Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 148 of the 1954 volume:

NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR EUNICE LOVATT BILL LUHMAN. WANDA SMITH.. PARK COLLEGE PARKVILLE, MISSOURI The Park student of 1953-54, like those before him, has had an invaluable and wonderful ex¬ perience. This is the feeling of your Narva editors, at any rate, and for this reason we have tried to provide for you within these pages a perpetual reminder of the people we all have known, the good times we’ve shared, the places so familiar to us all . . . and behind these more tangible things, the spirit that is Park. This book is for each of you; it is also for Park College, and our sincerest wish is that it will merit the esteem of students, graduates, faculty members and patrons alike . . . your 1954 Tiarva. — 2 — iwJr • f . � .• ■ ■ . .-■ f. - v J n ' v - ‘ •■ -v ■ !, „„a. ' •■: ■: ' si■(%;, vwvMtfc Life; .. a f v. - ' , . Dedication In ‘Memoriam Administration ACADEMIC DIVISION, page n Faculty Students RELIGIOUS DIVISION, page 56 Chapel Campus Church Choir WORK PROGRAM DIVISION, page 64 Family Work Student Industries CITIZENSHIP DIVISION page 72 Honors Student Government Publications Academic Clubs Plays Dormitories Social Clubs Athletics TABLE OF CONTENTS — 3 — Jo you, Miss Lyon, we dedicate the 1954 NARVA. It is our way of expressing our sincere appreciation for your almost two score years of outstanding service to Park College. Both as Professor of English and as Chairman of the Division of Humanities, you have unfalteringly maintained high standards, your rich background and perceptive understanding of language and literature, your genuine enthusiasm for your work and for your students, your keen alertness to life as a whole, have been a source of constant inspiration to those who have studied and worked with you. Miss Lyon came to Park College as Instructor in English in 1915, after receiving her degree of Bachelor of Arts from Ripon College in 1912. She was promoted to the rank of Professor in 1921. She spent one year (1922-1923) as Professor of English at Whittier College in California. In 1927 she received the degree of Master of Arts from Columbia University and has also done graduate work at the University of California, the University of Chicago, and at Cambridge Uni¬ versity, England. In addition to studying, she has served on the summer school staffs of several state colleges; she has conducted research on the Tudor Dictionary with the English departmental group at the University of Michigan; and she has contributed a number of important articles to national journals. Miss Lyon has also been consistently active in the general program of the college. She has served on many committees, including the Curriculum Committee, the Academic Council, the Administrative Council, the Publications Committee, and the Committee on Honors Work — a field which she was instrumental in establishing. Her wide range of extra-curricular talents and activi¬ ties — from the culinary to the artistic — is familiar to all who know her. —4— FREDERICK’ W. HAWLEY To you, President Hawley, we give our thanks. Not because you were a great church worker, nor because you received many honorary degrees; not because you were president of another college or an influential figure in the Middle West. No, Dr. Haw¬ ley, we pay you this tribute, humble as it may be, because of what you did for us and thousands of others before us as President of Park College. We complain and fret and argue, but please be¬ lieve us when we say that Park is a great place to take the step over the threshold to maturity; and you helped make it that way. Most of us never knew you personally, hut we have all heard of your vital per¬ sonality and administrative achievements within the college. We want this book to be a fitting memorial to such a man as you, and hope you will find it so. Again, our heartfelt thanks. BLANCHE NOBLE GRIFFITH Mrs. Griffith, for eighteen years you were Assist¬ ant Professor of Voice here at Park. Those of us who knew you well will remember you not only for your fine professional standards, but also for your con¬ stant endeavor to learn and teach the process of living in its purest and noblest aspects. To your understanding and sympathetic nature, students brought their sorrows and anxieties, and with your unselfish spirit they shared even their most secret joys and successes. You always seemed to live as one who viewed this life as part of eternity. It is neither imagination nor sentimentality to say that your goal for each day, no matter how menial the task of the moment, was to glorify God to the fullest extent of the ability He had given you. You did not teach voice: you taught students. You taught them to sing — to sing and to live in praise of their Creator. The greatest tribute we could possibly pay you would be to develop the same often-tried, yet unfailing spirit that was yours — the type of spirit that lives above and beyond death. — 5 — J. L. ZWINGLE President Parkites have named President Zwingle “The Pere¬ grinating Prexy” because of the meet¬ ings near and far which he attends. Mrs. Z., (as she is sometimes called), runs a close second as the person “most on the go.” Heading the list of activities are the three little girls, Christa, Erla Frank, and Kathy, who have matured from com¬ plete wild Indians to respectable third and first graders, respectively. On Sundays they attend chapel and dinner at Commons with their par¬ ents. Their greatest ambition is to keep a time sheet and tell as many stories as their college baby¬ sitters. The White House is the scene of many social activities involving students, faculty, trustees, and friends of the college. During the year, some two thousand people enjoy its hospitality at receptions, formal dinners, buffets, and picnics. All are told the Park Story and come to feel that here we have a family devoted to this institution. Most students come away surprised and pleased that their pres¬ ident and first lady are friendly, interested people and just human beings after all, except more so. MRS. ZWINGLE ERLA KATHY CHRISTA DR. ZWINGLE Seated, left to right: Mr. Robert W. Long, Vice-President; Mr. William J. Campbell, Secretary; Mr. Albert R. Waters, President; Dr. J. L. Zwingle, President of Park College; Mr. William M. Stanton, Business Manager of Park College. Standing, left to right: Dr. Stuart M. Paterson; Mr. J. F. Pritchard; Mr. Marvin M. Marsh; Mr. Homer C. Wadsworth; Mr. George H. Clay, Jr.; Mr. Paul K. Justus; ' Mr. Ernest R. Esch; Mr. J. C. Higdon; Mr. I. O. Hockaday, Treasurer; Mr. Frank E. Tyler, Attorney. Those not pictured: Noble I. Ayers, Jr.; Clem E. Bininger; Warren B. Cooksey; Dun¬ can M. Findlay; William E. Phifer, Jr.; Isadore Samuels; Arthur V. Shaw; Mason L. Thompson; Lee H. Wakefield; Edward R. Welles; James B.. Woodbury. The trustees of Park College hold a more important place in the administra¬ tion of the college than most of us realize. They receive gifts and bequests for the college, confer degrees, control the curriculum and instruction, have the power to take measures proper for the advancement and protection of college interests; in short, they manage and operate Park. Their purpose, as stated in their charter, is to spread knowledge, inculcate moral and religious principles and offer the opportunity for training and education to youth. WILLIAM B. DUNSETH JENKIN R. DAVID WILLIAM M. STANTON VICE PRESIDENT William B. Dunseth is one of the busiest persons on campus. As Vice-President of the College, director of fund-raising, public relations and alumni program, his work is very demanding, for each special problem that arises commands immediate attention. In his work with alumni, he often has opportunities to leave campus for trips to various alumni chapters. During this year’s worldwide alumni day, he made visits to Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, joining Mr. David in Chicago and St. Louis. Our vice president initiated the idea of the off-campus work program and sponsored its development into the present system. Always on the go, and alert for possibilities of progress in the in¬ terests of the college, Mr. Dunseth is a man with fresh ideas and suggestions, eager to work with a project to its successful com¬ pletion. ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT Jenkin R. David, as assistant to the president, is director in charge of admissions and special promotions. His office is one of the busiest on campus, although few people realize how much business is carried on there, and what wide and varied contacts Mr. David has. He carries on correspondence with prospective new students, and sends out literature about Park to high schools throughout the country. Originator and sponsor of the Park Singers, Mr. David has developed the group from 1951’s small unit to the present vital organization, making it an integral part of Park’s public rela¬ tions program. To the Park Singers especially, Mrs. David is a familiar figure, not only as a chaperone and chauffeur but as the mother of four lively girls. She and Mr. David have been living here since 1950 when they left the East coast to come to Park College. BUSINESS MANAGER In July, 1951, Mr. Stanton, his wife Lois and their young daughter Linda were welcomed into the Park family. The Stan¬ tons came from Richmond, Indiana, where Mr. Stanton had serv¬ ed as Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at Earlham Col¬ lege. At Park he was made Director of Campus Operations, a position which he held until June, 1952, when the Board of Trus¬ tees elected him Business Manager of the College. In this ca¬ pacity, Mr. Stanton is concerned with all the general administra¬ tion of the dining hall, the printshop, the Student Industries, the offices, the buildings, and the grounds. Mr. Stanton was graduated from the University of Wisconsin after which he worked in Europe with the American Friends Ser¬ vice Committee. It was here that he met Lois, a graduate of Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, who was also employed in Quaker work. They were married in 1947, in Darmstadt, Ger¬ many, and later returned to the United States. Now the Stan¬ tons have two children, Linda, who is four years old, and Billy, who is two. DEAN OF RELIGIOUS LIFE New to Park College is Rev. W. Burnet Easton, who is Dean of Re ligious Life and professor of two religion courses. Dean East¬ on came here this year from Stephens College at Columbia, Mis¬ souri, where he taught classes in Bible and Basic Christian Beliefs. As Dean of Religious Life, Dean Easton is advisor to the Board of Elders of the Campus Church and to the Church Vocations Commission. He is in charge of the planning of the Chapel pro¬ grams, and is chief consultant to all students desiring to discuss religious problems. Dean Easton is a graduate of Yale and Union Theological Sem¬ inary. He is the author of two books: Jbinking Christianly, and 7aith of a Protestant, he is a world traveller, and one of his hob¬ bies is painting. Also welcomed to Park’s family are the Dean’s wife, Esther, and their three children, Judy, Nora, and Peter. Mrs. Easton, who is active in Red Cross, church, and social work, has participated in a number of this year’s campus activities. She led dormitory dis¬ cussion groups, conducted a series of “Living Christianity” lec¬ tures, and gave a Sunday morning sermon in Chapel. OFFICE OF STUDENT PERSONNEL Miss White, as Dean of Women and General Supervisor of Student Personnel, is also Health Center Coordinator, advisor to the Women’s Judicial Council and Women’s Interdorm Council, sponsor of the Vocational Guidance Program, and supervisor of all campus housing. Dean E. McClung Fleming, in addition to his many duties as Dean of the College, is “Dean of Men” to all off campus male students. Professor Arnold Frizzle is “Dean” of the men of Nickel Hall and the Quonsets. “Uncle Ernie,” Associate Professor of Lan¬ guages, teaches French and Spanish; he received his doctorate from Columbia University. Professor Delta Gier, “Dean” of Chesnut men is Chairman of the Division of Natural Science and Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Professor Gier is now working toward his Doctorate from the University of Kansas. This is the first year at Park for Professor Harry Miller, “Dean” of Woodward men and Selective Service counsellor. “Coach” is Associate Professor of Physical Education and is working on his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Nebraska. Professor John Hamilton is one of the personal advisors for the men stu¬ dents in addition to being Associate Professor of Biology. He re¬ ceived his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. W. BURNET EASTON CHALCEA WHITE Ceft to right: Professor Miller, Professor Hamilton, Dean Fleming, Professor Gier, Professor Frizzle. — 9 — LEONA HOELSCHER Treasurer ' s Office DORIS LYNCH WHITE Secretary to the Dean — 10 — It is to the people of the Administrative Staff that Park College owes a great deal of its continuing progress. Though much of their work remains of necessity “behind the scenes,” there are few areas in which they do not play an important role. The function of the members of this staff in the Park community is not to make campus policy, but to carry it out in its many and varied phases. We take this opportunity, then, to express the gratitude of the student body to these people, for in almost any activity or predicament in which a student is involved, he finds himself, seeking the aid or advice of one or more of these staff members. DONNA MERRILL Alumni Office CATHERINE ARMAGNAC Public Relations v 4 • v y „ . 4 ,.lp ■ ' m.d. ' ... CAROL BENNETT Secretary to the President SHERRY BROWN Registrar ETHEL SIFFERD Treasurer ' s Office V LILYFERN DOUGLASS Public Relations Office HAZEL RINDONE Librarian CONSTANCE VULLIAMY Assistant to the Business 1Manager MARCIA EBERLY Alumni Office FRANCES FISHBURN Librarian I n co mmitment to the liberal arts tradi¬ tion, the core-curriculum guides our hands and minds in build¬ ing the intellectual foundations of our lives. Broadened interests and enrichment of leisure time, a solid basis for future voca¬ tional and civic achievement, these are the ideals for which a liberal education prepares us. Such methods as lectures, class discussions, audio-visual aids, and field trips, together with the honors program and the off-campus seminar, are employed by Park ' s academic program. important to Park s educational pattern, l ne correla¬ tion of the four aspects of campus life is one of the major functions of the Dean’s office. His family, too, plays an important role in the Park community, all its members participating in campus activities. Mrs. “Pat” Fleming is interested in painting and has studied in art classes here again this year. The children Mickey, Danny, and Betsy, have taken part in activities of the Lancelot-Elaine Club, of which the Flemings are sponsors. Groups of students are frequently invited to the “Deanery” for Sunday evening fellowship, where they enjoy delicious home-made pies and coffee and chat about current interests. In attaining his goal of promoting co-operation and understanding among students, faculty and admin¬ istration, Dean Fleming is always willing to give his time to anyone who desires it. MICKEY DANNY MRS. FLEMING BETSY DEAN FLEMING nn nil i 1 1 DELTA Gil Chemistry The Academic Program at Park is organized in three major divisions—Humani¬ ties, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences — which together are designed to provide a liberal arts education for the student. This year Professor Gier assumed the duties of chairman of the Division of Natural Sciences; Professors Lyon and Urban continued as chairmen of their respective divisions: the Humanities and Social Sciences. The functions of the division chairmen are, in addition to administering the division, directing the making of policy within the division and recommending changes in the curriculum and the status of faculty. With the Dean of the College, these three professors make up the Academic Council, and are also members of the Curriculum Committee and Administrative Council. 