Alumnus — January 1, 1933

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1 President Emeritus Homer H. Seerley dies Dies at his home on campus at 9AM, December 23, 1932; had been ill since early November; brief biographical sketch; photo.
2 Twin Cities alumni plan reunion at N. E. A. Gathering will include dinner and music.
3 Iowa alumni! Nine thousand three hundred ninety-five of you; get acquainted--organize local an county units Tally of each known ISTC alumnus arranged by Iowa county and city.
7 Reunion celebrants applaud campus movies Dinner in Des Moines is well-attended; guests view movie of faculty and administration extending greetings.
7 Saturday class hours changed Winter term classes are changed from 8-12:30 to 10-12 and 1-3:30; twelve counties and twenty-four school systems represented in increasingly popular program.
8 Irish students loaf profitably Visiting Irish debaters describe their more relaxed system of higher education.
8 Debaters meet Irish team Consider capitalism as debate topic.
9 Significant changes made in curriculums Drop two year programs in art, home economics, manual arts, and commercial education and three year program in music in favor of four year programs; programs in kindergarten and elementary teaching are only remaining two year programs.
10 Death takes Mrs. Reed Frances Birdsall Grouell Reed died December 18, 1932, of pneumonia.
10 Scholastic honor roll announced Four women and two men earned perfect grades in fall 1932 term; ninety students in all make honor roll.
11 Fall term graduates enter ranks of alumni Thirty students received degrees or diplomas in November 1932; F. W. Lambertson gives address; list of students honored.
12 200 dads honored Attend fourth annual Dad's Day; enjoy lunch and football game.
13 Drama classes produced "Scarecrow" Four act drama is Homecoming play.
13 Grads brave rain to attend Homecoming Alumni Association decides not to attempt further organization at this time.
14 Once upon a time a kerosene lamp History of heat, light, and power at ISTC; succession of boilers culminates in new power plant; alternating current now replacing direct current; street railway waiting room is now ticket office; central campus smokestack is now a thing of the past.
16 Symphony orchestra pleases Presents concert.
16 Miss Wright's book praised Luella M. Wright writes book on Friends.
16 Frances M. Barlow Teaching in Colton, California.
16 Clark H. Brown Marries Marie L. Mizer.
17 All roads will lead to Chicago June-July, 1933; Century of Progress reunion banquet date set for July 6 Making plans for alumni headquarters and gathering in Chicago.
17 Speech contest at college State meet will be on campus.
17 Miss Shepherd issues new edition New edition of her textbook will include fifty pages of new material.
18 I. H. Hart heads Iowa teachers; Extension director honored as leader in cause of educational progress Elected president of ISTA.
18 Hope Bast Teaching kindergarten in Downers Grove, Illinois.
18 Faculty members head teacher groups Roster of faculty who hold ISTA offices.
18 Two professors issue texts Professor Lambertson prepares book on commencement speeches; Professor A. E. Brown writes workbook on psychology.
19 Cover picture--Christmas cheer Christmas holiday celebrations included a lighted tree on the balcony of the Auditorium Building, another tree in the Crossroads, a dance and party, and a presentation of "The Messiah".
19 Courage, good cheer Urges courage in face of Depression and gloom.
20 Athletes earn high honors; scholarship of several teams above general campus average Grade point averages of each varsity team.
20 Panthers on mythical eleven Roster of football players on all-conference teams.
20 Gooden chosen as most valuable Donald Ray Good makes all-state and all-conference teams; selected MVP for football at ISTC; wins Berg Trophy.
20 Josephine I. Maier Teaching in Iowa Falls.
21 Women receive sports awards Roster of women who won intramural sports awards.
21 Denva P. Meyers Supervisor of music in Delta, Colorado.
21 Prospects bright for hardwood court squad 1933 basketball season preview.
22 Willard W. Patty Teaching at Indiana University.
22 Six lettermen form nucleus of 1933 wrestling squad 1933 season preview.
22 Varsity men get grid letters Roster of men who won letters in football for 1932.
22 In memory of Martin Luther Tribute to football player who died following intestinal influenza and an operation on October 24, 1932.
