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AL     MNUS 

Most  Improved   Professional 

DECEMBER,  1956 


Dow  Finsterwald 


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Progress  Report 


Page  2 


The      Ohio      Alumnus 


EAST   GREEN 


N EARING  coniijk-tion  on  Ohio  L'ni\cisity's  lower 
campus  is  the  $8,000,000  East  Green  housing- 
unit  for  men.  Planned  as  an  11-imit  dormitory  pro- 
ject, it  will  house  some  2200  students  when  com- 
pleted. 

The  ninth  doiinitory,  as  yet  unnamed,  is  ex- 
pected to  be  finished  in  the  early  spring,  and  the 
tenth  is  in  the  first  stages  of  construction,  as  indicated 
near  the  top  center  of  the  photograph.  It  will  be 
known  as  Jefferson  Hall. 

Cafeterias  in  these  two  newest  dormitories  will 
l^rovide  facilities  for  the  entire  imit. 

East  Union  Street  can  be  seen  running  horizontally 
across  the  top  of  the  photograph  between  the  Jeffer- 
son Hall  construction  project  and  a  row  of  houses 
which  will  soon  be  removed  to  make  way  for  a  new 
College  of  Education  building.  In  the  upper  left 
hand  corner  is  the  Putnam  School  building;. 


1.  Jefferson   Hall    (under  construction) 

2.  Read  Hall 

3.  Washington   Hall 

4.  Bush   Hall 

5.  Gamer+sfelder   Hall 

6.  Tiffin  Hall 

7.  Unnamed    (under  construction) 

8.  Perkins  Hall 

9.  Biddle   Hall    (temporarily  housing  girls) 
10.  Temporary  Cafeteria  (site  of  11+h  dorm) 
1  1 .  Johnson    Hall 


December,     1956 


Page.  3 


THE  Volume  36  Number  3 

Q^     H      I     ^^  December,    1956 

A     L    U      M      N      U       S 

The  Magazine  of  fhe  Ohio  Universify  Alumni  Association 

Editor 
David  N.  Keller,  '50 


the 


Photographer 
Richard  R.  Lippincott 


Publisher 
Martin  L.  Hecht,  '46 


CONTENTS 

5  On  the  Green 

6  Foundation  For  Teaching 

1 1  Most  improved  Professional 

14  A  Freshman's  Best  Friend 

16  Human  Relations 

19  Active  Clubs  for  Mothers 

20  Alumni  Club  News 
22  Bobcat  Roundup 

24  Mission  in  Pakistan 

25  Among  the  Alumni 

31  How  Well  do  You  Know  OU? 


editor's 


corner 


New   Board   Members 


TWO  NE\V  appointments  have  been  made  to 
the  Ohio  University  Alumni  Association's 
Board  of  Directors.  They  are  W.  Gordon  Herrold, 
'24,  Lancaster,  Ohio,  and  Darrell  A.  Grove,  '30, 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

The  two  men  have  been  appointed  to  fill 
the  unexpired  temis  of  Association  President 
Edwin  L.  Kennedy  and  Vice  President  Marlettc 
C'.  Covert.  This  is  in  accordance  with  the  organiza- 
tion's constitution  which  reads  in  part:  "In  the 
event  a  Board  member  is  elected  an  officer,  his  re- 
maining teiTn  shall  be  filled  by  appointment  by 
the   Board." 

Mr.  Herrold  is  a  vice  president  in  charge  of 
research  and  engineering  for  the  Anchor  Hocking 
Glass  Corporation  of  Lancaster.  He  has  two 
daughters,  Joan,  ".52,  and  Joyce,  '54,  who  gra- 
duated from  Ohio  University. 

Mr.  Grove  is  president  of  Realty  Investments, 
Inc.,  in  Pittsburgh,  where  he  previously  served  as 
executive  vice  president  of  the  Mortgage  Service 
Corporation. 


THE    COVER 

In  little  more  than  two  fall  seasons 
of  competing  on  the  piofessional  golf- 
ing circuit,  Dow  Finsterwald  has  estab- 
lished himself  as  one  of  the  country's 
top  pro  golfers.  This  year's  second  lead- 
ing money  winner,  he  recently  received 
the  Golf  Digest  "Most  Improved  Pro- 
fessional" award  (stoiy  on  page  11). 
The  cover  photo  was  taken  by  Alex  J. 
Morrison,  Riverside,  California. 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  OHIO  UNIVERSITY  ALUMNI  .\SSOCI.\TION 

(Member  of  the  American  Alumni  Council) 

Board    of    Directors 

Edwin  L.  Kennedy,  '27,  President 

Marlett  C.  Covert,  '29,  Vice  President 
Martin  L.  Hecht,  '46,  Secretary  William  H.  Fenzel,  'iH,  Treasurer 

Paul  E.  Belcher,  '22  Peter  Francis  Good,  '26      Ralf  C.  Kircher,  '29 

George  M.  Brown, '31  Darrell  A.  Grove,  '30  Grosvenor  S.  McKee,  '16 
Alfred  T.  Craft,  '35  VV.   Gordon   Herrold.  '24Homer  H.  Marshman,  '20 

Dr.  Stanley  Dougan, '14     Rus.sell  P.  Herrold. '16       John  W.  Morgan, '34 
Dr.  Rush  Elliott,  '24  David  N.  Keller.  "50  Francis  M.  Rhoten,  '28 

Dwight  A.  Fawcett,  '13      Laurence  D.  Keller,  '22     Dwight  H.  Rutherford,  '26 

THE  OHIO  ALUMNUS  is  published  eight  times  during  the  school  year 
by  The  Ohio  University  Alumni  Association.  THE  ANNU.^L  SUB- 
SCRIPTIO.\  RATE  of  $4.00  includes  membership  in  The  Ohio  University 
Alumni  Association.  Remittance  should  be  made  by  check  or  money  order 
payable  to  The  Ohio  University  .■\lumni  .Xssociation,  PO  Box  285,  Athens. 
Entered  as  second  class  matter,  October  3,  1923,  at  the  post  oft'ice  at 
Athens,  Ohio,  under  the  .'Vet  of  March  3,  1879.  Printed  at  The  Lawhead 
Press,  Inc.,  ."Vthens,  Ohio, 

Paue    1 


Photos  by  Dengel 

T\VO  PHOIOGRAPHS  in  this  month's  issue 
of  the  Alunmus  magazine  appear  through  the 
courtesy  of  a  1941  graduate,  John  Dengel.  A  staff 
member  of  the  "Oakland  Tribune",  Mr.  Dengel 
lias  been  very  generous  in  furnishing  the  magazine 
with  photographs  of  events  involving  Ohio  Univer- 
sity alumni  in  northern  California.  The  two 
Dengel  photos  this  month  appear  on  pages  10  and 
11. 


An   Editorial   First 

ANEW  TYPE  of  presentation  is  being  at- 
tempted this  month  in  the  article  beginning 
on  Page  16.  With  an  eye  toward  "continuing 
education"  as  well  as  reading  pleasure,  the  Alimi- 
nus  Magazine  is  ofl'ering  a  case  study  in  Human 
Relations  much  as  it  is  given  to  a  person  studying  it 
lor  future   classroom  discussion. 

Human  Relations  has  proved  so  successful 
both  in  the  regular  curriculum  and  in  special 
adult  sessions  such  as  summer  workshops,  that 
we  wanted  to  introduce  it  to  readers  who  might 
not  have  been  exposed  to  the  course  while  on  the 
campus. 

Discussions  of  case  studies  have  e\en  proved 
popular  as  programs  for  civic  groups  and  at  ]3ar- 
ties.  Of  course,  we  hope  that  .some  readers  will 
want  to  study  this  case  according  to  instructions 
offered  by  Dr.  Bernard  Black,  in  order  to  compare 
ideas  with  those  presented  in  the  next  issue  of 
the  magazine.  In  any  event,  we  hope  you  will 
read  it  because  we  feel  it  will  prove  interesting 
and  will  proN'ide  a  good  look  at  the  pro\ocati\e 
study  of   Human    Relations. 

T  H  F.      Ohio      A  l  u  m  n  t'  .'; 


By  Ma 


xine  Lowry 


THE  SELECTION  of  the  Home- 
coming queen  was  returned  to  an 
all-male  campus  vote  by  Student  Coun- 
cil. This  year's  queen  was  selected  by 
an  all-campus  vote  after  the  football 
team  narrowed  the  field  to  the  three 
finalists. 

The  football  team  selected  the  Home- 
coming queen  for  seven  years  prior  to 
1953,  when  the  vote  was  given  to  all 
campus  men.  This  year's  system  was  a 
compromise  made  by  Student  Council. 
Since  there  was  so  much  discontent  and 
dissent,  the  voting  system  has  been 
changed  again. 

SIXTV-TVVO  students  representing 
30  countries  are  included  in  this 
fall's  enrollment,  according  to  Dr.  B. 
A.  Renkenberger.  foreign  student  ad- 
viser. 

The  largest  delegation  of  students 
are  from  Hawaii  and  Korea,  with  1 1 
and  nine  respectively. 

Other  countries  represented  arc 
Libya,  Iran,  Greece,  Liberia,  India. 
Syria,  Panama,  Malaya,  Pakistan,  Co- 
lombia, Mexico,  Thailand,  Brazil, 
China,  Lebanon,  Biuma,  Philippines, 
Haiti,  Jordan,  Peru,  Turkey,  Formosa, 
Iraq  and  Spain. 

POLITICAL  WEEK  voters  predicted 
public  opinion  by  "electing"  Presi- 
dent Eisenhower,  Senator-elect  Lausche 
and  Ohio's  new  Go\'ernor  O'Neill  in  a 
straw  vote  in  late  October.  Fifty-three 
percent  of  the  campus  population 
turned  out  to  vote  in  the  annual  bal- 
loting. 

New  class  presidents,  as  elected  by 
their  respective  classes,  are  Dean  Hons- 
berger,  Alliance  senior;  Gerald  Francis. 
Toledo  junior;  Layne  Longfellow,  Jack- 
son sophomore,  and  Bob  Conaway, 
Pittsburgh  freshman. 

In  the  final  days  of  the  political  cam- 
paign, Vice  President  Nixon  stopped  in 
Athens  on  a  whistle-stop  tour  of  Ohio. 
Several  himdred  students  and  towns- 
people turned  out  to  see  and  hear  him. 

Several  Ohio  politicians  also  visited 
campus  prior  to  elections  as  guests  of 
the  newly-formed  Young  Republican 
and  Young  Democrat  Clubs. 

ROSS  PAULSON,  Elkhart,  Ind. 
senior,  took  first  place  in  the  Indi- 
vidual Discussion  competition  and  the 
OU  men's  and  women's  debate  teams 
placed  second  in  the  Tau  Kappa  Alpha 
Regional  Debate  Tournament  Nov.  1  7 
at  Denison  University. 

Paulson  won  his  first  place  on  the 
question  of  "What  Should  Be  the  Role 
of  the  United  States  in  the  Middle 
East?" 


Kyn  the   Lji 


The  negative  teams  of  Linne  Carl- 
son, Athens,  and  Barb  Seifert,  Spring- 
field, and  Tom  Lyons,  Farrell,  Pa.,  and 
Jim  Thompson,  Cambridge,  went  un- 
defeated in  three  contests. 

The  affirmative  teams  of  Deborah 
Dobkin,  Washington,  D.  C,  and  Phyl- 
lis Bader,  Piqua,  and  Clhuck  Speaks, 
Roscoe,  and  Gary  Stansbery,  Marion, 
took  two  of  their  three  debates.  Denison 
the  host  team,  took  first  place  in  debate. 

Lyons  was  also  elected  to  represent 
the  region  at  the  TKA  national  con- 
vention in  March.  Paulson  represented 
the  region  at  last  year's  conclave. 

PAT  YOGER,  a  junior  from  Cha- 
grin Falls,  reigns  as  "Miss  Ohio 
College  of  1956."  Chosen  from  candi- 
dates representing  the  universities  and 
colleges  of  the  state,  .she  received  an 
expenses-paid  trip  to  Ashbuiy  Park, 
N.  J.,  where  she  placed  among  the  top 
14  selected  nationally. 

A  member  of  Sigma  Kappa  sorority. 
Miss  Yoger  is  a  sociology  major. 

P.^T    Yoger 


reen 


J -CLUB,  junior  men's  honor  society, 
wasn't  too  troubled  when  it  dis- 
covered its  annual  tapping  day,  Nov. 
11,  fell  on  Sunday  this  year.  These  in- 
genious young  men  merely  changed  the 
calendar  and  eliminated  Nov.  12.  The 
1 1th  lasted  48  hours. 

This  enabled  the  group  to  tap  1 1  out- 
standing junior  men  at  the  11th  hour 
of  the  11th  day  of  the  11th  month. 

New  J-Clubbers  are  Dick  Brown, 
Zanesville;  Teriy  Clovis,  Charleston, 
W.  Va.;  Paul  Haring,  Mansfield;  Jim 
Hartman,  Cincinnati;  Dave  Kuenzli, 
Upper  Sandusky;  Tom  Lyons,  Farrell, 
Pa.;  Mike  McKinley,  Ashland;  Joe 
Phillips,  Canton;  Larry  Tavcar,  Cleve- 
land; George  Voinovich,  Cleveland, 
and  Dan  Momson,  Cleveland. 

TAKING  NOTE  of  the  unreliability 
of  campus  clocks  and  of  Center 
clocks  in  particular,  the  Post  made  a 
few  pointed  cominents  on  the  situation 
in  a  recent  editorial. 

For  instance,  the  editors  pointed  out 
that  the  Center  cafeteria  was  operating 
on  Buenos  Aires  time,  the  Post  office 
on  Rio  de  Janeiro  time,  and  the  Athena 
on  Los  Angeles  time. 

As  the  Post  says:  "Yep,  the  clock  is 
the  product  of  centuries  of  progress. 
But  today  a  good  bet  would  be  trading 
a  Center  clock  for  a  tmsty  old  hour- 
glass." 

THE  SUBJECT  of  extracurricular 
activities — good  or  bad,  too  much 
or  too  little — is  still  being  hotly  de- 
bated by  the  entire  campus. 

Latest  developments  include  the 
abolishing  of  May  Sing,  a  Mothers' 
Weekend  tradition,  by  Women's  Lea- 
gue, its  sponsor.  Interdorm  Council, 
Interfraternity  Coimcil,  Pan-Hellenic 
Clouncil  and  East  Green  are  all  busy 
discussing  the  subject  and  making 
recommendations  and  sending  them  to 
Student  Council.  Council  will  report  to 
Campus  Affairs  Committee,  who  will 
take  final  action. 

Other  suggestions  include  banning 
Siglympics  and  Tekequacade,  limiting 
intramural  sports,  curtailing  or  aban- 
doning Mothers'  Weekend  and  better 
scheduling  of  large  social  events. 

COUNT  BASIE  and  his  orchestra 
took  over  the  Memorial  Audi- 
torium stage  the  evening  of  Nov.  14 
and  rocked  the  rafters  with  their  special 
brand  of  jazz.  A  near-capacity  audience 
heard  the  Count  and  Co.  The  group's 
appearance  was  sponsored  by  Circle  K. 


December,     1956 


Page  5 


DR.  FRED  PICARD,  cliauman  of  the 
department  of  economics,  begins  a 
working  day  at  breakfast  table  checking 
notes  for  morning  lecture.  With  him 
(ire  ^\/(v.  Picard,  the  former  Ruth  Ann 
Robinson,      '39,      and     son,      Dougles. 


Foundation  for  Teaching 


THE      FORMULA     FOR     QUALITY      INSTRUCTION      IS      A      MIXTURE      OF      MANY      ELEMENTS 


FIGURES  can  be  misleading.  If  you 
were  to  check  the  formal  schedule 
of  an  Ohio  Uni\ersity  professor,  for  in- 
stance, you  would  notice  that  he  has 
approximately  12  teaching  hours  per 
week.  By  simple  mathematics  you  con- 
ceivably coidd  conclude  that  a  professor 
works  at  his  job  somewhat  less  than 
three  hours  each  day. 

Nothing  could  be  farther  from  the 
trutii.  The  classroom  lecture  or  labora- 
tory demonstration  represents  the 
culmination  of  a  great  many  episodes 
in  the  educator's  day-to-day  routine. 
And  the  professor  knows  that  his  value 
in  the  classroom  is  directly  proportional 
to  his  continuous  acti\it\'  in  many  en- 
dea\ors. 

Foremost  among  these  is  his  ]jre]jara- 
tion  for  classroom  work.  This  involves 
not  only  the  specific  formulation  of 
each  day's  lectures,  but  also  the  con- 
tinued development  of  his  own  know- 
ledge of  the  subject.  Theories,  methods, 
terms,  tools,  and  ideas  that  were  new 


yesterday   may   be   obsolete    tomorrow. 

The  quality  of  the  professor's  teach- 
ing depends  upon  his  industry  in  keep- 
ing abreast  of  these  changes — often 
ahead  of  them.  For  the  professor  of  to- 
day is  called  upon  not  only  to  interpret 
progress  being  made,  but  to  be  a  leader 
in  bringing  about  this  progress. 

Through  research,  experimentation, 
study,  and  constant  contact  with  other 
specialists,  the  \aluable  professor  be- 
comes a  leader  in  his  field  and  con- 
sequently more  qualified  to  direct  the 
thinking  of  college   students. 

Business  and  industry  call  upon  him 
tor  consultation  through  such  media 
as  workshops  and  conferences.  The 
professor,  in  turn,  is  able  to  keep  in- 
lonned  on  industrial  and  business 
trends. 

Through  research  and  writing  the 
professor  furthers  his  own  knowledge 
and  offers  the  fruits  of  his  study  for 
others  to  read. 

In    addition,    he    feels    il    is    his    cliiiv 


to  get  to  know  and  understand  his 
students  as  much  as  possible,  and  to 
play  an  important  role  in  University 
life.  He  must  be  a  counselor  as  well  as 
instructor,  and  his  administrative  ideas 
help  determine  University  policy. 

This  means  regidar  roimds  of  meet- 
ings and  consultations,  all  of  which 
contribute  to  the  welfare  of  the  stu- 
dents and  the  University,  and  thus  be- 
come important  phases  of  a  professors 
lite  and  his  work. 

No  less  important  are  the  jobs  of 
grading  papers,  preparing  examina- 
tions, handling  correspondence  courses, 
off-campus  teaching,  conducting  even- 
ing classes  or  various  types  of  rehersals, 
and  serving  as  advisoi'  to  student 
groups. 

.■\11  of  these  things  add  up  to  a  great 
many  more  than  12  hours  per  week, 
but  they  also  make  the  work  of  a 
college  professor  one  of  the  most 
gratifying  of  all  professions. 


Page  6 


The      Ohio      Alumnus 


CLASSROOM  LECTURE  is  next  and  most  impoitant  of  the  day's  events.  Teach- 
ing loads  vary  from  10  to  15  credit  hours  per  semester,  depending  a  great  deal  upon 
the  subjects,  and  whether  or  not  they  include  lab  periods. 


COUNSELING  STUDENTS,  either  in  scheduled  counseling  periods 
or  informal  chats  is  a  daily  function  of  the  teaching  profession.  Dis- 
cussing a  classroom  problem  with  Dr.  Picard  is  Annette  Ballweg, 
Ldii'j   Tlnnd,  N.   Y..    'iiniim 


GRADING  PAPERS  i<  an  after-class 
activity  which,  together  with  making 
out  examinations,  requires  many  hours 
of  an  educator\  time.  Like  many 
other  professors.  Dr.  Picard  also 
handles    correspondence    courses. 


