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VOL XXXIl-NO. 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS STATE TEACHERS OOLLEGE-Oll.ABiLESTON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 9, 1940 - Pearson Addresses Meeting of Illinois �ducation Association Classes Vote for Queen Candidate Today Three Girls to Enter Gilding the Lily Pond 3,000 _Anticipated .At Monday Finals
Eastern Division Confo Eastern Sta te Club WITH HOMECOMING, dated Oc- l!EADLINING tober 25-26, only a matter of days THE Eastern Divis- away, News officials and staff mem ion meeting of the Illinois Edu Unites With Irvin bers have completed plans for the cation Association Friday, October THE EASTERN State club was re- election of the traditional Home 11, a. Eastern Illinois, is brew organized last Wednesday night, coming Queen and her attendants. f'earson. Washington news .commen October 2, under the sponsorship of Petitions for ntminees from all tator ":h o will s;.:eak to an audi S•anley Elam, public relations direc classes are in and elections are en
Entered as second class matter November 8, 1915, at the Post Office at Charleston, Illinois, under the Act of March 3. THE STUDENT Council made an attempt last 1879. week to usurp the glory of the NEWS bv taking over the election of the Homecomin&1 ..,_ -Printed by the Cour.ier Publishing Company Queen. A few members were there, however, who still helieve in upholding traditions and EUGENE L. PRICE DON GRIFFIN BETTY CARMICHAEL the move died a feeble death. Editor Advertising Manager Business Manager
Robert Black ...... ;...... Associate Erlitor Now, now, Councilors, you mustn't get your messy Virginia Lacey ...... Feature Editor little fingers caught in the presses. Jack Muthersbough ...... ; &""ports Ea1tor
...... Photographer Emil Moore ONE OF our spies in the Public Relations of- Clo Harwood ...... Art Editor Sara Berninger ...... Reporter a Marjorie Tefft ...... Columnist Robert Hempen ...... Reporter fice ventures this bit of information. On Hal Hubbard ...... Columnist Carolyn Shores ...... Reporter questionnaire which was passed out to the fac Ruth Davis ...... Columnist Carolyn Hill ...... Reporter ulty there was a space for the listing of the Raymond Metter ...... Columnist Jerry Goetz ...... Reporter offspring. All papers were returned with the James Hanks ...... Reporter Jim McNulty ...... Reporter Robert Black ...... Reporter Nancy Clapp ...... Reporter children properly noted except the one of Pr:es Wilma Guthrie ...... Reporter Imogene Engel ...... Reporter ident Buzzard. He had listed sons John, Rob Shirley Middlesworth ..... Reporter Betty McDani.el ...... Librarian ert, and Henry, but somewhere in his hurried thinking had failed to recall another son named FRANCIS PALMER, Adviser Charles.
VOL. XXXII_,NO. 4 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 9, 1946 GUEST EDITORIAL The prodigal no doubt.
IF THERE be ONE alum present, October 25 THE CLIPSHEET, weekly paper of the Board and 26, who came because he "read a special of Temperance, is fast becoming our favor STUDENT COUNCIL FAILS IN ATTEMPT TO invitation in the NEWS, then these words shall ite in modern literature. Last week the little REMOVE QUEEN ELECTION FROM NEWS be justified! For we hope to herewith present temperance organ carried the following head enough of a "sneak preview" of the two-day line: "Son, Bride of Four Months, Shot as AT A hastily-called meeting of the Student Council last Wed- program to entice, encourage, and cordially in Father Tries to Sober Him." nesday (a few were not ahle to attend on such short notice), vite the presence of every E. I. grad within ·the members present attempted to end an Eastern tradition by reachahle distance. A misplaced comma can certainly make a man removing the election of the Homecoming Queen from the We, in school, being THE enrollment of versatile these days. jurisdiction of the NEWS to the Council, on the pretense that Eastern's history, are planning and worki· STANLEY ELAM has received a letter from some students were not in favor of the present system. to make this Homecoming THE reunion of Marilyn Syfert of East Chicago, Indiana, The election of a Homecoming Queen and her court was Eastern's history. Friday afternoon the tug-o-war, ana . you dated September 25, in which she states that innovated by the NEWS in '23. For the past 26 years the NEWS she is "very much interested in entering Char staff has iponsored the petitioning and campaigning for Queen should see these freshmen! (your money will be safe on them) ...the bonfire should be large leston Teachers College in the fall term of in cooperation with the Dean of Women's office. To our know!- 1947." She wants an application blank. , edge it has always been conducted fairly and in accord with the and bright enough to be seen from your home town ... the play, excellently cast, is tha' wishes of the student body. It's always nice to get next year's enrollment in hilarious hit, SNAFU . ..Saturday morning It has always been the pet project of the NEWS during the before you can finish counting up this year's. one of the biggest and bestest p-rades the Homecoming season. The NEWS has always given much space bricks of Sixth and Seventh streets have ever to publicity for the event. Each year we have tried to make ALSO FROM the CLIPSHEET: seen ... those· special luncheons by almost the coronation an event which will be memorable for all those "TIMES-HERALD, Washington, D. C, every organization you belonged to . . . the in attendance at the dance. 8-14-46: 'Door Knocker is Shot ·Dead.' The football game with at least fifty of E. I.'s trouble w·as that the visitor knocked so har·· Vlhy the Council should suddenly desire to remove the elec brawniest on hand for the attack ...numerous on the door that he broke it down. He was in tion from our sponsorship is beyond our comprehension. receptions and get-togethers and then ... the 'a drunken rage'." The motion in question was defeated last Wednesday, but dance with Tommy Tucker's orchestra, where it promises to rise again. Why? Can it be that the CouncH you'll meet her royal and lovely majesty-the Perhaps the hinges were just a little weak. wants to elect their own Oueen behind the closed doors of an Queen! And sometime during those days other hastily-called meeti;-g? you're bound to run into Burl Ives humming DENVER POST, 7-24-26: 'Two Us.e Chair in But if and when the project is taken from the NEWS, we the "Blue Tail Fly!" Auto Theft Case.' They slugged the owner presume they will offer the excuse that we on the NEWS staff The theme "E. L's G. L's are Back" is quite with a wine bottle." are not competent to sponsor such an election. If such is the appropriate. Our G. L's are here and it's won case we can only consider ourselves not competent to write derful to have them decorating the campus in Yes, but was it dor;1estic or imported wine? publicity, advise the student body of election dates, or run a their spare time, for they are fiercely "hitting "SAME PAPER, 8-7-46: 'Three are Fined in front-page spread of pictures of the Queen and her court in the the books" most of the time! It will only be Tavern Brawl.' A .38 caliber Spanish pistol Homecoming issue. more wonderful if all E. L's G. L's and alums join us for two days. was used.'' So, come home, alums, each and every. one' COUNCIL CHOOSES "WHO'S WHO"-HO HUM! We hope this doesn't start another international We'll be looking for you and "Welcome" wil' situation. FOR SEVERAL years it has been the practice of the Student be flying from every wall and tower and from Council to elect a number of students whom they consider every iris bloom. "BALTIMORE SUN. 8-19-46: 'Woman Is In appropriate as representatives to the national organization of formed She Had Lost Weekend.' They get "Who's Who In American Colleges and Universities." Our Masters' Voices 'em, young and old." Other colleges of which we know open this project to the Well, they'll never get US-never-never-never THINGS WE would like to remember to say if the . student body in the form of an election. In this manner those occasion ever arises. students elected know they were elected on a fair basis and may feel that they are truly representative of the student body. SOLDIERS IN peace are like chimneys in summer. Free Period Lord Burleigh. The procedure in this institution has been considerably dif ferent, however. The election of "Who's Who," an obviously CULTURE IS the result of leisure.