Alumniinlletitl
Vol. X.XXXIII Indianapolis, Ind.
AUGUST PRITZI.AFF RETIRES
On January 11, a dinner was held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in honor of irngust Pritz- laff who retired as Director of Health, Physi- cal Education and Recreational Services of the Chicago Public Schools. Approximately 700 persons attended and it was almost like Homecoming. So many were there that it was impossible to name all the .• G. U.-I.U. alums present. I won 1t try for I1d surely miss too many names and I don 1t want to omit any- one.
The main theme of the evening was stresed by the general Superintendent of Schools,
11He who serves most serves best.11
Mr. Carl Troester, Executi~e Secretary of the A.A.H.P.E.R., reviewed the many years Pritz has devoted to various national com- mit tees. He has served on the Association's Board of Directors longer than any other man.
The ia.yor was in Florida but he was repre- sented.
Helen, Pritz and their sons John and August and their wives were in the receiving line.
Members of the Mayor's Youth Foundation were there including Ray SchaD<, the former White Sox catcher. So were coaches, members of the press, officials, and representatives of many Chicago area H.S. leagues and athletic groups.
A humorous skit produced by members of his staff portrayed key moments of his life, in song. I believe it was Barnicol, Wallenta and Schaeffer who were his fraternity brothers in the skit.
He was presented with gifts and it was a very enjoyable evenihg for all.
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When his son John was introduced we learned that he had invented some device t~at is used in the nose cones of our missiles.
Among those who had retired from the Chicago system I talked to Elnil Hothe Sr. and Al Diete Emil hothe was feeling fine now after having • had a coronary ~nd Al was recovering from eye surgery. The Dietes gave up their usual winter in Florida to have this surgery done.
Many telegrams were read. Among them were those from our Alwimi Association our Normal College, Hin Pritzlaff and Bill Streit.
Good luck, Pritz, and our best wishes for happiness in those years ahead.
(Report by Bobbie Larsen) BUEHLER APPOINTED DIBECTOR IN CHICAGO
Art Buehler has been named Director of Health, Physical Education, Social Centers and Recreation for the Chicago Public Schools.
Mr. Buehler succeeds August Pritzlaff who recently retired.
Congratulations to Mr. Buehler; another honor to one of our alumsl
BILL STREIT TO TAI.K ON THE NORMAL COLLEGE
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Plan now to hear Bill Streit when he givea the history of the Normal College at the annual convention of the A.A.H.P.E.R. in Miami.
The meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 and is entitled 1175th Anniversary Committee Historical Session on Early Training Schools.11 Bill is scheduled to speak first so be sure to be prompt.
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THE ALUMNI BULLETIN Published four times a year by the Alumni Association of the Normal College A.G.U. of Indiana University.
Editor-Lola Lohse, 415 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis, Indiana.
REPCRTERS
BUFFALO: Helen Woelfle, 11 Indian Orchard Pl.
Bill McColean, 76 Godfrey Ave., Mrs. W.R.
Van Nostrand, 68 Kinsey Ave., Kenmore.
CHICAGO: Adolph Winter, 7827 N. Kilbourn, Skokie Gladys Larsen, 2432 Walters Ave., Northbrook.
CINCINNATI: Hazel Orr, 245 Hillcrest, Wyoming, Rudolph Memmel, 4026 Washington •.
CLEVELAND: George Heeschen, 4585 Liberty, S, Euclid, Sophie Lessing, 1873 Marloes.
DAVENPORT: Irma Beck, 1002 Ash #6.
DETROIT: Pat Husemann, 5785 Harvard.
FT. WAYNE: Harry Grabner, 1847 N. Anthony.
FLORIDA: Mary Jenkins, 1200 45th St, No., St, Petersburg, Gertrude Berry, 2432 N.W. 169th dpa Locha,
MILWAUKEE: Esther Heidin, 930 W. Center St, PHILADELPHIA: Martha Gable, 2601 Parkway.
PITTSBURGH: Ernest Senkewits, 122 Peebles St, ST. LOUIS: Lucille Spillman, 8624 Drury Lane, Walter Eberhardt, 4045 Oleatha St., Vera Ulbricht, 4008 Giles Ave.
SOUTH BEND: Catherine Wolf, 418 W. Washington, SYRACUSE: Mrs. Elizabeth Rupert, 201 Rugby Rd, TRI-CITY: Leo Doering, 204 8th St. Rock Island,
Helen Abrahamson, 1718 15th Ave., Moline.
NEW YORK CITY: Henry ~chroeder, 1301 )rd Ave, LOS ANGELOS: Robert Flanegin, 3252 W. 112th St.
Englewood, Paul Paulsen, 1913 E. Glen Oaks, Glendale.
INDIANAPOLIS: 1:3urdeen Schmidt, 64 9 Temperance.
