Manhattan, KS 66505-1102 PO Box 1102 Association Alumni MHS The Alumni Mentor Volume 7 Summer 2012 Number 1 President’s Installation Feb 10, 2012 Message Wall of Fame new year is he Manhattan High School A underway for TAlumni Association the Manhattan High announced in October 2011 School Alumni that four MHS graduates were Association. We are selected for induction into the a young organization MHSAA Wall of Fame, located and I am beginning at the MHS West Campus. my term as only the The four distinguished second President of alumni, shown at right in their Marlene (Moyer) MHSAA. Please respective senior yearbook Glasscock ’65 join me in thanking photos, are Dr. John Weigel Dave Fiser for his vision and leadership in (class of 1946), Lynn Meredith guiding the organization over the past six (class of 1969), Dawayne years. He has spent countless hours in efforts Bailey (class of 1972), and John Weigel ’46 to grow the organization. He supported the Anna (Seaton) Huntington Lynn Meredith’69 committee chairs in their work and was ever (class of 1982). On February a salesman for pitching memberships to the 10, 2012, each honoree was organization. Thank you, Dave! formally recognized as a MHSAA proudly continues to support member of the Wall of Fame. activities and events for alumni and friends, John Weigel is honor distinguished alumni through the nationally recognized among MHSAA Wall of Fame, enhance the relations his peers for his long and between alumni and their alma mater, and dedicated career as a surgeon support the students and teachers at MHS. and urologist. Lynn Meredith I’m looking forward to working with the new and Dawayne Bailey are Board of Directors and committee chairs. musicians who were members We welcome your involvement on any of the of two very influential bands: committees. Please contact the committee Meredith for Kansas and chair or me if you would like to participate Bailey for Chicago. Anna more actively in your alumni organization. (Seaton) Huntington achieved Dawayne Bailey ’72 Anna Seaton ’82 Cont. on page 2 Cont. on page 11 2011 MHSAA Annual Meeting 2012 MHSAA Annual Meeting New 2012–2013 Officers 2012 Summer Picnic on Aug. 26 ew officers and directors were elected by the membership in ark Sunday, August 26th, Wefald Pavilion, Manhattan City Nattendance at the annual business meeting of the MHS Alumni MPark for the MHSAA 2012 Summer Picnic! BBQ, drinks and Association on August 29, 2011. The slate presented by the nominating table service will be provided, so bring a side dish or dessert, bring committee was elected by unanimous ballot and the new board of another alum (they can join MSHAA at the picnic) and support directors, who assumed their duties on January 1, 2012 is listed on page MHSAA with good food, great fellowship and glorious memories. 2. Photos from the meeting and the 2011 Summer Picnic, held the same With many years of MHS alums gathering, it’s like an all-school evening, can be seen on page 13 reunion! The picnic starts at 6 p.m., the Annual Meeting at 7 p.m.. page 2 The Alumni Mentor Vol. 7 No. 1 Manhattan High School President’s message cont. from page 1 Alumni Association From the I also welcome your suggestions or ideas for “Enhancing Manhattan High School and its programs, activities or events that MHSAA graduates through life-long involvement.” editor could support to move the organization Board of Directors ur more svelte forward. Osizing is due to Reunions are a big part of our President Marlene (Glasscock) Moyer ’65 the new requirements connection to high school. I’m sure there are Vice Pres. Terry Arthur ’62 at The Manhattan Mercury, where we have many classes that are planning reunions for the Secretary Linda (Hadley) Thomason ’67 this newsletter printed. They have been great coming months. Please let us know how we Treasurer Brenda (Gregory) Hoefler ’77 partners in our productions and we thank can assist you with your reunion plans. Lisa Events Officer *open* them for all their help. I also want to thank (Deibler) Lauer ’84 is our reunion chair. You Communications Janet (Krider) Duncan ’58 Ned Seaton for contributing to the “History of can contact her at [email protected]. The Past President Dave Fiser ’57 MHS” article in this issue through information MHSAA room at the East Campus can usually Directors: Mike Buchanan ’78 he provided in his “I Wonder” column in The be open for reunion groups by contacting Don Pete Paukstelis ’88 Mercury about the MHS school song. I took Slater at [email protected]. The Alumni Don Slater ’57 the song, “Deep in our Hearts”, for granted, room is full of memorabilia from MHS classes Karl Kandt ’86 without