Introducing CLAUDE C. SMITH JUNE, 1952 NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS Volume XVI Number 6 The Garnet Letter BULLETIN BOARD

Volume XVI No. 6 NEWS OF SWARTHMORE CLUBS JUNE 1952

Published by the Alumni Office at Swarth- Westchester Countyv - New York Suburban more College, Swarthmore, Pa. Picnic held at the Riverdale Country School at Riverdale-on- EDITORS Hudson, N. Y. Joseph B. Shane ’25, vice-president; Kath­ Joseph B. Shane ’25, vice president, attended. ryn Bassett ’35, alumni office; George A. Test ’49, publicity director. North Jersey ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Annual Meeting held at William Pitt, Chatham, N. J., May 9th, William F. Lee ’33, president; Herbert L. with 100 people attending the dinner. Brown T6, vice-president for men; Virginia John Michaels, of the Political Science Dept., spoke to the group. Brown Greer ’26, vice-president for women; Inez Coulter Russell ’25, secretary. Kathryn Bassett ’35, secretary in the Alumni Office, attended. New Officers: ADVISORY BOARD Pres., Elizabeth Ogden McLain ’29 Robert H. Wilson ’31, chairman; Robert J. Cadigan ’34, Morris M. Lee, Jr. ’29, Vice Pres., Carl Arenander ’28 Isabel Logan Lyon ’42, Frederick C. Selby Treas., Jane Totah ’50 ’44. Sec’y, John A. White TO ALUMNI MANAGERS Margaret Ball Dellmuth ’33, Caroline Midwestern Biddle Malin ’28, Richard H. McFeely, ’27, Spring meeting held in May at Tally-Ho, Evanston, 111. Joseph B. Amos J. Peaslee ’07, Ellen Fernon Reisner ’31, Gertrude Wood Thatcher T4, Jack B% Shane and Paul Ylvisaker (Political Science Dept.) were the Thompson ’27, William H. Ward ’15. speakers. 60 people attended. New officers elected were: ’57-’52 ALUMNI FUND Pres., Donald P. Burch ’50 V. P., Elizabeth Pollard Fetter ’25 ENDS JUNE 30fh V. P., George Wm. Orr ’34 Two records have already been set Sec’y, Yvonne Motley McCabe ’50 by the 1951-52 Alumni Fund, despite Treas., Van R. Gathany ’50 the fact that as we go to press, it is Pittsburgh still $9,362.82 short of the goal of $90,000. Meeting held in April at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William J. With 3,269 donors, or 38.23% of Clark, Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh. 43 people attended and Joseph B. the alumni body, the Fund has al­ Shane was the speaker. ready exceeded by a wide margin, the Virginia Alleman Hartswick ’36 and Marie Cooley Haabestad ’46 2,975 donors (30.44% ) that set a new are the co-chairmen of this group. record last year. The difference be­ ALUMNI COUNCIL ADDS NEW MEMBERS tween these two sets of figures is in­ dicative of the ever-widening interest Ten new members, five men and five women, were elected to serve on the Alumni Council, it was anounced on Alumni Day, June 7th. They will serve and concern that more and more until 1955. alumni are showing for Swarthmore. Zone I— J. Stokes Clement, Jr. ’34 Jean Weltmer Stetson ’38 It was hoped that completion of Charles E. Rickards ’27 Barbara Briggs Winde ’31 this year’s drive could be announced Zone II— Norris C. Barnard T9 Aldyth Longshore Claiborn ’33 on June 7th, Alumni Day. Since this Zone III— Philip A. Crowl ’36 Ruth Jackson Boone ’30 Zone IV— Charles C. Price, III ’34 Elizabeth Pollard Fetter ’25 is not the official end of the year, all gifts up to and including June 30th, GARNET LETTER TO CHANGE NAME the end of the College’s fiscal year, This is the last issue of the G a r n et L etter which will appear under that will be counted in the ’51-’52 Alumni name. In the future it will be mailed under a second class permit which will Fund. permit the college to mark up a considerable saving in mailing costs but which forbids the use of the word “letter” in the title. Isaac Darlington Retires The change in title will take place with the first issue in the fall and other as Chairman of Alumni Fund than that the magazine will remain unchanged. Any suggestions for a short and The man who has lead the last four snappy title will be happily received by the Alumni Office. Alumni Fund drives, Isaac G. Darling­ COLLEGE’S LONG-RANGE NEEDS EXPLAINED IN NEW BOOKLET ton ’07, will retire with the completion A new brochure, “The Price of Conviction,” which explains the long-range of the current campaign. Completely needs of the college— additional endowment and new buildings-^and ways in unselfish in giving his time and inter­ which they can be realized has been prepared by the Publicity Office.. est to Swarthmore, “Ike” has been the Any alumni interested in obtaining copies of this booklet may do so by ideal alumnus. He will be succeeded writing to the Publicity Office, Swarthmore College. by Richard O. Smith ’41. Chester, he came to Swarthmore in CLAUDE C. SMITH ELECTED 1906. As an undergraduate he was manager of the basketball and tennis teams, and an outfielder on the 1908 NEW CHAIRMAN OF BOARD