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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. This Inui See Special Section 8 Pag.. ^IbGJftm U^ VoL 44 Bowling Gratn Slat. UniT.rmlty. Bowling Gre.n. Ohio. Thursday. May 19. 1960 ^J^ivuNa GRt*^ 50th Anniversary Features Convocation Today DiSalle, Hatcher, Band, Dinners, Highlight Day By Larry Coffman 1 i Today the University is Motto For University lv ,,£11 ••> « pausing to celebrate its Fif- Timeless, Tells Goals tieth Anniversary. This day is dedicated to the eventa that And Shows Purpose have transpired since Gov. "Education Our Challenge; Ex- Judson Harmon signed House cellence Our Goal," the motto of Rill No. 44 into law. The bill sub- the University's 50th Anniversary sequently was passed by the 78th celebration, which has appeared so General Assembly and allowed for ■ u frequently in University publica- establishment of the state normal tions, including the B-G News, this school that has since evolved into ■■■■■HBC. .^••*X year, had its origin in April, 1950, Bowling Green State University. CELEBRATION CAKES—Miriam Makovlc. Beverly Precht. Rebecca Everett, and I1WAN1S CHECK—Dr. Robort C. Markoy. prosldont of tho Bowling Groon in an expository writing class. Addresses by dignitaries, pre- Scott Frear. dining halt and food service manager for William* Hall, admire tho Kiwanl. Club (loll), presents a chock for $100 to Pr.ild.nl Ralph W. McDonald The need for such a slogan was sentation of special music compos- cakes that will bo served In tho University residence halls today. Tho campus to bo uood for a University scholarship. Tho award was mado In conluncllon wldo birthday party wil begin at 11:50 a.m.. whon claim ond lor tho day. with tho UnlTOrslty's Flftloth AnnlTOrsary. felt as the University approached ed especially for the Anniversary its fiftieth birthday. Dr. John R. celebration, announcement of the Davidson, general secretary of the winner of the University Alma Ma- Golden Anniversary Committee, ter contest, a large-scale campus- visited advanced writing classes wide birthday party, a special lun- and explained the need and basis cheon, and an academic proces- Honors Day Recognizes Outstanding Students for such a slogan. sional will serve aa highlights of the gala celebration. "Honors Day is the time to rec- "It has become customary for ognize thoRe students who have dis- all universities to have a motto At Ihe Convocation, at 2:30 pjn. tinguished themselves academical- Haverfield Painting President Eisenhower Sends Congratulations when observing such ■ celebra- In lbs ballroom, the Honorable ly and in University activities,*' tion," he said. Michael V. DiSalle. Governor of said Dr. Ralph G Harshman, vice Dr. Ralph W. McDonald. President Dennis Hlue, a junior in educa- Ohio, and Di. Harlan H. Hatcher. president of the University. Honors Sold To McDonald Bowling Green State University tion from Cuyahoga Heights, was President of the University of Michi- Day 1060 U scheduled for 10:30 Tom Haverfield added to his list Through Congressman Delbert L. Latta I hav. learned of the the composer of the winning slo- gan, will speak. Gov. DlSalle's topic a.m. Tuesday. May 24, in the ball- of painting sales when he sold his gan. Is "You and Your Stole." Pros. plan, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Bowling Groan Slat. Hatcher has chosen "New Respon- room of the Union. prize-winning watercolor, "Es- When asked why this motto was University at a Convocation this Thursday. sibilities of Ihe Slate University" Awards and prizes in the form cape," to President Ralph W. Mc- chosen over the others, Dr. David- Donald at the Student Art Show Before leaving for the Summit Conference in Paris I want to as his topic. of money, medals, trophies, certi- send my congratulations to your students, faculty and friends. son said, "The main idea in the May R. The price was $100. chosen motto is that it explains Following the first speech, Dr. ficates, and plaques will be pre- The American standards of character and intellect which are sented to members of all classes. Prize-winning watercolors are why the University is here .nd Ralph W. McDonald will confer an Dr. Harshman emphasized that nothing new to Haverfield, a junior the strength of your University are also the strength of our what goals it wishes to attain. A- honorary degree of Doctor of Laws Honors Day will give students an art major from Toledo. His paint- country's dealings with neighbors around the world. nother thing that makes it differ- upon Governor DiSalle. Dr. Hat- opportunity to become more aware ings have appeared in Detroit, I am delighted to add my best wishes for the continuing ent is that it is timcleBS and can cher's talk will be followed by a of the awards available to them. Toledo, and Youngstown art shows. growth of Bowling Green in honor and in service to the National be the permanent motto of the special music presentation written The President's Awards, pre- He received three first places in Community. University." especially for the Fiftieth Anniver- sented to the outstanding senior the Toledo Art Show in the past DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER sary celebration by Cardon V. Burnham, assistant professor of man and woman, are the highest two years and was voted top stu- music. It is entitled "Cantua Pros- honors to be awarded, said Dr. dent artist in the Toledo area. He Harshman. has accepted an invitation to dis- K Named pectus: A Song of Dedication." It play 40 paintings in a show in Poll Shows Marvin, Sanderson \f^ will be performed by a mixed chor- The Distinguished Service Ottawa Hills this summer. us, an antiphonal brass choir, and Awards will go to the senior stu- Haverfield said he turns out a symphonic wind ensemble. dents who have contributed signifi- As Probable SIC SIC Members All-Americans Other convocation highlights will cantly to the welfare of the Uni- nearly 15 paintings a year, for which he receives between $80 and A poll conducted by the News the aid of a University vehicle, For the fourth consecutive year, bo the announcement of the winner versity in various fields. members of Bowling Green's swim- $100 each. "My paintings really indicated that Ray Marvin and keys to all the buildings, and the of the five-year Alma Mater con- Omicron Delta Kappa and Cap help pay my way through school," Morric Sanderson arc the most University Police. Their trade- ming team have been named to the test and distribution of a special all-American swimming team. and Gown, men's and women's he commented. During the summer probable senior SIC SIC members. mai ks are large red anil white picture story magaslne. Prepared leadership honoraries, will tap he mixes work with pleasure by Of lfl.'S students polled, Marvin signs with such sayings as, "SIC Gary Lal'rise, by the Key staff, it Is appropriately their new initiates. painting murals in Toledo build- and Sanderson received 64 and 55 SIC sez, Snaphoul" the sophomore titled "30th Year." sensation from University awards including the ings. per cent, respectively, of the votes The top choices and the number Prior to the Convocation, and Detroit, earned Nancy Davis Award, the William- cast. of votes they received were: Ray beginning at 11:50 when classes the award for son Jordan Award, the Freshman Famous Teammate SIC SIC is the secret campus Marvin, 105; Morse Sanderson, end, a large-scale campus-wide Honorary Trophy, Alice Prout Track Coach Boh Whittaker was group whose purpose is to pro- 00; Larry Coffman, 10; Ron his :22.5 in the 50-yard free- birthday party is to take place. Memorial Award. 10 Sidney Froh- a teammate of Cleveland Browns mote school spirit. This is done in 0'I.cary, 17; Harvey BIMcoff, 11; At this same time the special lun- style. iWilliam Jennings Bryan was alised Scopes. MORE SPORTS Following is a capsule schedule to be passed out following; the cere- of the Bible Belt," was the locale for the University Theatre's most the prosecuting attorney, while Fundamentalist Matthew Harri- ISM rage 1) of Anniversary Day activities. mony, will include a complete list significant and entertaining pro- Clarence Darrow pleaded the case son Brady was portrayed superbly 1-lliSO a-m.—Classes of all award recipients. duction of the season. Abundantly for the defense. In the play, how- by Bill Gilsdorf. Brady, a paunchy Hank Reest, and sophomores Bar- 12.12:30 pun.—Birthday dinners la Tho class schodulo for Honors seasoned with humor, cynicism, ever, Bryan is called Matthew Har- three-time presidential loser, was ry Walsh and LaPrise also was tho residence halls and a special Day will bo altsrod as follows: and savored with just enough of rison Brady, while Henry Drum- using the trial as a publicity device named, for its time of 3:24.9, luncheon la the Union. Classes scheduled Win moot that ole time religion, "Inherit the mond takes on the legal garb of to save his declining career. Ad- placing; sixth in the NCAA meet 2 p.m.—Acadiale processional to moot from from Wind" will be long remembered Darrow, complete with wide sus- vocating "the living truth of the and sixth on the nation's all-Ameri- forms hi the main auditorium of the penders, battered hat, and shape- can team. Administration Bldg. 8:00 to 1:50 8:00 lo 1:40 as a rare dramatic treat by local M i iptures," Brady was shown ef- playgoers. less suit. fectively as a devout disciple of Coach Sam Cooper's other nil- 2 P-m.—Concert band lo render 9:00 10 9:50 1:50 lo 9:30 literal interpretation of the Bible. American proteges include: back- 10:00 10 10:50 9:40 lo 10:20 Written by Jerome Lawrence Bert Ronko was the standout of marching music from atop the The two legal giants clashed stroker Ralph Eaklns in 1967 and Union. 11:00 lo 11:50 No classes and Robert E. Lee, the play re- the play In his brilliant portrayal volves around the controversial of Drummond. tho stooped, graying, head-on when Drummond, through 1958, freestyler Don Worsfold in ItlS p.m. Processional march to All afternoon classes will moot "monkey trial" of 1925 in which legal sage. Ho gave depth and a series of adroit legal gymnastics, 1968, and backatroker Ray Martin Ihe Union. on tho regular ichedule. high school teacher John T. Scopes meaning to every Boo as he plead- (Continued on page 2) and freestyler Hank Reest in 1969. 2i2S p.m. Processional marches lo tho ballroom with the playing of "The Anniversary Academic March." an original composition by Gerald Lofkoff, Instructor la Cadets Receive Awards At President's Review music. Cadets Darrell Rader, Richard ties of military leadership. Named service to the Pershing Rifles Ho- ment of military science and tac- 2:30 p.m.—Convocation. Hoffman, and Thomas Heckler recipient of the Air Force Associa- norary Military Society, wer. tics, the inspection wsa to deter- were named recipients of the Ohio tion Silver Medal was Cadet Tho- given to Edward Limbach, Grant mine the effectiveness of th. Reserve Officer's Association A- mas LaPolt for over-all excellence. Rosensteel Jr., Terrance Martell, ROTC program here, and to com- ward at the annual President's This award will be presented on and William Blair. pare it with others throughout Key Distribution Date Review Tuesday. Dr. Ralph G. Honors Day. According to Lt. Col. Harold Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virgin- Set For End Of May Harshman, vice president of the ilioudy, chairman of the depart- is. Harvey Bibicoff, Frank Shanow- The 1960 edition of the Key ten- University, presented the awards er, and Tod Butler were present- in the absence of President Ralph tatively is scheduled for distribu- ed the Reserve Officers Associa- tion May 26 or 26. W. McDonald. tion Awards as the outstanding The Chicago Tribune ROTC A- graduating, junior, and sophomore Carol Geer, editor of the Key, ward for outstanding scholastic cadets in ROTC. said, "We hope the book will be ability in air science subjects and Superior Cadet Ribbons were the best ever, but the final deci- military achievement was present- presented to Larry Bradford, Ro- sion will be up to the students." ed to Cadets Dale Poszgai and Don- bert Reublin, Mark Winchester, This year's Key has set a record ald Beran. In recognition of de- and John Hunger. Jerry Milnor for number of copies placed on monstrated dependability, co-oper- received the High Aggregate Score order, 3,700, and it also will have ation, leadership, discipline, and Trophy for rifle marksmanship in the most number of pages, 320, or courtesy, Nicholas Essinger receiv- various areas of competition. 16 more than last year's annnal. REAPPOmTED—Carl H. Schwyn. ed the Ohio Society Sons of the The Award of the Association of Along with the clubs, faculty, member of tho University Board of American Revolution ROTC A- United States Army Medal went sports, and senior class section, Trustees since IMS, has been appoint- ward. to Edward I.imbach. The official there will be a special Golden An- ed by Governor Michael V. DiSalle to Cadet Lee Smoll was awarded presentation of the Award will be ROTC BIvTEW—CoL William E. Hobo*. West Virginia University. Is assisted niversary section with small areas another five-year tens on the Board. the# Convsir Air Force ROTC Ca- made on Honors Day. by Lt CoL Harold Broody, chairman of the department of military science and of gold to commemorate the Fif- His latest term will ond May 16. INS. det" Award in recognition of his Panning Rifles Achievement tactics, and Stove Phillips, commander of eta Pershlng Rifles unit OS he reviews tieth Anniversary of the Univer- Mr. Schwyn Is a Cygnet banker. demonstrated outstanding quali- Medals, awarded for outstanding the PRs tost Friday as part of the annual Federal Inspection Day. sity. Page 2 The B-G News Thursday, May 19, 1960 Editorially Speaking Go And See! Group Picks Manhart Aircraft Study, Plane Handling What's the use of applying yourself or of accepting re- sponsibilities that can only bring more work, more mental Open To Flight-Minded Students strain, and later hours? Why extend yourself when you can get AMA Man Of Year Five hundred dollars will be the tion; and "Realm of Flight," in- Lewis F. Manhart, professor of ensic fraternity; and a member tentative cost of enrolling in the tended to familiarixe the student by with less effort? Those who have asked themselves these business administration, has been of Book and Motor, Beta Gamma new aviation courses being offered pilot with meteorology. These pub- questions can see the answer Tuesday when another Honors named "Marketing Man of the Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa, to University students next fall. lications may be obtained at the Day rolls around. Year" by the Northwestern Ohio Bowling Green Rotary Club, and University Airport. Chapter of the American Market- Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The student who takes Flight It is then that top students in the many areas of Univer- ing Association. Training 101 will receive two sity life will be recognized and rewarded for having answered hours credit There will be 35 Piofessor Manhart, second re- hours of flight instruction and one these questions—in a positive manner. cipient of the award, was cited for Grad Assistantships and one-half hours for the flight Official having contributed the most to examination. In addition, there will Their tangible rewards will be a trip to the stage to marketing during 1959-60 through receive the award, amid the applause of fellow students, and Are Still Available be a two-hour ground school ses- Announcements his 23 years of sion one evening each week at the the award itself—perhaps a trophy, or a plaque, or a scroll. having taught a For Coming Year University Airport. Applications or* being occoptod from They're nice. But more important to those who are recog- large number of parenta who would Hk* to hare their marketing stu- "Graduate assistantships are be- Actual flight training begins children a! end tho UnWerslry Nursery nized will be the implications of the award. More than a size- dents, as a pri- ing accepted rapidly for next year," with familiarization with the air- School starting In Soptombor. lttO. In able hunk of metal, wood, or paper—it will serve as evidence vate marketing said Dr. Lloyd A. Helms, dean of craft and the function of ita me- order for a child to bo admlttod. ho the Graduate School. chanisima. The student then will must bo In good health and hare or will that the recipient has faced up to the challenging requirements consultant to area businesses, According to figures released by learn how to handle the plane in roach hia fourth birthday during tho of success and fulfilled them. In the majority of cases it will be and for his the Graduate School, the following the air by performing maneuvers, calendar year of 1W0. only a milestone along the road to further success. general academ- assistantships have been filled, or such aa turns, climbs and glides. After the introduction to basic air Tboro will bo morning sooejpna Iron. Herein lies the twofold purpose of Honors Day. Not only a ic and profes- are vacant: art, two accepted and 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. Tho afternoon soe- sional devotion three available; biology, five ac- work, the student will learn take- time to honor those students who have distinguished them- off and landing procedures, then alona will ran (roan 1:15 to 3:45 p-m. to the advance- Manhart cepted; counseling, one accepted, Parent* may chooeo tho looalon that selves in various areas of University life, it is intended to ment of the sci- one available; English, 14 ac- the use of radio, cross-country navigation, and elementary instru- th.y would lllco to havo tbolr child at stimulate those who view such challenges as hard work and ence and practice of marketing. cepted; geology, five available; land. HowoTOT, tho management re The award was presented at the health and physical education, two ment training. the acceptance of responsibility with a suspicious eye. oorroo tho right of placing tho child In annual Ladies' Night dinner spon- accepted, five available; history, The average student should be either session In order to balance tho Honors Day is neither the final judgment day for in- sored by the Chapter on May 13, two accepted; psychology, four ac- able to solo in approximately eight dividual success, nor the time when all deserving persons can at the Toledo Inverness Club, by cepted, three available; sociology, to 10 hour* of instruction. V. Paul Felton, award committee one accepted; speech, 12 accepted, Applications will bo gtren priority be recognized for their respective efforts, but it will be of chairman and Toledo district man- nine available; and education, two Literature required in the course according to dale of application. Those benefit to every student who attends. ager for Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. accepted, four available. will include "Civil Air Regulation who wlah to apply should do oo im and Flight Standard.- for Pilots"; Go and seel A number of University officials Assistantships carry $1,200 sti- mediately OS there are a rny few and associates of Professor Man- pends for study and quarter-time "Facts of Flight," which deals vacanc.ee left. Bond all applications to hart, as well ns a group of former teaching or other service in the with aircraft operation; "Path of Dr. John E. Goo. dean. College of Edu- New Nest Policies? students, attended the award din- Flight," which concerns naviga- cation. Conversations with the Union director and the president- instructional program. ner. In addition, five intern-study elect of the Union indicate that no major policy changes are Professor Manhart, a graduate assistantships have been accepted. planned in the conduct of the Nest next year. of Bowling Green, is owner and These carry 12,200 grants for half- manager of L. F. Manhart Associ- This is in response to the many requests that the News has time teaching for students who with ates, business consultants, special- want to study on the graduate revel On Campus M&QfraJrran received for clarification on this matter. izing in distribution and marketing beyond the master's degree. They costs and problems. are intended for those who wish to (Author of "I Has a Teen-oft Dwarf," "The Many His outside activities in the teach on the college level. Lorn of Dobir QiUit," etc.) Bowling Green area include studies President Of Young Republicans of consumer buying and patronage habits to reveal opportunities for further development, analysis of EUROPE MADE SIMPLE: NO. 2 Cites Possible Democratic Pitfall pedestrian traffic and parking Bouilituj Green State Unlventtii habitH iiml facilities in the down- By Carl Schwob.1 senting both parties, Nixon re- ceived a total of 2.'I0 votes, John town urea, und study in 1941 of EDiTOHIAL STAFF Last week we discussed England, the first stop on the tour of Ed Note: Trio foUowlnfl la cm Interview the advisability of the physical ex- lorry Cornea. Editor Europe that every American college student is going to make with Iho proaldonl ol Iho Young Ropub- Kennedy 123; Lyndon Johnson 16; Stuart Symington 24; Adlai Stev- pansion of Bowling Green State Keith Sanders Manages a Editor this summer. Today we will discuss your next stop, France—or llcana Club concerning candidates and University. Ron Geleer Issue Editor IUUH In Iho forthcoming .lection. A enson 8Sj and Hubert Humphrey the Pearl of the Pacific, as it is generally called. 17. The second and only other Prof. Manhart is a past presi- Ann Scherry Aaa't Issue Editor almllar look at Iho Democratic political dent of the Northwestern Ohio Dave Too*. Sports Essex To get from England to France, one greases one's body and picture appeared In Iho May 10 lime. choice for Republican voters was Nelson Rockefeller, who was listed Chapter of the American Market- Tom Whetand AMI Sports Editor swims the English Channel. Similarly, to get from France to "The Democratic Party may as a write-in candidate. ing Association, a charter mem- ludy Murphy ■octal leaks Spain, one greases one's body and slides down the Pyrenees. encounter the same pitfall the ber of the Bowling Green chapter Corolyn Camper Asi't Social Editor Mist McBroom staled. "This poll of Pi Kappa Delta, national for- QaU Feery As you can see, the most important single item to take to Europe Republican Party did in 1912 on our campus, with polls on cam* is a valise full of grease. in the nomination and elec- puses throughout the United States, glvee some Indication that a Repub- No, I am wrong. The most important single item to take to tion of a candidate for Presi- lican candidate Is favored and that Europe is a valise full of Marlboro Cigarettes. Oh, what a piece dent of the United States," there Is a splitting of the Democra- of work is Marlboro! If you think flavor went out when fillers atatcd Sharron McBroom, presi- tic voters." US f« ... eame in, treat yourself to a Marlboro. Tlie filter works perfectly, dent of the Young Republicans According to Miss McBroom, and yet you get the full, restful, edifying taste of the choice Club. the platform the Republican party In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt and tolmcccw that precede the filter. This remarkable feat of cigarette will follow is the decentralization engineering was achieved by Marlboro's research team—Fred William Howard Tart, both Re- of power and building up of local publicans, were competing; for the units of government; the protec- Softpack and Walter Fliptop—and I, for one, am grateful. presidential nomination. The com- tion of private enterprise with only petition between them became so But I digress. We were speaking of France—or the Serpent of those regulations necessary to the Nile, as it is popularly termed. bitter that Roosevelt broke away safeguard the public interest; the and formed his own party. Con- curbing of inflation; the protec- First let us briefly sum up the history of France. The nation sequently, the voters were split, tion of constitutional liberties; the a'lowing the Democratic nominee, was discovered in 1492 by Madame Guillotine. There followed rejection of class struggle; and a series of costly wars with Schleswig-Holstein, the Cleveland Woodrow Wilson, to win easily. the balance of power among the According to Mlsa McBroom. the branches of government. Indians, and Captain Dreyfus. Stability finally came to this Democratic Forty la apHl today. troubled land with the coronation of Marshal Foch, who With five candldaloa running lor Concerning club membership, married Ixirraine Alsace and had three children: Flopsy, Mopsy, nomination—Kennedy. Johnion. Sy- Miss McBroom said, "Even if a mington. Stevenson and Humphrey— person does not want to affiliate and Charlemagne. This later became known as the Petit Trianon. the voters are undecided as to with a specific club, we want to whom to select. get him to think and learn about politics. We want to stimulate Recently a campus survey was p,¥ntit,\ conducted by the Young Repub- students to think politically every licans Club to determine whether year, not only during an election the students are politically minded, year." and if so, what their party prefer- She added that many students ences were. In addition, students express Interest but do not follow were asked to vote for candidates up their Intentions, consequently for President. making It difficult to find active Of 750 students polled, repre- participants In the itudeni body. Th.rtf.tv The local club has approximate- (11) c'lT'fi- ly 100 members, and many more r-.'lae* fti** Outstanding Acting have inquired about becoming f&WmwM v (UkotrAfUk. members, according to Miss Mc- Enhances'Inherit' Broom. Marshal Foch—or the Boy Orator of the Pint to, as he was (Continued from page 1) affectionately called—was succeeded by Napoleon who intro- was able to get Brady to take the duced shortness to France. Until Napoleon, the French were the witness stand to defend hia own tallest nation in Europe. After Napoleon, most Frenchmen were strict interpretation of the Bible. W-A-T-C-H Skillfully executing his part, able to walk comfortably under card tables. This later became Ronke, as Drummond, trapped FOR THE known as the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Brady into stating aeveral contra- dictions in the Bible, taken in Napoleon was finally exiled to Elba where he made the their full literal sense. famous statement, "Able was I ere I saw Elba," which reads Joe Cloutier was convincing in the same whether you spell it forwards or backwards. You can portraying Cates as the man he also spell Marlboro backwards—Oroblram. Do not, however, really was: a mild mannered, de- try to smoke Marlboro backwards because that undoes all the voted teacher who "dared to think." efficacy of the great Marlboro filter. Lou Bove received the plaudits ol After Napoleon's death the French people fell into a great a packed Friday night audience for depression, known as the Louisiana Purchase. For over a cen- his portrayal of the acld-tongued Baltimore newspaper correspondent tury everybody sat around moping and refusing his food. This E. K. Hornbeck. the fictional coun- torpor was not lifted until Eiffel built his famous tower, which terpart ol H. la Mencken, who cov- made everybody giggle so hard that today France is the gayest ered the actual trial. country in all Europe. One of the significant featur- es of the over-all performance was Each night the colorful natives gather at sidewalk cafes and John Hepler's striking split level shout "Oo-la-la" as Maurice Chevalier promenades down the set, the upper half showing the Champs FJysees swinging his Malacca cane. Then, tired but austere main street of Hillsboro, THE CLASSIC FOUNTAIN PCN happy, everyone goes to the Louvre for bowls of onion soup. and the lower level the typical makeshift courtroom of a small •2.96 The principal industry of France is cashing travelers checks. OtlwUt-rt-ook town. -». M. TV. a*.