Blue Stars • • • Hubert Hunzeker him where he was going. It l) was recently on the campus seemed that the colonel did not ying a separation leave after have a room. g hospitalized six months as "The residential section of esda Hospital, Maryland. Lt. Tokyo has been burned out alzeker has served in the Navy years, sixteen months of most 1003," Art writes. He. ich was spent in the Pacific states that now the J aps are betres of war. He saw service ginning to move back into these the Ordinace and Gunnery areas. They are rebuilding huts ool at Washington D. C., Navy mostly of corrugated steel. d, and at the Naval Training He has no idea .of how soon he tion at Norfolk, Virginia. Lt. will be home, but· says he expects zeker expects to receive his MacArthur will need his help a charge from service directly. "while longer, as the fellows who are married and have families are · T Sgt. Art Clements (at '42-'43) being sent home first. ites his parents, Superintendent d Mrs. S. L. Clements, that he Ensign Robert E. Pack tV-12:now fa Tokyo, Japan, serving '44) is with the U. S. S. Cecil in h the First Cavalry as a radio Tokyo Bay. hnician. Art writes that he S 1-c Zane C. Fairchild (V-12ed he was about the 350th n of the 1st Cavalry to land on '45) is now attending Ninson Junior C0llege at Chicago. apanese soil. Ensign Warren Kentopp (V-12T-Sgt. Clements and several of friends spent the first few '44) is a member of the crew of a 'ghts there in one of the large landing ship at Norfolk, Virginia. owntown hotels. He writes that He recently spent a fifteen:day e rooms in this hotel were re- leave visiting his parents near rved for G. H. Q. Officers but Falls City. mistake was made, and these Ensign James Thorton (V-12ows were allowed to stay there. '44) is also stationed at Norfolk. ater in the evening ,a colonel Lt. Percy L. Schmelzer (at '41pped ·one of them and asked .43) is now located at St. Charles, Louisiana. Lt. (j. g.)
tudents enjoy laying in band
Lorna Mae Hun.zeker (SS '44), Audrey Reynolds (at '45), and Betty Kennedy (at '41-'44) are
M105 is orte of the rooms on the cadet nurses at the University ampus in which the most surpltl'S Hospital in Omaha. nergy is released. At 7:50 on WedDonald Mees (V-12 '44) is makesday morning and 1:00 on Moning plans to attend Ames College ay, the active members of Peru's at Ames, Iowa, this fall. His ep band gather in the musi,c hall classes start in November. Don o beat and blow and tap the toe. has spent the past year working Interest iti the organization is for the Rock Island Railroad in real. Several of the members are Fairbury. playing without credit for the enjoyment derived at rehearsals. Captain George D. Haskins Some of them are, on their own ('34) is with the Army of Occupainitiative, learning to play instru- tion at Straubing, Bavaria, Ger·.ments. Several navy fellows are many, on the Danube River. Part offering their time and talent to of his military duties consists of the band. getting refugees and displaced perOf course, it is admitted that sons back home. Captain Haskins · all the fun isn't had in the Music was a member of the high school ·Hall. Special concerts and band faculty at David City when he entrips are enjoyed· on the side. A listed in February, 1942. trip to the. Doane game was made A-C Donald Andrews (V-12· possible by the efforts of Mr. Jin- '43) completed primary flight . dra, who secured transportation. training at Ottumwa, Iowa, AuThose who deliver pep for the gust 1, and is now in advanced ..school are: clarinets, Bonnie Auf- flight training at Corpus Christi, enkamp, Margaret Spelhnan, Mar- Texas. ilyn McCandless, Dick Quinn, and All cadets had liberty the day tor. Weigand; saxaphones, Ei- after Jap surrender; so he spent n Wheeldon, Ted Beyert, and the day with Stanley Capps and ne Haynes; baritones, Phyllis Mrs. Capps at Corpus Christi. The genmiller and Jessie Rhoten; two men were schoolmates and mbones, Richard Smith and both entered V-12 together, Capps n: Carson; sousaphones, Ronald transferring into radio and Anry, Guenther Schnabl, and drews into V-5. Capps ,is. starald Matschullat; cornets, Helen tioned at Ward Island. wlett, ·Lester Russell, Thelma Bernard L. Goerke, who is staight, and Donald Carter; french tioned at Camp Carson, Colorado, , Willard Hunzeker; snare ·writes that he expects to be diss, Ruth Comstock and Ruth charged soon; he expects to conCrook; bass drum, Mary tinue working in audio-visual edin; piccolo, Don Aufenkamp; ucation however. For nearly lyras, Una Mae Leech and three years, he has been connecth Meister; cymbals, Barbara ed with that type of work in the ger; and cheer leaders, Phyllis army. er, Laurine Clayburn, Jim kley and· Ivan Skinner.
DULLBULB
PERU
·HEATER Oct. 2-3. "Girl Rush" Oct. 4-5-6 "Without Love" Oct. 7-8 "It's A Pleasure" Oct. 9-10 "Three Is A Family" Oct. 11-12-13 Nothjng But Trouble" Oct. 14-15 onight & Every Night''
Grid facts For the benefit of those people who are mathematically inclined, here are a few figures for them to juggle. If they arrive at any conclusive conclusions, the Ped will be glad to publish the results.
