1946-1947 Peru Pedagogian - issues 1-18

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Teachers i Babes in College By Margaret Lewis

President Opens School By Welcome to Students

Now that veterans have returned 0 to the scenes of college, there are (Newcomers to Faculty Have some startlingly nevi developments i Varied Training. in the complexion of the member• I ship of the school community. Municipal Plan Put mto \ There are, for example, the Head of Peru State, Action at New Housing 1 Varied and interesting back- youngsters who have returned with Devel-Opment. !grounds are prevalent among the itheir parents to college. (And be Dr. Nicholas, Opens New \new faculty members. . ireminded, also, please, that there Era at College. f Bolton M. !'louse, ~f the Eng'.ish Iwill be others of t~e same generaDEAN LOWE DIRECTS ldepartment, 1s a native Peruvian.: hon to make their appearance.) !He was born in Peru and attended! These new arrivals are an exAlthough the first convocation Officers Elected to Dire.ct The' elementary school here. His college' ceedingly appreciative group as is the fall term has always been arid post-graduate work was done I shown by the following letter reCom mun ity. a pleasant traditional experience at Maryland University. icently received by our Dean: to Peru students, this year's openTown Council and Mayor, workMr. House taU'ght preparatory .Dear Mr. Lowe, ing convocation of the student body ing in close conjunction with a and high schools in Virginia and/ I want to thank you for getting was especially impressive. Manager, in regulating the affairs West Virginia, Kanawha Junior, us a house in which to live. My of the County's newest municipal- College in Charleston, West Vir- ;daddy can now live with mommie Two conditions combined to alter ity is the order of the day ·at Peru ginia and Texas Lutheran College and me. the normal trend of the occasion. State College's new suburban resi- of Sequin, Texas. : There are three little boys and First, the presidential words of dential community, Vetville. During the war he was affiliated two little girls to play with me welcome were offered by a new As the name implies, Vetville is with the U. S. Engineers and the: all day long. They are all such nice president, Dr. W. L. Nicholas. the new development now nearing Signal Corps. . people here in Vetvi!le. Secondly, the welcome, addressed completion to house World War Also, Mr. House was. on a re-: . John, ·s_on .of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. in large part to returning veterans, II veterans their wives and chil- search staff which made a study. Rachow, 1s fifteen months old. emphasized thqt thoughtful persons dren who have returned from the Socio-economic development of i Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dalton's little throughout the globe were especifar ~orners of a world at war to Modern Radio for the Maryland boy, P:i.ul Bradford, is one year - - - - - - - - - - - - - ally happy to welcome students complete educations interrupted in, University, and has done feature My special friends are Wally Jr., Sta~ts back into a peacefU'l world where I\vTiting and book reviewing for· two years old, and his sister, Kath1941 _42 . the affairs of happy, prosperous, Although the college has one'newspape~s. . ryn, three years old: They are the ~Aixer peaceful living could take precehundred and forty-eight veterans I His maior study m graduate children of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace dence over the terrible problems enrolled at present many of them 'school concerned the De:relopm~nt Cleaveland. Wally Jr. told me he By Eveiyn Gatz war. are sino·le and ca~ be accommo- i of Social Consciousness m Engl!sh; wants to play a "hot'.' trombone The l946 social stason was offidated i; the dormitories and estab- !Fiction. when he grows up. What is that, cially opened on Thursday, Sept. "It is a reaJ. pleasure to appear lished homes in Peru; but for many George Rath, language depa:t- Mr. Lowe? . . 5, with the annual all-college mixer before you. I am especially glad to of the students who are renewing :ment, is a graduate of Jurnor I have another little fnend called sponsored by the s. c. A see so many men-and girls, too." their college careers, other arrange-: College of AnanJeff, Russia, studied Constance. She is the daughter of Beginning at 8 P. M. in front of With these opening words, Dr. ments had to be made in order that ltwo .years at Dorpat, Astom~,. a?d Mr. and Mrs. Murton Campbell and the gymnasium, this event proved Nicholas went o? to remmd the their newly e.stablished families! received a B::;chelor of D1v1rnty Jl'.'St three years old. She has two an excellent chance for students students how enjoyable 1t was to could be kept