baseball team. Mr. Sharpies is active in commer­ cial and philanthropic work. The founder and chairman of the board of The Sharpies Company, he is a direc­ tor of the Pennsylvania Salt Company, the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company. Robert Lamb ’03, the new life mem­ ber, is president of the Lamb Con­ struction Company of Philadelphia and has been a member of the Board since 1921. The Lamb-Miller Field House was named in his honor. Philip T. Sharpies '10 Hilda Lang Denworth '17 Robert E. Lamb '03 Hilda Lang Denworth T7 who has been elected to term membership, is HE Board of Managers elected The new chairman is a director of no newcomer to the Board, having Claude C. Smith of the class of the Philadelphia Life Insurance Com­ served as alumni representative to that T ’14 and senior partner in the Duane, pany, the American Friends Service group in 1941-45. As an undergradu­ Morris and Heckscher law firm of Committee, the Flexitallic Gasket ate Mrs. Denworth was an associate Philadelphia as the new chairman of Company and the Swarthmore Na­ editor of the Halcyon, a member of the Board and president of the Cor­ tional Bank, of which he is also vice the Alligator staff, a member of Som­ poration at its pre-Commencement president. erville and president of the Y.W.C.A. meeting, June 6th. Philip T. Sharpies, the new vice She is active in civic affairs in the At the same meetirfg, Philip T. chairman, is the son of Philip M. Borough of Swarthmore. She served Sharpies ’10 was elected vice-chair­ Sharpies who was on the Board from the School Board as secretary, and is man to fill the position left vacant by 1909 to 1935. A native of West now president of the Woman’s Club. Claude Smith. Robert Lamb ’03 was elected to be a life member of the Board and Hilda Lang Denworth ’17 was elected to serve out Mr. Lamb’s Howard Cooper Johnson Dies unexpired term. Howard Cooper Johnson died at 5:15 p.m. on June 9th, Commencement Day, Claude Smith has been a member at the age of 76. Three days before, his successor as chairman of the Board of of the Board since 1935 and vice chair­ Managers had been selected and the members of that body had voted unanimously man since 1944. He is the second to present Mr. Johnson with a scroll in recognition of his service to Swarthmore College. Before this could be done, Mr. Johnson died. alumnus of the college to occupy the Following is the text contained on that scroll. It was read at the funeral position of chairman. The late How­ services by President Nason. ard Cooper Johnson ’96, who resigned last March as chairman, was the ^Jeitimoniai .5 or ^bistinauislied Service S o Swarthmore first alumnus to be so honored. Howard Cooper Johnson has chosen to retire after having continuously served Mr. Smith is a native of Shelburn, for fifty years as a member of the Board of Managers of Swarthmore Colleger. His Indiana and before coming to Swarth- resignation has been accepted with great regret and with profound appreciation of more was a teacher in the public his many valuable services to the College. schools there. As an undergraduate His record of achievement, including the distinction of being the first alumnus of Swarthmore to serve as Chairman of the Board, has done honor both to himself Claude Smith pointed towards his law and to the College. profession by majoring in political In special recognition thereof the members of the Board desire to convey to science. He was an active member of Howard Cooper Johnson their grateful appreciation of his long sustained and gen­ the debate team and president of the erous giving of time and talents to the problems of the College. His many admirable deeds and accomplishments are widely recognized Y.M.C.A. throughout his legal, business, civic, educational and other phases of an illustrious From Swarthmore he went to the career, including devotion to his family and to the tenets of the Society of Friends. University of Pennsylvania and was BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by a rising vote of the members assembled admitted to the Bar of Pennsylvania at the regular meeting of the Board of Managers on June 6,-1952, that these sentiments be suitably engrossed, framed, and tendered to Howard Cooper Johnson in 1917. He joined the firm of which with our hope for a long continuation of his useful and happy life and for the he is now senior partner as an assist­ pleasure and benefit of his frequent presence at meetings of the Board as Manager ant in the same year. In 1923 he be­ Emeritus. came a partner. In the years from Hereunto duly attested: 1920 to 1927 he taught Business Law Claude C. Smith Barclay White at Swarthmore. He was admitted to Chairman, Board of Managers Chairman, Executive Committee John W. Nason practice before the U. S. Supreme President, Swarthmore College Court in 1938.

