ALUMNI BULLETIN
VOL. LI INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - NOV. 1968 No.
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WELCOME HOME ALUMS! Students standing at school entrance looking forward to seeing you at Homecoming.
Left row -fror.t to back: Linda Exley, Dianna Gruzinsky and Sheldon Burdin. Right row - front to back: Nancy Shaw, Patricia Ansley and Brenton Day.
HOMECOMING
As someone once said: "It's later than you think." If you have not attended a Homecom- ing recently, do plan to be here this year.
This Homecoming promises to be another
"Big One"; another one that you will always remember. We're going "ALL OUT" to honor Mrs. Clara L. Hester who retired last June after 44 years of devoted service to the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union of Indiana University. As you well know, her energy has been boundless, her interest in students has never diminished, and over the years her influence has been felt in the lives of all her students. What greater gift could she receive than having the pleas- ure and joy of seeing you here. Let's all come
"HOME" and honor her -a master teacher of teachers and a grand lady.
The theme for the demonstration is
"Olympics 1968." Although the contestants in the Olympics have been practicing for quite some time under exact conditions which they will be exposed to in Mexico City, we will have exactly seven weeks, plus regular class schedules, to whip our team into shape for this demonstration. As you well know, we've done it before and we'll do it again in the true Normal College tradition. This, no doubt, brings back many memories to many of you. In keeping with our theme, plans are being made to secure films of the Olympics to be shown some time during the program.
Since the complete program could not be included because the Bulletin had to be sub-
mitted to the printer rather early, the following has already been established and is blocked out as follows:
THURSDAY, THANKSGIVING DAY - Nov. 28 4:00 p.m.
Registration 12:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Dinner at the Athenaeum by prior reser- vation only. Write directly to the Man- ager of the Athenaeum Turners, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Ind- iana 46204.
8:00 p.m.
Get Together -Small Auditorium FRIDAY - Nov. 29
A.M.
Films from 1968 Olympics plus 1968 National Figure Ice Skating Champion- ships at Philadelphia.
12:00 Noon
Alumni Luncheon and Business Meeting - East Room
2:30 p.m.
Student Demonstration - Large Audi- torium.
4:30 p.m.
Class Reunions, Fraternal Meetings, etc., as scheduled by groups involved.
6:30 p.m.
Banquet - honoring Mrs. Hester, and dance following in Kellersaal.
Hotel Reservations may be secured at the Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel, 117 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. Rates are as follows: Single: $9.50, $10.50, $11.50 and
$13.00; Double: $15.50 and $17.00; Twin:
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IDqr 1\lumni 1Bullrtin
Published three times a year by the Alumni Association of the Normal College A.G.U. of Indiana University. Editor - Fred Martin, 415 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
REPORTERS
BUFFALO
Mrs. Margery Stocker, 60 Wichita Road 14224 Mrs. W. R. Van Nostrand, 68 Kinsey Avenue,
Kenmore 14217
CHICAGO AREA
Dorothea Winter, 7827 North Kilbourn, Skokie 60076
Ralph and Rosie Bressler, 223 N. Seminary Park Ridge, Ill. 60068
CINCINNATI
Hazel Orr, 245 Hillcrest, Wyoming 45215 Rudolph Memmel, 3061 Werkridge Drive 45211
CLEVELAND
George Heeschen, 4585 Liberty, South Euclid 44121
Sophie Lessing, 1873 Marloes 44112 FLORIDA
Harry Fink, 2701 Yacht Club Blvd., Ft. Lauder- dale 33304
CALIFORNIA
Robert Flanegin, 3252 W. 112th St., Inglewood 90303
Paul Paulsen, 300 Mesa Lila, Glendale 91208 Gladys Larsen, 28151 Portsmouth Drive, Sun
City 92381
LOUISVILLE
Mrs. Ann Schnurr, 704 Zorn Ave., No. 4 40206 MICHIGAN
Richard Strohmer, 14832 Woodmont Ave., De- troit 48227
ALUMNI
MILWAUKEE Esther Heiden, 7425 N. 107th St. 53224 Esther Boettcher, 11562 N. Country Lane,
Mequon, Wis. 53092 PHILADELPHIA Martha Gable, 2601 Parkway 19131
PITTSBURGH
Harvey Lecollier, 3355 Babcock Blvd. 15237 Karl Fehrenbach, 104 Woodsdale Road 15237
ST. LOUIS
Walter Eberhardt, 9539 Trinidad Lane 63126 Vera Ulbricht, 6327 S. Grand 63111
Robert A. Marx, 637 Crofton Avenue, Webster Groves, Mo. 63119
SYRACUSE AREA
Mrs. N. Dwight Stowell, 231 Forest Hill Drive, Syracuse, N.Y. 13206
TRI-CITY DISTRICT
Gene and Laraine Mitchell, 2805 Seventeenth St., Rock Island, Illinois 61201
NEW YORK CITY Henry Schroeder, 1450 Parkchester Road,
No. 2G 10462
ROVING REPORTERS R. R. Schreiber, 3747 North Linwood, Indian-
apolis, Indiana 46218
John W. Dalton, 6069 Robison Road, Cincin- nati, Ohio 45213
OFFICERS
The Alumni Officers, elected for a three-year term at the annual business meeting of the Normal College Alumni Association in Indianapolis, November 25, 1966, are as follows:
President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer
Norman Schulte, 5017 Newfield Ave., Cincinni'lti, 0. 46237 Nick Collis, 111 Doll Parkway Syracuse, N.Y. 13214 Mrs. Melvin Oppliger, 7357 Carleton Street, University City, Mo. 63130
Fred Martin, 415 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
$15.00 and $17.00; Parlor Suite: (parlor and one bedroom) $35.00, (parlor and two bed- rooms) $52.00; Rollaway Beds - $3.50 - Free parking for overnight guests - Family Plan - no charge for children under 14. If room re- quested is unavailable, one at nearest rate will be reserved. Rooms will not be held after 6:00 p.m. unless notified. Please place your reservation directly to the hotel.
Those who entered school in 1928 will hold their 40th Reunion. Some of the mem- bers will send special invitations to their classmates to meet at this year's Homecom- ing. Anyone wishing to assist with this project should contact the school for names and addresses.
There are 112 students looking forward to seeing you. Let's not disappoint them. Let's plan to be here and make this another "Big Event" to be remembered.
So you won't get lost, turn left when you enter through the main entrance - all offices have been moved into what used to be the library.
BIRTHS
Congratulations to the following proud par- ents:
Kathleen Dianne Straub, daughter of Nancy and C. Edward Straub of New Albany, Indi- ana, was born May 15, 1968. Mrs. Helen Straub, our secretary, is a proud grandmother since Kathleen is her first grandaughter.
Barbara Lynn Wilbur, daughter of Rosalea (Colin) and Gary Wilbur of Catskill, New York, was born August 13, 1968.
David Lee Gallahue II, son of Ellie and David Gallahue of Ambler, Pennsylvania, was born June 20, 1968.
