Gem City Business College - Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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GEM QLTYSUSIHESS QQLLEG'rE,QUlNCDC' ILL. GIRLS' BASKETBALL SQUAD, SEASON 1934-35 f- ?--- ---A -AA-A-A I i The girls' basketball team this year scheduled a number of interesting games. Their games with the faculty were especially exciting to the students. Those in the picture are: Top row, Miss Mathis, managerj Marie Ellerson, Oakville, Iowa, Lois Pat- terson, Quincyg Coach Rose, Mary Fields, Monmouth, Ill., Laura York, Hannibal, Mo., Mildred Louise Silvey, Lewistown, Mo. Bottom row, Marguerita Gunlock, New Canton, Ill. 5 Jeannette Birch, Griggsville, Ill., Nelle Donelson, Palmyra, Mo. g Ruth Terpening, Ewing, Mo., and Abbie Lou Berry, La Belle, Mo. BOYS' BASKETBALL SQUAD, SEASON 1934-35 . Those 012, th? b,QYS' basketball team, pictured above, are: Left to right, Coach Rose, Bobby Reeves. Quincy, Ill.g Mike Lauer, Mt. Union, Iowa, Robert Brose, La Grange, Mo., John Buss, Hamilton, Ill.g Wllbuf AFQHSC BHSC0, U1-S Lyle Walters, Abingdon Ill ' Melvin Scranton Payson Ill ' Ben Pryor Han- nibal, Mo., Carl P. Skeffington, mgr., Quincy, Ill. T,hree,other players, Weiner Rose, Quincy. Leslie Little. Lewistown, Mo., and Tony Affre, Quincy, were unable to be in the picture. Page Twentyffo Lw

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L gg GEM QLT.Y5USINEES,QGLLEGrE,QUlHQ3C' ILL. When Iona Cole received her A. B. degree from the Illinois Wesleyan University in 1933, she felt tnat her education was finished and that she could 9-HS113' get a position and make a business success. Much to her d1smay,.she discovered that she was unable to get a position and after she had made several fruitless attempts, her father insisted on her coming to Gem City, taking the full combina- tion course. She made an excellent student and became a good stenographer bookkeeper. In May 1934, Dr. H. B. Bruner, head of the De- partnient of Curriculum Research, State Teachers College, Coltunbia University, New York, called us over the phone asking for a young woman, and we sent Miss Cole. The following letter from Mrs. Alice Retzlaff Carlson, Mr. Bruner's former secretary and a Gem City girl is self-explanatory: Dear Mr. Musselman, Since both Dr. Bruner and Miss Cole are in Europe, I have your letter of July 5 to Dr. Bruner. Doubtless Miss Cole did not have time to write you about her trip to Europe. Dr. Bruner is taking a group of twenty students through England, Russia, and Germany to study social, economic, and educational conditions in the different coun- ' triiesb They sailed J Lane 28 on fthe Ile de F range and V wil e gone until a out the rst of Septem er. MISS IONA COLE I ' am sure they are having a most interesting time. Secretary to Dr' H' B' Bruner Miss Cole is being taken as Dr. Bruner's secretary. PI'Of6SS0I' Of Ed11C21'C10H J ust another illustration of what comes to Gem A Columbia University, New York City City StudentS When they C2111 ClU2111fY' THETA ALPHA CHI SORORITY .Y ' ' ' ' Those in the picture are: Top row, left to right, Mary Frances Dieringer, Hurdland, Mo., Ruth Clem, Quincy' Jo Maxwell, Quincy, Maxine Emerson, Carthage, Ill., Kate Smith, Quincy, Sue.Helfr1ch, Carthage, I1l.' Mildred Vanden Boom, Quincy, Marian Strauss, Quincy. Middle row, Vernice Bisser, Qumcy, Ruth Tenk, Quincy, Betty Mclntire, Quincy, Louise Lechtenberg, Quincy, Mary Margaret Musselman, Quincy, Frances Grover, Mt. Sterling, Ill., Marie Rupp, Quincy. Bottom row, Laura York, Hannibal, Mo., Gweg Lauer, Mt. Union, Iowa, Rebecca Birch, Gr1ggsv11le, Ill., Jane F ifer, Qu1ncy,.Faye Mathis, Qumcy, an Mary Becker, Quincy. Members not in the picture are: Maurine Krueger, Edina, Mo., Maurme Norton, Orion, Ill., and Maxine Wells, Cooperstown, Ill. . . . , The above picture gives an excellent idea of the present membership of Theta Alpha Chi, Gem City s sorority. This sorority has been in successful existence over a number of years, and has been one of the leaders in the social life of the institution. c . i . The sorority program contemplates a monthly party, in addition to frequent meetings and social activities of all sorts. I ' Page Twentyfthree

