The University of Dayton Alumnus, November 1945

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Freshmen King and Queen

NOVEMBER • 1945

ALUMNUS OF S.M.I. RECALLS EXPERIENCES

ESTABLISHED 1929 Iovember, 1945

Vol. XI

No.8

M ary Shay '44 .. ..... . .. . .............. . .. .. ............. . .. . . Editor

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Ba ketball Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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RE ES H. PARRY Introducing Mr. R ees H. Pa rryto the best of our knowledge our oldest living alumn u ; it is a lways a keen pleasure to introduce one of the "old boys" to our large Alumni family.

Last summer, R ev. J ohn L. Ott, S.M., a former U . D . faculty member, preached a retreat at the Alexia n Brothers R est R e ort, Signal Mountain, T enn. H ere h e met Mr. Parry, who from 1866 to 1870 a ttended St. Mary's In titute, now U. D . With his brother, Mr. Parry came to D ayton from Lawrenceburg, Ind. , la ter studied law a t Cincinnati, then followed the recommenda tion of Horace Greeley, "Go West, young man," and settled in D es Moines, Iowa. There he was a succes ful judge for many years. Now he is passing his declining years in historic Signal Mountain.

S e v e nt y-fiv e yea r s h a v e not dimmed the memory of R ees Parry.

H e retains ha ppy and interesting recollections of his stay at S. M. I.; he vividly recalls Brother M axi mim ( Continued on page 5)

Front Cover: M ay we present the King a nd Queen of the Freshmen Welcome D ance, George Hohm a nd P a ulin e F echo. They were crowned by M adelin e Unger and J ack D awson, sophomores, who were co-ch airmen of the dance. King George and Queen Pa uline were presented during the intermission of the Frosh Welcome, which was held O ct. 13, in the ba llroom of the Miami Hotel.

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THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON - OFFICERS-

President .. .. .. . . .. .... ......... . HoN. WM. H. WoLFF '31 , Dayton, Ohio Vice-President . . .......... .. .. .. . . .... CHARLES PFARRER '27, Dayton, Ohio Treasurer .... . ..... .. ... . ........ WM. ]. REYNOLDS '29, Philadelphia, Pa. (Terms expire Commencement, 1943) S ecretary .... ... . . ......... . .. . ... . .. . . . M ARY SHAY ( Appointive Office) - DIRECTORSTerms 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, I 944-PAUL MooRMAN '30, Dayton HUGH E. WALL, JR. '34, Dayton ALUMNI MEMBERS - BOARD OF ATHLETIC CONTROLTerms expire January, 1943- RoBERT C. PAYNE '34, Cincinnati LEo SPATZ '28, Dayton Terms expire January, 1944-Loms R. MAHRT '26, Dayton MERLE P. SMITH '25, Dayton Terms expire January, 1945- MARTIN C . KuNTZ '12, Dayton ]. ELLIS MA YL '08, Dayton 2

HALECKI TO TALK ON POLAND DEC. 9

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WM. H. CHAMBERLIN

REV. JAMES GILLIS

FRANK J. SHEED

BRO. E. C. LACKNER

complica ted Polish problem which h as so long threatened to disrupt relations between the major powers; a nd h e will present the problem from points of view that might easily h ave escaped the casual observer in the past.

world a ffairs today has created an interest in th a t na tion th at demands satisfac tion . Willia m H. Chamb rlin, journa list, traveler, and distingui hed a uthority on Russia, is one of th e most outstanding men capabl e of satisfyinrr th i interes t in the na ture a nd cha racter of th e present Russia n sta te.

After fleeing from France in 1940 before th e onrushing Nazi hordes, Mr. Chamberlin returned to thi s country a nd devoted himself to independent writing and lecturing.

Durin"' the last three years he ha lectured a t the H a rvard School for

OSKAR HALECKI

The University Lectures present th e second speaker of th e serie , Dr. O ska r Halecki, who will speak on th e Polish probl em, Sunday, December 9, at 8:1 5 p.m. , a t the Biltmore hotel ballroom. Dr. Halecki is one of th e most competent and authorita tive speakers today on the subject of E astern Europe and its problems.

