Bogley, Richardson KALAMAZOO COLLEGE Win Tennis Honors N this month's cover, Hamil­ ALUMNUS ton Richardson of Baton 0 Rouge, La., is shown receiv­ Number 2 August, 1949 Volume VIII ing his medal as junior singles run­ ner-up in the National Junior and R. LLOYD POBST, EDITOR Boys' tennis tournament held at the FREDERICK W. WINKLER, jR. '51; EDWARD J. LAUTH '32 ASSOCIATE EDITORS college's Stowe Stadium August 1-7, from Wm. Matson Tobin, Detroit, Published Bi-Monthly by the Kalamazoo College Alumni Association and president of the Western Lawn Kalamazoo College. Tennis Association. MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ALUMNI COUNCIL Gil Bogley of Chevy Chase, Md., junior champion for the second year KALAMAZOO COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION in a row, is shown at left holding EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE the Saunders Bowl, the champion­ H. Colin Hackney '30, President, Kalamazoo, Michigan ship trophy. In the background are the two boys' singles finalists; left Dr. Paul G. Schrier '22, Vice-President, Kalamazoo, Michigan to right, Al Kuhn, Evanston, Ill., R. Lloyd Pobst, Secretary-Treasurer, Kalamazoo, Michigan runner-up, and champion Jack Charles J. Venema '33, Executive Committee, Kalamazoo, Michigan Frost, Monterey, Calif. Lee-Olia Smith Gemrich ex'30, Executive Committee, Kalamazoo, Michigan But what is the significance of Ernest Casler '25, Executive Committee Member, Kalamazoo, Michigan the picture? Why feature the run­ ner-up and not the champion? Alumni Council Grand Rapids, Michigan Mary Hallett Miller '17, President By reaching the National junior Marston S. Balch '23, Medford, Mass. Hazel Barclay Saxon '24, Vice- Presi- finals this year, Richardson accomp­ Russell ]. Becker '44, Chicago, Ill. ident lished something that has been done Raywood H. Blanchard 38, Kalamazoo, Kathleen C. Smith '29, Secretary only twice before in the 34-year Clara Heiney Buckley '30, Galesburg, Maxine Wirick Wilcox '33, Reporter history of the National Junior and Harry C. Harvey '16, Kalamazoo, Harold F. Carlyon '23, Treasurer Boys' tennis championships. H. Clair Jackson '96, Kalamazoo, Richardson, not yet 16 years old, Pauline Kurtz Jacobs '24, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Michigan Florence Winslow '06, Kalamazoo, Amos Bogart '30, President won the National boys' crown last Ervene B. Hannold '15, Vice-Presi­ year, and this summer, in his first dent year as a junior, he became a final­ Boston, Massachusetts Ruth A. Clay '23, Secretary-Trea­ ist in that event. Rev. Frederic Groetsema '3 1, surer President Not since Frank Parker, one of Milwaukee, Wisconsin J eriene Ward-Mch.~e '35, Secretary the top men's players in the coun­ Betty H. Brown '33, Chairman pro try today, won the boys' title in Chicago, Illinois tern Marcia ]. Bach '44, President 1931 and added the junior crown New York, New York Kenneth Hunt '37, Vice-President the next year has that feat been ac­ Donald Tourtelotte '28, President Gladys Weller Chatters '21, Secre- complished. Vinnie Richards is the Cl1arfes D. Bock '29, Vice-President tary-Treasurer third. He was boys' champion in Y eteve R. Falk '34, Secretary 1917 and 1918, and then com­ Detroit, Michigan Charles Krill ex'39, Treasurer pleted a grand slam by winning the Dr. Paul ]. Connolly ex'37, Presi­ Southwestern Michigan junior title in 1919, 1920 and dent (Benton Harbor) 1921. Richardson is the third play­ Elsen K. Burt '34, Vice-President Jessie Hayne Howard '06, Chairman er in history to bridge the gap Helen Glezon '28, Secretary-Trea­ pro tem surer from the national boys' champion­ St. Louis, Missouri ship to the junior finals the next Flint, Michigan Beryl M. Nyboer ex'27, Chairman year. Sophia Zmuda Bacon '37, President pro tem And the slight Louisianan did it Rachel Crick Blue ex'44, Vice-Presi­ Washington, D. C. while suffering from a mild case of dent Kathryn Swift '31, Chairman pro tem diabetes which he contracted early Barbara Ferris '45, Secretary-Trea­ Washtenaw County, Michigan lass spring. Fifteen pounds under­ surer William Culver '42, President weight, he took orange juice and crackers on the court with him for Entered as second class matter January 18, 1940 at the Post Office at Kalamazoo, every match, eating between games. Michigan, under the act of March 3, 1879. Published bimonthly, six times yearly in October, December, February, April, June, and August. Subscription rat'e: (Continued on page 19) One dollar per year. Page 2 ALUMNUS tion in these services, with students Frosh Counseling, New leading the liturgy of worship and a larger number of students being added to the Committee on Reli­ Chapel Schedule Announced gious Affairs. July 15, 1949 Wednesdays will be reserved for The President's Letter music recitals at the same time as the chapel hour. The chapel ser­ I have now spent a month on vices will continue to be compul­ campus since we