rradition? volden Anniversa Until recenlly, such concepts as theme for the weekend. Speakers will heritage and tradition have been out of include cardiac pacemaker inventer, fashion. Ancient moorings or interest Dr. Wilson Greatbatch, an d a NASA in them have often been $Cen as representati ve - ostensibly an astronaut irrelevant or hampering progress. Per· not involved with the space shot sched· haps the resultant loss of a sense of uled that week . Mainly, their lectures place and belonging, together with will center on practical spinoffs of the drum·beating for America's up·coming space program with discussion of future bi-centennial are behind rekindling in· explorations offered by the astronaut. terest in the past, in our institutions Atumni will receive detailed program and the people who brought them and registration form in Apri l. into being. Coincidently, this spring the Alumni The approach of Houghton's Golden Assoc iation has produced the first Anniversary of awarding degrees, con· College Alumni Directory. This 192· curring with celebrations by the fi rst page book is available to alumni now 50·year class has heightened the !lense by sending $2.00, name and address to of history and destiny on campus and Office of Public Relations, Houghton we want to share some of that feeling Call N.Y. 14744. with you via this special issue of MILIEU, largely devoted to three fea· THE COVER: Members of the first grad tures that capture something of the u ~ ting dus are shown as they appeared in spirit of 1925, or capsulize the histories the ~ond yurbook:. To identify them and compue 1925 photo\ with current pitlures of those first degree candidates. Dr. match the small and tapitalleuers appearing Jo Rickard, a Hough~on resident and adjacent to each photo with the leuer allhe member of the 1925 class, has research· end of each biographical sketch, [lages 6·9. cd and created two of these articles. 1926 graduate Paul Steese has done it .\\11 ~ 1811 Houghtol1CollcgcBulictin piece on Houghton sports of the 20s. You'll sense something of the intense March , 1975 Vol. l. No. I loyalty that the Houghton of that time engendered, and learn about the diver· Ed itor. De.]n LiddicJ.,. gent an d fascinating path s followed by Edit ur;'11 f\ 5) i~lants those first graduates, 15 of whom Alumni and Features - survive . Diane P. Springstead To honor the Class of 1925, and Sports - William Greenway mark this historic moment for the college, major pl ans are underway for Summer Alumni Weekend celebrations. On cam pus recognition will be made CONTENTS during the spring and a segment of the , 975 Commencement convocation will Tradition, Golden Anniversaries commemorate the anniversary. and the Founding Fathers. 2 Summer Weekend, July 10·13, will begin with a Thursday night program 50 Years Ago - The Way We Were. 4 featuring a WATTS line enabling at tend· "The Great Limitless Adventure". 6 ing members of the 50·year class to telephone friends not presen t. Through· Highlander Sports. 10 out the weekend, the line will be available for all visiting al umni to call Alumni News 12 classmates. Saturday'S reunion lunch· cons will emphasize this service. The College News 14 Alumni Board has chosen a space alld tke gUt/lldillg latkef's Research for this MILIEU turned up many contrasts between the Houghton of 50 years ago and the coll ege today. Facili ties have quadrupled, faculty is up eight limes, enrollment has moved from 124 to 1,274, number of majors has more than tripled,library collection has multiplcd 22 times, rive degrees arc offered instead of two. Student wage5 have moved from 2O-cen ls an hour to $2.00, but costs have risen proportionately. A 1925 brochure said, "expenses for a year need not bined with building Chri stian charac ter 1884, the campus looked like the exceed $350." This fall costs will and service, but has intensified its picture at the right. Below arc viem approach $3,500 a year. efforts. Through the several campus of Kinney House in nearby Cuba, N.V., Perhaps most significantly, Hough· ministries, literally hundreds of off· where the first Skip Day was held, and ton has nOI only remained true to the campus li ves are touched weekly. Such President Luckey's office as it looked ideal of high aca demic standards com- ministries are budgeted above $21,000. when Helen and Rachel Davison work· Nevertheless, today would not be ed there as students in th e early 205. possible without yesterday's pioneers. T he English Di vision Chairman occupies Dr. Rickard calls them, " persons with· that office now. Cl ass president Mark OUI whom there would have been no Bedford is shown with the Willard Houghton." Above, Willard J. Hough· Houghton Monument which the 1925 ton was the first of these people. Less class cQllSlructed. It was moved to its than 40 years arter his prayerful per present site in 1968 after a campus sistence opened the seminary doors in in tersection was widened. New .ANgleS ON Old lllfoges - 0 pcrsOl101 lifOI/O "Our col leges are palaces compared can profoundly influence the future. to these places." That's the way one Being "back at it" is a better feeling of my five compatriots on our recent than I'd anticipated. Special thanks Rotary Group Study Exchange to the to people here whose extra work made Indian sub-continerit reacted as we my eight-week junket possible, and visited a major campus ncar Calcu tta. whose efforts kept the inevitable back· The editor retums to work with a log to manageable proportions upon multitude of impressions, of feelings my return. Diane Springstead and and of new or revised awarenesses. Dr. Jo Ri ckard deserve most o f the Certainly a fresh appreciation for what credit for thi s issue. Finally, a word God has given Houghton College, her o f appreciation to Houghton's admin· students, faculty and staff since 1925, istration and particul arly to Dr. Robert rates high among these. Another real Luckey for encoura ging me to apply ization is of the impact religion has for to the GSE program and granting me good or ill upon a cul ture, even in wh at necessary leave after I was selected for arc perceived to be secular areas. Anew the team. Obviously, thanks to Rotary I see ways in which Christianity and International. The lour of District 325 its spinoffs have contributed postively covered nearly 30,000 miles, afforded to assu mptions and goals of what has unique opportunities for meeting un· been called the American way. In this forge liable people, fostering inter· context, I retum more committed to the national understanding, and learning, idea of Christian higher education and learning, learning. A personal plus was the validity of the notion that Hough the chance to revisit my native land. ton College - through its graduates - Now to things al hand. - D.A.L. F ifteen of our twenty in the class marched around the streets wi th local of '25 have reached the fiftieth year high sc hool rei nforcements and paraded since we received Houghton's first to the railroad station in excited ex A. B. :' and B.s. s. Now we pause to re pectancy. President Luckey would be view that tremendous occasion in June on that train, nol wearing a wreath of 1925, tremendous for us and tremen / 50 ~ victory, but deserving one. Inlo those dous for the coll ege, and to re-experi If " coaches we squeezed, to become part ence through reminiscences the four I[ Vears Ago j / of the procession of triumph up college (or fiven yea rs of those ea rl y 20's hill. Stalwart students would carry the when our lives and th at of the college president off the train on their should were intertwined in purpose and accom , 'Cite Wall We Ii. ers and become the horses to draw him plishment. to the chapel. No wonder pomp and circumstance ~ ~ Were t!