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Cortland Alumni, Volume 4, Number 4, February 1948

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FEBRUARY, 1948

Page Mathematics in the Elementary Schools 65 Dr. Ben A. Sueltz

Cortland State's New Science Major 67

Mists and Dreams 67 Rev. William E. Doughty

The Residence Hall for C.S.T.C 68

Miss Hoag Retires 68

Summer Session—1948 68

President's Letter 69

Marie Schuler '30 69

Iota Phi 70

The Corlornors 70

Gymnastic Exhibition — C.S.T.C 71

Campus News 71

The Faculty 72

Aquatic Club Presentation 72

In Memoriam 72

Class Notes 73

FEBRUARY 1948 PRICE 50c reunioning classes

June 12, 1948 College Calendar 1947-48

NOVEMBER 14-15 Homecoming Week-end NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 1 Thanksgiving Recess DECEMBER 19 (NOON)-JANUARY5 CLASSES OF Christmas Recess JANUARY 24 All-school formal 1898 1923 1943 JANUARY 26 Registration; second semester 1908 1928 1946 FEBRUARY 12 Lincoln's Birthday FEBRUARY 21 1918 1938 1947 Hellenic Ball FEBRUARY 27-28 Winter Carnival MARCH 4, 5, and 6 Aquatic Pageant MARCH 20 Dance Concert OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MARCH 24-April 5 Easter Recess Miss ELLA VANHOESEN Honorary President APRIL 23-24 DR. E. LAURENCE PALMER '08 President Delta Psi Conference ANTHONY TESORI ;>9 First Vice-President MAY 6 MRS. LOUIS FOLMER (Helen E. Butler '29) Second Vice-President Glee Club Concert MRS. ROBERT POTTER (Helen Johnson '18) Third Vi c-President MAY 7-8 WAVA MCGRATH, '16 Secretary Moving-Up Day Week-end GERALD DEXTER Treasurer JUNE 12 Alumni Day JUNE 13 Baccalaureate Sunday n , r, WIMEAHU ALUlVim Robert Berry '40 TT ... „ T >1 JUNE 14 r- r- L r, ... Hazel Stiiwell Latimer - Franklin E. Coolidge 35 T . Commencement William M. Dowd 12 ^eo A. Meldrim a0 Olive Edgecomb Dunn '03 I™™1* WOI Bessie L. Park 01 Margaret Klett Walrad '29

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VoIume !V ^ FEBRUARY, 1948 Number 4 Mathematics in the activity education", for it holds the ciples of fractions. Every school Elementary Schools essence of meaningful learning. Un­ should have some "cake-pan-frac­ BEN A. SUELTZ fortunately, activity in itself is not of tions". Get an 8-inch cake pan and great worth. The worth-whileness of some compoboard. Let the pupils It is now ten years since New York any activity or of any school tech­ help you make some fourths, thirds, State developed its new program under nique depends upon what the teacher halves, eighths, and fifths to fit into the title Mathematics for Elementary and the pupils see therein and what the cake pan. You may want to paint Schools, re placing the former Arithmetic they get out of it. If we could now get the fourths all one color. You may Syllabus. This change of names was a happy combination of real worth­ want to put lines on some of them to deliberate. It was intended to give a while functional activity coupled with indicate half of a fourth. Once you get greater breadth and significance to a genuine appreciation and under­ started you will see many things you arithmetic in the public schools. For­ standing of mathematics both as a can do, as for example, 4 fourths equals merly too many people had come to body of knowledge and as a functional 5 fifths, etc., and 4 eighths equals 2 associate drill procedures on abstract servant in the affairs of intelligent fourths. These principles, as developed, processes as the mam aim and modus people, then we would know what to may then be written with symbols and of arithmetical teaching and learning. instruct, how to instruct, and what the mathematical techniques of chang­ Children frequently could perform avenues of learning to suit to various ing and reducing fractions may be de­ very well such things as addition, types of instruction. rived. Similarly "improper fractions" division, and percentage with abstract Let me illustrate what we mean by and carrying from fractions to whole numbers, but they lacked understand­ "meaningful arithmetic" by using frac­ numbers are made meaningful. These ing and the ability to sense essential tions as an example. But first, let me are simple illustrations of the basic mathematical situations in the world ask propaedeutically: Have you ever tenet in our syllabus that states that about them. This movement to make seen and touched and smelled a real "Rich experiences precede the learning arithmetic meaningful to children in cow ? of a process and give meaning to it." New York State is part of a larger As pupils gain insight and understand­ movement that has extended through­ ing of mathematical ideas in terms of out the country. real things, they then should proceed However, arithmetic instruction in to the more mathematical type of un­ New York has not improved as much derstanding. For example, with real as it should. Two factors have con­ pies, 23T/5 is half of a pie just as 3/6 tributed to lack of progress in our COW is half of a pie. On the mathematical state. Fust, there is always an apathy You have seen pictures of a cow. basis pupils recognize that any frac­ on the part of many schools and teach­ You have also seen the word "cow . tion whose numerator is one-half its denominator equals one-half; (3T)- ers toward any kind of change. Teach­ Now just imagine trying to give a city- There are mathematical principles ers who were accustomed to drill tech­ bred child a "meaningful understand­ that establish a conclusion and the niques frequently attained a high level ing" of a cow from the word C-O-W. pupil who "undertands" these prin­ of computational excellence and were That is about what we frequently have ciples has a powerful tool. Similar il­ loath to spend the necessary time re­ done with fractions. We have written lustrations of understanding may be quired for the development of basic "Li" and said this is a fraction. Now drawn from such topics as measures, meanings and understandings as well all of us know that there are real frac­ decimals, percentage, and geometry. as functional uses of arithmetic. Sec­ tions. There are one-fourths of apples, A considerable amount of experi­ ondly, the "activity movement" hit sheets of paper, rectangles,lines, hooks, mentation and writing has been done New York State in the mid-thirties etc. So let us start with the real things, in the field of Arithmetic or Elemen­ and many teachers went overboard the apples, rectangles, etc., and then tary School Mathematics during the into activities without properly eval­ proceed to the pictures of fractions and past decade. Thiele and Sauble at uating the genuine worth of the activi­ finally to the symbols. In this way we Detroit, Brownell at Duke University, ties. At its worst it was properly get a basic concept. We can use mod­ Brueckner at The University of Mn- called "the era of orange crate educa­ els for further understanding of frac­ nesota, Van Engen at Cedar Falls, tion." Nevertheless, let us not decry tions and for the development of prin- 66 THE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948

