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MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI COUNCIL Term to Expire 1931: Term to Expire 1932: Myron A. Hays, '80 Howard W. Dickinson, '89 C. C. Middleswart, '94 Henry M. Dawes, '96 Allan T. Williamson, '98 Joseph C. Brenan, '96e Ruby A. Wilder, '08 Miss Willia D. Cotton, '98 Corwin L. McMahon, '20 Beman G. Ludwig, '19

Term to Expire 1933: William S. Plumer, '91 Asa E. Ward, '02 George J. Blazier, '14 Mrs. Jessie Hyde Palmer, '20 Howard E. Beebout, '25

EDITORIAL STAFF Arthur G. Beach, '91 George J. Blazier, '14 Thomas H. Kelley, '74 Charles A. Ward, '90 Miss Willia D. Cotton, '98

Entered as Second Class matter May 2, 1922, at the Post Office at Marietta, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

L The Marietta Alumnus Vol. IX JULY 1930 No. 4

Table of Contents Alumni Council Report 121 Frontispiece—A new view of Erwin Hall 122 Editorial Comment and Review 123 Athletics • 135 Professor Henry L. Coar 137 The President's Message 138 A History of Science in Marietta College, by C. E. Corwin, '92 139 The Baccalaureate Address, by President Edward S. Parsons 144 Letters from Alumni 150 The Reading Table 151 Alumni Meetings 151 News by Classes 155 End of Vol. IX.

THE ALUMNI COUNCIL REPORT 1929-1930 I. General I hereby report as Secretary of the Council the activities of the year 1929-1930. The activities of the Council are still somewhat curtailed because of the lack of funds with which to operate. How­ ever due to the generosity of the President and the Treasurer of the College the Alumni Council has received a greater sum from the Marietta Fund and the deficit of last year is greatly reduced. We have also effected greater savings in the money by curtailing certain activities which have re­ sulted as follows: EXPENDITURES 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 *Decrease The Marietta Alumnus Printing $1240.55 $959.16 $867.07 $ 92.09 Pictures and Cuts 165.59 144.85 68.41 76.44 Mailing 67.42 59.53 49.05 10.48 Subscription Appeals 43.84 95.63 95.63 Assistants 875.00 615.00 420.00 195.00 Traveling Expense 188.40 98.34 70.17 28.17 Office Supplies 34.16 9.19 1.80 7.39 $505.20 •Decrease—this year less than last year. II. The General Catalog Last August at the direction of this annual meeting a year ago the newly printed 1400 General Catalogs were mailed to a selected list of Alumni with the request for a dollar to pay for it. The sum of $76.50 was received. This sum with $1000.00 from the Marietta Fund just clears this account to where the Council funds can absorb the remainder. The account is as follows: Expenditures Receipts 1928-1929 $1,111.49 From Alumni $ 76.50 1929-1930 8.82 From Marietta Fund 1,000.00 $1,120.31 $1,076.50 Deficit $43.81 III. Regional Meetings This year 13 Regional Meetings have been held, all of which were successful and most enjoyable from every point of view. The number, 547 attending, is larger this year by 103 than a year ago. Three new clubs have been organized, bringing the number to 18. We regret that there was no opportunity to hold the Philadelphia and Detroit meetings. (Continued on page 154.) 122 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS

SCIENCE HALL—THE OLD TOWER BUILDING. THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS Vol. IX JULY 1930 No. 4 EDITORIAL COMMENT AND REVIEW 'THE TWO OUTSTANDING EVENTS American womanhood, in health, in intelli­ * in the life of the college during the past gence, and in the things of the spirit; in six months aside from Commencement grateful remembrance of the lives and have been the dedication of the new Dor­ character of noble women who have set othy Webster Hall on January 20th and the stamp of their personality upon this the Founder's Day celebration on Feb­ community; to the end that others like ruary 14th. them may be trained to take their places and carry on unbroken the tradition of The Dorothy Webster Hall is the gift high and noble service, we dedicate this of Mr. W. W. Mills and Mr. John Mills as house." Brief addresses were made by a memorial to their mother and is the most President Parsons and Dean Rosemond, beautiful building on our campus. It is and by Miss Miriam Manning on behalf of the General Warner home on Butler Street the residents in the hall, and the prayer enlarged and reconstructed within and of dedication was made by Professor without. Few colleges possess so beautiful Adams. A delightful feature of the dedi­ and well appointed a home for their young cation was a musicale given by Mr. Francis women. The responsive service composed MacMillan, Miss Marie Houston of Cin­ for the occasion by Professor David E. cinnati, and Miss Ruth Russell. The Adams expresses fitly the spirit of the guests were also shown about the building gift and the purpose of the hall: "For the by the young women who make their home nurture of the highest ideals of young there.

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DOROTHY WEBSTER HALL. 124 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS THE CHIEF GUEST AND SPEAKER Swingle Camp, '05, who also with Kingston at the Founders' Day celebration was C. McCoy, '23e, arranged the details of the emeritus President Thompson of Ohio visit. State University. Ex-president Thompson ^ J;« # % * spoke out of a rich experience in college MISS HELEN V. NICHOLAS, '31, and education and in life as well with a wisdom Miss Miriam Manning, '30, sailed June and humor that delighted his audience on 25th for a ten weeks residence in Geneva, the general theme of education and culture Switzerland. Miss Nicholas will study in the life of America today. in the Geneva School of International The Alumni Luncheon was held at the Studies, having been awarded a scholar­ Lafayette Hotel and the principal speaker ship to that institution some weeks earlier. was Mr. Archie M. Palmer, Associate Miss Manning will study as a post gradu­ Secretary of the Association of American ate in Bacteriology in the University of Colleges, whose theme was "Liberal arts Geneva. colleges and their contribution to Amer­ # * * * * ican life." Dean Rosemond and President THE DEBATERS have been discussing Parsons also spoke in regard to the new disarmament, advertising and higher edu­ developments and plans of the college and cation with several college teams, among Mr. Blazier, alumni secretary, presided as them Baldwin Wallace, Mt. Union, Miami, toast master. A pleasant reception was Lake Forest, and a team from South­ given at the Dorothy Webster Hall in the western University of Los Angeles. Homer afternoon and the student assembly on the Hall, Charles Jennings, Adolf Weiss and following morning closed the celebration Herbert Richards were the Marietta de­ with an address by Mr. Palmer. baters.

THE PLAYERS CLUB'S development THE FRENCH CLUB has given a under the direction of Miss Geneva French play, "Au Luxembourg," and has Stephenson has been a source of gratifica­ had an address by Monsieur Octave Long tion to all friends of the college. The usual who was born in France and spent most of programs of one act plays have been pre­ his life there. sented at regular intervals and in addition % $ $ t/f $ a very creditable rendering of the three TEN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR act play, "Dulcy," by Kaufmann and Kelly, class have been elected to membership in has been given with a cast of eleven play­ Phi Beta Kappa. One of their number, ers, Miss Ruth Bergen playing the leading William Klare, was elected last year as role. the Junior member, and had already been The most unusual and interesting event initiated. The others are Beulah Caswell, of the year, however, was the participation Kathryn Hanna, Olive Alexander, Dorothy of the Players Club in the Eva LeGallienne Ash, Eleanor Ward, Elbert Ahlstrom, Cup tournament at Northwestern Uni­ Ray Flesher, Edgar Fogle, and Lincoln versity in which nine colleges took part. Schmidt. Mr. Oscar M. Voorhees, national The Marietta players presented "Rain," a secretary of Phi Beta Kappa, visited the one act play by Dana Burnett, with Mary college recently and addressed the chapter. Cisler, Lincoln Schmidt, John Daymont, Roy Ash, Charles Devore, Francis Middle­ SCHOLARSHIP has also been recog­ swart and Ernest Gazda as the performers. nized in the college by the awarding to the They were given fifth place by the judges. local chapter of Theta Kappa Nu Frater­ Another group of players also presented nity of the national scholarship cup. the play, "The Very Naked Boy," at the * * * # * annual meeting of the Marietta College SYSTEMATIZED EFFORTS at voca­ Club of Chicago. A pleasant feature of the tional guidance have recently been in­ trip was the fact that Miss Stephenson augurated under the direction of Miss and the young women players were enter­ Rosemond and Mr. Piersel and a number tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus of interviews have been held by them with C. Dawes in Evanston during their stay students. The purposes of this effort are and all the players were given a party at stated to be: to furnish information re­ the same hospitable home. Others were garding requirements of various occupa­ entertained at the home of Mrs. Ada tions and positions and qualifications for THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 125

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MARIETTA COLLEGE BOYS' GLEE CLUB. 126 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS them as well as opportunities in various student assemblies the past few months. fields of endeavor and to be of practical Professor Gerrish has spoken of his visit assistance in placement. to Oxford University and of his experi­ £ $ • • • ences in Italy. Professor Eggleston of the THE MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS at scientific work of Professor Biscoe. Dr. Marietta College presented their first con­ Tiber Eckhardt, a statesman and journal­ cert over the air to the large audience of ist of Hungary, has told of financial, eco­ radio fans throughout the country who nomic and social conditions in Central listened in to station WLW of Cincinnati Europe since the war. Professor Hamilton at ten o'clock Saturday night, March 29th. has given several illustrated lectures of The combined club of twenty men and musical appreciation. The students rep­ women was the pick of the best musical resenting the Christian Associations have talent in the college and were under the continued their custom begun early in the direction of Mr. Gerald L. Hamilton. year of occasionally taking charge of the The wide reception of the program is volunteer chapel assemblies and furnishing shown by the many letters since received leaders from their own number. from Texas to New Jersey. I $ 4 4 t The students were the guests of the SCOTT MENDENHALL of the Junior Marietta College Club of Cincinnati at its class represented Marietta College at the 76th annual dinner held on this occasion annual convention of the Mid-west Student in the banquet hall of the new Y. W. C. A. Council Federation which was held at The building. President Edward S. Parsons Georgia School of Technology. Many and Dean D. T. Schoonover represented topics of interest were discussed such as the faculty student government, student publications, The members of the glee club were student finance, and athletics and Mr. entertained in the homes of Cincinnati Mendenhall reported the results of the alumni. meetings to the student assembly. In addition to the program presented at ***** the Alumni Dinner they sang at one of MOST OF THE ORGANIZATIONS on the hotels Saturday noon and later gave a the campus have indulged in dances or dinner concert in the Florentine Room of banquets including the Student Council, the Hotel Gibson. The radio presentation the Women's Pan Hellenic Association and took place in the studios of the Crosley the Players Club. The Junior Prom, the Radio Corporation. Sophomore Frolique and the The Dansant The second annual spring trip of the given by the freshmen, have been events combined glee clubs included in its itiner­ of interest to the entire student body, and ary McConnellsville, Pomeroy, Gallipolis, the usual round of fraternity and sorority Ironton and Cincinnati. At Ironton and dances and house parties has not been Gallipolis the club appeared in the after­ neglected, the members of Alpha Sigma noon at the high schools and made a most Phi varying the program by their annual favorable impression for the college. Mother's Day celebration with banquet, re­ The Club has sung at 15 other towns in ception and church attendance, each mem­ the Marietta region in the past year. ber of the fraternity bringing his mother to church thus reversing the usual process. ***** AMONG THE LETTERS RECEIVED at the college were those from C. Earl PROF. HENRY LIVINGSTON COAR Humphrey, '15, from his home in Okla­ is retiring from the faculty this year at homa; Robert H. Walker, '78, of Gonzales, the end of a period of 24 years service in Texas, and Miss Marjorie Nye, daughter Marietta College. Professor and Mrs. of William Wallace Nye, deceased. Mr. Coar have been guests of honor at three Walker expressed his appreciation inas­ meetings at the close of the college year, much as he has been an invalid for the a Student Assembly on June 3rd at which past three years—not being able to leave Professor Joseph Manley, President Ed­ his room. Since, we have heard of his ward S. Parsons and Professor Phil L. Rea death which occurred May 4th. and Mr. Ross Decker of the Student Body paid tribute to Professor Coar's valuable A NUMBER OF INTERESTING and service. The same evening a faculty and instructive talks have been given at the trustee dinner was held in honor of them THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 127 at the Betsey Mills Club at which many burg, W. Va.; Hubert Miller Price, '33, telegrams and letters from friends, alumni Parkersburg, W. Va.; Howard F. Steele, and other institutions were read. Com­ '33, Quaker City; James Riley Weeks, '33, plimentary expressions were made by Marietta; Gerald Victor Weinstock, '33, President Parsons, Dean Schoonover and Marietta; Kermit Weinstock, '33, Mari­ Mr. T. J. Summers, Trustee, and Professor etta; Don Metcalf White, '33, Stockport; Beach. Professor Beach on the behalf of Paul McRa Riffe, '32, Parkersburg, W. Va. the faculty presented Mr. Coar with a THETA KAPPA NU —Ralph William Gladstone Bag and Mrs. Coar with a vase. Walter, '33, Cleveland; Richard John Among the alumni who sent letters of Trommetter, '30, Cleveland; Hugh Yarian, congratulations and good wishes were: '33, Sharon, Pa.; John Chotlos, '33, Sharon, Lee G. Stealey, '07; George R. Lord, '08; Pa.; Richard William Donovan, '32, Mar­ William E. Byers, '08; Albert F. Wendell, tins Ferry; James Russell Fankhauser, '33, '08; Annan E. Becker, '09; Albert W. Parkersburg, W. Va.; Eugene Edward Schimmel, '12; Henry F. Corwin, '14; Schwall, '33, Woodsfield; Frank Odino Stanley C. Morris, '14; W. D. Wolfe, '14; Lollini, '33, Rayland; Arthur Franklin Mildred Palmer, '17; Harry S. Bailey, '18; Wykle, '33, Jackson; James Austin John­ M. A. Hyde, Jr., '19; Beman G. Ludwig, son, '33, Gallipolis; Robert George Johns­ '19; Kenneth R. Ward, '22; N. Goff Carder, ton, '33, Marietta; Robert V. Lusk, '33, '24; Richard Trott, '26; Virginia Laugh- Marietta. lin, '29; William B. Beaver, '19; Amos H. ALPHA SIGMA PHI — Daniel Scott Black, '24; Alfred L. Sprecker, '22; J. Wilkin, '33, Washington, C. H.; Charles Sheldon Scott, '18; The Marietta College W. Griffin, '33, Williamstown, W. Va.; Club of Cleveland, and Eugene H. Ogdin, James Edward Clark, '33, Syracuse; Paul '18. Earnest Petty, '33, Marietta; Robert * * * * * Henry Gerke, '33, Marietta; Russell Ben­ THE ANNUAL PLEDGING by the nett Polonus, '33, Sharon, Pa.; John Lor­ fraternities came during the early days of enzo Woods, '33, Rochester, Pa.; Carl Wil­ the second semester with the following liam Patton, '32, Woodsfield. results: ALPHA TAU OMEGA —Earl William DELTA UPSILON — Francis Clark Ross, '33, Bellaire; Roscoe R. Cunningham, Ahern, '33, Willimantic, Conn.; Lowell '33, New Matamoras; Wilfred Blaine Ellenwood Alderman, '33, Marietta; Rich­ Myers, '33, Marietta; Robert William ard Backus, '33, Columbus; Floyd William Burk, '33, St. Marys, W. Va.; Layrd Bea- Bules, '33, Marietta; Clifford Loraine man Smith, '33, Marietta; Charles A. Cogswell, '33, Marietta; John Thomas Trimble, '32, Parkersburg, W. Va.; John Dietz, '33, Marietta; John Robert Gibson, William Miller, '32, Parkersburg, W. Va.; '33, Nashua, N. H.; John Dana Hubbell, John Michael Hackett, Jr., '32, Marietta, '33, Beverly; Arthur Kenneth Johnson, and Kenneth Boone, '32, Marietta. '33, Circleville; James Porter Jones, '33, V ' lp 9 R V Pennsboro, W. Va.; Frank Arthur Leon- MRS. PROFESSOR T. D. PHILLIPS, hardt, '33, New York City, N. Y.; George who has had many stories published in W. Lovell, '33, Marietta; Theodore Pitts, "Child Life" and other children's period­ '33, Sharon, Pa.; Virgel Sturgell, '33, icals, has recently had a book accepted by Lucasville; John Wade White, '33, Mari­ a publishing firm and it will appear in a etta; John Caleb Wightman, '33, Florence, short time. Mass.; Robert Glenn Williams, '33, Mari­ ***** etta; Paul F. Wittlig, '33, Marietta. MR. GEORGE J. BLAZIER has had NU PHI—George Wilbert Benedict, '33, published in a recent bulletin of the Asso­ Walton, N. Y.; Charles Buckley, '33, New ciation for Adult Education a bibliography Boston; Forrest Gilmore Conrath, '33, on "Alumni Relations and Alumni Work Marietta; Donald Edgar Flower, '33, in Colleges and Universities" which he Marietta; French R. Fogle, '33, St. Marys, presented at a recent meeting of the W. Va.; Glenn Daniel Hoyt, '33, Carroll- Alumni Secretaries of the Colleges and ton; Walter Lee McCullough, '33, St. Universities. Marys, W. Va.; Antony Noto, '33, Brook­ * * * * * lyn, N. Y.; William Andrew Palm, '33, IN MARCH A CHAPTER OF THE Cleveland; Gayle H. Price, '33, Parkers­ Archeological Institute of America was 128 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS installed in Marietta, the membership in­ was placed on display on the lawn of Nu cluding both college and townspeople. Phi Fraternity. Dean Schoonover was elected president, Judge D. W. Jones vice president, and HON. SAMUEL MORSE FELTON, Miss Katherine Parr Nye, secretary. Hon. LL. D., 1927, in railway service since Professor Rollin G. Tanner of New York 1868 at which time he began as a rodman University, Secretary of the National on the Chester Creek (Pennsylvania) rail­ Institute, gave an interesting and illus­ road, died March 12, 1930. He was born trated lecture on "The Minotaur and the in Philadelphia, February 3rd, 1853. In Labyrinth of Greece." At a later meeting 1909 he became president of the Chicago Professor Ralph Van Deman Magoffin, Great Western Railroad. During the war who was formerly connected with Marietta he was director general of military rail­ Academy, gave an address on recent ex­ ways, vice chairman of the Port and Har­ cavations. bor Facilities Commission and a member of the United States Shipping Board. He will be remembered in Marietta by OLD COLLEGE CANNON is resur­ his association with Hon. Charles G. rected after being lost 11 years. The Dawes. following account is taken from The Mari­ etta Times: RANDOLPH CHANDLER DOWNES, After having been lost for 11 years the who was instructor in history in Marietta old college cannon—a weapon that has had College 1925-27, was awarded the degree a long and eventful history in connection of Doctor of Philosophy at Ohio State with college pranks and celebrations—has University May 25th, 1929. The title of been found and had an honorable position Mr. Downes' dissertation is Founding Ohio in the commencement parade on Monday 1788-1803." Mr. Downes had access dur­ morning. It attracted widespread atten­ ing his instructorship here to the docu­ tion as it rolled down Putnam Street ments stored in the library. mounted upon a new caisson. ***** Years ago the city gave the cannon to the graduating class of 1898 and its mem­ NEWS OF OTHER DAYS was recalled bers mounted the weapon upon a concrete most pleasantly in the Commercial Gazette base memorial. For years the cannon was of Cincinnati on January 23rd, 1930, when the source of bitter rivalry between the news taken from files of the Cincinnati different fraternities on the campus and Commercial on the same date in 1880 was from time to time it had many different published. The report was written by masters. The concrete slab upon which Edward Betty, who, says Mr. Kelley, was it originally was mounted has been pre­ one of the famous Cincinnati newspaper served by "Dad" Elliott. men, now deceased. Five years ago the Marietta College "Sons of renowned old Marietta College, Olio made an attempt to locate the old now useful and honored citizens of Queen cannon, but efforts proved futile. City, foregathered at Burnet House and there made a joyous night of it along with Later it developed that in 1919 the invited guests from outside districts. Club graduating class of Nu Phi Fraternity dated itself back to 1870, so Historian W. confiscated the cannon. The weapon was C. Cooder recounted, some of its founders hidden away and from that date until being Sir A. T. Goshorn, Hon. John F. Sunday night its location was a guarded Follett, Maj. E. C. Dawes, William M. secret. This year it was decided by alumni Ramsey, W. H. Blymer and Charles Little. of the fraternity that the time to produce President S. N. Maxwell wielded authority the cannon was ripe and it was brought at banquet board, where telegrams of con­ forward late Sunday night. gratulations from other Marietta clubs, It is a surprise to many of the college from college Prexy Andrews, and from people to know that the cannon lay buried members of faculty and under-grads during the 11 years beneath the surface of swelled the tide of jubilation. Toasts and the campus, its "grave" having been speeches pealed the praises of alma mater. within two feet of the old pedestal loca­ George Bradley, Class of '41, specially tion in front of the college library. honored guest, and among others partici­ Following the parade today the cannon pating were William Means, Maj. E. C. THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 129 Dawes, Dr. A. B. Isham, A. W. Waters his A. M. degree at Amherst in 1866. and the Rev. Dudley Rhodes. Thomas H. From 1868-70 he studied sciences at Halle Kelley responded to the toast, "Our Law­ University, Germany. yers;" Dr. Isham to toast, "Our Physi­ Coming here in 1874 when all the cians." Officers of club of ensuing year sciences were listed under the old depart­ were: W. H. Blymyer, President; L. E. ment of natural history founded in 1846, Warner, Vice-President; W. C. Cooder, he taught geology, mineralogy, chemistry Secretary; L. W. Gilliland, Treasurer, and and physics. In 1879 zoology was added to C. H. Bosworth, Historian. this group and when in 1892 the biological ***** sciences were made an independent unit, Dr. Biscoe being relieved of other re­ ON FRIDAY, JUNE 6th, 1930, Miss sponsibilities, began his great work in this Alice Rosemond, Dean of Women, was the field. A collection of several thousand hostess of 75 high school senior girls of microscopic slides, many charts and draw­ Marietta, Parkersburg and other nearby ings, and the herbarium are all monuments towns, at a reception at the Dorothy of his services of this period. Webster Hall. Miss Rosemond gave this opportunity for the girls of the city of Dr. Biscoe retired as active professor in Marietta and surrounding region to look the department of biology in June, 1907. over the college. In 1875 he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa fraternity as a reward for his re­ markable accuracy and the painstaking qualities of his work. At the commence­ ment of 1891, Marietta College conferred upon Dr. Biscoe the degree of Doctor of Laws. One great contribution which Professor Biscoe made to the cause of general science was his 40 years of service in co-operation with the United States Weather Bureau. Mr. W. H. Alexander, in charge of the weather bureau at Columbus, Ohio, has said, "Marietta is our longest and most distinguished weather record in the state." Professor Biscoe's service was much the longest of any observer. So passes on another of Marietta's great teachers, who gave his life to the advance­ ment of learning. To the end he retained his keen mind and lively interest in all about him. His death is mourned by all who knew him and felt the touch of his personality.

