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the CRimson ARCHIVES - - SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RIPON COIIEOE f. POAr Y dedicated to âą âą Dr. Clark G. Kuebler . Ph.D. L.L.D. L.H.D. D.C.L. President of Ripon College 1943-1955 2 When Dr. Kuebler became the seventh president of Ripon College in 1943 he was 35 years old. and considered one of the youngest college presidents in the country. He had. already, an impressive record as a classical scholar and teacher, specializing in the field of Greek rhetoric and ancient literary criticism. Through his interest in ancient law and government. Dr Kuebler developed the fine critical sense that is evident in his understanding of tlx powers and prob lems of modern governments. Concerned with the preservation and further development of our tradi- tional American form of government, he has de- voted himself to the maintenance of the ideals of liberal education and Christianity as a part of the American way of life. Graduated from Northwestern University with an A.B. degree in 1930. Dr. Kuebler attained Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors. He sub- sequently began advanced work at Northwestern and Princeton and the University of Munich, and re- ceived his Ph D. in Classics from the University of Chicago in 1940. Studying at Munich while Adolf Hitler was making his phenomenal rise to power. Dr. Kuebler observed the ruthless methods and the ter- rors of totalitarianism first hand. The experience has made him an eloquent spokesman for the preser- vation of the ideals and practices of American de- mocracy. The 1955 Crimson is dedicated to Dr. Clark George Kuebler. in sincere appreciation for that transformation which Ripon College has known under his leadership. The printed page can never do justice to the scope and magnitude of his accomplishments as president, nor can words capture the power of his personality. It is only in our hearts that we can fully record his many personal kindnesses, and only in our lives that we can hope to reflect in some measure the example of his dedicated life. It is in this very respect that Dr. Kuebler has spoken again and again of the importance of a lib- eral educationâa preparation for living outside of one's business or profession as well as within it. For in addition to knowing our vocations, we must all learn values so that reflective commitments can be made in philosophy, art. and religion. These in- tellectual and spiritual commitmentsâfreely made characterize the spirit of our nation, and arc the only sure defense against the inroads of totalitar- ianism. Immediately prior to coming to Ripon. Dr. Kueb- ler had been associate professor of classical languages at Northwestern. Besides being an extremely popu- lar teacher, he was head counselor in the menâs resi- dence area, head of the tutorial program, academic advisor to students, and a member and chairman of various administrative committees. As an elected member of the General Faculty Committee he served in an advisory capacity to the president of the Uni- versity. 3 When he came to Ripon. Dr. Kueblcr found an institution almost «a hundred years old. basically sound, but in need of strengthening direction, and long-term planning Tin country was in the middle of the war. and Ripon had to servo a double purpose: to serve the nation by maintaining an A S T P pro- gram: and to keep its normal academic program as intact as possible. Not onlv did Ripon do an excel lent job at both, but it came out of the war period somewhat stronger. Improvements were made in the physical plant, the faculty was broadened despite a serious shortage of available personnel, and the foun- dations were laid for a long range program to be be- gun as soon as the college could return to its normal life. At the conclusion of hostilities. Dr. Kuebler ad- dressed himself to the further improvement of the faculty in every way possible. Since it is the faculty that determines the character and tlx reputation of a college. Dr Kuebler did all in his power to pro cure men and women of the highest caliber and com pctencc for the faculty. At the same time the cur riculum was revised after careful study to make it more coherent and tiuly liberal. Additions were made, especially in the humanities and fine arts, and a more balanced curriculum was effected. During this same period Dr. Kuebler. tlx trustees, and tlx faculty directed their attentions to the task of working out a long-range plan for the college as it prepared to turn into the second century of its life. Ft was decided to keep the college small: to hold fast to the liberal arts ideal and to limit the program, preferring quality to quantity: to recruit from gradually expanding geographical areas young men and women of character, ability, and varied interests: and to emphasize the non-denominational Christian character of the college. Through the Pre-Centennial Celebration and the Centennial Observance itself. Dr Kuebler helped im- measurably to enhance the prestige of the college and to win new friends and supporters. The Cen tennial Campaign made possible the remodeling of the Gymnasium and the building of Scott Hall. As usual, these critically needed additions to our physi- cal facilities did much to boost morale. The culmination of all Dr. Kuebler's effutis came at the end of the Centennial period in the establish- ing of a Phi Beta Kappa chapter a; Riponâcorrob- orating testimony that the college had been strength ened in every aspect of its life. To have Ripon meas- ure up to tlx exacting standards of Phi Beta Kappa and thereby to get official ranking in the top eight percent of all colleges and universities :n the coun- try was to start its second century with a record of undeniable achievement as an institution of higher learning. These are only the most salient of Dr. Kucbler's accomplishments as president of Ripon College. In- numerable others could and should be mentioned. I lis spirit and deeds are reflected in every facet of Ripon College, to which he devoted every fiber of bis being. Administration President Deans Registrar Departments Art Biology Chemistry Classics Drama Economics Education English History German Library Science Mathematics Music Philosophy Physical Education Physics Political Science Psychology Romance Languages Speech Staff Faculty President Dr. Frederick Oliver Pinkham A.B.. M.A.. Ed.D. Dean of Arthur 1 We arc proud to present Dr Frederick Oliver Pinkham who was elected Ripon's eighth pres- ident March 7. 