---[,in Yutang. all-college affair, is done at a Council meeting. Each member YOU SHALL always note a Flatterer to speak and do turns in a list of people he considers worthy to be voted upon. what he presumeth to be most pleasant and agree Then the election (merely a matter of form) begins and the able.-Theophrastus. votes are counted. The results of recent years' "Who's Who" elections speak THE APPLES are never so good as when they begin to wither and ripen.--.:.Cicero. for themselves! When will students learn that a few petitions protesting THE ENTRANCE to marriage is free but tbe continu this practice might help clear up a situation that smells of poli ance of it is compulsory.-Montaigne. tics? Such petitions handed to the Dean of Women or the FORTUJNE SOMETIMES lies in wait to surprise the Dean of Men we feel assured would be forwarded for the Coun last hour of our llves.-Montaigne. cil's consideration. FRIENDSHIP AS adverse to love is a general and uni versal fire, but temperate and equal.-Montaigne. CHINESE PROBLEM PROVES CHOICE OF EVILS PERHAPS SHE knew love's remedies, for she AS MORE and more information is made public concerning the Had danced the old game long and cunningly. -Chaucer. events taking place in China the past few months, it be comes increasingly doubtful whether or not we will ever be able to bring about the peaceful settlement of the basic dis life comparahle to the precepts of life set down agreements between the Nationalists and the Communists. The by Jesus Christ in His Sermon on the Mount. fact that we have chosen to hack the Chiang Kai-Shek govern The Nationalist government undoubt ment does not necessarily mean that we are in favor of its ely has many points in its favor, but methods and policies. In fact, several of our more prominent both parties stand for many things that we men who have actually lived in China and seen what was going cannot approach. We are supporting the Kuo on, think that the Chinese benefit much more under the present mintang because that party looks to us for Communist government, which is quite powerful in some parts leadership and guidance, and we believe that of the country. if it were supplanted by the Communist gov Gen. Carlson, of "Carlson's Raiders" fame, became con ernment our influence will be supplanted by vinced after an extended trip into China during 1940-1941 that Russian leadership. It is unfortunate that we the· Kuomintang government would never be able to bring have been unable to get the two opposing fac democracy to all of the Chinese people. But he did see that tions to relinquish a small amount of the power the people under Communist control were benefiting from the that each now has to form a coalition govern political pattern set up at the time. He also was interested in ment over the whole country, but until we can the fact that, although the Chinese Communists did not pro bring this about we will have to continue fol c l fess the Christian faith, they were a tual y living a pattern of lowing out our present policy. , , • Everyman's trailer is his castle Wednesday, October 9, 1946 Page Three Queenie "We Want a Phone Too" SQUIRE� ESQUIRE by HALMAR . ... b) sqwre
(TO BETTY NIX01'T, who will take whatever comes along, we relegate Thorns, Orchids, and Isms, formerly the title of this column.-Halmar). A columar promise is being fulfilled Squire Still Struggles to Readjust Himself for the first time in columnar his good, but wrote it." "ONE O'CLOCK classes should be banished from the school," growled tory this week, a.s Haimar brings. Jack Squire as he squirmed and cavorted in his seat, trying to keep his you "The News and the Housing Jack: "No, that part wa.sn't very eyes open under the suspicious glare of the Instructor. "This hour could �hart.age" as promised in the last good, but Mac wrote it." much better be spent in meditation, enlightening conversation with fel edition. News Chorus: "We want a tele low scholars, library rsearch, or listening to Ugl y · Child at the Little phone." Not only does the present cffice campus." Then, fortunately, the bell saved the old rounder from a fate hardly suffice in holding the mem Freshmen Chorus: .. Gome on, just worse than death, for just as his eyes were going shut in earnest, he was bers of the News staff, but the over start something!" swept up by the thundering herd of students in their mad rush to take flow from the Veteran-Extension of themselves as far as possible from anything resembling a classroom for fice is being crowded back into its And so it goes- at least ten minutes. own domain. Reporters have to use Patchett subs for St. John ..• · SOMEONE THOUGHT shorthand - there isn't room for Olmsted! Ah, yes; The Voice.... Who Hubbard: Stalin is our only hope, that Price wrote the editorial in the lcnghand copy. Besides, we have will be queen? .. . Motorcycles thrill comrades. last issue of the News abom service no telephone. Huber . . . The Rooster Club has a Jim Sexson: I'm not prejudiced, but men and EU; has been dodging in Some work in the pit outside the new name . . . Independents intro I could be for a nominal sum. and out of the co1Tidors with a furi window-over Price's dead b:xl.y. duce Greeks . . . Freshmen ignore Shirley Middlesworth: You've got to tive look on his face ever since. Speaking of whom, that decadent the green . . . News readers ignore register first. vase of flowers must stay, even if Us •••we ignore grammar ... what Troit Freeland: Let me give you the Halmar compos.es beneath the draw ·became of The Sage? ...Ives prom POME OF THE WEEI\:: straight dope. ing tatle. ises to appear ... ·�cagey" spe�k.s I'm taking education Miss Ellington: Ah don't .see a list What a heck of a situation. Add to useless cluttering of the of the teacher's life . . . we speak of Democrats anywheah. News offi.ce: Jack, of Mac and Jack of lunch, and are off to seek same. notoriety, our pin-up boy in the Yours till Roberts leaves the A LOT OF THE AND THEN THERE multi-colored horse blanket. stage- veteran.s here in school are getting was the nobleman who cut off the HALMAR. to the place where they hate to tails of his coach dogs. That sure Going back to last week's topic, get haircuts, any more. Every time stopped the waggin'. they get it trimmed away, a little Cultw·e, that is, one young fratern ity man thinks it should include Attend Schoolmaster's FRESHIE: WHO is she? less grows back in. SOME OF THE keeping the mouth shut until all Senior: Oh, her? She's running boys are almost late to their classes the facts of the case are known. We Club at Peoria for Queen. She speaks to every THE BEST IDEA every day over at the Science build stand dejected. body this week.· of the week was hatched up by Don ing. It isn't because their preced Incidentally, this column is writ EIGHT MEMBERS of the Eastern Freshie: Yes, but who is she? Griffin. Don's Model Agency is the ing teachers kep them overtime, but faculty journeyed to Peoria last because they linger outside the door ten with the aid of Roget's Thesau Senior: It doesn't make any dif most desirable organization on the rus, but we aren't trying to sell Friday, October 4, to attend a meet ference; it's all a matter of poli campus, in our estimation, and we till the last minute to watch the ing Of the Schoolmaster's club. girls running over to P. E. in their Thesauresls Specializing WELCOME to FROZEN MEATS The Chatterbox CANNED GOODS "Across from Old Main" DAI RY PRODUCTS and L. M. WILLIAMS, Mgr. FRESH VEGETABLES TRAILER. MARKET Doyle Howell, Prop. Third & Grant Across from Trailerville Welcome Alumni • • • We handle the latest best sellers. A new ship TRY IT .... ment has brought us the following popular books: YOU'LL LI KE IT "MR. LORD" by Isabel McKinney GREEN'S and HOME MADE "SEARCH FOR GLORY" by Kevin Guinagh BOOK AND ICE CREAM KING BROS. STATIONERY STORE Just 4 Doors South of the The Shop of Thoughtful Gifts Square on Sixth St. PHONE 428 West Side Square Page Four Wednesday, October 9, 1946 Home_. Sweet Gym Radiomen Seek Model of the Week New Antennas THE AMATEUR Radio club he?d its second meeting of the year on Tuesd,ay nighc, October 1, in the ra dio rocm in the Science building. There were 16 memb2r.s present 111- cluding Dr. Raill?back,. the cmi:J s faculty adv'iser. The !terns that were di:cuSE·ed at Tuesday night's meeting includsd the possibilities of putting u_i new antennas on top of the S.:ie:1ce building, revamping one of tLe transmitters to increa3e its operat ing coverage on additicnal amateur frequency bands, and ia schdeule of periods during the five days 01 tne school weeks when cede practice lessons could be given to thGse m::m bers of the club who do not know the radio code yet. One of the members of the club, Robert Welton, is interested in the experimen;al use of rad!o-contrcll ed gas model aircraft, and it ls. possible the club will cover this in ..Lookine- f'.lrwerc'. to n:w barracks teresting use of radio as well as the more common use of radio com munication. The main idea of the- club is to Vets Create Makeshift Home bring to t"ether all those people in the college who are interested in amateur radio whether or not they have amateur radio licenses. For fn Men.' s Corrective Home those who do not know the radio code,, there will be lessons given as Ey Jerry Goetz mentioned above-: Besides this ac THE SITUATION looked pretty over who is supposed to sweep the tivity the club plans to operate its dark to us vets as we walked into floor. We have not had to make own station, carry out experimental the men's corrective gym five weeks any Eet rul-e for when the lights work on radio equipment, and per ago to make our temporary home. mu.st go out, but they are usually haps radio-controlled gas model air Cnly the cots and blankets h!td ar ouG by 10:30 p. m. Thes0e and other planes. There is p1anned a few lec rived and they were yet to be un such problems are dealt with in like tures on radio theory, and if the loaded. The room had no inviting manner. club members wish, they can make characterisdcs, refusing to harbor We awe ·.:tll our a:,Jpreciation for the trip to Chkago and take their even a sound, as we noticed by the our comfortable living quarters to examination for th-eir "ham" license. rescuding echoes of our voices. It Mr. Anfinson, who has given us b.is Following is a lisc of the present was not long, however, until we had full cooperation. He was instru club members: Charles Akes, Jack arranged the furniture and had the mental in obtaining the b£dding Campbell, W9WNP, John Coil, Jer place looking presentable. material from the P.ederal Publi� ry Crake, Vern Drake, Richard F:i.1- Next, we had to organize, and a Housing Authority. The shlpme:1t ley, Bob Garner-W9IHQ, Don Jones, meeting was held for that purpose. fr-.:m a war£house in Gary, Ind., m Roy Miller-W9UKM, William Mor Mr. Anfinson presided, outlined fu cluded 384 beds, 1,920 sheets, and ris, George Newman, Wayne Parke, ture plans, and supervised the elec 1152 blankets. Glen :E-'iland, Don Smith, Bob Wel Mary Woc:Hord tion of a president. Charl.es Moore ton, and Dale Wright. The fac According t'.l Mr. Anfinson, the of Decatur was elec;ed and put in ulty advisor is Dr. Railsback of the STARTING THIS week the Dress-Well Shop is instituting a semi-monthly single men's dormitories just south charge of our business affairs. Rob Physics department. fashion parade. Every two weeks an outstanding girl will be chosen of Trailerville should be ready for ert Shawver was app3inted a one to model a number featured by the Dress-Well Shop. occupancy within six w.eek.s. A lo.ad man committee to look after the ta The photograph will be shown in the Eastern Teachers News and will of int·erior finishing matenals is ex bles for a study room on the west lrvin-Kahtz Marry be on display in the window of the Dress-Well Shop. At a future date pected this we�k. "If there are no side of the Health Education build fashion show will be given by these girls and a fashion queen picked. unforseen difficulties, that should a ing. Wednesday was chosen as In Edwardsville step up the present lag in building This week's fashion model is Mary !Woolford '48, wearing a charming "white collar day," a term adopted consideraoly," sta.'.ed Mr. Anfinson. MISS JOYCE Irvin became the formal styled by Jacobsen. -by the armed forces to designate bride of Robert Kahtz on Wed ·the day on which the linens are The waist is of black velvet and the skirt black net with glittering gold nesday, August 28, at a ceremony changed. sequins to give contrast and life. Wesley Fellowship performed in the Evangelical From the outset, one cculd notice church of Edwardsville. that we were a Leterogeneres group Names Mitchell Head Miss Irvin attended Eastern in in regard to past military experi 1944 and 1945. She is the sister of ence. The way the beds were made THE FIRST meeting of the Wesley Ralph "Ace" IrV'in, currently a stu was a notable distinction. Here Fellowship was held on Tuesday, dent at Eastern. The bridegroom For and there were scattered various October 1, 1946 in the Main audi was a freshman in 1942, previous types of military and naval fur torium. After everycne suoceeded to his induction into service the lough bags. There was a variety of in getting acquainted, election of of following spring. military clothing on the clothes ficers was held for the ensuing Miss Iva Jean Irvin, sister of the the racks. The different types of mili year. ThOISe elected were: presi bride, was maid of honor, and Paul tary lingo was also a mark of dis dent, Jim Mitchell; vice-president, Johnson, who had served in the tinction. Eileen Ballard; secretary, Barbara army with Mr. Kahtz, was best Best Before long w.e oecame "just one Hashbarger; treasurer, Mae Hanks; man. big happy family" ·and our makeshiH sergeant-at-ar!l'..s, Bob Richman. A The newlyweds are making their • home took on an 1atmosphere befit shor� talk was given by Reve�end home in Rolla, Missouri, where Mr. ting such. Many of the comforts C. M. Temple, which was followed Kahtz attends the Missour i School rn of home were lacking, but not Lr by refreshments. of Mines. long. OUr mattresses and pillows soon arriv'ed-and our grades sky D·ry rocketed. Somewhe:·e in our midst a radio star.ed blaring. Improvl.sed dressers were made out of suit cases. Our comforts were complete Cleaning when an alarm clock appeared on the scene. Washing facilities ar-3 Frommel Hardware the best, with hot water 24 hours a day. There are several wash bowls in the locker room and a large Charleston Cleaners shower room adjacent. The study DU PONT'S PAINTS - HOUSEWARES room has been arranged as conven iently as possible, and affords an ex BYRON B. MILLER cellent opportunity to burn the midnight oil. LEATHER GOODS - SPORTING GOODS 610 Sixth Street Telephone 404 Cc.operation has been the rule in our relations with eaich other. The COOKING UTENSILS room is kept presentabloe at all timez and no a.r6Uments have arisen Gift Items Montgomery Cleaners S.outh Side Square Phone 492 We Feature Free Delivery Phone 68 741 Sixth St Good Food. • • For the Best in: and Fine Assortment of White Stove G�s Cosmetics Kerosene We extend an invitatiWa to a.D Motor Fuel REVELON, TABU and BARBARA GOULD Eastern students to take ad· Motor Oil Complete Line and vantage of the services ren· Auto Accessories dered by this institution. See the lack's harmacy MARATHON B p SERVICE STATION Fow·th and Polle CHARLESTON NATIONAL BANK North Side of the Square Elmer O"Hair, Prop. Wednesday, .October 9, '1946 .. ace Fi•� You Have to Project! McQueen Presides Delta Sigs Accept Toni Frazier Over A. C. f. Provines In Ceremony ALPHA NU chapter of Delta Si�- A C. E., an organization for Ele- ma Ep.silon held a formal initia mentary Education majors, held tion ceremony for Margaret Tobias its first me eting of the year Tues Provines in the dance s�udio of the dr,y, Octo:jer 1, in the children's library of the Training school with Health Education building on Mon 28 members and guests present. day, Sept. 30, at 7 p .m. At the The meeting was presided over by close of the evening the actives President Catherine McQueen. The honored Mrs. Provines, the new in other officers for thz y-ear were in trcduced to the c!u\J.. Jahn Ga r itiate, at the local coke sp:t. son is vice-president ; Sally Watt, During the regular business meet secretaTy ; and Jeanne Winkler, ing, Homecoming plans were dis ueasu� e:. Fr·esident M<:Queen· also cussed and various committees were L.'1tJ.Odut·3d t.he club c:mmittees for appointed. Bert Myers Wright is the year. chairman of the float committee, A :::ho:t hi :tory of t.he m.tional or and Marian Fitzgibbons has chargiz r ani ·ati on, state divisions, and lo�al of the house decorations. t.::·anchf .s was pr·c�ented to the group Plans for a tea to be held after by John Carson. the Homecoming football game were Delegates for ihe State .A. . C. E. considered. It was decided that this conference to be held in Pere Mar would be the best way to welcome a.u et. e S.:ate Park O;:-tobe:· 19th and the re�urning alumnae and would :.:oth were ann::mnced. Those at afford them an opportunity to see tending will be Miss Saunders, A. C. the new house at 870 Seventh street. E. :'pons· r, Catherine McQueen, Wilma Guthrie and Eileen Schutte ...Ulysses keeps ladies of cast spol;bound Nancy Cls.pp, Sally Watt, Loui&z are heading committees to put the Kerby, William Kirchoff, and John finishing touches on these arrange Miss Frazier, of Galton, was Carson. ments. elected by the freshman class last Hall Girls Entertain Wednesday as attendant to the "Snafu" Shapes Up Homecoming Queen. 