AMERICAN
TURNERS
1880
OF THE
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c~ et>HUHJtJes
1940
TABLE OF CONTENTS
National and Regional Officers ... 5
Message of the PresidenL... 6
Report of the Secretary ... 9
Report on the Committee of Physical Education .. _. ... 10
Report of the Treasurer ... 11
Report of Mental Activities Committee ... 13
Report of American Turner Topics ... 17
Report of the Jahn Educational Fund ... 18
Report of Instructors' Fund ... 20
Report of Turners' Normal College ... 22
Report of Students ... 24
Building and Endowment Fund of the Normal College ... 25-26 American Boy Turner ... 27
Oldest Turner Societies ... 28
National Tournaments of American Turners ... 30
Honor Roll, 50-Year Members of American Turners ... 31
National Conventions of American Turners ... 35
Addresses of Secretaries and Societies ... 36
Addresses of Mental Culture Chairmen ... .42
Addresses of Instructors ... 43
Statistical Reports of Societies ... 4 7 Recapitulation ... 62
HERE'S A HINT FOR ALL TURNERS
Several bequests have already been made to the Jahn Educational Fund, and as it is a permanent endowment, which will grow to ever greater proportions as the years pass, there will be many Turners, no doubt, desiring to make provisions in their wills to perpetuate the principles of Tur- nerism through this Fund. For the guidance of such Turners the following form is given to write into their wills as a codicil:
I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Jahn Educational' Fund of the American Turners,
the sum of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dollars
AMERICAN TURNER TOPICS
SUBSCRIPTION BLANK
Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
l9~-The undersigned hereby subscribes to. American Turner Topics for years, at the rate of 50c per year, for which remittance is made herewith. Subscription to begin with the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ issue.
Forward this original copy with remittance
toAmerican Turner Topics, 8735 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Name Address
CitY---~ State. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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National Executive Committee
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Here's Another Hint For All Turners
.The Instructors' Fund is a permanent Endowment, which
w~ll grow to ever greater proportions as the yefirs pass. There
~ill b~ m~ny Turners, no doubt, desiring to make provisions m. their wills to aid the brave apostles of Turnerism through this ~un~. For the guidance of such Turners the following form is given to write into their wills as a codicil:
I give and bequeath to the Trustees' o.f the Instructors' Fund of the American Turners the sum of
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Old Books Wanted for Archives
Conventions of the American Turners at Elkhart Lake, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Rochester authorized the Na- tional Executive Committee to collect books for the perma- nent Archives of Turner History, and also relics for a Turner Museum. If you have anything of this sort, inform the National Executive Committee 8735 E ] ff , . e erson A venue, Detroit, Michigan.
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National Executive Committee
Carl M. Weideman, President ... . .. 104 Wayne County Bldg.
Detroit, Michigan Arthur A. Kuecken, Vice-President . ... 1998 Gratiot Ave.
Detroit, Michigan W m. D. Held, Second Vice--President ... 408 Flat Iron Bldg.
Akron, Ohio Emil L. Pletz, Secretary .... 8735 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Michigan Walter J. E. Holtz, Recording Secretary .... 1947 Parkdale Avenue Tofodo, Ohio Archie H. Wilson, Treasurer ... 659 Montclair Avenue Detroit, Michigan George Heeschen, National Technical Chairman .... 1616 E. 55th St.
Cleveland, Ohio ] oseph Eckel, National Mental Culture Chairman ... 9826 Yorkshire Detroit, Michigan Karl Schmidt, Normal College Committee ... 223 N. Firestone Blvd.
REGIONAL MEMBERS Region 1-New England District
Akron, Ohio
Julius A. Laffert ... 193 E. Haverhill St., Lawrence ,Mass.
Region 2-New York, New Jersey & Middle Atlantic Districts Martin Nolde ... 86-ll-106th St., Richmond Hill, Long Island, N. Y.
Region -Pittsburgh, Indiana and South Central Districts Edward Groth ... 249 Haldeman Ave., Louisville, Kentucky
Region 4-Weste· rn New York and Lake Erie Districts Dethloffs E. Klein ... 405 Brisbane Building. Buffalo, New York
Region 5-Illinois and Wisconsin Districts
Louis 0. Greiner ... 5936 North Kilpatrick Ave., Chicago, Ill.
Region 6-St. Louis, Kansas-Missouri Districts
E. L. Hohenstein ... 6411 Michigan Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Rgion 7-Minnesota and Upper Mississippi Districts Willian Mueller ... . ... 824 Fremont Street, St. Paul, Minn.
Region 8-Pacific, North Pacific and Southern California Districts Herm. G. Cramer ... c/o Concordia T. V., 666 9th Ave., San Diego, California (Correspondence for the Normal College of American Turners should be addressed to 415 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis, Indiana.) Transportation Committee, Edw. W. Hanning .. 4045 Blaine Ave.
Detroit, Michigan Law and Complaints Committee-
Marshall F. Troester ... 288 Madison, Grosse Pointe, ·Mich.
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MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT
Ap ril 1, 1940 Submitted herewit_h is the 90th Annual Report of t he American-
Thurner~, together. with the financial statements and the repor t s of t e various standing committees.
Since assuming the leadership of the American Turners we are g~~hered h_ere at Elkhart Lake away from our hustling and ~rowd ed cities to discuss the good and welfare of our national organization.
th Tf ough I am. not wholly satisfied with the progress made si n ce e a; c?nvention that took place in Detroit, I can safely say that rourh ationtl Executive Committee has done the best we could to
urt er the cause of the American Turners.
Most noteworthy is. the action taken in the attempt to secu re p~op~rtl tadx exempt10n on all Turner Societies that maintain P ~si~a ahn mental educational programs. There are numerous societies t at have been t d . . . .
th . . ax
~xemptesmce their mcephon due t o m:n services ren?e:ed i~ their respective communities. Howeve r, . t Y ~f. our societies did not enter into proper procedure for t h eir J~: ~ ai~T The Buffalo Turnverein case, through the diligent e or s.
0urner Dethloffs Klein made it possible for that societ
!? rec~~~ p~operty tax exemption from the local and state autho rf- ie~. i. ew~se, _ the Detroit Turnverein has been declared an edu-
~~honal mstituhon and therefore tax-exempt. The legal material
8e? ?as e~~ made available through the national office to all ocieties. . 1th your cooperation in this matter we hope that we
~n report m the very near future that all societies of the American
Ca ut1~onersl .aret_pro.Perty tax exempt, by virtue of bein declared edu- na ms 1 tu hons.
shf; i~fwit~.;t~luctance .that I must report a decline in our member - h b a i e over six hundred. This decrease in membership
as een caused by the sha d l" · . .
th 11 . . rp ec me m our larger societies, whereas e :m; ~[.societies hav_e held their membership. What we need mthos ~ a · ITS the for~ahon of new societies in communities where
ere is no urnverem.