ROVING REPORTER: R.R.Schreiber, 3747 N. Linwood, Indianapolis.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY WEDS On February 27, Anna Louise Eddy was married to Daniel F. McCarthy in Indiana- polis. Anna has been teaching in this city for the past year.
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OUR DEEPF.ST SY'MPATHY
Our deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Sam Blumer, 126, who died on February 12, 1960 in Buffalo, New York. Mr.
Blumer was basketball and tennis coach at Seneca Vocational High School.
We are sorry to announce the death of Elsa V. Sputh, widow of Dr. Carl B. Sputh,Sr, Mrs. Sputh died suddenly on Feb. 29, 1960
a~er suffering a stroke,
Many students to come will be indebted to Mrs. Sputh's efforts in helping to establish the Carl B. Sputh Memorial Scholarship Fund.
', e are grateful that it was possible for her to see the Fund established and the first scholarship awarded before her death.
Our deepest sympathy is ext~nded to the family and friE:nds of Ralph 1Bim1 Ballin who died from a heart attack on March 8, 1960 in St. Louis.
We are sorry to announce the death of Erma Freevol Brandon on March 19, 1960, from a heart attack. Our deepest sympathy is extended to her family and friends.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PARENTS OF
Mara Melissa Lyle, daughter of Kurby and Madeleine (Voisard) Lyle, was born on March 6, 1960 in Denver.
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Carole Wesp Crotty and family have recently moved to Indianaµolis from Buffalo.
Margie BJa ck Hasch spent a few weeks in Indianapolis while husband Ralph was on a cruise, Their home is in Norfolk now.
ALUMNI BULLETIN BUFFALO AT LONG LAST
Last January, it was with great pleasure and anticipation that I ·.-ent to Buffalo, N. Y.
to attend the New York Association for HPER Convention. I enjoyed the mee-c,ings, (what I saw of theml) and was quite impressed by the large numbers of people who attended.
But the greatest pleasure was in seeing so many aluris, some of whom I had not seen for 20 years. Our field of work must indeed be wholesome for the 20 years had been kind to all of theml Helen oelfle was my guide and mentor and she did her job very well indeedl We could have talked all night and a couple of times we darned near did!
··ly good friends, Peg aml Jack Stocker, entertained me at dinner at the Turners, an evening I enjoyed very much. Tiey are truly gracious hosts!
A get-together at the Turners had been arranged for Saturday night and what fun it was. I'm afraid I can't remember all the alums I saw, some of whom I met for the first time, so please forgive me if I have omitted any. Among those attending were:
June Bosworth Provenzano, Celia Witczak Samul, Frank F.merling, George Geoghan, Andy Lascari, David Nevins, Roger 1Iggy' Lonien, George Russell, Al Sapecky, the Jack Stockers, Betty Dressel Poling, Hubert Lee, Chester Lesniak, Huntley Riley, Ken Schreiber, Roberta Brogan Van Nostrand, Pearl Barnekow Wise, Beverly Stierly Blewett, the Richard Moores, George 11lalper, the George Jacquins, Joe Palmeri, Ralph Duquin, Rudy Heis, Ray
?ing, Sophia Hofmann, Bill Naab, Louis Goldstein, Hyacinth Kolb, Jim Butler, Ted Bednarcyk, Catherine Fitzgerald, Irene V.iazenauer Marquis, Helen Woelfle, Jumbo Clark, Don Eakin, Ed Leibinger, Bill and Mary Norwich Baltz, Bob Miller and Ed Burns.
Andy led the singing, Iggy and George Russell proved once again that they are dancers extraordinary, and everyone talked.
And talked~And talkedl When I saw Chet Lesniak I automatically looked for Addy Winters! Ken Schreiber told me he had
just bought an island. I learned that the George VJalpers had formerly lived just one block from my in-laws in Yonkers and that we had undoubtedly been just that close to
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them on many occasions. I honestly believe George looks exactly tie same as he did when we were in school and I do mean exact~
During the evening I promised to check on various things for several alums. I hoµe I have fulfilled these promises but if I have forgotten any, I hope you will remind me. The entire evening was certainly a lot of fun and I wish to express my
appreciation fo1· the opportunity to be there, At other times while in Buffalo I met other alums: Herb Suedemeyer, Bill McColgan Hazel Rueckhardt Nilson, Chal.'lie Palmeri ' Ray and Renilda Glunz and Lucille Sielski.
On Sunday evening, Helen Woelfle and I visiteo with Ruth Baecher in her home. It was so nice seeing her again and good to know that she is coming along so nicely
a~er her recent illness.
It was fun, too, lunching and travelling around with Irene, Fitz and Helen. I nrust admit I felt a little foolish wearing boots for the snow that never materialized. And this after better than 20 years of hearing about the deep, deep snow in Buffalo. I understand that the weatherman wasn't so nice after my visit, though.
