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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC SIU Alumni Magazine SIU Alumni Association 6-1-1960 Southern Alumnus Southern Illinois University Alumni Office Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/alumni_mag Recommended Citation , . "Southern Alumnus." (Jun 1960). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the SIU Alumni Association at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in SIU Alumni Magazine by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. On Alumni Day, June 11— Three Honored for Alumni Achievement Three men will receive Alumni Achieve will be presentation for the first time of the ment Awards at the Alumni Banquet June 11, Great Teacher Award by the SIU Alumni climaxing the annual Alumni Day at South Association. Recipient will not be announced ern Illinois University. Two of the distin until the banquet. Balloting by members of guished alumni will be honored for service to the Alumni Association and the Senior Class SIU and the Alumni Association—Dean E. G. for the "Great Teacher" was closed May 20. Lentz, ex '28, Carbondale, and Lowell Roberts A check for $1,000 is to be given the teacher. '15-2, Chicago—and one for professional The complete Alumni Day program is listed achievement—Robert Hamilton '22-2, Lara on the following page. Dean E. G. Lentz mie, Wyo. Only award for professional achievement Reunions will be held by classes ending in goes to Robert Hamilton, who soon will retire five and zero and the Class of '59. as dean of the University of Wyoming College Meeting in the Student Union from 3 to 5 of Law after 19 years in that post and 31 P.M. for reunions will be the Classes of 1885; years on the faculty. He is best known for his 1890; 1895; 1900; 1905; 1910; 1920, 1940 work in public school law, acquiring an en (Marion B. Treece, chairman); 1945 (Mrs. viable reputation as a writer, speaker, and Emilyn Snow Morris and Mrs. Mildred Ren- consultant in that field. He does not remain dleman Friedline, chairmen) ; 1950 (Charles retired long, for he becomes Director of Bar D. Butler, Jackson Drake, Wellington Thai- Admissions for the State of Minnesota in St. man, Ellis L. Mitchell, and Mrs. Frances Ta- Paul-Minneapolis next month. pella Huff, chairmen) ; 1955 (Ralph Becker, Dean Lentz, known to students and alumni Frank Bleyer, James Metcalf, and Mrs. Lois since he joined the faculty in 1914, has Bauernfeind Peithman, chairmen) ; and the served as an instructor of history, dean of Class of 1959 (Linda Adams, Dan Bode, Art Lowell Roberts men, and director of alumni services. A Carlisle, Mag Coury Fischer, and Melinda rural teacher and school superintendent be Hayer, chairmen). fore coming to Southern, he was named Uni The Class of 1915 will meet from 3 to 5 versity Professor by SIU shortly before re P.M. at the home of Mrs. Mae Travelstead tirement for his long and devoted service. Mcintosh, 504 West Walnut, Carbondale. Lowell Roberts also is a familiar figure in The Class of 1925 will meet from 2:30 to alumni work. He has been president of the 4:30 at the home of Ted and Lydia Ragsdale, Alumni Association, member of its board 13 301 West College, Carbondale, with Hilda years, and a class representative on the Legis Stein assisting. lative Council. A former businessman, he now The Class of 1930 holds its reunion from 3 is a veterans service officer in Chicago. In the to 5 at the home of Mary Marberry Swindell, Chicago Alumni Chapter he is a reliable and 806 South Elizabeth, Carbondale. steadfast influence. The Class of 1935 meets from 3 to 5 at the Citations and Achievement Award Keys home of Frances K. Phillips, 1406 Taylor will be given the three gentlemen. Drive (corner of Skyline and Taylor) in Car Robert Hamilton Another highlight of the Alumni Banquet bondale. ALUMNI DAY PROGRAM Friday, June 10 1:30 P.M. Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting, President's Office Conference Room 7:00 P.M. SIU Foundation Board of Directors Meeting, University Cafeteria Saturday, June 11 9:30 A.M. Alumni Association Legislative Council Meeting, Morris Library Auditorium 10:00 A.M. Guided automobile tours of the campus, originating in front of Student Union, drivers to and cars provided by Alumni Association. 5:00 P.M. 11:00 A.M. Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting, Morris Library Lounge 11:30 A.M. Alumni Luncheon for all alumni and guests, informal, cafeteria style, Dining Room C, to 1:00 P.M. University Cafeteria 3:00 P.M. Class Reunions—Classes ending in five and zero, and Class of 1959. to Reunion headquarters in Student Union. 