6. Usefulness of processes, e e (V — Iowa, Spitzer at The University of four through six, must assume respon­ mult.) ' -s- W - np Is Iowa, and Sueltz at Cortland, New sibility for certain definite learnings in 7. Comparisons of decimals. Otherwise the pupil 8. Comparisons of fractions and decimals York, are among those writing and each school year. 9. Relationships of measures, (smaller it, € experimenting in this movement. You is likely to be permanently weak. more, etc.) " 10. Knowledge of time, calendar, and measures' will find some of their contributions Arithmetic is sequential and cumula­ facts. listed in the annotated bibliography tive to a degree not found in any 11. Number relationships in processes other field. We owe it to the pupil to at the end of this article. Judgments: Currently work is proceeding on the see that while he is in the school he has 1. Judgments of size, e.g., 5j/£ inch pencil the best counsel and teaching that we 2. Judgment of shape in relation to volume measurement of the broader aspects 3. Judgments concerning fractional relations of Elementary School Mathematics. are able to give him. It is not enough pictorially. merely to let him be amused and talk 4. Judgments of economic principles, e.g Cortland graduates may be interested "supply and price". ' to know that the pioneer work in this about things. He should learn with 5. Judgments of amount needed for given number of people. field was done at Cortland and other certainty those things that an intelli­ 6. Judgments ol least important factor, e.g., centers in New York and New England gent citizen might reasonably expect \vt., shape, quality. by the writer. Tests have been devel­ of him. Because of the great import­ 7. Judgments of time factor in walking given distance. oped for the elementary school in ance of arithmetical learning in the 8. Judgments concerning fractions on scales Mathematical Understandings and in elementary school, the weaknesses e.g., on ruler. 9. Judgments of why md when fractions or Mathematical Judgments. These meas­ found at the end of grade six are listed decimals are used. ure the understanding of basic ideas, here so that teachers may check. 10. Judgments in terms ot orderly arrangement. 11. Judgments of relations of similar figures. concepts, and principles and the pu­ pil's ability to judge in terms of them. Mathematical Weaknesses ANNOTATED BIBL OGRAPHY The writer has also developed tests Association for Childhood Education, "This is at the End of Grade Six Arithmetic". Assoc. for Child. Ed., 1201 16th of Computations and Basic Problems St., Washington, D. C. 19+5. These weaknesses have been derived from a Buckingham, B. R., "Elementary Arithmetic— which are based upon curriculum se­ study of test results and from observation and interview of pupils. They are grouped accord­ Its Meaning and Practice", Ginn and Co., quence instead of statistical difficulty. Boston, 1947, 745 p., S+.'O. ing to the realms tested. Those selected here There is a strong movement now to were frequent causes of error in test results:— (A large text and reference book for teachers; much good source material. ) (usually 40% or more cases.) make all public school testing more Buswell, G. T., ed., "Arithmetic 1947", Chic., meaningful. This is revealed by the Computations: Univ. of Chic. Press, 19+7. paper, SI.50. (Papers presented at the second annual Con­ 1946 yearbook of The National So­ 1. Basic number combinations, e.g. 7+9, 8X0,0 + 3. ference on Arithmetic held at the University ciety for the Study of Education which 2. "Adding by endings" within a column. of Chicago June 30, July 1 and 2, 1947. (Supple, educ. monographs, no. 63. Papers is entitled "The Measurement of 3. "Borrowing or carrying" in subtraction. 4. "Combinations plus carrying" in long mul­ by Thiele, Sauble, Adams, etc.) Meaningful Learning". Members of tiplication. Brownell, William A., "Le aning as Reorgan­ ization", Duke Univ. Press, Durham, N.C., the American Educational Research 5. Long division with two or more figures in the divisor and particularly with zeros in 1939. Association are also aiming in this the quotient. "Learning the Multiplication Combinations, direction. Inasmuch as testing ma­ 6. All but the comparatively easy cases of same, 1943. computations with fractions. Brueckner, L. J., and Grossni kle, F. E., "How terials often have a big influence on 7. Decimals involving the harder cases of to Make Arithmetic Meaningful", John C. teaching procedures and curriculum handling the decimal point in multiplica­ Winston Co., Philadelphia. 1947. tion and division. Also subtractions of the (A new standard reference book with sugges­ content, this is a salutary movement. type 390-28.5. In decimals, difficulty was tions for teachers.) Some writers have even suggested that similar to that with whole numbers and with knowing what to do and how to do it. Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar halls, Iowa: teachers should rate their pupils in 8. Measures, where changes had to be made. Educational Service Bulletins, S.10 each: terms of the pupil's understanding as Problems: 1. Developing the Fraction Concept in the this is exhibited in daily work, instead Lower Elementary Grades—1946. 1. I he "will" to read and understand even • 2. Developing an Understanding of Place simple statements. of relying upon a written test. This of Value—1946. 2. Sensing the essential mathematics of a 3. Teaching Fractions in the I pper Elemen­ course demands a high competence on situation. tary Grades—1946. the part of the teacher. 3. Judgment in associating a process with a situation. 4. Using a Ten in Subtraction—1947. National Council of Teachers ot Mathematics, One of the outgrowths of the author's 4. Computational errors. "Arithmetic in General Education', Bureau 5. Errors in copying numbers from one place of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia experimental testing in New York to another. Univ., New York, 1941, SI.75. State is a listing of the most common 6. Messy work" and errors arising there­ from. (Chapters by Brownell, Brueckner, Morton. weaknesses found in pupils. Pupils Sueltz, Thiele, etc.) 7. Attempts at short cuts and "being smart". were studied at the end of grade six, National Society for Study ot Education Lnderstanding: "The Measurement of Understanding >? A." the end of grade nine, and at the 1. The number system and place value. Kimbark Ave., Chicago, 111., 338 P-> N' " (Chapter on Arithmetic by Sueltz et aU freshman college level. In comparing - Rounding" whole numbers and decimals New York State Department ot Educatio these three lists, it is easily apparent nearest cent, etc. Comparisons of fractions when not similar "Mathematics Progress Tests." . that weaknesses persist. This means 4. Principles of fractions. (These are tests featuring mathematical to cepts and principles as well as computati that the teachers,particularly in grades NSr 3S rat'0S eXCept in simPle cases and problems. They are available at s"1 cost from Albany.) I HE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948 67 Spitzer, H. F. (A new Reference Book that will be published some time in 1948. Watch for teach science, and they can develop with a very strange and lonely feeling. announcements in magazines or write to science programs adapted to the locali­ Houghton Mifflin Co., New York.) Having been cordially greeted at the Wheat, H. G., "Studies in Arithmetic", West ties in which they find themselves. Normal office, we were directed to a Virginia Univ., Morgantown, W. Va., 1945. Ihese characteristics will make them (A summary of Masters Theses sponsored by home on Orchard Street where they the University of West Virginia, 1936-1944.) invaluable to the school systems of were ready to take students—not only New York State. into their homes, but into their hearts. Cortland State's I he head of that house was Walter Mists and Dreams Stevenson who, like his Master, was a New Science Major SUMMARY OF AN ADDRESS AT THE carpenter. His rich, whimsical sense It will be good news to all those in­ ALUMNI LUNCHEON JUNE 7, 1947 of humor, his practical expression, his terested in children to learn that Cort­ deeply religious character, combined By REV. WILLIAM E. DOUGHTY '97 land State Teachers College will per­ with Mrs. Stevenson's motherly solici­ Scotland has been described as "a mit each year a few select students to tude for our welfare provided just the specialize in the teaching of science in land where great mists lie—where right conditions to put us at ease and the grades. great dreams rise." I his striking char­ lighten the burdens of those otherwise acterization may well be used as an Science teaching in the grades is a difficult beginning days. An auto­ apt description of what remains in much neglected area despite the im­ graphed copy of Mr. Stevenson's book one's memory fifty years after grad­ portant of this subject in everyday- "Ventures in Verse" is one of my most uation. Many impressions of those life. 1 lere is a great need for people highly- prized possessions. The Stev- happy and toilsome years are shrouded qualified to teach and help others to ensons never ceased to take an interest in mist. Some have faded out com­ teach science. Cortland State's large in their boys. pletely. The unpleasant, the difficult, science staff, its varied offerings and Nearing went into farming; Hembdt the defeats and heart aches are largely- its excellent facilities make it unusu­ had a distinguished career as a teacher forgotten, but the great dreams live on. ally well fitted for this specialization. at Duluth, Minn., and at Albion Col­ Each of my classmates would tell Students who are allowed to major lege; and the Stevensons, in spirit, a different story of what are their in science education must take thirty- went with me into the ministry and abiding memories. Many would be hours of basic science, so chosen as to into many lands where duty called me. different from mine. However, out of give a well rounded background. At (3) A friend in need. the treasure house of my mind and least six hours must be in the area of My coming to Cortland was a ven­ heart I will mention six things, all gifts physics, Six in chemistry, six in general ture of faith as far as finances were con­ of Cortland, which have profoundly- biology, three in human biology, and cerned. I had enough money for the effected my life. three in earth science. A part of the first year; how I was to manage after education sequence will be altered to (1) A letter. that I did not know. I only knew that permit more specialization in science A boyhood friend, Phil Hembdt, and I was determined to get an education, methods and health education meth­ I decided we would go to a Normal and was willing to pay any price to get ods, and half of the practice teaching School. So we wrote several New York it. As the end of my financial resources will be in a science classroom. State Normals, asking for information. drew perilously near I was surprised Despite the specialization, however, In response, printed matter came from one day by a request from Charles it is emphasized that every student all of them, but only in one case was White to come to the Cortland Stand­ must know children and must be able there a personal letter. Dr. Cheney ard Office, where he was employed, to teach children. All the basic wrote a friendly message, assuring us for an interview. There he offered to courses in the general elementary edu­ that we would receive a cordial wel­ lend me money to carry me through. cation program are required, and the come if we came to Cortland. From How he found out about my problems and why he was willing to risk an in­ certificate granted qualifies the recip­ the moment that letter was received vestment in an almost unknown youth, ient to teach in all elementary grades. there was no doubt in our minds where he never would tell me. Those loans, Graduates of Cortland State with we would go. That warm human amounting to a considerable sum, regu­ the science major will have certain touch above and beyond the require­ larly available and without security, special abilities. They will be imbued ments of professional duty determined gave me my opportunity. It is no with the philosophy of nature study where the following creative years wonder that the Cortland Standard and general science education; they would be spent. still comes to our house after fifty will be broadly trained in science; they (2) A hospitable fireside. years! Charles White slipped away will have at their finger tips a rich se­ Having picked up a third student from this earth some years ago, but to lection of specific teaching techniques, on the way, fred Nearing, the thiee the end of time the fact that he be­ fhus not only can they teach science of us country boys who had never been lieved in a young student and was will- themselves but thev can help others to away from home, arrived in Cortland THE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948 68

