EMU Alumni Magazine April 1967

Eastern Michigan University DigitalCommons@EMU Alumni News University Archives 1967 EMU Alumni Magazine, April 1967 Eastern Michigan University Follow this and additional works at: http://commons.emich.edu/alumni_news Recommended Citation Eastern Michigan University, "EMU Alumni Magazine, April 1967" (1967) Alumni News 81 http://commons.emich.edu/alumni_news/81 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at DigitalCommons@EMU It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni News by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@EMU For more information, please contact lib-ir@emich.edu Vol XIX, No April, 1967 Ypsilanti, Michigan ALUMNI MAGAZINE "The ultimate continuing strength of a University rests with its Alumni." IF YOU GRADUATED BETWEEN THESE YEAllS Attend Alumni Day May 13 In This Issue: Alumni European Tour, page Alumni Board Elections, page 16 ALUMNI INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL SEEKS NEW MEMBERS Fraternity leaders are constantly con­ cerned about alumni support They wish their grads would say, "I am a member," not "I was a member." The Alumni In­ terfraternity Council has as its primary goal the re-enlisting of the alumni Under the direction of Roderick Shearer, counselor in the Dean of Stu­ dents Office, and John Meyers '58, cur­ rent president of the A.LC., the Alumni Interfraternity Council was officially launched in the spring of 1966 Its mem­ bership now includes 20 alumni and IO fraternities The general purpose of A.LC is to provide fraternities with alumni advice and supervision on all matters of interest among the fraternities and between the fraternities and the University In particular, the Council aims to stimulate fraternity support for University educational programs and to encourage active student and alumni participation in the preservation of the values of good scholarship, good sports­ manship, and good fellowship Alumni interfraternity advisory groups are already playing an important role at a vast majority of fraternity-oriented colleges and universities The need for the Alumni Interfraternity Council has long been apparent at Eastern Michigan Interested alumni, won't you join us in our endeavor? Published in the interests of the Alumni at in­ teroals during the school year by the Office of Alumni Relations, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan Alumni Publications Com­ mittee:Jolm Bruce, Director of Alumni Relations, Frances H Gray, Neil C Bertram, Phyllis A Powers, and Linda Phillips The New University Library to be Dedicated The new University Library will be officially dedicated in a formal academic ceremony on May 12 at Pease Auditorium The guest speak­ er of the dedication will be Ben G Wright '35, president and chairman of This Week Magazine Tenta­ tively, Mr Wright plans to speak on "The New Powerhouse in Com­ munications." Previously, Mr Wright was execu­ tive vice president of This Week Magazine, vice president of the mag­ azine division of Henry Holt & Com­ pany, and director of public relations for American Airlines While at Eastern, he worked his way through college as a correspondent for the Associated Press and the Detroit Free Press He also was sports editor for the college newspaper and yearbook and was active in Kappa Phi Alpha Fraternity, the Men's Union and I �� ' • I I "' \ Interfraternity Council Mr Ben Wright and Dr Preston James, guest speaker of the Honors Convocation scheduled for the eve­ ning of May 11, will receive honor­ ary degrees at the dedication The faculty will appear in full academic regalia Alumni, students, friends of the University, and the public are invited to attend Ben Wright Alumni Scholarship For Campus Service Corps Youth A first grader needs to overcome a speech impediment A fatherless high school senior needs to discuss his future with a male companion A mother needs a place away from home to gather with friends, to learn to sew, and to share life's problems These people, some of the children and adults of Ypsilanti, must have a helping hand and the student volunteers of Eastern Mich­ igan University's Campus Service Corps willingly offer theirs in as­ sistance The Campus Service Corps, started in 1964 and now affiliated with Community Action Project, has more than 275 Eastern students volunteering more than 15,000 hours each semester to assist the needy primarily through the Corps' cultural enrichment and tutoring programs In recognition of Campus Service Corps' noteworthy purpose and out­ standing success, the Alumni Associ­ ation announces an annual scholar­ ship to