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President Awards Math Club Alumni Plaque

FEBRUARY • 1946 ALUMNI CONTRIBUTE TO 1946 CAMPAIGN A a result of the dues statements which were mailed to yo u last month, the Alumni Secretary is very happy to report that remittance have been received from 326 loyal alumni. A of Feb. 18, we have re­ ESTAilLISHED 1929 ceived $1,5 25.00 in dues payment Vol. XII February, 1946 To. 2 and special gifts for which we are very grateful. The complete list of those who have made contributions Mary Shay '44 ...... Editor will be published in the M arch Alumnus. So, if you have neglected "Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, at Dayton, to send in your '46 contribution, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879." won't you PLEASE DO IT NOW -so that we can reach that "grand" Issued l\I onthly- October through June - 1,000 membership. SUBSCRIPTION- Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Associa­ tion, $4.00. Subsc ription alone, $2.00. Single copies, 25 cents. I t's a grand old name- Shay­ Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni Come on boys, what do you say? Association of the Unive rsity of Dayton." Shell out and give the gal a hand T e help her secure the Grand­ For wills and other bequests, the legal title of the corporation is "The Uni­ ( 1,000 Membership) versity of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio." Now that the old school has gone coed Let' help her push ahead. Let that call be heard afar By her, where 'ere you are. Cozy, Marty, Vic, Bill and Tim, She'll lead you to that "Gym," Dr. Edward A. Ruth, acting head of the Sociology department, represented She might goad our "Rock 'em the University at the 14th annual National Catholic Conference on Family Life, H arry" ponsored by ·the Family Life Bureau of the National Catholic Welfare Confer­ To hunt bigger quarry. ence in Washington, D. C., at the Catholic University of America .. . Carl A. To wade through the toughest of Schmidt, Dayton druggist, outlined and di cussed his price stabilization plan at foes, a meeting of the Bellarmine Society, in the Albert Emanuel Library ... Brother The bigge t and best- who know ? John J. Lucier, chemistry instructor, addressed the opening ession of the 15th To lead Dayton way up on top, anniversary meeting of the Dayton ection of the American Chemical Society. Phelan did it with his crop. His topic was " War Time Chemical Education at U . D." and pointed out Since we have failed, why not this that scientific education is the country's first line of defense ... Major Wilfred I. gal? Freel, profes or of military science and tactics, announced that the advanced Kick in- let's help our pal. ROTC program ha been reactivated. There have been no advanced ROTC Do your bit- get in the game courses on the campus since 1943, but the basic course has been continuous ... To help Mary secure her aim The University was represented on the Executive board of the Bishop Thill (1,000 memberhip) local conference of the Catholic Student's Mission Crusade held recently in and Dayton ... Brother Albert Rose, instructor in political science, spoke at the Prove that Mary's a grand old name. dinner meeting of the Catholic Business Women's Club, Dayton, at the Loretto (Ned Grime '04 Chicago.) ... Dr. E. B. O'Leary, head of the business organization department, was one of three speakers at a dinner meeting of the Dayton Sales Executive Club. Dr. O'Leary spoke on "The Outlook on the Economic Front" . . . Dr. George Nicoll Front Cover: May we introduce was guest speaker at the February meeting of Sigma Delta Pi, premedic ociety. Father George J. Renneker, presi­ H e is head of the roentgenelogy lab at Miami Valley H o pita!, Dayton, and dent of the university, presenting the poke on "X-Ray Education" ... Dr. Florence Wagner spoke to Up ilon Delta Mathematics Club Alumni Award of Chi, home economics group, and the Dayton and Montgomery County Home Excellence in Advanced Mathematic Economics and Dietetics Association at U. D. She spoke on "Openings for H ome in the Senior Class to Lt. Jack Ho­ Economics Trained Women" ... The Dayton Music Club chorus, under the man, '43. The plaques were not direction of 0 . E. Gebhart, presented a musical program at the first assembly awarded sooner because of the of the second emester. Selections included Tschaikowsky's " utcracker Suite," shorage of materials. The .Junior "Liebes traum" by Lizst, Bizet's "Open Thy H eart" and "Donkey Serenade" by class awards were made to Louis Friml .. . A group of U. D. boosters sponsored a dinner party for Bro. Schad, Synck, '43, Dennis Griffin, '44, and former athletic director of the Flyers ... Brother Thomas Price wa the principal Alice Bl aeser, '45. The Senior clas speaker at the first annual father and daughter breakfast of the Father's cfub of award were given to Lloyd Week , the Juliene PTA. Brother T om spoke on the topic, "Woman' Role in the Modern '44, George Igel, '45, and H oman. World" ... H arry Baujan, athletic director, has call ed a meeting of all tho e The Math C:lub Alumni Award was interested in spring football .. . U. D. has taken its place among other coll eges established in 194 l through the ef­ with the American Alumni Council. As a re ult of attendance and participation forts of Frank Bucher and Jack of Mary Shay, yo ur Alumni Secretary, at a district conference of the American Kirch mer. Alumni Council. membership has been secured in this organizati on.

