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KALAMAZOO
s the Almnnus goes to press, the
A Seventeenth
Annual Fund has
COLLEGE
ALUMNUS
Vol. XIX
January, 1957
No.1
Fund Hits Record
2
The Status Quo
3
Accent on the Knee
5
Dynamics of Capital ism
6
At Work on Anniversary
7
Summer in Vermont
8
Annual Fund Donors
9
Speaking of Books
14
Sports
16
Alumni News
17
FUND
gone over the goal by $2,830.46. The
total in gifts, hitting an all-time record in number and amount from
alumni and friends, now stands at
$102,830.46. In addition, the College has received a $15,000 challenge gift, making a grand total of
$117,830.46. The drive's success
will assure a balanced operating
budget for the fourth consecutive
year and will enable the College to
continue the remodelling of fiftyfour-year-old Bowen Hall.
A listing of alumni donors whose
gifts were received prior to the closing of this magazine begins on page
9. A followup report will appear in
the April Issue.
To date, records show that 40 '/o
of the Kalamazoo College Alumni
Association has contributed to the
Annual Fund. This all-time high
can be compared to the 35% of
last year, and also to the tremendous
increase since 1952 and the 9 %
participation that year. Further, in
1952, alumni gifts represented 20 '/o
HITS RECORD
of the total 1952 goal.of $55,000;
this ye~r. alumni gifts represent
49% of the $100,000 goal.
The class of 1915 raised its top .
percentage of 63 % in 1955 to 70 %
for 1956. So far, the class of 1950
again leads in number of gifts with
70 members of that class as donors;
this is a gain over last year- of 13
alumni. The largest percentage gain
was shown by the class of 19441955, 23 '/o ; 1956, 50 % . The
classes with 50 % or more response
were 1916, 1924, 1926, 1944, 1901
to 1903, 1912, 1919, 1920, 1914,
and 1915.
You may spot the precentage of
participation of your class on the following ch<.rt. You still have time to
do something about it!
20'/o to 25%
1908, 1931, 1938
26</o t o 30%
to 1900, 1918, 1928, 1941,
1949, 1951, 1952, 1953
31 '/o to 35'/o
1907, 1921, 1927, 1932,
1934, 1935, 1936, 1939,
1940, 1947, 1948
36% to 40'/o
1910,
1929,
1942,
1955,
41 'I< to 45'/o
1909, 1913, 1922, 1925,
1945, 1954
46% to SO%
190-t, to 1906, 1916, 192-t,
1926, 1944
51 % to 55%
1901 to 1903, 1912, 1919,
1920
56% to 60%
61% to 65%
66% t o 70%
1914
Grand Total : $117,830
Alumni Participation : 40 %
Pictured at the right, the leaders in the
Seventeenth Annual Fund were, left to right,
Cha rl es J. Venema '33, advance gifts choirman; Donald E. Bowen, general chairman;
and Rolph M. Ro lston '16, alumni and general division chairman. Hugh V. Anderson
'43 and Paul J. Von Keuren '41 served as
co-chairman of the latter division, and Albert Van Zoeren '23 was M r. Venema's cochairman.
1911, 1917, 1923,
1930, 1933, 1937,
1943, 1946, 1950,
1956
1915
ED ITOR:
MARILYN HINKLE '44
ALUMN I PRES.
HUGH V. ANDERSON '43
Member, American Alumni Council
Published quarterly by the Kalamazoo College Alumni Assoc ia tion and Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Mich. Entered as second
class matter January 18, 1940, at the Post
Office at Kalamazoo, Michigan, under the
act of March 3, 1879. Published quarterly,
January, April, July, and October. Subscription rote : One dollar per yea r.
2
KALAMAZOO
COLLEG:
0 F
ASS ET S
A ND
LABILITIES
THE
STATUS
QUO
By Dr. W eimer K. Hici<.::
uring the recent Annual Fund, which broke all rec-
Dords in number of donors and amount subscribed,
the chairman of the General Division received the following letter from a loyal alumna now living on a
teacher's pension:
"Enclosed herewith is a modest check for the Annual
Fund. I am writing to explain my very small contribution- a mere drop in the bucket for those who must
think in millions of dollars.
I have been told that Kalamazoo College is one of the
richest small colleges in the country. I am glad and I
do wish it well, but feel unable to be of much assistance."
After our chairman had read the letter and recognized
the thought motivating the gift, he wrote a masterful
reply:
Dear Friend:
There is no need for you to explain what you call a
"very small contribution" to Kalamazoo College. As a
former neighbor, I know of the many years you have
devoted to teaching the youth of the city. I know, too,
that your continued interest in youth, as manifested by
your financial help in the Annual Fund, is but typical
of the life of service to others which has been yours.
In your note you say you have been told that Kalamazoo
College is one of the richest small colleges in the country. It is- but not in the way most people regard
riches.
Kalamazoo College is rich in friends, rich in tradition,
as you well know, and rich in service. It has a record
of achievement of its alumni which ranks it at the pinnacle of American college contributions to the American
way of life.
Financially, Kalamazoo College is rather poor. Its endowment is but a fraction of many colleges its size, although
an effort is now being made to increase it. The bequest
of Mrs. \Vallace brought the endowment funds back
above the level of the early 1930's before the depression
t ook its toll. But the interest yield from endowed funds
is now much less than formerly, and the buying power
of these earnings is only a fraction of what it formerly
was.
So- Kalamazoo College will continue to need the good
wishes, and the financial support of good friends like you.
Thank you again for your contribution and for all the
fine things you do in our community.
Admiring regards,
Ralph Ralston
Chairman of General Division
In the lines of this letter our chairman succinctly
analyzed the status quo of this College and many similar institutions. All over America, colleges and universities are appraising their assets and liabilities and are
projecting their thinking to the impending educational
WIN T E R
AL U M NU S,
1957
bulge. Harvard University, wealthiest educational institution in the country, recently announced an ambitious fund-raising program of $75,000,000 to $100,000,000 for the undergraduate college alone. Chicago
and Northwestern are undertaking development programs above the $35,000,000 figure. The status of
Kalamazoo, and all higher education, was aptly summarized by Dr. Nathan Pusey, president of Harvard,
when he said, "The time has not come- will never
come- when higher learning in America can properly
devote itself to the maintenance of positions won. Its
task is still to build, and the time is always now."
Kalamazoo College will reach its 125th anniversary in 1958, a significant milestone in the life of any
institution. As the oldest college in the state, our
celebration will carry added connotations. On this
memorable occasion, do we not have a responsibility
to take inventory of our needs and determine that we
will answer them?
The needs at Kalamazoo might be divided into
two categories. First, the adding of additional buildings
to complete the "perfect" campus for a small liberal
arts college of restricted and selected enrollment. Kalamazoo is fortunate in having only a limited number of
new physical requirements. No loyal alumnus or interested friend can be happy with the present crowded
dormitory situation. No one can be satisfied with the
student union in Welles Hall nor the dining facilities
which now are sorely taxed, with the College still
eighty students below the projected capacity of 630.
Nor can we be content indefinitely with a gymnasium
built in 1902, with a basketball court four feet narrower than regulation. And what about the music
house and the auditorium at the third floor level of
Bowen Hall?
There is also a second category of needs, labeled
as endowment reserves. While our combined endowment and reserves will approach $3,000,000, they are
insufficient to maintain an academic program commensurate with the achievement of our graduates. We
should have reserves approaching $10,000,000. Included in this category should be new professorships
to relieve the budgetary burden of faculty salaries, increased funds for the library, and an unlimited number
of endowed scholarships which will make it possible for
us to assist the worthy student.
How can these concerns be answered? The expansion of the physical plant should be made a primary
concentration of the 125th anniversary as we not only
pay tribute to the founding fathers but also determine
that our service to students in the future may be greater
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than our leadership of the past. The
second category of needs, in the area
of scholarships and endowments, can
best be answered in the estate planning of alumni and friends. As we
look in retrospect, legacies from two
women, Miss Minnie Mandelle and
Mrs. Winifred Dewing Wallace,
have meant more to the financial
stability of the College than any
philanthropies in which the College
has shared. Living as we do in an
era of vanishing estates, it is increasingly important that hundreds of
alumni and friends remember the
College in their estate-planning.
The months just ahead will largely
determine the future of the College.
In the century and a quarter of our
existence we have built solidly. Today, records place Kalamazoo College near the top in the baccalaureate origins of future scientists.
None would deny the sound academic standing offered in all fields. Yet
we cannot stand still or we will
inevitably retrogress. Having achieved great recognition in the field of
science, should we not strive with
equal ardour to make an impact in
all the disciplines? To do this demands a superior faculty, professors
who are attracted by our reputation,
our equipment, and the quality of
our student body.
In the final analysis, ours is a responsibility of developing capable
and alert youth, sensitive to ideas,
with an understanding of life and an
eagerness to move into positions of
leadership in the years ahead. They
are the life-blood of America. The
future of our College depends on attracting a sizable number and of
challenging them with the opportunities afforded through ideas and
understanding, and the inculcation
of ideals by which they can live and
lead. They are our priceless heritage.
For them we must build an evergreater educational opportunity.
Pictttre credits go to ] oseph Schiavone, pages 2, 6, 7, and 8; to the
Kalamazoo Gazette, pages 4, 15, and
16; to the University of Chicago
Divinity School, page 5.
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NEW CAMPUS ADDITIO-NS
According to the present building schedule, Mary Trowbridge House, women's dormitory
pictured above, will havt: a new wing to be completed by August 1, 1957. The new addition,
now under construc:ion at the west end of the building (the right side of the picture), is
designed to handle ilinety wome'l. It will be a four story edifice, and accommodations for the
ninety girls will be in sets of two double rooms with connecting bathroom. The structure will
cost approximately $325,000 including furnishings. The building is being financed by corporation and personal gifts. Last May, the Kresge Foundation offered a challenge gift of $50,()()()
provided the building was financed and ready for occupancy by 1958. The women's dormi tory
facilities at Kalamazoo College have been taxed. In orde r to accommodate this year's enrol lment, Mary Trowbridge House has been filled ta capacity, and foor of the women students
have been residing at the home of President and Mrs. Hicks.
One of the most beautiful sites in the city, the Alfred Connable estate, has been purchased
by Kalamazoo College. The residence and three and one-half acres of land are located just
two blocks from the campus on Prospect Street. At this time, the use of the property is uncertain, but the purchase offers a most desirable opportunity far future development.
KALAMAZOO
COLL EGE
KOINONI A ,
AMERICU S ,
GA
ACCENT ON THE KNEE
By C. Conrad Browne '43
t can't happen here! But it is!
Right here in America it is taking
place- in the land of the free, the
land of religious freedom. The same
insidious forces that turned Germany
into a Nazi state, the very same
enemy that our sons have died on
foreign soils to eliminate, is at work
in our own society- our own country.
When we read about Jewish men
in Germany discussing the disappearance of their friends with the
words, "Well, they ought to get rid
of those 'kiky' ] ews," we wondered
what it was in men that could lead
them to such indifference. When we
read or heard a discussion of the passive resistance movement in India,
we have been easily persuaded that
if it had been a more ruthless enemy
than the British, India would not
have won their freedom. When we
heard discussions about abnegation
of basic freedoms and religious
ideals, too easily we have said, "It
couldn't happen in America, the land
of the free, the home of the brave."
In the southeast, a small group of
pioneering idealists are feeling the
sting of the whip lash of white
supremacy. Violence is still its instrument though lynchings have decreased. Crosses are still being burned although the hooded secret
orders are less in view than before.
Non-violence and legal are the
terms in which the hate is shrouded,
but every now and then the chaos
of the fermentation bursts forth in
specific destructions - a bombing, a
shooting, a beating, public vilifications, etc.
And where is the moral stamina
of the men who will withhold services without being free to make
known their source of fear? Where
is the idealism of the men who see
no connection with religious principles when they shut off the source
of livelihood to a group of men,
I
W I N TE R
A LUMNU S,
women and children? Where is the
democracy in the pressure to remove
a group because of their "difference
in belief?"
