1985 The Peru Stater (Nebraska)

Budget

cut

PSC weathers

It was another frustrating legislative session for Nebraska's first college.

The 1985 version of the Nebraska uni.camera! again was asked to consider closing down Peru State ·CoHege. •· · · ' has been. the. case during past attempts to eliminate PSC, t.he measure an amendmeqt pl.'Oposed by State Sen. John Decamp of Neligh, which als()JI1cluded provisioqs tp phase ()Ut at the University • of ";"'.

But the damage, .to a· certam degree, was .done. The public's confidence iii Peru State, despite all'."time enrollment reCO!'dS 1 aJid a dramtically-improved taxpayer cost-per-student ratio, was shaken. Prospective students and their families had to question the wisdom of attending a college that might not be around.

$59,000·CUT

Then, in the waning days of the legislative session, the budgets of all public institutes·of higher education in Nebraska, okayed earlier in the legislative session, were slashed in response to lower-than-expected tax revenues in the state.

Peru State's share of the cut was $59,000, or just under two percent of its budget The legislation was such that the target of the funding reduction was state college and university athletic programs. Though it was later determined that the colleges have the flexibility to determine whet'e the cuts are to come from, and that athletic programs needn't be singled out for the reduction, PSC has virtually no choice but to cut the funds from the. PSC athletic department. That means cutting $59,000 from athletic operating budgets of about $64,000. The college has taken several steps to help make up some of the difference.

FARM ECONOMY BAD

Cuts in spending by the state were. brought about by the serious problems in the agricultural sector.

"We realize the extremely critical problems facing the Nebraska farm economy," Dr. Gallentine said. "They are real, and they are significant. Virtually all of 04r . students come from the Midwest, and all to some extent are impacted by this problem.

"So it was not a good time to raise taxes to try to increase funding for state programs. This legislature has been applauded for refusing to authorize a tax-rate increase, and to a degree we jdin with the general public in congratulating them for being able to hold thie line. It was not easy for them to do so,'! Dr. Gallentine said.

"On the. other hand, cutting back on support of higher education at a time of increasing need for welleducated, well-trained, taxpaying citizens, seems against the grain of logic," he noted. '

We .fe.el all of higher education i1;1 Nebt'aska is

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underfl!nded, from the University of Nebraska to the state colleges to the colleges," Dr. Gallentine observed.

"Yet some of lJs got w.orsc:; than Peru State worst 9f all," he said'. "Despite our significant and consistentgr9wth overthe past three years, our 1985-86 increase of .3%, or $11,000:. Th(;!. Utnvers1ty of Nebraska-Lincoln, qespite a decline.in ent'ollmentlast falk receive · re ip, • HJ'I' .· ·.. .,. ·· ,,, ' < ·.··

"Again, I want that I is overfunded by any means. They have had to suffer Just like the rest of us. nut I think. Peru .State College suffers mqre than any others," P,e not.ed. Does PSC expect to be forced to justify its existence during upcoming legislative sessions?

"Unddubtedly," Dr. Gallentine said. "I think there is little question that sorneone will, sooner or later, again re.commend closing down PSC as a means of saving tax dollars despite the fact that our share of the state "pie" amounts to less than two percent of what Nebraska annually spends on higher education, and (continued on page 3)

Fund Drive Planned

Peru State College and tile Peru Achievement Foundation have embarked upon their most aggressive fund drive in recent history, President Jerry Gallentine has announced.

The fund drive involves several. different phases.

An on-campus fund drive of faculty and staff, staged by Paul Kruse, has already been successfully completed.

Plans also call for fundraising efforts in a number of communities in Southeastern Nebraska, and a drive to solicit donations from vendors doing a significant amount of business with the college.is underway.

The college also is co.nsidering · staging · a Phone-A-Thon this fall,

Homecoming is October 4 - 5

The annual Homecoming celebratioq on the. Campus· of a Thousand Oaks is just around the corner-- Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4.:.5.

All :.: · .;•. ai and friends of the college are cordially invited to attend the festivities, which include such traditional features as the parade, football game, coronation of the '85 King and Queen, and reunion activities.

Honored classes at this yea.r's Homecoming will be members.of the Class of 1975, 1965, 1960, 1955, and 1945. Members of those classes are urged to contact frienqs an<i. at'range to in Perµ for occasion, More inforrna.tioli on reunion actiyitieswiU be mailed to honored class members soon.

For further :information regarding Homecoming activities, feel free to contact chairman Kent Propst at the college.

See you there!

Peru State College announces . ...

The London Adventure

Plan now to join us in the Spring of '86 as we embark , upon a: ·11\\:dvelltctre'!"

Depart May 19 and return May 28 toEpp,Iey Field in Omaha. ·

YOU won't want to•miss out on this one! Tout director Dr. Chet Harper has a trip planned that covers the of to beotr your· own;'· see··what·lnter,ests· y0u the mgst.

The tour price of SJ,080 per person .lNCLlJJ!)ES round ctrip airfare, lodging at London's Royal · National Hotel, con.tinenal breakfast each 1Jlorning, many guided tours, admission fees, and much; much more!

Whether it's Big Ben or the ballet, the changing of the guard or the theatte,•J::,ondon awaits you. Don't delay- make your reservation today!

For additional· information or to reserve a spot, contact Dr. Harper by writing him at Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska6842l, or caU(402) 872-3815 or toll free (800) in Nebraska or (800) 2288811 out-of-state.

most likely in November and/ or December.

Kent Propst, college advancement and alumni affairs director, is coordinating the drives, Dr. Gallentine noted, "Peru State College has not received a budget increase of real dollars after inflation is factored in since our I 980-8 I academic yeaf," the third-year president noted.

"At the same time, our enrollment has skyrocketed. We are proud of our accomplishments, but we are at a dead-end- if we .do not develop more non-state sources of funding, b.oth our enrollment and our academic programs will

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Peru Coal Mine

Frances Zink Penney of Haworth, N.J. provided Peru State with this glimpse of times gone by--the No 2 or South T-.nnel" at the Peru Coal Mines, taken. in March of 1907. Though there are no active coal mining operations in Southeast Nebraska these days, there are a number of productive oil wells in the Falls City area.

ON THE SUBJECT OF REUNIONS

They can be the best of times.

They can also be a disappointment. Reunions. They are what you, the alumni, make them. ,

We've had some very good ones lately. Most notable have been our May Reunions for 50-year-plus Peru Stater's. Attendance and enthusiaSIJ;l has been high at both. '

Attendance at our out-of-state alumni meetings in Northern California and in (Rocky Mountain association) has been picking up as well. And we are kicking around the idea of reactivating the Southern California chapter, too.

GRADS JUST WANT TO HA VE FUN

The idea of a be it geographically or by class, IS to have a good time, remember those happy and often hilarious days on campus, learn what's' happening at PSC nowadays, and most importantly, see those people who shared in your struggle towards a college education.

But when few if any familiar faces are on hand, one cannot really classify a gathering as a "reunion."

How do we .avoid that occurence?

"We" that is, Peru State College cannot do much m that regard. We can set the date and place, an!f plan a schedule of events, and we can send out qotification. But it is up to you the afomni to see to h that those folks you want to see are on hand when the reunion place. When you get your reunion invitation, pick up the phone and call a few folks. Make arrangements to meet them at the reunion. '65,

'75 LOOK FORWARD TO HOMECOMING

This year's Homecoming celebration 1s set for Oct. 45. The Classes of 1945, '55, '60, '65, and '75 are to be special guests (though, as all of you are welcome!). ··

Thanks to the efforts of a group of '65 grads led by Jane Moore Fowler, and similar efforts by Barry Landes ('75) and friends, those two classes should be well-represented and they will have a ball. None from the other classes stepped forward to get things rolling for their.groups. And while it certainly isn't too late to do some work towards getting members of tho.se classes back for Homecoming, those of you in those classes had best get busy.

The college is willing to assist in any way possible. For example, the Class of '65 has already sent out one letter asking class members to plan their .schedules around the first weekend in October, and asking for help locating "lost" classmates.

lt didn't cost Class of '65 a dime They wrote the letter,, but PSC printed and mailed it for 'em.

.FRIENDS LISTEN TO FRIENDS

The fact of the matter is, if you get an invitation, and it is signed bYsomebody by the name of Gallentine or Propst or wh.oever, and you've never met that person before, you are less likely to attend than if you hear from a classmate.

So, take it upon yourself to help make yourreunion a success. A coup of pho11e calls is generally all it takes to· insure yourself a gQod time back on the Campus of a Thousand Oaks.

And if there.is anything we can do here at.the college to help you (we won't pay your phone bill, though), just let us know. We love a reunion!

Classes of ;60, '55, and '45 the challenge is on. How many of you will we see in October?

Keep in touch!

THE PERU STATER

Grad's wife finds

09527-2901. ca11 send the · Peru' Stater directly to hifll. \"l'

· Secondly, I read "·":i11terest thev'Peruvians' column 'the

My fot )One, is · one· M those' individuals who would not:< have benefitted from a college educationJ1ad it not been Hot; He drd hot have· the money to attend the state university nor could he COtl}mµte to a larger school. He felt that his years at Peru State were some of the most worthwhile in his life.

He has subsequently

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gone on to get his Ma.ster'1s and has :i!!luch recogni·t1on.1 ·iu1• Air Force career.

He recently graduated from The Armed Forces. StaffCollege in Norfolk, Virginia to which only -the top I 0% of officers are selected to attend. Not bad for a graduate of a "small" school.

But I wanted to say personally, that I found in visiting Peru State last summer that the school's charm is its size and the intimacy it provides James can still drive around town .and point out where professor so

and so lived, etc.

I am a graduate of two institutions, Boston University and Univ. of California-Berkeley. I know how easy it can be to get .lost in more\\\ 1 impersonal settmg. I was charmed by Peru .State and I agree with Mr. Propst, that the size of the school is one of its greatest assets. If· James can help with the letter writing campaign I know he would like to.

Sincere\y yours, Elizabeth Butts 2001 Zinfandel Ct. Fairfield, Calif. 9•533

Dear Peru Stater, I attended Peru Sept. '35 through May '37, then transferred to U. oflowa, so I did not graduate from Peru However, my roots go way back. My mother graduated in 1906 · (Lydia BeUe Barnes).

Many aunts and uncles. on both the Barnes side and the Dressler side of my fa111ily Peru Normal. Mv l!reat grandfather John Barnes homesteaded in County and my cousin, · Betty Barnes Henshaw, still owns the original land.

On my father's maternal side, my great grandparents were Samuel Stires and Nancy Swift, the first white couple married in Nebraska Territory. My great grandmother Dressler homesteaded in Nemaha County after losing her

husband in the Civil War. She came with her four younger children . So, all of my childhood I heard stories about Peru.

I always think of Peru as permanent · and would truly grieve if it were closed for such a frivolous reason as smallness. When I attended, the enrollment was only 400 and it was a marvelous part of ·my growing up.

enhanced in. the smaller university.

Jane Dressler Powell

Ancestors and relatives on both sides either attended Peru or helped in its founding and early growth. Many family names are on the tombstones or sidewalk blocks on Cemetery Hill. I would .love to visit, possibly next year, to renew memories and to visit Brownville and enhance my knowlege of · history.

Quality can be much more important than quantity. I have ri;:cently retired from the faciilty of' Texas Woman's University. It has a total enrollment of approximately 8,000, while North Texas State University, also in Denton, runs between 18,000 and 22,000. Every year or two someone agitates for combining the two universities.

It would. be a terrible mistake, because each of them has merits not dependent on size. Many of the values, for both faculty and students, are

Values at Peru, including its historical value, should certainly take precedence over mere size. Bigness can, indeed, be a minus rather than a plus in so many circumstances that it is terribly important for each generation to have ch.oices .available. ··• I lived in Mount Vernon Hall, in my mother's .old room, when I was there. I chose it over the then new Elisa Morgan Hall, and loved every minute of it, partly becuase of its personal meaning in my family.

Even at a <listance of man:fmi!es. arid a lifetime of varied experie11ces, knowing that. Peru is there and doing well is important to me.

Evelyn Jane (Dressler) Powell Denton, Texas 76201

Typing skills led to career in banking

(EDITOR'S NOTE:

The following note was written in response to Peru State's invitation to the second annual May Reunion. It's author, Joseph J. Klima ('15), lives in Milligan Neb.).

I warit to tell this story because ·it shows how Peru played a part in my life.

My advisor told me one day, "Joe, take a course in typewriting as an elective. If you make application for a job, you can write a well set-up letter that might get you the job." ·

.In those days, boys/did not study typewritii;igthlit was a girl's job,.}n.

fact, as I recall, I was the boy in the typewritmg class.

I was Supt. of Schools at Shelby, Neb. at the time World War I broke out. I resigned and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. I was sent to Great Lakes, Ill. Navel Training Station for basic training. When I took mv basic test and they found I could run a typewriter, they set met to Yoeman Training School.

When the course was · finished, a fireman and I were sent. to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada to jo.in a,ship.· .1. was to be ship on the

USS Lake Peppin.

On the railroads of Canada, our train was. snowbound day after day, and when we reached our destination our ship was gone -it was to leave the convoy.

I reported to the officer in charge there. When he checked my papers and ··found I could run a typewriter, he said "I will assign you to my office, as I need a typist and they won't· send me one."

He reserved a room for me at the Vidal Hotel and ordered my. meals in the dining room. I was there during.. the .entire war - I. neveriiyed .so weU.atany

time since.

When I returned to my home town of Milligan, one day l stopped at the bank to cash a check. The officer in charge asked what I was going to do. I told ·him in the fall I would go back to teaching or I might go back to school.

He said "Why don't you work here over the summer?" I agreed to that and when he found what I could. do on a typewriter, he wasn't about to let me get away. He made it attractive for me and I stayed for 57. years."

Joseph Klima, '15 Milligan, Neb., .

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(from page 1) less than four-tenths of a percent ofits overall budget." 1

Why the constant implication that PSC is an ineffecient use of state tax dollars?

"Partly because we are the smallest state college, "Dr. Gallentine said. "There is a mentality that sw:uHlness, equates to weakness and waste, _which we certa!nly · don't feel is the case. Many excel m a smaller setting. "A major fallacy in'that rationale is thatsomeonehas to be the smallesulf we were closed, Chadron' State would then be· in a situation of defending itself as the smallest. Then; Wayne State. Then, Kearney. _If you keep cutting pff the tail end, pretty soon you.'ll fmd the knife is at your neck." ,

"Another problem is that we are geographic:ally a lot closer to Lincoln and Omaha, both of which l:lave state universities, than are Wayne, Chadron.and J,<;earney," Dr. Gallentine said. "Many seem to think that.if Peru State were no longer open, all of those students could and would pack up and go to or UN,..Omaha.

"The truth of the matter is that if those students wanted to go to those schools, that is where they would have gone in the first place. They .have i:;hosen Peru State because they like our size, our programs, or it is.,geographically and economically feasible for them to attend college at Peru especially for our nontraditional (over 25 years of age) students.

''And,. finally, we don't have the political clout in the legislature that most of the other colleges have. We don't have a half-dozen legislators or more in our immediate area, as does UN-L or UN-0. So, it is politically expedient to downgrade PSC," he noted.

WHAT TO DO?

How can.Peru State counter these arguements?

"We need to continue to grow, first and foremost," Gallentine said. "If our enrollment should begin to decline, aJutther reduction in state fur;iding is almost assured -"'though to the opposite,increases in funding have not resulted from our increase in enrollment.

"We need additional revenue, particularly from our alumni. Though the college itself is largely to blame for not doing an adequate job of soliciting funds from its former students, the fact remains that an extremely low percentage of alums regularly contribute to the Peru Achievement Foundation," he pointed out.

"And though we have some very fine philanthropists in the fold, many of those who do do so at a level well below their capabilities," he said. "I cannot emphasize enough the fact that for Peru State College to be assured of its continued existence for another 118 years, its alums need to financially support the college. "Finally, those graduates living in Nebraskahavegot to deliver loud and clear a message to state)egislators that they believe in Peru State College," Gallentine concluded. "Hundreds· of our alums did just that this past year,. and believe 'me, it helped buUhere are. thousands .of former Peruvians living within this state's boundaries, and we need support from all.of them if we are to accomplish what we need to."

If you are willing to.help the Campus of a Thousand Oaks in this critical ·period of its· existence,··please consider one or more of these steps;

DI am sending you this contribution today!

D Contact me during your phone-a-thon this fall or winter for a donation.

D I live in Nebraska, and am willing to contact my legislator to urge him to support Peru State College.

D On a separate sheet of paper, 1 am sending you names of students who might be interested in attending Nebraska's oldest college (high sch?ol juniors or seniors, or those already out of high school,

Alvin Haack Overcoming Paralysis

.(EDITOR'S

The following story .i.:i reprinted with the kind permission of Darrell Wellman, '82, ·and first appeared in the February 5, 1985 Auburn PressTribune).

Alvin Haack ('61) is glaa to be back in Auburn and is striving to accomplish things despite becoming paralyzed from the neck down after an accident in late 1983.

With the aid of a computer which he operates by a "sip and

puff' method, Haack i.w wdting about his experiences ;since a tree pruning accident on Nov. 11, 1983. Alvin has been dedicated at ·his writing task and expects to complete it soon. Haack spends several hours each day in front of his computer and makes words by using a technique of sipping and blowing air into a hose which connects into the computer. Although the task is a tedious one, he is pleased

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(from' page 1) suffer," Dr; Gallentine said.

Despite last fall's alltime attendance record of 1,409 students, PSC received additional state funding for the. 1985-86 year of only $ f 1,000, Dr. Gallentine noted.

"That will barely cover, for example, the increase in postage rates imposed last year, not to mention higher costs for virtually everything else the college ·purchases and contracts for," he added.

Donors during the 1985 calendar year, and in subsequent years, 1have the opportunity to donate at various, designated levels of giving.. These levels, or "clubs," will be published Spring issues of

Peru Propst noted. · ·

"Publicizing the names of donors is one way we have of thanking those who financially support PSC," Propst said. The levels of giving include: "Guardian of the Oaks" (S2,000 and above); Trustees Club (Sf,000-sl,999); President's Club (S500-S999); Golden Oaks Club (S300S499); Century Club ($100-$299); Campus Benefactor (S50-S99); Sustainer (s25.:s49); and the Oaks <:::Jub (Sl0S24.99).

Both scholarship funds and non-restricted funds are sought. Scholarship donations are the most popular among donors, but non-restricted funds are needed just as badly, Dr. Gallentine said.

with the amount. of writing which· he · can complete in a day.

The "sip and puff" technique is also utilized by Haack to move in his wheelchair.

