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Vol. XIX Indianapolis, Indiana, November, 1935
ANNUAL HOMECOMING
for
ALUMNI and FRIENDS of the NORMAL COLLEGE
NOVEMBER 28-29-30
THURSDAY
Open house at the home of Dr. Carl B. Sputh, President of the Normal College, 5735 Central Ave., 3:00-6:00 P. M.
FRIDAY Instructors' Meeting
Mass and apparatus exercises for the 1936 Cleveland Tum- f est will be shown and rules discussed.
Class Reunion Luncheons- Fraternity and Sorority Luncheons Demonstration of Physical Activities by Normal College Classes Volley ball games between Alumni and Students, men and
women
Alumni Dinner: George Seibel, President American Turnerbund, speaker
Alumni-Student Dance· at the Athenaeum SATURDAY Instructors' Meeting continued.
Round Table Discussion on (a) Rhythmics
(b) Self-testing Activities Fraternity and Sorority Meetings
MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT HOMECOMING
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ANNUAL HOME-COMING Normal College Alumni are again looking forward to the big annual event, the Home-Coming at the end of Thanks- giving week. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 28, 29 and 30, will bring many Normalites to Indianapolis.
The program includes discussions of several subjects and these should prove interesting to everyone active in Physical Education.
The mass drills and apparatus exer- cises for the national Turnf est of the American Gymnastic Union to be held in Cleveland next June, are to be shown and discussed. Members ·of the Cleve- land Festival Committeee will be present.
Then there will be a demonstration of physical activities by Normal College students followed by a round table dis- cussion of the trends in dancing; see the notice about this written by Mrs. Clara L. Hester and appearing on another page of this issue of the Alumni Bulletin.
Furthermore, Rudolph Schreiber and Alvin Romeiser ill lead a discussion on self-testing activities. These showings and discussions alone are worthwhile coming for. But there are many other
Reunions promise to be an interesting part of the program this year. The largest class ever graduated, that of 1925, will have its tenth anniversary this year; Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Pegel and Bernice Lorber are making efforts to get all their classmates to attend. Louis A.
Roth and Nicholas Schreiber are doing the same for their class, 1930; Mabel Loehr for 1920; Otto Eckl for 1915;
Hazel Orr and Maude Suter for 1910, and Mrs. Frances Metzger for 1890. For a good many years it has been the cus- tom to hold reunions of classes every fifth year and they are becoming a more important part of the Home-Coming program every year; some of the class reunions held last year were greatly en- joyed by the participants.
Now one word to all who intend to come: Please send a postcard and make your reservation fo1· the Alumni Ban- quet. It is very difficult for the house management to prepare everything prop- erly if guesses have to be made as to the number to be expected. The price will be $1.00 per person. Write to the College office that you will attend and how many places you wish to have reserved.
big events on the program, particularly , Program the Alumni Banquet when George Seibel, Thursday, November 28
president of the American Turnerbund, 3:00-6:00 P. M.-Open House at the will address the Alumni on the future home of Dr. Carl B. Sputh, President of of the Normal College. And mentioned the Normal College, 5735 Central Ave.
last, but by no means considered least, Friday, November 29
is the Open House at Dr. Sputh's house 9:00 A. M. to 12 Noon- Instructors' on Thursday. All graduates who have Meeting. Charles Geber, Secretary ever enjoyed the fine hospitality of Dr. National Technical Committee, pre- and Mrs. Sputh will try to get to Indian- siding. Mass and apparatus exercises apolis Thurs~ay so as not to miss this for the 1936 Clevel'and Turnfest will be important part of the progTam.
The meeting of the Alumni Associa- tion is scheduled to be held after the Alumni Banquet. President W. K. Streit has appointed Rudolph Schreiber, Lucille Spillman and Ernst C. Klafs on a nomi- nating committee to name candidates for the various offices.
. shown and discussed.
12: 15 to 1 :45 P. M.-Reunion luncheons for Classes of '90, '05, '10, '15, '20, '25, '30.
2:00 to 3:30 P. M.-Demonstration of physical education activities by Nor- mal College Classes under direction of Mrs. Hester and Mr. Schreiber.
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between Alumni and Students, men and women.
6:30 to 9:00 P. M.-Alumni Dinner.
Address by Dr. Carl B. Sputh, President of the College. Presentation of degrees by George Vonnegut, President of the Board. Address, George Seibel, Presi- dent, American Turnerbund. Meeting of the Normal College Alumni Associa- tion.
9 :00 to 12:00 Midnight - Annual Alumni-Student Dance. Meeting of the College Board of Trustees.
Saturday, November 30
9:00 A. M. to 12 Noon-Instructors' Meeting continued.
10:00 A. M.-Round Table Discussion on Rhythmics led by Mrs. Hester and Mabel Loehr.
10 :45 A. M.-Round Table Discussion on Self-testing Activities led by Rudolph Schreiber and Alvin Romeiser.
12:30 P. M.-Fraternity and Sorority meetings.
INDIANAPOLIS ALUMNAE, DELTA PSI KAPPA
We're off! Our start was a bit late this year but after the summer's lassi- tude wore off we finally pepped up and met at Lilly Rice's for our first meeting.
The meeting turned out to be a surprise party, when we found Connie Apostol had become Mrs. Ray Zimlich just the day before. A bride can spoil any busi- ness meeting.
Since Lilly always has her latch string
'out, we again celebrated Founders' Day
there. Our child is fast growing up.
Billie Wild discovered that some of our present activities hadn't even been born when Delta Psi Kappa came into being.
