McKendree University - McKendrean Yearbook (Lebanon, IL)

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MAY QUEEN C ' c ' CHAPEL PROGRAM May 18, 1945 Hymn Scripture Frank Snyder Invocation Keith Bruning Vocal Solo -..- Virginia Phillips Class History ....Ruth Mary Koerber Vocal Solo Milton Connett Class Will William Stal I ings Trio Bergman, Cooper, Koerber Class Prophecy Edna Kampmeyer Instrumental Solo Ruth Mary Koerber Vocal Solo Shirley Bergman Presentation of the Gavel.. Roy McGrath Alma Mater -1 TREE DEDICATION I nvoca t ion .....Mil ton Conne 1 1 Music -- - Sextette Remarks Dean E. P. Baker Presentation of Tree Roy McGrath Response President Yost Alma Mater y Behymer) McKendree ' s May Queen for 1945 was Ruth Mary Koerber of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Along with being May Queen, she held the position of editor of the McKendrean. Curb, who is a graduate of the class of ' 45, has taken part in many of the campus activities. Cooperation and cheerfulness are two of her attributes that rank her as a popular student on the Old Hill. Ruth was crowned during the May Fete by her Maid of Honor, Shirley Bergman

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BASKETBALL LETTERMEN (No Picture) (Continued) Fred Brink (Forward) — An excellent substitute, Fred, one of the fastest players on the floor, could be counted upon to put plenty of the old drive in the game Brink should be an important cog in the Bear- cat line-up next year. Schedule McK Opp Greenville 21 39 Shurtleff 34 27 Greenville ... 29 45 Eden 34 45 Greenville 28 30 Shurtleff 33 30 Prmcipia 25 46 Scott Field... 38 52 Greenville 40 44 Scott Field.. 41 44 CHRISTMAS AT HOME On the 13th of December the College Play- ers presented the one-act comedy, Christmas at Home, in the Eisenmayer gymnasium. The plot revolves around the Burgess family the day before Christmas, preparing to spend their Christmas day without their son, Johnny, who is working in Chicago, and Grandpa, who had died the preceding summer. The typical family re- actions are found: sixteen-year-old Julie falling in love for the first time; eighteen-year-old Emily receiving a proposal, and the twelve-year- old Janet discovering the real meaning or Christmas. The climax comes with the arrival of Johnny, who has been given the day off to spend Christmas at home. The play was directed by the Reverend F. C. Stelzriede. CAST Emily Burgess Bonny Stelzriede Julie Burgess Elizabeth Crisp Janet Burgess Joanne Bare Johnny Burgess —.Wesley Stelzriede Doctor Tom Burgess ..Keith Bruning Mrs. Margaret Burgess Genevieve Reisner Ralph Weatherly.. Robert Stadge At the time the annual went to press the Spring play had not been chosen. However, a three-act play was to be given during the May Fete.

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HOME-COMI NG QUEEN From freshman to senior, brunette to blonde, beauty to beauty, youth to youth, I present to you the Home-coming Queen, Ruth Cooper. Thus, as Ruth was handed the bouquet of roses, she was proclaimed the Home-coming Queen of 1944. Coopie seems to be following in the footsteps of her big sister, Dolores, who was crowned queen in 1940. She is one of our Fine Arts students majoring in Voice. Ruth has been active in extra-curricular activities. HOME-COMING PROGRAM Friday, December 8 Hobo Day Freshman Formal Program, 8:00 P M Open Houses at Carnegie and Clark Halls, 9:00 P. M Reception in Clark Hall, 9:45 P. M Saturday, December 9 Alumni Dinner, 12:30 P. M, at Pearsons Hal McKendree-Shurtleff Game, 2:30 P. M. Crowning of Queen Between Halves