-. College and vi ll age fil led the chapel, characterized us. No wonder we proud· and the recently all-but-crushed presi ly displayed our caps and gowns in dent was on his knees in thanksgiv ing chapel from Apri l 25 on. No wonder to God. The Wesleyan Church Board we had a class-day parade from the had approved application for the pro campground to Ihe triangle at the top meeting that evening we listened from visional charter for a liberal arts col of the college hill while pages in fuJi back seats in the chapel to comments lege, 14-1. regal atti re led Ihe way and white dress on the absent seniors. How could they have done other es and long crimson scarves gleamed Our fi rst for which there was proba wise? Wh o cou ld ignore 100 telegrams from Ihe persons of cleven ladies, and bly no secon d was th at week wh en th e from Houghton and elsewhere, sent white shirts and crim son ti es from president and other faculty members afte r word had gone out tha t the those of nine men. indulged themselves in the pleasure of ch urch might not approve, after deter Just one hundred years before our feeding and en tertaining th e firs t class mined local citizens and a picked dele graduation Willard J. Houghton was to get degrees. See who we were! If gation of students arrived 011 Church born near this very spot, and when de there was any hole in that week, we headquarters in Syracuse, and when dicating a monument to his memory managed to fill it ourselves. Hough ton stormed heaven by prayer. .. we were presenting the fi rst of annual Thai leads me to the spirit of the The charter was granled April 7, class gifts to the college. The cross of '20's, shown in things done and said. 1923, and would take effect in the fa ll stones it bore, sy mbolic of his dedica Nine members of our class would of thaI year. The first degree class ted li fe, were taken from the fou nda have been graduated in '24 if there had would be that. of 1925, and they could tion of hi s house. Class president, been any degree class of '24. They receive the Co ll ege Graduate Li mited Mark Bedford, e~ pressed the hope th at could have gone elsewhere, as all de· Certificate to teach in the sch ools of the monument migh t "stand fo rth as gree candidates before them had done. the State without examination. Twelve an emblem of unselfish devotion to a But they stayed and wen t through the of the 20 did so. Studen ts could also God-given responsibi lity." rigors of adj us tmen t to new demands, receive state scholarships. Another class·day n r ~t occurred e.g. of seeing the hours they had earned Through all the blood, sweat, and when senior Josephine Rickard be under the old no n-accredited regime lears required 10 get sc holastic recogni· stowed on junior Louise Gifford "this mingled into the right number under tion, President l uckey made it clear to mantle of purple and gold," and said, the new, and of trying to fi t in alilhe " May the noble spirit of Houghton be requirements fo r the degree. "So you kin dled afresh in your hearts. While arc one of those advanced juniors. th is is you rs, live for it, and when the Now le t's see ... " - this from the new time comes for you to pass it on to academic dean as we went through the your successors, may you do so with a regi stration tine. still fuller appreciation of all thaI it We were an enthusiastic crowd. On means." She reminded the juniors that April 4, 1925, our debate teams won they were "students in a school unsur at Houghton but losl at Chesbrough passed in the quality of life training." (now Roberl's Wesleyan). Their judges Pre-commencement firsts included were prejudiced! Nevertheless, a dele a junior-senior banquet at the Kinney gation started from Houghton to greet House, Cuba, and our skip da y. Whal the returning debaters as if they had a day! Hatched at a 5 a.m. picnic come home with the trophies of wa r. breakfast, executed by 10 a.m. - that Way back in 1911 , Houghton's firs t is as soon as fellows cou ld round up intercollegiate event had been a debate cars and pick up Ihe rest of us where vic tory over Alfred. we had hi dden from class-a ttending On Tuesday, February 12, 1923, juniors - and enjoyed at Rock Ci ty, our enthusiasm knew no bounds. Most just out of Olean. In stu dent prayer of us students hiked 10 Fillmore, Pholos: Pusi denl Luckey, Debate tum th,lII bilflled "ChuMough" " a hesitant church that he was building 10 draw cin ders, and student muscle of cri tici sm is prevalen t .. . absurdity on the foundation stones: " to hold spread them. All was ready for fie ld of rules ... (that is) poor sportsman absolutely true to the fundamentals of day in May, 1925. shi p ... taking all the privi leges of this the Christian fai th ... to keep expenses On those arbor days, which contin school and yet (be) nothing more than to a minimum ... to do quality educa ued until students outnumbered tools chroni c grumblers." New students tional work." He had suffered intense or until too many of them took a hol i were advised to have nothi ng 10 do resistance and even defamation and at day, the girl s raked and polished and with gripers. "We invite you to par tack from persons fearful of the direc swept and dusted and cooked - and take of the vision of the greater Hough tion a liberal arts college might take. set the picnic dinn er on long tabl es out Ion which is opening out be fore you ... Charter approved, President Luckey on the point. present inconveniences are indeed small worked tirelessly to solidify gains and Verbal enthusiasm, or ·should I say obstacles." to advance. And the students, enthu verbal loyalty, was expressed by both Our loyalty had foundations. We siastically behind him, gave and prayed faculty and students. Dean LaVay knew that God's call had made many and worked that the coll ege might Fancher wi shed " I had money enough of our teachers sacrifice better jobs or stand strong. For instance, in Decem so I coul d work for Hough ton College the prospect of them. For example, ber, 1923, at his request they pledged for $1.00 a year." In stru ctor Bess President Luckey had come from a the $5,000 st ill needed for the annual Fancher, while studying for the mas teaching fellowship and the prospect. "permanency fund." In March money ter's degree at the University of Chica of a doctorate at Harvard, Professor was st ill lacking. He set a day of go, wrote, "Houghton has a greater Hazlett from a teaching position at prayer. The goal was reached. One ministry than I ever imagined until I Syracuse University, Professor Henry year after we were graduated, the class went away. If Houghton wants my R. Smith from public schools where of '26 instituted the Student Founda