The University of Dayton Alumnus, May 1944

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Father Elbert Congratulates Don Sharkey '34, Confers M.A. Degree

MAY • 1944

Billy Bruce On Cam pus 40 Years When Chaminade hall was being built, back in 1904, there was a ready, willing a nd able young man with a great big mile just making the bricks a nd mortar fl y. H e h ailed from Crystal Hill, Va., this dyna mic little fell ow, a nd his name was Billy Bruce.

ESTABLISHED 1929 Vol. X

M ay, 1944

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R . C. (Jim ) Brown '34 . . . .. .. .. .. . . ....... .... .. . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . Editor Betty May! '43 .. . . . . ... . .. .. . . . . . .. .. .... .. . . . .. ... .... Assistant Editor Dr. Louis Saletel, S.M ...... . . ... ... .. . ....... .. . . . . . Staff Photographer

Association Receives $500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lt. Thomas '44 is 20th Casualty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

210 Trainees H ere June 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1944 M embership Nears $2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T hirty-six Receive D egrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

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"Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, a t Dayton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879."

BILLY BRUCE - Picture, courtesy ]ournal-H erald

Billy captured the hearts of his employers a nd there was something about the Hilltop tha t caught his fancy, too, for when the building was completed, he went to workinside. And he's been there ever since, a mere matter of 40 years.

Billy has grown young at his job.

H e has seen the university's physical plant double a nd triple. H e remembers a nd is remembered by nearly three genera tions of students. From those earlier efforts of St. M a ry's Institute and St. M ary's Colle_ge, a university has grown, but to Billy,

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Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni Association of the University of Dayton."

For wills and other bequests, the legal title of the corporation is, "The University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio."

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTO - OFFICERS-

President .. .... . .... . ..... . . . ... . HoN. WM. H. WoLFF '31 , Dayton, Ohio Vice-President ... . . ..... .... . . . . .. . . .. CHARLES PFARRER '27, Dayton, Ohio Treasurer . ... . .... .. .. .. . . ... .... WM . ]. REYNOLDS '29, Philadelphia, Pa. ( Terms expire Commencem ent, 1943) Secretary ..... .. .. . .. . . R. C. BROWN '34, Dayton, Ohio ( Appointiz路e Office) - DIRECTORS-

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F r ont cover: Father John A. Elbert, president, congra tula tes Don Sha rkey, '34 on his a ttai nment of the Master of Arts degree a t the Spring Commencement. The degree was conferred by F a ther Edmund J. Baumei ter, dean of the Gradua te division. Mr. Sha rkey is a uthor of " White Smoke over the V a tican," now in its third printing a t the Bruce Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wise.

H e was also guest peaker a t the recent meeting of the Na tional Ca tholic Press As ociation in Milwa ukee.

Terms expire Commencement, 1943- JosEPH GoETZ '31 , Dayton ELMER WILL '37, Dayton Terms expire Homecoming, 1943- DR. LEON DEGER '10, Dayton DR. WALTER REILING '30, Dayton Terms expire Homecoming, 1944-PAuL MooRMAN '30, Dayton HuGH E. WALL, JR. '34, Dayton ALUMNI MEMBERS - BOARD OF ATHLETIC CONTROLT erms expire January, 1943- RoBERT C. PAYNE '34, Cincinnati LEo SPATZ '28, Dayton Terms expire January, 1944-Lours R. MAHRT ' 26, Dayton MERLE P. SMITH '25, Dayton Terms expire January, 1945-MARTIN C. KuNTZ '1 2, Dayton ]. ELLIS MAYL '08, Dayton

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ASSOCIATION RECEIVES $500 FROM WILLIAM STRONG '75 The Alumni As ocia tion records with deep a p precia tion the gift of fi ve hundred doll ars ($500) from Mr. Willia m L . Strong '75, retired p ublisher, residing a t 230 We t Palm, Sa n Diego, Calif. Based on ex isting records, Mr. Strong's contribution to the Alumni ssociation, received M ay 9, was the second la rgest individua l gift in the A sociation's history. A gift of one th ousa nd dolla r ($ 1000) from Mr. Victor Ema nuel ' 15, ew York, was recorded on J a nu a ry 1, 1930.