After all our little Psi Kap lady is nine- teen years old and is quite a young lady now!
Jo Workman has been so busy cooking
for her Bob that we haven't seen her.
But the novelty will eventually wear off and she'll return to the fold. So far only Agnes Bridgford has managed to obtain a perfect husband. All the rest of ours are just average.
Mabel Loehr is spending the semester at Indiana University and hasn't been able to attend meetings. These college coeds are always the busy people.
Mrs. Metzger has stopped in between jaunts. We hear that she's merely wait- ing between trains or most likely ships.
We understand South America is beckon- ing again this time. Wouldn't it be much cheaper if she bought her own ship? At least time tables could be eliminated.
They are always a nuisance!
We'll be here with the usual Hoosier welcome at Home-Coming. "We'll be seein' yuh!"
THE NEW CLASS
Enrollment at Normal College is some- what better than last year. 72 students are registered, 36 men and 36 women.
The Junior class consists of 19, the Sophomore class of 21, and the Freshman cl'ass of 32. Four of the Freshmen took the examination for the scholarship offered to members of the American Gymnastic Union who meet certain re- quirements; the two-year scholarship was awarded to Frederick Ploetz of Sheboygan, Wis., and Otto Ryser of Chicago, and the one-year scholarship to Paul Glenn, Philadelphia, and Adolph Winter, Milwaukee. The new high school scholarship was awarded to 13 women and 3 men.
The Federal government is again sup- porting Normal College students through the Youth Administration of the WP A.
Several students are teaching in com- munity centers while two or three are assisting in library and office work.
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IN MEMORIAM
Death has taken several older members from the Alumni ranks since the publica- tion of the last Bulletin.
Dr. Carl Ziegler died at his home in Cincinnati on September 19 after a brief illness. He was 76 years old. As a boy of seven he came from Germany and settled with his parents in Clinton, Mass., where he ·attended the Turnverein classes. He was graduated from the Normal School in Milwaukee as a mem- ber of the famous class of 1886 and taught in Tmnvereins in St. Joseph, Mo., and Cleveland. In 1892 he'was called to Cincinnati to take charge of the work in the public schools which had then been made compulsory by a state law. He was for several years a member of the College Board of Trustees. He retired in 1930 after 44 years of teaching and supervising. Thus is removed another pioneer of Physical Education from our ranks. Sometimes the present genera- tion of teac· ers loses sight of the fact that they owe much to such men as Carl Ziegler, who fought the battles for recognition, for sufficient time, for proper facilities and for good teacher preparation. In concluding his annual report in 1917, Dr. Ziegler said: "Alto- gether the 25 years of service give me considerable satisfaction. When on my first day in Cincinnati, Mr. Bettman, who had offered in the meeting of the Board of Education the resolution cre- ating the department, asked me whether I expected to accomplish anything with the plans then outlined, I answered:
'Not much, but this is only the entering wedge.' Since then, the wedge has been driven in some, but much more driving remains to be done. However, I still have in mind one of my copy book maxims: Patience and Perseverance will remove mountains. Perhaps these qual- ities will also remove other obstacles
and bring us nearer the goal: A strong, healthy, vigorous and well-disciplined body for every boy and girl that attends our schools."
Christian Eberhard, 78 years old and for 47 years a Physical Educator, died on August 20 in Wayne, Me., where he spent the summer. Eberhard also came from Germany as a youth. He attended one of the first courses of the Normal School in Milwaukee, 1878-79. His first position was with the Boston Turn- verein, but later he went to the Boston Athletic Club and remained with it until his end. In former years, he was quite active in Turnerbund affairs as well as in the German societies of Boston. He had a pleasant, friendly personality and was well liked by all who came in contact with him.
Jakob Schmitt died in Richmond, Cal., on May 25, aged 75 years. He had gone there from Denver in 1933. Nearly all his work was done in Denver since he graduated from the Normal School in 1884. He taught in the Social Turn- verein and the Denver Turnverein as well as in the public schools where he was the first supervisor, introducing the work in the schools as Ziegler in Cincinnati and many others of the old Turnlehrers have done.
Ten days after an automobile accident in which he was seriously injured; Adolf Oppenheimer died in Moline, Ill., on Oc- tober 2. He was 69 years old. Oppen- heimer was born in Germany and came to America when 15 years old. He at- tended the Normal School of the Turner- bund when it was located in Indianapolis the first time, and was graduated in 1890. Accepting a position as instructor of the Moline Turnverein, he also taught in the public schools and held this latter position for 45 years. One of his daugh- ters, Mrs. Lillian Mengel, is a Normal College graduate of 1917.
Hans Goetz died in Milwaukee on
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5August 20, of cancer. He was 67 years old. Born in Germany, he took Physical Education courses there and came to America as a young man. He taught in San Francisco and later in the South Side Turnverein in Milwaukee. Since 1908 he also was physical director at the North Division High School. Al- though not a graduate of the Normal College, Hans Goetz was awarded an honorary diploma in 1913, in recognition of his efforts in behalf of Physical Edu- cation.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES Juniors
The members of the Junior class are very happy to be back again at the Normal College. Although our class came back to school three weeks early to take a special course under Mr.
Rinsch, we don't feel as if we've been here any longer than the rest of the students. We're enjoying this school year just as much, if not more, than the last one. All the students are in- dustriously discussing their Observation Classes at the various public schools and they are looking forward to their prac- tice teaching which comes in the second semester.
We are very grateful because this year Dr. Sputh, our school president, has arranged his program so tha~ he can spend more time at the school. We know that the Freshmen and Sopho- more classes appreciate that just as much as we Juniors do.