THOMAS DWIGHT BISCOE, LL. D., AT GREENWICH, Connecticut, there professor emeritus of Marietta College, was celebrated May 6th, 1930, the 225th died at his home here February 27th. anniversary of the founding of the Second From 1874 to 1907 he was professor of Congregational Church. One speaker took science at Marietta, a period of thirty- for his title "Some Milestones in Our His­ three years in which he devoted his in­ tory" and related some interesting inci­ terests and labors to the progressive de­ dents in the Church's history, one of which velopment of the college's science depart­ was the pastorate of Dr. Joel H. Linsley, ment, especially in the field of biology. first president of Marietta College. He Dr. Biscoe was born at Grafton, Mass., spoke as follows: on May 12,1840, the son of a New England "Dr. Joel H. Linsley was the master­ clergyman. He received his A. B. degree mind, I venture to believe, who first sug­ from Amherst College in 1863, after gested this Gothic church which was built which he studied for two years in Hart­ in 1856. Dr. Linsley was a big man when ford Theological Seminary. He received he came here, from previous pastorates in 130 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS the Second Church, Hartford, and in Park not reduce the regular appropriations for Street, Boston, and he had been president these departments from the average bud­ of Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio. So gets of the past five years. It was Dr. he knew a thing or two. And when he Gallagher's intention that the fund should spoke of a new church of stone and of the provide for their improvement. A trust Gothic type to such a wise man as Phil­ fund of $10,000.00 and a residence property ander Button, he approved. And when he was left to a niece, Mrs. Josephine Carter talked it over with Robert Williams Mead, of South Bend, and will in time revert to that fervent soul at once kindled into flame the college. An unusual feature of the will with the idea. It was this triumvirate, I is the bequest of $10,000.00 to an unknown believe, who were responsible for the great beneficiary whose identity is to be estab­ vision that built this church." lished by the presentation of a half of a torn leaf from a book, the other half being attached to the will. If this bequest is not claimed by 1955, it also reverts to Marietta College. Dr. Gallagher had repeatedly expressed his interest in the college. He was a mem­ ber of the Marietta College Science Club and a regular contributor to the Marietta Fund. This gift coming from one who had no affiliation with the college except in fellowship, but who had observed its splendid work for more than thirty years, is most encouraging. His is the fourth gift to the Centennial Endowment Fund.

'-THE ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT held * June 13th to 16th was favored by good weather and a goodly number of returning DR. CHARLES A. GALLAGHER alumni. The program was much as in former years and was well carried out. The purely social affairs included reunions \/ANY alumni, especially those who have of various classes, notably those of 1890 *"• had their eyesight helped by him, will and 1905, the June Breakfast, the alumni recall Dr. Charles A. Gallagher who prac­ dinner, fraternity and sorority dances and ticed his profession in Marietta for 36 suppers, as well as informal renewal of years. His death which occurred in March old friendships. The presence of Mrs. Al­ 1930 was felt by the whole region about fred Tyler Perry, who had not been in Marietta. Marietta for seventeen years was greatly Dr. Gallagher, by a will found a day or enjoyed. The class of 1890 mustered fif­ so after his death, made the college the teen members 'with headquarters at the principal beneficiary of his estate to which country place of Beman G. Dawes up the he left a sum of $25,000.00 in cash and Muskingum, and in their gatherings they provisions in other gifts which may even­ included Emeritus Professors Phillips and tually increase the amount. Chamberlin. Clark, Dawes, Deshler, Gear, Kaiser, Lucas, McMaster, Moore, Plumer, The bequest to Marietta College is for Ripley, Scott, Shaw, Stoughton, Ward and endowment for the departments of biology, Weber made up the group and from all chemistry and physics, fields of work in reports they had a great time. The classes which Dr. Gallagher was intensely inter­ of 1905, 1910, 1920 and others were fewer ested. By the provisions of his grant the in numbers and made less noise but income from his gift is to be expended seemed to enjoy themselves. Another "solely for the promotion, advancement group was Alpha Sigma sorority, com­ and betterment of the courses" in these posed of women who attended either Mari­ departments. It is expressly provided etta College or the earlier Marietta Col­ that in accepting his gift the college may lege for Women or Elizabeth College, be- THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 131 fore the sororities now at the college were college during many years are so well inaugurated. This group held a banquet recognized. at the Betsey Mills Club, initiated a num­ ber of new members, and listened to the RODNEY STIMSON'S CANE reading of the following poem sent by Mrs. (Dedicated to Edward E. MacTaggart, '92. Agnes McKay Henking from Huntington, Words arranged by Archer B. Hulbert, '95, with W. Va.: apologies to Chas. B. Wright. Music by E. Pruda Wiley.) Backward, turn backward, O hair in the flight, Make me brunnette again, just for tonight. Every night a figure stalks, slowly down our Scatter, you wrinkles in every direction, campus walks, Give me once more a school girl complexion. It's the spirit of a man of kingly strain; Drop off, O figure, the contour of fifty, For when gruff old Stimpy died, he was Marietta's Make me eighteen again, slender and nifty. pride, Now call the friends, start the hullaballoo, And he bossed the cock-eyed world with a cane. We'll show the world what the 90's could do. Chorus— Here's Linnie and Laura, and Anna and Bess, And Alice and Agnes (that's me, I confess). Oh, it's rap-»rap-rap, and it's tap-tap-tap; And Jesse Wood Clifton, the Chamberlins, too, If you listen you can hear it sounding plain; Grace and Ite Penrose—oh, how do you do. For a helper true and tried, as the generations I'm so glad to see you, you're looking so grand, glide, The finest, the dearest, the best in the land, There is nothing like old Rodney Stimson's Old friends, my devotion to you will not fail, Cane! The years pass away, and distance prevail. When the college was dead broke, with a chapel bell in soak, And so, as you gather to feast and to sing, Old Stimpy saw the rainbow thru the rain; This message from one eight nine nine, I would I am not sure what he swaller'd, but I've heard bring: the Trustees holler'd, Let us hold to our f riendships-the older the better- When the old man raised the money with his tin fact that is really the text of this letter.) Though fashions may change and beauty may exit, The love of old friends comes to her who expects Every Marietta boy, now can add to Stimpy's joy, it; Let him cultivate his muscle and his brain; To the friends of our youth all honor and praise— With a center to go thru, or a Dawes Plan to do, The friends that we love in our young college Let him summon up the courage of that cane. days. Oh the sheiks on Athens' Hill, tremble with a deadly chill, THE MARIETTA COLLEGE WOMEN'S And their shivering is easy to explain; Club also held a luncheon as also did the We have trimmed them in the past, we will trim Science Club, the Varsity "M" Associa­ them to the last, tion, and the Trustees. The Alumni Din­ For we conquer in the courage of that cane. ner, held in the gymnasium of the Betsey Stimpy's crooked bones now rest, by the Mound Mills Club was quite largely attended. The he loved the best, new president of the Alumni Association, Forever there in honor to remain; But his gifts and all his books, aren't a picayune, Stanley C. Morris, '14, presided as toast- by Zooks, master, and responses were made by To our heritage of iron in his cane. Robert A. Shaw, '90; Professor Coar; ***** Archer B. Hulbert, '95, of Colorado Col­ THE RECEPTION ON THE LAWN of lege; President L. B. Hopkins of Wabash the president's home was, as it always is, College; Rufus C. Dawes, '86; Dr. James a very delightful occasion. A new feature P. Berkley, '05, of Newton Theological was the Water Sports Carnival on the Seminary; Mr. W. W. Mills, '71, and Muskingum River, consisting of canoe President Parsons. An interesting guest races, outboard motor races, and a shell was Sir Henry Cole, who had just crossed race between three of the fraternities in the ocean from England with Ambasador which the Nu Phi crew outdistanced its Charles G. Dawes and went on to Chicago competitors. with Mr. Rufus Dawes, President of the The Glee Club gave a very enjoyable Century of Progress Fair to be held in concert under Professor Hamilton's direc­ Chicago in 1933 to act as an expert adviser tion, and the Players Club presented Lang- in that great undertaking. Professor Hul­ don Mitchell's problem play, "The New bert brought with him the following poem York Idea," directed by Miss Stevenson. which had been set to music in honor of All the participants in the Class Day Rodney M. Stimson whose services to the program acquitted themselves well. Pen- 132 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS elope Gantz read a class history set to the president. There were 100 present at the theme of "Row, row, row your boat;" meeting which was presided over by Asa Carmen Josephy delivered an ivy oration E. Ward. The class of 1930 extended a replete with optimism and college loyalty; welcome to the annual association by Ed­ Royal Richards in the class oration spoke gar W. Norris, '20, Toledo. A response of the qualities which make for a success­ was made by Wesley C. Clark, '30. A ful life; and Miriam Manning read the fol­ memorial to the late Arthur H. Savenye lowing excellent poem: was read by Thomas H. Kelley, '74, of Cincinnati. David Dale Johnson, '96, Where lazy rivers whispered to each other, While moving seasons watched us come and go, Morgantown, W. Va., spoke in memory of We have wandered with our foster mother his classmate, the late Carl H. Lund. Till she is done with us and bids us go. Edgar W. Norris paid a fitting tribute to the late L. D. Bevan of the class of '10. We cannot frame the wondering nights of dream­ Attorney Arthur A. Clark of Vincennes, ing. Or write the laughing days of things that are; Indiana, and a member of the famous Dead words are strangers to the living class of 1890, presented the class oration, And frames are futile things, around a star. "The Pageant," which proved to be in­ tensely interesting. Mr. Clark is an un­ The Falls have dressed the trees in golden glory; Each Spring has laid her violet spread; usually fine speaker. He gave a picture of Crystal snows have fallen, white and hoary, what was going on in state and national And we have walked, and laughed and read. politics from 1885 to 1890 and interesting data concerning Marietta and Marietta To few, becoming, are the robes of learning, And more will change them for a brighter College during that period. He paid a fine gown; tribute to Professors Chamberlin and A few will look at stars, and go on yearning. Phillips and also to the outgoing president And more will laugh at stars till stars fall of the college, I. W. Andrews, and incom­ down. ing president, John Eaton. He compared And some have book-filled arms and thought-free the period of that time (his college days) brain cells; with the modern times, which proved to be And some have cared for neither thoughts nor very amusing. Following Mr. Clark's ora­ books. Wise ones have wisely learned, to follow bells, tion, "The Navy Blue and White," the col­ And foolish ones, still foolish follow brooks. lege song was sung by the ensemble and the meeting adjourned. There are far, far truths we know The thought we feel is near; The officers of Phi Beta Kappa, Prof. D. Next Fall the leaves on Andrews blow... T. Schoonover, president; Prof. A. G. And we will not be here.... Beach, vice-president; and Mrs. C. C. Mid­ dleswart, secretary; were re-elected for THE JUNE BREAKFAST proved as another year and Homer J. Hall, '31, was enjoyable as in former years. Some 300 elected as the junior class member of the were present, and altho so many were not fraternity. expected and food ran short, there seemed * * * * * to be no lack of good humor. THE TRUSTEES at their annual meet­ At the meeting of the Alumni Council, ing re-elected W. W. Mills, class of 1871, Miss Willia Cotton was added to the board John Mills, class of 1867, and Fletcher S. of editors of "The Alumnus." The council Heath, of Columbus. voted to appoint a committee of alumni to The meeting was attended by ten mem­ interest themselves in the development of bers. Those present were W. W. Mills, of the various departments of education in Marietta; R. C. Dawes, of Chicago, 111.; the college with a view to discovering their W. H. Wolfe, of Parkersburg, W. Va.; T. needs and providing for them. This com­ J. Summers, of Marietta; T. H. Kelley, of mittee is to be appointed by Secretary Cincinnati; E. E. MacTaggart, of Mari­ Blazier in groups of three and is to work etta ; B. F. Strecker, and Dr. E. S. Parsons, in co-operation for the development of the of Marietta. The resignation of T. J. educational departments. Jones, class of 1897, of Muskegon, Mich., At the meeting of the Alumni Associa­ was offered and accepted by the board tion Stanley C. Morris, '14, of Charleston, members. Dr. E. S. Parsons summarized W. Va., was elected president, and Harry the leading events of the year and spoke S. Bailey, '18, of Wheeling, W. Va., vice- of the college's great loss in the deaths of THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 133 Arthur H. Savenye and Prof. T. D. Biscoe. E. S. Parsons, president of Marietta Col­ Dr. Parsons notified the board of the re­ lege, who also announced the prize awards. tirement of Prof. H. L. Coar at the age of Honor diplomas were presented to three 68, who, after 25 years of service, is to be members of the class with Magna Cum placed on the Carnegie allowance. Prof. Laude distinction, this list including Elbert Coar is one of five Marietta College pro­ Halvor Ahlstrom, Miss Beulah Lenore fessors to share in this fund. Caswell and William August Klare. Eleven One new appointment to the faculty was members of the class of 1930 were awarded announced when Thomas Freeman Cope, diplomas with Cum Laude honors, this list Tulane University and the University of including Miss Olive Ruby Alexander, Miss Chicago, was named as the head of the de­ Dorothy Mildred Ash, Miss Hilda Eliza­ partment of mathematics. Prof. Cope will beth Brickwede, John Bently Daymont, fill the position given up by Prof. Coar. William Ray Flesher, Elston Edgar Fogle, The following promotions were announced Mrs. Alice Neptune Gale, Miss Kathryn to take effect during the school year: Miss Turner Hanna, Lincoln Gustav Schmidt, Alice Rosemond, dean of women, from Richard John Trommetter and Miss Ele­ assistant professorship to full professor­ anor Beatrice Ward. ship of modem language. Edwin Lawrence Honorary degrees were conferred upon Christie from assistant professorship to Archer Butler Hulbert, alumnus of the full professorship of English, and Thomas class of 1895 of Marietta College, who re­ Davis Phillips from assistant professor­ ceived the degree of Doctor of Humanities; ship to full professorship of physics. Dr. Alfred Morris Perry, alumnus of the class Parsons referred to the generous bequest of 1910 of Marietta College, who received of Dr. C. A. Gallagher of Marietta, who the degree of Doctor of Divinity; and died last March leaving an estate to Mari­ Lewis Bertram Hopkins, president of etta College that will eventually approxi­ Wabash College, was given the degree of mate $50,000.00. Doctor of Laws. Dean D. T. Schoonover There was a discussion of the college presented the candidates, and William W. finances, which were reported as being Mills, secretary of Marietta College since very good. W. W. Mills was re-elected the death of the late Hon. Douglas Putnam secretary and treasurer, with B. B. Put­ in 1894, presented the diplomas and the nam re-elected as auditor. degrees. * * * * * The commencement prize awards, made DR. M. H. LICHLITER, of Columbus, m general recognition of high scholastic who delivered the annual address to the standing in the classes of the student Christian Associations, proved to be a very body, were named by President Parsons. interesting speaker. He discussed the The Kingsbury scholarship prize for scho­ need of building up in young men and lastic standing in the class of 1931 was women "a moral fastidiousness" which will awarded to Homer James Hall, first; and act as a powerful motive in character and Thomas Dixon Dudderar, second. The conduct. Hyde scholarship prize for scholastic ***** standing in the class of 1932 was awarded THE BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS to Harold Victor Klare, first; and Miss of President Parsons, which appears en­ Ardis Marie Wittenberg, second. The tire in this issue of "The Alumnus," was sophomore scholarship prizes were awarded an admirable presentation of the need of to William Andrew Palm, first; and James eliminating fear from the minds of men, Riley Weeks, second. physical, moral, economic and political The Jewett prize of $50.00, presented to fear, as a means of advancing personal, the member of the class of 1930 for the social and international living. best commencement address was awarded At the graduating exercises on Monday to Lincoln G. Schmidt. His subject was morning 70 young men and women re­ "James J. Hill's Problem." The other ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts and speakers were William A. Klare, who became alumni of Marietta College. The spoke on "A Faith for the Future;" Wil­ speakers were William A. Klare, Elbert H. liam Ray Flesher, whose subject was "A Ahlstrom, William Ray Flesher and Lin­ Philosophy of Life;" and Elbert H. Ahl­ coln G. Schmidt. strom, who spoke on "Guatama Bhudda." Conferring of degrees was made by Dr. The judges were A. T. Williamson, Prof. 134 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS R. F. Clark and David D. Johnson. Mai'garet Louise Auch The Junior rhetorical prizes for essays Hilda Elizabeth Brickwede submitted were awarded to Miss Marion Isabel Loella Brittigan Stage MacTaggart, first, whose subject John Jay Brunner was "Francesca da Rimini," and whose Beulah Lenore Caswell cash prize was $25.00; and Miss Edna Mary Cisler Pauline Frederick, whose subject was Wesley Clarke Clark "Drama in the Land of the Sun," with a Ralph Edward Cors cash prize of $15.00. Paul Clifford Crone Miss Miriam Delano Manning of the Everett Fulton Dailey class of 1930 was awarded the Emerson Robert Olen Davies poetry prize of $50.00. The lone Congdon John Bently Daymont Hammond prize of $50.00 for the best Ralph Hibbard Farnham essay on Dickens was awarded to Miss William Ray Flesher Kathryn Turner Hanna, whose subject was Elston Edgar Fogle "Charles Dickens and the Development of Alice Neptune Gale the English Novel." Raymond Sylvester Gallagher The Chi Omega prize of $25.00 for the Sara Penelope Gantz best work in the field of economics and Mordechai Hirsh Goldish sociology, was awarded to Miss Hilda Dorothy Elizabeth Gray Elizabeth Brickwede of the class of 1930. Sara Elizabeth Gray The fraternity scholarship cup was Naomi Esther Greene awarded to Nu Phi Fraternity for honor Kathryn Alberta Gregory of highest scholastic standing of any fra­ Edward Gross ternity group in the college. The Nu Phi William John Habeeb fraternity permanently owns the cup, it Frances Ethelyn Hancock having won it for highest scholastic stand­ Kathryn Turner Hanna ing for the third time. Gordon Bartlett Late Harman The sorority scholarship cup, granted to Betsey Louise Hathaway the group of girls making the highest Ruth Edella Hill scholarship standing of any groups in the J. Richard Jackson college, was awarded to Sigma Sigma Carmen Esther Josephy Delta, national non-sorority group. Bernard Douglas Joy The Pan-Hellenic prize of $25.00, pre­ William August Klare sented to the young woman in any sorority Beatrice Agnes Kremer who had the highest scholastic average for Harold Reginald Latimer the year, was awarded to Miss Beulah Donald Edward Lemon Lenore Caswell of the class of 1930. Wilma Alice Lorentz Mary Louise McDermott Final honors in the various subjects Joseph Mancuso were awarded members of the graduating Miriam Delano Manning class, and included: Elbert H. Ahlstrom, Ruth Susan Marsch Roy Philip Ash and Paul C. Crone, who Rolla John Matheny majored in biology; Miss Beulah Lenore George Louis Meyer Caswell, who majored in Latin; Miss Andrew Muntean Naomi Esther Greene, in geology; Miss Arpad Jay Nevada Frances E. Hancock, Miss Carmen E. Walter Wordsworth Partlow Josephy and William A. Klare, in English; John Morgan Penrose Royal Hart Richards, in economics and George Benjamin Powell sociology; Trinis E. Volkwein, in French, Everett William Reiter and Miss Lillian Janet Willis, in mathe­ Josef Jefferson Richards matics. Royal Hart Richards Those who received their degree of Lincoln Gustav Schmidt Bachelor of Arts were: Paul Jacob Seyler Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom Edgar Eugene Simonton Olive Ruby Alexander Joy Alfred Snider Ruth Mackey Allison Harry Goff Straley Dorothy Mildred Ash Bailey Trendon Tharp Roy Philip Ash James Patrick Torpy THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 135 Richard John Trommetter Charlotte White Trinis Elizabeth Volkwein Lillian Janet Willis Eleanor Beatrice Ward James Harold Wyland

ATHLETICS D OWING under the direction of Coach Sophomores—Buck, stroke; Klare, No. *** Ellis MacDonald as a sport was re­ 7; King, No. 6; Wilson, No. 5; Myers, No. newed in Marietta College after a lapse of 4; Crawford, No. 3; Riffe, No. 2; Parke, 50 years, about the middle of March 1930. bow; Cuthbertson, coxswain. The college crew is composed of young Freshmen—Burke, stroke; Dietz, No. 7; men over six feet in height. Second and Jones, No. 6; Lollini, No. 5; Leonhart, No. third crews were also developed in April 4; Neyman, No. 3; Bachus, No. 2; Alder­ and May. Development began of class man, bow; Ross, coxswain. crews for the interclass meet which was held on May 30th in the afternoon before Juniors — Weppler, stroke; Northrup a crowd of three thousand people. The No. 7; Kennedy, No. 6; Kanage, No. 5 sophomores won by a half length. The Habeeb, No. 4; Hall, No. 3; Kasek, No. 2 Henley course of one and five-sixteenths Schmidt, bow; Pratt, coxswain. miles was selected as the distance. The The fraternity race was rowed over the time of the winners was seven minutes and Henley distance on Saturday afternoon, twenty-nine seconds. Those participating June 14th, which resulted in the Nu Phi's were as follows: as the winners by over a boat's length.

