Carthage College - Driftwood / Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Kenosha, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1948 volume:

. .2... '35.; -..p- 1:1. Carroll Thompson.....,........ Jack Harris .............. James Tracy .............. Charles Hildreth... .. Jay Breischhw Jack Brellenthin....... Bob Fellows .............. The Crimson Rambler, official publication of Carthage College published annually as a laboratory project for students in journalism. STAFF ..................Editor .................................... Assistant Editor ................................ Business Manager ...... .....Assistant Business Manager ...........Advertising Manager .......Assistant Advertising Manager ......................................... Photographer Prof. Albert Walker . . . . Faculty Adviser L: ...w . ...ww .r .11.. am . . k . . . g; .. ...1 . I $ .. - w. .. u. 9 ..z.... A .. xh .. Lu W... IKWH. .. . I Il'. i5: In; 'I 3 .6 ' ; . $0 71114 .74. em CRIMSON RAMBLER Wat, 71114 94 em The Rambler Conducts a F reshman on a Tour Of the Carthage Campus On your right you have the Men's Me- morial Dormitory. It Was built with hand- made bricks. They were made by clay modeling classes with clay taken off the shoes of victorious Carthage football teams. Behind that, and just to the right, is the house the Redmen built. The Field House is :1 campus jack-of-all-trades. There Coach Roscoe Scott and Henry 1. Keil laid the strategy for their 1947 football victories. There the Redmen basketball squads, under Coach Paul LaVinn, practiced. The intra- mural squads staged many a battle in the gym and the womenis physical education classes took their turn on the floor, with Miss Ruth Dahlgren busy on the sidelines directing. That two-story building emitting odors of formaldehyde is known familiarly as the buguhouse. Those wild-eyed individuals running around the campus with knives and scalpels are part of Dr. Paul Heringls detail of workers. They are out after new specimensithe others probably got away. Yould better watch your mandibles. Those Southern-style columns looming at you from across the driveway hold up the front of the library building. Prof. John Sanderson has stacks of National Geographies supporting the back. Students raid the shelves and have a big bonfire every year at Homecoming time. Freshmen are given free library permits Homecoming week so they can scare up enough material to make a good fire. If you donst get to know the place then, you soon. will become acquainted with it through other means. On up the walk is Old Main. Itls war surplus-Trojm War! That front window on the fourth is just right for suicide leaps. They say that on exam nights the ghosts of students who flunkecl out haunt the halls. But youlll forget all that, and 1 lot more that you should know. That explosion you just heard came from the Science Hall. Prof. Hansel Hughes was just showing some Students how he did it at Illinois. If you ever want to quiet your nerves, just go watch Prof. Archie Boatman explain a difficult problem to his class in higher mathematics. Hels famous for his composed air. Behind that crowd of people is the Com- mons. Some people eat there. On a clear day you can see to the end of the chow line. If there are several Puerto Rican fellows gathered on the steps, thatls North Hall. Mom Stewart takes care of her brood of girls there. That building all the boys are coming out of is Denhart Hall, the girls dormitory. Dean Anna Wind lives there with several girls. The parlors and reception room are favorite gathering places for the campus wolves. The rule of the house: Wipe your feet before you go in. Just across the lawn is the White House, home of the President. Itls rumored that he keeps a rope on the back porch for lassoing prospective students. The Home EC House is across the high- way. If you know the right people tgirls, that isy you can be the guest at a dinner or luncheon served there. Desperate bachelors often sit on the front steps waiting for some Home Ec major to finish her SChOOl- ing, so he can pop the well-knOWn questiOn. Those gentle strains of Slap Her Down Again, Pa are coming from the juke-box at the new union. After flunking a test, that is the advisable retreat. There you can bathe your tired mind in steaming cups of coffee, and welcome, soothing smiles of Warren and Bob Frazell, the two good- natured fellows who run the place. Herejs the Music Hall to the left. The Music Department faculty will teach you to play everything but the radio. That course comes in advanced physics. Here we are, back at Memorial Gateway. There lies Evergreen Walk in front of you. Here is Kissing Rock. Well. youlre on your owri now. Ah. Carthage. ..-..m.q,---;.-.g.;nw- .uev-zuz . -:--W:: t ----. ;;.-,-,-...; - .. . , . ,x'--'--'-:- u- --14-+' A. t -- . -' ME-f-Wc '- i .552'7-BV-3-e'123ii-hzmns'EA: m r--- '- '5'-.. 525m In respect to one who gave a third of a century of service to Carthage College and her students, we dedi- cate this Crimson Rambler. Prof. William Carl Spielman retired at the end of the First semester after teaching, as head of the history and social science department, for thirty-two years. He left the college in the same, quiet way in which he so faithfully served it for so long. The man with the sly smile, whom most of us knew as a teacher across the classroom desk, took his familiar brief-case and left the campus for the last time in early February. We need not enumerate the services the man ren- dered to the school, nor waste words in eulogies, which students, upon recollection, can form in their own mind. Prof. Spielman, author of the history of Carthage . College, was a great man to our school. 51.. if :5' f'. Wkga a 71m away t I l. I I ,r i . The next five pages are given to the Carw thage College faculty: those members of the faculty who have been at Carthage before, and those who came here this school year. These faculty members are those who have led us in our work here. They haVe been counsellors, guidance workers, lecturers, crit- ics, judges and companions in our work. Many members of the Carthage faculty have been here for some time. They have seen thousands of students go in and out of the doors of Old Main. They have helped make those students into better citizens by helping them prepare for life. This faculty will be remembered as one which taught in the crucial period of a post- war year, when the college was absorbing the influx of GPs. They have served the students and the college well. Albert Walker KViIliam C. Krauss O. A. Boatmzm Publicity Director Treasurer Dean of Faculty Top Row, left: Emily Pennock, Professor of Spanish; Hansel L. Hughes, Professor of Chemistry; Anna C. Wind, Dean of WEImen; Laura Baker, Professor of Home Economics. Second Row, left: 0. F. Bale, Professor of ClassiCS; Hazel Hanson, Secretary to the Business Manager; James Sterenberg. Professor of Classics Wart-timch Deloris Bone, Secretary to the Publicity Director; Bettye Keislcr. Secretary to the President. Bottom Row, left: Hazel Webb. Admissions Secretary; Phyllis Kell, Secretary to Veterans' Administrator; Betty Goes, Secretary to Personnel Director; Jane Hughes, Accountant. .. 'a WWWWW J- -. .'Afn'.vh ' nr-wm Hwy WJteWMMfanUNGELWV-r ' . '- -: m.- 'Mrt' a:alr'lrntuu .- ......-.r-tl Ct-Itw-Z'lm'ih SN A-tnM-n-vze :33 .. ' - Registrar; Merle E. Chapin, Professor of English. Top Row, left: Alice Lavina Kibbc, Professor of Biology; Paul La Vinn. Director of Athletics; Pearl E. Goeller, Bottom Row, left: Martin T. Manson, Director of Personnel; Altman K. Swihnrt, Professor of Bible; Eileen Watt. Associate Professor of Home Economics: Milford Franks, Professor of Mathematics. MIGM 14W 4am llThe Freshmanls Dream . . . The Facultyls Folly The Field House was :1 din of activity. Students were standing around wisely scru- tinizing people and somewhat hesitantly smiling in return to the many favorable glances of the anxious-appearing professors. The profs were nervously darting from place to place trying to make good impres- sions on the students. I asked a fellow for an explanation. The tale was that the students were di- recting the faculty members in a giant campus stage production which was to out- do all previous Carthage plays. Faculty members were to be assigned roles by stu- dents, who would act as judges. Roscoe Scott, Henry J. Keil and Paul LaVinn were laying prostrate before a student judge who was sending them through a rigorous physical test to see Which would get the part of the athlete in the play. Hansel Hughes, Conrad Park and Luther Lyndrup were expounding their theories on matter while Altman Swihart and Harold Bernhard each stood before an imaginary pulpit quOting reams of scripture while a student casting director warned over the script. Juanita Jones and Merle Chapin were seeking to impress a student standing near- by, while they carried on a heated discus- sion on the implications of Imagism. M. T. Monson edged into the argument with the suggestion that it was the personnel in volved that made the difference. Elmer Hanke, dressed nattily in a lright rete, sport outfit, was directing a four- pieee jazz combo in the corner. He called the group down for failures to show up at praCIice and sent them through a fast ren- dition of Slap Her DOWn Again, Paw. uErickson, if youlcl get that fishing pole off the piano, Nehez would have room to fiddle,n he said in exasperation. nghatls just why I leave it theren Erickson cracked back while McKay and Laster covered up their smiles. Bob Wolff polished his glasses for a better view of the situation. X'- Eudora Hanke tried to explain to John SanderSOn that they could not use an organ- ist. iiBut I know ab0ut books, too, San- derson went away mumbling. Erland Nelson stood near the purple cur- tains heroically misquoting Scott: uLitres there a student with a soul so dead who never to himself has said, this is mine own, my blessed school; where none but the good may go? Al Walker was busily taking notes on the speech while he whispered to a student, Pd go great in that reporter role? A student mentioned that some one was needed to tell anecdotes. Alice Kibbe and Paul Hering rushed up, gulping Out their narratives while a student judge crossed his arms with an air of disgust. William Krauss was busy dictating a let- ter to J. Bryce Sardiga twho had previously boasted that he could type faster than Krauss could talks while he argued with Orville Riggs as to who was the best man for the role of business manager. Pearl Goeller stood by with the unsigned eonw tract. Ralph Hanson and Ferdinand Bale pointed out that history had proved that men with the biggest horn-blowers got the roles they wanted. Merle Boyer sought to bring the anxiOus Candidates back toe'ithe original premise. You both have :1 point there. But your reasoning is defective. Lloyd Larson pointed out the presence of federal laws. Elsie Grote was busy painting murals for the backdrop while Emily Pennock and Anna Wind discussed the possibility that the work would turn out to be a Minnesota farm scene or a Spanish village. Mrs. Bale suggested it might be a German rural view. Laura Baker and Eileen Watt giggled as they showed their prize cakes to a senior student in home ec. Archie Boatman and Milford Franks, attracted by the pleasant odor of the freshly-baked pastries, resolved t0 '1in the varying circumferences 0f the theoretically symmetrical cakes. Marilyn Brees tried to talk the student out of a bite of the cake, Just a taste,, she said coyly. Stanley Oexmann stood in the corner with his hand on his chin, considering the situation, While Ruth Dahlgren was busy running around trying to organize the group into a dancing class. Suddenly an irate student rose to the barrel-head and announced that rehearsals and casting would have to be postponed until the next day. The faculty members were too noisy. They say the play was never produced, but students had a lot of fun thinking abOut it. We even had fun, imagining it! Z; t. . -v-J-urw-izww':-:cf-'i-': 10 Lois Johnson ......... Stratewula Kehias ........... William Merriman Edgar Belter ,,,,,, THE CARTHAGE President -.--.Vice-President ............ Secretary Treasurer MW Mange 70 59W We salute this class! For some of you, graduation has been delayed while you were out defending the very ideals for which this college stands. We thank God you have returned. All of you have showr1 willing- ness to share with others during a period when your college was earnestly striving to meet the needs of many. You have dili- gently pursued your studies. You have been active in the various college activities ehave showri abundant evidence of leader- ship. You will now continue your studies and activities directly or indirectly. And now as you enter that world campus beyond our walks, may you ever carry with you the ideals which here have become your ideals. Let the world, through your per- sonality, see the value of true culture, the effect of genuine refinement, the dynamic power of a life guided by the Spirit from above. We salute this class! ERLAND NELSON CRIMSON RAMBLER 5mm Margaret Altman Biology Davenport, IOWa Paul I. Baughman History and Social Science Fremont, Nebraska Deane R. Asquith Business Racine Wisconsin LeRoy R. Bell Chemistry Bushnell, Illinois Harry R. Bates Physical Education Murphysboro, Illinois Carolyn Bennehoff English Freeport, Illinois 6W fwM:.Eeaae Thefre gone. Yes, the senior class of 1948 is gone from the Carthage College campus. Their going is felt deeply by a majority of the student body. For, from among the seniors the students had picked many of their leaders. These senior stu- dents who were the leaders in athletics, student body activities and in scholarship won for themselves a high place in the history of the school. Many of the seniors were veterans who came back from war to finish their educa- tion. This graduation was an especially great thing to them. Their experiences made their whole college life full of a deeper meaning for them. Among the more than iifty seniors who were graduated from Carthage on May 31, -1-.- .n? ...a-....-; '.-.-...... .. Ortha Berger Mathematics Cedar Rapids, Iowa Clarence L. Bradley Physical Education Murphysboro, Illinois 1' 1948, were future doctors, ministers, law- yers, educators and men of science and in- dustry. They will be remembered as good students and good friends by the faculty and students at Carthage. A few of the seniors Who were in the May graduating exercises finished their studies at the end of the Erst semester and left the campus early in February. Among these Paul C. Beringer Macomb, Illinois Jay W. Breisch Business Administration Carthage, Illinois THE CARTHAGF. Mary Botkin Mathematics Denver, Illinois Wilma Brockhouse Physical Education Bluffs, Illinois 1' Were Lois Johnson, president of the senior class; Paul Baughman, president of the Carthage chapter of the LSA and president of the Hub Region of the LSA during his senior year; Fred Marks, Maurice Blue and Dorothy Swope. hose seniors who deserve special praise for their work among the student body are: Margaret Altman, Who was active in the CRIMSON RAMBLER Swim William W. Burr Education Burlington, New Jersey Reginald O. Girdharry Biology British Guiana f music department during her four years at Carthage. Peg became a veteran barn- storrner and Was a regular member of the chapel choir. Harry Bates did a lot of work as trainer for the Redman athletic squads in his junior year. Ed Belter was editor of the INDIAN for two years and played a tough first-string William A. Diehl Philosophy Carthage, Illinois Marjorie Golden Physical Education Rockford, Illinois 1' Richard B. Frey Mathematics Mt. Morris, Illin'ois Waldo Hanson History and Social Science Carthage, Illinois 3' lineman on the football squad every year he was here. Clarence tlBuzzh Bradley was hailed as the man Who brought boxing to Carthage after he led the boxing team through two successful seasons. h'Buzzh voluntarily coached the boxing team and got the fel- lows interested in the sport. He also played a lot of halfback for the football squad un- 15 -. Jr...- Weatzu . . - w .-1-.v. .. - .211 a..:. .-.e. 14 Neil H. Hardy Chemistry Carthage, Illinois Nona H012 p pa Music Skokie, Illinois 1' til his war injuries put a stop to his gridiron days. Paul Beringer was one-fourth of the pop- ular Veteranst Quartet that entertained so often at college social events. Paul did some outstanding work in dramatic. pro- ductions with his vivid characterizations. Paul was one of the better music students at the college. Burdette A. Harris Chemistry Lena, Illinois Mary Ann Holford English Quincy, Illinois 1' THE CARTHAGE Rogene Hartje Music Forreston, Illinois Frances Karriker English Rockford, Illinois 1 Ortha Berger was also active in drama clubs and the language clubs. Her practice teaching in the local high school kept her busy during her senior year. Bill Burr, who came to Carthage from New Jersey for his senior year, was one of the guards on the starting lineup of the basketball quintet. Bill always played an outstanding game. CRIMSON RAMBLER 3mm Virginia Koltz History and Social Science Harvard, Illinois Robert R. Lesher History Ridgewood, New Jersey ,r President of the student council and of the Philochristos organization in his senior year, Bill Diehl spent much of his time doing the jobs that are required of the leader of the student body. He led the stu- dent council to new heights of service and constructive activity on the campus. Reginald Girdharry was one of the for- eign students Who chose Carthage for his Oswald Kowlessar Biology British Guiana Margaret Linker Biology Polo, Illinois 1 l5 Anita La Dege Biology Chicago, Illinois Mervin W. Loper Chemistry Webster City, Iowa 4 pre-professional training. hReggyh was in many campus activities. Marjorie Golden was a leader in the WAA and in the YWCA. Rogene Hattie was one of the outstand- ing students in the music department while Mary Ann Holford was one of the leaders in womeds athletics. Oswald Kowlessar was an excellent ex- '...1.-'A-'l- ' ea: .. - .n . -.w m-yeu -. 16 THE CARTHAGE Patricia Nelson English Chicago, Illinois Fred A. Marks History Racine, Wisconsin Margaret McNeill Music Skokie, Illinois Richard J. Pratt Music North Warren, Pa. Betty Jane Omer Music Malta, Montana Irma Niekamp Biology Ursa, Illinois 1' f f ample of the many good foreign students University of Illinois. Peggy was active who are outstanding at Carthage. 02257,, was president of the large Beta Beta Beta club in his senior year. Margaret McNeill was one of the seniors Who did both outstanding work in her studies and in many extra-curtiCular ac tivities. She was awarded for her excellent scholarship with a yearts scholarship to the in the SAI, the language clubs, the drama club and the Writerts club. Irma Niekamp was outstanding in schol- arship and was active in the home economic clubs. Richard Pratt was one of the highest in his class for scholarship. CRIMSON RAMBLER 33W 17 Wallace Rossmiller Roy I. Satre Ruth Schmidt Mathematics Biology Music Milwaukee, Wisconsin Rockford, Illinois Centralia, Illinois Richard C. Schneider June Schultz Doris Stegeman Psychology Home Economics Business Administration San Antonio, Texas Pearl City, Illinois Bluffs, Illinois 1' f Y The language whiz of the senior class was Wallace Rossmiller. uWally was president of Alpha Mu Gamma his senior year. He was also active in LSA and in other impor- tant activities 0n the campus. An outstanding addition to the music department was Ruth Schmidt. Ruth was noted for her fme solo work throughout her years at Carthage. She was always a fine addition to chapel programs and recitals. Three members of the future teachers on the campus were Dick Schneider, June Schultz, and Doris Stegeman. Their prac- tice teaching activities kept them busy for several weeks during their senior year. One of the PE, students at Carthage was CUE Stubbe. Cliff was also an outstanding member of the football squad and president ri pH 18 Business Administration Freeport, Illinois Carroll Thompson English Carthage, Illinois 1 of the 0' Club his senior year. The only female veteran in the gradue ating Class was Dorothy Swope. Dottie was always noted for her friendliness. Another Ah student in the senior group was Harriet Van Duzer. Harriet was ac:- tive in many social organizations on the campus. The senior who really had a lot of work Dorothy Swope Home Economics Keokuk, Iowa Harriet Van Duzer Biology Rockford, Illinois 1' THE CARTHAGE Reva Tammen English West Point, Illinois Myron L. Wagner Chemistry Chicago, Illinois 1' to do was Maurice Blue. Maurice was ase sistant veterans, administrator. A good share of his time was spent in helping the veterans with their problems. The last senior that deserves noteworthy comment was Ed Reeves. Ed was one of the most popular members of the class. He lettered in football for the three years he was at Carthage and also captained the team CRIMSON RAMBLER 3W Maurice Blue Business Administration Carthage, Illinois Milton Whitney History and Social Science Carthage, Illinois 1' each year. A valuable man on anybodyls football team, Ed will be sorely missed next year. A top-notch guard, he always kept the team together in tight spots with his high-spirited remarks. Ed was also active in other sports on the campus. A future coach, he will undoubtedly use his playing abilities to good advantage when he enters that field. Bob Ove English Racine, Wisconsin Ed Reeves Physical Education Murphysboro, Illinois Waneta Wright Music Mention, Illinois We havenlt mentioned all the seniors. It is for certain that all of them deserve a lot of credit and praise. This yeafs graduating class is one of the largest and one of the hnest to ever leave Carthage. They will certainly be missed and their fine work will never be forgotten, either by the faculty or the students. 