-..-,­ v. '32 11 0 ·4 WasJul1NtOIl ~4.. Cdlete Librlil'J> Glum",i POWWOW COMMENCEMENT NUMBER April, 1943 ~',jr . ~· r (·d W. }' rasier Extensi on Service / Return Postage Guaranteed President's Corner by Thad Byrne 7fte This message of. greeting to all the members of the Alumni Association of the State College of Washington is a very difficult one to write, for more reasons Wa~hiK9tOK ~late than one. Alui'rini Day will be held May 22, 1943, but : I cannot conscientiously urge you all to make the effort to return to the campus for it, in view of the alumni Powwow tremendous and increasing shortage in transportation. However, I can urge you all to turn, in your thoughts, to our Vol. XXXII . No.4 "campus on the hill" on that date, and to listen in to the Alumni radio program APRIL, 1943 over KWSCat nine o'clock Saturday evening. Joe F. Caraher, '35, Secretary Edna M. Simmons, '43, Editor The Alumni Association of the State College of Washington has been thorough a very critical year, and perhaps is facing Contents even more serious problems in the im­ Page mediate future. However, we must not President's Corner 2 forget that our Association has been a functioning organization for almost as Commencement Weekend 3 many years as the State College itself has Association Affairs 3 been in existence. It is the "tie that binds" Cougars In The Service 4-5 its "students" to each other, after they Cougar Mailbag 6 leave the campus, and also, to the campus Outstanding Grad 6 itself. And this is no small nor unim­ portant function, inasmuch as we are To The Class of '42 6 "students for only four years, but are Summer School 7 alumni for forty." In other words, the Cougar Sports 7 alumni relationship is one which is much Goings On Around the Campus 8-9 more lasting than the undergraduate one, Lost Alumni - lO-ltl and consequently is that much more soundly built. Yes, we should have faith The Candidates 12 in our Alumni Association and in its Dr. Holland's Invitation 13 future! W.S.C. Service Form 13 Our Association has continued to func­ In This Alumni World 14 tion in an efficient manner during the Front Cover: Captain Henry Baker, x'40, Is now stationed at Randolpb Field al a Dying past year, and I have every confidence Instructor. He bas been echelon commander at Stockton Field, Call1ornla, lOr that it will continue to do so in the future. the last two years. The activities of the central office have been conducted by Miss Edna M. Sim­ mons, Assistant Secretary, who has also OFFICERS 1942-43 served in the double capacity as editor of Thad Byrne, '25, Spokane C. L. Hix, '09, Pullman the POWWOW. The POWWOW this President Treasurer year, although somewhat reduced in size, M. R. Ebner, '27, Pullman Joe Caraher, '35, Seattle has been well illustrated, and has been First Vice President Executive Secretary replete with. personal news and notes of Helen Dare, '37,' Spokane Edna M. Simmons. '43, Pullman aluml1: of all classes, including a large Sescond Vice President Asst. Executive Secretary percentage of news about those in the Directors-at-Large service. In closing, may I say that I have en­ Conrad Kromm, '25, Aberdeen Fred Schroeder, '29, Portland joyed tremendously the opportunity of Ed Erickson, '40, Seattle Fred Talley, '17, Spokane the past two years, to serve as president Virginia Shaw, '23, Pullman of our Association. It has been bo.th a Athletic Council privilege and a pleasure, and I bespeak to my successor the same loyal cooperation Asa V. Clark, '16, Pullman Milton Martin, '26, Clarkston I have had from alumni in all parts of Earl V. Foster, '23, Pullman the country, in carrying on the vital work Executive Committee of the Association. Thad Byrn~, '25, Spokane Eri B. Parker, '18, Pullman ~ Amy Lewellen, '17, Pullman H. M. Chambers, '13, Pullman KWSC-1250 Kilocycles John Gillis, '44, Washtucna Tbe Wasblngton State Alumni Powwow, pubUshed montbly except In July and August. Establlsbed In 1810, the magazine II a digest or DeWII devoted to the State College 01 Washlugton and Its alumni. The magazine III publlsbed by the Alumni Assoelatlou 01 the State College 01 Wasblngton, PuIJman, Wasblngtou. SubscrIption prIce Is 81.60 per year. Entered II.S second class mailer June 19, 1919, at tbe Postolllce, Pullman, Wasblngton, under act 01 Congress Marcb I, 1879. Address all communIcations concermng the magazIne to Room 211, AdminIstration BuDding, Pullman, Wasblngton. Na· donal adver&llllng representatIve: Tbe Graduate Group, 80 Rockeleller Plaza, New York City, Member AmerleaD A1nmnl CouDcD. Page Two POWWOW, April, 1943 MAY • Association Affairs. Commencement Weekend 21-24 The following report was sent in by Mr. Arthur B. Chapman, '30. "The