6J-n _ :v y, ,. " ~ ee1leae LibtarJ 1_0-;-0-/ 0he "Washington eState College Alumni Powwow

5-lomecoming ct1ssue CChis and CChat By Joe Caraher, '35 1k \Vhat little editorial comment is con­ tained herewith comes directly from Ta­ coma, \Vashington; \vhel'e this writer. absentee secretary of the W.S.c. Alumni WashiK9toH. ~tate Association, is doing his stint for Uncle Sam in the Air Corps as in contrast to hustling up a few doings in the interests cf the State College of \Vashington, its graduates and former students. alumKi POWWOW However it is a rare experience to be on the outside looking in, so to speak. be­ cause that has been the situation here. Getting mixed I,P with alumni activities, Vol: XXX Number 7 of course, is not a contagious proposition and not an interest which may be aband­ September, 1941 oned recklessly. On the other hand it is refreshing to see what keen enthusiasm is displayed by those Cougar die-hards who long since have departed from the Col­ Joe F. Caraher, '35, Secretary John Pitman, '39, Editor lege on the Hill. I speak with reference to the Pierce County Alumni club. comprised of some of the most radical backers of the Crimson SEPTEMBER CONTENTS and Gray I yet have had the pleasure of being thrown into direct contact with­ Page if I make myself clear. " Remember the Eleventh" 3 These folks in the City of Destiny and \Vhat's in store for returning Cougars at Homecoming. the surrounding territory are rabid. as a re!'lort of their wonderful picnic staged 4 with much fanfare on August 14, will Cougar Sports - testify. (See page 7 for complete details). Roundup of WSC's football chances. For a month preceding the picnic the committee in charge met on an average How to Get Ahead in This Old World - 5 of at least once per week and your cor­ Success stories in worlds of agriculture and m!l ~ jc. respondent was on hand to tune in on all of the preliminaries. And no sooner They're in the Army Now 6 had the affair been accomplished when Forty young grads help Uncle Sam. another swarm of hustlers moved in to lay the foundation for the promotion of the big football classic which will head­ Association Affairs 7 line all grid meetings in Tacoma this fall, Busy season for alumni clubs. namelv the scheduled contest between \Vashi-ngton State and the Texas Aggies. Around the Tower 8 The machinery which will make this pig­ What's happening on college hill. skin embroglio a terrific success already has been thrown into gear at this writing In This Alumni World 9 and ~eighbors Earl Foster and High Pres­ "'ho. \Vhat. " -here. \Vhcn and \Vhy of Alumni Everywhere. sure H. Burton Greer. who handles the ne\\'s releases for the Associated Students. may rest assured no stone will be left 1'nturned to pack the Stadium Bowl on December 6. Indeed the Tacoma alumni w. S. C. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION are behind the plan one hundred and fif­ OFFICERS 1941-42 teen per cent and they're going to get the Thad Byrne, '25, Spokane, President job done. Herb Ashlock, '33, Spokane, C. L. Hix, '09, Pullman, Tacoma alumni, alon~ with the local 1st Vice President Treasurer Gyro club and the South Tacoma Ki­ Kay Steward, '36, Portland, Joe F. Caraher, '35, Pullman, wanis club. combined are taking the re­ 2nd Vice P res id ent Executive Secretary sponsibility of raising $2,500 to insure the Directors-at-Large game being played at this flourishing CO Gney KI-om11l. '25. Aberdeen Fred Schroeder. '21, Portland metropolis on the shores of Puget Sound. Ray Sandegren, '32. Tacoma ~1. R. Ebner, '27, Pullman Bonds are to be sold to individuals and Kenyon T. Bement, '34, Spokane business houses. If the game is a finan­ cial boon the contributors will have the Athletic Council option of having their "savings bonds" Asa V . Clark, '16, Pullman Harry Goldsworthy, '08, Rosalia Earl V. Foster, '23, Pullman paid back in full or they may turn them into the Cougar Club fund. Thev can't Executive Committee lose either way! For their good s pi~it they Thad Byrne, '25, Spokane H. M. Chambers. '13 Pullman CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Amy Lewellen, '17, Pullman Eri B. Parker, '18, Pull~an Bud Madsen, '43, Goldendale

Tho Washington State Alumni Powwow. publisred monthly except in July and AU~l!st. Established in 1910 the magazine is a digest of news devoted to the State CoUege of Washington and its alumni. The magazine is published h¥ t,. Alumni Association of the State CoUege of Washington, Pullman, Washing­ ton. Suhscription price is $1.50 per year. Entered as second class matter June 1~, 1919, at the postomce, PuUman, Washington, under act of Congress March 3, 1879. Address aU communications concerning the magoazine to Room 211. Administration building, Pullman, Washington. National advertising rep­ res..ntative: The Graduate Group, 30 RockefeUer Plaza, New York City, Me.nbcr American Alumni Council.

