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Former  President,   Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  Installs  New  Chapter 

Thirteen  Undergraduates  and 
Seventeen  Graduates  Elected 


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(FIRST  ESTABUSHED  JUNE  22,   1859) 


GENERAL  OFFICERS 

President  Secretary  Vice-President 

Dr.  Hiram  Roy  Wilson,  '96     Clark  E.  Williams.  '21 
Athens,    Ohio  Athens,   Ohio 


Samuel   O.    Welday,  '12, 
Santa    Barbara,    Calif. 


Treasurer 

William  H.  Fenzel,  '18 

Athens.    Ohio 


ALUMNI  CHAPTERS  AND  OFFICERS 

AKRON  LOS  ANGELES 

President:     J.  M.  Zang,  '03,  President:     S.    O.   Welday,   '12 

37   Melbourne  Ave..   Akron,   O.  2117   Chapala   St..   SanU   Barbara,    Calif. 

Secretary:     Augusta  McKelvey,   '14  Secretary:     Fred   S.   Pickering,    'ig. 

571   Patterson  St.,  Akron,   O.  612  Tenth  St.,  Huntington   Beach,  Calif. 


ALLIANCE 

President:     George  F.  Lamb,  '02, 
233   Hartshorn    St.,    Alliance,   O. 

Secretary:     Harry. H.   Lapp,  '25, 

260   E.    Main   St.,   Alliance,   Ohio. 

CANTON 

President:     Key  Wenrick,   '13, 

123  Dueber  Ave.  S.  W.,  Canton,  O. 

Secretary:     Leah   Stonehill,   '25, 

1502  Cleveland  Ave.  N.   W.,   Canton,   O. 

CHICAGO 

President:     R.   P.   Ashbaugh, 

4061  Woodland  Ave..  Western   Springs,  III. 
Secretary :     Mrs.   Dale  Dutton,   •26-ex, 

811   Bell  Ave.,  La  Grange,  111. 

CHILLICOTHE 

President:     Manning  G.  Coultrap,  '06, 

Carlisle  Place,   Chillicothe,   O. 
Secretary :     Pearl  W.  Mace,  *21,  2-yr., 

199  W.  Second  St.,  Chillicothe,  O. 

CINCINNATI 

President:     Gilbert  J.    Shaver.   '23, 

320  Burns  Ave.,  Wyoming,  O. 
Secretary:     Callie  King  Walls,  '12, 

Apt.   5.  2210  Auburn   Ave., 
Mt.    Auburn,   Cincinnati,   O. 

COLUMBUS 

President:     Earl    C.    Shively,    '21. 

321  17th   Ave.,   Columbus,   O. 
Secretary:     Mrs.   J.  P.   Farson,   '05,  2-yr., 

66   Winner   Ave.,    Columbus,    O. 

CROOKSVILLE 

President:     George  W.   Stuart.  Jr.,   '24, 
S.    Buckeye   St.,   Crooksville,  O. 

Secretary:     Gladys  Heskett,  '24,  2-yr., 
375  Walnut  Hts.,  Crooksville,  O. 

EASTERN   OHIO 

President:     Mrs.  Paul   Kirk,  '12.  2-yr.. 

1205   Wellesley  Ave.,   Steubenville.   O. 
Secretary:     Mrs.   Frank  P.   May,   '15,  2-yr., 

1105   Cardinal   St..   Steubenville.   O. 

GALLIPOLIS 

President:     Paul    Wetherholt.    '20, 
433   Fourth   Ave.,   Gallipolis,   O. 

Secretary:     Ruby   M.    Plummer,    '10,   2-yr., 
Galliiwlis,    O. 

HUNTINGTON,   W.   VA. 

President:     Everett  M.  Stjirr.  '20, 

1001   Fourth   Ave..  Huntington.   W.   Va. 

Secretary:     Elizabeth   Gardner,    '26, 
Proctorville,   O. 

LANCASTER    (Thomas   Ewing) 

President:     Floyd  Zwickel,   '18-ex, 

W.  Main  St.,  Lancaster,  O. 
Secretary  :     Vanetta  Bruns.  '28, 

411  N.  Maple,  Lancaster,  O. 

LIMA 

President:     Edith    P.    Ridenour.    '23,   2-yr., 

719    College   Ave..    Lima.    O. 
Secretary:     Lucile    Wood,    '26, 

Cairo,    O. 

PORTSMOUTH 

President:     Henry    H.    Eceles,    '15, 

1959    Oakland    Cie.scent,    Portsmouth,    O. 

Secretary :     James   K.   Ray,   '27. 
721    Sixth   St..   Portsmouth.    O. 


MAHONING  VALLEY 

President:     A.   D.  Kemp,  '20, 

Masury,   O. 
Secretary:      Sara  Pittenger,    '22, 

53  W.  Delason  Ave.,  Youngstown,  O. 

MARIETTA 

President:     Fergus    Finch.    '24-ex, 

Marietta,    O. 
Secretary:     W.    H.    Webb.    '25, 

111    Scammel    St.,   Marietta,   O. 

MARION 

Seci'etary:      Lottie  Touchman,    '15, 
288   E.   Church   St.,  Marion,  O. 

MEIGS   COUNTY 

President:     Ralph   M.   Howell,    '21, 

Middleport,    O. 
Secretary:     Mrs.    Patrick    Lochai-y,    '19,    2-yr. 

Pomeroy,    O. 

NEWARK 

President:     J.   L.   Hupp,   '16. 

209    Fairfield    Ave.,    Newark,    O. 
Secretary :     Emma    Spaniel,    '26-ex, 

Newark,  O. 

NEW  YORK 

President:     Dr.  Albert   Leonai-d.   '88, 

New  Rochelle.  N.  Y. 
Secretary:     Mrs.   Edith  H.  Townsend,  ■19-ex, 

VVest,i)ort,   Conn. 

OHIO  VALLEY 

President:    Everett   D.    Stonebraker.    '19-ex, 

Bethesda,  O. 
Secretary:     Matilda  Scharf,  '28, 

1-4   Edgewood,   Wheeling,   W.   Va. 

PARKEKSBURG 

Secretary:   Hannah  M.   Randall,   '23,  2-yr. 
1606  Park   St.,  Parkeisburg,    W.   Va. 

PHILADELPHIA 

President:      Mrs.    A.    E.    Livingston,    '11, 

120    W.    Wayne   Ave.,   Wayne,  Pa. 
Secretary:     A.    B.   Hughus,    '10,   2-yr., 

226  Ne\'(l  Jersey  Ave.,  Collingswood,  N.  J. 

PITTSBURGH 

President:     Hodge   M.    Eagleson,    '16, 

51    Hawthorne   Ave.,   Grafton    Sta., 

Pittsburgh,    Pa. 
Secretary:      Louise    Ebersbach,    '17, 

Aberdeen   Apts.,   Bayard   at   Melwood, 

Pittsburgh,    Pa. 

TOLEDO 

President:      Hollie   C.    Ellis,    '20. 

.')34   Acklin   Avenue.  Toledo,  O. 
Secretary:     Mrs.    Helen    Byington    Probasco,    '20-ex 

536  Bates  Rd..  Toledo.  O. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

President:     Minnie   "»ean,   *22, 

Apt.   220.  Cathedral  Mansions,   Washington,   D.  C 
Secretaiy:      NobJe   C.    Shilt,    '21. 

2210    Kearney    St.,    Washington,    D.    C. 

WKSTERN  RESERVE 

President:     George    DeCamp,    '94-ex, 

'/(The  Federal   Reserve   Bank, 

Cleveland,    O. 
Secretary:     Zoe    Brundage,    '24, 

<7,Shaw    High    School, 

Cleveland.    O. 


LAWHEAD    -    ATHENS,    OHIO 


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VOLUME  VI 

MAY,  1929 

NO.  7 

Published  monthly 

during  the  school  year  by  the  Ohio  University 
Member  of  American  Alumni  Council. 

Alumni 

Association. 

CLARK  E. 

WILLIAMS,  '21,  Editor 

TABhY.  OF  CONTENTS 

A  Campus  Beautiful — The  University  Library 2 

Thirteen  Undergraduates  and  Fourteen  Alumni  Inducted 3 

From  The  Editor's  Desk 6 

On  The   Campus ^ 

Dr.  H.  W.  Elson  Constructs  Unique  Fireplace 10 

Rose  Is  Made  Lieutenant  Colonel H 

Miss  Cattell  Sends  Greetings 11 

Aims  and  Policies  Committee  Gives  Report 12 

Program  of  Commencement  Events  Completed 14 

Month  of  May  Brings  Season  to  a  Close lo 

Former  Ohio  Student  to  Build  Mammoth  Hangar 17 

Popular  Campus  Musician  111 17 

Fam.ous  Old  Literary  Societies  Are  Gone  From  Campus 18 

Deaths    23 

Athletics  at  Ohio  University 25 

Co-Ed  Sports  (A  Picture) 27 

De  Alumnis    29 

Births 32 

Marriages    32 


"Entered  as  second-class  matter,  October  3,  1923,  at  the  post-office  at  Athens,  Ohio, 

under  the  act  of  March  3,  1897." 


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A  CAMPUS 


THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 
BEAUTIFUL 


The   University  Library — Soon  to   Beanne  the  Psychology  Building 


MAY,  1929 


Thirteen  Undergraduates  and  Fourteen  Alumni 
Inducted  Into  New  Chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa 


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With  scholarly  dignity,  visiting  representa- 
tives and  members  of  Ohio  University's  char- 
ter group  conducted  impressive  installation 
ceremonies  in  the  establishment,  April  26,  of 
the  Lambda  chapter  in  Ohio  of  Phi  Beta  Kap- 

P^-  .     .  .      .  . 

A  preliminary  district  conference,  the  in- 
stallation and  initiation,  a  formal  dinner,  and 
an  address — open  by  invitation  to  members 
of  the  faculty — given  by  the  installing  oifi- 
cer,  comprised  the  program  of  the  afternoon 
and  evening.  The  opening  conference  at  four 
o'clock  was  attended  by  delegates 
from  the  chapters  located  in  the 
East-Central  district  of  the  frater- 
nity which  includes  the  states  of 
Michigan,  Ohio,  Illinois,  and  In- 
diana. 

The  installation  and  initiation 
took  place  at  five  o'clock  under  the 
direction  of  Dr.  John  A.  Hess  and 
Dean  E.  W.  Chubb,  of  Ohio  Uni- 
versity, president  and  secretary, 
respectively,  of  the  charter  group 
and  of  Dr.  Charles  F.  Thwing, 
president-emeritus  of  Western  Re- 
serve University  and  a  former 
president  and  a  senator  of  the 
United  Chapters  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  All  of 
the  ceremonies  and  the  banquet  were  held  in 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church. 

Delegates  to  the  conference  and  mstalla 
tion  and  the  institutions  they  represented 
were:  Russell  Weisman,  Western  Reserve 
University;  P.  W.  Timbcrlake,  Kenyon  Col- 
lege; Arthur  Beach,  Marietta  College;  Her- 
rick  E.  H.  Greenleaf,  De  Pauw  University; 
A.  E.  Avery,  Ohio  State  University;  A.  C. 
Anderson,  University  of  Michigan;  August 
Odebrecht,  Denison  University;  Martin  Remp, 
College  of  Wooster;  Clarence  W.  Kregar,  Mi- 
ami University;  Donald  Love,  Oberlin  Col- 
lege; E.  F.  Amy,  Ohio  Wesleyan  University; 
and  John  Downer,  University  of  Cincinnati. 

The  follov^ing  members  of  the  Ohio  Uni- 
versity faculty,  holding  membership  in  other 
chapters  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  composed  the 
charter  group:  President  E.  B.  Bryan,  Dean 
E.  W.  Chubb,  Mr.  A.  C.   Gubitz,  Dr.  John 


Dr.  Jay  A.  Myers 


A.  Hess,  Mr.  H.  J.  Jeddeloh,  Mr.  Raymer 
McQuiston,  Dr.  James  P.  Porter,  Dr.  A.  B. 
Sias,  Dr.  G.  T.  Wilkinson,  and  Dr.  Edith 
Wray. 

The  undergraduates  honored  by  initiation 
into  membership  in  the  new  chapter  were  se- 
lected from  the  senior  and  junior  classes  and 
were  thirteen  in  number.  They  were:  Flor- 
ence Louise  Coates,  '29,  Steubenville;  Amy 
Morgan  Cowen,  '29,  Athens;  Lillian  Sophia 
Denner,  '29,  Cleveland;  Kathryn  Elizabeth 
Hymen,  '30,  Van  Wert;  Marvin  Lane  John- 
son, '29,  Bedford;  Irma  Pauline 
Jones,  '29,  East  Liverpool:  Inez 
Marie  Latimer,  '29,  Woodsfield; 
Agnes  Lucile  Lee,  '29,  Bellevue; 
John  Wesley  McBride,  '29,  Long 
Bottom;  Anna  Elizabeth  Mumma, 
"29,  Leesburg;  Pauline  Disque 
Swanson,  '29,  Athens;  Isabelle 
Florence  Turner,  '30,  Steuben- 
ville; and  Robert  William  Young, 
'30,  Coshocton. 

Seventeen  alumni,  whose  classes 
range  from  1861  to  1913,  were  in- 
vited to  become  members  of  Lamb- 
da chapter  and  fourteen  of  them 
were  present  for  the  initiation 
ceremonies.  Arrangements  will  be  made  with 
other  chapters  for  the  initiation  of  the  three 
who  were  unable  to  come  to  the  campus.  The 
absentees  were  Dr.  E.  B.  Skinner,  '88;  Judge 
Thomas  A.  Jones,  '81;  and  Dean  W.  E.  Al- 
derman, "09. 

Alumni  elections  are  based  upon  high  un- 
dergraduate scholastic  records  hut  especially 
upon  subsequent  achievement  in  the  fields  of 
scholarship,  research,  and  public  service.  No 
graduate  is  eligible  for  consideration  until  aft- 
er his  class  has  been  out  of  the  Uni- 
versity  a  minimum   period    of    fifteen    years. 

The  1929  alumni  selections  and  a  brief 
sketch  of  their  post-graduate  activities  follows: 

Wilham  Elijah  Alderman,  Ph.  B.,  '09;  A. 
M.,  '10  (Hiram);  Ph.  D.,  '20  (Wisconsin). 
Instructor  in  English,  University  of  Wiscon- 
sin, 1914-20;  professor  of  English  Literature, 
Beloit  College,  1921—;  Dean  of  Men,  Beloit, 
and  Dean  of  Beloit  College,  192') — .     Author 


THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


of    published    articles   on    English    Literature. 

Albert  Algernon  At\inson,  B.  S.,  '91,  M. 
S.,  '95.  Associate  professor  of  Physics,  Ohio 
University,  1893-1908;  professor  of  Physics, 
Ohio  U.,  1908 — .  Author,  textbooks  and 
laboratory  manuals.  Affiliations:  American 
Society  for  Advancement  of  Science,  Ohio 
Academy  of  Science,  American  Institute  of 
Electrical  Engineers,  American  Physics  Socie- 
ty, and  the  Society  for  the  Promotion  of  En- 
gineering Education. 

John  Harrie  Beveridge,  B.  Ped.,  "91;  D. 
Fed.,  17;  A.  M.,  '12  (Columbia).  Superin- 
tendent of  public  schools:  Missouri  Valley, 
Iowa,  1902-08;  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  1908-17; 
and  Omaha,  Nebr.,  1917 — .  Past  president: 
Iowa  State  Teachers  Association;  Nebraska 
State  Teachers  Association;  and  department  of 
Superintendence,  National  Education  Associa- 
tion. Present  member:  National  Committee 
of  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America,  and  National 
Committee  on  Visiting  Teachers  under  the 
Commonwealth  Fund.  Has  been  summer 
school  lecturer  at:  Columbia  University,  Chi- 
cago University,  Nebraska  State  University, 
Iowa  State  University,  and  numerous  others. 
Author  and  joint  author  of  numerous  books. 

Earl  Cranston,  A.  B.,  '61;  A.  M.,  66;  LL. 
D..  96;  D.  D.,  '88  (Allegheny).  Bishop, 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  retired.  Service 
in  Civil  War.  Pastorates:  Marietta,  Ports- 
mouth, Columbus,  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Wi- 
nona, Minn.;  Jacksonville,  111.;  Evansville, 
Ind.;  and  Denver,  Colo.     Elected  to  bishopric 


in  1896.  Visitor  and  director  of  foreign  mis' 
sionary  enterprises  in  China,  Japan,  Korea, 
Mexico,  and  some  European  countries.  Com- 
missioner of  M.  E.  Church  on  Union  of  Meth- 
odism in  Japan,  1907.  Resident  bishop  of 
Washington,  D.  C,  1904-16.  Retired,  1916. 
Ohio  University's  oldest  living  graduate. 

Thomas  Alfred  Jones,  A.  B.,  '81,  A.  M., 
'03,  LL.  D.,  19.  At  present  a  judge  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Ohio  and  now  in  29th  con- 
secutive year  on  benches  of  the  appellate 
courts  of  the  state.  Elected  to  bench  of  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Appeals,  4th  Ohio  District, 
1900;  re-elected  in  1906;  re-elected  in  1912. 
Elected  a  member  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Ohio  in  1914;  re-elected  in  1920;  re-elected 
in  1926.  During  World  War  was  a  member 
of  State  Commission  for  Inspection  of  Ohio 
Troops  at  Camps  Sheridan  and  Sherman  and 
a  member  of  district  committee  in  charge  of 
enlistment  of  British  and  Canadian  subjects 
residing  in  the  United  States. 

WiHiam  Thomas  Morgan,  Ph.  B.,  '09;  A. 
M.,  '10  (Harvard);  Ph.  D.,  '16  (Yale).  At 
present,  professor  of  European  History,  Uni- 
versity of  Indiana.  Instructor  in  European 
History,  Columbia  University,  1916-19;  asso- 
ciate professor  of  E.  History,  University  of 
Indiana,  1920-28;  professor  of  E.  History,  U. 
of  I.,  1928 — .  Summer  session  lecturer:  Iowa 
State  University,  1926;  Boston  University, 
1927;  University  of  Michigan,  1928.  Life 
member  of  American  History  Society,  life  fel- 
low  in   Royal   Historical   Society;    member  of 


UHDEKCRADUATE  SELECT lOHS  FOR  PHI  BETA  KAPPA  HOHORS 
Top  Row:  Left  to  right — Cowen,  Denner,  Jones,  Coates,  Hymen,  hiumma 
Bottoyn:  Lee,  Latimer,  Young,  Turner,  Swanson.     Absent:  iVlcBride  and  Johnson. 


■I 


MAY,  1929 


Dr.  Richmond 


Mississippi  Valley- 
Historical  Society, 
and  member  o  f 
Modern  European 
Historical  Society. 
Herbert  Baxter 
Adams  Pri::e  Essay 
1  s  t  of  American 
Historical  Society  in 
1919.  Author  of 
books  and  articles. 
Research  student  in 
Europe. 

Robert  Lee  Mor- 
ton, B.  S.  in  Ed., 
13;  A.  M.,  18 
(Ohio  State) .  At  present,  professor  of  Mathe' 
matics,  Ohio  University.  Superintendent,  pub- 
lic schools,  Frankfort,  Ohio,  1913-18;  profes- 
sor of  Education,  Ohio  University  Extension 
Department,  1918-20;  director,  Extension  De- 
partment, 1920-21;  professor  of  Mathematics, 
Ohio  .,  1921—.  Member:  N.  E.  A.,  Ameri- 
can Educational  Research  Association,  Ameri- 
can Statistical  Association,  National  Society  of 
College  Teachers  of  Education,  National  So- 
ciety for  Study  of  Education,  and  National 
Council  of  Teachers  of  Mathematics.  Phi  Del- 
ta Kappa  and  Sigma  Xi.  Organized  Ohio  Edu- 
cational Research  Association  (1920);  presi- 
dent two  years.  President,  Educational  Coun- 
cil of  Ohio  Education  Association.  Author  of 
numerous  books  and  articles. 

