Alumni News Letter — October 1, 1921

Page Title Summary
1 Home Coming Day, Saturday, October 29, 1921 Alumni are encouraged to attend Home Coming celebrations to enjoy a luncheon and football game.
1 Macy Campbell The Head of Rural Education delivers the principal address at the opening of a new consolidated school in Geneseo, Iowa.
1 Theresa Wild Professor Theresa Wild is named Head of the Music Department of the State Normal School of Macomb, Illinois.
1 Venancio Trinidad Venancio Trinidad wins the 1921 College Tennis Tournament held over the Summer Term.
1 Vacation President and Mrs. Seerley travel to Montana to visit the home of Professor Clem C. Seerley in Bozeman.
1 Summer term enrollment Summer term enrollment records are broken with 3,866 individuals enrolled across Cedar Falls and the extension schools in Muscatine, Albia, Red Oak, Harlan, and Sheldon.
1 The next catalog The catalog number of the bulletin is issued in January, 1922.
1 Y. W. C. A. The annual conference of the Young Women's Christian Association was held at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in August.
1 Club picnic The Black Hawk County Poultry and Potato Clubs hold a picnic on college grounds. Professor F. E. Fuller and Superintendent Moeller attend.
1 J. E. Robinson Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, J. E. Robinson, spends a number of weeks in North Carolina with his son, Dr. Robert Lindsey Robinson.
1 Change in printing A State Printing Board consisting of W. C. Ramsey, F. H. Gillespie, LeMars Sentinel, W. R. Orchard, and Robert Henderson is created by the General Assembly.
1 Bible study The Department of Public Instruction develops a fifteen page pamphlet concerning Secondary Credit Courses in Bible Study.
1 New paintings Three works of New York City artist William de Leftwich Dodge hang in the library reading room on the western wall.
1 Football prospects Director Mendenhal and Assistant Director Bender lead a team of seventy newly enrolled football players.
2 Edward C. Bellows Edward C. Bellows visits Iowa after a period spent as the United States Government Consul Officer in Japan.
2 Prof. G. W. Samson Professor G. W. Samson resides in Toledo, Ohio where he makes a hobby keeping bees.
2 Macy Campbell The Head of Rural Education studies traffic patterns on Rainbow Drive.
2 Resignations from faculty Former faculty members listed.
2 Appointments Individuals listed by department.
3 Mary P. Caldwell Mary P. Caldwell works as an instructor at the Leon, Iowa high school.
3 Lieutenant C. J. Anchor Lieutenant Anchor is stationed at Camp Travis in San Antonio, Texas. His wife and daughter, Fern Lalan, spend the summer in Cedar Falls.
3 John Barnes John Barnes serves as a physical director and coach of the high school in Topeka, Kansas after a period spent as a caller at the College.
3 Gretchen Bingaman Gretchen Bingaman is injured in an automobile accident in Marshalltown, Iowa. She is expected to return to her duties as a physical education instructor at East Waterloo High School upon recovery.
3 P. Victor Peterson P. Victor Peterson receives his Master's Degree and teaches chemistry at Santa Maria High School. He spent the summer working toward his Doctor's Degree.
3 Ida Ladiges Ida Ladiges resigns from her teaching position in Council Bluffs to attend Northwestern College in Naperville in preparation for mission work through the Evangelical Church.
3 Hulda D. Klein Hulda D. Klein is among four individuals who set out on the "City of York" sailing vessel from New York to Bombay.
3 The Gist family reunion The children of Professor and Mrs. W. W. Gist return home for a family reunion.
3 Macy Campbell Macy Campbell, Head of Rural Education, lectures for two weeks in Texas on the rural school system. He is to address the South Dakota Teachers Association in November.
3 John R. McNally, Emma Hegner-McNally Mr. and Mrs. McNally move to Charlottesville, Virginia where their son and daughter study at the University of Virginia.
3 Inez and Henrietta Radell Inez and Henrietta Radell travel over three-thousand miles, sightseeing across the western states.
3 Charlotte Lorenz Charlotte Lorenz teaches in Appleton College in Wisconsin after studying in Spain over the summer.
3 John L. Conrad Professor John L. Conrad accepts a position in the Conservatory of Music, Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
3 Alison E. Aitchison Alison E. Aitchison pens the "Iowa State Geography" published by Ginn & Company. Professor J. C. Gilchrist authored a similar geography.
3 Vacation Many members of the summer faculty spend their two weeks of vacation out of town.
3 John Ross Frampton Professor John Ross Frampton delivers a number of lecture recitals on piano and organ music over the course of the Spring and Summer Terms.
3 R. F. Seymour R. F. Seymour is appointed Regional Executive of the Boy Scouts of America for Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia.
