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1888- Frank J. M cCormick, N ew York City, was one of our distinguished visitors during the Centennial Homecoming.

1894--Dr. Louis F. Bucher, secretary, Dayton Aerie of Eagles, was host to the editor of the n a tional Eagles Magazine.

1895- 0tto W. Lintner, Columbus, was a campus visitor, on O ct.

14, 1949. This is his first visit since he left St. Mary's Institute in 1891.

1896- Leo Showel, Toledo, treasure r of the Hotel R es ta urant Equipment company, was a campus visitor.

1908- Geo. Qua tman, Sr., Lima, president of the T elephone Co., was another Centennial visitor. Svmpathy is extended to the famil y of Father William P. O'Connor, who died Monday, O ct. 31, in Cincinnati.

1910- Sympathy is extended to the family of Victor P. Suttelle, who died from a h eart attack on Aug. 7, 1949 in Erie, Pa. 1912- Thomas A. Ryan has changed his residen ce from Monroe to D etroit, Mich.

1915- Sympathy is extended to the family of M sgr. Francis J. Culley, pastor of Holy Angels Church, D ayton, who died as a result of a h eart a ttack on Friday, O ct. 28. Ed H . Schnorr, buyer for the J. W . Brown Co., Piqua, was a campus visitor. Victor Emanuel officiated at the dedication ceremonies of the New Idea Divi. ion of Avco in Goldwater, 0.

1916- Nicholas Last of the M. J. Last Insurance Agency, Wayland, N ew York, was a Centennial Home-

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M ay we present one of the thirty-five float entered in the U. D . Centennial Pa rade sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, O ct. 21 , 1949, in honor of the University of D ayton . Publi c recognition was given to the members of the Society of M ary, and th e University of D ayton for th eir contributions to the community by more than 100,000 persons, >vho were a pa rt of this history-making parade.

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November, 1949

Vol. XV

No.8

M ary Shay '44 . . ............ . . . .. . . .. ... . .. . ............... .. .. . . Editor J ames F. "Pep" Wilson . ... . ......... . . . ...... . . ........ . . Sports Editor "Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, at Dayton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879."

Issued Monthly-October through June SUBSCRIPTION- Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Association, $5.00.

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." coming visitor. Dr. V. C. M alloy, Akron physician, returned to D aytonc_ for Homecoming '49.

Adlard, Piqua, campus VlSltor, is affilia ted with the Piqua Emery Cutter and Foundry.

1921 - Joe Holscher, Chi cago, sales manager for the Dahl Electric Co., was a mong the Centennial Homecoming registrants.

1926- John H erkenhoff, president, Minster M achine Co., was a campus visitor. We understand that Dick Snelling, Springfield, 0., and Sneeze Achiu had alumni "rolling in the aisles" at the Old Grad Caucus at the Miami Hotel on Homecoming.

1922- Carl F. Geppert, Wilmette, Ill. , attorney, made the trip to Dayton for Homecoming.

1923- C . F . Paulus, electrical engineer for the Cleveland Electrical Illuminating Co., and his wife were campus visitors.

1924- Con g r a tulation s a r e extended to Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Somsel on the birth of their daughter, Michele Louise on Sept. 29, in D ayton. Ernest J. Gerber, Chillicothe, 0 ., contractor, was a campus visitor. Ed. G. H aft, another campus visitor is residing in Cambridge Springs, Pa. Cy Scharf, another Homecoming visitor, assistant superintendent of the Na tional Carbon Co., is residing in Niagara Falls, N ew York.

1925- Sympathy is extended to the family of Archie J. Leary, Cleveland attorney, who died on O ct. 14, as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident.

Mr. Leary was active in the Cleveland Chapter of the Alumni Association. M erle P. Smith, re-elected to the city commission, gave the address of welcome at the Knights of Columbus initia tion dinner . Bill M ayer a nd his fa mily were present for the Centennial Homecoming. Joe

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1928- Jim Blake, sales man ager of the Hirsch Bros., in Philadelphia, made the trip back for Homecoming. Thomas Gallagher, Michigan City, Indiana, was a campus visitor.

Dr. James J. Grace, physician, Springfield, M ass ., made the trip by plane to Dayton for H omecoming. H erb H art drove from Chicago to be present for the '49 H omecoming festivities. Theo. Sharpenter, Aurora, III., is still continuing his search for t~28 class picture. A. C. Geier, Louisville, K y., was a Homecoming campus visitor. Ed M achle was elected comma nder of the American Legion Post 5, D ayton. Dr. Geo. J. R au was ch airman of the Observance Committee on the Centennial celebration of the Montgomery County M edical Society. Ed Powers was ch airm an of the M ercantile Committee for Fire Prevention Week in the city of D ayton.

1929- Dr. and Mrs. Albert H art, and Clem K erner, Cleveland, were campus visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. La nge, Covington, K y., were seen around U.D. on O ct. 22. Clarence Schwieterman is proprietor of the

Schwieterman H a rdwa re, D ayton.