]ay  Arthur  Myers,  B.  S.,  12;  M.  S.,  13; 
Ph.  D.,  14  (Cornell);  M.  D.,  '20  (Minneso- 
ta). At  present,  Chief  of  Chest  Clinic,  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota.  Instructor  in  Anatomy, 
University  of  Minnesota,  1914-19;  instructor 
in  Medicine,  U.  of  Minn.,  19.^9-22;  assistant 
professor  of  Preventive  Medicine  and  Public 
Health,  same,  1923-26;  associate  professor, 
same,  1926 — .  Medical  director,  Lymanhurst 
School  for  Tuberculous  Children,  1921 — . 
Chief  of  Chest  Clmic,  U.  of  Minn.,  1925—. 
Private  practice,  tuberculosis  and  diseases  of 
lungs  only,  1920 — .  Consultant  and  staff 
member  of  numerous  boards,  hospitals,  and 
clinics.  Member:  American  Association  of 
Anatomists,  National  Tuberculosis  Associa- 
tion, International  Artificial  Pneumothoral 
Association,  Minnesota  and  American  Medical 
Associations,  American  Association  for  Ad- 
vancement of  Science,  American  Sanitorium 
Association,  Minnesota  and  American  Public 
Health  Association,  Minnesota  Pathological 
Society,  American  Medical  Authors  Associa- 
tion, Central  Society  for  Clinical  Research, 
and  many  others.      Sigma   Xi,  Alpha   Omega 


Alpha,  and  Nu  Sigma  Nu.     Author  of  128 
published  articles  and  six  books. 

Leonard  Blaine  Hice,  Ph.  B.,  '08;  Ph.  D., 
11  (Clark).  At  present,  professor  of  Physi- 
ology, Ohio  State  University.  Instructor  in 
Physiology,  Harvard  University,  1911-12;  pro- 
fessor of  same,  Oklahoma  University,  1913-27; 
professor  of  same,  Ohio  State  University, 
1927 — .  Member:  American  Association  for 
Advancement  of  Science,  Association  of  Uni' 
versity  Professors,  American  Society  of  Nat- 
uralists, American  Physiological  Society,  Ohio 
Academy  of  Science,  Oklahoma  Academy  of 
Science,  and  Oklahoma  Histological  Society, 
and  others.  Chi  Zeta  Chi,  Sigma  Xi.  Author 
of  some  thirty  articles  and  more  than  fifty  re 
views. 

V\/inifred  V^anderhilt  Richmond,  B.  Ped. 
10;  A.  M.,  15  (Clark);  Ph.  D.,  19  (Clark). 
At  present,  psychologist,  St.  Elizabeth's  Hos- 
pital, Washington,  D.  C.  Instructor  in  Psy- 
chology, State  Normal  School,  Gorham, 
Maine,  1916-17;  psychologist,  Massachusetts 
School  for  Feeble-Minded,  Waverly,  1917-19; 
associate  psycho-clinician,  Ohio  State  Bureau 
of  Juvenile  Research,  1919-20;  psychologist, 
Wyoming  State  Training  School  for  Defec- 
tives and  Epileptics,  1920-21;  psychologist,  St. 
Elizabeth's  Hospital,  1921 — .  Lecturer:  in 
Psychology,  George  Washington  University, 
1924-27;  in  Aviation  Psychology,  Navy  Medi- 
cal School,  Washington,  1926 — ;  in  Mental 
Hygiene,  University  of  California  and  State 
Teachers  College,  San  Francisco,  summer  of 
1929.  Member:  American  Psychological  As- 
sociation, American  Association  for  Advance- 
ment of  Science,  and  the  Washington  Psycho- 
pathological  Society,  author  of  books  and  arti- 
cles. 

Reed   PhilUps   Rose,   B.   S.,    '12;  M.    S.   m 
Chem.,   '13    (Kansas).     Fellow,  Mellon  Insti- 
tute   of    Industrial    Research,    University    of 
Pittsburgh,      1913-17.      Captain,     in     charge 
of  Control    Labora- 
tory,   Gas     Defense 
Service,   Medical 
Department,    U.    S. 
Army,   1917-18;  ma- 
jor,    in      charge 
Chemical       Section, 
Gas    Defense    Divi- 
sion,    Chemical 
Warfare  Service,  U. 
S.  A.,  1918-19.  Re- 
search      chemist, 
General     Laborator- 
ies,    United     States 
Dr.  J.  H.  Beveridge         (Turn  to  Page  22) 


THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


FROM  THE  EDITOR'S  DESK 


T^DITORIAL  comment  of  a  contemporary  of  ours  anent  a  more  or  less  common  "phenomena" 

of  college  commencements  is  deemed  of  sufficient  interest  to  warrant  reproduction.     It  is 

this     .     .     .     ''The  wholesale  conferring  of  honorary   degrees   by    colleges    and    universities 

throughout  the  country  has  cheapened  the  honor  and  stirs  little  pride  in  the  hearts  of  those 

who  are  really  worthy  of  such  honors.  Men  who  are  utterly  un- 
A  Few  Words  About  deserving  of  these  honors  seek  thim  through  the  influence  of  their 

Honorary  Degrees  friends,  and  in  many  instances,  such    degrees    are    conferred    upon 

them  without  regard  for  their  fitaess.  The  Philadelphia  Record 
calls  attention  to  the  evil  as  practiced  at  many  institutions.  The  criticism  from  The  Record 
is  timely  and  appropriate.  It  should  have  the  effect  of  causing  officials  to  require  meritorious 
service  and  fitness  before  an  honorary  degree  is  conferred.     In  part,  the  Record  says: 

''  'During  this  commencement  season  it  has  been  noticeable  that  a  number  of  colleges  and 
universities  have  endeavored  to  get  away  somewhat  from  the  rather  overdone  habit  of  confer- 
ring the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  This  degree  has  come  to  be  a  sort  of  ominum 
gatherum,  an  honor  that  may  be  handed  out  promiscuously  to  men  who  have  achieved  no  dis- 
tinction in  the  field  of  letters  or  science,  but  who  are  considered  deserving  of  having  some  sort 
of  decoration  pinned  upon  them.  Very  few,  indeed,  of  those  who  are  entitled  in  this  coun- 
try to  tack  on  the  suffix  LL.  D.  to  their  names  know  anything  at  all  about  law  or  laws.  It  is 
an  empty  decoration.  The  University  of  Pennsylvania,  by  the  way,  seems  to  have  invented 
a  brand-new  degree  this  year,  that  of  Doctor  of  Fine  Arts.' 

"As  stated  in  the  editorial  of  the  Record,  Doctor  of  Laws  seems  to  be  the  most  popular 
honorary  degree  sought — that  is  by  those  who  are  not  eligible  for  any  classification.  Promis- 
cuous conferring  of  honorary  degrees  discredits  the  institution  as  well  as  cheapens  the  degree 
in  the  eyes  of  those  who  are  deserving  of  the  honor  " 

Whatever  may  have  been  true  of  the  degree-conferring  policy  at  Ohio  University  in  the 
past,  it  certainly  cannot  be  said  that  honorary  degrees  have  been  distributed  during  the  pres- 
ent administration  with  profligacy  or  promiscuity. 

So  far  as  is  known  to  the  writer  the  conferring  of  a  degree,  or  degrees,  "pro  honore,"  at 
the  1929  Commencement  is  not  contemplated.  In  seven  years,  therefore,  since  the  coming  of 
President  Bryan  only  nine  honorary  doctorates  have  been  created  while  the  Master's  honor 
was  bestowed  but  once.  The  nine  doctorates  were  divided  as  follows:  S.  T.  D.  (Doctor  of 
Sacred  Theology),  two;  Sc.  D.  (Doctor  of  Science),  one;  L.  H.  D.  (Doctor  of  Humane  Let- 
ters), one;  Ed.  D.  (Doctor  of  Education),  one;  and  LL.  D.  (Doctor  of  Laws),  four.  In  each 
case  the  degree  was  an  appropriate  one  and  was  conferred  upon  an  eminent  recipient. 

Contrasted  with  the  conferring,  during  the  nineteen  years  of  a  previous  administration, 
of  fifty-four  honorary  Master  of  Arts  degrees  and  fifty-five  doctor's  degrees,  approximately 
one-half  of  which  were  those  of  Doctor  of  Laws  and  one-third.  Doctor  of  Pedagogy,  the  more 
recent  record  would  seem  to  be  an  answer  to  the  valid  criticism  once  frequently  heard  that  the 
value  of  Ohio  University's  honorary  degrees  was  depreciating.  Indeed,  only  by  the  adop- 
tion of  a  more  judicious  policy  of  degree  dispensing  were  university  authorities  able  to  meet 
the  requirements  for  consideration  by  the  United  Chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  In  the  eyes, 
too,  of  the  "evaluators"  of  the  Association  of  American  Universities,  who  classify  and  rate 
American  educational  institutions,  Ohio's  somewhat  too-generous  record  was  a  decidedly  un- 
favorable recommendation. 

To  those,  therefore, — and  occasionally  we  hear  from  one — who  profess  disappointment 
with  the  present  policy  it  must  be  pointed  out  that  it  has  at  least  one  basis  in  necessity.  How- 
ever eager  our  graduates  may  be  for  the  recognition  of  Alma  Mater  we  believe  that  they  will 
want  her  honors  to  be  highly  prized  and  richly  deserved  by  those  who  receive  them  and  that, 
accordingly,  the  discontinuance  of  a  policy  of  cultivation  of  "good  will"  through  promiscuous 
and  unmerited  conferring  of  degrees  will  be  thoroughly  approved. 


MAY,  1929  7 

And  now  in  closing,  lest  there  be  a  misunderstanding,  we  wish  to  emphasize  that  these 
remarks  are  not  directed  at  any  degree-holder  ni  particular  and  that  we  fully  appreciate  the 
merit  that  lies  in  most  of  our  alumni  who  have  been  honored.  But  there  are  some,  mostly  ''out- 
siders," perhaps,  whose  claims  to  the  honors  would  not,  in  these  days,  bear  a  very  close  in- 
vestigation. 

A  REPORT  of  the  Aims  and  Policies  Committee  of   the  American  Alumni   Council   deal- 

ing  with  "Adult  Education"  appears  in  this  issue  of  The  Ohio  Alumni.     The  personnel  of 

the  committee  and  the  schools  which  are  represented  are:     Frederick  S.  Allis,  Amherst;  J.  L. 

Morrill,   Ohio  State;  Harriet  Sawyer,  Vassar;    Wilfred    B.    Shaw,    Michigan;    Florence    H. 

Snow,  Smith;  and  Levering  Tyson,  Columbia,  chairman.  This 
Continuation  of  EducaUon  committee  has  brought  to  a  head  an  idea  that  has  been  crystalliz- 
Is  Com-niittee's  Purpose         ing  for  some  time  in  organized  alumni  ranks;  namely — that  intel' 

lectual  development  is  prone  to  stop  on  graduation  and  that  both 
the  academic  leaders  and  the  alumni  officials  have  a  field  for  forceful  activity  in  Adult  Edu' 
cation. 

As  an  outgrowth  of  the  meeting  of  college  presidents,  members  of  the  Association  for 
Adult  Education  and  alumni  secretaries  at  which  this  report  was  presented,  a  study  is  now 
being  undertaken  by  the  Carnegie  Foundation  in  the  interest  of  such  a  program  among  Amer- 
ican universities. 

Wilfred  B.  Shaw,  general  secretary  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  University  of 
Michigan,  is  the  man  upon  whose  shoulders  the  study  rests.  He  is  now  making  a  tour  of 
American  universities  to  sound  out  present  reactions  and  to  determine  the  possibilities  of  fu- 
ture development  among  alumni  in  the  field  of  collegiate  alumni  education.  He  has  been  grant- 
ed a  six  months'  leave  of  absence  by  the  Michigan  Alumni  Association  for  the  study. 

Already  the  Alumnae  Council,  women's  branch,  of  the  Ohio  State  University  Associa- 
tion has  taken  pioneer  steps  in  the  new  field.  Five  experimental  groups  are  being  formed 
among  women  graduates  of  the  university  to  determine  what  the  possibilities  are  for  a  com- 
prehensive program  of  collegiate  alumni  education.  The  College  of  Education  and  the  Alum- 
ni Office  are  cooperating  to  organize  these  groups  into  study  and  reading  units.  The  cities  to 
be  used  in  the  experiment  are:     Akron,  Springfield,  Lancaster,  Mt.  Vernon,  and  Waverly. 

Not  only  from  the  "professional"  alumni  worker  does  the  endorsement  and  support  of 
the  newly  proposed  scheme  of  adult  education  come  but  from  university  executives  as  well. 

"Even  though  a  man  have  as  many  college  degrees  as  a  thermometer,  even  though  he  be 
graduated  with  the  highest  of  honors,  he  is  uneducated  if  he  halts  his  reading  and  learning 
with  his  graduation." 

This  was  the  assertion  of  Dr.  Glenn  Frank,  President  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin, 
in  an  address  to  University  of  Michigan  alumni  recently. 

"The  over-formalized  system  of  credits  and  degrees  is  a  disease,"  Dr.  Frank  declared. 
"Authentic  education   matriculates   us   at   the  cradle  and  graduates  us  at  the  grave. 

"I  am  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents  of  the  National  Illiteracy  Crusade,  but  frankly  I  am 
not  so  much  worried  about  the  Americans  who  can't  read  as  about  the  Americans  who  can 
read  and  don't. 

"Adult  education  has  long  been  delayed  by  the  popular  notion  that  you  can't  teach  an 
old  dog  new  tricks,  that  youth  is  in  every  way  the  best  learning  time. 

"Recent  experiments  have  proved  that  from  25  to  45  we  are  clearly  better  able  to  learn 
than  in  childhood,  and  at  least  as  well,  if  not  better  able  to  learn  than  during  early  adoles- 
cence. 

"The  best  thing  the  university  can  do  for  the  rah-rah  college  man  is  to  awaken  in  him  a 
zest  for  thinking  and  the  habit  of  reading.  He  should  not  let  his  brain  go  rusty  after  gradua- 
tion on  the  assumption  that  his  learning  days  are  over. 

"Good  social  statesmanship  requires  tha.t  we  devise  ways  and  means  of  enabling  the 
smallest  busiest  man  or  farmer  or  manufacturer  or  labor  group  in  any  one  of  our  states  to  have 
access  to  just  as  good  research  counsel  as  the  United  Steel  Corporation  or  the  General  Elec- 
tric are  able  to  employ." 

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THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


ON    THE     CAMPUS 


^ 

der  the  direction  of  Miss  Mary  T.  Noss;  Prof. 
Enrique  Blanco  directed  a  large  cast  in  the 
presentation  of  the  Spanish  play,  ''Teresita 
Mia";  while  Mrs.  Maude  Cryder  Matthews 
coached  the  play  given  in  German,  "Er  ist 
Nicht  Eifersuchtis." 


The  1929  Junior  Prom 

A  false  ceiling  of  smilax  and  walls  hung 
with  crepe  paper  in  rainbow  hues  transformed 
the  men's  gymnasium  into  a  beautiful  ballroom 
for  the  annual  Junior  Prom,  held  this  year  on 
April  5  and  attended  by  approximately  300 
couples.  Music  for  the  evening  was  provided 
by  Henry  Theis  and  his  Victor  Recording 
Band.  Prom  chaperones  were:  President  and 
Mrs.  E.  B.  Bryan,  Dean  and  Mrs.  E.  W. 
Chubb,  Dean  Irma  E.  Voigt,  and  Dean  John 
R.  Johnston. 


And  Tet  Another  One 

The  fifteenth  national  women's  social  or- 
ganization will  come  to  the  Ohio  campus  on 
June  7,  8,  and  9  when  22  members  of  Delta 
Phi  Sigma  will  be  initiated  into  and  installed 
as  a  chapter  of  Alpha  Delta  Theta. 

The  present  organization  has  been  in  exis- 
tence locally  since  1922  when  it  was  originally 
established  under  the  name  of  Phresomea. 


Joyous  Singers  To  Be  Restrained 

Impromptu  serenades  and  singing  by  stu- 
dents in  Ohio  University  have  been  so  fre- 
quent in  the  last  few  weeks,  with  the  coming 
of  spring,  that  the  Inter-fraternity  Council 
requests  that  all  serenading  be  registered  and 
properly  programmed  with  the  dean  of  Wom- 
en, according  to  a  letter  of  the  Council  which 
appeared  in  the  Green  and  White,  student 
publication.  The  letter  says  in  part:  "We 
have  been  requested  by  the  university  officials 
to  inform  all  president  of  respective  fraterni- 
ties to  warn  their  members  that  impromptu 
serenading  is  being  frowned  upon  by  the 
towns-people  and  the  administration.  Certain 
groups  have  taken  advantage  of  the  serenading 
privilege  and  have  forced  their  unwelcome 
music  upon  unwilling  listeners  during  all 
hours  of  the  morning." 


French,  Spanish,  and  German  Comedies 

An  attempt  to  create  a  true  European  at- 
mosphere was  made  by  the  departments  of 
French,  Spanish,  and  German  on  April  12 
when  the  three  collaborated  in  the  presenta- 
tion in  Ewing  Auditorium  of  a  program  of 
one-act  plays  and  group  singing. 

''Un  Bureau  de  Telegraphe"  was  the  name 
of  the  play  given  by  the  French  students  un- 


High  School  Students  Come  to  Compete 

Nearly  4''0  high  school  students  from  18 
counties  took  the  examinations  at  Ohio  Uni- 
versity March  30  in  the  Southeastern  Ohio  dis- 
trict eliminations  of  the  first  annual  state-wide 
scholarship  contest.  Examinations  were  given 
on  the  same  day  at  Ohio  University,  Miami 
University,  Ohio  State  University  and  Bowl- 
ing Green  and  Kent  State  Colleges. 

Twelve  examinations  in  different  high 
school  subjects  were  given.  The  three  highest 
ranking  students  in  each  of  the  subjects  in 
both  the  A  and  B  class  competitions  in  each 
district  were  certified  for  entrance  in  the  finals 
of  the  contest  which  were  held  at  Ohio  State 
University  on  April  6. 

Facility  Widely  Represented  on 
State  Programs 

Educators  from  ten  states  contributed  to 
the  program  of  the  ninth  annual  Ohio  Educa- 
tional Conference  held  in  Columbus  April  4, 
5,  and  6. 

Almost  a  score  of  the  members  of  the  Ohio 
University  faculty  were  present  for  the  ses- 
sions while  Dr.  Edith  Beechel,  Prof.  George 
Starr  Lasher,  Dean  T.  C.  McCracken,  and 
Dr.  R.  L.  Morton  were  on  the  conference  pro- 
grams. 

Faculty  members  appearing  on  the  pro- 
grams of  the  fifty-eight  annual  meeting  of  the 
Ohio  College  Association  and  Allied  Societies, 
which  convened  in  Columbus  at  the  same  time 
as  the  Ohio  Educational  Conference,  were: 
Dean  McCracken,  Dean  J.  R.  Johnston,  Prof. 
John  A.  Hess,  Prof.  H.  J.  Jeddeloh,  and  Prof. 
b.  C.  Bird. 

Four  members  of  the  School  of  Music  facul- 
ty were  artists  on  the  program  of  the  combin- 
ed conventions  of  the  Ohio  Music  Teachers' 
Association  and  the  Women's  Music  Clubs 
which  were  held  in  the  Deshler-Wallick  Ho- 
tel, Columbus,  April  9. 

The  four  Ohioans  were:  Prof.  DeForest 
Ingerham,   violinist:    Prof.    Sven    Victor   Lck- 


I 


MAY,  1929 


berg,   pianist;  Miss  Helen  Hedden,  contralto; 
and  Miss  Irene  Witham,  piano  accompanist. 


Metropolitan  Soprano  Heads  Course 

Of  greatest  interest  and  most  noteworthy 
among  the  numbers  booked  for  the  Ohio  Uni- 
versity Music  and  Lecture  course  for  1929-30 
is  the  concert  to  be  given  by  Madame  Ame- 
lita  Galli-Curci  on  October  28.  This  singer  is 
an  outstanding  attraction  on  any  course  be- 
cause of  her  world-wide  successes  on  the  opera 
and  concert  stages  and  music  lovers  in  Athens 
are  eagerly  awaiting  her  coming. 

Tito  Schipa,  one  of  the  two  leading  tenors 
of  the  Metropolitan  Opera  Company,  coming 
to  the  Alumni  Me- 
morial Auditorium 
on  February  3,  will 
be  another  artist  to 
lend  distinction  and 
strength  to  course 
arranged  by  Prof. 
C.  C.  Robinson. 

Kochanski,  violin- 
ist, appearing  o  n 
December  18,  and 
the  Russian  Cossack 
Choir,  on  March 
15,  will  be  the  other 
musical  features  of 
the  season. 

The  lecturers  will 
be  Will  Irwin,  not- 
ed World  War  cor- 
respondent and  now 
popular  contributor 
to     magazines,     o  n 

November  19;  Captain  Noel,  official  photog- 
rapher of  the  last  Mt.  Everest  expedition,  giv- 
ing, in  January,  his  impressions  of  the  expedi- 
tion's adventures,  which  will  be  illustrated  by 
motion  pictures;  and  Count  Eric  von  Luckner, 
famous  German  sea  raider  of  the  World  War, 
whose  fame  is  due  in  part  to  the  large  number 
of  allied  ships  which  he  sank  without  the  loss 
of  a  single  life.  Count  Von  Luckner  is  sched- 
uled for  February  2  5. 


