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"We leave these hallowed halls."

(Commencement story on page 3)

JUNE • 1940 IJear Alumnus: Commencement has come and gone and your Alma. M ater has spawned the largest class in her his­ tory- one hundred and forty-four young men and women to take right­ ful places in all walks of life. When you see the Class of 1940 capably meeting every test of good citizen­ ESTABLISHED 1929 ship, you'll be more than ever proud of your University. VoL. VI JUNE, 1940 No.6 During the' ummer months, the alumni secretary hopes to conduct R. C. (Jim) BROWN '34 ...... Editor meetings in several cities. Organiza­ tion work with key alumni in the HENRY RECHTIEN '42 ...... ·...... Assistant Edit01 various cities has already begun and a series of interesting meetings is anticipated. The cities under con­ sideration for meetings are Spring­ fi eld, 0., Columbus, 0., Lima, 0., Commencement and' Baccalaureate...... 3 St. Louis, Mo., Chicago., Ill., De­ 90th Anniversary Symposium ...... 3 troit, Mich., Cleveland, 0 ., Wash­ 1939-1940 Sport Summary ...... 4 ington, D. C., Philadelphia, Penn., 1940 Election and Annual Meeting ...... 5 New York, N.Y. With the exception of the Dayton alumni the above DEPARTMENTS cities represent by far the bulk of The Sporting Scene ...... 4 our Alumni registry. Our Yesterdays ...... , ...... 6 Letters from the Alumni ...... 6 Those members of the Association Class Notes ...... 8 who made dues payments since the last issue include Arthur Scarpelli '34, Anna M arie Ryder '30, Tor­ Application for entry as second class matter at Post Office rence A. M a kl ey '13, K atherine at Dayton, Ohio, pending. Struck '39, Eileen Fie! '39, William I ssued Monthly- October Through June Struck '35, Michael Usas '35, Allen SUBSCRIPTION- Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Associa­ O'Leary '25, Wm. P. K eane '30 and tion, $4.00. Subscription alone, $2.00. Single copies, 25 cents. Wm. A. Blake '26, D ayton, 0. ; James E. (Ned ) Grimes '04, George Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni Hochwalt '20, Chicago; R . L. Stew­ Association of the University of Dayton." art '22, New York, N. Y.; T. K. For wills and other bequests, the legal title of the corporation is, "The Uni- Spalding '29, Charleston, W. Va.; versity of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio." · John W. Craig '29, Cincinnati ($5.00 ) ; James Schwendeman '37, THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UN IVERSITY OF DAYTON Springfield, Ohio. - OFFICERS- With this issue of the Alumnus we President ...... HoN. WM. H. WoLFF '31, Dayton, Ohio cease publication for the summer. Vice-President ...... CHARLES PFARRER '27, Dayton, Ohio We hope we'll be with you again in T reasurer ...... WM. J. R EYNOLDS '29, Philadelphia, Pa. the fall but cannot be too sure. Pub­ ( T erms expire June, 1942) lication of the Alumnus is a heavy S ecretary ...... R . C. BROWN '34, Dayton, Ohio ( Appointive office) drain on the University's general operating fund. The condition can­ - DIRECTORS- not go on much longer. H owever, T erms expire June, 1941- JOI-IN E. LEDGER '16, Dayton the first statement for dues which LoUis A. SucHER '09, Dayton will go forward in July, is expected Terms expire June, 1942- J osEPH GoETz '31, Cincinnati to be received by each Alumnus in ELMER WILL '37, D ayton Terms expire June, 1943-DR. Lll.ON D EGER '10, Dayton the spirit with which it is being DR. WALTER R EILING '30, Dayton sent, namely, one of mutual help and regard. If the result of this gen­ ALUMNI MEMBERS eral solicitation is such that contin­ - BOARD OF ATHLETIC CONTROL- ued production of the magazine can be made possible, we'll be with you Terms expire June, 1941- MARTIN C. K uNTz '12, Dayton when the footballs fl y next O ctober. J. ELLIS MAYL '08, Dayton Terms expire June, 1942-RoBERT C. PAYNE '34, Cincinnati LEo SPATz '28, Dayton Terms expire June, 1943-LoUis R. MAHRT '26, Dayton MERLE P. SMITH '25, Dayton 2 90th ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM-

Mayor Charles J. Brennan salut s the University's 90th Anniversary at the Symposium in the Auditorium, Saturday, June 8. tation WI carried the one and one·half hour program. Left to ri ght are E. . D etrick, director of the State Department of Education; Paul Williams, managing director of the Dayton Chamher of Commerce and Bishop George J. Rehring, auxilliary Bishop of Cincinnati. ln the photo at the ri ght are Father Elbert and Rev. Walter C. Tredtin, Provincial of the Society of Mary.

