Peru PedagogianP,,u VOLUME XLVIII
Enrollment Above Expectations
Quaking Freshmen Appear before Compassionate Kangaroo Court The Freshmen appeared before at the Kangaroo Court: First to be called to the stand was Joyce Ritter to present the raw egg signed by ten lettermen as requir.ed by the first court. Pam Henson was charged with not wearing beanie and sign. She was sentenced to carry a pair of boy's shorts and get ten fa<mlty signatures. The following boys were char1god with breathing the same air as upperclassmen and assigned to work in various rooms. Ron Wagner-303, .Ron Vrba-319, Max Moore-301, Jim Bennett-310, Edward Lang-214, 'Larry Bell-313, Bob Perry-102 and Don Kuhlman 114. Ro·bert Moss, accused of "being from Missouri," was sentenced to give a five-minute talk on ''Why I think Nebraska is a better state than Missouri." Ronald Ahl was sentenced to wear girl's clothes from top to bottom frcm Monday through Wednesday. · Loren Dyke, Richard Stogdill and Shirley Hartman wore bib overalls and straw hats, and fished from 12:30 to 1:00 each day for a week. Shirley Gess, Wanda Rickman, Dick Cannon, were assigned to a useful detail of picking up all cigarette butts and sack them for the next Kangaroo Court. The color song was not sung with reverence so the '\Fight Song," was assigned to the freshmen. Incidentally, the upperclassmen were very dissatisfied with the conduct of the freshmen and threatened to be more severe vritl:J them if they did not follow ruics more closely.
don beat her by about two inches in getting the marshmallow. Ron Bond, Bob Perry and Don .Mullins, charged with insubordination, got the privilege of ducking the one who would laugh, in a tub of water. Vickie LeCure and Dick Heywood, accused of not wearing signs or beanies; got to feed each Ocher While blindfoided. Max Moore and Jim Schafer, for not paying rent on cemetery hill, enjoyed themselves while breaking eggs with paddles on ea.en others head blindfolded. Mary Sherrod, charg.ed with talking about Kansas all the time, was required to sing the song about Kansas while eating crackers. . Norma Boyer accused of wearing makeup was to kiss · Mr. Wneelers bald head and then because Mr. Jindra and Mr. Gilbert felt that they were slighted, she also kissed their bald heads. Ginger Philpot was found to be really timid and embarrassed as she proposed to Mr. Levitt. Loren Dyke was accused of not eating food in the cafeteria. He modeled girl's wearing apparel which he provided. · Marilyn Swindle and Jerry Downey, charged with leaning on one of the sacred oaks, were to try to take a bit.e of an appJ.e suspended from a string blindfolded. Jim Bennett put up Joan Briggs' hair as a penalty for putting chewing gum. in Red Holmes' football pants. The freshman initiation officially ended at the end of the period except they must wear their beanies until Homecoming.
Two hundred seventy-six is th~ figure released by Registrar, Mrs. Doran, indicated the total enrollment for the first seme$t.er of the 1952-53 school term at Peru State Teachers College. There are 125 freshmen compored to 115 a year ago. The sophomore class enrollment is in increased to 77 over last year's 70. There are 36 junl~~s sever, lfwer than last year. T,ie S·minr c;ass has 35, 16 fewer than lao'. year. Two special students and one post graduate are also enrolled at Peru State. Nebraska, Oalifornia, Karisas, Icwa, Missouri, Illinois, and Idaho are the sevrn states repre.0ented this year. ·1 here are 12 G.I. students, . 11 ffen and one woman enrolled.
Campus School Enrollment
Student teachers at the Campus School this year are: Jackie Reed, 1st grade; Marilyn Bauke, 3rd grade; Darlene Genrich, 4th grade; Shirley Ann Studheit, 6th grade; Monica Zeiner, 8th grade; 'lorn Wilkie and William Bednar, biology; Carlene Cox, typing; Phyllis Parriott, home ec; Bill Scnulte, chemistry; Harold Rasplicka and La Von C'ovault, math; ttarold Rasplicka and Jim Wilson, shop; Howard Nichelson, Sr,aron Ocker, and Robert Davis, ptysical ed; Georgie Fitz, and Bennie Duerfoldt, vocal music; Bill Mcininch, Fred Clements, a1.a Paul Parker, instrumental music; and Harold Grafe, geography.
Wheeler Gets Traditional Buss from Norma BoyerSome Punishment!
Huth Bell Were accused They che·wed marshmallow
and Eldon McCall of daling freshmen. on a string with a ·in the middle. El-
Scoreboard Fund The scoreboard fund received a shot in the arm when Mr. Gilbert West, owner-manager of lhe Peru Theater, announced his donation to the fund. Mr. West has decided to turn over his theater to the students for a series of Tuesday-Wednesday shows to bolster the fund. The first picture of the series was shown on September 2 and 24. It was a drama entitled "The Atomic City" starring Gene Barry, Lydia Cla$.e and Michael Moone. Tne benefit s,how this 1 week will be "The Lion and: the Horse.?' The r~gular admi~$on: ;s charged. The fund, which was begun last -year, has grown to about :;l,20J.O.O. This amount was realized by student carnivals, contributions from business firms and \·arious organiations.
Great talent . was si-.own on Thursday, .September 4, in tr.e auditorium at the Amateur Show which w;is pr·esented by PSTC .students. The event wa3 entirely unrehearsed. With Bill Mcininch as master of ceremonies, the program was opened by Geraldine Sci;lief2rt singing, "He's Gone Away," and "Blue Moon." She was accompanied by Paul Parker. Vickie LeCure carried on the entertainment by presenting her talent in tap dancing. An out.standing number was Ronnie Ahl's imitation .of Johnny Ray. A male quartet composed of Sharon Ocker Bennie Duerfeldt, Loren Argabright, and Loren Dyke sang several numbers. The Hungry Five added other talent to the show by playing some numbers. Members of the Hungry Five were Junior Karas, Fred Clements, Butch Moore, Dave Miller, and Glenda Kline. Dean Twidwell, speaker of the evening, gave a long and very interesting speech on his experiences in the Navy. At the close, Geraldine Scliefert sang another number, "Love Me or Leave Me." The Color Song accompanied by Mr. Benford, completed the program.
Homecoming October 18
'The Lady V\lho Came tu Stay' Will Be Homecoming Play ···~,~~··
In comparison with last year, the enrollment of the Campus Sctool shows a slight drop. Latest figures show a total of 256 pupils, with 172 in the elementary grades and 84 in High School. Last year there was a total of 277.
Amateur Show Reveals Taient
Louise Fritz and Norma Ford! were charged with borrowing an !Upperclassman's waste can and not returning it 'They wer.e se,ntenced to pass out note paper to anyone wanting to take notes. (Toilet tissue.) Donna De Roin and Peggy Eichoff were charged with not looking a,t the seats before they sit down. Their penalty was to blow bubbles and pop each other's with toothpicks. Jerry Rudloff and· Jerry Groves were chaq;ed with hypnotizing upperclassmen. They were ordered to apply makeup on each other. Ronald Virba and Mike Hartzell performed an interest. ing feat. Ron fed her with a baby · bottle while holding her in his arms.
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PEIRU, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 6, 1952
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The cast has been chosen for the annual Homecoming play to be presented by the Dramatic Club of P·eTu State, by Director Robert D. Moore. The play, ''The I..ady Who Came to Seay," by Kenneth White, will be presented in the College Auditorium on Saturday evening, October 18, as part of the annual Homecoming "lctiviites to be held that day on the college campus.. A production whose first performance was staged at the Maxine Elliott Theatre in New York, "The Lady Who Came to Stay" is the story of Katherine, a widow who, because of illness and poverty, is forced to seek refuge with three old maid sisters of her dead husband. All the sisters resent Katherine, but half-mad Hoebe really hates her. This ~L uation gives rise to the suspense and emotion laden plot of the p~ay.
The part of Katherine wi 1 be [llay2d by Je.;n Birdsley, Pe:u .:tate junior from Aubnn. A former high school Thespian, Jean was cast a5 Penny in "You Can't Take It li•ith You," and as a college st11c1ent has bken an active part in the Peru Dramatic Club. Emma, one of the three sisters, is playe:l tJy B?:(./ :v~n.Eoz of Fairbury. A senior, Betty was cast in "Yours until Tomorrow" and ·'Eyes of Tl218c" in high schocl productions. La.st year she played a major role in "Ladies in Re-
tirementi; t~, Peru State spring. play. ' l The part of the mentally ill sister Phoebe, will be played by Marcella Lollman who has participated in many high school plays, including contest-winning productions. She, too, had a major role in last year's spring play. The third sister, Milly, will be portrayed by Virginia Ferguson of Falls City. A newcomer to Peru State dramatics, Virginia was a member of the cast of her senior class play at Falls City and has had bdth high school and college training in speech and drama.tics. Katherine's seventeen year old 1 daughter, Ann, will be played by Marilyn Swindle, a freshman from Auburn. Other cast members include: S8die, Emma's servant, played by Norma Boyer, freshman :froa Stanton, Ia. Roy, who with Ann provides the rcmantic interest, played by Bob Donnelson, also a freshman, fl om Louisville. Roger, Katherine's nine year old son, played by David Gomon. The son of Peru State President cine) Mrs. Neal S. Gomon, David, a fourth grader in the Peru Stai.e CJmpc:s .Scho8L is relatively inexperienced in dramatics. Willis Moerer, Peru State sophomore from Johnson, will play the part of the doctor.
District Yf\ACA and YWCA Conference Is Held on Peru State Campus Approximately one hundred persons, representatives from each of Nebraska's colleges and from South Dakota State Teachers College were on the Peru campus October 3, 4 and 5 for a joint YMCA-YWCA Fall Conference. Heading the list of speakers for the three-day ev·ent was John; Methuslah from Madras, India. He iF a YMCA Secretary, a Baptist minister and at the present time is attending Nebraska Univusity. His two featured ·addresses were titled "Where Do I Find Thee, Jesus,'" and "Individual Fellowship wfth Jesus." A round of business meetings, Bible study sessions, discussion groups and recreation periods completed the activities plan-· ned for the three days. J{egistration was scheduled for 4:00 p.m., on October 3. Meals for the visiting delegates were provided in Peru State's
cafeteria ar~d the housing\ was provided in the dormitories courtesy of the college. 'The delegates were the guests of Peru at the Peru State-Chadron football game on Friday eve-· ning. Peru State personnel in charge· of planning and arrangements included YMCA president Bill Bednar, YWCA president DorothyEarhart, and faculty sponsors: Clara McClatchey, ·Mary Clarke, Lawrence Gorrell and James Lev-· itt. Lawrence Gorrell, faculty spon~ sor of the Y.M.C..A. last week: receiv·ed the following letter: "Dear Sir: Enclosed is a check, for $10. This is _a donation to the Peru College Y.M.C.A. I am giv-· ing this as an alumnus who has a tender spot in the heart because of fond memories of that organization when I was a member ir: tb e mid 20's." Roy Chamberlain, Lusk, Wyo,
Gavel and Rostrum Organizes
PERU PEDAGOGIAN Published during the school year by the journalism class. Monday; October
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First Issue of the Ped This; the first issue of the Ped, was gotten out under something of a handicap: no staff, no editor, no business manager, and no sports editor. Thi:s issue is the work of the two members of the Journalism Class- Joyce Funke and Kenneth Sasek, with volunteer ~ssists foom Maurice Dailey, Sharon Ocker, Virginia Ferguson and Mary Sherrod. Obviously we need more help. If you are interested in working on the paper, regardless of your experience or lack of it, and can help in any capadity, let us konw. We'll welcome you with open arms. See Kenneth Sasek, Joyce Funke or Mr. Wilkinson.
The Gavel a'nd Rostrum. Club an or.gani:iation for the purpo~ of. ful)thering for~nsic activities ·and 'sponsoring .'social ~vent,s on •the' campus held its first official meeting last week. The meeting was characterbed by the explanation of the purposes of the club, the rules of the club, and the rules of pledgeship. It was decided that the Gavel and Rostrum would sponsor a night club ·On the evening of October 9, 1952. The college band will be hired to provide the music and a committee is scheduling various acts to be presented at intervals throughout the evening. A per.sonal invitation for everyone to attend is hereby extended to you. There wil be a cover charge of 50 cents per per.son to cover the costs of a drink and the music. Work on the college debate topic has begun and discussion will be held the next meeting. Anyone interested in debate is invited to attend.
.Fight Song We have heard several remarks congratulating the 'S;tudent Council for changing the fre~hman initiation punishment from singing the Color Song to singing the F,ight Song. Someone commented that the Color Song should be held more in respect as a patriotic song would be. . Now, a student won't have to look back on freshman year and recall his most embarrassing moment was singing ,his "Alma Mater" in front of a group of grinning upperdassmen. It seems to be a good idea to have the freshmen ·Sinii, the fight song instead. Maybe they will show more enthusiasm in encouraging our football team towards victory. We feel that the student council has made a very wise :move.
ScorebGard lnstaHed and in Use The new score board was recently completed, according to !Stacy Vance., and will be ready for use in the first college game ,against Chadron .State, Friday night.• The scoreboard is located •on the south end of the recently revamped football field. Some of the features of this ultramodern board are that it uses a number system telling the exact time left in the period in minutes and seconds; it relates the downs and yards to go as well as the
Quarter of the game. Quite nat"l'Z lly, i\ gives the visitors' Score ancl the Peru State score. The. :'coreboard got a preliminary' :rycu+ Thursday night, October 2, when Peru Prep met Auburn in the Oak Bowl. The board will be operated by Darrell Wininger, 1\10n's Dormitory Counselor and i11Ftructor of the college. A story ~f the funds raised ior the scorelA ard appears in a different sectio;1 of th1s paper.
White Angels
New Styl2 Book REquired Reading
With 18 members and 23 pledges, the White Angels have begun their year with a bang by sending over 20 girls to Washburn to yell the team to victory. Gerry Schliefert, president of the organization has done muclh to make the club better than ever. Filling out the role of the officials are sponsors, Mrs. Boraas and Miss Rowalt. Vice-president ·Of th.e club is Dorothy Erhart; ,secretary is Ruth Johnson, and treasurer is Kay Hardy. The White Angels are making plans for a Homecoming display to win again the Homecoming plaque which they won last year. Also they are planning a booth Jnear the entranee of the Oak Bowl to receive donations for the new scoreboard. About 35 of the girls made the trip to Hastings by chartering a bus and some going in cars. Pledges are: Jeanine Schliefert, Marilyn Swindle, Jean Stander, Charlene Nelson, Pat Larue, Ginger Philpot, Norma Boyer, Mary v;anderholm, Pam Henpon, Letarae Stucker, Janet Christensen, F·ern Dougherty, Ruth Bell, Pat :Sailing, Mike Hartzell, Norma Halbert Ella' Meister, Miriam Newton, Mary Fletcher, Donna Hill, Marilyn Applegate, Joan Briggs, Gwen Hays and Mabel Nedved. SIGMA TAU DELTA Sigma Tau Delta held its fust meeting of the year September 23. The officers are Francis Rose, North Platte, p11esident; Rev. James Miller, Julian, vice-president; and Phyllis Heinke, Omaha, secretary.:.treasurer.
Students enrolling this fall in da,;ses at Peru found themselves confronted with a new piece of required reading in the form of 11 Campus Style Book, published by the department of English and designed to "establish desirable and widely accepted standards for dail:· writing and manuscript preparation." Prepared under the direction of Prof. James Levitt, the handboo:{ ::e~.s forth specie requirements and practices io be followed in courses in all departments of the college where written work is prepared and handed in. The booklet grew out of a longstanding feeling among members Pf the English department that there was not enough carry-over 0f techniques 1earned in basic English courses into upperlclass activity. At the instance of Robert D. Moore, department head, ·1 c~mmittee representing every r.cep1rtment in the college was c\)')Ginted. last spring to work on 'che project. The handbcok is made up of four sections. One, on "The Use r;f the Library," was writ'en by Miss Nellie Carey, college librarian, and a second ,section on "'.Parlimentary 'La~'"' was written by Prof. S. L. Clements of '.the education department. The other two sections, titled "Minimum 1Standards for I)aily Written Assignments" and ''The Research Paper" were written by Mr. Levitt, wbo also acted as editor for the entire work.
Student Body Elects New Pep Leaders Cheerleaders at Peru State have been selected for the school year. Tryouts were held at the f.irst convocation on September 5. Tbe cheerleaders chosen were: Carol McKee, sophomore from Pawnee City; Ruth Johnson, o;opbrom'ore from Auburn; Kay Hardy, freshman from Endicott; Marlene Hartzell, freshman from Cortland; and Marilyn Swindle, freshman from Auburn.
Blue Devils Pledge Sixteen Mr. Bermy Benson, proprietor of the Bobcat Den was made an honorary member of the Blu2· Devils at the last meeting. The group made plans to place concrete letters reading "PERU ST ATE," in the bank above the parking 1ot on the e<:ist side of the football field. The letters will be about 15 feet high. Plans for the Homecoming display were discussed. The following men were taken in as pledges: Duane Grady, Gene Larsen, Wendell Holmes, Harry Meeker, Willie Moerer, De:an Scoggin, Bcb Keckley, Louie Wickiser, Merlyn Vice, Richard Williams, Curt Lindell, Lawrence Ifarpenau, Ronald Paap, Allen Clark, Beud Dailey and Charles Berry. Mr. Darrell Wininger has agreed to act as temporary sponsor on those Monday nights when Mr. Mayfield cannot be there.
Industrial Arts Club Elects Officers Walter Hein was elected president of the Industrial Arts C1ub, to take the place of Don We!!.dt, who is now serving with the United States Army. Bob Keckley, Ramon Koubek, Howard Nichdson were cbosen for a homecoming committee, to decide what type of display for Homecoming. A campaign will be conducted to recruit members. Requirement for membership is to show interest in Industrial Arts. Mr. Jarvis helped to make an enjoyable meetfog by serving watermelon to the group.
Home Ee Club The first meeting of the Home Ee Club was held Monday, September 22. They elect.ed officers and decided to sponsor the United Nations Day Dinner again this year. Officers elected were Esther Kriefels, Nebraska City, president; Frany Heim, Dawson, vice·-present; Grace Seeba, Cook. secretary; and Dorothy Erhart, Talmage, treasurer.
Five Ne\Y Faculty Members Take ~p Duties at Peru State -.
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New to our campus thi~ year are four pew faculty ml2inbers. Miss Freida D. Rowoldt of Lincoln has been appointed assistant professc·r of commerce. Miss Rowoldt has been teaching in the Fairbury Junior College for the last few years. She bas her A. B. degree from the Wayne rState Teachers . College ·and her M.A. degree from the Universitv of Nebraska. " The new assistant profe-sor of home economics is Miss Marie Feldhusen of Boise, I:1a'-o. Miss Feldhusen holds her A.B. degree from the University of Idato and ber M.A. de§!Tee from Columbia University and has had a number of years experience teaching in the we.stern states. Mr. Darrel Wininger, Greeley, Colo., has been appointed Head Resident and Counselor of the boys dormitory and will serve as an assist3nt professor of educational psychology. He received his B.S. a'!ld M.S. degrees from Pittsburg, Kansas State Teachers College and has completed all course work for his Ed.D. degree at Colorado StaJe Colle~e of Education, in the field of education administration. A former classroom teacher .and ;school a<lminisirat.or in Kan-sas, Mr. Wininger has also served as a staff member at Baker University, Bal<lwin, Kans. Mr. and Mrs. Wininirer are living in the resident counselor's apartment in Delzell Hall.
Mr. William O.. Johnson has been appointed head basketb and track coach and assista football coach. He succeeds Ne Kyle who recently resigned · t accept the position of athleti ciir2ctor at Tarkio College. Mr Johnson has been c'o8cbing C1iqton, Mo., High fkllool ~or the . Jast six seasons. A graduate of Maryville State Teachers College and holder of. an M.A. degree from the Uni· versity of Missouri Johnson was a three year letterman in basket• ball at his alma mater and was . 11.\"ice selected for a berth on the All-State team. He was also a letter winner in football, track. and baseball. The new coach is married and has a daughter four and son one and a half. The appointment of Miss Maxin:e Davis, iR.N., as college nurse was announced Monday by Presid2r.t Ne2l :S. Gamon. Miss Davis, a graduate of St. Joseph's Hospital, Mitchell, S. D., her home town, has also had hospital ex• perience at Creighton Memorial and St. Joseph Hospitals in Omaha. Miss I#avis, 23, was graduated frcm th~ Mit/lbell hospital school for nurses in September, 1950,; 'and passed her state board ex• eminations in October of the same year. For the last year and a halt she ha employed as office nurse . a medical group in. Mitchell. She will report for du-< 1y at Peru on November 1. ·
'Peruvian Staff Begins Work The 1952 Peruvian staff has recently lx."E'n completed and work on the yearbook is undervrny. The general plans for ihe yearbook have been laid and it shows promise of being something new and different. · One of the first problems that fac2d the staff was the method that was to be used in taking tbe student and faculty pictures. :rt was decided that a general poll would be taken in convocation to decide if the pictures would be taken by Peruvian photographers at no extra cost to the student of if the pictures would be taken by Mr. Petersen. Campus sentimrnt favored Mr. Petersen. As most of the students have been told, the total cost of the yearbook has risen in the past year and thus necessitates a .smaller yearbook. With tbe 1arge raise in the price of photography, it is necessary to raise tbe price of the yearbook or to charge each student one dollar to defray the photographic expenses. An announcement to this effect will be made in the future. The staff includes: Managing Editor . . Francis Rose Business Manf!ger . . . . . Maurice Daily Assistants . Joan Reimers Marilyn Swindle, Pam H2nson
DeMolay Councilor Ralph Mosher, sophomore from Auburn, was elected State Senior Councilor of the Nebraska Chapter of De Malay at its annual conclave held at the Masonic Temple in Omaha. Ralph was a local representativ·e of the Auburn De Malay, of which he is Master Councilor.
Personal Secretary Jackie !Reed, Pl:otography Editor . . . . Monnie Zeiner, Asstistant ....... Ruth Johnson. Photopraghers . Dorothy Erhart Jerry Grove$ Copy Editor . . . . . . . . Lois Genoa Assistant Sports Editor . . . . . Howard Ulin Assistant ........ Jerry Downey Layout Editor . . . . Franie Heim Assistant Artist . . . . . . Glendora Clauzsein. Secretary . . . . . Marilyn Baucke. Adviser . . . . . .James D. Levitt/ The contract for printing been let to the Color Press of Oklahoma City Okla. The dea line has been set for second week in May.
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SONG: (to the tune of Little Lovin'") horus: st a little blockin', ill go a long ways, nd X.Oµ can keep Al happy or the rest of .his <lays. set them on their pants,. boys; d leaV'e 'em that-away, ause just a little blockin' ill go a long way. Ed Note: The author is a linean. Need I say more? Peru has again been blessed with one of the best frosh crops ln the N.C.C. Around 30 aspirants showed up for drill, a little on the .green side, but definitely willing. Their hardest job seems to be to gain the confidence that they are a vital part of the· team. After they realize that fact, they will be on the way to help the Bobcat tradition of, true fightiiljg) spirit. This year's bunch has alrsady seen the fight and the rest of the conference teams are iJJI for some long, sleepless nights. Look out" Every so-called sports writer gets that rather flamboyant mood once in a while, and decides to excavate the crystal ball out of the smitherines of Jr.st year's blundering effort. This unlicensed soothsayer is not particularly different in that he too hopes he is right but will not pin his already exh~usted bank account on any such adventure. But here goes anyway: 1. Peru-Has the stuff for an undefeated season if the gang keep battling. Here's roping. 2. Hastings-Even though they lost Chuck Stickels, this outfit is a barn burner with a horde of good backs and a reliable line. 3. Kearney-:The Antelopes will be tough. 'nuff said. 4. Doane - Last year's cochamps with Peru. Could be a lot better than fourth, but have lost Andec·son and Zaruba, the leading scorer in ihe conference last : ~eason. 5. Wayne-Not expected to i have anything when the season '.• started, but ha\·e shown signs of having another good team. Will : bear watching; 6. Wesleyan-The Plainsmen are building, but too m8;;y freshmen in key positions will hurt ·them this year. · 7. Chadron-Another team that could make this forecaster look bad. They'll knock off some of the big boys. 8. Midland-The Warriors, too, .have shown they are after a few ·scalps. I know where there's a good air raid shelter I can crawl into :if worst comes to worst. Well-I tried ... (Famous last words.)
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On the Pella Game There were two serious Peru Tom Hopkins and "Ace" homas both sustained rather adly sprained ankles . . . The nly extra point Peru made, Bill lien's placement, barely got up the· bar, hit. on top of the bar, d carromed off on the other de . . . Loren Argabright, uslly a .quarterback, turned in a editable job at right halfback hen Hopkins and Thomas were oth hurt . . . Central used the ]most forgotten short punt foration ... Their standout playwas guard Arvid Pierson, a iffic defensive man, and a nsfer from Iowa State . . . . It s open season on captains, as Pe,ru's co-captains, Ocker and H¥)pkins, . both had to. quit the g~foe because of injuries, as did Ce ntral's leader, Orville Duncan. . •. . Pella is a Dutch settlement, · pl.e·te with sausage, bologna, keries, etc., hence the name utchmen" for their football am. . . About eight Peruvians !lowed their. ,charges to Pella, me 250 miles from home . . . e fir~ escapes at the Pella otel where the team stayed ere a wee bit old fashioned, long pes with big knots tied in them. '. , Enrollment at Pella is about , ,and it is a church school. njuri~s:
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Front row: 53 Dick Stockman, HB; 34 Jack Gilmore,. E; 40 Fred Applegate, C; 47 Earl Webb, G; 65 Harley Rector, T; end coafh Bill Johnson; head! coach Al Wheeler; li.ne coach Paul Gilbert; 64 Bob Lade, T; 49 Sharon Ocher, T; 59 Gene .Larson, HE; 63 Curt Lindell, T; Bob Simpson, T. '
Third row: Phil Spect, G; 36 Dick Wickheiser, HB; 22 Larry Bell, G; 61 Wendell Holmes, E; 22 Ned Eckman, QB; 54 Max Moore, E; 30 Lowelli Samuelson, QB; 27 Dick Moore, FB; 44 John Ev-, erett, iFB; 45 Dick Adams, HB; 41 iRndger Majors, QB; 33 Bob Moss, E; 38 Ed Lang, E.
Second row: 48 Jerry Trullinger, E; 37 Lee Norris, HE; 35 Ken Clark, FB; 28 Curt Sederburg, G; 39 Willie Mason, G; 51 Darryl Rosenquist, G; 56 Tom Hopkins, HB; 23 Don Thomas, HB; 24 Marv Sackett, QB; 25 Loren Aigabright, QB; 55 Alan Stiers, T; 46 Burt Adams, C; 50 Jerry RudMf, E; 58 Eldon McCall, C.
Fourth row: Manaiger Lee Covault; 3 Gene Reichart, HB; 15 John Hammer, lFB; 5 Ron Wagner, E; 52 Dick Cannon,. T; 60 Bill McAdams, C; 43 Bcb Thomas, E; 26 LaVon Covau1t, E; 42 Bil1 .Alkn, HE; 43 Bob Perry, E; 32 Dick \Stogdill, HB; 62 Duane Grady, FE; 57 Ron Vrba, E; and Man·:::;er Harvey Ideus.