be awarded to a promising youngster with whom the Campus Service Corps has worked for at least two semesters This scholar­ ship will provide a year's tuition for a Campus Service Corps youth that is of good moral character, is ad­ mitted to the University, and evi­ dences financial need Contingent upon the recipient's standing with the University, the scholarship may be renewed yearly throughout his college career Alumni are invited to contribute to this alumni scholarship, Office of Alumni Relations I ALUMNIGRAMS '08-' 16 CARL D BP.SLER ('08) and his wife, the former ETHEL MAE STEVENS :'12) celebrated their 50th wedding anni­ versary on Decem­ ber 29, I 964 Mr Basler, after grad­ uation from EMU, went on to reo:eive Basler the degrees of A.B and B.S in 1912 He then began teach­ ing chemistry, geology and general sci­ ence in Eastern High School in Bay City There he met the future l\frs Basler, teacher in Whittier Training School in Bay City From his job of high school teacher, Mr Basler went on to aswme duties as chief chemist of the Consumers Power Company While employed with Consumers, a paper written by Mr Bas­ ler won a company contest and won also a national prize with Forbes l\(aga­ zine He retired in I 948, after serving 31 years with the company Mr and Mrs Basler moved to Los Angeles, Cal­ ifornia The are the proud parents of three children and ten grandchildren Miss DELLA JUNKIN ('09) of K.rnsas City, Missouri, and l\fRs HAZEL COLLIS ('09, 'I 0) of Ypsilanti, spent a da� on campus last fall recalling fond memories of their college years together at EWU The two retired teachers hadn't seen each other for 40 years and hadn't even corresponded in that time Not too much looked familiar to Miss Jur.kin; she recognized the Water Tower, and Starkweather Hall and Welch Hall looked "vaguely familiar." Both had been active in physical education, and Mrs Cullis went on to teach it while Miss Junkin taught chemistry Miss Ju:1kin stayed over two nights with her honess They enjoyed reviewing a 1909 Aurora together and a list of 1909 alumni In June 1966, A EUGENE MILLER ('16) completed 46 years of teaching in the Miller Olds commercial department of Washington High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which brought his total teaching service to 51 years i\fr Miller now makes his home in Milwaukee DR LLOYD W OLDS ('16) has been appointed to the 1968 Olympic Games Committee Dr Olds was the associate olympic coach in 1932, and manager of both the olympic track team of 1948 and the Pan American track team in 1955 He is a member of the Amateur Athletic Foreign Relations Committee and was elected to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1958 '22-'28 MR E R Qu1NN ('22) recently an­ nounced his plans to retire at the end of this academic year He has been coaching at Eastern Oregon College since 1929 Mr Quinn now makes his home in LaGrande, Oregon Quinu Gulde,, DR H L GULDEN ('27) of Ames, Iowa, was named the outstanding physician of the year by the Iowa Society of Osteo­ pathic Physicians and Surgeons Dr Gulden, a native Detroiter, was a teacher and coach after graduation from EMU; he then entered the Des Moines College of Osteopathic feclicine and Surgery in I 930, from which he graduated vale­ dictorian in I 934 After serving an internship at Des Moines General Hos­ pital and a year of postgraduate training at the Des i\foines College, he entered general practice in Ames Dr Gulden is a founder-member of the American College of Osteopathic Anesthesiologists and is also active in the Iowa Heart Assn., the Iowa Cancer Society and Iowa Society for Crippled Children He and his wife have a son and a daughter J RussELL HUGHES ('28) of Harris­ ville, Michigan, was recently installed Grand i\faster of the Grand Lodge of Michigan, Independent Order of Odd Fellows for I966-67, at the annual con- vention in the Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids Mr Hughes is presently the Probate Judge of Alcona County and the city attorney for Harrisville Be­ sides his present post in the Grand Lodge, Mr Hughes is a member of the Lions Club, the Masons, the Goodfellows and the Elks Mr Hughes and his wife, Margaret, have four children JOSEPH H TAY· LOR ('27) is the di­ rector of special projects this year at Bethune-Co o k ­ man College, Day­ tona Beach, Flor­ ida Dr Taylor has had experience as a professor of his­ tory at both North TaJ•lor Carolina College at Durham and at Bethune-Cookman He also was acting academic clean at Beth­ une-Cookman from 1954-66 Dr Taylor is a member of various political and historical associations '30-'35 