At the first meeting of the Junior Class, new officers were elected. They are: Eleanor Seymour, president;
George Russell, vice president; Catherine Fitzgerald, secretary-tre·asurer. We know that these officers will carry out their duties as faithfully as the officers of last year.
CATHERINE FITZGERALD, Secretary.
Sophomores
The Sopohomore class of 1935-36 held its first meeting on October 8. New officers were elected as follows: Presi- dent, Henry Dreyer; Vice-President, George Walper; Secretary-treasurer, Elizabeth Raaflaub. It was decided to hold one business and one social meeting each month.
On October 27, a picnic was had at Woollen's Garden and all enjoyed it. The Sophomores have started the year well and hope to continue that way. E. R.
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* FreshmenThirty-two new students, nineteen girls and thirteen boys, sat in the front seats of the auditorium reserved for Freshmen, and Dr. Sputh officially opened the school year with an address before the entire student body. Other members of the faculty had a few words to say also. The climax was reached when the upperclassmen challenged the Freshmen to a softball game.
The influx of people from Buffalo, which in former years has supplied many students, again swelled the ranks. How- ever, Indianapolis made known that it, too, had finally heard of the Normal College. Despite the various places from which the students came, they were familiar with each other, since a few days earlier, they had been the Turn- verein's guests at a dance in the Athenaeum.
At the initial class meeting, Mr.
Rinsch, class sponsor, gave the newcom- ers a little fatherly advice about sound conduct within and without the school building. He also explained vague points in the Freshman Handbook and warned against the pitfalls which trap so many students.
The second meeting was held for the purpose of electing class officers and student council members. The follow- ing were choices: Dotty Lackey, Indian-
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apolis, President; Otto Ryser, Chicago, Vice-President; Uriah Aberson, New York City, Secretary-Treasurer; Chester Lesniak, Buffalo, Student Council; Jean Seager, Buffalo, Student Council.
Answering the aforementioned chal- lenge, the Freshmen met the upperclass- men. This game inaugurated an inter- class series in various sports, played on successive Saturdays, by both girls' and boys' teams. The results were disas- trous to the freshmen except in the girls' basketball game.
This contest was a "Thriller." The Freshmen lagged and had their early lead reduced to one point, near the close of the game. With the score 19-18 against them and seconds left to play, the upper class got the ball and shot it through the hoop. However, time had been called before the score and the points were nullified.
On Friday, October 25, the Freshmen again danced at the Athenaeum; this time as guests of the upper class at the annu Freshmen Welcome Dance. Many Alumni and students from Indiana Uni- versity attended and an enjoyable even- ing resulted.
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* Delta Psi KappaAt the first meeting of the year, we elected new officers. They are: Presi- dent, Eleanor Seymour; Vice-President, Catherine Fitzgerald; Secretary, Marie Heusler; Treasurer, Pearl Barnekow.
On October 23, three pledges, Mary Alice Shively and Caryl Gaines of In- dianapolis, Indiana, and Helen Woelfle of Buffalo, N. Y., were initiated. After the ceremony the Active Chapter, upon invitation of the Alumni Chapter, at- tended Founder's Day services at the home of Mrs. Lilly Rice.
Our first project is the founding of the "National Convention Fund." If any of you alums are interested in buy- ing Christmas cards let me drop a word
in your ear-we have a very choice, though limited number of cards for sale.
They are wrapped in boxes, convenient for mailing. Order through Alpha Chapter, now-while they last!
There will be a luncheon for the Alumni on Saturday, November 30th, at noon. Afternoon entertainment will be furnished by the active chapter. The deadline for reservations is 5 P. M. Fri- day, November 29. Get yours in early!
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Phi Delta Pi
The Phi Delta Pi sorority came to the decision that a Bingo Party, given for Normal College, would be an appro- priate event for the season. A meeting was held at Miss Louise Karle's home, previous to the party, and final arrange- ments were made. It was held in the Rathskeller of the Athenaeum on the 11th of October, was well attended and many beautiful prizes went to the many winners.
The sorority is planning to initiate Miss Elizabeth Raaflaub within the com- ing two weeks, the date not being defi-
nitely stated. A. L. L.
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Fraternity
With the beginning of a new semester, Alpha Chapter is again looking forward to a big year. During the long summer eight active brains were thinking up ways and means of making Alpha Chap- ter and Phi Epsilon Kappa a better organization. These ideas have been gradually unfolding and their culmina- tion will undoubtedly mean a bigger and better Alpha Chapter.
At the beginning of the year we find ourselves with eight active members and no pledges. To some this may seem to be a pitifully small number but when we consider that this is fully one-fifth of the male enrollment of the college, the aspect changes. What we lack in numbers we make up for in spirit.
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7Every member is a brother and every brother is a p-al. A real spirit of fra- temalism binds us together as one. With such a spirit we cannot fail to grow and increase.
Nor is this feeling on one-ness limited to the fraternity members. It seems as though an entirely new spirit is pervad- ing the school. Perhaps our diminished numbers in the past years have served to bring us all closer together. A better spirit of cooperation exists between student body, and faculty and adminis- trative board. Dr. Sputh, new head of the college, has striven to bring the students and faculty members closer together, to have a mutual understand- ing and discussion of problems which arise. Today there isn't a person in school who doesn't feel free to discuss his problems with Dr. Sputh or any one of the faculty members. We feel as though this spirit is here to stay.
