The University of Dayton Alumnus, October 1941

HOMECOMING -NOVEMBER 15

Brenda and Cobina Lead the lnter"fear"ance For Bill Knisley

OCTOBER •1941

Dear Alumnus: When American universities distributed diplomas last June it was with a great deal of doubt tha t they looked forwa rd to the coming September. Enrollmen ts were certain to be hurt. There was the draft. Some students already called, others expecting their orders daily. Then there was the fact tha t private industry was booming. Would students leave wellpaying jobs to resume their schooling ? Just how much would enrollment be hurt ? A consensus of estim ates from many university administrations set the figure at about 15 % .

H appy to. relate, thi fi gure does not a pply to D ayton. Day classes a re virtually the same as last year, while Saturday morning and evening classes are 25 % higher. Thus 1941 finds the Hilltop harboring the la rgest number of students in its 92-year history!

In day clas es there are 559 men and 142 women. 207 students a re from out of town. Engineering leads all departments with 182.

As these lines are being written all the talk is of the fighting Flyers of '41. Their phenomenal scoring record in their first three games has the whole town talking. Their brilliant conquest of a rch-rival Marshall was an elixir. And now Tennessee's mighty Vol s loom formid ably on the horizon.

North D a kota U. will form the opposition a t Homecoming on November 15. The Boa rd of Directors of the Alumni Association has already met to formula te plans for the big day. Working in conjunction with the Association will be the Miami Valley Cha pter, other chapters and the student Spirit Committee.路 The November issue of the Alumnus will be devoted entirely to the Homecom ing. Make your plans now to a ttend the greatest of all U . D. Homecomings- Sa turday, November 15, 1941.

Front Cover : Bill Knisley, stella r Flyer h alfback, need have no fear of being tackled with these two gals running interference for him. Brenda and Cobina, Bob Hope's two zany man chasers, just dare a ny m an to 路come close ! They were out on the campus a few days ago on a "scouting trip."

Photo by Albert

ESTABLISHED 1929 Vol. VII

O ctober, 1941

No. 7

R . C. (Jim) BROWN '34 . . .. . .................................. . Editor JOHN C . KUSSMAN '43 . . . . .. . . .......... . . . ... . ..... . . Assistant Editor

Bro. Adam Seyfried Dies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alumnu Gives La the. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Sporting Scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Letters From the Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

With the Cha pters ............ . .. . ....... . .... . . . . . .... .. ...........

"All Out" Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON - OFFICERSPresident ...... . .. .. ............. . HoN. WM. H. WoLFF '31,Dayton,Ohio Vice-President . ... .. . . ................ CHARLES PFARRER '27, Dayton, Ohio Treasurer . . ..... . ................. WM. J. REYNOLDS '29, Philadelphia, Pa. (Terms expire June, 1942) Secretary . .. . ..... .. .... . R. C. BROWN 34, Dayton, Ohio (Appoint ive office)

- DIRECTORSTerms expire June, 1942-JosEPH GoETZ '31, Cincinnati ELMER WILL ' 37, Dayton Terms expire June, 1943- DR. LEON DEGER '10, Dayton DR. WALTER REILING '30, Dayton T erms expire June, 1944-PAuL MooRMAN '30, D ayton H uGH E. WALL, JR. '34, D ayton ALUMNI MEMBERS - BOARD OF ATHLETIC CONTROLTerms expire June, 1942- RoBERT C . PAYNE '34, Cincinna ti LEo SP(\TZ '28, Dayton Terms expire June, 1943- Louis R. MAHRT '26, Dayton MERLE P. SMITH '25, Dayton T erms expire June, 1944--MARTIN C . K uNTZ '12, D ayton J. ELLIS MA YL '08, D ayton

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Bro. Adam Seyfried , Biology Prof, Dies Bro. Adam P. Seyfried, S.M ., 44, associa te professor of biology a t the Univ e r s ity since 1935, died August 29 at St. Eliza b e th hospita l, D ay ton.

Buri a l was i.1 th e Brothe r s' cemetery on th ~ University campus.

D ea th cam e Ad a m P . Seyfrie d as a resu lt of a heart a ttack. H e had entered the hospital only eight days before for observation a nd it was fully expected he woul d be able to resume his teaching upon the opening of the school year.

Brother Seyfried was a native of Brooklyn, N. Y., a nd had joined the Society of M a ry in 191 3. H e was a member of the American Associa tion for the Adva ncement of Science a nd the Na tional Association of Biology T eachers.

All Five ' 37 C.E. s.

Get Licen ses Robert E. Gates ' 37, New Leba non, 0 ., recently received his licen se as professional engineer, Sta te of Ohio. All five graduates of the civil engineering class of 1937 have now received their licen es in the shortest possible time-four years. The other engineers include J ack O'Brien, J ack Puterba ugh, Tex Moore a nd Joseph F letcher.

Alumnus Gives Machine Lathe C. H. Gosiger, Ul'!iversity of D ayton alumnus, president of the C. H .