Fourteen years ago, two families,
enkindled by the vision of the Community of Believers, came to Americus, Georgia, to join their resources
as they felt the early church had
done after Pentecost. In working
out their life together they agreed
that the fruits of the joy they had
found in their commitment to the
Christ was expressed in the following ways. 1. That men in the Church
would want to share everything they
had with the fellowship and would
receive their needs in return. 2. That
since people became brothers in the
family of God there would be no
distinctions of class, color, or creed.
3. That just as in a family, violence
Charles Conrad Browne, alumnus of Kalamazoo College and a graduate of th e
University of Chicago Divin ity School, is at
present di rector of the Koinonia Farm Camp,
Americus, Georgia. Ko inonia, a Christian
experim en t in racial eq uali ty, was brou ght
to furthe r notional attention in on article
1n " T ime" on September 17. The Reverend
M r. Browne, "A minister of the Gospel
whose l ife has exemplified a singular devo tion and commitment to his understanding of
Ch ristian faith and nurture," was awa rded a
citation lost October by the University of
Chicago Divini ty Schoo l as The Divi nity
School Man of the Yea r.
1 957
is ruled out as a means of dealing
with problems, so here in the community of the Father, violence would
not be a means of establishing relations. 4. That openness and frankness with one another was essential
in creating the bonds of the family.
Until the war had ended, the
group did not grow rapidly, but as
young people came back to civilian
life, many of them who had been
seeking for a deeper expression of
their Christian idealism joined the
Koinonia. There has been a steady
increase until now the community
consists of ten families and several
single people totalling around 60
persons.
The founders agreed to buy four
hundred acres and through some remarkable incidents were able to pay
for it even though their combined
resources when they arrived at the
farm were only $59.00. (The farm
now includes nearly 1100 acres.)
Koinonia was the name chosen as a
result of the study which had led
them together. Koinonia is a word
used in the New Testament (Greek)
which is translated as fellowship but
more accurately means those who
have things in common. From the
beginning the venture was one of
faith which today expresses itself in
the quip, "Koinonia, accent on the
knee."
After several years of integrated
vacation Bible Schools (in which a
number of the white neighbors assisted) the Koinonia launched a
new venture- an interracial summer camp. In 1955 the camp was
instituted with a successful season.
Plans were drawn up to have a camp
again in 1956. A week before it
was to open, the County Health
Commissioner swore out an injunction based on a good bit of misinformation. The report on which it
was supposed to have been founded
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DYNAMICS
Paul C. Staake '21, president of
Webber College in Babson Park,
Florida, generously accepted the writing for the "A lumnus" of a review
of the recently published book, "Th e
Dynamics of Capitalism," authored
by Dr. Julius T . W endzel '28. Mr.
~taak e is well-known to the Kalamazoo College family for he has served
as both a professor and as alumni
director on our campus. Mrs. Staake
is th e form er Marian HMk '21.
In preparation for expressing my
personal opin:on of Dr. Julius T.
Wendzel's book, THE DYNAMICS
OF CAPITALISM, I tried an experiment. I asked one of my colleagues
on the faculty, who teaches business
subjects here at Webber College, to
read it and use whatever time he
desired for a discussion at one of our
faculty group meetings held every
week for the purpose of swapping
ideas and integrating our departments. So interested was he, and his
listeners, in the subject as presented
by Dr. W endzel, that the full hour
was given over to considering the
"Correctives Toward Continuous
Growth" as advocated by the author.
Now that I have taken the book
into my own study for reading and
OF
CAPITALISM
reflection, I think I know why our
faculty was so enthusiastic about this
scholarly and realistic approach to
one of the most important problems
in our economy today- how to
preserve and expand our free enterprise system by facilitating growth
and by avoiding the extremes of
boom and depression. In his approach to the subject, Dr. Wendzel
has admirably analyzed and projected the psychological factors along
with the economic. He looks at the
whole pattern with the full realization that the same imaginat:on
which has made America really remarkable can be skillfully and scientifically controlled and guided
into the right channels without inhibiting its power. I like the book
because it can be read with interest
by those busy decision-makers as
well as by those who take their abstract economics most seriously, as
a professional economist should.
College students will like it because
of its clarity of thought and expression and its forthright mann<:>r of
presenting the trends and potentials
of Capitalism without fanfare or
apology.
Just as the atomic-age calls for
atomic concepts of religion and
philosophy, it also requires some re-
thinking along the lines presented ·
by Dr. Wendzel's book, especially in
the present challenge to production
caused by a rapidly increasing population and an ever-increasing desire
for higher living standards.
Mass communication and mass
education have given mankind, generally, a picture of the potentials of
higher living standards. This has
caused a group discontent- perhaps we can call it a "divine discontent" leading to the path of more
abundant living.
It is the thoughtful conviction of
the author that the DYNAMICS OF
CAPITALISM can be the dynamo
of energy needed in the world today
if we have the vision, courage and
the gumption to provide capital to
new enterprises, large and small,
when needed, and to insure healthy
competition without the disastrous
cyclical disruptions.
The book will appeal especially
to all "how-to-do-it" statesmen and
entrepreneures who like their academic theories generously flavored
with the salt of workable procedures.
I sincerely hope that this book has
a widespread distribution because its
message is greatly needed right now
when the economic and spiritual
challenge to America is so vital.
Or. Julius T. Wendzel '28, author of the reviewed book, "The Dynam1cs of Capitalism," is shc\Nn in the
center of the above photograph. The pic~ure was taken on Novemcer 19 at the Bi-partisan Day Conference held on the campus Dr. Wendzel serve:J as moderator for the pane l of po~iticol leaders from
both parties. Shown with Dr. Wendzel are State Senator Carlton H. M:Jrris '38, College vice president
Dr. Harold T. Smith, Dr. We:1dzel, Dr. Sam Clark, and Congressman August E. Johansen. Dr. Wendzel
rece ived his doctor's degree in economics from Harvard University and subsequently held professorships
in economics at Tufts College, Harvard University and Kalamazoo College, whe re he headed the department. For eleven years he was in the g:JVernme:lt service, acting as chief economist in the Department
of .Agriculture and later as ch1ef fiscal analyst in the executive office of the president He is now
Economic Program Director of the Upjohn Institute for Community Research.
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KALAMAZOO
COLLEGE
AT
WORK
ON
A N N I V E R S A ·R Y
Many phases of the work for the 125th anniversary of Kalamazoo
College, to be observed during the academic year, 1957-1958, are
well under way. A second ail-day session will be held on January
19 for the major planning committees, including Homecoming, Commencement, the Convocation, Publicity and Promotion, Mementos,
and Regional Alumni Meetings.
Above, Dr. Arnold Mulder, professor emeritus of English, ponders
the final touches to the history of Kalamazoo College he is writing,
covering the past twenty-five years. The book will be published this
spring and will be available for purchase by alumni during the anniversary year.
Miss Sue Slayton '15 is shown at the right, examining samples of
Wedgwood plates at the College Bookstore. Miss Slayton is serving
on Rolph Rolston's Mementos Committee, and they are making o
selection of a Wedgwood commemorative plate for Kalamazoo College which will be among the mementos you will wont to hove,
marking this anniversary observance.
Dr. H. Lewis Batts '43 of the biology department is supervising the filming of a special anniversary production for use at alumni
meetings during the anniversary year. Dr.
Batts is shown at the right, working on
campus scenes. The film will be twenty
minutes in length and will be in color, with
sound. He is being assisted in the script by
Mrs. Donald Balch, College drama director.
WINTER
ALUMNUS,
1957
7
Miss Nancy West, Kalamazoo. College senior from Newton, Mass., was the first
recipient of the Winifred Dewing Wallace
Memorial Scholarship for a summer's study
for an undergraduate majoring in English
to study abroad or at one of the leading
American summer schools in English. Miss
West spent last summer at Breadloof, Middlebury College in Vermont. She is an outstanding student, and among her extracurricular activities, she has served as vice
president of the Student Senate.
Another phase of the Winifred Dewing
Wallace Memorial Program in English
brought to the campus on November 26, the
distinguished English scholar, author and
critic, Dr. David Daiches. First to appear
in the English lecture series, Dr. Daiches
spoke on " T he Contemporary English Novel."
SUMMER IN VERMONT
By Miss Nancy West '57
last summer I had the privilege
of attending Breadloaf School of
English in Middlebury, Vermont.
This was made possible by a scholarship provided for from the funds
given by Mrs. Winfred Wallace.
This scholarship is given as a memorial to Mrs. Wallace and will be
given annually by the English Department to an English major so
that he or she can attend Breadloaf
during the summer between his junior and senior years.
Breadloaf is a unique type of
graduate school. Designed primarily
for high school teachers who wish
to obtain a M.A. in literature, it
operates only in the summertime.
Because of this, the school is able to
employ many fine teachers who
teach at schools such as Princeton
and Smith during the regular
academic year. Set in the Green
Mountains, this school provides a
stimulating combination of work
and recreation which is advantageous to both students and faculty.
I believe that I profited greatly
from my summer at Breadloaf. Certainly the summer was a memorable
one for many reasons. In the first
8
place, I had the opportunity to do
work under other professors. This
gave me the chance to consider certain aspects of literature from a different point of view. Furthermore,
I met and talked with a few undergraduates from other schools and
many high school teachers. Most
outstanding of all, perhaps, was the
fact that at Breadloaf I heard Robert
Frost, Malcolm Cowley, a wellknown critic, and Richard Eberhardt, a modern poet, give lectures.
The most significant aspect of the
summer for me was, of course, the
classes I took. They gave me the
opportunity to round out my general
knowledge in certain areas where I
was especially lacking, and they also
allowed me to study the material
covered with a certain amount of
intensity which is impossible in an
undergraduate school because of the
number of courses which must be
taken.
The most surprising- and gratifying- fact that I learned this summer was that graduate courses are
not much more difficult than the
courses given here at Kalamazoo.
Even though I have not completed
my undergraduate training, I found
that the English Department had
given me very adequate preparation
for graduate courses. There was a
greater amount of work to be done
at Breadloaf, but the level was no
higher than in our English courses
here at Kalamazoo. This statement
is not a deprecation of Breadloaf.
Its reputation is deservedly high.
One proof of this is the fact that
any graduate school which accepts
credits from other schools will accept credits from Breadloaf. The
fact that the level of the English
courses here is on a par with that of
Breadloaf is, rather, an affirmation
of the fact that Kalamazoo College
maintains a high academic level of
which it can be justly proud.
LOOKING AHEAD
FEB .
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OLIVET BASKETBALL
(HERE)
ADRIAN BASKETBALL
(THERE)
ALBION BASKETBALL
(THERE)
13
ALMA BASKETBALL (HERE)
16
HOPE BASKETBALL
(THERE)
19
CALVIN BASKETBALL
(THERE)
22
ADRIAN BASKETBALL
(HERE)
23
WASHINGTON BANQUET
25
NORTH CENTRAL BASKETBALL (HERE)
28
HILLSDALE BASKETBALL
(THERE)
MAR. IS, 16 & 17
BACH FESTIVAL
23
SPRING VACATION BEGINS
APR. 1
CLASSES RESUME
18
EASTER VACATION BEGINS
22
CLASSES RESUME
MAY 18
MAY FETE
JUNE 8
ALUMNI DAY
9
BACCALAUREATE AND
COMMENCEMENT
KALAMAZOO
COLLEG E
DONORS LIST OF
ANNUAL FUND
Kalamazoo College is deeply grateful for the support and interest of the many
alumni whose names appear below. Their tangible expression through the 1956
Fund Drive has made is possible for the College to continue the renovation of
Bowen Hall and at the same time to balance its 1956-57 operating bttdget.
