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P archives" The Rock - Alumni Magazine 1959 AL T .Aium]ai aaJae T1iittier College Nixon, West Speak at 1959 Commencement JULY, 1959 EARL MYERS and COMPANY 1"A140" • Rad Sa4& 0 501 West Central Ave. 117 East Philadelphia St. LA HABRA WHITTIER OXford 4-2077 OWen 7-1588 Earl Myers Grant Myers Robert Nevil '52 iIliIIIllIllhIIIIIIIlIuIIWIIIllltIllI 1iiIHllIIIIlllllhluhllIuIuluhllll!t11111111 I 119 South Greenleaf Avenue Whittier, California OXford 4-3759 Reservations KONO 41WfW JE 1-1232 4F uOrt Where Whittier has shopped with confidence for 54 years. Hawaiian Bar B • Sukiyaki 9 Top flight merchandise and Served by Girls in Kimonos star bright brands names for LUNCHEONS and FAMILY DINNERS you and everyone in your family. SEE OUR FINE ORIENTAL GIFT SHOP GREENLEAF AT BAILEY Near 1st St. at 15131 Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana OX. 4-5651 WHITTIER COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Thomas D. Wood '50 President David E. Wicker '49 Vice President t_!..!I ~ ZIQE~0(~~ Carl F. Siegmund '35 'The .A1imxii Magazine of Whittier College Past President W. H. (Mo) Marumoto '57 Volume XXI July 1959 Number 2 Director of Alumni Relations Editor 01 the Rock ALUMNI BOARD Mr. Carl F. Siegmund '35, Mrs. Victor in this issue England '26, Mr. Leonard Crofoot '49 Rev. Robert Shuler e'38, Mr. Stuart Got hold '56, Mrs. John Christopher '35, Mr. Homan C. Moore, Jr. '57, Mr. 1959 Commencement 6 Herbert Adden, Jr. e'49, Mrs. Richard L. Reese '48, Mrs. L. C. Nanney '10, 300 seniors hear Vice President Nixon Barbara Stone '58. Ex-officio: Dr. Paul and author West deliver addresses S. Smith, Mr. William Kelley, Dr. Rob- 10 ert W. O'Brien. The Flower Garden in the Kremlin Dr. Harry Nerhood reviews a recent COMMISSION CHAIRMEN trip to Russia. points to the thorns Mr. William Green '55, Alumni Fund; among the roses Mrs. William Green '53, Activities; Mrs. Thomas D. Wood e'53, and Don Money, Students, and Ideas 12 Jenkins '53, Clubs and Chapters; Mr. Tom Wood and Bill Marumoto take a James A. Campbell 150, Public Rela- retrospective look at the 1959 Alumni year tions; and Mr. Stuart Gothold '56, Stu- dent-Alumni Relations; Mr. Jack Gaul- IT WAS A HIT' 14 din, Business and Professional. Sports-staffer Milt Stark, also in a reviewing mood, discusses the three SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES SCIAC championships won by the 1959 Poets Athenian, Mrs. William Lee '51; Frank- lin, Everett Hunt '48; Ionian, Mrs. James Frets '55; Lancer, Mr. Jack Carlisle '50; Metaphonian, Mrs. War- ren Marsh '55; Orthogonian, Mr. Jim REGULAR ROCK FEATURES Daugherty '58; Palmer, Mrs. Herb New- som '54; Sachens, Mr. Bill Patterson Mo-To-Rama 4 Minutes of the Meeting 17 '58; Thalian, Mrs. George Chisler '36; and William Penn, Mr. Don Freeman President's Corner 5 Sports in Brief 17 '55. Directory of Advertisers 5 Society and Chapter News 19 CLUBS AND CHAPTERS Old Acquaintances 20 Broadoaks Alumnae, Mrs. Samuel Per- ry and Mrs. Roice Simpkins; 1195 Club, Mr. Vincent Sinatra '33; Honolulu Chapter, Charles W. Kenn e'33; and Independent's, Jack Gilbert '50. ABOUT THE COVER What was on your mind at ROCK STAFF commencement? In all probabil- Karin Conly '55, Feature Editor; Milt Stark '58, Sports Editor; Jack Mealer ity you were listening to a speak- 152, Production Manager; Jane T. Ran- er saying "The future is in your dolph'43, Assistant Editor; and Robert hands." It's a day full of mixed H. Dill, Photographer. Advisory Staff: Dr. Robert O'Brien, Faculty; George emotions. Four years of fun and Tenopir, Administration; Tom Pasqua, fulfillment behind you . the Associated Students; and Tom Wood, future ahead of you. But it's 86 Alumni Association. degrees! Your gown is getting warm. Your mind starts to wan- der, and you think of what the The Rock is a publication of the future holds. The young men Whittier College Alumni Associa- i 1E dream busy dreams of business. tion, published during the months The young women? Who knows? of September, D e'b ember, March It's impossible to guess woman's and July at Whittier, California, Nx,n., p,'ak JUL). 