Volume 1 Number ·t October, 1952
Official publication of the Alwrnni Association of Peru State CoUege, Peru, Nebraska. Published quarterly, funds pennitting. Subscription by contribution to the Alumni Fund. Extra copies of the PERU ST ATE, when available, may be secured for twenty-five cents each. Office-Administration Building, Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska.
Ralf Graham. '48 ------------··---------_____ Editor
Months ago, you received a letter to the effect that publication was forl.hcoming. Frankly, we had hoped to be able to p:Laoe it in yo·ur hands sooner, but the many difficulties attendant to a high quality first issue forced one postponement after another.
Never'.heless, it is with pride that -we submit, for your enjoyment, your inf.ormc:tion, and, we hope, your critical perusal the Lrst issue of your PERU STATER.
P.resident __________ Ralf O. Graham, '48, Auburn, Nebr.
First Vice-President_ _______ Art Majors, '26, Peru, Nebr.
Second Vice-Pres. _Ruth .Comstock Briney, '46, York, Neb.
Secretary _______________ Dave Duey, '51, Dawson, Nebr.
Treasurer ________ Helen Clineburg Jones, '28, Peru Nebr.
Executive Sec. ____ Ke:-ineth Heywood, Peru State College
This year·s crop of freshmen at Peru State numbers 126, the largest freshman enrollment for many years. This is an encourc-ging sign, and a promise for better times ahead for PSTC.
Tl':e freshmen shown in this picture are in the "book" line in front cf the library during registration in September. The steps on which they stand have been newly erected as a part of the campus renovation program 'Nhich is nearing completion o.;, the campus.
This photograph, as well as all the others which appear in the publication, was taken by James D. Levitt, Assoc:ate Profes:s·or of English.
We are not foolish enough to think this first issue rEpresents perfection. There are still hopes, dreams, and plans that are yet to be realized .for your publication_ The.·r culmination depends entirely on -whether or not y·ou like the PERU STATER enough to help it reach the sla.ure your alun;:mi officErs l::ope it will.
We who are en the scene daily are convinced ·of one impor·an': fa.ct-Peru State College has what it takes in le.s.dership, f::-.c"lities, and personnel. TihEire is every indication that the school is beginning a period of sitable growth, and is "building" Nebraska's finest' state college.
A high quality alumni publicaton can, and should be a part of this new- p::.1cture. But a few enthusiiasts in your Alumni Office cannot do the job alone. Unless Peru State alumni support the PERU STATER both by mcnetary and literary contributions, it w.11 witrher on the vine before it has a chance to grow.
This first issue has cost money. In fact; it has drailned the Alumni Assod.z.t'on treasury. But, your officers fe1t so strongly that you would w-e1corne concrete evidence of better service that they were willing to take a chance by going ahead wi ·h the orginal plans.
It is hoped that soon we can publ-s-h on a regular quarterly schedule. This depends en.tirely upon the financiic:l support you are wiJling to give. We will be eternally grateflul :for the loyal ":alwns" whose contri.l::uticns made .his issue possible.
The verdict is up to you. W.ll the PERU STATER live or die?
Lt i1s a pleasure for me to extend greetings to the alrumni and former s'. udents of Nebraska State Teachers College at Peru.
Since 18r6·7 thousands of young men and -women have dreamed their dreams and have added to their preparation :fior fulfillment of these dreams on th's ca.mpus. You are among these thoUJsands. Your dreams have been realized to a greater and lesser degree than you had hoped, but despite the degree of fulfill:rnent Peru College has added its mea1sur.e to your sruocess. '
w.e are all proud of the splendid traditioons that have become a p:art of Peru in these eighty-five years since the found:ng of the College. W.e are proud .of the thousands of .grraduates who have gone fr.om this school to com1munities th!'oughout the world and who have made a contribution to educatiional, civic and social life of these communities.
We .are proud that -we can have a part in the present trraining of young people who will soon become full pairtners with you in community membership.
The growth and advancement of any institution depends lar.gely on three things: .adequate physical fac.lities,
a well-trained and loyal staff, and an active c:rrd sympathetic alumni.
The Legislature through the board of Education for Stiate Normal Schools has appropriated funds to br·ng the physical plant of Peru State to a par with its sister in sLitutions. Nearly a half million dollars has been spent for this purpose during the last three years. More work is to be done in the neaT future.
The professional staff of the College is second to none :n ·our area. Faculty replacements have been selected wiLh care to assure a continuation of the basic educational phiJ.iosophy of the sch{)(}l. Morale is at a high level. The relationship between staff and students is exceedingly cord":al.
It is hoped tihat the acLivities of 1he alw-nni and for.mer students of the College .will complete the basic tir:iangle. You ha·ve a stake in of Peru. It will priogress in direct relat ··on.ship with your supp0rt. In these days ·Of a shortage of college-age your.gsters, i:here is a golden ·opportuni"'"y for all of us to encourage ihe Y'OUth in our communities to investigMe the educational advantages ·of •Our school. The future 'of Peru is brigh+. We are on the way t,o even greater serv·ce to the youth 0f the 'are.a. We aro" on your act:ve support.
After a remodeling and renovation program costing approximately $500,000, the Peru campus is now more beautiful than ever.