Wis­ The forty-third annual commencement consin Section of the Washington State weekend will get underway Friday even­ Alumni Association has had three meet­ ing, May twenty-first, and continue ings during the past two years-one a through Monday, May twenty-fourth, picnic and two as entertainment for the Harry Chambers, '13, chairman of the WSC boxing team. The picnic was held commencement program, has announced. at the farm of Mr. P. H. PhiJIips, '26, and the boxing teams which competed There reaIly is very little change in the with the University of Wisconsin were program this year. It runs along this entertained at a Madison hotel last year line. Friday evening, May 21, commence­ and at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman ment weekend opens with the Alumni S. Lundquist, '33, this year. At this last Association Board of Directors dinner meeting Mr. and Mrs. Lundquist were meeting which has tentatively been set elected President and Secretary, respec­ for the Washington Hotel. tively. The folIowing alumni (husbands Saturday will start out with the alumni and wives) have attended at least one of registration of which the pretty Spurs, these meetings. sophomore women's honorary, wilI be in charge. The sixth annual alumni-senior Mr. and Mrs. Paul H . PhiIlips, '23. golf tournament will begin at 9:30 with Mr. and Mrs. Orrin A. Fried, '34, (LilIian prizes and cups for the winners and Otto, '21) losers alike. Mr. N. J. Aiken, '08, Place­ MT. and Mrs. Thomas C. Webster, '21. ment Bureau Director, is in char[e of all Mr. and Mrs. Charles H . Schuele, '04, arrangements. Do write him if you plan (Elma C. Spaulding, '04) to attend and take part in the meet. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Chapman, '30. The annual alumni-senior 'picnic or Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Lundquist, '33. luncheon meeting will not be held this Ken Yeend, '34, BIg Chlel lor Alumnl·Senlor Mr. and Mrs. ]. G. Woodburn, x'29. year because of the difficulty in obtain­ Day, 1941, Is Ihe Dlreelor 01 Ihe College RadIo Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Smith, '31. SIaIIOD, KWSC. ing food. But in its place will be an Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Smith, x'28. hour's radio show under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. ]. G. Dickson, '15. Kenneth Yeend, '34, who has been ap­ Sunday, May twenty-third, will bring Mr. Kenneth P. Buchholtz, x'40. pointed Big Chief for 1943. The program the Baccalaureate services. The speaker Mrs. Allan Dickson will be released over radio station ~~WSC has not been selected as yet, but we can Mrs. Virginia Kerpa starting at nine o'clock. By way of music assure you that a good one will be In addition to these three meetings we the following are a few of the numbers chosen. Monday, May twenty-fourth, the also attempted to get the names of WSC which will be heard: a barbership quartet, commencement exercises will take place alumni who are in the armed services college orchestra, varsity mixed quartet, in the men's gymnasium. The first hour, and located in the vicinity of Madison. State College Choir, and Private Keys, a ten to eleven o'clock, will be broadcast After a good deal of investigation, we pre-flight boy who is receiving training over KWSC so if you are in the vicinity were not able to locate any until just on the campus and who was a profes­ and cannot attend the commencement ex­ recently when we found out about sional singer before entering the Army (Continued on page 13) Sergeant Ed Kerpa, '42. Air Corps. A remote from the Commencement Reception at the President's House will FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT bring the voices of Dr. Holland, out­ The State College of Washington standing seniors, guests and faculty mem­ Ninteen Hundred and Forty-Three bers whom everyone will remember from college days. Other features will be in­ FRIDAY, MAY THE TWENTY-FIRST cluded on. the program to show the 6:30 p.m. Annual business dinner-meeting, WSC Alumni Board of changes on the campus wrought by the Directors Washington Hotel war. The announcement of next year's SATURDAY, MAY THE TWENTY-SECOND alumni officers will be made and the 9:00 a.m. Registration of alumni begins YMCA Rooms, above the Post Office seniors of the class of 1943 will be in­ 9:30 a.m. Sixth annual Alumni-Senior Golf Tournament ASSCW Golf Course ducted into the Alumni Association. All 11 :30 a.m. Senior Tree Planting Campus in all, there are plans underway to bdng 2:00 p.m. Baseball Game, U. of 1. vs. W. S. C. Baseball Field 8:00 p.m. Commencement Reception( Informal) President's House pictUres of campus life by remote broad­ 9.00 p.m.