work, I will do it as long as I am able." the salary was fo ur times that of tion - $25 a year for twenty years. In the Star of the '20's, one finds Houghton, Professor LaVay Fancher Every member pledged. Most of our "our beloved Alma Mater." "Let us from a teaching fel lowship at the Uni· class likewise pledged. Now as of Jan for the sake of .. . our heritage from versity of Chicago with a brand new uary 1, 1975, our gifts to the college those devoted li ves who make Hough M.A. degree. total $42,460.00. ton what it is declare anew our loyalty And those teachers were an ambi The fledging college needed every to Luckey's school." "Our beloved tious taL Most of them wenl on to thing. Student hands helped to supply President Luckey . full of faith and take further degrees: LaVay Fancher, some of her needs. In ·1921 the men hope for a greater Houghton, always Pierce Woolsey, Raymond Douglas, spent two days spreading on the cam ready to give counsel." :'How could an Frieda Gillette, Max Moly neaux, and pus roads the gravel brought in by th ir institution founded upon prayer and Claude Ries, the doctorate; Frank teen volu nteer teamsters. In November by godly men fai l lO impress those who Wright the B.D. and Edna Lennox the 1923, in order to al leviate a water crisis, corne within its reach?" "The Hough M.A. Ray Hazlett all but completed "nearly all the boys turned out to d ig ton Star . . . will stand firmly behind requirements for the Ph.D., LeRoy a ditch to a new spring" (a mile or every act of the president, the facul ty, Fancher and Henry R. Smith (deceased more up in the hill s) . In the fall of and the student body that makes for a ·1923) had new M.A.'s. Doris Hildreth, 1924 the major operation was the new better and greater Houghton." Ithaca Conservatory, and veterans Ella athletic field in the present quadrangle Rules gri pers were sometimes sharp· Hillpot, New England Conservatory, Iy rebuked. For instance, "The spirit area . Ten farmers brought their teams and Charles Wh ittaker, Bonebrake Sem· inary, completed the faculty. Bertha Grange kept us all fed and Carolina Baker, mother of our Allen, managed the library. En th usiasm? Loyalty? One evi- dence of it was Alma Mater day in chapel, replete with college songs and ye ti s. '·H..Q·U-G·H ·T..Q-N Houghton 1$ the place whe re we get an education, Houghton is the place where we all like to ,0, Houghton 15 the place that Is lu II 01 faSCination - Thai'. what the students tt"llnk - we know '0. I I you want a place t hat will give you Inspirat ion, make your courage bold, Here's the school upon the t"l m - we'll cneer II wi th a will' T hree cneers! Three CheeH' Three cnee" lor lhe purple and gOld !·' •• * •• ··HeaO lull 01 b rains, brains lull 01 knowledge. Rather go t o Luckey's school than any other coll\lge." (Continued on next page) {{ ••• '"Cite great J:ill1itkss o Adventure"
by Or. Josephine G. Rickard - member of the Class of 1925, Emeritus Chair man The Division of English at Hough ton College. Of the 20 original members of the Class of '25, 15 survive and lead oct/ve lives. To afford our readers a look at the kinds of careers Ihc5e intrepid pioneers pursued, and give inSight Into Mark R. Bedford, mathematics, M.A. the sort of people they become over Columbia, plus 100 hours graduate 6 Fred Bedford, mathematics, Ed.D., work. Rochester, N.Y. halfacenlUry, Professor Rickardunder Columbia, teacher. Two chi ldren. took (0 contacl eoeh onc, then capsulize When the National Exchange Club Phoenix, Az. Iheirstories to fit MILIEU's insultingly of Niagara Falls gave him the Golden restricted space. Despite such strictures, Pulled from Conesus Lake, saved Deeds Award at a dinner in his honor, lhe editor thinks she hos done a great from a tic in a race with a trai n, and former students by the hundreds and job. But then, that's the 7925 style! bucked up by President Luckey's distinguished admirers, including the "Don't say you can't do it; rather say mayor, paid tribute to his total devo you haven't done it yet," Fred has tion oftime and talent to being teacher Allen Baker, mathematics, engineer. used these 50 years doing il. In Pa., and friend and guide of students. He One child . Danvill e, Va. N.Y. , N. J., N. H., Az., and the Philip spent infinite hours helping students He looks on life as "the great limit pines he has taught mathematics, sci· choose, prepare for, and gain entrance less adventure" and "most interesting ence, social studies, English, Latin, into, coll eges and unive rsities. "There in spite of the perverted dissension of philosophy, psychology, coaching, sec was no sc hool activity in which he was a partially decadent society and the ondary education, and thesis writing. not involved." Other honors include futile ranting of its political dema (E ight teaching appoi ntments have a testimonial to "faithful service to gogues. I am thankful for a foundation been in colleges and universities.) A school and community" by the Board of faith that transcends the popular two-year Peace Corps college assign· of Education of Niagara Falls, where ethic, as promoted in the so-call ed lib ment in the Phil ippines was sponsored he taught 1929-65 ; hooorary member eral fountains of education and fanned by the Philippine National Science ship in the University of Rochester by the insidious {mis)representations Development Board "to try to improve Alumni Associa ti on;an o pen invitalion of the media." He retired three times the teaching of mathematics there." to all U. of R. University Days, and a - in 1932, from Houghton as instruc He has been president of the New Jer U. of R. chair bearing the university tor in physical equcation; in 1961, sey and the Arizona Mathematics Asso seal; and the Educator's Award at from New York State Department of Ciations, of the Arizona College Associ Houghton's first educator's luncheon Public Works, as Associate Civil Engi ation and of Phoenix Phi Delta Kappa. (1958). Now in "retirement" he sup neer; and in 1965 as bridge design He has co-authored four mathematics plies Rochester sc hools at least half engineer, Culpepper, Va. Now "we books and has traveled to South Amer time. He was presiden t of his college can't resist the urge to travel" (half ica, to Europe (four times) and around class, editor of the first Boulder and time US and Canada). A the world once, B institutor of the mantle oration. C Arthur Bernhoft, history, M.A. fast and Sdo teaching English , history, Lau ra Baker Eignor, French, teacher. Columbia, salesman. Four children. and mathematics, she has "much con Two children. Big Indian, N.Y. Deceased, 1966. fidence in our young people," Since Laura Baker and fun were synony· 1964, when "I literally fell out of my Ar thur's extra-curric ular activi ty in mous, " I loved Laura Baker's humor," job" (back inju ry). she has taken trips college was ea rning bread for self, wife, a classmate reports, and the 1925 to the South and West, enjoyed "won and our mascot, baby Marian (later Boulder said of her, "God bless Ihe derful friendships," and been active in Gao head resident). Af ter leaching at good·natured, for they bless everybody four local clubs, Hurri cane Agnes Seio and Siony Poin t, N.Y., he worked