Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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1 the purpose of Orchesis. Barbara Puhr was president, Marilyn Tavares was faculty adviser. Parade on Veteran ' s Day Hup-two-three-four is a familiar cadence to mem- bers of the Pershing Rifles. To belong a student must be enrolled in ROTC and have a grade average in ROTC of 2.0. In the fall of the year, new members are required to dress in a costume and carry a wooden rifle to all classes after which they must yell out the hour. The drill team participated in the Armistice Day parade in Kansas City. On April 20 and 21 the 1956 Regimental Assembly was held at K-State. Donald Len- hert was president, Lt. Gerald Scheufler and Capt. Rob- ert Blair were faculty advisers. Purple sweaters, white skirts and enthusiasm charac- terize the members of Purple Pepsters, the Kansas State chapter of Phi Sigma Chi, a national pep organization. Membership is made up of upperclass girls with a 1.0 grade average who serve as elected representatives from the various living units. Marilyn McCready supervised the group ' s activities and wielded the gavel. Purple Pepsters sponsored the pep rallies, publicity for these rallies and worked with the other pep clubs on plans for the Homecoming Parade in addition to maintaining a strong-lunged cheering section at football and basket- ball events. The big event of the year was the National Convention of Phi Sigma Chi which was at K-State March 10. Marilyn Tavares was faculty adviser. Whi-Purs Boost Membership Whi-Purs, the freshman girls ' pep organization, spurred membership to 220 during the 1955-1956 ath- letic season. In uniforms of white sweaters and purple skirts, the girls promote good sportsmanship, develop 1 ORCHESIS — TOP ROW: Phyllis Evans, Marcia Hesler, Marge Olsen, Lowanda Ballard, Dee French, Margery Cornwell. SECOND ROW: Dian Porter, Kaye Aye, Marion DeGraff, Robbie Guy, Barbara Puhr, Judy Hopp, Mary Lou Vose. BOTTOM ROW: Natalia Johnson, Greta Kolterman, Karen Blume, Marilyn Tavares, Rachel Pickett, Jean Harreld. MINIWANCA CLUB— TOP ROW: Marilyn McNeils, Royanne McMullen, Betty Sellers, Jeannie Hays, Marilyn Meter, Shirley Fooshee. SECOND ROW: Claude W. Shen- kel Jr., Mrs. Claude Shenkel, Shirley Sarvis, Rosemary Gladhart, Paul R. Harris. BOTTOM ROW: Walter W. Martin, Ronnie Odell, Harold Van Horn, Francis L. Reich- art, Mike W. Cornett, Robert L. Rees. 172

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fm O O f Mi }i K-STATE VETERANS— TOP ROW: Jerome H. Bray, Jack L. Neighbors, Orval E. Jackson, Bob E. Harner, Hubert A. Deyoe, Howard E. Young. SECOND ROW: Glenn T. Hartke, Maurice D. Rucas, James W. Scott, William D. Holm, Bob Kranock, James R. Miller, Marvin W. Giotzbach, William T. Harner, Donald Seibel. THIRD ROW: Joseph E. Breitenstein, Peter M. Wimsatt, John W. Komer Jr., Franklin E. Cunningham, James D. Garey, Jim Jacobs, Homer W. Briggeman, Calvin Glenn. BOTTOM ROW: Paul H. Addington, Charles T. Graham, Rannells King, James R. Lansing, Keith Fillmore, Robert Kelley, Donald L. Butcher, Dale Steffes, Wendell R. Kerr. the veteran gain better representation in campus pol- itics, in the interests of veterans everywhere and in in- tramurals. Calvin Glenn was president of the group, Charles Goetzinger was faculty adviser. Boasting the largest membership the group has had since World War II, the K-State letterman ' s organiza- tion, K Fraternity, has increased from 40 members last year to 70 this year. Started during World War I