23 Grid squad wins five games, loses three 1932 football season wrap-up.
23 Eighteen freshmen get numerals List of football numeral winners.
24 May E. Francis Faculty member of the Department of History and Philosophy at the University of Texas; wrote a book.
24 T. E. Hawk Traffic manager of the Deere & Webber Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
24 Lucy Kinsley Retired after teaching in Iowa for thirty years and for twenty-one years in Minnesota.
24 Leta Schneider Travels through Europe, Canada, and the Western United States.
24 Cletus B. Bower Teaches at a high school in Kelly, Iowa.
24 Ethel E. Donnelly Teaches general science at the junior high school in Burlington, Iowa.
24 Robert Ebel Teaches high school science in Webster City, Iowa.
24 Helen B. Carpenter Teaches first grade at Harlan, Iowa.
24 Mary M. Runkle Student in the School of Nursing at the University of Iowa.
24 Mary E. Schwyhart Teaches high school English and dramatics in Sidney, Iowa.
24 Robert Ebel Teaches high school science in Webster City, Iowa.
24 Doyle F. Cady Head of the Department of Mathematics at the Senior High School in Blue Island, Illinois.
24 James J. Muto Acting principal, assistant coach, and teacher at the Junior High School in Corwith, Iowa.
24 Margaret Murley Working on a master's degree at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
24 Verna D. Thompson Teaches fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in Des Moines, Iowa.
24 Helen D. Umbaugh Teaches mathematics and science in the sixth and tenth grades in Readlyn, Iowa.
24 Dorothy Jean Lackore Doing stenographic work in Ames, Iowa.
24 A. P. Henry Superintendent at the schools in Winterset, Iowa.
24 Jesse L. McLaughlin Agency secretary of the American Bible Society in Chicago, Illinois.
25 Lurana M. Rownd Now lives in Pasadena, California.
25 Mrs. Milton Methfessel The former Carol L. Stone now lives in Los Angles, California.
25 Raymond Moore Now lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
25 Carsten Johnsten Teacher and principal at a high school in Radcliffe, Iowa.
25 C. A. Bahnsen Superintendent of the schools in Kamrar, Iowa.
25 Stella Tuttle Teaches science at the high school in Clarkston, Washington.
25 Mary Ann Ball Supervisor at Eastern State Normal School in Madison, South Dakota.
25 Ella Christensen Battin Moved around and took jobs as a dietitian and as a substitute teacher.
25 Arvilla Benshoof Teaches commercial work at Creston, Iowa.
25 Nellie M. Convy Teaching shorthand in Casper, Wyoming.
25 Bertha B. Allee Teaches in the primary grades in Ferguson, Iowa.
25 Mildred Weed Teaches first grade in Springfield, Illinois.
25 Jeanette M. Lindaman Teaches fourth, fifth, and sixth grades at Hansell, Iowa.
25 Mrs. F. C. Grippen The former Bertha Pitman visited the college with her family.
25 Daisy V. Farrell Bank teller in Fonda, Iowa.
25 Mrs. P. H. Marshall The former Agnes M. Allender is working on a master's degree at Whittier College in Whittier, California.
25 Bessie Ballentine Teaches music and speech at Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa.
25 Mary Jane Seylar Teaches vocational work in the Swea City High School.
25 Dolores Thoma Junior and Senior School Nurse in Sioux City, Iowa.
25 Mrs. Harrison S. Pfeiffer The former Helen Bordner is studying at Michigan State Normal College in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
