Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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Coach Bobby Woll Coach Woll started here as a student and by his senior year was head football and basketball coach. During his academic years. Coach Woll was a part of the 1932 con- ference champs in football and in baseball. His record is very impressive in football by the number of yards gained during his three years on the team. In 1931, he gained 70 yards; in 1932, he gained 190 yards; and in 1933, Coach Woll gained a total of 357 yards, with one of them being a 95-yard touchdown run. Also, he was ALL STATE LEADER for scoring 48 points in 1932. Monmouth College represents my whole life and I would not change this for anything. I came to Monmouth because my high school coach went to Monmouth, and he sold Monmouth to me. In 1930, the cost was $4.50 per semester hour. You usually took 15 hours, so the cost was $60 per semester. When I came to Monmouth, I had to work for my tuition because all I had was $2.50 in my pocket. I worked mostly in the Alumni Office running the printing press. When I came to Monmouth in 1930, the only buildings on the campus were: Carnegie Library, McMichael Science Hall, Wallace Hall, the Little Theatre, the Auditorium, the Gymnasium, heating plant, McMichael Dorm, Austin Hall (Sunnyside), and Wood- bine, which was the president ' s house. I was in a fraternity known at that time as TUO, and before that it was Pi Rho Phi. Now it has an offshoot on the campus known as Sigma Phi Epsilon. At the time there was a thing we called camus Baching. This was when 15 or more guys lived in a house and shared the rent. It was crowded, but we all managed to make it. I could have played pro-basketball, but due to the fact that I had broken my hand the fall before, I decided not to. Also, at that time, Monmouth needed a football coach and the offer was made, and, as you see, I took it. Many athletes have really impressed me. In 1930 one of my best friends and roommate, who played basketball for Monmouth, Osborn was his name, went on and played in the NBA as well as coached for the NBA. In the 1940 ' s, Dr. LeRoy King played basketball for me. He went on and played in the NBA. A guy by the name of Felthouse, can ' t remember the year off-hand, played for me and trans- ferred to a school in Ohio. After then he went on to play pro and was All-Pro for the Detroit Lions. Another person who really stands out in my mind is a guy by the name of J.R. Weatherly. He was in the Hop-Step-and Jump at the Drake relays and won. He could have been in the Olym- pics if he had not sprained his ankle. Another thing that might interest you is that in 1938, we won the Mid-West Conference and in order to get gold basketballs for the team, we sold pictures of the team downtown in Monmouth. With the donations we were able to get gold basketballs for the team. I ' ve seen six Presidents of Monmouth College since I ' ve been here. So far, I ' ve seen McMichael, Greer, Gibson, Wimpress, Stine and Freed. Freed is still here, but I ' m working on that man. Coach Bobby Woll ' s number is the number in Mon- mouth football that has been retired. The famed number of 29 will no longer be on the football field. In the fall of 1930, a young man from Murpysboro came to Monmouth College for the first time. During his time here at Monmouth, he has served the campus in more ways than most students and faculty ever will. 19

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Bernice Fox The story of Bernice Fox is a rather interesting story. Bernice Fox did her undergraduate work at Kentucky Wesleyen College, which was about the size of Monmouth College. On her graduation day she graduated Magma Cum Laude, and received honors in five departments: Those being in English, Latin, Education, Math, and Bible. She furthered her education at the University of Ken- tucky, receiving her Masters and started working on her PHd., at Ohio State University. She had received a gradu- ate assistantship teaching Freshman English. In 1941, during World War II, she made the decision to help her country in the time of need. She became an Air- port Weather Reporter. At that time, she was the first and only woman weather reporter in the Midwest. This lasted almost three years. After that, she worked at several different jobs, consisting of doing accounts re- ceivable at a gift shop and an assistant to a CPA. In 1947, an old teacher called and told her that it was a crime that she was not teaching. From there she went job hunting and came to Monmouth College to teach English. In 1952, Dr. Gibson retired and she began to teach English and Latin, which led to just the Classics. On De- cember 24, 1952, Miss Fox found that she had cancer. When her students found out they sent cards, flowers, and pictures saying they needed her back. By this time, she found how wonderful students really are. During her absence of three weeks, her classes went on. She had all her tests made out and the Sunday be- fore she was to give her final in Classics, she came home to Monmouth. When she arrived at the train station, she was met by half a dozen of her students who took her home. On Monday morning, she was up and at school for her 7:30 final she had to give in Latin. Talking to Miss Fox, I asked her how she felt when she was told about having cancer. She replied with a smile: If I survived, it would be the most valuable lesson in my life. As you can see, I have had 25 years of happiness since then. D: What is the most important thing you must do to be a good teacher? F: Love your students and, by all means, maintain a sense of humor. D: What are the most important developments or addi- tions to the Monmouth College campus? F: The three greatest are the Science Center, the Li- brary, and the Carillon. These add a great dimension of beauty to the campus. The only thing we need now is a fine arts center. Miss Fox was also the first sponsor for Alpha Lamda Delta. She started the chapter of Eta Sigma Phi in 1956. She commented on this by saying that the Eta Sigma Phi has always been at the national convention and in 1973- 74 was given a plaque by the national chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, and in 1975 was Outstanding Educator of the Nation. Miss Fox also holds the president ' s position of the Illinois Classics Conference of Latin and Greek. D: How about your retirement? F: I ' m scheduled to retife in 1979. Although the govern- ment is working on the problem of discrimination against older citizens and rumors of my departure may be premature. As you can see, Miss Bernice Fox has served our cam- pus, students and given all she knows to such a small and great school. She has enjoyed her time here and wishes to continue. She has given every ounce of herself and more to this school she calls her life. 18

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Pete Berquist Melissa Petty Pete Berquist is a senior Chemistry major from Ma- rengo, II. He has been active on campus since his arrival in the fall of 1974, having been involved in many aspects of campus life. He has lab assisted in chemistry, disc-jock- eyed on WMCR, been a student center manager, public re- lations chairman, community life committee chairman, and President of the Student Association. But more than any of those things, Pete was a person who was easy to get along with. He always said hello and on any given occasion, could make a joke of anything. One of his most ex- hilarating experiences at Monmouth College was at the be- ginning of his senior year, when he was given the opportu- nity to speak to the entering freshman class at the opening convocation during freshman orientation week. He put it this way, It was one of those times that I was glad to be president of SA, those poor freshman had been running around all day, and now they had to sit through four more speeches on Monmouth , so I decided that it would be best for me to throw in a little comic relief— I told them just how far out in the woods Monmouth was, and how to make the best of it. Pete enjoyed his four years at Monmouth, probably more than most. If you knew him, you can bet your last dollar that he ' ll remember you. Melissa Petty is currently the president of the Com- munity Activities Board which is responsible for pro- gramming the entertainment for the campus. Melissa is a senior government and history major from St. Louis. While attending Monmouth, she was ac- tively involved with programming events for the college community. In previous years Melissa was secretary- treasurer of the Community Activities Board. The job of the president and board members is not an easy one because an attempt is made to appeal and to satisfy the numerous groups on campus. The major objective of CAB is to present entertainment for the college community. 20