The Cover Picture BULLETIN FOR Letters to the Editor A mantle of snow adds its beauty KALAMAZOO AREA Dear Sir, to the setting of the faculty homes Watch for further information I have been reading for almost in College Grove. A distinctive part on a meeting of Kalamazoo Col­ two years now the alumni bulletin of the Kalamazoo College campus, lege alumni now living in and from your school. It has been ex­ these homes, of the New England around Kazoo •.. and save this tremely interesting. colonial type in brick and slate, are date- Friday, January 20! The reason I get it is that it is used in both the educational and mailed to my mother, Mrs. William social program of the college. W. Nolin (editor's note: Ruth Four of these faculty homes were College Broadcast Hemenway ex '17) at 160 Harper erected on the southwest corner of Heard Each Wednesday Street in New Concord and she and my father have been missionaries the campus in 1927. The idea "The Kalamazoo College Pro­ in Egypt under the United Presby­ proved so gratifying to both faculty gram" is being heard weekly over terian Board for almost 25 years, and students, that in 1930 three radio station W K Z 0, Kalamazoo, and I get her copy of the bulletin additional similar homes were built at 1:45 each Wednesday afternoon. each month as she is .at present in on the west end of the campus. The latest campus news is given Egypt. She is planning to return at the opening of the program by to the United States with my father a representative of the INDEX. The this coming spring. I thought may­ Triplets Born program features an interview with be you would be interested in her Dr. and Mrs. William McClellan a college faculty member by Dr. whereabouts since she has probably of Donna, Texas, announce the Willis Dunbar, and concludes with not been in contact with you. birth of triplets on August 14. The an interview with the "Student of Sincerely, three boys have been named Shaun the Week" named by the student Wallace Nolin Patrick, Troy Thomas, and Sigurd Senate. Strange. There are two other sons In wntmg to President Everton in the family, James, two, and Wil­ Dean Severn Leaves recently, Mrs. J. Stewart Burgess, liam, three years and eleven months Bequest to College (Stella Fisher Burgess '05 and '33 old. Dr. McClellan is a graduate Litt.D.) informed him of the death of the class of 1936. A bequest of $2,000 has been of her husband, Dr. Stewart Bur­ received from the estate of the late gess. Dean Herman H. Severn, it is an­ "Stewart Burgess," she writes, K College Opera nounced by Dr. Harold T. Smith, "finished his semester at Temple business manager of the college. Alumni and friends of the col­ University, and June 28th we flew lege living in the Kalamazoo area Well known and highly respected, together to the Pacific Coast to Dean Severn first joined the college are looking forward to the second settle down, for the retirement per­ post-war opera, a repeat perform­ faculty in 1916 as professor of Bib­ iod, in the college town of Clare­ ance of the 1943 success, "The Bar­ lical literature and philosophy. In mont where we had been so happy tered Bride" by Smetana, to be pre­ 1919 he was named professor of from 1930 to 1933 when he taught Greek, Broadus Foundation, suc­ sented in the Central High School at Pomona College here. He had auditorium, January 14. ceeding the late George Abner presented his professional library, Williams. Following the death of An all-college production spon­ (Continued on page 13) sored by the departments of art, Clarke Benedict Williams, he was drama, music and physical educa­ appointed dean of the college. tion, rehearsals have been under Dean Severn died at the Dee KALAMAZOO COLLEGE way for some time. A cast of 75 Memorial Hospital, Ogden, Utah, college students will appear. The on January 29, 1946, after having ALUMNUS been stricken with a heart attack. 