University of Dayton eCommons The nivU ersity of Dayton Magazine Marketing and Communications 3-1-1952 The niU versity of Dayton Alumnus, March 1952 University of Dayton Magazine Follow this and additional works at: http://ecommons.udayton.edu/dayton_mag Recommended Citation University of Dayton Magazine, "The nivU ersity of Dayton Alumnus, March 1952" (1952). The University of Dayton Magazine. 129. http://ecommons.udayton.edu/dayton_mag/129 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The University of Dayton Magazine by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. MARCH •1952 Cincinnati Chapter Met Feb. 21 The Cin -::innati Chapter of the U niversi ty of D ayton Alumni Asso­ ciation held it's February meeti ng at the Pavilion, Annunciation church. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Cletus Miller was ESTABLISHED 1929 host to the chapter. · Vol. XVIII March • 1952 No. 3 Bro. Elmer C. L ackner, S.l\1., As istant to the Pre ident, and Direc­ M ary Shay '44 Editor tor of the D evelopment Program at James F . "Pep" Wilson Sports Editor the U niversity of D ayton was guest peaker. Movies of the Highlights of "Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, a t Dayton, the past football season were shown. Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879." Also tickets for the Dayton-Xavier Issued Monthly-O ctober through June game in Cincinnati were on a le for SU BSCRIPTION- Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Associa­ alumni . tion, $5.00. An election of offi cers was sched­ Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni uled for the meeting. H owever the Association of the University of Dayton." nomina ting committee decided it would be better to conduct an election For wills and other bequests, the legal title of the corporation is "The Uni­ versity of D ayton, Dayton, Ohio." by mail. So postcards listing the following candidates fo r offi ce were mail ed to alumni of the Queen C ity and Northern K entucky chapter. Candidates for offi ce were listed as: Ed Becker, Jr., '43; Lee Bohnert, ' 17 ; Cincinnati Chapter . 2 Leo Buse, Jr., '48; D on Cosgrove, '51; H oward Crush, '29; Jim Dap­ Washington, D .C. Cha pter . 3 per, '5 1 ; Edward J. Gutzwill er, '38; Board Meeting . 3 Mary Lou H enne, '50 ; Richard H os­ ler, '24; Edward Lange, '29 ; Carl M rs. Richard Snelling . 3 Ruh, Rep. '40; Joe Thiem, '28; Class otes . 4, 5, 8 Betty M yers Yocis, '41 ; and Bert Zimmer, '24. Sports 6 7 Mr. Charles Fedder '28, Coving­ ton, K y., is serving as chairman of the nomina ting committee. T H E ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UN IVER S ITY OF DA YTON Alumni present for the meeting -OFFICERS- were: Mr. and Mr . Adam Wester­ President . .. .. ... .. .... .. WILLIAM j . GREEN, '30, Dayton, Ohio kamp, '31 ; Philip D . Reddy, !5 1 ;~ Ed Vice-President . ... ... .. ..... HoN. RoDNEY M. LOVE, '33, Dayton, Ohio Simon, '5-1 ; Mr. and Mrs. L~ .Buse, J r., 48 ; M r. and Mrs. Charl}s Fed­ Treasurer . ...... .. ...... MISS RosE RoTHBERG, '40, Dayton, Ohio ders, '28 ; George Humm, ' Q; Jim Secretary . ... ........ .. .......... Mary Shay, '44, (Appointive office) Dapper, '51 ; Ed Gutzwifler, '38; Terms of elected officers expire Homecoming, 1952 Robert U nverferth, '38; Mr. and Mr . Jerry Yocis, (Betty M yers '41 ) ; -DIRECTORS- Mary Lou H enne, '50; Ed Becker, J r. , Terms expire Homecoming, 1952-FRANK MARSHALL, '32, Sidney, Ohio '43; Flavian Becker, '5 1 ; the R t. R ev. jOHN T . WESTERHEIDE, '43, Minster, Ohio Msgr. Cletus Miller, '22 ; Bro. Elmer C. Lackner, S.M ., Assistant to the Terms expire Homecoming, 1953-MERLE P. SMITH, '25, Dayton, Ohio President, and Development D irec­ HUGH E . WALL, jR., '34, Dayton, Ohio tor, U.D .; and M ary Shay, '44 alumni Terms expire Homecoming, 1954-jOHN DUCHAK, M .D., '31, Dayton, Ohio secretary U.D . ELMER j. WILL, '37 , Dayton, Ohio ALUMNI MEMBERS FRONT COVER: This is the way the -BOARD OF ATHLETIC CONTROL- marquee looked on Eighth Ave., between 49th and 50th Sts., in New TermsexpireHomecoming, 1952-MARTIN KUNTZ, '12 , Dayton, Ohio York City .... The University of J . ELLIS MA YL, '08, Dayton, Ohio Dayton Flyers - NIT finalists - Terms expire Homecoming, 1953-SIMON BuRICK, '29, Dayton, Ohio >~>. played the famous LaSalle Ex- GERALD FAUST, '30, Dayton, Ohio plorers in the final game .. .. ' LaSalle defeated the Flyers by a TermsexpireHomecoming, 1954-PAUL WAGNER, '39, Dayton, Ohio score of 75-64 on March 15. CHARLES WHALEN, jR., '42, Dayton, Ohio 2 VNIJ'ERSITY OF DA.YTON A.LV/11/VVS Alumni Board Meeting Report The Board of Directors of the U