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Winona State University OpenRiver WSC Alum Alumni Summer 1975 WSC Alum Winona State College Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/wscalum Recommended Citation Winona State College, "WSC Alum" (1975). WSC Alum. 21. https://openriver.winona.edu/wscalum/21 This Periodical is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in WSC Alum by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. :um SUMMER 1975 " Alumni Day '75 Alumni Society dinner guests enjoy a social hour prior to the Left to right: Robert Hogenson, '63, outgoing Society dinner. president, with class of 1925 members E. Ruth Markle, '25; Fem Ellison, '25, '44; and Margaret Hennessey Papenfuss, '25. Left to right: Alumni Director Ray Amundson and 10-year classes Newly elected Alumni Society directors Cathy Pellowski, representatives Bernice Meshke Ostrom, '35; Ruth Kottschade, '45; '71, and John Kaehler, '73. Maxine Czapiewski Johnson, '55; and Henry Walski, '65. '71. Each of these nominees were unani mously accepted and will serve a two year term as set forth in the By- Laws. The Board members retained from last year are: Richard Adank, '63, '67, Ruth Kottschade, '40, Susan Day, '57, and Herb Peter, '57. At the WSC Alumni Society annual banquet nineteen members of the class of 1925 and their spouses were guests of honor. Attending from the class of '25 were: Vera Berry Abbott, St. Paul; Evelyn Bennett, Winona; Howard Burk holder, Minneapolis; Nellie Lyman Doty, Rochester; Fern Ellison, Winona; Barbara Sperbeck Gadow, Winona; Evelyn Nelson Hillerud, Crosby; Ruth A. Johnson, Crookston; E. Ruth Markle, Winona; Helen D. Meehan, St. Paul; Esther Villaumie Meyer, Minneapolis; Margaret Zenk Munster, Pompano Beach, Florida; Alumni Day 75 June Otterness, Hutchinson; Theda Evans Schroeder, Chatfield; Martha A. Steele, Houston; Herman R. Tiedeman, Normal, The coffee hour was enjoyed by at Illinois; and Dorothy Fischer Wera, The annual Alumni Day, held April least fifty alumni, some of whom also Rochester. 26th, was once again an enjoyable day participated in the tours. With year Retired faculty and their spouses were for many alumni. It began with a bus books and photographs on hand, previous guests of honor. Among them were tour of Winona, followed by a coffee classmates enjoyed recalling past exper Mildred Bartsch, Kathryn Dunlay, Ger hour, campus tours, business meeting, iences and comparing notes on present trude Finch, Glenn Fishbaugher, John banquet, and social hour. locations of fellow alumni. Alumni were Fuller, Rudy Lokensgard, Dorothy Mag Comments from alumni throughout encouraged to take the information on nus, Nels Minne', Helen Pritchard, Mar the day and their subsequent letters to display which included historical guides querita Ritman, and Verlie Sather. the Alumni Society clearly show that and books on Winona and WSC. Also on The buffet dinner included fried chick many were very pleased with the event. display were the Society's fall class pic en drummies, baked ham, and tenderloin Here are a couple of examples: tures of '23, '24, '25, '27, and '36 and tips with assorted salads, vegetables and "It is the pride in my Alma Mater physical education class photos of the desserts. Robert Hogenson, '63, presided that prompts me to write this communi 20's. at the dinner. Mildred Kjome, '37, '40, cation. I had not been back to the cam The campus tour was lead by WSC gave the invocation. pus for 48 years. faculty members: Melvin Wedul, Place Dr. DuFresne gave an address which The changes on the campus are tre ment Bureau Director, Joe Emanuel, centered on the number of lives the fifty mendous! You deserve hearty congratu Biology department, Ed Jacobson, direc year graduates and all graduates of WSC lations for your work with the WSC tor of libraries, and Amanda Aarestad, have touched through their teaching. He Alumni Society. The program which was education department. During the tour also mentioned the status of proposed carried out with precision was sophisti some of the buildings were shown by: legislation giving the "university" title to cated and of a quality that would do Jean Woodsend, '66, in Morey-Shepard Winona State and the other Minnesota justice to any college or university. Hall dormitory, Richmond McC!uer, Per state colleges. At the request of Dr. Du I appreciated particularly the way each forming Arts Center, housing Music and Fresne, Dr. Minne' gave his greetings to person involved carried out responsibili Communication and Theatre Arts depart the gathering. ties-with dignity and in a happy relaxed ments, and Sue Ann Kuchenmeister, '67, The 1925 class members were invited manner. Memorial Hall, housing health, physical to say something to the audience. They Enclosed is a check of $25.00 for the education, and recreation department. took the audience back to the days of Alumni Society fund and keep up the The guides were impressed by the con 1925 with the tales they told of the good work." genialty of the groups and their interest times. They told what the class did, how Dr. Herman R. Tiedeman in the buildings and the departments and they did it, and what they are doing now. facilities they housed. They were given a coffee mug commem "My husband and I wish to thank you This was the first year the Society orating their fiftieth-year anniversary from for a most enjoyable 50th Class Reunion. conducted its business meeting in the WSC. Inscribed on the mugs is "50th It was so good to meet old and new afternoon, rather than at the banquet; YEAR/CLASS REUNION /WSC ALUMNI friends. Thank you for the "cup" which and after some discussion at the meeting SOCIETY" and the school seal. I shall treasure as a keepsake of a very it was agreed the afternoon meeting Honor was given to the participants. memorable day." seemed preferable because it allowed for from the '35, '45, '55, and '65 classes. Dorothy Fischer Wera more in-depth consideration of business. The 1935 class hosts were John & Dottie The nominating committee nominated Kissling from Indianapolis, Indiana. They Robert Hogenson, '63, outgoing presi Eugene Sweazey, '32, a board member, decorated their "year" table with an dent of the Alumni Society, conducted for President, and Dave Forsythe, '68, a Indianapolis Speedway theme: black and this year's bus tour of Winona which in board member, for Secretary. For new white checkered flags offset with red cluded a panoramic view of Winona from board members they nominated John flowers and candles. This group was so Garvin Heights. "Jack" Kaehler, '73, and Cathy Pellowski, intensely interested in the program and amused by the conversation that when EDITOR'S NOTE: The Winona State ballot from the Secretary of the one of the candles set fire to their table College Alumni Society Board of Direc Board in time to meet the preceding cloth, they didn't even notice. tors adopted the following by-laws for condition. The "Change of Pace Singers", a stu the society on March 3, 197 5. dent group from the WSC Music Depart D. Meetings ment, entertained the alumni with songs BY-LAWS from "Oliver" and "The Sting". The Alumni Society 1. An annual meeting of the Society Honorary life memberships, given an of Winona State College shall be held once each year at a nually to two graduating seniors of WSC time and place designated by the who are recommended by their aca I. GENERAL SOCIETY Board of Directors. demic departments as outstanding stu A. Membershi p dents, were given to Dan Samp, recreation 2. All business shall be conducted and art major, and Cindy Carrigan, educa according to Robert's Rules of 1. Regular Member-Any graduate or Order (latest edition). tion major. former student who has earned a 3. The regular members in good stand Susan Day, '57, Vice President of the minimum of 48 quarter hours from ing present and voting constitute a Alumni Society, gave a certificate of the Winona State Normal School, quorum and action requires a sim thanks to Robert Hogenson, Jacqueline the Winona State Teachers College, ple majority of the quorum. Harbrecht Mahlke, '55, and Richard Davis, or Winona State College is eligible '71, for their service on the Board of for a regular membership in the Delegated Directors. Eugene Sweazy, '32, then Society. E. Society Administration- responsibilities shall be vested in the took over as President of the Alumni 2. Honorary Member-Any person elected Board of Directors of The Society for 1975-77. who, in the judgment of the Board Alumni Society of Winona State The banquet concluded with the sing of Directors of the Society, shall College. ing of the alma mater and the day ended have rendered distinguished service with about fifty alumni at the Park to the Society, to the College, or to II. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF Plaza visiting with new and old friends. education in general, may be THE ALUMNI SOCIETY OF WINONA elected an honorary member by STATE COLLEGE vote of at least two-thirds of the CLASS OF '26, '36, '46, '56, '66 Board of Directors. A. Membershi -the Board shall con sist of eight (8) elected members Those of you who graduated between B. Dues and the Winona State College Alum January and December of 1926, '36, '46, ni Director ex officio as follows: '56, or '66 are asked to contact fellow 1. The dues for a life membership in classmates and us. Tell us which ten-year President, Vice-President, Secretary, the Society shall be twenty dollars class you are a member of and forward Treasurer, and four ( 4) Directors.

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