ALUMNI NEWS Published bi-monthly by The Alumni Aseocration of Central College

VOLUME VI, Number 1 September 1. 1954 PRESIDENT REPORTS -FALL ATHLETICS Football Cross Country As this goes topress, ICC is making final plans Sept. 18 2:OO p. m. Taylor Taylor T for the beginning of its fiftieth year. It should be 8:OO p.m. Franklin FrankIin H an Outstanding year for the college. Big things are Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Earlham T in the makingas we look forward to the observance 1:15 p.m. Earlham of our GoldenA nniversary. Within a few days things Oct. 5 Depauw H 2:OO p.m. Anderson Anderson will be going at top speed. Oct. 9 H Cct. 15 Wabasb T During the summer we have been working out Oct. 16 8:OO p. m. Ashlan$. T plans for the completion of our building campaign Oct. 23 1:30 p.m Hanover Hanaver T project so that it can move ahead immediately with the beginning of the fall season. The alumni are to Oct. 30 1:30 p. m. Ferris Institute H HCC at be congratulated for the very fine showing which Earlham their groupmadelast spring. It was the first group Nov. 5 Little State toreachandsurpass its goal for the 1953-54 school Butler year. As we look to a new year and new goals. I Nov. 6 1:30 p. m. Manchester H am sure that they will be equally successful. Nov. 13 1: 30 p. m. Butler Here on campus we are all entering this year T with enthusiasm. anticipating that it will be the best ALUMNI CAMPAIGN FOR NEW ACADEMIC year in the history of the school. We are looking HA> tothe cooperation of alumni and friends to help make The goal for our 1953-54 Alumni Campaign was this anticipation a reality. to secure 200 subscriptions amounting to $25,000. I. Lynd Esch - We secured 192 subscriptions amounting to $26.636. Tly Alumni Association was the firrt ALUMNI CHILDREN RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS group to reach itb goal in the Golden Anniversary Ofthe 49 scholarships awardedby Indiana Cen- Campaign. The plan this year is to combine the tral to 1954 graduates from high school five go to three groups -- 4-year alumni, 2-year alumni, and children of ICC alumni. They are Rose Kathleen associate alumni of former students, and derignate McCormick. daughter of Eloise Eviston McCorm- one goalfor the combinedthree groups. You will be ick, '29, of ; Mary Ann Ward, daugh- hearing fr om your agent. Please respand promptly. ter of Reverend Alva Ward, '33, of Roanoke: Joy GOALS FOR 1954-55 Klinger, daughter of the late Rev. Don Klinger, x- THR-EX-Y-GB -C~O%TBIEUTIONSGOAL 27 andBeatrice Young Klinger, '31; Amy Lou Bus- CLASS GOAL SECURED FOR kirk, daughter of Lois Plough Buskirk, N39; and 1953-1956 1953-54 1954-55 Ruth Erny, daughter of Telma Eiler Erny, '30. $150,000 $26.636 $75.000 Orris Ho-aardis abrother ofUra Howard Brett, 1910 '45. Katha Whitsmanis asister ofthree Centralites, 1912 600 -& 400 Ival, '48, Wendell, '50. and Entil Witsman, x-50. 1913 Amongthe six receiving scholarships inIndiana 191 1 600 300 300 Conference South as a result of competitive exami- 1914 600 305 300 nations. two are daughters of alumni: Verna Lee 1915 900 -- 600 Fulp, Crawfordsville, daughter of Rev. Bennett 1916 900 37 5 309 Fulp. '29; andRuthE. Cobb, daughter of Rev. Heed- 1917 600 -- 400 lie, '32, and Elizabeth Breedlove. '33. Cobb of 1918 900 300- 300 Hartford City. 1919 900 150 500 The Board of Christian Education of the Con- 1920 1,200 50 700 ference announced that eix scholarshiy have been 1921 1.20.0 120 7 00 granted. One has gone to Arthur A. Key, son of 1922 1,800 217 800 Amza, '29, and AUcr Faye Waltz, x-34, Key of 1923 1,800 1.100 506 Indianapolis. - 1924 2.400 709 900 1925 3,000 600 1,400 HOMECOMING AND HIGH SCHOOL ------DAY 1926 . 4,500 900 2.000 October 9, 1954 1927 4.500 1.580 1,500 Football - 2:OO p. m. ANDERSON 1928 7.500 1,305 3, zoo Send a post card to Virginia Cravens tellinghow 1929 5,400 1,075 2.300 many reservations for luncheon andlor Indianapolis 1930 5,400 1,225 2.200 alumni dinner. (Continued Qn Page 3) Page 2 WELL DESERVED REWARDS

WHATSOME OF THEALUMNI ARE SAYING ABOUT Genevieve Washburn Perkins, '30, has over- THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN come difficulties andis beginningtoreapthe reward of her efforts. After the death in 1938 of her hus- "Some debts we won't be able to pay. One of band, Lon, '28, ateacher of music inManual Train- them is to Indi'ana Central College. Remember our ing High School of Indianapolis, Genevieve returned campus years ? No dollar mark evaluation goes on withhertwosmall sons to her home town of Mar- that experience. Sure we paid our bills. But who shall, Illinois. There she taught the fifth grade in paid the other half? You know, the half that was Marshall City Schools, aposition she held for five represented by