Gosiger Machinery Co., Dayton , recently presented the mecha nical engineering labora tory with a la test type 9 - inch, Model C , horizonta l motor - driven lathe with four-foot bed length . The costly piece of equipment, complete with a ll acce ories, is a valuable adjunct to the mecha nica l engineering depa rtment a nd is deeply a pprecia ted.

SUMMER S E SSION - R ev. Fra ncis J . Friedel, S.M., announced 65 different courses covering 17 fields of college study for the 19th University of D ayton summer session. Five special engineering courses under government supervision were planned as an aid in the defense activities. Students enrolled in the summer classe numbered 368. Twenty-five bachelor and one master's degrees were awarded at gradua tion, bringing the year's total of gradua tes to 21 3 ...

Twenty-one R .O.T.C. cadets spent six weeks in milita ry tra ining a t Fort Knox, K y., while two other cadets received their train ing at Edgewood Ar enal, Md. ... The University of D ayton Founda tion , Inc., received incorpora tion pa pers.

The purpose of the organization, which has as its incorporators L ewi B. Rock, Michael ]. Gibbons, a nd M a rtin G . Kuntz, is to establish a trust to receive a nd administer gifts and endowments made to the University for educational purposes . .. The U .D. News was awarded the "all C a tholic" ranking, which is the highest classification for college journalism excellence . .. Students were again given the opportunity to pursue the Civilian Pilot Training program during the summer months.

S OCIE TY O F MAR Y J U BILA RIANS- F our members of the Society of M a ry, who a t the present time or in the past h ave been connected with the University, celebrated their Golden Jubilees as members of the ociety .. . They were R ev. Bernard P. O'Re illy, who served 19 years as president of the University ; R ev. Cha rles Eichner, S.M., who was president from 1896 to 190 2 ; Brother Joseph Muench, S.M ., since 1919 assistan t registra r a t U.D., a nd Brother J ohn Schuetz, S.M., who a t the present time i professor of education here at the hilltop . . . Two hundred and fifty members of the Society of M ary attended a conference on the campus concerning the teaching of religion ... R ev. J ohn L. Ott, S.M., dean of Arts and Sciences from 1935 to 1938, was named superior of the new M a rian ist semina ry, which is to open in September at Washington, D .C. . . . The a nnual report submitted by R ev. President John A. Elbert, S.M ., cited progress made by the institution and marks the past year as the most successful a nd active in the chool' s h istory ... Dr. Stephen A. Hosko pa sed away on September 17 after a n illness of three years. H e was on the faculty from 1930 to 1937 and ta ught interna tional law, languages, and history of a rt.

N E W D EANS- R ev. H enry ]. K obe, S.M., of the history depa rtment, was appointed to the newly created post of assista nt dean of the college of Arts and Sciences. Si ter M ary Edwina was ap pointed as dean of women succeeding Sister M a rie St. E leanor who has held the position since 1935 ... Other new faculty members for the fa ll term were Brother Ru ssell A. J oly, S.M., who succeeded Brother Seyfried in the biology department; R ev. Dr. Cha rles Collins, S.M., appointed to the psychology depa rtment; Brother John Geisler, S.M., ap pointed to the chemistry department ; Brother George Nagel, S.M., a ppointed to the history depa rtment, a nd Cyril G . Peckham as instructor in the department of mathema tics .. . Lieut. Col. D avid R. K err, since 1938 head of the milita ry department a t the University, was a ppointed military a ttache a t Ciudad Trujillo, Sa nto Domingo. H e was succeeded a t U.D. by Lieut. Col. Richa rd C. Birmingha m, a 19 16 p;radua te of West Point .. . Brother George Kohles, S:M. , associate profe sor of English, has penned hi second classroom manual titled, "The Na tural Public Speaker" . .. C lasses were resumed on September 18 for l he 92iid year. M any courses of importa nce in the expanded industrial, business a nc:f prdfessional activitie of the present day were offered ~ .. Vincent Ya no, president of the sophomore class, a nd a la rge committee carried on a n initia tion and welcprh~ program for the benefit of the freshmen . The annual "Freshman Welco.m e" da nce was held on O ctober 4 at the Biltmore hotel with music by Earl Holderman's orche tra . .. Officials announced a continua tion of the expa nsion program with a new four- year course in secreta rial stud ies leading to a bachelor degree in secreta rial studies ... Twenty-one enior R .O.T.C . cadets were appointed captains and lieutena nts . .. Civilian Pilot Training quota was ten students each for the prima ry a nd advanced courses.

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1941 FLYER FOOTBALL SQUAD

Reading from left to right, first row: Couture, Sa uerman , O'Rourke, Quinn, \Ves tendorf, Ryan, McShane, Zach, Mouch.

Second row: Rudnicki, Tank, McGuire, Pinciotti, Zavakos, Pris ke, Mcintire, Brant, Accrocco. Third row : Cas tignola , Miller, Bergman, Zoul, Powers, Schmidt, Lewundosky, Herking, Strugarek. Fourth row: Marschall, Fenton, K e lly, P erkins, Rumig, Goss, Scott, Fioritu, K e iter, Knis ley.

