THE 1957 CLASS OF HIRAM COLLEGE PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL PUBLICATION Richard J. Cook, Editor iris ie ' - % ' ' ■■ ■ £ ' ■ [% — - ; 5 tl a il’lSfe is ;. iSjfitk «5 i% ■ft. SsPRMl k ItMItlii SPIDER H 7171 I U Wa I K • .v; ■ • f . ' ._ BBr I- ' . ' , 4 Kfj ’f , f Bj ’ 53j wUk -BL 0 SsBIraiSfek - ' . a ' Wav ' V 4 V 1 1 ■ mKt JHU FACULTY and ADMINISTRATION CLASSES ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES CLUBS SPORTS «• 160 PATRONS I OLD MAIN, or HINSDALE HALL, as we most often call it, rises above the towering shade trees as a venerable symbol of academic integrity, the focal point at Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio. Below: The New Dormitory wing of Centen¬ nial Hall, as yet unnamed, completes the mod- eern dormitory system which houses and feeds 200 women students. CAMPUS SCENES Above: Bowler Hall, one of the original dor¬ mitories for women, now houses the Music Department. Upper Left: Hinsdale Hall in a typical win¬ ter scene. Miller Hall, women’s dormitory Colton Laboratory — Physics, Chemistry, ology, and Mathematics Departments. Administration Building and from rear Bi- Auditorium freshmen Dormitory Above men Teachont - Cooley Memorial Library men s Right: Squire House, the old Andrew Squire, for years the Music Department, now houses offices. homestead of home of the administrative now 10 1 The Administration Building of Hiram Col¬ lege, like many of the other college build¬ ings, is framed by graceful elms, oaks, and maples. Faculty and Administration President Paul H. Fall, President President Paul Henry Fall first came to Hiram Hill in 1920 to teach chemistry, two years after obtaining his master’s degree from Oberlin College. In 1923 he won the Palm¬ olive fellowship at Cornell University and secured his doctorate at the end of two years absence from his college post. Through the intervening years he and Hiram have grown together. While serving the college as one of its most able chemistry professors, Mr. Fall also served the community of Hiram as mayor from 1931 to 1936 and was primarily in¬ strumental in securing the electric light plant for the village. In 1940, after an absence of four years, Professor Fall returned to Hiram as President Fall, the nineteenth in an illustrious line of Hiram educators. Today “Prexy” sits in his office on the second floor, southwest corner, of Squire House, “a chemist gone wrong,” guiding the many affairs of the college and surveying suc¬ ceeding classes of freshmen who, by the time they are seniors, come to know, love, and re¬ spect Prexy Fall as one of the best presidents Hiram has ever had. 14 Deans Mr. Davis was named Dean of the College in the summer of 1955 and made the switch from class¬ room to administrative office to begin the academic year 1955-56 in his new role. Dean Davis, al¬ though handicapped by a vacancy in the office of Dean of Men and often called upon to deal with student affairs as well as ones of an academic and administrative nature, proved to be a valuable asset in his new office. In addition, he taught a course in Shakespeare. John L. Davis, Dean of the College Miss Weekly came to Hiram in 1953 as Associate D ean of Students. Since that time she has become an integral part of Hiram affairs, both student and faculty, and is well liked and respected by all both for her ability and her winning charm. In 1955 she became Dean of Students in recognition of her capabilities. Elsie Weekly, Dean of Students 15 Faculty A. Eugene Andress Professor of Economics Marcia Kenyon Bissell Assistant Professor of Voice Arthur H. Benedict Professor of Political Science Thelma R. Bumbaugh Assistant Librarian and Instructor in Library Science Dwight H. Berg Associate Professor of Biology Lee Edwin Cannon Professor of Modern Languages 1G Dale A. Dreisbach Professor of Chemistry Elbert H. Clarke Professor of Mathematics Marvin H. Eyler Associate Professor Director of Physical Education and Athletics Mary Crawford Assistant Professor of Piano James K. Gottshall Instructor in English Donald Dooley Professor of Physics Faculty 17 Donna Gustafson Instructor in Spanish and French Frank N. Harsh Professor of Education Ernest Katz Professor of Psychology Faculty Marilyn Knorr Mike Koval Jeffery W. Kurz Instructor in Physical Education Instructor in Physical Education Assistant Professor of Speech and Drama Paul I. Miller Professor of History M. C. Morris Professor of German William S. Noble Professor of Philosophy and, Religion Faculty Adah Peirce Helen M. Petroskey Lincoln Coles Pettit Professor of Sociology Professor of Physical Education Professor of Biology Faculty Francis W. Proctor Professor of Music Edward B. Rosser Professor of Chemistry Paul A. Rochford Associate Professor of Art Neil H. Schrader Assistant Professor of English Ralph H. Rogers Professor of Philosophy and Religion Edith M. Scottron Associate Professor of Romance Languages 20 Faculty Associate Mary Louise Vincent Professor of English Elfleda Seelbach Assistant Professor of Music Thomas O. Weir Assistant Professor of Economics John E. Shambach A ssista n f P rofessor of Education Ruth Twining Whitcomb Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Science John B. Shaw Assistant Professor of English J. 21 Not Photographed: Edward A. Chupa Assistant Professor of Physical Education Vivian L. Garrett Associate Professor of Home Economics Kimon Giocarinis Assistant Professor of History and Political Science Margarete Koch Instructor in German and Spanish W. Douglas Mitchell Associate Professor of Speech and Drama Helen Olney Associate Professor of Mathematics Margaret J. Williams Associate Professor of Education Administration Charles A. Henry Alumni Secretary Gerald E. Bennett Assistant Treasurer Willis R. Jones Director of Church Relations Franklin B. Buell Treasurer Aaron H. Kelker Director of Admissions Merle Dowd Director of Public Relations 23 Administration Fred T. McGinnis Herbert C. Matthews Lawrence C. Underwood Maintenance Supervisor Business Manager Registrar The faculty and their wives en¬ joy the campus holidays just as much as do the students. Snow Day found several of the more ambitious ones building a snow pig. 24 Professor Berg’s biology its regular series of field speeding leaf scars on campus trees. class began trips by in- the twigs of T be Phi Gam—-Faculty Don¬ key Basketball game provided a hilarious time for all and exercise of unused muscles of the courageous players. The Phi Gams barely edged out the faculty to win the game. 25 i SENIORS Small in number but superior in quality our 80 seniors, survivors of a group of 160 freshmen who arrived four years ago, fondly survey an unprecedented list of achievements. Margie Schaedel veep, succeded Jack Ekey as president when he left for better things at the end of sec¬ ond term. The loss of the hazing revolt was no indication of future failure as we came back to win tbe push ball game on Campus Day and tbe tug-of-war on Sugar Day. Besides feats of a physical miture the class produced two winners in the W.A.A. Carnival King and Queen contest, Bruce Galbreath and Delores Baker. As Sophomores the class elected Dick Clawson president, and welcomed Mr. Berg and Mr. Rogers as new sponsors. We lost the hazing revolt by default when the officials discovered a misplaced junior in our midst. However, our list of monarchs continued to grow as Marty Dunlap and Carm Celenza walked off with the W.A.A. Carnival crowns. The arrival of Spring was pleasantly announced with flower, a dance and beautiful weather. The year was well rounded out with a picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. The following year, under the competent leadership of Carm Celenza, president, the class presented a Cam¬ pus Day never to be forgotten. The dance decorations, more elaborate than in former years, depicted a pirate ' s paradise. For the third consecutive year our class had winners at the W.A.A. Carnival; Lee Davis and Jan Hei- ser led the cake-walk as King and Queen. Representing the class as Spider Web Queen was Barb Flower. Tbe climax of tbe year came on a lovely May day when the Seniors were our guests at the Prom which was held at the Manakiki Country Club. Electing A1 Hadley as president the following year, the class moved on to the home stretch. Due to last year’s gold plated yearbook, numerous activities such as “New Faces”, movies and pizza parties were provided for the entertainment of all. Another winner at the W.A.A. Carnival, Bill Allen, finished our four year winning streak. Grace Baker was crowned Spider Web Queen at the I.C.C. Spring Dinner Dance. Her attendants were Jan Heiser and Mary Alice Roberts. The one hundredth anniversary of Sugar Day provided a unique holiday as the student body migrated to Round-up Lake for a day of swimming and an evening of dancing under the stars. Senior convocation, hatchet burying, Madison Day, Class Day and Commencement exercises passed a leaving a gap in tbe campus, a hole in our pockets and a warm spot in our hearts. Co-Authors Jan and Alma Ileiser Wayne Allen William Allen WAYNE ALLEN, Biology; New Castle, Pa.; Chi Sigma Phi; I.C.C.; Student Senate; Student-Faculty Committee . . . WILLIAM ALLEN, General Science; Ashtabula, Ohio; Phi Gamma Epsilon, Secretary; A Cappella; Black Key, Secretary; H Club; House Chair¬ man, Gray-Angler-Annex; Tri-Beta; Baseball; Foot¬ ball; Wrestling; SPIDER WEB; Who’s Who; Men ' s Committee . . . STEWART BAILEY, History; Cuya- Stewart Bailey Grace Baker hoga Emails, Ohio; Theta Phi Kappa, Corresponding Secretary, Intra Mural Mgr.; President; A Cappella; Educational Policy Committee; Men’s Committee . . . GRACE BAKER, English; Hiram, Ohio; Omicron Beta, Secretary-Treasurer; Alpha Society (2 years); Head Proctor, Miller Dormitory; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council. 28 Daniel Austen Benes Gordon Bennett Robert Bernhardi Joyce Boughton mm Edward Brehm Robert Carlson DANIEL AUSTEN BENES, English; Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi; A Cappella; AD¬ VANCE; Aletbea; Chi Alpha; Publications Board, Chairman; SPIDER WEB, Art Editor, Editor; Stu¬ dent Senate, Vice President . . . GORDON BENNETT Mathematics; Hiram, Ohio; Theta Phi Kappa, Treas¬ urer; Football; Track; Wrestling . . . ROBERT BERNHARDI, History; Wadsworth, Ohio; Ball Chain; A Cappella; ADVANCE; TWELFTH NIGHT; I.R.C.; SPIDER WEB . . . JOYCE BOUGHTON, Biology; Canton, Ohio; Delta Chi Delta, Secretary, President . . . EDWARD BREHM, Education; Man¬ tua, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi; F.T.A.; Y.M.C.A., Secre¬ tary; Counselor, East Dorm.; SPIDER WEB . . . GENE BRUNN, Physical Education; Freedom, Ohio; Commuters’ Club; Track . . . DAVID CALVIN, Gen¬ Jan Case Carmen Celenza eral Science; Seattle, Wash.; Phi Gamma Epsilon, Intra Mural Mgr.; Tennis; Golf; H Club . . . ROB¬ ERT CARLSON, Psychology; Jefferson, Ohio; Phi Gamma Epsilon; Chemistry Club; Freshman Leader; H Club; Counselor, Agler; Baseball; Basketball; Foot¬ ball; Track . . . JAN CASE, Education; Akron, Ohio; Omicron Beta; Chi Alpha; F.T.A. . . . CARMEN MICHAEL CELENZA, Psychology; South Euclid, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi, Treasurer; A Cappella; Beret Smock; Black Key; Sophomore Class Treasurer; Jun¬ ior Class President; STUDENT PRINCE; WHAT MEN LIVE BY; DEVIL AND DANIEL WEB¬ STER ; MARTHA ; Freshman Leader; SPIDER WEB, Business Mgr.; Student Senate, Treasurer-Audi¬ tor; Student-Faculty Disciplinary Committee; Who ' s Who. 29 Hae Kyung Choi David Conant Marydale Cook Raymond Coutant Dorothy Curtis Lee Davis J. Michael Davis Sally Dickerhoff HAE KYUNG CHOI, Education; Seoul, Korea; Delta Chi Delta; A Cappella; New Dorm House Counselor . . . DAVID CONANT, General Science; Shaker Heights, Ohio; Kappa Sigina Pi, Treasurer, Vice Pres¬ ident; I.C.C.; Alpha (2 years); H Club, Treasurer; Tri-Beta, Vice