting enhanced both the
beauty and security of the campus.
The expansion of McKendree's sports facilities
mirrored the growing scope and reputation of Bearcat
athletics. The 1980s saw the men's basketball team be-
come a major National Association for Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) power in Illinois, consistently con-
tending for the district title. The team won the district/
state championship and advanced to the national tour-
nament in Kansas City three times during the TenBrink
era. The 1987-88 team set a national scoring record.
Coach Harry Statham, a 1 960 McKendree graduate, won
his 600th game on February 10, 1994, becoming the
winningest active coach in Illinois. The McKendree
College soccer team developed into a nationally ranked
contender during the 1980s, and the college baseball
squad compiled an impressive winning record. The golf
team went to the national tournament in 1982, and
McKendree even developed a short-lived collegiate
wrestling program. But the greatest athletic growth dur-
ing the TenBrink presidency occurred in women's sports.
The expansion of athletic scholarships, hiring of expe-
rienced coaches, and upgrading of facilities led to the
development of an outstanding women's sports program.
The volleyball Bearcats won state championships in
1982, 1983, and 1985, and the 1985 team finished the
national tournament in fifth place. The softball squad
was also frequently nationally ranked, and women's
basketball saw several impressive seasons. In the early
1990s, women's soccer was added to the list of
McKendree College athletic teams.
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Dr. James M. Dennis, selected as President in 1994.
The emphasis on new programs, expansion, and
growth during Gerrit TenBrink's presidency did not
mean that McKendree forgot its past. A renewed em-
phasis on McKendree's storied history led to the
adoption of the motto: "Illinois' Oldest College." The
college archives were reorganized, computerized, and
moved to Bothwell Chapel. A new student
McKendree History Society sponsored biannual
Civil War reenactments in the 1990s to honor
the 117th Illinois, "the McKendree Regiment."
The Model United Nations Program, begun by
the college in the mid-1970s, was continued and
expanded until it hosted nearly 700 area high
school students each semester in the 1990s.
The expansion and development of the
McKendree faculty was also built on a solid base.
Like earlier periods, the TenBrink years saw the
culmination of decades of service by a few addi-
tional "McKendree Stalwarts." Three McKendree
graduates, Emerial Owen ('51), Robert Brown
('51), and Orville Schanz ('50), were recognized
for over a century of combined service on the fac-
ulty of the college.
The TenBrink years saw McKendree Col-
lege move from looming financial crisis to
growth and expansion. The latter years of the admin-
istration were fraught with problems of a different
sort. But McKendree College entered the 1990s with
a spirit of commitment to the college among all ele-
ments of the campus constituency and addressed this
crisis successfully as well.
Gerrit TenBrink served the last year of his con-
tract as chancellor and retired in 1994, making him the
longest serving president in the college's history, with a
tenure of 15 years.
In June of 1994, Dr. James M. Dennis assumed
the college presidency, catalyzing a dramatic expansion
in student enrollment, but producing the concomitant
need to expand classroom and dormitory facilities to
accommodate expansion. The sports program also took
a quantum leap forward with the introduction of teams
in football, track, cross-country, tennis, and women's
golf. Sports accomplishments in 1 995-96 are also note-
worthy. The women's softball team took fourth place
in the NAIA national tournament, the men's basketball
team made it to the second round in the nationals, and
the golf team exhibited success in its national tourna-
ment performance.
Only 168 years young, McKendree College is still
vital and growing. Hundreds of well qualified students
applied for admission for the 1996-97 academic year,
and the college has become increasingly selective in its
admissions policy. "The best kept secret in the Midwest"
is a secret no longer. Aware of its past, and confident in
the present, McKendree College is moving toward the
challenges of the 21st century eager to fulfill its mis-
sion in higher education.
Melvin Price Convocation Center completed in I9SS.
Two Hundred and ian-Sei
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Appendix
I. Trustees and Years Served
Abbott, J.S.
1930-33
Carson, Leonard
1923-52
Goodman, George
1924-39
Ackerman, Walter E.
1968-71
Chapman, B. F.
1949-56
Gordley, William R
1945-48
Adair, Robert C.
1948-57
Classen, Alice
1952-62
Greene, Kenneth
1958-60
Akers, J. R.
1930-36
Coen, H. E.
1958-60
Griffith, Mayme
1944-49
Akers, Milbum R
1947-70
Comer, James
1977-
Grob, Constance
1975-91
Amberg, Richard
1958-67
Cousley, Paul
1962-66
Hahs, Billy G.
1965-77
Bailey, H. H.
1925-40
Crocker, Don
1960-63
Hall, C. C.
1916-48
Barnes, Harold
1926-53
Crouse, Eli
1929-31
Hall, J. O.
1956-62
Bamett, Vernie
1963-69
Cummins, Mrs. B. R.
1970-73
Hamill, C. R
1921-57
Barty, Warren
1977-80
Cummins, J. W.
1927-29
Hanbaum, W. L.
1938-53
Bauer, Glen
1977-81
Cummins, William L.
1954-65
Hand, George H.
1959-72
Baugh, Roy
1959-68
Daily, Charles L.
1967-76
Hanser, Harold
1968-70
Behymer, F. A.
1936-51
Davis, Mrs. Robert
1961-65
Hardin. V. S.
1975-82
Bennett, Herbert R.
1947-49
Deedle, George
1950-56
Hardy, D. M.
1931-69
Bennett, W. E.
1931-46
Deneen, Charles S.
1900-40
Hardy. Robert
1974-77
Bemreuter, Louis
1922-36
Dexheimer, Herbert
1973-89
Hardy, Vernal
1949-53
Berry, Roy
1936-63
Dickson, George E.
1940-45
Harmon, Cameron
1936-47
Blackstock, Ira
1912-31
Dorris, C. H.
1932-40
Harmon, Dale
1963-70
Bott, Edward S.
1969-93
Dorris, W. R.
1925-32
Harmon, John
1945-47
Brashares, C. W. *
1952-62
Dosier, Robert
1976-
Harris, Frank E.
1936-60
Britton, Ernest R.
1958-83
Dycus, Ernest M.
1952-57
Harris, St. Clair
1947-56
Brooks, E. B.
1926-33
Edwards, Mrs. Gilbert
1966-69
Hasler, Robert
1951-60
Brown, Anna
1954-57
Eidman, Arthur E.
1932-47
Heath, Vernon
1966-70
Brown, H. C.
1938-53
Farquhar, L. C.
1951-54
Hecker, H. E
1925-52
Brown, Paul B.
1945-51
Farthing, Paul
1937-58
Hemphill, Charles
1932-37
Brown, William M.
1928-52
Fox, Raybum
1960-80
Henderson, John
1970-76
Burkey, Wayne
1954-55
Funkhouser, Clyde
1953-59
Herrin, Homer
1955-61
Butler, Walter
1977-78
1964-67
Hill, Mrs. Ralph
1970-71
Button, Robert
1977-80
Gedney, William B.
1970-73
Hodapp, Leroy*
1976-84
Cannady, Edward W.
1970-75
Godbold, Albea
1958-67
Hodson, Glenndon
1951-59
Carlton, Don
1973-76
Goldenberg, Max
1968-75
Hoffman, Edward
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Holmes, Mason
Holt, B. J.
Hurley, H. G.
Hum, Luther
James, Mrs. Darrell
Jenkins, Farrell D.
Jennings, Robert
Jensen, Roger
Johnston, R M.
Johnston, Wayne
Jossell, Leonard
Kaisor, Allen
Karandjeff, Ernest A.
Kean, Roy N.
Kelso, W. A.
Kimmle, Jo Ellen
Knapp, Arthur
Koebel, Delmar
Krause, Robert A.
Kruse, Leroy E.
Kugler, Morris
Lacquement, Delbert S.
Lamblin, Wendell D.
Leckrone, Eugene
Lewis, William
Livingston, Park
Loar, M. L.
Loving, Harold
Lowe, Cecil
Lowe, Donald
Lowery, Joseph
Luttrell, Consuelo
Magee, Ralph*
Magill, L. A.
Manwaring, Jack
Markman, O. L.
Marshall, James
Martin, John C.
Mautz, W. R
McCann, Harold E.
McClain, James E.
McCormick, J. L.
McCracken, Mrs. W. A.
McKinley, L. Dean
1970-72
1970-75
1946-55
1962-68
1939-42
1969-74
1946-61
1971-76
1974-76
1900-30
1966-68
1977-79
1973-
1970-71
1938-47
1927-31
1975-78
1936-68
1972-91
1969-84
1991-
1972-74
1959-62
1949-64
1966-71
1949-59
1963-67
1973-79
1966-69
1923-30
1962-66
1955-60
1968-74
1979-
1969-73
1965-73
1944-52
1935-49
1975-79
1917-37
1955-60
1934-51
1962-81
1962-68
1958-61
1922-29
1949-58
1958-67
McKnight, Timothy
McKown, L. S.
McVey, W. R
Metzger, Donald G.
Mitchell, John J.
Miller, Charles
Monroe, James O.
Morris, Robert
Morriss, Jr., A. W.
Mount, Mrs. J. H.
Neill, Clifford
Nettleton, James
Nooner, H. H.
O'Neal, Dave
Otto, Frank
Overton, Robert
Owens, James W.
Peach, C. B.
Peterson, Charles L.
Pfeffer, W. C.
Phillips, Earl C.
Piper, Marion
Postel, Philip
Purdy, Leslie E.
Rawlings, Wyatt
Rendlemen, John
Richards, Charles
Richardson, Raymond
Rickey, Branch
Robertson, Ressho
Robinson, Wendell A.
Rogers, C. J.
Roos, C. M.
Rosenberger, E. E.
Russell, Garland
Scarritt, Nathan
Schermer, Avery
Schmidt, H. G.
Shumard, Charles
Simon, Paul
Sims, Paul
Skelton, Neva
Skiles, Charles E.
Smith, June
Smith, Lowell
Smith, Walter
1962-67
1940-52
1924-38
1974-78
1991-
1898-37
1921-37
1961-67
1916-45
1928-30
1966-70
1975-76
1976-79
1953-58
1977-80
1925-34
1973-79
1969-73
1921-35
1918-54
1918-62
1946-58
1972-
1932-48
1962-70
1991-95
1971-80
1972-75
1966-70
1940-43
1935-38
1916-35
1949-62
1971-87
1926-28
1972-75
1964
1958-63
1969-73
1926-49
1919-37
1966-80
1957-75
1960-64
1959-60
1934-36
1974-80
1951-60
Stelzriede, F C.
1939-48
Stevenson, Mrs. Nell
1942-53
Stewart, Edward B.
1962-69
Stout, J. B.
1915-30
Stuck, Charles A.
1958-60
Swahlen, Percy
1924-38
Tappmeyer, PA.
1940-46
Thetford, Ira
1964-70
Thompson, Everett
1962-74
Thompson, James C.
1959-62
Thrall, V. W.
1936-39
Todd, Clyde H.
1933-56
Travelstead
1966-
Treat, Robert
1973-78
Trover, Joseph E.
1974-77
Tucker, J. G.
1918-40
Unruh, Adolph
1960-75
VanLeer, M. B.
1940-44
Voigt, Edwin*
1960-64
Wagner, Boyd
1977-85
Waldorf, Ernest*
1932-43
Watson, Albert
1929-33
Webb, Lance*
1964-76
Weber, A. L.
1938-50
Weir, Stanley
1959-63
Wells, Mrs. Harry
1958-61
Welshans, Merle T
1976-83
White, Robert F
1960-70
Whiteside, C. B.
1924-30
Whitlock, O. F
1943-63
Whitlock, W. H.
1927-35
Wilkins, J. G.
1926-32
Williams, Charles
1971-74
Williams, W. E.
1936-38
Wilson, Bayne D.
1959-62
Wilson, Donald E.
1968-71
Wilson, F 0.
1922-40
Winn, Maurice L.
1955-68
Woodward, Robert
1967-81
Wright, Karl
1976-80
Yates, Earl U.
1937-61
Yost, Clark R.
1932-35
Young, Howard Lee
1970-72
*Bishop, ex-officio member
192 8
1978
Two Hundred and Seventy
MC KENDREE
II. Administrators and Staff
(Two OR More Years)
Name
Years
Positions Held
Name
Years
Positions Ht'd
Alford, Joe
1974-76
Director of Deferred
Canty, Mildred
1955-61
Kitchen Worker
Giving
Gates, Robert
1961-63
Director of Public
Ambum, Duane
1970-72
Director of Development
Relations
Anheuser, Ronald
1965-68
Custodian
Chapman, Charles
1963-66
Director of Development
Ayers, Mrs. A. W.
1930-32
Dean of Women
Christ, Erwin
1970-73
Custodian
Baker, Daniel
1977-81
Dean of Admissions
Church, Virgil
1961-64
Business Manager
Harden, Irvin
1959-61
Maintenance Worker
Clark, Aletha
1967-70
Secretary Library
Beaver, Brenda
1966-68
Transcript Clerk
Clayton, Doris
1971-74
Clerical Assistant Library
Becker, Chris
1968-81
Secretary to Director of
Physical Plant
Collver, Marcia
1963-65
Secretary Development
Office, Alumni Assistant
Belva, Jan
1970-72
Secretary Development
Office
Coriett, Debra
1977-80
Secretary Athletic
Department
Bennett, Dorothy
1972-77
Secretary to Librarian
Cornell, Betty
1976-82
Secretary to Registrar,
Berkemann, Doris
1969-72
Custodian
Secretary Academic
Berquist, Mary
1967-70
Secretary Library
Affairs
Berutti, Theresa
1972-75
Clerk Communication
Center, Secretary
Financial Aids
Cox, Charies H,
1958-61
Photographer, Director
of Development, Public
Relations
Birdwell, Emily
1971-74
Secretary to Business
Cruse, Letty
1957-61
College Office Worker
Manager
Cummins, Evelyn
1967-72
Clerical Secretary,
Boner, Joe
1956-69
Superintendent of
Library
Grounds and Buildings,
Cumiiiigham, Veronica
1976-79
Library Assistant
Director of the Physical
Daniel, Raymond
1950-61
Business Officer,
Plant
Business Manager,
Boone, Elva
1967-79
Food Service Worker
Veteran's Counselor
Booth, Mary
1968-70
Transcript Clerk
Dairah, Thomas Lee
1971-96
Dean of Students, Vice
Brown, Clifford C.
1939-43
Executive Secretary
President of Student
Brown, Helen
1959-61
College Office Worker
Affairs, Academic Dean
Brown, Rosie
1968-75
Cook
Kentucky
Brownfield, Loiraine
1968-79
Secretary to President
Davis, 0. Sue
1977-94
Secretary Criminal
Brownfield, Sharon
1975-
Switchboard, Accounts
Justice and Nursing
Payable and Accounts
Dawson, Ted
1967-69
Maintenance
Receivable Clerk
Dennis, Ed
1972-77
Custodian
Bryant, Bobbie
1968-70
School Nurse
Devery, Raymond F.
1972-74
Vice President for
Burger, Patricia
1978-82
Secretary Library
Development and
Burk, J. Thomas
1975-78
Staff Consultant and
College Relations
Area Service Center
DeWeese, Mary A.
1956-58
Secretary to President
Burk, Robert
1974-80
Assistant Director of
Dillender, Margare
1969-72
Secretary to Dean
Admissions
Dillender, Richard
1969-73
Security
Bums, Frances
1964-79
Cook, Food Service,
Director of Dining Hall
Dixon, Frances
1967-74
Director Language
Laboratory
Bums, Pamela
1971-73
Switchboard Operator
Dorencamper, Beny
1974-88
Transcript Secretary,
Bush, W. E.
1948-58
Special Representative
Assistant Registrar
Campbell, Hugh
1958-66
Maintenance
Dorencamper, Thomas
1976-82
Maintenance
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MC KENDREE
Name
Years
Positions Held
Name
Years
Positions Held
Dubson, Geoffrey
1973-75
Library Assistant
Gauble, Kay
1964-66
School Nurse, Director
Dunbar, Deborah
1976-82
Payroll Accountant
of Clark Hall, Secretary
Durham, David
1966-69
Director of Religious
to Dean of Students
Life, Chaplain
Gauble, Michael
1966-68
Director of Clark Hall
Downey, Leo
1976-78
Vice President for
Academic Affairs
Gaut, Kay
1971-76
Secretary to Vice
President of Academic
Eisel, Mary
1976-82
Custodian
Affairs, Secretary to Dean
Eisel, Richard
1976-82
Custodian
of College, Secretary to
Eskridge, Robert
1974-77
Director of Grants and
Registrar
Foundations, Program
Gehmin, Phil
1966-68
Maintenance
Director Adult
Giger, Margaret
1969-79
Food Service
Continuing Education
Gillespie, Virginia
1965-68
Registrar
Evans, Harry
1970-74
Custodian
Glotfelty, P R.