' Each district should · t · .
this work y N . appom a special con;imittee to carry out because of th o~r k aftlfonal Executive Committee is handicapped e ac o unds to carry on a program of this nature.
Our new bookkeep' · h .
more th . mg system, t at has been m operation for coincide a~i:h yt~art i~ in hver~ g?od order, and our records now b a
0eac district. Numerous adjustments have een made to the satisfaction of our national and district treasurers.
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Our system of per capita tax collection has not been improved upon. Your National Executive Committee has given this matter considerable thought and are proposing several plans to be adopted by this convention.
During the past year our records show that most all societies, in placing their orders for 1940 membership cards, ordered as many as twice the number of cards as members shown on their statistical reports.
With the present system, there is no way of knowing accurately the membership of any; societies other than what they report in their statistical reports. I trust that this convention will take dras- tic m easures to eliminate this con di ti on.
W ith the large amount of back per capita tax, as shown on our boo ks, the National Executive Committee offer such societies that are in the arrears, a one per-cent per month not payment plan.
Several societies have accepted this plan and are meeting their obligation as agreed upon and are also keeping up their current dues.
This is somewhat gratifying to us, and we encourage all societies that are behind in their dues to the National Executive Committee to take advantage of this method of liquidating their debt.
The National Executive Committee also found it very diffi- cult to meet its financial obligations. We are some ten thousand dollars behind in our subsidy to our Normal College. Last year we were able to pay only four thousand dollars of the six thousand dollars subsidy granted to the Normal College by the last con- vention. The records show that in 1939 we had a total membership of 19, 871 and were to collect $9,935.00 current per capita tax dues at 50c per head. Actually we collected only $7,413.39. Had we met our obligation to the Normal College in full, there would have been very little left for the operating costs of our national office. Con- siderable thought should be given this problem.
In sending to our societies a copy of the minutes of the monthly meetings of the National Executive Committee, we felt that the societies would appreciate the problems confronting the national office. Also the news letter attached to the minutes to all society secretaries kept them informed of activities, thus bringing about a closer contact between the societies and the national office. The plan has met with a great deal of enthusiasm and approval.
The editorial staff of the American Turner Topics are to be com- plimented very highly for their outstanding accomplishments. We can boast of having a national official organ comparable to any of its kind. I firmly believe that each Turner should subscribe to this splendid Turner publication, thus acquainting himself with
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our national movement. I further recommend that financial sup-- port of the Jahn Educational Fund and that of the American Turners be continued.
As a result of my visit to the New England and Eastern Societies, following the American Turner's Day at the New York World 's Fair, the 1941 National Turnfest became a reality. The National Turnfest was awarded to the Springfield Turners of Spd ngfield, Massachusetts. The National Technical Committee Chairman and Secretary have made a thorough study of the facilities of New England States' Fairgrounds and reported very favorably on the Turnfest plans already in operation. Now is the time for Turner members and Turner societies to make plans and the necessary preparations to attend the Springfield National Turnfest. Let us all unite to bring about the largest Turnfest ever held, and be thankful that we are to meet on a battlefield of true Amercian friendship rather than a battlefield of war.
Two new members were appointed as regional members of the National Executive Committee. Turner Herman G. Cramer of San Diego, Calif. replaced Turner Carl Entenmann of Los Angeles and Turner Julius A. Laffert of Lawrence, Massachusetts replaced Turner Henry Richter of Clinton, Mass. These retiring members, after serving the American Turners for many years, were made honorary members of the National Executive Committee.
Upon application from the Denver Turnverein to join the Kan- sas-Missouri District, the National Eexcutive Committee recom- mends that this request be granted.
The Chattanooga Turnverein has been requested to consolidate with the Indiana District. These changes will eliminate two dis- tricts that have been inactive and will give thes esocieties an oppor- tunity to enjoy contact with districts that are active.
As a closing word, I would like to emphasize the appreciation voiced by the National Executive Committee for the splenlid work of the Normal College and its Board of Trustees, the various standing committees for their fine spirit of cooperation. I cannot speak too highly of the service rendered by the members of the National Executive Committee who have· carried out their duties to the best of their abilities for the benefit of all American Turners.
Turners, I call on every one of you to pledge yourself to increase your membership of your respective societies. It can be done if you put your shoulders to the wheel. Let us stand united for the principles we stand for so that this world may be a better place in which to live.
Gut Heil
CARL M. WEIDEMAN
8REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
STATISTICAL RESUME'
b h' f the American Turners has decreased this year. There are 19
~~:ri:;~n:rsl;~
:ocieties, which is one less district as thefo~e:.
Ohio district consolidated with the Indiana district, and we have five more socte ies.b h. f the American Turners and its various classes compare with The mem ers 1p o
the previous year as follows:
Members --- Men's Classes- Actives --- Senior Men's Classes --- Women's Classes --- Junior Classes --- Boys' Classes --- Girls' Classes --- Fencing Section --- Instructors --- Ladies Auxiliaries ····--- Junior Sections --- Singers --- Dramatic Sections --- Value of Properties .... ---·---·--- Volumes in Libraries ---·---·---
1940 19,327
2,857 2,316 5,643 2,209 3,766 4,254 16i 113 6,316 758 1,204 361 6,266,729 28,545
1939 Increase Decrease
19,951 624
3,007 150
2,483 167
5,962 319
2,200 9
3,664 102
4,369 115
328 166
120 7
5,758 558
1,079 321
1,206 2
704 343
6,905,383 638,654
32,525 3,980
The following table shows the increase various Districts:
or decrease of membership in the
Illinois _ ... --- --- --- ---· · --- · · Indiana --- Kansas - Missouri --- Lake Erie --- Middle Atlantic --- Minnesota ---
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New York --- North Pacific --- Pacific --- Pittsburgh ---·--- Rocky Mountain --- St. Louis --- South Central --- Southern California --- Upper Mississippi --- Western New York --- Wisconsin ---·---···
Net Loss - 624.
1,399 1,795 180 3,096 801 152 2,048 793 920 216 307 2,192 ' 77 894
36 392 2,512 1,090 427
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1,478 1,576 130 3,442 1,140 159 1,989 844 928 213 355 1,878 86 949 21 420 2,511 1,176 476
219.
so
59
3 314
15 1
79
346 339 7 51 8
48 9 54 28 86 49
Annual Report of the. Committee on Physical Education
The Annual Homecoming meeting in November, 1939 was not as large as usual, due to the change of Thanksgiving dates insome states. Topics of varied interests to Turnverein instructors were brought up and discussed, and all who attended were benefited.
The recommendation of the 37th Convention of the American Turners that annual championships be held in athletic events deem- ed advisable by the National Executive Committee has been carried out for the past two years. During the year of 1938-1939, a National Volleyball meet was held at Fort Wayne, Indiana ,and our Gym- nastic Championships were held at the New York Turnverein. This year the Volleyball meet was held at Lincoln Turners of Chicago, and the Gymnastic meet at Rochester, New York. A National Swimming meet is to be held in Detroit in May.