COMMENCEMENT SCENES-PERSONS-

Principals of the 90th Commencement- Rev. Franci J. Friedel, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; commencement speaker M.A. payd and Father Elbert. At the ri ght Captain Lewis Rock, rn em ber of the Associate Board of Lay Trustees of the University md managing editor of the Dayton Journal.Herald presents a Reserve Officer commission to Cadet John Lemming as Lt. Col. David Renwick Kerr, head of the Univer ity military staff, look on. Cadet Lemming '40, was an honor graduate.

Commencement- career. H e gave pointers on "how to Symposi.um- get a job." For aking the cu tomary M. A. Spayd, vice-president and academic type of orator proved a Featuring a succession of ringing g-eneral manager of the Standard highly atisfactory move. d eclarations of gratitude for the Register Company, Dayton, principal work of the in titution during the One hundred and forty-four re­ speaker at the 90 th Commencement past ninety years and an abiding ceived degrees. Thi wa the largest exercise held Sunday, June 9 a t the faith in its future, the Symposium gradua ting clas in history. . C. R . Auditorium, proved a par­ commemorating the ninetieth anni·· ticularly happy choice in view of the R eserve Officers' commiss ions versary of the University of Dayton " roll up your sleeves and go to work" were presented by Captain Lewis was simply yet beautifully staged cha ll enge he hurled at the Class of Rock, managing editor of the Day­ Saturday, June 8 in the auditorium. 1940. There could not have been a ton Journal-Herald and member of Rain, which fell in torrents, forced the Board of Lay Trustees of the person in the audience who fa il ed to the program indoors but could not University. Valedictorian wa K arl get the full significance of Mr. in the least dampen the ardor of the Schreiber, Cleveland. Spayd's "ha rd facts" remarks. H e in­ distinguished personages gathered to dulged in no starry-eyed saws and The Baccala ureate sermon was pay homage to Dayton' olde t and platitudes but instead got down to delivered Sunday morning, June 9, most widely-known cultural institu- cases and laid out guide po t to be by M sgr. Edward A. Freking, editor tion. followed in the pursuit of any given of the Catholic Telegraph-Register. ( Continued on page 6) 3 REUNIONS 1939-40 SptVd Rtudew. 1935 It seem s a ltoge the r fitting and BASEBALL Class reunion held Saturday, proper that with this, the last issue Apr. 10- U. D., 18; Cedarville, l. June 8 at Chaminade hall club­ nf the Alumnus for the school year Apr. 24- U. D., 3; Miami, 2. room. Among those registered were 1939-40, we review the various sport Apr. 27- U. D., 6; Cincinnati, 7. Charles Dugan, school teacher, Mur­ activities of the year. In the order of May 2- U. D., 2 ; Ohio U., 12. ray City, Ohio; Charles Gross, con­ their appearance we give you the re­ May 4-U. D., 4; Wilmington, 6. May 6-U. D., 9; Xavier, 2. struction engineer with E. I. duPont sults of every Flyer contest: May 11- U. D., 8; Ohio Wesleyan, l. de Nemours, ,Charleston, W. Va.; May 15- U. D., 2; Ohio U. I. Edward P. Rush with F. T. D., De­ FOOTBALL Ma y 18- U. D., 4; Wittenberg, 10. May 21 - U. D., 16 ; Cin cinnati, 3. troit, Mich; Walter H aberer, house­ Ser>t. 30- U. D., 0; Western Reserve, 7. hold engineer with Frigidaire; Wil­ Oct. 6-U. D., 32; Cincinnati, 2. WON 6, LOST 4. Oct. 13- U. D., 13; Youngstown, 12. liam G. Ashman, sales correspondent, Oct. 21-U. D., 13; Marshall, 19. TRACK Alvin M eyer, credit department and Oct. 28- U. D., 0 ; Ohio U., 14. K en L a mbert, cost department, Nov. 5-U. D., 6; St. Mary's Gaels, 6. Apr. 20-U. D., 31 lf2 ; Albion, 65, Ohio Nov. 12- U. D., 7; Xavier, 12. Wes