Wayne University 1950 Yearbook
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I . CONTENTS • ADMINISTRATION • AUTUMN • ORGANIZATIONS • WINTER • GRADUATION • S'RING To the Class of February, 1950: The college graduates of 1950 are the object of unusual popular ap praisal. In this year, people's thoughts turn naturally to the mean ing of the half-century mark, using this milestone as a vantage point for a view of the past and a glance into the future. The next half cen tury belongs to the age group which the college graduates of 1950 re present. As the members of that group who have had unusual oppor tunities for education, and thereby, unusual preparation .i'or life and work, the college graduates are viewed as the symbols of our hopes and aspirations for the decades im mediately ahead. As people focus upon the grad uates of this year, they have a Dr. DavidD. Henry side-glance at the institutions which President of Wayne University produced them. In all the turmoil of controversy' over what bodes ill or good for the new era, ' there is al most universal acclaim of the im portance of education as a great force for the conservation and im provement of the welfare of the people. Wayne, as an institution, is in a position similar to that of the in dividual graduate. Born in the .first half century, it promises fulfill ment in the second half. Its early days have had the uncertainty, the awkward growth, the problems of adjustment to environment char acteristic of youth; now itapproaches maturity in good health; with vigor, ambition, hope, confidence, and competence. It is keenly aware of the fact that the welfare of a host of people is bound up with its own effectiveness and its achievement. We salute the new half century q with yoU: and give to you graduates J of the year our best wishes for a full measure of the rewards that you ~eek. In turn, we trust that Wayne will have, through the years of your life, your interest,. your support for its program, and your devotion to its welfare. Sincerely, (David I:Ienry) President Ji,-_ . ,. .., ~: . Clarence Hilberry Dean of Administration Arthur F. Neef Provost, Dean of Law Victor F. Spathelf Dean of Student Affairs Olin E. Thomas Executive Secretary I . John R. Richards J,-- Executive Assistant to the President l I, . I -\I' ~ .~ . ~ / ··rf i Victor A. Rapport Dean of Liberal Arts Arthur R. Carr Dean of Engineering Preston Scott Director of Business Relation: W . E . Lessenger Dean of Education Katherine E. Faville Dean of Nursing JohnJ. Lee Walter C. Folley Dean of Graduate School Dean of Business Administration .,",'. Don S. Miller Director of General Studies, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts i' Chester Kuhn Roland T. Lakey Assistant Dean of Liberal Arts Dean of Pharmacy --~----~ - - . - - • G. Flint Purdy Henry H. Pixley Percival Dodge Librarian Director of Division of Admissions, Director of Division of Community Records and Registration Relations Alfred C. Lamb Director of Buildings and Grounds III Alden W. Thompson Gordon H- Scott Dean of Medicine Director of Health Education and Athletics I ~ --...111 Robert M. Magee Rex Schoonover Assistant Dean of Liberal Arts Assistant Dean of College of Engineering Harold Stewart Assistant Dean of Studetlt Affairs, Director of Student Activities " ~'" William Borgman Jr. Assistant Dean of Administration Wendell Vreeland Director of Research and Publications 'AUTUMN ... FOOTBALL Cooperation SEASON RECORD Win 3 Lose 5 Wayne 48 Souther n Illinois 7 Wayne 33 Western Illinois 14 Wayne 7 St. Bonaventure 25 Wayne 14 Quantico Marines 33 4 ' Wayne 0 U. of Detroit 41 " Wayne 6 Niagara 14 Wayne 7 Toledo 37 /{ Wayne 38 Omaha 26 / Totals 153 197 Football prospects looked rosy to Tartar gridders in 1949. Mter s niffing two early season victories, the team backed squarely into one thorny opponent after another. Wayne failed to win again until the season finale with Omaha. Green and Gold supporters, students, facul ty, a lumni and Detroit newspapermen, felt that a three-pronged combination of new coaches, 18 seniors and a new athletic plant would sure ly lead to some success. BUT- -Something was lli cking!!! Some ob m servers feel that "senioritis" wrecked the team--that the 18 seniors had played too much football before the season began. Others be lieve that the coaching staff couldn't bring the team back from the bruising setback t o St. Bonaventure early in the campaign. Whatever the trouble was, the season didn't lack its bright spots. Halfback Johnny Hazely picked up right where he left ,off in 1948 in his old habit of record setting. When the otherwise lackluster season ended, "Big Jawn" had led the Tartar backs in