Begun under the leadership of the late President Nichol.c:s and continued through the brief tenure of President Reed, campus .facelifting has been carried to completion by Peru's new leader, Neal Gamon.
GYMNASIUM-Most spectacular of the remodeling activities was the eompletion of the quarter of a million dollar gymnasium which was dedicated on December 1, 1949.
With the dedicati<on, Peru became the possessor of the finest small college gymnasium in the state, and was c:ble to beg n a new and better program of health and physical education.
The gym, originally designed for a chapel, underwent dl.'astic remodeling ehi&nges. The roof was lowered 49 feet and a 40 foot addition was built onto the rear of the structure. This provided a 134 by 81 foot lloor, enough for two basketball .courts.
Below the playing floor is an indoor track, swimming pool, varsity dressing room, training room, t o i 1 e t and shower facilities, coaches' offices, and stock room.
More recently, the interior of the front portion has been repaint- · ed, the ventilation improved, new steel window casements .added, and a heater unit installed in the swim ming pool.
-The second greatest amount of money was spent remodeling the administration building. This in-
eluded removing cornices, rebuilding paraphet walls, replacing and repairing window.::, and chang ng to 110 current, •and repain cing most of the rooms.
Other impr.o.vements in this building include the addition of fluorescent lighting in the classrooms and offices, installation of lavoratories in the men's and women's rest rooms, and the eonversion of the southwest ground floo.r room into a women's lounge.
AUDITORIUM-A new roof, new interior paint, repair to the s. one base and brick walls, and new draperies have caused quite a change in the appearance of the auditorium. The c:ddition of a public address system also makes programs more enjoyable.
SCIENCE HALL-Crews of student painters, employed under the new ·campus wory ;program, redecorated the interior of the science hall this past winter. Sever.cl exterior repairs were made, for the first time since 1928. The observatory dome was also re-
M USl·C HALL-The new ultramodern interior of the music hall includes sound-conditioned practice rooms, a recital hall, studios, and complete redecoration. Needed s ructurcl repairs have been made includ ng gutters and downspouts, and 110 volt current and fluorescent lights have been installed.
ELIZA MORGAN HALL-The residents of Eliza Morgan Hall l:.elped brighten up the dorm. Last spring under the leadership of Miss Rosemary Milkovitch, Dean of Women, the girls undertook the task of rep2 inting their own rooms. The co:lege furnished the paint for this successful ··enterprise.
Other changes include cio0mplete bathroo·m rehabilitation, replacen1ent of steel shower stalls by marble and tile partitions, and sanding and refinishing of all floors.
TRAIN I NG SCHOOL-Former students who did practice teaching in the T .J. Major Training School would no':e many changes. The whole interior has been repainted and varnished, 100 volt current and flu1crescent lights installed, and a tw·o-zone heating control system put operation.
Because of the increased enrollment in the Training School due to consolidation with the Peru district school, several of the elementary scho::>l rooms have been enlarged through removal of partitions. New furniture has been secured for the lower grades.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS-Wiring in the Industrial Arts building has been installed from switch panels .to 1he ma.ch ne tools for safety control purposes. Floors have been refinished, fluorescent lights added, and a new industrial type wash-up fountain inst1:0 lled.
DELZELL HALL-In Delzell Hall a ventilating shaft has been installed under the recreat:iicn room floor to correct the dampness problem. Screens and shower rooms have been painted. New draperies c nd shades were installed in the first floor r·ooms a year ago, similiar improvements were made on second floor last summer, and will be made on third floor rooms in 1953.
LIBRARY - Considerable remodeling will be done in the near future on the library. To date, the heating system h;:: s been renovated, new steps bu;lt, and a new eight foot wa1k in the front of the building extending fr.om the street to the gymnasium. Th2s project has included a new fl'ght of steps up to the street and the addition of iron railings.
Other repairs include a new heating system and shelving for the greenhouse, some redecorating in the infirmary, and the heating plant has undergone extensive repairs.
Several hundred prospective studerts were brought to the campus last winter by the "Senior Days" programs. Here, a group cf seniors watched Peru beat Kearney at the March 1 game.
Peru State now has a conscious, planned, nclusive, and continuous public relatior.s progr<-m which will keep the and alumni informed about the "Campus of a Thousand Oaks.' The "PERU STATER" is part of this program.
Since the grads are always concerned .;;:: bout the welfare and future of their alma mater, they should be interested in a program which makes an effort to reach not •cnly the alumni, but all those "publics" whose good will is so vitaLto the well being of the college.
l\/Lost of the PR act1v .ty on ·c ,= cEmpus emanates from the Office of Special under the direz:<,ion of Kenneth Heywood. Conteiined in the Special Services office is the f lm library, the News Bureau, headquarters fer the offcampus Study Centers, the Teacher Plac<:.-ment Office, and Alumni Office. The Director of Special Services is ·Elso in charge of the recruitment activities.
R E c R u I T M E N T-Last fall President Neal recognizing the need to bolster enrollment, appo:nted a nine member faculty recruitment committee wh ch set to work to devise a means by which the advantages of Peru could be brc:::ught to the ;;::ttention of the prospective students.
The major act:vity decided upon was a series of. three "Senior Days" which were held on Saturdays, at two week interva's dur ng February and March. The sever-€1 hundred prepsters invited to each of these events were given a thoroughly planned program of entertainment.