'I'IIUMDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, the Dad1s Day, Classes Dismiss For Femberton Hall parlor was the Opening Night scene of the traditional stunt pro October 19 I EA Invasion Friday For gram arranged by the Pem Hall FOR REAL ESTACfE TENTATIVE PLANS for the CLA:::SES WILL not meet Friday, by Hal Hubbard neophytes to entertain the older and INSURANCE girls. The chairman and Mistress annual Dads' Day celebra Oct. 11, since the faculty will at ., tend the E.utern Division mee;ing See llCHEDUlE::; AS the Homecoming of Ceremonies for the event was tion were announced in chapel production of the Eastern Players Barbara Sizemore. The program today. or the Illin:i1s Education Associa JOE FENDER tion. �tudents are invited to at �roup on October 23, is Snafu, writ consisted of a style show, music:i.l The event, sponsored by the West Side of Square tend the Drew Pearson address at tm by .Coleman and Bachman, number and original stunts With Men's Union · and Women's Phone 22 10:30 a. m. Friday. Which prc-:ed, when pr duced by some 30 girls participating. Stunt League, will be held Saturday, George Abbot in New York, to be night ended with the singing of the Oct. 19. Students are urged one of the best receiv·ed comed�os Fem Hall Loyalty Song and serving l,; to invited their Dads since arising from the background of i:he of refreshments. m tim.e does not permit the �ccn:: World War. The play is par sponsoring organizations to licularly apt in \''iew of the choi,ce send individual invitations. the "returned veteran" theme that the hard work which the cast Welcome Back of Dads will be the guests of is doing ·can be &cen in the rapidity whi�h will domina:e the Hamec:im the Panthers at the game that with which the play is taking shape. scene this year. day and will be served coffee The set for the play, which is un He ading the cast are R:be1·t Zin: and doughnut[) in the Wom der construction under the direc Alumni merman as Ronald Stevens ·and Bet en's Gym after the game. tion of Wallace Wilson, is of a com ty Wellman as Kate Hereford, with bination two dimensional and box """ DJ'.lnald Musselman as Danny Bak. type. This was adopted in antici to er and Mary atton as Laura Jes P pation of a much larger Homecom &up. Council Picks Wi nners ing attendance than has usually As Ben Stevens, the father, the been seen here. The larger crow IT'S - �NTON D. SWICKARD - S. B. M. D. -1 G. B. DUDJ...EY, M. D. Hours by �ppointmeP.t . Otrtce Roura. 1 :00 to 6:00 PHYSICIAN A1?ID �trnGE;Orf I !Ill� Jack.son street KEITH'S 6Q4� 81�� Bt, Phone& : Office, 30; Residence, 7'70\ BREAD 11 Not Only to Eastern Ask 1or it · .Logan's Hardware 1 but to by name 1 Wilson ond Goldsmith Te nnis Rackets and Balls KEITH'S Golf Balls, Baseball Gloves, Balls 1Rl®rmIT�9§ JJ�\\Nellrry Many Other Items in Sporting Goods BAKERY §il(())Il� Retail Bakers of Holsum Brea,� "The Home of Quality J �welry" .. \ Page Six Wednesday, October 9, 1946 Eastern Drops Season's Opening· Babb to Gross Games to DeKalb and Butler By Jack Muthersbough EASTERN OPENED their football NORTHERN 'S HUSKIE.S turned .se 3son with a 19 to 12 loss to the 26 back the Eastern Panthers to 0 Butler Bulldogs in Indianapolis, in DeKalb Friday evening, October . September 28. The afternoon was 4.. It was DeKalb's third oonse�u hot and so was Butler, especiaUy in tlve success of the season and the the first quarter when they account Panthers' second defeat. In a way ed for all their points. Eastern it was sweet revenge for the North · f ught back gamely as Goach O' erners, since Eastern knock·ed them Brien used mass substitution and out of a tie for the conferen�e the .cause was never las� a.<:; the championship with a victory in the Fanthers thre!lter.·ed to the last. The last game of last season. furry of the last few minutes is · · The lo·cals showed less of the de exemplified in the cast now worn by termined fight that carried them "Gunbcat" LaRose, wl10 di»L>.;at;;d t;o their fin!l! victory last year and his elbow on the Eecond to last which worked to a .great extent .as a play of the game. comeback factor in the Butler game last week. Attempting mostly an The game £tarted slowly as Butler aerial attack, the Fanther P·!lSsers kicked off to Eastern. A .set of run were rushed consistently and could ning faile:i and B:·b Babb and not hit their receivers. Knute Dobkins hooked up in a Once again it was Boo Kac'!'.3la punting duel. B!lbb kicked th�·ee who starred for Northern. Bob has time3, .each effort going within the been the most valuable b3.s eball ten vard line befor.e Butler at pl ayed in the IIAC for the last two tempted an offensive play. Butler seasons and can fire a football with began to roll from the first . T?m the same accuracy that makes him Sleet and the 'Lilliam.s boys, Orville . . . Good for gain against Butler a stand-out pitcher. Friday night and Norman, gained well around the he threw two touchdown passes and ends and through the line. The line. Gross passed to Neal Hudson was 27 scored a third on a 55 yard run drive climaxed by a yard who was dropped on the Butler ten after a pass interception. pass , McLinn to Orville Williams, yard line and Eastern drew a 15 a Don Lyons started Northern's . for touchdown. McLinn convert yard penalty. Gross gained through Millikin and Macomb are First scoring in the first period after a ed. After the kickoff an attempted the line and a few plays on an .at tempted pass to Hudson the ball was knocked into the arms of Jim Foes to Face Panthers at Home We Scored On This One Sexton who scored for EI. The con version attempt failed. Leathernecks On Friday Big Blues Saturday Jim LaMasters set up Eastern's second touchdown a few plays later WHEN MACOMB's Leathernecks JAMES MILLIKIN University will come to town this Friday after when he made a diving interception provide Eastern with their second of a Butler pass. Two plays gained noon, something new may be seen home game in as many week-ends nothing and then Gross tossed a 15- in the way of football jerseys. In on yard ariel to Babb who m-'.l.de the the opening game of the season, when they inV'ade Schahrer Field remaining 17 on his own without which Macomb won from Illinois Saturday afternoon, October 19. The notable interference from the de College 21 to 6, the backfield men Big Blue team re-entered intercol fense. The final quarter was loosely and the ends wore white tops, while legiate football this season after a played affair with Eastern trying the linemen were decked out in three year lay-off due to the war. vainly to score the tying poin �s. A purple. Re-entering competition this year long drive to the Butler 10 yard Besides the dual colors Macomb the Big Blue put their 16 game win line was finally broken up when will bring a football team of no ning streak on the block last Sat Gross fumbled and Butler recov' small mention. Showing power in urday and were defeated 7 to 6 by ered. After that march Eastern every department, the Westerners North Central. It was the first de never threatened. won their opener and then lost last feat the Big Blue had tasted since Neal Hudwn and Johnny Lewis week-end to Wheaton 6 to 0. The the fall of 1941. could be singled out a.s fine defen invaders will be playing their first Goach Marshall Wells will bring sive performers at their end posi conference game when they make :a strong team here that will oper tions