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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC SIU Alumni Magazine SIU Alumni Association 6-1-1961 Southern Alumnus Southern Illinois University Alumni Office Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/alumni_mag Recommended Citation , . "Southern Alumnus." (Jun 1961). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the SIU Alumni Association at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in SIU Alumni Magazine by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. On Alumni Day, June 10— Alumni To Open University Center Alumni returning to the campus for Alumni Day June 10 will have the pleasure and honor of helping open and dedicate Alumni Achievement Awards SIU's new and magnificent University Center. The Center, which has been planned and designed as a "building, an or ganization and a program," will become the hub of the cam pus, providing "services, conveniences and amenities to the members of the University family—students, faculty, alumni and guests." Most of the Alumni Day activities will be held there. Work crews are busy putting the building into a state of readiness Dr. Bricker Dr. Alvis Bryant for the gala weekend, the climax of a busy spring on campus. Alumni Day and the University Center dedication are on Sat urday, June 10, with Commencement on Wednesday, June 14. Climax of Alumni Day will be the Alumni Ralph J. Bunche, United Nations Undersecretary for Special Banquet at 6:30 P.M. in the University Cen Political Affairs since 1957 and the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize ter Ballroom. During the program immedi winner, will be the commencement speaker. He will be con ately following the dinner in the aircondi ferred an honorary doctorate of laws degree. Exercises will tioned room, four Alumni Achievement be held in McAndrew Stadium. The President's Reception for Awards will be presented to two St. Louis graduating seniors and their families will be held at the presi doctors and two former Alumni Association dent's home from 4 to 5:30 P.M. on June 14. Gladders presidents. They will receive citation certi Governor and Mrs. Otto Kerner will be special guests at the ficates and award keys. dedication ceremonies at 1:30 p.m., and a reception in their Selected for professional achievement are Dr. Bennett Y. honor will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Alumni Day. Alvis '082, noted ophthalmologist and assistant professor Alumni registration in the main lobby of the Center will emeritus of clinical ophthalmology at Washington University, start at 10 A.M. and continue through the day. Guided tours and Dr. Eugene M. Bricker, ex '30, plastic surgeon, associate of the building will be conducted from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., also professor of clinical surgery at Washington University, and automobile tours of the campus originating at the Center. holder of the French Medal of Reconnaissance for service dur Drivers and cars of the campus tours are provided by the ing World War II. Alumni Association. For service to SIU and the Alumni Association, awards will Alumni Day opens at 9 A.M. with the meeting of the Alumni be presented to Donald L. Bryant '40, St. Louis agency man Association Legislative Council in Morris Library Auditorium. ager for Equitable Life Assurance Society and former presi Immediately after that the Board of Directors meets in the dent of the Alumni Association and SIU Foundation, and Morris Library Lounge next door to seat two new members and Warren Gladders, ex '37, president of Martin Oil Company, elect 196162 officers. St. Louis, former alumni president and president of the founda An Alumni Luncheon for all alumni and their guests will tion. Both men live in Ladue, Mo. be served in informal, cafeteria style at the University Cafeteria Another highlight of the banquet will be presentation of the from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. Special dining rooms will be provided. second annual "Great Teacher Award." Nominated by ballot On Friday, June 9, the Alumni Association Board of Direc by Alumni Association members and the Class of '61, the tors will meet at 1:30 P.M. and the SIU Foundation Board of "Great Teacher" will be given a check for $1,000 as a tribute Directors at 3:30 P.M. (Continued on Next Page) University Center . rfCuntKc *Day "Ptoanam (Continued from Page One) for teaching excellence. Contributions 9:00 A.M. Alumni Association Legislative Council Meeting, Morris Library for the special "Great Teacher Award" Auditorium fund continue to come in. Those who Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting, immediately fol still wish to give can send a check (pay lowing council meeting, Morris Library Lounge able to the SIU Alumni Association and 10:00 A.M. Guided automobile tours of campus, originating at University earmarked for the award) to SIU to Center, drivers and cars provided by Alumni Association. Also Alumni Office, Carbondale. 