This included a campus show, organ zed tours of the campus conducted by Peru St..,.te students, a swim in the ccllege pool, a party in 1he student union at Delzell Hall, an evening dinner, and a ticket to a Peru St<.te basketball game in the evening.
Mr. Heywood spent almost full time on the road for several weeks following up this campus visit by hav.ng p2rsonal in:erviews with th2se students in tl:eir own high schools. The effectiveness of this program is <: demonstrated by the size of the freshman class that entered Peru State this fall.
NEWS BUREAU-Wh:le a sound Public Relations program consis,s 01 much mQre than publicity, the 'News Bureau serves an important func ·on. Each Mor.day the Bureau sends out envelopes of campus news releases to 20 daily and 55 weekly newspapers, 12 radio and TV stations, and several other agencies, including wire services. Alumni from as far away as Delaware and Virginia h<0ve sent clippings of about Peru taken from their local newspapers.
STUDY CENTERS-Study Centers, the device by wh:ch the campus is brought to the student, have been an important factor in bringing the quality of the Peru educational program before the public in - 'the surrounding •. ; territory . -Taught in - the - student's. ·home
communities by Peru State faculty members who go out once a week, the Study Center program last year organized and carried out seven courses of instruction in which 17•5 students W·ere enrolled.
TEACHER PLACEMENT-The Teacher Placement office, with its policy of maximum service to Peru graduates, hopes to ilnprove the PR of the college through its ability to help well-qualified graduates locate gic·od jobs. This service is av:: ilable to all grads at all times.
John C. Christ was one of several Peru professors who made speeches at clubs and organizat'ons in surrounding towns as a part of the Speaker's Bureau program.
or held n the college auditorium drew beys and parents of 11 troops fro1n Sou.heast Nebraska towns; twelve high school bands participa :ed in Peru St;ote's Band Day.
NOV EM BER-Music students in 30 high schools were invited to witness the music department's presentation of the operetta, "The Red Mill."
D E c E M B E R"-A basketball coaching clinic early in December attracted 51 high school basketball squads; the trc ditional Vesper Serv ce before was presented to a large audience.
teams of high school girls from this area.
MARCH-In spite of blizzard conditiJcns, 90 high school students from 13 high schools participated in the district Declamatory Contest; the annuc:l Band CLnic included 20·1 musicians who as a group in an .evening concert.
Kenneth Heywood, Peru's Director of Special Services, seldom has time to sit at his desk, for his· many activities keep him "on the run" both on the campus and off.
SPEAKER'S BUREAU-A Speaker's Bureau, offering the services of faculty members to act ai:. speakers for functions of clubs and organizations in surrounding towns, was organized lc:st year. In this connection, it cc n be said that frequent speaking appearances by Pres_dent Gomon have done much to elevate the regard in which the college is held.
SPECIAL EVENTS-A large numb-Er of special events were held on the campus last year which offer the college facili,ies to educ&t·ors, service organ zations, parents, and prospec.ive s.udents. These have resulted in bringing many persons onto ,he campus and indirectly creating new friends for the college.
Some of the most impor1ant activities .<i.re as follows:
SEPT EM BER Nearly 150 teachers c:ttended the 1951 zcne school.
OCTOBER-Two hundred PTA members regis'ered for a distiic:;t convention held in the Training School; a Boy Sccut Court of Hen-
JANUARY-Two h;undred school men from Southeast Nebraska were invited for an afternoon of professional meetings and c:n evening baske.ball game.
FEBRUARY-The volleyba11 tournament was attended by 17
APRIL-One hundred twentyfive persons from 10 towns gathered on the ca1npus for a Reciprocity Group meeting of the P.E.O. Other spring ·carried out included a to·ur by the 51 voice Peru State Choir, a Tri-State Declamatory Contest, track meets, and the Mc:y Fete.
These are a few of the activites that were carried out last year, but it is only a beginning as far as Mr. Heywood is concerned.
Peru State is still busy turning out the best prepared teachers p;ossible. AL·Empts to keep abreast of current educational trends has brought many changes in curriculum and techniques dur:ng the past year.
The Education Divis:Lon launched .a screening program la.st year which admitted into the tea•C!her-education curricula only those who would ho: ve a good chance of making a success of teaiching. ·
Thos.e who, it was believed, would have a '.hard time making gocd teachers "Wer.e guided out of tih.e program. Stairted wi'h the summer school students applying for
entrance into the 12-hour .teacher-education program, next year it "Will be en1c.rged to include all teacher education programs.
Several innovations have been made in the actual preparation of s;budent.s for teaichi.ng. Both elementary and secondary school cUJrricula hio.ve been changed so that the students have many more opportunities for "on the job" experience "With the children in the campus school. The reorganization of the campus school also has maide it possible to ha'Ve a supervisor fior each gric de.
Peru is unique in .giving "two yeacr certificate" s<tudent teaichers in elem·entary education the oppoir.tuni.ty to have f.ull tim·e teaching experience for nine consecut<ive weeks. ·In addition to teaching, the student teachers also attend P.T.A. and teachers meetings, supervise the playground .at noon and recesses, meet tihe parents, and visit the homes of pupils.
the student1s receive certificates and go out to teach, Peru State's job is still not finished. It assumes a responsiibility to help those teachers in the fi.eld as much as possib1e. Therefore, the college st:::vted a limited f.oll!ow-up pDogra,m this year. Tihis progiram will be enlarged as rapidly as t•aicil ·ties w-ill allow.