West Publishing Co. , where we were fa irly succe sful. I spent fifty years with the compa ny a nd retired in 193 2. Cha rlie died in 1935 . " I do not know a single survivor of my old fri end a t St. M ary's.

Sincerely your ," Wm . L. trong, 230 We t Palm Sa n Diego, Cal if.

Mr. Strong's ta tement, " I do not know a single urvivor of my old friends a t St. M a ry' " has prompted a little delving into the archives and we a re wondering if perha ps there may have been some close associations a mong the following living alumni of the earl y 'seventies : Mr. Will I. Ohmer, 88, wa in a ttenda nce from 1867 to 1873. H e is still active a nd living in O akwood.

Mr. Jose ph M aeder, 93, a ttended S.M.I. in 1872 a nd is living in St. H enry, Ohio. H e is in good hea lth .

Mr. J. E . H a mburger, 90, was a tude nt of S.M .I. in 1874. H e lives in Celina, Ohio.

was a strong factor in it election for the new unit.

The students, although civilia ns, will live under cadet regul a tions a nd discipline. They will receive no army pay but their scholarship, except for minor in cidentals, is compl ete. Th eir ag-es a t the beginning of the progra m will va ry from 17 years, 3 months to 17 yea rs, 9 months.

Courses to be pursued a re again la rgely the same as in the ASTP. Th ey will be sligh tly above the hi h . chool level. In addition, the students will receive five hours of mili tary tra ining per week a nd six hours of phys ical fitn e s.

Lt. Thomas '44 Is 20th Casualty

210 TRAINEES HERE JUNE 7 WILLIAM L. STRONG

Mr. Stroncr, one of the university's olde t living a lumni, visited the campu for the first time in ma ny years in D ecember of last year. De pite his long absence from the Hilltop he remembered with astoni hing keenn ess ma ny e vents of hi campus days. With hi permission we publish herewith the letter which accompa nied his contribution: " Gentlemen : " I a m glad to be able to enclose this check to show my a pprecia tion of wha t St. M a ry' Institute a nd Bro. Zehler did for me a nd m y brother Cha rlie when we were two homele boys. We left the school in the earl y seventies when times were very strenuous o it was neces a ry for us to devote all our time to making a living.

"Finally after a rriving in St. Pa ul, Minn. , we were e mployed by the

The na tion's newest project for the purpose of educating and training young men a reserves for the a rmed force , the Army Specialized Trainin~ R eserve (ASTR ) will end 210 trainees to the campu June 7.

The ASTR, in a la rge measure, replaces the discontinued Army Specialized Training Progra m (ASTP ) but differs in tha t the ASTP constituted enlisted men of the U . S. Army while the ASTR will be made up of civilia n , young men below draft age.

ASTR unit throughout the country will go fir t to the e ight milita ry institutes, R OTC schools, men 's schools and co-ed chools in the order named. Those receiving units in the Fifth Service Command include Ohio Sta te, India na, K entucky, Purdue, Ohio U ., West Virginia, Cincinna ti, Wilberforce and D ayton.

It was under tood th a t the university's outstand ing record of 25 years with the ROTC as well as the highly a tisfactory ASTP connection

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STEPHEN A. THOMAS Lt. Stephen A. Thomas, U.S.A.A .F., troop carrier pilot, was killed in action in Italy, April 28 , 1944. A native of Middleton , Wise ., Lt . Thomas would have graduated with the class of 1944.

He had been in service since December, 1941 . He was comm issioned Nov. 10, 1942.

Lt. Stephen A. Thomas '44, wa ki ll ed in act ion in Ital y, April 28, 1944. Informa tion was received from hi s brother, Lt. Emil J. Thomas, Middleton, Wi c. The Wa r Depa rtment could give no deta il of the trap;ed y but confirmed his death a nnouncement, M ay 22.

Lt. Thomas a ttended the unive r ity during 1940-4 1 a nd was active with the Thespia ns a nd other campus organiza tions. H e enlisted in the Signal Corp D ecember 2, 1941 a nd was tra nsferrf' rl to the Air Corp ( See LT. THOMAS, Page 4)

The Student Body-Thirteen Years Billy Bruce (Co ntin ued f ro m Page 2)

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Cha minade hall is till mona rch of the Hilltop. And the kitchen, where Billy hold sway, i the " main office."