19?5. Dr. Pinkham is a native of Michigan, a grad uate of Kalamazoo College, and was decorated for gallantry in action during World War II. Following his discharge from the service he at- tended Stanford University where he earned his master's degree in 1947 and his doctorate in 1950. In the past Dr. Pinkham has served as Ex ecutive Director of the national commission on accrediting and as assistant to the president of George Washington University. Our best wishes to the new president and his family. Dean of Women Marguerite Witktnden, B.A.. W. l. Dean of Men Dacid L. Harris. M.A.. Lit. M. the College L. Vogctback. Ph.D. 8 History Edwin V. Webster. A.B.. MA.. Ph.D. Jchn Glaser, A.B.. A.M.. Ph D. George Milter. A.B.. A.M.. Ph.D. Economics , John D. Lehman. B.A., M.B.A. Library William Brand:. A.B.. B.S. Mrs. Comfort. Mrs. Fleming German Henry Sthneidee, B.A.. M.A., Ph.D. Henry Smith. BA.. M.A. Music Joseph Mussulman. B.M.. Af.Af. Esther Barber, B.A. Richard Horse. B.A.. M.A.. Ph.D. Elizabeth Chamberlain Charles Bolen. MM.. Ph.D- Mathematics Clifford C. Crump. B.S.. M.A.. Ph.D.. Chr. Edwin G. H. Comfort. B.S.. H.A.. Ph.D. Arthur B. Hook, B.S.. M.S. Physics Arthur B. Hook. B.S.. MS. Robert L. Henry. A.B.. Ph.D. Philosophy Robtrt G. Olson. B.A.. Ph.D. William Tyree. B.A.. B.D.. S.T.M.. Ph.D.. Chr. 12 Military Science Thomas W. Akim. Lt. Col. B.A.. M.A.. PMSVT William M. Church. Caot., A.B Clerrr.cc H. Sttutns. M Sgl. Odtn J. Scot t. hi JSgt. Grovtr W. Linden. hi Sgl. Robbins. M Sgt. Nauman. hi Sgl. Physical Education Marjory Lyons. A.B.. M.A. Carl H. Doehling. B.S.. Chr. Pettier  Ihsstn. secretary William H. Hollingtr, A.B.. MS Richard L. Milton. B.S.. M.A. Speech Walter F. Bruner. B.A.. M.A Public Relations Ctrl IV. Steiner. Director Delores Albright. Be:tg Burton Art Lester O. Schuxrtz. Artist-in-Residence Alumni Cordon Mtnch. Director Admissions William Machie. B.A.. Director Deloret Paulson 14 Book Store Cordon Jenks. A.B.. Manager Dorothy Felton, Assistant Buildings and Grounds George Lundeen Student Union The Graduating Class of 19SS Seniors not PICTURED Rudolph Aubinger Laird Heal Russell Major âąKent Olin Tom Teschner Wallace Voeks Wayne I'inkalla Eldcn Wood â ; v yv v iv '4' A ' lC _ _ _ â â â Arthur Abt Baltimore. hid. Economics Ralph Alfidi Columbia, Penn. Biology Phi Kappa Pi Jack Bloedorn White Plains. N. Y. Mathematics-Economics Phi Kappa Pi Alfred Russian Milwaukee. Wis. Mathematics Phi Kappa Pi Tom Domencich Allit. Wis Economics Phi Kappa Pi Karen Egan Racine, W«. Psychology Pi Delta Omega Raymond Atlee Columbia. Penn. Philosophy Theta Chi Nina Bade Wauwatosa, Wit. Spanish Pi Delta Omega Mark DeWolf North Scituute, R. I. English Clyde Dollar Fort Smith. Ark. History Sigma Nu Alfred Fischer Evanston, III. German-Psychology Omega Sigma Chi Charles Ganzer Yorkvtlle, III. Philosophy Lyle Heide Two Rivers. Wis. Biology Thtta Chi Robert Hering Spirtc. Wis. Philosophy Lee Grover Two Rivas. Wit. Economics Delta Sigma Psi Neil Gundermann Madison, Wis. Psychology Theta Chi Gordon Grant Chicago. III. Philosophy-Psychology Omega Sigma Chi Rupert Groh Richland Center. Wis. History Theta Chi William Ihssen Ripon. Wis. English Omega Sigma Chi Jerry James Green Lake, Wis. Economics-Psychology Omega Sigma Chi Helen Healy Canbric. Wis. English Pi Della Omega Reginald James Ripon. Wit. Psychology Omega Sigma Chi Alan Heston Wilmette. III. PoliticoI Science Sigma Wu Rodney Holtz Winneeonne. Wis. Physical Education Delta .Sigma Psi Samuel Jimenez Ponec, P. R. Biolojy Lambda Delta Alpha Richard A. Johnson Ecu Claire. Wit. Physics Phi Kappa Pi David Loppnow Thiensville. Wit. Mathematics-Economics Arthur Lundeberg Chicajo, III. Economics Lambda Delta Alpha Barbara King Chicago. III. Spanish Pi Tau Pi Edward Kirchner Chiiaao. lit. Political Science-Economics Lowell La per Fairwarer. Wit. F.conomic$ Sigma jYu Maria Mayer Chicago. III. German Pi Tan Pi Shirley Medow Wabeno. Wis Psychology Delta Phi Sigma Maryann Novotny Oshkosh. Wis Economics Kappa Sigma Chi Andrew Obara Honolulu. T. H Biology Phi Kappa Pi Sophia Ogawa Fukiaku, Kobe. Japan English Aipha Gamma Theta Ronald Prellberg Arlington Heights. Ill- Economics Alpha Phi Omtge Lois Reed Rockford. III. French â Economics Pi Tau Pi George Rouhas Chicago. III. Economics Fredrick Schultheiss Foni du Lac. Wis. French-German Roxi Parker Villa Park. Ill English Sam Pickard Nrenah. Win. Economics Alpha Phi Omcaa Fredric Roeming Shcccwnod. Wit. Economics Lambda Delta Aloha Gerald Rosen Chicago, III. Economics Delta Siyrm Psi Richard Schuster Shawano. Wit. Economics Siyma Nu Everett Schwalbe Cottint, Wis. Economics Phi Kappa Pi James Sherwood Oconomowoc, Wis Economics Alpha Phi Omega William Smith Milwaukee, Wis. Economics Robert Stallman Watertown. Wis. Psychology Lambda Della Alpha Charles Stalhas Highland Park, Jit. Economics Sigma Su Barbara Thull Marinette, Wis. Psychology-Economics Pi Tcu Pi William Weinkauf Green l.ake. Wis. Economics Sigma Nu Arthur Sowle Tomah. Wit. Economic Phi Kappa Pi Allen Sparks Pa:k Rida . lit. Chemistry l.amba Delta Alpha Robert Tagge Des Plaines. III. Political Science-Economics Lambda Delta Alpha Vernon Tank Neenah. Wit. History Claude Thompson Milwaukee. Wit. English Omega Sigma Chi Robert Witt Chicago. III. Economics Alpha Phi Omega Student Council Student Court I.F.C. I.S.C. W.S.G.A. Class Officers Convo Committee Film Arts Choir Theater ROTC Iâi Kappa Delta Debate Iâi Delta Epsilon Scribbler Phi Belta Kappa Independent Women R.U.M. Alpha Phi Omega French Club German Club Spanish Club Ver Adest Ripon College Days Crimson Organizations Student Government TOP: Robert Tagge. Raul Kegel. Ne.I Daelz, Andrew' Schultz. Thornes Nelson. CENTER: Gordon Grant. Janice Rackour. Donna McKinney. Sherwood House. Helene Kouba William Mueller. BOTTOM: Donald Duncan. Barbara King. Nancy Pfeiffer. Gail Wenstadt. Shannon Ruth. William Ihssen. Student Council President William Ihssen âVice-President Don Weise Secretary 11 dene Kouba 30 Treasurer Robert Tagge STANDING: Mind William Ihssen Del Taeble Donald Write Andrew Schultz SEATED:' Helen Healtj IIattivt Drutkman Student Court STUDENT COUNCIL During the course of the 1954-55 school year the student government of Ripon College has suffered some serious growing pains. In the past several years the Student Council has grown from a small and insignificant sociat coordinat- ing organization to the point where it is today, a powerful body able to legislate and enforce campus rules and regulations that had been Strictly in the hands of the administration. Through the cooperation of the administra- tion of the college all of the student government bodies have been strengthened and improved during the last school year. In many cases it was entirely necessary to completely change the complexion of the organization and to almost completely rewrite