Kalamazoo College Alumnus
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Cover Picture KALAMAZOO COLLEGE BOB REED Robert Reed is now in his third ALUMNUS season as a Hornet gridder, having played in 1942 and 1946. In 1942 Volume VII October 19+7 Number 4 he was a standout halfback on a team that won four and dropped RUSSELL STRONG '48, Associate Editor three. In the post-season all-MIAA team, Reed was voted a halfback Justin H. Bacon, Director of Alumni Research spot. Early in 1943 Reed was called to Published Bi-Monthly by the Kalamazoo College Alumni Association and active duty in the army air corps and Kalamazoo College. after a period of training was com MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ALUMNI COUNCIL missioned a second lieutenant and detailed to duty as a fighter pilot. He served overseas with the Eighth KALAMAZOO COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Air Force in England, doing escort duty for heavy bombardment air ExECUTIVE COMMITTEE craft and also participating in sup Morlan]. Grandbois '3 1, President, Kalamazoo, Michigan port and strafing sorties. Charles J. Venema '33, Vice-President, Kalamazoo, Michigan As a pilot of a P-51 Mustang Everett R. Hames '33, Secretary-Treasurer, Kalamazoo, Michigan fighter Reed did not down any M. Lee Johnson '29, Executive Committee Member, Kalamazoo, Michigan enemy aircraft but shot up several Ernest Casler '26, Executive Committee Member, Kalamazoo, Michigan on the ground. He returned to the Donald Hellenga '34, Executive Committee Member, Kalamazoo, Michigan United States early in 1946 and was released as a first lieutenant. Boston, Massachusetts Jackson, Michigan Returning to Kalamazoo in the Dr. Ralph W. McKee '34, President. Amos Bogart '30, President fall of 1946, Reed again sought a Paul C. Staake '21, Secretary Ervene B. Hannold '15, Vice-Presi position on the Hornet grid squad. dent He played in all the games last year Chicago, Illinois Ruth A. Clay '23, Secretary-Trea and ranked third among backs in Raymond Ilorkenhagen "43 surer average yards gained per rushing Robert Borkenhagen ex' 38 play, posting 5.3 yards. His total Co-Chairmen Milwaukee, Wisconsin yardage was 365 in 68 attempts. He Leland Kerman '16, Vice-President Betty H. Brown '33, Chairman pro also completed one pass. Robert Buntaine '39, Secretary tem His 41 points placed him second Treasurer in team scoring column behind Tom New York, New York Detroit, Michigan Shopoff, with six touchdowns and 5 Donald Tourtelotte '28, President David Kurtz '39, President placements. Chades D. Bock '29, Vice-President Lawrence Westervi.le '26, Vice-Pres Reed excels not only on the grid Y eteve R. Falk '34, Secretary ident iron but is one of the outstanding Charles Krill ex'39, Treasurer E linore Hoven '43, Secretary members of the Kalamazoo College family. Last year he was chosen to Flint, Michigan St. Louis, Missouri be president of the student body and Sophia Zmuda Bacon '37, President Deryl M. Kyboer ex'27, Chairman filled out his time schedule by be Rachel Crick Blue ex'44, Vice-Presi pro tem coming the school's outsanding ora dent tor. He twice has been named the Barbara Ferris '45, Secretary-Trea Washington, D. C. Michigan men's oratorical champion surer Kathryn Swift '3 1, Chairman pro tem (Turn to page 19) -K- Grand Rapids, Michigan Washtenaw County, Michigan Rev. Thomas Pollard '30, President William Culver '42, President Cover Design Margaret Blymeir-Timmer '43, Vice Leonard Bullard '43, Vice-President A new cover design is being in President Patricia Kennett '46, Secr etary corporated into the Alumnus, along Dorothy Caukin '42, Secretary Edward Thompson '43, Executiv e with some other minor changes. It David Byers ex'30, T reasurer Committee is hoped that this new cover may al low more freedom in the way of pic Entered as second class matter January 18, 194ll at the Post Office at Kalamazoo, tures used than have the cover for Michigan, under the act of March 3, 1879. Published bimonthly, six times yearly in October, December, February, April, June, and August. Subscription rat'e: mats in the past. One dollar per year. Page 2 ALUMNUS Homecoming Activities Reviewed Homecoming 1947 really began early in the fall when plans were begun to insure everyone of a good time. Actual activities began about two weeks ago on campus when so cieties began to work on their ex hibits. Thursday night inaugurated event3 similar to those which all grads talk about for years. During the after noon industrious freshmen began piling wood at the north end of An gell Field for what was planned to be a grandiose bonfire on Friday night. Late Thursday night all such dreams collapsed as a group of