June, 1952 1 THREE SWARTHMOREANS RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREES AT COMMENCEMENT

SON OF ALUMNUS WINS IVY MEDAL; OTHERS IN HONORARY SOCIETIES Sons of alumni proved to be some of the outstanding students and leaders in the 1952 graduating class. Avery R. Harrington, son of Avery D. of the class of ’22, was co-winner of the Ivy Medal which is awarded an­ nually at Commencement time to the man in the senior class who is judged by the faculty to have shown the high­ est degree of leadership based upon character and scholarship. Young Harrington graduated with honors in psychology. He was captain of the 1951 cross country team and a member of the Student Council. The outstanding quality of the scholastic work of other sons of Professor Clair Wilcox, chairman of the economics department, introduces Clark Kerr '32 for an alumni was recognized by their being honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at Commencement, June 9th, as President Nason stands by. elected to Sigma Xi, the honorary scientific society, and to Sigma Tau, Honorary degrees were given to ment of industrial disputes, who the Phi Beta Kappa of the engineering three outstanding Swarthmoreans at fought courageously to preserve the student. David Lemke, son of Frank the annual Commencement exercises freedom and integrity’of a great uni­ H. Lemke ’22, Arthur Lewis, son of held in the Scott Outdoor Auditorium, versity, and has now been chosen, Anne Gault Lewis ’22 and Edward June 9th. with the approval of his colleagues, Paxson, son of William H. ’23 and Jane P. Rushmore of the class of to guide its destinies.” Bertha Hull Paxson ’29, were elected ’83, outstanding Quaker leader and Patrick M. Malin was presented for to both Sigma Xi and Sigma Tau. at 88 one of the oldest living Swarth­ his degree by Professor J. Roland Pen- Also elected to Sigma Tau were moreans, received the degree of Doc­ nock ’27, chairman of the political George W. Place, son of George W. tor of Letters. Patrick M. Malin, a science department. He received the ’21, and Lewis Tanguy, son of Lewis long time member of the faculty and degree for his “major contribution to L. T6. now executive director of the Amer­ Swarthmore College and its students For a complete list of sons and ican Civil Liberties Union, and Clark through a combination of hard-headed daughters' of alumni in the June Kerr, a member of the class of ’32 economic analysis and of Quaker prin­ graduating class, see the hack cover. and chancellor-designate of the Uni­ ciples, of contagious teaching and versity of California, Berkeley, both personal commitments.” received Doctor of Laws degrees. In presenting Miss Rushmore for her degree, Joseph B. Shane, vice- president of the college, cited her work as General Secretary of the Philadel­ phia Yearly Meeting of Friends, a position she held for thirty years. Dur­ ing her career she wrote numerous pamphlets on Quakerism and frequent articles for Friends publications. Clark Kerr was presented by Pro­ fessor Clair Wilcox, chairman of the department of economics, for his de­ gree. Professor Wilcox presented him as a “loyal son of Swarthmore, dis­ tinguished scholar in the economics of labor and public servant in the settle- Jane P. Rushmore ’83 Patrick M. Malin