and Norm Waltrip and Jim the trip here Friday. ate from the "T" formation. The Eexton played wide-awake ball in Qua!'terback.ing the Western team key to a Millikin success will be a the center of the line. Gress passed will be Mac Mcinerney, a triple big, rugged line that boasts over half well all through the game .and it threat man, who has kicked well all its members as pre-war lettermen. seemed that Johnny Stabler w!ls during the season. Bill Lewis and In the North Central game sev t.he only consistent ground gainer Bob Jones wil !open at the half eral of the Big Blue stood out. The in that h�tic first half. backs. Bill, a senior, led the con ends, Ray E•ter and Jim Williams, The lineups : ference in scoring in 1942 and is a were particularly good. Etter punt Eastern Butler dangerous runner. Jones ran well ed we ll and proved to be a fine de ... L. Cox ...... E...... Geiman against Illinois College and is a fensive end while Williams caught EASTERN SCORED their first touchdown against Butler on this play. LaRo1'e ...... T ...... McAllister fine passer. The fullback will be a quite a few passes, one for their "Chuck" Gross had passed the ball intended for Neal Hudson (51). It B' TIIE HOME OF THE RUSKIN THOMPSON MARKET 1 Oc Hamburgers ''Biggest Little Store in Town" FIREE DELIVERY Will Rogers Theatre Bldg. l"HONE 156 TH I: SHOI: WITH TH I: Bl:AUTIFUL FIT1 I We dnesday, October' 9, r1946 Page �en Cross Country Runs Return to Extensive Fa ll Intramural Program In FullSwin g EASTERN'S POST-WAR fall intra- have a gang of fast backs and glue Nobody knows too much about Car Post-War Sports Progra m mural program got under way last fingered ends. During opening son's records, but he commands week as play began in softball, drills, the Sig Taus .showed plenty plenty of respect among the club Long-Run Boys Train touch football, golf and tennis. The of promise and plenty of reserve swingers. power. Not too much is known of Martinsville Flash Phi Sigs almost blew the schedule Big gun among the racket hand the other elevens although the Phi Nightly Under Burleigh apart as they trimmed their rtV'als, Sigs claim to have several good lers is Roger Sorensen, number one McNulty 21-0. by Jim the Sig Taus, Fact ls, the Phi pa.."Sers ready for these e;ames. In man on the college tennis squad Sigs the the opening tilt, they held the Sig CROSS- COUNTRY racing returns hit almost everything but last season and Mattoon singles in a merry batting Taus to a s·coreless tie. to the campus as a major sport first baseman champ. Buck Brady and Steve Mor .spree. The PSE boys really< "rub On the fairways, i t appears to be next Saturday when Coach L. R. gan loom as Sorensen's chief con bed it in" as they displayed all kinds a bat�le between Doyle Dressback, Burly's long distance runners meet tenders. Sorensen whipped Mor of power. Two other squads, Shaf Leo Slovikoski and Lloyd Carson for Indiana Staite's team over the gan this summer for the Mattoon ers and Morgans, appear strong the golf championship. As far as is gruelling three-mile course. Like championship. If a doubles tourney enough to keep the Phi Sigs from known, Dressback's 32 is the most most of his runners, Dr. Burly is is held, Brady and Morgan will running away from the league. torrid shooting seen on the campus a freshman at Eastern but feels that probably pair up and will rank as Shafers, with long lanky Hammond course this summer. Slovikoski's he w!ll turn out a good squad this favorites. chucking, seem mighty tough. par sniping has been confined to fall. Touch football presents a differ courses !n and around Kankakee, Early results in golf were re Main cogs in the Burly long dis ent picture, for the Sig Taus with but the Bradley P'olish boy knocked corded Monday afternoon when tance machine appear to be Bill Elmo Hilderbrand passing and pun t off top place in a tough Holy Name Dick Handwerk defeated Dick Fish Slater, Skeeter Sullivan, Bill Ham 4 2 ing look like the class of the field. tcurnament last summer by circling er and with a nine hole total mond and Dick Spillers. Slater ar 40. In addition to Hilderbrand, they the par 73 Highland course in 74. of rived on the campus with a repu tation as a fine miler after captur ing second honors in Illinois rac THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE ing last spring by turning in a ·------' fancy 4:29. During early workouts, he has continually paced the squad and, last week, drifted home far ahead of the field after running 2 � miles in 11 : 28. Sullivan, freshman from Teachers FRI.-SAT. OCT. 11-12 THU RS.-FRl.-SAT.- OCT. 10- 11-12 College high, and Spillers, .spec A acled Negro speedster from Brazil, c Indiana, lcom as the number two T and three men. Sullivan has stak I ed claims on the two spot, but most 0 observers think that Spillers will N nose him out once he readjusts his pace ·and timing to the three m.le course. Last season he earned a let ter at. Eas·tem while running the 22'1>, 44() and relays. Hanunond, only runner with cross country experience in high school, has continually finished fourth but Burly expects that he'll develop into SUN.-MON. OCT. 13-14 a much better runner. Once past Matinee Sunday 2:00 the first quarter of starters, the field is wide open. Based upon re sults 'of last week's 21;4. mile test , ·the runners will probably stack up this way: Slater, Sullivan, Spillers, Hammond, Bob Riclunond, Dick McColloch, Jim Taylor, Wyette Kraucumas, Gilber Ha.ss l�. Ken Bill Slater Knop, Bob Rissler, Elwood Fopham, R Montgomery and Jim Dugger . . . . in new togs The athletic department is run ning into plenty of trouble sched uling meets. Butler, who was first State's Second-Best on the slate. cancelled out when unable to field a team. Tentative Miler Comes to EI dates are ananged with We.stem, Normal and Illinois Wesley.an. BILL SLATER is in track togs again ! The Martinsville flash, Dr. Burly is well pleased with 30 cream of eastern Illinois milers, is the large turn out of runners and bac k in action pacing Eastern's 30 points out that all of them are very man track sq uad. A big husky enthusiastic over a sport new to boy with a long even stride that them all. After two weeks of rig seems to gulp mouthfuls of dis orous ccnditioning, he still has a tance with every pace, Slater en huge squad out and pictures a rosy rolled at Eastern after a brililant future for the sport at East ern . lligh school athletic career. Added r.a.st spring running against the SHORT SUBJECTS p performers in the state, Bill Millikin "B's" Beat trioted down the cinders of Me Panther Reserves TUESDAY OCT. 15 morial Stadium in Champaign to 6-0 Slip into second place in the mile, THE MILLIKIN "B" team outlast- BARGAIN DAY a His brief step behind the victor. ed the Eastern reserve squad here Adm. 16c-20c 5:29.15 · ti me of was almost eight last Saturday afternoon to squeez.e 4:37 seconds faster than the wi;;h out a 6 to O victory. The Little which he set a new district mile Blues took advantage of a blocked mark. In fact, both district dis kick in .the first half and scored tance records are Slater products. a few plays Later. In 1945, he loped home far ahead The second half was an evenly of the half-mile field to rack up a inatched affair with most of the .2:05 record. He retw·ned a year a>Ction centered near the midfield later to chalk up his mile mark. stripe. Fumbles were frequent on Unlike many high school track both sides, but considering lack of ttars, Slater possesses the physical experience both teams played well. needs of a great distance runner. Jerry Curtis, former Charleston J'acking 165 pounds on a 5'1" frame, . high star, and Bob Drolet, of Kan he has powerful legs and shoulders kakee, were standout quarterbacks and a long smooth stride that is for Eastern. Another outstanding Weds.