25 Bernice Krahl Teaches arithmetic and physical training to fourth, fifth, and sixth graders at West Liberty, Iowa.
26 George P. Peterson Teaches social science and biology at a high school in Toledo, Iowa.
26 Dwight Minert Teacher and principal at a high school in Floyd, Iowa.
26 Muriel Goughnour Teaches kindergarten in Ankeny, Iowa.
26 Arthur M. Gowan High school principal at Saint Anthony in Cleghorn, Iowa.
26 Alice Hedberg Teaches seventh and eighth grades in Sulphur Springs, Iowa.
26 Abbie L. Lass Teaches primary grades in Lime Springs, Iowa.
26 Garrett Lenhart Reporter for the Associated Press in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
26 Darrell Maxson Principal and coach in Mitchell, Iowa.
26 Della Frankl Part time teacher at the Catholic Academy in Algona, Iowa.
26 Hazel A. Block Governess in Chicago.
26 Amber B. Mann Received the B. A. degree from the University of Iowa.
26 Mrs. G. Allen Shultz The former Vava M. Pittman is a substitute teacher in Marshalltown, Iowa.
26 Mrs. J. G. Stone The former Alvena Mann is a substitute teacher in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
26 Mrs. Edwin J. Crofoot The former Eva Bamford now lives in Bay City, Texas.
26 Violet A. Erickson Teaches high school mathematics and social science in Beaman, Iowa.
26 Dr. Aubrey C. Grubb Held a reunion at the parental home of Williamsburg.
26 Mrs. Hugh Guernsey The former Marguerite Naumann's husband was elected prosecuting attorney of Appanoose County.
26 Harry M. Kauffman Enrolled as a graduate student at the Western Reserve University of Ohio.
26 Vera Benedict Teaches eighth grade in Crystal Lake, Iowa.
26 Margaret L. Detlie Kindergarten supervisor at the Training School of the Teachers College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
26 Mrs. W. C. Schrodermier The former Harriet M. Bye now lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
26 Helene Landsberg Teaches French and German in Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia.
26 Mrs. Alfred Bellman The former Clara Kyler now lives in Los Angeles, California.
27 Isyle Fern Visser Teaches at a rural school in Bussey, Iowa.
27 Wilma Sobolik Teaches at a rural school in Ridgeway, Iowa.
27 Hazel Rae Roush Works at the Lalan Music House in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
27 Elma Iona Jespersen Teaches music and other subjects at the high school in Halfa, Iowa.
27 Irma Lou Campbell Teaches music, English, and physical education at Titonka, Iowa.
27 Frances Ann Willard Teaches at a rural school in Laurel, Iowa.
27 Margaret E. Bremner Teaches at a rural school in Vail, Iowa.
27 Neva C. Ankenbauer Teaches sixth and seventh grades in Irwin, Iowa.
27 S. Margaret Magnus Teaches at a rural school in Ridgeway, Iowa.
27 Inez Marie Johnson Teacher of violin voice and music at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.
27 Harriet A. Ranney Principal and supervisor at a school in Hinsdale, Illinois.
27 Mrs. J. M. Wattles The former Alice Fowler now lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.
27 Hazel Nelson Teaches third and fourth grades in Boone, Iowa.
27 Dorothy Washburn Teaches home economics in Blairstown, Iowa.
27 Robert H. Bassett Enrolled as a student at the University of Oklahoma.
27 Marian L. Niccolls Doing work with the Young Women's Christian Association in Burlington, Iowa.
27 Erma L. Silver Teaches third grade in Olin, Iowa.
27 Fred Williams Elected to the office of County Treasurer of Mahaska County, Iowa.
27 C. M. Thompson Visited the campus with his wife and talked to Dr. and Mrs. Homer H. Seerley.
27 Roy N. Collins Supervisor of music of District No. 1 in Pueblo, Colorado.
28 Iris Elliott Teaches primary work in Rutland, Iowa.
28 Ruth Eells Primary and second grade teacher in Cherokee, Iowa.
28 Vern Earwicker Superintendent of school in Kinross, Iowa.
28 Joe R. Duea Athletic coach in Waterloo, Iowa.
28 Ben Duea Coach at Valley Junction, Iowa.
28 Florence Curtis Head of the Department of Physical Education for Women at Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute, Indiana.
28 Mrs. F. W. Berninghausen The former Lillian Jane Knipe and her husband went to the Dad's Day celebration for their son David K. Berninghausen.