2 POWWOW, September, 1941 1Cemember the Eleventh

A bit of action from the last Cougar-Husky Homecoming clash on Rogers field, which W.S.C. won, 6-0 The eleventh is a day for all Cougar alumni to mark on their calendars. For October 11, Washington State's mitories, ending up in Rogers field, year. Only, according to Babe Hol­ 28th annual Homecoming will truly where a gigan tic pep rally will take lingbery, it will be more so. be the day-of-days in the matter of place. Following the game, a new type of thrills, excitement, camaraderie and Then comes the eleventh. The get-together will be held in the Cou­ friendshi p-renewals. women's gym has been selected as the gar Roundtable Club just over Of course, the focal point of all headquarters for all the grads, form­ Struppler's cafe in the downtown sec­ attention will be the Big Game­ er students and their friends to meet, tion. The room is spacious and will Cougar vs. Husky. Jimmy Phelan will renew acquaintances and talk over offer an ideal place for alumni and lead his band of gridders across the the "good old days." Registration will their friends to gather and talk over state, bent on bringing the same woe begin at 9 :00 a.m., and the annual the game before the trek homeward. down on WSC's head that they Homecoming luncheon will start at The celebration will be topped off brought down last year. And likewise 11 :30 sharp and continue until 1 :30 Saturday evening with the annual Babe Hollingbery and his Cougars p.m. The alumni board of directors Homecoming dance, sponsored by the will be here to prevent such a woeful will meet at the Golf Club house at Associated Students to be held in the happening from occuring again, and 8 :00 a. m. and map out the policies and Men's and Women's gym, beginning to duplicate their feat of two years program of the association for the at 9 o'clock. Tickets may be obtained ago: that of whitwashing the coming year. at all the registration-centers. Huskies. The object of everyone's attention To further supplement the alumni To those alumni, friends and all -the big game-will start at 2:00 program, fraternities and sororities manner of Cougar boosters, who are o'clock in Rogers field and a sure­ are also planning week-end affairs planning to come here early, a full fire thriller it will certainly prove to of their own for the enjoyment of schedule of events has been planned be. The Huskies, minus the services the returning grads and former stud­ for Friday, October 10. Following of big all-American, Rudy Mucha, ents. registration which will begin at 3:30 who graduated to the pro ranks, will So plan to attend Washington in the Alumni office in the Adminis­ offer their usual brand of tough, State's 28th annual Homecoming cele­ tration Building, the group houses speedy football. And the Cougars, bration. It'll be an affair such as even and dorms will conduct Open House, Hollywood would have difficulty to led by Billy Sewell, passing, kicking beginning at 6 o'clock. The annual find adequate superlatives to de­ Homecoming noise parade will start and running ace de-luxe, will present scribe. at 7 :30 and wind through Greek row the same fast, wide open passing and Remember the eleventh and the and past the men's and women's dor­ running attack they introduced last 28th annual Homecoming!

Rally scenes like these from the last Homecoming contest here will be re - enacted when Washington invades the cam­ pus October 11.

POWWOW, September, 1941 3 Cougar Sports • By George Blakkolb '34

CENTER: Earle Stone and Francis Sewell led the collegiate passers of SEPTEMBER I, 1922 is already a Rish are gone. Bill Remington, who the nation. Herb Godfrey and Joe day to be reckoned with in the family underwent a major operation early in Hemel, both lettermen, are both good of Orin Ercel (Call me Babe) Holling­ July, is the best bet. Bill is a made­ ends, while Don Burnham and Max bery, and it might be doubly import­ over fullback who held the inter­ Dodge are the best looking sopho­ ant if things develop. That's the day scholastic high hurdle record. Behind mores. Orin Ercel Hollingbery, Jr., "Buster" him come Buster Hollingbery, Don LEFT HALF: Bill Sewell, the best to his acquaintances, was born. What Boyle and George Kobzeff. passer and the hardest worker in the with Earle Stone sojourning in Os­ GUARDS: Stan Doepke is the lead­ United States last year, will be a good wego, Oregon, sheepskin firmly grip­ ing candidate for the running guard bet for All-America honors in his final ped in his left hand, Buster might post. He's been training pilots under year. He kicks, passes, runs, blocks be the difference between a losing the C.A.A. set-up at the Pullman­ and plays the safety position with and a winning football team for his Moscow Regional airport and has had abandon. On the gridiron and the dad this fall. for his pupils, amongst others, Stan baseball diamond he's one of the best The 220 pound youngster, who put Johnson, Rex Bantz and Les McLen­ collegiate pitchers in the nation. Be­ in enough licks to win his numerals nan of the Cougar grid force. Tom hind Sewell is Jay Stoves, 200-pounds at center for the undefeated frosh Brannigan, a junior; and Rod Giske of first class gridder. He's one of the of last fall, will no doubt see plenty and Gene Arger of the frosh are good best punters in the country and is a of action at the pivot post this fall. propects. On the other side come fine passer. He has plenty of speed He may not be the first string center, Bill Ward, Orlin Killin and Dan Droz. and should have a great season. Hol­ but he'll be in there fighting for his TACKLES: Stan Johnson and Bill Iingbery figures on breaking Les Mc­ dad. This summer Buster worked for Schade are gone. Probable starters Lennan and Bill Kennedy in at the an oil company at Oleum, California, are the veterans Jim Wooddy and Joe tailback, too. Jim Rainbolt and Frank and he worked out daily with several Beckman. Both are dependable. Fred Akins, lettermen, are out. Akins other gridders from Pacific Coast in­ Small, George Dyson, Mel Holben, flunked over 50-per cent of his stu­ stitutions. However, Buster got his Bill Gustafson, and Jim Wright, all dent work, and Rainbolt quit school. pointers fI'om the greatest center of sophomores, and Woody Ross, reserve, RIGHT HALFBACK: Felix Fletch­ all time (take it from the pros), Mel complete the lot. er, newly married, heads the list. He Hein. Mel won All-American honors ENDS: Wayne Harris left to join was one of the leading scorers of the playing under Babe Hollingbery. the air corps, and John Rutherford con ference last year and ranked high Cougar grid prospects are not of likes his telephone company job too as a pass receiver in the national list. the rosiest hue, but they have been well to return. Dale Gentry and Nick Dale Holmes, one of the fastest and much worse. The draft, which had Susoeff should be the best pair of trickiest of the wingbacks, will also picked off Dale Gentry, barrel-chest­ flankers on the coast. They're slick­ see plenty of action. Two sophomores ed end, kindly deposited him back in ers at snagging passes and both rank­ who will break in occasionally are Ed the fold until January. By that time ed high nationally in that department Pillings and Claude Calavan. Billy he will have finished the few hours last year. They were big reasons Bill Holmes, the Kent boy, will return af­ of student work standing between him ter a year's absence. and graduation. Herb Godfrey and QUARTERBACK: Bob Kennedy, Joe Hemel, both of whom hold low the 190-pounder from Sandpoint, Ida­ draft numbers, are working on na­ ho, is the odds-on favorite to cut a tional defense projects, and they wide swath on coast gridirons this should be safe for awhile. year. A junior, Kennedy is a shifty, National defense jobs, scholastic devestating runner. He's a good difficulties and other factors have blocker and pass receiver, and can removed several likely prospects kick and pass if need be. Dave Cur­ from consideration this fall. When rie, a letterman, and Jim Boyle, Gene Coach Hollingbery called the Cou­ Evans and Chuck Hooper of the frosh gars together for their first practice are possibilities. on September 8 he missed such old FULLBACK. The return of Rex standbys as Captain Don Greeley, Bantz after a one-year layover, gives Ford Sexton, Earle Stone, Stanford Hollingbery three fine fullbacks. Dick Johnson, Bill Schade, Bud Giguiere, (Box Car) Renfro, Les McLennan Joe Englmann and Francis Rish. and Bantz are the first stringers. One They've finished their grid careers. of the youngsters who will bear wat­ On paper, the club stacks up like this The 1941 edition of the Cougars ching in the future is Earl Brenneis, as Babe dons that old red sweater will be led by Bill Sewell, who a big lad from Onalaska who looks aside from being the nation's ace and prepares for his 15th season at passer last year, was the hardest like Moon Littlefield in action. the Cougar helm. working back in the country. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

