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EASTERN ILLINOIS STATE COLLEGE, CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1956 mp us Prepares for Annual Homecoming

venly Body' Welcome Mr. President Hundreds of Alums Expected tWill Ca rry Saturday to Kickoff Festivities

n in Parade Hundreds of alums are expected on campus this weekend to help celebrate .the 42nd annual Eastern Homecoming. The cele­ with the theme "Depict­ bration has been extended through Sunday this year as the first eavenly Body" will carry Peggy Fr,ew throughout Fine Arts Series presentation of the year will be held in Lantz gym, · as Homecoming queen Sunday, at 4 p.m. parade Saturday. Homecoming assembly tomorrow at l 0 a.m. in Lantz gym will float will feature a silver officially begin the festivities. and silver stars, made Mike Muchmore as master of cere­ tug-o-wa1· across the college som board and silver in­ monies will introduce various lake will ag>ain highlight the building paper. The deck speakers and acts. games. The games will be held " ns of the float will be The Player's presentation, The on the baseball field. Tender Trap," will be presented m industrial cloth-backed Football play,ers and Coach tomorrow night and Friday at per, a regular commercial Keith Smith will be introduced at 8:30 p.m. in Lantz gym. Dr. E. t material. a pep raly to be held in back of Glendon Gabbard is directing the aprons will be deep blue Lincoln-Douglas. halls at 6:30 p .m. production. in white, with an overlay A feature has been added freshman and soph­ stars. The to the pep rally this year in the omores take over Friday af­ year the queen's float is form of an award which will be ternoon at 1 :30 in the annutal to of the p,ar­ presented to the group _pr,esenting the head class battles. Pushball and a floats, and will not be in the "loudest and the bestest" 'tion with the other floats. cheers. A plaque has been decided n's float does not follow upon as the award. e of the, Homecoming, but Charleston to Hold After the Homecoming play, a tead its own separate midnight movie, "He Laughed Two Day La mp Last," starring Frankie Laine, will be the twelfth year Lighting Activities will be offered at the Will Rogers e industrial arts depart­ theater. The movie will begin at 11:30. been in charge of con­ The Charleston Chamber of Com- Saturday's festivities will b,2gin of the float which began merce will hold a two day lamp with the parade downtown which part of last week. lighting celebration on October Eastern President Quincy Doudna will start at 9:30 a.m. The parade 26 and 27 when the cities' new will follow a route going north up street lights will officially be put 's Who Voting into use. 'Welcome Mr. President' Parade The two day celebration will in­ Be Cancelled clude a chuck-wagon type bar­ beque, stre€!_t dan!!ing, and a lamp o scheduled -for .election, To Feature More Than 25 Floats lighting ceremony. Two bands will be held be­ w may not furnish music for the dancing and the enough peti­ Homecoming p,arade for 1956 will 7. Dismantling must be com­ lack of lighting of the new lamps. complete the number re­ begin Saturday at 9:30 a.m., pleted by Sunday, October 21. Fred Lowry, the whistling on the ballot, acco,rding to with more than 25 floats expected 8. Floats ma,y be dismantled on maestro, will furnish entertain­ chairman Jerry New - to enter. The following rules must south campus only. be observed: 9. After dismantling all debris ment and serve as master of cere­ must be removed. . monies. 'ng to figures based on 1. All floats must be in place by ' Awards for the best three s enrolment, 28 pernons 9 a.m., or they will lose three floats in each division will be selected from this school points in regard to the overall in the form of cash prizes. Pia no Concert to Who's Who listing. Of the Homecoming trophy. organi­ The winners will be announced filed by campus 2. The overall height of any float only peopie met the re­ at half time of the football End Festivities Sun. 27 may not exceed 14 ft. for entering game. ts necessary 3. The length of the float must Melvin Stecher .and Norman Horo- es on ballot. A deci­ F'loats will be checked by the the not exceed 100 feet. Past experi­ witz, young American duo-pian­ to ed concerning parade committee Friday ev,ening. be reach ence has shown that floats over ists, will present a program in !em Student Asso­ The position of the floats will be at the 30 feet in length have had trou­ Lantz gym on Sunday, October 21, held last night. checked by the parade committee meeting ble manipulating corners. at 4 p.m., as the concluding enter­ n there was at 9 a.m. Saturday. Floats not in stated that 4. Each float will be assigned a tainment of the Homecoming fes­ The Hilltoppers ility that the election position at that time will have parade marshal. Please contact tivities at Eastern. t held and that the 27 three points deducted from their be your parade marshal if any trou­ The concert will be the first of candidates would auto­ total. Seventh street, wind around the ble occurs. the year for the Artists' s.eries, To be eligible Last year's winners in divi­ square, and follow Sixth street y be elected. which each year brings some of listings, a 5. All floats, including comedy sion I were: Tau Kappa Epsilon, back to the campus. Who's Who the top entertainment in the coun­ 2.6 grade floats, must be ready by 7 p.m. first; Delta Sigma Epsilon, sec­ The winners in house decor­ must have a try to E,astern. verage and belong to at Friday, October 19 for inspection. ond; Sigma Pi, third. Division II ations and foats will be an­ The two pianists formed a All work must be completed by winners were Business Club, first; nounced at halftime of the o faculty sponsored organ- duo-piano team in 1951, fol­ then. Newman Club, second; Campus football game. The queen and lowing successful careers as 6. Neithe the parade committee Fellowship, third. Comedy float her court will be introduced requirement r soloists with various sym­ nor the college may be held re­ winners were T'au Kappa Epsilon, immediately preceding th e t candidates from meet­ phony orchestras. Stecher sponsible for theft or damag,e to Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Delta Panther-Evansville game. needed, accord- and Horowitz tour the coun­ Zeta. Blue Barron's orchestra and the any float. try playing primarily con­ Hilltoppers will take over the certs, ev,ening's entertainment beginning The program will consist of se­ at 7:30 p.m. with a concert. At 9 lections from Bach, Mednikoff, p.m. Queen Peggy Frew will be Registration to be Held Sat. Mozart, Milhaud, Liszt, and officially crowned and will lead Friml. For a change of pace, the the couples into the Homecoming Homecoming celebration for Midwest Homes, Inc. for the tional amendment which would duo-pianists will play Gershwin's . heduled to get underway past six years and vice-president give the president of the associa­ Rhapsody In Blue and Tenderly, During intermission, pas t y with alumni registration of the Alumni association during tion power to appoint the repre­ by Gross. queens will be introduced by Carol Aud from 8 ,a.rn. to 12 the past year will automatically sentatives to the Joint Alumni become president of the organiza­ council with the ,approval of the Gregory and Dee Tichnor, Home­ coming co-chairmen. Trophies to 's forty-second Home­ tion for 1957. executive committee. Pep Ra lly Feature to float and house winners will also with the theme "Welcome Under an amendment to the as­ Currently, under the provisions ' Competitive Cheers be presented at this time. The sident", will serve the sociation constitution proposed of the constitutions, the president dance will end at 12 midnight. ose of permi tting Old and approved in 1955, the vice­ must appofot members of the exe­ A Homecoming pep rally will be · A piano concert by Stetcher and s to get together and president becomes the president cutive committee as repr,esenta­ held Friday at 6:30 p.m. on the Horowitz will be presented in meet the new president, for the following year. ti ves to the council. patio in back of Lincoln-Douglas Lantz gym S __21i,y to, mark an end · cy Doudna. halls. Ogden Brainard, '25, who has to the Homecoming weekend. b served three years on the execu­ and doughnuts will e Vocalists Available The program will be composed in Old Main Saturday in tive committee is for of cheers, songs from the band, and Game Tickets on Sale 'on with the alumni regis­ the vice-presidency. Vocalists from Eastern's music ,an introduction of the football Copies of the News will be players and the coach. Tickets for Candidate for secretary-treas­ department are available to pro­ Saturday's football d at the same time by urer is Mrs. Ivan Kennard (Joan For the first time, each soror­ game are on sale in the textbook vide entertainment for local or­ lie relations service. King) , '45. F'ive candidates were ity, fraternity, a.nd the Inde­ library for student's desiring to ganizations. Anyone who is inter­ rs of the class of 1916 nominated for thDee positions on pendent Student association will obtain seats for persons other than ested may obtain further infor­ Id their fortieth anniver­ the executive committee. They are present a cheer, and it will be themselves. mation by contacting a member judged on cleverness and group nion, highlighted by a Sat- Vern Baker1 '27· Joe Fender 1 '18 Price of the tickets are $1.20 luncheon in Pem hall. '25; Maurice F�reman, '27; Jack of the music department. participation. The winner will be for adults and 60 cents for high for officers to the Alum­ Whitson, '51; and Fred Wolff, Jr., Singers hav,e performed at the awarded a plaque engraved with school students and children. East­ iation will end Friday. ex-'51. U. S. Grant hotel in Mattoon and "Pep Rally Cheer Champs." Fire­ ern students will be admitted on utton, '48, sales manager Also on the ballot is a constitu- for the Charleston's Women's club. works will conclude the program. their rec tickets. Page Two Wednesday, October 17,

LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler

From The Desk • • • fHE� Building Program ... SOUNDING BOARD ------by Larry Gordon

In this, my one and only Sounding Backed by Student Enthusiasm Board in blue print, I would like to be the first to issue a Alumni returning to Eastern this year will notice many changes hearty welcome to all the alumni taking place around their Alma Mater just as physical changes of Eastern to the Homecoming in at Eastern have greeted returning alums for many years. 1957. 1956 will be no different. Well under construction is the Robert y,es, mean 1957 ! This may \ sound a bit odd, but you must con­ G. Buzzard elementary school, and plans for a new student union \ building are being examined by a committee of faculty and stu­ sider the various reasons behind my welcome. After due considera­ dents. Soon to follow will be new women's dorms and a married tion of s.aid reasons, you will pro­ students' housing project. bably agree, with me. If you don't The student union building, now in the planning stage, is a agree with me, then go ahead and result of the desire of the present stuu· 'It body, as well as the do your welcoming in any way Teachers' College Board, for a student center which is so badly you choose. Who am I to say who needed at Eastern. The students have voted overwhelmingly to will welcome what when? increase their own quarterly fees by $8.80 in order to obtain this The first reason is that every­ building. one else is welcoming the alums to this year's Homecoming. My helped in the Under president Quincy Doudna, students have feeble contribution to· the over­ planning of the union building, thus giving the paying student all welcome to the alumni who body some assurance that their general views will be expressed attend this year's Homecoming as the building is designed. would be in the rush anyway. This enthusiasm, so firmly expressed by both students and The alumni get welcomed in the Homecoming program, the News, administration for a college predominately for the students and the Alumnus, over the public ad­ by the students, should give alums a good indication of the future dress system at the football game, of Eastern-something of which they may well be proud to be a the public address system at the part. dance and at all the teas, etc. Who would notice one more ·------! hearty welcome in all that up­ Greek Week r()lar? That's why I'm look­ ing ahead. This, in itself, is World News reason enough for me to wel­ Needs to be Expanded come all the grads next year this year, but I have another Eisenhower Claims Democrat The idea for a Greek week at Eastern was originated some years stupid reason. I am (finally) a senior this yea1·. ago and obviously was patterned after the similiar practice If all goes well, or reasonably so, Facts; Farmer Likes Adla of the larger colleges and universities around the nation. I shall graduate next spring. In Bringing Greek week to this campus was a move intended to doing so, I shall astound the en­ by Frank Pialorsi promote the co-operation of the fraternities and sororities on tire population (300) of my home President Eisenhower has charged his Democrat op ponents w campus. The idea has been well received here, with the various town, but that's another story. dulging in "political irresponsibility at its very wors organizations participating strongly in the Greek sings, , Well, as I'm a senior this year, I'll be an alum next year. This is falsely" accusing his administration of ignoring the needs and other features of the week. my real reason for welcoming the "little fellow." The rapid expansion and growth of Eastern's fraternities and grads in '57. It puts me in the Mr. Eisenhower said the "clattering campaign oratory" of sororities call for a similar expansion of the week set aside for unique position of welcoming my­ Stevenson and other Democrats has "concealed or twisted" t them, however. self to the 1957 Homecoming. of the Republican record. He said Another look at the Greek weeks, as practiced on other cam­ Now that I've got the jump on the record shows' that working tion in a Presidential electi puses, may give Eastern's lnterfraternity council and Pan Hellenic everyone concerned with the 1957 men and other Americans are bet­ and $15 in off-year con Homecoming, I can say a little council some ideas for the improvement of the existing conditions ter off under the G. 0. P. than ever elections be imposed on on this campus. about this Homecoming, and before. tions to federal elections. Homecomings in general. * Setting the date for Greek week later in the spring would ::: * * First I'd like to discuss some It was found in a recent Chi­ open the door for activities not included in the present plans. Orville E. Hodge's pro of the alumni who return to Home­ cago newspaper survey in Iowa track meet are other activities he didn't steal $1.5 million Chariot races and an all-fraternity comings for various and sundry that there has been a borne out by examination which could be incorporated in the present activities, as well as reasons. These people change a among farmers to Adlai Stevenson financial records and co having the Greek picnic actually held during Greek week. great deal after they leave col­ and away from President Eisen­ ments. Time for revision and improvement of Eastern's Greek week lege. I'd like to mention a couple hower. One Iowa farmer said: He looted his office a is here, if the overall Greek growth is to keep pace with the in­ of types which may be seen at "I think Eisenhower is an aw­ $672,000 by forging and Homecomings on campi all over fully good man, but he doesn't un­ dividual organizations. 46 state warrants, acco ' the United States. derstand agriculture. He should Sangamon County grand The first type is the one who have fired Benson (Ezra Taft Ben­ dictment. In addition, he changed by success. He is the son, Secretary of Agriculture) be­ News Extends $858,000 trust fund under student who, when in college, was fore he hired him. When Benson trol as state auditor. At seen walking along the edge of didn't support hog prices last the fund, made up of the sidewalks as though he were winter, it changed my vote right bank deposits, had only Welcome to President afraid he will take too much room. there." Hodge used $823,000 He resembles the 'before' pictm'e * for private investment. Since the 'News' will not enter a float in the Homecoming parade in a Charles Atlas ad. Republicans and Democrats are repaid it all. to extend a "Welcome, Mr. President," the editors and staff Then he graduates and amasses battling over the use of fund This brings would like to express their greetings to Dr. Quincy Doudna through a fortune. He returns to Eastern raising dinners to provide money thefts to only for Homecoming and is the type for political campaigning. these few lines. $1.5 million. We believe Eastern is entering a new era; an era which will of person he would have like to Chairman Gore, of the senate have been when he was in college. subcommittee on privileges and see the institution change from a small college into a large, ever A back-slapper. He meets his elections, started it off by wiring Secretary of State expanding center of learning. Such changes will need expert former class mates with shouts Milton G. Baker, chairman of an last week that there guidance. Although you are relatively new to Eastern, we have of greeting, and they respond, try­ "Ike's Capades of 1956" fund chance of settling the S been quite favorably impressed with your manner of operation in ing desperately to remember who raising dinner in Philadelphia last !em so long as it is any nation to use the few dealings the 'News' has had with your office. this fellow is, because he was ob­ week, demanding that the names the vi way as an instrument So, Mr. President, we would only like to offer you a very warm viously well-known in school. of all persons or organizations tional policy. "welcome" to Eastern's first Homecoming. We know you will find Then of course, you see the buying 10 or more tickets be, fur­ Dulles told the U. N. Homecoming at Eastern a fine experience and will continue to graduate who returns after ta nished to the subcommittee. few year of eking out a liv­ Senator Goldwater (Rep.-Ariz.) ity Council that this look forward to it for years to come. s ing by 01>erating a second­ i·etaliated by asking the subcom­ heart of the problem hand liquor store in a dry mittee to secure a list of ticket the first step should be county. buyers to a testimonial dinner for cepta.nce by all parties This one acts like he has made Democratic Senator Morse of Ore­ principle that 'a system be set to insure a million. Similar to this type is gon held prior to adjournment of up Eastern State News the one who has actually gone out the 84th Congress last summer. any such action. and made a million. He comes Morse is running for re-election Dulles stood firmly VOL. XLII ... NO. 5 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1956 British-F1.,ench back and acts like he has made a against Douglas McKay, adminis­ propo called for negotiations PulJlished weekly on \Yedncsdny during the school year. execpting 'Ved­ million. tration backed former interior nPsda:•s during school vnf'ations or examinations and the week of July secretary, in a tight race. basis of the London p -I or \Vednesdays follo,Ying examination week or Frillay vacations. by Then them am the fraternity international control of the stuclents of Eastern Tllinois State College. men. The Sig Pi's come back to Meanwhile, Walte1· Reuther, He said he would vote see their brnthers, the Phi Sigs AFL-CIO vie� president rand president of the United Auto British-French plan. l�ntcn:>