AL SAWDY ('30), athletic trainer at Bowling Green State University, has re­ ceived the Helms Hall of Fame award and has had his name inscribed upon the Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame trophy in Los Angeles, California Mr Sawdy has been at Bowling Green for 23 years, but he is now into his 37th year as an athletic trainer While at Bowling Green, he was selected as the U.S Olympic team trainer for the 1956 games in Melbourne and was the team trainer at ti1e U.S Pan American games in Chicago in 1959 Mr Sawdy also served as trainer with the Detroit Lions in 1942 CHARLES A HANOVER ('32), former administrative assistant to the superin­ tendent of the Warren Consolidated Schools, has been recently appointed assistant superintendent in charge of the school plant in Warren Since 1960, i\Ir \,Varren has been in charge of the extensive building program of the War­ ren schools and will continue in that capacity Prior to his coming to Warren, he was with the Dearborn Public Schools 24 years as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal and assistant director of school plant planning J\fr Hanover is married to the former Elizabeth Randall ('32) They reside in Warren with their daugh­ ter, Mary DR CHARLES I ANSPACH ('35), educa­ tor, President Emeritus of Central Mich­ igan University, and Regent of Eastern Continued on page To avoid conflicts with year-end closing activities and vacation plans, Alumni Day has been scheduled earlier this year by the Association Board of Directors The program is slated for Saturday, May 13 A variety of activities is being planned to give you an opportunity to mingle with your former classmates and to see the latest developments on Eastern's ever-growing campus The annual Alu.mni meeting will include: greetings from Dr Don Currie, President of the Alumni Association, and Dr Harold Sponberg, President of the University; a specific report on Association_ activities; and the Distinguished Alumnus Award Campus tours will be conducted in buses leaving regularly from Mc­ Kenny Union In addition, special guided tours of the new, three-story University Library have been ar­ ranged The University Glee Club and Eastern's March­ ing Band will provide delightful entertainment The Department of Athletics will hold a reception to introduce the new Director of Athletics, Frosty Ferzacca Through­ out the Union, the University departments will have displays and programs to give you a taste of things that have been accomplished this year It's your Alumni Day - a Day we think you will not want to miss Be sure to join us by promptly returning the reservation form below for the Alumni Luncheon! (The luncheon is $3.00 per person.) Alumni Relations Charles McKenny Union Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan 48 197 You will find my check for reservations for the Alumni Lunch�on at S3.00 per person enclosed (Make checks payable to Eastern Michigan University Your name will be included on a reservation list at the door No tickets necessary.) Name Number City Street State Zip Alumni European Tour Announced Alumni planning a summer ,acation should consider the exciting European tour co,ering the highlights of London, the Netherlands, Ger-nany, Austria, Switzer­ land, Italy, and France, and a motor trip through the scenic and awe-inspiring main continent The Alumni European Tour is slated from A.1gust 18 to Septembet I at the nominal cost of $750 per person Included in this price are all land and air transportation, hotel accommo­ dations in superior tourist-class hotels with private bath or shower, three meals daily, English-speaking tour guides throughout, planned tours, porterage and standard gratuities After an overnight jet flight from Detroit to London, alumni will be guided to the hmous sites of London: Tower of London, St Paul's Square, Buckingham Palace, ·westminster Abbey, Big Ben, etc In Amsterdam, alumni will take a unique cruise through the city's canals and harbor and an extensive drive through the new housing developments Motoring from Amsterdam to Italy, alumni will stop for a 2½-hour cruise on the Rhine River, and for visits to commercial Frankfurt, romantic Heidelberg and Augsburg, and _,istoric Innsbruck, Aus­ tria, the former residence of the Hapsburg Emperors Traveling through the small towns and cities of Italy, alumni will spend several days in Florence and Rome In Florence, the feature tour includes the Piazalla Michel­ angelo, Palazzo Pitti, Ponte Vecchio, Church of St Lorenzo with the Medici Tomb�, etc In Rome, alumni will visit the Forum Romanum, the Colosseum, Capitol