Illinois State Normal University - Index Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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J. ROSE COLBY, Ph.D. Miss Colby joined the faculty of Illinois State Normal University in 1892 and became professor of literature. She obtained her A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. (one of the first Ph.D ' s. ever earned by a woman) from the University of Michigan. MARGARET ELIZABETH LEE Miss Lee became a member of the University staff in 1907 where she was an assistant professor of kindergarten education. She had attended the Training School for Kindergarteners, Chicago Normal College; University of Chicago; University of California; and Teachers College, Columbia University. HELEN E. MORGAN Miss Morgan attended Normal University as a freshman and first semester sophomore from 1940-41. Her home was in DeKalb. in memoRiflm

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ROLL OF HOnOR At the time of going to press, there were eight former Illinois State Normal University students in military service that had either been killed or were reported missing. They are listed in the order of the date received. LT. ALFRED VOSS— graduated from Normal in 1940. He was stationed at Selfridge Field, Michigan, at the time of his death in a plane crash. This was the first casualty among all Normal students. His home was in Elgin. ENSIGN CARL WENE— attended Normal from 1935-37 and from 1938-39. He enlisted in the U.S.N.R. in August 1940 and was sent to Pearl Harbor in October, 1941. On January 30, 1942, he was reported missing when returning from an engagement. His home was in Weldon. JOHN ANDREW LAFFERTY — attended Normal from 1931-32. He entered the Navy shortly after leaving Normal in 1932 and was with the Houston when it was sunk. LT. MARIO BIAVA — attended Normal from 1937-40. He was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed and burned near San Carlos, California. His home was in Westville. LT. DONALD WORKMEN— attended Normal from 1937 39. He enlisted in the air corps November 1940 and was reported missing following the torpedoing of the Langley in South Pacific waters. His home was in Waverly. LT. EDWARD E. SCHMILLEN — attended Normal from 1937-39 and from 1940-41. He entered the air corps in March 1941 and was also listed as missing following the Langley sinking. His home was in Rutland. EDMUND FRANCIS McCAMBRIDGE Normal from 1934-36 and played on the baseball team while here. He was serving in the Navy when he was reported missing in action. His home was in Bloomington. LT. ROBERT W. BOOKER— attended Normal during 1940-41 as a sophomore. He enlisted in the air corps at that time and worked in the intelligence department. He was killed in the crash of two bombing planes at Fort Devans, Massachusetts. His home was at llliopolis. 14

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Contents ' AominisTRATion •univERSuy •ACTIVITIES •ATHLETICS Foreword If anything can be assumed from the attitude of most people to- ward the foreword of a book, the inclusion of the foreword in a year- book would seem to be somewhat of a questionable practice. It does give the editor a chance, however, to state in a few words, some things that he hopes the book will reflect as a whole. The two basic thoughts that were held uppermost in the planning of the 1942 INDEX were (I) that the book should include, regardless of yearly repetition, things that are traditional and expected — things that make the INDEX the yearbook of I.S.N.U. and not that of any other college, and (2) that the plan of presentation should be the medium of departure through which the current staff can personalize and attempt to better their book. You will see, in the main, the same buildings, the same administration, the same faculty, the same classes, the same teams, the same organizations, but you will see on the other hand a quite different way of handling it. So here it is — your INDEX. Read it . . . compare it . . . enjoy it . . . take it home and show the folks ... let your high school see it . . . put it away in the attic for your grandchildren to smile at . . . take it to your military base ... let it be a reminder of that senior, junior, sophomore, or freshman year at college. — James Finley 16