-Thurs. Oct. 16-17 OCT. the semblance of "floating power." player was Bronston Austin, half 16-17 Some one once said that cross back from Westville. tountry track was a sport designed The starting lineups for Eastern tor good little men who couldn't found F. Cox and Johnson at ends, play football, but Slater would make Bristol and Richmond at tackle, most of these critics change their Gray and Taylor at guards, Winland ininds. Not only is he physically · at center, Curtis at quarterback, al>le to play football, he can and did Wango and Marsh at halfbacks and play. In fact, !n high school, he Welker at fullback. IPJ.ayed so well that he received all �te mention as a fullback. BACK THE Panthers. Cheer fo r But Slater prefers to run. He the team. llk.es to run. In high scho'.ll he pick _j ed up four track letters , two in J>otball, and three in baseball be &ides heading the track squad. He FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 11 :00 O'C LOCK 'Wants to be an agriculture teach er once he graduates and will com I s>lete a two year course here before lter ing the University of Missouri. �!d en tally, he trains on fresh fruit. GALA HOMECOMING Ii WAA Fetes Si sters at I South Campus Picnic For Gas and Fall MIDNIGHT SHOW 3, Stellar Array of Short Subjects ON OCTOBER the Wcmen's A th- Lubrication letic Association met on the south <:ampus for their first get-together TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS-BUGS BUNNY of the year. Approximately 70 I [llr!s attended the picnic. NEWELL'S · WOODY WOODPECKER-ALVINO REY-S INGS \The evening's program centered SERVI CE STATION und the bonfire, about which South Side of IJncoln Skee& �irls sat and sang songs. Re Cents of apples, potato chips, AT TENTH ichocolate milk, sandwiches, ROGERS THEATRE ___ Phone 358 WILL _ p::igeade concluded the pro- J Page Ei2ht Wednesday, October 9, 1.94t' Run a Proof on That Copy Printers' Devils In the Making Independents Hold 'Get- Acquointed' Party · THE INDEPENDENT League m�de a bid for p�pularity on Thursciay :iight, September 22, with a "Ge� Acqu.ain �ed" party in the Main au ditorium from 8:00 to lO:CO p. m Independent president Mary Colyer presided as master-of - ceremonies over the gathering of more than 4JO of Eastern's freshmen and upper cl assmen. The evening's entertain ment consisted of rather unusual and frequ.entlv strenuous party games, and singing, both solo and group. Dancing a::So cccupied a large number of the gi.:ests for a part of 1he evening. Faculty speakers for the evening were Independent Leag'ue sponsor and Botany department head Dr. Ernest Stover, head of the Music department Dr. Leo Dvorak, and author and Language head, Dr. Ke vin Guinagh. Greek speakers were . . . take ink and brains. Mix well. . ..don't pi that type Sigma Sigma Sigma President Rose Jarbce, Delta Sigma Epsilon Ser officers elected were : Kent Clark, geant Rosemary "Smokey" Patchett, vice-president, and Oa Pointer, i.ec '44 Graduate Dies Sigma Tau Gamma president Bernie Curriculum Guidance Series retary-treasurer. This club is open Haytcn, and Phi Sigma Epsilon WORD WAi3 re.ceived on the cam- to all Industrial Arts majors and president Art Vallicelli, who gave pus la.st week of the death of minors arid all pre-engineering stu brief welcomes on behalf of their Features Industrial Arts Program dents who are now taking Industrial Wilma L. Fe ldman, a graduate of organizations. Arts courses. The club has a spe 1944. Details of her death were President Colyer hopes that many by Bob Black cial reading room which is supplied not available. of those who attended the mixer will THIS IS the first in a series of linotype operation, woodworking, be present at the next meeting of with magazines and books of inter Miss Feldman completed her work articles planned to give the new metal work ,electricity, and mechan the League, the date of which wlll est to Industrial Arts students. at Eastern in 1943-44 after having student an outline of what is of ical drawing. be announced soon. The Industrial Arts department fered at Eastern and is prepared in Most of the Industrial Arts courses attended summer sessions for sev to copperation with the Director of Ad are double period courses. These hopes have an open house in the eral years. near fu ture so that all may see what missions and Personnel and the de periods are divided between lecture She was ·an Elementary Educa partments of the college. and shop work. has been accomplished and what tion major and a Zoology minor In an effort to aid ohe student Studencs taking Industrial Arts may be done in this department. and was an active member of the and his advisor, Dr. William H. l:ave the opportunity of maklng Zoology Seminar and Alpha Beta Zeigel, Director of Admissions and many useful items. They are guid Gamma, National Association of Personnel, has planned a series of ed in choosing their projects at Five Initiated In Childhood Education club. questionnaires and examinations. first, but as they advance they have Candlelight Ceremony After having taught school in BOLEY'S The questionnaires are of two types : a wider selection. The more ad West Salem from 1924, Miss Feld the first gives information of the vanced students are permitted to ICE CREAM FIVE PLEDGES were formally in- man resigned last year to become student's htgh school background, design and make items of their own iviated intO the bonds cf Sigma assistant county superintendent of what courses were taken, the stu <.hoosing. Sigma Sigma in an early morning Edwards county. dent's scholasUc standing, and his STORE The facuLy of the department, ceremony Sunday, September 28 at personal qualifications ; the other is Dr. Walter A.. Kiehm, Dr. Russell their chapter house at 1050 Seventh to be used as an aid in planning H. Landis, and Mr. Char1es A. El street. Those taking the vows were Sandwiches college activities and shows the stu liott, have had wide ex}:erience in Eva Marie Price, Mary Kathryn PORTRA ITS dent's extra-curricular activities in guidance in Induscrial Arts and Reed, Joan Rogers, Dorothy W!ll Banana Splits high school. Make Welcome show great willingness to aid the ingham, and Mary Woolford. N'!lt Sundaes These questionnaires and the re student In his problems, The candlelight ceremony was Gifts sults of the American Council Psy Plans have been pror:osed for a Milk Shakes conducted by Presi dent Rose Jar chological examination are available display ca:e in the main corridors boe. Immediately folLwing the in Bulk Ice Cream to the faculty and are to be used of the Industrial Arts building. This RYAN'S for GOOD itiation the Tri Sigma group at by them to aid the s�udent in plan case will contaL'l objects made by Open Every Sunday .ended the Methodist church serv PHOTOGRAPHS ning his course and to help select the students and will help others talent for the other college activi ices. Phone •96 611 Seventll by showing what Werk can be done Phone 598 South Side Square ties. in this department. . It is prop::ised Plans are being made for students that one student from each of the Make your News do double duty, of the same fields of study to have sections in the department will be read it, and then use it as a guide meetings to discuss their courses. It appointed to see that his section has for shopping. is hoped that speakers can be a rei::resentative objec� in the case. brought to the college to give these It is not all work in this depart students information important to ment since the Industrial Arts club � them in their fields. has been reorganized after an ab The first field we will look at is sence of four years. At the first -CO RSAG ES- that of Industrial Arts. The Indus meeting, Emll Moore '49, was elected trial Arcs department has excellent president of the club and Mr. El equipment for me in all the branch Roses, Gardenias, liott was chosen as eponsor. O�her es of study in this field. A few of Latest Popular the subjects offered are : printing, Flowers in Season, correctly styled For fo r milady. Sheet ·Music Burger � Order them from Baskets and FRENCH FRIES HELM'S Eat at Schouten Furniture Co. Flower Shop Southwest Corner of the Square The Snack PHONE 39 Bar Will Rogers Bldg. 510 Jackson We Telegraph Flowers Welcome East of Fire Station Store Closed All Day Open 11 a. m. to 10 p. m. Sundays A lumni ..• 'I'he secret ol tL.at "well it necessar• sroomed look" ·not There's warmth in the word "Welcome" - a IDEAL BAKERY , ily tsew clothes but c:lean, well pressed, •moothly fliting feeling of friendship and good will. Many folks dothea - the way they look Wholesale Retail after our c:leaning. And re• We will try to fill your party orders as best we can under already know the warm friendliness of our wel member, our MONlTE IN present shortage of ingredients. SURED MOTH-PROOFING North Side Square PHONE 1500 come, and we want you to know it, too. Whether gives every woolen garment 6 months' guaranteed protection the request be great or small, we welcome the from moth1o Call 11• today! opportunity to serve you. FOR YOUR DECORA TING NEEDS BYR DSI CROWDER PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE OWL:�DRUG S Dry Cleaners CHARLES G. REASOR, Prop, Phone 111 World War II Veteran Walgreen Agency Super Store Around the Bend on South Fourth 409 Sixth St. East Side of Square Phone 164 Alumni Supplement J'S G I'S To The Eastern Teachers News ARE BA CK 11Tell the Truth and Don1t Be Alraid11 XXXII-JNO. 