When the eastern sun is sinking 
Toward the crimson west, 

Thoughts of thee, fond Alma Mater 
Fill our loyal breast.

Chorus:
Houghton, Houghton, now and e’er 

May thy name be dear,
Ever on through life to conquer, 

And our hearts to cheer.

Honored lives for thee have fallen, 
Hearts that broke and bled

Have been wrung thy cause to prosper 
And thy light to shed.

Other schools may claim their thousands, 
We’re a smaller band;

But for God and righteousness we 
Take a noble stand.

Soon from out thy halls of learning 
All must take our leave;

But thy memory still we’ll cherish 
To thy precepts cleave.

When o’er earth thy fame has risen 
Like the morning light,

’Twill but rise the earth to gladden 
And dispel the night.



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THE BOULDER
OF 1949

VOLUME XXVI

PRESENTED BY

J II N I I) R CLASS OF

H 0 LI G H T 0 N C 0 L L E G E

HOUGHTON, NEW YORK

I'HI LI I’ I. Il (I I) I) Y, Ell ITO II JOHN A. WOODHAMS, MANAGER



Claude A. Ries, A.M., B.D., Th.I).

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Serving with Humility
In an age of self-assertion and per­

sonal gratification, it is not only refresh­
ing, but exciting, to contemplate the life 
of a man whose purpose of living is that 
of pleasing Almighty God, and conse­
quently, of serving his fellow-men. Nor 
is such purpose a guise, a mask, or an 
intrigue, after the universal disposition 
of man to seem only and not to be, in the 
personality and experience of Claude A. 
Ries. Diligent in thought, consistent in 
practice, and warm in spirit, Dr. Ries 
continuously rings a positive note in our 
midst, whether we sit under him in class, 
listen to him in chapel, or seek his coun­
sel in private. He ever avoids the ex­
treme, thereby creating in the flesh and 
blood of physical reality, a living ex­
ample of that balance and proportion 
without which we are at loss to under­
stand either our God or ourselves. There­
fore, with deep respect and veneration, 
we dedicate the Boulder of 1949 to 
this man of unfeigned godliness and 
Im mility.

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UPON THESE PAGES
INTRODUCTION
VIEWS
ACADEMIC
Faculty
Seniors Juniors
Sophomores Freshmen

ORGANIZATIONS
Student Government 
Publications Music 
Activities Honor

ATHLETICS
Football Basketball
Field Hockey 
Girl’s Basketball 
Athletic Groups

SOCIAL
Concerts Co-eds
Parties S. H. Day

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FOUNDED ON THE ROCK
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Trulli... By Revelation

WHENCE DID I COME? Why am I here? Whither am I 
hound? I hese are not new queries; they are as old as the davs 
of man; they represent the innate thirst of man to know both 
that which is internal within, and that which is external to his 
essential being. Far from being the idle speculation of a fanatic 
few, this search is universal. But, what has it accomplished? 
It has both advanced and retreated; both constructed and 
exploded theories; both employed and destroyed methods. It 
has inspired the beautiful as well as the grotesque; and, vielded 
fruit along with frustration. Man is still unsatisfied...........  
But the Almighty has not stood idly by: God has come down. 
In the person ol Jesus, the Messiah and the Incarnate Word, 
God has manifested Truth unto man. Jesus came from the 
Father; glorified the Father on earth; and, returned to the 
Father. In 11 is life, He magnified God; in His death, He justi­
fied man, that he, likewise, as a son, might glorify the Father. 
Houghton College is a concrete example ol the efforts of men 
who iecognized as I ruth the revelation of God in Jesus Christ, 
and acted thereunto to the glorifying of God as God, and the 
serving of man as man.

THIS IS THE TRUE GOD
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AND ETERNAL LIFE
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THE PRECEPT OF THE CLASSROOM IS 
TRIED ON THE HARDWOOD OF BEDFORD 
GYM.

A VITAL SOURCE OF COLLEGE 
MORALE.

HOUGHTON,N.Y.

reaching heavenward: a mon­
ument OF LOVE AND SACRIFICE.

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MUSIC HAU.



AT THE TOP OF THE HILL: A 
PLATEAU, FAIR AND PROSPEROUS.

THE TWIN SPRUCE INN----  
DAWN OF A BETTER DAY.

AT THE LIBRARY, It’s THE PULLING 
OF ROPES THAT BRINGS RESULTS.

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THE COLLEGE BOOKSTORE: OFF 
AND FOR THE STUDENTS.

THE PANTRY---- TIME FOR 
AN INTERCLASS SNACK.

AFTER A QUIET STROLL: 
PEACE OF MIND.

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BOOK I 1949 BOULDER



ACADEMK

AaAN MUST KNOW. But can lie? To what extent? 

By what method? From the maze of philosophical 
speculation with all its apparent contradictions 
and labyrinthine ramifications, man seeks the 
truth of the totality of life. He can reject neither 
the physical nor the material, the supernatural 
nor the natural from the sphere knowledge, with­
out denying his experience in its completeness; 
nor can he reconcile them in any intelligible 
fashion. But God, in Christ, has revealed Himself 
in the flesh, and has brought, thereby, to man the 
Truth, which eclipses extremes and reconciles 
them within human experience. For, to accept the 
person of Christ is to know God; and, to know 
God is to know Truth. Upon this foundation, 
Houghton College presents a rigorous curriculum,

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Lauren A. King, Ph.D. Dean of the College

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Faculty
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Administration
As students we are proud of the high 

type of Christian leadership Houghton 
possesses. Our administrators have 
been an example and a source of 
strength to us, who came to college to 
learn a way of living, and not mere 
facts.

We treasure the gracious way in 
which Professor Fancher is always so 
willing to pinch hit for Dr. Paine. I he 
light often burning in the registrar’s 
window after hours is symbolic of the 
untiring devotion Miss Davison brings 
to her mountain of work. Aggressive 
management is the key to Mr. Smith’s 
success.

1'he warm, attractive atmosphere of 
Miss Beck’s office, as well as the kind­
ness and sympathy shown by both Miss 
Beck and Professor Wright to those, 
who venture within the confines of the 
deans’ offices, makes such an experi­
ence a remembered pleasure. In every 
way, our administrators help make 
Houghton an inspiration to us.

H. L. Fancher 
Vice President

Elizabeth Beck 
Dean of Women

Willard Smith
I reas. & Bus. Mgr.

Bach el Davison
Registrar

Frank Wright 
Dean of Men

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J. Whitney Shea 
Vet’s Counsellor C () L L E G E

George Failing 
Asst, to Pres.

Dr. S. I. McMillen 
College Physician

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Wesley Moon
Principal, Prep.

Mary Graham 
Librarian

Freda Myers 
bookkeeper

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Mildred Gillette 
Mgr. Dining Hall

Robert Watson 
Accountant

Allen R. Smith 
Mgr. Coll. Press

Howard Eyler
Campus Supervisor

Viola Blake
Head Res. Gaoyadeo

Wallace Mason
Bkst. Mgr., FPHA Acct.

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Ray W. Hazlett, A.M. 
Division Chairman

DIVISION OF English

Josephine Rickard, Ph.I).

1 heoretically the English department is just a division 
of the Liberal Arts program. Actually it seems to be a 
handicap to the student fulfilling requirements, but to 
the major student it presents a challenge which seems, to 
him, greater than that of any other department.

1 he practical side of English is stressed in Houghton. 
I he Speech department places emphasis on proper oral 
presentation; the English department has as its aims the 
use ol fundamental processes in creative writing, and a 
more than impressionistic appreciation of literature as 
a whole.

For the major student in English, a vital appreciation 
ol literature is emphasized concomitantly with the attain­
ment of a growing knowledge of the mechanics and basic 
Iundamentals of creative production. The four divisions, 
I lose, Poetry, Drama, and Prose Fiction, are correlated 
so that the courses cohere and become a well integrated 
whole. Voluminous reading is required as background 
materia] for all work undertaken in these courses. Class

James Harr, A.B.

I hat looks like a choice quote, Charlie.

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and Speech
work in general is composed of critical analysis, drill on 
the fundamentals of creative production, and back­
ground study, which helps in understanding certain 
literary trends. The major student, immured with read­
ing lists, realizes the field is, as Professor Hazlett says, 
“the work of more than a lifetime.”

In cooperation with The Lanthorn, the English depart­
ment sponsors a yearly literary contest. Students are 
urged to submit entries to be judged by an invited group 
of critics; the winning material is printed in the second 
semester edition of The Lanthorn.

To enable students to realize their needs as public 
speakers, and to familiarize them with the essentials of 
good speaking are the functions of the department ol 
speech. This concerns not only ministerial students; 
persons in all professions are at sometime in their lives 
called upon to speak before some group.

Dr. King conducts a class in applied debate from 
which he chooses Houghton’s debate team.

Elwood Stone, A.B., B.S.

Beulah Cabezas, A.M.

Edna Lennox, A.M.

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Frieda Gillette, Ph.D. J. Whitney Shea, A.M. Vera Barker, M.Lit. Marven Nelson, M.S. 
Acting Chairman, Div.

divISion of History, Social Science,
No one will question the belief of this 

division that a knowledge of the enduring 
values of past generations should aid one in 
correctly evaluating those of his own.” 
Houghton’s history “profs” aim to instill 
within the student the ability to interpret 
historical facts and human experiences in 

the light of modern developments, and to 
recognize their weight and significance in 
our world of today.

Increasing interest in the social sciences 
is evidenced by enrollment in these subjects. 
Nearly thirty percent of the graduating 
class of 1949 are enrolled as social science

“If we should locate it on the map . .

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That may be all right in this case, but what if . . .

Education, Psychology
majors. Matty students majoring in this 
field are preparing for specialized work in 
other fields.

Included in this division is the depart­
ment of education, striving through profes­
sional and practical training to produce effi­
cient Christian teachers, who will be pre­

pared to take their place in the community 
where they are laboring.

In the field of psychology, fast becoming 
one of our largest departments, students are 
instructed in psychological theory and the 
professional aspects of mental health and 
disease.

George Wells, A.B. Grace Nelson, R.N. Bessie Fancher, A.M. Zola Fancher, A.B.

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Pierce Woolsey, Ph.D. 
Division Chairman

DIVISION OF Foreign

H. L. Fancher, A.M.

There are at Houghton College professors who should 
be thankful for the episode which took place at the con­
struction of the tower of Babel. For, had not some Israe­
lites become overly proud, these professors would not be 
holding their present positions, and consequently woidd 
never have found their proper eddy in the ebb and flow 
of life. (It is likewise doubtful that the Israelites spoke 
the English language, but that’s a homonym with a dif­
ferent meaning.)

Houghton’s foreign language division is composed of 
as heterogeneous a group of individuals as one would 
find anywhere. Naturally enough, each professor reflects 
personally the culture and the mood of the country whose 
tongue he teaches. Retiring, smooth-talking Dr. Pierce 
Woolsey conducts his French classes by the Socratic 
method, wittily capitalizing upon the idiosyncrasies of 
language to keep his 8 am charges mentally alert and 
receptive. Tight-lipped Mr. Fancher coaxes his German 
students over the strong and weak endings, under the 
inverted word-order, and around the pronunciation of 
an umlauted “u”, while he pedals his way through 
Germany on a bicycle. Zealous Miss Pool seeks to pro­

Greek comes easy to F.G.S.

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Languages
(luce stouthearted, “r” rolling Quixotes in short order 
by the utilization of los discos, conversation, parental 
discipline, and hot tamales. Earnest Dr. Claude Ries en­
deavors to reveal the Apostle Paul to his theologs by 
setting him up on standards, or by hanging him upon a 
series of dashes. At limes, the good apostle is laid to rest 
in the comfortable, arched position of a participial 
modifier while Dr. Ries enriches the class with glean­
ings from years of both personal study, and that of out­
standing, Christian scholars. Lastly, from within the 
Classics sanctuary, genial Mr. Stockin proudly extolls 
the glories of Homer and the virtues of Cicero; frankly 
admits the partiality of Herodotus and the exaggeration 
of Xenophon; and, revels in extracting the wisdom of 
Plato and the overpowering sagacity of Aristotle. Credit 
is due our Classics professor for setting the pace in add­
ing to his room atmosphere conducive lo the develop­
ment of enthusiasm for his field of study.

A cosmopolitan group, to be sure; accordingly, each 
professor contributes that necessary part in creating a 
well-balanced division.

p Gordon Stockin, •

Alice Pool, A.M.

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George Moreland, Ph.D. 
Division Chairman

DIVISION OF Science, Math
In the science department we find those individuals 

who spend their days in labs and their nights with 
books that must he “chewed and digested”. Among these 
are some of our future medics, physicists, engineers, 
technicians, research workers, nurses, and teachers.

Peering into a microscope, helping his zoology stu­
dents locate a treacherous parasite or perhaps just a 
harmless little amoeba, is Dr. George Moreland, head 
of the division. Underneath his quiet reserve and humor, 
we often wonder where he finds cranial accommodations

E. Russel Wightman, Ph.D. Floyd Reese, Ph.D. Robert Luckey, Ph.D.

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Crystal Rork, Ph.D. Borah Burnell, A.M. Blanche Moon, A.B.

for his range of lecture material.
Across the way, Dr. Crystal Rork s bota- 

nists are examining the fruits of a field 
trip, while a bottle of fruit flies are con­
veniently breeding in one corner for the 
class in heredity.

Down the hall, the lights of the physics 
lab are on day and night. Dr. Wightman 
is proving to his beginning classes that 
physics is a great and fertile field. Ad­
vanced students, possibly of atomic phy­
sics, are busy in the inner lab working on 
something harmless—we hope.

The chem lab downstairs has a reputa­
tion for the dispersion of the odiferous. 
This year two big assets have been added. 

One is Dr. Floyd Reese, instructing the 
organic and physical chem classes; the 
other, a newly equipped room for advanced 
students. Still working on a 26 hour day, 
Miss Burnell keeps her assistants busy, as 
she prepares for her classes a set of un­
knowns designed to remain so forever.