2 FINAL LECTURE ON Night Enrollment UNIVERSITY SERIES Tops All Records The University of Dayton eve­ ning clas es began Wednesday, Feb. 13, with another peak enrollment of over 700 students. Jose S. Sada To accommodate the increased Calle R amos Arizpe, 314 Sur enrollment, the evening class pro­ Apratado Postal 2 gram has been expanded to include Torreon, Coah. over 90 course . Because of the in­ Mexico. crea ed popularity of the busine s January 29, 1946 administration courses, es pecially University of Dayton, with the di charged veterans, sev­ D ayton, Ohio eral cour e have been · added to the chedule of the business organ­ Dear Brother : ization and accounting departments. H aving attended your University ew faculty members have been during the year 1920, I would like added to the staff to meet the new to have a remembrance of my stu­ need. dent days, which I so much like to Dr. H enry H odges, of Manage­ recall, and for this reason I take the ment Consultants Inc. , will teach liberty to request you to have the the cour e in Industrial M anage­ kindness to send me by mail THREE ment. Richard Fraine of the Stand­ U. D. PEN A TS, informing me ard Register Co., will be the instruc­ of the price which I will be happy tor for the course in " Motion and to cover promptly. I would also desire, if it is not too FRANK J. SHEED Time Study II." A course in ad­ vertising will be given by George inconvenient for you and if you The Uni~.¢r ity Lectures will pre­ Staudt, director of advertising and judge it proper, to send me period­ sent the fifth and fin al peaker on sales promotion for the Standard ically your student promotion pam­ the eries, Sunday, March 3, at 8 :15 Regi ter Co. phlets because, situated by the grace p. m. , in the main ballroom of the The personnel a dminis tration of God in this city where I enjoy a Biltmore Hotel. Mr. Frank Sheed course will be taught by Roy Sparks comparatively large acquaintance­ will speak on "The Church in Pres­ of the Inland Manufacturing clivi- ship, I would like to advertise the ent-Day Europe. " ion of GM, while Barrett Klopfer, school among the parents here, in Born in Australia of Irish descent also of the Standard Register will an endeavor to have some of our in 1897, he wa graduated from be the instructor for "Work Simpli­ young men go to receive from you Sydney University with degrees of fi cation in the Office." the solid instruction and education Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Brother Elmer C. Lackner, S. M., which have given such prestige to Laws. On coming to England how­ assi tant dean and former alumni my never-to-be-forgotten University. ever, he decided not to practice law, secretary, is director of the evening Making use of this opportunity to but founded a Catholic publishing clas program. place myself at your orders, I re­ house which aims at pre enting Day school enrollment has really main, Catholicism positively, and at being hit an all-time high. At the present, Very sincerely yours, a medium of expression for the there are 985 full time students en­ (Signed ) Jose S. Sada. whole Catholic world. In 1926, with rolled in the University, including hi wife, Maisie Ward, he estab­ over 400 returned veterans. lished the London house of Sheed Welcome Dance and Ward, and the American office The "Welcome Whirl," an infor­ was opened in 1933. Its list include Mr. Sheed is in charge of the train­ mal dance in honor of the newly such well-known authors in Europe ing of Guild speakers in London. enrolled U. D. student was held and America a Chesterton, Belloc, H e has addressed well over 3,000 at Wampler's Barn, Friday, Feb. 22, Christopher Dawson, Alfred Noyes, treet-corner and indoor meetings in from 8 until 11 :30 p. m. The mu ic Monsignor Fulton Sheen, and Arn­ England and America during the was furnished by AI Sprauer and his old Lunn. Mr. Sheed ha translated course of the last fifteen year . orchestra. the works of Jacque Maritain, We would like to expre s a vote Dick Barr wa general chairman Etienne Gilson, and H enri Ghoen, of thanks to all those who have so of this dance which opened the and has also published books of his faithfully attended and supported U . D. social calendar for the spring own. Among hi published works the University Lectures Series. The: semester. H eads of the variou com­ are "Nullity of Marriage," "A Map interest shown in attendance and mittee assisting him were: Mar­ of Life," "Communism and Man," participation in questions and an­ garet Ashworth, Shirley Duerr, J ack and "Sidelights on the Catholic Re­ swers after the lectures was typical Laughter, Frances Sloan, Peggy vival." of the good old U. D. spirit, which Watkins, Shirley Tingle and H c:; len In addition to his writing and has transferred to the Alumni, and Vlahos. publi hing activities, Mr. Sheed is which evidently i still very active Who or what was "Goldie"?