After spending nearly two months in a Lincoln hospital, Haack's son, Ken, .made for his father to be transferred to Hillcrest Medical Center in.Tulsa, Okla. Ken, who is a petroleum consulting engineer in Tulsa, heard about the center as being able to help quadriplegics and those who are respirator-dependent.

Alvin's fall severed nerves .Which control .his muscles front the neck down, including those associated with the diaphragm, which means he must breath with aid of a. respirator.

Haack can move about his Auburn home with use of his speciallyo perated wheelchair. With his chair, he can also turn the television and stereo off and on-.

The former 'eacher isn't without dependency on medical personnel, however, as a nurse must. be on duty at all times.

The writing whic.h Haack started shortly. after Christmas · is his · means of communicating with his children and grandchildren about ·ufe since the accidei:it. · He said. his son, Ken; will proofread the story when he is finished.

Haack is unsure about future writing plans, but enjoys doing it to keep

busy. He has developed a system to play dominoes by numbering each piece and said he continues trying ·to thin.k ·of other ways to share time with his grandchildren. A nurse with Haack on the day of this interview would attest to his skill at ·the game.

Haack said he is looking forward to getting outside in the summer. A lover of the outdoors and · a former farmer, he will have some mobility as his wheelchair and respirator are mobile. The family has a van equipped with a lift so he can traveL

Alvin corresponded with Nebraska Educational Television Network about a series "The Nature of Things." He has special interest in a segment about the spinal cord involving animal transplants. '

Haack remains optimistic that someday a medical advancement might be able to help him and other

Alvin isn't a quitter and a magazine published by the rehab center in Tulsa where he spent several months wrote a special feature about his Beverly Brack¢:H, a. re.spiratory spedalist, · said "Mr. Haack's been an inspiration to all of us. l'.ve seen co,utage and determination in people before, but never like his. opened the way for qtber · people in similar situations and .shown us , what courage really is."

Alvin Haack ('61), who was badly hurt in an accident at his home some time ago, demonstrates the "puff-blow" method he uses to write with a microcomputer. (Photo courtesy of Darrell Wellman ('82)

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PERUV• ·. IA..N,... A..1 _people

1910s

Beatrice Blythe Adee

('15) ofSutherland, Neb., had to miss the May Reunion due to a previous ·committment.

"I wo:Uld enjoy being there (Peru) and seeing the Changes being made," &he

Helen Brich Harsfield ('17) of Pasadena, Calif. recalls the Peru lured students of her era "largely withits tree-lined siQewalk§;;an adn:iinistration .building, a practice public school and a prestigious faculty.'

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Except for the practice school, those attractions- and others - remain prime enticements for ever-growing numbers of students to attend Peru!}

Opal Rice Johnstor ('10) of LaJolla, Calif wrote that she "woulc love to attend the Reunion May 17-18,"but her .95 years an.d the c.onsiderable distance prohibited it. She remembers Profs. Gregg, Searson, Delzell, Pres. Crabtree, Beulah Rader, Daisy Nettleton, and

other "wonderful teachers." Opal recalls playing on the basketball team, playing M a r i a i n Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night,'.' and more;

Walter ·Johns9n. ('18) dropped us a note {from Topeka, Kan. us on his life. It included attenpan¢e. the Colorado Sch-001 of Mines. after leaving Peru, then embarking on a career in engineering.· He speQ.t 40· years working for the Kansas ·· State Highway Commission before retiring in 1968.

E!11ma Mattill ('14) of Bozeman, Montana wrote, "It would have been such .a pleasure .to return once again to the Peru State College campus, where lifelong friendships were made. I wonder how many classmates .of the Class of 1914 remain?" (EDITOR'S NOTE: According to our records, 23 members of that class are still on our mailing'Iist).

PSC received word from Edna McKibbe.n Murphy ('17) of Long

Beach; Calif. in respop.se

·to the May · invite. "Edna sends her greetings to all of you," the note read. "She has had a stroke that prevents her from writing· to. you or making the trip her husband, Anson, died last Feb. 4 after years'of marriage."

Le.ola VanAnda Tewell ('16) wrote that after graduating, she taught in Fretiwnt, ·· Neb. until 1920, then a farmer and moved to Waco, Nep. She now tive.s in • Central City •.. Neb., anc:l "l wh;h all Peruvians ·'

Martha · I>ae.Si:hner Wel1dlend ('18), now· residing in Newton, Kan., notes that she has had to give up much of the volunteer wotk slle used to do, "but I still do quite a bit of reading and crocheting.'' She. would welcome correspondence from any who remember her at 200. SW 14th St., Newton, Kan. 67114.

1920s

Veda Rhodus McNeely ('23) dropped her alma mater a note from her Wahoo (Neb.) home. She has done several years of substitute teaching in that area. She is in touch with several. former Peru classmates and corresponds frequently, and would welcome additional letters and cards at her home at 1064 W. 8th,

Don't forget to take the PERU ST ATER along!

If you have moved or are planning to - or if we have misspelled your name or have an incorrect address if you were recently married - or if your household receives more than one copy of the PERU TER ,..... or if we are still sending your ST ATER to your parent's address- ·

LET US KNOW!

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WE LOSE TRACK OF MANY ALUl\4NI EACH TIME WE MAIL THE PERU STATER. WE DO OUR BEST TO KEEP TRACK OF THE NEARLY 8,000 NAMES ON OUR MAILING LIST, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP!

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Wahoo, Neb. 68066. Ola Bell McKernan ('20) of Bassett, Neb., regretted missing the May Reunion for 50-year grads this past spr.ing, but a family tragedy m Utah

the University there since I 1972. Hazel Emmert Dietz- · man ('20) of Milwaukee, ; Wis., couldn't attend the May Reunion, bµt "Congratula- I

for 29\li years, and also held teaching positions in Plattsmouth and Grand Island. "We have visited · the Peru Campus several times and marveled at the changes," he noted, and

Among the 1920s. grads who attended the May Reunion and were on hand when ph<>tos wer" taken were (from left) Floycl Chase ('29), Barton Redfern ('29), Marion• Warner ('29), A.B. Ritchie \'27),

· spoiled her plans to attend. "I do hope to attend next year," she added.

·A name familiar to many, many Peruvians Buettgenbach was on the letter from Elizabeth ··savidge Buettgenbach ('28) regarding the May Reunion. She recalled the "life.:time''. payment of s5 to attend college, plus book rental. EJizabeth, ,who notes her husband "Bitze" has been. gone since '77, remains active in retired teacher groups, AARP, and others, plus extensive travel.

F .L. Conkle ('27) of Casper, Wyo,. ,noted that "As Pres.. of the Class of '27, I planted the ivy at the -southwest corner of the auditorium. There was also a bronze plaque nearby. I have often wondered. if the ivy ever lived. Haven't been back to the college since to check." (EDITOR'S NOTE: PSC sent Mr. Conkle several color pictures indicating that, indeed, the ivy still flourishes).

Gertrude Conger DeLano ('22), now a resident of St. Paul, Minn';, hated to miss the May Reunions of '84 and '85, but her husband is not able to travel at the present time - "but we are hopeful of coming again sometime. I always read the literature from Peru State College with great interest and ha,ve MANY wonderful memories of my time there. I am very proud of all the wonderful achievements of this college. KEEP IT UP!"

Dr. Mark Delzell ('25) continues to keep busy in Vermillion, S.D: where he has been retired from

tions to Peru for its long years of service, and may it continue many more. years in. the ..best traditions of the past. · Hurrah for the Campus ofa Thousand Oaks!"

Margaret Clineburg Jones ('29), who attended the '84 May Reunion, was visiting ,family in Seattle at the time of the '85 gathering. "Last year's Reunion was great and I hate to miss 1985," she notes.

Fannie Cemore Marasco ('28) of Laguna Hills, Calif. wrote "Wish· I were closer so l·could attend {May Reunion), bot it is difficult at this time." She wonders "Does anyone know anything aboQt Lila Jackson forgot her married name? She was my roomate at the Marsh House before you had dormitories."

J. Harold Marren ('29)! who was instrumental in the success enjoyed at the '84 May Reunion, couldn.'t attend this past spring due to ill health. "I send my regards to the old timers, and especially the Class of he noted.

Alice Peshek McKelvie ('20) of Fairfield, Neb. had to miss the '85 May Reunion due to hand surgery, but said "My thoughts are with you always. You are the best in the State. You have my support in every way."

Christine Rasmussen McMahon ('28) is retired from the Denver Public Schools after 28 years as a kindergarten teacher. She also taught in Grand Island, Neb She enjoys retirement and travelling.

Christine's husband, Warren ('27) taught in the Denver Public Schools

mentioned they celebrate. their 50th wedding annivetsary on campus.

Esther Jenkin Pollard ('21) of Falls City wt<>te:

"I deeply regret that I am unable to attend the 50 Year alum meeting," but in addition to maintaining her home in Falls City, spends much time with a daughter in Omaha and a son in Kearney. "We have been very proud of the progress that Peru has made in our area, to establish itself as such a fine place for encouraging persons to continue their education," she added.

·· Margaret Power ('21) reflected ion her 50-year teaching 'cateet,. includ.., ing 45 years in Omaha, where she resides. at Peru were wellspent," she observed.

Loyd V. Prante ('20) wrote from his "summer" home in LaPine., Ore. of his "85 years of · good living - expect 21 more." He noted had a vital and beautiful part in my life." Loyd keeps busy with speaking engagem e n t s a n d w r i t i n g. assignments, plus gardening. He concluded, "Wish I could.be with you (for the May Reunion), but will be fishing in Oregon. Peru is the 'best. Support it."

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Marjorie Fisher·Rickelton ('26) regretted that she couldn't make the trip from Farmington, New Mexico to the Campus of a Thousand Oaks for the May Reunion "but will be thinking of all my friends on those special days in May."

Joseph .Robertson ('28) of Reno, Nev. wrote:· "Dear Old Peru! Thanks

about

you know

and Ruth Cadwell Ritchie ('26). (Photo by Kent Propst)

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tor t e ay Reunion· notice. Yes, I left those halls of learning; the little green pest house near Gockley's, and the Dunning dorm kitchen pantry in l 928, to teach at St. Anthonv, Idaho." He attended i reunion at Peru in 1978, and•"wouid like Perugrads ofClasses · '26-'30 who may remember call and visit , Wrhoeneve,11: in Reno."

Joseph refired ,from the University of NevadaR'.eno in 1971

Dorothy Morris Roettger ('20) couldn't .be on h.and · for the ·May Reunion,; "but I will be thinking ,of you all, for Peru State College holds a special place in my heart." Dorothy does communicate with classmate Loyd Prante, but not many others from her era. Dorothy lives in Lincoln.

nothing can erase the 21 years lspent in Old Peru

I have traveled down memory lane many times and will always have a special spot in my heart for Old Peru."

respohses to the May Reunion.· invi.te came from Hazel Setzer Hammond ('29), Walter Kaltenborn ('28), .i;tnd Mary Kanaly Kiley ('29).

1930s

Pauline Cowen Olsen ('35) th<j.nked. Esther (Bath) Doiel 6f the Perri; State alumni office for "finding" her.after several years on the "lost" alumni list. She has beeh retired from a Lincoln, Neb department store for 16 years, arid she and her husband '.'sit on our mountain .top and enj'oy beautiful Lake Ouachita" in Arkansas. They also travel around the North American continent. Regarding being back on the Stater mailing list, Pauline noted: "It's very rewarding to catch-up on events, past and present from Peru State and Wbn.der what has happened to old friends and classmates."

Helen M. Kucera ('30) "erijoyed (the ·last Stater) even . tho I know fewer «lrttl'' 1fewer '·names each issue." Sh'e :"i:lso provided her a;l,ma mater with the address of a "lost" member of the Class of '60, Georgia Ann Gilley, iwho like. Helen lives in Neb. ·

Reunion

Claire Codington Warman ('29) was ·. among those attending the '85 meeting of the Northern· California Alumni Association ·in San Mateo.

Zelda .Redding Stegeman ('21).of Escondido, CaliL, visits family each year in Nebraska, and hopes to attend the '86 Re,union, set for May 16-17..

Mary Rebuck Tays .('25) corresponded from Gillette, V;./yo .She went to Wyoming 59 years ago at the ripe age of 19, and · rode horseback to the country school she taught at. She has lived in Gillette since '63. "Tell my friends 'hello' for me," she noted.

Helen Taylor Thomas ('20) wrote from Topeka; Kan. regarding the Reunion, "I would like very much to be there. My husband, Bill ('20), and I attended two reunions and enjoyed it very much. I like to read about the Peruvians, so enjoy your paper."

Inez Longfellow Wisdom ('20) wrote: "Greetings from Arkansas! This is a beautiful place to live here in North Ark., but

A ·picture of the old Music Hf:.tll •at·. PSC prompted Evalyn Gilbert Christy 01) of B!".ock to write to·ysc thisspring. The ph<:it\) prompted memo.ries of Robt. Benford, Vict<)r Jindra, and others: Evalyri also supplied the alumni office with an address on Hilda Hintz And.erson '('55), a retfred publiC and private school teacher now residing in Gretna, Neb.

Twb generations of education in the Palmyra and Bennet (Neb.) area came to an end in May with the retirement of Lovina Dowdling Genuchi ('38). She began teaching in that area 29 years ago, and reflected, "I think we expect a lot more of our children now than when I first started."

Maxine 1)·auernicht ('35) of Lincoln, retired after teaching at the University of Nebraska -for 30years, wrote of her "fond memories of my years at Peru, and am grateful for all Peru did for me."

The college received a nice letter from Geneva Saarnorr Pitt ('37) of Tulsa, Okla., whose last visit to campus came

during a 1982 Elderhostel and subsequent Homecoming festivities. Mrs. Pitt, who·taught at Tulsa Central High from 195482, noticed two familiar names in a recent Stater: Gilbert Cook ('34), "a g o o d fr i e n d .t o a freshman" when he was a senior, and WallySugden ('32), her first administrator when she began her tef!Ching. Career in. DeWitt, Neb. "Both earned. mx respect an{ lid.miratto.n, ''·Geneva noted. She added, "J plari to return to Peru in 1987 , to celebrate 50 years after graduation from·· Peru," and would also appreciate hearing from friends who remember her at 1504 E. 45th Pl., Tulsa, Okla. 74105.

·· Arthur "Butsy" Harris · ('35) dropped .us a line re<:ently, noting that h,e was with· the Omaha Public Schools for over. 42· years until retirement in 19.77, including J8 years at Benson High. He mentioned that he sees "lots of. names that were classrriates and friends," at Peru State on the pages ofthe Stater. .

Everett E. Blanchard' (attd. '33- '35), now residing in Oklahoma Ci.ty, responded to an invitation to the May Reunion by writing the "classmates that I best knew will not reach the 50-year mark until 1987. This current group were exalted seniors and mostly known only from a distance." Everett, .who /plans to attend in 1987, also enclosed a donation to "my favorite school."

"No regrets, but many pleasures" is how Grace Corners ('32) of nearby Auburn summed up the dozen years she spent, little by little, pursuing her education at Peru State.

Hubert "Hub" and Lucille Dewey Hilley (both '34), attendees at

the 1984 May Reunion, have moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and didn't care to travel quite that far for the second annual reunion, though they would have liked to. "We love the Campus of a Thousand Oaks," they wrote.

Howard Hatcher ('33) would enjoy seeing any · Peruvi:ms.that get. to his new · residence in San Diegp, ,Calif. He ;would efijo)z from any of his cfassmates and friends · at Clair.einont pr., San Diego, ,,Calif. 92117: ., ··...

William J Hauser ('34) has taken up ;:!..'.'winter residence 'in Ellenton, 'Fla., w.here they, 'were visited by .the'J'Iqward ··. Hatcner's,. The.l;t;fuser's, . who attended the'8'4 May Reunion,. to attend another Jiriie. ':': ·Worley Hod-

t¥ May:Jteunio.n Jnvi.te by inviting ii.PY and all of her friends' fo vi.sit her in the· l>acific · Northwest. She is active in many things , "•tmfelated ·.to schbol teaching," which sh.e did for 35 years. She also asked help in tracking down Frances Moriarty; anyone who can help DOrothy should write her at 3300 Carpenter Rd. SE., #31 Bacchus Court, Olympia, Wash. 98503.

Lenore Harris Hughes (two-year certificate in '33) taught journalism for 20 years, and then began authoring books. Her works include Give Me Room, The Emir, Holy Adobe, and her latest, Adobe Abodes. Now living in El Paso, Texas, her memories of Peru include one that intrigues Stater editor Kent Propst "the earthquake that shook the walls." Any grads with memories of · that incident are asked to contact Kent with more

details.

Max Kerns (attd. '35) of Brewester, Mass., regretted having to miss the May Reunion, but he and brother Friel ('37) always stop by Peru when Max .is visiting Friel in Humboldt. After leaving Peru, Max was appointed- to .the U.S Naval Academy,..servyq .in WW II, and ,in the insurance business in Pontiac, Mfoh. unti1 · retirement in 1976.

Joyce Grub'b ('34) planned ·to make it to another May Reunion but decided at the last minute not tO come, as her "faithful traveling friend" Leona. Givens Heaps ('33) under the weather .!. though both ·hope to get · back next ·time arbund.

Christine Soennichsen Loomis ('30) of Spencer, Neb;· 0.Pi!ed that s1le :'.ta.fghf for·· six· · .y;e,a.rs leaving Petu, and.she andher·husband. be.en retired from a fee'd' a:nd produce · business in Spencer since '72. Regarding her teaching years: '.'Children were kind. and then, but times ·have changed."

Miriam McGrew ('32) has been retired from Penn State University since 1975, but still lives in State College, Penn. She taught art, which she learned from Norma Diddel, she wrote.

Retirement has not slowed Muriel Sugden Newhauser ('35) of Lomita, Calif. A past Master Teacher of elementary in the Los Angeles Unified School System, she is presently a dog show judge for the American Kennel Club. That position has taken her across the U.S. and to England, Australia and Canada.

Robert Pu.riches ·('35) was sorry he missed the May Reunion, but had

· left ·his home in San Luis Obispo, Calif. to visit a son in Washington, D.C. After graduation, he taught and coached in Pawnee City and Seward, Neb , Carson City, Nev., and then San Luis Obispo, from which he retired in '76. He married ' fonher Peruvian Evelyn Slepicka in '39, and 'noted "wish. we could be with you ;all,!" Len Loken ('35), a of Cape Coral, Fla., updated us on his ca r e e f; H i g b Ii g h t s include teaching in Nebraska for IO years, involvement in the business in Lincoln until '66, and then moving to Florida for 12 more years of teaching. He and his wife Jeanne {Slinker), a former Peru Stater, .have been retired since and ,.. they about · s'tr0lls: tJP cemetery hill;<dances at\ Talmage, etc .,,. : ,. }Jatfline Lyle. Scott ('30) cotddn't make it in but hopes to visit Peru State. soon. Nostalgia sorhetinfos drives her to look through her annuals, which recalls so mahy familiar faces and "so much gratitude to Peru State Te<tchers College for preparing me in my pr6fession."