When Billy is not a t his work making the china, cutlery a nd glassware shine you may expect to find him in one of two places, his home or his church . Billy has educated three nieces, two of whom are school teachers, a third a nurse. Tragedy of the wa r truck his family when a nephew wa killed in a recent accident a t Fort Bragg, N. C. Ever since com ing to D ayton he has been a n active member a nd trustee of the Bethel Baptist church .

Billy's present ambition is to one day retire to his fa rm in H alifax county, V a., a nd abide his reclining years with his brother a nd a si ter a nd their children. His countless friends on the campus hope he gets his wish.

They a ll love Billy.

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Lt. Thomas ( Co ntin ue d f rom Page 3)

February 11 , 1942, a t K elly Field, T exas, where he began his pilot tra ining. H e wa' commissioned . ovember 10, 1942, a t Brooks Field, T exas, and reported for active duty at Victorville, C alifornia, immedia tely.

H e wa promoted to the ra nk of first lieutena nt a nd left for foreign service in North Africa as a pilot in

a troop carrier group . H e was actively engaged in the African, Sicilian and Ita lia n campaigns a nd met his death in the la tter operation.

His parents, a sister, Frances, a nd his brother survive. Lt. Thomas' cieath brings to 20 the total of deaths suffered by the university's sons in W orld Wa r II.

Diamond Jubilee Of Chapel Set for June 2 4 Pla ns are ra pidly being completed for the Diamond Jubilee celebration commemora ting the 75th anniversa ry of the consecra tion of the cha pel of the Immacula te Conception on June 24. In addition to the solemn religious services which will mark the occasion, a n elabora te souvenir book is being published for distribution a t tha t time.

Bro. Elmer Lackner, assista nt professor of history, has compiled the historical na rra tive a nd other contributors to the book include F a ther John A. E lbert, "The Superna tural Form of the C hurch" ; a nd " Consecra tion" ; F a ther Charles L. Coll ins, "T he Dedicat ion of Churches" ; Fa ther G eorge J. R enneker, "The Ritu al of the C onsecra tion" ; F a ther C ha rles V . Preisinger, " Art Apprecia tion ."

The U niversity cha pel is the only consecra ted church in this entire sectio.Q. It was finished in 1869 a nd consecra ted the same year. Bro. Zehler was president a t the time a nd the

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development of the cha pel was largely throu gh h is vision a nd energies.

Improved a nd re-decora ted from time to time during the past 75 years, it still reta ins substantia lly the arne a ppeara nce it made when first dedicated .

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1944 Membership Drive Nears $ 2 ,000 The 1944 Alumn i Associa tion membersh ip drive which began six weeks ago h as reached the total of $1 972 . This figure surpasses the revenue a ttained in the entire years of 1940 a nd 1942 a nd is surpassed only by 194 1 a nd 1943 in the five year of the Association's reorganiza tion .

Another $84 will put the drive ahead of 194 1's $2055.50 a nd $279 will break 1943's record of $2250.70.

Con idering the fact tha t the 1944 drive is only six weeks old and has seven months to run it i a foregone conclusion tha t a new record will be set.

This whole-hearted response is . most gra tifying to the Alumni a nd the University administra tion in tha t it sets the seal of a pproval on the Association's activities a nd lends encouragement to the hope tha t the orga niza tion can become a nd rema in self-susta ining, something it has not done in the past. The consta nt necessity for the Association to dip into the U niversity's general operating fund has become a n increasing burden, particularly in these times

This Month--Can You Find You? of fina ncial tre s occa ioned by a \var depleted student bod y.

Th e wa rm a pprecia tion of the Associa tion a nd the U niver ity goes to all alumni who have contributed to the fund both now and in the past. Pa rticula rly to the la rge number of service men a nd women who have contributed do we send our tha nks. Every effort will be expended to illustra te this gra titude in a practical ma nner through consistently improved service.

The total a mount rece ived thu s fa r this year, as well as the average per contributor, received a ubsta ntial boost through the most generous gift of $500 from Mr. Willia m Strong (reported elsewhere in this i sue) . There have been 3 12 contributors as of M ay 30. This represents a percentage of 10.25 of our 3200 known alumni on the ma iling list. Averag-e contribution is $6.32.