1894
(C.A. 1885 to 1900-Geo. Stroebe l
1906
*Harry G. Burns
*Royal H. Fisher
*Lillian Ethelyn Gibson
*Jessie Hayne Howard
*George W. Hess
*Ora Scott W iley
*Ethel Shandrew Hayne
*Ruth Wheaton Johnson
*Forbes B. Wiley
*Florence Winslow
*Charles J. Kurtz
1895
Cornelius J. Hoebeke
*William C. Oldfield
*Erwin B. Taft
1896
Ada Hutchins Davidson
*H. Clair Jackson
1897
*Anna Warw ick Munger
1898
*George G. Stroebe
1899
*Enos A. DeWaters
*Coe Hayne
*Emily Hochstein
*William C. Stripp
1901
!C.A. 1901 to 1903Chos. McHorness )
Alice Smith Allen
*Florence A. Bixby
*Roy E. Cody
*Estella Eldred Gordinier
*Charles McHarness
*Harry H . Treat
1902
*Alice Hall Brown
*Jesse W. C. Brown
*Mona Mace Cash
*Carolyn F. Edwards
*Laura Nicholson
1903
*Margaret Boyden Olmsted
*Stewart B. Crandell
*Robert A. MacMullen
*Edith Thoms Gordon
*Albert J. Todd
*Hubert S. Upjohn
1904
( C.A. 1904 to 1906- Harry Burns )
*Elizabeth DeYoe Palmer
*Raymond A. Palmer
1905
*Stella Fisher Burgess
*Edith Harvey Marvin
*Margaret Morgan
*]. Howard Stoutmeyer
1907
(C.A. -
*Warren H. Carlton
*Anna Crosby Stetson
*Ralph V. H inkle
*Alexandrine LaTourette Hemp
*Maurice E. Post
*Gertrude Taylor Burns
*Ethel Todd Woodhams
*May Warren Lockhart
1908
(C.A. -Lulo Boker )
*Lula P . Baker
*Vernor C. Finch
*Louise Lassfolk Finch
1909
(C.A. -
Harvey Bouck )
*Donald R. Belcher
*Harvey ]. Bouck
*Clarence B. Des J ardins
A. E. Gardner
*Andrew Lenderink
*Nina Packard Des J ardins
*Mary E. Pengelley
*Anna P uffer Lenderink
*Earle Shock
*Paul H. Todd
1910
(C.A. - Mabel Stanley )
Ruth Delzell Allen
*Lilian Earl
*Martha J. Gifford
*Bert L. Kitchen
*Florence J. Lucasse
*Elmer H. Nevins
*Mabel E. Stanley
*Maynard Owen Wi lliams
1911
!C.A. -
*Alumni appearing on last year's Donors
List. A supplementary list w ill appear in
the next issue for those whose gifts were
received after December 2 8. Please inform us of any errors which may have
inadvertently occurred in this listing of
donors .
C. A. -
Class Agent
W INTER
ALUMNUS,
Maurice Post )
1957
Fred Windoes )
*Harr y R. Clarage
*Ruth Cooley Bigelow
*Claude V. Courter
*Maibelle Geiger
*Lillian Krogen Walcott
*Fred C. Windoes
1912
(C.A. -
Henry Hart )
Elva Belcher Buntaine
*Alice Den Adel VanderVeen
Clara E ldridge Stuck
*Agnes Grenell Goss
*Edith Hallock Pinkham
Celia Halpert Davidoff
*Samuel J. Lewis
*John A. Peterson
*Ray A. Pinkham
C. Lo uis Raseman
*Anna R ushbrook Courter
Oliver ]. Stuck
Richard H. Wolfe
1913
(C.A. -
Elsie Koppen )
*Mabel Benson Ratcliffe
*Helen Crissman Thompson
*Jacob A. Dalm
*Elsie Davis
*George K. Ferguson
*Elsie P. Kappen
*Lucile Lester Iddles
*Mary Munro Mor ris
*Donald K. Strickland
*Pearl Reedy Tanis
1914
(C.A. - Wm. Buchanan )
*Helen Bagnall Fraser
*William W. Bouck
*William C. Buchanan
*Coleman R . Caryl
*Frank W. Clark
*Dorothy Upjohn Dalton
*Frances E ldridge
E lizabeth Hay
Earle W. McNeil
*Gladys Martin Rowland
*Nellie Re ller Barlow
*Leon E . Rowland
*Paul Shackleton
*Katherine Stuart Russell
*Louis T. E . Thompson
*Bessie Todd Rivenburg
*Thomas 0. Walton
*Marie Welch Garrett
1915
(C.A.- Lucile Ke rman )
*Earl J, Belcher
Helen Bronson Boekeloo
*Lewis L. Dunnington
*May Fraser Thompson
*Bernice Goodrich Gilbert
*Pearl Horst Thomas
*Mark S. McKinstry
*Anna Monteith Harrison
*Joe H . Mountain
*Lucille Owen Kerman
*Henry C. Parker
*Nellie Rank Harvey
*Edgar F. Raseman, Sr.
*Donald C. Rockwe ll
*Sue Slayton
*Mildred We lsh Shackleton
*William H. Sweitzer
*Mabel Woodward Fiske
Cyril A. Youngs
9
1916
(C.A. - Bessie Rick man )
Elizabeth Blanchard Dewey
*Bee Blinston McKinstry
Lydia Buttalph Moyle
*Esther DeWater Abbott
*Dorothy Garrett Rockwell
*Lindsey Goss
*Harry C. Harvey
Carl L. Johnson
*Leland J. Kerman
*Donald G. Little
*Gertrude McCulloch
Helen McHugh Hickmott
*Elizabeth Marvin Taylor
*Leon W. Nichols
Lucille Nobbs
*Margaret Petertyl Peck
*Ralph M. Ralston
*Frank J. Ryan
*Gladys Vosberg Little
1917
(C.A. - Mary Miller)
*Charles Bar ken bus
*Howard Bigelow
*Marguerite Brockie
Lawrence A. Chrouch
*Ruth Goss Eldridge
*James B. Fleugel
*Mary Hallett Mi ller
*De Garmo Hickmott
*Charles B. Knappen
*Walter W. Lucasse
*Kenneth M. Payne
Amy F. Skinner
*Elizabeth Stetson Fleugel
1918
\ C.A. -
Ruth Rolston )
Raymond L. Abbott
Louise Cunningham
*Crosby D. Eaton
*Theodore Hoekstra
*Herman F. Kurtz
*Genevieve Learned Coombs
*John C. Walker
*Ruth White Ralston
1919
(C.A. - Dwight Riehl
*Ruth Helena Balch
*Lorence B. Burdick
*Willis B. Burdick
*Carl H. Chatters
*E. N. Collins
*Howell C. Crissman
*Esther Den Adel Ferguson
*Albert T. Huizenga
Catherine Larsen Lincoln
*Bertram K. Mac Gregor
*Hugh H. Neale
Winifred Richmond
*Laura Schutter
*Mary Staley Brown
*Ruth Toyne
*Alice A. Waite
1920
(C.A. - Lucile Hirschy )
*Warren F. Burtt
Ore! Champney
*Virginia Connable Burdick
*Marion H. Dunsmore
*Stuart Irvine
*Emma Mullie Zuidema
*Lucile Norcross Hirschy
Robert H. Patterson
*Joe Schensul
*Narda Schoonmaker Milroy
Ruth Stanton Smith
*Allen B. Stowe
Forrest C. Strome
Alta Sutherland Fennell
*Kendall B. Taft
*Harriet Towsley Hunter
10
*Winifred VanderSalm Hoekstra
1921
(C.A. - Monroe Wilcox )
*Harold B. Allen
*Nellie Clark Neale
*Ethel Dennis Allen
William A. Hickmott
Marian Hoek Staake
*Ruth Hudson Birdsell
*Harry Lennox
*William H. Nelson
*Grace Petertyl Taylor
*Kenneth C. Ring
*Robert D. Seward
Paul C. Staake
*Gladys Weller Chatters
*Monroe J. Wilcox
*Doris Wood Stowe
1922
!C.A. - Ma rion Means )
Harry A. Bell
*Helen Cary Everett
Miles W. Casteel
Arlene Clute O'Leary
*John H. Coleman
*Maude W. Ellwood
*Louise Every Crothers
John D. Forney
*Stanley W. Glass
*Lester Graybiel
*Marian Graybiel Means
*Warren C. Johnson
*Lisle K. MacKay
*Clifton W . Perry
*Ralph P. Seward
*Emily Tedrow Little
*Ruth Vercoe Opdycke
Harold B. Wilcox
1923
!C.A. - Ha rold Carlyon )
*Harold W. Alenduff
*Doris Andrus Graybiel
*Earl H. Brown
*Cameron Davis
*Fred M. Doyle
*Mabel Dunsmore Sutton
*Ruth Frobenius Hamill
*Hartley T. Grandin
*Helen Hough De Land
*Madalene A. Johnson
*Glen E. Martin
*Robert R. Milroy
*Don W. Norton
*Agnes Ryan Clark
*Raymond H. Smith
Heloise Tuttle Bell
*Christel VanderHorst Berry
*Albert Van Zoeren
*Clarence M. Webb
1924
(C.A. - Paul ine Jacobs)
Harold B. Allen
*L. Irving Biscomb
*Harold W. Brown
Zoa Byers DeVos
*George F. Cartland
*Frank C. Clark
*Royal F. Dressel
*Ardell 0. Jacobs
*Pauline Kurtz Jacobs
*Charlotte Little Richardson
Robert A. Lundy
*Dorothy Madden Bonneville
*Manfred H. Martin
*Paul J. Messany
*Helen M. Myers
Douglas P . O'Leary
*Kenneth H . Sausaman
Clifford L. Sayles
*Ruth Scott Chenery
*F. Luce Schmidt
*Thelma E. Shinville
*Mildred Smith Biscomb
*Louise Stein Matulis
*Wilma Vander Velde Doyle
*Roy Workman
1925
!C.A. - Bu rr Hathaway )
*Edna Biss
*Ernest Casler
*Adrienne Cheney Brown
Wilfred F. Clapp
*Dorothy Dockham Rennie
*Helen Farwell Norton
*James B. Fullerton (MA)
*Benjamin Graham
*Burr M. Hathaway
*Laurence H. Hollander
*Rex W. Kennedy
*Mabel Miller Anderson
Evelyn Phillips Bingham
Clarence A. Fountain
*Clarence L. Remynse
Doris Shenstone Olson
*Verna Smith Turner
*Robert E. Stein
*Dee Tourtellotte
*Lucille Wells Glass
Anne Wheat Bennett
*Margaret Williamson Crissman
*Harold L. Wise
*Frances Yaple Shepard
1926
(C.A. - Ruth Shivell
*Ruth Adams Bosworth
*Dorothy Allen Dowd
*Lillian B. Anderson
*Robert T. Black
*Lucile Bullock Krusell
Beatrice Cheney Stimson
*Richard K. Compton
*Sue M. Cory
J. Mace Crandall
*Kenneth L. Crawford
*Ruth Cross
*Virginia Dickenson Allerton
*Donald B. Doubleday
*Lillian Draewell Dressel
*Virginia Earl
*Edwin G. Gemrich
*Helen Going Black
*Alice Gordon Jackson
*Blanche Grandbois Bush
Erwin T. Hinga
*Frieda Hinrichs
*Alvin H. Little
*Helen Lotz Tourtellotte
*Robert H. Ludwig
*Winifred Merritt Bowman
*Gilbert F. Otto
*J. Melvin Prior
Paul Rickman
*William A. Scott
*Theodore Summers
*Katheryn Teale Mcintyre
*Lillian F. Weller
~~uth Wilbur Shive!
