Alumnus — April 1, 1940

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31 Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Burke (Hazel Kateley) The former Hazel Kateley and her husband, of Clarksville, announce the birth of twins, Jerry Oscar and Jane Olive.
31 Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Gillam (Nellie E. Denger) The former Nellie E. Denger and her husband, of Des Moines, announce the birth of a son, Lynn Albert.
31 Mr. and Mrs. Artie L. Goodwin (Jennie M. Pearce) The former Jennie M. Pearce and her husband announce the birth of a daughter, Bonnie Annetta. They reside in Rose Hill.
31 Eleanore Crummer Married Harold Anderson of Des Moines Nov. 5, 1939; reside in Des Moines. He works for the B. F. Goodrich Company. Before marriage, she taught at a rural school in Pocahontas County for two years and sixth grade at Milford for one year.
31 Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Miller (Mary Moore) The former Mary Moore and her husband, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, announce the birth of a son, Phillip Franklin. Edward is assistant regional forester with the United States Forest Service.
31 Mr. and Mrs. John Bleich (Magdalen Sartor) The former Magdalen Sartor and her husband, of Titonka, announce the birth of a son, James Michael. They have one other child, Johnette Judy.
31 Margaret P. Thomson Married Chester E. Corson of Moline, August 19, 1939. He is an electrical engineer in the production department of the Eagle Signal Corporation of Moline, where they reside. Before marriage, she taught for four years in Roosevelt School in Moline.
32 Darrell Black Is enrolled in the graduate school of education at the Indiana University; expects to receive the M. A. degree in June. Part of his work consists in being an assistant coach in freshman basketball.
32 Russia Harris Residing in Anita; M. A. University of Iowa, died in Chicago November 4, after a brief illness. She taught in the junior high school at Iowa City for ten years, going to Chicago in the fall of 1939.
32 The Rev. Francis E. Ball Died at age 72 at Medical Lake, Wash., in November 1939; survived by his wife, Alpha Keene Ball, a daughter and two sons. Francis was a pioneer Methodist minister and had served in California, Missouri, Illinois, Montana, Idaho, and Washington.
32 Hilda G. Lundeen Died in February at her home. Dean of the junior college for women at Rochester; taught history at the State Teachers College, Superior, Wis; served as superintendent of schools in Jackson County for two years. Death reported by Anna M. Young Moulton.
32 Lewis H. Bock Died in December 1939; resided in Hills, Minnesota. He had been a bank cashier. The death was reported by Lester C. Ary, Cherokee attorney.
32 R. W. Keeler Of Chokio, Minnesota; Minnesota legislator and farmer; died Jan. 17 at age 70. He is survived by his wife, the former Clara Winget, one son, two daughters, three sisters, and ten grandchildren.
32 Dr. William Wesley Bartine Died Nov. 2, 1939; residing with his son, Wesley Bartine, in Aberdeen, Wash. He practiced medicine in Goldfield and Rock Rapids, Iowa, until 1910; went to Seattle, in 1910 and practiced there; retired in August, 1939.
32 Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Rollins Of Iowa Falls; announce the birth of a son, James Richard.
32 Cleland Gilchrist Born Aug. 25, 1860, in Hubbard, Ohio, died Jan 26, 1940 in Pocahontas. Oldest son of James C. Gilchrist; survived by three sisters and two brothers, Maude Gilchrist, Joseph H. Allen, B. B. Roseboom, C. W. Gilchrist, and Congressman Fred C. Gilchrist.
32 Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Long Announce the birth of a son, James Rollie. Francis is assistant coach at Belle Plaine.
32 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Menzee (Muriel Swarts) The former Muriel Swarts and her husband, of Janesville, announce the birth of a daughter, Lois May.
32 Mr. and Mrs. Merrill E. Hunt (Pauline Wilson) Announce the birth of a son, Larry Edmund. They also have a daughter, Paula Jean. Merrill has been in charge of instrumental music in the Anamosa schools for the past three years.
32 Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Arends Of Toledo; announce the birth of a son, David Anthony. Jesse is a graduate of the Drake University law school in 1936. He is a practicing attorney in Toledo.
33 Alice G. Pool Resided in Ocheyedan; died in June 1939, following an illness of several years. She formerly taught at Postville. Her will provided for the establishment of an Alice Pool shelf of children's books in the Ocheyedan Library.
33 Alice Ora Gordon Died Feb. 23; burial at Kankakee, Illinois. She had been critic supervisor at the State Teachers College, La Crosse, Wisconsin, for nearly twenty-five years; member of P. E. O.; B. S. and M. A. from Columbia University.
33 Madeleine Marie McDonnell Born April 22, 1860, retired in 1929, died November 29, 1939 in Waterloo. She was a teacher nearly all her life. Her last teaching position was in the University of Puerto Rico. She received her master's degree from Columbia University.
33 Hugh C. Moeller Instructor in rural education in the extension service at Teachers College, died at Woodman, Colorado, Dec. 17, 1939. He had been granted a year's leave of absence from the college to go to the National Woodmen Sanitarium for his health.
33 Helen J. Johnson A teacher in Cedar Rapids; died at her home in Belmond in August 1939.
33 Gweneth Brown Was killed in an automobile-truck collision near Earlville, Iowa. She was teaching sixth grade in the Guttenberg public schools before her death.
33 Lillian E. Rickert Died February 15. She had been a teacher in the Waterloo schools for thirty-eight years. She received her B. Ph. degree from the University of Chicago in 1926.
33 Anna Louise Rathbun Died in Seattle, January 27; was buried at Marion, Iowa, on Feb. 2. Her body was accompanied from Seattle to Marion by her associate in the schools of Seattle, Nellie B. Sterrett, with whom she had lived since 1906.
33 J. C. Richter Died Oct. 3, 1939. He had been an insurance solicitor in Council Bluffs. His wife is now looking after his insurance work.
33 Clara Svendsen Died Oct. 1, 1939, in Clinton.
33 Miss Margaret Baker dies Died January 8 in Tacoma, Wash., where she lived with her sister, Grace; was professor of elocution and physical culture; went to England to study at Oxford University, and became vice principal and teacher of English of the Foreign Woman's Dept.
33 Harriet A. Cunningham Residing in Anamosa; reported Margaret Baker's death.
33 George Henry Ballard Born March 4, 1863, at Floyd; died December 6, 1934, at Charles City; received his B. A. in 1903 and his M. A. in 1904, both from the University of Iowa; had lived for many years at Orchard.
33 Belle Smith Died January 28, at the home of her sister, Stella, in Des Moines.
Campus today; campus yesterday Students studying, running, and pole vaulting; photo.
West Hall for women: open for the summer quarter Newly-completed dormitory for women; photo.