December,     1956 


Page  7 


COMMlirEE  MEETIXGS  an  ojlcn  combiind  icilli  luinli.  as  in 
this  gathering  of  the  Varsity  Athletic  Board.  Xearly  every  member  of 
the  faculty  serves  on  at  least  one  of  the  various  committees  which 
shape  University  policy.  Around  the  table  in  the  photograph  are 
(left  to  right)  Dr.  A.  H.  Blickle,  Dr.  Gaige  B.  Paulsen,  Dr.  Robert  K. 
Butner,  Athletic  Director  Carroll  C.  Widdoei.  Dr.  Gordon  Wiseman, 
Dr.   E.   T.   Hellehrandl.  and  Di.  Piiard. 


Page  8 


1'  HE      Oh 


A  L  U  Jl  N  u  s 


FoundaHon   for  Teaching   (Continued) 


RESEARCH  AND  WRITING  are  means 
of  keeping  abreast  of  rapidly  changing  con- 
cepts, thereby  maintaining  capacity  for 
quality  instruction.  Dr.  Picard  is  one  of  many 
faculty  members  whose  writings  frequently 
appear  in  jnofessional  journals. 


HELPING  GRADUATE  STUDENT  in  the 
preparation  of  thesis.  Dr.  Picard  takes  time 
out  in  the  afternoon  to  offer  his  suggestions 
on  reading  material.  Student  is  Jack  Homer, 
Detroit,  graduate  assistant  in   economics. 


WORKSHOPS  AND   CONFERENCES  in 

which  faculty  participate  provide  exchange 
of  ideas  between  teacher  and  persons  in 
business  or  industry.  Here  Dr.  Picard  talks 
with  Samuel  Cohn,  of  the  U.S.  Bureau  of 
Budget,  at  an  Ohio  Univer.nty  Economics 
Workshop. 


December,     1956 


Pase  9 


Foundation   for  Teaching  (Continued) 


IN  ADDITION  to  liis  duties  at  the  Uni\er- 
sity,  the  professor  of  today  frequently  has 
a  variety  of  off-campus  responsibilities.  He 
is  called  upon  often  to  serve  as  speaker  for 
community  or  alumni  club  meetings,  or  to 
chaperone  student  groups  on  trips.  Academic 
as  well  as  social  sei"vices  also  require  some 
travel,  as  indicated  by  the  photos  here. 


HIGH  SCHOOL  VISITATIONS  depend  a  great  deal  upon 
faculty  who  will  make  occasional  trips  to  Ohio  high  schools 
and  talk  to  students  interested  in  higher  education.  Dr.  Picard 
lakes  a  last-minute  look  at  his  schedule  with  Edward  E.  Rhine, 
who  arranges  visitations,  before  starting  out  for  Cuyahoga 
Falls  High  School. 


BRANCHES  in  five  Southeastern  Ohio  cities  get  the 
largest  part  of  instruction  from  campus  professors.  Dr. 
Picard  teaches  each  Monday  evening  at  the  branch  in 
Lancaster,  where  he  is  shown  with  Howard  E.  Kirk,  '29, 
director. 


AT  ALUMNI  MEETINGS  faculty  members  are  in  great 
demand  as  speakers.  In  this  photograph  by  OU  alumnm 
John  Dengel  at  a  meeting  of  the  San  Francisco  Alumni  Chap- 
ter are  speakers  Picard  and  Widdoes  with  alumni  Bill  Kcp- 
linger,  '25,  right,  and  Jim  Claymore,  '42. 


Page  10 


Th 


Ohio      Alumnus 


Five   years   ago   Dow   Finsterwald   was   one   of  the   brightest 

names   on   the   Ohio   University 

sports   scene.   Today   be   ranks 

among  the  top  professional  golfing  names  in  the  nation  as  the 


Most  Improved  Pro  Qolfer  of  1956 


NIGHT  WAS  closing  in  on  Clhi- 
cago's  Tam  O'Shanter  golf  course 
and  the  lone  figure  working  out  on  the 
practice  tee  was  barely  visible  to  tour- 
ing professionals  who  had  long  since 
come  in  from  the  day's  round  of  the 
1956  "World"  championship. 

Glancing  at  the  mo\ing  shadow  on 
the  tee,  Pro  Al  Besselink  told  a  by- 
stander at  the  club  house,  "I'll  bet  you 
fi\e  dollars  that's  Dow  Finsterwald." 

In  one  sentence  the  veteran  Besselink 
had  presented  the  success  story  of  golf- 
ing's  "most  improved  professional  of 
1956."  At  the  end  of  October  the  1952 
Ohio  University  graduate  had  pocket- 
ed ,$28,113  in  PGA  sponsored  tourneys, 
second  only  to  "World"  winner  Ted 
Kroll. 

Even  more  important,  he  had  set  a 
new  professional  golfing  record  b\ 
finishing  in  the  money  through  37 
straight  PGA  tournaments,  extending 
back  into  1955. 

Close  followers  of  the  sport  were  not 
surprised  when  Dow  Finsterwald's 
fellow  touring  pros  voted  him  winner 
of  the  1956  Golf  Digest  "Most  Im- 
]3ro\ed   Professional"  award. 

Talent  and   Hard  Work 

Like  many  success  stories,  Dow's  is 
a  combination  of  natiual  talent  and 
hard  work.  But  unlike  most,  his  story 
is  not  one  of  long-suffering  struggle. 

There  were  discouraging  times,  like 
the  beginning  of  the  1955  tour  when 
he  was  out  of  the  money  in  five  straight 
events  before  tying  for  12th  place  at 
Houston  and  winning  $635.  That 
was  immediately  after  his  discharge 
from  the  Air  Force. 

But  the  slump  was  short  li\ed.  The 

December,     1956 


ON    THE    TOURNAMENT    TRAIL,    Dow    Finsterwald    shores    umbrella    with    all-time 

football    great    Ernie    Nevers    during    a    brealc    at    the    Bing    Crosby    Open.    Photo    was 

taken  by  OU  Alumnus  John  Dengel,  '41,  of  Concord,  Calif. 


smooth-swinging  yoimg  pro  began  to 
score  with  a  $3000  second-place  in  the 
Colonial  and  a  winner's  check  for 
$2400  at  Ft.  Wayne.  By  the  end  of 
1955,  his  first  full  year  as  a  touring 
professional,  he  was  15th  among  236 
PGA  money  winners  in  the  coimtn-. 
with  total  winnings  of  $15,386. 

Second   Leading   Money  Winner 

This  year's  unequaled  consistency,  in 
which  he  has  won  only  one  tournament 
yet  moved  to  second  place  among  pros, 
establishes  him  as  one  of  the  top  flight 
golfers  of  the  day. 


As  Al  Besselink's  statement  at  Tam 
O'.Shanter  indicates,  Dow  is  known  for 
his  unwavering  devotion  to  working  at 
his  game.  Wherever  he  has  been  along 
the  tournament  trail,  he  has  seldom 
passed  up  an  opportunity  to  take  les- 
sons from  seasoned  veterans  and  to 
practice,  practice,  practice. 

Three  club  pros,  Art  Smith  of  ®?n- 
cinnati,  P.  O.  Hart  of  Parkersburg,  and 
Bob  Littler  of  .\thens  perhaps  have 
done  more  than  any  others  in  puting  a 


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smooth  finish  on  Don's  game.  Smith 
was  the  man  who  enc-oiiragod  him  to 
take  up  golf  seriously. 

Share  of  the  Spectacular 

Although  his  greatest  weapon  is  his 
consistency,  the  27-year-old  Athens 
golfer  has  also  had  his  shart  of  the 
spectacular. 

One  of  the  highlights  of  his  career 
came  in  1950  during  one  of  his  few 
national  tournaments  as  an  amateur. 
An  Ohio  L'niversity  student  at  the 
time,  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  Open, 
in  which  most  of  the  big  name  golfers 
were  competing. 

In  the  final  round  of  the  event  Dow 
jarred  the  record  hooks  with  a  blazing 
round  of  61.  Most  amazing  of  all  was 
the  fact  that  it  broke  a  record  62  by 
Walter  Hagen  which  had  stood  sincr 
1923. 

The  incident  |3rompted  Dr.  Gary 
Middlecoff,  the  golfing  dentist,  to  ask 
in  surprise,  ""What  holes  did  he  lea\e 
out?" 

Dow  also  rated  a  few  raised  eye- 
brows when  he  drojjped  a  holc-in-one 
at  the  Tam  O'Shanter  tournament  this 
year.  It  was  the  third  of  his  career, 
others  coming  in  the  Pro-Ant  tourney 
at  San  Antonio  and  at  the  Athens 
Country  Club. 

In  the  1956  Masters  Tournament  he 
sank  a  20-foot  putt  on  the  final  hole  to 
edge  into  the  list  of  money-winners  and 
keep  his  consecutive  string  going. 

The   Paper  Bag   Dragged 

The  detennination  which  has  mark- 
ed such  a  career  was  already  noticeable 
when  Dow  was  only  six  years  old.  Con- 
vinced that  he  wanted  to  have  a  paper 


IN  GRADE  SCHOOL  Dow  was  interested  in 
sports,  but  did  not  start  to  think  about  golf 
until  he  got  a  job  at  the  Athens  Country  Club. 

route,  Dow  refused  to  believe  that  he 
was  too  young,  and  he  was  insistent 
when  notified  of  an  opening  at  the 
Athens  Messenger. 

E\en  the  fact  that  the  paper  bag 
dragged  on  the  groimd  when  he  had 
it  over  his  shoulder  failed  to  change  his 
mind.  The  strap  was  shortened  by  his 
mother  and  six-year-old  Dow  Finster- 
wald  became  a  Messenger  paper  carrier. 

At  the  age  of  14  he  was  able  to  get 
a  job  at  the  Athens  Country  Club 
where  he  ser\ed  as  locker  room  boy  and 
helped  in  the  pro  shop.  He  had  orders 
fiom  his  father  to  stay  away  from  slot 
machines  and  golf,  because  both  were 
''like  disea.ses"  and  would  prevent  his 
doing  a  good  job. 

As  far  as  can  be  determined,  Dow 
listened  to  the  advice  on  slot  machines. 


DOW  AND  WIFE,  LINDA,  relax  on  the  "19th  Hole"  ot  Tarn  O'Shanter  In  Chicago. 
Dow   sank   a    hole-in-one    at   Tom    O'Shanter's   World    tournament   this   year. 


But  somehow  ihe  golfing  disease  spread 
into  his  working  area  and  before  the 
summer  was  over  he  had  been  in  his 
first  "toiu-nament "  with  fellow  worker 
Tad  Grovei-  and  Greenskeeper  Harry 
Jacoby.  The  scores  were  116-117-118, 
although  there  is  a  difference  of 
opinion  as  to  who  won. 

I^egardless  of  the  winner,  Dow 
Finsterwald  had  been  smitten.  From 
then  on  he  sought  advice  and  practice 
whenever  possible. 

In  high  school  he  was  a  member  of 
the  goll  team  and  ])layed  some  basket- 
ball. .\  broken  collarbone  cut  short  his 
try  at  high  school  football,  increasing 
his  concentration  on  golf. 

In  1946  and  1947,  while  still  in  high 
school,  he  captured  Athens  Goimtry 
Club  chanijiionships,  and  in  1948  he 
added  the  Golunibus  Junior  and  South- 
eastern Ohio  Amateur  Championships. 
He  repeated  the  latter  in  1950  and 
1951.  won  the  Columbus  District 
Amateur  in  1949,  and  later  the  Colum- 
bus District  Open  in  1952. 

A  Collegiate   Standout 

Meanwhile,  Dow  was  establishing  an 
outstanding  intercollegiate  record  with 
Ohio   University's  golf   team. 

His  father,  Athens  attorney  Russ 
Finsterwald,  "19,  his  mother,  the  former 
Lucille  Henry,  '17,  and  his  sister  Jane, 
'45  (now  Mrs.  Wiliam  C.  Long  of 
Birmingham,  Michigan),  had  graduat- 
ed from  OL'.  Mr.  Finsterwald  also 
coached  the  football  team  in  1920-21- 
22  and  was  a  well-known  Big  Ten  foot- 
ball official  for  15  years. 

Dow  entered  Ohio  LTni\ersity  as  a 
]5re-law  student  and  became  active  in 
student  affairs  as  well  as  athletics. 

In  1949,  his  first  year  as  a  varsity 
golfer,  the  Bobcat  team  finished  third 
in  the  Ohio  Intercollegiate  Meet  for 
the  highest  rating  ever  attaiited  by  an 
OU  squad.  The  following  year,  led  by 
Dow  and  his  close  friend,  Roger  Pedigo, 
the  team  im]5ro\rd  that  '  record  by 
finishing  second. 

Winding  up  his  collegiate  golfing 
career  in  1951,  Dow  had  established 
himself  as  a  leading  amateur  golfer. 
In  addition  to  his  imprcssiv'e  record  on 
the  Ohio  L^ni\crsity  team  and  the 
heralded  61  roiuid  at  St.  Louis,  he  had 
become  the  only  collegiate  goiter  to  be 
included  in  the  1951  Master's  Tourna- 
ment and  had  been  named  to  the 
Walker  Chip   team  as  an   alternate. 

Respect  on   the  Circuit 

Unlike  most  of  today's  top  young 
pro  golfers,  Dow  did  not  pursue  an  ex- 
tensi\e  touring  career  as  an  amateur. 
Instead  he  turned  professional  on 
November  27,  1951,  while  he  was  still 
an  Ohio  L^niversitv  student.  PGA  rules 


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call  for  a  waiting  period  of  six  inontiis 
after  turning  pro  before  a  golfer  is 
eligible  to  win  tournament  money. 

By  making  his  move  in  November. 
Dow  was  ready  to  cast  his  lot  with  the 
touring  pros  immediately  following  iiis 
graduation  from  Ohio  University  tin- 
next  June. 

Wasting  no  time  in  gaining  respc(  i 
on  the  circuit,  he  soon  grabbed  fourth- 
place  money  in  the  Western  Open.  His 
total  earnings  jimiped  to  $2,286  by  the 
end  of  the  summer  when  he  put  aside 
his  clubs  to  begin  a  different  type  ot 
tour  with  the  United  States  Air  Force. 

By  that  time  he  had  already  been 
signed  as  a  member  of  the  MacGregor 
Company  advisory  staff,  which  veteran 
writers  pointed  to  as  an  indication  ol 
the  "general  feeling  about  his  futuir." 

Golfing   Lieutenant 

Ha\  ing  received  an  ROTCl  commis- 
sion along  with  his  bachelor's  degree. 
Dow  reported  to  Lackland  Air  Force 
Base  as  a  second  lieutenant.  Later  he 
was  advanced  to  first  lieutenant  and 
.served  at  Alexandria  and  Pope  Air 
Bases. 


IvIID-AMERICAN  CHAMPIONSHIP  team  o(  1951,  which  went  undefeated  in  10  conference  matches, 
was    led    by    (I.    to    r.)    Earl    Davis,    Dow,    Coach    Kermit    Blosser,    Dave    Rambo,    Herb    Branstitter. 


While  serving  in  the  Air  Force,  Dow 
married  Linda  Pedigo,  a  1951  OU 
graduate.  They  had  gone  together 
through  high  school  days  at  Athens 
and  while  attending  Ohio  University. 

Linda,  a  sister  of  Dow's  fonner  team- 
mate on  the  OU  golf  team,  travels  with 
her    husband    most    of    the    time.    She 


Finster 

wald's 

1956 

Record 

PGA  TOURNAMENTS 

Tournament 

Score 

Earnings 

Place 

1. 

Los   Angeles   Open 

284 

$   685.00 

T   11 

2. 

Tiajuana 

286 

493.34 

T     9 

3. 

Tucson 

267 

1400.00 

2 

4. 

Phoenix 

291 

42.00 

T  30 

5. 

San    Antonio 

285 

1 1 1 .43 

T  25 

6. 

Houston 

288 

343.75 

T  21 

7. 

Baton    Rouge 

285 

246.66 

T   12 

8. 

Pensocola 

283 

541.00 

T     6 

9. 

St.    Petersburg 

283 

165.00 

T   18 

10. 

Miami    Beach 

273 

1600.00 

T     2 

11. 

Wilmington 

282 

163.33 

T   16 

12. 

Masters 

303 

480.00 

T  24 

13. 

Hot    Springs 

286 

280.00 

T  14 

14. 

Colonial 

288 

850.00 

T   10 

15. 

St.    Louis 

274 

5000.00 

1 

16. 

Kansas  City 

278 

1166.66 

T     5 

17. 

Dallas 

269 

2700.00 

T     2 

18. 

Dallas 

278 

610.00 

T  23 

19. 

Philadelphia 

277 

485.00 

T   13 

20. 

Hartford 

278 

485.00 

T   12 

21. 

Montreal 

273 

2400.00 

2 

22. 

Quebec 

279 

1 400.00 

T     4 

23. 

Baltimore 

279 

2150.00 

2 

24. 

All-American 

(Chi.) 

286 

527.00 

T   12 

25. 

Chicago    (Wor 

Id) 

285 

293.75 

T  33 

26. 

Milwaukee 

280 

304.28 

T  23 

27. 

St.    Paul 

275 

850.00 

T     6 

28. 

Detroit 

288 

612.00 

T     9 

29. 

Alcron 

282 

264.00 

T  13 

30. 

Ft.   Wayne 

280 

50.00 

T  30 

31. 

San    Diego 

277 

265.00 

T  14 

32. 

San    Francisco 

285 

1125.00 

T     5 

NON-PGA  TOURNAMENTS 

1. 

Palm    Beach 

(Round    Robin 

) 

351 

+ 

27 

1 500.00 

3 

2. 

Las   Vegas 

295 

1140.00 

T  13 

3. 

Palm    Springs 

283 

185.83 

T  20 

4. 

Bing   Crosby 

212 

(T  indico' 

es 

tie) 

450.00 

T     5 

also  takes  care  of  arrangements  for  ac- 
comodations at  the  various  cities  along 
the  circuit — no  small  job  in  tourna- 
ment golfing. 

During  his  two  years  in  the  Service 
Dow  was  able  to  ])lay  a  great  deal  of 
golf,  and  he  finished  second  and  third 
in  the  Air  Force  championship  matches 
of  19.53  and   1954. 

[n  commending  the  golfing  lieu- 
tenant for  his  fine  showing,  his  wing 
commander.  Col.  William  A.  Daniel, 
told  the  Press,  "I  consider  him  one  of 
the  finest  golfers  and  sportsmen  I  have 
c\er  known.  He  did  a  splendid  job  on 
the  golf  circuit,  and  carried  out  his 
duties  at  the  base  as  well.  He  is  a  fine 
fellow  and  did  a  wonderful  job." 

Discharged  late  in  1954,  Dow  soon 
was  back  on  the  professional  circuit, 
shooting  his  way  to  the  top  grou])  of 
money  winners. 

Still  a  representative  of  MacGregor, 
he  also  became  associated  with  the 
Gene  Kunes  Golf  Center  of  Bedford 
Heights,  Ohio. 