3 John C. McGlade John C. McGlade is appointed principal of the high school at Casper, Wyoming. McGlade was formerly professor of Rural Education and Associate Director of Extension.
3 Dr. Frank N. Mead Doctor Frank Mead and family spend two weeks in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
4 Mrs. Walter Aitken Mr. and Mrs. Walter Aitken live in Bozeman, Montana. Their children attended the University of Washington, Seattle.
4 J. Leonard St. John John Leonard Saint John is appointed State Chemist and chief chemist of the experimental station of the State of Washington.
4 Carl E. Axtell Carl and Eunice Axtell operate an eight-hundred acre farm in Gallatin Valley, Montana. Together they raise cattle and grow both wheat and hay.
4 James S. Fields James and Bertha Fields conduct specialized farming and seed raising in Saskatchewan, Canada.
4 Clara B. Fogg Clara B. Fogg works as a second grade critic at the DeKalb, Illinois State Teachers College. She has studied at Columbia University, Colorado University, and I. S. T. C.
4 Nell Tompkins Nell Tompkins is appointed work as an instructor at Casper, Wyoming schools.
4 Rev. Thomas P. Berger Reverend Berger conducts a six week bible and industrial school for children within the age range of six through fourteen.
4 Mrs. Joseph Pipal Julia A. Pipal visits Cedar Falls on her return trip to Southern California, where her husband works as a physical director. She worked briefly in Czechoslovakia as a representative of the Y. M. C. A.
4 Mrs. Ella M. Burnell Mrs. Ella M. Burnell returns to the Teachers College to work for the summer term. Mrs. Burnell was among the first students to attend the college in 1876.
4 Carl I. Erickson Professor Carl I. Erickson accepts his professorship in education at the Washington State College in Pullman after receiving his doctorate at the State University of Iowa.
4 Mrs. Belle Gregg Mrs. Belle Gregg moves to Cedar Falls with her husband, Doctor V. M. Gregg. He is a practicing surgeon dentist within the city.
4 Lulu Davies Lulu Davies resides in Fayette, Iowa where her husband, Reverend J. P. VanHorn serves as President of Upper Iowa University.
4 Harriet B. Santee Harriet B. Santee serves as the primary teacher of Humbert School in Cedar Falls.
4 Mrs. W. H. Kadesch Mrs. W. H. Kadesch returns to Cedar Falls after the appointment of her husband as professor of physics at the Teachers College.
4 May E. Polley May E. Polley is chosen to be the representative of the Iowa State Normal School for the inauguration of Professor Guy Potter Benton as the President of the University of the Philippines.
4 Hazel I. Aldrich Hazel I. Aldrich earns work as a supervisor in Boise, Idaho.
4 Joseph S. Wright and Mabel B. McNally-Wright Joseph Wright and Mabel McNally-Wright visit the family of Professor D. S. Wright in Cedar Falls on their way home from an automobile tour of the Pacific coast.
4 J. F. Treasure James F. Treasure serves as the head of the Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics for the State of Indiana.
4 Benjamin W. Robinson Benjamin W. Robinson is appointed work at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after receiving his doctorate at the summer commencement of the State University of Iowa.
5 Bird's eye view An aerial view of campus; photo.
5 Signe Holst Signe Holst accepts work as a public school music teacher at the Conway, Arkansas State Normal School.
5 Wm. L. Veatch William L. Veatch spends three weeks in Virginia with his wife.
5 Mrs. Joseph O. Johnson Minnie Godfrey, widow of Joseph O. Johnson, serves as the official registrar of births and deaths for the city of Cedar Falls.
5 Harold Shoemaker Harold and Earl Shoemaker spend six weeks in the United States over the summer before returning to their work in Japan with Dwight Davis.
5 Rachel McGregor-Reaugh Rachel McGregor-Reaugh and her husband, G. A. Reaugh, perform community work at a raining camp in Monteval, West Virginia.
5 Mrs. Chas. B. Ingram Mrs. May Ingram moves into her new home at Milan Place, California. The new residence is located near the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Frederick.
5 Dr. E. E. Rall Dr. Edward E. Rall, President of Northwestern College in Illinois, attends the funeral of Reverend Otto Rall in Cedar Falls.
5 Rev. Earl A. Roadman Reverend Earl A. Roadman of Upper Iowa University in Fayette provides the pulpit for the First Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids.
5 Leigh Robinson Leigh Robinson, principal of the consolidated school in Deming, Washington, spends the summer in Cedar Falls with his family.
5 Dagney E. Jensen Dagney E. Jensen spends the summer in Chautauqua work for the Redpath-Vawter Company.
5 Herbert Hull Herbert Hull takes some time off of serving as a cashier of the state bank in Kerwin, Kansas to visit friends in Cedar Falls.
5 Paul Warttman Paul Warttman teaches science at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota after completing his studies at the University of Wisconsin.