leyan, ll4lf2 (triangular). Standard Register Company; Tod Nov. 18- U. D., 20; Miami, 0. Apr. 30---U. D., 82 lf2 ; Wilmington, 48 lf2 . Dec. 2- U. D., 19; Ohio Wesleyan, 7. Mumma, C. P. A.; Richard Neal, May 4-U. D., 45 lf2; Wittenberg, 56; engineer with Dayton Power and WON 4, LOST 4, TIED l. Cincinnati, 59lf2 (triangular). Light ; William F. Bach, sales engi­ May 14-U. D., 87; Wilmington, 44. neer with Sidney Eisenberger Realty BASKETBALL May 17-U. D., 51; Cedarville, 39. Co.; William Struck, attorney at Dec. 16-U. D., 29; Mt. Union, 40. WON 3, LOST 2. law ; Charles L. Dresel, engineering Dec. 18- U. D., 56; Rhode Island, 51. Dec. 19- U. D., 34; St. Joseph's, 36. laboratory, Inland Mfg. Co.; Mi­ Dec. 20- U. D., 39; Long Island U., 48. GOLF chael Usas, city supervisor, Miami Dec. 21 - U. D., 24 ; St. John's, 47. May 2- U. D., 9; Miami, 9. Vall ey Brewing Co. ; Louis J. Boer­ Del'. 22-U. D., 31; Scranton, 46. May 4-U. D., 10; Detroit, 8. Jan. 3- U. D., 35 ; Miami, 40. sting, Doctor of O steopathy; J ames May 20-U. D., ll lf2; Cincinnati, 6lf2 . Jan. 9- U. D., 42; Wittenberg, 39. May 21- U. D., 13 lf2; Miami, 4 'h. Connelly and M aurice R. Reichard, Jan. 13- U. D., 34; Ohio U., 42. University of Dayton. Good will Jan. 16- U. D., 44; Xavier, 29. WON 3, LOST 0, TIED I. Jan. 20- U. D., 25; Marshall, 31. notes were received from G. R . Gott­ Feb. 3- U. D., 28; Ohio Wesleyan, 29. Operating without funds, the golf schalk, Syracuse, N. Y. and Lou Feb. 6-U. D., 37; Miami, 42. team played a brief season and ten­ Wilks, Chicago, Ill. Feb. 10- U. D., 42; Cincinnati, 36. Feb. 14- U. D., 27; Xavier, 34. nis was eliminated entirely. In addi­ Feb. ] 7-U. D., 3]; Cinci nnati, 41. tion to the above, a new sport, fenc­ Feb. 20- U. D., 36; Wittenberg, 40. ing, was introduced. The Flyer fenc­ Feb. 24-U. D., 25; Marshall, 61. ers won 6 and lost 2 matches. The 1937 Feb. 26-U. D., 34; Toledo, 41. Feb. 27- U. D., 33; Ohio Wesleyan, 36. bowling team had one intercollegia te Class reunion h eld Saturday, Mar. 6-U. D., 44; Ohio U., 62. match-a defeat at the hands of June 8. Among those registered were WON 4, LOST 17. Gonzaga by a score of 2660 to 255 7. James Schwendeman, Springfield, Ohio; Bernard C. (T ex) Moore, Denison, T exas; Larry Piening, Nor­ Praises Article­ Twelve in "Who's Who"- wood, Ohio; John Smythe, Cleve­ To the Editor "Who's Who in America" ­ land, Ohio ; Paul A. Varley, Lowell­ An interesting article in a recent Volume 21 , covering the years 1940- ville, Ohio; John Puterbaugh, In­ issue of your Alumnus paper has just 41, just off the press is particularly dianapolis, Ind.; Joseph Fletcher, come to my attention. This article is interesting to the University of Day­ Xenia, Ohio ; Robert Gates, New entitled "A Glance at Business," by ton inasmuch as twelve p ersons Lebanon, Ohio ; Don Kelley, O sborn, Professor E. B. O'Leary of the De­ closely connected with the institu­ partment of Economics and Business. tion a re listed. Ohio; Joseph Martin, Theodore J. It seems to me that Professor Rev. Dr. John A. Elbert, president Hollenkamp, Elmer J. Will, Robert O'Leary has his current business in­ of the University, is in the book Connell y, H erbert E. Greuter, Jack formation well in hand. H e wrote it along with Rev. Walter C. Tredtin, O 'Brien, Wilbur Stinson, Foster Fry­ in terms that a layman can under­ past-president and Hon. H arry N. man, H erome Hochwalt, Richard stand and has expressed some very Routzohn, former instructor in the Gress and Clarence Westendorf, Day­ fundamental truths according to my College of Law for five years and ton. Good will notes were received ideas. father of Norman Routzahn '28. from James Wall, Wilmington, Del. ; It