Kind   of  Golfer  He   Is 

At  27,  Dow  Finsterwald  is  an  easy- 
going, yet  determined  yoimg  man  with 
a  great  future  in  professional  golf.  His 
success  has  been  swift  and  abundant, 
but  he  has  maintained  a  modesty  that 
makes  him  popular  with  spectators  and 
fellow  golfers. 

Calm  and  imassuming  both  on  and 
off  the  course,  his  mannerisms  have  led 
all-time  great  golfer  Byron  Nelson  to 
state  that  Dow  deserves  to  "be  on  top 
because  of  the  kind  of  golfer  he  is." 

Writing  in  the  Dallas  Times-Herald, 
Nelson  added  that  the  former  OU  star 
is  "beginning  to  bring  the  prediction  of 
other  professionals  to  reality  because 
many  of  us  have  been  talking  about 
him  as  one  of  the  stars  of  tomorrow." 

The  1956  "most  improved  profes- 
sional" award  shows  that  a  great  many 
others  agree. 


December,     1956 


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When  homesickness  hits 
or  grades   are   low 
upperclass   counselors   can   be 


A  Freshman's  Best  Friend 


FRETFUL  PARENTS  of  college 
freshmen  can  have  some  measure 
of  assurance  if  their  son  or  daughter 
is  attending  OU. 

No  "green"  freshmen  is  left  on 
campus  to  shift  for  himself.  The  uni- 
versity not  only  provides  an  excellent 
coimseling  system  for  campus  new- 
comers, but  there  are  always  numerous 
upperclassmen  around  to  cheer  up 
homesick,  confused  "rookies." 

Even  before  she  reaches  Athens,  the 
])rospective  coed  receives  personal  let- 
ters designed  to  make  her  arrival  more 
enjoyable.  These  letters  are  from  the 
girl's  floor  chaimian  and  student  coun- 
selor. 

Regardless  of  which  dorm  she  li\es 


By  Maxine  Lowry 


in,  the  frosh  has  two  of  these  "big 
sisters."  The  counselors  not  only  make 
suggestions  for  easier  dorm  living  but 
make  the  coed  feel  she  has  a  friend  or 
two  before  siie  finds  herself  in  the 
midst  of  that  hectic  orientation  period 
called  Freshman  Week. 

Floor  chainnen  are  elected  donni- 
toiy  officers  and  are  a  laison  between 
the  coeds  and  the  domi  resident  coun- 
selor (once  called  "housemother"). 
Women's  League  and  the  dean  of  wo- 
men. 

As  Mrs.  Mary  K.  Foreman,  who  has 
been  a  resident  coimselor  at  OU  for 
eight  years,  explains,  "The  floor  chair- 
man represents  law  and  order  on  the 
floor.  She's  in  charge  of  seeing  that  the 


girls  know  rules  and  regulations  for 
both  the  dorm  and  the  campus."  The 
floor  chaimian  holds  a  meeting  once  a 
week  to  give  annoimcements  and  to 
discuss  donn  problems  or  projects  with 
her  charges. 

It's  a  student  counselor's  job  to  help 
the  freshman  lead  a  happier  campus 
life.  These  girls  are  chosen  on  interest 
and  ability  and  help  the  new  coeds 
adjust  to  college  living. 

The  coimselors  and  floor  chairmen 
work  together  to  help  with  homesick- 
ness, roommate  problems  or  with  less 
serious  troubles  as  what  to  wear  on  a 
date  or  which  professor  is  best  for  a 
certain  course. 

All   student    counselors   are   enrolled 


FRIENDSHIP   is   as   important   +o   freshmen   as   leadership.   Lois   Mendenhall.  AL   PIKORA,    Lorain   junior,   and   a   vet,   finds   counseling   a   rewording   job. 

leff.    Elyria   sophomore   and   a   Volgt   Hall   floor  chairman,   entertains  two  of  Helping    freshmen    solve    minor    academic    problems    is    one    of    his    many 

"charges"   over  a   soft  drink   in   the   Center's   Frontier   Room.    The   freshmen  duties.   Friti  Prosch    (left),  Washington  C.H..  watches  as  Pikoro    (standing) 
are    Pam    Smith,   Worthington,    (center)    and   Judy    King,    Dayton.  assists  Jim   Parr  of  Bernardsville,   New  Jersey. 


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FRESHMAN    DATING   PANELS,   sponsored   by  the   Men's   Union  Governing   Board  and  Women's  League,  are  popular  with 
students.    Here    three    campus    leaders    discuss    social    problems  with   freshmen    men   at  on   after-hours   dormitory  meeting. 


in  a  human  relations  course,  '"Practicuni 
in  Student  Personnel,"  taught  by 
Assistant  Dean  of  Women  Enna  I. 
Anderson.  The  class  discusses  problems 
(no  names  are  ever  mentioned)  arising 
in  their  own  situations  and  then  decide 
how  to  solve  them. 

Situations  and   Problems 

The  domiitoiy  resident  counselor 
and  doraiitory  graduate  assistants  also 
meet  with  the  counselors  in  their  hous- 
ing imit  twice  a  month  to  discuss  pro- 
blems. Again  no  individual  is  discussed, 
only  situations  and   problems. 

"We  want  the  girls  to  be  able  to 
stand  on  their  own  two  feet  and  make 
decisions."  Dean  of  Women  Margaret 
Deppen  explains,  "'But  we  want  them 
to  have  someone  around  who  has  been 
through  the  'mill'."  The  formal  pro- 
gram is  only  in  effect  the  first  semester. 

"We  work  within  our  limitations,  ' 
Miss  Deppen  continues,  "If  the  coun- 
seloi'  and  the  resident  counselor  feel 
the  problem  warrants  it,  I  may  talk  to 
the  girl  or  we  may  refer  the  problem 
to  the  psychology  department." 

The  student  counselor  set-up  is  rela- 
tively new  to  OU.  It  was  started  in 
1950  by  former  Dean  of  Women 
Leona  Felsted  Jones.  At  first,  only 
senior  women  were  counselors,  but 
since  fewer  upperclassmen  live  in 
dorms,  requirements  were  soon  lowered 
to  sophomore  women. 


"We  found  sophomores  were  actually 
better  counselors  as  they  were  closer 
to  the  problems  of  the  freshmen  and 
therefore  more  sympathetic,"  Miss 
Anderson  explains. 

Men  also  have  a  counseling  system 
although  it  is  not  as  definitely  set  as  the 
women's  system. 

As  in  the  women's  dorms,  there  is 
one  counselor  on  each  floor,  usually 
about  30  men.  The  counselor  has  more 
duties  for  he  must  be  both  "law  and 
order"  and  "big  brother." 

Because  it  is  difficult  to  find  per- 
manent resident  managers  for  the 
men's  dorms,  graduate  students  and 
their  wives  fill  these  positions.  Since 
the  heads-of-residence  are  only  part 
time,  the  student  counselors  ha\e  many- 
more  duties.  The  university  pays  them 
each  $300  a  year  for  their  services. 

Practicum  in   Personnel 

The  counselors  meet  with  their 
charges  once  a  week  at  the  beginning 
of  the  year  and  then  call  meetings 
when  necessary  during  the  rest  of  the 
teiTn.  The  men  counselors  participate 
in  a  similar  course  to  the  women's 
"The  Practicum  in  Student  Personnel." 

Dean  of  Men  Maurel  Hunkins  calls 
the  system,  "The  best  we  can  devise 
without  full-time  heads-of-residence." 

Counseling  does  not  end  in  the 
dorms.  Each  student  has  an  academic 
counselor  and  several  campus  oi^aniza- 


tions  have  developed  programs  to  help 
the  newcomers  on  campus. 

^Vomen's  League  and  Men's  Union 
Go\eniing  Board,  the  two  main  govern- 
ing bodies,  sponsor  freshmen  panels 
each  year. 

Three  campus  leaders  \isit  both 
men's  and  women's  dorms  afternoons 
and  discuss  problems  of  a  social  nature. 
These  can  range  from  where  to  go  on 
a  date  and  "What  do  you  wear  to  a 
football  game?" 

"How  to  Study"  panels  are  also  held 
in  the  girls'  domis  every  year.  Spon- 
ored  by  Mortar  Board,  senior  wo- 
men's honor  society,  the  panels  give 
tips  on  how  and  where  to  study,  and 
point  up  the  importance  of  good  study 
liabits. 

Approximately  150  men  get  a  pre- 
view of  campus  life  each  summer  at 
the  annual  YMCA  Freshman  Camp. 
.Administrators  and  student  leaders 
speak  to  the  group  and  give  the  boys 
tips  on  fraternities,  study  habits,  and 
college  life  in  general. 

Besides  all  the  formal  counseling 
and  help,  there  are  always  advice-giv- 
ing upperclassmen  who  have  experienc- 
ed the  same  feelings  and  problems  in 
previous  years.  They're  always  willing 
to  give  advice  and  help  when  needed. 

It  is  seldom  that  you  find  a  "green" 
freshman  on  the  OU  campus.  In  fact, 
after  a  week  or  two,  it's  hard  to  tell 
the  "rookies"  from  the  "old  pros." 


Decemu^k,     1936 


Page  15 


Human  Relations  hy  The  Case  Method 


By  Dr.  Bernard  R.  Black 


THE  STUDY'  of  human  relations  by 
the  case  method  in\ohx's  concrete 
situations  of  human  beings  at  work  in 
an  organized  hiunan  actixity.  Education 
does  not  mean  teaching  people  to  know 
what  they  do  not  know — it  means 
leaching  them  to  liciiaNc  as  they  do 
not    behave. 

The  results  obtained  from  the  case 
method  (a  useful  way  of  looking  at  a 
situation)  should  develop  more  explicit 
skills  and  a  better  theoretical  fomiula- 
tion  for  adjusting  to  and  administrating 
change.  In  order  to  work  toward  these 
skills,  we  must  recognize  three  pro- 
blems: first,  the  commimication  and 
understanding  between  individuals, 
between  individuals  and  groujjs,  and 
between  groups  imder  different  condi- 
tions and  varying  relationships:  second, 
securing  action  and  cooperation  under 
different  conditions  and  in  varying 
fonnal  organizations :  third,  maintain- 
ing individual  and  organizational  equi- 
librium through  change. 

The  case  method  of  teaching  human 
relations  had  its  beginning  at  Harvard 
University.  Industrial  studies  conducted 
in  1926  and  later  under  Elton  Mayo 
and  L.  J.  Henderson  of  the  Harvard 
faculty  brought  to  light  the  im]jact  of 
personal  and  social  determinants  of 
productivity  and  cooperative  behavior. 

The  human  relations  classes  at  Ohio 
University  were  started  in  September. 
1947.  The  development  of  this  curri- 
culum at  Ohio  University  can  be  attri- 
buted to  the  interest  and  association  of 
President  J.  C  Baker  with  Harvard 
University. 

There  are  several  basic  assumptions 
that  one  makes  in  teaching  a  course  in 
Human  Relations  by  the  case  method. 
One  of  the  assimrptions  is  that  societv 
may  be  thought  of  as  an  association  ol 
free  individuals  for  mutual  advantage. 
While  we  all  believe  in  cooperation,  we 
usually  mean  that  others  should  co- 
operate with  us,  on  om-  terms. 

\Ve  must  also  assume  that  the  under- 
standing of  the  nature  of  oilture, 
society,  groups  and  of  hmuan  nature 
is  something  which  is  part  of  human 
relations  experience — which  is  all  with- 
in a  framework  of  our  democratic  s\- 
stem  of  living. 


We  are  therefore  trying  to  define  an 
area  for  the  study  of  responsible  be- 
havior by  using  the  case  method  in 
human  relations,  and  to  show  how  this 
method  of  study  will  have  practical 
outcomes  and  practical  benefits  as  we 


Because  of  the  popularity  and 
Importance  of  tfie  relatively  new 
curriculum,  Human  Relations,  the 
Alumnus  this  month  has  asked  Dr. 
Bernard  Black  to  help  the  mago- 
zine   score   an   editorial    "first." 

By  actually  bringing  a  course  ol 
study  to  the  reader,  we  hope  to 
provide  a  vivid  picture  of  Hum.an 
Relations  and  the  case  study 
method. 

Dr.  Black  is  chairman  of  the 
Human  Relations  Department,  ond 
the  case  he  presents  is  used  with 
permission  of  the  President  and 
Fellows  of  Harvard  College,  hold- 
ers of  a   copywrite  on    it. — Ed. 


develop  oui'  understanding  and  skills, 
and  as  we  come  to  various  usefid  ways 
of  looking  at  situations  that  are  part  of 
our  responsibilities  in  our  daily  living. 

What  is  needed  in  our  daily  work 
with  others  is  more  practice  of  effective 
human  relations  skills  and  less  talk 
about  verbal  principles.  We  live  in  a 
world  where  emotions  and  sentiments 
liave  a  greater  power  than  the  intellect. 
The  instructor  of  the  case  method  in 
human  relations  tries  to  keep  the  signi- 
ficance of  non-factual  statements  in 
mind  as  he  helps  students  to  accept  the 
responsibility  for  their  decisions. 

Himian  Relations  is  a  college  course 
or  a  synonym  for  social  behavior.  A 
tool  of  industrial  management,  it  is  at 
the  same  time  the  tactics  of  working 
effectively  with  all  one's  fellow  human 
beings.  Unlike  most  social  sciences.  Hu- 
man Relations  lacks  a  imique  body  of 
organized  concepts.  Other  approaches 
to  the  study  of  human  behavior,  how- 
ever, lack  practical  techniques  corres- 
ponding to  their  theories. 

In  Hiunan  Relations  there  are  no 
hypothetical  situations  in  which  "rules'" 
might   be    rigorously   applied.    On    the 


contraiy,  one  is  confronted  with  real 
individuals,  involved  in  unique,  inter- 
locking relationshi]5s  with  other  indivi- 
duals, such  that  disturbance  of  one  pei- 
son  affects  many  others.  Thus  the  most 
valuable  aspect  of  Human  Relations  is 
not  its  concepts  per  se  but  their  utiliza- 
tion in  predicting  the  outcome  of 
various  possible  courses  of  action,  first 
in  classroom  and  later  in  a  real-life 
situation. 

Human  Relations  skills  may  be  de- 
fined as  the  art  of  interacting  har- 
moniously with  one's  fellow  hinnan  be- 
ings by  promoting  beneficial  action  in 
a  disturbed  interpersonal  situation.  .\ 
wide  variety  of  situations  may  confront 
a  person  taking  the  basic  course  in 
Human  Relations.  For  example,  we 
may  find  in  the  primary  grouj)  of  the 
family,  sibling  scjuabbles,  child-parent 
disagreements,  husband-wife  discord,  or 
in-law  disputes.  In  schools  we  may 
find  teachers  and  pupils  at  odds,  teach- 
ci-teacher  or  teacher-supervisor  dis- 
agreements. Industiy  may  be  the  set- 
ting for  disputes  involving  individual 
workers,  vmions,  and  persons  in  various 
supervisoiy  capacities.  Individuals  or 
groups  at  odds  with  each  other  may  be 
harbored  in  the  voluntary  organizations 
of  a  community.  Depending  on  the 
])articular  situation,  the  person  with 
responsibility  to  take  action  may  be 
jiarent,  personnel  manager,  or  school 
coimselor.  His  function  is  to  determine 
the  jjroblems  and  to  decide  upon  a 
course  of  action  to  resolve  them. 

.Since  no  pat  formulas  for  interpei- 
sonal  harmony  are  offered,  a  course  in 
Human  Relations  must  consist  in  some- 
thing other  than  rote  memorization  of 
s]3ecific  techniques.  Corres])onding  to 
the  concrete  situations  of  life  are  cases 
discussed  in  the  classroom,  where  stu- 
dents are  encoiuaged  to  think  through 
the  ramifications  of  actual  problems, 
each  with  its  imique  set  of  complex  in- 
terpersonal  relationships. 

I'he  case-discussion  method  of  learn- 
ing does  not  consist  in  lectures  by  a  pro- 
fessor nor  in  a  C|uestion-answer  session 
between  professor  and  student,  in 
which  the  latter  propounds  his  verbal 
knowledge. 

Instead,  students  hav  e  pre\  iously 
studied   the   written   case,    in   which    is 


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presented  the  background  of  a  problem 
situation  in  a  field  such  as  industiA. 
education,  or  personal  relations,  riic 
task  of  the  class  is  to  determine  thiou^ii 
discussion  of  facts  in  the  case,  stated 
or  implied  problems,  and  action  wliicii 
would  be  expected  to  alleviate  tiic 
situation. 

These  questions  may  come  up:  VVhai 
woidd  we  have  done?  How  could  \\c 
have  avoided  these  mistakes?  What  can 
we  do  now?  In  detennining  a  course 
of  action,  the  class  must  decide  who 
has  the  responsibility  to  make  a  deci- 
sion and  what  action  is  possible  for 
people    immediately    invoked     in     the 


case.  The  students  learn  to  perceive  a 
solution  as  occurring  with  the  context 
of  a  ])articular  situation  and  not  to 
depend  on  importing  "experts"  when 
people  already  within  an  organization 
can  restore  harmony. 

Included  in  this  paper  is  a  copy  of 
Motor  Mechanic  School,  which  is  one 
of  the  cases  used  in  our  human  rela- 
tions classes.  It  is  divided  into  three 
parts.  One  might  read  Part  I  and  dis- 
cuss it  with  his  spouse  or  with  friends 
or  with  people  on  the  job.  .\fter  this 
discussion,  go  on  to  Part  II  and  do  the 
same  thing,  and  finally  go  to  Part  III. 

In  the  next  issue  of  the  Ohio  Unix  er- 


sity  Alumnus  Magazine,  a  transcript 
will  be  presented  of  a  group  of  super- 
visors in  industiy  who  discuss  the 
Motor  Mechanic  School.  This  will  give 
you  an  opportimity  to  sec  how  one  ses- 
sion in  oup  class  actually  operates,  and 
at  the  same  time  you  can  compare  your 
discussions  with  that  of  another  group. 
For  those  readers  who  are  interested 
in  reading  more  about  human  relations 
training  and  evaluation  of  the  courses 
at  Ohio  University,  I  refer  you  to 
Roethlisberger  (1)  and  AVing.  (2) 
Some  of  you  might  like  to  \isit  our 
classes  on  the  campus  and  obser\e  a 
Human  Relations  class  at  work. 


MOTOR  MECHANIC  SCHOOL  — PART  I 


On  November  18,  1941,  Lieutenant  Clolouel  Hopkins, 
officer  in  charge  of  the  Motor  Mechanic  School,  C'am]) 
Brunswick,  called  to  his  office  Second  Lieutenant  Randall, 
an  officer  newly  assigned  to  the  School.  After  greeting 
Lieutenant  Randall,  Colonel  Hopkins  said  to  him,  "I  sent 
for  you,  Lieutenant  Randall,  to  give  you  some  information 
about  your  assignment  as  shop  superintendent  of  Shop  B. 
I  think  it  will  help  you  to  imderstand  yoiu'  particular  job. 
Our  Motor  Mechanic  School  has  been  in  operation  for 
about  ten  months.  I  was  put  in  charge  as  connnanding 
officer  when  it  opened.  As  you  may  know,  the  School  trains 
and  classifies  soldiers  for  duty  in  the  field  and  for  assignment 
to  advanced  mechanics  schools.  The  training  consists  of  a 
four  weeks"  coinse  in  introducton-  mechanics  as  ap]3lied  to 
Arniy  trucks. 