1 tflMUWtffad flwidMHr “The Division of Humanities seeks to acquaint the student with the best that has been thought and said in the past,” opening to him the fields of literature, languages, religion philosophy, music, and the fine arts. Its many-faceted objectives include aiding the student in mastery of communications, enrichment of skills in appreciation and criticism, and formu¬ lation of his philosophy of life. fuson ELIZABETH CAMPBELL Humanities L frizzle Languages ARNOLD Romance BLANCHE NOBLE GRIFFITH Voice VINCENT CAMPANELLA Jrtist-in-Pesidence HAROLD DURFEE Philosophy W. F. SANDERS Greek Ger man O. JOHNSON Religion R OBGn T l AKiM umesl. merrili -Music RICHARD STOWE Romance Languages 17 “The Natural Science Division strives to acquaint all students with the basic concepts concerning natural phenomena, the ways in which these con¬ cepts have been developed, and how they may be applied in everyday life. For those students who plan to become professional scientists, the Division offers a sound background of factual knowledge, critical understanding, and technical excellence.” PHILIP E. DUNN Chemistry MARGARET LORIMER Home Economics LAURENCE McANENY Physics LENORA FRY Home Economics — 18 — JOHN HAMILTON Biology L. A. ROBBINS HENRY RADLOFF Biology Mathematics � _ a 1 . JERZY HAUPTMANN Political Science HARRY J. MILLER Physical Education The primary objectives of the Social Science division are “to prepare stu¬ dents who are not only aware of social problems but who have had some training in a methodological approach to solutions. This implies both theoretical and practical aspects of a program which stresses the utility of the interdepart¬ mental approach rather than that of a particular subject matter field. A common realization of these aims is sought through divisional cooperation in such courses as Social Science 301, Methods of Analysis, and Social Science 401-402, Senior Seminar.” ADOLF MANOIL Psychology JANICE EBERT Physical Education OWEN HAMILTON Sociology CARL WAGNER Education — 19 — Md night snack WAYNE ASHFIELD Economics; Parchie, offices; M.A.C.; A.O.C.; President; Dorm officer; Little Hoover Com¬ mission; Parchie Varsity; Dramatics; Stylus,- Choir; Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball allstar; Representative athlete; Goon Squad, Park jacket. RICHARD BAYER Social Sciences (Political Science); Orion ; Dorm officer; Student Council; MAC; Club sports; Park jacket; Political Science club; Student Publication committee. CARL EVOR BJORK, JR. Economics; Tony, offices; Athletic Official ' ' club; Publication committee; Park jacket. DOROTHY F. ADAMS Home Economics; Lucerne Vice President Home Economics club officer; Mu Sigma c, ficer; Public Relations; Religions Emphas] ,� .( Week committee; Candidate for Homecomi Queen. ELIZABETH ANN ALTFATHER Mathematics; Callio; Rash Captain; W.A.C.; Work Program committee officer; S.C.A.; Stu¬ dent Church; All club sports; Speedball all- star. MARY LOU BREED Social Sciences (History); Elaine President, offices; I.C.C. President, Secretary; Student Enterprise committee; History club; Club sports; Lady Elaine. HAROLD WAYNE BREEDLOVE Physics; Tony, President, offices; Dorm Of¬ ficer; I.C.C.; Volleyball, Soccer allstar. NANCY JANE ADAMS ||ogy; Aurora officer; Senior Class Secre- Rush captain; Dance chairman,- I.R.C. fj.P.; German dub; Honor System commit- Speedball; Swimming. CLYDE R. APPLETON Music; Orion; F.T.A.; M.E.N.C.; Choirs; Parkollegians Band. Ob Happy Day BETTY CAROL BOYDSTON Art; Aurora. mmt ' s 9 EARLE V. CORE, JR. ANN DeFONDS DARLENE DORSEY Biology; Orion. Foreign languages; Cleo, secretary; W.J.C.; Dorm officer; Women’s Legislative Council, president; Commons committee, chair. English; Aurora, officer; Class vice presiden IRC., president; Dorm officer; English club Student Enterprise committee; Campus Churcl Homecoming Queen attendant; Who’s Whc Club sports. % sSsSi FRANK BROWNING Social Sciences (History); Orion, President, | offices; Student Council President, Secretarj P R.; Who’s Who; I.C.C.; M.A.C.; I.R.C.; S.C.A.; Campus Church; Religiou Emphasis Week committee; T.A.P.; Histor; club; Athletic Official’s club; Park jacket Soccer, Volleyball allstar. 7 1’bo else but the 22 FLO MAY BYHAM bmance Languages; Aurora; W.J.C.; W.A.C. ; Jonor System committee, chair; Club sports; lisketball allstar; Charles E. Scott Award, I ' cond prize. BETTY CABALLERO Social Sciences (Sociology); Elaine, offices ; F.T.A., secretary. JOHN GARRETSON CLARK Social Sciences (History) Lance; I.R.C., pres¬ ident; M.J.C.; Academic Problems committee; Stylus; Dorm officer; Club sports; Park jacket; History Club. CATHERINE DUKELOW ocial Sciences (Psychology); Cleo, secretary; ■T.A., vice president; Campus Church. JOHN A. ELEY, JR. Social Sciences; Lance, secretary; Dorm of¬ ficer; I.R.C.; Political Science club; Little Hoover commission; Commons committee; L.E.C. Knight. ABBY FILSON Speech; Cleo, president , offices; W.A.C., president; T.A.P., president; Mu Sigma, sec¬ retary-treasurer; Academic Problems commit¬ tee; Athletic Officials club; Snowball Queen; Tennis champ; Women’s Outstanding Athlete Award. wee to One Repeat Performance MARIAN FRANCIS Music; Aurora president, offices; Honor Sy tem Committee, chair; Club sports; Alpf Delta; Mu Sigma; Homecoming Queen a tendant; Who’s Who. Hey! 7here’s Hay .-■lit : SHIRLEY ANN HOWARD Social Sciences (Political Science); Elaine; I.R.C.; UN secretary; Regional Director of CCUN; F.T.A. JEAN ELIZABETH JANSEN Social Sciences (Psychology); Lucerne, pres dent, offices; Campus Church, elder; Hom ! coming committee; Club sports. KENNETH E. HINDMAN Social Sciences (Political Science); Lance, of fices; S.C.A., president; Student Church, elder; Religious Emphasis Week committee; Political Science club; German club; I.R.C.; L.E.C. Knight; Club sports, Park Jacket; Knowland Oratorical Contest, first prize. FRANCES GERSTNER Art; Cleo, offices; Stylus, associate editor; Gamma Upsilon, officer; Campus Church; ACC Snowball Queen; Club sports, basketball all-star. ARLINE FREDRICKSON )nor lome Economics; Cleo, offices; Alpha Theta hi, officer; Club sports; Homecoming commit- Commons committee. I hi, :e; CHARLES JOHNSON e philosophy; Lance, president, officer; Acad- i jjnic Problems committee; M.J.C.; Philosophy ' Tub; Stylus; Stiletto editor; I.R.C.; Gamma Ijlpsilon. f , CLARENCE JOHNSON Social Sciences (History); Lowell, offices; Dramatics; Dorm officer; Club sports. GEORGIA GRIGGS Social Sciences (History); Academic Problems committee; Gamma Upsilon; T.A.P.; I.R.C.; Stylus, business manager; Fellowship of Recon¬ ciliation; Philosophy club; Stiletto, editor. TOMIKO KAMISATO Social Sciences (Sociology); Elaine, president, offices; W.A.C.; Women’s Interdorm Coun¬ cil, president; Dorm officer; Honor System committee; Homecoming committee; Campus Church; I.C.C.; I.R.C.; Who’s Who; Work Program award; Lady Elaine; Homecoming Queen; Club sports. Jhe beaming graduate HOWARD LAYMAN Economics; Lance; Dorm officer; F.T.A.; Y.M.C.A. BEVERLY LONG English; Elaine; Dorm officer; Philosophy club; S.C.A.; English club; Homecoming committee, chair; Narva; Commons commit¬ tee; Club sports; Homecoming cheerleader. RAYMOND WESLEY LORD ’sychology; Parchie, officer; Stylus; S.C.Ai ’archie Varsity; Philosophy Club; Honor Sy| em committee; Little Hoover commissioi| ' .T. A.; Religious Emphasis Week committe t J „ - - . D L I r A m ittDD Dignified (?) Senior NARBIK KARAM1AN Chemistry; Lowell; Club sports. CONNIE KONING Religious Education; Lucerne; Campus Church; S.C.A.; Club sports. HIE SAM KIM Biology; Lucerne; Basketball. JEANNE LAMMEY English; Aurora; English club, secretary- treasurer; German club; Little Hoover com¬ mission. ELLIOTT MEISENHEIMER Psychology, Parchie; M.A.C.; I.R.C.; S.C.A.; Soccer, basketball allstar; Park jacket. ELEANOR McDANIEL Biology; Cleo, president; I.C.C.; W.A.A. president; Narva Queen Candidate; Club sports Park jacket; Basketball, Speedball, allstar. ) | EUNICE LOVATT . S.C.M ; Aurora; Narva editor; I.R.C.; Campus j urch; S.C.A.; Club sports. Js this a P.7, party? Strike! — BARBARA ANN POTTS Religious Education; Cleo; president, offices, I.C.C., chair; Dorm officer; Religious Em phasis Week committee; W.A.C.; S.C.A. ' Campus Church; Women’s Legislative coun cil; Narva, Ideal Cleo. JOYCE PHILLIPS Social Sciences (History) ; Aurora; Dramatics ; I.R.C.; Campus Church; Club sports. BONNIE PARKER Social Sciences (Sociology); Lucerne; W.A.C.; Dorm officer; F.T.A., president; Campus Church; S.C.A.; Choir; Club sports. ©VC aK It rh v Come on fellows ' Jhe four of us Peek a boo . 28 — ELWOOD L. MINSTER, JR. Natural Sciences (Biology); Tony; S.C.A.y president; Homecoming committee; Athletil Officials club; Club sports. Sills: -y AMNUAY NUNTIYA Chemistry; Lowell; Club sports. Letter from borne 7ben she came down 29 - NANCY O’NEAL ARNDTSEN Religious Education; Callio, president, offices; I.C.C.; Religious Emphasis committee; Home¬ coming committee; S.C.A.; Dorm council; FT.A.; Narva Beauty Queen; Club sports; Speedball, Softball allstar. NORTON RILEY Mathematics; Orion. MARY ROSE NICCOLLS cial Sciences (Sociology) ; Cleo, office; Dorm jficer; W.J.C., chair; W.A.C.; Student Coun- i|; I.R.C.; Campus Church; S.C.A.; F.T.A. ; ' inor System committee; Religious Emphasis eek committee; Who’s Who; Alpha Delta; ub sports. I RUSSELL RASMUSSEN iilosophy; Tony; Fellowship of Reconcilia- n; Dorm offices; I.R.C.; Student Church, ier; Student Council; Park Peace Fellowship; ; Class president; Who’s Who. PATSY RINO FITCH Social Sciences (Sociology) Stephen ' s dais JOHN L. SANDFORD Natural Sciences (Biology); Lowell; S.A.I A.P.O. JOYCE ANN SOMMERS Natural Sciences (Biology); Lucerne, offices; Dorm president, offices; Women’s Legislativ Council, secretary; W.A.C.; Club sports. JAMES L. THOMSON Social Sciences (Political Science); Tony, of¬ fices; Campus Church; Dorm offices; S.C.A.; Honor System committee. [Fellow travelers 30 DARLENE TOPPEL Economics; Callio, president. Chicago Areaites JOHN W. SHAW Social Sciences (Physical Education); Orion, president, offices; Student Council; Spenser Cave committee; M.A.C.; T.A.P.; Club sports; Soccer allstar. JOE WILLARD SNYDER Social Sciences (Sociology); Tony, officer; Dorm officer; I.R.C. ROBERT G. SCHRADER Social Sciences (Sociology); Parchie; S.C.A. JACK L. BURNELL Economics; Lowell, president, offices; Dorm officer; Club sports. iree pretty lasses and a tower Prevtew —31 -.. CATHERINE TYREE Home Economics; Elaine, offices; Alpha Theta Phi, offices; Commons committee, chair. KENT TRINDEL lathematics; Lance, president, offices; Dorm resident; M.J.C.; Campus Church, elder; lotor Vehicle board; Public relations. STEVE ANGELL Natural Sciences (Biology) PAT CROW Chemistry BRUCE CRADDOCK English BETSY CLINE VERNA GRIFFIN Social Sciences (Political Science) JOY GRIBBON Religious Education ROBERTA FEHLMAN Religious Education BROOCKE EUBANK Mathematics But she ' s my wife! Steppin ' out Irosb Court DEE HOUGHTON Social Sciences (Political Science] GEORGE KHOURY Chemistry JAMIE JORDAN Home Economics JOHN JONES Psychology KATHLEEN MEYER Psychology ELI LEWIS History CHUCK LINN Mathematics JOHN LAYMAN Natural Sciences (Physics) Peppy Parkites Pour gals — Pour pals Darn pin Casanova Reeves Sam was a man RICK PAWLEY English DAVE WARRINER Economics Jbey ' re gory. Jbey ' re real gone DAVE ROWE Social Sciences (Political Science) JOHN WELLS Natural Sciences (Biology) CHUCK WRIGHT Art m n sur p) SAMMY YOSHIOKA Social Sciences (Political Science} VERN REEVES Economics WAYNE SHENEMAN Economics ED VAN HORNE English Future ' Housewives of America ELLEN PETRIE Home Economics RUSS PROFFIT Social Sciences (Political Science) TOM REDMON Social Sciences (Political Science) PETE VON CHRISTIERSON !Mathematics — 37 - SENIORS NOT PICTURED James Deal Richard Faris Jack Fowler Kundry Herrmann JUNIORS NOT PICTURED Gail Arnold Edison Lee Thuma Barbara Jean Fowler William David West Bill Sartin FINA PEREZ Psychology JEAN STARNES ALMITA STEWART Home Economics ms 5. V ; fmm LAM :-. b ‘Am HnI ARDEN ADAMS KAY BROWN BETH BURROUGHS MILDRED CANTRELL TERRY CASSIDY MAX CORDONNIER MARIE CORTELYOU DOUG CURTIS PAUL DANFORTH Jhese studies are gettin ' us down! Aren’t we devils ? ' nswer m PAO CHIA CHUN CLARISSA CHUMNEY PATRICIA ALBERSWORTH JAN BARD BETTY BRANCH JIMMY COBB JOHN COOK ART DRAPER ALEXANDER EDWARDS EDWIN ALBERSWORTH the Qitnp Poo! Poon i Johnny umm K ' t.mm PADDY HINDE MARY HOBBS LOU EGGER BOB LONG CAROLYN LENTZ ESTHER KHONGKHAKUL JEAN KIRKHAM Pamily work . . . . wore fu Pin up girl 11 C mon in! KAY ELLIS ROGER HATTEM mary McDowell BEE McCONAUGHY VIRGINIA McALILEY BILL LLIHMAN most popular gal at the dance here comes a snow ball! ' Y t ' 0 if Duck V ,w —41 BILL KEITH - cG 7 , “ ' l ' I BEV EGGERT ROBERTA GRIBBON ANA JENSEN JOHN HULL MARCELIA HOUGH GAIL McMAHON DORIS MOORE SALLY MILLER BOB MILLER JOYCE MATTHIES SHARON PLANTZ KATHY OLTMAN RUTH NETTLETON WINNIE NELLIS ‘Monkeys? IVe were frosb once too WAYNE PROTHERO MARTHA McNISH JERRY MARSHALL SUZANNE MURRAY THOMAS NEFF BARBARA ROSEDAHL SEVAN SARKISIAN Lante MARY McMAHON BARBARA MOSER JANE MOSS OPAL MARTIN GINNY SCHRADER JIM SHEPARD GORDON SKADRA MARLENE SLICK BOB SMITH JAN TALBOT MARVIN WEHRMAN JIM WILLSON VIRGINIA STOOKER TITUS ADEPOJU LELA BRUNS FRAN BROWNING JUDY BROWN LOIS BICKEL LEON CRABTREE DAMON COX JIM COOKE JOAN COOK Woodward welcomes you a Cornv GAYLE APPLEGATE RAYMOND AUYANG ANNETTE BAUMANN FAY AKINS SO YUNG CHUNG KG-.JV: hjoying the scenery ROD CLARK —47 ALICE COLLMAN JACQUE CRISWELL JEAN CURTIS JUDY DANNER JOANNE CRIPPEN Cheese Cake BEN HARNED GEORGE HARTFELDER Were here, where ' s the bus ? EDWIN DENNY JOHN EISER MARGARET DeHEART PAUL DUNKAK ROGER GILSON MARILYN FRICKE WARREN FURNISH ALMA HARTLEY JOYSE HESS JeRUE GJOVIG WES HOUGLAND PHYLLIS HUFFMAN KATHRYN HUNTER RICHARD HULT PAT LAWLER JALAL KURDI JOE KOWALEWSKI FLORENCE KLOTZMAN MIRIAM MORGAN NORMA MOORE JANICE MIETZNER JACQUE MELTON Jalal and Qingy Snake Dance POLLY MURPHY LARRY PECK LYNNESE PAULSON PAT PATTERSON SOONIK PAIR ELEANOR SIDEBOTHAM VERN SLEYSTER PAT ROCHE JERRY SCHRADER 7he Lineup When good men get Surprise! ORBIE SNODGRASS MEGAN STONE BOB TOLAN FRANCES POTTS EMILY OTIS FLORENCE NELSON HAZEL PETRIE GEORGE NULL KEN PIERCE LOUANN OSBORNE DeLAINE PROETT AL TURNER l 1 CAROL WILSON SALLY WOOD STUDENTS NOT PICTURED SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN Ramon