Born in Vienna in 1891 , he received his doctor's degree from the University of Cracow in 1913, and lectured on Poli h history at tha t institution from 191 3- 1916. Dr. Halecki was the expert of the Poli h delegation at th e Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and was appointed Professor of Eastern European History a t the University of W arsaw in the arne year. H e also served as dean of the faculty of arts on several occasions down to 193 1.

Throughout the 'twenties and 'thirties he wa closely associa ted with the work of the League of Nations a nd for a time held membership in the Secretariat of th e Leagu e.

H e i currently director of the Polish Institute of Arts a nd Sciences in America and has held memberships in a nd honors from ma ny intellectual organizations in Wa rsaw, London, Pa ris, Brussels and in the United Sta tes. H e is the a uthor or editor of many works on Polish history and relations. At present he is profes or of Eastern European History in the Graduate School of Fordha m University a nd professor of .Slavoni c history in the Univer ity of M ontr al.

Dr. Halecki can do justice to the

RUSSIA A TOPIC Other speakers on the University L ectures platform include : William H enry Cha mberlin, R ev. J a mes M .

Gillis, C.S.P. , and Frank J. Sheed .

Mr. Chamberlin will appear on Sunday, J anuary 13, 1946. Hi topic will be Russia . The ra pid growth of Ru sia's power a nd influence in

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Pro Deo et Patria

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Over eas Administra tion, at the Yale Gradua te Areas School, a nd is a visiting lecturer on Russian history and Soviet institutions at H averford College.

TO TALK ON SP AIN

WEBSTER SMYERS

THOMAS HUMMERT

Capta in We b ster C. Smyers, ' 38 , p risone r of war of th e Japs since t he fall of Co rregidor, was lo st in action while being transported f rom Man ila to Japan . The ship was sunk by subma rine action in the South China Sea.

Capta in Thomas A. Hummert, ' 38, w a s kille d in Cuba on May 5 , 1945 . Capta in Hummert entered the Army Air Corps in 1942. He received his basic tra in ing at Bake r's Field, California .

FURTHER INFORMATION REPORTED ON GOLD STARS when he was taken M ention was made in the June edition of the Alumnus of the death of Capt. Thomas A. Hummert, and in the October edition of the death of Capt. Webster C. Smyers. They are included in our 68 gold sta rs and remembered constantly in the prayers of those of us a t the university.

Ca ptain Webster C. Smyers was commissioned May 22, 1941. From Fort H ayes, Columbus, 0 ., he went to Fort M ason, Calif. Sailing for the Philippines, he arrived at Fort M cKinley, Rizal, J uly 31, 1941. There h e served as surgeon of the 14th Engineers Battalion. When war broke out h e was sta tioned in Bataan and Corregidor. May 7, 1942 when Corregidor fell, Captain Smyers was taken prisoner. M ay 24, 1942, a communication was received informing Mrs. Sarah Smyer , his mother, tha t h e was missing in action. No furth er informa tion was received until April 30, 1943, when confirma tion was sent from the War D epa rtment sta ting tha t he was a prisoner of war of the J a ps. After capture he was in Camp Cabanatuan, Luzon. In Nov. 1943, h e was sent to Davao, Mindan ao, remaining there until June 1944,

back to Camp Cabanatuan. In the fall of 1944, a draft of men was sent to Japan.

Capt. Smyers wa the M edical Officer. J une 19, 1945, a telegram was received by the Captain's mother informing her th at 1775 prisoners of war were lost while being transported northward from the Philippine Islands on a J a p ship which was sunk Oct. 24, 1944, and h e was among those lost. The ship sailed from M anila, O ct. 11, and was sunk Oct. 24, 1944, by submarine action in the South China Sea over 200 miles from the Chinese coast.

Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Sarah S. Smyers, two sisters and one brother, all of D ayton.