* * * * * * * • • • * * The Queen and Her Court * * * ,ronation History Peg Frew 27th Queeni tes Back to 1930 Served on Court in 1954

Frew, voted queen of Eastern's 42nd Miss Peggy Frew's coronation Saturday will mark Homecoming, said that when she was the 27th crowning of a Homecoming queen to �un for queen she was "scared silly." at Eastern since the News introduced the event Miss Frew is a junior elementary education in 1930. T from Oak Lawn and a member of Delta he first queen, chosen in an all-school social sorority. She said that she would like election in 1930, was Miss Ernestine Taylor. Hal h the third or fourth grade when she Middlesworth was the News editor and Mr. ates. Franklin Andrews was beginning his 14 year tenure as adviser to the paper. Mr. Middles­ e is vice president of Delta Zeta, served worth is now connected with the sports depart­ hman attendant, secretary of A. C. E., a ment of the Detroit Free Press. r of the Student Association and Enter­ That year was also the beginning of a two nt board, and last year she was social day celebration for Homecoming. an of Lincoln hall. Since 1930 the election of the queen has n Hoops, 1956 graduate of Eastern, will been an annual affair. Since 195 2 the Student Miss Frew to the coronation and dance. Association has handled the election details and now teaching general science and coaching planned the coronation pageant. . Pulaski. Homecoming queens 'since 1930: .Peggy spends her summers working near Frances Sudduth, 193 1; Margaret Irwin, : me as a stenographer Also, during. the 193 2; Beulah Haslett, 1933 ; Katherine Hall, 1934 ; er she enfoys swimming, horseback riding, Elizabeth Irwin, 1935; Maxine Harold, 1936; Vera ancing. Evelyn Carruthers, 1937; Martha June Jack, Jn 1954 she was freshman attendant to the 1938; Donis Barber, 1939; Helen Thomas, 1940; ming queen, and in her senior year in Jewell Emmerich, 194 1; Margery Thomas, 194 2; school, she was Homecoming queen. Geneva Weidner, 1943; Thelma Whiteleather, At the coronation, Peggy wi11 request 1944; Jeanne Volkman, 1945; Martha Jean Tym, mn Leaves" to be played for the queen's 1946; Arlene Swearingen, 1947; Ruth St. John, 1948; Betty Kirkham, 1949; Jeanette Morford, previous honors of being 1950; Margery Herman, 195 1; Elaine Myers, n to serve on royal courts, Peggy finds this 195 2; Marilyn Harris, 1953; Earlene Petty, 1954; st experience of them all. Joan Young Kenny, 1955.

* * Queen Peggy ohns, Dahme, Kenny, Seaman to Appear at Queen's Coronation

Lady Ilene Dohme Lady Doris Johns Past Queen Joan Kenny

When ·she was a sophomore in . ders, from Chrisman, who is a Leonora Seaman says that high school, she was on the Home­ now stationed in Ft. Riley, Kan­ sophomore this year. was "really thrilled" to run coming com·t. sas with the U. S. army. The cou­ Running f o r Homecoming omecoming queen and to be ple was married last fall. Ilene said that she was "thrilled queen is not new for her, be­ ber of the Royal Court. that the girls chose her to run for Joan intends to teach business cause Doris was the Homecoming activities at Eastern in­ attendant", and even more thril­ when she leaves school next spring queen her senior year in high being the recording secre- led when she won. and then raise a family. school. of Sigma Sigma Sigma so­ Doris said that she especially Ilene is a speech correction ma­ Joan's main interests are sports aorority, treasurer of the Stu­ enjoys listening to records and the jor and would like to work in a in which she participates. She Association, a cheerleader, a radio. Her favorite recording art­ clinic with children in that field. especially enjoys swimming, ten­ r of Pemberton hall council, nis, and bowling. ist is Joni James, and her favorite At the presep.t, however, her associate member of Sigma Besides serving as Eastern's songs at the present time are main inte11ests are . ice skating, Eta, a member of Cecilians, Homecomi.ng queen last year, Joan "Wal king in the Rain," "You Don't swimming, and listening to rec­ oming pep rally chairman, was selected Homecoming queen of Know Me," and the standards. ords. Her favorite song is "Born er of her freshman class, Decatur high school in 1952 and to be With You". her of W AA, and a member Sweetheart of DeMolay and entertainment board. Her escort for the coronation YMCA Fun Club. Joa n Kenny Onl'y her hobbies, Leonora enjoys and dance will be Mr. Ralph Allen * * * of Allerton, who is a senior at the · g and swimming. Returnee From University of Illinois. is a junior speech correcti9n "It's just great!" said Lady Doris r from Mattoon. and she said * * * Johns when asked how she felt Last Yea r's Court she has no definite plans af­ about being a member of the Mrs. Jack Kenny, the former Joan Mrs. Joan Young Kenny, last ving school. Royal Cor rt. Young, last year's queen will Doris 's a sophomore home ec­ year's queen, will be the only high school, Leonora got a crown this year's queen, Miss member of this year's court who deal onomics major from Arcola, plan­ of experience on serv - . Peggy Fl'€w, Saturday night just ning to teach when she leaves s�rved in the 1955 Homecoming on Royal Courts. She was an before the Homecoming dance. school. coronation. dant' to the Homecoming , Joan is a senior business major Queen Peggy Frew served on Sweetheart of Mattoon While attending Eastern, Doris from Decatur and a member of has been participating in the the 1954 comt as Freshman attend­ school, and on the R.O.T.C. Delta Zeta social sorority. Among home economics· club, Panhellenic ant. Lady Leonora Seaman, Lady 's court, all her senior year. her other activities, she is a mem­ council, mixed chorus, Student As­ Doris Johns, and Freshman At­ '] Stuckey of Effingham, a ber of Pi Omega Pi honorary fra­ sociation, and Sigma Kappa so­ tendant Ilene Dohme are serving r business major and a mem­ ternity, student councelor of Lin­ cial sorority. on the Royal Court for the first of Phi Sigma Epsilon social coln hall, former president of Lin­ time. ity, will escort Leonora to She works during the summer, coln hall, a member of the Student Other than Queen Joan Kenny, wr�nation and the dance. and also sp·ends a great deal of the \ Association, W AA, and the busi­ time swimming and playing ten­ last year's com·t included Roanne * * * ness club. nis, which are her two favorite Blakeney, Marilyn Fears, Barbara Ilene Dohme of Broadland Jack Kenny will escort Joan to sports. Griffin, Carolyn Key, ·and Nancy d that she is not ·entirely new . the coronation and dance. Jack is Escorting Doris to the corona­ Apple. Miss Blakeney and Miss a quen's court. a 1956 graduate of Eastern and is tion and dance will be Jim San- Fears are now graduated. Page Four Wednesday, October 1 Mattoon Band Began Long Series Maestro 'f'!ap' to Greet Alum Of Homecoming Dances in 1915 by Fred Cutlip

by Kay Palmer Some of the returning alums will no doubt feel a little I they first catch sight of Old Main's towers. Others w' Homecoming at Eastern has always been the outstanding evenr of pride in the fact that their alma mater is constantly grow the year. Homecoming bands for the past few years have been fact which is supported by the new lab scbool. ' ·one of the features of the fall event, but not always were these However, for the post-1945 group of alumnae, the sig bands of national importance as is th� case now. familiar tan strooch (canine whose father was a stray, mo For example, at Eastern's first Homecoming in 1915, Furry's a pooch) ambling across campus, orchestra of Mattoon played and tickets for the dance cost 40 cents . napping in the sun, or engaged in proportions when another In 1928 there was no dance during ' fruitless pursuit of that annoying kind accompanied him to squirrel near Pem hall, will really the celebration. Hany James and his "Music class one day brought ' bring back pleasant memories. 1935 was the year that dances Makers" was the band chosen to temporary banishment f Newcomers not acquainted with became prominent on Eastern's appear in 1951. building. His Honor might easily mistake campus'. The dance steps were in He also misplaces c In 1952 another big name band Napoleon for an ordinary hound; his time to Rex Mansfield's band on tag at· frequent interv was booked, that of Tony Pastor. but if they give voice to such an this Homecoming. what of it? After all, Tony was featured in the movie opinion, they will immediately be At the Silver Jubilee Home- "Tw scores of much more · o Blonds and a Redhead." set upon by all Eastern students coming in 1939, Charlie Agnew Delores Martel was his vocalist. things to occupy his mind. Brue Barron will play for the who overhear the remark. and J oe Martin entertained at a instant when he Some of his best selling records Nap is now part of the Eastern double dance in the men's and w " Homecoming dance Saturday ere Red ·Silk Stockings," "One tradition ; and as such, he is ac­ women's gym. The price by this night. Meat Ball," and "Gonna Get • a corded many privileges which time had been raised to 75 cents. Girl." would be denied ordinary dogs. "The Ole Lefthander," J oe San- Students of former years will re­ ders, in 1940 brought iwith him Hilltoppers, Barron, call that, as campus mascot, he is vocalist "Red'' Hodgson who com­ ISA M�ets, To Hold on hand at all major school func­ posed the hit tune of the '40's, Dance October Bradley Featured tions-a part of his duty which "The Music Goes Round and 25 he carries out with the dignity and Round." Independent Student association At Dance Saturday social grace of a trained diplomat. 1946 brought a change in style completed plans Monday for an He was on the spot in Lantz gym Homecoming dance will feature · of Homecoming dance bands. The all-school half and half dance on to welcome Count Basie, and the music of Blue Barron and biggest name band that Eastern October 25 from 7 :30 to 9 :30 in greeted Ralph Marterie his orchestra. Again this year, as last year. had ever had until that time, Old Aud. The dance will consist A dog of many and varied �nter­ last, another band will perform Tommy Tucker, was featured. The of square and round dances with ests, he also thoroughly enjoyed in the women's gymnasium to al­ price was again raised, this time Mr. Robinson of the Charleston naps during performances by the leviate over-crowding in the main to $1.2fi. Tommy's records of "I high faculty as caller. Tickets will Dublin Pla yers and the Wagner auditorium. Ben Bradley and his asleep, for example, he Don't Want to Set the World on be 35 cents stag , 50 cents per cou­ Opera company. All in all, Napo­ orchestra, who have performed thinking, "I wonder wha Fire" and "The Man Who Comes ple, and may be bought in ad­ leon displays a phenomenal ability several times previously on East­ on tonight. Seems to me Around" sold, 600,000 copies. vance at a table in Old Main, or to know what's going on, and to ern's campus, have been s·igned. supposed to drop in at a A trying situation took place in can be purchased at the dance. be there for the event. Featured with Blue Barron will some such thing. I'll have 1947 and again in 1950. That was Like most distinguished person­ Members pla1nned an entry to be the Hilltoppers; who first be­ my schedule." one band cancelling and another alities, the big fella is permitted the Pep Rally Cheer contest to be gan their career as a college quar­ fa,!! one having to be booked at the a few ecc·entricities as further In the of 1953, a p held this Friday. About 40 mem­ tet at Bowling Green university. d last minute. In 1947 George Olsen marks of distinction. For instance, rubber band was found bers were present. The concert begins at 7 :30 p.m. and his "Music of Tomorrow" can­ starting a dogfight of respectable .A revision of the constitution and will be followed by the coro­ celled and Hem-y Brandon was was adopted by the group, and nation at 9 :00. The dance will im­ then. engaged. · Phyllis Haflinger, a sophomore mediately follow the coronation. In 1950, Frankie Carle had to home economics major from Tay­ Tickets for the concert and have a minor operation, and Sam­ lorville, was elected vice pr·esi­ dance combined are $2.00, and the my Kaye was signed to appear. dent at the October 8 meeting. tickets for the dance alone are HOTEL U. S. GRANT One of the original Glenn Miller $1.50. sax players, Hal Mcintyre, was I. S. A. is holding a bake sale on second floor of Old Main today. AIR CONDITIONED DINING featured in 1949. He organized his ROOM a own band in 1945 nd was an im­ Recommended by DUNCAN HINES mediate hit. Patronize your News advertisers. Snyder's Jewelry Store Specially Equipp � DIAMONDS - WATCHES ed f r Banquets RINGS - SILVERWARE FOUNTAIN PENS-BILL FOLDS * WELCOME HOMECOMERS Also Operating Illinois' Finest ...

