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May, Nineteen Twenty-Two +- () _ l _.._. Cl -~f- I J-.t l - t l - tl - ll _ f _ ll __l_ l_.._l_ __,_ l __tl - Cl - 11 - t l - CJ - ll - (l - fl - 11 - 1 - fl - f ~ l -.-C + I I I I I i i i PROGRAMME i I i i I l 600 P M :::~~~:~~: ~~:~~n;~::;:~::~~tA~::: ~ i I 6:00 P. M.- Fraternity Reunions. I ii_ I 9 :00 P. M .- The Pageant. (If Saturday evening be rainy the Pageant will be ,1_ given on Monday evening.) I Sunday, J une 18, 1922 I - 11 :00 A. M.- Aclclress Before the Christian Associations. - 1, 4:30 P. M.- Baccalaureate Service. f' i 5 :30 P. M.- Singing on the College Campus. i - Monday, J une 19, 1922 l 8 :00 A. M .- Class Reunions. I It 9:30 A. M.- Rice and Orvis-Rowntree Public Speaking Contests. ft I 10:00 A. M.- Meeting of the Alumni Council. I I 12 :15 P. M.-Alumni Luncheon. f t ! I 3 :00 P. M.-Phi Beta Kappa Addre~s, by Rev. Oscar McMurtrie Voorhess, D.D., I i Secretary of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. (Open I ! to the Public). I! 6:00 P. M.- Meeting and Banquet of Delta Sigma Rho. Ij I 6 :00 P. M.- Supper Served at Chapin Hall for Alumni and Alumnae. ,- 1 8:00 P. M.-Camp Firn. ti Tuesday, June 20, 1922 i 9 :45 A. M.-Anniversary Exercises. Ii i 12:00 M.-Luncheon of the Daughters of Beloit . i 2:00 P. M.- Anniversary Exercises. 'i 5 :00 P . M.-President's Reception. I i 6 :00 P. M.-Campus Supper. . . ! i 7 :15 P. M.- Class Day Exerci s as ~ ' ' ' f I I! Wednesday, June 21, 1922 I: 8 :30 A. M.-College Prayer Meeting. I 9 :30 A. M.-Commencement Exercises. I II 12 :00 M.- Corporation Dinner. Gymnasium. I I J

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THE BELOIT ALUMNUS THE ALUMNI COUNCIL E. M. GRIGGS, '03 . President ~ublished by the Alumni League at Beloit, Wis., six D. WOLLESEN, '09 . Vice-President times a year. w. P. w. BOUTWELL, '10 Secretary-Treasurer Entered as second-class matter, March 3, 1910, at the P.H. RALPH, '98 . . . Editor and Manager Post Office at Beloit, Wis., under Act of March 3, 1879. Office, 810 College St,. Alumni Dues and Subscription to Alumnus ...... $1. 00 Per Year

BELOIT COLLEGE COMPLETES 75 SUCCESSFUL YEARS This is the year when all Beloiters should celebrate. This is not an ordinary commencement. This is a celebration. The college that began seventy-five years ago with little more than hope and a prayer is now a reality. Seventy-five years of history hasn't made the college old. Colleges do not grow old. They become venerable but they enjoy perpetual youth. The young life that constantly comes into them and the ever keen interest in t he active world keeps them young. Compared with the older universities of America and Europe, Beloit College is a mere infant. Never-the-less, she has attained to a position of dignity. She has helped to lead an important section of the co untry from a territorial, pioneer stage to a condition of splendid industrial and educational development. She has sent her sons into three wars for t he protection of the nation and the upholding of its ideal. Just what the next quarter century will demand of her no one can say. We t rust her, however, to furnish intellectual and moral leadership for whatever occasion may arise. This will be a memorial commence- ment. No son or daughter who can possibly attend should fail to be present on this occasion.

SATURDAY ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY Please do not view t he coming Commencement as an ordinary Commencement. It is more than t hat. It is a Seventy-Fifth Anniversary. If in our respective ways- as students, faculty, alumni and trustees- we all pitch in and help, it will be a great success and will do us all good. The College needs a merry good time after seven or eight years of external difficulties and of sometimes none too normal introspective analysis. Just what the programme will be in all particulars cannot as yet be stated. One thing we are sure of-the Pageant; the whole thing written and staged by the existing college family- students and faculty. Do not confuse it with the Shakespeare Play, this year omitted. The Pageant is scheduled for Saturday night, June 17. Should t hat evening be rainy, the production is scheduled for Monday evening. Saturday and Monday as alternative dates allow· more chance for a favorable change of weather than do Monday and Tuesday. It now seems probable that the Fraternity Reunions will be held Saturday night as usual, the Pageant. beginning late in the evening so as not to interfere. This arrangement will greatly convenience Alumni having pressing business engagements early the following week. · In one way the scheduling of these two important features for the very first night of the celebration is unfortunate. It might be taken as a suggestion to leave early! Do not forget that Saturday night is only a starter. PLAN TO STAY OVER, IF POSSIBLE, FOR THE ALUMNI FEATURES OF MONDAY, THE A IVERSARY SPEECH-MAKING OF TUESDAY, AND FOR COMMENCE- MENT ON WEDNESDAY. Of these events more specific announcement will be made later. ROBERT K. RICHARDSON, Chairman of Public Occasions Committee Page Four THE BELOIT ALUM US