Captain Thomas A. Hummert, ex ' 38, was killed in a plane crash in Cuba M ay 5, 1945. Entering the Army Air Forces in 1942, h e received his basic training at Baker' Field, California, and was a n instructor in navigation prior to foreign service.

Ca ptain Hummert was enrolled in the arts depa rtment of the university.

H e is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Hummert, Breese, Illinois, three sisters, and four brothers.

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R ev. James M. Gillis, editor-inchief of the "The Catholic World" since 1922, is a dominant figure in contemporary American letters. In 194 1 he completed his twelfth series of Catholic Hour broadcast , during which time his fame was spread throughout the country. In 1944 a nd again in 1945, h e was the radio speaker on the Angelus hour. A syndicated columnist in many Catholic n ewspapers, F a ther Gillis is likewise the author of " False Prophets, T en C ommandments, Th e Ca t h olic Ch urch and the H ome, Christianity and Civilization. F a ther Gillis will speak on " The Spanish Problem," Sunday, F ebruary 10, 1946.

FINAL SPEAKER The concluding lecture will be given on Sunday, March 3, 1946 by Frank J. Sheed who will talk on "The Church in Present-Day Europe." Mr. Sheed h as been compa red to the crusaders of the Middle Ages, because of his activities. His mighty weapons are his tongue and pen. In 1926, with his wife, Maisie Ward, h e established the London house of Sheed and Ward, and the American office was opened in 1933. Its list includes such well-known authors as Chesterton, Belloc, D awson, Noyes, Sheen, Lunn, and Maritain. Mr. Sheed h as written extensively.

In addition to his writing and publishing activities, Mr. Sheed is M aster of W estminister Ca tholic Evidence Guild and is in ch arge of training the Guild speaker in London. H e has addressed well over 3,000 street-corner and indoor meetings in Engla nd and America in the last 15 years. It is a real pleasure to be able to include him on our series.

CHAIRMAN OF SERIES Bro. Elmer Lackner assista nt dean a nd former Alumni secreta ry, is ch airman of the University Lectures.

Assisting in the sponsorship of the series are the Knights of Columbus, The D ayton Council of Ca tholic Women, the University of Dayton Mothers' C lub, and Cabos, a uni(Cont inued on page 5)

BUY BONDS CAMPUS ROUNDUP :- A post-war a tmosphere blanketed U.D. as the campus was green with freshmen already tagged the property of the illustrious "master" sophomore . Given the works, sophomore style, the members of the frosh class spent their first two weeks in the doghouse, dotted the campus in blue and red bobby socks, and orange hairbows and ties. But the real event was yet to come when "Froshes" were ducked into fin al initia tion of molasses, flour, paint and Iimburger, and emerged following their capping exercises no longer the greens of the campus. Climaxing the events all mixed alike a t the Welcome D ance a t the Miami H otel. It was also the inauguration of the date bureau, introduced by M ary Beth Wood and Tom M cCa rthy, which aided the unknowns in meeting just the right size gal and guy... . Alpha Rho T au coeds sponsored a camp supper a t Hills and D ales, O ct. 28 .. . . Women's Athletic Association h eld a hike, O ct. 7.. .. Gamma Chi, Women's Chorus, a nd the Thespians sponsored a tea dance at the Loretto for n ew members. . ..

The annual retreat for tudents was held O ct. 8-11. R ev. J ohn A. Costello, former stud ent, and director of the Propagation of the Faith in the F ort W ayn e diocese, served as retreat master. . . . The education group, Epsilon Gamma, was responsible for the H alloween party for the coeds. ... The coeds Thanksgiving party was given by Phi Chi, the science group . . . . A home economics club, psilon D elta Chi, has been organized w路i th Sister Raph ael as moderator. ... Alice Millar is the fir t girl to be elected president of the student council. ... Allan Bra un was elected president of the senior class ....