1927
!C.A. - Ruby Ogge ll
*Vada Bennett Dow
*Charles M. Chase
*Everett M. Claspy
*Irving M. Cobin
Versa V. Cole
Lewis L. Dipple
*Dorothea Dowd Jewell
*Katharine Dukette Rogers
Catherine Ehrman Dipple
Gould Fox
*Ruby Herbert Oggel
*Dorothy Johnson Lander
*Winifred M. Johnson
*Philip A. Katzman
*Edgar H. Lundy
*Lucy Merson Wise
KALAMAZOO
*Henry · F. Oggel
*Margaret Peterson Mcintyre
*Guy L. Perry
*Esther Pratt Hudson
*Eloise Rickman Vermeulen
*Alma Smith Crawford
*James B. Stanley
*Alice Starkweather Doubleday
*Ge rtrude Towsey Buswell
1928
!C.A. - Donald Hackn ey)
*Marjorie Bacon
*Ardith Buswell Hollander
*Frances Clark
*Bennard J. Dowd
*Mildred Gang Hackney
*Donald Hackney
*Winfield J. Hollander
*Frances McCarthy Wood
*Timothy G. Meulenberg
*Mildred Moore Fitch
*Earl B. Schermerhorn
*John W. Shakespeare
*Roger V. Swift
*E. G. Townsend
*Julius T. Wendzel
*Genevieve Wildermuth Connable
1929
(C.A. - Paul Koken)
*Bryce A. Becker
Robert J. Becker
*Charles D . Bock
Wallace Borgman
*Justin Brocato
*James F. Buckley
*Dorothy Dye Buckley
*Lucille Hallock Brenner
*Harold Havens
*Vernon L. Johns
*Paul Koken
*John H . Kuitert
*Louis Levin
*Albertine Monroe Brown
*Elizabeth Moore Irvine
*Mildred M. Philipp
*Frederick W . Powell
*Janet Robertson Wise
*Mary Loui se Sales
*Marian Schoonmaker Putney
*Orlo F. Swoap
Frank E . Toonder
*Ruth Westnedge Vaughan
*Knox Wicks
*Clarence S. Wise
*Elizabeth Wykkel Johns
1930
!C.A. -
Amos Boga rt )
Raymond T. Allen
*Winifred Ayling ](irk
*Charlotte Bacon Cooper
*Roderick W. Baker
*Louis F. Brakeman
*Mildred Doster
*Helen Fenner Schuring
*Clara Heiney Buckley
*Aileen Hempy Swoap
*H. Valorus Kerry
*Victor F . Kling
*Marguerite Larson McQueen
Joseph L. McDonald
*Ezra Merrill
Margaret Nelson Becker
*Constance Palmer DeCair
*Harriet L. Rickman
*Frederick J. Rogers
*Mary Jane Ross
*Lee-Olia Smith Gemrich
*Elizabeth Sutherland Race
*Mary W'aldo Shakespeare
1931
(C.A. - Grace Wol ff)
*Gerald H. Bradford
COLLEGE
*Edwin F. Buckley
Anne Dunning Morrow
*Raymond Fox
*Howard A. Frost
Juliet Hubbard Yonkers
*Victor D. Kniss
*Harold A. Machin
*Margaret Oakley Johnson
Ford B. Perry
*Josephine Read Kuch
*Grace Richardson Wolff
*Curtis W. Sabrosky
*Marian D. Schrier
*Elizabeth Sergeant Warner
*Katharine L. Swift
*Edson R. White
*Fritz J Wolff
1932
( C.A. - Marga ret Mach in)
*Severns Balch
*Madeline Beute
Wesley H. Brown
Harris H. Burnett
*Richard B. Crandell
Margaret Fellows Gilmore
*Lee M. Hammond
*Don \V. Hayne
*Hazel Hinga Hammond
*Charles K. Johnson
*Anne Kirby Steele
*Leroy Klose, Jr.
*John ]. Kuch
*Edward J. Lauth
*Margaret Lawler Machin
*Frederick S. Miller
Robert F. Nichols
Marie Pratt Dilno
*Francis F. Rosenbaum
*Dorothy Ryall Britigan
*Maynard E. Schau
*Ralph E. Schau
*Paul F. Starkweather
*Fred L.Stites
*Donald F. Switzenberg
1933
(C.A. - Chas. Venema )
Lois Austin Hudson
*Jus tin H. Bacon (Hon.)
*Burton L. Baker
*'vV. Bartlett Crane
Leo J. Crum
Cecil D . DeLong
Arthur D. Gilchrist
*Elizabeth Hoben Brown
*Jean Hopkins Shipley
Fred ]. Hotop, Jr.
Winthrop S. Hudson
*Adelaide Kaiser
*Roy Klepser
*Harold G. Kolloff
*]. Albert Long
*W. Fay Luder
*Allen B. McLellan
*Catherine Pierce White
*Walter E. Scott
*Phyllis Sergeant Dykhouse
*Stephen Stowe
Edward J. VanPeenan
*Edward]. Veenhuis
*Charles J. Venema
*Ina \Varren Welmers
*Edwin M. Williamson
Maxine Wirick Wilcox
*Wilma Wright Larsson
1934
(C.A. -
Marsh all Rutz)
*John C. Ayers
*Thompson Bennett
*Robert W. Clements
*Wilma Crooks Richardson
*Frances DeKoning Sorlie
*Ruth DeWeerd Norton
Gordon Dilno
WINTER
Grace L. Graham
*Michael Hachadorian
Edward Hagerty
*Donald F . Hellenga
Mary Henderson Patten
*Ruth Huizinga Webb
*Lucile Lotz VanEck
*Ralph W. McKee
Richard Macomber
*Milton H. Okun
*William J. Persons (MA)
*Hilden L. Rector
*Marshall H. Rutz
*Clarence M. Taube
*Theodore Thomas
Lawrence M. Tucker
*Egbert VanHaaften
*Roger F. Varney
*Jerome B. Warner
1935
(C.A. -
Va . Kibler)
Maurice E. Austin
*Grace Bosker Craik
*Theodore M. Conger
*Harold M. Connable
*John N. Cooper
*John W. Elliott (Hon.)
*Victor R. Ells
Homer Elwell
*Leonard H. Elwell
Betty Forler
*Charlotte Hardy
*Allen T. Hayes
Helen Hoekstra Covell
*Ruth Loebe Thomas
Jean MacKenzie Schau
*Elaine Norton Cooper
*Elinor Rapley Reed
*Donald F. Richardson
*Steven Selmecy
Betty Tyler Gilchrist
*Ethel Vallender Klepser
*Robert VanBlarcom
*Jeriene Ward McKee
Charles C. Wickett
Jean Woodruff Hays
1936
(C.A. -
Ruth Anderson )
*Glenn S. Allen, Jr.
*Louise Barrows Northam
*Henry B. Brown
Helen Bryant Stearns
*Maynard M . Conrad
Ruth Cornell LaRoy
*Pricilla Crocket Morris
*Elinor Jackson Lyon
*Paul E. Kreilick
*Mary Miller Patton
*DeLyle F. Otten
*Earl H. Pierson
*Edgar F . Raseman, Jr.
*Carl E. Schweitzer
*Irene Seid Goldman
*Dorothy Simpson Palmer
*Walter J. Survilla
*Elizabeth Toncray
*Anne M. Wilson
1937
(C.A. - Robt. Powell )
*Ruth Demme Hayes
*John C. Finerty
*Frances M. Gardner
Walter A. Good
Evelyn Grosa Meyer
Janet Hardy Zimmerman
*Arthur E. Heming
*Kenneth B. Hunt
*Suzanne Little Schweitzer
*Jane Meyer Rapley
*Jane Morris Schneidewind
Angela Patterson Richards
*Jamesine Pollock Gibson
*Robert H. Powell
ALUMNUS ,
1957
*Margaret Richards Reynolds
*Mary Rosebrook Otten
*Alan N. Sidnam
*Harold B. Simpson
*Mary Stroud Vinton
*Genevieve Taggett Raker
*Arlie C. Todd
*James VanBochove
*Doris White Bates
*Harriet Winslow
*Charles R. Witschonke
*Sophia Zmuda Bacon
1938
(C.A. - Harry Rapley )
*Jollie N. Allen
*Raywood Blanchard
*William E. Burt
*Donald L. Davidson
Ann Draper Harger
*Wilson G. Eby
A. Kenneth Kuyk
*Ann Locher
Lewis J. Neelands
*W. Harry Rapley
*Ada Rutz King
Ruth Schroeder Tompkins
*Homer M. Smathers
Helen Southon Taffe!
*Donald R. Wyman
1939
(C.A. -
John Braham )
*Mary Axford Burnham
Robert L. Balfour
James A. Barclay
*John J. Braham
*William F. Brown
Robert R. Buntaine
*David C. Burnham
*Carol Gilmore Boudeman
Robert D. Hotelling
*Florence Niffenegger Sprau
*Gilbert L. Reed
Harold E. Reid
Frances Ring Hotelling
*Chester A. Ross
Wayne E. Sanderson
*Wilfred A. Shale
*Donald C. Smith
*Donald T. Smith
*Frederick B. Speyer
*Louis W. Sutherland, Jr.
*Richard J. Swiat
*Geraldine TerBeck Powell
Cullen L. Towne
*Wayne VanZandt
Mary Warner Banyon
*Thomas Wylie (Hon.)
1940
( C.A. -
Lawrence Kurth )
*M. Forest Ashbrook (Hon.)
*Robert Boudeman
Nydia-Jane Brenner Allardice
*George L. DeHaven
*David L. Fry
*R. Bowen Howard
*Lois Ingersol VanKeuren
*Eleanor Johnson Mi ller
Charles Kramer
*Lawrence L. Kurth
*Evelyn Lee McLean
*Emma Luder DeHaven
*Jane Merson Moore
*Lansford J. Moore
Paul F. Richter
Russell T. Snip
*David E. Squires
*J elindo A. Tiberti
James A. Tolhuizen
*Margaret E. Waid
Agatha Whitcomb Raseman
G. Daniel Wood
*Donald Worth
*Keith Wright
1941
( C.A. -John Montgomery)
*Margaret Benedict Cutler
Gordon Bogart
*Dudley Cutler
Edward T. Drier
*Fred C. Garbrecht
*Gail Gilmore Smith
*Pattie LaVene Bode
*William J. Lawrence, Jr.
*Richard A. Lemmer
*John D. Montgomery
*Forrest S. Pearson
Priscilla Peck Webb
*Alice Penn Kurth
*Glen C. Smith
Jane Sweitzer Verdries
*Robert C. Taylor
*Barbara Todd Eitel
*Richard W. VandenBerg
June VanderVeen Drier
*Paul J. VanKeuren
Richard A. Walker
*Eugene C. Yehle
James M. Young
1942
(C.A.- Wm. Bu rke )
*Robert Barrows
*Jack Bockelman
*Douglas B. Braham
William Burke
Joel W. Clay
Jane Crandall Freeman
*William H. Culver, Jr.
*Stephen R. Dalla
*Ardale DeVoe Short
*Margaret Dold Pugh
*Hallie Joy Ferguson
*Charles E. Garrett
Frank Geerlings
*Gerald A. Gilman
* Ieil Gleason
Ellen Hotelling Smith
Frank W. Howard
*Marian P. Johnson
*Pat Knappen Pender
Betty Kotteman Kramer
*Thelma Newhouse Gilman
*Nancy Nycum Worth
*Eric L. Pratt
*Daniel M. Ryan
Morden P. Schuur
*James Tuma
*Howard VanDis
Sara Wing Young
1943
( C.A. - Edw. Thompson )
*Hugh V. Anderson
*H. Lewis Batts
Robert Braithwaite
*C. Conrad Browne
Harold C. Burt
*Florence L. Drake
*Benjamin L. Drier
Helen French Wood
*Irene Gideon Polderman
*Mildred Hoff Yehle
*James P. Kerchner
*John H. Koehneke
*Frank H. Lincoln, Jr.