A casual tudy of the above fi gures indicates a willingne on the pa rt of ten percent of our former students to share in the cost of publishing the Alumnus a nd the ma intenance of the office. These ten percent a re willing to do more tha n their share a evidenced by the average contribution of $2.32 m ore tha n the asked for member hip fee of $4.00.

With regard to the rema ining 90 percent we can only urge their help.

Based upon common business principle we can promise tha t with their help our Associa tion will be able to do more things better a nd tha t the university it elf will be strengthened, w mething we a ll earnestly de ire.

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Thirty-six degrees were gra nted a t the Commencement exercises of April 30 which were held in the gymn asium. Thi was the first Commencement of 1944 and gradua te included night school students and a few full -time students from the class of 1944. Degrees were conferred by the Very R everend Pre ident, J ohn A. Elbert, S.M : Don Sha rkey '34, a uthor of " \,Yhite Smoke over the V a tican,"

Fo ose and Follick Feted In celebra tion of the return from the wars of Lt. (j.g.) Elwood Follick '34 a nd Ens. J ack L. Foose '34, pa rties were held a t the re pective homes of Victor R eiling '34 a nd the alumni secretary '34.

Lt. Follick was on leave from his post in Pu erto Rico and En . Foose had ju t returned from armed guard duties in the Atlan tic theater.

Alumni a mong those pre ent a t the two affairs were M a jor Edwa rd Connors '35 , on duty in D etroit, Mich. ; Ca pt. Wesley E . Snyder '35, recently returned from North Africa; Ca pt.

J ack R eiling, M.C ., '37, on leave from Camp Campbell, K y.; Mr .

Victor R eiling (Lillia n Sheera n ex '39) ; and Hugh E . Wall, Jr., '34.

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was a candida te for the Master of Arts degree, conferred by Fa ther Edmund ]. Baumeister, dean of the gradua te division.

First recipient of the degree, Bachelor of Science in H ome Economic , was Charlotte Stidham while a similar fir t was recorded by Betty .Jean Thoma with her Bachelor of Music degree.

D egrees "i n a b se nti a" were awarded five candidates in the a rmed forces : Michael J. Connair, B. Ch .E.; R obert J. Wening, B.C.E.; Fra nk Richa rd Welch, B.E.E.; Ch arles Freer, Jr., and Robert Perkin , B.M.E .

D avid T om, H onolulu, T.H., was valedictorian for the cl ass.

Dr. Edwa rd A. Huth , associa te professor of sociology, gave the Commencement address, choosing as his subject, " The Twentieth Century Challenge."

Fa ther H enry Fritz, head of the depa rtment of philosophy, preached the Baccalaureate sermon a t cha pel services in the morning.

Graduates a nd Commencement officials enjoyed a senior breakfast in the visitor's dining ha ll, Chaminade hall, immediately followin ~ mass. Fa ther Elbert addre sed the group a t tha t time.

ASSOCIATION RECEIVES $500 FROM WILLIAM STRONG '75 The Alumni As ocia tion records with deep a p precia tion the gift of fi ve hundred doll ars ($500) from Mr. Willia m L . Strong '75, retired p ublisher, residing a t 230 We t Palm, Sa n Diego, Calif. Based on ex isting records, Mr. Strong's contribution to the Alumni ssociation, received M ay 9, was the second la rgest individua l gift in the A sociation's history. A gift of one th ousa nd dolla r ($ 1000) from Mr. Victor Ema nuel ' 15, ew York, was recorded on J a nu a ry 1, 1930.

West Publishing Co. , where we were fa irly succe sful. I spent fifty years with the compa ny a nd retired in 193 2. Cha rlie died in 1935 . " I do not know a single survivor of my old fri end a t St. M ary's.

Sincerely your ," Wm . L. trong, 230 We t Palm Sa n Diego, Cal if.

Mr. Strong's ta tement, " I do not know a single urvivor of my old friends a t St. M a ry' " has prompted a little delving into the archives and we a re wondering if perha ps there may have been some close associations a mong the following living alumni of the earl y 'seventies : Mr. Will I. Ohmer, 88, wa in a ttenda nce from 1867 to 1873. H e is still active a nd living in O akwood.