4 POWWOW, September, 1941 1-1 ow To Get Ahead In Thi's Old World

lason became assistant herdsman at ONE of Washington State's most Haylands farm, Sharpsburg, Illinois, one of the leading Shorthorn cattle outstanding contributions to the establishments at that time in the world of music is Volney Shepard States. ('24), at present associate professor of music at West Virginia University, He became head herdsman, later Morgantown, Virginia, a pianist, who manager, during which time he took a has appeared on various programs shipment of Shorthorn bulls to Bue­ throughout the nation, and a com­ nos Aires, where he remained some poser of top rank. seven months, an experience ticketed by Atlason simply as "grand." Fol­ Since graduation, Shepard gradu­ Allan C. Atlason lowed then a seven and one-half year ally worked east from the rolling Pa­ stretch as manager of the Indiana and louse hills, with stops at State Teach­ Ohio farm proprietors of the john ers College, Valley City, North Da­ kota; Carlton College, Northfield, ACCORDING to the gentleman Hancock Mutual Life Insurance com­ pany, he took over at Edellyn, an ex­ Minnesota, and West- Virginia, where (above, right), his picture should he has been located for the past 14 cause some rueful mirth on the part perience climaxed by the aforement­ ioned stock sale. years. From instructor in piano, he of Earl Foster, WSC's graduate has held variously the positions of Married to Leona Brown, Taylor­ manager. "I've still got more hair head of the piano department and as­ ville, Illinois, in 1932, they have two than he has," he chuckles. sistant professor of music. He be­ children-Rosann, age 8 and "Buck­ All of which serves to introduce came associate professor this year. shot," six. Allan C. Atlason, ('20 AH) manager In addition to his regular teaching of the famed Edellyn Farms, owned stints, Shepard has taught at summer . by Thomas E. Wilson, Chicago meat sessions at North Dakota State Teach­ packer. Comprising 1100 acres of ers, Chicago Musical College, in the . beautiful farm land, the establishment summer of 1938 returning to his alma maintains 250 head of Shorthorn cat­ mater. tle, reputed to be among the best in The excellence of Mr. 'Shepard's the United States. It is situated two work has merited appearances on miles west of Waukegan, home town three occasions at the Greenbrier of radio comic, jack Benny. Musical Festival at White Sulphur Recently, a sale held at the Edellyn Springs. This year he appeared as farms, under the management of At­ guest soloist with the Huntington lason, attracted buyers from states Symphony orchestra. In previous throughout the union and Canada years several of his compositions have and rang up, according to a newspaper been featured. account, "a new record for beef cat­ Shepard was married in December, tle sales since World War days." At­ 1923, while he was still a senior at lason's constructive work in improv­ W.S.C. to Vera Rosenquest (O.S.C. ing the breed was highly commended '22) of Salem, Oregon. There are two at the time. future musical wizards in the family, Immediately upon gradua·tion, At­ Volney Shepard Robert, 14, and Donald, II.

