Peru's
Biggest Year
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Peru's
Peru Pedagogian PERU, NEBRASKA
Volume 55
Number I
SEPTEMBER 28, 1959
561 Enrolled Now On Full Time, Basis
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Performers Sing ~~Nothin' Like A Dame" At 1959 Variety Show As Larry Carre Beats Ivories Ori Thursday evening, Sept. 17, the curtain rolled up once again on Peru's annual Variety Show. The program consi~ed of combined faculty, upperclassmen. and freshman talent, and was produced by Prof. J. D. Levitt. With the addition of scenes fro m Broadway spectaculars, such as "Oklahoma" and "South Pacific," the 75 member cast gave the show a new twist. The other performances varied from a humorous reading to a glimpse of the unconventional Be at n i k World. The large array of talent ineluded: "Music For Kicks," Ruth Carmichael,
Linda N y g a a rd, / Carre, Alan Kreglo, John Parli,
Sandra, Pearson,
Judy
Bliven,
Edna McGovern, Barbara Wellensiek.
lyn Sudik, Steve Parker,
Tom
Higgins, Hank Hendricks,
Bob
Kaiser.
"Manhattan Serenade," Steve Parker; A Combo, Music Department; "Many A New Day" (Oklahoma), Barbara Hill, Lois Fritz, Mardelle Miller, Inga Faubion, Sandy Hemphill, Carol Ellenberger. Individual acts were announced by Rae Mae Henry, Pam Yost, Barbara Hill, Lois Fritz, Mardelle Miller, Inga Faubion, Carol Ellenberger, and Sandy Hemphill displayed large records depicting the performances. Working behind the tormenters were: Allen Nelson (in charge of art work); Jim Christ (in charge of lighting effects); John Parli (curtain); Lola Triska, 'Joan Votroubek, Joan Riggle, Norma Pugsley (in charge of costuming); Joni Wesolowski and Rose Clancy (student directors); Mr. J. D. Levitt (sponsor).
Miss Ruth Crone Joins Peru Faculty Orientation For Miss Ruth Crone, assistant partment of Commerce and was Freshman Students professor of literature, received reports editor for the New York
Bell Ringer Presents Convo
Music Activities On the Peru Campus
On September 14, the Student Senate sponsored a watermelon feed following the football scrimmage. The Student Senate has been busy planning · H o m e c o m i n g events and freshmen initiation
Tumbling, Don Clark; "The Four Roses," A Quartet, Ray Meister( Clark Maffitt, A 1 an Kreglo, Richard Sietsma. A Humorous Reading, John Biere. Keep Talking Panel, Mr. Moore, Miss Crone, Mr. Holmes, Miss Rowoldt. · "Like Dreamsville," Ernie Ridgeway, Janie Kunkel, Tom Higgins, Ellen Hunzeker, Steve Parker, Chick Stessman, Karen Fankhauser. "The Moon Chases Me," Joyce Carman; String Duo, Mr. Jindra, Miss Row o 1 d t; "There's Nothing Like a Dame" (South Pacific), 'Clark Maffitt, Steve Rice, Dick Hurley, Larry
Sharon Haile, Rita Grandgenett, 'Dick Sietsma, Ray Meister, Ga-
her M.A. at George Washington University, Washington, D. C., and her B.A. at Nebraska State Teachers College in Peru. During the last year, Miss Crone The first of a series of artists was assistant professor of Engto appear on the campus, Dave lish at Gustaves Adolphus ColWorkman, America's foremost lege, St. Peter, Minnesota. Prior to entering the college bell ringer, entertained at the all-college convo September 23. teachihg field, Miss Crone was A very skilled showman, Mr. on the news-editorial desk of Workman has appeared with the Beatrice Daily Sun, on the Spike Jones, and he utilizes staff of the New York Times, an many of the Jones techniques of editor writer. with the "Voice of America," an information spehumor and showmanship. In addition to playing selec- cialist with Foreign Service in tions from many of his collection. Shanghai, Canton, and Seoul, of more than one thousand bells, and with Army Intelligence in he also featured novelty num- Tokyo. She has also served as a bers with other musical instru- research wriler for the U. S. Dements. Among these was an au die n c e participation game called change-ringing for which Charles Francis, Rayburn Benton, Jerry Beckman, Leon ChapAt 4:00, Monday, Sept. 14, the pel, Lynda Ehlers, Donna FranPeru college band officially becis, Rose Clancy, and Marilyn gan its work for this season·. The Monroe were called upon to volband, under the direction of Gilunteer. They played "Home on bert Wilson, has twenty-seven the Range" by each ringing his veteran members and seventJen bell at the appropriate time. beginners. The next program in the ArComing events for the band tist Series will be a Memory Depi.onstration by 0. G. Fitz- include a trip to Midland on October 10, to present a halfgerald on October 7. time program; several off-campus concerts in nearby h i g h
Student Senate Sponsors Watermelon Feed
Year
Dr. Gamon To Tour Russia And Other European Countries
Total Over 600 For '59-'60 Peru has the largest enrollment in 20 years. Speaking of enrollment, Pres.ident Neal S. Gomon said, "This number (561) is not a record, but it is the highest in twenty years." Peru had 267 students at the time Dr. Go-, mon became president. At the beginning of the second full week of school, enrollment at Nebraska State Teachers College at Peru is up eight per cent, according to Dr. Neal S. Gomon, president. Full-time enrollment stands at 561 compared with 519 on the same date a year ago. Day-time enrollment consists of 186 freshmen, 142 sophomores, 74 juniors, 96 seniors, one postgraduate, and six special students. Part-time students swell the total enrolled in on-campus college courses to slightly over the six hundred mark. There are 353 boys and 152 girls, making the ratio of men to women about seven to four. Of the :t53 boys, 196 occupy Delzell. Of the 152 girls, 112 occuP'Y Eliza Morgan. The majority of these students hail from Nemaha, Richardson, and Otoe counties. Keith L. Melvin, dean of the college, said, "I think one reason why the enrollment in colleges has increased is the fact that there are more people that are college age and more people who see the need for college. Our increasll in enrollment is largely be ca use of the efforts of three or four staff members who have a particular responsibility in this area. Also, the prospects of new buildings has increased interest at Peru."
