VOLUME XII • MARCH, 1954 ·• NUMBER FOUR A Letter from the President Reunion Choir Concert To Dear Morningsiders: Honor Professor MacCollin 1954 is Morningside's Diamond Jubilee 60th year Anniversary. In All former Morningside students who addition to 60th year emphases upon the special occasion, as noted below, were ever members of either the Chapel or Vesper Choirs will have one more opportun­ we are seeking a $60,000 gift from at least one thousand Morningsiders it y to sing for "Mac" at a reunion concert giving $60 each. to be given on Baccalaureate Sunday, May The Jubilee Scroll of names of these gifts will be printed in the 30th. January 1955 Morningsider and the beautiful scroll containing all the names will be presented officially to the college at Commencement 1955. The fund will be divided between scholarships, endowment and special needs. Sixty dollars for one year may be paid in one check, in four quarterly payments of fifteen dollars each or in monthly payments of five dollars per month. A wonderful gift of $60,000 can be presented to Alma Mater by many gifts if each one joins in good will toward the future and with gratitude for the past. EARL A. ROADMAN 60th Anniversary Activities 1894-1954 May 10-Choir Recording November 20-Gov. Beardsley Day May 21-Senior Chapel February 1-5-Religion in Life May 29-Alumni Banquet March 1-Dedication Bronze Plaque May 29-Alumni Citations March 2-College Farm Clinic May 30-Baccalaureate March 2-High School Choral Clinic May 30-Choir Reunion Concert April 1-2-3--Macbeth-Klinger Forum May 31-Commencement (Bishop Ensley) April 7-Mrs. Roosevelt June 11-16-North Iowa Conference April-Collegian Reporter, Special August 13-Summer Graduation Band Tour September 13-61st Enrollment Prof Paul MacCollin April 19-26-Choir Tour October 2-Football North Dakota U. Professor MacCollin will retire as head of April 22-23-Science Exposition October 2-Band Day the Conservatory of Music at the conclusion May 3-Home Band Concert October 23-Homecoming South Dakota U. of the 1954 school t erm. As a tribute to both May 9-Choir Home Concert December 31- $60 Victory Day Mr. and Mrs. "Mac" in r ecognition of the many years they have given to Morningside College, and as part of the 60th Anniversary Dedication Of Donors Plaque Spring Choir Trip program, all former choir students are At a special ceremony in George Allee Members of the college choir will go on especiall y invited to return to the campus Gymnasium on March 1st, a bronze plaque, tour the week of April 19 to 23. Concerts the week end of May 29th. The Reunion which lists the names of 122 main donors to are being scheduled in towns in the North Concert is scheduled for Sunday evening, the building was unveiled. The event pre­ Iowa Conference district. The home concert May 30th. There will be a rehearsal on the ceded the Morningside-Universit y of South will be given on May 9 in Grace Church on afternoon of that day. Dakota game. the campus. A committee composed of George Isem­ George M. Allee of Newell, Iowa, for ----M---- inger, Vera Hatfield Gerkin, Paul Snyder, whom the building is named, was an honored Choir Recording guest and gave a brief talk. J ack Halloran, Harold Decker, Bernice Lar ­ An album of recordings containing one-. Ernest Raun was master of ceremonies son Thompson, Don Kelsey, Grace Taylor half hour of music by the Morningside Col­ for the occasion and the plaque was unveiled Olsen and Garry Wallman is in charge of lege Choir will be made by that organization by David W. Stewart, president of the board on May 10. arrangements. of trustees of the college. The r ecordings will be used for promotion Won't you drop a card to the Alumni The plaque will hang in the foyer of the work by the college, and will also be sold office saying that you will be here? A copy gymnasium. t o Alumni as souvenirs. of the program and music will be sent you. ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER JULY I, 1944, AT THE POST OFFICE AT SIOUX CITY, IOWA UNDER THE ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912 PUBLISHED Bl-MONTHLY, SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER, JANUARY, MARCH AND MAY BY MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE Page Two MARCH , 1954 Meet Many Alumni Degrees Conferred Students Plan Trip For A total of 175 alumni were met by Dr. Twenty seniors received their degrees at Miss Murray commencement exercises in Klinger Forum and Mrs. Earl Roadman at seven reunions In appreciation of Miss Ethel Murray, in seven cities, Chicago, Columbus, Cincin­ on February 3. \ professor of history, for her teaching, her nati, and Cleveland, Ohio, and New York, Dr. Ernest Saunders, former professor of friendliness and her helpfulness through the religion at