MORE COUGAR SPORTS ... for a topnotch season are not the Leonard Gehrke, whose fort was CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 best. basketball while at Washington State, Summing up the Cougar chances for a successful season, Hollingbery Cougar gridders have picked off takes over the reins at Lincoln high needs more strength at the center three choice coaching posts along the in Portland. Gehrke has had outstand­ post and could stand a few guards Oregon side of the Columbia river ing success as a cage mentor at Jef­ and tackles. this summer. jim Wilkinson, who has ferson high and as assistant grid The ends will be as good as there had great success at Toppenish, will coach to Eric Waldorf. Although he are on the coast, two deep, and the tutor at The Dalles. john Klumb, af­ expects to lose a few now, Gehrke has backs are good enough, but unless ter several years with the pros, main­ never seen one of his football teams junior college transfers materialize ly with Pittsburgh, will coach at Hood lose a game. At Onalaska his clubs to strengthen the line, Cougar hopes River. were undefeated for three seasons.

POWWOW, September, 1941 5 CCkelj're !fn 3ke otrmlj aVow

Stanwood, and Harold Thompson, Spokane. The remaining engineer graduates are with the 13th Engineer battalion at Fort Ord. These are Marion Car­ stens, Reardon; Howard Cauvel, Wal­ Pullman; Jack Duncan, Redwood Ia Walla; Robert Coonradt, Pullman; Diplomas were not the only token of City, Cali fornia; Clarence Gilbert, Arthur Copeland, Burien; Harold El­ graduation these Washington State ROTC officers got last June. They also received Government Camp, Oregon; James lis, Bridgeport, and Clyde Grant, their commissions as second lieutenants Green, Pullman; Evan Hamley, Tekoa. in the U. S. Army. They are shown here Sprague; Tom Meenach, Spokane; One thing is sure-the army is as they took the oath of allegiance during Carl Pister, Wapato; Walter Stadel­ getting fine young officers from the commencement exercises. man, Vancouver; James Steiner, Oka­ Washington State. Thirteen men­ nogan; Charles Throssell, Roy; Phil­ seven infantry and six engineer of­ lip Wainscott, Waterville, and Gil­ If'icers-were named as military bert Whipps, Mead. honor graduates by Major General National defense is cutting a wide One graduate, David Snoeberger, E. D. Peek, of the Ninth Corps area. swath at Washington State this year. Everett, elected to follow the chemi­ In addition, a general. rating of " ex­ It is not only rushing the develop­ cal warfare branch of the service and cellent" in both the infantry and en­ ment of a new process for extracting was sent to the Chemical Warfare gineer units of the officer training magnesium, heading up a state-wide Replacement Center, Edgewood Ar­ corps here was awarded the State nutrition program, directed by the senal, Maryland, for temporary duty College military organization for its dean of the College of Home Econom­ pending assignment to a specific unit. work during the year. ics, introducing a new course in pro­ The Quartermaster branch attract­ National defense, militarily speak­ duction management and generally ed four men and they reported to the ing, came closer to home for other promoting various other projects; it Quartermaster School at Philadelphia. local ROTC officers, not yet gradu­ also took rorty graduating seniors These were Asa Clarke, Pullman; ated. They along with cadets from from the local ROTC unit and placed Dean Cooper, Tacoma; Newton every other college on the Paci fic them in various army positions Eames, Butte, Montana, and John Coast, underwent a six-weeks' course throughout the country. Rankin, Pullman. of instruction at Camp Murray. Camp The engineers took fifteen of the corrimander was Colonel T. K. P. That was June 9-Commencement, grads, who were sent to various posts Stilwell, commandant of the ROTC most impressive day of any college on the Pacific Coast. One, Bertil unit here. While at camp, which began year, but this year a Commencement Carlson, Spokane, is with the 10th in mid-June and continued until the made doubly impressive by the forty Engineer battalion at Fort Lewis, and end of July, the cadet officers learn­ young officers, who heard Governor two-Richard Hale, Spokane and ed among a host of other things, how Arthur B. Langlie administer the oath Emerson Jayne, lone-are at Fort to command a company, police a of allegiance and make them second Ord, on duty with the 47th Engineers. camp, scout out a regiment, fire guns lieutenants in the United States With the 29th Engineer battalion at and dig trenches. Army. Portland are Harry Lee, Kennewick; Which last would tend to indicate Most of the forty young officers James Minor, Olympia; Darwin that they at least are learning their were sent to Fort George Wright to Nealey, Endicott; James Shepard, military science from "the ground undergo final type physical examina­ Davenport; Raymond Skrinde, East up." tions, following which they were sent to various camps and training centers. The group was split almost half and half between the infantry and en­ gineer branches of the service. The infantry officers reported to Fort Lewis, where they were assigned to the 30th Infantry, following its return from the California man­ euvers. These men included Donald Berg, Tacoma; Monte Black, Castle Washington State Rock; Edwin Bornander, Tacoma; College ROTC offi­ Peter Boyd, now with the Marines, cers gain much valu­ able experience dur­ Buhl, Idaho; Leo Bustad, Everett: ing summer camps. Here are a lew at last Alan Clark, Spokane; Verne Com­ summer's camp learn­ ing the how and why stock, Sedro-Woolley; Harris Drake, 01 machine guns.