It is extremely interesting to meet for the first time so many people whose names have so long been familiar. As Keeper of the Alumni ?iles I have corresponded with many persons I have never met so it is quite gratifying to be able to put names and faces together. And what nice people our alums have married! Over the years I have watched many patient spouses, sitting and watching the antics of Normal College alums, perhaps never quite understanding but often enjoying the performance.
Just before plane time I had opportunity to speak to Anne Messore Lufkin on the phone.
Anne had been unable to be at the meetings since her very new baby bad developed measles but it was pleasant visiting with her by phone.
Clara Hester certainly enjoyed the notes written to her at Turners Saturday night.
She was quite amused at the signature o!
Huntly Riley who signed himself as her faith- ful pen pal. The first correspondence from him in how many years?
Thanks to all those who made my stay in Buffalo so very, very nice.
Lola Lohse
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FROM OUR INTERESTING MAIL DEPARTMENT Delmar R. Warde writes to Mrs. Hester:
Well HiJJJ So happy to hear from you. I had written to you only last week and the letter was returned with insufficient address. I sent the letter to Bloomington thinking our little school had been gobbled up by the big univer- sity. I never dreamed that the school was operating at the same old stand. Anyway its darned nice to kiiow it's still there and to hear from you.
It seems we had a mutual acquaintance at Casper, Wyoming. Nancy Wheeler taught P .E.
there two years ago. I believe that she is now back in Indiana. We sure miss her. She told me you had been her teacher at Indiana U.
Well, it's been a long time. Many are the times I have thought about the school and the fine friends I made while in attendance there.
I really thought the school had been abandoned, since the little school alumnae paper came no more. Possibly I should have paid my dues,
I guess. Is Homecoming still on a regular Thanksgiving Holiday? Sure would like to come back and see you all.
I have faired well over the years, at least as far as my health is concerned. Of course, I have no money but at that I have as much as I had when I was in school. So I am still not behind. (Aint that the way a school teacher would reason?) I have been in the teaching game ever since I left A.G.U. Although I majored in P.E. I am sure you were aware that I was no 11Great Shakes11 on the apparatus.
Even though I din1t show it, I always really envied those students who had been raised from early childhood in the various Turner Societies.
I f you will remember I left at the end of my three year stint during the early days of the depression. One could not find a job for love nor money in the physical education field in my part of the country. Consequently it was my task to concentrate on the acedemic field for my teaching subjects. After five years of teaching I think they tired of me and booted me up to an administrators job. Since 1940 I have been superintendent of schools in various towns in Nebraska and Wyoming.
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My wife and I are very happy in Wyoming.
We fish hunt and I have prospected for Uranium for 1852 until 1955. I did thie during the SUllDllers and on weekends. I was chased by a Mountain Lion, or possibly it was a Mountain Lioness, while on one of my prospecting ex- periences.
Another time my jeep turned over in a mountain freshet, but no uranium. In 1942 I tired of teaching with the low salaries, and the provincialism of the small town. I passed a Civil Service Exa.rrd.nation for a Junior Custodial Officer. This was actuaJJ.y a Federal Prison Guard Job. I thought they would send me to Leavenworth, Kansas, but I was sent to lcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay area. I lasted three days and then I quit, but quick. I was a guard there in the prison.
Actually the inmates were crazier than I was so I returned to my former job and am still in teaching as an administrator now.
This, I believe, more or less brings me up to date. Maybe my wife (I call her the 110ld Battleaxe) and I can make a Homecoming visit sometime in the near future. Would really like to see some of the folks I knew then.
I sincerely hope all is well. Won't you and the gang keep me posted?
Most sincerely yours, Delmar R. Warde P.S. I have o~en wondered where John Elk is.
I haven't heard from him since we le~ school.
HELEN
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OELFLE REPORTSLouie Goldstein, 129, was appointed a Boxing and Wrestling Judge by the New York State Athletic Commission. Many of his classmates and former pupils at A.G.U. will remember that he pulled no punches in the marks he gave out. Louie, a teacher at School 87 in Buffalo, a Junior High School, has won the Basketball championship for six years in a row and the Track and Field Championship for five years in a row.
ALUMNI BULl..ETilJ VERA ULBRICHT REPORTS
In addition to the clippings about the Eberhardts, Vera reports as follows:
Bill Gerber is grandfatr er for the first time. Richard Allan was born to Bill's son Dick and his wife in Hawaii, where Dick is a pilot in the Air Force. Dick_has j~st
recently been pro:noted to Captain. Bill and Alice Gerber are looking forward to be- coming acquainted with their grandson when they visit the Island~ this summer.
WALLY EBERHARDT REPffiTS
The only cormnent ':ially made about his work with the St. Louis Cardinals was,
11Look what has happened to a guy who never cared for baseball!"
Wally forwarded a clipping about a new scholarship fund which was recently establish- ed at Roosevelt High School in St.Louis.