Closely allied to the lab sciences is the 
department of mathematics, headed by Dr. 
Robert Luckey. “It can be easily proved”, 
says Doc Bob, as the class in advanced cal­
culus goes home to four hours of concen­
tration on problem #1. Doc will work it 
tomorrow morning in five minutes. Mrs. 
Moon is priming the beginners for the more 
rigorous mental commando courses.

“If you will look closely . . .”Well, make another test . . .

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Let’s see; the Amalekites, the Perrizites, the Amorites . . .

Frank Wright, A.M., B.D. 
Division Chairman

DIVISION OF

. Be ready always to give an answer to every man 
that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you . . • , 
epitomizes the vision of the teachers in this division, 
who are intrusted with the training of future ministers, 
missionaries, and church workers.

Thorough knowledge of the Bible, a grounding in 
Christian theology and philosophy, an understanding of 
the reasons for their beliefs, and practical training in 
actual situations to he met are stressed as students pre­
pare to meet the spiritual demands of this modern age.

Claude Ries, A.M., Th.I). Alice McMillen, A.B. E. Foust, A.M., M.R.E. Bert Hall, A.B., B.D.

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Preparing Handel’s Messiah

division of Music and Ari
This division is Houghton’s answer to the results ol 

recent psychological tests which find a negative con ela­
tion between religions interest and esthetic appreciation.

Almost a world of its own, as music students can 
readily testify, the music department has the distinction 
of being the otdy department with a building to itst IL 
Other of its unique features are the facts that of all the 
sections of the college it has the largest faculty, the 
greatest number of possible major courses, and the 
most extra-class activities and organizations connected

Charles Finney
A.B., M.Mus., F.A.G.O.

D. Butterworth, M.Mus. D. Heydenburk, B.Mus. Philip Mack, B.Mus. A. Kreckman, B.Mus.

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John Andrews, M.Mus. Betty Erhard. A.B. B. Fletcher, B.Mus. H. R. Alger, B.Mus.

directly with it.

Scholastically, the music department has 
much to boast of both in the realm of stan­
dards, much to the sorrow of many an 
aspiring Horowitz and Caruso, and in the 
opportunities offered. Having been ac­
cepted for full membership in 1948, it is 
accredited by the National Association of 
Schools of Music, and is one of a few de­
partments in the state that is authorized 
by the Regents Board of New York State 
to train public school music teachers. This 
year the department has been run by a 
committee of the music faculty and Dean 
L. A. King, temporary director.

Students interested in a music major 
soon discover the variety of possible courses 

open to them. Besides the traditional piano, 
voice, violin, organ, and public school 
music curricula, a program in church 
music and one in music literature have re­
cently been added as potentialities for a 
major.

Of course, a few liberal arts students do 
wander into the no-man’s land once in 
awhile. When they do, it is usually to take 
advantage of the chance to take applied 
music (with or without credit), to join one 
of the department’s various musical groups, 
or perhaps to try their hands at the course 
in music appreciation.

The music department may be in a build­
ing all its own, but no one can say it isn t 
enterprising, and eager to help enrich the

In the midst of a delicate strainUnder Pressure

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M. McConn, A.B., M.S. Marcile Mack, M.Mus. Mary Budensiek, A.M.

Lila Andrews, B.Mus.cultural life of the whole student body. 
Besides sponsoring numerous student re­
citals, and concerts by the department’s 
musical organizations and faculty, it spon­
sors annually a series of five concerts by 
outstanding, nationally known artists.

Formerly pushed into a corner on the 
fourth door of the Science Building, the 
ai t department, which is proud of its talen­
ted Ortlip family, has moved into roomier 
quarters designed for it in the new build­
ing next door to the music department. 
Here, as there, students learn not only the 
technicpies and appreciation of great art, 
but also the depth of enjoyment that comes 
from actual dabbling with the oils and 
brushes as they discover that they too can 
paint.

Jersey catches the spirit

Aimee Ortlip

Marjorie Stockin, B.S.

H. Willard Ortlip

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Leslie Beach...........President Jane Jewell Secretary

Lloyd Montzingo V. Pres. Gordon Tropf Treasurer

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Seniors, huh? Sure, wheels. Remember when we first started 
rolling back in . . . well, it wasn’t so very long ago. We started 
out with our tires full of confidence taken from the air pump of 
the good old high school alma mater. We bounced along merrily 
registration week, but when we reconsidered the road map, the 
way suddenly looked 1-o-n-g and oversupplied with academic 
ruts.

How we ever made it up those mountains, we will never know. 
We were running on the rim, the motor was hacking like a lull- 
Hedged TB patient, and lo!—a traveler’s haven marked “Christ­
mas Vacation”. We coasted in.

Several weeks later we emerged from hibernation, still smell­
ing strongly of zo lab formaldehyde. After a short period of 
anticipation, we entered the much-talked-of Tunnel of Terrors, or, 
as it was more familiarly called, First Semester Finals. Wheezing 
from exertion, we rattled onto the level road and came to a stop 
in the shade of a huge oak tree marked “END OF FIRST 
SEMESTER”. In due time we arrived on a huge plateau, where 
we were greeted by a bright sign: “Welcome, ex-frosh' .

Must we go into detail concerning our further travels of the 
following three years: how we persecuted and prosecuted those 
who followed us . . . how we dug holes, put up road blocks and 
strewed grade points in their way . . . how we ceased being wise 
fools and became just plain . . uh . . juniors . . . how finally, 
and much lo our great astonishment, we blossomed into seniors? 
Sure we’re wheels-—considerably patched, true, but well-rounded. 
Take a good look; we won’t be here long. We’re rolling on.

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD, AND THE WORD WAS GOD.



...... ..... ..... .. ....... . S 6 n i o r ..... .......... ■■. .... .. ..
Maria Alvarado French

Salinas, Puerto Rico; French Club 3, 4; Span­
ish Club, Secretary 4; Girl’s Basketball, Class 3, 
4, Gold 3; Volleyball 3.

Mary Lou Armstrong Social Science
Meadville, Pennsylvania; Boulder of 1948, 

Photography Editor; Band 3; Oratorio Society 
1; FMF 3, 4; International Relations Club 4; 
Psychology Club 4; Expression Club 2, 3, Secre­
tary 4; Extension Work 2; Field Hockey, Varsity 
3, 4, Class 3, 4, Purple 3, 4; Girl’s Basketball, 
Varsity 3, 4, Class 1, 2, Captain 3 and 4, Purple 
1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3; Track 1, 2, 4; Volleyball 1, 
2, 3, 4; Big “H” Club 3, 4; A A Secretary 4.

Elaine Backlund Music Education
Buffalo, New York; A Cappella Choir 1, 2; 

Oratorio Society 1, 2, 3, 4; Extension Work 1, 2, 
3, 4.

Warren Ball Social Science
Syracuse, New York; Student Council, Student 

Body President 4; Lanthom, Subscription Mgr. 
3; Palaeolinguists 3; Varsity Debate 2, 3, 4; 
Student Ministerial 3, 4; International Relations 
Club 3, V. Pres. 4; Class, V. Pres. 2; Oratorical 
Contest Winner 3; Football, Varsity 2, Class 2, 
Gold 2; Baseball, Varsity 2, Class 2, Gold 2; Ten­
nis 3; Track 1, 2, 4; Big “H” Club 2, 3, 4; Who’s 

Who Among Students in American Colleges and 
Universities 4.
Joyce Bardwell Social Science

Savannah, New York; Band 1, 3; Oratorio 
Society 1, 2; Pre-Medic Club 3; Field Hockey, 
Class 4, Gold 4; Girl’s Basketball, Class 2, 3, 4, 
Gold 3, 4.
Beverly Barnett Ministerial

Houghton, New York; Student Council 1; Ora­
torio Society 2; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; Stu­
dent Ministerial 1, 2, V. Pres. 3, 4; Torchbearers, 
Treas. 3; Dean’s Committee 3; Football, Class 1, 
2, Purple 1, 2; Basketball, Varsity 1, Class 1, 
Purple 1; Tennis 3; Track 1, 3; Volleyball 1; Big 
“H” Club 1, 2, 3, 4.
Margie Barnett General Science

Howell, Michigan; Student Council 3; Oratorio 
Society 1,2; Extension Work 1,2, 3, 4; Pre-Medic 
Club 2; Science Club 4; Torchbearers 1, 2, Ex­
tension Sec. 3, 4; Soph-Senior Social Committee 
2, Field Hockey, Class 1, 2; Girl’s Basketball, 
Class 1, 2; Track 1, 2, 3; Volleyball 1, 2, 3; AA, 
Sec. 3; Who’s Who Among Students in American 
Colleges and Universities 3, 4.
Elva Jean Barr Bible

Quarryville, Pennsylvania; A Cappella Choir 
3; Oratorio Society 1, 2, 3; Extension Work 3, 
4; International Relations Club 4.

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Jayne Beach Psychology
Houghton, New York; Student Council 4; 

Boulder of 1948, Secretary; Expression Club 2, 
Secretary 3; Psychology Club 4; Field Hockey, 
Class 1, 3, 4; Girl’s Basketball, Class 3, Purple 3; 
Cheerleader 2, 3.

Leslie Beach Psychology
Houghton, New York; Student Council 3; 

Boulder of 1948, Advertising Mgr.; Star, Adver­
tising Mgr. 1; Class Star, Co-Editor; Expression 
Club, V. Pres. 2; Extension Work 2, 3; interna­
tional Relations Club 4; Psychology Club 4; Class 
President 4; Info, Co-Editor 3; Football, Varsity 
3, 4, Class 3, 4, Purple 3, 4; Basketball, Varsity 
1, 2, 3, Class 1, 2, 3, 4, Purple 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 
1, 2, 3; Volleyball, Captain 1, 2, 3; Big “H” Club 
2, 3, 4; A A, V. Pres. 3, Pres. 4; Who’s Who 
Among Students in American Colleges and Uni­
versities 4.

Robert Benedict Voice
Rochester, New York; A Cappella Choir 3, 

Librarian 4; Radio Choir 3; Oratorio Society 4; 
Art Club 4; Extension Work 3, 4; transferred 
from Roberts Junior College, 1947.

Andrew Berger Chemistry
Medellin, Colombia, S. A.; Pre-Medic Club; 

Debate; Psychology Club 4.

Carol Bliss French
Painted Post, New York; Oratorio Society 1, 2, 

3, 4; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; French Club 3, 
4; Palaeolinguists 1, 2, Sec.-Treas. 3, 4.

Luke Boughter Ministerial
Binghamton, New York; Band 1, 2; Oratorio 

Society 1, 2; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; Spanish 
Club 4; FMF 1, 2, 3, Pres. 4; Student Ministerial 
1, 2, 3, 4; Torchbearers 1, V. Pres. 2, 3, V. Pres. 
4- Delegate to FMF Convention, 1948; Basket­
ball, Class 1, 2; Tennis 1, 2; Track 1, 2; trans­
ferred from Colgate University; Ball State 
Teachers College.

Martha Bowers Music Education
North Caldwell, New Jersey; Orchestra 1, 2, 

4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Oratorio Society 1; Extension 
Work 1, 2, 3.

James Boyd Physics
Stoneboro, Pennsylvania; Pre-Medic Club 3; 

Science Club 4.

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Erma Boyden Ministerial
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; FMF 1, 2; 

Student Ministerial 1, 2.

Ruth Bredenburg Bible
Erie, Pennsylvania; Star, Reporter 4; 

Oratorio Society 4; Extension Work 1, 
2, 3, 4; Spanish Club 4; FMF 4.

Carroll Brentlinger Ministerial
Scio, New York; Student Ministerial; 

AA; Student Pastor.

William Bruce Ministerial
Belfast, New York; Student Pastor.

Isabella Buchanan Botany
Schenectady, New York; Oratorio 

Society 1, 2, 3, 4; Extension Work 1, 2, 
3, 4; FMF 2, 3, Treas. 4; Student Minis­
terial 1.

Janice Burr General Science
Jamestown, New York; Star, Column­

ist 3 and 4; Pre-Medic Club 2, 3, 4; Ten­
nis 2, 3, 4; A A 4; transferred from Al­
fred University, 1946.

Nancy Butters Zoology
Chicago, Illinois; Star 4; Oratorio 

Society 1; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; 
Pre-Medic Club 1, 2, Secretary 3, 4; 
Science Club 4; Sports Mgr.

Joyce Clifford Music Education
Corry, Pennsylvania; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; 

Oratorio Society 1, 2, 3, 4; Extension 
Work 1, 2, 3; FMF 3.

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■■MBHIM 949
Ruth Coldiron Music Education

Akron, Ohio; A Cappella Choir 1; 
Orchestra 3, 4; Oratorio Society 1, 2; 
Cheerleader 2, 3, 4.

Mildred Cortright Bible
Jamestown, New York; Extension 

Work 4; transferred from Spring Arbor 
Jr. College, 1947.

Jane Crosby English
Darloo, New York; Lanthorn, Feature 

2, 3; Editor 4; Star, Reporter 1, 2, Fea­
ture Editor 3 and 4; Extension Work 4; 
Palaeolinguists 1.

William Currie Social Science
Muskegon, Michigan; Extension 

Work 2, 3; FMF 1, 2, 3; International 
Relations Club 3; Football, Class 1, 2, 3, 
Purple 1, 2, 3; Basketball, Class Mana­
ger 2, 3.

Carol Davis Christian Education
Give Bridge, New York; Oratorio So­

ciety 4; Art Club 3; Sec.-Treas. 4; Ex­
tension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; International 
Relations Club 4.

Dorothy Davis Latin
Spartansburg, Pennsylvania; Oratorio 

Society 2; Extension Work 3, 4; Palaeo­
linguists 1, 2, 3, 4; FMF 3, 4; Field 
Hockey, Class 3.

Everett Davis Ministerial
Houghton, New York; Extension 

Work 2, 3, 4; Palaeolinguists 4; Student 
Ministerial 2, 3, 4; transferred from 
Cornell University.

Francis Davis Social Science
Mineola, New York; Extension Work 

4; Student Ministerial 2, 3, 4; Interna­
tional Relations Club 4; Football, Class 
4, Gold 4; Tennis 3; transferred from 
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1946.