President, President; Basketball; Foot¬ ball, Co-Captain; Track, Co-Captain . . . MARYDALE COOK, Sociology; Angola, N.Y.; Delta Chi Delta; ADVANCE, Circulation Mgr.; Head Proctor, Centen¬ nial; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council . . . RAYMOND COUTANT, Psychology; Girard, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi; Football; Track; Wrestling, Co-Captain . . . DORO¬ THY CURTIS, English and Education; Massillon, Ohio; Omicron Beta, President; A Cappella; AD¬ VANCE; Cap and Gown; Central Board; Debate; THE SHOW-OFF; I.C.C., Vice President; Student Senate, Secretary; W.A.A. . . . LEE DAVIS, General Science; Willoughby, Ohio; Ball Chain, Vice Presi¬ dent; Black Key; Senior Class Vice President; Fresh¬ man Leader; Counselor, East Dorm.; I.C.C., President; Student Senate; Who ' s Who . . . J. MICHAEL DAVIS Political Science; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Phi Gamma Epsilon; Beret Smock; Freshman Leader; H Club, Vice President; Baseball; Basketball; Football; Track; Pre-Law Club . . . SALLY DICKERHOFF, Social Science; Canton, Ohio, Sigma Mu Sigma, Correspond¬ ing Secretary, President; A Cappella; Beret Smock, Vice President; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council, Treasurer, Recorder; S.C.A., Corresponding Secretary; Student Union Staff. Nancy Duer Ora Ferguson Patricia Freund Bruce Galbreath John Galvin Richard Gardiner Willard Gombert Bruce Gordon NANCY DUER, Education; Huntington Woods, Mich.; Delta Chi Delta, Alumni Secretary; A Cappella; AD¬ VANCE, Co-Editor; Freshman Handbook, Co-Edi¬ tor; F.T.A.; Publications Board; Showboat; Student Senate, Theta Alpha Phi . . . ORA FERGUSON, Chemistry; Perrysburg, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi; Alpha (2 years); Chemistry Club; MESSIAH-, MARTHA ... PATRICIA FREUND, Economics and Political Science; Salt Lake City, Utah; Phi Kappa Chi, Secre¬ tary; A Cappella, Alpha (2 years); Cap and Gown; Central Board; Debate; House Council—Centennial; I.R.C., President . . . BRUCE GALBREATH, Re¬ ligion; Silver Lake, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi; A Cappella; Beret Smock; Junior Class Vice President; STU¬ DENT PRINCE-, MARTHA-, Freshman Leader; H Club; Baseball . . . JOHN GALVIN, Chemistry, Cuya¬ hoga Falls, Ohio; Delphic, Secretary, President; Chem¬ istry Club; Men ' s Committe e . . . RICHARD GARDI¬ NER Philosophy; Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Phi Gamma Epsilon, Sing Director; Pre-Law; H Club; I.C.C., Treasurer; A Cappella;. DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER . . . WILLARD E. GOMBERT, Eco¬ nomics; Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi; AD¬ VANCE, Business Mgr.; Beret Smock; Social Chair¬ man, Gray-Agler-Annex; Pre-Law, President; Pub¬ lications Board; Track; Traffic Committee, Chairman . . . BRUCE GORDON, General Science; Stow, Ohio; Phi Gamma Epsilon, Pledge Master, Vice President, Acting President; Black Key; Fre liman Leader; H Club, President; Baseball; Football; Wrestling; Men ' s Committee. Lenora Gray Alwin Green .Tane Green Donald Guarnieri Alan Hadley Heather Ruth Hansford Joan Harris Alma J. Heiser LENORA GRAY, General Science; Dayton, Ohio; Delta Chi Delta, Treasurer; Alpha (2 years); Cap and Gown; Chemistry Club; Debate; Freshman Leader; New Dorm. House Council; I.C.C.; SPIDER WEB; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council . . . ALWIN GREEN, Mathematics - Education; Ravenna, Ohio; Delphic; Football . . . JANE GREEN, General Science; Well¬ ington, Ohio; Delta Chi Delta; A Cappella; Alpha (2 years); Central Board; Cap and Gown, Secretary- Treasurer; Freshman Leader; House Chairman, New Dorm.; SPIDER WEB; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council; Who’s Who; Chemistry Club, Secretary-Treasurer; Alethea, Secretary . . . DONALD GUARNIERI, His¬ tory - Political Science; Warren, Ohio; Delphic; Com¬ muter ' s Club, President; H Club; Pre-Law Club, Vice President; Football, Mgr.; Wrestling, Mgr.; Chair¬ man, Mock Convention . . . ALAN HADLEY, General Science; North Bloomfield, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi, Alumni Secretary, President; Black Key, President; Senior Class President; House Council, Gray-Agler- Annex; SPIDER WEB; Tri-Beta; Baseball; Football; Track; Men’s Committee; House Chairman, East Dorm.; Who’s Who . . . HEATHER RUTH HANS¬ FORD, English; Wilmington, Ohio; Sigil of Phi Sigma, Pledge Captain, President; I.C.C.; A Cappella; Central Board; Miller House Council; Student Senate; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council; Gym Committee . . . JOAN HARRIS, Home Economics; Euclid. Ohio; A Cappella; Colhecon; STUDENT PRINCE . WHAT MEN LIVE BY — principal; Showboat . . . ALMA J. HEISER, Sociol¬ ogy; Olean, N. Y.; Phi Kappa Chi, Treasurer, Corres¬ ponding Secretary; I.C.C.; Senior Class Secretary; Freshman Leader; Assistant House Chairman, Bowler; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council, President. Jan Lee Heiser Karol Heiser Dorothy Herman Alison Heym Gerald Hosel John B. Hurst Frank D. Ilersich Katherine Jewett JAN LEE HEISER, Sociology; Cleveland, Ohio; A Cappella; Beret Smock; House Council; Bowler So¬ cial Chairman, New Dorm.; Off Campus Activities Board; Showboat; Small Ensemble; Student Senate, Treasurer-Auditor, Finance Committee; Student-Fa¬ culty Relations Committee; W.A.A. . . . KAROL HEISER, English, Cleveland, Ohio; Phi Kappa Chi, Pledge Captain, President; Dining Hall Committee; W.A.A. . . . BOYD HENRY, Jr., General Science; Kittanning, Pa.; Phi Gamma Epsilon . . . DOROTHY HERMAN, Education; Canton, Ohio; Sigma MU Sig¬ ma; F.T.A. . . . ALISON HEYM, French; Parma, Ohio; Phi Kappa Chi, Pledge Captain; ADVANCE, Feature Editor; Colhecon; Phi Sigma Iota; Showboat . . . GERALD HOSEL, Education; Ilion, N.Y.; Com¬ muter’s Club; F.T.A. . . . CLAUDE HUBBARD, Phil¬ osophy; Kent, Ohio; Alethea; Showboat, Resident Playwright ( VILLAINY FAIR)-, Plays: ANGEL STREET, YOU CAN NEVER TELL, THE STU¬ DENT PRINCE, WINTERSET, OF MICE AND MEN, THE LADY ' S NOT FOR BURNING, THE SHOW-OFF, TO V A RICH, MY THREE ANGELS, JOAN OF LORRAINE ; Readings: OEDIPUS REX, TOWER BEHIND TRAGEDY-, Make-up . . . JOHN B. HURST, Biology; Chagrin Halls, Ohio; Phi Gam¬ ma Epsilon, Treasurer; Beret Smock, Treasurer; Senior Class, Treasurer; II Club; Pre-Law Club; Base¬ ball; Football; Track, Mgr. . . . FRANK D. ILER¬ SICH, Speech Drama; Chardon, Ohio; Kappa Sigma Pi; A Cappella; Beret Smock; F.T.A.; Agler House Council; Showboat, Business Mgr., Plavs: TWELFTH NIGHT, THE BEAR; TOVARICH, OEDIPUS REX, JOAN OF LORRAINE, THE MOON IS BLUE, OF MICE AND MEN . . . KATHERINE JEWETT, Edu¬ cation; Chester Depot, Vt.; Sigma Mu Sigma, Treas¬ urer, Vice President; A Cappella; Band; Cap and Gown; Central Board, Vice President; Freshman Lead- eer; F.T.A.; House Chairman, Centennial; SPIDER WEB; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council; S.C.A., Women’s Vice President; Who’s Who 33 Kristin A. Kelkf Mvra Kennan Sherri Koelkebeck David Kropp Ruth Lemmon Neal Lindeman Ronald Lingafelter Mary Ann List KRISTIN A. KELKER, Education; Garrettsville, Ohio; Delta Chi Delta, Business Mgr.; E.T.A. Secre¬ tary; New Dorm. House Council; S.C.A.; Y.W.C.A. . . . MYRA KENNAN, Sociology; Raphine, Va.; Delta Chi Delta . . . SHERRI KOELKEBECK, Education; Barberton, Ohio; Delta Chi Delta . . . DAVID KROPP, History; Girard, Ohio; Phi Gamma Epsilon, Secre¬ tary; ADVANCE; Beret Smock, President; WIN- TERSET; Freshman Leader; H Club. Business Mgr.; Basketball; Football; Track . . . RUTH LEMMON, Home Economics; Arlington, Va.; Omicron Beta; Junior Class Secretary; Colhecon, Vice President, Sen¬ ior Advisor; F.T.A., Secretary; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council; S.C.A.; Y.W.C.A. . . . NEAL LINDEMAN, English; Rochester, Ind.; Theta Phi Kappa . . . RON¬ ALD LINGAFELTER, Economics; Mentor, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi, Secretary, President; A Cappella; Black Key; Sophomore Vice President; Publications Board; SPIDER WEB, Advertising Mgr.; Student Senate; Men ' s Committee . . . MARY ANN LIST, English; Bristolville, Ohio. 34 David Lockwood Wilma Mantsch Ruth Markowitz Anne Maroush Jane Marshall Robert McClelland DAVID LOCKWOOD, Mathematics and Physics; Mentor, Ohio; Theta Phi Kappa, Vice President; I.C.C., Treasurer . . . WILMA MANTSCH, Religion; Mantua, Ohio; Omicron Beta, Vice President; A Cap- pella; Alpha (2 years); Cap and Gown; Central Board, President; Cheerleader; Chi Alpha; Centennial House Council; Dining Hall Head, New Dorm.; Showboat; Who’s Who . . . DANIEL MALLCHOK, JR., English; Cleveland, Ohio; Kappa Sigma Pi . . . RUTH MAR¬ KOWITZ,, Education; Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Delta Chi Delta; ADVANCE; UNCLE TOM ' S CABIN, F.T.A.; Showboat; W.A.A. . . . ANNE MAROUSH, Stephen Messner Andrew W. Miglets English; Solon, Ohio; Sigma Mu Sigma, Treas.; Ale- thea; New Dorm. House Council; I.R.C.; Publications Board . . . JANE MARSHALL, Chemistry; Carroll¬ ton, Ohio; Delta Chi Delta; Band; Chemistry Club, Chairman; Showboat . . . ROBERT MCCLELLAND, Music Education; Maple Heights, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi; Aletha . . . STEPHEN MESSNER, Economics; Cleveland, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi, Treasurer, Vice Pres¬ ident; Student Senate; Finance Committee . . . AN¬ DREW W. MIGLETS, JR., General Science; Youngs¬ town, Ohio; Phi Gamma Epsilon; II Club; Tri-Beta; Football; Track. Jody Morrison Stanley Morrison Bhanu Parikh Sue Prince Alexander D. Raptou Mary Alice Roberts JODY MORRISON, Education; McArthur, Ohio; Delta Chi Delta, Vice President ; A Cappella; Beret Smock; Central Board; THE SIIOW-OFF, properties Freshman Handbook, Editor; Freshman Leader; F.T.A.; Social Chairman, Miller; House Chairman, Mil¬ ler . . . STANLEY MORRISON, Economics; Ashta¬ bula, Ohio; Theta Phi Kappa; A Cappella . . . BHANU PARIKH, Economics; Petland, Bombay, India; Chi Sigma Phi; A Capella . . . JAMES PESICEK; Zo¬ ology; Freedom Station, Ohio; Chemistry Club; Com¬ muter’s Club; H Club; Baseball; Basketball; Football; Track . . . SUE PRINCE, Physical Education; Belle- point, Ohio; Omicron Beta, Vice President; Washing¬ ton Semester; W.A.A. Council, Vice President, Secre¬ Beatrice Rufer Shirley Rushin tary, Custodian „ . . ALEXANDER D. RAPTOU, General Science; Youngstown, Ohio; Ball Chain; Alpha; Student Senate; Tri-Beta . . . MARY ALICE ROBERTS, Spanish, Warren, Ohio; Sigma Mu Sigma, Director of Follies; Alpha (2 years); Freshman Lead¬ er; Miller Dorm. Social Chairman; Phi Sigma Iota, President . . . BEATRICE RUFER, Education; Salem, Ohio; Sigil of Phi Sigma; backstage in: THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING, OF MICE AND MEN, THE SHOW-OFF ; Showboat; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council... SHIRLEY RLTSHIN, History; Warren, Ohio; Delta Chi Delta, Secretary; A Cappella; ADVANCE; Cen¬ tennial Social Chairman. Marguerite Schaedel Robert Siedle Terry Tim Solon Jack Stanton Patricia Stein Patricia Thompson MARGUERITE SCHAEDEL, Biology; Hempstead, N. Y.; Phi Kappa Chi, Vice President; A Cappella; Alpha (2 years); Cap and Gown, President; Central Board, Secretary-Treasurer; Freshman Class, Vice President and President; Freshman Leader; Co-House- chairman, East Dormitory; Showboat; Small Ensemble; SPIDER WEB S.C.A.; Student Senate; Tri-Beta, Secretary-Treasurer; Student Union Director; W.A.A.; W.A.A. Council, Vice President; Who ' s Who . . . ROBERT SIEDLE, Economics; Solon, Ohio; Chi Sig¬ ma Phi, Intra Mural Mgr., Vice President; Football . . . LYLE SMITH, Physics; Hiram, Ohio; Theta Phi Kappa; Alpha (2 years); Chemistry Club . . . TERRY TIM SOLON, Social Science; Wooster, Ohio; Chi Sigma Phi; ADVANCE; Alpha; Black Key; Chi Alpha; Junior Class Treasurer; Debate; Plavs: SHOP AT SLY CORNER ; W INTERSET ; THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING ; House Council, East Dorm.; Men’s Committee; Pre-Law, Secretary-Treasurer; S.C.A.; Student Senate, President of Student Body; Theta Alpha Phi; Who ' s Who . . . JACK STANTON, Stuart Truax John Vlad Mathematics; Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Kappa Sigma Pi, President; Black Key, Treasurer; Freshman Leader; H Club; Student Senate; Football, Co-Captain; Track; Men’s Committee, Vice President and President . . . PATRICIA STEIN, Education; Niles, Ohio; Phi Kap¬ pa Chi; F.T.A. . . . PATRICIA THOMPSON, Chem¬ istry; Warren, Ohio; Sigil of Phi Sigma; ADVANCE, Circulation Editor; Chemistry Club . . . STUART TRUAX, History; Orange, ' N. J. . . . OSCAR TR1VERS, Political Science; Cleveland, Ohio; Delphic, Intra Mural Mgr.; Vice President, Alumni Secretary; Debate; I.R.C., Vice President; Pre-Law, President; Mock Convention Planning Committee . . . LOUIS G. VAGIANOS, Religion; Cleveland, Ohio; Ball Chain . . . JOHN VLAD, General Science; Warren, Ohioj| Phi Gamma Epsilon, Pledge Captain, Sing Directory Vice President, President; Alethea; Black Key, Vice President; Freshman chairman; Freshman Leader; H Club; East Dorm Counselor; SPIDER WEB; Student Senate; Tri-Beta; Baseball, Captain; Basketball, Cap¬ tain; Football. 