*Helen McAllister
*Jean McColl Batts
*N. Baird McLain
*John W. Mitchell
*Mollie Mitchell Reynard
Dale K. Morgan
*Ellen Ossward Maxfield
*Constance Peck Reps
*Arthur L. Reed
Elizabeth Rich Osborn
Edward E. Sawyer
*Evelyn Seeley Taylor
*Lynette Spath Blanchard
*Edward P. Thompson
1i
*Mary Walker Brown
*John K. Walch (Hon.)
*Smith A. Weeks
Leon Taylor
*John L. Thompson
*Robert A. Weimer
1944
1947
(C.A. - Esthe r Anderson )
(C.A. - Robt. Dewey )
*Esther Anderson
Marcia Bach
Alfred W. Bomberg
Doris Bunch Braithwaite
Vane A. Cook
*Cynthia Earl Kerman
Norman D. Erway
Wilma Fechter Erway
Margaret Foley Staake
*Ann Garrett Bennett
Marian Grove Manley
*Elizabeth Heystek Thompson
*Marilyn Hinkle
*Annie McNeil Ryan
*Margaret B. Newhouse
*Robert B. Stewart
Richard D. Sittler
Verna Mae Steele Wendt
*Louis W. Sutherland, Sr. (Hon.)
Virginia Taylor Hilf
Ann Tompkins Krum
Ruth Travis Brown
Stuart M. Wallace
Frances Weigle Law
Barbara Wood Kohlenstein
*Sara Woolley Knight
E. Hunter Wright
*H. Walter Yoder
Betty Zick Wright
*Miles F. Batterson
*Nancy Best Taylor
*Ernest Bergan
Dorothy Biro Kantz
Barbara Goodsell Clark
*Stanley H . Curtis
*Robert Dewey
*Samuel Folz
*Joyce Greene Rabbers
*Elton Ham (MA)
Robert A. Johnson
*Virginia Johnson Stone
*Betty M. Jones
*Ralph 0. Kerman
*Dorine Ketchem Tedrow
*Patricia Miller Pratt
*Lois Nave Shiflea
*Richard Nycum
*R. Bruce Ogilvie
William Olvitt
*John G. Polzin
*Robert M. Rix
*Martha Shoemaker Strumpfer
*Lewis E. Shiflea
*Rozanne Simon Williams
*Sara Smith Mcindoe
Gerald 0. Somers
*Wayne R. Stone
*W. John Upjohn
*Margaret Westlake Smith
*Mary Lou Wilhjelm
Birkenmeyer
1945
(C.A. -
Jerry Torr )
*Ida Anderson Alway
*Dorothy Baird Koehneke
*Barbara Berk Bolduc
*Bette Brown Barnes
Evelyn Burns Sullivan
*Charles Giering
Martha Exner Gilberg
*Barbara Ferris Gleason
Paul J. Gregg
*Marian Hall Starbuck
*Eleanor Hootman Dewey
Marion Johnstone Schmiege
Kenneth Krum
*Edward H. Lincoln
*Ward B. McCartney
*Barbara Rasmussen Engelhardt
Betty Shayman Johnson
*Richard Shriner
*Lois Sikkema Giering
*Richard D. Tedrow
Robert F. Travis
*Patricia Wilson Vanden berg
*Adrian VanderLinde
Laurene Wheeler Adams
*Shirley White Soukup
1946
!C.A. -
Robt. Weimer )
*Jacqueline Bowen Anderson
*Dorothy Chisholm Wallace
*John I. Christenson
*Otis A. Earl (Hon.)
*Helen Glaser Reed
*Elizabeth ]. Goodsell
*Lorraine Hyde Huston
Elizabeth Kools Parker
Martha Matson Tallberg
*Phyllis Ralston Corley
Harry Randall
*Patricia Raseman Rowe
*Dale Reynard
*Dorothy Sack Miller
*Marilyn Sharp Wetherbee
*Robert S. Simmons
*Victor Soukup
Luther S. Stewart
*Mary Stover Mallory
*Marion N. Stutes
12
1948
(C.A. -
Esther White )
*Joan Akerman Millar
*Clayton D . Alway
*Tean Armintrout Koopsen
*Olive Austin Eckel
*'William M. Brummitt
*Jacqueline Buck Mallinson
*Esther Carlyon White
Marilyn Caukin Ferris
*Louis G. Collins
*Bruce E. Corley
*Cecil F. Dam
*William F. Danielson
*Peter H. Dyksterhouse
*Ruth Gilson Nycum
*Louise L. Goss
*Dorothy Hubbell Stimson
*Eleanor Humphrey Pinkham
Gordon F. Kurtz
Anne Martin Schrecker
*Esther Martin Floyd
S. Lawrence Mayer
*James H. Pinkham
*Jean Pomeroy Krudener
*Ardith Quigley Robandt
*Caroline Richardson Ham
*Louis Rosenbaum
Joan Schuhardt McClure
*Durand Smith
*Charles Starbuck
Robert W. Stewart
*Arthur L. Stoddard
*Harriet Stowe Rosenbaum
*Russell A. Strong
Theodore E. Troff
Paul M. Vaught
*Owen W. Williams
1949
!C.A. -
Albert Grady )
*Marjorie A. Berger
*Robert D. Birkenmeyer
Barbara Bishop Morgan
*Eleanor Born Grabarek
William L. Brown
*Robert Bullard
*Richard H. Carrington
George M. Christensen
*Nancy Cilley
*Patricia Cousin Nickels
*Irene Currie Kent
*Wendell V. Discher
*G. AI Garbarek
*Albert C. Grady
Donald Harrington
Donald Johnson
*John A. Jurgenson
James J. Ke lly
*Donald R. Kent
Marilyn Lane Shirley
*Charles Large
*Joan Lauer Zarbock
*Geraldine Lee Day
Elzora Leiter Wagner
*John H. Lundblad
*Robert Mallory
*Richard Meyerson
Georgine Phillips Gallup
*Joseph Pizzat
*Carol Pletcher Grady
*John R. Powell
*Herman A. Robandt
*Berdena T. Rust
*Virginia Sikkenga Krautheim
Jeanne F. Simon
*Stephen J. Smith
*Robert D. Strumpfer
*Thomas L. Swiat
*Paul E . Teske
Joseph Thompson
*Thomas E. Thompson
Melisse Truitt Kurtz
*Wade Van Valkenburg, Jr.
*Robert A. White
*Mark A. Zarbock
1950
(C.A.- Donald Culp )
*Ellen Alberda Hassberger
*Bradley M. Allen
Anthony Anselmo
*Norman L. Armstrong
John N. Barkenbus
*Charles W. Barnes
*George W. Berry
*Richard L. Boyd
*Richard E. Brown
*Robert A. Burchfield
Italo C. Candoli
Daniel G. Chiz
William J. Croxton
*Donald B. Culp
Robert L. Culp
*JoAnne Dalrymple Nelson
*Gordon L. Dolbee
Wendell Doney
*James R. Douglas
*William F. Emrick
Eugene Flowers
*Leonard A. Ginnebaugh
Paul R. Gleason
*Hector C. Grant
*Allen B. Harbach
Winifred Hardy Newberry
*Edward Hartleb
*Shirley Hill Hasty
*Richard M. Huff
*Glen F. Hulbert
*Mary Joslin Discher
Joan Klein Gleason
*John C. Kokinakes
*Leon A. Koopsen
*Donna Legerstee Hecker
*Arthur H. Leighton
*Yvonne Lindsay
*Robert Ludwig
*Thomas A. Magas
S. Lawrence Mayer
*Wallace B. Melson
*William B. Milham
*Raymond S. Nahikian
KALAMAZOO
COLLEGE
James J. Nawrot
*Maurice A. ·elson
Zdzislaw Obara
*Elizabeth Osborn Childress
John P. Overley
*Clair W. Pike
Robert M. Pitkethly
Joan Robinson Bergman
*Noble F. Sievers
*Hugh D. Sprague
*Charles Stanski
*Virginia A. Stickan
*Charles R. Stiles
Lester R. Svendson
Alex Szabo
Ruth Szabo
*Marilee Thorpe Dam
*James L. Tindall
*Maurice B. Townsend, Jr.
*Harry E. Travis
Robert A. Wagner
*Helen Walker Roth
*Florence Waterman Armstrong
*Donna Weidman Barnes
Mary Ann Whan
*Mary Williams Danielson
Alvin S. Witt
1951
(C.A. - Sally Kopplow )
*Noble Arent
*Garry E . Brown
Howard ]. Burke
Frederick A. Bergman
*Anna Cerins
*Eugene L. Childress
*Lucia Crane Christman
*John A. Dagg
*Richard D. Draper
*Irene Dunn
Gordon Ferris
*James Gilmore
H. Edward Glaser
Marilyn Glaser Powers
Thomas W. Grant
*Donald G. Hassberger
*Timothy Hogan
*Kenneth E. Hutton
*H. William I ves
Val J. Jablonski
*Mardell Jacobs Arent
Earl C. King
*Louise Lacey Brown
*Dwight S. Large (Hon.)
John G. Lenox
*Dorothy E. McCarthy
*Wayne E. Magee
John A. Muszer
*Nannette Pierce Magee
Kermit 0. Pike
Cynthia Quick Edvar
*Joyce Rickman Smith
Edward J. Rzepka
*Jean Salomon Welborn
*Jean Shive! Dol bee
Daniel D. Spencer
*Joyce Stowell Draper
*Glenn L. Werner
*Frederick W. Winkler
1953
1955
IC.A. - Robert Neeser )
Dallas Bachelder
*Helen Biscomb
*Andrejs Broze
Roger C. Cox
Sue H. Erickson
Lloyd Fowler
*Edmund J. Hall, Jr.
*Francis D. Hart
Janet Hoskins Ray
Robert A. Luse
*Milton D. Montgomery
*James Morrell
Constance Newland Troff
*Richard L. Nelson
Thomas Niedringhaus
Sue Norris Dufour
*A. David Petrilli
*Roger Pickering
Thomas Prior
Susan Ralston Louis
*Richard W. Schultz
Whitney Sevin
Katherine Shanor Baum
*Jane D. Stateler
James Stefoff
Joyce Tiefenthal Dillman
Darol Topp
*Rasma Upmanis
*Gerald 0. Wilson
Roger Winter
*Teruko Yutani Mayer
!C.A. - C. Ruth erford )
*Sandra Barth Du Pont
William C. Baum
*Charles R. Bell (Hon.)
Marshall A . Brenner
Robert Copeland
Don Davis
Duane De Vries
*Leland Doan (Hon.)
*Lawrence Dieterman
*Arleigh Dodson
Jack M. Doyle
*H. Stanley Dunham
John P. Gideon
*Stanley W. Glass, Jr.
Irma Grissom Sevin
*Arthur E. Hill, Jr.
*Elaine M. Johansen
*Marion Johns Dodson
*Shirley Ketchen
Jerome H . Ludwig
Mary C. McDonald
*Daniel B. McFadden
Irene T. Olson
Rudolph M. Planert
Leanne Rhodus Krider
*Judith A . Robertson
*Jean Rogers
*Catherine Rutherford
Ingrid Scharenberg Planert
*Mary Lou Schofield Smith
*B . Thomas Smith
*Don C. Steinhilber
Lee Van Haaften
Margaret Wong
(C.A. - Naida Dewey )
*Alfred Arkell
*Marilyn Aust Beardsley
*James W. Bailey
*]ames Bambacht
Jerry Ba um
*Rufus S. Beardsley
Venice Bernard Bryant
Evelyn Biek Davis
*Louis F. Brakeman, Jr.
*Elizabeth Brenner
Phyllis Burch Nix
Norman E. Burland
*Eugene E. Cortright
*Linda Crandell Flessner
*Richard B. Crawford
*Maynard Dewey
Phillip L. Dillman
Torsten Edvar
*Mary Fee Montgomery
*Dean L. Forhan
*Charles T. Goodsell
Leslie E. Greene
*Herbert Grench
*Jean Hathaway Crowe
*Shirley Ind
*Eugene T. Karnafel
James A. Kalsacos
Kenneth E. Kline
*Chester H. Loucks (Hon.)