­ Master of Westmin ter Catholic in U. D. affairs. Rumor has it that Everyone was asking. Mystery sur­ Evidence Guild, whose purpo e is the Univer ity Lectures will be es­ rounded the "Welcome Whirl" in to teach Catholic doctrine and to tabli hed as a regular feature of that no one seemed to know what explain the Catholic point of view U. D . activities . Thank you, Alumni, was what. "Goldie's" identity was to the working man. In addition, for your participation. revealed at the dance.

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THOMAS ARTHUR DAVID A . KIEFER PAULL. REIS Lt. Thomas Arthur, ' 42, d ied in Trea sure David A. Kiefer, '46, d ied a s a result of ,Capt. Paul J . Reis, ' 43, who was reported Island Navy hospital after returning to the a liver conditi on, which was contracted in missing in action a year ago, d ied at that Stales from Japan. He served a s a de nta l the South Pacific, after engaging in a num­ time while combatting seven Japanese officer on the U. S. S. Circe. ber of naval battles. He served a s radar planes, downing four of them before he was man on the a ircraft carrie r, Saginaw Bay. hit. He served a s a p ilot of a purs uit plane. 72 GOLD STARS a patient since Dec. 30. H e died of While attending the University ON HONOR ROLL an incurable liver condition which Paul received his pilot's license after Lt. Thomas Arthur, '42 was called he contracted in the South Pacific completing a civilian pilot training to active service by his country in Sep­ after he had erved in six major course. H e also received a restricted tember, 1943. H e served first at naval engagements. commercial license in flying the day Great Lakes, III., being there until David was a radarman third after his graduation. August, 1944. Between August and class, and had been removed to the H e joined the Army Air Corps in November, 1944, he was stationed California hospital from Pearl H ar­ November, 1941, and wa graduated at Providence and New Port Naval bor where he had been hospitalized from Corsicana, Randolph and Fos­ Bases, from which he sailed on Nov. ince D ec. 4. H e became ill at Sa­ ter fi elds, receiving his wings at Fos­ 10, 1944. Lt. Arthur served as a mar, an island of the Philippine ter Field, M ay 1942. H e was one of dental officer on the U. S. S. Circe. group, where he was stationed and the six of a class of 135 graduates All of his overseas service was seen from there he was brought by air to at Foster Field receiving a perfect in the Pacific zone. His ship was ac­ H awaii, and the United States, record in pursuit flying. tive in the campaigns of Okinawa, where his mother was summoned to After serving as an instructor at Leyte, Saipan, and Guam. The his bedside. Greenville, Miss., Reis left for the Circe went to Japan, and from there H e wa ~ inducted into the Navy in Panama Canal Zone in August headed for the United States. Entry M ay of 1944. After completing his 1942. There he served as a fli ght was made into the United States on boot training he served aboard the leader and was head of the engi­ Dec. 20, 1945, at Treasure Island, aircraft carrier, Saginaw Bay until neering department, as well as an San Francisco. the ship was decommissioned at the official test pilot in the Canal Zone. On J anuary 1, 1946, Lt. Arthur end of the war. Returning to the state he attended spoke to his family, and on J anuary D avid had participated in six ma­ a gunnery and bombing school, and 3, his parents were notified that he jor battle in the Pacific theater in­ then went back to the Canal Zone. was ill. The cause of his death has cluding Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Tinian, In August, 1944, he went to India not yet been reported to his family, Palau, Leyte and Luzon. and in September, Paul went to but a report from the Navy is ex­ Survivor include his parents, Mr. China. H e also erved in Africa and pected soon. and Mrs. Arthur Kiefer, a sister Italy and won fi ve battle tars. Survivors include his