Alumnus — July 1, 1937

Page Title Summary
1 "Keep curious," Dr. Jessup advises graduates 350 students receive degrees or diplomas; Walter Jessup delivers address; photo.
2 New swim pool under way New pool under construction west of Women's Gym.
2 "Seerley Hall", new dorm New dorm named for President Seerley will be built next to Baker Hall; will resemble Baker Hall and cost $155,000; construction will start July 1, 1937.
2 "Eye" goes modernistic Student newspaper adopts new typographic style.
2 Purple Pen wins first place Wins in magazine section in competition.
3 New registrar, dep't heads Selmer C. Larson replaces C. S. Cory as Registrar; Department of Mathematics and Commercial Education splits with Professor Van Engen heading the former and Lloyd V. Douglas heading the latter; other new staff members added.
3 "Swing it" if you like Professor Kurtz offers opinions about modern music.
3 Student Council revisions Council members to be nominated by Men's Union and Women's League; question about future of fraternities in light of Baker and Seerley Hall facilities.
4 Summer scoops--on fall sports 1937 football season preview; photo.
5 Margot Musser Marries Harold Miller.
5 Senator's wife a busy alumna Rose Freeman Gillette is wife of Senator Guy Gillette.
6 Teacher's loss is students' gain Gertrude Carper uses newspaper discussion in class; photo.
7 Nearly three hundred attend reunion dinner List of those attending dinner.
9 Homecomers to see greatly improved campus Highlights of upcoming celebration.
9 Lambert Scholarship Lambert family gives $1000, the income from which will be given to one male and one female student each year; winners of Martin Scholarship announced.
10 Charles H. Bailey Attends conference on teaching art.
10 Olive L. Barker Directs choruses.
10 Dr. M. R. Beard Publishes tests.
10 Dr. Harold Bosley Writes article on faith; delivers addresses.
10 New notes from first band Alumnus Thomas B. Platt recalls origins of first college band; was bugler for Student Battalion, which exempted him from drill; others picked up idea and started band.