BASKETBALL BASEBALL Marietta 17—Muskingum 22 Marietta -Morris-Harvey .... Rain Marietta 36—Kenyon 24 Marietta 4—Marshall 3 Marietta 20—John Carroll 56 Marietta 9—Fairmont 2 Marietta 26—Kent State 35 Marietta 2—Ohio University 18 Marietta 20—Ohio University 31 Marietta 2—Cincinnati 12 Marietta 28—Otterbein 29 Marietta 6—Fairmont 5 Marietta 26—Capital 24 Marietta 6—Muskingum 3 Marietta 25—Muskingum 47 Marietta 2—Marshall 7 Marietta 31—W. Va. Wesleyan .... 29 Marietta 1—Ohio University 18 Marietta 25—Otterbein .'. 28 Marietta 6—Capital 8 Marietta 21—Ohio University 37 Marietta 3—Muskingum 12 Marietta 33—Capital 36 Marietta 7—Capital 4 Marietta 28—Kenyon 36 Marietta 5—Alumni 7

MARIETTA COLLEGE ROWING CREW. Pattin, Weppler, Bennett. Jones, Wilson, Pratt, Cors, Leonhardt, Klare, Patterson. 136 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS

MARIETTA COLLEGE "M" ASSOCIATION.

MARIETTA COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM. PROFESSOR HENRY L. COAR

Written by Professor Joseph Manley and read by him at the recognition meeting of the Faculty and Students at the Chapel exercises June 3, 1930.

/"\UR Colleague—we greet you and we his wife still weaving at his hearth, found ^ bring to you our academic farewell. his true son. But even so, he would not And you, replete with many years of put away his toil. He called to his com­ teaching and full of knowledge, with rades— memory of your early gymnasium years "My mariners, in Germany—you need say no longer: Souls that have toiled, and wrought, and thought with me— "And straight or crosswise, wrong or right, That ever with a frolic welcome took These forty years, with many woes, The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed I've led my scholars by the nose— Free hearts, free foreheads—you and I are And see that nothing can be known!" old; "Say rather: 'Actual life comes next? The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs, Patience a moment: the deep Grant I have mastered learning's crabbed Moans round with many voices. Come, my text, friends, Still there's the comment. 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Let me know all! Prate not of most or Push off, and sitting well in order smite least, The sounding furrows; for my purpose Painful or easy!'" holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths You have read your Homer, too: Do you Of all the western stars." remember how the older men of Troy-town sat at the Scaean gate, where an angle in You will go on to find new scenes. And the wall gave warmth? They gazed out you will harmonize what you see and hear across the wind-swept plains of Ilios; they by the science which you know. You can beheld still the deeds of men, where youth attune the vast forces which uphold and sought glory in battle. Or their ancient order our many worlds. You can gaze voices rose again and told over the rumor with the far eye of light. You know line of the nearer town, as heroes or fair and curve and angle. You can factor and women went and came ? Their part was to articulate projections and force. You be wise, as they dwelt on the heights. For know number, which alone builds space, experience had taught them. wherein reality becomes dimensioned by an ideal complement. You can hear the You remember, too, how Odysseus, hav­ music of the spheres. ing spent ten years at the battle field, wandered ten years more about the world. "Look how the floor of heaven But through all that turmoil, beyond all Is thick inlaid with patines of pure gold; those scenes, he felt the need to go on and There's not the smallest orb which thou on. behold'st "Much have I seen and known (he said); But in his motion * * * sings." cities of men And manners, climates, councils, govern­ Endowed with these rich treasures of ments, the mind, you will retire, sir, to well- earned repose. But yet instinct with action always. You will say: "When I am a part of all that I have met; strength no more avails me, I shall have Yet all experience is an arch wherethro' done." Gleams that untravelled world, whose mar­ gin fades So as you quit your work at Marietta, For ever and for ever when I move. but still fare on in content and wisdom, How dull it is to pause, to make an end." we, your colleagues, say ever and again: Odysseus came home at last. He found Salve atque vale. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE yT IS natural that the President's message teaching and taught here twenty-four * for the July Alumnus should present years. He showed himself a man of ex­ some of the features of a report to the cellent ability, a hard worker, with keen alumni of the year's life and work. interest in his subject and in his students. It has been a year of mingled lights and The honor shown him and Mrs. Coar at the shadows. The completion and occupancy of College Assembly on Tuesday morning, the Field House and Dorothy Webster Hall, June 3rd, and at the Faculty Club dinner and the remodeling of the old Dorothy that evening were worthy expressions of Webster House into a most satisfactory the respect and affection in which they administration building, the construction are held. We wish for them many years of the model, embodying our architect's yet of happiness and satisfaction. dream of the future physical development It is an interesting co-incidence that of the college, have brought great satis­ Prof. Coar's old instructor at Harvard, faction to us all and have stirred a new Professor William G. Osgood, whose affec­ institutional pride in both faculty and stu­ tionate telegram of congratulations was dents. The academic work of the year has read at the faculty dinner, is the one who gone forward most harmoniously with no suggested Prof. Coar's successor—Thomas friction whatever in the college life. Freeman Cope. Mr. Cope was born in But shadows have mingled with the Texas, but lived in New Orleans for a num­ light. Emeritus Professor Thomas Dwight ber of years. He has the degrees of B. S. Biscoe died February 27th after a long and M. S. from Tulane and the Ph. D. from and honorable life. Had he lived until the University of Chicago. He has taught May 12th he would have completed his at Tulane, Western Reserve and Harvard. ninetieth year. His work for the college His wife is a daughter of Professor was of the utmost value. His scientific Edward L. Thomdike of Columbia. She standards were very high and he had un­ has just received the degree of Ph. D. usual skill as a teacher and in preparing from Harvard—also in mathematics. apparatus and material for use in his de­ Three of the faculty have been advanced partment .which is still greatly enriched by from assistant professorships to full pro­ the results of his tireless energy. His in­ fessorships: Miss Alice Rosemond, Dean terest in the college and in the life of the of Women, Modern Languages; Edward L. world was keen up to the very end, which Christie, English, and Thomas David came quickly and without prolonged suf­ Phillips, Physics. fering. Prof. Coar's retirement and Mr. Cope's Professor Biscoe had completed his life coming are the only faculty changes for span. The death of Arthur Henry Savenye, the coming academic year the financial secretary, in May brought to The faculty have been at work during a most untimely close a very useful life. the year in developing plans for the im­ He was only thirty-two and had just provement of the work of the institution. entered the mature stage of his work. He Two may be mentioned here. The first was rendering invaluable service to the has issued in the formation of a Committee college, in the direction of the business on Productive Work the object of which is office, in his contacts with the students, to stimulate research as an accompaniment personally and in groups, in his care of and inspiration of the best teaching. It the plant, in his relations to the alumni looks forward to the establishment of a and other groups and individuals through­ series of Marietta College publications, out the country. He is mourned alike by which shall include faculty and student faculty, students and alumni and by very studies in various fields. The second is a many others in Marietta and elsewhere. survey to discover what in the judgment How to discover his successor is one of the of the faculty is the ideal organization and pressing problems of the college. inner development needed for an ideal One who has long served the college be­ liberal arts college here of five hundred came on June 16th Professor Emeritus— students—the survey to be parallel to the Henry Livingston Coar. He joined the physical survey of the college embodied in faculty in 1906 after twenty years of the model. While this study will not be as THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 139 striking in its presentation as is the model Charles A. Gallagher who died suddenly it is of even more importance, for the of heart disease in Marietta in March 1930. building of an institution are only its shell. He had grown to be deeply interested in The real life of a college is in the organized the college, especially in its scientific work. personal relationships of teachers and He was one of the original members of our student. Science Club and a most faithful attendant A few words should be said here about upon its meetings. When his will was the student body. The numbers have been opened it was found that he had left all his a little smaller this year (371 as against estate to the college, $25,000.00 outright, 406) the result of the sag in attendance $10,000.00 after the death of a niece and the country over and of the rise in tuition. her husband, and $10,000.00 more in We graduated seventy this year, the larg­ twenty-five years in the event of its not est class in the history of the college, only being claimed by an unnamed beneficiary. two less than the maximum. The geo­ If all the estate finally comes to the college graphical distribution of the student body it will provide a sum of approximately has been as follows: $50,000.00, the income of which the will Ohio—240 from 51 towns (150 from stipulates shall be used for the benefit of Marietta, 10 from Cleveland.) the departments of Chemistry, Biology West Virginia—64 from 16 towns (26 and Physics, to be added to the average from Parkersburg, 16 from St. Marys.) amount given the departments in the last Pennsylvania—22 from 6 towns (16 five years. from Sharon.) This bequest will materially strengthen New York—19 from 14 towns. these very important departments and New Jersey—6 from 5 towns. make their work still more efficient. And Connecticut—4 from 3 towns. we not only rejoice in this generous and Illinois—4 from 4 towns. notable gift for its own worth, but for the Massachusetts—4 from 3 towns. example it has set to others in our city New Hampshire—2 from 1 town. and state. Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Wiscon­ The large numbers who attended the sin, China, Russia—1 each. 1930 Commencement, the pleasure the The quality of the student group has class reunions gave to all who attended been unusually excellent. The prospects them, the great enthusiasm of the alumni for the next academic year are excellent. over the development of the college, great­ I cannot better close than by expressing ly heartened us, to whom have been en­ our gratitude for the generous remem­ trusted the task and the responsibility brance of the college in his will by Dr. here at Marietta.

A HISTORY OF SCIENCE IN MARIETTA COLLEGE By C. E. Corwin, '92. (Continued from the January issue.)

•"THE Eclipse of the moon to occur on the Anderson, a jeweler of Marietta, and time * 24th of October 1874 was mentioned at signals from Washington Naval Observa­ some length, in the Olio, showing that the tory and so was enabled to get the exact students were alive to all of the natural time of ingress and egress of the planet phenomena that were occurring. on the sun's disk. His results were sent In the issue of May 11, 1878, there is a to the Naval Observatory for its use. In long account of the work done by one of connection with his observations he in­ the seniors, Mr. Frank Waldo (who with cidentally determined the longitude of his brother, Leonard Waldo, have won Marietta, his result being 17 minutes and names for themselves in the field of 41.5 seconds of time, or four degrees Science) on the transit of Mercury which twenty-five minutes twenty-two and one- took place on the sixth inst. "He secured half seconds of arc. This I have reason to a fine box chronometer from Boston, a believe, was the first instrument deter­ small transit instrument from Mr. D. B. mination of Longitude for Marietta. All 140 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS of the other values that I have found have lege. (5) To encourage the formation of been estimates, some near this value, but branch associations in this region of coun­ all acknowledged to be the result of esti­ try, and to give such assistance as shall mation." be in the power of the central organization In the Science Column of the February to give for successful work in the branch issue of the Olio a number of interesting associations. (6) To investigate those astronomical data that would occur subjects of immediate practical impor­ through the month are found, The Transit tance to the community in which we live, of Venus is noted with remarks as to the such as electricity, sanitary science, for­ value of it. The French observing sta­ estry, analysis of soils, parasitic life of tions and the care which they use to plants and animals, etc. (7) To carry on protect their observed data are described. a system of exchanges, so far as may be The measurement of the velocity of light, deemed expedient, and to solicit contribu­ by MM. Fizeau and Cornu, under the di­ tions from any quarters for our collections. rection of M. Leverier, is mentioned and (8) To carry on correspondence with other the method of experimentation discussed. similar bodies of investigators; to take such part in general scientific research as Due to the scarcity of students in the shall be of mutual benefit to ourselves and early eighties or from some other cause to the scientific world. the science work in the College did not seem to be of the same order as formerly. "The active members of the association The work lagged but in 1889 there was a will be divided into sections for the work revival of the interest in scientific sub­ of scientific investigation, and to each sec­ jects. Professor Henry W. Hulbert, while tion will be assigned some particular line not of the scientific faculty, organized the of study. These sections will meet in an "Marietta Scientific Association." Pro­ informal way every week to compare and fessor Biscoe was the first President, arrange the results of individual work done Arthur J. Warner, 1889, Secretary. during the week. They will make reports to the General Association at the monthly The objects of the Association were: meeting, which will be public. These, re­ "(1) to promote scientific inquiry; (2) to ports will embody an account of the work make a careful study of the various ob­ done and the progress made, and will be jects of natural history in this vicinity: illustrated so far as practicable by speci­ to make a complete collection of these ob­ mens collected and explanatory charts. It jects, to be permanently preserved in the will be the effort to make these meetings museum of Marietta College: to classify of interest and value to the public. them in harmony with those specimens already in the museum so as to make one "Sections for the study of botany, birds, whole orderly arrangement, to the end microscopic life, sanitary science, elec­ that all persons in this region of country tricity and geology, have been or soon will interested in scientific investigation shall be formed. have an opportunity, by means of the "There will be a regular meeting of the museum, to carry on their work under the Association on the last Thursday of every best possible conditions: and to the end month during the working year (Septem­ that we shall be able to account to the ber 1st to June 30th) to which the public scientific world for the region in which we will be invited * * * . live. (3) To secure the necessary litera­ "All correspondence should be directed ture and other helps for the best help to Supt. C. K. Wells, Corresponding Secre­ along these lines to be permanently de­ tary." (R. M. Stimson scrap book.) posited in the Library of Marietta College, Thus the beginnings of the association. there to be at the service of all persons What of the work done? I will answer interested in scientific studies. This liter­ that, in a measure, by more quotations ature to consist of the current scientific from the Olio. "During the College year journals and reports, and files of the same, just closed the Marietta Scientific Associa­ and of the books, plates and charts useful tion has held free public meetings at which in scientific investigation. (4) To awaken the following lectures have been delivered a taste for scientific investigation in the to good sized audiences. October fourth, city of Marietta, and in the surrounding 1889, lecture by Professor T. D. Biscoe on country, and especially among the stu­ the United States Fish Commission at dents, alumni and friends of Marietta Col­ Woods Holl, Mass., supplemented by re- THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 141 marks of C. K. Wells. This lecture was Growing out of the interest aroused by well attended and very interesting. the Scientific Association Robert Schufeldt "Rev. David Moore, Presbyterian min­ came to Marietta Academy in February ister of Logan, Ohio, spoke to us on the 1892. He was a boy of sterling character, evening of November 23, 1889, on shells. a discriminating collector and a good taxi­ This lecture was illustrated by specimens dermist. I am going to quote the Minute of shells he had collected in Ohio." I re­ of the faculty on his death. member how strange it seemed to me to "It is with a deep sense of personal loss learn that the study of shells was a depart­ that the faculty of Marietta College extend ment of scientific study. Rev. Mr. Moore heartfelt sympathy to Dr. R. H. Schufeldt was a powerful speaker, very much inter­ and his family in view of their great be­ ested in his subject and so he interested reavement in the death of Robert W. his audience. Schufeldt who for six months has been I think the surprise of the season was connected with the Marietta Academy as when Dr. H. B. Shipman read a paper on a student and with Marietta College as a "Quail and Other Birds." Few knew that taxidermist and a collector for the Natural he was an interested student of bird life History Museum. The faculty wish to put and so his paper came as a great surprise. on record their high estimate of his char­ His study of quail was based on the tame acter and his work. His sudden death by birds he had in his back yard. This lec­ drowning while on an ornithological ex­ ture was given on the twenty-fifth of pedition, has taken from the scientific April, 1890, and was supplementary to a world an ambitious young scientist of un­ lecture by Professor Hulbert on "Our usual promise. It gives us great pleasure Winter Birds" delivered February fourth, to accept from Dr. Schufeldt of Takoma 1890. The last lecture of the year was by Park, D. C, the private ornithological col­ Dr. W. T. Holland of Pittsburgh on the lection of his son, in whose memory it shall "Art of Collecting and Preserving Insects." be preserved in the College Museum as the This was illustrated by means of several Schufeldt Collection. trays of beautiful moths and butterflies, By order of the faculty, collected from all parts of the world and T. E. McKinney, Secretary. carefully preserved. Viewing the speci­ Marietta College October 5, 1892." mens by the audience took nearly as much Thus one generation orders and the time as did the lecture itself. This was next—does as it pleases. delivered on the sixteenth of June 1890. "The Schufeldt Collection has been "Taking all things into consideration the largely added to by Dr. Schufeldt and Association has had a successful year. It Percy Schufeldt, the younger brother, who has been at considerable expense in giving succeeded to the position held by his to the public these free lectures, but closes brother Robert. Mr. Percy Schufeldt is the year with a balance of $20.00. It has doing most excellent work, having enjoyed kept the scientific table in the Library some months of instruction in the ornitho­ supplied with the best current literature logical department of the Smithsonian In­ which has been at the command of all the stitute." A new museum was contem­ people interested. Two sections have gone plated then and a case of birds was to have regularly through the year, making com­ had a prominent position in it. mendable progress. The Botanical section This was a transition period in the under the leadership of Professor Biscoe science work of Marietta College. The has done a good deal of original work on need of better facilities for a more ex­ mosses. The Ornithological section has tended course in the sciences, than had added materially to the bird cabinet and ever been given before was very strongly the number and variety of the birds in felt. this region will soon be known. During During Dr. Simpson's term of office, in the spring sixteen candidate members April 1894, the Hildreth Museum and Slo- coming into the section, under the guid­ comb Hall were transformed into a chem­ ance of Mr. C. T. Okey, '92, have made ical laboratory at an expense of $1,500.00 good progress in bird knowledge. The fol­ and Professor Wilson Monfort, who had lowing year a section in entomology was been studying at Bonn, Germany, for two formed and directed by Mr. A. R. Addy, years, was engaged as Professor of Chem­ '92." istry and Geology. The interest of ad- 142 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS vanced study in Chemistry had been fos­ with him or whether it was destroyed by tered at the expense of Geology. No the colored people before mentioned I do course was given in it at this time and at not know. The record is lost. We did the order of Dr. Simpson the Hildreth some photographic work. Dr. Frank Cabinet and the College Cabinet were Jordan of the Allegheny Observatory did moved with no regard to preserving them some of his first work then. for future use. They were a mess and it In 1898 the shower of Leonids was sup­ is not entirely straightened out at the posed to appear in full splendor. We present time in spite of the work of Pro­ agreed to work in connection with the fessors Whipple and Eggleston. Harvard Observatory. All of those who In the Catalogue of 1882-83 Oscar H. were willing to help including the class Mitchell, Ph. D., was mentioned as acting in Astronomy began studying the geog­ Professor of Mathematics and Natural raphy of the heavens in September and Philosophy. Professor Mitchell was a man continued it through October so as to be who could think in mathematical terms ready for the shower and be able to trace much faster than he could find words to the paths through the stars at a glance. express himself. It was very hard for him There were twenty-two meteors seen the to talk before a class but after he had ex­ first night, November 14, and eighteen the plained a problem or demonstrated a second night, November 15. In 1906 Pro­ theorem one, if he were paying attention, fessor McKinney went to Spain as a would understand it. He was very patient member of the Lick Observatory party to with those who tried to do his work and observe the total eclipse of the sun. His very severe with any who tried to bluff. daughter, Margaret, is following in his After the death of Professor Mitchell, footsteps as a scientist as she is a biologist George F. Metzler was appointed to the having published one paper and has an­ place. He was a good man but a failure as other in preparation. a teacher. I met him again at the Uni­ John Cutler Shedd was appointed to the versity of Michigan, where he was an in­ chair of Physics in 1893. He began build­ structor. There he was having the same ing up the equipment for the Physics difficulty as he had here. I was privileged laboratory and the material he obtained is to hear both sides of the story there and still in use. During the excitement caused tried to help him out by having some of by the discovery of X rays there were the boys with whom I became acquainted some wonderful experiments tried in that go and see him privately. Professor laboratory. There was no money to pur­ Metzler's name appears in the 1889-90 chase a Crooks Tube so we tried to make Catalogue. He was here only one year. one. I was working with Mr. Shedd at the Professor T. E. McKinney was recalled time, and as the mechanical air pump from Johns Hopkins University and took would not create high enough vacuum we up the work. He occupied the chair of tried to make a mercury pump. We made Mathematics, Engineering and Astronomy one but as we had only thin glass the pump until the present incumbant was elected, lasted scarely a half hour. Then we found whose name appears for the first time in that the electrodes of the Wimshurst the Catalogue of 1906-1907. machine held on the terminal of an electric Professor T. E. McKinney, 1890-1906, bulb and the outside of the glass would had charge of the observatory and was do­ produce a flourescence but would not effect ing considerable work with the telescope. a photographic plate covered with black He wrote to the Director of the Harvard paper. Observatory and asked him the best work Dr. Biscoe was made Professor of Bi­ to do with a six inch telescope. The reply ology and Botany in 1893 and Mr. Elmore was "Measure the binary stars, this work Monfort was appointed instructor in Bot­ is being neglected by the men who have any and Librarian. James Francis Jones, larger instruments, and the binaries need B. A., V. S., instructor in Hygiene, Physi­ remeasuring." I was working with him in ology and director of the Gymnasium. 1897 and '98. We were out nearly every Mr. Gurley was still director of the Ob­ clear night and succeeded in measuring servatory but owing to ill health did little about sixty of the double stars. I, very work. foolishly did not keep notes. He kept them There was no one in the Physics depart­ but whether he took the note book away ment from 1898 to 1906 when James THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 143 Arthur Birchby was appointed to fill the the present incumbant was elected to the position. He as well as Mr. Shedd added position. I remember my experience with to the equipment of the Laboratory and Geology was a few weeks with Dana's prepared the way for the men who came Elements. after them. They were the builders who Psychology was not considered a science laid the foundations for the modern struc­ when in 1892 it was my privilege to study ture of to-day. it but rather as one of the departments of As has been stated Professor Biscoe Philosophy that had to be worked out by became the organizer and head of the pure reason. I believe the class after me department of Biology. His work there had an introduction to Ladds Physiological was very painstaking as was all of his Psychology which marked the beginning work. The department now has the great here of experimental work. number of microscopic slides of the brain In the Physics department Professor which he prepared. His daughter, Alice, Krause succeeded Mr. Birchby and later was his assistant 1902-3, and her drawings at the resignation of Prof. Merriam of are used even to-day for purposes of illus­ the Chemistry Department, Professor tration. Krause was changed to that position. The successor of Professor Biscoe was Professor Merriam was the successor of Arthur Mangun Banta, Ph. D., who was Professor W. F. Monfort. Professor T. D. connected with the College for only two Phillips was Mr. Krause's successor in the years. He left here to go to the Carnegie Physics department who while he was Experiment Laboratory at Cold Spring studying in New York was relieved by Mr. Harbor, Long Island, where he still re­ Raymond B. Sawyer, 1924-27. mains. Professors Krecker, Severn and I think this paper clearly shows that Eggleston are the others who have been through its history Marietta College has at the head of the department. been intensely interested in all branches There was no department of Geology of science and has fostered them to the after the time of Dr. E. B. Andrews until extent of her ability.

