Kalamazoo College Alumnus

quainted with the coll ege, with Stowe The Cover Picture T ennis Stadium, a nd with D r. A ll en Research Project Pictured on the steps of Harmon B. Stowe, director of the na tional ten is Described nis championship tournament. Hall are student representatives from The research project carried on six countries. This picture of inter One thing led to a nother, because at Kalamazoo College by the Na national friendship in action was M r. Coss is ma nag ing editor of Civic taken during the sessions of the E ducation Service, Inc., publishers of tional Council for Stream Improve International Service Seminar spon The American Observer, the Weekly ment is described in the recent News Review, the Junior Review, sored by the American Friends Ser Young Citizen, a nd the Civic Leader. report of the Committee on Co vice Committee. Housed in Har These publi cations will be recognized ordination of Research for the mon Hall, 52 students from 24 as bein g the news magazines used by American Paper and Pulp Associa countries spent five weeks on the school chil dre n of all ages throug h tion. K College campus, living and o ut the na ti on. 1Jr. Coss was impress working as a group with one com ed by the potential benefi ts of a good The project on the deinking of mon purpose, the serious study of tennis progra m fo r young people paper mill waste has been going foundations for world peace. everywhere. He asked fo r in fo rma t ion and background on the Kala ma on for several years. At present a Recreation and fellowship were zoo Coll ege progr am, one of the best full scale deinking waste treatment important parts of the program, in the na tion, a nd he has indicated plant by the Kalamazoo River Im together with classes, conferences, that he wants to run a number of provement Company has been committee meetings, and periods for articles o n te nnis a nd other "active erected at Plainwell in accordance pa rticipa ti on" sports during the year, devotional meditation- each in his with research findings of the labo own way. Dr. Allan B. Cole, mem with a description and repor t of wha t Kalamazoo Coll ege does. One of these ratory. This plant includes biolog ber of the department of Far East articles appeared in th e Sept. 24 issue ical aeration preceded and followed ern Affairs of the Fletcher School of the Weekly News Review. by sedimentation, the treatment of Law and Diplomacy, was in vVhile D r. Stowe was in New Yor k found to be successful in the labo charge of the seminar. to a ttend t he meetings of the Ameri ratory and pilot plant stages of the Students pictured, beginning with can Chemi cal Society, he call ed upon project. the young lady seated, center, and Mr. Coss in W ashing to n, in response Experimentation with various going clockwise, are from : U. S., to invitation, a nd spent a day with types of air diffusers, varied aera Japan, Chile, Pakistan, Philippine him. T his provided opportunity also to visit with alumni. D r. Stowe r e tion periods and conditions, vacuum Islands, and ~exico. ports tha t Dr. '42 a nd M r s. Fred filtration of sludge and sludge utili In the next issue of the ALUM P inkha m (H elen K os tia "43) made up zation and disposal will be con NUS we hope to introduce the size a party on the spur of th e moment, tinued. to which g uests included: Dr. '10 a nd able group of foreign students who Millard Bachelder '50 IS m are enrolling at Kalamazoo College 1Irs. Mayna rd Owe n W illia ms, M r. charge of operation of the Plain with the new class which was ar '-18 and 1 lrs. Owen W illia ms, D r. \ Val ter Good '3 7, M r. '1 9 a nd M rs. North well plant. Design and construc riving on campus as we go to press. tion of the plant was under the At least 12 foreign countries will rup R ead, a nd Mr. '43 a nd M rs. Quen tin Verdier, a nd children of most of direction of A. ]. Palladino, who be represented by these students the fa milies. maintains an office in R. E. Olds who will give the campus a truly He had opportunity to Yi sit also Science H all. international flavor. with 1lr. a nd Mrs. Earl Simrell (H a r ri e t Hosking '29), a nd M r. '39 a nd ~ lr s. ] ohn L. Grabber (Esther Tyler "One Thing Leads To '37), the Ro