is fortuna te for Dayton and this Former students and degree hold­ 0. W. Regan, Langley Field, Va.; community that we have learned ers listed in "Who's Who" include John Reiling, Chicago. The group men such as Professor O 'Leary to in­ His Excellency, Frank A. Thill, voted to hold a Homecoming reunion terpret for us the business both pres­ Bishop of Concordia, Kansas ; Ty­ ent and future. It seems appropriate during the 1940 footba ll season. The rone Power, actor; Richard Frank­ that I express to you this feeling of ensteen, vice-president, CIO ; Fran­ Civil Engineers of the cia s had a mine at this time. cis C. Canny, attorney-a t-law; Dr. dinner at the home of Joseph Flet­ J. H. Howell. George Sperti of the Institutum Divi cher in X enia during Commence­ M embership Secretary, Thomae, Cincinna ti; Edith M e ment Week. Dayton Y. M. C. A. (Continued on pa ge 6) 4 ELECTION RESULTS!

In the wake of the heaviest bal­ loting in the modern hi tory of the Alumni Association came the an­ The annual meeting of the Uni­ Re-union classes present included nouncement, a t the annual Alumni ver ity of D ayton Alumni A socia­ 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935 and 1937. meeting held Sa turday, June 8 at tion, held Saturday evening, June 8, Out-of-town delegates were intro­ Chaminade H all cl ubroom, of the in Chaminade H all clubroom, was duced epara tely.

35 !)tat~ ~ go-] un t, 1905 Edgar Orendorf was toastmaster at the annual alumni banquet which My dear Jim : with C.C.C. affairs in the Soil Con­ was held at the historic Phillips The Alumni meeting at the M ay­ servation Service. House. The seventy-five guests pres­ flower Hotel on May 21st was a I married a Detroit girl in 1936 ent elected Joseph Abel president of good one. Mr. Joseph T. Molz, and have a son, John F. Jr., age the Association, Dr. J. C. Averdick, brother of Dr. Francis J. Molz spoke two. Be t wishes. vice-president and Robert S. H ayes, on the Chaminade Club. Unfortu­ John F. Reineck '33 secretary. nately, I do not have the lists of J 7203 Rutherford · The Commencement program names of those attending, inasmuch Detroit, Michigan. featured the Salutatory by Joseph as Mr. Molz took them back to Bal­ Cronan, Dayton; Valedictory by Jo­ timore with him. However, it will Dear Sir : seph Pilon ("one of the brightest probably suffice to tell you that we Enclosed is a check for four dol­ men ever to attend St. Marys") are planning another meeting for lar for my membership dues. I wish Minocque, Wisconsin and the main Monday, June 17th, 1940, at thP. to bring my account up to date. address by Rev. L. W. Munhane, Mayflower Hotel. I will advise you I am al o enclosing completed Mt. Vernon, Ohio, well-known au­ of developments promptly there­ Jack Padley ballot . I hope they are thor, newspaper writer and lecturer. after. satisfactorily filled out. John Jose ph Kuntz was married Joseph E. K eller '31 (Mi s) Anna Marie Ryder '30. to Rosemary Barlow on June 7. Munsey Bldg. John Burgmeier owns a large book Washington, D. C. Dear Sir : binding establishment in Chicago. After you have read these lines Alexander Blumenthal '94, was a Dear Jim: you may proceed to remove from campus visitor on the occasion of Enclosed find my check in the your fil es the name of John F. Boyer his wedding tour. Arthur J. Gerlach amount of $5.00. I certainly am en­ '70, 1310 W. 10 St., Erie, Pa. H e can '99, Portsmouth, Ohio, is in the joying the monthly alumni news. be with you no longer in this sorely piano business with his brother Karl. John W. Craig '29 tried, turbulent world of ours- for A tailoring concern advertising in 1170 West Way he ha gone to join his former class­ the