sary Banquet held in Schwitzer Hall. As usual our Memorial service for Letters The banquet was largely attended and our departed members was an inspira- we were honored to have with us Mrs. tional time. This part of the program Lois Brown Dorsett of Detroit. Mrs. was chaired by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bilby Dorsett was head of the music depart- assisted by class members. ment in the twenties. Also in atten- The Alumni Banquet was a gala af- Disappointed dance were our beloved former presi- fair, but more so because it was follow- dent, I. Lynd Esch and Dr. and Mrs. ed by the party at the home of Dr. and Sease. Ted Clarno acted as master of Mrs. Sease for the 50-year graduates. It Gentlemen: ceremonies. Music was furnished by was a beautiful party and really put the As you may guess I am one of those Beulah Mae Long and Joe Franklin. cap sheaf on our two days of interested, aware alumni out there who Convocation in Ransburg Auditorum celebrating. 0 care about Indiana Central and her was pretty much under control of the future. Also, I am one of those deeply Class of ’28 as Howard Patton introduc- Sincerely, disappointed members of the class of ed each member present and gave their Fanny Varner, Boger, ‘28 ’28 who can’t help feeling a bit chagrin- fine points. ed due to the fact that we were so easily At 1:00 p.m., after the Brown Coun- pushed aside and forgotten after our ty Picnic, on the 20th the new Fiftieth Anniversary celebration. automatic flag pole was dedicated with “Relating College May I repeat a sentence from the ad- remarks from Fanny Varner Boger, dress of Dr. Sease Saturday evening representing the class of ’28, and to Life’s Goals” May 20th, 1978 at our Alumni Ban- Howard Patton as sponsor of the pro- quet: Quote: “Without reflection upon gram. Dr. Sease closed the event with Dear Editor/: other classes, the class of ‘28 is truly fitting remarks. Our Jim Brunnemer I am still thankful for the wonderful something special.” Dr. Sease has also participated in this event. training that I received at ICC, now observed this class through the celebra- ICU. Probably no other school could tion of their 40th, 45th, and their Fif- have done better, but through the years tieth. I am proud to say that I chaired I have given much thought to how the those three reunions, the 45th being the best could have been made better. My one of which we were the most proud thoughts could easily be expanded into when we promoted and put on the a book, but for brevity I shall try to ex- Fabulous Twenties show made up of press them in almost skeletal form. slides sent to the chairman by interested When I was a student there, I was Indiana Central folk of the Twenties. surprised at the number of seniors who Music for that event was ably chaired stated that they did not even know by Beulah Mae Long and Bob Ragains. what kind of work they wanted to do, In the fall of 1977 with the aftermath and many of them were top-rank of the huge success of the 45th reunion, students. Most of them have done very bolstering our courage, the committee well since graduation. I had a plan, but for the Fiftieth reunion organized to experience shows that I should have make plans for another great. The had a much better plan. They, and I, committee composed of Fanny Boger, could have profited if we had taken a- general chairman, co-chairmen course (not offered) of the scope that 1 assisting Mrs. Boger were Ted Clarno, shall outline. This letter is my res’ponse Edna Miller, Marguerite Albright, Paul to two articles on pages 22 and 23 of Bilby and Howard Patton. Beulah Mae ZCU Alumni News, Winter, 1979, Long and Joe Franklin chaired the “Why the Liberal Arts at Indiana Cen- music. We all worked, together and tral?” and “How Typical Are ICU came up with a reunion that compared Students?” Both are very good. with our Fabulous Twenties. Thej automatic figpole on the front I think that there should be a re- The activities began Friday May 19th lawn of the Krannert Memorial Library quired course for seniors. Its title might at 6:30 p.m. with our Fiftieth Anniver- was a gz$t of the Class of 28. Letters continued on inside back page 2 Summer 1979 Vol. 30 No. 4 The Alumni News Editor: Rolf-Peter Noot '77 Assistant Director of Publications ALUMNI BOARD OFFICERS President Contents *Clyde D. Fields '63, Indianapolis Vice Prerident 'Robert B. Hanni '50. Monticello 1 From the President's Desk ......................................... 4 Secretaw-Treasurer *Annette L. Savill '72, Indianapolis Past President .......................... 5 Larry J. Barrett '67, Indianapolis Report of the outgoing president ....................................... 6 ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS I Term ending 1980: Larry E. Axel '68. Lafayette Louise D. Barnen '50. Alexandria. VA Recap: Alumni Day 1979 .............................. ............. 