DICKINSON 'ALUMNus· --·'--· I Vol. 31, No. ,1 ' I I SEPTEMBER, 1953 I I Published Quarterly for the Alumni of Dickinson College and the Dickinson School of Law Editor - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gilhert Malcolm, 't5, 't7L Associate Editors - Dean M. Hoffman, '02, Whitfield J. Bell, Jr.,'35 Roger H. Steck, '26 ALUMNI COUNCIL Class of 1954 Class of 1955 Class of 1956 Lina M. Hartzell, '10 Dr. E. Roger Samuel, '10 Mrs. Helen W. Smethurst. ·25 Hyman Goldstein, '15 Francis Esto! Simmons, '23 Winfield C. Cook, '32 C. Wendell Holmes. '21 Mrs. Helen D. Gallagher. '26 Joseph G. Hildenberger, ·33 Harry J. Nut tie, '38 H. Monroe Ridgely, '26 Judge Charles F. Greevy. ·35 James M. McElfish. ·43 Dorothy H. Hoy, '41 Dr. R. Edward Steele, '35 Robert E. Berry, Denton B. Ashway. Carl F. Skinner, Class of 1951 Class of 1952 Class of 1953 c;ENERAL ALUMN1 ASSOCIATION OF DICKINSON COLLEGE President C. Wendell Holmes Secretary Mrs. Helen D. Gallagher Vice-President H. Monroe Ridgely Treasurer Hyman Goldstein ··c)o =-'"'!"""----~===~~---=--------:------nc>· TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Trustees In Important Sessions . 2 Council Broadens Alumni Association Work . -l Thirty-three More Alumni Become Life Members . 5 Names Superintendents of Central Pennsylvania . 7 Accepts Appointment To Superior Court of Pennsylvania 8 Appointed Judge of Common Pleas . 9 Korea Makes Trustee Honorary Citizen . 12 Appointed Director of Medical Center . 13 Former Trustee Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack 14 Trustee and Methodist Leader Dies In His Auto . 15 Former Librarian and Dean of Women Dies 17 Becomes U. S. Attorney of Delaware . 20 Reserve Officer Becomes A Rear Admiral 21 Personals . 23 Obituary . 3-1 II()· Life Membership 140. May be paid in two installments of $20 each, six months apart or in $10 installments. Alumni dues $2.00 per year, including 11.00 [or one year's sub· scription to the magazine. All communications should be addressed to The Dickinson Alumnus, West College, Carlisle, Pa. "Entered as second-class matter May 23, 1923, at the post office at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 3, 1879." ~~========~==============~=~~ THE DICKINSON ALUMNUS SEPTEMBER, 1953 Small Squad Preparing For Football Season SOPHOMORE-dominated s g u ad A began pre-season football practice 1952 Football Schedule at the College on September l for the Sept. 26 Western Maryland .Horne attractive eight-game schedule that opens Oct. 3 W. and J Home September 26 with Western Maryland Oct. 10 F. and M. .Away on Biddle Field and reaches climax on Oct. 17 .... Juniata ... Home Homecoming Day, November 14, against (Parents Day) Johns Hopkins. Washington and Jeffer• Oct. 24 Open son on October 3 and Juniata on Oc• Oct. 31 Drexel . Away tober 17, Parents Day, are other home Nov. 7 Gettysburg ... Away games. Nov. 14 Johns Hopkins .Horne Coach A. C. "Slim" Ransom, starting (Homecoming) his second season at Dickinson, and his Nov. 21 .... Ursinus ..... .Away assistants, Lindy Lauro and Harry Bush, All home games at 2 p. rn, were not unduly alarmed by a man• power shortage posed by a squad of only 26 players, one of the smallest at the in 1952. The coaches hoped lo strengthen College in years. With 18 lettermen and the backfield by converting some of the a number of other players with varsity linemen. experience on hand, there was little dead The small size of the squad numeric• wood in the squad. Virtually the entire ally was brought about by ~n Eastern J 952 line was back again. Also enheart• Collegiate Athletic Association rulmg ening the coaches was high squad morale. making freshmen ineligible for varsity Heading the strong line contingent play at the College this fall for the first were last year's defensive standouts• time in four years and the voluntary Gordon Haney, Don Bush and Paul Tarr, decision of a number of holdovers to seniors, and Jim Nellas, sophomore. Also forego football for greater concentration on hand were such bulky veterans as on their studies. In the latter group were Andy Cominsky, 195; Hugh Haughney, Robert Jones, the passer, who ran Coach 195; Jone Minkevitch, 215, and Frank Ransom's split-T offense from quarter• Carney, 215, all tackles, and Joe Kunda, back last season, and Dick Jones, a star 190, guard, and three fine ends, Bob end and best of the pass receivers. Mauro, David Orbock and Craig The coaches worked fast during pre• Wyckoff. With more experience, much season practice to bring along a quarter• is expected of Wyckoff, a 220-pound, back for Jones' vacant shoes. Harold 6-4 sophomore, who never played foot• Kissell, a sophomore, who was an under• ball in high school. study in 1952, appeared