ing to risk an investment in him will I close with these stirring words ot Miss Hoag Retires not cease to be an inspiration, and will Edna St. Vincent Millay: Announcement of the retirement of remain a treasured memory. " The world, stands out on either side Miss Florence Hoag '20 from teaching has been announced by Dr. Smith (4) Knights of the mind and spirit. No wider than the heart is wide: Above the world is stretched the sky,- effective March 1, 1948. Miss Hoag Throughout my life it has been my No higher than the soul is high. has been Principal of the Ella Van good fortune to know many great The heart can push the sea and land Hoesen School of Practice until her teachers. In university and graduate Farther away on either hand; retirement, and has been associated schools they have left their impress The soul can split the sky in two, with Cortland Normal and Cortland upon me. But, to me, the teachers And let the face of God shine through. State Teachers College since 1919. here have rarely been equalled, never But east and west will pinch the heart Miss Hoag earned both her M.A surpassed. Time will not permit me Which cannot keep them pushed and B.S. degrees from Columbia Uni­ to characterize them. In affectionate apart; versity, and has done additional study and grateful tribute to each one, I And he whose soul is flat, the sky at Berkley, Calif., Syracuse, Chicago would like to use the words of Emer­ Will cave in on him by and by A and New York Universities. son, spoken in eulogy of his friend In commenting on Miss Hoag's re­ Thoreau. "Wherever there is knowl­ tirement, Dr. Smith, president of edge, wherever there is beauty, where- The Residence Hall C.S. 1 .C. said: "The loss of Miss Hoag ever there is virtue, he will find a home" for C. S. T. C. to Cortland State 1 eachers College is (5) A girl. Early this month (February, 1948) a significant one. The hundreds of It is inevitable that, among students, the initial steps were completed toward students who have an nded the train­ intimate life attachments should be acquiring the home now occupied by ing school remember her wise counsel formed. Four Morgan girls are Cort­ Dr. M. C. Barker at 55 Tompkins and advice with appreciation. The land graduates. One of these, Eveline, Street, Cortland, for use as a residence hundreds of teachers who found their I a member of the class of '97, became hall for girls attending Cortland State. practice there again and again give my wife. Not lost among the joys of The residence is the former Theodore testimony to the importance of her Commencement is the fact that—not H. Wickwire property, and has long part in shaping their careers. While only is she here with me, but they all been one of the show places, resident- I join the staff in regretting the retire­ are alive and that they have all been ially, of the city. ment of Miss Hoag professionally, all in Cortland during these Commence­ A group of interested citizens has of us are happy thai she has this op­ ment days. Fifty years, and we are taken the initial steps in forming a portunity for enjoying a period of still all together! Suppose Dr. Cheney holding company to provide the legal leisure and hope only that it may be had not written that letter,—what means for acquiring and operating the as long and successful as her years of would I have missed! property as a residence hall, and it is service in teaching hav been valuable." expected that, when necessary altera­ (6) It is deeply significant that here SUMMER SESSION tions are completed, about 100 girls I found a new focus for life in a friendly Date for the opening of the 1948 can be housed there. This is to be an church, which did not forget that the Summer Session at Cortland State most important thing for a youth is to auxiliary to the projected dormitory has tentatively been set for July 6, as to be built on the campus, between find God. Fifty-four years ago last the fifth of that month will be a holiday October the girl I was to marry and I Graham Ave. and Stevenson Street, for the national observance of July 4, facing on West Court St. With the joined the First Methodist Church in which falls on a Sunday this year. prospective enrollment for next fall this city. Life has been different and All who have in mind to work for reaching the 1,300 mark, additional glorified since that great hour. I still their M.A., or who are trying to finish living facilities were necessary. keep my membership there, and shall work for a degree, or who are working The home was built in the 1890s, and until the end. 4 he Church and what for advance credit will be accepted is constructed of red Ohio sandstone; it stands for furnish the stuff out of upon proper application. There will the stone fence surrounding the two which the great dreams rise. be the regular 6-weeks session, per­ acres of land is also of sandstone, and It is with unmeasured gratitude that mitting 8 points of credit, and also it is said that the cost of the fence alone I recall that I found all these things the accelerated 8-weeks program for was S30,000. There are 20 main rooms in Cortland. Because of this, it is a General Education people, only. in the house, in addition to storage and place set apart as the homeland of my I he Bulletin for this summer session other auxiliary rooms; a brick-floored mind and spirit. Today I return to will be available about March 1; basement; several fireplaces, a ball pay my tribute of appreciation and may be obtained by addressing a re' thanks. room, an adjacent stone garage and also a playhouse. quest to the Director of Admissions, Cortland State Teachers College. 1 HF. CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948 69 President's Letter in the teaching profession. I am asking Marie Schuler '30 you particularly to help us in our en­ to Alumni 1 he new president of the New York deavor to get them. State Association for Health, Physical It is with a feeling of utter helpless­ My second appeal I regard as equally Education and Recreation is an alumna ness that I undertake this expression significant to the welfare of Cortland of Cortland, MARIE SCHULER '30, who to our alumni. 1 here are no words at State 1eachers College. It is an appeal is the teacher of physical education in niy command that adequately reveal to you to do something to advance our the senior high school at Kenmore, the gravity of our need on the two alumni organization. A college and a N. Y. She is the second woman in the issues I wish to write about. In fact, college program is very easily inter­ history of N.Y.S.A.A.H.P.E.R. to hold I undertake this column at all only preted as something that takes place this office. because I believe that Cortland alumni on the campus in the city where the During 1945-46, Miss Schuler was have a spiritual understanding that college is located. That, however, is treasurer of the Association of Women will enable them to interpret my plea. only a fragment of the story for a col­ in Physical Education in New York lege program is going to be measured The first grave issue has to do with State, and in 1946-47 she was president by the public at large in terms of the enrollment. I he people of our great ot that same Association. During the graduates it turns out. We want to state do not yet realize that our schools summer and fall of 1947, she was ap­ make ours a better training program. will soon be without teachers of young­ pointed by Dr. Francis T. Spaulding, er children. There is now an over­ We need the help of an organized and the then Commissioner of Education whelming shortage of kindergarten and strong alumni body. The Executive of New York State, as a member of first grade teachers. Soon this will be Secretary of the Alumni Association the Advisory Committee on Teachers' true for other grades as well. We have has done a valiant job. This magazine Salaries to study the Teachers' Salary tried through our faculty, coordinator is a testimonial to the strength of our Law and to make recommendations of field services and other administra­ organization. But these material for (1) suggested regulations and (2) tive officers and through our student achievements are insufficient. What a Handbook to implement the law and body to reach promising young men will you do in your community during to be used as a guide by local school and women graduating from our high the next few months to get Cortland authorities in putting the law into schools. It is very difficult to do this, people together, to discuss and eval­ operation. She also served as chair­ because we don't know them. You do, uate Cortland objectives and program man of the sub-committee on Stand­ however, for they are the boys and and finally to give to us the benefit ards, with the assignment to develop of your comment and discussion r he girls who grew up in your town; you I recommended standards of excep­ alumni, to be effective, must be organ­ see them even now on their way to and tional service, and a list of observable ized. Our Alumni President and Sec­ from school. Knowing them so well, activities by which these services retary both stand willing to advance you can cell those who have a capacity could be judged in order to determine this end but they need your help and for grow h, a deep social sympathy and eligibility, for the promotional incre­ a belief that things can be worked out support. ments as prescribed by the law. During the past months many so that ours will be an ever better Also in 1947, she was the New York things have happened at Cortland. society. If you stopped some of these State representative to the Eastern These pages tell of some of them and I bright boys and girls on the street and District A. A. H. P. E. R. Conference could, at great length, tell you still which was held in Brooklyn, N. Y., in talked to them about becoming teach­ others but I shall not, because I wish ers of children in our public schools April. to emphasize the significance of these As president - elect of the N.Y.S.A. you would impress them. They would two issues with the exclusion of all A.H.P.E.R., she has been serving as recognize that this is a challenge, else other considerations. Will you, pei- program coordinator for the meeting why would you go out of your way to sonally, give us a handr of this association held in Syracuse last make this personal appeal? If you Donnal V. Smith month (January, 1948.) stopped ten young men and women President. From April 5th to 9th, 1948, she and only one came to Cortland it would will be the N. Y. State Representative be infinitely worthwhile. In four years to the Eastern District A.A.H.P.E.R. that one would be influencing directly Conference which will be held in Balti­ thirty or more children each year. Alumni Day more, Md. From April 23rd to 28th, Each child would be influenced by the 1948, Miss Schuler will be the N. Y. teacher and would, therefore, in turn Saturday State Representative to the Legislative influence parents and so the ever wid­ Council of the A.A.H.P.E.R. Confer­ ening circle would reach out until it June 12, 1948 ence to be held at Kansas City, Mis­ embraced even our own community. souri. We need better young men and women 70 THE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948