"The  number  of  students  assigned  hen-  has  increased 
tremendously.  In  Jime,  1941,  we  had  750,  and  during  the 
following  October  there  were  1 ,560.  Before  October  civilians 
handled  the  actual  training,  with  a  head  instructor,  also 
a  civilian,  in  charge  of  each  of  the  four  shops.  Because  of  the 
rapid  expansion,  however,  Captain  Downing,  my  executive 
officer,  and  I  foimd  it  practically  impossible  to  secure 
enough  qualified  ci\ilian  instructors  to  pro\  ide  a  teaching 
staff  large  enough  for  the  niunber  of  students.  We  tried  gi\  - 
ing  the  head  instructors  clerks  to  handle  the  routine  for 
them,  but  it  wasn't  enough.  We  decided  that  it  might  be 
good  idea  to  select  qualified  enlisted  men  to  be  trained  as 
instructors  for  the  purpose  of  supplementing,  but  not  re- 
placing, the  civilian  teaching  staff.  When  we  decided 
that,  we  had  to  change  the  organization  of  the  shops,  of 
coiuse,  by  placing  an  officer  in  charge  of  each  shop  building 
as  shop  su]3erintendent.  The  head  ci\  ilian  instructor  then  be- 
came the  assistant  shop  superintendent  and  was  directly 
responsible  to  the  superintendent.  Ho  vou  siet  the  picture. 
Lieutenant  Randall?" 

Lieutenant  Randall,  who  was  obviously  disturbed,  spoke 
hesitantly.  "Yes,  sir,  I  think  I  understand,  but  I  am  afraid, 
sir,  that  my  background  in  mechanics  hasn't  been  enough  to 
handle  the  job.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  Clolonel  Hopkins,  my 
only  experience  in  mechanics  has  been  in  tinkering  with  an 
old  Model  "T"  Ford  that  my  father  gave  me  when  I  was 
in  high  school.  As  yoLi  probably  know,  I  graduated  from 
law  school  four  years  before  joining  the  Army  in  May,  1941. 
and  since  then  I  have  been  an  instructor  in  basic  military 
training.  With  this  background  I  don't  feel  that  I  am 
C|ualified  to  assume  the  responsibilitities  of  superintendent 
in  a  meciianics  school.'" 

"On  the  contrary,  Lieutenant,"  replied  the  C^olonel. 
"I  selected  you  for  this  work  because   according   to   what 


we  know  of  )'our  past  experience  it  .seems  to  me  that  you 
are  the  right  kind  of  man  for  this  job.  Your  record  shows 
that  you  have  administrative  ability  and  that  you  can 
handle  people.  It  is  of  the  utmost  importance  that  we  keep 
all  the  good  civilian  help  which  we  now  have  here  at  the 
School.  Then,  too,  with  an  officer  in  charge  I  shall  expect 
to  ha\e  a  better  appearing  shop  and  improved  instructional 
methods. 

"Unfortimately,"'  went  on  the  Colonel,  "the  first  experi- 
iient  with  the  new  organization  did  not  prove  successful. 
Lieutenant  Darwin,  who  was  the  first  officer  superintendent 
of  Shop  B,  had  excellent  training  in  engineering  and  heavy 
truck  repairs,  but  he  could  not  get  along  with  the  civilians 
in  his  shop,  and  that  ability,  as  I  said  before,  I  consider 
\ei7  essential.  We  couldn't  affard  to  run  the  risk  of  losing 
oiu'  properly  qualified  cixilian  instructors,  and  so  I  tians- 
ferred  Lieutenant  Darwin  to  another  post. 

"Well,  that's  the  story,  Randall.  I  feel  sure  that  you 
tan  do  the  job.  If  you  want  help  at  any  time,  don't  hesi- 
tate to  come  here  again.  If  I  am  busy,  I  know  that  Captain 
Downing  will  be  glad  to  talk  with  you.  Good  morning." 

"Thank  you,  sir.  Good  morning."  Lieutenant  Randal! 
left  the  office.  When  he  passed  by  the  executive's  office, 
he  noticed  that  Captain  Downing  was  free,  and  he  stopped 
and  spoke  to  him.  During  the  conversation  Chaplain  Downing 
explained  more  fully  the  reason  for  Lieutenant  Darwin's 
transfer. 

"This  is  all  confidential,  of  course,"  he  said.  "The 
Colonel  and  I  thought  that  with  a  man  of  Darwin's  train 
ing  we  were  all  set,  but  from  the  very  first  day  on  his  new 
assignment  Darwin  just  couldn't  get  along  with  the  civilians 
in  his  shop.  Mr.  Ward,  who  is  the  head  civilian  instructor 
in  Shop  B,  is  a  man  of  wide  experience,  and  is  greatly 
respected  by  every  man  in  the  shop.  He  was  very  much 
upset  by  the  situation.  He  told  the  Colonel  and  myself  that 
Darwin's  actions  were  so  domineering  that  many  of  the 
civilians  told  him  that  they  would  quit  work  if  Darwin 
remained  in  charge;  in  fact,  one  civilian  had  already  lelt 
because  of  a  'run  in'  with  him.  Ward  said  that  the  very 
first  day  he  took  over,  Darwin  strutted  into  the  shop  and 
by  the  way  he  ordered  the  workers  around  made  it  unmis- 
uikablv  clear  that  he,  and  he  alone,  was  in  complete  charge. 
.Another  thing  that  made  them  all  mad,  was  that  he  tried 
to  put  a  lot  of  changes  into  effect  immediately.  I  guess  you 
can  see  why  in  this  job  the  ability  to  get  on  with  people 
is  more  important  than  a  background  in  mechanics.  Come 
and  see  me  if  I  can  be  of  any  help  to  you." 

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December,     1936 


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Humon    Relations   by   The   Cose    Method   (Continued) 


MOTOR  MECHANIC  SCHOOL  — PART  II 


Immediately  after  his  talk  with  Lieutenant  Cloloncl 
Hopkins,  Lieutenant  Randall  went  to  Shop  B  and  called  a 
meeting  of  the  instructors.  He  explained  to  them  that  he 
wished  to  get  to  know  then  and  to  become  familiar  with 
their  work  and  problems.  The  men,  however,  had  practi- 
cally nothing  to  say,  and  they  worked  out  of  the  meeting 
as  soon  as  he  dismissed  them. 

Lieutenant  Randall  soon  after  the  meeting  had  occasion 
to  talk  with  Mr.  Ward,  the  head  instructor  of  whom  the 
Cloloned  had  spoken  .so  highly.  After  some  conversation  on 
personal  matters  Lieutenant  Randall  asked  Mr.  Ward  if  he 
would  continue  with  all  his  current  duties  as  head  of  the 
civilian  instructors.  Mr.  Ward  said  that  he  would  be  glad 
to. 

In  the  course  of  a  conversation  with  Mi'.  White,  the 
shop  clerk,  some  days  later.  Lieutenant  Randall  asked, 
"How  long  have  you  been  here,  White?" 

White  replied,   "Foiu'  months." 

"Oh.'"  said  Randall,  "then  Mr.  Ward  was  here  before 
that." 

"Oh  yes,"  said  White;  "Mr.  Ward  was  in  charge  of 
.Shop  B  from  the  beginning,  in  March,  1941,  until  the  new- 
organizational  setuj)  in  October,  and  he  has  also  been  in 
charge  lor  the  few  days  since  Lieutenant  Darwin  left." 

"The  men  like  Ward,  don't  they?"  inquired  Lieutentant 
Randall. 


"1  should  say  they  do,  sir,"  replied  White.  "He  has  the 
respect  of  every  man  in  the  shop,  and  besides  that  he  keeps 
in  close  touch  with  C^olonel  Hopkins  and  Captain  Downing. 
He  visits  them  almost  every  day.  You  see,  he  has  had  lots 
of  experience  in  this  kind  of  work.  He  taught  trade  schoo' 
for,  I  think  he  said,  ten  years  and  had,  besides,  eight  years" 
experience  as  manager  of  a  general  garage  before  joining  the 
staff  of  the  Motor  Mechanic  School.  He  takes  great  ]3ridc 
in  the  shop  and  its  work." 

In  another  conversation  which  Lieutenant  Randall  had 
with  White,  the  latter  brought  up  the  housing  problems 
of  the  civilians  at  the  School. 

■"That's  something  that  has  worried  Ward  as  well  as 
most  of  the  other  men.  Housing  conditions  are  very  unsatis- 
factoiy,  and,  most  of  the  men  don't  seem  to  have  time 
available  to  do  anything  to  better  themselves.  Mr.  Ward's 
family  isn't  living  here  with  him  simply  because  they  can't 
find  any  suitable  living  cjuarters  in  the  town.  You  may  have 
heard  him  complaining  about  'those  damned  money-hungry 
boarding-house  keepers  who  are  profiteering  on  their  rotten 
hash  and  their  dirty  rooms.'  He's  always  doing  it.  He  takes 
what  time  he  can  get  to  go  fisliing.  He  loves  it,  you  know, 
and  knows  all  the  streams  in  the  state.  Of  course  no  one 
is  allowed  to  use  the  ones  on  the  camp  reservation,  even 
though  they  are  supposed  to  be  a  lot  better  than  any  of  the 
others  risrht  around  here." 


MOTOR  MECHANIC  SCHOOL  — PART  III 


During  his  first  week  in  the  shop  Lieutenant  Randall 
had  several  talks  with  Mr.  Ward.  He  finally  brought  up  a 
subject  which  had  been  on  his  mind  since  the  first  day. 

"Since  coming  here,  Mr.  Ward,"  he  said,  "I  have 
realized  how  little  I  know  about  mechanics.  Would  you  be 
able  to  give  me  a  short  course,  say,  two  hours  a  day?  We 
could  use  one  of  the  empty  shop  bays."' 

Mr.  Ward,  obviously  jjroud  to  display  his  teaching 
abilities,  readily  agreed,  with  the  result  that  he  spent  almost 
two  hours  every  day  with  Lieutenant  Randall.  Lieutenant 
Randall  thus  not  only  learned  something  about  mechanics 
but  through  their  conversations  he  got  to  knov\  Mi.  \Vard 
personally. 

Before  many  days  luul  passed,  the  subject  of  fishing 
came  up,  and  Mr.  ^Vard  expressed  regret  that  because  of 
the  long  hours  he  had  to  spend  at  his  work  he  found  it  im- 
possible to  get  to  his  favorite  trout  streams,  some  distance 
from  the  camp.  It  occurred  to  Lieutenant  Randall  that  it 
might  be  possible  for  him  to  obtain  a  license  for  Mr.  Ward 
to  fish  on  the  military  reservation  through  which  several 
streams  ran.  With  Claptain  Downing's  help,  he  was  success- 
ful in  securing  the  license,  and  Mr.  Ward  expressed  great 
pleasure  in  receiving  it. 

.At  one  of  his  meetings  with  the  shop  su|)erintendents 
and  their  assistants,  Lieutenant  Randall  brought  up  the 
question  of  the  poor  housing  conditions,  which  he  had  pre- 
viously discussed  with  Mr.  Ward.  He  found  that  the  situa- 
tion was  a  general  source  of  dissatisfaction  among  the  em- 
ployees. Lieutenant  Randall  took  the  matter  to  Captain 
Downing.  Captain  Downing  obtained  the  help  of  the  post 
authorities  in  securing  more  adequate  housing  for  civilian 


employees  at  the  school,  and  as  a  result  of  this  action,  Mr. 
Ward's  family  was  able  to  join  him.  Similar  arrangements 
were  made  for  several  other  instructors  in  all  four  of  the 
shops. 

Notwithstanding  the  frequent  conversations  which 
Lieutenant  Randall  had  with  Mr.  Ward  and  the  fact  that 
his  relation  to  the  latter  as  well  as  to  the  other  instructors 
seemed  to  be  developing  smoothly,  he  noticed  that  Mr. 
Ward  continued  to  visit  Colonel  Hopkins  or  Captain  Down- 
ing almost  every  day.  Lieutenant  Randall  decided  to  dis- 
cuss this  matter  with  Captain  Downing.  Consecjuently,  in 
one  of  his  talks  with  the  latter  he  said,  "Mr.  Ward  comes 
here  nearly  even'  day  for  a  talk,  doesn't  he?" 

Captain  Downing  replied,  "Yes.  he  does.  He  is  very 
regular." 

Lieutenant  Randall  said,  "It  bothers  me  a  little.  Of 
course  it  was  entirely  appropriate  when  he  was  in  charge 
of  the  shop,  but  it  seems  to  me  that  now  he  is  in  danger 
of  side-stepping  my  authority  as  superintendent.  The  next 
time  he  comes  in  I  wonder  if  you  would  be  willing  to  ask  him 
to  talk  the  matter  over  with  me.  since,  after  all.  I  am  his 
immediate  superior?" 

Captain  Downing  agreed  to  cooperate.  For  a  few  days 
after  this  Lieutenant  Randall  tried  to  keep  himself  available 
so  that  Mr.  Ward  could  find  him  easily  in  case  there  was 
anything  he  wanted  to  talk  about  after  one  of  his  visits  to 
C^aptain  Downing. 

Thereafter,  Mr.  Ward  visited  the  Headquarters  office 
less  and  less  frequently;  in  fact,  on  one  occasion,  remarked 
to  Lieutenant  Randall  that  Claptain  Downing,  whom  he 
greatly  admired,  was  not  doing  such  a  good  job  as  he  had 
previously. 


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Active  Clubs 

For 
Mothers 


I  IN  THE  spring  of  1939  sour-  dI  the 
women  attending  Mothers  Weekend 
activities  at  Ohio  University  enjoyetl 
their  brief  acquaintance  so  much  that 
they  thought  it  would  be  nice  to  con- 
tinue it  away  from  the  campus. 

Although  not  alumnae,  they  shared 
the  mutual  interest  of  having  children 
attending  the  Unixersity,  and  they  talk- 
ed over  the  possibility  of  de\eloping 
that  interest  into  an  organization  that 
might  benefit  their  sons  and  daughters. 

At  least  one  of  these  mothers,  Mrs. 
Harry  D.  Mullett  of  Youngstown,  was 
determined  to  carry  through  with  tlir 
idea.  Soon  after  returning  home  she 
contacted  other  mothers  of  students 
from  the  Youngstown  area,  and  the 
first  Ohio  Uni\ersity  Mothers  Club  was 
organized   that   June. 

Since  that  time  three  similar  clubs 
have  been  started,  two  in  Cleveland 
and  one  in  Dayton,  and  all  four  now 
carry  out  active  programs  which  have 
been  expanded  even  beyond  the  early 
hopes  of  Mrs.  Mullett  and  her  friends. 

As  a  companion  organization  to  the 
Alumni  Association,  the  Ohio  Univer- 
sity Mothers   Club   works   toward   two 


YOUNGSTOWN    MOTHERS    CLUB,    now    In    Hs    18th    year,    is    heoded    by 

Mrs.     Kenneth    Carlyie.     second    from     the    right.    With    her    are     (I    to    r) 

Mrs.    Ben    Rome,    corresponding    secretary;    Mrs.    Henry    Onions,    past    vice 

president;    and    Mrs.    Fred   Cockman,    1955-56   program   chairman. 


ONCE  EACH  YEAR  the  dads  are  invited  to 
a  pcrty  ol  the  Mothers  Club  to  hear  a  speaker 
(rom  the  campus.  Dr.  Loren  C.  Stoats,  pro- 
fessor of  dromatic  art  ond  speech,  left,  chats 
with  Patrick  Henry,  husband  of  the  club  treas- 
urer,   at    a    recent    Dads    Night    affair. 


goals.  One  is  to  maintain  a  spirit  of 
friendliness  and  understanding  between 
the  University  and  parents  of  students, 
through  cooperation  with  student  and 
faculty  organizations.  The  second  goal 
is  to  serve  parents  by  discussing  com- 
mon problems  and  sharing  ideas. 

The  degree  of  success  enjoyed  by  the 
Mothers  Clubs  is  evident  in  the  growth 
of  all  four  groups. 

When  the  Youngstown  club  met  for 
the  first  time  at  the  Public  Library  in 
1939,  22  enthusiastic  members  were 
in  attendance.  Mrs.  Mullett  was  elected 
jjresident.  to  be  assisted  by  Mrs.  J.  K. 
Jolly,  vice  president;  Mrs.  J.  \'. 
McMahon,  secretary;  Mrs.  E.  S.  Ranks, 
corresponding  secretary;  and  Mrs. 
Russell  Van  Nostran,  treasurer. 

In  June  of  1956  there  were  75 
mothers  in  the  club,  and  the  cinrent 
president,  Mrs.  Kenneth  M.  Carlyie 
expects  the  membership  to  reach  100 
before   the  end   of  this   school  year. 

This  success  is  more  than  a  result  of 
increased  enrollments  at  the  University. 
Many  mothers  become  so  interested  in 
tlie  organization  that  they  maintain 
membership  long  after  their  children 
have  graduated  from  Ohio  University. 
Mrs.  Mullett  has  remained  active,  ser- 
ving last  year  as  recording  secretary,  al- 
though her  daughter.  Virginia,  now 
Mrs,  Fletcher  H.  Herrald  III,  graduat- 
ed in    1940. 

Club   Projects 

Such  interest  and  growth  of  the 
Youngstown  Mothers  Club  is  easily 
imderstood  in  view  of  the  manner  in 
which  it  is  accomplishing  its  two-fold 
objective. 

At  each  Uni\ersity  \acation  period 
students  from  Yoimgstown  are  assured 
of   good   transportation   home   because 


the  Mothers  CUub  charters  a  bus  for 
the  occasion.  The  same  is  true  when  it 
is  time  for  the  students  to  return  to 
the  campus. 

Busses  are  also  chartered  by  the  club 
to  bring  parents  to  Athens  on  Mothers 
\Veekend  and  Dads  Day. 

.Since  1950  the  club  has  carried  out  a 
jjroject  to  raise  money  for  a  scholar- 
ship, presented  annually  to  an  out- 
standing student  from  the  Youngstown 
area  who  wishes  to  attend  Ohio 
University.  The  scholarship  was 
originally  set  at  $100  per  year  but  has 
since  been   increased   to  $150. 

The  club  meets  once  a  month  dur- 
ing the  school  year  for  a  luncheon  at 
the  YMCA.  One  of  the  highlights  of 
the  year  is  "Dads  Night"'  when  the  inen 
are  invited  to  a  dinner  meeting.  For 
this  special  occasion,  the  Ohio  Univer- 
sity Alumni  Association  cooperates  in 
helping  make  arrangements  for  a 
speaker  from  the  campus. 

At  the  first  fall  meeting  each  year 
mothers  of  students  attending  Ohio 
Unixersity  for  the  first  time  are  wel- 
comed as  guests.  Many  of  them  become 
members  of  the  club. 

Officers  are  elected  at  an  annual 
picnic,  held  this  year  at  the  home  of 
Mrs.  Henry  T.  Onions.  The  1956-57 
leaders,  in  addition  to  Mrs.  Caryle,  arc 
Mrs.  Matl  J.  Chajjman,  vice  president; 
Mrs.  Jo.seph  S.  Sovak,  recording  secre- 
tary; Mrs.  Ben  Rome,  corresponding 
secretary;  and  Mrs.  Patrick  Henry, 
treasurer. 