1942-48
Chief Engineer
Evans, Janet
1975-80
Secretary Financial Aids,
Goetter, Gary
1974-78
Security
Account Receivable
Gordon, Annette
1974-78
Scott Air Force Base
Clerk
Co-ordinator, Veteran's
Evans, Jerry
1975-79
Assistant to Vice President
Affairs Officer
for Student Affairs,
Director of Housing,
Gott, Edith
Graham, Lena
1930-32
1967-75
Secretary to President
Assistant to Director of
Fagin, Charles
1970-79
Golf Coach
Resident Professor,
Center Director,
Greenwalt, Donna
1958-61
Development
Registrar Office Worker
Gross, William
1961-72
Maintenance
Academic Dean,
Kentucky
Secretary, Louisville
Printer
Gullick, Lucy
1962-64
Director Clark Hall
Fagin, Mary
1976-79
Haack, Ethel
1969-76
Custodian
Federer, Tina
1977-80
Haack, Gottlieb
1964-69
Maintenance Foreman
Ferguson, Nancy
1970-90
Secretary to Director of
Haeuber, Onita
1967-76
Snack Bar Supervisor
Special Programs,
Hall, Louise
1975-77
Cafeteria
Division of Language,
Hallberg, Patricia
1968-70
Secretary to Academic
Literature and Social
Dean
Sciences
Hammonds, Denver
1965-68
Assistant Business
Ferrier, Sue
1974-78
Secretary to Registrar
Manager, Financial
Ferris, Sarah
1974-78
Security
Aid Officer
Fiedler, Mary
1967-70
Secretary to Director of
Hanbaum, Blanche
1954-61
Director Clark Hall
Admissions
Harmon, Bill
1962-77
Shop Worker
Finney, Hershel
1976-89
Director of Admissions
Harris, Harold
1967-74
Maintenance
Kentucky Center
Harris, Timothy
1973-75
Custodian
Fischer, John
1966-82
Maintenance
Harris, William
1967-82
Groundsman
Floro, Mrs. Jack
1947-49
Secretary to Dean
Henman, Mary
1972-79
School Nurse, Director
Fohne, Albert
1960-67
Custodian
of Health Services
Frerking, Verena
1977-82
Snack Bar Worker
Heitenstein, Blanche
1933-53
Matron of Carnegie Hall,
Frisby, Raymond
1974-77
Security
Housemother of Clark
Fry, Karen
1973-76
Secretary to Athletic
Hall, Dietician
Director
Hess, Gladys
1974-88
Communications Center
Funkhouser. Clyde R. 1965-68
Vice President and
Clerk
Director of Development
Hohrein, Dan
1958-61
Maintenance
Gabrenya, Mark
1978-80
Photo Journalist and
Hodgson, Julia
1927-29
Secretary to President
Publications Specialist
Holderby, Nigel
1962-68
Secretary to Registrar
Two Hundred and Se
MC KENDREE
Name Years
Hollingsworth, Mary 1968-70
Houghland, Bamby 1966-68
Huffman, Shelia 1963-67
Huffstutler, Jessie 1929-33
Howe, Georgia 1956-58
Iberg, Marcella 1965-76
Jackson, James 1976-78
Jacolick, Donelda 1964-70
Jaeger, Kenneth 1968-70
Jefferson, Doris 1969-81
Johnson, Charlie 1965-68
Jones, Sammie C. 1966-68
Keck, Marcella 1959-69
Kessler, Sara 1963-66
King, Lucille 1977-79
Kittle, Louis 1958-63
Klein, Wilbert 1967-78
Krause, David 1976-79
Kuhl, Phyllis 1968-83
Lahr-Well, Almeda 1 977-80
Lahr, Guy
1967-69
Lamb, Mrs. Robert 1947-49
Landry, Adam 1977-80
Lautenschlaeger, Frances 1969-82
Lougeay, Donald 1977-82
Lowe, Donald 1959-61
Lucy, Luanne 1977-80
Lyons, George 1974-82
Mack, Luvesta 1943-51
Malina, Emil 1970-74
Mandley, Calvin 1971-78
Maneke, James 1968-72
Positions Held
Receptionist Business
Office
Secretary to Dean of
Students
Secretary to Business
Manager
Matron of Carnegie Hall
Secretary to Business
Manager
Kitchen Worker
Director of Admissions
Director of Food Services
Director of Development,
Public Information
Librarian Technician
Maintenance
Dean of Women
Bookstore Manager
Secretary to President
Food Service Worker
College Office Worker,
Bookkeeper, Clerk of
Veteran's Affairs
Maintenance, Custodian
Supervisor
Director of Financial Aid
Director of Deneen
Center, Director of
Student Activities
Director of Language
Institute
Assistant Director of
Admissions
Secretary to President
Plumber
Snack Bar Worker
Carpenter
Clerk of Veteran's Affairs
Director of Intramurals,
Coach
Maintenance
Housekeeper
Custodian
Custodian
Admissions Officer,
Registrar
Name
Years
Manuel, Paul 1966-69
Marks, John 1973-76
Martin, Howard 1977-80
Massie. John 1948-53
Mauck, Virginia 1964-66
1969-77
McDuffy, Michael 1970-82
McLaren, June 1966-68
Meggs. Kathi N. 1959-67
Meggs, Lawrence 1963-67
Monken, William 1967-76
Montague, Hal 1973-77
Montague, JoAnn B. 1972-83
Morgan, Judy 1974-81
Morgan, PhylHs 1970-72
Moss, Dorothy 1966-68
Mueller, Walter 1967-79
Mueller, William 1974-78
Mumaw, Joan
1971-78
Munoz, David 1970-78
Nailing, Geraldene 1966-79
Neider, Deborah 1976-82
Neider, Robert L. 1972-80
Newcomb, Mary Ann 1973-
Positions Held
Dean of Students
Assistant Director of
Special Instructional
Programs, Diicctor of
Financial Aid
Assistant Director of
Admissions, Counselor
Superintendent of
Buildings and Grounds
Kitchen Worker
Snack Bar Worker
Custodian, Security
Secretary to President
College Office Worker,
Director of Plato House,
Secretary to Academic
Dean and Registrar,
Secretary to President
Director of Plato House
Groundskeeper
Dean of Admissions,
Veteran's Affairs
Officer, Director of
Special Instructional
Programs
Registrar, A.I. D.P
Co-ordinator, Academic
Dean Kentucky
Accountant
Clerical Assistant
Library
School Nurse
Custodian Dining Hall
Director of Public
Relations
Secretary to Vice President
for Academic Affairs and
Dean of Students
Bookstore Manager
Food Service
Switchboard Operator,
Accounts Payable, Cashier
Assistant Business
Manager
Secretary to Vice President
for Financial Affairs
Two Hundred and Seventy-Three
TVIC KENDREE^^^^^g^^^^
Name
Years
Northam, Emily 1970-72
Ogden, Judy 1962-65
Oldfield, Dorothy 1959-65
Olds, Maijorie 1970-78
Olack, Adalbert 1973-76
Oppitz. Harold 1963-70
Ragles, Carl 1968-70
Paradis, Patricia 1975-83
Peach, Janet
1972-76
Pegg, Ruthellen 1965-93
Pence, George 1965-69
Pence, lone 1965-70
Pepper, Virginia 1967-79
Phillips, Minnie 1926-39
Podesva, Glenn 1968-82
Pomeroy, Katherine 1958-61
Rafferty, Barbara 1966-68
Rapp, Norbert 1969-81
Rhoden, Lin wood 1958-61
Ripley, Alvin 1971-73
Ripley, Donna 1969-73
Robiason, Bonnie Baer 1 967-70
Robinson, Frederick 1968-79
Rutland, Mary Lx)u 1961-63
Positions Held
Clerical Assistant Library
Receptionist to Registrar,
Business Office Secretary
Director of Carnegie Hall
Director of Food Services
Custodian
Cashier, Bookkeeper
Admissions Officer
Secretary A.I. D. P.
Grant Office
Secretary to Director
Public Relations,
Secretary Development
Office
Secretary Development
Office, Director
Communications Center
Admissions Counselor,
Director of Admissions
Admissions Counselor,
Registrar
Accounts Payable Clerk,
Cashier, Accounting
Assistant
Housemother Clark Hall
Custodian
Office Manager
Secretary to Dean
Director of Physical
Plant
Maintenance
Custodian
Food Service
College Office Worker,
Secretary to Business
Manager
Assistant Business
Manager, Director of
Institutional Research,
Assistant to President,
Dean of Administration,
Assistant Vice President
Financial Affairs,
Lecturer in Business
College Office Worker
Name
Years
Schiefer, Audrey 1968-75
Schieppe, John 1964-67
Schieppe, Dona 1965-67
Schmitt, Barbara 1976-80
Schmulbach, Sandy 1974-76
Schroeder, Joan 1 970-82
Schulte, Lee 1958-61
Shandler, Donald 1977-79
Shirley, Michael 1973-74
Slagle, J. Edward 1950-56
Smith, Charlotte 1971-76
Smith, Linda 1977-80
Smith, Milton 1967-70
Smith, Sheri 1967-70
Smith, Van 1972-88
Smith, Walter 1973-80
Smith, Walter A. 1970-74
Snead, Doris 1963-68
Snead, Nancy 1967-75
Snead, Vernon 1 964-79
j Stamper. Constance 1976-78
Stanton, Barbara 1969-72
Stanton, John 1970-73
Stanton, John P 1971-74
Steck, Mary 1962-68
Stewart, Reed 1976-78
Stuart, Bill
1965-68
Positions Held
Accounts Payable Clerk,
Secretary to Financial
Aid Officer
Director of Carnegie
Hall, Baseball Coach
Director of Carnegie Hall
Communications Center
Clerk, Recorder's
Assistant
Counsultant
Custodian
Maintenance
Director of Continuing
Education
Co-ordinator Louisville
Center
Carpenter, Superintendent
of Buildings and Grounds
Secretary to Director of
Admissions
Custodian
Assistant Chaplain
Director of Deneen Center
Baseball Coach
Custodian
Director of Admissions
Secretary Develoment
Office, Director of
Development
Switchboard Operator,
Secretary to Dean of
Students, Office
Manager
Business Manager, Vice
President for Financial
Affairs
Admissions Counselor
Secretary to Librarian
Custodian
Associate Director of
Admissions, Counselor
Registrar
Vice President for
Development
Maintenance
Two Hundred and Seventy -f
<=^:^:^:^^^^^^^^SiM^ KENDREE
Name
Years
Stuart, Dorothy 1962-64
Thomas, Becky 1975-82
Thaxton, Valerie 1976-83
Thomlinson, Tommye 1970-72
Thomley, Florence 1948-65
Thorson, Gayle 1976-78
Toles, Lillian 1948-51
Turner, John O. 1961-63
Trame, Irene 1966-69
Vandergraft, Rich 1973-75
Voruz,Thelma 1963-71
Votrain, Ivy 1953-60
Waggoner, LeRoy 1937-42
Walker, Tom 1964-66
Walton, Ruth 1951-58
Walton, William C. 1950-57
Ward, Charles 1977-79
Ward, James 1969-79
Ward, Peggy 1949-51
Ward, Roy 1964-77
Warner, Marjorie 1948-58
Watt, Ella
1964-66
Wease, Bertha L. 1939-41
Weber, LaDoris 1965-87
Webster, Margaret 1969-77
Positions Held
School Nurse
Custodian
Head Resident, Director
of Housing Bamett Hall,
Director of Student
Development
Secretary to Director of
Admissions
Cook, Director Pearsons
Dining Hall, Kitchen
Supervisor and Dietician
Snack Bar Worker
Cook
Director of Church
Relations, Admissions
Counselor
Cook
Assistant Vice President
Student Affairs,
Assistant Dean of Students,
Golf Coach
Kitchen Worker, Snack
Bar Supervisor
Kitchen Worker
Chief Engineer
Shop Worker
Registrar, Assistant
Registrar
Treasurer of College
Executive Director for
Alumni Affairs
Custodian
Secretary to President
and Dean
Shop Worker
Hostess Pearsons Hall,
Housemother Carnegie
Hall
Director of Whitfield
Hall and Clio House
Housemother Clark Hall
Secretary to Financial
Aid Officer, Financial
Aid Officer
Custodian
Name
Years
Webster, Stewart 1971-82
Weik,Alma 1969-90
Weil, Ji
1972-
Weil,Loretta 1973-75
Wesley, Naomi 1968-70
White, Betty 1968-70
White, Evelyn 1970-76
White, Lynn 1973-76
Whittington, Linda 1933-38
Wilkey, David 1970-75
Williams, Ted 1957-71
Winterrowd, Lewis 1943-49
Wiser, Elaine 1971-73
Wolfslau, Doris 1967-85
Woods, Alonzo 1974-82
Wright, Marsha 1964-66
Yelvington, Ruben L. 1971-74
Youngs, Louis 1969-71
Zeeb, Harold 1968-82
Zika, Dean 1971-79
Zimmerlee, Ann 1976-82
Positions Held
Custodian
Gifts Secretary, Secretary
Development Office,
Accounting Assistant
Secretary Director of
Institutional Research,
Secretary Dean
Administration, Payroll,
Computer Center
Snack Bar Worker
Custodian
Secretary to Registrar
Director of Housing
Bamett Hall
Junior College Counselor
Dean of Women
Associate Director of
Admissions, Admissions
Counselor, Director of
Admissions
Maintenance
Proctor, Carnegie Hall
Assistant Dean of Students,
Director of Deneen
Center, Director of
Student Activities
Secretary to Vice President
for Development
Junior College Recruiter,
Assistant Director of
Admissions, Director of
Financial Aid
Secretary to Director of
Development
Director of Information
Chaplain
Custodian
Custodian
Secretary to Vice President
of Acadmic Affairs,
Secretary to President
Two Hundred and Seventy-Five
MC KENDREE~
III. Faculty and Years Of Service (* Part-time Faculty)
Adams, J.*
1957-58
Burkett, Eva
1951-52
Doolen. Darrell
1933-35
Adolphson, Harold*
1957-58
Burkey, Wayne*
1953-55
Duram, Robin
1973-74
Agersborg, H.P.K.
1943-46
Burner, Jarvis
1963-65
Dustin. John
1952-53
Alcorn, Charles
1965-69
Burton, Vivian
1949-50
Dutler, David
1968-75
Alcorn, Mary
1966-67
Butts, Louis
1955-63
Drake, James
1970-
Aldrich, Gordon*
1961-66
Caldwell, Carla
1946-47
Dysinger, Wendell
1965-70
Allison, Lelah
1947-50
Caldwell, Carol
1948-49
Einsman, Herman
1963-65
Anderson, Ted
1972-
Carter, Samuel
1951-54
Eller, Meredith
1947-49
Ameson, Robert
1977-82
Cass, Robert*
1972-73
Evans, Thomas D.*
1951-55
Artis, Wayne
1954-57
Charles. Neva
1942-43
Fairbum, Velma
1954-56
Ashby, Robert
1951-54
Chester, Mary
1965-68
1961-65
Austell, Joseph*
1960-61
Church, Leon H.
1942-46
Filley, Glen F
1926-30
Baber, Yvon
1969-79
Clark, Marita
1958-60
Fitch, Robert
1965-67
Baeder, Robert*
1952-54
Clark, Otha
1957-71
Fleming, Fred
1947-76
Bagg, Chester S.
1947-53
Clayton, James
1971-73
Ford, Laura
1940-42
Baker, Edwin R
1893-53
Cole, Dwayne
1967-77
Fortado, Robert*
1962-63
Bailey, William*
1953-54
Collie, James
1952-57
Fox, Lawrence
1 946-48
Barclay, Ralph E.
Bamett, Dorothy
Rartnn Carl*
1948-50
1941-51
1957-58
1942-46
Conrow, Marion
Couch, Walter
1941-43
1929-30
Fox, R.C.*
Fox, Tommy Lou
1951-52
1950-52
Barton, George H.
Covey, Cyclone
1951-56
Frederick, William
1940-41
Baskette, Ewing
1947-48
Cox, Jennie
1958-61
Freeman, Loren
1957-66
Bauersachs, L.D.*
1959-63
Cox, Nell*
1961-63
Freiner, Glenn
1949-50
Beck, Norman*
1954-55
Cox, Ralph*
1960-62
1953-82
1957-63
Cox, Robert
1961-63
Freeman, Hazel*
1976-77
Belcher, Talbert*
1954-55
Crenshaw, H.*
1957-58
Funkhouser, Paul
1975-85
Benson, Ronald
1970-71
Crouse, Eli
1929-31
Gafke, Roger*
1962-63
Berger, Jere
1976-77
Cruse, Loy Dale
1957-64
Gantrell, Robert*
1963-66
Bergmann, Emma
1931-33
Curtis, John
1963-66
Garcia, Beatriz*
1967-68
Best, Evelyn
1969-77
Daniel, Katherine
1950-51
Garcia, Marino*
1957-58
Biagi, Alma*
1961-62
1955-61
1960-69
Bickel, Wanda
1972-75
Dawes, Earl
1947-51
Garvin, W.B.