June Exponent told of their Cincinnati, Ohio. mate of St. Marys- his friends from men's suits priced from $7.50 to $15.00 and "made in the new, nobby, Dear Sir: Symposium- It has been some time since I havf' broad shouldered effect. Pants either ( Continued from page 3) been in touch with the old school. I peg top or the more conservative Mayor Charles J. Brennan repre style as desired." wish to make up this defi ciency how­ ever and do my share toward joining sen ted the City of Dayton; Lt. Gov­ 25 !) t at~ ~ go-] un t, 1915 the Alumni Association. I belong to ernor Paul M. Herbert, the State of Campus editorialists "viewed with the Detroit alumni group but have Ohio ; Bishop George J . Rehring, alarm" the noisy, dangerou "fad" of spent most of the last three year all the clergy and the Archdiocese ; roller skating which was sweeping over the middle-west in connection Rev. Walter C. Tredtin, the Society the country. of Mary and Father Elbert, the University. Mr. Paul Williams, man­ Dr. Albert J. Moorman '00, was "Who's Who"- toastmaster at the annual alumni aging director of the Dayton Cham­ banquet held at the Phillips House. (Continued from page 4) ber of Commerce acted as master Clarence Schmitt, Sidney, Ohio, Clure Pa tterson, lecturer; Anne of ceremonies. Others introduced was Salutatorian at the Commence­ O'Hare McCormick, newspa per­ were Mr. E. N. Detrick, director of ment. Francis Culley, Urbana, Ohio, woman and author of "The H am­ the State Department of Education; was Valedictorian and the principal mer and the Scythe" ; Victor Eman­ Judge Wm. H. Wolff, president of address was by John Louis Shearer, uel, financier; Daniel J. Mora n, the Alumni Association and Rev. B. president of the Institute of Applied President, Continental Oil Co. P. O'Reilly S.M., past president of I Arts, Ohio M echanics Institute, the University. Cincinnati. The U . D. News was declared the Thi was one of the most impres- I H erbert Whalen '09, was married "snappiest paper in Ohio" at the ive and inspiring ceremonies ever to Mis M arie Schantz. The Ave 0. C. N. A. convention held at witnessed on the campus. Spectators I Maria was sung by Will K eye '93. Denison U. in Granville. Jame T. and those of the WING radio audi­ Cline was editor of the paper. ence were lavish in their comments. I 10 !) t at ~ ~ lJD-] Un t, 1930 Rev. Wm. P. O'Connor '08 wa The simple dignity of the affair and The band banquet, held at the baccalaureate speaker. the outstanding eloquence of the I University, erved as a farewell to Franci C. Canny '09 wa toast­ particularly happy selection of speak­ Drum Major Frank Gabel. Mono­ master at the annual alumni ban­ er were prai ed. It was a never-to­ I grams were awarded. quet held at the Gibbons hotel. be-forgotten occasion- one memen­ Following the remodelling a nd Commencement speaker was Rt. toed in print by the souvenir booklet I renovating of the Chapel of the Rev. Samuel A. Stritch, D.D., Bishop "Retrospect and Prospect" by Jo­ Immaculate Conception, Very Rev. of Toledo. Major Charles J . Brennan seph J. Panzer S.M., which will soon I Msgr. R . Marcellus Wagner '10 conferred degrees on the Reserve go to the Alumni membership. This presided in the blessing ceremonies. Officers. George !washita was Vale­ book will be a prized possession of I Principal addres wa by Very Rev. dictorian and Saluta tory was by every loyal son and daughter of M sgr. Frank A. Thill '14. M aurice Costello. Dayton. I 6 I U. of D.