Vicktress Ann Hineman, daughter of Ruth- lene (Schwartz) and Harry Hineman of Indi- anapolis, was born May 9, 1968.
Kristina Marika Tosi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tosi of Indianapolis, was born December 13, 1967.
WEDDING BELLS
Guy Timothy Mosier and Patricia Louise Henn, both of Indianapolis, were married August 10, 1968. Tim and Pat will make their home in Fort Wayne where Tim will teach in the Public Schools.
Michael John Murnane of Indianapolis and Yvonne Marie Janik of Highland, Indiana were married August 24, 1968. Mike and Yvonne will make their home in Chicago where Mike has taken a position with Inland Steel..
Dorothy Jean Oppliger of St. Louis, Mo., and Donald Patrick Kenton of Syracuse, N.Y.
were married September 5, 1968. Don and Dotty will make their home in Bloomington, Ind., where both will continue with their stud- ies at the University.
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Karen Louise Safford of Indianapolis and Charles Joseph Wolf of Whiting, Ind., were married August 17, 1968. Karen and Charles will reside in Kokomo, Ind., where both will be teaching in the Kokomo Public Schools.
William J. Faucett and Christina Ellen Cox, both of Indianapolis, were married May 4, 1968. Bill and Christina are now living in Dayton, Ohio.
Robert James Stroup of Camillus, N.Y. and Barbara Lynn Foster of Indianapolis were married May 25, 1968. Bob and Barbara are now on the campus where Bob will continue his education.
Judie Flenner and Stephen Porter, both of Michigan City, Indiana, were married August 2, 1968. Judie and Stephen are continuing their studies at Normal College.
Donald Lee Childes and Elaine Marie Graves, both of Indianapolis, were married October 4, 1968.
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY Our deepest sympathy is extended to the friends and family of the following who have passed away:
Dr. Edwin Kime, 77 years old of Blooming- ton, Indiana and retired anatomy professor in the Indiana University School of Medicine passed away Sunday, May 25, 1968. Dr. Kime retired in 1961 after 44 years on the l.U. fac- ulty. He was national president of the 1.U.
Medical School Alumni Association in 1956-
'57. He was also a member of the Normal
College faculty for many years.
Dr. Kime was a veteran of World War I and in World War II was a civilian consultant to the Army and Navy and a past commander of the Paul Coble American Legion Post.
Miss Louise M. · Schulmeyer, who entered Normal College in 1906, passed away October 4, 1968 in Winona Hospital, Indianapolis. She was 80 years old.
Miss Schulmeyer taught at the Indiana School for the Blind for 44 years and was an instructor in the recreation department of the Indianapolis Park Board. She was also an instructor at Butler University for 29 years and a member of Phi Delta Phi Sorority.
Mrs. Margery (Reynolds) Kelly, who entered Normal College in 1912, died suddenly last April, just one month after celebrating her 50th Wedding Anniversary.
Dr. Robert L. Stumpner, H.P.E.R. faculty of Indiana U., died of cancer May 21, 1968. Dr.
Stumpner was an associate professor of phys- ical education and director of intramural sports and former assistant swimming coach.
While a student, he was captain of two Big Ten swimming teams at the University of Wisconsin in 1943 and l.U. in 1946.
Indiana University Foundation has set up a
fund for research into the treatment of cancer in memory of him.
Dr. Eugene Seitz, class of 1914, died July 27, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri. He taught in the Kansas City, Missouri Public School and when he returned to St. Louis in 1917 he was appointed supervisor of elementary physical education. In 1925 he was transferred to the Blewett Junior High School where he taught physical education until the Blewett and Sol- dan High Schools were combined in 1948. Dr.
Seitz completed his 42nd year of service with the St. Louis Board of Education when he re- tired from Soldan High School in 1959. He was a member of Phi Epsilon Kappa Fra- ternity.
Charles P. Smidl, class of 1918, passed away June 2, 1968, in River Forest, Illinois.
He was 70 years young when he collapsed playing the game he loved - Tennis.
Mr. Smidl was with the athletic department of the Chicago school system for 44 years before retiring in June 1963. He was a pio- neer regional director for six midwestern
states in the formation of the National Junior
College Athletic Asociation. He was a mem- ber of the Bohemian Sokol Gymnasts 40 years; former member of the athletic officials association 35 years; past president of the Chicago City Junior College ·Physical Edu- cation council and a member of the Illinois Education association. Mr. Smidt also repre- seneted the United States as a contestant in the Sokol Olympics held in Prague, Czecho- slovakia in 1920. He placed first in swimming and placed in five other events.
Miss Julia Niebergall, formerly our pianist for a great many years, passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.
Miss Niebergall, was taken ill during Sep- tember and was admitted to the hospital.
Since she was recuperating very nicely she was transferred to a nursing home where she accidentally fell and broke her hip.
She was without question a most versatile pianist. She played for the Manual High School gym classes, the Athenaeum classes and the Normal College classes. She retired from the college staff three years ago.
Miss Niebergall was a member of the Gar- den Club and had prize winning flowers in some of the flower shows she entered. She also enjoyed doing oil paintings for her own pleasure.
REPORTS FROM CINCINNATI:
Rudie (and Vickie) Memmel - Reunions in Europe
During the summer of 1966 we had an un- usual opportunity of directing a Children's International Summer Village involving 46 eleven-year-old boys and girls from 12 differ- ent countries. During this two year interval
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there was correspondence and Christmas greetings from many of the child delegates and adults participating.
Plans for a visit to Europe this summer to renew acquaintances with some of these children and adults were begun by sending
out a "What's Happened Since" Newsletter
to all of the Villagers. Contributions for this Newsletter were asked for and received dur- ing a three month period from November to February and we finally assembled a ten-page (both sides) letter which included news notes of considerable interest from both children and adults of seven of the participating coun- tries. This was mailed in March and follow-up correspondence with individuals in 5 different European countries, from who invitations to visit had been received at varying intervals since our 1966 Village, culminated in very definite plans for a European vacation with our international friends.
During the four-week period from July 7 to August 4 we travelled into England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France and Holland. Our VW Karmann Ghia which we named "Europa" was delivered to us in Lon- don and before leaving it in Bremen for ship- ment back to the States, it had transported us some 3800 miles. The warm greetings which we received more than compensated for the extensive driving. Our tour was replete with scenic beauty of the Norwegian fiords; the
"old world" points of interest including places such as London Tower, the Viking exhibits, Bergen's Fishmarket, Stockholm's Folk Muse- um, and some of the cathedrals of France and Germany; the thrill of driving the "back roads" and seeing the quaint villages and lovely countryside; the opportunity to stop when you wish to and dine at a wayside inn; and knowing that the next evening you will be warmly received into the home of a CISV friend!