FLYERS GIVE PROMISE OF BEING BEST IN HISTORY Brilliant Sophs Press Veterans For First-String Berths On September 2 a 39-man football squad reported to Coaches Bauja n, Carter a nd Malone to begin preparations for one of the toughest schedules ever faced by a Flyer team. Included on the roster were 20 sophomores, J3 juniors and six seniors. Many of the sophomores gained much recognition last year as Flyer yearlings and it is not unlikely that they will be pressing the vetera ns for starting berths before the season is very old.

Practices were held twice daily till school opened, as the Flyers had less tha n three weeks to prepare for the opening contest with Hillsdale.

The starting lineup in the opening game found veterans in every position except left guard, where Lee Schmidt, husky sophomore, held

down the opening assignment. The rest of the line found V eterans Beno K eiter and Hugh Scott at the ends, Bob Mcintire and Joe M cShane a t the tackles, Paul R yan at center, while Walt Zach, also a holdover from last year's varsity, was at the right guard position. The qua rterback spot went to J erry Westendorf, who was attempting to fill his brother Gene's shoes as the Flyer signal caller.

J erry was a n end last year, but his performances in the early practices gave every indication that he would prove a capable replacement for his brother, who last year was voted " most valuable" player on the team.

Senior Joe Quinn and Junior Bill Knisley were the starting halfbacks.

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the roster, drew the starting assignment a t fullback.

Among the highly touted sophomores were J ack Castignola, a product of New Philadelphia, 0., high school, and H a rold Mouch from T oledo Central Ca tholic. Both of these boys are shifty halfbacks of the type tha t provide many a thrill for th e fa ns in the sta nds. Bill Powers, a product of Steele high school in D ayton, also was rated as a ma n to watch a t his center position.

FLYERS ROMP OVER HILLSDALE In their first contest on September l 9 the Flyers found a n easy victim in Hillsda le, chalking up a 62 to 0 win.

Although the opposition was compa ra tively weak the Flyers were none the less impressive a nd the 5500 fa ns in the stadium began compa ring the present team to those of the "golden era" of U . D. footb all when J ack Padley and his m a tes brought coastto-coast f arne to the school on the hill.

There was no doubt as to the fin al outcome from the first play when the Fl yers had the ball on their own 35 a nd Bill Knisley took the pass from center, cut over right tackle, found

FLYERS' SQUAD ROSTER

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Name Position H eight W eight Year H ome a nd Hi gh School Accrocco, J oseph ... LG .. . ... . 5'7" .. . ... 162 ..... . So .......... . Bellai re, 0 ., Hi gh Bergma n, H a rry .... L T .... .. . 6' I " ...... 195 . . . .. -So .... . ...... Cin ci nna ti, Purcell Brant, D a n . .... . . . C . ...... . 5' II " .. ... 175 .. . .. -So. . . . . . . . . . . . Leba non , High Castignola, J a ck . .. · RHB · · ... 5'7 " . ..... 165 ...... So . .. New Phila d elphia, 0 ., High Co utu re, Cla rence . · RE · · · · · · · 6' · ...... 192 .... · ·So . .. T oledo, 0 ., C entral Ca tholic *Fenton, Jim ... . .. · LHB .... . 5'9" ...... 168 .. . . . ·Jr. ... Clevela nd, Cathed ral Latin *Fiorita, Jim ..... . · FB · · ..... 5'8 " ..... . 186 ..... ·Sr. . . . . . .. . .. . Dayton, Stivers Goss, Willi am .. .. . RT . 6'2" .. . . .. 2 12 ..... . so . . . Flo urtown, Pa., Township H erking, Pa ul .... · QB · · · · · · 5'9" ..... 16 1 . ... · · Tr . . ........ . Cin ci nn a ti, Purcell *Keiter, Bern a rd . . .. RE · · · · · .5' 10" ..... 188 . .... ·Sr ........... . .. Dayton , Stivers K ell y, Richa rd .. .. · QB · · · · · · 5' I 0 " · · · · · 163 · · · · · ·So ..... ... ... .. . D ayton, Stivers *Knisley, Bill ...... · LHB · · · · · 5'9" · · · · · · 150 · · · · · · Tr ........ . ..... . X enia, Central H averstraw, N . T., High L ewa ndosky, Alex . . FB · · · · · · .5' 10" · · · · . 184 . .. . ·:s o....