Ellen Zink Vandervort ('32) of Duncan, Ariz. wrote of her visit a year '.lgo, which marked her first return to the Campus of a Thousand Oaks since 1958. After ht.:r visit and on her way hoine, she visited Harold ('32) and Laura Hickson ('33) Stoltz. in Jerome, Idaho "How our tongues did fly!", Ellen noted.

Inez Pettinger Warren ('34) of Syracuse, Neb., took a bit of poetic license in her response to the Mav Reunion invite:

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PSTC grads from the early '30s on hand for a May Reunion photo session were(from left) Howard Bath ('30), Clay Coy ('31 ); Paul Armstrong ('32), and W,ally Sugden ('32). (Photo by Kent Propst)

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£E "If I came llack to Old Peru. I'd find very few that l I close my i.: eyes and count .by score those I knew in .'34. I'd - love to meet them face to Cl'.l face. but many- changes f'IS have taken place. Little I ...., knew when l got my degree that 45 years of teaching l would see. t-.. Every was best of all when school opened in the fall. I wish I could do it again!"

Others from the decade of the I 930's who wrote that would be unable to attend the reunion were Ear} Andrews ('32), John Bath ('32), Thelma Beedle Coleman ('32), Helen Kaltenborri Powell ('31), ·Helen Eads Rathsam ('33), Julia 0 'Brien Slagle ('3S), and Doris Vance Stauss ('33).

1940s

A seventh edition of The Silent Storm, a fictionalized biography of Anne Sullivan Macy teacher of Helen Keller was published earlier this year by Baker Books House. Authors Dr. Ruth Crone ('42) and Marion Marsh Brown ('27) of Omaha note that .the book, first published 22 years ago, has received a national award, become a Junior Literary Guild selection; has been printed in Braille, inade into a Libr!lry of Congress· Talkmg Book, and has been reprinted in England.

Wilber Ege ('48) has retired after 29 years as industrial arts ·and auto mechanics teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was honored at a dinner at Cascio's Steak House in Omaha, · and was surprised with a present of a color TV for his camper, plus luggage.

Robert Good ('49), superintendent of schools at Haigler, Neb. since 1EJ80,. has resigned that position to enter the business profession in Wray, Colo. He has been involved in education for 23 years, last 15 as an administrator.

Bob Logsdon ('47) of Lincoln was featured in an Omaha World-Herald column by Wally Provost in. May. Provost notes that Bob was gearing up the Lincoln Legionnaire Club - site of PSC's annual Lincoln Alumni meetings - for its 25th anniversary celebration at it's site at 57th and 0. "Logsdon. who was a Petu State halfback under the brilliant Al Wheeler, has been. with

Some of the people who attended. the second annual May Reunion for 50-year graduates included (from left) Dorothy Cawthorne Shumard ('37), Darrell Railsback ('35), George Gates ('3S). Butler S. Harkins ('3S), James G.illilan ('35), Charles Penney ('3S), Bill Shumard ('3S); and Margaret Johnson Treat ('35). (Photo by Kent Propst)

the club for 27 years," Provost noted.

Marion Iverson ('49) was honored at a very special ceremony at the end of May on the occasion of her retirement as assistant superintendent of elementary education for Fremont Public Schools in Nebraska. She has

Donor

Update

A number of donors to the Peru Achievement Foundation during the 1984 calendar year were inadvertenly ·pmitted from the Spring edition· of the Stater, which attempted to list, all contributors.

Amb,er Jodry Aldrich ('23), Ms. Ruth Harrison, Edna Maystrick Fitch ('34) and former faculty members Dr. Gil and Mary Ruth Wilson should have been included on the list.

PSC and the P AF regret the .ommissions. and appreciate this ongoing support of Nebraska's first college!

Aldrich gift

·· Mis. Amber Jodry Aldrich ('23) of Auburn has donated s1 ,000 to establish the "Hanson R. and Amber E. ·Aldrich SchqJarsfiip" to. Peru State ·College, the Peru Achfovement Foundation'.has .announced. · ·Tli,e;. reeipient of· the js. Jo b·e a · student···from Ne.maha <Neb,.) C.ounty, Mrs Aldrich s,aid.··· Proceeds· ftotn ·. the investment of the donation will be used to fundthe scholarship.

PSC and PAF thank Mrs. Aldrich and her late husband, Hanson, for the establishment of this scholarship.

served the districtfor 39 Bereuter and Hal Daub. years. Some of the The Campus of a notables attending the Thousand Oaks is proud ceremony induded of this outstanding Nebra·ska Gov. Bob educator! Kerrey, who presented Dr. Melvin D. McKenher with a "Governor's ney (attd. '40-'42) retired Award", and Dr. Anne on July I from the Campbell, past commis- p9sjtion of Executive sioner of education in the Director of the United state. Letters of congrat- School Administrators of ulations were also Kansas, which is based in received from President Topeka.

Ronald Reagan and U.S. Lucile Sandfort LathC on gr es s men Doug rop ('43) retired from the

Ogallala (Neb.) public\ school system after a 41year teaching career which included 15 years as fifth grade teacher at Ogallala. Lucile, who was saluted at a party given in her honor in May, plans to spend more time with het family, travel, and enjoy her hobbies.

1950s

/' The Nebraska State

Business Education Association presented Charles Pickering ('56) of Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca (Neb.) High Scho·01 an award for "outstanding service in business education in the state,. at ceremonies in Omaha last March. Pickering has been a business instructor at S-D-A for 26 years. All pupils and teachers at Diller (Neb.) public schools held a special assembly in May on the occasion of the· retirement of Mary Vanderford Mullens· ('55), the third grade teacher, who retired this year. She spent 15 ol' her.35\12 years in education teaching at Diller, where she also taught vocal and instrumental music. She and her husband Ray ('S4) live in Beatrice.

Marvin Thomsen ('S9) has left his position as superintendent of schools at Bladen (Neb.) to assume the same position in Orleans (Neb.). He has also been superintendent of school districts in the Nebraska communities of W00,d River. McCool Junction; and Beemer.. His philosophy involves expanding a district's .strengths rather than dwelling on its weaknesses. the Oxford

The Rev. Gary L. Schlo!iser ('63) was killed in ah automobile accident ia early July.

Rev. Schlosser had just recently been appointed East District Superintendent of the Nebraska Un.it,ed Methodist Church. Prior to that he was minister of the United Methodist Church in Central City, Neb.

Emma Kelly Musson ('20) passed away in April in New Iberia, La. at the of 84. She had taught m several Colorado communities as well as Indian schools in New Mexico.

Richard E. Hollenbeck (attd. '28-:29) passed away in March at Georgetown, Miss.

MaJ>el Bath Peery (attd. '09-'10) passed away in April in Lincoln, Neb.

Lillie Parson Weekly (attd. '17) passed away in May of '84 in Fresno, Calif.

Dortha McDougal Faris ('54) passed away in May in Tecumseh, Neb. A sister of Martha Melvin, she had taught in ithe. Johnson Co. school system for 40 years.

Gladys Majors·. ('39) passed away in April in· Endicott, Neb, Lynn B. Gifford ('12) , passed away

Mount Vernon, Iowa nursing home at the age of 96. He was a retired teacher and a former member of the Painters Union.

Dorothy H. Beaver ('38) passed away in April in Blair, Neb. at the age of 71. She had taught second grade in Bayard, Neb. Edith Bixby Smith (attd. '07) passed away in April in Omaha, Neb. at the age of 96.

Helen Ida Kreimer .Doermann (attd. '17-'19) passed away in March in Lincoln, Neb. at the age of 86. She had taught in rural Talmage and Cook schools.

Reta King ('37) passed away in March in Hastings, Neb. at the age of 70. She had been a librarian at Chadron State College for 24 years before retiring in 1980. The library was named in her honor three years later.

Myrtle Marie Brown (attd. '22-'24) passed away in April at the age .. of 81. She had taught at the Fairview School, : south of Verdon, Neb. Nellie Jeanette Slagle (attd. '20·'21) passed away in April in Naples, Fla, at the age of 83. She had taught in rural schools •at Burchard,

Freda E. Ihrig ('32) passed away in April in Auburn. Neb at the age of 85. She had been a teacher for many years.

Richard D. Slagle (att. '37-'38) passed away in February in Bellevue after heart surgery at the age of 67. He had owned and operated with his wife Julia, the Bellevue Florists shops.

David C. Graham ('23) passed away in March in .Auburn, Neb. at the age of 79.

Philip Oscar Rihner ('S8) passed away in February in Clio, Iowa at the age of 74. He was a high school teacher at various high schools until his retirement.

Frances Netick C41) passed away in March in Delta, Colo. at the age of 70. She was a teacher and had taught in Anderson, Rai;idolph and Iowa, schools.

The Stater has received belated notices on .t.he deaths of Feme Diekinson ('S6) .and Anna L. Sakryt ('2S).

Audrey Chase Howie ('18) passed away in April of 1984.

Ora Ferguson ('33) passed away in March of· 1985.

Gladys Gunderson ·?erkins ('23) passed away

in Septeri:iber pf 1984

Sylvia Davis Pederson ('30) passed away in September of 1984.

L. Mar•e Kohn ('16) passed away in Castro Valley. Calif.

Blanche Shearer Theisen ('OS) passed away in Milwaukee. Wis.

Edna A. Snell ('09) passed away in June in Benson, Neb. at the age of 95. She had taught school in the Omaha public school system before retiring.

Constance Monnette ('IS) passed away inJune in Auburn, Nebr. at the age of 89. She had taught grade sphool in Stella., Neb.

The Peru Stater has received. notice from Mrs. Luena Cook Wieland ('37) that her brother Moorey· Cook passed away in?July of 1983 in Grand ll;land. He was a custodian from· '53-'60 at PSC

. Faye Slagle passed away irt May in Jacksonville, Ore; at the age of .88. 'Sfie died of acute leukemia

The Stater received belated · notic.e of the death of Henry J. Broderson ('06), who passed away in Oct()ber of '84 in Menlo Park, Calif.

(Neb.) Standard reports.

Jon Appleget ('59), who has gained an outstanding reputation.its a cross country and track coach at Fremont (Neb.) High School, was the subject of an extensive feature in an April issue of the Fremont Tribune. Jon, who said he attended Peru "because I could participate and I thought that would help my coaching bacf<ground," envisioned himself as a· basketball coach (he lettered in football, basketball and track at Peru State),'but has won a number of state cross country and track titles at FHS.

A photography project "developed" by Phyllis Davenport Rosenquist ('55) for a gifted studeqts program in the Nebraska City Public Sch.ools earned the school a grant from Eastman Kodak this past spring. The project has been entered in competition for a national award.

Clara M. "Peggy" Boatman of Auburn, the .college nurse from 195368, sent a note her son

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· "Peggy" aqcfed, · "Peru State has always been very dear to my heart: But for health reasons I haven't been able to be active for a long time. Best wishes always and fond memories!"

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h.as .· been. ··. prqrl11JteQ. · to seriior. chemist with Dayko Rubber C::o,, located· in. . Springfield, Mo:

1960s

been a county commissioner for Otoe County, a position she had fo resign to take the county clerk spot.

Carolee Garver Heim (certificate, '41, ·· bachelor's, '67) was the of a Humboldt ·(Neb.) Standard ·article in May that was hea(llined, "Favorite Te'acher Retires." After leaving Peru in '4 l , Caro lee · taught at Nemaha forone year and at the old.Honey Creek schc>Ol for three years before "retiring" to raise her family. In '65she returned to teaching at Dawson-Verdon schools, anq ·10 years later joined the Humboldt faculty, where she taught social studies and language arts.

Remember?

Many alums will remember the old Music Hall, which served as home to a of departments on campus before it was torn down to make way for the beautiful Jmdra Fine A.rts Building on the Peru State campus.

Ya.Hey •.. Fed¢ral af1d 's felteral divisiq.n in Neb,<Gar¥ w,as ; appoint¢<l vice 19¥, cofupapy in March;. He jained the Platte Valley staff in January after 14 years at the Gering Public Sc.hools.

Joe Ward, '65 l ·• ed.· ·. W11rd ('65), who'.has ·•• tq on • b'een··· ge•netaJ ·. s uperi n- ·.·. .•.. &1.

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qw,,0 ·· mentalscie'ncesemergen- · Chemical u:S.A,, has · cy· medic.a.I ser.vices been named manager of. S(llt •. Portie> .Operattons •• •<t(i.vis()fY 99tincit · tJe is an.d the Salt Dome. secretar¥-treastrrer of the ::feghnology Center. ar Mo11tana s.tate fire Stratton Ridge ..•Tex: · Fighters Ass()ciatiQn; · Ward has beenwith·Dow Cathy Repp ·Johnson ,z•;.s!ncef970. and i:esi:qesi.n ('61) has joined the

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··· ·· John Barton ('65), head in Columbus, Neb. as a track .coach at Nebraska property-casualty sales .City High School, guided agent. Cathy has lived in his Pioneer boys' track Columbus for 18 years, squad to.the state Class B and has been on the title this sprmg. John told Columbus City Schools an assembly at the high Board of Education. She school: "After finishing and her husband Jack

A;< nAilen'' haS been know how we would do Mary Beth ('68 named at state. Thank God we and '80) has been hired to IJf the Oak; (Iowa) didn't change anything." teach social studies at Chamber oLCm:nmerce, Wayne Shafer ('63), Nebraska Cityi High · effective last April. Allen assistant principal · and School, where she had has taught at Bellevue athletic dir.ector. at been working as a (Neb.), served as Southeast Consolictated substituteteacher. educational consultant High School in St.ella, :Kenneth E. Sipes ('61),. and media specialist for Neb., was selected .as a superintendent at'OsceoSouthwest Iowa Learn- district representative for la (Neb.) High School, ing <:;enter, the Nebraska Athletic was .one of 14 Nebraska been marketing director Directors Associa;tion. school officials· honoFed for H.G. Mc Keown Wayne has been A.O. at at the annual PrincipalAssoc. in Red Oak, and Southeasnince '79. · Counselor Freshman · bee.n a self'-employeq Don Bedea f68)" has Advising·conference this consultant. The Red Oak been named high school spring. The honorees noted that his principal at Humboldt must have participated in brother Norman ('56) is a (Neb.) High School. He a freshman advising teacher at Red 's high has been a member of the scnool. • :! H );IS faculty for lQ conference 25 .or more Pat · Simpson years ago. ('68) has be.en

·· county. clerk of Otoe.v 7,;t)fAM&f· .•. Elfrieda···Gawart··('61) County, .Neb. She l"tad · h,011ored. upon her

retirement after 24 years with the Nebraska City school system by the Nebraska City Education

HAVE/GOT NEWS FOR YOU!

We sincerely hope you enjoy reading about the accomplishments of your friends and .classmates in the "Peruvian" section of the Peru Stater.

Association during banquet this spring. I <'ti

The new head volleyball ·-0 coach for the Nevada (Mo.) Public Schools will ;::: be Cheri. (Combs). t'2 I;tqtll, Cperi I.!' am! significant ,. contributions .the i

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tts·'l:iestwisb:es"•to ""!

.Or, Donald R. Scoby i.... ('60) is on the facui,ty of North Dakota Univer- (.jj sity, while his wife Glenna ('60) tea.ches in Fargo, N.D. They live in Lake Park, Minn.

Russ Hicks ('63) has a few h_onors in his d1st10gu1shed career as an educator, a recent one is among his most prestigious. DeWitt (Neb,) TnCounty Senior High School was among .only three Nebraska high schools cited as being exemplary schools by the U.S. Department of Education. "We'r.e the

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E first sc oo m Nebraska, E other than a Class A r'.: sch<;>ol, to receive this "J. national award " he ti' noted of his 147-student Class B school.

former.Ne1bfaska governor J .J. Exon. The Pawnee · · City, Neb. resident, who has not ruled out a run for political office in the future, is a former state, national, and intern • tional president o Jaycees. He keep· occupied with speaking engagements, conducting positive attitude seminars, doing consulting work for a Florida public relati.ons firm, and serving as director of an export trading company in Fla. .

LPn E. Bottcher a professor of. science at .Gu,am Cqllege, is servmg as· ·· president of the Guam Federation of Teachers. The resident of Tamuning, Guam was a June visitor to his alma mater and was seeking PSC who might be mterested in teaching on that Pacific island.

1970s

Robert Maxson Jr. ('72) received his master of arts in special education degree from the University of South Dakota in May. Bob has been employed in the psycho;.)og1cal setvices division of the iBeatrice State Developmental Center for the past 12 years. Boo

and 'his.family reside his. hometown .(}f Be- tendentof.theEasfButler atrice. }>ublic Schools in Bob Bebout .('79),. who Jlrainaf.d, Neb, He had has been teaching music been with the Millard in Aur()ra, Neb., Public Schools for the shifted ca;reers · previous ·12 ye!trs as an execu elt:mentary •.(ea;chu' ... 6rp; coach, and. principal; He tottle and1pis. wife management team .fqr have four children. Beefeater's subsidiaries, Km. r a which include the likes of healt · · the, Mr. Steak restaurants, Univ. sotat w o motel chains, M€>rris, ta Goodyear $tores, and ,. SJ?ring on Peath , more. Bob has relocated · tion._ Part1ctp;i.t1ts in Des Moines, Iowa. ... · .. > reqmred to write Another notable news o"'.h eulogies and

1 the proud parents ,of a · 1ty 111 'l\t(r ,.Sla$ses; one son Ryan Robert, born course studymg nutntion last October. developed ·.a fun yet educational version of a TV game show that they called "Family Food," which included an array of questions on nutrition. Kris has been on the UMM faculty since 1980.

- Bob Carter ('77) and his wife Diane are proud parents of a son, William Robert, born in late June in Falls City, Neb.

Jody Bukacek ('71) was recently promoted to Major in the Air Force Air Corps. Jody, who has been with the military for 14 years, has been transferred from O'Fallon AFB in Illinois to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, where she is the depµty division chief of the propu!Sion division air logistics center. ·

Rick Black ('73) has

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Steve Chatelain (attd. '7 5- '78) has bee.n appointed managing ·editor of the Kearney (Neb.) Daily Hub. Steve worked previously for the Scottsbluff (Neb.) StarHerald and the Keith County Ne.ws in Oga1lala, Neb.

