ON OUR COVER: Alumni Report The first symptoms of dutch elm disease are al­ ready evident in this late-summer photo of the Thirty-three Morningsiders attended a dinner Lewis Elm. The fate of the campus landmark and and social hour at the Beef Eaters Restaurant in plans for its replacement are reviewed on Page 3 Phoenix, Ariz. on Dec. 29. Like all Morningsiders of the Morningsider. when they get together, they enjoyed visiting, reminiscing and discussing ways in which they can help their Alma Mater. Hosting the meeting were Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Tweet (ROSEMARY BUCKINGHAM , '68), res­ idents of Phoenix. A. W. Buckingham, vice pres­ ident for Estate Planning, spoke to the group. Among those who attended were Mrs. Donovan E. Lange, Mr. and Mrs. Leland C. Warne, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Minor, Mrs. Muriel Rickard, Mrs. Harry A. Olsen, Mr. and Mrs. Claudius J. Mehrens, CONTENTS: Lt. Col. and Mrs. Lawrence V. Tagg, Mr. and Mrs. Farewell to the Lewis Elm . 3 C. C. Maddison , Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Schuldt. Potpourri . 4-5 Rev. and Mrs. Joe Castle, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sports ..... .............. ..... ...... 6-7 Castle, Dwight E. Utterback , Dr. and Mrs. Hillis Chief's Band Hails 'The Chief' ...... ..... 8-9 Lory, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Shideler, Mi ss Lois Inside Lincoln Center .......... .... .. ...... 11 Grammer, Mr. Lyn n Castle, Dr. and Mrs. V. V. Class Notes .... .. .... .. ..... ... .... 12-13 Schuldt, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Buckingham and Weddings ...... .... ... .... ..... .... .. 14 James Buckingham, and Mrs. Carl Nelson. Wee Morningsiders ...... ...... ........ .. 15 In Memoriam ...... ...... ... ...... .. 15 Attention Authors! A special section has been set aside in the Morn- ingside College Library for the works of alumni. The college would like copies of books, magazines and other printed media containing either fiction or non­ fiction by Morningside alumni. Contributions should be sent to the Alumni Office. Editor-Dick Elgin THE MORNINGSIDER is published quarterly by Morning­ side College, Sioux City, Iowa. Second class postage paid at Sioux City. Address correspondence to THE MORNING- SIDER, Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa 51106. Volume 31 January 1975 No. I 2 Farewell to the Lewis Elm The stately elm that presided over the campus The elm stood as a sentinel before Lewis Hall from the very early days has been removed, a vic­ when the structure was gutted by fire in 1914 and tim of dutch elm disease. then rebuilt. It was already large and impressive The Lewis Elm, named in 1922 for Morning­ when members of the Class of 1922, remembered by side's second president, displayed the first symp­ Dr. Gwinn as a "public spirited bunch," positioned toms of the disease in late summer and was cut the stone and dedicatory plaque at its base. down by a professional tree removal service in mid­ December. Its sentry post will soon be filled. Dr. Gwinn Dr. Ira Gwinn, registrar emeritus and campus reports a young pin oak has been ordered from a historian, suggests the tree may have been planted local nursery and will be planted in early spring. about the time that Bishop Wilson Seeley Lewis Some help could be used in meeting the $125 cost arrived on campus. That was in 1897. The con­ of the replacement, however. Those who wish to servatory-now Charles City College Hall- was the lone building on campus and the foundation was contribute can send their donations to Dr. Gwinn all that existed of the administration building. at the college. LEWIS HALL without the Lewis Elm. The tree was located just to right of the lamp post and left of the front entrance. COLLEGE JOB FORUM NEW TUITION POLICY AIDS SENIORS, GRADS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS "Employment '75," a job placement In a move to involve more older forum for seniors and recent gradu­ people in education and to extend ates of the college, was conducted on college services to the community, campus during the fall semester. Morningside has liberalized its tui­ Six resource people from the com­ tion policy for retired persons. munity and campus led discussions Under rules adopted for the second of career opportunities in business semester, "senior citizens" are admit­ and finance, public school education, ted to both evening and day classes government service, and work oppor­ on a space-available basis fo r a $5 tunities for women. Sessions were registration fee. held in the Foundation Audi­ 1907 Any retired person is eligible to torium on Oct. 25 and Nov. 8. audit the courses tuition-free; if col­ Addressing the first meeting were lege credit is desired the charge is Dennis O'Sullivan, corporate man­ based on one-half the regular tuition ager of employment for Iowa Beef for the course. Processors; Mrs. Sandy Sabel, vice Joining Morningside in establishing president in charge of savings and the new policy