Wheelermen triumph over Warrensburg Peru Bobcats .knocked off the Warrensburg "Mules"
Washburn defeated Warrens- last 1Friday, September 28, to the tune of 7-0, regardless of burg 25-0; Washburn defeated the inclement weather and the long distance the Cats had Peru 21-0; Peru defeated Warrens- to travel for the game. burg 7-0; Peru defeated Doane 34-7; Doane defeated Midland · The Wheelermen did their scor- to one car's having a broken rod 6-0. ing in the second period of the and the other having lost its way. Next Friday night Peru plays game: Rosenblum carried the ball Coach arid his 12 men who arrived Warrensburg again on the home off left tackle for the touchdown, at 6:30 had to wait and sweat the field. Peru plays Doane at home- and the conversion point was kick- time out and were relieved after coming, October 13, and plays ed by Ruede. the 8 o'clock kick-off. Midland the following Friday Very few times did the "Mules" Next Friday, Warrensburg will night. come close to 'paydirt', buit when challenge Peru to a game on the With the advantage of playing they did, Peru grid;sters held them local field. Fern fans can expect on the home field, with increased off, forcing them to punt. It was a good game, for the boys promise efficiei:icy because of more exper~ a get-and-take game. Warrensburg to demonstrate how to take the ience on the part of the Bobcats, used the T formation with a single "kick out of the mules". and with the eligibility of a couple wink to the right and left. Goins of players, everything points to did some outstanding defensive work. ' Peru's coming out on top. Whose guess will be right? A cold, spitting rain began at the first of the third quarter. Consequently the ball had to be changed for each play; the wet, slippery Don Owens, better known to field gave ample reason for the poor traction of the players. Under Peruvians as "Tex", was game such conditions, not much passing captain for the Peru-Warrensburg The two navy mascots, who was expected to be done by either game. Tex, a husky 176 lb. L. G., whose have as many names as they do school; however, Warrensburg atmasters, including Eager and Bea- tempted 5 and completed 1; Peru home is Wichita Falls, Texas,, was ver, Pete and Repeat, Chow Jr., attempted 8 and completed 1. The stationed previously at San Diego. Football 'has always been his "Ehner" of Dagwood fame, and Peru completion was made by just plain "perp", seem to be Thompson. First downs piled up game. He played four years in growing even if they do have to to even count of five for each team. high school, acting as captain his take. "chow on the run". That's Warrensburg had a large num- last year. Tex expects to ·' '.end college what they get for having a busy ber of substitutes which they put navy mother. in frequently; their team was after his discharge 1 m the navy. "As far as the gar. is concernEvidently the pups know "chow large and the players hefty. call"; at least they haven't missed One remarkable point of the ed, the real test of w rnJ. is the best a muster yet. They march up to the game was that there was only one team will come when we play on Galley along with the Old Lady fumble throughout the whole a dry field," was Tex's prediction and the battalion just c~n't seem muddy game. Warrensburg fumbl- on next week's game, when Peru will meet Warrensburg for a reto keep in step. Their back legs ed and Matschulatt recovered. just won't make like the front Kick-off was scheduled for 7:45 turn game. "I really like football; it someones. Chief Grachowski says they and part of the Peru team did not are a little young for marching in arrive until 7: 50. This was due how gets into a person's character," stated Orlen Rice, 175 pound cencadence as yet but they're eager to ter, who was game captain for the learn. The mascots are lucky at lea;;t they had found another "push Warrensburg-Peru game. Orlen and his buddies were up in that they don't have a chow over". He promptly proceeded to line. Little Chow is always through beat the socks· off them, making against a handicap at this game, and bothering the Old Man who himself quite a hero to the boys for it was their first game and for in typical fatherly fashion won't who can't even hit the cue ball rrian.y Peru players, their .first have anything to do with the little with the gismo, let alone the other college game. Orlen is a Nebraska boy, hailing "runt", before I even get within ball with the cue ball. sight of the galley.. Now I'm not Coach Wheeler seems to be the from Grand Island. He played complaining or anything, but why first to undertake the elimination football two years in junior high does our platoon always have to of Navy V-12 officer candidates and all 3 years in senior high. He plans to finish his college be last?. dlie to the secession of hostilities. Storekeeper 1-c Quinn is leav- The coach tied together the hands work .after he is out of the navy. The victorious captain at the ing the Peru V-12 unit on the 5th and feet of all the members oi of this month to report to his new the Navy swimming classes, lined Peru-Doane game was Jim Patterstation at the Great Lakes Naval them up on the edge of the pool son of Salt Lake City, Utah. J.im, known to most fans as Training Center. We wish Store- c.nd ordered them to jump. keeper Quinn luck, and we'll miss We realize, Coach, that there has "Pat", has been in the navy 32 him and his cigar but hope we to be a reduction in converting months, serving in the Atlantic don't have occasion to see him to the peace time navy, but does theatre. He, too, played high school football. soon at Great Lakes. it have to be so drastic? The new storekeeper arrived If all goes well, Pat plans to Confidentially somebody will last week and is already well have to think up a new method finish his schooling in the field o! known around the ship. Johnny of elimination. Everybody, includ- engineering. Donofrio, storekeeper 3-c, origin- ing Schnabl, made it to the ohter Looking back on the Doane game, ally from Erie, Pennsylvania, more end. ·Pat said that the men of the backlately from the Solemn Islands, We'll all have to agree that the field give credit to the linemen has three years of navy service coach is doing a wonderful job. Looking forward to the return behind him, twenty-five months A lot of us couldn't even swim game with Doane at Homecoming, of overseas duty. when we arrived in Peru, and now Pat says, "We've got to win that Upon Johnny's arrival here, unit we can survive the soap box opera game. Homecoming is a big celeexperts immediately inticed him author's favorite method of killing bration, and we are going to make into the recreation room thinking off his characters. it one."
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