Evans David Barnard Norman Hon Donald Davis Richard Meeker Beatrice Plain Blake Mitchell Donald Seneker Janice Morton Douglas Seneker Wallie Palmer Lincoln Richards James Rodda Dale Whitesitt SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS Left to right: Joseph Lee, Sherman Skelton, Utuk Nkanga, Song Soo Kwak, Yung Lee. Jhose not pictured: Dennis Cole, Tennyson Etuknwa, Philo Goodrich, Jacqueline Kaiser. — 55 — w, r ith hand and heart we seek the realization of the Divine in our daily lives. Through courses of religious study, regular Chapel programs, and a variety of voluntary activities sponsored by the Campus Church, Park College emphasizes the important role of the religious program in the liberal arts education. Informed criticism, earnest questioning, and the examination of different points of view are encouraged. Together, we lift our minds to God, fold our hands in prayer, and join in service to build the spiritual foundations which int egrate the various aspects of our lives. mm ■ ■ i RAHAM TYLER Memorial Chapel is a building of many faces. Within its walls are carried on such various activities as academic assemblies, choir practices, worship services, and musical programs. One of this year’s aims was to make the worship as¬ pect of the chapel more like an active community church, with Dean Easton serving as its minister. This aim has been fairly well realized, although the church elders are still working on the problem. A highlight of the chapel year was the Christmas presentation of Bach’s “Magnificat” by the Park College choir. Several visiting artists gave musi¬ cal programs and a varied selection of speakers addressed the student body. The structure itself is a distinctive example of collegiate Gothic architec¬ ture, panelled within in old English oak, well suited to our campus. Visitors are always taken to see the wood carving of the Last Supper, set above the altar in the chancel. From the opening convocation until Commencement day the chapel is a vital center of campus activity. ' f ' K Hi ¥ : f MPf • ■ r lea P� - • A m WW if i « , Hi 1 1 1 | | I 1 1 1 i � -1 k ■mm .r I? Tirst row, left to right: P. Smith, P. Knapp, J. Irvine, S. Yoshioka, J. Cobb. Second row: G. Skadra, B. Long, Dr. Johnson, B. Bird, Third row. L. Houghtaling, P. Axon, J. Bard, J. Cooke, Dean Easton. The members of the Campus Church this past year adopted a new constitution and elected a Board of Elders to supervise the work of the church’s commissions. With the exception of the moderator, each member of the Board is chairman of one of the commissions. Their positions are as follows: Jack Irvine, moderator,- Pat Knapp, secretary,- Benita Bird and Bob Long, Membership co-chairmen; Roberta Newsom and Paul Smith, Worship co-chairmen,- Sam Yoshioka, Budget chairman,- Jim Cobb, House chairman,- Gordon Skadra, Church Vocations chairman,- Jan Bard, Religious Emphasis Week chairman,- Lynn Houghtaling and Jim Cooke, conferences,- Pat Axon, program; and Dr. Johnson, faculty representative. The elders have worked closely with the Dean of Religious Life in deciding and carrying out church policy. — 60 — The Student Christian Association ended its existence of five years with its amalgamation with the Campus Church. However, during the first semester the S.C.A. participated in the Freshmen Orientation program as well as sponsoring the all school mixer and a trail blazing hike through the weeded area of the campus to Alfalfa Point. Through the efforts of Pat Axon and Jack Irvine the Christmas caroling was enjoyed by a large group of cour¬ ageous choristers. With the formulation of the merger occupying most of the time of the officers, activities of the S.C.A. were of a limited nature. It did send a delegation to a weekend con¬ ference at Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri. Barbara Potts was co-chairman in the planning of this event. The officers were: Woody Minster, president; Benita Bird, vice president; Pat Axon, secretary; and Bob Long, treasurer. ■ Trent: Benita Bird, Pat Axon. Thick: Bob Long, Woody Minster. OawwuJ Onubc t The Campus Church is the result of the amalgamation of the old Campus Church and the Student Christian Association. In the spring of 1950 the initial work was done toward organizing a Student Church for the purpose of giving students opportunity to practice churchmanship. In 1951-1952 the Student Church and the administration studied the possibilities and desirability of adopting a program including voluntary worship services on Sunday mornings. In anticipation of taking on this responsibility, it modified its constitution, changing its name to Campus Church, and started plans for a more vigorous program. During the summer the administration gave the “go-ahead” to the voluntary Sunday worship service, and the Rev. W. B. Easton, Jr., accepted the call to become the Dean of Religious Life. At the beginning of this year the Board of Elders of the Campus Church recognized as a problem its organization on the basis of a board of ruling elders and numerous separate commissioners, and the overlapping of functions of the Campus Church and those of the S.C.A. The natural result was another period of re-organization. This time the Campus Church was organized with the members of the board of elders be¬ ing in charge of the various activities that the Church would sponsor. The merger of the Campus Church and the S.C.A. was effected at this time and thus the Campus Church became the representative of the Student Christian Association on Park Campus. During the first semester a group of students met each Sunday morning in the Meetin’ House to study and discuss the relations between Faith and Reason. Ques¬ tion perio ds with Dean Easton were held in the Meetin House. The Membership Commission sent questionnaires, the results of which indicated that the students want¬ ed to know what to believe, why to believe it, and how to live it. The Membership Corn- leaders who came to campus. In January, just before the second semester started, a pancake supper was held, fol¬ lowed by movies in the Meetin’ House. The Church Vocations Commission organized a deputation program, sending out student pulpit supplies each Sunday to various churches in the area. It also made arrangements for interviews with various church leaders who came to campus. Dr. R. E. Fitch—Religious Emphasis Week Speaker FIRST SEMESTER ELDERS first row, left to right: Sammy Yoshioka, Barbara Carlson, Jean Jansen. Second row: Paul Smith, Jack Irvine, Bob Laatsch. !Not Pictured: Dr. Hauptmann, Bill West. — 61 — — 63 — JAMES MERRILL, organist and choir director. The Park College Chapel Choir represents a cross section of the studen t body. It provides choral music for the Sunday Chapel Service, a necessary element to a worshipful atmosphere. Under the excellent and precise direction of Mr. James L. Merrill, this choir has become a true ensemble, working to produce a choral effect of which any university music school could be proud. During the first semester of this year, there were two choirs, the Chancel and the A Cappella Choirs which met 6th and 8th periods respectively. To effect a better ensemble, both choirs were combin¬ ed second semester into the Chapel Choir, which met 6th period. The Concert Choir, which consisted of 40 select personnel of the Chapel Choir, made a spring tour to St. Louis and other Eastern Missouri cities, March 28 through April 1. The choir has participated in several outstanding performances in addition to the weekly chapel services. Among these can be counted the special Homecoming Chapel Program, with the choir singing secular as well as sacred music. At Christmas the choir performed Bach’s “Magnificat” in D Major in Latin, with guest soloists. For the first time on this campus, the “Mass” in G Major by Schubert was performed during Holy Week. The last of April, the Concert Choir was invited to participate in the Ninth Annual Music Festival at the College of St. Theresa in Kansas City. In addition to the spring tour to St. Louis, the Concert Choir gave a spring program on campus in May. Tirst row, left to right: E. Otis, J. Brown, J. Caldwell, L. Bickel, M. Faris, J. Criswell, J. Wilson, B. Burroughs. Second row: F. Akins, S. Ideen, J. Harding, M. DeHeart, C. Wilson, T. Ezoe, R. Fehlman, S. Miller, P. Hinde, M. Seuser. Third row: K. Brown, E. Kittrell, P. Huffman, A. Fredrickson, A. Baumann, B. Hannum, F. Francis, B. Eggert, P. Knapp, K. Oltman, B. Moser, P. Axon. Tourth row: W. Min¬ ster, F. Woell, A. Edwards, W. Palmer, G. Null, C. Appleton, W. Protheroe, F. Browning, B. Skelton, A. Turner, D.DeForeest, W. Furnish, B. Long, L. Cole. A he spirit of friendly co-operation is culti¬ vated when we join hands in the Student Work program. The plan has been designed not only as an effective aid to the functioning of the college, but also as a means of giving the student the opportunity to assume diversified responsibilities. All the college operations, including general maintenance, jani¬ torial work, Commons operations, Student Industries manage¬ ment and maintenance, and office work, are covered by family work 5 ' assignments which average about twelve hours a week for each resident student. We feel that this phase of Park ' s program helps the student build a better-balanced foundation for later experiences in his world. Mrs. Ena Swan is the work program coordinator, and one of the busiest people on the campus. It is through her capable di¬ rection that the work program operates smoothly and efficient¬ ly. It is her job to place students in the various work assignments and to solve any problems which may arise. Trying to keep one’s “employees” happy is a big job, and Mrs. Swan is doing it very effectively. GINNY GREEN Miss Ginny Green is the director of student industries. Her office is in Room “O” Mackay, and here you can usual¬ ly find her and her staff hard at work coptacting salesmen, ordering movies, J. R. supplies, books and flowers, talking to student employees, and doing all the million and one jobs which must be done to keep a business going. en a swan IMOGENE TUDOR Feeding nearly 400 hungry people twenty-one times a week is no small job, and who should know this better than our dietician, Mrs. Tudor. Keeping within the budget and still serving interesting and nutritious meals is a problem which Mrs. Tudor is facing valiantly. Special features well liked by students this year were birthday cake nights, ice cream twice a week, hot rolls, big breakfasts, and “dress-up” meals on Wednesday night and Sunday noon to go with “dress-up” clothes. 1 Miss Potts with two tab as¬ sistants. 2 Can 7 heip you, TJoney? 3 7he score of today ' s game 4 Tterr house boy lights up. 5 Mr. Craddock, that book is due before 9 a. m. In every community there is work that must be done and most of the work that keeps our “community” run¬ ning is done by the students. This not only lets the student feel he is helping pay for his education, but also gives him useful experience in working situations. The student’s work assignments are termed by him as “family work” and all during the day one can find students on the job helping to make our college func¬ tion as it should. — 69 — Orbie and Verne in the snaps. ft nc itfiudl j i ' What could be closer to the Park College stu¬ dents’ heart than the Student Industries? The most popular place on campus is the Jolly Roger. If it weren’t for this dear old hangout we’d have to go down to Parkville for a cup of coffee or clear to Kansas City to dance. Our “Little Theatre” is another lifesaver and we have had some really terrific shows this year, too. And here’s a ghastly thought—what if we had to wash our own towels and sheets? That’s just another service we owe to the Student In¬ dustries. The rest of the Student Industry fam¬ ily, the Bookstore, the Greenhouse, and the coke and cigarette machines, are also an indispen¬ sable part of Park College. jks - •: ■ • V, | ill Is that cup dean, Sttoose ? Bookstore m anager, Ed Jhuma, tackling a big job—balancing the books. Bookkeepers, 7om 7Jeff and Cathy Jyree, tally the profits of the Student Industries. PAUL SHERWOOD Superintendent GEORGE GRATTAN Master Printer Mr. Wells and Assistant at the stapler _l In 1949, the presses and other pieces of printing equip¬ ment were moved from the old print shop, (the Prescott Building, which was erected in 1890 and formerly hous¬ ed offices of the administration), to the present location just north of the main part of the campus. The new building is equipped with fluorescent lighting, steel shelv¬ ing, and metal cabinetwork to facilitate the print shop’s operations. This year an electro-mimeograph was added, and a Heidelberg Press was bought to supplement the other two presses. Under the direction of Paul Sherwood (Park ’47), sup¬ erintendent, and George Grattan (Park ’16) master printer, the six student employees and three others print the numerous campus and outside publications. This list includes regular issues of the Stylus, the Alumniad, the Record, programs for campus activities, (chapel, recit¬ als, and plays), the Catalocj, circulars issued by the Ad¬ missions Office, and commercial work. Nearly all the states, and many foreign countries, are represented by addresses in the complete mailing files kept by the print shop. Hundreds of campus issues are sent each week to Park’s many friends. The Park College Print Shop is undoubtedly one of the most important of the campus industries. Not only are its products used by the students and faculty, but its publications are widely distributed throughout the nation. Pressman Bjork — 70 — I V Anyone who has ever spent a day at Waverly Hospital knows the story of the fellow with a crushed knee. This fellow had wounded his knee during a basketball practice, and con¬ sequently was taken to the hospital for treatment. He was so impressed with the good care he received there that he has been extolling its virtues ever since. However, he made a few significant discoveries during his brief stay at Waverly. He found that all cleaning and meals were taken care of by student help (those reputed hospital cooks!), while medications were attended to by Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Everett. He also discovered that, for the two nurses, hospital days are long ones, beginning before seven in the morning and often lasting past eleven at night. Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Everett have so arranged their hours that one of them is always on duty, in case of emergency, and they can well tell you that admitting a sick student after one a. m. is no new thing. Some students say the hospital isn’t quiet enough for proper rest and recuperation, but the iniured basketball star was so busy chatting with the nurses and other patients, that he had little time to test this theory. ' Recuperation at ' Waverly ■ ... v ' JP| LUELLA MATTHEWS Supervisor sr HAZEL L. EVERETT Assistant Supervisor • 71 — Campus Citizenship program might well be symbolized by the friendly handshake. It is with the tools of this program that we further develop our personal re¬ sources and encourage a deeper sense of community life. Park ' s social and athletic activities are organized around the five broth¬ er-sister clubs; special interests are cultivated in the work of the departmental clubs; and the agencies of the Campus Citizen¬ ship program are correlated by a democratic system of student self-government. The counseling services also help both individual and group to form lasting ideals of good citizenship which may be con¬ tinually strengthened by experience. For best fulfilling the ideals of Park College in their broadest aspects, one man and one woman each year receive t he Representative Parkite awards at Recognition Day ceremonies. Original¬ ly established as the Parker Memorial Fund, the award carries with it a cash prize. Mary Rose N i c c o 11 s and Frank Browning are thus honored this year, in recognition of the over-all scope of their achievements and their particular¬ ly significant accomplishments in schol¬ arship, student government, and club and athletic activities. ilCCOU3 seer jT . . 