were Bria r Cliff Col­ personnel at Home Federal in Sioux lege and Western Iowa Tech of Sioux City; and Dr. Albert Sellen, chair­ City. Officials of the three institutions man of Morningside's History and worked out details of the program Political Science Department. last fall. Speakers at the Nov. 8 p rogram were Gilbert Gazikowski, chairman of LANGUAGE STUDENTS the board of First National Bank in 'VACATION' IN PARIS Sioux City ; Darrold Sea, director of personnel for the Sioux City Com­ " Winterim in Paris," a two week munity School District; and Louis study tour of the French capital, was Weibel of the local Internal Revenue conducted by the Department of Mod­ office. ern Languages from Dec. 22 through Each of the sessions attracted a Jan. 12. large group of seniors and recent The program, coinciding with the graduates. semester break, offered two hours of college credit in the French language TWO NIGHT CLASSES or three hours of credit under Student MEET AT MAPLETON Initiated Experience, Morningside's In what apparently is a "first" for independent study course. the college, Morningside's Evening Directed by Dr. John Doohen, Division has scheduled classes out­ chairman of the foreign languages side the metropolitan area for the department, the tour visited and second semester. studied the Louvre, Versailles, Notre A course in educational and be­ Dame, Chartress, Napoleon's tomb havioral management and a seminar and the Palais de Justice. in livestock marketing are meeting The group was housed in a " pen­ at the Maple Valley High School in sion" (boarding house) in the center Mapleton, Iowa on Tuesdays. of Paris. A reaction paper was sub­ Each of the courses at Mapleton mitted by each student at the end carries three hours of undergraduate of the tour. credit,and educational and behavior­ al management is also available for BOARD MEMBER BEDELL three hours of graduate credit. ELECTED TO CONGRESS Morningside established the classes Berkley Bedell, a member of the at Mapleton to make college courses coll ege's board of directors, was elect­ more available to a large area south­ ed to Congress from Iowa's sixth east of Sioux City. The two courses (northwest Iowa) congressional dis­ were selected because of their appeal trict in November. to the educational and agricultural Bedell, a Spirit Lake businessman interests of the region. and Democrat, defeated incumbent In addition, the college is offering Wiley Mayne of Sioux City. 35 courses on the Sioux City campus Bedell, who joined the Morningside for the Evening Division's second board in 1966, currently serves as its semester. secretary. STUDENTS REACTIVATE JOURNALISM HONORARY Five Morningside students were in­ itiated into Alpha Phi Gamma honor­ ary journalism fraternity in a cere­ mony in the Student Commons in December. The dinner and program marked the reactivation of the Morningside College chapter foll owing a two-year lapse. Conducting the ceremony was Mrs. Mildred Stevens, retired journ­ alism teacher at Morningside and a former advisor to the organization. The new members are Fran Struve and Richard Hornberger, both of Manning, Iowa; Deb Matthias, St. Cloud, Minn.; Roger Randall, St. Charles, Minn.; and Charles Martin, Leon Shortenhaus (left), retiring president of the Alumni Association, visits with the association's Renwick, Iowa. Hornberger, Miss new leader, Harold Poppen, '60, of Sioux City. Others currently serving as officers are Jo Ann Hammerstrom Fowler, '53, president elect; Janet Durlin Hansen, '53, first vice president; Dave Struve and Miss Matthias are seniors, Mulder, '61, second vice president; Ione Prescott Morgan, '49, secretary; and Ira Gwinn, '22, Randall and Martin are juniors. treasurer. To be eligible for membership a student must have served for one year The Beck award will also honor Serving as keynote speakers for as an editor or for at least two years a business administration student, each of the sessions will be Stewart in another capacity on a campus with special consideration extended to publication. Udall, former secretary of the interior, women in view of their increasing Hornberger will serve as the chap­ Jan. 28; Helene Lopata, sociologist role in business. ter's president; Miss Struve, secre­ from Loyola University of Chicago, Mrs. Beck, who received a two­ tary; Mi ss Matthias, treasurer; Ran­ Feb. 25; George Romeny, former year teacher's certificate from Morn­ dall, program coordinator; and Mar­ secretary of housing and urban de­ ingside in 1925, has been active in tin, bailiff. velopment, March 17 ; and Dennis the operation of Sioux Transporta­ tion since she and her husband pur­ Livingston, political scientist at Ren­ chased the company in 1959. nslaer Institute of Technology, April SCHOLARSHIPS HONOR Paul Beck, who also has retired, 22. MRS. BECK, SAMMONS will continue as chairman of the A similar "Siouxland in the Year Two new scholarships in Business board of Sioux Transportation and 2000" seminar last spring featured Administration were recently estab­ Mrs.