19 -- - -.-.--. aw.M-:r-zf:.-ml : t'-v'-1W;LW ' .. T'- Top Row, left to right:Leo Beanblossom, Agnes. Berg, Beverly Bertelscn. Donald Carpenter, Janet Christianscn, Betty Jam: Cook. Ed Crismor. Second Row, left to right: Bob Cmfton. Dorothy DeBraaI. Marian Dichl. Dolores Dohlen, David Endres, Bob Engen. Angelo Farmer. Third Row, left to right: Lloyd Pranke, Lynn Francis, Janet Frye, Ken Grant, Betty Jane GriHitI-n, Estelle Gruhn. Connie Hasse. Fourth Row, left to right: Mildred Hall, Bob Hanson. jack Harris. Mark Hassc, John Huidbredcr, Adeile Hcim. Doris Hcttt Bottom Row, 1ch to right: Doris Hurst. Bob Humbcrgt Joan Hurst. Cliff jackson, Doris Karriker, Gaylen Kent. Leonora Kleinl 5mm Belongd Freshman Hazing and Parties Keep Classes Busy There are four organizations on the Carthage College campus that take their membership for granted. They have their presidents, vice presidents, treasurers and so on, but the recruiting of members is done by school authorities. These organizations are the four classes in the school. From freshmen to seniors, Carthage students are proud of their memberships in these class organizations, and they work hard to make their individual class the most active, the most popular, and the most important. Star Group Of course, the star among these classes is the freshman group. You Wouldntt think it of the lowly freshman, but actually the Carthage newcomer attracts the greatest attention and gets the most important roles Top Row. left to right: Frank Lauerman, Doris Larsen, Lil: Larscm Harold Leatllcrby, Kathryn Lesher, Raiph Logus. Bill Lukitsch. Second Row, left to right: Dorothy Mack, Viola Magnusson. Morris Maiscnbach, Evelyn Marloff. Dave Moerke, Gracia More, Inrminu Ncisnn. Third Row, left l0 right: N31: Nelson, Betty Phelps. Gctzrge Peterson. Pug Piper, Gerald Pitt. Marioric Pizarro, Cami Ann Pnngc. Fourth Raw. left to right: Ken Procfrock. Rosabel Rasmussen, W'arren Reck- meycr, Elizabeth Rex, Mary Lou Robertson. Betty Rum. Francism Rosadu. I-ifth Row. left to right: Howard Schaar, Phyllis Schrcckunbcrg. Elizabeth- Cibelius. Richard Surenson. Mary Ellen Stungcl. Evelyn Tieklcmann. John Tim- murman. Sixth Row, left to right: Laverne Thomas, julm Thompson. Seventh Row. left to right: Barbara Van Devenler. Bub Van Oedol. Eighth Row, left to right: jeromc Vn'rin. Nomu Vcrhil. Buuum Row, left to right: Ann Winter, Margarcl Zimmerman. fff in the comedy-drama called uCarthage Col- lege Capers? The freshmen are the only group that carry a badge of membership. They are the only group with the burden of gruelling initiation ceremonies and the responsibility of keeping up the honor of their class. Introduction The freshmen are introduced to their campus initiation at the flag-raising cere- mony at the beginning of school. Here they are informed of the freshman rule:m and get an inkling of What is in store for them. ,-. THE CARTHAGE Top Row. 1ch 10 right: Lou Abbott. Erma Aden, Norman Aden, Helen Altman, Harold Arm's. Alan Anderson. Joan Anderson. Second Row, left to right: Dorothy Arbaugh. Donald Aden. Car! Barnthouse. Dalt- Bauer. Ruth Bauer. Leonard Bennett, Richard Bennett. Third Row, left to right: joy Bewersdorf, John Bickcrs. Bob Bitzel. Lavern Blair. Phyllis Boddigcr, Neuberl Bnhl. Kay Buyert Fourth Row, left to right: Phil Braiding. Laura Brewer. Jack Brellenthin, BuswelI. Bottom Row. left to right: Robert Calkins, Bob Carlson, Charles Casubcer. Bob Christensen. Cal Claus. Charles Claypool, Audrey Shaw, a freshman herself this year, put the freshman feelings into words for the first issue of the Indian. In an article for freshmen, she wrote: Hazing Here they come! The freshmen are here from far and wide. That first bewildered, green look has already been replaced by the Marlis Brunncr, Benin: Burkhalter, Rosemary Buss. Kathleen Dawn Cuok scy. green heads of the 'freshiest bobbing up and down in response to 'Button, Freshman!I uMany a knee is sore. Many a back aches from polishing shoes of upperclassmen and carrying their books. uWhen freshmen first glimpsed Carthage, they found a school set in a quiet country town populated by typical American folk. They saw stately, picturesque buildings sur- CRIMSON RAMBLER 23 Top Raw. left to right: R. tifashslingx Jim Craig. Gerald Crank. Cliff Crone. Ted Curtin, jean Dmncrberget. R. Vincent Daube. Second Row, left to right: Eloise Derry. Mary Lou Dutmurs. Ruycc Devick, Gerald De Young, Mildred chhl, Robert Dolan. Third Row. left to right: Rusty Dowell. Ella Drcher. Bill Duncan, Lavern Dudenbnstcl, jean Du jardon. Eugene Dvorovy. Louise Dyrud. Fourth Row. left to right: Carl Eldefl', Ray Enncs, Jack Eshbaugh, jean Everlurt, Arthur Eymann. Bob Fellows. Bill Fergus. Bottom Row. left to right: Jim Frankc, Luucille Frcitag. Joan Frey. Bob Fricke, Marxds Frulmd. Virginia Garcia. Arlene Garrett. rounding an evergreen-lined campus. They met pleasant people always eager to be help- ful. They stood in their first College regis- tration lines. New Friends h'Freshmen met new students. They made new friends and had new experiences. Many had never lived away from home be- -.-::...-'. ' :.-.'.c-:-.-n-v .- . fore. Some suffered their first real pangs 0f homesickness. Others took it in their stride. But, it Wasrft all that rosy for the fresh- men as the mysterious author of hChief Lee Bull pointed out in several of his weekly, columns in the Indian. Here are excerpts from some of these columns: Freshmen! Guard that woodpile with .. t.-.'-.W?'-' iii; THE CARTHAGE Top Row, left to right: Bob Giuse. Doris Gila. Howard Guodycar, Carmen Grewe, Mary Ann Griffiths, Dorothy Gruhn. Bill Gunn. Second Row, left to right: Aram Gurunian, Bill Hacfkc, Harold HaistL-d. Margaret Halvorsen. Joe Harding, Bob Hardy, Ann Harrison. Third Raw. left to right; Jack Haushcer. Dun Hedberg. Violette Hedsrrand. jon- Hccrcns, Lawrence Heglund. Donald chsey. Chuck Hcrmaneck. Fourth Row. left to right: John Hicks. Bob E-Iolwmann, Betty Houstrop, Mark Huyer. Dale Hulrgren, Charles Hunter. Juanita Jenks Bottom Row. left to light: Alice Johnson, Marv Johnson, Ruth Johnson, Dun Josephson, Bruce Kumpf, Phil Hartzall. your life. Freshman class honor and pres- tige are at stake. That Woodpile is not supu posed to be burned until Friday night at the pep rally. Night Stand eNot only will the upperclassmen launch an attack on the woodpile, but the high school kids will no doubt give trouble as they did last year. Have you noticed the Freshie girls dur- ing this past week? Nickie Weld: in her matching piaid ensemble? Sylvia Stees a la goon hat from Lake Geneva? Patty Boot- erbaugh and 'tCatnip, always late to inspec- tion? Does anyone know why Earl Smick lost a pair of shoes on Sunday? No, it wasnet a gravy train that the CRIMSON RAMBLER 3m 25 Top Rowt left to right: Oscar Klzmcr. Gene chckler. John Kleis. Bruce Kluesu Evelyn Kreamcr, Martha Krckcler. Raiand Krinker. Second Row. left to right: Don Kroeger. Marie Larson. Bob Law, Jack Lennon, Shirley Leathers, Bub Lcshcrt Wayne Linton. Third Row, left to right: Georgenc Linsun. Buzz LippmaIL Bub Little, Arlene Lundberg, Marjorie Partridge. Agnes Peterson. Jack Peterson. Fourlh Row, left :0 right: Warren Peterson. 'Iim Pendcrgast. Charmain Planert. Earl Pope, Milton Potter. Dave Rahn. Dun Rapp. Bottom Row, left to right: jim Ruth. Laurel Reber. Dororhy Reidner. Ir: Reeves, Ken Raymond. Stan Rich. Merle Richmond. freshmen rode on the Carthage campus. But, letis take it from the sophomore point of view, which is exactly what an Indian staff writer did in the homecoming edition. M as querade WFhe week preceding homecoming, com- monly called 'I-Iell Weekf is the week soph- omores get their revenge. Freshmen girls especially, are made to suffer all manner of inconvenience and humility in dress. This year, the sophomores dreamed up four days of lovely wardrobes for their younger friends. iiTuesday, the girls were Sunday hats and pigtails with bobbie sex and pumps. Vis- itors would have thought a crowd of chil- dren had been set loose. 26 - .. -. ---- .-..-., ..n. . .xL-nx: ....'... THE CARTHAGE Top Row, left 1:0 right: Don Robinson. Ray Robinson. John Roesler.Beve1-ly Rogers. Delores Rank. Renee Rondo. Dave Roth. Second Row. left to right: Ray Roth, Bill Roth, James Roy. Roland Rutzen, Ethel Russ, Tony Russo, Walter Sabina. Third Row, left to right: Mary Scott. Don Schilson, Charlotte SchaeHer, I-Iilrmr Schmidt, Shirley Schmidt. Butt Schroeder. Alvin Schroeter. Fourth Row, left to right: Doug Seibert, Mike Shannon, Dick Sharp, Frank Shaw, Janet Shrewsbury. Bill Shimabuku. Wes Simons. Bottom Row, left to right: Robert Smiek. Del Stanley. Marilyn Stubbe, Gerald Stevens, Jim Stier. Dick Stitzelt Lyle Stacker. Wednesday, with makeup only on one half of their faces, and half of their hair up with the other side down, they went to classes looking silly. RThursday, big scarves around their heads, sun glasses, and gloves were the style, while adorning the feet were unmatched shoes and socks. Dark Day Friday was designated as hmourning day when freshmen girls were to appear dressed in all black, with no makeup and hair straight, and carrying suitcases. ' Of course, there are always a few girls who need extra persuasion to do anything, and certain freshmen were no emutception.n CRIMSON RAMBLER 27 Top Row, left to right: Delores Strassheim, Lillian Swarbrick. Cecilia Magnussun, Les Mandelbaum. Howie Mann. Earl Marks, Harry Mallinson. Second Row, left to right: Bob McBroom. Stan Munsching. 32m: Merrill. Lillian Miranda. Roger Mohns. Adult Manson. Bub Manson. Third Row, 1ch :0 right: Herbert Moorhousu, Norman Mons, I11 Myers. Morris Nelson. Loucillc Nicmann. Gerald Nun, Roy Nygrcn. Fourth Row, left to right: Albert Nyland, Bill Obcrn. Carol Otterbcin. Donna Ottcrholt. Scott Olsen. jack Taylor. Juhn Thici. Bottom Row, left to right: Bob Tinglefl'. Herbert Ufkcs. Elizabeth Van Duzcr, George Van Horne. Dan VandersmiCk. Dun Vial, 130nm Voclkcr. Rules Just for the record, here are the freshmen rules that the Carthage novices submitted themselves to for the sake of tradition and class honor: thy proclamation of the student council, ail freshmen are to hear and abide by the following rules during the period With the flag-raising until homecoming, Saturday, at 6 p. rn. hh 1. Freshmen are to wear green caps from 6 21.111. to 6 13.111. everyday except Sunday. Freshmen girls are to wear caps both indoors and outdoors. Freshmen boys will not wear caps indoors. ee2. Freshmen must not walk upon Ever- 28 THE CARTHAGE Top Row. 1ch to right: William Voelz, Patience Weidt. Walter White, Luella Wolff, John Wolbart, Doris Wymer. Dixon Yaste. Secrmd Row, left to right: Ellen Yennjf, John Zehfus, Dick Zima, Betty Zinc, Jeanette Zinn. Cari Zitzewirz, Kenneth Cutlich. Bottom ROW. left :0 fight: Doris Weidner, Mildred Whitney. green Walk in any manner until customs are over. g. Freshmen are to touch the 'Buttoah when requested to do so by any upperclass- men. 4. Freshmen boys are :0 wear coats and ties to Sunday dinner. 5. Freshmen are to be courteous at all times. For example, opening doors for up- perclassmen and faculty members, giving precedence to others. 6. Freshmen are to address upperclass- men as 'sir' and 'mahm. 7. Freshmen are to learn all the verses of the 'Alma Materh and hHerek To The Man Who Wears The Cf and to sing them upon request of any upperclassman. 3. Freshmen are to learn the weelds yell and give it upon the request of any upper- Classman. 9. Freshmen are to attend freshman court upon imitation.n CRIMSON RAMBLER 29 Top Raw. ieft to right: Pedro Alvarez. Doris Anderson. Mildred Anderson. Dick Andersen. Roy Anderson, David Archie. Rudy Asmus. Second Row, left 10 right: Jim Barmhouse, Jay Baysinger, Armour Beckstrand. Frederick Beckwitht Pauiine Bender. Sharon Bergquist. Ray Be r nds ton. Thitd Row, left to right: Ronald Bettes. Mary Lou Birdsley, Rudy Biuner. Lawrence Bunker. Patricia Booterbaugh, Bob Burgwardte john Boudry. Fourth Row. left to right: joe Ereucr. Bob Brodie. Faith Broesickc, Carol Bruss. Dave Buckhullz, Barbara Burda. Jean Burr. Bottom Row. left to right: Lois Buss. Wes Christian. Marian Crofmn. joe Cruz. Russell Coats. Luther Cabin. Dorothy Currans. Starring Role Well. that is enough about the freshman ordeals and tribulations, but many more words easily could be written on the sub- iect of the freshman at Carthage, for the freshman is the star of the show and the chief supporting actor in any campus show. The sophomores distinguished themselves during the past eventful year at Carthage. Sophomores outnumbered all the others, with a record of 282. The freshmen were a close second with 256. The junior class, freshmen in the war year of 1945, had 97 enrolled, while the probabie graduates this year numbered 61. The individual class loyalties were main- 1 I x 30 THE CARTHAGE 'I'up Row, left to right: Ruth Dahman. Carlyle Dame. Wally Daniels, Luis Davila. Barbara Davis, John Docring, Paul Doering. Second Row, left Ito right: Rosemarie Doering. Gracemarie Doerr, Bob Doonan, Joe Dose, Evans Drotts, Paul Dumku. Cliff Ecklandi Third Row, left to right: Carolyn Eiseic, Patricia Farrell, Russ Fergus, Fourth Row, left to right: Barbara Franks. Dorm: Freese, Mavis Gahlbcc Bottom Row, left to right: Janet Geodsman, Jack Greenlhal. Max Hansc tained by classmates working together solv- ing their problems and planning their parties. Big Beginning The Juniors started off the round of parties with an informal dance early in the fall. They gave their dance a danceable name, iiAutumn Nocturne, and danceable Ben Ton Foote. Caryl Forker, Dick Fowler, Dorothy Frank. k. Audrey Gardner, Wendel! Golden. Ramion Gonulcz. Tom Good. n, Jacquelin Hanson. Roger Hanson. Cecil Hard. Lester Hardy. music by Cal Claus. The freshmen came through with their contribution to the lenten lull. They fur- nished classmates with an old-fashioned party featuring competitive games. The sophomores came through during the school year With a Mardi Gras ball, which had all the novelty and fun of the CRIMSON RAMBLER Top Row, left to right: Leona Harriet Harold Hartmann, John Hay. Lwnc Huitman, Sccond Row. left to right: 0011 Holden, Bewerly Hornsby. Genrgu Htivmk, Chuck Huber, largarct johnson. Winnie Johnson, Carl Knrnrncyer. Jim Krumholtz. Danny Kubly. incl Lopez, Bob Lorcnce. Phil McDermitt, Marioric Mctzgcr, Jim Meyers. Bab E. Mueller, Bob L. Mueller. Patricia Myers. Dehuel Nztvacz. Third Row. left to right: James jnhnson, Leah Johnson. hr Fourth Row, left to right: Phyllis Kubly. Carol Larson R: Bottom Row, left to right: Dave Miller. Chuck Mum. Sun Manson. one and original in New Orleans. The seniors offered a skating party as their contribution to the schooPs social cal- endar. Personalities But, it was more than in parties that classmen did their utmost to maintain class honor and uphold class prestige. As indi- 31 Joyce Helwig, Caryl Hath. Evelyn Hill. Edgar Imhuff. Hardin James, Eleanwr Johnson. viduals, they achieved campus recognition that reflected upon their class affiliations. That was why most success stories in the Indian carried the class designation after the name of the students involved. For instance, it was Wacob Schneider, fresh- man? who h'was awarded a medal by the Lutheran church for outstanding Christian U: Bi THE CARTHAGE Top Ruw. left to right: Marian Nelson. Anita Niekolson, Phyllis Nordsiek. Ralph Ohman. Jim Olfson. Don Petcllc, Harold Peterson. Second Row, left to right: Dick Pizarro. Carlee Pochert. Don. Powell, Ken Poughcr, Dick Preis, Madeline Rambarran, Shirley Rel-mff. Third Row, left to right: Haruf Rempert, Joyce Riecke, Jane: Rohwer, Sarah Rosa, Carl Ruudt Judson Sans. Jacob Schneider. Fourth Row, left to right: Wilma Schneider, Sylvia Schoeney, Marvis Schogcr, Phil Schraen Barbara Schultz, Audrey Shaw, Keith Shoopman. Bottom Row. left :0 right: Earl Smick. Howard Smith, Shirley Sommcrman, Ed Stafford. Sylvia Stecs, John Stein, Richard Usnacl Stain. service in the Boy Scouts of America.u And, it was 'ihPaul Baughman, Carthage seniorf who was elected president of the Hub region of the Lutheran Student Asso- Ciationf: And, it was Betty Rohs, popular jun- ior, who was crowned First football queen of Carthage College at a dance held in honor of the 1947 Redmen squad? And, it was Carroll Thompson, Carth- age College senior? Who was given the ued- itorship of the Crimson Rambler for the second time. And, it was Erma Aden, junior, who ruled over the 1947 homecoming activities as queen? CRIMSON RAMBLER Top Row. left In right: Lois Steinhoff, Gerald St. John. Luis Strobcl. Jeanne Strnbcrgt Ted Stockfish. Barbara Stuckcy, Geraldine Swanson. Second Row, left to right.- Jon Symmnnds, Virginia Gaul, Jim Thomas. Jim Tilkcr. Tessie Twcctmcyer. Dun Usscry'. Bob Valerie. Third Row, left to. right: Eimcr Wegrcn. Dorothy Wclk, Avon Wcllcndorf. Mariana W'cidt. Fred chigman. Dave Vlicklmnd. Dcl Wilsulh Bultom Row, icf: L0 right: Marion Wunnicke. Bill Worley. Phoebe Young, Betty Zarnstorff. Om: Zsclnu. Lee Monroc. And, it was i'Margaret McNeill, Carth- age senior, who iiwas awarded the annual award of a scholarship for one year of grad- uate study at Universityr of Illinois? Preparation And so on, we could go down the list of achievements of individual Carthage stu- dents and show how they brought credit to their class and prestige to their classmates. But the record is more permanently written in the will power of the students them- selves who have found at Carthage College excellent scrimmage for assuming responsi- bilities for leadership in the outside, post- graduation world. 33 9111425de Carthage Students Have Full Social Calendar With Dances, Dinners and Parties Jim adjusted his tie, shifted the corsage box to his right hand, and opened the door to Denhart Parlors. He stood very nerve ouslv trying to 100k nonchalant as he Waited for his girl to come down. Soon the door opened and Ginny swept through in her new formal. Iim pinned the corsaEe to her gown and they were off to the big dance. Familiar Scene This scene, or one very similar to it, took Dlace many times on the Carthage campus duringr the busv social year of 1947-48. For a While the prevailing air about the Carthage campus is one of studv and con- centration but the scholarlv life of the stu- dents is sunnlemented bv a busy social season which begins on the first day of school and reaches its climax With the com- mencement dance at the end of the year. Not Unusual Year This vear was the usual Carthage year. The manv clubs and organizations on the camnus were alwavs busv planning tomor- rrmfs dance or next Weekis party. The co- edq and feHOWs were attired in everything from ieans and checked shirts to strapless evenimar gowns and Derfectlv pressed tux- erios. deDending on the occasi0n. Thev donned athletic clothes. dress Suits and street clothes to take part in the many events that kept the date books full 2111 year 5round. For Funis Sake But the end and aim of the social season was not to determine the styles of dress for the students. Rather it was intended to entertain them, to get them well-acquaint- ed, and to give them a chance to relax and just have fun for the sake of fun. In these next few pastes We Will review this busy Season as best as our space will allow. VVAA Entertains At Square Dance Informality was the word for it when the WAA girls, led by Miss Ruth Dahl- gren, decided that the school needed the welleknown Lil' Abner touch. On Septem- ber 27, just when everyone was getting into the groove of college life, the girlS rounded up bales of hay and straw, enough farm- scene pictures to give even the lower East Side the rural touch, and set them- selves up :15 sponsor of a square dance. Descriptive enough, they called it the Barnyard Twirl. A caller for the square dancing was brought in and musical accompaniment ob- tained. Miss Dahlgren gave instructions in squareedanc- ing, and the party rolled along merrily amidst the straw-camoufiaged acoustics, with the students and fac- ulty members mixing in as informally as informalityr could be In spite of the fact that many of the jean-clad guests had never before taken part in a square-dance, they were quick to learn the funda- mentals, and the dance was a crowning success and a good way to begin a busy school year at Carthage. 1r .+........-.--..v.-...-p..r. 4...... ..--;a...$ -..'.-.