Cats Ramhle At 'Mashburn The Battling Bobcats of Peru opened the 1952 season with a 43-20 win over Washburn University at Topeka. The Bobcats showed tremendous strength in line and a hardrunning backfield. Getting off to a slow sfart, the Bobcats scored only one touchdown in the first quarter for a 6-0 load. Early in - the second fram however, Ned Eckman , scored the first of thr2e secondquarter touchdowns that gave :Reru a comfortable 25-6 halftime lead. The lone first half tally for Washburn came with eight minutes gone in the second quarter when Stroud intercepted a Peru pass and rambled 25 yards lo score. An Argabright to Clark pass succeeded for the third Tn. Moments later Eckman passed to Hopidns on a play that carried Peru from the 30 yard line to the l. Eckman then - scored as the gun sounded to end the first half. VUh six minutes gone in the third stanza, Eckman connected wifa Stockman for a .TD and a 01. 6 lead. The remainder of the thil d quarter was spent in a seesaw battle with neither te.am crossing the goal line. Three minutes had elapsed in the fourth quarter when Allen .intercepted a Washburn pass on their 40 yadr line. Hopkins then carried the ball to the 18. Eckman again connected with a TD pass, this time to Hopkins. With six minutes remainirg in tihe game Wilson capped a sustained Washburn drive with a 20-yard jaunt into lhe end zone. Peru's final counter came on a Thomas-to-Stockman pass. Washburn again flashed power when Baldwin scored from the 10 yard line, climaxing a 70 yard ddve in the last two minutes of play. Bob Lade was the Peru line stalwart, while Stockman aver, aged 5.5 yards per try on 19 carries to lead the Peru backfield.
40 Piece Marching Band A marching band dire,cted by Mr. Jindra has been organized.. There are 40 pieces in the 'band plus the flag bearers and the baton twirlers. The band is now working on drills for Homecoming. They plan to accompany the team on at least one out of town game. Jackie 1Reed sophomore from Pawnee City is majorette. Twirlers are Vickie LeCure, freshman from Nebraska City; Letarae Stucker, At~hison, Kans., and Glenda Klein, high school sophomore from Humboldt.
Battling Peru Bcbcats Best Broncos In Bruising Bout The Peru State College Bobcats, striking swiftly in the first quarter, registered two quick touchdowns and protected their lead through three remaJning peric2.s to defeat the Hastings Col·Je;e Broncos 14-6 before a sellout crowd on the Hastings field Satt:rday night. The win pushed the :: occat .victory string to tl)ree <airst no losses for the season and marked an 2uspicious begin<~ ing in the conference race for Al Wheder's charges. A considerable number .of the paying customers wer,e still not settled in their seats when tte Feruvians scored the· first time. Winning the pr.e-game toss the Bobcats chose to take advantage of a rather strong wind blowing across the field; Hastings. chose to receive. A vicious tackle of the kickoff returning ball carrier shook the ball from his grasp 1nd Dick Stockman recovered on the Eronc 20. Hastings was offside Dn the first scrimmage play 8nd Stockman cracked the middle for a first down on the eight. Loren Argabright picked up two on a sweep and on the next play Eckmap fired a perfect strike to Gilmore in the end zone, then kicked the point that put tte Cats in front by 7-0 with less than a minute and a half gone in the game. Foll~wing the second kickoff the Broncs drov,e to tbe Peru 36 before their bid sputtered. The two teams took turns getting nowhere until late in the period when Peru's Eckman returned a Hastings punt to the host 37. Three plays later Stockman picked up a first down on the Hastings 27. The next play was undoubtedly the game's most spectacular as Stockman fired a beautiful running pass to end Jerry Trullinger who fought off two despe·rate Hastings defenders to make a 'sparkling end zone catch. Eckman again turned in a perfect placement kick to giv,e the Bobcats a 14 point lead. A series of fumbles in the second and third quarters ~ept the Bobcats busy plugging the dikes and gave .them little opportunity to open ·up offensively. One such bobble in the third led indirectly to the lone Hastings touchdown. The Broncs recovered on' the Peru 25, were tossed for successive losses but kicked into the end zone, held the Bobcats for downs and started a drive following the punt which led to the payoff with Beck going eight yards on an end sweep to score. Hoppens'
The Bobcats took another step .in their bid for an undefeatcl season as they bruised their way past a stubborn Central College team, 27 to 0, at Pella, Ia. Evidently looking ahead to the next weeks' all important tussle with 3rch rival Hastings, the Peru outfit didn't look nearly as s'narp as it did· against Wa'shburn, but their steady plugging and rugged defensive work finnaly told the 1;tory. Things looked pretty bad wh€11 Peru fumbled on its own 20 yard line the first time it got hold of the ball, but a 7-man line, including four tackles, was equal to the occasion, as they were all night. After a lot of sputtering ::ind bogging down, Ned Eckman tossed ii long pass to co-captain . Tom Hopkins to set up a touchdown, and took it over himself two plays later on an off-tackle run. The try for .extra point failed. Still in the first quarter, Eckman used a quarterback sneak to eat up the last two yards and give _ the Bobcats a 12-0 lead, and again the kick was wide. In the second quarter, Central ··vas on its own 8-yard line when· their tailback attempted to run after a bad pass from center and was nailed behind the goal by tackle Harley Rector. Score, Peru 14, Central 0. Dick Stockman, left half, powered over from 15 yards out, and Peru left the field sporting a 20-0 half-time lead.
kick was wide of the mark. A Hastings drive late in the fourth quarter appeared to be rolling successfuly until .end Jack Giimo:e put out the fire with a pass interception on the Peru 29 and returned to the Hastings 36 with the aid of his mates do-or.ci2 blocking. 1
Fr'e to open up offensively for the first time since the first quarter, the Bobcats twice demonstrated their striking power, but for no profit. On the first play following Gilmore's interception Eckman tossed a screen pass to fullback Ken Clark who made it .to the Hastings one yard line but a clipping penalty put the ball back on the 32. Eckman threw an incomplete pass to Gilmore and on the next play Argabright threw into the waiting arms ·of Dick Stockman who was hauled down on the Hastings two yard marker but again the officials ruled there had been a clip and put the ball back to the Bronc 47. Seconds later the game ended with the Peru team freezing the ball on the Hastings 23 yard line. To make the usual comment that the game was a hard fought contest is probably an understatement. Play was bruising from the opening whistle and at times could hardly be classified as gent1emanly. Penalties w.ere •fre. quent throughout as the officials watched every move in an effort to keep the game under control.
In the third quarter, Stockman again scored on a dive play from the yard line, and Bill Allen converted to conclude the night's scoring at 27 to 0. P.ern outdowned the hosts 27 to 8, and had a net gain of 367 yards as compared with 102 for Central. Peru controlled the ball most of the time and had mnnerous opportunities to hit pay dirt, but fumbles and penalties ~revented the game from being turned into a rout. Blocking was ragged except for brief flourishes now and then, but it was an interesting game all the way.
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Geneva Blasts Prep 25-12 Prep traveled to Geneva and was handed a 25-12 pasting at the hands of the Geneva High School. Geneva started off on the right .foot by forcihg Perp to punt a:nd then marched almost the length of the field to pay dirt with McCashland crashing Qver from the ·fourteen. Later in the first quarter, Sid Brown scored from the six yard line to tie the r;cote, It was a short-lived tie, however, as McC3.shland scampered 72 yards on the Prep kickoff. Prep hit pay dfrt later in the second quarter and the half ended with 1Geneva in front, 13 to 12. Two third quarter touch-
Choral Clinic to Be December 6 V. H. Jindra, acting head of foe division ·Of fine arts has announced that the college music department will sponsor a high school choral clinic on December 6. To be operated in the same manner as the annual Peru State :Band Clinic which is held each ~pring, the event is expected to attract over 300 prep school vocalists. Mr. Walter Imig, nationally known voice instructor from the University of Colorado at B-OulGler will conduct the daytime . rehearsal and the evening concert. Mr. Jindra also stated that the evening conce'l't will be open to the public and will be presented without charge.
Music Chapter Meets A special meeting of the Peru State College chapter of the 'M.E.N.C. (Music Educators National Conference) was held on the campus last Wednesday for the purpose of electing officers and pla;ming the year's activities of the organization. Officers elected were Bill McIninch, Br·ownville, president; Fred Clements, Peru, vice p;resident; Ken Stroup, Peru, orchestra chairman; Margaret Ulbrick, Julian, secretarv -treasurer; Lee Hopp, Johnson, band chairman and Ben. Ouer£e1dt, Barne:rd, Mo., chorus chairman. Darryl Manring, v,oice instructor, presented a report to the group on the first Peru State choral clinic to be held on the campus December 6, under the sponsorship of the organization. V. H. Jindra, acting head of the 'Fine Arts Division is sponsor Qf the M.E.N.C.
downs by McCashland completed Willis Moerer was elected presthe scoring for the even~. A Foreign Language second quarter toU<;hdown by ident of Peru was nullified by a penalty. Club Monday, SepterrtJ:jer 29. The B.obkittens were taken to James Miller is vice-president, the homes of the Geneva boys Phyllis Davenport, secretary anu where they spent the night and treasurer. Slides were shown of the Medboth clubs were treated to a breakfast on Saturday morning iterranean coast of France. James Stoltz talked about by the Geneva Lions ·Club; Enteaching foreign language~ at the route home, the Bobkitterrs stopped in Lincoln to attend the Ne~ University of Michigan where he studied last summer. braska - South Dakota game. Coming: ~ames for the Prep " Alan Schuster Dean Twidwell, team include: Oct. 10 at Tecum- Richa1;d Needham, Don Mullins, seh; Oct. 17, Sidney, Ia.; Oct.. 22, Stanley Longfellow, Norma Hey'.' Tarkio, Mo.; Oct. 31, at iRock wood, Charles Herald, Duane Port Mo., and Nov. 5, at Essex, Grady, Phyllis Davenport, l\1all.'ice Daily, Loren Argabright, John Ia. · Clark, James Miller, Steve Howery, and Willis Moerer are the new members who have joined the club. Refreshments were served by Phyllis Davenport· and Norma Heywood. Mr . .Rath is the sponsor of the Foreign Language Club. Coach Jerome Stemper's Pe~u ·Prep Bobkittens scored in every quarter to swamp a good Wilber football team by a 26cO .count in the Kit's home opener played last Friday night in the Peru State College Oak Bowl, Dorothy L. Erhart, a senior Quarterbacked by Sid Brown, from Talmage, has successfully who turned in an outstanding completed the basic phase of the performanee, the P,eruvians Naval Riooerve Candidate Proscored on the first scrimmage gram for women held.at the U.S. play with the ball in their pos- Naval Training Center, at Bainsession as Graves· took a handoff bridge, Md., during July and on the home 16 and scooted the August. Aproximately 150 co-eds full 84 yards. ·A Brown tQ West from 84 different campuses were pass added the point: in attendance. It was West who set up the .A:l!ter Miss ~hart dourpletes second period counter when he the advanced phase of the ROC recovered a Wilber fumble on the (w) Program iri a second 6-week visitors' 19 yard line, Brown summer session and receives h& scoring immediately on a keeper degreee, she may be commissionplay. The placement attempt was ed an Ensign in tbe U.S. Naval no good and the Kittens led at Reserve. halftime 13-0. Vance Wilkinson, kept QUt of previous games with a shoulder injury, tallied his first score of the season in the third quarter Newman Club was organize\l on a 20 yard end run after Burfor the· year Wednesday, Septemkett Lewis had created the scorber 17. Bud Daily, Odell, was ing opportunity with a pass inelected president. Vice-president terception. is Jean Stander, Weeping Water, Another handoff from Brown and. Frank Mickens, Omaha, is to Graves put the fourth period secretary-tr.easurer. score into the books, with Brown rurining for the extra point. Tabbed by Qbservers as outstanding for Peru on offense were Brown, Grav'es and Wilkinson while Brown and Glen Heywood turned in the most creditable defensive performances.
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C. E. Wilkinson, director of the Peru State Off-Campus Program, reports that semester courses are now being taught in four cities in the area. At Nebraska City on Tuesday nights, Harold Johnson has a class in Elementary Curriculum. Dr. Harold Borass instructs a class studying Tests and Measurements at Tecumseh on Monday nights. P. M. Mayfield teaches American History at Sidney, Ia., on Wednesday evenings. On Thursday nights A. B. Clayburn teaches Regional Geography at Auburn. Another class is in prc~rect at Tecumseh.
Dorm Council Elected Tom Hopkins, Sharon Ocker, Harley cRector, Ben Duerfeldt, and Bill Bednar were elected as (OUnrilmen at a Dormitory meeting September 8. Plans for a dormitory openhouse, and a Christmas dance w,ere made. Dates for these events were not set.
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Chorus to Give Operetta, Patience, November 25
. Represent Peru .rn ,,~. . 3 .v~11 ho's Senrnrs Who in Amdican Colleges 1
Six Peru State College seniors, three women and three men, have teen sele2ted for oembership in vVho's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, according to an announcement released this week by Dr. Harold Boraas, Peru StzJe Dean of Stu::'cent Affairs. CLosen for the honor are Bet',y McKay Mt;;~oz, Fairb~ffy; Geraldine Schliefer~. Mur;3ock; Harley Rector, Weeping Water; Tom Hopkins, Weeping Water, Frances H,im, Dawson; and Sharon Ocker, Cook. Selsctees, chosen by the national body upon recommendations made by a faculty-student committee, are those students on the campus who' best meet the o.ualifications of excellence and sincerity in scholarsliii:;, leadeii:ship and participation in extracurricular ard academic activities, citizenship and service to the school, ar'd his or her promise of future usefulness to business and society. Mrs. Munoz, an English and Speech major, has been active in campus dmmatics and music during her college career. She has played the lead in the last two .ramatic Club productions and is a member of the college choir. Miss Schliefert is a Music ma-
Eisenhower Wins Peru Votes If the votes of Peru stucknts and faculty had decided the election, Eisenhower would have won by a three to one margin according to a mock election sponWc sored by the YMCA. Howard Ulin, presi<l!ent of the announced that with 67% the students voting, it was a f"'c•''"l'"-u""''"' landslide in both the national and the 'state '"elections. All the proposed costitutional ammendrr\ents were accepted by comfortable margins. This election followed a panel discussion held Wednesday evening in the Faculty Lounge. Mr. Wilkinson, Bud Dailey and Dean Twidwell spoke in favor of the1 Republican party. Mrs. Cook, Lois Genoa and Don Bressler •. 'avored the Democrats. Mr. J.D. 400, vitt was the mediator of the '.el discussion.
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Hopkins, P2ru's fine halfback, is also a Physical Education major with coaching aspimtions. He too is a member of the Student Council and Blue Devils. IIIiss Heim a Home Economics major, is a member of Wnite Angels, the Peru State Student Council, a member of the staff of the Peruvia11, cl,ampus Year Book and of the Heme Economics Club. Ocker, like Hector, is n tackle on the 'Bobcat team. He is president of the Peru State Student Council, plays basketball, is a member of the P.eru State Choi;r and has participated in several campus! dramatic and rnusioail productions. He is an Education major and plans to become a secondary school teacher.
Monologist Presents Pro,gram Cornenla Stabler, well-known monologist presented "It's Curtain Time," a full-length drama in monologue form in the P€·ru State auditorium Monday evening, October 20. In a series of related character sketches, both comic and dramatic, Miss Stabler enacted the liik story of a teacher and her adopted child, beginning in 1949 in New York City, cutting back to scenes twenty years before, and in the last sketch returned to the present time. A New England grandmother, a chorus girl, a secretary and a French actress were among the characters who played an important part in the 1 :nfc!ding o fthe story.
Prof. Darryl T. Manring has announced cast selections for the annual music department operetta, to be presented in the college auditorium No\'err.ber 25 by the college choir. Chosen for presentation this yu1r is the hilariou::; Gilbert and Sullh·an "comic aesthetic" opera, "Patience," sometimes known as ''Bunthcrne's Bride." Principals the cast are Loren Argab1 ight, Nemaha, as Colonel Calverly; Sharon Ocker, Cook, as Major Murgatroyd; Ben Duerfeldt, Barnard, Mo., as the Dukie· of Dunstable; Jur;iJr Karas, Mead, as Reginald Bunthorne; Loren Dyke, Melvern, Ia., as Archibald Grosvenor; Jack Headley, Auburn, as ;\1r. Bunthorne's solicitor; Georgie Fitz, Kansas Ci~y, Mo., as Patience; Geraldine Schliefert, Murdock, as Lady E.lla, and Ella Meister, Humboldt, as Lady Jane. The supporting cast and chorus, made up of "Dragoons and "Love sick Maidens" includes: Dragoons: CeciI Anderson, William Bedn&r, Ross Brown, Richard Cannon, Lavon Covault, Leland Covault, Ronald Dade, Donald Kuh:man Curtis Lindell, Ralph Mosher, Bueford Rickman, John Schonewise, Richard .Steiner and Robert Thomas. Lovesick maidens: R.uth Bell, ./Norma Boyer, Glendora Clausen, Wanda Conklin, Blossom Duncan, Norma Foret, Eldonna Goober. Marlene Hartzell, Gwendo1:n1 J-fa:,-s, Norma Hc\'1rnod, Vickie L'.·Cure. Marcella LC'llman, Cn1' !\Tc'!Cee. Charlotte Meritt, 1\T2rv Moore, Miriam Newton, Venita Rader. Wanda Rickma,,, Jeanine Schlieferl. Marilyn Sto"''r, Marilyn Swindle, and Mary Vanderholm.
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Joan Reimers Crowned Queen At Homecoming Festivities Peru State College celebrat<ed 1eighty-fi\'e years of 'existence on Saturday, October 18, with a 'Homecoming for all its graduates and former students. With the gods of weather, football, drama and the dance smiling on all e\'ents there were few who would h/Esitate to term the day a decided success as large crowds attended each of the day-long schec':ule of events. The day began officially with the judging cf the campus displays erected by the various organizations. An ingenious "buzz saw" which regularly decapitated Peru football opponents v:as termed the winner by the judging committee. The display was e112cted by the Industrial Arts club and its sponsor, Dee Jal"ivs. Two receptions or coffee hou: s, one in the forenoon and another in the Student Union after the game in the aiternoon were well· attended. A capacity crowd filled Oak Bowl in the afternoon and nobody was shocked or surprised to see the Peru Staters dump the Midland College Warriors by a 40-7 count to rfEmain undefeated fer the season. The usual colorful halftime
ccrtmor:ils which have come to be a part of eYery college homeing saw Joan Reimers, a sopbor,iom from Julian, crowned l\Ueen of the l 952 event. Her attendants were Ruth Johnson of Auburn, and Kay Hardy o.f En5icott. Frevious to the foothall game returning cilhletes of other days bad gathei)2d to talk over old times and eat the pre-game meaI with tbe Bobcats. Thr. assembled group included a number of sucessful Nebraska high school coacloes. Two major ewnts of the evening were the Homecoming play, rresrnted by the Peru Dramatic Club, and Jlre annual Homeccming dance, sponst;ed by the .Student Council. The play main-· tainsd the standards which have· come to be eiq:>ected over the· years and th~. dance was well attended. ,..;;-:;.;.. · L The Peiif· State alumni office, which maintain'd registration ta-· bles over the campus throughout foe day, reported that registration of grads and former students: exceeded last year by 7 per cent.. Graduates from as far away as California and New York were :egistered.
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has begun work on the National Debat& Topic: "Resolved, that the Congress of the United States should enact a compulsory fair employment practices aot." There are two returning veterans rn the squad this year. They are Dean Twidwell and Maurice Dailey. The prospecti..-e members who are trying ont are Rev. James Miller, Howard Ulin, Carol McKee, Joan Briggs, Joan Reimers, Norma Halbur,t, Lois Genoa and Ed Moss The first debate meet was at Omaha University, ·November 7 and 8. Other debate meens before Christma0 include: Kearn:oy, November: 21 and 22, and Wayne, December 5 and 6. The group is under the direction of Prof. J. D. Levitt. Anyone in'terested in debate or other forensic activities should contact one of the members of the group.
Gavel and Rostrum Plans Thanksgiving Dance The Gav.el and Rostrum has made tentative plans to hold a Thanksgiving lance on November 20. The College Dance Band has consented to furnish the music and it is hoped that the dance can be held in the college gymnasium, although final word is pending. Watch the bulletin boards for announcements.
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Open House Held at Delzell Hali Over 400 persons,. pnrents of Peru State men students, faculty, friends of the college and women students attended the first men's dormitor,y formal op.en house given in Delzell ijall Tuesday night. ,, Guests were taken on conducted tours of .the entire building, where every door was open to thos.e who c·;ished to inspect what lay behind it. A highlight of the vistor's tour was the exhibit of some of the unusually tasteful decorat·ed schemes the boys have been permitted to uss· in their own rooms.
The recep:ion line for the affair w2s made up of the Men's Dormitory Council, composed of s'.udents Hen Duer,feldt, Barnard, Mo., Sharon Ock,er, Cook; Bill Schulte, Sytacuse; Harley Rector and Tom Hopkins, Weeping Wa-· ter. Following the tours the guests were served coffee and cake in th::· Delzell television lounge where they could watch the telecac.ls of the national electio!li returns. The reception was held under the direction of Dormitory Couns.:lcr Da;·rel Wininger. ·
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Night Club, Peru State Style, Presented by Gravel and Rostrum The Campus Club, presented by the Gavel and Rostrum, was held in the college cafeteria on October 9. 'fhe college Danae Band furnished the music for an estimated crowd of 150. The tables were arranged around a U'Shaped dance floor and were decorated with candles, menus nad napkins. The candles provided the only means of light with the ·exception of the lights of the Dance Band. Members of the Gavel and Rostrum presided as waiters and waitresses. Dean Twidwell and Jerry Groves acted as the head waiters and Misses Joan Reimers, Carol McKee, Norma Halburt, Mary Campbell and Pam Hanson prepared and served drinks and ,sandwiches with the aid of Mrs. Bennett.
Clements Resigns 'To Become Banker S. L. Clements of the education department at Peru State, has indicated to President Neal S. Gomon his intent to resign, effective at tbe end of tbe current college semester to become a banker at Elmwood. No formal resignation bas been submitted and the situation is yet tentative, but if Mr. Clements' plans work out an absolute resignation will be forthcoming in the near future. Prompting Mr. Clements to relinquish his position here is an offer of the vice-presidency of the American Exchange Bank of Elmwood, of which his brpther, Guy L. Clements, is president. That post carries a considerably higher salary than the college pays and besides, Elmwood is Mr. Clements' home town. There live his mother, two brothers and a sister. In leaving Peru, Mr. Clements will end a tenure of 27 years with the college, 25 years of which he served in an administrntive capacity as head of the training school and 26 years as l1ead of the placement bureau. Also to end will be a 15 year term on the city park board and a long membership in the Peru Kiwanis Club, of which he is a past president. He i~ now in his second year of teaching in the college education department, having transferred to it at his own request. Mr. and Mrs. Clements and their four sons, Richard, Arthur, John and Fred, have been out:standing figures in community life here and as members and officials of the Peru., Methodist Church. It will be hard to visualize Peru without them
Home Ee Initiates Twenty-one pledges we11e initiated into Peru State's Home Ee Club at the regular meeting held October 27. PledgJss initiated were: Eula Anderson, Mary 'Lee Campbell, J ear1ne Malek, Joyre Funke, Louise Fritz, Eldonna G0hber, Blossom Duncan, Charlotte Meritt, Marilyn Miller, Lois Harms, Shirley o:nd Sylvia Stutheit, Shirley Hartman, Peggy Eickhoff, Ruth Bell, Merilyn Stoehr, Shirley Gess, Gerda Foged, Darlene Genrich, Agnes Hakel and Rose Marie Cook. Officers installed were Esther Kreifels as president; Frannie Heim, vice president; Grace Seeba, secretary and Dorothy Erhart as treasurer.
Maurice- Dailey, the Master of irttroduced the individual members for a floor show which included a trio number by Misses Geraldine and Jeanine Schliefert and Ella Meist2r; an imitation act by Ronald Ahl; a maqician's act by Jerry Groves and Ronald Ahl, and another number by the trio. The special guest of the evening was "Holyloke" (Mrs. Betty Munoz) who delighted the crowd with her Hawaiian costume and signed many autographs for them. Miss Kay Hardy was the picture girl and took many shots of individuals and groups. She was garbed in. a short, stunning costume. In ~ .similar costume was the cigars tte girl, 'Margaret Ulbrick. All ir.. all, everyone had a good time 2.nd the Gavel and Rostrum is considering another one in the "ear future. Ceremon~es
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Mr. and JVf_rs. James Hirst of Essex, Ia., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Donie L. Hirst, to Mr. Ralph J. Good of 'I10cumseh. Miss Hirst is employed by the Brown Shoe Fit Co .. at Shenandoah, ~a. Mr. Good is a student at P.STC. .! Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Yohe of Filley, have announced the engagement 'Qf their daughter, Carolyn Jean, to LaV!ern Foss, of Filley. Miss Yohe attended Doane College and now is a rural school teacher near Filley. 1La Vern is a student at Peru State.
Polio Victims Return to PSTC After a month's absence because of polio, Marilyn Baucke has returnl2di to the campus. Marilyn is a senior from Nebraska City. Leslie Johnston, the colleg~ bursar, and Mrs. Johnston have both recovered from attacks of polio. Mr. Johnston was in a Lincoln hospital for a time, and Mrs. Johmton was cared for at the home of her par,ents in Lincoln. However, Mr. Johnston is again at his post of duty which was handled by Dorothy Coulter during his absence.
103 Students Register For Off-Campus Work Mr. Wilkinson, director of extension, reports that 103 peoplE: are enrolle din off-campus classes held in ne\(rby towns. Mr. Johnson has 19 'taking a course in Elementary EdU<;ation at Nebraska City. Mr. Clayturn has a class of 17 members at Auburn. He is teaching Regional Geography. At Tecumseh 22 are enrolled in Educational Measurements, a class taught by Dr. Boraas. There are 14 taking a course in Introduction to Literature taught by Mr. Wilkinson at Falls City. Two classes are being taught at Sidney. Ia. Mr. Mayfield has a class of 18 in History 213. Mr. Steele has a cl.ass 0f 15 in English 102.
Readina"' Clink Held Miss Alice Pritchard gave two demonstration reading classes in the second antl fifth gradeG at the Campus Cchool on October 14. She is a representativ:e of Row, Peterson & Company.
Maurice Dailey Heads Gavel and Rostrnm The Gavel and Rostrum met last Thursday 1evening to elect officers in a style that is entirely new to the campus. The election was held in a conventional manner. Dean Twidwell was named chairman of tbe convention and .Joan Rls-imers was named seargent at arms. Nomination speeches for president and vice president to run on. the same ticket were made by members of thle club. Nominated to run on one ticket were Maurice Dailey and Joan Reimers for president and vice pl1asident respectively. Nominated to run on the other ticket were Dean Twidwell and Lois Genoa. A roll call, or poll, was then called and the winning ticket was announced by the chairman. It was: Maurice Dai]?,y for pre~ident; Joan Reimern, vice mesident. After the installation of officers the votin.r; for secretary and treasurer began. C'arol McKJ2e was electe(I secre'ary and Lois Genoa as the treasurer. The President then appointed Dean T\vidwell as parliamentarian. A debate was held following the e12ction.
·senior Class Organizes Bill Schulte was elected President of the Senior Class at a meeting held on OctobJs'r 7. Other officers are: Tom Wilkie, Vice President; Esther Kreifels, Secretary and Jim Wilson, 'l'reasurer. Dr. C. M. Brown is the class sponsor.
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'The Lady Who Came to Stay' Pleases Large Audience iTherie was many a tingling spine in the large audience which gathered in the Peru State auditorium to witness the Peru Dramatic Club's presentation of "The Lady Who Came to Stay" as the annual Homecoming play. With a plot built around the situation of three eccentric spinsters, in assorted stages of dementia, all of whom bitterly resented taking their brotl1er's widow and children into their home, the play afforde'.l coudless opportunities for dn able cast to alternately portray suspense, emotional conflict, hatred and confusion. There wiere no light moments. Tbe characterizations of the three sisters were particularly well done by Marcella Lollman,. as Phoebe, the most bittJ2rly re'entflu and mentally unbalanced, who was a·ble to carry on her campaign of hate even after her death: by Virginia Ferguson as MiJJ:', the fluttery, frinilous and :-om<intic;ally frustrated spinster whose .loyalty to her brother's family threw her into violent conflict with hateful Proebe; and by Betty Munoz as Emma, the domineering and more stable of tbe sisters, torn b;stween a sense of kinship, a sense of obligation to the homeless but resented widow and children, and her instictive feeling· of comnulsion to maintain an outer shell of bardrn2·ss to hide her character weekness. Joen Birdsley did an ex-
cellent job as Katherine, the widow, whose death was brought on by her fierce conflicts with the sisters in order to protect her children from their sinister influences. The romantic 1eads were well carried by Marilyn Swindle, as Katherine's' d<aughter Ann, and by Robert Donnelson as Roy. Willis ll/Io2rer was convincing as family doctor and Norma Boyer as Sadie, the family maid, lent unurnal ta'lent to a type of characterization that tao often is only mediocre. A non-collegiate- member of the c:is1, Da,·id Gomon, nine year old son of Peru State's president and Mrs. Neal S. Gomon; brought a fine, fresh naturalness into the play with an outst8nding job as Katherine's young so11, Roger. :The play ended just as it had progressed, vollently, with Emma burning down the family home and destroying herself in order to free Roger, Ann and Roy from the possibility of future harm at the bands of the ghost of vengeful Phoebe. The rJi:y, written by Kenneth White and P~wduaed by arrangement with Samuel ,French, was under the direction of Robert D. Moore, with James Steele as the techni~al cliriector. The, '*e orchestra under the directi of Victor H. .Jindra furnished prelude and intermissicn music.