intact. And the solu- 1degree from Tuebmgen, Germany. mce uncles who go to school up to become acquainted. appear before a college convocation to this problem, new as it is , In 1922 Mr. Rath cam~ to the on the hill. , After singing the color song, all tion that b'.o~ght back rememto colleges all over the country,. Umted States and received his !VIY mother says that I cant t~lk, present went into the gymnasium, brances of s1ID1lar pre-war gatherhas been the creation of a new :Bachelor of Arts degree from the I JUst make funny noises, but 1f I where the errand march led by ings. "town" for the campus of Peru University of J:?enver. ~ast year could talk, I would thank you per- Miss Davids~n and Mis; Palmer, " , . : he completed his Master s degree sonally for findin" homes for all d th . _,. Many 01 us would much 1ather St at e. I ·• · f N b k • " opene e evenmg_ uance. the word war was not mentioned. At present there are fourteen :from the Umversity 0 e ras a. of us. Two amusing incidents were the . . . . . · · ·I "'h'l · " 1·n Lincoln ' Mr · Oh · I a1most f~orgo t t o t e11 you, drawing of the lucky number by But families occupymg the unfm1shed " 1 e st u dym,, f .1t . is . necessary t · f that we do,, thmk D Vetville but work is procrressincr:Rath was also the Pastor of the my parents are Mr. and Mrs. Art Clements and the selection of o. it m erms o progress. . '.· rapidly , to hou'Se an alditional iEvangelical and Reform church at Robert Berger and I'm only five a colle"e da~cin" partner bv the Nicholas brought out proof of this · 'J N b · J- H" f ·1 1 " b · • by c1tmg the crreat strides made m fourteen families of returnmg ser-1 an_se_n, : r~s ,a. IS am1 ~pans and a half months old. male members of the faculty. 1h0 fi•:Vl nr "e'~''c:oti"r> foll.:;\7ici:; '»iM , 11 ~ 11 . : to Jom hun m Per:u sometime m Si:;~(~J, Durine: the 'intermission, a trio, b ~ the end of World War I. 1D This week "town'.' election has ecem er. . Luanne Berger. consisting of Jean and Ruth Meistinstal!ed the followmg officers: 1 Mr. Ra~h has one son stu~ymg ~o--er and Ruth Ann Crook sang two Applying this in light of present Mert Campbell-Mayor and P.re-medicme at Neb:ask~ Umvernumbers, and Vic Evans sang one day developments, he stated that "chairman of the corporation". lsity and another son m High school number. we now must move rapidly to even Al Haack-Vice chairman. Jin Jansen. , . ' . Di,xie cups were served as re- stay where we are. Expressing keen Members of the Council Amo~g Mr. Rath s acc.omphsh- Professor Robert D. Moore will freShments, and the festivities con- interest in 'the fU'ture, Dr. Nicholas Mrs. Alice Cleaveland, ments is the mastery of ~ive mod- present the popular Broadway play, tinued until 10: 30 P. M. placed his faith in the youth of Mrs. Gloria Fass, ern languages plus Latin, Greek "Angel Street," at Homecoming ---o--today. Jerry Garber, Jand Hebrew. . . festivities this year. This play was Pinch Hitting Wives Dean Lowe, ex officio and super- II The new history professor is mad~ into t~e movie "Gaslight" Though confronted this fall with Drawing a comparison between visory membe.r. James J. Blake. . starrmg Ingrid Bergman, Charles the same problem as many another this generation and the one which The council will have general Mr. Blake received a Bachelor Boyer, and Joseph Cotton, and the colle"e-the teacher shortage-Pe- preceded it, he praised the present charge of the community and will 1 of Arts degree fr_om Queen's Col- Peru production promises to be an ru h;s weathered the storm with a group for its superior physical, handle all on-property problems :rege, New York City. Under-gradu- outstanding event, a "must" on the minimum of untutored classes. The mental and m?ral qualities. And such as telephone service, garbage: a_te work was done at the Umver- list of all local theater-goers. solution was due in a large part the speaker pomted out tha_t with collection, laundry service, ice de-1sity College at Swansea, South Mr. Moore expresses his pleasure to the unhesitating help of wives such strengtl'., the gene:ation of livery and general property land- lWales, and_ sumi:ier g_raduate _wor_k in seeii:J.g many new faces and good of several Fern faculty members. young people m college will be able scaping and maintenance of com-\ at Columbia Umversi:y: It is his talent at the try-out for this play. t Taking over in college classrooms to go farther and more rapidly than munity property. ,h~pe to do some work m Western He states that plays in the future were Mrs. Beulah Tyler, Mrs. Bess those veterans. who fougM. ~he However, according to a recent History. . . will be chosen from a much larger Moore and Mrs. .Toy c. Baker, first world-wide war twenty-five statement of Dean Lowe, faculty, ~r. Blake is an ex-servic~ man, cast in order to display all the ta!