10 A United States weatherman C. H. Gilbert is one of 120 new observers for air mail pilots.
10 Dr. Roy L. Abbott Writes articles and delivers addresses.
10 Alison Aitchison Gives presentations.
10 Bernice Allen Gives presentations on dress.
11 F. E. Fuller Delivers papers on rural education.
11 Myrtle Gaffin Visits Cedar Rapids schools.
11 Dr. Martin Grant Attends conventions; delivers addresses.
11 John W. Horns Gives talks on art.
11 Dr. W. H. Kadesch Gives talks on physics.
11 Dora E. Kearney On curriculum committee of Iowa Math Teachers Association.
11 Edward Kurtz Writes prize-winning musical compositions.
11 Katherine Buxbaum Writes article on Edmund Gosse.
11 Dr. E. J. Cable Gives talk on foundry products.
11 Dr. J. W. Charles Talks on highway safety.
11 Fred D. Cram Publishes spelling book; delivers addresses.
11 E. C. Denny Attends conventions.
11 Dr. R. H. Fahrney Delivers papers on Horace Greeley and Civil War at conventions.
11 Dr. E. O. Finkenbinder Attends Iowa Academy of Science convention.
12 Dr. H. Earl Rath Gives address, visits schools.
12 O. B. Read Delivers address; attends convention.
12 Mildred Rice Attends art conference.
12 Dr. H. A. Riebe Delivers address; attends conference.
12 Rose Lena Ruegnitz Delivers lecture and recital.
12 Roland Searight Attends music conference.
12 Lou A. Shepherd Attends conferences.
12 Thelma Short Attends conference; elected officer of camping association.
12 E. E. Watson Publishes book on algebra.
12 Doris E. White Publishes articles on sports and recreation.
12 H. C. Moeller Writes article on school management.
12 Dr. M. J. Nelson Writes article on optional class attendance.
12 Anna Nielsen Gives addresses on education.
12 Dr. J. B. Paul Publishes article on class scheduling.
12 Marna E. Peterson Gives address on travel.
12 Emma F. Lambert Attends math convention.
12 Dr. Eva May Luse Writes article on arithmetic.
12 George R. Mach Writes article on marketing.
12 Alpha Mayfield Gives talks, recital.
13 Representative students of 1937 Student Welfare Committee selects four students for Old Gold feature.
13 Adding yet another notch . . . . Don Barker writes article on school monitors.
13 Recene Ashton Develops astronomy project.
13 From Spencer, Iowa . . . . Floyd A. Robinson develops curriculum and writes two texts on industrial arts.
13 C. C. Dickey Writes article on guidance.
13 Straight toward the center L. E. Eickelberg has ideas about education.
13 Dr. Irving Wolfe Appears on panel on music.
14 T. C. trackmen tie Coe for first in triangular 1937 track season wrap-up.
14 Netsters have banner season Tennis team wins North Central title for third year in row; 1937 season results.
15 Panthers win five straight to close season 1937 baseball season wrap-up.
16 New head coach of basketball to assume duties Sept. 1 Oliver M. "Hon" Nordly hired; Art Dickinson will devote full time to track.
16 Flash!! Flash!! Lloyd Gnagy wins javelin competition.
16 Cheney wins mat crown Raymond Cheney wins national wrestling title at 135 pounds.
16 Faculty women honored Past presidents of College Club, women faculty group, honored; roster of those honored.
17 Athletes honored at assembly John Tolan wins scholarship award; Ivan Moore and Robert Curtis win MVPs; list of other letter-winners.
17 Pioneer in kindergarten work honored at Mason City Memory of alumna Rosalie Reiniger Willson honored.
18 Blanche Martin Sales manager for the Child Development Foundation, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois.
18 Mrs. Elizabeth Schaible Douglas Teaches family relationships and mental hygiene at the Lincoln School in Lincoln, Nebraska.
18 Mrs. Lucy Harden Dorward Permanent supply teacher at the Gilpin School in Denver, Colorado.
18 Mrs. August Kutish The former Catherine M. Meyer and her husband live in New Hampton, Iowa.
18 Merritt W. Wheeler Located in St. Paul, Minnesota.
18 Jennie M. Hoyt Works for Goodwill Industries of Oregon and will be located in Webster, Iowa.
18 D. R. Perkins Now lives in Pasadena, California.
18 J. Herbert Kelley Executive secretary of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and editor of the Pennsylvania School Journal.
18 Mrs. Walter G. Blake The former Bertha B. Taylor is a real estate broker and lives in Evanston, Illinois, with her husband.
18 Mrs. J. Martin The former Ellen C. Jackson teaches Latin at the North Side High School in Denver, Colorado.
18 C. W. Ramseyer Commissioner for the United States Court of Claims.
18 Mrs. W. G. Brown The former Cara W. McKim is past matron of the Order of Easter Star and president of the local unit of the American Legion Auxiliary; lives in Whiting, Iowa.
18 Youell G. Barnell Teaches English at the Modesto High School in Modesto, California.
19 Mrs. J. A. Hoskins The former Elsie Whitford is a substitute teacher in San Diego, California.
19 Cap E. Miller Professor of agricultural economics at North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo, North Dakota; spoke at a meeting of the North Dakota Academy of Science.
19 Mrs. Edward E. Johnson The former Marguerite Wilker is a lecturer in Early Education at the University of Michigan and lives in Ontario, Canada.
19 Mrs. C. C. Olmsted The former Addie E. Havens and her husband spent the summer in Brownsville, Texas.
19 Len L. Toomey Head of the history department at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Washington.
19 Mrs. C. W. Anderson The former Maude B. Popejoy has two daughters, who were rated "excellent" for solos in the cello and violin.
19 Rex C. Haight State Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction in Helena, Montana; wrote an article.
19 Zella V. Eighme Teaches primary grades in Oak Park, Illinois.
19 Eva L. Pettingill Now lives in Sibley, Iowa.
19 Maude Montgomery Librarian at St. Anthony's High School in Washington.
19 Mary Alice K. Benson Assistant principal at one of the schools in Cleveland, Ohio.
19 Clara M. Meacham Primary teacher in Seattle.
19 Edwin Sheppard Teaches at a rural school in the Rocky Mountains.
19 Clarence A. Steelsmith Head, supervisor, and teacher in the Industrial Arts Department at the Walla Walla, Washington, High School.
20 Edward Keith Popejoy Supervisor of music in West Concord, Minnesota.
20 Mrs. Rudolph Tolsdorf The former Elsie Viola Gotter and her family live on a farm near Cooper, Iowa.
20 Esther Brown Teaches fourth grade in Santa Monica, California.
20 Miller Christiansen Works for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Willard, Utah.
20 Milton F. Methfessel Chairman of the Department of Psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles; wrote a student's guidebook.