2 June, 1952 A GARNET INTERVIEW: Arnold Dresden MATHEMATICS AND THE MAN

This is the final article in a series department, and giving piano lessons Schwendener, and his life took on a about Professors Marriott, Creighton at the settlement house for 10c a more even tenor. and Dresden, all of whom retired this half-hour. For one miserable winter In 1909, after acquiring his Ph.D., month from Swarthmore College. he taught six subjects to backward he became a mathematics instructor teenagers in a shoddy private school at the University of Wisconsin. The * * * for the negligible salary of $25 a next 18 years he spent at Madison. Arnold Dresden has been teaching month— and had difficulty collecting Here he wrote two of the four books mathematics for forty-three years. U n­ that. he has written on mathematics and fortunately for Swarthmore College, numerous articles for periodicals. At however, eighteen of these years were the same time he became active in spent at the University of Wisconsin. academic societies and was therefore The chubby figure with a beard well known to his predecessor at (next to the last such growth on Swarthmore Dr. John Miller, then campus) nodding a cheery greeting chairman of the mathematics depart­ to everyone he sees, has been a fa­ ment, when the time came to add a miliar figure on campus since 1927. new member. He came here at the invitation of This came one day in the winter of President Aydelotte* who was then 1926, when he was invited to have adding to a distinguished faculty for dinner at the University Club in Chi­ his honors program. cago, at the invitation of the pres­ Arnold Dresden came to this coun­ ident of Swarthmore College. Out of try just after the turn of the century. that dinner engagement came his ap­ He gave up his education at the Uni­ pointment as professor of mathematics versity of Amsterdam much against here in 1927. He says he has never the wishes of his parents and spent his been seriously tempted to leave. tuition money on passage to America. Actually Swarthmore College al­ He landed in New York in the fall of most lost its new mathematics profes­ 1903 and when he arrived in Chicago sor for lack of some place to live. on November 23rd, his 21st birthday, However, plans to build three houses he had seventeen dollars in his pocket. at the end of Elm Avenue were His introduction to American family changed to make room for a fourth life was something of an eye opener house and Dr. Dresden has lived in for the young immigrant. He had By the fall of 1905 he had enough one of them ever since. At the time rooms with a remarkable family of money to do graduate work at the he moved in his neighbors included six. The father, according to Dr. University of Chicago. But money Dr. Jesse H. Holmes, professor of Dresden, was a cheap photographer; wasn’t everything. Chicago was con­ religion and philosophy, Dr. Brand the mother ran a notions store in the cerned about his lack of degree from Blanshard of the philosophy depart­ basement, and the eldest son was the University of Amsterdam. What ment and his wife, dean of women, a private detective. During the day was worse— he didn’t know how many also a philosopher, and Professor the second son was a ladies’ dress­ credits he had. Everett Hunt of the English depart­ maker, but at night played vaudeville The solution was to take a battery ment. With three members of the roles. The third son was a prize of oral tests in each of the 18 depart­ philosophy department and a mathe­ fighter and the daughter a sales girl. ments of the university. After three matician living there that section of “But,” says Dr. Dresden with his arduous days he found that he had Elm Avenue was called “Logic Lane.” famous twinkle, “you mustn’t ask twice as many credits as was needed Mathematicians at Swarthmore what she sold!” for a B.A., but he lacked one quarter were housed for many years in the He claims they were a kindly fam­ in ethics and one quarter in English. Observatory, but in the fall of 1933 ily, but he moved a year later to the Within a year, however, he had not they moved to the dome of Parrish Northwestern University Settlement only removed his deficiencies, but had Hall. Professor Percy Trotter’s mu­ House in the notoriously corrupt 17th amassed enough additional credits to seum of biological and geological ward, then the largest