6 POWWOW, September, 1941 • Association Affairs •

W.S.C. Alumni was Frank Shaupp, • Chicago Elections ALUMNI clubs throughout the '31, an engineer with the government FROM far-off Chicago, comes wel­ country have been busy this past at Kodiak Island. come word from the newly elected summer, what with annual picnics The evening was concluded with secretary of the club there, Miss Mary and elections of officers for the com­ dancing in the Five Mile lake pavilion. Rido, '35, who reports that at their ing year spotlighting most of the New officers of the Tacoma W.S.C. spring meeting. Allen A. Shoup, activity. And judging from the re­ Alumni club include the following: '28, was elected president. If Miss ports recorded below, much enthusi­ President, Carl Uppman, '35; vice­ Rido's letter is any indication, the asm was generated, auguring well for president, E. V. Jensen, '30; secretary, Chicago alumni club is on the verge a completely successful year for the Beulah White, '36, and treasurer, of big things. An index of alumni in Cougar alumni during the 1941-42 Grant Jochimsen, '37. Chicago as an aid in contact work season. The members of the club. board was requested and sent, so it looks as of directors, selected by incoming if the Windy City will awaken to a • Pierce County Picnic president, Carl Uppman, includes Niel sharp upswing in Cougar affairs CONSENSUS of alumni opinion Roberts, AI Hunt, Ray Sandegren, there. had the annual Pierce county picnic Mrs. Virgil Nelson and Mrs. Charles Miss Rido is at present head die­ the biggest since the inception of Pearson, '35, formely Jean Kulzer. titian at the Tuberculosis hospital at graduate activities around the City Cook county. of Destiny, after the mammoth picnic staged at Five Mile lake on August • Arizona Club Picnic 14. More than 200 Cougars put in an EARLY this summer came word • Head Office appearance after a hard-working com­ from able, active and enthusiastic On the home front, plans are al­ mittee had worked overtime in an ef­ Cougar, John Hafenbrack, '38, report­ ready well under way for the huge fort to draw a banner crowd. ing one of the most successful gath­ Homecoming celebration, mentioned Much of the credit for a grand erings ever held by the Arizona Alum­ elsewhere in this issue. Just for the alumni gathering must go to Chair­ ni club. The get-together was in the information of those alumni who man Ray Sandegren, '32, and AI Hunt, form of a Bring-Your-Own-Lunch pic­ might be wondering what is happen­ '30, who was in charge of all arrange­ nic, held May 4 at Arboretum, an ing in the absence of Joe Caraher, ments. It was a live-wire program oasis out in the desert, under the '35, alumni secretary on active duty these promoters instituted what with shadow of Picket Post Mountain near at McChord Field, Tacoma, here is a ball game between Cougars living Superior. Local color supplied by Cor­ the set-up until Joe gets back. on the north side of the Pacific high­ respondent Hafenbrack includes fact way into Tacoma playing those Chim­ that "Superior is a great copper min­ To look after all office work, the son and Gray grads on the South ing center, boasting of a mine nearly executive committee has appointed Side. Bob Weller, '33, led his team to a mile straight down, where the min­ Miss Edna M. Simmons; John Pit­ victory with some timely fielding and ers work at a temperature of 144 de­ man, '39, was appointed to edit the hitting. Final score was 6-4 with the grees F." Powwow. The executive board is contest going extra innings. Dean Added, and of course most import­ keeping close tab on all activities, Otis McCreery, who made one of the ant, local color was the picnic itself, and doing a fine job, too, of arrang­ top speeches of the evening was press­ which was a success from the stand­ ing the program for the coming year. ed into service as a pitcher for the point of both food and congeniality. Those serving on the board include South Siders. Most general comment heard was that Amy Lewellen, '17, Harry Chambers, Winner of the Fat Man's race, a the W.S.C. boys certainly know how '13; C. L. Hix, '09; M. R. Ebner, '27; potent factor as far as pUblicity was to pick good cooks. The group of 25 Earl Foster, '23 and Eri B. Parker, concerned, was Neal F. "Fat" Ro­ enjoyed games and a personally-con­ '18. berts, '29. Victor of the rolling pin ducted tour through the miles of Not strictly association affairs but throwing contest turned out to be flower-lined paths of the Arboretum having so much of an alumni atmos­ the First Lady of the picnic, Mrs. park by Bernard Van Voorhis, '26, phere about it that it inadverdently Harry Cain, (Marjorie Dils), whose who as one of the park administrators, finds its place here is the news that husband, the Tacoma mayor gave an invited the group to picnic there. A. L. Strausz, '14, and Ralph Sund­ inspiring address in the interests of New officers are F. E. Ostrander, quist, '16, are both on the board of the State College. Other speakers were Tempe, president; and John Hafen­ trustees of the Yakima Rotary and Dean McCreery and John Binns, '15, brack, Phoenix, secretary, who cer­ another Cougar, Lester B. Vincent, a Tacoma attorney and first Rhodes tainly began his duties with a swell '15, was recently elected president of scholar from the state of Washing­ report on the picnic festivities. The the Yakima club. ton. change in officers terminates a long It sounds so much like a State Col­ Alumnus traveling the most dis­ and successful administration of alum­ lege Alumni election that it just nat­ tance to be on hand for the annual ni affairs in Arizona by Colonel Clyde urally found a berth in these parti­ affair sponsored by Pierce county Myers and his capable wife. cular columns.