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yers to ,Give 'The Tender Trap' Thursday, Friday Broadway Comedy Hit Play Cast Queen to Be e Directed by Gabbard Crowned Sat. by Bruce Shaeffer ing play, "The Tender Tra p," will be presented tomorrow Night in Gym Friday evenings in Lantz gym at 8:30 . Dr. E. Glendon , of t he speech department, is the director of the 42nd Coronation ceremony will take ing prod uct ion . place in La.ntz gym at 9 p.m., e ·Tender Tra p" was wr itten by Max Shulman and Robert according to Miss Maris·e Davis ith and wa s first pre sented by Clinton Wilder in New and Lu Jean Goodwin, faculty and student co-chairmen of the coro­ ty in 1954. nation committee. lead roles a.re Greg Decorating the queen's throne as Charlie Reader, Jack Earl Lindquist exits and will be a backdrop behind the as Joe McCall, Joyce Ham­ Charlie, Joe, Sylvia., and Julie throne in the shape of a tierra. Julie Gillis, and Kelly Ro­ proceed to discuss Julie's The color scheme will be rose and Sylvia Crewes. sentiments concerning "her" white. mainder of the cast is man. The attendants will enter from cCann as Poppy Matson, Joe : And it's possible that what one side of the gym and meet their Braden as Jessica Collins, fulfills you may not fulfill him. escorts, who will be coming from eadows as Earl Lindquist, Julie : My man it will. the opposite side, in the middle. e Muchmore as Sol Sch- Joe : Oh, you know his specifica­ They will then walk toward the tions ? stage while the orchestra plays opening scene of the Julie : Do I? I know everything rt­ soft background music. is in the lavish apa except his blood type. Dene Dohme, freshman attend­ of Charlie Reader, a Charlie : Well, tell us about it. ant, a speech con'ection major do bachelor with a lust Julie : Do you really want to Players from left to right are: Kelly Romack, Mike Muchmore, Joyce from Broadland, will be the first liquor and an abund­ kno•w? Hamma, Gregg White, Jackie Braden, Dick Meadows, Carol t<;> appear with her escort, Ralph of beautiful women. As Charlie : More than anything in McCann, Jack Wayne. Allen, a senior at the University y beg ins, Charlie is en­ the world. of Illinois and a member of Delta in a cozy conversation Julie : You mean it ? Because Sigma Phi social fraternity. Poppy Matson, a beauti­ this is something · I could talk · Libra ry Receives Doris Johns, sophomore home female neighbor with a about all day. Three From Eastern economics major from Arcola, will · ate crush on Charlie. Julie proceeds to relate in Book Shipment be next to enter. She will be escort­ is happily listening to hilarious detail, the plans for To Speak at U of / , ed by Jim Sanders, a sophomore tie's expert flattery when her future. Joe is having the Two Eastern instructors and one Booth library has received a new from Chrisman. MtCall, a life-long friend time of his life mtaking sport student will conduct meetings· at shipment of books for the Brows­ Leonora Seaman, junior speech rlie's, enters. of Julie's sentiments, but the University of Illinois fall con­ ing room and they are now avail­ correction major from Mattoon, it seems, has recently quit Charlie is fascinated with the ference for teachers of English to able to be checked out. will be third to enter. She will be "tion as a research chemist refreshing point of view that ' be held October 19 and 20 in Ur­ F'iction-"An Episode of Spar­ escorted by Phil Stuckey, a sen­ · napolis, Ind., believing is contrary to all his ideals, bana. rows," Rumer Godden, the story of ior business major from Effing­ had discove1,ed a cure for which accept most anything the effects of a garden made in ham and a member of Phi Sigma mo n cold. He has left his except marriage and the dom­ Mrs. Manlyn Knop, an Eastern student will talk on "Metaphors the midst of London by two· chil­ Epsilon social fraternity. and three children behind to estic things · that matrimony , 2 dren on the lives of a number of Joan Kenny, la.st year's queen, to New York and -obtain entails. in Language" at p.m. on the first day of the conference. At people ; "Seven by Colette," seven '"'ill appear next. She is a senior and proof of the valiclity Th� pace of the play steps up 4 p.m. the same day, Dr. Donald witty love stories by Colette, in­ business major from Decatur, and discovery. as Charlie begins. a mad pursuit Alter of the social science depart­ cluding "Gigi, The Cat, Cheri, The she will crown this y.ear's queen. · Crewes next· enters the in quest of Julie's affections. As ment will direct "War and Peace." Vagabond ;" "The Great Circle," Escorting her will be Jack Kenny, ent as Charlie and Joe are an added complexity to the pict­ Saturday, Dr. Merrilie Mather Robert Carse, ·an adventure novel 1955 graduate of Eastern, no·w · g notes on their respec­ ure, Joe begins tO step up his of the English department will of a whaling voyage in 1840 ; serving with the army in Ft. Riley, ys of life. Sylvia is perhaps "friendship" with Sylvia, who pat­ talk on Spiritual Affirmations in "Mama I Love You," the latest by Kan. st matured and level-headed iently waits· for Julie to jilt poor Modern Litera.tuTe. William Saroyan. Next the flower girl will enter, lie's many feminine pur­ Charlie. Poetry - "Anthology of New meeting the crown bea1•er in the and generally rates the in­ As act two progresses, Charlie Zealand Verse," edited by Robert center of the floor. The flower track in the race for his af- balks at Julie's set of rules on Freshman to Compete Chapman and Jonathan Bennett. girl is six-year-old Linda Wai·­ how a gentlemen should court a Plays-"The Chalk Garden," moth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. scene two, the plot picks up lady, and frantically drives her In Speech Contest Enid Bagnold; "Fanny," S. Behr­ Walter Warmoth. The crown bear­ complexity in the person of aw.ay with a curt speech degrading Dtarrell Starwalt, er is six-year-old Michael Malory, Gillis, the young and beauti­ freshman ele- man and Joshua Logan. her for her "unfounded" assump­ son of Mrs. Patricia Malory. retary to Earl Lindquist, a mentary major from Toledo, History and biography-"The tions concerning their love affair. Queen Peggy Frew, junior ele­ h chemist who has been will travel to Chicago, November Popes," Zaolt Aradi, tells how As Sylvia had hoped, .but to mentary education major from in to analyze Joe's dis­ 12 and 13, to participate in the popes are chosen, elected, and Joe's utter dismay, Charlies re­ Oak Lawn, and her escort, Don . Julie immediately fasci­ State Rural Youth Talk fest. crowned; "Diplomacy in the Near bounds from his heartbreaking Hoops, a 1956 graduate of E.ast­ Charlie because of her set Starwalt won second place in and Middle East," Vo.Jumes 1 and scene with Julie by proposing ern. will come on the stage and of ideas concerning the the district contest October 9, a.nd 2, J. C. Hurewitz; "Woodrow Wil­ marriage to her. Charlie tries in walk to the throne. Mr. Hoops is as a result, is the representative of son and the Balance of Power," vain to relieve his sadness· at the now teaching in Mt. Pulaski, and his district in the state contest. The edited by H. Buehrig ; "Mr. Lin­ whole state of affairs by planning is a member of Sigma Pi social an extravagant engagement party, winner of the state contest will coln's Admirals," Clarence Ed­ fraternity. · then attend the national contest wa;rd Macartney, the naval aspects stern's ·vets Hold an excellent excuse to Charlie and After Peggy is seated on the at Miami Beach, Fla. of the Civil war ; "Chaucer," G. his playful crowd for a good old throne, she will be crnwned by According to rules of the con­ K. Chesterton, a study of medieval st Club Meeting fashioned drunken brawl. Joan Kenny, former Homecoming test, the contestant must draw one ideas as presented by Chancer ; Julie re-appeal's while Sylvia queen. After this, an ensemble arching platoon to represent of ten topics before "'.fhe Gray Fox," Burke Davis, a is out, confesses to Charlie of her from the Cecilians will sing Veteran's club in the Home­ speaking and then must speak ex­ b10graphy of General Robert E. deep love for him, and obtains a "Orchids in the Moonlight" by , g parade was the chief topic temperaneously for three minutes. Lee ; "Cezanne," Maurice Raynal, similar request for her hand in Vincent Woumans· and "Why Do e meeting held October 4 in a biography and critical analysis marriage from the befuddled I Love You" by Jerome Kern. building. 216 . of the Science Charlie. offer only one alter11ative-mar­ of the artist's works, with num­ executive committee was chos­ erous illustrations. The "morning after" finds riage, and the settling down stage Did you know that more parrots form the platoon. The com- Charlie hungover and faced with that invariably accompanies it. than ever before are ·Using Gil­ members are Don Erwin, prospects of being confronted by Assisting the cast and Dr. Gab­ Patronize your News Advertisers. lette blue blades ? nt, and Nelson, Dean Nuge his two fiancees. This scene. pre­ bard are the Players who are re­ e Allison. sents a hilarious sequence of sponsible for publicity, ticket this ording to Nugent, is the events, perhaps the most amusing sales, and preparation of the gym ; that year the Veteran's club point in the production. the Art 256 class who designed entered ecoming in the Hom As act three carries on, the ac­ and built the stage settings under e. the In last year's• pa.rade, tion continues in somewhat of a the direction of Dr. Lynn Trank ; entered unit. SW.ITCH To S1levenson their marching frenzy, with Charlie, once the Dick Meadows, the stage manager, the 1954, club exhibited their happy-go-lucky playboy, faced is responsible for special lighting hing platoon and a float with a weighty problem that can and sound effects. ying the draft. paid for by the Young Democrats of Coles County ugent, as spokesman, urges ers and their friends to ap­ for practice at the times d in advance on the bulletin 'WELCOME A,LUMNI paid political adv. , not on Thursda.ys at tee her 1 of the golf green, as ·nally planned. For Something Different in Gifts ·It's MARION'S GIFT LANE ALUMNI WELCOME Vl'TA CRAFT Drop In At * * VAN BELL'S For The Finest In Dry Cleaning It's Com plete Line Fine st Hope Chest Merchandise RECORD BAR see your college representative BIGGS CLEANERS AN BELL ELECTRIC Melvin Jones BOTH AT 704 JACKSON 2 Jackson Charleston Page Six Wednesday, October