buildings, equipment, investment in years until transferredtothe eighth grade to teach land. It was all there when we arrived. But we social studies and be building principal. Five years didn't pay for it. We just used it. Maybe we can't later shewas transferredtothe Junior HighBuilding pay our debt. We can do something better. We can again as teacher of social studies, which position make an Investment. a sound one. We have been Jhe now holds. She earned a Master of Science de- out fifteen years. Indiana Central became a part gree from IndianaState in 1951. Now her younger of us. Whatshewas, we are! What she is to be we son, Joseph, is finishing his freshman year at North help determine! The faith of others put her there Central College. Charles, the elder son. has been for us! Let it be our faith that keeps her there for an honor student at Indiana Central College, is others!" minister ofthe Cloverland, Indiana, church and has "Belated! ! That word best describes this let- graduatedwith the class of 1954. He will enter the ter which has been exactly 24 years in getting writ- Bonebrake TheolsjcalSeminary at Dayton this fall. -___I ten. S.ounds like an awfully long time, doesn't it? The"ad"bui1dinginwhichwe attended classes, cha- PERSONALS pel, and most every other function, still serves that purpose. The continued growth of Indiana Central FloydL. Cook, '37. former pastor of the Jef- College has resulted in an over-crowded condition fersonville Wallstreet Methodist Church, was named of its academic and auditorium facilities. A new as superintendent of the New Albany district of the Academic Hall is designed toprovide class rooms, Methodist ChurcL at the armual conference held in offices, a library, food service, and a 1000 seat Bloomington in June. After leaving Indiana Central auditorium. The need for such a building was ap- theRev. Cookreceived his Bachelor of Sacred The- parent to us 24 years ago. It is greater today. 11 ologydegreefrom Boston University. Before going "One of the most truly satisfying expeiiences to Jeffersonville he served pastorates at Orleans, oflifeistofeeloursalvesapart of some truly worth Morristown and Lawrenceburg. while program. I believe that I speak for all when NathanH. Wooden, '47. for the past two years I saythat our college is carrying on a really worth state student secretary for the YMCA, has been whileprogram in education. I believe that most of appointed youth program director for the Iitdiana uswouldgladlytestifytothe education-!, social and YMCA. spiritualvalue of the years spent at Indjana Central C. Edwin McClarnon, '47. newly appointed as College. And1 am sure thatwewant Indiana Central pastor of the PiercetonMethodist Church is recog- to continue tocarryonsothat the youth of today and nized as one of the leaders in the youth work of the tomorrow may receive these same advantages. North Indiana Methodist Conference. Both in 1953 It gives me a thrill of pleasufe to:subscribe to and 1954 he was dean of the Richmond district youth the campaign to build an adequate Academic Hall for institute at Epworth Forest. Indiana Central College. It also gives me a deep Charles W. Franklin, N30, principal of Zions- satisfaction to provide a chair in the auditorium in ville Highschool since 1951, has been appointed as memory of my parents whose faith and sacrifice superintendent of the Salem-Washington Township enabledme to attend our College. Some day *hen I School system of W ashington County. After leaving return tothe campus and see the new building a re- IndianaCentralMr. Franklinearneda B. S. degree alityI will standfor a few moments in silent grati- fromIndianaState Teachers College in 1933 and an tude thatIcouldhave asmallpart inits realization." M. S. degree from Purdue in 1939. Rev. Cecil Sanders, '49. who has been teach- ALUMNA OF 1927 RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP ingfor the last three years in LaFontaine. has ac- ceptedapositionin the junior high schoolof Wabash Mary Marjerrison, '27. high school speech and Indiana,He has this summer completedhis master's English teacher of Helena, Montana, has received degree at Ballstate Teachers College. While in La- a Ford Foundation fellowship for advanced study of Fontaine Rev. Sanders served as minister of the her subjects andhaabeengranteda leave of absence North Side EUB Church there. for thenextyear. Sheis the first Helena teacher to Milton Truesdale, '50, having served his stint receive such a grant and was selected among eight in the armed service, will this year teach in the candidates. The grant includes an amount of money grade school and have charge of grade school ath- equal to the recipient's salary for a year, plus an letics in Davis, Illinois. allowance for expenses incurredin