Jan Axdahl ('72) has been named "Outstanding Adult Educator for ··· 1985" by the Adult and· Continuing Education Association of Nebraska.

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The award is given to an ACEAN member who has been working in adult ed for more than three years, and has demonstr.ated an impact · on ed in local, state, reg10nal, and/ or national professional associa.tions, Jan has been involved in that field for nearly nine years. She has worked at the Nebraska Center for Women in york, Neb. as skills, 1nstn,1ctor, aqplt basic and secondary ed, and

has, for the past seven yea'rs been education/ vocation coordinator for that facility a program that has received.national attention.

Rhonda (Ahl) Chomos ('77) and her husband Sandor are proud parents of their second daughter, Julianna, born last December. The Jefferson City, Mo. residents' daughter Meghan is four. Bob McKelvey ('75) has (conririued

Glennis Albin Dolan a 'sharing' mom

(EDITOR'S NOTE:

The following article is reprinted···from the local newspaper where.Glennis Albin' Dolan lives in Illinois).

By Margaret

There's a. special bond between most mothers and daughters. Glennis Albin. Dolan ('46), of Blue Island and her daughter, Colleen do indeed share a special bond.

Colleen has had diabetes since she was 18months,-old and years ago her mother donated one of· her kidneys to Colleen when she had kidney failure.

Then in January of this year, Glennis gave a part of her pancreas· to Colleen, who underwent a pancreas transplant at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis/ St. Paul.

G'Iennis explained they've been doing pancreas transplants' about seven years, but not in this area. Colleen's doctor, who did her transplant, mformed her of this particular surgery and guided her to the University of Minnesota.

Glennis· said· they took the tail of the pancreas from her and. attached that to Colleen's small1 intestine. Now the pancreas produces insulin. and digestive juices and with the success of this surgery, Colleen will be cured of diabetes.

Glennis reports that has returned to work and everything is going fine no more insul.in, no more diet."

Although the diabetes is no longer a threat, Colleen said she will have to take immuni suppressives the rest of her life to keep from rejecting the new organ.

The Dolan family is a close knit one and have lived in this immediate area for a number of years, the last seven in Blue Island. Glennis and her husband, Bob have six children.

Colleen said, "With the kidney. trans plant, I really didn't decide to have the operation whole family went down for tissue testing and just told me to have the surgery. And Mom was the. best match, so she was the donor."

Glennis added, "Basic-

ally, l'm healthy and I really didri 't worry. The kidney transplant was successful and therewere · no. problems until recently when the nerves and musdes in Colleen's leg started to deteriorate."

The doctor warned us that if she didn't have this pancreas surgery in a couple of years she'd be crippled. So it really wasn't that we had to make a decision .it was just something we had to do.

"We went up to Minnesota in December, just before Christmas for tests, but were told we couldn't expect surgery until March or April. However, someone cancelled and our date was moved up to Jan. 2. I was discharged ·Jan. I4 and came home, but went back on Jan. 25 to stay with Colleen. She was discharged Feb 5. There is a special bond between this. mother and daughter. Colleen laughingly said, "After the kidney surgery her friends told me I'd have to start acting like her and go to bingo seven nights a week."

Russ Mort (attd. '74-'77) of the Nebraska and Parks Commission visited Peru State in April to present a lecture held in Delzell HaU. Russ is responsible for enforcing game and parks laws in a large .share of Southeast Nebraska. (Photo by Jeff Carney) ·

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(from page 8) been a trooper for the Nebraska State Patrol since March '84. Bob resides in Fremont, Neb.

Michael A. Davis ('76) and his wife, the former Janet Standerford, are proud of son

Evan Joy, born in March. ·The Davis family lives in , Osceola, Neb.

Lots has. been happenRita ··

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whicb;•.<diq; sis µ. in. salesin '84, has tii.()V:¢t!> fr9m

• · Colo. That means about 30 of its 40 employees are moving, too. Aqfi Guy and Rita had a little. ex.tra something to move with them: third daughter

Lacey L,ynn, born in March. She joins sisters Amy and Daina. ·

J()hn Vicl(ers ('73) is managing the new Super 8 Motel at the Rock Port, Mo. exit on lnterstate29; adjacent to the Trails End· Restaurant. John welcomes any visiting alums to stay at his facility. He c.ontinues to coach football for rival Tarkio, Mo, College, too.

George P. Weiland ('79) is attending summer graduate school. at t.he University of NebraskaLincoln after spending the past year as a .substitute teacher ("about 90% of the S'chool year") in Macy; Neb.

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a laugh and a pleasant memory of their days at Peru State during an Ar.ril meeting of the Northern California Alumni Association were Nels Jr.• ( 56) and Lorraine Clayburn Johnson ('49). The college hopes to its Southern California chapter next spring. (Photo provided by Carlos Hamson, 51)

Northern

by Barbara Clayburn

The term "old home week?' took on enhahced meaning as the Northern California Peru Alumni Association met for their spring reunion luncheon on April 13, 1985, at the Mainliner Club in San Mateo.

Individuals who called Peru "home" as well as being college. alumni happily viewed the treasured. movies. of an earlier day. Marfon and Ralph Haye$ '42 and Norma Hayes Meyer '41, Elinor Majors McGee

''36, Helen Wrightsman Shanks, Dorothy ·Rogers Shumard '34, Hope Carter Fl()ye '42, Laurine Clayburn Johnson '49

Unite Californians

and Ansel Clayburn '52 enjoyed identifying old playmates, neighbors, family members 1 and faculty pictured attending a Training School picnic sometime in the early '30's.

Arthur '38 and Ethel Flick Willard Shumard '35, Claire Codington Warner '29, who were colJege 1 students about that time, identified instructors and coilege friends at football games, trackmeets, and picnics shown, but all attendees enjoyed seeing this film of an earlier Peru.

Especially welcomed for the meeting was President Jerry Gallentine and wife Shirley who had

Rocky Mountain Meeting Planned

The Heatheridge Country Club in the Denver suburb of Aurora will be the site of the ·l 985 meeting of the Peru State College Rocky Mo.untain Alumni Association, according to President Deaq Karr (141).

The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, with a get-acquainted session. at l l a.m. followed by a noon luncheon.

All graduates, former students ·.and other friends of Peru State living in Colorado, Wyoming and Western Nebraska are urged to mark the date on their calendar and to contact friends in. the area and arrange to meet.

For those. travelling from out-of-town, lodging will be available at the Doubletree Motel,

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btought the movie, commenting that each time it was viewed more individuals._of those long ago days were identified. Dr. Gallentine in his remarks told news of Peru State's growth and plans as well as sharing some updates regarding the Peru community's recent successful activities and enterprises

including a downtown beautification project.

Adelaide Pr,okop Dernica '22 received the bouquet of traditi9nal "Peru-blue" and white carnations for representing the earliest · class present while Nels Overgaard '56 was noted as the most recent graduate in attendance: For traveling the. farthest, Ralph Hayes '42 was Tecognized. All received appropriate Peruviana momentos.

Jess Ray '51 and wife Gretchen, Phyllis Steever Redeman '49 and husband Carl, Ken 'St and Joyce Alexander Taylor '50, J.B. Johnson '49, and some others mentioned elsewhere comprised the best represented years of '49'52.

Rex Floyd '*> was the only alumnus as well as former faculty member present.

Ansel '52 and Barbara Clayburn '51 were surprised, touched, and delighted to be recipients of a laser-carved deskpen set in recognition of their 27 years as members and former. officers of this group and in anticipation of their retirement and relocation in Peru June

Carlos Harrison '51, f local president, was honored with a gift and " uni\nimously .re-elected with much appreciation tl.l for the thoughtful ;arrangements, flower '"" decorations, and leadership.

Correspondence trom ; some of those unable to ;;: attend was distributed. The group lingered for "'I more visiting and "'remeniscing after the : singing of the Color Vi Song. .

It was evident· that the Peru Spirit continues to touch lives effectively and beneficially and that the reminders of years at Peru elicit many treasured memories.

Alpha Psi Reactivated

.State College recently reinstated a chapter of t.he honorary theater fraternity, Alpha Psi Omega, according .to Dr. Charles Harper.

Dr. Harper, an associate professor of speech and drama at Peru State, is serving as faculty sponsor of the Zeta Lambda :::hapter

FAMILIAR.FACES LEFT TO VISIT AT THE OL'ALMA MATER?·

just across the street frorn Heatheridge. · More information will be forthcoming in a letter to be sent around August. · ·

Anyone needing fUriher information can contact Dean Karr at 72 Jasmine St., Denver, Colo. 80220, or Kent Propst at PSC by calling toll free (800) 2288811 outside of Nebraska or (800) 742-4412 in Nebraska.

Mary on Adams Heads Local· Club

Mrs. Maryon (Thomas) Adams ('59) was elected president of the Thousand Oaks Alumni Chapter of Peru State College during a meeting held June 13. Mrs. Adams is a Peru resident.

A 1969 alumnus, Carl Satterfield of Nebraska City, was tabbed to serve as the organization's vice president. Mrs. Louella Adams, a 1946 graduate and a Peru resident, was reelected to serve as secretary and treasurer.

In breaking with tradition, the organization decided to elect officers to serve two year terms rather than oneyear appointments. Thus the newly-elected slate of officers will hold their positions through the Spring of 1987.

At the 1 meeting, which was run by outgoing vice president A.B. Ritchie (Class of '27) of Auburn, the group decided to donate $175 to the Peru Achievement Found-

ation. The donation was in addition to funding two $250 scholarships to PSC.

Nebraska first district Senator R. Wiley Remmers of Aubuq1, a 1938 graduate of Peru State, elabo.rated on proceedings in the Unicameral.

In anether development; the group decided to reduce the number of meetings from three to two annually.

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A little help from mother nature proved to be all the Peru State softball team needed, as the Lady Bobcats put together a full slate of games for the first time in three years, ·and produced a rewarding spring season.

Under the· guidane· of sixth year head coach Maxine Mehus, the Lady Bobcats ended with a 1319 mark, an uplifting situation from the previous two years when the team finished 1-11 and 2-9 respectively.

The Lady Bobcats ended the year with a

Merle Bauer is A.D. of the Year

High School athletics have played major role in Merle Bau.er's ('50) life. For the past 35 years, he ·has made it his profession as both a coach and an administrator.

a memorable four-year career in basketball at the campus of a Thousand Oaks, which included .a 76-23 overall mark., and a 44-4 conference record.

with the people I have, and have been fortunate to have good people to work with."

spii:ited showing at the NAIA District 11 playoffs held May 2-3 in Omaha. Peru State earned a win in the opening round with a 1.,0 decision over the College of St. Maty's.

The Lady Bobcats dropped out of t1ie running of the doubleelimination tourney with back-to,-back losses to Kearney State, 6-3, and Concordia, I0-9. In both contests, the Lady Bobcats were ahead at one point, and led Concordia going into the bottom of the final.inning before losing.

Young ··baseballer's Jearn

The Peru State baseball team saved the best for last in '85, as the Bobcats closed out the. year playing some of their finest baseball, winning three of the last seven games.

The Bobcats completed the season with a 6-30 record, breaking the mark for most games played in a season.

Part of the team's problems stemmed from a poor start. At one point, the Bobcats owned a horrendous 1.:.1g record, which included a 1..n mark.after a spring trip to Kansas. and Oklahoma

Offensively, the Bobcats experienced difficulties in

hitting, with a team batting average ,that finished at .244 but hovered around the .200 mark a majority of the year.

The pitching staff also had. its troubles, yielding 37 round trippers and a 10.14 te;:tm earned-runaverage.

·Inexperience played a key role in the strnggle in the field and at the plate, with J3 of the 21 players freshmen, and 14 squad · members in their first year of collegiate baseball. Kevin Rolf, a pitcher from Fullerton, was the only senior on the team.

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Head coach Wayne Davidson said that despite a somewhat disappointing team score in the district , playoffs, the 1985 season was a success for the PSC golf

For the third consecutive year, the Bobcats finished in the upper half of the team standings at the NAJA District 11 playoffs, held April 29-30

Obermeyer On Leave

Dennis Obermeyer ('70), an assisti;i.nt professor of physical education at Peru State College; has beengra.nted sabbatical leave to pursue an advanced degree during the ·t 985-86

academic year. He will pursue an Ed.D. degree in physici;i.I education, specializing m human performance and physiology, at· the University of MissouriColumbia.

Earlier this year, Bauer' was honored for his outstanding service at North Platte High School, by being named the Nebraska Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association for Sports and Physical Education and by the National Council of Secondary School Athletic Directors.

"This is an extremely fine honor to have received," he said. 'Tm really excited about , it. High School athletics have been very good to me in my ca:r;eer." ·

A 1950graduateofPeru State College with· a degree in physical education, Bauer said he has been glad to be associated with high school athletic programs.

"I've really enjoyed teaching and all of my coaching positions,"• Bauers said. "!really like the association with young kids.!'

Bauer started his 'career in coaching in 1950 as the head football, basketball and track coach at Bertrand ·High School. From 1954-57 he operated as head basketball coach and athletic director at Tecumseh and later served as the he<1.d basketball coach at Holdredge High School from 1957-69.

Come this fall, Bauer will enter his 19th year as an athletic director on the high school level, including 17 years of service · at North Platte and two ·at Holdredge prior.

As an athlete; Bauer had

Enjoys

at fhe Lockland Country Club in Hastings.

The Bobc,ats completed the tourney with a team score of 653 strokes, four shots better than a year ago ('84) and good for foruth place overall. The •ca.ts were just one shot off third place Keatney State, which posted a 652.

The top individual score was turned· in by sophomore Chris :Son (Omaha); who tallied a 36-hole mark of 161, including rounds of 80 and 81.

The W,.Op, st ra igh t' .• N.eWniska College Conference titles du:ring Bauer's playing days, .• and made three com;ecutive trips to the National Association of Basketball (('lAIB) tournament in Kansas City, Mo.

Bauer was a starting guard for three seasons, and helped the Bobcats to three 20-win seasons, all under head coach Newt Kyle, (1948, 49, 50). He also had the privilege of playing along side Omer Meeker, one of Peru State's finest cage stars who earned first-team All-American honors in 1951.

Bauer said·he originally enrolled at Peru State College on an athletic football, but didn't participate because of a knee injury he suffered while playing baseball in the summer prior.

As a high school coach, Bauer's teams won a total of 245 .games and lost just 98. One of his greatest moments came in 1967 when his Holdredge Dusters won the Class B state basketball championship. He finished.as the runner-up in 1959.

In 1977- 78, he was named Athletic Director of the Year by the Nebraska Athletic Directors Association. , ln addition to his many duties as athletic director, Bauer his also active in community and church activities.

"I've been fortunate in the past to ·have had success . and winning teams," Bauer said, "I'm happy to have worked

Success

Senior Kirby Marsh of Brunswick and junior Brian Carey of Franklin each finished the meet with a score of 163 strokes. Carey, a transfer from McCook Community college, shot the best round ofany PSE: play5;}r with a 78 on the first day Other individual totals included a 163 by freshman Tony Ryan (Friend),' and an 8.8 and 89 by · Mike Fischer (Friend) an.d · Bruce Knaak (Plainview) respectively, who split the fifth scoring-position.

Bauer will enter regional competition with 0th.er state athletic director a cha1we\tp advance to\ nafforial competition where judges will pick the National Athletic Director of the Year.

Last September, Bauer was nominated for the

national award by Ivan Kershner, an administrative assistant for the North Platte public schools.

Bauer said. he won't be disappointed if he doesn't .receive the national 'h'dnor' as Athletic Director of the Year. He said his reward comes from dopg what he has doing for the past :35 years, working with young kids.

Nick Petrillo ('69) strikes a menacing pose during,a Bobcat baseball contest. Nick and his Cheri Combs (168), have·accepted positions with the public school system in Nevada, Mo. (Photo by Mike Northrup, '84)

Petrillo leaves PSC

Nick Petrillo, a physical education instructor and head baseball coach at Peru State College for the past three years, has announced his resignation, according to athletic director Maxine Mebus.

Petrillo, a · native of Granite City, Ill., led the Bobcats to the NAIA District 11 playoffs in two of his three years as head baseball coach. His team's records included an 11-14 finish in 1983, 10-8 in '84, and a 6-30 mark this spring.

"Being a Peru State ,grad, Nick has shown a lot ofloyalty towards our athletic pro.grams/' Mehus said. "He has done an excellent job here, especially with the baseball prOJ?ram; '7 · Prior to 1oinmgthe Peru State staff, ·Petrillo coached and taught at Beatrice High School and City. South High

in Illinois. He has also served as an assistant coach with the · Bobcat football team for three seasons, includi'ng defensive coordinator in 19.82.

Petrillo has accepted a position to be an assistant football and head baseball coach and elementary· teacher this fall at Nevada Public Schools in Nevada, Missouri.

P.etrillo is a 1969 graduate of Peru State College with a degree in elementary education. ae gafoed his master's degree in education at Northwe:st Missouf'i State in 197.8. While a student on the Campus of a .Thousand Oaks,. Petrillo participated in football and baseball, .earning a total of six varsity letters in the two sports combined.

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by vipce henztl sports information

Without trying to make this sound like every other column I've written, I'll just cut the fat and get right to the good stuff. After all, in the fast world ofsports, one can'nake time to dwell on one subiect too long.

FOOTBALL RECRUITING 'USUAil

You might ta.kethat to be a blah but Jay Adcox and Co. are right on schedule with another topnotch class of recruits. Their efforts, both 1 and nationally, have produ\:!ed another otit$tanding group.of players: A couple of the names you're likely· to hear will include quarterback Gary Kulwicki, wide receiver Ty Monroe, running back Terrance flolder, linebacker David"Stimmerall, and offensive. lineman Matt Mullins. · ·

OAK BOWL GETS SECOND NEW LOOK

Last spring it was the.new grass turf in the Oak Bowl, anq this year it will be'the addition of a new press box. (I haven't stopped thanking the Lord yet for this one.)

Unless you've had fo keep stats or announce a football game, you don't know how cramped and stuffy those outhouse-like boxes can be.

If my calculations are correct and with the aid of ol.d photographs, I'd _guess it has been since near 1950 that

the existing booths were first built. It seems that w.e're overdue for a new facility.

In addition to being able to better cover the games, maybe it will help to attract local and regional high school games as well as collegiate playoffs. You, as fans, will only notice how much better it will look!