Aids in Education . . . Visual Aids Potato Cubes, Paper Cleaner, Dr. Charles A. Elliott, 193 uate of Eastern and Gumdrops Aid Phipps in Class member of the industrial staff here, is teaching at by Avice Mendenhall Knox in Mattoon in a gram which ·that company i Gumdrops fastened together with toothpicks are used as teach ing this September. aids by Dr . Harris E. Phip ps in his phys ical chemistry classes . Blaw-Knox, builders o1 The gumdrops represent the atoms, molecules, or ions in the crete and bituminous road crystalline form of a sol id ; and the toothpic ks represent the chemical ing .equipment, began plant" training program forces binding them together. Different colors represent the dif­ ber 14 and classes are to ferent elements composing the solid . for 13 weeks. Other materials used to make There are two classes, the models are potato cubes, wall­ stretched rubber has crystalline which is made up of in paper cleaner, marbles, sealing characteristics. U nstretched rub­ s tipervisors, junior drafts wax, balsa wood, and· wires sold­ ber does not show these character­ production personel. Th ered together into crystalline ar­ istics, and it is supposed th-a.t in elude four major areas of · rangements. the unstretched condition the tion : blueprint reading, i Dr. Phipps was one of the first giant rubber molecules are crump­ mathematics, materials, and teachers in the field of physical led or twisted. inery. chemistry to use models such as Last year the Indiana uni­ these for · classroom demonstra­ Dr. Elliott, who spenda versity film unit made a film tion. He started using structural hours a week in the new p called "Chemistry in College." models about ten years ago by in addition to his teaching Part of the film was made on making a few models and he now here, explains that the p Eastern's campus and cam­ assigns each physical chemistry presents opportunities for • eras were taken into a class to student two models to be ma.de and job training,'' not only f show how Dr. Phipps uses the handed in. Over a period of time younger generations , but models to demonstrate crystal he has a large collection of these middle-age men. structure. models with which to work. Financial support for t X-rays have been of great ser­ Other models used by chemists gram comes completely vice to the scientist in finding out are molecular models which show Blaw-Knox, and the stude the structure of crystals. It has the arrangement of atoms in the pa1id while they attend the been found by X-ray studies that molecule itself. These are used to · help them vi sualize the make-up of the mole­ Program at U o Napoleon .. cule and how it can be altered to give new substances such a.s plas­ Directed by Alt (Continued from page 4) tics, synthetic textiles, modern detergent and many others. "'Var >and Peace" will be bedded in Napoleon's leg. The Althoug·h films, pictures, and of a program given News set up a "Nickels for Napo­ slides are often used to how cry­ direction of Dr. Donald Al leon" campaign, but since Dr. morrow at Urbana-Cham Henry Hofacker performed the stal structures, they cannot com­ before the pletely put the idea across, be- · the Altgeld hall services free of charge, the cash two lish Teachers confe1ienoo. was placed in a permanent fund. cause they show only dimen­ sions, and the structures deal with Ten Eastern stu dents · After all, even a dog has living ticipate. expenses. For Nap, these consist three dimensions. This prngram is one of fo mainly of medical bills and a con­ has been given by Dr. Al stant 'stream of new collars. Thompson Meets With classroom work. Although the personality pooch These works will be p is obviously a dog of rare char­ State Business Educators in a volumn, "Lincoln Le acter, he has now and then been Other Programs." subjected to indignities not at all Dr. James Thompson, head of the in keeping with his position. Not business education department, Dr. Harris Phipps with the aids used by him in explaining molecular a publicity hound by natrue, he attended a meeting of Business structure to his chemistry classes. Patronize your News has in the past reluctantly conde­ Teacher Trainers in Springfield scended to pose in football hel­ last Thul"Sday. mets or before campus landmarks The Business Teacher Trainers (ACP)-The University of Dela- for News photographers. Howeve!·, is an organization compos·ed of ware Review reprinted this ob­ Men on the Cam pus he is seldom ·available for inter­ the heads of business education servation from Cal Tinney : views, and hesitates to forecast departments in the teacher train­ "There's so many 'how to live' the outcome of elections, sporting ing institutions of the State of books .., . How to be Healthy, events, and the like. Illinois. How -to be Happy tho Human. I Now in his declining years, The purpose o.f the meeting was liked it better when people were Napoleon has finally been granted to make recommendations to the so bu"sy living they didn't have in part the honor which he so state for course and credit hour time to read books on how to." richly deserves. A postcard bear­ requirements of business teacher ing his likeness is now on sale in trainees in Illinois. Movies are louder than ever. the school supply store, and, two years ago, he was called upon to preside over the senior program of the Class of 1955. On stag·e, complete with mortarboard, he told through a narrator the story WEtCOME HOMECOMERS of that group of seniors as he had seen it. COMPLIMENTS OF For Your Homecoming HARPSTER'S SPORTING GOODS ST RE Queen ! !

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John Conley is shown ready for the cool winter days a Phipp's Shoe Store is a junior physical education major from Flora. John dent of the lnterfraternity council, president of the va and secretary of the Sigma Pi social fraternity. 510 6TH STREET John is wearing the "Bear Bachelor" suede by Cresco. The "Bear Bachelor'' is featured by Linders cleanable, made of choice imported suede skins with Your gift is sure to please if silkier texture and is resistant to water stains. The "Bear irs * is luxurious, handsom and practical and available at Li low price of $39.50. A Jewelry gift from To set off his smart "Bear Bachelor" suede coat, 'Where It's Fun To Buy"! selected the Stetson "Continental" with flat top styling f HANFTS wide selections of hats. John buys his clothes at Lin Your Assurance of the best-dressed men know they can get the selection Quality and Satisfaction . , y, October 17, 1956 Page Seven

rview Discloses Varied 17 Attend Club DeSoto Meeting; Plan to kground of New Eastern Prof Petition AKL Frat by Staff Member A group of students are planning ony DeSoto, now a Span­ to organize a new fraternity at tion Office as Chief of the Teach­ fessor in the Eastern for­ Eastern. Gerald Hackston, a ers Division." language department, was transfer student from Emporia "In 1946, I taught Languages in red, and educated in Peru, State college in Kansas, has been the evening division of the Colegio America. The following in­ actively engaged in creating in­ San Marcos. In 1947 I organized took place recently be­ terest in the proposed Greek or­ and directed a technical school. a News reporter and him. ganiza.tion. In 1948 I organiz·ed successfully A meeting was held in Booth 'DeSoto, could you give a another technical school and di­ library last week with 17 members scription of your country ? rected it until December 1949. In present for the purpose of plan­ because of its nearness , 1950, I was commissioned by the ning the new fraternity. It de­ possesse a semi­ equator, s Minister of Education to make a cided to organize a club and later climate. Its splendid sky survey of the educational systems form the club into a local frater­ as a natural frame to the in the rural schools of Argentina." nity. If the local fraternity pro­ of the stars and other During the course of your work, gresses satisfactorily they will bodies. At twilight, the have you seen much of the rest of apply for a national charter from sun stains the sky with South America ? Alpha Kappa Lamba social fra­ every color known. Lima, "Yes. I have travelled and ternity. as the 'Pearl of the Paci­ lived in Peru, Chile, Argen­ When new charters of the fra­ e 'City of the Kings,' and tina, Ecuador, Colombia, Ura­ ternity a.re formed the chapters in e Times Crowned Vil­ guay, Brazil, British Guiana, the vicinity send runners to the th nation." .is e capit al of the and also in Jamaiea, Panama, new group for a torch lighting where high did you attend Mexico, Spa,in, >and Italy." ceremony which is traditional to and ·college ? What is your feeling concerning fraternities. the largest school attended work here at Eastern ? Alpha Kappa Lambda now has · Nation-Colegio Nacional "I feel very proud of teaching chapters at both Millikin univer­ urstra Senora Guadalupe- at Eastern, which I believe pos­ sity and the University of Illinois. nished high school at the sesses in its youth the strength 17. I spent almost the entire to develop to a high intellectual 1ear in preparing myself for level . develop his latent abilities. This ost crucial trial that any stu- · ' "Teaching means not only to will make him capable of solving s to face in order to initiate convey a certain amount of know­ intelligently the daily problems to essional studies : that of ledge to the student, but also to which the subject matters being the entrance exam nations create a spiritual identification be­ taught pertain." niversidad N acional Mayor tween educator and student in or­ Marcos, the . oldest insti­ der to help him find out and Patronize your News Advertisers. Dr. Anthony DeSoto looks up from his desk for 'News' photographer. of advanced learning in

to went on to explain that dent is examinea by a board or more university profes- over a. period of about two s in all the subjects in he received high school in­ "on. Following the exam:s, ust also take. psychological physical tests. If he meets uiremeuts, he is admitted to university ; but if he fails, he return the following year to again. A student who fails times is granted no further Dr. DeSoto was admitted the highest grade granted won a • full tuition scholar'ship the first year. y are the entrance require­ to the university so rug- WHEN SMOKE FOLK get together, the chatter eru, in general, is industry- . Hence, there is no opportun­ matter is fine tobacco. Naturally, that means for the high school graduate to into a factory ; nor can he go Lucky Strike. Luckies' taste i& worth talking to advanced schooling in order about because it comes from fine tobacco­ become a scientist or engineer. only way that a student can · light, ' mild, good-tasting tobacco that's is through intellectual ac­ plishment. Hence, there is a TOASTED to taste even better. As for the t desire on the part of huge Stickler, you call the minutes of a smokers' con­ rs to enter the institutions higher learning . The capacity vention a Light-up Write-up. Speaking of light­ these institutions is so small ups, have tried a Lucky lately? You'll say they must limit their enrol­ you t by very high requirements." it's the best-tasting cigarette you ever smoked ! hat degree did you receive at end of your university train­ and where did you continue professional studies ? was granted my Bachelor in nities and my Doctor's de­ in philosophy and social sci­ s. I continued professional 1'IT'S "es of Castellano, literature, istica Castellana, Latin, ch, and Italian in the Insti­ TOASTED'' of Linguistics and philology to the sa me university. I also taste ie!1t a summer session at the better! lliversity of Buenos Aires in 152, doing language research." 'What have been your positions ace complet ing your studies ? "Just before the ending of my liversity studies, I was appointed ' presidential resolution to the llition of Secretary of Studies � the Acadamia Militar 'Leoncio � DON'J JUS1 STAND JHERE ••• iado.' The year after, I was ansferred to the Public E'duca- �� STICKLE! MAKE s25 Sticklers are simple riddles with two-word rhyming answers. Both words must have the same number of syllables. (No drawings, please!) We'll shell out $25 1T'S A MUST TO VISIT for all we use-and for hundreds that never see print. So send stacks of 'em with your name, address, college and class to Happy-Joe-Lucky, Box 67A, LORDS Mount Vernon, N. Y. Nationally Famous For Smart

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Homecoming was celebrated a wee k and a half early last wee k by "Tell the truth afraid" --,-- brave words, i Mr. He rbert Do nald Brow n as he made his first return visit to These words appear at the Eastern, accompa nied by his wife, since his grad uation in 1928. the front page of each issue Mr. Brown attended Easte rn and its affil iated schools fo r 14 , News, and constitute an ex ring co ur se . yea rs-from the first grade th rough a two-yea r enginee expression of freedom of He taught drafting in Cincinnat i fo r two yea rs· befo re embarking press . u.pon an engineering career. The · story behind the The Browns now live . in Hous­ the Road to Mandalay." "I can quotation gives· them even where Mr. Brown is hear him yet," says Mr. ton, Texas meaning for us here at E as head engineer for the Brown. employed The motto was first used in Fish Engineering cor­ prominent Mrs. B1own is the former Helen eptember 12, 1933 issue of other things, he S poration. Among Gould Mcintyre of Oklahoma City. Teachers College News, aa up the plans for the helped draw She is the namesake of Helen paper was then titled. This ntinental pipe famous "transco Gould, daughter of the famous in the fall term immediately line." financier Jay Gould. She is also lowing the death of Livi "The black sheep of the class of related to Edwin Vaile MclntyTe, Lord, Eastern's first presi '28," as Mr. Brown calls himself, who was one of the greatest com­ A bit of reiearch in · remembers the time Miss E fifth grade teacher, organ. date of his death) disc! made him stay after school to pick five years Untii he1· retirement, in ian issue containing sev up paper wads. The reason for this pr ­ ago, Mrs. Brown was A omin pers"nal accounts of is evident. Houston ent dress designer in un­ Lord, an article by Miss I While in town, he called on one der the name of Helen Gould. One McKinney. The story begu of his favorite instructors, Miss time. while in Paris on business, follows : Annie Weller who instructed him Mrs. Brown was made an honor­ . "Only a few weeks ago in coUege geogra.phy. Dr. William ary dip omat-a great privilege. l Lord told the school, as he Schneider, head of the English Mr. B own greatly enjoyed re­ r often tdld his students in the department at Southern Illinois tm ning to his alma mater afte.r "If I could leave only eight university, is another well-remem­ so many · years and said, "I have with you, they w uld be bered instructor. been away too long, and I want to Joan Kenny smiles from her table in Lantz gym while giving blood o "Tell the truth, and don tha Mr. Brown can return at least every other year for the Bloodmobile which was located on campus Monday, The fact t afraid." still identify many of the tr·ee:;i from now on and spend some of October 8. Thus it is fitting that on campus is· indicati:ve that the my good Texas money."-a Texan The bloqdmobile, which makes regular visits t� Charleston nd the News be roud of field trips under Dr. Ernest L. at heart ! and is usually located at the college, is a Red Cross operated pro­ a p words ; for, in addition to the Stover, still a me mber of Eastern's ject. Of the quota set up by the Red Cross for this chapter, Eastern botany department, made a dis­ ' moral courage they co students usually account for as much as 40 per cent. they perpetuate the mem tinct impression upon him. Business Frat Hea rs Students who donate to the bloodmobile are assured of re­ Burl Ives was in the Glee. Club the personal integrity of our ceiving transfusions in cases of emergency. resid nt. · with Mr. Brown. He recalls that Meiss Spea k Tues. p e Ives had peanuts or candy in his pockets continually and was al­ Alpha Chi chapter of Pi Omega ways teased for eating so much. Pi, the business education honor ing The two men have visited several society, held its second meet HERE 'A RE YOUR OLD GOLD times since they left school. of the 1956-57 school year last Hazing of freshmen in his Tuesday evening in the recreation day was rough. "We had to room at Douglas hall. stay under cover--or else," Dr. Martin Meiss of ·the foreign says Mr. Brown. For exam­ language department spoke to the ple, if any freshmen were group on schooling in Europe, with caught without their green particular emphasis on college and beanies, the upper classrnen graduate study in the universities were likely to take them for of Austria and Gern1any. a ride into the country and Following the program a short leave them to wialk back. business meeting was held, after PUZZLES A tug of war over the lake was which refreshments were served. not strictly a Homecoming tradi­ tion while Mr. Brown was in IEA to Honor Zeigel PUZZLE NO. 7 school, but it wa.s listed among the HOW PUZZLE NO. 8 usual springtime activities. For Ten Years of Service Mr. Brown's chief remember­ ance of Homecomings is something The Illinois Educa.tion association TO which we no longer do. Each re� adopted a resolution on Octo ­ turning class marched into Home­ ber 5 to present Dr. William Zei­ PLAY coming chapel (assembly) carry­ gel, with a gold wrist watch. Dr. ing flags tinted their clas'S color. Zeigel, secreta.ry of the Eastern Rearrange It was sort of a contest to see division of the organization, has which class would have the largest served the IEA for ten years·. the letters CLUE: Founded by two missionaries , this CLUE: This university was founded In number present. Emory Gifford, a graduate in each Mr. college pioneered in coeducation. It has 1636 by a grant of the Massachusetts Bay Another Homecoming tradi­ of Eastern, is the p resident�elect puzzle given degrees to women since 1837. It was Colony. It includes numerous famous tion at that time was for Mr. ization and will take also one of the first colleges to admit graduate schools. Sports of the organ to form rivalry is tradi­ Frederick Koch to sing "On office in July, 1957. Negroes. tional with Yale. the name ANSWER·------ANSWER·------of an Name ______Nam e·------American Address ______Address·------