Mothers  who  are  now  or  have  been 
associated  with  the  group  feel  that  they 
are  accotnplishing  what  they  set  out  to 
do  1 7  years  ago.  With  a  steady  growth 
in  activities  and  membership  marking 
the  history  of  the  club,  they  have  good 
reason  for  being  proud. 


December,     1956 


Page  19 


■Alumni   L^iulf    f/i 


elt'^ 


Chillicothe 

Athletic  Director  Carroll  C:.  Wid- 
does  and  Alumni  Secretary  Marty 
Hecht  addressed  a  group  of  Ross 
County  alumni  at  an  organizational 
meeting  in  Chillicothe's  Warner  Hotel 
No\ember  14.  William  Rodgers  sened 
as  toastmaster. 

Coach  Widdoes  spoke  on  tlie  athletic 
policy  at  Ohio  University  and  showed 
films  of  the  Bobcat  vs.  Bowling  Green 
football  game.  Mr.  Hecht  outlined  the 
.\lumni  .'Kssociation  program,  explain- 
ing the  most  successful  methods  ol 
organizing  a  new  club. 

A  committee  was  then  appointed  to 
prepare  a  slate  of  officers  and  board 
members  as  the  first  step  in  re-acti- 
\ating  the  chapter  there. 

Marietta 

Mrs.  Richard  J.  I  honias  (Rose 
Marie  Peschan,  '51)  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  a  new  Marietta  chapter  of  the 
Ohio  University  Alumni  Association  at 
an  organizational  meeting  November  8. 


The  dinner  meeting,  attended  by  86 
alumni,  was  held  at  the  Marietta  Coim- 
try  Club. 

Russ  Milliken,  '50,  who  served  as 
toastmaster  for  the  affair,  was  named 
\ice  president,  and  Marian  Baesel,  '36, 
was  chosen  secretai-y-treasurer. 

Featured  speaker  of  the  evening  was 
Dean  Francis  N.  Hamblin  of  the  OU 
College  of  Education,  who  told  of  cm- 
rent  trends  in  education  and  future 
])lans  for  the  college  he  heads. 

Dayton 

Dayton  alumni  are  making  plans  for 
their  annual  Christmas  dance  which 
will  be  held  December  28  at  Wamplers 
Barn.  Bob  Hecker's  orchestra  will  pla\ 
for  the  infonnal  affair,  with  dancing 
scheduled  from  9:30  to  12:30. 

Ohio  Uni\ersity  students  as  well  as 
alumni  are  in\ited  to  attend  the  dance. 

Tri  City 

A  record  dance  and  buffet  snack 
party  was  held  No\ember  9  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Tri  City  (Schenectady,  Al- 


bany, and  Troy,  N.  Y. )  akmini  chapter. 
Twenty-two  persons  attended  the  affair 
at  the  Knights  of  St.  John  Hall  in 
Schenectady. 

Dick  Ingraham,  '49,  president  of  the 
club,  also  reported  on  recent  develop- 
ments at  Ohio  University  and  news  of 
alumni. 

Mrs.  Roy  Acker  (Nonna  Bett\'  Har- 
rison, '53)  won  a  .set  of  OU  playing 
cards  given  as  a  door  ])rize. 

.Sally  Peter  Gibitz,  "53 
Secretary 

Dayton  Mothers 

Till'  Ohio  Uni\ersity  Mothers  Club 
of  Greater  Dayton  held  a  luncheon 
meeting  at  the  Van  Cle\e  Hotel  on 
October  23.  Highlighting  the  program 
was  a  talk,  "Peoples  of  the  Mediter- 
ranean," by  John  Moore,  managing  edi- 
tor of  the  Dayton  Journal  Herald. 

At  the  regular  business  session  the 
ladies  discus.sed  plans  for  a  Christmas 
dinner  party  for  members  and  OU  stu- 
dents. Mrs.  Edgar  McBride  served  as 
program  chaiiTnan. 


MARIETTA  ALUMNI  mef  November  8  at  the  country  club 
where  these  photographs  were  taken.  In  the  picture  ai  top 
left  ore  the  newly  elected  club  officers  (left  to  right) 
Marian  Baesel,  '36,  secretary-treasurer;  Russ  Millilten,  '50, 
vice  president;  and  Rose  Marie  Peschan  Thomas,  '51,  presi- 
dent.  Eighty-six   persons  attended   the   dinner   meeting. 


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Cleveland   Bobcats 

The  annual  informal  Clhristmas 
Dance  sponsored  by  the  Cleveland  Bob- 
cat tllub  will  be  held  Friday,  Decem- 
ber 28  at  the  University  Club,  3813 
Euclid  Avenue. 

Alumni,  guests,  and  Ohio  University 
students  are  invited  to  attend  the  popu- 
lar affair  which  will  feature  the  music 
of  Joe  Hruby  and  his  band  for  dancinc; 
from  10:00  p.m.  until  2:00  a.m. 

Again  this  year  a  queen  from  the 
Ohio  L'niversity  campus  will  be  chosen 
at  the  dance.  .Sororities  and  dormi- 
tories are  sponsoring  candidates  from 
the  Cleveland  area.  Most  of  the  can- 
didates will  attend  the  dance  and  the 
winner  will  be  annoimced  dining  the 
intermission.  Voting  will  be  done  at  the 
door,  where  ]3ictuies  of  the  candidates 
will  be  ])osted.  A  group  jihoto  of  the 
girls  appears  on  this  page. 

Dance  Chairman  Walter  C'.  Duenier 
has  announced  that  advance  sale  of 
tickets  is  now  underway.  During  the  ad- 
vance sale,  the  tickets  can  be  purchased 
for  $3.00  from  any  of  the  three  Habe- 
racker  Optical  Company  stores  in 
Cleveland.  They  will  be  sold  for  $3.50 
at  the  dance. 

The  Bobcat  Christmas  dance  is  one 
of  the  top  alimini  events  of  the  year 
and  a  large  crowd  is  expected  again 
■  this  year. 

Serving  with  Mr.  Duemer  on  the 
committee  are  David  Whitacre,  Dick 
Phillips,  Clarence  Obedoester.  Bud 
Rose,  Gene  Fortney,  Nancy  Appenn. 
and  Alan  Riedcl. 


Honolulu 

A  barbecue  supper  at  the  home  of 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Sumner  Price  was  held 
for  alumni  living  in  Honolulu,  Hawaii, 
on  October  25.  Guests  from  Athens 
were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Sands,  who 
were  vacationing  on  the  Island. 

Sixteen  persons  attended  the  affair 
and  discussed  plans  for  starting  an 
alumni  chapter  there.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
.Sands  showed  color  slides  of  the  Ohio 
Uni\ersity  campus  and  answered  cjues- 
tions  about  de\elopments  of  recent 
years. 

Those  in  attendance  were  Dr.  Price, 
a  graduate  of  1921,  and  Mrs.  Price; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sands  (Constance  An- 
drews, '29)  ;  Frank  Loo,  "49,  his  wife 
and  son;  Ron  Nakatsuji,  "56;  Lt. 
Michael  I).  Thomas,  '52,  and  Mrs. 
Thomas;  Ruth  Loomis  Kraft,  '51,  and 
her  husband;  John  H.  Robinson,  "41. 
and  Mrs.  Robinson,  the  former  Vula 
McCoy,  '40;  Lt.  Alan  K.  Sprouse,  '54, 
and  Mrs.  Sprouse,  the  former  Dorothy 
May  Magneson,  "54;  and  Gilbert  Mc- 
Coy, '47. '^ 


CLEVELAND  BOBCAT  QUEEN  candidates  are:  seated  (I  to  r)  Dorl  Vergone,  Nancy  Hunter,  Joyce 
MoruschaL',  Rita  McAuley,  Del  Mroczka.  and  Dollie  Nesi.  Seated  on  piano  bench  (I  to  r)  Rita 
Vaitltus,  Joan  Spyolt,  and  Verna  Goglione.  Standing  behind  piano  (I  to  r)  Carole  Goldie,  Lolly 
Boird,    Ruth   Ann    Nethery,    Noncy   Peters,    Mickey   Meyer,   Faye  Wise,   Mary  Wirts.  and  Carol   Blough, 


FORMER    OU 
Snyder,   '41  ;    g 


ATHLETES    (I   to   r]    John   Zahrndt,    '42;    SI   John 
ot  together  at   Kalamazoo,   Michigan,   after  the  O 


son,   '41:    Bi 
U-Western 


II    Biggers 
Michigan 


■48 
footb 


and    Jinn 
oil  game. 


^>ft 


CLE'/ELAND    BOBCAT    club    members    met    November   2    at   the   Cleveland    Athletic   Club   to   make 
plans  tor  o   December  meeting  with  OU   coaches  and  orgonize  o  revltalization  program  for  the  club. 


December,     1956 


Page  21 


Bobcat 


Roundup 


By  Rowland  Coiigdon,  '49 


OU  FOOTBALL  COACHING  STAFF  have  spent  many  hours  checking  rrovies  of  the  team's  performance,  feel 
that  Improvement  at  end  of  season  points  to  better  days  ahead.  Left  to  right  In  the  projection  room  ore  Cliff 
fHeffelfinger,  varsity  line  coach;  Stan  Huntsman  and  Bob  Wren,  assistant  freshman  coaches;  Jim  Snyder,  varsity 
bacltfleld    coach,    and    Frank    Richey,    head    freshman    coach.     Standing    ore    Kermit    Blosser,    varsity    end    coach,    and 

Carroll     Widdoes,     head     coach,     behind     projector. 


CO-CAPTAINS  were  elected  to  lead  the  1957  Ohio 
Uni\ersity  football  squad  when  the  annual  Fall  Sports 
Banquet  was  held  at  the  University  Center  No\ember   19. 

Named  by  their  fellow  teammates  to  succeed  outgoing 
captain,  Dick  Perkins,  Elyria  guard,  were  Warren  halfback. 
Jim  Hilles,  and  Tackle  Ron  Frnik.  also  of  Elyria.  Both  are 
juniors. 

Perkins  \\as  also  selected  by  his  teammates  as  the  most 
\aluable  player  for  1956.  Larry  Buckles,  Logan  junior  full- 
back, earned  the  coaching  staff's  accolade  of  '"outstanding 
back."  The  new  captains.  Buckles  and  Perkins  were  each 
awarded  trophies  for  their  honors. 

Reflecting  on  the  past  season,  in  which  the  Bobcats 
wound  up  with  a  2-7  mark.  President  John  C.  Baker  made 
this  prediction: 

""The  foundation  has  been  laid  for  a  great  football  team 
at  Ohio  University  and  in  a  few  years  we  should  be  near  the 
top  in  Mid-American  Conference  comjjetition.  " 

He  prefaced  these  remarks  by  stating  that  "'if  we  are 
weak,  we  should  examine  our  weaknesses  and  repair  them." 

■"It  would  be  tragic  if  we  became  complacent  on  losing 
-    It  is  bad  on  one's  character,"  he  continued. 


Dr.  Baker  cited  that  three  things  come  out  of  ad\er.sity. 
These  are: 

""Fundamental  and  basic  coaching,  spirit  and  coopera- 
tion, and  you  find  oiU  who  your  friends  are." 

He  amplified  the  latter  statement  by  saying  that,  even 
with  a  losing  season,  Ohio  Uni\ersity  made  many  friends  by 
the  inspired  play  of  its  team. 

The  2-7  finish,  which  found  the  Bobcats  tying  Marshall 
for  fourth  place  in  the  final  Mid-.'^^merican  Conference 
standings,  was  the  worst  record  for  an  OL^  football  team 
since  1912.  That  year.  OL'  had  a  1-7-1  record.  It  was  also 
the  first  time  since  191/i  that  the  Bobcats  had  not  won 
more  than  two  games.  And  it  was  Carroll  \\  iddoes"  first 
losing  season  as  a  college  football  coach. 

Part  of  Buckles'  outstanding  back  honor  came  from 
the  fact  that  he  was  leading  ground-gainer  with  387  yards 
gained  in  76  tries  for  a  5.1  yard  average.  New  Co-Captain 
Hilles  was  second  in  this  department  with  331  yards  gained 
in  82  carries  for  an  even  four  yard  a\erage. 

Don  McBride,  .senior  quarterback  from  Columbiana, 
led  the  passers  with  30  completions  in  75  attempts  for  a  .400 
percentage.  He  had  six  interceptions,  gained  355  yards  pass- 
inar  and  tossed  four  for  touchdowns. 


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1956-57   Basketball 

Dec. 

4 — Marietta 

Dec. 

8 — Case  Tech 

Dec. 

12— At  Ohio  Wesleyan 

Dec. 

15— At   Kent   State 

Dec. 

21    &    22 — Tournament    at    Johnson 

City,   Tenn. 

Jan. 

2 — Arizona   State 

Jan. 

5— At  Morehead  State 

Jon. 

9— At   Marshall 

Jan. 

12 — At  Bowling  Green 

Jan. 

1  5 — Miami 

Jon. 

18— Kent  State 

Jan. 

26 — Morehead  State 

Jan. 

30— Marshall 

Feb. 

2 — At  Western    Michigan 

Feb. 

4 — At  Toledo 

Feb. 

8 — Bowling    Green 

Feb. 

12— At   Miami 

Feb. 

16 — Western   Michigan 

Feb. 

18— Toledo 

Feb. 

23— Baldwin-Wallace 

Mar. 

1— At  Marietta 

Second  in  this  department  was  Charles  Stobart,  junior 
qtiarterback  from  Middleport,  who  completed  16  of  37  for 
.432  percent.  Opponents  picked  four  of  his  passes  out  of  the 
air  but  his  aerials  gained  175  yards  and  went  for  two  scores. 

Among  the  pass  receivers,  Walter  Gawronski,  senior  end 
from  Maple  Heights,  was  the  leader,  with  10  caught  for 
1 1 7  yards  and  one  TD.  Halfback  Tom  Redman,  a  sopho- 
more from  Waverly,  was  second  in  this  category  with  nine 
catches  for  131  yards. 

Punting  yardage  was  divided  equally  among  three 
hooters.  Kicking  1 1  times  each  din-ing  the  season  were 
Bob  Ripple,  senior  end  from  Youngstown ;  Don  Wirtz,  senior 
fullback  from  Columbus,  and  Buckles.  Ripple  led  with  394 
yards,  Wirtz  had  391,  and  Buckles  355. 

Wirtz  also  led  the  scorers,  for  the  second  straight  year, 
with  four  touchdowns  and  24  points.  Second  was  McBride 
with  three  touchdowns  and  18  points. 

Reviewing  the  latter  part  of  the  season,  the  Bobcats  found 
a  new  scoring  punch  in  the  last  four  games. 

Starting  with  the  sixth  game,  Louisville,  OU  com- 
piled totals  of  19,  27,  27  and  16  points  in  the  last  four  en- 
coimters.  Prior  to  that,  they  had  been  unable  to  score  more 
than  13  points  in  any  game. 

Part  of  the  reason  for  this  change  was  further  develop- 
ment of  the  "I"  formation,  used  for  the  first  time  against 
Miami. 

Whereas  the  new  offense  did  not  function  too  success- 
fully against  the  Redskins,  more  work  on  it  as  the  season 
progressed  brought  more  variations  and  by  the  last  game  of 
the  season,  against  Marshall,  Widdoes  and  his  staff  had  all 
backfield  men  indoctrinated  to  the  new  system. 

The  Big  Green  was  the  first  opponent  to  see  more  than 
one  Bobcat  backfield  unit  run  from  the  "I".  Western  Mich- 
igan and  Bowling  Green  were  subjected  mostly  to  blasts  out 
of  the  "I""  by  a  backfield  directed  by  Quarterback  Stobart. 
Myron  Stallsmith,  Salem  halfback:  Wirtz,  and  Hilles,  were 
the  main  tormentors,  along  with  Stobart  against  the  Broncos 
and  Falcons. 

The  Bobcats,  however,  did  not  use  the  "I"  against 
Louisville,  but  still  almost  succeeded  to  defeat  the  Cardinals. 
A  come-from-behind  drive  in  the  final  1 1  minutes  netted 
Louisville  two  touchdowns  to  pull  the  game  out,  25-19. 

After  scoring  two  touchdowns  against  Western  Mich- 
igan off  the  "T"  formation,  OU  blasted  them  off  the  field 
in  the  final  six  minutes  with  a  pair  of  scores  from  the  "I". 

Against  Bowling  Green,  onlv  two  touchdowns  bv   the 


eventual  MAC  champs  in  the  first  quarter,  averted  an  upset 
from  the  Bobcats. 

OLI  went  into  the  second  period  trailing,  14-0.  For  the 
first  time  in  the  game,  on  the  first  play  of  the  second 
quarter,  they  moved  into  the  "I"  and  tied  the  score,  before 
Bowling  Green  got  a  last  minute  touchdown  on  a  long,  des- 
]3eration  pass  play  just  before  the  first  half  ended. 

The  Bobcats  played  them  even  after  the  first  quarter, 
using  the  "I"  almost  exclusively. 

Against  Marshall,  OV  dominated  the  figures  all  the 
way  and  alternated  "I"  and  "T"  plays  continuously,  with 
three  separate  backfield  units  using  both  formations.  With 
a  more  than  layman's  knowledge  of  the  new  formation,  next 
year's  team  should  provide  some  interesting  moments,  using 
both  offensive  setups. 

Also  honored  at  the  Fall  Sports  Banquet  were  the  cross 
countiy  and  soccer  teams.  Compiling  a  2-5-1  record  with 
foiu'th  place  in  the  conference  race  at  Kent,  the  cross  country 
group  w^as  coached  by  Jim  Rolfes,  a  graduate  assistant.  Lead- 
ing point-getters  most  of  the  year  were  Frank  Nixon  and 
Wally  Guenther.  Fred  Dickey,  Bob  Sawyers  and  Dick  Sven- 
son  also  added  some  points. 

The  soccer  team,  in  its  first  year  of  varsity  status,  com- 
piled a  1-5  record.  Their  lone  win  came  at  the  expense  of 
Ohio  Wesleyan.  Nine  foreign  countries  were  represented  by 
the  team  personnel.  This  squad  was  coached  by  a  graduate 
assistant  also,  Wilfred  Berger. 

Wally  Guenther  ('leftJ  and  Frank  NixdX 


December,     1956 


Page  23 


A  BUS  TAGGED,  "God  help  us," 
scifct'lu'd  around  a  uant)\v  Pakis- 
tan mountain  road,  and  Margan't 
Robe,  '52  Ohio  University  graduate, 
sat  back  tiying  to  accept  the  fatalistic 
attitude  of  the  driver.  She  realized  that 
Pakistani  drivers  feel  ordinaiy  precau- 
tions in  driving  aren't  necessary  because 
if  God  wills  it.  they'll  be  sate:  if  not. 
they  will  crash. 

Miss  Robe,  of  Athens,  Ohio,  spent 
almost  four  years  in  the  country  of 
Pakistan,  where  the  basic  philosophy  ol 
the  people  and  their  religion  is  that 
God  is  responsible  for  exerything.  The 
attitude  can  be  evidenced  in  such  a 
little  event  as  the  dri\ing  of  a  car 
down  a  mountain  road,  or  in  such  an 
important  problem  as  the  thwarting  of 
progress. 