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Martha Davis Ministerial
Bridgeport, Connecticut; Oratorio Society 4; 

Extension Work 3, 4; Spanish Club 4; transfer­
red from National Bible Institute, 1948.

George Doepp Chemistry

Salisbury, Maryland; Star 4; Oratorio Society 
3, 4; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; Pre-Medic Club 
3; Science Club 4; transferred from Salisbury 
State Teachers College, 1946.

Hazel Dermont Ministerial
Cattaraugus, New York; A Cappella Choir 1: 

Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4.

Florine Donelson Music Education
Frewsburg, New York; Band 1, 3; Oratorio 

Society 1, 2, 3, 4; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; 
FMF 4.

Dorothy Dickens Christian Education
Franklinville, New York; Star, Reporter 2; 

Class Star, News Editor 3; Lanthorn 3; Ora­
torio Society 1, 2, 4; Expression Club 2; Exten­
sion Work 1, 2, 3, 4; Spanish Club 4; FMF 3, 4; 
Field Hockey, Gold 2; Volleyball 3.

Carl Disbrow Ministerial
Amsterdam, New York; Oratorio Society 1, 4; 

Art Club 1, 2, 3; Expression Club 1; Extension 
Work 3, 4; Student Ministerial 1, 2, 3.

Henry DuBois French
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; French Club, Pres. 

3 and 4; Palaeolinguists 4; International Rela­
tions Club 3, 4; Browning Society 3; transferred 
from Bob Jones College, 1946.

Dorothy Ellenberger French
Flint, Michigan; Student Council 3; Star 4; 

Extension Work 2, 3; French Club 4; FMF 2; 
Short Story Contest Winner; Class Chaplain 4; 
Student Affairs Committee 4; Field Hockey, 
Varsity 2. 4, Class 2, Captain 4, Gold 2, 4; Girl’s 
Basketball, Class 4; Track 2; A A 3; transferred 
from Flint Junior College, 1946.

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Barbara Ellis English
Binghamton, New York; Star 4; Oratorio So­

ciety 3, 4; Expression Club 4; Extension Work 
3, 4; Palaeolinguists 4; International Relations 
Club 4; transferred from New Paltz State Teach­
ers College, 1947.

John Farrell General Science
Providence Rhode Island; Extension Work 3, 

4; Pre-Medic Club 3, 4; Football, Class 4, Purple 
3’4; transferred from Bob Jones College, 1947.

Ramona Elmer Social Science
Vernon, New York; Oratorio Society 1; Art 

Club 1; Expression Club 1; Student Ministerial 
2; International Relations 3, 4; Class Secretary 
3.

Sidney Fenton Ministerial
Canaseraga, New York; Palaeolinguists 2, 3, 

4. FMF 2, 3, 4; Student Ministerial 1, 2, 3, 4; 
Student Pastor 2, 3, 4; Basketball, Class 4; Base­
ball, Gold 2, 4.

Laura Fancher Christian Education
Houghton, New York; Oratorio Society 4; Ex­

tension Work 3, 4; Pre-Medic Club 2; FMI* 3; 
Student Ministerial 3; Torchbearers 3.

Horace Fischer Ministerial
East Aurora, New York; Band 2, 4; Expres­

sion Club 1; Student Ministerial, Treas, 2, 3, 4; 
Student Pastor 2, 3, 4.

Maxwell Fancher Social Science
Houghton, New York; Lanthorn, Business 

Mgr. 4; A Cappella Choir 1, Student Mgr. 2; 
International Relations Club 4; Psychology Club 
4.

Miriam Foster Ministerial
Houghton, New York; Star, Reporter 3; Ex­

pression Club 3, 4; Extension Work 2, 3, 4; Stu­
dent Ministerial 2, 3, 4.. ...... .............. ............-. —19491".. ...... ""........... ......."""""...

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Alvin French General Science
Buffalo, New York; Star 3, Business 

Mgr. 4; A Cappella Choir 2; Extension 
Work 1, 2, 3, 4;. Pre-Medic Club 1, 2, 3, 
4; FMF 3, 4; Torchbearers 1, 2, 3, 4.

Douglas Gallagher General Science
Humphrey, New York; Extension 

Work 1, 3; Class, President 1, Chaplain 
3; Pastor 4; Volleyball 1, 3; AA 3, 4; 
Sports Mgr. Gold 3, Varsity 4.

John Garber Ministerial
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania; Exten­

sion Work 2, 3, 4; Student Ministerial 
3; transferred from Elizabethtown Col­
lege, 1946.

Mary Ann Gerhardt Piano
Frewsburg, New York; Orchestra 1, 

2; Oratorio Society 1, 3, 4.

Evelyn German Music Education
Cuba, New York; A Cappella Choir 

1, 2, Sec. 4, Soloist; Oratorio Society 1, 
2, 3, 4; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4.

Ignazio Giacovelli Social Science
Cortland New York; Star 2, Sports 

Editor 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Expression 
Club, Pres. 2 and 3, 4; Extension Work 
2, 3; Oratorio Society 4; International 
Relations Club 2; Psychology Club 4; In­
fo 2; Football, Varsity 2, 3, Class 2, 3, 4, 
Gold 2, 3; Basketball, Varsity 2, 3, Class 
2, 3, 4, Gold 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 2, 3, 4; 
Track 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; 
AA 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; transferred 
from Cortland State Teachers College,

Donald Gleason Social Science
Troupsburg, New York; Class Star 3; 

International Relations Club 3, 4.

Chester Gretz Ministerial
Dupont, Pennsylvania; Star 3, Ora­

torio Society 4; Extension Work 2, 3, 4; 
FMF 3, 4; Student Ministerial 1, 2, 
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Mary Harris English

Marietta, Pennsylvania; Boulder of 
1948, Publicity Mgr.; Star, Reporter 1, 
2, Associate Editor 3 and 4, Class Edi­
tion, Editor 1 and 2; Lanthorn Editor 
3, Associate Editor 4; Oratorio Society 
1, 2; Extension Work; International Re­
lations Club 1, 2, Pres. 3, 4; Field 
Hockey, Class 1, 2; Girl’s Basketball, 
Class 2, 3, Purple 2; Track 1, 2; Volley­
ball 2, 3; Bookworms 3; Who’s Who 
Among Students in American Colleges 
and Universities 3, 4.

Della Herman English
Elkton, Michigan; Star, Columnist; 

Lanthorn, Publicity Mgr.; Debate; 
FMF; International Relations Club; 
transferred from University of Wash­
ington, 1946.

Harold Hinderliter Social Science
Erie, Pennsylvania; A Cappella Choir 

1, 2; Oratorio Society 1, 2; Extension 
Work 3, 4.

Clara Hogue English
Hinsdale, New York; Oratorio Society 

4; Art Club 4; Expression Club 1; Field 
Hockey, Class 4; Bookworms 3.

Robert Holland Social Science
Schenectady, New York; Oratorio So­

ciety 1, 2, 4; Student Ministerial 4; Stu­
dent Pastor 1, 2, 3, 4.

Margaret Horner English, French
Shawville, Quebec, Canada; Star 3, 4, 

Class Edition 3; Extension Work 1; 
French Club, Sec.-Treas. 3, 4; Palae­
olinguists 1, 2, 3, 4; FMF 3, 4; Inter­
national Relations Club 4; Torchbearers 
3, 4; Bookworms 3.

Sidney Howe Physics
Great Valley, New York; Science Club 

4; Palaeolinguists 3, 4.

Dolores Hughes Social Science
Detroit, Michigan; FMF 4; Interna­

tional Relations Club, Sec.-Treas. 3 and 
4; Psychology Club 4; Extension Work 
2, 3, 4; transferred from Wayne Uni­
versity, 1943.

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Doris Jackson Christian Education
Houghton, New York; A Cappella Choir; Ora­

torio Society 1, 2, 3; Extension Work 1, 2, 3; 
Girl’s Basketball, Class 1.

Football, Class 3, Gold 3; Basketball, Varsity 2, 
3, Class 2, 3, 4, Gold 2, 3; Volleyball 1, 2, 3; AA 
3; Sports Mgr. 3; Baseball 1, 2.

Jane Jewell English
Marietta, New York; Oratorio Society 1; Ex­

pression Club 3; Psychology Club 4; Class 
Secretary 4.

Janette Jordan Music Education
Olean, New York; A Cappella Choir 4; Or­

chestra 2, 3; Extension Work 2, 3, 4; Radio Or­
chestra 4; Torchbearers 2; transferred from 
Otterbein, 1946.

David Kaser English
Niles, Michigan; Student Council, Pres. 4; Ex­

ecutive Literary Board 3; Boulder of 1948, Sub­
scriptions Mgr.; Star, Editor 2, 3; Lanthorn, 
Business Mgr. 3; Oratorio Society 2; Expression 
Club 2, V. Pres. 3; Basketball, Class 3; trans­
ferred from North Georgia College and New 
Mexico School of Mines; Who’s Who Among Stu­
dents in American Colleges and Universities 4.

Ernest Kalapathy Greek
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boulder of 1949, 

Artist; Star, Artist 2; Lanthorn, Artist 2; A 
Cappella Choir; Art Club, President 3; Student 
Ministerial 1.

George Kay Social Science
Youngsville, Pennsylvania; Boulder, Advertis­

ing Mgr.; Star, Columnist; A Cappella Choir; 
Oratorio Society; Extension Work; Psychology 
Club.

Robert Kalle Chemistry
Ebenezer, New York; Student Council 1;

Science Club 4; Class Star, Advertising Mgr. 1;

Ethel Kidman Social Science
Rochester, New York; Oratorio Society 1; 

FMF 1; International Relations Club 1, 2, 3, 4; 
Torchbearers, 2; Psychology Club 4; Field 
Hockey, Class 4, Gold 4; Girl’s Basketball, Class 
2, 3, 4, Gold 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 
2, 3, 4.

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George Kilpatrick Ministerial
Camden, New Jersey; Expression Club, V. 

Pres. 2; Extension Work 2, 4; FMF 1; Class, 
Treasurer 1; Football, Class 2, 4.

Gordon Larson Social Science
Houghton, New York; Band; Extension Work; 

Student Pastor; Music Instructor; transferred 
from Fredonia State Teachers College, 1948.

Donald Kouwe Social Science
Fillmore, New York; Boulder of 1948, Busi­

ness Manager; Star, Advertising Mgr. 3.

Ellis Kreider Psychology
Campbelltown, Pennsylvania; Star 4; Exten­

sion work 3; Pre-Medic Club 3, 4; Football, Class 
4, Gold 4; Track 3, 4; transferred from Lebanon 
Valley College, 1947.

Marjorie Lawrence French
Westfield, Pennsylvania; Star 4, Class Edi­

tion 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; French Club 3, 
Sec.-Treas. 4; Palaeolinguists 2, 3, Sec.-Treas. 4; 
Torchbearers 2, Sec. 3, 4.

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David Lehman Chemistry
S. Paulo, S. Paulo, Brazil; Track 2, 3, 4; 

Swimming Instructor; transferred from Asburv. 
1947.

John Phillips Physics
Nutley, New Jersey: Pre-Medic Club 1, 2, 3; 

transferred from Missionary Training Institute at 
Nyack, 1948.

Harold Little Ministerial
Horseheads, New York; A Cappella Choir 1, 

4; Oratorio Society 2, 4; Expression Club, Chap­
lain 3; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Min­
isterial 1, 2, 3, Publicity Chrmn. 4; Football, 
Class 4; Cheerleader 2, 3, 4; AA 3; Sports Mgr., 
Class 4, Purple 3.

Otis McDonald Ministerial
Lisbon, New York; Extension Work 2, 3, 4; 

Student Ministerial 1, 2, 3, 4.

Robert England General Science
Oaklyn, New Jersey: Star 1, Associate Editor 

3, Class Edition 1, 3; Lanthorn 3; Info 3- Ex­
tension Work 1, 3, 4; Pre-Medic Club 1, 3 4- 
Science Club 4; FMF 1, 3, 4

Stanley McKenzie Zoology
Fillmore, New York; Pre-Medic Club 2, 3, 4.

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Gladys MacDonald English
Elizabeth, New Jersey; Star, Advertising Mgr. 

3; Oratorio Society 2; Extension Work 1, 2; 
Palaeolinguists 1, 2; International Relations Club 
4; Volleyball 3; Bookworms 3.

Gordon Miller Music Education
Minneapolis, Minnesota; A Cappella Choir; 

Radio Choir; Oratorio Society; Extension Work; 
transferred from Hamline University, 1946.

Beryl MacMillen Music Education
Knox, New York; Oratorio Society 1, 2, 3, 4; 

Extension Work; Field Hockey, Class 3; Girl’s 
Basketball, Class 3, 4, Purple 4; Volleyball 3, 4.

Kathryn Miller Christian Education
Guys Mills, Pennsylvania; Star 4; FMF 3; 

Torchbearers 1, 2, 3; Field Hockey, Class 2.

Paul Markell Ministerial
Houghton, New York; Student Council 2; Stu­

dent Pastor 1, 2, 3, 4; Football, Varsity 1, Class 
1, Purple, Captain 1; Basketball, Varsity 1, 
Class, Captain 1, 2, 3, 4, Purple 1, 2, 4; Baseball 
1, 2, 4, ; Big “H” Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Class President 
1, 3.

Myrtle Miller Latin, French
Vestal, New York; Band, Majorette 2, 3, 4; 

Expression Club 1; French Club 4; Palaeolin­
guists 1, 2, 3, 4; FMF 3, 4; Field Hockey, Class 
1, 2, 4; Girl’s Basketball, Class 1, 2; Chairman 
of Campus Sisters 3, War Council 1.

Shirley Milbrandt Mathematics
Rochester, New York; Star 3; Oratorio Society 

1; Art Club 4; International Relations Club 3, 
4; Girl’s Basketball, Class 2, 3; Track 2.

Ronald Miller
Centerville, New York; Track 1,

Chemistry
3.