arrived in our new sory. The Wednesday music recital home on June fifteenth. We are will be voluntary. enjoying the delightful spot on the We believe that by intensifying hill and it is good to be here full the program on Tuesdays and time. Early in the summer the Thursdays and adding variety to members of the faculty and admini­ other services held in the Chapel, strative staff who are in Kalamazoo it will be possible to enrich further this summer gave us a very friendly the program of religion on the welcome in a picnic supper on the campus, and to make real our claim lawn at our home and surprised us that we are a "church-related'' col­ with a quite unexpected but pleas­ lege with a Christian emphasis at ant shower of supplies for our cup­ the heart of the life of the insti­ board. Mr. Overley made the pre­ tution. sentation in his inimitable way. We John Scott Everton were deeply appreciative and it certainly made us feel more at home on the hill. Every evidence points to a most Ronald McCreary Takes interesting year when the term be­ JOHN SCOTT EVERTON gins in the fall. We have an un­ High School Post in East usually fine group of new students a month outstanding educational Mr. Ronald C. McCreary, college coming in at that time. Committees leaders in various fields may be in­ faculty member since 1946 as di­ of the faculty are engaged in plan­ vited to the campus to guide the rector of men's residences and in­ ning for the New Student Days, thinking of our students in interna­ structor in freshman composition September 14 to 19, for the Faculty tional affairs, in new developments and who served as Dean of Men ad Conference on September 12 and in the field of the physical and soc­ interim since July, 1948, has re­ 13, and for the formal opening of ial sciences, and in interpretation of signed to accept appointment as the new semester, with registration the humanities. principal of Pleasantville h i g h school, Pleasantville, N. Y. on September 20. The faculty coun­ Tuesdays and Thursdays there selors will have a special confer­ will be chapel services at the regu­ He began his new duties July 1. In announcing the resignation, ence with Dr. George Lovell, con­ lar hour. It is planned to have a President Everton expressed ap­ sultant in counseling at Grinnell greater degree of student participa- College, as a special resource lead­ preciation for the fine contributions er. This conference will come just that Mr. McCreary has made to prior to the arrival of the new stu­ Kalamazoo since 1946. dents on campus. We believe that Mrs. McCreary will return to dte intensified counseling will help to Kalamazoo campus in September enhance the values of personal to serve for another year as Dean guidance of new students by the of Women. She will then join Mr. faculty. Tennis Tournaments .... ____________ 2 McCreary in Pleasantville. Dr. Everton ______________________________ 3 You will also be interested to Prior to coming to Kalamazoo Sherwood History __________________ __ 4 College, McCreary served as teacher know that this fall we will begin News Notes ____________________ __________ 5 a new schedule in connection with and principal in New York state Alumnaries ___ _________________ __ 5 & 6 high schools for ten years, and the chapel services. All of you are for nine years with Pennsylvania familiar with the beauty of Stetson "Speaking of Books"- _____________ 7 high schools. He is a graduate of Chapel. It is with the hope of using "Varsity Vacationist" ______________ 9 Edinboro, Pa., State Teachers' Col­ it even more effectively that the Sports ______________________ ______________ __ 13 lege, the University of Pittsburgh, new schedule will go into effect at Financial Report ___ ____________ _______ l8 and has his Master's degree from the beginning of the term. Marriages, Births ____________________ l9 the University of Buffalo. He also Mondays will be reserved for has done work at the University of Convocation, when once or twice Michigan. ALUMNUS Page 3 were taken several miles from the Sherwood Society Has campus and were obliged to walk back. The Judge recalls that Lee Johnson of Oakley and Oldfield Ninety-Eight Year History Coal Company in Kalamazoo was . (The FoHowing story, prepared by campus and encountered competi­ extremely active in pranks during present Sherwood members, is the tion m the founding of two more those years. first in a series of six articles tracing men's societies and three societies The Society lost much of its mo­ the histories of the campus societies.) for the women. This began an era mentum during the war when the -Editors. of friendly rivalry that has existed male enrollment was exceedingly low. However, the old spirit has INETY-EIGHT years ago throughout the years. Much interest been revived, and many veterans twenty students of Kalama­ was stimulated in competitive de­ bating, oratory and extempore be­ are now a part of the organization.