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Willis Moe11er, Johnson, was elected president of the sophomore dass at a class meeting last week. Other officers elected \\1ere Wayne Stufft, Mitchell, vice president; Jack Gilmore, David City, secretary, and Dick Stockman, Oshkosh, treasurer.
Rlpha ffiu Officers New· p!f1cers chosen this year for Alpha Mu Omega are: Harold Rasplicka, pre·sident; Bill Schulte, vice president; and Esh ter Kreifels, secretary-treasurer. Pdedges were initiated into Alpha Mu Omaga during their ii:-gular meeting held October 13. Pledges initiated were: Dean Scroggin, Wayne Stufft, Marvin Sackett and Jerry Trullinger. Mrs. Cook pinned ribbons on the pledges and presented the 195152 Freshman Math award to Wayne Stufft.
Improvements Made in Rec Room The I1ecreation room of Eliza Morgan Hall is being spruced up. AH of the overstuffed furniture has been reupholstered in colorful piastic. The dorm. couhcil plans to buy a new radio-phonograph. Each girl is to contribute on10- d:ollor to the fund and the additional money needed -will be taken from the dorm treasury. The fir st of a series of dorm parties was held the night before Hallow12·en in the recreation room of Eliza Morgan Hall. The dormitory council sponsored the party which was given for all the girls in the dorm. The theme was Halloween and many of the girls were dressed in traditional costumJe,s. Games were played and refreshnrnts served. The dorm council plans to have an all-dorm party once a month tbro'Jghout the school year.
Banquet Coming The Blue Devils ane making plans for the annual football banquet to be held about the midd1e of this month. A yearly affair, the banquet is held to honor members of the football squad who will be guests. Plans for the program are not yet complete.
President Emeritus W.R& Pate Passes; Headed PSTC 26 Years W. R. Pate, President EmeriCollege, Peru, died 2i his home tus of Nebraska State Teachers here, October 19, following an 1extended illness. He b?.d been confined to his home much of the time following his retirement from active control of the colleg)Q in 1946. Born in Indiana in 1877, Mr. Pate came to Nebrnska ·when he was one year old. A graduate of the University of Nebraska, President Pate held an A.M. degree from Columbia University in New York. One of the state's most distinguished educators, he could boast of fifty years' seffice to Nebraska education which included experience as a rural school teacher in Furnas County; superintendencies at Danbury, Trenton, Grafton and Sidney; instructorships in the North Platte and Alliance Junior Normals, and thirte<ln years as a school administrator at Alliance, from where be came to Peru to head the college in 1923. He also served as a professor of education for a number of summN t~rms at the Chadron S'cate Teachers College.
National Teacher Examinations to Be Given The National Teacher Examinations, prepared and administered annually by Educational Testing Service, will be gh·en at 200 testing centers t\:ro11ghout the U.S. on Saturday, F.obruary 4. At the one-dRy testing session a candida,te may take -the Common Examinations, which include tests in Professional Information, General Culturre, English Expression and Non-verbal Reasoning; and one or ~vo of eight Optional Examinations designed to demonstrate mastery of subjec: matter to be taught. The college a candidate attends er the school system in which he seeks employment will advise him whether he should tak~ the National Teacher Examinations and which of the Optional Ex.mination& to select. '
His tenure as president of Peru State was the longest of any person to head the school in its 85 :Y1car history. President Pate is survived by his wife anw four children. Mrs. 1\TilcJrect Morris, Englishtown, N. J.; Dr. Robert S. Pate, Yp:dlanti, Mich.; Leonard L. Pate, Heppner, Ore.; and M;·s. Beatrice Yanders, C~rpus Christi, Texas. Funrral sNvices were held on WednescJ;>:v aft.ernoon 06tober 22, at the Peru Methodisf church. College classes were all dismissed during the funeral hour.
Date Bureau Proposed A new idea has just sprung up on the campus. It is that of a date bureau to help the girls and boys to become better acquainted. The idea was i'onceived bv Ernest Meyer, of Fairbury, and Maurice Dailey, of Odell. The reason? Said one of the founders, "The young men and :women on the campus are not mixiQ.g as well as we think they should, so we clecided that perhaps a date bureau would be just the extra shove that mnst counles need:...to .c2t started. The idea came to us 0 fter the Homecoming Dance where we noticed a lot of girls wbo difo't hav.e dates and also a lot of boys who were in a similar cosition. We thought that perhaps they were just bashful and so we bave set up this bureau with the roal in mind of solving this bashfulrness." And it might be a good thing. . . . . Who knows? ? ? ?
YMCA ~lects Howard Ulin, Peru State Coljunior from Falls City, was named president o! ~he campus YMCA at a recent meeting. Other officers e]ected were Darrell Christensen, Wymore, freshman, vi0e president; Kenneth Sasek, Swanton, junior, secrie,tary and bean Twidwell, Robinson, Kans., sophomore, as; treasurer.
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eru Wins National Notice with Ten Straight Victories
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SHORTS By Ocker 'eru's placekickers, Ned Eckn, Curt L;in d e~l, Bill All en, ~ Covault · and Loren Arga~ht (sure are a slug of them) re succeeded 17 out of 32 tries extra points, which is nothto brag about. But, they have .ted 15 out of the last 21 which better than average in this guie. . . . . The concensus of nion on the Bobcat squad is t the following backs are a·ng the best in the NCC: Beck Hastings, Zowada of Chadron, nahue and Winters of Midland i Hultquist of Wesleyan . . . . . e Hastings-Peru gamie. was one the roughest b years and all is not above-board. It was .nething akin to opening night the Golden Gloves, several ttles going on at the same ne. . . . . Donnk Thomas, left 1f back. bas made good on 7 8 passing attempts, not missg until the Doane game . . . . . ie crnwd at the Hastings game ere was one of the largest ever witness an NCC struggle, with good sham: of them rooting for ~ru.
Bobcats tdge Tigers 13-7
Wheelermen Roll by Wayne
The Peru State Bobcats gained their seventh straight win 01' the season by edging the Doane Til!ers 13-7. The win, however, was not an easy one as thl£· Bobcats were forced to come from behind to keep their slate untarnished. The first quarter of' the game featmied good defensive play as neither team was able to shove the ball over the goal line. Thus, the Tigers became the first club to ho1d the Bobcats from scoring in the first quarter. With 2Vi minutes remaining in the half, the Bobcats finally tallied on a 10 yard pass from Ned Eckma.n to Jack Gilmore. The pass capped JD 89 yard sustained drive by the Bobcats. A bad snapback from center resulted in the failure of the try for the extra point. The Cats left the field at halftime owning a 6-0 lead. A Peru fumble early in the third period set up the Doane <coring opportunity when the Tizers recovered on the Cats' 31 and wasted little time in capitalizing on the break as Ron York hit Bill Best in the end zone with a 25 yard aerial. Schultz booted the placement to send the Doane crew out in front 7-6. .Not to be denied, howeVler, the v,iheeiermen began slashing the Doane line to Ribbons as they qiove:d almost the J.ength of the held to sco~·e. Eckman scored the TD on a quncterback sneak with 1}% minutes remaining in the third quarter. Linden kicked the placement and the Bobcats went out in front to stay, 13-7. The Cats were able to sucasssfully bottle up the Doane attack throughout the remainder of the game and only once, on a pass inter1ierence ruling, were the Tigers able to penetrate Peru terriotory in the final stanza. Peru held a wide margin in all departments, including fumbles. The Bobcats fumbled six times and lost the ball on four of them.
The Peru State Bobcats celebra,+ed Halloween in a big way Friday night at Wayne as they tick-tacked the Wayne State goal line for touchdowns and added eight perfect conversions · to swamp the Wildcats 56-6. It was the 8th straight win of tile season for Coach Al Wheeler's versatile powerhouse which has rolled up a total of 267 points, an awrage of 33 plus per game, while holding its luckless opponents to 60 in the season's campaign thus far. With the Bobcats kicking off to Wayne to start the game, then holding for downs, it required just four and one half minutes of the opening quarter to set up the play that saw Bill Allen take Ned Eckman's handoff, head for the sidelines and stage a 53 yard gallop to score. Eckman kicked lhe point.
Where was Moses when the ghts went out? In the dark, I 1ess. And if he was in the crowd ' 3000 at Nebraska City (site of te Doane-Peru grid battl:) he ~rtainly vvas lacking in illumiation. The power was off for ~ out 20 minutes, during which me the. Peru and Doane bands lared ·furiously, providing ex=llent enl?trtainment · for the :hadowy atmosi:ihere. At least 1e· show was different . . . . · . A ew firsts of the season which ccvrre<i. in the Doane game: The irst wardrobe change for Bob ,ade, whose pants._ were torn to he embarrassing point. Dick '.:annon, Wymore fackle, made he sacrifice· and big Bobby mised only a few plays. First atempted punt by Peru that comJletely fizzled. Cause - a fumJled pass from center. First left1anded quarterback thi~ Cats iave faced this year in the per;on of Ron York..... The standmt for Doane was the bnilliant ine backer Bill Lovercheck. N"ithout his vicious tackling and .·emarkable playing of h1mch·es, ;he Bengals would have been A nineteen game basketball nassacred. He was in on at· least 75 to 85o/c of the tackles . . . . . schedule for the 1952-53 Peru Bobcats has been released by ::!andida:tes for the most improv- Athletic Director Al Wheeler. 10 ?d team in thle conference are of the games will find the Peruwithout a doubt W esieyan and vians away from home. Wayne. The Plainsmen gave the The schedule includes a pair Peru boys all they wanted for of games with Tarkio . College, 30 minutes, but finally folded. rhere Wiere some mighty anxious new coached by former Bobcat noments in the PSTC camp be- mentor, Newt Kyle. One of these for·e the final ·outcome became is fre December 2 op.emro, one evident. . . . . The Peru-Doane of four games to be played before the Cats open the NOC damgame was one of the cleanest paign with Wayne at Peru on games between these two arch rivals in years. That't the way January 7. Rudy Schrader., Lincolii, a letlt should be. Football is rough enough without close range mur- terman last year, has not been der in the form of fist~ and el- in school the first semester bUJt bows. . . . . An ag:e old question: is expected to enroll in January. The complete schedule is: How long will Al Wheeler's alDec. 2: Tarkio at Tarkio ready scanty hair supply last, Dec. 9: Omaha U at Omaha especially after this exciting season? . . . . We's like to see he Dec. 13: Mo. Valley at Peru Dec. 16: Tarkio at Peru guys at PSTC who are not Blue Jan. 7: Wayne at Peru Devils join in on the yelling a little more. The gals have been car~ Jan. 10: Omaha at Peru rying the load, but there's ndthJan. 16: Chadron at Chadron ing like a hundred or more masJan. 17: Chadron at ChadTon culine ba.sso profundos to make .Jan. 23: Wesleyan at Lincoln those yells J:1e.verberate up and Jan. 27: Doane at Crete down the football field. . . . . . .Jan. 31: Hastings at Peru Feb. 3: Midland at Peru Basketball is .almost here again, Feb. 6: Kearney at Kearney with a :fiew enthusiasts already Feb. 10: Hastings at Hastings working out in the gymnasium. Feb. 14: Doane a,t Peru on their own. Prospects are for Feb. 20: Wayne at Wayne a much betteD crew this year Feb. 21: Midland at Fremont than last with only one letterman Feb. 27: Wesleyan at Peru graduated. The positfons are all Feb. 28: Kearney at Peru wide open and Coach Johnson March 2-3-4: Playoff and his cohorts have a big job March 9-14: NAIA Tournament ahead of them . . . . . 'l'arkio beat Peru B 13-0 in what some folks were inclin:ed to call the "Dust Bowl." Every pile-up caused a effort from this cornet will conminiature tornado. But the field cern basketball tDemors and a has been watered several times football recap. . . . See ya! ~ince th.en. , , . . The next feeble -Sherry
Wheeler Release PSTC Cage Slate
Five minutes later quarterback Marv Sacket, Ashland, went ovef' on a quarterback sneak after Allen had run the ball from the 36 to ihe 10 to set up the score. Eckman 's conversion kick was perfect. There was tjme enough for another Bobcat score in the first pe: iod as, with 55 seconds remaining, fullback Ken Clark got one over right guard from the three. The scor.e foll~wed a bad Wayne punt which went out on the 24 from where Allen ran right end to the five. Eckman got two before sending Clark over. The Wheelermen demonstrated their championship calibre oh the exka point play. Eckman's kick was good but the officials ruled a r olding penalty was in order and placed the ball down on the 12 for a second Peru attempt. The Pawne2· City flash, £tanding on the 20 calmly booted the s~cond placement, the thirty yard l<kk being even b~tter than the first. · With two and one half minutes gone in the second period the Wheelers kicked their scoring machine into gear again. Wayne's Groulik, back to kick on fourth down, fumbled and was spilled where tbe Bob<:'ats took over on the Wayne four yard line with Argabright going av.er on the first scrimmage play. Tackle Curt Lindell was oo. lle_d on for the extra point and came through nicely. A minute and ten seconds later end Jack. Gilmore added his bit to tbe evening trickery. Wayne back Jim Kay started around end on a pitch-out and was hit so hard the ball squir:ted into the air and the waiting fingers of the big David City wingman who went the necessary 3l yards unmolested. Eckman came back into the lineup apparently to kick, but flipped to Gilmore in the end zone for the point. A passing flurry late in the half gave the Wildcats t.hei.l' lone score as Pfeil pitched seven yards to Metz for the scor.e. The placemen_t attempt was smothered and the halftime score read 35-6. · The Peruvians scored only once in the third period. Quick-kicking from the Peru 17, Beatrice's Ken Sanford put the Wildcats in the hole with a jato boot that rolled dead on the Wayne 6.
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Wins First NCC Football Crown By beating the hard fighting Kearney Anteropes 13-7 last Friday a~ternoon, the Bobcats: wound up their riegular season unbeaten, untied and undisputed champions of the Nebraska College Conference. The championship issue was settled a we2•k earlier when the Cats blasted Wayne 56-6 on their home ·field. The Bobcats enjoyed the furtlier distinction of being the top team in the nation according to the record books in an · Associated Press report. The Cats were the only team undefeated in eight games. Of thie othe:.- top ranking elevens,' seven had won seven :games; this categ::iry included such notables as Georgia Tech, Maryland and UCLA.
Press Box Built A combiri'ation nefreshment stand and press box has been completed atop the Oak Bowl. It was completed and in use for Homecoming. Now the announcer has a sheltered place to observe the' game, 'and the people that are to serv;e refreshments have a place to handle them adequately, It has been wired, and the outlets have been installed for heating appliances and a public address system. '·~
Wayne kicked to the 40, Clark went o\·er the middle to the 25, Allen go'. six, Clark 11 ,more, ADcn pitcned to Gene Lorson on the four ar,d Eckmsn went over on two quarterback sneaks, following thrcugh with the placement. IVIidwa:v through the fourth quarter Dick Stockman climaxed a 77 yard Peru drive when he went the remaining two over center. Lindell cam~ in and quarter. Two plays later Lee Norris took another screen pass to the five, then hit the line three successive times to rack up the kicked the point. Fullback Duane Grady took a screen pass to the Wayne 29 to start the fireworks late in the final Bobcat counter with 55 seconds remaining. Lindell converted.
For heHi coach Wheeler the honor comes as a fitting climax to his first fifteen year; of service at Peru where, as Athletic Director he has built the physical athletic plant into the fin&st of any small college in the state, has built the Physical Edu ca ti on department into the largest denartment in the college, and has brought more athletic. success to foe school than at any time in its Jong history. The championship is the first to be won by the Bobcats in football since the organization of the NCC in 1946. In 1950 a last second, disputed play snatched be llag from the Cats, and an upset loss to Kearney State last year threw them into a tie with Doane College for the hGnor. Before tne NCC came into existence, Wheeler had won the old State !College Conference football title three times, his 1942 club being undefeated. The Bobcats also won the first NiCC track under Wheeler's direction in 1946. Wheeler also coached Peru State cage teams at one time and won three championships and took his teams to }he "National Tournament five times. 1:\\:le cagers also won the NCC title three times under the coaching of Newt Kyle.
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At North Platte Peru State won its 10th football game of the season Tuesday afternoon in a post season Armistice Day game against Augustana of Sioux Falls, S. D., at North F'latte. The result was 27-21. With most ot their stars sidelined by injuries the Peru coaches played the res.t of their bench and their team had to come from behind to win. But they did. On the opening play, Errie, a terrific back for Augustana, went 81 yards to tally. Scarborough, who kicked all conversions, made tte count 0-7. Peru came right back on a 50 yard Eckman pass b Argabright who ·ran 28 yards for 6 points and Eckman made it 7-7. A Peru fumble gave Errie the ball again .and he plunged •wo yards to $Core, .and l;lis team led
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Early in the second p~riod period Allen ran 20 vards to score and Eckman made 'it 14-14. But again Errie go,t away far 81 yards and at the half his team lead 21-14. Late in the third quarter Eckman's quarterback sneak and Lindell's kick tied up the game. In the first minute Cf the last stanza an Augustana fumble gave Peru the ball and Sacket took it for a TD and victory.
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Homecoming Cfowd Sees Peru Def eat Midland 40-7 B e fo re an estimated 2000 Homecoming Day crowd the Peru Bobcats racked up their sbc'ch straight win by soundly thrashing Midland 40-0. The first tally for the Wheelermen came with 6:53 lJ2.ff; in the first quarter when Thomas passed to G~lmore in the end zone, after freshman back Bill Allen had carried to the Midland 30 from the Peru 15. Had it not bet=n for a clipping penalty, an Allen to Thomas lateral on All12,n's long •run would have counted for Peru. Eckman attempted the convernion, but failecl Six minutes later Eckman intercepted a pass on the· Peru 20 and carried it back an additional 20 yards. Ken Clark then picked up 14 yards over fae middle to the Midland 46. An Eckil)-an to Thomas pass was good for a first and ten on the 18. Clark picked up 8 more over center and Stockman moved the ball to the 4-yard line. G2ne Larson then crashed to pay dirt with 45 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Eckman's kick was good this time and the score stood 13-0 at the end of the first quarter. After a see-saw battle around the mid-strip21 for. the most part r of the second quarter, Midland fell on a Peru fumble on the Bobcat 11-yard line. The Bobcat defensive platoon showed themselves equal to the task o·f holding Midland to a gain of 6 yards in thein four tries. With 3:15 left in the half, Bill Allen took off on a 62 yard jaunt to the promised land with the aid of several timely blocks. Eckman's kick split the uprights to give the Bobcats a 20-0 lead. Moments later, Peru recovered a fumble on the Midland 32 and three plays later: Allen passed to Thomas for the TD.
Scholarshtps Available The Danforth Foundation of St. Louis, Mo., invitEs applications for the second series, ( 1953) of Graduate Fellowships for collei::z seniors and recent graduates who are preparing themselves for careers of college teaching , and are planning to enter graduate school in Septembier, 1953 for their first year of graduate studv. The Foundation welcomes applicants from the fields of Natural Sciences, Social Sciencr-:s, Humanities and other fields of specialization to be found in the undergraduate college. Fresidlsnt ,.Neal S. Gomon has named Dr. Lester N. Downing as the 'Liaison Officer to work with the Danforth Foundation on the selection of candidates. These appointments are primarily "a relati0nship of encourag:ement," carrying a promise of financial aid within prescribed conditions as there may be need. Studen~ with or without financial need are invited to apply.
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Ned Eckman made good his third conversfon and the B'obcats Led 27-0 at- the half-time. The third quarter was spent in a see-saw battle which saw neither team crossing the goal line. HoweV1&, with 7,37 left in the game{ Midland averted a whitewashing when Donahue completed a pass to Teejan in the end zone. Teedan converted and the score stood 27-7. Not to be denied, the Bobcats came back seconds later to score on an Eckman to Thomas pass which -covered 36 yards, after Dill Allen had pickisd up 23 on an end run. Argabright converted to run .the score to 34-7. The final counter came after a sustained drive tha,t was capped by a quarterback sneak by Argabright for the tally. Edkman rois,ed! the conversion and thle final scor.e stood 40-7. Miss Joan Reimers, of Julian, was crowned the Homecoming Queen at the half-time ceremonies. She was crov.med by the four senior boys on the football team; Harley Rector, Sharon Ocker, Tommy Hopkins and E1rl Webb. The attendants for Miss Reimers were 'Miss Kay Hardy, of Endicott and Miss Ruth Johnson, of Auburn. All three of the girls aPe sophomores. Other interesting highlights of the half-time ceremonies included the very fine marching band of the college. Thley presented several novel numbers which delighted the fans and amazed some of the alumni.
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Coach Jerome Sl:emper's Bob-kittens defeated Sidnay by the score of 26-6 in a 'l'ri-Ctate Conference game played on the Peru sod. Viance Wilkinson opened the scorin<g for the evening on a 42 yard jaunt_ for Peru. Brown kic1i:ed thiE· point-that -gave Peru a 7-0 lead. A fumble on the kickoff gave the Bobkittens the ball .on the Sidney 11 and Brown cai:<ned it over on the first play. Wilkinson scored the extra point and Prep led 14-0 at the end of .the first quarter. The 20-0 half-time lead was accomplished when Graves scooted around right end for I yards and a TD. Peru Prep-s final counter came in the third quarter when GraV2s again ran the right end for a touchdown. With the reserves taking over for Preu, the :Sidney team was able to muster an 35 yard sustained drive for their lone counter. Prep wound up its season November 5, by outlasting a fired-up Essex, Ia., team on the Essex field, 25-20, making Prep undisim'ed conference champs.
Coach Jerome .Stemper's Peru Bobkittens, following in the fnotsteps of their big brothers, the Peru State Bobcats, virtually assured themselves the Tri-State Conference Championship last Friday night by thumping Rockport, Mo., high school 20-6 in a game played in the Missouri cify. The following Wednesday night at Essex, Prep won the championship by defeating the Ess_ex High School team 26-19. The Rockport game bade fair :o turn into a lorig evening for the Peruvians in its early rnoments as the Missourians took the opening kickoff and ui1corked a sustained diive that went the length of the field for the opening touchdown. Glen Heywood blocked the point attempt. Minutes later the tables were turned as back Rainie Graves turned in a spectacular 69 yard run that carried to the Rockport one yard . line. Quarterback Sid Brown evened tbe score with a quarterback sneak on the next
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Peru Pedagogian VOLUME XLVIII
NUMBER 3
PERU, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 14, 1953
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'Chow for Champs,' Annual Football Banquet, Features Ed Weir, N.U. Coach ~';
A "Chow for Champs" banquet honoring the Peru State undefeated Nebraska College Conference champions was held in the College CafetEria on Thursday, December 11. Orga,nized and sponsored by the Blue Devils, the affair featured plentiful helpings Qf roast turkey and a talk by Nepraska University track coach, Ed Weir. P. M. Mayfield acted ais toastmast~r.
The four seniors who received blankets were: Harley Rector, Tom Hopkins, Sharon Ocker and Earl Webb. Others who lettered were: Bob Lade, Loren Argabright, Lefand Covault, Duane
Grady, Curtis Lindell, Willie Mason, Curtis SedeTburg, Robert Simpson, Fred Applegate, Kenneth Clark, Ned Eckman, Jack Gilmore, Wendell Holmes, Lee Norris, Darrell Rosenqu'ist, Marvin Sackett, Kenneth Sanford, Dick Stockman, Don Thomas and Jerry Trullinger. The first year lettermen who received sweaters in addition to th regular lettermen's gold footballs were: Eugene L3rsen, Bill Allen, Bill l\kAdams, Rodger Majors and Jerry Rudloff. Coaches Al Wheeler, Bill Johnson and Pavl Gilbert each received a pen de>k set. 0
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Annual Christmas Tea Held at Eliza Morgan Residents of Eliza Morgan Hall held their annual semi-formal Thanksgiving tea Wednesday afternoon, November 19. The tea was given in honor of the faculty members and girl5 living out''de of Eliza Morga:i. Members of the Dorm Council wbo pouhd were Dorothy Erhart, Bdty Munoz, Esther Kreite:s, Jean Stander, Jean Birdsky, Carol McKee, Pat LaRue, :\1:orilyn Hawxby, Ruth Bell and Mary Lee Cam.pbell. Duri".g the afternoon Je1nnhe Schliefert played t·,vo piano solos, "Laura" anc: "Tenderly." 1\~ike Hartzell sa:>s "Still as t 11 e N1zht," accompanie.·l ty Jeannine Sr:hliefrrt.
15 Schools Partid pate In Chornl Clinic An evening vocal concert by over 300 high school musicians climaxed the first Peru State Ccllege Choral Clinic and Festival, held on the Puu campus, December 6. The vocalists, representing 15 high schools in the Peru area, gave the concert aft2or a day of instruction and rehearsals con1duyted by Dezm W:crn~r J:·ni.~. natioEally kr.own conductor from the., Unh·ersity of Colorado . Music faculty personnel from school.s represented were guc.<\s of the Peru State Music DqJar:ffc:1t at noon luncheon and U1c \·isiting students \Vere ent'.rtaine:l in the aiteroon with a recreation period which incluc'.ed swimming in the college rool and dancing in the Student Union. At an afternoon· meeting the hfgb scLoJl instructors praised the: manner in which the Peru event was lJeing conducted an<l ''»ent on record as favoring an· n:al repetition of !he clinic. They also expressed· a prefer2nce for a later date, which Peru State voic'2 instructor Darryl Manring said will probably be in February of c:uccee::iing years if the n·cnt is continued. s 0 ::o~ls t\1 at ])articipated were: Auburn, Belle,;ue, Brod;:; Dawso11, FDlls Cily, Hambur:c:, Honey Creek, Nebraska City, Fa,rnee City, Peru, Plattsmouth, S'11em, S'.ella and Weeping Water. The clinic was organized 11nd cci:ducted by Peru Stat2 members of Chapter 208, Music Educalors Natio:1al Conference, wrth Fi::c Aris faculty members V. H.
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Dr. Allen M. Schmuller, Highland Park, Ill., will join the faculty of Nebraska State Teachers College at Peru in January according to an announcement made Monday by President Neal S. Gomoil. Dr. Schmuller will succeed S.L. Clemen'.s, professor of education, wllo is scheduled to n:\ire at t'.'.e end of the semester. He has received a temporary, or.e semester appointment. The new iP-slructor received Lis A.B. degree from Upsala College in Bast Orange, N.J., and hoids M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University· of Southern California. He has also done graduate work at Oxford. At the present time Dr. Scmuller is employed with the Educaiiona.l Diyision of the U.S. Army. He will teach classes in secondary eciucation., school administration and audio-visual education at Peru.
Pl:'esident Neal S. Gomon announced Monday tbat a new sixth grade supervisor has been employed for the T. J. Majors Campus School.