In  June,  Miss  Robe  returned  to 
Athens  from  Lahore.  Pakistan,  where 
she  was  sent  by  the  Methodist  Board  of 
Mi.ssions.  She  was  an  instructor  at  Kin- 
naird  College,  a  Christian  school  for 
women,  where  she  taught  chemistry 
lab,  physical  education,  and  Bible.  .She 
also  headed  the  Student  Christian 
Mo\ement  at  the  college. 

""The  girls  attending  the  school." 
Miss  Robe  said,  "include  about  200  day 
students  from  the  city  of  Lahore,  and 
100  students  from  the  Punjab  villages. 
These  girls  range  in  age  from  1 .")  to 
20." 

Miss  Robe  explained  that  most  of  the 
girls  at  the  school  were  of  Moslem 
faith.  The  girls  attended  this  Christian 
college  because  it  was  a  highly  recom- 
mended school.  The  Moslem  girls  ac- 
cepted the  requirement  of  attendance 
at  two  chapel  ser\ices  a  day,  and  regi- 
stration in  a  basic  Bible  course. 

"Even  though  this  is  a  Christian 
college,  the  majority  of  the  girls  at- 
tending are  wealthy  Moslems,"  Miss 
Robe  remarked.  She  said  that  the  Mos- 
lem girls  seem  to  hold  strongly  to  their 
Islam  faith. 

■"The  Moslem  girls  enter  marriages  ot 
parental  choice  upon  graduation,"  Mi  s 
Robe  said,  "and  most  of  the  C'hiistian 
girls  will  go  out  to  teach.  Cliils  who  do 
not  enter  the  college  are  married  at 
fifteen  to  mates  of  parental  choiee." 

.She  e.x]3lained  that  women  in  Pakis- 
tan can  not  feel  secure  in  their  marri- 
ages as  men  can  obtain  divorces  mereh 
by  stating  three  times  that  they  di\orce 
their  mate.  A  strange  custom  dealing 
with  marriage  in  the  fierce  Pathan 
moimtain  triDes  in  Northwest  Pakistan 
sets  the  price  for  infidelity  at  one  nose. 
That  is,  any  woman  charged  with  in- 
fidelity has  her  nose  cut  off.  Miss  Robe 
emphasized  that  this  is  a  custom 
peculiar  to  this  one  group. 

"One  of  the  reasons  that  poverty  i=; 
so  widespread,""   Miss   Robe  comment- 


Mission  in  Pakistan 


BY  CAROL  HERB.  52 


ed,  "is  that  business  men  expect  and 
get  up  to  300  per  cent  profit  on  their 
goods.  This  makes  Pakistan  a  very  ex- 
pensive countiy  in  which  to  live.  The 
majority  of  the  people  of  the  country 
eke  out  an  existence  on  the  minute  re- 
turns they  receive  from  share  cropping 
for  wealthy  landowners.  The  average 
Pakistani  has  nine  or  ten  children  to 
support  on  his  almost  meaningless  in- 
come." 

Miss  Robe  reported  that  as  yet  mis- 
sionaries are  accepted  in  Pakistan  and 
]3eo[)le  arc  tolerant  of  them.  She  teels 
that  this  telerance  stems  mainly  from 
the  fact  that  Pakistan  has  too  many 
national  problems  to  worry  about  mis- 
sionaries at  the  present. 

"I,  myself,  found  the  Pakistanis  a 
friendly  people.  On  leaving,  I  felt  a  re- 
luctance in  breaking  the  tie  with  a 
people  I  had  worked  with  for  four 
\ears,   "Miss  Robe   admitted. 

"One  experieirce  I  had  separate 
from  my  teaching  was  a  work  camjj 
experience  near  Delhi,  India.  Here  a 
group  of  Indian  yoimg  people  and 
American    missionaries    on    the    short 


term  program  joined  to  build  a 
church.  The  project  was  under  the 
supervision  of  an  agricultural  missionary 
of  the  area.  Boys  dug  and  mixed  mud, 
and  girls  carried  it  in  pans  on  their 
heads.  Rains  caused  the  work  to  cease 
when  the  building  was  but  half  way 
finished.  However,  then  the  natives 
later  were  inspired  by  the  previous 
work  to  finish  the  church  and  build  a 
school,  a  school  master"s  house  and  a 
pastor's  home.  The  knowledge  of  the 
villagers"  work.'"  she  said,  "was  indeed 
rewarding  to  the  yoimg  people  that 
had  started  the  work. 

.She  coirsiders  one  of  the  most 
fascinating  aspects  of  Pakistan  the 
antiquity  of  the  culture.  She  said  that 
the  country  has  three  cities  that 
flourished  at  the  time  of  Abraham  and 
are  now  5,000  years  old.  One  of  these 
was  the  outpost  of  Alexander  the 
Great. 

This  fall  Miss  Robe  will  attend  Yale 
Divinity  School  on  scholarship.  Here 
she  will  study  theology  for  two  years, 
and  then  enter  Wesley  Foundation 
(college  Methodist  organization]  work. 


MARGARET    ROBE    and    her    Kinnaird    College    students    pose    with    trophies    won 
throughout  a  year  in  interscholostic  sports. 


Page  24 


The      Ohio      Alumnus 


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1910 

C.  O.  Williamson,  retired  from  the  Col- 
lege of  Wooster,  has  been  working  with  the 
County  Engineer  in  Wayne  County.  M''. 
Williamson  is  secretary  of  the  class  of  191( 
and  it  is  through  his  efforts  ihat  class  notes 
are  compiled  for  news  of  his  former  class- 
mates. 

Dr.  J.  F.  Hill  resides  in  Belpre,  Ol'io 
and  has  offices  in  Parkersburg.  VVest  Vir- 
ginia. He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Cinclnii.ai 
College  of  Dental  Surgery. 

Or.\  Lively  Harsh  b.-^rger'.s  husband. 
Dewev  H.  Harshbarger,  died  November  16 
at  his  home  in  Columbus.  He  had  been  in 
the  milling  business  at  Jackson.  Ohio,  before 
retiring   in    1950. 

1911 

Mai  Mi;  Lash  {.:ahi,k  (Mis.  \V.  R.  i  re- 
tired November  1  from  her  position  as  book- 
keeper at  The  Security  Bank  in  .Athens. 

1916 

Merrill  F.  Cooley,  a  teacher  at  Hard- 
ing High  School  in  Warren,  presided  over 
the  87th  annual  meeting  of  the  Northeastern 
Ohio  Teachers'  .Association  held  in  Cleve- 
land last  month.  Mr.  Cooley  was  elected 
president  of  the  association  at  last  year'.s 
meeting.  Mrs.  Cooley  is  the  former  N'ellc 
Copeland,  '15. 


By   Robert   E.   Mahn 


William  Henry  Young 


A  Versatile  Vrojcssor 


FIFTEEN  YEARS  of  sel■^ict■  n.  a 
Uni\ersity  is  not  unusual  today, 
but  when  \\  illiam  Heniv  Young  laid 
aside  his  books  in  1869  after  that 
length  of  time  at  Ohio  University 
he  had  ser\ed  during  a  period  when 
the  a\erage  length  of  service  was 
three  years  and  when  the  large 
majority  of  faculty  members  re- 
mained only  one  or  two  years.  A 
graduate  of  1856  recalled  that  not 
one  professor  who  was  at  the  Uni- 
\ersit\'  when  he  entered  was  there 
when  he  graduated. 


1920 

E.  C.  "Irish"  Krieger,  one  of  Columbus' 
best  known  football  officials,  was  presented 
with  a  scroll  by  the  Central  Ohio  Officials 
.Association  for  outstanding  service  to  the 
group  at  the  annual  meeting  in  November. 
A  nationally  known  authority  on  football 
rules,  Mr.  Krieger  is  the  official  rules  inter- 
preter for  the  Ohio  High  School  .Athletic 
.Association.  He  also  appears  on  a  regular 
television  show,  answering  questions  about 
football  sent  in  by  \iewers. 

1922 

K.  Mark  Cowe.v,  parks  superintendent 
of  Elkhart,  Indiana,  is  one  of  three  men  to 
receive  the  highest  award  of  The  .American 
Recreation  Society  this  year.  Cited  for  "out- 
standing achievement  in  the  recreation 
movement  and  unselfish  devotion  to  the 
service  of  the  profession,"  Mr.  Cowen  has 
been  named  an  honorary  Fellow  by  the 
3500-member  organization.  Only  15  recrea- 
tion executi\'es  in  the  nation  have  been  so 
honored  since  the  award  was  started.  Mr. 
Cowen  became  Elkhart  parks  superinten- 
dent in  1949  after  serving  as  director  of 
recreation  in  Indianapolis.  .Among  his  acti\- 
ities  listed  by  the  society's  citation  are  serv- 
ing 12  years  on  the  national  joint  commit- 
tee on  Softball  rules,  as  board  chairman  of 
the    Indiana    Park    and    Recreation    -Associa- 


From   the   Annals 


Professor  Young  made  the  follow- 
ing the  final  entiy  in  the  Latin 
ledger,  ".^fter  fifteen  year's  plea- 
sant and  profitable  service  in  the 
Ohio  University,  I  today  surrender 
my  books  to  enter  another  field  of 
labor.  Was  born  in  Charleston,  \'a. 
Dec.  31.  1832,  of  pious  jaarents  of 
moderate  means,  lived  for  3  years  in 
Virginia,  and  1 1  years  in  southern 
Ohio  as  a  Methodist  Preacher's  son, 
attended  public  schools  from  6  to  13 
years  of  age,  high  school  in  Spring- 
field, Ohio  from  13  to  18,  Collesfe  at 


tion.  and  as  president  of  the  National  Pub- 
lic Parks  Tennis  .Association.  He  is  a  charter 
member  of  the  .American  Recreation  Society, 
and  has  served  as  secretary,  vice  president, 
and  acting  president  of  that  organization. 
Mrs.  Cowen  is  the  fonner  Em.ma  Helsel. 

Fred  H.  Johnson  of  Columbus  has  been 
elected  president  of  the  Ohio  .Association  of 
Insurance  Agents,  and  will  take  office  on 
January  \.  Vice  president  of  Rankin  & 
Johnson,  insurance  firm  in  Zanesville.  -New- 
ark, and  Columbus.  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  past 
president  of  the  Insurance  Board  of  Colum- 
bus, past  president  of  the  Muskingum 
County  Underwriters  Association,  and  a 
trustee  of  Ohio  L'ni\'ersity. 

1923 

J.  Edward  Mi.mster  and  Mrs.  Minister 
(Margaret  Pritchard,  '24)  have  moved  to 
Baltimore,  Maryland,  where  Mr.  Minister 
has  been  made  deputy  scout  executive  of 
the  Baltimore  .Area  Council,  Boy  Scouts  of 
,America. 

1925 

R.  M.  Garrison,  director  of  Ohio  ele- 
mentary and  secondary  education,  received 
an  honorary  degree  from  Findlay  College  in 
October.  .Associated  with  the  State  Depart- 
ment of  Education  for  the  past  11  years, 
Mr.  Garrison  has  compiled  and  published 
various     educational     bulletins     and     edited 


Delaware,  O.,  from  19  to  20,  taught 
Putnam  H  S  from  20  to  21,  gra- 
duated at  21  at  the  0,U,  Taught 
Worthington  Academy  1853-54, 
PreparatoiT  School  O.U,  1854  to  5, 
Mathematics,  0,U.  1855  to  1858, 
Lang,  0,U,  1858-61,  Commanded 
26  c,o,L  1861  to  4,  taught  Lang. 
O.U.  1864  to  1869.  Now  go  out  as 
U.S.  Consul  to  Europe,  leave  in 
morning,  sail  26.  Good  bye. 

W.  H.  Young 
[inie  22,  1869" 

President  Grant  had  appointed 
him  Consul  at  Karlsruhe,  Germany, 
where  he  served  for  seven  years. 
During  his  ser\'ice  and  afterwards  he 
crossed  the  Atlantic  fourteen  times. 

Young,  in  addition  to  the  things 
he  mentioned,  had  been  licensed  to 
preach  and  later  ordained  as  a 
minister.  He  lectured  before  teachers' 
institutes,  was  a  correspondent  for 
newspapers,  and  contributed  to 
magazines.  He  v\as  an  associate 
editor  of  the  Ohio  Journal  of  Edu- 
cation, and  while  in  .Athens  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  county  school 
examiners,  A  truly  versatile  pro- 
fessor, he  was  one  of  a  small  group 
who  did  much  to  establish  for  the 
University  a  position  of  influence 
following   the    difficidt    war   years. 


December,     1956 


Page  25 


Training   for   Retailers 

PROUDLY  displayed  by  somt-  of 
America's  leading  department 
stores  are  certificates  which  readily 
identify  them  to  their  business  as- 
sociates as  leaders  in  retail  training. 

The  awards.  gi\en  annually  by 
Anne  Saum  and  Associates  of  New 
"^'ork,  represent  one  phase  of  a  busi- 
ness de\eloped  by  a  graduate  of 
Ohio  University.  Their  recogni/etl 
significance  in  the  field  of  retailing 
is  an  indication  of  the  unusual  suc- 
cess of  this  business. 

When  Aiuie  Saiini  graduated 
from  Ohio  Uni\ersity  in  1927,  she 
decided  to  enter  the  employ  of  her 
alma  mater.  For  ten  years  she  serxcd 
on  the  staff  of  the  imiversity,  orga- 
nizing and  supervising  the  Service 
Bureau,  and  working  toward  an 
M.  A.  degree  which  she  received 
from  Ohio  State  University. 

But  the  energetic  OU  akuuna 
had  two  driving  ambitions  which 
gradually  grew  in  their  ])ersistencc. 
One  was  a  desire  to  live  in  New 
York  City  and  the  other  was  to  find 
a  business  career  in  personnel  work. 

By  1937  this  combination  ot  in- 
terests became  too  intense  to  resist, 
so  Anne  Saum  made  the  logical 
move.  She  wem  to  New  York  Clity 
in  search  of  a  ]5ersonnel  job. 

In  the  year  that  followed  she  was 
with  the  public  relations  firm  of 
Carl  Byoir  and  Associates.  Then  she 
moved  to  Stern  Brothers  Depart- 
ment Store  where  she  was  iramed 
employment  manager  and  later  per- 
sonnel director. 

The  next  luoxe  was  to  the  mecca 
of  retailing,  Macy's  Department 
Store,  and  it  was  while  serving  as 
manager  of  staff  training  there  that 
she  got  the  idea  which  led  to  her 
present    occupation. 

Miss  Saum  was  inqjressed  with  the 
number  of  store  executi\es  and 
manufacturers  who  visited  Macy's 
training  department  seeking  help 
with  their  own  training  problems. 
This  convinced  her  that  a  market 
existed  for  a  service  specializing  in 
personnel  and  training  aid  to  irtail 
selling. 

Backed  only  by  her  own  con- 
lidence,  she  decided  to  go  into  busi- 
ness for  herself.  To  her  delit;lu,  she 
discovered  that  a  market  did  exist. 
and  in  1951  she  established  the  firm 
of  Anne  Saum  and  Associates. 
Training  Consultants. 

Since  thai  time  the  business  has 
enjoyed  a  phenomenal  growth. 
Clients  include  stores,  manufacturers, 
and     trade     associations     for    whom 


.\nne   S.\rM,    '27 

.\nne  Saiun  and  Associates  sin\eys 
and  analyzes  store  organization  and 
personnel  ]3olicy,  then  develops  pro- 
grams to  meet  existing  needs.  The 
consultant  organization  installs  these 
programs,  conducting  portions  of 
them  and  at  the  same  time  prepar- 
ing store  executives   to   carry  on. 

The  firm  also  develops,  prepares, 
and  in  some  cases  operates  in-store 
programs  for  mamifactiuers.  pri- 
marily to  promote  the  sale  of  the 
luanufacturer's  product  through 
stimulation  and  education  of  the 
selling  force.  In  addition,  it  conducts 
or  participates  in  sales  schools  con- 
ducted by  manufactiuers  for  their 
own  salesmen. 

About  250  leading  department 
stores  and  specialty  shops  subscribe 
to  a  semi-monthly  training  and  per- 
sonnel publication,  Saum  Digest. 
These  client-subscribers  attend  an 
annual  clinic  in  New  York,  at  which 
time  the  Saum  Digest  Awards  for 
outstanding  training  programs  are 
])resented. 

But  that  is  not  all.  The  firm's  in- 
terests also  extend  to  students  pre- 
])aring  for  retail  careers,  .serving  as 
retail  training  consultant  and  ad- 
visor to  Tobe-Cobmn  School  for 
Fashion  C'areers.  Miss  Saiun  perso- 
nally conducts  classes  there. 

In  spite  of  the  responsibility  ol 
heading  such  a  diversified  consultant 
biisiness.  however.  Miss  Saum  some- 
how finds  time  to  serve  as  president 
of  the  Republican  \\'omen  in  Indus- 
try and  Professions. 

There  can  be  little  doubt  that 
Anne  Saum  has  fulfilled  the  ambi- 
tions that  took  her  away  from  the 
Ohio  L'niversity  campus. 


Ijublications  of  the  department.  He  also  is 
the  author  of  several  articles  published  in 
professional  magazines. 

Lois  Cecil,  who  is  a  victim  of  multiple 
sclerosis,  was  honored  November  27  by  The 
Big  Bend  Minstrel  Association  of  Middle- 
port  by  a  special  show.  Proceeds  went  to 
Miss  Cecil,  a  former  music  teacher  in  the 
Middleport  schools. 

1927 

Marg.-vret  Edwards  Cobb  lives  in  To- 
ledo and  is  engaged  in  psychiatric  nursing 
at   the   Toledo   State   Hospital. 

1931 

David  B.vumhart  Jr..  Lorain,  w.is  re- 
elected to  Congress  from  the  13th  District 
of  Ohio  in  November. 

1932 

Max  Buxce  and  his  wife,  the  former 
.\nnabel  Smith  Miller.  "30,  of  .■\thens.  are 
owners  of  a  beagle  which  has  been  selected 
by  "Sports  .\field"  for  the  1956  .\ll-.\meri- 
( .in  Sporting  Dog  .-Vward. 

William  H.  Martindill,  president  of  the 
South  Bend  Tackle  Company,  is  a  member 
of  the  South  Bend  President's  Committee  of 
the  University  of  Notre  Dame.  He  is  also 
treasurer  and  a  director  of  the  Sport  Fishing 
Institute,  which  is  the  outstanding  educa- 
tional body  in  the  United  States  devoted  to 
fish  conservation  and  the  improvement  of 
sport  fishing.  Its  purpose  is  "to  shorten  the 
interval  between  bites."  and  it  maintains 
offices  in  Washington,  working  with  key 
people  in  government  and  conservation  work 
throughout   the   L'nited   States   and   Canada. 

1936 

Homer  W.  Bair  is  a  real  estate  sales- 
man and  an  apartment  owner-manager  in 
Dayton. 

