ALUMNI NEWS Published bi-monthly by The Alumni Aseocration of Indiana Central College VOLUME VI, Number 1 September 1. 1954 PRESIDENT REPORTS -FALL ATHLETICS Football Cross Country As this goes topress, ICC is making final plans Sept. 18 2:OO p. m. Taylor Taylor T for the beginning of its fiftieth year. It should be 8:OO p.m. Franklin FrankIin H an Outstanding year for the college. Big things are Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Earlham T in the makingas we look forward to the observance 1:15 p.m. Earlham of our GoldenA nniversary. Within a few days things Oct. 5 Depauw H 2:OO p.m. Anderson Anderson will be going at top speed. Oct. 9 H Cct. 15 Wabasb T During the summer we have been working out Oct. 16 8:OO p. m. Ashlan$. T plans for the completion of our building campaign Oct. 23 1:30 p.m Hanover Hanaver T project so that it can move ahead immediately with the beginning of the fall season. The alumni are to Oct. 30 1:30 p. m. Ferris Institute H HCC at be congratulated for the very fine showing which Earlham their groupmadelast spring. It was the first group Nov. 5 Little State toreachandsurpass its goal for the 1953-54 school Butler year. As we look to a new year and new goals. I Nov. 6 1:30 p. m. Manchester H am sure that they will be equally successful. Nov. 13 1: 30 p. m. Butler Here on campus we are all entering this year T with enthusiasm. anticipating that it will be the best ALUMNI CAMPAIGN FOR NEW ACADEMIC year in the history of the school. We are looking HA> tothe cooperation of alumni and friends to help make The goal for our 1953-54 Alumni Campaign was this anticipation a reality. to secure 200 subscriptions amounting to $25,000. I. Lynd Esch - We secured 192 subscriptions amounting to $26.636. Tly Alumni Association was the firrt ALUMNI CHILDREN RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS group to reach itb goal in the Golden Anniversary Ofthe 49 scholarships awardedby Indiana Cen- Campaign. The plan this year is to combine the tral to 1954 graduates from high school five go to three groups -- 4-year alumni, 2-year alumni, and children of ICC alumni. They are Rose Kathleen associate alumni of former students, and derignate McCormick. daughter of Eloise Eviston McCorm- one goalfor the combinedthree groups. You will be ick, '29, of Indianapolis; Mary Ann Ward, daugh- hearing fr om your agent. Please respand promptly. ter of Reverend Alva Ward, '33, of Roanoke: Joy GOALS FOR 1954-55 Klinger, daughter of the late Rev. Don Klinger, x- THR-EX-Y-GB -C~O%TBIEUTIONSGOAL 27 andBeatrice Young Klinger, '31; Amy Lou Bus- CLASS GOAL SECURED FOR kirk, daughter of Lois Plough Buskirk, N39; and 1953-1956 1953-54 1954-55 Ruth Erny, daughter of Telma Eiler Erny, '30. $150,000 $26.636 $75.000 Orris Ho-aardis abrother ofUra Howard Brett, 1910 '45. Katha Whitsmanis asister ofthree Centralites, 1912 600 -& 400 Ival, '48, Wendell, '50. and Entil Witsman, x-50. 1913 Amongthe six receiving scholarships inIndiana 191 1 600 300 300 Conference South as a result of competitive exami- 1914 600 305 300 nations. two are daughters of alumni: Verna Lee 1915 900 -- 600 Fulp, Crawfordsville, daughter of Rev. Bennett 1916 900 37 5 309 Fulp. '29; andRuthE. Cobb, daughter of Rev. Heed- 1917 600 -- 400 lie, '32, and Elizabeth Breedlove. '33. Cobb of 1918 900 300- 300 Hartford City. 1919 900 150 500 The Board of Christian Education of the Con- 1920 1,200 50 700 ference announced that eix scholarshiy have been 1921 1.20.0 120 7 00 granted. One has gone to Arthur A. Key, son of 1922 1,800 217 800 Amza, '29, and AUcr Faye Waltz, x-34, Key of 1923 1,800 1.100 506 Indianapolis. - 1924 2.400 709 900 1925 3,000 600 1,400 HOMECOMING AND HIGH SCHOOL ------- DAY 1926 . 4,500 900 2.000 October 9, 1954 1927 4.500 1.580 1,500 Football - 2:OO p. m. ANDERSON 1928 7.500 1,305 3, zoo Send a post card to Virginia Cravens tellinghow 1929 5,400 1,075 2.300 many reservations for luncheon andlor Indianapolis 1930 5,400 1,225 2.200 alumni dinner. (Continued Qn Page 3) Page 2 WELL DESERVED REWARDS WHATSOME OF THEALUMNI ARE SAYING ABOUT Genevieve Washburn Perkins, '30, has over- THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN come difficulties andis beginningtoreapthe reward of her efforts. After the death in 1938 of her hus- "Some debts we won't be able to pay. One of band, Lon, '28, ateacher of music inManual Train- them is to Indi'ana Central College. Remember our ing High School of Indianapolis, Genevieve returned campus years ? No dollar mark evaluation goes on withhertwosmall sons to her home town of Mar- that experience. Sure we paid our bills. But who shall, Illinois. There she taught the fifth grade in paid the other half? You know, the half that was Marshall City Schools, aposition she held