—— ft- Ow. In addition to excellent direction Well sir, I guess that's all you need to know about France. by Dr. Donald C. Kleckner, the Next week we'll visit the Land of the Midnight Sun-Spain. play was enhanced by an extreme- ly strong supporting cast. Members THIRMAPOtNT CH04CK OF Aft-ONO IS CUSTOM-F1TTKD FOR YOU. treated their part* with all the polish of lead billings. Ron 0- ■I-eary, Mike Fink, Lallelle Ger- COMING lach, Karen Kesling, Jerry Jester, Wear* IOMI-, thU wmk, evert reek, the belt of fhi Alt* and Ron Van Lien all helped give NEXT WEEK clgmrttt— it Marlboro, the ewaf at the non-Mlert Im PhlUm this memorable production added Morrlt: both momllable In toft pmek or Up-top boa. dimension. Thursday, May 19,1960 The B-G News Page 3 5 • Cooper Outlines Coach's Philosophy ^"7Ut ralcon TLmdermen,- ^ ■T Dr. 8a Cooper their greatest potential. experienced a sane athletic pro- Theta Chi Wins Race; Chairman. HPE Depl. The worth of athletics in educa- gram under capable coaching lead- Few in college coaching today tion is judged projected against ership will deny that this has been MAC Meet Saturday do not have their moments of "soul these values with their varying a fine educational experience (and The Falcon cindermen, in per- searching." Arising time and time points of view. These judgments in its richest and loftiest sense) haps their finest showing of the again in their minds is the ques- range from total exclusion to com- and will extol the educational con- season, came within three points Caldweil Sets Record tion, "Where do intercollegiate plete acceptance. In the last analy- sequences of membership on a foot- of upsetting defending Mid-Ameri- Theta Chi, previously a four-time winner of Delta Upsi- athletics belong in higher educa- sis, a coach's appraisal of the ball, basketball, swimming, or can Conference champion Western tion?" Certainly, one can point to place of athletics in education (if track team. Coaches are not Michigan in a dual meet last Fri- lon's annual spring Bike Race, repeated the feat again Satur- thousands of teams and perhaps he is true to himself) is determined infrequently "awed," perhaps even day. Bowling Green captured sev- day, to take permanent possession of the decade Bike Race hundreds of thousands of college by his own education philosophy. frightened, at the potential they en first places, but the Broncos athletes in our schools and univer- Deepar Purposes possess for shaping men's lives garnered one more to win the trophy. Two records were set in the all-day affair, as eight sities as pragmatic evidence that Fortunately, there are hundreds and determining the values of the met, 69V.67W. The loss for fraternities completed the tenth run-off of the Race. they are ac- of college coaches today who see in young men entrusted to them in the Falcons was their first this Theta Chi emerged with more than a three-lap spread over cepted, but the their vocations purposes which are athletics. year, leaving them with a 6-1 mark sensitive coach much deeper than win-loss records, I, personally, am proud but going into the MAC track cham- the runner-up, Pi Kappa Alp- is still torment- conference championships, All- humble to be a member of the pionships this week end at Athens. ha. Completing a record 74 ed with the bas- Americans, or bowl bids. Though Bowling Green State University Bowling Green's 880-yard relay laps, Theta Chi shattered its own ic question, "Do they must constantly seek to extri- athletic coaching staff. Though team of Walt Killian, Angelo Pri- distance record of 71 laps, set last intercolleg late cate themselves from these ad- certainly we have had our full vitera, Earl Pearson, and Ernie year, and covered approximately athletics contri- mittedly superficial aspects of col- Mal/.iihn set a new Falcon record share of athletic "success" during 153 miles in the eight-hour race. bute to (and not lege sports and constantly to keep the initial 50 years of our Uni- as they sprinted the distance in detract from) before themselves the basic and versity's history, measured by the I :28.2. Pi Kappa Alpha placed second, the purposes for fundamental values (and many of usual criteria of win-loss records, Bernie Casey returned to the outdistancing Phi Delta Theta, which a univer- these superficialities are pressured conference championships, and Falcon line-up to lead his team three-time winner of the event, by sity really ex- scarcely more than 10 yards at the Coopor upon them by others who demand All-Amcricans, 1 believe our ulti- with firsts in both hurdle events. ists?" Is the from college sports such things as mate athletic values arc still clear His time in the 120-yard low finish. Alpha Tau Omega, hamper- sports activity which consumes prestige, entertainment, and vicar- and defensible and consistent with hurdles was :14.5, and in the 220- ed by two flat tires during the hours upon hrurs of my time and ious recognition), the ever-present those sought by the University for yard lows, :24.6. day, placed fourth, with Kappa those of "my boys" resulting in question confronts the worthy col- all its educatees. Despite constant Malxahn helped pick up depth Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sig- outcomes which are educationally lege coach, "What are athletics do- pressure, distractions and distor- points for the Falcons as he took ma Chi, and Zcta Beta Tau finish- sound and consistent with those ing for the boy?" as against its tions of all kinds, I believe our seconds in both hurdle events, and ing in that order. sought by the college as a whole? antidote, "What good is the boy University coaches still seek first a third in the 220-yard dash. In the two special feature races, Though it is almost inherent in doing for me und the school?" But for those under their influence Larry Dove captured a first for Jack Caldweil of Phi Delta Theta the nature of higher education to in the final analysis it is the indi- an education of the finest and lof- Howling Green, cracking the Bron- set a new speed lap record of be continually self-evaluating, vidual athlete's educational wel- tiest kind. cos' middle distance domination, 5:40, shaving last year's record rarely in its history has it been fare that is of ultimate importance. I am pleased that the person who with a time of 1:56 in the half time of 6:03 by 14 seconds, and more critical of itself than at An Educational Frill solicited this "philosophy of a mile event. Raymond Whittaker, assistant present. Books, articles and treat- There are those who regard col- roach" permitted me this liberty Privitera took first in the cen- dean of students, replaced Wallace ises by the thousands are seeking lege athletics as a frill, an extra of expressing what's on my mind. tury with :10.1, and came back Taylor, dean of men, as the facul- to clarify its basic purposes. Opin- in the education hierarchy. Fre- It seemed fitting to use the occa- with a second in the 220-yard dash. ty Bike Race champ in a never- ions range from the Alpha to the quently athletic scholarships arc sion of Bowling Green's fiftieth Ron DeWulf came up with one to-be forgotten duel. Omega. On the one hand there are justified on the grounds that they of his best performances of the birthday to examine the appropri- Trophies were awarded follow- those who would return us to the cnttblc a young man to get an edu- ateness of my philosophy of ath- year as ho captured the broad scholasticism of the Middle Ages cation in exchange for his athletic jump with a leap of 22-8. ing the race to the Bike Race letic coaching rather than to extol Queen, Joyce Evans of Alpha Xi and make higher education es- talent. The fallacy in the position our athletic virtues and accomp- Carroll Rine garnered Bowling sentially an "intellectual" experi- Green's seventh first place, in RIDER RECEIVED—A Th«.a Chi rid« Delta, to the winning and second- is that it fails to acknowledge that lishments (which arc consider- place teams, and to the speed lap ence. On the other extreme are the athletic experience is in itself the discus, with a heave of 138-0. It shown aft»r -ucc*Mful completion able). It is ho|>ed that athletics at victor. Jack Caldweil. those who see education as concern- an aspect of education and one of Bowling Green will always be con- of on* of Iho 74 laps ridden by Theta ed with man's total well-being and the most significant and influential ducted so as to he a credit to our Chi ai It captured Ihe annual Delta The race began at approximate- envision education best when all of kinds. aspiration for educational excel- Golfers Beat Miami; Upstlon Bike Race Saturday. A new ly 8:30 Saturday morning, follow- man's aspects arc developed to Few college players who have lence, record In the .peed lap was eet when ing a DU-Alpha XI breakfast on Trip Eastern Michigan Jack Caldweil rode the 2.2 mile dist- Sorority Row, and continued unin- The Falcon linksmen closed out ance In 5:49. terrupted until 1:30 p.m. their regular season last week end by downing Miami for the second time, !3Vi-10^4, and whipping Eastern Michigan, 22V4-1V4. The victories for the golfers left them Diamondmen Top Miami Do Ybu Think IbrYburself? with a 0-7-1 record for the season. Final competition for the golf (TAKE A CRACK AT THESE QUESTIONS AND SEE IF YOU CONNECT*) team will be this week end at Twice Over Week End Athens for the Mid-American Con- ference golf championship. Bowling Green's diamondmen snapped a four-game los- Bowling Grain 13'i— Miami 10', ing streak by blanking Miami 3-0 on Friday, and followed Harold Warren (BG) over Ron up with a 10-8 thriller on Saturday. The wins for the Falcons Isgrig (M), 3-1; Glenn Apple (BG) over Bob Brickies (M), 2V4- even their season mark at 7-7, and move them out of the Mid- 1 Vi; Perry I .a lining (BG) over American Conference cellar with a 3-4 record. This was the Howard Kristler (M), 4-0; Bob last home appearance of the Falcons, as they close out their .laiohson (M) over Bob Wink season this week end with two (BG), 3-1; Ed Gregor (BG) over the side on strikeouts in the sixth, Stan Taylor (M), 3-1; Bob Fryer games at Kent. before the game was called. (M) over Walt Felgar (BG), 4-0. Sparked by the one-hit pitching Blackledge drove in his twenty- Bowling Graan M'.i—E. Michigan I'. first and twenty-second runs of Warren (BG) over Cliff Zill of Tom Lyons and a two-run home run by Ron Blackledge, the Fal- the season with his eighth round- (EM), 3t4-V4; Lanning (BG) oxer tripper. Norvel Shock (EM), 3M-M; Wink cons defeated the Redskins in an abbreviated five-inning game. In the game on Saturday, Fal- (BG) over Jerry Minor (EM), con pitcher Dave Hornick had a 3V4-V4; Gregor (BG) over Bob Lyons, who picked up his third no-hitter going into the seventh in- Papp (EM) 4-0; Felgar (BG) win of the season, gave up only ning before he was reached for over Dave Semrau (EM), 4-0, Ap- one hit, a double with two out in four runs. John Linn and Dick ple (BG) over Dick Dewling (EM), the third. He struck out seven bat- Hugeda came on in relief and 4-0. ters in five innings and retired Bugeda picked up the win, his first of the season. Rowling Green jumped off to a 7-0 lead, but by the end of the first half of the eighth, was on the short end of an 8-7 score. If you were offered a high-paving summer job as The Falcons, down one run after an animal trainer, would you (A) insist on small Miami had gone ahead on a grand animals? (B) ask for pay in advance? (C) find out slam homer, quickly retaliated in why professionals won't take the job? AD BDCD the bottom half of the eighth with three runs. The first run of the inning scored on a controversial "Time heals all wounds" women who think for themselves have ground-rule double by Ron Moore ia a statement (A) de- studied the facts about filters and have with runners on first and second. nounced by antiseptic chosen Viceroy . . . the one cigarette Larry Bradford came through with manufacturers; (B) as with a thinking man.'s filter and a smok- his first hit in a long time, but true as "Time wounds all ing man's taste. made it a big one as he drove in heels"; (C) that means the winning runs on a single. your mind can build its *lf you checked (B) in three out of four of Ed Purk and Moore were the own scar tissue. these questions, you don't exactly flunk—but hitting stars of the game as Purk if you checked (C), you think for yourself! went five for five and drove in AD BD CD three runs; Moore hit safely four times out of five and accounted In traffic, when a driver for two runs. behind you blows his w) horn, do you (A) go and m sock him? (B) wonder Redskins Beat Netters what's wrong? (C) hope it'll settle his nerves? GO GREYHOUND To Remain Undefeated Miami University's undefeated AD BD en (for out-of-this-world savings!) tennis team handed the Falcons their eighth defeat of the season When a pal bends your Saturday as they blanked BG's No, there's no Greyhound ear about why his filter netters, 9-0. cigarette is best, do you Scenicruiser* Service to The final home match of the listen most to (A) his outer space-yet. But If chatter about how good year for the Falcon netters was it tastes—regardless of you're rocketing home for yesterday, against Toledo. Bowling how it niters? (B) his re- the holidays, there's no COMPARE THESE LOW, Green travels to Athens today to mark that the filter must better way to gol It costs LOW FARES: engage in the Mid-American Con- ference tennis championships. Ac- be good because it's new? less than driving your own Clorolond S5.3S Ono War (C) his comments that tt.M Hound Trip tion continues through Saturday. jalopy, too. With this exclu- Daylon 15 50 On. War both really good filtration M.M Bound Trip sive Greyhound Service, Cincinnati $7.20 OB* WOT and real tobacco taste are SI1.M Round Trip important? you get more—pay less. *pras km Sport Shorts AD BD CD Get in orbit.. goGreyhound. Cwich Cunningham erusrt- Don Cunningham, sports pub- Before you buy your next pack of ciga- proof BAGGAGE PROBLEMS? You can take more with you on a box. Greyhound. Or, send your belongings by Greyhound Package licity director, coached the only rettes, take a moment to think about Express. They arrive in hours and cost you lessl *~ Mid-American Conference cham- what you really want Most men and pion golf team BG ever has had, Ift inch » comfortlo loJco Iho bin...and/Hn tho driving to ml in 1966. OnlT 1 Coach*. The Man Who Thinks for Himself Knows - There have been only two bas- ONLY VICEROY HAS A THINKING MAN'S FILTER-A SMOKING MAN'S TASTE! THERE'S A GREYHOUND AGENT GREYJJgUND ketball coaches at the University • lMO.BrMnAWmUmaonTotMceeo*?. NEAB TOO since the sport was begun here. Paul Landis handled the job for 17 years and Harold Anderson has been mentor for 18 seasons. P«sre4 The B-G News Thursday, May 19, 1960

Greek News • 4 Fraternities Pick 1959-60 Royalty * | Daniel Books And Coffee Leader; Derby Day Slated For Saturday; Discussion Focused On War Plays Walter C. Daniel, intern-study assistant in English, discussed Sigs Stage Unique Competition Year's Drama Ends "Sean O'Caaey and His Irish War The annual Sigma Chi Derby Day before his class was activated May Plays" at the last Books and Coffee dawna Saturday, featuring; clowns 8. Other members of the 12-man and contests. A campus-winding class to initiate were Dan With One-Act Plays session of the year. May 11. parade will mark the beginning of Yinger, Darrcll Opfer, Lloyd "O'Casey, an Irish-born author, the afternoon's festivities. It will Vaughn, Charles Webb, Jerry Friday And Saturday was a common laborer from the begin at 12:30 p.m. in front of Wcis, Tom Parker, Dave Schnitz- The University Theatre's last ef- slums of Ireland who became a Bclf- the Sigma Chi house and wind Icr, Bill Clayton, Dick Alleshouse. JOAN K.AHL, Chi Cm.qa. loll, was CHRIS HANSEN. Alpha Chi Omega, around campus, picking up contest Kd Smith, Jim Mericle, and Don chosen Sweetheart of Phi Delia Theta left and Jean Tadych. Alpha XI Delia, forts of the year will be presented educated member of the Anglican entrants. Trcdway. at the fraternity's spring closed formal right, were chosen Sweethearts of Alpha Friday and Saturday, in two bills Church, the Gaelic League, and Saturday evening. Lli Augustine. Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. of original one-acts. These plays various labor unions," stated Mr. The contests will be held on the Hal Dick has been elected presi- are handled completely by the stu- dent of Phi Psi for the fall semes- Gamma Delta, right, was chosen Dream respectively. The presentations were Daniel. O'C i»ey organized and be- athletic field behind the Fine Arts Girl of Theta Chi at Ike Parents' Week mide at the ATO and SAE spring dents. came secretary of the Irish Citizen Bldg. The first contest will be the ter. Other officers include Dick End dance Saturday. closed formal? Friday evening. There are four plays listed on Army during 1913-17, he added. Hilda Zilch Relay. Following will Frcy, vice president; Jim Myers, each night's bill. Scheduled for be a pudding eating contest, a recording secretary; and Mark The war plays discussed by Mr. Dcerwester, treasurer. Friday night are: "Little Bit pi D>niel included "The Shadow of a back-to-back race, a shaving-the Blackmail," "A Problem of Seman balloon contest, a tricycle relay, Ron Strause, past-president, re- Campus Kaleidoscope Gunman." "The Plough and the a balloon sweep, and the mystery cently was chosen the recipient of tics," "Day of Rest," and "The Stars," and "Juno and the Pay- event, which will conclude the pro the Solon E. Summerfield award Beta Gamma Sigma, national busi- Lynn Llewellyn, vice president' Sharon Chance You Take." cock." "O'Casey and his plays are gram. from the national fraternity. It iB ness honorary—Will initiate 18 out- Swlgarl. recording secretary; Carol Vac- On Saturday night's bill arc: controversial SS place. Call Joyce Brumm. 209 Lowry. • e e Phi Kappa Ptl LOST—A Ian billfold on campus. 11 Kappa Delta Pi. education honor Larry Shclt was named out- found call Joan McKinley, 357 during society—Installed newly elected offic- makes another great discovery... standing Phi Kappa Psi pledge day. 4911 al night. Reward ollered. ers. They are Joanne Sanda. president;

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PAST AND PRESENT—Ai Bowftng Grssn Slat* UnWsrsicy looks to Iks of DnlTorslty Driro woro two brick pillars (oao Is Yislbls) which bora tho whon II bocamo unstable. Tho pillars and roadway passed on to allow for furutw OB tbo occasion of Its 50ih AnniYsrsary eotoafattos U shows ma»y Institution's nams and founding dato. A notablo landmark, also, was tho Main tho ronovation of the Inner campus. In their place are landscaped lawns and svldoocos that tho paii 50 joars bavo boon fllWd with progisss. Tboso two tonanco Bldg. smokestack, which horo strolchos skyward bohlnd tho AdmlnUtra a network o| sidewalks. In time this view will bo altered further, whon tho rlows of tho inner compui. as soon from Tharstto Stroot rofloct a part of that tion Bldg. A *low from tho samo spot today shows that all throo. tho brick now Administration Bldq., bordering Thursan Stroot, Is constructed. Tho photo pisirs—. Tho photo at loft was tains, In tho IMOs. Standina at tiw sntranct pillars. Univofsity Drlvo. and UM tmokoslack. or* «ono. Tho slack was rased at toft boars tho University tool and tho oao at right tho AnaWenaiy ioai Future Problem Is Maintaining High Quality By Keith Sand.t. the top high school students. We and laboratories. Consequently, al- 10.000." he said. "By limiting the courage the growth of the branch same number of seniors as we "The problem the Univer- will accept all those we can with- though we may have room in our enrollment to 10,000, or there- system and smaller northwestern now have freshmen. Thus the num- sity must face in the period out hurting our quality level." dormitories, we will not overcrowd abouts, we could preserve the high Ohio colleges. ber of graduates would be tripled Explaining admission policy, -he our classrooms to sacrifice educa- level of quality." Dr. McDonald pointed out the or quadrupled while the total en- from 1960 to 1980, which will said, "Our admission schedule is tional quality." "In order to be able to reach necessity for providing first-two- rollment on campus only would be be extremely important to determined by the space we have By 1970. the enrollment of the the 1970s with the assurance that year instruction away from the doubled. higher education, is one of available in our dormitories. How- University could be 15,000, Dr. students will be able to get into campus Two thirds of today's col- Plans for the period call for the ever, our dormitory building sche- McDonald conservatively estim- college and that we still will be lege students are freshmen and establishment of a Bchool of en- maintaining a quality of edu- dule is determined directly by what ates. However, "We hope to reach able to retain our quality, we sophomores, he said. By 1970 it gineering, giving Bowling Green cation that will make it worth- we can handle in our classrooms the 1970a without going beyond must do everything we can to en- is possible that we could have the the four basic undergraduate while to have. The period will be schools. Dr. McDonald pointed out typified by the emergence of some that doctoral programs will be institutions of very high quality, offered in English, speech, and in and Bowling Green has to be one other areas such as educational of the institutions in which this 4 Presidents Lead University Through 50 Years psychology. The master's degree level of quality is developed," said SMI Eoppet dusky City Schools, was appointed program will be extended. There President Ralph W. McDonald. Three of the four men who as the University's third president. will be intermediary degrees in Dr. McDonald believes that the many fields, and the over-all en- have served as President of Dr. Prout began his term on April 20-year period we are now enter- 1, 1939 and retired in 1961. rollment in graduate level courses ing will be the subject of exten- the University during its first During his 12-year administra- will greatly increase. sive studies in higher education, half-century were at one time tion, sororities and fraternities The Bowing Green State Univer- one of the purposes of which will sity of the future will also under- in their careers associated were nationalized. The Graduate be to acquaint the average edu- School, Reserve Officers' Training go a wide physical expansion. Dr. cated citizen with the demands of with the Sandusky school sys- Corps, and various clinics were McDonald pointed out that the higher education. "The future of tem. established, and the Airport, golf campus will be extended eastward the University is related to these Dr. Homer B. Williams accepted course, and radio station were to Dunbridge Road or to the new studies," he said. the position as first president of built. Route 26 by 1970. This would be the University in May, 1912. Dr. Dr. Wmiams Dr. Offenhauer Dr. Pro«t Dr. McDonald Upon Dr. Prout's retirement in SO Williams, after completing his 1961, Dr. Ralph W. McDonald education, taught fn rural schools Bldg., the Library, the Men's Gym, superintendent of Erie County became the fourth president of (m*s£ for several years, and served as Hayes Hall, and the Stadium were schools. He then became principal the University. Dr. McDonald at- superintendent of schoob in San- built during Dr. Williams' tenure. of Lima Public Schools, a position tended Hendrix College, in Con- "The University is going to en- dusky before coming to Bowling When he retired and was named he occupied for nearly 13 years. way, Ark., where he was graduat- an area increase of 300 to 600 large, and fortunately we are in Green. President Emeritus in 1937, Dr. At the time of his appointment ed in 1926 with a bachelor of arts acres. New buildings also will a position to grow. We are in the Dr. Williams organized the cour- Williams was succeeded by Dr. in 1987, Dr. Offenhauer was trea- degree. sprout up, in keeping with present heart of a most favorable region ses of study, selected the original Roy E. Offenhauer, the second surer of the National Education Dr. McDonald entered Duke expansion plans. A new business of the United States ax far aa faculty, and submitted a building President of the University. Association. Dr. Offcnhauer's ten- University and received his master administration building is propos- education is concerned. From this plan to the Board of Trustees. After completing his education. ure as President was cut short by of arts degree in 1927. In 1933, he ed, awaiting approval for funds by region will become available to The Administration Bldg. was Dr. Offcnhauer's first important a fatal automobile accident during received his Ph.D. degree from the the State Legislature. Facilities attend college the most educable one of the first buildings to be position was that of high school Christmas vacation in 1938. same institution. for campus married students will people in the country. People from constructed on the campus. Wil- principal in Mount Vernon. He Following Dr. Offenhauer's un- He became a high school mathe- be improved, and a new Library this region have a tradition of liams Hall, Moseley Hall, Hanna went on to become principal of timely death, Dr. Frank J. Prout. matics teacher at Fort Smith. Ark., building is on the agenda. The hard work. For them, it is an honor Hall, ShaUel Hall, Maintenance Sandusky High School and, later. former superintendent of the San- (Continued on page 8A) new Library will be the most ex- to do work and to do it well. This pensive building on campus and is the key to our expansion plan- will have to be completed before ning: Educable students are avail- 1980. able and we are deliberately plan- Concluding his look at the fu- ning to accommodate them. News Aims To Reflect Past 50 Years; Dedication Procedure Explained ture, Dr. McDonald said, "we will •T Larry Coflmo. sons who have been true leaders made on the basis of a vote, taken On the ballot, prepared and cir- be doing more good if we have "We will have an enormously in their respective fields of en- among more than 200 past and culated by the News, voters were heavy demand for admission and deavor in the service of the Uni- present faculty members and ad- 10,000 students and a high-level In this special Golden Anniver- asked to select (1) "The individual program than if we had 60,000 it will come increasingly from sary section the News has attempt- versity. Most appropriately, page ministrators. Only p< onnel who 1 has been dedicated to our four have been with thtt University man and woman who have made students and a normal-level pro- ed to reflect those events which gram. Presidents. more than five years were eligible the moBt significant contributions have highlighted the life and "Our function is, and will be, * In This Issue * growth of the University since its Subsequent selections were to vote. to the academic growth and cul- tural life of the University from to educate the students as best we • HOW COLLEGES DEVELOPED establishment in 1910 as a State can; to maintain a program from Normal College. 