87 David A. Wagar Janet Warrington DAVID A. WAGAR, Psychology; Mentor, Ohio; Chi Sigma Pi . . . JANET WARRINGTON, English; Solon, Ohio; Omicron Beta, Alumni Secretary . . . BAR¬ BARA WHILE, Education; Sigma Mu Sigma, Alumni Secretary; A Cappella; Beret Smock; Sophomore Class Secretary; F.T.A.; W.A.A. . . . GAIL WOOD¬ RUFF, Spanish; Alberton, N. Y.; Sigil of Phi Sigma; ADVANCE; Colhecon, Secretary; Debate; F.T.A.; Phi Sigma Iota . . . CARL D. ZIMMERMAN, Speech and Drama; Dunkirk, N. Y.; Ball Chain; Plavs: SHOP AT SLY CORNER. WINTERSET, UNCLE TOM’S CABIN, TIIE LADY ' S NOT FOR BURN¬ ING, OF MICE AND MEN, THE MOON IS BLUE, THE SHOW-OFF. TWELFTH NIGHT. MY THREE Barbara While Carl D. Zimmerman ANGELS, JOAN OF LORRAINE. OEDIPUS REN, BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. TOVARICH; Show¬ boat, Technical Director; Theta Alpha Phi . . . PRUE ZIMMERMAN, English and Speech; Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Sigma Mu Sigma; ADVANCE; Alethea, Presi¬ dent; Alpha (2 years); Plavs: ANGEL STREET, YOU CAN NEVER TELL, SHOP AT SLY COR¬ NER, A PHOENIX TOO FREQUENT, TOWER BEYOND TRAGEDY, THE LADY ' S NOT FOR BURNING, UNC LE TOM ' S CABIN, THE SHOW- OFF. TWELFTH NIGHT, TOVARICH. MY THREE ANGELS. OEDIPUS REX; Showboat, Cos¬ tume Mistress; Student Senate; Theta Alpha Phi, sec¬ retary; Campus Community Chest, Chairman; W.A.A. 38 39 JUNIORS The Class of 1957, under President Jim Porter, set about early in Sep¬ tember with the planning of Campus Day. Selecting a Scottish theme, the committee decided to entitle the day the “Meeting of the Clans.” A last min¬ ute break in th e weather put Campus Day plans hastily into action at 9:30 in the morning while all of the college was in class. Those on the committee were Averil Evans, Theme and Program, Dick Miller and Marcia Miller, Campus W ork Jobs, Bruzz - Entertainment, Clem Ross and Judy McPherson in charge of food, Dick Beatty and Lee I,argent - Decorations, and Herb Fickes, Paul Gilmore, and Nancy Ziel for the Wake-Ip Committee that was not needed. The Juniors had charge of the Junior-Senior Prom. This year the Prom was held at the Lake Shore Country Club in Cleveland. At the end of the year, Dick Miller (the rotund one) was elected to shep¬ herd the class through its last year on Hiram Hill, with Mark Walker to help him out when the going gets rough. 1955-56 seemed to be an especially busy one for the Juniors and by the time they gained possession of the red rake and the traditional spade, they all seemed to have one common desire: to be Seniors! Harry Adams Marilyn Arnold Sue Bates Richard Beatty Jack Bender Stanley Bowe Kay Bramley Mary Clyborn Richard J. Cook Edward Crowley John Curry Richard Curtis 40 First Row: Donna Daniels, Mary DeMaio, Roger Dickinson, Wynne Evans, Herbert Fickes, Jerry Foote. Second Row: Judith Forrest, Elaine Frantz, Tom Fraser, Thom Geist, Paul Gilmore, Donald Hampton. Third Row: Charles Hammel, Janice Hargate, Nancy Harrod, Iris Hoffmeyer, Luella Hogue, Judy Jamison. u__ First Row: Providence Jenkins, Beverly Johnson, Deloris Largent, Ward Lawrence, Thomas Loughridge, .loan Lowe. Second Row: Loretta Lutchka, Nicholas Koelkebeck, Barbara Kunst, Kathryn Mantsch, Richard Me Bane, Charles McGowen. Third Row: Richard McNeal, Marcia Miller, Richard F. Miller, Richard R. Miller, Mar¬ garet Mounts, Norman Myers. 42 First Row: Milan Packovich, Ludwig Petkovsek, David Phillips, James Porter, Ronald Potts, Jackson Pyles. Second Row: Ana Rauchwerger, Gary Risley, Janice Roberts, Clem Ross, Janet Schaum, Richard Shinn. Third Row: Carol Scheerer, Seth Slaughter, Don Smith, Jack Smith, John Spiker, Marilyn Stavenger. 43 Juniors First Row: Taylor, Thomas Stevenson, Andrew Ruth Thatcher. Stofan, Barbara Stofan, Sandra Strahl, Edward Second Row: Roberta Thompson, Lee Turner, Marshall Winkle, Ziel, John Zimmer. Emelyn Yinger, Nancy 44 SOPHOMORES The Sophomores returned to the campus under the leadership of Carl Onev and Gail Gordon to haze the incoming Class of 1959. When the Frosh, fed up with carrying signs, wearing dinks, and doing chores for the Sopho¬ mores, announced that they were revolting, the Sophomores could only concur that they knew it all along, but beat them at the traditional flag rush regard¬ less. A class picnic was held at Nelson’s Ledges in September. Later the Class of ’58 sponsored a Christmas Party at the Union and voted $50.00 to the Senior Class to help them pay off their debt. The Sophomores quietly an¬ nounced their main event of the year, Spring Day, and despite the cool weather decorated the campus and distributed daffodils. The class closed its second year at Hiram with a loss to the Freshmen in Ihe Sugar Day tug-of-war. Susan Andraitis, Jacqueline Aspery, Mary Lou Bauder, Dorothy Bramley, Richard Brooks, Sally Canfield. Betty Chambers, Gail Chase, Rodger Cliff, Barbara Coe, Richard Culliton, Linda Dean. 46 Susan Doering, William Donaldson, Margaret Dorson, Jo Ehrhardt, Elna Engman, Barbara Fisher. Margaret Flewelling, Marjorie Foley, William Geiger, Gail Gordon, Janice Gurney, Diane Hampton. Carol Haner, Donald Hantak, June Harrington, Elizabeth Harrivel, Michael Hoaglund, Carol Johnson. John Kaploski, Richard Render, Joseph LaCamera, Jo Lautenschlager, Patricia Loose, Mary Dean MacFarlane. 47 Richard Masters, Carol McComb, Douglas Mercer, Catherine Merkle, Janet Miller, Joanne Milliren. Jean Mounts, Nancy Mulliss, Mary Olds, Richard Perkins, Sheila Popp, Patricia Pritchard. Sophomores William Proverbs, Carole Racine, Elizabeth Raedel, Barbara Reed, Richard Reimel, Linda Roth. Bruce Rouillard, Joan Rowland, Elizabeth Schlappi, Paul Schmidt, Marjorie Sedivy, Laurie Seymour. 18 Mike Shaffer, Myron M. Smith, Henry Stanonik, Hugh Sturdy, Johanne Taggert, Carolyn Thomas. I I. Robert G. Thompson, Lois Tucker, Duane VanDemark, Ray Walle, Robin White, Carla Wid- gren. Sophomores Phyllis Williams Barbara Winans Marcia Zele 49 FRESHMEN The entering Hiram College freshmen, under the leadership of Tippy Whitt icar, donned their dinks and signs in compliance with hazing rules. Their unique 5 a.m. Sunday morning revolt resulted in a loss to the sophomores in the flag rush. The freshman officers for 1955-56 were headed by Tom Lingafelter, and Homecoming Day found the freshmen presenting the half-time entertainment. During the year the class of ’59 held a class party off campus, saw their can¬ didate Carole Rightmire chosen queen of the W.A.A. Carnival, and sponsored a picnic for the freshmen and sophomores at Sugar Camp. The freshmen came through to win the Sugar Day tug-of-war over the creek and ended the year with organization of their plans for hazing in the fall of ’56. Emilie Abbott, Eve Adamson, Tom Andrews, Nancy Armstrong, Hart Barrett, John Carl Bauman. Doris Bertonasehi, Beth Blair, Mary Boice, Charles Bonnell, Margaret Bowers, Dane Bow- ker. 50 Ann Louise Brooks, Barbara Byrnes, Carol Carmichael, Tony Cobb, David Cody, Kay Conk¬ lin. Marcie Conley, Howard Crist, Sara Alice Crookston, Barbara Crowe, Sandra Cunningham, Patricia Curran. Judith Davis, Joan Dexter, Margaret Dinwoodie, Bruce Dunnell, Kathryn Engelhard, Janet Feucht, Frances Field, Joy Fleteheer, Betty Ann Foulk, Mary Frew, Klaus Gail, Sharon Geist. 51 James Goodsell, Pat Griffith, Judith Haak, Wesley Habart, Corrella Hardison, Elizabeth Heekel. Dixie Helms, Henry Heterbring, Frank Holder, Patricia Hollister, Marcia Holloway, Carol Hopkins. Freshmen Patty Horn, Sue Horth, Willard Houston, Norma Hudson, Janet Hunter, Geraldine James. Jane Keck, Dawn Kipp, Byron Kidander, Judith Learnon, Bonnie Leonardie, Wayne Leiby. Rachel Lewis, Sandra Lewis, Phyllis Lindemann, Thomas I.ingafelter, George Ann Lucas, Daniel Marsh. Janeen McCulley, Connie Mellon, Nanette Millager, Keith Minnick, Gerald Patterson, Nancy Perrault. Freshmen Wilma Phelan, Barbara Ramsay, Carole Rightmire, Martha Rocco, Kathryn Roe, Charles Romig. Catharine Rosenberry, Don Ross, Connie Rullestad, James Sanders, George Samuel Saw- year, Mary Alice Seaborn. 53 Freshman Homecoming Skit Freshmen Mary Lou Sentman, Charlaine Shirk, Dorothea Sims, Charlotte Sitko, Ray Sotos, Kay Spill- ner. Dale Sprague, Marilyn Stewart, Florence Storrs, Lynn Streit, Audrey Stumpf, Irene Ullman. 54 Yvonne Van Horne, Judy Watkins, Barbara Way, Sally Wentz, Ralph Whitticar, Marcv Wolf. Judy Woodward, Robert Woodward, Ronald Wyles, Gordon Young, Mary Young. Entertainment at New Dorm open house I I! Head Residents B. D. Douglas, Director of Men ' s Residence Halls Miss Mary W. Warner, Centennial Mrs. Edith Jones, New Dorm Mrs. B. H. Cook, Miller Hall ORGANIZATIONS Student Senate Seated: Dan Benes, Margie Schaedel, Jan Heiser, Tim Solon, Bruzz Petkovsek, Heather Hansford. Standing: Milan Packovich, Diek Curtis, Jack Stanton, Ann Louise Brooks, Luella Hogue, Sue Lewis, Joe LaCamera, Charles Hale. “I pledge myself to uphold the Constitution of the Student Body, to represent the students’ welfare to the best of my ability, and to strive to es¬ tablish greater understanding and co-operation between students, faculty, and administration.” Student Body President, Tim Solon This is the oath that is administered to the incoming president of the Student Body—an oath which he takes not only for himself but on behalf of the Student Board and the Student Senate. Throughout the year Student Senate, composed of a representative body elected directly or indirectly by the students, endeavored to fulfill this obligation. Many long session hours, sometimes tiring but mostly enjoyable, were rewarded by: Seeing a strong freshman class organized under its tutelage; Providing a Student-Senate Handbook in an effort to create a better understanding among the students of their government ; A strengthening and broadening of the Student-Body Constitution particularly in giving the students more direct voice in the election of their student officers; Providing for a well-organized Campus Activities Board; Establishing a well received and highly successful Off-Campus Activities Committee to sponsor trips to worthwhile func¬ tions in neighboring communities; An evaluation, elimination, and re-organization of certain sub-commit¬ tees to the end that Senate might function properly in the students’ interests; the sponsorship of a migration day to Grove City to cheer our team to victory, and; In co-operation with the Spider-Web the sponsorship of a Spider Web Queen contest. The last meeting of the 1955- 56 Student Senate was held at Prexy Falls. The last items of business of the year were fol¬ lowed with welcomed refresh¬ ments furnished by the Falls. 