M a rscha ll, John . . L T · · · · · · · 6'0" · · · · · · 184 · · · · · ·Jr. . Phila delphi a, Pa. , Ca tholic M a rtino, Orlando . C · · · · · · · · 5' I 0" · · · · · 185 · · · . · ·.Jr. Phila d elphi a, Pa., So. Catholic M cG uire, Milton .. · RHB · · · · · :5'8 " · · · · · · 158 ······ So ...... Toledo, Centra l C a tholi c M o uch, H a rold ... -LHB · · · · · 5'8 "- . · ... 15 7 .... · · So ...... Toledo, C entra l Ca tholi c *Mcintire, Bob .... · LT · · · · · · .5' 10" ..... 195 .... ··Jr . .. . . . . ........ X eni a, C entra l *McShane, J oseph .. RT · · · · · .6'3" · · · · · .21 3. · · · · Bell R ose, N . Y., Chaminad e Miller, Bob ..... . · RG · · · · · · 5' II " · · · · · I 77 · · · · · ·.Jr .... Clevela nd, C a thedra l L a tin O 'Rou rke, Pa ul ... · RG · · · · · · 6'2" · · .... 218 .. . ... Jr .. ... . Toledo, Central Ca tholir Perkins, Bob . . .. .. · LT · · · · · ·- 6'6 " ·. · . .. 21 3 ..... · So .. . . . .. . .. Cincinnati, Purcell Pinciotti, D on . .. . · FB · · · · · . · 6' ... . .. 180 .. .. . . So ...... Toledo, Central Ca tholi c P riske, Lo ui s .... . -LE · ... .. . 6' - ..... 175 .... . ·Jr . . ..... . .. D ayton, Cha mina d e Powers, Bill ... . .. · C - . . .... 5' I 0" .. . . . 164 ..... -So . .. ... . . . .. . . . Davton , Steele *Quinn, J oseoh .... . RHB 6' ...... 184 ...... Sr ...... Ph ila d elphi a, Pa ., Clifton Rud nicki , W a lter . .. RG ..... 5'5" .. . . . . 195 .. ... -So.... Toledo. Centra l Ca tholic Rumi g, Lou is . . . . . RT . .... 6' . ... 190 . .. .. -So .... Phila d elphia, Pa., C a tholi c *Ryan , Pa ul . .. .. . C · ... .. . 5' I OYo'' . .. 167 .. .... Sr ..... Phila d elohi a . Pa., St. J ohn Schmidt, Lee .... . LG . . . . . . 5' I 0" ..... 204 . ... . . So ...... Belleville. Ill., Ca th ed ral *Scott, Hugh LF. .. . ... 6'1'' .... . . 181 . . .. . . Sr. Phila d elphia, Pa., W . Ca tholi c *Struga rek, Dick ... Q B . . . . . 5'9" . .... . 181 .

Ir ...... Toledo, Central C a tholi c Sa uerm a n, Bill . . .. RF. ...... . 6' . .... 186 . . . . So . . . . . . . . .... D ay ton , Fairmo~lt T a nk, Virg-il . ..... LG .... . .. 5' II " . .... 210 . . . . So ..... . T oled o, C entral Cathoh c *Westend orf, J erry. QB ...... 5' 10" ..... 162 . ... . Jr .. . . . . . .. . D ayton, Cha mi':la.d e W rvnn , John . .... E 6' I " . .... 196 . ... . So . . ... Brooklyn, N . Y ., Tnmty *Zach, W a lter ..... RG .. .. .. 5' 10" ... . 195 . . .. . Jr .. .... T oled o, Central Ca tholi c *Zavakos, H a rry ... LG . . .. . . 5'6 Yo" . .. . 162 ..... Jr. . . . . Dayton. Steele Zo ul , Joseph ... . . LE . 6' I " ...... 18 2 . . .. .. So . . ...... C levela nd, Collinwood *Indicates L ettermen

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himself in the clear, and raced 65 yard. for the first of seven Dayton touchdowns. La te in the first qua rte r Knisley aga in crossed the goal line, this time from the 12-yard ma rker.

The sophomore backfield entered the game in the second quarter a nd worked the ba ll to the Hillsdale 17, from where Mouch skirted end for the score. A few minutes la ter Pinciotti heaved a long pass to Strugarek, who scored from the 25. A the half ended the Flyers held a 28-to-0 lead .

In the second half the parade of Fl yer touchdowns continued. Quinn scored from the 30 and Castignol a chalked up a nother ta lly on a reverse from M ouch for the scoring in the third quarter. L a te in the fourth q ua rter Castignola a nd Lewa ndosky each scored on pass interceptions to close the Flyer scoring. The Flyers made eight out of nine extra ponts.

DETROIT TECH FALLS In the ir second game of the season on September 26 the Flyers continued to roll , this time defeating D etroit

T ech 75 to 0 . Looking even better tha n the week before when they overwhelmed Hill dale, the D ayton team made 18 first downs to 5 for Detroit and amassed a total of 604 yards from scrimmage as against the opponents' 53.

Before five minutes of playing time had ela psed the Flyers had their first ma rker on a pass, Knisley to Quinn .

From then on the Flyers scored a t ease a nd a t the end of the half had 4 7 points. Knisley scored the second touchdown on a 4 7-yard run . A pass, Westendorf to K eiter, cha lked up the third and Quinn skirted end for 10 and the fourth. At this point the sophomore backfield entered the game a nd M ouch tallied twice a nd Castignola once to end the scoring in the first half.