·- ~.-.- , ~.- , ~+ WILL GIVE PAGEANT AT COMMENCEMENT A PAGEANT FOR ALUMNI Entire College Will The apotheosis of Old Middle College and of its early men. Ii Co-operate. Professor Clancy's Pageant-book presents some wonderfully · brilliant pictures of educational opportunity in historic eras; ff The preliminary preparation but certainly he has in mind the interest of us, the Old Grads, for the pageant is nearly com- i when he makes the acme of the Pageant the meeting of the plete as the Alumnus goes to f "Founders" and the new September freshman at Middle College I press. The parts of the two I ~ITT. f central figures who appear in all J "My father's College. The old brick doorway!" cries the I of the episodes are to be taken i entering boy. And in his dream he sees the men of '47 and the i by James McCarthy, '22, as the I following great ones of the 1800's. You shall sit in the open "Teacher", and Jack Frost, '25, I air audience and see if you can guess who's who in this drama 1 as the "Learner". Miss Gladys I at Middle College's front. 1 Burke, '22, is to represent the I The triumphant ride of "The Spirit of Beloit" personified, i Spirit of Beloit in the final I greeted by jubilant songs and dances, befits a seventy-fifth i episode. Practically the entire i Birth-day Festival. In quiet contrast we shall also like to i student body will be used in the j see a group of modern instructors and students gathered in I pageant, either as performers, i solemn hymn and prayer representing the tableau and in the . or on the executive force. Pro- ! spirit that earnest gathering of seventy-five years ago of whom I fessor Wright is the General I our Dr. Pearsons asked "What are those serious people doing" I Chairman, and "Tommy" Mills and heard the prophetic and classical answer, as he quoted i is the General Director. Com- i it himself, "They are some cranks trying to start a college in f mittees on costumes, present11- ' the prairie grass." tion, lighting, staging, and danc- i J ing are now at work, and actual I The Pageant of the evening of June 17th will exalt into I rehearsals started early in May. beauty that homely prairie scene and put a dram9.tic memorable - It is planned to present the I emphasis on t he beginning of your commencem:mt season. f pageant in front of Middle I So! Alumnu and alumna, be in June's Beloit on that Saturday i College, using the wide pavement i evernng. i as the main stage, and the bal- i - THEODORE L. WRIGHT. i conies above to show supple- i I mentary action. Grandstands + 1- tJ- t1- c1- c1 - 11-11-.1- •1- .1- t1- c1 - •1- t1- t1- c1 - •1- t•- c1- c1- t1- c1- c1 - c1 - c+ will be erected between Middle College and College Street. The main performance, weather PAGEANT WILL FEATURE DEVELOPMENT OF permitting, will be held on Satur- LEARNING day night, June 17th, at nine o'clock. Remember the date! The Book Committee of the "Learner", the light seeker, the Should the weather be inclement, Pageant, under the leadership of searcher for truth; the other, postponement until Monday Professor Clancy, has achieved the "Light Giver", who already night will _be made. a success of which every alumnus has caught a gleam of the truth. is sure to be proud. The seven episodes depict The theme of the pageant is seven significant steps in man's SOME THINGS WE the unfolding of the human mind pursuit of perfection. Others through the process of the cen- might have been chosen; these HOPE TO DO AT THIS turies, the obedience of man to are typical. In the early dawn COMMENCEMENT an unfailing instinct that urges of civilization, suggested in the him on toward some far off goal. first episode, we see an early 1. Provide occasions for alumni The "Lighted Door", which will assertion of the higher nature reunions. . be the door of Middle College, re- of . the savage. In the Greek 2. Secure room in private homes presents the portal through which episode the youth, turning from near the campus. a youth passes, as age succeeds the outworn systems, finds his 3. Provide meals at Chapin Hall age, into wider realms of wisdom, inspiration in the dominance and at reasonable prices. truth, and beauty. Not all men fascination of a Man. At Jeru- 4. Secure a record attendance. catch the vision of the larger salem, the light-seeker, here 5. Produce a Pageant of unusual life. Progress is made possible representing the character of merit. because a few-The thinkers, Mark, finds his salvation in the the dreamers, the scholars, are all-pervading influence of "The 6. Make the older alumni feel quick to hear the call and press Man from Galilee". His teacher young again. eagerly forward to the light. is an aged rabbi, but the young 7. Strengthen alumni fellowship. The few are symbolized by two man sees more clearly than the 8. Deepen the loyalty of the figures who appear in each suc- old, and obeys the prompting college. cessive episode : One is the of a holy spirit which is sensed THE BELOIT ALUMNUS Page Five

by all, the spirit of the Christ. postage for the purpose of collect- large sums conditionally offered. The Mediaeval episode, show- ing dues is considerable. Our The alumni of Beloit will respond ing the last work and death of record shows that there is · a as loyally as did the alumni of the venerable Bede and the larger number of alumni on the Amherst or Oberlin or Carleton youthful Cuthbert's resolution' "paid-up list" this year than or Grinnell. One hundred per to emulate his teacher, portrays there has been during some years cent cooperation will give one the recovery of ancient learning previous. The number who hundred per cent success. and the contributions of monas- have paid dues for this year is ticism to the revival of culture. 768. There are 13 who have Coming down the centuries, we stated their inability to pay dues WISCONSIN COLLEGES find the spreading of culture, next and we have gladly placed them ASSOCIATED and with it an awakening ap- on the gratis list. preciation · of beauty and the The getting out of the maga- Those who have made pledges joy of life, in the resplendent zine is made possible through the to "Wisconsin Colleges Asso- court of Lorenzo de Medeci- services of clerical help paid for ciated" need to have in mind Lorenzo the Magnificant. Here by the college and by occasional the fact that they have already Lorenzo-, is the teacher, and the direct financial help from the helped the campaign of Beloit student is the young Englishman, college treasury. Surely the College. Beloit is deriving a Thomas Linacre, who comes to alumni are capable of financing large sum from that source that the court to listen, observe and those interests that pertain di- is credited to the present move- study. rectly to them. A word to the ment. Payments for the present In the sixth episode is "mixed wise fund can extend for three years a laughter with the serious stuff", beyond the life of the pledges presenting the "deestrict school" made to the Wisconsin Colleges of 1840 'ait Pigwacket. The ENDOWMENT Associated. Some who have school is visited by Horace Mann, pledged to the former fund all It is evid~nt that if the alumni they can ·afford to give, are who gives the "Light Seeker'', will do their share the objective in the person of one of the pupils, making a pledge directly to the will be reached. The business GREATER BELOIT ENDOW- his inspiration. condition of the country has In the glory and achievement MENT FUND so arranged that been so trying that many who the payments are due during of the twentieth century as sug- are disposed to support the . gested in the last episode, por- the three years of the life of college in this movement have these pledges and after the pledge traying the "'work of Beloit found themselves in a position College, we note the fruition of . to the Wisconsin Colleges Asso- where they have had to move ciated is paid. long endeavor and yet the same carefully. With the economic eager pressing on toward a goal situation throughout the country that ever recedes. improving, pledges are coming CLASS GIVING into the office with increasing THE ALUMNUS frequency. Already four people We do not · intend to use have increased their original Commencement as a time foT The Alumnus !s the organ of pledge in a very substantial way. soliciting those who return for the Beloit Alumni Association. The action of the trustees in that occasion. We do not feel The purpose of this magazine is getting behind this movement that that is necessary. We have to keep the alumni informed re- with generous pledges amounting confidence in the loyalty of garding matters of interest con- to about $100,000 is an assurance Beloit Alumni and feel sure cerniQg the college and their to .the alumni of the importance that if the necessity of this fellow alumni. Twenty-eight and advisability of raising this movement is impressed upon hundred copies of this paper are fund at this time. One hundred them, they will respond to the mailed out to the alumni and sixty of the alumni have already limit of their possibilities. ex-students. pledged. If those still to be Some classes, which have their ·'The cost 9f publishing and heard from pledge as generously regular reunions this year, are mailing avei·ages $150 per issue. as those who have already re- planning to make a CLASS If there are many cuts, the cost sponded, we shall have no oc- GIFT to the Endowment Fund. exceeds this amount. · The alum- casion to worry about results. One of the classes has set as ni treasury is supplied by alumni The chief asset for the com- its stake, $10,000 and is making dues of $1.00 a year. Efforts, pletion of · this subscription is good progress toward the goal. both serious and frivolous, have the loyalty of the alumni. As Other classes than those which been made to impress upon the soon as the alumni~wake up to the have their regular reunions may alumni ·the need of their co- fact that the coDege cannot be desire to combine their gifts in operation. ' · left in a condition where it faces a similar way. Pledges made This magazine would mean deficits and where desirable ex- directly to the Extension Secre- more to all if it could be published pansion has to be with-held or tary's office are listed in such a with greater frequency but we postponed they will respond. way they can readily be grouped have difficulty in financing six The alumni do not want the with other gifts from the same issues a .rear. The necessary college to fail of receiving the class in case· the class desires Page Six THE BELOIT ALUMNUS

The Oldest College Building in Wisconsin As originally built and as it now appears.

