Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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PREFACE With the publishing of the 1944 Epitome it was generally be- lieved that there would be no more Epitomes until after the war. This is the 1945 Epitome. Its production has been ac- complished by a mere handful of Lehigh men. While the past Epitomes have been put out by forty or fifty men, this edition ' s manpower complement was closer to four or five. Most of us were inexperienced, but we learned fast. Ve had to learn fast. We, of the staff, like to think that the Epitome is a part of Lehigh; a part of Lehigh which must be carried on despite monetary or personnel shortages. We feel that the 1945 Epitome represents Lehigh, Lehigh men, and Lehigh traditions. We have tried to represent Lehigh as fully and completely as possible, and we think we have succeeded. But, as in the case of all such enterprises, some things have been left out. We have especially tried to present a book which the gradu- ates of 1945 will be proud to own. In twenty five years the his- tory teachers will be asking youngsters, What happened in 1945? We hope the answer will be, The end of the second W orld War. But when our sons ask that question, we will answer, That ' s when I graduated from Lehigh. And at that time, twenty-five years hence, we will be able to shake the dust from this volume, open it, and remember Lehigh.

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KILLED IN ACTION Sunday, December 7, 1941. Lehigh Men were leisurely listening to a football game in fraternity houses, dorms and homes all over Bethlehem when an an- nouncement came over the radio that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. That was the start. After three and one half years, the war which we thought would last a few weeks or months is coming to an end. But for 12 members of the Class of 1945, the end has already come. These 12 men, less than four years ago, were freshmen, hat in hand, listening to the strains of the Alma Mater or reading the inscriptions on the concrete plaques along Memorial walk; they will never hear the Alma Mater again. For them, the final taps has blown: Killed in the service of the United States of America. Soon, new Freshmen will be reading new names on memorial tablets in the Alumni building and on Memorial Walk. There will be these new inscriptions with the numerals ' 45. Lt. Wm. S. Beck, hi, USA Ensign L. Leroy Evans, USNR S 2 c William S. Graham, USNR F O Carl E. Haas, USAAF Lt. David M. John, USA Lt. Joseph Johnson, USA Sgt. George Kushner, USA Lt. Mortimer J. Marks, USA Lt. Vincent Pittald, USA Ensign Harvey G. Redden, USNR Lt. Lawrence S. Scofield, Jr., USAAF Lt. Steward T. Shipper, USAAF Lt. George F. Thomas, USA 1ST. Lt. Vincent Tomaselli, USA Lt. Samuel J. Wilson, USA March 3, 1945 January 8, 1945 April 6, 1944 August 22, 1944 July 4, 1944 Date Unknown March 18, 1945 July 15, 1944 December 30, 1944 August 4, 1944 November 18, 1944 February 26, 1945 January 25, 1944 February 22, 1945 January 26, 1945

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WALTER RALEIGH OKESON To the spirit of Walter Raleigh Okeson we dedicate this page and the whole contents of thought and feelings given in this book to the history of events which have helped to make Lehigh what it is. Walter Okeson, class of ' 95, gave the best years of his life to building the financial security of the university and to the establishment of Lehigh as one of the highest caliber engineering univer- sities in the country. Only through such faith and work for Lehigh as Okey gave, can an institution survive the many difficult years that any privately endowed institution must face. He gave Lehigh his best, and Lehigh will ever be honored by the name of Walter Okeson as the champion of her cause. 8