the constitution taking into consideration the new duties that it was found expedient for the organization to undertake. Out of the chaos that was created in the change of many organizations from dealing with purely social problems to the acceptance of their new and more responsible administrative duties, has emerged a group of capable student bodies that are able to handle most of the student problems The Student Council began a very active year with freshman orientation week as the first order of business. Beginning a week before the final registration date, the Student Council, in cooperation with the administration and the admissions department, provided guidance and advice for all the new students, in addition to providing entertainment for their spare minutes. In preparation for the scholastic term informal get-togethers were arranged with the freshman advisors on the faculty. In an attempt to bring tlie students and fac- ulty closer together Thursday evening dinners were arranged with the cooperation of the Greek letter, independent organizations and the faculty. Each week a different organization played host to several faculty members and their wives. These dinners have been exceedingly successful and will undoubtedly become a new Ripon Tradition. Again this year the council chartered buses to take students to the train when they were leaving for vacations and to take those who wished to go to the Lawrence basketball and football games. 31 â A Walt act Votks. S'eit Gun Jet man. RoLctt Stallman. Alfred I'iuhtf. Richard Net ton. Sam Richard Inter-fraternity Council Again this year, in line with the policy of the Council to establish a strong and active social program, the Council, in conjunction with the âRâ Club, provided an exceptionally good homecoming dance and parade in addition to the Club Ripons that were presented at various times during the year In the course of the year Ripon was repre- sented through the attendance of Council mem- bers at Monmouth and at Carlton Colleges at meetings of the Mid-West Student Council Con- ferences. These meetings are designed to make it possible for the members of the conference to share common problems and for each school to present any possible solution that they may have tried. At both of the meetings many new and important ideas were exchanged. Also during the year members of the Council attended the conference at the Massachusetts In- stitute ol Technology that concerned itself with problems of racial prejudice Although there is no such problem on this campus the meeting was instructive and greatly aided the members of the Council in understanding the difficulties that were being met by students and student organizations at other schools. Shortly before the close of the school year a revisions committee was made up of Student Council members. The committee was to review the constitutions of all the student government organizations on campus and to recommend changes in the operation of these organizations in an attempt to clarify difficulties concerning the overlapping jurisdictions of several of the organizations. Also, an executive committee was provided that would be responsible for the coordination of all student government agencies. This committe would be made up of the heads of these organizations. STUDENT COURT The Ripon College Student Court completed its first year of operation this spring. The court began operation as the judicial body of the Student Council last fall, and although the number of cases that it handled during the 32 Top Gloria Bertchtt F tut erne Hiuuy Marltnc Phsehke Fr.tjr Deuster Ada Brawn LOWj-R: Lois Retd Shirlty Mcdow Carol Valentine Harriet Brucknan Inter-Sorority Council year was not great the cases were handled in- telligently and fairly, and the court has won the confidence of both the student body and the administration. Both groups now feel that it is a competent body to handle many of the difficult disciplinary problems that have pre- viously been strictly in the hands of the deans In addition to the trying of cases concerned with student discipline the court submitted to the Student Council and the student body a revised code of law for the campus that touched on many points that had previously been in doubt and uncertain. This code was accepred by both the students and r'ne administration after only minor changes, and the action on the code can be considered a vote of confidence in the court. It is hoped that the court will continue to progress in the manner that it has during the past year. THE INTER-FRATERNITY AND SORORITY COUNCILS Because the Ripon Campus is primarily Greek two organizations have been formed to handlc group problems that cannot be dealt with in the Student Council, which is to handle prob- lems of the student body, or in the Student Court, which is to handle problems concerning only individuals. These groups are the Inter-Fraternity and the Inter-Sorority Councils. The prime duties of these Councils are to regulate the dealings of the fraternities and sororities, both among them- selves. and with the student body. A great deal of the work that these bodies do is concerned with the rushing programs that are carried out late in the first semester Rules are made and applied that control the when and where of rushing so that all organizations have a similar opportunity to obtain pledges. Also included in the considerations are the necessities for sufficient study time for all con- cerned during the rushing period, and the diffi- culty encountered in determining a fair man- ner in which to place rushees in that house which is most practicable. Women's Self Government Association STANDING: Hamel Bruch man. Faue Deutter. Karen Leer man. Maryann Ruan. Judu Pellet. SEATED: Ann Young- tjuixi .or R rd Shirty Medoui. Helen Heah. Florence Huau. Barbara King. In addition to this function both Councils have the power to take disciplinary action should any one of their members violate those rules which govern the handling of social events, or the failure of the house as a group to uphold the standards and traditions of tl e College This year the entire organization of the In- ter-Fraterniiy Council has been revised. The council is now made up of both the president and the vice-president of each fraternity, in- stead of simply the president as was formerly the case. Further, a system has been instituted by which the Council will be able to accumu- late funds with which to better carry out its obligations to prospective rushces and that will allow the Council to strengthen its social pro- gram and operate in the same manner in which the Inter-Sorority Council operates when giv- ing dances and so forth. WOMEN'S SEI F GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION The Women's Self Government Association has been an active student government organiza tion longer than any other such body on the campus. It was originated for the purpose of handling those problems peculiar to women students and it still operates on this basis, setting the rules for hours in women's houses and setting the punishment for the violations of these rules. In the course of the years the W.S.G.A. has become a powerful force in controling the con- duct of the women of Ripon College. 