Runs by C astignola a nd Mouch of 4 7 a nd 29 yards, respectively, produced the first two touchdowns of th ~ second half. Fenton a nd F iorita accounted for the Flyers' other two touchdowns a nd R yan tackled a T ech ma n behind his own goal for a safety a nd two more points.

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MIGHTY MARSHALL IS TROUNCED 7-0 With Bill Knisley's spectacula r 95yard return of a punt providing the ma rgin of victory, the Flyers defeated the Thundering H erd from M arshall College 7 to 0 in a game played in a steady downpour of rain on O ctober 4. The great J ackie Hunt, last year the na tion's leading corer, found the Flyer forward wall practically impregnable.

The 6200 fa ns saw the two teams engage in a kicking duel in the first half with neither team putting on a ny serious scoring threat. However, in the third period Knisley took a M arsha ll punt on his own five, and raced 95 yards up the sidelines to chalk up the only marker of the contest. During the rest of the game most of the play centered around the midfield stripe a nd the Flyers rema ined undefeated a nd unscored on as they prepa red to face the T ennessee V ols on O ctober II .

THE SCHEDULE Sept. 19-Hillsdale (won 62-0) Sept. 26-De troit T ech 75-0)

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4-Marshall (won 7-0)

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11-Tennessee 11t Knoxville

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25-Wichita 11t Wichita

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1-Cincinnati

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9-X11vier 11t Cincinnati

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15-North D11kota (Homec:oming)

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20--0hio U. at Athens (Thanksgiving)

A.S.C.E. IN CHICAGO Bro. Cha rles Belz, S.M., head of the depa rtment of civil engineering, a nnounces tha t a ll student chapter members are invited to the fall meeting of the A.S.C .E. to be held O ctober 14, I 5 and 16 in the Palmer H ouse, Chicago. The four senior members of the class and one junior will accompa ny Bro. Belz to the meetmg.

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D. REUNION

(Th e follo wing lett er was recent[ y received by Bro. Charles Bel<., S.M., head of th e civil engineering departm ent: )

DEAR BRo. CHARLIE : I have just emerged from a twentysix-day trip to the hospital, where I had the worst case of Athlete's Foot that the doctors had ever seen. Every doctor on the post took a look at it at one time or a nother. I had never had it before a nd caught it that badly in just three days.

By the way, while in the hospital my room-mate was Alex Rudzienski '39. While there we had a U . D. gettogether one day when we had a a visitor Bill Agenbroad '32, sla ted to go to路Pa nama with us, a nd our doctor was Leo Donley '40. And by the way, Doctor Donley is a grad to be proud of.

I heard him give the Catholic Church's view a nd teachings on birth control a nd mercy killing to a Prate ta nt lieutena nt. He made such a n impression that this man came back to me and remarked that he had never been more impressed by a ny doctor in his life.

Since I have been in the army 1 found that there a re many selectees in the ranks that are graduates of universities tha t either do not have military training or don't enforce it. Inasmuch as U.D. tops such schools in its fulfillment of its duties, I feel tha t the enclosed will in some way show my a pprecia tion. Use it for the civil engineering lab. My next letter will be from Pa nama. Beat M a rsha ll!

Lt. Joseph Fletcher '37 En route to Panama

GIFT TO LIBRARY Dear F a ther Elbert: A few days ago I sent to the Victor Ema nuel Library three volumes of Sha kespeare. I wish to dona te these to the Libra ry. I sincerely hope tha t they will impa rt to a ny student perusing them tha t same love a nd admira tion for the Bard of Avon tha t a nima ted me when I was a student a t dea r old St. M a ry's.

These books are close to a hundred years old. They have been in our immedia te fa mily for a t least 65 years-

tha t I am sure of. My father acquired them when he purchased the en tire library of the R ev. H. B. Dues of Cincinna ti. H e must have owned these volumes for a t least thirty years.

This may be a rare edition and very valuable a t this time. If so, the more I sha ll be pleased if you can sell them a nd a pply the funds to your present needs.

I cherish the memory of those blessed days a t dear old St. M a ry's Institute beyond a ll price. I was there six years, graduating with the class of 1894. Those days form a n unforgetable background which to this day inspire me and direct my every action.

With every good wish to you and the University, Frederick T. Neuma nn '94 Pittsburgh, Pa. - - - O t -- -

REMEMBERS BRO. ZEHLERDear Mr. Brown : I am pleased to enclo e my check for eight dolla rs covering this year's alumni dues of m y daughter, Alice E. Ohmer, and myself. It was a long time ago-between 1866 a nd 1874tha t I attended St. M a ry's Institute, as it was then called . I will soon be eighty-four years old.

Good Brother Zehler, a fine, generous character, was prefect then . I

remember him very well . Also goodna tured, red-headed Brother Charlie~ a good baseba ll a nd football player and exceedingly popular with the boys. Brother Philip, who was very strict, so we thought, a nd Brother Bertram , a successful teacher, scholarly and always a courteous gen tleman .