elsc." She wrole a humor column for almost washed her mobile home down as a salesman in Manchester, N.H., and the Star, and she was also women's Ihe Genesee. F for 22 years with the Dietrich Supply athlelic editor. Thirteen years as reg' Corporation, whole~aler milk proces· ular teacher in Fillmore, Downsville, sing supplies, Syracuse. A fellow sales Ke ith G. Farner, economics, J.D., and Fleischmanns, N.Y ., and 17 as sup man called him "a real Christian, one Buffalo, lawyer. Two children. pl y in various places, and caring for of the most wonderful persons I ever Deceased, 1968. husband and IwO sons have filled her knew." He was a Gideon enthusiast. "Keith we all loved. He was though t life. She visi ted Paris with her French When suffering from bone cancer, he ful and kind and generous, full of fun daughter-in·law. Since retirement in showed "amazing patience and forti and the joy of living and not too studi 1972 she find s much 10 do as member tude." Before the 40th class anniver ous." He was "star athlete of the Pur· of club, church, and firemen's auxil sary he wrote, " If we can', all be al pie" in 1924-25. In 1922 he look first iary. "Memories of Houghton are very the next class reunion here, may God in the mile, and in 1924 three firsts in dear to me," She is "really planning" help us to so live that we may have a track. He chose the name Boulder for to return for the 50th Anniversary of reunion over on the other side." 0 the yearbook. His debating skills anti the class of '25. H cipated his profession as attorney al Ma ry A. Churchill , science, Ed . M., law . Deeply interested in his coll ege, Temple, R.R.L. Am. Ass'n Medical he was present for Developmen t Com· Record Librarians, Philadelphia, Pa. millee meetings every fall and spring, and he also handled legal matters for These words o f commendation ac- the school. For instance , he helped company "Philadelphia, 1776·1976," the Alumni Associ ation \ 0 incorporate. one of Mary's articles published in the He was very active in the Amherst Phi Delta Gamma journal: "With in· Community Church, one of the found fC(;tioU5 enthusiasm Mary Churchill ers of the Northeast Branch of the 7 brings us up to date on this historic Y .M.C.A., president of the Rotary Club ci ty." Mary invites her friends to the and of his lawyer's club, and a Masonic Bi-Centennial and to lea and cookies Past Master and District Deputy. G in her big family home in cenler city. Afler one year in Women's Medical College she worked as director of social services at Broad Street Hospital and later as medical record librarian at Wills L Eye Hospital. She retired in 1971. In memory of Houghton she honors "the Houghton teacher who made our coun· Iry's hi story so vital to me in grade school, high sc hool, and college. God bless Bess Fancher." E
Esther Haynes CO lt, English, graduate studies Cornell and Buffalo. Two children. Seio, N.Y. and Ft. Meade, FI. " I'm not old enough yet to live in the past, for thc presen t and the future scem more importan\." But Esther M docs turn hcr mind back to the "learned soundness" of authors stud ied, the Charter, chapels, sports, some long assignments, a winter hotdog roast, and long walks to her home, Rushford-way. After 31 years at Bel-
K Rachel Davison Fee, mathematics, time work as church secretary. As to Herbert J. Lennox, English, Ph.D. M.A. Oberlin, teacher, registrar, travel she says, "There is no place bet Chicago, teacher. Two children. Fort Myers, FI. ter than U.s.A. I have been in most Hartford, Ct. of the States and I hope to take a trip Herbert Lennox.'s life has been a The college prodigy - at 14 both west agai n." Retirement provi des more college freshman and college book "continuing realization of new insights opportunity for herself and husband to into living." Professor Hazlett awak keeper ; at 19 Houghton College teach be with friends and relatives and take er. She taught mathematics or served ened his interest. During B.D. studies care of their horse5. "Busier than (Garrett) he went on to "unravel the as registrar or bOth , 1925-46 and as ever." K registrar and adm issions official, 1946- implications of mysticism ." Calvin 58. What a memory ror names and taught him stewardship of all that is Alice Hampe McM illen, English, faces! After 1958, when she married given to us; Gandhi, non·resistance; and teacher, missionary. One child. Kenneth Fee, she became homemaker Schweitzer, appreciation of all life. His dt Mooers, N.Y. Since 1973, at Shell Houghton, N.Y. Ph .D. dissertation and recent books Point Village, Fl., she finds "much Alice "always poised, cultured, and and lectures concern 18th century opportunity to cheer the sick, com gracious," cou ld yet be quite uncon Indians, including Caneadea Iroquoi s. fort the lonely, bring encouragement ventional. "Some girls slept on the He has taught at Inter·Mountain Col and be a fr iend." Those "rewarding Point last night," it was reported to lege (MIl. MacMurray College (II ), years" at Houghton "centered around the Dean of Women. Yes, the Dean Inter-American University Puerto Rico, peo ple - fello w-students, professors, and Helen Davison did. After four as chairman of the depanment of hi s co-workers, studen ts whom I taught years as Dean, the fourth devoted also tory and with "World Campus Afloat" and counseled." Of President Luckey to teaching Bible and missions, Alice - his "greatest excitement in teach· she said, "His exam ple expressed the married Sim McMillen. During their ing." One memorable trip was to Eur joyous testimony of Paul , 'Neither 12 years as missionaries in Sierra Leone ope with Sherwood Eddy and SO other count I my life dear unto myself.''' I she founded the Clarke Memorial Bible profeSS ionals. He has vi si ted 49 states School and he built the firsl hospital. and 44 foreign countries. M Kenneth E. Gibbin, history, M.s. in From 1942 to 1964 she taught Bible Ed. Cornell, teacher. Two children Survey at Houghton College, and in Josephine G. Rickard, English, Ph.D . Deceased, 1961 . the last seven years she has gone Cornell, teacher. Houghton, N.Y. Ferocious Kenneth, intercollegiate through the Bible with a Wednesday "I'd hate to feed you all my life," morning class of women. Travel in sports enthusiast, hoped for Houghton her male classmate asserted. "You'll cludes extended periods in England, 8 teams that "will be able to mop the never have to," she replied. Nor did Rhodesia, and Israel and a trip through earth with the teams of other coll eges." he. Houghton College did thaI, 1926- Europe. Dr. McMillen retired as Col Wh en he said this in his "Digest of 1969. She taught English there, and lege physician in 1967. L World Athletics" in his monthly Star for 17 years, missions. Her post-B.A. col umn in 1922, he was only about 44 education includes Houghton's theolo· years ahead of hi s time. A lifelong gical course and studies at four univer· public school man, he served 16 years sities includi ng Edinburgh. She has as teacher and princi pal and 20 years "traveled much" in Houghton and as district superintendent, all in Calla laken one swing around New Engl an d raugus County. Also a civic leader, he and another to Britain, Europe and was at one time mayor of East Ran Israel. Aboul retirement she asks, doiph and at another vill age trustee. "What's that?" It's, "Jo, will you He was a member of Cattaraugus write .. )" She writes. Her greatest County Teachers Association, National satisfactions are worldwide fr iendships Education Association, School Admini and being a participant in greal move stra tors of New York State, Grace ments of the Spirit of God in Hough Episcopal Church and the Masonic N ton. N Lodge. J