The Annual Turner Championships give our top performers an opportunity yearly to prove their ability, instead of waiting for National Turnfests. There will be no National Championships during the coming year due to the National Turnfest in 1941.
Reports read in society papers from over the country indicate that many Districts conduct meets in gymnastics, volleyball, basket- ball, badminton, etc. Several societies exchange visits for such events also. This practice should be continued, and increased wherever possible.
Your Chairman and Secretary visited Springfield, Massachusetts in March as a preliminary to the National Turnfest in 1941. Hotels, the auditorium, and the buildings and grounds of the Eastern States Exposition were studied, and a meeting with the local board was held.
With thees facilities at our disposal, and the enthusiasm shown by Springfield Turners and the entire New England District, the Turnfest wil go over 100 per cent. It is now up to each society to start preparations for their own group.
With Turner Greetings
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George M. Heeschen, Chairman Chas. A. Geber, Secretary
REPORT OF TR' EASURER-THE AMERICAN TURNERS
March 31, 1940
Assets:
$ 2,334.16 Cash in Bank · · · ·: · · · 275.52 Accounts Receivable-Supplies · · ·
Unpaid Per ~ap.ita Taxes-:-. $ 516 89
Indiana District · · · 195:00 Kansas-Missouri · · · 112.58
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New England · · · 1,121.75 New Jersey · · · 881.50 New York · · · 555.80 North Pacific · · · 1,02 . 7 75 Pacific · · · '. · · ·
~· · · 1,088.00 Pittsburgh · · ·: · · · 1,516.23 Rocky Mountain · · · 2,404.78
~e~~~s N~~ Y~~k· ·. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. ·. ·. '. ·. '. '. '. '. '. '. 3 ,~~~ .. ~~
Wisconsin .. · · · - - - -
14,820.40 1,788.74 Notes Receivable · · · ·. · · · 1,160.47 Inventory, Material and Supplies · · · 808.49 Furniture and Fixtures . · · · - - - - -
Total Assets ... · · ·
Liabilities and Surplus:
Prepaid Per Capita Taxes- $ 146.01
Lake Erie District · · · 1.3 8 Minnesota · · · 83.61 New Jersey · · · 15.00 New England . · · · . . . 1,177 .so
Upper Miss1ss1pp1 · · ·
J ahn Educational Fund · · · 11,000.00 3 ,000.00 Normal College ... · · · 2,570.00 Turnzeitung · · · 7 .25 Social Security Tax · · · _· - - - - Total Liabilities .. · · .. · .... · ... s:io4.69.
Surplus-April 1, 1939 ... 3.0S 67
$21,187.78
18,000.75
Less-Net Loss for year · · · ; · · · · Adjustments to Per Capita
1 808 99 2 117 66 3,187 .03 Taxes and Turnzeitung. · · · ' · ' · - - - - -
$21,187 .78 Total Liabilities · · ·
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THE AMERICAN TURNERS
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE BALANCE SHEET
April 1, 1939-March 31, 1940 Income:
Per Capita Tax Billed ... $9,834.36
~::~;-~~~er~-~t-Large . . . lO.OO SI a es of Promotional Supplies ( ) ··· .. 2 164 42 610 . Less : Cost . . . 1,436.49 ' · 727 .93
Total Income ...
Expenses:
Normal College
Turner Topics . : : : : : : : : : : · · · Postage and Telephone · · · Office Rent · · · Office
Salari~~· · ·
p. .rint1ng ... .
···Interest Paid . . . · · · Technical Committee · · · Traveling Expense · · · Social Security,
Tax~~···Year Book - Students .. · · · Miscellaneous ... · · ·
Total Expenses ...
Net Loss for Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6,000.00 450.00 328.58 240.00 1,553.00 837.37
170.00 66.95 662.27 17.87 150.00 411.02
$10,578.39
$10,887.06
$ 308.67
REPORT OF MENTAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
More than one hundred and forty thousand spectators witnessed the offerings of thirty-nine societies who reported one or more Cultural Activities during the past year.
Thanks to the extra efforts of secretary Turner Pletz, sev;enty- five societies reported their cultural activieies-a new record.
The · number -"NONE" districts remained at three, with the Minnesota District coming out of the cellar and Kansas-Missouri District slipping into it.
The year's report shows only an increase in attendance, mental meetings, and concerts. All other cultural activities show· a de- crease.
Attendance has jumped from a little more than thirty-two thou- sand to a· hundred and forty-three thousand, thanks to the Glee Club of Moline Turners. Concerts have increased from fifty-five to eighty-seven. Credit is due to the Upper Mississippi and Pacific districts for the increase. The Mental Meetings increased from one hundred and twenty-nine to two hundred and thirty-four.
Lake Erie and the Pittsburgh districts are responsible for most of this increase.
All other Cultural Activities show a decrease. Lectures dropped from one hundred five to one hundred one. Debates show a loss of four and dramatic productions show
adecrease of twenty-five per- cent, while the per cent of members participating in dramatics shows a decrease of fifty per cent. Only one Camera Club and one Public Speaking class was reported .
The committee is at a loss to understand why the American Turners are on the down-grade dramatically. The Little Theatre Movement is on the up-grade and no National organization is betterequipped with auditoriums than the American Turners to save the spoken drama. Is this not a Pioneer Movement that we might become interested in?
The Indiana, the Upper Mississippi, and the Pittsburgh Dis- tricts report a complete Cultural Activities program. New Eng- land, Illinois, Middle Atlantic and Lake Erie Districts lack but De\)ating, while New York lacks but Concert activity.
Societies should never forget that "Sound Mind" is one-half of the Turner slogan. No Turner Society is complete without its Mental Activities program. And no society is worthy of its en- deavor if it fails to report. The Annual Report is the Badge of Accomplishment to Turners and Non-Turners as well.
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The Committee recommends that all Societies make a special effort to establish and maintain the following groups: Dramatic, Singnig, Debating, Lecture, Camera and Open Forum.
The Committee further recommends that a Chairman of Cul- tural Activities be appointed or _ elected. The system of having the vice-president assume these duties does not seem to get re- sults in a Society.
The Committee still ftirther recommends that the District Cul- tural Activities Committee take an active leadership in promoting this program. No district in the 1940-41 program should neglect to name a Cultural Activities Day on its
Turnfe~tCalendar. The Lake Erie District held a Cultural Activities Day recently, which more than three hundred attended. It consisted of choral num- bers, dramatic work ,recitations and a beautiful exhibition of hand- icraft and hobby works.
The Committee recommends that all Societies and Districts start work to compete at the 1941 National Turnfest in Springfield, Massachusetts, to make this the best Mental Activities Turnfest in the history of the American Turn. ers.
To make it a complete Mental Activities Turnfest there should be entries in the following classes of c?mpetition:
A. Mental Activities of Societies.
B. Literary Prize - Contests.
C. Elocutionary Contests.
D. Prize Singing and Choral Work.
E. School Exhibits.
The following reports have been received for the
iyear January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1939.