THE TENNIS TEAM Dudderar, Penrose (Capt.), Trommetter, Clark. THE BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS By Dr. Edward S. Parsons, President Delivered before the Graduating Class of Marietta College on June 15, 1930, at the First Congregational Church. "Who art thou, that art afraid of man When Agamemnon returned home from that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be made as grass, and hast forgotten the Trojan Wars, his wife Clytemnestra Jehovah thy maker, that stretched forth the laid down a rich purple carpet for him to heavens, and laid the foundations of the walk upon from the chariot to the palace earth; and fearellT continually all the day door. But Agamemnon feared to tread on because of the fury of the oppressor when he maketh ready to destroy—and where is the it without some advance act of humiliation, fury of the oppressor?—Isa. 51:12-13. so he took off his sandals, "Lest, trampling o'er these royal dyes, TT HAS been pointed out that the second some god 1 human utterance recorded in the Bible, Smite me with envious glances from the utterance of the man to whom Hebrew afar." tradition pointed as the progenitor of the (Campbell's trans. Aescylus' Agamemnon, race, was an expression of fear: "I heard 137.) *" thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid." "In the beginning," as a recent writer Thus fear is the parent of superstition. has said, "there was fear in the heart of It peopled the earth and the air and the man, and fear controlled man—all the days sky with hostile deities, evil spirits, which of man were gray with fear because all his must be placated by every manner of sacri­ universe seemed charged with danger." fice. The superstitions which linger down (Browne, The Believing World, 27). And to the present time, so crude and sense­ what was in the beginning has continued less, are the lineal descendants of fear, the through the millenia of man's life. Fear life companion of the race. has been his dread companion and still Fear breeds suspicion and hate. The walks by his side. man who kicks or swears at the rock or a fallen branch over which he stumbles in I wish I were expert psychologist enough the path is the child of the man who be­ to speak with authority about fear in its lieved that rock or that branch contained relation to the physical, mental, spiritual a spirit hostile to him, which he must and social life of man. I wish, too, I could suspect and hate. Out of fear comes by adequately trace the history of fear. Such normal and natural descent the most of a study would take us far afield into re­ human cruelty and brutality and strife be­ ligion and theology, into science, into tween individuals, between classes, be­ medicine, into economics and sociology—in tween nations. "All the historic tyran­ fact into every phase of human relation­ nies, religious persecutions, burnings and ships. slaughters, have been done in terrorem, Fear has been at the bottom of much and for the purpose of subduing man human disease, both of the body and of through fear. The same is true of all the mind. As long ago as five hundred lesser forms of oppression. Such practices years before Christ a Greek physician, are not done only to arouse fear in the Hippocrates, said: "Anger and fear breed victim but for the most part they repre­ a poison in the blood." sent fear in the doers themselves. When Poisoned by fear — many human ail­ you see a persecutor, a cruel man, or a ments go back to this sinister cause and mean man, or an unjust man, there is do not respond to the ordinary powders pretty sure to be an element of cowardice and pellets of routine medical care. in him; the man is afraid of something." "I am no naturalist," wrote Montaigne (J. J. Chapman, America's Fear Complex, three hundred and fifty years ago, "and The Forum, May, 1926.) Booker Wash­ I know not well by what springs fear doth ington once said: "We are always afraid work in us, but well I know it is a strange of those to whom we have been unjust." Passion—and as Physicians say, there is Illustrations might be multiplied in­ none doth sooner transport our judgment definitely of the fatal influence of fear out of his due seat." (Essays, Ch. XVII upon individual, social, national and inter­ opening.) national life. But already you are asking, THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 145 no doubt, why such a theme should be dis­ You who enter this magnificent field of cussed at a Baccalaureate service, before a human endeavor and service will have graduating class of young people on the your chance to help lift these burdens. threshold of their life work. The reason is But the opportunity will not be yours only. plain to one who senses the bearings of the The rest of us who have had the privilege theme. "Civilization is just another name," of getting a glimpse into some of the as has been said, "for man's increasing vic­ deeper facts of life will be false to our tory over fear." (Browne, The Believing opportunity if we do not do our best to World, 162.) The right education will spread the gospel of good health, to banish increasingly eliminate fear in the in­ medical superstition, to make the places in dividual, and the educated individual can which we live uncomfortably warm for the be a compelling force in the expulsion of quack, to help people be intelligent as to fear from society at large. Fear being one hygiene and public health and preventive of the great curses of humanity, it is the medicine. You and I can make it clear, if duty of those who go out from our col­ we will, to the communities in which we leges to do what in them lies to make this live, that a typhoid or diphtheria or small­ a world in which sanity and confidence and pox epidemic is the result of someone's friendly feeling rule and from which fear criminal negligence, as worthy of prosecu­ and the children of fear, superstition, tion and severe punishment as murder cruelty, suspicion and hate, are more and itself for it often means the ruthless and more banished. unnecessary sacrifice, not only of money The ramifications of such a theme as and time and strength, but of life itself. this are beyond the possibilities of the Every one of you before me can play a present hour to trace. I can only call your part, if you will, in making the community attention to a very few suggestions of its in which you live a safer place, not only outstanding relationships. As has already morally and spiritually, but physically, for been suggested, fear is one of the prime children to be born into and to grow up in, causes of disease. The comparatively new a place where they will not be sacrificed branch of medical science, mental hygiene, to ignorance or to incompetency or to is making this fact more and more appar­ greed. ent. Some of you young people are going Dr. Osier once said: "The spirit of fear out into the field of medical research and may come on a people like pestilence and practice and you will have special oppor­ in the Middle Ages was responsible for tunities to help banish from human minds that black record of witches and witch­ the fear of physical suffering and disease. craft. Waves of emotion play on man's How much medical science has done even nerves as the wind on an Aeolian harp... within the short memory of some of us we get 'nervy' and lose control of the ma­ here today to lift the load of fear from chine. Judgment gets difficult and we are suffering humanity! Think how many dis­ swayed by emotions that sweep over the eases have been stripped of their terrors— crowd regardless of any basis in truth. cholera, yellow fever, malaria, smallpox, We become weak-minded and believe what diphtheria, typhoid, hook-worm, scarlet any Ananias says." (Life II, 491.) The fever. And the circle is ever widening. I days of such emotional storms did not read only a day or two ago the prophecy close with the Middle Ages. There were that tuberculosis will in the not far distant plenty of them during the Great War when future be an almost forgotten scourge, and men by thousands believed stories which even cancer, now a spectre in many a mind in calmer moods they would have rejected and many a home, will some day be no as inherently and absurdly unbelievable. longer a menace. And with the increase Today there are plenty of people in this of the mastery of disease by the physician and every land who are trying to terrorize and the surgeon and the research student us, to create bogies of the imagination, to in the laboratory will come the blessing to incite mob attacks on men and institutions. man's spirit in the relief from anxiety, the We all recognize that lynch law in the lifting of a mental and spiritual burden South is the fruit of such mob frenzy, but more deadening and disastrous than phys­ we do not usually sense the fact that the ical pain and suffering. The lengthening attempts of certain groups among us to of the human span is nothing as compared silence individual judgment and to coerce with this release from the fetters of haunt­ opinion and to villify men and women with ing fear. whom they do not agree is simply another 146 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS form of the same iniquitous emotionalism, This is a day of mergers, and million is in reality lynch law. dollar and even billion dollar corporations You will have to deal at some time in are no rarity. Economy, unity of opera­ your lives with that kind of mob opinion tion—we know the arguments for unifica­ and mob emotion, which I have already tion— but what fear of disaster such pointed out is usually the terrorism of mergers have brought to many people! I cowards. If you have learned the lesson met a man recently who had for years held of the college class room aright, you have a responsible position in a Pittsburgh cor­ acquired the ability to suspend judgment, poration. A merger had dropped him out, to balance opposing arguments and come and he had become, by a fortunate cir­ to an intelligent decision, to think through cumstance, the business agent of an Ohio a subject instead of feeling about it. It school system. Many men who have been will be one of your responsibilities as col­ steadily rising in business corporations to lege graduates to stand like adamant positions of specialized importance are at against the waves of feeling which would the present moment utterly uncertain sweep men as a mass into unreasoned whether they can have any longer the action. You will be false to your training chance in any capacity to earn their daily and your heritage if you join the cry, bread. "Crucify him," with which the mob seeks And our vaunted progress has made the to down the brave man who thinks and problem of unemployment one of growing acts for himself, if you follow the crowd seriousness. We want to feel that every to do either good or evil, the reasonable­ new invention which throws men out of ness or unreasonableness of which you work will prove to be only a temporary in­ have not sought to fathom. The pressure convenience, that they will soon be ab­ upon you from business and social and sorbed in other occupations and that the political groups will at times be almost net result will be the increased opportunity overwhelming but I suggest you cultivate and comfort of all. But usually such ad­ the philosophy which Bernard Shaw justments are not possible in a moment quotes from a French writer and which and privation and suffering are almost sure has been the inspiration and stay of others to come in the interim. The employee who beside the great English individualist: does not earn enough to save for the lean "They say— years is always dogged by the spectre of What do they say? unemployment, of illness, of old age. It Let them say it!" is a marvel that the great mass of men can If you live out such a philosophy, you be as happy and contented as they appear will help overthrow the terrorists who are to be with these possibilities staring them a human curse. in the face. We glory in the fact that we live in an It has again and again been pointed out age of unparalleled progress, an age such that while the world has made vast pro­ as the world never saw before. We enum­ gress in the last few generations in erate the discoveries and inventions which scientific discovery and the application of have transformed life the world over, the new scientific knowledge to human need, most of which have become the possession it has sorely lagged behind in the solution of the race in recent years. Over and over of economic and social problems, the in­ again we exclaim exultantly, "What a won­ tensity of which has been multiplied vastly derful age!" But we cannot forget, if we by the scientific progress of which we are thoughtful, that there is another side boast. If this world is to be a peaceful to the picture — that all this marvelous world in which people can dwell happy and progress has bred fear in hosts of people. contented, some of these problems must be The business which has been developed solved. Unless they are, confusion and through long years of thought and anarchy are ahead. struggle, and self-sacrifice may over night A large percentage of the college gradu­ be scrapped by some new discovery. ates of today go into business. Are you Modern conditions have put many a busi­ going out to make money merely, to secure ness into the gambler class. There are for yourself ease and comfort and the hosts of business men, large as well as special privileges which wealth can buy? small, who do not know what a day may You have failed miserably in your college bring forth—and who fear the future. days if you have not learned that the good THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 147 of all is the real price of the good of each, cation put forward in defense of them. and if you are not going out determined to What they really did was to produce fear contribute your bit to making this a safer in everybody. Fear causes suspicion and and happier world for all to live in. The hatred; it is hardly too much to say that, stabilizing of industry and the banishment between nations, it stimulates all that is of unemployment — these are the two bad and suppresses all that is good." (II, greatest economic and sociological prob­ 53.) At the close of the Great War, under lems. There are many business men to­ its shadow of the awful calamity, we day who clearly realize the situation and recognized the truth of the words of the who know that evolution and not revolu­ great English statesman. But human tion must somehow be established as the memory is short and war has a glamour law of business development. There are for the young and the inexperienced; it is more and more who are coming to know easy to appeal to patriotic emotions and that their own largest safety and pros­ hard to resist the unbalancing influences perity are to be found in the best good of of a time of national and international ex­ those who work for them. There are citement. And there are still politicians others who are blind to the larger prob­ who think that they can best repair their lems, who are simply thinking of what fences by an appeal to prejudices and an they themselves can gain. You, prospec­ outgrown philosophy. There are still ad­ tive business men, and women, too, will be mirals who think that to retain an eight found in the one class or the other! You inch gun is of more importance than to can, if you will, help lay the spectre of co-operate in the work of establishing uni­ fear. What is to be your spirit and atti­ versal peace. A blustering Mussolini pro­ tude? claims that "right if inaccompanied by might is a vain word," and boasts that The whole world is seeking a way out of there has been no decrease in his natural the dangers and terrors of war. The pugnacity, a spirit which could easily set philosophy which glorified war as a means the world aflame. of human progress has fortunately been utterly discredited. The belief that war So the fear of war still walks, like the brings any real advantage to anyone, ghost of Hamlet, inspiring terror in the conquerors or conquered, is no longer en­ minds of innocent and defenseless popula­ tertained by any sane mind. The idea tions who know from personal experience that huge navies and land forces are a what are its horrors, and setting back the deterrent from rushing into armed strife day when men shall live in peace and co­ has been proved to be sheer absurdity. operation for the highest good of each and Viscount Grey in his Twenty-five Years all. (II, 54) made this clear by his sketch of It will be your opportunity, my young the events which led to the Great War. friends, to penetrate and help expose the "After 1870 Germany had no reason to be sophistries of a pseudo-patriotism, to afraid but she fortified herself with arma­ throw every ounce of your influence on the ments and the Triple Alliance in order that side of those forces which are trying utter­ she might never have reason to be afraid ly to outlaw and banish war, and to ad­ in the future. France naturally was afraid vance the control of international life by after 1870, and she made her military the spirit of generosity and the Golden preparations and the Dual Alliance (with Rule. The student life of the world could Russia). Britain, with a very small army in a generation dispose of this question and a very large empire, became first un­ forever if it would. comfortable and then (particularly when But the fears of which I have been Germany began a big fleet program) afraid speaking are after all superficial—fear of of isolation. She made the Anglo-Japanese physical breakdown, fear of the crushing Alliance, made up her quarrels with France influence of the mob spirit, fear of eco­ and entered the Entente. Finally Germany nomic instability and of unemployment, became afraid that she would presently be fear of war and its desolating results. attacked and struck the first blow, while Deeper than all these is the fear begotten she believed her power to be still invin­ of a false philosophy of life, or of the ab­ cible." "Armaments," he goes on to say, sence of any satisfactory philosophy of "were intended to produce a sense of se­ life. Fear was born, we all recognize, out curity in each nation—that was the justifi­ of the kind of theology which pictured 148 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS God as an angry God, vindictive, not only is a philosophical animal in a universe that hating sin but actually hating the sinner. contains no philosophical element; all Indeed the great preachers of this theol­ man's finer life—art, romance, sense of ogy, whom I might name and whose words honor—is as much an alien in this world I might quote to support what I say, used as is religion, and if the cosmos is basically to try to make men afraid, to drive them physical, then through the entire range of into a state of terror which would rack man's mental and moral experience he them by day and by night, in the hope that faces an inestimable disharmony between at last they might find peace in the ac­ himself and the universe—in a merely ceptance of a grace which it was hard to quantitative world all qualitative life is believe could exist in a God such as they alien." (Fotsdick, Are Religious People pictured. Some did not come out into Fooling Themselves? Harpers, June, 1930, peace; some became convinced they had 66.) committed the unpardonable sin; many, Bertram Russell has painted a picture of very many, became mentally unhinged, and what life in the light of a philosophy like not a few, like the Ethan Brand of Haw­ this means to him. "We see surrounding thorne's vivid story, found the burden of the narrow raft illuminated by the flicker­ life unbearable and threw it off. All this ing light of human comradeship the dark has largely passed. The Parable of the ocean on whose rolling waves we toss for a Prodigal Son is accepted today as the truer brief hour; from the great night without picture of the Father God. But there is a chill blast breaks in upon our refuge; all another philosophy abroad today, a phil­ the loneliness of humanity amid hostile osophy which is very old and yet very new, forces is concentrated upon the individual which is taking the joy out of life for soul which must struggle along with what many, blocking the springs of enthusiasm of courage it can command, against the and spontaneous endeavor, clouding many whole weight of a universe that cares a life with cynicism and despair. You nothing for its hopes and fears." (Quoted, know full well what this philosophy is— Lippman Preface to Morals, 27.) it is the philosophy that tells us that con­ To me the astonishing thing is that sciousness and free will are a mirage, that intelligent men should accept such a we are all self-deluded puppets of imper­ mechanistic philosophy when that phil­ sonal force, a mechanical adjustment of osophy itself teaches that they have no wheels and springs, which, wonderful as it power to construct any philosophy at all. is, came into being by accident and chance. The very fact that they believe this phil­ Knowledge and love and heroism and pity osophy is proof that it is false. and kindness and joy and aspiration and The same article from which I have insight;—these are all illusions, pleasant quoted the above summary has the follow­ fancies without reality. ing: The reason why some people are willing "Harry Elmer Barnes recently wrote, to stand for such "a deterministic night­ 'Astronomically speaking, man is almost mare," to use another's words, is that they negligible,' to which George Albert Coe accept the philosophy intellectually but whipped back an answer, 'Astronomically lightly ignore its logical implications. speaking, man is the astronomer.' " (Ditto Some men seem to be able to believe in a 65.) The Psalmist of old struck the true world of mere force and mechanism, and note: "What is man that thou art mindful yet live happily and contentedly, holding of him?"—almost wholly negligible from fast the old values. But others are keenly one point of view—but—"Thou hast made aware what such a philosophy does with him but little lower than God." life and are frank to indicate its inevitable Men committed suicide when they came issue. I quote from a recently printed epi­ to believe they were "sinners in the hands tome of Joseph Krutch's book, The Modern of an angry God," or that they had com­ Temper: "Religion is a comforting myth— mitted the unpardonable sin. Is it anything born of desire—what is true of religion is to be wondered at that not a few young true of all the intellectual and spiritual people in our colleges, and many older men faculties of man, scientific optimism is as and women are deciding that with such a unfounded as religious optimism; not only creed, and on such terms as the mechanist is man an ethical animal in a universe allows us, life is not worth living and are which contains no ethical element, but he dropping out of life. A victimized, deluded THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 149 man, the sport of hallucination, is in real­ persons whom he never saw, men and ity an insane person, and a natural avenue women who never sought his help. "People out of insanity is suicide. who either were not bothered by fear or But not all the prophets have bowed the had found some remedy of their own." As knee to Baal. There are men like Haldane soon as he began to notice this fact he and Eddington in science and Paul Elmer started to keep a list of the types of people More in literature and philosophy who are he seldom or never saw as patients. He steadily moving away from such a creed, felt that if he could find out the kind of are totally rejecting the mechanical theory people who were immune to fear he could of life, asserting free will, and proclaiming go one step further and discover the secret the reality of the unseen, and of spiritual of their immunity. I will let him give in and ethical values. his own words the conclusion at which he Even Walter Lippman himself, the sin­ arrived: cere apostle of a humanism which he "I'll tell you the kind of people I don't wishes might fill the place that religion see in my office. As far as my experience has had in the life of the race, is obliged goes, people who believe and practice the to confess that "the modern world is religion that centers about the Personality haunted by a realization which it becomes (of Jesus) seem to have an antidote constantly less easy to ignore, that it is against fear. I never see them." (Oliver, impossible to reconstruct an enduring Fear 31.) orthodoxy and impossible to live well with­ Side by side with these words, I want to out the satisfactions which an orthodoxy place a few sentences spoken by Charles would provide." (A Preface to Morals, 20.) Steinmetz, the great electrician of the Set over against the despairing hope­ General Electric Company, who died not lessness of such a philosophy the trium­ long ago: phant words of our text: "Who art thou "Some day people will learn that ma­ that art afraid of man that shall die and terial things do not bring happiness and of the son of man that shall be made as are of little use in making men and women grass; and hast forgotten Jehovah thy creative and powerful. Then the scientists maker, that stretched forth the heavens, of the world will turn their laboratories and laid the foundations of the earth; and over to the study of God and prayer and feareWcontinually all the day because of the spiritual forces.... When this day the fury of the oppressor when he maketh comes the world will see more advance­ ready to destroy—and where is the fury of ment in one generation than it has in the the oppressor?" last four." (Has Religion Gone to Grass? A greater than the prophet, one who Edward S. Martin, Harpers, May 1930, lived in one of the most pessimistic cen­ 782.) turies in the world's history, said: "Peace Such words as these need no comment I leave with you. My peace I give unto of mine. you. Let not your heart be troubled, My Friends of the Class of 1930: neither let it be fearful." And his great­ Since, as a class, you entered Marietta est disciple caught the same spirit and College four years ago you have seen many taught the same philosophy: "In nothing changes in the institution. And you have be anxious, but in everything by prayer come to realize, I know, that you your­ and thanksgiving let your requests be selves have also changed, that in many made known unto God, and the peace of important respects you are not the same God which passeth all understanding shall persons you were then. Your horizon has guard your hearts and your minds in widened; your grasp of fact and principle Christ Jesus." is more sure; your sympathies have grown The power of such a philosophy of life keener. You have come to know your­ in banishing fear cannot be better illus­ selves better, and you know better also the trated than by citing the experience of Dr. world into which you go out. Your pur­ John Rathburn Oliver, the well-known pose and determination are, I trust, no less psychiatrist of Baltimore. He says, using clear and strong than when you first the doctor in his story of "Fear" as the registered as students. There may be mouthpiece of his own thought, that in his some mists concealing the way ahead, but office practice he had been impressed by you are rightly confident they will speedily the fact that there was a certain class of clear away. Your supreme duty now is to 150 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS face the future with courage and hope. viction that this universe will not betray The world may laugh at the ultra-optimist, the truth seeker, and that it is co-oper­ but it has no real place for the pessimist. ative, offering help in abundance to him The fears that beset men are most of them who will seek it aright; that we have a "spectral lies," and the rest can be put to free nature and are not mere cogs in a flight by a resolute mien. But, in the last machine, that we have powers equal to the analysis, courage and hope are not surface tasks of life, that by and large human virtues. They cannot endure the stress nature is worthy of our confidence, that and strain of the years unless they are fed truth and righteousness are eternally vital by springs deep in the soul. The pessim­ and victorious. Such a creed and fear can ism of modern life is the cloud that over­ not exist together. shadows the spirit of the men and women May you of the class of 1930 have the who have lost the sense of fundamental serene confidence which comes to those realities. Pessimism is the child of nega­ who live in the light, and by the power of tion. To banish fear from one's personal such a life philosophy. And may it be life and to help drive it out of other men's your happy lot, by living in the strength souls, one must believe. I cannot see how of such a faith, to help make this world, one can be consistently and permanently for many to whom it might otherwise be an optimist unless one's philosophy of life full of fears and forebodings, a glad place includes, as I suggested a year ago, a con­ of freedom and power.