-.. lVache GmJe Spanish Club Entertains At Christmas Party; Other Parties in December Indicative of the importance of the cam- pus organizations in the social life of the college are the many parties and dances and Other Drograms which they sponsor. The Spanish Club gave a Christmas party for Miss Edith Eykamp, a guest of the col- lege early in December. The members of the large club gathered in the recreation room of Denhart Hall to present a short skit called La Navidad Mexicans? They played games, sang, and broke the tradi- tional pinata as they took part in the tradiv tional Spanish Christmas celebration. Gifts were massed out to everyone after the break- ing of the pinata. One of Many This program was only one of many dure ing the busy pre-Christmas season that served to fill the pre-vacation days With so much activity. Besides the usual Christmas programs, there were club meetings, class meetings and the first of the basketball games in the gym- nasium. Other Events The big Christmas dance was held Decemv her 6 With the Home Economics Club as sponsor. Cal Claus and his Collegians pro- vided the music for the occasion. This dance is particularly remembered for the beautiful deCOIations, Which were arranged to simulate an outdoor scene. Along one wall was a woodland scene with Santa and his reindeets riding high overhead. The formal dance and the dec- orations blended perfectly with the Christ- mas atmosphere about the campus to start off December in the proper mood. Prof. James Nehez led his group in a fine performance When the college band gave their annual Winter concert in the field house in December. The YWCA celebrated the seventy-fifth anniversary of its founding With a tea; the choir vespers were conducted at Old Trinity Lutheran Church; corridor parties for all campus women were held and the YWCA and the pre-theological group pre- sented the annual Christmas pageant in the field house. foal X10941 0d Numerous Activities Keep Students Busy Joe rushed into his room and slammed the door behind him. Throwing his coat on the floor, he exclaimed to his roommate: uShucks, I gottaI take Mary to the big dance tonight and live got a big chem exam cominl up tomorrow. Think nothing of it, chum. Remem- ber, dorft let your studies interfere with your extra-curricular activities? Yeah, I know. But I still gotta, pass that exam. uItzorget it. You can always stay up all night and study for it? Pll be a line one, sitting up all night pouring coffee over my face to keep awake. Have Fun Well, Joe went out that night. He had fun and he passed his examination on the next day. This may not be exactly the way it hap- pens, but Carthaginians d0 manage to get their studying done and to have fun, too. This year's aetivities included everything from dancing to amateur shows and pro- vided entertainment interests to all groups. Homecoming Tops The long list of social events started early last fall and continued throughout the year. Tops among the fall activities was the Homecoming Dance. Special seaa sonal dances also were held during the year. The highlight of the spring is, of course, the Commencement dance. This is the dance where all the seniors are reputed to Weep on their partners shoulders. The Lenten Lull During the Lenten season many special activities were arranged to take the place of the usual dances that are held throughout the year. These included all-sehool parties, These events high-lighted the busy month of DeCember when Carthagels social whirl went spinning faster and faster, and sent the students off to a happy vacation on December 19. plays, a Mardi Gras, amateur show, and roller skating. Although social activities are numerous, the students usually find plenty of time to do their studies. The old joke about not letting your studies interfere with your activities is not exactly true. Activity Center Of course, the activity center on the campus is the new Union Building. Students may go there anytime during the day to play cards, ping-pong, drink coffee and ex- change gossip. The Union was especially popular after basketball games. The stu- dents packed the place like the proverbial sardines. It was always a race to see who was going to get which table or booth hrst. Then the parlors of Denhart might be mentioned as a social center. The activities there, though, are not so Varied. They us- ually follow one certain line and involve merely one boy and one girl. In the early fall and late spring, the local lake is also a. great social center. The lake isia great place for weekend picnics and hikes. The local theater is another favorite prowling place for the students. The Woodbinell offers many good iilrns and Carthage college-goers take advantage of them. Strolling Many of the students who tire of the usual amusements, find enjoyment in mere- ly strolling about the campus. Although campus strolls are often quellecl by the ex- cessive rain, they are nevertheless quite pop- ular throughout the year. Indeed there are few students who com- plain that there is little to do as far as social life is concerned. Although Carthage is it- self a small school in a small community, it normally pmvides adequate amusement fan cilities for everyone. And if a student can't hnd anything to do. he can always study. hi - .p-m. 0H 7m 94 6M 64W Church College Is Religious Center That picturesque edifice of brick and stone standing not too far from the college campus is Old Trinity. Every Sunday. Lutheran students from the campus 1311 the church to overflowing for both the nine oiclock and the eleven oiclock services. On Sunday nights the Luther Leaguers take over. During the week, the halls echo with various other functions of the church. Led by its pastor, the Rev. Paul Hersch, himself a Carthage graduate, Old Trinity has long been a favorite with Lutheran stu- dents. The building itself is old. But it provides a new type of warmth that is un- excelled. It provides spiritual and physical friendship. It r1rcrirides fellowship and in- terest in religious work. One of the proudest features of Old Trinity is its choirs. There are two separate choirs, one for each church service. The choirs consist largely of college students. Led by their capable director and organist, Professor Robert Wolff, these choirs usually offer an exceptionally beautiful anthem at each service. Old Trinity oners many special services for the students and usually provides a home for college recitals. Special services are Communion services given during the holidays. Old Trinity may also boast that it has some of the most beautiful services ever to be held. As any student will tell you, the candlelight service at Christmas time, for instance, is perhaps the loveliest of all. Of Course, many of the local townspeople are members of the Church. But the large attendance of College students only tends to draw these people into closer contact with the Carthage College students. This year, a complete remodeling plan was carried on in Old Trinity. The project was started hire in February and was not completed until shortly after Easter. A new organ W218 installed to take the place of the faithful, old organ that had been used previously. The entire front of the church was redecorated and rebuilt. The altar, which previously stood in front of the organ, was moved into a wall niche. Perfect symmetry was obtained by the building of identical grills On either side of the altar to house the new organ pipes. The entire interior was then refinished. New paint added a luxurious glow to the homey atmosphere of the building. Today Old Trinity is certainly one of the most beautiful structures, both inside and out, in the community. While the reconstruction plan was car- ried on, church was held each Sunday in the field house. Although the field house did not offer the spiritual atmosphere that was present in Old Trinity, the number of par- ticipants in the church services did not de- crease by any means. As a religious center, Old Trinity is the most important of all to the college. For there hundreds of Carthage students have found that religious comfort which is in- dicative of the full life they live at Carth- age. J m Wheae 71w $72.0.di gated. SZIJIMA Field House is Home of Many Campus Activities They say there are certain spots in the world where one may sit and see everything. For the world of the Carthage campus this year, that one certain spot was the Carthage College Field House. For there the students played games, at- tended chapel and church, watched basket- ball games and plays, held parties and dances, heard speakers, saw movies, and played basketball and other indoor sports. An average day in the Field House would hegin when the gym was divided into two gyms, one for the boys and one for the girls. After the athletics of the early morning were ended the student body would hie in- to the west gym for chapel services. After the services were over the athletics would once again take over until evening, when :1 play, a movie or a dance was held. Of course, in mid-sehool year the basketbail games were the main attraction in the Field House. An added attraction this year was the installation of the organ so that choir prac- tice :md recitals could be held in the Field House. Every student on campus was familiar with the solemn white pillars of the Field House. For behind them she was Capable of containing nearly every kind of activity. l -: 3i : : 'WWW': ?W-E ?Ih-Z'VNI'MW.WNMa A .A .. I 5 E . i: Sodiu- DECATUR SUNDAY -. II fem Metaltl ant! Review W I WWW QOhm W t- WWW llilini Smother Gophers, Q3 ICaI-rthage Tops Millikin, Ql mam DALI mm.mlmw. W 3-. . , n I . , '0' UN 5mm um cnmnctwgoncnts cucx 1'2 $2353: MAL $$$ng Ha: I ' 't 9m 3.. '9.4 1: h mm... nusnmms m mile mmmwe New .Carth-ageggffzfpagl .. Q J M n m:- u D - - . era a: a5. ; re . ram: I I' . .W.:gd u ...-4:; mm: Li! I . 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Not to be outdone by these two powerful Chicago dailies, the Chi- cago Sun used a different picture of Carth- When Carthage College opened its doors to students for the seventy-eighth time last fall, the event was reported in the Chicago Daily News with a three-column headline. age students-one showmg them wavlng Above the headline, was a picture of Carth- 80'0de to Chicago from the observation age students taken before they boarded a Platfm'n1 0f :1 train in UHiOD Station. This special train to return to school. The same piCturc Was placed on the first page of the day, the Chicago Tribune put its picture of second section of the popular Chicago daily. CRIMSON RAMBLER Veterans at Home in Collegeville Complete Coverage This marked the beginning of the ex tensive publicity and complete coverage that Carthage College received in the met- ropolitan press. Throughout the school year, friends and alumni of Carthage Col- lege often Were treated to headlines in their favorite morning or evening neWSpapet describing a new Carthage achievement, the latest Carthage event. Carthage College even became familiar to newscasters who frequently broadcast local campus and eur- rieular activities. An innovation at Carthage College this year was its fully-equippecl and weIl-inte- grated news bureau, operating behind the dignified title of Public Relations. Very little that happened on the campus by passed the Public Relations Office. Much that occurred here was distributed to news- paper editors in tailor-made news stories that could be turned over to the printer with very little editing. Carthage Colleges neWs bureau operated much like the local agency of the Associated Press. All the campus news straggled in as unrelated bits of information, and flowed out to Americais newspapers as polished news stories. Gives Recognition The purpose of the Public Relations of- hce is to see that ample recognition is given in the newspapers, over the radio, and through direct advertising, to the services offered by the client. In the case of Carth- age College, the client is the college, the ad- ministration, staff, faculty, students, alumni and friends. This covers a lot of territory, but it means simply encouraging news- papers to publish activities of Carthage Col- lege and its associates. It means that the faculty, staff and students of Carthage C01- Iege should get as much recognition for their work as the Public Relations office can possibly get for them. The value of the Public Relations office increases with the amount of publicity and public recogni- tion the college receives, and the lifeblood of Public Relations depends upon it. Grid Stories Following the publicity splurge Carthage College received upon the opening of school, the Public Relations office next self-admin- istered assignment was to gain public tec- ognition for the Carthage College Redmen. This was the football season the nation over, and football stories were easy to place in the natiorfs newspapers. Especially was it easy to get publicity for Carthagek football team when it looked as if the cellar squad of last season would be a real conference threat this year. The Public Relations ofhce started grind- ing out football stories. Each phase of the football schedule became a pocential news story, and was mimeographed for immedi- ate release to a carefully selected group of CRIMSON RAMBLER 40 newspapers and radio stations. In addi- tion, the report of each game went over the wires by telegraph to the Associated Press, and often to individual nCWspapei-s up0n their request. The remit of Carthagejs gridiron pub4 lieity program is epitomized by the follow- ing headlines: Big Stories New Carthage Coaches ClickeChicago Tribune. New Carth-age: Scott Takes Redmen Reins With No Place to G0 But UP-Jack Ryanls column in the Chicago Daily News. Carthage Upsets North Centralw-Asso- ciated Press. Illini Smother Gophers, 40-13; Carthage Tops Millikin, 12-6wDecatur Sunday Her- ald and Review. When the excitement of Carthage Col- legels football season cleared the campus, the Public Relations Director was given his first chance to glance about, and he saw four husky veterans enrolled in Miss Eileen Wattls cooking class. Here was a publicity naturaleit was something refreshingly dif- ferent, out of the normal routine of things, and it was neWS. Male Cooks Carthage College now had its own news camera and photographic dark room, and this was one time when pictures would tell much of the story. Pictures of four husky males attired in dainty aprons, and bent over a baking pan should have the kind of appeal that newspapers thrive on. The Quincy Herald-Whig used three pictures with a feature story. The Chicago Times used one. The story itself, however, went all over the country, crossed the Paciiic to Hawaii, and finally came to rest in Shanghai. The story was released in November. The news- paper clippings that came to the attention of the Public Relations office carried date4 lines all the way from November 15 to February 12. On the last date, the story appeared over a two-coiumn headline in - ' .H;-r::4;-c? 4 .-- .:. giwm .L'r' 44 5 the New York World-Telegram. At the end of the first semester, the Pub- lic Relations office listed its 10 best stories of the semester on the basis of clippings re- ceived, and hearsay evidence concerning news casts. Number one story, of course was the Home Economics feature. Far and Wide In addition to complete coverage by the Associated Press, United Press and Inter- national News ServiCHall the news dis- seminating agencies in this country-this story was broadcast over the entire network of the American Broadcasting Company. Bob Dolan, one of the four veterans in the foods class during the first semester and the only one who intends to go on to major in home economics, was singled out by a wom- an feature writer of the Chicago Times and labeled: Carthage Coliegek only cigar smoking home economics major. More than one hundred clippings found their way back to the Public Relations office. Many more probably were lost in the scramble. Newsworthy Dollars Story Number Two was the silver dollar experiment. This storywthe attempt to measure the extent of Carthage student, faculty and staff spendingeintrigued the editor of Tide, which is a popular mer- chandising and advertising medium. Un- due excitement was caused in the Public Relations office by a telegram read over the phone making Title sound like the familiar Time newsmagazine. But, it was soon dis- covered that Tide, not Time, requested complete coverage on the experiment. In addition to Tide, the Chicago Daily NEWS boxed that story for greater emphasis in one of its issues. The Chicago Tribune also used the story, as well as other dailies and weeklies in this area. New Carth-age Third place on the list of the Best Ten went to the exclusive feature about the Carthage College Redmen and its coach Roscoe W. Scott in Jack Ryanls column in the Daily News. Third place honors were g THE CARTHAGE Robert Valette, Student from France, assisting Paul Beringer, French Student given to this story because of the breezy, attractive style in which it was written, the popular appeal of this Chicago Daily News sports columnist, and the amount of space given to it-twenty inches. Fourth Place went to-Carthage Dean a Housing Expeditor: Houses Twelve New Faculty Members, Seven With Families, In One Week. This Was a little story, not more than one-half of a typewritten page. Yet, it was the kind of yarn that the Asso- ciated Press likes to send to its 119 member newspapers because it solves makeup prob- lems. A little story,r of that kind can be boxed, and placed on the page to separate stories that carry similar headlines. This story was sent over the teletype by the As- sociated Press. Redmen Again Fifth Place honors went to another foot- ball story, this time one about the Redmen topping their 1946 record after only two games. There were three football stories among the ten top stories of the semester. The rest of the table included: Carthage Eleven Upsets North Central, Number 6; Carthage Students Leave On Special Train, Number 7; Hancock County and Carthage College Form Concert Association, Number 3; Carthage Gets Fourteen New Buildings Through Government Surplus, Number 9; and Carthage Enrollment Shows 580 Per Cent Gain, Number 10. Prof. Albert Walker, Carthage's Public Relations Director, pointed out on several occasions that it is not the disseminating agency that deserved the credit for Carth- age Collegeis public recognition, but rather the men and Women Who made the news, and the college administrative staff that provided the facilities for operating a news bureau; the four men enrolled in home eco- nomics, the Fighting Redmen, the Carthage College Singers, the Music Department's concerts, the studenfs organizations, the Carthage cagers. the college intercollegiate debates, and the other numerous campus and curricular activities of an active stu- dent body and faculty stalf. Back Raw: Mr. 'William C. Krauss. Prof. M. Ii. Chaplin. Prof. A. O. Buatman. Prof. Elmer Hanke. Front Row: Miss Pearl Goellt'r, Dr. Alice Kibbe. Prof. Iimiiy Pcnnoch. 7W-fo'ae Wm 42' 6M6? Seven Professors Honored For Quarter Century Service At Carthage College Seven members of the Carthage College faculty and ad- ministrative staff were honored for their more than 2'5 Years' service at a special aIl-school convocation program. March '5. in the college held house. The student council sponsored the program. The seven members were: Prof. A. O. Boatman. Prof. Elmer Hankc. Prof. Merle Chapin, Prof. Emily C. Pennock. Dr. Alice Kibbe, Miss Pearl Gocller and William C. Krauss. Pres. Erland Nelson gave the major address in which he praised the veteran teachers and administrative officials for their long years in office and devoted duty to thc coilege. A. O. Boatman is Chairman of the faculty and profESsor of mathematics. He came to Carthage in 1918 as an instructor in Physics, and except for .1 tWOchnr leave of absence, he has been with the college since. He has been instructor in physics. professor of physics, dean of men. professor of mathematics. and is new chairman of faculty. Dem Boatman is one of the favorites of students :It Carthage. Miss Pearl Goellcr graduated from Carthage in 1920 and stayed on to bc secretary to the president for one year and then was advanced to registraig a position which she has held since. She has the rank of associate professor. Prof. Merle Chapm came to Carthage in 1919 as professor of English and has been head of that department since. He is especially remembered by his students for his resonant voice and ability to read picmzr-ir and prose in his literature classes. Dr. Alice Kibbe came to Carthage in 1920 as professor oi' biology and has been for many years one of the favorite professors at Carthage. Students of the biological sciences became well acquainted with her on the frequent field trips she conducts. Dr. Kibbe. who spends most of her waking hours in biology hall. is one of the most devoted of the college professors. Prof. Emily C. Pennock has been Clt the college since 1920i First as instructor in Latin and Spanish. but since 1923 pro- fessor of Spanish. Miss Pennock is .1 vigorous ambassador for her Spanish classes and the Spanimh-spcaking C0untric5. She is sponsor for the large Spanish Club. The growth of the now-fumous Carthage College depart- ment of music and chair is almost exactly concommitnnt with the presence at the college of Elmer Hanke. professor of music. Professor Hanke came to Carthage in 1923 and has been the mainstay of the music department since that time. ' . u.- W . . r- .... , mx-WMM.HM!MWWFZL$JMWW . H .JFI'I; - -m:-. H. -;- 1.... $ ::1:: -.-.l u--r--w h..-: V .- I 1 5: -. 1.52:: :L JJ-...u..-l r-uv .. .' .!' --r- - .. r..,.....