Sd1ooimen Guests At O. Game ?'resident Neal S. Gomon had im iled men teachers and school cichninistrator..:; fr01n schools j.n foe Peru State area to the Pe;·u campus last Saturday night to attend a Dutch Treat dinner and to be guests of the college at the Peru State- Omaha University basketball game to be played in the Peru State gymnasium. The diner was served in the college dining hall and vrns followed by a short program. Several hundred school men from south!east Nebraska, southwest fowa and northwest Missouri attended. r
He is Tilman L. Juett of Lexington, Ky., who will as;,ume his new duties on January 19. He \Yill take o\·or 2. pa:·t of :he work 11011· being performed by B. A. E'.:cly, 11·ho has been dividhg his time behnen supervisory duties for two grades since last fall w!:e:1 i"o satisfactory candidate for the other position could be employed. The new instructor is a veteran of World War II, is married and has an infant d3ughter. He is 31 years of age. Mr. juett received his A.B. degree from Georgetown, Ky.,
Col1eg:; and his lWaster\s Degre9 from the University of Ke,1tvcky. Frcrn 1949 to May of 1952 he was Elemen.ta!-y Principal at Hepner, Ore., where L. L. Pate, son of c:i fo~rner Peru State president, is foe superintendent of schools. At the present 1irne he is cbing oclc1itioYJal graduJte work at the University of K:ntucky.
.Jindra. R. T. Benfo~~c() Manring, cinc1. T'iss No"rna Diddel acting as spJnsors.
Coach Al Wheeler Chosen 'Little America' Coach of Year The reC'ogn.ition comes as a tribute to Whe·eler\s a.chievement of taking a small group of athletes and whipping them into one of the classiest coUegiate football outfits in the nation this fall. Although Peru State College is the smallest in its eight-school college conference, Wheeler's Bobcats romped over all league foes to win the Nebrnska College Conference bunting and did even better in ventures outside the league as they rolled up an undefeated season in ten games. The performance of Wheeler's squad brought national attention to the Campus of a Thousand Oaks as the Bobcats rolled up a total of 3,523 yards and 307 points to stay cm thf ·ratlJ.er skimpy list of the na:tion;s un<lezeated college teams. Only one other crJllege Al Wheeler eleven, Georgia Tech, won more PJ Wheeler, Peru State's foot- games. East Texas State was the· ball mastermind, has been selectonly other t crame winner. ed "Little All American Coach The na · ~'of Wheeler as of the Year-1952" by the Rockne Little All A ican Coach of the· Ckb, a national organization of Year by the Rockne Club will sports notables founded: to "Per- make him the recipi,e:nt of the or-petuate the Memory of Notre ganization's Geo~ge Gipp Award Dame's Football Genius." It is which will be presented to the headed by Dr. D. M. Nigro, KanPeru coach at ··the testimonial sas City, who notfied Wheel€! dinner in his honor to be giv·en 0£ bis selection. in Kansas .City in March. 1
Operetta ~ ~ven Though After a '.';eek's pos'.po;,ement cella Lollman, Carol 'McKee, the Oj)eretta, "Patience", was preCharlotte Meritt, Mary Moore, rs:Etecl to an entl:usiastic and Miriam Newton, Venita Rader, larger than expoctecl audience on \\'ancla Rickman, Marilyn Stoehr, December 2. The part of Patience Je2'nine .Scllliefert, Marilyn Swinr.•. as played by Georgie' Fitz. Regdle, and Mary Vanclerholm. inald Bunthorne, the fleshy poet, O£ficers of the Dragoons were: was played by Junior Karas and Ben Duerfelclt, Loran Argabright, Loran Dyke portrayed the part and Sl1aron Ocker. Members of of Archibald Grosvenor, the tl1e Dragoons were·: Cecil Anderidyllic poet. Jack Headly pby,ed son, William Bednar, Ross Brown, the part oI Bunthorne's solicitor. Hicl<ar:l Carmon, 1LeVon Covault, The parts of the Rapturous Leland Covat1lt, Ronald Dade, I\Iaidens were playe<i by Geral- Donald Kuhlman, Curtis Lindell, dine Schliefert as J;,ady Angela, Ralph Mosier, Bueford Rickman, .Jackie Reed as 'Lady Saphir, Bet- Jo:·:n Schonewise, Dean Scoggin, t:i l\Iunoz ;::t Lac'.y Ella, ancl Kla Richard Steiner, Robert Thomas. Meister .as Lady Jane, the aging Dircding the pro:1uction was maiden who is anxious to get Dc:rryl Manring, Peru State voice r:1an;kd. instructc.r, who wa's assisted by In U1e r:horus of Love Sick R T. Benford and V. H. Jindra. Maidens were: Ruth Bell, Norma Sp2aking parts \Vere couched by DJyer, Glenn Clausen, Wanda R. D. l\Toore, the stage set'.ing by Co;1klin, Blossom Duncan, Norma James Stede ilnd the art work Ford, Eldonna Gobbei', Marlene by Miss Norma Dido.el. The dancHartzell, Gwendolyn Hays, Norma ing was directed by Mrs. Al Heywood, Vickie Le Cure, Mar\VlLder.
Ch. Peru's mrnual Christmas fonr,al d2nce was held 011 Thursday. · Dccc1rb2r 18, at E1'2 c::Jlh:·ze ;-yrn. 01
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Hospita llzed Miss Elizabeth IVIcCollum, ·who has been supervisor of the kindergarten of the Campus School for a number of years, fell on the ice during the recent S110W storm and broke her leg. She is l.n St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City. Mrs. G. M. Pryor and Mrs. Ross Adams have been substituting for her.
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President and Mrs. Neal S. GJr:1.on e.ntertained the fresiima.-; class in their home at two teas i1 rld the Sunday afternoons of November 23 and 30. The afternoons were spent sc;;ially,
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s'uci2nt of Peru is i:ow stationed in f\laska with t:·.e United States A:·rny. Last Y»eek l'vir. G:orge Rath recein~d the following letter from Orlando:
cf Peru States footbc:ll te&rn are h<::arcl in Ahslrn. I knor,1- ll1e scores ·every week by The btest nevs was about il1c uube2ten tezni1 of Peru. The announ'.:er added ,Peru Teache'!'s squad is one of the best small college teams in the nation. Every week Peru !State, scunds all overAlaska and all over the world;. because AFRS broadcasts all over the globe." His address is: Cpl. Orlando Radiguez U.S. 55 172 415 2nd AAA Gun Btry. 99 mm APO 731 % Postmaster Seattle, Washington.
PERU PEDAGOGIAN
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Dramatics Club Initiates
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Benny Benson New. ·cafeteria Manager to Serve ~uropean Style 1
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The age old report card has been discarded in the Peru Cam~ pus School. To take its place, the ;parents now come to school and <liscuss ·the childs progress and -problems with the teacher, which ilrings about a closer parent/teacher relationship. ·This method has been tried in :a number of 0th.er school systems :and has proV<en to be quite successful. Dr. Eastman, Dircetor of the Campus School, has been requested by several civic groups in surrounding communities., to speak on the new method of r·eporting student's grades.
'Benford and Wiggins Write Ballad Mr. Robert Benford and Dr. George E. Wiggins have written a song enti'tled "Empty Skies." Mr. Benford wrote the music and Dr. Wiggins wrote the words to th2 ballad which is of a popular nature. The song has not yet been published, but is up for publication with the Crown Music Publishing Company, Hollywood, Calif.
Benny Benson, former ''Owner and operator of the Bobcat Den, has been employ.ed as manager of the Peru State cafteria. Mr. Benson succeeded Mr~. Ray Bennett and assumed his new duties 'On January 1. Under the new management the type of service at the campus eating facility has been changed from cafeteria style to European style. The dining room is open from 7:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. every day from 'Monday through Friday. Sunday hours are from noon to 1:30 p.m. and from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The dining room will also be open on Saturdays whenever college events are scheduled dqring that day or evening. The new manage·r plans to provide excellent meals at low prices in conformity to the established policy of the college. The switch to European plan service should please the many students and faculty members who seem to dislike cafeteria style service.
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Lee Stoddard, sophom9re from Auburn, is wearing a ·diamond ring which, she explains is a birthday gift from Bob Fergusoi1, who works for the M.O.P., at. Falls City. He is one of Virginia' Ferguson's four brothers. The wedding is planned for June 30, which is his birthday.
Former Peru Boy Gets Name In the Papers Again (From the December 11, 1934, Pedagogian) "FORMER PERU BOY IN N.Y. "Last Sunday's State Journal <:ontains an article by one of its staff on the Nebraskans who are listed in a new book recently published containing the names 'of the youµger Americans who have attained prominence. Among ~he thirty or more from Nebraska is a native of Peru, who is well known to the older residents of the town. This is Herbert Brownell, son of the formeT Peru professor, Herbert Brownell, Sr. The State Journal says: " 'Herbert Brownd!, of New )'ork City, where he is a partner
in the law firm of Lord, Day and Lord, is a Nebraskan, born in Peru. Mr. Browneli holds his' bachelor's degree from Nebraska and his law degree from Yale and is a Phi Beta Kappa and a Sigma Delta Chi, suggesting j our:nalistic leanings on the side. He was a member o.f the State Assembly in 1933-34, a staunch Republican in a Democrat body. When chosen for 'America's-Young Men,' he was unmarried. But last June changed all that.' "
Mr. Brownell got hims·elf into the news again recently when President-elect Eis,e·nhower asked him to serve in his cabinet as Attorney General o.f the U.S. Mr. Brownell accepted.
Debate Team Wins Four at Wayne Two debate teams from Peru State won four of eight debates at the Wayne State College in~ vitational Debate and \Speech Tuornament held during December. Dean Twidwell a:nd Maurice Daily defeated teams from Gustavus Adolphus, Augustana and the University of Nebraska to take three of four debates while the other team composed of Joan , Reimers and Ginger Philpot won from Wayne State. · Dailey and Twidwell, entered . in the "Discussion" event, both won ratings of "Excellent." Dailcy also received a "Good" rating rn Extemporaneous Speaking. Eighteen colleges from five states competed in the tourney.
New membas wec·e initiate::! into the Dramatics Club at their meeting held Novem\Jer 16. A formal initiation was held in the Little Thea·ter. The group then had dinner at Ulbricks in Nebrnska C'ity. Members initiated were: Marcella Lollman, Willis Moerer, Bob Donnelson, Virginia Ferguson, Norma Halbert, Norma Heywood,. .. Jenis Craig, B<.Otty 11.funcz, Norma Boyer, Marilyn Swindle and Jerry Groves. 'l he group returned to Mr. Moore's home where differ·ent grot:r.~ presented programs.
Foreign language Club Notes The German group, with the Rev. James Miller as master cf ceremonies, was in charge of the :roreign Language Club mee:ing held on November 24. Slides about Germany were shown in the Adminbtration building. Vi.ter, the group went to .the Music Hal~ where they sang German songs and presented two playlets. John Clark and Steve Howery presented Ein Wortchen (Just a Liitle Word). James Miller and Wi~.lis Moerer presented Ein Poliz,eibericht (A Police Report). !Following the program a business meeting was held and Phyllis Davenport and Norma Heywood se·rved refreshments. 'The monthly meeting on December 3, was in charge of the Spanish grou9. Maurice Dailey acted as master of ceremonies. Slichs were sho1vi:i in the Ad'ministration building and Span1~.h songs were ·sung in the Music Hall. A program consisting of playlets was given. Alan Schuster, Dick Needham and Norma Heywood presented El Apandor (The Umbrella Men&er). En La Casa de! Dentista (In the Dentist Office) was given by Loren Argabright, Dean Twidwell and !Stanley Longfellow. Don Mullins and Charles Herald gave Error F;i:tal (Fatal Error). Duane Grady and Maurice Dailey pre•sented En el Rrntaurante (Tn the Restaurant). James Stoltz discussed the great Snanish novel, Don Quixote, by Cervantes. Marilyn Baucke and Norma Heywood served refreshments. A Christmas party was held on December Ia at Mr. 'Bath's home. Christmas carols were sung in French! !Spanish and German by the m:mbers. WiIIis Moerer described. Christmas coctumes worn in Germany; Marilyn Baucke discussed tne costumes worn in France and Dick Needham the Christmas dress' of Spain.
They Really Had Rules .Then IN THE OLD DAYS If you think the ruks at PSTC put a crimp in your style, take a look at the regulations enforced in the good old days of 1867 when Peru Normal was started. The follo'.ving extract is taken from the report of the secretary on the Standing of Students for the first half term ending January 25, 1867: "A total of 60 first half students enrolled. The first half of the term passed very pleasantly as a whok, although Miss Flora Smith and Harry Porter became too free. and were both advised. by the principal to leave school. Miss Smi-ih did so.'' The reproach on these young pwple was due to their keeping company without permission. "The first week of the last half of the term Charles Dundas, Harry Porter, and two· or three other students became implicated in writing insulting letters to certain young ladies. After carefully considering the matter in all its bearings, the trustees thought it best to request Mr. Porter and Mr. Dundas to leave school. Clayton Cowles received a public reproach for what part he took in the affair and. another rule was added to the list.'' The list of rules referred to above included the following: THINGS REQUIRED 1. Punctuality in all school duties. 2. R e s p e c tful obedience to teachers. 3. Diligent employment of time. 4. Attendance at church on Sabbath unless excused. 5. Declamations and composition once in two weeks unless excused. THINGS FORBIDDE.t"l" 1. Use of profane or vulgar language. 2. Use of intoxicating" liquors as beverage. 3. Playing games of chance. 4. Attending balls or dancing parties. 5. Unpermitted arnociation of the sexes. 6. Clandestine correspondenc2· between the sexes or writing anything derogatory of each others character. 7. Leaving school without p:r_ mission; 6. Lounging about stores or saloons. Owing to students not being careful about noise in their rooms it was thought best to make some general regulations for students rooming in the building. The building referred to was the first bricR building on the present campus. It was erected on the ground where Mt. Vernon now stands. It was used for classroom, chapel, and the home of Presi-
dent and Mrs. McKenzie. Also a number of students had rooms in this building. Exactly as taken from the record, the regulations for those rooming in foe building follow: 1. No visiting during study hours. 2. No scuffling or unnecessary noise at any time in the building. 3. To retire at or before ten o'-. clock. 4. To rise at or before 5:30 in t"'e morning. 5. No taking up ashes in any wooden vessel utfless it be immedia+e!y emptied. 6. No leaving the building in study hours or being found out cf room without good excuse." The record of the early days of Peru continues as follows: "On the evening of February 9 Moses Thompson went to the saloon and g0t drunk and was expelled and reirstated. The followiJ1g certific 0 te was receive:! from the trust2es: 'Peru, February 11, 1867 'This is to certify that Moses Thomoson has comolied with the reguirements of the board of trnstees and is hereby r2inshted into all the privileged and advantages of a student of the scho"l.'" The first term of Peru State Normal commenc£d on October 24' 1867iThis was the first state school ih Nebraska. The following "Declarati;n of Intention" was taken by all students who entered: "I hereby declare my intention to bec~teacher in the schools in this~.ate and agree that for three years after leaving the Normal School, I will report in writing to the Principal of said school in June and Dec~mber of each year, where I have been and rO".' ~mployed.'' . The following is quoted from tre record. "As no provision was made for the salaries of teachers, tuition ranging from $6.00 to $8.00 pe1· term \vas charged. "To those entering as Normal Students proper, only half rat~s were charged." Extra-curricular activitit>'S began to interest the students. A few very daring. lads actually dared violate college regulations by indulging in secretive football games in the pa·sture east of the athletic field. 'The ban was lifted, however, in 1892 when R. D. Mori'z, J'lOW on Nebraska University faculty, was given the coaching position for the team. In 1901 the athletic field was completed and a dedicatory g.ame was played with Falls City High School-Peru emerging victorious to the tune of 30-0.
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Sigma Tau Delta Initiates Seven 'Sigma Tau Delta, the national honorary English fraternity, held its initi:'>tion November 17 at ·;he Music Ha!I. A short business ses'ion was held. Init:ates were .Jean Birdsley, Jean Stander, El-la Meister, Betty :Vfo.ooz, Virginia Ferguson, Joan Reimers a·1ri Willis Moerer. The nieeting wa3 ad.iourned to the Bobcat Den where the annual dinner wa3 held. President Go:non was the guest speaker.
Students Take Teaching Jobs Phyllis Parriott and Carlene Cox have accepted teaching positions at Bartlett, Nebr. Phyllis will teach home economics and Carlene will teach commercial subjects. They plan to finish their college work by extension in order to ~aduate next May.
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Gene Larsen-6, York. A good few glimpses at the past, rebounder and driver, plays it "to very successful footbaJ. seaithe hilt" all the ti,me. ' should ·include the followDon Thomas--5~6, Glenwood, ... Ten wins was enough e second in the victory col- Iowa. Very fast, excellent on dein the . whale United State, f.mse, .can hit from out with two ed'<·only by Georgia .Tech with banded shot. Ken· Hoag-6-3, Chicago. Most Only 15 college· teams find this, voluptuouir season all- potential on the team, dead~y shot, can drive ;md rebound well, rious. ts off to the Bobcats. Only good passer; Should have a great uad with superior team spirit · year. Marv Gerdies-5-10, Johnson. Id overcome the handicaps ined through injuries to so Another shorty that's goo.cl! .on t\Y key backfield men. At one defense and set shots, can also Peru didn't have a comple~ drive. kfield of boys in top ~nape•. :Sharon Ocker-6-2, Cook. On d still they came through. this horrible supject we close very year various sportswrit- this dissertation. Bye now. ' most of whom never saw' a f-eren:ce team play, dig out ir n;ews clippings and press eases, and start picking the -conference teams. The foily in s. sort of procedure is appart to all who follow the NOC. ru placed three men on ·most Miss Phy1lis D;ividson has a:ithe. teams, namely Bob Lade, nounced 1;'hat ·tne' 'lillnual Peru rley Rector and Ned Eckman. State Invi,fa~ Girls Voileyese +ine .gridders woUld make ball TolU'namel)l will ·be h~ on team too, along with five or feberarf:ll-12:.:13. ApproximateotJi.ern from the champion- ly 3<> ~from southeast Neb·· p outfit. · raska b®i schools will take part But I'm not going to risk a in the· event. cerated throat from some of . own buddies, so I wont' at.pt an all-conference team in · column. But I do think a · ':oss injustice has been done to AUBURN STATE ·e of the Hnest backs in the BA~K nference, 'ISpud" Clark. I don't ant to take 1 anythin~ away from Be Safe-Rent ae Zawada; Chadfon, a iine Safe Deposit Box; ck in his own right, but'Cwk just as good a runnerf the t blocker · in the' conference, d a whale ·Of a defensive halfMember F; D. I. C. ck. How anyone can l~ve him t of the fullback post, on those ythical elev.ens is beyond me. Now all thoughts are turned to I' e roundball game. Since we had etty fair ·luck in fom::asting the tball season, (We picked· the STOP AT . 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th teams.) ho could ask for anything ore except the 4th, 5th, and: h?) We are going to tak:e a i aky stab at the basketball outme. It may turn out like this: Wesleyan. One of he tallest ams in confevence 'and Plains1119 Central Ave an history, led by Don Boldeck, Burl Kreps 1:1nd Jim LightNebraska City, Nebr. dy, will be very hard to stop. re without a doubt the best bet bring home the bunting. Be·ru. We're definitely stick,our necks out on this on~, · cause :so little is known about e Ca ts. Potentia I, a lot, but proCtion is a question mirk. An proved defense, and an adeate offense should. pull them ough. Merriber F:D.I.C. Chadron. Wm.)ld rate the Eaghigher; but the long trips will t them. 'If they whip Peru 'ce at home, they may go all e way. Bud Larson will have a od year. ·· Your Local Bank - Hastings, No Stickels, no ampionship. Kear:ney. Too much individ'lism. · Doane. Too short j"xcept for on Pisar. HAIGH'S Wayne. Young and willing but ,, takes more than· th1:1t. & Mirlland. Destined for the celo:nce again. and Some of the student body and Lock~r t::ulty members don't know too ch about the personnel of this We Are Bootlting for the basketball squac, so this ner :w,.ill give a few angles on BOBCATS ch one. These are opinions, ke them or leave 'em: ' Peru, Nebraska / Bob Davis-6-4, Chicago. A nstant scoring threat, good reunder, owns the be.~t hook shot the conference, most feared· an on the s:quad. "Corky'' ·'Lowe~6-l, Strahan, a. Most improved ir.:an on the team, deadly shot, a hard pp er. ed Eckman-5-11, Pawnee . Smooth ball handler, good from out, impro;ving on die-
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"fl's ltOO Lade, Iackle, Makes Little AH-American Football First String Bob Lade, the firnt NebraskoJ1f eveT to earn first team Little All~erica recpgnition from the Associated Press, has termed it .a ''great thrill." When informed of the honor he said "I can· hardly believe it.'' Bob, a Tecumseh High .School graduate, saw his first game of football when he tran1>ferred 'af the end of his sophomore year from Vesta Hi. In high school he played both tackle and fullback. In college he was installed as a tackle by Coach Al Wheeler. He is a junior. Lade's family lives on a farm near Tecumseh. He mentions that he has a little brother, Kegneth, who may keep the Lade nap:ie in prominence.
First Team End...J oe Kirven, Presbyterian End-Tony Chambers, Massachusettes Tackle-Bob Lade, Peru Teachers Tackl~-Tom Fann, Tennessee Tech Q-uard--Jodie COOl1€11, Jackson-
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Peru tdges . Omaha U. 66 to 64 in See-Saw Thriller A cool sophomore from Dnerson, Ia., Al Dowe, set. the pace as he led the Peru State Bobcats to ia 66-64 victory over the Omaha University Indians on Saturday night in a basketball game that was a thriller all the way. The Feru performance underlined the improvement be1ng shown in recent games by Coach Bill Johnson's bats,· who lost their first game ofthe season to the Omahans by a 40-45 count. Lowe blistered the nets from far out in the open1ng quarter to keep: his mates in the ball game and came through in spectacular fashion in the final thirty sec'On(ls of the game when he stepped to the charity line twice and cannea: four perfect free throws which made the win possible.
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His total of points for the evening was 18, the Peru high. Soph,omore Ned Eckman who can pe counted upon for consistently able performances, added sixteen more points. Peru's scoring leader, Bob Davis, laboring under the handicap of four personal fouls picked up in the first half, had his worst night of the season thus far. He played only briefly in the third period before being whistled out of the game with nine points. The defense performance turned in by Peru's Gene Larsen was probably the outstandinig floor play of the evening. Ind1an scoring was well divided. Mackie led with 17, Claussen had 16, N.elson 15 and Rose 13.
Marine Officer to Be Here January "28
The annual honoring of the To the Editor: Peru Prep football squad was Earlier this schol year visited held November 22. Mr. Lawrence Gorrell, the Campus School sup- the Nebraska State Teachers Col. ervi.sor, acted as toastmaster. A lege at Peru. My job is to find welcome was given by Charlotte officer ·material for the Marine Clausen, followed by talks by Corps . on hte college campuses Shelby Winningham, Garold Go- in Kansas, Nebraska and Misings and Ramie Graves.· Mr. Don souri. The programs we have are the Platoon Leadiers Class ood· Maclay, superintendent of the Auburn schools, was the featured· the Officer Candidate Course. I am bringing a team of four speaker. Mr. Gorrell introduced Jerome con.sisting of a Navy .Doctor, a Stemper, Bob.kitten Coach, who Navy Chief Pharmacists Mate, awarded lettens to: Leonard All- and a Marine Sergeant. We wijl good, Rex Allgood,, Derrell All- be on the campus at Nebraska good, Lee Becker, Garold Goings, ~tate Teachers College at Peru (Ramie Graves, Don Knople, Bur- from -9:00 a.m. on January 28 to kett Ltiwis, Don Mertes, Larry 4:30 p.m. the same da_y. Our purpose will be to discuss Mertes, Leonard West, Vance Wilkinson, Dick Corwine, Roger our programs with all interested: Haigh, Glen Heywood, Duaine students and to enlist those who McKnight, Bob Moore, Shelby are interested. Certain docuWilllningham, Sid Brown, Bob ments are required ...-Tfie list may McAdams, and Richard· Graves. be obtained fro mthe Dean of Rex Rains also earned a letter as the College. Sincerely yours, student manager. Tom L. Gibson, The remainder of the evening Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, was devoted to dancing i'll the Officer Procurement Officer. Campus School auditorium.
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Wayne 64; Peru 74 Peru State defeated Wayne State Wednesday night 74-64. In winning this Nebraska College Conference game Coach Bill Johnson's men turned in a very smooth performance in marked contrast .to their sluggish showing in their previous outing at Tarkio. To make the evening completely satisfactory to Peru partisans, Ooach Paul Gilbert's B team beat Offutt Air Force Base by a 59-53 count.
Al Lowe· BASKETBALL SEASON Jan. 16: Chadron at Chadron Jan. 17: Chadron at Chadron Jan. 23: We.s1eyan at Lincoln Jan. 27: Doane at Crete Jan. 31: Hastings at Peru Feb. 3: Midland at Peru Feb. 6: Kearney at Kearney Feb. 10: Hastings at Hastings Feb. 14: Doane at p,eru Feb. 20: Wayne at Wayne Feb. 21: Midland at Fremont Feb. 27 Wesleyan at Peru Feb. 28: Kearney at Peru March 2-~-4: NMA Playoff March ·9-14: NAIA -Tournament
1Tarki0' 74; Peru 70 A scrappy band of Tarkio Callege Owls, who coulu only last for half a game against the Peru State Bobcats two weeks ago,· Saturday night handed the leadfooted P:eruvians a stinging sur. prise as they made up in fight what they lacked in height am:d ability to take a 74-70 thriller at Tarkio. It took two overtimes to <letermine the winner, the count being knotted at 63 at the end of the regular playing time and at 66 when the first extra five mirnutes ended.
Senior D.ays to be January 31 and February 14 Senior Days will be held again this year on the Peru State campus on January 31 and February 14. High .School seniors from all neighboring towns will be ~sked to participate. The visitors will register at noon, attend a program presented by a group of Peru students and go on a campus tour. New to the program this year is a counciling se.rvice which will be set up for those wishing to participate. The visitors will then be guests of the college at a dinner held in the evening. Approximately 300 high school seniors are ,expected to participat·e in the activity.
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The newest equipment to b~· added on the campus is the Ad_; · dressograph in Mr. Heywood's office. One person using this machi:ne can address as many envelopes in one day as were formerly done by six. people in near y two weeks. The· adressograph will be used in mailing bulletins to our nearly 500{) alumni and other correspondence.
Miss Diddel Announces Coming Art Exhibits Slides of paintings, with comment about the artists and the pktures, will b.e shown on these dates. · ,; Adults of the community aH~ invited: to come to the art rooms &ec-ond floor of the library building on Wednesdays at 3:30. Italy . . . . . . . . . . January 14 France ........ January, 21 Germany arid Spain, Jan. 28 England . . . . . . February 11 Am:erica . . . . . . February .18 Demonstration of some methods of w?ter color painting and some oil painting methods February 25. . If sufficient interest justifies continuation of this series sopie meetings on minor arts and handcrafts will be arranged during the next six weeks.
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Hol<lday Marriage Ralph Good, freshman from Tecumseh was married to La . Donna HirstoQf of Essex, Ia., in the Methodist Church in Shenandoah, on Sunday, December 28. They are living in Auburn and, Ralph is commuting to school. Jerry Trullinger was married to Loretta Bartela last Thanksgiving in Farragut, Ia. They are living in Vetville.
Students, gathered for the', weekly college convocation Dec- . ember 5, learned that .'if all the beef raise<l in Nebraska in one year were contained in one cow, She could plant her front feet in Texas, her hind feet in Canada drink water out of the Gulf ' !Mexico, and with her tail flick the frost off the North Pole." Those were the. words of Mr. Ralph Brooks, M~Cook Superintendent of :Schools, who spoke to the student body on the subject' ·Of "Nebraska." The speaker stated that the · subject is a religion with him and regaled the students with an im- . posing array of achievements of the state and its citizens which he presented in a highly entertaini:ng manner,. driving home the ··point that "the grass on the other : sid2 is not necessarily greener" '. ·and that Nebraska students can find plenty of cai:ieer opportunities in thei rhome state.