1910 to the present," and (2) ffo9» » "The coach and individual athlete which our graduates can go out • ALL-TIME BASXETBALL TEAM The stimulation and continua- and contribute more than the av- tion of this life and growth involv- Brown Extends Congratulations whose accomplishments have Voa* 3) brought the greatest recognition erage college graduate." • FAMILIAR CAMPUS "HANGOUTS" ed countless numbers of people. I would like to extend my hear- grest record and fine traditions, Because of sheer numbers, many tiest congratulations, through your stands high in this galaxy of in- and honor to the University from Oa*»« 1910 to the present" • THE BUILDING STOIT who are worthy of recognition publication, to Bowling Green stitutions of learning in the state | 50-50 Chance | IPaq, S) have not been mentioned on these State University, its President, its and nation. The final selections, we feel, • OUK MILITARY HISTORY pages. Regardless, their contribu- faculty, its student body and alum- My very best wishes for a fine were most justifiable. We only Readers of today's News may (Pas** tions will not be forgotten by those ni on the Fiftieth Anniversary of "birthday" year and for a long wish that all who have played a have noticed that, by coincidence, • LETTER FROM AN ALUMNUS who have worked with them and your fine University. and continued record of service! part in the rapid progress and our special Fiftieth Anniversary (Po«e 7) benefited from them. Ohio is proud of its colleges and development of the University Issue is also the fiftieth issue of • CLASS SCHEDULE COMPARISON Pages 1, 2, 8, and 6 of this universities and certainly Bowling Ted W. Brown these past 50 years could have the B-G News for the 1969-60 (Poo* I) section are dedicated to 10 per- Green State University, with its Secretary of State been so recognised. academic year. I'age 2 A The B-G News Thursday, May 19, 1960 Additions Of Colleges * In Dedication * 'Basic Education Courses Increase, Milestone In Growth reas Of Majors Strengthened By Ann Scherry Aa the college grew, five major By Don Hess cation, the former State Normal co'lege's early success," Dr. Over- departmenta of American studies College primarily was created to man explained. When Bowling Green State On Sept. 15, 1914, Bowling came into being: English, political train elementary teachers in north- Normal School was founded, When asked to contrast the pre- science, philosophy, art, and his- Green State Normal College ern Ohio." aaid Dr. J. Robert Ov- sent curriculum with that of the in 1910, and for 19 years tory. The special status program opened in temporary quarters, erman, dean emeritus of the Uni- past, Dr. Kenneth H. McFall. pro- was developed and extra-curricular versity. thereafter, its main purpose For their outstanding contributions to with a faculty of 15 members, vost. said. "The number of courses activities were begun. Among these University academics. Ibis page el Ike Although the College concen- considered basic education have was the training of teachers. are Books and Coffee, and the Golden Anniversary Issue Is dedicated including four critic teachers. trated principally on two-year increased and at the same time Not until 1929 was a second newest one, Curbstone. to Dr. laraee R. Overman, dean emeritus "Offering two-year courses in courses in' education. Dr. Homer the areas permitting the student of Ihe University, and Dr. Hea McCain, college — Liberal ArU — added B. Wllliama. first president, had to major have been strengthened A General Education professor emeritus of English. Dr. Over- elemenUry and rural education, the foresight to anticipate the de- to the College of Education that In 1963, two years before Dr. man was the first faculty member, and agriculture, home economics, In- through improvement of existing mand for teachers and insist upon waa Bowling Green. Emerson Shuck become dean, the Dr. McCain was chairman of Ibe Eng- dustrial arta, and music plus a facilities and increased expendi The flrat dean of the College Humanities Council, Social Scien- lish department four-year course in secondary edu- a curriculum that included four- tures for facilities." year course* in secondary educa- of Education waa Dr. Clyde Hl- ces Council, and Mathematics and He then added that the addition tion. Dr. Overman said. Remark- song, who assumed the position Science Councils were founded. of South Hall, Overman Hall, the when the college waa created aa Governing these is the Liberal ing on President Williams's anti- Hall of Music, speech and hearing a aeparate entity, in 1929. He wan Arts Council, duties of which are cipation of a "top-notch" school therapy equipment, improved in- succeeded in 1946 by Dr. Herschel Grade System Remains in the future, Dr. Overman said. administrative. dustrial arts facilities, and the I.ltherland. Dr. John E. Gee, the Located on the aecond floor of "Many older institutions had not remodeling of Hayes and Hanna preaent dean, haa held the posi- the Administration Bldg., the Col- ..tarted four-year courses leading Hal's—have played major roles in tion aince 1956. Dr. Hissong and lege of Liberal Arts offers the Relatively Unchanged to a bachelor of science degree in the development of the curriculum. Dr. Litherland remain on the fa- following degrees: bachelor of arts, secondary education until 60 years Citing the three major factors By Backle Houli rulty of the College of Education bachelor of science, and bachelor required to remain enrolled went after their founding, whereas related to academic progress with- as professors of education. of fine arts. Each represents a To remain enrolled at the Uni- into effect. However, "This Bowling Green began working to- in the past 20 years. Dr. McFall versity, a student had to pass half Department Developments broad curriculum of general edu- change has become effective only ward this goal immediately." emphasized the great increase in his courses and receive two thirds for those freshmen who enrolled Despite the fact that Ohio State highly qualified faculty members, The number of departments in- cation, and specialized courses for of the maximum quality points last fall and those who will enroll University was the only Ohio insti- acquired from other universities, cluded in the College of Education a major and a minor field. he could make in his courses, ac- in the future," said Mr. Van Worm- tution specifically authorised to business, and industry; careful and was increaaed over the years, and As the College of Liberal ArU rording to the 1929-30 Bowling er. Rather than the 1.8 grade aver- train secondary teachers at this judicious extension of Library at present Includes the following: continued to expand, the College Green catalog. age formerly required for good time, Bowling Green officials con- holdings, particularly the acquisi- education, health and physical edu- of Business Administration was Although rules such as this can academic standing at the end of cluded that state laws did not tion of numerous periodicals and cation, home economics, industrial organized, in 1935. It offered iU he found in past catalogs, the grad- the sixth semester, this year's legally specify that the college books directly related to subject arts, and library icience. first course of study in 1936. ing system has remained relative- freshman and future studenU must could not include this course of matter; and the adoption of the The College of Education is ac One policy of the new college ly unchanged in the University's have a 2.0 average after six sem- ■iinly "This interpretation plus curriculum to the objective of credited by the following agencies: was to encourage close contact fid-year history. A noUble excep- esters of attendance. There is the naming of the school Bowling providing a more liberal education National Council for the Accredit- between faculty and studenU tion was the P and F grading sys- a corresponding raising of grade Green State Normal College In- as a base upon which the student ation of Teacher Education, the through Cobus Hour, faculty-stu- tem employed during the Summer average requiremenU for each pre- stead of Bowling Green Normal may carry a significant program highest agency for this type for dent seminars, trips to business Sessions of 1914 through 1920. ceding semester. School contributed greatly to the related to his specific interest. teacher education in the United establishments, SAM, Press Club, profeasional fraternities, and oth- "P stood for passing and F for Another change scheduled to States; Ohio State Department of failing. These were the only grades go into effect in September 1960 Education; and the American As- er organized student groups. recorded at that time," said Glenn involves repeating a course to Governing Body sociation of Colleges for Tenchcr Reorganisation Van Wormer, registrar and direc- raise a grade. For all courses re- Education. When the present dean of the tor of admiaslona. peated during the 1960-1961 aca- In 1929, the College of Liberal college, Dr. Benjamin L. Pierce, With this exception, the Uni- demic year, and thereafter, the Arts was established, and the au- assumed that position in 1951. versity has employed the four- grades and credit hours for both Trustees Function To Improve, thority to grant four-year degrees the college underwent a reorgani- point grading system from its the first and subsequent registra- waa given to Bowling Green State zation. Emphasis was placed on a founding to the present. tions will be counted in computing College. broad liberal or general education, Last fall, an important change the accumulative quality point av- Maintain University Operation Dr. J. R. Overman, dean emerl- with an increased number of elec- in the minimum grade averages erage. tua of the University, was one of tives. the first faculty members to rea- Aa the Senate Committee on ACADEMIC CHRONOLOGY lize the need for a College of Lib- University Organization, headed by 1(00-1(10 eral ArU. Dr. Overman, continued IU work Bowling Green's first commencement was In July, 1115 ... A total of 35 graduated—all o| Ihem women . . . The school was established as a State Liberal Aria College of reorganization, it took steps to Normal College In 1910 . . . Classes mot In the Armory In 1114 . . . Bowling have the college accredited by the "At the beginning," said Dr. Green had 10 faculty members In 1910 ... In 1915. It Increased to 24 members . . . Overman, "we felt that a broad American Association of College 1(10-1910 general education was important Schools of Business, the highest 1912—a general building plan was adopted and with the Initial appropria- to teachers as well as to others, accrediting agency for schools of tion of 9150.000 the school proceeded with the construction of the central feature and offered general courses suit- business. This was accomplished of Ihe plant—the Administration Bldg . . . The first classes were held In able for everyone. As the courses in 1954. Toledo In 1914 . . . The total enrollment eiceeded 300 students. 1920-1910 for the new college developed BO Graduates lanes C. Donnen Carl Schwyn A. W. Bachman J. T. Emsthausen The library was occupied In 1927 . . . The Normal College maintained a the Institution changed from a As a result of this work, busi- Training School for grades one to six Inclusive, and a kindergarten In 1924. "... The boards shall do all school for training elementary ness men have Indicated that they ty for government of the Univcr In 1929 the Emmons-Hanna bill, enacted by the General Assembly, changed things necessary for the proper sity. This power is inherent in the teachers to a college interested in aro more than satisfied with stu- the legal name of Ihe school to Bowling Green State College and extended Its maintenance- and successful and citizens of Ohio but placed in the developing a general education." dents who graduate from Bowling scope to Include courses leading to Ihe degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor Dr. Overman waa the first dean Green. "Many students are placed of science. continuous operation of such uni- hands of the Board. It is their duty of the College of Liberal Arts. It every year in positions that will 1910-1940 veraities . . ." So states Section to maintain and operate the Uni- haa progressed until, today, al- lead to important executive posi- Bowling Green's first year as a University was 1995 ... A College ol Business .1341.04 of the Revised Code of versity in behalf of the tax-paying Administration and Graduate School were also created In this year . . . Farm Ohio, concerning the duties of the citizens. though only one fourth of the gra- tions," said Dr. Pierce. animal and crop courses were offered In 1992. Board of Trustees, the governing duates of Bowling Green are Lib- Prof. William F. Schmoltz. They arc, more specifically, 1940-19(0 body of the University. eral Arts students, two thirds of chairman of the department of The first permanent branch school—the Sandasky branch—was begun In charged with naming a president, the student body are taking cours accounting, will become the third 1949 to accommodate war veterans. According to section 3341.02 of making provisions for faculty and es from departmenta in the col- dean of the College of Business In 1959 the University was authorised to grant doctorlal degrees . . . More the Code. "The government of staff, and takinq action, which lege. Administration In November. than (0 per cent of the present regular faculty members hold a doctor's degree Rowling Green State University in their judgment, is in the best and Kent State University, res- interesU of the University. pectively, i» According to Ervin J. Kreischer. vested in * treasurer of the University, and board of five keeper of the legal books, "No. Faculty One Of Ohio's Best-McFall; trustees . . ." where in the legislative hooks is Kent, of course, the board denied any power." also is celebrat- There have been 31 members ing its fiftieth of the Board of Trustees at the anniversary this University since it was established. year, and regu- First Staff Included Overman, McCain The five members serving on the lations concern- present board are: E. T. Rodgers, ing the two uni- By Connie Dick provided financial support to in- Tiffin, president; A. W. Bachman, versities were dividual faculty members to Bowling Green; Carl Schwyn, Cyg- In 1914, the first year in established by carry on research activities. E. T. Hodgers g j^. net; James C. Donnell II, Findlay; which classes were held, Bow- the ute This is administered through a fa- and J. F. Ernsthausen, Norwalk. culty committee. gislature at the same time. ling Green State Normal Col- "We have been particularly for- lege had a faculty of 15 mem- "The tremendous strides in the Members of the Board of Trus- tunate in that we have had men of strengthening of the faculty dur- tee* are appointed for a term of bers. Among them were Dr. J. eminently high caliber serving on ing the past 10 years have led us five years. They serve without the Board of Trustees." said Pre Robert Overman, now dean to the point where. In every rank- monetary compensation. sident Ralph W. McDonald. "This emeritus, and Dr. Rea McCain, ing bated on objective date of In general, the Board of Trus- has been one of the great factors professor emeritus of English. level of preparation, the Bowling tees has authority and responsibili- in the progress of the University." Everyone of these faculty members Green facu'ty would be listed a had previous experience in public mong the first IS per cent in all school work or had held college the United States. It definitely teaching positions prior to coming would rank in the top 10 per cent Graduate School Reflects Progress to Bowling Green. Four held mas- within the state of Ohio," said By Bob Newton members. They are designated as ter'a degrees, three bachelor's de- Dr. McFall. Although the Graduate School an adviaery Graduate Faculty. grees, and three members had This year there are 248 regular has not been a part of the Univer- Ten members of the faculty and special preparation in the fields faculty members. Figures show sity for 50 years. iU very exist- administration are listed as mem- of home economics. Industrial arts, that 210 are men. The junior in- ence is proof of the University's bers cf the Graduate Council. They structional staff totals 51 addi- and music. EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOBS—Some of Ihe members of Ibe Bownng Green progress since iU inception. The are Dr. Helma, Dr. Kenneth H. tional persons. Including all per- By the 1929-30 ichool year, the faculty, past and present who have contributed significantly to the development Graduate School was founded in McFall, Dr. Howard O. Brogan, sons in administrative positions, faculty had grown from 15 to 48 of the University are. left to right: Prof. James Carmlchael, English and speech.' 1936. At that time it was govern- Dr. Grover C. Platt, Dr. Jacob student counseling services, the Li- members. Slightly more than 10 Prof. William P. Holt geography; Dr. Leon Slater, psychology; Dr. Rea McCain. ed by a board of directors. The Verduin, Dr. Frank C. Arnold, Dr. English; Prof. John Schwars. history; and Prof. Dan Crowley industrial arts, who brary staff, and supervising teach- per cent held Ph.D. or M.D. de- chairman of the original board was Cecil M. Freeburne, Dr. Charles Is retiring this year. ers, there are 416 persons employ- grees. Some 62 per cent had mas- Dr. Clyde Hissong, now a profes- W. Young. Dr. Samuel M. Cooper, ed directly or indirectly in the ter's degrees, while slightly more however, faculty qualification as educational program is enriched sor of education. The school's first and Dr. Donald C. Kleckner. institutional program of the Uni- than 27 per cent had bachelor's measured by the number of doc by the inclusion on the faculty of dean was Dr. Emerson C. Shuck, versity. In addition, last semester degrees. toral degrees held has steadily im- graduates from universities in Eu- now dean of the College of Liberal The major function of the Gra- there were 65 student assistants duate School as listed in the cata- During the next six years facul- proved. This year 60.3 per cent of rope, Canada, and Australasia. ArU. and three technical assistants who log, "is to motivate and educate ty growth was relatively slow. regular faculty members hold doc- The Graduate School has award- The present faculty also is dis- aided faculty members. Thus, a at an advanced level those who There were 53 faculty members in toral degrees, and the remainder ed 1,157 degrees in the 25 years tinguished by the number of fa- total of 484 persons are helping to are to be independent intellectual 1934-36. Of the 53, 30 per cent hold master'i degrees, or are certi- it has been in operation. IU re- culty members who are contri- maintain the high level of excel- held doctoral degrees, 61 per cent fied public accountants or have rent growth has been rapid. As leaders in the professions and in buting articles to scholarly pub- lence of our institutional program. research. The ultimate purpose is master's degrees, and only 9 per specialised master's degrees. late as six years ago, the school cent did not possess at least a lications with national and inter- Each year the addition of Uni- had an enrollment of 100 students. to develop the resourcefulness and master's degree. "This Is an unusually large per- national circulation each year. "A versity staff members to fill new Registrations for the second sem- responsibility of such individuals When Bowling Green became a centage of faculty members with recent survey," said Dr. McFall. positions Is made necessary by the ester of this year, aa reported by by furthering in them the power to university la 1935. asaies courses doctorate* as compared with the "indicates that 68 such articles Increasing enrollment. Each new the registrar's office, number 870. handle effectively and at first were olfered la the College of Edu national average, determined in a have appeared in the various jour- faculty member hi selected from According to Dr. Lloyd A. Helms, hand the materials and affairs of cation. Coltete of Liberal Arts. Col- survey of 687 colleges and univer- nals during the paat calendar Use outstanding ccndldatee with Ibe present dean of the school, "many life, and to use critically the re- lege ol Business Administration. sities by the Research Division of year." highest level el preparation In the of these student* are only part ports of others, judging both their and Graduate School. Al Ibis time the National Education Associa- The Bowling Green faculty also time; that U, they are only taking value and their limitations." tion," aaid Dr. Kenneth H. McFall, there were (4 faculty members haa received a number of research "It is anticipated that the one or two courses. During the The school feels that "the gra- University provost. The survey Forty one per cent held doctoral grants, from such organizations quality of the faculty as mea- Summer Sessions, we have many duate student should learn, as dis- found the average to be 40.6 per Jsgisss or were certified public as the Atomic Energy Commission, sured by the background of pre- more full-time students." tinguished from being taught; and cent holding doctorates. accountants. Fifty-five per cent National Science Foundation, Re- paration and prestige of graduate Graduate studenU enrolled at the chief office of the graduate held master'• degress. The preaent faculty includes search Corporation, Office of Na- schools where their degrees were the University for the first session faculty ia to help the student to Qualifications of the faculty as graduate* of the leading institu- val Research, Ordinance Division received, and their related exper- of the summer program last year make the best use of the Univer- measured by academic prepara- tion! and graduate schools of the of the U.S. Army, and the U.S. ience, will increaae faster than the numbered 367. sity's resources in pursuit of a tion remained somewhat constant country, from the Far West to Office of Education. In addition, increase in student enrollment," The Graduate School catalog mature and thorough understand- for the next 15 years. Since 1951, the East Coast. In addition, the the University haa, for six yean. said Dr. McFall. for 1969-60 lists a faculty of 43 ing of significant problems." Thursday, May 19, 1960 The B-G News PageSA Pick Your Own Grid Favorites; BG Nickname Chosen In 1927; Lake Christens Teams 'Falcons' By Toss Wh.land Chapman Heads Impressive List The nickname "Falcon" carried by all Bowline; Green athletic teams was originated 33 years ago, in 1927. By Ron Geiser Common nicknames used by sports writers throughout Who are the 11 best football the state, before that time, when Bowling: Green was a state players to wear the Orange and Brown since the sport was intro- normal college, were BG Normals, Teachers, and BG Pedago- duced here in 191!)? Such a list gues. None of these names were of the school's choosing. Thus, would he much more difficult to This pave Is dedicated to Athletic Ivan E. I*ke, "28; Dr. Homer select than an all time RG basket- before admitting defeat through Director Harold Anderson and cage- B. Williams, then president ball team because of the number Charlie Share for their outstanding flight. of players involved, so the News achievements In sports. "Andy." who of the University, and members "The Falcon is a bird that goei here presents many of the best has coached caqe teams at the Univer- of the faculty decided to do some- through a long period of train- BTidiron performers. Readers can sity for It yean, led six teams to Ike thing about finding a nickname ing just as sports teams for BG reminisce and choose their own fa- NTT la New York and one to the NCAA that would be more acceptable. go through long periods of rigor- tourney, and has developed seven all vorites. The list was compiled For a number of years Mr. Lake ous drill. Americans. Sharo. who played from with the aasistance of past and "The ready acceptance of the 1941-1150. set the four-year .coring had consulted with friends and name and the traditional use of present Falcon football coaches. record at Bowling Green with 1,790 historians of the area, hoping to At end the Falcons rave had points, since broken by Jimmy Darrow. find a clue to an appropriate mo- the symbol in University affairs such standout* as Rob SchnelVer, It l.A •'! !••« • nicker, but without success. since then have been a source of BIG WINNING STREAK great pride and joy to me through Jack Hecker, Vern Dunham. Jim "Then one day." he explains, l.add. Wayne Bordner. Charlie The longest winning streak in all the years." BG history was the 64-game home "I happened to pick up a story Runkenmycr. and Tom Kisselle. court winning string run up in about falconry. Here was a name, Schnelker perhaps is hest known basketball from 1946 to 1950. I thought, that might be our ob- in this group, as a standout flank- jective." Skibbie Scores er with the New York Giants, in At that time there was no stu- the National Football League. Rut STELLER'S STANDOUTS—This early .dilion ol a Falcon football squad was • jifrlsp dent government so there was no Rob Whittaker, who coached him, coached by Warren Steller who mured last spring from active coachinq after 35 one he could consult. He was re- rears ol service. His 1925 team was Northwestern Ohio Conference champs, while First 6-Pointer says, "He was a standout offen- luctant to approach President Wil- his 1SS7. 1*11. 1IM teams had records of 5-1.1. 5-0-2. and 9-B-2. <55eV sive performer while in college, liams, fearing that he might veto The honor of scoring the first but made his biggest develop- the suggestion. Bowling Green touchdown in in- tercollegiate football competition ment with the pros." On Oct. 28. 1927, after having went to Franklin (Gus) Skibbie. RG Gr.au gained the sports editorship of Mr. Skibbie, now mayor of the the Bowling Green Daily Sentinel- Hecker holds the RG record City of Bowling Green and a Diamondmen Initiate Athletics Tribune, he wrote a story with for passes caught in a game with teacher at Bowling Green High the headline, "Why We Christen 10 and yardage in a game with By Dave Young return to City Park, they shifted School, was in his first Intercol- liaseballets moved to their pre- BG Teams Falcons." 