- 1.....1....1. . - 1'! M? 09505 Mir: coop! WAG 31016 My 34091 Is It All Right To Go To Class Barefoot? Bang! The gun went off, ending the half of a basketball game in the field house. Suddenly a dead pigeon fluttered gracefully to the middle of the gym floor, accompanied by roars of laughter from the crowd. That, my friend, is college humor. But that is nothing. Some of the stunts pulled at Carthage College have been so funny that they'd make a Laughing Louie out of Dead-Pan Dan. The past years have been times of fun, prank-pulling, and exciting escapades. This year has been no exception. Variety of Gags There are many varieties of gags pulled about the campus. Most of them reach such rt complexity that the instigators are never discovered. To this day, few people know who put the sparrows in Prof. Chap- in,s desk drawers, or who tied the cow to Dr. Nelsorfs back porch. Some of the most radieal iokes pulled are those which are unfurled in the dormitories. These rnav include: 1. Stacking rooms. 2. Putting cheese tpreferably limburgerl in room radiators. 3. Pouringr ice-water in the mouth of a sleeping occupant. 4. Putting crackers in bed. 5. Pouring water into rooms. 6. Building fires in waste cans. 7. Rolling coke bottles up and down halls. 8. Bouncing golf balls off Ceilings, floors and walls. 9. Tying the dearfs door shut. 10. Other tricks t00 numerous to men- tion. These include door slamming, boxing matches in rooms, olaying musical instruments at midnight, etc. Lights Go Out One of the off-the-campus favorites was to turn off the lights on the square down- tOWn. This gag was temporarily halted at one time, when the local badge-bearer clamped onto three students and locked them behind iron for the night. A gag in itself was the student-faculty basketball game held during the winter. This was one bit of prank-pulling that even the profs could enjoy. Their Only com- plaints were the aching portions of their anatomy the next day. When Prof. Lynd- rup exclaimed the morning after? Oh, my achin, back, he wasn't kidding. Barracks Is Fun Center One of the main centers for jokers, jost- ling is the barracks. Everything from ghost impersonations to room razings are carried on. More than one fellow has been carried away by the excitement and has kicked, slugged, 0r bitten a hole in the flimsy walls. But then, thafs college humor. Then there's the favorite prank of the fellow who likes to make his buddy suffer. He calls up girls, makes dates with them, usingr his buddfs name. He also gets his buddy in various other types of scrapes by his quaint sayings. The servicemen have a word for this type of fellow and every now and then, a week is set aside in his honor. But dorft be alarmed. The students here at Carthage today are mild compared to the boys in years past. There was the time when they put the cow on the top floor of Old Main. Ramps had to be built to get it back down the steps. There also have been instances of red flannels hanging from the flag pole and co-ed's shoes tacked on the porch roof of North Hall. Pranks Loosen Planks Speaking of North Hall . . . . that was really the humor center of the campus when the men roomed there. Knife-throwing comests, with doors as targets, were quite popular. Men thought little of punching holes in walls and stacking rooms. But the men on the campus aren,t the only ones who raise the proverbial cane. The gals have their own laughs and in ways that often outdo the men. Room stacking is also popular in the girls dorms and manv a girl has spent a sleepless night on a bed filled with cornflakes. Even though the students have their fun. the studies are not forgotten. Fun is a good remedy for excessive studying. College students have their own ways of making merry, and Carthage students are no ex- ception. Meanwhile, Evergreen Walk, Old Main, and Kissing Rock will be witnesses of days of humor yet to come. - .I'J If: h jxmm. Here are two shots from the three-act comedy, 50 This Is Londen, a February production presented by Carthagejs stu- dents of dramatics. The story of a prominent English family versus an equally prominent family of Americans was enacted pleasingly well by the versatile cast of actors and actresses. The large audience enjoyed the humorous piay, which used exaggerated English accents and the Americans, distorted view of the Eng- lish Customs to gain much of its humor. CRIMSON RAMBLER Wew 410M Bdu'm! 71w meahd Dramatics Takes Big Jump At Carthage as Clubs Present More and Better Plays Chapel was just over and the students were nonchaiantly walking back to their classes as they scattered over the Carthage campus. Suddenly an airplane rushed over the heads of the group, dropping leaflets as it went. The orange papers fluttered t0 the ground about the feet of the students. As they picked up the leaflets the stu- dents read: Jane Eyre, presented by the Dramatics Club of Carthage College, Sat- urday Night in the Field I-IousefI New Spirit That ambitious type of advertising was indicative of the spirit with which the drama students of the college tackled all their problems this year as they greatly en- larged their program. Hundreds of Carth- age students as well as many local Carthage people spent several full evenings in the Field House watching the productions by the Carthage dramatic students. The first big production by the grease- paint group was the three-act comedy, uSo This Is London? which was presented February 7 in the Field House. A cast of eleven students portrayed the love story of an American boy and an English girl and how they triumphed over their family 0b- -P ';;'.'.'t-.-'.;..,.:;-'2 :TrL-Jwv'ittm -':-- '-'t '-1- -.--1. $t. .-..'.-: 'e- .-..:...q; mvtu . .. jections. The story had one of the usual they lived happily ever afteri, endings. Big Cast Starring roles in the play went to Carl Lippman as Hiram Draper, Jr. Dorothy Currens played the part of the girl in the case, Elinor Beauchamp. Paul Beringer, Peggy McNeill, Ethel Russ, Robert Smith, Carol Bruss, William Stafford, Harold Hartman, James Wilch and Robert Holtz- man had supporting roles in the production. Miss Marilyn Brees, 215 dramatics teacher, directed the production. Following the play many compliments were paid to Miss Brees and her group for the fine work on the play. New Props Especially noticeable in the setting were the new and improved stage lights and the microphoues. Charles Casebeet gets a pat on the hack for his iine work with the lighting. The second big production to be pre- sented by the group was the threeiact com- edy, Jane Eyre, which was given March 13. Ortha Berger was director of this play. Bob Doonan, the ambitious publicity chairman for these productions, did himd self up especially well on uJane Eyre and drew more than 400 people to the Field House for the play. The play sent the stu- dents off to :1 six-day Easter vacation with an appreciation of the good work done by the dramatics students. 49 Why TA'W -wgqmm r..- H-W:gqu4w.qHJW. . i a a if 4Jdpim; JIM XVSSF Drive Biggest Ever 0n Carthage Campus This Year Carthage College studems and faculty members went all-out this year as they raised a record-breaking $585.48 for relief of foreign students in the annual NVorld Student Service Fund drive on the campus. 1NWith the usual air of fun-making and laughter that has proved conducive to con- tribution campaigns on the campus, the drive was conducted not only to gather d01- lars for foreign student relief, but also to get laughs from the students and faculty. The drive featured :1 collection in chapel service to begin with, then took an unusual twist when a king and queen of the drive 1.....- t .,x a..-. .. r94- 3'; l--'- E-,. I were elected with one vote for each penny contributed to the drive. Kathryn Lesher and Robert Engen were elected for the honors when the junior class contributed the most pennies to the drive. The Horseshoe night-club attracted a large crowd to the held house which was decorated in the style of a race track, with candles at each table to add to the night- club atmosphere. The auction, with Bob Doonan and Jack Harris auctioneers, brought .1 lot of laughs and dollars from the audience. The climax t0 the drive came when the students and faculty fought it out in a Comedy basketball game. They threw rules and seriousness t0 the wind as they donned trunks, false mustaches and exaggerated hats to play their cage duel. Everyone fora got the score but all remembered to pay their admission price and thus to contribute to XVSSF. -...-.. --...-i--A-v-.-rw 4.41:1:- -msyu.- 'QWL'JM x . -; Mam! M... - .-.aurnxcrmpmmmwrnvmh msmnp . ...r-.u.w. .owg'ik -.. 52 Outside Speakers Bring Higher Knowledge To Carthage Students Education is not limited to the classroom, nor entertainment to college activities at Carthage. Hardly a week passes but what at least one, and often more, speakers ade dress the student body, or some special group among them. Often these outside speakers were pre- sented at the tri-weekly chapel services in the field house. And many times these speakers held conferences with individual students especially interested in their field. The speaker for the chapel program On November 12 was Dr. Peng Fu, president of the Lutheran Church in China. He was accompanied by Dr. Paul P. Auspach, for- mer missionary and commissioner to China. Dr. Fu spoke to the students in Chinese while Dr. Auspach acted as interpreter. Another Outstanding speaker to visit the campus during the year was Dr. Oscar F. Blackwelder, who was Carthageis keynote speaker for the .collegeis ChriStian Emphasis Week, November 17, 18, 19. Dr. Blacku welder is a noted minister who demon- strated in all phases of his address on the CARTHAGE campus why he is a favorite in the church. Through his talks to and with students he struck up a lasting friendship with every- one at Carthage. His final address, ttIf I Were In College Today, capped a three day program that many students said was the most inspiring they have ever known. Miss Edith Eykamp spoke to the students in convocation in December. Her speech and her several visits with students made her the favorite of many. Miss Eykamp, a graduate of Carthage, was so well liked she was named Commencement speaker for the 1948 graduation exercises. Rev. William G. Arbaugh, secretary for Latin America of the Board of American Missions of United Lutheran Church in America, was at the college as speaker and visitor. Rev. Arbaugh is a graduate of Carthage. Rev. Arbaugh also came to visit his daughter, Dorothy, a sophomore at Carthage. The international tendenciES of educa- tion were reflected in Carthagek repertoire of speakers. There were Chinese, Indians, Swedes, Hindus, Jews and ministers of the Various Christian faiths at Carthage during the year. The students felt that the talks by these learned speakers were supple- mentary to their Curritular educatiOn. i. i Ea s r w - n ,- l l r Left to right: Betty Jam: Omer, Loucill: Nicmann. Regent Hartjc and Margaret MchiJL seated. Mrs. Elmer Hankc. Doris Horst. Nona Holappa. Wanuta W'right, Ann W'inter, Betty Jane Griffiths, Delores Rank, Phyllis Boddiger, Joann Frey. Ruth Schmidt. Kathryn Lesln'r. Barbara Van Deventer, Carol Ann Prangc. Estelie Gruhn. SM 7le MM Sigma Alpha Iota Spend Busy Year Fostering Organization Aims This year the Sigma Alpha Iota was es- pecially active in fostering the aims of the organization, which consisted of efforts to improve individual and chapter scholar- ship, Cooperation between the music de- partment and school activities, and the presentation of an American Musicale. The group, which is :1 part of the national SAI, also scant Rpgene Hartje, Margaret McNeill and Carol Ann Prange t0 the Na tional Triennial Convention in Detroit in August. Miss Hartje, who was president of the group during the year, was presented the sword of honor, rm award presented to a member who makes outstanding contri- butions to the progress of the chapter and has been outstanding in campus aetivities. The group had 15 active members and three pledges during the year. Margaret McNeill was vice-president; Nona Hoiappa served as secretary; Carol Ann Prange was treasurer; Betty Jane Omer was sergeant- at-arms; Ruth Schmidt was editor; and Mrs. Elmer Hanke was chaplain and spon- sor. The Carthage College Pre-Medical Frau ternity had twelve members this year. The group was active far beyond the propor- tions expected of a group of their number. They discussed problems of the profession of medicine, and Visited hospitals and clinics in the area to come in closer contact with the practical part of their careers. They also brought in physicians from nearby cities to taIla to the group. The group has submitted a petition to become :1 member of the Alpha Epsilon Delta, national honorary pre-medical fra- ternity. They served their purpose of bring- ing themselves into closer contact with the I ' Back Row. left to right: Julm W'nbart. Ray Robinson,me. Hansel Hughes. ii . :ruf. agcc Kilblfae, Jonathgn 3mm, Ray Bell. mfg: Girdharry. practical problems of the medical profes- ' . t a ' h : E . D' C'R' C'I' '. h' h . ' i: .- 0:11am Izrwle:satr.tgicagsircnsoihknt xonnh I th Hull R3 D 51011. and F0 make themselve? more aCC-ept- ?! '.' able candldates for the med1cal professmn. :! Phil Rahn was president, Oswald Kowles- II ' 4W 3W sar vice-president, Richard Sorenson sec- ; retary, and Clifton Ching treasurer. Dr. ' i; I : Epperclassmen Group HOId Alice Kibbe was advisor for the group. l 1 1-Weekly Meetmgs to Prof. A. O. Boatman and Prof. Hansel I ' Discuss Problems of Medicine Hughes were associate advisors. f 36;; ija Glu' 2422 Chemistry Group Holds Monthly Meetings For Round-Table Discussions The monthly meetings of the Theta Chi Delta featured discussions pertinent to the held of chemistry and frequently sponsored talks by various members of the group, speaking on specialized subjects in the field. The organization, which strives to promote scholarship in the study of chemistry, plan- ned to hold an initiation banquet early in April. The group, though small, was made up of students especially interested in the field of chemistry and was considered one of the better groups for scholarship on the cam- pus. Mervin Loper served as president, Jairam PaWaror :Ls vice-president, Oswald Kowlessar as secretary, and Neil Hardy as h Back Row. left to right: Prof. Luther Lyndrup, Prof. Hamel Hughes. treasurert Professor Hansel Hughes was + mel Conrad Park. Prof. A. O. Boatman. 1, Front Raw, left :0 right: Oswald Kowlewar, Mervin Luper. Neil Hardy. Sponsor of the group. i Isaak Row, left to right: Carroll Thompson. Don Huber, Melvin Collins. Carl Ruud. Dorothy Reidncr. Bob Anderson. Bob Calkinsi Hilmar Schmidt. Reggie Girdharry. Bill Merriman. David Bucholw. Harold Peterson. Gerald St. John. Dixon Yastc. Frunt Rowe left to right: Prof. Ralph Hansen. Lila Larsen. Harriett Van Duzer. Rosabcl Kassmussun, Ed Crismurc, AVun Wallcndorf. John Thompson, Prof. Lloyd Larson. Beyoncf 0am BMW A new organization was born at Carth- age when the International Relations Club was formed late in the second semester. The club was organized to meet the needs of the times when the relations among na- tions became strained in March, and the world no longer was the unified force for peace that survived World War II. The International Relations Club prom- ises to be one of the most active on the campus if its present plans develop into campus projects. Not Only do members intend to discuss and study international problems as they arise, but they expect to conduct polls on current problems and seek combined student opinion. Forty-three social science students showed up for the initial meeting of this organiza- tion. This number was increased to fifty at the second meeting. If loyalty of num- bers means anything, this newest of campus Clubs has a great future ahead on the Carth- age campus. The club's sponsor is Prof. Ralph Hanw son, head of the history department. He is joined in this endeavor by Prof. Lloyd M. Larson, also of the history department. .41? -.-- C 't'IC. -'.. c. .91. - Back Row left to right: Ruben Smith. Clanrics Mom. Doug Seibert, Cal Claus. Front Row. 1ch to right: PmL M. E. CIupin. Prof. Marilyn Brecs. fbcdate 6M pt Kappa. Edie Back Row. left to right: Dorothy DcBmal. Cal Chus, Doug Sicbcrt. Front Row. left to right: Prof. M. Et Chapin, Dr. junnita Janus. 0ne Wade? 24W Student Debaters Discuss Pertinent World Question The Carthage debaters talked their way through a successful season in inter-collegiate debate and tourna- ment competition. The four-man debate teameDoug Seibert, Cal Claus, Charles Moen and Robert Smithecarried the hght to Macomb for a non-decision debate. There were others, one with Monmouth College and one with LaGrange Col- lege at Hannibal, M0. But the de- bate of debates, crowuing glory of the club and the climax of the de- bating season, was the trip to Tulane University in New Orleans for the centennial anniversary debate tour- nament. The Carthage debaters were gone for a week, and entered into the spirit of the event on the Tulane University campus. In addition to their participation in the debate division, Robert Smith entered a competitive, original oratory divi- sion in the week-long tourney. The national debate question was; Resolved that a Federal World GOVH ernment Shauld Be Established. saw :25er Glad The most important activity the Student Religious Council carried on during the school year was assisting the YWCA in sponsoring the World Student Service Fund drive on the campus this year. The group sent two student defegates, Waldo Hansen and Paul Baughman, t0 the Student Con- ference at the University of Kansas during the Christmas vacation. Dr. Harold Bern- hard Was faCuIty delegate to the conference. The group is composed of the president and one delegate from each of the religious organizations on the campus: the YXVCA, the LSA, the Campus Prayer Fellowship and Philochristos. The group sought to serve the religious needs of Carthage College students by cor- relating all the programs of the religious or- ganizations 0n the campus. Back Row. left to right: Scott Olsen, Jack Taylor, Dick Withart. Ray Ennes. Marv Johnson. Ira Reeves. Duane Schroeder. Ed RcthS, Stan Mensching. Morris Nelson. Bob McBroum, Rusty Dowell, Bill Goessel. John Middle Row. left to right: Junior Levitt. Clarence Bradley. Delbert Stanley. Bilcst Bill Roth. Ray Robinson. Jack nrellenthin, Wendell Golden. Tom Green. John Timmermant Front Row. left to rLght: Gene Weatherington. John Wulbart, Chuck Huber, Ken Grant. Jerry Nutt. Thicl. Ed Bclter. Dick Schneider. jim Pendergast. John Zehfus. Bill Bradiey, Dick Goetz. Merle Richmondt Bob Hardy. Harry Keith Scott. Arnm Guruninn, Clifford Stubbct Jack Peterson, Neubert Bohl. George Van Horne. Alan Anderson. Don Rapp. Dick Zima. JIM 7a 71w ,Man To become members of the C Club, they have to make their mark on the athletic held or in the field house. But, C Club men do not stop there. One of their big projects and worthwhile achievements this past year have been neWsIetters that have gone out to about 500 members of the C Club alumni. The purpose of the newsletter was to keep the alumni informed about Redmen activities and form a link between the old and new among the man who wears the C.,, Another project of the C Club men was obtaining sweaters for its members. The club itself came through with most of the expense for this project. Now, yOu can tell Rthe man who wears the C not only by the white letter, but the bright red sweater. The C Club projects were spark-plugged by Cliff Stubbe, the clubhs president. Other officers were: Jack Peterson, high-pointer in basketball and Vice-president 0f the club; Ray Robinson, fast football blocker and secretary; Ira Reeves, football guard and treasurer; and Aram Gurunian, star back- Iield man on the Redmen eleven and sergeant-at-arms of the C Club. Back Row. left to right: Herbert Munrhouuu Robert Ore. Bub Lather. Carl Cnnmn. Faith Brmsiekc. From Row, left to rtght: Dorothy Delirnl. Pruf. M. I .. CThapin, Carroll Thompson. Jane! Merrill. penmen Wdlz 14 pmade The Writer's Club published the second annual editiou of h'Straws In The WIind , in the spring. The book was a collection of original writings by the members of the Club. During the year the group held monthly meetings at which they discussed and criti- cized their own literary creations. Through their discussions the members came to kn0w the flaws in their writings and sought to correct them with the help of the group. Though it was a small group, with only ten members, the club was active in the creative writing field and served to stimulate an interest in student writings. Dr. Juanita Jones and Prof. M. E. Chapin were sponsors for the group. Carroll Thompson was president, Dorothy DeBraal vice-president, Virginia Garcia treasurer, and Janet Merrill recording secretary. l. l 7113 ex, 359112 Campus Clubs Complete Eventful Year By Creating Campus Weekly and Changing Name During the school year of 1946-47, twelve issues of the Wooden Indian were published. Carrying out the theme of :l bigger and better year in 1947-48, Carth- age Collegek journalism students edited 30 issues of the Wooden Indian, Which became the Indian before the first semester ended. The twelfth issue of the Indian in 194743 was published and distributed to students before the hrst semester ended on December 8, 1947. The first iSSue of the Indian was distrib- uted on September 22nd, With the follow- ing pronouncement: The Wooden