College instructors have visited £ormer students who are teaching in an effort ,to help them solve specific prob1.ems, and to counsel with them and their superintendents in order to f"1nd a way for the ·college to strengthen its program.
Wihat w.ere once the English. Spanish, and Modern Language departments have n<()lw been combined into the Language Arts Div"sion. Every studen<t who passes uni:lel" the ·'l'heusand Oaks - eEJ.Jne& in con:tiio .ct- with-this. di:vision because of cour.se requkements.
Campus clubs sponsored by this div"sion include Sigma Tau Delta, honorary English fraternity, the Peru Dramatics club, the F·oreign Language club, and the Gavel and Rostrum, a forensic club.
The Dramatics c1ub two successful·· productions last year, "The Glass Menagerie" at .Homecoming time, and "Ladies in R€tirement" as the spring production. Several outstanding foreign Language film cl1Ess'cs were briought to the campus by the Foreign Language club, and the Peru debaters participated in five 1·our<naments, including the large one at Denver Universtiy.
"The Pedagogian," the campus student newspaper, appeared ev€ry two weeks during the college term, and ''The Peruvian," the yearbook, appeaired during the last w-eek <Of the spring term.. Campus speech students also organized and cariried out the District Speech Festival which bll.'ought a wealth of high school talent to the Peru campus.
Five staff members :make up th"s division w-hich has been under the direction ·of Robert D. Moore since 1949. He cam,e to Peru in 1937 and holds degrees from East Central State Teachers College, Ada, Oklah0Ir1a, and the University of Wisconsin, "With additional w-ork at the Un'.versity of Iowa and the ColoDado State College.
Sta;ff members .of Peru's Science c>.nd Mia.thematics Div"sion are doing double duty, since they train future tec:.chens, and offer a "Wide range of pre-professional courses in enginering, dentistry, medicine, nursing, etc.
A complete building renovation and. redecoration, end additton of an elc1.ro-analyzer, autoclave, incubator, ov,en, stlhy.gomomanometeir, alild refrigeration equipment have added greatly tic the plhyskal pl:ant Of the division.
Noteworthy curr'cula;r changes include: an integrated course in science fur elementary teachers; "Personal Health iE nd Hu.main RelaitiOiils," a pre-marriage course offered to a select group for the f.irst time during the
Peru State's Debate team entered, many state and outof-state competitions last year. Shown here at the University of Denver are, (I to r) Al Bradley, Hamburg, la.; Mervil Miller, Louisville; Nelda Adams, Fairmont; Maurice Daily, Odell; and Dean Twidwell, Robinson .• Kansas.spring semester; and a general maj-or sequence whi<:h prepares a student to teach any of the sciences <-.nd mathematics.
J. C. Chr.st is in charge of the four member division. He graduat€d from North Cent1'12.l College, Naperville, Illinois, and Northwestern Universiity, and came to Peru in 1946.
Fifty-three are majoring in Health and Physical Education, the gre:at•est number in any one division in the college.
·1 he new gymnasium is one of the mos1t modern in the M dwest, and offe1ris excellent facilities for basketball, indoor tra:ck and football practice, swimming, archery, and other physical education courses fO'l'." both men and v.•omen.
Since Peru S;t:a'.e's athletic progra.m is run Qn a purely z:m<-teur basis, it :s a credit tQ the school that it can successfully compete .a:gaimst subsidized teams wH:h "non cQmmercial" athletes who co.me to Peru from riearby towns, or are headed this way by interested alumni.
Peru S'.:ate is now :a inember Of the Nebraska College Conference, formed ,n 1945 by combining the State and Church colleges into one loop. The Bobcats will be dechampions in football this fo.11, and have a 15 win, 4 loss record for t:he past two years.
In basketball Peru has won three championships during the five years, and has represented Nebricska in the N.I.A.B. tournament at Kansas C rt:y 10 times in the po.st 15 years. Omer Meeker, ca.ptain of the 1951 team, was selected on lhe Helm's Foundation All-American for N.A.I.B.
A unique feature of this department is the "Well Child Conference,' a mon<:hly clinic which provides free per odic ex:aminatilons of local children the college infirma.ry. This project was s'a.rted five years ago by Mrs. Ruth Mathews through the cooperation of the State Health Department, and has attracted national attention.
At Peru since 1938, Al Wheeler, Peru State's Athletic Director and hec.d of the division, is well known to hun-
Local children are given free monthly health examinations at the Well Child ·Conference.
a.s f·eed bunks, hog houses, and feeder ra.cks; and Printing, which consists of tcriaining in hand setting type and operating .a small press.
New equipment recen1:ly added to the shop includes a 16-inch swing engine la.the, an A·tlas milling machine, tw;o large drill preisses, a•rc and gas welders, a Mummert Dixon: oil stone grinder, and a large Br.<:dley wash fountain whkh replaced the ·old wash room lavoratories.