It is difficult to describe the feelings one has upon renewing a cherished friendship with a 13-year-old from another land in his home and meeting parents, brothers and sisters who express their gratitude in actions more so than words because of language dif- ferences. We can truly say that a tour ot Europe in this manner, visiting with interna- tional friends and being made to "feel at home away from home," is an unforgettable experience.
Al Isler Reports:
Lois and I and our foL•r children spent an- other summer on the "camping trail." This year we traveled in a VW Camper with at- tached tent. We visited Cape Hatteras, Na- tional Seashore, Williamsburg, Va., and Wash- ington, D.C. The children had many new and delightful experiences. They are already plan-
ning next summer's trip to Grand Canyon and California. However, the way the children are growing they may need to invest in a larger bus before attempting the trip.
Max Grob Reports:
Following my retirement in June '67 I've been kept busy as a director of public rela- tions with the International Academy, an electrical computer school. My specific as- signment: contacting high schools in this area.
This past August the Mixies and the Grobs spent several weeks in Northern Wisconsin.
Mutzie and Lou Roth Report:
Mutzie and I took the time to visit with our family this summer - another trip to Hawaii and two fine weeks with Betty Lou, Larry and family. Just before starting classes at school and at Covington Turners, we spent a week with young Lou, who flies for Braniff Interna- tional, and his wife and son in Dallas, Texas.
At this stage of the game our children and the grandchildren seem extra important to us,
and we enjoyed thoroughly the opportunity
to be with them.
We are all happy with Larry's new assign- ment. After completing his last tour of active sea duty which kept him away from home six months while his ship was in and about the waters of Vietnam, he is now assigned to shore duty in the offices of the Commander of the Pacific Fleet right in Honolulu. Some language courses at the Univ. of Hawaii will take care of any spare (?) time he might have.
In between these visits I was again with the Covington Protestant Children's Home as di- rector of their summer recreation program - Altogether a fine and satisfying vacation.
JOHN (MIKE) DAL TON, ROVING REPORTER REPORTS:
Clarence (Bud) Abrahams is as busy, as healthy and as active as ever. At the moment, Bud is doing a history of our local American Legion Post. This Post is made up of Cin- cinnati men teachers who are veterans. Bud also carries on with his photography hobby, winning prizes right and left for his fine pic- tures.
Henry Schwegler is still on deck, teaching
physical education at Lincoln School locally.
Joe Schweitzer, who lives in Philadelphia, is recuperating from another heart attack. He is in a Philadelphia hospital and I certainly hope he recovers rapidly. Maybe some Phila- delphia alums might like to look up Joe at the address he gave me- 618 W. Johnson St.
I heard from Lou Montgomery, he is healthy, strong, running like mad and infecting all of Buffalo with this wonderful enthusiasm and his youthful spirit.
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For my own activities, I continue to work as a job consultant for the Ohio State Re·
habilitation Department. For reasons known only to the top brass, they continue to send me to schools, seminars, and training ses- sions at Northwestern U. Somehow I manage, but not always, to get jobs for handicapped people. This is a rewarding job when you can make it work, a frustrating thing when you fail.
Editor's Note: lnterchem, manufacturers of carbon pa- pers. typewriter and computer ribbons and copying machine paper. now employs seven handicapped per- sons. All but two of these were introduced to Inter- chem through tho effor1s of Job Development Con- sultant John Dalton.
Expression of surprise as Mrs. Hester is presented a stereo-record player.
MRS. HESTER HONORED BY FACULTY AND STAFF On July 20th, the Lohse's home was the scene of a reception in honor of Mrs. Hester who retired last June after 44 years with the Normal College. Present for this occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. John R. Endwright, Mr.
and Mrs. Branch McCracken, Mr. and Mrs.
John Brogneaux, Mrs. Helen Straub, Dr. Rudy Schreiber, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lienert, Mr.
and Mrs. David Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schurmann and the Martins.
While everyone was engaged in conversa- tion, a stereo-record player was rolled into the living room and presented to Mrs. Hester.
Talk about being surprised - the picture above depicts the expression. We all knew this was a gift that she would enjoy because of her great love for music and dance. Follow- ing the presentation of this gift, a most de- licious and appetizing "Smorgasbord" was
served by Lola and Henry that was climaxed by a cake baked by Helen Straub with the following phrase in icing: "Clara Hester - 1924 -1968." The remainder of the evening was devoted to hilarious games. Leave it to Lola and Henry to get the group into an up- roar. Figuratively speaking the rafters of the Lohse's homestead shook. Needless to say, everyone had a rip-snorting time.
PEG STOCKER REPORTS FROM BUFFALO:
Les Boehmer was in St. Louis this summer visiting his 90-year-old mother, also Walter Eberhardt. From there he went to Chicago to see his brother.
Bill Meissner and wife again were at their summer home in the Adirondacks.
Elmer Rosenthal and his wife were here from Florida.
The Bill Naab family had a big summer.
Their youngest son, Denny was married on June 15th. Son Bruce and his family were here from Chicago. Their oldest daughter, Patty, was married on June 29th. Bill and Grace are planning to come to Homecoming, and bring their youngest daughter Mindy, and enroll her at Normal College for Sept.
1969.
A very successful American Turner Con- vention was held here in Buffalo in August.
George Jacquin, retiring national President, was elected to the Endowment Trust Fund Committee. Arnold Trummer, St. Louis, was elected Chairman of the Physical Education Committee. He and Gene Mitchell had just concluded a very successful Leader's Course which they had conducted in Adams, Mass.
A. J. O'Donnell was elected Regional Direc- tor, Region I. It was nice to see Walter Gun- ther.
Our local alumni also were very busy. Peg Stocker was co-chairman of the convenrion in charge of registration, all women's affairs, and bus trip to Niagara Falls. Art Hoyler, Elsa Hoyler's brother was the other co-chair- man. Ray Ping was elected convention chair- man. He also was in charge of German Night which was a "Ball" for everyone.
Bill Naab was chairman and master of ceremonies at the Banquet and Dance.
Dave Reisig was also active in several ca- pacities.
At the banquet, George Jacquin presented to Andy Lascari, the first Physical Education placque to be placed in the Hall of Fame for Gymnastics. Andy, his wife Charlotte, and daughter Lorelei came from California and son Arno, who is studying for his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin, were all here for this occasion.
Bob Duerr has officially been appointed Principal of School No. 84, which is entirely
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for Crippled Children. He is also teaching at the U. of Buffalo.
Kathy Russell, daughter of Angela Tripi Russell, who was graduated from the Campus in 1968, is teaching in West Seneca, our home town. I am still the senior citizen mem- ber of the Recreation Commission in West Seneca, and I hope that Kathy will be work- ing for us very soon, on a part time basis.
Just received word that Major John H. Jac- quin, son of George has been reassigned to the United States from Japan, and will be stationed at MacGill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. He exepcts to be in the States in November or December.
The father of Al Sapecky passed away re- cently, as did the father of Peg Wood Stocker.
The Stockers are looking forward to Home- coming 1968 in Indianapolis, also Homi;i- coming at Brosius in 1969.