Indian, formerly a part of Carthage Collegels extracurricular pro- gram, now is a laboratory project of stu- dents enrolled in journalism courses. For- merly published twice a month, or less, the Wooden Indian now is a weekly official Left to right: jack Harms. Charles Hildrelh. Jack Brellemhin. Janet Merrill. Maths Hrunner. Prof. Albert Walker, adviser, James Tracy, Edgar Beltert Jay Breisch. Phoebe Young. publication of Carthage College. It will be distributed every Monday while school is in session, 30 issues the school year. Most of the writing for the Wooden In- dian Will be done by members of the news writing class. These journalism novices Will meet for a two- hour laboratory session once a week Wherl they will write news stories and feature articles for class credit. The news editing Class will be Charged with the responsibility of editing news copy, writing headlines for the paper, and plan- ning the make-up. These editorial func- tions will be performed during a laboratory period, also for class credit. RThe salesmanship and advertising class will bear the burden of soliciting advertis- ing for the Wooden Indian, and keeping the operation of the newspaper within its budget. uEdgar Belter, editor of last yearls Wood- en Indian, Will continue on in the same post this year. Jack Harris will assist him. Mar- lContinued on page 60 14W paid 05m The dramatiCS fraternity on the campus is the Eta Omicron chapter of the Alpha Psi Omega, national honorary dramatics fraternity. The group spon- sored the back stage party and a floor show for the Horseshoe night clue. All the members took an active part in the proe duction of the three-act com- edy, Jane Eyre? They held a formal initiation banquet in May Back Row, left to right: Robert Holtzman. Ruth Schmidt. Arleen Lundberg. Carolyn Bennerhoff, Ortha Berger, Virginia Garciat Morris Maiscnbach. Front Row, left to right: Paul Bcringcr, W'allace Roasmillur. Janet Christiansen, Eugene Drorovy, Officers Were: Eugene Dvorovy, president; Janet Christiansen,secretary; Wallace Rossmiller, treasurer; and Paul Beringer, ex- ecutive adviser. Dr. Harold Bernhard and 24W 0m 764 Another home economics club on the cam- pus is the Alpha Omicron Tau. This group stimulates an interest in home-making, de- velops an active and efficient leadership, and generally brings its members to a closer con- tact with home economics. At its monthly meetings, various topics of interest in the field of home economics were Robert Engen. Prof. Merle Chapin were sponsors. discussed. Such topics included new prin- ciples of sewing, cooking, etc. Officers for the year were: president, Bev- erly Bertelson; viee-president, Mary Ellen Stengel; seeretary-treasurer, Irma Niekamp. Sponsors for the year were Miss Laura Baker and Miss Eileen Watt. tContinued from page 6m garet Altman Will be business manager, and Chuck Hildreth, advertising manager. Chuck will be assisted by Phoebe Young and Kenneth Pougher, two freshmen breaking into the campus newspaper field. The Wooden Indian staff put out a special edition on Homecoming Saturday. Thrilled by the then current successes of the Carth- age football squad, Editor Belter Was moved to urge the following in an editorial: uHowever, one thing we want to suggest before we end is that we institute a change in the name of this iweekly ragf 0:5 it is fondlyr calledi, and that change should involve the dropping of the adjective TWoodenT from the title. If we e0ntinue this Way, then We could substitute some- thing like iRagingC The week before November 24th, the campus was dotted with the following signs of the times: The Wooden Indian has Come to Life? On Monday evening, November 24, the first issue of t'tThe Indian appeared. Back row. left to righr Agnes Berg. Gracia Mnlm Duris Karriker. Connie Haasc. Front Rona left to right: Iiilccn VN'Jtl. adviser. Mary lilhm Slungeh Beverly Bertelson. Laura Baker, sponsor. Mh i -hhh-...........-...-. -..I,.h.-.e-.-mm- ....-.-.-,.. .. I 1H? '9 ??'?r t Back Rona left to right: Raymund Rutht Lester Hardy. Paul Iiubbcn. Robert MnmmL Rubert Cruflun. Nat Nelson. paul Beringcr. leroy Franke. Allan Wizbart. Robert Eugen. Stanley Mnmnn. Morris Maiscnbach. Third Row, left to righr: Margaret Pipcrr Margaret McNeill. Barbara Van Dcvcnler. Carol Ann Prangui Llnyd anke, Pnui Dye. Warren Reckmeyer. jean Dujardin. Kathryn Lcalier. Ruth Schmidt. Betty Jane GriHiths. Second Row. left to right: Betty jane Omcri Dormhy Crulm. Ethel Russ. Prof. Robert Wolff. Royce Dcvick. Mervin Luper. Burden: Harris, Joann Frey. Rogcne Hartic. Estcile Gruhn. Front ROW. left to right: Charmaine Phnoft. Ann W'inlur, Laura Bremen Leona HJFIJC. Prof. Izudora IIJnkL Winneta W'right, Margaret Aitman. Mary Butkin, Murlenc Fechl. Doris Larsen. Prnf. liinu'r Hankei . --..1.... Not in the picture: Loucillc Nicmann, Maryann Griffiths. Betty Mans, Doris Hurst, Judson 53.15. cm college em The headline in the Chicago Daily News, Thursday, March 25, told the story of suc- cess and achievement of the Carthage Col- lege Choirs. Under the heading, Carthage College Singers T0 Tour, the following story was told: Thirty-seven key members of Carthage College's a cappella choir will tom :1 four- state area of churches as the Carthage C01- iege Singers, beginning April 1. They will be on the road for 17 days, traveling by chartered bus. uThis annual spring tour is a 21-year tradition. The same director who organized the Singers and traveled with them On their first tour in 1927, will accompany them again. He is Prof. Elmer Hanke, head of the department of music. The Carthage College Singers were selected from the first of tWO sections of a cappella choirs that got their rigorous voice training and passed the acid test of public performance in Trinity Lutheran Church every Sunday. There were two services and one choir for each. The a cappella choirs were directed by Prof. Robert Wolff. This also was the year of the birth of the Chapel Choir under the direction of Prof. Eudora Hankc. Organized solely to pro- Yide appropriate music for the semi-weekly chapel programs, this new group received the gratefui approval of the student body. Back Row: Bone, Betta. Dowell. Kameycr. Pertibone, Conductor Nuhez.. Schilson. Hickst Potter. Robert. E. Fellows. Second Row: H3550. Bender. Heitman. Rotht Cftifti'm. Holappa. Tarrcl, Doerr, Stcus. Wennigen. Maw Wafed 70 Wate College Orchestra Successful in First Year The thirty-five piece orchestra gave one concert early in February and played at the presentation of the oratorio uElijah and at the annual Christmas pageant. Besides this the string group of the orchestra played several times at convocation and at several other programs. Since this was the first year for an or- Chestra at the college it was encouraging to r: Rank. Devorm'y. Gruhn. Shaw. Gruini Front Row: Friese. find that the group was so well received in all their performances. Prof. James J. Nehez, newcomer to the Carthage College music department this year, brought the idea for the orchestra With him, and upon his arrival promptly set to work to form the group. He found many music students willing to take part and the frequent practices of the group formed them into a fine musical group. The orchestra served to entertain at different programs and also gave the members valuable experience in their Work. .Mn-gv IMvp-rflwmnmnlrayownm A .F . ,J-L ' a .....,n.l.;..-.,I..I..,;f .mu'... 'FPTW' ? . NV .- 9-. . EN 'i - -.,- e M. '2: mW.. ' . -. - .'..-..-.5.,: .. :5. .. 'k .33: ;, 14' h .36. 38!. he: -. 'i'ik Xx , L11 1! A'HMh-h $ W31 WEN ., f ISIS. 74a Jam 31m ,4: 464mm College Band Gives Snappy Performances At Games and Concerts The whistle blows. The half is ended. Suddenly a crescendo of music hits the air. The Carthage College Band is playing again. Three sporty marches are played. Sud- denly the band moves into formatiOn. Drum major Bucky Harris steps to the front of the band. He blows his whistle. The group moves across the field in a flash of color. A series of formations are made. Finally the band forms in front of the bandstand in the shape of a C . The probing strains of the Alma Mater strike the air. The crowd snaps to its feet and ioins in the song. A Growing Group Yes, this is the Carthage College Band. A band which has grown in size and pop- ularity. A band which its director, Prof. James Nehez, may be proud of. The band, always sharp in their striking black and gold uniforms, presented a fine performance each time they played this past year. Their repertoire included every- thing from classical numbers to marches, polkas, and novelty numbers. Pep Band, Too Not only did the band outdo itself at football games, but :L special pep band con- sisting of regular band members played at basketball contests. This pep band was es- pecially popular with the students when they sounded off with such novelty num- bers as RDark Town Strutteris 33.11,, and Lassus Trombone. The band is a complete organization with an eXCellent corps of officers. Bill Roth served as president while Ray Roth was vice-president. Faith Broesieke was secre- tary and treasurer. Deloris Bone acted as reporter for the group. Special Concerts Many fine concerts were given during the year. The two top ones were special con- certs given in the fall and in the spring. In February, They gave a special concert in an assembly program at the local high school. The band, one of the largest that the col- lege has ever had, is also one of the best. Prof. Nehez deserves a lot of praise for his hue work as well as do the many students who have devoted much of their extra-cur- ricular time to the organization and its activities. GARTH h E C . t . E? ILLIh 11:93; W21 BaCk ROW. left to right: Dale Campbell. Bob Goes. Cal Claus. Nat Nelson.Roy Satre. Richard Stitze1,Wes Simtms. Bob Voelz.Milton Whitney. Middle Row, left to right: Maurice Blue, Cliff Stubbc, Gerald Crank, Dean Thomas, Bob Elston, Hugh Hart, Buck Aden, Carroll Thomp- son Front .Row, left to rishl: Dalph Stanley. Alan Anderson, W'aync Lintch. Bob Ixsher, Harold Lcathcrby, Kenneth Pruefruek. GWKGM One of the newest clubs on the campus, and One of the most active, is the Circle K. The twenty-flve charter members of the club set about this year to lay the groundwork for future projects in community welfare work on the Carthage campus. President Dean Thomas led the group of publiC-spirited young men Who established the Circle K Club as an experiment in the manifestation of the Kiwanian spirit among college men. Bob Elston, a Collegeville veteran, and Bob Goes, another Collegeville man, were vice- president and secretary-treasurer respectively. The club, the first of its kind in the World, was a live-wire organization from the very start. A huge Kiwanian-sponsored banquet- charter night in October sent the Circle K away to a busy year. The club gave a football banquet for the local high school, sponsored a city-Wide waste- paper drive in Carthage and sold magazines in order to raise money for their future projects. These projects include the sponsorship of Circle K groups on other college campuses and financial assistance of needyr students. The group planned to send a representative to the International Kiwanis Convention at San Francisco in the spring. Monthly dinner meetings carried out the clubes plan of giving training in the social graces and in developing an aggressive citizene ship among men students. Outside speakers were uSually featured at the meetings. ....h .hTethe -Fh ?wvhhw-rh-rf -..Nr.M.-... w: h-vnk 'v -. anywh .a h m. m .M w W. W . 'I'w0$'r . .I Fl built? . .VJVBIIIIIII... .Ktauu-tdni. 1....1. E5 i. E. .iirli . i. Qlfhnf il..n.nlul;;. Kama Wm 4M .3324 Hub Region Convention in November High-lights Active Year; Baughman Gets Presidency 0f Tri-State Group The Lutheran Student Association rose to one of the largest organizations on the cam- pus this year, thrOugh its many programs and proiects designed to further religious study and social and recreational life for the stu- dents. Paul Baughman, a senior, led the group in its many activities. It was largely through his efforts that the Carthage LSA had the honor of playing host to the Hub Region An- nual Convention on the campus, November 7, 8 and 9. Ninetyenine students were reg- istered for this conference, hfty-four of whom represented the following campuses: Uni- versity of Illinois, Augustana College, North western University, Purdue University, Whitewater State Teachers College. Univer- sity of Wismnsin, Platteville State Teachers College, Chicago Seminary, University of Chicago, Augustana Seminary, and Sacra- mento College. Baughman President At this conference, Paul Baughrnan was elected president of the Hub Region. The LSA has about 50 active members al- though all the Lutheran students on the campus are c0nsidered members. This organi- zation does much work toward cultivating friendships and social life on a Christian level. It also stimulates Bible reading and church attendance. All in all, it does a great deal toward fostering Christian living on the cam- pus. This organization has sponsored many im- portant events this year. It held weekly meetings during which important topics of the day were discussed. These meetings were often held in the Commons. The group has sent representatives this past year to the FRONCON lthe North Ameri- can Student Conference on Christian Fron- tiersl, at the University of Kansas. It also had representatives at the Ashram fNational ISA Conferencel at Camp Asilomar, Mont: erey, California. Action Drive Another highlight of the year was the Lutheran Student Action Drive, which began March 1. This drive was for the purpose of raising funds for spiritual and physical aid for students in war-devastated lands. Such areas included China and Finland. The LSA has always been a strong organiza- tion on the campus. Its work has been im- portant in the past and will continue to be important in the future. Officers Its officers are students who have taken an active part in religious activities on the cam- pus. Since Paul Baughman was graduated in the middle of the year, Dale Hultgren was chosen as president for second semester. Eliza- beth Rex was vice-president First semester. When she left school in January, Robert Crofton was Chosen to fill her vacancy. The secretary for the year has been Ellen Yenny while Milton Whitney held the treas- urerls position. This group has had an able backing by four top members of the Carthage faculty. They were: Conrad Park, Harold Bernhard. Merle Boyer, and Miss Pearl Goeller. The participation by the LSA 0n the cam- pus in its various activities has been strongly appreciated by the students and faculty alike. . -F -f'.'.-'- I turn Blck Row. qut to right: Kenneth Procfmckt Milton Whitney, John Hcidbrudcr, Howard Schnr, Carl Ekluf. Waiter Snbins, Ralph Lugct. Robert Fellows. Middle Row. left tn right: Dale Hullgren. Marlyn Lucht, Robert Law, Carl Ruud, Dumld Krucgcrt Albert Nyhnd. Lawrence Oestrcich. Dick Preis. Front Row. left to right: CliFEord Baumann. Burton Schroeder, Bruce Klnctct William Dichl, Dr. Harold Er Bernhard. Lloyd Franke, Dixon p41 4 'It i Yaste. Jack Greenthalt In their meetings and the various activities Which they carried on during the year, the Philochristos were instrumental in furthering the spirit of Christian fellowship among their members and in promoting social service work in the community. The most spectacular project that the or- ganization has carried on has been the sending of Gospel teams to 1311 temporarily the pulpits of churches in nearby communities. Members of the Philochristos freely gave of their time to preach in churches where there was no regular pastor. The members went Out in groups of two or three, preaching to the various congregaw tions wherever they were called. This proiect gave the future ministers :1 chance to become acquainted with the actual problems of min- istering to a COngi-egation. President William Diehl led the organiz. - tion in its meetings. These meetings were Often highlighted by outside speakers, who talked to the group of problems and policies closely related to their held. Fred Marks was vice-president of the group. Lloyd Franke and Ed BeIter were secretary and treaSurcr, respectively. Zfaum; Wamemi BMW 14de One of the most idealistic organiza- tions on the campus is the YWCA. This group joins with other clubs on the campus to promote Christian fel- lowship. Although it is strictly an organization for young women, it often invites male guest speakers to its meetings. Its frequent meetings are held for the purpose of discu55ing important topics and social problems of the day. One of the most important meetings that the YWCA sponsored this year featured a discussion on the social, t political, and economic phases of Com- Bnck ROW, left to rwghl: Nomi Holnppa, Rombtl Rasmusien, juanita Jenks, Pal: NCI- ' 5011, Lenore Klein, Harriet Van Duzur,Cumen Hennhelhng, Phyllis Schreekenberg. mUDlSm. Front 'Row, left to right: Kathlyn Leshlcl, Dr. Juanita Jones, Mary Ann Holford. T1115 :6116 group does much toward Amt: La D232, Hume I-luey, MIII'JOUL' Golden. - fl - - - 11 th un WOm- 11'1 UEDCmg splrltua y 8Y0 g en 0n the campus- Campus Prayer Fellowq ship merged with the Luth- eran Student Association at the beginning of the second semester to become the Bible Study Interest Group of that organization. Members of the Fellow- ship met together for group prayer and Bible study. Goals of the organization were to encourage a deeper spirituality among their members through Christian fellowship. .IOhn' C' Heldbredcr! 3' Back Row. left to righL: RUIJUI'E I-Llnsnn, jnenb Schneider, Judeon Sans. Sarah Rosa. Gracia ?Hohr. pre-fheological Student, led Ellen Yennjq Mary Ellen Stengel. Dixon Yaste. jtlck Greentlml. Ralph Logest Fwd W-Iennigmrln. Front Row, left tn right: Jeanne Struberg. Ruth Schn'ndt. John Heidbredert Mary Scan. jmn Frey. the group thrOugh the year as chairman. Joan Frey served as music chairman while Ruth Schmidt handled publicity. Mary Scott was secretary. Dr. Harold E. Bernhard, chaplain of the college, was faculty sponsor for the fellowship group. w . Hr E E E i? :1; E E E E. ii I? E g E g: m .gKH1 n.- '15 .4 : II we 2 TE g2? Back Row, left t0 right: J'Uun Andl'n Third Raw. left tr: r ht Phillip lSri Mandulbaum. Dun Secund Row, left 10 3, c:- T ctmcycr, Manon N 'n. Ruth Dahmen, Lila Larson Front R' ', left us right: Doris juyce Helwig, Phyllis Schleckenberg. 'Q nn- 1 ! Frank Laucrumn. Delbert lesun. g. Bi Gunn, Alvin Suhruud . Jfl Rudy Biltnur. Lavcrn Blair, Nuubert Buhl, Harald Matlwsun. rn Trrckur, Agnes Petersun. Billie Heal, Phoebe Ynun Duh: s nitrussl'u:im, John Thnn!psnn,jr., Phyl'lis Nurdick. E- Can'l H ugemann. June Julmmn, Harold Leathc b; W'illiam Mcrnman. Hilnur Schmidt, Morris Nelson, Nat NI: 3' Brcisch. Ruben Chilsnn, Robert Blinkenmn IJc-naEd CIIIVL' . I. h EM 1 . t. me. J. Bryce Sardiga. Richard AndersmL Bub Lurcnthnl, Eumd 3W Society New Club F ormed to Further Business Study and Research Another ciub new to the campus this year is the business club which was formed in November. The group was organized with the assistance of Prof. J. Bryce Sardiga, who acted as its sponsor. Thirtyr members were taken into the club.1 which was organized to foster the study of business and education and to encourage scholarship in busdess-related studies. Re search in business fields is encouraged. At their various meetings the group Spon- sored speakers from the. Heid of business in order to carry out their work in the business held. Harold Leatherbyr led the group as presi- dent. Richard Anderson was vice-president; Doris Stegeman, secretary; Robert. Lorenge, treasurer; and James Johnson. sergeant-at- arms. Back Row, left to right: Margaret Altman, Earl Pope, Harold Leather- by. Richard Stitzcl, Lucy Freitag. Charies Hunter, Virginia Garcia. Middle Row, Id: :1: right: Bcuy .Innc Omcr, Betty Jane Griffiths, Ruben Lesllcr, Man'is Frulnnd, Marge Pizarro, Maryann GriHiths. Front Row, left to right: thucillc Niemann, William Merriman, Wes Simons, joannc Hunt. 31 6W 6W Popular Language Club Again Is Largest Group on Campus The Spanish group, all who are students in Mi53 Emily Pennockhs Spanish classes, were Once again one of the leading organizations on the campus this year. Through their varied programs they attracted 88 members to the club, to once again be the largest club on the campus. Carrying out their purpose of promoting an interest in Spanish customs and peoples in the college, the club held frequent meetings at which various Spanish programs were pre- sented. Group singing in Spanish usually was a feature of these meetings. A meeting typical of the meetings held during the year was the one On March 4, in Denhart Hall, when an all-student program Back Row. left to right: Jay Breisch, Doris Slegemann, Mudred Hall, Avon Wallen- dorf, Joanne Evcrhart, Doris Andersnn, Bob Chilson. Middle Row, left to right: Dororhy Reidnur, Agnes Pelursun, tlunc Johnson, Pierbie Mourhouse, Ella Mac White, Georgi: Eastcrday, Lila Larsun. Front Row: Miss Pearl E. Guullcr, Roszhul Rasmussen, Dorothy Arbnugh, Betty Jane Cook, Mary Elizabeth Butkin, Myron Shannon. Ruth Johnson. Miss Emiiy C. Penncvck was presented. Clifton Ching spoke on Spanish Easter cus- toms. Betty Maas and Maryann Griffiths, ac- companied by Leona Heitman, sang Rio Rita? and TI Rancho Grande? Miss Griffiths recited some Spanish poetry and a play, El Enfermof was presented. To fill out the evenings entertainment, Audrey Shaw and Charles Hunter gave a demonstration of the Jarabe Tapatio, a Mexican Hub dance. The Spanish hesta at Christmas time was one of the most important events of the year for members of the club. A skating party and Spring Banquet capped a successful year. Mary Elizabeth Botkin was president of the club this year while Betty Jane Cook served as vice-president. Dorothy Arbaugh was secretary, Myron Shannon. treasurer and Rosabcl Rasmussen, reporter. Miss Emily Pennock and Miss Pearl Goeller were sponsors for the Club. j. !; -' lanai .........