28 Lois Roush Was presented a recital in the College Auditorium on November 7.
28 Hazel Frost Teaches at a rural school near Center Junction, Iowa.
28 Mamie I. Ellis Fifth grade teacher at Hedrick, Iowa.
28 Mrs. M. V. Dresher The former Marie Sevareid and her husband now live in Omaha, Nebraska.
28 Juanita Dunn Principal of the junior high and music supervisor at Lone Rock, Iowa.
28 Marjorie Thomas Teaches music and eighth grade at Viola Township Consolidated School in Ross, Iowa.
28 Mrs. John C. Wilson The former Erie Collins now lives in Chico, Illinois.
28 Mrs. R. E. Armstrong The former Mary Handorf now lives on a farm near Dumont, Iowa.
28 Mrs. James LeRoy Pinckney The former Mayme B. Larsen now lives in Shenandoah, Iowa.
29 Merril T. Muzzy Teaches physics in the high school at Carbondale, Illinois.
29 Theodore Paige Married Helen I. Tisdale on June 5, 1932.
29 Delpha Davis Travelled widely in Europe.
29 Leona M. Read Married Ernest C. Farrell on August 31, 1932.
29 Florence Carnahan Married Ralph Bradshaw on September 3, 1932.
29 Mae Tiffany Married Fred J. Martin on October 19, 1932.
29 Ruth Hickok Married J. A. Mueller on June 18, 1932.
29 W. Lamont Constable Teaches science at the high school in Lake City, Iowa.
29 Edna Garland Smith Teaches fifth grade platoon in Ames, Iowa.
29 Marjorie Smith Music supervisor at Owasa, Iowa.
29 Florence Burgeson Teaches in the grades at Laurens, Iowa.
29 Lowell Carver Teaches manual arts and coaches in Grundy Center, Iowa.
29 Bernice Christensen Teaches first grade at Marshalltown, Iowa.
29 Mary A. Sheridan Teaches seventh grade in Chicago, Illinois.
29 Helen Cowie Teaches English in the junior high school in Laurens, Iowa.
29 Glenn Cooper Teaches manual arts and coaches in Wheatland, Iowa.
29 Mrs. Elmer F. Page The former Evalyn Holthaus teaches music at the Froebel Building in Gary, Indiana.
30 Iola Hoag Married Charles H. Adams on November 24, 1932.
30 Marlys L. Huyck Married Manford M. McCunniff on November 24, 1932.
30 Lillian A. Barber Married Harold W. Putney on September 14, 1932.
30 Ruth Wood Married Frank S. Seney on November 25, 1932.
30 Ethel H. Mackey Married Raymond K. Thompson on July 26, 1932.
30 Leila Woolverton Married Harold B. Carson on October 6, 1932.
30 Ruthe Phillips Married Burl R. Horstmann on May 21, 1932.
30 Mildred Beatty Married Perry L. Page on November 24, 1932.
30 Helen Taylor Married Melvin Shortess on November 24, 1932.
31 Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wilber The former Esther Paschen and her husband are the parents of Nancy Lou, who was born on November 6, 1932.
31 Mr. and Mrs. D. Milo Arthur The former Irene Holmes and her husband are parents of James Edward, who was born on August 16, 1932.
31 Dr. William C. Schluter Died on September 5, 1932 at his home in Philadelphia; L. M. Jepson wrote a tribute in memory of Dr. Schluter.
31 Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wright The former Donna May Stewart and her husband are parents of James Claude, who was born on July 1, 1932.
31 Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Hickok The former Marian Walker and her husband are parents of Donald Bruce, who was born on June 25, 1932.
31 Mr. and Mrs. Victor Blaney The former Ethel Ellinger and her husband are the parents of John Charles, who was born on June 8, 1932.
31 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Walker The former Hazel Riley and her husband are parents of Jayna Loy, who was born on September 12, 1932.
31 Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Blackert The former Inga E. Juhl and her husband are parents of Hazel Lucile. who was born on October 25, 1932.
31 Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ulrich The former Bessie Gamet and her husband are parents of Roger Clayton, who was born on October 7, 1932.
31 Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Knepper The former Grace Nolan and her husband are the parents of Mary Nancy, who was born on September 29, 1932.
31 Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Brockman Parents of Martin Joe, who was born on October 3, 1932.
32 C. A. Dickey Died on September 28, 1932 at his home.
32 Mrs. John F. Deegan Died on November 16, 1932, at her home; mother of Alice M. Deegan.
32 Vilas R. Mitchell Died on October 7, 1932; served in the World War.
32 Dr. W. L. Hearst Died on October 28, 1932; active member of society.
32 Mrs. Blaine Gliden The former Lulu Erminnie Ray died on August 10, 1932.
Untitled East sides of Auditorium Building and Old Administration Building in winter; photo.