A  Dancing  Chorus  from  "Dawn  O   Day" 


rosettes  to  assure  their  feminity,  while  leading 
'"ladies"  were  garbed  in  gowns  of  fine  silks  and 
satins  in  such  colors  as  blue,  rose,  peach,  and 
black. 

The  book,  lyrics,  and  music  of  the  show 
were  all  original  and  were  composed  on  the 
Ohio  campus.  Not  only  that  but  the  lighting 
effects,  the  designing  and  construction  of  the 
scenery  and  the  design  of  all  costumes  were 
worked  out  by  the  undergraduate  producers. 
The  show,  which  concerned  the  amours  of 
a  fast  fading  prima  donna,  had  a  cast  of  char- 
acters as  follows:  Carola  Sidayre,  James 
Blankenship,  New  Straitsville;  Ted  Van 
Cleve,  Howard  Blaine,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  Gay- 
ola  Sidayre,  Vin- 
cent Jukes,  Cleve- 
land; Sanford  Kent, 
Warren  Cassidy, 
Cleveland;  Madame 
Sadye  Sidayre,  Rob- 
bm  Garner,  North 
Olmstead;  Cousin 
Carrie,  Alan  Ma- 
guire,  Verona,  N. 
J. ;  Nicolai  Dimi, 
Robert  Richards, 
New  London;  Vas- 
co  Carabobo,  Don- 
ald Dowd,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.;  Jenni  Vi' 
deau,  Harry  Ma- 
han,  Ashtabula. 

Direction  of  vari- 
ous features  of  the 
play  and  its  produc- 
tion were  given  by 
General  stage  man' 
Niles,   Ohio;   costume 


the  following  persons : 
agement,  Paul  Kiefer, 
design,  Harold  Whippo,  Wilkinsburg,  Pa.; 
scene  design,  Boyd  Zeis,  Port  Clinton,  and 
Esther  Forler,  Niles;  orchestra,  David  Todd, 
Mansfield;  and  dances,  William  Martinek, 
Vermillion.  Prof.  Harold  Evans,  of  the  de- 
partment of  Dramatics  was  the  play  director. 


''Dawn  O  Day"  Presented  by  ISAen 

Masculine  legs,  concealed  in  opera  length 
chiffon  hose  and  terminating  in  high-heeled 
patent  leather  slippers,  disported  themselves 
on  April  18  and  19  in  the  Alumni  Memorial 
Auditorium  when  The  Comedians,  men's  mu- 
sical group,  presented  "Dawn  O'  Day,"  as  the 
second  annual  musical  comedy. 

The  chorus  ''girls"  wore  abbreviated  cos- 
tumes of  green   and    orchid,    with    countless 


Legislature  Appropriates  for  Biennium 

As  a  part  of  the  general  finance  bill  an 
appropriation  item  of  $1,834,960  for  Ohio 
University  for  the  biennial  period,  1929-30, 
was  passed  by  the  State  Legislature  on  April 
1 5  and  given  the  signature  of  Governor  Coop- 
er on  the  following  day. 

Of  the  sum  appropriated,  $1,169,360  was 
designated  for  personal  services,  $350,000  for 
a  new  library  building,  and  the  remainder  for 
a  variety  of  uses  including  maintenance,  re- 
placements, and  equipment  and  supplies. 


10 


THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


Dr.  H.  W,  Ebon  Constructs  Unique  Fireplace 
Of  Stones  From    Countries  He  Has  Visited 


Dr.  H.  W.  Elson 


Editor's  Note:  Dr.  Eison  was  formerly  a 
professor  of  History  at  Ohio  University  and  is 
the  author  of  numerous  history  texts.  He  is 
now  connected  with 
the  History  department 
of  the  School  of  Edu' 
cation,  New  York  Uni' 
versity.  His  home  is  in 
Plainiield,  New  Jer- 
sey. The  following  ar- 
ticle appeared  in  the 
Plainiield  daily  news- 
paper. 

Many  people  in 
Plainiield  hear  about 
unique  and  interesting 
fireplaces  that  have 
been  built  from  histor- 
ic stones,  from  odd- 
shaped  stones  and  from  other  materials  gather- 
ed at  different  times  during  a  man's  life.  They 
have  an  idea  that  nobody  in  Plainiield  is  clever 
enough  to  think  of  such  a  thing.  But  they  are 
fooled.  For  here  in  this  city  is  one  of  the 
most  artistic  and  most  interesting  fireplaces 
known. 

This  hearth  is  located  in  the  home  of  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Henry  W.  Elson,  of  1314  Watchung 
Avenue,  and  is  made  from  stones  of  varying 
sizes,  gathered  from  almost  the  four  corners  of 
the  earth.  These  stones,  collected  during  Dr. 
Elson's  travels  about  the  world,  are  set  into 
the  fireplace  in  such  a  way  that  it  looks  almost 
like  a  mosaic  as  one  stands  off  to  inspect  its 
beauty  and  charm. 

The  stones  range  from  blues  and  reds  to 
bright  shades  of  yellow  and  brown.  They  are 
set  in  such  a  way  that  the  pattern  is  carried 
throughout  the  entire  fireplace.  The  keystone, 
a  handsome  piece  of  green  jasper,  picked  up 
by  Dr.  Elson  in  the  Yosemite  Valley,  is  set 
in  a  circle  of  brighter  pieces  of  stone. 

There  are  stones  from  the  ancient  Forum 
in  Rome,  together  with  two  or  three  pieces 
from  the  Catacombs.  The  Coliseum,  too,  is 
represented  in  this  kaleidoscopic  mass  of  min- 
eral rock,  representing  a  League  of  Nations 
among  the  nations  of  rocks.  From  the  city  of 
Cairo  there  comes  one  little  stone,  while  an- 


other, a  neighbor  to  one  from  the  Madeira 
Islands,  comes  from  the  ever-shifting  sands 
about  the  Pyramids  on  the  desert  of  Egypt. 

Nestled  in  with  the  rest  of  these  stones  are 
bright  shiny  bits  of  rock  from  the  Painted 
Desert  of  Arizona,  where  years  ago  some 
Spanish  explorer  may  have  made  his  way. 
These  are  excellent  pieces,  clearly  marked  and 
varied  in  hues.  Petrified  wood  from  Arizona, 
as  well  as  several  representatives  of  the  Grand 
Canyon  are  tucked  neatly  beside  a  neighbor- 
ing bit  of  lustrous  Mexican  onyx. 

While  in  Georgia,  some  time  ago.  Dr.  El- 
son decided  that  he  would  like  to  have  a  speci- 
men of  the  famous  Stone  Mountain  upon 
which  is  being  carved  a  memorial  to  the 
Southern  States.  He  went  to  the  location  and 
found  the  men  hard  at  work  chipping  the 
mountain  to  bits.  The  guard  would  not  let 
him  go  up  and  collect  a  piece,  as  chunks  of 
rock,  small  and  large,  came  hurtling  down 
every  second  or  so.  But  the  guard  suggested 
that  Dr.  Elson  buy  a  piece  from  a  man  who 
was  sitting  nearby  with  a  collection  of  the 
rock.  ''This,''  Dr.  Elson  remarks  with  pride, 
''is  the  only  rock  for  which  I  had  to  pay.  The 
rest  are  true  specimens  of  the  country  through 
which  we  traveled." 

Stones  from  the  Mount  of  Olives,  the  Dead 
Sea,  and  the  Sea  of  Galilee  are  also  to  be 
found  in  the  mosaic.  Ancient  Greece  brings 
an  echo  into  this  modern  world  as  Dr.  Elson 
has  a  piece  from  the  Acropolis  and  the  Diony- 
sian  Theater  in  Athens.  Shades  of  merry 
England,  too,  make  their  way  to  this  country, 
for  placed  neatly  in  one  corner  is  a  piece  from 
Kenilworth  Castle,  England. 

Constantinople,  at  the  entrance  to  the  Black 
Sea,  contributed  a  small  rock  for  this  fireplace, 
as  did  Carthage,  the  once  thriving  city  on  the 
shores  of  Africa.  Coral  rock  from  Bermuda, 
shiny  little  gems  from  the  Golden  Gate,  Santa 
Barbara  and  Wrigley's  Catalina  Island,  Cali- 
fornia, sent  their  delegates  to  this  "conven- 
tion" of  stones.  Last,  but  not  least,  Dr.  Elson 
has  some  rocks  from  the  Muskingum  Valley, 
Ohio,  his  birthplace.  Jersey  also  is  represent- 
ed and  there  are  several  unique  and  interest- 
ing stones  around  Plainiield. 


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Dr.  Elson  is  proud  of  his  fireplace  and  he 
has  every  reason  to  be.  It  is  the  handiwork 
of  man,  but  the  manner  in  which  it  is  put  to- 
gether makes  it  appear  almost  unreal.  One  is 
fascinated  by  it  and  in  standing  off  a  short 
distance  a  myriad  of  lights  and  shades  strike 
the  eye.  The  mantel  is  an  excellent  piece  of 
reddish  Aberdeen  granite  from  Scotland. 

Between  the  months  of  November  and 
March,  when  the  sun  is  late  in  climbing  over 
the  horizon,  its  rays  strike  the  fireplace 
through  an  Easterly  window  and  all  the  glory 
of  the  various  stones  is  brought  out  in  full. 
They  show  off  their  colors  and  sparkle  like 
millions  of  gems  and  the  shadows  cast  by  the 
sun  present  a  mysterious  and  fascinating 
study.  Dr.  Elson  says  that  they  resemble 
mountains  and  valleys  in  the  miniature. 

The  stones,  numbering  about  600  in  all, 
were  set  into  the  fireplace  in  1926.  Since  that 
time  there  have  come  into  the  Elson  family 
several  new  applicants  for  positions  in  this  in- 
ternational rock  "'council."  One  of  the  latest 
additions  is  a  stone  from  Geneva,  Switzerland, 
the  home  of  the  League  of  Nations,  and  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Elson  are  planning  to  remove  one  of 
the  less  auspicious  "members"  who  has  a 
brother  "delegate"  somewhere  else  in  the  fire- 
place, and  "install"  the  new  "member"  with 
due  ceremony. 

After  the  fire  has  burned  low  and  all  the 
lights  are  out,  the  stones,  no  doubt,  converse 
among  themselves.  They  have  seen  many 
things,  these  small  representatives  from  many 
nations.  Tales  of  Napoleon  and  his  conquests 
in  Egypt,  of  the  days  when  Alexander  swept 
through  Asia  Minor  in  his  victorious  march  to 
India  and  exciting  dramas  of  the  days  when 
Robin  Hood  and  his  henchmen  roamed 
through  Sherwood  Forest  in  England,  all  could 
be  heard,  if  humans  understood  these  rocks. 
They  are  silent  workers  and  sturdy  ones.  The 
secrets  they  hold  will  never  be  known.  But 
worked  into  a  pattern  as  found  in  Dr.  Elson's 
fireplace  these  rocks  are  things  of  beauty  and 
artistic  ability. 


Rose  Is  Made  Lieut.  Colonel  In 
Chemical  Warfare  Reserves 


in  the  Chemical  Warfare  Service  Reserve 
Corps  of  the  United  States  Army. 

In  the  World  War,  Mr.  Rose  was  commis- 
sioned a  captain  in  the  Gas  Defense  Division 
of  the  Chemical  Warfare  Service  of  the  army 
in  August,  1917,  and  on  July  13  of  the  next 
year  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  major.  Upon 
discharge  from  the  army  in  1919  he  remained 
in  the  reserve  forces  with  his  discharge  rank 
of  major.  His  elevation  to  the  lieutenant 
colonelcy  came  on  April  4  of  the  present  year. 

Lt.  Col.  Rose  holds  an  important  position 
with  the  U.  S.  Rubber  Company  as  technical 
assistant  to  the  vice-president  in  charge  of  the 
development  and  patent  departments.  He  is  a 
former  president  of  the  New  York  Chapter 
of  the  Ohio  University  Alumni  Association. 


R.  Phillips  Rose,  M2,  of  New  York  City,  a 
chemical  engineer  with  the  United  States  Rub- 
ber Company,  who  was  one  of  the  initial  se- 
lections for  alumni  membership  in  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  has  just  been  made  a  lieutenant  colonel 


iMiss  Cattell  Sends  greetings 

Although,  because  of  illness,  Marjorie  Cat- 
tell,  '14,  a  past  president  and  faithful  member 
of  the  Eastern  Ohio  alumni  chapter,  could  not 
be  present  at  the  annual  chapter  reunion  on 
April  13,  she  sent  her  greetings  to  those  as- 
sembled, together  with  a  poem,  the  occasion 
for  which  is  the  observance  this  year  of  the 
one  hundred  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  the 
founding  of  Ohio  University. 

Miss  Cattell  is  at  present  in  the  Hillsview 
Farms  Sanitarium  at  Washington,  Pa.  Her 
poem  is  entitled,  "Greetings  on  O.  U.'s  Birth- 
day" and  is  as  follows: 

When  going  to  a  birthday  feast. 

One  carries  with  him  there. 
In  deference  to  the  honored  one, 

A  gift  both  rich  and  rare. 

But  hard  it  is  to  choose  a  gift 

To  cherish  and  support  her. 
When  the  honored  one  has  reached  the  age 

Of  a  century  and  a  quarter. 

The  Muse  has  bade  us  send  to  you, 

Ohio  University, 
Instead  of  gifts  so  rich  and  rare, 

A  pledge  of  earnest  loyalty. 

Our  Alma  Mater,  This  we  bring 

In  grateful  offering  to  Thee, 
Who  stand  unchanged  for  Truth  and  Light 

Ohio  University! 


Franklin  A.  Kreager,  '28,  is  in  the  Produc- 
tion department  of  the  Hazel-Atlas  Glass 
Company,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio. 


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THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


cAims  and  Policies  Committee  of  the  American 
Alumni  Council  Gives  Adult  Education  Report 


-K 


We,  the  undersigned  members  of  a  Com- 
mittee of  the  American  Alumni  Council  most 
of  whom  have  been  in  constant  touch  with 
the  development  of  organized  alumni  aifairs 
in  America  for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century, 
submit  the  following  observations  as  a  prelim- 
inary to  our  conference  on  the  continuation 
of  intellectual  activities  of  college  graduates 
after  they  have  left  their  several  institutions: 
Preamble: — 

This  memorandum  is  submitted  primarily  to 
clarify  our  own  position  before  this  conference 
and  to  eliminate  discussion  which  otherwise 
might  be  necessary  to  orient  those  members  of 
the  conference  who  directly  represent  ''the 
alumni." 

Each  and  every  individual  whose  name  is 
signed  to  this  memorandum  believes 

(1)  that  the  college  and  university  public 
in  this  country  as  represented  by  the  inclusive 
term  "alumni"  is  an  immense  potential  force 
which  can  and  should  be  aligned  behind  and 
in  support  of  the  cause  of  education  in  gener- 
al and  the  academic  institutions  of  America  in 
particular; 

(2)  that  for  causes  which  are  as  well 
known  to  us  as  to  you,  and  as  frankly  rec- 
ognized by  us  as  by  you,  the  interest  of  a 
heavy  majority  of  these  alumni  in  their  re- 
spective institutions  and  in  the  cause  of  educa- 
tion, has  been  neglected,  warped,  nullified,  or 
held  dormant; 

(3)  that  there  is  recurring  evidence  to  indi- 
cate a  steadily  growing  realization  on  the  part 
of  college  graduates  that,  up  to  the  present, 
intellectual  development  is  prone  to  stop  on 
graduation; 

(4)  that  the  alumni  have  demonstrated 
their  ability  to  organize  themselves  and  mem- 
bers of  the  non-collegiate  public  for  any  pur- 
pose that  can  be  demonstrated  as  having  a 
tinge  of  merit; 

(5)  that  the  psychological  time  has  arrived 
when  plans  should  be  made  and  actual  at- 
tempts started  to  fit  the  alumni  wherever  pos- 
sible and  practical  into  the  larger  scheme  of 
American  higher  education; 

(6)  that  the  determination  of  the  form  of 
such  participation  is  primarily  a  job  for  "edu- 


cation" in  contrast  to  "alumni"  and  that  it  is 
a  job  of  the  alumni  to  create  and  prepare  a 
receptive  public. 

I.  Prior  to  1913  practically  all  "alumni  ac- 
tivity" consisted  solely  in  the  development  of 
social  contact  between  sections  of  the  alumni 
themselves  and  the  institutions  of  representa- 
tives thereof.  There  were  isolated  instances 
indicating  a  deeper  purpose  but  these  were 
hardly  numerous  enough  to  attract  general  at- 
tention. Sporadic  attempts  by  organized  alum- 
ni to  be  helpful  educationally  were  generally 
spoiled  by  representatives  who  were  more  vo- 
cal than  sane  and  most  of  these  proved  abor- 
tive so  that  either  rightly  or  wrongly  a  tradi- 
tional feud  between  the  organized  alumni  and 
the  institution  existed. 

As  graduates  became  more  numerous  and 
as  means  of  communication  were  extended  the 
facilities  for  organization  were  developed  cor- 
respondingly, so  that  by  1913  there  were  sev- 
eral dozen  full-time  alumni  executive  officers 
and  the  foundations  had  been  laid  for  a  like 
number  of  alumni  offices.  Little  was  known 
or  thought  about  the  force  that  might  be  un- 
leashed nor  was  much  if  any  consideration  giv- 
en to  the  possible  good  or  evil  that  might  re- 
sult should  the  force  be  harnessed. 

Solely  for  the  consideration  of  common 
problems  the  alumni  representatives  of  some  of 
these  few  dozen  institutions  met  at  Ohio  State 
University  in  1913  and  there  organized  the 
Association  of  Alumni  Secretaries.  Five  years 
later  Alumni  Magazines  Associated  came  into 
being  as  did  the  Association  of  Alumnae  Sec- 
retaries. Two  years  ago  these  organizations 
were  consolidated  to  form  the  American 
Alumni  Council  which  now  represents  the  or- 
ganized alumni  of  this  continent  with  250  in- 
stitutions in  its  membership,  with  a  constitu- 
ency of  approximately  800,000  college  or  uni- 
versity alumni,  and  with  125  periodicals  reach- 
ing this  constituency  with  a  fair  degree  of 
regularity  and  frequency.  The  country  as  a 
whole  has  been  divided  geographically  into 
nine  districts  the  more  easily  to  meet  for  dis- 
cussion of  concerns  common  to  a  particular 
locality. 

For   nearly   a   dozen   years   after    1913    the 


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chief  consideration  of  the  members  of  these 
national  organizations  was  "alumni  tech- 
nique." It  was  becoming  more  and  more  ap- 
parent that  the  alumni  were  a  potential  force, 
but  there  were  so  many  elements  in  the  situ- 
atiton  that  required  foundation-laying  from  a 
purely  organization  standpoint  that  the  alum- 
ni themselves  were  prone  to  miss  the  woods 
for  the  trees.  For  this  reason  and  because  of 
the  intervention  of  the  war  with  its  concomi- 
tants this  purely  organization  period  has  been 
unduly  prolonged.  Today,  however,  we  feel 
very  strongly  that  even  though  purely  organi- 
zation problems  will  always  present  them- 
selves in  alumni  affairs,  basic  organization 
questions  have  been  reasonably  well  solved. 
The  alumni  themselves  realize  and  feel  strong- 
ly the  futility  of  organizing  solely  for  the  sake 
of  organization.  To  use  a  worn-out  phrase 
they  feel  they  are  all  dressed  up  with  no  place 
to  go.  They  believe  there  are  several  invita- 
tions pending  but  feel  sure  that  the  alumni 
prefer  not  to  crash  the  gate  until  they  are  cer- 
tain of  the  welcome  to  be  accorded  them  by 
their  host  or  hostess.  They  admit  frankly  that 
on  occasion  they  have  violated  social  proper- 
ties in  this  regard,  and  individually  having 
learned  their  lesson,  prefer  to  make  sure  of 
their  reception  although  they  feel  certain  they 
can  contribute  considerable  to  the  party's  en- 
tertainment. 

II.  The  most  valuable  evidence  proving 
that  the  alumni  themselves  recognize  the  end 
of  this  period  of  organization  has  come  is  the 
character  of  the  programs  and  discussions  de- 
manded for  each  national  conference.  Topics 
relating  to  office  organization  and  method, 
subscription  campaigns,  magazine  make-up,  ra- 
dio-night programs,  etc.,  have  been  relegated 
largely  to  district  meetings  while  national  con- 
ventions have  been  reserved  for  consideration 
of  matters  of  larger  policy.  The  very  fact 
that  such  programs  over  the  last  three  years 
have  all  concluded  with  a  question,  in  effect, 
"Where  are  we  going  ultimately?"  is  firm  in- 
dication that  our  clientele  is  giving  serious 
thought  to  the  goal,  which  they  recognize  very 
clearly  has  been  indistinct. 