NEW YORK DISTRICT
TURNVEREIN VORWAERTS, BROOKLYN, N. Y.1 Lecture - 1 Debate - 1 Children's Minstrel.. ... Attendance 100 NEW YORK TURNVEREIN, N. Y.,
1 Dramatic Production ... Attendance 277
INDIANA DISTRICT
ATHENAEUM TURNERS, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.1 Lecture - 1 Illustrated Lecture - 2 Dramatic Productions - 2 Concerts
···-···Attendance 2345 FORT WAYNE TURNERS, FORT WAYNE, NIDIANA
1 Lecture - 1 Illustrated Lecture ... Attendance 229 SOUTH SIDE TURNERS, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
3 Lectures - 1 Debate - 1 Dramatic Production ... Attendance 650
NONE
SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT
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NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT
MERIDEN TURNER SOCIETY, CONN.
2 Concerts ... Attendance 100 LAWRENCE TURNVEREIN, MASS.
1 Minstrel - 1 Opera - 1 Review - 6 Concerts ... Attendance 4265
MANCHESTER TURNVEREIN, MASS.
1 Lecture ... ·-···-···-···----···-···Attendance 113
SPRINGFIELD TURNVEREIN, MASS.
3 Concerts ... Attendance 600
CLINTON TURNVEREIN, MASS.
4 Lectures - 1 Concert - 2 Symphony Concerts (Sponsors) .... Attendance 520
MALDEN TURNVEREIN, MASS.
8 Concerts ... Attendance 800
DEUTSCHER FORTBILDUNGS VEREIN, MASS.
1 Dramatic Production - 1 Minstrel.. ... Attendance 1605
MINNESOTA DISTRICT
NEW ULM TURNVEREIN, MINN.
1 Dramatic Production - 1 Dramatic Production (Sponsors) .. Attendance 2 200
ILLINOIS DISTRICT
LINCOLN TURNVEREIN, ILL.
2 Lectures ... Attendance 60
SOUTH BEND TURNVEREIN, IND.
4 Dramatic Productions - 5 Concerts ... Attendance 4233
SOCIALER TURNVEREIN, ILL.
1 Lecture - 1 Dramatic Production ... Attendance 238
WISCONSIN DISTRICT
MADISON TURNVEREIN, WIS.
3 Movies - 5 Lectures ... Attendance 5 7 5
ST. LOUIS DISTRICT
NORTH ST. LOUIS TURNVEREIN, MO.
5 Lectures ... Attendance 43 7
SOUTH WEST TURNER SOCIETY, ST. LOUIS, MO.
1 Junior Minstrel. ... Attendance 600
UPPER MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT
NORTHWEST DAVENPORT TURNERS, IOWA9 Lectures - 1 Illustrated Lecture ... Attendance 583
CLINTON T & B VEREIN VORWAERTS, IOWA
1 Lecture - 1 Debate - 1 Christmas Play DAVENPORT TURNGEMEINDE, IOWA
8 Lectures - 6 Federal W P A Concerts ... Attendance 600 MOLINE TURNERS, ILLINOIS
1 Lecture-1 Revue-1 Minstrel-16 Glee Club Concerts ... Attendance 93,900 (Glee Club now on W 0 C Radio Station)
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT
CHARLEROI TURNVEREIN, PA.
1 Concert - 1 Junior Variety Show - 1 Debate (Sponsors) .... Attendance 150 HARMONY TURNERS, AMBRIDGE, PA.
2 Concerts ... ~···Attendance 525 McKEESPORT T & G VEREIN, PA.
2 Concerts ... Attendance 450 15
EIN1~!~!~s MU~I~eta!UR~ ~PALLFASSOCD~ATI~N,
HOMESTEAD, PA.2 Variety Shows... en orum 1scuss1ons - 4 Concerts
. ·---··---·-··-···--·---·--···--···: .. Attendance 1159
MIDDLE ATLANTIC DISTRICT
TURNVEREIN VOR., BALTIMORE
3 Lectures - 1 Dramatic Production - 3 Con
WILMINGTON TURNGEMEINDE DE certs ... Attendance 1205 1 Illustrated Lecture ' L.
---···--···-···--·--·-···-···---···Attendance 130
WESTERN NEW YORK DISTRICT
SYRACUSE TURNVEREIN, N. Y.
1 Concert - 1 Dramatic Production
···-···Attendance 200
NONE
KANSAS-MISSOURI DISTRICT
LAKE ERIE DISTRICT
SOCIALER TURNVEREIN, CLEVELAND 16 Lectures - 4 Illustrated Lectures - 7 Con
GERMANIA TURNVEREIN VORWA certs ... Attendance 13,113 2 Concerts _ 2
o (
S ERTS, CLEVELANDAK peras ponsored) A
RON TURNER CLUB, OHIO ··-···-·--·----·-···----··· ttendance 1,450 7 III ustrated Lectures
DETROIT TURNERS, Micii···--·-···--··-···-···Attendance 750 Camera Club _ Public
s
k" G2 Minstrel Shows 1 /!/a mg roup - 4 Dramatic Productions
- peretta ... Attendance 4,730
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT
CON~gRDIA_
TURNVEREIN, SAN DIEGO CALIF ramatic Production - 1 Concert ' .TURNVEREIN GERMANIA LOS ANG···-····-···-····--···Attendance 214 12 Lectures _ 2 Conce ' ELES, CALIF.
rts ... Attendance 2,960
ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
DENVER TURNVEREIN, COLORADO 6 Lectures - 2 Concerts
···-···Attendance 361
NEW JERSEY DISTRICT
CARLSTADT TURNVEREIN N J
1 Concert ...
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.... : ... .-... Attendance 500PACIFIC DISTRICT
SACRAMEN~O TURNVEREIN, CALIF.
1 Dramatic Production - 3 Concerts
NONE
NORTH PACIFIC DISTRICT
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Committee on Cultural Activities
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Joseph a Eckel G. E. Messer George Englehardt Karl Schaltenbrand Harold Downs
· REPORT ON AMERICAN TURNER TOPICS
In less than two years, American Turner Topics has grown from an eight page to a sixteen page publication. This was due mainly t o the diligent efforts of the present editorial staff, and the in- crease of additional subscribers to American Turner Topics. How- ever, if it were not for the financial aid received from the Jahn
E ducat ional Fund and American Turners, it would be impossible
to pri nt the official organ in its present form. It will be necessary to d epend on their continued support if we are to maintain a high standard of publication.
T he editorial staff feels that more encouraging support of Ameri- can Turner Topics could be given by the members of the various so cieties throughout the country. We need additional subscribers.
Our societies should encourage their members to enter a two-year subscription to the official organ. . ... . .. . A sample copy of the magazine will gladly be sent to all new members accepted by the branch societies of the American Turners upon receipt of the names and addresses of the candidates. In do ing so, the new members will become familiar with the National Organization and its functions; they also will become acquainted with the activities of the other societies throughout the country.