Polish parish earn his M.S. specimens was moved out and where in the world. During his first two He immediately started working the thespians of the Little Theatre Chicago years, the future mathemati­ towards a doctorate and at the same Club once held forth, there are cian worked at anything and every­ time taught at the University High classrooms and offices, to which has thing — stacking merchandise in School in Chicago. Meanwhile he had been added a first rate library, for the Marshall Field’s wholesale warehouse been courting a young Swiss woman dissemination of mathematics. he had met at the settlement house. at $10 a week, playing request num­ Continued, on next page bers in the Boston Store sheet music In June, 1907, he married Louise 3 June, 1952 Continued from previous page After the inauguration of the sys­ FIVE FACULTY MEMBERS tem of research associates in the 30’s in which Dr. Dresden assisted, Swarth- more College’s mathematics library WIN FELLOWSHIPS reached such a level that U. of Penn­ The outstanding quality of Swarth- sor in the department of pyschology, sylvania students now use it regularly. more’s faculty was agair^ recognized will work on a project called, “Studies Dr. Dresden has remained an active when five members were awarded fel­ in the Interaction between Perception member of mathematics groups on lowships by two national foundations and Memory.” He, too, is a former both sides of the Atlantic, and is a this spring. Two of the five are also Rhodes Scholar. He has been on the past president of the American Mathe­ graduates of the college. faculty since 1942. matics Association. He is equally at From the Guggenheim Memorial Grants from the Ford Foundation home in English, Dutch, German, Foundation grants were received by for the Advancement of Learning and French, languages being one of Prof. George P. Cuttino ’35, Roderick were given to Prof. Paul H. Beik of his hobbies. Firth, and William C. H. Prentice ’37. the history department and to Prof. A distinguished Dresden student Professors Cuttino, Firth and Pren­ Stephen E. Whicher of the English once made the revealing remark that tice are among 191 scholars in the department. The two Swarthmore Dr. Dresden tries to live mathema­ United States, Canada and British faculty members were among 246 tically. To him mathematics is not West Indies to receive Guggenheim college teachers in the country chosen just a useful tool for solving scientific fellowships. The usual grant is for from 1,158 applicants. problems, but a philosophy of life and $3,000 a year with adjustments in Neither Professor Beik’s nor Profes­ a discipline in its own right. Just as accordance with the resources of the sor Whicher’s plans are fully formu­ musicians and artists find personal Fellow and the requirements of the lated. Professor Beik, a specialist in inspiration and guidance from their study. the institutions of Western Europe, art, so Dr. Dresden gains insight and George Cuttino, who is an associate plans to devote his time to studying understanding from mathematics. His professor in the history department the institutions of Eastern Europe, book, Invitation to Mathematics, was and currently on leave with the U. S. Russia and her satellites. He will written to explain this idea to layman. Army, will work in the field of Euro­ probably work at Columbia and Now that retirement is upon him pean culture. Dr. Cuttino has been Harvard Universities. Dr. Beik is a Dr. Dresden plans to continue work on the faculty since 1946 and is a graduate of Union and has been with on a number of mathematical prob­ former Rhodes Scholar. the faculty since 1945. lems that have interested him. He will Roderick Firth, assistant professor Professor Whicher plans to spend carry on the reputation of “Logic of philosophy, will work on a book his next year’s leave in Germany and Lane.” about the philosophic questions in­ Switzerland reading German Litera­ volved in scientific knowledge. Dr. ture. He is a specialist in 19th century As we go to press we have received Firth is a graduate of Haverford and Romantic writing. A graduate of word of the death of Mrs. Frank has been a member of the faculty Amherst, where his father is professor Aydelotte on June 14th, in Oxford, England. since 1945. of English, Professor Whicher joined William Prentice, associate profes­ the faculty in 1947.

