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As Seen by Wm. Henry Tecumseh Michaelmas

CAMP PHILIP MORRIS: Earl Hudelson, vice president of the Boosters Club after Indiana graduate and instructor and former serving two years as a tomtom beater fob teacher in the Bloomington high school, was all that is good at Indiana. He was on the a member of the educational staff these Union Board. There he served with a young last many months in Germany. Early in man who had come down from Jimtown, Id- the summer he was ordered home and found iana, to play in the University band. The himself in Camp Philip Morris. "It's an Arbutus listed him as Herman Wells-since enormous nondescript camp in the hills some then he has become Herman B Wells and six miles back of le Havre. It reminds me president of the University. With Mr. Wells of my son's remark about Camp Waters, and Mr. Duey were Dale Cox and Walter Texas. He said the devil formerly owned Rommes, Morgan Gerhart and George Stev- both hell and Texas but sold Texas," he ens. Herman Lieber was a member of that writes. board. / Wilbur A. Cogshall represented thd "The rats at Camp Philip Morris would faculty and Ed Von Tress the alumni. gnaw through the baggage at night. They Vern Ruble was another Boosters Clubber got a bottle of congnac open in a colonel's who lent dignity to the campus, especially, luggage, went on a binge, pulled the tent- as he rode a dashing mule in a game on poles down, pulled the stove down and heaved Jordan Field. Another rider that year was the lids and legs at us. They would rear Barrett Moxley Woodsmall of Indianapolis up on their hind legs, shake their clenched who revived the auto polo stunt which fists and squeak about 'bring on your old Ernie Pyle had originated. A member of cats.'. the class of 1924, along with Mr. Wells and "At one o'clock one morning I had occa- Mr. Duey, was a Rensselaer boy named sion to go across lots near the camp. Con- Charles A. Halleck who has been working scious of a scuffling and squeaking behind in Washington for a number of years as a looked around. If there was one rat me, I member of Congress. He was secretary of following me, there were a million. I felt like when Phil Duey was the Pied Piper." of the Boosters Club vice president. Sherwood Blue was photo-4 graphic editor of the Arbutus that year, DOWN OLD TEXAS WAY: From time Husk O'Hare and his Super Orchestra, as it to time a Hoosier legislator may feel that the was billed, came from Chicago to play for the four state educational institutions in Indiana Junior Prom. He probably didn't do one present their needs with a fervor bordering bit better with the tunes of the day than on insistance. He should trade places with Hoagland Carmichael's Collegians who played a representative in the hallowed legislative for dance after dance, while Hoagy was work- halls at Austin, Texas. There are 16 four- ing on tricky arrangements. And where is year colleges and about 40 junior colleges in Husk O'Hara today? Texas that are state-supported. Fifty-six In 1924 most of the students came to pleas and suggestions would keep a repre- Bloomington by train and the Moton sta. sentative of the people close to be interested, .1_- .C..w..a - .. «.- . 3wL. L..L...1r

earnings on this fund are about one million quickly sped into the annual hair cupping dollars. The University of Texas gets about orgy which marked the friendly, rivalry of one-third of the income and Texas A. and M. the two lower classes, educationally speak- the other third. The two schools must trim ing. The W.S.G.A. gave a Masque Ball for their building programs to fit this income for the coeds. "Peg" Mullendore and Marcella it is the only source available. McCormick took home all the laurels with their comedy act and costumes. A Queen of the May was crowned on the P. A. DUEY: Another Hoosier has found banks of the Jordan and the sophomore girls that the happy carefree life of the Manhat- danced about a Maypole. There were char- tan jungles is not nearly so appealing as the iot races on the Jordan Field track and the byways of rural Indianapolis. Philip Alex- work horse teams which doubled in the event ander Duey, one of the 11 Duey children of actually were able to circle the field in a Macy, Indiana, will be the new artist teach- whirling cloud of cinders. Commencement er of voice and director of choral organiza- was in the shade of the back campus, where tions for the Jordan Conservatory of Music the Chemistry Building now wends its way and rank as a member of the faculty of But- and wafts its odors. ler University and head of the Music Depart- ment. Since his graduation from Indiana Univer- CRIMSON TO THE FORE: Speaking of sity in 1923, Philip has known about all the the events of that famous year, reference ia honors which the radio industry and the made to a Big Ten crown in wrestling, ties concert stage could offer. He has found for fourth place in and swimming time to receive the degree of doctor of phil- and a tie for fifth place in . Modestly, osophy in music education at Columbia Uni- the student publication, indicates that "this versity. means a realization of the athletic revival sy One of the stories which received consid- long anticipated at the state institution. erable circulation several years ago about Zora G. Clevenger returned to the campus Phil was his rise in earninges-from $20 a as director of athletics. It was to be the week or less, some weeks, to more than $20,- last year for Jordan Field as a football battle 0000 a year-which he accomplished in a ground. Ewald 0. Stiehm, "Waldo of Vis- space of some twelve months. That was the consin", had lost his fight with a lingering magic of radio; chance brought him his first illness. "Navy Bill" Ingram was the new opportunity when he was asked to substitute coach. DePauw won the opening game with at the microphone for a sick friend. The a 3 to 0 route. But Indiana beat Northwest- original baritone lost his job and Phil was in ern at Indianapolis 7 to 6. Then Wisconsin the high spot of radio. came to Bloomington and carried away the During the years he appeared as soloist remains of a ball game and a score of 52 to with orchestras directed by Arturo Toscanni, 0. Indiana beat Hanover 32 to 0 on a re- Walter Damrosch, Frank Black, Wilifrd Pel- versal of form and, reversing again, lost to letier and Paul Whiteman. He had con- Chicago, 27 to 0. Wabash joined the pro- tracts which called for his appearance on as cession and licked the Hoosiers 29 to 6. But many as four major broadcast programs a the season was not over. Purdue was still week. For a while he sang with the Rev-, to be played; the last game on the Jordan elers. The other three in the quartet were Field site of so many battles. The final Wilfred Clenn, bass,.Lewis James, tenor, and score was Indiana 3, Purdue 0. Elmer' another tenor, one James Melton, sometimes "Swede" Wilkins had broken a scoreless tie known as America's foremost collector of in the third period with a dropkick that old cars. traveled 44 yards. Jack Reynolds, who died a few months ago in Cincinnati, led his wrestling squad to AND ON THE CAMPUS: From 1921 to six victories. It was a well deserved champ- 1924, Phil Duey was quite a man about the ionship and one that did forecast better