- to watch over ucceeding Dear Jim: Dear Jim : gener a tions from the heavenl y Attached you'll find my check cov­ Extending my congratulations and heights. ering Alumni dues and subscription wishes for continued succe s of ­ His death came on April 26- after to the Alumnus. THE U NIVERSITY OF DAYTON a short illness. H e was fortified with You are getting out a good publi­ ALU MNUS. all the consolations of Holy Mother cation. I'll be looking forward to fu­ I find this publication a wealthy Church and her last rites- amidst ture issues. I'm happy to again join monthly source to acquaint me with his family, children, grandchildren up with the Alumni forces and hope current events at the U niversity and and great-grandchildren- just a few I can br of some service to the Uni­ also to formulate for me a clo er unity days before hi eighty-first birthday. ve rsity. with other Alumni. Please join in prayer for the re­ J ohn R . Connelly '32, Being more than willing to do my pose of his soul. East Drive, portion in sustaining this and other ~ Th e Boyer Family Dayton, Ohio. activities of our Alumni Association, per Marie A. Boyer. --- - 0- - -- I am enclosing check for $5.00 as my contribution to the Alumni fund. Dear Jim : Stanley E. Wawroski '39 Dear Jim : Enclosed find a check to cover my 35 14 W. Jack on Blvd., Enclosed please find check for dues and sub cription to the Alum­ Chicago, Ill. $5.00 in payment for my dues and nus. the Alumnus. Through the medium I sure enjoy reading the news in of the magazine I have been abl e Dear Sirs : this paper. Hope that I will not miss Please end me a catalogue cover­ to get a sketch of the lives of some any issues. of my pals of '28 and I look for­ ing your commercial cour e, also giv­ Ralph W. Conners '36 ing tuition for a boarding student. ward to receiving it every month. CCC #2579, Waveland, Ind. With best wishes for your contin­ T o any of the old timers on the fac­ ued success and with kindest per­ ulty, please convey my sincere re­ sonal regards, I remain, gards, a graduate of 1909. Dear Jim : Ray M. D@Castro Matt Marzluft '28 H ad occasion to think of you yes­ 6699 San Pablo Ave., Apartado 475, terday while the O akland (Calif) H avana, Cuba O akland, California baseball team was playing San Fran­ P. S. If you ever make another cisco in the Pacific Coast league. trip to Cincy please remember me Stan Corbett '35, pitched a beau­ Dear Jim: to my old friend, Dick Hosler also tiful 3 to 0 shutout. Earlier in the H erewith my belated check for our other mutual friends around the week he pitched a 7 to 1 victory. H e Alumni Association due . U niversity. certainly looked great. Now that my con cience is clearer, Dale Mason I want to be among the host of Alum­ O akl and, Calif. ni expressing congratulations for the Gentlemen : new vigor given to the Association. Enclosed pl ease find election bal­ Please change my address to 704 lot, Padley petition and $4.00 for H arries Bldg., Dayton, Ohio. Dear Jim: annual dues to the Alumni Associa­ Looking forward to seeing you soon Again I wish to congratulate you tion. and trading tale , I remain , your old and your staff on the latest issue of Kindest regards and best of luck, friend, the Alumnus magazine. James E. "Ned" Grimes '04 Hugh E. Wall '34 Upon a recent busines trip to St. Box 112 Washington, D. C. Lake Villa, Ill. Louis, K ansas City, Omaha, Chicago and Dayton, I had occasion to dis­ cuss some of the subject matter with Dear Jim : Dear Mr. Brown : business acquaintances and without Attached is my belated check for This is to notify you of the change exception the make-up and subject Alumni Association dues. of my addres to 430 Clay St., Troy, matter were praised sincerely. It is with a great deal of interest Ohio. M any of these people are Alumni that we receive and read each copy I welcome every issue of the Alum­ of major universities and, of course, of