Ada K ay Bomford, senior arts student, was elected president of the women students.... At the first meeting of Sigma D elta Pi, pre-medical society, F ather Charle L. Collins spoke on " Psych oneurosi " . . . . The D aytonian yearbook will be resumed after two years' su pension. T ed Aponyi, junior ch emical engineering student, is the editor of the 1946 annual. ... U.D. Mothers' Club sponsored a dessert-bridge H alloween party, O ct. 31, in the women's lounge.

WITH THE FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION :- Father Edwin Leimkuhler officiated in the ceremonies of the annual Holy Name R ally in the stadium .. .. F a ther Charles L. Collins, and his co-worker, Miss M ary Tuite, attended the 20th annual meeting of the Association of Ohio College R egistrars in Toledo . . .. Bro. William 0. Wehrle was among the six judges for the school essay contest on the 10 year civic improvement plan .. .. Bro. Andrew Weber has under his direction a graduate course in industrial safety, sponsored by the Dayton Safety Council of the Chamber of Commerce . . . . Sister R aphael and Sister Hilda, of the home economics department, attended the meeting of home economists of Ohio Colleges in Columbus . . . . Harry Baujan addressed the Kiwanis Club recently.. .. Miss Betty Mayl, director of publicity, attended the district meeting of the American College Publicity Association at the University of Illinois . ... Miss Mary Shay, Alumni secretary, represented the university at the inauguration of Dr. J. Gordon Howard, president of1 Otterbein college... . The Fire and Casualty Insurance Conference was held on the campus Nov. 20, under the supervision of Bro. George Nagel. ... Father George R enneker, president of the University, was ill, but now is back a t his desk. . . . Dr. E. B. O'Leary, chairman of the fact-finding committee, and m ember of the speaker's bureau, is active in the campaign for the Dayton District D evelopment Committee which was successfully presented to the citizens of Montgomery County, Ohio.

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versity group signifying the campus activity board of service.

All of the lectures will be given in the ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel at 8:15 p.m. Season tickets are a vailable from the various organizations h elping to sponsor the series, or from the chairman of the lecture series a t the university. Season tickets a re still available for the series. The cost of season tickets is $3.00. Tickets for the individual lectures a re being sold for $1.20.

DEAN OF WOMEN ILL Sister Agnes Immacula ta, S.N.D., D ean of women at the university, h as been ill, a nd her presence is missed.

Miss M ary Horrigan, R .N., instructor in health and physical education h ere at the university, and instructor in social cience at St. Elizabeth Hospital, h as been a ppointed acting dean of women by Father George J. R enneker, pre ident of the university. We all wish Sister Agnes Immaculata a complete a nd speedy recovery.

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During this final Victory War Bond drive, you can help your country and your school, by buying a bond and contributing it to the Field House campaign.

HOMECOMING IN '46 M y dear Alumnus: How do you do? I am Francis X. T u of the clas of 1924 a nd am now back in this cou.ntry seeking for ways and means to re-e ta blish the Chinese merchant marine. There is high hope of success and I am sure 路the good L ord wi ll help me.

I left the then occupied Shanghai two year ago for the war capital, Chungking, where I sought chance to go to America. I got here last July as a specia l commissioner for the Chinese Ministry of Economic Affairs to study the shipping industry in America, but my chief aim is to acquire the ships for the much depleted Chinese merchant ma rine.

How are things at the U.? Is there a football schedule this year ? I am just anxious to be back a t the U. for a "home-coming" visit, but, when I do, I will inform you ahead. I suppose you are busy now, as the school is about to open. Please pray for me a nd, in the meantime, please accept my best regards and kindly remember me before my former superiors, professors and friends.

Yours very respectfully, Francis I. S. Chu, The Westbury Hotel, N. Y. 21 , N. Y. ALUMNUS (Co ntinued from page 2)

Zehl er a nd his corps of kind, competent instructors, who Mr. Parry says, "made a man of him." Life at the Institute was a nything but dull - the swimming and ska ting trips to the Miami River, the old can al, the visits to the Sta te Hospital to entertain the inmates, the school activities, the large and beautiful ch a pel. Mr. Parry could tell us of many exciting events of the R econstruction Era and of pioneering life in the unsettled West.