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS .STATE TEACHERS OOLLEGE-Oll.ARlLESTON t--�� I-El' HOMECOMING BECKONS OLD GRADS Thousands to See Sargent rollment Tops 1217 Mark for Record Exhibit, Hear Ives, Tucker Band A Thousand and Then Some Eastern Tackles Panthers Face Normal Problems of Crowding 'Welcome Back, Pal As Gridiron Foe A RECORD enrollment of 1217 stu- dents at Eastern, involving 741 THE THIRTY -SECOND renewal of freshmen, may lead many old grads Homecoming at Eastern October to ask such questions as "W.here 24-26 will be noteworthy for many do they come from ?" "Where do reasons, for a memorial exhibition you put 'em?" and "What subjects lf Paul Sargent's paintings, for pub are they taking?" So we'll delve lic appearances by Burl Ives, famed into statistics and records. alumnus of radio and the movies, First of all, it's of Interest to note for Tommy Tucker and his orches that. 848 men are enr-0lled as com tra, for the football game against p:ue d with 369 women. There's an old rival, Normal. something unprecedented in teach But best of all it will bring to ers college history, 47 years of it, in gether again men and women who fact. Last spring the number of have been scattered the world over. males topped ohe number of wom These people want to come home. · en by a narrow margin. Now the Every letter re�eived from them at rati.J is nearly three to one. But the alumni office, by the faculty, by about 40 per cent of the men are campus organizations to which they married, girls. belonged in days at EI tells again The total number of World War of the nostalgia they feel and of II veterans enrolled is 719. Of this their desire to renew the warm ties number some 232 will eventually be of friendship cemented by common housed in emergency Federal Pub experiences at college. lic Housing projects, including Eastern has over 4,000 graduates "Trailerville" with its approximate and nearly 24,000 former students. Of these 1,500 served· in the armed . Many ly 51 inhabitants. At this writing ten additional trailers are being re forces during World War II. Most ceived for· students and teachers. A of the latter group are now. back. number of professors who are vet They will attend Homecoming. oosters Set Record erans are having great difficUlty in College Takes Stock c o 5 finding quarters. So the college is taking stock, ifh Mattoon Help The city of Charleston responded William F. Peters, Alumni President planning and working hard to make � · � }. �rods superbly to the plea of President R. . . . long time no see' the occasion as satisfying as pos G. Buzzard and other college of sible to thousands of· honored guests. IKJ!;ll'l.ECITI.NO- THE spirit of inter � �AN:� ALUMN1� �� Register: to be ficials, offering rooms and apart This issue of the News goes to you est and cooperation characteris ments in such unexpected quantity primarily to tell you what is being ic of Charleston business people published as a college bulle- ·� Alumni President Sends planned and to tell you Just a bit that the demand was almost com 'threlation to the college, Boosters ti n is being compiled for th e � pletely cared for. about some of your old friends. Club memb ership this fall has ad Golden Anniversary Celebra Official Welcome This year students have come An outline of the program Is pre va.nced to a record total of 125. tion in 1949. Old grads who sented herewith . Numerous lunch Dues are made available for pro from ·a much wider area than ever WELCOME ALUMNI ! How thrilling return at Homecoming, Oc eons, receptions and get-togethers moting the athletic program and before. Suzue Sue Iwatate comes and filled with feeling are these tober 25 and 26 are urged to Ha are planned which cannot be an such proj ects as the chartered bus from Honolulu, Te rritory of words at this, our thirty-second register and look over a list of nounced in this issue. But you will for Mat toon students attending waii, if you want proof. In all, 47 Homecoming. They mean so much "Lost Persons" on display in receive notice of them or find them »I.stern. counties of Illinois are represented. more to us this year when so many the hall of Old Main near the Cook county sen ds an unusually more alumni have the opportunity listed in a souvenir program be The grou ndwork has been laid, Public Relations office. When - large number. students come from of returning to the campus for two ing prep ared by the Eastern State llcoording to Dick Caughron, secre iii· ever possible, they are urged California, Flor ida, Connecticut and days. We hope you have a very Club. You will want a copy of this lary of the Charleston Chamber of to fill in the present address seven other states. There are 33 out enjoyable time meeting former class program as soon as you reach the l'.lommerce, for a Mattoon section of and other information about of-state students. Mattoon sent 147 mates, renewing old friendships, and campus. the Boosters Club. A number of r· these lost alumni. students to Eastern this year, chal reliving some of the highlights of Thursday, October 24 Mattoon businessmen have Indicat '"' t1 lenging the previously secure record your college days. 6:30 p. m.-Honorary Dinner for ed their intention of joining. •'"" ·� . Champions of 1928. (Tentative). Continued on Page Four We wish to extend special greet 8:00p. m.-Burl Ives, Folk Music, ings to the members of the faculty. Health Education building. (Tenta It Is your wisdom in the classroom, tive) . your kindness at all times, and your Friday, October 25 Faculty Wives Plan "Old Classmates" Reception Saturday Morning personal interest in students that 3:30 p. m.-Tug-of-War (Fresh has made the alumni of Eastern an THE BEST opportunity at Homecoming for 1908 ; men vs. Sophomores) , Lincoln Field. Hostetler, class of Dr. W. M. Scruggs, outstanding group in professional 6:30 p. m.-Bonfire, Pep Session alumni to meet not only the faculty they '28 ; Miss Ruth Carman, '10; Mr. Charles Elli and business groups and especially and Fireworks, Lincoln Field. know but persons in school at the same time ott, '3 1 ; and Mr. Otho Quick,, '36. in the teaching profession. 8:15 p. m. - Homecoming Play, will be at an alumni reception sponsored by Immediately following the reception, all We wish to eX'press our apprecia "Snafu'', Health Education Build faculty wives in the women's gymnasium at alumni will want to be present for the dedica tion to Dr. Buzzard and his staff ing, for providing two days packed iull the health education building between 8 and 9 tion of the memorial sketched elsewhere on After-the-play-Snake-Dance and of fun and enjoyment for us. We Torch-Light Parade uptown. p'clock in the morning, Saturday, October 26. this page. Former Lieutenant Colonel 0. W. hope y-0u can all enjoy the play, 12 :00 p. m.-Midnight Show, Will Light refreshments, consisting probably of Funkhouser, now principal of the Amboy, Illi the alumni reception, the parade, Rogers Theatre. toffee and cookies, will be served at twelve nois, high school, will speak in a brief cere the football game, the Homecoming Saturday, October 26 dance, and Burl Ives, one of our tables bearing the names of certain classes or mony. Mr. William Peters, president of the 8:·00-9:00 a. m.-Alumni Reception, successful alumni of whom we are Women's Gym, Health Education roups of classes. Faculty . and in some cases alumni association, will be in charge of a brief very proud. Building. umllli will he hosts and hostesses. Faculty fi business meeting and election of officers at It Is our sincere wish that we may 9:00-9 :45 a. m.-Dedication of Me , umni being asked to assist are Miss Ruth some point during the morning. Continued on Page Four morial Tablet for War Dead, W-0m- · • en's Gym, Health Education build ing. Lantz Calls for More 10:00 a. m.-Homecoming Parade. Bleachers to Seat 11 :30 a. m.