Winter, 1971 Vol. LY, No. 1 1010 W. 64th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260 Doors Swing Wide At Normal College Lola Lohse 182 Students Take Classes New Dean The Normal College doors had to Mrs. (Henry) Lola L. Lohse was swing exce ptionally wide to appointed as dean of the Normal College, accommodate the 37 .9% registration A.G.U., by action of the Indiana increase. On August 23, 182 students, 62 juniors, and University Board of Trust~es at their freshmen , 58 sophomores, 42 September 18, 1971 meeting. This action 20 seniors enrolled for first semester bears out fully the promise made by classes. Daughters of two alumni were Indiana University at the merger of among the new students. Elizabeth of Stephen Normal College and Indiana University in Rychnowski 1 daughter September, 1941. At that time l.U. Rychnowski of Buffalo, N.Y., and promised that the Normal College would Kathleen Wilson, step daughter of always retain its identity. We know the Richard Udvardi of South Bend, Indiana, alumni will be gratified that this promise both registered for Normal classes. has been fulfilled. NORMAL COLLEGE PICNIC..• No one scratches this event. Throughout the past year physical Mrs. Lohse has served as director of property improvements have been made. the Normal College since 1963. Her Strange as it may seem, everything on appointment as dean followed closely campus is practically on ground level. The upon the initiation of the four year From Our Mailbox highest anyone has to climb is two steps, program leading to the B.S. degree in Marion Dadeker Schoenly-Last April 5, 1970. Currently we are stationed and these steps are the entrance to the Physical Education. winter we took our first freighter trip. at Maxwell A.F.B., Montgomery, portable classrooms. It is now possible to enroll in the Our ports of call included Casablanca, Alabama. I am substitute teaching at a Among the completed projects are Normal College as a freshman and to Valencia, Genoa, Naples, Sousse, Trieste, private elementary and secondary school, the vestibule to the main entrance, a of the complete all reqirements for the Venice, and finally Yougoslavia. We left and have started w?rking _on my Masters. black top drive circling the front main building with a 30 foot flagpole in baccalaureate degree in Indianapolis. our Yugoslav ship after 28 days on board. Bill Mei~ner-We enjoyed the Fish picturesque walk Currently the college enrollment is 182 We continued by bus and train to Austria Creekers' summer reunion with the the center, and a paved both of the carpeted and with a number of additional enrollees and Switzerland where we enjoyed William Kittlauses '29, the Louis leading to Installation expected in January. The first four year watching the skiing and winter sports. Kittlauses '23 · and the Ray air conditioned classrooms. larger lockers and wall-to.wall graduates since 1933 will receive degrees From there we went to Spain and Glunzes. of locker room has been in May 1972. Portugal which we toured in a rented Jack Dalton-I regret haven't carpeting in the and the job of painting both The student body, the faculty and Simca. We crossed the Strait of Gibralter much to tell you. My job, and it completed, out is near completion. the alumni join in congratulating Mrs. into Tangiers and returned to New York includes some travel, keeps me fairly inside and accorrunodations are Lohse on her advancement. With the on a Jumbo Jet 747. It was a great two busy. I still am engaged in trying to help Parking cramped, but plans are continued support of the alumni we are months trip. handicapped people. somewhat to alleviate this condition. confident that we will continue to enjoy Louise Karle Murphy from Leri Pielmeier-My family is well and underway not least, Gamma Delta of Phi the reputation of being not only the Saigon-Well, here I am for two years. It is busy. My daughter is a junior at Duguesne Last, but has completed the huge oldest institution for the preparation of really an experience to be over here. We University, while my son graduated from Epsilon Kappa of sign that is teachers of physical education in the are living in a hotel run by the Catholic University last June and is now Normal College IUPUI from the main road. United States, but also one of the most Department of the Army. Wayne is at the in graduate school at Pennsylvania State. clearly visible picnic, held two weeks thorough. Embassy. Across the Street from the He graduated summa cum laude and was The school was very well attended, Dr. Rudolph R. Schreiber, hotel is a gymnasium school. Activity elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Last summer after registration, and, as usual, when NCAGlYers get Professor of Physical Education starts at sun-up and goes into the night. he toured Mexico and Central America of action. The