4 FRAN K b In a school-wide election sponsored by the JJarva, the student body chose its 1954 Personality King and Queen —Frank Browning and Benita Bird. A chronic sufferer from foot-in- mouth disease, Bennie can always be counted on for a laugh; but her wide circle of friends, her winning sincerity, and her academic record testify to the serious side of her nature as well. By that spark of humor in his eye, and a Frankly uninhibited laugh, Mr. Browning also reveals only one aspect of his personality; and as one comes to know him better, one sees even more clearly, his essential integrity and gen¬ uine interest in others. rtjMMT ' — 75 — Tirst row, left to right: Eleanor McDaniel, Flo Mav Byham, Darlene Dorsey. Second row: Mary Rose Niccolls, Frank Browning, Marian Francis. Junior members not pictured: Broocke Eubank Bob Laatsch. Tirst row, left to right: Tomiko Kamisato, Darlene Dorsey. Second row: Mary Rose Miccolls, Frank Browning, Marian Francis. Not Pictured: Russ Rasmussen. - 76 — Outstanding scholarship is recognized by Park College’s own honor society, Alpha Delta. Certificates of Alpha Delta member¬ ship are presented annually to the upper ten per cent of the graduating class at a specially planned dinner held during the spring. Last year the system of recognition was expanded in two ways. Outstanding a- chievement in writing was acknowledged for the first time by the Alpha Delta Writ¬ ing Award. This has been established as an annual award to the outstanding student writer, who also receives a certificate of merit and whose name is inscribed on a scroll. The other new policy which was in¬ itiated last year, and which will continue each year, is the election of the two top junior class members to the honor society. The active campus membership of Alpha Delta is made up of the two junior members and those faculty and staff who are mem¬ bers of Alpha Delta, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi. At the Recognition Day program, Fri¬ day, May 14, six members of the class of 1954 were awarded certificates declaring them members of Who’s Who, the nation¬ wide group of campus scholars and leaders. Annually the personnel staff makes the final selection for this recognition from the list of qualifying seniors submitted by the Student Council. Ratings are based on a combination of excellence and sincerity of scholarship, leadership as shown by partic¬ ipation in extracurricular and academic ac¬ tivities, citizenship and service to the school, and promise of future usefulness to business and society. The number of this group is determined by the national organi¬ zation of Who’s Who as a percentage of the total campus enrollment. Honored in this year’s graduating class by Who’s Who recognition are the follow¬ ing: Frank Browning, Darlene Dorsey, Marian Francis, Mary Rose Niccolls, Rus¬ sell Rasmussen, Tomiko Kamisato. ! tawttui Gamma Upsilon is a national publications fraternity for liberal arts colleges. The Mis¬ souri Gamma chapter of this organization was chartered at Park in 1949, and since that time has sought to encourage and improve student efforts in campus publications. The principal project of the Missouri Gam¬ ma chapter of Gamma Upsilon is the organi¬ zation and printing of the Stiletto , which is an all-school publication of original contribu¬ tions made by students of all divisions, staff, and faculty members. It is hoped that next year’s Stiletto will be bigger and better than ever, and that Missouri Gamma will contin¬ ue its fine work. Mu Sigma, a national honorary music fra¬ ternity, consists of juniors and seniors who have rendered outstanding musical service to the college regardless of their major field of study. During the first semester Mu Sigma spon¬ sored the guest appearance of Mr. Albert Faurot, an alumnus of Park College and an accomplished piano performer, who was ac¬ tively engaged in missionary work in China before his return to the United States. The annual initiation was held in March. Theta Alpha Phi is the national honorary dramatics fraternity. The Park College chap¬ ter was formed 33 years ago with twelve char¬ ter members. Before the appearance of an indoor stage, plays were presented out of doors on the President’s lawn, Chapel lawn, or in Dear Park. The chapter now has fourteen members who have earned this honor by participating either as actors or as stage crew in the neces¬ sary number of productions. Luncheon meet¬ ings take place weekly, during which the TAP members discuss current works and problems in the Theatre. Mrs. Dorothy Sainsbury Steinmetz is sponsor and director of the group. £e t to right: B. Luhman, G. McMahon, G. Griggs, Dr. Fuson. Not Pictured : T. Cassidy, L. Janos, C. Johnson. Left to right: F. Browning, A. Filson, N. Adams, J. Jordan, P. Von Christierson, J. Cook, A. Draper, J. Rodda, E. Petrie, Mrs. Steinmetz, C. Wright. Not pictured: M. Hay, J. Shaw. Left to right: J. Caldwell, A. Fredrickson, M. Francis, P. Axon. C. Appleton, D. Adams. MR. JOHN R. POWERS selected the 1954 TJarva Beauty Queen and her attendants. BHHi MARY HOBBS Callio a, — 78 — w o- KAY BROWN Cleo FLBANO «UcD ANie SALLY WOOD Lucerne UMw 9 9SJ Something new — people on the streets of Park- ville. No, we weren’t seeing things; this was Home¬ coming, 1953. On October 17, a parade led by Earl Felts, town marshal, made its way through Parkville. The whole community was on hand, including the Parkville High School Band, American Legion color guard, boy and girl scouts, and Orville Meyers riding his silver- saddle pony. Each of the social clubs entered a float in compe¬ tition for the trophy presented by the Alumni Asso¬ ciation to the one which had earned the most points in both skit and float contests. The trophy was won by the ACC’s. The queen candidates rode in convertibles to the soccer field, where they watched the all-star team tie the Imperials of St. Joseph. Before the parade the women’s all-star team had been defeated by a Park alumnae team. At the half, Tommie Kamisato, Elaine, was crowned Queen by the shorts-clad Student Coun¬ cil president, Frank Browning. Her two attend¬ ants were Marian Francis and Kathy Oltman, Au¬ roras. The other candidates were Dorothy Adams, Barbara Carlson, Jean Curtis, Barbara Fowler, Sharon Greene, Nancy Jansson and Jan Talbot. The weekend also included a musical program in Chapel Saturday morning and a coffee hour for the alumni with Miss Lorimer. In the evening the annual Homecoming Dance, presided over by the Queen and her attendants, was held in Thompson Commons. A large vote of thanks for this year’s successful Homecoming goes to Dee Houghton, chairman of the committee. Many hours of planning, scheduling, and organizing went into this eventful weekend. 70‘MW£ XJWSA70 MORE CANDID SHOTS OF HOMECOMING Just which way IS the hall going? Park Beauties ride again A tense moment of the game “Keep it gay, keep it light” might well be the theme of the Park Singers, whose spa ling performances have brought the name of Park College before an increasingly wider at ience during the two years of its existence. Organized by the Public Relations office in autumn of 1952 for appearances in local schools and veterans’ hospitals, the Singers extei ed their activities to include an interstate tour in December of that year, and a series performances at air bases in the Atlantic area during the early summer. This year an augmented group appeared on radio and television broadcasts in addit: to their many performances in the Kansas City area and points as distant as St. Louis, C cago, and Omaha. The success of last summer’s trip brought a request for a more extens tour this year, to include appearances at air bases in Newfoundland, Labrador, Greenla; Iceland, and the British Isles. Mr. David stated when he organized the group and has repeated since, that the P; Singers are strictly non-professional; but under the highly capable direction of Mr. Mer the chorus has acquired a near-professional polish. Choral arrangements of show tun ranging from Romberg to Rodgers and Hammerstein, are interspersed with dance numb and other novelties, to provide light and diverting entertainment of wide appeal. I J irst row, lejt to right: C. Wilson, S. Angell, K. Hindman, W. Smith, D. Proett, D. Houghton. Second row: R. Proffitt, T. Cassidy, C. Ap¬ pleton, J. Wilson, J. Criswell. D. Van Ostrand. 7bird row: R. Hoffmaster, T. Neff, G. Applegate, W. Minster, L. Crabtree. Jourth row: M. Seuser, E. t ewis, A. Turner, L. Bickel, M. Francis The Park College Band got off to a rousing start for an activity which has been absent on this campus for many years. No less than twenty-four musicians rehearsed diligently in Alumni Hall every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the 8th period. The repertory consisted of familiar marches plus some German Band arrangements and a few medleys and overtures. This repertory was constantly rehearsed and enlarged in preparation for future activities during the spring semester. Activities undertaken during the first semester included playing for the Park-KCU home basket¬ ball game on February 26, an intercollegiate soccer meet, and sev¬ eral early evening concerts on the campus in the spring. With the reactivation of the Park Band there has arisen an ex¬ pressed desire by many students to continue or begin instrumental study while in college. Because of this interest the Music Depart¬ ment has made tentative plans to bring a band and orchestral in¬ strument teacher to the campus in the fall. This will help round out the music program and thus give Park students musical opportun¬ ities in instrumental study in addition to the present offerings. ROBERT LAMM, Director 82 — Left to right: Bob Long, Gail McMahon, Lynn Honghtaling, Wayne Protheroe, Frances Potts, Roger Hoffmaster, Frank Browning, president, Mary Rose Niccolls, Broocke Eubank, Verna Griffin, Bob Laatsch, Pete Von Christierson. 83 — The Student Council is the governing body of the Park Col¬ lege Student Association and was established far back in the history of the college. Its functions are to regulate and sponsor student activities, in accordance with the powers granted to it by the President and the Board of Trustees, and to act for the student body’s best interests in all activities, whether concern¬ ing only the student body within itself or in dealings with the officers of the college. The membership of the Council consists of the President, the chairmen of the Men’s and Women’s Judicial Councils, and at least six proportional representatives selected from and by the student body. At the beginning of each year, two non-voting freshmen representatives are selected by the Council from names submitted by the freshmen. The general elections for Council positions occur every April. As a governing body, the Council has a constitution which grants it both legislative and executive powers, the judicial func¬ tions being fulfilled by the Judicial Councils. But though the Council has the authority “necessary and proper to enable it to execute all the powers vested in it” by its const itution or delegated to it by the President and Board of Trustees, it has not been a police force nor a junior edition of the F.B.I. b«ow n INg No government is stronger than its leaders and this year’s Student Council has found outstanding leadership jn its president, Frank Browning. The Council, as any representative body, tends to be vociferously divided on most any issue, but thanks to Frank’s detached impartiality and almost endless patience, the Council has been able to work out its problems with greater freedom of expression than strict parliamentary procedure would permit. As pres¬ ident of this governing body, Frank has earned the respect of both students and administration as a person who in his daily life truly exemplifies the meaning of his office. JUDICIAL COUNCILS Tirst row, left to right: Benita Bird, Mary Rose Niccolls, chairman, Flo May Byham Second row: Barbara Carlson, Doris Moore, Virginia Stooker. Not Pictured: Ann De fonds, Joan Cook. first row, left to right: Chuck Johnson, Bob Laatsch, chairman; Jerry Schrader, Kent Trindel. Second row: Jim Cobb, Gordon Skadra, Pat Crow. Not Pictured: Wayne Sheneman. The right of self-government requires the responsibility of enforcement. The students at Park College have placed this responsi¬ bility in the hands of the judicial branch of their own government. This judiciary is composed of the men and the women’s ju¬ dicial councils whose duty it is to act in cas¬ es referred to them, concerning various col¬ lege and student regulations. Although the judicial council’s decisions are not necessarily final in all cases, it is hoped that through the cooperation of ad¬ ministration and students the maximum good will result, both in regulating and in helping the student government to operate. WOMEN’S JUDICIAL COUNCIL On the Women’s Judicial Council are two permanent members from each of the upper classes and one temporary freshman representative chosen for the second semes¬ ter. The Student Council picks these girls on the basis of their integrity, discretion, and understanding. The Chairman of the Women’s Judicial Council is chosen in the regular student government elections in the spring of each year. Council members act on personality problems referred to them, by Dean White. Jointly with the Men’s Judicial Council they act in all Hon¬ or System cases, as well as in matters con¬ cerning the constitutionality of Student Council proceedings. MEN’S JUDICIAL COUNCIL The Men’s Judicial Council is a branch of the student government which is linked to the administration through the Dean of Men, its advisor. The M.J.C. judges cases of discipline and guidance referred to it by the administration, and renders decisions in the form of recommendations to the Dean of Men. It strives to help the individ¬ ual by corrective guidance, not by merely punishing him. It rules jointly with the W.J.C. on Honor Svstem violations, such decisions being final. The council has two members from each of the three unper class¬ es who serve for the rest of their stay at Park, one second semester freshman rep¬ resentative who is appointed for one semes¬ ter, and the chairman. Meetings are held when the need arises. — 84 — HOMECOMING COMMITTEE The Homecoming committee for 1953 took upon itself more work than had ever been attempted in the past. Determined to make a bigger and better