MRS. RICHARD SUE BARRETT
Mrs. Richard Barrett, a native Hoosier, has been appointed part-time instructor and will teach Arts and Crafts and Introduction to Community Recreation.
Sue, as we all call her, earned her B.S.
degree in Physical Education at Purdue Uni- versity in 1960 and her M.S. degree in Rec- reation in 1965.
Prior to joining our faculty she taught physi- cal education for two years at Zionsville High School and four years at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Mrs. Barrett is a mem- ber of the 1.A.H.P.E.R. and A.A.H.P.E.R.
Sue and her husband Richard are the proud parents of a lovely, dynamic 20 months old daughter, Amanda. Mrs. Barrett has in- formed us that Amanda is already on the way of becoming a top gymnast and a prospective student.
Being an ardent and loyal supporter of Purdue, Sue has promised us that she will be
faithful and loyal throughout the week except Saturday afternoons when the "pigskin" gets kicked around.
We're certainly very happy to have Sue with us and we extend to her our heartiest greetings and welcome her into our "Family Circle."
PRESIDENT OF FRESHMAN CLASS
We congratulate William Wenzler who was elected president of the freshman class. Bill, who has been extremely interested in gym- nastics ever since he attended high school, was a member of the Athenaeum Gymnastic Team that was coached by Walter Lienert.
Following a few years after his graduation from Howe High School Bill enlisted in the U.S.M.C. for three years. He served eight months in Vietnam and after completing his hitch with the Marines he was honorably dis- charged as a Sergeant. Bill returned to his native city, Indianapolis, in February '67 and on September 2, 1967 he married Catherine Francis Koers.
We know that Bill will fill this office with the same enthusiasm that he displays in ev- erything. Again, Congratulations! - Bill.
LARAINE AND GENE MITCHELL REPORT FROM TRI-CITIES:
This summer went quickly with Gene, '47, in summer school for eight weeks at Western Illinois University (graduate study in adminis- tration) and the rest of the family busy with tennis, swimming, and track.
I had the pleasure of working with and under Arnold Trummer, '40 (St. Louis Con- cordia Turners) for a week at the Turner Leaders Course in Holyoke, Massachusetts which Gene had set up. Anthony J. O'Don- nell, '31 gave us a skillful fencing demon- stration one evening.
We talked with Bill, '30, and Ginny (Fox), '30, Klier recently. They kept busy at home this summer with Bill still in charge of a Mo-
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line park-playground and Ginny working at the Rock Island Arsenal. Bill is now getting the fall schedule of Moline High School Pool underway.
With our move to Rock Island Harry Car- stens, '46, will be teaching o~r 8th gra'de daughter at Washington Junior High in the new Sex Education Program. Both junior high girls miss 'Miss Abe," Helen Abrahamson, '31, whom they had for physical education teach- er in Moline and liked so well.
Gene is busy with his elementary school administration and is taking an evening course in "School Law." I will "sub" for him and the five Rock Island High School girls' physical education teachers, and also help co-ordinate the Health Education Program at the Rock Island YWCA, teaching swimming and Keep-Fit classes. With Cubs, PTA, and various activities I chauffer the children to, the days go by fast. They still enjoy the Turner activities, the two oldest children par- ticipating in the recent Invitational Turnfesl held at Algoquin, Illinois this past summer.
We hope we can share in the Homecom1r.g activities and honoring Mrs. Hester whom we admire. One of Gene's students !or sevP.1al years al Moline Turners, Terry Anderson, :s with you at Normal College this ye::ir as a freshman. This should be an enjoy L>!e ex- perience for her.
HARVEY LECOLLIER REPORTS FROM PITTSBURGH:
Harry Dlppold, Elementary Supervisor of Physical Education in the Pittsburgh Public Schools is busier than ever with the 28th an- nual workshop for teachers. He is also con- sultant for a new program of Physical Educa- tion in the Wyoming Valley School District at Kingston, Pa. ·
Richard B<irrick is continuing to do a 'ine job as Facilities coordinator in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Karl Fehrenbach, head football coach at Allegheny High School, is back on the job again after having taken a half year of Sab batical leave for rest and pleasure.
Louise Stover is now retired.
James Brown is a Counsellor at Schenley High School.
Laura Rosenga;th has been retired for sev- eral years now and derives much pleasure and satisfaction from her volunteer work with Handicapped Children.
Frank Eckl is now an amateur Botanist and regularly visits his daughter Shirley in New Jersey.
Coleman Kortner after 44 years of teaching in the Pittsburgh Schools, has retired and is a golfer and traveler.
Harvey Lecollier is busier than before re- tirement with Lodge, Church, and Scout work.
Chow time at the Picnic - No "Scratches" in this event.
ROBERT MARX REPORTS FROM ST. LOUIS:
Melvin Oppliger has been principal of the Willow Brook Elementary School in Patton- ville, Missouri. Frances has been teaching elementary school in Normandy, Missouri.
Chauncey Linhart is the Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry in University City, Missouri. His department conducts an exten- sive recreational program each summer.
Chauncey is serving as vice-president of the St. Louis Alumni Chapter, Phi Epsilon Kappa.
He is responsible for the fra.ternity's profes- sional and social programs for the year.
Frank Frey is teaching in the junior high level at Jennings, Missouri.
Charles Jecmen has been serving as princi- pal of the Valley Elementary School in Maple- wood, Missouri. His wife, Jean, has been teaching at Harris Teachers' College in St.
Louis.
Louis Jurinich has been working with the Optimist International in St. Louis.
Louis Kittlaus is the Director of Physical Education and Athletics for the St. Louis Pub- lic Schools. Through his efforts, all elemen- tary schools have the services of special teachers of physical education. Recently, Louie was the guest speaker at a banquet given at the Concordia Gymnastic Society celebrating their new gymnasium facilities.
August Plag is enjoying retirement by play- ing a round of golf now and then.
Fred Plag is Chief of Recreation, Veterans' Administration Hospital at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
Ray Rossi, retired as a contractor, enjoys retirement by doing considerable traveling.
Edward Dziatlik is now teaching at Cleve- land High School in St. Louis.
Alfred Eberhardt is teaching at the Missouri School for the Blind in St. Louis.
Frank Bild has been serving in the Missouri House of Representatives, and in the midst of a campaign for re-election.
P. Max Grueb, M.D., has been retired since 8
having a stroke a number of years ago.
William Gerber is teaching at Southwest High School. He also serves the school as athletic director.
Henry Stroer is an assistant professor of physical education at St. Louis University.
Henry was given the Distinguished Ser,1ice Award by the St. Louis Alumni Chapter, Phi Epsilon Kappa.
Walther Lorenzen retired from Roosevelt High School as an administrative assistant.
His nickname was "Mr. Roosevelt."
L. William Miller is the Athletic Director at the Florissant Valley Junior College, Floris- sant, Missouri.
Arthur Pfaff is a retired teacher from South- west High School in St. Louis.