- while Mrs. Wilhelmina Larson and years ago. overseer of the new community; havmg spent three years m the ent on the campus. Mrs. Ruth Mathews are instructing :Army. E l' h d t t (Continued on page 3) Training School classes. Addressing his remarks further (Continued on page 4) to those who have a definite faith Al s d of th e ng 1s ---o--epar men _____ --·-· is Clyde C. Hill. in humanity, Dr. Nicholas declared Mr. Hill has a B~chelor of Arts that success walli.'S with the man 1degree from Empona State Teach-, who works, that no one who stops 1 ers College in Kansas and a Master! to admire his work ever reaches 1 10f Arts degree from Northwestern . his peak. The hopes for tomorrow !University. ! depend upon the plans, ideas and i He was head of the English De- Homecoming, October 12, the Homecoming Sweetheart after the ideals of today. Ipartment in a subli'rban high school big day of Festivities and fun for nomination of girls by the football "He who is not a builder is a · j in Chicago. former students, friends and stu- squad. The committee in charge of wrecker. What we are capable of Mrs. Hill and a nine year old dents alike, is being planned by the election is composed of Walter , son plan to come to Peru in about the Student Council sa ·that this Elwell, Bonnie Aufenkamp, and doing, we should do, because today, standing still is the worst kind of i six weeks. fall's celebration will be the most Wanda Nicholas. I Mrs. Moore, wife of Professor vivid and ambitious within the i Between the halves of the Wayne retrogression." , Robert D. Moore, is helping out in memory of any alumni, according vs. Peru football game, the feature In connection with this theme \the English Department. to a statement by an officer of the attraction of the day, the marching and in closing, Dr. Nicholas qu'CJted I She is a graduate of East Central Peru Student Council. . ! band wBl be se,en for the first time the following poem: iState Teachers College, and has The members have been assigned under the baton cf Barbara Berger. I watched them tearing the buildj done graduate work at the Univer- to definite committees. The dance As yet, the Homecoming program ing down, :sity of Oklahoma in Norman. and advertising committee is head- ,has not been completed, but the A gang of men in a busy town. Needless to say, her favorite ed by Artie Lindsey, who has se- i tentative plans for the day are as With a ho-heave-ho and a lusty 1 Dr. Winter Leaves pupils are her two children, Martha cured the .orchestra of Lee Baron ,follows: Registration of alumni; yell, · 1 Dr. J. M. Winter, head of the Sue and Bobby. for the Hamecoming Ball. !alumni banquet; Wayne vs. Peru They-swung a beam and the sidedepartment of science, tendered his' Mrs. Joy, C. Baker is another Ruth Ann Crook and Bonnie 'foctball game; reception at ·the wall fell. resignation September 17, 1946. : familiar face arcund the campus Aufenkamp have charge of decor- Bobinn for all students, faculty, asked the foreman,. "Are these Dr. Winter has been offered a' and is assisting the English Depart- ating the gymnasium; any help and alumni; Homecoming play, men skilled, position as head of the department ment. from the students will be welcome "Angel Street"; dance with Lee And men you'd hi.re if you had of botany at South Dakota State in: Mrs. Baker, wife of Dr. Barney so that this work may be completed, Baron and his orchestra. to build?" Brookings, South Dakota. Dr. Win- K. Baker, is a graduate of the easily. i Student leaders and-faculty mem- He gave a laugh, and said, "No ter has been professor of the bio- ·Teachers College of Pittsburg, On decoration of the dormitories, 'bers alike as, well as Peru Townsindeed, logical sciences at Peru for the, Kansas, and has done graduate Eliza Morgan and Delzell Hall, are men and .rµerchants- all express Just common labor is all I need." past thirteen years. He stated that work at the University of Kansas. working under the direction of each the same opinion: "It ·will be good I can easily wreck m a day or two he has had some fine students here Her major was in English and Ro- dormitory presi~ent. . \to welcome back old friends .and Vi'hat builders have taken a year and that he regrets that he is leav- mance Languages. Buzz Byers 1s overseemg the; new to the college where they to do. ing. An experienced authoress, Mrs. novelties and souveniers depart- jspent four fruitful years and be- I thought to myself as I wed away, Dr. Winter was graduated from Baker has pt<blished hundreds of ment. : came so much a part of the com(Continued on page 2) University of Nebraska in 1932. (Continued on page 4) The student body will elect the munity." ·

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