weekend, the com¬ mittee introduced several new ideas. The most successful was the parade, in which the community, as well as the college, par¬ ticipated. The committee also planned a pep rally, two athletic events, and a dance, in addi¬ tion to a coffee hour and a chapel music program. Dee Houghton served as chairman with Arline Fredrickson, Jean Jansen, Tom¬ mie Kamisato, and Bev Long as her ever- faithful assistants. Standing left to right: Beth Burroughs, Arline Fredrickson, Bob Laatsch. Seated: Cathy Ty- ree-chairman, Mrs. Tudor—advisor. Left to right: Tommie Kamisato, Dee Houghton-chairman, Arline Fredrickson, Bev Long, Jean Jansen. — 85 — ACADEMIC PROBLEMS COMMITTEE Left to right: Ray Lord, Paul Smith—chairman, Pete Von Christierson, Jeanne Lammey, Dick Meeker. The Academic Problems committee seeks to help in the improvement and fuller real¬ ization of a sound academic program. To¬ ward this end it works cooperatively and creatively with the administration in an ef¬ fort to secure a mutual understanding of student-academic problems. It initiates action directed towards arousing in students a sense of responsibility towards the Acade¬ mic Program, and towards helping them utilize this program more fully. COMMONS COMMITTEE The purpose of the Commons committee is to maintain and promote a more relaxing and pleasant atmosphere in the Commons during mealtime. This year the committee has provided dinner music for Wednesday evening and Sunday noon meals, has tried to improve the appearance of lower Com¬ mons by placing chairs there, has arranged for the reserved seating now used in Com¬ mons, and has formulated rules governing the presentation in the Commons of an¬ nouncements and skits by the various camp¬ us organizations. Left to right: Wayne Protheroe, Mary Rose Niccolls, Jim Thomson, Flo May Byham—chair¬ man, Tom Redmon, Nancy Adams, Tommie Kamisato, Ray Lord. uma-chairman. Seated, left to right: Mr. Stanton, Dean White. Standing: Roger Nordquist, Mary Jean Hay, Verna Griffin, Carl Bjork —chairman, Bill Luhman. HONOR SYSTEM COMMITTE The Honor System originated on Park Col¬ lege campus three years ago, when a group of interested students formulated a program based on similar systems in other colleges and universities across the country. The Honor System committee is a sub-committee of the Student Council, and the program is therefore subject to change by the will of the student body. This system operates with each individual class serving as an operational unit; it is put into effect when the students, of a given class, by secret ballot, unanimously approve it for that semester. It is the hope of the committee that the Honor System will spread to include the whole of Park College life. MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD The Motor Vehicle Board was established to protect the interests of the students as well as to control the use of automobiles on campus. This group is in complete charge of student automobiles at Park. This past year the board set up an auto¬ mobile policy, reviewed applications for stu¬ dent cars, and issued permits. It consists of a president, and two other members, in addi¬ tion to Mrs. Swan, who is the advisor. The board also set up standard rates to be paid to students when their cars were used by the college in various emergencies. An¬ other achievement was a solution to the Parkville city tax problem. Although the board never draws a head¬ line, the presence of more cars on campus this year is proof of its benefit to the stu¬ dents. STUDENT ENTERPRISE COMMITTEE The Student Enterprise Fund committee meets twice a year to take up a task that even once a year would seem nightmarish. It is the function of this committee to divide the $10 student activity fee among the many campus organizations which obtain funds from this source. Payment of this fee entitles a student to free admission to all athletic events as well as free copies of the Stylus and the CNarva. Other organizations to which portions of this money are allocated are the following: Student Council, TAP, Lecture committee social clubs, Scribbler, and I.R.C. —86— PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Meeting monthly throughout the year, the Student Publications committee work¬ ed toward the improvement of student pub¬ lications. Under the chairmanship of Rick Pawley, the committee met regularly with the editors of the Narva and Stvlus. Pro¬ gress reports were submitted by the editors and criticisms of the publications were dis¬ cussed by the group. Miss Lyon and Mrs. Armagnac repre¬ sented the faculty and staff on the commit¬ tee. With the beginning of second semester the Stylus editors and a new Narva photog¬ rapher were chosen. WORK PROGRAM COMMITTEE One of the main objective s of this year’s Work Program committee was to evaluate the Work Program, both in terms of what it has accomplished in the past and what it can do in the future. Off-campus work, a new aspect of the program which was in¬ itiated this year, also underwent the evalu¬ ation process, as did the attitude of students toward the Work Program in general. The committee discussed a new work evaluation sheet which would provide a more meaningful record of the students’ participation in the program and complet¬ ed its annual job of selecting candidates for work awards, always working in conjunc¬ tion with its senior partner, the administra¬ tive Work Program Council. The Chairman of this committee has been Clarence Johnson, and its members include Fred Woell, Shirley Howard, Paul Danforth, Dorie King, Kathy Oltman, and Bob Long. LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION The “Commission of the Organization of Student Activities of Park College” is the actual title of the “Little Hoover Commis¬ sion” which was formed to inquire about, analyze, and evaluate the existing organi¬ zation of student activities at Park. The various areas covered by this commission, headed by Verna Griffin, were the Student Council, the Student Council committees, social life, and miscellaneous clubs and ac¬ tivities. The commission studied the existing structure and situation of each organiza¬ tion, examined the objectives of the individ¬ ual activities, and evaluated the existing structures as tkey were designed to meet the objectives, suggesting such improvements as it felt necessary. Dr. Jerzy Hauptmann served as the advisor for the commission. Left to right: Doris Moore, Kay ing, Mr. Stowe. Left to right: Mrs. Swan, Kathy Oltman, Fred Woell, Bob Long, Dorie King, Clarence Johnson. 7irst row, left to right: W. Ashfield, V. Griffin, Dr. Hauptmann, J. Eley, J. Thomson. Sec¬ ond row: B. Eubank, R. Hattem, J. Jordan, D. King, G. Griggs, R. Lord. 7bird row: G. Hart- felder, J. Schrader, E. Thuma, B. Luhman, V. Reeves. —87— GEORGIA GRIGGS Business Manager —88— Campus Photographers SO YONG CHUNG — DAVE ROWE Left to right: B. Craddock, F. Browning, G. Applegate, C. Johnson, L. Janos. LEO JANOS Jirst semester editor Another year—the fifty-ninth—of the Park Stylus was marked by a staff which aimed at producing a distinctive college newspaper. During the first semester, Leo Janos served as editor, with Bruce Craddock as assistant editor. For the second semester they exchang¬ ed positions, while Georgia Griggs acted as business manager the entire year. To the Stylus fell the privilege of announcing the definite plans for the new major in American Studies, and, from its inception to its conclusion, the “Little Hoover Commis¬ sion received outstanding newspaper coverage. The sports section this year was really “solid”—one of the strongest in recent Park history—and one of the high points of each issue was the front page appearance of Llncle Ernie’s salty commentaries on life and stu¬ dents. On the editorial page assorted columnists dwelt on problems of life, metaphysics, cur¬ rent events, and the vicissitudes of bird-watchers, and treated readers to a bi-weekly birds- eye view of the world. Verbal dissection of Parkites (and a good many other species) in editorials and letters revealed them to be rectangular, triangular, circular, square and in¬ verted—but without a trapezoid in the lot. In the midst of all this the Stylus managed to sponsor a series of classical record con¬ certs in chapel which were gratifyingly well received. All in all, it has not been a bad year for the Stylus, and it certainly has been a full one. BRUCE CRADDOCK Second semester editor STAFF TEXT Bill Luhman Gail McMahon Kathy Oltman Wanda Smith Frank Browning ART Eunice Lovatt Ed Van Horne Chuck Wright EUNICE LOVATT Editor TYPING AND PASTING Pat Patterson Sally Wood Barbara Potts Dorothea Nicolson Nancy Adams Lynn Paulson Jody Harding Dorie King Advisors and staff work together. £e f to Adams, Mr. Stowe, Dr. Fuson. right: Dorie King, Nancy A product of two semesters sustained effort— liberally sprinkled with midnight oil and spiced with aspirin on the part of the editors, business manager, and two photographers— the 1954 ' Narva owes its publication to countless others as well. All who met appointments for pictures over and over again, who generously gave snapshots, who wrote articles or contributed drawings have had a share in making this year’s Narva what it is. Special acknowledgement must go to this year’s staff, particularly to Gail McMahon and Kathy Oltman, who wrote the bulk of the copy, and to Pat Patterson, always eager to offer her services for any job at hand. Dr. Fuson and Mr. Stowe, advisers to the staff, were more than willing to come to the editors aid with their well qualified advice and assist¬ ance. Perhaps the greatest thrill experienced during preparation of the book was that of meet¬ ing the deadlines on time—well, two of them at least. But serving to highlight the good were those inevitable contrasting circumstances. But despite the headaches, the editors still feel that they have had an experience both educational and enjoyable and that, through a year of diligent work, they have accomplished their objective—the publishing of a BILL LUHMAN Jssociate Editor WANDA SMITH Business Manager Left to right: L. Paulson, P. Patterson, S. Wood, G. McMahon, J. Harding, B. Potts, F. Browning, K. Oltman Jj ' j j BF ALPHA PHI OMEG Several excellent projects were completed by the Alpha Phi Omega members this past year. This Nation¬ al Service Fraternity, designed to provide leadership and fellowship to college men who were formerly Boy Scouts, has done work for both the college and the community. Evenings were set aside to enter¬ tain the Scout troops from Park- ville at the observatory. On camp¬ us the group completed its work of repairing and cleaning up Dear Park in addition to rejuvenation of a meeting room in the gym. The of¬ ficers were as follows: Doug De- Foreest, president; Wayne Prothe- roe, vice president; and Paul Smith, secretary-treasurer. ALPHA THETA PI Alpha Theta Pi is Park’s Home Economics club, its membership con¬ sisting of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have chosen Home Economics as their major field. Un¬ der the leadership of its president, Arline Fredrickson, and its spon¬ sors, Miss Lorimer and Miss Fry, {I the club enjoyed an active life this year. Monthly luncheon meetings were varied, with an evening at the home of each advisor, and in March the club played host to all freshmen interested in Home Economics at a St. Pat’s Day party. Besides offer¬ ing a pleasant social hour, Alpha Theta Pi gives its members the ex¬ perience of serving meals to size¬ able groups and the opportunity to learn about Home Economics news of the world. „ ■„ N iss D OTOthV Ada OUtnan ' 3 oeU ■ ith StW . Paw ■’3 ay ne Pro ' ,thet° e - -90— ENGLISH CLUB With Miss Lyon, Mrs. Campbell, and the Fusons furnishing refresh¬ ments and inspiration, the English Club met once a month to give vent to the. literary emotions of its sev¬ eral members. Such emotions found expression In everything from earn¬ est defenses of favorite poets to wild bits of farcical drama. Rick Pawley served as chairman of the group which includes any stu¬ dent majoring in English. UTURE TEACHERS OF AMERICA The Future Teachers of America s an organization designed to sup- lement future teachers 5 pre-profes- ional training. Through a program tf visiting city, suburban, and rural chool board meetings, P.T.A. af- airs, and open houses at high, jun- 3r high, and grammar schools, its nembers obtained experience and isight into the various aspects of ublic school education. To supplement these activities, lovies illustrating various prob¬ es, as well as methods of teach- ig, were presented, and several uest lecturers addressed the group, dr. Wagner served as advisor to ie club which elected the following fficers: Bonnie Parker, president; -athy Dukelow, vice president; etty Caballero, secretary-treasurer. ns 7 L ' 1 I J Ceft ley . to M iss r ' ght: Lyo Ma y Jea 1th, 111 Gri bbo „ Janos, •V fg£ J iXztr A ,W; IJ m i :l V i Se ated lis, Ruth man. Marie left to Yo, ne ' na n , Mick. Cath r ' gbt: Se ' °mmi e cond Dukel, row. Ovv. Ka Uz J hird ' misato Altfathe ty C aballe rotv- Clyde Uebner 0 ? P rker Yw —91— GERMAN CLUB Fortnightly German Club meet¬ ings were held at the Hauptmann residence, attended by several stu¬ dents and also Miss Grueneberg, the Hauptmanns, and Dr. Frizzle. Untroubled by such formalities as an overburdened president or for¬ mally planned programs, the group exists for anyone interested in par¬ ticipating in or just listening to German conversation. In December the members sang “Weinachts Lie- der” at Miss Grueneberg’s, and in the spring took part in the modern language program. Uz AltfatVtf . o, ’ HISTORY CLUB . „ ,0,« Grigs 5 ’ U Utok Nton8a ' . 