SWARTHMORE LEADS SMALL COLLEGES FOR N.S.F. GRANTS

Swarthmore College’s capacity for Joan Berkowitz of Brooklyn, N. Y., will go to Denmark. Jack Nachmias, producing outstanding students in all Maxine Frank, also of Brooklyn, who received an M.A. at graduation, fields of study, and especially in the Laura Maurer, of Rockville Center, will study next year in Cambridge, scientific field, was indicated again N. Y., Vivianne Thimann of Cam­ England. this year by the unusual number of bridge, Mass, and Barbara Wolff of Alumni who will study in foreign grants for graduate study received by Flushing, N. Y. countries under the Fulbright Act are members of the senior class and Alumni who received grants are William S. Metz ’42, Henry M. Bain Swarthmore alumni. David Alburger ’42, Robert G. Kuller ’46, Edward L. Ruhe ’48, and Elsa With five seniors and nine alumni ’48, Carl Levinson ’49, Irving I. Ebeling ’50. Ruhe and Miss Ebeling receiving fellowships from the govern­ Finger ’50, Louis N. Howard ’50, Her­ will study in England, Bain will study ment sponsored National Science bert B. Pa'hl ’50, Willard D. Roth ’50, in Italy, while Metz will go to the Foundation, Swarthmore was first Vera Demerec ’51 and Arthur P. Mat- University of Punjab in Lahore, Pak­ among the small liberal arts colleges tuck ’50. istan. of the country and among all colleges One of the outstanding engineers and universities in the country ranked Other Fellowships in the senior class was Laurie Seaman, eighth behind such schools as Harvard, son of William Laurie Seaman T5. A M.I.T., Chicago, Cornell, California Three members of the senior class student in civil engineering, he won a Institute of Technology, University of also received Fulbright Fellowships $500 cash prize and a medallion California and Brooklyn College. for study abroad. Peter Calingaert of awarded by H. X . Eschenbrenner, All five seniors who received the Geneva, N. Y. and Janet Letts of president of the Universal Pipe Com­ $2 000 grants to continue their scien­ Ho-Ho-Kus, N. J. will study in France pany of Columbus, Ohio, for a paper tific studies are women. They are and Paul Gaston of Fairhope, Ala. on pre-stressed concrete.

4 June, 1952 SPRING SPORTS IN REVIEW TEAMS GIVE MIXED PERFORMANCES HAVERFORD TAKES HOOD CUP, 7-2

The spring sports season ended tion. Tim is also National Indoor with 23 Swarthmore victories against Boys’ doubles champion and is ranked 29 defeats. The tennis team won ten number eight in the Middle Atlantic of its twelve matches for the best States mens’ rankings. team record of the year; lacrosse won The lacrosse team lost to Army, eight of ten games for the next best 15-8, and was upset by Loyola of record. Track won two out of six; Baltimore, 11-10. In the latter game golf managed to win only two out of Swarthmore had a six-point lead until ten and baseball won only a single near the end of the game when Loyola game in fourteen. suddenly warmed up and before Swarthmore could stop them, carried off the victory. Swarthmore earned victories over W ashington ( M d.), Pennsylvania, The Hood Trophy Delaware, Lafayette, Stevens, Lehigh, Haverford retained the Hood Philadelphia Lacrosse Club and Trophy for another year with a de­ Drexel. cisive 7-2 edge in the year’s sports Ave Blake, Jr. ’53, son of Avery ’28, events. and Halsey Frost ’54, of Bellerose, The men from Haverford led 4T as the spring sports season began. In N. Y. lead the scoring with 38 and 28 the first spring engagement between goals each. Young Blake, recently the two golf teams, the Haverfordians picked on the first team of the 1952 walked off with an 8-1 victory, al­ All-American lacrosse squad, is the though nearly all the matches were not decided until the 18th hole. leading scorer in the country. After that came losses in tennis, 5-4, Track competition produced two and track, 76-49, and only on the victories out of six meets. Plagued by last day of the 1952 season was it an early season attack of flu which possible for a Swarthmore team to win again. This was the baseball victory, had as many as a dozen members of 5-4. the team in the infirmary at one time, This was the worst season for a the team lost a triangular meet to Swarthmore baseball team since 1949 Temple, and dual meets to Lafayette when the Garnet went victoryless in and Delaware. Then followed a vic­ SONS OF ALUMNI ten games. Some measure of atone­ tory over Johns Hopkins which pro­ GET AWARDS ment can be found in the single vic­ duced a new school record in the 220 1 tory, however, for it came on the last yard dash. Tony Mason of Baltimore, Sons of alumni won all three ath­ day of the season and was against broke the record held by Charles A. letic trophies awarded at the annual Haverford. Eberle, Jr. ’40. This victory was fol­ spring sports banquet, May 15. With the game tied at 4-4 in the lowed by a win over Drexel and The KW IN K trophy.given by the eleventh inning, Lee Hallberg’s triple Ursinus in another triangular meet. society of managers to the outstanding and Dana Swan’s squeeze bunt pro­ In the final meet of the season senior athlete went to George Place duced the winning run and the team’s Haverford’s well balanced squad took ’52, son of George W. Place ’21. single victory. Swarthmore’s measure 76-49. In this George was captain of the 1951-52 The 1952 tennis team compiled the meet held at Haverford, Bill Jones ’54 basketball team, All-American soccer best record of any tennis team since broke his own college record and the player, 2nd baseman and honorary 1947. Six of our ten victories were Haverford record as well in the co-captain of the baseball team. 9-0 scores. The netmen lost only to javelin. He threw the javelin over The John E. Denton Memorial Penn and Haverford, each by a 5-4 192 feet, almost 20 feet further than award went to Robert Asplundh ’52, score, and otherwise were hard pressed his best previous throw. captain of the 1951 football team and only by Army which went under, 5-4. Captains of the 1952 track team son of Les Asplundh ’23. The award Other victims were LaSalle, Temple, were Laurie Seaman ’52, son of goes to the player who best exempli­ Lehigh, Delaware, West Chester, Laurie Seaman T5, and Evans Burn fies the aggressiveness and fair play Ursinus, Lafayette, F. & M. and ’52, son of Mary Harvey Burn ’16. that marked the spirit of the player Drexel. The golf team won only over for whom the cup is named. The Wright Trophy given annually Tim Coss, 18 year old freshman LaSalle, 5-4 and Drexel, 6/ 2 to 2 / 2, from Washington, D. C., was the out­ the latter the last match of the season. to the best sportsman in the Swarth- more-Haverford football game went standing player on the squad, playing This was the first season that Willis to Avery Blake, Jr. ’53, son of Avery, in the number one position. He is Stetson ’33, director of athletics, acted undefeated in intercollegiate competi­ as coach of the golf squad. Sr. ’28. 5 June, 1952 ALUMNI DAY