Herbert Schlettler is working in the Co- operative Education program at McCluer High School, Ferguson, Missouri.
Carl Simpson is now a science teacher at Northwest High School, St. Louis, Missouri.
Arnold Trumner is the Director of Physical Education at the Concordia Gymnastic So- ciety in St. Louis.
Robert Marx, is assistant principal at Mc- Kinley High School in St. Louis. The past two summers I have been principal of the summer school. I'm serving as Historian in the St.
Louis Alumni Chapter, Phi Epsilon Kappa.
Serving on the District Board of the Missouri District of the American Turners.
VERA ULBRICHT REPORTS:
Marie Hauss decided on an early retirement last January and celebrated by joining four other members of her family in a Hawaiian Holiday this past spring. Golf is coming back on the list of her leisure sports.
Friends and relatives have been happy to see Kate Steichmann visiting in their city on the way back to her home in California after previously vacationing in Pennsylvania. Dur- ing her month's stay in St. Louis, Kate has been able to look up and renew friendships with many people she has known through the
years - some A.G.U. classmates, some form- er students and high school classmates. Kate is remarkably young in her interest in life.
Vera Ulbricht decided to join the rank of retirees in June. A trip to the western U.S.
and Canadian National Parks was planned for the month of August, but a chance to go to Europe in September for a month came as a complete surprise way of starting her real retirement.
WHITEY AND ROSIE BRESSLER REPORT FROM CHICAGO:
The following Chicago area alumni spent all or part of their summer vacation at their Illinois Turner Camp cottages in Algonquin, Illinois:
Art Iser, class of 1921, retired from the Chi- cago Board of Education in 1955. Since then his winter residence is Clearwater, Florida and summer home is Turner Camp. After some strong winds went thru cam;:i and knocked many big trees down, Art was out there helping clear away the fallen debris.
He's in great shape.
Regina Horschke Sonnenleiter, Normal Col- lege 1931-32, spent summer at Spooner, Wis- consin and camp. She teaches Physical Edu- cation and Driver Education at Taft High School in Chicago. Regina attends turner gym classes at Northwest turners. She also bowls in the women's league there. In her spare time she attends an art class. She and her husband George spent Christmas holidays at Lake Tahoe.
Rudy Schmidt, class of 1924, retired from Austin High School in Chicago after 37 years of teaching. Rudy keeps active as secretary of the Northwest Turners Men's Bowling League and as an active member of the Mil- lionaires Volley ball and Pinochle class for retired men.
Margaret Greiner Kling and husband Otto left by plane for Europe September 11th. They are going to rent a car and take a leisurely four or five week trip through Germany, Aus- tria, Denmark and Switzerland. Saw the Klings at camp. They also spent some time at lnter- lochen, Michigan.
Jerry Jacquin bought a cottage at camp and has been here on and off during the sum- mer months. His parents visited him at the cottage.
Ralph, Whitey Bressler took a course "Law in the American Society" this summer and whenever he could, played golf. We went to the Minocqua, Wisconsin area to fish for a week. Spent the rest of the summer watching son Rick play Pony league baseball at home and walking the hills at camp. Whitey is as- sistant principal at an inner city school. Hope you don't see him on TV. I'm teaching Physi- cal Education at Lake View High School, head
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of department and cheerleading sponsor. All free time is devoted to our three children. Paul Voh;ard is teaching fourth grade at the Kennedy School in Highland Park, Illinois.
This is the second year in the classroom situation for Paul and he is enjoying it. Janie Splete Voisard and their five children have a new pet rabbit named "Thumper." The family spent the summer months at their Mobile home on Lake MacDonald in northern Wis- consin. Paul and the two oldest boys we,1t lo Boy Scout camp for two weeks.
Andy Voisard is teaching physical educa- tion in the Denver School system. He loves it out west.
Madeline Voisard Kirby taught tennis and swimming this summer in the mornings. The Kirbys live in Littleton, Colorado.
Jean Golightly Webb and family spent two weeks with Paul and Jane in the northwoods.
Jean's husband is stationed at Great Lakes, Illinois. Jean teaches cake decorating and works part time.
William Schaefer teaches at Lane Tech in Chicago. Bill and his wife went to Mexico last spring vacation. Bill also taught driver education for seven weeks this summer and then went fishing in Canada for two weeks.
Caught the limit daily. Some fun!
Whitey and I are planning to make a trip to Indianapolis for homecoming this year. Sure would be nice to see our era well rep- resented. See you Thanksgiving week-end.
NICK SCHREIBER RETIRES Nick Schreiber, Class of '30 retired on July 1st after thirty-six years as a teacher, vice-principal, and principal. After completing the three year course here he attended the University of Michigan where he earned the B.S. and M.S. degrees. He taught at John Marshall High School, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1932 to 1936 when he left to accept a posi- tion in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Public Schools.
While in Cleveland he taught evening class- es at the Socialer Turnverein and was in- volved in the conduct of the National Turnfest of 1936.
During the thirty-two years in the Ann Arbor schools he served as a teacher, home room adviser, vice-principal and principal. For the past twenty-five years he was principal of the Ann Arbor High School.
Nick was highly regarded, both as a teach- er and as an Administrator and served on numerous state and national committees of secondary school administrators.
He has no immediate plans to leave Ann Arbor but will take advantage of his retire- ment by doing those things he was too busy to do while teaching. He does plan to travel extensively and to catch up on the reading he neglected over the past several years.
SCHOOL OPENS
School has been in session for little more than one week at the time of writing this article and I am pleased to report that we have a fine new group of freshmen - 64 of them in fact! This brings our total enrollment this year to 115 students. Because of this sharp increase in enrollment, it was neces- sary to make adjustments in the various rooms at the College. The library now houses all the offices, the old office is now the li- brary and the upstairs office is now the stu- dent lounge. The old lounge has been con- verted into much needed sto.rage space.
There are other advantages to this new ar- rangement, such as safety for the students and convenience for the staff. We hope you will all like the new arrangement and that most of you will be able to see for yourselves at Homecoming time.
In the new group of students are several alumni children: Judy Poling, daughter of Joseph and Betty (Dressel) Poling; Charles Sutton, son of Charles and Vera (Menapace) Sutton; Joanna Hafer, daughter of Donald and Betty (Allanson) Hafer, and Scott Brewer, son of R. J. and Alyce (Collins) Brewer. It is a rewarding feeling each year when we wel- come members of the next generation of alums.
In addition to alumni children, we have Mary Jarus whose three older brothers were students here. Nancy Hoggatt whose sister Jan Brand was here, Jane Clift whose brother Ray is now a senior, and Jeff Wagley whose sister Karen Teegarden was graduated in 1964. Terry Wilbur is a cousin of Gary Wilbur, a graduate in 1963.
I am fortunate in having a fine staff and we have a wonderful group of young people. We have high hopes for the students and eagerly look forward to your seeing them in Novem- ber. Our demonstration program will be pre- sented in the big auditorium because of the numbers involved. You will all be assured of seats.