004, Ge ° f Bro” ” 1 .. ■ Sa ’iC«« j°i ' ns ° ' B Pierce, Cla Lo« Breed- The History club consists of jun¬ ior and senior history majors and minors. Sponsored by Dr. Urban the club meets to discuss various topics of interest in the history field. This year the club’s activities con¬ sisted of a series of group discussions on the role of the historian as a so¬ cial scientist, the traditional Christ¬ mas dinner and party at the Decem¬ ber meeting, and a breakfast for the seniors given by Dr. Urban in the spring. In the group discussions the fol¬ lowing particular interpretations were analyzed: November 15 — F. J. Teggart—“Theory and Processes of History”; December 10—R. G. Collingwood—“The Idea of His- ; February 14—G. I. Renier— ‘History: Its Purpose and Method”; March 28—Morris Cohen— “The Meaning of Human History.” -92— INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB The International Relations Club sponsored two successful conferences on campus this year. Last fall on United Nations Day, Oc¬ tober 23, a conference was held for colleges in the Kansas City area. In February the Central Regional Conference was held with a registered attendance of 100 students. This year Darlene Dorsey served as president and Gail Arnold as corresponding secretary for the regional organization. Shirley Howard held the regional office of secretary for the Collegiate Council of the United Nations. The main function of the club throughout the year was a series of weekly meetings in the Jolly Roger where the week’s world events were discussed. The group, with its advisor, Dr. Hauptmann, was fortunate to have sever¬ al off campus speakers present at certain of these sessions. Dave Rowe was elected club president for the coming year. Seated, left to right: Annette Bauman, Connie Uebner, Gail McMahon, Darlene Dorsey, Gail Arnold, Pat Roche, Eunice Lovatt. Standing: John Ely, Russ Proffit, Ken Hindman, Terry Cassidy Jim Rodda, Joe Snyder, Dr. Hauptmann, Bill Luhman, Nancy Adams, Tommie Kamisato. PHILOSOPHY CLUB The Philosophy Club is a fellowship inter¬ ested in theory of any type—but especially in philosophical theory. This group, although having no signed membership, met twice a month in the Meetin’ House, and occasionally at regular dinner meetings, to discuss ideas pertaining to all phases of the liberal arts tra¬ dition. Irving Levetas from Kansas City Univer¬ sity, a priest from Rockhurst, and Dr. Urban were among the outside speakers who met on occasion with the group. POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB The Political Science Club is composed of all political science minors. The regular monthly meetings were held in the home of Dr. Hauptmann with the chairmanship of the sessions rotating among the seniors. A variety of programs was presented throughout the year including a joint meeting with the History Club, book reviews by the seniors, and a re¬ port from the Washington semester students. The year’s activities were climaxed by a social meeting in which the seniors divulged to the club members shortcuts in writing book reports. The refreshments served by the Hauptmanns were always delightful. Seated, left to right: Pat Knapp, Dorothea Nicolson, Flo May Byham, Georgia Griggs, Jeanne Lammey. Standing: Russ Rasmussen, Chuck Johnson, Roger Nordquist, Ken Hindman, Bill Clem- enson, Bob Long, John Wells. Mi M 1 ■ first row, left to right: Dr. Hauptmann, Dave Rowe, Terry Cassidy, Shirley Howard, Dee Houghton Second row: Dick Bayer, Tom Redmon, Ken Hindman, Russ Proffitt, Jim Thomson. -93- m i is CAST Elizabeth .Dorothea Nicolson Lord Essex .Frank Browning Sir Walter Raleigh .Jim Rodda Penelope Qray .Mary Jean Hay Sir Robert Cecil .John Shaw 7he Pool .Jim Cooke Trancis Bacon .Chuck Wright Captain Jrmin .Ron Zimmerman Cord Burghley .Clarence Johnson %ary .Betsy Cline 7ressa .Virginia Schrader Ellen .Jamie Jordan ' Marvel .Tom Neff A Courier .Art Draper Captain of the Quards.... Mr. Miller A Herald .Wayne Ashfield Burbage .Art Draper Hemmings .Fred Woell Poins .Alex Edwards £adies-in-waiting .Nancy Jansson Martha McNish Quards .Mr. Radloff Dr. Frizzle Mr. Stanton Left to right: John Shaw, Dorothea Nicolson, Henry Radloff, Jamie Jordan, Frank Browning, Clancy Johnson, Jim Rodda, Betsy Cline. Alumni Hall’s renovations provided the Park Players with a new stage for their first production of the year, Maxwell A nderson’s “Eliza¬ beth the Queen.” However, no room was allowed for slipping behind the scenes. Certainly the space was not designed for Elizabeth’s hoops, nor for the quick movements of Penelope and the armor-encumbered men of the court. Certain moments of sheer humor — both in production and in re¬ hearsals—will be cherished by the cast and crew:the Fool’s standing too heavily on the throne ' s cushions, so that Liz’s hoops were a threat to the dignity of any queen; Raleigh’s absence from the close of Act I, Scene 1, on Friday night; costumes being finished quite literally on a wing and a prayer — and almost on stage; cue-through rehearsal with its infectious good humor; hilarious stage asides unheard by Mrs. Stein- metz but tremendously relished by the actors; ticklish moments with mustaches and Liz’s overcurious and overgrown nose; and the unbeliev¬ able gyrations of the stage crew in manipulating tents, canopies, and tapestry hangings. The Hall’s first theater audience saw a finished production, but the cast saw something far more unfor¬ gettable; it tasted fully of what Mr. David has described as “mature en¬ joyment of life a little in advance of chronological age . . . better charac¬ terized by the chuckle than the guffaw.” Elizabeth and Essex in two of their more amicable moments. Park College reached out into unexplored territories to present the First Annual Frontier Theatre at Edison Hall, Kansas City in March. The two-part program, con¬ sisting of a one-act play and a folk opera, combined the talents of the music and drama departments with assistance from the physical education and home econo¬ mics departments. Noel Coward’s “Red Peppers,” with Ed Van Horne and Shirley Davis in the leading roles, was the drama department’s offering. In the production of Kurt Weill’s “Down in the Valley,” Mr. Merrill had the difficult job of whip¬ ping the chorus into musical shape, while Mr. Lamm and Mrs. Steinmetz rehearsed soloists and chorus on stage. Although the final performances of “Red Peppers” and “Down in the Valley” appeared smooth to their good-sized audiences, practices were a madhouse of con¬ fusion. New suggestions and directions kept rearing their little heads, and during the second dress rehearsal some scenery banged down onto the stage, narrowly missing Wallie Palmer, one of the two baritone leads. On dress rehearsal night, Pat Axon, who played the soprano role of Jennie Parsons, was in the hospital with laryngitis, her co-star, Clyde Ap¬ pleton, was on stage, but suffering from a cold—not to men¬ tion both directors and half the chorus. Pat got up for Fri¬ day night’s performance in Alumni, but sung, her voice departed, and Saturday ' r Jenny and Brack Paddy Hinde and Clyde Appleton with the last note night her under¬ study, Paddy Hinde, became the star of the show. At curtain call, Clyde, standing between Pat and Paddy, presented a big bouquet of roses to each, with the speech of the evening —“to two very wonderful Jennies.” Interlude with Sharon Greene, Clyde Appleton, Dave Warinner, Frank Browning. Rehearsals Are So Wearing! Producer Lamm and wide-eyed Criswell Red Peppers backstage 96 - Herr House has been this year’s happy and busy resi¬ dence of Mrs. Sarah Fleming and her family of seventy upperclass women. At Christmastime the girls showed special thoughtful¬ ness toward dorm mates by being “pill pals” to one an¬ other. The identity of these pals was kept secret until the holiday party, which was a festive occasion with a variety of entertainment, including Yule readings, carol singing, solos, refreshments, and our own jolly Santa Claus. The next all-dorm activity was in February when cos¬ tumes and confetti colored the gala Mardi Gras House Party. The holiday spirit was again aroused as the girls arranged for dancing in lower Commons, and planned for refreshments and an entertaining program. This was our opportunity for turn-about dates, since the fellows were our guests. Song fes ' ts in the lounge, floor parties, and other such fun and fellowship were included in the numerous activi¬ ties throughout the year. We specially honored the sen¬ ior members of our “family” with a farewell party at the end of the year. Sharing these memories is “Mom” Fleming, who has been “Mom” of Herr House since 1947. Mrs. Fleming taught school for six years before her marriage, and her own three daughters are Park graduates, so we may readily see the reasons for her wonderful understanding. Any time we needed a helping hand or a sympathetic ear, her door was always open to us — and we never left disappointed. Each of us was treated as her very own, and together we have made and shared a really won¬ derful year. Pat Knapp—Secretary, Doris Moore —Social Chairman, Kathy Oltman — Treasurer, Pat Axon— President. Dee Houghton Jssistant Mouse ' Mother Mrs. Sarah Fleming Tlouse Mother Copley-Thaw Hall was home for all freshman wo¬ men students, the fourteen sophomore girls who chose to stay here, the upperclass assistant house mother, Shirley Howard, and the house mother, Mrs. “Mom” Hawkins. The approximately seventy-five occupants of Copley have seen to it that there’s never been a dull moment. One of the first dorm projects last fall was the annual “Open House.” This Sunday evening climaxed a week of unsurpassed floor scrubbing and polishing, window washing and curtain starching. Guest books were brought out, “welcome” signs bloomed on all the doors, cookies and punch were served in the lounge, and a fes¬ tive spirit prevailed. The only other scheduled all-dorm activity was the annual April house party, which served to combine in¬ genuity and effort in producing’ a colorfully decorated lounge for dancing, a program, refreshments, and a won¬ derful evening for everyone. And this time the dates were Copley’s choices! In between the major events, there were numerous other activities such as floor parties, song fests, marsh¬ mallow roasts, serenades by the brother clubs, and im¬ promptu programs of singing and dancing which were instigated by residents (and head residents) of the men’s dorms. A strong bond of friendliness united our Copley family which represented sixteen states and three foreign countries. We not only played together, but worked to¬ gether, too. Of course “Mom” was always around to share in our activities, lend a helping hand when needed, and bless us with her smile. “Mom” knows and loves Park as we do. She was a Callio, received her B. A. here, and returned later to teach math for several years before becoming Copley’s head resident in 1950. Shirley Howard, Assistant House Mother, Mrs. Hawkins, House Mother. Jacque Melton, House Council , Sharon Greene, Vice-President , Fran Browning, House Council,- Joanne Crippen, Secretary- Jreasurer , Lou Egger, President. — 97 — front row: Phillips, Altfather, Breed, D. Adams, Sommers. Second row: Kamisato, Dukelow, Jansen, Kim, Long, Fredrickson. Third row: Dorsey, N. Adams, Tyree, Carl¬ son, Lammey, Byham, Durbin, Toppel, DeFonds, Griggs, McDaniel, and Arndtsen. — 98 — DORSEY Sec ' y-Treas. ARNDTSEN Social-Chairman (1st Semester) SOMMERS President The twenty-five occupants of Stephens Cottage were those junior and senior girls willing to as¬ sume the responsibilities of an experiment of group living in an honor dorm. We were quite a unique little group. First of all, we had our own “Morals Squad,” headed by Ann DeFonds, Hero I. Bev Long and Arlene Fred¬ rickson were our two notable hair choppers. The occasional loud moans in the hall could be attrib¬ uted to Georgia Griggs. The regulation” most religiously supported by the dorm seemed to be our nightly bridge game. We just couldn’t en¬ force legislation in regard to our belching wash¬ ing machine! This year at Christmastime we held our annual Open House,” which was followed by the also annual ladder hunt, sponsored by the men (?) of Chesnut. In March was our jolly house party. Another big annual event was the breakfast we donated for auction at the W. U. S. Carnival. Our group was composed of representatives of most major fields of study, our interests have been diverse, but we have worked together to make a success of our experiment in group living. Named after Miss Eleanor Chesnut, an American missionary to China who lost her life in the Boxer rebel¬ lion at the turn of the century, Chesnut Hall has long been a landmark on the campus and a source of con¬ fusion to those who would spell its name. Occupied by women during the last war, it was liberated thereafter by “Mom” and “Pop” Gier, our wonderful housepar- ents, and a squad of husky Park men whose pictures now adorn the wall of the lounge. Each succeeding year has brought more of the same rugged, hardy breed to this dorm high on the hill above the hospital. This past year the thirty-odd (?) of us have been headed by President Kent Trindel, Veep Ken Hindman, and Secretary-Treasurer Clancy Johnson, with the par¬ ental guidance of “Mom” and “Pop.” We established, ourselves as campus soccer champs by defeating the Quonsets and a determined Woodward outfit, and at the same time attained the highest per capita donation to the United Funds Drive. And of course there have been the traditional open house, Halloween Party, .Mom and Pop’s terrific Christmas dinner, the bi-weekly coffee-hours, the spring barbecue on the lawn, and mis¬ cellaneous toilet paper fights, shower room quartets (with plenty of hot water from our new heater), Apple “tones,” bull sessions, et al., which combine to give us fond memories of the dorm we call home . . . CHES¬ NUT. 99 HOUSE COUNCIL CLANCY JOHNSON sec ' y Areas. RICK PAWLEY representative KENT TRINDEL president STEVE ANGELL representative JOHN WELLS representative KEN HINDMAN vice president MOM ’N’ POP GIER bouseparents Presidents PROTHEROE Jbomas IRVINE Phillips RASSMUSSEN Nelson A recent visitor to our campus, upon observing the above-pictured building, asked a most pertinent and thought-pro¬ voking question, “What makes the place stand up?” The men of Nickel, at loss for an answer, went into the subject and concluded that in keeping with all laws of logic and probability, the plac should have fallen down thirty years ago. It was finally decided that the only reason Nickel still stands is that its occupants are both righteous and pure. . . . For the first time in several years Nickel voted in a house party. This was indeed a unique election. Twenty-seven men voted “no” and Dr. Frizzle voted “yes.” The motion was carried, But none the less the party was a success even if its only accomplishment was to get the basement cleaned. Other than this, the year has been more or less uneventful. All Nickel men over-cut chapel and slept through a class or two. And with the grace of God and the inspiration of “Ernie,” none of us flunked out. DICK MEEKER vice president sec ' y-treas. social chairman DICK BAYER president DR. FRIZZLE head president The Park campus is very fortunate to have three dorms with more than enough closet space. The residents of these post¬ war dwellings have had only one com¬ plaint— there are no rooms! The Quonsets were built in 1946 .to house the overflow of men students after World War II. These structures, along with Dyer, were named for former Park students killed in the war. Today, all three are honor dorms with students serving as head residents. In Phillips and Nelson all rooms have been occupied this year, while in Thomas only half of the rooms were filled, the re¬ maining rooms serving as storage places for the social clubs. Jack Irvine was president of Phillips dorm, Wayne Protheroe of Thomas, and Russ Rasmussen of Nelson. For fear that visitors might disturb the excellent house¬ keeping of the residents, no open houses were held. — 100 — Mr. and Mrs. Schweer —Head Residents Leon Crabtree—Secretary, Jim Cool e— President, Ed Denny —Treasurer Northward from Mackay, half a mile as the crow flies and eighteen miles by road through the White Aloe Mountains, lies Woodward Hall, home of the Freshmen men. The average Freshman this year is probably no different from the average of other years — he is statistically eighteen and one-half years old, stands five feet, seven and one-quarter inches tall, and weighs one hundred and fifty-one pounds. His name is Ridgos Cwapsl, his home is in Gdrunp (pop. 80,000), located three miles off the coast of Cali¬ fornia. (It was in Illinois until the Korean delegation deported.) He has spent forty days, seven and one- ninth hours in the Army, can speak one-quarter of a foreign language, and has read a book. The average house parent