To date, two meetings of Alpha Chap- ter have been held. Nothing definite in the way of future programs has been done, but many good ideas have been advanc.ed and we feel sure that this will be one of the most successful years of the organization, socially, individually, and professionally. B. 0. R.
INDIANAPOLIS ALUMNAE, PHI DELTA PI
The Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter of Phi Delta Pi wishes to take this oppor- tunity to thank the Alumni of Normal College for their response in making the Bingo Party, which it sponsored, a suc- cess. We are happy to report that
$50.00 could be turned over to the College for the Sustaining Fund.
We are looking forward with pleasure to seeing many Phi Delta Pi members at Home-Coming.
LOUISE G. KARLE, Chairman.
WHITHERTO-DANCING?
Undoubtedly many of our alumni in the field are beginning to realize that the dance is undergoing a radical change.
So many new ideas are being introduced and so many of the old ones are held in ridicule that many of us are becoming more confused every day. Our school is finding it difficult to confine itself to any type of dancing which is both prac- tical for public school work and at the s·ame time in accord with the newer trend. Natural and aesthetic dancing are relegated into the realm of history, folk dancing is questionable, tap dancing seems to be the panacea for all evils according to some and even the creative dance is being questioned by a few.
So who are we to judge?
We are trying to follow a middle path introducing some of the new with some of the old. We thought possibly a demonstration of class work might be helpful as a part of the Home-Coming program. If this were followed by a round table discussion we might get a concensus of opinion and be mutually helpful to each other. Let us know if it would be desirable and at all worth-
while. C. L. H.
The dance is a time honored medium of education. The Greeks used it to de- velop strength and beauty in their young men and maidens, and today it is lauded as a health building activity. Children love to dance out their favorite fairy tales, and while they are thus enjoying themselves, posture, rhythm, grace and ease of movement are being acquired naturally and easily.
The love of the dance is the first les- son to be taught, and the joy of creative activity should always be stressed in every dancing lesson from pre-school years through college.
-Lucille Marsh-Hygeia, August, 1935.
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THE FUTURE OF THE NORMAL COLLEGE
Many Alumni have wondered during the past two years just how the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union was getting along and whether it had a future. There were many rumors that the College would soon
"fold up." The reduced attendance; the appeal for aid, for a sustaining fund, and the resignation of President Emil Rath were cited as sure signs that the Normal College was nearing its end.
It is true that the Normal College is not in a good financial condition. But that can be said of almost all private schools. It has always managed to get along with its income from tuition fees
and the annual appropriations of the American Turnerbund. As the depression made itself felt more and more, enroll- ment dropped. This is true of other private schools while the state institu- tions have made gains because of lower fees.
In the case of the Normal College, part of the loss of enrollment is due to affiliation with Indiana University. In- stead of a four-year course, the College is now giving a three-year course and its students attend Indiana University for their senior year's work. The arrange- ment is very satisfactory for Normal College students as they receive not only the degree of Bachelor of Physical Edu- cation from the College, but also the degree of Bachelor of Science in Educa- tion from the State University. Further- more, they take courses now which enable them to secure a license for teaching not only Physical Education, but also Physiology and Hygiene or Health Education, and a third subject, either History or English (and possibly German). These advantages are so great, that the College simply must stand the loss of a senior class. By the way, we believe that Alumni have not stressed these advantages sufficiently in their talks with prospective students.
The fact that very few Normal College graduates are without position at pres- ent, proves that the combining of several subjects and the possession of degrees from both institutions have helped them in securing work.
The loss of the senior class and that resulting from the depression, reduced the enrollment to about one-half of that of former years. Income from tuition fees was, naturally, greatly reduced.
It was then that the Normal College ap- pealed to Alumni and Turners for con- tributions to a Sustaining Fund. It was thought that a fund of $10,000.00 would be sufficient to maintain the College for
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9 three years and that by that time con-ditions would have changed for the better. Results of the campaign were really gratifying: within two years, nearly $6,000.00 was contributed to this fund. However, it was to be seen last year that improvement of economic con- ditions would be much slower than ex- pected three years ago and that increase of enrollment would be slow, also. As told on another page of this issue, this year's class is somewhat larger than last year's and there are hopes that the increase will continue.
In the spring of 1934, the position of director of Physical and Health Educa- tion in the Indianapolis schools became vacant. Emil Rath, who had been presi- dent of the Normal College for 25 years, accepted the call of the Indianapolis school board and he was heartily sup- ported by the Normal College Board of Trustees because the members felt that Mr. Rath would be able to improve this department; he has indeed done a great deal in this respect in one year and has added a number of Normal College grad- uates to his staff.
It then became necessary to find an Alumnus to take Mr. Rath's place on the College. The Board of Trustees hesitated to ask a younger man to take charge as long as the future of the College was not absolutely assured for at least a number of years~ It prevailed upon Dr. Carl B. Sputh to become presi- dent of the College. Dr. Sputh has been instructor of the Indianapolis Turnverein and in the Leadville schools; director of Physical Education at Butler University, and head of the department of Physical Education in the State Teachers College of LaCrosse, and he has practiced medi- cine in Indianapolis since 1916. He also has been a member of the Normal Col- lege faculty since then and dean of the department of Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene since 1926. He has at all times
had the interest of the College at heart and devoted much time to it and to the Phi Epsilon Kappa fraternity of which he is national president.
During this last year, the Bo·ard of Trustees asked the National Executive Committee of the American Turnerbund to take steps toward securing the future of the College and that committee put the matter before the national conven- tion of the Turners which was held in Rochester, N. Y., at the end of June.