1 A3. Ladd holds season and career "Play ball!", shouted a to what is now the parking lot sent field behind the Graphic Arts legiate game as a freshman on marks in both categories, and also long - since - forgotten umpire near Rodgers Quadrangle, where Rldg. in 1958. Recently in the BGSU Maga- the 1920 eleven at the time of hia holds season records of 11 touch they returned each year until Basketball came to Bowling zine. Mr. Lake explained why he accomplishment. downs and 66 point*. at Bowling: Green's City Park 1854, For the next four years Green In 1916. Playing In the re- chose "Falcons" as the name for It was Oct. 9 of that year when Howling Green has had many one day in 1914. When the they played on the site where the creation hall of the Administration University teams: BG opened the season against fine tackles, including Kd Sim- athletes on the field complied, new Fraternity Residence Center Bldg. until 1929. and In Men's Gym "First, a good nickname is short nearby Findlay College. Bowling inskl, Chester Chapman, Ken Rus- presently is being erected. The (Continued on page 8A) so that it can be used by sports Green kicked off to Findlay, but sell, Bob Zimpfer. Emil Ihnat. the University's intercollegi- headline writers. Falcons (7 let- on the first scrimmage play the Chat Sak. Art Mergenthal, and ate athletic program was born. ters) is perfect. It should be dif- Oilers fumbled and BG recovered. l.es Rldeout. Rowling Green athletics have SPORTS CHRONOLOGY ferent, so that it immediately Fullback and Captain Charles Clu- Chapman may have been the traveled a long way since that 1910-1920 identifies the school. It was per- <-as carried for five yards and Al greatest all-around player ever at dim day 16 years ago, down a First baseball team formed in 1914 with diamond at City Park . , . Basketball fect then and still Is. even though McMann made a first down on Rowling Green, having been nam- roail on which the milestones are begun In 1919 with court in rec hall . . . Football and tennis added In 1919 • . . the Air Force Academy recently the Oilers' 9. Skibbie, playing ed to all-Ohio teams from 1928 memorable victories and defeats, 1920-1930 adopted the name. quarterback, saw an opening and through 1930, at three different intense rivalries, and coaches and Falcons take Northwestern Ohio Conference title In football with 3-1-1 "Next, it has been identified went off his left end for the score. positions. He was named aa a athletes who went on to national record In 1921 . . . Track and field team formed In 1923. use stadium track . . . with sports as far bark as 2000 Despite this, BG ultimately drop- guard in '28, end in '29. and fame or gained it without ever Football moves to now stadium, as does baseball . . . Warren Stellar takes over B.C. Falconry .still exists in the ped the contest, 10-6. football and baseball reins in 1924 . . . NWOC champs In 1925 la football tnckle in '80. He also played re- leaving the campus. world. Mr. Skibbie went on to athletic and baseball . . . Cross country added In 1927 . . . Footballers 5-1-1 la 192.7. gularly in the backfield and did Bowling Green athletic teams— "Further, a falcon is the moBt fame at BG. He captained the 1930-1940 much of the team's passing and horn the Pedagogues to the Fal- powerful bird for its size in the 1921 football team and was out- punting. cons—have played In three con- Football team ties lour games In eight times In 1931 . . . Golf new sport In world. Its courage is not less then standing in basketball and base- 1932. using City Park . . . BGSU loins new 24 team Ohio Athletic Conference . . . its power. It is swift and deadly ball. After completing his eligibili- Kusaell and Zimpfer were out- ferences In some 31 years ol league competition. First came the North- Coach Steller quits football In 1934. replaced by Harry Ockerman la 1935 . . . Foot- in flight and will attack foes twice ty, he assisted Warren Steller with standing all-around linemen. Rus- ballers Ohio Conference standouts with 5-1-1 mark in 1939 . . . Swimming becomes or three times its size. the 1925 football squad. Later he sell went on to a pro career with west Ohio Athletic Association. In eighth Intercollegiate sport ... 1919. There were live other colleges "In color, the Falcon is dark served as an assistant coach at Detroit of the NFL. Zimpfer, a 19401950 In the league. brown, the same as one of BGSU's Rowling Green High School. little ail-American choice this year, Wrestling last sports addition. In 1941 . . . Grid eleven grabs share of Ohio In 1932, Bowling Green joined colors. For the past decade, Mr. Skib decided to pass up the pros. Conference crown In Bob Whlttaker's first year . . . Paul Landls quits In 1942. the Ohio Athletic Conference, a Harold Anderson "stolen" from Toledo U. as basketball coach and athletic "It will not give up in a fight, luu has been one of northwestern Muraea Heads U« 2R-team free-for-all. The Falcons director . . . Harriers win first Ohio Conference title In 1942 . . . even unto its death. A born fight- Ohio's prominent football and bai- Tim Murnen, '57, heads the list outgrew the league, and competed Falcons invited to NIT five of nest six years . . , Clndermen undefeated, win er, the bird will die in the battle ketball officials. of guards, with Ray Reese, I.aMar independently from 1942 through Ohio AAU title . . . Gray fust ail-American In 1945 . . . Sam Cooper loins Knecht. Dave Martin, Ross Isel. 11151. Bowling Green has been in coached by Warren Steller. who retired last spring from active coaching after 35 and Matt Dotaon also rated out- the Mid-American Conference 1950-1990 standing performers. since 1952. Two of BG's greatest offensive gridders. Fred Durig and Jim Ladd, named Top-flight centers have included In the University's oldest inter- to all press associations' all-Ohio teams . . . BG enters Mid-American Conference In 1952 . . . Steller named to Helms Baseball Hall of Fame In 1954 . . . Andy's Broken Marks Show Clifford Stevenson, Ollie Glass, collegiate competition, Falcon dia- mondmen have compiled a record first losing season In 1955 . . . Swimmers take MAC title in 1959. haven't lost Ralph Quisenberry, Charles Cata- It since . . . Perry Ohio Coach of the Year as team takes MAC crown with nese, Wayne Rloker, and Bob of 260 wins and 165 losses. They 8-0 1 season . . . Clndermen lake nine of 15 firsts, finish second to Miami In Vounkin. left City Park for the University MAC ... In 1959-59 season. Falcons take all three winter crowns, basketballers football field in 1920, and remain- Moving Into the backfield, the go to NCAA . . . 1959—football, Doyt Perry. Ohio Coach of the Year. UP1 Coach Progress Of Athletes ed through 1988. After a brief list is topped by four fullbacks of the Week, undefeated. Mid-American Champs, Small College Champs . . . who outshine all other ballcarriers. What kind of records have Uni- the 990-yard relay; and Bob DeLa The rushing achievements of Fred versity athletes established in the Ronde, Jack Mortland. Noes, and Durig in the early HlnOs make first 46 years of athletic competi- Thomas paced off a 3:22 In the him the greatest Falcon offensive Ail-Time Basketball Team Chosen tion? In this day and age of rec- mile relay. performer. He holds all net rush- ord-shattering performances, how Three field marks were topped ing marks, season and career total many of the early records still in 1958. Walt Killian high-jumped offense marks, most points scored, stand in track and field, swim- 6-7V4, Dick Luehrs put the shot and most touchdowns in a career. AU-Tlm. ming, and cross country? 50-3Vi, and Carroll Kino tossed the discus 155-7U. Brilliant Backs The oldest record in the ' events is the 176-7 javelin heave Also great fullbacks in their Two records, 8)1.4 in the 220- CHUCK SHARE by George Madaras of the Falcons yard dash by Bob Long and 23-11 own right were Jack Woodland (Pictured Above) exactly 20 years ago, while the in the broad jump by Harold Ro- and Jack Giroux. while Stan Yod 100-yard dash mark of :09.8 was er was the best defensive line- binson, were set in 1948. The set by Will Lytle in 1944. record for the remaining event, backer in BG history, according the two-mile run, was set in 1961 to Whittaker and Don Cunning- All-Stan The most recent marks include by Mitrv Crosten. His time was ham, sports publicity director. " the 880-yard and mile run times of 1:64.4 and 4:24.5 by John Scott 9:48.9. Halfbacks who have been stand- D. Often Darrow Btanchl Gray last spring. Bernie Casey's :1 I.I The swimming records are quite outs include Eddie Wellner, Dewey By Bob Hoover pated in the East-West All-Star points (since broken by Darrow) in the 120-yard high hurdles and remarkable from the standpoint Johnson, Frank Uzak, Vic DeOrio, Game and was chosen for the and a single-game scoring mark :23.2 in the 220-yard low hurdles of dates when records were set. and Bernie Casey. Most of the Jimmy Darrow, Al Bianchi, Olympic tryouts. After a dazzling of 42 (also broken by Darrow). were new marks, while Bob Ram- Eight of the 17 records were set coaches included Casey, who will Charlie Share, Wyndol Gray, and display of ball-handling and shoot- low pole-vaulted 13-7 last year for this past season, four in 1959, be with the Falcons for one more Don Otten—a team composed of Share ley Man ing ability, he was passed over another record. Theae five made three in 1968, one in 1967, and year, because of his terrific speed these five men would offer any Share, who Dave Matthews call- when final Olympic team selec- 1959 the biggest year for new one in 1956. and drive, which they feel could modern group stiff competition. ed a "key man in the attack," play- tions were made. The move stimu- track records. make him BG's beat. He tied the By a vote of the men's physical ed in the NIT days of the late '40s All-American Ray Martin, "the lated much criticism from sports scoring mark of 66 points last year education department faculty, they and early '50s. The 6-11, 230- Three records fell and another greatest swimmer In BG's 20-year writers throughout the country. and also was a top pass catcher. represent the all-time Bowling pound center scored 1,730 points was fled In 1959. Floyd Lennox fled history," according lo Coach Bam Green basketball squad. Athletic Publicity Director Don in his four-year career here. the 220-yard dash tune of i21.4; Cooper, turned In a 19:27.7 la the Good signal callers and passers To determine the team, each Cunningham said about Darrow, Share, like Rianchi, went on Ted Thomas had a 440-yard dash 1.500 meter freestyle and a 2:19.2 have been numerous, with the list faculty member was asked to list "He worked at the game harder lo play professional ball. He was time of :49.0; the team of Jerry In the 200-yard Individual medley headed by Max Minnich, Bob Col- his top five choices. than anyone I've seen. He was a team captain of the St. Louis Noes. Herb Moorehead. Carlos Jack- this season, while all-American burn, Bill Lyons, Don Nehlen, Bill dedicated ballplayer who overcame Hawks for several years before eon, and Lennox ran a 1:28.6 In Rradshaw, Jim Bryan, Doyt Perry, Unanimous Selections (Continued on page 8A) Darrow, Bianchi, and Share the obstacle of being small." Golf being traded to the Minneapolis and Steve Hrudzinski. were unanimous choices. Gray, Coach Forrest Creason said that Lakers, his present club. Beside his Minnich Moat V.r.atll. former wartime great, was men- he got no bigger thrill than from exploits on the hardwood, he was Minnich was perhaps the best tioned by all but one. Competition watching Darrow play and never an honor roll student in the Col- all-around because of his great for the fifth spot, gained by Otten, saw anyone "who could do so lege of Rusinesa Administration running, passing, and punting was keen. many things so well." while here. skills. All the others were best Among others named in the Bianchi Tremendous Gray played only two years known for their passing, with the voting was Chuck McCampbell, Al Rianchi, the 6-3 forward, non- here during the war but was im- exception of Bradshaw, who led who got the nod from Coach Dale playing professionally with the pressive enough to be named to the nation's small college punters Herbert and tennis Coach Robert Syracuse Nationals in the Nation- the all-star team. In his two war- two years in a row and had a 42.2- Keefe. They termed him "a ter- al Basketball Association, was interrupted years, he scored 911 yard lifetime punting average in rific team and clutch player." another unanimous pick. Coach points. Coach Whittaker thought the early '50s. Bob "Peanuts" Long, who played Cooper was especially impressed of him "as the most outstanding Another kicking specialist was in the Share era, earned the votes by him. "He had a tremendous var- player we've ever had." Warren Chuck Perry, who holds career of Coaches Whittaker and Cooper, iety of shots. Probably bis best Steller described him as being "as marks for extra points attempted and was described by Dr. Cooper was an almost unstoppable fade- slick a player as any of the mo- and made with 53 and 41. Carl as "a colorful player, who was away jump shot. My biggest thrill derns." Bachman and Harold Yawberg al- extremely fast." in watching him was the night Otten Defensive Tower so were good point-after-touch- Darrow Rewrites Records when he needed 40 points to tie Don Otten, member of the NIT down men. So much has been written about Share's old season mark of 596. It squads of 1945-46, was at the time Perhaps several fine football Darrow that his accomplishments was against Loyola and he got he was playing, the second tallest those 40, despite being covered p!_.'rs have been omitted from are well known. In his three years man in collegiate basketball at this list, but with the huge number of play, he practically rewrote the by three men the whole night." 6 11H. He pumped in 1,312 points of participants over the years, BG record book. His play this year Scoring Mark in his four seasons. earned him UPI second team ail- Bianchi earned only one letter An honorable mention all-Ameri- it's very possible aome top per- DANDY DIAMONDMEN—This picture of cm early baseball team appeared fa formers are not mentioned. How- American recognition, a place on in high school, because he felt he can, he was a tower on defense, the lane 16. 1922, Issue of the Hews. The ideattficatloni are: front raw, from ever, quite a team could be form- the Helms ail-American squad, and was "too small." His best college and Coach Creason recalls how left 10 right—Lowrie, Raberdlng, Olnhausen, BistUM. and Hosklnsoa; middle low ed from any combination of those honorable ail-American mention by season was 1953-64, when he set he used to goal-tend and "just go —Roe, Bauchman. WINmer, Skibbie, Wetiens Pax and March, manageri lop named here. the Associated Press. He partici- a season scoring record of 600 up there and bat them away." row—Hummel Kalb. Blinn, Haas. Vellch and Coach E. C Xrelsjer. . . I'ajW 4A The B-G News Thursday, May 19, 1960 Building Program Mirrors University Progress ■rMrtagr their families. This ended the erec- converted into Ridge Cottage, • Who was to know, back in ton of temporary housing units residence for 14 women. on the campus. During the same year, the "old" 1910 when the embryonic Uni- Seven small cottage units, which Falcon's Nest, which had been a versity consisted only of the were to house 36 to 40 men, were meeting place for students since Administration Bldg. and constructed in 1946. Though they 1941, was officially put up for wire called Dorms R 1 through sale. It was to be replaced by a Williams Hall, that in a mere R-7 at the time, we know them as room in the Commons. 50 years, the total of the ori- Fraternity Row. In October, 1955, the Univer- ginal number of buildings would In 1948 a former hatchery was sity held the joint dedication of be multiplied many times over? In those early years, because there was only one residence hall on the campus for women, many of the students lived in private homes in Bowling Green. As the enrollment began to increase, tho need for a second residence hall for women was recognized. Out of this need grew Shatzel Hall. Con- struction on that building began in January, 1923. Along with the recognized need for more housing facilities came FOUR FOUNDERS— The low wings ol Found.™ Quadrangle wore nimul lot the realization that places must these four men who war* Instrumental In the lsqlslatlre beginnings of the Ual- be provided for social functions, versltyi (I. lo r.l loan Hamilton Lowry. a member of the House of BopceeeniuSres. such as parties and dances. Up who presented th* bill calling for two normal schools In northern Ohio; and until that time, these affairs had Granvtlle W. Mooney. ip.ak.r of tho House of Representatives- Francis W. Trtadway. president of the Senate; and ludsoo Harmon, governor of Ohio, all been held in various rooms in the of whom played a part In the passage, of tho bill. Ad Bids;. With the construction of some new buildings on the remodeled and named Ivy Hall. It Alice Prout Hall, residence hall campus, the year 1924 saw these housed 72 men. Later, in Septem- for women; and Rodgers Quad- functions being held in the social ber, 1952, this building became tangle, residence hall for men. room of Shatzel Hall, the Men's a women's housing unit. during Homecoming Week End. Gym. and the Training School BASKETBALL BARRACKS—With the serious housing were housed on tho main floor of the gym; each class Prout Hall was named for the late Gym. Two new cottage-type units ■hortage In 1946. tho University was forcsd to use the room housed 30. a corridor 30. the four handball courts 130. were constructed in 1949 and Alice Prout, wife of President In 1939, life was made complete Msn's Gym to houss men. Approximately 300 students and two small office* tn the Natatorfum, eight itudenti each. Emeritus Frank J. Prout. Rodgers for the Bowling Green coed when 1950. They now are the Phi Kap 1941. Don and Virginia Patterson, were housed off-campus to make were army surplus hospital units, pa Tau house and Rodgers North- Quad was named for E. Tappan the men moved on campus and Rodgers, of Tiffin, who has been occupied newly built Kohl Hall. who acted aa student host and room for the Navy trainees. at a cost of $1,000. Two tempor- west. hostess of the rustic building, liv- ary barrackstype dormitories, The University purchased the president of the University Board Their social life had taken a turn In 1945, there were nine wom- of Trustees since 1946. for the better in another respect, ed on the second floor. The Patter- en's housing units on campus. known as East and West Halls, K. II Urschel property, south of for, by this time, many gatherings sons shared a double set of apart- housed 66 students in each build- dough Street, in 1949. The area Founders Quadrangle, residence They were Shatzel Hall, Williams ing. wore held off campus at the Wom- ments with six student employees. Hall, Johnston Hall; the Alpha Chi included a four-room brick apart center for women, was completed en's Club. During the war years, there Omega, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Del In 1947, a large dormitory was ment house and a large brick home in January, 1957. Designed to ac- secured from the Willow Run plant By the early 1940s, sororities were no living quarter additions to ta, Delta Gamma, and Gamma located on five acres of ground, commodate 839 women, the build- in Michigan and was erected on and fraternities had begun to the campus. From 1943 to 1945, I In Beta houses; and the Wom- which included the pond beside ing cost $2,750,000. the north end of the campus, one- hold most of their parties and Kohl Hal), which had been a resid- en's Bldg., which then housed some the Windmill. Both of these build- On April 11, 1958, the long- half mile from the main campus. dances in their respective houses, ence hall for regular male stu- students. ings were used for women's dor- awaited dream of the University while all tho big dances of the year dents, was turned over to the Navy Called North Dorm, it housed 410 mitories. Work began on the Stadium men. Along with this building came became a reality as Mrs. Ralph were held in the Men's and Wom- for use by prc-flight training per- The social activities of the 1940s W. McDonald cut the ribbon that en's Gyms. A favorite gathering sonnel stationed here. Since there Club, second residence for men six smaller dorms, called North to be built on campus, in Decem- Dorm Annexes. At this time, the centered mainly around the Nest. officially opened the new Univer- place for students was the "Fal- were only 69 civilian men enrolled Dances were held in the Men's sity Union. The show-place of the con's Nest," which opened Oct. 2B. in the University in 1943, they ber, 1945. The housing unit, which University also secured 20 apart was built to accommodate 88 men, ment buildings, which offered ac- Gym, while most of the parties campus, the Union now serves stu- dents, faculty, and townspeople. cast $45,000. commodations for four families were held in residence halls and in fraternity and sorority houses. A new $2,500,000 men's resid The men's housing situation, as per unit. This gave 80 married veterans an opportunity to attend In 1954, to make room for more ence center is now under construc- it stood in 1946, left much to be students, the Student Center was tion on the campus. Student Teaching Plan desired. The male population in- the University and still live with creased from 344 to 2,313 in that year. Fifty trailers were rented Is New Education Idea to returning veterans and their families. More than 200 men tem- Student Campus Hangouts Change,* Direct contact with children and Bowling Green City schools. Near porarily were housed in the rec youth in the classroom has been ly all secondary student teachers hall and Training School Gym until considered one of the vital aspects spent one or two hours at the 16 steel huts, which were being of teacher preparation for more junior or senior high school, constructed behind the athletic Traditional Coffee Break Remains than B0 years. So, when Bowling "sandwiching" their laboratory field, were completed. The Univer- The first on campus "hangout" of it was converted into a "hang- Green State Normal College was experience between college classes, By ludy Murphy sity purchased the huts, which "Hey, let's nit the Nest for was the Old Nest, a rustic estab- out," which was known as the In- founded to prepare elementary seeing little of the total day and terim Nest. For three years, until lishment built in 1941. Construct- teachers for northwestern Ohio, responsibility of a teacher. a cup of coffee!" the opening of the University Un- ed of logs, "with a rustic paneled one of the first buildings erected With the large veteran enroll- This is a familiar—almost ion, this was the official student interior, this Nest was well-used was the campus elementary achool, ment of the late 1940s, enroll- "hangout." traditional — campus expres- by University students for 14 known as the Training School. ments outgrew the capacity of the The morning of April 11, 1958, so- years—so well-used, in fact, that Each supervising teacher was as- local schools, and for several years sion, as it has been for the dawned gray and rainy—a perfect the floor had to be completely signed as many as six student buses and cars transported groups past 19 years, or since the day for "sleeping in." But every- replaced. The constant flow of teachers who spent ona or two per- of secondary student teachers to one on campus was up and around first Nest was built on the site traffic had worn it down to prac iods or hours per day in the achool. Foatoria, Fremont, Perrysburg, early; this waa the day on which As enrollments increased, Ridge • and Findlay. One semester was now occupied by the University tically nothing. Union. But where did Bowling the brand-new, multi-million dol- Street Scnool also was used aa a cleared of all courses except stu- Alumni Director Green students go for the age-old It was a nostalgic day for the lar University Union, one of the laboratory school. dent teaching and the related se- students and townspeople of Bow- finest in the country, was to open. minar, and the full day, full se- coffee break before then? In 1945 the University faculty In 1920, there were approxi- ling Green, in 1965, when the Hundreds of students braved the designed an experimental "block mester of student teaching was Cites Growth launched. This was so successful mately three times as many res- semester," which included half taurants catering to University days of teaching and half days of that the elementary program was made a full-day experience, with students as there are at present. curriculum - methods conference Of Association This stems from the fact that, courses. This was a pioneer pro- a related weekly seminar, even By Ralph Rogers though most elementary student until 1939, when Kohl Hall became gram in this country. Since 1948, "We have an active member- teachers still could be placed in the first men's residence hall on all elementary schools in Bowling ship of 11,000 persons, with re- campus, there was no on-campus Green have been serving as labor- Bowling Green. presentatives in 40 foreign coun- In 1967, with ever-mounting en- residence for men students. They atory schools. In 1957 the Crlm tries." needed places in which to eat their Street Elementary School was rollments, the present plan was This statement by Kenneth inaugurated. Students now spend meals, and Bowling Green towns- built by the city board of educa- Krouse, '50, director of alumni eight weeks, full time, in an as- people cooperated by providing tion and the University (Labora- relations, serves to indicate the signed school in Bowling Green, many restaurants, such as the SOS tory) Elementary School children scope of responsibility of the or within a radius of 35 miles. The Dining Room, Harvey's Restaur- moved into it at Easter. In 1959 Alumni Association. Now in its other eight weeks they take three ant, Varsity Lunch, Ireland's the campus Elementary School was third year of operation, the in- Restaurant, The Dining Car, and remodeled and re-named Hanna courses: testa and measurements, fant organization continues to ex- foundations of education, and the many others. The town was dotted pand to meet the needs of the with such establishments, devoted Hall. American educational system. Dur- growng alumni body. to satisfying a hungry student's President H. B. Williams agreed ing the Golden Anniversary Year Its purpose, aa stated in the with the city board of education more than 500 students will quali- appetite. Constitution of the Alumni As But what about the "hangouts," that high school student teachers fy and be certificated to teach sociation," . . . shall be to stimu- would do student teaching in the in Ohio schools. where you would meet your favor- late and maintain the interest of ite guy or girl after your 3:30 the alumni in the progress of the class? Where would you spend University, and to preserve and many noisy, smoke-filled Saturday further the feeling of loyalty and afternoons? There was no "of- Attendance Costs Increase 5-Fo/c/ fellowship between the institution ficial" hangout for University stu- Along with the myriad other By 1960, the greatest rise in and its graduates and former stu- dents until about 1940, when the changes that have occurred in the college costs had begun, and the dents." Purple Parrot was established on past 50 years as Bowling Green University estimated a full year's This new organisation came a the site where the University Book progressed from normal school to attendance would cost $533. Fees bout as the result of a reoraanlsa- Exchange now stands. In the main university status, have been con- were set at $135, room at $90; tlon four years ago. At that time room of the Parrot were a soda NEST MIGRATES—The moving of the Old Nest to Portage tn 1J55 caused siderable changes in attendance board at $252, and books were the present Constitution was adopt- fountain and booths, where Uni- considerable excitement In downtown Bowling Green ad a note of I lull III costs. estimated at $28 for the year. ed, the director e position was es- versity students spent many hours. tor University students and alumni, hi the Interim that followed, before the tablished, and Mr. Krouse was ap- The first Bowling Green cata- Those old. decrepit seniors can Upstairs was a dining