Mr. Jose ph M aeder, 93, a ttended S.M.I. in 1872 a nd is living in St. H enry, Ohio. H e is in good hea lth .

Mr. J. E . H a mburger, 90, was a tude nt of S.M .I. in 1874. H e lives in Celina, Ohio.

was a strong factor in it election for the new unit.

The students, although civilia ns, will live under cadet regul a tions a nd discipline. They will receive no army pay but their scholarship, except for minor in cidentals, is compl ete. Th eir ag-es a t the beginning of the progra m will va ry from 17 years, 3 months to 17 yea rs, 9 months.

Courses to be pursued a re again la rgely the same as in the ASTP. Th ey will be sligh tly above the hi h . chool level. In addition, the students will receive five hours of mili tary tra ining per week a nd six hours of phys ical fitn e s.

Lt. Thomas '44 Is 20th Casualty

210 TRAINEES HERE JUNE 7 WILLIAM L. STRONG

Mr. Stroncr, one of the university's olde t living a lumni, visited the campu for the first time in ma ny years in D ecember of last year. De pite his long absence from the Hilltop he remembered with astoni hing keenn ess ma ny e vents of hi campus days. With hi permission we publish herewith the letter which accompa nied his contribution: " Gentlemen : " I a m glad to be able to enclose this check to show my a pprecia tion of wha t St. M a ry' Institute a nd Bro. Zehler did for me a nd m y brother Cha rlie when we were two homele boys. We left the school in the earl y seventies when times were very strenuous o it was neces a ry for us to devote all our time to making a living.

"Finally after a rriving in St. Pa ul, Minn. , we were e mployed by the

The na tion's newest project for the purpose of educating and training young men a reserves for the a rmed force , the Army Specialized Trainin~ R eserve (ASTR ) will end 210 trainees to the campu June 7.

The ASTR, in a la rge measure, replaces the discontinued Army Specialized Training Progra m (ASTP ) but differs in tha t the ASTP constituted enlisted men of the U . S. Army while the ASTR will be made up of civilia n , young men below draft age.

ASTR unit throughout the country will go fir t to the e ight milita ry institutes, R OTC schools, men 's schools and co-ed chools in the order named. Those receiving units in the Fifth Service Command include Ohio Sta te, India na, K entucky, Purdue, Ohio U ., West Virginia, Cincinna ti, Wilberforce and D ayton.

It was under tood th a t the university's outstand ing record of 25 years with the ROTC as well as the highly a tisfactory ASTP connection

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STEPHEN A. THOMAS Lt. Stephen A. Thomas, U.S.A.A .F., troop carrier pilot, was killed in action in Italy, April 28 , 1944. A native of Middleton , Wise ., Lt . Thomas would have graduated with the class of 1944.

He had been in service since December, 1941 . He was comm issioned Nov. 10, 1942.

Lt. Stephen A. Thomas '44, wa ki ll ed in act ion in Ital y, April 28, 1944. Informa tion was received from hi s brother, Lt. Emil J. Thomas, Middleton, Wi c. The Wa r Depa rtment could give no deta il of the trap;ed y but confirmed his death a nnouncement, M ay 22.

Lt. Thomas a ttended the unive r ity during 1940-4 1 a nd was active with the Thespia ns a nd other campus organiza tions. H e enlisted in the Signal Corp D ecember 2, 1941 a nd was tra nsferrf' rl to the Air Corp ( See LT. THOMAS, Page 4)

BILL REEVES WITH BANK

OUTPOST ON THE RHINE?

HARRY GOT A ZERO

D ear Jim : Kindl y note cha nge of address.

Now that I've fin a lly arrived, don't see they can hold up the show much longer.

As oon a circumsta nces permit, I plan to buy -a castle on the Rhine and et up a .D. outpost, a it were.

Right now I'm holding forth in a nything but palatial quarters under canva a nd trying to get u ed to the nut brown a le. Outlook not too discouraging. R egards, S/ Sgt. J ames F . M a rtin , '39, Somewhere in Engla nd

D ear Bro. Nagel: Things over here have been going along okay but we get a little excitement now a nd then. I don't know if I told you before or not but I got m y first Zero the first of last month. \1\Tell, Brother, "he won't bother us no more." The past couple of weeks we have been bombing the heck out of them with a great deal of succe , but the other day I had another close one. A J ap got on my ta il and let loose a ll he had. I thought I was a gonner, my ship was a ll shot up but I flew it back okay.

