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See your Sinclair Dealer Ohio State taff and Stadium Information ........ 34 Buckeye Cham1>ions of 1916 and 1917 .................. 35 and power up with ew Power-X. Ohio State Univer s ity Roster ................................ 40 U niver ity of Wi con in Roster .............................. 43 . - ................................................ 45 . a nd Signals . Ities • • • • • . Pena New Super- Premium SINCLAIR POWER-X Listen over WTVN every Saturday for a play-by-play description of all the Ohio State games. 3 WTVN Radio - 610 on your dial OHIO STATE UNIVER ITY Administration of Ohio State University II JACOB B. TAYLOR Vice President RICHARD C. LARKINS Director of Athletics DR. FREDERIC W. HEIMBERGER Vice President W.W. (WOODY) HAYES Head Football Coach NOVICE G. FAWCETT President II DR. BLAND L. STRADLEY DR. WENDELL 0. POSTLE President Vice Faculty Representative 4 5 UN·IVERSITY OF WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN ASSISTANT COACHES FRED MARSH GEORGE LANPHEAR PAUL SHAW Line Coach Freshman Coach End Coach EDWIN B. FRED IVAN B. WILLIAMSON President Director of Athletics LaVERNE VAN DYKE TOM HEARDEN MILTON BRUHN PROF. GEORGE H. YOUNG BOB O'DELL Junior Varsity Coach Defensive Coach Head Football Coach Faculty Representative Backfield Coach 6 7 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Students Welcome Alumni The University of Wisconsin W HEN YOU think of a university like the Research University of Wisconsin, you naturally UT THE University of Wisconsin is more think of teachers and students. Indeed, teaching B rhan a center for the education of com petenr state's center for research is the main function of the University of Wis­ cwzens. It is the directed toward the improvement of the economic consin, bur it is only one of three. Coupled with life, health, and general welfare of its people; t aching at the UW are research and public the conservation and development of its resources; service. and rhe beautification of its landscape. To accomplish these three m1ss1oos, the Uni­ versity of Wisconsin has JO major colleges, Public Service schools, and divisions. A ND THE University of Wisconsin ~s als~ th~ I\. people's service center. The u01vers1ty is to its resources and facilities available Teaching asked make to individual citizens and groups of citizens of ORE THAN 15,500 students currently are all ages, all walks of life, in all areas of the state. Me mbers of the s tudents' g eneral homecoming committee are s hown he re . Le ft to right: Phil Myers, on-campus ­ extend from education through publicity; Miles W e lter, rally; Nancy May, secre tary; Don Bryant, quee ns; Bill Gibe aut, dance; Dick Johnson, chair M enrolled in the University of Wisconsin, These services s publicity; Bob White, house d e corations. man; Ruthann Stanfield, o ff-campu correspondence, radio, television, or extension 14,000 or more at Madison and the rest in ex­ classes and institutes, to soil testing, geological IBLCOME HOME! tension centers around the state. In addition, After coday's game, fraternities and sorormes will surveys, health and hygienic laboratory testing, HOMECOMI G committee of 1956 welcomes hold open house so that you may meet the under­ than 7,000 are enrolled in extension night The more , you- the OlllO STATE ALUMNI, who, since 1882, graduates and see the wonderful HOMECOMING special medical services, home demonstrations decorations. classes, while many more attend have met annually to renew HOMECOMING tradi­ classes or special artists in residence, and consulting services of revive old memories by visit­ The student senate and the HOME­ tions. Once again you will Welcome back! , conferences, institutes, and ing familiar places and seeing old friends. COMI G committee extend co you their heartiest university lectures many types. of Lase evening, on the Ohio Union grounds, thousands greetings and invite you co enjoy every minute shore courses. gathered for the traditional rally. We "sec the eanh your 1956 HOMECOMING. The three functions of teaching, research, and reverberating, with a mighty cheer" when Coach public service are found in all the schools and "Woody" Hayes introduced the "BUCKEYES." To teach them, the University of Wisconsin The 1916 and 19 17 football squads of Ohio State many cases, they cut of stu­ colleoesI::> at Madison. In The Ohio Union was jammed as thousands University are holding reun ions this Homecoming week­ has a staff of l 706, including professors of dents danced and then cheered the HOME OMING e nd. These two teams won Ohio State's first Western across college and departmental lines. The ten ve titles to queen and her court. Conference championships, the only successi national and international reputation in all the come to the Buckeyes until 1954 and 1955. Th e 191 6 colleges and schools of the university are the At half time coday, the lovely HOMECOMI G team, captained by Frank Sorensen, won all seven games. queen and her court will be introduced, having been Th e 1917 team, captained by H. J . " Hap" Courtney, schools and colleges of the university. They pre­ colleoec, of letters and science, agriculture, engi- named in a popular election, similar to those held a lso won seven seasonal games, then played a scoreless {Chic) Harley, scientists, OHIO STATE was admitted to the post-season tie with Auburn. Charles pare rhe doctors, lawyers, engineers, neering, commerce, education, graduate school annually since all-American, was the star of both in December of 1912. Ohio State's first Western Conference teams. He was named all-American in 1919 as well as pharmacists, journalists, busine smen, bankers, pharmacy, law, medical and university extension On hand for the 17th straight year is Clancy Isaac, in the c hampionship years. Dr. John W. Wilce, now cheerleader, to lead the OHIO TATE d irector of the Un iversity's H ealth Service, was coach teachers, farmers, and public servants of tomorrow. service. '39, former of the two title teams. cheering section. lancy was the originacor of the two squads, see page 35) Block "O" cheering section. (For pictures of the 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 8 9 Then (1878) and Now (1956) Rick Jones National Champion R ICK JONE , senior member of Ohio State University's 1956 golf squad, became the third Buckeye to win the coveted CAA crown when he defeated Medalist Rex Baxter of the University of Houston, 4 and 3. The event was the finale to the 59th annual NCAA tournament, held over the Scarlet course in June with a near-record field participating. Jones, who proved "Mr. Comeback" of the tour­ nament, fai led to allow trailing conditions to bother him. "Down" several times in match play after qualifying wi ch 148, Jones rallied at the proper time. Two of his matches required extra holes tO The six members of Ohio Stote Un iversity's first graduating class (1878) gather around Mirror Lake on co m• mence ment day. Left to right: J . F. Mcfadden, C. C. Howard, William A. Dunn, Frank Howald, A. B. Townshend and Charle s H. Deitrich. From this first class of six, t he University now presents the scene below. reach a decision. Baxter, w hose qualifying score of 140 was four under par, found Jones ac his best in the title match. Jones never trai led in this one and finished the first 18 in even par 72, good for two up. In the after­ noon round, Jones increased his lead and finished two under par for the 33 holes required to settle the match. Baxter was three over for the day. Jones' previous vJCnms were Bob Borquist, Ore­ gon, 3 and 1; Bob Westfall, Texas Tech, 6 and 5; Robert Dunn, Florida State, and 3; Jimmy Hiskey, Houston, one up 19, and Jerry