hall, meet- University Union was completed, a section of the ' pointed to fill It. log, In 1915, listed the cost of at- recall when they were freshmen In ing place of faculty members for The Inset shows the old Neei before Its removal. tending the college aa $203 for 195S and compare the changes over At the core of Alumni Associa- conferences and banquets. The the year, including $45 for room, the past lew years alone. In 1SSS, tion operations is the Board of Parrot was rased by fire in 1941. Old Nest was moved from campus "monsoon season" weather to see at $1.26 a week; $108 board, at the regletratlon fee was $150 tor Directors, composed of 30 mem- Another "hangout" for students so that ground could be broken Mrs. Ralph W. McDonald cat the $3 a week; $80 for laundry and bers. Ten new members are select- the year. Aa Incidental fee added was the Purity, located downtown for the new Union. Students said ribbon at the opening ceremonies. incidentals; and $20 for books $71. Room and board was SS40. ed by the Association each year. on Main Street, where the Lion farewell to the structure which For the rest of the day students and stationery. Each elected member serves a bringing the year's estimated cost Store now stands. Across the street had been "home" for so long, aa spent their time peering into A decade later, the catalog listed to $771. three-year term. was Lsbey's Sweet Shop, near the they watched it being dismantled every nook and cranny, inspecting the cost aa $265 for the year. Re- This year the Board of Directors Cla-Zel Theater. These two estab- into three sections, lifted from its and placing their "seal of appro- gistration was $20, and a $6 in- Seniors this year are paying a started a new event to supplement lishments were ice cream parlors, campus site, and moved from Bow- val" on the building. registration fee of $200 and an cidental fee had been added. Room Homecoming and Alumni Day call- where one could get cokes, sodas, ling Green, via Main Street, to Much of their attention was fo- rent had gone up to $1.60 a week incidental fee of $126 for the ed Key Day. On this day, which and sandwiches. Portage. It now stands there, just cused on the new Nest. Here they year. Room and board charged to and board to $8.60 a week. has been designated aa the third Mike Johnson, owner of the Par- off Route 26. However, the Old saw a clean, modern, handsomely those living and eating on campus By IMS. leas were $73. Room Wednesday in January each year, rot and the Purity, was a gradu- Nest is not completely forgotten tiled section of the new structure, and board costs verted, room from is $700. This totals $1,026, quite alumni gather in their own locale ate of the University, and was by students. Campus groups hold specifically designed to carry on S1.S0 lo S3 a week, and beard a change from 1916, or even from at formal and informal meetings, well-liked by all. In the back room parties there quite regularly. the age-old "coffee break" tradi- from SJ.S0 to $1 a week. Total four yean ago. However, consid- to plan their activities according of his two restaurants, Mike made With the Old Nest gone and the tion. ering the differences between the estimated eon fat the year was to their own desires. his own ice cream and candy to University Union under construc- The evolution of student relaxa- Normal College of 1916 aad the SSS1 to SSS4. Also, the AesaoloSan has uubiui- serve to sweet-toothed BG stu- tion, the students were without tion spots has been rapid, as has University of today, and the dif- Little change was made in the ed Dunngulshed Alumnus Awards. dents. a relaxation spot. The answer was the evolution of the University. next 10 year* and, by 1946, the ference between the value of the Initial awards will be received by Nearer campus. Dee's Book- the Commons, a temporary frame Bat, now, it seems certain that the total estimated coat of attending dollar in 1916 and today, who can Eva Marie Saint and Dr. »aul store and Sandwich Shop was con- structure which was used as a Nest is here to stay and that the Bowling Green for a year was argue that, in comparison, today's Woodrlng. Dr. Woodrlng will he venient for an after-class treat. dining hall for North, East, and familiar cry, "Hey, let's hit the $866. Fees were $94, room and student isn't getting a bargain for feast speaker at Ike Alumni Isnv It was located in the spot now oc- West Halls (men's temporary resi- his money! Neat for a cap of coffee!" will board $261. cheee en Absent Day In lane. cupied by Segall's. dence halls built in 1946). Part not soon die. [* Uo^^ Thursday, May 19, 1960 The B-G News Page 5A I**** Buildings Mere Shells Campus Comparison For Academic Activities

By V.rn H.ntT iizain placed in the ground near "Buildings lire merely shells in the spruce tree. which academic activities take South Hall place," said Dr. Ralph W. McDon aid, president of the University. South Hall, which was complet- To accommodate the rapid in- ed in 1959 at a cost of $860,000 crease in University enrollment of provides facilities for instruction rerent years, the University has in psychology, sociology, and heen enmired in a far-reaching speech. In addition to classrooms, construction program, erecting offices, and seminar rooms, the new campus buildings and remod- building contains a speech clinic, eling old ones. a speech therapy laboratory, and soundproof rooms for speech and Important Event hearing tests. An important event in the con- A feature of the second floor struction plans of the University is a three-room observation suite was the passage of a $160 million with one-way mirrors and a spec- bond issue for the construction of ial speaker system. public buildings by the voters of Ohio in November. 1955. Univer- The.fourth floor houses the ra sity buildings that have been con dio and television studios, offices, stiurted since passage of the bond an animal room, a seminar room, issue include the Home Economics a psychology laboratory, and four Rldg. and South Hall. Memorial experimental rooms. The TV con- Hall and the addition to Overman trol room features raised panelled Hall have not yet been completed. floors over the wiring for the The bond issue is being paid off bottom-fed equipment, making the by a 1 cent-per-pack tax on cig entire system accessible to the engineer. a rets. The Home Economics Bldg. was Administration Bldg. finished in 19511. It completed the One of the first buildings to quadrangle formed by Founders, be constructed was the Adminis- women's residence hall, and the tration Rldg. It was completed Hall of Music. The $460,000 buil and ready for use by Sept. In, ding has heen described as "a 1915. The entire cost was housewife's dream." It is consider- $182.8:12.17. The funds were ap- ed by many to be one of the most propriated by the State in House modern and best equipped build- Bills 112,566. and 616 of the year ings of this type in the country. 1910-11. and House Bill 67.1 of Whilp the sewer line for the the year 191.1. The Administra Home Economics Pldg. WHS being tion Bldg. contained all administra- laid, employees of the Ohio State tive offices, an auditorium, a gym Construction Company discovered nasium, and 25 classrooms. When a "time capsule." It seems that in it was first opened, it housed the spring of 1940, the graduating science, manual training, and home class presented a Colorado Spruce economics classes, and the training Comparison of these two aerial views 5. Memorial Hall (under construction) 14. Oats Theatre 23. South Hall tree to the University and buried classes for practice teaching. tells the story ol the University's pro- I. Natatorium 1$. Shall.1 Hall 24. Hanna Hall the capsule near the base of the Seven years later the Element- gress In the second hall of Its history. 7. Women's Building IS. Prout Chapel 25. The Commoni tree when it was planted. ary School Bldg. was completed. The first (Inset) was takes la U3S. The I. Hayes HaU 17. Williams Hall 2«. Kohl Hall Capiul* Discovered It was renamed Hanna Hall by the 1N0 picture key follows! f. Overman Hall II. University Library 17. Rodgeri Quadrangle Over the years, the top of the Board of Trustees in September, capsule had worked itself loose, 1959. The new name is in memory 1. Administration Building 10. Alice Praut Hall It, Home Economics Building It. Fraternity Row water had seeped into the lead of the late Mrs. Myrna Reese Han- 2. Moseley Hall 11. University Union 20. Hall ol Music St. New Men's Residence Center container, and some of the con- na, the first woman representative 3. Men's Gym 12. University Health Service 21. Ivy Hall 30. Fine Arts Building in the Ohio General Assembly tents had been damaged. Distin- 4. University Stadium 13. Sorority Bow 22. Founders Quadrangle 31. Ualverslty Maintenance Bldg. guishable, however, were two pen- from Wood County. The cost of nies, a class roll, a statement of this building was $164,546.37. receptions. On the second floor States Rutherford B. Hayes. Pre Art studios, classroom, shops, from pre Bach to that of the pre- the dedication of the tree, news University library were offices, stock rooms, and a sident Hayes, perhaps the most and offices, and an exhibit room sent day, the instrument was built paper clippings, an account of the In 1927, at a cost of $274,721.19 large reading room with a seating outstanding of the presidents from and auditorium are some of the by Shantz Organ Company, Orr- day's happenings, and a May, 1940 the University Library was com- rapacity of 300. Ohio, was closely associated with contents of the Fine Arts Bldg. ville. copy of the B-G News. pleted. On the first floor at this The Practical Arts Bldg. has northwest Ohio during his distin- The building was completed in Overman Hall was named in The contents of the capsule were time were classrooms, study rooms, heen renamed Hayes Hall, in honor guished political and military car- 1949 at the cost of $250,000. honor of Dr. James Robert Over- dried, sealed In the container, and and a apacious hall to be used for of former President of the Untted eer. The Practical Arta Bldg. was The Hall of Music was opened man, member of the original fa- finished in 1032 at a cost of during the summer of 1967. Total culty of the University and now $273,313. cost was $925,000. A feature of dean emeritus. Overman Hall in- cludes the Chemistry Bldg., com- Moseley Hall was finished in the building is its recital hall, do- signed to be as acoustically per- pleted in 1951, and an extensive 1914, It was named after Dr. E. addition that will be completed in I,. Moseley, professor of biology. fect as possible. The curve of the 2 University Seals Depict History, hark wall of the auditorium is for 1960. The entire structure will I>r. Moseley willed his entire est- provide facilities for instruction ate, now nearly $100,000, to help looks on the outside and for acous- tics on the inside. in chemistry, physics, geology, and needy and worthy students through mathematics. college. He recommended no help The organ in the recital hall With enrollment continuing to Anniversary Of 'Rising' Institution for students who drank or smoked. was specially built to be in accord grow, the end of the building pro- It was said of Dr. Moseley that with the acoustical features of the gram is nowhere in sight. "By ly Sherry Coriten ance, and, since he felt the new the lettering have taken place in "his greatness as a teacher lay in room. Designer of the instrument 1975, the colleges and universities his emphasis on always searching Two different but equally Vormal College was the rising the seal as the State Normal Col was Walter Holtkamp of Cleve- of Ohio will have a combined en- for the i easons of things." official seals appear on a sun of a great new institution of lege became a State College and land. He has designed organs for rollment of more than twice the learning, he decided to pattern its finally a University. In January, the University of California, Yale variety of University printed Moseley Hall now houses the present number, and an increasng seal after the State Seal. It was, 1958, Glenn Christian, University laboratories, classrooms, and of- University, and the Massachusetts proportion of them will be trying matter this year. The first, in contrast to the state seal, divid- purchasing officer, made a few fices of the departments of physics Institute of Technology. to get into Bowling Green," said the University's Fiftieth An- ed into four parts — the moun- minor revisions in the seal, includ- and biology. Capable of producing music President McDonald. tain range Creighton looked to- ing the addition of the buckeye, niversary seal, appears on all ward that spring dawn in 1802, the state tree, and the carnation, University publications and sta- the brilliant sun he saw rising the state flower. He also made tionery printed and used during above it, the bundle of 17 arrows minor changes in the sun's rays, the 1959-60 academic year. It was representing Ohio's rank in the the fringe lines, and the type of Hospital Fills Vital Campus Need designed by Carol Creason, "59, Union, and the sheaf of wheat to lettering used. By Monica McCunwck housed in the Men's Gym and in under the supervision of Dr. Until after World War II, there signify the great agricultural in- Mr. Winslow, the seal's original Shatzel Hall, where there had been was one civilian doctor on the Harold Van Winkle, resistant pro- designer, is now retired and living One of the first projects dustry of the state. Around the an infirmary since 1922, when staff. A Navy doctor worked there fessor of journalism and former outside of the main design were in Baltimore, where he was direc- undertaken by Dr. Frank J. Shatzol was first used to house during the Navy's training pro- director of the University Publi- printed the words "Bowling Green tor of art for the Baltimore school Prout, president emeritus of women students. The Shatzel in- gram on campus. Now three doc- cations and News Service. State Normal College." system after leaving the faculty firmary w;i. used only for women. tors work full-time during the ac- The second, the official Univer- of the State Normal College. the University, shortly after Several appropriate changes in In those days medical examina- ademic year. sity Seal, was designed by Leon he gained the presidency in tions were given to all incoming Since the 1939-40 school year, Winslow in 1914 to follow the 1!).'$9, was to wage a fight for freshmen and to the students who excuses from the Health Service format of the State Seal of Ohio. went out for athletics. Winslow then was chairman of improved student medical facili- have been required for absences from classes due to illness. Before the industrial arts department at ties. Long Service this time, a student told his pro- Bowling Green State Normal Col- His sincere desire to sec the Miss Thelma Stevenson, a regis- fessor the reason for his absence lege. project carried through to comple- tered nurse, who has been with The Ohio State Constitution of tion led him to appeal personally and was not required to show an the Health Service since 1B29 and excuse obtained from the Health 1802 originally provided for a to Governor John Bricker for the is now in charge of the pharmacy, Service. state seal but made no specifica- necessary funds. Governor Brick- remembers well the accommoda- tions for a particular design. One er gave his approval and permis- tions in the basement of the Men's Free Pouo Shots spring night Secretary of State sion to erect a building for this Gym when Bowling Green was The Health Service continually William Creighton and several purpose. still a State Normal College. In is trying to improve its methods other officials worked until day- Bids Accepted 1928, a year before Miss Steven- of service to the students and fa- break trying to nettle the various son came, a woman doctor was Immediately, bids were accept- culty. In 1966 it offered free polio details concerning the formation added to the faculty and since shot* to those students 19 years of the naw state, including the ed and contracts let. It is fortun- that time there have been several ate that there was no delay, for, old and under. Those older needed design of the state seal. women doctors on the staff. to pay only a nominal fee. as Dr. Prout recalls, "The contract As they stood on the lawn be- One nurse was considered ade- Last fall, the space formerly was let just 24 hours before the fore aeparatlng, the men turned quate in 1929, but this number occupied by the Nursery School to watch the sun rising brilliantly wartime ban on buildings went gradually was increased until we into effect." Thus, construction was added to the building. This from behind the Mount Logan now have 14 nurses and 32 stu annex now houses the X-ray and Range. Creighton suddenly ex- was begun, in 1941 on the building dents working at the Health Serv- we now know as Johnston Hospital other labs and the pharmacy, as claimed. "The rising sun of the ice. The students work part-time well as beds and equipment. new state!" Thto scene was adopt- (originally called the H. J. John- as receptionists. ston Health Service Building) in Dr. John H. Marsh, who has ed for the seal in 1803, the same been director of the University year Ohio became a member of honor of the then-secretary of the University Board of Trustees. Health Service since July, 1967, the Union. stated that, in the pharmacy alone, Several years later the bundle Because Johnston Hospital was 2,600 prescriptions are filled a of 17 arrows (Ohio was the seven- one of the few buildings erected month. teenth state to be admitted to the after the construction deadline, fjUjao- Union) and a sheaf of wheat there was little difficulty in get- -...... w/ 31000 Out Pati.nu signifying the importance of agri ting workers. In 1969 there were 466 bed pa- culture in the state were added. United FaeUWes tients in the Johnston Hospital in- Many subsequent changes were firmary and there were 32,000 During its first years, the build- DO YOU HAVE A MIRROR? made, but in 1868 the original out patients (persons who come seal design was officially restored ing could accommodate 31 hospit- In 1945, an editorial appeared in for treatment but do not occupy by law. Today the rising sun is alized patients. It was quite mo- in the B-G News concerning wom- a bed in the hospital). dern for its time. In addition to interpreted as the advance of the en who wore "sloppy slacks and Thus, in its 18 years of exist- CAMPUS CEHTEB—Prout Chapel has served as the ter of compos raagious X-ray machines, surgical, thera- sir.es-too-big plaid shirts" on the ence, Johnston Hospital, home of power and wealth of the state. acshrksee state Its ccsapUBan hi 1BS1. Modeled after American Connecticut When faced with the problem peutic, and even whirlpool bath campus and In class. Suggestion the University Health Service, has rkarchss ska Chapel b asusjee. as chapsls go. both aad oal The steeple equipment was available. of designing a seal for the new supports a ■saskeicork Instead of a crass: the floor is oak; the rugs have for those who did: "Have you come to play a vital role in the Normal College, Winalow sudden- a 150-year old hooked-rag patters; aad the doors Paul Revets locks. Before the Health Service was looked at yourself In a rear view composite picture of the Univer- ly remembered Creighton's utter- •at ef tw Beat Ulteriorly oi osuy one electric Bent Is visible. moved to Johnston Hospital it was mirror?" aity. I'ajra 4 A The B-G News Thursday, May 19, 1960 Building Program Mirrors University Progress ■y ludy Day their families. This ended the erec- converted into Ridge Cottage, a Who was to know, back in ton of temporary housing units residence for 14 women. on the campus. During the same, year, the "old" 1910 when the embryonic Uni- Seven small cottage units, which Falcon's Nest, which had been a versity consisted only of the were to house 36 to 40 men, were meeting place for students since Administration Bldg. and constructed in 1948. Though they 1941, was officially put up for were called Dorms R I through sale. It was to be replaced by a Williams Hall, that in a mere R-7 at the time, we know them as room in the Commons. 50 years, the total of the ori- Fraternity Row. In October, 1955, the Univer- ginal number of buildings would In 1948 a former hatchery was sity held the joint dedication of be multiplied many times over? tn those early years, because there was only one residence hall on the campus for women, many nf the students lived in private homes in Bowling: Green. As the enrollment began to incrcaat, the need for a second residence hall for women was recognized. Out of this need grew Shatzel Hall. Con- struction on that building began in January, 1923. Along with the recognized need for more housing facilities came FOUR FOUNDERS—The lour wings ol Found.™ Quadrangle ware aniiil lee the realization that places must these four men who ware instrumental In the legislative beginnings of the Unl- he provided for social functions, Teralty: (1. k> r.) John Hamilton Lowrr. a member of the House of BspssssntatlTee. such as parties and dances. Up who presented the bill calling far two normal schools In northern Obloi and until that time, these affairs had GranvlUe W. Mooner. speaker of the House of Representatives- Francis W. Treadway. president of the Senate and ludson Harmon, governor of Okie, all been held in various rooms in the ot whom played a part la the passage of the bill. Ad llldg. With the construction of aome new buildings on the remodeled and named Ivy Hall. It Alice Pinut Hall, residence hall campus, the year 1924 saw these housed 72 men. Later, in Septem- lor women; and Rodgers Quad- functions being held in the social ber, 1952. this building became tangle, residence hall for men. room of Shatzel Hall, the Men's a women's housing unit. during Homecoming Week End. Gym. and the Training School BASKETBALL BARRACKS—With the serious bousing were housed on the mala floor of the gym; each class Prout Hall was named for the late Gym. Two new cottage-type units shortage In 1946. the University was lorcod to as* the room housed 90. a corridor 30. the four handball courts 130. were constructed in 1949 and Alice Prout, wife of President In 1939, life was made complete Men's Gym to house men. Approximately 300 students and two small offices In the Natatorlum. eight students each. Emeritus Frank J. Prout. Rodgers for the Bowling Green coed when 19S0. They now are the Phi Kap 1941. Don and Virginia Patterson, were housed off-campus to make were army surplus hospital units, pa Tau house and Rodgers North- Quad was named for E. Tappan the men moved on campus and Rodgers, of Tiffin, who has been occupied newly built Kohl Hall. who acted as student host and room for the Navy trainees. at a cost of $1,000. Two tempor- west. hostess of the rustic building, liv- ary barracks-type dormitories, The University purchased the president of the University Board Their social life had taken a turn In 1945, there were nine wom- of Trustees since 1948. for the better in another respect, ed on the second floor. The Patter- en's housing units on campus. known as East and West Halls, E. II Urschel property, south of housed 68 students in each build- for, by this time, many gatherings sons shared a double set of apart- They were Shatzel Hall, Williams ('lough Street, in 1949. The area Founders Quadrangle, residence ing. were held off campus at the Worn- ments with six student employees. Hall, Johnston Hall; the Alpha Chi included a four-mom brick apart center for women, was completed In 1947, a large dormitory was cn'a Club. During the war years, there Omega, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Dei ment house and a large brick home in January, 1967. Designed to ac- secured from the Willow Hun plant By the early 1940s, sororities were no living quarter additions to ta, Delta Gamma, and Gamma locuted on five acres of ground, commodate 839 women, the build- and fraternities had begun to the campus. From 1943 to 1946, Phi Beta houses; and the Wom- in Michigan and was erected on which included the pond beside ing cost $2,760,000. hold most of their parties and Kohl Hall, which had been a resid- en's Bldg., which then housed some the north end of the campus, one- the Windmill. Roth of these build- half mile from the main campus, On April 11. 