parents, Dr. Frances, all of Piqua, Ohio. H e was awarded the Air Medal and Mrs. J. R . Arthur, Dayton, 0 .; Capt. Paul J. Reis, '41 was killed for long range interception and fly­ his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Arthur, in action on Christmas D ay, Dec. ing. Paul received hi bachelor of Waukegan, Ill., a brother John, 25, 1944. His death was confirmed science degree from the university. Cleveland ; and a sister, Mrs. James by the War D epartment, and the H e was the manager of the track McCann of T oledo. family has received information and fi eld team during the four years David A. Kiefer, '46, died in Jan­ from the Base Chaplain at the he attended, and wa awarded the uary at the Naval H o pita!, O ak­ Shanghai Air Depot, giving infor­ Conduct Award while there. land, California, where he had been mation on Paul' death. ( Continued on Page 5)

4 MARIAN LIBRARY CENTENARY PROJECT Bro. Dobe Dies WORK PROGRESSES ON CATALOGUE The Marian Library, a project un­ district so that with a rrummum of dertaken in commemoration of the effort a local union catalogue can hundredth anniversary of the found­ be constructed. ing of the U niversity is under the Another important purpose of the supervision of Rev. Edmund Bau­ Marian Library is to act as a clear­ meister, dean of the graduate divi­ ing house for all information on our sion. The centenary will be celebrated Blessed M other. M any questions in 1950. have already come to the Marian One of the chief purpose of the Library and we hope, once the Li­ M arian Library is to assemble in one brary is fully organized and cata­ place all literature on the Blessed logued, to be able to extend the Mother. This includes books, period­ services and to promote genuine re­ icals, pamphlets, leafl ets, manu­ search in the fi eld of M ariology. In scripts, etc. It is proposed to collect this way it is hoped that the M ari an ., these materials in the principal re­ I Library will be a genuine means of search languages including English, Apo tolate and that it will be able Latin, French, German and possibly in a way to integrate the different Italian and Spanish. For the other forms of M arian Apostolate. languages it is proposed that some The Marian Library has been es­ center of each nationality in the tablished entirely on a voluntary country establish a complete Marian basis. Donations of funds and of BRO. GEORGE DOBE collection in its own language and books have been the starting point. submit to the Marian Library a Fune r a l services for Brother Many publishers have offered to George Dobe, S. M., 84, of the Uni­ complete list of the holdings to give copies of all their Marian pub­ which inquiring research workers versity were held here Jan. 22. lications to this project. Authors Brother Dobe, who died Jan. 20, may be referred. have been generous in supplying Eventually it is proposed likewise after a short illness had been on the autographed copies. Besides this, U . D. campus as a working brother to build up a collection of Marian there has been a generous contribu­ art and music. In the latter fi eld since 1903. tion of personal service and time, Solemn Requiem High Mass was such materials as musical scores of in order to help locate materials and Marian songs, Masses, and phono­ offered in the university cha pel with to check libraries for the union cat­ the Very Rev. Walter C. Tredtin, graph records will be assembled. alogue. Also it is proposed to establish a S. M ., Provincial of the Society of complete author fil e of all the lit­ M ary as celebrant. The Very Rev. erature that is available on our INTERNATIONAL George Renneker, S.M., president of Blessed Mother even though this In order more surely to locate U . D ., served as deacon, and the Rev. material cannot be assembled in the available materials and to check li­ H enry Fritz, S. M ., was sub-deacon. Marian Library itself. braries for our union catalogue an The faculty choir, directed by Brother international organization of fi eld Thomas Poitras, sang the Mass. UNION CATALOGUE workers has been established. At the Brother Dobe was born in Balti­ present time there are field workers more, Md., Jan. 19, 1862. H e en­ In order to make this author list tered the Society of Mary at Dayton more useful it is proposed to estab­ in most of the principal cities of the United States. A number of field in 1874, and took his first vows in lish a union catalog of all thej 1879. H