Hill, the Basilica of St Paul, etc One morning will be spent in the Vatican City including St Peter's Cathedral, the Sistine Chapel and Bernini Colannades Traveling leisurely back through Italy, alumni will devote their final days to Lucerne and Paris There will be plenty of time allowed for leisure activities - shopping, ad­ ditional sight seeing, visiting with friends Alumni interested in taking advantage of this ex­ tensive tour should contact immediately the office of Alumni Relations, Eastern Michigan University, for further information and reservations On unique trip thrnugh Amsterdam's canals, this /Jict1Lresque scene will be viewed This is the famous old Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England Annual Giving Plans Progress At the January meeting, the Alumni Board of Direc­ tors concurred on preliminary plans, presented by the Secretary, for the annual giving campaign to be initiated in September '67 Most important of these was that the annual gift will include membership For an example, if an alumnus decides to contribute ten dollars to the scholarship fund, seven of the ten will go to the fund and the remaining three will apply to annual alumni dues The Board favored a combination of dues and annual giving to avoid approaching our alumni twice a year for funds More specific plans will be reviewed with the membership on Alumni Day, Saturday, May 13 E l t o n R y n e a r so n , - 19 Elton James Rynearson, 73, re­ tired director of athletics at Eastern Michigan University died on Febru­ ary 8, l 967 His distinguished career in athletics and education was cap­ ped last November when he received the Willie Heston Award from the Detroit Chapter of the National Foot­ ball Foundation and Hall of Fame His long association with Eastern began in 1908 when he enrolled in the Normal High School and then entered Eastern, Michigan State Nor­ mal at the time, in 1912 He soon left college to play professional ball in the minor leagues An arm in­ jury in 1916 ended his baseball career and brought him back to Eastern as an assistant to the late Elmer D Mitchell He received his life teaching certificate in 1918, a bachelor of pedagogy degree in 1919, and a bachelor of science degree in 1922, all from Eastern During World War I, he served in the U.S Army as an artillery lieuten­ ant, then returned to Eastern as as- sistant professor of physical educa­ tion and football coach In 1922, he left to attend the University of Mid1igan Medical School for two years and then become athletic direc­ tor and football coach at Highland Park High School In ] 925, he returned to Eastern as director of field athletics and head football coach, holding that post for 23 years and compiling an enviable record of 114 victories, 68 losses and 16 tics He also served as head bas­ ketball coach for 17 years, with a record of 141 victories and 100 losses A L U M N I G R A M S-M O R E A B O U T Y O U Hanover Ar,spach J\Iichigan University, in January re­ ceived the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Mich­ igan of which he is an alumnus During Dr Anspach's twenty years as president at CMU, the University tripled its stu­ dent body and its physical plant Thirty liberal arts and preprofessional curri­ cula and a number of graduate programs were added to Central's curricula in teacher education Dr Anspach has lent capable administration to EMU through his role as Regent, and he is truly an inspiring leader and warm personality DORR N WILTSE, S R ('35), n a tive and life-long resi­ dent of Caro, Mich­ igan, was unanim­ ously proclaimed Michigan's t h Grand High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons on October 22, 1966 He is the Wiltu first Michigan Ma­ son from the Caro area to be so honored In his leisure hours, Michigan's new Grand High Priest takes a particular interest in local historical research, ar­ chaeology and geneology, and has lec­ tured extensively on subjects pertinent to local history Mr and Mrs Wiltse have a married son and a daughter at the University of Michigan '42-'50 The new advisor to the newstaff of Rogers City High School is MRS SHIRLEY He was named professor of physical education in 1931 In 1958, Elton Rynearson resigned as director of athletics to return to full-time teach­ ing until his retirement in 1963 El ton Rynearson was honored by the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and by his former play­ ers at a dinner in Detroit, and by students and faculty of Central Mich­ igan University at their Homecoming in 1966 He was a charter member and past president of the Michigan Sports Sages, who paid