HOOP SCOOP

It made total sense to me that the PSC administration named Wayne Davidson to succeed James Libal as ·women's basketball coach. Davidson, currently the PE chairman at PSC, formerly coached at Tarkio for several years and has a proven frack record in the sport. ·

And recruit he has! Tammy Freeburg, a second-team All-Stater in Class B, heads a very talented group of .freshmen. This is one story I think will be worth following. :>tc;t)t tuned, it may take a little while, but I think youill be mildly surprised.

SOMETALENTED FAMILIES

This one is for you trivia buffs. I'll bet most of you (99 percent) didn't know that Dexter Shouse of South Alabama, the second pick of the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Jup.e 18 college basketball draft, is the younger brother of former Bobcat standout Danny Shouse, who delighted crowds from '77 to '79. And how. about Charles Bradley of South Florida University, the 52nd player selected and the second pick of the Sacremento 1\-ings (formerly Kansas City)?

He is the younger half brother of Alvin Holder, the great All-American halfback who rushed past opponents from 1978 to '81.

What athletic families these two guys must come from!! Bobcat fans can be extremely thankful that

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for the past two years.

William T. Crow ('81) has graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center with a doctorate in pharmacy. He and his wife will be moving to Tucson, Ariz., where Bill will serve a year's residency in the Veterans Hospital.

Barbara DuBois ('83) has been hired to teach ma.thematics at Nebraska City High School, where she bad been serving as a substitute. Anyone familiar with PSC these days mightfindthe name ·familiar: Barbara has three children plus a daughter-in-law currently attending Peru State.

·Susa.n Simpson LeGrand has been hired to teach remedial math for the Nebraska City Public Schools. She has been serving the district as a substitute teacher for some time.

Valerie Able ('SI) has ·opened a new business in Auburn, Val:s Pizza and Sub Shop. But that and her family, including husband Leroy ('76) and their three children, apparently aren't enough to keep her busy, as she will continue to teach kindergarten at Ne bra.ska City Lourdes schools this fall.

Tony Nebelsick ('83) has been hired to teach music in Scribner, Neb. this fall. He had been K-12 voc<}l and instrumental music at Bladell, Neb.

Tom Wooten ('80) and his wife, Denise, are proud parents of a son, Zachary Thomas, born last August. Tom is presently sales representative foi: Great ·American Opportunities, Inc., and they live .in Lincoln.

Lee Fellers ('84) is employed in the accounting department for Egging Manufacturing in Gurley, Neb. He resides in Sidney, Neb.

Julie Beatty ('85) is the new social se.rvices director for the Valley View. care Center in Auburn, a position she started four days after receiving her degree from PSC.

.Joni JennellYost Davis ('80) has been awarded a certificate in manage- · ment accounting from the Institute of Management Accounting in Montvale, N.J. Joni is an auditor for the Omaha Public Power

Kimberly Schreiner ('85) is now training administrator for the McDonald's Corporate Accounting Center in Dallas, Tex. Now residing .within sight of the new Dallas Cowboys football center in Irving, Tex., Kim notes "I guess all those Big Mac's have finally paid off!"

Kim Alexander ('85) is the new English and speech teacher and head • volleyball coach at St. Paul, Neb.

Ron 'White. ('85) has

Bob Bowman ('85) is teaching driver education for the Plattsmout·h (Neb.) Public School system, his hometown, Penny Coonce' ('85) will soon begin teaching at the West Olive ··rural school near David City, Neb.

Joe LaRosa ('85) is 1t graduate assistant ;it Kearney State College.

Rosalie,, Quackenbush ('85) is the new marketing coordinator for the ' Martin Luther Home in Beatrice, Neb.

Gene Le Vasseur ('85) has been hired as vocal musie teacher and assistant girl's basketball coach for Satanta (Kan.) Schools.

Gary Winingham ('85) will be teaching business .at Sl;:i.gle Senior High in Kansas City, Kan.

Wendy Shuey ('84), PSC's 1984 Homecoming queen, is now. a revenue auditor for the Nebraska Department of Revenue in Lincoln.

Colleen Chapman ('85) has been appointed ·business teacher, head volleyball coa,ch, and assistant girl's basketball coach at Callway (Neb.) High School.

Another newcomer to the teaching and coaching staff at Callaway this fall will be Randy Simpson ('85).

Diane Volker ('85) has been appointed produce managerfor the Jack and Jill grocery store in. Auburn, Neb.

Greg Cqnn ('85) has been hired industr.ial arts instructor and head volleyball coach at Wausa (Neb.).

Ronda Kunecke (185)

they had a chance to watch thses two highly-skilled athletes. Just think of the back yard games their folks r used to be. treated to at home. I mean, you could

NEW FACES ON THE SCENE

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There will be some new faces on the campijs.tbis fall, \'-l with track and cross country mentor Qennis S' Obermeyer ('70) leaving (temporarily) to complete his doctorate degree, and Nick Petrillo ('69) resigning to i :t teach and coach at Nevada Public Schools in l'-l Missouri. 1i

In· addition, the Bobcats have added Dan Gooch to 1! the football staff this spring. Gooch; a Morehead State (Ken.) University graduate, formerly played "" professional football with the Birmingham Stallions ; of the USFL in 1984 before retiring. \:le

He's big enough to get a job carrying refrigerators. Vi He sould help to lend valuable knowledge to the coaching staff from his professional experience

LEGISLATIVE CUTS WILL HURT

I normally start to get hot about this subject, but I'll , keep it short and sweet. The athletic budget cuts · approved by the Nebraska State legislature will mean some changes will occur with the loss of some S59,000 dollars.from PSC. All four state schools and. UNO will feel the crunch. (UNO has already dropped baseball'

Your part as alumni will be very important. By picking up the phone and calling your representative in the Unicameral (if you live in Nebraska), you 11 help to get at the root of the problem. Neither our athletic budget, nor the college, can absorb another 50 percent reduction for the '86-'87 year.

will be attending graduate school .at Northwest Missouri Stat.e University in Maryville.

Donna Lockard ('85) will be teaching English at Fairfax (Mo.) community sc.hools.

Rod Reuter ('85) will be engaged in farming near· D1+nbar, Neb.

Anita Searcey ('85)has joined the faculty of Lewiston (Neb.) Public Schools as remedial math and reading teacher and art teacher.

Beth Hauberg ('85) is the new special education. instructor foj Educa.tional Service Unit #4 and

will be working with Palmyra and Douglas (Neb.) schools.

Rhonda Buethe ('85) will be a special ed teacher and coach for the Plattsmouth Public Schools this fall.

Todd Slagle ('85) has been hired to teach math and computer science for the Effingham (Kan.) school district. Marsl)a Kentopp ('85)· will be· serving. the Seneca, Kan school system as English and speech instructor.

Judy '(>outre ('85) will begip. teaching elementary scliool at Milligan, Neb. this fall.

Alan Lunzman ('85) will be teaching junior high math at Millard, Neb. this fall.

Barry Smith ('85) will begin ·teaching math at Pius X High School in Lincoln this fall.

Wayne Dolezal ('85) will entei: law school at the University of NebraskaLincoln this fall.

Jeff Parker ('84). has been hired as a telemarketing representative for the Crescent Electric Co. Of East St. Louis, IIC 0 Another entrant into law school will .be Boyd ·Marquardt. ('85), who (continued on page 12)

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THIS COMING FALL, PLAN ON SEEING A NEW LINE OF GIFT IDEAS IN THE BOOKSTORE, GEARED ESPECIALLY !0 PERU STATE

ALUMNL

A big Homecoming display is being planned for this October with alumni in mind, and special sales will be targeted directly to you. MAKE

§ '" (frcrn1 page 9) ,. § will begin at the University of Colorado this fall.

Georjean Schimke ('85) has been hired as a math ::S teacher in Modesto, Calif.

Donovan ('85) will be teaching math and· coaching this fall at, Omaha South High School.

Frank Washburn ('85) is one of a number of Peru grads hired by ,Pamida, Inc., where he will work as a training coordinator.

Kathryn Bohling ('85) will teach science beginning this fall for Rock Port (Mo.) High School.

Mary Neels ('85) is work,ing for United Service out of Auburn.

Susan Thomas ('85) will be attending graduate school at Creighton University this fall.

Laurie Earnest ('SS) has been appointed· a graduate assistant at the Univer.sity of NebraskaOmaha.

Todd .Halvorsen ('85) is the head football and girl's basketball at Iberia (Mo.) High School.

Paiu Thomnson ('SS)

has been hired by Omaha Central High School as a physical education instructor and assistant volleyball coach.

Sharon Holsing ('85) will serve the Norris Public Power District as administrative assistant.

·Mark ('SS) has been hired by the Johnson-Brock (Neb.) Public Schools as fifth grade teacher and assistant boy's basketball coach.

the Kingman (Kan.) school system has hired Linda Jones ('85) as a math teacher.

' Kelly Juhl ('8S) is farming near his hometown of Irwin, Iowa.

Terry Matzen ('85) is a management trainee for Pamida, Inc.

Another management trainee for Pamida is Deborah (Pfeil) Miller ('85).

Tony Niday ('85) is working for Hormel Foods as a production manager.

James Meredith ('85) has been hired by. the Union Pacific Rail Road as a junior auditor.

Shirley Neddenriep ('SS) has been employed by the Nebraska Public Power District's Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville, Neb. as a clerical aide.

Kenneth Myers.('8S) is a new mathematics teacher

newsbriefs

NEW VICE PRESIDENT

Channing Cox of Prescott, .Arizona has been appointed vice-president of Peru State College by the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges. He began his position on July 8.

Dr. Clyde Barrett will return to the PSC English Department this fall. ·

ENROLLMENT NEWS REMAINS GQOJ)

Paced by an over 11 percent leap in students taking class on the Campus of a Thousand Oaks this spring, Peru has reported an overall spring enrollment increase of 4.3 percent.

Spring '85 enrollment figures showed 1,358 students taking credit-producing coursework compared to 1,302 in 1984. ,.

Dormitory occupancy showed a strong nine percent rate of growth despite an upturn in the number of spots in PSC residence halls this spring. ·

FACULTY HONORED

Peru State College faculty memberl Lyle and Wreathea Hicks were recognhed for teachmg excellence by the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges.

The Boa.fd recognized 16 teachers from the colleges during · its first Teaching Excellence Award commemoration this year.

McKercher joined the staff in 1959 and is currently associate professor of mathematics.

Ms. Hicks joined the staff in 1968 and was associate professor of English. She retired at the end of the 1984• 85 academic year:

NEW BUSINESS DIVISION CHAIR

Dr. James E. Thomas has been named the new chairman of the business division, the largest at State. College.

His appointment will be effective Aug. 1.

He has been a residen! ·of Missouri City, Texas and was associate.prQfe.ssor of at the University · of Houston-Victoria.

and coach for the

·Nodaway-Holt (Mo.) school system.

Jenny Moerer ('8S) has joined the office staff of German Mutual Insurance in.nearby Auburn.

Diane Coover ('84) and twin sister Karen (Coover) Frazee ('83) share more than their looks, clothes, and the fact that both were PSC Homecoming queens, an article in the Papillion (Neb.) Times noted this summer. They have combined their voices in "Two for the One " a contemporary duet that ranked seventh nationally in the '83 AllAmerican Collegiate Talent Search. They went to Nashville, Tenn. ·in June to visit with a recording producer in hopes of landing a recording contract. Karen, who uses her maiden name professionally, works in a Christian bookstore in California, while Diane teaches kindergarten in Papillion.

Roger Kennell ('85) has been appointed branch represent.a tive for Household Finance Company in Lincoln.

David Uldrich ('82) and his wife Janet are proud parents of a son, Corey Rae, born in June. Dave teaches social studies at Allen, Nebraska.

Philip Hall ('8S) has been ·hired to teach mathematics at Southeast Consolidated High School in Stella, Neb.

Kevin Rolf ('85) is the new assistant manager of a J>izza Hut .in Hastings, Neb.

Carrie Nelson ('SS) wi11 be teaching fourth grade at the Snake River School District in Black PSC students. Barbara Edwards and Brett Huston were married last February in Auburn.

Byron Maynes.('84)and Elizabeth Donney, both of Carson, Iowa, plan to marry in July in. Carson.

Gary Bender ('85) and Kim Alexander ('8S)were married in June in Auburn, Nebr.

Duane SJ(iJes ('78) and Denise Wright were married in June in North Platte, Neb.

, Tom Bock ('84) and Brenda Rippe, a at PSC, were married m May in Talmage, Neb.

Steve Adams ('84) and Kris.ti Hutton were married in May in Plattsmouth, Neb.

Natalie Hart ('84) and Michael.Sisco were. to. be: · married in June.

L.B. Mathews: A caringfriend

Lavern Buckingham Ma.thews passed away March 25, 1985 leaving behind fond memories for many people of Peru. Lavern was born in the town of Max in western Nebraska in June of 1893 .. He attended high school in Blue Springs, Nebraska ·virtually all o.f his .\te c.lfters. ibeing Peru· State graduates. With. their en,couragement he entered Peru Teachers College in 1913. He left Peru in l 915 and earned an A.B. with Phi Beta Kappa honors at Nebraska University. His teaching career was .interrupted by the first World War. He was a seargent in the artillery in France and when the war ended he headed back to his high school sweetl1eart, Ruth Vernon, whom he married in 1923. They had one son, Max Vernon Mathews, now living in Murray Hill; N.J.

While earning his master's degree in education from Columbia's (N.Y.) Teachers Colle,ge he was a principal in David City, Nebraska and Columbus, Nebraska.

In 1927 he and Ruth moved to Peru and he took the position as principal of the high school division of the 'Training School for prospective teachers. He remained on the staff of Nebraska's first college for 34 years.

When the Navy located an officers training program on the campus, Mathews wasassigned to teach eneral h sics.

When the p.rogram ended, he was appointed Registrar of the college. He held this position for five years.

Then he al:ld Ruth took up teaching physics and health education, respectively, at the college until their retirement in 1961.

Mathews loved the hills. and trees ·of Peru, so as retfrement .approached; they purchased a small farm overlooking the river and started construction of their home, Mt. Vernon Heights.

after Ruth's untimely dealth in 1963. She was buried at Blue Springs cemetery. Mathews' ashes were interred near his wife. ·

Work was Mathews' real love. It didn't matter what kind. He had witnessed the changes throughout life from the simplicity of the covered wagon throuxh the complexity of the computer.

Amy K._eithley, a senior at PSC, and Doug DeBol were married in June in Dawson, Neb.

Carolea Heller Roelfs ('80) was 'married to Danny Roelfs in May of 1980. They are now proud parents of Jonathon, born September of. 1984.

Mark Paneitz, a student at PSC, and Sheri Mangels were married in March in DeWitt, Neb. Mark is a member of the Bobcat football team.

Julia Kean ('84) and Scott Martinosky were to be married in June in Dawson, Neb.·

Lorrie Cornes ('84) and Todd McFarland ('83) were married in Apnl in Auburn.

Rock Nelson (',84) and Lori Monovitz were

Ruth's sister, Mary .Alice Vernon, retired to join them and stayed as Lavern's com anion married m May m Omaha. Mr. Nelson is. presently employed with Plattsmouth Public Schools.

Jeffrey C. Parker ('84) and Dolly Streit(att. '83'84) plan to be marriedin July.

Rhonda Buethe ('8S) and Dennis Heim plan to be married in July in Plattsmouth, Neb.

Mary Neels ('8S) and Jack Frary, a junior at ' PSC, plan to be married in July at Paul, Neb.

Jerry Giint ('81) and Kelly Frauen were to be married in June in Archer, Neb. Jerry is currently employed at Grint Farm Sargent, Neb.

Ruby Dill, a student at PSC, and Sterling·

Haynes were to be married in June in ·

The students, faculty, and friends who had the privilege to·know Lavern B. Mathews will miss him greatly, not only for his contributions to ··1Peru and the college but also as a carin friend.

•Sargent, Neb. Sterling is an assistant manager at the Auburn Pizza Hut. PSC students Mary Zastrow and Joe Horky were to be married in Augustin Cordova, Neb.

Gail ·J:;aiumle ('84). and James ·B. · Braun were married this past spring and are currently residing in Yuba City, Calif. J.B. had served PSC as its food service director.

Tom Boeche, a PSC student, and Cathy Cooper plan to be married in August in Nebraska City. Cathy plans to enroll at PSC this fall.

Thomas Irvin ('83) and Connie Petzoldt were f!1arried in April at Hastings, Neb. They are ·· living in Papillion, Neb., and he is manager of the· Omaha Raquet Club.