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Mabelle Mix Social Science
Houghton, New York; A Cappella 

Choir 1; Oratorio Society 1; Extension 
Work 1; Palaeolinguists 4.

Evelyn Moffett Ministerial
Greenville, Pennsylvania; Extension 

Work; FMF; Student Ministerial.

Lloyd Montzingo Mathematics
Binghamton, New York; Student 

Council, V. Pres. 3; Executive Literary 
Board 3; A Cappella Choir 1; Band 4; 
Oratorio Society 1, 2; Science Club, 
Chaplain 4; Torchbearers 2, V. Pres. 3, 
Pres. 4; Football, Varsity 1, 2, Class 1, 
2, Purple 1, 2; Basketbail, Varsity 1, 2, 
Class 1, 2, 3, 4, Purple 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley­
ball 1, 2, 3; Big “H” Club 1, 2, 3, 4; 
Who’s Who Among Students in Ameri­
can Colleges and Universities 3, 4.

Masako Murakami Chemistry
Chicago, Illinois; Oratorio Society 1, 

3; Pre-Medic Club 1, Chaplain 2, 3; 
Science Club 4; International Relations 
Club 4.

J. Weldon Myers Bible
Fairfax, Virginia; transferred from 

Bridgewaters and Roberts Junior Col­
leges.

Myrtle Newton Social Science
West Burke, Vermont; Oratorio So­

ciety 4; Palaeolinguists, V. Pres. 4; In­
ternational Relations Club 4; trans­
ferred from Gordon College, 1947.

Helen Orr Music Education
Mooers, New York; Band 2; Oratorio 

Society 1, 2, 3, 4; Extension Work 1, 2, 
3, 4.

Harriet Pease Ministerial
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; FMF 1, 

2, 4; Student Ministerial 1, Secretary 2 
and 4; Torchbearers 2, 4.

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Harry Perison Piano

Elma, New York; Oratorio Society 1, 
2, 3, 4; Extension Work 2, 3, 4; FMF 3, 
4; Torchbearers 3, 4.

Maurice Phillips Bible
Falconer, New York; Extension Work 

2; Asst. Pastor 3, 4; Basketball, Class 
3, 4, Purple 3; Tennis 4; transferred 
from Union College, 1946.

Barbara Phipps German
Syracuse, New York; Student Council 

4; A Cappella Choir 2; Oratorio Socie­
ty 1; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; FMF 1; 
Torchbearers 2, 3, 4; Info, Asso. Editor 
4; Class, Chaplain 2, 3, Cabinet 2, 3, 4; 
Volleyball 3; Who’s Who Among Stu­
dents in American Colleges and Univer­
sities 4.

Helen Porter Zoology
Staten Island, New York; Star 4, 

Class Edition 3; Oratorio Society 1, 3; 
Pre-Medic Club 2, 3; International Re­
lations Club 4; Field Hockey, Class 1, 4.

LaVerne Proctor Social Science
Houghton, New York; Student Minis­

terial 1; International Relations Club 3.

Robert Raub Ministerial
Franklinville, New York; Student 

Ministerial 3, 4; transferred from Mis­
sionary Training Institute, 1947.

Phyllis Redding Music Education
Houghton, New York; Oratorio Socie­

ty 1, 2, 3, 4; Extension Work 4.

Roderick Rinell Social Science
Frewsburg, New York; A Cappella 

Choir 1, 2, 3, 4; Oratorio Society 1, 2, 3, 
4; Palaeolinguists 4; Student Minister­
ial 1.

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Charles Rix Social Science
Arcade, New York; Student Ministerial 3; In­

ternational Relations Club 3; Baseball 1.

Frank Robbins Latin
Houghton, New York; Student Council 4; Ex­

ecutive Literary Board 4; Star 1, 2, 3, 4; Class 
Edition, Editor 1, 3; Oratorio Society 1, 4; Ex­
pression Club 1; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; 
French Club; Palaeolinguists, Quaestor 1, 2, Con­
sul 3, 4; Student Pastor 3, 4; General Chairman 
of Junior-Senior Banquet 3; Basketball, Class 1; 
Who’s Who Among Students in American Col­
leges and Universities 4.

Charles Rupp Social Science
Archbold, Ohio; A Cappella Choir 2; Oratorio 

Society 4; Extension Work 3, 4; Torchbearers, 
Extension Secretary 4; Student Body, V. Pres. 4; 
Class, V. Pres. 3, Chaplain 4; transferred from 
Bob Jones College, 1946.

Jeanette Rupp Piano
Archbold, Ohio; Oratorio Society 1, 2, 3, 4; 

Extension Work 2, 3, 4; Student Body, Sec.- 
Treas. 4; Class, Cabinet 3; Committee on Cul­
tural and Spiritual Life.

Nancy Ross Social Science
Schenectady, New York; Band 3; Extension 

Work 1; International Relations Club 3, 4; Field 
Hockey, Class 1, 3, Gold 3; Tennis 3, 4; Track 
1, 3, 4; Softball 3.

Joseph Sabo Ministerial
Clarksville, Pennsylvania; A Cappella Choir 1; 

Oratorio Society 3, 4; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; 
Palaeolinguists 4; Student Ministerial 4; Foot­
ball, Class 1, 4, Purple 4; Track 3; Baseball 2, 
3, 4.

Donald Roy Chemistry
Lisbon, New York; Extension Work, 1, 2, 3: 

Pre-Medic Club 2, 3, 4; Football, Class 2, 4, Pur­
ple 1; Basketball, Class 4; Baseball 1, 2, Captain

Edward Sakowski Social Science
Herkimer, New York; International Relations 

Club 1; Football, Class 1, Gold 1; Basketball, 
Class 1; Volleyball 1; Baseball 1, 2.

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Pierce Samuels Zoology
Weissport, Pennsylvania; Star 2; Pre-Medic 

Club 1, 2, 3, 4; FMF 1, 2, 3, 4; Swimming.

Katherine Smith Zoology
Buckland Massachusetts; Oratorio Society 1, 

2, 3, 4; Extension 1, 2, 3, Hospital Visitation 4.

Roswell Sanger Social Science
Morrisonville, New York; International Rela­

tions Club 1, 2, 3. 4.

Ernest Spurring Social Science
Rochester, New York; Extension Work 1, 4; 

Psychology Club 4.

Charles Spisak Social Science

Joseph Sastic
Clifton, New 

Science Club 4; 
College, 1947.

Chemistry

Jersey; Oratorio Society 4; 
transferred from The King’s

Montebello, California; Student Pastor 1, 2, 3, 
4; Basketball, Class 1, 2, Purple 1; Tennis 4; 
Volleyball 1, 2.

Doris Shaw
Freedom, New York.

Social Science

Marie Stephens English
Clymer, Pennsylvania; Oratorio Society 1, 2; 

Extension Work 1, 3, 4; FMF 2, 3, 4; Softball, 
Gold 1, 2; Girl’s Basketball, Class 4......... ....... |...... . ...... . ...... ..."J Q 4 9 . ..... """""...... . ................ .

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Mary J. Stewart Christian Education
Norwich, New York; A Cappella Choir 

1, 2; Oratorio Society 4; Art Club, Chap­
lain 4; Extension Work 2, 3, 4; French 
Club 4; FMF 3.

Rosalie Strong General Science
East Hampton, New York; Oratorio 

Society 1, 2; Pre-Medic Club 1, 2, 3; 
Science Club 4; French Club 4; Field 
Hockey, Class 1, 2; Girl’s Basketball, 
Class 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 4.

Gwendolen Stuart Social Science
Worcester, Massachusetts; Star, Re­

porter 1, 2, 4, Class Edition 1, 2; Ora­
torio Society 1; Expression Club 1, 2, 4; 
Extension Work 4; Palaeolinguists 2, 
4; International Relations Club 4.

Meredith Sutton English
Meadville, Pennsylvania; Boulder of 

19^.8; Star 3, Sports Editor 4; Band 3; 
Oratorio Society 3; Expression Club 3, 
Pres. 4; Extension Work 3, 4; Varsity 
Debate 3, 4; FMF 3; Student Minister­
ial 3; International Relations Club 3; 
Football, Varsity 4, Class 3, 4, Purple, 
Captain 3, 4; Basketball, Varsity 3, 
Class 3, 4, Purple 3, 4; Baseball 3; Ten­
nis 4; Volleyball 3; transferred from 
Geneva College, 1947.

Marilyn Swartwood English
Foxboro, Massachusetts; Oratorio So­

ciety 4; Palaeolinguists 4; International 
Relations Club 4; transferred from Gor­
don College, 1947.

Mary Sweigard Social Science
Halifax, Pennsylvania; Pre-Medic 

Club 1; International Relations Club 4; 
Psychology Club 4.

Gordon Talbot Ministerial
Utica, New York; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 

Concert Meister 4; Extension Work 1, 2, 
3, 4; Pre-Medic Club 3; Student Minis­
terial 1, 3, President 4; International 
Relations Club 4; Jacket Representative 
2.

R. Burnett Thompson Ministerial
Centerville, Pennsylvania; Star 1; A 

Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4; Oratorio Society 
1, 2, 3, 4; Expression Club 1; Extension 
Work 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Ministerial 1, 2, 
3, 4; Football, Varsity 2, Class 2, 4, 
Gold 2; Tennis 2, 4.

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Calvin Tingley Zoology

Peckville, Pennsylvania; Pre-Medic 
Club 1, 2, V. Pres. 3, 4; Class Cabinet 2; 
Psychology 4; Football, Class 1, 4, Gold 
1; Track 1, 2, 3, 4.

Chester Tingley Chemistry
Peckville, Pennsylvania; Extension 

Work 4; Pre-Medic Club 3; Science Club, 
President 4; Class Cabinet 3; Track 1, 
3, 4.

Irene Titus Christian Education
Glens Palls, New York, Radio Orches­

tra 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Extension 
Work 1, 2, 3, 4; Torchbearers 3.

Elaine Tonge English
Port Huron, Michigan; Expression 

Club 3, 4; Science Club 4; transferred 
from Port Huron Junior College, and 
Michigan State Normal, 1947.

Frank Tooze General Science
Falconer, New York; Pre-Medic Club 

3, 4; transferred from St. Lawrence 
University, 1947.

Gordon Tropf General Science
Warren, Ohio; A Cappella Choir 4; 

Oratorio Society 4; Extension Work 1, 
2, 3, 4; Pre-Medic Club 2, 3, 4; Football, 
Class 3, 4, Gold 3, 4.

Perry Troutman Ministerial
East Aurora, New York; Oratorio 

Society 4; Palaeolinguists 3; Student 
Ministerial 1, 2, 3, Treas. 4.

Harriett True Botany
Jackson, Michigan; Science Club 3, 4.

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Robert Underwood Social Science

Day ton, Ohio; 
ferred from Bob

Basketball, Class 3, 4; 
Jones College, 1947.

trans-
Merle Wallace

Fillmore, New York.
Social Science

Norma Vining Christian Education
Kingston, New York; A Cappella Choir 4; 

Oratorio Society 4; Art Club 3, 4; Extension 
Work 1, 2, 3, 4; Spanish Club 4; FMF 4.

James Watson Social Science
Belmont, New York; Student Pastor 1, 2, 3, 4.

David Walborn Bible
Butler, Pennsylvania; French Club; FMF; 

transferred from Nyack Missionary Training In­
stitute, 1948.

Norman Walker Mathematics
Dale, New York; Boulder of 1968, Photograph­

er; Star, 2, Sports Editor 1 and 4; Expression 
Club 3; Class, Treas. 2; Football, Varsity 1, 
Captain 2 and 3, Class 1, Captain 2, 3 and 4, 
Purple 1, 4, Captain 2 and 3; Basketball, Varsity 
1, 2, 3, Class 1, .Captain 2, 3 and 4, Purple 1, 2, 
3; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Tennis 2, 3; Track 2, 3; Vol­
leyball, 1, 2, 3; Big “H” Club 1, 2, 3, 4; AA 4.

Mack Weiford Greek
Massillon, Ohio; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 4; 

Palaeolinguists 4; Debate 4; International Rela­
tions Club 3; transferred from The King’s Col­
lege, 1947.

M. Louise Whitton Social Science
Asheville, North Carolina; Oratorio Society 4; 

International Relations Club 3, 4; transferred 
from Central College, 1947.

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Harry Wilcke Chemistry
Hatboro, Pennsylvania; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Ex­

tension 1, 2, 3, 4; Pre-Medic Club 1, 2, 3, Chap­
lain 4; FMF 1, 2, 4; Torchbearers 1, 2, Adv. Mgr. 
3, Treas. 4.

Chalmers Wolcott Ministerial
Wyoming, New York; Extension Work 1, 2, 3, 

4; Student Ministerial 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Pastor.

Ruth Wilde English
East Detroit, Michigan; Student Council, Sec. 

4; Boulder of 1948, Sec.; Star 1, Class Edition, 
Co-Editor 1; Extension Work 1, 3, 4; FMF 3; 
Class, Secretary 1, Cabinet 1, 3; Junior-Senior 
Banquet Committee; transferred to, and from 
Wayne University.

Robert Wolcott Ministerial
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts; Extension 

Work 3, 4; Student Ministerial 1, 2, 3, 4.

Wanda Williams Social Science
Cleveland, Ohio; Oratorio Society 2, 3; Ex­

pression Club 2; Extension Work 4; French Club 
1; FMF 4; International Relations Club 3, 4; 
Girl’s Basketball, Class 4; Field Hockey, Class 4, 
Gold 4; Volleyball 3.

Edna Woodworth English
Bronx, New York City, New York; Extension 

Work 4; FMF 3, 4; Bookworms 3; transferred 
from Missionary Training Institute, Nyack, 1947.

Alvin Willink Social Science
Clymer, New York; Oratorio Society 2, 4; Ex­

tension Work 2, 3, 4; FMF 3, 4; Student Minis­
terial 3, 4; transferred from Fredonia State 
Teachers’ College, 1947.

Mary Ann Zavack History
Rochester, New York; Pre-Medic Club 1, 2; 

International Relations Club 1, 2, 3, 4.