Things would have been different this year, even without the moving and rearranging, for Clara has retired. She has already promised to substitute for any of us when and if need- ed. I have her booked for two days already!
Habits are hard to break and as a thought oc- curs to me I occasionally reach for the phone to talk to Clara. This is not easy, for I find her out more often than not. I accuse the trio of Evelyn Romeiser, Clara and her sister, Martha Clearwater, of becoming high class bums, but Clara just laughs and keeps on going! More power to her.
We are all looking forward to the oppor- tunity to recognize officially, all that Clara has meant to us. We are hoping for a fine turnout at Homecoming for just that reason. Plan now to come and join in this tribute to Clara.
Lola Lohse
DOROTHEA WINTER REPORTS:
With the close of summer, things are get- ting back onto schedule (?) for the Winter family. Our son, Glenn, after serving two years in VISTA in Harlem is now back in school in New York. He is starting his third year. Clyde is in California, so our family is really spread out. We vacationed in California this summer and particularly enjoyed Yosem- ite and Big Sur.
Last June the Illinois District of the Ameri- can Turners hosted the Invitational Turn Fest at the Illinois Turner Camp under the leader- ship of Henry Shiget. Other Normal College alums were in evidence as participants or judges or both including Regina Horschke Sonnenleiter, Bernard Brockmann, Rudy Schmidt and Adolph and Dorothea Winter.
Gene Mitchell brought a team from Moline and Harry Warnken brought his team from Detroit. Harry also took first place honors in Apparatus and All Around in his age group and Adolph was close behind The North West Turners of Chicago took all first place team 10 prizes.
Faculty listening to Assistant Dean James Belisle addressing Student body. Front row - L. to A.: Dr. A. A.
Schreiber, Mrs. Barbara Schurmann, Mrs. Richard Barrett. Dean John A. Endwright, Mrs. James Belisle and Mrs.
John Endwright. Back row -L. to A.: Mrs. Lola Lohse, Director, and Walter Lienert.
TO OUR ALUMNI
I used to say with apologies to Tennyson:
"Students come and students go. but I go on
forever." But the time finally came when I, too, reached that point when retirement is both necessary and inevitable. So here I am, from one of the busiest to the laziest creature one could ever imagine. I haven't done one constructive thing since Camp. I'm loafing to the nth degree and peculiarly loving it. What do I do with my time-- nothing! Maybe after a few months I may find it boring and will look for something, but now I am avoiding work like poison.
How can I ever express my appreciation to the many alumni who wrote the letters sent to Frances Oppliger? It is impossible to ex- press to you just how I feel. I sincerely hope that I deserve even a part of the tributes ex- pressed. Teaching is such a responsible pro- fession. We never know the real results. Like Longfellow's poem: "I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth I know not where."
In many instances letters came from former students whom I haven't forgotten but whom I thought had forgotten the Normal College and me. If I ever get over my extreme inertia I may sit down and write some personal re- plies.
In July Norman Schulte, our President, came to Indianapolis and he, Lola, Fred, and Jean Seager Campbell met at Lola's and Henry's home and I was prE::sented with a beautiful four piece set of Tourister luggage and two leather bound books with all of your letters and cards carefuly mounted. The lug- gage I love and when I feel equal to travel I will use it and think of the wonderful years spent in contact with so many fine students.
The letters I will treasure. Many thanks to Frances Oppliger for the hours spent in mounting them. I have a feeling that her husband, Melvin and daughter, Dotty, had a hand in it.
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Now how can I really say what I would like to say after 44 years. It has been a privi- lege to work with young people for such a long time. It makes me feel very humble and at all times grateful for the rare opportunity to influence so many young teachers. I sincerely hope that for the most part it has been for the good But, as a human being, one is often apt to err. Let me conclude with my favorite quotation from Webster: "If we work upon marble, it will perish, if on brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, and imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and love of our fellow men, we engrave on those tablets something that will brighten to all eternity."
Clara L. Hester
BOB FLANEGIN REPORTS FROM LOS ANGELES:
I have been on vacation up at Trinidad again for the whole month of July. Had a real- ly good time this year.
Herbie Schack has retired from the Los Angeles School District. He still lives in the same place.
Bill McMasters is planning to retire from Harbor College around the first of the year.
Seems like most of us are getting up the time of retirement, yet it seems only yester- day that we were at Normal College.
Al Arps is still politicking in the San Fer- nando area and teaching at Sylmar.
Paul Paulsen, supervisor of boys' physical education has had one of those fine vaca- tions this year, and he has apparently lost some of his agility, as he recently walked into a tree at Huntington Lake and received a gash in his head about six inches long.
Most anywhere you go, it pays to look where you are going!
We're hoping and planning that maybe in November we will make Homecoming.
RECIPIENT OF MANY HONORS AND AWARDS
We extend our heartiest congratulations to
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Karen Safford Wolf who graduated with dis- tinction this June from Indiana University.
Karen was recipient of the Stecher Award this year which is awarded to a senior who has demonstrated superiority in the following: scholarship, physical ability, professional atti- tude, character and personality traits, leader- ship and service.
During her college career she also received the following honors and scholarship: Dr.
Carl B. Sputh Award; P.T.A. Scholarship-Ind. Congres of Parents and Teachers; University Merit Scholarship; Special Education Trainee- ship; Indiana University H.P.E.R. Alumni Award and James A. Maxwell Award -Maxwell Medal to senior physical education major.
Karen was married last August to Charles Wolf and both are teaching in the Kokomo School System, Indiana. We wish both of them the very best of everything as they be- gin their teaching career.
SPUTH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD We are happy to announce that Susan Powers of Indianapolis and Marjorie Covell of Liverpool, New York were the recipients of the the Dr. Carl B. Sputh Memorial Scholar- ship.
These two students were awarded this scholarship on the basis of their scholastic records, their potentiality in the profession and their fine character traits.
We congratulate Susan and Marjorie for this outstanding recognition. We know they will continue their fine work. Both are worthy of the honor bestowed upon them.
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BOBBIE LARSEN REPORTS FROM SUN CITY, CALIFORNIA:
Dear Classmates of '22 (we were '24): What a pleasure it was to be together in Indianapolis during the last Homecoming.
This year the Alumni Association will hon- or our recent retiree, Clara. What a good rea- son for being there!
Do plan on coming back again and those of you who couldn't make it two years ago, try to do so this year.
We'll be looking forward to seeing you. Sincerely,
Bobbie Larsen, Sec'y.
Retirement certainly brings out the wander- lust. Everyone seems to love it.
Erma (Marth) Thorup spent several weeks in Flat Rock, North Carolina.
Polly Giffin returned to Europe and enjoyed the Easter festivities in Spain, Portugal and Greece. Later she visited Switzerland, Ger- many, Austria and England.