34 Class Officers SENIORS M Sparks. Dick Nelson. Bob Stallman. Shirlu Medow. SOPHOMORES Elizabeth l.anper. Fritz New. FRESHMEN Bill White. Carolyn Scon. Ron GUlatd âą r M A JUNIORS Jim l.andwthr. Pat Shannon. Jane Stauffacker. Student Admissions Committee STANDING: Ronald Rrrqtr. John Van Rarer. Tom Domrncich. William Whittle. SEATED: Shannon Ruth. Patricia No wee. Susan Retd. Margot Reiners Among the many student organizations are those that work with and for the administration and faculty of Ripon College. These organi- zations were formed by the students to further the aims of the college and to promote the wel- fare of the student body in every possible man- ner. The direct purposes of the various commit- tees concern them with every phase of student and college life and administration, from the procurement of new students, to the entertain- ment of those already attending Ripon. The work of these committees has done much to promote the good will that exists between the people who administer and teach at Ripon. and the students who attend the school. STUDENT ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE The Student Admissions Committee was formed to take advantage of student aid in en- tertaining and advising prospective students who wish to visit the Ripon Campus. The members of the committee are on call at all times by the admissions department in the event that some visitors should arrive and wish to be shown the facilities of the college. Among the duties of the individuals on the committee are conducting tours of the campus for interested students and their parents, and entertaining those high school seniors who may be visiting Rtpon for the week end. All the operations of the committee are car- ried out under the direction of William Mackie. admissions director for Ripon College. 36 One fund Drive To cooperate with the merchants of the City of Ripon and to hold the number of organi- zations that might be soliciting funds to a minimum Ripon College has instituted a one fund drive in the city of Ripon. The funds collected during this drive arc divided among those campus organizations that would nor- mally have gone to the merchants to gain the necessary money for their yearly operations. Personnel for the drive is recruited from these organizations which include the Ripon College Theatre. Ver Adest. The Crimson. The âR Club, and many of the lesser organizations on the campus. This year, under the able direction of the student director. Joe Larscheide. and with the assistance of faculty advisor Clarence Stevens the one fund drive was the most successful that the school has ever carried out. As in the previous years each Ripon Mer- chant who donates to this drive is listed by the various groups on their programs and in their publications as a patron. Such a list can be found on the last page of this book. STANDING: Peter Poraih, Flortnct Houvouras. Richard Diednch. Char mat nr UVyrr. Robert Schicltr. Keren Ltermin. Reginald Jarm . George Wojtastk. Hrltn Hraty. Centa ScHoesser. Brace Hold swot th, Harriet Brvckman. E ceret Scbuxtbe. Nina Bade. SKATED: Sandra Syman. Joe Latuheide. Clarence SttOtnt. Frank Boniiglio. Karm Egan. 37 â Martalf by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PYGMALION by George Bernard Shaw The Male Animal99 by JAMES THURBER and ELLIOTT NUGENT The Ripon College Theater has once again brought the best of dramatic literature to the campus, and has provided an excellent opportunity for those stu- dents interested in drama to exercise their talent and to develop that interest. A majority of those participating in the various productions are members of the Ripon College The ater Club. Any person interested in becoming a member may attain the privilege of wearing the sil- ver Theater key by working ninety hours or more on any two of the three annual productions. The club this year was headed by Charles Ganzer. with Vice President Helen Healy. Sec.-Treas. Cathy Far- ley. Social Chairman Sue Brady. Business Manager Dick Diedrich and Historian Leonard Harsel. The year has seen many improvements in the the- ater that promise to enlarge the scope of future pro- ductions and to provide greater convenience and effi- ciency: a Hi-Fi sound system has been built in. and other improvements have been made backstage. 38 As important to a production as the stage, and getting just about as much recognition as the stage, are the skilled crew members who work behind the scenes. Because they get so little mention we salute them first. This year there seemed to be no permanent tech- nical crew from play to play, however, capable crews never seemed lacking and inexperienced newcomers had their chance to try a hand at all jobs without being pushed into a particular type of work. Lighting was set up and supervised by Bruce An- derson. Stu Keeler and Pete Jensen who managed the difiicut job of producing bright mornings and dim afternoons, and managed to have lights turn on and off when members of the cast reached for switches. The construction crews under A1 Wood and John Howland erected the sets and dealt capably with the problems this entailed. Chicago Opera Company dis- asters such as falling castles did not occur, and the sets could be easily handled when necessary. The construction work was finished by a hard working paint crew which worked at a dirty job that must be done, and about which nothing can be said other than the job was always done well. In addition to those who worked on the things that arc obviously noticeable to the audience are the crews that worked on the many things that are seen, but not recognized: costumes, makeup and props. These jobs were handled by Karen Egan. Ann Bax- andall. Carol Meyer, Leonard Harsel. Helene Kouba and Carolyn Scott. On the other side of the curtain were the people that dealt with the second half of the play: the audience. There was business manager Dick Died- rich and Dale Johnson, who handled the box office: and publicity directors Dotty Walsh and Jack Feh- landt: and the corp of ushers provided by Alpha Phi Omega. Among the people deserving special mention are Stewart Keeler, who was awarded a gold theater key for three years of service to the theater: Clyde Dollar, who composed and directed the music for Mac- Beth and ' Pygmalion.'