5 A. C. Grubb A. C. Grubb serves as a teacher of science in the University of Saskatchewan, visiting Cedar Falls over the summer.
5 Clara M. Sutter Clara M. Sutter serves as the state poultry expert of South Dakota, working out of the State Agricultural College in Brookings.
5 William J. Burney William J. Burney, brother of the Music Department's Elizabeth Burney-Schmidt, serves as instructor of commerce over the summer term.
5 The Thoene Sisters Christine A. Thoene is a fifth grade critic teacher at Illinois State Normal University, and Sophia Marie Thoene teaches at Monticello, Minnesota. Frieda Thoene serves as supervisor of physical education in Normal, Illinois public schools.
5 Bernice Davis Bernice Davis moves to Casper, Wyoming after her period serving as supervisor of penmanship of West Waterloo schools.
5 Ethelyn Dewey Ethelyn Dewey is elected Head of the History Department of the Peru State Normal School in Nebraska.
5 Florence Freeman Florence Freeman serves as a high school English teacher in Watertown, South Dakota.
5 President Paul Voelker Paul Voelker, president of Olivet College, Michigan, reports that the school is prospering after its suspension for the Great War.
5 John Arends John Arends receives a Masters Degree from Northwestern University. He currently attends a training course with the Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
5 Rev. B. M. Jones Reverend B. M. Jones and his wife, Luella Rigby Jones, visit the college before returning to their missionary work in Rangoon, Burma by steamship.
5 June Emry June Emry is elected Dean of the Normal School of Madison, South Dakota.
5 Edna Lang Edna Lang, a former teacher of West Waterloo schools earns teaching work in St. Paul.
5 W. W. Patty Williard W. Patty is reappointed to the position of Director of Vocational Education at Berkeley, California. Patty is well on his way to a doctor's degree in philosophy.
5 Anna Marie Singer Anna Marie Singer receives a Master of Arts degree and high school teachers credential at the commencement ceremony of the University of Southern California.
5 Hallie Ward and Marie Ferguson Hallie Ward and Marie Ferguson engage in an automobile trip through the western states and Canada.
5 George L. Martin George L. Martin taught dairying at an agricultural college in Dakota, and later in Montana after graduating from Iowa State College.
5 C. G. Ames C. G. Ames writes that his sister has earned her B. A. from the Teachers College in the spring, and that she is the last of her generation of the Ames family to attend the college.
5 Mrs. Harry B. Peck Lillian G. Peck returns to her former home in Clinton, Iowa after the death of her father. She is given a reception in the faculty room of the Teachers College.
5 George E. Wallace George E. Wallace is appointed director of the Young Men's Christian Association of Oklahoma.
5 Dorothy Ann Condit Dorothy Ann Condit serves as the director and business manager of the Schubert Ladies Orchestra.
5 Myrtle M. King Myrtle M. King studies at the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
6 Marion Egan Marion Egan is married to Harold Smith in Waterloo, Iowa on June 22, 1921. Egan serves as the music supervisor of Hampton, Iowa.
6 Helen Murphy Helen Murphy is married to Alfred William Mullan in Vinton, Iowa on August 10, 1921. Murphy serves as assistant manager of the Bartlett Hall dining room.
6 Dwight Austin Dwight Austin, Superintendent of Aredale, is married to Elma Raecker in Waterloo.
6 Lew W. Hardeman Lew W. Hardeman and Theresa Rohwer are married at Schleswig, Iowa and reside in Casper, Wyoming on July 27, 1921.
6 Ruth Johnson Ruth Johnson and Robert Corning are married at the Little Brown Church at Nashua. They are to reside in Cedar Falls.
6 Huldah Mary Zilmer Huldah M. Zilmer is married to Normal C. Flynn in Iowa City on September 19, 1921. They are to reside on a farm near Riverside, Iowa.
6 Irene Berg Irene Berg and Dr. Gerritt H. Hospers are married in Webster City, Iowa on June 18, 1921 and are to reside in Waterloo.
6 Chas. McKinstry Charles McKinstry marries Bernice Edleman in the Little Brown Church near Nashua on June 30, 1921.
6 Madeline Nisbet Former instructor of physical education, Madeline Nisbet, marries Arthur Dickinson in Cedar Falls on June 29, 1921.
6 Paul Wartman Paul Wartman and Vera Viola Remington are married at Vinton, Iowa.
6 Rita Lorraine Miller Edna Sanford, former staff member of the Teachers College, gives birth to a daughter in Saskatchewan, Canada on June 9, 1921.
6 Elizabeth Cadawallader Layton Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Layton give birth to a daughter in Kent, Ohio.