to co-operate. FOUNDING BELOIT here left the monumental mounds There are many specific objects COLLEGE of their buried dead, which adorn toward which such gifts may be our campus and the neighboring designated and still comply with At the time when the "Fiftieth bluffs. the conditions laid down by the Anniversary of the Inception of While the Indians were roam- General Education Board. So Beloit College" was celebrated, ing over the broad prairies and long as the funds given consti- an interesting paper was read thru the oak openings of the tute an endowment the interest by Hon. S. T. Merrill. Mr. beautiful valley of Rock river of which goes to the support of Merrill was himself one of the in search of game, the.red school- the institution or toward the early settlers and was principal houses and white churches of provision of scholarships for of the Beloit Seminary and in- New England were molding and needy students, it can be counted structor of the first freshman training a generation, which in in this Endowment Fund. class of the college. Excerpts the providence of God was to We have all the year 1922 in from this address tell the story take possession of this good land. which to secure pledges. It will of early Beloit in Mr. Merrill's A resolve on the part of one and add great impetus to our cam- own words. another in Colebrook and vicinity paign if the bulk of the pledges "Tradition and the statements to emigrate to this new world, can be made between now and of early settlers, still living, resulted in the formation of an Commencement. Our final ap- furnish good reasons for the association under State law, peal must be made to friends of assumption that the germ of called the "New England Emi- the college who are not alumni Beloit College was conceived in grating Company," for the pur- and we are not in position to and brought from Colebrook, pose of establishing a colony of make that appeal until we are New Hampshire. congenial spirits somewhere in ready to state to them that the The memory of some of us, the Territory of Wisconsin, which alumni have done their part. and of many of our contem- then embraced the present State poraries, reaches back to the of Iowa. The railroads have offered a time when the site of the college Early in 1836 Caleb Blodgett, rate of a fare and one-half on the was included in hunting grounds a pioneer from Vermont, first certificate plan providing 250 of the Winnebagoes-a race in western New York, then in certificates are presented. whose ancestors lived here, and Ohio. found his way to this THE BELOIT ALUMNUS Page Seven

prame country, and purchased session at Burlington (now in here and there, on the grounds the claim to the site of Beloit Iowa) to obtain a charter for a just cleared of underbrush for and surrounding country from Seminary in Beloit. . They were the purpose, were bountifully Joseph Theibeau, a Canadian successful. In 1838 they platted supplied with good things, which Frenchman-the first white ma.n the village of Beloit, and gave the ladies had prepared. And known to have made this the to the avenue along the east here, after the merry feast, place of his abode. His log side of the present camput; the speeches were made and songs cabin stood between State Street name of College Street. Were were sung, before the grand pro- and the freight station of the these steps prophecies? cession with music and flying North-Western Railway. Thei- At the adjourned meeting of banners bearing significant mot- beau was an Indian trader and the convention, (Congregation toes and devices, took its line as interpreter claimed all the and Presbyterian), October ·24, of march. land within "three looks," by 184,4, the committee recom- This ebullition of patriotism virtue of services rendered Gen. mended Beloit as . the location over, the people of Beloit found Scott in negotiating a treaty in for the college, and submitted themselves confronted with the 1833; by which the Winnebagoes a proposition made by the people problem for meeting the pledges ceded to the United States all of · the village "pledging an they had so generously made to their right and title to the terri- eligible site and seven thousand secure the location of the College tory between the lakes and the dollars for the erection of a here. They had promised to Mississippi River. building, together with their sym- give the site and erect thereon In the winter of '36 and '37 pathies, prayers and future the first building: • Dr. Horace White, the duly ap- efforts." The beautiful site had been pointed agent of the Emigrating In order to secure further de- donated, but they failed to fur- Company to select a location for liberation and gain unanimity, . nish the means for erecting the the colony, left his home in . it was thought advisable to building. Until this pledge northern New Hampshire, and, postpone the decision of this should be fulfilled, donations muffled in his one-horse· cutter, · important question till the next from the East could not be ob- journeyed through Canada and meeting of the convention. Ac- tained, nor even hoped for. Such Michigan on his way to the land cordingly, sixty-four delegates was the situation in the early of promise. Reaching Rockford assembled in the · old church, part of October, 1846. he paused, made a tour of ex- May 27, 1845, to determine the The executive committee for ploration, visiting many locali- location of the college. After a more than a year had been trying ties, but found no such beautiful long discussion the question was to find · a way to secure means site for a town as that of Turtle finally and satisfactorily settled; for the building, but without ' (now Beloit). The purchase of sixty-three votes were cast for success. one-third of the Theibeau-Blod- Beloit. The only dissenter was · 'I;'he time had now fully come gett claim was soon made. a delegate, himself preferring when SOMETHING MUST BE This was the beginning-the Beloit, but, instructed by his DONE to show that the execu- setting of stakes for homes where constituents, he cast his vote for tive committee and the citizens institutions of science and re- another place. of Beloit were in earnest, and ligion were to be cherished and While this last convention was acting in good faith. sustained. devising ways and means for the Mr. Fisher had a few loads of It soon became known that an accomplishment of their plans stone hauled upon the campus, organized colony from New Eng- in the audience room of the old and about the middle of October, land had settled, and had in church, a class of young men in 1846, notice was given naming operation a saw-mill at the junc- the room below, under the in- the time when ground would be tiorr of Turtle Creek and the struction of Rev. Lewis J. Loss, actually . broken where the new Sinnisippi, now Rock River. were 'preparing to enter the building would be erected. The Home seekers of the better class, college as soon as its doors corner-stone proper was laid with those who prized the loved insti- should be opened. · much parade and ceremony, June tutions of the East, were at- The first public gathering on 24, 1847. The Seminary suc- tracted to Blodgett's Place or the College grounds was on July cessfully closed its first year New Albany, and soon a flourish- 4, 1846, for a patriotic celebration under the new administration a ing settlement of kindred spirits which, as we look back upon it, few days afterward, and the fall was established. seems, prophetic. All good term opened September 1st with True to the early resolutions, people-men and women-in an increased number of students, matters pertaining to the grow.th those days were raising their of whom twenty-nine were pur- and prosperity of this new settle- voices against the . two great suing classical studies. Of these ment engaged their earnest at- curses of the land-slavery and all, or nearly all, were preparing tention, and meetings for con- the saloon. On this occasion for college. sultation were often called. At notice of the proposed celebration The great event of this term one of these Maj .. Chas. Johnson duly · given, brought crowds to' was the examination and ad- and Cyrus Eames ,were chos~m the campus from all the region . mission of five young men to delegates to the Territorial legis- round about. The citizens most the first Freshman class of the lature of Wisconsin, then in cordially welcomed them. T~bles College. This occurred Thurs- Page Eight THE BELOIT ALUMNUS