ni­ versity of Dayton Alumni Association held a meeting on Feb. 2, in the Guests' Dining Room on the Univer­ sity campus. Members of the Board pre ent were : Father Geo. J. Ren­ neker, S.M., president, U.D.; Wil­ liam J. Green, '30, president, U.D. Alumni A sociation ; Ro e Rothberg, '40, treasurer; Frank Marshall, '32, Sidney, 0 . ; Hugh E. Wall, Jr., '34; John Westerheide, '43; Elmer J. Will, '37; Bro. Austin H. Holian, S.M. busine s manager, U.D.; Bro. E lmer C. Lackner, S.M., assistant to the pre ident, U.D. ; and Mary Shay '44, alumni ecretary. The suggestion was made tha t the unfini hed business - the proposed dinner dance at Homecoming, and the ub idization of chapters be tabled for action at the next meeting. MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ALUMNI Chapter present for a meeting held at the Westchester on Feb. 12 are At a previous meeting boa rd mem­ seated left to right: Mrs. Joseph Stermer, Agnes Drew Trainer, '40; and bers suggested that we try to receive the reaction of alumni on a proposed Shirley Ruppert, '45; Standing left to right are: Lt. Col. Jos. Stermer, '31; Col. dinner-dance at a country club. The Jos. Goetz, '27; Mary Shay, '44, alumni sec .; Mrs. Helen Bowman; Charles respective class reunions-instead of Saurine, '41; Wm. Clendenin, '20; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Strattner, ' 15; being scattered would be concentrated Charles Ruppert, '43; Joseph E. Keller, '29; Maj. Armon Wease, '36; in one place. Also-dignity would be Col. Francis Kohlrieser, '29; Mrs. Patricia O'Grady, '44; and Hon. John J. added. Let us hear from you. Malloy, '28. Discussion took place on the De­ velopment Program. The change in The University of Dayton Wash­ The names of alumni present at the matter of contributions in tead of ington D .C., alumni cha pter held a the meeting are listed below the dues solicitation was discu sed. Also meeting on Feb. 12, 1952 at the picture of the Washington, D .C. meeting. - the board agreed that the change apartment of Joe Keller. The West­ regarding the Alumnus magazine chester alumni from in and around would be advisable. Washington were cordia ll y invited to Mrs. R. D. Snelling attend. The chapter would like to The future of the University was express its appreciation to all those seeking office discussed. It was brought to the who responded and could not be Mrs. Pauline M. Snelling, 833 W. attention of the Board that the ad­ present. Jefferson St., Springfield, 0 ., widow mini tration was trying to prepare for of the late Richard D . (Dick) Snell­ a school much larger than the U ni­ Discussion took place on the pro­ posed Development Program at the ing, '27 ha fil ed an application for versity at present. Sta tisti cs were nomina tion to run in the May Pri­ presented verifying the fact that the U niversity of Dayton. The announce­ ment was made that a change was maries. She i seeking nomination a. local Board of Education anticipate a candidate for state representative an increase from 1300 gradua te in being considered in the soli citation of an annual gift in tead of the to the Ohio General Assembly on the 1951 to 2900 grads in 1964. Another D emocrati c ticket, from Cla rk Alumni A ociation functioning factor conditioning increased enroll­ County. ment presented were: proposed priv­ under the dues collection method Mrs. Snelling, a native of Spring­ ileges for Korean War veterans. used at present. fi eld, 0., was affiliated with her hu - The By-laws of the Constitution of Also alumni were informed that a band in the contracting business for ~ the University of Dayton Alumni change was being con idered on the quite some time. Mr. Snelling wa. I Association were changed in the University of Dayton Alumnus: Fur­ a! o a sports enthusiast. ! following manner : Section 1 and 2 ther details will be forthcoming soon. She is a graduate nurse, and during be stricken from the records. Mr. The nature and time of the next World War II served with the Navy Wall moved that the above section meeting was discus ed. It was decided Nurses' Corps. Also, Mrs. Snelling be tricken from the records and be that the group would like to have a has been engaged in health work in amended to read as follow : "To dinner meeting to which husbands Clevela nd. H er educational back­ terminate dues and in lieu thereof a and wives would be invited prefer­ ground includes postgraduate work solicitation for alumni for an annual ably on a Saturday night. An effort is at Wittenberg College, Western Re­ contribution to the University of being made to have a huge turnout serve and Columbia University.