rushing for the third straight GOVERNOR WILLIAMS DR. HENRY --- DR. BURT R. SHURLY - --, year. Governor Williams was a not-too-infrequent visitor on the Wayne campus in 1950. Shown above after speaking at the dedication of State Hall the youthful gov ernor also appeared at the NCAA fencing finals, and several dances. In addition, the P o rt Huron flash set a new game scoring mark against Southern Illinois--24 points on three t ouch downs and six consecutive extra points. Those six points from placement were good for another record. When J ohn rang down the curtain, he also held the school's all-time scoring lead of 81 points, most points after touchdowns and the most points scored during one season. Writing about John's extra point booting brings to mind an interesting question. Can anyone remember who held the ball for Hazely? The answer is Bill Foley who was a star in his own right. Foley's great defensive work saved much embarrassment fo r Wayne during his four years. Perhaps if the entire team had shown the same drive, skill and spirit that Foley and Hazely exhibited the outcomes of several games would have been radically altered. Injuries also helped wreck what had promised to be the beginning of the "Golden Era" of Wayne athletics. Perhaps after this one false start, the Tartars can make the next 50 years a lot more enjoyable for the students, alumni, facul ty, etc., than the first 50 years. L-- J I I IN HIGH GEAR ••• ••• STRIPPED The Tartars looked like a grid juggerna ut during the first two games of the sea son. Johnny Hazely (1 7) is shown being hauled down after a substantial gain in the Then someone threw a monkey wrench into the Wayne grid gears. The Tartars' Southern Illinois fray. Other Tartars are fullback Virgil Florea (18). end:; Ed. hopes for a successful campaign ended with a disastrous 41 - 0 trouncing by U. of Dopkowski (31) and Warren Fralei gh (13). Detroit. U. of D's Don Nelson (1) is shown grabbing a touchdown pass to complete the Titans' scoring. Bill Foley (9) arrives too late. GRAD GRIDDERI Although weighing on D' Ambrosio never Co-captain of the 1949 Ed Dopkowski ' was ly 155 pounds , Coratti played high school foot grid squad, Demerjian Wayne's best offensive earned .a spot in the ball but was Wayne's was one of the better end during his four year Tartar defensive back first-string quarter Tartar tackles. tenure. Tall, 6 foot 1, field. back for two years. His work was very and fast, Ed could be A marine during the In 1949, he threw five conspicious in the Tol used on an effective end war, Coratti saw ex touchdown passes and edo game where he spent around playas well as tensive service in the set up several other more time in the Toledo for his pass-snaring Pacific. s cores. Gene was also backfield than the Ohio abilities. a constant threat as a backs did. runner. ANGELO CORATTI GENE D'AMBROSIO III ED DEMERJIAN ED DOPKOWSKI , MARTYRED ' BY THE SAINTS ,t:::, ,"J ~~ One of the finest p1iJ\t Bill FOley was per haps the most under I I ~ers in recent Wayne history, the ex-Pershing rated man on the Wayne high star averaged over team. Mostly on de ,f::, 37 yards a kick at Wayne. fense, Foley never ~ Although bothered by missed a tackle and in ~ several leg InJurIes,. spite of height disad ~ Florea could smack vantages, did a terrific enemy lines and was job on pass defense, fast enough for end Foley came through thrusts. with several fine runs when called upon to fill an injury- riddled back field on offense. VIRGIL FLOREA The strutting Tartars first had their toes stubbed in the St. Bonaventure game. The top plcture shows St. Bonaventure returning Hazely' s kickoff to the Bonny 28 yard line. The Indians ran up a 25 to 0 halftime lead. Godbold, Lorenzo Wright, Irv Petross, Angelo Coratti and John Tolwinski all performed capably and the half- Above, Bruno Marana awaits a Bonny runner with open arms and no doubt dark ___backo __ ne spot __p _OS _didn'tit_i_O_n_ Wgive_h_e_r_ e_w_a_y_n_e_h_a_d_s_t_r_encoach Zarza too n;J.llCP__ gth_a_n_d_d_e_p worry. _'i_h_a"_t _th_e_h_'. a_l_fb_a._ C"._k_ S_1o~t~.~,J..J.J.-0-..lht,..n.~H~a~z. ~_e~ l~y, _W~i~ll... i.. a ... m.,,- M_ o_r_g_a_n.. ' .. D_o_n_.-.i intentions, judging by the apprehensive look on the ball carrier's face. H ~ r~ . '\V.i~'li~ M~rgan ,(11) ' is.' . slash~I'lg 'for, :;i,~ r~' s;YJ~'z; ~~ ~o~n ;a,ga:i.ns~ . ih'e Qua~tico Marin~1? aided by an effective JL block by Virgil Florea (18). , . Not much more can be A big-bruising line written about John. He man, Loftin asked no was quite an author him quarter and gave none. self, rioing a very com He played each game up petent job of rewriting to the hilt and worked the record book at so hard in the St.