day evening, November 4, 1847, vacation due in 1915, his last BASKETBALL BOYS two of the executive committee vacation being taken in 1908 BANQUET of the college, Rev. Dexter Clary when he went to E urope for and Rev. Stephen Peet, being travel and study. Prof. Galland The college administration was present. Friday, the recitations intends to go to Springfield, Mo., host to the basket ball squad at of these young men terminated and visit his Alma Mater, Drury a delightful banquet served in their connection with the Semi- College. He will be present there Chapin Hall, Saturday evening, nary. Monday, November 8, at their commencement and will April 22nd. The splendid record they pursued their studies as speak several times while there. of that matchless team deserved collegians, without change of Drury College will confer upon the recognition accorded to it. course or of text-books. Prof. Galland at this t'me the Prof. Haynes, chairman of the The Seminary, at the begin- degree of Vtt. D. He will also athletic committee, acted as ning of the winter term of 1849, go to New Haven to be present toastmaster. Short speeches found a more commodious and at the Yale University com- were made by some of the mem- comfortable home in the new mencement at which time the bers of the team. college building, where it re- degree of M. A. will be conferred The alumni athletic committee mained till the close of the school upon him. The degree is the was represented by its chairman year 1849, July, which termi- outcome of graduate work com- Edwin F . "Father" Meyer and nated its existence as a corporate pleted at Yale a number of years the alumni as a whole were body. Then it was merged into ago. represented by Arthur Collins. the College as its preparatory Professor Galland will return Both of these men spoke in a department, under the control to Beloit immediately after the happy vein congratulating the of t he trustees of the College. exercises at New Haven in order team on its splendid work and to be present to take his classes on the fine scholarship condition in the summer school. made' by the Beloit athletes this year. Mr. Meyer heartily cbm- PROFESSOR BURR BELOIT FACULTY ON . mended .the administration for TEACHES IN BEREA t his recognition banquet and · PROGRAM OF contrasted the present conditions Prof. A. W. Burr spent the SCIENCE ACADEMY with the conditions when for winter months at Berea College, Four Faculty members of the six years he played on t he foot- Berea, Kentucky where he gave Beloit coll ege Science club spoke ball team without a banquet and his services to that unique insti- at the annual convention of the at a time when the athletes fur- t ution. Prof. Burr speaks in Wisconsin Academy of Science nished their own paraphernalia. very high terms of the moral and Letters at the Public Mu- earne tness of the people of all seum in Milwaukee. ages from the backward moun- Miss Margaret Wooster spoke COLLEGE TRADITION tainous sections of that region on the "Experimental Study of AND STUDENT who come to study at Berea. the Relativity of Spacial Per- . OPINION ' Prof. Burr maintains his physical ception." Miss Florence P. vigor and his mental alertness Robinson talked on "Honie "A BAD LOT- WE ARE" in a remarkable degree. We Economics and the College of have no doubt that the pupils Classical Tradition." Pres. M. Did you ever see a cow in the enjoyed receiving his services A. Brannon presented . "Some belfry of Middle college, or a as much as he enjoyed giving Phenomena In a Dying Lake." load of wood on top of the Art t hem. Prof. C. L. Turner talked on Hall? No, but old timers have. "Crayfish In the Eastern United The next time an alumnus States-With Special Reference comes around, get him started PROFESSOR CALLAND to Ohio." on the hot times he used to WILL TAKE A have in the old days when he SABBATICAL IN was in college. They all have SPRING QUARTER WILLIAM STEAD good stories about their esca- HONORED pades, and the older they are, To Receive Litt. D. From Drury Mr. William Stead, instructor the better the . yarns. After and M.A. Degree From Yale in the economics department, you listen to a few, you say, "If Prof F . E. Galland will take has been elected to membership we did any of those things now his regular sabbatical vacation in the American Economic Asso- days, we'd all get canned," and the third quarter. Each full ciation. l'he Association does he says, "Yes, and you ought to professor is entitled to a vaca- not limit its membership to be, but t hat w::i,s nothing to tion of one-half year once every College men, but elects those some of the things we did, why seventh, or sabbatical year, and who have distinguished them- one time-" and off he goes on Professor Galland is taking one selves in commercial lines. Mr. another. quarter off in order to improve Stead was elected for his graduate After this when some one his health and to visit Drury work at the University of Chi- pipes up about .the degeneracy college and Yale University. cago on Labor Problems and of the present generation of Prof. Galland did not take his Workmen's Education. students, tell him to guess again, THE BELOIT ALUMNUS Page Nine

and compare our meekness and BELOIT CHAPTER OF FRENCH SCHOLARSHIP humility with the rampages they ARTUS FRATERNITY AWARDED TO MISS used to have in ye olden times. INSTALLED Tell about the old class scraps ALICE BROWN '22 that made an Indian raid look like a Sunday School picnic, Seven Students and Two , and the secret class banquets, Professors Are Initiated All Expenses Are Paid for which ended when the sopho- by Grand President. Two ·Years' Graduate mores followed the freshmen to Study in French Janesville and threw a bottle of The Beloit chapter of Artus, acid into the hotel dining room, national honorary economics University. and, after the women came, a fraternity, was installed Satur- bunch of men raided Stowell day, April 1, with seven under- A two-year scholarship at a Cottage to rescue the captured gradutes and two alumni mem- French university has been freshman class secretary. bers. awarded Miss Alice Brown, a Recall the rough house some- Charter members of t he Beloit member of the senior class of times held at "oratoricals"' and chapter are L. V. Ballard '12, Beloit college. the time they filled the chapel W. H. Stead '20, Wilbur Picken A limited number of scholar- with hay. Tell about rolling '22, Kenneth Dameron '22, Louis ships are awarded annually to t hat stove down stairs, dese- Van Ess '23 , William Cleveland American college girls by the crating the Indian mounds with '23, George Bacon '23, George department of education of t he class monuments, and parading Bird '23, and Henry Ralph '23. French government. This is the with horses and buggies belong- first scholarship of its kind which ing to faculty members. Have High Standards has been received by a student Then tell about the hot times Only junior and senior men, at Beloit college. The scholar- we have hanging galoshes on ship is granted in the Ecole the flag pole and biding song- major students in the depart- ment are eligible, and member- Normale de Saint Germain en books in the chapel. Don't let Laye. anybody fool you-they'll have ship is further restricted by a to show us where we're a bit requirement t hat scholarship be worse than any other bunch of above a B average, both within Is Third Generation Beloiter students. the· department and in other Character, ability and promise HENRY RALPH. subjects averaged separately. of the candidate, scholastic "The Round Table" Membership is limited to twenty- standing in the French depart- five per cent of the enrollment ment, and collegiate activities in t he department. form the basis of choice for the SCHOLARSHIP AT The granting of a chapter to recipients of the scholarships. BELOIT Beloit is considered as a mark of distinction, as chapters have pre- Miss Brown is the first woman Scholarship conditions at Be- viously been granted only to of the third generation to gradu- loit this year have been quite universities. The fraternity now ate from Beloit college. Her satisfactory. This does not has chapters at universities whose father W. W. Brown of Wau- mean that every student has commerce departments or schools kesha was graduated in 1893 done as well as he might have of business are particularly and her grandfather, the Rev. done but t he average has been strong. W. F. Brown, 704 Park avenue, high. A mere reporting of the was graduated from Beloit in credits given might not mean 1866. Miss Brown attended much to many of t he alumni Has Wide Field Carroll college in her freshman since the system is somewhat The purpose of Artus, or Omri- year and entered Beloit as a different from that with which con Delta Ganuna, as it is some- sophomore. most of .the alumni are familiar. times called, is to increase the It should be borne in mind that During her three years in interest in economics and the Beloit college Miss Brown has 52 credits are required for gradu- quality of work done in t he ation. This means that the been prominent in musical ac- department, to develop a pro- tivities and has maintained a students must make an average fessional feeling among business of 4.4 credits per term. The high record in the French de- administrators and those who partment. Deans report that over 50% of have been trained for commerce the students made six or more and finance, and to connect the Will Sail in August credits. Students who receive theoretical political economy of from 6 to 12 credits are doing t he classroom with actual con- The scholarship provides for splendid work. There were a ditions in the business world. the payment of all living ex- larger percentage of women than penses and tuition during the men in this class. It is sig- two years of graduate study. nificant, however, that excep- She plans to sail for Europe in tionally high credits were at- Of the 18 students who received August. tained by more men than women. 12 credits or more, 14 were men. ROUND TABLE. Page Ten THE BELOIT ALUMNUS

