Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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FRESHMEN ALONG with Alma's New Deal, there came onto the campus last fall, the largest group of high school graduates ever to enroll at our Alma Mater. The men of this class quickly proved themselves capable by accepting the Sophomore challenge and defeating the second year men in the traditional flag-rush in record time. The Freshmen football squad, composed of thirty- seven huskies, enjoyed a successful season, winning three games and losing one. The fifteen man frosh basketball squad won six games and dropped but one, giving promise of much fine material for next year's varsity. Robert Kirby, star of the gridiron and hardwood court, is also one of the most out- standing frosh students. Three men hold class offices. They are Lee Clack, presidentg Donald Mclieith, treasurer, and Walter Brieden, student council representative. By the increase in enrollment as the result of the many new freshmen, new spirit in college life has been instilled in Alma College. By their presence, student organizations, band, college, Almanian, and next year, the athletic teams, have taken on a new and brighter aspect. Top Row, left to right: Robert Dickinson, Lynn Wilson, Shel- don Hastings, Dean Fink, Carvel Clark, Iames Birdsall, Bruce Kane. Middle Row: Walter Ruthiq, lack Crittenden, Ben Backus, Fred Crockett, George Nason, Walter Brieden. Bottom Row: Ezra Mason, Al McQuaig, Paul Youngs, Phillip Baker, William Koepfgen, Wood- row Wooley, Ralph Brown. Top Row, left to right: Elmer Baker, Russell Stirling, Andrew Horne, Alfred Schuster, Charles Weiss, Bruce Lindley, Donald Loveland, Edward Morrison, Clifford Leetsma. Middle row: Albert Wilson, El- liot Harmon, Everett Reese, lohn Lea, Carvel Clark, Clancy Hoog- erland, George Iennings, Bruce Mellinger, Harold Draper. Bottom Row: Ted Hackenberg, Harold Walker, Russell Alles, Austin Brenneman, Edward Welter, George DeHority, Wil- liam Moody, Clare Albee, Robert Rentz.

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Top row, left to right: Robert Hanzel, William Carr, Herbert Spendlove, Dane Smith, Carl Wahlsten, Iohn True, Thomas McClelland, Salvador Cicinelli. Middle Row: Sten Larson, William Yoh, Thomas Purdy, Wilfred Webb, Gerald Barnett, Gerald Lappin, Eugene Nixon. Bottom Row: Joseph Goodell, Sam Ball, Richard Krall, Aymour Iohnson, Louis Friedrich, Ernest Gillard, Charles McLean, Iohn Bel. SOPHCDMORES A YEAR ago last September, there arrived upon the Alma campus a group of young, industrious, eager high school graduates with a thirst for higher knowledge. They sur- veyed all that which surrounded them in their new at- mosphere and then settled down to the business of obtain- ing for themselves an education. These youthful seekers of knowledge, chose their subject, became acquainted with their professors, college class room technique, and began the long climb towards graduation, and are today, our budding Sophomores. The class of 'ill has been very active in campus activities. As Freshmen they won the flag rush from the Class of '40, but lost it last fall to the incoming Class of 712. Fourteen men were members of this year's varsity football squad, nine had positions on the basketball squad, and fourteen others are taking part in track, baseball, and tennis. Tom Purdy, Hugh Garrison, and fohn True are presi- dent, treasurer, and student council representative respec- tively. Eugene Nixon, Arvo fuhola, Peter Pawlyk are but a few of the Sophomore men who have attained high scholastic standards. 50

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FRATERNTTIES Standing, left to right: George DeHority, George Gillert, Carl Elder, Russell Staudacher, Francis Seavitte. Seated: Charles Skinner, Barney Roepcke, Millard Hultman. THE lnter-Fraternity Council, which is composed of nine men, three from each of the fraternities, acts as the gov- erning body for the fraternities on the Alma College cam- pus. The council decides over any conflicts which may arise among the fraternities and also handles the pledg- ing rules for men. THE founding, this year, of Delta Gamma Tau, the new Alma College fraternity, was brought about mainly through the efforts of Gordon A. Macdonald and Henry Howe, faculty members. The formation of this new men's society came as the result of the increase in enrollment of male students on the campus. College authorities, look- ing ahead into the future when more fraternities would be needed, appointed Coaches Macdonald and Howe to lead a group of non-fraternity men in the creation of this fra- ternity. A committee was selected, and by Christmas time, twenty-seven men had agreed to form the third fraternity. Barney Roepclce was elected president. Many thanks to Coaches Macdonald and Howe in taking time off from their regular duties to help organize Delta Gamma Tau which is proving itself a great addition to Alma College. 52