-.- 4...... .x;'....-- 8W m; M 12:91,: me: 71w gage aw WAA Try Beds in Cabins 0n Mississippi for Size on Gala Over-night Hike in December Even though the icy winds of early winter were blowing around the dorm doors, seven- teen girls from the WAA dared the Cold blasts to take an overnight hike to the cabins on the Mississippi, early in December. They carried wood for the fire-place, cooked their meals over a piOnee'r-type stove and got the rustic feeling of the pioneer be- fore the evening Was far gone. After a glori-- fled spread of apples, popcorn, cocoa and candy the girls loosened up With a taffy pull and a free-for-all pillow fight. The following day they made their weary trek, the seventeen miles back to Carthage, swearing that it was the most miserable and most exciting four hours they had ever spent. Miss Ruth Dahlgren led the group on their venture. WAA Leads WomenTs Sports in Active Year A trail hike on September 13, under the direction of Miss Ruth Dahlgren, sponsor for the WAA, started the WomEnk Athletic As- sociation off to a busy year. The hike gave new members of the club a chance to get acquainted With old members. The club turned a new leaf in the social whirl when it sponsored an old-fashioned square dance in the fleld house September 27. The jeans and plaid shirts teamed up with bales of straw for decoration, and gave the aHair the true rustic appearance of a barn dance. During October a hockey tournament was run off between the class teams, with the upperclass team and the sophomores tying for hrs: place. The annual Homeeeming hockey game between the WAA All-Star hockey squad and an alumni team was the highlight of the hockey season. The organization sent four representatives to the Conference of the Illinois Athletic Fed- eration of College Women at Normal, Illinois, in October. Members representing the club were: Doris Karriker. president; Sug Kehias, treasurer; Marjorie Golden and Doris Larsen. The students were accompanied by Miss Dahl- gren. Early in November the organization held a banquet at Mainwood honoring the members of the all-star hockey team. The basketball game between the senior Rmeww em Basket Beauties and the Freshman Flashes set the mid-year basketball tournament off to a running start, early in December. The girlsl gym was the scene of many hard-fought court battles all through the months of December and January. The tournament ended early in January with the seniors still on top and winning. uPudcly Brockhouse was the sparkplug 0f the senior team, with her deadly eye for the basket. An all-star basketball team was picked at the end of the tournament. The group initiated twelve new members February 4 at a banquet at Mainwoocl. The annual Co-Rec party on February 27 was one of the feature events of the WAA year. The party was a howling success, with the recreational games and sports activities keeping the crowd busy. Again the WAA took the lead on social activities when it sponsored the annual stunt night in the college fleld house. Thirteen groups took part in the big party. Throughout a busy year in the Womenk Athletic Department, the girls in the WAA took the lead in the many games and tourna- ments that were played. NVith its point system for distributing awards, the organization inspired its members in all sports. Through all their play members of 'the organization carried out the purpose of the club by fostering interest and participa- tion in sports and recreation for women. and developing sound bodies and sportsmanship in their members. 1 - WhL J-J Back Raw, left to right: LJVern Blair, Jean Burn Renee Show. Carol Larsun, Joanne Ei'url'lzl't, Gene Bcckwith. Front Row. left lu right: Dorothy Arbaugh, Cal Claus, Mrs. Louise Bale, Joanne Hurst. Charmaine Planert. 4W GM One of the most active of the inn- guage clubs is the French Club, better known to French students as Les Amis de la Frann'. Its twenty members are sponsored by Mrs. O. F. Bale. The purpose of this organization is to stimulate an interest in French civiliza- tion by supplementing the study of the language with social meetings which acquaint its members with French life. This year the members have carried on correspondence with students in France. At one time they had a native French student give them a talk on the situation of students in France at the present time. Other interesting activities were the showing of French movies, the placing of displays in the library, and the giving of special talks by members of the organization. The French Club closed its successful year by holding a special French Banquet for its meme hers. Officers were: Dorothy Arbaugh, president; Calvin Claus, vice-president; Joanne Hurst, secretary; and Charmaine Planert, treasurer. A530 h. d Another club new to the Car- thage campus this year is the German Club, which was re-or- ganized this year under the spon- sorship of Dr. and Mrs. O. F. Bale. Twenty-iive members joined the club to make its reorganiza- tion a successful venture. The group carried out its purpose of stimulating an interest in German life and culture by various plan- ned programs. Besides the purchase of new German ianguage song books, the group brought a number of Ger- man language films to the cam- pus for showing before the club. The outstanding Film shown was Back Row, left to right: Eugene Dvurovy, Franklin Shaw, Cati Kammcyer, Myrun Wagner, h . u . . Richard Surensen, Bruce Kloesc, Robert Hartman, Jonathan William Barrett, Robert Engen, t 6 German mOVIC Emll und Che Raymund Renner. Front Row: Patience Weidt, Roaumarie Doering, Helen Altman, Dnrothy Gruhn, Dorothy.r Arbaugli, Mariis Brunnet, hrlariana Wcidt. Detektive.n The iilm was a screen version of the book by the same name that the German class used during the first semester. Officers for the club for the 1947-48 school year were: Franklin Shaw, president; Carl Kammeyer, vice-president; Patience Weidt, secretary; and Bruce Kloese, treasurer. Back Row, left to right: Marjurie Golden. Kenneth Elmer. Eil'iS Shaffer. Clifton Jackmn. Phii Ralln. Reginald Girdlnrry. W'aneta Wright. Fumiku Kancslliru. Middle ROW, left to right: Miss Anna W'ind, :pumur, Mer Ann Hulfurd, Anim LaDegc. Dr. Paul Haring spunmr, Dn Alice Kibbu. Jdvimt. Juanita Jones. momma Dorothy Swupc, MJrinn Litzer. Harriet Van Duzer. Frunt Row, 16ft m right: Margaret Linker. janet Christianscn, Ruy Sacre. Oswald Kuwiuaaar. Francex Karrikrr. Curulyn BennerhoH. Beta Beta. Beta The Epsilon chapter of the Tri-Beta, na- tional biological fraternity, had 44 members this year on the Carthage campus 011 the sponsorship of Dr. Alice Kibbe, the Olganiza- tion heid monthly meetings at Which pro- grams dealing with some biological subject were presented. A trip to Iowa City to see the biological department of the University of Iowa was One of the features of the yeark events for the group. The group aiso planned over- might trips to the Mississippi RIVBI Station whem the stu- dents could study nature. Oswald Kowlessar was president; Roy Satre was Vice-president; Janet Christiansen was secretary; Corolyn Bennerhof'f was treasurer and Francis Karriker historian. 31 3:1 91 i 1 i Back Row, left In right: Robert Dounan, Mariana Wrcidt, Mervin Lopcr, Carol Bruss. Margaret McNeill. jnnet Christiansen. Dorothy Ar- baugh, Miss Marilyn Brees. sponsor, Doris IIurst, W'illiam Staiford. Carl Kammeg'er. Carl Zuzewiu, Robert Eugen. Middle Row, left to right: Ruth Schmidt, Phoebe Young, Dolores Sirassheim, Dee Rank, Marvi; Fruland, Mulls Erunner. Nona Holappn, Luis Buss, Virginia Garcia. Eugene Dvurvy. Front Row, left :0 right: Douglas Seibert, Arlene Lundbcrg, Paul Beringer, Orrlla Berger, Morris Maisenbnchl MW A packed gymnasium is hushed, the top lights go out, the stage lights go on, the purple Curtains glide apart and the play is on. The Masquers are entertaining again! This live-wire organization seemed to get the most work done per member of any group on the campus. Possibly it was their publicity man, Bob Doonarfs, good work, but the Masquers were almost always in the public eye. They presented vane Eyre, So This Is Londonn as their big productions. They 21150 presented several short plays at convocations, and broadcast wI'he Campus Playhouse over the Carthage radio station once a week. OHicers for the year were: President, Doug- las Seibert; vice-president, Paul Berringer; recording secretary, Arlene Lundberg; cor- responding secretary, Ortha Berger; treasurer, Morris Maisenbach. Miss Marilyn Brees, professor of speech, was sponsor of the group. allow 800mm 6M When you think of home economics, you automatical- ly think of baked pies and cakes. But the Home Eco- nomics Club doesnlt bake cakes at all. It serves as :1 social organization to develop friendship among its mem- bers and to provide oppor- tunitics to develop leadership. At its meetings, this group also helps develop an appre- ciation of the home arts, the cultural aspects of living, and an all around apprecia- tion and emphasis of the field of home economics. During the year, two of its members, along with Miss Laura Baker, sponsor, at- Back Row. left to right: Marion Wlunnickc. Barbara Stucky. Beverly Berrclson. Marian Crofron. Barbara Burda, Georgia Eastcrday. Mary Murphy, Betty Easterday. Lois Strubcl. Front Row, left to right: Luis Burs. Doris Karrikcr. Gracia Muhr. Mary Ellen Stengcl. tended The American Home Economics Association cenference at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. One Of its members, Irma Neikamp, was selected to represent the club as a candidate to be Junior Counsellor of the Future Homemakers of America tFHAl to be held at Bloomington, Illinois, in August. The club has sponsored several activities during the year. It held a lawn party for freshman girls, sponsored a formal Christmas dance, and served a banquet for the LSA Hub Region Convention. Bark Row, left to right: Shirley Snnnenun, Charlotte Schaffer. Marian Dichl, Erma Aden, Agne: Berg, Mildred Diehl. Front Raw, left to right: Mildred W'hitney. Cumin: Hanse, Miss Laura Baker. Miss Eileen W'au, Nona HulappJ. Cecilia Maxllusson. The president of the grOup was Cormie Haase; Vice-president, Nona Holappa; secretary, Mildred Whit- ney; and treasurer, Cecilia Magnu- son. Miss Eileen XVatt and Miss Laura Baker were sponsors. The Home Economics Club has a lot to look forward to since this year the department is getting a new permanent building. This building has been obtained from the XVat Assets Administration and will be made largely of wood and concrete blocks. The building will house the com- plete home economics department. It Will contain many new items in- cluding modern equipment designed to provide the utmost for the home economics students. This department has been the big- gest up-and-eoming unit on the campus. XVith the addition of its new home, it will continue in its growth. SW 6am! Probably the most important student or- ganization on the campus is the Student Council. Through its efforts, the administra- tion and the faCulty is brought in closer cone tact with the student body. All types of student-faeulty cooperation and interests are promoted by this gmup. The Student Council has as one of its main functions the maintenance of high standards of scholarship in academic activities and a high Christian way of life in student activities. Led by their amiable president, Bill Diehl, this group has sponsored most of the impor- tant activities on the campus. Its three biggest duties were the sponsorship of Orientation . . . . Back Row, left to ri'llt: Richard Preis. jcnnezte Zinn. Janet Goodsman. week, the Homecoming aet1v1ties, arid chapel Mamm Altman: pm,- Ems, and convocation programs. This past year it me Row, 'st w risht: Mary Ann Hnlford- Robert Van Osdol, . William Dichl, Dr. Martin T Nionson, Lloyd Franke, Doris Hurst. has also endeavored to solve problems pertain- ing to the betterment of campus life. During the Lenten season, the Student Council provided for many types of social activities which helped to stimulate real Christian interest. During the year. it also backed various dances and parties of lesser nature. e - The completion of these tasks and the solving of the many problems that confronted them was bv no means an easy problem. The group, however, carried out its functions well. Dr. M. T. Morison served as its adviser. Vice-ptesident of the year has been Lloyd Franke. Mary Ann Holford served as secretary. Fred Marks was treasurer for first semester, while Doris Horst took over his position second semester. There are thirteen members in 2111. The organization that places those iiQuiet signs about the library is the Student Library Council. Any type of library activity, such as posting of bulletins, pictures, etc., that is not provided for by the administration is done by this group. This past year, the Student Library Council spon- sored a project for the library. It also sold special student editions of the Readeris Digest to students each month. Officers for the past year were: Kathryn Lesher, president; Marian Crofton, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Sanderson served as its sponsor. . n - Back Row, left to right: Jack Brellenthin, Mary Murphy: Sug . Kehias, Wallace Rossmiller. ' Front Row, left to right: Kathryn Lesher, Mr. John E. Sanderv I ' son. Marian Crofton. .-.':1t-'1- bt5'5.7...- ug . .321;- .. . Wefeawd Bulge 81:.de Builtfe'nqd Headlines Tell the Story Of the Expansion of Carthage To Meet the Post-War Need In a feverish, but successful, attempt to ac- comrnodate all students who came here from the army and navy, and from homes both near and distant, Carthage College has broken more records than the child left alone with the family's favorite recordings. Banner headlines in the Indian, and head- lines in other neWSpapers, told of continual growth of Carthage College, and continued expansion of its classroom and housing facili- tles. New Buildings A new permanent classroom building has been obtained for Carthage College by Presi- dent Erland Nelson.n Fourteen buildings have been donated to Carthage College by the Federal Works Agency over a period of two years. llAdded recreational facilities will be af- forded Carthage College students when the Student Union opens Monday, January 26, the First day of the new semester. llThe Commons, an all-school cafeteria seat- ing 500 people at one time, opened its doors to Carthage College students on the first day of the fall semester last week. These were the headlines, but the story in detail, and the facts behind the story, were even more spectacular. Tough J 0b This is What Carthage College was up against. The impact of postwar education upon America's colleges and universities throughout the country was terrific. But, the boom reached no greater heights than it did at Carthage where enrollment increased 580 per cent in four years. Of the 712 students who attended school duringr the first semester of the peak 1947-48 school year, 276 were veterans. Of the col- lege,s total enrollment, 63 per cent came from Lutheran homes. Ohligated Growth Carthage was obliged to provide adequate facilities for all these students on tw0 ceunts. The college owed it to veterans, and t0 the United Lutheran Church in America from which it receives much of its financial and moral support. So Carthage College expanded. Five bar- rack-type buildings were moved in to house 116 men. Six buildings provided apartments for 21 veterans, families. The Commons was brought in to provide a common dining hall, with surplus space for additional classrooms. A Student Union joined the Carthage family of buildings, and a warehouse was erected. The climax to this expansion program oc- curred early in the spring when the govern- ment came through with its piece de resistence ea permanent building complete with lurnw her and concrete blocks. The college expected to provide the bricks to make the new member to the Carthage College plant conform with the rest of the permanent buildings on the campus. They Helped Giving credit where credit was due, Presi- dent Nelson expressed public appreciation to the United States Government and its agencies -the War Assets Administration and War Surplus Agency-for their part in this rapid growth. llWere it not for these generous donations, President Nelson said, Carthage College's all- time record enrollment of 712 students either would have been impossible or would have saddled the college with debt for decades to come. But this is not the end of Carthagels expan- sion program. The newest headline is: lTPres. Nelson Predicts Over 2,043 Students In T60; Says Boom Not Temporary? Going Up Excerpts from this expansion story of the year are as follows: llPointing to an increased birth rate and greater emphasis upon higher education in this country, Pres. Erland Nelscun insisted the current educational boom is not temporary, and predicted that Carthage Col- lege can have 2,048 students by I960.n This is not the complete story. Time will tell the rest. But, from where we sit. it looks as if Carthage College has no place to go but up. . :- ............-b--. '.-,urma.m'-at.amtpm -'.'.it--'7 A 1- r- 5953-? meW'MTT'E 35213! . ,F '4 - .m.. a t g .E 1'. P. ? . '3 5' i. i- 3.. -. WV. .Jz-r'. u II-rr r' ways wu;y.- California can boast of her year-round sunshine, and northern Alaska of her permanent snow; but students at Carthage are treated to a panorama of both winter and summer scenes. then the students come to the college in. the fall the campus is decorated with the fading green of summer, and the big maples out on the lawn are beginning to lose their leaves. . . 'i'i'i-e .mh 2, I'I .ax:--- :2... .I . Milk , By the time of the last football game Old Man Winter is usually whipping his icy breezes around the campus and often is piling snow among the never-fading evergreens lining Evergreen Walk. With Christmas vacation, semester exams and Easter vacation the winter melts away into spring and the campus seems to whisper 0f the summer beauty that is to be. ram 6; Me km The Rambler Reviews Events 0f Big October Homecoming Celebration Alumni from all parts of the country were on the campus for the annual Homecoming celebration which was held October 24-, 25 and 26. I A packed house at the Homecoming Con- vocation on Friday indicated that the celebra- tion was going to be a success. Students and faculty could be seen greeting old friends as they approached the field house. All sat nerv- ously through the convocatiOn program and hurried out onto the campus for the flag- raising ceremony at the flag pole in front of the new Meats Memorial Dormitory. At eight in the evening the homecomers and students packed into the held house once again to watch the annual beauty review, Kampus Kapers. Everyone seemed to get a great kick out of the procedures, even the faculty mem- bers, Who were frequently on the wrong end of the jokes. The huge bonhre burned well against the torrent of rain that beat down during the night. It lit up the football field and gave the students and homecomers a place from Which to start their long Snake-dance which wound around the toWn and finally ended up at the college. The many organization meetings and group Iuncheons filled up the Saturday morning and again gave old friends and alumni an Oppor- tunity to see the people and the places that they had come back to Carthage to visit. The Homecoming parade, led by the queen and her consort, marked the high-tide of the celebration to that point. With the band out front playing fulI-blast, the strange, quite collegiate-looking proces- sion got underway at Memorial Gateway. Miss Irma Aden, elected by the student body as Homecoming Queen, rode in a car leading the group. Then came the mixture of floats, built by the different campus organizations. The procession Went through town to the square of Carthage, attracting a great deal of attention while the Carthaginians enjoyed the parade in spite of the downpour of rain. The parade ended at the football held where the homecomers took up the more serious business of watching the football game be- tween the Redmen and the Vikings of Augus- tana College. The Vikings were conference foes of the Redmen in the Little Nine con- ference. In spite of the backing of the crowd, one of the biggest in the history of the school, the Redmen failed to click when precision would have meant touchdowns, and lost the Home coming battle, 13-0. It was one of their two losses for the season. The Homecoming dance on Saturday night, following the game, was the greatest success of the celebration. The gym was beautifully decorated in a magnificent Night and Dan?5 theme that afforded a perfect ending for the gala homecoming day. The dance floor was crowded throughout the evening and when the dance ended at mid- night eVeryone was content to say that the 1947 Homecoming at Carthage was a huge success. The annual Homecoming worship service in Old Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday morning, with Rev. Luther Muelier 0f Har- vard, Illinois, as guest speaker, formally closed the celebration. - J . . '--'-h;i1 7-7 I :'.' ' 43W; 71w Recimen King and Queen Football Reign At Rambler-Indian Sponsored Party In Field House For the first time in the history of the school, a king and queen were selected to reign over a football party hela in honor of the vie- torious Redman gridiron squad. The party was held in the field house the Saturday night following the Elmhurst-Carthage Little Nine Conference game. It was the last home game of the 1947 season. Stanley Griggs, state editor of the Quincy HeraId-Whig, acted as judge in the contest for the selection of the football queen. Griggs picked Betty Rohs from among ten candidates for the honor. The ten girls were selected by the football squad. Merle Richmond Was picked by the squad to be the flrst football king at Carthage College. Richmond and Rohs were crowned in an impressive ceremony at the party, with foot- ball coaches Roscoe Scott and Henry Keil doing the honors. After the crowning, the royal couple led the grand march around the Crowded gymnasium while Cal Claus and His Collegians played lively march music. This set a lively pace for the finale of the football party. The Rambler and Indian hope to establish a custom in sponsoring the first football party at the college. They hope that the selection of the Football King and Queen will beCOme a part of the grid season at Carthage. WW 1 Wherein We Tell the Story Of the Players and Coaches And the Great Football Season They Brought Us Symbohzing the fighting spirit of the Carthage College football squad in the 194-7 seasont Scott Olsen, center, was chosen at random for the above shot. The expres- sion on his face tells the story of the rejuve- nated Redmen squad that lifted itself out of the football cellar and on to new grid heights, With a string of almost unbelievable victories over highly favored opponents, in and out of the College Conference of Illi- nois. The Redmen, who deserve .111 the credit given them, and more, made Carthage a WW3 football college this year. Starting out as a relatively inexperienced group, with many strange faces on the squad, the Redmen improved, improved and kept improving as the season rolled along. In their first game they ran over a Wart- burg team that had mauled them the year before. They brought their season to a Close with a drama-paeked, fairy-tale upset defeat of the powerful Cardinals of North Central College, unbeatable in the confer- ence for two years, and one of the 25 un- defeated teams in the nation. .H...