BASEBALL PROSPECTS Issue of July, 1866. glazed caps,-a uniform which BRIGHT On the 17th of June the Olym- t hey got up hastily the night pian Club of the College played before." Coach Mills has in training its first game with a club from We won the game at sundown some fair baseball material. The another city. Though beaten, in 7 innings, 61 to 8. prospects for a creditable season our boys won great honor by are bright. The first game was their fine playing toward the A Sophomore Wrote in July 1867 played with the University of close. A few more months of "Some weeks ago the White- Wisconsin. The score was 8 and practice, and we may well be 3 with Beloit ·on the small end. water B. B. Club challenged us proud of them. The other club, to a match game to be played The next game was with North- the Capitol, from Madison, western University where the at Janesville. (We won 59 to played quite scientifically, and 19). That club, not content to score was again 8 and 3 but with has good prospects before it in Beloit on the big end. The lose its place as second in the the future. The score is given State on one game, challenged third game was with North- below . . western College of Watertown. us to play again, at Beloit. Time of game, 2 :45 to 7 :30 P. There was present a crowd of This was a ragged and poorly M. Score, 49 to 25. played game. Beloit won how- from 1,000 to 1,500 to witness · ever with a score of 7-2. The the game, which resulted in From the Beloit College Monthly another victory for us. game with Notre Dame showed of Oct., 1866. our boys out-classed. They The Capitol City of Madison, For sport and exercise, Base hearing of our success, sent us a fought hard however losing the Ball is now all the go. We know game by a score of 16 to 7. challenge, which was of course of no game that has spread so accepted, and the game came rapidly, and become so univer- off on Saturday, a week after COLLEGE BASEBALL sally popular in so short a time the last one with Whitewater. IN THE OLD DAYS as this. We hear of ball clubs, The crowd was several hundred challenges, matched games and larger than ever before, and the Dr. James D. Eaton of the tournaments almost every day. Olympians won again, 23 to 12. class of '69, gave a very interest- We do not pretend to keep any The same club beat us a year ing talk before the meeting of account of the number of match- ago, soon after we were organized · the Southern California Beloit ed games played in Beloit for the 49 to 25. But we have nobly alumni in February on baseball last two or three months. There wiped out that score. conditions in the 60s. Dr. Eaton is now much talk of a grand base We now stood second in the was score keeper for the.famous ball tournament of all the colleges State, and tho't that was good Olympians who introduced base- in the country. If t his takes enough; but we had received a ball into Beloit College. Dr. place, we t hink Beloit College challenge from the "Cream City" Eaton's talk.was based on quota- will be well represented. of Milwaukee, the champion club tions from the diary which he The Olympian Club now num- of the State, a few days before, kept as a student and from old bers about forty good men. Its and determined to give them a copies of the Beloit College organization is as follows: Pres. · trial. So the next Wednesday Monthly. We believe that all W. A. Cochran; Vice-Pres. R. they came by R. R., bringing a the alumni will be interested in M. Town; Sec'y. John C. Grant; crowd of their friends from Mil- the athletic situation of that Treas. Ed. F. Carpenter; Di- waukee and towns along the early day. We have secured rectors, E . S. Chadwick, L. S. way. Every carriage in Janes- these notes from Dr. Eaton's Swezey and M. Bruner, among ville was engaged to bring the son, Dr. Howard Eaton, 1900. whom are some of the best people to see the game between We are publishing them without players in the West. the two crack clubs; and Madi- further comment since they tell A match game was played son, Rockford and other towns their own story between the Olympian Club and sent their quotas. Large sums t he Bower City of Janesville, of money were staked on the From "Beloit College Monthly" at the latter place, on the 13th game, one man from Rockford of May, 1866. inst., resulting in 61 tallies for risking $1,000. Of the newly introduced game the Olympians to 8 for t he Bower A concourse of people was there are two complete organiza- City. · gathered, numbering from 4,000 tions; one in the College, called to 5,000. There were 600 "Olympian Base Ball Club," From a Freshman's Journal vehicles on the ground by actual officers:-Pres. C. H. Lyman, October, 1866. count, and but a small minority Vice-Pres. W. C. Bailey, Sec'y (Describi,ng game with the occupied seats in them. The A.H. Barber, Treas. F. R. Keep; Bower City Club of Janesville), spectators formed a complete Directors, J. E. Richardson, E. "Our uniform consisted of a red ellipse, encircling the players. G. Valentine, and N. S. Wright; flannel shirt, white pantaloons, The Cream City came to the the other in the Preparatory white cap with red band, and bat, but were sent into the Department, called the "Union regulation canvas shoes. The field crestfallen with a white- Base Ball Club," officers:-Pres. others were attired in black wash. Our boys made a home Chas. W. Earle, etc. pantaloons, white shirts and run the first thing and 2 tallies THE BELOIT ALUMNUS Page Eleven