the college and currently of Washington and Detroit. years, the students of Morningside are Garrett seminary, gave the address, Of making plans to send her to Europe this Minds, Mice and Men. summer with Dr. and Mrs. Roadman's tour The invocation was offered by the Rev. group. J. S. Wood of Woodbine, father of Margaret Wood, who was graduating with magna cum laude. Joan Albrecht Usher, who received summa cum laude, was the soloist for the occasion. The class was presented by Dean Thomas E. Tweito and degrees were conferred by Dr. Earl A. Roadman. Miss Wood and Mrs. Usher received the purple ribbons designating membership in Zeta Sigma, national honorary scholastic The Waltons fraternity, from Prof. Ira Gwinn. Don '17 and Bessie Reed Walton '21 en­ Scripture was read by Dr. Samuel Walsh tertained the New York group at a tea for and the benediction pronounced by Prof. Dr. and Mrs. Roadman in their home on Clinton Burris. January 16. Alumni attending were, Roy Recessional and processional music was and Esther Montgomery Smyres '18, Frank furnished by Jeff Fraser, violinist, accom­ panied by Don Morrison. '26 and Mildred Torbert Leamer '25, Leland ----M---- Sutherland '20, Eldred Raun '31 and Dag­ mar Raun, Alvah Miller '09, Julia La Grone Articles Published '28, Mary McBride '41 and Bob Eidsmoe '52. Wilson L. Taylor '30 is the author of two articles published r ecently by the Journal­ At a luncheon in the Broadmoor Hotel in This unique tribute was originated by a ism Quarterly. Washington, D. C. on January 19, Edwin group of under-graduates who have ap­ Mr. Taylor is doing research work under Haakinson '25 was elected president of the pointed a committee to be in charge of plans an assistantship at the University of group and Roene BTooks, secretary. Others for financing the trip. General chairman of Illinois. He is also completing work on a present to meet the Roadmans were Roscoe the committee is Ken Zeising of Sioux City, Ph. D. degree. Previously he was an instruc­ '12 and Mrs. Carter, H. G. '39 and Mrs. Marilyn Goodwin Knudson is secretary­ tor in journalism at Tulane University in Morrison, Dale '39 and Mrs. Rogers, Charles treasurer. Chairmen of the various groups New Orleans, and he had taught journalism '42 and Ruth Worrell Clayton '39, Helen for donations are Miles and Gayle Harrison at the University of South Dakota. His Osbey Wolle '40, Guy McKinney '15, Keene Patton of Sioux City, student donations; practical experience in journalism was '39 and Mrs. Roadman, Cecil '24 and Mrs. Verlin Heuton of Jefferson, Iowa, alumni gained on the Sioux City Journal. Munson, James Dolliver '15, Hillis Lory '22, and Bob Beck of Sioux City and Joyce Ford Mr. Taylor's recent work concerns a "new Jean Robbins Haakinson '34, Roger '51 and of Spirit Lake, organizations. Mrs. Burgess, Melvin and Eleanor Mohr tool" for measuring readability and his earlier article presented an experiment de­ Morningsiders wishing to help in this stu­ Struthers '52, Amelia Sturtevant '19, Helen dent project may send their contributions to signed to test how well six " experts" could Tiedeman McDonald '28, Ernest '38 and the Ethel Murray Fund, Morningside Col- predict public reaction to propaganda. Irene J ohnson Madison '40, John '43 and lege. With his wife and son, Mr. Taylor lives Mrs. Payne, Allan Thornton '38, Jim Hamil­ at 808 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Ill. ----M----. ton '53 and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Erickson. ----M---- County Choir At Co ll ege On January 21 Cornelius and Margaret On March 2 the campus resounded with Haradon Eerkes '24 entertained the Road­ More Men Than Women music as 750 high school pupils from Wood­ According to enrollment figures an­ mans, Mary Dolliver '20, Webb Fowler '29 bury County high schools gathered for their nounced by Ira Gwinn, college registrar, and Don and Nancy Ahern '40 at the Higbee annual choir festival. there are two men for each woman student Store in Cleveland. enrolled for the second semester. In the morning each school presented two Byron Walter '42 was chairman of the There are 527 students enrolled for day small groups of soloists on Klinger Forum. dinner held in Det roit for the alumni to classes and 87 for night work for the second The groups were not rated but were judged visit with the college president and his wife. half of the year. 82 new students enrolled, and offered criticisms. Attending were Lester and Bernice Trindle including 17 former students whose educa­ Rehearsal for the evening concert was McCoy '26 with their son, John, Durwood '28 tion had been interrupted. held at Allee Gymnasium during the after­ and Mrs. Beck, Charles Corkhill '35, Miriam There are 83 veterans of the Korean war n oon.