tennis courts are lighted. There is for the State Department with a talent together there was plenty and something gorng on every minute of the group. He was in summer stock theatre in Unfortunately the weather was cool some day. On Sunday mornmg they bring bus Dayton, Ohio. swimming only attracted an loads of kids in for exercising. They have Lou Roth-We held the fort at Betty unfortunate students who experienced three parallel bars on the grounds. At Lou's home on the Mayport Naval Base at impomptu ducking. All-in-all, everyone night they teach karate and thai boxing. Jacksonville, Florida while she visited had a grand time. to They hit the sandbag with their feet. with Larry at Garmisch, Germany for a A great BIG THANKS is extended those Wayne says the feet and legs are very few weeks (he was on leave from his ship the committee in charge and to all such delicious and important in Thai boxing. I am assisting in the Mediterranean). In early August we who brought dishes to appease the three afternoons a week in the Half Way drove over to son Louis and his family in appetizing appetite that is ever so House sponsored by World Vision, an Dallas, Texas. Several friends ask "how gastronomical prevalent at such an occasion. interdenornina tional organization. 1t is an does it feel to be retired?" Really I orphanage for abondoned and haven't felt it yet-it is still summer babies. vacation to me! It won't be long though, malnourished NCAGU Annual Homecoming Charlotte Roeder Corbin-Our grand particularly when we get the first Indianapolis two year tour in Guam was over last early-morn snowfall! April 21-22, 1972 August. We came to the States with an Roberta Van Nostrand-The Indiana Watch for special letter with details! addition to our family. Stephen Thomas, (Continued on page 7) Dean Lola L. Lohse our second son was born on Guam on ALUMNI BULLETIN President's Message After a bratwurst and beer with the weather man from New Holstein and Sheboygan, the weather for Homecoming at Camp Brosius was beautiful. One hundred and three happy people enjoyed the activities, mostly like renewing acquaintances and reliving the Normal College days, telling old stories and a few new ones. Harry Pierson, class of 1920, noted a considerable change in Camp Brosius from the first camp he attended in 1922 We missed the Stocker's Emporium - Peg and Jack were unable to attend for the Fred Ploetz, President first time in many years, and we wish places, activities are still there; you only them improved health so they will be need to come back to Camp Brosius to back with us next time. find them. John Brogneau's Casino, Adolph Fred Ploetz, President IN ORBIT ••• Verna Wall, a sophomore Normal College student, demonstrates Winter's Beer Garden, and the wives' trips how to execute a front flip. to the local flea markets and antique shops made the time much too short;and Alumni Sought Sunday morning came much too soon. The 1.U. and the Normal College There are many of the alumni who Four Outstanding Students Alumni Associations are trying to locate have never been back to Camp Brosius lost alumni. If you know the current sine~ their student ~ys. To you I extend addresses or have any pertinent a special invitation to a reunion that will Given Scholarship Awards information on the following alumni warm your heart. Memories of people, please write the LU. Alumni Association, recent recipients records, their potentiality in the field of Four students were Union Building, 1300 West Michigan, awards. physical education, and their fine of two Normal College Moatz Retires Indianapolis, Indiana 46202. Award, given character and personality traits. The Dr. Carl B. Sputh Lost alumni include Lynnford was This year's Stecher Award recipient to three outstanding juniors, Davis, '61, Nancie Lynn was Debbie Schmidt, daughter of From Teaching Wellington presented to Susan (Hetherington) Sylvia Kulak '60, Mike Burdeen and Karl Schmidt of George W. Moatz, Director of Harrison '60, Green well, Bloomington; Marilyn McNamara Joseph L. Baker '57, Pat Indianapolis. Health, Physical Education, Athletics and '60, Duhamell, Indianapolis; and Deborah Dishman Joan Each year this award is presented to Driver Education, retired after 41 years Bolton '56, Betty Jo '50, Wiersma, Indianapolis. Olson '55, Mary Rose Reilly '54, Carolyn These three girls were given the a senior who has demonstrated of service in thy Altoona, Pennsylvania '53, Janet E. Meckling '50, scholarship based on their scholastic superiority in scholarship, physical Public Schools. Lou Snipe ability, professional attitude toward a He taught in Lebanon one year Elizabeth Roche Byrne '45, Elizabeth career in physical education, character before accepting a position in Catasauqua Jeanne Carr '42, Robert William Casey and personality traits, and leadership and for two years.