May h e continue to enjoy for many more years, the fruits of a rich, eventful life in the quiet and restful retreat in the beautiful sunny South.

STUDENTS TAI(E PHYSICAL EXAMS

13 GAMES SCHEDULED FOR U. D. CAGERS One of the first indications of the return of pre-war sta tus a t the univer ity is the organization of a basketball team, with Jim Carter as coach. Form al practice began November 12. The team will consist principally of freshmen, and Ca rter with his usual "pessimistic" outlook ays "the team wi ll be young and inexperienced."

1945-1 946 Basketball Schedule D ec. 11 (Open ) D ec. 15 At Wittenberg D ec. 18 Ohio niversity At Miami nivcrsity J an. 5 At U. of Cincinna ti J an. 8 J an. 12 (Open ) -Away J an . 15 U. of Cincinnati At Bowling Green J an. 18 J an. 22 Wittenberg (Open ) -Away J an. 26 F eb. 4 Xavier Feb. 8 At M ar h all F eb. 9 At Ohio University F eb. 12 (Open ) -Away F eb. 16 At X avier Miami University F eb. 20 F eb. 23 (Open ) -Away Feb. 26 M a r hall

TO DETERMINE PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL education, R.O.T.C., and athletics, all n ew students at U.D., unde r go a physical exam. Caught in the act are, left to right, Jack Strade r , with Dr. Leo Laute rbach at the s te thoscope; Dr. George J. Rau, '30, ch ecking up on S tan Lojewski, and Naomi Frazer of St. Elizabeth Hosp ital, m ea suring the ch est of H e rbe rt Wong of Honolulu.

1916- Col. A. L. Stowell returned to his home in Columbus following hi rescue from a J a p prison camp a t Mudkcn by OSS pa rachute team on Aug. 16. H e went to the Phili ppines in November, 1940, a nd was Signal Officer of the II Corp when captured .

1917- Charles H. Wassenich, di cha rged after 37Y2 months service in the Na vy, was a campus visitor.

H e was comm ander of the Seama n's Training Gua rd a t San Diego, Cali f. , a nd every day his units trained to the U. D. march.

192 4-Francis I. S. Chu has returned to this country from China in an effort to seek ways and means of establishing the Chinese M erchant M arine.

1925- According to la test re-

ports, Adria n T su a nd his fam ily a rc doing well a t home in Sh anghai, Chin a.

1926 - Peter Babb, Dina mita, Dura ngo, M exico, in a recent letter recalled his good times and h appy years a t U. D. 1927- Joseph Kirby, previously in Africa, a nd now serving with the Air Service Command in Rome, Italy, h as 路 been promoted to Lt. Colon el.

1928- Robert Schneble, formerly Captain, U. S. Army, was disch arged a nd a recent campus visitor.

1929- Chief Bosn's M a te Joseph "Pat" Duffy was among recent alumni to be released from the Navy.

Serving 27 months in the Pacifi c, he participa ted in the inva ions of Mund a, New Georgia, and Peleliu in the Palau group. Duffy served as

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PAID YOUR DUES? To date, the Alumni Associa tion h as received dues from 609 former stud ents, totally $2,953. 00, which is approximately $1,000.00 less than last year's record. The names of all persons, who have paid their dues since May, 1945, will be published in the December Alumnus. navy court-martial attorney. Theodore H. Hoffma n, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Service, Commerce D epartment, was na med Chief of the Caribbean a nd north coast countries in South America. George Freitas, resident of Honolulu, T. H. , was a campus visitor.

193Q-Dr. Walter R eiling was guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Optimist Club. Also present were Jim Cassidy, Ed Breen a nd M erle Smith, '25 . Dr. R eiling, also guest speaker at Sigma D elta Pi pre-medical society, rela ted some of his experience on the ba ttlefi eld. Dr. R eiling, formerly Major, was recently discharged . Ed Breen is now affiliated with the D ayton Insurance Compa ny, and was elected mayor of D ayton.