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PERU, NEBRASKA, MARCH 27, 1953
VOLUME XLVIII
Special tdition ·for Peru .Band Clinic and Festival .Nationally Kn0wn Bandman, Pierso,, To Conduct Tentn Annual Band Clinic Gu~st condluctor for the 1953 Peru Si:ate Band Clinic is Frank A Piersol, nationally known bandman from Iowa State College. Piersol is assistant professor of music and director of bands at Iowa State College. He has supervision of the 100 - piece marching unit which entertains football crowds and other outdoor gatherings during the year. He conducts the concert band which makes several campus appearances during the y.ear, does radio and televisiQn broadcasts and takes an annua1 tour through Iowa and surrounding states. In ~ddition to these two groups he direds the varsity and basketball bands. Piersol · had wide experience· as . a high ~chool band director and instructor of instrumental music before coming to Iowa State, He taught at Stanley, Maynard; Osage and Waterl-00. He has served as clinician or judge of high school music contests in I-0wa, South Dakota, Minnesofa, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, Arkansas and Colo. rad·o and has been guest con. ductor and. advisQr $0,;- many · 'bands throughout Iowa. He was chosen to conduct the Iowa Allstate Band in 1951 'at their festival concert. Born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, in October, 1911, Piersol received his B.A. degree ·from Grinnell College in 1933 and his M.A. degree from the Staite Uni'versity <>f Iowa in 1943. He is past president of the
Calendar March.-
Sunday 22 - Messiah 4:00 Thursday 26 - Carnival 7:30 Saturday 28 - Band Clinic Monday 30 - Basketball Banquet Thursday 31 - Faculty Women's Squm-e Darrce 8:00
Senior Recitals
Frank A. Pitrsol Jowa Bandmaster:s Association, past secretary-treasur.er of the Iowa Music Educator ASSociation, is currently serving , as president of the Iowa Music Educators Association' and is chairman for Iowa of the C-Ollege Band Dir.ectors National Associatien. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha, national .music fraternity. V. H ..,Jindra, in charge of the event says, "We feel that securing Piersol's services for our clinic this year is a definite achievemnt. I know of no other conductor who sells himself s-0 well and is so a15le to bring out the best in a •group of young musicians as Frank Piersol.''
Geraldine Schlie.fert, mezzosoprano, will be pmsented in a Senior weal recital, April 30, 1953, 8 o'clock, in the college auditorium. · Gerry has studied voice with' Prof. Darryl T. Manring her four years at P.eni. She is maj-0ring in Musk and Elementary Educatil}n and will begin teaching next fall in the' Lincoln public schools. The public is invited. On April 14, 1953, at 8:00 p.mr in the Colleg1e Auditorium, Victor H. Jindra will present Bill Mcininch in a senior oboe recital. Mr. R. T. Benford will be ;he accompanist. Following are the selections to be presented: I Concertino in G Minor ..... . . . . . . . . . . . George Guildhoud II Largo . .. . . . . . . . . G.. F. Handel Andante . . Wolfgang ·A. iMozart (from the Riano Sonata No. l)
ITI Song of India ......... .. . . . . . . N. Rimsky-Korsak0:h Serenade . . . . . . Franz Schubert Villanella . . . . . . . Bruno Labate The college feels fortunate in having a program such as this to· present to the public, as the oboe is an instrument rarely heard in· recital. The Senior Vqice Redtal of Georgia Fitz-Stutesman of \Kansas City, Mo., h_as been postponed until next summex. She is a candidate for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degr~e and a pupil of Darryl T. Manring.
Program for
PUBLIC CONCERT SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1953 8:00 P.M. PERU STATE OOLLEGE AUDITORIUM
April-
Wednesday 1 - Spring Football Wednesday 8 - Budget Event Thursday 9 ~ :r.nternational Fraternity Banquet at Nebraska City Saturday 11 - H:S.. Basketball ·Banquet at Campus School Tuesday 14 - Bill Mclninch Oboe \Recital Thursday 16 - Track Meet 2:30 Tarkio and Highland, here Thursday 23 - Budget Event, Track Meaj; at 2:30 Tuesday 28 - H:S. ·senior Play Wednesday 29 - Tri-State Track
His Honor March .. .. . .. .. .. . . • . . .. .. . . . . . .. .. . Fillmore Overture; "Call of Adventure" ................. '. . . Humel Meditation from "Thais" ............ , . . . . . . . . . Massenet Perpetual N.(otion ....... '. ....................... ·. Bohm Themes from "Capriccio Espagnol" . . . . Rimsky-Korsakoff Fantasy on American Sailing Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . Grundman Oanta Surrientq ........................... , Ca.Stellucci The Wizard of Oz Fantasy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arlen T.V. Suite ....................................... Walters The Thunderer ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . Sousa
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Schools and pirettors Assisting,with the.Clinic
May, Auburn ..... Ralph J. Chatelain Friday 1 - ,Maryville and Tarkio Beatrice . . L9uis A. Burkel, Jr. Track Meet, here 2:3() Bellevue . . . Maurice M. Moran Sunday 3 -- Eliza Morgan Hall · Brock . . . . . . . . . . .Lester ...Russell Visiting Day Burchard . . . . . . Kenny 'Stroupe Monday 4 - Band Concert Thursday 7 - Track Meet Omaha Byron . . . . . Charline Bambauer :College View . Wm. B.· Splichal University here 2:30 Dunbar . . . . . . .. Kenny Stroupe Friday 8 - May Fete I Wednesday 13 - Senior Class Fairbury , . . . . Kenneth E. Foust Reception at Eliia Morgan Falls City .. : . . Wm, R. Person Sunday 17 - Parents Day 1?30 ' Friend . . . . . .. . . . . . S:. A. Ramp Baccalauneate 4:00 p.m. Hebron ...... : . , ..... J.' .P; Hinds Tuesday 19 - String Ensemble Hi.1,mboldt. . . . . . . Henry Deinep Friday 22 - Commencement , .
Johnson . . . . . . . .. . . Paul Parker Nebraska City . , Duane Schulz Nemaha ... '. .... Charles Berry Pawnee City . . . H. A. S~hrepel Peru . . . . . . . . . . .. . V. H. Jind!a Plattsmouth . Melvin McKenney Salem . . . . . . . . . . . Garth Emigh Shubert .......... Paul Parker Stella . . . . . . . . . Kenny Stroupe Syr.acuse . . . . . . . . B. A. Johnson Table R!}ck . . . . . CharleS Berry 'Tecumseh ....... Bob Gilbride Weeping Water. P. J. Donnelly
New Deal on Private Lessons Cuts Costs for Music ·students at PSTC !
The higher cos~ of securing a college education in music has been eli~inated under a new; plan soon to go into effect at Peru State College. Th.e good news for prospective music students was contained in a joint announcement released Monday by Neal S. Gomon, Peru State President and Viotor H. Jindra, who heads the college's Division of Fjne Arts. In short, the plan provides that all required private instruction in music, both vocal and instrumental, will from now on be provided for accepted stucldents under the new, low cost, flat f.ee plan recently announced by Peru State College. The flat fee plan was adopted .by the Board of Education for State Normal Schools and provides that payment of $60 per semester will cover all educational costs for Peru State students except board anq: , room. Covered by the single payment, designed to take the guesswork out of figuring' educational costs are all tuition, the r costs of all textbooks used by Peru State S'tudents and all miscellaneous fees. The latter include such stu.d~nt benefits as health fee, library and reg.i&trl\tion fees, Student Union :flee, equip:r;nent (sucli as typewriters for commercial students) and practice room fees, as well ru; the Student Activity fee whkh provides for ev:ery Peru State student a subscription to the school newspaper, copy of the Yearoook, admis.sion to all college and high school athletic -=vents, as well as iyceum entertainments and tax on all admissions.
In speaking of the nt·W plan, Professor Jindra said "We ceriainly are proudi of this new advancemert in the Peru iMusic department. In. effect it meani that the elimination of the cost of private music instruction will make this training available to· many people.. who previously· couldn't afford it and will enable· us here at Peru to turn out more" trained people to fill the great; demand for music teachers i1J1. our public schools." ; President Gomon stressed the~ fact tha<t the private instruction is not llinited to those who ar.e major1rrg in music, but also to those Peru State students who are working t-0ward music minors, or who are following any curriculum in the college vmere private instruction is required. Students desiring private in- i struction which goes bey-0nd course requirements will be charged an additional fee. T-0 participate in the benefits of the new plan students must make application and be accepted by the music department. Applications' sh-0uld be addres.sed to V. H: Jindra, Head, Div:ision of Fine Arts, to the o~fice of the Fresidient or tlhe office af the Registrar as soon as possible.
History of PSTC Music Clinks from 1928 to 1953 The first large music clinic to be held on the Campus of a Thousand Oaks was in 1928. Because Schools from Missouri, I>owa, Nebraska and Kansas were entered, the name of M.I.N.K. Contest was giv:en to the occasion. In that year combinations of solos-voice, instrumental, and dramatic entries were presented. There was a total of 15 schools represented. Dm::ing the years of 1930, 1931 . and 1932, the music division of the clinic i;rew so that finally dramatics' was made into a separate event anrd held at a later time of the .Year.
urday, 1 then was climaxed· with a Saturday evening banrd concert. Dr. Frank Simon, American band master and soloist from Cincina tti was the guest conductor in 1943. A total of 175 members participated in tl)e first all band clinic festival to be held on the Peru campus. The program was augmented by three trumpet solos by Dr. Simon .. The 1945-;M band clinic featured N. De Ruhertis, director of the Kansas City Municpal Band as guest conductor. In. 1947 Paul Yoder was director and in 1948 David Bennett. Paul Painter, chairman -0f the music exttnsion division of the In 1935 there was a total of University of Illinois cond1:lcted 1,198 high school students par- the 200 student band in 1949. In ticipating in the rapidly grow- 1950 Russell Wiley, University ing clin~c; but due to bad wea- of Kansas, was guest, corn1uctcrr. ther the 1937 and 1938 clinics The 1951 band clinic was the were at a row ebb. But neverthebiggest ever held on the Peru less the clinics continued to campus. A total of 300 high function, until in 1939 the peak school musicians jammed into was reached. In that year a total ·the campus gymnasium for the of 2,000 high school students day of music activities. Hugh took part in the music contest. McMillen of the University of Because of the war the Colorado was guest conductor. M.I.N.K. contests were dis<:onThe 1952 clinic was held in tinued and it was not until 1943 the college auditorium with Arthat they were started again. In thur G. Harr.ell ·rehearsing and that year a new system of clinic conducting the 200 p~ece band .. was devised. 1Solo and contest The 1953 clinic promises t-0 be ,competition riva11 dliscon'tinued a successful one and the band and a strictly band system was is fortunate in ·having Frank A. ·adopted in which schools from Piersol as guest conductor. surrounding territories and states A vote of thanks ·and apprecsent members from their school i.atiol). should be given to the bands to the Pem clinic. The many people. and organizations occasion. was a day and a half that each year work unselfishly long. Rehearsal began on Friday so that the clinics will be a sucevening, continued through 8at- cess.
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PERU PEDAGOGIAN
Victor H. Jindra
We are happy 1to welcome to the campus the two hundred selected musicians from twenity·s,ix high schools in southeast Nebraska to the annual Peru Music Clinic. The services of the entire college are at your disposal. We are particularly fortunate in having as our guest con· ductor Mr. Frank A. Piersol of Iowa State College. He will be an inspiratioh\ to all the young people in this clinic. The Music Department of Nebraska State Teachers College at Reru has much to offer yioung people who may be consider,ing music as a career or an avocation. Headed by ViciJQlr H. Jindra and staff members Robert T. Bepford and Darryl T. Manring, the department offers a wide range· of instruction in all nJlases of music education. It is our hope thait YIO>U will take the Q.me to visit the Music Hall and acquaint yourselves with the facilities and the staff members. Some of you may be consiClering college attendance ne:x;t fall. While you are !on the campus our faculty members and counselors will appreciate an opportunity to visit with :you about your future plans. You will want to visit the dor· mitories, the Student Union, the college dining room, the snack bar, ·the gymnasium, the library, the campus school -and other buildings which make up our campus. Our stu·dents and staff m~mbers will be pleased to be of any service they can. We know you will have. a profiJable and enj·oyable day. When the occasion presents itself we want you to come again. Neat S. Got1Jon, President
Welcome, Band Members, to the annual Peru Sta>te Ban.cl· Clinic. We at Peru are always glad to have young guests with special :abilities in our midst. Some of you may have been here .before • we· hope all of you wi.ll be back, many times. Sio whether you toot a horn, beat a drum 'Or bang the cf.mbals, just "live it up'' and b.ave a good time. Sherry Ocker, President, Student Council
Music through the Years D:own through the ages, man has tried to find methods to soothe his mind, and methods by which to communicate or transmit his inmost self to others. Uncivilized man found music a way of displaying emotions and mannerisms unexplainable by words alone. ·In Stravinsky's symphony, "The Rite of Spring," he setls forth an explanation of a tribes process of choosing and' 5-acrificing one of the women of that particular tribe. The music is so reali'stic the listener can nearly picture himself as being a member of that tribe, watching the pro· ceedings. · . The people in backward countries have often used drums to ciommunicate with each other, undeveloped instru(lll,ents to play their spiritual and war music, and the.ir voices for· accompaniment, It is rtrue that these modes of music were very primitive 'but it is also true that music was afforded a chance .£0:r,,improvem,ent, since it was so undernourished. · It ·to·ok thousands of years for man to develop systems in music which are present ,in the world today. Man has spent many years developing instruments containing a greater number of tones which allows capable musicians more possibilities with which to work. With the complexities .of instruments combined with the many tones and the able musicians, strange sounds and diverse imitations, such as screaming, laughing and crying are now possible. These all aid man's imaginatilon. His emotions then may burst forth expounding that vigor whfoh had been held back by some invisible force. In 1the music of the moclern era, when j:azz and the b.lues were coming into their ·own, people forgot that many great symphonies and operas had been composed. The Jazz Age brought about music which actually seemed to craze people'. Famous jazz men, such as Joe "King" Oliver, and Bix Biederbeck, and :the swing artist Benny Goodman evinced so much life and-· energy in their music that throngs of people literally went 10ut of their minds; Benny Goodman, at one gathering, held the crowd in such intense anticipation throughout his playing ·that spontaneous clapping, yelling . and. whistling suddenly occured. This was omly ·one of the many times a renowned virtuoso has brought a crowd to its feet. Stan Kenton, Ray Anthony and other g110ups often have obtained the same results . . Lovers of symphonies and operas "bring down the ceiling,'' so to speak, when they are being entertained. Most people do not realize it, but musicians have their favorirte composers just as listeners have their favorite singers. Bix Biederbeck, one of the greatest oornetists of all time, felt that Str:avinsky, Ravel and Debussy were unbeatable. It may be that Bix was at one time or another inspired by these three composers. ' Because of the gradual development of music and the many ways music can be utilized in our daily living, it appears that music is here rt:o stay.. People who detest music will. merely have .to stay away from movies, television sets, .ndios and even other poople.
-Riohllf'd .Weetlen
Friday, March 27, 1953
In 1952 Mr. Victor H. Jin&ra was appointed by President NeaJ. S. Goaon as acting head of th<i Department of Fine Arts. A native of Wilbur, Nebr., Mr. Jindra first came to Peru in 1923 from Firth where he had been a school administrator. His duties at Peru then included teaching several mathematics classes for which he was qual;i:fied, having gradua'ted as 1J. math as well as music major from the Uniwrsity of Nebraska. While at. the University he was active in musical organizations and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In addition to his university training, Mr. .Jindra holds a Music Certificate friom Chicago Mu.sic College and ha~ studied under such noted music educators as Car1 Frederick St2ckelberg, Max Fischel and Victor Kuzdo. In addition to his administrative duties. Mr. Jindra assumes direction of the Peru State band and orchestra and is director of instrument.a1 instruction iri the Peru Campus School. Mr. Jindra is an enthusiastic booster of tf>.e. collee;e atl:Ietic teams and is active ill all school and civic functions.
Robert T. Benforll. Mr. :Robert T. Benford joined the music faculty at Peru State College in 1926. He recevied his A.B. at Peru, and his M.A. in theory at Centr 0 1 Michigan College, Ypsilanti, Mich. In 1944 Mr. Benford left Peru ~o take up duties as music supervisor at Central High Sc:hool, ?ueblo, Colo. From there he wmt to Iowa ·Wes'eyan at Mt. ?ileasant, Ia., returning to Peru in 1948 to re-?,2sume his instruction, specializing in t1::eory, ·piano and organ. Mr. Benford l as a spare-tim2 hobby at wrich he excels-that of arrsnging and composing music. Among ris better known ·,vorks are: 0
"Dances of Our Piorefrs" (arranging 2nd composing) bv Ryan, nublishfd by the A. S. Byrons ·Comnany: vocal trio arrangement of "Rackety Coo" bv ·Friml, pub·ushed by G. Schirmer, and second niano p3rt for ''Thompson's ·Tune.ful Tasks" a Theodore Presser publication. Mr. Benford is organist a11d choir director at the Peru Meth·odist Church and travels e>xtensively in N2braska and Jowa ·presenting organ recitals.
.Joe: Quick, Doc, do something! I was playing my mouth orga:i ond I swallowed it. Doc: Keep calm and be thankful ynv wn~11't. nl8ving a n'ano
This issue published by the Peru Campus Chapter of
Music Educators' National Conference. Issue Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Ulbrick Assistant Editor ...................... Jeanine Schliefert Editorial Staff . . . . . . . . . . Cecil Anderson, Fred Clements, Phyllis Davenport; Junior Karas Adviser . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. C. E. Wilkinson Ente:ed at the Poet Office at Peru, Nebraska, as Second Class Matter. $1.00 per Year. Single Copy Sc. Darryl T. Manrin!\' Mr. Darryl T. Manring, instructor in vocal music and music methods came to the Peru State campus in 1949. His early college training was received at Scottsbluff .Junior C()IUege, Scottsbluff, Nebr. He received his B.A. at the Univen:ity of Wyoming and his M.M. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Mr. Manring ha:s studied voice with su:·ch outstand'fog( tea.ch ers as Harold HaU, and Bruce Rogers, Eastman Scbool of Music graduate. H has had extensive choral training under Maynard Kline, attended the Paul Christiansen Choral School at Stak 'Teachers College, at B2midji, Minn., an:! sang in the Croral Union Choir under the direction of Tt.or John&on of the Cincinatti Symphony. 0
In addition to his college instrnction Mr. Manring; is weal music supervisor of the Camnus Elementary s~hool and diiiects tr·e college's Peruvian Singers.
Marchino Rand A.ctlve In Past Year
During the football s 0 ason the band traveled to out-of-town gamesl!li at Wesleyan and Wayne, and while at Wayne were supPe! guests of the Wayne State Band. Another band activity was its :carticipation in the colorful parAde of Talmage, Nebraska's "Purple and White Dav," an anmwl Ta:\mage celebration. Late in the fall the band was featured at the half of the six m.an football championship game at the annual· Apple Bowl F2stival held at Nebraska. Cit;•. A rnecial band drill based upon the song "In the ~'bade nf the Old Apple Tree," was directed by its arrang•2r, Charles Berry. After the footba'll season was over. a pep band of 25 members was orcrariizPd bv studm~ a~sis tant B;ll Mcininch, and this grrmp b came the musical backb0,,·? f.or P'ru State's bas:k!2tball boosters. Due crl'dit should be i:riv n to the band's director. V. H. Jindra. who is now rehearsing the con.rert band in conce,.,trated rr'Darnti0n for its tradi.tional Mus'c ·we"k conce~t to be ore0r,.,t0d Monrfay rveniM. May 4. T 1 'i~ pr0crra..,, will feature .stu~n1t ccmposii.tions, mlui.st.s and r1'r2r!ors. 0
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The 1952-53 Peru State College Band this year consisted of <::Jr'"S o-i Saxesnearly 50 memb:rs. r:s ac'ivi'ies T rr2r tho.t v·ou're a mus1c1an. began earlv in the fal1 when No, I play a saxophone. crowds at P 0 ru'.s foAhall .2'2mes w•ere ente"tained at ralf-tl~e by Wovld: vou pav 'ive ilollars to th 0 marchin2' l:and w"o executed tury th 0 sax player that was in thrilling formations u.nd drills. ru~ band? Drum majorette Jackie Reed, Her~'s fifteen dollars. Bury all Pawnee C;ty, a<sisted by Letarae t'.'ree of them. Stucker, FWngh?m, Kans., Vicki~ LeCure, N2braska City an1 Man playing cornet on Sunday: Glenda Kline, Peru, added spark Clergyman - Do you know the by colorful high-stepping rouFourth Commandm2nt, my good Fnes. The flag bearers wero man? .Jean Maleck, Hampton, Mary Musifrm: No, but if you'Jl just S1'errod, Goodland, Kans., an:'\ 'wh!.stle it I'll do my best. Pat LaRue, Weeping Water. !Much of the success as a Si: .~.he ml1St be very music.al. marching unit could be atti:ibut,ed to the capable assistance and Vi: How can you tell? tire1 ess efforts of Mr. Warren Si: By the chords in her neck. Da"rah, band director of Malvern and several other Iowa Man°ger: What is your line? schools who came to Peru weekly Tony: I used to be an organist. to drill the band in marching Manager: Why did you quit? ~~ocedure. Tony: The monkey died.
P:S.T.a. Matobing Band in pilrade at Talmage
Cho.ir Presents Handel's tMessiah' -~;
rTile 60 voice Peru State College choir directed by Mr. Darryl Manring, is being heard iJa two presentations of the HancL2I "Messiah" during the Easter ,;eason this year. 'l'he first presmtation was in the Peru State auditorium at 4:00 .p.m. on Sunday after~oon, March 22, and the second will be in Nebraska City ,at St. Mary's· Episcopal Church at 4:00 p.m. en Palm Sunday, March 29. ;Tae "Messiah" was sung to '.1rchestral accompaniment in the Perl\ campus presentation, the orchestra Qeing rehearsed under the direction -of Victor H. Jindra1 Fine Arts Division head at. the colJege. Per,u piano and organ instructor R. T. Benford will be at the organ as accompanist for the Nebraska City appearance. Those portions of the oratorio usually associated with Christmas are being omitted and replac.sd by less frequently performed parts of the compc.ser's work which are more pertinent
to Easter. Appearing as soloists with the cboir are six Peru State stud'ents '11ho include: Soprano, Betty Munoz, Fairbury; Altos, Geraldi!1e Schliefert, Mu11dock, and Elila Meister, Humboldt; Tenors, Be11 Duerfe.ldt, Barnard, Mo., and C€cil Anderson, Lorton; Bass, Jack Headley, Auburn. Out of town guest b3ss soloist is Marvin Wuster, Dawson. The "Messiah,'' Handel's most succes>:ful an<l best known oratorio was written bv the composer in twenty-four days in 1841. It was first performed at a conoe:rt given for charitable purposes at Dublin, Ireland', on April 13, 1742, with the composer himself conducting the performance. As soon as the oratorio has been presented, the choir will c:ommence work on the spring concert which will consist of a combination of varir.:d. choral literaure as selected by Mr. Manring.
B. Duerfeldt, E. Meister, J. Karas, G. Stutesman, and L. Dyke as they appeared in the comic opera, "Patience.''
omic Opera, 'Patience,' Well Received by Capacity Crowd With the academic year only Gro:.vmor, played by Loren few weeks old, the combined Dvke ;f Malvern, Ia. The . typical Gilbert and Sulliorces of choir and orchestra . van plot became increasingly t out to rehearse the Gilbert complicated as the story prod Sullivan comic opera, "Pa- gressed, but, as might be exnce" sometimes p op u 1 a r l y pected, everything worked out in. own as "Bunthorm;'s Bride." the end, That is, for everyonE• A. satire on early English except Bunthorne, who 6verheticism, the trials and tri- played his hand as a "ladiEs lations of a portly poet who man" and was left out comoted on the childish adorations pletely when Lady Jane married f twenty lovesick maidens was an officer of the dragoons. Archilariously told in story and in ll:Jald got Patimce, each of the lovesick maidms got a mHitary ng. 'The plot of the· production man and Bunihorne 7ot rnly a as built around the amorous better insight into his real charfairs of Reginald Bunthorne, acter, which he decided to imfleshy poet who was play.ed proye. The Dragoon officers were y Junior Karas, of Mead. In ddition to the twenty lovesick Dlayed by Lorrn Argabright of dolescents, Reginald also was Nemaha Jnd S\ai·on Ocker of mantically involved with Lady Cook. Other principals in the e, played by Ella Meister of ca$t, not among those mentione::J. mboldt, who was anxious to above included ths Duke, Een married because her hair was Duerfeldt, B:Jrnard, Mo.: Bun!ready graying, and with the thorne's Solicitor, Jack Headley, eroine Patience, Georgie Fitz Auburn;, Lady Angela, Geraldine tutesma1n of Kansas City, who Schliefert; Wabash; Lady Saphir, as torn behveen a sense of duty .Jackie Reed, Pawnee City; and ReginaTd and her deeper love Lady Ella, Betty Munoz, Fairr a rival young poet, Arohibald bury.
.E.N.C. Sponsors Many Campus Activities 'The Peru State College Chapof the Music Educator's NaO'nnl Conference, with a comatively small membership of students, is nevertheless one the most active campus ornizations. Memben;'hip in this ganization is. open to all music ajors and minors and is a studt division of the national oranization. Officers elected for the 1952- · 953 school year were: Bi11 cininch, Brownville, presidE;nt; ed Clements, Peru, vice-presin;t; Margaret Ulbrick, Julian, cretary-treasurer; vice - presints of organizations: Lee opp, Johnson, band; Beri Duerldt, Barnard, Mo., chorus; and enny Stroupe, Peru, orchestra. ponsors of the group are Mr . . H. Jindra, Mr. Darryl T. anring, and Mr. R. T. Benford. The organization actively par;ticipates in school programs and fakes particular interest in the Homecoming and Senior Day activiites. Possibly the primary function )of the organization is the spon~ ;sorship of the music clinics and . festivals such as the annual 'i'., choral and band clinics. Several :: times in the past it has also 'sponsored an .orchestra clinic. · It is the backbone element of ·'the operettas, oratorios and spec;;iaQ programs presented by the ~ music department. , The latest school function in ~ which the group participated was the All-College Carnival, at ·.W'h.ich a. M.E.N.C.. boo.th .ad4,ed to the fun with a musieal guess-
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The most recent and unique Of its projects this year, however, was the sponsorship of this . edition of The Pedagogian, which is a project seldom undertaken by a camnus club. and wMph i•> hoped will set somewhat 'of a precedent. The editor ~nd editorial staff w.ere elected lay the organization at a meeting held· Mar(!h 12, and, the club members assisted the staff in the conJribuiion of news i1ems and features. Spring activiti.es will undoubtedly inc1ud'e the club's recognition of its graduating members at their spring recitals and a · social get-together before the termination of the school Y.ear. Attention Girls · Are you looking •for a career that pays well? So ycu're a\mus~ idan-So you're a composer~ /For a career that pays well, lis·ten to this-Scrubwomen make more money at Carnegie than composers. do. ' 'T1eacher: Now let's have some ,arithmetic. You have ten fingers. If six of them were taken away what wowd you have? Student: No music lessons! Lung specialist: A singer who sings at the top of his voice for an hour a dlay won't 'be troubled by chest complaints in his old age. Pre-med StUd~rtt: Re probably won't even ·be troubled by old
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,Directing the production . wag Dacryl Manring, Peru State vofoe i;1,:)~ruetor who was asisted by other music staff members,, V. H. Jindra who directed. the orchestra in its preparation for t\Je production and R. T. Benford who was at the pian(I ~hro,ughout the presentation. Robert D. Moore of the Eng~ish departmmt coached 'cast members with speaking parts Bnd Mrs. 'Frances Wheeler was dancing r.oach. In charge of stagP s·et design and constructian was Mr. James Steeile, also of the English departmmt, anc' Miss Norma Diddel, instructor iP art, assiste<l by the campus ar' cbsses. The weatherman work1'd against the performers in bringing a blizzard on the scheduled i)crformance night of the oj:Jer~tta. Although hampered by the resulting week's pootnonement, the play wa.s well received, and in the final analysis, it was an nj·oyable experience to those who played a part in its performance on the ev.ening of December 2.