Other  evidence  is  the  recent  wholesale  de- 
parture from  the  alumni  field  of  men  and 
women  who  entered  it  with  enthusiasm  and 
who  have  devoted  to  it  a  considerable  and 
notable  degree  of  energy.  These  individuals, 
after  recording  genuine  success  in  their  jobs 
from  a  mere  organization  standpoint,  see  their 
work  accomplished  and  no  next  step.  Some 
move  directly  into  the  field  of  university  ad- 
ministration which  holds  out  security  of  ten- 
ure.     Others    desert    education    entirely    for 


business.  In  practically  every  case  the  cause 
of  education  has  lost  a  firm  support  and  lost 
him  only  because  he  regarded  his  work  as 
done.  He  saw  nothing  in  the  alumni  field  to 
do  next. 

Besides,  alumni  organizations  themselves  are 
more  introspective  than  ever  before.  In  re- 
cent years  practically  every  institution  has  hud 
at  work  in  its  central  alumni  body  a  commit- 
tee of  the  "plan  and  scope"  variety  with  a 
view  toward  an  accomplishment  they  know 
not  what.  Without  realizing  it  all  these  com- 
mittees need  direction  from  some  point  which 
will  carry  the  weight  of  authoritative  and  un- 
biased study. 

We  believe  that  a  combination  of  the  Amer- 
ican Association  for  Adult  Education  and  the 
American  Alumni  Council  can  construct  an 
arrow  to  point  the  way.  The  American  Alum- 
ni Council  has  appointed  to  study  this  task 
the  individuals  presenting  this  memorandum 
which  constitute  its  Committee  on  Aims  and 
Policies. 

III.  As  further  evidence  we  present  the 
additional  modern  phenomenon  of  the  alum- 
nus who  no  longer  loudly  proclaims  his  loyalty 
to  alma  mater  but  who  is  inclined  to  demand 
a  quid  pro  quo.  Throughout  the  entire  alum- 
ni field  we  gather  this  changed  sentiment. 
From  the  standpoint  of  organization  solely  this 
presents  acute  problems  to  the  alumni  execu- 
tive officer  who  must  have  members  as  his  clay 
to  work  with  and  a  reasonably  sympathetic 
constituency  from  which  to  garner  that  m;ni- 
bership.  But  from  the  standpoint  of  this  par- 
ticular study  even  more  difficult  elements  are 
injected  into  the  situation  which  flare  back 
into  the  student  life  of  these  same  alumni.  For 
we  alumni  find  that  there  are  being  graduated 
into  the  alumni  ranks  each  year  men  and  wom- 
en who  not  only  seriously  question  the  value 
of  joining  an  alumni  organization  from  any 
standpoint  other  than  a  quid  pro  quo  basis, 
but  who,  after  being  exposed  to  college  edu- 
cation for  from  one  to  five  years,  not  only 
question  the  value  of  their  experience  but  the 
value  of  higher  education,  as  at  present  con- 
ducted, at  all.  It  may  very  easily  come  about 
that  one  of  the  most  valuable  findings  of  this 
conference  will  be  the  selection  of  some  means 
to  clarify  in  the  minds  of  alumni  while  they 
are  yet  students,  not  what  the  alumni  associa- 
tion will  give  him  for  his  three  or  five  dol- 
lars but  what  he's  in  college  for,  what  his  col- 
lege or  university  exists  for,  and  what  it  has 
done  and  is  doing  to  justify  its  existence.  It 
is  even  possible  that  if  we  get  this  far,  a  great 
many  institutions  which  have  not  done  so  as 
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THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


Program  of  Commencement  Events  Completed 
And  Announced  By  Makers  As  Best  In  Years 


With  the  passage  of  every  day  the  con- 
viction grows  stronger  in  the  minds  of  the 
program  builders  that  the  interesting  things 
planned  for  the  1929  Commencement  season 
— June  8,  9,  10,  and  11 — will  meet  with  great- 
er approval  from  returning  alumni  and  other 
guests  and  will  provide  more  entertainment 
and  "edification"  than  in  any  previous  year. 
If  such  does  not  prove  to  be  the  case  then  the 
committee  on  arrangements  will  be  a  greatly 
disappointed  bunch — and  right  now  these 
folks  are  not  anticipating  disappointment. 

Efforts  to  revive  the  scheme  of  organized 
class  reunions — discontinued  last  year — will 
not  be  made  this  year  nor  in  the  future  until 
after  a  contemplated  system  of  class  secretary- 
ships has  been  established  and  an  effort  made 
to  rejuvenate  and  imbue  the  year  groups  with 
''class  consciousness."  Half -hearted  and  poor- 
ly supported  reunions  have  been  the  rule  in 
the  past  and  it  is  thought  that  the  situation 
cannot  be  improved  under  the  present  scheme 
of  organization — or  lack  of  it. 

Let  it  be  emphasized,  however,  that  every 
graduate  and  every  former  student  of  Ohio 
University  is  cordially  welcome  and  is  urged 
to  return  to  the  campus  for  the  affairs  of  the 
Commencement  season.  Last  year  witnessed 
the  largest  return  ever  and  this  year  must  be 
even  better. 

The  program  will  be  opened  on  Saturday, 
June  8,  with  the  presentation,  in  the  Alumni 
Memorial  Auditorium,  of  ''Robin  Hood's  Rev- 
els," a  pageant  involving  nearly  two  hundred 


persons  and  staged  by  the  Athens  branch  of 
the  Association  of  University  Women. 

On  Sunday  morning,  June  9,  the  Baccalau- 
reate address  will  be  given  by  Dr.  Lotus  D. 
Coffman,  president  of  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota. In  the  evening  of  that  day  the  Ohio 
University  Symphony  Orchestra,  assisted  by 
Miss  Helen  Hedden,  contralto,  will  be  heard 
in  a  musical  program.  Both  morning  and  eve- 
ning programs  will  be  held  in  the  new  audi' 
torium. 

Monday,  June  10,  will  be  known  as  "Alum- 
ni Day"  and  on  that  day  the  campus  visitor 
will  find  the  greatest  variety  of  attractions  to 
command  his  attention.  Outstanding  among 
these  events  will  be  the  annual  Alumni  Golf 
Tournament  at  the  Athens  Country  Club,  the 
Alumni-Senior  Convocation,  The  Alumni 
Luncheon,  with  Dr.  W.  T.  Morgan,  '09,  as 
the  Alumni  Speaker;  the  President's  Recep- 
tion, the  Commencement  Picnic,  and  a  pre- 
sentation, by  The  Playshop,  of  the  great  stage 
success,  "Beggar  on  Horseback." 

Commencement  Day  is  Tuesday,  June  1 1 . 
The  exercises  of  the  morning  will  start  off 
with  the  Academic  Procession  under  "the 
Elms"  and  be  concluded  with  the  presentation 
of  diplomas  and  the  awarding  of  degrees  in 
the  Alumni  Memorial  Auditorium.  Dr.  L.  D. 
Coffman  will  be  the  speaker  of  the  day. 

To  many  alumni  the  return  in  June  will  af- 
ford the  first  opportunity  for  seeing  the  beau- 
tiful, new  auditorium.  For  that  reason  the 
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Group  uf  Alumni  Enjoying  Commencement  Picnic 


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-3\donth  of  May  Brings  to  Close  a  Season  of 
Very   Successful  Alumni   Chapter  Meetings 


The  month  of  April  closely  rivaled  its 
predecessor,  March,  for  honors  in  the  number 
of  alumni  chapter  meetings  held  within  the 
period,  there  having  been  seven  reunions  in 
the  former  month  and  eight  in  the  latter. 

An  account  of  the  meeting,  March  30,  of 
the  Los  Angeles  group  was  not  available  for 
the  last  published  report  of  chapter  affairs  and 
is  therefore  given  with  the  April  "doings." 
Los  Angeles 

Twenty  of  the  far  Westerners  gathered  at 
the  Alexandria  Hotel  in  Los  Angeles  and  en- 
joyed "a  wonderful  dinner  and  social  good 
time." 

Samuel  O.  Welday,  T2,  of  Santa  Barbara,, 
as  toastmaster,  called  upon  Dean  William  E. 
Alderman,  '09,  of  Beloit  College,  for  the  prin- 
cipal address  of  the  evening.  Dean  Alderman, 
with  Mrs.  Alderman,  is  enjoying  a  leave  of 
absence  for  the  present  semester  with  most  of 
his  time  to  be  spent  in  California.  Prof.  F  S. 
Coultrap,  '75,  of  Long  Beach,  and  George  C. 
"Fuzzy"  Blower,  '12,  of  Los  Angeles,  were 
other  speakers  on  the  program. 

Through  their  new  officers  the  association 
extended  its  greetings  to  President  Bryan  of 
the  University  and  "an  appreciation  of  his 
splendid  services  rendered  the  institution." 

Mr.  Welday  was  elected  president  of  the 
chapter  for  the  coming  year  and  Fred  S.  Pick- 
ering, '19,  of  Huntington  Beach,  was  elected 
secretary. 

Huntington 

President  Everett  M.  Starr,  '20,  presided  at 
the  very  delightful  dinner  meeting  of  the 
Huntington,  West  Virginia,  chapter,  held  in 
the  Kyoto  Inn  on  April  5. 

Attorney  Calvin  S.  Welch,  '75,  a  most  loyal 
and  consistent  supporter  of  the  Huntington 
organization,  was,  as  usual,  present  at  the 
meeting.  Mr.  Welch  is  a  member  of  the  class 
of  187^  and  one  of  the  fifteen  oldest  living 
graduates  of  Ohio  University. 

Dr.  Hiram  Roy  Wilson,  '96,  and  the  Alum- 
ni Secretary  were  chapter  guests  and  respond- 
ed to  the  call  of  the  toastmaster,  the  former 
giving  the  address  of  the  evening. 

Officers  elected  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year 
were :    President,   Everett   M.    Starr    (re-elect- 


ed) ;   Vice-president,   Mrs.    Richard   Gallagher 
(Otha    Beasley,    '2. Vex);    and   Secretary-treas- 
urer, Elizabeth  Gardner,  '26. 
Fortsmouih 

Journeying  about  fifty  miles  further  down 
the  beautiful  Ohio  River  on  the  following  day, 
Dr.  Wilson  and  Mr.  Williams  were  cordially 
received  by  members  of  Ohio  University's  rap- 
idly-growing Portsmouth,  Ohio,  clan  who 
gathered  at  the  call  of  a  committee  headed  by 
James  K.  Ray,  '27. 

After  a  dinner  served  in  a  popular  estab- 
lishment known  as  "Ginny's  Diner"  and  at 
the  conclusion  of  an  address  by  Dr.  Wilson, 
the  venerable  Judge  A.  T.  Holcomb,  '67,  one 
of  the  community's  most  respected  citizens  and 
one  of  Ohio  University's  four  oldest  living 
grads,  in  an  interesting  talk  suggested  the  for- 
mation of  a  Portsmouth  chapter  of  the  Alum- 
ni Association.  The  suggestion  was  immc' 
diately  seconded  by  Frank  W.  Moulton,  '97, 
and  others,  and  as  a  consequence,  upon  a 
unanimous  vote  and  with  an  election  of  offi' 
cers,  the  Portsmouth  chapter  came  into  being. 

Music  for  the  meeting  was  under  the  capa- 
ble direction  of  Mabel  Oakes,  '27,  2-yr.,  who, 
with  Thelma  Resler,  '27,  2-yr.,  accompanied 
at  the  piano  by  Violet  McFarland,  '23,  ?.yr., 
featured  the  singing  of  a  duet  arrangement  of 
"Beloved  Ohio." 

The  president  of  the  new  organization  for 
the  coming  year  is  Henry  H.  Eccles,  '15,  and 
the  secretary  is  James  K.  Ray. 

St.  Paul's  Parish  House  was  the  scene  of  the 
second  annual  meeting  of  the  Newark,  Ohio, 
chapter  on  April  12. 

Thirty  alumni  gathered  about  tables  ar- 
ranged in  an  "O"  formation  whose  appoint- 
ments were  in  the  university  colors,  green  and 
white. 

Rev.  A.  J.  Hawk,  '79,  was  the  first  to  speak 
following  the  dinner.  After  reminisceticjs  he 
read  a  poem,  "The  Upward  Urge,"  which  he 
had  written  last  year  in  competition  for  the 
Emerson  prize. 

Two  piano  solos  were  offered  by  Besse 
Larkin,  after  which  Prof.  Clinton  N.  Mack- 
innon  conveyed  to  the  group  the  greetings  and 


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THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


the  current  news  of  the  campus  of  the  Univer- 
sity. 

The  retiring  president  under  whose  able 
and  faithful  administration  the  two  success- 
ful meetings  of  the  chapter  have  been  held,  is 
Homer  Dupler,  '24.  The  equally  enthusiastic 
secretary  was  Edna  M.  Warner,  '16,  2-yr. 

Newly  elected  officers  are:     President,  J.  L. 
Hupp,  16;  vice-president,  John  King,  '13;  and 
secretary,  Emma  Spaniol,  ''26-ex. 
Ohio  Valley 

On  the  same  night  as  the  Newark  meeting 
it  was  the  pleasure  of  Prof.  T.  N.  Hoover, 
'05,  Mrs.  Hoover  (Ethel  Arnold,  '12-ex),  and 
the  Alumni  Secretary  and  Mrs.  Williams 
(Marie  Jewett,  '22),  to  be  the  guests  of  the 
Ohio  Valley  chapter  at  its  fourth  annual  meet- 
ing held  in  one  of  the  private  dining  rooms  of 
the  Scottish  Rite  Cathedral  in  Wheeling,  W. 
Va. 

Bess  M.  Cole,  '16,  of  Martins  Ferry,  Ohio, 
and  Nelle  Bauer,  '26,  of  WheeHng,  were  p3-es 
ident  and  secretary,  respectively,  of  the  group 
and  the  persons  to  whom  credit  for  the  splen- 
did arrangements  for  the  reunion  is  due.  Miss 
Cole  presided  as  toastmistress  at  the  dinner. 

The  program  was  opened  and  closed  with 
the  singing  of  university  songs.  Between  din- 
ner courses  Esther  Fitton,  '27,  2-yr.,  of  Bcl- 
laire,  Ohio,  favored  the  group  with  three  vo- 
cal solos  to  an  accompaniment  played  by  May 
Greene,  '18,  2-yr.,  of  Martins  Ferry.  Brief 
responses  from  all  present  and  an  addres?  by 
Prof.  Hoover  dealing  with  a  portion  of  the 
early  history  and  traditions  of  the  University 
comprised  the  speaking  program. 

During  the  business  session  Everett  D. 
Stonebraker,  '19-ex,  of  Bethesda,  Ohio,  and 
Matilda  Scharf,  '28,  of  Wheeling,  were  elect- 
ed president  and  secretary,  respectively,  of  the 
Ohio  Valley  organi:iation. 

Eastern  Ohio 

Covers  were  laid  for  fifty-six  guests  at  the 
eleventh  annual  reunion  of  the  Eastern  Ohio 
alumni  chapter,  which  was  held  at  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church,  Steubenville,  Ohio,  on 
Saturday,  April  1  .V  This  group,  organized  in 
1914,  is  the  oldest  chapter  in  the  alcmni  as- 
sociation. 

The  after  dinner  program  was  presided  over 
by  the  chapter  president,  M.  L.  Dennis,  '19, 
while  the  group  singing  was  directed  by  Anna 
Mary  Coates,  '26,  2-yr.  Marian  E.  Murphy, 
'13,  2-yr.,  was  chapter  secretary. 

Greetings  from  Alma  Mater  were  conveyed 
to  those  present  by  the  Alumni  Secretary  aft- 
er which  all  were  delighted  to  hear  Prof. 
Hoover  in  his  interesting  resume  of  the  early 
history   of   Ohio   University.      Bess   M.    Cole 


brought  greetings  from  the  Ohio  Valley  chap- 
ter and  Dr.  R.  L.   Erwin,  superintendent  of     _ 
the   Steubenville   schools,   responded   with   an 
impromptu  talk. 

Other  features  of  the  evening's  program 
were  vocal  solos  by  Mrs.  Wolter  (Margaret 
Armstrong,  '25,  2-yr.),  accompanied  by  Miss 
Coates;  violin  selections  by  Paul  Grate  and 
Harry  Herbst,  of  Steubenville  High  School; 
and  readings  by  Dorothy  Daugherty,  'IS, 
2-yr. 

Officers  for  1929-39  are:  President,  Mrs. 
Paul  Kirk  (Lena  Boelzner,  '12,  2-yr.);  vice- 
president,  Lydia  Mooney,  '25,  2-yr.;  secretary, 
Mrs.  Frank  P.  May  (Mabel  Cunningham,  '15, 
2-yr.) ;  and  treasurer,  Mrs.  Wolter. 
Canton 

After  a  two-year  period  of  inactivity  the 
Canton,  Ohio,  chapter  became  very  much  alive 
on  April  20  when  thirty  members  rallied  at 
the  call  of  their  president,  Earl  F.  Shadrach, 
'20,  for  a  meeting  at  the  University  Club.  In- 
clement weather  proved  to  be  no  dampener 
to  enthusiasm  if  reports  of  the  reunion  are  an 
indication.  The  president  was  ably  assisted 
in  preparations  for  the  meeting  by  the  chap- 
ter secretary,  Emma  S.  Kratsch,  '10,  of  Mas- 
sillon. 

From  his  position  at  the  head  of  the  ban- 
quet table  Mr.  Shadrach  directed  the  evening's 
program.  The  singing  of  university  songs  was 
lead  by  Wayne  Jackson,  '28-ex,  well-known 
glee  club  baritone  of  a  few  years  back.  Sam- 
uel S.  Shafer,  '14,  Canton  attorney,  was  a 
program  speaker.  He  was  followed  by  the 
guest  speaker.  Prof.  T.  N.  Hoover,  who  gave 
''chapter  one"  of  his  exceedingly  popular  series 
of  addresses  under  the  subject,  "Ohio  Univer- 
sity Now — and  Then." 

The  election  of  officers  was  a  concluding 
feature  and  resulted  in  the  selection  of  Key 
Wenrick,  '13,  for  president,  and  Leah  Stone- 
hill,  '25,  for  secretary. 

Chicago 

A  most  successful  get-together  of  members 
of  the  Chicago  chapter,  on  April  20,  was  re- 
ported by  the  secretary,  Mrs.  Arthur  H.  Car- 
penter (Lucille  Evans,  ex),  of  La  Grange,  111. 
The  failure  to  arrive  of  nine  of  the  thirty-five 
alumni  for  whom  dinner  reservations  were 
made  at  Chicago's  Palmer  House,  was  ascribed 
to  the  heavy  downpours  of  rain  which  were 
experienced  throughout  the  day  and  evening. 

Prof.  John  E.  Snow,  '92,  of  Armour  Insti- 
tute of  Technology,  and  a  past  president  of 
the  group,  presided  at  the  meeting  in  the  ab- 
sence of  R.  P.  Ashbaugh,  '10,  2-yr.,  of  West- 
ern Springs,  who  was  called  to  New  York 
City  on  business. 


MAY,  1929 


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Group  singing  of  "Green  and  White'"  songs 
to  the  piano  accompaniment  of  Ludel  Boden, 
'27,  Antioch,  111.,  and  the  violin  accompani- 
ment of  Tessie  Peta,  '26,  Chicago,  was  en- 
joyed. 

A  telegraphic  message  from  the  Alumni 
Secretary  carried  personal  and  olficial  greet- 
ings from  Athens  and  assurances  of  sincere  re- 
gret at  his  inability  to  be  present  for  the  re- 
union. Prof.  C.  N.  Mackinnon  was  the  pur- 
veyor of  tidings  of  current  campus  affairs. 
While  not  a  graduate  of  Ohio  University 
Prof.  Mackinnon  has  been  intimately  in  touch 
with  undergraduates  in  university  activities 
since  1913  and  is  therefore  heard  with  interest 
by  alumni  audiences. 

Mr.  Ashbaugh  was  re-elected  to  the  chap- 
ter presidency  and  Mrs.  Dale  Button  (Mar- 
garet Carpenter,  '26-ex) ,  daughter  of  the  out- 
going secretary,  was  elected  to  the  secretary- 
ship. 