1088, the long- dances in their respective houses, ence hall for regular male stu- students. ings were used for women's dor- awaited dream of the University while all the big dances of the year dents, was turned over to the Navy ('ailed North Dorm, it housed 410 mitories. Work began on the Stadium men. Along with this building came became a reality as Mrs. Ralph were held in the Men's and Wom- for use by pre-flight training per- The social activities of the 1940s W. McDonald rut the ribbon that en's Gyms. A favorite gathering sonnel stationed here. Since there Club, second residence for men six smaller dorms, called North to be built on campus, in Decem- Dorm Annexes. At this time, the centered mainly around the Nest. officially opened the new Univer place for students was the "Fal- were only 89 civilian men enrolled Dances were held in the Men's sity Union. The show-place of the con's Nost," which opened Oct. 25. in the University in 1943, they ber, 1945. The housing unit, which University also secured 20 apart was built to accommodate 88 men, ment buildings, which offered ac- Gym. while most of the parties rumpus, the Union now serves stu- cast 145,000. commodations for four families were held in residence halls and dents, faculty, and townspeople. in fraternity and sorority houses. A new $2,500,000 men's resid The men's housing situation, as per unit. This gave 80 married veterans an opportunity to attend In 1964, to make room for more encc center is now under construc- it stood in 1946, left much to be students, the Student Center was tion on the campus. Student Teaching Plan desired. The male population in- the University and still live with creased from 344 to 2,313 in that year. Fifty trailers were rented Is New Education Idea to returning veterans and their families. More than 200 men tem Student Campus Hangouts Change; Direct contact with children and Bowling Green City schools. Near- porarily were housed in the rec youth in the classroom has been ly all secondary student teachers hall and Training School Gym until considered one of the vital aspects spent one or two hours at the 16 steel huts, which were being of teacher preparation for more junior or senior high school, constructed behind the athletic Traditional Coffee Break Remains than 50 years. So, when Bowling "sandwiching" their laboratory field, were completed. The Univer- The first on-campus "hangout" of it was converted into a "hang- Green State Normal College was experience between college classes, By Judy Murphy sity purchased the huts, which "Hey, let's nit the Nest for was the Old Nest, n rustic estab- out," which was known as the In- founded to prepare elementary seeing little of the total day and terim Nest. For three years, until lishment built in 1941. Construct- teachers for northwestern Ohio, responsibility of a teacher. a cup of coffee!" the opening of the University Un- ed of logs, "with a rustic paneled one of the first buildings erected With the large veteran enroll- This is a familiar—almost ion, this was the official student was the campus elementary school, ment of the late 1940s, enroll- interior, this Nest was well-used traditional—campus expres- "hangout." known as the Training School. ments outgrew the capacity of the by University students for 14 The morning of April 11, 1958, =fcs» sion, as it has been for the years—so well-used, in fact, that Each supervising teacher was as- local schools, and for several years ...... dawned gray and rainy—a perfect signed as many as six student buses and cars transported groups past 19 years, or since the the floor had to be completely day for "sleeping in." But every- replaced. The constant flow of teachers who spent one or two per- of secondary student teachers to one on campus was up and around first Nest was built on the site traffic had worn it down to prac iods or hours per day in the school. Fostoria, Fremont, Perrysburg, early; this waa the day on which now occupied by the University tic-ally nothing. As enrollments increased, Ridge and Findlay. One semester was the brand-new, multi-million dol- Street ScTiool also was used as a cleared of all courses except stu- Alumni Director Union. But where did Bowling Green students go for the age-old It was a nostalgic day for the lar University Union, one of the laboratory school. dent teaching and the related se- coffee break before then? students and townspeople of Bow- finest in the country, was to open. In 1946 the University faculty minar, and the full day, full se- ling Green, in 1965, when the Hundreds of students braved the mester of student teaching was In 1920, there were approxi- designed an experimental "block Cites Growth mately three times as many res- semester," which Included half launched. This was so successful that the elementary program was taurants catering to University days of teaching and half days of made a full-day experience, with students as there are at present. curriculum-methods conference Of Association This stems from the fact that, courses. This was a pioneer pro- a related weekly seminar, even By Ralph Rogers though most elementary student until 1939, when Kohl Hall became gram in this country. Since 1948, "We have an active member- teachers still could be placed in the first men's residence hall on all elementary schools In Bowling ship of 11,000 persons, with re- Bowling Green. campus, there was no on-campus Green have been serving as labor- presentatives in 40 foreign coun- In 1967, with ever-mounting en- residence for men students. They atory schools. In 1967 the Crim tries." rollments, the present plan was needed places in which to eat their Street Elementary School was This statement by Kenneth inaugurated. Students now spend meals, and Bowling Green towns- built by the city board of educa- Krouse, '60, director of alumni eight weeks, full time, in an as- people cooperated by providing tion and the University (Labora- relations, serves to indicate the signed school in Bowling Green, many restaurant*, such as the SOS tory) Elementary School children scope of responsibility of the or within a radius of 35 miles. The Dining Room, Harvey's Restaur- moved into it at Easter. In 1969 Alumni Association. Now in its ant, Varsity Lunch, Ireland's the campus Elementary School was other eight weeks they take three third year of operation, the in- courses: tests and measurements, Restaurant, The Dining Car, and remodeled and re-named Hanna fant organization continues to ex- many others. The town was dotted foundations of education, and the pand to meet the needs of the Hall. American educational system. Dur- with such establishments, devoted growng alumni body. to satisfying a hungry student's President II B. Williams agreed ing tho Golden Anniversary Year Its purpose, as stated in the with the city board of education more than 500 students will quali- appetite. Constitution of the Alumni As But what about the "hangouts." that high school student teachers fy and be certificated to teach sociation," . . . shall be to stimu- would do student teaching in the in Ohio schools. where you would meet your favor- late and maintain the interest of ite guy or girl after your 3:30 tho alumni in the progress of the class? Where would you spend University, and to preserve and many noisy, smoke-filled Saturday further the feeling of loyalty and afternoons? There was no "of- Attendance Costs Increase 5-Fo/c/ fellowship between the institution ficial" hangout for University stu- Along with the myriad other By 1950, the greatest rise in and its graduates and former stu- dents until about 1940, when the changes that have occurred in the college costs had begun, and the dents." Purple Parrot was established on past 60 years as Bowling Green University estimated a full year's This new organisation came a- the site where the University Book progressed from normal school to attendance would cost $533. Fees bout as the result of a reorganisa- Exchange now stands. In the main university status, have been con- were set at $135, room at $90; tion four years ago. At that time room of the Parrot were a soda the present Constitution was adopt- NEST MIGRATES—-The moving of the Old Nest to Portage In IMS caused siderable changes in attendance board at $262, and books were fountain and booths, where Uni- considerable excitement In downtown Bowling Green and a note of sadness costs. estimated at $28 for the year. ed, the director's position was es- versity students spent many hours. for University students and alumni. In the Interim that Mewed, before the The first Bowling Green cata- Those old. decrepit seniors can tablished, and Mr. Krouse was ap- Upstairs was a dining hall, meet- University Union was completed, a section of the Commons eerred at the Meat. log, In 1916, listed the cost of at- recall when they were freshmen In pointed to fill It ing place of faculty members for The Inset shows the old Neat before Its removal. tending the college aa $203 for At the core of Alumni Associa- 1$SI and compare the changes over conferences and banquets. The the year, including 145 for room, the past four years alone, hi 195$. tion operations is the Board of Parrot was rased by fire in 1941. Old Nest was moved from campus "monsoon season" weather to see Directors, composed of 30 mem- at |1.26 a week; $108 board, at the registration fee was $150 for Another "hangout" for students so that ground could be broken Mrs. Ralph W. McDonald cat the bers. Ten new members are select- $3 a week; $30 for laundry and the year. An Incidental tee added was the Purity, located downtown for the new Union. Students said ribbon at the opening ceremonies. incidentals; and $20 for books ed by the Association each year. $71. Room and board was SS40. on Main Street, where the Lion farewell to the structure which For the rest of the day students and stationery. Each elected member serves a bringing the year's estimated cost Store now stands. Across the street had been "home" for so long, as spent their time peering Into A decade later, the catalog listed to STTS. three-year term. was Labey's Sweet Shop, near the they watched it being dismanteled every nook and cranny, inspecting the cost as $265 for the year. Re- This year the Board of Directors Cla-Zel Theater. These two estab- into three sections, lifted from Its and placing their "seal of appro- Seniors this year are paying a gistration was $20, and a $6 in- started a new event to supplement lishments were ice cream parlors, campus site, and moved from Bow- val" on the building. registration fee of $200 and an cidental fee had been added. Room Homecoming and Alumni Day call- where one could get cokes, sodas, ling Green, via Main Street, to Much of their attention was fo- rent had gone op to $1.60 a week incidental fee of $126 for the ed Key Day. On this day, which and sandwiches. Portage. It now stands there, just year. Room and board charged to cused on the new Nest. Here they and board to $8.60 a week. has been designated as the third Mike Johnson, owner of the Par- off Route 25. However, the Old saw a clean, modern, handsomely By IMS. tees were $72. Room those living and eating on campus Wednesday in January each year, rot and the Purity, was a gradu- Nest is not completely forgotten tiled section of the new structure, and board easts varied, ream from is $700. This totals $1,026, quite alumni gather in their own locale ate of the University, and was by students. Campus groups hold specifically designed to carry on SI.50 to « a week, and beard a change from 1916, or even from at formal and informal meetings, well-liked by all. In the back room parties there quite regularly. the age-old "coffee break" tradi- treat SJ.50 le SS a week. Total four yean ago. However, consid- to plan their activities according of his two restaurants, Mike made With the Old Nest gone and the tion. ering the differences between the estimated cost tec the year was to their own desires. his own ice cream and candy to University Union under construc- The evolution of student relaxa- Normal College of 1916 and the S2S1 to $334. Also, the Association has Institut- serve to sweet-toothed BG stu- tion, the students were without tion spots has been rapid, aa has University of today, and the dif- Little change was made in the ed Dtsltngullhed Alumnus Awards. dent*. a relaxation spot. The answer was the evolution of the University. ference between the value of the next 10 years and, by 1945, the Initial awards wUl be received by Nearer campus, Dee's Book- the Commons, a temporary frame But, now, it seems certain that the total estimated cost of attending dollar in 1916 and today, who can Eva Marie Saint and Dr. Paul store and Sandwich Shop was con- structure which was used as a argue that, in comparison, today's Nest is here to stay and that the Bowling Green for a year was Woodrlng. Dr. Woodrlng will be venient for an after-class treat dining hall for North, East, and familiar cry, "Hoy, let's hit the $865. Fees were $94, room and student isn't getting a bargain for must sp lakes at the Alumni Lu- It waa located in the spot now oc- his money! West Halls (men's temporary resi- Nest for a cup of coffee!" will board $261. caeca ee Ahu.nl Day i. hue. cupied by Segall's. dence halls built in 1946). Part not soon die. [« u^,vn Thursday, May 19, 1960 The B-G News Page BA

NG««t* Buildings Mere Shells Campus Comparison For Academic Activities ■y Van Hoary ■gaol placed in the ground near "Buildings are merely shells in the spruce tree. which academic activities take place." said Dr. Ralph W. McDon South Hall aid. president of the University. South Hall, which was complet- To accommodate the rapid in- ed in 1959 at a cost of $850,000 crease in University enrollment of provides facilities for instruction recent years, the University has in psychology, sociology, and heen engaged in a far-reaching speech. In addition to classrooms, construction program, erecting €>ffices. and seminar rooms, the new campus buildings and remod- building contains a speech clinic, eling old ones. u speech therapy laboratory, and soundproof rooms for speech anil Important Event hearing tests. An important event in the con- A feature of the second floor struction plans of the University is a three room observation suite was the passage of a $150 million with one-way mirrors and a spec- bond issue for the construction of ial speaker system. public buildings by the voters of Ohio in November. 1955. Univer- The.fourth floor houses the ra sity buildings that h**ve been con- dio and television studios, offices, structed since passage of the bond an animal room, a seminar room, issue include the Home Economics a psychology laboratory, and four Rldg. and South Hall. Memorial experimental rooms. The TV con- Hall and the addition to Overman trol room features raised panelled Hall have not yet been completed. floors over the wiring for the The bond issue is being paid off bottom-fed equipment, making the by a 1 cent-per-pack tax on cig- entire system accessible to the engineer. arets. The Home Economics Rldg. was Administration Bldg. finished in 1959. It completed the One of the first buildings to quadrangle formed by Founders, be constructed was the Adminis women's residence hall, and the tration Rldg. It was completed Hall of Music. The $450,000 buil and ready for use by Sept. 15, ding has been described as "a 1915. The entire cost was housewife's dream." It is consider- $182.8.12.17. The funds were ap- ed by many to be one of the most propriated by the State in House modern and best equipped build- Hills 112,556. and 616 of the year ings of this type in the country. 1910-11. and House Rill 67:1 of While the sewer line for the the year I'.'l.'i The Administra- Home Economics Rldg. was being tion Rldg. contained all administra- laid, employees of the Ohio State tive offices, an auditorium, a gym Construction Company discovered nasium. and 25 classrooms. When a "time capsule." It seems that in it was first opened, it housed the spring of 1940, the graduating science, manual training, and home class presented a Colorado Spruce economics classes, and the training Comparison of these two aerial views 5. Memorial Hall (under construction) 14. Gate Theatre 23. South Hall tree to the University and buried classes for practice teaching. tells the story of the University's pro- I. Natatorium 15. Shali.l Hall $4. Hanna Hall the capsule near the base of the Seven years later the Element- gress la the second hall ol Its history. 7. Women's Building It. Prout Chapel as. The Commons tree when it was planted. ary School Bldg. was completed. The first (inset) was lak.n ID 1J35. Tht I. Hayes Hall 17. Williams Hall ». Kohl Hall Capsule Discovered It was renamed Hanna Hall by the I MO picture key follows! I. Overman Hall It. University Library 27. Rodger* Quadrangle Over the years, the top of the Board of Trustees in September, rapsule had worked itself loose, 1959. The new name is in memory 1. Administration Building 10. Alice Prout Hall 1J. Home Economics Building 21. Fraternity Row water had seeped into the lead of the late Mrs. Myma Reese Han- 2. Moseley Hall 11. University Union 20. Hall ol Music it. New Men's Residence Center container, and some of the con- na. the first woman representative J. Men's Gym 12. University Health Service 11. Ivy Hall 30. Fin. Art, Building in the Ohio General Assembly tents had been damaged. Distin- 4. University Stadium 13. Sorority Row 22. Founders Quadrangle 31. University Maintenance Bldg. guishable, however, were two pen- from Wood County. The cost of nies, a class roll, a statement of this building was $154,545.37. receptions. On the second floor Slates Rutherford B. Hayes. Pre Art studios, classroom, shops, from pre-Bach to that of the pre- the dedication of the tree, news University library were offices, stock rooms, and a sident Hayes, perhaps the most and offices, and an exhibit room sent day, the instrument was built paper clippings, an account of the In 1927, at a cost of $274,721.19 large reading room with a seating outstanding of the presidents from and auditorium are some of the by Shunt? Organ Company, Orr- day's happenings, and a May, 1940 the University Library was com- capacity of 300. Ohio, was closely associated with contents of the Fine Arts Bldg. ville. copy of the B-G News. pleted. On the first floor at this The Practical Arts Rldg. has northwest Ohio during his distin- The building was completed in Overman Hall was named in The contents of the capsule were time were classrooms, study rooms, heen renamed Hayes Hall, in honor guished political and military car- 1949 at the cost of $250,000. honor of Dr. James Robert Over- dried, sealed In the container, and and a spacious hall to be used for of former President of the United eer, The Practical Arts Bldg. was The Hall of Music was opened man, member of the original fa- finished in 1932 at a cost of during the summer of 1957. Total culty of the University and now $273,313. cost was $925,000. A feature of dean emeritus. Overman Hall in- cludes the Chemistry Bldg., com- Moseley Hall was finished in the building is its recital hall, do- pleted in 1951, and an extensive 1911. It was named after Dr. E. signed to be as acoustically per- addition that will be completed in I,. Moseley, professor of biology. fect as possible. The curve of the 2 University Seals Depict History, 1960. The entire structure will Dr. Moseley willed his entire est- hark wall of the auditorium is for looks on the outside and for acous- provide facilities for instruction ate, now nearly $100,000, to help in chemistry, physics, geology, and needy and worthy students through tics on the inside. mathematics. college. He recommended no help The organ in the recital hall for students who drank or smoked. With enrollment continuing to Anniversary Of 'Rising Institution was specially built to be in accord grow, the end of the building pro- It was said of Dr. Moseley that with the acoustical features of the gram is nowhere in sight. "By ly Sherry Canton "his greatness as a teacher lay in ance, and, since he felt the new the lettering have taken place in room. Designer of the instrument 1976, the colleges and universities his emphasis on always searching Two different but equally Normal College was the rising the seal as the State Normal Col- was Walter Holtkamp of Cleve- of Ohio will have a combined en- for the reasons of things." official seals appear on a sun of a great new institution of lege became a State College and land. He has designed organs for rollment of more than twice the learning, he derided to pattern its finally a University. In January, the University of California, Yale variety of University printed Moseley Hall now houses the present number, and an increaang seal after the State Seal. It was, 1958, Glenn Christian, University laboratories, classrooms, and of- University, and the Massachusetts proportion of them will be trying matter this year. The first, in contrast to the state seal, divid- purchasing officer, made a few fices of the departments of physics Institute of Technology. to get into Bowling Green," said the University's Fiftieth An- ed into four parts — the moun minor revisions in the seal, includ- and biology. Capable of producing music President McDonald. tain range Creighton looked to- ing the addition of the buckeye, niversary seal, appears on all ward that spring dawn in 1802, the state tree, and the carnation, University publications and sta- the brilliant sun he saw rising the state flower. He also made tionery printed and used during above it, the bundle of 17 arrows minor changes in the sun's rays, the 1969-60 academic year. It was representing Ohio's rank in the the fringe lines, and the type of Hospital Fills Vital Campus Need designed by Carol Creason, '59, Union, and the sheaf of wheat to lettering used. By Monica McCllnteck housed in the Men's Gym and in Until after World War II. there under the supervision of Dr. signify the great agricultural in- Mr. Winslow, the seal's original One of the first projects Shatzel Hall, where there had been was one civilian doctor on the Harold Van Winkle, assistant pro dustry of the state. Around the designer, is now retired and living an infirmary since 1922, when fessor of journalism and former in Baltimore, where he was direc- staff. A Navy doctor worked there outside of the main design were undertaken by Dr. Frank J. Shatzel was first used to house during the Navy's training pro- director of the University Publi- tor of art for the Baltimore school printed the words "Bowling Green Prout. president emeritus of women students. The Shatzel in- gram on campus. Now three doc- cations and News Service. State Normal College." system after leaving the faculty firmary was used only for women. The second, the official Univer- of the State Normal College. the University, shortly after tors work full-time during the ac- Several appropriate changes in In those days medical examina- ademic year. sity Seal, was designed by Leon he gained the presidency in tions were given to all incoming Winslow in 1914 to follow the Since the 1939-40 school year, 1039, was to wage a fight for freshmen and to the students who excuses from the Health Service format of the State Seal of Ohio. went out for athletics. Winslow then was chairman of improved student medical facili- have been required for absences from classes due to illness. Before the industrial arts department at ties. Long Service this time, a student told his pro- Bowling Green State Normal Col- His sincere desire to see the Miss Thelma Stevenson, a regis- fessor the reason for his absence lege. project carried through to comple- tered nurse, who has been with and was not required to show an The Ohio State Constitution of tion led him to appeal personally the Health Service since 1929 and 1802 originally provided for a to Governor John Bricker for the excuse obtained from the Health is now in charge of the pharmacy, Service. state seal bnt made no specifica- necessary funds. Governor Brick- remembers well the accommoda- tions for a particular design. One er gave his approval and permis- tions in the basement of the Men's Free Polio Shots spring nitrht Secretary of State sion to erect a building for this Gym when Bowling Green was The Health Service continually William Creighton and several purpose. still a State Normal College. In is trying to improve its methods other officials worked until day- Bids Accepted 1928, a year before Miss Steven- of service to the students and fa- break trying to settle the various son came, a woman doctor was culty. In 1966 It offered free polio Immediately, bids were accept- details concerning the formation added to the faculty and since shots to those students 19 years of the new state, including the ed and contracts let. It is fortun- that time there have been several ate that there was no delay, for, old and under. Those older needed deaign of the state seal. women doctors on the staff. to pay only a nominal fee. As they stood on the lawn be- as Dr. Prout recalls, "The contract One nurse was considered ade- was let just 24 hours before the Last fall, the space formerly fore separating, the men turned quate in 1929, but this number occupied by the Nursery School to watch the sun rising brilliantly wartime ban on buildings went gradually was increased until we into effect." Thus, construction was added to the building. This from behind the Mount Logan now have 14 nurses and 32 stu- annex now houses the X-ray and Range. Creighton suddenly ex- was begun, in 1941 on the building dents working at the Health Serv- we now know as Johnston Hospital other labs and the pharmacy, as claimed. "The rising ran of the ice. The students work part-time well as beds and equipment. new state!" Thia scene was adopt- (originally called the H. J. John- as receptionists. ston Health Service Building) in Dr. John H. Marsh, who has ed for the seal in 1803, the same been director of the University year Ohio became a member of honor of the then-secretary of the University Board of Trustees. Health Service since July, 1967, the Union. stated that, in the pharmacy alone, Several years later the bundle Because Johnston Hospital was 2,600 prescriptions are filled a of 17 arrows (Ohio was the seven- one of the few buildings erected month. teenth state to be admitted to the after the construction deadline, Union) and a sheaf of wheat there was little difficulty in get- 32.000 Out Patterns signifying the importance of agri- ting workers. In 1959 there were 466 bed pa culture in the state were added. Limited Fortunes tienta in the Johnston Hospital in- Many subsequent changes were firmary and there were 32.000 During its first years, the build- DO YOU HAVE A MIRROR? made, but In 1868 the original out patients (persons who come seal design was officially restored ing could accommodate 31 hospit- In 1946, an editorial appeared in for treatment but do not occupy by law. Today the rising sun is alized patients. It was quite mo- in the B-G News concerning wom- a bed in the hospital). interpreted as the advance of the dern for its time. In addition to en who wore "sloppy slacks and Thus, in its 18 years of exist- CAMPUS CENTER—Prout Quip si hen sacred as the center of campus leaatons X-ray machines, surgical, thera- power and wealth of the state. sizes-too-big plaid shirts" on the ence, Johnston Hospital, home of m-BTlUos since Us comptenon In 1151. Modeled after early American Conaecncut peutic, and even whirlpool bath When faced with the problem campus and in class. Suggestion the University Health Service, has caicaos. n>s Chapel Is sakfae. as chapels go. bosh lssade and oat The steeple equipment was available. of designing a seal for the new ■ujporls a esawumsrk Instead of a cross; ate fleer la pegged oak: the roes hare for those who did: "Have you come to play a vital role in the Normal College, Winslow sudden- a ISO year-old booked-rug pattern; and the doors contain Paul Revere locks. Before the Health Service was looked at yourself in a rear view composite picture of the Univer- ly remembered Creighton's utter- Candtes provide most of the Boat Interiorly as only one electric Ran Is visible. moved to Johnston Hospital it was sity. Page 6A The B-G News Thursday, May 19, 1960 History Of Military At University \*^^*\ Music Groups Spread Begins With Navy V-5 Program owling Greens Name By Row Flenberg up by the Navy for the men to fol- dent of the University, received By Elaine Kitchen J. Biery organized the Normal low. A staff of 18 instructors and word from the Navy on April 6, School Orchestra. The history of military un- "Through fine performing or Every year the combined mu- 33 training planes were used. Fac- 1948, that Bowling Green had ganizntions in the music depart- its at the University dates ilities at the airport were greatly heen approved for a V-12 unit. sic groups present a Christmas con- ment. Bowling Green State Uni- back almost 20 years. In the expanded. New hangars were con- Dr. Prout immediately gave his cert. For many years the groups versity has achieved a national re presented the "Messiah" and later structed and gravel runways laid. approval for Bowling Green to This nag* Is dedicated to Dr. Flor- putation for high-level instruction, fall of 1942, the military made he used for the naval training of Bach's "Christmas Oratorio." Ap- The first planes used were Piper ence Williamson and Dr. Walter Zaagg. and for its preparation of teach- its first appearance on this pearing with the groups for spe- Cubs, but larger Navy bi-planes apprentice seamen. who were selected for recognition by ers for public schools," said Dr. were added later. Maj. John K. University faculty members for thsir cial concerts have been many well- campus when the V-6 pro- V-12 training in 1943 was open- James Paul Kennedy, chairman of Roney, formerly in charge of CPT, contributions to Uw academic progress known vocalists. In Verdi's "Re gram was initiated. ed to men between the ages of 17 and cultural We of the community. the music department was in command of the first group and 23 who had not completed col- quiem," in 1951, were Grace Hoff- The U.S. Navy assigned 10 V-6 man, mezzo-soprano, and Phillip of V-6 cadets trained here. lege. The program was begun be- BpltOd NOIKM enlistees to Bowling Green for pri- MacGrejror, bass. Margaret Tru Under the CPT program, 77 cause of the apparent shortage of Music groups have spread the mary civilian pilot training. These officer material. Thp draft and man was a soprano solni.t in I960. students, both men and women, Campus Police name of the University through T/e "Christmas Oratorio" featur- men lived in Kohl Hall with civi- industry had taken the majority lians and ate their meals in the were enrolled and later taken in- out the United States and Canada ed Hilda Ohlin. soprano, and Glenn of college graduates. old Nest. In the spring of 1943, to various branches of the armed on concert tours. Two of the ma- Schnittke. a tenor of Bach Festival the unit was increased to 90 men, forces. V-6 cadets were in Bowling 400 In rirst Unit Staff Increases jor tours took the groups through fame. Handel's "Messiah," in 1951, Green approximately 8 weeks and Florida and other southern states, and they were then housed in Wil- On July 1, the Navy College By Dick Dungh* brought Lil'ian Smith, soprano, liams Hall. At this time l.t. Robert were required to take more techni- and this year the A Cappella Choir and Rosemarie Murch. contralto, cal subjects than V-12s. The V-6 Training program (V-12) began A director, 10 full-time officers, toured the New England area. Jones took complete charge. Ed- here with a unit of 400 men. In- and four office personnel provide as soloists wth the choral groups. ward Downing became coordinator curriculum included courses in While on these tours the groups theory of flight, communication, cluded in the unit were members a sharp contrast in numbers to one hove made special appearances in Draft Hindered of the program. He was in charge of the Marine Corps, with Capt. lone night watchman. Such has recognition, aerology, radio, navi- such places as Town Hall, Carnegie When the draft hindered the of class schedules, reports, and co- Joseph Anastasio in charge. Lt been the growth in size of the gation, civil air regulations, and Hall, Kimball Hall, and on such enrollment of members in the operation with the University ad- Comdr. Jennings Courts was com- University Police force since 1937, aircraft and engines. stations as WLW, WTOL, WSPD. hand, which was formed before ministrative staff. manding officer of the Navy de- when W. E. Frost was hired to NBC. and a Christmas program World War II, women were admitt- An eight-week course was set Dr. Frank J. Prout, then presi- tachment, with Lt. Russell Fergu patrol the grounds in the hours hroadrast nationwide on WTAM. ed into membership. Now the hand son as capital executive officer. after dark. Letters of praise were received plays for all home football —>mes Student Sailors During the first part of the This first officer was joined from all over the United States for and appeared at the Detroit Lions training program, the cadets were shortly thereafter by Lyman Step- the concert. first home game, with nationwide housed on the top floor of Kohl hens, or "Steve the Cop," as he television coverage in 1959. Hall, but in the fall of 1943 they was referred to by most students. Three Main Groups Expressng the value of such were moved into the remodeled "The kids really liked Steve." The three main vocal groups on organizations to participating stu- "U.S.S. Williamf." recalls Ervin J. Kreischer, trea- campus today are University Cho dents. Gene Wilson, a senior mem- Their training periods lasted 10 surer of the University, who was rus, Collegiate Chorale, and A then director of police operations. Cappella Choir. Treble Clef, and ber of the A Cappella Choir, said. weeks, heginning on the first days "Havina participated in three of July, November, and March. The "Many made it a point to return May Festival Chorus were the after graduation just to visit with groups known on campus when choir tours. 