Mr. Theodore Stempfel, treasurer of the Board of Trustees and himself a former president of the American Turne1·bund, and Dr. Sputh went to Rochester and explained the situation. There were three possibilities: To close the College;
to have it absorbed by another institution such as Indiana University; to continue it on its present basis. Due to the clear and forceful presentation of the situation and to the enthusiasm of the Turners for their College, the convention almost unanimously decided to continue the Normal College and instructed the ational Executive Committee of the Turnerbund and the Board of Trustees to find ways and means for securing its future.
Conferences between the Committee and the Board have since been held and a plan has been formulated for the creation of a maintenance fund, only the income to be used for current expendi- tures while the capital is to remain intact. A campaign for the creation of this fund will shortly be launched. Mr.
George Seibel, President of the Ameri- can Turnerbund, intends to be with us at Home-Coming and tell the Alumni about it.
Such is the situation of the Normal College at present. It is now up to the members of the American Turnerbund and the Alumni to decide whether or not the Normal College shall continue. If a sufficient maintenance fund can be se-
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cured, old Normal of A. G. U. will be continued because its Board of Trustees and its officers are doing their best to continue and to improve it in the interest of more and better Physical and Health Education in this country. And let it be stated that no one connected with the College has been drawing or will draw big salaries: the members of the Board of Trustees are giving their services and their time entirely free of charge and the employees are receiving re- muneration considerably below that of other, similar institutions.
The above is a plain statement of facts to which the Alumni of the Normal College are entitled. We hope that when the appeal is made to them to come to the support of the College and to endow it in such manner as to perpetuate it, that ail Alumni wi11 cheerfully re- spond in order to save their Alma Mater.
BOOK REVIEWS
Individual Exercises, by George T. Staf- ford, Harry B. DeCook, and Joseph L. Picard. 111 pages with 100 illus- trations. A. S. Barnes and Company, New York, 1935. $1.00.
This book is a manual of exercises specially selected for individual condi- tions. The first half of the book deals with a very brief treatment of the vari- ous organic and postural disturbances such as foot troubles, digestive disorders, heart disturbances, infantile paralysis, etc. The last half of the book is a series of 100 exercises described and supple- mented by illustrations. In the first part of the book, the authors not only briefly describe the various defects but indicate which of the e~ercises found in the last half of the book should be used for the correction of the specific defects listed.
Altogether the book seems practical and undoubtedly will be an addition to
any library dealing with the defects and disorders that an average Physical Edu- cation teacher is apt to encounter in his regular work. C. L. H.
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An Introduction to Human Anatomy, by Clyde Marshal. 375 p·ages, 252 illus- trations. W. B. Saunders Company.
$2.50.
At last we have available an adequate text book upon human anatomy, which can be comprehended by elementary stu- dents. The subject matter has been ar- ranged appropriately for effective use in the curriculum of the school of Physi- cal Education. The student is introduced at once to gross anatomy and made acquainted with structures readily un- derstood through the use of the ordi- nary senses of touch and sight.
The locomotor system, bones, joints, ligaments, bursae, tendons and muscles are dealt with at the outset. They are presented with sufficient clarity and completeness to make this work of real value to every Physical Educator. All the remaining systems are adequately described.
Developmental anatomy and compara- tive biology are incorporated and pro- vide coordinative integration with other biologic sciences such as Ecology, An- thropology, and Physiology. The illus- trations are well chosen. The context contains frequent footnotes with the derivation of anatomical terms. These simplify the subject and amplify the ability of the student to grnsp material that under the most favorable circum- stances is bewilderingly complex and intricate in detail.
Another valuable feature is the fre- quent inclusion of "Practical Considera- tions." Impressed by this utilitarian viewpoint the student is encouraged to make a more serious effort to retain the academic data, not only as isolated facts which tax the memory, but as
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profession. Especially commendable is the presentation of the Autonomic Mech- anism-data which many of us instruc- tors in anatomy and physiology have been presenting to our students for the p·ast decade. This now appears for the first time in well coordinated form in a text book of anatomy for elementary college students. E. N. Kime.
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A Textbook of Anatomy and Physiology, by Jesse F. Williams. Fifth edition.
606 pages with numerous illustrations.
W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia.
$2.75.
Another new edition of Dr. Williams' well-known book has been printed. It has been somewhat revised and latest material has been added. The fact that so many re-printings were required in comparatively short time, proves that the book is extensively used.
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*Active Games and Contests, by Bernard S. Mason and Elmer D. Mitchell. 600 pages, 94 illustrations. A. S. Barnes
& Co., New York. $3.00.
The authors have used an original ap- proach in presenting their material to the reader. Active plays, games and contests, the entire range of them, are classified and described in such manner that a selection can be made to fit any group, situation or occasioh. This book is a companion volume to "Social Games for Recreation" by the same authors.
1,800 games and contests covering the field of active recreation are given. The systematic and progressive presentation suggest its use as a textbook in teacher training institutions. It is also an ex- cellent source book for the play le·ader, the teacher in the field. Highly recom- mended.
The contents include the following:
Part: I, Contests between individuals;
II, Contests between groups; III, Goal,
Tag and Combat Games; IV, Team Games; V, Water, ·winter and Mounted
Activities. R.R. S.
FALL GRADUATES
Ten of the students who completed either the two- or three-year couxse of the Normal College, finished the fourth year's work during the summer and will receive their degree at Home-Coming.