tribute to him in 1964 Surviving are his son Elton J., Jr., principal of New Baltimore High School; two grandchildren, Scott James and Gretchen Lucille; one brother, Ernest of Ann Arbor, and one sister, Mrs J W Edwards of Ann Arbor His wife, the former Esther Oberlin, died in 1966 The family has asked that any memorial contributions be made to the Olds-Rynearson Scholarship Fund at Eastern PECK ('42) Mrs Peck, who lives in Atlanta, Michigan, taught eight years in Atlanta before coming to Rogers City where she teaches ninth, tenth and eleventh grade English and sponsors the senior class and the cheerleaders Mrs Peck is the mother of a son and a daughter Miss ARLYNE E PHILLIPS ('42) has been named Michi­ gan Teacher of the Year Miss Phillips is the head teacher i n Clark School, Dearborn's three­ year-old school pro­ gram for mentally retarded children Pltil/ips She will be entered as Michigan's candidate in a nation-wide competition, and the national winner becomes a member of the Presidential Scholars Commission After receiving her BS in orthopedics and sight conser­ vation from EMU, she went on to earn her MA in general special education from Wayne State University in 1963 Continued on page A L U M N I G R A M S-M O R E A B O U T Y O U To gain deeper skills in ways of helping children whose minds will never grow, Miss Phillips also qualified as an ort:1op· tic technician at the Kresge Eye Institute, served as a technician for the president of the American Optometric Association, did graduate work in child development at the J\!errill-Palmer Institute and studied at the Detroit Cerebral Center She is loved by her students, and the feeling is a mutual one In the worcs of the principal of Clark School, "She's incomparable." J\!Rs EILEEN SMITH ('43) is now doing substitute teaching while taking courses to renew her teaching certificate :.vfrs Smith taught orthopedics in HolLrnd, J\Iichigan, for five years before moving to Battle Creek where she taught at the Ann J Kellogg School for four years Mrs Smith's activities have cent-ered around the PTA, scouts, church work, extension, and the Calhoun County As­ sociation for the Retarded She also was fortunate enough to take a 67-day tour of Europe in 1950 A veteran sc:1001 official Crom Dear­ born Heights, W.:ich­ igan, RonERT E Joi-Es ('50, '66), was named principc.l of Adams School in Birmingham M r Jones has spent the last nine of hi years i n education Jones a s a D e a r b :> r n Heights elementary school principal He has taught in the Lapeer school sys.em Father of three and a Northville resi­ dent, J\Ir Jones also holds a Master's degree from the U of M Recently appoimed as Haslett school superintendent is ELDON Ross ('50) J\Ir Ross has spent 16 years in elementary education administration After teach­ ing two years in a country school, Mr Ross became principal of Lincoln Lab­ oratory school for three years Before he became principal of Wilkshire School in Haslett during the summer of 1964, he served as superintendent at Webber­ ville and assistant superintendent i n charge o f elementary instruction a t Clio, Michigan In addition to his duties as principal of Wilkshire School, he was curriculum coordinator for the 1964-65 school year Mr Ross is married and lives in Webberville '5 - '55 RICHARD PETERS ('51), the assistant director of the University of Arizona Marching Band, had a leading role i n the entertainment presented i n the pre­ game and half-time show at the Super Bowl football game Mr Peters and his wife, Elaine, also an EMU alumna, went to Tucson in 1965, after several years in Yuma where Mr Peters was director of music for the Yuma public school system Peters ability will surely aid Eastern's future in track Named as one of the outstanding science and mathematics teachers in the U n i te d S t a t e s by GRADE TEACHER is EUGENE C BARKER ('54, '57) Mr Barker, who is now teaching the sixth grade in the Sunnyside School System in Tucson, Arizona, has been called an "exceptional teacher" by the magazine for elementary school teachers Mr Barker, originally from Walled Lake, Michigan, will surely serve as an inspir­ ation to other teachers ARTHUR WOODHOUSE ('54) has accep­ ted the position of assistant superinten­ dent o[ Utica Schools Mr Woodhouse has served 12 years in the Warren Con­ solidated Schools where he rose from high school teacher to junior high prin­ cipal and finally to principal of the new Mott High School He also enjoyed a career as baseball and football coach i n the Warren School System H e and his wi[e have seven children Ulmer The Michigan Civil Rights Commis­ sion has