Good old a rmor plate- it ure is wonderful stuff. I got a couple bruises on my a rm a nd leg but they are nothing. The good Lord was with me again, Brother. As ever, Lt. H a rry Zavakos, '43, China

LT. USAS AT FT. KNOX D ear Jim : A note of ap preciation to you and your entire staff and tha nks for keeping up such a wonderful and newsy publication a the Alumnus.

R eceiving the booklet always gives morale a boost an d gives one moment of reflection a nd thoughts of the grand years spen t upon the campus. The courage a nd self-sacrifice of our brother alumni brings pridepride of letting- others know that the University of D ayton has produced ma ny excellent leaders.

After nineteen months I feel I'm e ntitl ed to call Fort Knox home.

Presently, my dutie are that of officer in cha rge of the stock con trol bra nch. It's a back-breaking and h air-greying assignment even though the only physical labor connected with it is guiding a pen or pencil.

However. it's my share toward bringing thi chaos to an end.

Give my regards to a ll with the promise tha t I'll visit the campu on m y next trip home. Sincerely yours, Lt. Michael J. Usas, '35, Fort Knox, Ky.

REMEMBER "SHORTY"?

Dear Mr. Brown : Just a little to help out in the cause. I am still in the wholesale beer bu siness in Aurora. Hope gas ra tioning a nd the war will soon permit a vi it to D ayton for a ll the boys.

Good luck, Theo. A. (Shorty ) Sharpenter, '28, Aurora, Ill.

D ear Jim : Thanks for the reminder for my dues and am enclo ing a little extra this tme. I am still employed by the Savings Bank Company in Chillicothe, Ohio, a nd en joy my work very much . My two brother are in the armed forces. J ohn is over in Englan d an d Bob is now in K a nsas.

I know how trying it must be for the university in these times a nd do hope that everything turns out for the best.

Could you pl ease send me information on the whereabout of AI H oegler, '41, a nd Pau l R ei of the same year? Also let me know where I could reach Gene Stalzer Charlie Bischof, Hugh Scott a nd Joe M cShane. The e fellows all were in the same class with me. Another fel'low I would like to contact is Vince Yano. Hope this does not put you to too much trouble.

Your very truly, William E. R eeves, '44, Chillicothe, Ohio

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BACK FROM ALASKA

CLASS NOTES

Dear Jim: The M arch is ue of the Alumnus has reached me with its usual quota of new . However, I notice that my mailing address is shown as Kodiak, Al aska. Since that ta tion, I have been a t Amchitka, Alaska, a nd recen tl y have returned to the Sta tes after two years overseas. At present, I claim Camp Carson, Colo. , as my permanent sta tion, heeding Horace Geeley's admonition . M a ny thanks a nd regards to all a t the university, Capt. Charles C. Westbrock, '34, Camp Carson, Colo.

1909- The Very Rev. Monsignor Francis A. Biendl, pastor of St. Patrick's Church, F ayetteville, was recently elevated to the ran k of Papal Chamberlain.

1914- George Staab reports that Walter Staab i now living in M cK ee port, Pa. 1921- ( H. S. ) William B. Sweeney, service engineer, traveling for the Ohio Steel Foundry Co., was a campus visitor May 18. Gerry Corbett is with the Schiff Co. in Columbus.

1923- Sgt. R ay Michel recen tly returned from over eas duty a nd is conva lescing a t Fletcher Hospita l, Cambridge, Ohio.

1924- Lt. Col. William T. La rkin i in Washington.

1927- Dick Snelling, of Springfi eld, was a recent campus visitor.

H e is now with the Sherriff Goslin Roofing Co. , in the Dayton office.

1928- Mr. and Mrs. Leo Spatz a nnounce the birth of a daughter, Alice Josephine, May 5. Major Joseph K eller, stationed in Washington, was a campus visitor May 10.

Dr. V. A. Aufderheide is a first lieutenant in the army medical corps.