bert R owla nds '41 a nd KALAMAZOO COLLEGE Another" Department th e D ona ld La rsen's '30, M r. '-15 a nd Mrs. J ohn Pendergast (J a net H a ll ALUMNUS By the Editor '45), a nd Loui s B. :\! ichols ex'32. Volume XIII If your school age children have Speakingm of aga zines- The Inter October, 1951 Number 4 told you, "W e read a bout K alamazoo national Tennis News devoted a major Editor, EDWARD J . LAUTH '32 Coll ege today," her e is how it came shar e of one issue to the champio n Associate Editor - MARILYN HINKLE '44 a bout : ship tourname nt. Coverage included Sports Editor- -- --JOHN STOMMEN '53 a full front page story with pictures Campus News --- -JANET ROBINSON '51 A t the National Junior a nd Boys Editorial Assista nt - JOANNE THOMPSON T ennis Cha mpionships held a t Stowe in color, a full page of pictures in the Stadium this summer, a number of magazine, and three or four other Publt shed bi-monthly by the K a lamazoo Col· lege A lumni A ssocia tion and K a la m azoo Col fa thers a nd mother s of contesta nts a rticles about the tennis program at lege. were present, as in previous years. Kalamazoo Coll ege, including a pic Presiden t of t he Alumni Associat ion : Dr. Cha rles K. J ohnson '32 One of the fa ther s was M r. Clay Coss, ture a nd story a bout the K Coll ege ~le m be r of the Amer ican A lum ni Council of W ashing ton, D . C., fa th er of Tim, tennis team. This developed from the fact th a t the publi sher of the maga E ntered as second class matter J anua ry 18, a hig h ra nking contesta nt fo r the Jun 19~0 a t the Post Office at Kalamazoo Mic hi· ior title. During the week :Mr. Coss zine, state Sena tor W alter B. F raser, gan, under t he act of M a rch 3, 1879. P ub· lished bi-mont h ly, s ix ti mes yearly in was on the Kalamazoo Coll ege campus was a t the tournament for a week to October , D ecember , Feb r ua r y, Apr il, June, and August. Subscrip tion rate: On e dollar he had opportunity to become ac- (Continued on page 1 5) per year. Page 2 ALUMNUS Here's The Situation • The Alumnus needs HELP from its readers! 1897 Our problem is: How can we put our Alumnus on a self-supporting F loren ce L a tourette Milliken passed away on March 19, 1951. Her home was in A lta basis ? It has been operating "in the red" actually. Your alumni officers dena, California. and the editors have been considering "ways and means"p to ut the alumni 1904 program on a sound financial basis in the face of a necessary curtailment T he R ever end Cha rles G. Morse is pastor of the Novi Baptist Church and is a mis of operational budget. sionary for the Detroit Baptist Missionary H ere's the story ___ _ Society. Mrs. :rtforse, the former Grace Ca lkins '04, is ordained to the Christian We have over 3500 alumni on our mailing list. The Alumnus alone rninistry and has served as associate pas has an annual expense of nearly $3,000. And there are, of course, other tor in larger parish work in Indiana and Michigau. regular expenses in carrying on the activities of the Alumni Association. 1905 Did yo u know we now have twen H elene Lovett Barker is associate advisor, ty-six active alumni clubs through Men's Residence Halls, University of Mich igan. out the country? As you know, in 1912 recent years there has been no spe Ch a rles H . Biss recently was honored by cial appeal made for AlttmnttS sub the Provincial Government of Saskatchewan, when he was chosen a King's Counsel. This Table Of scriptions or fo r alumni dues. We is a much prized honor granted only to do need your support now. members of the legal profession. Contents - Oct. Due to postal regulations per 1915 "One Thing Leads to Another" 2 Anna Monteith H arr ison, former mission taining to second class matter, the ary to Arabia, is a Berea, Kentucky, house News Notes 3 copy on the enclosed envelope can wife. President's Letter 4 apply to subscriptions only. But 1917 K enneth M. P ayne, Jr., has become a gen Four Trustees Elected 4 we are hopefully wishing you might eral partner in Lester, Ryons & Co., a con Enrollment Figures 5 fi nd a bit extra to slip into the solidation of the Pacific Company of Cali fornia and Lester & Company, investment Mrs.

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