e studied to be a teacher, principal Marian publications. This workers have also volunteered from Canada, M exico, and South Amer­ but before he could start on his ca­ union catalogue should unite the list reer as an educator, his hearing be­ of the Marian books in all the out­ ica. From Europe three volunteers have already offered their services, came affected and all further plans standing libraries of the country for his teaching profession were whether they be public or pri~ate. and it is hoped in the near future to organize the six M arianist prov­ stopped. Thus, it will be possible for ·the M a­ H e remained in the society as a rian Library to locate any material inces of Europe much in the same way as they have organized the working brother, performing many or to refer research workers to services necessary to the operation sources from which they can obtain American provinces for this purpose. The fi eld workers include priests, of an institution. H e was stationed this material through the inter­ at St. Mary's University, San An­ library loan. The union catalogues sisters, brothers, and laymen in all walks of life. In D ayton there is tonio, T ex. , and also at St. Louis will be primarily of service to those College before returning to U . D. working in the Marian Library or a local M arian Library committee including volunteers trained in li­ in 1903, where he was active until through it. But through this union the time of his death. catalogue it is hoped to build up brary science who are offering their many local union catalogues. This services to further the project. will be accomplished very readily by It is understood from the out­ Gold S tars (Continued fro m Page 4) means of the central union cata­ set that it will be impossible to as­ H e is buried in the American Mil­ logue. If any city is interested in semble in one place all publications itary Section of the Hunjao cem­ establishing such an organization as in their original form. M any books etery, Shanghai, China. a Marian reading circle, the M arian are out of print and only the rarest Survivors include his parents, Mr. Library shall be able to furnish it copies are available in some of the and Mrs. John M . Reis, two broth­ with all the Record cards for the (Continued on Page 7) ers, John, '38, and Marion.

5 FLYERS DOWN XAVIER Ginn scored 27 points as the Fly­ ers beat Xavier, avenging that ear­ lier defeat handed Dayton. During U. D. 65; OHIO U. 53 the first half of the game, both Carter's quintet wa the econd teams lost many opportunities to Ohio team to down the trong Ohio score. But after the rest at the half, University Bobcats. Flyer won by a the Flyers came back on to the floor score of 65-53. Only the nationa ll y with a much smoother outfit. rated Bowling Green Falcons have Early in the game, Xavier lead 8 heretofore handed the Cats a defeat. to 7, but at that point the Flyers The U. D. eagers chalked up a went into the lead and never were greater margin than the Falcons. behind again. At the half, D ayton The win avenged a December de­ was ahead, 20-15. feat the Bobcats handed the Flyer. Final score, Dayton 47, Xav­ in Dayton. ier, 33. Coordination and smoothness of The scoring since the last 1 sue play, which had been eriously lack­ of the Alumnus : ing previously, were the character­ Jan. 31-Camp Atterbury 61; istics of the game. When the new U.D. 36. additions were made to the team, it Feb. 4- Xavier 48; U. D. 41. was understood ·that the team would Feb. 8- Marshall 57; U. D. 46. be stronger. But al o it was thought Feb. 9-0hio U. 53; U. D. 65. that it would take the boys a longer Feb. 16--U. D. 47; Xavier 33. time to start clicking together. They Feb. 18- Wright Field Kitty- hawks 52; D. 30. lost no time. They went into the U. Feb. 20- Miami 49; U. D. 42. game and started pitching them in right away. The remainder of the game of the season are : Bill Ginn, U. D.' high scoring forward, added another 25 point Feb. 22- Camp Atterbury. to his total, holding Ohio U.'s Bob Feb. 25- At Wittenberg. Miller to three points. At the half, Feb. 26- Marshall. Ohio U. was ahead 34 to 30, but Feb. 28- At Bradley T ech, Peoria, BILL GINN soon after the third period started, Illinois. the Flyers went out in front and Bill Ginn, The Dayton Flyer' were never behind again. high-scoring forward, has been nom­ Bro. Klug Returns inated for a place on the all-Ohio teams which will be elected in the Brother Arnold