1929-Pvt. William J. R eynolds is with the medical corps in C amp Barkeley, Texas.

BOB MciNTIRE IN ITALY Dear Jim: Just a few lines to let you know tha t I am still alive a nd kicking and still sticking my chin out. Please say hello to all my fri ends a t U.D. , especially Bro. Fred .

I have been rece iving my copy of the Alumnus from my mother regula rly. I ran into Tom Glick a few weeks ago and he is the same old Tom. H e is capta in now a nd is doing fin e for him elf.

Goodbye for now and when I get back we'll renew the good times we used to have. Your fri end, Pvt. R . J. Mcintire, '43, Italy

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1930- J ames T. D evaney, ma nager of the Oliver hotel, South Bend, was a campus visitor May 20. M ajor Franci Gabel i overseas. Ph . M. 3/c Louis R. Gros is a t Great L akes, Ill. M ajor Joseph W. Serva ites i tationed in Dayton. Maurice J. Costello, assistant chief, depot bra nch, control ec tion~ suppl y division, Air Service Comma nd headquarters, has been promoted to major.

Dayton, Oh io Permit No. 71

1932- M ajor E. A. Greer is in New Guinea. V. J. Bra un is with the Lockheed Aircraft Corpora tion at Burban k, Calif. Joe Pesce is in the army sta tioned at Culver City, C alif.

1933- R odney Love is chief deputy of the Montgomery county proba te court.

1934- K evin Dwyer has been promoted to capta in. Mr. a nd Mrs. Don Sha rkey a nnoun ce the birth of their third son, M ay 14. Cha rles E. M a thews is now a Lt. (j.g.) in the avy. Ca pt. Irvin Gleim is in England.

1935- Capt. George Wa lther is a t Camp H a le, Colo. Corp. Clyde Ca rr a nd J ean Bla ke were ma rried M ay 6. R obert Brockma n was gradua ted from recruit tra ining as honor ma n of his compa ny a t Great L a kes, Illinois.

1936- M ajor Robert Grime is a t Ya le Univer ity. Pvt. R obert R eiling i a t Fort Sa m Houston , T exas.

Joseph S. Chmiel is with the navy in the South Pacific. V erne M alloy has been promoted to major. H e i comma nding officer of a sq uadron in Italy.

1937- Capt. Joe Fletcher i m India na. C a pt. John R eiling wa a campus visitor M ay 17. Storekeeper 3/ c R obert Sa urine is in the navy.

1938- Sgt. George Wolf h a returned from overseas a nd is at Ft. Meade, Md. S/ Sgt. " Rufu s" Goeke i in the ma rines a t Cherry Point, . C. Capt. R obert Schnebl e is overseas. Sgt. Morri s Frankowitz has recently returned from overseas. Ca pt.

Richa rd C. H empelman has a n A.P.O., ew York addre s.

1939-Lt. .John J. Ferron return ed to the c:arr1 pu s for a vi sit a fter two years in Al aska. Joe Olejnyik has moved to 12312 Pa rkhill ave., Cleveland . Lt. Dick Bu cher i in advanced naviga tion school , Ellington Field, T exas. Lt. T ed Brazelton, a ttending post gradu a te school of th e U . S.

Naval Academy a t Anna polis, became the fa ther of a son, J onatha n, April 25. Lt. J ames Pflum, intelligence officer with his outfit in the South Pacific, was commended by 路M ajor Gen. R obert Beightler, comw ander of the 37 th division .

1940- C a pt. Christopher Ba rrett i with the J5th academic group, Boca R aton, Fla. Bob Strasser a nd Dorothy H eadington were married Aori l 29. Ensign Cha rles H o ppa, of Pittsburgh, was a campu visitor on his wedd ing trip M ay :J. H e married M ary M allon, M ay 1. G lenn Smolka graduated from the Naval Air Tra inin.g Center, Corpus Christi, T exas, a nd wa commiss ioned a n eni,gn in the U. S. aval R eservP .

194.1 - First Sg t. J ohn "Bud" Corcoran is with a qua rtermaster truck compa ny scheduled for overeas duty. Mr. a nd Mrs. Cha rl es M cF a rla nd a nnounced the birth of a da ughter, Lynn Ruth, M ay 9. Ca pt.