â and Charles D Svitavsky. who has been made an honorary member of the Theater Club in appreciation for his active interest and participation in the theater during the year. The Theater Club's annual banquet was held at the Faust Club in Oshkosh and rang the curtain down on one of the theaterâs top years, thanks to the very capable direction of Walrer Boughton The first production of the season was The Male Animal. by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent. Although written in the 1930s its plot fitted in with the present communist infiltration scare. This comedy introduced much new talent to the theater. Professor Turner and his wife were played by Charles Ganzcr and Susan Brady, with George Wojiassik doing an admirable job as the gravel voiced, perennial sopliomore. Od Keller. Joe Fergu- son. the all-time All American was played by Reg James, and Claude Thompson was admirably cast as Michael Barnes, the hot headed student editor who sets off all the fireworks. The play was competently performed, and Thur- berâs humor kept the audience chuckling although they could not overlook the serious undercurrent of thought behind the obvious plot. The dosing production, in March, of the the- ater's formal season, was George Bernard Shaw's âPygmalion. The play is set in early 20th century England and it deals with a phonetics teacher who makes a bet with a companion that he can reach an ignorant cockney flower girl sufficient manners and speech to pass her off as a visiting dignitary at a high society tea. The phonetics teacher and his companion were played by Peter Mortcnson and Charles Ganzer, and Eliza Doolittle, die flower girl, was performed by Cathy Farley. Eliza's father, a wonderful old repro- bate with a revolutionary philosophy of life, was portrayed by Walter Boughton. The play was the finest of the year and provided a fitting close to the theater season. Macbeth..................Robert N. Wendt Lady MacBcth ................Helen Healy MacDuff.....................Cordon Grant Banquo......................John Walecka Porter...................Walter Houghton The highlight of the theater season was the pro- duction of Shakespcares MacBeth.â A tragedy bloody and active enough to hold the attention of iIm: Eli .abcthan audience, the play is today presented for its interest as a study of a psychological murderer. fhe plcu opens with (he prophecy of (hr u itches âą â â Under the able leadership of Lt. Col. Thomas Akins. PMSandT. and Capt. William Church. Adjutant, the Ripon College ROTC department concluded another successful year Assisting Col. Akins in accomplishing the objectives of the 1954-55 school year were SFC Oden Scott, and SFC Edward Nauman in supply: M Sgt. Grover Linden, operations NCO: M Sgr. James Robbins, administration and personnel: and Mrs. Norma Phinney. administrative secretary. A further member of the department, who left the Ripon cam- pus during the second semester. W3S .Vl Sgt. Clarence Stevens. The over-all Military Science program took on a new light as the switch from infantry to the Branch General ROTC became effective during the past year. The new arrangement affords the graduating senior members a chance to be commissioned in not onlv the infantry but other branches of the Army as well, such as Finance. Adjutant General, and Quartermaster. Heading the Cadet Battalion composed of Headquar- BATTAI.ION CADIT STAFF . Col Fiuher Major Gran: Capum Rocminp Captain Brother Captain l.twdehera l.ieui. Ihssen Lieut. Pickard M Sjt. SIir.nr ters Company. Company A. B. anci C. was Lt. Co!. A! Fischer, with Cadet Major Gordon Grant, as sec- ond in command. The majority of the time was spent by the battalion as a unit, in the gym or on the practice field, executing squad, platoon, company or battalion drill Impressive performances were staged by the bat- talion during the two main ROTC events of the year. the annual Military Week and the Federal Inspection. Included in the Military Week was the eye appealing weapons display, a field day. and the clinjactic Military Ball. Federal Inspection involved the reviewing of the Cadets during classes and an inspection on the drill field. The ROTC Band, under the direction of Lt. John Moffat, played an active part in the latter events. DRILL TEAM Field Commander Kirehnrr Comntander Kerler ROSTER Aimworth. Anderson. Barbour. Blake. Brunette. Calrnes. Clark. Haley, I r cine. Jensen. Kraft tenk. Kuehlufein. La cm. Mueller, Peterson. Pietuh Resheski. Roy. Saunders. Sir.kuâa. Welez. Walecha. Whit ford. Weapons Display Mil Ball Plans Mil Bali. Court Field Day Color guard RIFLE TEAM SFC Oden Scoit. William Volks. David Mmnr. Ronald Gillard. Chirlts I auahton. John Howland. FRONT James Samtieh. Richard Schultzte. James Howard. Rob- ert Miller. Art Lundtbetg. Special recognition for outstanding work in the cadet corp takes place through the allocation of awards. Four main awards are presented to members of the bat talion. The Chicago Tribune Award consists of an inscribed medal for the outstanding freshman and soph- omore during each semester of the school year. The recipients this year were Robert Kuhlwein and Gary Alexander. Cadet l.t. Col. A1 Fischer received the Reserve Officers Association Award, a gold medal presented by the Re- serve Officers Association of Wisconsin, and Gordon Grant received the Association of the United States Army medal. In addition to the mentioned awards there were two awards originated this year by the battalion cadet staff. One. a transferable banner, was given every drill period in recognition of the best drilled company during the previous weekly drill session. Companies A and C claimed the award for the majority of the periods. Bill Junkunct was presented the second award originated by the battalion staff. It was in the form of a medal, and was awarded for first place in the M-l rifle scramble during the field day of Military Week. 46 The rifle team supervised by SFC Oden Scott emerged as one of the rare winning combinations on the Ripon Campus in the last few years. Ninety-six postal matches and four shoulder to shoulder meets were fired by the rifle squad. In the postal match department the ROTC riflemen won eighty and dropped sixteen contests, while they swept the shoulder to shoulder matches. A postal match is shot on the home range and the targets are then forwarded to Fifth Army for official scoring. In a shoulder to shoulder type match Ripon either travels to the other school or acts as host to