The editorial staff takes this opportunity of extending sincere thanks to all Turners who have so graciously submitted articles and pictures which have contributed so largely to the interest and appeal of American Turner Topics throughout the past year.
With Turner Greetings, Turner Topics Editorial Staff TURNER TOPICS FINANCIAL REPORT
April 1, 1939 to March 31, 1940 Receipts:
Jahn Educational Fund Subsidy . . .. . .. . ... . ... $1,200.00 American Turners - Subsidy . . . 450.00 Advertising and Subscriptions . . . 537 .88 American Turner Jewelry Sale through
Turners Topics . . . 14.67
$2,202.55 Disbursements:
Printing . . ... . .. . ... . ... . ... . . . .... $1,170.00 Salaries . . . 365.00 Stamps and Mailing Charges . . . 84.63 Office Supplies and Stationery . . . 101.59 Half-tone and Electro cuts . . . 108.67
Addr~_ssograph
Plates . . . 19.40 Filing Cabinets . . . 10.81 Refund to American Turners for Jewelry. . . 10 .. 67 Photo Contest Prizes . . . 15.00
$1,885.77 CASH on HAND ... ... . ... , ... $ 316.72
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THE JAHN EDUCATIONAL FUND
From the figures of Secretary-Treasurer Henry J. Thier it will be seen that there has been a slight renewal of interest in the Jahn Educational Fund during the past year, though there has been no campaign to gather large sums. There is no desire to interfere with the drive for the College Endowment Fund, and the present income of the Jahn Fund suffices to meet the demands for support of "Tur- ner Topics", which is our main educational and propaganda organ.
This was one of the original objects of the Fund-"the support of an English organ as soon as the time had come to establish one."
The efforts to enlarge and improve "Turner Topics" must meet the approval and support of all who have the future of the Turner cause at heart. The Trustees of the fund feel that they are justi- fied in applying the greater part of the income to this important purpose.
None the less, various friends of the cultural work, which is so important a part of the Turner program have contributed to the growth of the Jahn Fund during the year and have shown wisdom together with a liberal spirit. It was the purpose of Theodore Ahrens, who established the Fund, to provide a permaennt finan- cial basis for our mental work which is so often sorely neglected in Turnvereins, and this purpose is never lost sight of. Mental training committees who apply to the Fund are supplied with stim- ulating literary material, libraries that really function receive new books and pamphlets, and the archives and museum in the keeping of the Jahn Fund trustees is being augmented by books and relics of Turner history. Handicapped by the lessening returns of muni- cipal bonds during the present peculiar financial situation, plans for - lecture tours of the chairman and others have been held in abey- - anye, but will be resumed.
Dramatic sections are also to be encouraged as an effective mode of interesting young people in our societies.
Let the Turners throughout the wide confines of the "Bund"
bear in mind that the Jahn Educational Fund is here to stay, that its capital and usefulness will increase during the years to come, and that it is in the hands of Turners tried and true, who will con- serve it for the mission it has to fulfill, the perpetuation of the Tur- ner principles and the ideals of the founders of our early Turn- verein.
Also note a change in the address of the Jahn Educational Fund.
It is no longer 1108 Century Building, but Allegheny Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Pa., where the chairman of the Fund, Turner George Seibel, is the librarian. Turners visiting Pittsburgh are in- vited to this fine library of 250,000 volumes in a million-dollar build- ing, to inspect the collection of books on Turner history and the interesting Jahn relics now housed there.
Correspondence may be addressed either to George Seibel at the Library, or to William Voelker, Secretary at 1812 Evans Street, McKeesport, Pa. The treasurer's address is still as before, Henry J. Their, 5802 Morrowfield Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. To the under- signed this address of the treasurer seems very important, in case any Turner should be moved by the spirit of Father Jahn to send
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• have done, to remember the a voluntary
contributio~or,. as ?1any
Jahn Educational Fund m his will. George Seibel, Chairman
CASH REPORT AND COMPARATIVE SHEET OF JAHN EDUCATIONAL FUND FOR THE YEAR
1939 - 1940-
April 1, 1939 - Balance ... ··· .$1,29 4
· 56 Receipts:
Subscriptions:
J. Adam Gebhard·
> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••$ sii:~~
Minna Waltenberger ... · · ·
200.00 Rudolph Koenig ... · . · · ·
10.00 Johnstown T. V ... · · · - - - - Accts. Receivable:
Richard Stover .. . ... · · · Interest - Bank ... · · · Nat'l Ex. Com. . ... · · ·
27.78 180.00
- - -
262.25 12.50 207.78 Stocks Am. Rad. & Std. San. Div .... · · · 1,495.00 60.00 1,555.00 Bonds · · · - - - - 3,332.09
Expenditures: 180.00
Rent ... · · · ··· · ·
Turner Topics ... ·. · . · · · 1,100.00
E 148 93 1,428.93
Miscellaneous xpense ... · - - - · - - - - -
$1,903.16 Balance March 31, 1940. · · ·
COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET, MARCH 31, 1940
1940 1939
Assets: $ 1,903.16 $ 1,294.56
~~~~ A~~~i·c·a·~ ·T~.r~·e·r~· : : : : : : : : 3,000.00 3,000.00 Bonds and Stocks, par ... 51,825.00 52,400.00
M 6,500.00 6,500.00
Camp Brosius tg .... · · · 444.96 444.96 Wicke Books ... · · ·
bl 1,022.50 2,055.00
Accts. Receiva e ... · · ·
----
Liabilities:
Subscriptions ... · · · Bequests ... · · ·
64,695.62 50,830.89 3,449.87 10,414.86 Earnings (Surplus) ... · · ·
----
Adjusted 65,694.52*Exp. Accts.
closed 51,588.64
3,449.87
10,656.01 * Adjusted
$64,695.62 $65,694.52
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INSTRUCTORS' FUND OF THE AMERICAN TURNERS
The Instructors' Fund was established b the American Turners for the purpose of aiding Instructors who have served the Tu rners faithfully and who are seriously in need of assistance.
The following are some of the provisions of the Trust Agreement and Rules governing this fund: All contributions must be added
!o th~ principal of the Fund. The principal must be invested only m high grade, United States Government, State or Munici pal Bonds. One-fourth of the income of this fund must also be added to the principal to insure the growth of the Fund. The balance of the income is available for the distribution to worthy applicants.
In order that an application for aid may be considered, the app li- cant must have :r:endered faithful service as an Instructor in a Turn~erein of the American Turners. Application for aid may be submitted by the applicant or by the Executive Officers of a Turn- verein in which the applicant served. In making distribution of the funds to needy applicants it shall be obligatory upon the Boar d of Trustees to take into consideration the acts of Instructors a n d- or their Societies in contributing to the Fund. All officers han d- ling monies or resources of the Fund are adequately bonded. No Trustees can receive any salary or compensation from the Fund.