by M. E. Ahearn, the group acts as hosts to visiting ath- letes, promotes high levels of scholarship among K- State athletes and provides social entertainment. Bob Mancuso was president, Fritz G. Knorr was faculty ad- viser. Members of the Miniwanca Club, headed by Shirley Sarvis, serve banquets at the College cafeteria to earn money to send one freshman boy and girl to Camp Min- iwanca the following summer. About one-fourth of the membership is composed of faculty members who have attended an American Youth Foundation Camp. Stu- dent members have all attended either Camp Miniwanca or Merrowista. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shenkel were ad- visers to the group. Orchesis Performs Dances Clad in black leotards members of Orchesis meet weekly to practice dances which they perform for vari- ous campus and civic groups. In the spring the mem- bers present a dance recital in the Auditorium. Mem- bership is determined by tryouts, interest and skill. Promoting dancing as a form of creative expression is K-FRATERNITY— TOP ROW: Fritz G. Knorr, Wendell D. Holt, James E. Pollom, Kenneth L. Nesmith, Jack W. Smith, Wendell L. Minckley, Roland Alexander, Glen Taplin, Jerry Kerbs, Gary Darter, Robert P. Mancuso. SECOND ROW: Lawrence L. Nelson, Hubert E. Guest, Dale Blume, Kenneth D. Long, Hayes Walker III, Ellis D. Rainsberger, George L. DeBitetto, Don E. Zadnik, Burt Schmidt, Richard Circle, Jim Weatherford. THIRD ROW: Dolan K. McDaniel, Rudy Bletscher, Wilbur Stocks, Dick Allen, Paul L. Miller, Jon Walker, Mike W. Cornett, Tommy L. Gowing, Dave Pfuetze, Ronald Bergren. BOTTOM ROW: Raymond L. Russell, Marvin Chiles, William Sinderson, William G. Sartorius, Billy E. Lindsey, Joe Powell, Ron Nery, Dick Stone, Fritz Schneider, Marvin Taylor. 171

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PERSHING RIFLES — TOP ROW: Dennis K. Waldorf, Kenneth S. Langley, Fred L. Henley, Charles T. Denesha, Richard G. Nickjm, Jerome R. Lundberg, Lester T. Kimball. SECOND ROW: Ronald B. Lemon, Larry L. Linton, Gerald W. Crabtree, Kenneth R. Payne, K. A. Kling, Keith R. Cryderman, Robert C. Riegel. THIRD ROW: R. Nathan Greene, Frank E. Monroe, Larry G. VanPelt, Jim Leiber, Gaylon Kent Nixon, Norman E. Jackson, Roy D. Watts. BOTTOM ROW: Jackson R. Newby, Alfred E. Gustafson, David T. Clark, Allen Webber, John Clark Schartz, Alonzo E. Jamison, DeWayne H. Ruwe, Raymond G. Booth. the personality trait? of sincerity, enthusiasm and friend- liness. This organization is of vital importance in introduc- ing the freshman to college yells, songs and spirit. Learning the fight song and screaming Everyman a ildcat for the first time draws the girls closer to a sense of belonging. Organized five years ago, the hi- Purs are in charge of the trophy float in the Homecom- ing parade, make an out-of-town trip to one game and have an annual banquet at the end of the pep season. The Society for Advancement of Management is com- posed of students in the departments of Industrial Engi- The echo of stanijiinf. ' feet fill.- llie fieldholl e during the half as the Pershing Rifles crack drill team jierforms. PERSHING RIFLES— TOP ROW: Donald L. Raphael, Byron Shields, Richard L. Rudman, Joe Holbert, Therean Towns, C. E. Gustafson, James A. Myers. SECOND ROW: James F. Shane, Donald H. Lenhert, Frank E. Grippy, Clyde C. Berg, Arlie L. Mustoe, Bobby R. Jones, George L. Hooper. BOTTOM ROW: Gerald D. Scheufler, Ted J. Colson, Howard A. Roach, Kenneth R. Veraska, Richard D. Bair, Donald E. Elson, Robert C. Blair. 173