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In our fin'e arts, not imitation but creation is the aim.-E!merc'On. Il1usion on a ground of truth is the secret of the fine arts. -Joubert.
If it's music!
not in tune-it is)1't
The amateur inv.ariably thinks tliaii a rap'd passage is performed faster than it actually is. Hind.sight is the ability to know how a painful mistake looks from the rear. 8olo passages are played one degree louder than they are marked, while accompanying passag;es are p1ayed one degree softer than marked. Expression and can be taught!
'l he student dance band, left.to right: L. Hopp, J. Kat as,
J. Cqtton, K. Stroupe, B. Jones, F. Clements, J. Schliefe.rt.
Student Dance Band Appears at Social Functions America has been gifted with· one of the most musical styles of jazz th at the world has ever known. Helping to put this mood of music into effect is the Kenny Stroupe Danoe Band which consists of seven college students. Kenny Stroupe, Peru, leader of the band; Jim Cotton, Peru; and Junior Karas, Mead; comprise the saxophcme section. The other members a!'e: Lee Hopp, Joh!nson, trumpet; .Bob Jones, Peru, drums; Fred Clements, Peru, bass; and Jeanine Schliefert, Wabash, pia.no. The band was organized last fall and sinoe that time has created a !'epetoire of balla&s, 'waltzes, fox trots, tangos and jazz selections which has made them a popular and sought after organi~ation, not ·only on the
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It is the natme of instrumental music in its highest form to express in sounds what is inexp])2ssible in words.-Wagner.
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Knapp, Gene . . . . . . . . . . Aubu Noltenmyer, Ronnie ... Nern ;Rogge, Dwaine . . . . . . . . Aub Taedter, Richard . . . . . . Hebr Velte, Eddie . . . . . College Vie raritones Broady, J.2an ......... Johnso Christens-:n, Willard: PJ:attsm't DeFreece, Jim ..... , Tecumse English, Dale . . . . . . . . Fairbury Fielder, J.srry . . . . . . . Fairbur Gauchat, Blanche ... ·--·. Broe Harris, Gary ...... Table Roe Miller, David . . . . . . . . . . . . Pe Mosher, Janet ......... Auburn Stalder, Patricia . . . . Falls City Vacek, Barbara .. Pawnee· City Tubas Byars, Ron . . . . . . . . . . Beatric Duncan, Peggy . . . . . . . . Auburn Glaze, Dick . . . . . . . Plattsmouth Guenther, Pauline . . . . . Auburn Herman, Darrell . . . . . . . Fri.emf Knobel, Leland . . . . . . Fairbury Kuhlman, Orvin . . . . . . . . Byron Likens, Jerry . . . . . . . . Fairbury' Nieman, Bob . . . . . . . . . . Hebron Fanec, Bill . . . . . . Pawnee City Peacock, Don . . . . Pawnee City cchweppe, Louie .. , . Tecumseh Zabel, Harold . . . . . . . . Johnson String Eass JoneE, Bob .............. Peru "ra··e Drums Besom, Don . . . . . . . . . . Bellevue Ernst, 'T.srry . . . . . . Plattsmouth Gray, Ronnie . . . . . . . . . . Hebron Hays, 1Ros:mary . . . . . . Fairbury Meeske, Jerry . Weeping Water' Poland, Don . . . . . Pawne.e City Raymond, Carolyn . . Falls City Roland, Doris . . . . . . . . Beatrice Sl'ellrnbarger, Jerome, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plattsmouth Witte, Arvel . . . . . . . . . Syracuse-
Arthur C. Harrell con<lucting massed band 'of 200 pieces a;t the 1952 Peru Band Festival.
Participants in '53 Band Festival; Twenty-six Schools Represented Flutes - Piccolos Allen, Alice . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn Biart, Florence . . . . . . . Bellevue Dorland, Jean ...... Humboldt Eiben, Barbara . . . . . . . Beatric~ Hauptman, June . . . . Nebr. City Hillyer, Doris . . . . . . . Falls City Hunt, Shirley . . . . . . . . . Dunbar Jones, Don ............ Auburn Kolar, Charline . . . . . Humboldt Lang, Jackie . . . . . . . . . Beatrice Peterso~, · .Elaine . . . . . . J ohinson Shearer,. Carolyn . . . . . . Hebron . Stevenson, Phyllis . . . . . . Stena Strough, Shirley . . Plattsmouth Clarinet.s Bauer, Georgia Falls City Beers, Phyllis Syracuse Bender, Joan Weeping water Blaser, Mike Bellevue Bolejack, ,Shirley . . . . Nemaha Bond, Mary Lou . . . . . Beatrice Cacek, Shirley . . . . . . 1Fairbury Chase, Eva . .. .. . Pawnee City Conis, Tom . . . . . . Plattsmouth Dykes, Beverly . . . . Falls City Galligan, Margaret . . Fairbury Georges, Ruth ........ Shubert Gilbert, Mary Elaine ... Brock Gillette, Ramona . . . . Fairbury Gobel, Sharon ..... , . Fairbury Hall, Janet . . . . . . . . . . Beatrice ~a11re1l, ·Ruth . . . . . . . Beatrice Janssen, Ruth . . . . . . Syracuse Johnimn, ·chuck ..... ·Syracuse Johnson, Jeanne ..... .. . Stella Joy, Betty .......... Falls City Keller, Mary ........ Humboldt Kirchhoff, Janet . . . . . . . Byr-0n Kirkman, Sara . . . . Tecumseh Kllppenstein, Jean ..... !Friend Lair, Kathryn . . . Pawnee City Lawrtitson, Maxine . . . . S!a1em Meisinger, Kenneth Plattsmouth Michel, Gladys . . . . . . . Auburn Moore, Jq~n ......... Nemaha Nieuhalfen, Philip . . . . . Dunbar Ouebring, Loretta Pawnee City Patrick, Charles . . . . . Beatrice Pearson, Bill . . . . . . . . Bellevue Phelps, Kay . . . . . . . . . BellevU€1 Poage, Sally . . . . . . . Falls City Ramp, Gwenda Fa;}'e . . . Friend Reed, Corlee . . . . . . . . Bellevue !Regnier, Joyce ...... Fairbury Bihoades, Marlene . Nebr. City Root, Virginia . . . . . . .. Bellevue Seng, Julie ...-. .. .. .. Beatrice Schacht, Carolyn .... Tecumseh S'chweer, Burnita . . . . Beatrice. Smith, Ann .... Weeping Wafer Snyder, Eleanor . . . . . Beatrice
Steinhauer, Shirley . Falls City Stoddard, Evelyn . . . . . . Brock Uffelman, Valerie Weeping W'r VirUs, Bonnie . . . . . . . . Hebron Warnke, Marilyn . Pawnee City Whitten, Don . . . . . . . . Shubert Alto Clarinets Gilliland, Barbara . . Falls City Hansen, Dave . . . . . . . . Bellevue Peckham, Katherine . . Pawnee Person, Nancy ..... Falls City Bass Clarinets Beverage, Dick . . . Plattsmouth · Pawnee City Kerl,, Carolee Kundy, Joy Bellevue McCoy, Carol Tecumseh Speers, Ronnie Falls City Vanderford:, Beverly Auburn Oboes Brunner, Carol . . . . . . . . Auburn Brust, Lois . . . . Nebraska City Corn, Geraldine . . . . . . . . Salem Johnson, Patricia . . . . Falls City Bassoons Wittrock, Helen . . . . Falls City Sorensen, Charlotte . Nebr. City Stucl!heit, Carol . . Pawnee City Alli~ Saxophones Allison, Jeanne .. Pawnee. City Bicha, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . ;Bellevue Braun, Mary Lou . . . . . . Hebron Bro'ivn, Gene . . . . . . . . . . Auburn Edwards, Margaret .. . . . . Stella Else, Wilbert . . . . . . . . ·Fairbury Longfellow, David . . . . . . . Peru Markham, Jim . . . . Plattsmouth Michaelis, Val ........ Be11evue Nobbman, Patricia . . . . . Friend iReed, Jerry A..... Pawnee City !Rogge, Carolyn . . . . . . . Johnson Sollenbergier, Mary Fairbury
:Tenor Saxophones Bath, Ronald . . . . . . . . . . Auburn Bippes, Loraine .. ·. . . . . . . Stella Brown, Sid . . .. . .. . .. . .. • Peru Hutton, Marlene . . . . Nebr. City Mackay; Helen . . . . . . Fairbury !Speier, Wiladean : . . . Burohard Baritone Saxophones Dahmke, Gary· ....... Syracuse Hiller, Carolyn . . . . . . . . Hebron Malzer, Ed ..... Nebraska City Shew, Mary . . . . . . . . Tecumseh Wiltse, Saro! . . . . . . . . Falls City Cornets - Trumpets Anderson, Bobby . . . . . . Shubert Baaer, Patricia . . . . . . Syracuse
Bolejack, Delores . . . . . Iiremaha Bright, Bob . . . . . . . . . . Ji'airbucy Burnham, Beverly . . . Bellevue CampbeU, Bart . . . .... . Bellevue Cummins, Duane . . . . Tecumseh Edwards, Carolyn . . . . . . . Stella Ernst, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn iHah:n, Ted .. .. . .. .. .. Johnson Hartman, Betsy . . . . . Falls City Hellbusch, Melvin . . . . . Hebron Humann, Rog,eT . . College View Keen, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . Fairbury Keithley, Shirley. . . . . . Nemaha Klein; Glenda . . . . . . . . . . . Peru Koutsky, Deqn . . . . . . . Bel1evue Lang, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . Beatrice Lempka, Jerry ...... Tecumseh Loney, Allan . . . .. . . . . . . . Stella Lynch, Dick . . . . . . . . . Fairbury Marguardt, Jack ........ Byron Martin, Gerald . . . . . . Bellevue McCartney, Jim . . College View Nicholson, Ruthann . . . Beatrice Olsen, Charles .. Nebraska City Piper, Doris . . . .. . . .. . . . Brock Potter, Ruth ........ ,. . Hebron Reimers, Joan . . . . . . . . Auburn Rinne, Marilyn . . . . ... . Beatri~e Rumpeltes, Gale ... : . . Beatrice Sdhuetz, Jon . . . . . Plattsmouth
w.ebb, Clifford . . College View Whitwen, Marilyn .... Nemaha French Horns Barnes, Betty . . . . . . . . . Auburn Bloom, Nancy .... Pawnee City Duensing, Glenda . . . . Fairbury Fitzpatrick, E1eanor . . Bellevue Gaither, Lowell . . . . Falls City Janecek, Bette . . . . Plattsmouth Johanns, \Lois .. Nebraska City Lamberti, Myrna . . . . . Beatrice Moore, Barbara . . . . . . Fairbury Morrissey, Tom . . . . . Tecumseh Pfeifer, Glenn . . . . . Fairbury Rogge, Marianna . . . . . . Auburn Shellenbarger, Mike Plattsmouth Srb, Jim .. . .. .. .. .. . Bellevue Voss, Edith . . . . . . . . . . Hebron Trombones Arnold, Howard . . . . . . . . Salem Baker, Charles ...... Falls City Beetley, Janice . . . . . . Fairbury Bredeme1er, Edgar Pawnee City Fink, Jon ........ Pawnee City Priest, Wendell . . Plattsmouth Haberman, John ....... Brock Halterman, iRita . . . . BeUevue Johnson, Kieth .... Table Rock
P.ass Drum Jensen, Nelsen ... PawrnEe City Tympani Sherman, Rosanne ... Tecumseh
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H.augen Named Dean 'f Women; to Be Here July I Marguerite Haugen of ula, Mont., has been named of women and head resit of women's dormitories of raska State Teachers College Peru, according to an anuncement by President Neal Gomon. Miss Haugen will ase her duties about July l. e replaces Miss Rosemary Militch who has resigned to cone advanced study at the Uni·ty of- Washinigton. he new dean holds a Bacheof Arts degree from the Unisity of Montana and a Master Arts degree from the UniverQf Nebraska. Her graduate rk is in the areas of counsel. and guidance. She has held stantships at Montana and ebraska and was for several ars a teacher in the public hools of Arizona, Montana and yoming. In addition to her public school rk Miss Haugen has served as · secretary to the head of an erican development company South America, to an Atlanta, a business consultant and to ~· chief of civilian operations the Department of the Army Japan and Okinawa. From 3 ·to 1946 she wa-s in the UJS. Guard Women's -Reserve, ing the service as a Lieuten$ehlor Grade. ·· Since receiving her M.A. , deee from the University of Ne_raska in January, 1953, she has employed by the University
CALENDAR OF EVENT,8
AND ACTIVITIES Softball: Monday,, and Thursday evening at 6:30, field back of Eliza Morgan. Bridge Playing and Instrudlon: Monday evening at 7:30, faculty lounge in Delzell. Faculty Swimming: Tuesday eve~ nings at 8:00. Co-Recreational ·Swimming: 4:20 to 5:00 an Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Religious Organizations: Wednesday evenings ·at 6:31>. Informal Dances: Thursday evenings at 7:30, Deiz~ll 'Student, Union. J
Wilson and Niccoli on Summer Faculty Miss Janet Wilson of Jerseyville, Ill., is employed as an instructor in home economics for the 1953 summe session at NebDea.n Haugen raska State .Teachers College at in the Bureau of Instructional Peru. Research. / Miss Wilson is a native of Until Mis•·. Haugi:n assumes her Pawnee City but has spent most duties here, Mrs 'I'hcma E. Bug- of her life in Missouri. She holds bee and Mrs R.utb M. Russell, a Bachelor of Science in Educaboth of Peru. are ~cting counsel- tion degree with a major in voo;·< .at the women's dormitories. cational home economics from Mrs. Bugbee is an instructor in Northwest Missouri State Col1ege the Tecumseh High School. Her at Maryville an~ a Master of Edwork is. in English and library. ucation degree in Home EconomMrs. Rfrssell, a homemaker, was ics from Missouri University. .;form,erly the house-mother at During the ~ast school year she Delzell. She has helped with the was vocational home economics counseling at · the women's dor- . instructor at Southwest Commito_ries at freqµent intemls. munlty Uhi~ $eh001 ~t··Met!Mt, There are 115 staying at the m., and has had other secondary women's dormitories during the school experience at New Frank· summer session. The second and lin, Mo., and Creston, Ia. She has,, third floors of Mount Vernon also served as· home economics have been closed for the summer. instructor at Northwest Missouri State College and at Stephens, College, Columbia, Mo. Mrs. Myrle Niccoli is teaching in the rural department of the problem either independently or Campus School this summer sesin a committee. Second, it is t• sion. give the student an opportunity Mrs. Niccoli has made 'JJ.ei· to listen to, and discuss with home in Nemaha coun1y with the well trained and experienced exception of a number of years teachers many of the common in Colorado. She graduated from areas of instruction. These will Auburn High School ~nd r~ iN.clude art, music, physical edu~ ceived her degree. from Peru cation, phonics, hea'bth, testing, State Teachers College, !The past and guidance. six years she has taught sixth Workshop procedures will be grade at Nebraska City. She has informa~ and students are exalso taught in rural and city pected to jcin in discussions and schools of Nebraska and Colorsh are their experiences. ado ..
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Twenty-Six'' and condary teach~rs .have already ported :o Dr. Leo Eastman, edcation division head, that they ill attend the three week ses·on. l'fhe class will meet daily · 8:40 to 11:40 a.m., hegmJune 29 through July 17, er .the direction of Mr. B. A. y and Mr. Tilnian Juett. Asing them will be siX other ulty members, and special sultants from outside the col. Among them will be an metic specialist, reading ultants from Ginn and Corny and Scott Foresman, and Ray 'Teibl, a consultant on cial education from Lincoln. he workshop is to serve two poses. First it is to i· provide oppor~unity to work on a
NUMBER 5
JULY 1, 1953
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Dell and Farnsworth Present Ballet and Musical Comedy Dance Routines
Members of the two library 'urses, "Organization and AdinistraUon of School Library" 313, and "Library Materials Their Uses" Ed 315, with ir instructor, Miss Carey, visthe Tecumseh High School rary and the Auburn Public rary June 18. hose interested in the elemeny field of library stopped in urn and Miss Laurene Anon of the Auburn Public Lipresented some interesting ts on a children's library. Mr. Farnsworth students doing secondary rk traveled on to Tecumseh Ballet and musical comedy ere Mrs Thdlma Bugbee, teach- dance routines were on tap for librarian, explained some of Peru State students and townse methods of organizing a high people when the special pro;:chool library. · grams series presented Marlene
Dell and Don Farnsworth, dance team, Wednesday evening, June 17, at the college auditorium. The youthful pair, both in the early 20s combined the traditions of da..<>sical ballet and muskal comedy, ranging from Pas de Deu:X of 'Tsdhaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," to "An American in Paris." Farnsworth, ballet master of Manhattan's Chalif Schoo-I of Dance, oldesc in New York City, has danced in the Broadway produdtions of "Alleg;r10" and the "Sleepy Hollow," and has created the choreography for dance numbers m television and off-Broadway shows as well as for summer stock performances in which he has appeared. His partner, Miss Dell, has added to dancing ·and dramatic roles in summer stock productions with appearances 01i television shows and w~ with the Corps de Ballet cf the Radio City Music Ha'll in New York prior to : aimng Farnsworth, All choreography for their concert was especially created by .Farnsworth in an effort to present a fully rounded evening Of dancing.
Total Registration up 15 per cent; Male Enrollment up 100 per cent Dr. Kenyon Appointed to History Department The appointment of Dr. Gordon Kenyon, :Oeloit, Wis., to a post in the department of history and social sciences at Peru State was annQIUnced Monday by President Neal S. Gomon. He wil1 succeed P. M. Mayfield who has resigned to do graduate work toward his Ph.D. degree at the University of Illinois.
Fifteen per cent more students are enrolled in PSTC this session than a year ago. When registration is complete it is expected that the total will exceed 40(}. I
Biggest increase has been in the post-graduate division with nearly 50 students enrolled in workshops designed for teachers now in service and others .taking rgraduate work for cer:'ificatioo' purposes or participating in the cooperativ·~ program with the University of Nebraska for advanced study. Only a ·dozen were enrolled in fois last year. A marked increase of about 100 per cert is noted ,in male enrollment for this summer as compare~ wi'h the figure of a :i-ea~~
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Dr. Kenyon who join the sta!f as an associate professor in September, holds A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from 1he University of New Mexico at Alberquerque. He comes to Peru State from Beloit College where he has been serving as an assistant professor of history. He is a graduate of Palm Beach, Fla., Hig'hi School and his earlier preparatory education included a year in British schools .and two years in France. A specialist in Latin American affairs and Pan~American relations Dr. Kenyon has had several published articles in his field and recently received an award from the American Historical Society for "Contributions to Greater Understandings between the Latin Am~rican Countries." The ·new instruetor is married. The couple will live in the C. A. Huck property recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. James Steele.
There ne approximately lG'I per cent more students in the' regular undergraduate div'.s:on· with .260 this yearj including 45° in the twelve-hour program.. compared with 237 a rear afl:Another 125 students are enrol-· Ied in the extension division, bringing the total to well over 500 young people in the area betng served by the college during the 1953 summer ses,sion. rrhe Freshman da!s iii the largest, having .90 meinbers, 82 wn:men and 8 men. The smallert class is the Junipr c1aS9 with !9, 34 women and 5 men. The Sophoioore class totals 47, 40 women and 7 men. The Senior class js the second largest with 57, 42 women and 15 men, There are 9 ,graduate students, 10 post-graduate and 3 special students. Five states are reyresented in this summer's enrol!mellt; Nebrnska, Ca1ifornia, Iowa, Ka~ and Missouri. Eighty-seven children are enrolled in the Campus ele!n€ntary training school this summer. Of this number, 37 are boys and 5G ,. are girls. These students enrol!led voluntarily. The teachers at the training school are Mrs. R-0ss Adams, kindergarten; Miss Blanche Gard, first and second _grades; Mr. Til-1 man Juett, third and fourth grades; Mr. B. A. Eddy, fifth, sixth and seventh gr.ades; Mi~ Zelma Wonderly, lower elementary rural grades; Mrs. Myrle Niccoli, uppe,r elementary rural grades. The high school is not open during the summer session.
Runner up in Contest Doris Mae Renz Engaged Doris Mae Renz, a student at Peru last summer, has revealed her engagement to Galand Diekmann of Beatrice. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Renz of Diller. The couple plan a summer wedding.
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Norma Jean ,Halbert, a sophomore from Salem, an{! Dean Neil Banks were married at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, in Auburn, -0n Friday, June 12, at 8.0-0 o'clock in the evening. Following the wedding a reception was held at the Community Building in Auburn. m.Jrma Jean is the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Halbert of Salem. Dean is the son of Mr. and Mrs Neil Banks of Auburn. The bride will finish her summer term here in Peru.
Mrs. Ethel Manley, a student at Peru last summer, has received recognition, together with her fia:st grade pupils at Odell, in the June issue of "The Instructor," a magazine for elementary teachers. Participating in a recent contest for the best examples of pupils' creative work in art and handcraft, accompanied by the teachers' lesson p:ar:s, Mrs. Manley is listed on the award-ann01mcement page a:; or;e of eight "runners-up." She received a cash prize of $25. Mrs. Manley's entry, "Toys from Scraps," will be reproduced in "The Instructor" in one of the fall issues, according to the editors. As one of 150 projects chosen for the purpose, it was displayed by the publishers of "The Instructor" at their Danville, N. Y., plant where it was viewed by hundreds of teachers,, principals, superintenderts, 1al'!d pupils.
PERU PEDAGOGIAN Wednesday, July 1, 1953 This issue put out by the following members of the Journalism Class: Betty Hartley, Wilma He'.scr, Ruth J1abe'rg, Elsie Jensen, Ella King. Entered at the Post Office at Peru, Nebraska, as Second Class Matter. $1.0Q per Year. Single Copy Sc.
Better Conuos ConvoG<ttion goers this summer have noticed some decided and improved changes in the type of progl'lams which have been presented. No longer does one see many indivi· duals catching forty winks, completing an over-due assignment, writing letters, or just v\Wting. · The programs show that they are being planned for the students'' enjoyment. Programs .of student talent' such as was recently presented, are very relaxing and enjoyable. They 1are a good break from the academic routine of the week Certainly the £acuity members have some talents or at>ilities. worthy of display. How about a convocation pro· gram of faculty talent? Another change worthy of commendation is the brevity of the convooation periods. Since we are suffering through a· hot summer here together, everyone appreciates this point of change. . The efforts of the convOdation commi1ttee to improve the quality and shorten the length of tjhe prgrams is realized and. greatly app.reciated by lhe students.
English Exchange Teacher Tells about British ·School System Miss Esther ·Rogers,· an ex- gram which consists of Bible chimge. teacher from Taunton, in reading, prayer and hymns. S.Omerset County,; England, ex- 'Those· students who aire memplained the English school sys- bers of the State Church are retem at the Campus Trairl'ing quired to attend convocation and those of other denominations are School, June 22, at 1:00 p.m. Miss Rogers pointed out that welcome, but they may be extheir. old schools, such as Win- cused from attendan£e. She expressed the fact that in chester and Eton, were first set up for poor boys to prepare them their secondary schools which is for life's work. Following the tne field in which she works, Social :Revolution of the nine- there is much more freed~m'per ieenth century, a State system of mitted , than in our school sys-,e(lucation. for all was set up. The tems. They do not have super,cfiµd.ren a\teni:I nursery and ele- . vised study unless they abuse their privileges. Much of the sup~mentary s<:hools up to the age of <eleven, which is comparable to ervision which is done is the re·our ·sixth grade. After that the sponsibility of the older students, secondary education · begins: to and the younger ones do not redetermine, however, which type sent their aufu.ority. This is a part of the training which the OOI secondary school each pupil older students receive. shall. attend, . examinations are England has very few onegiven. teacher rural schools. .Those There are three types of Slate which they do have are for Sc'hools: the Secondary Gramgrades one to six. mar -$chools which are their acParticipation in athletics two ademic schools and. to which only the most intelligent are admitted, periods each week is compulsory "the Secondary Modern Schools, throughout the entire program. which are designed for the mid- Music is also included in the regle group, and the Secondary ular program, but the large Technical Schools. During the groups such as choruses and first two years in. the secondary orehestras meet for practice after scho.ols the · curriculum is the school. They have many string same, or nearly the same, for all instruments but very few wind tlle students. If it seems neces- instruments; hence they have no sary to change any of the stud- bands. Their school day starts after ents. from one school to another, 9. They have a Ph hour noon and it is done at the end of these two years. The work during the hext they dismiss at 3:45. Their class three years is a develonmental periods last 45 minutes. The children from each school type in certain fields and skills. dress alike. In this way the childDuring the eleventh anl twelfth ren from the various sc bools can years the work is similar to that be identified. Poor children ar~' of our colleges. cared for by special funds. At the end of the five years Th.e boys and the girls are still in the Secondary Grammar educated in separate schools. &hools, examinations are given 'This perhaps is a carry-over from to select those capable of higher the old idea that only the boys ed:ucation. 'These examinations should be educated. are prepared and given by an When asked about qualificaoutside source, usually by some tions for teachers, Miss Rogers university. In these grammar explained that grade teachers schools the schedule is set up on must have two or three years of a weekly rather than a: daily preparatory work and secondary basis; all classes do not meet teachers must have three years. every day but rather on certain These are separate and in no way days of each week. In all can a teacher shift from. one field subjects, the students are separ- to the other without first taking . ated into groups according to the entire preparatory ·course. their ability. The !!t'OUps are not These courses are taken in conthe same in each class. tinuous residence rather than at The school year is divided into various intervals as we do here three terms; the first is from in summer school. They have· a September until Christmas, fol- system of permanent contracts lowed· by a three weeks vacation; which can be terminated only by the second is fmm late 'January the teachers. ~ntil Easter, followed by another Miss :Rogers taugh1 this past three weeks vacation; the third year in the secondary sdlools at term extends from Easter vacaSault Ste. Marie, Mich. She vistion until mid-JUly. ited at the home of Mrs. F. E. Black in Auburn, from Julie 19 ~ Rogers said that each to 22. She will return. to England 1i1Chool.::~Y: begins with a non-~ttan.1 asse!X).bly pro- th4l summer.
Summer Leaves Junior Discovers Christmas Stockings A leave of absence for the summer was given to Dr. Boraas, Dean of Students and Associate Professor. of Education. Dr. Boraas is teaching three graduate classes in West Virginia University at Morgantown, West Virginia. He pla:r;is to !:etufn to Peru in the fall. · Miss Hazel Weare, associate professor of commerce .at 'Peru State. Teach~rs College, left .June 17 tci spend the weekend attending the Mour..tain Plains Busine3S Education .Conference at Estes Park. The rnr..fer.enee includes 10 sfates.. Miss Weare is enrolled 'at Denver Unhusity for fre sumn:er session. Part of her schedule is a works!>op, t.eaching of office machines Miss Frieda Rowoldt ,3 teaching the commercial classes at· Peru State this summer. Miss Ec.na Weare, Bssociate professor o! home economics at Peru .stnte Tearhers College, is 3ttending wmmer scho·i1 at tht> Dniversit>; of Nebraska Sht-, too, is enrolled in a .workshop. Both of tl':Ese teachers will return to their duties at Peru this fall. ··': Mrs. Marian Blake Doran, the registrar of Peru State Teachers College, will le on leave of absence from. June 15 until December. Mrs. Corabel'le M. Taggaft is acting as registrar during her absen<'e. Mrs. Harold Boraas will act as assistant registrar. Mr. Dee V. Jarvis, instructor of Indus\rial Arts is attending school at Fort Collins this summer .. Mr. Lester Russell of Auburn is teaching during his absence.