1 footba!l had. a 1952 by .the <;lub ()f · tremendous impact m molding KansJ;ls City; mducti<>n mto the and lns Fi:an, •• to young.people'S:.lives:''> ..•... ···•·· · ·· Heims. Athletic Foundatjon North Carolina, where he spent .'.'fhe'J 9SS• F ootbaUHall of Fame in 1959·-: a lot of time on tile ¢()Uf8e. approved the naming ()f the· iµ its first year of existeJ}ce and, He JilWay on June§, 1982 facility 9n ,¥ay ''17 1uin while still and (lt the age of S3. / · ·, .·.·.

has come for the at Jeastin small part, to •t·be favor. h Al;" a legen4 even Y retiremtint in 1965, ,<>n reco·g·n·i···tjon. o···f.·· .• a ·nd.·•.a.:PP;.re·c.iat1···on. ac·tive·.·:e.•e.a.ch·.·1· a.nd in.duction int.o •.:H phi·l.·()····s·o··PhrY.· of· J 1 1 a ir.·•.·.•·.·.pJ f}>r of tb,e Nt?Praska .Football Hall of and sportsmanshlJ?' hm;>. sery15e/' accgrd.1ng · to. Fame trt' 1983'. .·

µs Qf a collegef }t,s

· t\\t .,tl1;,:1.t..same time 7 the late ·· Coa,ch Wheeler .wiJ.l become the · ' · int'o Pef'lt new. "Athletic: · Han of are for .. A:pril in wlfat ge9ome. the .•''Al· Wheeler. {:'ef1ter" at Peru State

·. I9&'ttat all 'the man did for Nebraska's first college," reflected PS.C President Jerry

State.in for steppe,Q: down as lte,c;l:coacli.in ..Hts bead ()Oaching re9ofd .129Three ·Of,his went l.lnbeattin· · ije was seJe<;<ted • :·Nebraska Coachof the by the Orniiha .·and gained a similarhonorin 1961 by Al Wheeler the Lincoln Gal.lentine. "Not jyst on his. gre'J;l.te,st individµal football field; Some ofhis n;t()'st .· l;l()n()rs were bis as Allloyal students were , not ·just American Coach of the Year in

50-Veat alums take not.el

wilkcome alive this spring when Peru State hosts its third

Three·ot' Ii.is teams -1940. t952 at).d 1953·,....·went unbeaten.·•He enjoY.ed a remarkable 26-game winning streak that front 1951-54. Not only :was he a Successful .and .highly-regarded teachetand .coach, but be was mor.e than .a fair ballplayer in his. day as w.ell. Probably his most noteworthy accomplishment 9n the field came in 1921 when a11d his · Obe:flin (Ohio) College squad upset Big IO powerhouse Ohio State.,

Largesl·glft from Davids on

annual M::ty Rel.!_nion for 50,-year and earlier-alu,mn.i. · The largest singfe gift .ever received by Peru State. College and the Sl{eciaFguests this year wiU-be.the '36 noted President Peru Achievement Foundatio:n has been announced by PSC · ·. ·· ' •. ·· President Jerry Gallentine.; ,

T;ll.e. "YUJ/be held t;lle weekend of May 16-1?, 1986 The estate of hobart Alvin in Okla. will be sent later, alums are eacouraged.to mark their $123,09.3.53 to the f The gift 1s m calen(faps now. ·.· ·.· memory of Mr. Davidson's sister, Phylhs Davidson. ·

Alurns returned from beth coasts andalipoints in between for Phyllis Davidson. served as a physical education teacher. and the,:fi,rst. two gatherings, Those. interested are welcome to contact 'tl/director of women's physical egu,catioI1 at Peru State from Kenf Prdpst ttt the college in.order to get names and addresses of Ms. Davidson passed awaycii;i)983 ...··· •. . . · cla$sma:tes.. ' ' · The gift Will be placedinan•endowment, with the income expected "W.e to stress the fa9t that 50-year alums shouid begin to provide $10,000-$12,()00 per in scholarship money. conta9tiI1g each. o.ther now and to make plans.to meet in Peru that "This. is a major addition to our scholars pip funding and a great weekend," Propst .sa id. · (see page 6)· ·

*·• •· notetiety: But it shql,llc:t not '.Pe f orgqtteJ} tita.this bJils.lCetball a)i<i ..sqµads . :wete as \\feJl. 4 · His h'ad bas.ketbaJl coa¥hing victorieS: ,...... 95 · _ standS.thint on the ..time, list at •Peru·. St:&te, trailin:g:orilY.Jack M.clntire(250) - one 9f hisproteges-an<:J Newt He wasresp9nsiblefor reiJ}stituting .pasel}all at Peru State after tjecades. of abscence Under his athletic directorship, (seepage3)

P_eru State initiates 'alum.ni recruitment' program this fall

Efforts to keep. Peru St::tte College "On The· .Grow" have been expanded into an organized p(o:gl'arn soliciting alu.mni to help< in student recruitment, according to Joy ('65), dean of stu,de11t aff,airs.

Th.e · Peru• Stat'e College "Alumni RecruitiI1g Program'' is to. increase f,

enrollment through names of · prospective students provided by alums.

Coordinated by Carolyn Bredemeier, alumni/ Foundation secretary, the program is di.vided int() two parts.

Alums who graduated between 1959-69 and who reside in. the region were contacted tl:lis fall

and asked t() provid,ethe college with the names of their children and other college ::tge students. PSC then. initiates C;qntact with these. prospects. ·.•· · This ph<Jse of bas beenJimited. to the NebraskaIowa-Kansas"!Missou.ri area to .keep .• costs: d9wn and · target regional students, Joy explained. ,

The second phase .of the project involves 1983, '84 and '85 They have been asked to provide names of brdthers, sisters, or other and ac9uaintances of college age.

The college has great hopes for the program, Joy noted. Other than providing names to the college, .nothing further is

required of the alums'. · "Of course, all of our alumni are strongly encouraged to recommend students to. Peru State ·College, no where they sai.d. ••continued growth·.is essential to the well being and the·future of Pern .State · College," he concluded.

Perusings Alumnotes ...

by Kent Propst Alumni Affairs

WE GOTTA GROW

First, some very good news: enrollment at Peru State has soared to an all·time record of right at l,500 students. That reflects an of approximately percent in just f()ur All that timewhen the number of high school graduates contmues to declin:,e.. :. 1 1 ••

It's too bad you, of.hours on.camp11s ditring an average the. bustle, the isn.'tjyst a of of mstrucuon -7 As al}l alumnus of 1'jebras'kats 1 fir,st .J h()pe i11 oµr, pride at what has been acgpmphshed mlhe fa:ce of steep So, we're content to rest on our accomplishments, right?

THE CRISIS

You gotta be kidding. We 're still slugging away in the state legislature, tryipg to justify our very existence. /

Former prof, writes from Texas.

Dear Peru Stater

Thank you for sending the Peru State College alumni notes. We now have a new address after moving several times since retiring in 1972, we have a permanent address in l\.errville, Texas northwest of San Antonio. "

I was director of speech and at Peru State College from 1931·37. ForseveralyearsI maintained· contact with many

of the students that had been in the plays that I directed or who serv.ed ·on the debate team.

One of iny former classmates, Robert D. Moore, took my place at Peru, and I was able to follow events at Peru .as I saw Moore from time to time as Ada, where I wasteachingi110klahoma, was his home town.

We have a special fondness· for Peru. as we spent the first five years of our married life there. 1

Our first two children were born in the hospital at Nebraska City. Most of the people that we knew are now retired and I do not see many familiar names, as most of the people who attend homecoming activities are more recent graduates. We might be able to come some year when students from the '30's are t:here for some special event.

Very truly yoqrs, Dr. D.J. Nabors

·Musical memories lor '37 alum

Dear Peru Stater an agncultural..c.ns_1s.is noqust talk. It is real, it is profound, ·I have read the summer Peru and appears the is not gomg to go away overnight. Stater with great interest and 'a lax receipts the State ot Nebrask.aareaown. appropnat1ons feeling of nostalgia after seeing to state are dewn, too:. names (and pictures) of former The state· !lgreed to provide I!S with a three•. classmates an:d friends. percent wage this year·- but they dtdn""t prov1d(! thefunds to · ,,,. . , pay for the raise. So, out of.the operating budgi;:t it came: /My years at Peru (1933·37)

Now, those .of vou i!1 the west kn?w that all of the talk

those post-depression years was of high quality!

continued to be an important part of my life!

·My husband, who i.s an attorney here, and I have lived in Miami for more than 40 yearsbut we still love Nebraska and visit relatives there.

Now, at press time, the legislature is in special session, aiming were surely hap.py ones ·-and the a further budget reduction. How are we to educate all of these education , available to us in

Priceless memories include my piano lessons with.Mr. Benford, qollege choir l,lnder Mr. Steck, my part in theto·Ed Trio, and the privilege of working with Phyllis Davidson as accoll1panist for her dancing classes.

Needless to say, music has

Most sincerely, Evelyn Jones Simon, '37 students increasing numbers of thell1-- when ,the money to do it is · ' being cut?

Letter fro rn a 20-year Sl1Jdent

To be I doubt if many. farmers in the got a three Dear Peru Stater > Field, Texas. During Wodd 1957. Smart, wasn't I? 1937-57to raise. I know family backh?me didn't. I am Wendell w. Hutchison, II, I flew 3.5 combat miss10ns complete co!lege!

But 1t would appear logical that when times are tough, some of the formerly from Ande.rson · Iowa. QVer Japan m B·29's and ended Upon ret1rement. ( 196 l), I best solutions are alternatives provided by educated people. Difficult I enrolled at PSTC in J937. I the war as a Major. moved to Riverton, Wyo., I went times demand smart moves. . lived at the "Wea,re House" until I served a six month tour as an into partnership of a bar and Instead, our frighteningly under:paid faculty are seeing their the men's dorm was built then in Air Force observer. with the lounge with my brother. AfterlO purchasing power declining ··.certainly not a nationwide trend in the men's.dorm; until I Peru United Nations in Palestine' in years of thisn:tt-race, I sqld out, highereducation,Therearegreenerpastureselsewhere,andwei.runa in 1940 to move 1 .to. Cegar 194g,..49. Jhe. Korean then•inanaged the·ta·rgestEagles serious risk of losing/our best and t>dghtest educators to states that. Rapids Iowa. · · Conflict erupted, l was sent to Club in Wyoming, in Riverton, can m.atch salaries to teaching abilities. · I wa; there to continue the Korea for six ·mont}is, then in for five. years, then three years

Meanwhile, the.st.ate seems to think the answer lies in cuts, cuts, Civilian f>ilot Flight Training Japan fl)r three·year:s:. . . . . . . managmg the Elks Club. cuts, with in<?r7ases .in tuition. rates ·- which come that I had started at Peru during After .graduation. from th(! Air: Finally, in I 981, l again, at a time when our citizenry can least afford the mcreases. · · .the 1940 summer school session Fore:(!. St:aff and €ommand and now spend all the time 1 can .fS€'s relatively low tuition rate is one of the biggest reasons we a.re flying out of the Auburn airport'. Sc.hool '· Ala'., I just playing golf. educating hundreds more students than. we did just a few short years. :, Upon completion of the flight Wll;S P.rofessor of Air _I have had an interesting ago. N?t the reason -. our quality and enhanced. training in Iowa, I joined the Sc1en.ce at; Qklahpma M. smce I left PSC and most of it rep!;!tat1on cant be overlooked - but a big one, without a doubt Air Corps as a flying There tc.ontmued lriY -· was due to Pr.of. A.V. Larso.n DOES NEBRASKA NEED PSC? · · cadet, finishing my training at rather, my studies ."'- who, along with some of his

A l · 11 ·b ·ii d. · Randolph Field and Brooks and re<:;e1ved my B.A. degree m • students, was the promoter for s a ways, tt a ()i s own to getting the civilian pilot training

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State. could avoid a reduct10n. · · I would like to extend to all

We at PSC feel deservmg of some kmd of fundmg mcrease to help program instituted at Peru offset .the .enrol.lme!lt. But we'd probably be tickled if we.

Yet there are people m who contmue to quest10n need · .· Peru Staters and former college for a state-supported college m Peru. Apparen!ly, they see four- Dear Peru . , My drama prof .was D.J. friends an invitation to stop an.d You put Lyle Scotts Nabors who left to go to Ada, visitiftheyareeverinthispartof educate I ,500 misspent name m the Stater Okla. Do you know where he is? Wyoming!

'They don't need a college in Peru," the logic goes. "Those students not her address. I'd ltke to wnte Would love to come to Sincerely c<?uld head 70 or ,80 miles up road University campuses in to her. Homecoming, l:mt my husband ' Lmcoln or. Omaha t:o get education. , She was my "Big Sister" the fall p'.!, cannot Wendell W. Hutchison

The fact Others wouldn t. of 1929 when I came over from tnp and I cant leave him. We <I

Those who most. of our Watson, Mo. asa freshman. She both love to .be .,there.

studef;lts, me;>s.t of'\Vhon:i. mamtam a home, a famtly and, a JOb m the was a lovely Big Sister and very Smc:erely, area, in add1t10n college careers Others couldn t afford the helpfuf Where is she? v· . . M N 1 C higher tuition they.would 1 have to pay at the University. · · 1rg1ma. c ea onkle

Those who wouldn't gcJ to the University toute include those students who don't wish tp:attend a metropolitan college tens of' thousands of· fellow students, in classes often taught by graduate/

assistants. · ·

We're nearing a crossroads. If we don't continue to grow in enrollment, legislators are gping to use that rationale (stable or declining enrollment) as an arguement to us down. But it \pretty tough to grow when you 're facmg redu?ed budgets. It · takes dollars to educate people, to pay adequate salanes for capable faculty, to stay abreast of technological changes.

WHAT·TO DO?

I've sajd it before, and I'll reiterate it. Help us grow. Send us names of prospective students. €ontribute funds to allow us to provide scholarships to deserving and needy students. Talk to your state legislator, if you reside in Nebraska, and make sure he knows that Peru State College is important to the future of this state.

The alternative? You might not want to hear about it. Keep. in .touch!

Dage 2

N,eta; returns a favor

Dear. Peru Stater Weird' things to remember. I remember in the basement of the women's dorm, we used to heat soft water for shampooing our hair by running the big tubs full of hot hard water and placing a pail of soft cistern water in it.

In all my years in Alaska, lhave met only one other Peruvian, although of course there could be dozens more about.

.I always enjoy the Peru Stater. This time I was delighted tolearn

EDITOR , Kent Propst ASSIST ANT Carolyn Bredemeier

REPORTER ,Sally DuBois SPORTS :.•...Vince Henzel

f · PSC PRESIDENT•.•...•.Jetry Gallentine

t!lat Lenore H.arns. Hug_es 0 El PSCVICEPRESIDENTChanningCox Paso, Texas is still alive and DEAN OF writing-· I should very much like STUDENT AFFAIRS Jerry Joy to have a more complete address BUSINESS AFFAIRS TBA for her. PLEASE!

DIVISION HEADS

• Applied Arts

Sincerely Lester Business • Jim ' Education -Brian Lotven; HumanitiesNeta Estes Keown ('40) LelandDave Pippert; Physical Education(EDITOR'S NOTE: We were Wayne Davidson. h h b k · h The Peru Stater requests changes o( appy to putt em· ac m touc , address and news notes from its alumni. but ·Mrs; Keown returned the Write to The Peru Stater, Peru State · favor by prov.iding. us with the. Colle.ge, Peru,. Nebraska Q421; ·or address of her "lost"sister, Edith (402) 872-3815, (800) 742-4412 (m Estes Hetzel ('37) in Milwaukee, or (800) 228-8811 (out of Wis. Thanks!) ·

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Peruviana

(from page 3)

Alfred. Eickhoff ('65) and his wife Rowena are proud parents of a son, Adam born in October.

1970s

Berkeley School in Waldwick, N.J., where she arid her family Dennis Brady ('75), head cross lives. country-coach at Auburn

Steve Parker ('63,) has moved · School, saw his girl's squad from Phoenix to Glendale, Ariz. wrn the 1Class B state

Steve Frerichs ('76) has been named "Quality Assurance .Manager" for Northwest Pipe of Kansas, located in Atchison. He and his wife Debbie are parents ofa four-year-old daughter.

Ken Larson ('72) and. his wife Dixie proud parents of their

third child, daughter Haley, who w.as born in July. Ken is assistant professor of ind\}strial arts at Peru State College, and the live in Peru.

Jim ('76) and- Paula Kite ('82) Winkelman are proud parents of their first child, son Luke

Daniel, born in July. The Winkelman 's reside near f Brownville, Neb. Jim 1 is a J Qlanage:r at Magnolia Metals in and is printin3 services coo:rdmator at Peru State.

··to get an autographed copy .if they contact him directly.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Hope to see you and Arlene soon, Paul; the Campus of a Thousand Oaks misses you!)

Gail Kopplin ('66) has been named. superintendent of schools for the Gretna (Neb.) , Public School system. Gail had been assistant superintendent for the previous eight years, and has been with the district for 23 years. He taught in the Nebraska communities of Sterling and Franklin prior to joining the Gretna system.

Larry Rathe ('63) is the new basketball coach and a teacher at Ashland-Greenwood High in Ashland, Neb. · The Sterling native has taught in Sterling, Johnson-Brock, and Columbus high schools in Nebraska. He and his family live in Lincoln.

Clyde Haskins ('60) has joined the Geneva (Neb.) State Bank as senior vice president. He and his family recently moved there from Aurora. '

Richard ('68) and Karon Rathe ('66) Estes are new faculty members at the Wolbach (Neb.) Public Schools. Richard teaches P.E. and coaqbes football, track and boys basketball. Karon is the media specialist and teaches English. They came to Wolbach from Bruning, Neb.

Lee Rottman ('60) is the new superintendent at Southeast Consolidated schools in Stella, Neb Most recently he was a school administrator at Fillmore, Mo.

High SchooL He and his wife, the "former Karen Henry ('74), have two daughters.

Dennis Stones ('(5) is the new junior-senior high school principal and athletic director at Kremlin-Hillsdale Public Schools in Kremlin, Okla. He repently earned a masters degree m educational admins.tration from the University of Nebraska.

He is a freelance commerical championship in. October. artist in the Phoenix area, and Meai:wvhile, boy's team was teaches art classes for both claiming ninth place in Class B. Phoenix College and the He is the son of the late faculty Phoenix branch of Ottawa O. Brady, and '(Kan.) University. He recognizes his mother Gerry still serves many names in. the Stater State in the Registrar's because had the privileged of Office. working witlr Don Carlile in the pavid. Green ('74) is coaching Department of Special Services". g1fl.s basketball, track and is while a student. He added that assistant fobtball coach, as well he attended Homecoming '84 as ind1:1.strial arts and and observed "The oak trees are physical educatwn-;· at Wausa as beautiful as ever." (Neb.) High Scliool. He moved · to Wausa from Stanton, Neb. Paul Fell .l'61), former art teacher at his, alma mater and currently the art director and editorial cartoonist for the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal, has combined his talents with University of Nebraska professor of folklore Roger Welsch to publish a delightful book called "You Know You're A Nebraskan " Some of the "when's" include "when,, you senq folks to the Legislature ,you'd just as soon not have around town,7' "when you are proud Nebraska was the home of .William Jennings Bryan even though he wasn't all that great a coach," etc. Con,ie*Stl' the bobk !ffft$if;;'?-O%"#%t can be orderedl!liJi;tilll,1/ing Plams Heritage Inc "211'1'!fl/,'l'JW*Mohawk '?;,"r'f/;;j,t,_fi,;'/f Lincoln, Neb. They''\Vill also be on sale after Jan. I at the Bobcat Bookstore on campus. Or, .friends of Paul just might be able

Scott McKercher ('76) ofSioux Falls, S.D. updated the Stater on his recent successes this fall. He completed med school ' at the University of Nebraska in '80, completed a .pediatric residence at the University Hospital in '83, and has been in private practice in pediatrics in Sioux Falls since then. He was recently appointed Chief of Pediatrics at McKennan Hospital there. He is active in pediatric education programs in Sbuth Dakota, with special interest in working with children who are victims of sexual abuse. Meanwhile, Scott terms his wife the former Laurita Tackett ('76) "very content and busy" as a homemaker. in Sioux Falls. She taught ·home economics for seven years at Omaha No'rth School before they moved to Sioux Falls. The McKerchers have made PSC math professor Lyle McKercher and his wife Norma happy grandparents, too Jayme is almost four, and Robyn was born in February.

Terry Volker ('73) has moved from .Chicago, Ill. to Kearney,,. Neb. this summer, and he told the Kearney Hub the move made him happy to be back here." He. is the new · manager of the Kearney K-Mart. He has. been with K-Mart for 12 years.