Those who completed the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Physical Education are: Richard Barrick, North Braddock, Pa.; Samuel Blumer, Buffalo, N. Y.; Arthur Buehler, Chicago, Ill.;
Ethel Emrich Clauson, Chicago, Ill.;
Robert Colwell, Cincinnati, Ohio; Ed- ward Hall, Chicago, Ill.; William Reiland, Jr., Chicago, Ill.; Arthur H. Iser, Chi- cago, Ill.; Norman Kreuter, Indianapolis, Ind.; Lola Pfeifer, Indianapolis, Ind.
The following students who took three years' work at Normal College and com- pleted the requirements for the degree at Indiana University last year, will also receive their Bachelor diplomas at Home- coming: Fred. Apffel, Cincinnati, Ohio;
Thelma Berry (Mrs. Landis A. Wilk), Indianapolis, Ind.; Paul J. Fiening, Cleveland, Ohio; Nathan Goldberg, Phil- adelphia, Pa.; Harry Grabner, Mt. Ver- non, N. Y.; Anton Grossman, Buffalo, N. Y.; Joseph Janelun·as, Philadelphia, Pa.; Irma K.lafs, Chicago, Ill.; Chauncey Linhart, St. Louis, Mo.; Francis Mc- Carthy, Medford, Mass.; Joseph Palmeri, Buffalo, N. Y.; Frank J. Philipps, Cin- cinnati, Ohio; Chas. D. Pratt, Bayonne, N. J.; Levi Rubenstein, Syracuse, N. Y.;
Alex Szczygiel, Leavenworth, Kans.;
Earl Vornheder, Cincinn·ati, Ohio; Helen Walker, St. Louis, Mo.; Nell Wankelman, Newport, Ky. Also Eleanor Richwine, Indianapolis, who completed courses at Bultler University during the summer.
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PERSONALS
Max Grob '25 is back at the Dayton Turners for this year.
Alfred Eberhardt '35 is teaching at Rock Spring Turnverein in St. Louis.
Carl Dannenfeldt '34 is now Physical Director of the East Davenport Turner Society.
Chicago Delta Psi Kappa celebrated the 19th anniversary of the founding of this sorority.
Many Chicago Alumni are working on their Master's degree, among them Carl R. Barnickol '18.
Dorothea Schulz '29 became Mrs.
Elmer Edelmann in August and is re- siding in St. Louis.
William Pump '33 has accepted the position of instructor at the Turnverein in Waterbury, Conn.
Marie Hanss '24 is well satisfied with her new teaching position in a private Catholic school in Winona, Minn.
Lena K. Suter '14 has been granted two days' leave of absence for study in preparation for class room teaching.
After a year at Drury College, Georgia Healy '29 has accepted a posi- tion in the Tarrytown, N. Y., high school.
Emma Ellis '27 (Mrs. Angerman) has a boy nearly 18 months old; she lives on a beautiful farm at Pipersville, Pa.
Mina Schnitzer '28 is attracting much attention in Syracuse because of her out- standing work with the adult recreation project.
Margaret Carroll '31 has to be careful about getting stickers for traffic viola- tions. Her father is now Chief of Police in Syracuse.
Marion Dadeker '30 changed her name to Schoenly and celebrated the event by touring Europe in her automobile during the summer.
A baby daughter, Cynthia Ann, arrived at the home of Carl E. Klafs '33 on October 9. Carl is teaching in Indian-
apolis Junior high schools and is also supervisor of the classes of the Indian- apolis Turnverein.
Katharine Zimmerman '25 decided to give up school teaching and became Mrs.
Green in September. She is living in N. Wilkesboro, N. C.
Lester Hunt, who took two years' work at Normal College (1929-31), was married June 8 to a Dayton girl and is making his home there.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gronemann (Hazel Schuenemann '18) traveled in Central America last summer visiting Guatemala and Honduras.
Emil H. Rothe '29 has been chosen to give a demonstration of class teaching before the principals and physical edu- cation teachers of Chicago.
Arthur W erder '33 has given up Phys- ical Education for the present and is now business manager of the Real Silk Hosiery Mills in Lincoln, Nebr.
Cincinnati Alumni Chapter of Phi Ep- silon Kappa, numbering 58 members, has a full program of monthly meetings scheduled from September to June.
Dr. Barney Ploch '18, wife and son drove through Europe in their own car this summer, spending much time with relatives of the Doctor in Germany.
Any Philadelphia Alumnus looking for headquarters for a hunting trip should see Russell Schott '23, who erected a cottage in the woods of Pike County.
William Horschke '31 has been ap- pointed assistant director of intra-mural athletics at Lane High School in Chi- cago; this school has an enrollment of 8,900.
Three members of the Syracuse staff, William Kittlaus '30, Harold Gebhardt '24 and Harold Quinlan '20 are the proud possessors of new homes; they must like Syracuse.
Having spent but one year at the Sheboygan Gymnastic Society, Frank Bild '34 went home to St. Louis this year
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and is now with the Schiller Turnverein.
Reno Cheti has taken the position in Sheboygan.
Coleman Kortner '24 has coached a fine gym team and his boys will no doubt get some of the championships in the annual gym meet of the Pittsburgh high schools.
Marion Notley '28 (Mrs. N. D.
Stowell), at Nottingham High School in Syracuse, coached her girls' tennis team to a city championship without losing a single match.
Karl Neumann '34 is now teaching in the Toledo Turn- and Sport-verein; his classmate Joseph Stahl has accepted the position of instructor of the Meriden, Conn., Turnverein.
Esther Heiden '28 is managing to see the United States. After touring the West in 1934, she went East this summer to see the Adirondacks, Lake Placid, Maine, Boston and New York.