appointed ABRAHAM ULMER, JR ('51) as director of the Detroit East­ side office Mr Ulmer previously taught for the Detroit Public Schools Serving as chairman of the Detroit N.A.A.C.P Housing Committee in 963 and 964, he led the N.A.A.C.P sponsored marches into Dearborn and other suburbs Re­ cently he served as a staff member of the Institute on Problems Pertaining to De Facto School Desegregation at Wayne State University ROBERT PARKS ('52), a former record holder at EMU and the man responsible for much of Western Michigan Univer­ sity's success in track and cross country, has been named assistant track coach of the Hurons Mr Parks has been a coach for the last 15 years in high schools and at Western A native of Howell, Michigan, the new Huron coach was the recipient of three varsity letters and captained the 1952 track team in his collegiate career under George Marshall Mr Parks' judgment of potential track 11'ooilhouse Nicilfl JoSEPII NICITA ('55, '59) is the new Director of Secondary Education for the Farmington School District, Farming­ ton, Michigan Mr Nicita began his teaching carrer with the Wyandotte School District and has also been affili­ ated with the Taylor District and the Huron District where he served as prin­ cipal at both junior and senior high school levels His most recent post was with the Nankin Mills Junior High School as principal Mr Nicita expects to complete his educational specialist work in May of 1967 at MSU He is married and the father of two sons and two daughters '5 - ' Appointed new principal of the Huron Junior High School in New Boston, Michigan is DAVID SCHULTZ ('58) J\'.[r Schultz, of Southgate, Michigan, was a member of the Huron High School fac­ ulty as a social studies teacher from 1958 to 1962 For the past four years, has been employed by the Southgate Board of Education as a social studies Parks Barker Continued on page M e n of Eastern Sa l u te : J as J_ Jay J Seaver, a "local boy", has seen the world through his engineering career and his varied sports interest Born in Ypsilanti, he grew up on the Seaver Farm just south of the city In 1907 he attended Eastern Michigan University, then Michigan State Normal College, where he was a member of the Arm of Honor fraternity He then earned his Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Michigan in 12 Early in his engineering career, Jay served as a drafts­ man, superintendent, vice president and president of various engineering firms throughout the United States From 1941 to 1946, he acted as consultant engineer to several national and international companies construct­ ing blast furnaces and steel plants all over the world Finally, in 1946, Jay Seaver organized in Chicago his own consulting firm, Jay J Seaver Engineers, which has built and designed blast furnaces and steel plants all over the world In conjunction with his work, Jay has developed patents and has delivered technical papers for improving and cheapening methods of producing iron and steel He also is affiliated with many engineering associations: American and British Iron and Steel Institutes, Eastern and Western Blast Furnace and Coke Associations, Iron and Steel Engineers, and the American Institute of Mining and Metallurigical En­ gineers For recreation, Jay Seaver is an active sportsman He is both an African big game hunter and a deep-sea fisherman In addition to these activities, he is a mem­ ber of the Adventurers Club and several social organiza- tions in Chicago He is currently the president of the Emeritus Club of the University of Michigan As the man who has contributed much to the indus­ trial development of the United States and the world and who has fulfilled every man's dream of living a full and active life, we are proud to number J J Seaver one of us Jay J Seaver displays his prizes from a deer hunt in Utah He has caught a 123.5 lb blue marlin at the Invitational International Deep Sea Game Fish Tournament, San Juan, Puerto Rico Memorial Scholarship Fund For Professor Fred J Ericson In memory of Eastern Michigan University's Professor Fred J Eric­ son, an Alumni Scholarship Fund has been established The scholar­ ship will be awarded to an outstand­ ing undergraduate history major Dr Fred J Ericson, professor of American and English History, died on December , 966 Having earn­ ed his masters and doctorate degrees from the University of Chicago, he taught history at Eastern Michigan Un iversity for 26 years D u r i n g World War II, he left the University to serve in the Air Force where he eventually became historical officer A L U M N I G R A M S-M O R E A B O U T Y O U