1928-32
Biehl, Barry*
1976-77
1957-58
1950-51
Bittner, Christopher J.
1927-37
1963-65
1955-56
Bittner, Josephine
1931-37
Deering, Michael
1977-79
Gee, Mrs. Donald
1945-46
Black, Ronald
1977-
Demick, Margaret
1971-72
Gilbert, Helen
1977-
Blanchard, Birdsall
1936-38
Dickerman, Allen*
1961-62
Givens,Eldora*
1976-77
Blankenship, J.R.
1950-51
Dickson, Zada
1955-61
Givens, Mary
1953-55
Bochtler, Stanley
1974-80
Dilente, Gail
1966-68
Glover, Lee R.
1946-47
Bos, Gertrude
1948-51
Diseth, Glenn
1966-68
Godwin, Beatrice
1944-47
Bosse, Murella
1973-
Dittemore, Audrey
1957-59
1951-55
Boyd, H.*
1957-58
Dittemore, Eldon
1957-69
1961-65
Boyer, Lawrence
1949-51
Dixon, Elizabeth Park
s 1957-60
Godwin, John
1954-55
Brandenburg, Ronald
1965-67
Dixon, Frances
1970-71
1957-66
Brown, Mrs. H.*
1957-58
Dolan, Beth
1949-51
Goldstein, Burton
1947-49
Brown, Robert
1957-88
Dolley, James C.
1899-42
Gould, H.D.
1938-41
Bryan, Lawrence
1973-79
Donaldson, Eliza
1934-51
Govro, Marvin
1946-48
Budina, John
1963-65
Donham, Mary
1959-60
Grandy, Marguerite
1952-55
Burger, Lowell*
1970-76
Donham, Sam
1963-66
Grandy, William N.
1951-68
Bundy, Howard*
1953-55
1967-70
Gray, James*
1965-68
1963-65
Doolen, Arthur
1930-33
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1970-76
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Two Hundred and Sevt
Greer, Freeman*
1959-64
Jackson, James
1976-77
Marty, Ralph
1963-71
Grove, Lynn
1968-77
Janes, Leonard
1967-68
Mason, Lew*
1951-53
Grow, Dorah
1950-57
Jennings, James
1948-49
Mauzy, William
1948-50
Gruber, George*
1974-79
Jonah, Wesley
1946-48
McAnnich, Thomas
1977-79
Gummersheimer, Victor
1967-71
Jones, Douglas
1971-
McCain, John W.
1957-64
Gutekunst, Bertha W.
1942-51
Jopin, Laum
1954-55
McAnn. Ann*
1964-65
Gutekunst, Helmut C.
1942-57
Jung, Loren*
1959-60
McClintock, Elizabeth
1 943-44
Hackney, J. Carlyle
1941-42
Kamm, Bemice*
1967-68
McClure, Standleigh M.
1919-41
Harden, K.*
1957-58
Kamm, Richard*
1973-74
McDaniel, Ruth
1937-43
Hardy, G. DeWitt
1936-42
Kaump, Ethel
1954-57
McKee, Joseph*
1964-66
Hargis, Wilma*
1960-61
Keldermanns, Maude*
1963-65
1970-72
Harper, Leslie*
1962-63
Kelly, Joan*
1970-73
McKee, Wilbur
1929-30
Harper, Pauline
1928-39
Kennedy, Carolyn
1932-33
McNeely, Evelyn
1927-33
Harrell, Joseph
1927-30
Kennedy, Philip
1958-60
McReynolds, Janet
1972-77
Harris, Cecil
1966-68
1971-74
Mendez-Vigo, Castor*
1973-76
Harris, Frank
1949-50
Kerr, Mariella
1959-60
Mercer, Opal*
1962-63
Hartley, Robert
1933-35
Kerr. Whitney*
1960-62
Metz, Mary
1946-47
Hayter, Earl
1934-37
Kestly, William*
1961-65
Meyer. Frederick
1976-81
Heam, Gale*
1976-77
Ketring, W. Howard*
1951-53
Miller, Charles*
1957-66
Helms, Carmett*
1973-74
Kettlekamp, Wesley
1925-31
Miller, Gordon
1967-68
Henderson, Arthur
1938-41
King, Jean Fisher
1952-53
Miller, June*
1965-66
Hertenstein, Clifford
1935-36
King, John
1977-79
Minnegerode, Fred
1969-71
Hertenstein, Harold
1939-42
King, William*
1951-52
Miser, Wilson
1951-57
1949-51
Kinison. John
1922-29
Mitchell, Charlene
1977-81
Hickenlooper, George
1977-82
Kleinschmidt, Janelle
1948-49
Mitchum, George
1971-72
Higgenbothan, W.*
1957-58
Kleinschmidt, Oliver H
1928-53
Moore, Daniel*
1960-62
Hill, Stephanie
1962-63
Koebel, Delmar*
1953-55
Morris, Francine
1971-73
Hindelange, Mary*
1973-76
1958-60
Morse, Walter
1930-32
Hirons, Sidney*
1961-62
Kooner, Murray*
1954-55
Mulvaney, Annette
1964-68
Hirth, Frank
1930-31
Kirts, Jean
1968-
Murray. Elmer*
1950-53
Hock, Edward*
1970-71
Kovac, John
1970-81
Neal. Inez*
1951-52
Hodge, William
1961-78
Kraft, Charles
1937-39
1957-58
Hoffman, Edward
1950-52
Kraucovic, Richard
1957-58
1960-66
1955-57
Krughoff, Mildred
1942-43
Neale. Philip
1974-
Hohn, Gottlieb
1931-32
Kruwell, J. Max
1928-29
Neblock, Charles*
1973-73
Hohn, Rosalind
1933-35
Kwon, Ik- Whan
1972-73
Nelson, Irvin
1928-29
Hohn, Reinhold
1935-47
Lawson, George*
1976-77
Nettleton, James*
1954-60
Hohn, Dorothy West
1945-47
Lawson, Harold
1931-32
Nickell, Patricia*
1958-59
Hoist, Don
1975-90
Leas, Carroll
1965-69
Nichols, Charles*
1959-60
Hopkins, Elizabeth
1968-71
Lefler, Helen*
1970-72
Nielson, Gerald
1948-52
Hopkins, Richard
1966-67
Leiber, Joseph*
1953-54
Nies, Phyllis*
1961-62
Homer, Ethel*
1960-62
Leilich, Avis*
1950-51
Norris, Kenneth*
1957-58
Horsch, Lawrence*
1959-61
Lesher, Gladys
1942-43
1972-73
Hortin, Arthur
1932-33
Lewis, Donald
1963-65
Nugent. Paul
1958-60
1959-60
Lewis, D.W.
1951-53
Noss, Emma
1928-29
House, Naomi
1971-73
Lientz, Mary Blanche
1947-48
O'Connor, Gary*
1973-76
Howe, Agnes
1930-33
Lougeay, Jean
1950-55
Ogent, Albert
1949-50
Howe, Richard
1953-54
Mabry, Robert*
1962-63
Oldfield, James
1957-64
1955-56
Mandolini, Ann*
1972-73
Olmstead, Richard
1956-57
Huck, Harold
1968-69
Mandrell, Kent*
1973-74
Oppitz, Louis K.
1930-32
Huck, Raymond
1932-33
Mange, Aedythe
1930-31
1935-38
Husted, Grace*
1968-69
Manuel, Esther*
1967-68
... F=S=^?
Oppitz, Nell
1930-57
<:3S^;Z^^^
t^^928(fl 3^197 8M^
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Two Hundred and Seven
y-Seven
Osling, Julia W.
1929-32
Scholl, Lewis
1941-42
Troutman, Evelyn
1949-52
Owen, Emerial
1952-91
Schoon, John
1963-68
Troy, Patricia
1969-70
Owen, Stephanie Hill
1963-73
Schoon, Sara*
1967-68
Tuerck, George*
1958-76
Packard, David
1962-69
1974-76
Tusov, Joanne
1968-69
Park, Helen*
1961-65
Schwerdtfeger, Dale
1970-71
Tyndall, Elsa
1934-37
Parker, Sophy
1928-32
Seiber, Robin
1974-78
Upchurch, Naida*
1965-66
Parks, Elizabeth White
1946-52
Seubert, Eugene*
1966-69
VanAken, David
1973-82
1955-57
Seymour, Virgil*
1952-55
VanDanElzen, Robert
1964-71
Patterson, R.A.*
1954-55
Shaffer, Eugene
1928-30
Van Leer, Pauline Harpe
1939-40
Pattmore, Olive
1924-29
1933-35
Van Winkle, Lewis B.
1947-53
Pearson, T.M.
1953-57
Shull, Dede Ann
1948-49
Vesely, Alice
1965-66
Peterson, Dan
1962-64
Silver, Mildred
1950-64
Vesely, Louis
1963-66
Pierce, Frank*
1957-60
Simmons, Kelly*
1962-66
Vick, Claude
1924-34
Pittenger, Theodore
1953-56
Simmonds, Ellice
1958-62
Vise, P*
1957-58
Porter, Howard
1968-81
Simms, James*
1953-58
Waldorf, Paul
1933-36
Poston, Marianne
1973-77
Skaar, Marguerite
1967-70
Waldron, Nell
1932-34
Potter, Abby
1967-68
Smalley, Stimson
1952-56
Wallace, Harold
1940-42
Proost, Robert*
1965-66
Smith, Clyde*
1960-65
Walther, William
1976-81
Pulliam, Robert*
1951-52
Smith, Eula
1942-47
Walton, William C.
1894-50
Purdy, Edgar*
1952-53
Smith, Judith*
1962-63
Ward, Toby
1968-69
Purdy, Leslie*
1949-53
Snead, Vernon*
1964-65
Warner, Joan
1954-56
Putt, Dwight*
1960-63
Spencer, Aileen
1929-40
Watts, Clayton
1937-39
Rafferty, James
1977-81
Spencer, Edwin R.
1926-40
Weatherly, Edward
1932-33
Redden, Hugh
1950-52
Stanfield, Karen
1972-79
Weaver, David
1955-56
Reed, J. Frank
1933-34
Stanley, Marvin*
1959-60
Welch, Grace R.
1940-41
Reed, Leone C.
1933-34
Stanley, Robert*
1953-54
1942-43
Reeder, Orpha*
1960-66
Starr, Margaret
1975-82
1944-47
Reese, Myron
1968-
Statham, Harry
1966-
1960-61
Renfro, Mary*
1965-68
Steckman, Lillian
1934-38
1964-76
Reynolds, FJ.
1955-57
Stelzreide, Frederick
1943-47
Werner, Kent
1957-62
Reynolds, T.H.
1955-58
Stewart, John*
1957-59
West, Dorothy
1941-45
Rice, Roland
1945-47
Stiers, Frank
1971-79
Wheeler, Thomas
1972-73
1957-70
Stivender, Willie
1947-48
White, Victor
1933-34
Richardson, Francis
1951-57
Stockton, Carl
1967-70
Whitlock, Vera
1932-33
Ridgeway, Jean
1942-43
Stowell, Charles J.
1920-55
Wicks, Lester
1958-68
Roberts, C.J.*
1931-32
Strange, John*
1952-53
Wicks, Suzanne*
1957-60
Robinson, Fred*
1970-72
Streif, Edward
1970-80
1976-77
Rogers, Howard
1966-70
Stumpf, Hope*
1955-57
Williams, Felix*
1957-61
Roloff, Robert
1930-32
Sturm, Roy
1967-74
Williams, Mary Ellen
1958-67
Roper, Martin*
1953-55
Svoboda, Katherine
1977-78
Willoughby, Ernest
1969-72
Roy, Herbert
1946-47
Tanner, Dinah*
1960-61
Wilkins, G.*
1957-58
Ryker, Charlotte
1956-57
Taylor, Vetta Jean*
1952-53
Wilkinson, Thelma*
1964-65
Sakurai, Edward
1960-64
Thomas, Cora
1935-42
Wilson, Aileen
1923-43
Sapp, Margaret
1947-48
Thomlinson, Terry
1968-69
Wolf, Thiemo
1949-50
Sayre, R.C.
1945-61
1970-77
Wood, Benton
1934-35
1962-63
Thompson, Richard
1965-67
Woods, Paul*
1953-54
Scarborough, William
1939-42
Tibbetts, Blanche
1966-73
Woodward, Exean
1928-32
Schanz, Orville
1957-87
Tippen-Gordon, Annette* 1976-77
Wright, William*
1957-58
Schamau, Ralph
1965-70
Todd, Clyde
1932-35
1962-66
Scherer, George
1934-36
Tollefson, Harris*
1967-68
Wright, Mary
1938-41
Schmidt, Webster R.
1933-35
Trainer, Curtis
1958-63
Young, Otis B.
1928-29
1938-41
1966-77
Zamrazil, James
1968-72
Schmucker, Martha
1928-29
Tremmel, Ronald
1977-81
Zelman, Elizabeth
1974-80
Schnipper, Gail*
1974-76
Trimpe, W.*
1957-58
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Two Hundred and Sevt
nn-Eiglu
IV. Presidents-McKendree College Alumni Association
J. W. A. Kinison
1928
Bumell Heinecke
1951-52
Bumell Heinecke
1967-69
W. R. Dorris
1929-30
R. C. Sayre
1952-54
Elvis Rosenberger
1969-71
Harold F. Hecker
1931
Lee Baker
1954-57
Roger Jensen
1971-72
Louis Butts
1934-35
William Lambeth
1957-58
Donald G. Metzger
1972-74
Roy Kean
1937-41
Leon Church
1958-61
Robert Dosier
1974-76
0. F. Whitlock
1941-43
Frank Harris
1961-62
Darrell Franklin
1976-77
W. L. Hanbaum
1943-46
Louis Butts
1962-63
Dennis Butts
1977-79
R. C. Adair
1946-50
David Packard
1963-66
Milbum Akers
1950-51
Walter Storey
1966-67
V. Honorary Degrees Conferred By McKendree College
Year Name
1928 Rev. E. W. Akers
Edwin Percy Baker
James C. Dolley
Charles H. Dorris
Arthur H. Harropp
Charles H. Miller
Chester F. Miller
C. Edmund Neil
Dr Lew is Otiof\
Branch Rickey
Henry G. Schmidt
James T. Seiben
William C. Walton
Casper S. Yost
1931 Charles W Bliss
Eli Crouse
Degree Conferred
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Literature
Doctor of Literature
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Literature
Doctor of Literature
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Literature
D. Fm.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Di\init\
1933 Dr C M Thompson Doctor of Literature
1934 George A. Fouler
Charles H. Thrall
1935 Harr> C Brown
Waller M Brov* n
1936 WE Bennett
193" Paul Fanhmg
1939 PaulRHortm
Ro\ N Kean
1940 John L. Dickson
Frank E Hams
Clark R Yost
Doctor of Di\ init\
Doctor of Di\init>
Doctor of Di\init\
Doctor of Divinit)
Doctor of Di\init\
Doctor of Law s
Doctor of Di\init>
Doctor of Divinitx
Doctor of Law s
Doctor of Di\init\
Doctor of Laws
Year Name Degree Conferred
1942 Aloysius Angeleo Aita Doctor of Laws
1944 John Lester Buford Doctor of Laws
Joseph Morton Harrell Doctor of Divinity
1946 Carl Cluster Bracy Doctor of Divinity
1947 H. G. Hurley Doctor of Divinity
1952 Adlai E. Stevenson Doctor of Laws
1954
1955
1956
Robert C. Adair
Milbum P. Akers
Newton C. Henderson
L. Joseph Hortin
Earl Clarence Phillips
Clyde H. Todd
Omer Floyd Whitlock
Earl U. Yates
Lee Robert Baker
William E. Britton
Charles Monroe Crowe
Emest M. Dycus
Cyrus S. Gentr>
Dale Harmon
Timoth} 1. McKnight
Wendell A. Robinson
Walter Allen Smith
Charles C. Hamill
Clarion D. Hardy
Henrv Merkel
Richard W. Miller
Maurice L. Winn
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of
Doctor of
Doctor of
Doctor of
Doctor of
Doctor of
Doctor of
Doctor of
Doctor of
Science
Laws
Divinity
Divinity
Laws
Divinity
Laws
Divinity
Divinity
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Di\inity
MC KENDREE~
:^ar
Name
Degree Conferred
Year
Name
Degree Conferred
1957
W. E. Bush
Doctor of Divinity
1966
Orville Herbert McKay
Doctor of Laws
W. L. Cummins
Doctor of Divinity
Rev. Paul C. Reinert,S.J
Doctor of Humane
Webb B. Garrison
Doctor of Divinity
Letters
E. M. Leckrone
Doctor of Divinity
Sen. Paul Simon
Doctor of Letters
Charles Loucke
Doctor of Laws
Ira Louis Thetford
Doctor of Divinity
Vernon Loucke
Doctor of Laws
1967
James Aaron Connett
Doctor of Divinity
1958
John L. Figley
Doctor of Divinity
Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster
Doctor of Laws
Clyde Funkhouser
Doctor of Divinity
Delyte Wesley Morris
Doctor of Laws
Delbert S. Lacquement
Doctor of Divinity
1968
William Norman Grandy
Doctor of Laws
1959
Patrick Henry Beaird
Doctor of Literature
Ray Page
Doctor of Laws
Clarence C. Collins
Doctor of Divinity
Chester A. Pennington
Doctor of Divinity
Robert A. Mulligan
Doctor of Divinity
Jack D. Travelstead
Doctor of Divinity
George T. Wilkins
Doctor of Laws
Robert Fulton White
Doctor of Laws
1960
Merle D. Broyles
Doctor of Divinity
1969
Lindley Joseph Stiles
Doctor of Laws
Webb B. Garrison
Doctor of Literature
David Elton Trueblood
Doctor of Letters
Bayne D. Wilson
Doctor of Divinity
Robert I. White
Doctor of Laws
Chuzo Yamada
Doctor of Divinity
1970
Roy Clifford Berry
Doctor of Laws
1961
Scott D. MacDonald
Doctor of Divinity
Clarence D. Blair
Doctor of Letters
Edwin E. Voigt
Doctor of Humane
Donald Lewis Lowe
Doctor of Divinity
Letters
Robert Wallenbom
Doctor of Music
1962
William Gehl Devore
Doctor of Divinity
1971
Fred Arthur Fleming
Doctor of Science
Ivan Lee Holt, Jr.