Scheduled  Meetings 

Despite  the  loss,  by  removal  from  the  city, 
of  their  president,  Robert  S.  Soule,  '23,  the 
mem.bers  of  the  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  chapter 
will  not  lack  leadership  for  a  meeting  to  be 
held  at  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  on  May  4.  May 
Randall,  '23,  2-yr.,  chapter  secretary,  has  cap- 
ably taken  things  in  hands  and  has  issued  calls 
for  the  second  annual  reunion,  a  report  of 
which  will  be  given  in  the  June  issue  of  The 
Ohio  Alumnus.  Dr.  H.  R.  Wilson  will  be 
the  speaker. 

On  the  same  date.  May  4,  Dean  E.  W. 
Chubb  will  address  the  Marion,  Ohio,  chap- 
ter. The  Marion  folks  are  expected  to  reform 
their  ranks  after  a  lapse  of  a  year  or  two. 
Mella  Van  Meter,  '12,  is  giving  direction  to 
the  reunion  plans. 


has  been  associated  with  Prof.  Beggs,  of 
Princeton  University,  and  Karl  Arnstein,  a 
noted  German  engineer,  in  the  technical  de- 
signing of  the  hangar. 


Former    Ohio   Student  to  ^uild 

Mammoth  Aircraft  Hangar 

for  Goodyear 


According  to  information  recently  received 
at  the  Alumni  Office,  John  Clemmer,  '10-ex, 
a  construction  engineer  of  Akron,  Ohio,  is  en- 
gaged in  the  erection  of  a  new  hangar  for  the 
Goodyear  Zeppelin  Company,  Akron. 

The  hangar — for  dirigibles — will  be  by  far 
the  largest  ever  built,  having  a  depth  of  32") 
feet,  a  width  of  200  feet,  and  a  height  of  200 
feet. 

Fred  L.  Plummer,  '20,  of  the  faculty  of 
Case   School   of  Applied   Science,   Cleveland, 


Popular  Campus  Musician  III  In 
Youngstown  Hospital 

After  nine  months  illness,  Cyril  G.  "Spike" 
Oxley,  '23,  has  been  taken  to  the  Mahoning 
Tuberculosis  Hospital,  R.  F.  D.,  No.  5, 
Youngstown,  Ohio. 

While  on  the  campus  "Spike"  was  a  well- 
known  and  popular  member  of  the  band  as 
well  as  of  the  symphony  and  jazz  orchestras. 
He  continued  his  musical  career  after  gradua- 
tion until  he  was  stricken  with  illness  nearly  a 
year  ago. 

Mr.  Oxley  has  expressed  a  desire  to  hear 
from  some  of  his  classmates  and  other  Ohio 
University  friends.  The  Alumni  Secretary 
feels  that  this  published  statement  should  be 
enough  to  insure  the  directing  of  a  large  num- 
ber of  letters  to  this  cheerful  and  appreciative 
invalid  and  has,  himself,  already  dispatched 
the  first  of  what  he  purposes  to  make  a  series 
of  letters.  How  many  others  of  "Spike's" 
friends  will  prove  their  friendship  in  a  similar 
manner?     Let's  all  write. 


^ISlational  Authority  Qiyes  Address 

The  big  program  of  physical  education  to- 
day is  health  education,  athletics,  play  and 
recreation,  the  wise  use  of  leisure,  and  correc- 
tive gymnastic,  said  Dr.  James  E.  Rogers,  pres- 
ident of  the  department  of  Health  and  Physi- 
cal Education  of  the  National  Education  As- 
sociation, on  March  6,  at  a  mass  meeting  in 
Fine  Arts  Hall  of  the  teachers  and  majors  in 
Ohio's  "Physical  Ed"  department. 

"Our  great  job  is  to  make  physical  educa- 
tion real  education,"  he  said.  "Give  us  the 
coach  who  is  at  the  same  time  a  health  educa- 
tionalist, who  understands  physiology  thor- 
oughly. 

"There  is  a  difference  between  physical  edu- 
cation and  physical  training,  and  the  physical 
educationalist  must  ask  of  himself,  'Is  it  edu- 
cation of  the  physical  or  education  to  the  phys- 
ical? Is  it  the  business  of  education  of  the 
physical  or  education  through  the  physical?'  " 


Merle  Frank  Hutcheson,  "27,  is  associated 
with  the  firm  of  Barrow,  Wade,  Guthrie  6r 
Company,  public  accountants,  of  Cleveland. 


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THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


Famous  Old  Literary  Societies  Are  Gone  From 
Campus  But  Not  Forgotten  by  Former  Members 


In  the  written  and  unwritten  records  of 
Ohio  University  there  is  a  story  of  Hterary  so- 
cieties little  known  to  students  and  graduates 
of  the  present  generation — a  story  of  rivalry 
in  debates,  orations,  declamations,  essays,  and 
music  that  can  scarcely  be  equalled  anywhere. 
Many  an  alumnus,  however,  even  of  a  decade 
or  two  ago,  harks  back  with  a  smile  to  how  he 
fought  for  the  honor  of  his  society. 

Even  before  the  fraternities  were  establish- 
ed in  the  early  days  of  the  university,  the  lit- 
erary societies  were  flourishing  organizations. 
It  was  an  honor  to  be  enrolled  in  one,  and  to 
win  one  of  the  major  contests,  such  as  in  ora- 
tory or  debate,  was  the  highest  ambition  of  the 
societies  and  the  individual  contestants. 

Wars  were  fought,  radical  changes  were 
wrought  in  the  university,  civilization  advanc- 
ed, and  still  the  societies  retained  their  grip 
on  the  interest  of  the  students.  It  was  not  un- 
til the  time  of  the  World  War  and  imme- 
diately thereafter  that  their  influence  waned, 
their  numbers  decreased,  and  they  finally  dis- 
appeared from  the  campus. 

The  two  outstanding  societies  were  the 
Athenian  and  the  Philomathean.  Among  the 
other  societies  they  were  like  two  giant  oaks 
towering  over  saplings.  In  fact,  for  70  years 
they  were  the  only  ones  on  the  campus.  Two 
other  societies  made  their  appearances  in  later 
years,  but,  by  comparison,  their  existence  was 
short  and  their  influence  less  extensive. 

The  Athenian  was  the  oldest,  being  organiz- 
ed in  1819.  Two  years  later,  Philomathean 
was  organized  with  fifteen  charter  members. 
Accordingly,  so  far  as  age  is  concerned,  there 
was  little  to  choose  between  the  two,  though 
Athenian  always  boasted  proudly  that  it  was 
"the  oldest  literary  society  west  of  the  Alle- 
ghenies." 

Through  the  years  the  two  organizations 
battled.  There  were  no  contests  in  only  one 
period,  1845  to  1850,  when  the  Mexican  War 
was  on.  Old  records  relate,  "It  is  presumed 
that  in  the  debate  with  Mexico,  the  boys 
found  that  war  was  their  native  element." 

Then  on  and  on  until  1870  they  went,  like 
two  grizzled  veterans,  waging  their  yearly  con- 
tests. In  that  year  Philomathean  introduced 
an  innovation  by     admitting     women.     Miss 


Maggie  Boyd,  the  first  woman  student  at  Ohio 
University,  became  a  member  then.  In  1872, 
as  Philomathean  says,  "The  Athenian  follow- 
ed our  example  and  admitted  ladies." 

Things  did  not  run  so  smoothly  after  that. 
Women  felt  that  their  presence  in  the  societies 
was  not  being  sufficiently  recognized.  They 
began  to  have  grievances.  There  was  trouble 
in  the  ranks. 

The  break  came  in  1890.  The  women  of 
both  Athenian  and  Philomathean  broke  away 
and  organized  another  society,  Adelphian.  Its 
motto  was  "An  Equal  Among  Equals."  Its 
ambition  was  "to  make  immortal  the  name  of 
Adelphian." 

The  Adelphian  version  of  this  rupture  is  in- 
teresting. It  reads:  "Many  of  us  were  loyal 
members  of  the  old  societies.  But  we  had  griev- 
ances. We  are  by  nature  timid,  and  the  lords 
of  creation  startled  us.  In  their  societies  we 
were  silent  and  fearful.  Something  had  to 
be  done.  We  formed  Adelphian.  Now,  in  our 
own  society  we  are  like  the  rushing  torrent — 
bold,  sonorous,  and  deep.  For  a  time,  by  sheer 
force  of  numbers,  we  'frightened  the  beasts  of 
prey.'  But  'fortes  fortuna  juvat."  Our  camp 
is  now  lighted  with  electricity,  and  the  'wick- 
ed have  ceased  their  troubling  and  the  light- 
ning bugs  do  rest."  " 

But  it  was  not  long  before  Adelphian  felt 
the  need  of  male  members  and  it  soon  opened 
its  doors  to  them.  Adelphian's  chronicle  ot 
this  is  worth  reading:  "For  a  while  our  ses- 
sions were  secret.  In  order  that  we  might 
work  unembarrassed,  no  masculine  presence 
was  allowed  to  profane  the  hallowed  precincts 
of  our  hall.  But  some  of  our  girls  were  dis- 
satisfied. They  lacked  the  inspiring  admira- 
tion of  men.  So  we  gave  consent  for  open 
doors.  And  now,  our  consent  being  given, 
our  welcome  is  cordial.  Come  one,  come  all. 
But  if  thou  be  a  man,  see  to  it  that  thou  arm 
thyself  triply  in  steel,  if  thou  hop'st  to  retire 
unscathed  by  Cupid's  arrow." 

Adelphian  was  established  in  1909  and 
thrived  on  the  compus  for  a  number  of  years. 
As  a  younger  brother,  the  Chrestomathean 
society  was  organized  in  1914.  It,  however, 
passed  out  of  existence  with  the  other  societies 
soon  after  the  War. 


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These  societies  had  the  profoundest  influ- 
ence upon  the  education  and  morals  of  their 
members.  They  fostered  study  and  thinking 
for  adequate  self-expression.  Philomathean's 
purpose  was  to  "unmask  the  universe  and  lay 
bare  the  profoundest  mysteries  of  life  by 
knowledge."  It  also  had  as  its  emblem,  the 
Owl,  which  is  reputed  to  be  the  original  lover 
of  learning. 

Each  society  picked  its  best  debators  and 
orators  for  the  annual  contests  through  elim- 
inations in  which  every  member  participated. 
Winners  in  the  annual  contests  often  were  en- 
tered in  the  state  contests.  The  local  contests 
were  always  well  attended,  because  each  so- 
ciety was  obligated  to  take  100  tickets  for  the 
events. 

The  effect  of  the  assertion  of  one  group, 
made  in  a  relatively  recent  year  to  prospective 
candidates  for  membership,  that  "in  the  an- 
nual contests  between  the  literary  societies  of 
Ohio  the  Athenian  has  carried  away  a  majori- 
ty of  the  pri::,es  and  honors"  was  expected  to 
be  offset  by  a  pronouncement  from  a  rival 
camp  that  "as  a  'winner-picker'  Philo  is  with- 
out an  equal,  having  received  letters  of  ac- 
ceptance of  honorary  membership  from  forty 
of  the  greatest  statemen  of  the  age,  twelve  of 
whom  later  became  Presidents  of  the  United 
States."  But  if  the  Philomatheans  enrolled 
presidents  in  their  ranks  the  Athenians  could 
"point  with  pride"  and  exult  in  the  honorary 
affiliation  of  the  great  Queen  Victoria. 

The  organizations  met  once  a  week.  No 
member  was  allowed  to  perform  oftener  than 
every  other  meeting.  Tobacco  could  not  be 
used  at  the  meetings,  nor  could  any  immoral 


production  be  read.  In  addition,  any  member 
who  was  indebted  fifty  cents  or  more  to  the 
society  was  not  in  good  standing. 

Sessions  of  the  societies  before  1850  would 
seem  queer  to  us  now.  If  a  man  should  rise 
in  wrath  to  a  question,  he  could  be  again 
brought  down  to  the  ordinary  level  of  pro- 
priety by  snuffing  out  the  candle.  Or,  if  a 
debater  should  get  noisy,  a  rest  could  be  had 
by  going  down  to  the  woodpile  after  a  back- 
log. Then,  too,  one  could  punch  a  fire  when 
his  interest  waned. 

A  quaint  amendment  to  the  bylaws  on  pro- 
cedure of  the  Athenian  society  in  the  -early 
days  was:  "Resolved,  that  any  member  guilty 
of  leaning  back  in  his  chair,  be  considered 
guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  punished  by  fine 
or  reprimand,  as  the  society  deems  proper." 

What  did  these  societies  discuss?  Almost 
everything.  Here  are  a  few  of  the  subjects 
used  in  1844:  Do  American  institutions  tend 
to  licentiousness?  Is  capital  punishment  justi- 
fiable at  the  present  advanced  state  of  society 
in  the  United  States?  Which  would  be  the 
more  effective  means  of  stemming  the  wave 
of  intemperance  that  is  sweeping  our  country: 
moral  suasion  or  an  appeal  to  legislation? 
Should  females  be  instructed  in  the  branches 
of  classical  and  scientific  education?  Is  there 
sufficient  evidence  to  convince  man  of  the  im- 
mortality of  the  soul  without  the  aid  of  a  di- 
rect revelation  from  God? 

Where  did  these  societies  hold  their  meet- 
ings? Anywhere  they  could.  East  Wing  was 
used  for  years  as  a  meeting  place.  So  were 
students'  rooms,  and  attics.  Philomathean  rec- 
ords show   that   in    1909   their  meeting   place 


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was  Music  Hall.  Its  original  meeting  place 
was  ""in  the  attic  of  'Auld  Central,'  in  close 
proximity  to  the  ghostly  regions  of  the  medic 
pickling  vat." 

Each  organization  had  a  library.  With  the 
passing  of  the  societies,  these  collections  were 
given  to  the  Carnegie  Library,  and  they  form- 
ed a  nucleus  for  the  present  large  library. 

The  prevailing  purpose  of  the  literary  socie- 
ties  is  expressed  in  the  words  of  a  class  poem 
used  in  the  Athena  of  1 892 : 

"Most  important  to  all  students  in  our  uni- 
versity. 

Is  the  drill  that  comes  from  working  in  a 
good  society. 

For  we  follow  the  example  Aristotle  set  of 
old. 

And  we  speak,  orate,  and  argue,  tho  the 
half  can  ne'er  be  told. 


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yet  will  find  it  for  their  best  interests  to  get 
a  bit  introspective  themselves  and  look  to 
where  they  are  going  and  what  kind  of  educa- 
tion they  are  providing  the  citizenry  storming 
their  citadels. 

IV.  Assuming  that  the  alumni  have  reach- 
ed the  end  of  their  organization  period  and 
are  looking  for  something  to  do,  and  assuming 
that  they  are  restless  without  anybody  know- 
ing just  what  the  trouble  is,  we,  representing 
"the  alumni"  can  and  do  offer  effective  ma- 
chinery and  competent  personnel  to  help  the 
cause  of  education  and  support  the  efforts  of 
individual  institutions  in  finding  out  what  can 
be  done  about  it,  if  this  conference  results  in 
a  discovery  of  anything  effective  to  be  done. 
Yet  we  alumni  who  contend  that  we  know 
our  field  thoroughly,  ought  to  and  do  recog- 
nize how  futile  it  would  be  for  alumni  asso- 
ciations to  advise  the  educational  administra- 
tors in  our  respective  institutions  on  such  a 
problem.  We  believe  it  exists  and  the  steadi- 
ly increasing  interest  in  adult  education 
throughout  the  country  confirms  this  belief. 

From  the  standpoint  of  this  study  that 
alumnus  is  least  valuable  whose  blind  loyalty 
carries  him  no  further  than  a  deep  belief  that 
his  recollection  of  things  as  they  were  during 
four  impressionable  years  of  his  youth  are  best. 
We  readily  admit  that  this  type  of  alumnus 
has  been  vocal  above  all  others  during  this  or- 
ganization period,  but  he  is  losing  ground,  just 
as  in  our  undergraduate  ranks  the  "collegiate" 
youth  is  almost  passe.  The  underlying  cause 
for  all  this  is  changing  educational  conditions. 


The  alumnus  of  the  nineties  or  pre-war  days 
can  not  understand  these  modern  conditions 
and  for  that  reason,  generally  speaking,  the 
alumni  are  least  competent  at  present  to  ad- 
vise in  strictly  educational  matters.  We  ad' 
mit  this  frankly,  and  we  don't  presume  to  sug- 
gest that  we  alumni  take  a  hand  there.  It  is 
in  this  growing  realization  in  modern  life  that 
graduation  from  college  is  indeed  a  Com- 
mencement that  we  think  we  can  be  of  service 
to  educational  institutions,  bringing  to  bear 
the  full  force  of  our  ability  and  experience  in 
organization  of  this  kind. 

But  here  we  must  stop.  The  administra- 
tions and  faculties  must  recognize  the  demand 
of  the  adult  public  for  the  intellectual  food 
which  they  look  to  the  colleges  and  universi- 
ties to  supply.  The  alumni,  in  addition  to 
supplying  a  public  to  create  it,  can  and  we  be- 
lieve will,  if  properly  directed,  throw  the 
weight  of  their  organizing  experience  and  abil- 
ity in  the  alumni  and  other  fields  back  of  any 
well-devised  attempt  to  meet  it.  If  we  as  a 
national  organization  single-handed  attempted 
to  recommend  an  educational  program  of 
adult  education  involving  our  institutions  with 
the  alumni  public  without  the  help  of  our  re- 
spective educational  officials,  we,  although  this 
time  our  suggestions  would  be  entirely  sound 
from  every  standpoint,  would  nevertheless  lay 
ourselves  open  to  the  same  accusations,  thor' 
oughly  justified  on  former  occasions,  of  inter- 
fering sentimentally  in  things  which  are  not 
our  business. 

Although  for  many  years  the  alumni,  open 
to  criticism  as  we  confess  ourselves  in  some 
particulars,  have  listened  with  approval  and 
sympathy  to  demands  from  our  institutions, 
there  are  indications  already  that  these  same 
alumni  are  ready  to  about  face  and  solicit  from 
the  colleges  and  universities  a  corresponding 
attention  to  their  intellectual  life,  even  though 
it  may  mean  challenging  some  of  the  estab- 
lished and  ingrained  attitudes  toward  educa- 
tion which  have  obtained  in  this  country  up 
to  the  present  time. 

V.  As  evidence  of  the  organizing  ability 
of  our  alumni  executives  we  submit  briefly, 
in  addition  to  the  figures  given  earlier,  the 
following  approximations : 

(1)  Active  membership  in  alumni  associa- 
tions: 7^000  in  191.V,  800,000  in  the  year 
1928. 

(2)  Twenty-five  alumni  offices  in  1913; 
250  in  1928,  all  functioning,  from  the  me- 
chanical standpoint,  practically  in  conformity 
to  programs  laid  down  by  the  American 
Alumni  Council. 

(3)  Twenty-five  alumni  magazines  in  1913 


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of  varying  shapes,  sizes,  and  policies;  125  in 
1928  standardized  mechanically.  Subscrip' 
tions  have  risen  from  35,000  in  1913  to  250,' 
000  in  192S.  It  is  in  the  editorial  develop- 
ment of  the  alumni  magazines  that  one  of  the 
most  acute  problems  still  faces  the  Council. 

(4)  The  latest  available  comprehensive  tab- 
ulatiton  of  gifts  to  colleges  and  universities 
by  alumni  or  as  a  result  of  alumni  organiza- 
tion is  that  published  in  January,  1926,  by  the 
John  Price  Jones  Corporation  which  for  sev- 
eral years  has  been  intimately  associated  in 
extensive  efforts  to  raise  large  sums  for  educa- 
tional institutions.  The  total  amount  is  ap- 
proximately $150,000,000,  nearly  half  of 
which  was  given  by  alumni  themselves.  In  the 
report  of  which  the  tabulation  is  a  part  an 
interesting  conclusion  is  drawn: 

''Alumni  do  not  play  as  important  a  giving 
part  as  sometimes  is  believed.  On  the  other 
hand  the  enthusiasm,  intense  loyalty,  hard 
work  and  sacrifice  represented  in  the  alumni 
gifts  are  responsible  for  part  of  the  public  gen- 
erosity. The  public  and  foundation  gifts  be- 
come of  increasing  importance.  This  is  true 
even  where  we  have  an  institution  with  a 
large  body  of  wealthy  alumni,  because  we  re- 
call that  Harvard,  having  raised  the  largest 
aggregate  alumni  gift  on  the  list,  afterward 
went  out  for  additional  funds  in  a  special  pros- 
pect effort,  and  obtained  the  large  gifts  of  Mr. 
George  F.  Baker  and  other  public-spirited  peo- 
ple." 

(5)  The  printed  record  of  the  proceedings 
of  fifteen  annual  conventions  of  the  Associa- 
tion of  Alumni  Secretaries,  Alumni  Maga- 
zines Associated,  and  American  Alumni 
Council. 