Harvey Lecollier '24 and his Gretchen have gone Ritzy and live in the exclusive Mt. Lebanon section of Pittsburgh. He also plays golf now, which gives him a chance to wear short pants.
Frank Spaeth '30 is the sole male bachelor Normal College graduate in Syracuse. Perhaps after getting his M. D., for which he is now working, he will change his status in that respect.
Natalie Souders '28 resigned her posi- tion as Physical Education t_eacher in the Rock Island schools and became Mrs. W. J. Moffett on August 27. She is at present residing in Watello, Iowa.
Louis Roth '30 and Albert Hensel '21 have been transferred from elementary to Junior High Schools and David Gregg '27 has moved from Withrow Junior to Walnut Hills Senior High in Cincinnati.
Having accepted the position of in- structor at the Belleville Turnverein in September, in place of Arthur Herman '26, who is now working in a Belleville high school, Ray Zimlich '33 found his
thoughts turning more and more toward Indianapolis and one week-end in Octo- ber 'he drove over to take Constance Apostol '33 to the marriage bureau.
They were manied October 20.
Vera Ulbricht '22 was elected into Pi Lambda Theta, national honorary educa- tion fraternity for women at North- western University this year; she is taking her work for the Master's degree there.
Ernest Senkewitz, '28 (Senky) man- aged to have his boys win all their soccer games this season and his team is in on the championship games of the Junior High School League in Pitts- burgh.
Dr. Jacob Rettich '92 sustained a pain- ful knee injury after returning from his honeymoon, which kept him out of Woodward High for a short time. He is now back on the job feeling as well as ever.
Elsa Hoyler '27 had to undergo an operation this fall and went to Lake- land, Fla., to recuperate. She is getting along well and will probably be back in the Buffalo schools by the end of November.
Instructors added to the Physical Edu- cation Department of the Indianapolis public schools under Emil Rath, are:
Norman Kreuter '32; Carl E. Klafs '33;
George F. Farkas '34, and Chauncey Linhart '35.
The position of director of Physical Education in the elementary schools of Pittsburgh held for many years by Dr.
Herman Groth, who died in the spring, has been filled by the appointment of Frank Eckl '15.
Having been elected as successor to Adolph Oppenheimer in the Moline public schools, Herbert Klier '31 had to re- linquish his position in St. Ambrose Col- lege at Davenport, where he had just introduced a Physical Education course.
George Heeschen '31 then took over this
course and is doing the work beside that in the Davenport Turnverein. Klier also follows Oppenheimer as District Advisor of the Upper Mississippi District of the A. G. U., having been unanimously elected by his society.
As president of the Central New York District of the State Physical Education Association, Harold Gebhardt '24 has done a fine job for the past two years;
he is ably assisted by Betty Madden '25 as secretary-treasurer.
Ruth Olson '20 was on a sabbatical leave all last year and studied at North- western University, but she is now back in the Chicago schools. Charlotte Her- ringer '15 also just returned from a year's study at Ann Arbor.
Directing Physical Education in the public schools and also handling the work in the Turnverein got to be too much for Hugo Thomas '16 and he re- signed from the latter position. Oscar Simmen has taken his place there.
Leo Zwarg '13 used his summer vaca- tion to get his newly acquired sailboat in shape. Last month he was compelled to go to the hospital, but we are glad to report that he is recuperating quickly.
Anyway, if you like sailing, ask Leo.
Bill Matthei '24, Milwaukee, spent two weeks in the wilds of Canada, hunting and fishing. He hopes that his high school team will win the Cross Country Championship of the Northwest again this year and he has them in fine condi- tion.
Ferdinand J. Lipovetz '17, who taught for many years at State Teachers Col- lege, LaCrosse, is now State Director of Education and Recreation under the WP A. According to the outlines re- ceived, he has an enormous job on his hands.
Dr. A. A. Knoch '91 surprised ye editor by a visit on October 27. Arthur is one of the Physical Educators pensioned by the Cincinnati schools at the end of the
last school-year, but he is as active as ever and planning a number of things for next year.
Harold Hahn '24 must know something about playground direction and man- agement by this time. He had charge of the same playground in Milwaukee this summer that he has managed for the past seven years; it is one of the largest in the city.
Arch McCartney '21, after an attack of typhoid this past summer, is looking fine and has just about completely recovered from the ill effects. Mildred Jost Mc- Cartney is again a student taking sev- eral extension courses at the University of Cincinnati.
Edna G. Hoffman '23 (Mrs. Parkinson) is now at Farmington, N. H., where her husband is headmaster of the high school. Edna says to notify her if her Alumni dues have not been paid because she does not want to miss a single copy of the Alumni Bulletin.
According to indirect reports, two Chicago Alumni have joined the ranks of the benedicts during the summer: Bernard Brockman '30, who was married in May, and William Schaefer '32, who waited till the end of the school-term, June 29, to get married.
Two Normal College graduates were appointed in September as teachers in the Cincinnati Public Schools. Clifford Baum '17 is located at Clifton, Harrison and Riverside elementary schools, and Francis Mixie '31 has a similar respon- sibility at Hoffman and Guilford Schools.
The summer music camp conducted by Paul Krimmel and others at Lake Chateaugay in the Adirondacks, was quite successful. Normal College Alumni assisting as counsellors were Frank Spaeth, William Kittlaus, Dorothy Van Aller, Betty Madden and Norma Flachs- land.
Mrs. Clara L. Hester '24 has been honored by election as member-at-large
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of the Legislative Council of the Mid- West Physical Education Association and is also chairman of the State Lunch- eon's Committee for the Association's convention at Grand Rapids, March 18-21.