Doctor of Laws
Raymond Paul Sims
Doctor of Divinity
Ivan Lee Holt, Sr.
Doctor of Humane
Letters
Lance Webb
Doctor of Letters
Otto Kemer
Doctor of Laws
1972
George Henry Hand
Doctor of Laws
Julian Nave
Doctor of Divinity
John Henderson
James William Owen
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity
1963
Leiand D. Case
John 0. Gross
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Divinity
Mildred Silver
Doctor of Letters
Herbert H. Hoover
Doctor of Humane
Letters (In absentia)
1973
Dr. Phillip Shriver
Doctor of Humanities
O. H. Kleinschmidt
Doctor of Music
1974
Mrs. Edith Green
Doctor of Laws
William J. Scarborough
Doctor of Humane
Letters
1975
Robert Krause
Doctor of Divinity
1964
John W. Allen
Doctor of Laws
1976
Dr. James B. Holdenman
Doctor of Laws
Louis A. Butts
Doctor of Letters
Boyd Eugene Wagner
Doctor of Divinity
John E. Grinnell
Doctor of Literature
Frederick E. Maser
Doctor of Laws
1977
Dr Arthur P. Caliandro
Doctor of Humane
Nell G. Oppitz
Doctor of Letters
Letters
(In absentia)
Barbara E. Campbell
Doctor of Laws
1965
Vemie T. Bamett
Doctor of Divinity
1978
Sen. Kenneth Hall
Doctor of Laws
Rollo Clifton Sayre
Doctor of Laws
Arthur V. Huffman
Doctor of Laws
Joseph B. Webb
Doctor of Divinity
Martha R.O'Malley
Doctor of Education
Myron Forest Wicke
Doctor of Humane
Letters
Dr. Ralph M. Tanner
Doctor of Humane
Letters
Two Hundred and Eigh
MC KENDREE
VI. Academy Of Science
The Academy of Science was started in 1989 and recognizes those individuals who, through
leadership and character, have made exceptional contributions to the honor and prestige of
McKendree College in the field of science, and who have continued to demonstrate in their
daily lives, the values imparted through the study of the sciences. Listed below are the gradu-
ates and instructors through 1978 who have been inducted into the Academy of Science.
Bernard Baldridge
'37
Carmett "Corkey" Helms
'59
E.M. Cralley
'28
Benjamin Murray Hypes
1866
Lester V. Cralley
'33
Guy Otwell Karnes
'25
Lewis J. Cralley
'33
Howard W. Larsh
'36
Cyril D. Curtis
'43
Standleigh M. McClure*
1919-34 &
Raymond Wick Fary Jr.
'42
1936-41
William A. Fischer
'40
Stanley W. Oexemann
'37
Fred A. Fleming*
1947-1976
William Powell
'52
Paul S. Funkhouser*
'70
*1975-1985
Edwin R. Spencer*
1926-1940
Paul M. Griffin
'43
Charles Jacob Stowell*
1920-1955
Vernal R. Hardy
'28
Suzanne R. Potter Wicks
'45
♦Instructor
VII. Sports Hall of Fame
The McKendree College Sports Hall of Fame was started in 1988 and recognizes individuals
who, through leadership and character, have made exceptional contributions to maintain the
honor and prestige of McKendree College in the field of athletics, and who have continued to
demonstrate in their daily lives those values developed through the inter-collegiate athletic
program.
Listed here are the graduates and coaches through 1978 who have been inducted into the
Sports Hall of Fame.
Warren Barty '65
Wayne R.Bise' 38
George 'Tip" Butler '51
Lloyd Castillo '58
Virgil Thomas Church '32
William Lawrence Cofield '63
James E. Collie, Basketball Coach 1952-57
Loy Dale Cruse '55
Sally Ford '73
Woodrow W. Fulkerson '34
Paul S. Funkhouser '70
William Burton Gedney '54
Ray Goode '28
Homer "Hurley" Gould '28
Cameron Harmon '03
John "Ace" Harmon '40
Glen "Jack" Haskin '28
Dale Haverman '78
Richard E. Herrin '56
Ronald H. Herrin '52
Ralph Mason Holmes '49
Eugene "Pidge" Hoyt '54
John M. Isom '27
Wayne King '59
Dennis Lee Korte '70
Virgil H. Motsinger '55
Elvis E. "Al" Rosenberger '50
Edgar A. "Slick" Schaefer '50
Robert Leland Schulte '60
Joseph Spudich '33
Kenneth "Spike" Wilson '36
Mary Blanche Wolfe Young '38
Two Hundred and Eighry-One
A.,'H,i';,;'r,;.i',j ^j.;';r%-A.
<^s:^^^:^^^^5^^^1£JlEND R E E
Index
A
Abbott, J.S. 269
Able, Ann O. 205
Ackerman, Walter E. 269
Adair, Robert C. 269, 279
Adams 228, 236
Adams, J. 114,276
Adams, Kaywynne Weiler
196
Adolphson, Harold 114, 276
Affsprung, Harold E. 60
Agersborg, H.P.K. 34, 46, 47,
87, 276
Agles, Edgar A. 50
Agles, James 41, 50
Aita, Aloysius Angeleo 279
Akers, E. W. 279
Akers, J. R. 269
Akers, Milbum 109, 122, 129,
131, 136, 137, 140, 142,
163, 167, 168, 169, 170,
174, 179, 183,269,279
Akers, Peter 8, 118, 122, 123,
126, 131
Albright, Cecil R. 50
Alcorn, Charles 176, 177, 189,
276
Alcorn, Mary 177, 276
Aldrich, Gordon 143, 144,
176, 276
Aldrich, James L. 205
Alford,Joe271
Allenl27, 132, 133, 135, 141,
262
Allen, Bob 250
Allen, Donald 230
Allen, Frederick M. 205
Allen, John W. 280
Allen, Max 113, 127, 132,
133, 136, 141, 142,207
Allison, Lelah 87, 88, 276
Allyn, Robert 217
Amarh, Archibald 259
Amberg, Richard 1 10, 141, 269
Amburn, Duane 185,271
Ames, Edward R 8, 170
Anderson, Boyd 50
Anderson, L. 98
Anderson, Merlin 50, 73
Anderson, Ted 190, 191, 198,
276
Anderson, Tex 250
Anheuser, Donald 27 1
Ameson, Robert 198, 276
Artis, Wayne 104, 105, 260,
276
Asbury, William R 205
Ashal, R. 86, 97
Ashall, Rocjard 60
Ashby, Robert 103, 104, 276
Ashby, William 50
Atkins 232
Atkins, Kenneth 50, 73
Aufderheide, Ervin 230, 231
Austell, Joseph 143, 276
Austin, Kenneth, 60, 232
Awah 248, 251,253
Ayers, Mrs.A.W. 271
B
Babb, Franklin 60
Baber, Eldora A. 205
Baber, Yvon 189, 190, 191,
198, 276
Baeder, Robert 103, 104, 276
Bagg 100
Bagg, Chester 83, 87, 88, 103,
276
Baggott 248, 262
Bailey, Dale 60
Bailey, Frances 57, 70
Bailey, H. H. 269
Bailey, William 104, 205, 276
Two Hundred and Eighty-Three
MC KENDREE'
Baize, Tim 205
Baker 249
Baker, Daniel 27 1
Baker, Edwin 19,21,23,24,
25, 27, 34, 45, 46, 47, 87,
88, 103, 140, 170, 123,
146, 276, 279
Baker, Lee 174,279
Baker, Neil 261
Baker, Von 38
Baldridge, Bernard 50, 60,
281
Baldridge, Byron 50
Baltz, Otilla M. 118
Barclay, Ralph 87, 88, 221,
232, 233, 276
Barden, Irvin 271
Barnard, Lloyd 50, 69
Barnes, Harold 269
Barnes, Marvin 50, 73
Bamett, Dorothy 88, 103, 224,
276
Barnett, Helen T. 170, 171,
179
Bamett, Jenny 227
Bamett, Sally 4
Bamett, Vernie 269, 280
Barrow, Harold 50
Bartlesmeyer 248, 251, 253
Bartlett, Robert C. 183
Barton, Carl 114,276
Barton, Don 257
Barton, George 46, 47, 87,
276
Barty, Warren 256, 269,281
Baskette, Ewing 87, 276
Bauer, Glen 269
Bauersachs, L. D. 115, 143,
276
Baugh, Roy 269
Baum, Arthur 50, 73
Baum, "Butch" 112
Baus, Joseph 205
Baver, Faith F. 118
Beaird, Patrick Henry 280
Beans. Mary 225
Beardsley, Whitmore 50, 69
Beaty, Paul 238
Beaver, Brenda 271
Beck, Norman 104, 114, 115,
143, 276
Beckemeyer, Delmont 50
Beckemeyer, Warren 50
Becker, Chris 271
Beckman, Eugene T. Jr. 205
Beedle, William 235, 248,
250, 252
Beerman, Larry 260
Beers 262
Beers, Gordon 50, 262
Beers, James 51, 231, 237
Behrens, Carl 260
Behymer, F. A. 79, 208, 269
Belcher, Paul 51
Belcher, Talbert 104,276
Belva, Ed260, 261
Belva, Jan271
Benitone, Don 60
Bennett, Dorothy 271
Bennett, Herbert R. 269
Bennett, W. E. 269, 279
Bennett, William 51,69
Benson, Ronald 189,276
Berendt, "Dutch" 231
Berger,Jere 198,276
Berger, Lauren 60
Bergmann, Emma 25, 27,
276
Berkemann, Doris 271
Bernreuter, Louis 269
Berquist, Mary 27 1
Berrier, Paul L. 205
Berry. Clyde 51, 70
Berry, R.C. 122, 133
Berry. Roy 269, 280
Berst, Donald 229, 236
Berutti, Theresa 271
Best, Evelyn 189, 190, 191,
198, 276
Beutelman 227
Biagi.Alma 143,276
Bickel, Wanda 190, 191,276
Biehl, Barry 198, 276
Biggerstaff, Bill 245, 256
Birdwell, Emily 271
Bise, Wayne 4, 51,215, 237,
250,281
Bittner, Christopher 25, 27,
45, 276
Bittner, Josephine 25, 27, 45,
276
Bivens, Eunice 224
Black, Ronald 199,276
Blackburn, Wallace 51, 230,
231
Blackstock, Ira 269
Blackwell, Bob 260
Blair, Clarence D. 280
Blanchard, B. E. 221, 231,
233, 237, 247
Blanchard, Birdsall 45, 276
Blanck, Walter H. 261
Blankenship, J. R. 103,276
Bliss, Charles W. 279
Blue, Riley 260
Bochtler, Stanley 191, 198,
199, 276
Bodtke, Ron 242, 260
Boehne, Tim 261
Bogard, Edward Benny 60
Bone, Jim 256, 258
Boner, Jerry 242, 243, 256
Boner, Joe 139, 175,271
Boone, Elva 271
Booth, Mary 271
Bos, Gertrude 87, 103, 276
Tiio Hundred and Eighn-Four
MC KENDREE
Bosse,Murellal91,198, 199,
276
Bosslet, Don 260
Bothwell 128, 129
Bothwell, Henry Clay 119
Bothwell, James 119
Bothwell, Marion 118, 119,
121, 122, 128, 131, 180,
182
Bott, Edward S. 269
Bowden, James H. 205
Bowker, Kenneth 60
Bowler, John 5 1
Bowles, Ivan 5 1
Box, Gertrude 88
Boyd, H. 114,276
Boyer, Lawrence 88, 103, 276
Bracy 80
Bracy, Carl 50, 77, 86, 207,
279
Bradham 230
Braeutigam, Earl 5 1
Brandenburg, Ronald 176,
177,276
Brashares, C. W. 109,269
Brauer, Fred 259, 260
Breitwieser, George 51,61
Brewer, Arthur 5 1
Brewer, Rebecca 4, 77, 207
Brewer, Wayne 5 1
Briggs, Gene 232
Briner, Charles 5 1
Brines, George S. 51
Brinkmeyer, Dennis L. 205
Brissenden, Carrol 5 1
Brissenden, Eugene 5 1
Brittain, Joan T. 205
Britton, Ernest R. 269
Britton, William E. 279
Brock 230
Broman, Ralph W. 205
Brooks, E. B. 269
Brooks, Gerald 255
Broom, Dale 5 1
Brown 186
Brown, Anna 269
Brown, Charles 252, 260
Brown, Clifford C. 31,271
Brown, Donald 5 1 , 60
Brown, H. 114,269,276
Brown, Harold 51, 69
Brown, Harry C. 279
Brown, Helen 224, 225, 271
Brown, Paul B. 269
Brown, Robert 114, 115,
122, 133, 139, 143, 144,
174, 176, 177, 189, 190,
191, 198, 199,267,276
Brown, Rosie 271
Brown, Thomas 43
Brown, W. L. 236
Brown, Walter M. 279
Brown, Wensel 236
Brown, William M. 269
Brown, Wilson 51
Brownfield, Lorraine 27 1
Brownfield, Michaelynn 224
Brownfield, Sharon 27 1
Browning, Eldon 231
Broyles, Merle D. 280
Bruno, Tony 60
Bryan, Lawrence 191, 198,
199, 276
Bryant, Bobbie 271
Budina, John 144, 176, 276
Budnik, Charles A. 205
Buetelman 227
Buford, J. Lester 109,279
Bullock, Helen D. 128
Bundy, Howard 104, 144,
176, 276
Bunge 33, 245
Bunge,Jim245, 261
Burge, Fletcher 5 1,70
Burger, Lowell 189,190,191,
198, 276
Burger, Patricia 271
Burguart, Edmund 235
Burk, J. Thomas 271
Burk, Mary 224
Burk, Robert 271
Burke, Robert R. 205
Burkett, Eva 103, 276
Burkey, Wayne 104, 105, 269,
276
Burner, Jarvis 144, 176,276
Burnett, Jim 238, 251
Burns 252
Bums, Cicero 43, 51
Burns, Cloyce 251, 252
Burns, Curtis 43, 51
Burns, Don 245
Burns, Frances 271
Burns, Pamela 271
Burris 245, 246
Burris,Don245, 261
Burroughs, Kent 260
Burton, Vivian 88, 276
Bush,W.E. 271,280
Butler 232, 239
Butler, George 239, 281
Butler, Marvin H. 51
Butler, Walter 269
Button, Robert 269
Butts, Dennis 279
Butts, Louis 105, 114, 115,
143, 144, 276, 279, 280
Buzzard, Harry 5 1
Byran, Lawrence 198
Byrd, Gordon L. 205
Caldwell, Carla 87, 276
Caldwell, Carol 276
Caliandro, Arthur R 280
Two Hundred and Eighn-Fivt
MC KENDREE"
Callahan, Frances 205
Calvert, Dale 256
Campbell, Barbara E. 280
Campbell, Hugh 271
Campbell, Robert H. 4, 98,
131
Canedy, Frank 235
Cannady, Edward W. 269
Cantrell, Robert 144, 176
Canty, Mildred 271
Capazzoli, Louis 260
Cardwell, Carol 87
Carlisle, Myron 5 1
Carlton, Don 269
Carradine, John 175
Carrico, Larry K. 205
Carson, Leonard 269
Carson, Mary Margaret 223
Carson, Paul 51, 69
Carson, Richard 5 1
Carson, William 5 1
Carstetter, Chris 259
Carter, Ray 229
Carter, Samuel 103, 104, 276
Cartwright, Peter 7, 8, 124
Caruthers 250, 251,252
Caruthers, Almus 249
Carvel 228
Carver, George W. 93
Case, Leland D. 280
Case, Lloyd A. 205
Cass, Robert 190, 276
Cast, Allen 51
Castillo, Lloyd 112, 239, 240,
247,254,258,281
Cates, Robert 137,271
Catt 228
Caughlin, D. W. 117
Cavins, Edward 5 1 , 60
Chamberlin 117, 118, 228,
262
Chamberlin, Hypes 10, 21
Chamberlin, McKendree H.