the Alumnus, which is indicative nus. are familiar with comparable litera­ of the fin e work that you are doing Came here from Springfi eld, Ohio, ture from their own Alma Maters. and upon which we compliment you. ten years ago to work for Prudential U nder the circumstances I felt that It is evident that there i a fine and still going. Best wishes for your you would be glad to get their reac­ spirit among the U. D . Alumni and continued success. tions to your latest endeavor. that all of the boys are thoroughly Albert N . Dirscherl '25 The paper definitely has merit and interested in their school. I sincerely hope that the University Merle P. Smith '25 will find it expedient to continue this 1245 Cumberland Ave., Dear Jim: fin e work a a permanent institution. Dayton, Ohio Enclosed is a money · order in the As a material display of my per- amount of $8 .00 for my Alumni dues anal interest and appreciation I am Dear Mr. Brown: for the years of 1939 and 1940. H av­ enclosing my check in the amount of Am enclosing check for Alumni ing forgotten last year, I'm sending $5 .00 a a contribution to the Alumni dues and wish that I could make it them both together. Association fund. for a larger sum. H ave enjoyed the Anthony Engelhart '33, Huston Brown '20 Alumnus very much and hope that 2645 Dennis Street, 1810 Burroughs Drive, you can continue its publication. Cincinnati, Ohio. Dayton, Ohio Edw. A. Schneider ' 25 7 U. S. POSTAGE lc. PAID DAYTON, OHIO 1871- C. Edward Merkle was Permit No. 71 ::t campus visitor on June 8. 1887- Roman T . Gerber, Chil­ eluded E. A. Schneider, Charleston, University of Cincinnati and will licothe, and Frank Leferenz, Colum­ W. Va., Merle P. Smith and Allen interne at Miami Valley hospital, bus, were campus visitors on June 9. O'Leary, Dayton. Dayton. Jerome P. H ochwalt also has While in Dayton they visited with an M .D . from U . of C. and will in­ another classmate, Judge Ferneding 1926- The mothe r o f L eo terne a t St. Elizabeth hospita l, Reilly, San Francisco, is recovering of Dayton. , Dayton. nicely from a seriou operation. ex 1899-Edwa rd Bolan died on Sunday, M ay 26 at St. Elizabeth 1930-Ciass reunion held 1938- Martha Vlerebome was hospital in Dayton. Saturday, June 8 at Van Cleve elected vice-pre ident of the Cia s­ room T eachers' Legislative As embly 1907- Daniel J. Moran is Presi­ hotel. Among tho e registered were John Ladner, Chicago ; George K. of Dayton. Webster Smyers has re­ dent of the Continental Oil Co., ceived his M.D. degree from Uni­ Ponca City, Okla. !washita, Chief Engineer with the Appliance Division of Stew a rt versity of Cincinnati and will interne 1909- Francis C. Canny has re­ Warner in India na polis ; Gil J. at Miami V alley hospital, Dayton. turned to Dayton from a lengthy so­ Gowan, Cleveland ; Joseph Andras, Charles J. Thill has received his M .D. journ in Houston, T exas. H. C. An­ Nashville, T enn. ; Dr. Walter Reil­ degree from the University of Michi­ derton is chairman of the Memorial ing, Wm. P. Keane, Dayton. Vincent gan and will interne at St. Louis U ni­ Fund Committee of the Univer ity Castrop, with the General Motors versity Hospital Group. Gus Quat­ of Dayton Board of Lay Trustees. Research Corp., was a campus visitor man, T oledo, Ohio, was a campu 1912- Robe rt E. Gray w as on June 20. Dudley Washington has visitor on June 8. Lt. John E. U nver-V awarded a Bachelor of Civil Engi­ been elected pre ident of the Class­ ferth is in aerial photography work neering degree with the Class of room T eachers' Legislative A sembly with the U. S. Engineers at Fort 1940. of D ayton. DuPont, Delaware. William Sachs, after September 3, will be located at 1915- Dr. J. K. Bailey ha re­ 1931- FrankH. (Jumpy) Mar­ 1409-35 St. N.W., Washington, D. C. linquished his post as president of the shall, Sidney, Ohio, was a campus National Eclectic Medi cal Associa­ visitor on June 8. 