This fund, started with an anonymous eift of $500.00, will be known as the Walther Lorenzen Scholarship Fund and will provide
$100 to be given annually to the boy who best exemplifies the hieh ideals of Roosevelth High School. Coach Lorenzen will work to increase the amount of the Fund so that the award may continue over the years. He has been associated with Roosevelt for 35 years. Any contributions should be sent to the Principal of Roosevelt High School.
Jane (Splete) and Paul Voisard write: Dear Mrs. Hester and Normal College staff:
·anted to write and tell you of our new
venture. ve've always loved isconsin's northwoods • •• now our summer home will be 11River Forest Resort". The lake is second only to Elkhartl Details about the location, facilities, and beauty are enclosed in a brochure.
It should work in nicely with Paul's teaching schedule; and I'm so happy to think of our children spending all summer is such a setting. Already they are asking about the bears up there!
Jean (Golightly) Webb and family spent a few days with us before they moved on to Groton Conn., where Jack is stationed now.
Quite close to Lorrie (Beck) Brooksl
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BIU. MCGOLGAN REPORTS
The news at this time concerns the tat Conference of the A.A.H.P.E.R. held in Buffalo Jan. 22-26, 1960. One of the high·
lights was the program conducted by Mrs.
Lohse, 11 Progressions in Gymnastics for Boy~
and Girls11•
~~ny of the A.G.U. alumni served on the Conference committees ~hich made for a successful conference. Ray Glunz acted as conference manager and Herbert Suedru yer was in charge of the square and social dance committee. Robert Duerr did an ex- cellent job of calling at the square dance session.
Frank Clark, Hazel ilson, Margery and Jack Stocker served on the hospitality com- mittee. The Carters, Ralph and Marguerite 1
served on the information committee, Clarer Overman and Emilie Woltz were busy with membership and
c.
Leslie Boehmer, George Geoghan, George Kuhn, Hubert Lee, Chester Lesniak, Rudy Heis and Margery Stocker served with the important registration committee.Helen Woelfle was very active in the A. 1-J. P. E. • Y. (American Women in Physical Education in New York) activities of the conference.
Robert Duerr as President of the Western Zone of the State Association has planned an interesting spring meeting to be held Saturday, April 2, 1960.
Sophia Hofman, '22, reported the death of her brother June 19, 1959. He was a veteran of 22 years service in the navy.
Sophia herself was out for
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weeks last year with a broken leg but is fully re- covered and has returned to teaching at South Park High School.Carl Burkhardt, former Director of Physi·
cal Education in Buffalo, reported the death of his wife in the fall of 1959.
Our sympathy is extended to both familie
ALUMNI BIJLLETill Ernest H. Seibert writes:
Dear Mrs. Lohse,
The Alumni Bulletin comes to me regumarly and I enjoy very much reading the stories and comments of the later graduates as they keep in touch down through the years. It occurred to me that a word from an older graduate, just passed my fiftieth year since graduation, might be in order.
I was a member of the first class to begin studies (1908), when the Normal College of the North American Gymnastic Union, was transfer- red to. the "German House 11 in Indianapolis, An enlightened College Board of high calibre men engaged an exceptional faculty, selected for special ~lifications, to begin this
journey into the new frontiers in the U.S., of the budding field of Physical Culture as it was then called, and later, Physical Train- ing. I like to feel that among our class were those who had some influence in helping to make still another change to the present nomen- clature, Physical Education, Health and Recrea- tion, and to help with other A.G.U. 's to lay a sound foundation for its growth nationwide.
The inspirational director of our class was Mr. Karl Kroh, a teacher and philosopher who guided us so well. I was one of the very few who enjoyed the full course under his able leadership. Mr. Kroh retired in 1909 and
anot~er outstanding director, Mr. Emil Rath, was installed as Dean.
It is with pleasure th~t I recall Dr. Carl Sputh, a member of the faculty, who was a specialist in teaching gymnastics, athletics and dancing. While teaching, he earned his M.D. Dr. Sputh1s excellent teaching, in addi- tion to the years of training in the 1elrose Turn Vere~ of New York City, where my father, Herman Seibert, was the Turnlehrer, built the firm foundation for my career in the Public Schools of Newark, New Jersey. Incidentally, my dad was always proud of his affiliation with the Normal College, having received a diploma when it was under aegis of the famous pioneer Turnlehrer Brosius.
On taking up my teaching in Newark, I con- tinued to study in our broad field, and receiv- ed a four-year diploma from The Harvard Summer School. Subsequently, in order to keep up-to- date (and this is a "must" for any teacher)
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I took numerous refresher courses at different colleges as the years went by. This proved helpful and necessary in my promotions to the top supervisory positions that came later.
ell, in that first class we were only seven regulars, three lovely young women, the
Misses Granger, Suder and Grebner, and four men, the Messrs Allen, Barnikol, Prinz and myself. However, there were also a few other prize winning gymnasts enrolled for a brief course to qualify for Turn Verein teaching.