POWWOW, September, 1941 7 AROUND THE TOWER • • •

• SEVEN WASHINGTON State program, which will prepare students coeds bundled into a station wagon for work in factory production and on June 24, left Pullman on a 22­ in the merchandising of factory equip­ day jaunt that took them 8000 miles ment. through 24 states, the district of Col­ The State College is one of ten col­ umbia and Canada and-didn't get to leges and universities which recently where they were going. have been added to the list of educa­ They were en route to the annual tional institutions whose work in convention of Mortar Board, senior chemistry has been approved by the women's honorary, held at Buckhill committee on the professional trai"n­ Falls in the Ponoco mountains of Pen­ ing of chemists of the American nsylvania. On the way one of the girls Chemical Society. fell out of the car and they were Howard Hackedorn • RAY HALL, golf professional here halted for two days while she recup­ since 1934, when the college course erated from her bumps and bruises. was remodelled, resigned recently to Consequently the W.S.C. delegates accept a similar position at the Fir­ MUCH of interest has happened arrived at the convention just as the crest club in Tacoma. While here, Ray around College Hill since the last rest of the representatives were leav­ coached one Northern Division cham­ ing. issue of the POWWOW went to press. pionship team and three champion Here are a few outstanding events • CONSTRUCTION OF wooden car­ players. that highlighted the summer months. go vessels from Pacific Northwest • WASHINGTON STATE will pro­ lumber to help win the battle of the vide instruction to prospective teach­ • THE COLLEGE lost a fine friend, Atlantic was urged here recently by ers in eye-saving and blindness pre­ supporter and teacher June 30, when Guy E. Thornton, professor of me­ vention this fall, according to Mrs. Professor Howard Hackedorn, head chanical engineering. Gwen Hardin, state supervisor for of the department of animal husban­ the blind. dry since · 1918, died in Colfax of a • A GIGANTIC jamboree, the sec­ heart attack. He was 64. Professor ond of its kind to be held here, will • ONE OF the most important re­ Hackedorn was one of the North­ attract approximately 300 Boy Scouts search works sponsored by the col­ west's most noted livestock experts from troops throughout the state to lege-the historical record survey and was particularly in demand as a the W.S.C.-University of Idaho foot­ project conducted by the WPA-is as­ stock show judge. He was secretary ball game, November 8. The affair is sured of continuance by a recent of the Washington Cattlemen's as­ sponsored by the local chapter of Al­ grant of an additional $57,522. The sociation for the past 10 years as well pha Phi Omega, national scouting survey is in some stage of completion as secretary of the Inland Empire honorary. in all but two of the state's 39 coun­ ties, it is said. Shorthorn Breeders' association. • THE COLLEGE is preparing to of­ He is survived by his widow, a son fer training in a branch of national • IT'S the beginning of the end for and a daughter, Mrs. Marshall Neill, defense, somewhat different from the Washington State College's famed of Pullman. Mr. Hackedorn's death usual run of activities, but definitely "Vet Shack." With the governor's ap­ was the second to occur within a just as important-production man­ proval of a new $350,000 plant, the month in the ranks of college animal agement. The school of business ad­ present building, home of the college husbandry. Con Maddox, extension ministration and the college of en­ of \'eterinary medicine since 1909, animal husbandman, died in May. gineering are collaborating in the will be put to other uses. • SIGNAL HONOR came to the col­ lege and to Babe Hollingbery in Aug­ ust, when the popular grid mentor was selected as assistant coach of the five-man staff, which tutored the Col­ lege All-Stars in their big game with the Chicago Bears, August 28. • THERE'S APPARENTLY no em­ ployment problem for State College Typic,al September scene pharmacy students-as informer as students, old as well as ~;~~ c~~~ tf~~ l~~rr~rm::; years, the entire 1941 graduating class and information cards. AI· of 21 members landed jobs and ac­ though no official figures were avilable at press time cording to Dean P. H. Dirstine, he it is {enerally felt enroll ment WIll hold up well, des­ could have placed 200 grads had they pite draft, enlistments and been available. defense. jobs.