(C.A. - Thomas Willson )
*Joyce Allen Means
*John A. Avery
*Helen Brink Lincoln
*Normand ]. Christman
*Emily Collins Melson
Hugh L. Dill
*Ruth George Pizzat
William D. Glennon
*Nancy Graf Stanski
Ralph Grauel
Terry C. Highfield
*Peggy Lindsay Dagg
ALUMNUS,
*Donald G. Mcintyre
*Jane Mallory Wagner
Robert Miyagawa
*Virginia O'Brien
*Ruth Osterling
*Carol Postula Reverski
*Jack R. Price
Guyton Ray
*Rayma Ray Youngs
"'William R. Rogers
*Marvin Schultz
*Naida Shimer Dewey
*Gail Carol Smith
*Sue Stapleton Bambacht
*Billie J o Tanner Hart
*Marcia Vander Meer
*Sue Van Houten
*Marda Vorhees Aldag
*Maynard L. Youngs
1954
1952
WINTER
*Alice Maes
*Richard Means
Rosemarie Milne
Barbara Minor Glennon
*James E. Miyagawa
*Katherine Monroe King
*Barry T. Parsons
"'Patricia Praeger Venner
*Harold F. Reverski
Richard N. Schmitt
*Joanne Schroder Sievers
Nancy Stickler Topp
"'Vito T. Tutera
James C. Tyler
Zano Vannoni
*Kenneth R. Venderbush
*Thomas C. Willson
Gary Wilson
Herbert Wurster
9 5 7
1956
(C.A. - J. Slonimsky )
*Homer J. Armstrong (Hon.)
Richard Bowser
Ellen Brooks Miyagawa
Richard I. Brown
Dorothy Cadieux Evans
Ruth Chamberlain Gallagher
David D. Crane
*Norma Durham Grench
*Marilyn Eck Morrell
Max A. Evans
Lois Frey
Thomas R. Hathaway
Fred M. Hudson
Jo Anne Kellar De Vries
A. Herbert Lipschitz
Jean L. Mcintyre
Endrene Peterson
Georgia Showalter White
Jacob B. Slonimsky
Steward Stafford
Paul D. Van Stone
Gerald F. Webster
1957
Robert Gallagher
*Beverly Nunn Price
T H E
KOINONIA
B I B L E
(Continued from Page 5)
SPEAKING OF BOOKS
By Dr. Arnold Mulder
Some time ago a campaign of
releases told us in eloquent language
that the "Bible is the world's best
seller." The statistics are almost
certainly correct; the chances are
that no other book, or more correctly no other literature, can come
within shouting distance of the sales
record of the Bible.
But no matter how reliable the
statistics are, they do not at all prove
that the Bible is the world's most
widely read book. While nearly all
families that are reasonably literate
own at least one copy, there are no
figures as to how many people
actually read it.
Communities differ widely on this
score. There are whole sections of
America m which the Bible is read
constantly by the mass of the population; such areas have even become known as the "Bible belt."
But there are many other sections
where the Bible is largely a closed
book.
Quite recently a famous radio
commentator who mixes advertising
with entertainment and newscasts
offered a Bible as a "bonus" with
his product. That product was not
a famous brand of cigarettes, but
something almost as incongruous.
The "bonus" was a zippered Bible,
the zipper being for the purpose of
keeping out the dust! The humor of
that did not seem to strike the radio
man; it did not appear to have occurred to him that putting a zipper
on the Bible had connotations that
his sponsors would be the last to
encourage. It would be interesting
to learn how many of the thousands
of zippered Bibles he awarded were
actually read by his customers.
Professors of literature in the colleges and universities have joined
the ranks of those who have developed doubts as to the actual reading
of the Bible by those who are keeping it in the best-selling list. English literature is of course impreg14
nated with the thought and even the
phraseology of the Bible. From
Chaucer through Shakespeare
through Milton and Wordsworth
and Carlyle and Ruskin and Tennyson and Browning, down to T. S.
Eliot and Kipling and all the others,
the Bible is a common source of
literary inspiration.
That means that only those who
have actually read the Bible and
have made its language and ideas
their own are in a good position to
understand and appreciate English
literature. And the professors of
literature are virtually unanimous in
complaining that the present day
student is hopelessly deficient in this
cultural training.
This is so true that in some English courses in colleges and universities the study of the Bible is made
a required part of the discipline.
While that is to the good, the English professors are finding out that
a formal course cannot begin to
make up for the lack of Bible reading that, during the nineteenth century and earlier, was almost as unself-consciously common as breathing.
Leaving religion out of it, the
neglect of Bible reading results in
neglect of great literature. The
Joseph story, for instance, is unsurpassed as narrative in any literature;
the Ruth story has seldom been
equaled in literary charm; the
Esther story has as good a plot
structure as the most skillful
examples in its genre today; the
Psalms contain some of the greatest
poems in the literature of mankind;
the Book of Ecclesiastes is uniquely
great- there is nothing comparable
to it in literary history. And the
Book of Job belongs among the half
dozen greatest works of the imagination achieved by man upon this
globe since writing was invented.
"Best seller"? Without a doubt.
Most widely read? Almost certainly
not.
was not made until after the injunction was signed by the judge. The .
injunction forced the camp to be held
in Monteagle, Tennessee, last summer.
About the same time, a number
of Atlanta University students wanted to continue their educations at
Georgia State College which was the
only school in Georgia to offer the
courses they needed. Two members
of the Koinonia counselled with the
students and agreed to go with them
to talk to the President of the College where they would lay their
needs and desires before the school.
As a result of this attempt to keep
the actions above board and open,
many people, misinformed by news
articles, immediately jumped to conclusions about the actions and beliefs
of "this strange sect."
Just after the first of three hearings on the injunction in July, 1956,
the Roadside Market- one of the
Koinonia enterprises- was bombed
(about $3000 damage). The signs
advertising the Market along the
highway had previously been removed or burned. The story received
rather wide coverage in the news
channels, but many of these articles
were primary in leading to other
overt actions. Almost immediately
insurance was cancelled on everything (Insurance is now held with a
company in New Zeeland- but
only to cover the acts of God- not
the acts of men.), egg markets dropped from over 100 cases a week to
about 25 cases a week, feed and seed
dealers refused to sell to the farm,
the gasoline agent discontinued deliveries, cotton mills refused to gin
cotton, peanut mills refused to buy
peanuts, recently the local bank refused to loan operating capital which
it had been doing since 1943, and
the source of butane gas has been
cut off. Little by little the economic
boycott has been tightened.
The Roadside Market, which is
five miles from the main farm, was
the scene of another attempt at
intimidation when repeated shots
were pumped into it from a passing
car. Fifty-five slugs were found in
the building and in the operating
equipment (about $300 damage).
KALAMAZOO
COLLEGE
This fall one of the school children was beaten up at school. A
local gentleman incited the youngsters to run this "nigger lover" out
of town. As a result a fourteen year
old child of Koinonia is attending
school 1500 miles away from home.
The overt incidents, while bad,
are not nearly as distressing as the
lack of moral stamina which merchants and church members have
exhibited. Not one of the merchants
has identified any source of the
threats which have been made to
him. One man acknowledged that
no one had cut him off nor had anyone threatened him ... yet, but he
was afraid of what might happen.
The bank president, who was not
free to discuss the situation deeper
than to pass on the Board's negative
decision, admitted that he thought
everyone should have the right to
believe as they were led. When it
was pointed out that evidently the
Board did not see it this way and
that this was a basic religious freedom, he replied that there were no
religious principles involved - this
was strictly business.
How many times I have recalled
that hymn, "Rise Up 0 Men of God,
have done with lesser things!" And
it is not all gloom. There are people
in the neighborhood who have risked
a good bit to show that they are
friendly, even though they may not
agree with the fundamentals of the
community- a young minister here,
another across the county, a farmer
close by, another who drives 20
miles to play volley ball with the
men of the group regularly, and who
does not hesitate to identify himself
with Koinonians on the streets, a
clerk in a store, persons who have
no other way than to buy at the
Roadside Market, and some who
quietly quell rumors and misinformation. Yes, there are there brig~H
lights in t~e situation.
And another hymnOnce to every man and nation
Comes the moment to decide.
It is the whole world that looks at
America's moment of decision.
What is done here will shape the
opinion of the world. This is the
microcosm of the world's macrocosm. Will it reflect the calling to
W I N T ER
ALUMNUS,
ON CAMPUS
At the dinner in conJunction with Scienc8 Evening on November 16, attended by more than
:!00 hiah school science students in Southwestern Michigan ond more than 100 high school
~cience teachers, presentation wos mode of a newly established Cloroge Foundation Science
Scho:orship at Kalamazoo College. Horry R. Cioroge '11, president of the Cloroge Fan Compony, presented on annJol $1,600 scho larship for students who hove demonstrated on aptitude
and interest in science and mathematics. The scholorsloip will begin with the fall semester
of 1957 and will provide the recipient with $400 for each of his fou r year~ of study. Shown
CJbove ore Dr. Weimer K. Hicks, Mr. Cloroge, Dr. Rolph 0. Ke rman, head of the physics
deportment, and Robe rt A. Wasson, vice president and general manager of Cloroge Fan.
Folldwing the dinner, tne campus guests for Science Evening heard on address in Stetson
Chapel by Dr. John A. Hornbeck, d1rector of electron tube development at the Bell T elephone
Laboratories. Dr. Hornbeck is the son of the late Dr. john W. Hornbeck who headed the
phys ics depo rtment at Kalamazoo College from 1926 to 1951 and who won notiona l acclaim
for his teaching in the field of physics.
Seven students from Kalamazoo
College appear in the new issue of
"Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges.
They are Robert Jenkins, Canandaigua, N. Y.; Victor Landeryou, Saginaw; Judith Lindberg, Grand
Rapids; Sally Smith, Flint; Sarah
Stevens, Dowagiac; Nancy West, .
Newton, Mass.; and Dorothy Young,
Oak Park, Ill. All seven students
are members of the senior class and
have successfully combined high
academic standing with leadership
in extra-curricular activities.
Four choral compositions recently
written by Henry Overley, head of
the music department, have been
published by FitzSimons in Chicago
and Gray Co., New York. The Salt
Lake Tabernacle Choir has scheduled one, "Lo He Comes with Clouds
Descending," for a nationwide radio
broadcast soon.
love and brotherhood and nonviolence, or will it be a breaking out
of hate, violence and chaos?
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A project sponsored by the junior
class to raise funds for Hungarian
university refugees netted over $300.
The class auctioned faculty services
-from polishing shoes and washing cars to serving breakfast in bed!
A modern adaptat:on of a classic
Greek drama, "Antigone," was the
late fall production of the Kalamazoo College Players. The Jean
Anouilh play was under the direction of Mrs. Donald Balch, and
leading roles were taken by Miss
Sally Wilson of Chicago and William Vincent, Kalamazoo.
Always a highlight of the holiday
season on the campus, th ~ traditional
Carol Service was h~ld on December
9. Miss Constance Metzger, Greenville, was th ~ freshman selected for
the honor of representing the Spirit
of Christmas. Miss Sally Smith,
Flint, was the Christmas Reader.
Student directors of the choir of fifty
voices were the Misses Jean Hilton
and Marcia Johnston.
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SPORTS
By Dick Kishpaugh
K
alamazoo College completed a
highly-successful fall sports season
in 1956 by winning the first Hornet
MIAA cross-country championship
since 1932 and by finishing second
to Hillsdale in football. The excellent showing gave Kalamazoo a sixpoint lead in the standings for the
MIAA All-Sports trophy, an honor
which the Hornets missed by a very
narrow margin last year.