5:00 P.M. conducted tours of University Center. An Alumni Day mailer has been sent 11:00 A.M. Alumni Luncheon for all alumni and guests, informal cafeteria to each alumnus. Clip the reservation to style, University Cafeteria coupon for the Alumni Banquet ($2.50 1:00 P.M. per person) and return quickly. 1:30 P.M. University Center Dedication Ceremony, University Center Fifteen Class Reunions 3:00 P.M Class Reunions, classes ending in one and six, and Class of 1960, Fifteen class reunions will be held to University Center Alumni Day for classes ending in one 5:00 P.M. and six and the Class of 1960. Letters 6:30 P.M. Alumni Banquet and Program, 50 per person, University have been sent to members of thesa Center Ballroom classes by their reunion committees. Mrs. Charles E. Feirich (Alice Park (All events are on Daylight Saving Time) inson) and Orlan L. McBride are in charge of 1911's Golden Reunion. Mrs. W. Ray Hagler (Pauline Gates) is the 1921 chairman; Mrs. J. L. Buford (Dor June othy Draper) 1926; Mrs. Raymond 4 Joint Concert, Oratorio Society and Symphony Orchestra, 4 P.M., Stotlar (Helen Thompson), Mrs. Ernest Shryock Auditorium Simon (Mary Ellen Curd), Raymond 10 Alumni Day (program listed above) Dejarnett, and Marvin Ballance, 1936; Dedication of University Center, 1:30 P.M., University Center Bill Brown and Sam Hill, 1941; Mrs. 14 Commencement, 7:30 P.M., McAndrew Stadium Everett Todd, Mrs. Lucy Fligor, Mrs. President's Reception for Graduating Seniors and Their Families, Jane Mitchell Purcell, and Herall C. 45:30 P.M., President's Home Largent, 1946; Mrs. Mary Boston Walk School of Agriculture Graduating Seniors Reception, 14 P.M., er, A. B. Mifflin, Frances Andrew Child, Agriculture Seminar Room and Jackson M. Drake, 1951; Mrs. Mar 19 Summer Session Registration, classes begin ilyn Liebig Eckert, Andy Marcec, and 26-27 Region IV Summer Meeting, National Association of Vocational Mrs. Barbara Furst Smoltz, 1956; and Agriculture Teachers, Agriculture Building Mary Ruth Newlin, John Carlisle, Jerry 26—July 1 Nursing Workshop, "Individualized Patient Care," Library Audi- Marchildon, Bob Hunt, Harlan E. Krut torium singer, and Wayne Hanebrink, 1961. July 2-8 Weekly Newspaper Management Workshop 10-21 Educational Television Workshop, Southern Illinois Instructional On the Move? Television Association Institute for Rehabilitation Personnel A letter to Richard G. Patterson '60 August recently was returned to the Alumni 11 Commencement, 7:30 P.M., McAndrew Stadium Office after a circuitous journey. On the envelope addresses in Oakland and in New York City were crossed out before Dick is one of the thousands of peri have to discard magazines and bulle final delivery at Dowdell Housing at patetic alumni the Alumni Records De tins because of lack of a current address. SIU. On the back of the envelope was partment tries to keep up with. It's a June and September are the busiest this message: "Dick—Do something monumental chore which would be made months for moving. If you are one of about your mailing address of SIU easier if alumni would notify the Alum the alumni on the move this summer, mail!! Why have it go to Oakland, to ni Office quickly of changes of address. please notify the Alumni Office as quick N.Y. and back! Easter greetings! Dad." The Post Office Department would not ly as possible. .Randolph County Sfeait& at Southern Alumni Add To by Fred Huff 'Loan Fund A "grand slam" in the Interstate In superb javelin toss of 211 feet; and tercollegiate Athletic Conference was the a 49feetsixandthreefourthsinch shot At its spring meeting in April the goal of Southern's spring sports teams put effort by Sam Silas. Randolph County Alumni Chapter gave last weekend when Saluki baseball, All of the new recordholders are re $35.50 as its seventh contribution to track, tennis and golf stars sought simi turning for at least one more year of the Student Loan Fund of the SIU lar league titles as those won earlier in track warfare and Saluki fans are hope 'Alumni Association. This brought the the school year by SIU football, cross ful of even more outstanding records be total of the group's offering to $183.50 country, basketball, wrestling, swim ing set in the nottoodistant future. since the chapter established its loan ming and gymnastic squads. Meanwhile Holder has formed what is fund program late in 1958. An almost impossible task, Southern, recognized as Southern's greatest golf L. V. Lipe '38, M.S. '52, is in charge nevertheless, appeared to be in excellent team with veterans Bill Barnett, Gene of the program.