LETTERS FROM ALUMNI

Moelfre, Llandovery, S. Wales, GB. her and make out a copy and send it to you. I Dear Mr. Blazier: am enclosing the account of the meeting which appeared in the Times-Star of Saturday the 29th. The Alumnus was duly received and I was very Do not publish it for there are a number of in­ glad to have it and all the news and the face of accuracies in it. Because the President, Prof. the jovial Dr. D. Hugh Jones. Kindly notice my J. V. McMillan, was abroard enjoying his sab­ address as on the top of this card not omitting batical year, we concluded to re-elect him so that the word "Moelfre," please. Mr. Dawes must be he can preside at our next meeting. Mr. Arthur kept busy now as great international questions R. Probst, '10, was elected Vice President; B. are being handled these days. Gates Dawes, Jr., '17, Secretary, and Mrs. Vir­ I am glad to find that the old Alma Mater is ginia Fowler Goebel, '23, Treasurer. doing so well. On Saturday evening at seven o'clock the Glee With kindest regards, Club put on a splendid concert in the Florentine Yours sincerely, Dining Room of the Hotel Gibson and surprised February 3, 1930. D. L. Thomas, '89, the audience with the excellence of their work. The hotel management were very much pleased with the performance and will be glad to give the Home, April 1, 1930. singers a return engagement. At ten o'clock the My Dear Blazier: radio performance from Station WLW was a I want you to know what a splendid impression great success and received many favorable com­ the Glee Club made last week when it visited ments from lovers of good music throughout the Cincinnati. As a preliminary the club sang a city. Certainly one college was never advertised number of old time college songs selected to illus­ so favorably in any one-half hour as it was last trate a few remarks of one of the members on Saturday. the history of college songs at Marietta College. If the thing can be satisfactorily financed, I be­ Our meeting was a bit different from that of lieve a radio campaign in important cities within other years. We had 63 present—a large num­ 200 miles of Marietta would be a great advantage ber—and many who were there for the first time in securing new students. If it could be arranged and others who had been at only one or two of to put on these radio concerts during the late our meetings. Spring months under the direction of the prin­ We took the name and address of everyone cipal of the high school in each city—and a couple present and I think it will help to keep track of of reels of Savenye's pictures—the combination those in Hamilton County and vicinity. would be about sure to draw some students to As soon as the minutes are written up by Mrs. Marietta. As soon as I can arrange to do it, I Riesner, who acted as Secretary pro tern in the will write you further on the subject. place of Gates Dawes who was on his way home Sincerely yours, from the West, I will get the address list from Thomas H. Kelley. THE READING TABLE

The Art of Business Thinking, by H. G. Schnackel and reduced to the familiar formula, 'He who runs Alfred L. Sprecker, '22. John Wiley & Sons, New York, may read.' " 1930. In this book which Mr. Schnackel and Mr. "The Art of Business Thinking" is the title Sprecker have so ably written is a review of the of a book written recently by Mr. H. G. Schnackel general psychology as applied to a large part of with the collaboration of Alfred L. Sprecker. In practical life, that of the operation of a successful business concern. It is a detailed study of the the foreword the following is to be found: mental position of an executive, methods of ob­ "In this book will be found the fundamental taining practical results with the greatest econ­ facts about the mind and the mental processes in­ omy. The value in practical life will be in a volved in thinking in business. Here will be greater conservation of assets and increased pro­ found many facts so important yet so hard to ducts, and, therefore, greater dividends for the find free from abstract theories and stereotyped stock holders. It is a work which should be read expressions. And while the simplicity of the by all division heads of big business, in fact by logic may put many pet schemes and quack nos­ all the principals of any business or semi-business trums to rout, the realities of a vitally important undertaking. Mr. Schnackel and Mr. Sprecker relationship between thinking and doing are are also the authors of another book which will brought to light and the task of understanding soon appear, "The Art of Business Reasoning."

ALUMNI MEETINGS

i WASHINGTON man, wife of Charles P. Wortman, sang two numbers—and the dancing and social program at The Marietta College alumni of Washington, which the guests indulged in dancing and con­ D. C., met for their annual dinner January 16, versation until a late hour. 1930; The dinner was held at the Army and The committee was composed of I. G. Jennings, Navy Club and was managed by the officers of 10; Robert A. Shaw, '90, and Howard W. Dickin­ the club who formed the dinner committee, Presi­ son, '89. The entertainment committee was com­ dent James A. Edgerton, '91e; Vice President posed of Edward Manley, '26; Norman Wittlig, Col. L. C. Lucas, '86e; Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. '27; Hayward Strecker, and Walter G. Springer, Florence Gross Morgan, '11. Officers for the com­ '17. ing year were elected as follows: President Reese Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Arkins, F. Tener, '20, the Vice President and Secretary- '24e; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer S. Aumend, '17; Mr. Treasurer were re-elected. and Mrs. Columbus Barber; Mr. and Mrs. A. Ver­ Those present were as follows: Col. L. C. Lucas, non Bowen, '27; Miss Ethel Brown, '23; Mr. and '86e; Mr. James A. Edgerton, '91e; Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. C. M. Buck, '02; Mr. Nathan W. Cook; Mr. Charles S. Morgan, '11; Mr. and Mrs. Reese F. David R. Cooper, '03e; Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Tener, '20; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Biddle; Mrs. Corwin, '14; Mr. and Mrs. G. Blaine Darrah, '12; Ann Crebassa; Miss Ruby Dedge; Dr. Ralph M. Mr. Robert and Miss Mary Detlor; Miss Anna Hannan, '25e; Mr. W. W. Dyar, '83; Miss Louise L. DeNoon, '09; Miss Clara M. DeNoon, '06e; Dyar; Miss E. Aline Fenner, '12; Miss Paula E. Mrs. Laura H. DeNoon; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Lucas; Miss Gertrude Grosvenor; Mrs. Gladys Dyke, '99; Miss Dyke; MrS. C. Gilman, '08; Mason Lawhorn, '07; Mrs. David M. Oakey; Mr. Mr. Charles S. Hamner, '86e; Rev. James G. Carl E. Rist, '29; President E. S. Parsons; Dean Hamner, '81; Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Jennings, '10; D. T. Schoonover, and Mr. Arthur H. Savenye, Mr. Irwin L. Jennings, '26; Miss Jennings; Mr. '20, of Marietta. Irwin Johnson, '22; Mr. Cecil S. Johnston, '28; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Jesse Jones, '97; Mr. George R. Lord, '08; Mr. Edward Manley, '26; Mr. L. J. NEW YORK Mathers, '25; Mr. John T. McManus, '28; Mr. and The Marietta College Club of New York held Mrs. H. Ward Meacham; Mr. and Mrs. E. S. its annual dinner of the organization January Merriam; Miss Frances F. Oldham; Miss Edna 17th, 1930, with the largest number present in H. Palmer, '28e; Dr. Edward S. Parsons; Mr. and the history of the club. There were eighty-one Mrs. Harry P. Pitman; Mr. Zimmer; Miss J. present. The program this year consisted of Waldine Rathbone; Mr. Theron Ripley, '90e; Mr. three parts—the speaking program at which and Mrs. Mills Ripley; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. President E. S. Parsons addressed the club under Reed, '29-'28; Mrs. Russell; Mr. Kinnard Russell; the title of "Marietta College Today and Tomor­ Mr. A. H. Savenye, '20; Mr. and Mrs. Robert row;" Mr. Nathan Winston Cook on "Broadcast­ Shaw, '90; Miss Marian C. Shaw; Mr. and Mrs. ing;" and Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones, '97, on "Shib­ Vincent Smith, '96e; Mr. Robert P. Sniff en; Mr. boleths in International Relations"—the musical and Mrs. Alfred L. Sprecker, '22; Mr. H. W. program in which Mrs. Maude Van Deusen Wort- Strecker; Mr. C. E. Weppler; Miss Emma Wil- 152 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS helm, 'OOe; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Wilder, Mr. Allen Emma Schoonover, Miss Mary Louise Otto and A. Witt, '29; Mr. Norman F. Wittlig, '27; Mr. Mr. Deane Northrup,' and three reels of moving and Mrs. Charles P. Wortman, '97; Mr. Dana L. pictures shown by Mr. Blazier. Wortman, '27e; Mr. Charles D. Zimmer; Miss Through the efforts of the Wheeling committee Verna Zimmer; Miss Louise Watson. the orchestra broadcasted from the studio of Sta­ tion WVWA the following day at 12:30 noon. BOSTON Those present were: President Edward S. Par­ The annual dinner of the New England Club son; Roy B. Naylor, '92; Prof. H. R. Eggleston; was held at the Twentieth Century Club, Boston, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Kirkland, '06; Mr. and Mrs. Saturday night, January 18th. A goodly number C. H. McVeigh, '15; George J. Blazier, '14; Miss of alumni and friends gathered for the occasion. Irma Stanfield, '15e; Harry S. Bailey, '18; C. L. Those unable to attend sent their regrets and de­ MacMahon, '20; Howard E. Eaton, '21; Mr. and sired to assure President Parsons of their abiding Mrs. Willard B. Wilson, '21e; P. J. McDonough, interest in their Alma Mater. '23e; R. P. Herdman, '25; Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. The Twentieth Century Club is an ideal place Wilson, '24; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Spiker (Elizabeth for a college gathering. It is centrally located Hughes),'24; J. Herbert Stitt, '23; Kenneth Han­ and surrounded with a home atmosphere. It has son, '26e; Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Wilson (Gladys every facility for comfort and sociability. Stacy), '27 and '24; Miss Zelma Seyler, '27; J. C. The social hour proceeding the dinner was most Nevada, '28; C. Edward Stitt, '29; Mr. and Mrs. profitable in renewing acquaintances and meeting John Roberts, '29e; Harold Baumgard, '29e; Mary the newer members of the Marietta family. Louise Otto, '26; Miss Emma Schoonover; Mr. After dinner the club was called to order by its and Mrs. Gerald L. Hamilton; Deane Northrup; President, Professor Edward C. Moore, who with Mrs. Eleanor Carroll; Ralph Kirby, '32e; Donald Mrs. Moore have so kindly entertained the Club Smith; Harold Suter; Charles Hartwig; Ronald on several occasions. Professor Moore welcomed Wilson. the Club and guests in a most happy way, then presented President Parsons, who informed the CINCINNATI gathering of what the college has done, is doing The seventy-fifth annual dinner of the oldest and what it hopes to do. Naturally the New college and university club in the state of Ohio England Club was pleased with the plans for pre­ was the Marietta College gathering at Cincinnati serving the traditional Colonial architecture of on Friday, March 28th, 1930. The meeting was "Greater Marietta College." Following the out­ a dinner at the new Y. W. C. A. and was ar­ line of "The Expanded Plan" President Parsons, ranged by Mr. Thomas H. Kelley and Mrs. with the aid of motion pictures, took the group Rebecca Schwesinger Riesner. Mr. J. B. Warner, on a personally conducted tour of Marietta which '81, presided. The main feature of the dinner was thoroughly enjoyed. was singing by the Marietta College Glee Club, The meeting came to a close with all present under the direction of Professor G. L. Hamilton. looking forward with much enthusiasm to the The club sang a selected program of college songs next meeting of the New England Alumni Club. of the past. The selections were made by Mr. Those present were: Doctor Edward C. Moore, Thomas H. Kelley. President Edward S. Parsons '77; Captain and Mrs. E. W. Scott, '00; Mr. and was present and outlined the new plans for the Mrs. William E. Jones, '10; George W. Mindling, Marietta of the future. Plans were made at the '03; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Sheldon, '27; Mr. and meeting to attend the dinner-hour concert at the Mrs. Bennett L. Moore, '20e; Professor James P. Hotel Gibson on the following evening, at which Berkeley, '05; Mrs. Jane Miller Wolfe, '08; Mrs. the Glee Club again sang. James Hamilton, '01; Louise S. Calef; Miss Mari­ The officers for the ensuing year are: President, anne Benedict, '29; Miss Lois McKelvey, '27; Wil­ Professor J. V. McMillan, former Dean of Mari­ bur Schramm, '28; Professor and Mrs. Talcott etta College; Vice President, Arthur R. Probst, Parsons; Paul E. Sheldon, '30e; Professor Martin '10; Secretary, B Gates Dawes, '17; Treasurer, A. Henry; Miss Bertlyn Bosley, '29; Mr. Oliver Mrs. Virginia Jowler Goble, '23. S. Lyford; President Edward S. Parsons, and one The Cincinnati Alumni Club have the apprecia­ other guest who came with Mrs. Hamilton. tion of the entire college administration and the Glee Club for sponsoring the broadcasting pro­ WHEELING gram from WLW, March 29th, at 10 P. M. This The alumni of the Wheeling district met for program was heard all over the country. Fan their annual dinner on the evening of March 14th, mail has been received from towns in Oregon, 1930. The dinner was held at the Hotel Windsor, southern California, Texas, Long Island, southern in the mezzanine dining room and was in charge Mississippi and South Carolina. of the very capable committee consisting of Hon. Roy B. Naylor, '92, President; Harry S. Bailey, FORT WORTH '18, Vice President; and Roy E. Wilson, '24, The 18th regional Marietta College Club was Secretary. organized at Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday night, At the close of the five-course dinner the secre­ March 29th. The meeting was organized by Fred tary, Mr. Wilson, introduced the chairman of the C. Cutter of the class of 1910, who is connected evening, Mr. Naylor, who acted in that capacity with the G. M. Smith & Company, investment in his usual charming manner. Talks were made bankers of Fort Worth. Invitations were sent to by President Edward S. Parsons, Prof. H. R. all alumni in the state. Officers of the club were Eggleston and George J. Blazier, representing elected as follows: Paul Gage, '98, president; the college, and C. H. McVeigh, '15; Dr. C. W. Fred Cutter, '10, secretary. Kirkland, '06; C. L. MacMahon, '20, and Miss Mr. Gage was not present on account of an in­ Irma Stanfield, '15e. Other entertainment was jury sustained in a traffic accident from which he provided by the Marietta College orchestra, com­ is recovering. posed of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hamilton, Miss The club received many messages of good will, THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 153 among them being messages from President Par­ Alice Chandler, '24; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Torpy, '27 sons of Marietta College and from Thomas H. and '27e; Mr. Charles Bruny, '27; Mr. Harold Kelley of the Cincinnati Club. The radio pro­ Rand, '28; Mr. James Rhoads, '28; Miss Mabel gram of the College Glee Club from WLW in Schramm, '29; Miss Doris Buck; Professor Robert Cincinnati was heard at this gathering and was F. Clark; Miss Alice Rosemond; Mr. George J. greatly enjoyed. Blazier, '14. COLUMBUS PARKERSBURG The annual dinner of the Marietta College Club of central Ohio was held at the University Club, Forty alumni and thirteen seniors of the Park­ Seneca Hotel, Columbus, on the evening of Fri­ ersburg High School who are considering coming day, April 4th, with an attendance of over ninety, to Marietta College attended the second annual nearly twenty of whom were from Marietta, prin­ alumni dinner of the alumni of the institution cipally members of the college staff. The affair living in Parkersburg, held May 6, 1930, at the was in charge of an entertainment committee of Elks Club. The meeting took the form of a which Charles A. Ward, '90, was the chairman dinner. Mr. Charles A. Ludey, '95, presided as (as usual) assisted by the officers of the club, toastmaster and introduced the speakers of the Kenner McConnell, '11, president, and Charles evening. The speakers were President Edward M. Hovey, '27e, secretary. During the dinner S. Parsons; Mr. William W. Mills; Miss Alice hour music was furnished by the Marolads Or­ Rosemond, Dean of Women; Professor William chestra of Columbus and J. Robert McConnell, '17, C. Gerrish; Alumni Secretary George J. Blazier— of Newark, sang beautifully. Brief talks were all of Marietta—and Mr. W. H. Wolfe of Parkers­ made by Dr. Parsons, Hon. W. W. Mills, A. H. burg, and Miss Bonnie E. Kerr who introduced Savenye and Hon. George White, and a number the young men and young women visitors from of excellent movies of the college and campus the Parkersburg High School. Others present were shown by Mr. Savenye. New officers for from Marietta were Professor George S. Chapin, the ensuing year are as follows: L. S. Dougan, Mr. John E. Sandt, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Corwin '19, president, and Charles W. Hovey, secretary. and Mrs. George J. Blazier. At the conclusion of the meeting dancing was Officers for next year were elected as follows: indulged in until nearly midnight. President, Dr. Marvin R. Stone, '02; Vice Presi­ dent, Martin P. Vorberg, '23e; Secretary, Miss CHICAGO Daisy I. Waller, '19. The annual dinner of the Chicago Alumni, held The committee in charge of the dinner was at the Union League Club, on the evening of composed of Mr. Barron N. Hall, '18, as president April 9th, 1930, was made unusually interesting of the club; Miss Daisy Waller as secretary; Dr. by the presence of a number of members of the Stone as vice president; Mrs. Hall, and Mr. and College Players Club who had come to Chicago to Mrs. Vorberg, the latter three having charge of take part in the dramatic competition at North­ the dinner and ticket arrangements. western University April 10th to 12th. The Club It was regretted by all present that the Hon. presented most entertainingly after the dinner the Albert B. White in whose honor the dinner was skit, "That Very Naked Boy." held, was called to Charleston in connection with Mr. H. B. Gear, '92, presided and introduced his duties as State Senator in West Virginia. President Edward S. Parsons who told of some of Those present were: Charles A. Ludey, '95e; the notable advances of the year at the college. William H. Wolfe, '99; Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Following his address, moving pictures of campus Stone, '02; Miss Bonnie E. Kerr, '09; W. F. activities were shown. There were fifty present. Leeper, '09; Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood N. Dana, '12; The officers of the present year hold over for Mrs. Gale Graham (Dorothy Morris), '17e; the next year. Arthur Reynolds, '18e; Mr. and Mrs. Barron Hall, '18; Miss Daisy Waller, '19; Miss Ethel Musgrave, CLEVELAND '20; Miss Willie E. Neal, '21; Mrs. Lois Hull The Cleveland and northern Ohio alumni of Killough, '21e; R. M. Neale, '23e; Miss Sophie Marietta College met for the annual get-together Inslee, '23e; W. H. Neale, '24e; Edward Dana, meeting, April 24th, 1930. The meeting took the '24e; George Shedan, '25e; Richard Beckwith, form of a dinner at the University Club, arranged '26e; Miss Frances Inslee, '27e; Miss Elizabeth by the executive committee, Mr. J. Francis Terry, '28; Richard Busch, '28, and Miss Helen Wieser, '13, as president of the club and Mrs. Hughes. Estelle Nixon Foster, '02, as secretary. The speakers of the evening were Professor PITTSBURGH Robert F. Clark, who represented President Ed­ ward S. Parsons; Miss Alice Rosemond, Dean of The annual dinner of the Marietta College Club Women; George J. Blazier, Alumni Secretary; of Pittsburgh was held Friday evening, May 2nd, Daniel E. Morgan, '97, and Charles C. White, '97. at the Faculty Club, Oak Manor, University of Mr. Wieser acted as toastmaster. Pittsburgh. Immediately after the dinner the New officers were elected as follows: Edward following officers were elected for the ensuing B. Follett, '00, president, and Miss Mildred year: Mr. D. J. Parr, '14, president; Mr. Charles Palmer, '17, secretary. L. Wilson, '99, vice president; Miss Margaret S. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Hen- West, '13, secretary-treasurer. shaw, '93; Mr. Charles C. White, '97; Mr. Daniel The club greatly appreciated talks by President Edgar Morgan, '97e; Mrs. Estelle Nixon Foster, Parsons and Professor Manley who brought to '02; Mr. Walter Kelly, '06; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. the club news of the college events and plans for Wieser, '13; Miss Mildred Palmer, '17; Miss Ruth the future. Mr. Charles L. Wilson and Mr. D. J. Palmer, '20; Mr. Lewis Timblin, '21; Mr. and Mrs. Parr spoke on behalf of the local organization. Alfred Wittlig, '21; Miss Effie Travis, '24; Miss Dr. Parsons presented a series of splendid moving 154 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS pictures, showing many college activities on the and Mrs. A. V. Johnson, '10; Mr. and Mrs. Rolland campus and on the Muskingum River. R. Painter, '12; Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Altvater, '13; Among those present were: President Edward Miss Margaret S. West; Mr. D. J. Parr, '14; Mrs. S. Parsons, Professor Joseph Manley of Marietta; Mary Scott Maurer, '21; Mr. O. L. K. McKibben, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Layman, '74; Mr. S. H. Put­ '22; Mr. L. F. Stroefer, '24; Mr. and Mrs. Donald nam, '88; Mr. F. C. Jordan, '89; Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Ferguson, '28-'29; Mr. and Mrs. James A. S. Devol, '92; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wilson, '99; Mr. Sprague; Mr .A. H. Maurer; Mr. J. W. Jordan.