Klug- you re­ Additions To Squad very near future by the press a so­ member him- is back at the univer­ ciations. H e is rated with the cham­ Coach Jim Carter was very happy sity. H e was sent here from Brook­ pions for his consistency in hitting recently to add ten new men to his lyn, where he was stationed at St. the bucket, and his good sportsman­ U. D . Cagers. Nine of these men are John's Home. Most of you will re­ ship, and the ability to work with ex-"GI's." These returned service member him as Prefect of Nazareth his teammates. Playing on a ball m.en have all enrolled in the second Hall, here on the campus. At pres­ club which has lost seven and won semester and are all eligible to play ent, he i supervising the off-campus two games, his incentive for piling the remainder of the season. men' lounge, and is assisting Broth­ up the scores is still going strong. er Ed. We tbrock in the U. D. Book­ The new players came in just at Bill, who is a freshman, hails from store. Welcome back, Brother Arn­ the right time for Carter because Stivers High School, Dayton. He old, it is good to have you with us he was confronted with the heaviest stands six feet one, and tips the again. part of his cage schedule. The addi­ cales at about 175 pounds. tions to the team are: Gene Wolke. formerly of Hamilton Catholic; Bill In nine games of this season Bill 13, in his first appearance in inter­ Knisley, a former U. D . star gridder has scored a total of 148 points, collegiate competition against Cin­ and eager who will graduate in pulling a 16.44 average. This is a cinnati. H e matched it against June; Jim H erbig of Fairview, Day­ per-game average just below that of Miami and Bowling Green later, ton; Charles Jones of Cincinnati Bill Hall of Marshall. Hall's average and his all-time U. D. high against Woodward; Bill J ames of O akwood, is 17.2. Hall is considered the na­ Ohio University, Feb. 9, when his Dayton ; Bob Wolf of Dayton, tion's leading collegiate scorer. 25 points featured in the Flyers' up­ Stivers; Sy Laughter of O akwood, Don Otten, the Bowling Green setting triumph. Dayton; Frank Mislan, OSSO All-American is generally considered Ginn is popular with his team­ Home, Xenia; Walter Bruce of To­ the top court performer in Ohio. mates, and is a handy man to have ledo Scott; and Gus Shroyer of Starting in 27 games, Dan has around- a very definite asset to the Northridge, Dayton. All men with scored 367 points, giving him an Flyers, and Carter. According to the exception of Knisley are fresh­ average of 13.93 per game, almost Ritter Collett, sports writer for the men, and with the exception of three points behind Ginn's record! Dayton Journal, Ginn "fits the bill Knisley and Wolf all are over six The minimum number of point thoroughly for our idea of what an feet in height. Ginn has scored in any game was all-Ohio man should be."

6 Marian Library JUNIORS PLAN ANNUAL PROM (Continued from Page 5) leading libraries. When such ma­ terials cannot be obtained it is pro­ posed that they be microfilm ed and that a microfilm collection be estab­ lished at the M arian Library. Photo­ stats of some rare documents have been made and rare booklets have also been assembled in the Library in this form. At the presetlt time the M arian Library issue a bi-monthly News­ letter. The purpose of this letter i to inform interested friends of the progress of the M arian Library and to solicit further assistance in the way of materials and services. In April 1945 the first Booklist of the M arian Library was published. This Bookiist includes 2,600 entries. In December 1945 a Supplement was published bringing the number of entires to 4,200. It is proposed eventuall y to issue a quarterly or a MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE JUNIOR PROM WHICH monthly as circumstances warrant will be held at the Miami Hotel, M arch 2, are T ed Aponyi, junior chemical it. These publications will have for engineer, Eleanor Kurtz, junior arts, Peggy August, junior arts, and Bill Gre­ a purpo e to issue bibliographies, to ger, junior electrical engineer. review current Marian literature, to disseminate information about the latest research in M ariology and to stimulate interest in our Blessed "LOST" ARE FOUND Junior Prom Tops M other. The editor would like to express Social Season her appreciation for the splendid Another pre-Lenten social func­ PROGRESS MADE res ponse that we have received as a tion is