228
Chamberlin, Ruth 38, 122,
133
Chapman, B. F. 269
Chapman, Charles 141,271
Chapman, Robert 5 1
Charles, Neva 46, 276
Chester, Mary 176, 177,276
Christ, Erwin 271
Church 122, 236
Church, H.B. 51
Church, Harrison 4
Church, Helen 4, 138
Church, Leon H. 34, 46, 47,
87, 221, 238, 247, 262,
276, 279
Church, Virgil 80, 139, 236,
262,271,281
Ciriaco, Ruth 205
Clare, Thomas H. 51,69,72,
73
Clark, Aletha 271
Clark, Forrest 262
Clark, Marital 15, 276
Clark, Otha 114, 115, 139,
143, 144, 174, 176, 177,
189,276
Clark, Tom 260
Classen, Alice 269
Clayton, Doria 271
Clayton, James 190, 276
Clendenin, Allen 256
Clendenin, Leonard 24 1 , 256,
258
Clucas, Samuel J. 261
Cobleigh, Nelson 9, 117, 183
Coen,H.E. 269
Cofield, William Lawrence
281
Cole, Dwayne 177, 189, 190,
191, 198,276
Coles, Glen 52
Collard, Merrel 235
CoUie, James 98, 103, 104, 105,
112, 221, 239, 240, 247,
252,254,258,276,281
Collins, Clarence C. 280
Collins, Mike 259
Collins, William 52, 69
CoUver, Marcia 27 1
Comer, James 269
Comfort 230
Compton, Karl T. 74
Conaway, John B. 205
Conner, Darrell 240
Connett, James 52, 69, 280
Connett, O. E. 79
Connett, Xon 52, 72, 73
Conrow, Marion 46, 276
Cook 231
Cook, Claudia 225
Cook, George 52
Cook, Jack W. 205
Cook, Lymon 52
Cook, Vickie L. 205
Cooper, Dolores 222
Cooper, Josiah 52
Copeland, William 205
Corlett, Debra271
Cornell, Betty 271
Comwell, "Dudes" 229
Correll, Paul 43, 52
Corrie, Harold 52
Corris, Beryl 52
Corzine, Marvin 52
Couch, Walter 25, 276
Cousley, Paul 269
Covey, Cyclone 103, 104,
105,276
Cox, Charles 12, 139,271
Cox, Jennie 115, 143,276
Cox, Nell 143, 144, 276
Cox, Ralph 143, 276
Two Hundred and Eight) -Six
Cox, Robert 143, 144,276
Coyle, David M. 205
Cralley 229
Cralley, E.M. 281
Cralley, Lester V. 28 1
Cralley, Lewis J. 281
Cramer, Donald 52
Crawford, Joe 52
Creek, Jack 252
Creek, John 252
Cremeens, James L. 52
Crenshaw, H. 114,276
Crocker, Don 269
Crone, Le 254
Crouse, Eli 25, 269, 276, 279
Crowe, Charles Monroe 279
Cruse, Letty98, 271
Cruse, Loy Dale 112, 114,
115, 139, 143, 144, 219,
239, 254, 255, 256, 258,
260,276,281
Crutcher, John 251
Cullen 248
Culver 248, 250
Culver, Harold 236, 248
Cummins, David 60
Cummins, Evelyn 271
Cummins, J. W. 269
Cummins, Mrs. B. R 269
Cummins, W. L. 269, 280
Cunningham, Veronica 271
Curry, Edward M. 52
Curtis,Cyril52, 73, 281
Curtis,John60, 144, 176,242,
276
D
Daily, Charles L. 269
Daniel, Katherinc 103, 105,
114, 115, 139, 143,276
ijMC KENDREEjfe^
Daniel, Raymond 52, %. 97, 27 1
Dannenbrink, Robert 52
Darin, Ann 225
Darling, Brian K. 205
Darrah, Thomas 4, 193, 197,
203,271
Darrow 248
Daumueller, Bill 33
Davidson III, William A. 205
Davidson, J. 98
Davis, Don 59
Davis, E. A. 221, 229, 233,
236, 247, 258
Davis, Harry S. Jr. 205
Davis, Helen M. 205
Davis, Jefferson 10
Davis, Mrs. Robert 269
Davis, O. Sue 271
Davis, Raydean 1 10
Davis, Robert 52, 237
Dawes, Earl 87, 88, 103, 109,
144, 176,276
Dawson, Ted 271
De Bourge, Janet 225, 227
Deedle, George 269
Deems, William 205
Dcering, Michael 199.276
Delente, Gail 177
Dcmarcc, Camilla 225
Dcmick, Margaret 190,276
Deneen. Charles S. 170, 171,
179,269
Dennis, l':d271
Dennis, James M. 4, 267
Denton, Johnnie Dec 260
Denton, Maurice L. 205
Derickson, Woody 255
Dermondy, Hartcr 238
Dcrwclis 230
Detweiler, Daniel E. 205
Devery, Raymond E. 1 86, 27 1
Devore, William Gchl 280
DeWeese, MaryA. 271
Dexheimer, Herbert 269
Dickerman, Allen 143, 276
Dickson, George E. 269
Dickson, John L. 279
Dickson, Zada 105, 111, 114,
115. 143,276
Diecker, Karen 227
Dilente, Gail 276
Dillender. Margaret 271
Dillender, Richard 271
Dilliard, Irving 122, 133, 186
Diseth. Glenn 177,276
Dittcmore, Audrey 114, 115,
276
Dittcmore. Eldon 109, 110,
114. 115. 143, 144. 174,
176. 177. 189.276
Dixon 127
Dixon. Alan J. 133
Dixon. Elizabeth 114. 115,
122, 123, 133, 139, 276
Dixon. Frances 189,271.276
Docrncr231.232
Doerncr. Fred 52. 238
Dolan. Beth 88. 103.276
Dolley. James C. 21. 25. 27.
34. 45, 46, 235, 276, 279
Donaldson, F-li/a 27, 30, 34.
42,45,46,47,84,87,88,
103,276
Donaldson, Ivan 52
Donaldson, Victor 52
Donham 232
Donham, Clyde D. 52
Donham, Mary 115,276
Donham, Sam 52, 144, 176,
177, 189.238.276
Donoho. F:. W. 262
Doolen 230, 249
D(K)len, Arthur 25, 27, 52, 69,
22 1 , 229, 233, 236, 247, 276
-5.2c^;S^^^\
Iwii Humlrpd anil I mhl
MC KENDREE
Doolen, Darrell 27, 276
Dorencamper, Betty 271
Dorencamper, Thomas 27 1
Dorris,C. H. 269,279
Dorris, W. R. 269, 279
Dosier, Robert 269, 279
Dougherty, Dora 222
Douglas 246
Douglas, Bemice 57, 70
Douglas, Bill 245, 246
Douglas, Patty 225, 227
Douglas, Paul 122
Douglas, Stephen A. 8
Douhitt, Harry 52
Downey, Leo 193, 272
Drabik, Alex 67
Drake, James 189, 190, 191,
198, 199, 276
Dressel, Elton 52
Dressel, Lavem 52
Driscoll, David R. Jr. 205
Drought, James 175
Dubson, Geoffrey 272
Dunbar, Deborah 272
Duncan, Mabel 222
Duncan, Myrtle 222
Dunn, Millard C. 205
DuRall, Don 252
Duram, Robin 191,276
Durham, David 209, 272
Dustin, John 103,276
Dutler, David 189, 190, 191,
219, 256, 258, 276
Dycus, Ernest M. 269,279
Dysinger, Wendell 176, 177,
189,276
E
East, Larry 52
Eaton, Dorothy 223
Eaton, William 52, 230
Ebbler, Edward 235
Eddings, Arnold 52
Edwards, Etta 136
Edwards, George 52, 72, 73,
232, 238
Edwards, Herman 252
Edwards, J. R 262
Edwards, Mrs. Gilbert 269
Edwards, Ralph 41, 52
Edwards, Robert H. 4
Eicher, Oliver 235
Eidman, Arthur E. 269
Einsman, Herman 144, 176,
276
Eisel, Mary 272
Eisel, Richard 272
Eisenhower, Dwight 91, 131
Eisenmayer, Andrew 10,217
Eldridge, Kay 260
Eller, Meredith 83, 87, 276
Elless, Vernon 52
Ellis, Dave 245
Ellis, Estil 52
Englebright, Larry 254
Ernst 231
Ernst, Sol 52
Eskra, Vic 242
Eskridge, Robert 272
Essington, Jerry 252
Etling, Terry 256
Evans, Harry 272
Evans, Janet 272
Evans, Jerry 261, 272
Evans, Ken 107
Evans, Thomas 103, 104, 105,
276
Evers, Owen 236
Faeth, Warren 59
Fagin, Charles 202, 272
Fagin, Mary 272
Fairburn, Velma 105, 143,
144, 176, 276
Farquhar, L. C. 269
Farrington, Erwin E. 68
Farthing, Chester 38
Farthing, Paul 38, 269, 279
Fary, Raymond 53,281
Faulkner, Dorothy 84
Federer, Tina 272
Feldt, Amie 239, 240, 254, 255
Feller, Bob 64
Fenton, Mike 256
Ferguson, Nancy 272
Ferrier, Sue 272
Ferris, Sarah 272
Few, Benjamin F. Jr. 205
Fiedler, Mary 272
Fiegenbaum, Bruce 53
Figley, John L. 280
Filley,Glen25,215,221,229,
233, 236, 247, 258, 276
Finley, James 53
Finley, Maxine 56, 70
Finley, Mike 242, 245
Finley, Robert O. 53, 72, 73
Finney, Hershel 202, 272
Fischer, John 272
Fischer,WilliamA. 53, 281
Fitch, Robert 176, 177, 276
Fizer, Dan 255, 258
Fizzell,John53,61,70
Flamuth, Forrest 53
Flanders 230
Fleming 111, 112, 113, 139,
165, 184
Fleming, Fred 80, 83, 87, 88,
96, 103, 104, 105, 112,
114, 115, 139, 143, 144,
165, 168, 174, 176, 177,
186, 189, 190, 191, 198,
276,280,281
Tho Hundred and Eighty-Eight
Flesor. Paul 53
Flinders. Brad 260
Flint, Edith 10
Florek, Terry 245
Floro, Mrs. Jack 272
Fohne. Albert 272
Folk. Patrick 4. 6
Ford. Laura 46, 276
Ford, Sally 225. 227. 281
Foreman, Rebecca 10
Fortado. Robert 144.276
Foulk, Madeleine 29
Fowler. George A. 279
Fox. Charles 60. 79
Fox, Lawrence 53, 87, 276
Fox, R. C. 103,276
Fox, Rayburn 269
Fox, Tommy Lou 103, 276
Franklin, Darrell 279
Franklin, Hany 205
Frazier, Ken 1 1 2
Frederich, William J. 46
Frederick, William 276
Freeman, Hazel 198,276
Freeman, Loren 1 15, 176. 276
Freeman, Loren K. 114, 115,
143, 144
Freiner, Glenn 88. 100. 104.
105. 112, 114, 115, 119,
139. 143. 144. 169. 174.
176. 177, 187, 189. 190.
191. 196.198.199.208.