Regrettably, I have lost all touch with every one of them. Maybe this may bring a response.
The next year, 1909, the class grew consid- erably with charming young women and stalwart gymnasts and athletes as students. One of my treasured memories during this year is that my roommate was William Jacobsen, now deceased, of Clinton, Iowa. It happened that I was named as "Class Prophet" and for Bill I pre- dicted that he would be a leader in his State- that he had qualities that would take him farJ Mr. Jacobsen became a United States Congress- manl
As I perused the February Bulletin again I could sense the passage of time,lo-o-ong timeJ The many names you printed and praised and prized were strange to me. Only three persons rang the bell of memory-lovely Hazel Orr, one of your reporters as well as my classmate, Grover Mueller, a friend of mine from Phila- delphia, and Karl Heckrich, a pioneer friend of my father. How time fliesl
Well, at graduation, I was fortunate to receive a telegram offering a position to teach physical education in the schools of Newark, N.J. Needless to say, I accepted with alacrity and remained in Newark through several promotions to retire as Supervisor of Recrea- tion, having spent the previous twenty-two years as Supervisor of the Physical Education Department-44 years in all.
Perhaps some of the old-timers and some of the thousands of his pupils may remember my father, Herman Seibert, now deceased, who pioneered as Turnlehrer of the Melrose Turn Verein in New York City and was also one of the first men to teach Physical Trai."1ing in the New York Public Schools, as well as the Wein- gart Institute. After 25 years in New York, Father was engaged as Director of P.E,. in the
ALUMNI BULLETIN Schools of Bayonne, N.J. until he reached the
retirement age of 72, 50 years of teaching.
In the meantime my brother Carl F. Seibert was Director of P.E. in the Public Schools of Orange, N.J. until his retirement last ~ear.
We sort of had a Phys.E~. tripleheader i n the public schools of Newark, Bay~nne and Orange for many years. Laot Sept ember Car 1 Jr. , my brother's son, keeping up a family tradition, was appointed as Physical Director in Mountain Lakes High School also in New Jersey.
Now reaching for my ?3rd birthday, and half a century from graduation, I keep quite active in a physical way, doing lots of brisk walking daily, and as a special physical fitness test of condition and balance, I do a headstand, like the Yogis, (in precise form, of course) half a dozen times a week. Also I belong to the Newark Athletic Club and at the various parties and celebrations, I still am called upon to lead the singing and dancing and to conduct a 11Schnit- zelbank11 which I fashion to suit the occasion.
All this is a lot of fun and it keeps me in youthful spirit and condition.
Since retirement, 6 years ago, I have been associated with Field Enterprises Educ. Corp.
of Chicago, Ill. as an Educational Counselor, and I sell the wonderful World Book Encyclopedia and Childcraft.
I write these things as a bit of friendly advice to my younger colleagues, to encourage them to keep sensibly active on retirement, to prepare for it years before, and perhaps in this way enjoy "The Golden Years" a little more.
One important point remains, and that is some- where along the line, to arrange to marry a lovely and understanding wife. The girls, nat- urally will select fine husbands. Mrs. Seibert
~s formerly a teacher, but she now keeps quite active with her hobbies of flower arrangement, painting and antiquing, and besides is on the Executive Boards of five charitable agencies.
In her spare time she does a bit of secretarial work for me.
So-o-o you see we keep interestingly busy for most of the year, and then vacation and re- lax for three months at quaint old Centerville, Cape Cod, Mass.
With best wishes to all A.G.U1s and faculty, Sincerely,
Ernest H. Seibert
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SPUTH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND DONORS
Recent donors to the Sputh Memorial Scholar- ship Fund are as follows:
Hugo Thomas
Barbara Gerhold Schurmann Harry Grabner
In memory of Elsa Sputh as follows:
Marie Schlee Julia Niebergall Herbert Niebergall Clara and Len Hester Helen Straub
Fred and Dorothy Martin Henry and Lola Lohse :&nil and Vera Rinsch Vera Schulmeyer Maurie Ballmann Marie Lennox
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Means and family Mrs. Carl Burnside, neighbors and friends Bertha Bruclanan
George Bruckman Mrs. Christal Bruclanan
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Schmidt Hiss Frieda Schissel
Athenaeum Turners Women's Auxiliary Elvira Kerz
Lily Kerz Tillie Kerz
The Ernest Klafs family The Henry Meyer family Flora Sputh
The Scholarship Fund is growing steadily and soon we hope it will be possible to grant aid to two students each year. The next Bulletin will carry the name of the recipient for the current year. This is a most worth- while endeavor and we urge all who can to support it.
Our most sincere thanks go out to all who have remembered the Fund.