60 Publications Board Dick Cook, Mary DeMaio, Dan Benes, Mary Clyborn, Bill Gombert As a permanent committee of the Student Senate, Publications Board is charged with the responsibility for all student body publications financed by A.S.O. funds. The board must review and approve appointments for new editors, business and advertising managers as well as dictate policy and supervise the general direction of three campus publications, The Advance, Freshman Hand¬ book, the Spider Web, the Alethean, and the A.W.S. Handbook. Debate Association The debate team, headed by returning debaters Dick McBane, Jerry Myers, and Dusty Miller, made 1955-56 one of their most successful years. One of the high spots of the year was their tying for first place at the tough Allegheny College Tournament. Seated: Joy Fletcher, Dusty Miller, Ruth Trautman. Standing: Mr. Kurtz, Jerry Myers, Leonard Short Don Guarnieri, Galen Mack, Oscar Drivers. AH COLLEGE .BATE First Row: Tim Solon, Stewart Bailey, Jack Stanton, Bill Allen. Second Row: Alan Hadley, Tom Lingafelter, Bruce Gordon, Gary Risley. Men’s Committee The Men’s Committee of Student Senate has a two-fold purpose: to act as an inte¬ grating group in matters pertaining to the general welfare of the men and the campus; and to formulate, interpret, and maintain standards for their social conduct. Central Board Central Board is the executive body of the Association of Women Students. The func¬ tion of the Board is to formulate, interpret, and enforce the rules and regulations governing women students. Besides sponsoring Gander Week and the Mother’s Day Week-end, Central Board is responsible each year for the revising and publishing of the A.W.S. handbook, which con¬ tains all rules governing Hiram women students. •• Seated: Miss Weekly, Elaine Frantz, Luella Hogue, Wilma Manstch. Standing: Jody Morri¬ son, M a r y d a 1 e Cook, Jane Green, Ueloris I.argent, Fran Haken- son. Seated: Miss Weekly, Dick Gardiner, Lee Turner, Lee Davis, Heather Hansford, Carl Oney. Standing: Dick Cook, Libby Gray, Ralph Temple, Alma Heiser, Thom Geist, Flora Ticonni, Don Hemmeter. ICC The Inter-Club Council is composed of representatives of all Hiram social clubs and serves as a co-ordinating and regulatory body for the purpose of formulating and maintain¬ ing rules which govern the conduct of the eleven social clubs. In addition to re-organizing hazing rules this year, I.C.C. had charge of selling refreshments at the football games, the profits from which were distributed equally among the clubs, sponsored the Christmas Dance, and presented the Inter-Club Sing on Mother’s Day Week-End, awarding plaques to the first place winners among the men’s and women’s clubs. Lee Da vis, president, was ably as¬ sisted by Dorothy Curtis who headed up Women’s I.C.C. Winners of the 1956 Sing, Sigma and Chi Sig, are awarded their plaques by the new officers, Bruzz Petkovsek and Nancy Ziel. 63 Alpha First Row: Dick Cook, Tim Solon, Dave Phillips. Standing: Pat Freund, Jane Green, Nancy Ziel, Jan Hargate, Margie Schaedel, Grace Baker, Phil Mont¬ gomery, Barbara Stofan, Jan Rob¬ erts, Mary Alice Roberts, Dick Zahn, Janet Warrington, Ora Fer¬ guson, Libby Gray, Dick Wil- lijelm, Wilma Mantsch. Missing from picture: Jim Porter, Prue Zimmerman, Dave Conant, Jerry Myers, Janet Schaum. Alpha is the society which honors scholastic achievement at Hiram. To become a mem¬ ber of Alpha, a student must have a cumulative point average of at least 2.5 bv the end of the fourth term of his junior or senior year. This year, Alpha members were recognized at a convocation in the spring and were guests of the faculty at a formal banquet at The Old Tavern, Unionville, Ohio. Cap and Gown, senior women’s honorary society, chooses its members in the spring and the fall among those senior women who have shown leadership and scholastic achieve¬ ment while at Hiram. Cap and Gown is affiliated with “Mortarboard”, national women’s honorary society and has a membership limited to seven. In cooperation with Black Ivey, Cap and Gown sponsors Snow Day each year. Cap and Gown First Row: Mr. Duvis, Miss Weekly, Miss Scottron, Marguerite Sebae- del. Second Row: Kay Jewett, Patricia Freund, Jane Green, Wilma Mantsch, Dorothy Curtis, Libby Gray. (it Hr- ' ' ill wtm «■ - ill! ifsf ' mil PL mwA mjj-m JHH| P H%. - i $5 kBR - yjH. y |i! y|gj3| - i 4- ■ fmw f 1 ||| JfjllMBL v - P We? h w : 1 I Black Key Seated: Tim Solon, Jack Stanton, Alan Hadley, Bill Allen. Standing: Ronald Linga- felter, Lee Davis, Bruce Gordon, Carmen Celen- za. 1956 marked the twenty-second year since the founding of Black Key, men’s honorary society on Hiram Campus. This societ} which recognizes leadership in campus activities, is open to junior and senior men. New members are tapped twice each year. As is their custom, Black Key cooperated with Cap and Gown in planning the winter campus holiday, Snow Day. Althea The Alethea Honor Society was organized in 1947 as a co-educational organization to recognize and encourage the practice of creative arts on the campus. Students who have shown outstanding achievements in the field of the creative arts are honored by being ex¬ tended an invitation to become members of the Society. This year the Society sponsored a musical program featuring singers Bob McClelland and Ruth Thatcher, and prepared their annual publication, The Alethean for a September release. Kay Bramley, Dick Gar¬ diner, Jane Green, Anne Maroush, Dan Benes, Dick Cook. — Commuters Club Seated: Gene Brunn, Elizabeth Poole, Peggy Gould, Alnetta Ramsey. Standing: Jim Richards, Gerald Hosel, Don Guarniei, Richard Jo¬ seph. The purpose of the Commuter’s Club is primarily social. Meetings of commuting stu¬ dents are held at least once a month. The traveling students who have little opportunity to participate in Hiram social activities thus are enabled to become better acquainted. Presi¬ dent of the club was Don Guarnieri. Phi Sigma Iota The Phi Sigma Chapter of the national Romance Language honor society was char¬ tered at Hiram in 1954 with the purpose of recognizing ability and attainments in the Ro¬ mance languages. Students who have passed three years of a Romance language with at least a 2.0 average are eligible for membership. One other requirement for membership is that the student present in his senior year a research paper dealing with a special field of interest. j. ■ ' inf £ T m % sfl 1t m kJ St | | Jr . s l aP l 1 .-l 1 J ■V First Row: Gail Wood¬ ruff, Mrs. Proctor, Ali¬ son Heym. Second Row: Mr. Proc¬ tor, Miss Scottron, Miss Koch, Miss Gustafson, Dick Cook. ' V‘ ■M 1 M I m } mm isplljk SI UniS r . J. gipk ■ r -V JK. jjgjMT FTA First Row: Margaret Maines, Ruth I.emmon, Dee Largent, Elaine Frantz. Second Row: Betty Ann Foulk, Kris Kelker, Wilma Phelan, Norma Jean Hudson, Peg Flewelling. Third Row: Jacqueline Aspery, Sue Horth, Phyllis Lindemann, Mary Ann Doerner, Margaret Dorson, Judy Haak. Fourth Row: Connie Rullestad, Sally Canfield, Jan Hargate, Nancy Ziel, Donna Daniels. Among the activities of the Future Teachers of America this past year were the hearing of speakers from various universities, the sponsorship of students who came to observe the Hiram campus, and the holding of their annual spring banquet. A group also went to Wash¬ ington, D.C., to attend a conference on Primary Grades. F.T.A. was saddened and felt a great loss in the death of their advisor Mr. Harsh, on May 18, 1956. Pre-Law H iram’s Pre-Law Club is open to all those who are preparing to enter the profession of law or are interested in the activities of the club. Among the activities of the past year were discussions with Ohio attorneys, visits to several law firms, and a trip to the Ravenna M unicipal Courts. The year closed with a banquet and a trip to the moot court session at the Western Reserve University School of Law. I V N 1 ’ H’ M 7 ' , t l Seated: Japean Caley, Oscar T rivers, Don Guarnieri, Mr. Benedict. Standing: Don Henry, .1 ack Bender, Bob Want .. Peace Group First Row: Linda Dean, Ruth Trautman, Mrs. Morris, Sally Crookston. Second Row: Jerry Myers, Laurie Seymour, Tom Loughridge, Mr. Morris, Audrey Stumpf. The purpose of the group is to discuss questions and to work on projects relative to the promotion of world peace. The group met bi-weekly for discussion, showed several films, set up a U.N. Week display, and sponsored a peace conference in March for other Ohio colleges. Members of the group attended a U.N. Seminar in New York City in November, and a con¬ ference at the University of Chicago in February. Ruth Trautman was chairman, Linda Dean, secretary-treasurer. Chi Alpha is open to all students interested in the work of the church. Under the spon¬ sorship of Mr. Noble, the group makes field trips to churches of various faiths and partici¬ pates in group discussions. Chi Alpha First Row: Flora Ticconi, Marilyn Stavenger, Marcia Miller, Barbara Coe, Fran Hakenson, Catherine Merkle. Second Row: Judy Forrest, Ann Louise Brooks, Jo Ehr- hardt, Pat Brundage, Iris Hoffmeyer, Mary Dean Mac- Farlane. Third Row: Bert Kunkle, Mr. Noble, Len Short, Ernest Stone, Tim Solon, Dave Sellers Fourth Row: Alan Cole, Bob Hinman, William Hoffhines, Don Colbert ' , 6 !) Chemistry- Physics Club First Row: Tom Andrews, Jane Green, Jane Marshall, Libby Gray. Second Row: Dick Masters, Mr. Rosser, Ora Ferguson, John Coldiron. Third Row: Ronald Batman, Doug Mercer. The Chemistry-Physics Club, open to majors of the field and others interested in the activities, sponsored several field trips to Nela Park, Pitney Glass Co., and other places. The club ended its year’s activities with a banquet at the home of Professor Rosser. Beret and Smock Beret Smock was created “to fill the lulls and vacancies which have been known to occur on campus and to recognize students with latent leadership abilities.” Their most im¬ portant activities have been the sponsorship of the tuberculosis X-ray mobile unit. First Row: Miss Seel- bach, Dave Kropp, Sally Dickerhoff, Tyrone Hurst, Carmen Celenza. Second Row: Dick Cur¬ tis, Nancy Ziel, Jody Morrison, Elaine Frantz, Sandra St rahl, Bill Gombert. Third Row: John Cold- iron, Jan Heiser, Diane Hampton, Ann Hrabak, Ed. Crowley. Fourth Row: Bruzz Pet- kovsek, Bruce Galbreath, Mike Davis, Walt Koh¬ ler. ■Hgf t E ISr II ■ ST . Tri Beta First Row: Mr. Pettit, John Vlad, Dave Con- ant, Jerry Foote, Mr. Berg. Second Row: Dick Cul- litan, Margaret Ritter, Ana Rauchwerger, Lou Bauder, Ronald Potts. Third Row: Chuck Mc¬ Gowan, Gary Risley, Milan Paekovich, Jack Smith, Andy Miglets. Beta Beta Beta ia an honorary national biological fraternity installed on our campus four years ago. Activities center around the increase in understanding of the latest ad¬ vancements in biological fields. This year the club sponsored a convocation on medicine, a lecture on obstetrics, and a talk on the life history of the chimney swift. Several social events were also a part of the club’s program. Colhecon The main activity of Colhecon is to sponsor the Red Cross Blood Mobile, once in the spring and once in the fall. Other activities include having dinner parties planned and cooked by Colhecon, sponsoring a booth at the W.A.A. Carnival, and baking cookies for outside groups. A banquet in the spring, honoring senior members, winds up the activities of the year. ,First Row: Margaret Mounts, Ruth Lemmon, Gail Woodruff, Miss Garrett, Nancy Ziel, Carla Widgren. Second Row: Fran Hak- enson, Carol Scheerer, Margaret Maines, Mar¬ garet Dorson, Marjorie Foley, Mary Ann Doer- ner, Jean Mounts. WAA First row: Margaret Flewelling, Marge Foley, Alma Heiser, Mary Olds, Jo Lautenschlager. Second row: Ruth Lemmon, Marge S e d i v y, Dee Largent, Elaine Frantz. Third row: Janet Miller, Jan Har- gate, Margaret Maines, Barbara Fisher, Diane Hampton. The Women’s Athletic Association again this year sponsored the “Scandals”, the W.A.A. “Carnival”, and a very successful Sports