276
Frerking, Verena 272
Frcshour, William 53
Frey 62
Frey, Junealda 53, 61, 70
Friedli, Fritz 235, 247
Frisby, Raymond 272
Fritz, Herbert 53, 70
Frost, Paul R. 205
Fry, Karen 272
MC KENDREE~fC^
Fulkerson 230
Fulkerson, Woodrow 237,
249,281
Funkhouser, Clyde 4, 167,
269, 272, 280
Funkhouser, Paul 198, 199,
242,245,260,276,281
Gabrenya, Mark 272
Gaddy, Howard 53
Gafke, Roger 144, 276
Gammon, Oren 53
Gantrell. Robert 276
Garcia. Beatriz 177, 276
Garcia, Marino 114, 143, 144,
176, 177, 189.276
Garrett 242
Garrett, Chuck 242
Garrett, Clifford 235, 236
Garrison 107, 109, 113, 122,
123
GaiTison. Carol 107
Garrison, Mary Elizabeth 107
Garrison,Webbl07, 110, 113,
118, 119, 127, 131, 142,
207, 280
GaiTison, William 107
Garvin, Boyce 53
Garvin. W.B. 25. 276
Garvin. Wiley 25. 103, 105
Gauble, Kay 272
Gauble, Michael 272
Gaut, Kay 272
Gay. Holt 53
Gedney, Burton 239, 254,
269,281
Gee, Donald 87
Gee, Mrs. Donald 276
Gee, Wade 60
Gehmin. Phil 272
Geiger, Orville 53
Geist, Andrew P. 60
Gentry, C. 221, 235, 247, 254,
279
Gibson. Stanley 53
Gibson, Ted 53
Gier, Scott 53
Giger, Margaret 272
Gilbert, Helen 4, 199,276
Giles, Rebecca 4. 207
Gilkerson, Catherine 223
Gillespi, William 59
Gillespie, Virginia 272
Givens, Eldora 198,205,276
Givens, Mary 104, 105,276
Glotfelty 138
Glotfelty, Frank 53
Glotfelty. P R. 34, 272
Glover, Lee R. 87,276
Glowatski, Edward 4
Godbold, Albea 269
Godwin, Beatrice 47, 87, 1 03,
104, 105, 143, 144, 176,
276
Godwm, John 105, 114, 115,
139, 143. 144, 176,276
Goetter, Gary 272
Goldenberg. Max 269
Goldstein, Burton 87, 276
Goode. Ray 248. 251, 252,
281
Goodfellow, William 9
Goodman, George 269
Goodpaster, Andrew 53, 73,
75, 109, 280
Goodyear, Robert R. 205
Gordley, William P 269
Gordon, Annette 198, 272,
278
Gott, Edith 272
Gould 232, 236, 248, 25 1 , 252
Gould, Clifford 229
7iir> Hundred and Eighry-Nine
MC KENDREE^T^
Gould, H. D. 45, 46, 276
Gould, Herbert 232, 233, 238
Gould, Homer 236, 281
Govro, Marvin 87, 276
Graf, King 119
Graham, Lena 272
Grandy97, 109, 113
Grandy, Marguerite 103, 104,
105, 276
Grandy, W. N. 96, 103, 104,
105, 113, 114, 115, 131,
139, 143, 144, 174, 176,
177,276,280
Grauel, Walter 53
Gray, James 176, 177, 189,
190, 191, 198,276
Green, Edith 280
Green, Gary M. 205
Greene, Kenneth 269
Greenwalt, Donna 272
Greenwood, Bartley J. Jr. 4,
49, 53, 232, 238
Greenwood, Estelle 4
Greer, Freeman 1 15, 143, 144,
176,277
Gregory, Bill 238
Gregory, Dick 175
Gresson, Larry 242
Griebel, Roy 59
Grieve, Leland 53
Griffin, Paul 238
Griffith, Mayme 80, 269
Grinnell, John E. 280
Griswold, Kathleen 59, 70
Grob, Constance 4, 269
Gross, John O. 122,280
Gross, William 272
Grothjahn, Harry 53
Grove, James 53
Grove, Larry 252
Grove, Lynn 109, 181, 189,
190, 191, 198,277
Grow 94, 95, 102
Grow, Dorah 103, 104, 105,
277
Grow, Engel 252
Grow, Russell 86, 92, 102,
207
Gruber,Georgel91,198, 199,
277
Gruchalla230,231,249,251,
252
Gruchalla, Frank 230, 249
Gruchalla, James 53, 231
Gruchalla, Jim 250
Guandolo, Joseph 229
Gullett, Russell 40, 60
Gullick, Lucy 272
Gummersheimer, Victor 177,
189, 190,277
Gutekunst, Bertha 34, 46, 47,
87, 88, 277
Gutekunst, Helmut 34, 46, 47,
83, 87, 88, 103, 104, 105,
112,240,277
Guthrie, David 252
H
Haack, Ethel 272
Haack, Gottlieb 272
Hackney, J. Carlyle 46, 277
Haddox, Hayes 205
Hadfield 262
Haeuber, Onita 272
Hagan, John 75
Hageman, Inez 227
Hahs, Billy G. 79, 269
Halcomb, Jayhew 60
Hale, Sarah 22
Haley, Alex 175
Halfond, Irwin 4, 265
Hall 229
Hall, C. C. 269
Hall, Charles 53
Hall, J. O. 269
Hall, Kenneth 280
Hall, Louise 272
Hall, Orval 228
Hall, Orville 221, 233, 247,
258
Hallberg, Patricia 272
Hailing, Milton 236
Halloran, Diane 227
Hamill, C. 108, 269, 279
Hamilton, Velma 227
Hamm, Benjamin 53
Hamm, Robert N. 53, 70
Hammill, James M. 180
Hammonds, Denver 272
Hanbaum 111, 112
Hanbaum, Blanche 272
Hanbaum, W. L. 269, 279
Hand, George 134, 136,269,
280
Handel, Helen 223, 227
Handlon 232
Handlon, George 53, 62
Hanser, Harold 269
Happy, Cy 253
Harden, K. 114,277
Hardesty, Kathy 225, 227
Hardin, V. S. 269
Hardy 262
Hardy, C. D. 45, 46, 277, 279
Hardy, D.M. 122,269
Hardy, Robert 269
Hardy, Vernal 269, 281
Hargis,Wilma 143,277
Harmon 15,62,231,232,233,
237, 238, 250, 253
Harmon, "Ace" 232
Harmon, Bill 272
Harmon, Cameron 13, 18, 19,
29,35,220,227,229,254,
269,281
Tii'o Hundred and Ninety
MC KENDREE
Harmon, Dale 269, 279
Harmon, Dorothy 42
Harmon, Elvin 262
Harmon, John 54, 62, 237,
250, 269
Harmon, John "Ace" 281
Harmon, "Johnnie" 235
Harms, Raymond 60
Harper, Henry 54
Harper, Leslie 144, 277
Harper, Pauline 25, 27, 45, 62,
209, 277
Harr, Mike 257
Harrell, Joseph 25, 277, 279
Harris 250
Harris, Barry 246
Harris, Cecil 177, 277
Harris, Frank 88, 269,
277, 279
Harris, Harold 272
Harris, John A. 205
Harris, Marshall 54
Harris, Roy D. 54
Harris, Saline 54
Harris, St. Clair 269
Harris, Timothy 272
Harris, WilUam 272
Harrison, Steven T. 205
Harropp, Arthur H. 279
Harsky 230
Hart, Milton 110
Hartley 237
Hartley, Robert 27, 237, 247,
277
Hartman,Art251,252
Hartman, Donald 54, 238
Haseman, Leroy 54
Haskin248,251,253
Haskin, Glen "Jack" 281
Hasler, Robert 269
Hassenflug, David 259
Hassett, Ray 242, 256
Hauser, Ruth 224
Haverman, Dale 246, 281
Haverman, Gary 246
Hayden, Everette 54, 69, 73
Hayes, Bill 260
Hayes, Dick 260
Hayes, Raymond 54
Hayter, Earl 27, 45, 277
Heam, Gale 198, 205, 277
Heame, Gary 256
Hearst, John 54
Heath, Vernon 269
Hecker, H. F. 269, 279
Hedger, Frank 54
Hedges, Brenda 225, 227
Heeley, Charles 54
Heer, Eldon 54
Heinecke, Bumell 60, 279
Heiser, John 60
Heitman, Dean 239
Hellmer, Bill 256
Helms, Carmett 4, 191, 277,
281
Hemmer, Thomas 60
Hemphill, Charles 269
Henderson 238
Henderson, A. K. 45, 46, 54,
69, 221, 223, 237, 247,
277
Henderson, John 237, 269,
280
Henderson, Newton C. 279
Henman, Mary 272
Henry, Ron 246
Herman, Myrl 54
Hernandez, Roberto 79
Herrin 239
Herrin, Homer 269
Herrin, Richard 239, 240, 247,
252,260,281
Herrin, Ron 238, 252, 281
Hertenstein 99, 227
Hertenstein, Blanche 34, 272
Hertenstein, Clifford 45, 231,
262, 277
Hertenstein, Dan 262
Hertenstein, Dorothy 223, 227
Hertenstein, Harold 23, 46,
88, 103, 277
Hertenstein, "Mom" 40
Hess, Gladys 272
Hess, Robert D. 205
Hickenlooper, George 199,
277
Hickman, Lester 43
Higgenbothan, W. 114,277
Hill, James R. 205
Hill, Mrs. Ralph 269
Hill,Stephaniel44, 177, 189,
190, 277
Hindelange, Mary 191, 198,
277
Hines, Elva 4
Hines, Ernest J. 68
Hines, Gail 54, 69
Hinson, Arthur 54, 73
Hippie, Sam 241, 242
Hirons, Sidney 143, 277
Hirth, Frank 25, 277
Hock, Edward 190, 277
Hodapp, Leroy 269
Hodge, Michael L. 205
Hodge, William 135, 139,
143, 144, 174, 176, 177,
189, 190, 191, 198, 199,
277
Hodges, Jay 128
Hodgson, Julia 272
Hodson, Glenndon 269
Hoercher, Ronald 262
Hoffman, Edward 103, 105,
209, 269, 277
Hoffmann, Harrison A. 54
Hoge 66
Two Hundred and Ninety-One
MC KEN DREE"
Hohn, Dorothy 34, 87, 277
Hohn, Gottlieb 25, 277
Hohn, Reinhold 34, 45, 46,
47, 83, 87, 277
Hohn, RosaUnd 27, 221,277
Hohrein, Dan 272
Holderby, Nigel 272
Holderman, James B. 280
Hollingsworth, Mary 273
Holhs, Bob 97
Holman,C. C. 172, 180, 181
Holmes 232
Holmes, Mason 85, 238, 270,
281
Holsinger 229
Hoist, Don 198, 199, 277
Holt, B. J. 270
Holt, Bill 260
Holt, Ivan Lee 280
Holzhauser, Stanley 60
Hook, Max 245
Hooper, Ron 202
Hoover, Bonnie 225
Hoover, Dorothy 227
Hoover, Herbert 13,280
Hopkins, Elizabeth 189, 190,
277
Hopkins, Richard 177, 277
Hoppe, Arthur 54, 69
Horman, Connie 225
Homer, Ethel 112, 143, 144,
176, 277
Horsch, Lawrence 115, 143,
277
Hortin 63
Hortin, Arthur 27, 115,277
Hortin, Charles L. 54
Hortin, Dale E. 54, 62
Hortin, James 54
Hortin, L. Joseph 279
Hortin, Paul 54, 69, 279
Hortin, Ross 54, 238
Horton. A. E. 230
Houghland, Bamby 273
House, Naomi 190, 277
Houser, Gene Lowell 60
Howe, Agnes 25, 27, 277
Howe, Gaylon 54, 69
Howe, Georgia 273
Howe, Raymond 54
Howe, Richard 54, 60, 104,
105, 277
Hoyt, Eugene 238, 239, 240,
245,247,281
Hrasky 230
Hubbell, Chlorus "Fuzzy"
229, 236
Hubble 238
Hubbs, Cletus 240
Huck, Harold 189,277
Huck, Raymond 27, 277
Hudson, Joyce 222, 224
Huff, Dale 60
Huff, Gordon 54, 73
Huffman, Arthur V. 280
Huffman, Shelia 273
Huffstutler, Jessie 273
Hug, Annette 4
Hughes, Martha 223
Hull, Monty "Monk" 232
Hurley, H.G. 141,270,279
Hum, Luther 270
Hursey, Howard 60, 79
Husted, Grace 189,277
Hypes, Benjamin 19, 217, 281
laun, Ward 255, 258
Iberg, Marcella 273
Irwin, Archibald E. 205
Isaac, Elbert 60
Isaacs, Thomas 235
Isom 248, 250, 252
Isom.John229, 236, 281
Isselhardt231,232
Isselhardt, Benny 232, 238
Isselhardt, Bernard 15
Ittner, Warren 255, 256
Jack, Charley 236
Jackson. Andrew 9
Jackson, David 60
Jackson, J. 98
Jackson, James 198,273,277
Jackson, Junealda 61, 70
Jackson, Marion B. 54
Jackson, Max E. 54
Jackson, Peggy "Chip" 224
Jackson, Robert G. 54
Jackson, William 54
Jacobs 227
Jacolick, Donelda 273
Jaeckel, Roy 54, 63, 237, 254
Jaeger, Kenneth 273
Jaffe, Jack M. 205
James, Bill 259
James, Mrs. Darrell 270
Jane, Liza 84
Janes, Leonard 177, 277
Jeans, Myra 223, 227
Jefferson, Doris 273
Jenkins, Farrell D. 270
Jenkins, M. 98
Jennings, James 87, 277
Jennings, Robert 270
Jensen, Roger 260, 270, 279
Jewett, Jennie 154
Jinx, Jonah Hoodoo 18
Johnpeter, Albert 54, 70
Johnson 245
Johnson, Bob 260
Johnson, Buddy 260
Johnson, Charlie 273
Tiio Hundred and Ninen-Tnc
MC KENDREE
Johnson, Dan 245, 256
Johnson, Ernie 238
Johnson, Jesse O. 205
Johnson, Lyndon B. 169
Johnson, Tim 257, 258
Johnson, W. 242
Johnson, Wendell 242, 256
Johnston, P. M. 270
Johnston, Wayne 270
Johnston, William 60
Jonah, Wesley 87, 221, 232,
233,238,247,251.277
Jones 237, 241
Jones, Charles 55
Jones,Douglas 190, 191,198,
199, 277
Jones, Edward 55, 237
Jones, Greg 246, 257
Jones, Kathy 225, 227
Jones, Marvin 241
Jones, Sammie C. 273
Jones, Sherman Lyle 60
Jones, Wes 138
Jones, Will 138
Jopin, Laum 105, 277
Jossell, Leonard 270
Juda, Ralph 60
Jung, Loren 115, 277
Just, Robert 55
K
Kaisor, Allen 270
Kamm, Bemice 177, 277
Kamm, Richard 191,277
Karandjeff, Ernest A. 270
Karnes, Guy Otwell 281
Karstens, Wallace 55, 70
Katayama, Roy 44, 60, 232
Katayama, Mike 44
Kaump, Ethel 105, 277
Kean, Roy 270, 279
Keck, Clifford 55
Keck, Marcella 139, 175,273
Keene, Steve 245
Keeping, John E. 205
Keldermanns, Maude 144,
176, 277
Keller, Steve 4
Kelly, Joan 190, 277
Kelly, Larry 232
Kelso, W. A. 220, 248, 253,
270
Kemp, James F. 205
Kennedy, Blaine 60
Kennedy, Carolyn 27. 277
Kennedy, George 55
Kennedy. John F. 1 3 1
Kennedy. Philip 115. 190,
191,277
Kercher, Robert 55
Kerner, Otto 136,280
Kerr, Mariella 115,277
Kerr, Whitney 143,277
Kershner 227
Kesnar, Maurits 1 24
Kessler, Mike 256
Kessler, Sara 273
Kestly,Williaml43, 144, 176,
277
Ketring, W.Howard 103, 277
Kettlekamp, Wesley 25, 277
Kiehna, Pat 225, 227
Kimmle, Jo Ellen 270
Kimmle, Orval 258
King 255
King, Jean Fisher 103,277
King, John 199, 277
King, Lucille 273
King, Martin Luther, Jr. 113,
169
King, Wayne 254, 255, 258,
281
King, William 103,277
Kinison,J.W.A.25,277,279
Kirkpatrick, Dean 55
Kirts,Jeanl89, 190, 191,198,
199, 221, 222, 224, 225,
277
Kittle, Louis 273
Klamp, Dudley 23 1
Klein 262
Klein, Peggy 227
Klein, Wilbert 273
Kleinschmidt 82
Kleinschmidt, Janelle 87, 224,
277
Kleinschmidt. Marion 223
Kleinschmidt. Oliver 25, 27,
34, 45, 46, 47, 82, 83. 87,
88. 103, 208, 209, 277,
280
Knapp, Arthur 79, 80, 270
Knott, Vivian 4
Koebel, Delmar 104, 105,
115,270,277
Koerber, Ruth 33
Kohlmiller, DarrellH. 4, 91
Kolokolo, Messiah 260
Kolsea 248, 250, 251, 252,
253
Kooner, Murray 277
Korte, Dennis 242, 245, 256,
281
Korte, Sy 256
Kovac, John 190, 191,
199,277
Kovner, Murray 1 05
Kraemer, Gerhardt 127,
Kraft, Charles 45, 277
Kraucovic, Richard 114, 277
Krause, David 273
Krause, Mike 261
Krause, Robert 270, 280
Krieger, Marvin W. 22 1
Krizek, G. 55, 237, 262
198,
129
Two Hundred and Ninen-Three
MC KENDREE"
Knieger, Marvin W. 247
Krughoff, Mildred 46, 277
Kruh, Robert 55
Krumeich, John K. 60
Kruwell, J. Max 25, 277
Kubach, Bob 255
Kugler, Morris 270
Kuhl, Phyllis 273
Kurrus 63, 230
Kumis, Robert 55, 63
Kwon, Ik- Whan 190, 277
La Russa, Randie 225
Lacquement, Delbert 55, 69,
229, 270, 280
Ladas, Pat 60
Lahr, Guy 273
Lahr-Well, Almeda 273
Lamb, Mrs. Robert 273
Lambeth, Bill 252
Lambeth, William 279
Lamblin, Wendell D. 270
Landry, Adam 273
Lang, Harry 55
Langenwalter, Robert 55, 250
Large, Aaron 235
Large, Lulu 222
LaRose, Dorothy C. 117
Larsh 230
Larsh, Howard 230, 231, 281
Larsh, John 231, 237
Laurence, Frank 221, 233,
247, 258
Lautenschlaeger, Frances 273
Lawson, George 198, 205,
277
Lawson, Harold 25, 277
Le Van, L. C. 228
Leaf, Wallace 55
Leake, Charles R. 205
Leas, Carroll 176, 177, 189,
277
Leckrone, Charles 108, 239,
252
Leckrone, E. 270, 280
Leckrone, Harry 55
Lee 238
Lee, Bobby 238
Lee, Leslie 60
Lefler, Helen 190, 277
Lehman, 'Dopey' 112
Leiber, Joseph 104,277
Leilich,Avis 103,277
Lesher, Gladys 46, 277
Lester, Michael 4
LeVan,L.C. 221,233, 247
Lewis, Bobby N. 205
Lewis, D. W. 103, 277
Lewis, Donald 144, 176,277
Lewis, H. 262
Lewis, Robert L. 205
Lewis, William 270
Lientz, Mary Blanche 87, 277
Lincoln, Abraham 8, 163
Lincoln, Tad 1 63
Lindsay, Lisa 227
Linton, Bob 242
Linton, Fuzz 242
Livingston, Park 270
Lizenby 228
Loar, M. L. 270
Lobring, Kim 4
Loehring, Wayne 245
Logan, Bernard 55
Logan, John A. 8, 225
Logan, Ralph 55
Long 232
Long, Charles 55, 250
Long, Lester 242
Lopinot, Alvin 55
Lotz, Dick 260
Loucke, Charles 280
Loucke, Vernon 280
Lougeay, Donald 273
Lougeay, Jean 103, 104, 105,
277
Loving, Harold 270
Lowe 64
Lowe, Carrol 55, 63, 72, 238
Lowe, Cecil 55, 64, 69, 270
Lowe, Donald 55, 270, 273,
280
Lowery, Joseph 270
Lowry, Earl C. 55, 64, 69, 70
Loy, James 41, 55, 238
Lucas, W. L. 227
Lucy, Luanne 222, 225, 227,
273
Luedeman, Cindy 225, 227
Lusk, Don 262
Luttrell, Consuelo 270
Lyerla, James 60
Lyons, George 273
M
Mabry, Robert 144, 277
MacDonald, Scott D. 280
Mack, Luvesta 273
Madden 231
Maddox, Clifford 238
Magee,Ralph81,92,95,270
Magill, Guy 236
Magill, L. A. 270
Magill, Mayo 236
Mahan, Don 55
Malernee, Lydia 222
Malina, Emil 273
Malone, C. 98
Mandley, Calvin 273
Mandolini, Ann 190,277
Mandrell, Kent 191,277
Maneke, James 273
Mange, Aedythe 25, 277
Two Hundred and Ninen-Fou
Manier, Carl 110
Manis, Alfred 55, 237, 238
Manuel, Esther 177,277
Manuel, Paul 273
Manwaring, Albert 55, 231,
237, 250
Manwaring, Charles 55, 73
Manwaring, Jack 270
Marck, Virginia 273
Markarian, Anthony 60
Markman, O. L. 270
Marks, John 273
Markwell, Dave 256
Marlen, Debby 227
Marshall, F. L. 187
Marshall, James 270
Martin 232, 236, 248, 251,
253
Martin, Daniel B. 55, 73
Martin, Emery 236
Martin, Francis 55
Martin, Henry G. Jr. 205
Martin, Howard 273
Martin, James 236
Martin, John C. 270
Martindale, Harry A. 55
Marty, Ralph 144, 176, 177,
189, 190,277
Maser, Frederick E. 280
Mason, Kenneth V. 55
Mason, Lew 103, 277
Massey, Karen 225
Massie, John 273
Matikitis, Ron 242
Matthews, Charles R. 55
Mauck, Paul 230
Mauser, Gary 257, 258
Mautz, Ford 38
Mautz, Ruth 38
Mautz, W. P 140, 141, 184,
270
Mauzy, Bill 247
Mauzy, Paul 238
Mauzy, William 87, 88, 277
Maxey 228
McAnn, Ann 277
McAnnich, Thomas 199, 277
McCable, Robert 60
McCain, John 109, 112, 114,
115, 139, 143, 144,277
McCall, Louis E. 205
McCammon 222
McCammon, Dorothy 223
McCann, Ann 176
McCann, Harold E. 270
McCarthy 113
McCarty, Daniel E. 205
McClain, James E. 270
McClay, Elmo T. 55, 70
McClintock, Elizabeth 47,
277
McClure,S.M.25,27,34,45,
46,277,281
McCormick, J. L. 270
McCracken 270
McDaniel, Ruth 45, 46, 277
McDuffy, Michael 273
McFall, Steve 260
McGarrity, Patrick 4
McGrew, D. 98
McGrew, Rodney 261
McKall, Jim 259
McKay, Orville Herbert 280
McKee, Joseph 176, 190,277
McKee, Wilbur 25, 277
McKendree 155
McKendree, William 155, 203
McKinley, L. Dean 270
McKnelly, Charlie (Bear) 110
McKnight, Timothy 270, 279
McKown, L. S. 270
McLain, John V. 55
McLaren, June 273
McMurphy 8
McNeely, Evelyn 25, 27, 277
McNelly, Debby 227
McNelly, John W. 55
McReynolds, Janet 190, 191,
198,277
McVey, W. P 270
Mead, John F 205
Meddows, Ken 257
Meeker, Tim 4
Meggs, Kathi4, 163,273
Meggs, Lawrence 273
Memmer, John H. 205
Mendez-Vigo, Castor 191,
198,277
Mercer, Donald 55
Mercer, Opal 144, 277
Merkel 123, 124, 126, 127
MerkelHenry 123, 126, 127,
279
Mess, Keith 260
Metz, Mary 87, 277
Metzger, Donald 109, 270,
279
Meyer 249, 251,252
Meyer, Anne 4
Meyer, Beaney 249
Meyer, Frederick 198, 199,
277
Mignery, Emile 56, 69
Miles, Hugh 56
Miles, Ralph A. 205
Milholin, Leslie McKendree
Jr. 155
Miller 228
Miller, Brainard 60
Miller,Charlesll4, 115, 143,
144, 176, 270, 277, 279
Miller, Chester F. 279
Miller, Gordon 177,277
Miller, June 176, 277
Miller, Maxine 56, 70, 227
Miller, Richard W. 279
Tho Hundred and Ninen-Five
MC KENDREE
Miller, Robert 205
Miller, Ruth 33
Minelli, Jenny 4
Minier, Bruce 242
Minnegerode, Frederick 189.
