Illinois Wesleyan University - Wesleyana Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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9 An unofficial radio station, 'iWIWU,'l was born at Wes- leyan. Some of the students who used fictitious names to start it are now at the nucleus of a group agitating for the real thing .... The Student Senate was given 319,000 of the activity fee to finance its interests and functions .... Wesleyan regressed to the days when Old North was fhe building and got a board walk .... It was announced that Wheaton would drop out of the CCI after the 1959 foot- ball season .... Norman Cousins visited us .... Campus Chest went 551,000 over its goal .... The new Student Sen- ate Constitution passed a student referendum 7-1 .... Alpha Omicron Pi and Sigma Chi took variety show singles, Sigma Kappa-Sigma Chi took first place in combination acts .... A St. Louis firm, Harland Bartholomew Associ- ates, was hired to do some long-range campus planning. . . . The university instituted a School of Nursing, headed by Mrs. Dorothy Cobb .... On a controversial platform, Dave Hull won the Senate presidency .... Larry Uffelman was elected editor of The Argzzrg Ken Qualkenbush was elected editor of The llyerleyalm .... Alpha Omicron Pi, Acacia, and Delta Omicron won firsts in Greek Sing .... Titans captured CCI golf and baseball titles .... Dick Bur- well signed with the Chicago Cubs for a reported 365,000 . . . We had a prom, Fefe der Chfz1za'elle.r, ' and our 100th Commencement. During the summer, Forte L. Mayers, instructor in busi- ness, died of cancer .... Dr. Beadles resigned from his position as Dean of the University to return to full-time teaching in insurance and business administration .... Dr. John Sylvester Smith was appointed Dean of the Faculty. Forest Tucker, star of the Chicago Company of The Marie Mau, visited Spotlight Alley Theatre. Bob House and Ken Eeles, members of the IWU CCI Championship baseball squad signed with the Chicago White Sox .... Dr. Lawrence Tucker, directed The Tender Trap, A1m.m1.ria, Kimi Lady, Gigi, and The Drznzhmzl, and the IWU Summer Players completed a successful season. Betty Hajduk and Dave Hull swing out in the Acacia-Alpha Gam Greek Variety act Swing,' from the musical Wander'- ffzf Town.

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'59 News Qld But Important During late spring and summer, workmen removed all but Bob Skitch', Henderson, senior class president, crowns two of the stately but diseased elms from the campus. Stu- Marie McKown prom queen at junior-senior prom, Fefe lfldf dents returned to a Saharan Chandelier. Dance was planned by Ken Qualkenbush. Construction began on Merrill j. Holmes Administration building. Steel strike halted spring construction, to the relief of profs in Old North. 28

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