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Ruby Rabe............... President

Norman Jones...........V. Pres.

Elizabeth Jackson Secretary

Wesley Swauger Treasurer

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uniors

Il’s 1949? Man, but lime flew! Ah, how well we remember the 
first few daze of registration in September ’46—that comprehen­
sive exam (never knew 1 forgot so much)—personality tests, 
“just call me old worry wart”—the first chapel, “greetings, oh, 
you’re going to like it here!”

First few weeks we explored every building on the campus. 
Gradually we began the process of acclimation to this new life. 
We made lots of wonderful friends, and gained a nickname—but 
who wants to be called ‘Stubby’?

During our sophomore year, college routine was old stuff. 
Most of us had done the high-dive on the ice in winter; and 
spring?—-“wait ’til I retrieve my boot from that last mudhole!” 
Racing to breakfast we had paused to enjoy the sun-tinted, olive 
green sky. Nor can we forget the campus covered with sparkling 
snow, and blue shadows, and golden sunlight. We had heard all 
the mellow jokes about industrial Houghton—about how we had 
sneezed al the village limits on our first visit and wound up on 
[he other side of town before we realized it, and how, walking over 
from the post office, we had beaten the train.

This year we returned to the campus with a homey, we-be-long- 
here feeling. There were games to be played, meetings to be 
called, and new studies; but most important, we had to sit down 
more often this year and do much heart searching. The Lord sent 
us here in ’46, and we needed to renew our visions, and strengthen 
our faith. Tragedy as well as comedy filled ihe air with excite­
ment; we were brought closer together. Fond are this year’s 
memories; albeit, we look to the future.

\NI) THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, AND DWELT AMONG US, FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH.
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Gordon Aiken
Houghton, N. Y.

Marion Anderson
Arcade, N. Y.
Winifred Anderson
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Sophia Andrychuk 
E. Rochester, N. Y.

Neil Arnold 
Ransomville, N. Y.

Thelma Atkins
Conneaut, Ohio

Glenn Ball 
Copenhagen, N. Y.
Joseph Barber 
Farmington, N. H.

Frances Bassett
Interlaken, N. Y.

Frederick Bedford
Houghton, N. Y.
Raymond Bennett 
Hastings, Mich.

Sarah Benton 
Lockport, N. Y.u n i o

Philip Birchall 
Houghton, N. Y.

Robert Bitner 
Hagerstown, Md.

Harold Blatt 
York, Pa.
L. Sarle Brown 
Narberth, Pa.

Martin Browne 
Hume, N. Y.

Mary Brunner
Perth Amboy, N. J.

Ronald Budensiek 
Houghton, N. Y.

A. Jean Bumford 
Detroit, Mich.

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James Burford 
Smethport, Pa. 

Lois Buttifant 
Rushford, N. Y.
Wendell Caley 
Havertown, Pa.
William Calhoun 
Houghton, N. Y

Nelly Carvajal 
Bogota, Colombia, S. A.

Paul Cauvel 
Limestone, N. Y.
Paul Clingen 
Oyster Bay, N. Y.

Millicent Coffin 
Bangor, Maine

Rexford Cole
Tunnel, N. Y.

Somers Corson 
Ocean City, N. J.

Barbara Cotanche 
Johnsville, N. Y.

Charles Cronk 
Fillmore, N. Y.

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Nelson Crowell
So. Dayton, N. Y.

Robert Cummings 
Clayton, N. Y.

Geneva Daniels 
New London, Conn.
J. Henry Davie 
Oriskany Falls, N. J.

Arthur Davis 
Rushford, N. Y.

Jesse Deardorff 
Philadelphia, Pa.

Alice Dildine 
Geneva, N. Y.

Robert Dingman 
Evanston, R. I.

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Robert Doepp 
Salisbury, Md.

Oliver Dongell 
Baker ton, Pa.
June Dukeshire 
Oceanside, N. Y.
Paul Ellenberger 
Flint, Mich.

Jerold Ellison 
Grosse Pointe, Mich.

Howard Evans
Delmar, Del.
Joanna Fancher 
Houghton, N. Y.

Donald Flint
Newfane, N. Y.

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Ray Fortner 
Vincennes, Ind.

Shirley Foster
Baldwin, N. Y.

Charles Gatty 
Houghton, N. Y.
Alberta Gibbs 
Altamont, N. F.

H. Brayton Gifford 
Port Chester, N. Y, 

John Gililland 
Tempe, Arizona
Kenneth Goodberry 
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
John Goodrich 
No. Chili, N. Y.

Frederick Gordon 
Ottawa, Ontario, Can.

Ada Sue Groome 
Flushing, N. Y.

Bernard Grunstra 
Houston, Del.

Virgil Hale 
Houghton, N. Y.

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Merle Blowers 
N. Chili, N. Y.

Doreen Jakeman 
Churchville, N.Y.

Marabel King 
Ashville, N. Y.

Herbert Harrington 
Frewsburg, N.Y.

Johanna Harris
New York, N. Y.

Lois Harris
New York, N.Y.

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Robert Harter 
Batavia, N. Y.

Martha Hartshorne
Moorestown, N. J.
Shirley Havens 
Canandaigua, N. Y.

Marjorie Helfers 
New York, N. Y.

Hans Holland
Kew Gardens, L. I., N. Y.

Paul Hontz 
Houghton, N. Y.

Charles Inkster
Yeadon, Pa.
Elizabeth Jackson
Houghton, N. F.

Harold Jenkins
Orange, N. J.

George Johnson
Bellerose, N. Y.

Iola Jones
Maine, N. Y.

Norman Jones
Franklinville, N. Y.

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Henry Morris
Cambridge Spr., Pa.

Wesley Sw auger
Syracuse, N. K.

Gladys Talbert 
Axton, Va.

Joan Kadey
Flint, Mich.

Charles Kaltenbaugh
Sandy Lake, Pa.

Miriam King
Houghton, N. K.

Ruth Krein 
Phoenicia, N. Y.

Ward Locke 
Franklinville, N. Y.

Anthony Lombardi
Staten Island, N. Y.

Alden Long 
Mill Hall, Pa.

Glenna McClure 
Brant Lake, N. K.

Mildred McFarland
Mansfield, Ohio

Keith MacPherson 
Philadelphia, Pa.

Marian Mabuce 
Buffalo, N. Y.

William Masters 
Heuvelton, N. Y.

Esther Maurer 
Mt. Carmel, Pa.

Robert Morgan 
Dearborn, Mich. 
Lorain Morris 
Ontario, N. Y.

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Janice Mote 
Gainesville, N. Y.

Kenneth Motts
Silver Springs, N. Y.
John Mulholland 
Philadelphia, Pa.

Paul Nast 
Detroit, Mich.

Edward Neuhaus 
Windsor, Conn.

Arthur Northrup 
Houghton, N. Y.
Frank Odor 
Hough ton, N. Y.
Kikue Omine 
Honolulu, T. H.

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Paul Osborn
Shiloh, N.J.

Mildred Overrein
Troy, Pa.
Mildred Pavelec
Southampton, N. Y. 
Victoria Pearson 
Spring City, Pa.

Harry Perry
North Creek, N. Y.

Willard Petrie 
Houghton, N. Y.

Marilyn Phillips
Falconer, N. Y.
Virgil Plager 
Ottawa, Ont., Can.

Ernest Preston 
Houghton, N. Y.

Robert Pritchett 
Mt. Hope, Kansas 

Rudolph Rabe 
Houghton, N. F.
Anne Rabenstein 
Berkshire, N. Y.

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Doris Ridley 
Katonah, N. Y.

Elmer Ritzman 
Shamokin, Pa.

Lois Robbins 
Elmira, N. Y.
Philip Roddy 
Wynnewood, Pa.

Alice Romito
Flint, Mich.

Joyce Rupprecht
Saylesville, R. I.

Charles Samuels 
Weissport, Pa.
Michael Schell 
Canton.’, Ohio

Lester Seaman^ 
Woodmere, N. Y.

Grant Sension
Winona Lake, Ind.
Douglas Silvernail
Cattaraugus, N. Y.

Robert Simpson
Newburgh, N. Y.

Donald Smith 
Montreal, Quebec, Can.

Harold Smith 
Houghton, N. Y.

Robert Smith 
Erie, Pa.

Stanley Soderberg
Mt. Vernon, N. Y.

Harold Speirs 
Haddonfield, N. J.

Richard Sprowl 
Fillmore, N. Y.

Marion Stevenson 
Middleburgh, N. Y.

Mary E. Stoner 
Mifflintown, Pa.

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Ruth Streeter 
Freeville, N. Y.

Donald Strong 
Hinsdale, N. Y.

C. Delos Tanner 
Lansing, Mich.

Robert Terry 
On tario, N. Y.

Ellen Thompson
Rutherford, N. J.

Floyd Tot man
Geneva, N. Y.
Warren Van Campen
Johnson City, N. Y.

Marjorie Van Vorst 
Ballston Spa, N. Y.

Janice Walton 
Andover, N. Y.

Marion Watson 
Belmont, N. Y.
Jay Wenger
Valley Forge, Pa.
Arlene Werres
Schenectady, N. Y.

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Doris Wheaton 
Chemung, N. Y.

Jane Wight
Stafford, N. Y.

Claude Williams 
Detroit, Mich.

Robert Winger 
Rushford, N. Y.

Ruth Winger 
Grantham, Pa. 

Cary Wood 
Holland, N. Y.
John Woodhams 
Erie, Pa.

Swantina Zylstra 
Chicago, III.

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Walter Dryer President 

Paul Meyerink V. Pres.
Lynne Merryman Secretary 

W alt er Fitton Treasurer

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Sophomores

September JO, 1947, was banner day in the history of Houghton 
College, for on that day was born to our Alma Mater a small, 
insignificant, bundle of joy, namely the Class ol 51. After being 
relentlessly subjected to diverse sorts of examinations, tours, and 
parties, she was immediately thrust out on her own two feet to 
face the life or death battle against the sophs. Through three days 
of contests, valiant struggle, wearing freakish clothes, and fight­
ing on greased poles, the infant class proved to her superior 
class, however, that she had “what it takes.”

Since early in her career, our class has acknowledged her com­
plete dependence upon God in everything she was to undertake, 
not only in the prayer meetings, but also in each class, cabinet, 
or committee meeting. The class chaplains have worked to enrich 
and unite the class spiritually.

Under the leadership of our commander-in-chief, Joseph How­
land, and the guidance of our necessarily tactful and wise ad­
visors, Mrs. Alice McMillen and Mr. George Wells, our class last 
year went through two semesters with good success. Shall we ever 
forget our hockey championship, the fun at class parties, and the 
blessings which we as frosh shared with one another in all areas 
of our college life?

September 1948—we celebrated our birthday by welcoming the 
new frosh! In spite of circumstances, we got acquainted and grew 
to like each other almost immediately. We elected class officers 
and settled down to work. Remember the lively talk about class 
jackets and the many people who “died” at strategic points in our 
Christmas party?

The Class of ’51 has reached the half-mark in her Houghton 
course, and is looking to the Sovereign, for He will lead us.

JOHN SAITH: "BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD."
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Thomas Anderson 
Brookly n, N. Y.

Donald Arbitter 
Detroit, Mich.

Beverly Auchmoody 
Kingston, N. Y.

Merle Baer
Spring City, Pa.

Betty Bartholomew 
Nauburgh, N. Y.

Roberta Bezanson 
Albion, Maine

Agnes Bonesteel 
Troy, N. Y.

Alice Bonesteel 
Troy, N. Y.

Marianne Boyce 
Alabama, N. Y.

Mary Boyd 
Stoneboro, Pa.

Edgar Brill
Honesdale, Pa.

Edith Brown
Wycombe, Pa.

Charlotte Carnal 
Lisbon, N. Y.

Joy Carpenter 
Aurora, Hl.

Dolores Cauwels 
Paterson, N. J.

Archimedes Cervera 
New York, N. Y.

LaVerne Arnold 
Fillmore, N. Y.

Leora Arnold
Fillmore, N.Y.

Robert Bailey 
Ramsey, N. J.

Almer Baker
Hadley, N. Y.

Virginia Blowers 
North Chili, N.Y.

Thomas Boghoslan 
Watervliet, N.Y.

Nina Borisuk 
Cedar Grove, N. J.

William Bosch
Maspeth, N.Y.

Donna Boyle 
Erie, Pa.

Clyde Braymiller 
Hamburg, N. Y.

David Buck 
Erdenheim, Pa.

Doris Burkett
Jersey City, N. J.

Ruth Carr 
Erie, Pa.

Vonnie Carswell
Ottawa, Ontario

William Cessna 
Glen Campbell, Pa.

Dorothy Collins
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Paul Cook
Arkport, N. F.

Laura Davis
Rushford, N. Y.

Walter Dryer 
Houghton, N. Y.

Mary Dunkin
Aidershot, Ont.

Claire Ejov 
Englewood, N. J.

John Eliason
Saratoga Spr., N. Y.

Annabelle Fitton 
Kenmore, N. F.

Walter Fitton 
Kenmore, N. Y.

Harry Frudd 
North Chili, N. Y.

Lester Fuller
Rochester, N. Y.

Phyllis Goodman 
Lancaster, Pa.

Paul Greenough 
Gillett, Pa.

Cleora Handel 
Buffalo, N. Y.

Joan Hart
Tucker Hill, Conn.

Dwight Hill 
Sterling, N. Y.

Lyle Hoag
Johnson City, N. Y.

Kenneth Dearstyne
Valley Falls, N. Y.

Betty Dilling
Hollidaysburg, Pa.

Elizabeth Edling 
Houghton, N. Y.

Wesley Eisemann 
Cheltenham, Pa.

Katherine England 
Oaklyn, N. J.

John Fasano
Buffalo, N. Y.

Albert Flewelling 
Oakdale, Conn.

Edwin Foot
Houghton, N. Y.

Wayne Gfroerer 
Melrose, Mass.

Virginia Gibb
Milton, Mass.

Elizabeth Gregory 
Trumansburg, N. J.