Day at Hiram with Mount Union and Flora Stone Mather Colleges as guests. President Alma Heiser also led a delegation to Oberlin for an A.F.O.C.W. Convention. H Club All men who earn letters in varsity competition or in managerial service are qualified for membership in the H Club. The aim of the club is to coordinate athletic team person¬ nel and coaching staff and to encourage student body support of varsity athletics. H Club sponsored the publishing of the football programs, the pep rallies, and the presentation of the Homecoming Queen as part of its activities. First row: Mr. C h u p a, Bruce Galbreath, Dave Kropp, Bruce Gordon, Mike Davis, Dave Phillips. Second row: Ken Roskoso, Don Henry, Paul Gilmore, Mike Schaffer, Bob Thomp¬ son, Walt Kohler, Andy Miglets, Roger Moore. Third row: Dick Zahn, Ed. Crowley, Jim Lendon, Carl Oney, Stan Teachout, Satch Slaughter, Mark Walker, Tyrone Hurst, Jerry Foote. Fourth row: Bob Wantz, Bob Carlson, Don Smith, Bill Allen, Dick Gardiner, Bunny Ross, Jack Stanton, Ralph Temple, Kirby Mil¬ ler. IRC First row: Linda Dean, Patricia Freund, Ruth Trautman. Second row: Jerry Myers, Laurie Seymour, Mr. Benedict, Bob Cru- den. With the purpose of stimulating among Hiram students interest in international rela¬ tions and world culture, the International Relations Club, headed by Pat Freund, sponsored a highly successful program of foreign films, a convocation speaker during U.N. Week, and sent a representative to Philadelphia for the National Conference of International Re¬ lations Clubs. Professors Benedict and Giocarinis are the sponsors. House Chairman As the ranking student in his dormitory, the house chairman is responsible for the good conduct of all the residing students. Working closely with the head resident, the house chairman acts as a student - faculty liason and, through his staff of councilors, acts as ad¬ visor to students as well as seeing that the established rules are maintained. Jody Morrison, Miller Dorm.; Don Smit h, East; Kay Jewett, Cen¬ tennial; Jane Green, New Dorm; Bill Allen, Gray-Agler-Annex. 73 Seated: Sally Dickerhoff, Miss Weekly, Marguerite Sclutedel, Mary DeMaio, Mary Olds. Standing: Charles Hammel, Boh Carlson. Student Union The student union, under the direction of Marguerite Schaedel, was a bundle of activity. There were many nights for games and holiday parties; organizations sponsored movies and various parties; at other times there were in dividual displays, talks, and interview sessions. Probably the outstanding accomplishments of the year was the redecoration of the Rum¬ pus Room. Other improvements consisted of new ping-pong and lounge equipment. On the whole the Union was highly successful in plan¬ ning fine entertainment and activity for the students. Spider Web After more than a venr of time and service, the SPIDER WEB staff is proud to present this pictorial review of a year at Hiram. During the summer of 1955 the layout was prepared and contracts were signed. One of the first chores of the staff at the beginning of school was to move the SPIDER WEB from its old office in the rear of Squire House to its present headquarters in the basement of the New Dorm building. As Freshman Da vs began so did the yearbook ; throughout the year the book grew, through the efforts of volunteer help. Only after the Showboat was well on its way up the Ohio River and Hiram summer school students were comparing notes on their mid-terms was the 65th edition of the Hiram College SPIDER WEB safely in the hands of the printers, the last lap of a year of planning and hard work. Richard J. Cook Edgar Smith Herbert Fickes Richard J. Cook Richard J. Cook Eric Newberry . . Merle Dowd Duane VanDemark carefully lays out line after line in preparation Editor Dick Cook considers his proportion scale as he scales f or the mounting- of the class picture panels. down a photograph for engraving. Editor . Advertising Manager Record Editor . Business Manager . . Photography . Advisor . The Staff First row: Edgar Smith, Dick Cook, Dee Largent. Second row: Linda Dean, Janice Margate, Margaret Dorson, Margaret Clark. Third row: Charles Hammel, Richard Masters, Eric Newberry, Duane VanDemark. Advertising Manager Ed. Smith con¬ vinces the Hiram Co-op that an ad in the SPIDER WEB is an ad. well placed and advises all readers to pa¬ tronize our advertisers. 77 Mf - ' ' •■ V v rtiY i iff fe ' i ' rr ' ‘ ■ M 1 If . ;;-:. - :,; I ' 1 ::: : ‘. ' , i‘ -” ' i| S;: « ji ‘1 U; i. ;, : ;;;, ;,■ The Staff: Seated: Averil Evans, Editor; Mary DeMaio, Associate Editor. Standing: Milan Packovich, Ruth Thatcher, Joan Dexter, Bob Cruden, Pat Curran, Sue Bates, Carol Scheerer, Muke Kurland, Linda Dean, Dan Bcnes, Charles Hale, Judy Woodward. 78 Advance The ADVANCE OF HIRAM COLLEGE, Hiram’s student- produced weekly newspaper, this year saw many changes in staff, policy, and form. Early in the year, Business Manager Bill Gombert laid a neat rubber-tiled floor in the new quarters in the basement of New Dorm. Shortly thereafter files, desks, tables and chairs were moved from the H Club room into the new office and the ADVANCE once again had quarters of its own, and for the first time in many years, ample space in which to work. Dick McBane held down the Editor’s seat until the end of Second Term when he resigned to leave for American University and the Washington Semester. Averil Evans then became Editor and initiated a neAv regime with an issue devoted to free campus discussion on the policies and the future of the ADVANCE. Beginning with Fifth Term, a new Editor in the person of freshman Leonard Short took over the helm and accepted the headaches of editorship. Following along a policy of change and ADVANCE-ment, the last issue of the year came out in a slick paper edition of eight pages. First row: Bruce Galbreath, Marshall Winkle, Connie Rullestad, Jan Gurney, Lois Thomp¬ son, Jody Morrison, Gerry James. Second row: Stan Morrison, Dick Gardiner, Boh McClelland, Chuck Hammel, Irene Ullman, Marilyn Arnold, Jan Heiser. Third row: Tony Cohb, Stewart Bailey, Don Colbert, Judy Leamon, Kathy Mantsch, Nancy Duer, Barbara Fisher. Fourth row: Ralph Whitticar, Bruce Donnell, Bhanu Parikh, Kirby Miller, Bob Hinman, Jane Green, Beverly Johnson, Barbara Miller. Choir The A Cappella Choir, under the direction of Mr. Proctor, put in a full year of rehear¬ sals and performances. The choir, larger and better balanced than in previous years, made its first big effort with its Christmastime performance of Handel’s Messiah, treated in¬ dividually on page 83. On Sunday, March 18, the choir sang at the Central Christian Church in Warren, Ohio. On Friday, March 23, the Annual Home Concert was presented in Ha} den Auditorium. Among the choir selections were three Bach chorales, “Alle¬ luia” by Randall Thompson, and “Draw The Tear From Hopeless Love” by Handel. The featured soloists were Emelyn Yinger, Roger Moore, and Dick Gardiner. The Small Ensemble also sang several numbers. Probably the most ambitious program of the year for the choir was the production of the opera “Martha”, (see page 81) in which the choir appeared as the chorus. 80 First row: Audrey Scheida, Flora Ticconi, Jean Mounts, Peg Ritter, Emelyn Yinger, Doro¬ thy Curtis, Jean Deitsch, Averil Evans, Joe LaCamera. Second row: Judy McIntyre, Janet Miller, Kay Bramley, Ruth Thatcher, Sheila Popp, Bar¬ bara While, Roger Moore, Tom Andrews. Third row: Nancy Ziel, George Ann Lucas, Lou Bauder, Carla Widgren, Margie Schaedel, Dave Cody, Carmen Celenz a, Tom Lingafelter. Fourth row: Ronald Lingafelter, Thom Geist, Leo Wolfswinkel, Bob Thompson, Dan Benes, Hugh Sturdy, Dick Curtis, Jim O ' Connor. L First row: Kay Bramley, Emelyn Yinger, Marguerite Schaedel, Barbara Fisher, Jan Heiser. Second row: Marshall Winkle, Bob McClelland, Dick Gardiner, Dave Cody, Roger Moore. Small Ensemble The Small Ensemble is a highly select group of ten or twelve singers of the A Cappella Choir who specialize in singing madrigals and folk songs. Band Led by Mi ss Seelbach, the Hiram College Band, this year in greater strength than previously, did much to cheer our football and basketball teams on to victory with their spirited playing. On February 22nd, the band played a concert at a convocation that pleased the entire audience and made them¬ selves much more appreciated on the campus. Hiram College Choral Union Emelyn Yinger Anne Haas Richard Gardiner On the evening of December 4th, Handel’s immortal “Messiah” was presented at Hayden Auditorium before a capacity audience. Professor Francis W. Proctor directed a 150 voice Choral Union com¬ posed of students, professors, and Hiram townspeople. Soloists were: Emelyn Yinger, soprano; Anne Swain Haas, con¬ tralto; Richard Gardiner, tenor; and Howard Smith, baritone. Mr. Gardiner and Miss Yinger are students at Hiram, while Mr. Smith and Mrs. Haas are former students. The “Messiah”, Handel’s most successful and best- known oratorio, was composed in the year 1741 in twenty-four days. It was first performed in Dublin, Ireland, on April 13, 1742, Handel conducting the performance in person. Presented at Hiram after a four- year lapse, the “Messiah” was the highlight of the 1955 fall musical sea¬ son. Howard Smith 83 A Opera Martha” The comic-romantic opera “Martha” was performed on May 25th and 26th and for commencement guests on June 2. Principals of the colorful cast, di¬ rected bv Jim Lucas (Hiram ’51) of New York, were Emelyn Yinger as Lady Harriet, Ruth Thatcher as Nancy, Dick Gardiner as Lionel, Jim O’Connor as Plunkett, Roger Moore as Lord Tristam, and Rob Hinman as the Mayor. The romantic story of a noble woman and her lady-in-waiting disguising themselves as servant girls leads into many complications and, of course, a happy, romantic ending. Written by Fredrich von Flotow, the opera was first produced in 1847. Boh Hinman as the Mayor, with the aid of llie chorus, admonishes the noble ladies to keep their promise of a year’s servitude. Jim O’Connor and Diek Gardiner show the willing girls how to spin for them. Elderly Lord Tristram (Roger Moore) is helped through a window by the two adventuresses. Cheerleaders Joan Rowland Carol McComb Alice Hull Janice Roberts Ann Hrabak Carol Rightmire Barbara Burns 85 ACTIVITIES Frosh Haze Daze On September 8, 1955, the Class of 1959 arrived on Hiram Campus to begin Freshman Days. Under the supervision of the freshman leaders, upperclassmen who had been appointed to acquaint the newcomers with the customs and traditions of college life, the freshmen dominated the scene at Hiram for the first four days of school. The average freshman was run through the gamut of counseling, touring, and testing, the interviews, dances, and the formal President’s Tea at Bucking¬ ham Place, in addition to the more unofficial ceremony of settling himself in the dormitory and getting ac¬ quainted. Soon, however, the peaceful, although ac- Senior Wayne Allen mass produces a “button ' ’ Freshmen in front of Ad. Bldg, on the first Wednesday Convocation. tive, interlude was interrupted by the arrival of the upperclassmen and the beginning of freshman hazing. Every year Hiram campus sees a re¬ markable collection of freshmen, com¬ plete with beanies and signs, undergo the experience of buttoning to seniors and being respectful to all upperclass¬ men. This year in accordance with tradition, the Class of 1958 directed the freshmen in the project of raking up leaves. At 5:00 A.M. on Sunday, September 18, the freshman class staged its re¬ volt. After waking bleary-eyed and resentful upperclassmen, the frosh staged a bonfire in which many of their signs were burned. This move was regretted by the freshmen because the flag rush at Sugar Camp was lost to the sophomores and beanies and signs were required to be worn several extra days. Freshmen Gerry James, Tom Keene, Pat Curran, and Wilma Phelan are entertained by Professor Weir in a faculty home. Jody Morrison instructs fresh¬ man Mary Boice on the correct way to “button”. Go down smiling; come up serious. j I 89 Senior Sunday On September IS, 1955 the annual All ( al¬ lege Convocation was held. At this time the senior class put on their caps and gowns for the first time and marched in procession with the Hiram faculty. In the service, held in the Warren Sherman Hayden Memorial Audi¬ torium, special recognition was made to the freshman class as well as to the seniors. 