1938 

Ge.neva  Burkhart  Tur.ner  (Mrs.  Ed- 
ward V. )  was  the  subject  of  a  recent  so- 
ciety feature  in  the  Columbus  Journal.  She 
and  her  husband,  who  graduated  from  Ohio 
L'niversity  in  1934,  both  teach  a  class  at 
Bexley  Methodist  Church  and  give  joint 
lectures  on  child  problems.  Dr.  Turner  is 
a  pediatrician.  .-X  member  of  the  advisory 
board  of  the  Cancer  Clinic  for  the  past 
six  years,  Mrs.  Turner  is  a  past  president 
of  the  Columbus  Federation  of  Child  Con- 
servation Leagues  and  of  Bexley  PT.\,  is 
on  the  boards  of  Parents'  League  and  the 
.Auxiliary  to  the  .Academy  of  Medicine.  She 
belongs  to  Beaux  .Arts  Club.  Starling  Ohio 
Women's  Club  and  the  Symphony's  Bexley 
Unit. 

1939 

Ch.^rles  E.  Dougherty  is  a  teller  in 
the  Miners  &  Mechanics  Savings  &  Trust 
C^ompany.  Steubenville. 

Robert  O.  Snyder  and  Daniel  Heagney 
h.ive  announced  the  formation  of  a  partner- 
ship for  the  general  practice  of  law  in  St. 
Louis,  Missouri.  Their  firm  name  is  Hen- 
derson, Heagney  &  Snyder. 

Dan  M.  Wertma.n  has  been  named  news 
editor  of  the  Cleveland  News.  Mr.  Wertman 
went  to  work  for  the  paper  as  a  reporter 
after  graduating  from  Ohio  University.  He 
worked  on  the  police  beat  and  then  moved 
to  the  rewrite  desk  before  entering  the 
.Navy  in  World  War  II.  .After  the  war  he 
became     picture     editor     and     subsequently 


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served  in  various  capacities  of  the  news 
room  before  receivim^  his  present  appoint- 
merit. 

1940 

Edwin  A.  Ralf>h  has  been  named  man- 
ager, sales  personnel  and  organization,  for 
American  Steel  &  Wire,  Cleveland.  Mr, 
Ralph  joined  the  American  Steel  Division 
of  U,S,  Steel  as  a  personnel  assistant  in  I  he 
General  Sales  Department  in  1948.  Three 
years  later  he  was  promoted  to  seiK.jr  per- 
sonnel assistant  in  the  sales  personnel  ,;n(l 
organization  section. 

Mary  J.  Credico  is  assistant  director  of 
the  Youngstown  Methodist  Community 
House,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 

1941 

Robert  E.  Havve.s,  historian  of  a  techni- 
i  al  group  at  .Vndrew's  Field,  has  just  re- 
ttirncd  from  an  inspection  trip  to  Hawaii. 
Tokyo,  and  Okinawa.  He  expects  to  inspect 
the  European  area  in  the  spring, 

1943 

Wii^LiAM  E.  Bacon  has  been  awarded  the 
diploma  of  a  Chartered  Life  Underwriter, 
one  of  the  highest  professional  designations 
in  the  life  insurance  field.  He  is  an  agent  in 
the  Canton  office  of  Connecticut  General  Life 
Insurance  Company  of  Hartford.  To  achieve 
the  C,  L,  IJ.  di[jloma  awarded  by  the  Amer- 
ican College  of  Life  L'nderwriters,  Mr. 
Bacon  completed  the  last  of  a  series  of 
examinations  in  .June,  He  has  been  with 
Connecticut  General  since  1948  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Canton  Life  Llnderwriters 
.Association. 

Dale  Engle  is  a  member  of  the  theatri- 
cal road  company  presenting  the  play  "In- 
herit the  Wind."  Since  graduating  from 
OU,  Mr.  Engle  has  appeared  in  nearly  200 
productions,  in  both  winter  and  sununer 
stock  companies  from  New  Hampshire  to 
Florida.  He  has  also  appeared  in  many  of 
the  major  television  dramatic  shows  origi- 
nating in  New  York  City.  Since  January 
he  has  been  with  the  cast  of  "Inherit  the 
Wind,"  which  had  its  opening  in  Chicago 
last  February.  The  play,  which  stars  Melvyn 
Douglas,  has  one  of  the  largest  companies 
ever  to  go  on  the  road.  It  is  the  thinly  dis- 
guised story  of  the  famous  Scopes  "Monkey 
Trial"  held  in  Dayton.  Tennessee  in   1925. 

1944 

Joseph  L,  Stanton  recently  was  appoint- 
ed executive  director  of  the  Maryland  Port 
Authority,  according  to  a  report  by  the 
Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad.  Mr.  Stanton 
previously  served  as  director  of  public  re- 
lations for  the  B  &  O. 

1945 

A.  Bruce  Matthews  has  been  made  a 
partner  in  charge  of  .Arthur  .Andersen  & 
Company  offices  in  Denver.  The  company 
is   a   firm  of  accountants  and   auditors. 

1946 

Max  Kinneer  has  acquired  the  Dodge 
dealership  in  .Athens.  Mr.  Kinneer,  a  former 
teacher-coach  at  Zaleski,  has  been  in  the 
automobile  sales  business  for  si.x  years.  In 
June  he  took  over  the  Chrysler-Imperial- 
Plymouth  dealership  in  .Athens. 

1947 

David  R.  Goldsberry  has  been  named 
assistant  manager  of  advertising  for  the 
Wooster  Rubber  Company  at  Wooster.   He 


had    been    manager    of    public    relations    foi 
the  Seiberling  Rubber  Company,  Barberton. 

Doris  Williams  Morejohn  (Mrs.  .\. 
R. )  has  moved  from  Bakersfield.  California, 
to  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  where  her  hus- 
band is  a  senior  geologist  with  the  Seaboard 
Oil   Company, 

1948 

Robert  Bowen  is  serving  a,s  Meigs 
County's  first  elementary  school  supervisor. 
Former  principal  at  the  Salisbuvy  Townshi|i 
School  there,  Mr.  Bowen  now  has  1  '^ 
elementary  schools  under  his  jurisdiction. 

1949 

Dana  M.  Kincj,  Jr.,  assistant  professor 
of  music  at  Georgia  Teachers  College, 
Statesboro,  Georgia,  has  been  appointed  as- 
sistant conductor  of  the  Savannah  Sym- 
phony Orchestra  for  the  1956-57  sasison.  He 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Savannah  Sym- 
phony since  its  organization  in  1953,  as  fir.st 
trombonist  and  leader  of  the  brass  section. 
Before  joining  the  Savannah  Symphony  he 
had  played  under  the  direction  of  Eugene 
Goossens,  conductor  of  the  Cincinnati  Sym- 
phony, and  Michel  Piastro,  conductor  of  the 
Longines  Symphonctte.  .Since  1950  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  Georgia 
Teachers  College,  where  he  teaches  conduct- 
ing, supervises  the  instrumental  department 
of  the  music  division,  and  conducts  the 
GTC  Band.  Since  Mr.  King  assumed  di- 
rection of  the  band  it  has  quadrupled  in 
size  and  has  tra\'eled  o\'er  5000  miles  play- 
ing concerts  in  Georgia. 

1950 

Janet  Brown  Wetherholt  (Mrs.  Doug- 
las J.)  is  assistant  dietitian  at  Charleston 
(West  Virginia)  Memorial  Hospital,  where 
she  is  in  charge  of  patient  contact  responsi- 
bilities. 

Barbara  Shoem.\ker,  who  received  her 
master's    degree    at    Murray    State    College, 


ROBERT  C,  KENNEY,  '43,  is  employed  by  the 
U.S,  Government  as  athletic  director  for  the 
Naval  Air  Station  at  Corpus  Christi.  Texas. 
Worlcing  In  a  civil  service  capacltv,  he  sets 
up  all  Intramural  and  varsity  sports,  purchasing 
equipment,  hiring  officials,  conducting  tourna- 
ments, arranging  for  transportation,  and  molt- 
ing out  schedules.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kenney  have 
two    daughters,    Sheila    and    Janice. 


Murray.  Kentucky,  is  head  of  women's 
health  and  physical  education  at  Heidelberg 
C'olle.ge,  Tiffin. 

Leonard  Cipra  is  working  for  Interna- 
tional Business  Machines  Corporation  as 
food  coordinator  in  their  new  Military  Pro- 
ducts Division.  He  and  Mrs.  Cipra,  the 
former  Mary  Ellen  Overholt,  '47.  have  two 
(hildren.  Dale,  5,  and  Dianne,  4. 

Norman  H.  F'errier  is  a  research  engi- 
neer at  North  .American  Aviation  in  Colum- 
bus, and  is  registered  in  Ohio  as  a  profes- 
sional engineer. 

William  Butler  has  completed  require- 
ments for  his  doctorate  in  psychology  at  the 
LIniversity  of  Kansas,  where  he  has  been 
studying  on  a  two  year  scholarship.  He, 
Mrs.  Butler  ("Virginia  Ault,  '51),  and  their 
two  children  will  remain  at  the  University 
of  Kansas  where  he  holds  the  positions  of 
assistant  dean  of  men  and  foreign  student 
advisor. 

John  Paul  Jones,  who  holds  master's 
.md  doctor's  degrees  in  plant  pathology  from 
the  University  of  Nebraska,  is  working  at 
an  experimental  station  at  Leland,  Missis- 
sippi, He  and  Mrs,  Jones,  the  former  Joyce 
Shoemaker,  have  two  children,  Karen 
Louise,    /!.    and    Stephen    Paul,    8   months. 

Julia  Page  is  doing  physical  therapy 
work  at  the  Idaho  Falls  LDS  Hospital. 
Since  leaving  Ohio  University  she  has 
studied  at  the  University  of  St.  Louis  and 
,it  the  Institute  of  Physical  Medicine  and 
Rehabilitation,  New  York  LFniversity-Belle- 
\ue  Medical  Center,  Her  present  job  takes 
her  to  polio-stricken  areas  throu.ghout  the 
United  States, 

1951 

Henry  E.  Williams  is  cargo  coordinator 
for  the  New  York  District  sales  office  of 
Pan    American    World    .Airways. 

Wendell  Drake  has  been  promoted  to 
the  position  of  applications  engineer  with 
Royal  Precision  Corporation.  Previously  a 
systems  analyst  with  Royal  McBee  Corpora- 
tion at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  he  is  now  at 
Port  Chester.  New  York. 

1952 

Maxine  Woleson  Lucas  (Mrs.  James) 
is  assistant  director  of  the  San  Bernardino 
(California)  County  Crippled  Children's 
Society.  She  has  also  been  doing  publicity 
work    and    free    lance    radio    writing. 

Edward  P.  Hanak  has  been  with  Union 
Carbide  and  Carbon  Corporation  for  the 
past  two  years,  first  at  the  main  office  in 
.\'ew  >'ork  City,  and  for  the  past  year  as 
district  field  manager  for  the  Eastern  Ohio 
District  of  the  Pyrofax  Gas  Corporation,  a 
unit  of  L'nion  Carbide  and  Carbon. 

Melissa  Alden,  Pittsburgh,  returned  in 
July  from  three  months  of  touring  Europe, 
She  visited  England,  Holland.  Denmark. 
Norway,  Switzerland,  France,  Italy,  and 
Germany.  .After  a  month  of  travelling  with 
her  parents,  she  met  a  friend  who  was 
teaching  at  the  .Army  base  in  La  Rochelle, 
France.  The  two  of  them  toured  the  next 
two  months  in  Miss  .Alden's  Panhard  sports- 
rar,   seeing  many  out-of-the-way  places. 

Franklin  Dean  Cooley,  following  two 
years  at  Garrett  Biblical  Institute,  Evanston, 
Illinois,  and  two  years  at  United  Seminary, 
Dayton,  received  his  bachelor's  degree  in 
theology  and  was  accepted  into  full  mem- 
bership   in    the    Ohio    Conference    of    the 


December,     1956 


Page  .27 


In   Tornado's  Woke 

UTILIZING  official  documents, 
personal  stories,  and  his  own 
recollections  from  Army  service, 
an  Ohio  University  alumnus  has 
authored  an  outstanding  history  of 
the  Eighth  Armored  Division  in 
A\"orld  War  II. 

He  is  Charles  Robert  Leach,  "49. 
w  hose  book,  //;  Tornado's  Wake,  was 
published  this  year  by  Argus  Press, 
Chicago. 

The  book  co\ers  the  entire  history 
of  the  Di\ision  from  .April  1942 
when  it  was  activated  at  Fort  Knox, 
Ky.,  to  No\ember  1945  wiien  it  was 
deactivated  at  Cam]3  Patrick  Henry, 
Virginia.  It  contains  146  pages  of 
text  plus  approximately  250  ]5hoto- 
graphs,  sketches,  and  statistics. 

The  author,  an  Army  captain  sta- 
tioned at  the  Pentagon,  first  en- 
tered the  Service  in  194.3.  immedi- 
ately after  his  graduation  from 
Barnesville  (Ohio)"High  School.  He- 
served  with  the  Eighth  .Armored  Di- 
vision in  the  European  Theater  anti 
recei\ed  the  Silver  Star,  Bronze  Star. 
and  Combat  Infantry  Badge. 

Discharged  in  1946,  he  entered 
Ohio  University's  Zanesville  Branch. 
One  year  later  he  transferred  to  the 
main  campus,  and  in  1949  he  re- 
ceived the  Bachelor  of  Science  de- 
gree with  high  honors. 

Captain  Leach  continued  his  edu- 
cation at  Ohio  State  University,  re- 
ceiving the  M.  A.  in  political  science 
in  1950.  The  following  year  he  was 
recalled  to  military  ser\ice  while 
working  toward  a  Ph.  D.  at  Pennsyl- 
vania State  L'niversity. 

After  assignments  at  three  Army 
bases,   he  was   selected   for  Depart- 


Capt.  Charles  R.  Leach,  '49 


ment  of  Army  Foreign  Area 
Specialist  Training  in  1954.  As  a 
residt  he  spent  two  years  in  Europe, 
studying  the  Soviet  Union  and  the 
Russian  language. 

Meanwhile,  the  Eightii  Armored 
Division  Association  had  decided  to 
have  a  history  written.  A])proached 
on  the  subject  by  the  Association's 
president.  Captain  Leach  agreed  to 
compile  tiie  information  and  write 
the  book. 

Captain  Leach  is  married  to  the 
fonner  .Shirley  Blake,  "51.  and  they 
have  two  daughters.  Virginia  Ellen, 
5  and  Judith  .\lison.  ^. 


Methodist  Church  in  June  1956.  He  is 
now  serving  as  director  of  Christian  educa- 
tion at  the  South  Park  Methodist  Church 
in  Dayton.  Mr.  Cooley  and  his  wife  ha\e 
three  children,  Sharon  Louise.  5,  William 
Merrill.   3.   and   David  .Allan,   10  months. 

M.  Lee  Reynolds,  who  has  been  with  the 
Starr  Commonwealth  for  Boys  at  .\lbion. 
Michigan,  since  being  discharged  from  the 
Service,  became  head  of  the  Educational 
Department  there  in  September.  Founded 
in  1913.  Starr  Commonwealth  for  Boys  is 
a  re-directional  school  for  teenaged  boys 
who  have  made  missteps. 

David  Lamphier  is  enrolled  at  the  Uni- 
\ersity  of  Pittsburgh  School  of  Retailing  and 
plans  to  receive  his  master's  degree  next 
June. 

First  Lieutenant  John  G.  Bedoskv 
recently  completed  the  Army  Medical  Ser- 
vice School's  military  orientation  course  at 
Fort  Sam  Houston.  Texas,  and  has  been 
issigned  lo  the  Dental  Detachment  at  Fort 
Jackson.  South  Carolina. 


First  Lieutenant  Domi.nic  T.  .Arcuri 
is  a  member  of  the  Third  .Armored  Division 
in  Germany,  serving  as  executive  officer  in 
Company  .A  of  the  division's  29th  Infantry 
B.'ittalion.    His  wife  is  with  him  in  Gennany. 

1953 

Darvi.  Watkins.  an  engineer  with  the 
M.  W.  Kellogg  Company,  is  at  Toms  River. 
New  Jersey,  where  his  company  is  construct- 
ing an  addition  to  the  Cincinnati-Toms 
River  Chemical  Comijany.  He  and  Mrs. 
Watkins,  the  former  Helen  Hazelbeck.  ex- 
pect to  be  in   the   East  until  .April. 

First  Lt.  Lewis  E.  X'ermii.lion  is 
stationed  in  Thule,  Greenland,  with  Ihr 
549th   .Anti-.Aircraft   .Artillery  Battalion. 

Olga  Prado-Velez  Dollison  (Mrs. 
John)  is  a  medical  technologist  working 
for  Dr.  Douglas  Deeds,  a  heart  specialist  in 
Denver.  Her  husband  is  attending  Denver 
L'niversity 

Robin  C.  Kirkman  is  working  for  a 
master's     degree     in      the      Department     of 


Cinema  at  the  LIniversity  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Founded  in  1928  with  the  coopera- 
tion of  the  .Academy  of  Motion  Picture 
.Arts  and  Sciences,  the  SC  Cinema  Depart- 
ment is  the  largest  and  oldest  of  its  kind 
in  the  world.  It  augments  its  teaching  staff 
with  men  actively  engaged  in  the  Holly- 
wood film  industry. 


1954 

David  R.  Muffler  was  discharged  from 
the  ."^rniy  September  15  after  two  years  of 
duty  in  the  European  Theatre.  He  is  em- 
|4oyed  presently  by  Vernay  Laboratories  of 
Yellow  Springs.  Ohio,  as  a  research  techni- 
cian. 

RoBEKT  R.  Baucher  recently  was  dis- 
charged from  the  .Army  and  is  now  associ- 
ated with  the  Chevrolet  plant  in  Parma. 
He  and  Mrs.  Baucher,  the  former  Carol 
Casperson,  have  one  son.  Ralph  Todd. 

Herbert  Schieman  has  been  discharged 
from  the  .Army  after  returning  from  a  tour 
ol  duty  in  Germany. 

JoANN  Frazier  Strachousky  (Mrs. 
.August)   and  her  husband  live  in  Cleveland. 

Lt.  Charles  P.  Skipton  graduated  as 
honor  student  in  the  June  class  of  the 
Supply  Officers  Course  at  Francis  E.  War- 
ren .Air  Force  Base.  Wyoming.  He  is  now 
stationed  at  Lockbourne  .Air  Force  Base  in 
Columbus.  Mrs.  Skipton  is  the  former  Joyce 
Whittington.   '53, 

First  Lt.  William  L.  Kennard  is  base 
supply  officer  at  Kirknewton  .Air  Force 
Base.  Edinburgh.  Scotland.  Mrs.  Kennard. 
the  former  Barbara  Todd,  is  with  him 
there. 


1955 

Jo.Ann  Swi.mmer  is  working  in  the  ac- 
counting department  of  Trundle  Engineer- 
ing Company  in  Cleveland. 

Olga  .A.  Mills  is  a  corporation  librarian 
at  Wheeling  Steel  Corporation.  Wheeling, 
West  'Virginia. 

Ann  Rogers  is  teaching  art  in  East  Fair- 
mont High  School.  Fairmont,  West  Virginia. 

Lt.  Joh.n  Daniel  Whitehouse  is  in 
multi-engine  basic  flight  training  at  Good- 
fellow  .Mr  Force  Base,  San  .Angclo,  Texas. 
His  wife  and  son.  Stephen  Brent,  are  with 
him.   Mrs.   Whitehouse   is   the  former  ."Xnna- 

MAE    HOUX. 

Lt.  Winston  Hawley  is  in  the  navigator 
training  program  at  Harlingen  .Air  Force 
Base.  Texas. 