-I-.... .. e.- e . -h a -h- - u... .. runwaJk... . .-. ..-...-h.+.i.'.'...-.I-;-II-.. -.,C'-.A... .-..... .. .h. .-;.--.-g'.-..:.; -..-.h-h.. 9' Bottom: Rapp, Johnson, Hardy, R. Chew, Cox, Bradley, Witbart, Stanley, Anderson. Nutt. Second Raw: Hcrmancck, Good, Richmond, 1. Reeves. E. Reeves, Gurunian, Smhhe, 695350;:30 $74g$3 Wearheringmn. Olson, Scott, Stevenson, Hilomm, J. Nut:Y trainer. Third Row: Coach Scott, C. Gnetz, Kcmpf. 2.91qu3, DOWCH, Better. Bauer, Klecklur, Robinson, Van Osdol, Baxter, Green. Zinm. Coach Keil. Fourth Ruw: Schneider. Timmernun, Mcnsching, Schroeder, Daniels, Rumble. Ohman, R. Anderson. Botgwardt, Pctellc, Van Horn. Nelson, Manager Bates. Fifth Row: Assistant Coach Ennist Tracker. Fricku, Hanks, Willim, Hcrbst, Morris, Hcircns. Wtolbarc, Obcrn, Olfson, Yaste, Assistant Coach Bradiey. Sixth Row.- Wieklund, Muelcr, Viol, Keamer, Mueller, Kleckner, Wilson, Huber, Kinkade, Little, Johnson, Bauch. These are the Fighting Redmen. The fellows who came to school a week early in September so that they could get in shape for the season. The fellows who spent 3 0r 4 hours every evening from September until early November on the football field. The fellows who made football their work, and went Out on the held at game time to prove that they had succeeded at their work. Under the tutelage of our two new coaches, Roscoe Scott and Henry J. Keil, these fellows set the name of Carthage high in the football world. They avenged the losses of the winless 1946 season, and added glory to victory by winning the games that counted. Most of them will be back to play football at Carthage next year. The school and the opponents of Carthage can well take stock of these hurry of players. They make Carthage a foot- ball force to reckon with in the years to come. Three of the members of this 1947 football squad will be lost through graduation. Cliff Stubbe, varsity right guard, Ed Belter, a hrst string tackle, and Ed Reeves, captain of the squad for the last two seasons, are seniors. Stubbe, a husky? hve-foot, ten inch, 195-p0under, was a mainstay of the Carthage forward wall. In the first game Of the season he intercepted and ran back ten yards a pass by Wart- burg in the game with the Iowans at Carthage. He lettered in 1940, '46 and '47. Ed Belter, a sinfoot, 180 pound lineman, was a valuable man in either the guard or tackle spot. He played three years of varsity football at Carthage, and became a familiar fig- ure t0 the Carthage cr0wds. Ed Reeves, the 167 pound captain of the squad, played three years of varsity ball for Carthage. With his wholesome team spirit and never-say- die fight, Ed overcame the handicap of the loss of an arm and won for him- self a place on the Carthage squad which was almost permanent. Redmen Upset North h. . kltl ! New Storage Building For College Equipment EIS Stuaehts TomTrS' Out iF'm- Debate Romnetitiou Henry J. Keil ' . r' ' ' rlgkgngun rh-a. an: religion mE'BDDk AIIH'I iDr. Boyer Revieued IBy uThe Lutheran Central Saturdav 12 t0 6 tRlary on lugr 4J . i . .- . - . :meoting n! the group nmidins . : A mnup diwuwinn nn problems: Duet h mm V :m the LSA wan: led. by uludents Dlnr'nrrr. soprano Irrom mu Unh'e-rntty of Illinois, PM H-Ibben. biw- ' . baritone IJ Tthim E9 'mmti W 14' ! - hnm1 mm. u... m, Roscoe W. Scott M cw Guiding the gridmen this year were two new members to the coaching staff at Carthage College, Line Coach Henry J. Keil and Head Coach Roscoe W. Scott. Coach Keil hails from New York. Prior to this year, he had eight years of coaching experi- ence in New York and New Jersey high schools. Scotty was not new to all the Redmen but was new to Carthage College. He coached for ten years at Blandinsville high school and for three years at Carthage high school. In addition to his high school experience, he coached at Monmouth College and served in the Navy as a member of Commander Gene Tunneyis physical instruction staff. These two coaches led the Redmen football squads through a grueling season at a rapid pace. Although the training was rough throughout the year, the men were rewarded with their notable victory over North Central at the end of the season. ..... -h -e.--.. .i, h..--.F . .- Wm. M: m germ 0. . 4-15-l 0n 71w Gamedack 7nd A Story of the Redmen Riding High in Their 1947 Gridiron Battles The Redmen of Carthage College ended their 1947 football season in a blaze of glory, reaching unexpected heights on the comeback trail from last yearis inglorious defeats. The Redmen entered the Little Nine Col- lege Conference of Illinois as the under-dog team, but ended up by giving their opponents an unequaled series of surprises. Of the eight contests entered, there were Five victories for Carthage. Of the three non-victories, one was a tie game. Many of the members of the 1947 team were hold-overs of the 1946 squad. Their ex- perience, combined with the unique coaching abilities of Line Coach Henry J. Keil and Head Coach Roscoe W. Scott, really paid off. The 1947 foorball season at Carthage was cer- tainly one of the best that this school has ever witnessed. To top it all off, next yearls squad will be made up of practically the same fellows as the 1947 outht. Only three members were lost through graduation, Ed Belter, Ed Reeves, and Clific Stubbe. Unfortunately, however, these three men were all top-noteh guards on the 1947 group. Their loss will probably be greatly noticed in the guard slot on the line. Not to be forgotten is the Redman TTB team. The TB team was made up mostly of freshman boys. They had a full schedule of games with other B squads of other colleges. Although the Bi, squad came out on the short end in all the games they played, the experi- ence that these fellows obtained will pay off next year and in succeeding years. The B squad members worked just as hard as the varsity members. They learned plays and techniques that will prove valuable ' later on. All the members got to play f00t- ball, and as Coach Scott said, uThat's what we want. Nor must the trainers and managers be for- gotten. Theirs is no easy task. They have to fall out for practice every night along with the players. They usually do not receive nearly the praise that they deserve. Most of them put in more time toward the team than do the players themselves. The efforts of the trainers 0n the Redman squad was indicated this year by the excellent record that the team showed. Even the student body did its part this year. The energies put out by the cheer leaders and the Pep Club all helped. Loud cheering on the part of the spectators does a great deal toward building team morale and team spirit. Although the large number of wins ac- credited to the Redmen only netted them hfth place in the Little Nine Couferenee, they had the pleasure of knocking off two conference champions. The fine record set up by the Redmen indicated that from now on Carthage is a team to look out for. :.L :5 :i Wartburg Trouneed in First Game The Redmen chalked up their first victory of the year by overcoming Wartburg College 20-6 on the Carthage gridiron. The Carthage squad revenged a 32-7 beating given them by Wartburg in the 1946 season, and paved the way for more victories to follow. The Wartburg game showed up the exten- sive training that the Redmen received. There were a few surprises as to team members. There were also a few surprises as to the type of ball played by the boys. Using mainly a short punt formation, the Carthage gridsters scored a relatively easy victory bver their opponent. This Victory completely surprised sports fans in this section of the country. It indi- cated that Carthage was no longer an under- dog team and pointed that she might truly be the dark horse in the Little Nine Conference in 1947. Redmen Tie Western at Macomb Carthage broke all expectations by tying Western College 13-13 in their second game of the season. It was a calm, cool October night, perfect football weather, when the Carthage Redinen met their foe at Macomb. The Western Leath- ernecks were definitely out for a win, and they did not fail to bring the sell-out crowd a brand of football such as they had seldom seen before. Both teams played hard and fast. !-'.-,5e, .14-u.-Jlui .umbm :a: -. 1.1.- ....w-....17f .w win 1; W9? The Leathernecks tried to spring their two flashy negro backs loose whife the Redmen sought to get rough-hitting Aram Gurunian in the open. Nearly every effort failed, how- ever, since the teams were rather evenly matched. Each team cracked over two touchdowns and one extra point with long, sustained drives down the field. It was really a ball game of ball games and one that gave the Red- men valuable experience for the tough season that was ahead of them. Although several of the fellows received injuries from this game, most of them were in fine shape to play in the succeeding contest. Redmen Have First Loss The first loss of the season was handed the gridsters by strong Wheaton College in their third game of the season. This game was also the First conference game for the Redrnen. The Carthage squad put up excellent de- fensive work throughout the game, but the Crusaders came through to top them 32-7. This was definitely the worst of the two bent- ings dealt the Carthage Redmen during the season. The Wheaton team, although strong, hn- ished the conference race in third place. Although beaten, the Redmen proved that they were no push-over and that they could be just as rough as their oppositiOn. Redmen Trip Big Blue Perhaps their greatest win of the season next to the startling victory over North Central, was the win over the Big Blue of James Milli- kin University. The Redmen won a hard-fought victory over the heavin-favored Millikin team 12-6. Playing unusually good football, the boys used such a series of runs and passing plays to excel all expectations. The upset helped to put Millikin below Carthage in the final conference standings. It also indicated the great capacity of the Red- men to play football. Since the enrollment at Miliikin greatly exceeds that of Carthage, this trip-up proves the fact that the small college still holds a great place in the athletic activities of inter- collegiate sports. Homecoming Marks Win for Augie Sadly enough, Homecoming at Carthage College turned out unfavorably for the Red- men. The Augustana Vikings came through a tough battle to top the Redmen 13-0, giving them their second and last beating of the season. Playing in a drizzling rain, both teams showed good form on the field. Although the weather hampered a passing offense, the Red- men came through with several dazzling pass- piays. Augie scored her touchdowns in the first and third quarters While the Redmen came very close to gaining touchdowns several times during the game. Perhaps the most spectacular play during the game was the 65-yard run made by Ray Robinson of Carthage after the second-half kiek-off. Although the Redmen gained a larger amount of total yardage than did the Vikings, the Augustana boys came through. Their fast backfield and heavy line paid off. This game also marked the attendance of one of the largest crowds at a Carthage Col- lege football game. It was estimated that nearly 1,600 fans witnessed this Redman defeat. Conference Champs Beaten Playing in biting cold weather, the Redman eleven clicked at Quincy to top the Quincy College Hawks 7-6 on the Hawk? own grid- iron. The Hawks, coached by a former member of the University of Illinois Rosebowi champs of 1947, never quite succeeded in gaining more than their one touchdown. The game itself was rather spectacular. The Redmenk only toucthWn was obtained on the third play of the game When halfback Ray Robinson raced 70 yards down the field with the ball. The Hawks, champs in their own confer- ence, were a favored team. Although the weather was poor for a football game, a capacity crowd witnessed the Redmenk triumph. Redmen Win Last Home Game A clean, hard game played on the Carthage home field saw the Pirates of Elmhurst Col- lege suffer a 27-13 loss. The Elmhurst boys showed fine form as they used their T-formation in mechanical They were no match, hOWever, preciseness. for the smashing linemen and backs of Car- thage. During this earne, the Redmen were at the height of their power. Halfback Gurunian, who had been out of the last two games due to a hand injury, was back in the play. Other backfield men, including Robinson, Cox, Wit- bart, Anderson, and all the rest, came through to show off the extensive training given them by their coaches. This game also proved the real effectiveness of the Redman line. The line in most football teams is neglected as far as publicity is cone cerned, but no end of publicity is due the Carthage linemen clue to this game with Elm- hurst. It Was a smashing Victory for the Redmen. A victory that Will not be forgotten; a vic- tory that avenged a severe drubbing handed them by the Elmhurst squad during the 1946 season. Biggest Upset in State The biggest upset in Illinois and perhaps even the biggest upset in the nation during the football season, occurred When the Rede men dovmed North Central 12-6. Prior to this game, North Central had had no losses during the 1946 season, and n0 conw ference losses since the war. The North Central Cardinals, conference champs of the Little Nine, were strong. Few people gave the Redmen a chance against them. But the fine training and coaching that the boys had received paid off. Again the game was played in poor weather. Playing on a strange field, under poor condi- tions, the Redmen deserve a 10: of credit for their win. Both touchdowns that the Carthage squad made were from pass plays. Even though it was poor passing weather, the plays worked. Although the Cardinals Were a tough team, they themselves admitted that the Redmen outplayed them. Truly n0 finer method of finishing a season could have been used than by beating one of the top football teams in the Middle West. The Carthage College football squad, man- agers, and coaches certainly deserve a lot of credit. They have helped to make Carthage a well-known place, a school with an excel- lent reputation as far as sports are concerned. Even when the going wasnht easy, the Redmen showed forth good sportsmanship and con- duct. 11: is a privilege for an educational organization to have such a team. Yes, Redmen, were proud of you. Good luck in the future. -?-Am mm ,4 fefi 94 kw Redmen Do Things Up Right; Win Two Meets From Western, Have Four Golden Gloves Champs Led by the outstanding coaching of Buzz, Bradley, the Carthage College boxing team did much toward establishing the sport at the college this year. More than twenty boys turned out for the sport, and though most of A m-..-h .,.. L4; W: them were novices, they shOWed that Carthage could compete successfully with other colleges in boxing. The Redmen ring squad won two decisive victories from the Leathernecks of Western Illinois College at Macomb, and had four champions out of the 16 men who entered the Quincy Golden Gloves tournament in January. The ring victories over the Leathernecks made up for the two lopsided losses the Macomb boys handed Carthage in basketball. Redmen Win First Meet The boxing season got off to a fast start on January 23 when the Carthage ringmen won four out of six boxing matches from Western in the first of two meetings between the two teams. The meet was held in the field house. tCarthage wrestlers dropped both of their matches that night, giving Carthage and Western 21 6-6 tie for the combined wrestling- boxing meetJ Joe Cruz of Carthage got the Redmen off to a winning start by taking the first match from jim Finnigan of Western in the bantarn- weight division. Maurice Chapman of West- ern came back in the second bout to beat Don Powell of Carthage on a split decision in the . n... .' L. ' The 1947-48 Boxing Team featherWeight class. Lightweight Rafael Lopez of Carthage won over Ken Phlamm of Western on a split dew Cision. Chuck Huber of Carthage came in to make the meet score 3-all as he punched his way to a unanimous decision over Jim White of Western in the welterweight divi- sion. Dick Fee of Western won a unanimous de- eision over Roy Gonzales of Carthage in the middleweight fight. In the heavyweight di- vision Bob Wright of Carthage won the match in the second round when Andy Logan of Western was disqualified. This Was the third meet of the year for the Western Leathernecks. The Western boxers previously beat Bradley University 5-2. Second Meet a Triumph The second boxing meet was held with Western College at Macomb on February 26. This meet marked the second win for the Carthage ring team and also marked their last meet. tOf the five wrestling bouts held that same night, Western won threeJ The meet was won by the Redmen when they took three of the five boxing bouts. Don Powell, Carthage tQuincy Golden Gloves champiorQ, beat Jim Finnigan of Huber Clubs Him Down Western in the 125-p0und class. Rafael Lopez, of Carthage tQuincy Golden Gloves champion in the 140-p0und classL took a de- cision from Jim White of Western. Wally Daniels, Carthage, took a decision from Bob Strobbe of Western in the 155-pound class. The Redmen lost two bouts when Les Man- delbaum, Carthage 130-p0under, lost a split decision to Jim Simmons of Western and Hardin James of Carthage lost to Dick Fee of Western in the 160-pound class. Four Champs at Quincy Eight Carthage College boxers who fought their way to the finals in the District Golden Gloves tournament in Quincy, January 29, won four championships for the college team. After this tournament, iiBuzzi, Bradley, WelI-known student-coach for the Redmen, was Chosen to coach the 16-man team that represented Quincy in the regional Golden Gloves meet in St. Louis, February 2, 3 and 4. The entire 16-man Redman boxing team was entered in the Quincy Golden Gloves. Of the 16, half won preliminary bouts to enter the finals. Four Carthage Gaiden Glovers who were sent to the finals, were forced to eliminate two of their own number. In the novice, middleweight class, Ramori XValtz Me Around Again . . . Gonzales, Carthage freshman, met Wally Daniels, another freshman from Carthage, to take the decision. Gonzales sent Daniels down for a count of eight as the third round got underway. Two Carthage boxers again met in the ring for the novice lightweight class, with Rafael Lopez, freshman, taking a decision from Roy Anderson, another freshman. Lopez used a slicing left on his classmate. Don Powell, Carthage freshman, decisioned his opponent to win the featherweight