1 o the latter, this service was perhaps a startling reminder that at last they were seniors and through their effort and hard work of the past they had now gained the leadership of the Hiram campus life. This responsibility en¬ trusted to them for the year was one of the many that was to face them here at Hiram and in the future. Grouping in front of Hinsdale; Seniors to the left, Freshmen to the right The academic procession across the campus The first academic procession into the Administration Building . year !. I 91 , u T” HL i JkhSH f tE ssOji ■ . fi ,«HV 1 Brmri HOME On October 15, Hiram celebrated her annual homecoming. The big weekend began with the Phi-Kap — Kappa Minstrel Show on Friday evening. The following day, in spite of rainy weather which hampered plans for dormitory decorations and for an outdoor ox roast, all the prerequisites for a good game were present: a large crowd of students and alumni, the cheerleaders, the band, and the football team. Before the game began, Janice Roberts was crowned Homecoming Queen. Her atten¬ dants were Kathryn Mantsch and Sandra Strahl. During the half-time, the freshman class COMING Homecoming Queen, Janice Roberts and her two attendants, Kathryn Mantsch and Sandra Strahl. presented a humorous mountainfolk skit. Apparently all the ingredients for a successful game were present because Hiram was victorious over Marietta. After the game when the bell-ringing of the ecstatic freshman class had ceased, social clubs opened their doors to returning alumni and a reception for alumni was held in Dodge Campus Day A gathering 1 of the clans occurred on November 7th when the Junior Class announced Campus Day, 1955. Unexpected bombs blasted classes awake at 9:30 A.M. and students joyfully escaped from classrooms in Hinsdale and Colton to begin a day of fun in the spark¬ ling sunshine. Bagpipes and music from Brigadoon summoned everyone to Hinsdale where work was assigned to the gathered clans; then the festival of leaves began. After the leaves were raked and trucked away, lunch was served as usual in the dining halls. In the afternoon there were sports on the athletic fields including a hockey game for the women and a football game for the men. For those with a true Scotsman’s heart — and purse — there was a free movie in Hayden Auditorium. This year, in agreement with the theme, the movie was Hob Hoy. The Bed Rake which, needless to say, was not found by this year’s Junior Class, was presented by the seniors to Jim Porter, Junior Class president. Queen Marcia Miller reigned over the remainder of Campus Day with her attendants, Jerry James, Joan Rowland, Margaret Mounts, and Dorothy Curtis. A dance in the evening capped the day’s activities. At midnight Hiramites, tired but happy, returned to their rooms to sleep in until their 9:30 classes the following morning. Thom G eist and Marcia Miller point to the Campus Day map while Junior Class Presi¬ dent Jim Porter smiles approval. ill _ J MM Homecoming Queen and Her Attendants Kathryn Mantsch 97 Grace Baker SPIDER WEB QUEEN 98 _ Attendants Jan Lee Reiser — I In a scene typical practice teachers, Fisher entertains a children. of many Barbara class of The warm weather Term was conducive door classes. H ere a class is hard at work. of to F First out- rench Mrs. Williams shoots the “villain” Jeff Kurz in the fa¬ culty skit in the “Scandals”. Twelfth Night Barbara Fisher as Maria, Peter McIntyre as Sir Toby, Bob McClel¬ land as Feste, and Dusty Miller as Sir Andrew in the drinking scene. The Hiram Hill Players presented for their first production of the year Willi am Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night or What You Will on October 21 and 22. One of the most effective elements of the play was the staging and lighting. Acting was not only done on the stage, but also in the aisles, the orchestra pit, and the two portals. This arrangement lent a more informal air to the performance which was well received by the audience. This was the first time in many years that a Shakespearean production had been pre¬ sented on Hiram campus; from the general comments of the audience it proved to be very popular. Prue W arren as Viola, Richard Rowe as the Duke of Orsino, Eve Adamson as Olivia, and Jerry Myers as Sebastian in the reconciliation scene I 103 Peg Clark, the Communist Olga, refuses to tell Prince Mikail (Bob McClelland) why the Communists are watching them. The Grand Duchess (Prue Warren) looks on. Tovarich TOVARICH, a French comedv by Jacques Deval, was presented in Battles Audi¬ torium December 8, 9, and 10, a student production under the direction of Frank Ilersich. The play, centering around two Russian ex-nobles, tells in a comic vein of their trials of living in “sublime poverty” and how they are forced to take work as maid and butler to a French banker and his family. A major dilemma de¬ velops when they come face to face with the Soviet Commisar Gorotchenko who had been their cause of leaving Russia. Prue Warren as the Grand Duchess confronts the hated Gorotchenko, Claude Hubbard. Others in the scene are Jerry Myers as the French banker, Judy Leamon as Fernande DuPont, Bob Davidson as Charles DuPont, Jane Keck as Madame Chauffourier-Dubieff, and Eve Adamson as Madame Van Hemert. 5 iy STh’iee cJlngels Three angels in the form of convicts Claude Hubbard, Dick Miller, and Ed Smith, solved the problems of the Du- cotel family living near a penal colony in Cayenne, French Guiana, during a performance of Albert Husson’s play, MY THREE ANGELS, on February 2nd and 4th, 1956. The cast included: Felix Ducotel .Jerry Myers Emily Ducotel . . Sandy Cunningham Madame Parole.Prue Warren Marie Louise .Barbara Fisher Joseph .Claude Hubbard Jules .Richard Miller Alfred..Ed. Smith Henri Trouchard . . Peter McIntyre Paul Trouchard.Richard Rowe Lieutenant .Eugene Zwick Director—Mr. Doug Mitchell Assistant Director—Eve Adamson Claude Hubbard, the Director, explains a point to Jerry Myers, Dick Miller, and Bob Davidson. Joan of Lorraine by Maxwell Anderson Joan of Lorraine, the story of Joan of Arc, is also the storv of a group of actors struggling to get the proper “feel” of the play so that it can seem real to them. The plav-within-a-play injects new interest into the familiar story of Joan’s life. J he actors played their own roles as well as the charac¬ ters in the play. Through the use of dramatic lighting during the play and normal lighting during the informal re¬ hearsal scenes, the audience was easily made to com¬ prehend the switch from play to rehearsal. ery little scenery was used. Principals in the cast were Claude Hubbard as Director—Inquisitor, Eve Adamson as Mary Grey —Joan, Eugene Zwick as Les Ward the Dauphin, and Richard Rowe as Kipner — Archbishop of Rheims. Eve Adamson as Joan, alone in her cell 106 Bell Book and Candle Gillian Holroyd (Marian East), a beautiful young witch, decides to make an unsuspecting young man, Shep Henderson (Hugh Sturdy), tall in love with her to keep him from marry¬ ing one of her college enemies. All seems to be going well until Nicky (Larry Sutton), Gillian’s brother reveals that he is working on a book about witchcraft with Sidney Redlitch (Eugene Zwick), an alcoholic and bizarre author. Gillian, fearing that Shep will find out about her, stops the publication of the book. In revenge, Nicky (also a witch) sends Aunt Queenie (Eve Adamson), the third witch in the family, who reveals all to Shep. The latter then walks out in anger. Everything turns out well when Shep returns and finds that Gillian, having really fallen in love with him, has lost her powers as a witch and has become completely human. ' I he two lovers at the door, Hugh Sturdy and Marian East Marian East conjures up a spell while Larry Sutton and Eve Adam¬ son look on. SNOW Cap Gown and Black Key re¬ solved the question of when Snow Day would be long before the campus bad developed the usual holiday “anxiety neurosis”, the wiseacres who are always about peddling their “straight scoop” information were caught com¬ pletely off guard. Bursting bombs awakened the campus on Tues¬ day, January 31, heralding the joyful news that classes would give way to the winter Olympics, “Cortina d’Hiram.” The weather cooperated with sunlight and plenty of snow. The day started with a sock dance in Dodge Lounge at seven A.M.; that was followed by breakfast. In the decoration of the Olympic Village, Phi Ivap — Kappa and Sigma — Theta tied for first place awards in the snow sculpture. Olympic games in the afternoon occupied the energetic with slid¬ ing down Squire Hill on trays, skis, sleds, and toboggans, while a football game on the athletic field kept the snow swirling around the few who still hadn’t tired of (retting snow down their o o necks. Late in the afternoon, the movie, The Adventures of Sadie kept everyone laughing at the troubles of a single, beautiful girl on a desert island with three men. In the evening, after the Feast of the Victors and a basketball game with Muskingum, Queen Rachel Lewis reigned over a sock dance in New Dorm Dining Hall. The expiration of pers settled Hiram back into the bookwork groove and the pleasant anticipa¬ tion of the next holiday. 108 Concert and Lecture Series s Ogden Nash spoke to Hiram students informally before his program The Concert and Lecture Se¬ ries Committee (upper left) scratched their heads very hard and came up with one of the best series in years: Ogden Nash, tenor John Carter, the French movie “Forbidden Games”, lecturer Frederick Lewis Schuman, violinist Joyce Flissler, dancer Jean Erdman. 110 John Carter and his panist Archie Black their audience with class musical program. accom- thrilled a first ■d Lecturer Frederick Schuman enjoyed talking to Hiram students after his lecture in the auditorium. The traditional tug-of-war across Silver Creek, at the Sugar Camp. Sugar Day Hiram’s sweetest day of the year was called at 7 :00 PM on May 22nd while most of the college was at supper. The Senior Class arranged for a dance that evening at Roundup Lake Park. Bombs the next morning aroused all to the day’s activities: a leisurely breakfast, contests at Sugar Camp, and then the annual tug-of-war, this year celebrating the 100th anniversary of Sugar Day. The Freshmen beat the Sophomores two out of three while the Seniors, with the help of a stout tree, pulled the Juniors into the cold, muddy waters of Silver Creek. While everyone dried out in the bright morning sunlight they were treated to cups of delicious, hot maple syrup, boiled in Udall’s sugar house. The day continued with a cafeteria-style lunch and then swimming at Roundup Lake, while the “Pioneer Platter” supper topped off the afternoon movie and the end of Sugar Dav number One Hundred. Mock Political Convention With all the fanfare of a genuine political convention, Hiram’s Mock Democratic Na¬ tional Convention got under way at 8:30 A.M. on May 2nd when students filed into Hayden Auditorium to register as delegates from one of the forty-eight states or the territories. Rival candidates lteider and DiSalle meet I Robert W. Reider, candidate for the office of Governor of Ohio, was the Permanent Chair¬ man. In the middle of the morning session M ichael V. DiSalle, candidate from Toledo for the governor of Ohio was introduced; he then gave the keynote address. Throughout the day, the speeches, the bally¬ hoo, and the balloting