Coming Budget tvent Budget event coming to the Peru, campus on July 6, features Robert· Wright,· baritone singfrig <star of "Kiss Me Kate" both on B'roadway and on to~ throughout the Unitl\d State. His program will contain some of the <Songs he has made famous the country over. ·
bear Mom, I was sitting in my room yesterday and it suddenly dawned upon me ;hat it was getting slightly warm. With that thought in mind I checked the heat valve. It was off. From that I deduced it must be summer. I was so proud of my brillian~e ihat I was almost ready to celebrate oy sipping on a coola-.coola when Fred Clements and Rich Steiner came tripping down the halls singing "Up on the House Top." This was all very disturbing because I vras almost sure it was perspiration on my brow and not snow dl'ops. I decided to shadow them! Slinking to the lounge on my hands and knees I peered sleuthingly over the banister. What befell my eyes was shocking to say the least. They were hanging their stockings on the fire place mantle!
I waited until they were gone, then slipped gingerlv down the stairs and pattered ·over to the fire place. Penned to the stocking was a note to Santa. Needless to say I was considerably shaken but decided to humor them and spent my hard earned allowance from home on a couple swimming suits (size 4.) My mind was set on giving them a clue. I couldn't hold all that was boiling up inside me and so de~ cided to take Bob Whited into my confidence. I opened the door, choked a little, and then passed completely out. Bob was polishing his snow shoes. Goodby Mom, I'll send you a card from Florida. Your loving son, Junior .P.S. Let me know when the blizzards are over so I can come home.
Peru Graduates to Teach in Europe Dr. Wal do Jo Oxford A native DeWitt educator is home preparing for a forthcoming trip to England 1where he will lecture at Oxford University. He is Dr. C. Dwight Waldo, '39, Professor of Political Sciern:e at the University of California. He has just returned from a 10 months sabbatical leave in Washing'on, where he took part Tn the Temple University Survey of Federal Reorganization. A DeWitt High School graduate Dr. Waldo received 'his A.B. degree from Peru State Teachers College, M.A. from University of Nebraska and Ph.D. from Yale. He has had a second te:llt book published, "Ideas and Issue in Public Administration." He is probably best known nationally for the part he took under civil service during the 'Truman administratron in attempting to find ways of trimming the President's paper work. "Most people don't realize it, but the President on an average must srgn his name at least 400 times per day," said .Dr. Waldo. His lecture series at Oxford is part of the, Fulbright program to \:ring 10 noted Pducators to England. He will speak ·to college, t!niversi!.y and secondary teachers on puh1i': administrati<Yn. His leave has allowed him time to work on & r.ew book under a fellowship granted ,by the Ford roundatio11.. He said the Temple University Survey is a continuation for bringing up to date the findings of the Hoover Report for Reorganization. Dr. Waldo expects to sail for England July 1.
Marriage & the Family
Edwin F. Melvin, of the Christian Science Monitor, wrote after seeing a performance o!"Kiss Me · · By popular demaiid, Peru State Kate" in Boston: "He looks a Teachers College is offering a little like the younger Do~glas new course in Marriage and the Fairbanks but he has abundant Family. The course is taught by personality of his own. He has Mrs. Mathews, instructor of the plenty of fire. He doesn't take health department. himself too seriously And he has Marriage and the Family, Biol. a good singing voice that does 4-0li, was first introduced as an full justice to the music that experiment in January 1953'. It comes. to him ..." is an elective course open to all Also from Boston comes this students who feel the need for comment· from Alan Frazer: "Ro- it, such as young married or enbert Wright rates an accolade for gaged people. It is preferred that his performance as the male Health Education be taken before lead.~ taking Marriage and the Family. Robert Wright began his career These are the nine units the as a concert artist touring the course covers: (1) Marriage today, mid-west where he now returns laws; (2) Dating courtship, and after startling successes on Broad- mate selecti'C>n; (3) Engagement, way, on tour and on TV. In fact a transition stage, the wedding; Mr. Wright can frequenffy be (4) Reprooocfion, eugenics; (5) seen on TV. these days for he has What we· bring to marriage; ( 6) contracts with all three television Divorce; ; (7) Marriage adjustnetworks. ment, psychological, sex, the ecoMr. Wright was encouraged to nomic philosop:hs of marriage, take vocal lessons by Jane Fro- inlaws, religion in the family, man arid her mother who were family crises, wartime problems· neighbors of Bob in Columbia, (8) Learning to be parents, psy~ Mo. They finally talked hiln into chological adjustments of various ·studying afthe same place Jane stages of parenthood, adoption; did, the Oscar Seagle School at (9) The family and the communSchroon Lake, N.Y. ity. ·
Ruth Stoneman to ·The Netherlands Miss Ru~h Stoneman, Peru graduate of 1941, will teach in. the Netherland.s next year. She has been awarded an United States Education grant, authorized by the Fulbright Act. Miss Stoneman is one of the 14 teachers assigned to the Ne~11er lands and will teach social studies and English in Arnhem, a city of about 91,000. A portion of the grant will be in Dutch guilders, which must be spent in the host country. During her 11 months overseas she hopes to do some traveling elsewhere in Europe. It is understood that she will interpret American life to the Dutch and will learn as much about their country as possible, in addition to her teaching duties. Miss Stonema:r has been grant-• ed a leave of absence from the Teachers College at Algona, Wis., where she has taught the past four years. Following her graduation from the Fairbury High School she taught in the Jeffers.on County schools. She entered Peru .State Teachers College in 1934, where she majored in history and minored in social science and English. On May 3-0, 1941, she was granted an A.B. degree at Peru. She also has degrees from the University of Wiscop.sin at Madison and last summer took a special course at th e American University in Washington, D.C. She is a sister of Mrs. Mabel Parks. who graduated from Peru last summer. SEE CIRCUS AT AUBURN
Circus day has a new meanto the kindergarten and third grade children of the Campus School after attemling the circus d Auburn last Fr:day, June 19. A circus project had been worked out in their classes. They construc+ed a complete circus in their rooms which consisted of circus animals, clowns, circus ; rings, tents, and side attractions. · Dr. George W. T. Boyd, who has been in circus business was their g't'lest speaker. He also showed them a circus movie. Mr. Juett and Mrs. Adams, Campus School supervisors, and a number of parents took the student tea,chers and the 20 children to Auburn Friday morning to see the circus. TO COACH IN ILLINOIS
Orivelle C. Yocum of Peru, who holds the :ill-time state college discus thro'" record of 158 feet 6112 inches, was named football coach recently at the East Alton-Wood River Community High School at East Alton. ill. He has been head coach in the Crete public schools the past , four years. He attended Peru State Teachers College in Hl47. The Illinois school is rated as an AA school, which is similar to an A rating in Nebraska. Yo- · cum will also be an assistant basketball coach. He will cilmplete his study for a Master's degree at Wyoming this summer
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Mr. Jindra: I am still waiting see if we accomplish as much the few extra ntinutes' per ay as we did in the extra week. Mrs. Lillian Haning: I would ink we would cover the work ore thoroughly in nine weeks. would give more time 1'or stuent expression. Mrs. Taggart: A week means a eat deal to us in .rtetting sumer school records finished bere the fall term begins. Bob Jones: It's pretty darn hot o sit in the classroom an hour. Mary Smeidir: Yes, I like the ght weeks for then post-session ill be over sooner.
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ts buildings, was given a surr!se party by facul'ty members nd administration personel of e building~ he cared for on the st day he worked before retirg June 12. In appreciation of is work the group presented Mr. ahlstrom with a fountain pen d a wallet. Since joining the Peru mainnance staff in April 1929, Mr. ah'lstrom has served under four esldents and has watched with en interest the progress of ousands of young people, ind!ng three of his own children, they pursued college careers. Before coming to the college . Dahlstrom was a tenant f:arr near Nemaha. When 'the on which he lived was sold saw the enforced move as an portunity to seek employment th the college in order to make ssible the education of · his ildren, all of. whom attended e college.' Son' iRoy is now a ominent chemist, 1 iv es in estfield. N. J., and is employed the National Lead! Company New York. A daughter, now rs. Margaret Bosley, completed rk for her M. A. degree at lca•g"o University after graduon from Peru and now Uves in anston, Ill. The other daughter now Mrs. Dafay Timmons, and es in Burlington, Colo. The Dahlstroms plan to conue living in Peru after his reement. Mrs. A. V. Larson and Mrs. ertrude Pate are registered in e Industrial Arts department the Peru !State Teachers Cole for the summer session. v have as their project the olstering and r?.finishing of furniture from their D MAN RIVER DAYS Old Man River Days will be lebrated in Peru on July 21, , and 23, according to W. E. orrissy, chairman of the proam committee of the Chamber Commerce. Feature of the lebration will be the Clifton ows and coneessions.
Merle Lange: This .is my first rnrmner at Peru but as far as I'm concerned it's a good deal. Robert Keckely: I'm still getting the same number of hours and have an extra week of vacation. I think it's a good thing. Dorothy Robson: It's nice \as a mother to be able to attend eight weeks so that I can return home to my family. Ilene Thiltges: I like the eight weeks. Even though the class periods are longer, the advantage of a longer vacation after classes are over outweighs that disadvantage. Benny Benson: It affects busines as it means a shorter pay roll period and extends our vacation during August. Joan Reimers: The only thing that burns me are the hour periods. · Elsie Jensen: I decided to stay for post session when I found out regular session only lasted eight weeks.
Mrs. Matn~ws: Concentrated type of application necessary to get in the required amount · of work, may or may not be good with matur.; students--,will work better with immature students. Mary Lou Clark: I like it better, but requires more study. Maxine Boggess: Kept too busy to think about the effect. Laura Clausen: It's a help as far as expenses are concerned. Nancy Mead: It makes no difference as I hadn't anything definitely planned for the summer.
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Roberted Hair 1'.he bobbed hair. fad is again evident on the . Peru campus. Some of the "bobs'' declare they have enough girls converted to the idea of bobbing their hair to start a bobbed club. It i" thought however, that the club will get most of its recruits from the freshman class, as most of the sophomore girls are not keen about making applications for teaching positions with the undignified looking bob.-Peru Peda·gogian, April 12, 1922.
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Madeleine Vose "The Old Maid and, the Thief," Gian-Carlo Menotti's hilarious American opera, will be presented on the Peru campus July 23, by the Comic .Opera Players. This is a company of four fine young New York solists with pianistmusical director, David Shapiro, assistant conductor of New York's Little Ochesira Society, who. has conducted operas in both Tanglewood and New York. Stage director Bill Butler, who at the invitation of Meoottl, has assisted in the Broadway production of five of the composer's works.
Convo Put on by Student Talent Student musical talent provided lhe convocation program on June 17. Marilyn Baucke, senicr from Nebraska City, introduced the numbers. ' Rev. Albert Larsen, Baptist minister from Pawnee City gave the morning devotions. "Scenes from Childood" were the piano selections played by Claire Conley N'eb1·aska City junior. Mrs. Sici Jilmscin, from Peru, sang "Star'' and "One Kiss." A .cello sole·, "Swan" was played by Bob Jones, from Peru. Edith Wetenkamp, from .Platts.mouth, sang ·two popular selections, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and 'IFive Minutes More." The final number was "La Compella," a piano solo played by Jerry Humphrey from Auburn.
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The Ideal Girl In order that the girls of Peru may get some idea of what will be required of them in order to capture the heart of some deserving man, _the following was clipped from an exchange paper. "Gee but she is a beauty!" ".fan't she a neat dresser?" "Her dad is worth a million!" I say fine to all these, but when it·.comes to selecting my ideal girl there are other qualifications, which take their places well in front of these. Remember this is my ideal and not one who shall necessarily possess the qualifications you may have in mind. Indeed quite the opposite may be true. Anyway my ideal girl must have a happy disposition. Of course she will be serious part of the time. Haven't ·you seen girls smile. when they were serious? I have. To be sure she can have her times to cry. That's ~ . girl's inalienable right. Haven't you seen girls smile through their tears? I have. So a' happy disposition is requisite number one. She must be athletic. She must be able to swim, play tennis,. skate and enjoy a basketball or baseball game. The fellows all admire such a girl. She must h.ave pep and with it the ability
to dispose ,of her surplus energy-, Yes, she must be athletic. And next she must be-no, not a maker of good fudge, or divinity necessarily, although both are accomplishments worth having; but rather a baker of good biscuits, a good cook, if yott please. Can a girl be ideal with~ out this qualification? well maybe; but ·not my ideal girl. Now for the qualiffoaiion that draws them all and without which no girl can be ideal-a Christian character. This ideal i!I self-explanatory. Girls, can you measure up!
What This Country Needs What this country neea:s is not a new birth of freedom but the old fashionecl. $2 lower berth. What this country needs isn't more liberty, but less people ~o tHke .liberties with cur liberty. What this country needs isn't to get more taxes from the people, but for the people to get mc·re f1 om taxes. What this country needs is not more miles of territory, but more miles to the gallon. What this country needs isn't more yoimg men making seed, but more young men planting .spuds. What this country needs is more paint on the old place and less paint on the young face. What this country needs isn't a lower rate of interest ·on money, .but a higher interest in work. What this country neea:s is to follow the footsteps of the fathers instea·d of the footsteps of the dancing masters. Peru Pedagogian, May 22, 1923.
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Placement Bureau Reports Peru Graduates Elected ·to Teaching Positions Peru's Placement Bureau rethe following teachers placed through its services: : Rex E. Coatney, Peru, 1950, ~arnard, Kans.; Doyle L. Gump, Nebraska City, 1952, Nemaha; . Nancy J. Darrah, Malvern, Ia., 1953, Rock Port, Mo;; Eldonna Gobber, Elk Creek, 1953, .Rock Port, Mo,; ·Howard W. Nichelson, Valparaiso, 1953, Humboldt; Grace Seeba, Cook, 1953, Talmage; James iR. Stoltz, Silverton, Ore. 1953, Auburn; Monica Zeiner, Nebraska City, 1953, .Topeka, Kans.; Francis L~ Rose, North Platte, 195~, Bellevue; Mrs. Shirley Koch Rose, Peru, 1953, Bellevue; Manu~l R. Briseno, Vesta, 1951, Des Moines, Ia.; Halden Brown, Pawnee City, 1949, Wetmore, Kans.; Bessie Husa, Gilead, .1951, North Platte; William M. Ernst, Auburn, 1951, Netawaka, Kans.; · Charles R. Utermohlen, Paw'3ee City, 1950, Dubois, Idaho; Curtis Olson, Ong, 1950, St. Paul; · William L. Vacek; Pawnee City, 1952, Nebraska City; Frank J. Masek, Odell, 1951, Tarkio, Mo.; Darlene Genrich, of Beatrice, 1953, Omaha; Calvin Charles Walden, David City,. 1950, Bratton Unien; Marilyn L. Baucke, ·Nebraska City, 1953, Lincoln; !Rosalie Ann Boellstorff, Johnson, 1953, Plattsmouth; / Geraldine Schliefert, .Wabash, 1953, Lincoln; ·
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Young people from eight south eastern Nebraska coµnties were overnight visitors of Peru State College June 13 and 14. This was the first ~nual district Rural Youth camp to be held on the campus. Approximately 40 Rural outh members, with ages ranging from 18 to 30 attended, according to Robert G. Wilson, Nemaha county exten,&ion agent. How a r d Sommerhalder of Pawnee county served as genera!l chairman, and J'rank Sibert"'of Lincoln, state Rural Youth leader, were among those in charge. Organizatiollll in Sewar~, Lancaster, Cass, Otoe, Richards®, Nemaha, Pawnee and Johnson Counties were represented. Saturday's schedule included a tour of the campus, sports and handicraft periods, a business session and an evening party in the student union. Sunday breakfast was held at the Laura Neal Park, followed by an outdoor worship service. A picnic dinner was th~ final event of the camr..
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About 20 girls meef each Mon"' day and Thursday evening to participate in softball glimes anci practice at the athletic field back of Eliza Morgan Hall. The head coach for the teatnd is Everett Clausen, one of the college custodians. He is assisted by Bennie Benson, m3nager of the collegecafe.
DR. GREER RETURNS TO NEBRAsKA Dr. Edith Greer, who was formerly dean of instruction at Peru S.a>te Teachers College, has been named director of elementary education in t!le State Department of Public Instruction by \State Supe11intendenrt Freeman B. Decker. Dr. Greer left Peru a year ago to serve as a consultant for a Chica~ publishing house. She will assume her state post August 1. Dr. Greer has an A.B.. degree and a Ph.D. degree from the University c,£ Nebraska.
Doyle Gump, MMR2, a graduate of 1952, recently spent a 19 day leave with his wife and children. He has returned to the aircraft carrier USS! Bennington until his dischar,ge this summer.
New residents in Vetville are the following: -Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller and family of Bart... lett, Ia., who have mo'Ved herefor the sununer, Mr. and Mrs.' Richard Van Pelt and family andMr. and Mrs Earl Coulter. Special Art Instnetlott Studen'.s who are registered in'. any of Miss Diddel's art. courseS' this summer, may experiment with several sorts of arts or era work in the library room 10 each Thursday from 1:30 un 3:30 for the remainder· of th summer session. The type of work for each Thursday is as follows: June 11: P.BPer models June 18: clay June 25: maldn.;J pi~tutes July 2: basket weaving July 9: sculpture, carving July 16: Signs, notices, charts, posters.
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Peru Pedagogian VOLUME XLVIII
NUMBER 6
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1953
Mrs. Boatman Named College Nurse; Arthur Lindahl, Bursar
Forty Given Degrees or Diplomas at Summer School Graduation
Regular staff appointments at Peru, has done graduate work were given the :following: at the University of Michigan, Mrs. Clara Boatman as CDllege and Peabody College, Nashville, Nurse. She is a graduate <Jf the Tenn., and has completed his Lutheran Hospital at Beatrice certified accountant's training and has taken work at Washing- with LaSalle Extension, Universton University, St. Louls. She ity of Chicago. received her RN degree from For a long time he has been a Lutheran Hospital where she member of the Peru college orchserved as supervisor for two estra. In Nebraska City he operyears. Mrs. Boatman has been ates an accountant's office, is school nurs·e in Tecumseh since . known as secretary and assistant 1949. She is a widow and has two conductor of the local band and sons. has prom<Jted the Greggsport reArthur Lindahl as C<Jllege Bur- creational program. sar. He received his AB. degree
Forty Peru students will be honored at the s·ummer graduation exercises on Wednesday, July, 22, during the convocation period. President Neal S. Gomon Will give lhe address. The music for the program is beh1g planned by V. H. Jindra.
Peru Faculty fv\embers Participate in PT A Summer Conference on Campus The PTA Summer Conference was held on the Peru campus on Thursday, July 9. The theme of the conference was "Programs for Local PTAs." The conference began with an address by Dr. Calvin Reed, Professor of Educati<Jl1 at the University bf Nebraska on "The Objectives of PTA, Local and National," at the college auditorium at 9:50 a.m. After the convocation hour coffee was served at the Campus School at the courtesy of the Peru PTA. A round table discussion on "Planning the Program" was held at the Campus School aud.itorium from 11:30 to 12:40, with Dr. Reed acting as moderator. Others who took part in the program wer·e: Mrs. Ross Adams, 1952-53 program chairman, Peru PTA; Mrs. Lonnie Johns, 195253 president, Peru PTA; J.v.(rs.
Maryanna Gnade, 1953 president, Peru PTA. After the conference luncheon at 12:30 p.m., Dr. Lester Downing acted as moderator at another discussion on "Practical Program Suggestions for Local PT As in Accord with the Ojectives of the PTA." Those participating in this part of the program were: Mrs. Ruth Hanna man, past state president, Nebraska Congress PTA; Mrs. Severin Sorensen, officer, Nebraska City PTA; Mrs. Julius Hermann, chairman, international relations, Nebraska Congress PTA; Mrs. Rees Preston, district director of PTA, Nebraska City; Mrs. Howard Deems, chairman of PTA, Nebraska Congress PTA. This conference proved to be very interesting and inspiring. Many faculty members took an active part in the discussions.
Workshop Brings ~ighteen Elementary and Rural Teachers to Peru Campus Eighteen elem~mtary and rural teachers came to the Peru State Teachers College campus June 29 to begin classes in workshop fur elementary and secondary education. The classes met three hours daily beginning June 2~ and ending July 17, from 8:4-0-11:40 under the direction of Mr. Eddy and Mr. Juett. The people taking this workshop course were Mrs. Maude Ebert, Otoe; Marie Bosworth, Nebraska City; Mrs. Lillian Eddy, Peru; Mrs. Carrie Fisher, Verdon; Mrs. Mary Gilliland, Humboldt; Mrs. Nellie Morehouse, Rulo; Mrs. Evelyn Nusbaum, Falls City; Mrs. Helen Porr, Humboldt; Mrs. Anna Robinson, Tabor, Ia.; Mrs. Emma Russell, Auburn; Mrs. Lydia Stalder, Humboldt; Mrs. Frances Stock, Auburn; Mrs. Geraldine Straw, Peru; Mrs. Gertrude Swanson, Red 01k, Ia.; Mrs Anita Traub, Nebraska Ci:y; Mrs. Elsie Wenzbaucr, TabJ.e Rock; Mrs. Helen Westfall, Nebraska City; Mrs. Myrtle 'Sol;ih, Avoca. The workshop was informal and students were expected to join in the discussion and share their experiences. The purpose of the workshop was to provide an opportunity to work on a problem either independently or in a committee. The p:mblem was to be of the student's own choosing and should be of a practical nature determined by the student's needs.
The group was divided into areas according to their choice. This gave each one an opportunity to listen to and discuss with well-trained and experienced teachers many of the common areas of construction. There were five areas formed which were: social studies, reading, arithmetic, visual airls, and recreation and physical educ-.tion. The entire group listened the first hour. of each day to a special speaker who was chosen in advance to bring training and informa:ion to the class. The sl)ecial daily speakers were: June 29-30: Reading consultants, Ginn and· C<J. July 3: Phyllis Davidson on Physical Education. · July 6: Norma Diddel on Art. July 7: Dr. L. N. Downing on Tests and Guida11ce. July 8: Mrs. Ruth Mathews on Health. July 9: P.T.A. Conference. July 10: Robert Moore on Speech. July 13: Reading Cons~iltant, Scott Foresman. July 14: Zelma Wonderly on Phonics. July · 15: Darryl Manring on Music. After hearing all the speakers and completing the group projects there was a two day summary of the work for the purpose of giving earh person the benefit of the work as a whole. Mimeographed sheets of the summary were given to each student.
Georgie Fitz Stutesman Th2 only recital of a senior music student given at Peru State College during the summer term was that of Georgie Fitz Stu'.esman, which was in the College Auditorium on the evening of July 14 at 8:15 o'clock. Mrs. Stutesman, a soprano, is a student of Prof. Darryl Manring of the Peru State faculty. Before enrolling at Peru two years ago, Mrs. Stutesman studied at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music where she was a voice major and a member of Mu Delh chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, national music sorority. At. Peru s;ate she has appeared pr-Ominently in operettas and is a mel)'.l.ber of the college choir and the" "Peruvian Singers." Scheduled to be .graduated in August, Mfs: Stutesman will begin teaching next fall in the Kansas City, Kans., public schools. Prof. R. T. Benford was accompanist for Mrs. Stutesman's recital which included the following program:
I Oh, Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? ................. Handel from Semel Non so pui cosa son .. . . Mozart aria - "Le Nozze Di Figaro" Porgi Amor . . . . . . . . . . . . Mozart aria - "Le N ozze Di Figaro" II A Pastoral . . . . . . . . . . . Veracini area from opera ,"Rosilanda" The Sun o'er the Ganges . . . . . . . . Alessendro Searlatti Musett's Valse Song . G. Puccini opera - '',La B'oheme" III Hedge ·Roses ...... F. Schubert Im Wundeschoenen Monat Mai · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Schumann Ah 1 .Je veux vivre .... ,........ Charles Gounod IV . Thine Alone . . . . Vidor Herbert "Eileen" Indian Love Call . Rudolf Friml "Rose Marie" Only· a Rose . . . . . Rudolf Friml "Vagabond King" Vienna, My City of Dreams . . . . . . . . . . Rudolf Sie<:zynski
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At the house meeting July 13, the girls voted to sponsor a tea honoring the summer school graduates to be held in the Eliza Morgan Hall parlor, Monday July 20, from 3 fo 5 p.m. Mrs. Mary Louise Black was elected general chairman. GRADUATES HONORED A reception honoring !he summer schcol g:·acluating students will be given at the home of President and Mrs. Neal, S. Gomon in the afternoon of July 22, from 3 to 5.
Those receiving bachelor of arts degrees in eciucation are Carlene June Cox, Nellie Cowell Pattison, and Francis L. Rose. Georgie Fitz Stutesman will receive h2r bachelor of fine arts in education. A bachelor of science in ·education degree will be given to Harriette Anville, ~kari lyn Lois Bauke, Donali LeRoy Bressler, Ellen Casey, Ruth Casey, Gertrude Cecilia c;~ase, Ruth Cloutier, Verna M. Davis, Mild-
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Academic Atmosphere Shattered by 4-H' ers Approximately 30(J 4-H Club campers were on the Peru campus from July 16 to 18. This annual district camp had participants from five counties. They are Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee, Johnson and Otoe. Highlights of the camp program were swinuning, games, nature study tours, and handicraft The campers ate in the college dining room and were housed at Delzell Hall. Robert G. Wilson, Nemaha county agent, served as camp director, and was assisted by agents and club leaders from the other four participating counties. Wayne Whitney, exten.sion horticulturist from the College of Agriculture at Lincoln, .was in charge of nature study and three recreation specialists acccompanied him to supervise handicrafts and other activities. Dick C'rom, assistant Otoe county agent from Syracuse, cooperated with Coach A.G. Wheeler and Miss Phyllis Davidt;on in making arrangements for camp swimming in the college p0(1)l. Students were among those serving as life guards. Safety films were a feature of the Friday program, along with campus activities, and the session closed at noon on Saturday. Vesper services were conducted on Thursday and Friday evenings.
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Members faculty showed their talents when they presented the convocation program June 24. FoHowing the devotionals by Rev. Donald Webster, pastor of the Methodist Church, Prof. Robert Moore acted as master of ceremonies for the program which consisted of these numbers. Violin selections . . Casile Br<Jwn Faculty trio ...... Mrs. Neal S. Gamon, Mrs. B. A. Eddy and Mrs. Paul Gilbert Vocal solos . . . . . . . Miss Frieda Row-0ldt Folk Dances . Miss Phyllis Davids<Jn and Mr.5. Rosine Gross Harmonica selections .. .John C. Chrlst Tap dance routines . Miss Phyllis Davidson Chalk magic . Miss Norma Diddel. At various intervals Mr. Jame~;" Levitt demonstrated the "pickup" qualities of his scooter. The program concluded with several numbers b,y the "H<Jt1Shot" orchestra. The musicians were the following faculty members: Robert T. Benford, V. H. Jindra, B. A. Eddy, Lester Rmsell ,and students; Jim Cotton, Charles Berry, and Fred Cleme:ra.}s.
Miss Elma Gockley, former bursar at P.S.T.C. visited friends in and around Peru during the week of .July 6. Miss Gockley is now the recorder in the office of the registrar in the Boise Junior College at Boise, Idaho.
!SSS FOOTBALL SCH:EDULE
Dec. 12: Ke~1tt.:cky S1ate at
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Dec. 5: Alumni at Peru Dec. 10: Quincy at Quincy Dec. 11: Southern Illinois at Carbondale
N3s~1\:il1e, Tenn. Dec. 17: TG:·kio at Peru Jan 1-2: Tarkio Tourney Ja·n. 8: Cm&b U. at Peru Jan. 15: Chadron at Peru Jan. 16: Ch:idron at Peru J2.n. 22: Wesleyan nt Peru
Jan. '.'~: '\Vayne at Peru Jan. 26: Doane at Crefe .Jan. 30: Hastings at Peru :Feb. 2: Midland at Peru ~'eb. 5:· Eear,ney at Keamey Feb. 9: Hastings at Hastings Feb. 13: Doane at Peru Feb. 16: Omaha at Omaha Feb. 19: wa.yne at Wayne Feb. 20: Midland at Fremorut Feb, 26: Wesleyan aif: Lincoln Feb. 27: Kea»ney at Peru
Peru Grad to Be Supt. at Superior
PERU PEDAGOGIAN Wednesday, July 22, 1953 ·This issue put out by the following members of the Journalism Class: Betty Hartley, Wilma Heiser, Ruth Jiaherg, Elsie Jensen, Ella King. Entered at the Post Office at Peru, Nebraska, as Second Class Matter. $1.00 per Year. Single Copy Sc.