T. K. Spalding and his wife, were present for Homecoming activities.

H e is assistant manager of the Owe ns-Libbey-Owens, Charle ton, W. V a.

1930- Mr. and Mr s. Norman Brinkman, Reading, were cam pus visitors. John T. Ladner, Chicago, was present for the Centennial Homecoming. N . M. Schneider, Steubenville, was a campu visitor.

H e is credit manager of the Standa rd Oil Compa ny in Zanesville.

1931- Martin Kimmel, postmast er, Wayland, New York, drove to Dayton for Homecoming activities.

On the way, he and Mr. Last visited Virgil Murphy, '17, a t the Olmstead Hotel in Cleveland . Congra tul ations a re extended to Dr. and Mrs. John Ducha k on the birth of their son, J ames Frederick on O ct. 22.- What a present for the Centennial Homecorning! Congratulations are extended to Dr. and Mrs. C lemens Schneble on the birth of their son, Daniel Clemens on Sept. 9. Joe Jira and family were campus visitors a t Homecoming.

1932 路- L. H. Lehnis, engineer for the Kintz Construction Co., Allia nce, Ohio, was a cam pus visitor a t Hom ecoming. Fra nk Ma rsha ll, Sidney, Ohio, was elected to the Boa rd of the University of Dayton Alumni Associa tion. Mr. and Mrs. Pa ul Witte were in the stands for the Young town game. Mr. and Chas.

Doudican have esta blish d th eir home in Amberly Vill age, Cincinnati.

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1934 - Congra tul ations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. R. C. (Jim) Brown on the birth of their son, T errence Charles, born on O ct. 2, a t the New York L ying-In Hospital.

This makes two boys and two girl for the Browns. Bob Walter, M a nsfield, 0., was a campus visitor. Lou M a kley is president of the D ayton F encer's C lub.

1935 - Ch arles Dugan is affi li a ted with the Veterans Administration Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Congratu la tions a re extended to George a nd Pa tricia Walther on the birth of their son, J effrey Brent, on O ct. ] 2, 1949.

Bill Ashman, Akron, a nd Eugene Lopez, Coldwater, Mich, were campus visitors. Arthur Routzong has been named business manager of the , Houston Baseball C lub, Buffalo,

Stadium, Houston, T exa .

1936- Ed Mei ner, assistant works manager, Crosley Division Avco Mfg. Co., was a Homecoming visitor.

Frank Quatman, Lima, and Carroll Scholle were campus visitors during the Centennial celebra tion .

1937- M a rtin Hillenbrand has returned to the United States to enter school a t H arva rd . Mr. Hillenbrand entered the foreign service in M a rch of 1939. H e served in Zurich, Rangoon, Ca lcutta, and Mozam bique in Africa in the D epa rtment of Sta te, before going to Bremen, Germany, where he served as U. S. Consul. l'.~ r.

Hillenbrand is the editor of a new book, "Power a nd Morals," which is being p"ublished by the Columbia Press. Dr. and Mrs. J ohn Smythe, Perrysburg, Ohio, was present for Homecoming.

1938- Joe Qua tman, a ttorney and member of the U.D. Alumni Association Board, Lima, was present for Hom ecom in g. Angelo F arr ugg io, partner in the Relia ble Machine Screw Products, Chicago, was a campus visitor during Homecoming. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schneble, in the process of moving from Canada to Alabama, stopped in Dayton for the Centennial Homecoming. Bob is a chemical engineer for th<1 Coosa R iver Newsprint Company, Coosa Pines, Alabama. Lt. Col. John E. Unverferth, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, was a campus visitor. George Early was appointed executive secretary of the Chaminade High School Alumni Association.

1939- Ed Bishop, credit manager for the Colonial Supply Compa ny, Louisville, Ky., was among the registrants for Hom ecoming. M argaret Krebs, Dayton D airy Council, spoke a t a meeting of the Women's Club of the O a kwood Kiwanis. Tom Murray, engineer, Armco Steel Corp., Ashland, Ky., wa a campus visitor.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Welter, Tiffin, were among th e Homecoming vi itors.

194 0 - Arthur Cull en, e n gin ee r, Ohio Power Company, Lima, was a cam pus visitor. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Wm . Hill on the birth of their son, Charle Gerard, on October 6, in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

194 1 - Congra tul a tions a re extended to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lansdowne on the birth of their daughter, T eresa, on September 1. Captain Leo

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Farber, Book Department T.A.S., Ft. Knox, K y., was a Homecoming visitor. Bill Rosencranz is a sales repreenta tive for the Trans American Freight Company in D ayton. Bud Schnurr, contractor, Sandusky, and Bill Smith, O a k Park, Illinois, were cam pus visitors during the Centennia l. Dr. Richard Schneble, chief of staff, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, was speaker a t a breakfast following a communion Mass sponsored by D ayton Catholic phy ician .