10 Calvin Brandenburg '61, Columbus, IN Robert L. Jewel1 '56, Indianapolis Richard A. Sanders '65, Bargersville ............. 12 Term ending 1981: Central awards honorary degrees ....................... John C. Adams '73. Columbus, OH Lee Harman '66, Churubusco Mervin Holzhausen '41, Greenfield 'Sandra E. Lawlis '62, Indianapolis OnCampus ......................................... ............. 14 Richard Reasoner '57, Indianapolis Term ending 1982: Ronald Boyd '62, Indianapolis Gaorge E. Jacobs '42. Freeport. IL. Destination: Moscow ................................................. 18 'Donald Ray '50, Indianapolis Annette L. Savill '72, Indianapolis Dennis E. Stone '67. Columbus. IN Sease visits Taiwan .................................................. 20 Term ending 1983: Richard K. Elmore '66, Indianapolis Julia V. Holloway '78. Indianapolis Anne Kay Michel '76, Angola, IN. John William Ransburg '67, Indianapolis College credits for living: academically defensible? ........................ .21 Harry A. Tilson '69, Indianapolis Ken Sidebottom: part of the Central tradition ............................ 22 ALUMNI BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS To 1980: Lloyd E. Hiatt '40. Indianapolis To 1980: Geraldine McBride '57. Indianapolis To 1981: Gene W. Lausch '60,Indianapolis Well-known poet Janowitz leads writing class. ............................ .25 To 1982: Sherman Cravens '42, Indianapolis To 1982: William Kiesel '63, Indianapolis *Executive Committee I ClassNews ......................................................... 28 James L. Brunnemer '66 Director of Alumni Relations Cover photo of Ken Sidebottom by Seth Rossman Member. Council for Advancement and Support of Education NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICIES Indiana Central University admits students of any race, color and national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to The ALUMNI NEWS (USPS 015-700) is published in students at the University. It does not discriminate on any such basis in the administration of October. 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I 3 From the Resident’s Desk Readers, digest this condensed version of the -Elderhostel to serve persons over 60 years of age. -Membership in two athletic conferences; golf champ- ionship in both; football champs and Bill Bless is Coach of Year in Heartland Conference. -Twentieth year anniversary for Center for Continuing Report to Education; tenth year for Women Aware Series. -Faculty travel grants provide international enrichment opportunities for faculty. the Board -New program in physical therapy approved and fund- ed. -Art therapy and art photography studies introduced. -Archives holdings expand thanks to generous friends. We have just completed another academic year and in- -Alumni telethon reaches new high with alumni giving itiated 435 new members into the Alumni Club of ICU. in excess of $104,000. The recent Commencement occurred not only on a -New flagpole dedicated, thanks to Class of 1928. beautiful day, but provided a magnificent sight as Nicoson -Festival of Praise group, First Hanna Avenue Jesus Hall was filled with loving and proud family members and Band, tours to standing ovations. graduates. The Baccalaureate address was given by Dr. -FELLOWS members now at 754 mark and climbing. James V. Miller, an alumnus of Indiana Central and Presi- -Business programs and faculty expand. Continued dent of Pacific University. The Commencement address was growth in M.B.A.; new Weekend Executive Program given by Rabbi Murray Saltzman, Senior Rabbi of the launched. Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, Maryland. -Concerted efforts by Placement and Career Counseling lead to increased campus interviews and good place- Among significant highlights of the year that were presented ment record. to the Board of Trustees at its annual meeting were the -Deferred giving programs expanded; many donors following. Space precludes listing all of the activities so we helped with tax-saving plans. present merely a digest of some items reported to the Board. In the summary of my report to the trustees, three vital con- -Major revision in liberal arts core. tinuing commitments were proposed: (1) We must make a -New foreign language teaching method follows Dart- strong commitment to liberal learning- to the freeing of mouth pattern. man’s mind from provincialism. It must be done in the con- text of an ever-changing world scene which cries out with questions which deserve thoughtful responses. (2) We must make a commitment to quality teaching and the intellec- tual growth of our students and faculty. Mediocrity will not Graduation suffice as we look ahead, but an insistence on quality will move us steadily forward. Those institutions who will sail on grin troubled waters will be those that are content to be just average.