an opposing rifle squad. The Ripon Rifle Team was the top team in the Fifth Army Area, and David Minne was the top marksman in that area. The team took first place in the annual Hearst Trophy tournament and first in the Fifth Army match, and with no results posted as yet stands a great chance of wioning the area Intercollegiate-Interscholastic match for the area, having turned in the best score of the year in that event. Co-captains of the team were John Howland and Art Lundeberg. with David Minne acting as secretary. Proving itself an asset to the school and the ROTC corp was the drill team. No performances were sched uled for the football season by the squad due to the fact that an almost entirely fresh team was encountered at the beginning of the year. As a result the entire first semester was spent on the straight manual and the second semester was reserved for the more complex manual. The drill team revealed their usefulness during Mili- tary Week when they provided a drill exhibition dur ing Field Day and served as guards in the weapons dis play. Advising the Drill Team during the past two semesters were Captain Church and SFC Hdward Nau- man. Serving as elected officers were Commander Stu- art Keeler. Executive Robert Ainsworth. S-l Dave Kraflzenk. S-2 Bruce Anderson. S-3 Mike Haley. S-4 Fred Blake, and Secretary Fred Calmcs. Also present to advise and command at the one scheduled and two extra drill periods each week was Field Commander Ed Kirchner. who is appointed by the ROTC department. Climaxing the activities of the year was a banquet held by the senior officers in the RO'I'C Department. 47 TOP: Pelt Jensen. Rudy Aubmger. Chuck Wicker. Bcb Kuehlwtin. Loren Keattman. Fred Rotm ing. Gordy Grant. Ray Benny. SECOND: Frank Brockway. Chuck Fischer. Max Ktgerl. Boh Herring. Art Lundtherg. Fred Caines. Tom Lange, John Clark. Bob McPherson. THIRD Dave Roedle. Maria Mayer. Flo. Hovvoaras. Ann Weller. Diene 1-Otenee. Kathy Hall Lynn Holden. Jane Gcodman. Joan Anderson. Bruce bersick. Fourth'-Cynthia Englebrurht. See Richardson. Carolyn Scott. Pat Clift. Ruth Clark. Betty Trirtud. Barbara Spanyenberg. Sharon Hull. Harriet Hruckman. Carol Meyer. PROMT; Judy Pallett Gloria Berlchy, Janice Hume. Haney Conner. Haney Pfiefer. F.laine Peterson. Sue Kreuter. Ada Rratm. Donna Haubrich. Nina Bade Phi Beta Kappa BACK: Dr. William Tyree. Jack Bloedorn. Lois Kurd. Nina Bade. Raymond Atlee. Dr. Edwin Comfort. FRONT: Dr. Leland Carlson. Di. Fredritk Pinkham. Dr. Arthur Vvy.elbmk. The high light of the 1954-55 scholastic year was the awarding of Phi Beta Kappa keys to the four sen- iors pictured above, and to John Lewis who was elected to the fraternity but who was unable to attend the con- vocation. John was a February graduate. Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1 776 and is an honorary scholastic fraternity requiring the highest of academic standards plus further marks of scholastic ex- cellence. The Epsilon Chapter of Wisconsin was estab- lished at Ripon in 1952. Pi Kappe Delta Students participating in activities of original ora- tory or debate are eligible for membership in Pi Kappa Delta. T his year Riponâs Alpha Chapter was joined by Peter Porath and Jerome Hanely. These two formed half of an outstanding debate team. Each year the Alpha chapter attends either, a pro- vincial or national tournament of Pi Kappa Delt3. The representatives this year returned with the finest record ever compiled by the chapter. LFFT: Peter Porath. Wetter Brur.ett. Jrrome Hanley. Debate The Ripon College Debate Team was one of the few consistent winning combinations on the campus this year. In competition with schools from all over the Mid-west the Riponites debated the controversial ques- tion. Resolved: That the United States should extend diplomatic recognition to the communist government of China. Starting their winning ways in November the de- bate team finished fifteenth in a field of seventy-one at the eighth annual Bradley speech tournament. The team record topped any other Mid-west conference team at the meet. Also at that meet Miss Langcr. and both Mr. Porath and Hanley received excellent ratings in several fields other than debate. Later in the year, in meets at Madison and Hau Claire the debate team received ratings of excellent in debate, and again the individual members did well in their chosen fields. Miss 1.anger, in the Delta Sigma Rho competition at Madison, won the State of Wisconsin title in Wo- men's Oration, and represented the state at Chicago Cocch Mr. Brunei, Peter Porath. Rag Brsttng. Jtrome Hanle-j. F.li aheih Longer. where she finished sixth in a large field. Beyond any doubt this yearâs competitors in speech were among the finest in the nation. RIIM LANE UBBAWf II. U. III. âlpoN COURSE Ripon, Wisconsin BACK: Pierre Maritncau. Charles Swatek. Sam Bar bout. Young Soo Rhee. FRONT: Steven Kresoia. Robert Winterhalter. William Popko. Jau Carlton Charles Wieker. Silting: (spring pledges) R. Valez. P. Wright. D. Christensen. W. Shelton J. Waleka. J. Roy, L. Kietzman. S. Butler, S. Barbour, J. Jensen. Middlt tew: (new actives) C. Green. P. Mar- tinrau. D. Johnson. R. Gieglcr. C. Fisher C. Swatek. R. Miller. P. Jensen. H Openlander. Standing- (actives) N. Taylor. J. Moffatt (ex-pres.), J. Berens. S. Keeler. H. Kappus. H. Lauscn. F. Blake. R. Diedrich (cx-prcs.). B. Hcldsworth (ex-V.P.). Presideni 52 Vico Proa. Rac'd Soc'y Historian Sgt. at Arms Treasuror ALPHA PHI OMEGA The Lambda Zeta Chapter has completed its first year of service on rbe Ripon Campus. An important phase of the fraternity program is service to the student body and faculty. Among the projects carried on were assisting in the freshman orientation program, proctoring and correcting place ment tests, ushering for plays and convocations, and projects to improve and maintain the appearance of the campus. Lambda Zeta also provided the ritual team for the national convention held in Milwaukee during Christmas vacation. As one of the host chapters we initiated twenty pledges from chapters over the na tion. Another important phase of the fraternity pro- gram is service to the youth of the community and the furthering of scouting. During the past year the chapter provided leadership and training for scout in a radius of thirty miles. A traditional event in APO chapters throughout the country is the sponsoring of an Ugly Man con- test. At Ripon the sponsor of the winning candi- date receives the Ugly Man Mug. The service trophy is awarded to the menâs so- cial group which has contributed the most in the way of service to the campus during the year. The deanâs trophy is awarded to a men's social group on the basis of