Jim Winter a nd Lt. Gene K ersting met recently in H awaii. Sgt. John Brusma n is a t Wright Field . Lt. C a rl Lewis, recently returned from the Ita lia n campa ign, report to Ca mp Butner, N. C. Sgt. Pa ul Agnew, Jr., is in Engla nd . Pvt. John C. Steinlage, sta tioned a t Ft. M cC lellan, Ala., became the fa ther of a son, Gerald Ru sell , April 21.

1942- Mrs. Donald High (Sue Martin ) was a campu visitor recently. Cha rles Whalen is a t Ca m p Lee, V a. Lt. J oe Berna rd i in Braz il.

Lt. Robert Wa lter is a technica l offi cer in communications. Pfc. R obert D awson is in Engla nd . Lt. J a me.

W a rren ma rried Irma Drech el April 22. Pfc. R obert Hunkeler is on duty in the Army recruiting office in D ayton. M a ry Anne Hoyt has joined the WASP's and is in T exas. Cap t.

Richa rd Hirt is a n engineering officer with the 8th Air Force. Ensign R obert M aloney is at Prin ceton. Lt. H oward Sloan is overseas. Lt. "Bud" Egbert a nd Na ncy l a ms were married M ay 6. Lt. "Beno" K eiter i home on leave from the South Pacific. Bob Greene was ma rried to a Southern girl April 15. Lt. " Gus" Kinzeler i in Italy as a re Fir t Lt. Hugh Scott, Lt. Bob Waltz, and Sgt. Joe M cSh a ne. Ensign Paul R yan was ma rried recently. \'\'e extend our

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deepe t sympa th y to Lt. J oe Dunn upon the death of his fa ther. Lt. Gilbert J. M cEwa n will be ma rried to J eanne M a ry Smith on June J 7 in D ayton .

1943- Larry J ehn a nd Betty J a mes were married M ay 27. L a rry has accepted a fellowship in ma thema tics a t Brown University, Prov idence, R . I. Lt. Willia m Stoermer is in H awaii . Sgt. Je e Eva ns is overseas. Lt. Dick Strugarek i with the marines fi ghting on ew Britain. Lt. Bob Miller is at Camp Pendleton , O cean ide, Calif. Lt. H a rry Zavako , in China, has been awarded the Purple H eart. Lt. Frank Doorl ey i a t Ca mp Wheeler, Ga. Lt. J ames Wae;ner is a t Ca mp D avis, r. C. Lt. J ack Sta ng was a campu s visitor on his way to Camp Butner, N. C. Lt. K ay Shearer i piloting B-24's in Eng-l a nd . Dr. Sta nley Scott and G loria Cere of K a m as City, M o., \\Tre married May 28. Scott i a gradu a te of the K a nsas City School of O steopa thy. Mr. a nd Mrs. John M a rscha ll a nnoun ce the birth of a da ughter in M ay. Mary K ay Sherma n a nd Lt. R obert Nushawg were ma rried M ay 3. Lt. Bob Ashenfelter is with the Air Forces in Engla nd .

M a rgaret Wheelba rger will be ma rried to Sgt. C a rl Lindee June 3.

Corp. Ted Howell travels tra ins as a n MP gum路d. Ensign Pa ul Scha uer is on the Pacific coast. M arty Bucher returned to work a t Wright Field June l.

1944- Pfc. Firmin Paulus, AI Shoen, J oe Accroco a nd Paul Amee l a re a t Ca mp LeJ eune, Tew River, N . C. Ensign R ay Au stin reports to Portsmouth, V a . Joe Zou l was a campus visitor May 25. Lt. R obert Schwell er is a t Spence Field , Ga. Lt. Eugene C ha nnell an d Ca rrol Smith were married April 9. H e is sta tioned at D el Rio, T exas. Bette R ogge has gone East to appear with a Buffa lo, N . Y. stock compa ny this summer. J eann ette Hibbert a nd M a rita Sharkey have been awarded schola rships a t the Plymouth, M ass.

Dra ma Festiva l. Anna Cath erine Weimer a nd J a mes C. Mila m, Jr. , were ma rried M ay 10. M a ry Marga ret W ack a nd Bob Millonig leave for medical school a t Marquette June 30 .