-Rehearsal for massed Alumni Associa tion Pays Tr ibute to Service Men high school bands, Schahrer Field. Overflow at Game 12 :00-1 :15 p. m. - Various lunch eons, etc. Asks College Groups EF.:<' ORTS TO secure extra bleach "" / 1 :15 p. m.-Band Festival, Schah el'8 to seat the huge crowd ex rer Field. To Contribute Toward I pecLed at the Homecoming football 1 :45 p. m.-Burl Ives, Schahrer game were fruitless, according to Memorial Plaque Fund Field . .Abletic Director C. P. Lantz. How 2:00 p. m.-Football Game, East evir, a number of high schools have BELIEVING THAT students, facul- ern vs. Normal, Schahrer Field. b&(n solicited for the loan of ty and alumni in 1946, like stu After the Game - Band Mixer, IN HONOR OF Health Education Building. Various bliachers. Mattoon and Casey, who dents, faculty and alumni in 1919, haJ'e done so on previous occasions, receptions, etc. will want to contribute a small sum THE: MORE THAN flF TEE:N HUNDRE:D bo,h have home games on October 8:00-11:00 p. m. - Homecoming toward a memorial for their class FORMER STUDENTS WHO SERVED 25as does Tuscola. It is hoped that Dance with Tommy Tucker's Orch Vlla Grove's board of education, mates and friends who fought and THEIR COUNTRY IN THE ARM£D estra, Health Education Building. w1en they meet October 1'0, will see died in defense of their country, the FORCES DURING 9:00 p. m.-Coronation of Home fl, to loan the high sch-0 ol's new set alumni association proceeded to or coming Queen, Health Education ofbleachers. der a bronze memori:tl plaque bear WOR LD WAR lIAND IN SP E:CIAL Building. ing the above wording, which, iron Sunday, October 27 ically enough , is very similar to that MEMORY OF FORTY- SIX WHO All-day-Conducted Tours of Paul of the 1919 plaque with which it GAVE THEIR LIVE S Sargent Exhibit, Old Auditorium, CtJlege Wants Vital will hang in the front hall of the Main Building. (This exhibit will ER E:CTEP BY Statistics; Register Main building. Contributions will be open for view from October 20 be accepted .by Mr. William F. Pet THE FACULTY ALUMNI AND STUDENTS thrnugh 27.) IF lou are an alumnus or former ers, assistant principal of the Char 1946 Homecoming committee chair stlXlent returning for Homecom- leston high school, until a secretary men are : General co-chairmen - don't fail to register at one of treasurer is elected at the alumni Stanley Elam and Dr. William H. five booths set up about the meeting Saturday morning, October Zeigel; alumni-William F. Peters ; l 26. Once the cost been cover parade-Dr. W. A. Klehm, Dr. R. D. pus. The Alumni Office needs has '\.. this rt¥:Ord. Almost 30 per cent of ed, further contributions will be re / Anfinson, Dr. D. A. Rothschild; lhe a.Nunn i whose names are on file turned or placed in the alumni house decorations-Dr. D. R. Alter; ti not have correct current ad- trewsury, depending upon the will ARTIST SKETCH ES plaque to match World War I memorial breakfasts, lunches, dinners-Dr. E. *-· • of the association members. placed in front hall of Old Main in 1919. It will be dedicated Oct. 26. Continued on Page Four Page Two Wednesday, October 9, '19* Not �l's Gl's Are Back--l�ere's Their Service All Story Alu mni Office Hears Doctor of Botany Doctor ol English Undecided . At Bloom From L!lst Precincts IN THIS Alumni Suppiement to the Eastern Teachers News it would be impossible to review the several hundred replies receiv:ed to a ques tionnaire sent to veteran former students of Eastern. During the war, · the News was sent tJ nearly 1000 former students in the armed services and these men and women wrote hundreds of interesting let ters to the editors and to the Puh ! lic Relations Office which handled \ _ __ ,__. the mailing. Not quite all of "EJ:'s GI's are back". Thirty-six of those who re turned ques.ionnaires were still in Mrs. Lesley Hayes '40 Marguerite Little '4� 'V illiam Thomas '41 Ross Stephenson '42 Herschel Jones '40 service as of September 1. Among these are : Miss Cofer taught in the Charles Little Creek, Va. hon, lives at 820 Jackson street, 1934-4.0, who si:ent 42 mon�hs overi Agnes Anderson '33, of Steward ton High school. George Giffin, 1941-43, who is at Charleston. seas. Sissell, a chief mJ;or maCi son, who has been with the Ameri Chanute Field, Ill. Lt. Giffin may Clifford E. Cole '34, Lt. Col., Air Archie. I.ee McDivitt '3 , has re-enlisted in the Navy, is nowi can Red cress in New Guinea, the 6 who is a Ccrps, who was shot down in a B-17 stay with the Army, may decide to in Kwajalein. He was injured al Hlilippines, and is now in Japan. Luzon veteran now holding the rank over Cologne, Germany in August, return to school in December. of major. Malta, was shot down at Guada!I Paul Philip Barrick '34, of Dan 1943, evaded capture and wa.3 re Harry Hall, 1940-43, a first lieu canal, sank with the Wa;:p, ad ville, commander USNR, holder of Cl::arles MUane, 1938-40, Cap+., turned to duty with the he!p of the tenant who likes the Army well was injured in a plane crackup in the Bronze Star, a Presidential Unit Maripe Corps, who holds the DF\J underground. Lt. Cc!. Cole is now enough to stay an extra year, then California. Holds the Frince o! Citation, and the Naval Re:erve and three Air Medals. Capt. Milone at AAF Headquarters, Washington, return to s�hool. Hall holds the Bronze Star and three tattle star.. Me dal, now awaiting action of 'a is n:w at Cherry Pt., N. c. D. C. He was graduated from West Military Me.ir Medal (Common Wales Award. naval retirement board. Farrel S. Patter�on '4!>, who is an Point in 1941, is regular Army. wealth of the Philippines) and Mer John R. Bicknell, who was at iP.fantry captain planning to return Capt. Steele h3S a permanen� ·com1 itorious Service P'laque. Eastern from 1939-42, and plans Robert F. Cook '44, now at US to teaching after the hospitalizati:n mission. to complete his education at North N ATB, Corpus Chris;;i, Texas, who Kerschel Jones '40, 1st Lt. pilot period re.3ulting from a wound at Ralph J. Steele, l!l39-42, who il western University. Lt. (j.g) Bick hopes to be discharged by December ing a B-29 with the Third Photo Normandy is completed. an Air Corps captain, holder of th� nell has been with Fighter Squad and enter college. Reconnaissance Squadron over pa Leslie Robertson, 194J-43, an Air Earl B. Sumerlin, Jr., 19i0-� ron 18 in the Atlantic. Everett E. Dyson, here 1941-43, cific islands near Guam when heard Corrs captain who plans to rctmn who holds the Dre, three Ait Emile Lyle Cannon, at Eastern who says, "Tell Walt ter's degree in education. He is ers College in Buffalo, New York. the groom at Brocton, where she .er again coaching a t Altamont aft Harold Sam Taylor is chief clerk has taught for i;he pa.st two year� 'Remember Bill Jones?' Brush service as a Naval officer. in the finance office, Municipal Air Itobert G. Fick, who taught mu port, Long Beach, Calif. ln the sic in tne Grayville high scnool blank after "Graduated ;', Sa:n put, Class ol 143 Up on Class Personalities. from 1940 to 1943, is the new band "\\.'ho, me?" Sam, a stellar tickle director at Oarmi, Fick served for four or five years at Eastern, Mi�s Marguerite Little, rounded, Sherrick, an artillery ob winner of three years in the Army. spent about the same wrm in the the Universit·y of Illinois Class ol 133 sener, ordered fire on his own po y scholart Russell Famswo1·th, of Arcola, had Army. His brother, K·enneth Llo d, shi13 in 1943, is doing graduate stud� shion before surrendering. a Robert Edgar Wiseman is now in a s ummer engagement at the Hotel is fresnman nere. on Milton's life and literature. She Donald Davis has been appointed Miss Lorene Siverly Of West Un Miami, Florida, an instructor in Saugatuck in Saugatuck, Michigan. has a research fellowship at the an instructor at Ohio S;ate Univer Pan-American's school for mechan The hotel is a favorite resort of ion and Frank s. Nagy of Youngs University of !llinois. sity. ics there. summer vacationers. town, Ohio, were married Au;;ust 8. Dale W. Johnson, Robert Fairchild is working to Robert Thomas is working toward Mrs. Nagy i-5 teaching fourth grad.e commerce ma• ser� ward his doc�or.ate in b:Jtany at his doctorate 1n botany at Iowa at Charleston Jefferson Graue jor, is the direct-:r of veterans' Iowa State coLege at A:r.e.s. Charle:> school and Mr. Nagy is attending vice center, New Britain, Connectlt Class ol 135 State college at Aines. · Brian has been made assistant di Mrs. Lesley E. Hays