TREASURER'S REPORT
For the Period starting April 1, 1939, ending March 31, 1940 STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL
Total ~rincipal April 1, 1939 (at Cost) . . ... . .. .. $12,544.35
Donat~on-Ladies Auxiliary Detroiter Socialer Turnv. . . 5.00 Donation-Fred Folberth, Socialer Turnv., Cleveland. . . . 25.00 Donation-Lake Erie District Convention. . . 25.00 25 % of Income transferred to Principal since Apr. -, '39.. 124.60 Total Principal April I, 1940 (At Cost) . . .... . ... . $12,723.95
EARNINGS AND DISTRIBUTIONS Total Income for the Period April 1, 1939 to Mar. 31, '40.
25 % of Income transferred to Principal since Apr. 1, '39 ..
Bal. of earnings since April 1, 1939 available for - - - - - administration and distribution . . ... .. ... . . .
498.38 124.60
Balance available at beginning of this period ... . .
Total available for distribution ... . ... .. ... -. -1-,0-6-0-.1~3
Disbursements from April 1, 1939 to March 31, 1940... . 316.76 373.78 686.35
Balance available for distribution April 1, 1940 . ... 743.37 TOTAL ASSETS AT COST
5000
Monongahela City School Bonds, 4}'4 %, '44
5000U. £. Treasury Certificates,
3Ys%, 1946-49 ..
1000 U. S. Treasury Certificates, 3%, 1951-55 ... . 1000 C~ty of Massilon Sewer Bonds 5 %, 1949 ... . 1000 City of Cleveland Public Hall 4Yz %, 1949 . . Cleveland Trust Co. Savings Acct . . ... . .. . Cleveland Trust Co. Commercial Acct .. .. . Totals ... . .. . . . ... . ... .
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Income 212.50 156.25 30.00
50.0045.00 4.63
$498.38
Cost 5000.00 4199.22 941.52 1156.49 1122.66 644.80 402.63
$13467.32
T he fact that this Fund has been urgently needed is proved by the deserving applications for aid
~hichha.ve
~eenreceived and the number of veteran instructors, m pathetic circumstance- s, who
have been aided in their hour of need. .
It is unfortunate that so many Instructors, who unselfishly
sac~ifice d their lives in behalf of the Turnverein, find themselves m serious financial straits after their years of service. We apparently cannot look to the individual Turnvereins to aid their former in- stru ct~rs. As the need for aid is great, further donations are so- lici ted from Societies and individuals.
Attention is called to the fact that there is nothing in the rules o f t h is Fund limiting the distribution of aid t.o aged
Instru~t?rs.All Instructors who have served the Turners faithfully are
el~gi~leif t hey become incapacitated or are in serious need. W, e also invite at tention to the obligation upon the Trustees to conside7 the.
co~t ributions of the Instructors or their Societies, when makmg distri- butions from the Fund.
th e following three suggestions : .
With these rules in mind, the Trustees lay particular
stre~supon 1. All Societies employing Instructors are urged to contribute to
this Fund. . .
2. All Instructors anticipating that the might P?ssibly at so.me time be seriously in need of aid, are urged to
~ontribu~eso1:11ethmg to the Fund, in order that they may have an interest ii; this F:.md even if they cannot give
mor~than a few
d<?llar~from time to time.
3. Every Society and Section of the
Soc~etyis
~skedto arrange a card party or other e?ter.tainment
~romtime to time for the pur- pose of raising a contribution for this Fund. . . . It is our hope that in the near future every
Societ~m the
A~encan Turners will be represented .by a donation
t~th.is. Fund, either from the Society or from a
S~ct~on,or
fro~an individual.
me~berof the Society. There is no
hmi~to the size of the donation, .any
sum will be very gratefully received. .
The Instructors' Fund of the American Turi;ers is a
reg~larlyestablished Trust Organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any ~fficer, trustee or employee, and is accordingly exempt from income and inheritance taxes. .
It is the sincere wish of the Trustees to see
t~i~Fund grow to a size to meet the deserving demands and sufficient to produce other benefits for the American Turners. . . .
The Trustees sincerely regret to record
~the un~imely p~ssmgof Henry W. Luther who served as our Chairman smce the mcep- tion of this Fund, and who was, for many years, one of the
mo~tfaithful members of the American Turners. The
Trustee~have elected Oscar Grothe as the new Chairman, and Carl F. Hem has been appointed to fill the vacancy on .the Board of
Tr~stees.Respectfully submitted, with Turner greetmgs TRUSTEES OF THE INSTRUCTORS' FUND
OSCAR GROTHE, ChairmanHERMAN EISELE, Secretary BRUNO UHL, Treasurer CARL F. HEIN
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GEORGE SEIBEL EDWARD F. TOBOLD HENRY A. ZWIERLEIN
TURNERS' NORMAL COLLEGE
The Normal College of the American Turners is affiliated with Indiana University; its students can acquire the degree of the State , Un~versity ~s well as that of the Normal College. The College re-
mains an independent institution, however, and continues its courses as given heretofore.
The Board of Trustees of the College consists of the following:
President, George Vonnegut; Treasurer, Richard A. Kurtz;; Oscar H. K~ster, Leo .M. Rappaport, Carl F. Hein, Cleveland; August H. Pntzlaff, Chicago; Paul Krimmel, Syracuse; Max Strass, Chi- cago; W. K. Streit, Cincinnati; Joseph Weismueller, Louisville;
Dr. Carl B. Sputh, President of the College and Dean of the De- partment of Science and Hygiene; Emil Rinsch, Dean of the De- partment of Education. Social Science and Languages, and Secre- tary of the Board; Rudolph Schreiber, Dean of th. e Department of Theory and Practice of Physical Education.
The facul.ty, consisting of sixteen instructors, icludes members of the teaching staff of Indiana University.
The following courses are offered:
A fo~r-year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.E.) and to certification as Teacher of Physical and Health Education.
An elementary two-year course, open to male non-matriculants who have attained a high degree of proficiency in gymnastics (gym- na~ts of the second and third grades) and meet such individual re-
q~irementsas may be prescribed, including a satisfactory knowl- e g~ of Germa~. Students who complete this course receive a c~rh~cate attestin~ th?t they are qualified to teach physical educa- tion in schools maintained by societies of the American Turners.
Complete information about these courses is given in the cata- logue of the Normal College, sent upon request.
The B?ard · of Trustees of the Normal College offers seven schol?rsh.ips to me~~ers of the American Turners (one for each of the .circmts), consisting of free tuition for two years. Full infor- mation about these scholarships will be sent upon request.