CHICAGO ALUMNI EASTERN ALUMNI over, at the request of the Czechoslavakian government, CONVENE EACH GATHER AT the Y. M. C. A. sent him to FRIDAY CAMBRIDGE AND that new republic where it was NEW YORK starting a very extensive Y. M. The Chicago Association of C. A. program. He remained in Beloit College Alumni is now President Brannon made a Czechoslavakia two years, where meeting regularly for luncheon hurried trip to New England he first promoted a general every Friday at the Y. M. C. A. in order to attend gatherings of athletic program in the army, Restaurant, 19 South LaSalle Beloit alumni in the east. The and later with the civilian popu- Street. Interest in and attend- President was able to combine lation, and the last six months ance at these luncheons is grow- this errand with matters of busi- with the public schools. He ing. At each of the last two ness interests of the college so condudted six weeks intensive luncheons there were representa- that his trip east was doubly teacher's courses and in all tives from fourteen different worth while. From both of these trained in this way over 200 classes. gatherings there have come en- teachers in the American Recrea- The Association is trying an thusiastic reports. tional games and competitive innovation this year. Lun- The New England alumni athletics. He built three model cheons will be continued all gathered at the Harvard Union play grounds in the three main Summer. At each luncheon in Cambridge, April 1st. Twenty- cities in the republic. He helped some alumnus or former student six alumni were present in spite to organize their Olympic games will talk about the subject which of the fact that the first of April program. He coached their interests him most. So far there brought the worst storm of the track athletics for the games and have been heard from, L. E. season. This kept many away organized inter-scholastic con- Holden, '88, on a characteristic who had expected to attend. tests in modified basketball, vol- sketch of Henry C. Frick and Ex-President Eaton was also at ley ball, tennis and track. Andrew Carnegie; Clarence S. this meeting as was Dr. Benjamin Mr. Pipal says: "Here was Pellett, '86, on the recent Big Durham, '54, who is the oldest an opportunity to teach a nation Fire and Fire Protection in to play-to recreate and 1 living graduate of Beloit. The Chicago; H. D. Pettibone, 11, officers elected for the ensuing strengthen the play instinct on the Functions of a Modern year are John T. Hubbard, which three centuries under the Trust Company; A. R. LeRoy, President and Miss Henrietta Austrian rule had all but crushed '10, on the Operations of the Kilbourn, '03, Secretary and out. The ability to speak the Federal Reserve Bank; .H. F. Treasurer. language of these people gave Arneman, '02, on Veneers and An equal number of alumni me an unusual chance to teach Plywood Veneer Panels. In the the young blood of this new near future the program con- gathered at the call of Mr. W. H. Short in New York City on republic the idealistic program templates talks by Wirt Farley, of American athletics and to '12, about the Candy Business, April 4th. This also proved to be a very pleasant gathering, inspire in them high ideals of Col. Charles L. Willard, '97, sportsmanship. My ambition about the Army in Time of alumni comjng from as far as New Haven, Conn., in order to has ever been to serve mankind Peace; Prof E. G. Smith about through the physical education the Pageant and Prof. R. K. greet President Brannon and their fellow alumni. This was program and the two years spent Richardson about Commence- in this work in the land of my ment Plans and Program. the first opportunity that many of the easterners have had of birth I shall ever regard as my The Association is trying to meeting with President Brannon high point in service." realize for itself the purpose and the occasions were greatly expressed in its half-century old enjoyed. constitution: "To unite the Be- DR. E. D. EATON ioit alumni in friendship and SUPPLIES PULPIT community of interest; to afford HOME FROM EUROPE opportunity for the renewal of It is gratifying to the alumni college associations; and in every Joe Pipal, '02, has returned to to know that Ex-President Eaton way possible to promote the America after a period of splen- maintains so much of his physical welfare of Beloit College." did service in Czechoslavakia. and mental vigor. Dr. Eaton Mr. Pipal entered war Y. M. C. supplied for six months the A. service as camp Physical church in West Newton, Mass., Director at Camp Kearney, Cali- while the pastor was absent in besides. . The tallies stood fornia. After nine months in Oxford, England. At the con- 44 to 25. Camp Kearney, he was called to clusion of this engagement, he Thus we beat the three highest France for A. E. F. services and was engaged to preach for three clubs in the State in eleven days, sailed March 30, 1918. Upon months in the First Church of and came out the champions. arriving in Paris, he was ap- Cambridge, Mass. A considera- The Olympians are in the papers, pointed track coach of the Ameri- ble part of Dr. Eaton's· time is oc- and Beloit College has got its can Athletes for the Inter-allied cupied with his duties as a mem- name up." games. After these games were ber of the Directing Boards of the Page Twelve THE BELOIT ALUMNUS

~hich Rev. H arry Grimes, '05, Congregational Education and is pastor. The paper also gives Mr. May retired from the editor- Publishing Society and of the an account of a reception ten- ship of the Waukon Standard a American Board for Foreign dered to Mr. Grimes by his few years ago. He is a man of Missions. parish, the occasion being the exceptional ability. His fund of Dr. and Mrs. Eaton have 10th anniversary of his pastorate. information regarding people and established their home in Welles- The paper states that Mr. events is not excelled, and his ley, Mass., where they built Grimes' pastorate has been ex- contributions to the press of this a house last summer at the close ceedingly fruitful. During the county are read with deepest of hisyear's service as secretary, ten years 285 have been received interest. ad interim, of the National Con- into membership. "Mr. May served as court gregational Council. reporter in this district under On conclusion of his ad interim "At the reception in the parish many of the earlier judges- pastorate at West Newton, Dr. house, on Wednesday evening, Noble, Granger, Fellows, and Eaton was presented with a nearly 500 persons were in at- others. He is an expert short- purse of gold. The Congrega- tendance, the officers of the , hand writer. Some of the best tionalist in referring to the re- c hur ~ h and their wives being in and most authentic historical ception given to Dr. and Mrs. the receiving line with the pastor sketches of men and evf)nts in Eaton states that they "have and his family. At the close of the early history of this county gained the affectionate esteem the reception the company ad- have been written by Mr. May, of the entire parish." journed to the main audience and he is well informed on all room where addres es were given political events.'' Von Ogden Vogt, '01 , has by representatives of the trustees published a book dealing with and other officers of the church church architecture and forms and by the local clergy. And ALUMNUS SENDS of worship. This book is favor- then, in behalf of all , a sizeable NEWS ably reviewed in the religious package of United States Liberty journals and deserves a large Bonds was handed to the pastor Rev. A. C. Warner, ex '94, space in the alumni magazine. by the chairman of the board writes a letter of unusual in- The book being a rather large of trustees, from the people of terest. Among other things, his one and the price. being high, ye the parish.'' letter dated March 28th has the editor will have to wait until following items: Wallace M. he can borrow a copy before he Short '93, was re-elected for a will be in position to write a VETERAN EDITOR third term as mayor of Sioux review of the book. HONORED City, Ia., by a 1200 majority; Dr. Thomas Riggs '68, will cele- H. C. Hammond, '68, of De- U nd er brate early this summer the troit, Mich., has offered the the above fiftieth anniversary of his work "Hammond Cup", a prize valued capt-io n , among the Sioux Indians at at $10, to the student who makes the local Oahe; Dr. Theodore Riggs '98, the best jump with weights at paper at is steadily gaining a great repu- the meet, May 13th, at Hancock Waukon, tation as one of the big surgeons field. This method of jumping Ia., prints of the Northwest; Governor W. was very much in vogue in the a sketch of H. McMaster 1900, was suc'cess- old days though it has not been A.M.May ful in the primaries today in practiced at Beloit for many '64. The winning the Republican nomi- years. The event will be staged p a p e r nation for governor for a second under the old rules the weight printed the term; Mrs. Lawrence Johns in either hand must not exceed accompa- (Olive Eddy '06), of Springfield, 10 pounds and no jump under nying pic- S. D ., has been at Rockton, Ill., 11 feet 2 inches will qualify. ture of Mr. and Beloit with her mother who Evidently the old grad wants M ay a nd underwent an operation at a to know whether the modern r e ferred Beloit hospital. student has got the real stuff to the fact in him that the student of the that he had received the cup old day had. The boys are given last year by the college DR. ARTHUR Fi. not afraid of the test and are for the highest per~ent of at- SMITH '67 CELEBRATES "rearing to go.'' tendance by any class at com- GOLDEN WEDDING mencement. Mr. May being the I HARRY GRIMES 'OS only living graduate of the class A few months ago this veteran of '64, scored 100% attendance missionary ·and his wife cele- CELEBRATES IO-YEAR for his class. We are glad to brated their golden wedding an- PASTORATE pass on to our alumni this niversary, an event to which the "The Congregationalist" of picture of Mr. May and to papers of Northern China gave April 20th publishes on its cover print the followin g excerpt from considerable friendly attention. the picture of the Congregational his own home paper. He has resided in the Orient Church, Braintree, Mass., ' of "After years in the harness, for more than 32 years and is T· H E B E L 0 I T A L U M N U S Page Thirteen