Suniynary 

Therefore:  (1)  We  submit  that  there  is 
a  regular  constructive  task  for  the  alumni  to 
perform  in  the  orderly  support  and  develop- 
ment of  our  colleges  and  we  believe  they  can 
aid  those  who  have  due  authority  and  respon- 
sibility for  that  performance.  That  task  in- 
cludes certainly  assistance  in  supplying  the  ad- 
ministration and  faculty  with  the  materials 
with  which  to  work,  whether  they  consist  of 
money,  qualified  students,  freedom  from  re- 
strictive legislation,  or  a  provincial  and  nar- 
rowing public  opinion  which  may  be  even 
more  harmful  than  restrictive  legislation.  For 
the  purpose  of  this  conference  how  this  orien- 
tation of  the  alumni  can  be  effected  need  not 
be  discussed,  but  should  be  borne  in  mind. 

(2)  We  feel  certain  that  in  our  alumni 
constituencies  at  present  there  is  a  sizable 
nucleus  of  men  and  women  who  would  be  im- 
mediately interested  in  a  program  of  study  for 


adults.      With   this  group   a  start  should   be 
made  at  once. 

(3)  We  are  confident  that  in  our  alumni 
constituencies  there  are  at  present  many  who 
need  only  guidance  and  suggestion  to  realize 
how  helpful  an  adult  education  program 
would  be.  This  section  of  the  alumni  popula- 
tion it  would  be  our  task  to  discover. 

(4)  Heretofore,  whatever  close  and  contin- 
uing relationship  has  existed  between  the  uni- 
versity and  the  alumni  has  been  based  upon 
two  things.  These  are:  First,  intercollegiate 
athletics,  the  interest  in  which  is  partly  the 
cause  and  partly  the  effect  of  direct  stimulus 
and  propaganda  on  the  part  of  the  athletic 
authorities  in  our  universities;  and  second,  the 
widespread  efforts  of  our  educational  institu- 
tions to  raise  money  from  the  alumni  which, 
while  not  so  thorough-going  over  a  long  peri- 
od, has  served  to  bring  the  alumni  in  close 
touch  with  the  university  during  the  period  of 
the  drive  in  question.  Unquestionably,  the 
active  interest  of  most  college  and  university 
graduates  has  been  stimulated  through  these 
channels.  It  is  not  surprising  then  that  the 
ways  in  which  their  interest  is  expressed 
should  be  limited  accordingly.  Yet  we  as 
alumni  officers  are  convinced  that  if  the  alum- 
ni were  approached  on  the  side  of  their  intel- 
lectual interests  with  a  tenth  of  the  energy  and 
shrewd  thought  which  goes  into  the  propa- 
ganda for  athletics  or  money  campaigns,  the 
result  would  compare  very  favorably.  We 
have,  it  is  true,  the  undergraduate  interest  in 
intercollegiate  sport  upon  which  we  have  built 
the  graduate  interest  in  athletics,  but  equally 
we  have,  or  should  have,  the  four  years  intel- 
lectual training  also  upon  which  to  build  an 
interest  in  the  intellectual  life  of  the  univer- 
sity. It  is  important  to  recognize,  however, 
that  it  requires  some  thought  and  effort — 
propaganda  if  you  wish — to  arouse  and  main- 
tain this  interest. 

(5)  We  sense  the  questioning  spirit  among 
younger  alumni  and  present  undergraduates. 
With  the  latter  we  can  of  course  do  nothing, 
but  we  believe  we  can,  with  the  help  of  a  dis- 
interested agency  such  as  the  American  As- 
sociation for  Adult  Education,  call  forcibly  to 
the  attention  of  college  and  university  officials 
the  desirability  of  turning  out  an  alumni  pub- 
lic whose  interest  in  education  and  continuing 
education  is  real,  and  is  not  warped,  neglected, 
nullified,  or  held  dormant. 

(6)  We  sense  a  growing  sentiment  that  be- 
fore very  long  the  alumni,  fully  appreciative 
of  all  that  their  alma  maters  have  done  for 
them  and  entirely  willing  to  continue  their 
support,  will  nevertheless  seek  from  and  ask 


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of  these  same  institutions  help  and  guidance 
in  a  reaHzation  of  fuller  intellectual  attain- 
ments after  graduation.  They  will  call  upon 
the  colleges  and  the  universities  for  this  guid- 
ance first  of  all.  They  will  do  so  insistently, 
and  expectantly.  We,  representing  the  alum- 
ni, foresee  this  and  are  getting  our  organiza- 
tion house  in  order.  But  we  can  not  and 
should  not  proceed  alone.  We  need  the  help 
and  cooperation  and  sympathy  of  the  institu- 
tions and  their  faculties.  It  is  something 
which  they  should  foresee  and  be  proud  to 
meet. 

(7)     We    realize    that    this    conference    is 
merely  an  entering  wedge  in  what  we  feel  sin- 
cerely will  prove  to  be  an  attack  upon  one  of 
the   big  educational   problems  of   the   future. 
As  such  we  are  prepared  to  do  all  within  our 
power  to  give  the  alumni  proper  direction  at 
the  outset.     We  welcome  the  opportunity  to 
meet  with  a  group  which  we  have  reason  to 
believe  is  sympathetic    with    the    efforts    the 
American  Alumni  Council  have  made  to  guide 
the  alumni  movement  into  proper  channels. 
Frrederick  S.  Allis,  Amherst  . 
J.  L.  Morrill,  Ohio  State 
Harriet  Sawyer,  Vassar 
Wilfred  B.  Shaw,  Michigan 
Florence  H.  Snow,  Smith,  ex-officio 
Levering  Tyson,  Columbia,  Chairman 


THIRTEEN  UNDERGRADUATES 


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Rubber  Co.,   1919-20;  director.   Development 
Department,    United    States    Rubber    Planta- 
tions, Inc.,  Kisaran,  Sumatra,  D.  E.  I.,  1920- 
23;  technical  assistant    to    Vice-President    in 
charge  of  Development    and    Patent    Depart- 
ments, U.  S.  Rubber  Co.,  1923 — .     Member 
American    Institute    of    Chemical    Engineers 
American  Chemical  Society,  American  Asso 
ciation  for  Advancement  of  Science.     Author 
of  articles.     Nine  issued  United  States  patents, 
eighteen  applications  for  U.  S.  patents  pend- 
ing, and  a  number  of  issued  foreign  patents 
and  patent  applications. 

Ernest  Brown  Skinner,  A.  B.,  '88;  Ph.  D., 
'00  (Chicago).  At  present,  professor  of 
Mathematics,  University  of  Wisconsin.  Pro- 
fessor of  Mathematics,  Amity  College,  1888- 
91.  Instructor  in  Mathematics,  University  of 
Wisconsin,  1892-95;  assistant  professor,  same, 
1895-10;  associate  professor,  same,  1919-20; 
professor,  same,  1920 — .  Member:  American 
Mathematical  Society,  Mathematical  Associa- 
tion of  America,  American  Association  for 
Advancement  of  Science,  Wisconsin  Academy 


of  Science;  Permanent  Judicial  Commission, 
Presbyterian  Church,  U.  S.  A.;  Board  of  Di- 
rectors, McCormick  Theological  Seminary. 
Author  of  books  and  articles,  including  treat- 
ise on  ''Groups"  for  forthcoming  edition  of 
Encyclopaedia  Britannica. 

George  B.  Sprau,  A.  B.,  '04;  A.  M.,  '05; 
A.  M.,  '08  (Harvard).  At  present,  professor 
of  English,  Western  State  Teachers  College, 
Kalamazoo,  Mich.  Instructor  in  English  and 
German,  High  School,  Zanesville,  Ohio,  1905- 
07;  instructor  in  English,  Ohio  University, 
1908;  professor  of  English,  W.  S.  T.  C, 
1909 — ..  Professor  of  English,  State  Normal 
School,  Bellingham,  Wash.,  summer  of  1927. 
Study  at  various  times  in  England,  Scotland, 
and  France.  Author  of  one  book  and  several 
articles. 

Oscar  Clemen  Stme,  Ph.  B.,  '08;  Ph.  D., 
'21  (Wisconsin).  At  present.  Agricultural 
Economist,  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture, 
Washington,  D.  C.  Director,  division  of  Bur- 
eau of  Agricultural  Economics,  1921 — .  Edi- 
tor, Journal  of  Farm  Economics,  1922-24;  as- 
sociate editor.  Journal  of  the  Agricultural  His- 
tory Society,  1927 — .  Member  of  commission 
to  collect  and  analyse  agricultural  information 
relative  to  Balkan  countries,  Turkey,  and  sev- 
eral African  colonies  for  use  of  U.  S.  repre- 
sentatives at  Versailles  Conference  following 
World  War.  Representative  of  U.  S.  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture  on  Pan-American  Union 
committee  to  draft  documents  for  Inter-Amer- 
ican Conference  on  Simplification  of  Consular 
Documents.  Delegate  to  General  Assembly  of 
International  Institute  of  Agriculture,  Ge- 
neva, 1 926.  U.  S.  Representative  on  Interna- 
tional Statistical  Commission,  Rome,  1926. 
Author  of  books  and  articles. 

Hiram  Roy  Wilson,  A.  B.,  "96;  A.  M.,  '97; 
Litt.  D.,  '11  (Franklin).  At  present,  profes- 
sor of  English  and  head,  English  department, 
College  of  Education,  Ohio  University.  In- 
structor in  English,  Ohio  University,  1897- 
1906;  professor,  same,  1906 — .  Member: 
Modern  Language  Association,  National 
Council  of  Teachers  of  English.  President, 
Ohio  University  Alumni  Association,  1927-29. 
Author  of  books  and  articles. 

Herman  Hic\man  Young,  A.  B.,  '13;  A.  M., 
14;  Ph.  D.,  '16  (Pennsylvania).  At  present, 
professor  of  Clinical  Psychology,  Indiana  Uni- 
versity. Psychologist,  Indiana  Reformatory, 
Jeflersonville,  1915;  psychologist.  Juvenile 
Court,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  1916;  mental  exam- 
iner, Kentucky  Survey,  National  Committee 
for  Mental  Hygeine,  1917;  department  direc- 
tor. Children's  Service  Bureau,  Youngstown, 
Ohio,  1917-21;  instructor  in  Psychology,  Uni- 


MAY,  1929 


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versity  of  Pennsylvania,  1921-22;  associate 
professor  of  Clinical  Psychology,  Indiana  Uni- 
versity, 1922-25;  professor,  same,  1925 — .  Di- 
rector of  I.  U.  Psychological  Association, 
American  Association  of  University  Profes- 
sors, and  others.  Sigma  Xi  and  Kappa  Delta 
Pi.    Author  of  books  and  numerous  articles. 

In  remarks  of  welcome  to  the  visiting  dele- 
gates at  the  conclusion  of  the  installation  ban- 
quet, President  Elmer  Burritt  Bryan  spoke  of 
the  satisfaction  that  the  granting  of  a  Phi 
Beta    Kappa    charter  brings  to  the  university. 

The  acceptance  of  Ohio  University  by  the 
fraternity  indicates  that  the  university  is  meet- 
ing its  task  of  answering  for  young  people  in 
its  student  body  the  two  all-important  ques- 
tions, "What  is  true?''  and  ''What  shall  we 
do?",  said  Dr.  Bryan. 

Loves  of  wisdom,  of  work,  and  of  man — 
to  which  he  gave  the  Greek  terms,  philosophia, 
philotechnia,  and  philanthropia — are  the  three 
great  inspirations  of  man's  life,  declared  Dr. 
Thwing  in  his  address,  "The  Three  Great 
Loves  of  Man,"  which  concluded  the  installa- 
tion program. 

The  great  men  of  all  time,  among  them  Soc- 
rates, Plato,  Aristotle,  Thomas  Jefferson,  John 
Adams,  George  Washington,  Thomas  Huxley, 
John  Stewart  Mill,  Herbert  Spencer,  and 
Charles  Darwin  were  lovers  of  wisdom,  Dr. 
Thwing  declared, — men  who  made  philo- 
sophia the  pilot  of  their  lives. 

Philotechnia  is  the  love  of  an  art  or  a  craft, 
the  speaker  explained,  the  love  that  is  respon- 
sible for  the  limitless  power  in  the  world  to- 
day. 

In  philanthropia.  Dr.  Thwing  concluded, 
man's  inspiration  reaches  its  height.  "Wis- 
dom is  much,  but  the  love  of  man  for  man  is 


PROGRAM  OF  COMMENCEMENT 


(Continued  from  Page  14) 
building  will  be  open  for  inspection  all  day 
Monday  but  a  time,   nine-thirty  o'clock,  has 
been  indicated  when  there  will  be  ushers  to 
conduct  visitors  and  to  give  information. 

In  accordance  with  a  long  established  cus- 
tom the  alumni  speaker  for  the  Alumni  Lunch- 
eon has  been  chosen  from  the  twentieth  pre- 
ceding graduating  class.  This  year  the  honor 
goes  to  Dr.  William  Thomas  Morgan,  '09,  of 
Indiana  University. 

With  the  exception  of  the  Pageant,  the 
Alumni  Luncheon,  and  the  Play,  "Beggar  on 
Horseback,"  all  events  on  the  commencement 
program  will  be  free  to  alumni  and  university 


guests.  Charges  sufficient  only  to  defray  ex- 
penses are  made  for  the  above.  Reservations 
should  be  made  through  the  Alumni  Office  in 
advance. 

The  picture  that  accompanies  this  article 
was  taken  last  year  at  the  time  of  the  big  Com- 
mencement Picnic.  The  fence  in  the  back- 
ground was  a  temporary  structure  to  enclose 
the  site  of  the  Alumni  Memorial  Auditorium. 

A  complete  program  of  Commencement 
events  appears  on  the  inside  of  the  back  cover 
events  appears  on  page  32. 


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T)  EA  T  H  S 


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Welsh— John  D.  Welsh,  '12,  aged  40,  died 
at  his  home  in  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  March  28, 
1929,  after  an  illness  dating  from  the  preced- 
ing November  and  during  which  he  had  un- 
dergone four  operations  for  lung  trouble. 

Mr.  Welsh  was  successively,  after  gradua- 
tion, employed  by  an  electric  company  in 
Pittsburgh,  a  farmer,  an  instructor  in  Mathe- 
matics in  Athens  High  School,  a  power  engi- 
neer with  the  Southern  Ohio  Electric  Com- 
pany, and,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  manager 
of  the  Hillsboro  office  of  the  Ohio  Utilities 
Company. 

Fred  Lee  Tom,  '14,  2-yr.,  a  roommate  of 
Mr.  Welsh  in  his  college  days,  sang  at  the 
funeral  service  Miss  Martha  Welsh,  '23,  a 
teacher  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  is  a  sister 
of  the  deceased.  Mr.  Welsh  is  survived  by 
a  widow  and  two  sons. 

Morse — Miss  F.  Marie  Morse  died  sudden- 
ly February  18,  1929,  as  the  direct  result  of  a 
cerebral  hemorrhage.  Death  occurred  at  the 
home  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Blanche  M.  Goodwin, 
'27,  a  teacher  in  Glendale,  Ohio.  Miss  Morse 
had  been  in  rather  ill  health  throughout  the 
winter  following  a  tonsillectomy  but  was 
thought  to  be  making  a  satisfactory  recovery 
when  the  end  came  unexpectedly.  While  Miss 
Morse  was  not  an  Ohio  University  graduate 
she  had  served  three  years  as  assistant  nurse  in 
the  university  infirmary  and  had  thus  become 
acquainted  with  a  great  many  Ohio  students. 

Porter — Funeral  services  for  Miss  Eleanor 
Porter,  '25,  2-yr.,  were  held  in  Athens,  April 
2,  1929.  Miss  Porter  had  been  employed  as  a 
stenographer  by  the  Gwinn  Milling  Company, 
of  Columbus,  Ohio,  for  about  three  years  and 
was  a  resident  of  Columbus  at  the  time  of 
her  death.  She  was  a  sister  of  Mr.  Walter  P. 
Porter,  '24,  of  Athens. 


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THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


qATHLETICS  at  OHIO  UNIVERSITY 


Coach  Peden's  Daily-Imprcving  Varsity  Baseball  Team  Makes  Strong  Start  in  Buckeye 
Conference  After  A  Good  Showing  Against  Big  Ten  Teams 


As  this  review  is  written  Ohio  University's 
baseball  nine  stands  in  a  tie  with  the  Cincin' 
nati  Bearcats — last  year's  champs — for  second 
place  in  the  Buckeye  Association  ratings,  with 
Miami  holding  top  place  by  virtue  of  a  vie 
tory  in  the  single  conference  game  played  to 
date. 

Coach  Don  Peden's  diamond  squads  have 
always  been  above  average  and  this  year,  with 
strength  on  the  pitching  mound  which  was 
lacking  last  year,  the  University  of  Illinois 
athlete  expects  to  see  his  charges  "come 
through"  for  an  excellent  rating. 

Early  season  games  with  Big  Ten  schools 
and  with  the  University  of  West  Virginia, 
while  not,  in  every  instance,  affording  figures 
for  the  "won"  column,  were  nevertheless  val' 
uable  to  the  Bobcats  because  of  the  opportuni- 
ty to  compete  against  "big  league"  opposition. 
Ohio  State 

The  1929  season  was  opened  April  6  by  a 
game  with  Ohio  State  University,  on  its  home 
lot,  in  which  the  Pedenmen  were  the  losers 
by  a  score  of  7  to  1 . 

Errors — two  by  Koterba  at  shortstop  and 
two  by  Hastings  on  first  base — proved  the 
downfall  of  the  Bobcats,  who  put  up  a  stiff 
fight  throughout  the  contest. 

Schrieber,  third  baseman,  had  the  honor  of 
scoring  the  first  run  for  Ohio  this  season.  He 
was  credited,  also,  with  one  of  the  Bobcats' 
three  hits  of  the  game.  Ohio  State  fared  but 
little  better  at  the  hands  of  the  opposing 
pitchers,  being  let  down  with  but  seven  safe- 
ties.  Barfoot  and  Engh  were  the  Ohio  hurb 
ers. 

West  'Virginia 

For  their  next  competition  the  Bobcats 
journeyed  over  to  Morgantown  for  a  two- 
game  series  with  West  Virginia  U.  Both 
teams  were  successful  in  winning  a  game,  the 
Mountaineers  taking  the  first  one,  4-3,  on 
April  12,  while  the  Bobcats  copped  the  one 
on  the  following  day,  7-?. 

Engh  and  Mozdy  handled  the  pitching  du- 
ties for  Ohio  in  the  first  game,  allowing  seven 
hits  while    their    teammates    were    garnering 


eight.  "Beany"  Trace,  pitching  for  the  Green 
and  White  in  the  second  game,  was  in  excel- 
lent form  and  retired  nine  Mountaineers  by 
the  strikeout  route,  allowing  six  hits.  War- 
shower,  first  string  catcher,  was  behind  the 
plate  in  both  games. 

Minnesota 

The  Ohio  team  returned  to  the  home  dia- 
mond April  15  to  show  local  fans  just  exact- 
ly how  baseball  should  not  be  played  with 
any  view  to  winning  the  contest. 

Shaky  playing  gave  the  visiting  Gophers  an 
easy  victory  by  a  score  of  19  to  5.  Five  er- 
rors in  the  infield  gave  Minnesota  as  many 
runs,  and  poor  playing  in  the  outer  gardens 
did  not  help  one  bit.  The  Ohioans  were  not 
idle  with  their  clubs,  however,  securing  thir- 
teen hits,  and  had  they  played  a  closer  fielding 
game  would  have  made  a  highly  creditable 
showing  against  the  Western  Conference 
team. 

Barfoot,  McKinley,  and  Engh  were  the  Bob- 
cat pitchers  used  in  this  contest. 
Denison 

Touching  two  Denison  pitchers  for  12  safe- 
ties the  Bobcats  opened  their  Buckeye  sched- 
ule at  Granville,  April  20,  with  an  8  to  5  vic- 
tory over  the  Baptists  in  a  game  as  tightly 
played  as  the  Minnesota  game  had  been  loose- 
ly contested.  Bobcat  sluggers  had  a  merry  time 
at  the  plate  clouting  four  doubles,  three  trip- 
les, and  five  singles  thus  confirming  rapidly 
fonning  suspicions  that  the  1929  team  is  pret- 
ty well  fortified  with  hitters. 

Trace,  Engh,  and  Warshower  composed  the 
Ohio  battery. 

Marietta 

The  Pedenmen  scored  their  second  victory 
in  three  days  by  taking  their  long-time  foe. 
Marietta  College,  into  camp  on  April  23  by  a 
score  of  7  to  3.  The  game  was  played  on 
Ohio  Field  which,  by  the  way,  is  this  year  in 
the  best  condition  in  its  history  and,  with  its 
velvet  turf,  is  easily  a  match  for  any  university 
diamond  in  the  state. 