The Physic'al Education Department of the SYJ:·acuse schools now has 22 Nor- mal College graduates on the staff.
Director Paul Krimmel '17 is especially busy this year as he is making prepara- tions for the convention of the Eastern District of the Physical Education Asso- ciation.
Arthur Reisner '17 recently enter- tained the Cincinnati Alumni Chapter of Phi Epsilon Kappa at his new home. A number of the wives came along to cele- brate Hallowe'en while the men were enjoying a stimulating talk by Russell Cohen, new football coach at the Univer- sity of Cincinnati.
Among the Buffalo teachers trans- ferred to high schools this fall are Beatrice Massman, Leslie C. Boehmer '28 and Carl A. Spitzer '26. The new appointees include Clarence Overman '27, who resigned at South Bend; George W.
Geoghan '32, Esther M. Jolley '34 and Grace Stephan '33.
Martha Gable '26 still spends her spare time playing hockey. She did find time, however, to attend the horse races at the Pickering Hunt at Valley Forge.
We do not know whether s}J.e won any money, but if she did, she will most likely spend it for a trip to the Olympic Games next summer.
Mrs. Corinne G. Hofmeister, with daughter Iris and her sister Lelia Guen- ther, toured Europe for three months last summer. They got as far east as Budapest, but spent most of their time in Germany and Switzerland. Lelia, however, also stayed in Paris and other French sections for a while.
His many friends will be surprised to hear that Wm. A. Stecher '81 is back
in this country after spending eight years in Honolulu. Mr. and Mrs. Stecher are back in Philadelphia with their son, Dr. H. Armin Stecher '14. Wouldn't it be fine if Mr. Stecher would surprise us at Home-Coming?
Cincinnati Class room teachers attend recreation classes every Wednesday night, directed by W. K Streit, who is assisted by William Bischoff '25 and Fi-ancis Mixie '31, while Henry Schweg- ler '29 has charge of the swimming.
This course was organized two years ago and is finding much favor among the teachers.
Alumni everywhere will be glad to hear that all the Chicago teachers of Physical Education who were dismissed two years ago are now back on the pay- roll. This should also be good news to the recent high school graduates who may have wished to take up Physical Education as their profession, but hesi- tated because of the wholesale dismissal in Chicago. School Boards find that it does not pay to reduce Physical Educa- tion in the public schools.
Three pioneers of Physical Educa- tion, Dr. A. A. Knoch, Dr. Robert Nohr and Dr. E. A. Poos, were honored at a testimonial dinner in Cincinnati on May 27. The affair, given by the Cincinnati Health and Physical Education Associa- tion at the Y. M. C. A. was attended by 140 Physical Educators and other teach- ers. W. K. Streit acted as toastmaster.
The principals of the three high schools at which these men have taught for many years, gave reviews of their work and Dr. Roberts, superintendent of the Cincinnati schools, then summed up the testimonials. Dr. Knoch and Dr. Poos have taught since 1891 and Dr. Nohr since 1890.
A baby girl, Roberta Ann, ai;rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ehlen at Dayton, on November 6. Mrs. Ehlen was Esther E. Hoebner '23.
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CAMP BROSIUS
The Boys' Camp planned for Camp Brosius was not conducted last summer because of insufficient enrollment. Sev- eral Alumni had succeeded in interesting boys of their classes, but there were not enough to warrant the establishment of the camp without considerable loss, and the plan was therefore dropped.
The camp may be established next year, however, as a good deal of interest was shown by a number of people.
Further discussion of the plan will prob- ably be had during Home-Coming and announcements will be sent to the Alumni in spring.
The hotel at Camp Brosius was again well attended during the summer. There should, however, be more Alumni. The place is well suited for a rest. Among the Alumni who visited Hotel Camp Brosius this year were Jack Feller and family of Cleveland; Dr. C. B. Sputh and family; A. E. and Mrs. Kindervater;
Henry Suder; Lucille Spillman and mother; W. K. Streit; William Bischoff;
R. R. Schreiber; Emil and Mrs. Rath;
Grover William Mueller and family;
Hazel C. Orr, Mrs. Irma Richards, Ger- trude Dickman, Martha Gable and sev- eral other Phi Delta Pi girls.
I wrote down my troubles every day And after a few short years,
When I turned to the heartaches passed away,
I read them with smiles, not tears.
-John Boyle O'Reilly.
PLAY LIFE OF THE TEACHER There is no question that much more could be done for the enhancement of the play side of life of the teacher than is being done. Somebody has said that
"God may forgive us if we forget to pray but nature will not forgive us if we forget to play." The playless adult so easily loses the spirit of youth and the spirit of youth makes the blood flow and the spirit glow. If healthy, con- tagious personality is a sure sine qua non of effective teaching, should not every bar to its maintenance and devel- opment be removed, in so far as school authorities, rules, regulations and re- quirements set up such bars? On the other hand, could not the conception of
"in-service teacher training" (which is being so much emphasized these days and rightly so but which so often means only the improving of pedagogical tech- niques) be broadened to take in a personality enriching program? Many educators think it can and ought.
One quotation,· from Dr. Terman's study is to the point discussed above:
"Teacher personality, which all agree is so indispensable-is very largely teacher vitality. As health deteriorates, the teacher becomes over-critical, unsympa- thetic and less human, or else apathetic and dull."
-Eugene Lies in "The New Lei- sure Challenges the Schools."
I marvel at the ease with which some people impute motives, mostly unpleas- ant, to other people.-St. John Ervine.