recognized as a leading authority institution during that period. This speaks well for the physical on China and the Chinese. His In a letter to Prof. "E. G.", and mental vigor of this product book "Chinese Characteristics" Mr. Porter writes: "We have of the early Beloit and is a has passed through 13 editions followed with great interest the tribute to the esteem in which and is still in steady demand. reports of the successful year at his fellow townsmen regard him. The hope is expressed that Dr. Beloit as they have come to us We send the congratulations of Smith will some time give to in the Alumnus, and we rejoice the younger alumni to this the public a volume of reminis- in the progress that seems to be worthy son of old Beloit. cences, which could not fail of registered. Work in our Uni- being both interesting and im- versity here goes on steadily. .portant. We are just on the verge of ALUMNUS GIVES opening construction work on a ETCHINGS TO ART new site outside of Peking where PROF. CUNNINGHAM we hope eventually to have a HALL '15, RESIGNS fine equipment in buildings which There are six small paintings will follow the Chinese style. "Professor C. C. Cunningham, on exhibition at the Art Hall A Christian Educational Com- of scenes in and around Beloit, for the last year and a half the m1ss10n has recently visited head of the Department of Pub- painted during the winter by China and made a careful study Mr. Carl Swenson, a pupil of lic Speaking of Wabash College, of educational conditions here. has tendered his resignation to Mr. Richard Peck. On the basis of this report, a The Art Hall has also received the Board of Trustees of the number of educational changes college, announcing as his reason six etchings and engravings from will be made. One of these Frederick Norcross, '87, one of for severing his connection his which effects us directly is a desire to continue his study for the trustees of the college. recommendation for amalgama- "These pictures are a great ad- an advanced degree at a large tion with another University, middle-western university. Able dition to the Print-collection," Shantung Christian University, said Miss Burr. She added that testimony to the ability of Pro- located in Tsinan, the capital fessor Cunningham to success- among them is a fine example of of the province. We are just the Swedish etcher, A. H . Haig, fully coach speakers for debates now going through the process and contests in oratory is given whose cathedral interiors make of discussion and decision in- him widely known. It is the by the remarkable record which volved in this new union, which he has achieved at Wabash in Chapel of Edward the Confessor we hope, if it is effected, will in Westminster. There are also the brief time in which he has prove of value to the develop- been connected with the college. portraits of Tennyson by Rajou ment of Christian education in and of Poe by Lofort. Assuming charge of the De- China." -Lucius C. Porter partment of Public Speaking in the fall of 1920, when it was in The firm of Ringheim, Whee- a run-down condition, he has JACK FAVILLE , '21 , lock & Co., Des Moines, Ia., considerably broadened the curri- BREAKS LEG IN FALL have announced that Edward C. culum, has instituted highly SATURDAY Hildreth, '19, has become a part practical methods Qf instruction, of their staff and will be their and has succeeded admirably in John Faville, '21, sustained a representative in the district of his undertakings against op- double fracture of the right leg southeastern Iowa. Mr. Hil- ponents of other schools. just above the knee, Saturday. dreth is located at Fairfield. His resignation will not take The accident occurred when he effect until June, at the close of was running down the steep em- the college year. In the mean- bankment behind the Sigma Chi Henry R. Mussey, 1900, has time he will coach the Wabash house on his way to the Beloit- been called to a professorship participants in the state ora- N orth-western baseball game. of Economics in Wellesley College torical contest, the Indiana De- and began his work there in batiJ!g League, and the State February. Peace Oratorical Contest." ALUMNUS HEADS -The Wabash Record-Bulletin CITY GOVERNMENT John V. Norcross, '88, was a Mr. Edward W. Porter, of the Vesper Speaker recently. His PORTERS TO COME class of '62, whom we hoped subject was "Sportsmanship In FROM CHINA would be able to represent his Every Day Life." His appeal class at its 60th reunion, has just was strong and direct and gripped Lucius C. and Lillian Dudley been elected to the second term the students in an unusual way. Porter, '01, of Peking, China, as president of the city council are coming to America in July of the city of La Mesa, Califor- on a two year furlough. Mr. nia. This position in that class Clement Boynton, '98, made Porter has been invited by Co- of cities in California corresponds a trip to Hawaii this winter. lumbia University to re-organize to the position of mayor in cor- Boynton says that this was not the Chinese Department of that responding cities in other states. a wedding trip. Page Fourteen THE BELOIT ALUMNUS News Of. The Alumni

WILLIAM LATHROP JOEL B. DOW, '65 , Beloit Wis., .where he took A. B . and M. A. degrees; also taking a AND JEAN WILKINSON DIES course at Chicago Theblogical MARRIED HERE Mr. Joel B.bow was a familiar Seminary. He served churches Miss Jean Wilkinson and figure to all the living alumni at Clinton, Ill. , Chicago, Ill., and William Lathrop were married of Beloit College. He graduated Anderson, Ind. He came to the at the hoine of the bride. The from the institution in '65 and Pacific northwest about thirteen ceremony was performed by the since 1873 has made Beloit his years ago. For over six years, Rev. John Pitt Deane in the home. He was a prominent citi- he was pastor of the Congre- presence of only the immediate zen of Beloit and one who did gational church at Granite Falls, relatives. The bride was grad- much for the welfare of the city. Snohomish county, Wash., and uated from Beloit College in the Mr. Dow had been in failing was afterwards for five years class of '19, and was a member of health for some time and his before coming to Lewiston, in D elta Gamma. Mr. Lat hrop ,death occurred on the morning mercantile business at Granite graduated at Beloit in '18. He of April 21st. Falls. is a member of the Beta· Theta Upon coming here, Mr. Parr Pi fraternity and Phi Delta Phi, ACADEMY MAN DIES at once won a place of influence a legal fraternity at Wisconsin in the community. He was of University where he took a law We have been informed that pleasing personality, an able course. Mr. and Mrs. Lathrop Mr. Frank L. Shepard, a former speaker, fearless in the expression will be at home after May 1, s t u d en t of B e 1o it C o 11 e ge of his convictions and a pulpit at 922 Church St., Rockford, Academy, died Dec. 15, 1921. orator of unusual interest and where Mr. Lathrop will practice effectiv.(:lness. He did not try law. WAR VETERAN DIES to agree with everybody and Walter Gochnaur '20, died of welcomed an honest difference Donald B. Korst, '06, has tuberculosis at a sanitarium at of opinion. During his single announced his engagement to Ottawa, Ill., March 29. He had year of double pastorate here, Miss Carol Richardson of Janes- been ill for some time and was he had greatly strengthened both ville, Wisconsin. undergoing treatment at the Ot- of his church congregations, tawa tent colony. Mr. Goch- which were enjoying a healthy growth, with prospect of a suc- BIRTHS naur was a graduate of Beloit and a member of Tau Kappa cessful future. His sudden pass- On April 14, a daughter was Epsilon fraternity. ing leaves a void not easy to fill born to Ralph Stephens, ex '19, Gochnaur entered Beloit col- in the community, and a personal and wife at their home in lege in the fall of 1915 and en- sorrow in the sad bereavement Chicago. listed shortly after the declara- suffered by all who knew him tion of war, serving on the as a friend and associate." Mr. Foster K . Thomas, '17, Leviathan. After the war he and Mrs. Vera Adams Thomas, returned to college, completing '16, announce the birth of a son, his course in 1920. 1922 SUMMER SCHOOL Howard Dudley, on April 19. On June 26th Beloit College A son was born April 18 to WALTER PARR, '95 will open for her fifth summer Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. Shepard DIES AT session. During this time the of Mineral Point. Mrs. Shepard LEWISTON, MONTANA college utilizes her plant offering was Grace Jane Winn, ex '18. · Rev. W. R. Parr, pastor of to college students opportunity Pilgrim Congregational church to push ahead with their courses, Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. of Lewiston and the community to teachers opportunity for fur- Schultz, '16, (Margaret Weirick) Congregational church of Lewis- ther training, and to more ad- of Elmhurst, announce the birth ton Orchards, died March 24. vanced preparatory students op- of a son, Donald Weirick, on .Mr. Parr's illness covered a portunity to forge ahead in their April 28th. period of about ten days, starting preparatory work. Practically with an attack of sciatic rheuma- every department of the college We have also received word tism, March. 14, followed by offe~·s work during the summer that a child was born recently pleurisy and then by abdominal sess10n. to Mrs. Esther Wade Wells, '15, influenza. Attractive bulletins, describing of Harvard, Illinois. The Lewiston Morning Tri- the work of the Summer School, bune has the following account have been published, and the Walter A. Strong, '05, an- of Mr. Parr. Registrar will be pleased to nounces the birth of a daughter Mr. Parr received his college furnish a copy to any of the in his home. education at Beloit College, at Alumni who may be interested. THE BELOIT ALUMNUS Page Fifteen