went on. When the re¬ sults were finally tallied on the sixth ballot, Lyndon Johnson of Texas was nominated for the Presidency with Governor Muskic as Vice President. D on Guarnieri was Chairman of the Plan¬ ning Committee for the Mock Convention. Others on this committee were Pat Freund, .loan Dexter, Pat Beamer, Russell Fisher, Pat Curran, Leonard Short, Dave K eymer, and Oscar Trivers. Mr. Benedict was the advisor. HAW P. VT.K View of the floor and the student-politicians Don Guarnieri, chairman, addresses the delegates BUlNOIsfALAS Showboat Chorus line: Gerry James Jane Keck Suzie Wood Barbara Ramsay Faith East Kathy Engelhard The Showboat t Scene from “The Drunkard”: Frank Ilersieh Hugh Sturdy Dick Miller Bob Thompson Bob Davidson gjR jMjf V.,, 1 S i ‘4 IB S S ▼ ffl J _ ' C ' ‘T. —B jB] ; Wm m 1 M mm Dick Miller and Gene Zwick in a scene from THE DRUNKARD The Hiram College Showboat, an operating theater on the Ohio River, gives students practical experience in living together and in acting, producing, and stage handling. Offered in two terms as a college course of six and one half weeks duration, “Operating Theater”, the last operating showboat in the country, this year spent the summer, from June 7 to September 7, on the Ohio and Monongahela Rivers. Mr. Kurz was in charge of the first half, Mr. Mitchell the second. Showboat Majestic and her tug the Attaboy were the floating home for over two dozen students this year. It will be a long time before the sound of the steam calliope stops ring¬ ing in their ears; the memories of a summer on the river, of hot days and cool nights, hard work and laughs, and much good fellowship will linger for years with those who have been initiated into the Showboat “club”. ‘ ' Gail Gordon, Musical Director and member of the Permanent Crew of 1950, was a favorite up and down the river as the show’s singing star. In a scene from THE DRUNKARD, Gene Zwick, as the drunkard, is implored to cease his sinful ways. Left to right: Barbara Ram¬ say, Kathy Engelhard, Gene Zwick, and Frank Ilersich. 119 CLUBS Chi Sigma Phi Chi Sigma Phi, organized in 19-47, continued its activities this year with a musical participation in the Scandals, the annual dance — the “Colonial Ball” — Christmas serenades, active participation in all intramural sports, entertainment at the Senior variety show, “New Faces”, the annual Home Con¬ cert, pinning serenades, and out-of-town concerts in Bloomfield, Elmore, To¬ ledo, and other Ohio towns. The glee club, under the direction of Roger Moore, climaxed its year by once again winning for the club the I.C.C. Inter-Club Sing plaque. With a pledge class of twenty-five, many new red and gold jackets were sported on the campus throughout the year. To wind up a year’s activities, the club held its annual picnic at Bissell’s farm. W ayne Allen tees off on the Chi Sig golf The Chi Sig Quartet performing in the show, “New Faces : course at the W.A.A. Carnival. Bruce Galbreath, Steve Messner, Roger Moore, Carmen Celenza 122 First row: Stan Murphy, John Coldiron, Alan Hadley, Mr. Berg, Carmen Celenza, Steve Messner, Don Hern- meter. I p I 1 I | !| i J ufci ■ !-? I Second row: Bob Siedle, Henry Heterbring, Len Short, Bob Kennaday, Chuck Hammel, Nick Ferencz, Chuck Rornig, Tim Solon, Dave Wagar, Jim Campbell, Roger Moore. Third row: Ora Ferguson, Dan Benes, Bob Thompson, Al. Horning, Bob Jones, Bob Prots, Paul DuBois, Russ Fisher, Bruce Rouillard, Don Colbert, Joe LaCamera, Dick Reirnel, Klaus Gail, Howie Ludlum, Dick Brooks, Ronald Wyles, Dave Cody, Tom Lingafelter, Dick Curtis. Fourth row: Boh Miller, Wayne Meyer, Don Hantak, Bill Gombert, Bruce Dunnell, Blianu Parikh, Bob Wantz, Bill Donaldson, Felix Fence, Ronald Lingafelter. Snow Day snow sculpturing A pinning serenade The “Colonial Ball ' Sigma Mu Sigma I I i i L ■K jriMMp - f flf B ■ ' I w m ' JH f First row: Miss Seelbach, Flora Ticconi, Kay Bramley, Sally Dickerhoff, Dee Largent, Sandra Strahl, Mrs. Rogers. Second row: Jeanie Deitch, .lane Keck, Pat Flollister, Kathy Engelhard, Diane Hampton, Mary Alice Rob¬ erts, Marilyn Stavenger, Mary Clyborn, Sue Lewis, Rachel Lewis. Third row: Laurie Seymour, Judy Davis, Fran Hakenson, Carol Rightmire, Pat Pritchard, Sally Wentz, Mary Alice Seaborn, Gerry James, Marge Foley, Jo Ehrhardt. Fourth row: Marilyn Stewart, Connie Rullestad, Jo Lautenschlager, Nancy Mulliss, Kathy Merkle, Loretta Lutchka, Kathy Mantsch, Dee Witzler. Fifth row: Anne Maroush, Kay Jewett, Ann Louise Brooks, Ann Hrabak, Sally Canfield, Joan Rowland, Nancy Ziel, Barbara Miller, Dorothy Bramley, Cynthia Smith. At the Scandals Shortly after the beginning of school, Sigma Mu Sigma, together with the Thetas sponsored the Street Dance. Other activities included the Sigma Bazaar which featured the famous candied apples and sewn and knit goods, teas, sponsoring a reception for the Concert and Lecture Series, the annual Sigma - Theta Sweetheart Dance, a “down on the farm” skit in the Scandals, and the annual musical production, the Follies, directed by Barbara Coe, and built around an ocean liner voyage to France. The year ended by trouncing, as usual, the Thetas in the annual duo club baseball game. Kathy Engelhard in Connie Rullestad examines a pickled eel at the her Follies skit “hell day” program at Freddy’s The finale number of the Follies ■ The courtroom scene from the Scandals At the Sweetheart Dance 12G — I Theta Phi Kappa Theta Phi Kappa’s blue and gold jackets were seen on campus soon after the cold weather set in. After presenting a hayseed courtroom scene at the Scandals, and initiating a new pledge class under the guidance of Pledgemaster Dave Keymer, the Thetas concen¬ trated on putting over the Sigma - Theta Sweetheart Dance and then occupied themselves with rehearsals on the original production for the Follies, the voyage of the S.S. LaFrance. Improvement of the clubroom, several parties in the clubroom, a baseball game with the Sigmas, and a picnic also kept the members busy. On opposite page: First row: Dave Keymer, Bill Howells, Mr. Rochford, Stewart Bailey, Doug Mercer. Second row: Bob Woodward, Henry Stanonik, Providence Jenkins, Eric Newberry. Third row: Dick Cook, Chuck Bonnell, Bill Geiger, Sam Gould. Doug Mercer asks Bob Woodward what be is fishing for — from the Follies Deckhands Loughridge, Stanonik, and Napper talk it over 127 Dave Keymer sings in the Follies Delta Chi Delta I Delta Chi Delta was founded in 1930, and since its founding has been well known for its social accomplishments and the fun and companionship that it affords its members. Included in Delta’s social program this year were: the havride, co¬ sponsored with the Delphics, selling mums at the Homecoming football game, the skit in the Scandals, selling Christmas cards, sponsoring a style show in New Dorm lounge, sponsoring a dramatic program featuring the Creceliuses, the “Powder My Nose” booth at the W.A.A. Carnival, The Cotillion—a for¬ mal dance in New Dorm dining hall—, and the formulation of plans for a com¬ plete modernization of the elubroom. 128 Delta ' s Scandals act The W.A.A. Carnival booth First row: Jane Green, Marvdale Cook, Jody Morrison, Joyce Houghton, Shirley Rushin, Jane Marshall, Libby Gray. Second row: Doris Rose, Joy Fletcher, Judy Monroe, Dawn Kipp, Kay Conklin, Marty Yee, Emmy Yinger, Gail Chase. Third row: Iris Hoffmeyer, Margaret Pasanen, Mary Ann Doerner, Sandra Carlson, Kris Kelker, Norma Hudson, Sandra Cunningham, Marilyn Bunker. Fourth row: Janet Feucht, Barbara Ramsay, Nan Millager, Mary Lou Sentman, Jackie Aspery, Marge Bow¬ ers, Joan Dexter. Fifth row: Nancy Perrault, Carole Carmichael, Corrella Hardison, Elizabeth Heck el, Pat Curran, Lynn Streit The entrance to The Cotillion Joyce Boughton models at the style show The Deltas inspect a future Hiram freshman 129 gm I is m z • % ' £gjMI mm jgBf mm - pf ] ! MmXm 1 mm . IB «■ - M First row: Rodger Cliff, Mr. Shambach, Nicholas Koelkebeck, Oscar Trivers, David Dain. Second row: Duane VanDemark. Dan Flynn, John Uhrick, James Vernoy, Steve Everett, Mac Felton, Robert Cruden. Third row: Richard Masters, Jim Sawyer, Dick Lascb, John Messenger, James Sanders, Ray Fallot, Carl Zettelmeyer. Fourth row: Coleman Burton, Carl Bauman, Paul Schmidt, Dan Marsh, Jim O ' Connor. 1 JO Delphic The Delphic social club was formed in 1933, and took for its aims and ideals those of the old Delphic Literary Society. Its chief tenets are fellowship, scholarship, sportsmanship, and citizenship. The successful rubber-tired hay ride, joint¬ ly sponsored with Delta was the club’s first big social activity of the year. Christmastime found the Delphics out selling Christmas cards, while pledging, the pledge banquet, and intramural competition filled in before and after. The “Kiss-O-Meter” at the W.A.A. Carnival provided a very willing audience but only a limited number of brave customers. The Delphics also redecorated their club- room, held a banquet and party in Cuyahoga Falls, a dinner at the Shambach home, and their annual faculty breakfast. The “Kiss-O-Meter ' in action mmm •high -voltage iss-O-MeLsr Are You A POTENT Lover??- Prove Your VA? rth VAer e The hayride all set to go The Delta-Delphic “Cotillion” Til Omicron Beta i ■ Omicron Beta is the oldest club on campus. Founded as a literary society in 1853, Olive Branch was reorganized in 1925 as a social club, and in 1918 the members changed the name to Omicron Beta. The busy schedule this year included participation in the Scandals, a fortune telling booth at the Vv.A.A. Carnival, the O.B. - B. C. fo rmal dance in November, a Christmas tea, the Inter-Club Sing, senior breakfast, a shower for engaged seniors, and a wiener roast at the home of President Fall. Mrs. Willis Jones was welcomed as the new sponsor for 1950-57. The O.B. ' s threw their garters at the audience in their Scandals skit The W.A.A. Carnival booth V32 First row: Lee Turner, Jo Milliren, Jan Hargate, Grace Baker, Carla Widgren. Second row: Sue Horth, Betty Ann Foulk, Ruth Lemmon, Wilma Mantsch, Dorothy Curtis, Jan Warrington. Third row: Elizabeth Harrivel, Mary Dean MacFarlane, Judy Haak, Peg Flewelling, Patty Horn, Janean Caley. Fourth row: Betty Chambers, Barbara Reed, Carol Sebeerer, Florence Storrs, Alnetta Ram¬ sey. Fifth row: Carol Hopkins, Margaret Maines, Phyllis Williams, George Ann Lucas, Donna Daniels, Martha Rocco, Margaret Dorson, Marcia Conley. Li_ 133 The Ball Chain Chamber of Horrors, W.A.A. Carnival The Scandals act Ball and Chain . 