Mozdy  went  to  the  hill  for  Ohio  and  stay- 
ed the  full  nine  innings.     While  his  offerings 


MAY,  1929 


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were  freely  touched  up  at  times  he  was  never 
in  serious  trouble  and  ever  master  of  the  situ- 
ation. 

Miami 

In  a  great  game  at  Oxford,  April  26,  dem- 
onstrating the  unusual  strength  of  both  nines, 
the  Bobcats  forced  the  Miami  University  boys 
to  play  14  innings  before  the  latter  were  able 
to  claim  a  victory  by  a  3  to  2  count.  The  con- 
test was  a  real  battle  which  lasted  well  into 
the  shades  of  evening. 

The  Miami  team  is  a  strong  one,  having 
handily  taken  the  measure  of  Ohio  State  in 
an  earlier  game. 

Engh  started  pitching  duties  for  Ohio  and 
remained  in  the  bo.x  for  seven  innings.  "Lefty" 
Barfoot  took  charge  of  things  with  Engh's  re- 
tirement and  finished  the  contest. 

Cincinnati 

The  Bobcats  struck  a  savage  blow  at  Cin- 
cinnati's pennant  hopes,  April  27,  when  they 
shut  out  the  Bearcats,  3  to  0,  on  their  own  dia- 
mond. 

In  hanging  up  his  third  victory  of  the  sea- 
son Trace  allowed  but  four  hits  and  permit- 
ted no  one  to  cross  the  home  plate.  Mean- 
while, the  Ohioans  jumped  on  Pitcher  Franz;, 
the  Bearcat  that  had  whitewashed  Witten- 
berg, for  seven  bingles  that  netted  three  runs. 
*     *     * 

The  schedule  will  be  resumed  again  on  May 
1  when  the  Wittenberg  team  comes  to  Ohio 
Field. 

The  apparent  strength  of  the  daily-improv- 
ing Bobcats  has  been  gained  in  spite  of  incle- 
ment weather  that  has  permitted  but  a  mini- 
mum of  field  work.  Three  days  out  of  a  two- 
weeks  period  were  all  that  the  Bobcats  were 
able  to  spend  on  the  diamond  prior  to  meet- 
ing Ohio  State,  West  Virginia,  and  Minne- 
sota. 


Athletic   Bulletin   Available   Through  the 
Alumni  Office  Upon  Request 


Prospects  for  Good  Tennis  Team  Deuelop 


Despite  the  loss  of  three  of  last  year's  stars, 
mid-April  practices — when  permitted  by  J. 
Pluvius — indicate  that  Ohio  University  will 
have  another  strong  tennis  team  this  year.  The 
squad  at  present  is  comprised  of  eleven  aspir- 
ants. 

Leading  candidates  include  Captain  John 
Lut-,  Pomeroy;  Jack  Burkholder,  Lakewood; 
Robert  Marriott,  Richwood;  Katsusaburo  Shi- 
bata,  of  Fukuokashi,  Japan;  Russell  Hoag, 
Rocky  River;  William  Wolf,  Athens;  Reid 
Chappell,  Athens;  Alfred  Roth,  Ridgeville, 
and  Nolan  Swackhamer,  Laurelville. 


A  supplementary  edition  of  the  Ohio  Uni- 
versity Bulletin  issued  by  the  department  of 
Physical    Education    and    edited    by    William 

Herbert,  track 
coach,  is  now  be- 
i  n  g  distributed. 
Enlivened  by  the 
use  of  many  cuts 
the  book  is  both 
attractive  and  in- 
formative. 

A  general  de- 
scription of  the 
depart  m  e  n  t  of 
Physical  Educa- 
tion is  a  feature. 
A  n  illustration 
of  the  new  gym- 
nasium and  pic- 
tures of  the 
teaching  and 
coaching  staff  ac- 
company  the 
text.  The  value 
of     a     major 


Miss  Sarah  Hatcher 


a  major  in 
Physical  Education  is  explained  in  a  following 
article. 

The  remainder  of  the  men's  section  is  de- 
voted to  the  individual  sports.  Football  is 
first,  with  a  short  history  of  Ohio's  gridiron 
encounters  and  snaps  of  the  team  in  action. 
Individual  pictures  of  the  members  of  the  var- 
sity squad,  of  the  coaching  staff,  a  group  pic- 
ture of  the  squad,  and  snaps  of  various  garaes 
add  to  the  effectiveness  of  the  section. 

Track,  baseball,  boxing,  wrestling  and  gym- 
nastics are  also  described  in  the  bulletin  and 
information  concerning  the  gymnasium  classes 
and  the  orthopedic  classes  as  well. 

"Physical  Education  for  Women,"  is  the 
subject  of  the  remainder  of  the  bulletin.  De- 
scription of  courses  of  study,  photographs,  and 
other  information  combine  to  offer  a  thorough 
explanation  of  the  work  of  this  division  of  the 
department.  Miss  Sarah  Hatcher  is  in  charge 
of  the  Women's  division. 

Two  pages  of  general  information  concern- 
ing the  university  complete  what  has  been 
called  the  most  comprehensive  bulletin  in  the 
history  of  the  department. 

Alumni  who  would  like  copies  of  this  bul- 
letin or  who  know  of  high  school  seniors  who 
might  be  interested  in  the  information  it 
contains  are  requested  to  write  to  the  Alumni 
Office. 


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THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


^.yi^.^.yi oyi 


MAY,  1929 


27 


New  Sports  May  Be  Added  to  List 


Announcement  has  been  made  this  spring 
that  lacrosse  and  field  hockey  will  be  added 
to  the  Ohio  University  athletic  program  next 
year  if  enough  interest  is  shown  in  the  two 
sports. 

Director  Bird  is  vigorously  following  up  the 
policy  of  the  athletic  department  to  be  up  to 
the  minute  in  sports  and  to  provide  athletic 
competition,  both  intercollegiate  and  intramur- 
al, for  as  large  a  number  of  students  as  pos 
sible. 

With  the  addition  of  new  tennis  courts  and 
of  the  new  stadium,  athletic  field,  and  track, 
and  the  use  of  the  old  Ohio  Field  for  women's 
athletics  and  minor  sports,  Ohio  University 
will  have  one  of  the  best  athletic  plants  in  any 
college  of  its  size  in  this  part  of  the  country. 


qA  Wearer  of  the  'V 


Dorothy  Deitz,  of  Albany,  N.  Y.,  a  senior, 
has  recently  been  awarded  the  varsity  ''O"  by 
the  Women's  Physical  Education  department 
for  having  earned  1,000  points  in  major  sport?, 
including  baseball,  basketball,  swimming, 
track,  archery,  interpretative  dancing,  and  ten- 


FROM  THE  EDITOR'S  DESK 


(Continued  from  Page  7) 

T^HE    1929    elections    to    Ohio    University's 

chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  have  been  an- 

nounced.      It   is   wholly   within   the   realm   of 

possibility  that  not  all  of  the  alumni  who  have 

long  coveted  the  honors  of 
As  It  Appears  the  organization  and  who 

To  the  Editor  feel    themselves     qualified 

for  membership  were  in- 
cluded in  the  list.  Indeed,  while  we  know 
nothing  whatever  of  the  methods  or  the  poli- 
cies of  the  charter  group  in  the  matter  of  mak- 
ing selections,  we  do  not  think  for  a  minute 
that  its  members  would  profess  that  with  om- 
niscience and  infallibility  they  had  elected 
every  sufficiently  qualified  person  in  all  of  the 
classes,  from  1861  to  1915,  who.se  members 
were  elegible  for  consideration. 

Further,  and  again  without  definite  knowl- 
edge of  the  situation,  we  doubt  if — in  view  of 
the   long  struggle  which    the    university    has 


made  for  its  chapter  against  the  odds  of  un- 
wisely provoked  antagonisms  of  the  past — it 
would  have  been  a  particularly  politic  thing 
to  ask  the  Senate  of  the  United  Chapters  of 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  to  approve  a  lengthy  list  of 
alumni  for  initiation  at  the  founding  cere- 
mony. 

And  lastly,  while  it  should  without  doubt, 
be  considered  a  high  honor  to  be  included  in 
the  first  alumni  class  we  feel  that  it  will  be  no 
less  an  honor  to  be  elected  at  a  subsequent 
time.  We  feel  reasonably  safe  in  stating  our 
belief  that  the  fact  that  a  person  was  not  elect- 
ed this  year  is  no  cause  for  thinking  that  that 
person's  chances  are  ended  and  that  the  roils 
of  the  elegible  classes  are  closed  against  future 
canvass  and  scrutiny. 


"Y\^E  HAVE  only  a  brief  space  in  which  to 
tell  a  long  story.     We  will  begin  it  im- 
mediately.    This  number  of  The  Ohio  Alum,' 
nus,  as  you  will  observe,  is  labeled  the  "May" 

number.  If  you  will  re- 
W/iy  There  Was  fer  to  your  files  you  will 
7S[o  April  7\[iimher  find  that  there  is  no  April 

number— -as  such.  This  is 
the  e.xplanation.  Ambitions  of  the  editor  to 
publish  the  best  possible  magazine  for  his 
readers  lead  him  to  increase  the  size  of  the 
first  four  issues  of  the  year  by  an  amount  of 
eight  pages  each.  The  expense  was,  naturally, 
proportionately  heavier.  Then,  the  cost  of  the 
annual  broadcast  of  an  Ohio  University  radio 
program  was  this  year  greater  than  ever  be- 
fore, and  the  cost  of  financing  the  expenses 
of  speakers  who  were  sent  to  every  alumni 
chapter  meeting  of  the  past  season,  was  great- 
ly increased  by  reason  of  the  added  chapters 
and  additional  requests  complied  with.  As  a 
result  of  the  consequent  drain  on  the  Associa- 
tion's exchequer  we  have  found  it  impossible 
to  publish  the  April  and  May  numbers  of  the 
magazine  and  still  have  funds  for  a  June 
(Commencement)  number.  The  situation  call- 
ed for  a  decision  which  was  this:  to  increase 
the  current  issue  to  32  pages,  to  combine  the 
contents  of  the  April  and  May  magazines,  and 
to  give  to  the  merged  material  a  May  date. 

We  hope  that  members  of  the  Alumni  As- 
sociation will  have  a  sympathetic  appreciation 
of  the  problems  of  the  Secretary-Editor  and 
that  they  will  know  that  he  is  doing  the  best 
he  can  to  wisely  and  effectively  direct  the  ex- 
penditure of  available  funds.  Besides,  dear 
readers,  the  eight  extra  pages  in  this  issue 
make  a  total  of  forty  pages  added  during  the 
year,  which  much  more  than  compensates  for 
the  missing  April  number. 


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THE     OHIO     ALUMNUS 


T>E     qALUMNIS 


1870 

Thomas  Jay  Harrison,  '70,  of  Bethany,  Mis- 
souri, regularly  and  annually  reports  his  occu' 
pation  as  that  of  ''farmer/'  The  editor  does 
not  know  whether  to  attach  a  ''retired"  to  the 
classification  or  not.  If  Mr.  Harrison  is  still 
an  active  tiller  of  the  soil  we  say  "more  power 
to  him." 

1872 

George  R.   Walker,     72,    retired    business 
man,   and  his   daughter,  Miss  Lelia   Walker, 
have  returned  to  their  home  in  Athens  after 
a  winter  spent  in  New  Orleans,  La. 
1883 

Mrs.  A.  W.  Campbell  (Julia  M.  Kirkendall, 
"83),  is  a  resident  of  Springville,  Indiana.  She 
is  a  member  of  a  family  which  is  remarkable 
for  the  fact  that  the  father  and  all  seven  of 
his  children  attended  Ohio  University.  All 
graduated  except  the  father,  W.  J.  Kirkendall, 
and  one  of  Mrs.  Campbeirs  sisters,  Mrs. 
Esther  White.  Those  who  received  degrees 
were:  L.  B.  C.  Kirkendall,  '80,  deceased  in 
1919;  C.  R.  S.  Kirkendall,  '83,  of  Fruita, 
Colo.;  J.  A.  F.  Kirkendall,  '86,  of  Roosevelt, 
Utah;  Mrs.  Campbell;  Mrs.  W.  A.  Hunter 
(Ella  May  Kirkendall,  '86),  of  McCoy,  Colo.; 
and  F.  E.  C.  Kirkendall,  '93,  of  Zanesville, 
Ohio. 

When  Mrs.  Campbell  entered  Ohio  Univer- 
sity there  had  been  but  two  women  graduated 
from  the  school — Miss  Margaret  Boyd,  '73, 
and  her  sister,  Jane  Elliott  Boyd,  '76,  who  is 
now  Mrs.  John  M.  Davis,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
To  Mrs.  Campbell  goes  the  honor,  as  shown 
by  the  minutes  of  the  Athenian  Literary  So- 
ciety, of  being  "the  first  lady  to  perform"  in 
its  hall,  then  up  in  the  attic  of  "center  col- 
lege." 

1888 

Rev.  Dr.  Elmer  A.  Dent,  '88,  minister  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of  Orange, 
Conn.,  has  spent  the  past  winter  at  his  home 
in  Belleview,  Florida. 

1895 

Ralph  C.  Super,  '95,  professor  of  Romance 
Languages,  Hamilton  College,  Clinton,  N.  Y., 
spent  his  spring  vacation  in  Athens  at  the 
home  of  his  father.  Dr.  Charles  W.  Super. 
Professor  Super  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Hamilton  faculty  since  1913  and  prior  to  that 


had  taught  in  the  University  of  Cincinnati  and 
in  Wesleyan  University,  Middletown,  Conn. 

1897 
Mrs.  S.  N.  Hobson,  of  Athens,  who  makes 
her  home  with  her  son-in-law  and  daughter, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rey  Lash  (Estella  Hobson,  '97), 
celebrated  her  ninety-third  birthday  on  April 
23,  and  is  said  to  be  the  oldest  woman  in  the 
city.  Mrs.  Hobson  is  mentally  alert  and  is  in- 
terested in  national  and  civic  problems  and  en- 
terprises. She  will  demonstrate  her  physical 
prowess  by  making  a  journey  to  Marietta  soon 
for  a  month's  visit  with  another  daughter. 

1900 

Dr.  E.  H.  Bean,  '00,  2-yr.,  Columbus,  Ohio, 
osteopath,  Fannie  C.  Bean,  '14,  Athens,  teach- 
er in  the  schools  at  The  Plains,  and  Dr.  L.  G. 
Bean,  '99,  Athens,  dentist,  were  present  at 
the  home  of  their  mother  in  Athens,  April  7, 
for  the  observance  of  the  latter 's  85  th  birth- 
day. 

1903 

Mrs.  John  Grennan  (Elizabeth  Ruth  Ben- 
nett, '03),  is  a  resident  of  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

1905 

Mrs.  W.  F.  Copeland  (Helen  Reinherr, 
'05),  was  elected  to  membership  on  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Athens  Branch  of  the 
American  Association  of  University  Women 
at  an  April  meeting  of  the  organization.  Oth- 
er Ohio  University  alumnae  chosen  as  ofi^icers 
were  Mrs.  Homer  V.  Cherrington  (Maria 
Grover,  '17),  to  be  vice-president,  and  Cleo 
Higgins,  '25,  to  be  recording  secretary. 

Mrs.  Louella  M.  Tooill,  of  C^olumbus,  Ohio, 
active  in  women's  organizations  and  wife  of 
Lieut.  Col.  George  W.  Tooill,  '05,  Columbus 
attorney,  died  April  2,  in  White  Cross  Hos- 
pital after  an  illness  of  only  a  few  hours,  fol- 
lowing a  heart  attack. 

1906 
The  Blue  Pencil  Club  of  Ohio,  composed 
of  city  editors,  telegraph  editors,  and  other 
editorial  desk  workers  on  Ohio  newspapers, 
held  its  annual  convention  at  Ohio  State  Uni- 
versity early  in  April  with  the  School  of 
Journalism  acting  as  host.  Charles  H.  Harris, 
"06,  managing  editor  of  the  Athens  Messen- 
ger, is  president  of  the  club  and  acted  as 
toastm  aster. 


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1907 

Frank  B.  Gullum,  '07,  professor  of  Chemis' 
try,  Ohio  University,  has  recently  been  named 
by  Mayor  Woodworth,  '93 -ex,  of  Athens,  a 
member  of  the  City  Board  of  Health  for  a 
period  of  live  years  to  succeed  himself.  E.  R. 
Wallace,  '26,  assistant  professor  of  Agricul- 
ture, and  Loring  G.  Connett,  '10,  2'yr.,  local 
florist,  were  named  members  of  Athens'  new 
shade  tree  commission. 

190S 

The  Class  of  1908  has  been  honored  by  the 
election  of  two  of  its  members  to  alumni  mem- 
bership in  the  Ohio  University  chapter  of  Phi 
Beta  Kappa.  The  two  persons  are  Dr.  L.  B. 
Nice,  of  Ohio  State  University,  and  Dr.  Oscar 
C.  Stine,  of  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture, Washington,  D.  C. 
1909 

Harry  Z.  Foster,  '09,  and  Mrs.  Foster 
(Grace  Rowles,  '07,  2-yr.),  of  Athens,  were 
called  to  Bremen,  Ohio,  April  13,  by  the  death 
of  the  latter 's  mother,  Mrs.  Isaac  Rowles. 

Anna  E.  Henry,  '09,  2-yr.,  is  teaching  in  the 
schools  of  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
1910 

Thurman  "Dusty"  Miller,  '10-ex,  of  the 
Wilmington  (Ohio)  Journal,  nationally  known 
as  an  inspirational  civic  club  speaker  and  writ- 
er, whose  services  are  in  demand  from  coast 
to  coast,  was  an  Athens  visitor  on  April  16. 
1911 

Mrs.  Bruce  Lineburg  (Winifred  Williams, 
"'11,  2-yr.)  reports  the  approaching  graduation 
of  a  daughter  in  the  formal  eighth  grade  com- 
mencement of  the  Lake  Forest,  Illinois, 
schools.  Mrs.  Lineburg  will  be  remembered 
by  many  as  a  critic  teacher,  from  1904  to 
1914,  in  the  Ohio  University  Training  School. 
Her  husband.  Dr.  Bruce  Lineburg,  is  profes- 
sor of  Biology  in  Lake  Forest  College. 
1912 

Louise  Price,  '12,  the  widely-traveled  na- 
tional inspector  of  Girl  Scout  camps,  with 
Iieadquarters  in  New  York  City,  was  an  Ath- 
ens visitor  at  the  home  of  her  mother,  early  in 
April,  while  recuperating  from  an  attack  of 
influenza.  From  Athens  she  went  to  Minne- 
sota and  Texas  for  girl  scout  conferences  in 
each  state. 

1913 
Dr.  Robert  L.  Morton,  '13,  and  Mrs.  Mor- 
ton (Jean  Adams,  '14),  were  guests  in  Cedar 
Rapids,  Iowa,  during  the  week  of  April  1^, 
of  President  and  Mrs.  Roy  Latham,  of  Iowa 
State  Teachers  College.  Dr.  Morton,  profes- 
sor of  Mathematics  at  Ohio  University,  ap- 
peared as  a  lecturer    on    a    college    program. 


President  Latham  is  a  former  member  of  the 
Ohio  faculty  in  the  College  of  Education. 

Cleveland  newspapers  have  carried  the  pic- 
ture, or  architect's  drawing,  of  a  new  $100,- 
000  memorial  astronomical  observatory  soon 
to  be  erected  in  that  city  for  Baldwin-Wallace 
College.  The  observatory  will  be  under  the 
supervision  of  Dr.  O.  L.  Dustheimer,  '13,  of 
the  Baldwin-Wallace  faculty  and,  in  addition 
to  its  use  for  collegiate  study  and  research, 
will  be  used  as  a  home  for  the  Cleveland  As- 
tronomical Society,  of  which  Dr.  Dustheimer 
IS  president.  Comets  and  asteroids  will  be  the 
subjects  of  especial  study  when  the  new  build- 
ing is  completed. 

Kark  K.  Morris,  '13 -ex,  holds  the  position 
of  comptroller  in  the  Towell-Cadillac  Com- 
pany, of  Cleveland. 

1914 

Files,  books,  accounts,  and  all  records  of  the 
various  Athens  county  offices,  containing  in- 
formation  for  the  past  two  years,  will  be  the 
subjects  of  inspection  by  Harry  W.  Riley, 
'14-ex,  state  examiner  of  county  offices.  The 
auditor  began  his  inspection  April  8  and  it  is 
estimated  that  four  months  will  be  required  in 
which  to  complete  the  work.  Mr.  Riley,  whose 
home  is  now  in  Marion,  Ohio,  has  been  em- 
ployed by  the  Bureau  of  Inspection  and  Super' 
vision  of  Public  Offices  for  the  past  nine  years. 