the long awaited 1946 Junior To date the holdings of the M a­ result of our publishing the names Prom, under the sponsorship of the rian Library seem rather meager, of those person who are listed in junior class of the University of our "Lost File.' Addresses really but it is hoped that within the next Dayton. The juniors have been busy year or two the collection will grow came in over the phone, postcards, all winter making plans, and pa­ rapidly. Much of the time and ef­ special letters, on the back of the tiently waiting for the time to start fort put into the Marian Library dues statements. Thanks a lot, them working. The J-Prom will be thus far has been devoted to estab­ Alumni, for your splendid coopera­ lishing a good organization of fi eld a real collegiate event- the cul­ tion. workers and a flexible and useful mination of months of idea-collect­ device for a union catalogue. It is ing. This year it will bring back all believed tha t both of these have now reached a satisfactory stage so CHAPLAIN RETIRES of the pre-war tradition that has that progress should be rapid once been associated with it. Chaplain (Lt. Col. ) William P. the organization is set in motion. Eddie Kadel and his orchestra O'Connor of D ayton, who served To date the fi eld workers have have been engaged for the dance, overseas during World Wars I and II merely been appointed but with the which will be held in the main ball­ publication of the Supplement in will be retired soon. This was learned room of the Miami Hotel on M arch December 1945, their efforts will be recently from a war department press mobilized and we hope that the release concerning Father O'Connor's 2 from 9 to 12. summer of 1946 will enable them to participation in the Veterans' Victory Kenneth Trimbach, president of crystallize something tha t wi ll al­ broadcast at San M ateo, Calif. the junior class, is general chairman ready be a great step toward the for this first formal dance of the realization of their plans. The Ma­ Chaplain O'Connor arrived in Ire­ rian Library is primarily a centen­ land in 1942 with the first overseas U. D. -social season. Assisting him ary project of the University of Dav­ contingent of American troops, and on the various committee are Bill ton. Our centenary occurs in 1950. returned to this country and Dayton Greger and Joe Mori, tickets and By that time we are confident that 23 months later. H e served with men reserva tions ; Eleanor Kurtz and we shall have not only a good col­ of the Thirty-Seventh Division, later George Mitchell, publicity; Bonnie lection, but that the work of cata­ loguing and other arrangements veterans of Guadalcanal and Luzon, Winckelman, Peggy August, Joan necessary for a real service agency during their basic training a t Camp Roderer, and Sam DeH art, program shall be ready for action. Shelby, Miss. and decorations.

7 1907-Sympathy is extended tq Mrs. Edward J. May! and family. Ed. passed away recently in a vet­ erans' hospital in Washington, D. C. 1912- Robert E. Gray is back in civvies again. 1913- Wm. F. "Bill" Avery, erved a a per onnel classification month over eas, and is on terminal Cleveland, made the principal ad­ specialist in the disciplinary section leave until April. Sympathy is ex­ dress before the Dayton Purchasing of the fifth naval district. He served tended to the family of Lt. Thomas Agents recently. He is purcha ing as an interviewer and adviser in the Arthur, who died Jan. 12 in Treasure agent for the Elwell Parker Electric pre- entence and probation and Island Navy Hospital. Co., and has served that company clemency cases involving general 1943- Lt. Jerry Herzog arrived as vice-president, president,· and na­ court martial. H e has resumed his in Portland, Ore., on his birthday, tional director. practice of law in Dayton. after serving in the SWPA and Ja­ 1917- Ralph Busch wa a cam­ 1935- Miss Dorothy Siebert pan for one year. H e was enter­ pus visitor. and Capt. Michael J. Usas have an­ tained by the President of the Phil­ 1928- Lee E. Scheid has been nounced their engagement and were ippines, Sergio Osmena in his tem­ promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. married on Feb. 23, in Valparaiso, porary headquarters at a buffet sup­ Col. Scheid is now stationed in the Ind. Art C. Routzong is the pres­ per dance. Lt. (j.g.) William Hin­ Philippines. ident of the Allentown (Pa. ) Car­ ton and Miss Doris Moomaw were dinals. married at Wee