for five represented by buildings, equipment, investment in years until transferredtothe eighth grade to teach land. It was all there when we arrived. But we social studies and be building principal. Five years didn't pay for it. We just used it. Maybe we can't later shewas transferredtothe Junior HighBuilding pay our debt. We can do something better. We can again as teacher of social studies, which position make an Investment. a sound one. We have been Jhe now holds. She earned a Master of Science de- out fifteen years. Indiana Central became a part gree from IndianaState in 1951. Now her younger of us. Whatshewas, we are! What she is to be we son, Joseph, is finishing his freshman year at North help determine! The faith of others put her there Central College. Charles, the elder son. has been for us! Let it be our faith that keeps her there for an honor student at Indiana Central College, is others!" minister ofthe Cloverland, Indiana, church and has "Belated! ! That word best describes this let- graduatedwith the class of 1954. He will enter the ter which has been exactly 24 years in getting writ- Bonebrake TheolsjcalSeminary at Dayton this fall. -___I ten. S.ounds like an awfully long time, doesn't it? The"ad"bui1dinginwhichwe attended classes, cha- PERSONALS pel, and most every other function, still serves that purpose. The continued growth of Indiana Central FloydL. Cook, '37. former pastor of the Jef- College has resulted in an over-crowded condition fersonville Wallstreet Methodist Church, was named of its academic and auditorium facilities. A new as superintendent of the New Albany district of the Academic Hall is designed toprovide class rooms, Methodist ChurcL at the armual conference held in offices, a library, food service, and a 1000 seat Bloomington in June. After leaving Indiana Central auditorium. The need for such a building was ap- theRev. Cookreceived his Bachelor of Sacred The- parent to us 24 years ago. It is greater today. 11 ologydegreefrom Boston University. Before going "One of the most truly satisfying expeiiences to Jeffersonville he served pastorates at Orleans, oflifeistofeeloursalvesapart of some truly worth Morristown and Lawrenceburg. while program. I believe that I speak for all when NathanH. Wooden, '47. for the past two years I saythat our college is carrying on a really worth state student secretary for the YMCA, has been whileprogram in education. I believe that most of appointed youth program director for the Iitdiana uswouldgladlytestifytothe education-!, social and YMCA. spiritualvalue of the years spent at Indjana Central C. Edwin McClarnon, '47. newly appointed as College. And1 am sure thatwewant Indiana Central pastor of the PiercetonMethodist Church is recog- to continue tocarryonsothat the youth of today and nized as one of the leaders in the youth work of the tomorrow may receive these same advantages. North Indiana Methodist Conference. Both in 1953 It gives me a thrill of pleasufe to:subscribe to and 1954 he was dean of the Richmond district youth the campaign to build an adequate Academic Hall for institute at Epworth Forest. Indiana Central College. It also gives me a deep Charles W. Franklin, N30, principal of Zions- satisfaction to provide a chair in the auditorium in ville Highschool since 1951, has been appointed as memory of my parents whose faith and sacrifice superintendent of the Salem-Washington Township enabledme to attend our College. Some day *hen I School system of W ashington County. After leaving return tothe campus and see the new building a re- IndianaCentralMr. Franklinearneda B. S. degree alityI will standfor a few moments in silent grati- fromIndianaState Teachers College in 1933 and an tude thatIcouldhave asmallpart inits realization." M. S. degree from Purdue in 1939. Rev. Cecil Sanders, '49. who has been teach- ALUMNA OF 1927 RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP ingfor the last three years in LaFontaine. has ac- ceptedapositionin the junior high schoolof Wabash Mary Marjerrison, '27. high school speech and Indiana,He has this summer completedhis master's English teacher of Helena, Montana, has received degree at Ballstate Teachers College. While in La- a Ford Foundation fellowship for advanced study of Fontaine Rev. Sanders served as minister of the her subjects andhaabeengranteda leave of absence North Side EUB Church there. for thenextyear. Sheis the first Helena teacher to Milton Truesdale, '50, having served his stint receive such a grant and was selected among eight in the armed service, will this year teach in the candidates. The grant includes an amount of money grade school and have charge of grade school ath- equal to the recipient's salary for a year, plus an letics in Davis, Illinois.