1959 The Rock's cover Box 651. Member of the American at 1959 Ce,unun.'twi,1 thoughts. But Alumni Council. artist took a stab at it! 3 Past Alumni Association President Tom Wood '50 well deserves the FIRST Shirley (Garman) Mealer Alumni Service Award for his outstanding term of office. Tom perhaps spent more man-hours than any alumnus QUALITY within a period of a year represent- ing and serving the Association in his usual dignified and elegant manner. Much of the progress the DAIRY Association has made this past year can be attributed to his able leader- ship. Speaking of Tom, as his last PRODUCTS official duty as prexy, he will chair the Second Annual Alumni Leaders Conference. The date will be Saturday, September 19 and will •WHOLESALE • RETAIL be held on campus. Assistant Director of Alumni Re- lations Jane (Taber) Randolph '43 was responsible for the well organ- ITTi ized arrangements for the various activities on Commencement. An MAID gond fh@ efficient and capable administrator, 1211. Jane has been a tremendous asset to the alumni office staff. The Lancer Society scored a M iLI( grand slam at the Annual Spring go od Sing festivities recently by walking off with most of the goodies. The Serving the Area quartet took the small division and For Over 40 Years sweepstakes while the large group won the large men's division. The To dag 1 group then combined with the Mets, to win the general division, who also You'll get a bonus yield had copped the large women's divi- sion. on your savings Bill Kelley of Los Angeles, after serving as AMS headman, was elected ASWC President. Loretta Gotch of Phoenix while at Fisk University on the exchange program WHITTIER easily beat her rivals to win the SANITARY DAIRY highest office in the AWS. Footballer Leroy Anderson of San Gabriel was COMPANY voted her counterpart in the AMS. The Telethon conducted in the 126 - 130 So. Comstock Ave. Whittier area on April 28 in con- junction with the Annual Alumni Fund proved to be a winner in the OX. 4-2622 Current Interest Rate per year first experimental try. Some 600 alumni were contacted and contri- Open a savings account by mail today butions are still coming in. Bob Lowe '57 won high honors for mak- - ing the most calls within the two and a half hour period with some SAVINGS KENNETH L. BALL, Manager seventy to his credit . incidentally, Class 1934 AND LOAN ASSOCIATION total contributions reported through 9219 East Whittier Boulevard the alumni office thus far has gone Pico, California over the $10,000 mark for a new record but still far below the other colleges in the conference. 4 EASY-CARE WASH and WEAR The President's ARROW HITT Corner Handsome styling plus easy care make Hitt a wash and wear favor- ite. 100% "Sonforized" cotton tailored with nonwilt, medium- spread collar, button cuff. $4.00 Dear Alumni: A man said to the universe: HILL'S "Sir, I exist!" CLOTHIERS "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me 127 E. Philadelphia St. A sense of obligation." —Whittier— —Stephen Crane L. Bert Hill Dick Thomson '34 John "Rusty" Marshall '54 There were often times during my early experiences in representing Alumni when I felt very much as this man, as I faced the authority of the College. There was recognition but a rather vague acceptance of our potential as a productive force. Fortunately, this circumstance no longer exists. During the recent past we have received not only recognition, but signficant assistance from Whittier College. Those efficient and effective Directory of Advertisers professionals, Bill Marumoto and Jane Randolph, have provided us with a distinctive and substantial framework for our operation and we are "here Kono Hawaii Teahouse 2 to stay." We exist! The accumulated work of several decades of devoted Earl Myers & Co 2 Alumni and their leaders has placed us on the threshold of great service to Myers 2 Whittier College. Our offices will never again be found in obscure corners Vaupel's 2 of the campus and our work will always command the respect, attention Pico-Rivera Savings 4 and direction, from the College, which it deserves. Whittier Sanitary Dairy 4 Still, with all our pride, we must serve in humility, inasmuch as we Hill's Clothiers 5 exist only for and within this great Institution. Our single purpose, as related Carands 16 to it, is service. Should we exceed the bounds of intelligence and good taste Evans Printing Co 16 in the critical analysis and appraisal of college development, which function Whittier College Bookstore 17 is our duty, we will appreciably reduce our effectiveness. We must channel Bob Sorenson Chevrolet 19 our vigorous support through that appropriate instrument - our Alumni 19 Board. If I may be permitted one last cliche, this is our challenge: To Monte's Camera Shop maintain and build a strong association through the contribution of money, R.