carrying out her Rev. JosephA. White, '47, assigned in June to study program. Miss Marjerrison plans to take the Prairie C hapel EUB Church, near Farmer City, graduate work at the University of Washington during Illinois, by the Illinois Conference, has also been the fall quarter, observe high schoolEnglish depart- assigned the responsibility of starting a new church ments in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and New in Champaign-Urbana and of working with the Evan- Englandduring the winter, and take graduate work gelical United Brethren students at the University at the University of Minnesota during the spring of Illinois. quarter. Immediately after graduating Miss Mar- Dr. GeorgeB. Keenan. B. S., '49, M. D. , I. U. jerrison was part-time instructor in English Com- Medical School, '53, has opened an office on Shelby position at Central while earning a master's degree Street in Indianapolis for general practice. in English from Indiana University. (Coatinued on Page 4) (Continued from Page 1) pace 3

DEAR FELLOW ALUMNI: 1931 5,100 300 2,600 _----I__ 1932 5,100 300 2,600 We are starting another year with our college. 1933 5,700 1.700 2,200 It is important that we give thought to the phase of 1934 5,400 1,955 1,900 the life of the college in which we may participate. 1935 6,000 10 3,200 Wewohd no: be pleasedto return to the campus and 1936 6.000 555 3,000 enroll as a freshman because we have advanced to 1937 6,000 1,376 2,600 other activities. 1938 6,000 1, 325 2,600 These activities were indicated in our resolu- tions which were adopted at our annual business 1939 5,100 545 2,500 meeting. The building of the new administration 1940 3, 300 700 1,500 building is ofvital interest to all and the resolution 1941 3,600 60 2,000 pledging our support to the amount of $7 5, 0 0 0 1942 6,000 1,717. 50 2,300 is the one I want to ask you to give thought to. 1943 4,500 812.50 2,200 We were all very proad that we reached our 1944 3,600 47 5 1,900 goal of $25,000 last year. We are sure that we will 1945 3, 300 48 0 1,70G reach the $75,000 goal this year. 1946 3. 300 150 1,700 I know that all of you can and are planning to 1947 3,300 579 1,600 contribute to this fund and I urge you to make your 1948 3.300 259 1,900 pledge at once. 1949 5.600 300 3,000 If each of us will decide upon the amount that we 1950 6,500 845 2,800 cangiveandrespondnow, wewill have the $75,000. 1951 5,000 1,125 2,200 This is not an impossibility. Please do your best. 1952 5,000 100 3,200 Wewillbe lookingforwardtoseeing you at horns 1953 5,000 -- 3.200 coming October 9. A fine day is being planned and 1954 3.000 -- 1,500 you will enjoy it very much. We are also looking forwardtovisitingwithyou in your town in the near future. FUTURE CENTRALITIES Let us meditate, evaluate and give our best ef- forts tohelpmake this year the best year that Cen- Mark Wayne Jacobs was born June 3, the third tral has ever had. child of George, '42, and Dorothy Milhouse, N39. Very best wishes to you, Jacobs of Casey, Illinois. Blanche Penrod, President_ Dr. and Mrs. Glen V. Ramsey announced the arrival of their third child, a little girl, named * Kim, born Feb. 5. Dr. Ramsey is of the class of '32. Mrs. Ramseyis a graduate of Smith College. WEDDING BELLS HaroldEugene CookIIIarrivedMay 30in Louis- ville, the son of Harold E. and Phyllis Ann Stuck, Judith Ellen Morgan, '52, daughter of Dr. Wm. '51, Cook. P. andMrs. Morgan, became the bride of Edwin C. Alton Ralph was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson, x-52, inaceremo-lyperformedin the Uni- Horn, '53, on July 2. Ralph is in the U. S. Army. versity Heights EUB Church on the evening of May 7. John Jeffrey Rider came to the home of John Dr. I. Lynd Esch and the Rev. Ro5ert W. Koenig officiated. Lt. Johnson is a pilot in the U. Air Sr., '47, and Louise Hanson Rider, x-51, in High- S. land, Indiana. Force and is now in service in the Korean Area. Mark Louis Koenig was born June 7. The mo- Emma Pauline Strickler. '50, of Marion, Ind., ther is Kathryn Deal Koenig, '45. The father is andHarryTarkhil1, '50, of Bluford, Ill., were mar- Rev. Ro5ert Koenig, pastor of University Heights ried Sunday, July 25, in the First EUB Church of EUB Church. Marion. David Josephwas born to Dave and Alvera Shaw, Martha Mennen, '50, was married to James Dickie on the evening of August 14 in the '52 and '50, of 1509 Castle Avenue on July 2. of Thomas Edward Linson, son of Ray, x-34, and EUB Church of Lafayette. For the past two years Mrs. Linso? was born July 26. Miss Mennen has been teaching music in Decatur Charles WilliamBoyce, son of Prof. and Mrs. Township High School and Mr. Dickie is employed Gerald Boyce, was born July 14. The Boyces live with Lake Central . on Route 4, Nashville, Indiana. CarolynSue Jones, '54, daughter of Mrs. Kath- Sherrie Jois thename given to the new daughter ryn Thornburg Brooks, N30. of Knox was married ofHowardandBettySmithTurley. '50 and '47, born to DonMerryman, a student at Indiana Central and August 15. son of Dr. K. K. Marryman, '28 and Mrs. Mary ---I- WoodwardMerryman, x-30, on July 25 in the First