8 POWWOW, September, 1941 !In CChiJ Gflumni OforlJ. • In• l\1arried ' state college extension office. Mr. Brown­ ing, a graduate of CPS, is high schoo! other Mary Jane Gain and Dr. William superintendent at Oakvil.le. Mcnaul, '38. in Vancouver. May 26. Dr. Ocea Jean Vedder, '40, and Clyde Menaul is a graduate in veterinary medi­ Wooten, '40, March IS, in Seattle. \Vhi!e words cine and the couple will make their home on the campus, the bride was a member by JOHN CLINTON in Longview. of Chi Omega and the groom a crack two­ Helen Dent, '41, and Harris Rea, '41, miler and a member of Sigma Chi. He is in Vlalla \Valla. The bride, during her with the Casein Company of America in undergraduate days, was a member of Seattle. I have fallen in Alpha Gamma Delta and the groom was love with a red affiliated with Alpha Gamma Rho. ~~ headed angel Evelyn Tilton, '38, to Alva Mitchell, at 1907 with round Chewelah. Both the bride and the groom ()!i " blue eyes and were teachers in Davenport for the past A welcome vIsItor to the campus this () I , skin the color 1'" lOVE. two years. While on the campus, Mrs. summer was Ira Church, '07, who stopped of Golden Mitchell was president of the YMCA and .by to renew old acquaintances. Mr. Guernsey Church, a specialist in a utilities company Spurs, vice president of the Associated cream. Her name's Judy, and I labo,ratory in Pittsburgh, comes of a \Vomen Students and a member of the met her while she was sitting on pioneer \Venatchee family. board of control. Mr. Mitchell is farm ad­ the lap of a good looking young viser of Plumas county, California. He is Minute Man at the Union Oil a graduate of the University of Idaho. 1918 station at Bishop, Calif. Rated by Coach Dietz as one of "the Catherine O'Banion, ex'42, and Lt. most valuable men" on the football squad Lester Johnson, '39, in Vancouver. The (he played all positions in the line with a * * * hride, while on campus, was affiliated with Judy, who doesn't look a day few turns in the backfield for variet~' ) Kappa Alpha Theta; the groom. a former Clarence Cyrus (Digger) Boone, '18, re­ over six, was waiting for her sport:; editor of the Powwow and student daddy who was overatthe store cently opened a super-super service sta­ representative of the alumni association, buying supplies for a camping ti on in Chehalis. Shares distinction of was a member of Beta Theta Pi. trip. The Minute Men were tak­ nickname, "Digger." with Duke of Wind­ Ing care of her. Louise Schaaf, '4 1, and Albert Ayars, sor. '40, in P ullman. The bride was affiliated with Stevens hall, while the groom was 1920 * * * a member of Delta Sigma Zeta. They make "Sure we mind New office engineer for the Yakima thei r home in Davenport where Mr. youngsters," reclamation project is Olaf W. Lindgren, Ayars is a teacher in the high school. said the man­ '20ce. Formerly with th e fish and wild­ Coyla Tegelberg, ex'40, to Maurice ager, "and we life service. Lindgren will have charge Hedlund, '39, in Everett. The groom, dur­ mind dogs and of general engineering matters as well ing his undergraduate days, was a memher find lost cats, as such specific problems as may arise. of Alpha Gamma Rho. He returned this Lives in Yakima with wife and daughter, and we lend summer to complete work for a master's Annette. campers boots, degree. The Hedlunds· live at Lake Stev­ electrio wire and ice picks. We ens, where he is a member of the high 1922 think nothing of finding 2 or 3 sc hool facuity. purses in the restroom every Helen Luft, '33, and Foster Feutz in E. L. Dunlap, '22. is doing an active tour of duty with the army at Fort Lewis; week, and we still have a set of Lum, Michigan. June 21. The bride was a false teeth waiting to be claimed. former teacher in Puyallup school systt'm. expects to re-enter civilian life September IS, but as he put it, "doesn't know which Boy, you gotta be on your toes to Carolyn Krollp£ei££er, ex'37 and Hugh be a Minute Man!" McCauley, June 28 in Leavenworth. Mrs. September." He is Captain in the 41st McCauley was affiliated with Kappa Al­ Division. ';\,Tife (Fannie Mae Kyle, '21) and .* pha Theta. Gamma Alpha Chi and daughter. Janet. are living in Pe Ell, "for * * the duration." I got to thinking about It on the Emodelphian. Before her marriage she way up to Virginia Lakes-about was a bookkeeper in her father's hard­ Harland F. Burgess, '22. is a major III the 15th Infantry at Fort Lewis. Judy's red hair and all the things ware establishment. Minute Men do, and I decided Virginia Gerding, '36. to Frederick that touring Is lots easler, safer Hagaman. in Pullman. The bride was a 1926 and more convenient because of member of Pi Beta Phi and the Pullman Former Alumni Association prexy. these Minute Men you find at P .E.O. chapter. After a year of postgradu­ Frank D. Cleary, '26, became district com­ Union 011 stations wherever ate work at the Prince school, Boston, mercial manager of the Pacific Telephone you go. she became personnel director of th e and Telegraph company, in Seattle recent­ Crescent store. Spokane. The groom is ly. H e moved up from general employment * * * from Richmond, Va. supervisor in the cOlllmercial department. So when I start Dorothy Ellen BetIach, ex'44. and Har­ LaC'ey V. Murrow, '26, former head of Eo tl-ltI! my own oil ald Thompson, ex-38. in Las Vegas, N e­ the state highway department anel brother / company I'll vada. July 10. Mrs. Thompson hails from of famed CBS news commentator, Ed , be as careful as Opportunity. Mr. Thompson was a mem­ Murrow, '30. returned from a stretch Union when I ber of Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Kappa a~ military observer in London. He is at pick my men. P hi scholastic honorary during his under­ present a lieutenant-colonel in the air It's a swell way g raduate days. The bride and groom call corps. ~ to sell gasoline, Los Angeles home, where he is affiliated and a swell way to run a com­ with the Aluminum Company of America. 1929 pany. Next time you're driving, Elizabeth Porter, '36. and Leroy Brown­ Historian of the Pacific Northwest is drop in and meet a Minute Man. ing,June 8,in Oakville. The bride was home Constance E. Fowler, '29, whose volume, And I wish I had Judyl demonstration agent-at-Iarge from the "The Old Days in and Near Salem," was