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Quatman Subject of Magazine Sketch Mr. George B. Qua tman, a member of th e associa te board of lay tru tee of the university, and president and general ma nager of the T elephone Service Company of Ohio, was the subject of a biogra phical sketch in Th e T elephone Engineer, th e na tional indep endent telephone magazine.

Mr. Qua tman organized the Ohio T elephone Service Company which com pri e 131 teleph one exchange serving a pproxima tely 90,000 ubsc rib e r s. Mr . Qu a tm a n' s c ivi c achievements include the origina tion of the organiza tion to build the Sidney H os pital a t Sidney, Ohio. H e served a it first president. During World Wa r II, Mr. Qua tm an was a ppointed E xecutive Director of Civi lia n Defen e for the city of Lima, a nd Allen county, Ohio. H e has also served as Li eutenant Governor of the Ohio Ki wanis C lubs, and has been in demand for delivering addresses before business and civic bodies throughout the sta te of Ohio.

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1932- J ohn Ferree, recently discharged, was a campus visitor.

1933 - R odney Love, form erl y chief deputy of the proba te court, was a ppointed Proba te Judge of Montgomery County.

1934- J oseph Freemas has resumed his law practice in D ayton following hi di ch arge a t Patterson Field. The former Captain has erved for three years, and was sta tioned for a short time a t Wright Field just before he was discharged . Paul and Ba be Schumacher visited with Jim Brown, form er alumni secretary, recently in New York City. Jim also reports that Elwood Follick, Lt. ( s.g. ), dropped in to see him. Elwood is communications officer on the SS V ixen, Admiral Jonas Ingram's flagship. Follick is doing pa trol duty along the eastern coast. T / Sgt. William Yanzek h ad the unique experience of a ttending the Convention of Missing M en h eld in Cleveland recently. The excl usive convention consisted of over 100 Allied airmen who were once missing in action. Bill, a radio operator-gunner, wa shot down on his first mission over Germany and was missing until encountered

by Patton's Third Army. Mrs. Jeannette M cCann, wearer of Polish decora tions, widely known as a R ed Cros worker, and active in the sale of wa r bonds and stamps, recently

CO-EDS PLAN TURNABOUT DANCE

COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF "THE TURNABOUT TAG" DANCE sponsored b y Alpha Rho Tau, arts division coeds, are: seated, left to right, Mary Rose Keville, Alice Millar, vice-president., Marjorie Caporal, and Marjorie Crutcher, chairman of th e dance. Standing are Myra Boland, Joan Hussey, secretary-treasurer, and Eleanor Kurtz, president. The dance will be held Saturday, Dec. l, at Wampler's Barn. AI Sprauer's orchestra will furnish the music.

visited Dayton. She is a leader in Polish relief. Capt. Irwin Gleim, recently discharged, was a campus visitor.

1935- William F. Bach is making his home in Washington, D . C., and is working with the U. S. Engineers. Lt. (j.g.) Robert Carr had quite a surprise when he met his brother Commander Bruce L. Carr, while awaiting transportation home after 18 months in the Pacific with a civil engineering outfit. Sgt. William C. Beck, 1st Assault Signal Co., Hdqtrs., 1st Marine Division, after the Okinawa invasion was sent to Tieutsen, North China. There he met John Haswgawa, who a ttended the University from 1931 to 1935.

1936- R alph Locher, Columbus, Ohio, attorney, has been named executive secretary to Gov. Frank J. Lausche. Since F ebruary of last year, Locher has been engaged as secretary of the Industrial Commission.

193 7 - Sgt. George Brown had the good fortune to meet his brother in Germany. Dr. Marion H ay has been assigned to the Great Lakes N aval H ospital. Mr. and Mrs. R ob-

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ert Lipp were recent campus vi itors.

Bob previou ly a Major in the a rmy, has been discha rged from active service.