20 Mrs. Albert Ponsar The former Florence Petersen and her husband live on a farm near La Porte City, Iowa.
20 Mrs. Marie B. Whitehouse Simpson Works for the Unites States Probation System in Sioux Falls, Iowa.
20 Mrs. L. McCauley The former Ruby Barker and her family live in Swaledale, Iowa.
20 Iva Schlatter Teaches first grade in Seattle, Washington.
20 Mrs. Fred L. Springer The former Bessie E. Ferguson and her family live in Toledo, Iowa.
20 Mrs. Glenn N. Rotton The former Gail Sanderson and her family live in Seattle, Washington.
20 Tina I. Nelson Physical education director in Dearborn, Michigan.
20 Lawrence M. Jepson Associated with investment securities in New York City.
20 Agnes V. Reid Elementary school consultant for Houghton Mifflin Company.
21 Gail M. Dunlap Teaches mathematics and manual training at the high school in Denver, Colorado.
21 Mrs. Geraldine Teerink Schmitt Head of the Commercial Department of the York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois.
21 Mrs. A. J. Schustor The former Bernice Richardson and her family live on a farm near Chokio, Minnesota.
21 Mrs. Cecil J. Bogard The former Evelyn Patterson and her family live in Decorah, Iowa.
21 Mrs. Arthur H. Buckendahl The former Helen McDonald and her family live in Braham, Minnesota.
21 Mrs. Robert M. Evans The former Ruth F. Powell now lives in Charleston, West Virginia.
21 Mrs. Charles Holden The former Mildred M. Snyder and her family live on a farm near Charter Oak, Iowa.
21 Edna Kloster Teaches English at the high school in Corning, California.
21 Thelma Nelson Now lives in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
21 Lucille G. Popejoy A nurse in Portland, Oregon.
21 Mrs. William E. Graf The former Inez Mae Fitch and her family live in Washington, Iowa.
21 H. E. Van Pelt Principal of the Franklin and Joy Schools in Sioux City, Iowa.
21 Ruth I. Popejoy Teaches at the missionary school in Quito, Ecuador.
21 J. Dale Welsch Head of the Speech Department at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
21 Mrs. W. S. Boyle The former Esther Boland and her family live in Chicago, Illinois.
21 Mrs. Carl J. Bridgeman The former Vera A. Wissler teaches at the Rosedale School in Denver, Colorado.
22 Regina Moes Teaches first grade at the Franklin School in Dubuque, Iowa.
22 Mrs. Anna E. Selander Principal of the junior high school in Denison.
22 Mrs. A. G. Stefferud The former Doris Roberts and her family are located in Vienna,, Austria.
22 Cecil J. Bogard District agent for Bankers Life Insurance Company of Des Moines, Iowa; lives in Decorah, Iowa, with his wife, the former Evelyn M. Patterson.
22 Mrs. Dallas Feay The former Eula Cook and her family live in Woodside, New York.
22 Frances H. Heishman Teaches in the home economics department at the public school in Junction, Texas.
22 Mrs. Earl Leonard The former Ila Mae Johnson and her family live in Omaha, Nebraska.
22 Hubert L. Moeller Superintendent of the schools in Sommers, Iowa.
22 Mrs. Roy H. Mills The former Mary E. Sidles and her family live in Martinsville, New Jersey.
22 Mrs. Junior Otis The former Anna Trump and her family live in Forest City, Iowa.
22 Mrs. W. C. Otto The former Minerva Stalnaker and her family live in Sac City, Iowa.
22 Clarence M. Ransom Assistant director of teaching at the New Mexico Normal University in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
22 Bernette Seippel Teaches second grade at the Bryant School in Dubuque, Iowa.
22 Mrs. F. D. Birchard The former Grace Lyman Bedsaul and her family live in Cumberland, Iowa.
22 Lucille E. Beutel Critic teacher at Western State Teachers College in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