Home Economics-Ultra-modern in every detail, the new Home Economi•cs department :iJs d vided into areas :fbr tea1ching child care, hom·e nursing, sew-ing, home living, <:.nd cooking. New electric equipment includes sew ag· rrraeihines,- L".anges,. refrigerators,. deep. freezes, 2,utomatic washers, ironers, and dryers.
Instal1ed on the second Hoor of the Campus school bui1ding, the new lab went into service a•t the beginning of the 1948-49 term.
Business Education-In the Business Education department (f.ormerly the Commerce depc.rtrnent) students can now tr.a 'n i:or caTeers in teaching general business and a,ccounting, teaching a secretarial course, or a vocational course. ·
Although still 1available, the 11 hour s:horthand requirement ha:s been elimin.a'.·ed for non-secretarial trair:ees. Also stres:o.,ed are special one and two year tel'm nal oourses f.or the purpose of training secretades, office ina·ohine operators, •end a.ccountants.
dreds of alumni. He is a graduate of Oberlin (Ohio) College and Columbia University.
Three voca·tional depaTtments, the Industr"al Arts department, the Commel'ce and the Home Eccnomics dep<:rtmen'.:, have been combined in the PracUcal Arts division.
A. V. Lavson, a staff member since 1926, heads the division. He holds degrees froim the un·versity of Net:raska and tihe University of Minnesota.
Industrial Arts-Now included in ihe curriculum of the Industrial Arts department are oourses in woodworking, .furniture making, metal work, welding\ farm mechanics, printing and arts and <:raflts.
Most recent of these couyses are Arts and Crafts, to be offered for the first time this fall, whi.cih includes uni.ts in plas'.ics, leather craft, and metal f:rt work; Farm lVIe::'.han.i!cs, wh ch fea.t.ureis ccnstructicn of such projects
New curricular offerings include: Office Practice, Dis'ri:butive Education, and Methods of Teaching Bookkeep ng. Recent aicquisitions in the way of equipment includes a Sound Scr.iber, two calculators, a comptometer, a Burl'oughs listing .me.chine, a direct proce•ss duplicator, and new typing desks. One third of the typewriters are traded f.cr new ones eaeh year.
This sum.mer .the Soc·a1 Studies Division began partidpation in the new Peru State graduate progr.am when it o fered U.S. Diplc;matic HistJOry for full graduate credit.
The division was represented at several state and regional professional meetings le-st year. These included the regiona.l conLereillce of the International Relations Clubs •at Midland College, the Dele;gate Assembly cf the N.S.E.A., the Miss"ssippi Vzlley Historical Assodation at Chica.go, 1!11e Sta;te Hist10ry Tea·chers Association, the Nebraska Academy of Science, and the Nebraska chapter of t:he N1Eti·cnal Council of Geography, of which Prof. A. B. Clayburn is pres.dent. ,
He2ding the division is Dr. Castle M. Brown, graduate of Denison University, Gr<anville, Ohio, with an M.A. from Columbia University, and a Ph. D. from the University ·of Chicago. Dr. Brown has been at Peru since 1928.
N:ne.teen award winners returned to the campus this fall to answer the first football practice call on August 27, and form the potent nucleus for the '52 team.
Another crop of ambitious freshmen turned up at the Bobcat ccmp with the net result that the Peru :crew is champ onship :minded. But the coaching staff frequently reminds the squad that pre-season "champs" ·Can easily fall flat on their fc: ces.
It is a matter of record, however, that this year's team has more experience, especially in the Lne, plus speed and grea1er depth than in '5L Added to this a.re the facts that Coc:ch Al Wheeler's "crying towel" isn't as wet as in previous seasons, and the usually critical Omaha "World-Herald' is boosting Peru as the probable conference champs.
At press time, the Ca.ts have passed two of the:r most seve:e conference test by conquering Hastings, 14-6, and Chadron, 477. In non-conference competition
the Peruvians handed Washburn gridders a jolting 43-21 upset, and took an easy 27 -0 victory over Iowa Central College_
PERU 43-WASHBURN 21
Peru State's Bo'x:ats used a po\vedul c nd sn1oothly executed running at1:ack and a ctevastvti;1g aerial bombardment to stun the Washburn univer.::ity 43-21 in the season opener for both tc3ms in a g< me played September 12 at Topeka, Kans.
An early fumble by the Ichabods set up the .first Peru sc:::;ring oppot.unity, climaxed by Bcbcat D_ck Stockman, who ·c:ashed over from six yards out.
Eckman used a quarterback snec k to tally the first of three touchdo.wns scored in the second period. A 15 yard screen pass from Eckman to Kenny Clark paid o.'..f in another TD, and less than a minute later Eckman scored again after firing .c_ 30 yard aerial to halfback Tom Hopkins who was downed on the four.
The lone Washburn touchdown
of the .first half came shortly after as the Bobcats gambled on a forward pass from deep in their own territory_ W<:shburn's McAferty, hauled in the pitch and was off to the promised land on a twenty yard return_
The Wheeler men required six minutes of the third quarter to score again, this one coming- as Stockman took a pitch out from quarterback Loren ArgG bright and romped fourteen yards to. the payoff.
The first of two final-period counters came with four minutes gone in the fourth. A believe-it-ornot catch of quart'erback Marv Sackett's forward was turned in b;y Tom Hopkins on the 15 and the senior halfback went the remaining distance unmolested.