THE WORLD IS MINE Today, upon a bus, I saw a lovely maid with golden hair; I envied her-she seemed so gay- and I wished I were so fair. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle; She had one foot and wore a crutch, but as she passed, a smile. Oh God, forgive me when I whine; I have two feet-the world is mine!
And when I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm. I talked with him-he said to me:. ~'Iti's nice t~ talk to folks like you, 'You see," he said, ''I'm blind." 'Oh God, forgive me when I whine; I have two eyes-the world is mine!
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Then, walking down the street, I saw a ob!ild with eyes of blue. He stood and watched the others pfay; It seemed he· knew not wJiat to do. I stopped a momient, then I said: "Why don't you join the others, dear?" He looked ahead without a word, and then l knew he could not bear. Oh God, forgive me when I whine; I have two ears-the world is mine. With feet to take me where I'd go, With eyes' to see the sunset's glow, With ears to hear what I would know, Oh God, forgive me when I whine; I'm blessed Indeed! The world is minei! -Dot Aaron
Eugene Rarick, a Peru graduate, has been chosen superintenr dent of the Superior schools. He started his teaching career in Weeping Water in 1933. He was an instructor in the high school, principal and a:ihietic coach. FoUowing his six years at Weeping water, he was superintendent of schools at Pilger for five years, then spent two years in the army- -and was superintendent at Creighton for the last semester of the 1945-46 school year. For the past seven years he has been superintendent at West Point. 'Mr. Rarick is a graduate of the Auburn high school, received his AB degree from Peru Teachers College in 1932 and his Masters degree from the University of Nebraska in 1939. He has also taken some additional work in education at the University of Colorado.
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The Peru Placement Bureau reports the following teachers placed through its service: Robert Wilson, 1951, 'junior high coach, Scottsbluff; 'Mrs. Neva Buchenau, Beavier City; Mrs. Margaret Hale, 1953, music, Western; !Lois Genoa, Beaver City; Mary Lee Eichenberger, 1951, Beatrice; Grace Clark, Beav·er City; Mrs. Eva Pilch, Adams; Ernest E. Robinson, 1949, principal, Stratton; Robert iL. 1Startzer, 1952, Bellevue high school; Joseph W. Workman, 19~1, Steinauer; Esther Dorn, Milford.
There's Still Life on First, Sciy the Old Gals Karas, Collar and Cohorts Accuse Old Gals of Reading Books For a change as the clock struc.k two, it was· a quiet and peaceful night on the sec:ond floor of Eliza Morgan Residential Hall, when all of a sudden there loomed up in illy doorway the form of huge, monstrous, viciousiooking mouse. Seizing my police whistle from my bedside, I blew a sharp blast with all my might to marshal my sleeping forces. Dressed in my most official lookmg uniform (although they were a ··bit too short, and not at all the usual color of a policeman's uniform) I tore after the mouse, grabbing 1a shoe as I gave purauit. As I flashed past the various cells, (I meant room.s) I saw evidence that my police force was out of commission-flat on its back-snoring! The task of bringing the invader to justice ~as to be my sole task. The mouse clonked down the ~airs as I followed in hot pursuit. With an anguished gasp for breath he crept under a duor on that TOMBISH first floor. Not wishing to disturb tne inmates, I peeped through the keyhole (my usual procedure) and was stunned to come eye to eye with the room's occupant. She opened the door as gracefully as could be expected for one loaded down with six text-books. Silently I motioned to the spoor of the mouse. Giving a horrified shriek, my fr i e n d dropped her texts and le.aped for the nearest window. Apparently the shriek awC1ke some of the elderly women (who had been getting their much needed beauty sleep since 7 p.m.) for a few muffled ·groans were heard from beneath the pillows (used as roofs in order to escape the noise which ,somehow managed to descend from those noiseless second -and third floors.)
Tain't Necessarily So, Says Merna, Sometimes They Sleep on Books Oh hum! Wha.t a night of sleep. What ha,s happened? What's in bed with me? Oh no! a bottle of starch and a package of stale rolls. Can't a person sleep during that early morning 7:30 class, without h\ving somebody on first hang your bed out of the window? As I crawl over starch and rol1s and feebly hunt for house slippers, I suddenly discovered my feet fit in the slippers too soon. After pulling two pairs of dirty
Brandishing my shoe, I explained the cause of my alarm to the now large crowd gathered at the door-weighted down by lessons-in-arms. (Those studious people never go two steps from their rooms minus a text of some sort, because they can't bear to seem unwilling to absorb the intelligence that permeates the , Peru air.) While his fate was being planned the mouse crept ever nearer to the door-apparently unnoticed. Just as he reached the doorway, my police deputy arrived and gave the order to fire! The mouse was buried under a barrage of texts, blocking the doorway. (On none other than first flooor could so many texts be found.) Apparently the sleeping beauties (to be) were not disturbed too mu~h by the enemy's infiltration of their camp, and as we returned to second floor tonight, one week after the ordeal, p.eople were still retreiving their books (dearly beloved articles that they are on first) from that fateful doorway. (They hadn't found :a trace of the mouse at latest reports.) Good hunting, first floor. my Mary Ann Karas, Darleen Boeck and Mary Ann Collar.
socks from them, I reach for my glasses to see what is going on. I find my glasses are frosted over (frost in the summertime?) Yes, hand lotion makes a good frosting device (my roomma·te tells me-too late). While dressing, I hear the shower gofng full blast. Well that is a good laugh. Maybe my roommate and our neighbors h;we been pulling tricks on me but their turns are coming up very fast. Fifteen minutes have gone by, and the shower is still going full force. The fingernail pol1sh that Mrs. Siinith and I put on three bars of soap (our roommates', and also ·that cute little red head next door) 'is really working. In dashes a towel draped figure (who turns out to be Alta Rhoten) stuttering and stammering like mad wanting to know if soap ever dries out. While trying to assure- her that the soap had actually dried out, but inside of me I was snaking with laughter knowing that the finger-nail polish did work, I hear the shower going strong again. Sure enough Berth Sheirbon was in the shower, and, I hope, using polished soap. In a few minutes, out she came remarking about the wonderful steam bath she had, her soap just wouldn't lather at all. Yes the polish worked again. On our way to class one morning, Alta remarked that her mattress seemed to be awfully lumpy last night. She, being one of the most studiolts gals on first floor, not only studies government all day long, but she sleeps on the books all night. I know, because my roommate and I put them under her mattress while she was gone. Oh yes, Mrs. Smith also told her tale of woe. Yes, it seems that June bugs are educated. One had crawled in her pillow case and scatched out the tune "Show
Coeds' Ideal Man a Man's AAan; Need Not Be Handsome, But a Pal A few weeks ago· we gave the girls an idea of what the men expected of their "Ideal Girl." Now we will give the men a chance to see what the girls expect of them. The following was taken from the Hastings Collegian: He is a man of high ideals and possesses real character. He is ambitious and willing to work. He has a definite aim in life and does all in his power to attain it. He has perserverance and when failure seems to have overtaken him he does not give up. He is not handsome, as some of the movie stars appear to be on tlle screen, but rather, he has a good, clean-cut look. He is particular and neat in his dress. He can enter into society and not feel self-conscious. He is not a so-called wall-flower at any social gathering. He need nof be an outstanding genius but able to contribute his share to the general entertainment. He has brains and a goocL share of common sense and knows how to use it. He enjoys and partakes in athletics of all kinds but does not let this one thing overshadow all others. He is considerate of his mother and sister, a gesture which reflects his dealings with other women. Most girls never expect to find their ideal man, and yet they
Post Session Offers Choice of 5 Courses Five courses will be offered during this summer's post session, from July 25 to August 8, here at PSTC. They are Rural School Management, 153; Elementary School Administration 403-503; Elementary Curriculum'. 303; Human Growth and Development, 102; U. :S. History since 1865, 214. Each of these is a three hour course. Registration will take place at 7:30 a. m., July 25, in the office of the assistant registrar. The fee is fifteen dollars, plus a five dollar book deposit which is refundable. Marie Helmrichs of Wymore and Doris Cordes of Papillion, both graduat.es at Peru last summer, visited from July 13 to 15 at Eliza Morgan. They were guests of Mary Smejdr, Josephine Schram and Ardis Burroughs.
have one. My ideal man lives and becomes more ideal the bet• ter I know him. My ideal man is first of all a man's man, an athlete, and a man for whom hard things have !no ·terror. My ideal man is kind and gentle with everyone, a true gentleman in every sense of the word. My ideal man is honest and sincere in every act and deed. That is one reason for his great amount of popularity. My ideal man is a good student; not genius in school work, but a man who reads a great deal. My ideal man is a steady, faithful Christian who puts God and church first. Summing it all up; my ideal man is a pal, the best a girl can have, and the kind she will pick to be her companion thru life. (Ed. Note: 1922 version.)
And So It Came to Pass Mr. and Mrs. Skyle 0. Miller, Jr., of Elmwood, have announced the app1~iacJ1i.ng marriage of their daughter, Mis~ Barbara Joan and William T. Rawson, of Lexington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rawson. 'The wedding will take place July 2~t)1e Church of Christ. The.~de-elect is a 1952 grad1iate of'Peru and is now teaching in Lexingotn. Mr. Rawson attended Colorado A. and M. College in Fort Collins. Marilyn Epley, Sterling, to Francis Van.Groningen, Sterling. No definite wedding plans have been made. Marilyn will continue tr:- teach in a rural school near Sterling. Francis is employed in Sterling. Mary Ellen Shae, Sterling, to Jim Lawson, Lincoln. As yet, no definite plans for their wedding have been made. Mary Ellen will teach again this fall in 8 rural school near Sterling. Jim is employed in Lincoln. Carolyn Menninga, Sterling, to Norman Frerichs, Johnson. Carolyn will teach near Sterling this year. Norman, a student at Peru last summer, teaches in a rural school near Johnson. Betty Hogrefe of Johnson became the bride of Harlan Hillers of Auburn on the evening of June 26, in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hickory Grove, Nebr. Mrs. Hillers is now attending BSTC. Her husband is serving in the U. S. Navy.
Me the Way to Go Horne" beneath her ear. A lot of us have Miss Donna Kunc of Crab gotten the blame for this, but, Orchard, a student at Peru in as yet, no one admits being 1951, became the bride of Keith guilty of placing the bug in her Knoche of Beatrice in a double piIIow case. ' ring ceremony at 7:30 p.m. SatSeveral evenings ago after the urday, June 13. 10:30 deadline, we had a new The ceremony took place in form of budget event out in the the First Christian Church, Behall on first floor. Sure enough atrice, with the Rev. Wayne there was Elsie Jensen doing the Greene offidating. Preceding the "Irish Waltz" with an imaginary ceremony Miss Hazel Aripke hero. What a high stepper she is. sang "Because" and "I Lo\'e You An audience soon gathered that Truly," accompanied by Mrs. would equal any budget event Flora Holmes at the organ. Duraudirr,ce that we've had so far. ing the ceremony she sang "The When do you start giving free Lord's Prayer." lessons, Elsie? Immediately following the wedIt has been rumored that the ding rites e reception for 75 ladies on first floor go to sum- guests was held in the church mer school just to study, and all parlors. the textbooks that were found Mr.s. Knoche has been teaching in the pile that covered that poor in the elementary grades at Virlittle mouse belong to them. ginia, and Mr. Knoche, was reSome of the books did belong to cently discharged from the Navy. them, but after looking through Following a short wedding trip the large pile of unclaiined books, to Estes Park, Colo., the couple we decided t,hat the girls on returned to Beatrice, where Mr. second and tllird floors -find no Knoche is employed. need for books, so they leave them on first with us. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Vacek, (CarWe may study once in a while, ol Smith) announce the birth of but from the trickery that is a daughter on Tuesday, July 7, going on down here on first, we at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebevidently don't just hobble in on raska City. Carol was Homecomcrutches or with canes as some ing Queen at Peru in 1951. Bill, people seem to think. a student here in 1951, will By MERNA YOUNG at Nebraska City this fall.
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Recent Resignations Resignations have' been accepted from the following faculty members: P. Miller Mayfield, Associate Professor of History since September, 1948, who will continue work ·On an advanced degree at the University of Illinois. Leslie Johnston, Bursar sfnce April, 1951, who will continue work on an advanced degree at the University of Nebraska. Maxine Davis, College Nurse since November, 1952, who will return to her home at Mitchell, S.D. She will be married in the early fall. Allan M. .Schmuller, Associate Professor of Secondary Education since January, 1953. He has not announced his plans. Paul Gilbert, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Intramural Sports, Assistant Director of Athletics and Head "Track Coach, who will become Head Football Coach and Assistant in other sports at Tarkio College, Mo. Elizabeth McCollum, Associate Professor of Kindergarten Education and Children's iLiterature since 1923, who has retired to her home in .Brownville, Nebr.
(Many changes have been made 'Boys were not permitted to eat i the rules and regulations of at the dorm in the early days, for ke dormitories and dining rooms it was thought that they ate too [lee the college was first started much for the amount charged. l Peru. Mrs. Myrle Niccoli of Nebraska !Fellows, how would you like City related that in 1920 or 1921, ~have to write a note to the when the men first started eating ~n of Women a,sking for a date in the Mount Vernon dining ~th your favorite girl? Believe room, they could not enter the f;,or not, the coeds of yesteryear dormitory via the front entrance lere dated via notes sent to Miss but used the side entrance near iiza Morgan, the first Precep- the dining room. There were ceriless of Mount Vernon, who was tain tables specified for them in nttery, petite and firm and one one end of the room. Ibo upheld conventions: or to Woe to the girls who were seen (iss Lillian U, stoner, Precep- talking to the boys, either in 1:he iess from 1898 or thereabouts lunchroom or in the hall for they ptil 1912, who would not permit were sure to be reprimanded by le girls who roomed in the dorm the Dean of Women. 1 spend a night with a college What a change! !rl friend whose home was in -Round tables. for 8 were later eru; or to Miss Mattie Cook El- used instead of the oblong ones. who first taught in the Train- Some of those round tables are ig School and became Dean of now being used in cla.ss rooms fomen in 1919 and the early 20s. and study halls. The dining room Yes, fellows, the Dean read the was refurnished with small tabote and if it met with her ap- les for 2 or 4 when the cafeteria roval she allowed the coed to v.cas installed before the regular rite a note of acceptance. That session, 1938. : not all, for Miss Morgan not Lights used to be turned out · ~ly censored all the letters writfor the night in the girls' dormiChanges in the maintenance !n by the girls but also read all tories. A warning bllnk was giv- staff are as follows: 1ose they received. ' en at 9:45, which was the signal Due to the retirement of Mr. The rooms in the first Mount to get work put away and get Dahlstrom, Mr. Velvick and Mr. ernon Hall were equipped with ready for bed, because the lights Craig, and to the death of Mr. iok st·oves and kerosene lamps. were turned out at 10:00, In Oct- Clevenger, changes were made on be girls did their own cooking ober 1922 it was announced that: the maintenance staff. Moorey Id were trained to be good "lights were to be lef.t on until Cook is now custodian of the ioks and proper hostesses be- 10:30; ten o'clock was a trifle administration building, Frank 1use these accomplishments the early for bed and candles did Hays custodian of the Library mege deemed very necessary. seem a bit expensive when one and Music Hall, Clyde Allgood is About 25 years ago no student had to buy them, oh, ever so of- night man, and Leo Kennell cusas allowed to go out after 9:30 ten. Lamps were treasured by a todian of Delzell Hall. Earl m. When the library was open few girls. All are delighted." Coulter has been transferred ienings students were allowed (Taken from the Peru Pedagog- from Delzell to the Campus study ·there if they secured ian for October 25, 1922.) School. id filled out library permit Eliza Morgan Hall was opened trds which stated the subjects in 1929. At the housewarming an ARCHERS MOVE, OUTSIDE ey were going to study and the orchestra played in the recreaSince Jhe members of the archlmes of the instructors of those tion hall. The students took ad:bjects. vantage of the music and danced, ery clas~ under the direction of Miss Phyllis Davidson have beDr. and Mr,s. ·Leo Eastman now thus scandalizing the campus. come a little more accurate, they cupy what was the first presi"Quiet Hours" were really en- have been practicing at the old mt's home, which incidentally, forced in those days by the aid tennis courts north of Delzell. the only section that did not of monitors who were appointed Being out-of-doors has offered· a rrn when the former Mount on each floor. new challenge in that a much !rnon was burned in 1&97. The Lights burn all night in Eliza longer range is used. building began almost at once. Morgan and Mount Vernon Halls A dining room was put in the since Delzell Hall, the men's w hall in which the girls were dorm, was opened in 1940 and BRICK SIDEWALKS TO GO PSTC's quaint, ankle twisting rved "family style" at oblong there were no "lights out" there. brick sidewalks will be jusu a bles at which 12 could be serSome of this information was d. Each girl fook her turn as gathered from early Pedagogians memory when a project already istess at a table, during which but much was learned from talks started is completed. New cement ne she assumed full duties of with Mrs. Myrle Niccoli, Mrs. walks will be laid from Mt. Verat role. A flat rate was charged Ruth Russell and Stacy Vance. non to the street and from the r board, which was usually We want to express our thanks .street in front of E1iza Morgan past the music hall to connect .50 or $5.00 a week; however, ·l:o these people and especially to ard and room could be had at Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Barnes who with the new walk in front of he science hall. M a week. so willingly reminisced for us.
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Coed Baseball Team Loses Two, Winslover Faculty-Boy Scout Crew The faculty men were challenged and defeated by the girls' soft ball team June 29'. The men trailed throughout the game which ended with a final score of 21 to 12. The beginning batteries for the faculty were Van Pelt and Eddy; for the girls were Mary Kay DeVries and ElDonna Sodmann. The batteries for both sides were changed fr.equently. Mr. Eddy's one-hand catch was the sensation in the fourth inning. Almost all spectators were hardly aware of the fact that he was a player since he was sitting on the bank in right field, but he rose in time to handle the ball. Mr. Jindra took over at the pitcher's mound .during the fourth after three scores were walked in by Mr. Van Pelt. The faculty rallied in the last of the sixth when Dean Downing hit a home run. At various intervals the following people l1mnired: Clausen, Van Pelt and Eddy. The game was called on account of darkness. Some of the Boy Scouts helped complete the faculty team. Following are the girls who played: 'M:ary Kay DeVries, ElDonna Soclnnann, Evelyn Freudenberg, Valda DeFreece, Mj.niel Rieke, Marilyn Epley, Doris Parde, Mary Ellen Shay, Rose Pfiefer, Cara Lee Morse, Mary Ann Bauman, Estlene Slater, and Ethel Martineau. The faculty team consisted of B. A. Eddy, Richard Van Pelt, Darryl Manring, Hanford Miller, Lawrence Gorrell, Ronald Pattison, Victor Jindra, Lester Downing, L:irry Groves, Stevie Pattison, Hanford Miller Jr., and Tommy Gamon. C. E. Wilkinson was chief bench warmer. ••.. !b ,\ <.&'.' . STUDENTS STUDY STARS At 9 p.m., July 9, nearly 25 students went to the college observatory to see the planet, Saturn, through the telescope. The group COI).sisted of members of the Science Methods class under the direction of Mr. Mathews, and a number of. other students who were glad for the opportunity to join the group. Mr. Mathews pointed out several constellations.
Members of the local Kiwanis were challenged to a soft ball game by the college girls' team Thursday, July 9. This time the challenged won 23-19. Each team scored once in the first inning. During the second the men failed to score and the girls advanced a big lead by driving home 13 scores. The men were more successful from then on and Dean Downing's home run in the third helped raise their score. E'l'elyn Freudenberg made two good hits for the girls, a threebase hit and a home run. The batteries were for the girls: E. Sodmann and M. DeVries; for the Kiwanis: Dean Downing and J. Lewis. The players on the men's team were Dean Downing, John Lewis, V.H. Jindra, Carroll Lewis, Stacy Vance, Al Wheeler, Rev. Boyd, Ralph Chatelain and C. Duerfeldt. The following students played on the girls' team: ElDonna Sodmann, Mary Kay De Vries, Evelyn Freudenberg, Valda DeFreese, Norma FaJb;~, Mari~ lyn Epley, Doris Pard~ Mary Ellen Shae, and Rose Pfeifer. Longfellow and Clausen were the umpires.
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PSTC Publication~ Featured, ~ducation News, Homemade Poetry; Stressed Moral Precepts and Culture If you would like to find out The State Nonmal School Mesabout "the good old days" at senger-1898 Peru, stop in the lib'rary and This school paper was made up take a look at some of Peru's old in magazine style. The size of school papers. It may surprise the page was about 9 by 11 you to find that the school pub- inches. It was published monthly, lished magazines or. newspapers ten numbers were issued a year as far . back as 1892, but under at cost of 75 cents to the subdifferent names. The following scriber. will give you an idea of the The School Messenger conchanges in names and types of tained many literary articles. school publications from 1892 :UP Some articles were written by the to the present "P~d." present U.S. Attorney General, The first of the series was the Brownell's f'ther, who taugM in "Normal Co11rier" a monthly Peru .then. News notes and local paper published about· 1892. It items, along with school anstressed character building and nouncements were usually found contained literary articles, poetry, in each issue. There w,as very children's pages, faculty news, little adve,rtising and no pictures. and stories of student affairs. 'The following is an example The pages ·were about ten by sev- of the type of news to be found en inches in size and quite drab in the Messenger: in appearance. Some pictures of The new catalogue is out and the campus and buildings were is in every way a creditable used, but only a few advertise- piece of work. The new course ments. A Ust of the faculty and of study interests every one and their teaching positions was also shows advancement. The total included. Alumni, educators of enrollment for the year is shown Nebraska, and others were asked to be 699 including 241 in the to ,submit articles pertaining to practice school. subjects of interest to the educaNormal Journal tional world. · The following is an article The next venture was the taken from the January issue of "Normal Journal" begun in 1905, a monthly, magazine type of 1894. paper devoted to the interests of Military Department· S'ome five or six years ago the educational program. It was rthe young men of the Normal, approximately a six by nine inch feeling :the lack or arrangement paper containing llterary gems for physical development, organ- and alumni, local and personal ized the Normal Cadet Company. news. It contained about sevenThe Company drilled wilnout teen pages and so1d for ten cents ;arms for the first year; then the a copy or one dollar a year. The following is taken from state furnished the cadets ar!J1S. In 1889 the Normal Band WiaS the January, 1905 issue. Don't swear; don't even affirm organized and was conducted for / a few years as a separate and too loudly, ·Don't value yourself too. highly, distinct org;aniza ti on from the cadets, but in the fall of '92 the or someone may sell you> Don't fall in love, or you may band and cardets wiere consolidated under Professor Duncan- forget what you came here for. Do not chew-even gum. And son, who is a commissione& Second Lieutenant, as Commandant. above all, don't chew the rag. Improvement and pro_gre~s have Don't laugh at the fellow who been the order of the day since is trying-you'd better try yourthe consolidation. self. If you don't look out you A Battalion consisting of companies A, B, and .c waB onganized, won't know what's going on giving a new drill in battalion about you. Don't just look out for number work. Last year the cadets were one, but do unto ·others as if ahead of their predecessors. All you were the others. Don't try to act funny when the indications are that this year will see a great improvement in you are dull. The b.est time to be funny is when you can't help the Battalion. The prospects are bright, there it. Don't try to gain a reputation being an enrollment of forty men. the first day you come to town. Two hours a week drill is required. The hours are from 4:00 It is said that a certain Normal p,m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays and · student asked twenty-nine different young ladies for their cnmSaturdays. A large number of uniforms pany the first week of school have been ordered. The company and the twenty-ninth accepted. will now be better uniformed He didn' have a reputation but he had a record. than at any previous time.
Peru Weekly Normalite The Peru Normalite which was published from 1915 till 1922 was about the same size as our Peru Pedagogian. It was composed of four page,s with four columns to the page. The paper was published weekly. Cost 75 cents a -yi"ar or 5 cents a copy. The first issues contained few pictures and a lot of advertising, but in time pictures became more plentiful. Sport . news was headline material on the front page. There were always items to be found on class notes and religious nntes. Making a Normalite: Take equal parts of in'cellectual, ,social, and athletic interests; add a pinch of wit and a dash of pepper and some spice of public opinion, mix well, cook briskly, serve hot, with Peru spirit sauce. Ross B. Clark
Magician Entertains You could hardly believe what you were seeing if you at.ended convocation at the Peru State Teachers College on Wednesday, July 1, when Judge William Schepman of Tecumseh showed us a few magic tricks. With 'the help of a number of college stu. dents and his goofer and whiffle dust he did such tricks as pulling colored handkerchiefs from a tube, changing tobacco into a cigarette, taking stains from a cloth by shaking and churning it in a Duz box, rope tricks and many others. This type of program proved very interesting to the student body. :c ...i'.'P1Ji DAVIDSON INSTRUCTS IN MODERN DANCES
A TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT GEORGE L. FARNHAM By way of recording early school history, honor should be paid to the memory of George L. Farnham, for ten years president of the siate school at Peru, 1883 to 1893. He 'was the author of a book "Sentence Method of Teaching Reading." All graduates received training in this method, which did not employ the ABC's the word method or phonetics. Considering the fact that all of the seniors had likely learned to read by the ABC Method, Dr. Farnham's sentence or thought method was indeed an innova'.ion. Before they were allowed to teach reading to beginner,, seniors were carefully trained in Dr. Farnbam'.s psychology class. He was a con1emporary of 'the great Horace Mann. He came to Nebraska from Binghamton, N.Y., and in bis faculty were gi'ted teachers from the eastern state. In appearance he resembled Longfel10w, perhaps because of his while beard and stately bearing. He soon added Peru graduates to his faculty, a group that was an honor to the profession nf teaching. "The Sentence Me.hod of Teaching Reading," if anyone .anywhere has a copy of the book, was a milestone on the road to ,. the technique of "Silent Reading." Dr. George Gilmore of Murray, class of 1890, president of the Cass County Historical Society, has a copy of the book. He has called my atten'.ion to the fact that no mention of the book appears in the Hills of Peru, Nebraska Lore, a regrettab:e oversight. There is however, a good picture of Dr. Farnham in the book. -By Louise W. Mears
.Robert Wright, baritone, v Leo Russotto at the piano I sented the following program the college audtorium July 6: Prologue (from "Pagliacci") .............. , . Leoncav Pilgrim's Song ... Tschaikow Every Day Is Ladies Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor Herl The Sea . . . . . . . Grant-Shae The Major General's Song ........ Gilbert and Sulli Shadrack . . . . . . . . . . MacGirr Land ov Degradshun, MacGirr Short'nin' Bread . . . . an em Feldeinsa:mkeit .... , . . . Bra Meine Liebe ist grun . . Bra· Sapphishe Ode . . . . . . . . Bra Stand<:hen ......... , , . . Bra Solioquy (from "Carrousel") . . . Rogers and Hammers Viox Nocturnes . . Gretchar Chanson a Manger .. , . Lem Don Juan's Serenade ............... Tschaiko1 Big Rock,Candy Mou.itain Piano solos . . . . by Leo Russ This Nearly Was Mine (frorr "South Pacific") .. , . , . Ro and Hammers Begin the Beguine . Cole Pc ·where Is the Life that Late I Led? (from Kiss Me, Kate") . . . . . . . . . Cole Pc /As encores Mr. Wright .; "Mayoh of Your Town" "When You'll Be Mine." Du the last song, h€ went from stage and sang to several i ~ls in the aud(e?ce anc ·~rna Young in particular v, fif held her band. Miss RoV> was .sitting in the wrong roV> A greater number attended concert than the previous 1 get events this summer.
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