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1 GEM QLTbQ5Us1r1EssQoLLEGrE,QUmm4'lLL. THE GEM STAFF For several years we have had a college paper that has been a credit to the staff which has produced it. The members of the Gem Staff are as follows: Top row, Harold Hardy, Hull, Ill., circulation, B. R. Newlon, Quincy, advertising manager, Ed Rockenfield, Quincy, business manager, Gerald Lauer, Mt. Union Ia., advertising, Henry Schuster, Keokuk, Ia., circulation, Elmer Folkerts, Monticello, Iowa, re- porter, Garth Elzea, Quincy, advertising, Cecil Baker, Barry, Ill., editor-in-chief, Kenneth Rose, adviser. Second Row, Charles W. Fitch, Jr., Quincy, adviser, Carl P. Skeffington, Quincy, sports,John Maddente Milwaukee, Wis., features, Jo Maxwell, Quincy, society editor, Sue Helfrich, Carthage, Ill., feature editor' Mary Shinkle, Denver, Ill., make-up editor, Marian Strauss, Quincy, sports, Edward Horst Jr., Quincy, sports, Dick Murray, Quincy, sport editor, Josef A. Prall, faculty adviser. Third Row, Laura York, Han- nibal, Mo., cost clerk, Mary North, Pleasant Hill, Ill., reporter, Mary Brant, Nauvoo, Ill., reporter, Zona Barker, Astoria, Ill., circulation manager, Betty Mclntire, Quincy, typist, Edith Ridder, Quincy, news editor, Gwen Dirks, Quincy, society, Florence Terwelp, Quincy, reporter, Claude Hawkins, Shelbina, Mo., advertising, was ill at the time this picture was taken. , l 7 GEM CITY ATHLETICS We believe in athletics as a means of exercise and recreation and encourage our boys and girls to participate in athletic activities. We maintain baseball and basket ball teams, and make it possible for our students to participate in other athletic activities throughout the town. Our basket ball teams have always had the crowd with them, because of their fine behavior and sports- manship. Character is developed in sport and Gem city prides itself on that quality in its teams. Besides these organized sports, there are many other opportunities for exercise in Quincy. The YMCA has a very ine gymnasium and there are indoor baseball, basket ball and volley ball leagues which are open to our boys. The YMCA has a very fine swimming pool. The water is kept sterile and clean at all times, so that there is no chance for infection of any sort. Competent life guards and instructors are always available and the lad who cannot swim can get instruction in swimming and diving. Many boys who have never had the chance to learn, have become expert swimmers while at- tending Gem City. In addition to this there is a fine pool in the Western Catholic Union building which is available to girls and where adequate instruction is given. Then there is the Municipal Pool which is open to the public during the summer months with com- petent life guards and instructors in charge. There has never been 'a drowning in the Municipal Pool. This is a beautiful basin in one of the parks. There, too, the water is kept sterile and free from con- tamination. Those who wish golf, have the Municipal Golf Course at their command. This is a regulation nine hole course and is well maintained. There are also free tennis courts throughout the city. These are both clay and concrete. Each year there are the city amateur tennis championships, which are open to any one who is an amateur and residing in the city. Gem City Students are eligible, if they wish to enter. For those girls who do not wish to play basket ball, but who wish some athletic work, there is the YWCA with its captain ball, volley ball and other games. The YWCA has other club activities. which are wholesome and which give the girl outside interests. Many of these clubs have picnics and go to our parks and creeks to cook meals and play games. STUDENT PICNICS AND ACTIVITIES Quincy has long been known as the city of parks. Early in October, the College gives its annual picnic to the students. This is generally held in South Park, a beautiful spot with hills, valleys, and creeks. Up among the century old oak trees are many tennis courts. Down on the lowlands near the creek are base ball diamonds, while on the hills to the far side of the creek lie the municipal golf links. Games are planned for every boy and girl so that there is not a dull moment. Quincy Bay, which extends along the base of the Mississippi Bluff line changes from a boating and fishing resort into one of the best skating rinks in the Middle West as soon as the winter weather appears. No matter what sport you may prefer Quincy is admirably adapted to supply our students. Page Twentyffwe