leadership and participation in campus activities. APO has cooperated with several civic organiza- tions in promoting various activities such as the bi- annual blood drive. German Club Dr. Schneider. Mr. Smith. Byung Kim. Herrick I.eaten. Rudolph Aubir.gee. Jtrome Metye, Curt Brenner. Richard Hausc, Robert Kuehlwtin. Mike Gregg David Minrte. Noel Taylor. Lois Reed. PRONT: William Pop ho. Barbara King. Barbara Thuil. Joe Rorke. Bob Pietich. Jess Krider. Katherine Depp, Tom Nelson. Ken Fink. Spanish Club Language Clubs Language clubs at Ripon have been formed to familiar- ize the students with the customs and manners of the coun- tries which speak the language that they study in the class room. In the course of the year meetings are held about twice a month, movies are shown, and the life and liter- ature of these countries are discussed. The Spanish Club has been particularly fortunate for the past several years in having members from several of the Central American countries and Puerto Rico. These members speak Spanish as their native tongue and can pass along at first hand the idioms and customs of their countries. The French Club, under the leadership of Dr. Bot- tigllia. has regularly produced French plays, and has given the campus the opportunity to see and hear some of the world's greatest playwrights in their native tongue. The German Club was very fortunate this year in hav- ing the services of Mr. Smith who has spent a considerable amount of time in post-war Germany and who was able to pass along a great deal of information on that country today. French Club Fred Schultice. Rhode Rndeghier, Voltrit Cep ms. Nancy Mercer. Dr. Bottiglia. Ed Kitkbtidv- FRONT: Jean Frazier. Jo-ann DrLoVt. Diene Lorenze. .Sue Brady. Barbare Bergstrom. Katbj Farley. SPANISH CLUB: Dr. Hooker. Raul Velez, l orn Mcore. Sam Jirmnez. Dick Christensen. Lois Penrtti. Ruben Rodriguez. Haney Oyster. Weimar Hicks Jack Sturm. Dace Griffiths. Bob McPherson. Nancy Conner. Front: Dor thy Walsh. Pat McGithan. Barbara King. Judy Sticka. Mar- iths Reliz. Ann Welter. Rosemary Suck. Judy Pellet Ver fldest 1955 Good Hews For the first time since its start in 1 946 the Ripon Ver Adest show this year was a book show instead of the usual original variety pro- duction that it has been in the past. The Ver Adest board this year chose to pro- duce the Broadway success of several seasons ago. âGood News.â Co-Chairmen Helen Healy and Bob Schieler. in conjunction with Mr. Walter Boughton of the Drama Department and Mr. Joseph Musselman and Dr. Charles Bolen of the Music Department chose the show that would be produced this year. The casting of the show was excellent, and the parts were naturals for the people who played them Bob Schieler handled the part of the Tait football hero. Tom Marlow, with smooth assurance and Florence Houvouras. who played opposite him as Constance 1 ane could hardly have been cast better. 36 PRODUCTION STAFF Bill Whittle as comedy lead liohbi Uandell Co-Chairmen......Helen Healy, Bob Schiclcr Co-Chairmen of Production Gordon Grant. John Howland Co-Promotion Managers Lee Hussey. Alfred Fischer Business Manager..............Rudy Aubinger Choreographers. .Geraldine Jensen. Bob Schieler Stage Manager.................Bruce Anderson Stage Design.................â .Charles Ganzer Stage Construction............Bill Richardson House and Box Office.... .....Fred Roeming Public Relations... .............. Del Taebel Lighting Technician.....................Stuart Keeler Sound Technician........ .....John Thorngate Wardrobe...........Helene Kouba. Dick Gronerr Show Book ....................Jane Stauffacher Properties....................... Susan Brady Make Up...........................Karen Egan Music..........................Bob Ainsworth Show Book Cover Design..........Andrew Obara Rehearsal Assistants Carol Meyer. Carol Darkow Secretary ..........................Nina Bade In the comedy roles Helen Healy. a veteran performer, and Bill Whittle practically tore the house down with some of their antics as Bobby Randall and Babe O'Day. After the show it was generally conceded that the two of them had stolen a good many of the scenes and added the spark that made the show a smashing suc- cess. In supporting roles Gordon Grant had the opportunity to get out his crying towel as the coach, and beyond doubt, his speech to the boys in the locker room was one of the high points of the show. The role of the sad and superstitious trainer. Pooch Kearney was done in great style by George Wojtasik. and Carol Valentine was perfectly cast in the fiapper role of Patricia Bingham. The music for the show was up to the fine standards that have always prevailed in Ver Adest shows. Under the coaching of Mr. Mus- selman and Dr. Bolen the group's numbers and the pit orchestra turned in fine jobs. One of the weakest spots :n past shows, the pit orchestra this year was one of the strongest, thanks to the fine work of Dr. Rolen and the musicians. Barb Cotrell. Rerty I.iska. Marilyn Breitung. Janice Hume Lee Pittinger. Anne Haensgen. Harriet Bruckman. Pat Clift and the Heh'n Hea'u m comedy lead as Babe (YDay with the Tart Glee Club. Gronert. Johannas, Sancht. KICK UNE G ooiman Scott Jensen Peterson U ustey Rannev Wtyer Syman Lorenz Younyquist Fiedler Dehne i I olden SledoiV Ferrell Chuck Ganzer, Bruce Anderson and Bill Richardson are the ones who deserve the credit for getting the stage prepared and for keeping the show on the stage once it had started. The entire crew that worked back stage, the electricians and sound technicians the make up artists and the wardrobe handlers, and the just plain hunkics who did the strong back work, all deserve a hand for the production of a smooth and entertaining show. And another crew that deserve a hand are the people who worked out in front. There was the publicity, that started long before the show and the crew that w'orked in the box office and in the theatre during the show Without these people there would have been no audience. The great success of this year's Ver Adest show rested on a great many shoulders, and the people who did fine jobs arc too many to compliment here, but they all worked hard and they all helped produce a fine bit of theatre. Gordon Grant as Coach Bill Johnson (lives the student body or Tail the scoop. i At Tail they treat the freshmen rough. The horizontal one is tht frosh. two very capable soloists. John Mortal on the cornet and Frank Brockway on the trombone. In addition, the voices of both Florence Hou- vouras and Bob Schieler were the finest that have appeared on the Ripon stage for quite some time. Their singing of the show tunes was great. A special bouquet should be thrown