Bill Allen, freshman halfback from Chicago set up the final Bobcat counter when he recovered a blocked Ichabod punt on the fifteen. HaHback Don Thomas fired .a,. perfect strike to Stockman in the end zone.
A fourteen yard carry by Washburn's iullback Wilson went for a payoff with six minutes remaining in the fourth and the Icabods scored again three m'nutes later.
The Peru State College Bobcats turned in a 27-0 vvin over Iowa Central College in their second start of the reason Septemter 17, at Pella, Iowa_
Defensively the Peruvians did all right as they held the Iowans to a net rushing totG 1 of only 25 yzrds ior the evening but there were times \vhen it was hard to believe they were the same offensive unit that a week before had stomped powerful Washburn.
Al.ter a TD by Argabright, Peru's defens:ve play accounted for two po:nts later in the first quarter. Tackle Rector chased the Central ball carrier into the end zone for a two-point sacfety_
The Wheeler charges pushed their total to 20 points in the first half as, with five minu,es remaining, guard D<: rryl Rosenquist nested on an Iowa fumble, Eckman hit Gilmore for 15 yards, Hopk:ns picked up 15 around end and halfback Dick Stockman wenL o:i.f tackle for i.he remaining 14. Freshman Dick Allen tried the plE cement but it iizzled cut short of the bar.
The final Peru po-nts were chalked up with 472 left in the third stanza after the defensive platocn had the only worthW'hile Central drive of the evening on the Peru six yard line.
Ins' ead of k;cking out, the Peruviar.s went to work on the ground, slash"ng the line and running the ends for consistent gc; ins that added up to a 94 yard dr ve when Stockman went over from three yards out. Allens placement hit the crossbar but rolled over for the extra point.
PERU 14-HASTINGS 6
Striking swiftly with two quick touchdowns in the .first quarter, the Peru State Bobcats protected their lead throughout the remaining periods to defeat Hasting Collc»>e 14-6. before a sellout crowd on -_he Broncs field September 27.
.Se,·eral paying customers were
::;: 11 not settled in their seats when the Peruvians scored after a minute a half of play. Winning the pre-game toss the Bobcats chose t.1 take c: dvantage of a rather ::;·rong wind blowing across the Le'.d: Hastings chose to receive.
A \".Cious tackle of the returning ba: 1 carrier shook the ball from his g::asp and Dick Stockman reon the Bronc 20.
.\rga bright picked up a first wn on the e"ght and two plays
placemert kick to give the Bobca ,s a 14 point lec:d.
A Peru bobble in the third led indirectly to the lone Hastings touchdown. The Broncs recovered on the Peru 25, were tossed for successive losses but into the end zone, held the Bobcats for dowr.s and started a drive .follcwin.2; the punt which led to the payoff with Beck going eight yards on an end sweep to score. Hopkins' k ck was wide of the mark.
A Hastings drive late in the fourth quarter appeared to be rolling successfully until end ,Jack
Blinking lights have taken the guess work out of Peru State's home foctbal I games.
Gilmore put ont the fire with a pc: ss interception on the Peru 29. PERU 47-CHADRON 7
Coach Al Wheeler's .t-'en;.' powerhouse conked Chadron, 47-7, on October 3, to :catten its win string to four.
Tile Bobcats broke loose n:1idy in the second period after Chadron h2d steamrollered 85 yards to tie, 7-7, on Bobty Siefert's TD. He went over from the eight.
A 21-yard screen pass from Ned Eckman to Ken Clark brought Peru its first TD and Donnie Thorn.as scooted 11 for the marker E1at put the B:Jbcsts ahead to stay Je1-r.:; Trullinger, sopho1nore end from. Ia., zipped 40 with a pass to n'lake it 20-7 at the Fre_lln""len were the big guns in the second-hali runway, with a 165-pound halfback fr01n Ch:c:;go, Bill Allen, dorninating.
He snagged a pass frorn. Thon1as for the first tally after intennission, then followed with a 76-yarJ. sprint on a hand--off
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:e1· Eckman fired •a per.feet strike Gilrnore in the zone and · :1cn kicked the extra point.
L;1:e in the first period Eckman re; u · ned a Hastings punt to the hu::;: 37. Three plays later Stock-
:1"l: n picked up a f:rst down on the lL.'tings 27. The next play was the game's most spec-
;: cLilar as Stockman fired a teau:iful running pass to end Jerry Trullinger who fought off two desper·ate HasLngs defenders to make ,.;parkl ng end-zone catch. Eckn-:an again turr!ed in a per:ect
A completely automatic electric scoreboard, the finest to be found in any smal I college in the state, now scands at the end of the Oak Bowl thanks to the efforts of Peru E;tudents, facu:ty, alumni, and townspeople.
Last spring a group of students started the drive for funds to purchase a scoreboard by staging an all-schcol carnival. By September the fund hc-.d swelled to $1200, encugh to place the order for the beard
However, eight hundred dollars a•e still needed to complete the payments, so contributions are Et;ll being received at the athletic office and at the college business of. ice.
A terrific by Jerry Rudloff. fcrrner On'laha Holy Name ace, sprung Allen.