Robert Guest
Castile, N. Y.

Delmar Hetherington 
Pontiac, Mich.

Dean Hill
Pine City, N. Y.

Ellen Hobbs
Llynbrook, N. F.

James Hogg
Titusville, Pa.

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MiliiiM Sophomores iiwm

Top Row: Emily Holland, Woodbridge, N. J., Arthur Homberg, Weehawkin N J Corrine Hong- 
Sling, New Haven, Conn., Joseph Howland, Cortland, N. Y., Shirley Hunter Waverly, N. Y., 
Anita Hurlburt, Allentown, N. Y., Betty Jackson, Manasquan, N.J. Tula Jenkins, Canandai­
gua, N. Y., Paul Jennings, Kosse, Texas.

Second Row: William Jersey, Terryville, N. Y., William Johnston, Little Genesee, N. Y., Beverly 
Yp®0™3 Kalle, Ebenezer, N. Y., Lois Karger, McKees Rocks, Pa., Phyllis 

Keeney, buffalo, N. Y., Lyle Kenehan, Erie, Pa., Ruth Knapp, Leonia N. J., Henry Koval, Chicago, III. ’
Third Row: Mary LaCelle, Canisteo, N. Y., Paul LaCelle, Canisteo, N. Y. Tarbell Lamos, Lake 

1 leasant N Y., Wilma Lange, Babylon, N. Y., Duane Larson, Jamestown, N. Y., Orville Law­
rence, Westfield, Pa. Paul Lawrence, West field, Pa., Helen Lawrie, Collingswood, N. J., Lee 
Lederhouse, Gasport, N. Y.

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Charmaine Lemmon 
E. Aurora, N. Y.

Ian Lennox 
Houghton, N. Y.

Helen Lewis
Osseo, Mich..

Lois Little
Horseheads, N. Y.

Marshall McCleery 
Rushford, N. Y.

David McDowell 
Nottingham, Pa.

Mary Mann 
Path, N. Y.

Phyllis Martin
Carbondale, Pa.

Ilene Mayhew 
De Peyster, N. Y.

Lynne Merryman
IV. Englewood, N. J.

Ralph Lent
Otego, N. Y.

Elizabeth Lewis
Brandon, Vt.

Joanne Ludwig
Oil City, Pa.

Evan Lutke
Houghton, N. P.

Elizabeth McMartin 
Rensselaer Falls, N. Y.

Robert Manchester 
Holland, N. Y.

W. Philo Mathews 
Roxbury, Conn.

Robert Maycumber 
Killawog, N. Y.

Paul Miller
Franklin, Pa.

William Miller
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James Mills 
Houghton, N. Y.

Patricia Mitchell 
Mooers Forks, N. Y.

Edgar Munyon 
Philadelphia, Pa.

Christine Myers 
Foxboro, Mass.

Max Nichols 
Houghton, N. Y.

Jean Niles
Olcott, N. Y.

Alfred O’Neill
Houghton, N. Y.

Phyllis Park
Waverly, N. Y.

Merritt Penner
Cherry Creek, N. Y.

Joyce Perry
Hammondsport, N. Y.

Helen Platt
Jackson Heights, N. Y.

Lillie Porter
Port Byron, N. Y.

Matthew Rennie 
Endicott, N. Y.

Lorraine Rhynard 
Detroit, Mich.

John Rommel
Philadelphia, Pa.

John Roosa
Holmes, N. Y.

Theodore Morrow 
Bath, N. Y.

Denton Mosher 
Cattaraugus, N. Y.

Ralph Nast
Detroit, Mich.

Marian Nicholas
Lebanon, Pa.

Robert Nuermberger 
Buffalo, N. Y.

Marjorie Odor
Houghton, N. Y.

Jackson Parsons 
Cherry Creek, N. Y.

Dorothy Pease
Susquehanna, Pa.

Mary Pierce 
Rensselaer Falls, N. Y.

Walter Pister 
Philadelphia, Pa.

Robert Reed 
Rochester, N. Y.

Shirley Reitz
Shamokin, Pa.

Harriet Richards 
Collingswood, N. Y.

Earle Roberts
Scotia, N. Y.

Martin Rowley 
Wyoming, N. Y.

Chester Rudd
Lacona, N. Y.S o n h o mores

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Virginia Ruppersberg 
Richmond Hill, N. Y.

Anna Belle Russell 
Houghton, N. Y.

Helen Sanborn 
Lakeport, N. H.

Gregg Scarborough 
Castile, N. Y.

Frederick Seyfert 
Rochester, N. Y.

Margaret Shickley 
Warren, Ohio

William Smith 
Brooklyn, N. Y.

James Snyder
Greenmount, Md.

Patricia Thompson
Yonkers, N. Y.

Richard Topazian 
Bort Chester, N. Y.

Laurence Vail
E. Stroudsburg, Ba.

Arthur Van Campen 
Houghton, N. Y.

Colleen Weekley 
Pleasantville, Ba.

David Wheeler
Olean, N. V.

Barbara Woerner 
Elmhurst, N. Y.

Robert Wollenweber 
Dearborn, Mich.

Ruth Russell 
Schenectady, N. Y.

Gene Sackett
Union City, Ba.

Joan Schlaitzer 
Tabor, N. J.

Wenona Schoolcraft 
W. Franklin, N. H.

Edna Shore 
Sherman, N. V.

Jean Smith
Warren, Ba.

Harold Spencer 
Homer, N. Y.

Millicent Steva 
Erie, Fa.

Darwin Townsend 
Alabama, N. V.

Milton Trautman 
Elizabeth, N. J.

Dorothy Van Cleve 
Bittsburgh, Ba.

Eleanor Walz
Ransomville, N. Y.

Virginia Whitney 
Sayre, Fa.

Carter Wild ay
Houghton, N. V.

Robert Wootten 
New Hyde Park, N. Y.

Vaylard Zupke
Randalia, Iowa

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Richard Schnorbus

President
Robert Ingraham . V. Pres.

Lois Race.................. Secretary

James Johnson......Treasurer

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Freshmen
Here we are looking slightly wan, perhaps with bags under our 

eyes, hut as sound in mind and body as can be expected. Now that 
we have survived a year of intellectual pursuits, there is a glimmer 
of a chance that we may live to see graduation in ’52.

Looking back on our hectic existence as Houghton frosh, it’s a 
wonder we didn’t collapse long ago. Remember initiation week? 
Sandwiched in between two gigantic signs, tin cans clanking from 
our ankles, we trudged wearily from class to class always at the 
beck and call of the domineering sophs. Abject slaves—that’s what 
we were. Waste-paper baskets bulging with books, the chapel bell 
ringing as a signal to salaam, air-raid whistle blowing—all were 
a part of that epochal week. And, much as we hate to admit it, 
we loved it.

We had other troubles loo, especially in the dining room. In 
our gross ignorance, we innocently dug into our ice cream with a 
Sp00n—of all implements. Then that beastly business of meal 
tickets! Either we could never find the things or they were so 
battered and torn that we couldn’t tell what serving we were 
supposed to eat anyhow.

We mustn’t forget our valiant frosh basketball team! Those 
boys fought against the more experienced upperclassmen and 
gave them battles they’ll always remember. We nearly lost our 
voices cheering the night we upset the lofty senior applecart. It 
was a glorious climax to our first season of basketball.

Then there was the Christmas party, and carol singing, and 
coming back again after vacation to face a barrage of exams. But 
we lived through them. We’re part of Houghton now—a lowly 
part, we’ll admit, but we guarantee you’ll be hearing things 
from us!

AND I SAW, AND BARE RECORD THAT THIS IS THE SON OF GOD.
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Lois Albro, Wayne, Mich.
Richard Alderman, Cohocton, N. Y

Kendall Aldrich, Fillmore, N. Y.
Vernon Alexander, N. Tonawanda, N. Y.

Laurence Allen, Cortland, N. Y.
Warren Allnatt, Cherry Creek, N. Y.

Paul Andrews, Erie, Pa.
John Atwood, Perry, N. Y.

Arthur Austin, Eldred, N. Y.
Ronald Bantle, Arcade, N. Y.

Richard Bareiss, Palmer, Mass.
Elizabeth Barndollar, Johnson City, N. Y.

Robert Barnett, Houghton, N. Y.
Lavonne Barr, Osseo, Mich.

Herbert Barsuhn, Detroit, Mich.
Edward Barsum, Philadelphia, Pa.

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George Bauer, Perry, N. Y.
Earl Bell, Niagara Falls, N. Y.

Alton Bennett, Hastings, Mich.
Barbara Bennett, Brant Lake, N. Y.

Joyce Bertram, Detroit, Mich.
Elizabeth Bjorkgren, Central Islip, N. Y.

Bernice Boel, Albany, N. y.
Benjamin Borisuk, Cedar Grove, N. J.

Esther Bortner, York, Pa.
Joyce Bown, Forksville, Pa.

Eugene Brentlinger, Houghton, N. Y.
Ruth Bresee, Ulster, Pa.

James Brown, Cortland, N. Y.
Arthur Bullock, Heuvelton, N. y.

Burton Burr, Caneadea, N. Y. 
Ida Cario, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Averill Carson, Ocean City, N. J.
Joan Carville, Waltham, Mass.

Lawrence Castle, Houghton, N, Y.
Norman Castor, Refton, Pa.

George Cataldo, Prattsville, N. Y.
John Chambers, Mifflinburg, Pa.

Margaret Chambers, Damascus, Ohio 
Harold Chapman, Corinth, N. Y.

Margaret Chittenden, Olean, N. Y.
Stanley Clattenburg, Philadelphia, Pa.

Lois Clingen, Oyster Bay, N. Y. 
Ruth Close, Waterloo, N. Y.

2^^ Helen Coldiron, Akron, Ohio
Cynthia Comstock, Smyrna, N. Y.

Marian Coon, Richburg, N. Y.
Henry Cornell, Kenmore, N. F.

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Patricia Crawford, Ontario, N. F.

Florence Crocker, Brighton, Mich.
Miles Cummings, Clayton, N. Y. 

Mary Davis, Canton, Ohio

Kenneth Dekker, East Paterson, N. J.
Robert Denny, Buffalo, N. Y.

Margaret Doelfel, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Virginia Dougherty, Waterford, Pa.

Virginia Elmer, Vernon, N. Y.
Marilyn Engstrom, Morris Plains, N. .J.

Habtu Eshete, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
George Fandt, Sinclairville, N. Y.

Chris Farlekas, Port Jervis, N. Y.
Glennis Farnsworth, Muncy, Pa.

Ruth Fink, Detroit, Mich.
Elizabeth Fitting, Mineola, N. Y.

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Lois Albro, Wayne, Mich.
Richard Alderman, Cohocton, N. Y

Kendall Aldrich, Fillmore, N. Y.
Vernon Alexander, N. Tonawanda, N. Y.

Laurence Allen, Cortland, N. Y.
Warren Allnatt, Cherry Creek, N. Y.

Paul Andrews, Erie, Pa.
John Atwood, Perry, N. Y.

Arthur Austin, Eldred, N. Y.
Ronald Bantle, Arcade, N. Y.

Richard Bareiss, Palmer, Mass.
Elizabeth Barndollar, Johnson City, N. Y.

Robert Barnett, Houghton, N. Y.
Lavonne Barr, Osseo, Mich.

Herbert Barsuhn, Detroit, Mich.
Edward Barsum, Philadelphia, Pa.

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George Bauer, Perry, N. Y.

Earl Bell, Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Alton Bennett, Hastings, Mich.

Barbara Bennett, Brant Lake, N. Y.

Joyce Bertram, Detroit, Mich.
Elizabeth Bjorkgren, Central Islip, N. Y.

Bernice Boel, Albany, N. Y.
Benjamin Borisuk, Cedar Grove, N. J.

Esther Bortner, York, Pa.
Joyce Bown, Forksville, Pa.

Eugene Brentlinger, Houghton, N. Y.
Ruth Bresee, Ulster, Pa.

James Brown, Cortland, N. Y.
Arthur Bullock, Heuvelton, N. Y.

Burton Burr, Caneadea, N. Y. 
Ida Cario, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Averill Carson, Ocean City, N. J.
Joan Carville, Waltham, Mass.

Lawrence Castle, Houghton, N. Y.
Norman Castor, Refton, Pa.

George Cataldo, Prattsville, N. Y.
John Chambers, Mifflinburg, Pa.

Margaret Chambers, Damascus, Ohio 
Harold Chapman, Corinth, N. Y.

Margaret Chittenden, Olean, N. Y.
Stanley Clattenburg, Philadelphia, Pa.

Lois Clingen, Oyster Bay, N. Y. 
Ruth Close, Waterloo, N. Y.

Helen Coldiron, Akron, Ohio
Cynthia Comstock, Smyrna, N. Y.

Marian Coon, Richburg, N. Y.
Henry Cornell, Kenmore, N. Y.■I.mi.................. ... .............. ........ . ..............■mi... 1952""..... .

Patricia Crawford, Ontario, N. Y.
Florence Crocker, Brighton, Mich.

Miles Cummings, Clayton, N. Y. 
Mary Davis, Canton, Ohio

Kenneth Dekker, East Paterson, N. J.
Robert Denny, Buffalo, N. Y.

Margaret Doelfel, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Virginia Dougherty, Waterford, Pa.

Virginia Elmer, Vernon, N. Y.
Marilyn Engstrom, Morris Plains, N. J.

Habtu Eshete, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
George Fandt, Sinclairville, N. Y.

Chris Farlekas, Port Jervis, N. Y.
Glennis Farnsworth, Muncy, Pa.

Ruth Fink, Detroit, Mich.
Elizabeth Fitting, Mineola, N. Y.

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Verla Flading, Alden, N. Y.
Jo Ann Flannery, Tonawanda, N. Y.

Everett Flint, Wolcott, N. Y.
Barbara Flowers, Detroit, Mich.

Wayne Frase, Hamburg, N. Y.
Marvin Frederickson, Fillmore, N. Y.

Paul Freeland, Newfoundland, N. J.
Mark Freer, Port Jervis, N. Y.