at Woodward is named Schweer, owns half of a dog named Andy, resides generally in Woodward, and has a very interesting function. After the grim ordeal of Hell Week and Rush Week, the average Freshman settled down, failed one-eleventh of his courses, held a successful open house and an equally successful house party. He fell in love, failed another eighth of his courses, and prepared to take his place among those strange, exalted creatures, the upper-classmen. - 101 - vastrf J etfate m, CfiutecM The Women’s Interdorm Council is composed of a representative and the president of each of the three girls’ dormitories. This body legis¬ lates rules and regulations and acts on minor problems created in the dorms, referring them to the respec¬ tive dorm councils for action. This year the Council extended dormitory hours to 11:30 on both Friday and Saturday nights. The Council also made it possible for the weekend and late permissions to be interchangeable so long as the com¬ bined number allowed was not ex¬ ceeded. Left to riciht: T. Kamisato-president, F. Browning, L. Egger, B. Potts, J. Sommers-secretary, P. Axon. 3Vof Pictured: Dean White. The “Ball and Chain Gang” is the name adopted by Park’s newest or¬ ganization, a club for married stu¬ dents and their mates. It was in Jan¬ uary that a group of campus couples decided it would be fun for the mar- ied students to get together and get acquainted. February 20 saw seven¬ teen couples pre sent at a pot-luck dinner in the Meetin’ House. Every¬ one had a great time and discussed forming a permanent organization. At the March dinner meeting, Madelon and Roger Nordquist were elected co-chairmen of the young club. A name was chosen and a com¬ mittee appointed to draw up a con¬ stitution to be presented to the Stu¬ dent Council. Formed primarily for fun and fel¬ lowship, the group also hopes to serve an important function in help¬ ing future married Parkites get ac¬ quainted. With the increasing num¬ ber of married students coming to Park, the Ball and Chain Gang looks forward to a bright and fun-filled fu¬ ture. GILLETTE Left to right: Tommie Kamisato, Ed Thuma, Jean Jansen, Wayne Protheroe, Mary Lou Breed-chairman, Eleanor McDaniel Dave War- inner, John Shaw, Marian Francis. ' The Interclub Council, a coordinating group among the social clubs, is composed of the ten clubs’ presidents and a chairman, who is selected from the previous council. The group this past year supervised rush week, set up dance regulations, and worked with the Homecoming committee on aspects of the clubs’ participation in this event. The first semester group, under Mary Lou Breed, revised its Rules and By-Laws and sponsored a student-se¬ lected queen candidate, Sally Wood, for the N.A.A.I.B. basketball tournament. Second semester the council, with Wayne Protheroe as chairman, continued to supervise club activities and held its annual ICC Banquet in the spring. Left to right: Betsy Cline, Wayne Ashfield, Vern Reeves, Verna Griffin, Kay Ellis, Wayne Protheroe-chairman, Carl Bjork Lynn Honeh- taling, Jack Irvine, Nancy Adams. ' — 103 — — 104 — As one of the two youngest clubs on campus, the eight year old ACC. Club proved that it measured up to the rest of the clubs in fun, frolic and fellowship. Under the leadership of Eleanor McDaniel and Dave Warinner, the first semester’s activities were successfully carried out. One of the highlights of rush week was the A. C.c. Television” rush party at which “pun-loving” Dr. Fuson and “fun-loving” Miss Grueneberg were the featur¬ ed players. Vocalist of the evening was “Frenchy” (c’est si bon) Mr. Stowe. Rush yeek ended for the A.C.C.’s with the annual picnic which was held this year at the McDan¬ iels’ farm—terrific atmosphere for a picnic supper and just plain fun ’n stuff—A.C.C. style. Perhaps the most difficult task of the year was selecting the two beauty queen contestants. In a run-off election, Miss Kay Brown and Miss Eleanor McDaniel received the nomination. 7irst row left to right: C. Bjork, J. Shepard, D. Warinner, J. Snyder, B. Miller. Second row: J. Thomson, R. Auyang, D. Whitesitt, J. Wu, T. Adepoju. T bird row: H. Breedlove. L. Peck, F. Woell, P. Dunkak, P. Danforth, D. Minster. Joucb and go at club picnic. OX, girls, you got the word. Tirst row ' W t0 ri 9 ht: C • Dukelow, V. Stooker, J. Bard, E. McDaniel, A. Fredrickson, A. Stewart. Second row. B. Mantooth, S. Miller, M. Stone, P. Dawson, R. Yonan. M. McMahon, E. Khongkhakul. Jbird row : B. Potts, K. Brown, E. Hoelscher, R. Fehlman M. Mc¬ Dowell, M. R. Niccolls, A. Perez. 1953 Snowball Queen. — 105 — A Crosley car, some chicken wire and 5,000 table nap¬ kins gave the Red and White first prize for their novel float in the Homecoming Parade. Fran Gerstner, last year’s Snowball queen, rode atop the huge snowball pulled by an unknown snowman. And then Christmas came! Eleanor McDaniel reigned over the annual Snowball Dance. She was crowned by Fran Gerstner and attended by the youngest A.C.C., tiny Karen Clemenson. Joe Snyder, dance chairman, and his committee did an excellent job in transforming Commons into “Fantasia” the land of sparkling silver trees, sky-blue waterfalls, sweet music and happily dancing couples. Athletically speaking, the Club’s actual number of points was not the greatest, but the sportsmanship demonstrated by the teams was of the best. Carl Bjork and Lynn Houghtaling were the second semes¬ ter presidents. The second semester began with a club ban¬ quet in the Commons, as well as another swimming and bowling party, planned because the first semester’s get-to¬ gether had been so enjoyable. Of course, there was the W.U.S. Carnival, and the A.C.C.’s had a booth, featuring for the second time sponge throwing at selected faculty members—always a popular diversion to Parkites. Also in the spring, the club sponsored its annual all-school party— street dance. The club sponsors are as follows: Dr. and Mrs. Fuson, Miss Grueneberg, Dr. and Mrs. Sun, Dr. and Mrs. Haupt¬ mann, Prof, and Mrs. Robbins, and Mr. Stowe. 5 1 dub thee Sir Lancelot and Lady Elaine •jy- 3Sw ■■m m . � ' -’ - -■ ■. Choo’s going to sneeze one through the goal! Revealing the days of King Arthur’s Court, the LEC’s transformed the campus into a medieval countryside for an unforgettable rush week. Led by rush captains Ellen Pet¬ rie and Don Smith, the LEC’s highlighted a fun-filled week with a colossal rush party at the newly completed Park Theater. Sharing the entertainment were Tommie “hula” Kamisato and the always hilarious “One finger, one thumb, keep moving” quartet. As those early days flew by, presidents Ed “gold nug¬ gets” Thuma and Tommie Kamisato were busily laying plans for a semester of fun and fellowship in the true Lan- celot-Elaine tradition. As the leaves turned, so did the month of September— right into a unique “come as you are party” shrewdly con¬ ceived by the noble Lances for their lady Elaines. With the Jolly Roger playing midnight host to the Lances imagina¬ tive ideas, the Elaines came with heretofore unseen noc¬ turnal apparel. Peculiar hair styles and provocative “even¬ ing” gowns provided the wee small hours of the morning — 106 — first row, left to right: C. Heo, J. Eley, S. Angell, K. Hindman, K. Trindel, S. Kwak. Second row: B. Luhman, D. Smith, T. Lncas, G. Hartfelder, W. Furnish, K. Pierce, J. Cooke. Tust row, left to right : C. Tyree, R. Nettleton, S. Murray, T. Kamisato, V. Griffin, M. Farris, L. Paulson, G. Applegate. Second row: A. Coleman, J. Caldwell, B. Long, C. Uebner, H. Petrie, P. Murphy, J. Cooke. 7 bird row. M. Breed, P. Roche, D. Nicolson, P. Axon, t. Sidebotham, F. Potts, J. Brown. with a riotous gaiety supplemented by dancing and a mid¬ night snack. For the leading attraction of t h e social calendar, the LECs and the PCCs produced the “Silver Slipper” ball complete with a fantastic silver slipper and charming Cin¬ derella princess in the person of Callio, Jean Curtis. Look¬ ing like an enchanted fairyland, the Thompson Commons served splendidly as a majestic ballroom. With the oncoming winter bringing icy steps and howl¬ ing wind to our campus, our sponsors gave us a memorable Sunday evening at the home of the Flemings. Soon after, the Meetin’ House was the scene of a pleasant evening of games, refreshments, and dancing presented by the Elaines for the Lances. Spotlighting the evening was the dubbing of Lady Elaine, Mary Lou Breed, and Knight, Ken Hind¬ man, as well as a game of Charades in which the keen dra¬ matic interpretations of Mrs. Swan were mixed with comi¬ cal travesties by the students. Opening the second semester was the election of new officers, in which the presidencies went to Verna Griffin of the Elaines and Vernon Reeves of the Lances. Continuing Park’s latest tradition, the World University Service Carnival was held in March, with the LECs re¬ ceiving many packages from alumni and friends. These in turn were sold amid the eager curiosity of students gather¬ ed around the colorful booths. Strongly contending for the cherished Mr. Huggable honor were Choo Heo and Ed Thuma of the Lances. At the appearance of spring the LECs were again guests of their sponsors, this time on the rolling lake-site near the bank of Lake Waukomis. Swimming and picnicking were enjoyed by all, with the roaring campfire topping a delight¬ ful evening. Sponsors are Mrs. Ena Swan, the Flemings, the Davids, Allie Mae and Smokey Murray. Reeves and harem — he’s at it again. — 107 — dwefate $u y The bustle of Rush Week activities this fall was high¬ lighted for th e Lowell-Lucerne Club by their Carnival Party for all new students. This event featured entertain¬ ment booths (including a very popular fortune teller), a floor show, and traditional carnival refreshments, pink lemonade and popcorn. The annual Sadie Hawkins Day dance, always a favorite informal occasion, met with its usual enthusiastic reception again this year. Next on the club agenda was a Halloween Party for all LLC members. The Meetin’ House was decorated with jack-o’-lanterns and corn shocks, while games, the telling of ghost stories, dancing, and refreshments rounded out an evening of fun and fellowship. The Blue-and-Blue float in the Homecoming Parade car¬ ried three couples, each representing one phase of club ac¬ tivities: social life, enjoyment of music, and participation Homecoming float in sports. Rose 7ea for senior women Tirst row, left to ru)bt: M. Cordonnier, W. Protheroe, B. Long, R. Hattem, D. DeForeest, D. Van Ostrand. Second row. A. Nuntiya, R Hoffmaster, D. White, G. Null, J. Burnell, G. Khoury. — 108 — Tirst row, left to right: S. Wallace, J. Sommers, B. Parker, J. Jansen, J. Talbot, K. Ellis, W. Smith. Second row: J. Gjovig, J. Criswell, J. Whitten, E. Kittrell, S. Jones, A. Baumann, J. Wilson, M. Hoecker. 7bird row: B. Luhman, J. Dedrick, S. Wood, J. Danner, K. Mey¬ er, P. Huffman, W. Nellis, E. Otis, P. Knapp. Serenades have always been popular with the Lowell-Lu- cerne Club. One of the most memorable of those held this year was the Christmas caroling to our club sponsors and their families, the C. Stanley Urbans and the Laurence Mc- Anenys. The sponsors expressed their gratitude by invit¬ ing the carolers in for hot chocolate and cookies. The biggest event sponsored by the LLC’s each year is their annual Sweetheart Ball held in February. This year the theme chosen was “Cosmic Interlude” and the decora¬ tions turned the Thompson Commons into a fascinating place in outer space, filled with planets, moons, suns, stars, and comets. In a very impressive ceremony the LLC Sweet¬ heart of 1954, Jean Jansen was crowned, and she and her two attendants, Kay Ellis and Jan Talbot, were presented with flowers. As Jean was presented with the traditional Sweetheart Pin, a gift from the club, Lowells, Bob Long and Max Cordonnier, sang the Sweetheart Song, and then the queen and her attendants began the Queen’s Dance. During the year the Lowells and Lucernes were also ac¬ tive in sports. The Lowells ranked second in soccer, and the Lucernes came in third in speedball. The latter was a creditable achievement since the major part of the team was composed of new members. Both the Lowells and the Lucernes were represented by players on the All-Star teams. The LLC’s united with the other clubs on campus in contributing booths and concessions for the World Uni¬ versity Service benefit carnival in March. Serenades to all dorms and a dinner together in Commons also added to the years’ activities. Late in the spring the two brother- sister clubs enjoyed a party together, and it was at this time that the Lucernes announced their favorite Lowell of the Year—Mr. Clarence Johnson. Look out, men! These co-eds are Headed for the Sadie T latok- ins Dance — 109 — “We are Orions and we couldn’t be prouder” of our sponsors, our new members and our activities this year. The Auroras and Orions have kept up the spirit of their clubs this year by having a good round of social events and especially by their theatrical and sports activities. A During the first semester with presidents, Marian Francis and John Shaw directing, the clubs combined efforts in sponsoring a “Splash” party at the pool and the annual party given by the frosh for the old members. From this party, who can forget the results of Kundry Fferrmann’s eight-part song arrangement and “I Wanna Be Evil” Crippen. Athletically speaking, the Green and White did mighty fine. The Orions proudly serenaded the Auroras for their winning efforts in volleyball and likewise the Auroras serenaded the Orions who used the platoon system in winning soccer, volleyball and swimming. 