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Experienced Ethiopian Writers du hon Lecture Series . Begin Want to Learn American Ways by Johanne Fairs March 13 Mrs. Laurel Reynolds . by Keith Young will be featured. Mrs. Reynolds America's leading naturalists will present their lectures at was born in Illinois and attended From far-off Ethiopia have come two new students, Amare Worku , stern this year . The se ries began Wednesday with two the University of California. There 24, and Tafare Wodimagenehou, 25. Recently arrived in Char­ gs of the film "Kangaroo Continent ." she married a physician whose leston from Addis Ababa, their intention is to major in English and o movies will be shown a day . The first will be shown at hobby was bird siudy. 8They helped minor in journalism during thei r residence here. to widen each other interest. .m. No tickets will be needed and all movies will be shown s "We welcome the opportunity to come to your count ry . In Aud. For several years she was editor Addis Ababa , we knew some Americans , and we were anxious to of "The Gull," a monthly publica­ �red M. Bailey, director observe your way of life," Worku one knows, nothing like this has tion of the Audubon association of Denver Museum of Natrual said. W orku, a restless, quick-gestur­ ever been attempted before. the Pacific. After a single ap­ , led off the seri·es Wed- They are graduates of the same From Newfoundland to Florida, pearance before the Women's ing person, was employed in the with "Kangaroo Contin­ teacher's training institute in their through the · south, over to Texas Athletic club of Oakland, the Uni­ Ministry of Education in Ethiopia ailey for many years has home city, Addis Aha.ha. and Mexico, up the Pacific Coast versity of California asked her to as a teacher for a period of three tensive trips through the years. Aftei:wards, he joined the to Alaska and back across Canada lecture on birds in California. taking colored motion and Peterson went. After the grand Then her fame grew. point four education program as most ctures of many of the tour he made films of the areas 40th Ann iversary an editor of an Ethiopian school Bril­ "Western Discovery" is a film plants and animals. that remain today of the original magazine, printed in the official oos, the which explor·es in color the beauty se-breasted cockat "wild America." For Class of 1916 language, Amharic, and in Eng­ tus forests, frog-mouth of interesting wild animals of the lish. iluck billed platypus and The third in· the series of wild Pacific coast. Tens of thousands by Fred Cutlip Wodimagenehou, 25, is the tal­ others were seen in his film life lectures on J amiary 24 will of migrating sho1,ebirds drift be presented by Tom and Arlene ler of the two and is more quiet. y. · along the shore of San Francisco The 1956 Homecoming is an un- Hadley. Bay. On a journey to the North­ usually special occasion for one After graduation from the insti­ second Audubon lecture will The Hadleys were instrumental west, pileated woodpeck·ers, red particular group of alumni-the tue in 1949, he taui;ht for five ven December 5 by Roger in increasing the Detroit Audubon wood trees, and the silver trees of class of 1916. Those members who yeah in the grade schools and Peterson, the · noted artist society from 250 to 1500 in one the Oregon coast are all part of can be present will assemble for acted as a district supervisor of thor. " an area having 10 schools. In 1954, y·ear. Tom Hadley was with Gen­ this beautiful film in color. their forti eth anniversary class re­ e teaching art and science he joined the offioe of the Minis­ eral Motors as head of the Archi­ The fifth and final of the Audu­ union. ton, Peterson created his try of Education as a writer of ed­ tectural section of the Fisher Body bon series will be presented April Glenna Sprout (Mrs. Everett "Field Guide to the Birds" : ucational material for children's Works Engineering department 24 when George Regensburg will Sarle Albers·), class secretary, has which was regarded as books. "We are very happy to be " His hobby was wildlife photo­ be the lecturer. Regensburg is a received replies from 48 members onary. It has sold over here in this country and we look graphy. Soon his interest in his teacher in Trenton, New Jersey of the class in . answer to the re­ copies. In that same year forward to meeting the people hobby was• greater than his voca­ who writes and lectures in his union invitations. Of these, Mrs. the staff of the National here," he remarked. tion, so he started working for spare time. Even though he has Albers said, a substantial portion n society. the Detroit Audubon society. Now photographed in the West and plan to attend. Their purpose here is to learn traveled 20,000 miles in writ­ he is president. South, his real interest Hes in his The '16ers have a full weekend about American journalistic me­ . "Field Guide to the Birds" Mrs. Hadley has been an active native state of New Jersey. planned. Friday at 6:30 p.m., the thods. W orku plans to remain un­ ed in 1941. ln 1954 the conservation and Audubon activity til 1958. Wodimagenehou will stay The first film entitled "Little group will convene for the first Guide to the Birds of Brit­ worker. She is a charter member here until sometime in 1960. They Known New Jersey" shows the time for dinner at the U. S. Grant d Europe" became a best of the Michigan Wildflower asso­ plan to resume their former posi­ beauties of the pine barrens·, the Hotel in Mattoon.· Later in the of London. It • was soon ciation. She helps her husband by evening, they will attend the tions in the Ministry of Education ted into Dutch, German, crystal waters of the fresh water assisting in photo�aphy and ser­ Eastern Players' production of upoI\ return to Ethiopia. , Swedish, and Spanish. streams, fine rare orchids grow­ I ves as· projector operator. "The Tender Trap" in Lantz gym. Ethiopia is an ancient country n is editor of the Houghton­ ing in secluded bogs, and the un­ "Into the North Woods" is a In addition to the regular dating back to 1000 B.C. It is sit­ , classic Field Guide series. usual animals, flowers, and insects trak into one of the great wilder­ Homecoming activities on Satur­ uated upon a high plateau on the United States has suffered of this s mall eastern state. nesses of the United States. Rug­ day, the group will meet for a equator. The terrain is similar to in its natural beauty be­ The second film shows all that g.ed and really wild, the north luncheon in Pemberton hall at that of Colorado. The people aJ'e it is the greatest industrial­ appears "beyond city streets." woods are open to those who 12 :30 p.m. Saturday evening, the of Semitic origin and speak a nation in the world. Peterson A maJ:sh hawk, a spider percuing really want to go there. class will be guests of Mrs. Al­ Semitic language, Amharic. The to disprove this statement and catching its dinner, a turtle A wonderful film on wildlife, a bers for a buffet supper at her prevailing religion is the Coptic ' theme "Wild America." laying egg-s, a sudden storm over real adventur·e story of the great home. Qhristian church, founded by St. a lake, and many more scenes are set forth on a journey which out-of-doors, is presented by Tom Six former faculty members, in­ Frumentis in the fourth cent'IrY in "Beyond City Streets." a complete encircling of the and Arlene Hadley who have their structors during the time when the A.D. The government,is a consti­ American continent in own tape recordings of the birds class of '16 was attending East­ tutional monarchy; Haile Selassie of wildlife. As far as any- and animals shown in the mo.vie. Patronize your News adv.ertisers. (Continued on page 18) is the king.

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Delta Zeta. Co-presidents, Carolyn Renfro and Billie Knowles (cen­ ter, front row). Vice presidents, Peg Frew (second from right, Front row: John Milholland, corresponding $IC first row); Marilyn Hutchcraft (extreme right, first row); and Shirley . Maynard Laub, treasurer; Russ Herron, vice president� Galloway, (second from left, first row). West, house mana·ger; Ray Fisher, president; Russ lun secretary.

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Kappa Sigma Kappa. Front row: Dean Fogle, president; Larry Har­ rison, treasurer. Don Lang, vice president; Judson Cameron, secretary. Independent Student association. Front row: �hyllis urer; Charlene Ambuehl, president. Patty KidweH, •

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6n Sigma Kappa. Front row: Barb Moomaw, president; Rita M tgom· . ery, social chairman; Dorothy Baker, vice president. Martha Douglas hall. Front row: Ed Madix, secretary; Jim Gorman, vice White, treas1,1rer; Nancy Hinton, second vice president, Dorothy president. Steve Whitley, ·Social chairman; Dan Cleary, presi­ Rodgers, recording secretary. , dent.

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Pem hall. Front row: Carol Gregory, secretary; Carol Wagner, Sigma Sigma Sigma. Front row: Phyllis Prast, corresponding secre­ president; Francine Pool. Sandy Costello, reporter; Becky tary; Marie Esker, vice president; · Carolyn Bline, president. Adrian, food chairman; Barb Griffith, social secretary; Jennie Carol Gregory, keeper of the grades; Leonora Seaman, recording Issacs, art chairman. secretary; Mary ·Barnett, treasurer. Page Twelve Wednesday, October 17, 'News' Files� Rev,eals Hectic Highlights of Past Eastern Homecomin . Election Battles, Football Games, Parade Downtown Parades, Still Same by Norman Catt With everyone wor king tirelessly on Eastern's forty-second Home­ coming, it might be interesting to look over some of the high­ light s of past Homecomings . In 1947, Charleston cooperated with the college by purchas- . ing perm anent street decorations to be used for Homecoming. The colors selected were red, white , and bl ue and were combined with streamers bearing the word l "We come," "Dear Ruth," one of estly campaigned-for elections in the longest running' Broadway Eastern's history. Betty defeated shows, was presented by Eastern's Dolly Davidson Martin, Independ­ Players and Miss Arlene Swear­ ent candidate for the title, by only ingen ruled over the Homecoming, three votes. Four tallies o.f votes which had the theme, "Queens of wer•e necessary to give Kirkham Yesteryears." the victory over her opponent. Due to of gasoline ra­ Barbara Nuttall, also a Tri Sig, tioning, 20 visiting high school was named Junior attendant on bands performed in the parade the third count of votes by a ma­ and at the football game in 1945. jority of three votes over her com­ A special attraction of this year petitor Helmerich. was Jeanne Volkman, queen, · rid­ Perhaps the outstanding Home­ ing on a $150 float provided for coming in the history o.f Eastern the queen's court by the Eastern was that of October 16 and 17, Boosters club . a group of Charles­ 1948, the 33rd or "Golden Jubilee" ton Merchants. Homecoming, held during the fif­ A ghostly spell woven by Friday tieth year of the school. Over a the thirteenth and a stunt night thousand former students and got Eastern's Homecoming off to alumni wer.e present. Some came a rousing start in 1944. from .as far away as Massa­