1942- Mr. and Mrs. John Aspell, Akron, were a mong the many Homecorning registrants. John is with M ayer Studio as a commercial photographer. Mr. and Mrs. H enry Rechtein, Overla nd, Missouri, were campus visitors. Congratula tions are extended to Catherine Hunkeler and Joe Schulkers, who were married on Saturday, O ct. 8, in Corpus Christi Church, D ayton. Following their wedding trip throughout northern Indi ana, th ey will reside in D ayton.

Betty Lou Koors was active on a committee for the K orn K ob Ball, sponsored by the A.I.B., D ayton Chapter. Dr. M. R. H aley was toastmaster at the breakfast which followed the Communion M ass sponsored by the Dayton Catholic physicia ns. Congratulations a re extended to Mr. and Mrs. George M adden on the birth of their da ughter in K okomo, Indiana. M argaret M ary is her name and she was born on O ctober 4.

Bill Smolka, Alexandria, Virginia, legal examiner, copyright office of the Library of Congress, was a campus visitor. George Simon, Wyandotte, Michigan, is another member of '42 present for Homecoming.

1943- Congra tulations a re extended to Lt. and Mrs. R. J. Schmidt on the birth of their second child, a on, Robert James, on September 13, a t Sandia Base Ho pita!, Albuerque, ew M exico. Congra tul a tions a re extended to Carole Moon and Joe J acobs, who were married Sept. 10 at Christ the King Church in Columbu.

Continuecl in th e D ecember issue

Editor's Note : At the request of many alumni who could not be present for the University of D ayton Centennial Week, and Homecoming, the editor is taking the liberty of presenting to you a pictorial review of the highlights of the week. Parade shots will be found on pages 6 and 7, with page 8 given to events during the week.

DAYTON'S LARGEST PARADE Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce

IN HONOR OF U. D.

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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON DAYTON 9, OHIO October 26, 1949

To The Citizens of Dayton and Vicinity, In the name of the Governing Board , of the Adm inistration , of the Faculty, of the Students, of the Alumn i and Friends of , the University, and in my own name, I hereby procla im a very sincere vote of thanks to all who in any way paid tribute to the University during University of Dayton Week, the opening celebration of the centennial year of its founding. The Program included more than 80 special events .

Congratulations and best wishes were received from President Truman , from the Oh io representatives in the Congress of the United States, from the Governor and from the Secretary of State of the State of Oh io, from the Mayor of the City, from the Chamber of Commerce, and from other groups and individuals . There were also the Centenary Program of Station WLW-D and the concert of the U. S. Air Force Band , both at the N.C.R . Auditorium ; the Navy Band Salute; the Campus Salute M.B.S .; the Builders of Destiny of WLW featuring the life of Father Leo Meyer; the cooperation of the three local broadcasting Stations WING, WHIO, WONE, which made possible the network broadcasts and some 20 broadcasts of local organizations; the editorials of the local newspapers and their daily coverage of events and of the history of the past century of the University. All of this thrilled us and made us feel privileged in being associated with the University at this turn of a century.

There were exh ibits in the Centennial Halls on the Campus and at the Dayton Art Institute . Materials fo r the exhibits were gathered from many parts of the nation-including the Baltimore and Oh io, Arnold Schwinn Company of Chicago, the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, the Air Forces, the Oil Industry, the Min nesota and California Centennial Commissions, and Miami University of Oxford, Ohio.

The highlight of the Week was the Centennial Parade sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Here we think of the 126 schools and organizations that participated- 47 public elementary schools, 22 parochial elementary schools, two Catholic high schools, 16 public high schools, 19 bands of schools, orphanages, and the Air Materiel Command, floats of 21 industries, organizations, and of the Home Store, and representatives of 26 fraternal and other groups . We think also of the estimated 1 00,000 people who crowded the sidewalks to view the parade and to cheer the University of Dayton . All were enthusiastic, and were full of kind feelings for the local institution.

That is why the threat of rain did not keep any of the participants or reviewers at home ; that is why they walked or stood for one hour and a half, sometimes in a drizzle, and at the end allowed themselves to be drenched in a heavy downpour. This endurance of the bad weather was, perhaps, the highest tribute.

Twenty-nine years ago the name of the institution was changed from that of St. Mary's College to Un iversity of Dayton. At that time the Administration wanted the people of Dayton to know that, although it was retaining its private character and intended to serve students through out the State, the country, and even the world , the Un iversity wished to be of service first of all to the local community. We believe that the tribute of last week was the outward expression of the acceptance of the citizens of Dayton of the University of Dayton as its institution of higher learning. This is what we want, and it is this e specially that pleases us.

May the good God bless you all, and may He inspire you with an ever-growing loyalty to, an interest in, the University of Dayton , you r community college.

Yours sincerely,

Rev. George J. Renneker, S.M. President.

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U. D. WEEK CENTENNIAL EVENTS

Father George J . Renneker, S.M., U.D. president presents plaque to John Murphy of WLW-0 for television-stage show honoring University of Dayton .

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