1939- Howard Carr was mar­ tion. The action was taken at the an­ 1932- Richa rd Fra nkensteen ried to Miss M ary Elizabeth Clement nual meeting of the group in New was a Dayton visitor on June 22 at of Dayton in St. Paul Epi copal York City on June 28. which time he addressed a CIO church. Roy A. Goss has received his 1916- J. D. Leonard, Manager group. Dick is vice-pre ident of the Bachelor of Divinity degree from of the Hotel Gotham, St. Peter burg, CIO and one of the greatest figures Bonebrake Theological Semina ry, Fla. was a campus visitor recently. in labor. Dayton, and has accepted the pas­ 1917- Ralph B. Busch, 534 torate of the Methodist Church in 1933- J. Reginald Price, after a Birmingham, Penna. Roy is al o an­ Garden Ave., Webster Groves, Mo. journalistic career with the Japan was a Dayton visitor on June 22. nouncing his marriage to Miss Ethel Chronicle, is now a . ociated with the Shreiner on June 28, 1938. Alma 1918- John L. Crowley, T ech­ importing and exporting house of Braun, student at Western Reserve nical Director of the Pruett-Schaffer Buzan Yoko in the Nippon Bldg., Medical Coll ege, was a campus visi­ Chemical Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. wa a Kobe, Japan. tor on June 11. Jack Ferron, with campus visitor on June 4. Leslie Por- 1934- Dr. and Mrs. Robert the National Carbon Co., is stationed ter is with the Western Electric Co., Deger are the parents of a daughter at Columbus, Ohio. James Schwer­ New York, N.Y. and has contributed born in Good Samaritan hospital, ing, analytical chemist with the many valuable ideas to the dial sys­ Dayton, on May 24. Clayton J. Held Metal Finishers, Inc., Cleveland, tems of the telephone company. j is engaged to marry Mis Mary Milt­ Ohio, was a campus visitor on June 1919-Major Charles V. Bacon ner of Dayton. Clayton is a radio 8. Walter Steffen ha completed his resides at 117 W. Liberty Ave., New engineer at Wright Field. Victor Ma terate work at Notre Dame U . York, N.Y. Reiling, with the Dayton Rubber Co. and ha returned to his home in 1920-Class reunion held has just flown to Dayton after a busi­ Nashville, T enn. Thomas M. Ryan, Saturday, June 8 at home of Car­ ness trip to California. Dr. I. L. Libe­ Ponca City, Okla., was a campu roll Hochwalt in Dayton. Campus cap is As 't. Resident in Surgery at vi itor on May 31. Adele Vivian Ell­ visitors included George Hochwalt, University Hospital, Columbus, 0. man was married to Dr. Charles Chicago, Ill. and R. J. Le her and 1935- William Bradley is asso­ Froug, Dayton, in the ballroom of Huston Brown, D ayton. Aloys D . ciated with the Dayton legal concern the Miami hotel. Ralph Niehaus has Crowley is associated with the Stand­ of James and Coolidge. igned with the Cleveland Ram pro­ football team. ard Varnish Company in Roche ter, 1936- Edwa rd Millonig ob­ N. Y. tained his M.D. degree from Western 1940- Second Lt. G eorge 1924- Rev. James O'Brien has Reserve University and will interne Humm ha been assigned to twelve recently been appointed rector of Mt. at St. Elizabeth ho pita! in D ayton. months of Q. M . duty, tationed at St. M arys seminary in Norwood, 0. Richard 0 . Weber, Akron, Ohio, Ft. Thomas, K y. Jesse Bailey, Jr., 1925-Class reunion held was a campus visitor on June 8. has received a Bachelor of Science in Saturday, June 8 at Chaminade 1937- H arry Breman has ob­ Speech degree from Northwestern hall clubroom. Campus visitor in- tained his M.D. degree from the University. 8