Anna Funk, Buffalo, N. Y.
James Fuller, Belfast, N. Y.

Dale Gainder, Delton, Mich.
Mary Ann Gebhardt, North Collins, N. Y.

Edward German, Cuba, N. F.
Ilene Gilbert, Waldron, Mich.

Harry Girts, Wellsville, N. Y.
Joan Gaetjen, New City, N. Y.

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David Goodman, Lock Haven, Pa.

Bernice Gordon, Billings Bridge, Ont.
Marilyn Gravink, Clymer, N. Y.

Clayton Gravlin, Greenwich, N. Y.

Ivan Greenfield, Rossburg, N. Y.
Eileen Griffin, Warsaw, N. Y.

Helen Gross, Drexel Hill, Pa.
Edward Gugger, Belmont, Mass.

Albert Haley, Rowley, Mass.
Austin Hallman, Houghton, N. Y.

Pauline Hallman, Houghton, N. Y.
Helen Hammond, Weesport, N. Y.

Margaret Harmon, Erie, Pa.
Marion Harris, Laconia, N. H.

Ruth Hastings, Coatesville, Pa.
Bette Hatch, Meadville, Pa.

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Ray Hazlett, Houghton, N. Y.
David Hill, Long Lake, N. Y.

Velma Hinderliter, Erie, Pa.
Maude Hitze, Lansdale, Pa.

Pearl Holmes, Charlestown, R. I.
Franklin Horst, Dunellen, N. J.

J. Edwin Hostetter, E. Stroudsburg, Pa.
George Huestis, Providence, R. I.

Charles Hunsberger, Buffalo, N. Y.
Robert Ingraham, Corfu, N. Y.

Constance Jackson, Providence, R. I.
Vern Janssen, Spenser, Neb.

Leonard Jeffreys, Norwalk, Conn.
Junius Jewett, Berkshire, N. Y.

James Johnson, Bellerose, N. Y.
Kenneth Johnsen, Bayport, N. Y.1952 w1111111111111111™

Robert Jones, Buffalo, N. Y.
Francis Journey, Chester, Pa.

David Juroe, Des Moines, Iowa
Theodore Juroe, Des Moines, Iowa

Haile Kebede, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
William Kerchoff, Bellmore, N. Y.

Emma Ketch, Bath, N. Y.
Wesley Kofahl, Rushford, N. Y.

Emily, Krause, Houghton, N. Y.
Diana Krikorian, Upper Darby, Pa.

Ruth Krikorian, Upper Darby, Pa.
Ruth Kupka, Ithaca, N. Y.

James LaCelle, Canisteo, N. V.
Clifford LaForge, Newburgh, N. Y.

Evelyn Lamberton, Mooers Forks, N. Y. 
Carl Larson, Bradford, Pa.

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Lewis Lawton, Baltimore, Md.
Paul LeVan, Muncy, Pa.

Harry Litzenberg, Barrington, N. J.
George Lockwood, Afton, N. Y.

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Joann Lord, Schenectady, N. Y.
Laurie Lowe, Paterson, N. J.

Elizabeth McCullum, Detroit, Mich.
Carol MacFarlane, New Haven, Conn.

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Alexia MacGregor, No. Syracuse, N. Y.
Margaret MacGregor, No. Syracuse, N. Y.

Kenneth Magowan, New Toronto, Ont.
Rosabel Malm, St. Paul, Minn.

Charles Malson, Houghton, N. Y.
Opal Markell, Conneaut, Ohio 

Marilyn Marti, E. Springfield, Pa.
Clarence Martin, Lancaster, Pa.

Philip Martin, Houghton, N. Y.
Shirley Martin, Sheffield, Mass.

John Martinson, Irvington, N. Y.
Janice Meade, Binghamton, N. V.

Richard Meloon, Buffalo, N. Y.
Nona Merkel, Allentown, Pa.

Bruce Merritt, Cherry Creek, N. Y.
Robert Merz, Brooklyn, N. Y.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiurresn meniiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiii^

Dorothy Meyer, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Robert Meyerend, Morrisville, Pa.

Jean Midea, Fillmore, N. Y. 
Dorothy Miller, Howell, Mich.

Douglas Monroe, Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Marie Montaldi, No. Collins, N. Y.

Grace Moore, Philadelphia, Pa.
Paul Moore, Houghton, N. Y.

Gloria Moschen, Floral Park, N. Y.
Carol Nelson, Chicago, Hl.

Carrol Nichols, Dundee, Mich.
Ronald Niedrauer, Buffalo, N. Y.

Virginia Olsen, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Joyce Parker, Avoca, N. Y.

Esther Parsons, Albion, N. Y.
Auley Parvin, Shiloh, N. J.

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Douglas Pease, Susquehanna, Pa.
Mary Perrine, Jackson, Mich.

Mary Perry, Silver Bay, N. Y.
Stephen Polanski, Auburn, N. Y.

Ray Poludniak, Richburg, N. Y.
Kenneth Post, Beacon, N. Y.

Donna Potter, Wyoming, N. Y.
Leo Powell, W. Decatur, Pa.

Everett Prentice, Akron, Ohio 
Edwin Presley, Lacona, N. Y.

Kathryn Presley, Lacona, N. Y.
Jean Pressau, Curtisville, Pa.

Richard Price, Bear Lake, Pa.
Edna Prinsell, Jersey City, N. J.

Eva Pritchett, Mt. Hope, Kansas 
Joyce Purdon, Philadelphia, Pa.

John Putney, Lisbon, N. Y.
Ruth Queen, Struthers, Ohio 

Lois Race, Trenton, N. J.
Eleanor Raese, E. Detroit, Mich.

Jean Rathman, Buffalo, N. Y.
Paul Readett, Kenmore, N. Y.

Gertrude Redmond, Washington, D. C.
Parker Reed, E. Aurora, N. Y.

Lawrence Richards, Lebanon, N. J.
Dow Robinson, Milton, Mass.

Arlene Robson, Duryea, Pa.
Glenn Rodeheaver, Deer Park, Md.

Bernard Roof, Fillmore, N. Y.
Roger Rounds, Fayetteville, N. Y.

Floyd Rudd, Lacona, N. Y.
Alberta Rudolph, Gloucester, N. J.

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Arthur Rupprecht, Saylesville, R. I.
Albert Sadler, Houghton, N. Y.

Virginia Sanders, Woodbury, N. ,7.
June Scheidel, Philadelphia, Pa.

Richard Schnorbus, W. Trenton, N. J.
Shirley Schruers, Clymer, N. Y.

Charles Scott, Pavilion, N. Y.
Frances Seifert, Vernon, N. Y.

Virginia Sell, Altoona, Pa.
Marion Senft, York, Pa.

Virginia Sension, Winona Lake, Ind.
Bernice Sergey, Elmwood Park, III.

Jane Shaffner, Bliss, N. Y.
Samuel Shwetz, Toronto, Ont.

Darwin Shea, Hornell, N. Y.
Elinore Simon, Lynbrook, N. Y.

David Skolfield, Asheville, N. C.
Lloyd Slater, Dover, N. J.

Barbara Smith, Central Islip, N. Y.
David Smith, Fillmore, N. Y.

Ervin Smith, Trenton, N. J.
Janet Smith, London, Ont.

Stanley Smith, Cuba, N. Y.
Loring Sparks, Upperco, Md.

Earl Spicer, Blasdell, N. Y.
Marjorie Sprague, Floral Park, N. Y.

George Stannard, Souderton, Pa.
Harold Stopp, Houghton, N. Y.

Donald Storms, Arcade, N. Y.
Royden Streib, Nyack, N. Y.

Charles Stuart, Worcester, Mass.
Jonathan Thornton, Hubbardsville, N. Y.

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Darl Timmerman, Cohocton, N. Y.
David Topazian, Port Chester, N. Y.

Gladys Totten, Valley Stream, N. Y. 
Dane Turner, Chillicothe, Ohio

Edward Uhler, Schuykill Haven, Pa.
Frances Van Campen, Johnson City, N. F.

Elmer Van Dusen, Hume, N. Y.
Paul Van Fleet, Trenton, N. J.

Molly Van Wormer, Elyria, Ohio 
Walter Vikestad, Hempstead, N. Y.

James Wagner, Auburn, N. Y.
Joyce Wagner, Hinsdale, N. Y.

Bruce Waltke, Jersey City, N.J.
John Warner, Schenectady, N. Y.

Joseph Warton, New York, N. Y. 
Lois Watts, Millerton, Pa.... ..... ... .. ..... .......—..... ...—..... ... ... ... ......1952..—-

John Westberry, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Ethel Westcott, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Edelgard Wieschollek, Cleveland, Ohio
Whitney Weyant, Yorktown Heights, N. Y.

Richard Wharton, Frenchtown, N. J.
Clarence Whetstone, Mann’s Choice, Pa.

Connis Williams, Geneseo, N. Y.
David Wilson, Norwich, N. F.

Jo Ann Wilt, Altoona, Pa.
Jean Wonderly, Bruin, Pa.

Margaret Wynn, Sunbury, Pa.
Annette Young, Randolph, N. Y.

Frank Young, Millis, Mass.
Marion Young, Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y.

Natalie Young, Piedmont, W. Va.
Robert Young, Grafton, N. H.

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Faith in our fathers

The last of the Mohicans

Second Semester Students
Seated^ Faith Case, Forestville, N. Y., Donald Osgood, Willow, N. Y., Naomi Murphy, Susquehanna,

Standing: Paul Raszmann, Smethport, Pa., Malcolm Starks, Norfolk, N Y Wayne Wagner, 
Hinsdale, N. Y., Charles Schultz, Kingston, N. Y.

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BOOK 11 1949 BOULDER



ORGANIZATIONS

To KNOW TRUTH, one must experience life at its 

broadest point of development. This necessarily in­
cludes a well-balanced mental diet which avoids any 
extreme. At Houghton College, there is adequate op­
portunity to attain this balance through participation 
in student publications, language clubs, science groups, 
esthetic societies, musical organizations, and Christian 
endeavors. All of these voluntary associations serve to 
develop and integrate the personality of the student, 
that he may translate precept into practice, and the 
concept into the concrete. These activities are, then, 
means to ends, not ends in themselves. They exist as a 
source of student edification, that the student might live 
unto the glorification of God. Likewise, these activities

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DEBATE

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First Row: Rupprecht, Robbins, Kaser, Ball, Phipps
Second Row: Sanville, Wagner, Beach, Meyer, Ellenberger, Brill, Neuhaus

STUDENT COUNCIL
No group will long exist without the necessity of a form of gov­

ernment. Houghton campus, therefore, is not without hers. The 
fifteen students comprising Houghton’s Student Council meet bi­
weekly in plenary session to legislate in the interest of the student 
body. Classes are proportionately represented by popular election.

The goal of this group is the goal of all unit government—to act 
always for the good of the individuals whom it represents. The Stu­
dent Council, as all other unit governments, has not attained this 
goal. But, different from many such governments, the Student Coun­
cil has never ceased to strive toward this goal, has never ceased to 
pray for wisdom in its action, and has never lost its vision of broader 
horizons in Houghton campus life.

I his year’s body is presided over by Dave Kaser, and includes 
within its membership the president of the student body, Warren 
Ball.

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EXECUTIVE LITERARY BOARD
The activities of the Executive Literary Board are directed toward 

one very specific function—the supervision of all student publica­
tions. Although little publicized itself, the committee determines the 
policy for each of the student organs: the Boulder, the Star, and 
the Lanthorn; reviews their respective financial reports; and, an­
nually nominates candidates for the positions of editor and business 
manager of each, to take office in the following year.

While the authority of the committee is not final in the selection 
of these officers, since additional nominations may l>e made from 
the floor when the elections are held, nevertheless, a great measure 
of the responsibility for continuous, effective direction rests in its 
hands. Membership on the committee is limited to six—the presi­
dent of the college, the faculty advisers and the editors of the 
Boulder and Star, and the vice-president of the student council.

First Row: Mr. Hazlett, Dr. Paine, Mr. Stockin
Second Row: Robert Bitner, Frank Robbins, Philip Roddy

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Philip Roddy 
Editor-in-chief

BOULDER

EDITORIAL STAFF
King and Chuck check copy

Philip Roddy.......
Miriam King......... 
Joanna Fancher 
Marion Stevenson

Ruth Krein

Charles Inkster

Ernest Kalapathy

Walter Fitton

Editor-in-chief
Copy Editor 

Schedule Mgr. 
Asst, to S.M. 

. Asst, to S.M.
Sports Editor

Artist
Obs. Editor

Hold that line, Ernie.“You have an appointment at . .

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Of 1949

John Woodhams 
Business Manager

BUSINESS STAFF

John Woodhams . . 
Jay Wenger..........  
Don Flint.............  
Marjorie Helfers 
Glenna McClure. 
Anne Rabenstein.. 
F. Gordon Stockin 
John Rommel........

Business Manager 
Asst. Bus. Mgr. 

Advertising Manager 
............Subscr. Mgr. 

..................... Secretary 

..................... Secretary 

...................... Adviser
Obs. Bus. Mgr.

“Sounds good, Jay.”

Selling the BoulderOur shock-absorber

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Philip Roddy
Editor-in-chief

Boulder

EDITORIAL STAFFKing and Chuck check copy

Philip Roddy Editor-in-chief
Miriam King....................................... Copy Editor
Joanna Fancher Schedule Mgr.
Marion Stevenson ........................Asst, to S.M.
Ruth Krein Asst, to S.M.
Charles Inkster Sports Editor
Ernest Kalapathy........................................... Artist
Walter Fitton Ohs. Editor

Hold that line, Ernie.“You have an appointment at . .

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Of 1949

John Woodhams 
Business Manager

BUSINESS STAFF

John Woodhams 
Jay Wenger 
Don Flint.............. 
Marjorie Helfers 
Glenna McClure 
Anne Rabenstein 
F. Gordon Stockin 
John Rommei.........

Business Manager
Asst. Bus. Mgr. 

Advertising Manager 
............Subscr. Mgr. 
..................... Secretary 
..................... Secretary 
...................... Adviser

Ohs. Bus. Mgr.