Kirk 0' the Heath­ 1929-Dr. Richard A. Pfarrer, er, Glendale, Calif., on J anuary 19. after two years in the Navy medical 1938- Sympathy is extended to Don Rist has recently returned to corps has resumed hi practice in John T. Reis on the death of his the States after his second trip out Dayton. H e was recently granted a brother, Capt. Paul J. Reis. John is working with Ernst and Ernst, a in the Pacific, traveling as far as discharge at Great Lake , Ill. H e Okinawa. He is still in the service spent 11 months overseas in the firm of Cer.tified Public Accountants and at present tationed near Seat­ Philippines and Shanghai, China. in St. Louis. He was di charged from the Army last September. Mr. tle, Wash. Lt. Fred Wells is sta­ 193G-Major Maurice Co­ J. and Mrs. Victor C. Walling are in tioned on Okinawa, and is head of tello has arrived in Panama for duty the Science division of Okinawa with the Sixth Air Force Headquar­ Bellevue, Washington, and an­ nounce the birth of a son, Victor, university. Sympathy is extended to ters, being assigned to the property Jr. The senior Walling is ales rep­ Murial Musser on the death of her section. resentative for Mallinckrodt Chem­ mother. Lt. Orrie Martino was a 1931- M ajor Richard Connelly ical works, "peddling" chemicals in campus visitor. H e is on terminal has been discharged and i pa tor of Washington and Oregon. leave. Lt. Bob Miller is also listed a church at Sugar Grove, Ohio, and among our campus visitors. Chaplain at the Boys' Industrial 1939- Mr. and Mrs. Geo. "Bar­ ney" Doonan were campus visitors. 1944 - Carl Housekeeper ex­ School, Lancaster, Ohio. Dr. and Capt. and Mrs. Alex Rudzienski an­ pects to be out of the avy by the Mrs. Arthur E. McDonald an­ first of March. Lt. Charles R. Freer nounce the birth of a daughter, nounce the birth of a daughter, Lois Andria, January 19, in Cincinnati. has been tran ferred to the Air Pauline Eleanor. Adam Westerkamp Corps, and is on his way home. is affi liated with the Bond Hill 1940- William Flynn has re­ H e and Jimmie Finke are in the Realty Co., Cincinnati, 0., and "has cently been discharged from the arn e location and get together over yet to turn down any business pros­ Army. Karl Kroemer is enjoying the week-ends. terminal leave. H e ha seen pect, alumnus or otherwise." 54 1945- M ary Ann Finke and 1932- John R . Ferree is work­ months of service, spending 33 Edward C. H enz '43 have an­ ing with the Sherwin Williams Co., months in the Panama Canal Zone. nounced their engagement. Ed was H e is expecting to come back to the of Argentina down Buenos Aires recently discharged after 20 months way. U. for the second semester. overseas. Kathryn Betty Carlton 1934- Lou T chudi, well known 1941- Maj. and Mrs. Vincent and Walter B. Rugh have announc­ in Dayton sports circle and former Poeppelmeier of Springfield, Mass., ed their engagement and will be head basketball and track coach at are announcing the birth of their married on March 2, in Corpu the U, has been named sports con­ second daughter. Dick Sommer is Chri ti Church, Dayton, 0 . Walt is sultant for radio station WING. Lou on terminal leave. Capt. Robert J. in medical school. June Goodman is now on terminal leave a Lieu­ McKirnan is in the Quartermaster and Richard DeBard have an­ tenant Colonel. Capt. Robert J. De­ division of the Marine Corps, and nounced their engagement. H e ha ger was relea ed from active duty has been on Guadalcanal, Guam, seen service as an overseas para­ and will resume his medicar practi ce and since last October has been in trooper. Kay Kunka and David Etz­ in Dayton. James T. Cline, pro­ China. Lt. .Jane Simons and Lt. ler were married .Jan. 26 in West­ moted to the rank of Lieutenant (j.g.) Melvin F. Silva were married minster Pre byterian. Sue Dudlext Colonel, while on terminal leave, on Feb. 2, in Holy Angel church, is back in California. Sympathy is plans to resume his law practice in Dayton, 0 . Mr. and Mrs. J. L. extended to William Donohue on Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Payne "Bud" Corcoran, and their daugh­ the death of his mother. Bill is sta­ announce the arrival of a baby boy. ter, were recent campus visitor . tioned at Camp Crowder, Mo. John Robert L. McBride has been re­ 1942- Capt. Bernard Schmidt F. Stang is stationed in Munich, leased from the Navy in which he has returned to the States after eight Germany.

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