Iota Plii Surveying the community work able PORTER 02 and ELLEN NORTON Gr to be done by health teachers, right ville '02, of Richfield Springs and DA" Yes, this is our first public appear­ about now we've begun to appreciate tona Beach, Florida; FLORENCE CHAF ance to tell you graduates old and new what they are doing for us and I m FEE '00, Los Angeles, Calif.; FLORA that Iota Phi is the start of a special sure we would all enjoy hearing what MILLARD Strong, Pasadena, Calif- graduate club for all health education tvpe of organization has been worked majors. Our history is very simple SUSIE DAVIS Morse '02, Jacksonville' out in your community— but perhaps it will be the simplicity Florida; and HELEN LEONA BALDWIN' that gives everyone a chance to enjoy The students are the big thing in any '00 of Jackson Heights, N.Y.C. FN it and be a part of the audience. event, and make the program in teach­ later years we were joined by LEILA To begin at the right spot, I'll take ing what it is—both by way of need BARTHOLOMEW '01, who died in 1940 you back to last June, before gradu­ and satisfaction. and DOROTHEA BULL '00 of Auburn N. Y. ation, when we held our "inauguration More about Iota Phi next time and meeting." The health majors who Many reunions haw been held, the let's hear from you on the exchanges, started the line of Cortland's health last one at the cotragr of Dorothea Bull o.k. ? education majors at this time were on Owasco Lake, in 1946. Ten mem­ HELEN MIDDLETON. bound they would get together in the bers were present, well as other old future as they had in the past at Cortland friends. The years have C.S.T.C.—through the means of mak­ changed our appearances, but the old- ing this new organization sound off. The Corlonors time friendships still remain just as Sort of post-hence!! lota Phi became fresh and loyal as of old. 'Way back in the year 1900, a group their unanimously applauded title and Signed: HELI N L. BALDWIN membership began with eight .... of young women who were members of 100% at the time. Everyone was put the Corlonor Sorority, were graduated The annual reunion luncheon of the into office and we said that we'd meet Corlonor-Agonian alumni of Greater from the Normal School and went out 100% again at the time of each health New York and vicinity was held last to teach. Saddened by the farewells education institute during the coming October 18, 1947 at rim Herald Square years. that must be said, sixteen of these Hotel, New York City. As several So far I think each graduate major Corlonors resolved to have a "round- members were out of town or other­ could recap some very fine profession­ robin" letter with which to keep in wise engaged, the attendance was al experiences and with a recent poll touch with each other. Through all smaller than usual. Those present taken, I will try to let you in on the were: HELEN L. BAI >WIN '00; BESSIE these years, the letters have been cir­ exchanges they offered. If you're L. HINDS '02; GRACE E. HULL 02; culating and the old friendships have wondering whether or not health edu­ MARY B. MACKEY 07; MARY L. become closer and closer. Marriages, cation is agreeing with these majors PEASE '07 and MAR'S CONWAY SHEA full-time, it seemed confident that children, grandchildren, promotions, '95. Two of this number, Misses there was plenty of energy behind their losses—all have been chronicled. Until Mackey and Peaie, IT still teaching. answer of YES! May I mention here 1940 our circle was unbroken. The While the others have retired, they all that Dot Hanlon is back in nursing first to pass on was EVELYN CLAPP have absorbing activities and interests, work this year and has written a very and enjoy life to the fui st extent. important letter which all of you should Eaton '00. Shortly after, we lost VER- get via the round-robin—so watch for DENE PECK Hull '10 in California; then it and pass it on. Then we have Niag­ JANE HOSMER '99 in 1946; DELL BAR­ Editor s Note: — It appears most ara Falls, Binghamton, Bradford, Pa., THOLOMEW '00 of Youngstown, Ohio, and Maiden, Mass., all showing signs heartening that alumni of so many last year; and MINNIE STUBBS Beach of health education from C.S.T.C.— years' standing have retained their '00 on January 5, 1948. and from the reported spots my infor­ loyalties and friendships; are there other groups which get together now mation goes somewhat as follows. Ihe surviving members of this and then to renew the spirit of friend­ I have an idea we might make it closely-knit loyal group of friends are: unanimous that grading seems to be a ship first formed at Cortland? Word JULIA SHEEHAN '02 of Tully, N. Y.; problem. I his showed up on the list, from the Corlonors is to the effect that as did finding status in the school on GRACE BURGHARDT '00 of Cortland| they would like to have other alumni the whole. Perhaps since then both FLORENCE ELLIOTT '02 of Fairport, of Agonian or Tri Sigma join with them of these items have been under thought N. Y.; BEULAH STUBBS Shoemaker '01 for their reunion, as Corlonor was the a lot more and your exchanges here of Ithaca, N. Y.; MARGUERITE MORSE predecessor of both. Your alumni would be a big help, I'm sure. office will be glad to give you informa­ '03 of Chenango Forks, N. Y.; EVA tion. t IHE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948 Gymnastic Exhibition Campus News ^ ou should see the gay colors- peach, The Cortland State Teachers Col­ rose, soft blues, dusty greens, etc. Who lege Gymnastic Exhibition Team will knows, it may be that these bright col­ present "Smoke Rings" in the College ors are a reflection of the minds of the Annex Tuesday and Wednesday, students! Or, on the other hand, it may be an attempt on the part of the March 9 and 10 at 8:15 P. M. This college administration to challenge the performance is the annual home show minds of the students. presented by the gymnastic organi­ zation. 1 his year, the performance Miss Linda Smith has ret imed to has a theme, which is based upon the the faculty at C.S. PC. after studying remit iscences of an old man who sees, for three semesters at the Reading In­ whil smoking his pipe, visions of his stitute in Philadelphia, Penna. She younger days. The acts in the exhi­ will continue her work in the School of bition are a series of flashbacks of the Practice here. old man's dreams. Included in the p Tormance are Olympic calisthenics, demonstrations on the side horse, hori­ Resignation of Miss Florence Bed- zontal bar, parallel bars, and trampo­ worth as instructor in the third grade line, songs, adagio, living statuary, of the School ot Practice has been group dances, tumbling, comedy, bal­ Emilio DeBramo accepted, taking effect at mid-year. ancing, ballet, and pyramids. The She h as accepted a position as book demonstrator with Laidlaw Bros.,Inc., performance will be complete with Emilio DeBramo '48, of Pawling, publishers of school books. costumes and full lighting effects and N. Y., has been named to the Ail- promises to be one of the best ever American Soccer team for the past presented by the college. season. He and Arthur Wright '50 Admissions for adults is 31-00 and and Tony DiBennedetto '49 were se­ for elementary and secondary school- students, 60 cents, tax included. lected for the New York State team to Tickets go on sale Monday, March play the New England team on No­ 1 at the Athletic Association office in vember 23rd. DeBramo also was a he College Annex, and at the Varsity member of the All-North team. Soda Shop on Main Street in Cortland. Cortland State has been named as Tickets may be ordered through the the most outstanding Teachers Col­ mail by addressing your request to the lege soccer team in the country, by the Athletic Director in care of the Col­ lege and enclosing a check for the National Soccer Coaches Association. amount. Admission will be allowed The Army not only renewed its con­ only on the date indicated on the tract for the 1948 soccer games with ticket. Cortland State, but doubled the guar­ antee. Coach Holloway was also re­ quested to bring along a junior varsity Quite a number of subscribers have soccer team, at the same time as the written in to the editor, to express their varsity game with West Point. individual preferences for one of the three propositions outlined on page 29 Miss Muhlbauer of the October, 1947 issue of the Alum­ Do you remember the somber colors ni magazine. To date, it is almost that were used on the walls at Cortland Miss Jane Muhlbauer, sophomore in even tallying for numbers one and when you were a student? I his is all general education at Cortland State, three. If YOU haven't as yet sent in being changed now. The walls in the was chosen Queen of Junior Weekend your choice, will you mail us a post­ main corridor will be pleasant shades at Cornell University, and she pre­ card, very soon, expressing which of of moleskin and strawflower with a sided at the dance held at Barton Hall the three you think would be most stripe of copper. Many of the class­ in Ithaca on February 6, 1948. Jane acceptable? rooms have already been repainted. was selected to reign over the Junior 72 THE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948