Alice (Huth) Krumbein, Martha Schneider and her sister Verna had a wonderful plane Pacific Tour which included: Honolulu, Pago Pago, Samoa and other Islands, New Zea- land, Australia, Viti Levu and the Fiji Islands.
They are still up in the clouds.
Charlie Siebert and his wife will be touring Europe this fall on a "Human Relations" tour.
Art Buehler and his family are enjoyin their summers in their home in Elgin, Illinois. They wil winter in Florida.
The "Ed Halls" summer in Spooner, Wis- consin, and winter in Chicago. They had garden trouble, "too wet, too cold, and too hot."
Al Diete and his wife summer near Cable, Wisconsin and winter in Chicago. Last year they had "deer" troubles in their flower and vegetable garden. This year it was "Bear"
trouble.
Bob and Millie Pegel toured Hawaii for 3 weeks. They fell in love with the Islands.
Bill Schaefer and his wife spent a week in Mexico last spring. This summer they went to Canada and had a "Deluxe" fishing trip.
Navy Lieut. Bill, Jr., is still in the Antarctic.
Emil Rothe and his wife spent the summer commuting between Chicago and Boulder, Colorado, the home of their grandchildren.
George and Emma Wallenta had the "Old Timers" of Lane Tech High School, and the A.G.U. P.E. men and their families out to their Riverside home. The highlight of the party was George doing tricks with his wheelchair.
Carl and Rosalie Barnickol visited their family in the Northwest. Th<;)ir son was trans- ferred to the Aleutian Islands. Carl is still remodeling his "McHenry Homestead" and
won the "Do It Yourself Handyman's Award"
of McHenry County.
Dorothy (Rath) Applegate's youngest is scheduled to return from Vietnam soon.
After I finished a field-trip study of the Owens Valley, sponsored by the U. of Cali- fornia, Riverside, I drove to Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks. En route home I visited Lib and Wally Hente. Our Wally is becoming quite an artist and he loves painting.
I bought an organ, so with organ lessons, typing, a Spanish class, political science, a physical fitness class, and a camera work- shop, there is never a dull moment here. Will swim in between times.
DICK STROHMER REPORTS:
IN AND AROUND DETROIT
It seems that nowadays one must be "com- puter minded" and it was my good fortune to push the right button, - and out came a few choice news items. And who happened to be the "right button" (. it was really a
"double button"), Mrs. Emil L. Pletz (Theresa
Prinz), 1920, and the former Maestro, himself, Emil, 1924. The following computerizations came forthwith:
Arthur Froehlich, 1909, able to be around but not too active.
Patricia Huseman, 1951, in charge of rec- reation Department at Birmingham, Michigan.
Harry Warnken, 1936, re-married and is now with the Kansas City Turners.
Lisle MacKay (Mat.) Detroit Public Schools;
retired in 1965 after seven years as Principal of Chadsey as his last assignment. He < nd his wife, after retirement, made a !rip to Europe and had a lengthy stay in Rome where their son was with Procter & Garnble for 12 years and is now in the Cincinnati office. Few of the Alumni know that Lisle was National Treasurer of the A.G.U. for many years.
Henry R. Dreyer, 1934, now Principal of Courville School in Detroit after 10 years as principal at Jones Elementary. The Dreyers have two children and two grandchildren.
Ralph Sigel, 1936, is now at Detroit's Os- born High in the Driver Education Division after some time in the Guyton Elementary School Health Education Department.
Louis Thierry, 1915, is down here in Detroit for a wedding of one of Lou's many nephews. Lou and Teenie came up from Florida earlier, toured the East Coast and made all the his- toric stops and eventually returned to their home on Torch Lake at Eastport, Michigan.
Else Seiffert (Mrs. George Fuchs), 1905, from Milwaukee, at age 82 still recalls vividly the seven men and the five ladies in her class of 63 years ago. Else has a son, a daughter, grandchildren and great grandchil- dren. She is of the opinion that August Plag
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was one of the men in her class who checked in at the 1 OOth Anniversary of the Normal College in 1966. Berthold Seiffert, 1890, (Ind- ianapolis) was Else's father and Detroit's first Turn Lehrer as well as Detroit's first Gymnastic Instructor in Detroit High Schools.
A few of his High School boys were Lou Thierry, Gil de Bue, Fred Spier, Harry Wieck, and Strohmer, all of whom were Normal Col- lege grads, some years ago. Art Froehlich 1909, was a Turner under Mr. Seiffert's tutelage.
ANN SCHNURR REPORTS FROM LOUISVILLE:
Bob and Nancy Wason have a baby girl named Beth Ann. Bob is still at the University of Louisville and each year his Gymnastic Team grows and receives more honors.
"Fess" Weissmueller is retiring this fall
after fifty years of devoted service to the Louisville Turners. Over these years his influ- ence has been felt by every facet of our com- munity. All of us here wish him the very best.
Lois Kratz traveled this summer to Califor- nia and Mexico.
I spent the summer at Indiana U. campus working on my Master's degree and really enjoyed it. Eddie did the commuting on week ends so I could study. We enjoyed many week ends of boating and skiing on Monroe Reser- voir. I came back to brand new facilities, in- cluding a swimming pool. Moving from one building has been quite hectic but certainly worthwhile. We have two new gyms, each of which has more floor space than the old one.
Better yet, we don't have to share it, as for the first time in seven years my classes are the only ones in th~ gym. It's wonderful!
Everyone down here congratulates Mrs.
Hester on her retirement and wishes her tile best of luck.
Jack Romeiser, Administrative Assistant of the lndi- anapol is Red Cross and guest speaker on First Aid, keeps in trim teaching the Athenaeum Businessmen's Gym Class.
OUTLINES AVAILABLE Many of you may be interested to know that a number of our outlines have been re- vised and new material compiled. These out- lines have been bound and are now available to our alums.
"Women's Advanced Apparatus Aims"
($1.75) prepared by Clara L. Hester and Fred Martin. This includes activities in tumbling and on the different pieces of ap;:iaratus our students use. The outline places the aims into three categories: Vaults and Mounts, Intermediate Moves, and Dismounts. Also, ex- ercises arranged progressively in difficulty are included at the end of some speci"ric pieces of equipment. Each activity in most cases is introduced as follows: Aim, Prepara- tory Exercises, Points to Stress, and Assist- ance.
"Basic Outlines for Physical Education Classes" ($3.50) includes the following: Intro- duction to Basic Nomenclature for Tumbling and Apparatus; Fundamentals of Tactics and Free Exercises; Alignments; A Fundamental Tumbling Guide for Teachers; Graded Skills for Elementary Grades I-VI; Conditioning Work for Elementary, Junior and Senior High Schools and Graded Skills for Junior and Senior High Schools.
"Outline for Dance" ($1.75) by Clara L.
Hester includes Fundamental Rhythms and Creative Dance for Elementary Grades and Dance for High School and College.