Simila~ sc.holarsh~ps are offe:ed to 20 members (one for each of the dist:icts) without th~ h.igh school education required for those mentioned above, consisting of one year's free tuition for the elementary course. Complete information will be sent on request.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE NORMAL COLLEGE
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR FROM JULY 1, 1938 to JUNE 30, 1939 (The Normal College fiscal year closes on June 30; a complete report for an entire
year can therefore be given at this time only for 1938-1939)
RECEIPTS
Tuition Fees ... $11,880.00 American Turners . . . 4,000.00 Building and Endowment Fund. . . 1,500.00 Surplus of Sales to Students. . . 17 5.65 Donations . . . 262.60 Miscellaneous Income . . . 377.20 Interest Earned . . . 41.50
$18,236.95 EXPENDITURES
Stationery and Printing ... $ 569.06 Advertising . . . 5.00 Teachers' Salaries ... - ... 10,810.04 Office Salaries . . . 3,098.12 Rent and Janitor . . . 2,447.00 Insurance . . . 63.89 Postage. and Express . . . 233.03 Traveling Expense . . . 86.55 Repairs . . . 139.73 Telephones and Telegrams . . . 130.69 Miscellaneous Expense . . . 385.50
$17,968.61
BALANCE SHEET FOR JULY 1, 1939
With Comparative Figures for the Previous Year
Assets: ·
July 1, 1938 July 1, 1939 IncreaseCash on Hand ... $ 727.70 $ 1,120.25 $ 392.55 Accounts Receivable (Students).... 1,632.22 1,281.92 *350.30 Accounts Receivable (Turners). . . . 6,000.00 8,000.00 2,000.00 Notes Receivable . . . 1,661.47 1,333.52 *327.95 Office Equipment . . . 605.03 605.03
Library . . . ... . . 1,206.87 1,233.07 School Equipment . . . 2,769.88 2,841.04 Gymnasium Equipment . . . 7 ,096.61 7 ,096.61 Camp Brosi um Real Estate ... 56,053.03 56,704.50 Camp Equipment . . . 3,000.00 3,519.28 Invested Funds . . . 1,000.00 1,000.00
26.20 71.16 651.47 519.28
$81,752.81 $84,735.22 $2,982.41
Liabilities:
July 1, 1938Camp Brosius Mortgage ... $ 6,500.00 Capital . . . 16,571.72 Surplus . . . 15,104.85 Endowment Fund . . . 4,950.00 Camp Subscription Fund . . . 11,552.00 Henry Suder Memorial Fund. . . 1,000.00 Reserve for Camp Depreciation .... 26,074.24
$81,752.81
Italic type in last column indicates decrease.
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July 1, 1939 Increase
$ 6,500.00 $ ... . 16,571.72
17 ,043.54 1,938.59 4,950.00
11,552.00 1,000.00
27 ,117.96 1,043.72
$84,735.22 $2,982.41
ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS
. 1939 - 1940
ADAMS, RUTH MARIAN ... ~ ... Cincinnati, Ohio ANANIA, AUGUST ... New York, N. ·Y.
BAECHER, RUTH E ... Buffalo, N. Y.
BALTZ, WILLIAM M ... Buffalo, N. Y.
BASTIAN, PAUL ... New York, N. Y.
BAUMANN, ROY KARL ·
···-···---Chicago, Ill.
BEISMAN, ANTHONY JOSEPH ... Rochester, N. Y.
BINKLEY, ROBERT MARTIN ... Altoona, Pa.
BLUHM, PAUL ROBERT ·
···Freelandville, Ind.
BROADWELL, HERBERT E ... Syracuse, N. Y.
CAPPELLO, VOILETTE JOAN ... Elizabeth, N. J.
CHALMER, BERTRAM G. ···-···-···--Buffalo, N. Y.
CHAPPELLE, PAUL CHARLES · · · ·
···-···-···Cmcmnati, Ohio CHRISTMAN, JACK HENRY ... Buffalo, N. Y.
CIESIESKI, JOSEPH, JR. ... Buffalo, N. Y.
~~~~~:~.~~~~:;A~·· ·. ~ .. ... . ... .. .... .... ... ... . .. ~ ... . 6.~~:::g;· I~:
COLLIS, NICK
' ···--···Syracuse, N. Y.
DAIGGER, MARGARET LOIS ... Indianapolis, Ind.
DIESTEL, DORIS MAE ... : ... Buffalo, N. Y.
DOERR, FRANK WILLIAM -
···Boston, Mass.
DRESSEL, BETTY LILLIAN
~~=~R~~;E:, 1 ~~~.:::::·:::: : : :: ::: :::. :··:·:·:·::.:··: .. ::::.·::·:~~~::F~::
EDMONDS, CLARENCE WILBUR ·
EGAN, DONALD J. . ...
.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-~-~~f::::g~. I~:
FRAZER, RICHARD DAVID
GOEKE, ROBERT C. . ... : .
.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-~~~:::~g:·
I::GOODLET, MARTHA MIRIAM · ·
·· · ···· ·· · ··· ··· ··· ... Indianapolis, Ind.
GOULD, CARROLL
··· ·· ··· ··· ·· · · ·· ··· ··· · · ··· ·· -·· · ···.Patoka, Ind.
HEINTZ, DONALD A. . .
···-Buffalo, N. Y.
HOFFMAN, BETTY CAROLYN ·
· ···--···St. Louis, Mo.
JOHNSON ALLAN
' ···-···Buffalo, N. Y.
JUDSON, EDNA ELEANOR · ·
···--·-···Indianapolis, Ind.
KA YWORTH, ALFRED E., JR. ... Methuen, Mass.
KERN, EDITH PEARL ·
···-BeUeville, Ill.
KLEINMANN, WILLIAM
... Buffalo, N. Y.
KREUTZER, ROBERT G ·
· ···-···----···--... Chicago, Ill.
KRUEGER, GERALDINE MAE ·
LAKOSKY, CARL _ ... Cleveland, Ohio ... Cleveland, Ohio
-LANG, GLADYS DOROTHY ... .
... Rochester, N. Y.
LEHSTEN, NELSON GEORGE ... , ... :., ... Buffalo, N .. Y.
LEIBINGER, EDWARD ... -.... : ... Buffalo, N. Y.
LESTER, R. ANTON, JR. ... Buffalo, N. Y.
LIND, ELIZABETH JENNIE ... Buffalo, N. Y.
MARSHALL, THOMAS R. ... Buffalo, N. Y.
MENAPACE, VERA ... Syracuse, N. Y.
MIKITY, VICTOR ... Bayonne, N.
J.
MIKLAS, EMIL JOHN ... Chicago, Ill.
MIKOLAJEK, WALTER ... Buffalo, N. Y.
MONGEAU, JOSEPH JOHN ... Springfield, Mass.
MONTOYE, HENRY JOSEPH ... Chicago, Ill.
MORGAN, EVELYN MAE ... Mooers, N. Y.
NEUW AHI:, TERESE ... Pittsburgh, Pa.
NORWICH, MARY ALICE ... Buffalo, N. Y.
O'HARA, ROSEMARY ... : ... Indianapolis, irnd.
PALMER, JOHN F ... : ... Buffalo ,N .Y.
PAULI, WALTER KARL ... Webster, Mass.
PILGER, AGNES .JULIA ... St. Louis, Mo.