190, 277
Miser, Wilson 103. 104. 105,
277
Missey, Karen 225. 227
Mitchell. Charlene 199, 277
Mitchell. John J. 270
Mitchum, George 190. 277
Mockler, Lee 56
Moeller, Mary 224, 225, 227
Monarch, Sam H. 205
Monken, Ralph 56
Monken. William 273
Monroe, James 133, 270
Montague. Hal 193. 201. 202,
273
Montague, JoAnn 4, 20 1 . 202.
273
Mooney. Lee 56
Moore, Angle 227
Moore, Daniel 143, 277
Moore, R.M. 117
Moores, Anita 227
Moorman 230. 23 1
Moorman. George 237
Morby. Jim 242
Morgan. Joe 260
Morgan. Judy 273
Morgan. Phyllis 273
Morris, Delyte Wesley 280
Morris, Francine 190. 277
Morris. Robert 270
Morriss. A. W. Jr. 262. 270
Morse. Walter 25. 27, 56. 277
Moss, Dorothy 273
Motsinger, V. 98, 281
Molt. Hugh B. 67
Mount 270
Mowe 227, 262
Mowe, Orena 227
Mowe, Ronald 262
Mueller, Harry 135
Mueller, Jim 256
Mueller, Walter 273
Mueller. William 273
Mueth. Charles 56. 64. 65.
237
Mule. John 256
Mulligan. Robert A. 280
Mulvaney. Annette 176, 177.
277
Mumaw. Joan 273
Munoz, David 273
Murdock 254
Murphy 193. 197
Murphy. Julian H. 193
Murray. Elmer 103. 104. 277
Murtagh. William J. 120
Musgrove. Raymond 56, 230,
231
Musso, Terry 256, 258
Myers, Malcolm 56, 238
N
Nagel, Bill 232
Nail. Jim 256
Nailing. Geraldene 273
Naismith. James 234
Nattsas. Albert 56
Nave. Julian 280
Neal. Inez 103. 114. 143. 144.
176. 277
Neal. Richard 260
Neale. Philip 191. 198. 199.
277
Neblock. Charles 190.277
Neider. Deborah 273
Neider. Robert L. 273
Neil. C. Edmund 279
Neill. Clifford 270
Nelson, Irvin 25, 277
Nelson, Sherman 241
Nesmith, Harry 56, 70
Nettleton, James 105, 114,
115,270,277
Newcom, James 229, 236,
262
Newcomb, Mary Ann 4, 273
Nichols, Charles 38, 115,277
Nichols, Jess 262
Nickell. Patricia 115.277
Nicklen. Gerald D. 205
Nielsen. Gerald 87. 88. 103,
277
Nies, Phyllis 143, 222, 277
Nitsch, Chris 4
Nooner, H. H. 270
Norman. Abner 256
Norris. Clair 56
Norris. Kenneth 114. 190.277
Northam, Emily 274
Noss. Emma 25. 277
Nothdurft. Harold 56
Nottrott. David 242
Novotng. Steve 249
Nugent. George 56
Nugent. Paul 115.277
O'Brian. Johnny 239
0-Brien. Robert 56, 66, 69, 70
0-Connor,Gary 191, 198.277
Oexemann. Stanley W. 281
Officer. Marion E. 56
Ogden. Judy 274
Ogent. Albert 88. 277
Ohl. Diane 225
Okon. Emanual 259
Olack. Adalbert 274
Oldfield. Dorothy 274
hvn Hundred and Vtn
Oldfield, James 114, 115, 138,
139, 143, 144, 221, 240,
247, 277
Olds, Ellen 225, 227
Olds, Marjorie 274
Oliver, Clarence 242
Olmstead, Richard 105,277
O'Malley, Martha R. 280
O'Neal, Dave 262, 270
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 73
Oppitz, Harold 274
Oppitz, John 56, 66
Oppitz, Louis 25, 27, 45, 277
Oppitz, Nell 25. 27, 34, 45, 46,
47,87,88, 103, 104, 105,
277, 280
Oppitz, R. James 4, 29, 56, 70.
71
Ore, Harold 56
O'Reilly 64
O' Risky. Dorothy S. 205
Osbom, Homer T. 22 1
Osbom, Robert L. 56, 73
Osborne, Homer T. 247
Osling, Julia 25, 27, 278
Osterhage, Stanley 4
Ottinger, David 160
Otto, Frank 270
Ottofy, Lewis 279
Overton, Robert 270
Owen,EmerialI04, 105, 111,
112, 114, 115, 129, 139,
143, 144, 174, 176, 177,
184. 186, 189, 190, 191,
198, 199, 201, 202, 267,
278
Owen, James William 280
Owen, Stephanie 144, 176,
177, 185, 189, 190,278
Owens, James W. 270
Oxendine, Clifton 42
Oxendine, Herbert 56
Pace, Bobby S. 205
Packard,Davidl39, 144, 176,
177, 189,278,279
Page, Ray 280
Pagles, Carl 274
Palmer.Miley4, 107, 110, 117
Paniello, Sandy 205
Paradis, Patricia 274
Park, Helen 143, 144,278
Parker, Jack 254, 255, 258
Parker, Sophy 25, 27, 278
Parks, Elizabeth 87, 88, 103,
105, 114, 115, 122, 123,
276, 278
Parks, Helen 176
Pathenos, George 60
Patmore, Olive E. 25
Patterson, Andrew 56, 238
Patterson, R. A. 105,278
Pattmore, Olive 278
Peach, C. B. 270
Peach, Janet 274
Peach, Robert H. 56, 70
Pearce, Eva 223
Pearson, T.M. 104, 105,278
Pegg, Ruthellen 175,274
Pemberton, Wilfred A. 56
Pence, George 274
Pence, lone 274
Pennell, Anial 56, 73
Pennell, Lowell 56
Pennington, Chester A. 280
Pepper, Virginia 274
Percival, Laura 225, 227
Percy, Charles H. 135
Perkins 248, 250, 251, 252,
253
Perkins, James L. 205
Perry, John 60
Peterson 248
Peterson, Charles L. 270
Peterson, Dan 144,219,278
Peterson, Lewis V. 56
Petri, Jeri 225
Pettit, Lloyd 229
Petty 250
Petty, Mason 56
Pfeffer, Dorothy 223, 227
Pfeffer, "Froggie" 235
Pfeffer, Jack 62, 237, 262
Pfeffer, R. 254
Pfeffer, W. C. 80, 270
Pfeffer, Will 30
Philips, Olin 235
Phillips, Earl C. 270, 279
Phillips, Frank 220
Phillips, Minnie 274
Phillips, Morris 56
Phillips, Suzanne 224
Phillips. Wendell 57
Pierce, Frank 114, 115,278
Pike, Raymond 57
Pimlott, Walter 57, 72, 73,
238
Pinkston, James 57
Piper, Marion 270
Pistor, Howard 57
Pittenger, Dick "Pitt" 232
Pittenger, Theodore 104, 105,
278
Pittman, LeRoy 136
Plater, J. Rue 57, 70
Plato, William 57, 73
Podesta, William 57, 70
Podesva, Glenn 274
Poe, William H. 57, 70
Polk, Lucian V. 205
Polka, Bob 260
Pollak, Tom 245
Pomeroy, Katherine 274
Pope, Harry H. 187
Porter 185,259,260
Porter, Archie 57
Two Hundred and Ninely-Se
MC KENDREE~^~
Porter, Howard 189, 190, 191,
198, 199, 259, 278
Porter, Ray 97
Posage 232
Posage, Edward 57, 72
Posomato, Nick 256
Postel, Philip 270
Poston, Marianne 191, 198,
278
Potter, Abby 177,278
Potter, SusanneR. 281
Potthas, John 260
Powell, William 281
Price, Melvin 122,266
Priddy, Barbara H. 205
Proctor, Don 240, 241
Proost, Robert 176, 278
Pruett241
Pruett, Charles E. 57, 70
Pruett, Walter 57, 69
Przybyl, Mike 259
Pulliam, Robert 103, 278
Purdy, Edgar 104, 278
Purdy,Leslie57,88, 103, 104,
270, 278
Putt, Dwight 143, 144, 176,
278
Quick, Edward 57
Quinn, Monica 4
R
Rackham,Eric 128, 129, 178,
179, 181, 183, 188, 202,
207
Rafferty, Barbara 274
Rafferty, James 199,278
Raines, Richard C. 122
Rainholt, John 60
Randall 232
Randall, Malcolm 57
Rapinot, Allen 57
Rapp, Norbert 274
Ratcliff, William F. 218, 220
Ratz, Sherry 225
Rauth, Johnny 237
Rauth, Walter 230
Rawlings 248,251,252
Rawlings, Dave 260
Rawlings, Wyatt 57, 270
Reader, Mary Louise 223
Recard, Richard 57
Redden 238, 239
Redden, Hugh 103, 221, 233,
238, 247, 278
Redden, Jim 252
Reed, Amos 57
Reed, Bob 260
Reed, Curtis 242
Reed, Earl H. 119
Reed, J. Frank 27, 278
Reed, Leone C. 27, 278
Reed, Mary Etta 227
Reeder, Orpha 143, 144, 176,
278
Reese, Myron 189, 190, 191,
198, 199, 278
Reese, Pee Wee 63
Reinert, Paul 280
Reinhardt, Florence 222
Reizer, James 60
Remick 253
Rendlemen, John 270
Renfro, Mary 176, 177, 278
Renner, Chuck 246
Reynolds, F J. 105,278
Reynolds,!. H. 105,114,278
Rezba, Ben 256
Rhiel 229
Rhoden, Linwood 274
Rhodes, William J. 60
Rice 126, 127, 140,231
Rice, Grantland 231
Rice, Leroy 230, 231
Rice, Priscilla 126
Rice, Roland 87, 109, 112,
114, 115, 122, 123, 124,
133, 134, 139, 143, 144,
174, 176, 177, 189,278
Richards, Charles 270
Richardson, Francis 103, 104,
105,278
Richardson, Larry 242
Richardson, Raymond 270
Richichi, John 60
Richter, Terry 242
Rickey, Branch 19, 270, 279
Ridgeway, Bette 97
Ridgeway, Jean 46, 278
Riggs 240
Riggs, Jeff 240
Ripley, Alvin 274
Ripley, Donna 274
Ritchey, Ralph 57, 70
Roberts, Bill 241, 256, 260
Roberts, C. J. 27, 278
Robertson, Ressho 270
Robinson, Bonnie Baer 274
Robinson, Frances 57, 70
Robinson, Frederick 190, 193,
274, 278
Robinson, Wendell A. 270,
279
Robler, Jerry 259
Rode, Albert 57, 73
Rogers, C. J. 270
Rogers, Howard 177, 189,
278
Rogers, Martha 227
Roloff, Robert 25, 27, 278
Rongey, Bemice 57, 70
Roos, C. M. 270
Roosevelt, Eleanor 69
Two Hundred and Ninety-Eighl
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 18
Roosevelt, Theodore 7, 141
Root, Etta 136
Roper, Martin 97, 104, 105,
278
Rose, Doug 259, 260
Rosenberger, Elvis "Al" 60,
85,86,232,251,252,270,
279,281
Rouland, Elmer A. 60
Roy, Herbert 87, 278
Royer 255
Royer, Harold 254
Royston, Ralph 205
Rucker, Robert 60
Runyan, Frank 236
Russ, Walton 57
Russell, Fred 240
Russell, Garland 270
Russo, Tony 256
Ruthenburg, John C. 205
Rutland, Mary Lou 274
Ryker, Charlotte 105, 278
S
Sager 67, 232
Sager, Allen 57
Sager, Bob 79
Sager, Milton 57, 66, 67
Sakurai, Edward 143, 144,
278
Sallman, Warner 1 63
Salmon, Paul 57
Sampson, James 42, 57, 230,
231
Sampson, John Paul 42
Sampson, Paul 250
Sanders 250
Sanders, Bill 67, 249
Sanders, John 57
Sanders, William 57
Sanford, Stephen G. 205
Sapp, Margaret 87, 278
Sappington, Glen 58
Sauders, Phil 261
Saunders248, 249, 250, 251,
252, 253
Saunders, William 230, 248
Sawyer, Elizabeth 223
Sayre 228, 229, 235
Sayre, E. 235, 254
Sayre, Harvey 235
Sayre, Norris 254, 262
Sayre, R. 87, 88, 103, 104,
105, 114, 115, 120, 143,
144, 254, 278, 279, 280
Scarborough, William 46,
278, 280
Scarritt, Nathan 270
Schaefer251,252
Schaefer Robert 252
Schaefer,Ed232,251
Schaefer, Edgar A. "Slick"
281
Schaefer, Trina 225
Schafer, Robert 236
Schaffer, Eugene 27
Schanz, Orville 4, 60, 112,
114, 115, 139, 143, 144,
174, 176, 177, 189, 190,
191, 198, 199,267,278
Scharnau, Ralph 176, 177,
189,278
Schaulat, Mike 246
Scherer, George 27, 45, 278
Schermer, Avery 270
Schiefer, Audrey 274
Schieppe, John 256,258,260,
274
Schieppe, Dona 274
Schlafly, Phyllis 175
Schmedake, Albert 58
Schmidt, H. G. 270, 279
Schmidt, Mark 257
Schmidt, Webster R. 27, 45,
46, 278
Schmitt, Barbara 274
Schmucker, Martha 25, 278
Schmulbach, Sandy 274
Schnipper, Gail 191,198,278
Schnyder 227
Scholl, Lewis31,46, 58, 69,
221,232,233,247,278
School, Lewis 221, 232, 233
Schoon 262
Schoon, John 144, 176, 177,
278
Schoon, Sara 177, 191, 198,
278
Schroeder, Herbert 58
Schroeder, Joan 274
Schuler, W. Douglas 205
Schulte, Robert Leland 255,
258,274,281
Schupback, Larry 259
Schwarzlose, Thomas 58, 72
Schwerdtfeger, Dale 190, 278
Scott, Frank 58
Scott, Kenneth 58, 237
Search, Theodore 229
Searles, William 58
Seiber, Robin 191, 198, 199,
278
Seibert, James T. 279
Seibert, Paul 58
Seim, Norm 260
Selecman, Charles C. 92, 93
Sells, Jimmy 238
Seubert,E. 122, 177, 189,278
Sexton, Dennis 256
Seymour, Virgil 104, 105,278
Shadowen, Edward 229, 236
Shaffer, Eugene 25, 278
Shamalenberger 227
Shandler, Donald 274
Two Hundred and Niners-Nine
MC KENDREE'
Sheese, Ernest 58
Shepherd, Richard 58
Shick 235
Shinn. Kevin 261
Shipp, Harold 58, 232
Shirley Michael 4, 201, 202,
205, 274
Shriver, Phillip 280
Shull, Dede Ann 88, 278
Shumard, Charles 270
Shurtleff240, 250
Silver, Mildred 96, 97, 103,
104, 105, 112, 115, 124,
125, 139, 140, 143, 144,
278, 280
Simmonds, Ellice 115, 143,
278
Simmons 232
Simmons, Kelly 144, 176,278