LUMNI DAY, 1952, attracted more than 500 alumni who revisited the scenes of their under­ A graduate days. Coming the greatest distance was Thomas S. Bon- sall, of the class of ’22, who came from Austria. Mr. Bonsall is stationed in Austria, employed by the U. S. Government. Also from overseas was Sara Bancroft Clark ’97, who came from England, and Edith Flitcraft Dastas ’99, who came from Puerto Rico. William Capron ’42, and Turner Clack ’27, traveled the most distance Members of the three oldest reunion classes. Standing, I. to r., within the U. S., coming all the way from California Annie Hillborn Philips ’92, Mary Woverton Green ’92, Howard B. and Washington. Green ’92, Ellen Pyle Groff '92, Edward A. Jenkins ’92. Seated, The oldest class was represented by Samuel Seaman left: Viola Laughead Jackson '87, Alice Battin Lewis ’87, Charles C. ’78, who is the only surviving member. Palmer ’82, Ellen Atkinson Jenkins ’92, Margaret Hallowell Powell ’82. The Alumni Golf Tournament was won this year by Joseph Colson of the class of ’32. Runner-up was Robert Hayden ’47. Four employees of the college with a combined service of 162 years were made honorary members of the Swarthmore College Alumni Association at Alumni Day festivities in the Scott Outdoor Auditorium. None of the four has been with the College for less than thirty-four years. “Ruff” Herndon, who came to Swarthmore in 1904, has the longest period of service with forty-eight years. Next is Elizabeth Redheffer Hirst with forty-five years’ service. After her is Amye Gosman who came to work for the College in 1917, and finally the “youngster” of the group, Edna Corson, who has a “mere” thirty-four years.

Pard Larkin '21 presents the ageless “ Ruff” Herndon for honorary membership in the Alumni Association as William F. Lee ’33, A. A. president, looks on.

Front row, I. to r., Grace Brosius Biddle, Channing Way, Miriam Sener. 2nd row, Sara Bancroft Clark, Thomas Cabali, Edith Kenderdine Andrews. 3rd row, Roger Clark, Lydia Wil­ liams Roberts. Top row, Mrs. Channing Way, Clement M. Biddle.

Three women employees who also received honorary membership in the Alumni Association. L. to r., Mrs. Elizabeth Redheffer Hirst, Ayme Gosman and Edna B. Corson.