LOS ANGELES ALUMNI sity at Berkeley and Leland Stanford HENRY WRIGHT, '66 VISIT POMONA at Palo Alto), Pomona is the only one D.IES to whom has been granted a charter Henry Talcott Wright, '66, Beloit College feels itself to be for a Phi Beta K appa society; and yet prominent Beloit alumnus, died at closely related to Pomona, with half her age is less than one-half that of his home in Pueblo, New Mexico, Ma.v a dozen of its graduates on the faculty Beloit. And her growth was never 2Q, at the age of 77. Mr. Wright had of the latter institution. These offered so rapid as it has been during the past suffered an attack of pneumonia three to the Alumni Association of Southern eleven years under the wise and far- days prior to his death, He was California an alluring program for seeing administration of Doctor James secretary and assistant treasurer of the Saturday afternoon, April 29, to end Arnold Blaisdell. Pueblo Star-Journal Publishing Com- with a picnic supper on the knoll JAMES D. EATON, '69. near the Greek Theater. pany and one of the city's most To Claremont it is an easy drive eminent citizens. of thirty-five miles eastward over a DEATH TAKES W. H. Mr. Wright graduated from Beloit splendid boulevard through orange in 1866. After his graduation he took groves and orchards of walnuts, almost FITCH, '66 law at Ann Arbor, receiving his degree in 1868. At Beloit he organized t.he touching the flanks of the lofty sierras Dr. W. H. Fitch, '66 died at his first college baseball team in the and along a way bordered with wild home in Rockford, Ill., April 17th. West and met many professional flowers. Snow crowned San Antonio, He had been in poor health for some teams in successful competition. He "Old Baldy,'' seems almost to belong time but his death came with a sud- was a member of ·the Beta Theta Pi to the college campus over which it denness which was a severe shock to fraternity. stands as sentinel. his friends. Dr. Fitch was born in Mr. Wright was born in First we were treated to a recital Cherry Valley, Ill., in 1844. "His Lisbon, Illinois, September 3, 1844. on the great organ in Bridges Hall of early edi:ication was obtained in the He en- listed for the Civil war in a class of Music by Professor Allen. Then Presi- Rockford schools. dent Blaisdell talked familiarly to us young recruits but was never called He entered Beloit college, where there in regard to his plans for the into active service. The deceased is his course was interrupted by a period further beautifying of the ·grounds survived by his wife, three daughters of service in the 40th Wisconsin in- which now comprise one hundred and and one son. fantry. He was graduated from Beloit fifty acres, thus affording abundant college, took post graduate work at room for constructing two distinct Born to I. B. Davies '01, and the University of Michigan, and was quadrangles, sep.arated from each other Florence Jones-Davies '13, a son on graduated in medicine at the old by a charming park, one for men and May 16. Chicago Medical college in 1868. He the other for women. Some units Alvin R. Lamb, ex '13, and Mrs. was graduated in medicine with the of these have already been built, Lamb announce the birth of a , son, second highest honors in his class. notably a dormitory for women, called Earl Robert, on May 20. First honors were taken by Dr. Harwood Court. An adequate descrip- Nicholas Senn, world famous surgeon. Born, a daughter, at the Beloit tion of this, including its many at- Hospital on May 29th, to Gerald E. To this g9od foundation of study tractions of parlors, suites of rooms, Cunningham, '18, and Louise Ritsher- the doctor added two years of further sleeping porches and the rest, with all Cunningham, ex. '20. quest of knowledge in Vienna, London the elegant furnishings most artistic Natalie Thornton, '08, announces her and durable, would require an article · and Berlin. In 1870 he returned to engagement to Mr. Harty A. Corbett, by itself. Rockford and entered into general an engineer in Ne~ Y

I li i i I- I I 'i Ii I i f You Won't Need To Say It Now I I I i The following is what one alumnus wrote to his college in i I answer to its R.ppeal for a pledge. We pass it on to you because I i we know you will understand it. i Ii "I have been held up, held down, sand-bagged, trodden on, Ii I sat on, flattened out and squeezed. First by the United States I i government's income tax, federal war tax, excess profits tax, Liberty i 1_ Loans, Thrift stamps, capital stock tax, and every other tax that i 1 the mind of man could invent to extract my money. 1 I "Next by the Society of John the Baptist, the G. A. R., the I I Women's Relief, the Red Cross,· the Black Cross, the Purple Cross, I I and the Double Cross, the Dorcas Society, the Y. M. C. A., the i j Y. W. C. A., the Boy Scouts, the Jewish Relief, and every hospital j i in town. Then on top of all these came the Associated Charities. i i i I "The government .has so run my business that I don't know I I who owns it. I am inspected, suspected, examined, re-examined, ! i informed, required, and commanded, so that I don't know who I i1 i am, what I am, or why I am here. All I know is that I am supposed i I to be an inexhaustible supply of money for every known desire or I I hope of the human race, and because I will not sell all I have and go i i out and beg, borrow or steal more to give away, I have been cussed, i I discussed, boycotted, talked to, talked ab~mt, lied to, lied about, I I held up, robbed and ruined, and the only reason I am clinging to I I life is to see who or what in b is coming next." I i Never-the-less, ,he sent in a check toward the endowment. i I MORAL-"Go ye and do likewise." I 1 I- i I I

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