NOTICE TO BULLl:TIN REPORTERS
This is the last issue of the Bulletin for this year. Thank you all for your wonderful cooperation. Keep up the good work next yearJ
ALUMNI BULLETIN RUDIE MEMMEL REPORTS
Betty Lou Roth has announced her engage- ment and will be leaving the Cincinnati Public Schools in June. The wedding will take place ti1is summer and while her hu~band
to-be attends Normal, Betty Lou hopes to teach in the Indianapolis Schools. Sometime in the future they both look forward to possibly teaching again in Cincinnati.
Frank Mixie still continues to handle the gymnastic program at the Central Y.M.C.A.
on a part time basis. Each year, under the direction of Frank, the Y sponsors an annual gymnastic meet for the Public High Schools.
The meet was held on Feb. 25th and Central High School won the team championship.
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K. Streit organized the monthly program for the Cincinnati Schoolmasters Club on Feb. 13th. "To ;tour Health, Gesundheitl11 was the program's title. Bill was ably assisted by the Health Commissioner, a psychiatrist, and the dental coordinator in discussing the physical, mental and dental health of individuals a~er they reach their fortieth birthday.Carl Schulmeyer and Carl Varrelman are both thoroughly enjoying their first year of retirement after devoting a lifetime to the teaching of physical edueation. Besides the many thines they are doing around the house, the Carls are finding time for short vacation trips. Schulie as he is known by his many friends has just completed a six- week stint of substltute teachihg at Western Hills High School. Mr. "V" continues to bowl in the Schoolmasters League and, need- less to say, grumbles when that ten pin fails to fall.
Thirt~ years of service to the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation is rightfully deseI'Ying of the "Life Fellow" citation b,estowed on mem- bers by the National Association. W.K.
Streit was recently recognized with this citation for his many years of service in Health and Physical Education.
Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity will be represented on the program during the ?5th Anniversary year convention of the A.A.H.P.E.R.
at Miami Beach this spring. A gymnastic symposium and demonstration of gymnastic activities are the contributions of the
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FrJternity to the convention program. Nation- al President Rudie Memmel, ·l,K. Streit, Leu Roth and Betty Lou Roth are Cincinnati Normalites who are planning to attend the Miami Beach Convention.
Norm Schulte will direct the children's camp at Camp Brosius this summer. Coneratu- lations, Norm.
Lou Bockholt, on a recent visit to his old stamping grounds at Bloom Junior Hi8l:l School, was asked to fill in and judge at a Junior High Gymnastic Meet. Lou nobly filled the bilJ. and had a grand time visiting with some of his former fellow teachers.
He has been in retirement now for about five years but keeps himself plenty busy on the "Farm". On occasion he does some substitute work at Bloom.
George Breithaupt joined the physical education staff of the Cincinnati Public Schools this year and has quite a commuting assignment. ~ch day George is at a different elementary school. Four of his five schools had representative teams in the annual stunt meets.
EBERHARDT IN FLORIDA WITH ST. LOUIS CARDS Wally Eberhardt of St. Louis went to Florida in February to assist in the training program of the St. Louis Cardinals. The players had been working out in the gym with Wally prior to the time they le~
for Florida.
General Manager Bing Devine, who regards Eberhardt as one of the top men in his field said, 11We1re confident that his program, worked out in conjunction with our trainer, Bob Bauman, will be extremely valuable to us. 1;/e 1 re greatly indebted to St. Louis U.
for its kindness in allowing him the time to work with our players."
ally was scheduled to return to St.Louis about the middle of March. We look forward to hearing about his experiences in Florida.
The exercising Eberhardt.scertainly can't complain about their publicity lately. Al, Agnes and Wally recently had a full p&ge
spread on their activities and accomplish- ments in the field of conditioning work.
Nice going.
ALUMNI BULLETilJ RECENT M;::ANDERINGS BY CIARA HESTER
Hy latest travels took me into the south- ern part of the state. As a part of the Indiana Physical Education Survey team, I went to New Albany and Evansville to evaluate the Physical Education programs.
As usual I missed no opportunity to get in touch with friends. I spent part of an evening in New Rlbany with Lois Scott Kratz.
She has quit teaching in the Clarkesville H.S. and now is helping to establish a sport- ing goods store with her husband. They are headed for a very successful business. Scottie is the same friendly and enthusiastic person, fun to be with.
In Evansville I had a most interesting experience. I wrote my good frind, Barg Blackwell Chaµn.an that I expected to be in Evansville and hoped to talk to her if only on the telephone. When I reached Evansville I was told by the Supervisor of Physical Ed- ucation that my escort for the day was Mrs.
Taylor Chaµn.an, a member of the School Board.
So I had truly impressed the Physical Ed- ucation department. My friend was a member of the School Board.
Barg and I had a wonderful day together.
ie visited schools, evaluated what we eaw and still had plenty of time to visit, gab you know--true Normal College fashion.
Barg has one daughter, a senior in High School.