Best
activities. "Say It With Music" is the selected Homecoming theme. Prizes of $25, $10, and $5 will be awarded to the three best displays respectively. Freshmen initiation activities will begin Monday, September 28, and close with the half-day work session on Thursday, October 1.
Port Authority. Miss Crone has been a frequent contributor to magazines and has reviewed books for the Omaha WorldHerald, the St. Louis Post Dis· paich, and the Minneapolis Siar
and Tribune. Miss Crone's home is in Beatrice, Nebraska. She is also a graduate of our own school, Peru. When asked to comment on the fact that she is now an instructor where she once was a student, Miss Crone replied, "Though I'm now on the other side of the fence, I have found that all the Peru professors, and especially my former instructors, have been very kind to
m:."
schools preceding a two-day tour in the spring; and several concerts here at Peru. The band's first appearance before a home audience will be at· half-time on Homecoming. The members are working on some special marching along with a band version of the show "Brigadoon." Smaller groups-a brass choir and a woodwind choir-are being organized. Earlier, on Sept. 14, Conductor Darryl Manring lead sixty-six voices in a try at a Bach chorale. The choir's schedule includes the presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pinafore" on Nov. 12; the Christmas convo; a tour this spring; and an oratorio performance on Palm Sunday. The smaller group, Peruvian Singers, will not be organized until after the operetta.
This year's freshman class arrived on Sunday, September 6, to start a week long orientation program. The first activity was an informal dinner that night in the college cafeteria. Each freshman wore a name tag which helped him get acquainted with his new classmates. Throughout the week freshmen attended meetings on "How to Study." These meetings were headed by Dr. Keith L. Melvin. Different methods of reading assigned material, taking notes, and organizing time schedules were given and illustrated to the new students. Mr. Max Langham, head librarian, gave library orientatiqn instruction. He explained the use and general arrangement of the library. On Wednesday night, Sept. 9, the freshmen met their advisors to make study plans and schedules. Thursday, Sept. 10, all freshmen registered. The week's social events were climaxed by dorm .parties in Morgan and Delzell Halls a~d a Freshman Women's party Friday afternoon given by the Home Ee. Club.
Officers to N. U. Ag. Campus On October 19, the Home Eeonomics Club o~cers, Joan Riggle, Jeannine Ehlers, Janet Bertram, Darlene Critel, and LaVerna Roos, and sponsors, Mrs. Sproul and Mrs. Kregel, attended the State Home Economics Club's planning meeting held on the Nebraska Agriculture Cam(Continued on page two)
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Dr. Neal S. Gomon, president of Peru State College, will leave Friday morning, October 2, on the first leg of his journey to Russia and other European countries. He will fly to New York that day for an orientatioh session with the other 32 'American educators who will make the tour. The group will depart from New York via Scandinavian Airlines for Berlin Sunday evening, October 4, with arrival in the German city Monday afternoon. The group will tour the Free University of West Berlin on October 6 and depart for Warsaw, Poland, the evening of October 7. October t°'th\ tour party will visit the Univer'l!ity of Warsaw, Belvedere Palace and Castle Square. On the evening of October 9 the group will depart for Moscow ~ they will remain five days,.ncluded in the Moscow visit will be the Kremlin, the Lenin-Stalin Mausoleum in Red Square, Hermitage Park, Subway Stations, G.U.M. the World's Largest Department Store, an all-day trip to Yasnaya Polyana (a collective farm and school), a technical school, the University of Moscow, the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences and the Moscow Sports Palace, Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, will be visited October 16-18. A school emphasizing foreign ·1anguage study, a IO-year t r a d e school and other places of interest will be visited. Next stop will be Kiev, capital of the Ukrain. Included in the planned visits will be the Museum of Ukranian Art, the Sophia Cathedral, a collective farm, the Ministry of Education and an electronics factory. After four days in Kiev the group will fly ·to Leningrad for a five-day visit including tours of Pushkin's home, a boarding · school, the Pavlov Institute, the Hermitage and Pioneer Palace. On October 30 the group will leave Russia and fly to Helsinki, the capital of Finland and on November 1 to Copenhagen, Denmark. The tour will be completed on November 3 when arrival in New York is scheduled with Dr. Gomon returning to Peru on November 4. The tour is sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators in cooperation with the U. S. Department of State. The thirty-three members of the tour group are educators at all levels from 19 states. Each is paying his own expenses.
First All-College Convocation On September 16, the first allcollege convocation started with a typical bit of Peruvian humor as a large boxer dog crossed the stage. The formal program op· ened with Reverend Lawrence Williams of the Peru Christian Church giving the invocation and the welcome of the ministerial association. Dr. Gomon then introduced the administrative and instructional staff and asked each class to stand for recognition. According to tradition, the first convo ended with the color song, accompanied by R. T. Benford at the organ.