5:00 P.M. 6:30 P.M. Alumni Banquet, Woody Hall Dining Room. Program in University School Auditorium COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Wednesday, June 15 4:00 P.M. Reception honoring members of the Class of 1960 and their parents, President's Home 7:00 P.M. Eighty-fifth Commencement Exercises, McAndrew Stadium (All events on Daylight Saving Time) SIU Alumni Art @ALWCLAN, Exhibit Next Fall JUNE Ben Watkins, acting curator of the 4-5 Second Annual Family Outdoor Living Show, 10 A.M. to 10 P.M., MC- newly established University Galleries, Andrew Stadium is organizing an exhibition of art work of Southern alumni. 11 Alumni Day; Class Reunions, Campus Tours, Alumni Banquet The show is planned to extend from 15 Commencement, 7 P.M., McAndrew Stadium September to November 1 and will be part of Homecoming activities. All 19—July graduates in art from SIU's Art Depart 1 1960 Institute for Rehabilitation Personnel ment are urged to correspond with Mr. Watkins and arrange to send something 20 Summer Session Begins for the exhibition. 20-July It is expected that purchase awards 15 Seventh Annual Foreign Language Elementary School Workshop will be made for outstanding work. AUGUST Published monthly except August by the 5-6 "South Pacific," SIU Opera Workshop, Shryock Auditorium Southern Illinois University Alumni Office. Member of the American Alumni Council. 12 Commencement, McAndrew Stadium Entered as second class matter December 1, 1939, at the Post Office at Carbondale, 14-27 SIU Alumni Family Vacation Program, Little Grassy Lake Illinois, under the Act of August 24, 1912. A Vacation on 1960 Spring Sports Results The SIU Campus by Bill Young '55 A vacation on a college campus? (As of May 19, 1960) IIAC race for the Salukis. It will take The notion is not as preposterous as it a sweep of both series or at least two Baseball: Regular season: W 14, L 3; may seem to many alumni—not if the out of three both weekends to bring the IIAC: W 9, L 2; Spring Tour: W 2, campus is SIU's Little Grassy Lake. conference title to SIU. L 6 For the third summer the SIU Alumni Association is offering its Family Vaca Golf: Won 11, Lost 3 Golf: Coach Lynn Holder's goffers tion Camping Program at Little Grassy, Tennis: Regular Season: W 11, L 1; ran their dual match record to 13-3 be a part of SIU since 1955. Dates are Spring Tour: W 6, L 2 fore closing their season May 20 against August 14 through August 27 and par Track: Won 5, Lost 0 Washington University's Bears. A vic ticipants can enroll for one week or tory against the Bears, who lost to SIU two. Baseball: Winning 10 of their last 11 earlier in the year 15^-21/2, would tie Only prerequisites for the program games, Coach Glenn (Abe) Martin's the Salukis with the all-time high record are membership in the Alumni Associa baseball Salukis appeared well on the of 14 wins and three losses set last year. tion and a check for the amount of one- way to their third straight Interstate Following the Washington match, fifth of the week's total cost for the Conference pennant. Southern travels to IIAC finals at North family. Reservations must be made by After 17 games of the regular season ern Illinois. Last season Holder's crew July 15 and are given on a first come (SIU was 2-6 on the southern swing), finished fourth. first served basis. the Salukis held a 14-3 mark. Nine of Recreation is the only major offered the wins and two of the losses were to Tennis: Although playing one of the by the program. With an assist from league foes. The defending champs toughest schedules in history, SIU's ten the SIU Department of Recreation and swept three games each from Eastern nis squad took a combined tour and Outdoor Education, many types of Michigan and Northern Illinois and regular season record of 17-3 into the activity are offered for every member took two out of three from Central Mich final dual match of the season May 21 of the family. Little Grassy is an ideal igan. On a rain interrupted weekend, against Notre Dame. spot for swimming, boating, and fish SIU split with Illinois State. The Salukis under Coach Dick Le- ing. There are facilities for archery, Capt. Carroll Bridges, senior left field Fevre were beaten only once during reg horseback riding, volleyball, baseball er from Du Quoin, held top spot in ular season, a 7-2 setback by North and horseshoes, handicraft. Hiking for batting with a lusty .358. Rocky leads western of the Big Ten. Against other the more ambitious, shady spots for loaf in hits with 34, runs batted in with 20, Big Ten entries, though, Southern shut ing, cookouts, group , singing, nature doubles with 10 and total bases with out Ohio State 9-0 and defeated In study—there is something for every 60.