ALUMNI COUNCIL REPORT (Continued from page 121.) The coming year efforts are being made to organize twfo others in larger cities and some in smaller centers. The list follows: Date Place No. College Representatives June 17, 1929 Seattle, Wash. 17 None. November 23, 1929 Charleston, W. Va. 23 Dr. E. S. Parsons, Mr. George J. Blazier. January 16, 1930 Washington, D. C. 22 Dr. Parsons, Dean Schoonover, Arthur H. Savenye. January 17, 1930 New York City 84 Dr. Parsons, Mr. W. W. Mills, Arthur H. Savenye. January 18, 1930 Boston, Mass. 26 Dr. Parsons. March 14, 1930 Wheeling, W. Va. 44 Dr. Parsons, Mr. George J. Blazier, Mr. H. R. Eggleston, Mr. Gerald L. Hamilton. March 28, 1930 Cincinnati, Ohio 63 Dr. Parsons, Dean Schoonover, and Mr. Gerald L. Hamilton. March 29, 1930 Ft. Worth-Dallas, 14 None. April 4, 1930 Columbus, Ohio 95 Dr. Parsons, Mr. W. W. Mills, Mr. Frank L. Hayes, Mr. George S. Chapin, Mr. Arthur H. Savenye, Mr. P. L. Rea, Mr. T. D. Phillips, Miss Alice Rose­ mond (Dean of Women),Miss Paschal, Mr. Black­ burn, Miss Geneva Stephenson and Mr. MacDonald. (Crew Coach). April 9, 1930 Chicago, 111. 50 Dr. Parsons and Miss Stephenson. April 24, 1930 Cleveland, Ohio 29 Mr. George J. Blazier, Mr. R. F. Clark and Miss Alice Rosemond. May 2, 1930 Pittsburgh, Pa. 27 Dr. Parsons and Mr. Joseph Manley. May 6, 1930 Parkersburg, W. Va. 53 Dr. Parsons, Mr. W. W. Mills, Miss Alice Rose­ mond, Mr. George J. Blazier, Mrs. Wolfe, Miss Stephenson, Mr. George Chapin, Mr. W. C. Gerrish and Mr. John E. Sandt. 547 IV. The Marietta Alumnus This year the Marietta Alumnus has appeared quarterly with a total of 152 pages published. This is larger by 24 than a year ago by the publication of the bi-ennial directory of 60 pages which was published in April. The main topics have been as follows: Directory 60 Pages Alumni News 42 Pages President's Messages and Baccalaureate 11 Pages College News 29 Pages Historical Articles 10 Pages 152 Pages V. Routine Work of the Office (a) Number of graduates including class of 1929 1727 Deceased : 582 Total number of living graduates 1145 (b) Non graduates including class of 1929 1681 Deceased 633 Total of living non graduates 1048 Total living Alumni 2193 (c) The Alumni Office has the addresses of the following: Graduates 1087 or 95% Non graduates 833 or 80% (d) During the year 544 missing addresses have been found and corrected. (e) We have personal files for living and deceased Alumni, 2453, or a gain of 123 during 1929-1930. THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 155 VI. Financial Report Revolving Fund $3,250.00 Memberships 170.92 General Catalog 76.50 Miscellaneous 440.75 Total Receipts $3,938.17 Expenditures Deficit, June 1, 1930 $1,742.14 Assistants 420.00 Secretary 250.00 General Catalog 8.82 Traveling Expenses of Secretary 70.17 Stamps and Office Supplies 1.80 Addressograph 20.03 Founders' Day and Commencement Expenses 547.82 Incidentals—Telephone, etc 15.87 $3,076.65 Marietta Alumnus— Printing $ 867.07 Pictures and Cuts 68.41 Mailing 49.05 $ 984.53 , Total Expenses $4,061.18 Deficit $ 123.01 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE J. BLAZIER, Secretary.

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'67 '76 Charles E. Walker, 237 Avalon Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, The address of Rev. Charles S. Walker is 30 Class Secretary. Prospect Ave., Darien, Conn. No class letter received. '69 '77 Mr. and Mrs. Tasker B. Bosworth are living in Dr. Edward C Moore, 21 Kirkland St., Cambridge, Mass., Marietta where Mr. Bosworth is recovering from Class Secretary. an illness of more than a year. No class letter received. '78 '74 Hon. Albert B. White, Parkersburg, W. Va., Class Secretary. * WILLIAM PUTNAM CURTIS * Robert H. Walker died at his home in Gonzales, 1853-1930 Texas, May 4th, 1930. An extended account of William Putnam Curtis, '74e, died at his home Mr. Walker's life will be printed in the October in Cleveland, Ohio, January 12, 1930. He had issue of the Alumnus. been in failing health for some months. Hon. Albert B. White is a Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Mr. Curtis was born July 17, 1853, in the vil­ the U. S. A. which convenes at Cincinnati, May lage of Harmar. He was educated in Marietta 29th, 1930. Academy and entered college in 1870 where he The old home of Mr. Edward G. Ewart was stayed two years. He was a member of Delta found to be in the path of building progress at Upsilon Fraternity. the University of Chicago, so he moved, with his Mr. Curtis was in the railroad business nearly former hotel name, Del Prado, to 5307 Hyde Park all his life since the completion of his college Boulevard, formerly the Cooper-Carleton Hotel. work. He entered the freight office of the Mari­ '79 etta and Cincinnati Railroad in Marietta in 1872, Prof. William W. Jordan, 427 Berkeley Eoad, Haverford, Pa., and served as agent at Musselman, a station on Class Secretary, the line. After a brief period spent as deputy No class letter received. internal revenue collector, he went to Minneapolis '80 where he worked in a bank. Soon he went back Myron A. Hays, 120 S. Fourth St., Louisville, Kentucky, to the railroad business as agent for the Fargo Class Secretary. and Southern Railroad at Fairmount, N. D. For Mr. Warren B. Galbreath who has been for 40 more than 30 years past he has been connected years connected with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas with the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, the Railroad and more recently general livestock last years being spent in the Cleveland offices. agent thereof is retiring from active work. Mr. Mr. Curtis was married October 25th, 1888, to Galbreath lives in Fort Worth, Texas. Miss Alice B. Waters of Marietta, who with one '81 daughter, Dorothy, survives him. W. G. Sibley in his "Along the Highways" in 156 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS the Chicago Journal of Commerce has this to say He was married on November 19th, 1885, to on reducing college expenses: Miss Marie Hardie who with his son and daughter "Many college students, as a result of heavy survives him. He was a member of the First stock losses by their fathers, have been compelled Presbyterian Church of Ashland and also of the to cut their expenses drastically, says the news. various Masonic Orders. This may not be a bad thing for the boys. Col­ '86 Eufus C. Dawes, 1800 Sheridan Road, Evanston, 111., lege boys, allowed large incomes, are under a Class Secretary. heavy handicap so far as the true purposes of a Mr. Rufus C. Dawes, as the president of the college course are concerned. Chicago World's Fair of 1933, or the Century of "Money to spend for things other than shelter, Progress Exposition, ran the steam shovel on May clothing, food and books, thwart many a benefit. 27th which broke ground for the first building A boy in college is midway between adolescence structure. Mr. Dawes' work as president began and manhood. If encouraged to be a spender be­ more than two years ago when the financial plans cause supplied with more money than needed, he were laid for this great exposition. will have little regard for economies and self- '87 denial after he is out of college, and is likely to * PROFESSOR THOMAS E. McKINNEY * remain dependent on his father's income instead Former Professor Thomas E. McKinney died of learning self-reliance by earning his own living. at his home in Marietta April 12th, 1930. An "There is a softness in many fathers, aggra­ extended account of Professor McKinney's life vated by foolish mothers, that spurs them to an will be printed in the October issue of the Alum­ excess generosity to their sons that does them nus. serious harm. Parents really want their sons to '88 become capable men, able and willing to undergo No class letter received. all those things which make real men out of '89 them. When they feed them 'foolish' money in Hunter S. Armstrong, Box 263, Palo Alto, Calif., the years before they arrive at their majority, Class Secretary. they have trained them to become and remain * CHARLES RUSSELL * dependent when they should be building self- 1867-1930 things to be self-supporting. Paternal softness Mr. Charles Russell, one of the leading citizens that applies a youth with the means of constant of Ashland, Kentucky, where he was actively self-indulgence, has spoiled many a fellow who identified in the business life of the town, died on might otherwise have made a man of himself." February 25th, 1930. '82 Mr. Russell was born in Bellefonte, Kentucky, Paul W. Eaton, Department of State, Washington, D. C, March 7th, 1867. Early in his boyhood his family Class Secretary. moved to Ashland where he lived until his death. Mr Paul W. Eaton who lives at 1803 Biltmore He entered college in 1886 as a sophomore St., N. W., Washington, D. C, is a contributor to where he was' a student for one year with "the the Sporting News published at St. Louis. Mr. class of '89. Leaving college in 1887 he became Eaton has been in the Government service in interested in the banking business in his home Washington for 48 years, the last 26 being in the city. He rose to be cashier of the Merchants State Department. Banking and Trust Company which later merged '83 with the Ashland National Bank. He was a di­ William Wade Dyar, 219 Holly Ave., Tacoma Park, D. C, rector in the latter organization. Mr. Russell Class Secretary. was also president of the Farmers and Merchants No class letter received. Bank at Cattlesburg, Kentucky, and also director '84 William W. Boyd, Oxford, Ohio.. Class Secretary. of the Kentucky National Bank. Judge Edgar B. Kinkead died at the home of Outside his chosen profession his interest ex­ his daughter in Atlanta, Georgia, April 9th, 1930. tended to the Ashland Fire Brick Company where An extended account of Judge Kinkead's life will he was a director and the Means-Russell Iron be printed in the Marietta Alumnus of October. Company in which he was also a director. He was president and general manager of the Ashland '85 Sheet Metal Company and a director in the Ken­ Austin G. Curtis, 5548 Blackstone Avenue, Chicago, HI., Class Secretary. tucky Iron and Coal Manufacturing Company. £ LOUIS R. PUTNAM * Mr. Russell was also interested in many lines 1864-1929 of civic work; one of them is proved by his long Louis R. Putnam, an ex-member of the class of service on the Board of Education. One of the 1885, died at his home in Ashland, Kentucky, schools in the city is named for him. February 23rd, 1929. Mr. Putnam having been Mr. Russell was married to Miss Phoebe North­ bom October 7th, 1864, was nearly 65 years of rup of Louisa, Kentucky. Mrs. Russell with three age. children survive him. '90 Mr. Putnam was the son of Douglas Putnam Charles A. Ward, The Pure Oil Company, Columbus, Ohio, Jr. and Mrs. Valonia Putnam. He was born at Class Secretary. Hope Furnace, Vinton County, Ohio. He attended * CHARLES HENRY SMITH, JR. * Marietta Academy and entered college where he 1868-1930 remained two years. In college he was a mem­ Charles Henry Smith, Jr., an ex-member of the ber of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. class of 1890, died in a hospital in Canton, Ohio, On leaving college in 1882, Mr. Putnam was April 2, 1930. Mr. Smith was born July 13, 1868, accountant for about ten years. In 1892 he be­ at Loda, Illinois. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. came the treasurer of the Ashland Steel Com­ C. H. Smith. pany, which position he held until 1911 when he He was prepared for college in Marietta Acad­ was made general manager of the same corpora­ emy where he spent three years. In 1886 he en­ tion. Mr. Putnam was for six years the treasurer tered Marietta College, where he spent two years, of the city of Ashland. leaving in 1888 for the study of medicine. He THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 157