1 feel that the rewards average cadet found it necessary gained are intangible values which to devote from 62 to 68 hours a him." Prof. Ernest Hesser was chairman of the department. Prof. R. M. will not he forgotten. From the week to classes, laboratory work, Speaking generally about t'te experience of traveling to well and preparation. Although they rise of the force, Mr. Kreischer Tunnirliffe and Prof. Merle Mc- Ewen followed as chairman of the known areas of the nation, meet- were in separate classes at first, continued, "As the University be- ing people and living in their the system was changed in the gan to grow, more officers were department. The College Male Quartet, Mixed Chorus, and Men's homes, and performing the really •econd semester of 1943. They needed. Their primary duties were great music before a wide variety then attended classes with civilians. to maintain the security of the Glee Club are other vocal organi- zations that have appeared on of cultural groups, a feeling is buildings and grounds." shared among the members of the On. Of 140 campus in the past 50 years. Even in the post-war years of choir that cannot be tangibly ex- Howling Green was one of 140 1946 and 1940 there was much The history of the present Sym pressed, but will remain as one of colleges in the country where V- improvement to be made. A 11166 phony Orchestra dates bark 38 the high points in our college 12 units were stationed. The Navy issue of the B-G News relates, years, to 1918. when Prof. Calvin careers." made use <>f the physical facili "The police, who now drive in ties of the campus- -the classrooms, cars then had to walk beats. When- strip, "Kampus Kopp," which was conducted classes in such sub- dormitories, and gymnasiums; the ever an emergency call or a com- tun weekly in the News. Con- jects as public relations, first aid, technical instruction the faculty, plaint was phoned in. it was re- ceived by Don Eaton, a student, traffic control, traffic safety, bull could give them; and the experi- ported to the campus heating plant, it satirized the problems faced hy ding security, and inspection and ence of a faculty specially trained which is now the Maintenance campus policemen in the discharge correction of fire and safety haz- to handle men of college age. llldg. The police were summoned of their duties. With the retire- ards. V-12 students were here from by a shrill whistle from the plant" ment of Mr. Rohrs in 1959. direc- "Particular stress was placed on one term of 1H weeks to four such This was ended in 1949 with tion of the University Police was traffic control," stated Mr. Whit- terms, depending on the amount the purchase of the first radio- charged to Raymond Whittaker. taker. "hecause this is one of our MILITARY MARCH—Members o| the Navy's V-S units marched lo and (ram of college training they had when patrol car. In the same year Wil- assistant dean of students. At this major areas of responsibility." classes and meals whUe In training on the Bowling Oreen campus. ROTC units they came. V-12 cadets took liam Rohrs was hired as the first point, full emphasis was placed The University Police are gov- now carry on military drilling here. courses offered in the regular col- police chief. The span from 1949 on proper training in the many erned by the Board of Trustees lego curriculum. In addition, there to 1959 saw more men and a sec- phases of police work. rather than the city. "But." says were specinlir.cd courses such as ond car added. In cooperation with Maj. Brooks Mr. Whittaker, "if they'd put out Double Duty naval history. As a sidenote, students of the Anderson, provost marshall at Erie a call for help, we'd be there in early '60s might recall the comic Ordnance Depot, Mr. Whittaker a minute." Athletics Stressed / Teacher, 2 Classes Prove The physical training programs of both branches of the Navy were extensive. They included swim Library's Book Collection Triples; ming, calisthenics, wrestling, and No Problem For Miss Heston hoxing. V 12 students were per- By Sandra Arter mitted to participate in intercol- "I remember once when I had to teach two classes at legiate and intramural athletics Leedy Indicates Significant Changes while the V-6 cadets were not. the same time," recalls Miss Laura Heston, professor of home By Barbara Burrows or alterations have added still an- adequate to meet the needs of the The V-12 unit was decreased in economics, who started teaching here only four years after "In slightly more than 17 years, other study area and one office. greatly increasing number of stu- March, 1946, to about 186 men. the University Library book col- The first professional librarian dents," according to Dr. Leedy. classes began. On October 18, the last detachment lection has almost tripled," stated was Miss Marie E. Simpson, who During the 1950s, funds lor Ho- of 136 sailors left. The reason for this was a shortage of teachers. She taught Dr. Paul F. Leedy, director. became director in 1915. She was rary purchases have been sub- both classes, which were clothing laboratories, by going back Approximately 2,000 service- At present the total number of succeeded in 1919 by Miss Mabel stantially Increased. "In the past." men went through their training E. Marshall and in 1921 by Miss said Dr. Leedy. "financial support and forth across a hallway. volumes, including books and do- as women's residences, while the here. The official decommissioning cuments, is approximately 308,000, Ethyl M. Blum. of the Library book budget was In 1918, Miss Heston was men boarded near the campus in date of the unit was Nov. 30. 1946. compared with 108,000 in 1943, Edmon Low become librarian in drastically Inadequate and during 1938 and was followed in 1940 employed to "build up the home private homes. The last such training program when Dr. Leedy became head of one btennlum. the Library book by Kenneth Cameron. Dr. Frank budqsi was vetoed entirely." economics department." Today, 42 All the students could assemble here, an Air Force program for the Library. C. Ogg, chairman of the mathe- years later, the department is for a convocation in one room, enlisted men, began Feb. 26, 1961, When Bowling Green State Nor- Dr. l.ccily stated, "I am proud matics department, held the posi- of the progress we are making housed in a new, highly modern 316 Administration Bldg. In fact, with the arrival of 26 men who mal College opened in 1914, clas- tion of director from 1941 to 1942, in the development of an increas- building and has graduated at when she first came here, the col- received 12 weeks of University ses met in the Armory in Bowling before Dr. Leedy's coming. ingly significant book collection. least 400 home economics majors. lege was small enough to permit training in all phases of clerical Green, and a small library was The Library staff, under Dr. I am looking forward to the time The Home Economics Club, which the faculty to give a party for work. Under this plan, a total of housed in the basement of the Miss Heston founded, is the oldest the whole student body at once. Methodist Church. In charge of Leedy, is comprised of profession- when we will have a large, mo- 350 men were trained here during al librarians, sub-professional lib- professional student organization "The home economics depart- the Korean conflict. this first library was Dr. J. Robert dern, open-stack Library building on campus. ment used to decorate for Home Overman, then a mathematics in- rarians, and 46 student assistants. which will give ready access to the structor. "The Library Building, for all book collections to every student Having t o coming," continued Miss Heston. The "Libe" from 1915 to 1927 practical purposes, ia becoming in- enrolled at the University." teach two clas- "We would hold open house in ses simultane- the food laboratory in the Admin- was nothing more than a large ously was only istration Bldg. The late Caroline room full of books on the third floor of the new Administratiaon one hardship Neilson, professor emeritus of Miss Heston en- foreign languages, and I did all Bldg. The painted name "Library" SENATE EATING POLL can still be seen over the two dured in the of the decorating for graduation, entrances of what is now 303 early days. too. We had a job trying to keep (n 1949, a student poll was tak- Administration Bldg. Whenever more the flowers fresh from baccalau- en by a Student Senate committee The present Library, built at a gas pressure reate services on Sunday until commencement the next Tuesday." concerning the food served in the cost el $275,000 and equipped lor was needed else- dining halls. The results showed S70.000. was occupied in Ih. (oil where, the gas Miss Heston also had to make sure all of the women's white gra- that the students requested more of 1(17. in 1M6. stock space was being used in added wt.hln the original building. the food labors. •*»» "•••°= duation dresses were exactly the variety at the same price, less same height from the floor, "which and a small addition with study, tory was turned off. Several times starch in their meals, and more was about 8 inches," she added. book stack, and office space was her classes were in the midst of fresh vegetables and eggs. constructed In 1950 51. Recent mln- baking something, when suddenly She remembered one woman who, there was no flame! after having her dress measured to the specified length, shortened CAMPUS ACTIVITIES CHRONOLOGY The gas wells, located where the hers to be a little bolder. IMO-ltM Library now stands, were the "The students seemed more ser- First annual Homecoming held on Nor, 4, 1922 ... A Vanity "N" Fair big source of gas for the college. ious then, but maybe they social event ol year . . . Construction ol the new Library began In 1925. They have since been depleted and weren't," Miss Heston said. "It 19JO-1M0 abandoned. was easier for them, because there 1131—electee el flret Homecoming Queen . . . First annual Dad's Day. Miss Heston remembers when weren't so many outside activities sponsored by Varsity BG was held In October. 1(31 . . . In 1935. all trashman her department was located on to consume their time. They had wornm were required to be in their reeldences by I p.m.. txcept on Friday the second floor of the Administra- more time for study." After think- and Saturday. tion Bldg. in what is now the ing it over. Miss Heston conclud- 1M0-1M0 student personnel offices. ed that the students then were Fourteen seniors, six hinion chosen fat 1942 edMoa of "Who's Who Among very much like present-day college Students In American Universities And Collages." . . . Slud.nl Eva Marie Saint "Not only was there a shortage wins two consBcutW. contests. Queen of the Sweater Swing and PI Kappa Alpha of teachers, but there was a defin- students, although the fads, fash- Dnass Girl, la IMS ... The first annual May Stag In 1S44 . . . IMS Gr..k ite shortage of men students, too." ions, and surroundings have chang- Week first Urn* on campus . . . lane. IMS. Mrs. Florence Currier named acting said Miss Heston. "There were so ed considerably through the years. dean of women . . . Omlcion Delta Kappa metalled In Kay of 1141 few that many of them had to 1IM-1SM participate in all of the sports. PIKE DANCING CLASSES Hay Anthony lor U-A Pram in 1950 . . . "Freddy Falcon'' makes fire) ap- One man, Bill Ogden, was captain In 1940, free claasea in ball- pearance at OU-BG basketball game as new booster of school spirit In January. of three teams — baseball, foot- room dancing, for beginners, were IMS . . . The first DU Bike Race won by SAE . . . The first annual Military Ball ball, and track." held in the rec hall every Thurs- teJMl . . . Oct. 1955 saw the dedication of ABce Prout Hall and Rodgers Quad- There weren't any men's dor- day afternoon for six weeks. Mu- Old Falcon's Neat purchased by American Legion Poet—moved to STUDY SANCTUARY-Charle. Codding, at ML University . First annual Spring Week End in Kay. 1SST . . . Fire hi Union mitories, Miss Heston said. Shatiel sic was provided by a pianist and officer, was only one of the many V-S enlstees tsslng the Library for stedy in cation rsumanlss ... Mrs. Ralph W. Kelt—Id ens ribbon to open IMS. Air recce blue and Army drab ROTC uniform, have replaced Urn Navy and Williams Halls both were used a nickelodian. Union . . . Union celebrates first anniversary. In AprlL IMS. Thursday, May 19, 1960 The B-G News Page 7A Traditions Vary Through The Years; A Letter Recollections Of A BG Alumnus Please extend my sincerest con- Hall. The fellows ,11 ii,«d out in gratulations to the B-G News staff town as did many of the girls. Provide Cornerstone For BG Heritage for the fine service they have Our coll.,. Bfe was really spent given the University through the m the Administration Bldg. There IT loot M.gr.w sopkomoes emerged victorious the Campus Cuties publication of the News. In behalf we studied In the library, located For the past 50 years, tradi- beanies stayed on until Christmas. of the Alumni I represent on the on the third floor and met most of tions at the University have been If the reverse was true, a mam- Alumni Council I thank you for our classes. Our parti., and daaess in a constant state of flux. moth "beanie burning" ceremony carrying on the good work started were held In the gym. located In Mowed. Through the decade.-, tastes and many years ago. We all wish the the basemenL That gym was also trends have differed markedly. A tug-of war still is held each B G News a long and glorious fu- the scene of many thrilling basket- Traditions have sprouted — some year on the same site. However, ture filled with outstanding ac ball games. have fallen hy the wayside, others the victor is rewarded hy having eomplishments. have not. Those that have stayed The 50th Anniversary year has The nearest thing to a Union its class flag flown in the Sta- was the hall on the main floor with us through the years provide dium. revived many memories In the a solid cornerstone for the Univer- minds of all alumni, memories of •nd the benches placed there Most Not to be forgotten are the of us spent many hours on those sity heritage. traditional week ends. The first the Bowling Green ol their times. There ore as many Bowling Greens benches, the administration and The school cn'ors, burnt orange annual Bowling Gveen Homecom- faculty thought too many. The ma- and dark brown, were originated ing was organized by Or. Ivan as there have been graduating Masses. jority of the students would gather liy Prof. I,eon I.. Winslow of the Lake on Nov. I. 1922. Its theme there religiously between classes. industrial arts department. He was. "A Great Day, A Great I hesitate to say this, for fear of Heitur considered as ancient by You were sure of finding anyone first saw the striking color com- Crowd. A Great Game, A Great you might wish to see. bination on a woman's hat in the Spirit." the present student body, but 1 Toledo Union interurhan trolley May Day, fir.-t sponsored by the have known the University ever One ordinary movable black- station and was taken by its ap- graduating class of 1921, has ev- since it began and even before. hoard was sufficient for all the peal. His recommendation to the olved into the event we now re I have memories of the official and not so official an- nouncements of the activities and Hoard of Trustees that these colors cognize as Spring Week Knd. In efforts of the community commit- business of the school. Our excuse he adopted subsequently was pass- days past, the May Day ceremony tee that worked tirelessly to have symbolized the old English festi- the normal school established in for gathering there was to read ed. the announcements. Oh, there were Sic 81c. the secret spirit organlsa- val, celebrating nature's renewal northwestern Ohio located in Bow- of life in the spring with its pro- ling Green. My father was a mem- some who carried on a little am- tion whose members remain anony- ber of that committee. I consider orous activity behind that bulle- mous until graduation, was form* mise of the coming harvest. The the members of that local com- tin board. We called it "necking." ed Oct. 5. 1J4S. Ol the eight mem. SWEATER amis—Girls who drew the raves of the men en campus In 1147 May Queen personified the spirit mittee to be just as much founders Our dances were held on Satur- bare, (two from each class) there were, left to rlghb Eva Marie Saint. Sweater Queen: Lois Perrln. and Wllma of springtime, and all the festivi- of Bowling Green as the men who day nights. They began at 7:30 can be only two members from the Largle. Second Row: Mary lane Lloyd. Frances Earl, and Lois Harmer. ties centered around her. Dancing around the May Pole and singing initiated the legislation to estab- and finished before midnight as ■am. Greek Iraternlty In the group J. W. Carmichael in 19.14 with »f days gone by—took various were for her honor and pleasure. lish the two schools in northern we were not to be dancing at tho at one time. Faculty members also Prof. Merrill C. McKwen arrang forms. In the 1920s women were Ohio. I hope that some day a pla- beginning of Sunday. We followed are anonymous. The group, which The list af athletic traditions Is ing the music. In 1955 a five-year required to wear green ribbons headed by the "peace pipe." The que with their names on it will a dance program and really ex- works In the early morning hours contest to create a new Alma on their arms. They could, at any he placed in Founders Quadrangle. changed dances. The fellow gen- palming and erecting spirit signs. "pipe", which is awarded annually Mater for the University was be- time, be asked by "ruthless" up- to the winner of the first ol the The Bowling Green dearest to erally reserved three dances for Is unique among campus organisa- gun. The winner in each of the perclassmen to perform "undigni- two Toledo UnlveraltyBG basket- me is the Bowling Green of the his date and exchanged the others. tions. preceding years will compete for fied stunts." If successful they ball games, first appeared la 1941. '20s. My class was the "famous Those who danced a straight pro- The lyrics of our Alma Mater, selection as the new Alma Mater. were allowed to shed the ribbons. when competition between the two class of 1926." Physically, our gram were held in low esteem. "Kinlandia," were written by Prof. Freshman hazing— that scourge By the same token, men were re- schools was resumed after a 12- Bowling Green consisted of five In those days we circulated and quired to wear green hats and year layoff. buildings. Williams Hall and the we got to know each other well. were subject to the same hazing Dad's Day was initiated in 1946 new Shatzel Hall housed many of Our student body was small and "ground rules." to honor all Alpha Tau Omega the girls. We had most of our each freshman class made up half Complaining Coeds Take Note- At that time also, frosh were football players and their dads. classes in the Science Hall, now of the entire group. The personnel not permitted to enter the front The observance since has grown Moseley Hall and the Administra- changed often as most of the stu- door of the Administration Bldg. to extend to all members of the tion Bldg. A few classes met in dents were taking two-year coursee. Mother Had Things Tougher until a specified date. World War football squad and their fathers. the Training Bldg.. now Hanna My class was the largest degree class to be graduated and we num- By M.llnda Moss ation in 192.1-24. Twenty-tw< II interrupted hazing activities, This year, Kent State Univer- bered 451 Connie goes to college these years later, in 1945-16. the WSC.A hut they were resumed afterward. sity, which also is ohserving its t' >• lavish affair are President and Mrs. Ralph W. McDonald. We knew the faculty personally, days under much different rules affiliated with the Association of Memorable to many young alumni fiftieth anniversary, contributed Women Students and has rontinu and present seniors is the orange a 50-year rotating football trophy Greek-Inspired traditions also even if we did not take courses than she did when Mom was of from them. There were many ed as such since that time. and hinwn beanie. Until 1957, which will go to the winner of the have been numerous. Those that college age. annual Kcnt-BG grid battle. The have survived through the years giants among our teachers and This year's Association of Wom- The handbook, edited by mem- wearing of this beanie was manda- Falcon gridders copped the trophy are the PI Kappa Alpha Pie Eat- their names are closely linked with en Students Handbook titled bers of AWS, has been entitled tory for all first-year students. this year. Permanent possession ing Contest, the Phi Delta Thela the history of the University. They "Connie Goes to C o 11 e g e," "Connie" only for the past three They were to be tipped at the com- goes to the winner of the greatest Barbeshop Sing. Sigma Chi Derby have become legends. Their ideals lists some of the 'old- years. "Feminis," "The Female mand of any upperclassman. number of games between the two Day. the Delta Upsllon Bike Race, became ours and we shall love and time' rules along with today's. For Falcons," "Women's Handbook," Beanl. wearing activities were climaxed each year by a tug ol-wat institutions in the next 50 years. and the Kappa Sigma Chariot Race. cherish them all our lives. example, a quarter of a century and "A Handbook for Women Stu- between the freshmen and sopho- A traditional affair that is n- These, then, are some of our Our organizations were not nu- ago women students were "not dents at Bowling Green State Uni- mores. Site for the event was the waited by seniors is the Senior traditions the cornerstones for merous. The girls had dorm coun- permitted to appear in corridors or versity" are some of the names the cils and the Women's Board. The AWS handbook has home. "shores" of Powell's Pond. II the Cotillion, begun in 1956. Hosts for our heritage. on the campus in gymnasium suits HUB all-student organization was except under the direction of a the Win One Club. It sponsored the physical education director." To- first homecomings. There was day shorts commonly arc seen Quill Type for the commercial on the campus—not in classrooms .students, the Home Economics Hnd the Library, of course. Bath- Extraordinary Efforts During Past 45 Years Club, Emerson Literary Society, ing suits remain taboo for wear Treble Clef and tho Public School when crossing the campus, unless Music fraternity for the music they are worn under a coat. people, Gold Mask for drama, Other rules have changed dras- Country Life, a general social tically since women wore their Key To Success Of University Greek System group; Book and Motor, the four skirts at knee level. One rule stat- classes, three sororities, and two ed that women who left the Uni- By Dave Lore were the "forefathers" of our pre- metropolitan areas and develop Thus, after 46 years the record fraternities. versity for a week end had to Present day activities at sent Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter. the college into a true university, stands at- 16 national and one loral Our football games were held on Not to be outdone, the women the encouragement of national af- fraternity, and 11 national sorori- the old Ridge Street field, at the take with them a special card the extreme southwest corner to be signed by the hostess of the got into the act and formed two filiations was a must." ties. Fair Grounds, now the City Park: home they visited. The women of campus provide the back- sororities in rapid succession — When the question was put to a and finally an the present Held. The most recent evidence of the the Seven Sisters and the Five vote of the student body, they re We were real proud of our large also had to notify the head resi- ground for the latest chapter high caliber of Rowling Green's Sisters -- in 1922. They later be- sponded "yes" to the question of wooden stands built to accommo- dent of their rooming place if they of a far-reaching success IFC came this fall. At the nation- came Alpha Phi and Alpha Xi Del- nationalization, overwhelmingly. date us. Knockdown bleachers left town for any reason. The al convention, in New York, it re- story. ta, respectively. Thus, the door was opened. were set up for visiting schools. students of 1920 and 1930 had ceived the Iron Man trophy, award- to return to their living quarters On that site is being constructed The forerunner of Delta Gam- First to make the move was We crowned our May queens ma, called skcil, came into being ed unnually to the outstanding in the circle in front of the Ad- by 8 p.m. during the week. In a new, three unit. $2,600,000 Fra- the Commoners. Late in 1942 it IFC organization in the nation. 