“Sounds good, Jay.”

Selling the BoulderOur shock-absorber

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Bitner talks it over 
with Harris, French

Houghton STAR

An immeasurable amount of lime per week 
spent in hard labor made Houghton’s journalis­
tic publication, the Star, an appreciated and 
eagerly read newspaper. Under the editing of 
Robert Bitner and Mary Harris, the Star staff 
showed improvement in the quality and quantity 
of the work it accomplished, as well as in the 
efficient manner in which it operated. Informality 
and variety of make-up was a characteristic 

feature of the paper this year.
fhe Star’s features included “The Rut”, which 

gave a touch of humor, and a sports column, 
which kept the local fans yelling. A more serious 
note was sounded by such articles as “Count 
Your Blessings” and “Alone With Him”; and, a 
high intellectual standard was promoted through 
editorials, interviews, musical critiques, and the 
column, “Talk of Many Things”.

First Row: Journey, Horner, Porter, Lawrence, Hart, Stevenson
Second Row: L. Davis, Crosby, McClure, Gaetjen, Jackson, Havens, Andrychuk, I. Jones, Rabenstein 
Third Row: C. Samuels, Fitton, Rommel, Niedrauer, Stuart, Schlaitzer, Neuhaus, Robbins, Sutton

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LANTHORN

Crosby checks with 
Fancher, Harris

The Lanthorn is the literary publication of 
Houghton College. Before this school year it has 
been produced annually, consisting mainly of 
entries submitted to a yearly literary contest re­
quired of English students. The editors have 
merely tossed together the winning productions, 
paying little attention to format or possible 
literary quality in work that did not place high 
in the contest.

This year two editions of the magazine were 
presented with emphasis on thought as well as 
imaginative qualities. Editors solicited contribu­
tions from any student, requiring only that he 
present his material in adequate stylistic form. 
They sought to discover persons with imagina­
tive powers who neglect to enter the contest. The 
new stress on art work and page make-up was 
another trend in the right direction.

Seated: Hong-Sling, Goodman
Standing: Ellenberger, Maeda, Samuels

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A CAPPELLA CHOIR
Our hearts thrilled within us as we sang the mighty surging strains 

of Bach s magnificent “Blessing, Glory, Wisdom and Thanks”. Our 
spirits stilled as we whispered von Gluck’s mystically moving De 
Prof undis. All this meant that we of the Houghton College A Cap- 
pella Choir were privileged to give of ourselves to one of the great­
est of earthly ministries—sacred music.

Possessing the largest choir membership in the history of the 
college, 52 as contrasted with 40 last season, we completed an in­
spiring season under the direction of our leader, Mr. Donald Butter­
worth, and management of Mr. Bert Hall.

There is no excellency without labor. Now that we look back upon 
this year, the hours of intense practice we spent in the preparation 
of our music do not seem wasted or without value. The strain of our 
spring tour, which took us to the mid-west and Canada, was rewarded 
with the knowledge that we had been instrumental in deepening 
others’ spiritual experience, for listeners united with us as together 
we extolled the Almighty in an everlasting paean of thanksgiving.

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radio choir
When Houghton’s program of radio enterprise was first introduced, 

there was a natural demand for a supply of music for the recordings 
to he made. At first the a cappella choir, plus various smaller combi­
nations of singers and instrumentalists, was the main group featured 
on Houghton’s first radio attempt, a fifteen minute program called 
“Founded on the Rock.” It was soon discovered, however, that the 
choir was too large for successful handling in radio work, so about 
half the choir members agreed to do extra work by taking part in 
a special radio choir for the rest of that season. This year to meet 
this demand for music our group was formed.

We have had various responsibilities this year. One of our chief 
duties has been singing for a new series of “Founded on the Rock” 
broadcasts, a group of twenty-six weekly programs released over 
each of twelve FM or AM stations covering New York, Western 
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. On this program a narrative of a 
“Giant for God,” an incident in the life of some outstanding 
Christian, was featured. Our part has been to furnish the musical 
setting for the story. In addition, we have sung on “Voices of the 
Morning” and other spot broadcasts.

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ORCHESTRA
Our orchestra work this year has given us a new appreciation of 

the difficulties and rewards of orchestral music. As is true in all 
types of performance-directed effort, we probably received a greater 
thrill from the music we presented than did the audience, who hadn’t 
shared the privilege of the hours or work and fun that went into the 
preparation of our two concerts.

During the fail months we rehearsed at least twice a week with the 
result that we were able to give several concerts in nearby towns. 
Two other events of our first semester were our home concert in De­
cember which included “A Mighty Fortress is Our God,” the first 
movement of Beethoven’s eighth symphony, the introduction to the 
third act of Wagner’s Lohengrin, and a modern suite by a Negro 
composer; and the playing of the orchestral portions of the Messiah 
for its annual presentation by the Oratorio Society.

We gave another concert in the spring. This time we played, among 
other things, Schubert’s Fifth Symphony, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s De­
siring” by Bach, and Beethoven’s “Overture to Egmont.” All our 
work was done under the direction of Mr. John M. Andrews. Gordon 
Talbot was concert meister.

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BAND
We set out this year to prove that a band is not limited in its 

repertoire to marches, but can play sacred music as well. With this 
in mind we were able to give several public appearances. Once each 
semester we presented a chapel program, and the last half of the 
year we played a few concerts in nearby high schools in addition to 
presenting music at local college athletic events. During the first 
semester we also made a recording centered around the life and works 
of Bach.

Future plans will have us make a series of recordings similar to 
our experiment this year to be broadcast on a outside station. Also 
proposed for the future are short weekend tours to nearby churches. 
This would gradually be worked to a schedule similar to that ol the 
a cappella choir, including longer tours and a ten-day trip during 
spring vacation.

Membership in the band is open to any person capable of playing 
a band instrument. Our rehearsals this year were regularly held each 
Monday and Wednesday for an hour period. Again tins year we were 
fortunate in having Mr. Raymond Alger as director and Miss Myrtle 
Miller as baton twirler.

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ABT CLUB
October, will) the artistically colored leaves falling and pungent 

autumn in the air, found us of the Art Club all assembled before 
a cheery fire al Yorkwood. Starting us oil in the proper spirit, Mrs. 
Alton Shea delighted members with recollections of her experiences 
in France and Spain, and the exhibition of her sketches and paint­
ings done while there. After that came pumpkin pie and coffee. 
Mmm-m-m! . . . Then November, with Winter’s first chilly blasts, 
and the novelty of the first meeting to be held in the long-awaited new 
art lab. Easels, brushes, models, props, and even the familiar smell 
of paint had moved from their traditional spot “under the eaves,” 
to the more accessible, roomy, northern end of the new building. 
Mrs. Herschel Ries had us absorbed in a demonstration of the use 
of textile paints. Hm! Only doughnuts this time . . .

So it went—a film on etching, slides of the craftsmanship and 
matchless coloring of canvases by Corot, experiments in building 
form with lithograph crayon, led by Mrs. Gordon Stockin. With each 
meeting in the hands of a different committee, there was a chance 
for greater variety and the expression of original ideas.

First Row: Mitchell, Vining, Kalapathy, L. Harris, Milbrandt
Second Row: Jersey, Dilling, I. Jones, Groome, Gregory, Mann, L. Davis, Douglas

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First Row: Thomas, Bitner, Mrs. Lennox, Armstrong, Sutton, Giacovelli
Second Row: Russell, McClure, Jackson, Steva, Van Wormer, Stevenson, M. Foster, Gregory, Woerner 
Third Row: Martinson, Lennox, Knapp, L. Davis, Mann, Ellis, Phyllis Martin, Stuart, Douglas, Farlekas

EXPRESSION CLUB
Our expression club is Houghton’s only dramatic outlet, and is 

especially interesting and valuable to those of us who, like our pres­
ident, Meredith Sutton, are studying drama in connection with an 
English literature major, who are minoring in speech or who like 
to participate in dramatics just for the pure enjoyment of it.

Our fundamental aim has been to help each member to acquire a 
greater knowledge of the tools of esthetic expression, and to gain 
actual experience in the techniques of public speaking. We have 
coupled this with the promotion of interest and development of ability 
in expression. In addition, this year we had the experience not only 
of taking part in programs, but also of planning them as well.

Our meetings were devoted to giving programs which included 
choral speaking, short plays, radio skits, and dramatic monologues. 
Some highlights were a program given by Mrs. Edna Lennox, ad­
visor, a radio play which was broadcast over WAVL, and our club 
party at Letchworth.

It was the feeling of each of us that our time spent in expression 
club was especially valuable, not just in terms of present enjoyment, 
but in view of profit to be reaped in the future from such experience.

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First Row: Sprowl, Troutman, Talbot, Crowell, H. Pease, Gifford
Second Row: Soderberg, Birchall, Dean Hill, Willink, Mosher, Wolcott, Blatt, Dwight Hill 
third Row: Dongell, Schell, 0. Lawrence, Nichols, Harrington, Fenton, E. Davis, R. BennettSTUDENT MINISTERIAL

We are students who are preparing for full time Christian service in some 
phase of religious activity. Our club aims to provide its members with prac­
tical training through information and advice concerning functions and 
problems related to the church, evangelistic efforts, and the minister’s life.

Our guest speakers this year included Mr. John De Brine, director of the 
Rochester Youth for Christ, Mr, George E. Failing, assistant to the president 
of the college, and Dr. Rufus Reisdorf, Sunday school secretary of the 
Wesleyan Methodist Church.

First Row: Little, E. Spicer, Ball, M. Foster, Cauvel, D. Pease
Second Row•' Boughter, McDonald, A. Van Campen, E. Spicer, Seyfert, F. Davis, Preston
Third Row: C. Samuels, Martinson, B. Barnett, Masters, Tanner, Homberg, A. Bennett, Cessna

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First Row: Karger, Buchanan, Morgan, Boughter, I. Jones, J. Harris, McMartin
Second Row: Marabel King, Bezanson, Ellenberger, Willink, L. Harris, Herman, E. Brown, N. Vining 
Third Row: Armstrong, Dukeshire, Lawrie, Rabenstein, Don Smith, Platt, Clingen, Handel, Edling 
Fourth Row: Sutton, Martinson, Arnold, Currie, Crowell, Ellenberger, Rommel, Fenton, WoodhamsFOREIGN MISSIONS FELLOWSHIP

The Foreign Missions Fellowship has been growing ever since it became 
the missionary arm of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Our chapter at 
Houghton is no exception, increasing in interest and membership until more 
than 75 students attend the weekly prayer meetings.

In addition to praying for missions, we meet every other week to consider 
current problems of mission work as presented by missionaries recently home 
from the foreign field. In response to their challenge students are now 
supporting three missionaries.

First Row: Simon, Hobbs, Stevenson, Williams, Stoner, H Pease, D. Pease
Second Row: Lewis, Rabe, Reitz, D. Davis, Carr, Prinsell, Van Vorst, Gibbs, J. Fancher
Third Row: Hughes, Pavelec, Helfers, Schoolcraft, P. Samuels, Jackson, Rupprecht, Blatt, Masters,

FourthRow: Weyant, C. Samuels, Pritchett, Deardorff, Speirs, Wilcke, Harrington, French, Nuerm- 
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SPIRITUAL

The Royalaires.

The Carolettes.

The King’s Men.

The Gospel Envoys.

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Dr. C. I. Armstrong 
Pastor, College Church

Rev. H. K. Sheets 
Spring Evangelist

Dr. James Hunter 
Founders’ Day Speaker

Founders’ Day Principals

EMPHASIS

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TORCHBEARERS
Realizing the seriousness of our theme “a charge to keep 1 have, 

we accepted as our purpose “to serve the present age” by bearing 
the torch of God’s truth to neighboring towns and villages through 
our extension groups. Our organization is the channel through which 
the Christian service on Houghton campus is organized and directed.

On the first and third Sunday of each month, those of us who are 
not out of town doing extension work meet in the afternoon for 
prayer and instruction. From these times set apart we go out re­
freshed and inspired to push forward the religious work of the col­
lege. At our meetings various members of the faculty, pastors, and 
laymen discuss aspects of Christian service. The high spot of this 
year was our spring series of five messages on the work of the church.

Groups going out from the college this year under our direction 
have done door to door visitation, ministered to several hospitals 
and jails, such as the Fillmore Hospital, Lamont Nursing Home, 
Angelica County Home, Rocky Crest Sanitarium, the county jails, 
and Attica State prison, and presented evangelistic services, radio 
programs, and services in many churches.

First Row: Rupp, Boughter, Montzingo, Tuttle, Wileke, Neuhaus
Second Row: Auchmoody Prinsell, Lewis, Race, Morgan, Williams, Journey, Crocker, E. Lewis 
Third Row: Gainder, Pritchett, Bitner, Blatt, S. Foster, LaForge, French, C. Samuels

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First Row: Werres, Schlaitzer, Mr. Nelson, Armstrong, Dingman, Bardwell
Second Row: Arnold, Don Smith, Giacovelli, Davie, Harter, Seyfert, R. Smith
Third Row: M. Fancher, L. Beach, J. Beach, Kidman, Sperring, Hughes, Cal Tingley, Mulholland

PSYCHOLOGY CLUB
Comparatively new in this age of enlightenment is the science of 

Ilie laws of human actions—psychology. New also in Houghton’s 
circle of student groups is our psychology club, organized this year 
in response to the clamorous appeals of many students majoring or 
minoring in the subject.

The raison d’etre of our psychology club is to aid its members in 
their interpretations and evaluations of human experiences and 
emotions. For those of us who are preparing for graduate work in 
psychology in anticipation of jobs in research psychology, clinical 
work, counseling and guidance, industrial psychology, social and 
institutional work, and hosts of other jobs in this field, our club 
with its emphasis on Christian psychology is proving especially 
valuable.

Under the guidance of our faculty advisor, Mr. Marven Nelson, 
and the direction of club president, Robert Harter, the organization 
has done much through the medium of lectures, discussions, and 
motion pictures toward accomplishing it