to be the best The situation is not as promising in prospect. the backfield. Graduation hit this de• This season sees arch-rival Gettysburg partment hard. The only lettermen on on the schedule for the last time and hand by the opening of the term were the return of W. and J. after an absence Charles Garwood, the fullback, George of six years. The freshmen will have Padjen, Dick Desvernine and Harold their own schedule. Varsity home games Kissell. Only Garwood was a regular will begin at 2 p. m. 2 THE DICKINSON ALUMNUS Board of Trustees in 'Important Sessions JAMES Q. duPONT WILLIAM F. HUFSTADER HE election of five new Trustees, in• term are: Revelle W. Brown, Dr. Carl C. T structions to the Nominating Com• Chambers, S. M. Drayer, Charles C. mittee "to submit the name of at least Duke, Samuel M. Goodyear, Frank E. one woman for election in June 1954," Masland, Jr., S. Walter Stauffer and consideration of the erection of a build• Robert A. W aidner. ing on the Rush Campus, the razing of A proposal submitted by the Com• the Commons (the old gym) and con• mittee on Nominations, of which lewis sideration of the heating system were M. Bacon, Jr., was chairman, was adopted among the matters before the Board of by the \Board. It read "The Committee Trustees in June. recommends that the Board recognize the The new Trustees elected Bishop G. eligibility of women to election thereto Bromley Oxnam of the Methodist and that the Board instruct the Nomi· Church, resident in the Washington area; nating Committee to submit the name of Henry Logan, '10, attorney of Brooklyn, at least one woman for election in June N. Y.; James Q. duPont, of Wilming• 1954." ton, Del., who is in the Public Relations last May during a severe electrical, Department of the company founded by wind and rain storm the west end of the his great-great-grandfather; Dr. Joel Commons collapsed. Below that building Claster, '14, of Philadelphia, President was the central heating plant and from of Luria Bros. & Co., and Dr. William F. Hufstader, of Detroit, vice president World War II days it had been used as a of General Motors in charge of distri• mess hall and then as a student dining bution. room. Prior to this happening a. survey The officers of the Board were re• of the heating needs of the college was elected as follows: Boyd lee Spahr, pres• underway and consideration was also ident; J. Henry Baker, vice-president; being given to the erection of a building William C. Sampson, secretary; and on the Rush campus to provide a large George Shuman, Jr., treasurer. The Trus• auditorium, student activities offices and tees whose terms expired this year and other needs. With the problem before it, who were reelected for another four-year the Board took three actions. THE DICKINSON ALUMNUS 3 JOEL CLASTER HENRY LOGAN The first was to direct the Superintend• water line to West College was com• ent of Grounds and Buildings to provide pleted earlier this year. This provided emergency heating for the 1953-54 aca• two hose lines on each floor. demic year at the least possible cost, and Installation of the sprinkler system in referred the matter of permanent heating Old West will cost approximately $25,- to the Committee on Grounds and 000 while the fire detection system in Buildings to report back at the December Bosler will cost $2,687. The Committee 1953 meeting. also recommended the installation of The second authorized the razing of wire glass windows on the east side of the Commons building and directed that Denny Hall at a cost of $630 to provide a Special Building Committee be set up added fire protection. to prepare plans for a building on the The sessions of the Board and several Benjamin Rush Campus to provide for committee meetings were held on June 5 dining room facilities, space for the at King's Gap, and the members were drama program (in effect a little theater) the guests of Frank E. Masland, Jr., for and space for a rifle range for the ROTC the sessions, luncheon and dinner. unit. The third action was to direct the JO Year Development Committee to plan Second Chapel Wedding a financial campaign to defray the costs of heating the college and of the new Mary-Edythe Shelley, '53, was married building to be erected on the Benjamin to G. Carroll Lindsay, who was a student Rush cam pus. in the law School the past two years, The adoption of a program presented in the Prayer of Old West on Saturday by a Special Committee on Insurance, of morning, June 27, by President William which Frank E. Masland, jr., was chair• W. Edel. It was second wedding held man, was also taken by the Board. This in the Prayer Chapel. The bride is the will entail the installation of a sprinkler Jaughter of Carl B.