I called J:inunie Weinsheimer Grimm and found her breakfasting at 8:00 A.M., unable to understand how anyone could be working at that early hour. See what retirement has done for her. I think I'll try it some day.
I suppose many alums believe that I spend little time at 415 E. Michigan Street. It isn't sol I am rarely gone more than a couple of days and believe me our classes are juggled around or assignments and tests planned so that no time is lost. .
'le will see you all in Miami. Our Spring Vacation has been changed to fit those dates.
We are going with a clear conscience and expect to have a real time in Miami with a little side trip to Nassau.
Clara Hester
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IlJFORMATION ON TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS I f you were graduated after 1941, all of your credentials are obtained from the registrar's office of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. 'e have no records or authority to issue transcripts for anyone who was graduated after 1941.
If you attended Normal College before 1941, please arrange to get requests for transcripts to us before we leave for camp, May 26. Our office in Indianapolis is closed until 'eptember 1. You have no assurance that you will get one i f you send a request between June l and Sept. 1.
Since all of the teaching staff are on vacation, no one may be available to make a special trip to our office to make a transcript. This is unfortunate, but we can not and should not transport valu ble records 350 miles to Elkhart Lake, Wis.
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A TRIBUTE TO ELSA HEIN SCHAEFER.
Miss H. Doris Rall wrote recently as follows:
It was with deep regret I read in the February 1960 issue of Alwm:ri Bulletin of the death of a very fine person, Elsa K. Hein Schaefer.
"Miss Hein" was the unusually fine instructor of gymnastics and folk dancing for my class of 1918. She was a kindly perfectionist, with a fair and square attitude toward each one of her students, all of whom admired her.
Sincerely, H. Doris Rall NORMAL COLlliGE SPRING DEMONSTRATION
The annual Spring Demonstration of the college students will be held this year on Friday, May 13 at ~:00 p.m. sharp. All a~ums
and friends are invited. A square dance i n the East room will follow the demonstration.
ALUMNI BULLETIN BOBBIE LARSEN REPORTS
Dorothy Eck Bierley recently lost her mother after a prolonged illness. Dot is back teaching again.
Lib Rath Hente was hospitalized last stunmer but has fully recovered. ally is now in the Engineering department of his plant, and irons out the pugs in the new designs of the plant.
Dottie Rath Applegate is still in the Los Angeles area and is an office manager, enjoying her work immensly. Her daughter Ann was married Nov. 6.
Al Helms and his family toured southern Colorado this last summer, visiting Mesa Verda and many old mining towns. Grandpa says his granddaughter has now reached the walking stage.
Florence Thorelius Green wrote that son Dick graduated from Purdue in June and is now working in Milwaukee. Son Paul works in Indianapolis. Flo is busy selling Real Estate and loves it. She and her sister took a trip to Mexico last summer.
Alice Huth Krumbein is still with May Co., in Denver. She has seen Martha Schneider the last few summers when Martha visits her sister there.
Clarence Porter wrote that he and his wife visited in Boulder, Colo, with son Scott who is at the University and in the Air Force. Son John is teaching in Deer Lodge, Montana. They now have 5 granddaughters.
Vera Ulbrecht wrote that our paths may cross someday in Chicago or Indianapolis.
Vera, Homecoming will be in Indianapolia next year. Please note and remember.
Vera Carr Robertson reports that she had a very busy year. She and daughter Carol started the year by skiing in Aspen. In October they went East to lake Placid, Washington D.C. and White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia. Between these times, Vera went down to Florida and brought her mother north.
Eruna Sollberger Jopnson and husband Bill are always busy and they enjoy their retire- ment.
For those who remember Mr. and Mrs. Dassow from Elkhart lake and Camp, they passed away this year just three weeks apart.
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Martha Wigal Walsh had surgery recently and we hope that she will soon be bouncing about as usual.
Martha Schneider and her sister took a cruise tour through eastern Canada last summer.
Kate Steichmann wrote that she enjoyed the "Never Before lands"-Holland, Austria and Switzerland, in addition to Germany.
Augie Auernheimer's wife Mildred wrote that their daughter has a baby boy, Brian August, born in October.
Lib Lemmon is now a full-time guidance counselor in the Carle Place H.S. in Long Island and loves her work. She said that she she enjoys reading the Bulletin. Good, but don't forget that we still have Home- coming.
Lottie hite Christian and her husband Irving are residing in Chicago. He retired recently.
AL BAER ~RITES TO RAY ZIMLICH
Believe it or not, today I took two Bulletins out of my desk, one dated May 1958 and the other the last issue Feb. 1960, and enjoyed reading both.
I am still in the insurance business, and have a family of three daughters, 5, 12 and 11+
and a son, 18 who is a freshman at Seton Hall University.
Many of our alumni friends saw my wife and me on television last year on the Merv Griff in program when we won a trip to Rio De Janeiro.