Among other students whose na mes I recall were Cha rles and Frank Greiner, twin brothers. Frank, a brillia nt student, was given tht1 task, by Brother Zehler, of checking over all the figures for the material used in the construction of St. M a ry's H all. J ohn a nd J oe Crane, Jim Fennesy, Frank Stacey, Frank R eese, Edwa rd G. Ohmer a nd T om Pugh were also there a t that time but I fear most, if not all of them, have since died .

I also recall the introduction of the curve pitched baseball to aston ished students of S.M.I. by a studen t from Cincinna ti about seventy years ago.

It is a source of great gratification to me to see the splendid progres which has been made by the University through the year . I can picture Brother Zehler's amazement a nd satisfaction if he could see how the work which he was instrumental in sta rting has prospered. No doubt the young men and women who have received a Christian education a t the U niversity frequently offer him a tribute of gra titude a nd praise.

Cha rles T . Ohmer '74 1350 Creighton Ave. D ayton, Ohio

WITH THE CHAPTERS CHICAGO The " Moots" celebra ted their winning of the 194 1 " All Out for D ayton" membership drive with a pa rty.

The Cha pter led the competition with a quota performa nce of 34% .

President John L adner furth er informs the alumni office tha t the Chicago Cha pter is cooking up big doings for the 1941 Homecoming. The general get-together they sponsored after the game last year will be a long remembered event .

CINCINNATI First fall meeting wa held a t the home of Judge Edwin G. Becker, Monday, September 29. Principa l spea ker was Pa t M alone, new Flyer fre shman coach. The alumni secreta ry was also present.

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Pi c tures o f th e D ayton -X av ie r game of 1940 were shown a nd a resume of the 194 1 team given by Malone. A delegation was worked up for both the M arshall and T ennessee games. Big doings H omecoming!

MIAMI VALLEY CHAPTER President Jim H a rtnett brought the gang together for a soc ial gettogether on O ctober 8 in Chaminadc clubroom. Pictures of the M a rsha ll game were shown and Coach Bau jan spoke to the group. Pa t M alone was introduced.

The fall season of activity was discussed with H omecoming the number one topic.

A delegation of nearl y two hundred will follow the Flyers to Tennessee.

"ALL OUT'' MEMBERSHIP DRIVE NOW STANDS AT $1930.50 Memberships Still Being Received For 1941 Alumni Fund.

With two a nd one-half months of the year rema ining, the 1941 " All Out for D ayton" membership drive sta nds a t 440 contributors. Tota l a mount of in com e thus fa r is $1930.50. In addition, pledges on ha nd amount to approxima tely $500.

The campaign had as its goal1000 members - $4000. Contributions a re still being received a nd a ll received between now a nd the end of the year will be a pplied on the 194 1

fund. While the dues have been established a t $4 per year, it is interesting to note tha t the average contribution to the 1941 fund is slightly in excess of $4.50. Checks a nd money orders may be made payable to the "U niversity of D ayton Alumni Association."

Those alumni who have contributed to the 1941 fund since the last issue of the Alumnus a re as follows: A

Former President Priest 50 Years

Rev. F. H. Angel, Wexford, Pa. James Ayres, Springfield, 0.-$5

B Wm. A. Blake, Dayton Harry D. Bree n, Crestline, 0.

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Frank J. Carrig, Buffalo, N.Y.

D Charles G. Dehler, Cleveland C. B. D e mann, Dayton James T. Devaney, South Bend, Ind. Albert N. Dirscherl, Troy, 0.

E Victor Emanuel, New York, N. Y.-$29 Msgr. Charles A. Ertel, Dayton-$6

F Benj. W. Freeman, Cincinnati Charles F. Freeman, St. Louis Wm. A. Fritz, Miamisburg, 0.

G Arthur V. Grace, Cleveland

H Carl J. Ha.h n, Cleveland-$5 \V. E. Henrich, Cincinnati Wm. J. Hiehle, Miamisburg Dr. ~. C. Hochwalt, Dayton Lt. G. W. Humm, Ft. Thomas, Ky. Father Eichner

R ev. Charles Eichner, S.M., president of the University of D ayton (St. M a ry's Institute) from 1896 to 1902, is celebrating his fiftieth year in the priesthood . F a ther Eichner, now in his eightieth year, is living in retirement a t Mt. St. John, Dayton .

Father Eichner, a native of Columbus, has been a member of the Society of M a ry for sixty-three years. H e served on the University faculty for seven years a nd was instrumental in the establishment of the classical course. L a ter he was superior of the brothers' convent, a t tha t time located on the university campus, and was engaged in the training of novices after the establishment of Mt. St. John.

I Geo. K. lwashita, Indianapolis K Charles R. Kemper, Dayton John Koors, Dayton-$5 Louis T. Kricker, Portsmouth-$ 5 James Krumhansl, Cleveland

L Lawrence W. Lehnis, Alliance, 0.