---__l___ll EUB Church of Anderson. The ceremony was per- ----_____I__ -- HOMECOMING OCTOBER 9, 1954 formed by the father of the groom assisted by the MEETING OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS. CLASS pastor of the church, the R-ev. H. L. Lanahan, AGENTS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATICN AT TEN D. D. '48. THIRTY O'CLOCK Gertrude Beasley, '51, who \as been teaching ALUMNI LUNCHEON 12:OO O'CLOCK home economics in the McCurdy School at Santa FOOTBALL GAME 2:OO Cra, New M exico, was married July 10 at Ragles- DINNER MEETING OF INDIANAPOLIS ALUM- ville, Indiana to Doaald Kemp of Indianapolis, who NI GROUP 5:30 is employed with Dorsey Brothers Funeral Home PLAN TO RETURN FOR THE DAY here in the city. BRING SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Rosalie Rapp, '54, and David Eiler, a student

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Page 4 ALUMNI MEETINGS (Continued from Page 2) The Alumni Association is planning tohold AnnCoryBreta. '48. is employed in the Newa meetings in the following cities in October. Nov- Bureau at Purdue University as secretary to the ember or December: Director of Information. Her husband will be do- Ander (I on Greenwood Muncie ing graduate workat the University for the next two Braail Hammond New Albany year 8. C olumbus Indianapolis Shelbyville Darline Landis Giffin, x-45. is living in Sagi- Corydon Kokomo South Bend naw, Michigan, where ber husband, who graduated Fort Wayne Lafayette Terre Haute from the University of Illinois School of Medicine The committee is planning to have the Presi- in March, is doing aninternshipat St. Mary's Hos- dent ofthe College, President and Executive Secre- pital, Saginaw. Darline has two sons. Roger 7 and taryof theAlumniAssociationattendthese meetings Mark 1. and bring up to date reports on the college and the Ed Ward, '40. who lives in Waukesha. Wis., Alumni Association. Entertainment from the cam- withhiswife Helen, a Carroll College alumna, and pus will be provided, and fellmahip will be an im- his three children, Jean 7. Jimmy 5 and Judy6 portant part of the meeting. Plan to attend the monthr. has beensince 1945 a sales representative meetingnearestto your home. Bring a prospective of the Pet Dairy Products (Pet Milk Subsidiary). ICC student with you to the meeting. The Alumni Rev. G. R. Champlin. '22, ofR. 3, Wabash, Association hopes to arrange meetings for another Ind., always aloyalalumnus of ICC, sends a check group of cities after the first of January. and "best wishes to all the great host of alumni of dear old ICC. I' Rev. Champlin has been preaching for 45 years. LloydR. Coverstone. '50. waa awardeda mas- SMITH WILL TEACH IN COLUMBIA ter ab science degree from Butler in June of this year. He is a teacher in the GreenwoM Elementary Dr. Dwight L. Smith, '40. assistant prdessor Schools. ofhistory at Miami Univeraity. &ford, Ohio. has Lt. Col. Dyaon W. Cox has been named chief beeninvited toteach at Columbia University for the of the education branch of the Maxwell Air Force academic year, 1954-55. Dr. Smithis one af twelve A&bma. trmsfrt f m-rn &or from c6tfege and uuiversity faculty members chosen by the UniveraityofIllinoia. Col. Cox graduated from the Carnegie Foundation from nationwide competi- the normalcourse ofIndianacentralin 1935 and be- tiontoparticipate inits sponsored program at Har- ing too young to teach continued in college and re- vard. Yale, . and Columbia Universities. ceivedaB.S. inEducationdegree in 1937 at the age It has recently been announced that Dr. Smith of 18. After leavingcentralhe taught in the Marion has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the . County schools and Butler University. BULLETIN ofthe Historical and Philosophical So- HarryGood, '25. former coach and directar of ciety of Ohio which has its headquarters in Cincin- physical education at Indiana Central for 16 years nati. Thisie aprofessional historical journal which and basketball coach at the University of Nebraska publishes articles. documents. and research on the since 1946. has resignedthe latter position. butwill OldNorthwest Territory. Dr. Smith is an authority stay onasassistant professor of physical educatiam on the Old Northwest and has recently received an for men. He was coach at Indiana University from American Philosophical Society grant to a;id in re- 1943 to 1946. search on a forthcoming volume on that subject.