realizing it had ever been lost to the including Blue M yearbooks, Mentors, uniforms, Traci Taylor ’78 student body. He, and the person who queried trophies and pictures. Although the building Ethan Kloster ’96 The Mercury, had never known the song when will be closed for renovation this summer, we MHSAA Committee Chairmen they were in school! In 2001, it was found in a invite you to take a stroll down memory lane as Public Relations Mike Motley ’74 closet (shades of the Indian mosaic restored by soon as it is reopened! Membership Dave Fiser ’57 MHAAA). Band teacher Joel Gittle reworked For those of you who don’t know me, Wall of Fame Mike Buchanan ’78 some instrumentation and it is again proudly I’m an MHS graduate of 1965 with strong Events sung by MHS students. Both words and music, family ties to Manhattan and MHS. My dad Reunions Lisa (Deibler) Lauer ’84 according to the 1931 Blue M, “were given graduated from MHS (now the East Campus) in Alumni Center Don Slater’57 to M.H.S. in 1924 by Miss Carol Rickerts, a 1935. I have a picture of him on the steps by the The Alumni Mentor: blind girl attending K.S.C.”. I reported in my doors at the northwest corner of the building. Editor Janet (Krider) Duncan ’58 History of the MHS Band (Summer 2009) that My daughter, Cori Glasscock Hill, graduated Copy Editor Kathleen (Bryson) Pizar ’58 the song was adopted in 1929—so one of the in 1995 and my son, Kelly Glasscock, in 1999. Essayist Pat Dougherty ’57 Blue Ms, or I, made an error. In looking to I’m now working at Kansas State University USD383 Foundation Jim Morrison ’64 earlier yearbooks, there are words to a previous in Family Studies and Human Services on Contributors Ed Jones ’33, school song in 1920, but I haven’t found music grant projects from USDA that support 4-H Lloyd Helms ‘56, Ned Seaton ’86, for it yet. Information before the 1919-1920 and military partnerships. Yes, we have 4-H Dan Hall ’71, Dawayne Bailey ’72 school year and the founding of the Blue M and clubs on installations around the world and Circulation Pat Duncan ’59 The Mentor is more difficult. support programs for military youth in local MHSAA Web site: MSAA has helped several people find communities across the country. I love to spend www.mhsalumniassociation.org relatives and locate photos from times past. time with my grandchildren, travel and read. Webmaster: Mike Duncan ’62 For the results of one search, see the page a I’m looking forward to the next two years as Membership and Wall of Fame Nomination local teacher created that includes an MHS President of MHSAA and invite you to contact forms are available on the MHSAA Web site, alum among the other WWII soldiers from me with ideas, comments or questions. My from any MHSAA board member, or write to Riley County who fell at Normandy: email is [email protected]. our postal mailing address: http://kansasfallensoldiers.weebly.com and All the best, MHSAA click on Francis H. Dresser. Marlene Glasscock P.O. Box 1102 MHSAA President Manhattan, KS 66502-1102 Museum & DONATIONS Change of Information? Archives If you would like to give a monetary If you’ve had a change of: he Alumni Center and Museum has closed donation toMHSAA , you can use PayPal Mailing address Tfor the summer due to the restoration work on our website or send a check to our Phone number at the MHS East Campus. A group of MHSAA mailing address. We thank you for any and Email address board members packed everything in the room all contributions: monetary, memorabilia Last name for storage, most of which will be kept in a for the museum, and memories for the Please send this information to secure area at the East Campus. A set of Blue newsletter. All are important and enable Pat Duncan ’59 at the above address or, Ms and Mentors are being kept at the Education MHSAA to continue and expand our to: [email protected] Center. We should open again with school. programs. page The Alumni Mentor Vol. 7 No. 1 BEING THERE Essayist, Pat there just once makes all the difference. Being Dougherty ’57 there, having been there, that is the gift. Oh, such a gift it is, and it is intensely personal. f you are an MHS alum long enough you It’s odd how the things most vividly Ibegin to notice the ground beneath you tilting remembered often involve weather and are a little more each day as you slide gradually small and inconsequential in the scheme of out of the picture. Each day that passes joins things. Consider a black night 60 years ago, your others as it slips into the same bag that being awakened by a severe thunderstorm in is weighed down at its center by the sunshine the middle of the night, being drawn closer and days of childhood.