Pearl Russel Kovach, mathematics, teacher, secre tary. Ithaca, N. Y. During her 26 years as secrelary in Cornell Uni versi ty offices she enjoyed "getting to know and entertain so many students from other countries. We have young friends all over the world." Before Cornell she taught, kept books in a retail store (Arizona) and an insur,lnt:e offi ce and did part- Clarice Spencer, French, teacher. (pioneer in lieldl, compiled Ring A Mary Will iams, religious education, Belfast, N.Y. Ring of Roses, a booklet of finger M.A. Cornell, teacher. plays and action rhymes (worldwi de Deceased, 1968. The name Clarice brings readings to circulation), co·authored a children's one's ear, e.g. "Hiawatha's Wooing" or She was "an accomplished scholar book, Lucky Days, was president of "The Passing of the White Swan," for of the Classics," a " master teacher," N.j . and Mi ch. State library associa she was one of Mr s. Lennox's prize "gifted in being kindhearted," "delight tions. Now she and her husband swim, students. Since graduation Clarice has fully unpredictable," "quick to for cookout, rake yard, travel. P studied at foor universities and Elmira give," "law unto herself," " iconoclast," College and earned 32 graduate credits. "oorpersonality," brilliant bridge play Helen Da vison Stark, re li gious In 1962 she rounded out 37 years of er, adorer of her dog retinue. She "in education, missionary and missions teaching (Belfast, Dundee, and Bath), executive . Two children. trigued us, provoked us, amazed us." when ill heal th ended her career. She For her "we felt affection and admira Brooksv ille, FI. has visited eight countries in Europe, tion." She would "nourish the tiniest most of the United States west to This is her life : during student potential for scholarship." Thus Berea, Kan~s and much of Eastern Canada. years, secretary to Presiden t Luckey, Ky., saw her. She laught in the prepar Retirement finds her enjoying clubs, Student Volunteer, president of the ator.y school there 1929-67, though rcading, good music and plays and Y.M.W.B. and of the student body. for the last ten yea rs she was in danger local travel. 0 Then public school teacher, Houghton's of blindness. Her subjects were prim dean of women and parttime instruc arily social studies, Latin and FrenCh. Laura Steese Pardee, history, tor, Houghton Academy leacher, mis Before Berea she preached in Vermont M.S.L.S., Albany, teachcr, librarian. sionary to Sierra Leone (18 years) and and laught in Fillmore. She completed Arden , N.C. to jamaica (2 years), lady of the par the classwork and all but completed the ronage on four charges, denominational dissertation for the Ph.D. She took Delightedly she shocked class presi president of the Women's IMissionary one trip to Italy and " traveled much" dent and other shockablcs whcn she Society. Overscas.she taught Bible, in Berea. S turned skip day into a haircut day. kepI books, dispensed medicine, super Obviously The Boulder was right: vised student work, was hostess. As Edward Will iams, economics, MBA, " 'Tis your chief task to keep us in WMS president she spoke al confer U. of Pennsylvania, salesman. suspense." As a junior.she was " Hough enccs in Canada, jamaica, and over One child. Indiana, Pa, ton's greatest sporlswoman." She has much of Ihe United States. "Life has studied in two universities and a state Classmates recall that Eddie "drove been full and rewarding. And the pro college, taught history and been librar a large beautiful car," that he was Gold spects arc beller yet, for I me:tn to 9 ian at th ree New York Statc schools, captain for two years and in 1924 "the keep my eyes on the Goal while re becn children's librarian in four states on ly 4·point man in sc hool," won maining alert 10 the opportunities at and chief of children's services, public through excellence in four sports. He hand," Q library, Flint, Mich., 22 years, taught sang in the Houghton Harmonizers University of Michigan Extension double male quartet. In the au tomo Ea rl TiernC'y, English, M.A. Columbia courses in ch ildren's li terature, pub bile business since 1927, he sells Mer· teacher. Deceased, 1965. Iishe d articles on pre-school story hours cedes-Benz, Datsuns, and Jeeps. Other Wh en "Dad" Tierney resigned as interests arc Kiwanis Club, Chamber vice principal at North Tonawanda, of Commerce, and the Methodist N.Y. High School after 32 years service, Church. In 1967hc traveled to Europe. 1300 students petitioned the Board not He calls his Houghton years "happy 10 accept. Under his guidance they and fr uitful, made many true friends. had put out top quality yearbooks and On my first arrival at Houghton, I was news magazines. Sports adviser and met by President Luckey and escorted coach, he founded and led the Niagara to the Steese residcnce, where r lived Frontier H.5. Athlelic League. For the next foor years." T years he was announcer for football and track. Hi s wife was the sc hool librarian. He taugh t at Pi ke 1925-30 and at Penn Yan, 1962-5, wh ere it was said, "As usual he became a real friend to everyone." In college this practical, fairminded thinker and director pushed hard but conditionall y for inter·coll cgi ate athletics. He invented the Purple Gold athletic system and turned the Stor, which he edited for two yea rs, from a monthly journal into a weekly newspaper. R In those days the enrollment of the College and Academy was small, with no more than two hundred students. We were like one large fami ly_ There from Purple/Gold to NAIA were few cars on campus so travel to distant college campuses was impos si bl e_ Inter-collegiate athletics was ou l Jligll/onder Sports: , of the question_ Lack of funds, c hurch disapproval and many other obstacles proved insurmountable at thattir:ne; so tory of the college, and the Class of'25 the idea of dividing the school into two was well represented. Laura Steese was groups known as the Purpl e and Gold captain of the Gold gi rl s for several was devised. The Purple and Gold idea years and played on the basketball ~ was probably the work of Harold Lee team all four years. Laura Baker, al ~ (faculty), Harry Kitterman and Earl ways qu ick on the draw and with a '"0 nerney, ready smile was a member of the Gold ~ J) Many members of the Class of '25 Basketball Team for most of her col lege .- were active in this project as well as in career. Mary Willi ams' height and ~ the sports program_ Earl Tierney was keen mind made her a valuable pla yer an ou tstanding leader in spa r 15, (in on the basketball court. '" spite of the facl that polio had handi Other members of the Class of '25 "'5 capped him physically) and was presi who were not as active in the actual <: den t of the Athletic Association for spon s program were always on hand