Lt. J. J. Lemming, Ft. Bragg, N. C. E. C. Litkowski, Dayton W. J. Lukaswitz, Dayton M Edward Mahlmeiste r, Dayton David Margolis, Dayton-$5 Lt. Paul A. Moorman, Dayton Paul G. Muth, Dayton N Andrew E. Nickol, Baltimore

0 J. A. Oppenheim, Coldwater, 0.-$5 T. H. OpJ>.enheim, Coldwate~:, 0.

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1881- Fra nk Froendhoff, Chicago, was a campu s visitor recently .

1895- Andr ew A. H e llmuth, Springfield, 0., died August 28 in Piqua, 0.

1910- W a lt e r S c hm ac k e r s, Dayton, was ma rried recently to Miss Gertrude Rost. Mr. Schmackers is associa ted with the John Ba rclay company and is a candidate for the Dayton city commission. Leo P. Kra nz, Toledo, died M ay 13, 194 1.

1920- James J. Cla rk is assista nt general purchasing agent for the Wheeling and La ke Erie R a ilroad a t Clevela nd.

1922- Ca rl F . Geppert, Willmette, Ill., was a campus visitor Au· gu st 26. H e is associated with Pa rkinson & L ane a ttorneys a nd counselorsa t-law in Chicago.

1924- M a jor Ca rl Crane, United Sta tes Army Air Corps, has invented the "Crane Trainer," a device for the ground instruction of new Ayers. M a jor Crane is sta tioned a t B a rk sd a l e Fi e ld, L a. Mon ignor J ames O'Brien, rector of Mt. St. M a ry semina ry in Cincinna ti, will deliver the sermon at the a nnual rally of the Holy Name society in D ayton on O ctober 12.

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p James Pequinot, Versailles

R J. F. Reis, Wilkinsburg, Pa.-$5 Milton A. Roberts, Geneva, N.Y. Robert G. Rohner, Akron-SlO Msgr. Carl J. R yan, Cincinnati I

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Robe rt W. Scheu, Dayton E. J. Schoen, Chicago Vincent M. Shields, Dayton Frap-tcis S. Smith, Norwood, 0.

Paul J. Staley, Cincinnati-$5 Carl C . . tuber, Akron , J

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Joseph G. Wagner, Sidney, 0.

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The June issue, or: tl\~ Alu~nus, carry~ng the names. of ~h.•~ni: J~;~nd contnbutors, listed Robert Scb..yartz, Chicago ( page 5, col. 2) a nd Bertra m Stewart, Chicago ( page ~.• col.

3) . The correct na mes are : Robert Schantz and Bertram Steggert. Our apologies !

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1925- Alb e rt N. Dir sc h e rl , Troy, 0., is being congra tula ted on the birth of a son on September 19.

Mr. and Mrs. Dirscherl a re the parents of two other children.

1926- M a rtin ]. Murphy, D ayton, was na med head of the city free lega l a id burea u. H e su ccee d ed Thomas ]. Kelly, who had held the post since 1930, a nd who has resigned to enter priva te practice of law. Andrew Zittel, Forest Hills, N. Y., was a campus visitor on September 15.

1927- John C. Grote, ex. H. S. '27 , Los Angeles, was a campus visitor on July 3 1. H e is associa ted with the Studebaker Corp.

1928- Leo Spa tz, H. S. '28, Dayton, will be ma rried to Miss R ose Ballge on O ctober 9. Jock M cGarry, Philadelphia, was a campus visitor on August 23. Sympa thies are extended to Joseph Goetz, ex. H. S. '28, upon the recent death of his mother.

1929-H. Theodore Hoffman, Da yton, has been a ppointed economic a nalyst with the foreign service of the depa rtment of sta te. H e will be a ttached to the American embassy a t Bogota, Colombia . Thomas Durkin was ma rried to Miss H elen R a ub on August 13 at Jenkintown, Pa .

1930- Lt. Joseph W. Servaites, D ayton, has been called to active duty a t Pa tterson Field. Lt. Paul Moorman has been assigned as assista nt Personnel Officer a t Gunter Field, Ala. Howa rd H. K a ne received his master of a rts degree a t the Ohio Sta te University's convocation on August 29.

1932- Lt. Willia m H. Agenbroad, D ayton, has been ordered to active duty with the air corps in the Pana ma Ca nal Zone. J ohn R . Connelly, Dayton, is being congra tulated on the birth of a daughter on O ctober 4.

1933- Dr. W a lter D. Blo c k, Dayton, was ma rried to Miss Thelma Levine on September 7. Lieut. Cletus F. Robbeloth, D ayton, has been called to active duty a t Pa tterson Field. Thomas D evine, Columbus, was ma rried to Miss Lois Albert on August 12. Lt. George O ster was gradua ted from the Signal Corps School, Ft. Monmouth, N.J., on September 30. George Corry was a campus visitor on September 19.

1934- R. L. R ader, D ayton, is

manager of the Independent Discount a nd Consumers Service Co. L t.