Later Allen saw :::. 66-yard scoring jaLmt cal:ed back because of clipping.
Clark went over fro1n the eight on an off-tackle play to open the fourth-period scoring and Thomas passed 11 yards to Wendell Holmes for the final score.
This s set up when J o h n Everel.t, 165-pound freshrnan fullback fro1n \Veeping Water, intercepted a Chadron aerial and rolled ::io to lhe 11.
Dean Thiesfeld, Nebr. City All -Conference Halfback Bill Vacek, All-Conference HM End LeRoy Wilson, North Platte Al I - Confere<ice Quarterback Bob Lade, Tecumseh All -·Conference Tackle
Basketball prospects at Peru State looked dark at the beginning of the season lc;st year. Don Bornschlegl, Bob Davis, and "Rudy" Shrader formed the nucleus of Coach Newt Kyle's "gireen" Bobcat team.
Early season contests were pretty much trail-and-·error affairs as "Mr. Basketball" put together one combination after another in an effort to turn up a potent ·Comb:nation.
The Cats opened the sec;son at the Four-State tourney at Indianola, Iowa, and surprised no one as they lost to Western Illinois, 74-·66, and Culver Stockton, 57-fi4, on successive nights.
Heading south on a week-end road tri,p the following Friday, the Peruvians bowed to the Pittsburg, K,:o nsas Tea·chers, 67-50, and the Jcnsboro (Arkansas) AAU Frolics, 77-6'0, but took their first win of the season at the expense of Northeastern Oklahoma State, 42-37.
Home fans saw their team drub Missouri Valley a 64-48 but a few d.<ys later the Washburn Icabods subdued the Kylemen, 73-62.
During the Christmas vacation period, the Cats headed for the Southwest to take part in the E.ni<?- (Oklahoma) Intercollegiate Holld.ay Tournament On the first night, the Peruv'ans breezed by East TexE s Baptist 81-69. Howeve1·, Denver's toug-h Reg:s cre'VIT, stopped them cold in a 79-·64 fray, as did their consolation opponent, East Central, Oklahom, 88-67.
PlayingJ the first game of the new
yE:ar on home timbers, the Bobcats w·ere no match for Omaha U. as the Indians collec'.:ed a 71-65 win, and a week later took- the Cats scalps again, 72-61.
After leading throughout the first half, the Peruvians were nosed out 75-72 by Ch&dron in their NCC debut, but turned the tables on the visitors -with a 60-52 win the following night.
The Peruvians .fought their way through a blizzard to get to Wayne the following, -week, only to be edged out 72-70. On the next Saturday night, followers of the team saw a thrilling 63-5·8 Bobcat over,time win at Wesleyc:n, but this was only a warm-up for the three .overtime 79-72 Doane fracus.
Hastings' Stickles put on a great show to lead h:s mates to a 70-62 victory over Peru. This was followed by a rough affair in which the Kylers licked the Midland cagiers 51-4-0.
The heartbreaking game of the season came at Kearney Don Bornschlegl dumped in 35 points, the most of his career, but the Kearney crew- was on the long end of a 92-91 score at the end of the first overtime.
Washturn repe&ted its earlier v.:ctory over the Cats, this time by free throws to give his mates a 69-68 win over Peru.
Don Bornschlegl, Ohiowa 6'2" Forward
&n 8-6-70 score, and Hastings also r• pea ed 76-62. The following Saturday a Bobcat bid to reach 100 pcints fell sl:ort by one as they re Doar:e 99-70.
Midlc nd was again an easy 8672 vic',im, but the next week the ro.cf .·EU in as a freshman center from Wayne sank two last second
Wesleyan came to Peru next and added to the squad's misery with an impressive 68-56 victory, but the Bobc2ts bounced baek to close the season -w.:th a lop sided 77-65 revenge win over Kearney.
With a record of 17 losses against 10 wins, and fuurth place in the NCC, it added up as one of the worst cage seasons in recent years.
Five fcrmer Peruvians, who now I've in Omaha, v!sited the campus l2st spring. Shown above (I to r) are Miss Delia Tartsch, '10, 2662 Harney St.; Miss Ethel Rcgers, '05, 4323 Mayberry; Mrs. Myrtle Krebs Hicks, '07; 4907 Cass; Miss C!eo Chappel, '05, 7915 N. 30th; a·1d Mr. Kenneth M. Heywood. Director of Specia! Services at Peru. All the grads are retired teachers.
One hundred twenty-two loyal Peru State "alums" responded to our appeal for funds, and so become the sponsors of this first issue ·Of the 1alumni magi&zine, the PERU STATER.
The publication has been mailed to over 4,000 former Peruvians, and the future of th's publication depends entirely on future co_ntributions to the Alumni Fund. Contributors thus far .aTe:
$25 Contribution
Myron J. Garey, Alice M. Kenton, Richard H. Overholt.
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C. W. Buckley, Marie Belle Fowler, Mrs. C. W. Gale, W. T. Hutchison. Louis Jorgensen, Mrs. E. E. Lindell, Dkk Pre seal, L. H. Redfern, Charles P. Weigand.