lege furnished a team of horses and Stude nt~uill cloy tennis courts urved unlil 1962 when Wilford J. Houghton Llbrory wos built several men. 01/ the sf/e. Todoy eight courts serve the students ot the Stebbins Form Complex, only to have Pitts match the record ment and was named Honorable Men· 40 against Elmira with a final bucket tion to the NA IA Districl Team and at the buzzer and a foul shot after the PCAC Team. Wil son finished the game. Pitts then p icked off Robinson 's season with a 13 pt. per game average rebounding record with 24 against and challengcd Pitts in rebounding with 'Clten and ;Vow Eisenhower. Before his injury Bielewicz 222 which also broke Palma's record. broke Spooner's record of total points Bielewicz also made the PCAC Team. by William Greenway in a season by racking up 386 only to have Pitts shoot by him the very next KING'S TOURNAMENT: MEN'S BASKETBALL game to a new record of 420 points. HOUGHTON 3rd The men's varsity finished a very Bielewicz ended the season with a 16.8 Eastern Nazarene College not only disappointing 4 and 20 season after average which led all except Pitts who dominated the basketball scene but having such high hopes at the outset. became the first Houghton player 10 came in first for all conteSb. King's It certainly did not help to have frosh break into the 20 per game circle as he finished second wilh Houghton third. sensation Mike Pitts on the bench pushed it to 24.7 points per game. during the enti re Win tcrim because of Other PillS' records are: Houghton seconds: academic probation. The team just 16 field goals in one game Nobuo Chibana in table tennis singles seemed to never to be able to put it all (Shared wilh Bielewicz and Spooner) Dan Johnson and Jan Erickson in table together. They had good halfs but few 182 field goals in one season tennis doubles good games. 30 field goals attempted in one game Hi ghlander Cheerlcaders The Highlanders had a close game 379 field goals attempted in season the Barbershop Quartet with Messiah eady in the season as 252 rebounds in a season Steve Caine in Chess they lost 73-75. At mid-season they 14.8 average rebounds per game Houghton first s: had hopes of a comeback as Ihey took Pi tts was named 10 the NA IA Dis The bowling team of Mark Goudy, Gordon 71·63 and 10s1 a close onc to trict Team and the PCAC Team. Dan Johnson, Sheryl Osgood and Brock 83-89. Four contests later Other individual honors went to Jan Erickson Houghton again played quite well and Steve Wilson who made the All Tour The women's volleyball team led by scored a hard fought win over Baptist nament Team at the Gordon Tourna- Darlene Wells and Darlene Ort. Bible 78-72, and then suffered a heart breaking loss to traditional rival Rob RR cr, erts 62-65. In the last four games of the regular season, the Highlander offense look off. Geneseo gave up 100 points to the rejuvenated offense in taking a 100-115 win. Oswego won 89-98 and Elmira T03 to 121. Then Houghton closed out the season on a winning note by taking Eisenhower 97 to 90 in overtime. This turn·around must be credited to two players who suddenly began to click: Mike Pitts and Roy Bielewicz. In those last four games Pit ts averaged 31 .2 and Bielewicz 33.7 while each of them set a new record WOMEN'S BASKETBALL to only 12 points in a 76-12 opening with individual 40 point performances. Coach Gaye Kinnel Icd her team to victory at Ihe Barrington T ournamenl. The Highlanders thus entered the another victorious season as they post Threc players hit in double figures King's Tournament with high hopes. ed a 16-1 mark. The only setback was for the season. Sheila DiTullio had a These were soon dashed when King's a mid-season loss to Brockport after TO.8 average, Darlene Wells (daughter took a 70-104 win. It was especially opening with six straight wins. Ten of Athletic Dircctor George Wells) had disheartening since Bielewicz was out more wins, including fo ur at the Wo 11.0, and Darlene Ort had 16.5. Each of the Tourney early in the second men'sChristian In tercollcgiate Athletic had an excell ent shooting average as half with a badly sprained ankle. Pitts Tournament hosted by Barrington Col well, as Wells soared to a 52% mark to responded with games of 35 and 38 lege, concluded a fine season. lead. Sue Roorbach came in second points, but it wasn't enough as Nyack Offensively, the "High landereltes" with a 45% mark and an 8.5 average. also took Houghton 73·86. avcraged 69.9 pts. pcr game to only Sue was also the leadcr in rebounds All other high point.s of the season 37.5 for the opposition. This included with 153 10 145 for runnerup Wells. would have to be individual marks 75 against Fredonia, 77 against Keuka, Ort and DiTull io posted identical 44% mostly credi ted to Bielewicz and Pitts. 71 against Buffalo, 72 against 51. Bon shooting marks. Janet Van Skiver led Bielewicz set the first mark with a 40 aventure, 98 against D'Youvilie. Phila the team with an incredible 70 stcal~ point performance against Geneseo delphia College of the Bibl e was held (Colltil1ued on poge 14) What else did we do besides sing, We played games and watched yell, stu dy, argue, pass examinations, games. We ran and jumped and po le work on arbor days - and peel pota vaul ted and threw the discus and put toes and wash dishes by hand to earn the shot. Half the school pla)led the our way ? other half. We li stened to music - to the dis We prayed, we testified, we sou ght tinguished Arthur Hartmann, vi olinist the lord , we listened to highly intellec and Bac h spec iali st (three concerts), a tual and spiritual sermons and chapel four-harp ensemble, Westminster Quar talks by that spiritual giant and stu tet and others on the " lecture series," dent of the Word, Rev. Joseph Pitt, to the Houghton Harmonizers ("Haz who ministered here 1921·37. We lett's prodigies"), to pi ano recital s, to studied missions. We had a monthly all local talent variety concerts, c.g. Li school missio ns prayer meeting. We Alumni In Action brary Concert and May festival, La made November a self deni al month for Rac hm anino ff (in Bu ffa lo). missions and had a Commencement We li stened to lectures. Professor m'issionary service. We had many mis Bates of Cornell located for us all th e sions chapels in which missionaries Indian villages in this very Indian terri spoke. We su pported Hazel Rodgers and tory and fascinated us with Indian lore. raised $600 so her fiance could follow President Southwi ck of Emerson her to India. We jo ined the Student School of Oratory. Boston, made Volunteers (the FMF of that day). We Shakespeare masterpieces live before held services or assisted in services in us, and lincoln Caswell gave us lincoln local chu rc hes and visited in area in person. homes. Though twenty percent of the stu We looked at art, e.g. a displa y of dent body might not be professing English, French, DUlch, and American 1940> Christians, yet we lived in the atmos paintings sent from Albany. phere of Christian philosophy and '47 BERT FEDOR is Chapter Coordinato We produced a vari ety of programs standards and devotion. Starcdi torials, for Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship In on Monday nights at the Athenian l it tCrrJational headquartered in Los Angeles. for instance, always exhibited devotion Prior to this he was with 151 Sales Corporatio erary Society (Neosophic for the high to Christian principle. We kn~:w that for 13 years, holding a managerial position Fe 72 sc hool). the l ord had brough t this college into the State of Oregon. 