Cha rles Westbrook was ma rried to Nora Elizabeth Tolls on July 26. Lt. Robert Zinck, D ayton, has been called to active duty a t Pa tterson Field . Pa ul H emmer, ex. '34, is with the Royal Air Force in Europe.

1935- Willia m F . Bach, associa te engineer, is sta tioned in the Post Qua rtermaster's Office a t Ft. M oultrie, S. C. First Lt. Ben A. Levy, Dayton, has been called to active duty a t Pa tterson Field.

1936- Robert Wha rton, D ayton , was married to Miss Ann Thomas on July 3. First Lts. William F. Koverma n a nd R obert Grimes, both of D ayton, have been called to active duty a t Pa tterson Field .

1937- J ack Puterbaugh, Dayton, is being congra tula ted on the birth of a son on O ctober I. Lt. J oseph Fletcher, Xenia, wa a campu s visitor before leaving for a rmy duty in Pa na ma . R obert Ga tes, New Leba non, was ma rried to Miss Betty Peffers on June 28. J ack O 'Brien, Indiana polis, becam e the fa ther of a baby girl on September 3. J ack is connected with the Na tional Concrete Fireproofing Compa ny. Jim Ayres, Springfield, was a campus visitor on August 27.

1938- M elvyn A. Scott, Dayton, successfull y passed the sta te ba r examina tions in June. Lt. John Unverferth was ma rried to Mis Rita Sla ter in Dayton on July 19. J ohn Wirtz, Columbus, was a campus visitor on August 23. Lt. Roy Boerner, East St. L ouis, has been named assista nt post exchange officer a t Scott Field. Dr. Thomas ]. Thoma , D ayton, has announced the ; opening of his offices for the general practice of dentistry. Lt. H erbert Finke, D ayton, is on active duty at Pa tterson Field .

Paul Genung, D ayton, was recently gradua ted as an ensign from the naval supply corps school a t Cambridge, M ass . Angelo Fa rrugio was ma rried in July a t Chicago.

1939-Jam es F . Pflum, Springfield, was ma rried to Miss Betty Doherty, ex. '4 1, on July 12. Sergeant James M artin is sta tioned a t Camp Wheeler, Ga . J ohn Ritter was a campus visitor on O ctober 4. H e has been transferred from the infa ntry to the chemical wa rfare a t the Edgewood Arsenal; Md. Thomas P. R yan,

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Ponca C ity, Okl a., and Tyrus W inter, St. Louis, were cam pus visitors on August 26. Lt. Brenda n J. R eilly, Dayton, has been called to active duty at Pa tterson F ield . Lt. Pa ul Wagner was ma rried to M is. D oroth y Eisenha uer in D ayton.

1940-Carl Ruh was a cam pus visitor on August 13. J ean Stapenhorst, St. Louis, pitched for Erie in the Mid-Atl a ntic league th is past season. Lt. J ack Padley, United States M a rine Corps, was ma rried to Miss Shirley Wurstner a t Alexandria, V a.

J oseph Thomas, Pittsburgh, was ma rried to Miss K a thryn H erold (ex.

'40), in Philadelphia, Pa. H e is head coach a nd faculty member of the Boys' C atholic high school of Pitt burgh. J. R obert F orsthoff was married to Miss Betty Guenther in D ayton on August 13. J ohn N . Sherman and Paul Froendhoff (ex. '42) have entered the D ominican house of studies a t Chicago. L a ndis Gephart, Germantown, was married to Mi s Elvera Vocke '4 1 in Dayton. Earl Wiley (ex. '40) has been promoted to first lieutena nt with the ! 36th field artillery, 37th Ohio d ivision, now a t Singer, La . Edward J. M a rre was married to Miss Cha rlotte Brokschmidt on M ay 8. Ed . is with Barrett Co., Philadelphia .

1941- Eugene K ersting, D ayton, is a life underwriter with the New York Life In urance Co. J ohn Glemet, Detroit, i in the coast a rtillery at Ft. Eustis, V a. Cha rles M cBride is connected with the General Electric Co. a t Scotia, N . Y. Miss E rvine K ern's engagement to Eugene M oore is being a nnounced . Lt. R aymond Ziegler, Ft. Benning, Ga ., was a campus visitor on O ctober 1. H e addressed the senior civil engineering students. Miss Anna M ae Barto was the subject of a recent feature article a ppearing in the Dayton J ourna l. Lt. Ca rl Lewis was in D ayton on furlough from Camp Polk, L a. H e gave a talk on the recent a rmy maneuvers to the student chapter of the A.S.C.E. Fra nk Zavakos, ex. '4 1, has joined the E agle squad ron of the R oyal Air Force and is now in Engla nd. L t.

Willia m Smith, ex. '4 1, was married to Miss Betty Lou U th in D ayton on August 2. Richa rd A. H a ll is engaged to ma rry Mi s Betty Louise Smith, D ayton . O scar Kroger is associa ted with the Ba rrett Co., Philadelphia.