7be O.A.C. Hangout first row, left to right: R. Wilson, W. Sheneman, J. Irvine, J. Layman, F. Browning, S. Yoshioka. Second row: E. Layman, J. Shaw, d. Appleton, P. Smith. Jhird row: S. Paik, J. Cook, E. Core, E. Van Horne, B. Laatsch, S. Chung. Lewis, J. Wells, R. The second semester presidents were Nancy Adams and Sam Yoshioka. The major projects were a breakfast cook-out at the river, (which the weather turned into another Commons party), the party in honor of the sen¬ iors and, of course, the final formal of the year. The OAC Blossomtime stands in the memory of all the students on campus, not only because it is the last dance of the year, but because of the spring blossoms and the flowering crab- apple trees that serve as traditional decoration. Qo O.A.C. 7bis is a float? The activities of the OAC’s this year truly character¬ ize the clubs, and when you hear “We are Orions and couldn’t be prouder,” you know it’s said with convic¬ tion. Some O.A.C. beauties —ill— first row, left to right: M. Seuser, J. Starnes, P. Holman, R. Newsom, M. Francis, C. Lentz, J. Crippen, C. Wilson. Second row: B. Eggert, M. Frantz, F. Atkins, L. Egger, G. McMahon, P. Patterson, D. Houghton, J. Kirkham, B. Boydston. Jhird row: K. Herman, B. Bird, E. Lovatt, B. Hannum, S. Webster, J. Phillips, C. Chumney, F. Browning. The major event of the first semester was the two- night OAC show which was ambiguously called “May¬ hem.” Link Richards, general chairman, directed the show and united the efforts of the OAC’s, shaping everything into a grand success. The fun and fellowship—and head¬ aches too—will be remember ed by virtually the whole of both clubs who proudly presented their original OAC show. As usual, it was the unexpected that was the fun¬ niest—remember Irvine’s “carfight” and R o d d a, the laughing corpse? east The Parchies and Callios started off the 1953-54 year with a bang when they docked their show boat down at the chapel basement for rush week. Included in the rush party show were such acts as: “the old flicker movie,” “Moose and Sark’s juggling act,” “Nancy Jansson and her dance of the seven veils” and many others. After obtaining our freshmen, Nancy Amdtsen, pres¬ ident of the Callios, and Jack Fowler, president of the Parchies, led the initiations for their respective clubs. Liv¬ ing up to tradition the Callios had their candle light cere mony, and the Parchies blindfolded their new members and took them out on the campus for a walk, which the pledges ended by kissing the honorable feet of the statu of Calliopea. For the first time in the history of the school two clubs teamed up for a,formal dance. The P.C.C.s and the L.E. C.s gave the first formal dance of the year entitled “Sil¬ ver Slipper” at which Jean Curtis was crowned “Cinder¬ ella.” The dance was built around a huge slipper filled with balloons. Our fighting Callios E. Jirst row, left to right: R. Lord, R. Zimmerman, J. Fowler, S. Sarkisian, P. Von Christierson. Second row: L. Crabtree, G. Skadra. Meisenheimer, J. Jones, B. Keith. Jhird row: A. Edwards, D. Barnard, B. Tolan, R. Gilson, E. Denny, T. Neff. 112 — Jirst row. S. Waiyland, M. Welch, L. Altfather, N. Jansson, N. Arndsten, B. Fowler, M. Morgan, J. Mietzner. Second row: J. Harding, M. Slick, G. McAliley, D. Moore, M. Hobbs, S. Ideen, J. Jordan, S. Durbin. Jbird row: J. Melton, J. Hess, B. Rosedahl, F. Nelson, B. Moser, M. DeHeart, S. Davis, M. McNish. Just before Christmas vacation the Callios gave the Parchies their annual Christmas party w hich was named “Santa’s Workshop.” Each Parchie was given a gift by the Callios, and fun was had by all. Shortly after Christ¬ mas vacation the Parchies gave the Callios a surprise party. There were great plans for the party, but charades became the center of interest. Second semester started with Betsy Cline and Wayne Ashfield heading the P.C.C.’s and work was begun im¬ mediately on the “Parchie Varsity” which was entitled “Fannie’s Fotos” and was directed by Bob Schrader. The plot told of a poor, unadjusted freshman girl just en¬ tering college, her trials and tribulations and how she be¬ comes the idol of the school as the star of a school stage production. At six o’clock one bright Sunday morning the P.C.C.s had their annual breakfast. Although some people were dubious about the early morning rise, everyone was pleas¬ ed with the fine food. The traditional birthday party for the cl ub was given as a formal dinner in the Commons with a dance after¬ wards. At the dinner awards were presented to the out¬ standing senior P.C.C.s, Nancy Arndtsen and Wayne Ashfield. Sportswise the Callios were at the top of the heap when the speedball season ended. They followed this with a championship in swimming and a second in volleyball, and fought hard in basketball. The Parchies were not as fortunate in soccer, but came in third, followed with a second in swimming, second in volleyball, and they were untouchable in basketball. As time passes, the club will be able to look back with fond memories at this year of fun, hard work and friend¬ ship, and be proud of its achievements. Just sampling Uncle Ernie —113— 7he Parchies get higher and higher first row, left to right: L. Egger, M. Morgan, A. Filson-chairman, R. Nettleton-secretary, J. Wilson, J. Moss. Second row: J. Crippen, L, Altfather, Miss Ebert-advisor, E. Sidebothom, B. Parker, A. Stewart. 1V.AC. ' ' W.A.C. The Women ' s Athletic Council is composed of two girls from each of the five clubs and a president, who runs for office in a school-wide election similar to other student gov¬ ernment officials. The W.A.C. directs women’s athletic activi¬ ties—appointing managers for the various sports, making any necessary revisions of rules, and in general encouaging par¬ ticipation in the sports program. Miss Ebert serves as advisor to the Council. One of the activities planned by the W.A.C. was a joint party-initiation for old and new Women’s Athletic Associa¬ tion members at the end of the volleyball season. The Council also, through its point system, awarded the Park jackets. Two members from each of the men’s social clubs, in ad¬ dition to a chairman who is elected by the Men’s Athletic Association, make up the Men’s Athletic Council. Coach Miller serves as advisor to the group. Besides scheduling all intramural athletic contests, the MAC awarded the Park jackets and cooperated with the Phy¬ sical Education department in initiating several intercolleg¬ iate athletic contests with various teams in this area. During the spring the MAC, with the WAC, advised the Student Council on establishing criteria for the awarding of Park jackets. The chairman of this group also worked with Coach Miller on reorganizing the Council. first row, left to right: M. Cordonnier-secretary, S. Sarkisian, D. Smith, R. Wilson. Second row: B. Long, J. Irvine, W. Furnish, R. Proffitt-chairman. Not Pictured: E. Denny, J. Shepard, A. Draper. —114— ALL-STARS At the end of each major-sport season the Men’s Athletic Council selects an all-star team. These are usually picked from the best players, regardless of position played. This team formed the core of the All-School team which, guided by Dr. Jerzy “Coach” Hauptmann, gained a 3-3 tie with the semi- pro St. Joseph Imperials at the Homecoming game. It also defeated the semi-pro Ford-La- pin team, which was leading the K. C. Soccer League, by a score of 3-2 during overtime of an exhibition game at Ottawa University. first row, letf to right: S. Yoshioka, B. Laatsch, F. Browning, J. Shaw. Second row: W. Ashfield, K. Trindel, K. Hindman. 5Vot Pictured: H. Breedlove, B. Keith, A. Nuntiya, A. Zakaryan. CHAMPIONS For many years the initial sport of the athletic season at Park has been soccer, the international game. Trans¬ planted from Europe, it is unfamiliar to most freshmen, but they soon come to enjoy it as much as any other form of athletics. In fact, together with basketball it is the most popular sport on campus. In this year’s season, the Lowells tied down second place while the Lancelots folded in the home stretch to give a hustling Parchie crew third place by forfeiture. Meanwhile the Orions, blessed with a full bench and a well-balanced, seasoned squad, took first-place honors. first row, left to right: R. Layman, S. Yosh¬ ioka, J. Shaw, J. Layman. Second row: R. Wilson, P. Smith, B. Laatsch, E. Van Horne. Jhird row: J. Irvine, F. Browning, S. Paik, fourth row: D. Bayer, J. Wells. mm . mm Tirst row, left to right: M. Morgan, J. Hess, S. Davis, S. Ideen. Second row: M. DeHeart, S. Durbin, J. Jor¬ dan, J. Harding. Third row: B. Cline, L. Altfather. CHAMPIONS The speedball season this year held some hard-played, high scoring ga mes. The sea¬ son included a double round—with each club playing the others two times which made it twice as long as last year’s season. The unde¬ feated Callios came in to win the champion¬ ship with the Cleos, with 6 wins and 2 losses, taking second and the Elaines, with 4 wins and 4 losses copping third. ALL-STARS first row, left to right: M. McDowell, C. Wilson, E. McDaniel, V. Schrader. Second row: L. Altfather, K. Ellis, C. Lentz, S. Durbin, B. Cline. Third row: E. Petrie, A. Filson. The speedball all-stars, chosen because of their playing ability and sportsmanship, were Shirley Durbin, Carol Wilson, Mary McDow¬ ell, Carolyn Lentz, Betsy Cline, Kay Ellis, Liz Altfather, Ellen Petrie, Virginia Schrader, Eleanor McDaniel, and Abby Filson,- those receiving honorable mention were Jan Talbot, Jane Moss, Hazel Petrie, and Almita Stewart. These girls played host to a mixed alumni and Kansas City team for the Homecoming game in which Park lost a well-played contest. Left to right: E. Meisenheimer, R. Proffitt, W. Ashfield, J. Shaw, F. Brown¬ ing. Mot Pictured: W. Sheneman. V Z,M CHAMPIONS Breaking precedent, the volleyball schedule- makers had the sport played off after soccer rath¬ er than basketball. Some of the teams were low on members, but the competition was lively and enjoyable. The Parchies took an early lead by trouncing last year’s champion Orions 15-7, 15-7. They remained undefeated until the next time the two teams met when the Green, rein¬ forced by previously absent Laatsch, Browning, and Shaw, inflicted a 15-6, 15-4 defeat to gain a tie for first place. This resulted in a play-off game which brought the Parchies’ towering Jim Deal from K. C. But the Green, ably captained by John Layman, retained their title in two very closely-contested and exciting games by 15-13 and 15-11. Third place was taken by Blue and Blue. first row, left to right: R. Wilson, J. Shaw, B. Laatsch. Second row: R. Layman, J. Layman. Jbird row: F. Browning, J. Irvine, S. Paik. Wig ALL-STARS Six players were named as an all-star team in volleyball. Presumably they could defeat any other six players in the school, although this has never been tested since they have never played together against anyone. The team includes Russ Proffitt of the Lowells, Wayne Ashfield and El Meisenheimer of the Parchies, and Frank Browning, John Shaw, and Wayne Sheneman of the Orions ALL-STARS CHAMPIONS 1 he volleyball season follows closely after the speedball season. The girls change from jeans and the athletic field, to shorts and the gym. The popularity of the volleyball season this year could be seen by the active participation of all the clubs which had not only complete teams but a good reserve of substitutes also. Volleyball fans this year saw some lively competition; for the most part the teams were well-coached and played organized, peppy games. This year’s freshman class brought some good spiking talent as well as good all-Tound players which com¬ bined with the experience of the upperclassmen made this volleyball season an enjoyable one. The Auroras made a flying finish with 4 wins and no losses to take first place; the Callios were second with 3 wins and 1 loss, and the Cleos sail¬ ed in for third with 2 wins and 2 losses. first row, left to right: B. Hannum, B. Eggert, C. Lentz, M. Francis. Second row: F. Browning, L. Egger, C. Wilson, R. Newsom, V. Schrader. The volleyball all-stars for the 1954 season were Mary McDowell, Ruth Nettleton, Wanda Smith, Lou Egger, Sonja Ideen, Carolyn Lentz, Carol Wilson, and Abby Filson, with Kay Ellis and Eloise Kittrell receiving honorable mention. This team challenged the men ' s faculty team, but, much to the sorrow of all the girls, lost a well-played game, in which “Crazylegs Rad- loff” and “Fighting Stanley Urban”, inspiring their team on, were just too much for the all¬ stars. first row, left to right: A. Filson, W. Smith, R. Nettleton. Second row: M. McDowell, C. Wilson, L. Egger, S. Ideen. Jhird row: E. Kittrell, C. Lentz, K. Ellis. Left to right: K. Hindman, E. Meisenheimer, J. Deal, E. Thuma, K. Trindel. CHAMPIONS Picking up where they left off last year, the Parchies rolled undefeated to the number one spot. With Sark” do¬ ing the scheduling and his protege Jim Deal, averaging some twenty points a game when he played, the company of Denny, Ashfield, Meisenheimer, and Curtis, (assisted by Jones, Skadra, Zim¬ merman, Von Christierson, Neff and Edwards) proceeded to burn up the league. Trimming LLC 62-55, they whipped OAC 85-47, A.C.C. 68-32, and L.E.C. 71-39. Second round they bump¬ ed off Lowell 83-60, dumped Orion 73- 49, and ran wild over Tony 105-46 ALL-STARS With so many adept players around, it was dif¬ ficult to select the five best as all-stars. But on the basis of nominations and votes in the M.A.C., the following five were picked: Jim Deal and El Meis¬ enheimer from the Parchies; Kent Trindel, Ed Thuma, and Ken Hindman from the Lances. These five joined with other volunteers, includ¬ ing Ashfield, Denny, Curtis, and Proffitt, to form an All-School team which played Kansas City University in Park’s first inter-collegiate basket¬ ball venture. Coached by Mr. Miller, they did well. In their first game, at Park, they stayed out front up until the last few minutes, finally losing 51-56; but in the second game, at K.C.U., they stayed in the lead the whole distance to register a 72-58 win for the Canary and Wine and bolster school spirit. first row, left to right: A. Edwards, G. Skadra, S. Sarkisian, E. Denny. Second row: W. Ashfield, T. Neff, E. Meisen¬ heimer, R. Zimmerman, f ot Pictured: J. Deal, D. Curtis, J. Jones, P. Von Christierson. ALL-STARS Left to right: A. Filson, M. McDowell, P. Roche, C. Wilson E. McDaniel CHAMPIONS The basketball season of 1954 con¬ sisted of a double-round contest in which all five of the social clubs en¬ tered teams. Although this season fail¬ ed to show many high scoring games, it did show much improved ball hand¬ ling and floor work. New rules made girls’ basketball practically the same which the fellows play, the main dif¬ ference being that four players play only half court while the other two play the whole court. These new rules were a great change over last year’s rules, but the girls soon became used to them. A perfect record for the sea¬ son gave the Cleos undisputed first place, the Elaines and Callios tied for second with four wins and four losses each, and the Lucernes and Auroras tied for third with two wins and six losses each. Left to right: M. Stone, P. Dawson, L. Houghtaling, K. Brown, J. Moss, M McDowell, E. McDaniel. Matthies’ party — Verna ' s move Doc Hamilton—on affairs of tl heart Well, what CAN you do 7 “Make-up (?) artist (?) Park singers performing in Chicago Cool, man ! he pensive ones at “Weatherb Parkites go socialite In the depths of thought Party party Urban, Adepoju, and Fleming Profile of Lincoln Talking it over at “Woodward £lsa. scores again | ; 7wo Cotus Blossoms ckel House Vat Knit wit 7 taut 7 saw a puddy-tat Connie crams They don ' t give a gam Korean kapers Pre marital loot format, Anothe r SJ yCVS ifl the making Walt Kelly and Porcupm Prostrate P.R. ' s Jrtistic pose ? Hens ' nest ' s Christmas cheer % , Togo and Owl say, Qo Cosmic ' Copley ' s Jriple threat Just sittin ' around Off to !Macka‘ farmerettes—Ezoe and Jto Qift of the gab Boys take girls to breakfast—at 400 a. m pill,,.. HsH ! I , f L. .1 T ✓“% .-1 iT -11 ,1.1 pf j W V Build me a castle 1 The morning after the night before Who ' s your friend, Ray? John Calvin and Devils Chocolate Whiskey and Vanilla Qin Pantry-party Senior recital Wo speaka de English? Park Beauty PARK COLLEGE STUDENT DIRECTORY — A — ARDEN ADAMS 5677 Osburn Place Riverside, California DOROTHY ADAMS 720 Weswall Place Sioux Falls, South Dakota NANCY ADAMS 3419 Webster Kansas City, Kansas TITUS ADEPOJU 21 Moleye Street, Yaba Estate Lagos, Nigeria West Africa FAY AKINS RFD No. 3 Glen Falls, New York MR. and MRS. ED ALBERSWERTH Dyer Hall Parkville, Missouri ELIZABETH ALTFATHER 1530 Chelsea Avenue Bethlehem, Pennsylvania STEVE ANGELL 1105 8th Avenue N. Naples, Florida GAYLE APPLEGATE Gladbrook, Iowa CLYDE APPLETON Climax Springs, Missouri NANCY ARNDSTEN 19 W. Sixth Street Parkville, M issouri GAIL ARNOLD Fairfax, Oklahoma WAYNE ASHFIELD 116 S. Hi Lusi Mt. 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