1939- Lt. O scar Rupert, fighter pi lot aboard the USS M ont erey, wa awarded the air medal with three gold tars "For meritorious act in pa rticipation of aerial a ttack in the vicinity of Honshu, Augu t 13."

Lt. (j.g.) a nd Mrs. Gene M ay a nnounce the arriva l of a da ughter, Mary Ellen, born Sept. 16 a t the Berea College Hospital, Berea, K y.

Gene wi ll re ide in C levela nd with his family following his release from th e navy.

1940 - Capt. Robert For thofl was a campus visitor, having returned home on terminal leave. H e expect his discha rge in D ecember.

Dick Fletch er, now employed a t the Ca rdox R esearch Compa ny, Chicago, visited the University. Todd Makley i sta tioned at the 29th Replacement D epot outside of M anila.

F a ther Adria n M cCarthy, former U. D . a nd Cha minade instructor, is Ch aplain for the outfit. H e a nd { Continue d on page 8)

Todd enjoy frequent discussions of good old school days. Todd recently received a promotion to captain.

John Sherma n received his first two minor orders a t the D ominican House of Studies, Forest River, III., O ct. 28.

194 1 路- Russell H . Schlattman and Boneita Tucker were married Nov. 4, in St. Louis, Mo. Robert Jurgens is currently stationed in New Foundland. Lt. J ane Simons, with 1000 hours of -travel aboard the C54 to her credit, wi ll continue to erve for an additional 60 days, aiding in the transportation of veterans to this country. Jane, a form er D elco Products nurse, h as served in the South Pacific for a year bringing prisoners of war from Leyte to California, received the Air M edal, a nd recently was guest speaker a t a meeting of Sigma D elta Pi, U. D . prem edical society. Maj . and Mrs. Robert Shultz announce the birth of a d aughter, K a thleen Ann, O ct. 19, a t Good Samaritan hospital. Harry J erina i a civilia n again, and is residing in Cleveland. O scar Kroger is residing in Dayton again. - Correction, please : Howa rd La n downe, according to the O ctober ALUMNU S, was reported home. However, he is in his 40th consecutive month of overseas service ! Most of his tour of duty has been in the ETO, but this September he was tra nsferred to J a pan, sta tioned in Nagoya. La n downe has been promoted to the ra nk of M a jor.- The editor wishes tha t sh e could bring all the rest of the fellows home as easily in reality as M a jor Lansdowne was brought home in wishful thinking. Thanks to Mr. H oward Lan down e ( M arty M anny ) for the informa tion.

1942 - M a rin e C a pt. Ch a rl es (Hook ) M cCloskey is stationed in New York City and engaged in reha bilita tion. R obert Trisler, S 1/ c, witnessed 15 month ' service again t the J aps aboard the USS Int repid.

Bob D awson, former U. D . drum major, has been discha rged from ervi ce following 18 months' ove.reas duty. Bob was awarded the Bronze Sta r, a nd was band leader for the 90th Infantry Division. Capt.

Gi lbert M cEwan, stationed a t M adion, Wi ., was a campus visitor.

Maj. Richard Hirt is serving as maintenance supervisor a t the Second Air Force Base, D eming, New Mexico. Lt. H enry C. Rechtien, Jr., is engaaed to Lt. Betty J ean Urton of the Army Nurse Corps. Pa ul Froendhoff received hi first two minor orders a t the Dominican House of Studies, Fore t River, III. , on O ct. 28. Lt. and Mr . Robert

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lc PAID Dayton, Ollio Permit No. 71

K avanaugh announce the birth of a da ughter. Lt. Bob Stacy is on Okinawa.