22 William C. Conradi Pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Canon City, Colorado.
22 A. J. Ehrhardt Doing school work in Centerville, Iowa.
22 Mrs. Clifford McCarville The former Verna Graney and her family live in Carroll, Iowa.
22 Joseph L. McConnell Teaches mechanical drawing at the junior high school in Tacoma, Washington.
23 Mrs. Arden A. Freel The former Gladys Pence and her husband live in Chicago, Illinois.
23 Carroll C. Stalnaker Teaches economics at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
23 Margaret T. Thomas Teaches music and is supervisor of the junior high school in Virginia, Minnesota.
23 Mrs. Arthur Beal The former Gail Reynolds and her family live on a farm near Raymond, Nebraska.
23 Mrs. Ray L. Birkholz The former Mae Lewis and her husband now live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
23 Margery Pearce Teaches kindergarten at the Bryant School in Dubuque, Iowa.
23 Mrs. Wayne Penningroth The former Ruth Claney and her family live in Delhi, Iowa.
23 Helen Wescott Dictator in the contract department of Investors Syndicate in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
23 Flora L. Bailey Teaches physical education at the American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
23 D. C. Duncan In charge of the special dairy equipment for the International Harvester Company for the Oelwein area.
23 Mrs. W. J. Norgan The former Marie Ann Helebrant and her husband both work for the Herald Publishing Company and live in Austin, Minnesota.
23 Mrs. C. Bernard Risvald The former Lucille Cortright and her family live in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.
23 Leonard Schlef Principal of the junior high school in Lyman, Nebraska.
23 Mrs. G. L. Teisinger The former Thelma Smith now lives in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
23 Mrs. Lloyd H. Walker The former Rose Mae Hanlotte and her husband live in Wenatchee, Washington.
23 Ralph W. Childs Announcer over radio station KWBG in Hutchinson, Kansas
23 Mrs. Frank Hoskins The former Vera Tucker and her husband now live in Lone Tree, Iowa.
23 Mrs. Ben C. Iverson The former Izetta Henningson and her family live in Webster City, Iowa.
23 Leona Kessler Teaches fifth grade in Harlan, Iowa.
23 Mrs. Frank D. Riley The former Minerva Burton and her husband live in Clarion, Iowa.
24 Alice M. Charlesworth Teaches social science at the schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
24 LeRoy Evans Associated with the LaSalle Steel Company in Hammond, Indiana.
24 Mrs. Richard Nanke The former Edythe Freburg and her husband live in Waterloo, Iowa.
24 Mrs. Allen N. Shaw The former Margaret E. Wilson is bookkeeper for the Ford Motor Company in Creston, Iowa.
24 Mr. Shaw Employed in the office of the Motor Vehicle Department in Des Moines, Iowa.
24 Nathaniel E. Hyland Principal of the junior high school in Primghar, Iowa; photo.
24 Edgar Pohlman Postmaster in Melvin, Iowa.
24 Mrs. Leonard Polivka The former Hazel B. Hilke and her husband live in Austin, Minnesota.
24 Mrs. Charles C. Powers The former Gladys Easler and her family live in Cresco, Iowa.
24 Garrett Lenhart Employed by the Post-Tribune in Gary, Indiana.
24 Esther L. Lindenmeyer Attending Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
24 W. H. Michels A theological student at the Concordia Seminary in Springfield, Illinois.
24 Ralph C. Evans Superintendent of the schools in Agency, Iowa.
24 Mrs. James A. Hook The former Hazel A. Block and her family live in Tucson, Arizona.
24 Nathaniel E. Hyland Principal of the junior high school in Primghar, Iowa.
24 Mrs. Charles Kuhlman The former Linda W. Mattis now lives in Carpenter, Iowa.
24 Florence A. Murphy Teaches elementary grades in Ft. Dodge, Iowa.
24 Dorthea Paige Teaches home economics at the schools in Indianapolis, Indiana.
24 Mrs. Arthur R. Hayes The former Leora Boetger gives private lessons in English, shorthand, and typewriting in Mission, Texas.
24 Pearl Jones Teaches bookkeeping in Ela Township High School, Illinois.
25 Bernadine H. Johnson Teaches music at a public school in Glidden, Iowa.
25 Cordella M. Hess Teaches fifth grade in Reinbeck, Iowa.
25 Lorraine I. Hill Teaches junior high school in Elmhurst, Iowa.
25 Dorothy Hopkins Teaches first and second grades in Searsboro, Iowa.
25 Lelah Hanson Teaches home economics at the high school in Marble Rock, Iowa.
25 S. Everett Harris Principal of the high school in LeRoy, Iowa.
25 Wilma Collins Teaches first and second grades in Soldier, Iowa.
25 Helen L. Dachenbach Teaches second grade in Williamson, Iowa.
25 Josephine E. Dykstra Teaches elementary grades in Hospers, Iowa.
25 Rose M. Ehman Teaches departmental junior high school in College Springs, Iowa.
25 Edith M. Folken Teaches first grade in Sac City, Iowa.