Week festivities by John Robert Pow­ Publishers, Inc., in Minneapolis, Nash­ able, and fitting narrations have been ers, head of the Powers Agency in New ville and Philadelphia. 1 hese tests arranged for each number. This year York City. are included in the functional evalu­ the Junior Aquatic is taking an active in the performance, by adding Selection of the queen was made ation series which the bureau publishes. part a from pictures submitted to a commit­ They are in two groups; the first for delightful Latin-American number to tee at Cornell. From about 300 pic­ grades four to six and the other for the pageant during intermission. tures sent in, the first elimination was grades seven and above. Each group A solid evening of good swimming made, and the remaining photographs includes tests on basic computations, and diving entertainment has been were sent in to Mr. Powers who made mathematical problems, mathematical planned for one and all. Price of ad­ the final selection. understanding and mathematical judg­ mission is fifty cents, tax included. Jane was chosen queen for the Beta ment. Each test requires from 30 to 40 minutes of working time, and the Homecoming last fall at C.S.T.C.; this In Memoriam content of each is believed to be reas­ selection was from a selected group of 1890 ten college girls chosen by the student onable curriculum expectations. I he DR. LLOYD S. INGALLS, in Cortland, body. Her home is at Merrick, Long tests have been critically judged by an N. \ July 23, 194/. \ graduate of Island, and she is a member of Alpha outside authority. Buffalo Dental Collegt n i 895, he prac­ Sigma Alpha sorority. The problems in the tests contain several references to local situations ticed dentistry in Cirri,md for almost * * * and people, including a prize-winning 52 years. He was a member of the The Faculty steer at the county fair, the birthday Sixth District Dental Society of New of a neighbor, a report on mumps in a York; the N. Y. State . ;d the Ameri­ DR. ROSS L. ALLEN, professor of Cortland County school, the tax rate can Dental Associations A 32nd De­ Health Education at the college, has in a village near Cortland, and a record gree Mason, Dr. Ingalls was also one recently been appointed associate edi­ of the yield from an apple orchard in of the earliest members of Cortland tor of the Journal of Health and Physi­ this area. Rotary Club, and he sei ved as a dental cal Education, the official publication examiner during World War II. Mrs. of the AAHPER. Announcement was Miss MARY WASHINGTON BALL of Ingalls survives, as veil as several made by \ . S. Blanchard, director of cousins, an aunt and a niece. health and physical education in the our dance department has been elected a member of the Board of Directors of Detroit public schools and president 1895 of AAHPER. the University of Dance, in Lee, Mass­ LENA DALTON (Mrs. F. M. Olds) of achusetts. This is especially note­ In 1935 and 1936, Dr. Allen was an Syracuse, N. Y., on November 28, worthy because the present university assistant editor of this monthly period­ 1947, at St. Joseph's i lospital, Syra­ grew out of a small school which Miss ical. His duties as associate editor, a cuse. A former music teacher, Mrs. Ball started back in 1940 on the farm voluntary position, began immediately. Olds had taught in Pittsford. Sur­ known as Jacob's Pillow, which at that He has also been asked to serve on the viving are her husband a daughter, time was owned by Ted Shawn and Visual Aids Committee and the Presi­ Mrs. W. H. Simons of Silver Springs, used by him as a training headquarters dent's Committee on Outdoors Educa­ Md.; and a son, Lawn nee, of Bing- for his group of Men Dancers. tion. Dr. Allen is still consultant to hamton; also four grandchildren. the joint committee on Health Prob­ 1899 lems in Education of the NEA and the Aquatic Club Presentation Dr. DEMONT RYAN; on October 25, American Medical Association. In ad­ The senior Aquatic Club of Cortland 1947, in Dryden, N. Y. Dr. Ryan was dition to all this, he is also working State will present "Rhyme Time" as a native of Virgil, and following his with the U. S. Office of Education in its annual water pageant on March 4, graduation from Cortland Normal, he the planning of a national conference 5, and 6 in the college pool at 8 p. m. studied at the College of Medicine, on outdoors education. I he entertainment will last approxi- Syracuse University, from which he mately'two hours, during which time was graduated in 1904. He was a prac­ you will see your favorite childhood DR. BEN A. SUELTZ, head of the ticing physician in Dryden for more fairyland friends portrayed in the mathematics department at C.S.T.C. than 40 years, and also, he had served water pageant. Among the numbers has published a series of tests on the there as a member of the Dryden that will be presented are Little Bo functional evaluation of mathematics School Board for about that same Peep, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, which are being used in schools through length of time. He was a member of Peter Rabbit, and a grand finale of out the country. the American Medical Association, and Sing a Song of Sixpence. The tests are published by the Edu­ the Dryden Lodge, F. and A. M. (See Costumes will range from the sim­ cational Test Bureau of Educational The Cortland Alumni for December, plest to the most elaborate forms avail­ 1946, under Class Notes-1899.) I HE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948 73 Dr. Ryan is survived by his wife, a 1908 been principal of Randall School in son, Dr. Arland Ryan of Rochester; a ANNA F. COLGAN (Mrs. Daniel Cortland for a number of years. daughter, Mrs. Mildred Mulroy of McNeil); on November 28, 1947, sud­ 1918 Marcellus; and two brothers, Floyd denly, at her home in Cortland, N. Y. of Dryden, and LERAY '08 of Schenec­ She had been a teacher in New Jersey LAVERNE BALDWIN, who has re­ tady. and also in Cortland, and of late had cently completed a year's assignment with the Department of State in Wash­ 1903 done much substitute work in Cort­ ington, has now been assigned as first land. She is survived by her husband; secretary at the American Embassy at MARY F. MORRIS; at Forest Hills, two sons, Daniel, Jr., and John; and Ankara, Turkey. He and Mrs. Bald­ N. Y., on December 18, 1947. Miss one sister, Mrs. Edwin D. Clancy win were booked to sail January 23, on Morris was a graduate of the Cortland (CATHERINE COLGAN '08) of Devon, Conservatory of Music, and taught for Conn. the S.S. Lafayette from New York some time in Seneca Falls, N. Y. Fol­ 1917 City for Istanbul. lowing her graduation from Columbia HELEN F. GREENE Jones (Mrs. Fred 1922 I diversity, she taught in Newton High E. Walter) of Whitney Point, N. Y., Class Secretary: S hool, Elmhurst and Forest Hills. on July 24, 1945. Mrs. Dora Baum Moller 193 West Sixth St. Corning, N. Y. Class Notes * * * 1898 1901 Dr. HAROLD H. AXTELL is now FIFTY-YEAR REUNION CLASS Mr. and Mrs. J. Lewis Clark (JANE curator of biology at the Buffalo Mu­ seum of Science, Humboldt Park, The following are the names of the CORWIN) celebrated their fortieth wed­ Buffalo, N. Y. He received his B.S. class of 1898 from whom we have not ding anniversary on January 1, 1948, degree from Cornell in 1942, and since heard in five years or more. If you with a family dinner, at which the then has been assistant in vertebrate have any information as to the where­ centerpiece was a large cake decorated zoology at Cornell, while working on abouts of any of them will you send it in red and white in recognition of the his master's and doctor's degrees in in to the Alumni Office, State Teachers "ruby" anniversary. They were mar­ natural science. He received his doc­ College, Cortland, N. Y. ried on New Year's Day, 1908, at the torate from Cornell in June, 1947. Babcock, Blanche L. bride's home, 15 Union Street, Cort­ Best, Florence (Mrs. Arland Weeks) land, where they now make their home. 1928 Davenport, Frances I. 1905 Class Secretary: Easton, Stella (Mrs. Wm. Stahl) Hazel Stilwell Latimer SARAH E. HYDE, R.N., B.S.,C now Erway, Mary E. (Mrs. Edwin F. 134 N. Main St. maintains Cobalt Lodge,Cobalt,Conn., Cortland, N. Y. Randbv) which is a home for convalescents and * * * Halsev, Florence M. is located in a beautiful section of the Hyde, Margaret E. Connecticut Valley, in a quaint, quiet Addresses Wanted: Martin, Mabel New England village. It is only an The following are the names of the Maybee, Luella (Mrs. R. C. Monck) hour's drive from the shore, with its class of 1928 from whom the Alumni -Mooney, Lewis R. salt water and resorts. Special atten­ Office has not heard in five years or Moran, Alice G. tion is given, when necessary, to dietary more: Pease, Katharine M. (Mrs. H. H. problems, and it is an exceptionally Aitken, Emma (Mrs. John Gibbs) Scofield) pleasant place for a restful convales­ Aldrich, Arthur A. Smith, Arthur L. cence. Alexander, L. Ray Fraynor, Helen D. 1917 Burns, Elizabeth (Mrs. Clarence Westfall, Susan (Mrs. Willis John­ Class Secretary: Munyan) son) Louise Mavcumber Walworth Barber, Elizabeth White, Jennie L. 61 Clinton Ave. Batty, Elsie (Mrs. Elsie B. Smith) 1899 Cortland, N. Y. Bedle, Gladys E. (Mrs. Philip Inglis) Miss BESSIE MORGAN fell during the Bernstein, Adele R. * * * Christmas holidays and fractured her Beyea, Marian (Mrs. Kenneth pelvic bone, which necessitated her Married: December 25, 1947, by the Sprague). spending some time in the Cortland Rev. William Braithwaite, LOUISE B. Bicsko, Helen (Mrs. L. E. Russell) Boecher, Gertrude (Mrs. Jas. Chris­ County hospital. She is now recuper­ MAYCUMBER and hloyd R. Walworth; ating nicely. in Homer, N. Y. Mrs. Walworth has tie) 74 THE CORTLAND ALUMNI, PEBRUARY 1948