6 Biastock Reverend and Mrs. C. W. Biastock give birth to Helen Louise in Lawton, Michigan on June 27, 1921.
6 Harry E. Thompson Harry E. Thompson and Marguerite Madery are married in Three Rivers, Michigan on September 15, 1921.
6 Claxton Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Claxton give birth to a daughter in Fayette, Iowa.
6 Etheldreda Joslin Etheldreda Joslin dies on July 26, 1921 following an appendicitis operation at her home in Independence.
6 Mrs. Martin Huber The mother of Professor F. L. McCreary of the Orchestral Music Department died in Clarksville on August 5, 1921.
6 Centerville, Iowa The father of Professor W. E. Hays and John Hays died in the month of July in Centerville, Iowa.
6 Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Sheffield The parents of Melville W. Sheffield are struck dead by an Illinois Central Railroad locomotive while operating their automobile in July. Reverend Earl A. Roadman conducts funeral services in Cedar Falls and Eldora.
6 Barr Mr. And Mrs. E. J. Barr give birth to a son in Joliet, Illinois on September 9, 1921.
6 Martin Duer Martin Duer, a summer term student, died at Sartori Hospital after combating pneumonia since July 4, 1921. His health began to spiral after rescuing a drowning boy in Silver Lake, Minnesota.
6 Robinson Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson die, and are survived by their sons, Leigh and Benjamin Robinson. William Robinson served as an expert carpenter for the college, contributing to many campus buildings.
6 Louise E. Arildson Louise E. Arildson attends summer school at Columbia University in New York City.
6 Vera Durst Vera Durst spent a week in Cedar Falls over the summer, away from her duties as a government employee in Washington, D. C.
6 Dr. F. C. Ensign Professor F. C. Ensign receives his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Columbia University in New York.
6 Edward D. Chassell Edward D. Chassell serves as a secretary of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America, and acts as a prominent speaker at their Des Moines meeting.
7 Campanile fund Donators to the Campanile fund listed.
7 View from the northeast; photo. Old auditorium building; photo.
7 William J. Berry William J. Berry is married to Marie Purdy at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa on August 27, 1921.
7 Gaynell V. Showers Gaynell V. Showers is married to Carl Russell Perryman in Pleasantville, Iowa on June 22, 1921. They are to reside in Perry, Iowa.
7 Marietta Hostrup Marietta Hostrup and Reverend Holger Strandskov are married at the Danish Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls on September 22, 1921.
7 Evelyn Ransom Evelyn Ransom and Elmer A. Hansen are married in Des Moines.
7 Maude Anita Knoop Maude Anita Knoop and Loren John Berry are married at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Iowa on August 27, 1921.
7 Muriel Johnson Muriel Johnson and Edward Steinmetz are married in Buffalo Center, Iowa on June 30, 1921.
7 Amy L. Johnson Amy L. Johnson, former physical training teacher in Des Moines, is married to Hugh C. Patterson.
7 Dorothy Doerfler Dorothy Doerfler and Rudolph Rosenweig are married at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Minneapolis on August 31, 1921. The couple reside in Rosalia.
7 Clarke E. Wilson Clarke E. Wilson is married to Mabel Miller in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 4, 1921. The couple are to reside in Milford, Nebraska.
7 Helen Laura Shoemaker Helen Laura Shoemaker is married to Lawrence C. Wyly in Billings, Montana on June 21, 1921. The couple are to reside in St. Paul, Minnesota.
7 Blanche M. Thompson Blanche M. Thompson is married to Francis Wagner at the Little Brown Church near Nashua. They are to reside in Cedar Falls.
7 I. L. Lillehei Ingebrigt L. Lillehei and Olive Allison are married in Decorah, Iowa on August 18, 1921.
7 Volney Jacobs Volney Jacobs is married to Jennifer G. Bodoin of Chicago, Illinois.
7 Nellie M. Miller Nellie M. Miller and John C. Myers are married.
7 Margaret Katherine Aldritch Margaret Katherine Aldritch is married to Norris Charles Jones on September 21, 1921.
7 Rose Pifer Rose Pifer is married to Henry Coombs in Glendora, California on July 3, 1921.
7 Martha Schmidt Martha Schmidt and Alfred Nielssen are married in Aberdeen, South Dakota on August 9, 1921.
7 Florence Mary Kitchen Florence M. Kitchen is married to Curtis Kynett Smith in Los Angeles, California on June 29, 1921.
7 Bess Olivia Jennison Bess Olivia Jennison is married to Albert H. Witt in Charles City, Iowa.
7 Mildred Glenn Mildred Glenn is married to Arthur H. Watters at the Little Brown Church near Nashua on August 13, 1921.
8 Winter Term Winter term begins November 30.
8 The shady walk to the library The library; photo.
8 Agnes Slawson Agnes Slawson died in an Oskaloosa hospital on August 16, 1921 following two medical operations. She was in the second year of her Junior college course.

 

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