1956 

Robert  \'.  \'ermillion,  a  cadet  at  West 
Point,  recently  was  awarded  a  gold  star  in 
recognition  of  ranking  in  the  upper  five 
per  cent   of  his   class  scholastically. 

Joe  Manion  is  a  sales  representative  for 
the  Philip-C.irey  Manufacturing  Company, 
Lockland,  Ohio. 

PvT.  Zervi.  R.  .\siu:roft  has  been  grad- 
uated from  the  general  supply  specialist 
course  at  the  .Army's  Quartermaster  School. 
Fort  Lee.  Virginia.  During  the  eight-week 
course,  he  was  trained  to  perform  general 
unit  supply  duties,  serve  as  unit  armorer, 
.md  assist  in  general  supply  operations.  Pvt. 
,\sluroft  entered  th?  .\rmy  in  May  and  re- 
ceived basic  training  at  Fort  Lewis,  Wash- 
ington. 


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Ohio     Alumnus 


Kenneth  W.  Bundv  is  teaching  civics, 
English,  history,  and  driver  education  in  the 
Aieona.  Michigan,  connnunity  sthools.  He 
and  Mrs.  Bmidy,  the  former  Mary  E.  Ho- 
gan.   '55.  have  one  daughter.   Elizabeth  Lr:i. 

George  E.  Perpinias  is  a  lecturer  in 
marketing  at  the  Unixersity  of  Texas  where 
he  and  a  former  roommate.  P.  .John  Lvm- 
BEROPOULOs  are  both  studying  toward  M. 
B.A.  degrees  in  international  Ii'ade  and 
economics. 

R.  Thoma.s  Ehi.erd  is  teaching  inchistrial 
arts  at  Greentown,  Ohio. 

Peggv  Sta.nford  has  been  named  direct- 
or of  teenage  activities  for  the  YWCA  of 
Zanesville.  Among  her  duties  are  operating 
a  canteen  and  super\'ising  noon  jirograms 
for  downtown  teenagers.  During  the  past 
summer  she  taught  swimming  classes  for  the 
Red    Cross  chapter   in   Frazeysburg. 

Hazel  Koehnk  is  working  for  Dr.  Dale 
P.  Osborn  as  a  medical  technologist  in 
Cincinnati. 

Mr.  and  Mr.s.  Jav  Hornsby  (Doi 
BuR.Ns)  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dick  Garri- 
.soN  (Boo  Greenwood)  are  sharing  a  large 
apartment  at  San  .Antonio,  Texas,  while 
Dick  and  Jay  are  in  pre-flight  training  at 
Lackland  .Air  Force  Base.  Both  men  received 
their  commissions  this  summer  after  attend- 
ing Sewart  summer  caiup.  Dick  has  been 
assigned  to  Bainbridge.  Georgia,  for  primary 
flight  school  and  Jay  is  to  be  held  over  at 
Lackland  for  an  indefinite  period.  While 
living  at  San  .Antonio  the  Hornsbys  and 
Garrisons  ha\e  seen  several  Ohio  Lhtiversity 
friends  including  Joan  and  Ben  Bader,  Joe 
Carpino,  Fred  Houston,  John  Bier,  and  Ray 
Thompson. 

Mack  Sauer  Jr.  has  accepted  a  position 
with  the  Ohio  Power  Company  at  Canton. 
He  will  be  in  the  advertising  and  publ'c 
relations  department,  and  his  work  will  take 
him  throughout  the  northern  part  of  the 
state. 

Art  Vermillion'  is  a  commercial  artis' 
with  Cappel,  MacDonald  and  Company. 
Dayton. 

Laurence  Larson  is  employed  as  ,ni 
oceanographer  for  the  U.  S.  Navy  Hydro- 
graphic  Office  in  Washington,  D.  C. 


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Joanne  Ruschl,  '56,  Wyandotte.  Mich.. 
to  Laurence  A.  Larson,  '56.  Bedford,  June 
30.  At  home:  4715  Summer  Rd..  Washing- 
ton, D.C. 

Betty  Feiszli,  '51.  Sandusky,  to  Lt.  .'Man 
F.  Niedringhaus,  Santa  Ana.  Calif..  July  28. 
.•\t    home:    250    Pontiac,    Denver.    Colorado. 

.■\nn  S.  Bruce.  Braintree,  Mass..  to  Lt. 
Leo  T.  Mills,  '53,  Bellaire.  June  15,  1955. 

Dee  Steinbrenner,  '56,  Dayton,  to  Lt. 
Winston  Hawley,  '55,  Columbus,  April  6. 
.At  home:  Shamrock  Arms.  Apt.  6,  1402 
N.  First  St.,  Harlingen,  Texas. 

Susie  Turpin,  '56,  to  Lt.  Herbert  Wil- 
son, University  of  Virginia  graduate  of 
1954,  September  30.  At  Home:  138  Gilbert 
Street,   Sinclair   Farms.    Hampton.    \'irginia. 


HAROLD  E.  WISE,  '28,  former  head  (ootball 
coach  ond  associate  professor  of  Ohio  University, 
has  joined  the  Ohio  Fuel  Gas  Company  in 
Columbus  as  director  of  training.  For  the  post 
eight  years  he  has  been  associated  with  the 
Royal     McBee    Corporation    in    Athens. 


GALE  HITCHCOCK,  '46,  was  admitted  recently 
to  partnership  in  tha  national  public  accounting 
firm  of  Arthur  Anderson  &  Co.  He  joined  the 
De^roit  office  of  the  company  after  graduation 
from  Ohio  University  and  has  been  in  charge  of 
the    Systems    Department    since    1952. 


BEN  MORTON,  '52,  M.S.,  '53,  has  been  appointed 
assistant  executive  director  of  the  American  Col- 
lege Public  Relations  Association,  an  organization 
of  college  and  university  PR  men  and  women.  Be- 
fore joining  the  Association  staff,  he  was  director 
of    public    relations   at    Morris    Harvey   College. 


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LOWELL  "DUKE"  ANDERSON,  '54,  was  dischorg- 
from  the  Army  in  September  and  has  moved  to 
Cincinnoti,  where  he  is  on  the  teaching  staff  of 
Locldand  High  School.  He  also  serves  as  assistant 
football  coach  and  head  basketball  coach.  Mrs. 
Anderson    is   the    former    Sallie   Adsit,    '54. 


Carol  L.  Siegfried,  '55,  .Amherst,  to 
Frank  Bouwmeester.  Rotterdam,  Holland. 
October  20. 

Martha  Jane  Chase,  Lakewood,  to  W. 
Joseph  Maniox,  '56.  Cincinnati,  June  16. 
.At  home:    3652   Reading  Rd..  Cincinnati. 

Christine  Lindner.  Springfield,  to  Donald 
J.   Fasick,  '49.  Springfield,  .November  10. 

Patricia  Ann  Clark,  Grand  Junction, 
Colorado,  to  Forrest  G.  Poole,  '52,  Ports- 
mouth. October  6. 

Jo-.Ann  Vance.  '56,  Ridgeway,  to  Don 
Shotvvell,  '56,  Fairview  Park.  June  23.  .At 
home:  304  West  Broadway.  Madison  4. 
Wi.sconsin. 


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Michael  .Allen  to  Robert  .A.  Post,  '56, 
and    Mrs.    Post.    Lorain,    .\ovember   8. 

Nancy  Jane  to  Samuel  S.  Stewart,  '55, 
and  Mrs.  Stewart  (Carmen  Colebank, 
'55),   Ft.   Benning,   Ga.,   September   30. 

Randall  Kevin  to  Henry  H.  Roenigk, 
Jr.,  '56,  and  Mrs.  Roenigk  (Lynn  Yurick, 
'56).   Chicago,  111.,  September   17. 

James  Bradford  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James 
R.  Schultz  (Lois  Ann  Copeland,  '54). 
Cleveland,  September  15. 


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Suzanne  Lynn  to  Richard  L.  Elliott, 
'54,  and  Mrs.  Elliott  (Kathleen  Daum, 
"53).  Lafayette,  Ind.,  September  27. 

Julie  Ann  adopted  by  George  Pollock, 
'51,  and  Mrs.  Pollock,  Columbus,  Septem- 
ber 14. 

Michael  Bruce  to  Dr.  Norman  Atkin, 
'49,  and  Mrs.  .Atkin.  Livorno.  Italy,  Octob- 
er 9. 

James  Warren.  Jr..  to  James  VV.  Mc- 
Clure,  "40,  and  Mrs.  McClure,  Burlington. 
Vt..  August  17. 

William  Jeffrey  to  William  E.  Casto, 
"54,  and  Mrs.  Casto  (Lois  Staats.  "531. 
Rij)ley.   W.   Va.,   September   16. 

Elizabeth  .Ann  to  Thomas  S.  Dow.ner, 
"49,  and  Mrs.  Downer  (C!athv  Amato, 
'54),  Norwalk,  October  26. 

Lorraine  Louise  to  Jack  J.  Lusk,  '52, 
and   Mrs.   Lusk,   Cleveland,   .April    14. 

Patricia  .Ann  to  Edward  Coyne,  '52,  and 
Mrs.  Coyne  (Johanna  Daugherty,  '47). 
Cleveland.  October   16. 

Elizabeth  Lea  to  Ken.neth  Bundy,  '56, 
and  Mrs.  Bundy  (Mary  E.  Hogan.  '541, 
flarris\'llle,   Michig,m,   September  4. 

Matthew  Andrew  to  Daniel  J.  Cava- 
NAUGH,  '50,  and  Mrs.  Cavanaugh,  Youngs- 
town,  October  27. 

Michael  Edmund  to  Roger  G.  Burdorf. 
"53,  and  Mrs.  Burdorf  (.Ann  Knappenberg- 
ER,  '54),  Cincinnati,  July  23. 

Kay  Ann  to  Ronald  K.  Brookey,  '51, 
and  Mrs.  Brookey,  Dayton,  November  2. 

Ralph  Todd  to  Robert  R.  Baucher,  "54, 
and  Mrs.  Baucher  (Carol  C.\sperso\, 
'54). 


RECENT  GRAD  Ahmed  Essa,  '56,  right,  visited  the  Middletown  Journal  before  re- 
turning to  his  native  South  Africa  in  October.  At  the  Journal  news  room  he  met 
former  OU  students  (I  to  r)  Paul  Doy,  '39,  news  editor;  Pot  Ordovensky,  '54. 
assistant  sports  editor;  and  Jim  fs/lills,  Sunday  editor,  Ordovensky  has  since  moved 
to   the   Akron    Beacon   Journal, 


GLJecLtltL 


Mabel  Irene  Davis,  '25,  of  Columbus 
died  November  2  in  University  Hospital. 
Columbus,  after  a  long  illness.  She  had  re- 
tired from  teaching  in  February,  1954,  be- 
cause of  illness.   Surviving  are   two  brothers. 

Blanche  Beckler,  '12,  died  November 
5  at  her  home  in  .Athens,  after  an  illness  of 


Emerson  Poetry  Contest 


A  I-L  ALUMNI,  undergraduates 
and  graduate  students  of  Ohio 
University  arc  eligible  to  compete 
for  the  Emerson  Poem  Prize,  which 
is  being  offered  this  year  for  the 
thirty-tliifd  time. 

Each  contestant  may  submit  t)nly 
one  ]5oein,  which  is  to  be  sent  in  by 
the  beginning  of  the  second  semester, 
February  3,  1957, 

First  prize  is  $60,  second  prize  is 
$40,   and  third   is   $20,   Poems  sub- 
mitted  will   be   screened   by   a   com- 
mittee of  the  English  department  of 
tiie  Uni\ersity,  and  the  best  will  be 
passed  on  to  three  judges  outside  the 
L'nixersity    for    final    judging.    The 
judges  have  not  yet  been  determined. 
Rules  of  the  contest  are  as  follows: 
1.  The  writer  must  be  a  student 
at  Ohio  University  or  an  alum- 
nus. 

No  one  who  has  won  first  prize 
in  the  contest  may  compete 
again, 

A  writer  may  submit  only  one 
poem. 


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4.  Eacli  poem  must  be  submitted 
in  three  copies,  typed  on  regu- 
lation-sized typewriter  paper, 
signed  with  an  assumed  name 
or  other  designation,  and  ad- 
dressed to  Emerson  Poem  Prize 
Contest,  in  care  of  President 
John  C.  Baker  of  Ohio  Uni- 
versity. 

5.  A  separate  envelope  containing 
the  writer's  assumed  name  and 
real  name  must  be  addressed  to 
Emerson  Poem  Prize  Contest, 
Box  66  University  Faculty  Ex- 
change. 

The  contest  has  been  held  every 
second  year  since  1893.  It  was  estab- 
lished by  W.  D.  Emerson  of  the 
Class  of  1833,  who  left  the  Univer- 
sity $1000  for  the  purpose. 

Winners  of  the  1954-1955  contest 
were  all  graduates:  Alvin  Rosser, 
Chagrin  Falls,  First  Prize;  Marilyn 
A,  Francis,  Phoenix,  Arizona,  Sec- 
ond Prize:  and  Mary  W'hitcomb 
Hess,  Athens,  Third  Prize.  An  under- 
graduate, Robert  Stocker,  receixed 
Honorable  Mention. 


several   years.    She   had   lived    in   .Athens   for 
50  years.  Survivors  include  two  brothers. 

Herman  W.  Earich,  "22,  Duncan  Falls, 
was  killed  November  9  when  his  car  crash- 
ed about  three  miles  from  his  home.  He  was 
employed  at  the  Ohio  Power  Company 
plant  at  Philo  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
Sur\"i\"ing  are   three  brothers. 

Roy  W.  Smith,  "11.  .Athens,  died  No- 
vember II  in  Sheltering  Arms  Hospital. 
He  had  been  in  ill  health  for  two  years. 
Mr.  Smith  was  employed  as  an  attendant 
at  the  .Athens  State  Hospital  for  25  years, 
retiring  in  October,  1955.  His  wife,  a 
daughter,  and  a  sister  survive. 

Dr.  Charles  E.  Holzer,  Sr.,  a  former 
Ohio  University  trustee  and  founder  of 
Holzer  Hospital  in  Gallipolis,  died  Novem- 
ber 2  after  five  days  of  critical  illness.  A 
]>atienl  at  the  hospital  for  four  years.  Dr. 
Holzer  died  of  Parkinson's  Disease.  .A 
noted  surgeon  and  civic  leader,  he  built  not 
only  the  hospital  that  bears  his  name,  but 
also  the  Holzer  .Airport  and  the  Silver 
Bridge  connecting  Point  Pleasant  and  Galli- 
polis. He  also  was  instrumental  in  building 
up  Rio  Grande  College.  Survivors  are  his 
wife,  two  sons,  three  daughters,  and  12 
grandchildren. 

Clarence  E.  .Armstrong,  '25,  and  his 
wife  were  killed  November  13  when  their 
car  collided  with  a  truck  near  White, 
Georgia.  They  were  enroute  to  visit  rela- 
tives in  Cleveland  after  a  visit  with  a 
daughter  in  Georgia.  The  car,  driven  by 
Mr.  .AiTnstrong,  a  Federal  Power  Commis- 
sion engineer,  was  almost  stopped  on  a 
bridge  to  avoid  the  truck  heading  into  the 
wrong  lane,  the  State  Patrol  said.  Driver 
of  the  truck  was  charged  with  involuntary 
manslaughter  and  driving  on  the  wrong  side 
of  the  road.  The  .Armstrongs  are  survived 
fjy  three   daughters  and   two  sons. 

Dr.  Bernard  R.  Leroy,  Jr.,  15,  died 
October  29  at  Tacoma,  Washington,  where 
he  had  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine.  Surviving  are  his  wife,  three  sons, 
and  a  brother. 


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oLJo       0011      ^\now       K^nto       I4niveriitu. 


Each  of  the  25  questions  listed  below 
has  been  answered  in  the  Alumnus  Maga- 
zine within  the  last  year.  Nearly  all  are 
topics  mentioned  often  at  alumni  club 
meetings  and  alumni  events  taking  place 
on    the   campus. 

hHow  many  of  them  can  you  answer  cor- 
rectly? If  you  can  get  them  all,  the  Alumni 
Office  will  present  you  with  a  free  copy 
of  the  250-page  "hiistory  of  Ohio  Univer- 
sity" containing  portraits  of  all  Ohio  Uni- 
versity presidents  and  reproductions  of  the 
oldest  known  campus  views,  In  addition  to 
its  complete  account  of  the  first  150  years 
of  the  University. 


Just  send  your  answers  on  a  plain  sheet 
of  paper,  numbered  according  to  the  order 
of  the  questions,  with  your  name  and  ad- 
dress to:  OU  Alumni  Association,  Box  285, 
Athens.  Contest  closes  on  January  10  and 
winners  will  be  announced  in  the  March 
issue  of  the   magazine. 

If  you  don't  know  all  of  the  onswers,  send 
in  your  entry  anyway,  because  a  book  will 
go  to  the  person  with  the  highest  number 
of  correct  answers  if  there  are  no  perfect 
scores  recorded.  You  must  be  a  member 
of  the  Ohio  University  Alumni  Association 
to  win. 


1. 

2. 


4. 
5. 
6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 
12. 


14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 

21. 
22. 

23. 
24. 
2.5. 


In  what  year  was  Ohio  University  founded  ? 

Wliat  distinction  does  Ohio  University  have  in  relation  to  a  "first"  in  our 
country's  history? 

What  two  men  are  recognized  as  the  founders  of  Ohio  University? 
Who  is  recognized  as  Ohio  University's  first  graduate? 
How  many  members  were  in  the  first  graduating  class  ? 
Who  was  the  first  President  of  Ohio  University? 
Who  was  the  first  woman  to  graduate  from  Ohio  University? 
Who  was  the  first  Dean  of  Women  at  Ohio  University? 
What  is  the  approximate  seating  capacity  of  Alumni  Memorial  Auditorium  ? 
What  is  the  approximate  enrollment  of  students  at  Ohio  University  at  the 
present  time  ? 

Of  how  many  colleges  is  Ohio  Universit.v  composed? 
Give  the  first  19  words  of  the  Alma  Mater  song. 

Ohio  University  recently  announced  a  program  covering  advance  degrees. 
What  new  degree  at  the  professional  level  was  added  ? 
What  year  was  the  Ohio  University  Alumni   Association  founded? 
When  was  the  Ohio  University  Fund,  Inc.  established? 
What  two  ways  can  an  Honor  Memljership  be  established? 
Name  the  only  three  alumni  secretaries  the  Association  has  ever  had. 
Where  is  the  Alumni  Off'ice  located  ? 
How  many  women's  dorms  does  Ohio  University  have? 
What  is  the  name  of  the  new  building  which  houses  the  College  of  Com- 
merce   of    Ohio    University? 

Who  is  the  Assistant  to  the  President  of  Ohio  University? 
Is  Ohio  University  the  1st,  2nd,  3rd,  4th,  or  5th  largest  University  in  the 
state  ? 

Who  wrote  the  History  of  Ohio  University? 

How  many  branches  does  Ohio  University  operate  in  Southern  Ohio? 
Who  is  the  oldest  living  graduate  of  Ohio  University? 


December,     19  5  6 


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/I  ChHMma^  WUh  . .  . 


May  the  meaning  of  Christmas  be  deeper 

Its  friendship  stronger 

Its  hopes  brighter 

As  it  comes  to  vou  this  year.