134 Ball and Chain has long been famous for the leg shackles and their accompanying steel balls that blossom forth on the legs of unfortunate pledges every year. This year the chainers proudly exhibited brand new furniture and a refurbished club- room. The faculty was entertained at the various faculty coffee hours in the clubroom. Other activities included the O.B. - B. C. Dance, an excursion to Cleveland to see a base¬ ball game, several parties, attending the Smorgasbord in Stow, Ohio, and participation in Intramural sports. B. C. took second place in wrestling but retained the Intramural Bad¬ minton Championship. On opposite page: First row: Mark Walker, Kirby Miller, Gary Risley, Thom Geist, Dick Beatty. Second row: Tom Andrews, Mike Schaffer, Doug Hurd, John Curry, Bob Thompson, Wes Habart, Ted Nes¬ bitt, Dick Stout. Third row: Ron Batman, Milan Packovich, Ward Lawrence, Howie Tarabour, Dick Perkins, Lee Davis, Dick Opre, Seth Slaughter, Bruzz Petkovsek. Phi Kappa Chi Phi Kappa Chi was organized in 1946 and has been going strong ever since. One of the first activities of the club this past year was the initiation of “Hobo Day” — a Saturday on which the members worked for townspeople at an hourly rate which was used to enlarge the club treasury. With the Kappas, the members put on their black faces to produce the Minstrel Show; later on in the year the two clubs held a Christmas party. Blue seemed to be the dominant color during pledging; some of the Phi Kap pledges, not as angelic as they should have been, were treated to a blue ink hair wash on hell day. A musical program at Hawthornden Hospital and the production of the annual Bowery, another “Hobo Day”, the acquisition of a five-piece sectional couch, a picnic with the Kappas, and the Strawberry Festival wound up a year of activity. The Phi Kap Bowery chorus line The blue ink hair wash 13(i First row: Mrs. Gottshall, Pat Freund, Mary DeMaio, Karol Reiser, Alma Heiser, Beverly Johnson, Mary Lu Young. Second row: Audrey Scheida, Frances Smith, Patricia Loose, Mary Olds, Marcia Zele, Linda Roth, Charlotte Sitko, Gerry Jackson. Third row: Suzie Wood, Mary Frew, Elizabeth Raedel, Jo Klein, Joan Lowe, Barbara Way, Carol Johnson, Linda Dean. Fourth row: Lou Bander, Janet Hunter, Emilie Abbott, Janet Miller, Elna Engman, Carolyn Thomas, Doris Beritonaschi, Peggy Clark. Fifth row: Sherry Shirk, Beth Blair, Cathy Rosenberry, Marguerite Schaedel, Sharon Geist, Patricia Stein, Martha Robinson, Carole Racine, Gail Gordon. Ml! T 1 i Ml ■ All ready for the Minstrel Show Hell Day From the Scandals 137 li Kappa Sigma Pi If you see a man with a derby cross the campus the chances are that he is a Kappa. Beginning with their pledging activities, the Kappas seem to de¬ velop a fondness for wearing derbies, especially at Bowery time, for the Bow¬ ery is always the biggest highlight in the Kappa year. Kappa members also found themselves very actively engaged in the Min¬ strel Show, numerous picnics, and intramural sports. T-shirts, sweatshirts, and caps, all with the club emblem, were introduced this year. On Snow Day, Kappa and Phi Kap shared first place for the snow sculp¬ ture with Sigma and Theta. Picnics with Phi Kap and with Phi Gam, and a trip to Cleveland to see a Cleveland Indians ball game rounded out the year. Jerry Foote, Tom Fraser, and Jack Stanton get ready for the Minstrel Show 138 Dick Miller and Wynne Evans in “New Faces” „ c gf MIC i ‘BPar ' ' ■ 1 1 H M K - 11 WL ; i Ji| — |||jj . SBKMF- ' ' - m R fUf If waff - • - ' If First row: Marshall Winkle, Stanley Tcatliout, Bunny ltoss, Jack Stanton, Stan Bowe, Dave Phillips, Ralph Temple. Second row: Charlie Hale, Jerry Patterson, Jim Good sell, Joe Tutton, Gene Zwick, Herh Fiekes, Jerry Foote, Dick Miller. Third row: Bill Elwell, Joe Teglas, Phil Brotzman, Bob Davidson, Ernest Stone, Bob Burton, Tom Steven¬ son, Andy Morilak. Fourth row: Bill Benz, Wynne Evans, Ralph Whitticar, Chuck McGowan, Moe Dunn, Ed. Smith, Jack Smith, Dale Sprague. I I x x Gail Gordon shows the bo.vs the right note Snow Day sculpture Tom Fraser and Chuck McGowan in the Scandals 139 Sigil of Phi Sigma S ' G 4 m Sigil of Phi Sigma and its brother club Phi Gam held their annual dance, “Boardwalk”, on Saturday, November 12, in celebration of the annual Dad’s Day and the Dad’s Day week-end. The Sigil clubroom now has new furniture and a new coat of paint. The Sigils sponsored a reception after a Concert and Lecture Series program, held a senior breakfast, a reception in the clubroom during the Mother’s Day Week¬ end, a bake sale, a picnic with the Phi Gams, and an alumni banquet in Cleve¬ land. f : - Ifs .JsB Wm - . iH Mt! rn warn . s a E m It kMv b Mis JEk m nr d mad 1 ■ 1 . «t w § _ Jr lx . iMMtn ®|||| J gjjllBp. l m x- Jit 8jg ■ iiiyiiii % JJJJMJBjBi % WSSSBSBk ih m«- If f£§§| C TjjS§|l eftfiggSgBsJP First row: Mrs. Lalli, Elaine Frantz, Margaret Mounts, Heather Hansford, Janice Roberts, Carol Houriet. Second row: June Leuthold, Janean McCulley, Pat Griffith, Barbara Fisher, Jan Gurney, Judy Jamison, Jean Mounts, Gail Woodruff, Connie Mellon. Third row: Barbara Crowe, I.ois Thompson, Phyllis Lindemann, June Harrington, Mary Boice, Sally Schaub, Dorothea Sims, Marcia Holloway. Fourth row: Barbara Brown, Sandra Lewis, Nancy Armstrong, Sue Andraitis, Marilyn Phillips, Carol Haner, Karen McKibben, Dixie Helms, Lois Tucker. Phi Gamma Epsilon First row: Dave Kropp, John Hurst, Bruce Gordon, John Vlad, Mr. Kelker, Dick Gardiner, Walt Kohler. Second row: Elliot Troupe, Ken Roskos, Emile Legros, Dick Zahn, Andy Miglets, Jackson Pyles, James Por¬ ter, Ray Walle, Ted Brown, Sidney Estes, Ron Potts. Third row: Ray Sotos, Wayne Leiby, Boh Carlson, Don Henry, Jim Lendon, Ed Crowley, Bill Proverbs, Tom Box, Byron Kulander, Jonathan Stinson, Howard Crist, Joe Reigle. Fourth row: Jim Dolan, Mike Hoaglund, Don Smith, Bill Allen, Mike Davis, Phil Montgomery, Bart Bar¬ rett, Gordon Young, Frank Rozum. Ace Gilmore in the Scandals Mike Davis and friend Don Smith tries to make a basket Since its founding in 1929, Phi Gamma Epsilon has sponsored the Dad’s Day Dance each fall — this year called the “Boardwalk”. Phi Gam is traditionally active in sports. Over half of its members are lettermen, and the other members usually join in a vast intramural and inde¬ pendent athletic program. An unusual athletic event this year was the Phi Gam — Faculty Donkey Basketball game held in the gym. Played from the backs of donkeys, the game had some exciting moments as well as many hilarious ones. The Phi Gams had a joint picnic with the Kappas, held their annual ban¬ quet, a senior breakfast, and a party for members about to be married. ■ :. tfiM. Football Season’s Record The Terriers finished their 1955 season victoriously with a record of five wins and three losses, breaking twenty-four school rec¬ ords and tying three others. Ably directed by Head Coach Chupa, llackline Coach Koval, and Line Coach Lohr, the Hiram squad im¬ proved upon last year’s record. The honorary co-captains of the team, Dick Zahn and Jack Stanton, were elected during the season. Dick Zahn was voted the most valuable player. The Terriers led off the season with a win over Bluffton, only to lose a close game to Capitol the following week. The next two games, Migration Day and Homecoming, were scenes showing Hiram at its peak. Grove City fell easily in defeat ; and the Homecoming game, played before a sparse crowd, disheartened by soggy weather, was spectacular in that Hiram scored twice within the first five minutes of that triumphant struggle. Injuries caused defeat at the hands of Bethany, but the Terriers reigned victorious over Otterbein and Ken¬ yon. The Scots of Wooster handed Hiram its last defeat before a large Parents’ Day crowd and the season ended with the Hiram squad giving us a better record than it has done for some time. 77 21 First row: Jerry Foote, Jim Virgin, John Hurst, Bob Siedle, Walt Kohler, Andy Miglets, Bob Stochl, Dave Phillips, Frank Rozum, Don McCoy, Andy Stofan, Pete Scribner, Tom Box, Joe Tutton, Dick Miller. Second row: Coach Chupa, Coach Koval, Russ Hurd, A1 Hrabak, Dick Zahn, Bill Proverbs, Bob Wantz, Ray Sotos, Ken Roskos, Dick Brooks, Jim Lendon, Carl Oney, Paul Gilmore, Bruce Gordon, Chuck McGowan, Dave Bowker. Third row: Coach Lohr, Wilmer Lawrence, Stan Bowe, Dave Conant, Don Henry, Jack Stanton, Chuck Bon- nell, Dick Curtis, Coleman Burton, Wynne Evans, John Morris, Clem Ross, Paul Reusch, Bill Allen, Mike Davis. Backline Coach Mike Koval, Head Coach Ed. Chupa, Line Coach Mark Lohr THE SCORES Hiram 14 Bluffton 6 55 12 Capital 15 55 19 Grove City 6 55 32 Marietta 0 55 0 Bethany 61 55 28 Otterbein 13 55 27 Kenyon 0 55 12 Wooster 35 147 Football Scenes i tf DICK ZAHN Voted the Most Valuable Player Award, Dick Zahn (right) was one of the major influences which backed H iram’s victorious season. During the eight games played, he threw ten touch¬ down passes and accounted for 1214 aerial yards to lead the nation’s small college players in the passing depart¬ ment. He broke the school records of nine touchdown passes thrown in a season and the number of aerial yards gained of 936. Dick Zahn hurls one of his many successful passes First row: Jim Dolan, Dale Sprague, Don Smith, Bill Proverbs, Bart Barrett, Mike Davis. Second row: Jerry Foote, Ken Roskos, Ken Carlson, Don Ross, Dick Zahn, Ed. Crowley. Third row: Chuck McGowan, Marshall Bowen, Gordon Young, Phil Brotzman, Elliott Troupe, Jerry Patterson. Basketball The Terriers bettered their last season’s record of four wins and fourteen losses this year with a record of four wins and only thirteen losses. Hiram’s “Iron Men” of the courts towered over Western Reserve, 70 to 68; squelched Fenn twice, 62 - 57 and 79 - 67; and com¬ pletely upset Otterbein, 75-7t. The team’s only loss because of graduation Mike Davis, the valuable six-foot-five center. Coach Mike Koval is looking even better season next year as his freshman crew gains floor experience. Sophomore Bill Proverbs was the recipient of the Most Valuable Player man Jim Dolan rec eived the Best Defensive Player and Floor Man award, Sprague was awarded the Fred McGinnis Foul Shooting Trophy. Dale Sprague Don Smith Jim Dolan was a big one, forward to an Trophy; fresh- freshman Dale First row: Tom Frazier, Mike Schaffer, Walt Kohler, Carl Oney, Kirby Miller, Dick Lash. Second row: Sidney Estes, Bob Cruden, Toby Miller, George Yulias, Bob Bassman. Third row: Gordon Bennett, Clement Boss, Coleman Burton, Ray Sotos, Frank Rozum, Don Guarnieri (Mgr.) Wrestling Hi ram wrestlers split their win-loss column evenly this year with three wins and three losses. Coach Koval entered seven of his squad in the O.A.C. tournament at Denison. Only four lettermen returned to the mat this year to form the nucleus for the squad: Bill Allen, 167 lbs., Walt Kohler, 157 lbs., Carl Onev and Mike Schaffer, both in the 130 lb. cla ss. Thirteen men received letters at the end of the season. Walt Kohler Mike Schaffer Gordon Bennett Baseball Hiram’s baseball team was outclassed all the way this year with only one win to its credit. Dick Zahn maintained the highest batting average and Ed. Crowley was credited with three runs batted in. First row: Don Ross, Jim Lendon, Seth Slaughter, Frank Rozum, Ed. Crowley, Bob Stoehl. Second row: Ray Sotos, Bob Helms, Ken Roskos, Bill Donaldson. Third row: Coach Mike Koval, Jim Justice, Marshall Bowen. V i ' -j Left to right: Mr. Chupa, Paul Reusch, John Morris, Ed. Smith, .lack Stanton, Tom Box, Joe Reigle, Dick Brooks, Emil Legros, Paul Gilmore, Gene Brunn. Ed. Smith jumps the low hurdles Track Hiram track men lost in meets with Muskingum, Wooster, and Grove City, won in a triangle meet with Mt. Union and Ash¬ land, lost again in a triangle meet with Oberlin and Akron, but ended the season with a victory over Fenn. After the Fenn vic¬ tory, the exuberant cinder-crunchers celebrated by throwing Coach Chupa into Matty’s Fond. Mr. Chupa says that it was a memorable experience — he’ll never be the same! At the close of the season, Ed. Smith was awarded the Larry McGaughey trophy as the most valuable track man. Dick Brooks about to sprint Left to right: Howie Ludlum, Mr. Weir, Mark Walker, Ralph Temple, Joe Tutton, Kirby Miller, Mike Schaffer, Ed. Mittelbushere, George Yuhas, Dick Perkins, Toby Miller, Dick Stout, Tennis The tennis team this year has had one of its most successful seasons in years, trouncing nearly all comers. With a practically undefeated season be¬ hind them and no losses due to graduation, the Hiram team next year should prove to be well nigh invincible. Much of the credit for maintaining a high morale and a will to win must go to the team’s coach, Mr. Weir. Ed. Mittelbusher Joe Tutton Ralph Temple 157 , K ' mme THE THE MANTUA LUMBER COUNTY COMPANY SAVINGS and LOAN COMPANY We Have Everything A Builder Needs INSURED SAVINGS Phone CRestwood 4-2286 and Mantua, Ohio HOME LOANS Ravenna, Ohio HIRAM COLLEGE Hiram, Ohio Hiram College is a small co-educational liberal arts college located in the rolling hills of northeastern Ohio. The college is well known in edu¬ cational circles as the home of the Single Corse Study Plan, which permits a student to concentrate on one course at a time. 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