$5 Contribution Walter W. Alfs, Bernard G. Barisas, Charles G. Beck, Mabel L. Bridg.es, Dehna Brown, Mr. and Mrs. L. W Bruis:ng, Mrs. Joan Burhman, :b. L. Cadson, Lois E. Chr'stensen, Lelia Courtr-ght, W. H. Davis, E 1rma A. Eggenberge:c, Rose B:onks Embree, Mrs. Beatrice Fulop, G. G. Gilr-er'-, Ralf 0. Graham, Mr1s. R. L. Gra;y, Jess A. Harris Stella M. Harris, Selma Hedblom, DeVan Hershey, Bessie
Husa, H. E. Ivers, S. E. Jewell, Mrs. Carl G. Lenhard, Charles and Ethel Joy S. Lively, Bobby
D. Livings on Clyde B. Moore, Agnes O. Frank J. Munday, Mrs. Cloyd Myers, Anns p_z·ster, W. W. Ray, Anna May Sandin, Anna Lou'se Short, Mrs. Josephine R. Stahl, B. E. Swensen. Squire A. Watson, J. Harold Willi.ams.
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Wylie
Willia;m 0. Johnson, fDrmer basketball protege of Hank Iba and Wilbur Stakup, and now coach at the Clinton, Missouri high school, has been appointed as the new hezd coach of basketball at Peru. He succeeds Newt Kyle, basketball coach .at Peru State since 1947, who resi,gned h:s position early in May to aceept the post of Director of Athletics c;t Tarkio (Mo.) College where he attended college and coached :Dor 14 years.
Johnson is a gradui&te of the Maryville (Mo.) State Teachers College, .and holder of an M.A. degree irom the University of Missouri. In college he lettered in football, track, baseball, and baske. ball and WES tw·ce named an All-St.ate basketball selection.
After colleige, J·&hnson played independent basketball for several seasons, was a physical fitness instructor in the Navy for three years, ;:: nd has coached the past six seasons at Clinton. His high
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Al:een B. Cox
$3 Contribution Grace R. Barbee, F. A. Eaton, Elinor Fahrlander, Marjorie W. H&rt, Mrs. Thomas W. Hawsworth, Mrs. Hazel Ji'merson, Wm. H. Kotias, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Marcellus, M. K. S<rnith, Edna G. Walworth.
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Agnes R. Aksa:mit, Ingrid L. Alexander, Mrs. Marian A. Alfrey, Irene Andrews, Amy Applegate, Chet H. Bo,wen, Jennie B. Bridenbauch, Eleanor Cech, Mark W. Delzell, H. C. Filiey, Musetta C. Gilman, Dr. G. H. Gilmore, Wm. Jean Haith, jr., Ruby Hanna, Mary A. H,ogarth, E. HuntsmEn, S. E. Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones, Mrs. Perry W. Kitchen, Paul A. Landolt, Spencer M. Leger, Leona Loom·s, Mrs. L. Frank Maranville, Gerald Matschulla'-, Mrs. C. Thomas Morgan. Nell (Cole) Pollard, Ethel M. Roddy, K!&therine Schell, Louise Sheldon, Edith Straube, R. H. Turner, L. Wernsman.
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Gertrude Hill
$1 Contribution
Mary Andersen, Joy S. Baker, Roy Chamberlain. Mrs. Phil R. Ekblad, Carlos Harrison, Lena Henry, Mrs. Frank Mrs. E. R. Klaudt, June Kuhlmann, Mrs. Annie Leeper Long, Myrtle Maxwell, Gerald P. N<:: viaux, E. May Palmer, Lillian Porteneier, Robert F. Prokop, Mrs. Ru'h Rumley, Mrs. Lloyd E. Scheer, 0. Homer Schwentker, Mrs. M.ax Sh-plPy, Wil:ma E. Stevens, Mrs. T. E. Wagner, S21·ah Weiland, Andrew J. Wi}son, Della S. Wilson.
schc·6l teams won 106 games, lost 25, were never defeated in conference play, and reached the state touurnarnent f nals three times.
As assistant coach in footb&ll, Johnson's duties began about September 1. He is married and has a daugh:'.er and son, four and cne and a hali ·ye::rs of ,age respectively.
Du:ing five seasons at P.eru, Newt Kyle's teams won 103 games and lost 38. Tak'ng a green and nexperier:,ced crew .at the start of hi.s first ses son at Peru, the veteran mentor developed it into an NCC championship oufit and repeated again in '48 and '49. His 1950 team also won more games than ''-' ny of its NCC opponents but was den -ed the flag as a result of an eligl.l:: ility fracas.
After three years of study in France, Don Aufenkamp, who c:.ttended Peru State 1944-46, was granted a doctorate degree from the University of Par:s in the field of physics.
At present, he is at Princeton University where he is teaching three mathematics clc:.sses while continuing advanced stud:es.
Stockton, California has a new 18-hole golf course named in honor of Bert and Stella Swenson, both Peru graduates of 1909. The park stands as a. grateful tribute by the people of Stockton for 33 years of outstanding achievement and leadership by the couple in the field of rec<eation and youth work there.
The were guests of honor at a testimonial held in the Civic Memorial Auditorium en May 20, at which time they were presented with a new automobile by the citizEOns of Stockton.
"Big Swede., Swenson was one of Peru's early greats in football, basketball, and baseball. Annually the Swensons present the Swenson Award to the outstanding athlete at Peru State.