151 is an investment ane We orated in two contests a year - existence and that through president. insurance company. '47 WINIFRED JA COBSO N has been in the IPA (International Prohibition As faculty, staff, students, al umni, and Surallah, Cotabato, Philippines for the past I sociation) on burning issues of the day, friends He was in the process o f build years in lay..cdutational ministries and youth and Ihe Commencement conleSI on ing it into a gre at instit.ution. God was work. subjects of our cho ic e. l eonard l'lough in this place, and He had built us into Afu~r 12 years ministering at First Baptist a unity in His purposes. The school Church, Zanesville, Ohio, ROBE RT ERNST ton, so n of fo und er Willard Houghton, '48 has moved to Piqua, Ohio to serve UniOn was presenl and paid the pri ze money. and we were one. Baptist. We had fun - parties, pi cnics, chest Wh en the class of '25 was graduated, Finger Lakes library System Consultant nut hikes, faculty impersonations, et the fulure we had lived for became pre for Children's Ser~ices, MAR Y (HA RR IS '49 cetera. sent. Then a new future spn:ad out CA REY has a 15·minute television story-tell in series over WCIC in Ithaca, NY _ This series i~ We produced a Star, and beginning before graduate and school alike. Fu sponsored by Friends of th e Library. MMY'S with 1924,a Boulder. We wrote essays, ture upon futu re - that is the history work was featured in the spring 19 74 issue ot stories, and poems for the annual liter of Houghton, and that was her hi story MILIE U. ary contest, initia led by Ihe Star staff in our hal f decade here. 1950> '57 WILBUR POLLOC K of Pavllion, NY, has been appointed manager of the So uth Brighton Office of the lincoln First Bank of Rochester , NY. He is president of Pavilion Rotary Club, member of the Pavilion Central School Board and active in other community affairs. Prior to a baf\ king career, he spent I: years as a United Methodist pastor. He 51ill accepts invitations from local churches while earning his livelihood as a banker. '58 JOHN ANDREWS chaired the Met~1 Semiconductor Intcrhn Session of the Fifth Semiconductor Interface Sped~lists' Confer· ence held in Dorado Seach, P.R., Dec. 4· 7, 1974. He presented an invited talk entitled 'The Relationship of Metal Semiconductor Potenlial Barriers to Metallic Silicide Inter facial Chemistry." Residing in Churchville, N.Y .• NORM h.a~ e moved to Okinaw~, lapan where Dan '7 1 THERESA JOHN STON is enrOlled in PARKS '59 is one of five pe d i~lrici~ns in Ihe leache s high 'school English in the Okinawa Ihe Sears and RoebU Ck calalog store minage· Westside Pedi;lIric Group. His wife lOAN ChrIstian School. ment progrim, wai ting for spring placement. (HORSEY '60) se rves ~s piid soloist for a New members of Sudan Interior Mission , Coa51 Guard Hospitil Corpsman Third Cla ss IOCil church. R ~ising a family of four, they JER RY an d SUE (LUTNER '71) COOK '69 JAMES LO EF KE ex '71 has been awa rd ed the are also involvtd with selling antiques. stu dy· ue serving in Francophone, Afri",. CoUI Guard Unit Commendation for merit· Ing voice at hstman School of Music and In jul y, 1975, GA RY & CONN IE (MANG· orious service atlhe Alameda (CA ) Center. He producing ~ sacred recording. HAM ex '71) FAI ROII LD '69 wilJ leave Ihe re,eived the award for contribu ting to Ih e country fo~ a four·yeu minis try under Ih e maintenance of an efficient training program C&MA in the Khmer Republic 01 C4mbodla. from June·September 1974. li e joined the 1960s l aS! Janu;uy, Connie received her B.s. degree Guud in June 19 70. '60 OLIVER STRONG of Northboro, MA, from Nyack Collegc. living in New York City, PA r SY PINK· has been named Regional Sales Representative '69 TOM & MARIEL L YN (JON ES '71) HAM '71 is working in one of the Ihousands of for Gos pel light Publ ic~tions In the New Eng· HILGEMAN have accepted an in vi tation to offices at the Un ited Nations. tand St~tes. As a Christian edu cation consult· te"ch in the miss ionary kid s school in Tam bo, U.s. Ai r Force Sgt. KEN HOOD '72 is ~nt he wi ll be ivail able to churches i nd will Bolivia. Their target date for departure is Aug· stllioned al Shu Un Kou Air Station, Taiwan. work through bookstorcs. represe nting Gospel uSI 1. Tom is now business administrator for A communications analysis specialist with a Ught at 1:on ferences ~ nd conventions. the Grace Christian Academy localed jusl out· unit of the USA F Security Service, he previous '62 JOEL LLOYD continues his work is a sid e of Washington, DC , where Doth he Ind ly se rved at Kell y AFB, TX. school psychologist for the Wil son and New· Mariellyn teach. A n elementary sc hool teacher in Centreville, fane, NY. sc hool districts. MI,CHRI S MI LLER '72 ha s been accepted for '63 DAV ID CILI BE RTO re1:eived certifica· 1970, do summer of missioni ry service by Grealer 13 tion from the Americin Board of Orthopaedic '71 TIM AN DERSON is administrator of a Europe Mission. Sht will be on a learn of 20 Surgery. He is slill In the Army stitioned ~t nursing home in Hilton, NY, a Rochester cotleKe·a!e persons who will Speod summer Fort Campbell, KY . su burb. The $2.5 million fa1:il ity was opened 1975 doing evangelistic work in Ireland as part Reading supervisor for Ihe Kingsl ey . PA . April I , 19 74. Hi s wife MA RYBETH (au R· of Eurocorps '75. S(: hool district, BETTY VA N GORDER '64 DI CK '72) is a secretar y for Phaudter T ec hnical Whil e studying musI c at Mi chigan St~ I C teaches graduate ruding courses al Maryland Center in ROCheSter. Univ., BRIAN ARNOLD '74 is playing part· College in Scranton. In FebruMY 1974 she '71 TED BALDIC'" receive d hi s M.A. in lime wi th the Lansing Symphony. idopted ~ 10'ynr-old girl,Cuey Jun. This psychology from Rosemead Graduate SchOOl '74 SANDRA BA RBE R is tea1:hi ng remedial was the first singles adoption through a public of Psychology in June 1974. He is a family math .t Randolph (NY) Elementary School. agency In PA. therapist with Inland Psychiatric Medical Group '74 NO RM A BURTON is a social worker al '65 MARIE (O RLANDO) KOPP is subui· while completing a Ph.D. the Ki ng Manor Nursing Home, War§;lW, NY. lute leaching in Houghton (MI) Elementary Still at Pr att InstItute in Brooklyn, ANOY A credit inves tigator with Suburban Credit School . Her hUSband lohn is studying busin ess BINGHAM '71 is studying at the SchooL of 6u re~u,SUSA N DONK ER '74 li ves in Cherry in a Iwo·year course at Soumi College. Graduate Design taking mixed med ia. He Hill , Nj. '65 JOHN MILLS has been selected for works as an assistant to the Dean of Residen tial (Continued 01/ page 14) Who! Who in Marylund. A ResourceTeachcr Life and as such is responsi ble for night security for the Unified Science Curriculum of Anne at Ihe mai n dorm. - Down th e Aisle -- Arundel County, MD, he !rains Telchers and Formerly m~nager of th e Roycroft Inn in Ktn &, Marjorie (Kepiro '74) Boyes ex'74 se ts up science curricula in county sc hools. East Aurora, RICKY BURD ICK '71 is manager David & Carol (Chamberlain '7 1) Davis Former Houghton College faculty , of Amea' Roasl Beef House in Rochester. Ric h &, Rh ea (Reed '75) Downs '76 KA MA LA EDWARDS has receivtd the Ph.D. '71 CAROL (C HAMBERLAIN ) DAV IS Bruce & Deborah (West '74) Fairchild ex'74 from the Universi ly of Sou th Fl or id ~ ~ l T ~m· serves as idminislritive secretary 10 Dr . 