James Bartels ('76) has been hired by the Greeley (Neb.) Public Schools to teach fifth and sixth grades in '85-'86. The father of four will also assist with the boy's basketball program.

Faye Woods ('79) of Omaha captured the women's Class C bowling competition at the summer Cornhusker State Games in Lincoln.

Mark ('79) is implementmg a program for behaviorally impaired students at Omaha North High School this year. He spent the previous six years te;:iching behaviorally impaired high school freshmen at Horace Mann Ninth Grade Center in Omaha.

Homec.o ing guest

Dr. Lois Christelllh '('48) returned to her alma mater for Homecoming 1985 in early October. Now residing in Chico, California and recently retired after a distinguished career in higher education, she has established a scholarship at PSC memorializing former physical education professor Phyllis Davidson.

Dominic Vitticore ('72) .• just completed his 12th year as head football coach at Red Jacket :., High Schoolin Shortsville, c He has been athletic director for ::: 11 years, too. · His football squads participated in post- e season play in 1980-81-84, and he was named conference coach of the year in '81 and '84.c He ;md his wife are parents o( three sons. BUI Hosack ('76) and his wife Carmen are proud parents of their second child, Thomas, born last May. He has been teaching industrial arts and driver education at Harlan (Iowa,) Coxnmunitv .Scltools for ftine and coaching football and track. Bill added "the LA. departme!lt at Peru State is second to none. Keep up the good work, Dr. (Lester) Russell and staff!"

Dan Collin ('71) has been named advertising, sales and marketing representative for flie Grand Island (Neb.) Daily Independent. He had spent the previous three years in private business in. Grand Island, before that taught and coached at Battle Creek and Potter in Nebraska. Meanwhile, his wife Connie (Fritsch '73) is president of the Spencer School of Business in Grand Island. They have two children. 1

Mike Gibson ('77) new history and physicaill12mcation teacher at Clarkson (Neb.) High SchooL He is also assistant football and boy's basketball (seepage 8)

Distinguis,hed career for Bill· Wirth

He is generally rec©gnized as the world's foremost authority on those pesty coastal critters, sand gnats.

The man is Dr. Willis Wirth, better knowri as "Bill'', fr.om Dunbar, Neb.

He was born m 1916 in Dunbar an.d pursued· a major in biology at Peru State Teachers College from 1933-38. While attending Peru State College Dr. 'Wirth was active in Tri Beta, Lambda Delta Lambda (president his junior year), Alpha Mu Omega concert band, track, and Alpha Erudito scholarship club.

Ile receiv.ed his bachelor of science degree from Iowa State University in 1940, his masters from Louisiana State University in 1947 and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley in 1950. His military career includes .lst Lt., Malaria Control in war areas in I 942-43; Captain, aircraft quara,ntine in 1945-#; and presently Major, inactive commission as a Scientist Reserve.

Dr. Wirth is a life member and fellow of ·the Entomological Society of America He is an adjunct professor of Entomology of both the ,University of Florida and the University of

Dr. Wirth is author or coauthor of 253 scientific publications, mostly in the fields bf public health and taxonomy of several groups of Diptera, including Ephydridae, Dolichopodidae, and Cereatopoginidae.

Maryland. He is a member of several national honorary societies and has,feceived several USDA citations for superior work performance.

He worked in Washington, D.C. for tbe U.S:Departmentof Agriculture beginning in 1949 studying the insect collections of the. Smithsonian Institution and

·identifying.various kinds of flies, mosquitoes and midges for USDA and other government and private ag(!ncies. He retired .in 1983 and io I 984 moved to Gainesville, Fla. to enjoy ·the climate. ·fie is still active in .research in sandfly classification and travelled with his wife Mabel, to Australia this summer to study saodfly biology with personnel of the veterinary divis10n of the Australian CSIRO. '

Dr. is said to be the most knqwledgeable scientist with regard to culicodes in this country.

WANTED: 'Lme,alums '75

Peru State is seeking the whereabouts of the following former students. This issue of the PERU STATER is the last one that will include these classesour next ed\tion will.include the years 1976-66-56-46-36. So if you can help the Campus· of ft Thousand Oaks track any of these people down, please notify Kent Propst or Carolyn Bredemeier at the college right away.

CLASS OF 1975

Nairn D. Beituni; St<:t!lley

Braun; Perry Alan Burwell; William H. Collins; Greg Derks; Carnell Durant; Yaser F. Eddmeiri; Vicki Lynn Emken; Lora E. Engel; Debra N. Hild; Janice D. (Clark) Johnson; Carol E. King; Frederic E. Morehouse; Evelyn E: Niehaus; Jim Pearson; Richard C. Pflaum; Frederick A. Reed; Harrietta L. (Thresher) Reynolds; Nancy K. Sepp;, Vincent C. Sunderman; Julee M. Tillman.

Wendell

1tl ......, v0 by Kent Propst

e When the NASA space shuttle 0 "Challenger" lifts off from the Cl. Kennedy Space Center in 0 Florida on Jan. 22. 1986, g:: Wendell Mohling ('64) ·will be just another face in the crowd the ascent.· 1 He nearlv earned a ride.

a native of in Shawnee and running a nature center in Olathe (see Fall '84 Peru Stater), was one of 114 U.S. teachers who were finalists for NASA's "Teacher in Space Project." ·

A l 6-year veferan··with the Shawnee Mission school district who received the I g'g 3 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching, Mohling was one of over 10,000 teachers from across the country who applied for the program.

Application called for completion of a 15-page form -".' "part of the screening process," Mohling observed.

Last May, the transfer to Peru from Fairbury Junior College and others from the Houston Region of NASA were invited to the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

HOUSTON TO WASHINGTON received a red carpet as facilities, from imulators to space wec-e opened to he said.

"Highlighting the entire process was the week-long workshop held in Washington, D.C. this summer," Mohling said. "It was an intense week of exciting learning."

M,ohling nearly 'out of this Wurl d'

In order to whittle the group of H 4 prospects down. to a top choice and an alternate, the applicants had two l 5-minute interviews with two memqers of the 20-member National Review Panel. Conducting · Mohling's were LeRoy Hay, t.he 1983 national Teacher of the of show.

and Pam "Mork and

"Both interviews were relaxed conversations and fun for me," he said.

While in Washington, .the educators met many national dignitaries up to including President Reagan.

"NASA scientists, astronauts and administrators filed by as if they were coming out of the pages of 'Who's Whq'," he said. "Each added more to my understanding of the NASA program and the value of space exploration."

LAST MAN ON THE MOON

Mohling enjoyed a long luncheon conversation with Eugene Ceman, the last human to walk on the moon. He also talked with Senator-astronaut Jake Garn.

Probably topping all emotions, however, was a feeling of pride. "The focus (of the shl-!ttle mission) is · on education," Mohling noted. "This involvement has given me many new c;hances to feel proud that I am a teacher. "

The feeling was shared by his 113 colleagues, too. "Wewereall proud to be representing our colleagues, happy with our new knowledge and insighf, and especially thrilled that teachers

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and educat10n were getting recognition that was long overdue."

"All teachers will share in the achievements as a representative of our profession rides aboard. the strnttle," he said. "We all knew that the one selected to represent us would carry the spirit of all of you who

II"You 're' scheduled to launch 22. 1986!" That's the message ·he hopes all teachers will heed.

HE'LL BE IN SPACE IN SPIRIT

In the end, Christa McAuliffe was the teacher selected for sh.uttle flight 51-L.

If Mohling was. disappointed, he doesn't show it. ·

"All 114 members of the 'Class of 51-L' were in agreement that

When the NASA Space Shuttle flight 51-L. takes off in January pilot Michael Smith (left) w!ll be on board. 1d···.·e} l···M_oh!ing(left),, 1964 Peru State grad, wont be but he m "Teacher in Space" program.

the panel could literally draw a name out of a hat and we would be happy," he said. ,

"In fact. judges comments indicated that they, too would have been satisfied with a Intense the in timed s·o can their "classmate" biast off.

''As the 'teachernaut.' she (Ms. l\frAuliffe) will carry the ideals of all teachers and students." he said.

NO DREAM COME TRUE

Wendell Mohling said going into space has been a fai1tasy of

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his ever since the space program began early in his life.

"To be aboard the space shuttle would bea dream cometrue."he "It's certainly something I've envisioned for · · " he'll to naturilist for the Foundation\ Prairie Center near Kan., where he lives with his wife Carol and Maria.

he'll go back up t(l or Canada and once again photograph grizzly bears and other wildlife, just for kicks in his spare time.

But you can bet that Wendell Mohling won't forget his 'experiences as a would'."be astro-er, teachernaut.

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(from page I) hc;;lp to us in providing financial aid to deserving students," Dr. Gallentine said. ··

"It could not have come at a better time," he added. "Students need scholarships more_than ever before, and those monies are getting harder and harder to come by. . ·

The gift marks Jhe second significaµt gift to Peru State College memorializing Ms. Davidson;. Dr. Lois Christensen, a 1948 Peru State graduate now residing in Chico, Calif., donated$ l 0,000 for the "Phyllis Davidson Memorial Scholarship" in late 1983

"Phyllis Davidson must have been a remarkable woman," Dr. Gallentine said, "She devoted entire ca,reer to Peru State College, and even now continues to be of great s.ervice to the PSC student body."

Happy Holidays from PS Cf·

Me, too?

etum to at ::irth\.\est directork up to nd once bears t'or kicks, Wendell ·get his -be astro-

omecoming '86 plans underway

It's n.ot too early to start lanning a return to the alma ter for Homecoming 1986.

1956and l946areplanned. In addition, the five:.year class 1981 will be invited back as well.

parade, a football game against cross-state rival Chadron State, c o r o n a t i o n o·f r o y a l t y , Homecoming dance, and more.

eru State's 64th annual omecoming celebration is heduled for the weekend of t. 10-1 I, I 986. according to

"We want to start the tradition of Homecoming reunions with an earlier class," observed Dr.

Members 'of the "honored" classes of'81, '76. '66, '61, '56and '46 are encouraged to contact Kent Propst at the college if they esident Gallentine. lass reunions' for the Gallentine. Other features - are willing to help promote activities for their · years !976. 1966. the

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he hills of Peru and Peru State ollege hav<: been serenaded by sound of bells recently. he sou ds have not hnically been created by bells; college is trying out a illon, according to Peru State

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President Jerrv Gallentine. lt's been placed in the turret of the old gymnasium at PSC.

"I can think of no other campus where the beautiful sounds of a carillon would be more fitting,"

Dr. Gallentine said. "l have been

ENROLLMENT CONTINUES TO CLIMB

Preliminary fall enrollment figures reflect a five percentjump,in the PSC student population, President Jerry Gallentine has 1reported. The preliminary report shows 1,312 swdents taking coursework early in the fall, compared to 1,249 at the same time in '84 a five percent gain that contlhu.es to buck nationwide trends towards declining enrollments. ·

Not included in the report are students who enrolled in classes .starting after Oct. 15. Dr. Gallentine estimated a final fall enrollmerit in the area of 1,475, surpassing last all-time record of i,407.

If his 1 estimate of a count of l ,475 holds true, it will reflect an increase of apprqt,ldJlify 70 percent over the past four years. 1 OUR WITH EMPLOYERS J

PSC has had si 92 job placement rate for its grads over the past four years, career planning and placement director Robin Nelson Smith ('83) reports.

The Applied Arts division, whose chairman is Dr. Lester Russell ('51}, has a spotless 100 percent placement rate over that period. The 'Nt1tural $ciences division followed with a 96 percent rate; Physical Education, 94 percent; Education, 90 percent; and Humanities. 88 percent.

· Over 90 percent of 1980-84 graduates have found emolovment in

the Nebraska-low.a-Kansas-Missouri region, including 77 percent within N\:'braska itself. The average salary for 1983-84 grads was 700. Ms. Smith noted. ·· demand for employment in coming will continue

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thinking of having one installed for the past two l finally made up my mmd to give it a try."

Stressing the fact that no state funds are to be used for the purchase of the system, Dr. Gallentine said. •:we hope that • when people hear it, they will support us in our effort to raise private funds• toward'> the purchase of it."

The system is called a MaasRowe Carillon System. The company is over 30 years old and is based in Escondido, California. The .model being tried by PSC is a computerized "digital ch:conobel" and can be programmed to, play seasonal music such as Christmas carols

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Representatives of national Small Business Ad91inistration were on the State College Campus recently to present an award to a pair of PSC faculty members. Pictured from left / are Jerry Kleber, state coordinator for the SBA 's Small Business Institute; Bob Lewellen and .Russell Beldin, PSn business professors; and Milton Yudelson, SBJ coordinator. The tw9 PSC faculty members, as well as students in their classes, have been providing business consulting services to small businesses in Southeast Nebraska. \ "

Business faculty honored

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The national Smalt Business Administration has presented one of its "most prestigious" awards to a pair of Peru State College faculty members for their efforts on behalf'of regional small businesses.

Faculty members Russell Beldin and Bob Lewellen became only the second recipients in Nebraska of "Small 'Busi.ness Institute Award," presented by the SBA

"The award is given only to'/' those who qualify by thei'f outstanding performance in support of the Nebraska small business communitv," Milton Yudelson noted. He Is Nebraska coordinator for the SBA.

"Only those who have traveled the extra mile. have done verv special service in this. state. cai1

receive· the award," he said. "Peru State College has got two people who have been doing just that for a long time." · Beldin and Lewellen, a}dng with PSC business students under their direction, have provided consulting services for numerous small businesses in Southeast Nebraska. These services are for businesses currently in oper businesses just be operation, or for in planning to begin .a business.

Beldin is an assistant professor; of business education at PSC. l He, has been on the faculty since' 19" ). Lewellen is assistant pr6ressor of business adminis: tration. He joined the PSC faculty in 1972.

rings n the · the "We wanted to have it here at Peru State during Homecoming." Dr. Gallen'fine said. ''.We are hoping that individuals who recognize the value and the campus enhanceme.1t of a '(:arillon will be willing to donate to the cause." · ""3 = 0 ti 0 Si 0 :"'' .... o;J '-.... -!I 8

an unbeaten

There is more tl1an a passing to as between Wyoming season as one could want seven high school football standout wins came by seven points or 1 a!1d Greg Eddy and Peru State less. College.

All-American days'at PSC.

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Greg's father. Bruce Eddy ('62),

An All-State defensive end for who is a dentist in Casper, noted the 1985. Class 4-A (largest his parent,age isn't the only school) champions Natrona lmk between and PSC. County High School of Casper, Greg's defensive coach at Natrona County was Roosevelt

"Rosey," as he is known in Casper, "did an outstandingjob in guiding the team to the number one defensive rating in the state," J3ruce noted. "His players say he is 'tough bu excellent'."

Dr. Brian Lotven, chairman of the educatin division at PSC, was · team selected to present a paper at the first annual Natio.nal Rural Teacher 'f\!yommg. Greg helped his Brown ('82), a record-setting Congratulations to one and all Education Conference held in October in Bellingham, Wash.

The paper dealt with "multicultural experiences for rual-based teacher education students." The conference was sponsored by the ··National Rural Development Institute, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Phi Delta Kappa and the America.n Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

'TEST ANXIETY' AN OVERSEAS REPORT

Dr. Moon Chang, assistant professor of education at PSC, presented a report on "Test Anxiety and Study Aid" at the sixth annual International Conference of the Society for Test Anxiety Research in June at the Universitv of Dusseldo.rf, West Germany.

Dr. Chang served as a'panelist as well as a at the meeting, which included researchers from the U.S., West German, Italy and Canada.

He determined that, in most cases, "anxieties can be very helpful to students" rather than a hindrance.

Dr. Chang also presented a paper at the International Special Education Congress 1985, held in, Jy.ly at the. University of Nottingham, England..

, His research indicatetl that students who are given a "general overview" of materials to be covered in class do much better in class that those who are not given advance, audio..:visual preparation.

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¢i coach, head track coach, and headjunior high football coach.

'=: He taught one year. in Falls City · and five in Milligan, Neb., and

in insurance sales in Grand ;., Island the last two years.

_g Linda Moody Walther('70)has

E-<• been named "outstanding educator" by the vocationirl home economics education advisory committee at Colorado State University. She has taught in Northglen, Colo. for the past nine years.

Susan Wheeldon Bace ('77) received· her masters of social work degree in August from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She is employed as a therapist. Nancy Schlange Wilson ('71) of Beatrice has ·published a coloring book. entitled "Nebraska Color and Learn Book." The book contains 24 drawings which illustrate historfoal sites and events from Nebraska's history.

J. Hartson Billings ('78) received a "rave"review by Steve Millburg of the Omaha WorldHerald this fall. Millburg wrote qf Billings' work on the set of the play "The Front Page'' at the Chanticleer Community Theater in Council Bluffs, Iowa: "Contributing greatly to my

favorable initiaJ impression was the set by J. Hartson Billings. It was a wonderfully grimy · recreation of the pressroom of the Chicago Criminal Courts Building during the Roaring '20s."

Mike Larsen ('79) is the new movement education teacher.in elementary schools in. Atlantic, Iowa. From he tat,ight health and physical education at the Monroe (Iowa) Community School, then he and his wife Cathy Hjortshoj ·'79 moved to Atlantic a year ago when she took an elementary teaching position in Atlantic.

William Kendra ('78) is a new instructor ·and works in the Services at Wayne State College. After picking up a master's degree at the University of Denver, he was a at the Omaha Public Library last year.

Kent Knoll ('79) passed the ·Certified ·Public Accountants examirlation and received the certificate from the Nebraska Society of CPA 's in September in Lincoln. He is a senior tax accot:flinta.nt for Valmont Industries, Jnc. of Valley, Neb. He resides in

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Dennis. Damm ('84) .is now a representative of the Mutual of Omaha insurance organization. He resides in Omaha. Scientific research conducted

G6.T NEWS FOR YOU!

We sincerely hope you enjoy reading about· the accomplish- ''" ments of your friends and classmates in the "Pemviana" section of 1be Peru Stater.

But •e know many int""estihg items go unreported. Did you or SOllH!OIR JOU know pt ptontoted, change a job, get featured in a newtfMPIJ article; get Marritcl or engaged, win an award, retire, or any1llill& ersJ that Tight mate good reading in the PERU ST ATER?

Remember, your schoolmates will enjoy reading about you every bit as much as you like to see.their names in the STATER!

Perhaps we just haven't heard from you in a spell. Let all your friends know-via the PERU STATER!