Bowman, Ruth Skilling, Esther 1936 Brennan, Dorothy (Mrs. Jas. Doyle) Smith, Burley Class Secretaries: Burns, Helen C. Soule, Genevieve (Mrs. Fabian Mur- G.E.—Mrs. Lillian Fagan Alvord Button, Melva Bettinger phey) Box 38, Whitehall, N. Y. Clark, Martha (Mrs.ElmerRohmer) Stiles, Helen H. P.E.—Mrs. Arlene Murch Bir­ Crampton, Gertrude (Mrs. Wm. Sutton, Edith mingham Nicoll) Tifft, Edwin C. 24 Chenango St., Cazenovia, N.Y Dain, J. Cromwell Webb, David * * * Dawes, Marion Hewson (Mrs. H. G. Whyte, Leone (Mrs. Wm. Alles) AGNES MICHAELS is teaching physi­ Smith) Willsey, Velma (Mrs. F. J. Mavwalt, cal education at A. and M. College Deutermann, Mildred (Mrs. R. W. Jr.) Stillwater, Okla. Lewis) Wratten, William * * * Egan, Raymond Yetter, Helen M. Born: to Mr. and Mrs. JuliusShavus Fortner, Edna (Mrs. Baker) 1930 (FLORENCE GINSBURG) of Greene, N. Fuhrman, Eleanor F. Y., a son, Barry Marvin; on October ELIZABETH FINKE is now working Goldbacher, Edythe (Mrs. Frank 12, 1947. Fox) for the U.S.P.H.S in physical therapy. * * * Early in the year, she was at Warm Gordon, Marjorie Born: to Mr. and Mrs. William Fole- Springs, Ga., and left there for North Griswold, Mildred (Mrs. Gifford jewski (DORIS M(MRE), a daughter, Dakota, where she was with the Nat­ Sherwood) Suzanne Ellen, on September 30, 1947. ional Foundation for three months. Hancock, William A. Doris taught fourth gram in Bingham- 1 hen she took a two months vacation Hawk, Ilah C. (Mrs. Ilah Kauffman) ton for 11 years, and is now taking a and drove to the west coast and back, Hayes, Florence I. (Mrs. R. G. two-year leave of absence. Goodine) before taking up her present work in * * * Hodgson, Walter L. September. She is located at Staten Born: to Mr. and Mrs. William Nich­ Horan, John D. Island, N. Y., and her work is with ols (CARINA DELONG) < f East Bloom- Houlihan, William F. spinal cord injuries. field, N. Y., a son and first child, Rich­ Hurley, Janet (Mrs. Patrick Collins) 1934 ard William, on July 27, 1947. Jackson, Elinor (Mrs. John Luther) Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. C. * * * Lanning, Pearl (Mrs. David Lacey) Pancoast (GRACE A. WEDGE) of Seff- Born: to Mr. and Mrs. James Emery Lyke, Maxine (Mrs. Maurice W. ner, Fla., December 20, 1947, at St. (LUCILLE FISKE) of Ithaca, N. Y., a Hall) Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, Fla., a son, daughter, Nancy Ellice. on September MacDonald, Mayde (Mrs. A. L. James Richard. 18, 1947. By a former marriage, Lu­ Whipple) cille has twin daughters, loan and Jean, McCarthy, Dorothy (Mrs. Franklin 1935 9 years old, and a son, David, 8. Williams) Class Secretary: * * * McHale, Annabel C. Miss Arlene Walter ELEANOR BADGER Mrs. Donald Miller, Ellen (Mrs. Jack Briggs) 15 Downer St. \ anLoon) taught in Candor for four Muldoon, Mary A. Baldwinsville, N. Y. years, and in Painted Post, where she Neal, Clara (Mrs. Albert Northrop) * * * now lives, for three years. She writes Park, Mary (Mrs. Jasper J. Burg- that her 3-year old Johnny demon­ win) EVELYN DITTON Bush (Mrs. Claude strates his love for his year-old sister Pasko, Ruth (Mrs. Richard P. Ma­ McAllister) is teaching figure skating Janice by occasionally pinching her! li ar) at the Cortland rink on Madison * * * Perkins, Eloine (Mrs. Sullivan) Street, each 1 uesday afternoon, from INA MARY BEARDSLEE completed Phillips Frances (Mrs. Walter St. 4 to 5 o'clock. She formerly taught work for her B.S. degree at Buffalo John. physical education in Rochester, Can- last summer, and is working on her Porter, Eve (Mrs. Alfred Chilson) andaigua and 1 upper Lake, prior to master's at Cornell while teaching in Powers, Gladys M. her marriage to Mr. McAllister last the Junior High Department at Parley Ralph, Margaret March. She was a member of the Coburn School in Elmira. Rice, Norm ah (Mrs. Ross Gerard) * * * Lake Placid Skating Club, and took Ring, Frieda (Mrs. Homer Pelton) part in two ice carnivals. While at A note from FREDA ADSIT Bills says Salhoff, Dorothy 1 upper Lake, she taught skating, and that her husband is coaching in Dan­ Schiff, Ida Nager planned an ice carnival for that school. ville, Pa., and she finds no' dull mom­ Shaffer, Catharine She now makes her home in Cortland. ents with Kay Marie, 3J^, Kenneth Jr., 2, and Kathleen Francis, aged one THE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948 75