Last spring, Albion edged Kalamazoo for the All-Sports award,
one of the deciding factors being
Albion's win over the Hornets in
cross-country. This fall, however, it
was a different story as Coach Allen
Buskirk's team swept all league opposition with ease in dual meets. In
the MIAA run at Alma, the Hornets
scored a thrilling 31-32 victory over
Albion to take the title away from
the Britons for the first time in many
years.
Jim Wallace, freshman from Kalamazoo Central High School, was
unbeaten in league competition and
was named Most Valuable Runner
for 1956 and Captain for 1957.
Dave Tripp, another freshman from
Kalamazoo Central, was voted the
Most Improved Runner.
Coach Rolla Anderson's football
team, though failing to win the
league title, nevertheless won the
lion's share of league honors. The
crucial championship game with
unbeaten Hillsdale saw the Hornets
trail by only a 21-14 margin going
into the final period, but the Dales
pulled away to a 41-14 victory in
proving their right to their reputation as one of the nation's finest
small-college teams.
When the All-MIAA teams were
announced, Kalamazoo had won
three places on the first team and
narrowly missed two other places.
Tackle Phil Perry, end Vic Landeryou, and quarterback Bob Urschalitz made the first team; guard John
Sweet, a first-team choice a year ago,
and center Ken Mosier, a first-team
selection back in 1950, were placed
on the 1956 second team.
The Hornets and Hillsdale shared
statistical honors for the season, with
Bob Urschalitz of Kalamazoo copping the passing and total offense
titles. Jim Fowler of the Hornets
had the best punting average, and
Vic Landeryou barely missed being
the league's pass-receiving champion.
The top honor, however, came as
a complete surprise to team members. The Hornets' fall sports teams
held a highly-successful dinner-dance
in place of the traditional banquet,
and at that time the announcement
was made that Urschalitz had been
Bob Urschalitz is shown above as he was
presented with the Randall Bosch Award for
being the Most Valuable Player in the MIAA
during the 1956 football season. Bosch, a
Holland businessman and member of the
Hope College Board of Trustees, is shown
making the award.
named the league's Most Valuable
Player. Randall Bosch of Holland,
originator of the award given to the
winner of this honor, was on hand
to present the gold football trophy
in a surprise ceremony.
Other honors for the season went
to Dave White, who was voted the
Most Improved Player, to Ken Mosier, voted the "Oil Can" award for
his wit and good spirits, and to
Urschalitz and Phil Perry, who were
named 195 7 Co-Captains. Urschalitz, of course, was named Kalamazoo's Most Valuable Player.
Basketball Scores through December
Kalamazoo, 75; Manchester, 68
Kalamazoo, 88. Olivet, 53
Kalamazoo, 85; Hillsdale, 81
Kalamazoo, 57; Chi., Loyola, 88
At the left is the Kalamazoo College harrier team that wan the first MIM title in
24 years. Front row, left to right, Manager
Mark Millsam, Dove Whittingham, Frank
Grimm, Dove Tripp, and Bob Ellis. Bock raw,
Marty Hutchinson, Jim McCabe, Jim Todd,
Lowell Elsen, Copt. John Wasmuth, Jim Wallace, and Dr. Allen Buskirk, coach.
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KALAMAZOO
COLLEGE
C L U B
ACTIVITY
Robert Barrows '42, president of
the Rochester, N.Y., Alumni Cluband who will be remembered for his
Oskar column in the "Index," sent
in the following report: "On Friday
evening, November 9, the Rochester
Alumni Club gathered in the Forrest
Strome's home for an evening of entertainment mainly in the form of
square dancing. The dancing continued with rousing enthusiasm after
an intermission of sipping cider and
would have persisted far into the
night had not Edith Strome accidently (she claims) knocked the pile of
square-dance records onto the floor.
Three disks were smashed, bringing
peace to the basement recreation
room and quiet to the upstairs where
the two Strome offspring were trying
to sleep.
"Thence unfolded a cleverly-concocted plot in the way of refreshments. Attractively wrapped boxes
were carefully piled onto a table and
the gentlemen were asked to bid,
not knowing which box had been
prepared and brought by whose lady.
John Basnett was so enthralled by a
scenic display on a box that he bid
$32 for it (but paid only 32 cents),
and promptly proceeded to plop the
box on the floor, upside down to the
horror of the girls; the pie survived.
"Two couples who are students at
che
Colgate-Rochester
Divinity
School entered into the festivities,
Dick and Mary Lou Crooks, and
making their first appearance with
the Rochester alumni,Fred and Kathleen Hudson. Jack and Evelyn Stateler were in charge of the evening's
fun under the guidance of Mary
Discher, the Club's social chairman."
The next affair will be a reception
in February for prospects interested
in Kalamazoo College among the
area high school seniors.
Newly-elected officers at the Lansing Alumni Club meeting on November 18 are William Buchanan
'14, president; Ruth Demme Hayes
'3 7, vice president; and Arleigh Dodson '55, secretary-treasurer. Clifford
Hunt '3 7 is the retiring president.
The Club is planning a program for
W I N T ER
ALUMNUS,
prospective students from the area, to
be held on January 16 in the Social
Room of Sexton High School.
An alumnae tea, sponsored by the
Kalamazo Club of Detroit, was a
very nice occasion on November 18.
Attended by forty alumnae, it was
held in the home of Dr. '3 7 and Mrs.
Paul ]. Connolly (Harriette Barton
'37). Assisting Mrs. Connolly were
Virginia Fowler Brandle '49, Nancy
Giffels '50, and Mrs. Joe DeAgostino.
Under the direction of Forrest
Pearson '41, Robert Braithwaite '43,
and Clifford Hunt '37, presidents of
the Southwestern Michigan, St. Joseph Valley, and Lansing Alumni
Clubs, respectively, these areas conducted personal solicitation campaigns in connection with the Annual Fund. All but some minor follow-up work has been completed,
and the Clubs deserve hearty congratulations. Present percentages of
participation are St. Joseph Valley,
77 % ; Lansing, 55 % ; Southwestern
Michigan, 45 %.
NEW TRUSTEES
NAMED
Three new members have been appointed to the Kalamazoo College
Board of Trustees. They are Mrs.
Alden B. Dow, Midland; Frederick
C. Fischer and Clark W. MacKenzie,
both of Kalamazoo.
Mrs. Dow is an alumna of the
class of 1927. Her father, Dr. Earl
W. Bennett, for many years a trustee of the College, is chairman of the
Board of Dow Chemical Company.
Her husband is a prominent architect. Mr. Fischer had served as a
trustee at Kalamazoo College for
many years prior to his retirement
and has been reappointed to membership. He is the former vice president and secretary-treasurer of Allied Paper Company. Mr. MacKenzie will fill the unexpired term of
the late M. Lee Johnson '29. A
long-time friend of the College and
an enthusiastic supporter of its athletic program, he is vice president
of Ihling Brothers Everard Company.
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ALUMNI
N 0 T ES
Deaths
Adoniram Judson Weeks '02 passed away
an November 3 at Everett, Washington, following a short i \\ness. He was in active
se rvice with the Amer ican Baptist Foreign
Mission Society far thirty-four years serving
in Burma. Following his retirement in 1939,
the Reverend M r. Weeks had res ided in
Lynden, Washington, being oc tive in the
First Baptist Church. Among his survivors
ore a son and two daughters.
Dr. Forbes B. Wiley '06, professor emeritus of mathematics at Den ison University,
died on December 14 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in a class on December 10.
Dr. Wiley had retired f rom Denison in 1950,
but returned to teach mathematics in 1953,
retaining his title of professor emeri tus. He
had been a member of the Denison facul ty
since 1910. In 1943, Dr. W il ey was academic director at Denison of the Bas ic Pre Meteorologica l Unit of the Army Air Forces
Training Command. He was president of
the Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at Denison and
a member of Sigma X i. Dr. Wi ley is su rvived by his wife, the former Oro Scott '06,
two sans and a daughter, and his tw in
brother, Fordyce '06.
Millie Gibson Frost 'II died on October 27
after a long illness. Her home was in
Athens, Michigan. She is su rvived by her
th ree ch ildren and a sister, Lillian Ethelyn
Gibson '06.
Dr. Nicholas Hyma '13 died suddenly on
November 13 at his home in Buckhannon,
West Vi rginia. Dr. Hyma had been head of
the Department of Chemistry of West V irginia Wesleyan College. He is su rvived by
a brother and two sisters.
'
Marshall B. Walker of the closs of 1916,
died in Detroit on November 13, fo llow ing
a long ill ness. He had been news edi tor 0f
the " Detroit Times" since he joined its
staff in 1920. He had wo rked on seve ral
papers before joining the " T imes," including the " Kalamazoo Gazette."
Vance Callighan of the class of 1930
passed away in Ludington, Michigan, on May
24, 1955, after an illness of f ive months.
He was owner of two women's ready-to-wear
stores- one in Ludington and one in Mid:and. He hod been in the merchandis ing
fie ld for twenty-five years. He served th ree
years in the Navy du ring Wo rld Wa r II , as
a lieutenant senio r grade. He is survived
by his wife, N ino Olmstead Callighan '31.
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Marriages
Miss Kathryn Stimson and John G. Polzin
'47 were married on December 29 in the
First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo.
Miss Joan I. Laliberte x'50 was married
to Paul R. Hartman an December 8 in St.
Luke's Episcopal Church, Kalamazoo.
Miss Janet E. Dunasky became the bride
of the Reverend Paul J. Carpenter '49 on
December 22 in Cleveland.
Miss Gretchen Bohr '56 was married on
December 27 to John C. Frueh '56 in the
First Baptist Church, Waukesha, Wis.
Miss Jeanne M. Hansen and Robert H.
Ludwig '50 were married on October 13 in
St. Nicholas Raman Cathal1c Church, Passaic, N. J.
Miss June Perry '59 became the bride of
Philip L. Johnson '54 on December 15 in
Stetson Chapel.
Miss Diana Werner was married an December 15 to Robert T. Anderson '59 in the
First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo.
Miss Jeanette Nichols and Glen Hulbert
'50 were married on April 1 at the Trinity
Methodist Church, Lafayette, Ind.
Miss Sally Wise '51 became the bride of
Frederick W. Kopplow on December 29 ir.
Columbus, Ohio.
Births
Mr. '51 and Mrs. Everett S. Bierema, Jr.
(Doris Daub x'51) are the parents of a
daughter, Sarah Elaine, born on September
28 in Kalamazoo.
Mr. '45 and Mrs. Richard Tedrow (Dorine
Ketcham x'47) announce the birth of a
daughter, Susan Kay, an October 25 in Kalamazoo.
A son, Gordon Rockwell, was born an November 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Harold 0. Skinner (Mary Ethel Rockwell x'44) in Kalamazoo.
November 24 was the birth date of Catherine Margaret, daughter of Mr. x'47 and
Mrs. W. John Upjohn in Kalamazoo.
Dr. '43 and Mrs. Hugh V. Anderson (Jacqueline Bowen '~6) announce the birth of
a daughter, Sarah Bowen, on November 3
in Kalamazoo.
Dr. '49 and Mrs. Stephen J. Smith (Joyce
Rickman '51) are the parents of a san,
Douglas Lowell, born on November 16 in
Chevy Chase, Md.
A son, Christopher Mark, was barn on
October 27 to Mr. '48 and Mrs. George H.
Hopkins in Trenton, Mich.
November 10 was the birth date of Scott
Schroder, son of Mr. '50 and Mrs. Noble
Sievers (Joanne Schroder x'52) in lndiana oolis.
Mr. '50 and Mrs. Robert Walker are the
parents of a daughter born on November
20 in Midland.
Mr. '50 and Mrs. Robert M. Pitkethly
announce the birth of a daughter, Sara
Lynne, on August 2 in Battle Creek.
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A daughter, Donna Joy, was born on November 10 to Mr. '50 and Mrs. Marvin Mantin in Hackensack, N. J.
October 15 was the birth date of Sally
Edith, daughter of Mr. '42 and Mrs. James
Tuma in South Bend, Ind.