title. Joe Cruz, Carthage freshman, lost :1 decision to Francis Tucker in the IIS-pound open division. Cruz tired in the third as the hght turned into a slugfest and Tucker took the decision. Bill Bradley, sophomore, lost a decision to Bill Platt of Quincy in the 135-p0und open division. Last year, Bradley won the decision from Platt. Short But Successful Year With the win over erstern on February 26, the Redman boxing season came to a close. Two meets were also scheduled with Bradley University, but they were cancelled due to sickness at the University. Although the sea- son Was short, it was the most successful of the two boxing seasons at the College. .4: I l :. .w-ew uBuzz uses his ring background to good advantage as he sends the boys through 1 tough workout. AQW Rut? 9n 71m New Wt l M uBuzz Bradley, Ring Veteran, Brings Boxing To Carthage College Hels the kind of a fellow you want to call Shorty the first time you see him; then you change your mind. Maybe itis the something intense about the way he talks, or the determined way he hurries down the campus walk to his next class. But after you meet Clarence Bradley youlll Change that nickname from Shortyll to Buzz just as all the students at Carthage College have. Buzz,5 is a senior physical education major, and a former GI and boxer who had a prom- ising ring career until a mine explosion in Italy put an end to it in 1944. Before he entered the service, Buzzll boxed in southern Illinois, where he Won the Cen- tralia Golden Gloves Championship title three times. He was with the Chicago finalists When he lost to Harold Dude in the 112-pound class. Dede went on to become the worldls title holder in the bantamweight division. When the war came, llBuzzjl was in the army. He turned professional in Eire while stationed there with the Fifth Army. He did all right for himself against all corners in Belfast until he left for Italy. There he car- ried OPE the last of his ring honors when he fought his way to the 127130qu pro-title of the Fifth Army. After his discharge from the service, Buzz enrolled at Carthage College with his heart set on coaching. His war injuries didrft keep him out of a football uniform, however, and for two years he carried the pigskin for the Redmen from a halfback position. Last year, Bradley got together with some of the huskier fellows on the campus and they decided that it would be a good idea to have a boxing team to represent Carthage in inter- collegiate competition. Since then Buzzh has done :1 great job bringing boxing to the Carthage campus. This yearls successful sea- son established the sport at the school, crOWn- ing with success Buzzlsl, two years of work. Last summer, another kind of bug got tlBuZK. Diminutive Rosalie Davis and Brad- ley were married just after the close of surne met school in August and moved into :1 Collegeville veterank home. When you ask Buzzn to name two of the most decisive matches of his career he quickly names the decision he lost to Dade and smil- ingly, the knockoutll his wife scored on him when he saw her the hrst time. Boxing and marriage are two great things, Buzz advises as he eyes his pretty wife, and besides, the Collegeville apartments are just acrOSs the road from the gymnasium. 'h G-b 2:5! 4. Back RoWeIt-ft to right: Coach Roscoe W. Scott. john Timmcrrmn. Arum Gurunian. Jack Brclienthin. Tony Russo, Jerry Nutty Manager. Coach Paul La Vinn. Front Rowelcft to right: Juhn Thiel. Bill Goesscl, Jack Petersont Keith Scott, Irwin Cox, Bill Burr. 3M 4M 4W 7W The Rambler caught the whole Redman basket- ball squad benched for the first time in the 1947-48 season as they posed for this picture with their coach, Paul La Vinn. From the beginning of basketball practice early in November until the final game, February 28, this was the only time that all ten of these fellows were benched at the same time. They carried the load of the basketball offense and defense through the tough 19-game schedule, with games in and out of the Little Nine Conference Their seasons record of 7-12 is not a good indi- cation of the type of ball that these fellows played. But it is an indication of the kind of opposition they ran into, and 0f the height of opposing teams as compared to their own. The Redmen were a short team, with a fast, snappy offense that made them look good against the best and tallest squads. Averaging little more than 5 feet 10 inches, the Redmen often faced teams averaging well over six feet. Through the early part of the season they were able to overcome this height advantage of the other team and they boasted a 4-1 record when they went home for Christmas vacation. But soon the strain of playing against what seemed to them to be beanvpole teams began to tell and they began dropping the close ones. Then their shooting ace, John Thiel, was injured and they hit a slump from which they failed to rise. It Peterson Bill Burr was selected most valuable player by his team mates at the end of the season, He was s. new- comer to Carthage this year who quickly carved out a niche for himself on the basketball squad with his fiery type of ball handling and expert deceptive passing. Bill played guard and was one of the best for ball handling and H00: play. Bill Goessel was again a mainstay of the 1947-48 squad. His animated type of play coupled with his expert rebounding made him a great center. Bill began hitting the hoop early in the season and be came one of the high scorers for the Redmen. Keith Scott moved up from the second squad to the First string early in the season and was a big help to the team with his six feet three inches in there at the center post. Keith was a steady scorer who used his height to good advantage. Irwin Cox was one of the short guards who Cox Scott Thiel Coessel played an inspired type of bail to pace the Redmen through the season. Cox was .1 good ball handler and often came through with more than a guard's share of the scoring. Tony Russo, the other short fast guard, worked well with Burr 01' Cox at the Outer posts. Tony played fast, inspired ball and ended the season fourth in team scoring. Jack Peterson was one of the mainstays at the forward post. Jacks favorite shot was 21 onevhanded push shot from the corner. Along with John Thiei, Jack Carried the load of the Redman offense with his sharp-shooting game. John 'I'hiel was named to an all-conferenee fm- ward post at the end of the season when he hnished the season wath a 20.6 scoring average per game. Johns long one-handed push shots made him a scoring threat every time he had the ball. allow; .71 Wp Short, Fast Redman Basketball Squad Ends Mediocre Season Against Taller Teams The Redmen basketball squad spent the Whole season looking up-to their taller 0p- ponents, that is. In almost every game they played, the Redmen were at a disadvantage in height and had to depend on their speed and shooting accuracy to carryr them to victory. The 1947-48 squad had some of the same personnel as the previous yeark squad, with John Thiel, Jack Peterson, Bill Goessel, Irwin Cox and John Timmerman returning. When practice got underway late in Oc- tober, two newcomers to the school and the squadeTony Russo and Bill Burrgbegan showing up well in practice. Word buzzed around that these two short, snappy guards were whizzes, and that Coach Paul La Vinn was preparing Carthage for a few surprises. La Vinn combined the speed and snap of these two guards with the expert rebounding of Bill Goessel and the accurate shooting of Jack Peterson and John Thiel to form the mainstay of the squad. When he unwrapped the Redmen cagers for the first game against the Beavers of Blackburn, ail Carthaginians were satisfied with the Outcome, and with the looks of the team. The Redmen took the game by a iop-sided score and it looked as if they were off to a good season. Then they traveled to Quincy, and handed the Quincy College Hawks a 54-37 trouncing, with Thiel and Peterson hitting the basket from all corners. In their first conference game, the Redmen also took their first loss when they bowed to the Tall Titans of Illinois Wesleyan in a hip- and-tuck overtime contest, 64-68. Many said it was the best game they had ever seen 011 the Carthage floor, and none ceuld say it was lacking in thrills or good, fast play. The Red- men played over their heads as they fought the Titans to a 5368 tie at the end of the reg- ular time, but the great height advantage of the Wesleyan squad finally told as the Titans fought ahead to their overtime win in the extra period. All the fans went away from this one with the feeling that Carthage had a great basketu ball squad, and that but for the lack of height, Carthage would have come out ahead. After this close one, the Redmen went ahead to win tw0 more quickies before they layed off for the Christmas recess. They beat Elmhurst to gain a .500 rating in the confer- ence and punched Blackburn back for the second time, 74-53, at Coilinsville. Boasting a 4-1 record, the Redmen came back from the Christmas vacation, and promptly absorbed their second loss at the hands of the Parsons College eagers at Parsons. They sought to regain their preeChristmas form at Monmouth, but the Scots were too much for them, and the Redmen went down in their second consecutive defeat. These two losses, even though in non-con- ference encounters, put a dent in the Carthage record, and slowed dOwn the Redmen winning pace considerably. In their next two games, both in the confer- ence, the Redmen fought back hard, and dumped both North Central College and Lake Forest College as they added up a 3-1 rating for themseives in the conference. At this point, the Redmen were tied up for second place in conference standings with the tough Crusaders of Wheaton College. This was a crucial point for them in the fast-paced season. A little added height would have helped a lot, and might have stemmed the tide. But new height was not to be had, and the previously high-riding Redmen began hitting the skids as they fell to the shorter end of a narrow winning-losing edge. Maybe it was their high standing in the Littie Nine Conference stratosphere that made them dizzy, but the more logical explanation is the fact that their opponents were getting tougher, while the Redmen lost that sharpness which makes for winning basketball squads. The turning point of the season came dur- ing the Augustana game at Rock Island, on that fateful night of January 28th. It was in this game that high-scoring Johnny Thiel suf- fered his knee injury that was to keep him out of seven games. The Redmen went into the Augustaria game With a promising 371 conference record, and led during most of the scoring period. The Redmen were enjoying a six-point ad- vantage with eight minutes remaining to play, when Thiel limped to the bench. The Augies poured on the heat, and gradually closed the gap, winning by two points. After that game, the Redmen were never the same. They returned to their home floor for the next game and managed to slip past Parsons, 4-9-44, for their seventh and final win early in the season. In that game, playing without Thiel, the Redmen were paced by Bill Goessel who piled in 13 points. From there on in, it was loss after loss, and the Redmen, though they fought hard and kept their courage, seemed powerless to do anything with their tough Little Nine opposia tion. Even When Thiel returned to the line- up and La Vinn brought in some reserve strength from the B squad, the Redmen could not pile in enough points to win another game. The Leathernecks of Western State College, Macomb, belted the Redmen twice with lop- sided scores, and the Augies dropped Carthage once. The final game of the season offered the Redmen an opportunity to end their bas- ketball season in a hnal spurt of Victory by upsetting the title-holders 0f Millikin Uni- versity, just as the football squad overthrew the champion North Central eleven, but they failed to make the scoring punch. '3 , !'-. t .3 :4. .1. 4';'-.'... -..4;..u-..-...- WU ..- . .-+ ' - '-i--..-u-.h ...-.n. Back Row-Irf: to right: Tom Green, Wes Christian. John Hay, Bob Tingluff. Ray Robinson. Earl Smick, Ed Martin, Tod Smckfish. Frunt Ruw-Ief: to right: Eugene Weatherington, Bub Hardy. Ralph Ohman, Jim Craig, Jim Pendcrgasr, Jay Baysingcr. Men BM 743 mm, ttB Squad Wins Seven, Loses Four Behind Keil The fellows who will be tossing them in for the varsity in the next few years did them- selves up right well this year as they Won seven and lost only four second-team games. The htB squad men got a lot of valuable ex- perience that will stand them in good stead in years to come. Several of the BF squad fel- lows moved up to the varsity as their experii ence on the second team developed them into varsity material. Coach Henry J Kcilhs squad provided some exciting moments for the bas- ketball crowds and gave many fellow:; who needed College seasoning the chance to get that seasoning in competition with players near their owu ability. swam $720414 Girls Giggle Over Gay Games While Guys Go Gunning For V ictories Although the womeifs athletic department at Carthage College does not produce any promising candidates for the football squad, the girl sports enthusiasts have a busy year, just the same. Paced by their super sports- -minded leader, Miss Ruth Dahlgren, the giils en gage in such a busy physical educational program to cause the fellows 0n the campus to be envious. The womerfs sports seteup lasted through- out the nine-months schoai year and involved almost every athletic activity in the frails1 sporting bluebook. When the leaves start to fall and the boys are sweating it out 011 the football field, the weaker sex perspire in their own activities. This is the time for field hockey. Every day, the hockey field is filled with white-shorted gals Who really enact a series of tussles. Although iniuries are usually slight. ... . . Jud... .AAAAW A more than one eo-ed has come out of a fray with skinned knees and blaek-and-blue elf bows. Tennis and archery are also carried on at this time. The girls not only participate in these events, but they also receive numerous pointers from their instructor. A little later comes soccer, and socket they do. The soccer games are even rougher than the hockey contests. But the girls enjoy them- selves. And so do the fellows who are usually on hand to witness the events. When Jack Frost knocks at the Carthage door, the females are inside practicing a series of less strenuous games. These indoor sports usually include badminton and ping-pong. These two events last until spring. But the main winter sport is basketball. The hardcourt offers a real challenge for the par- ticipants in this game, and the gals go out for it in a big way. Although the women,s version is somewhat different than the menls the game is strenuous enough. But the girls forget their frills and show that they can really take it. About the time the monsoon season hits the campus, volleyball takes the place of basket- ball. A little later, when weather permits, the gals are outside again, this time playing soft- ball. Although softball fundamentals are old stuff to most of the women, they still pick up many new pointers from practice. These contests also become rather heated at times, but the old war-cry, nKill the umpire, is seldom heard. Womenk athletics has always had a strong hacking at Carthage, and physical educatiOn is something that the co-eds really look for- ward to. Say the girls, uIf the fellowa can do it, so can We? w?aiiv 52w? ' CRIMSON RAMBLER .ir' 105 NORTH WESTERN .. LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL 5 SEMINARY A Fully Accredited School Owned and Operated by the Synod of the Northwest TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR Minneapolis, Minn. At fbe Center of U. S. Luti'aermmm .: An Experienced Teacher at the Head of Every Department 4- Third Quarier Opens March 1. 1948 NEW YEAR OPENS SEPTEMBER 14, 1948 For Cataiog and Information Write to the President PAUL H. ROTH 2827 Girard Avenue. North Minneapolis. Minn. : '3 106 THE CARTHAGE CHICAGO LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY For home. for country, and for God, let us build tomorrows world on Christian foundations. The ministers of Christ are the master-builclers. The Lord calls the best of our youth; we train them well for the master-task. Interested pastors and layfoikeand prospective students, too, are invited to visit the Seminary's attractive campus to become acquainted with our pro- gram, to meet members of the Faculty, and to see for themselves the work carried on here. 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Rubber Footwear Work Clothing 395 and Shoe Repairing East Side Square Carthage, Illinois Carthage, Illinois f: - J..- H-b-w ..- . -'-x-'-': '-: .:I . :-- . 1...... 2'..viu'1 5. 7: -II '- - ' ,-'.- I THE CARTHAGE ALL THE MUSIC YOU LIKE ? WCAZ 990 KC - 1000 WATTS UNITED PRESS NEWS EVERY HOUR ON THE HALF HOUR CARTHAGE, ILL. Wew .Eaala Wherein it is Explained Why We Have Experimented And What We Hope to Accomplish This book is another one of the new things at Carthage in 1948. When in the future, :1 summation is made of all the ac- complishments at Carthage College this year, we hope that this book will hold the record among the pioneering achievement. WW6 hope the book will take its place along-side these accomplishments: the new record enrollment of the school; the new buildings constructed this year; the union, the commons: and the new school spirit which goes With the feeling of expansion. We want this Rambler to start the trend toward improved annuals at Carthage. We have sought to introduce an informal mag- azine style to the writing and picture make- up in the book in order to keep pace with the modern trend in college annual publica- tions. By this new method we hope to get more material on a page and to present it in a more interesting manner. We have sought to bring about this transformation by making the Rambler a non-profit, journalism-department publi- cation. The Rambler staff was made up of students in the iournalisrn department who devoted much of their out-of-class time to the preparation of the book. The staff did much of the preparation in that dreary-looking little room squeezed between the history and business rooms on the third floor of Old Main. There we made our plans, gathered our material to- Eether and mounted the pictures. The Rambler Roonf, was the place where we put the hnishine touches on our work. This work, the taking of pictures. the soliciting of advertising, the making up of lavouts. the gathering of information for our articles and the writing for the stories was done wherever and whenever the need and oooortunity for work happened to catch us. Our advertising manager, Jay Breisch, and his assistant. Incl; Brellinthin. pounded the streets of Carthage and other towns nearby soliciting advertising. They pounded out a lot of letters on the tvoewriters and worked their brains to a feverish pitch making the advertising layouts. The most spectacular innovation in the advertising section was the use of students modeling and using the products of our advertisers. James Tracy and Chuck Hildreth, busi- ness manager and assistant respectively, took their work wherever they found it. And it was seldom that they had a difficult time Finding it. The many intricacies of keeping straight the expenditures and re- ceipts of the Rambler budget; the paying of bills and collecting of debts fell to their lot. Hardly a day passed but what some- one hailed them on Campus to take some money, pay a bill or present one for pay- The Rambler felt pretty safe with Tracy and Hildreth guarding its treasury. ment. In the photography department it will be much easier to pass out the honor. There is no need to divide it there. Bob FeHOWs played a lone hand in the picture depart- ment. Bob. who has a natural bugli for pho- tography, came to the college with a lot of valuable experience behind him. He offered his services to the Rambler and we gladly accepted. He spent many long hours carry- ing his beloved llPress Fortyu all over the campus and also devoted much time to the developing and printing of pictures. Bob, who shot everything but the bull with his camera. is one fellow who will readily agree that A picture is worth ten thousand words? In summarizing the new Rambler policy, the following changes mark this yeafs book: I. The Rambler is a laboratory project of iournalisrn students rather than a project of the Tunior class. 2. The Rambler is an informal, magazine- tvpe book presenting pictures and writing of the vearis activities informally. 3. The Rambler is pioneering in a new type of year-book. Many mistakes have been made, but mistakes are conclusive evi- dence of movement. 4. The Rambler is ready to back-track, if students prefer the old type of formal year- book. At least, Carthage students will have the opportunity to choose now that they have been treated to both types. 5. The Rambler has a new by-product. It has given muchuneeded experience to stu- dents who intend to work in journalism- related fields for a livelihood. Carroll Thompson and Jack Harris, Editor and Assistant Editor. Tasmv E; e f?lg 21 g: . Play time at Carthage Cul- lcgc features various typcg 0f musical entertainment; dances, parties, and shows. Zagaifhie-am. Mu. . - - - W!- ?M2i1m aim w. --'-.-.v