!he appeared on the program 5 times, and won the 9 day flight and trip to South America. It was a wonderful experience.
Some of our college alumni may be interested in seeing our family gathering on p. 73 of the
11Recreation11 magazine, Feb. 1960 issue, put out by the National Recreation Association. we entertained two Ecudorian basketball players during their visit to the U.S. on their two of seven selected cities in the couhtry. I am happy to say that Livingston, N.J. was one of these
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cities.Please extend my best to our many not to be forgotten friends from Indianapolis.
Al Baer
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GINNY NISLE TOURS SOUTH . MERICA (continued from last issue) We wanted to take home some records from Argentina, so we spent quite a lot of time listening to records others were buying to get an idea o.f what might be "typical1'-Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, this is mostly what we heard. We couldn't find any clerks who spoke English, so we were out of luck on this score.
Our second country which we visited was Uraguay. Spent three days in Montivediao, which is just across the River La.Platte, from B.A. We were very impressed with the ultra- modern architecture here. Tourists from B.A. flock here during the summer to enjoy the lovely beaches along the river. It seems more like a huge lake than a river, and as we came upon it and peered over lovely sand dunes, it seemed more like coming upon Lake M.ichiganl We spent one a~ernoon walking along the river, watching neighborhood soccer games in pro- ress, and just soaking up the warm sunshine. We were very fortunate to have such fine weather here.
Next stop on our itinerary was San Paulo, Brazil. This was also a very modern city, with a hustle and bustle like that of Chicago. It has more industry than any other S.A. city.
They are making cars that look like our Jeep station wagons, and we saw these everywhere, plus all types of small cars and very old cars. Anything that runs is worth at least $1,000, and a "Caddie., here would cost you 25-40 thousand, due to the import taxes. People there thought we were very wealthy because we each own a car. It is also rare to see a woman drive there.
Men have all the rights and priveleges. We didn't go for that so much-
Rio was without a doubt one of the most colorful cities we saw. We flew in at night, and huge spotlights were pointed at this huge statue of Christ, which is on the tallest point overlooking the city. We visited our new friends whom we had met on the plane, shopped and ate with our Hawaiian friends, swam at the famous Copacabana beach and pool with our Kansas friends, and even bumped into a couple from New York whom we had met earlier on our trip in an airport. Once you bumped into any Americans for a second time, it was like meeting
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We had an interesting visit to the snake farm or "gardens", as they refer to this place. They keep all sorts of poisonous snakes here, milk them, and send the veno.m all over the world. I didn't know it was used for such medical aid as for leprosy, and some other dis- eases I can't recall right now.
After 10 days, we were finally flying to Salvador, Brazil, where my sister Dorothy and familj lives. Her husband, Bill, is a geologist, so they really get around. It was great to see them, after 4 whole years. Bill was able to take us on trips into the interior, and I was amazed to see how those poor people lived. In mud and stick homes, no water or modern conveniences of any kind. The old ox carts with the solid wooden wheels are still in use, carrying the sugar cane to market, or for gathering precious wood for cooking. (No one wastes it for keeping warm.) The women carry 5 gallons of water (old gas cans) on their heads, and men carry just about anything on theirs. In the cities one might see a bed, couch, bureau, coffin, or a dozen chairs all stacked up on some solid old head. The Brazilians who have money, really have it 1 The others are all so poor it 1 s pitiful. We were very happy to be eating most of our food at my sister's apartment, where her cook and maid had been very carefully instructed about the boiling of water, etc. We had several parties in homes of other Americans there, two visits to the British Club for tea, many morning or afternoon shopping trips, and a few quiet evenings to just sit and chat and listen to their records.
Salvador is a very old city, the original capitol of Brazil. By the way, in Brazil we began to notice a feeling of jealousy and dislike for Americans. They seem to feel they have been taken advantage of by the Americans, and in many cases it's probably true. Too bad.
It was hard to say good-bye to Dot and her family, but we were looking forward to our three days in Trinidad. This was certainly a very colorful place, too, with calypso music
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everywhere, all sorta of gorgeous flowers in bloom, and more new foods and beverages to try.
We didn't go for the green cocoanut juice, but ox tongue was quite tasty. (I never got up enough nerve to try the snails.) We loved our swim in the Caribbean, and our evening at the night club which featured the steel drum band and limbo dancers was another highlight.
We discovered the REAL airlines didn't weigh anything we carried, so you should have eeen us as we finally took off for Miami. What a mess. Before they would let us off the plane, they funigated it and almost killed all their passengers, as well as whatever else they were after. They next made us stand out in the fresh air for 10 minutes before we could come into the airport. How about that?
There is lots more I could tell about my trip, but that will have to come later. Want to see my slides, anyone? Got some pretty good ones, and love showing them. I f you have waded through all this, you deserve a medal. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about the trip, though.
Happy New Year.
Virginia Nisle
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