"Folk Dances" ($1.25) by Clara L. Hester includes: explanation of abbreviations, glos- sary which explains: formations, terms, and steps commonly used in Folk Dances. A se- lection of 36 dances are included in this spi- ral bound booklet.
If you are interested in any of these out- lines, make check payable to - Normal Col- lege of Indiana U. and mail to Mrs. Helen Straub. Please include 2% tax if in Indiana, plus postage.
ROBERTA VAN NORSTRAND REPORTS:
Esther Plischke Boettcher of Mequon, Wis- consin had a wrist operation last August and it still hasn't healed yet but she's hoping. She did a little reminiscing the other day looking at snap-shots of N.C. and Brosius - sure brought back many pleasant memories.
Lou Montgomery will attend the Olympics this year but this time as a guest. He'll have the pleasure to relax and watch instead of officiating track events.
Bertram G. Chalmer has been elected pres- ident of the Buffalo Elementary Principals Association.
My son David Van Norstrand, senior class treasurer and co-captain of the swimming
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team, has an Association of Iron & 3teel Engineers Merit Scholarship for engine(!Jring at Rutgers University. He is secretary-histgrian of Tonawanda Boys Hi-Y, Varisty Club vice president, a member of the soccer team, Stu- dent Council, and Humanities Club. He also has a Regents scholarship.
I am president of our School Board this year. Many aspects of responsibility-negQtia- tions, new Jr. Hi., refurbished old Jr. Hi., grievance hearings, conventions, civic clubs, etc.
Viola (Winterhoff) Wirth Reports:
I am now making my home in Honolulu where daughter Jeannie, son-in-law, and three grandchildren live. I have a most gorgeous view of the green mountains and valley from my apartment.
Attending classes in Japanese flower ar- ranging, baby-sitting, and sewing seem to take care of any spare time I might have.
NEWS
Barry Van Durme is coaching and playing soccer in Rochester, New York.
Lt. James G. Kryway visited the Normal Gol- lege recently. Jim expects to be stationecj in the States for a year prior to further assign- ment.
Catherine Lohse, daughter of Henry C!nd Lola, was married to Charles Bond Camp- bell II, July 5th in the Northminster Presby- terian Church in Indianapolis.
Arnold K. Nelson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold K. Nelson, was married to Barb!ira Elaine Willis August 17th in Old Bethel United Methodist Church in Indianapolis.
Sgt. John Meredith of the USMC has re- turned home to Indianapolis after 14 months in Vietnam. John was really in the midst of things over seas. He spent the greater pert of his time in the juAgles on various type missions and managed to come through everything safely even though he received shrapnel and bullet wounds. His diet for 8 months was "C" rations and on one occasion had to live off the land for four days. Sure nice to see John again.
The Kit11aus, Lou and Pauline spent vaca- tion visiting in Buffalo with the Glunz's and Bill Kittlaus in Syracuse. Lou played golf at Tupper Lake (alone) and had a good score each time he played.
The Eberhardts, Walt, Lou and Jean spel'lt August at Seabrook Beach, Mass. Walt just can't stay away from New England, still God's country to him.
Clara (Simon) Pielke from Baltimore visited with the Eberhardts while she was in St.
Louis in connection with a Nursery Conven- tion. Clara is in the nursery business in Baltimore.
Les Boehmer visited his old roommate
Walt Eberhardt during the summer. Took in a Cardinal game. Les said they are a sure winner.
Capt. David Lohse has been transferred to Louisiana to continue his training in the Air Force prior to his assignment to Vietnam in November.
Jan Curry is the new president of Alpha Chapter of Delta Psi Kappa sorority. Myra Johnson was elected treasurer. Both girls are sophomores at the Normal College.
Lorette (Thierry) Hodges received her M.A.
from Ball State in August and will teach in Miami in the fall along with her husband who received his Ph.D. at the same time. They both graduated from Indiana University in 1946. She is a graduate of the Normal Col- lege and daughter of Lou Thierry, 1915.
Carol Siegman completed her Masters de- gree in counseling and guidance at the Uni- versity of Arizona this year. She has accepted a position as counselor in the elementary and intermediate schools of the Unified School District in Wilcox, Arizona. While attending the University she visited Minnie Rose Snow who is teaching in the Amphi-Theater High School in Tucson, Arizona.
Bob and Barbara (Sartor) Owen and family have moved to Miami, Florida to undertake the Dairy Queen franchise for that area. We all wish them the best of everything in their new business venture.
Col. Frederick Ploetz (retired August 29) has many interests going through his sons' activities. Gregory is a line backer for Texas University; Jim is playing 6th grade football with Father Fred getting into the act as an assistant coach, and Charlie is in Austin for his year of pre-med study.
Al Arps was honored recently by the Mis- sion City, California Chamber of Commerce as "Citizen of the month" for August. Council- man Arps has been employed by the Los Angeles Board of Education for the past 35 years as a teacher, coach, consultant and supervisor.
Al attended the Normal College for two years and Occidental College with Master's degree and Doctorate work at UCLA.
He has been active in politics for many years, and as Mayor of San Fernando acti- vated the completion of the city's Mall. Al has served in the capacity as president and chairman of many local and state educational associations, and community projects. He is a member of the Los Angeles Olympic Garnes Committee for the 1976 event.
We were pleased to see Al very recently when he dropped in to pay a visit to the faculty on his way home to California from a Cape Cod vacation.
Henry Meyer visited Alaska this summer with his two boys via the Alcan Highway. It
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was Henry's first summer off in some 25 years.
Arthur Schuettner, Ojai, California, class of 1915 is a very active member of the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons).
He is a member of the Board of Directors and is the National Financial Secretary of that organization.
The interesting slogan of the AARP is "to serve and not to be served."
Rearranging the office wasn't easy - It took this to
look like this.
FROM OUR MAIL BOX Jane Duke:
I never thought I'd come this far so soon. I'm counselor to eight junior high kids while they study the language and culture of French speaking people. We've spent four weeks in Switzerland, couple of days in Rome and now we're in Paris with only six days. It's been a great summer. P.S. There is also a group here from Bedford, Indiana.
Justina (Wiederer) Samuel:
I got my Master of Education degree at Boston University 1965. After teaching for 6 years at Nasson College, Springvale, Maine, I moved on to a new position at Old Orchard Beach High School .where I have completed three years as Director of Girls Physical Edu- cation. After my second year there, I was honored to have the 1967 Oceana yearbook dedicated to me and I am also the first Ad- vise of the coed Ski Club.
We are currently building a new home with- in spitting distance of the ocean and with a beautiful view of Cape Porpoise and Bumpkin Island. This is what has prompted our move rather than a change of positions as both Lee and I travel to our place of employment.
And of course, the fact that we have a sail- boat moored in the river helps. My friends may be interested to know that at my ad- vanced age I am now taking sailing lessons so that I can crew in future racing.
Steven Neff:
We are finally settled in Fort Wayne. Shirley will be teaching physical education at Ben F.
Geyer Junior High School and I will be teach- ing physical education and coaching foootball