0.0. Kelvin 8. Margaret (SmOCk '74) Friebel pa wi th honors. She teac hes Engl ish ~nd Hum· Emery, General Secretary of Sunday Schools, Bob 8. Sandr" (Gr~y '71) Laychik dnities II Bethune.(:ookman College, Daytona Mulon, IN. Her husband Dave workS as an Lola (Cripps '74) & Mr. Marshall Beach. office su pervisor In the World Missions Dept. Ronald & Sandr~ (Clark '75) Misse Drafted inlO the Army shortly dfler grad· Hi s NJ certification requirementS completed Jun-Marc 8. Laurel (Flctcher '75) Pi nard uation. AL WI EDEMANN '67 spent "Imost 1000t M~y ,1 1 Montclai r State, BOB GOU LD ' 71 Terry & Monica (Laycock '74) Reding two years in Korea as a battalion Ir~ining is leaching biology 3t th e Wardlaw School In Karen (Donker ex '76) & Mr. Roloff officer. Fo~ the past 5~ years he has been Edison,N J. David & Christine (Deery '75) Shepar ds.on employed by Sun Oil Co. as a marketing repr~ · '71 JUDI GROVE is teaching Litln 31 James 8. Taffy (Tucker '74) Spaloss seOlitive in 1:enlral PA. He livn in Altoona, Palmyu-Macedon Senior High School an d work· jeff 8. Lindil (O'Neill '74) Spei rs ex'7S f'A with his wife ArdIth lnd 1 ~ yeir old son in g toward an M.S. in $e1:0ndary English. She Gregory & Marilyn Swenson '71 Todd. is ad~isor to a Jun ior Classical League chapter Randy & jackie (Hai re '74) Tooley Wit h their boys Jason and Aaron, DAN which prinlS the New York State jCL news' Bilt 8. Pat (Ni ckerson '76) Y a nd~ ·74 ;U!d MIM (LAWRENCE '68) JEROME '68 paper, the Excelsior. j.y 8. Susan (Overton ex'76) Young cx'75 Wom en's Basketball ... leads in high individual games as she DR. FINNEY RECORDS ALBUM (Contlnu~d (rom page 11) has scored highs of 29, 31, and 43 "The Art of Hymnprovisation," a with DiTullio and Ort far behind with points. Darlene matched the entire newly-recorded album of organ hymns 39 and 37. Van Skiver also led in output of the Keuka College team with performed by Or. Charles H. Finney assists with 55 with DiTullio and Ort that 43 as she hit on an incredible 21 on the coll ege's 3, 153 pipe 65·rank again fo ll owing with 48 and 44. of 28 shots for a fan tastic 75%. Hol tkamp i~ currently in production Darlene Ort finishes a fine career at Houghton is going to miss not only at Century Advent Recording Corpora Hough ton with a number of records. Darl ene Ort but Darlene Wells as both tion of Cleveland, Ohio. Also featured Darlene's jump shot has been her most graduate. Coach Gaye Kinnet is also on the album will be a select 30-voice dependable as she scored at '16.9 per leaving after doing such a fine job, She ensemble chosen from the 54-member game her sophomore year to edge out is going to pursue an adva nced degree Colk:ge Choir under the direction of her 16.5 effort this year. She also in Ph ysical Education. Professor Donald L. Bailey, Among the works performed are: .-_Future Alumni _____---::-:- __--:;-::-:C- , "Come Thou Almighty Kin g," "Spirit Ted'" Ginger Baldlck '7 1 Cheryl Lisa 1- 15·74 of God Descend," " Rejoice Ve Pure in lames'" Sharl ene (AllareUi '69) C"dy Julianne Sue 11 · 15,74 Heart," " Fairesl Lord Jesus," and Bill '" Anlie (I~nssen '70 ) Calkin s '70 lennifer Anne 7·26·74 Kerwin'" Cathy (Smock ex '71) Friebel '70 NathinielOivid 10- 9-74 others. Giry '" Chris (Willet! ex 'n) Gru nw ild '71 Ph ilip Andrew 12· 3·74 At present, Houghton College is Terry'" Joyce l ce '72 Michael Andrew 11 -27·74 the sole supplier of the al bum. Its cost, loci &: Rowena (Reagle ex '63) lloyd '62 Rebecca Ruth 12·1)·74 including postage and handling charges, Jerry &: Beverl y (B rown '72) McFarland '72 Megan l orraine 1-16·75 David &: l orraine (Fortunato '71) Montanari Mel .m ie Nicole 1·28-75 will be $6.98 each. The Public Rela Ri chard & Judy (Barbou r '69) Nel son '67 Troy Michael 9· 8·74 tiOn!; Office will accept pre·paid ord ers Tom'" Marje (Dcmarest '62) Ph illips Gareth Will iam 1- 8-75 only for the album beginning with the l ce'" Faith (S imons '70) Stcwart Philip Jacob 7·30·7<1 release date in May , John'" Gail (Kuhn '67) Tatko '67 Brell Matthew 10-2 0-74 Chules'" Linda IFurmin '70) Tobelmann Carol l ynn 2· 4·74 Elisha '" N~ncy (Mostert '65) Van Deusen '65 Elisha Blackmar IV 11-30-74 SPIRITUAL RENEWAL EVIDEi'fT Rev . Frank L. link, Assislant Pro Alumni in AClion . . . - In Memoriam -- fessor of Communication at Bethel {Continued (rom page 13) ex '16 HAZEl (HUDSON) HARRISON of College in Mishawaka, IN, was the '74 WANDA FLI NT is a welfare exam iner North River, N.Y. died. speaker for the regularly scheduled rO( the Ren sslatr County Dcpt. of Social '17 SUESSA (DART) BOICE of lisbon, winter spiritual emphasis meetings Feb. Services of New York State. N. y, died October 28, 1974 . 2-9 sponsored by the co ll ege and the An ensign in the U.s, Navy, DEBORAH '40 DAN IEL ENGLE Of Millersv ille, PA, FON Oil. '74 is a supply corps officer. died Septembcr 22, 1974 after a five·year Houghton Wesleyan Church. The Virgin Islands Dept. of Educa ti on has a bout with can cer. Rev. link's ministry was warm new tcacher in SHELTON FRANC IS '74, He '40 PEARL CRAPO died Dec, 22, 1974 at hearted and sc ripture·based. Attend teaches olnth - twelfth grade musk at 51. Croix Berrien Center, MI , where she had bcen under ancl'" was hi gh every night and response Ccntral tl igh Sc hool. Ihe cue or Dr. Edlingsince June, The funeral to his messages unusually strong. One Enrolled in the Robert Packer Hospital was at Falconer, N.Y. She nught in NYS School of Medical Techology, Sayre, PA, are schools 1940-49, wu a missionary in Colombi~, observer noted that Rev. link's posi GARY FINGER '14 aod VIVIAN HA LBERG 1949·50, and in Haiti 1950-1974, She was tive t:ontcmporary approach developed '74. partiall y suporled thrO\lgh the Houghton Col· a rapport and open communication '74 GARY tlOUSPIAN is a!lending th e lege FM F. She was a missionary extra·ordinny Unlv, of Detroit (M I) l aw School. with the students that had a tremend - Bible schooltucher, Iranslator, singer, pi an· ous impact. A new spiritual strength Gaioing electrooics work experiencc while ist, builder, prucher, co un~lor, trusurer, en rolled al R.l.l., 11M HUTTON ex '74 is a planner of camps and conventions, and lan is evident that indicates the renewal civilian em ployee al Gri ffiss AFB, Rome, NY. guage expert. that was stimula ted during the meetings li m PM licipalcs In "Co-op", a study program is continuing. Ihal allows students to eam money and get job training while finishing their degrees. -Living Memorials-- PLAYERS IN AREA SC HOOL S Now liviog in Rochester, NY ,CARMEN MO RALES is a family worker with Ihe Charles Houghton College Alumni Boord has Houghton College Pi cadilly Players Settlcmcnt H ou~, working mostly wi th created a foundation to support scholar staged a production of "Winnie·the Spanish-spe