1926 they had to be in their dorms ternity Residence Center, a tribute during the latter part of 1923. Stu became part of the PiKA.national ministration Bldg. We presented to the thousands of fraternity and dents in the late 1920s saw the In- This trophy is now on display on our plays on the platform of the by 7 p.m. in the winter and 8 p.m. fraternity. Next, in April of 1943, the second floor of the Union. after spring vacation. Upperclass sorority members who have come troduction of a group called the Epsilon Kappa chapter, evolved auditorium of the Administration women could stay out until 10 and gone since 1915. Little did Commoners, later Pi Kappa Alpha, from the Seymour Club and Delhi, That's how it happened. It took Bldg. About a third of the space p.m. which is the curfew for fresh- the seven men who formed the the 3-Kay Club, now Gamma Phi became affiliated with ATO. work and capable guidance. The was taken up by a huge concert Beta, and a group which was to grand piano and it took real talent men and sophomores today. Quiet Seymour Club, BG's first frater- In that same year four soror- former has been provided by the hours in those days were from 8 nity, know the end result their join Alpha Chi Omega national. Greek men and women, the latter to disguise it and to act around Organization was the key word ities, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, it a.m. to 11 a.m., 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., initial efforts would bring. Delta Gamma, and Gamma Phi by such persons as Arch B. Conk- in the 1930s as the embryonic I could go on and on telling a- and 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Bathrooms Neither did they realize that Beta, were established from local lin, retired dean of students and groups began seeking purpose. bout the Bowling Green of my and water faucets could not be one day, more than 45 years later, chapters. Alpha Chi Omega fol- long-time adviser to IFC; Wallace a group of fraternity organiza- I.nne initiate in that decade was time but I believe that I have taken used before the rising bell at 6:45 lowed in 1944. W. Taylor, dean of men and pre- a.m. or after the retiring bell at tions, joined together as the In- Phratra, later Alpha Gamma Del- sent adviser to IFC; and Mrs. Flor- too much space as it is. It is a ta. At the end of the 1930s the As the war ended and men re- real honor to be a graduate of 11 p.m. terfraternity Council, would gain turned, things began to hop. In ence W. Currier, dean of women When a woman received five recognition as the outstanding goal of organization was realized and adviser to Panhel for more Bowling Green. We are all links with the institution of an IFC and 1946 the present Fraternity Row in the golden chain that began demerits for rule-breaking, she group of its kind in the nation. was completed. Ten more locals than a decade. was summoned to appear before Here's how it happened. Shortly an Intersorority Council. For the 50 years ago. We of the past first time the local groups were were added to the roster. The rise As for the Fraternity Resid- salute the present and all of us the house chairman cf her dorm. after its organization in 1915, in number of nationally affiliated Today the rules are more lenient, the Seymour Club changed its in a position to make a bid for ence Center—it's a big factor in reverently cherish 50 wonderful national status. groups was rapid. The local the story. More than a group of years but our eyes look forward aa 15 demerits are required before name to the Delhi. The original groups, their affiliation, and the an interview with the chairman is name was derived by condensing Until the rise of Dr. Frank J. buildings, it is a symbol of the to years of greater achievements. Piout to the presidency in 1939, date of affiliation follow: confidence that has been vested Our glorious past is just the be- called. Demerits frequently were the motto, "See More — Know Five Brothers, SAE, 1945; Beta given to women who loitered at More." The local Delhi's ultimate- however, the push for national in Greek-connected activities and ginning of a future of true excel- affiliations failed to gain impetus. Gamma Upsilon, Sigma Nu, 1946; of the success the system has lence. Sincerely, the door as their callers were leav- ly were to become affiliated with Kappa Sigma Delta, Kappa Sigma, ing. In 1940 a new rule gave Alpha Tau Omega national fra- But with his coming, the picture achieved in 45 years of work. Jonathan Lsdd, '26 changed. 1946; Chi Sigma, Sigma Chi, 1947; freshman women permission to ternity. Kappa Tau, Delta Tau Delta. 1948; stay at the Library until 9:15 In 1918 a second group, called Says Dr. Prout. "I knew that in order to attract students from Chi Theta, Theta Chi, 1948; Pi Lost Landmark p.m. during the week, and upper the Five Brothers, emerged. They Theta. Delta Upsilon, 1949; Phi claaswomen were given until 1:45 Beta Mu, Zeta Beta Tau, 1949; to return to their residences after Great Greeks Phi Delta, Phi Delta Theta, I960; formal dances. Beta Sigma, Phi Kappa Psi, 1960; Smoking was permitted only in Delta Phi Beta, Phi Kappa Tau, the Nest or in smoking rooms in 1950; Sigma Psi Omega, Sigma the dorms. One rule that haa been Greek Selection In 9th Year Phi Epsilon, 1950; and Delta Ep- eliminated was the one requiring The idea of selecting the Out- 1955 SS Ann. Potoky, Alpha XI Dri- silon, Tau Kappa Epsilon, 1968. transfer and first year students to es] Robert Smith. Thela Chi. Sororities surged ahead also as pass an exam on the Constitution, standing Greek Man at the An- 1954-57—Nancy Looman. Gamma Phi Phratra became Alpha Gamma By-Laws and regulations of AWS. nual Greek Week Banquet was originated in 1951, when Robert Beta: Fred Ashley. Phi Delta Theta. Delta in 1945. Others were: Alpha Some rules, however, have re- 195758 Ian.I Dick. Alpha Phi; Phi Epsilon, Kappa Delta, 1946; mained in effect for years. For Keener, Phi Delta Theta, was awarded the honor. Hank Adl.r, Phi Kappa Tau Kappa Zeta Pi, Phi Mu, 1946; Tri example, the 6-minute limit for a Lambda. Chi Omega, 1947; Sigma In 1954 it was decided by Pan- 1953 5»- Linda Gee. Alpha Xi Delia: telephone call is the same as it Rho Tau, Delta Zeta. 1960; and hellenic Council to present a simi- Norman Nunamaker. Alpha Tau Omega. was in the early 1940s. Also, the 1959-40—Nancy Bosa. Gamma Phi Theta Phi, Alpha Delta Pi, 1961. deficiency list and room inspec- lar trophy to an outstanding Greek The Intersorority Council, no woman. Beta: Ray Marvin, Phi Delta Thela. tion have been around for some Criteria used in determining the longer suited to the sorority sys- 15 yean. A list of the award recipients. Outstanding Greek Man and Wom- tem at Bowling Green, was re- AWS on this campus dates back in addition to Keener, follows: an are leadership, service to the placed by the Panhellenic Council more than 40 years, to 1918-19, US2-53—Lamont Greene. PI Kappa University, service to the frater- in June, 1947. when the residents of Williams Two Greek locals were organiz- Alpha. nity or sorority, service to the Hall formed a governing board. fraternity or sorority system, in- ed in the 1950s—Alpha Kappa This initial movement in women's 1BSJ-S4—David Freedhehn. Zata Beta terest in scholarship and academic Omega in 1955, and Beta Gamma self government, originating in Tau. activities, and character and ideals in January of this year. AKO has the only dormitory on campus at BUDGING MEMORIES— BO students af the 1130. wID recall this bridge 1B544S—Lots Badomsky. Alpha Phi. as exemplified by the fraternity since gone national as Alpha Phi spanning the pond In back of Moseley Hall. Providing a scenic BHHIUBIMI this that time, developed into the or sorority. Alpha. laadssark has long since been removed. Women's Self Government Associ- Roger Kastaa. Kappa Sigma. Pajre 8A The B-G News Thursday, May 19, 1960

Pretty Pyramid 4-Point Sports Program BG Branches Start Benefits Basketball First Following The War (Continued from page 3A) ly Barbara Xnudson t'»e titans' office, t'*.e husine s o'- ever since. Falcon cagers compiled ' The branch school system of fice, the admissions office, and the University Rook Store go to a record of 512 victories and 363 1959-60 Swimmers universities in Ohio was organised as an aftermath of World the branches to register student; defeats. Beginning next season, the Set Eight Marks; War M because of the large for the ensuing semester. Even Falcons will bo housed In now Me- demand for college training and though a student is registered at morial Hall. Martin Holds Four to accommodate the veterans. Bow- the branch, his record is kept at ling Green was one of the first the University. Football and tennis arrived al- (Continued from page 3A) Dr. Geer said that all of Oi'io's most simultaneously, in 1919. Pal universities to start the branch Hank Resst had a 2:09.5 In Iho system in Ohio," said Dr. Ralph state universities have branr' e«. con gridiron teams have a 41-year 220-yard freestyle and a :59.0 In H. Geer, director of summer and There arc 24 branches opernt-d record of 174 wins, 109 rcthacks, the 100-yard bu'.torflr- ofi'-campus programs. by five state universities, enrolling and 41 ties. The first football Sophomore Gary I.al'iise ad led more than 8,300 students, he games were played where Ridge two, in the 50- and 100-yard free- The Sandusky branch, started said. Street School now stands. They styles, with times of :22.6 and under Dr. Frank .1. Prout and Dr. moved to the Stadium in 1923. :50.9. Don Smith set a 100-yard Herschel Litherland, was C.e first Falcon tennis competition was hreaststrokc mark of 1:10.0, and GLAMOROUS GYMNASTS—la 1114. white middy blovwei, knee-lenqth Bowling Green branch. It was he- News, Key Originate moved from S. Prospect Street to the final mark was added by Bar- bloomer-, and long hoary •locking* mad* up the official coaturao for wonon'i gun in 1946 and discontinued in the present site of the University ry Walsh, Martin, Reest, and La- physical education claim*. Women could choOM their actlrlaos from Swedish or 1948. In 1953 the branch was re- Union before the courts behind Gorman gymnastics, crow country walking, field hockey, baseball, tennis, new- organized. It offered first-year As Group Activities; Prise in the NCAA finals in the comb captain ball, or folk dancing. the Men's Gym were laid out, in 400-yard freestyle relay, with a University courses. 19.'19. Bowling Green's tennis rec- 3:24.9. The second branch established First Issue In 1920 ord is 123 wins and 152 tosses. In 1959 Martin had a :5H.7 in by the University, in 1955. was at By Earllne Dickinson Falcon track and Hold loams the 100-yard backstroke, Reest a Early Class Schedules Change; Mansfield. Bowling Green directed The B-C. News and the Key. havo had only ono homo, the Sta- 4:53.3 in the 440-yard freestyle, the Mansfield branch until 1968. campus publications, had a com- dium. Competing since 1923. Falcon Keith Miller a 2:26.1 in the 200- when it was turned over to Ohio mon birth as an activity of the Ihlnclads havo won 115 moots while yard butterfly, and Paul Vogel a Only Climate Stays The Same State University. The Bryan, Fre Country Life Cluh. an organiza- losing IS. 2:32.5 in the 200-yard breast- mont. and Fostoria branches were ■y Jackie Houts tion far removed from journalism, stroke. In each of the four-year fields established in 1957, 1958, and Cross country, the sixth inter- of study the following subjects and in 1920. In 1958, all American Ralph Eak- "The climate of Bowling Green 1969, respectively. rollcgiate sport, arrived in 1927. is favorable to study because of hours were required: education, 30 The Cluh, under- the leadership Ins sol the 200-yard backstroke "All branch instruction," said of Prof G. W. Beattie. adviser, The first course ran from the Sta- mark of 2:11.4. Iho 400-yard mod- the extremes of temperature being hours; English, 10; mathematics, Dr. Geer. "originally was based on published the first Issue of the dium through the cemetary, a- ley relay team of Eakms. Martin. modified by the proximity of Lake 6; science, 10; history and social 1 the two-year cadet plan in educa- "Bee Gee" News in May, 1920. round the golf course, and back John Thompson, and all American Erie." This descriptive statement science, 9; music, 3; physics edu- tion, but in 1957 the branches be- to the Stadium. The second start- Don Worsfold turned In a 4:02.5. is taken from a secton of the first cation, 4; foreign language, 6; in Because it was well received, the gan offering a full two years of li- group derided to continue publi- ed behind the Women's Bldg. and and the 200-yard freestyle relay catalog of Bowling Green State dustrial subjects, 0; and major beral arts, education, and business cation on a monthly basis. Students circled the golf course. In 1957, team of Howie Scarborough. Bill Normal College, printed in 1914. and correlated work. M to 40. The courses." He stated thai this is the bought t'te paper by the issue or the harriers used the City golf Mulr. Ilm Orth. and Worsfold swam total of hours required for gradu- Although the climate is still with last year the cadet plan will be by semester subscription. Issues course. They finally alighted on a 1.35.5. ation was 120. its, "The class schedule as it exist- offcri'd at the University, but the contained 24 pages. the University Airport two years The cross country marks also Credit hours ranged from one ed then was slightly different from branches will continue to offer it. The first Bee Gee News editors IIKO. The log for the paripatetic have fallen in the past three years. to six hours, and credits were the University's present schedule," were chosen from the Country harriers reads 87 victories, 95 de- John Scott set the two- and three- given in the form of semester When the Sandusky and Mans- stated Mrs. Lorin Janzer, a stu- Life Club, but. after 1922. as the feats, and one tie. mile marks last fall in 9:25.6 and dent at Bowling Green State Nor- hours. field branches were started, each was run by a full-time director, newspaper developed, editors were Falcon gollors havo compottd 14:50. Mel Turner holds the four- mal College from 1920 to 1923 The courses offered in all fields mile record with 20:18.4 in 1958, Karl Whinnery at Sandusky, and chosen by student body elections. since 1192. The City course was us- and again in 1925 and 1920. of study in 1914 were considerably On April I, 1930, a committee of ed until Iho University built Its and Larry Dove had the best mile Lawrence Miller at Mansfield. At "Classes met weekdays from 8 less in number than the courses the Student Council undertook own. In 1941. Two years ago. the time in 1967, with 4:21. present, directors are employed a.m. to 4 p.m. and there were no offered to today's student. There only part time. Faculty members supervision of the publication. It matches wore moved back to the Heading the list of memorable were nine English courses, com- night classes," she continued. "We from the University commute to supervised the election of editors City course. The record Is 99 wins. baseball records arc three no-hit pared with 30 today. There has attended hour-long classes on Mon and from the branches each day. from candidates nominated hy 94 losses, and six ties. games. They were pitched by days, Wednesdays, and Fridays; been a similar growth in the num- Wade Diefonthaler in 1958, to If a cily is interested in having the Student Council. In swimming, the Falcons have and on Tuesdays and Thursdays ber of courses offered in each of First Board knock Ohio University out of first clitsscs were held for 90 minutes." the other fields of study. a branch, it first must invite a hud a 21-year record of 151 wins, university to start a branch there. The first Board of Publications, place contention. 5-0; Fred Price's, A training school with six grades 01 defeats, and one tie. "The only other difference in The university then investigates which replaced the Student Coun- who blanked Toledo University in wns housed in the Administration Wrestling, which completes the the class schedule that 1 can re- the city to determine enrollment cil committee, was created May 1954; and Dick Casper, who pitch- Bldg.. and the entire Bowling card, came in 1941. Falcon grap- ed the first no-hitter, in 1949, member is that we were required potential and the adequacy of lab- 25, 1938. The committee selected Green city school system was used plers have won 72, lost 00, and against Lawrence Tech. to attend chapel, held in the main oratory and library facilities. candidates for editor, hut election for the practice teaching program tied seven. Enviable hatting marks include auditorium of the Administration still was by campus wide student in 1914. There are 16 to 19 courses of- Where to now! President Ralph Jerry Omori's .409 average in Bldg. overy Tuesday," she stated. vote. Bowling Green State Normal fered in each branch. Students en- W. McDonald has outlined a four- 1953, Dick Kenny's .448 in 1955, According to the 1914 catalog, Beginning in 1929, the News College also maintained a summer rolled in one of the branches was published every three weeks. point program. The first stage, Glenn Hnnner's .439 in 1949, Om- no student could register for more pay the same fees as students at school program consisting of two It became a weekly in 1932. construction of Memorial Hall, is ori's .120 in 1962, and Gene Bun than 17 hours of work, exclusive the University. Students enrolling six-week terms. In 1938, the News sponsored scheduled for completion this fall. ger's .111 in 1951. of physical education, or for less for one to eight semester hours than 1(1 hours, without special per- "There has been a tremendous a contest to select a new name. As The second stage will got under pay $20 per semester hour. A stu- mission. change in all phases of University a result, the Bee Gee News be- way when work begins on the now life since 1914, and of course this dent may take courses both at the came the Falconian. But, after Absences had to be reported, University and at a branch. Falcon football stadium, sometime McDonald Serves and excessive absences were includes subjects taught and the only two issues, the staff became IMs year. The site Is In Iho area brought before a committee. If scheduling of classes," said Mrs. Each fall and spring, represen- unhappy with the new name, and whore the married students' housing In Many Capacities the excuses offered were not ac- Janzer. tatives from the registrar's office. went back to the original, which units now stand. A second unit of (Continued from page 1A) cepted, credits could he reduced the paper retained until 1948. the stadium, slated lor completion at the discretion of the commit- Then Prof. Jesse J. Currier, chair- about 1970. will provide a total and later served as a high school principal at Fayettcville, N.C. tee. man of the journalism depart 25.000-seal capacity. He headed the department of Bowling Green Stale Normal ment, suggested the removal of Addition of a field house to the psychology and education at Salem College of course was primarily 35 Women Graduated the Es from the spelling, creating north end of Memorial Hall is College in Winston-Salem, N.C. concerned with the training of the paper's present name. ,-lage 3 of the President's program. for six years. Dr. McDonald then teachers. In order to furnish ade- The University's first yearbook, It will provide for indoor track, served a term in the North Caro- quate training for all teachers, the The Bee Gee. appeared in 1918. and baseball and football practice, lina House of Representatives. following courses were offered: a However, thereafter until 1924, and will enlarge the seating capa- He went to the University of one-year professional course for In First Commencement the closest publication to a year- city of Memorial Hall to 7,500. North Carolina, where he was as- college graduates, four-year cours- book was a special issue of the News, published annually in June Stage 4 is the construction of sociate director of the extension es leading to a bachelor of science By Carol Broader This act also authorized the es- division, graduate professor of degree in education, for supervi- Bowling Green's first com- tablishment of a separate College as a tribute to the graduating an outdoor track and baseball field class. in the vicinity of the new stadium. education, and head of the radio sors, superintendents, principals, mencement took place on July 29, of Business Administration and and teachers in secondary schools; Key Ben In plans for the distant future are department. 1915. A total of 35 graduates re- permitted the Board to institute reived their teaching diplomas in In 1924. the Key was horn, fol- a new golf course and an outdoor Prior to his appointment as a two-year diploma course for courses leading to the degree of teachers in city and village schools, the ceremony—all of them women! lowing a January chapel period swimming pool. President of the University, Dr. master of arts. McDonald served as executive sec- a two-year diploma course for rur- Curiously enough, for the first The 1935 University Catalog devoted to speeches about annuals. retary of the Department of High- al teachers, and a two-year course 15 years of this institution's exist listed a graduate study program R. R. McChandless, athletic direc- er Education in the National Edu- for teachers of agriculture, indus- ence, 292 bachelor of science in leading to the master of arts de- tor, spoke on "My Annual and cation Association. trial arts, home economics, and education degrees were awarded gree. The 1936 catalog listed the What It Means to Me." He refer- Since Dr. McDonald assumed the music. without authorization from the master of arts degree from red to the annual as a key which presidency of the University, seven The completion of any diploma State Legislature. At the time. both the College of Education and he used to unlock his past. Follow- 3* major buildings have been added course qualified graduates for a these degrees were not valid, but the College of Liberal Arts, in ing the speech, Prof. J. Robert to the physical plant. The Union. four-year provisional certificate, they are now. the fields of English, history, Overman presented the idea that the Bowling Green annual be FRATERNITY ELIGIBILITY Alice Prout Hall, Rodgers Quad- and, after two years of teaching Authorization came in 1929. The mathematics, and social science. rangle, Founders Quadrangle. experience, to a state life certifi- State Legislature passed the Em- Richard L. Beard, of Findlay, known as the Key. In 1941, any man who main South Hall, the Hall of Music, and cate to teach in elementary schools mons-Hanna Bill on April 2, 1929, was the first person to receive the Until 1941. Key staff heads tained a C average for 12 hours the Home Economics Bldg. have or to teach a special subject. giving the Board of Trustees the master of arts degree from the were chosen by popular vote. At of work during the previous sem- been completed in recent years. Four-year courses leading to a power to award the degrees of University. This was announced in that time, the Board of Publica- bachelor of arts, bachelor of tions assumed this responsibility. ester, or who had an all-time The inner campus has been en- bachelor of science degree in edu the 1937 University Catalog. In tirely re-landscaped and currently cation included: agriculture and science, and bachelor of science the same catalog, degrees of mas- Today, top personnel of both scholastic averBge of C for all the Overman Hall addition, Memor- science, English and history, Eng- in education. The Bill, which went ter of arts were listed as being the Key and News are selected by work attempted, was eligible for ial Hall, and the new Fraternity lish and I*tin, mathematics and into effect July 2, 1929. also au- offered in education, English, his- the Journalism Activities Commit- fraternity membership. Row ate nearing completion. science, and supervision. thorized creation of the Colleges tory, mathematics, and social stu- tee, a group made up of students of Education and Liberal Arts, dies. In 1940, master's degrees and members of the faculty and and changed the University's name were offered in English, history, administration. Summer Scholars from Bowling Green State Nor- mathematics, sociology, biology, The News is now published semi- mal College to Bowling Green foreign languages, and social stu- weekly, with plans to go to daily State College and permitted the dies. publication in the near future. At Board of Trustees to award hon- In 1969 the University official- the same time, the Key has con- orary degrees. ly was authorized, by act of le- tinued to grow. This year it will 1935 was Bowling Green's first gislation, to grant graduate and contain 304 pages, the most ever. year as a University— made so by other degrees, to include doctoral Included will be a special Golden an ac; of the State Legislature. degrees. Anniversary color section. 1948 Rules Bore Down On Frosh The following rules, which were on the grass. Sidewalks were made wearing his beanie will have his drawn up by the Student Senate to walk on. Nest privileges taken away. 6. Freshmen must greet all up- and approved by President Frank 4. Freshmen must open doors J. Prout, appeared in the Sept. 22, perclassmen with "Hi" or "Hello." for upperclassmen In all campus After all, upperclassmen are hu- 1948 issue of the BG News: buildings. They muat also relin- man and like to know you're a- READ AND WEEP quish their tables at the Nest and round. 1. All freshmen must learn the University Club to upperclaasmen. 7. Freshmen must attend the college hymn and sing it upon re- 6. AH freshmen and transfer first home game of football in a quest from the upperclassmen. students muat wear beanies at all body as a cheering section. Words are printed in the Fresh- .times (except at formal dances) 8. The Freshman Handbook mast man Handbook and the tune is until the fourth Saturday after the be carried at all times. "Finlandia." semester commences. That is the 9. Freshmen need not obey 2. Only upperclassmen may -have time of the Freshman-Sophomore orders from upperclassmen which cars on the campus. Freshmen may Tug of War. If the f reshmer. win, are contrary to gentlemen-like and have cars only with the permission their beanie days are over. If they lady-like conduct. SDlfMEB SESSION—The Surras* routine Is to lbs hoars give. 9—1 ■ ass rial of the dean of students. lose, they must continne wearing (Signed) The Student Senate designed primarily for the sally bud. beats at J.943 wen spirited In the two 3. Freshmen (and upperclass- their beanies through Homecom- (Approved) F. J. Prout 7 run., with the length o( Ike periods accordme ■Van 1.000 lived oa campus. men) muat refrain from walking ing week end. Any freshman not President