POWWOW, September, 1941 9 published this year in a limited edition. the beautiful and new Bellingham high Alumna Fowler's contribution to North­ school. west history is a particularly "artistic" WASHINGTON STATE one, in light of the fact the book is il­ FOOTBALL 1941 1940 Mary Elder, ex'40, is with the Federal lustrated with her own wood engravings. Home Games! A t present she is an art instructor at Communication commission in \;\Tashing­ Vvillamette university. Oct. 4-California...... at Pullman ton, D.C. ,,yhile at college, she was af­ Clark Weaver, '29, is assistant profes­ Oct. ll-Washington...... at Pullman fi!iated with Alpha Gamma Delta and sor in speech at Texas State College for Oct. 25-0regon State...... at Pullman Camilla Beta, women's economic hono­ ,,,romen. From 1938 to 1941 he was exe­ Nov. S-Idaho...... at Pullman rary. cutive secretary of the Texas Speech As­ Dec. 6-Texas A & M ...... at Tacoma Beverly A. Cope, '40, is a medical student sociation. Mr. and Mrs. ,,,reaver make at the university of Chicago. He returned Other WSC Games their home at 211 Hann Street. Denton, to his home in Pu!lman during the sum­ Texasl They have one child, Bennett Clark, S!!pt. 26-UCLA...... at Los Angeles mer. who was born November 9, 1940. Oct. IS-Southern Cal. at Los Angeles Nov. 1-0regon...... at Eugene 1941 Nov. 15-Stanford...... at Palo Alto One of K\;\rsC's veteran technicians, 1930 Nov. 22-Gonzaga...... at Spokane Roy Carson, '30, is the new Chelan Sam James, '41, is now working with county milk sanitarian and food inspec­ ';\T estinghouse Electric, Pittsburg. It runs in the family; Joyce Johnson, tor. Formerly was with the Spokane health '41, is with the ';\Tatkins Pharmacy, Ath­ department. Junior interViewer in the ena, Oregon. Her dad, Homer, '23, operates Yakima office of the employment servin' slimmer. Hassett makes his .home at 7020 the Corner Drug in Pullman. is Irvin E. Lisle, '30. Paschall Ave., Philadelphia. Lyle W. Neff, '37, is located at Pasco John Couch, '41, completed his col­ near by where the Snake river flows into lege course in an odd way. Just went dur­ 1931 the Columbia. ing first semesters, alternating with work Miss Gladys L. McKernan, '31, is now at a spray company in Hood River, Ore­ Mrs. James McCorry and lives at Kits­ 1938 gon, during the second. It didn't seem to coty, Alberta, Canada. Klem Johnson, '38, is with the United slow him down hO\\'ever; he finished States Food and Drug department at eight semesters' work in seven and was 1932 Denver. an honor student to boot. He resumed his job \vith the spray company upon A great contestant is Don West, '32. Carolyn Palstra, '38, is hOllle demonstra­ He won out over 16 other applicants for graduation. tion agent for vYhatcom county, making Lornine Stroup, '41, has accepted a po­ the position of Chelan county engineer. her headquarters in Bellingham. He's married and has one child. si tion as student dietician in the King One of the busiest young ladies on the Lt. Monty Wilson, '32, is a bomber pilot County hospital at Seattle. State College Campus is Rose Bruno, '38, at Lowry fi eld. He and family moved to who is secretary to Dean E. C. Johnson, ~ Denver within the last year. The work of Carl Zangor, '32, president head of the College of Agriculture. H er MORE THIS AND THAT ... typewriter whistles eight, aild maybe of the Denver club for the past year, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 more hours per day. She is a good alum­ shou Id be commended. He demonstrated will receive a souvenir-a colored picture lots of pep and enthusiasm during his nus, too. of Butch II-under whose bared fangs tenure of office. and glittering eyes will be inscribed the 1939 name of the donor, calling attention also Charles Nihoul, '39, is lab technician to the fact that he is a Tacoma Booster 1934 at the ';\T aikiki dairy at Spokane, ';\T ashing­ for the W.S.C.-Texas A & M football State College alumni turn up all over ton. His address is 3918 N. vYall street. game. the globe. Here's Everett S. Frye, 34, way Anne Montgomery, '39, secretary of the Tacoma alumni are doing all these things down in Bonanza. Nicaragua as chief ';\Thatcom countv \VSC alumni club is a with vigor and have lots of other ideas, chemist for the Neptune Mining com­ speech, English' and radio instructor at too. Isn't that great? pany. George Hurley, '34pe, is coaching at Palo Alto (Calif.) high school, right in the back yard of Stanford university. He's starting his second year there this fall. 1935 Olavi Aho, '35. is a chemcial engineer with Rayonier. Inc., Aberdeen. Mr. and Mrs..".ho have a fifteen months old son. ,,,rilliam. Their address: 1918 West Second street. Paul Scheffer, '35. is regional biologist with the soil conservation service. Spo­ kane. 1937 Frances Miles, '37, a home economics The school of pharmacy, graduate and former home demonstration under the direction of ~gent in Stevens county, is now Mrs. Dean P. H. Dirstine, has ,;\r alter Re,-ker. :M r. Recker was a mem­ one of the best employ­ ber of last year's graduating class and ment records in the col­ lege. All 22 grads were this vear has been an industrial arts in­ placed this year. The structor at Yakima high school. dean, a member of the Henry L. Bassett, '37, is in the testin~ class of '16, has been department for General Electric in Phila­ dean of the school since delphia. He was a campus visitor last 1918. to POWWOW, September, 1941 ~emember

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