Simms, James 104, 105, 115,
278
Simon, Paul 184,270,280
Simons, Herbert 58, 73
Simpson, Robert E. 60
Simpson, Samuel W. 60
Sims, John 4
Sims, Raymond Paul 79, 270,
280
Skaar, Marguerite 177, 189,
278
Skaggs, Bruce T. 205
Skelton, Neva 165,270
Skiles, Charles E. 270
Slagle 99
Slagle, J. Edward 274
Slaten, H. 58, 69
Sleeper, Theodore 60
Sleight, Ralph 58
Smalley, Stimson 104, 105,
112,278
Smith, C. 235
Smith, C. Earnest 58
Smith. Charlotte 274
Smith, Clyde 143, 144, 176,
278
Smith, Earnest 72
Smith, Edwin 58
Smith, Ernest 238
Smith, EulaR. 34,46,47,87,
278
Smith, Jean 86
Smith, Jonas 58
Smith, Judith 144, 278
Smith, June 270
Smith, L.W. 219, 247
Smith. Linda 274
Smith, Linn 240, 254, 255,
258
Smith, Lowell 270
Smith. Milton 274
Smith, Opal 223
Smith, Peggy 223
Smith, Jeremiah J. 205
Smith, Sheri 274
Smith, Van 256, 257, 258, 274
Smith, Walter 270, 274, 279
Snead 169
Snead, Doris 137,274
Snead, Nancy 274
Snead, Vernon 139, 164, 167,
174, 176. 186. 197, 274,
278
Snyder, Richard 58
Sohan, John P 205
Song, Inbum 205
Sonners, Dale 252
Sooy 230
Souders, Phil 246
Sowers, Thomas B. 60
Sparhawk, Thomas 4
Speiser, King 255
Speiser. Ron 255
Spencer, Aileen 25, 27, 45, 46,
278
Spencer, Edwin R. 25, 27, 40,
45.46.281
Spickard. Jim 254, 258
Spieser, Ron 258
Spiller, John 58
Spradley. Bill 238
Spudich.J. 230, 281
St. Martin, Phillip 57
Stalker, Dave 256
Stambaugh. Bemice 224, 225,
260,261
Stamper, Constance 274
Stanfield, Karen 190, 191,
198, 199, 278
Stanley, Marvin 115
Stanley, Robert 104, 278
Stansell 249, 251,252
Stansell, Howard 249
Stanton, Arline 223
Stanton. Barbara 274
Stanton. John 274
Starr, Margaret 198, 199
Statham221,242
Statham,Harry 177, 189, 190,
191, 198, 199, 221, 242,
247, 258, 259, 266, 278
Statham. Rose 224
Steck. George 80
Steck, Mary 274
Steckman. Lillian 27, 45, 278
Stegall, Kenneth 58, 72, 73
Stein, Richard 240
Stelzriede, F. 34, 47, 87, 209,
270, 278
Stelzriede, Wesley 58
Stevenson, Mrs. Nell 270
Stevenson, Adlai 91, 93, 122,
279
Stevenson, N. G. 80
Steward, Reed 274
Stewart 193
Stewart. Edward B. 270
Three Hundred
MC KENDREE~]E^
Stewart, John 115,278
Stewart, Reed 193, 197,274
Stewart, Robert 127
Stiers, Frank 190, 191, 198,
199, 278
Stiles, Lindley Joseph 280
Stilwell, Harry 237
Stivender, Willie 87, 278
Stockton, Carl 177, 189,278
Stoecklin, Leonard 58
Stoffel, Robert 60
Stokes, C. 172,221,233,235,
247
Stone, Bob 245
Storey, Walter 279
Stout, J. B. 270
Stowell,CharlesJ.23,25,27,
34, 38, 45, 46, 47, 83, 87,
88, 103, 104, 105, 278,
281
Strain, Lee I. 60
Strange, John 104,278
Stratton, William 110, 122
Strecker, George 23 1
Streif 185
Streif, Edward 190, 191,198,
199, 278
Strobo, Dan 260
Stroehlein, Eddie 58
Stroh 237
Stroh, Cleve 236
Strotheide 250
Strotheide, Emil 237
Stuart, Bill 274
Stuart, Dorothy 275
Stuck, Charles A. 270
Stumpf, Hope 105, 278
Sturm, Roy 177, 189, 190,
191,202,278
Subhan, John A. 163
Suggs, Raymond 58
Suhrheinrich, Dick 262
Sullins, Perry 236
Sullins, William 236
Summers, Charles 236
Suzuki, Ken 259
Svoboda, Katherine 199. 278
Swahlen, Percy 270
Swanson, Carolyn 4
Swick. Dennis 256
Symer, Denny 256
Symer, John 240
Symington, Stuart 110
Tanaka, Kenji 44
Tanner, D. 98, 143, 278
Tanner, Ralph M. 280
Tappmeyer, PA 270
Taylor, Curtis 58, 67, 73
Taylor, Velta Jean 104, 224,
278
Tedor248,249,251,252,253
Tedor, Stephen L. 58
TenBrink, Gerrit 4. 197,265,
266. 267
Tenney, Robert 58
Tepatti, Antone 58, 70
Terry, Marsha 224
Tharp, Jack 119
Thaxton, Valerie 225, 275
Thayer, Nap Bon 227
Thetford, Ira 270, 280
Thilman, E. 58, 79
Thomas, Becky 275
Thomas, Cora 45, 46, 223,
278
Thomas, Earl 260
Thomas, Howard 256
Thomas, Vivian 4
Thomlinson, Terry 189, 190,
191, 198,278
Thomlinson, Tommye 275
Thompson, C. M. 279
Thompson, Everett 270
Thompson, James C. 270
Thompson, Judy 225
Thompson, Mary Elizabeth
107
Thompson, Newman 60
Thompson, Patty 225
Thompson, Richard 176, 177,
278
Thomure, Anne 4
Thornley, Florence 86, 112,
139,275
Thorson, Gayle 275
Thrall. Charles H. 279
Thrall, V W. 270
Tibbetts, Blanche 174, 177,
189, 190, 191,278
Timmons, Royce 58, 67
Tippett. Thomas Jefferson 58,
73
Tippin, Annette 198,278
Todd230, 249, 251,252
Todd, Clyde 27, 270, 278, 279
Todd, Earl 236
Todd, Elmer 230. 236
Todd. Erie 229
Todd, Harold 58
Togias, William 60
Toles, Lillian 275
Tollefson, Harris 177, 278
Townsend, Richard 60, 85
Trainer, Curtis 115, 143, 144.
177, 189, 190, 191, 198,
278
Trame, Carol 215, 234
Trame, Irene 275
Travelstead 270
Travelstead, Jack 208. 280
Treat. Robert4. 270
Tremmel. Ronald 199, 278
Triggs, Tim 259
Three Hundred and One
MC KENDREE KT
Trimble, Marvin 43
Trimpe,W. 115,278
Tritt, Claude 58
Troutman, Evelyn 88, 103,
278
Trover, Joseph E. 270
Troy, Patricia 189,278
Trueblood, David Elton 280
Truman, Harry 74
Tucker, Billy 58
Tucker, J. G. 270
Tuerck, George 1 10, 1 15, 143,
144, 176, 177, 189, 190,
191, 198,278
Turner 228
Turner, John O. 275
Tusov, Joanne 189,278
Tuttle, George 58
Tuttle, James 58
Twyman, Louis J. 205
Tyndall, Elsa 27, 45, 278
U
Uko, Okon 259
Ungerzagt, Russell 58, 72
Unruh,Adolph 134, 197,265,
270
Upchurch, Naida 176,278
Utley, Burdine221
VanAken, David 191, 198,
199, 278
Vanatta, Paul 58
Vance, John D. 205
VanDanElzen, Robert 176,
177, 189, 190,278
Vandeloo, Gary 245, 246
Vandergraft, Rich 261, 275
Van Dyke, Ruby 223
VanLeer, M. B. 270
VanLeer, Pauline Harper 46,
278
VanWinkle, Lewis 87, 88,
103, 104, 278
Vargo, Mike 245, 247, 256
Vemor, Harold 58, 70
Vesely, Alice 176,278
Vesely,L. 144, 176, 177,221,
224, 242, 243, 245, 246,
247, 256, 258, 278
Vick, Claude 25, 27, 278
Villiger, Clair 58
Vise, P 115,278
Vitale, Anthony 4
Viviano, Vita 4
Vogel, B. Louis 205
Voigt, Edwin E. 132, 135,
136, 141, 142, 162, 163,
164, 167, 168, 169, 170,
172, 173, 174, 175, 207,
270, 280
Voruz, Thelma 275
Votrain, Ivy 275
W
Wadlow, Robert 19
Wadsack , Bette 97
Wadsworth, Milo 60
Wagener, Fritz 235
Waggoner, Edward Baker 21
Waggoner, LeRoy 275
Waggoner, Roy 59
Wagner, Boyd 270, 280
Wagner, Richard 59
Walden, Rogena 202
Waldo, Charlie 254, 258
Waldorf 237
Waldorf, Ernest 270
Waldorf, Paul 27, 45, 221,
230, 233, 237, 247, 278
Waldron, Nell 27, 278
Walker, Dee 225
Walker, Harry 59
Walker, Maureen A. 205
Walker, Tom 275
Wallace, Harold 46, 59, 69,
278
Wallenborn, Robert 280
Walters, Kenneth William 60
Walters, L. 254
Walters, O. 254
Walther, William 198, 199,
278
Walton, Ruth 275
Walton, William C. 5, 11,21,
25, 27, 34, 45, 46, 47, 59,
70, 83, 87, 88, 117, 146,
170, 174, 207, 275, 278,
279
Ward 232
Ward, Charles 275
Ward, D. 59, 73, 237, 250
Ward, Harry 59, 71
Ward, James 275
Ward, Peggy 275
Ward, Roy 275
Ward, Toby 189,278
Wamecke, Dave 257
Warner, Joan 105,278
Warner, Marjorie 275
Warren, Fount 235
Watkins, Cormin 229
Watson, Albert 270
Watson, John C. 59
Watt, Ella 275
Watt, Jim 261
Watts, Clayton 23, 45, 278
Wease, Bertha L. 275
Weatherly, Edward 27, 278
Weaver, David 105,278
Webb 168
Webb, Jean F 227
Three Hundred and Two
Webb, Joseph B. 280
Webb, Lance 167,270,280
Weber 232, 261
Weber, A. L. 270
Weber, Jack 260, 261
Weber, LaDoris 175, 275
Weber, Tom 257
Webster, Margaret 275
Webster, Stewart 275
Wehmeier, A. 59, 237, 262
Weible, Nancy 225
Weidler, Kathleen 59, 70
Weik, Alma 275
Weil, Jill 4, 275
Weil, Loretta 275
Weineke, George 235
Weinel, Richard 119
Weingartner, Jane 4
Weir, Stanley 270
Welbom, G. B. 59
Welborn, George 237
Welch, Grace 46, 47, 87, 139,
143, 174, 176, 177, 189,
190, 191, 194, 198,278
Welch, Harold 241
Wells, Charles 212
Wells, Mrs. Harry 270
Welshans, Merle T. 270
Wentworth, Erasmus 9
Werle, Arthur 59, 67
Werner, Kent 115, 139, 143,
278
Wesley, Naomi 275
West, Dorothy 46, 47,
87, 278
Weyenberg, Cleve 122
Wheeler, T. 191,242,261,278
White 128
White, Betty 275
White, Elizabeth 103, 105,
133, 278
White, Evelyn 275
White, Lynn 275
White, Robert F. 128, 270,
280
White, Robert I. 280
White, Stormy 198
White, Victor 27, 278
Whitehurst, Dale 60
Whitenberg 248
Whiteside 251
Whiteside, C. B. 270
Whiteside, Gaylon 59
Whitlock, Harold 59, 69
Whitlock, O. F. 270, 279
Whitlock, Vera 27, 278
Whitlock, W. H. 270
Whittington, Gerald 59
Whittington, Linda 275
Wicke, Myron Forest 280
Wicks, Lester 115, 143, 144,
174, 176, 177, 278
Wicks, Suzanne 115, 198,
278,281
Widicus, Paul 4, 14, 33, 193
Wiggins 221, 228
Wiggins, B. E. 220, 235, 247
Wildy, Alexander 266
Wiley, Orval 59
Wiley, Wilbur 59
Wilkey, David 186, 275
Wilkins, G. 115,278,280
Wilkins, J. G. 270
Wilkinson, Thelma 176,278
Willi, "Boots" 235
Williams 69, 241
Williams, Burdette 60
Williams, Charles 59, 68, 270
Williams, F. 115, 143,278
Williams, Howard 59
Williams, Jim 259
Williams, Mary Ellen 115,
139, 143, 144, 176, 177,
278
Williams, Ted 275
Williams, W. E. 270
Williams, Willie 241, 242
Williamson, Daniel S. 59
Willis, Albert 229
Willis, Magdalena 43
Willoughby, Ernest 189, 190,
278
Wilson 231
Wilson, Alleen 25, 27, 34, 45,
46, 278
Wilson, BayneD. 270, 280
Wilson, D. 231,270
Wilson, F. O. 270
Wilson, Jean 86
Wilson, Kenneth 59, 281
Wilson, Lester 60
Wilson, Spike 230, 237,
262
Wingfield, John 205
Winn, Maurice L. 270, 279
Winning, Robert 59, 70
Winterrowd, Dorothy 4, 84
Winterrowd, Lewis 238,
275
Wiser, Elaine 275
Wittlinger, Karl 59
Wnedling, Marvin A. 205
Wolf, Thiemo 88, 278
Wolfe, Mary Blanche 221,
223,227,281
Wolfe, Warren 59
Wolfslau, Doris 275
Wolfslau,Tom261
Woo, Edward 43, 262
Wood, Benson 18
Wood, Benton 27, 278
Wood, Jennie 18, 154
Woodard231
Woodard, Byrl 59
Woodbum, Donald 59
Three Hundred and Three
27.
2M
Woods, Alonzo 275
Woods, Mike 260
Woods, Paul 104, 27S
Woodward, Excan 25
27S
Woodward, Robert 270
Wright 236
Wright, Bill "Wright
Wright. Karl 270
Wright. Laurence 236
Wright, Marsha 275
Wright, Mary 45, 46, 27K
Wright, Merrill H. 59
Wright, Noble 59
Wright, William I 15, 144
176, 177, 27X
lyViC KEN PRE E^
Yamada, Chuzo 280
Yates, Earl U. 270, 279
Yelvington. Ruben L. 275
Yost 15.212
Yost. Casper S. 279
Yost. Clark 15,29,30.31.34.
35,50.77, 118.220.270,
279
Yost, Gwendolyn 29. 38
Yost. Madeleine 29, 38
Yost, Paul 29.59. 124
Young. Mary Blanche 281
Young. Fred 229
Young, Howard Lee 270
Young, Loren 59
Young, Otis B. 25, 278
Youngs, Louis 209, 261, 275
Zachritz 233
Zamrazil, James 189, 190,278
Zeeb. Harold 275
Zeller, Roger 59, 72
Zclman, Elizabeth 191, 198.
199.278
Zika. Dean 275
Zimmerlec. Ann 275
Zirges. Wilbcr231
Zook 227
Zuliene. Sharon 225
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