rival students descended on the field and burned the pile. Bur Friday afternoon everyone was back at work again and there materialized from unknown sources a pile of lumber two stories high which went up with a roar Friday Morlan Grandbois Charles K. Johnson evening to climax a long parade and pep meeting. Saturday began with classes for APPRECIATION LETTER the students but these were abbre viated to permit attendance at the Kalamazoo College Alumni Associ Homecoming Chapel. Registration ation began about 9 a. m. in the lounge Morlan ]. Grandbois, President of Hoben Hall. Naturally, regis tration was not as large this year as Dear Friends: last and, of course, the last gradu Mrs. Bachelor and I wish to ating class, 1947, led in the number thank you for the very beautiful of registrants. chair which you gave us at the At 10:30 those on campus an Homecoming banquet. swered the call from Stetson Chapel It has been a great joy to know to attend the annual Homecoming so intimately so many of you during service. Special speaker for th ·s oc the period of my service of 26 years. casion was the Reverend Charles K. I am sure this fine frif(fldship will Johnson '32, associate pastor of the continue throughout life. First Presbyterian Church, Kalama Many thanks to each and all of zoo. He chose as his subject "Tra you. gic Intimations." Also participating Sincerely, in this service were President P. L. Thompson, Dr. Marion H. Duns Frank B. Bachelor Fronk B. Bachelor more '20, the Reverend Roland C. Pickhardt, campus pastor, and the College Singers, under the direction president of the "K" Club, had The Hornets easily defeated the of Henry Overley. charge of the men's meeting, and Alma Scots, 26 to 0, during the From 11:30 to 12:00 guests drift Ethel Dennis-Allen '21 was chair afternoon football game at Angell ed into the Burdick Hotel and the man for the women. Informal pro Field. Pre-game ceremonies featur Y. M. C. A. where the men and wo grams were held in each case so that ed the crowning of the Homecom men held their respective luncheons. everyone might leave in time for the ing Queen, Donna Lange '5 1, of Harry Rapley '38, newly elected football game. (Turn to page 10) ALUMNUS Page 3 11 11 Government made a survey of its 0peration Reminisce Given technically trained manpower dur ing the w.ar, it listed 70 students of Kalamazoo College who had earned . By Ralston at B_a_n--=q_u_et__ _ docror's degrees in research science, BRI NGS BACK SCENES Then there was the gymnasium such as chemistry, physics, and biol OF CLASS OF 1916 about half the size it is today. Bas ogy, in a period of 30 years. This is ketball baskets were fastened to the but one instance of the contribution (Ed Note: This is a summary of end walls, and our fellows developed of its students, as trained by the fac the fine address Ralph Ralston '16 a technique of running up the wall, ulty. gave at the Homecoming Banquet and lowering the ball into the bas Although most of you probably on October 11.) ket, to the bewilderment of the visit do not recall the instances given Thirty five years ago this fall, ing teams. here of events of undergraduate Kalamazoo College opened its doors Well, that was the principal days, you surely have been reminded to me, its greenest freshman. At makeup of the college campus more by them, of similar happenings dur that time, there were four buildings years ago than some of us like to ing your own days on campus. And on campus. Bowen Hall, with its admit remembering. T h e o n 1 y it's the re-living of our days on cam creaky steps, was the center of all building on the campus which stands pus that brings back our youth, re activity, including classroom, labora today as it did then is old Bowen news our faith, and gives us faith to tory, chapel, library, society rooms, Hall, and likeness in that case ap carry on. administration, faculty and mainten plies only to the outside of the Kalamazoo College is particularly ance offices, and the book store building. Now, what is it that makes fortunate in having a large consti where we bought candy bars between folks who attended school here want tuency who spent a part of their col classes. to come back, even though most of lege days here, and then transferred Then there was the old four story the old landmarks are gone? to larger schools for specialized men's dormitory, with the cupola on It seems to me it is the spirit of training. Most of these have a warm top, which stood on the present site the school, and the fact that when er spot in their hearts for Kala of Hoben Hall. Construction of on campus, we live again the glor mazoo College than for the large this old building was started in ious days.