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The 1985 Peru State Homecoming Queen and King were seniors Connie Pulse and Chris Salbere. Selected bv a vote of thP PSC student body, they .were named at halftime of the Oct. 5 Homecoming football game. Ms. Pulse is a Lincoln native, and Salbert hails from Springfield. His father, Chris Sr., is a 1960 grad.

by Alan Lunzman ('85) has been published by a national science magazine, the "Journal of Parasitology." He conducted research into canine heartworm while a student of Dr. Larry Pappas' at Peru State. He was also invited to present the results of his research to the Entomological Society of America. Alan and his wife, the former Carol Brady ('82), teach in the Millard (Neb.) School system.

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marketing manager for Ryder Truck Rental in Omaha. He also attends the University pt Nebraska-Omaha, working on a ·masters degree in business administration. His wife, Sandy Grate Urwin ('82), is a hospital auditor for Blue Cross Blue· Shield of Nebraska. She successfully completed her Certified Public Accountant exam last May.

reviews from state inspector: News-Press noted.

'Gei;aldine Jan Ham ('82) is teac instrumental and vocal mus· Bonesteel-Fairfax School Bonesteel, S.D; this year. been teaching music _ t1me·at Otoe, Neb., and rai her two children.

Theresa Polsley ('85) is · te'aching. elementary sch (sixth 'grade) at Cath Southeast school in Omaha Ahern.('85) has hired as a teacher in the N Country School near Desh Neb. She also serves as physical· fitness instructor the Nelson (Neb.) junior h volleyball and girl's basket coach.

Schwartin.g ('85) is business and physical educa · teacher and coach at Vena (Neb.) public schools._ N atahe Eickhoff Appleg ('84) is teaching fourth grad St. Johns school in Plattsmo Neb.

Kathleen Sfiider ('84) is business analyst with Dun Bradstreet operations in Worth, Texas.

Melissa "Missy" Trujillo ( teaching math and comp science at Hiawatha(Kan.) H School, where she is a assistant volleyball and assist giriS basketball coach.

Rosie Schulenberg Rasto ('81) is one of 23 Nebr schoolteachers awarde !Ufndation to Wn the University Nebr'l?ka-Lincoln this p summer. Another big event her and husband Ed was birth of their son, Ed Aaron, in September. teaches at Johnson-Brock (N public. schools, where husband is principal.

Betsy Rosenquist Reed ( and her. husband Mike are pr parents of their second c daughter Morgan Eliza born in October, They resid Peru. Betsy teaches art Hamburg, Iowa. and helps parents operate the grocery st in Peru. ,

Desi Kline Hajny ('79) continues to gain considerable noteriety for her artwork. Three woodcarvings were prizewinners in Wind River Valley National Art Exhibit, held in July and August in Wyoming. She is employed by Sun Cards of Washington, D.C. as .a freelance artist. ·In addition, her woodcarvings are on display from Vail, Colorado to Sedona, Ariz. and Branson and Reed Springs, Mo. She also works for a print shop in Valentine as a free-lance cartoonist. She has been invited to compete in the Alaska Woodcarvers show in February and another show in Texas this fall.

(If you need more room; send it on a separft,tesheet ofpaper. We a/sol welcome newspaper or magazine clippings.)

Meanwhile, husband Bernie Hajny ('81) is teacl:ling, and coaching at Columbus (Neb.) junior high school, where they ll10Ved to recently. Both had been working in the Bassett, Neo. area.

Al Urwin -f'82) is the · new

Byron Whitney ('83), a sergeant with the U.S. Army, graduated this summer from the club management course at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in Indiana. He recently moved to his permanent duty station at Ft. Lenard Wood, Mo.

Michelene Koenig Grimes ('83) and her i husband, Bill, recently moved to Duncan, Ariz., where Bill, the former sports information director· at · Peru State, is employed as a sportswriter. They have two children.

Jill Myers Molzahn \('83) was featured in a Nebraska City News-Press article this fall. The story noted 'Ms. Molzahn, administrator of the Maplewood Care Center in Lincoln, began as food service superintendent at a Nebraska City facility, earned a degree from PSC, then took over Maplewood at a time when it was "on the V\'!rge ofbein3closed by the state." Now, a new 45-bed addition is being planned and Maplewood is "getting good

Jane Broady Meyer ('84) her husband, LeRoy, are pr parents of a son born in Octo They live near Johnson.

Rick Rummel ('83) recently hired as an account and administrator Metropolitan Techni Community College in Oma Dave Werner ('80) is the art instructor and head foot boys basketball and track co at Southeast' Consolida schools in Stella, Neb. previously taught ·at Barnes NeO.

Sharon Goade ('83) is teaching English at Sout Consolidated schools in St Neb. She lives in Auburn.

Bill Bruhn ('81) of Beat Neb. had an exciting summe and his wife Joan are the pr parents of their first c daughter Venessa, born September. And, his Bea Eagle midget baseball team the stat.e tournament summer and posted a record.

Kevin

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m-Brock(N >, where :ipal. list Reed Mikearep r second c gan Eliza -. They resid .eaches art t.and helps the grocery s Meyer ('84) eRoy,.are pr borninOcto Johnson.

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Vince's Views Big men key to .cage fortunes

by Vince Henzel £ports Information

ovember can be a very hectic month for an SID. ake itfrom me.

his month I'll be going in all directions for awhile in trying to cover rything as ·adequately as possible.

t me give you a s:imple of what has to offer. First, re are three football games on successive Saturdays. Cross untry is fn the midst of winding their season down; while our umphant volleyball team has entered post-season play. n addition, we've hosted a high school volleyball championship, season basketball ,scrimmages, not to mention the seasons for h the me?1s and women's cage teams.

TURNING GREY?,

regently took the,Jlberty,to go down to the Shop EZ and pick up a all bottle of Grecian Formula, just in c;ase. , ,, e hard ,part is making sure we have programs, state crews, stats;

whatever else is needed.

Th'e ·Peru State men's basketball team will look to make use of both depth and quici'tness this season under the direction of fifth year i head Coach John Gibbs. · Gibbs will have six' returning letterwinners from last year's 1020 squad that tied for second place in the Nebraska Athletic Conference.

In addition to those six letterwinners, .Gibbs has added s,everal junior college and freshman recruits that give the Bobcats ample depth.

"l think we have at least ten players who can play basketball for us," Gibbs said, "and I think we 11 be able to wear teams down

njoy attending and working all Bobcat athletic events, but it can ·and push the ball up the floor."

be hectic at times. On top of that, I still manage to study once in a e, moon.

FILLING IT UP!

hat's what the game of basketball is. Out-scoring your opponent. e will agree and disagree on how to do that, ,but it boils down to ting mo_ re points on. the board than your opponent. · case ot our women's team last year, we didn't manage to do, that y often; in fact, only four times in 29 tries. But this year, under first head coach Wayne Davidson, the Lady Bobcats have some , young, and upcoming stars who'll be able to "fill it up". ew names are Connie Viner, Tammy Freeburg, Anderson, and Denise Cave. With the addition of these "Frosh-Anderson, and Denise Cave. With the addition of these sh", the women's basketbalt'team will flourish in the future. For , keep your·fingers crossed and hope that they can overcome the 'rience factor.

men, on the hfnd, aren quite the same predicament. 're not overl,·-·.t"' 0 rienced either, but they have depth, kness, and sonµbh,cat11:looters. The key here will be how well our men in the middleetimn pei:fornL

n Gibbs, in his fifth year at the helm, returns the two top seorers last year in Todd Hollingswprth and Griess. He also has bright young hopefuls in Mike Yates, Scott Persigehl; and Id Cummings, all sophomores. ink the men will be a te:iIU to contend with once they establish roles. Also, l think playoff potential exists with two or three 'ble players who join the team iri January.

QJ.JICK COACHING NOTES

on't know how·may of you heard, but we have some new coaches scene. Briefly, Thom Shea, the former head fopt ball coach at ota State (S.D.), is the temporary replacement for Dennis :rmeyer as head track coach and an assistant in football. ul Wyczawski, formerly the head baseball coach at Yankton, has · that position left vacant by Nick Petrillo. Jennifer Koehn nounced (Cane), a former volleyball standout at Kansas State ersity, has become ,the intramural director and will assist with volleyball program. Quality people.

HERE WE GO BOBCATS, HERE WE GO!!!

.ven't heard that chant in awhile, but with basketball already rm sure it'll be ringing in my head shortly. Don't forget, your rt of PSC athletic e'(ents is greatly appreciated. l.f you haven't back in awhile, rnake it a point to see the campus and take in a

afraid to call or. wri.te for free pocket schedules! See you 1time! · '·

Knaak (Plainview), who'll. play inside and out this year; plus 6-5 freshman Andy Hall of Falls City. ' Gibbs will make use of the team's quickness in fast break and pressing situations. The Bobcats have. a host of players who are interchangeable at the ·guard and small forward

positions.

Kevin Griess, a 6C2 swingman, is the lone senior and a returning starter at small forward.' A native of Sutton,· Neb., Griess stepped in last. year after transferring from Northeast Tech Community College to average 10.6 points and shoot over 55 percent from the floor.

The Bobcats return the team's }eading scorer last year in Todd Hollingsworth. A 6-0 junior:

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(Ill.) Commu1,1ity College, will ()' ·help. the team·· offense against :'. zone defenses whil.e Leahy, a 6-3 guard/ forward from Coffeyville §!:: Junior College,- is a fine defensive player and a former All-Stater from Manh'attan, v

Kan. The Bobcats could receive· a boost at semester from 6-8 Anthony James, 6-5 Kenny Blue, and 6-2 swingman Thomas Trice.

James could be a. key factor inside, Gibbs said, while Trice is perhaps one of the finer athletes · on the team. Blue was fm:merly a member of the Bobcats hack in the 1983-84 1season.

Gibbs said that attnough the team has a lot of quickness and depth, the Bobcats will lack experience early ·on.

The key to success this season, Gibbs feels, is in the play of the "big men".

"I think t.he key will be how well our big people perform," Gibbs said. "All of our front line players are still fairly young."

The most experienced of the group is 6•5 transfer Curtis Scott, who will play forward and center this year. He last seasoq at center for Southeast Community College of Fairbury, Neb.

Returning from Iast year are 68: sophomore Scott' Persigehl (Stanton, Neb.), who was second on the team in reboundierlt, 6-6 sq p homo re. Mike \uatJt es (Tecumseh), who ni"c.""'e a surprising contribution as a freshman; 6-4 reserve· Bruce

Hollingsworth earned honora bl e-'m en ti on All-District honors after producing 11.6 points per game and displaying his outstanding leaping,ability.

Directing the club. will be either 5-10 sophomore Derald Cummings,· who led the team in assists as a freshman; or 5-9 freshman Rodney Hall, who guided Omaha Northwest High School to the 1985 Class A state basketball championship.

The backcourt will receive a boost this year with the return of 5- IO junior James CoUins, who sat out last year with a broken hand.

Others who .win see varsity action include newcomers Marty Voiles Todd Leahy. ¥oiles, a p-3 for\Vard from Rock Valley

"I'm hoping that we'll get off to a good start and by the second semester, have enough experience that we'll be :i very good basketball team," he said.

The Bobc.ats will play a full schedule of games in the Nebraska Athletic Conference, and·· play several formidable opponents such as Central Missouri State, the NCAA Division ll natiQnal 9hampion in 1983; and Kearney·· State, a seven..:time qualifier for the NAIA national basketball tourney.

"Our schedule is probably the toughest we have had at Peru State jn years," Albs added. "But we feel tl:iP'we should be in contention for a playoff spot."

New coach, re.cruits promising·

The Lady Bobcat basketball team will look to the 1985-86 season as a building year under the direction of first-year head coach Wayne Davidson.

Dr. Davidson, who has previously served as the head men's cage coach at Tarkio (Mo.) College, will inherit six returning from last year's team that posted a 4-25 record.

Davidson may one of the top recruiting classes in the NAIA District l l to blend in with those letterwinners, and could produce·· a highly competitive team.

Leigh Moss, a 6-0 junior forward, heads the returning list. A native of Burr, Neb., Moss is the top returning scorer from last season at 9.2 points per game.

The Lady Bobcats should have a very strong front line with Beth Scholl and Sue Schroeder coming back. Scholl, · a sophomore, led . the J.;;ady Bobcats in. rebounding on three occa.sions during the year, and averaging 7,8. car<:>ms per game over .the. last seven games. '

Schroder, a 6-0 junior, was one Silver Creek; Neb: will lend her of. leading rebounders in the talents to PSC, having scored D1stnct last season at 7.9 per over 1000 points .in her high game. The development of -school career. Others expected Scholl and Schroeder offen- to see action include 5-7 Pam sively will be a key factor in the Davis 5-10 forward Rochelle success_, Davidson said. Rohlfs, 5-ki gefiter Kristi will also .two Olberding, al.M,5-4Janet Lyons. part-time starters returnmg m 5- "' · part-time starters returning in 5- Davis .and were both part-time starters returning in 5-

9 J ·11 N · k. · selections m Class B as seniors· sophomores 1 ovic 1 while Olberding wa.s selected to Loretta Nuckolls. Nov1ck1 the All-State first-team in Class, st:irted as a and 0 and Lyons the. honorablelast year, avet{!gmg mention list. pomts pei: Returning squad members Nuckolls chipped m 2.2 pomts include sophomore Kristi Buller: ,and 3: l rebou.nds, (5-10) Julie "Arp (5-7) andi

Davidson will re!y heavily on Kreifels (5-:3), 'an of freshmen t() the team a whom saw limited varsity boost offensively th;1s year, and playing time in their first seaspn. has as many as six first-year · · players that could see extensive The Lady Bobcats will need to playing time. improve statistically in the The Lady Bobcats should of scoring, and field goal and receive scoring help from 5-8 free throw shooting. Last year freshman Connie Viner, a Peru State averaged just former AlFState guard from points per game and shot a mere Nishna Valley High School in 36 from the floor and Iowa; 5-4 point guard Lisa percent from the charity stripe. Anderson of Springdale, Ark; "We need.a big boost from ou and 5-9 forward Tammy young people," Davidson said Freeburg; a second-team All-· "l have a lot of confidence i1 St:ite · pick .fro:m Plattsmouth ' their abilities. 1 think our. High School. getting:li>ffto:igoodstaJ

Denise Cave, a 5-4 guard from. this ·

Bre.demeier j:oi ns alumni/ PA.F' staff

Though Peru State College lost 2 the services of two valued friends .S this fall, it gained the services of vE> a new employee and, .in the E! process, has streamlined both its .o alumni and its Peru Achieve0. ment Foundation services.

O When Esther (Bath) Doiel, alumni activities assistant, and Elsie Stemper, Foundation secretary, stepped down this fall, two staunch supporters were missed by the c91lege. Both served PSC in part-time capacities.

The situation did, however, allow the college· and its noncorporation for charitable

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purposes - the Peru Achievement Foundation - to combine the two part-time positions into one full-time job.

A selection committee made up of Foundation and college personnel then hired Mrs. Carolyn Brede.meier of Stella, Neb. ·to fill the .newly-created spot. /

"I think I can speak for bot.h the Foundation and the alumni association when I express sincere thanks to both and Elsie for affthey have done,'.' said PSC President .Jerry Gallentine_. "We know their long

associations with the college will continue, and we are the luckier for it."

"We are equally delighted to have Carolyn on our' staff," he said. "She has been most impressive in her first few weeks on the job. While it's not always easy to step into a newly-created job such as this, we feel combining the two was a logical step for us to take."

Mrs. Bredemeier's office is loca.ted in the f\lumni Center, formerly the engineer's house. Everyone .is wekome to stop in and visit when. they are in Peru.

f orge·J - Ho mec oming '86 is Oct. l0-111

Paul .Kruse adds library duties

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Paul Kruse

Paul Kruse, w'i10 has been on the PSC staff since 1969, has been appointed directo.r of learning resources at the college. Kruse, who had been director of instructional media, will now be responsible for the staff and resources of both the PSC library and the media center. The position was created upon the recent retirement o( Faye ,Brandt. "tam very,excited about taking over such a quality library," Kruse said. "It will be a challenge and will involve a lot of time to maintain such .excellence."

Alumnotes.

Happy memories for '13 grad

Dear Peru Stater

Yesterday J read a letter from Dean Karr, president of the college's Rocky Mountain Alumni Association, with an · invhation to the annual meeting here in Denver. That reminded me that I had not you my new address.

J have many happy memories of those early school days .but I

doubt if there are more than two or three of my Class of 1913 still in existence.

However, I enjoy the school paper and any .news from the early days. I trust you will record my present address an.d keep the news coming my way.

With. affection, Vida Vancamp <?rim '13

Grateful for her training

Dear Peru Stater

I look forward to the .Pe!!J Stater for the whereabouts of former attenders. After my graduation from high school in Bennet, Nebr., I was ··glap to attend Peru Normal; graduated in '16. My grandchildren also attended Peru. I taught school for three years, married a farmer who was raised and lived. on this farm for 34 years until his passing away. Aftet his passing I moved to Lincoln, and while there I substituted teaching.

I n o w h ave 1 7 gr ea t grandchildren and. keep busy

WANT-ED:

Peru State is •seeking the whereabouts of the foU()wing former students. This issue of the PERU STATER is the last one that will include these classes .our next edition will iqclude the years 1976-66-56-46-36. So if you can help the Campus of a Thousand Oaks tnck any of these people down, please notify .Kent Propst or Carolyn Bredemeier at the college ·right away.

CLASS OF 1945

Wm. Donald Adams; Frank Andrews; Carrie (Workman) Bauman; Neva (Hinton)

volµnteering for civic activities. l married a friend from Bennet who lived in California, later he passed away and I came back to Lincoln to be with my family. I am now Jiving in a retirement home in University Place. I am forever grateful for the love and concern the faculty at Peru gave me, and I am glad I can say"' I, too, was a Peruvian."

Sincerely,

B.ertha Terpsma Stall '16

P.S. - I was so happy to see the clipping ofmy former roomate, Leola Van An<\a.

Lost alums '45

,Ba.;uman;> D.oris .M. (Weaver) BeH; Robert J. Bohacek; Robert J. Brabant; Don Curnette; Daniel Escritr;' James D. Fuhrman; Creta Edna (An•''drews) Garratt; Patricia A. (Garrett) Hanson; Grace Mathews; Ed McElroy; Alice (Graves) Michaelson; Joyce (Snodgrass) ,Joe S. Mo.ura; .Lois L. Norton; Frederick F. Owens; Douglas L. Peterson; Erma Faye (Messinger) Peterson; William G. Potter; Wilma Schardt;·Mildred E. Schmidt; Gunther J. Schnabl; A.E. Staples; Bernice (Bush) Trudo.