EVELYN OWENS Roche writes that est traditions of the Armies of the LOUISE DAVIS of Homer, N. Y., has she was almost a year recovering from United Nations. He entered military left recently to enter the Missionary an auto accident in September, 1937. service from Whitehall, N. Y." field in Liberia, West Africa. Follow­ In August, 1938, she sailed for England, 1939 ing her graduation, she taught for a returning home in November on the 1 he engagement of BETTY W. VAN- time, and then decided her work was advice of the American Consul. Her DERBILT has been announced by her in the missionary field. She is a grad­ marriage to William Roche took place uate of the Eastern School at Green parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Vander- on May 6, 1939; he is an engineer with Lane, Pennsylvania. For a number bilt of Clyde, N. Y. Her fiance, Mr. Remington Rand Tabulators. They of years she has been an active worker Virgil R. Havens of Cortland, served have two children, Patrick 8, and Kath­ in the Cortland Assembly of God, Inc. with the army air forces, and is now leen, 6^2. The Roches' home is in with the Brockway Motor Company * * * Herkimer, N. Y. in Cortland. Betty has been teaching Engaged: Lois JUNE COLLIER, 1938 at Brighton School 1, Rochester, N. Y. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Col­ TENTH-YEAR REUNION CLASS * * * lier of Cortland, and Donald H. Ross, * * * Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Reginald of Scotia, N. Y. Mr. Ross, a graduate Born: to Mr. ROBERT CLARK and Allen (BARBARA LEARN) of Phila­ of the Merchant Marine Academy Mrs. Clark, a son and second child, delphia, Pa., on December 26, 1947, a during the war, is now with the Gen­ Robert William; on September 15, son and second child. He has been eral Electric Company in Schenec­ 947, at Catskill, N. Y. The Clarks' named Jon Steven. tady. Lois was a member of Alpha older boy is Martin Joseph; he is about Delta, the Music Council, A.C.E., and 1940 twenty months old. Robert is teach­ she was in the band and orchestra, ing social studies at the high school in Class Secretaries: while at college. She is now teaching Catskdl. P.E.—Miss Grace Bryant in Lincoln School in Scotia. * * * 9256-246 St. * * * Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bellrose, N. Y. CALLIE TITCHENER (Mrs. J. Ken­ O'Krepki of Berkshire, N. Y., at the G.E.—Miss Emma Todd neth Jackson) spent the holidays with Cortland County hospital, on January 233 Park Ave. her husband, at the home of her par­ 25, 1948, a son. Mrs. O'Krepki was Willston, L. I. ents in Cortland. The Jacksons now the former FRANCES JUSTICE. * * * live in Cleveland, Ohio. HELEN TIT­ * * * DOROTHY E. MILLER is working for CHENER is a member of the faculty at GORDON H. FOOTE has been awarded her master's degree at New York Uni­ Dana Hall, Wellesley, Mass. the Silver Star "by direction of the versity, with the major part of her President under provisions of Army curriculum in physical therapy. She 1941 Regulations", for gallantry in action has a year's leave of absence from the Class Secretary: on the 15th of September, 1944, near Veterans Administration Hospital at Mrs. Evelyn Bodin Kristiansen Futa Pass, Italy. While returning Castle Point, N. Y., for this work. 449 Wolf's Lane * * * from an extended reconnaissance, Cap­ Pelham 65, N. Y. From JANE MCINTYRE Jennings: tain Foote and his two companions * * * were subjected to a heavy artillery bar­ "The summer of 1945 found my hus­ rage. He "began to work his way later­ band in the army and in the fall my BONNIE YATES Buchner just can't ally to survey the situation. Moving two-year old daughter and I joined him resist Physical Education. She is back forward over a little rise in the ground, to spend the winter near Camp Crow- teaching, and has Grades 1, 2, and 3, he suddenly came upon three Germans, der, Missouri. I worked as secretary- as well as social dancing two evenings heavily armed, observing the advance receptionist at one of the Service Clubs a week, at the YAV.C.A. and at Glov- ersville High School. Her little girl, of his company. He called upon them and enjoyed it immensely. Now we've to surrender. Then, noting a dugout been back in Groton, N. Y., for nearly Bonnie Jo, was two years old in Sep­ tember. to the left, he forced one of the pris­ a year. In February 3, 1947, our sec­ oners to call for the rest of the Germans ond daughter Carolyn Beth was born. Facts and Figures of A1 to surrender. As a result ten more I manage to keep busy at home, of The Alumni Class of '41 numbers were captured. Captain Foote, by his course, but for quite some time I did only 46. daring courage, not only captured play the organ and direct the choir in Of this number, 23 are teaching this single handed thirteen prisoners, but the Methodist Church here in Groton year (1947-1948). saved his company untold casualties. ... I do wish more of the class of 1940 80% of the class are married; 89% In his resourcefulness, daring and gal­ would write of their activities for the of the girls, and 74% of the boys. lantry Captain Foote upheld the high­ Alumni magazine." 76 THE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948 1945 Eleven members of the class are 1943 married to Cortland graduates. FIFTH-YEAR REUNION CLASS Class Secretary: There are 32 future "Phys. Ed.'s" Class Secretary: Dorothy Jorgensen in the Cradle Roll of '41,-12 girls, and Margaret Harter East Greenbush, N. Y. * * * 20 boys. (Mrs. Richard Sanders) In the year 1947, there were four 57 Church Street Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris new arrivals for the Cradle Roll: Cortland, N. Y. (ROBERTA BAKER) of 40 Prospect Ter­