25 piece orchestra will consist of Volume IX December, 1949 Number 1 advanced students from the music He had retired from the faculty in 1937, at which time he was named R. LLOYD POBST, Editor department assisted by musicians EDWARD J. LAUTH '32, Associate Editor from the Kalamazoo Symphony Or­ professor of Greek and Latin, Emer­ Alumni Club News MARILYN HINKLE '44 itus, and Dean, Emeritus. Sports Editor FREDERICK WINKLER '51 chestra. Authentic Czech costumes Campus News - - - JANET ROBINSON '51 will be used. College Senior Wins Editorial Assistant PHYLLIS A. CASEY '51 Miss Eleanor Baum will direct Published bi-monthly b y t he Kalamazoo Col­ lege Alumni A ssocia tion and K ala m azoo Col ­ the acting, Miss Barbara Hopkins Speech Contest lege. P residen t of t he A lu m ni Associat ion: will direct the dances, Mr. Michael Miss Shirley Hill, Flint, Mich­ H. Colin H ackney '30 W askowsky is in charge of scenery, igan, senior, w.as first place winner :Me m ber of the American Alumn i Coun cil in the women's division of the Ex­ E ntered as second class m a tter Jan uary 18, and Mr. Marvin Feman will assist 1 9~0 a t the P ost O ffi ce at K alamazoo, ~Ii ch i ­ with the orchestra. Mr. Henry Over­ tempore Speech Contest of the g an, u nd er the act of M arc h 3, 1879. P ub­ li shed bi -mon thly, s ix ti mes yearly in ley, assisted by Mrs. Overley, will Michigan Intercollegiate Speech October, D ecem ber, F ebrua r y, April, J u ne, a nd A ugust . Subscrip tion rate: One doll a:­ direct the opera. League held at Ypsilanti, Nov. 16. pe r year. Page 2 ALUM N US FILM AVAILABLE A 16mm colored movie, with The President's Letter sound, was taken of the various (Editor's note. It is planned lo have a events of the Inaugural-Homecom­ se ries of letters t o the alumni from Presi­ Mrs. Eue rtou, N an cy, Barbara, and j ohnny join w ith me in extending to tbe ing week-end by Capitol Films, Inc., dent Everton 011 ·various aspects of tbe Kalamazoo College family our best w ishes of Lansing. The film captures the life of the college. T be first letter is presented in I his issue.) / or a joyous holiday season . There are spirit of the occasion and presents traditional ceremonies at Kalamazoo Col­ along with many views of the cam­ December 1, 1949 lege, higblighted by the Carol Singers, pus and various members of the To the Alumni of Kalamazoo wbicb bring to tbose of us on campus be­ student body and faculty, scenes College: fore tbet end of erm much of lbe spirit from the inauguration and shots of During this past month, I have of Cbristmas. W e wisb that all of you the Homecoming festivities- bon­ talked at length with the presidents could sbare w itb us in these meaningful pre-Cbristmtls f estivities. fire, displays, game with Hillsdale, of the literary societies, both wom­ W e join with you in tbe sin ce re bope c r o w n i n g of the Homecoming en's and men's, and also with their queen, etc. This movie is currently tbat Cbristmas 1949 may be a time wben advisers. I know you will all be tbe spirit of goodwill and uuderst11udiug being shown to alumni groups interested in their present programs throughout the country. w ill be brougbt to birth again in the and plans for the future. bearts of men everywbere, tbat w e may Two prints of the film are available. The programs of the societies at ba~' e peace in our time. \Ve know tbat Any interested clubs, church groups, the present time include at least tbis will not come witbout the dedica­ etc., may make use of this film upon four different functions: first, the tion of everyone to tbe tbiugs that make request. continuation of the internal social for peace and it is our prayer and earnest life of the society itself through its hope tbat tbe friends ami alumni of Kal­ tlma=oo College may join witb all peace­ meetings and through its planned Three K College Men loL'iu g people in working /or tbis great parties for society members; sec­ Elected to Commission dream of mankind. Only as we give our­ ond, the social life which each selt ·es to the ways of peace will Cbrist­ Three members of the newly men's society shares with the wom­ mas 1949 recover tbe bope tbat is found elected City Commission of Kala­ en's society which traditionally has in tbe symbol of tbe Star a/1(1 tbe mazoo are former students of Kala­ been more closely associated with Manger. mazoo College. Elected mayor of it; third, the all-school functions the city by virtue of having polled initiated and sponsored by the in­ nation in planning for all-school the largest number of votes as a dividual societies, which range from functions and to avoid duplication candidate for the city commission, all-school dances to variety shows, in projects. It is hoped that this is Paul H. Todd ex '09. He has melodramas, and other such affairs; will enable the societies to work been on the city commission since fourth, social service projects.