CLASS OF '90 First row, seated: Moore, Scott, Prof. Chamberlin, Prof. Phillips Clark, Dawes. Second row: Deshler, Shaw, Ward, Ripley, Weber, Plumer. Third row: Gear, Kaiser, Stoughton, Lucas, McMaster. practiced his chosen profession ten years. He Deshler, Plumer and Weber, entertained us for then turned his attention to floriculture, in which luncheon at the Wakefield Hotel, after which we business he interested himself for the remainder adjourned to see the first college shell boat race of his life. His address for many years was that has been held in the Muskingum River since R. F. D. No. 2, Canton, Ohio. 1880 I believe. From there the whole gang went He was married December 30, 1889, to Miss up the Ohio, eight miles, to visit in the beautiful Jennie D. Pugh of Marietta, who with one son, home of Arthur Cole's two sisters. That evening Edwin D. Smith, survives him. Interment was most everybody attended the frat banquet, after made in Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta. which we held another late session on the Dawes Columbus, Ohio, June 25, 1930. porch. Dear Classmates: Sunday afternoon Dawes, Shaw and Ward en­ Inasmuch as ten members of the Old Class tertained the class to a dinner at the Marietta failed to attend our Fortieth Reunion at Com­ Country Club, at which Profs. Chamberlin and mencement time, I am going to send out this Phillips were present. After this we had our brief report to all of you. We had a glorious time usual class picture taken, and it is our intention together from Friday until the following Monday. to see that all the class gets one of these pictures There were fifteen present as follows: Clark, as soon as they are ready. Dawes, Deshler, Gear, Kaiser, Lucas, Moore, Monday was Commencement Day and most of Plumer, Scott, Shaw, Ward, McMaster, Ripley, us saw a senior class of seventy get their de­ Stoughton and Weber. Barnes and Snodgrass grees, after which came the usual alumni dinner, fully intended to come, but both were detained at at which Shaw responded for Old Ninety. After the last minute by illness. that the crowd scattered to their various homes. Most of the crowd was there Friday and we We had letters from every member of the class spent the first evening together on the porch of who was not there. the Dawes home up the Muskingum. Saturday Barnes is Dean of Maryville College, Maryville, at ten o'clock most of us attended the Alumni Tennessee. Church is still in New York. Clark Meeting, where Pussy Clark delivered a splendid is in Vincennes, Indiana, and is a candidate for address on the Marietta College of our day. That circuit judge this year. Dawes still lives in or day at one o'clock the local members, Kaiser, near Columbus, where he is developing a wonder- 158 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS ful arboretum, which he has recently dedicated to "Dr. C. T. Wang, the Minister of Foreign Af­ the public. Eells is in business at Albuquerque, fairs of the Chinese Nationalist Government, who New Mexico. Evans is still preaching at New was a friend of Dr. Williams, the late vice-presi­ Preston, Connecticut. Gear is contracting at La dent of Nanking University, who was murdered Grange, Illinois, and had his daughter with him in 1926, has caused a monument of white marble at Commencement. Kaiser is in real estate at to be erected over his grave. It bears an in­ Marietta, and has been a trustee of Ohio State scription of six hundred ideographs giving the University for many years. E. Monfort is still circumstances of his death and a testimonial to a chemist at St. Louis, while his brother is at his character. In a letter to Mrs. Williams, Dr. Greensburg, Indianapolis. Moore is with Brown Wang says, 'Perhaps it will be of some consola­ Brothers, Bankers, New York. Morris is in the tion to you to know that the extreme sacrifice of law at Minneapolis. Plumer lives at Mari­ your husband was the turning point of our etta and has retired. Scott is one of the big Northern Expedition. It was that unfortunate lawyers of West Virginia at Huntington. Ward incident of March 24, 1926, that caused the Na­ is with Pure Oil at Columbus. Snodgrass is in tionalist leaders to purge the Luomintang Party New York. Dana teaches music at Hillsdale Col­ of the communist elements at all costs.' " lege, Michigan. Kingsbury is still in the railroad Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Middleswart have returned business at Chicago. Ripley is an engineer at from a tour of Hawaii, Australia, India and Japan Buffalo, while Stoughton and McMaster are with to Marietta. They sailed from San Francisco in Pure Oil, the former at Newark, Ohio, and Jim December and returned to Marietta about June at Cabin Creek, West Virginia. Charley Weber 1st. is a merchant at Marietta, while Ben Knowles is '95 in real estate in Brooklyn. The latter were with Dr. Herbert E. Sloan, Clarksburg, W. Va., Class Secretary. us in the Academy. Professor Archer B. Huibert has produced an­ Those who have passed on are as follows: other of the historical reprints entitled, "The Bailey, 1917; Cole, 1927; Crawford, 1910; Elliott, Oregon Trail Centennial: Documentary Back­ 1924; Hutchinson, 1928; James Cole, ; Booth, ground." 1928; Smith, 1930; Woodyard, 1929; McCowan, John P. Eagleson is a partner in the Cambridge 1922. Barbers Supply Company at Cambridge, Ohio. We had a glorious time and are looking forward •96 to our next reunion in 1935, the 100th anniversary Francis Penrose, Marietta, Ohio, Class Secretary. of the college. Best regards to all, No class letter received. Sincerely yours, '97 Chas. Ward, Class Secretary. Albert L. Smith, Haskins-Davis Co., Marietta, Ohio, '91 Class Secretary. William S. Plumer, Marietta, Ohio, Class Secretary. On January 28th, 1930, the City Council of No class letter received. Cleveland elected Mr. Daniel E. Morgan as the '92 City Manager. Mr. Morgan is a graduate of Lee S. Devol, 907 First National Bank Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa., Marietta Academy and was a student in the class Class Secretary. of 1897 for two years. He then went to Oberlin Great honor has come to Professor W. A. where he was graduated in 1897. Cooper of Stanford University in his election to This is a well deserved honor. Mr. Morgan is the Deutsche Akademie. This is one of the high­ a lawyer, a graduate of the Harvard Law School, est honors that a non-German Germanist can re­ and a member of the Henderson, Quail, McGaw & ceive from Germany. There are five other mem­ Morgan law firm. He has had splendid training bers in this country: Professor Kuno Francke of for his job, first as a member of the City Council, Harvard University, Professor A. B. Faust of a member of the Cleveland Charter Commission Cornell University, Professor Franz Boas of Col­ and two years ago represented a Cleveland dis­ umbia University, Professor Julius Goebel of trict in the State Senate. He is a former presi­ University of Illinois and Professor A. R. Hok- dent of the Citizens League and is a member of feld of the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Cooper's the Cleveland Bureau of Research. The bulletin major work is the translation of A. Bielschowsky's of the Citizens League has the following to say Life of Goethe. about him: Roy Benton Naylor was the subject of an hon­ "In every public office which he has held, and in orary sketch in the Wheeling News of March 16th, every position which he has occupied in civic 1930 which included a picture and a resume of bodies, he has rendered distinguished service. his life, which is as follows: When he was a member of the city council he was "Roy Benton Naylor, born 1871, resides at one of its leaders; taking a leading part in the Hawthorne Court; representative Travelers In­ gas franchise ordinance, in the amendments to surance Company since 1916; director Y. M. C. A.; the Tayler grant, and other important legislation. Associated Charities; several financial institu­ "When he was a candidate for state senator in tions; member Chamber of Commerce; Fort 1928 the League's committee on condidates said: Henry Country Club; Twilight Rotary Club; was 'A keen student of politics and an able lawyer; chairman Municipal Recreation Commission; news­ has the training, ability, personality, and point of paper man; Commercial Secretary; graduated view to make an unusually effective legislator; he Wheeling Public Schools, Linsly Institute; Mari­ should, by all means, be elected.' etta College; hobby golf." "Senator Morgan, by his industry, tact, legal '93 acumen, speaking ability, independence of thought, E. C. Shedd, 1310 E. Sixty-fourth St., Chicago, Illinois, Class Secretary. and keen sense of fair play, was generally recog­ No class letter received. nized as one of the most forceful and useful '94 members of the General Assembly. The Cincin­ Clarence C. Middleswart, Marietta, Ohio, Class Secretary. nati Enquirer said of: 'He has won, by com­ The following is copied from the Missionary mon consent of legislative observers, a ranking Herald of January 1930: with the outstanding leaders of the senate. * * * THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 159

His careful work in committee, his ability to de­ the chemical branch of the government service. tect loopholes and incongruities in bills, his ac­ Mr. Strain was widely recognized in West Vir­ complishment in handling the election bill, showed ginia as an educator and at one time was presi­ him to be of such stature that he may not be said dent of the West Virginia Educational Association to be stowed in anybody's vest pocket.' of the northern district. He was a member of the "Mr. Morgan enters upon his duties as city Sistersville M. E. Church and was active in Boy manager with a fine background of experience. Scout Work. Surviving the deceased are his "In his brief speech of acceptance, Mr. Morgan widow and a son and daughter, Gordon Strain indicated his intention: and Mrs. Marshall LeBarr, the husband of Mrs. "a. Of co-operating with the council in giving LeBarr being an interne physician in Marietta the manager plan of government a fair trial. Memorial Hospital. "b. Of following the lines clearly laid down in Funeral Services will be held in Sistersville on the charter and confining his attention to admin­ Saturday afternoon. istrative matters, and avoiding intrenchment on —Marietta Times, January 9, 1930. the council's rights and prerogatives. •01 "c. Of co-operating, when requested, with the David F. Turner, Parkersburg, W. Va.; Mrs. Helen Henderson council which must develop and demonstrate a Allmon, 27 Monongalia St., Charleston, W. Va.; real power of leadership. Class Secretaries. "The people of Cleveland have confidence in the No class letter received. new city manager. He enters upon a difficult *02 task with the best wishes of all groups of citi- Charles N. Buck, 17 E. 42nd St., New York City; Mrs. W. H. Brigham, 1595 Lincoln Ave., Lakewood, Ohio; Class Secretaries. Charles C. White, who is the Title Officer of No class letter received. the Land Title and Abstract Company of Cleve­ '03 land, has written an article in the Title News for Glen Edwards, 431 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.; November 1929 which outlines that part of the Class Secretary. law profession in which Mr. White has so greatly Mr. Glen Edwards is doing trade association excelled. work and is now secretary of the International '98 Association of Blue Print and Allied Industries, Thomas J. Jones, 392 West Muskegon Ave., Muskegon, Mich.; Miss Willia D. Cotton, Marietta, Ohio; located at 431 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111. Class Secretaries. '04 William E. Scott, 1258 Conway Bldg., Chicago, 111., The address of Karl G. Kaiser is: Care of Class Secretary. Rueter & Company, 208 West Washington Street, The address of Charles A. Kast is Lamont, Chicago, Illinois. Iowa. *99 John N. Chamberlin has received a promotion Fred W. Torner, Marietta, Ohio; Miss Anna M. Richards, as the assistant vice president of the Pacific Tele­ Marietta, Ohio; Class Secretaries. phone and Telegraph Company. Mr. Chamber­ Mr. W. H. Wolfe and daughter have returned lin's address is 140 New Montgomery Street, San to their home in Parkersburg after a six months Francisco, California. trip around the world. The address of Cecil J. Gardner is 5011 Argus From the National Petroleum News we copy Drive, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California. the following: '05 "A. D. Sloan, vice president of the Sinclair George M. Strong, 75 Glenmont Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, Gulf Pipeline Company, at Houston, is the oper­ Class Secretary. ating manager of a system which serves to con­ Judge Grover C. Pierpont of Wichita, Kansas, nect Coastal Texas properties of the Sinclair Oil is the presiding judge in a bitterly contested & Gas Company with the Houston ship channel murder case in his home city during the week of plant of the Sinclair Refining Company. He has Commencement. This is the reason he did not held his present position for years. Before join­ board an airplane for the 25th reunion of his ing the Sinclair organization and being subse­ class. quently transferred to Gulf Coastal Texas, Mr. Besides his activities on the bench, Mr. Pierpont Sloan spent many years in oil transportation has been a member of the city school board and service with the Prairie Pipeline Company, in the one of the leaders in the management of week Mid-Continent. day religious education. He is serving on the '00 board of Friends University. Because of the Evan W. Scott, Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.; latter position he has had to decline appointments Class Secretary. to the board of trustees both at Municipal Uni­ X WARREN W. STRAIN * versity of Wichita and Washburn College. 1875-1930 Mrs. Arabella Powell has entered the Clare- Warren W. Strain, alumnus of Marietta College mont College of Education, Claremont, Cali­ of the class of 1900, died at his home in Sisters- fornia, toward a general secondary certificate. ville, West Virginia, on Wednesday, January 8th, California requires one year post graduate work. 1930. Death followed an illness of two years. A. J. R. Schumaker has changed his address Mr. Strain was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to 1848 Common­ Joseph Strain of Warren Township, where he was wealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. born December 12th, 1875. Following his gradu­ Ontario, California, January 10, 1930. ation from Marietta College and post graduate Mr. George M. Strong, work at Chicago University he was superin­ 75 Glemont Avenue, tendent of schools. He was afterward principal Columbus, Ohio. of Magnolia High School at New Martinsville, Dear Friend: West Virginia, and continued in this work until There have been two, possibly three letters that his health failed. He was recognized as a chemist have reached me from you, all hitherto un­ and scientist and during the world war was in answered for which neglect I ask your pardon. 160 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS Two of your letters were, by coincidence, received "Mr Powell did such acceptable work and mani­ during the only illness I have had in the past ten fested such a remarkably helpful spirit, that he years and it was utterly impossible to answer was offered employment as soon as he was ready them at once. Then, as is the case with so for it. He has been a member of the Chaffey many things not done promptly, the answering staff for a period of nine years. was not done at all. Mr Powell has been a silent sufferer for the It is quite possible that you have not yet heard past ten years or fnore, and is another Service of the death of my husband which occurred man who has given his Life for his country. His November seventeenth very suddenly, though he spirit was always very fine; he was faithful in had been a sufferer from nephritis since March his work; he was loyal to the best interests of 1918. He was employed as Study Hall Supervisor Chaffey; he was a patriotic American whose ab­ in the Chaffey Union High School for the past sence will be noted daily, for he will be missed. seven years—doing study hall duty continuously It is because men like Ashby Powell have lived, until this fall when his study hall duty was re­ have served their country and their community, duced to two periods though he did outside work and have been willing to sacrifice all for human­ on the grounds—traffic problems—truancy, etc.— ity's welfare that we enjoy our freedom and the making himself generally useful. On November opportunities that America affords." 15 he chaperoned a bus load of students to a —Merton E. Hill. game at San Bernardino and on the 16th he took tickets and directed traffic at a football game on Cairo, January 4, 1930. the Chaffey grounds. So you may understand Since sending you a card from Rome (I was that we had no idea the end was so near though there six weeks) I've had a lovely month in he had been given a rating of total and permanent Sicily. Crossed from Syracuse to Malta, arriving disability by the Veterans Bureau. Christmas morning, and sailed for Alexandria next day on the American export line. So I had While Ashby had at one time attended Carnegie a 3-day ail-American interval before plunging in­ Tech, he did not graduate and did not hold a to Egypt. I shall be here at least a month to go teacher's certificate but his personality was such up the Nile to Assuan. After that perhaps North that he could enforce discipline with a minimum Africa. After that perhaps New York. Then I of friction and very little nerve strain to himself. think I'll make a little money to start out again. We have one child, Ashby Jr., now thirteen Best wishes to you and your family. years of age, in the eighth grade. We shall re­ main here in Ontario where our home is. I con­ Sincerely, template taking some courses in education, prob­ Louise Hyde. ably at Pomona College, Claremont, about six '06 Walter C. Kelley, 912 Society for Savings Bldg., Cleveland, miles distant, with a view to teaching. If I find Ohio; Mrs. E. L. Porter, State Medical College, Galveston, it necessary to attend the summer session, any Texas; Class Secretaries. eastern trip will be impossible — otherwise we Edward H. Wichern is the Treasurer of the shall spend the summer in West Virginia and Wheatcrisp Company which is the manufacturer Ohio. I should very much like to attend the class of several tempting chocolate and fruit nut bars. reunion. The home office of the company is 2104 Superior While Vera and I do not see each other often Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. perhaps once or twice each year, we keep in touch '07 and sometimes visit over the phone. Los Angeles Charles D. Brokenshire, Alma, Michigan ; Mrs. John L. Lang- and Ontario are only thirty-eight miles apart. horne, 4648 Hamilton Ave., North Side, Cincinnati, Laura Frederick lives in Pomona, six miles dis­ Ohio ; Class Secretaries. tant. We meet occasionally. Laura has become No class letter received. extremely deaf. •08 As I am no longer gifted in letter writing—as Earl L. Weinstock, 1323 Asbury Ave., Hubbard Woods, 111.; you yourself bear witness—I have almost en­ Miss Ruby A. Wilder, Marietta, Ohio; Class Secretaries. tirely lost touch with former friends and class­ No class letter received. mates, but am always pleased to hear of them. '09 Ada Tomer's death is still a source of sorrow to Albert F. Wendell, Lowell, Ohio; Miss Eloise Grafton, 1746 K St., N. W., Washington, D. C.; Class Secretaries. me. She was the most lovable of all, and the first The following is clipped from the National to go. Petroleum News: Please extend greetings from me to Mrs. Strong "Charles Roeser, principal in the producing whom I have not met. It would be a pleasure to firm of Roeser & Pendleton, Inc., with Fort make her acquaintance next summer at Marietta. Worth headquarters, dates his oil industry affili­ Sincerely yours, ation back to the early days of Mid-Continent Betsey. development, including Cushing district opera­ 636 Princeton St., Ontario, California. tions of 1914-1915. Mr. Roeser and his partner, From the Chaffey Thrasher (November 21, "Tol" Pendleton, made their first big success in 1929) Chaffey Junior College, Ontario, California, Texas in the days of Breckenridge development, the following article is taken: where they operated extensive natural gas gaso­ line plant properties. Later, in Shackleford ASHBY POWELL County, they made one of the big strikes of re­ "Mr. Ashby Powell came to Chaffey in 1919 cent years in the development of the Cook ranch amongst a group of Federal Board Trainees. He field." was completely invalided at the time of his ar­ '10 rival in Ontario. As soon as he was able, he Miss Clara B. Sugden, Marietta, Ohio, Class Secretary. enrolled in class work at the Chaffey Junior Col­ Doctor Samuel A. Adair, father of Dr. Frank lege and took courses as long as the Federal E. Adair, died at his home in Beverly, January Trainees were enrolled at the Chaffey Junior 7th, 1930. Dr. Adair was for many years promi­ College. nent among the citizenship of Washington County. THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 161