1942 saw Miss Margery Thomas chusetts, New York, and No· rth become queen. This was unusual Carolina. in that her sister, Miss Helen Miss Beulah Midgett, of the Thomas, had reigned as queen two class of 1938, traveled the great­ Homecoming parade for 1941 was a rather small affair due to the draft stripping the campus years hence. This is the only time est distance to be in Charleston eligible males. This shot was taken from the top of Old Main, looking down 6th street. in Eastern's history that sisters for Homecoming. She had recent­ l. coming queen that year was Jewell Emerich. hav·e been Homecom ng . queen. ly flown from Norway to this A beard-growing contest was part of the parade feature that year with the udging t1' "My Sister Eileen," starring Rosa­ country. j line Russell, Brian Aherne, and beards being done in the circle of Old Main immediately after the parade. Beards were jud The parade was one of the larg­ Janet Blair, was this year's mid­ the basis of "texture, quantity, length, and type." est in Eastern's history. There night show. Other 1941 features included bicycle entries in the Homecoming parade udge on " ' were 29 bands and 35 floats rep­ j Elaine Myers, sophomore from resenting student organizations and clearness or appropriateness." Much of the parade that year was devoted to a salute to Stonington and member of the In­ and business firms of Charleston. men in the military service. dependent Student association, ' The floats were designed on his­ won over three sorority candidates I torical themes such as founding in one of the largest student turn­ of Charleston, founding of the outs in Eastern's history in 1952. ' First Homecoming Da nce normal school, and Lincoln-Doug­ Seventy-three per cent of the stu­ las debate. dent body voted. Miss yers was Featured Football The football game was played the second sophomore to be elect­ in the rain on the Charleston high ed as queen in Eastern's history Victory, Pa rade " school field, as the college field and the second Ind pendent to be­ � was in the process of reconstruc­ Eastern's first Homecoming in come queen in more than a decade. tion. Eastern defeated DeKalb 15 1915 was held on Saturday, Nov­ Miss Jeanne Volkman, queen of to 6, on a muddy field, with a slip­ 1945, was the first sophomore to ember 6 with ·events for the day pery ball before a large crowd of be honored. , arranged by a committee of stu­ rain-soaked Homecomers. Campaigns, .an important part The dance was attended by 30bO dents and teachern working with of Homecoming, reached a peak in who witnessed the coronation of Alumni association officers. 1949. They wer.e gay and unusual Miss Ruth St. John as queen and to say the least. The Delta Sig's According to Dr. Charles Cole­ danced to the music of Tex secured an old four-wheel buggy man's history of Eastern Illinois B.eneke' orchestra. The college which thy drove through town be­ s State college, approximately 200 players presented Noel Coward's hind an old mare. Sigma Sigma of the 551 graduates of the school "Blithe Spirit" as Homecoming Sigma plastered posters to a chug­ returned for the first big event. play with lead roles played by Fos­ ging, but still running convertible Eastern's first Homecoming ter Musselman, Delores Mµssel­ of the "spare tire on the fender parade consisted of tne college man, and Joanne Waffle. variety." band and two decorated automo­ Both Thursday and Friday night LS.A. placed a projector in the biles filled with clowns and "but­ performances were "sell-outs." hall and showed pictures of their terfly girls." The parade started candidates. But the Delta Zetas at the square and made it's way depended upon the potentials of The idea for college Homecomings down Sixth street tb the football their queen candidate to bring in was originated at the University field. the tallies. of Illinois in 1912. Only three First Homecoming football The efforts of the Tri Sig's paid years later the idea was adopted ·game was with Shurtleff college off when Betty Kirkham was here and in 1915 Eastern held it's of Alton and was won by the Pan­ named queen in what was one of first Homecoming for it's 551 ther squad by a 52-6 score. Enter­ the largest, closest, and most earn- graduates. tainment between halves was pro­ vided by the "butterfly girls" and � the second squad of the football Queen team. In 1916 Eastern's second .Home­ Cheerleaders coming football game was won by the Panthers by a 19-6 score over Southern. The feature of this sec­ ond Homecoming was a take-off 'on chapel, held during the recep­ tion preceding the dance in the evening, with students imperson­ ating the faculty. The 1919 Homecoming was dedi­ cated to ,Eastern. men who served in the First World War. During Homecoming celebration that year, the college football field was named in honor of Martin Schah­ rer, president of the class of 1917 and captain of the 1916 football team. Schahrer was killed in ac­ tion in the war. In 1930 Miss Ernestine Taylor was crowned the first Homecom­ ing queen after a drive by the News to establish this custom on Eastern'.s campus. Other traditions established that year were the midnight movie, freshmen-soph­ omore tug of war, and the bonfire and pep rally before the Home­ coming.' With the addition of these new Que. en Helen Thomas is crowned to climax the 1940 Homecoming Homecoming ceremonies, East­ Three red-hot cheerleaders of 1941 give out with • celebration. Miss Thomas was one of two sisters to hold the ern's celebration became a two day , yell before the football game with Normal that queenship. affair in 1930 for the first time. These antics preceded the Homecoming game y, October· 17, 1956 Page Thirteen

Majorettes Greeters, Twi rlers, Cheerleaders Cheerleaders To Perform Saturday

Cheering for Eastern throughout tne 1956-57 school year are Con­ nie Elkins , a sophon.ure business major from Olne y; Beverly Wood, a junior elementary education ma­ jor from Sullivan ; Leonora Sea­ man, a junior speech conection major from Mattoon; Joyce Ham­ ma. a junior speech major f10m Mattoon; Gerry Rotter, a fresh­ man business major from Ed­ wardsville; and Phyllis O akley, a sophomore business maj or from Neoga . Leonora Seaman and J oyce Hamma are the · only two cheer­ leaders who are returning to the squad from previous years, and Gerry Rotter was the only fresh­ man cheerleader chosen. Aiding the Eastern band in en­ l rtaining fans at half time dur­ ing games are the four majorettes. Eastern's cheerleaders for this year are pictured from left to right: Gloria FUnk, a sophomore from Connie Elkins, Bev Woods,· Leonora Seaman, Joyce Hamma, Rossville, is the only returning Gerry Rotter, and Phyllis Oakley. majorette. New on the squad are Mary Lou Rector from Hoopeston, Patricia Schnepper from Olney, will be Rita Montgomery and Bil­ The all-time record for the num- and Shirley Tu ll from Shelbyville , lie Knowles, also acting as greet­ mer of telephone calls received all of whom are freshmen. ers. about a World Series game is Connie Elkins will perform the 247,129. duties of welcoming Eastern's op­ - posing teams throughout the sea­ Did they evcer find out who killed A person is really tired if he's son as head greeter. Assisting her Cock-Robin ? · sleepy between classes. majorettes line up for photographers at the Normal game. left to right, Pat Schnepper, Shirley Tull, Mary Lou Rector, oria Funk.

' s Assigned for Christmas Concert FOR COMPLETE FOOD SERVICE rts have been assigned to Officers for mixed chorus were music students for Camille elected last week. Sandy Dietz REMEMBER THE n's Christmas Oratorio, was chosen as president, Glen is being presented at the Dale F'air as vice president, and Christmas concert by the Ja.ck Coventry as secretary-treas­ chorus. urer. Walters and Alice Jane Morris were appointed as libra­ Salad Bowl c·ate are : Ann Reesor, Mariiyn rians. uer, Dorothy Falk, Sharon · , Mary Ann Bridges, Car­ East Edge of Greenup on U. S. College--a 40 venson, Gail Flenner, Mar­· fountain of knowledge yer, and Janice Baker. wher.e students go to drink. . Banquet and party facilities for groups up lo I 00. Banquet dinners from $1.00 lo $3.00. For information and reservations call Greenup 126 Collect. KAY AND HE�NIE HUSMAN

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When Eastern's Panthers meet Hampered by inexperience, East- Evansville college in the Home­ ern's cross country squad lost a coming contest Saturday, they will dual meet at the hands of a strong have to contend with three men Illinois Normal cross country of the same backfield that helped team at Bloomington, 46-19. This give E¥ansville a 40-7 victory in was the second defeat in as many 1955. starts for the Panthers of Ea.stern, after a defeat by Northern earlier Ken Lutterbach, one of the, na­ in the season. tion's small college top ground Coach O'Brien said that the gainers last year, will probably team as a whole looked much bet­ see action although he wa s side­ ter than they did during the first lined last week because of illness. meet. Normal's edge in experi­ Lutterbach averaged over six ence and the fact that the race yards each time he carried the was run on a hilly course, contri­ ball in last year's game with buted a lot to the final results, Eastern. according to O'Brien. Corky Thompson, 150 pound Normal captured the first six halfback, is another starter for finishing positions, while the first the Evansville squad. Thompson man to come in for Eastern was will team with Jim Aurs in the Mick Harvey, who finished in halfback positions and Robert seventh place. George is a probable starter at Behind Harvey, in eighth place, quarterback. was Ra.wland Lillard ; in ninth Ralph Weinzapfel and Dave Tor­ place, Dick Wall):er, and number rence will fill the end spots with ten, Dick Storm. Phil Aramowicz at center. At tackle will be Bill Huff on one side of the line and Gary Critser Former SIU Track Star on the other. Qualifies for Olympics Chuck House and Bob Martin Ron Leonard (30) breaks through the defense of Illinois Normal are named as the starting guards. and moves in for the tackle to help give Eastern a 14-6 win Former IIAC track star, Phil Cole­ If Lutterbach is unable to. play over the Redbirds in their game on October 6. Also shown on man, from Southern Illinois, has in the game Sa.turday, Jim Merk­ ' Eastern's squad are Robert Fulk (52) and Roger West (50). qaulified for the Olympics to be ley will get the starting nod at held in Melbourne, Australia next month. fu1lback. The biggest gain on the ground - Centra l Michigan Leads Coleman will represent the Eastern's conference defeat at for the Panthers came in the sec­ United States Olympic team in Two of Eastern 's Aids the hands of Southern Illinois last ond quarter, when Dan,ell Brown In Football Conference Saturday, placed them in a third charged through the middle of th e 3,000 meter steeplechase. He Assist Football has been training in California Coac place tie with two other teams­ the line for 56 yards. Before they Central Michigan, in defeating under Jim Kelley, head track Walter L. former Southern Illinois and Eastern could make it over the goal line, Western Illinois Saturday, re­ E.Jmore, coach at the University of Minn. Eastern Stat.e Michigan. the ball was lost on downs. mained in first place with a per­ coach at Coleman will leave with the 60 school, is now serving as Ca.rver Shannon, sophomore The closest the Panthers ever fect record in IIAC standings. man track squad, of the United line coach. halfback for Southern, proved to got to a touchdown was to South­ Illinois Normal's win at the ex­ States team, November 6, giving be the biggest trouble for the ern's 22 yard line early in the pense of Eastern Michigan, Elmore attended high him two weeks to finish his train Panthers. Shannon scored the first third period. placed the Redbirds in the number ­ Elizabethtown, K�mtucky, ing before the Olympic opening. four · touchdowns for Southern. Most of the afternoon Eastern two spot. earned letters in football, He will run in the preliminaries He made runs · of 65 yards, 67 stayed in the air. Quarterbacks Central Michigan 3-0-0 ball and track. yards, six yards, and a 32 yard Myers and Gary Anderson did Illinois Normal 2-1-0 to be held .in Melbourne, November Harold Pinther came to puht return. Another Saluki TD most of the throwing to either Ken Eastern Illinois 1-1-0 27, and if he qualifies, he will after teaching ,high school compete in the . finals to be held was made by Tom Kilpatrick, Christiansen or Jon Ware, junior Southern Illinois 1-1-0 consin. While attending freshman halfback, from 10 yards from Tuscola. The longest pass Eastern Michigan 1-1-0 November 29. he lettered two years in out and less than a minute left was from Myers, to Anderson, to Northern Illinois 0-2-0 _and three years in track. in the game. Ware for 35 yards. Western Illinois 0-2-0 Patronize your News• advertisers. also serves as wrestling

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ves Coaches Gymnastics; Harriers tes Rising Interest in Sports ' rt of gymnastics is fast tours begin around May 1 and last e rise of many of the na­ until the school year ends. llege campuses thes·e days. Coach Groves hopes to schedule al fact, the sport goes back some dual meets with other IIAC than most people would member schools for some inter­ for some of the routines collegiate competition. d date back to ancient and Greeks. sties can be used for mpetitive and exhibition­ Junior Varsity To oses. In actual competi­ e contestants are judged, Play at Southern t like a diving meet or a Tomorrow afternoon Eastern's contest as they go through J-V team will tangle with the pertoires by judges who Southern Illinois second team at ted for their knowledge Lincoln field. Earlier in the sea­ son the Saluki edged the Pan­ petitive meets consist thers 13-6. ying rings, parallel bars, ta! bars, side horse, Southern will enter the game poline, and tumbling. with a record of one win and one loss, ha.ving been beaten by a sties is very unusual in strong Washington of St. Louis audience and competitive squad. mbers try to get each per­ to do his best. Southern's defense has been outstanding in their first two stern's campus, the gym­ games. The Jr. Saluki have are both competitive and Eastern's cross country squad as they will face Southern Illinois for their third dual meet of the sea­ 'bitions. In last year's IIAC outdone their opponents in ch William Groves' acro­ both the rushing and passing son. On Novem be r 3, the Panthers will travel to Loyola (Chicago) for the Illinois State �eet. n fourth place. departments so far this sea­ son. Groves' gymnasts have a program using the flying The only major change in the Panther Cross ·Cou ntry Team to Meet' Southern Fri. parallel bars, trampoline, J-V lineup will be at the quarter­ back position. As of yet no defi­ , pyramids, vaulting, and Eastern's harriers travel to Car- viceman, Richard Gregory, will next Saturday against Western's nite player has been assigned to board. bondale, Friday, October 19, to form the basis of the squad. Le.atherneckS'. The follow;ing Sat­ replace freshman Verlon Meyers, astics, exhibition style, is take on the Southern cross coun­ In last year's meeting between urday, E.I's thinclads will be in who pr,eviously held the quarter­ 'matily for entertainment, try team in the third dual meet of the two schools, Eastern handled Chicago at Loyola where they will back position. clown plays an important the season for the Panthers. Southern in a very •easy way. They be trying to win their third the routines. Myers, who wa s one of the most So far this year, Eastern's blue won by a score of 33 to 22, as the straight Illinois State cross coun­ year's squad wants to· tour outstanding players in the state and gray have met Northern and 11ow graduated Chuck MathE)ny try title. of this area's high scho&ls last season, played for the Char­ Normal. Into the Huskie encou�t­ stepped across the finish stripe a . Then, on November 10, the team ent their program. Their leston high team. He has been er, they carried a record of 15 con­ good half minute ahead of his will journey north to DeKalb for moved to the varsity • squad and secutive dual meet wins. nearest opponent. the IIAC hill and dale meet, where will proba.bly be replaced by an­ L Mick :Harvey and Wes Walker ooking ahead, the Panthers they will be trying to better · last other player in tomorrow's game. · Games in 5th the only returning lettermen, close their regular season here year's finish of third place. The Eastern squad will be in top along with Dick Storm, an alter­ rat Eastern condition for tomroow's game with nate from last year's squad, will Eastern seeking revenge for their be called on to carry the burden urals are underway for the. first loss at the hands of Southern for Coach Maynard "Pat" O'­ conse'cutive year with earlier this season. Brien's team. from fraternities, dorms, dependent houses compet- With Bernard Kabat, captain of llAC Started in 1908 Southerns' cross country team not football, soccer, and ten­ returning to school and the fail­ ubles) competition has al­ The origin of the IIAC dates back ure of several other promising let­ started. to April 5, 1908, when seven Illi­ termen to appear for opening prac­ petition is organized on the nois colleges met for the pm·pose tice sessions, the . prospects for of teamS' competing for an of setting up an athletic confer­ the Saluki at the beginning of rts trophy. Any fraternity, ence primarily to conduct track the season were poor. Some new­ or indep endent organization meets. comers, along with returning ser- enter a team in this competi­ hich includes all sports