Kevin Hatcher Rathbone was born * * * race, Cortland, N. Y., on January 21, 1948, at the Cortland County Hospital on April 20, the son of Mary Hull Rath- Born: November 8, 1947, to Mr. and a son. bone, and FRANK RATHBONE of Mam- Mrs. ROBERT W. SPRINGER (Ruth 1946 aroneck. Kevin has a little sister, Jennison) of Cincinnatus, N. Y., a SECOND YEAR REUNION CLASS Lassie,who was two years old last May. daughter and first child, Susan Ellen. In Syracuse on May 17, Jacqueline Robert is physical education director Secretaries: Ford Smith was born to Mr. and Mrs. of Cincinnatus Central School. G.E.—Miss Marguerite Pedrone Hurlbut H. Smith. Mrs. Smith is the * * * 310 Conklin Ave. former ETHEL FORD. The Smiths Binghamton, NT. Y. LILLIAN BIRDSALL (Mrs. WHITNEY have a little boy, Ronnie, who was P.E.—Miss Elsa Jane Putman COREY) has been appointed an instruc­ three years old in August. tor in the physical education depart­ West V infield, N. Y. * * * * * * ment at Cortland State. Following Sometime in the summer, Douglas her graduation, she taught physical Married: EDITH LANC, and Howard Kleiber, the second son of Mr. and education in Herkimer and health at W. Wil lough by of Syracuse, N. Y., at Mrs. PAUL KLEIBER of Auburn, ar­ Baldwin. Lillian was Junior Prom the First Presbyterian ( Lurch in Syra­ 1 rived to keep Paul Jay, four years old, Queen, a member of Nu Sigma Chi, cuse on Saturday, No . < mber 29, 1947. company. Alpha Beta honorary scholastic fra­ Edith was affiliated with Theta Phi * * * ternity, Women's Athletic council, Sorority at C.S.T.C., and also is a Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cahill announce AAHPER, and the Riding Club. She member of Kappa Dei: a Pi, national the arrival of their second son, Timo­ began her duties teaching physical education honorary society. The thy Charles, on August 11. Their education activity courses at the be­ bridegroom is em pie at Solvay first son, Peter James, was three years ginning of the second semester at the Process Company, and the bride has old in December. Mrs. Cahill is the college, January 26. WHITNEY is also been teaching at Elmwood School, former MARY MCINTYRE. a member of the faculty at the college. Syracuse, as well as working for 1 er master's degree at Syr: -se University. 1942 1944 * * * Class Secretary: Class Secretary: JOHN MOISIECHIK, coach of the un­ Miss Betty Lowell Mrs. Dorothy Learn Ochsner beaten and untied Cortland High 14 George St. 41 Prospect Terrace School football team - r 1947, was Vestal, N. Y. Cortland, N. Y. chosen the "Outstanding Young Man * * * * * * of the Year" by a committee of citi­ Lou MAIRS is now with the Birds- ARLENE WELKER Coccari is teach­ zens of Cortland, and was honored at Eye Company; he expects to spend ing at Groton, N. Y., while husband the Junior Chamber of Commerce part of the winter in Texas. ANDY is finishing at Cortland State. banquet at Hotel Cortland on Janu­ * * * * * * ary 15. At this time he was given an JACK SINCLAIR is now with an insur­ BETTY LINDSAY Archard and MER- award by the Junior C. of C. as the ance company in Albany, N. Y. RILL '46 are in Ogdensburg, where young man who, in the opinion of the * * * "Arch" is teaching phys ed, in the high judges, "has contributed most to the MURRAY PHILLIPS is with an auto school. He has earned his master's welfare of the community in the past parts company at Flampton Bays, degree at Columbia. 12 months." L. I. * * % 1 he high school team, coached by * * * Born: to ELOISF. WATHERSTON La­ John for the first time this past season, At the commencement exercises at tino and Joe, a daughter, Virginia. amassed a total of 163 points against Syracuse University, held at Hen- * * * the opposing teams total of 14 points, drick's Chapel on February 2, 1948, in seven games. Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pidly- BUEL REAGAN received his M.A. de­ John is now coaching the high school pchak (PHYLLIS SMITH) of Johnson basketball team, and is teaching physi­ gree. City, N. Y., a son, Michael. cal education in the city schools. He is 1 HE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948 77

also completing work for his master's their homes. He expects that this BOB WAGONER is at Haunsfield Cen­ degree at Syracuse University. program will take at least one year. tral School, Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., * * * * * * where he teaches 350 boys and girls Married: on December 22, 1947, JOHN BALL was a caller recently at per day and coaches all sports. ELIZABETH LUKENS and Harry Behler the Alumni Office; he is attending the * * * of Tamazua, Penn. The wedding took University of Massachusetts, where Born: to Mr. and Mrs. DEAN YAZAK place in the Yale Prayer Chapel at he is working for his M.A. degree. He (Victoria Frontera 43) a son, Daniel New Haven, Conn., where the groom is tentatively thinking of going to the Lee; on December 15, 1947. Dean is is studying for this doctorate in Politi­ University of Wisconsin next fall for going back on active duty in the army cal Science and Education at Yale his doctorate. as a 1st Lieutenant, on July 1, 1948. University. Betty is a member of the * * * He is at Delevan, N. Y., teaching physical education staff at Hamilton Married: August 23, 1947, in St. phys ed. Central School, Hamilton, N. Y. She Margaret Mary's Church, Rochester, * * * was member of AAHPER, Masquers, N. Y., MARGUERITE SHANNON and Word comes that CLAIRE MILLER Del a Psi Omega and the Agonian William Gerhardt. The ceremony took spent the Christmas vacation in Flor­ so: rity while at college. place at noon before an altar banked ida. * * * with white gladioli and ferns, and was * * * JOAN MCCAWLEY Davis has recent­ performed by Rev. Charles Bruton. Born: to Mr. and Mrs. BOB WAG­ ly moved into a three-room apartment The bride wore white satin, with fin­ ONER: a daughter, Penelope Anne, on a Hamilton, N. Y., where her hus­ gertip veil, and carried a white satin July 1, 1947. Godparents are Dean band is a student at Colgate Univer­ prayer book covered with orchids. and Vicky Yazak. sity, and where Joan is teaching fifth After a wedding trip by motor to Lake * * * grade in the Hamilton Central School. George, the young couple are making Engagements: 1947 their home in Blacksburg, Virginia, PEG PRAGER and Don Banhalzl. where they are both attending Vir­ Class Secretaries: GLORIA MICHAELS and Kenneth ginia Polytechnic Institute, and where G.E.—Miss Doris Carl Klapp. they Lafayette, N. Y. both attained high honor roll, * * * last term. P.E.—Miss Wini Kenneda Marriages: * * * Livonia, N. Y. ARNIE RIST and Roberta Drake. * * * Engaged: HELEN MIDDLETON, now JANICE HYDE and Hal Bennett. teaching in Ithaca, N. Y., and John BERNARD TOBIN, after graduation TERRY VANT and C. M. ("Red") W. Graves of West Carthage, N. Y. in January, was with the Veterans Snavely. Mr. Graves graduated from Ithaca Administration in Syracuse, N. Y., un­ Ross PHELPS and Katherine Burk- College in 1943; he now teaches music til June. Then he went to Washing­ hardt. ton, D. C., where he was with the in Ithaca High School, and is also the * * * director of the high school band. He egular army, his work being with the Word from ED SCHADWILL is to the served three years in the navy, in both Adjutant General in the Enlisted effect that he has finally found living theaters of war. The wedding date Procurement Division, located in the quarters in Stony Point, where he is is set for late March. Pentagon Building. While there, he teaching. His boys have visited LAR­ * * * reorganized the Procurement system, RY SCHAEFFER at Chester, N. Y., and ARNOLD RIST received his M.A. de­ and for this work he received the Army they plan on baseball contests in the gree from Syracuse University at the Commendation. spring, also. mid-year commencement at Hendricks' Next, he went back to Syracuse, * * * where he worked with the Organized Chapel, Syracuse, on February 2,1948. WALTER SCHUMACHER has an un­ Reserve Corps as Senior Instructor. * * * usual job at Wantagh Junior High His work now consisted of making an MARTY SAUERHAFER is studying at School which sounds like a good deal: administrative check of all officers' George Williams College in Chicago. he has only elementary (1-8) boys and His interest is in a modified form of records, for up-state New York. girls, together with coaching soccer, progressive education, and he hopes to During the holidays, he was at his basketball and baseball. home in Tullv, N. Y., on furlough. He enter the camping field. In addition * * * is now located at the Army Base in to his classes, he is working at a settle­ THERESA VANT Snavely, who was Brooklyn, N. Y., where he is acting as ment house in the stock yard district, married June 14th, is enjoying mar­ army funeral escort for the First Army and finds the work there quite chal­ ried life in Philadelphia, where her Base in connection with the program lenging. He hopes to return to New husband is attending school. of returning overseas casualties to York State in the fall. 78 THE CORTLAND ALUMNI, FEBRUARY 1948

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