6 MAY QUEEN AND COURT OF 1 9 5 2 TWENTY-THREE CHILDREN OF ALUMNI GRADUATE

Following is a list of the twenty-three sons and daughters of alumni who grad­ uated in the Class of 1952:

GLEN E. MILLER ’ll, son John A. WILLIAM WEBB PRICE T2, son Philip Nevin. WILLIAM A. WORTH T4, daughter Katherine Jane. WILLIAM LAURIE SEAMAN ’15 (dec’d) son Laurie. H ERBERT L. BROWN ’16, son Presley. MARY HARVEY BURN T6, son Evans. The May Queen and one member of her court were daughters of alumnae this year. LEW IS L. TANGUY ’16, son Lewis L. Sylvia Hand (center above), daughter of Eleanor Foote Hand ’25, was the Queen for CLEMENTINE SMITH SMITH ’17, May 3rd, while Katharine Sasse ’55 (second left), daughter of Katharine Snyder Sasse daughter Lois Ann. ’27, was one of the freshman members of her court. Other members of the court are, reading from left, Mary Law ’53 of Brookline, Mass., ANNE WILLIAMS BRANDT ’20, son Ann Bradley ’54 (between Katharine and Sylvia) of Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y., Ann Philip Williams. Schick ’55 of Upper Montclair, N. J., Jo Piper ’53 of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Kay Eagle ’54 CHARLOTTE BUNTING GREEN ’20, of Chevy Chase, Md. son Norman. GEORGE W. PLACE ’21, son George. GARNETTE SWIMMERS WIN 4th EASTERN TITLE FRANCES WILLS SLAUGH ’21, daughter Suzanne Kille. The girls’ swimming team produced Sally also played for the golf team the only undefeated team on the which lost a combination match to WILLIAM ’22 and ANNA ROBERTS BROSIUS ’23, son William B., Jr. campus this year by going through Penn and Bryn Mawr. seven meets without a defeat. Then ALLEN G. ’22 and CORNELIA COY The tennis team won three and lost for the fourth season in a row they CLARK ’23, son Stephen M. three durmg the spring season. Third won the Eastern Intercollegiate cham­ AVERY D. HARRINGTON ’22, son singles on the team was Sylvia Hand, pionship over teams from ten other Avery R. daughter of Eleanor Foote Hand ’25. schools. FRANK H. LEM KE ’22, son David H. During the season they defeated The lacrosse team beat Beaver and ANNE GAULT LEW IS ’22, son Arthur. Goucher but lost to Bryn Mawr, Brooklyn, Ursinus, Drexel, Penn, Bryn LESTER ASPLUNDH ’23, son Robert. Mawr, Chestnut Hill and Temple. In Drexel and Penn for a 2-3 record. Sue Slaugh, daughter of Frances Wills M ARJORIE ONDERDONK ’23 and the Intercollegiates they won both the ISAAC L. BATTIN ’25, son Isaac L., Jr. medley and the freestyle relay races. Slaugh ’21, Edith Hay, daughter of George A. ’28 and Alice Casey Hay W ILLIAM H. ’23 and BERTHA Daughters of alumni were members HULL PAXSON ’29, son Edward. of both these combinations. Barbara ’30, and Esther Mallonee, daughter of Esther Felter Mallonee ’28 were ELEANOR FOOTE HAND ’25, daugh­ Culin, daughter of Janet Parry Culin ter Sylvia. ’34, was on the winning medley team, members of the first team. HORACE H. SM ITH ’27, daughter while Sally Richards, daughter of Softball won only one game out of Barbara. Peirce ’27 and Lily Tily Richards ’29, six, while the archery team won all GEORGE A. ’28 and ALICE CASEY was a member of the freestyle team. but one of its five matches. HAY ’30, son George A., Jr.

Somerville Sponsors Playing Card Sale

In order to help redecorate Parrish ORDER BLANK Hall and maintain the Lucretia Mott and Martha E. Tyson Scholarships, Please send------.sets of Swarthmore Playing the Somerville Society is sponsoring Cards. the sale of playing cards (see picture). Please check: Bridge □ Canasta □ The cards are garnet and white, Enclose check payable to Swarthmore College. plastic coated and have gilt edges. Mail c/o Alumni Office. Please specify in your order whether or not they will be used as Canasta or Name______Bridge decks. Canasta decks will both Address______be garnet, bridge decks one garnet and one white. The price is $2.00 per set. Class