'11 consistent policy—that of concentrating a major Carl C. Hoyt, 104 Carson Ave., Akron, Ohio ; Miss Florence part of our assets in Ohio securities, whenever West, New Matamoras, Ohio; Class Secretaries. possible. At present more than 75 Ohio Corpora­ Cooley Baume is connected with the Hires- tions, industrial firms and public service corpor­ Turner Glass Company of Washington, D. C. ations are represented on our investment list." '12 Herbert E. Ross, an auditor in the Pure Oil G. Blaine Darrah, 26 Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Mrs. Aline Company, has been transferred from Minneapolis, Fenner Kempton, Centerville, Ind. ; Class Secretaries. Minnesota, to Columbus, Ohio. H. Ellis Sibley is the Advertising Manager of Mrs. J. Herbert Jarrett (Mabel Eddy) is living the Pure Oil Company. Mr. Sibley entered upon at 370 Burton Avenue, Washington, Pa. his new duties February 1st, 1930. He was formerly business manager of the Chicago Jour­ '18 J. Sheldon Scott, 1627 State St., Steubenville, Ohio; Miss nal of Commerce. Thelma Geiger, Marietta, Ohio; Class Secretaries. Married at Winchester, Virginia, May 28th, Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Bailey, March 1930, Miss Ellen Aline Fenner to Mr. Forrest 28th, 1930, at Wheeling, West Virginia, a daugh­ Ellwood Kempton. Mr. Kempton is a doctor of ter named Elizabeth Estelle. philosophy in Biology and has been connected Mrs. Carl Hendricks (Marceline Wolfe) is liv­ with the Department of Agriculture. They are ing at Rockland, Ohio. living in Centerville, Indiana, where Dr. Kemp­ J. Sheldon Scott composed a cantata for Easter ton has business and farming interests. uses entitled, "The Message of the Cross." This '13 is published by the Willis Music Company of Cin­ Frank R. Altvater, 1679 Suburban Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.; cinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Helen Coar Sinclair (Mrs. A. E. Sinclair) 14 Hollywood J. Sheldon Scott has received much favorable Ave., East Orange, N. J.: Class Secretaries. publicity from a small pamphlet which he has The address of Roger A. Greene is The Potts- written entitled, "Control of Phenol Tastes by ville Hospital, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Means of Increased Lime Treatment," which was '14 read at the Ninth Annual Ohio Conference on Thomas W. McCaw, Dennison, Ohio; Mary Louise Taylor, 415 Water Purification held in Columbus, Ohio, Octo­ Ann St., Parkersburg, W. Va.; Class Secretaries. ber 24-25, 1929. The Steubenville Herald Star of "Hands that Write" is the title of an adver­ June 5th, 1930, had the following to say on this tisement in a recent issue of the Saturday Even­ article: "The article embodies a report made by ing Post for Dur-o-lite pencils, with a picture of Scott at the conference concerning a method the hand of Harry A. Blankenship, Advertising evolved at the local plant for the removal of Manager of the Wilson-Jones Company, leading phenol taste from city water, caused by industrial manufacturers of loose-leaf equipment. pollution of the river. Mrs. E. J. Collins (Frances Butler) has moved "The success of the method used by Scott de­ again. This time to 2941 Mattern Avenue, Pitts­ pends upon the reception of warning of an ap­ burgh, Pennsylvania. proaching phenol wave at least 24 hours before W. Donald Wolfe is with the Research Division its arrival, if all of the phenol taste is removed of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, from the water. If the warning is not received, Ohio. His residence address is 2513 Berk Avenue, the water cannot be free from the phenol taste Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. in less than 24 hours. '15 "When the warning of a phenol wave in the Fred A. Sheridan, 223 Tibet Road, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. George W. Siegler (Margaret E. Otto), Marietta, Ohio; river is received through the state department of Class Secretaries. health, to which the chemist of each purification Married at Columbus, Ohio, April 25th, 1930, plant of a river city immediately wires in case Mr. Donald David Drumm and Miss Ida Marie of such a wave, an excess of lime is added to the Bruny. Mr. and Mrs. Drumm will make their water in the mixing chamber at the filtration home in Marietta. plant. The treatment has been found successful '16 in every case of its use here since July 1928, Mrs. Walter G. Toepel, 369 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich., when it was first used. Class Secretary. "Attempts to confirm the theory held by Scott Raymond E. Haas is living at Newport, Ohio. that an excess-lime treatment actually removes Charles H. Parker, Jr., is connected with the the phenol from the water have not succeeded in Armco Iron Company in their plant at Butler, the laboratory, but the practical application of Pennsylvania. the treatment tends to prove that the theory is '17 correct, Scott says. B. Gates Dawes, 22 Garfield Place, Cincinnati, Ohio; Miss "The discrepancies noted in the laboratory tests Mildred Palmer, 1833 Grassmere Avenue, East Cleve­ are believed to be due to the Folin-Denis method land, Ohio ; Class Secretaries. of phenol measurement which is now in use." Beman Gates Dawes, Jr., was elected President •19 of the Eureka Security Fire and Marine Insur­ Fred Mullenix, Marietta, Ohio; Miss Daisy Waller, 1201 ance Company at the annual meeting of the com­ George St., Parkersburg, W. Va.; Class Secretaries. pany held at the home office in Cincinnati, Febru­ Attorney Leland S. Dougan is the general ary 11th, 1930. Mr. Dawes has been vice presi­ counsel of the First Security Building & Loan dent of the company. Mr. Dawes is quoted in Company, Columbus, Ohio. He was elected at the the Cincinnati Enquirer as saying: annual meeting last January. "With the issuance of our sixty-sixth annual William C. Beaver, '19, has been advanced to a statement, the Eureka-Security Fire and Marine full professor at Wittenburg College effective at Insurance Company will have completed another the beginning of the academic year in September. year in its progress. Believing, as we do, in Cin­ Mr. Beaver was graduated with the degree of cinnati and her steady progress forward, finan­ Doctor of Philosophy at Ohio State University cially and industrially, we intend to continue our August 13th, 1928. The title of his dissertation 162 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS was "Thermophilic and Thermotolerant Bac­ teria." Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Marsh, Jr., January 2nd, 1930, a son, named Harry Harrison III of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The address of Niles N. Charles, '19e, is Room 1204 State Bank Building, Chicago, Illinois. Miss Jessie M. Cherrington is living at 211 West Eleventh Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. Miss Cherrington is studying in Ohio State University. Two of the interesting visitors at Commence­ ment were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Mechling of Wichita, Kansas, who had the distinction of jour­ neying the farthest to attend that celebration. Mr. Mechling had not been in Marietta for thir­ teen years or since the beginning of the Great War. The address of Walter V. Wycoff is Hudson Apartments, 39 Calhoun Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. '20 Hiram H. Maynard, 1206 State Bank Bldg., 120 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, 111.; Miss Sara Ethel Musgrave, 407 Twelfth St.. Parkersburg, W. Va.; Class Secretaries. * ARTHUR H. SAVENYE * 1898-1930 By Thomas H. Kelley, '7U ARTHUR H. SAVENYE Arthur H. Savenye of the Class of 1920, Mari­ A charming personality combined with rare etta College, passed away at his home in Marietta, modesty always gained him an audience at the May 20, 1930, in his thirty-second year, from first interview. A second usually won his listener septicemia following an operation for mastoiditis. to his cause. He is survived by Alice Coffin Savenye, his widow, As Sergeant Major of the S. A. T. C. he dis­ a daughter Ruth Ellen, aged six, and an infant played those qualities of leadership which singled son Arthur H. Jr., aged one year. him out for rapid promotion. This sorrowful chronicle marks the close of a On January 1, 1926, he assumed the office of life all too brief but full of accomplishment. Financial Secretary of Marietta College, a posi­ He was born in Solvsberg, Sweeden, and came tion of great responsibility. He was so well to America in early childhood. After graduating equipped for his work that its exacting duties from the Cambridge (Ohio) High School, he en­ seemed easy to him and he was destined to take tered Marietta College in 1916. Almost at once a high place in the business of administration of we find him in groups where popularity and in­ the College. Few men of his age have shown a tellect predominate. He was a member of the clearer comprehension of the problems confront­ Glee Club until the end of his junior year. He ing the modern college and his leadership in these was elected President of his class while a sopho­ matters was rapidly being conceded to him. His more. During his ast two years in College he innovations for bringing the college to the atten­ more. During his last two years in College he tion of the public won the instant approval of his was a member of the Players' Club, serving as superiors and his illustrated lectures before the the President of that organization while a senior. Alumni groups in distant cities were most enjoy­ He was editor of the college publication. "Rank able. and File," during his junior year, and associate editor of the "Olio" while a senior. Besides these His little more than four years of service to worth while student activities which are not to be his beloved college were filled with constructive had for the asking, other honors came to him work which will live after him, and serve to per­ during his last two years in college, for he was petuate his name. Combined with ability of a a member of the "Student Council" and in his high order, loyalty and devotion to the college junior year he was vice president of the student were his outstanding characteristics. body. President Parsons in announcing the passing of the Financial Secretary of the College spoke from He was a member of the Delta Chapter of the heart when he said "the loss is a heavy one Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity and rapidly rose in for the College where he filled a large place." position and influence in that organization. Most The larger place that he occupied in the hearts of his post graduate life having been spent in of his friends cannot be filled. Marietta he was a frequent visitor at the Chapter Now that the activities of this young life have House and his counsel and advice were eagerly ceased, shall we not remember him in the words sought by the actives. At the annual gatherings of one poet as not dead but just away, or in those his voice will be remembered as always urging of another shall we not liken our departed friend the members to strive for the highest in scholar­ "to one who wraps the drapery of his couch about ship and to uphold the best traditions of the him and lies down to pleasant dreams?" fraternity. Cecil G. Bauerle has been elected Treasurer of He had not been in college long before he began the Marietta Manufacturing Company at Point to attract the attention of the faculty and others Pleasant, West Virginia. in authority. The address of Paul Westfall is in care of The THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS 163 Pure Oil Company, 35 East Wacker Drive, Chi­ •25 cago, Illinois. Joseph C. Folsom, 1213 First National Bank Building, Ft. Bennett L. Moore, Sales Promotion Manager Wayne, Ind. ; Mrs. Ethel Reynolds Marshall, 320 Locust for the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, has St., Washington, Pa. ; Class Secretaries. an article in Sales Management for June 7th en­ Joseph C. Folsom is agency assistant at the titled, "We Cut Sales Cost 19 Percent in Five general agency of the Connecticut Mutual Life Years—and Double the Volume." Insurance Company at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. '21 Folsom's address is 1213 First National Bank Oscar E. Bauman, 3544 Erie Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio ; Miss W. Building, of that city. Estelle Neal, 1116 Nineteenth St., Parkersburg, W. Va.: Miss Irene Ogle was awarded the degree of Class Secretaries. Master of Arts at the University of Pittsburgh Claude E. Davis is Superintendent-Principal of in the summer of 1929, the subject of her thesis Public Schools of Fayette City, Pennsylvania. being "Training on Personality Traits." The address of Mrs. Margaret Sells McAllister Married at Marietta, June 14th, 1930, Miss is 4549 Mitchell Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Irene Ogle to Mr. Richard Mansfield Collins. Mr. Mr Walter B. Stitt is living at 15703 Ohio and Mrs. Collins are living in Toledo where he is Street, Detroit, Michigan. engaged in business. Their home address is 3720 Professor Lloyd E. Devol, who was formerly Rushland Avenue. The marriage ceremony was an instructor in the University of Michigan, is performed by Professor Arthur G. Beach. now on the faculty of the University of South Keith C. Stevens is living at 515 Liberty Street, Dakota at Vermilion, South Dakota. Conneaut, Ohio, where he is assistant Master Mechanic at Conneaut Dock Company, a sub­ •22 Harry N. Bonar, Marietta, Ohio; Mrs. Mildred Benedict sidiary of The U. S. Steel Company. Bush, Gallipolis, Ohio ; Class Secretaries. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Silliman have returned Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert P. Bush (Mildred Bene­ to America after a three year period of teaching dict) are the parents of a daughter born at Galli­ in the Philippine Islands. polis on April 7th, 1930. Mr. and Mrs. Almond F. Shafer are living at Married in Los Angeles, California, May 1st, 1520 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois. 1930, Doctor Lawrence W. Smith to Miss Lillian '26 Lessard. Dr Smith is a surgeon in Los Angeles. Wayne Dennis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. ; Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Arnold of In­ Miss Ellen L. Buell, 221 Fourth St., Marietta, Ohio; dianapolis, Indiana, March 23rd, 1930, a son Class Secretaries. named Paul Funkhauser. Married in Kansas City, Missouri, February 1, Curtis C. Balding who has been in the Refinery 1930, Harry F. Bierschwal to Miss Grace Dor­ Construction Department of the Pure Oil Com­ othea Van Houten. Mrs. Bierschwal attended pany for several years is now with the Max B. Illinois Women's College at Jacksonville, Illinois. Miller Company of Detroit and is at present in They will make their home in Kansas City where Azneft, Baku, U. S. Soviet of Russia installing he is assistant credit manager of the Remington- Gyrio Process gasoline plant at a refinery there. Rand Corporation. The address of Mrs. Ernst Whitaker (Helen Wayne Dennis, assistant professor of psychol­ Middleswart) is The Churchill, North State ogy at the University of Virginia, has been asked Street, Chicago, Illinois. to conduct classes in the summer school of that '23 institution in 1930. Brooks F. Ellis, 83 Waller Ave., White Plains, N. Y.; Miss Born January 22, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lillian R. Spindler, Marietta, Ohio ; Class Secretaries. Dennis (Marsena Galbreath) a daughter, named Mrs. Thelma Adamson Salant was awarded the Mary. degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Columbia Uni­ versity in 1929. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. McKibben of McDonald, Pennsylvania, March 1st, 1930, a son. '24 N. GorT Carder, 301 Hampton Drive, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Mrs. Miss Clara Muskat is teaching in the Cincinnati Gladys Stacy Wilson, 602 Tenth St., Moundsville, Public Schools. W. Va.; Class Secretaries. Miss Muskat traveled through Europe and Hayes T. Clark, who is manager of the pub­ visited also Egypt and Palestine during the sum­ licity department of the Chamber of Commerce mer of 1929. at Columbus, Ohio, is the editor of the organiza­ Reverend Arthur H. Schoolcraft is spending the tion publication, "Columbus Today," a 40 page period from May 1st to August 1st in post­ magazine full of material written in Hayes' inter­ graduate study at the University of Berlin. Mr. esting style. Schoolcraft is aiming to complete the degree of W. Russell Jarrett has been the principal of Doctor of Philosophy in Boston University and the schools at Nan, West Virginia, the past year. his summer work in Berlin will complete his The address of Lewis E. Penn is 22 Golden classroom requirements. Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. Married at St. Marys, West Virginia, February Married in Marietta, April 12th, 1930, William 8th, 1930, Thomas Blake Summers to Miss Jean M. Summers to Miss Margaret Janet Miner. Mr. Bigger. Mr. and Mrs. Summers are living in and Mrs. Summers are living in Marietta where Marietta where he is an attorney and city he is engaged in the practice of law. solicitor. Harold A. Staats is teaching in Matoaka, Mer­ Married, May 2nd, 1930, at Peekskill, New cer County, West Virginia. York, Miss Helen Irene Edwards to Mr. Matthew Carl F. Walker, who has been for the past four James Arkins. Mr. and Mrs. Arkins will live in years coaching and teaching in the high school Peekskill. at St. Marys, West Virginia, has accepted the Amos Shaffer is connected with the Standard principalship of the high school at Wellsburg, Oil Company in Argentina, South America. West Virginia. 164 THE MARIETTA ALUMNUS

'27 Married, at Ashland, Kentucky, January 4th, Emmett Sutton, Jr., c/o Houghton, Mifflin Co., 386 Fourth 1930, Miss Mary Alice Hall to Mr. Ralph E. Avenue, New York; Class Secretary. Mahnken. Mr. and Mrs. Mahnken are living in Clayton R. Cook was married August 17, 1929, Memphis, Tennessee. at Cambridge, Ohio, to Miss Gladys Scott. Mr. Married, January 11th, 1930, at Marietta, Miss and Mrs. Cook are living at Castalia, Ohio, where Sally Woodyard Kiger to Mr. Bliss Winn. Mr. they both will teach the coming year. Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Winn are living in Marietta. is a graduate of Ohio State University in the The address of Richard C. Moore is 205 Watson department of Home Economics. Avenue, Fairmont, West Virginia. Bom February 4, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Married, May 8th, 1930, at the Lampman M. Gerhart (Nancy Kane) a daughter. Memorial Chapel of the Union Theological Sem­ Miss Helen Ludwig, who has for the past two inary of New York City, Miss Eloise Lawrence years been a post graduate student in North­ Ripley to Mr. Edwin Francis Celette. Mr. and western University and an Assistant to the Pastor Mrs. Celette are living at 126 St. James Place, of the First Baptist Church of Evanston, Illinois, New York City. will be an Assistant Secretary at the Columbus, Miss Nina L. Wilson is teaching in the Wis­ Ohio, Young Women's Christian Association. consin State School for the Blind which is located Miss Ludwig received her degree of Master of at Janesville, Wisconsin. Arts in June 1930. M. Gilbert Dudderar is connected with the New Mr. John F. Murray is living at 364 Linwood Jersey Bell Telephone Company at Union City, Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. New Jersey. Married at Marietta, January 22nd, 1930, '29 Charles Dan Torpy to Miss Charlotte Meister. Miss Miriam Dickinson, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Torpy are living at Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio ; Miss Hilda Hyde, 121 Oakwood Ave., Marietta, Howard G. Bristol is a Dentist with business Ohio ; Class Secretaries. address at 321 Laurel Street, Hartford, Connecti­ Married, on June 8th, 1930, at her home in cut. Marietta, Miss Martha Adaline Fleming to Mr. Lieut. George E. Bush, U. S. A., was married Herschel C. Jordan. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan will at Gallipolis, Ohio, on Saturday, June 17th, 1930, live in Charleston, West Virginia, where Mr. to Miss Helen McDade. Mrs. Bush was a gradu­ Jordan is in business. ate of Ohio University and a member of Alpha Adelbert C. Long is District Manager for the Gamma Delta Sorority. More recently she has Universal Credit Company with headquarters at been in training for kindergarten work and con­ 1010 Union Trust Building, Cleveland, Ohio. nected with the public schools of her home city. The address of Alfred H. Stanley is 3700 South Mr. Robeit J. Hansel completed in June his Morgan Street, Chicago, Illinois. second year in the Medical School of Ohio State The address of Ronald C. Stillman is 561 Flatt University. Mr. Hansel after leaving Marietta Terrace, Cincinnati, Ohio. College spent two years at Oberlin where he Mr. Stillman is a chemist in the Procter and majored in Music. Gamble Company at Ivorydale. Miss Dorothy L. Roberts has been teaching in C. Edward Stitt is in the cost department of the high school at Westerville. Miss Roberts' the Wheeling Steel Corporation at Wheeling. Mr. home is at Lima, Ohio, where her father is the Stitt lives at his home 336 Main Street, Bridge­ Pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church. port, Ohio. George H. Spies is living at 670 S. Lincoln The address of Miss Virginia Crickenberger is Avenue, Alliance, Ohio. Nitro, West Virginia. '28 The address of Mrs. Harold Ansel (M. Caroline Gordon B. Gray, Columbus, Ohio: Bertha May Drain, Dudderar) is 29 Edgewater Road, Grantwood, Muskingum Drive, Marietta, Ohio; New Jersey. Class Secretaries. Mrs. Ansel was married December 24th, 1929, James Lawrence Amos was graduated from the at The Little Church Around the Comer in New Case School of Applied Science in June with the York City. Mr. Ansel is a member of Kappa degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Mr. Sigma Fraternity and has attended Amherst Col­ Amos will enter the firm of Dow Chemical Com­ lege. He is an aeronautical engineer. pany at Midland, Michigan. The address of Mrs. Lloyd Kendall (Ruth Hil­ Born—to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil D. Brittigan ton) is 112 Porter Street, Marietta, Ohio. (Ruth Clark) of Lowell, March 28th, 1930, a On January 28th, 1930, twins were born to Mr. daughter. and Mrs. Kendall, only one of whom is now living. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Brown (Alice Baker, '27) Mr. Ralph L. Rose is employed by the Schenk are living at 503 East Fifth Street, Jamestown, Packing Company of Wheeling, West Virginia. New York. David W. Schuehler is now located with the Miss Marie Dickson is in the summer Library Air Corps Detachment, Boiling Field, D. C. School of the University of Illinois. '30 The address of Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Fer­ Thomas Griffiths is living at 372 S. Burlington guson (Carol A. Smith) is 351 Pacific Avenue, Avenue, Los Angeles, California. Mr. Griffiths is Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. supervisor of one of the city recreational grounds. Marietta College al Clubs

MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF CINCINNATI SYRACUSE Organized 1855. The officers are: President, Pro­ Organized, April 20, 1925. The officers are: Presi­ fessor J. V. McMillan, Miami University, Oxford, dent, Charles P. Wortman, '97, 212 West Beard Ave., Ohio; vice president, Arthur R. Probst, '10, 4329 Syracuse, New York ; secretary, David R. Cooper, '03e, Haight Avenue, Cincinnati ; secretary, B. Gates 516 Dillaye Building, Syracuse, New York. Dawes Jr., '17, 22 Garfield Place, Cincinnati; treas­ urer, Mrs. Virginia Fowler Cloble, '23, 3205 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati. MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF CHATTANOOGA Organized, October 17, 1925. Secretary, Mrs. Marie MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF Hall Jones, '03e, 200 Dodds Avenue, Chattanooga, NEW YORK Tennessee. Organized, April 4, 1902. The officers are: Presi­ dent, Robert A. Shaw. '90, 41 Park Row, New York City ; secretary, Henry F. Corwin, '14, 149 Broadway, MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF New York City; treasurer, Norman T. Wittlig, '27, WASHINGTON, D. C. 136 W. 65th Street, New York City. Organized, October 30, 1925. The officers are: President, Reese F. Tener, '20, 1440 Meridian Place, N. W., Washington, D. C.; vice president. Col. L. C. MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF Lucas, '86, Washington, D. C.; secretary, Mrs. Flor­ NEW ENGLAND ence Gross Morgan, '11, 5721 Chevy Chase Parkway, Organized, April 4, 1902. The officers are: Presi­ Washington, D. C. dent. Edward C. Moore, '77, 21 Kirkland Street, Cam­ bridge, Massachusetts; secretary-treasurer, William MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF E. Jones, '10, Beverly, Massachusetts. DETROIT Organized, April 16, 1926. The officers are: Presi­ MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF dent, Rev. Berton S. Levering, '12, 3121 Woodstock COLUMBUS Drive, Detroit, Michigan; secretary, Mrs. Corrine Organized, January 26, 1904. The officers are: Bohl Toepel, '16, 369 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit, President, L. S. Dougan, '19, 604 Citizens Bank Michigan. Building, Columbus: secretary, Charles M. Hovey, '26e, c/o Pure Oil Company, Columbus. MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF WHEELING MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF Organized, April 23, 1926. The officers are! Presi­ CHICAGO dent, Roy B. Naylor, '92, 502 National Bank Building, Organized, March 23, 1905. The officers are: Presi­ Wheeling, West Virginia; vice president, Harry S. dent, Harry B. Gear, '92, 72 West Adams Street, Bailey, '18; secretary, Roy E. Wilson, '24, Orchard Chicago, Illinois; secretary, Mrs. Ada Swingle Camp, Terrace, Indiana St., Martins Ferry, Ohio. '05, 824 Seward Street, Evanston, Illinois. MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF PARKERSBURG CLEVELAND Organized, September 5, 1928. The officers are: Organized, April 11, 1923. The officers are: Presi­ President, Dr. Marvin E. Stone, '02, 1718 Avery dent Edward C. Follett. '00, Cleveland Trust Com­ Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia; vice president, pany. Cleveland, Ohio ; secretary. Miss Mildred Palmer, Martin P. Vorberg, '23e, Parkersburg, West Virginia; '17, 1933 Grasmere Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. secretary. Miss Daisy E. Waller, '19, 1201 George Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia. MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF AKRON MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF Organized, February 19, 1925. The officers are: SEATTLE President, William S. Wolfe. '10, Seiberling Rubber Organized, June 17, 1929. The officers are: Presi­ Company, Akron, Ohio; secretary, Mrs. Lee Kanaga, dent, Mrs. Lillian Summers James, '23, Apt. 6, Green­ '06e, 67 Hurlburt Street, Akron, Ohio. wood Terrace, 766 Belmont N., Seattle, Washington ; secretary, Sibboleth DeLancey, '26, 8302 82nd Avenue N. W., Seattle, Washington. MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA Organized, April 22, 1925. The officers are: Presi­ MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF dent, John K. Payne. '98, 133 S. Fourth Street. Phila­ CHARLESTON delphia, Pennsylvania: vice president, Clarence M. Organized. November 23, 1929. The officers are: Jones, '17, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; secretary, Mrs. President, Attorney Thomas Coleman, '93, Kanawha Caroline Kast Miskimmen, '02, 6601 De Lancet Street, Valley Bank Building, Charleston, West Virginia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. secretary-treasurer, Stanley C. Morris, '14, c/o Step- toe & Johnson, Kanawha Bank Building, Charleston, MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF West Virginia. PITTSBURGH Organized, April 28, 1925. The officers are: Presi­ dent, D. J. Parr, '14, 907 First National Bank Build­ MARIETTA COLLEGE CLUB OF ing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; vice president, Charles FT. WORTH-DALLAS L. Wilson, '99, 2319 Woodstock Avenue, Swissdale, Organized, March 29, 1930. The officers are Presi­ Pennsylvania: secretary-treasurer. Miss Margaret S. dent, William Paul Gage, '98e, 729 Kirby Building. West, '18, Cathedral Mansions, Ellsworth Avenue, Dallas. Texas; secretary, Fred C. Cutter, '10, 208 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Galveston Avenue, Ft. Worth, Texas.

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