194 3 - S/ Sgt. and Mr . F . Frederick Lin dee (Margie Wheelbarger ) announce the birth of a daughter, Sheryl Lee, Sept. 17, at Patterson Field Hospital. Lt. (j. g.) Edward Sheeran and Margaret Vlossak were married Sept. 18 at Holy Cross Church. Lt. William Gauvey, pilot of a scout bomber, after completing 32 sorties again t the enemy in the Pacific, has been returned to this country. Lt. Robert Miller, enroute to Japan with the 5th M arine Division, was awarded the Silver Sta r M edal for facing fire on Iwo Jima, in order to reorga nize his company lines after a fi erce Jap counter-attack had been repulsed . Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J ehn (Betty J ames, '44 ) announce the birth of a son, D avid J erome, Oct. 10, a t St. Ann's H ospital. Lt. and Mrs. Edmund Y elton (Ca roline K astl ) recently were campus visitors. Th ey are residing in Normandy, Mo., awaiting Ed's discharge from service. Lt. and Mrs. Clement Willia ms (M elissa Perky ) a nnounce the birth of a da ughter, Cynthia, a t Miami V all ey Hospital, O ct. 26. :Miss Clementine Vocke's engagement to Lt. Bob Schmidt was announced following his return from the ETO, where he was sta tioned with the engineers. Pfc. R obert Becksted a nd Mis J ani Bradford were married in Ema nuel Church, Nov. 10. Bob is a senior in the W estern R eserve School of M edicine. Lt. Edward J. Schlei is Opera tions Officer at the Air Field at Pisa, Italy, stationed with the 549th Air Service Group. H e a ttended Sunday services in the beautiful cathedral adjacent to the leaning tower of Pisa. Lt. Ellsworth Fol and, credited with a year's overseas duty, is now stationed in Belgium. Ed H enz has returned to civilian life following his di ch arge from service. Campus visitors include Lt. Frank Doorley and Lt. J ack Murphy. Murphy is on his way to the ETO for patrol duty. Lt. and Mrs. Roman Wiggenhorn are m aking their home in R oswell, ew M exico, where Roman is a ttached to the AAF. Lt. and Mrs. William Campbell announce the birth of a

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son, William, on O ct. 19. Corp. Jack Jones is now serving near Shanghai, China. Paul Kispersky has an Assista ntship in Chemistry at Purdue University.

1944- Lt. Jerry O'Grady, who received a foot injury in France, is recuperating at Hallora n General Hospital, Sta ten Island, New York.

George R. K eller has returned to civilian life. Lt. Willia m P. Ya rger, USMAC, and his wife are now residents of San Diego, where Bill will be assigned to flying duty in the Pacific a rea. Ca pt. H erman Braun a nd Miss Betty Miller were married O ct. 27 in Corpus Christi Church following the Captain's return fro m the ETO, where he served as a pi lot with the troop carrier comma nd .

Ens. Ellen Louise Spa hr i engaged in work a t the U. S. Naval Ho pita!, Portsmouth, Va. Marjorie Wehner became the bride of Norman Connors, O ct. 10, at Holy Angels Church. Lt. H enry Froehlich, after h aving completed eight months' overseas with the 15th Air Force, was a recent cam pus visitor, a nd is awaiting his disch a rge. M a rita Sharkey h as arrived in Cha bua, 20 mi les from Dibrugohr, Indi a, to serve the a rmed forces as an American R ed Cross staff assistant. J ack Fitzharris is in the Pacific theater after serving in the ETO. 1945- F ern Channell was a recent campus visitor. Pfc. Lawrence " Smoky" D avis is expected to make the center post on Col. Dick H anley's "Flying M a rines" football team a t the El Toro Marine Air Corp Sta tion, Santa Ana, Calif. Richard Welsh and Miss Ann Bourke were married in Springfi eld, Ohio, Sept.

3. M ae Driscoll recently has accepted an As istantship in the Physics D epartment, a t the University of Illinois. Pvt. John F arnbacher is following the training course given by the AAF a t K eesler Field, Miss.

H elen Wise was a recent campus visitor. She is in the M a rines, stationed at San Diego. K ay Kunka is working at WING. Paul Swift is in M anila after service in Germany.

Dick Klnn is studyi ng for a master's degree in psychology a t Ohio State University. Lt. Stan and Gertrude (H einz ) Hickey a re in Florida.