teacher, coach and administrator o: the secondary athletic program Mr Sc:rnltz is married and the father of three sons which no doubt aid him in his present endeavors He started with Michigan National Bank in 1965 JOHN TYSON ('58), who is now an as­ sistant professor of art at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, displayed his sculpturing at Sill Hall on the campus of EJ\fU in January After rece�ving his bachelor's degree in art from EMU, Mr Tyson went on to receive his ma,ter's degree in ceramics from U of M in 1960 The promotion of GASPER£ BAR­ BARO ('60) to the position of director of marketing serv­ ices at the Palmer­ Shile Company, De­ t ro i t , has been announced by the company Mr Bar­ baro has been with Barbaro Palmer-Shile, which manufactures industrial and commercial storage racks and systems, for six years, and most recently held the post of manager of sales In his new position, he will be responsible for preparation of advertising and public relations pro­ grams and for company literature and promotional materials THEODORE A CUSICK ('59) has been promoted to the position of trust ad­ ministration officer of the National Bank of J a ckson, M i c h i g a n M r C u si c k switched from teaching business courses at Michigan Center Schools to the ·.Jank staff in 962 Mr Cusick also graduated from Jackson Community College and has done graduate work at Michigan State University MARVIN VASHER ('59) is presently as­ sistant professor of history at Lewis­ Clark Normal School in Lewiston, Idaho He and his wife have three boys '60 N1cKOLAS G BARRIS ('60) has been promoted to the position of assistant vice president of the Michigan NaLonal Bank of Saginaw, Michigan Mr Barris also attended Bay City and Flint Junior Colleges, Wayne State University and Detroit College of Law He has taken American Jnstitute of Banking courses ROBERT DODGE ('60) of Ann Arbor has been named the vocational rehabili­ tation counselor in Monroe County for the State Department of Instruction Mr Dodge will administer the depart­ ment's expanded program of services to prepare the handicapped for profitable employment Before accepting his pres­ ent position, he taught special education for five years in Ypsilanti Mr Dodge and his wife have two daughters of the 14th Air Force in China Back at Eastern, along with his teaching duties, he wrote papers on the Amer­ ican Revolution and was compiling notes on that period for a book to be written during his retirement He was survived by his wife, Vivian R., and one brother, Raymond of Krum, Texas Dr Ericson was revered by his colleagues and students as an out­ standing teacher who took a sincere interest in his students Contribu­ tions in memory of Dr Ericson may be made to the Fred J Ericson Alumni Scholarship Fund, Eastern Michigan University I n December, 966, DAVID E KROMM ('60) com­ pleted his doctorate i n geography a t Michigan State Uni­ versity After t h e Christmas holidays, Dr & Mrs Kromm (Roberta J Retzel, Kromm '60) and their two sons, David and Randall, moved to i\fan­ hatten, Kansas, where Dr Kromm joined the faculty of Kansas State University ROBERT PROM ( ' '64) has been named the new director of the North­ ville Recreation program of Northville, Michigan Mr Prom had previously taught 5th and 6th grades in the North­ ville public school system and also worked in the community recreation pro­ gram This year he left the Northville system to accept a position as school community agent for the Romulus dis­ trict for the Southern Wayne County Economic Opportunity Group, Inc '6 -'63 After receiving his Bachelor o f Science degree from EMU, FRANK D STILTNER ('61) went on to earn his Master of Arts degree in Physical Education at Western l\[ichigan University in Kala­ mazoo PAUL J WILL ('61) recently arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he is cur­ rently a scholarship student at the East­ West Center Mr ,!