Mr. '55 and Mrs. B. Thomas M. Smith
(Mary Lou Schofield '55) announce the birth
of a son, B. Thomas M. Smith, Ill, on October 9 in Flint, Mich.
Mr. '50 and Mrs. Harry F. Bourn are the
parents of a daughter, April Patrice, born
on April 24 in Evanston, Ill.
A son, David Curtis, was born on December 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Osborn
(Elizabeth Rich '43) in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
A daughter, Beth Lynn, was born on December 18 to Mr. '51 and Mrs. Eugene Chiidress (Elizabeth Osborn '50) in Three River<,
Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Kantz (Dorothy B;r:;
'47) announce the birth of Gary Dean on
November 19 in South Bend, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. McClure Uoon Schuhardt '48), announce the birth of Timothv
Jon on December 11 in South Bend, Ind.
News
1895
Erwin B. Taft, who was pastor in Fairport, New York, for twenty-two years, moved
to Canandaigua, New York, upon his "retirement" in 1941. For the past twelve
years he has been pastor of a little church
at Cottage City, near his home.
1898
George G. Stroebe and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on
December 15. More than 250 persons attended a reception in their honor, including
the members of the original wedding party.
Mrs. Stroebe achieved a feat envied by
brides of just a few years; she wore her
beautiful lace wedding dress when receiving
guests. The Stroebes were married by the
late Reverend Moses A. Graybiel, who was
also a member of the class of 1898.
1910
Dr. Maynard Owen Williams and his wife
have planned their fourth Fall Cruise, starting December 13, and hope to make the
Grand Cruise, starting February 2 and lasting
until April 1. They may be able to stop in
Egypt and Lebanon. Dr. Williams has been
serving as lecturer an board ship.
1912
Inez Swanson Hershberger is a sorority
housemother at Colorado College.
Charles H. Biss, a lawyer in Outlook,
Saskatchewan, Canada, has been serving as
a Queen's Counsel.
1914
Ernest Piper and his
Arthur '14, were given
terranean countries
Christmas in 1955 by
wife, the former Lou
a tour of the Mediand Jerusalem for
the Cadi!lac Post of
the American Legion in Detroit. The Reverend Mr. Piper is chaplain of their post.
1916
Harry Harvey retired as assistant secretary of the Sutherland Paper Company in
Kalamazoo on January 1. He has an active
retirement as he is president of the Goodwill Industries of Kalamazoo!
1919
Laura L. Schutter left on January 15 for
a visit with her sister, Edna Schutter Matson,
'18, in Hawaii. She plans to return in April
to her summer home in Niagara-on-theLake, Ontario, Canada.
JJ.<:J
Dr. Allen B. Stowe was honored by the
Kalamazoo Optimist Club as the man who
has done the most for youth in the community during the past year. The plaque
was given primarily for his work in setting
up and sponsoring a junior tennis development program he-e.
1923
Albert Van Zoeren and his wife have left
on a plane trip around the world. They
plan to visit Honolulu; the Philippine Islands; Hong Kong; Saigon, Indonesia; Singapore; Bangkok, Thailand; Calcutta, India;
Karachi, Pakistan; Istanbul, Turkey; Athens;
Rome; Nice, France; Switzerland; Amsterdam, and London. They expect to return
to Kalamazoo about April 1.
1924
Louise Stein Matulis is program chairman
of the Dearborn Branch of A.A.U.W.
1926
Gilbert F. Otto is president elect of the
American Society of Parasitologists, chairman of the AdHoc Committee of Parasitic:
Diseases, and a member of the Commission
of the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board.
J. Mace Crandall was county chairman of
the Cancer Crusade this fall, for Cherokee
County, Iowa.
1927
Chaplain Loren W . Burch, Sr., is the Base
Chaplain at Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
in Oklahoma. He returned from England last
June with a 1935 Rolls Royce.
1930
C. Donald Larsen is the United States
member of the International Union against
Cancer Committee of the International Cancer Congress. At a committee meet1ng in
Rome last August. he had an audience with
Pope Pius XII.
1931
J. Franklin Kurtz showed an exhibition and
a movie on "Surgery for Tophaceous Gout"
before the American College of Surgeons
meeting in San Francisco in October. He is
in charge of orthopaedic service for the
Veterans Administration in Hines, Illinois.
Frederic Groetsema had an audience with
the Pope and saw the excavations under the
Crypte an a recent trip to Europe.
KALAMAZOO
COLLEGE
1935
and wri tten examinations must be successfully met, and a record of successful surgical practice is required.
Dr. John N. Cooper has accepted the position of professor of physics ot the U. S.
Naval Academy for Post Graduate Students
in Monterey, California.
1943
Bob Braithwaite, city men's singles champion, was unanimously elected as the new
president of the South Bend Tennis Club at
its November meeting.
1936
Charles A. Randall, Jr. was selected as
one of ten physicists at the Cooperat1ve
Nuclear Emulsion Research Institute at the
University of Chicago. The Institute was
sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Kenneth Davis '37 was also a member
of the Institute.
1944
Mary Duke Hanley and her family ore in
Malta where her husband will be stationed
with the Navy for the next two years.
1945
1938
ident of the Illinois Academy of General
Practice at their fall meeting in Chicago
during November.
Lt. Comdr. Merrill J. Brink has arrived at
Taiwan, Formosa, where he began a twoyear tour of duty with the naval section of
the American Military Advisory and Assistance Group to the Chinese Nationalists.
1939
1947
Robert E. Heerens was elected vice pres-
Robert L. Balfour is president of CheckChart Corporation in Chicago.
1940
David L. Fry writes that he is still with
the General Motors research staff. He is
supe rvisor of the spectroscopy group, o
group of ten doing research on problems
involving the use of ordinary spectroscopy,
infrared, mass and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. He was recently elected
chairman of the American Society of Testing
Materials Committee E-2 on Emission Spectroscopy.
Estella M. Hughes (M.A.) is a joint contributor to a publication being released in
January on the research done for the University of Michigan Heredity Clinic. She is
currently doing research on sex deviation for
the Kalamazoo County Committee and
working on the County Cancer Committee.
Kiyo Okami was recently transferred from
the Civil Service to the Foreign Service Officers' Corps of the Department of State,
and he expects to be sent overseas next
summer. He received a "superior accomplishment award" from the Deportment cf
State in 1954.
1941
Jack J. Foster was elected president of
the Municipal Assessors
Michigan in September.
Association
of
1942
H. James Helmer, former assistant to the
director of manufacturing, International
Division, United States Rubber Company, has
joined Bruce Payne & Associates, Inc.,
management consultants, as a senior associate He will work primarily in the areas
of training, cost reduction, and labor relations.
Dr. Frank W. Howard has received full
certification by the American Boord of
Surgery. To be certified by the Board, the
candidate must be a graduate of a grade
"A" medical school and, in addition to the
usual internship, must spend four years in
spec1al training in surgery. After the formal training period has been completed, oral
WINTER
ALUMNUS,
Wayne H. Thompson is in his last year
as surgery resident at Indianapolis General
Hospital and plans to begin practice in
Indianapolis as a surgeon next July.
1948
Cecil F. Dam received his Ph.D. in physics
on December 20 from Ohio State University. He has accepted a teaching position
at Hemline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
1949
Chester Drag is completing his fourteenth
yea r in the Naval Reserves. He has been
flying jets for the past four years.
Charlotte Matthews Keating is serving as
a member of the Phoenix, Arizona, League
of Women Voters and as a member of the
state organization committee for the Arizona League of Women Voters.
Joe Pizzot's book, "Tennis For Children,"
has been published by School and Company,
Danville, Illinois. The book explains the
game of tennis to ch ildren in their own language, making it interesting and exciting.
1950
Leonard A. Ginnebough is intern1ng at
Community Hospital in Battle Creek and will
complete medical schoo l at the University of
Michigan in June.
Lowell J. Perry is working as a research
biochemist for the American Tobacco Company in a laboratory wh ich the company has
given to the Medical College of Virginia.
Among other things, he is investigating how
the tobacco plant makes nicotine.
Glen Hulbert is pastor of the Brown Street
Methodist Church in Lafayette, Indiana.
Robert Pitkethly is the main floor buyer
for the L. W. Robinson Company, in Battle
Creek.
1951
John H. Leddy is serving as legal officer
for the U. S. Naval Advanced
Bremerhm en, Germany.
Base in
1952
Will iam L. Stearns is budget manager for
the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in
Montclair, New Jersey.
1957
1953
Essel Blonkson is an assistant government
agent in the regional organization of Gold
Coast Colony, Africa.
Gerold 0. Wilson is working on his master's degree in industrial relations at Michigan State University. He is also a graduate advisor at Bailey Hall for men.
Roger Winter, 815 East Chippewa, former
star athlete who was stricken with polio, is
busily engaged in a magazine subscription
service. He is also active in youth and
church groups. He is a Sunday School
teacner of intermediate boys, president of
the Church sports committee, and coach of
the senior basketball team. Roger also helped with the Annual Fund in South Bend
where he is vice president of the Alumni
Club. Though confined to artificial lung
equipment, he has appeared before many
organizations as speaker. His courage has
been port rayed on "Unshackled" (over WGt'-1
and World Wide), and his story will appear
in "Power Magazine" in the fall of 1957.
1954
John B. Clarke is serving as a dentist in
the .Air Force at Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Donald G. Mcintyre was elected president
of Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity at
the University of Michigan.
Kenneth E. Kline received his bachelor of
science degree in forestry from the University of Connecticut in June. He is now employed by the Soil Conservation Service in
Connecticut.
Phyllis Burch Nix is a sec retary in Civil
ServicE: at the Greenville (Miss) Air Force
Base Reenlistment Office. She also directs
the choi r at the Base Chapel.
Bob Miyogowo writes, "My squad ron has
deployed to Alaska. I have met Commander White, '38, mentioned in the last
Alumnus. Ellen and I are sorry that we had
to be in California and Washington and
elsewhere at Homecoming time, but perhaps
we will be home for the next one."
1955
Alfred H. Bowker will be released from
service in February. He plans to finish' his
studies for his bachelor's degree in June.
Howard J. Hirschy has accepted the position of research physicist at the Naval
Ordnance Test Station in China Lake, California.
Don C. Steinhilber recently was graduated
from a general supply course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He entered the Army
last June.
1956
Joseph A. Meagher, Jr., has accepted a
rosition in the sales department of Dow
Chemical Corporation in Midland.
1957
Judith Mitchell Johnson is studying piano
at the School of Music in Munich, Germany.
Her husband is studying violin there on a
Fullbright Scholarship.
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YOUR
GIFT DOUBLES!
Matching-gift programs have now been established by several corporations as a
further development of the concern of business and industry in the support of edu cation . This Corporate Alumnus concept, as it is called, was first begun by General
Electric Company in November of 1954. Similar programs have now been adopted
by the twenty-eight companies listed below. If you are an employee of one of them,
you will want to obtain their corporate alumnus form to learn the details of the
program . YOUR GIFT to Kalamazoo College WILL DOUBLE, for these companies
will match individual gifts to education . In most cases, the programs apply not
only to graduates but to former students who have attended college for a minimum
of one academic year.
Allegheny Lud lum Steel Corporation
Bank of New York
Bonwit Teller
Burlington Industries
Geoffrey R. Cabot, Inc.
Campbell Soup Company
Deering Milliken & Company, Inc .
Draper Corporation
General Electric Company
B. F. Goodrich Company
Hewlett - Packard Company
The Hill Acme Company
J. M. Huber Corporation
S. C. Johnson & Sons, Inc.
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Kaiser Steel Corporation
Walter Kidde & Company, Inc.
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Manufacturers Trust Company
National Distillers Products Corporation
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Scott Paper Company
Smith, Kline & French Laboratories
Tektronix, Inc .
The Wallingford Steel Company
Warner Brothers Company
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Young & Rubicam, Inc .