PLOETZ, ROBERT PAUL ... Sheboygan, Wis.
POLSCEK, ELAINE ... Buffalo, N. Y.
POTTHOFF, HOWARD C ... Johnstown, Pa.
POTTENGER, DORIS AVILLA ... Indianapolis, Ind.
PRENDERGAST, FRANCIS V. . ... Chicago, Ill.
RAAFLAUB, FRANCES ARLENE ... Syracuse, N. Y.
REGENFUSS, JAMES W ... _ ... Milwaukee, Wis.
RICIGLIANO, ESTELLE ... Buffalo, N. Y.
ROBERTS, RICHARD H. .. ... Buffalo, N. Y.
ROMEO, PAUL CHESTER ... Syracuse, N. Y.
RYCHNOWSKI, STEPHAN J ... Buffalo, N. Y.
SARTER, VINCENT ···---···----···----···--···--···--····--····New York, N. Y.
SCHALK, EDWARD A. ... Chicago, Ill.
SCHLAPKOHL, VERNON DALE ... Davenport, Iowa SCHUENEMAN, ALLEN CLAIR ... : ... St. Louis, Mo.
SEAMANS, MARGUERITE ... Buffalo, N. Y.
SEA TS, LILLIAN JEAN ... Indianapolis, Ind.
SHEFF, DONALD JOSEPH ... Hamburg, N. Y.
SIELSKI LUCILLE MARY ... Buffalo, N. Y.
SKERK~R,
FAY ... Buffalo, N. Y.SPAULDING, DOROTHY MAE ... St. Louis, Mo.
STEELE WARREN ... Clinton, Mass.
SUTTO~,
CHARLES ... Syracuse, N. Y.TAPERMAN, LOUIS D ... Buffalo, N. Y.
TILLETT, GLENN ... Knoxville, Tenn . VAN PELT, MARGARET W ... Buffalo, N. Y.
WANDREY, ELFRIEDE ... Buffalo, N. Y.
WASHBURN, MARTHA JEANNE ... Indianapolis, Ind.
WENDELN, ROBERT ... Cincinnati, Ohio WHITE, MARJORIE OLIVE ... Indianapolis, Ind . WITCZAK, CELIA ... Buffalo, N. Y.
24 YOULL, RUTH CATHERINE ... Buffalo, N. Y.
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BUILDING AND ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE NORMAL COLLEGE OF THE AMERICAN TURNERS
At the time the Trustees took over this Fund, there were 118 pledges, totalling $22,512.30. Since that time certain of these orig- inal subscriptions have been cancelled because of death or retire- ment.
Since taking over the campaign the Trustees have obtained } 70 new pledges, totalling $9,031.78, which, in addition to the remaining 116 pledges from the old committee total $27,464.08.
Of the 286 pledges, 182 (totalling $12,223.78) are from the Alumni of the College; an average pledge of $67.15.
The Alumni are now organized in certain cities and plans for organization are under way in other cities. .
Special efforts and events on behalf of the Endownent Fund have been in~reased among Turner Societies and are giving individ- ual Turner members occasion to become more familiar with the College and its purposes.
Also, during the year the College received a bequest in the form of a share in the estate of an old Turner member.
The Endowment Fund is a worthy cause and represents an excellent opportunity for Turners to set up a truly worthwhile memorial in honor of self or loved ones.
The Endowment Fund now has a good start. It needs the active support of the officers of the Turner societies. This has been woefully lacking up to the present.
The Normal College is the one and only undertaking of the Amer- ican Turners which is pursued on a national scale and which di- rectly benefits the American public.
It constitutes the best argument for our claim for recognition.
It is an excellent reason for the best people to join a Turner so- ciety.
Its value to the Turner societies has been clearly demonstrated during the past year. The fact of its existence and the fact that it supplies Teachers of Health and Physical Education to public 3chools played a major part in securing tax exemption for certain of the societies.
It is suggested that other societies seeking tax exemption make note of the fact. Also those now enjoing exemption keep it in mind when asked to give their support to the Endowment Fund.
There is one item of $500.00 under "Disbursements" in the finan- cial report that perhaps calls for an explanation. This amount was advanced to the campaign manager for stenographic help, postage, stationery and miscellaneous items incident to furthering the cam- paign. It is to be returned to the Fund at such time as it becomes self-sustaining.
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TRUSTEE'S REPORT
BUIDING AND ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE NORMAL COLLEGE OF THE AMERICAN TURNERS
!Financial Statement May 8, 1939 to March 31, 1940
d M 8 1939 ... $4,005.26 Cash on han , ay ' · · · 3 724.30 Received on pledges, to March 31, 1940 ... ·_·_· _' _ _ TOTAL RE CEIPTS ... ··· ... $7,729.56 LESS DISBURSEMENTS.:
N orma I C II o ege. · · · ... $1,500.00 666.20 Commissions paid · · ·
40 .oo
Salary . · · · 54.4 7 Miscell.aneous · · · 500.00 Revolving Fund · · · ·_· _· _ _ _
2,760.67 1 1940 ... $4,968.89 Cash on hand, March 3 , · · ·
AMERICAN BOY TURNERS
The Youth Committee of the Illinois Distrbiclt ha~ bee~e:~r~ob~?t . · t' k The greatest pro em as
with orgamza ion wor . ll the eo le that volunteer for such leaders for our boys. U sua hy dl ~ J?.rhru this new arrangement work are not exactly able to an e .1 . d. ff' I ties
we expect to over.co1!1e our lead~~~1~ag1er l~~d interested the boys It is v~ry g~at1fymg {? seet times to understand why Turners ar.e. It kis fa httlte "dpuzYzo1unfh ~rganizations but not much for their will wor or ou si e
own. h h f und the answer to that now.
I believe. however. t at we fave o 'f nd merit badges but W k h t y boy goes or a um orm a
e now t a ever h" d 1 this is the reason we have it never dawned on us that t is an on y . d The se- had difficulty in keeping \~~
0~~r ~u~~~~=
1~:r~~~~~se to do it.
cretly like to be dolled up h 1 ed . s
0: .fro~ California and from In the past year we have a mqu~nes . h Ii htly New England. The various conventions either touc
Iver~furn- on this subject or not at all. After all the only
~ep
·.~y
h h 't Youth is what they put mto 1 .
verein can get t rou~ 1 sf nr . h s provided an instructor The Youth Committee or mo1s a another to for the various Turnvereins and he
tra~elsfrom one to
organize the groups and ke~p them gto';eg.present at each meeting However the local comm1 ttee mus h 1 This so they ca~ also learn and eventualAly ta~e ov~r t ~~~~;res.a local
same Turner is the editor of the mencan oy '
paper that we are launching this mJ.~~~· Turner Greetings . R. Koemg
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THE OLDEST TURNER SOCIETIES
The following Societies have been incorporated for fifty years or more, and have received the Turners' Diploma for fifty-year membership:
Society yr. of
• • . Incorporation