\Till was a teacher at Kimball Senior High School in Royal 3Jn Jllemoriam Sti/t,ier Will Oak, Michigan, before going to the Center Under the scholarship program, Mr Will auends classes at the University of Hawaii and lives in East-West Center residences Army Captain EDWARU P GRUMELOT ('62) of Pinckney, Michigan, was assign­ ed to the Military Advisory Committee to 10th Division in Xuan Loe, Vietnam, November 16, 1966 Capt Brumelot entered active duty in October of 1962 The captain's wife, Jennifer, lives in Pinckney A physical educa­ tion instructor at EMU, CONSTANCE R I O PELLE ('62) is among those listed in the newly-releas­ ed edition of "Out­ s t a n d i n g Young Women of Amer­ ica." Having pre­ viously taught at Riopelle Taylor High School in Taylor, l\Iichigan, Miss Riopelle has taught at Eastern two years Miss Riop­ elle's name appears on the list because she has distinguished herself in civic and professional activities ]AMES M HARRISON ('63) is now on the staff of Autolite - Ford Parts Di­ vision in Anaheim, California He was a control inspector on an assembly line for two years while attending Eastern's Business School After graduation, Mr Harrison moved to Ford's Finance Staff as a financial analyst for one year He then gained further experience in the field of marketing while he served a year and ten months as a dealer sales repre­ sentative and then territory manager '64-'65 JACKSON D PURCELL ('64) has recently been promoted to captain in the U.S Army at Walter Reed Army Medical Center For the past month Capt Pur­ cell has been working as a medical sup­ ply officer in the Supply Services Di­ vision at the Institute of Research at Walter Reed After graduation from EMU, Capt Purcell entered the military service, completing basic officer's train- A LDR ICH, MRS H UGH (Mabel Childs), '00, Lansing, Michigan ALLMENDINGER, FREDERIC, '·1 , Royal Oak, Michigan BABCOCK, EARL H., Honorary De­ gree '09, Grand Haven, Michigan BLAIR, MISS BESSIE, '24, Detroit, Michigan BRADLEY, MRS G H (1".Ciriam B Lathers), '15, Utica, Michigan CUDNEY, DR ETHAN B., '16, Bloom­ field Hills, Michigan CUTLER, MRS GLADYS BA YLER, '28, Mexico City, Mexico DIETERLE, i\IISS MARIE, '08, Lans­ ing, i\Iichigan ERICSO.V, DR FRED J., Professor of History and Social Sciences, EMU, Ypsilanti FAST, L WADE, '04, Mount Clemens, Michigan FORSYTH, KENNETH E., '24, Wyan­ dotte, Alichigan GERRISH, CLARENCE E., '53, Naug­ atuck, Co1111ecticut GRA CE, MRS MILDRED I (Adams), '17, Northville, Michigan HATCHER, HARRY E., '09, Royal Oak, i\Iichiga11 HICKS, WARREN E., '87, i\Iadiso11, Wisconsin JONES, GARRY ANDREW, '60, Cam­ arillo, California KROLL, i\.fRS HENRY (Laura Stew­ art), '27, Millington, Michigan OSBURN, MRS F WAYNE, (Ethel Clark), '06, Forest Hills, New York PRESCOTT, MRS WlLLIAi\f (Vera B Stautz), '16, 1Uanchester, 1Uichigan REED ] I.Elf/JS '05, East Cleveland, Ohio R OSE.VDAHL, DR FORREST IV., '-17, Alarque/le, Michigan RYNEARSO.\', ELTON ] SR., '18, Ypsilanti, Alichigan SHIEDELER, JAMES EDWARD, '56, Detroit, Michigan SPERR Y, DR JR VIN (Bill), '38, Greens­ boro, North Carolina STEWART, MRS GERALDINE (Mo­ sher), '21 , Detroit, Michigan STOCUM, MISS JULIA, '16, Big Rap­ ids, Michigan VAN A TTEN, MRS ALETHA F., '52, Flint, ATichigan VAN SYCKI.E, MH.S WILLARD A (Laura Becker), '03, Holland, Michigan WIGMAN, MRS ELLA (Wahefie/d), '06, '3-1, Laming, Michigan WHAUNG, CLIFTON AND GRACE, '32, '29, Detroit, Michiga11 WOODWARD, ALBAN C., '07, Bel Air, Maryland ing at Ft Sam Houston, Texas He then became Detachment Commander at the st Field Hospital, Ft Lewis, v\Tashing­ ton In May, 1965, he returned to Ft Sam Houston as a student in the Medi­ cal Supply Activity Course, and shortly after was sent to Camp Irwin, Korea, as Battalion Supply Officer with the 2nd l\Iedical Battalion In October, 1966, he was assigned to Walter Reed Capt Purcell and his wife have one son RoNALE A DorHJA ('65) received an early promotion LO Army pay grade private E-2 on completion of basic com­ bat training al Ft Dix, N.J., on Novem­ ber 21, I 966 He was awarded the promotion two months earlier than is customary because of his accuracy in firing the M-14 rifle, high score on the physical combat proficiency test and his military bearing and leadership activi­ ties Miss ]AN M1Tc11ELL ('64) is the ed­ itor of the 1966 Blue Water Edition of the Times Her­ a ld, Port Huron's newspaper T h e Blue Water Edition of the newspaper has received the "best special sec­ Mitchell tion" award from Multi-Ad Services, Inc., through the Michigan Press Association l\1iss Mitch­ ell worked as a Times Herald reporter in the summer of 1962 and joined the news staff as a regular reporter in June, 1963 She was appointed Sunday editor of the Times Herald in May, 1966 Dobija J-lowe/1 First Lieutenant PAUL C HowELL ('65) left for South Viet Nam on Jan­ uary 13, 1967, where he is putting to use his helicopter training for the U.S Army Lt Howell graduated from Ad­ vanced Helicopter Training School on December 6, 1966, at Fort Rucker, AlaContinued on page 15 A GROWING ASSOCIATION over 2,100 Ne"'- Members Since Sept 25th ,ve are proud to list these names which represent the growth in our membership from November to February I The large number of mem­ berships received after February 10 will be printed in our next issu