Helen  Leech,  '14,  instructor  and  critic  teach- 
er in  Latin  in  Athens  High  School,  attended 
the  seventy-fifth  annual  meeting  of  the  Classi- 
cal Association  of  the  Middle  West  and  South 
held  in  Chicago  the  latter  part  of  March.  Miss 
Leech  appeared  on  one  of  the  session  pro- 
grams, reading  a  paper,  ''Some  Geographical 
Notes  on  the  Voyage  of  Aeneas." 

1915 

Rhea  K.  Flynn,  '15,  2-yr.,  has  been  an  in- 
structor in  the  schools  of  New  Philadelphia 
for  several  years.  She  is  now  teaching  Geo- 
graphy and  Physiology  in  the  Joseph  Welty 
Junior  High  School. 

Glad  news  of  the  birth,  March  22,  of  a 
daughter,  Ellen  Lionne,  to  Leo  A.  Schaeifler, 
'f^,  and  Mrs.  Schaeffler  (Marguerite  Taylor, 
'17),  of  Los  Angeles,  Calif.,  was  followed  sev 
enteen  days  later  by  notice  of  the  death  of 
the  infant.  Friends  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schaeff- 
ler will  extend  to  these  parents  a  very  sincere 
sympathy  in  their  bereavement. 

Jessie  H.  Bennett,  '15,  2-yr.,  is  engaged  in 
the  millinery  business  in  Columbus,  Ohio. 

1916 
Mrs.   O.   L.  Hartman    (Viva   Stookey,   '16, 
2-yr.)  is  teaching  in  the  Frankfort,  Ohio,  pub- 
lic schools. 


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Sarah  E.  Hamilton,  '16,  2'yr.,  whose  home 
is  in  Berhn  Heights,  is  principal  of  the  Bene' 
diet  School,  Norwalk,  Ohio. 

1917 

George  L.  Chapman,  '17,  is  located  in  Ham- 
mond, Indiana,  as  a  chemist  with  an  indus- 
trial concern. 

Ruby  V.  Allen,  '17,  of  Ravenswood,  is 
teaching  Home  Economics  in  the  Union  Dis- 
trict High  School  of  Dunbar,  W.  Va. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  W.  F.  Mercer,  '17,  spent  the 
last  week  in  March  in  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
where  the  forn>er  attended  the  meetings  of  the 
American  Association  of  Anatomists.  Dr. 
Mercer  will  soon  complete  his  29th  year  as  a 
member  of  the  Ohio  University  faculty. 
1918 

Marie  Antoinette  Carroll,  '18,  of  Newark, 
Ohio,  has  filed  a  certificate  of  graduation  from 
Ohio  University  with  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Ohio  and  has  registered  for  the  study  of  law 
in  the  offices  of  Jones,  Jones  &  Overturf, 
Newark  attorneys-at-law. 

Dr.  Harry  A.  Bender,  '18,  formerly  on  the 
faculty  of  the  LJniversity  of  Illinois,  is  assist- 
ant professor  of  Mathematics  at  Akron  Uni- 
versity, Akron,  Ohio. 

Lieut.  Hobart  A.  Saylor,  '18-ex,  is  an  officer 
aboard  the  U.  S.  S.  "Raleigh,"  flagship  of  Vice 
Admiral  Dayton,  commander  of  the  American 
naval  forces  in  European  waters,  which  is  con- 
ducting a  good  will  tour  to  ports  where  the 
United  States  government  has  representatives. 
Lieutenant  Saylor's  first  naval  experience  was 
gained  in  1918  when  he  was  sent  to  the  North 
Sea.  For  two  years  he  was  stationed  in  Wash- 
ington at  the  head  of  a  section  of  the  naviga- 
tion department.  The  Raleigh  left  Boston 
September  25,  1928,  and  will  not  return  for  a 
year.  Lt.  Saylor  is  a  brother  of  Mrs.  'William 
R.  Coburn  (Gwendolyn  Saylor,  '23),  of 
Corning,  Ohio. 

The  medical  director  and  assistant  superin- 
tendent   of    Longview    Hospital,    Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  is  Dr.  J.  F.^Bateman,  '18. 
1919 

Brandon  T.  Grover,  '19,  head  basketball 
coach  at  Ohio  University,  attended  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  National  Basketball  Coaches' 
Association  held  in  Chicago  early  in  April. 
More  than  500  coaches  were  assembled  for  the 
three-day  meeting. 

Rev.  Everett  M.  Stowe,  '19,  who  with  Mrs. 
Stowe  (Lulu  E.  Shuman,  '17),  returned  to 
China  last  fall  after  a  year  spent  in  study  in 
Columbia  University,  is  teaching  and  direct- 
ing religious  activities  in  Foochow  Universty. 
The  university  is  jointly  controlled  by  Chinese 
and  Americans  but  the  tendency  of  its  admin- 


istration is  in  the  direction  of  eventual   and 
complete  control  by  the  Chinese.     Mr.  Stowe 
has  previously  served  as  a  missionary  in  one 
of  the  interior  provinces  of  China. 
1920 

Mrs.  Walter  Davis  (Gladys  Hopkins,  '20,. 
2-yr.),  of  Hubbard,  Ohio,  is  employed  in  the 
First  National  Bank,  of  Sharon,  Pa. 

Virgile  Davis,  '20-ex,  is  a  veteran  insurance 
man  in  Athens  and  Nelsonville,  Ohio.    He  has 
been  in  the  game  for  the  last  thirteen  years. 
1921 

Lowell  H.  Chase,  '21,  manager  of  the  Ft. 
Steuben  air  field,  near  Steubenville,  Ohio,  who 
was  badly  injured  in  a  crash  last  year,  is 
rounding  into  flying  form  again  and  reported 
to  the  Alumni  Secretary  on  April  13  that 
he  hoped  on  the  following  day  to  make  his 
first  flight  since  the  accident. 

Mrs.   A.  W.  Fitch    (Laura  Sewell,   '21,   2- 
yr.),  lives  in  New  London,  Ohio,  where  her 
husband  is  a  funeral  director. 
1922 

Irene  Overmyer,  '22,  2-yr.,  secretary  to  the 
manager  of  the  Monongahela  West  Penn  Ser- 
vice  Company  in  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  is  at 
present  recuperating  from  an  operation  for 
sinus  trouble. 

Sad  news  in  the  report  of  the  death  of  an 
eight-months-old  son,  Wayne  Junior,  has  come 
from  Mr.  Wayne  Shaw,  '22,  and  Mrs.  Shaw,, 
of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  Mr.  Shaw  is  a  draftsman 
with  a  Pittsburgh  engineering  concern. 
1923 

T.  Craig  Bond,  '23,  debate  coach  at  Mc- 
Kinley  High  School,  Niles,  Ohio,  was  rushed 
to  a  hospital  for  an  immediate  operation  on 
April  15  when  he  was  suddenly  srticken  with 
appendicitis.  Mrs.  Bond,  who  was  also  ill, 
was  to  have  been  operated  on  the  same  morn- 
ing and  was  removed  to  the  hospital  shortly 
after  her  husband. 

Newspapers  have  reported  the  death,  on 
April  1,  near  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  of  the  mother 
of  Asa  Hoskins,  '23.  Mr.  Hoskins  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  faculty  of  Pomeroy  High  School. 

From.  Mrs.  Grover  C.  Howick  (Mary 
Smith,  '23,  2-yr.),  of  Celina,  Ohio,  has  come 
word  of  the  death  of  her  husband  in  a  Lima 
hospital,  March  29.  Mr.  Howick  was  injured 
when  his  automobile,  upon  which  he  was 
working,  slipped  off  a  jack  causing  the  handle 
to  fly  up  and  strike  him  in  the  head.  Death 
resulted  three  weeks  after  the  accident.  Mr. 
Howick  was  cashier  of  a  Celina  bank.  Mrs. 
Howick  was  a  music  instructor  in  the  Glous- 
ter,  Ohio,  schools  for  a  period  preceding  her 
marriage.  A  son  was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Howick  just  about  a  year  ago. 


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1924 

Ruth  Braden,  '24,  is  listed  in  the  records  of 
the  Alumni  Office  as  a  "Red  Cross  nutrition- 
ist" at  Marietta,  Ohio. 

Oscar  H.  Brumley,  '24,  is  a  high  school  in- 
structor in  Buckhannon,  W.  Va. 

Carl  H.  Townsend,  "24,  is  teaching  Com- 
mercial Law  and  Economics  in  Oil  City,  Pa. 

Emma  V.  Banting,  "24,  is  principal  of  the 
high  school  at  Elmore,  Ohio. 

1925 

Clementine  Hedges,  "25,  has  lately  been  ap- 
pointed to  a  position  in  the  Widow"s  and 
Mother's  Pension  department  of  the  Cleve- 
land city  government.  She  is  also  pursuing 
studies  for  a  Master's  degree  in  Western  Re- 
serve University.  Miss  Hedges  has  been  do- 
ing social  settlement  work  in  Cleveland  since 
her  graduation  and  last  November  headed  a 
class  of  five  in  a  civil  service  examination  for 
the  position  to  which  she  was  appointed. 

Marie  Stowe,  "25,  for  two  years  dean  of 
Girls  and  an  instructor  in  the  Nelsonville, 
Ohio,  high  school,  is  this  year  teaching  in  the 
high  school  at  St.  Clairsville,  Ohio. 

John  C.  Henry,  "25,  Mrs.  Henry  (Eleanor 
Bailey,  "29-ex),  and  little  daughter,  Marjory 
Dee,  were  called  to  Athens  by  the  death  of 
Mrs.  Henry "s  sister,  Sarah  Alice  Bailey,  whose 
funeral  was  held  April  15.  Mr.  Henry  is  a 
senior  in  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadel- 
phia, and  will  graduate  June  7. 

1926 

Margaret  Golden,  "26,  is  a  teacher  in  the 
first  grade  of  the  Lockwood  School,  Akron, 
Ohio.^ 

W.  R.  ''Rusty""  Davis,  "26,  is  located  in 
Weirton,  "W.  Va.,  as  a  sales  representative  in 
the  general  offices  of  the  Weirton  Steel  Co. 

Ted  H.  Gerkin,  "26-ex,  until  lately  a  mem- 
ber of  the  editorial  staff  in  New  York  City  of 
"The  Iron  Age,"  leading  trade  journal  of  the 
iron  and  steel  industry,  has  been  made  resident 
editor  in  Pittsburgh  for  the  same  periodical. 
This  is  a  responsible  assignment  and  is  very 
much  in  the  nature  of  a  promotion. 

Hamline  T.  Bishop,  "26,  is  an  instructor  in 
John  Simpson  Junior  High  School,  Mansfield, 
Ohio. 

1927 

Ruby  D.  Le"Vier,  "27,  is  an  instructor  in  Art 
in  the  Bowling  Green  State  College  (formerly 
BowUng  Green  State  Normal  School).  Miss 
LeVier  received  a  School  Drawing  diploma 
from  Ohio  University  in  1921  and  both  the 
A.rt  Supervisor"s  diploma  and  a  B.  S.  in  Ed. 
degree  in  1927. 

Alverna  M.  Koch,  "27,  is  a  high  school  in- 


structor in  Maumee,  Ohio.  For  two  years 
while  attending  Ohio  University  Miss  Koch 
was  employed  as  secretary  in  the  office  of  the 
Athens  County  Farm  Bureau. 

Dorothy  Dailey,  "27,  who  was  an  instructor 
in  Music  at  West  Liberty  State  Normal 
School,  West  Liberty,  W.  Va.,  last  year,  is 
demonstrating  her  versatility  this  year  by 
teaching  Physical  Education  in  the  same 
school. 

1928 
Ed   Martin,    '2S,    editor,    last   year,   of   the 
Green  and  White,  and  present  city  editor  of 
the  Tiffin    (Ohio)    Tribune,  was  one  of  the 
Green  and  White,  and  present  city  editor  of 
the   Tiffin    (Ohio)    Tribune,   was  one  of  the 
speakers   at    an    afternoon    session   of   the    re- 
cent  annual  convention 
of     the     Blue     Pencil 
Club  of  Ohio  held  in 
Columbus.       Editor 
Martin's     subject     was 
"Pictures    in    the 
News."     The     engage- 
ment    of     Miss     Mar- 
guerite   Soncrant,    "29- 
ex,  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  to 
Mr.     Martin    was    re- 
cently     formally      an- 
nounced  to    friends   of 
the  young  couple.  Miss 
Soncrant  is  now  teach- 
ing in  Toledo. 
Ellen  C.  Higinbotham,  "28,  is  teaching  mu- 
sic in  the  Clay   District  High     School     near 
Shinnston,  W.  Va. 

Dons  Morton,  "28,  is  an  instructor  in  the 
high  school  at  Ripley,  W.  Va.  Miss  Morton 
is  a  daughter  of  J.  R.  Morton,  '05,  professor 
of  Chemistry,  Ohio  University. 

A  report,  as  yet  unconfirmed  by  the  princi- 
pal, has  it  that  "^^lUis  "Bid"  Edmund,  "28,  ath- 
letic director  in  Alexandria,  Va.,  and  pro- 
ducer of  a  state  championship  football  team, 
has  accepted  a  position  as  supervisor  of  the 
Danville,  Virginia,  city  play  grounds  for  the 
summer  and  that  next  year  he  will  coach  in 
the  George  Washington  High  School  and  su- 
pervise athletics  in  ten  other  Danville  schools. 
Boyd  J.  Simmons,  '28,  is  a  salesman  for  the 
Seiberling  Rubber  Company  with  headquar- 
ters in  Atlanta,  Georgia,  or,  as  we  hear  it 
over  the  radio,  "At-la-a-a-nta,  Gawgia." 

The  members  of  the  debate  teams  of  Nel- 
sonville (Ohio)  High  School  were  presented 
with  gold  medals  as  rewards  for  their  efforts, 
at  a  convocation  on  April  12.  Rosemary 
Ucker,  '28,  was  coach  of  the  teams  and  pre- 
sented the  medals. 


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"BI  R  TH  S 

CoNNETT — To  Mr.  Raymond  Connett,  ex, 
and  Mrs.  Connett  (Irma  Hill,  '25),  of  To- 
peka,  Kansas,  a  daughter,  Iris  Elizabeth,  April 
S,  1929.  Mr.  Connett  is  director  of  instru- 
mental music  in  the  Topeka  public  schools. 

Carpenter — To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Car- 
penter (Gladys  Swett,  '22,  2-yr.),  of  Logan, 
Ohio,  a  son,  Alfred  Swett,  March  27,  1929. 
Mrs.  Carpenter  is  a  former  teacher  in  the 
Athens  schools. 

Nichols — To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  P.  O.  Nichols 
(Florence  Carr,  '20,  2-yr.),  of  Athens,  a 
daughter,  Ellen,  April  22,  1929.  Mr.  Nichols 
is  advertising  manager  of  The  Athens  Mes- 
senger. 

LuMMis — To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gray  Lummis 
(Frances  Laughlin,  '25),  of  Hannibal,  Mis- 
souri, a  daughter,  Mary  Anne,  April  2,  1929. 
Mr.  Lummis  is  a  bond  and  securities  salesman. 

Kreig — To  Mr.  Leland  I.  Kreig,  '14,  2-yr., 
and  Mrs.  Kreig,  of  Nelsonville,  Ohio,  a  daugh- 
ter, April  8,  1929.  Mr.  Kreig  is  manager  of 
the  Hocking  Power  Company  in  Nelsonville. 

MiLAR — To  Mr.  Clay  Milar,  '29-ex,  and 
Mrs.  Milar  (Anna  Mae  Fennel,  '29-ex),  of 
Columbus,  Ohio,  a  son,  John  Fenzel,  April  7, 
1929.  Mr.  Milar  is  a  student  in  Ohio  State 
University. 

WooDWORTH — To  Mr.  Earl  Shaffer,  '30-ex, 
and  Mrs.  Shaffer  (Dorothy  Woodworth,  '29- 
ex),  of  Athens,  a  son,  Ellis  Leroy,  April  3, 
1929.  Mr.  Shaffer  is  connected  with  an  Ath- 
ens dry  cleaning  establishment. 

Veon — To  Mr.  Robert  Veon,  '29-ex,  and 
Mrs.  Veon,  of  Lorain,  Ohio,  a  son.  Bob  Eding- 
ton,  April  18,  1929. 


CARRIAGES 


Dana-Tripp — Miss  Louise  Perkins  Dana, 
'10-ex,  of  New  York  City,  to  Mr.  RoUin  Fran- 
cis Tripp,  also  of  New  York,  April  17,  1929, 
ni  the  Little  Church  Around  the  Corner.  Mrs. 
Tripp  is  a  daughter  of  Mr.  John  P.  Dana,  '67, 
and  Mrs.  Dana,  and  a  descendent  of  one  of 
Athens'  pioneer  families.  She  has  studied  art 
in  New  York  for  a  number  of  years — a  part 
of  the  time  under  the  tutorage  of  the  well 
known  Neysa  McMein — and  is  now  fashion 
artist  for  Women's  Wear,  an  advertising 
magazine.     Mr.  Tripp  is  associated  with  F.  R. 


Tripler  and  Company,  Madison  Avenue  out- 
fitters to  gentlemen.  At  home:  114  W.  Sev- 
enty-fifth Street,  New  York  City. 

Conner-Pfau — Miss  Grace  Bradford  Con- 
ner, '09,  of  Cincinnati,  to  Mr.  Alfred  B.  Pfau, 
of  Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  February  8,  1929.  Mrs. 
Pfau  has  taught  for  the  past  year  in  the  Big 
Rapids  College  of  Commerce  while  Mr.  Pfau 
is  connected  with  the  Bouck  Chevrolet  and 
Studebaker  Company.  The  former  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Conner,  former  Athen- 
ians, and  a  sister  of  Miss  May  Conner,  '02, 
and  of  Mrs.  J.  G.  Stammel  (Flora  Conner, 
'04),  all  now  of  Cincinnati.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Pfau  are  at  home  at  121  South  State  Street, 
Big  Rapids. 

Woodruff-Jerles  —  Miss  Doris  Evelyn 
Woodruff,  '28-ex,  Columbus,  Ohio,  to  Dr. 
Robert  F.  Jerles,  Byesville,  Ohio,  March  21, 
1929.  Mrs.  Jerles  is  at  present  a  graduate  stu- 
dent at  Ohio  State  University  and  will  receive 
her  Master's  degree  in  June.  Dr.  Jerles  is  an 
Ohio  State  graduate.  The  bride  and  groom 
will  be  at  home  in  Byesville  after  June  12. 

Stubbs  -  Poffenbarger  —  Miss  Harriett 
Bagly  Stubbs,  of  Charleston,  W.  Va.,  to  Mr. 
Nathan  S.  Poffenbarger,  '21 -ex,  also  of  Char- 
leston, April  6,  1929.  Mrs.  Poffenbarger  is 
a  member  of  an  old  Virginia  family.  Mr.  Pof- 
fenbarger attended  Ohio  University  three 
years  and  then  was  graduated  in  law  from  the 
University  of  Virginia.  Upon  entering  the 
law  firm  with  his  father,  his  mother,  who  was 
a  partner  with  her  husband,  retired  from  the 
practice  of  law.  The  bride  and  groom  left  im- 
mediately after  the  wedding  for  a  honeymoon 
trip  to  the  Bermuda  Islands. 

Suntheimer-Skidmore  —  Miss  Lauretta 
Suntheimer,  '25,  of  Massillon,  Ohio,  to  Dr. 
David  A.  Skidmore,  '2  5 -ex,  of  Akron,  Ohio, 
April  27,  1929,  at  the  Evangelical  Church  in 
Massillon.  Since  graduation  Mrs.  Skidmore 
has  been  a  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Union - 
town,  Ohio,  and  will  complete  the  present 
school  year.  Dr.  Skidmore  attended  Ohio  Uni- 
versity and  Des  Moines  Still  College  of  Os- 
teopathy, graduating  from  the  latter  school  in 
1926.  He  is  a  twin-brother  of  Dr.  Leroy 
Skidmore,  '2 5 -ex,  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  and  a 
brother  of  Mrs.  Kenneth  Reed  (Maud  Skid- 
more, '22),  of  Sandusky,  Ohio.  Dr.  Dave  and 
Lauretta  will  be  at  home  in  Akron  after  June. 

Taylor-Gaskill — Miss  Christine  Taylor, 
of  Winchester,  Ohio,  to  Mr.  Peter  C.  Gaskill, 
'27,  Worcester,  Mass.,  June  11,  1928.  Mr. 
Gaskill  took  graduate  work  in  Washington 
University,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  last  year  and  this 
year  is  an  instructor  in  that  institution. 


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