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Later, teams will play Tournament Title in December each other to see who will be ter have been scheduled and the Eastern will launch a 2I game title at Quincy December 27, number one. program has· been quite success­ Eastern J-V Team schedule, ten of which are at and 29. Seventeen W AA members are home, when they encount�r In­ ful. Girls who are interested are taking part in individual sports, Schedule for I956-57 Defeats Illinois diana Central in the first home invited to participate and meet headed by Bard Todd. Activities Dec. I-Indiana Central at game of the season December L Dec. -Quincy at Quincy with the various sportheads on offered are ping pong, shuffle­ Normal Red birds 7 board, aerial darts, and lummy Other non-conference games in­ Dec. I4-Central Michigan the days the activities are sched­ sticks. Other novelty games will Eastern's Junior varsity team de- clude Quincy, Indiana State, Mil­ home uled. be added during the quarter. feated Illinois Normal last likin, and Beloit. Eastern will Dec. I5-Eastern Michigan meet Indiana State and Millikin On Monday, from 4 to 6, Paula W AA is inter·ested in every girl week, 39-0, to give the J ayvees home Neal meets with 15 dancers to in school, and believes in "a girl their first win of the season. once at home and once away. Dec. I9-Indiana State at work on advanced methods of for ev.ery sport and a sport for The Junior Panthers now have a Central Michigan will offer the Dec. 27-29-Quincy Tourn . �he group plans every girl." Thpse who attend an record of 1-1-1 for the I956 foot­ Panthers their first conference at Quincy and practices for the annual mo­ activity for 10 weeks are awarded ball year. They wer·e able to score test when they clash in Lantz Jan. 11-Northern at home dern dance concert held every credits which go on their record to in every quarter but the third, gym December I4. Jan. I8-W es tern at Mae spring. Those who have had mo­ help in ·earning their WAA letter. and accounted for three touch­ The Panthers, winners of last Jan. I9-Northern at De at at dern dance and would like to work These letters are presented a.t the downs in the second quarter. year's Quincy Holiday tourna­ Jan. 2Z-Indiana St e on advanced instruction are al­ annual W AA banquet in the John Goddard's 40 yard pass to ment, will return to defend their Terre Haute ways welcome. spring which is one of the high­ Ed Rhodes• in the first quarter, Jan. 25-Millikin at De lights of the entire W AA program. and the successful extra point at­ Feb. I-Illinois Normal at Badminton meets on Tuesday, tempt put Eastern ahead 7-0. Feb. 2-Illinois Wesleyan with Jan Wilhour as sporthead. Smith in First Yea r Two pass plays by Schaffer and home Teams hav·e been organized "v ith Ware, .and a short plunge through F'eb. 8-Central Michigan about 23 players attending. Any­ Only Two Tea ms As Footba II Coach the middle by Ware, with only Mt. Pleasant one who is inter·ested in a fast and one of the attempted conversions Coach Keith A. Smith is making Feb. 9-Eastern Michigan furious game of hockey is invited Unbeaten in IM good, made the score 26-0 at the his college coaching debut here Ypsilanti to attend from 3 to 4 on Monday. ·�ootball Ga mes end. of the second quarter. at Eastern this year succeeding Feb. I4-Southern at Als'O meeting on Tuesda.y from In "the fourth quarter, a pass Coach Maynard "Pat" O'Brien as dale 7 to 9 p.m. is modern dance for With IM touch football nearing from John Moorman to Gerry head football coach. Feb. I6-Beloit at Beloit beginners. Paul Neal is on hand to Mattershaw accounted for six at home the playoffs, the Sig Taus and Although inexperienced as a Feb. 20-Millikin help · those who do not have a back­ the Campus Cappers are heading points and, with only one second college football coach, Dr. Keith Feb. 22-Western at home ground in dance learn the basic at ho their respective leagues with un­ to play, Schaefer drove over from A. Smith has the outstanding r·ec­ March 1-Southern skills and rhythms which form the Normal defeated records. the four yard line. ord of never having coached a los­ March 2-Illinois necessary parts of modern dance. Eastern's defensiv line allow­ Sigma Tau Gamma swept two e ing season in high school foot­ Normal Forty dancers are participating ed Illinois Normal to get past games last week to jump into an ball. in the beginners' program and are undisputed first place. The Sig their own 40 yard line only once in learning to dance smoothly and Smith received his B. A. degree Evansville Defeated Taus downed the previously un­ the game. The Redbirds carried gracefully. the ball to the Panther yard at State Teachers college in Val­ beaten Tekes, 27-9. All of the 's I5 Eastern in line, but fumbled and lost posses­ ley City, N. Dak. 1955 Garn On Wednesday, badminton Sig Taus TD's were made on runs sion. After r·eceiving his degree, meets from 5 to 6. Sporthead by Foran, B�·ooke, Button, and Eastern's Saturday Smith coached at a North Dakota is Betty McVaigh, who has or­ Jones. Brooke scored two PATs game against Evansville high school for one year before ganized a tournament in and Button one, while Chapman Hernandos. Hernando's and the will be the second time th which the teams compete entering the United State Navy. footb tallied the only TD for the Tekes El-Mar game was forfeited by teams have played· in While in the navy, Smith servea as against each other. Approxi­ on a pass play. Balanger kicked both teams. Hernandos drops from petition. a primary instructor and Later as a mately 40 girls attend bad­ the PAT, and a safety was given the soccer league, because of two In I955, Evansville defea minton, which has always multi-engine . the Tekes when the Sig Taus forfeits. Panthers, 40-7, in their · been a popular activity in the fumbled in the end zone. Sigma Tau Gamma lead by After his discharge from the counter. Eva.nsville est.ab W AA program. navy, Smith taught and coached In the Sig Pi game, Brooks scor­ Krueger's two goals defeated the I3-0 lead within the firg for seven years in Roanoke, Va. Social and under ed three TDs and Button two for Sig Pi's, 3-1. Stewart scored the minutes of the first q junior and senior high school the leadership of Marge Rimshas the Sig Taus. Button added three other goal for the Sig Taus and allowed -Eastern to sco where his teams twice won the dis­ meets from 5 to 6 on Wednesday. PATs, while Brooke and Krueger Waldron scored for the lo�ers. once in the final period. trict championship. Twenty boy.s and 17 girls are added one. Waldron and Boyd put Kappa Sigma Kappa forfeited to learning to fox trot, fast dance, across a TD apiece and Groothuis the Sig Taus. F'or the past two years, Smith Patronize your News n square dance, , , and the PAT. In a "sudden death" overtime has bee in New York City get­ . Dance etiquette is stressed game the Tekes won over the Phi ting hi Ph. D. degr·ee at Columbia Tau Kappa E'psilon romped over s and beginners a1'e given special Sigs, last year's soccer champs. university. the Kappa Sigs 32-0. Chapman attention. Here is a chance to was top scorer for the Tekes with brush up on dancing, get W AA 12 points. credit and enjoy good music. Lawyers The independent leaders, the Flower Bowling is another popular Campus Cappers, won on a forfeit 3 sport held on Wednesday. Bonnie over the Purple Dragons. Doug­ Smith meets with 55 girls from 4 las Hall also won on a forfeit to 5 and encourages beginning from the Dragons. Douglas Hall bowlers. Teams have been organ­ edged past the Blasters 12-7, with ized and bowling enthusiasts look Maxwell and Brown getting TDs forward to taking their turn at for the Demons and Gilmore scor­ the pins. Sears' Bowling alley is ing for the Blasters. Hernando's the place to go to keep up that was defeated by the El-Mar house, average and help the team. 26-6. Lathrop tallied 14 points and Dorothy Hirshelman is in LeCrone 12 for the winners• with charge· of badminton, which meets Campbell getting a TD for Her­ on Thursda1y from 5 to 6. Appro­ nando's. The El-Mars lost to the ximately 20 liave turned out to hit Ko-op on a forfeit. the "birdie" and improv;e their With IM soccer in its second week of play, the Sig Taus and Douglas Hall Demons are pacing llAC Has Five Officials their leagues with undefeated From Ill. and Mich. records. Douglas squeezed past the Ko­ The post of Athletic commission- op 2-1. Murray and Maxwell kick­ er for what later became the ed .a goal for the Demons, while IIAC, was created in 1925, and Bergstrum tallied for the Ko-op. C. W. Whitten was employed as The Ko-op won on a forfeit over the first Athletic commissioner. Following Mr. Whitten's retire­ ment from office, W. T. Harmon served as Athletic commissioner THE PORTRAIT for a number of years. Officials of the Interstate Inter­ collegiate Athletic conference for 1955-56 season are Joseph P. * Carey, president from Central Michigan; George "Chick" Evans, vice-president from Northern Illi­ nois; and F. W. Rolf, secretary Shirley Tremble from Northern Illinois. Dempsey Re id, from Western is Studio the treasurer and Clifford E. Horton, Illinois Normal, is the SOUTH SIDE SQUARE commissioner.

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Darrell Brown Don Arnold Verlon Myers Roger West R. Halfback L. Halfback Quarterback Fullback nith Names Probable Starting Lineup for Homecoming Game Sat. m's Panthers will take the IIAC all-conference · team last fensive player, as well as one of is holding down the other tackle omores Louis Strack, 178 pound . a against Evansville at year. Meyers' best targets, this season. position. As a freshman last year, end from Ivesdale; John Puff, 200 rn this Saturday for their Darrell Brown will ·be in the Bill Neibch, a 200 pound soph­ Fields .was on the Panther start­ pound back from Scarsdale, N. Y. ; coming tilt. starting lineup at the right half­ omore from Newman, is one of th e ing eleven, but due to an injury, and Vern Vierk, 188 pound center back position. Brown is a 150 Panther's best pass receivers. Last mid-way through the season, he from Lansing. ·he Panther backfield will be pound senior · from Oakland and year Neibch saw action in most wa.s sidelined for the remainder of Myers at the quarterback Juniors Marv Hamilton, 180 was also given honorable mention of the season's games. the games. m and Roger West at full­ pound .halfback from Lovington on the IIAC all-conference team Ray Fisher and Dave Fields are with Darrell Brown and Don In the guard positions this and Bob Williams·,- a 185 pound last year. In 1954, Brown led the at the tackle spots for the P an­ d in the halfback spots.. year are Jim Bryant and Dave back from Atwood, are expected conference in yards gained rush­ thers this ye ar. F'isher is a 220 Decker. Decker is a 230 pound to see some action. !rs, a freshman from Char­ ing. pound senior from Charleston. For junior from Champraigin. He Clarence Jasper, a 215 pound ' last year quarterbacked Don Arnold, 183 pound soph- the last two seasons he has been saw quite a bit of action on senior from Cisco; Howie Cur­ harleston high school team _. omore from Charleston, will start chosen to the all-IIAC team. Fish­ the Panther team last year, undefeated season. He also at left halfback. During Arnold's . er is fast and, as a result, makes rent, 187 pound senior from Ur­ and has shown great potential bana; Ron Leonard, 179 pound ed honorable mention on the senior year at Eastern State high many recoveri es of fumbles. He is this season. senio:r gua.rd from East St. Louis; All-American high school school, he w'M chosen on the Little a hard hitting punch in the Pan­ and William Moutray, a pound ll team. So far this year, All-State team. ther line, and has proved that this Jim Bryant, 200 pound soph­ 200 senior guard from Decatur has proved outstanding in At the end positions a,re Ken season will be no exception in his omore from Champaign, will pro­ are 1ssing department. Christianson and Bill Neibch. stellar career. Fisher is also IIAC bably get the nod as the other also expected to see action. starter. This is Bryant's first year er West, 190 pound senior Christiansen is a 195 pound soph­ heaveyweight wrestling champion The Panthers are under the Wyanet, will fill the fullba.ck omore from Rossville. He sa.w only and IIAC shot put record holder. on the team. guidance of Coach K·eith A. Smith in for the 1D56 season. West· limited action last year, but has Dave Fields, a 6 ft. 1 in., 230 Other members of the Panthers who· is making his college coach­ �d honorable mention on the pro·ved to be an outstanding de- pound sophomore from Danville, expected to see action are soph- ing debut here this season. / Page Eighteen Wednesday, October 17, Dr. Stover Reviews Past 33 Years Listening Room in Booth Libra�

many years. The band uniforms past were much bigger affairs by Sofia Kougeoures " Offers A ll Type Music in Recore used for the ;first two years of the than they are at present. More A lot of cha nges can occur in 33 band consisted of white sailor alums came back to visit the Do you like classical or popular The room is open every years-especially in a college­ hats, blue coats, and white trou­ school. music ? Folk ballads or sacred day from 2 p.m. to 5 p m , as Dr. Ernest L� Stover, head of . . sers. In 1929 the familiar blue and In recognition of Dr. Stover's music ? Themes from Broadway Tuesday, Wednesday, and the botany department and mem­ gTay uniforms were secured. 33 years at Eastern, a tea will be hits or movies ? Operas, plays, or day evenings from 7 p.m. ber of Eastern's faculty since " In regard to Homecoming, Stov­ given in his honor during Home­ dramatic readings ? Documentary p.m. It offers soft lounge 1923, can well testify. er said that Homecomings in the coming week. or technical records ? If you are in­ and a large Magnavox Dr. Stover came to Eastern te1-ested in hearing any of these phonogrnph in the main from Ohio State university and types of records, visit the Franklin three soundproof listening planned to teach only a fow years Reca lls Past Yea rs L. Andrews record collection, Eng­ with Web-Cor p onograp at Eastern and then return to lish instructor and adviser of the privacy is preferred. Ohio, but changed his plans as News at Eastern for many years. Procedure for checking o time went by. He wa interested in music and s ords is very simple. The The memory that stands out cultivated an interest in music are all listed in the card most vividly in his mind is that amongs hi students. After his both by composer's name of daily "chapel", or morning ex­ death his record collection of 70 work, and the number gi ercises. Mr. Livingston C. Lord, records was donated to the library the card on the shelves ' first president of Eastern, brou­ to start a listening room for the duce the desired record. The enjoyment of students. ght this custom of a daily gather­ or album is then taken bl ing of the entire school for "morn­ The library still has Andrews' McKenna's desk where she ing prayers." wh ole collection, which includes it out. The whole school attended these some Caruso records which are meetings, from the six-year olds coHector's items now. The collec­ of the first grade training school tion is increased each year by Class of 16 to the college students and faculty, Mrs. Lucille McKenna, the listen­ and frequently a few visitors. ing room librarian, who has been Those who were at Eastern at this in charge of the room for four em, will be honored guests time have their more vivid recol­ years. "Ninety-four new discs were reunion. They are Edson lections centered around this daily added last year. 1916 class adviser, S. E. gathering. Last year 3000 pers-ons used the Miss Mary Josephine Another procedure that has al­ listening room. Men outnumber Charles Lantz, Miss Annie . tered with the years is that of women 58 per cent to 42 per cent and Miss Edith Ragan . weekend vacations. Until 1934 in using the room. More students use the listening room in the Eastern had a Tuesday to Sat­ Woodrow Wil on was evening than in the afternoon, s urday class schedule. President of the United probably because they hav e more When asked if he noticed any free time then. There has been in 1912 when he received changes in students of today from toral votes out of a an increase in the number of users possible students of 33 years ago, Stover so far this year, in keeping with said he believed that students now the rapidly growing enrolment. Patronize your News ad\I don't seem to have as much abil­ ity to read a s well or with as much interest aS' students did in the past. Dr. Stover for 15 years was Service Is More Than Just a Word With U1 chairman of the committe in STOP IN AND SEE AT ... charge of commencement exer­ cises. He organized the first for­ mal commencement wit h caps and JIM GR IFFITH'S DX STATION gowns. Prior to the time that for­ ON THE CORNER OF EIGHTH & MADISON mal proceedings were inaugerated, commencement exercises were simple. There was no formal pro­ Grease - Change Oil - Charge Battery cession and no academic costumes. Dr. Ernest Stover Commencement exercises took ./ Wash - Wax - Fix Flats on a mor•e formal appearance in ( 1925, with the first wearing of CALL FOR AND DELIVER caps and gowns by the graduating Sporting Goods Paints classes. ·Dr. Stover was also chairman of Giftware Housewares the committee that brought fra­ ternities and sororities on campus in 1930. The faculty as a group Appliances Dinnerware and Mr. Lord disfavored fraterni­ ''�-Grk�A ties and sororities at Eastern for leather Goods General Hardware some time. Eastern's band, then under the FROMMEL HARDWARE direction of Mr. Koch, was com­ � �· tt-9" posed of both students and facul­ �-iJ::, SOUTH SIDE SQUARE PHONE 492 ty. Stover was a member of the band and college orchestra for

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Fraternities Open Sigma Sigma Sigma Pihi Alpha Theta Holds Open House Sun. ciol Side • • • Fa 11 Pledge Classes To Resume Forums Open house was held Sunday by Fall pledging has begun for the Sigma Sigma Sigma. social sor­ Phi Alpha Theta, national honor­ social fraternities, and pledge ority from 2 to 5 p.m. Guests were ary history fraternity, held its Of The News classes have been announced. taken through a tour of the house monthly meeting last Thursday Pledges are as follows : and refreshments were served. evening in Old Main. by Marge Rimshas Kappa Sigma Ka,ppa : Donald Mrs. Frank Johnston, new house­ The main topic of the evening Shields, Jon Higgins, Dave Hin­ mother for the sorority, wa.s· pre­ was the reopening of the Forum. Engagements Births ton, Norman Catt, Ronald Dorn­ sented with a corsage and intro­ The Forum, which was inactive blaser, Robert Hambright, John duoed to the visitors. Approxi­ last year, is an informal meeting ythe Longbons of Albion M.r. and Mrs. Dave Casstevens an- Hopper, Robert Franc;sco, Hollie mately 250 attended. open to all students. Topics for engaged recently to· Mr. nounced the birth of a1 girl, Allen, Richard Crang, Jim Hill. discussion will probably be admin­ Cynthia Kay, born October 5. tor of Ivesdale. Miss Phi Sigma Epsilon : Bob Daniels, istration and foreign policy. Bul­ Mrs. Casstevens is from Neoga Lewis, Dale Rutan, Van Munci, ns is a junior home econom­ Tom Burgess, Rex Taylor, Dick letin board notices will indicate 954 and attended Eastern for two Phil Swartz. Initiation ceremony 'or. Mr. Streator is a 1 Vaughon, Denny Voyles, Bill time and place of the meetings. and is now years as a home economics major. was held recently for Jerry Scho­ te of Eastern Lash, Armand Loffredo, Roger The officers of the Phi Alpha hat Oakland high school, Mr. Casstevens· is a senior physi­ walter and Joe Mansfield. Gustin, F'rancis Wilson, Bob T'rost, Theta are : president, Ronald Abel; cal education major from Neoga ' Ill. Ron Herr, George Ba.rbour, Jim vice president, Robert Williams ; * * * and a member of Sigma T'au Gam­ Decker, Leroy Blary. Patronize your News advertisers. secretary-treasurer, Linda Biggs. ra Maudlin of Georgetown ma social fraternity. Sigma Pi : Jerry Ashworth, J. Mr. Al Gustafson of Bis­ * * * W. Oglesby, David Walter, Dale became ·engaged recently. Jeffers, Jack Weber, Dean Crook, Maudlin is a junior home Mr. and Mrs. Ken Freeland an- Carl Dasenbrock. 'cs major. Mr. Gustafson nounced the birth of a girl, Rue Sigma. Tau Gamma : Cecil Holla­ two years in the United Ann, born August 6. Mr. Freeland way, Andy Pullen, Jim Crown , Army and is now employed is a senior business major from Dave Birchfield. electrician in Covington, Charleston and a member of Sig­ Tau Kappa Epsilon : Jim Bry­ Will Rogers ma Tau Gamma social fraternity. a.nt, Darrell Wickline, Bob Hieney, * * * Roger Roderick, Chuck Klaas, Kay Baltzell of Bridgeport Bob Stanfield, Frank Pialorsi, Jim e engaged recently to Mr. North Management Highsmith of Oblong. Miss House Painting Finished is a sophomore physical It's For You ... 'on major and a member Repainting of the interior of the Sleeveless sheath-jeweled Homecoming ta Z eta socia,l sorority. Mr. north home management house collar-back buttoned jacket. ith is a senior physical has recently been completed, and 'on major and a m ember of home economics students will KAy Is Kappa Epsilon social frater- again be able to live there winter Ph. 735 Lincoln at Tenth MIDNIG HT SHOW quarter.

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Tomorrow MENC and Phi Sigma Mu cof­ dents and campus visitors coffee Freshman, Sophomore Games fee hour, music department, third hour, first floor lounge, Douglas 10 :00 a.m.-Assembly in Lantz Push ball, women's hockey and starting men will be requii gym-Introduction of Queen and floor, Old Main. hall. tug-of-war will highlight the finish the game. court and football team. Scenes 11:00 a.m. - Art alumni and Sigma Sigma Sigma coffee hour, The push ball game will from Homecoming play, "The Ten­ guests· reception, Paul Sargent chapter house, 1102 Sixth street. freshman - sophomore activities at 1:30 p.m. on the women's gallery, Booth libra1ry. Delta Zeta tea for alums, chap­ starting at 1:30 p.m. Friday. More der Trap." ey field south of the library ter houses, 860 Seventh str·eet and 8 :30 p.m.-Players pr·es·entation 11 :00-2 :00-Art exhibit, "Con­ than 100 students are expected to points ar.e awarded to the 848 Sixth street. of Max Shulman and Robert temporary Trends in Painting," take part in these events which each time it pushes the ba 4:00-6 :00 p.m. Sigma Alpha Eta Smith's Broadway hit, "The Ten­ Sargent gallery, Booth libra.ry. were won last year by the soph­ feet in diameter, across the coffee hour at home of Dr. Wa1yne der Trap," Lantz gym. ReS'erved 11 :30-12 :30 - Homecoming lun­ omores. ponent's goal line. If no goa Thurman, 877 First street. seats 70c. Non-reserved 50c. Stu­ cheon for general public, coffee This year's activities are under scored, the position of the b 4:30-5 :30 p.m.-Industrial arts dents admitted free with rec tick- cafeteria. the end of the half and th department coffee hours, Practi­ the direction of the freshmen­ ets. of the game determine the w 12 noon-Phi Sigma Epsilon cal Arts building. sophomore games committee, Friday, October 19 alumni luncheon, chapter house, headed by Jim Parkes and Dr. All contestants must wear c 7:30-8 :30 p.m.-Goncert by Blue shoes and all rough play w Classes dismissed at 12 noon. 1509 Second street. Barron, his rrchestra and the Hill­ Carey. strictly prohibited. 1 :30 p.m. - Freshmen - soph­ 12 :15 p.m.-Reunion of Class of toppers. Captains for the men's teams omore games on women's hockey 1916, The tug-of-war will follo• luncheon, Pemberton hall. 9 :00 p.m.-Coronation of Miss have been announced by the com­ field and lake on golf course be­ push ball game at approxin 2 :00 p.m. Football game, East­ Peggy Frew, Homecoming queen. mittee. Dave Birchfield is S'Oph­ hind dorms. 2 :30 or 3 :00 p.m. at the c ern vs. Evansville college, Lincoln 9 :30-12 :00 p.m.-Dance featur­ omore captain and Tom Garey is 6:30 p.m.-Pep rally and fire­ lake on the g'Olf course field. Admission $ 1.20. Half-time ing Blue Barron and the Hilltop­ freshmen captain. Men wishing to works at a.rea in rear of Lincoln­ of the dormitories. presentation by the Eastern State pers. (Tentative plans call for play may contact Birchfield at Douglas halls. Alumni association, selections by presentation of the trophies by 2014 or Garey. Men will be allow­ A long heavy duty rope " 8 :30 p.m.-Players presentation the EISC band, announcements of Homecoming co-chairmen, Delo·res ed to participate by appearing at placed across the lake with : of "The Tender Trap,'' Lantz gym. winners in house, float, and all­ Ticknor and Carol Jo Gregory the event on Friday, however. men on one side and sopho 11 :30 p.m.-Midnight movie at ev•ent competition. during intermission.) Everyone participating must wear on the other. At a given 1 Will Rogers theater. After game : 9 :00-12 :00 p.m.-Open house at gym shoes. from the umpire, both team Saturday, October 20 Sigma Tau Gamma coffee hour, home of Mr. and Mrs. Glendon Each of the men's teams for begin pulling until one sid1 8:00-12 :00 a.m.-Alumni regis­ chapter house, 865 Seventh street. Gabbard, 4 Orchard Drive. push ball and tug-of-war will con­ been pulled completely into tration, coffee and doughnuts, Phi Sigma Epsilon social hour, Sunday, October 21 sist of 15 players and substitutions water. Use of foreign ol hall of Old Main. will only be permitted in the push knot tieing, or any other 1 chapter house, 1509 Second street. 12 :30 p.m.-Gamma Delta lun­ 8:30 a.m.-Floats are to be in ball game. In the tug-of-war, the acts will be stopped. Botany open house, room 101, cheon for alumni, students and position on Ninth and Tenth Science building. friends, Lutheran church base­ streets south of Lincoln street. Sigma Pi coffee hour, chapter ment. 9 :30 a.m.-Homecoming parade. house, 956 Sixth street. 4:00-5 :00 p.m. - Art exhibit, Theme : "Welcome, Mr. President." Coffee hour for News, Warbler, Sargent gaUery, Booth library. (Floats will move down Lincoln and Pi Delta Epsilon at home of 4 :00 p.m. - Concert featuring street to Seventh, north on Seven­ Dr. and Mrs. Francis Palmer, 1705 Melvin Stetcher and Norman th to and around square, down Little Campus Ninth street. Horowitz, duo-pianists in Lantz Sixth to Lincoln, west on Lincoln Kappa Sigma Kappa coffee gym. Admission - adults $1.75, to Fourth, south on Fourth to hour, chapter house, 1436 Seventh children through high school age, Fresh Doughnuts Daily Lincoln hall parking lot.) street. $1., reserved seat are an addi­ After parade : s Parents of Douglas hall resi- tional 25c. Business educa.tion department Plate Lunches coffee hour, business education department, third floor, Old Main. Zoology majors and graduates Sandwiches - Fountain Service coffee hour, farm residence of Dr. WELCOME HOMECOMERS Scruggs, route 130. All home economics majors and graduates coffee hour, home ec­ onomics department, Practical MAR-CHRIS GIFT SHOP Arts building. The friendly store in the friendly city Women's physical education IT'S FOR REAL! by Chester Field gra,ds and majors coffee hour, Greeting Cards Coro Costume Jewelry major club lounge, Lantz gym. All chemistry alumni (majors Franciscan Dinnerware White & Wyckoff Stationery and minors) "Al-Chemists' Brew," Gifts for Everyone chemistry laboratories, Science building. Just South of Square on Sixth St. Phone 898

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