to the crews that worked behind the scenes and kepi the show moving from the technical angle. Few people realize the difficulties that are en- countered in staging a show and in having the proper props in their places for the performers when they are needed DOUBLE SEXTET Girls' Unit Janet Fiedler Lee Hussey Joan Renney Anne Younyqunt Gerat dint Jtnsxn Chatmaine Wtyet Mfn's Unit Bob Witt. Dick Nelson. Neil Dart . Ken Woltef , John Peterson. Dece Loopnou' The Editor oi the Ripon College Day . John Andrew Stollar shown swwting out the Mau 29lh deadline. THE RIPON COLLEGE DAYS In May of this year the Ripon College Days ended iis eighiy- seventh year of publication under the leadership of Jack Stolar. Jack took over last fall from Dc! Tacbel and has maintained the fine quality of the paper despite the many and diverse difficulties with which he had to cope. Del Tacbel remained on the staff as feature editor and his consistently fine feature page was a great asset to the paper. Another veteran on the staff was Tom Domencich who edited the sports page, and whose work received the highest award granted by the National Collegiate Press Association Throughout the year the newspaper did a fine job of keeping the students informed on campus happenings, of providing a bit of humor that is always welcome, and of occasionally acting as a Dutch Uncle and second conscience. In all. the staff did a fine job. College Days, Crimson, Scribbler THE CRIMSON We have nothing to say. Here's the book and the pictures of the people who are responsible for :t. draw your own conclu- sions. weâll have to let the publication speak for itself and good or bad. we did it. COLLEGE DAYSâSTAFF ART EDITOR Dirk Diednch News Editor Sheldon I'reshansky Photographer James Price Sfokis Editor Tom Domenciek Circulation Manager Don Domenach Feature Editor Del Tacble Society Editor l.ee Hussy BUSINESS MANAGER Loit Wilcox SCRIBBLER STAFF Copy Editor Dc.nnit McKinney Editor Jama Land use hr POfcIRY EDITOR Carolyn Sc or I CONSULTING EDITOR Del Taeble Associate Editor Jack Stolar not pictured THE SCRIBBLER The Scribbler is the Ripon College literary magazine, and provides the opportunity for students to publish their creative writing. This year, for the first time the magazine pub- lished two issues, and it is hoped that in the future it will become a quarterly. The editors have broadened the scope of the material to include many things beside fiction and poetry, and they sincerely hope that the students will take this op- portunity to publish anything they feel they have to say The Scribbler is the mouthpiece of this liberal arts college and is the only student publication that presents the results of a liberal arts education. Crimson Staff Photographer Jrtmtt Price ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER Fred Dettman Assistant Editor Raw Brsiny Business Manager Joe Larseheide Ctirmon EJitcrâOld Baidu Secretary Lee Hvssu Rut at homecoming they otganiztd Homecoming Friday 7:00 p.m. Pajama Parade 8 :00 p.m. Bonfire Saturday 8:00 a.m. Judging House Decorations 9:00 a.m. Fleet Parade I 0:00 a.m. Greased Pole Fight 10:30 a.m. Alumni Get together 11:15 a.m. Buffet t.uneh 2:00 p.m. Game Time 4:00 p.m. Alumni Smokers 5:30 p.m. Dinner 9:00 p.m. Homecoming Dance 1 I :00 p.m. Aioards Presentations for Winning llou.it Decorations At the beginning of the year the froth to do many foolish thing And eiren though the Sophs had a previously prepared position And fought hard. the frosh won the greased pole fight, and their frtedom 2nd prize house hd prize float Homecoming Court Jack Bleodoen Sue Read Everett Schwalbe Shirley Medow QUEEN Let Hussey Tom Domencich C.harmaine Wej r Bob Scheelet Barbara Burmiester Andy O'Bara The captaim talk it over F.ven the queen thoujed lots of fight lit prize float 2nd prize float Football Basketball Wrestling Track Tennis Golf Frosh Football Frosh Basketball Intramural W.A.A. Womenâs Rifle Team âRâ Club Booster Club Cheerleaders Riponâs compact varsity grid squad amazed the midwest conference last season by fighting its way to a fifth place tic with Grinnell. The annual pre- season poll of conference coaches had shown Ripon in the cellar, but the coaches had only considered the information on last year's record books, and had overlooked the will to win that doesn't show in the score. Smallest of the midwest elevens, the redmen mus- tered a squad of twenty-three when at full strength, and in more than one game not more than fifteen men saw action. Still, the team commanded enough spirit and drive to win two. tie two. and go scoreless in only one of the four games lost. After a season that had seen scores of fifty-eight and sixty-two to nothing, the team served notice that they would be nobodyâs door mat in the future. The redmen opened the season against Knox and managed to squeeze out a two point victory'. In the next two games, against ilie toughest teams in the conference, the redmen demonstrated their ability to move the ball on offense against even the toughest opponents, and to throw up a solid defense when the occasion demanded. However, the scores showed that in football a good big man is still better than a good small man, and the occasional defensive lapses made the difference more than once between winning or losing a ball game. Soon after the redmen scored their second victory of the season, beating Coe by the same score that tipped Knox, the tag iron men began to stick when applied to the Ripon team that often demanded sixty minutes of ball from its members. I cam captain Bob Witt and Wayne Pinkalla chatptning up a game winning toe. 66 The iron men opened the season with a bang, tipping Knox on the throwing arm of Wayne Pinkalla and on âPinky's ability to bool the extra points when they are needed. Tom Stubbs snagged the first Touchdown pitch and Perc Barkly managed to sneak free to pull in the sec ond. [n both cases it was Pinkalia's educated toe that added the extra point, and in the end it was the extra points that added up to victory. With this start and the solid backing of the student body the redmen tackled the two teams slated for the top in the conference campaign. At Monmouth the Scots and the breaks combined to be more than just a little too much for the redmen. Ripon's misfortunes included fumbled punts and penalties at times when they needed good steady football. The game did show that the iron men could play football. They en- gineered enough ground gaining plays to run together a fifty-five yard scoring drive, showing a good offense, and they held the Scots scoreless in the third period, showing a good defense. The captain lends 'em out STANDING: Coach Dothling. Roland Johnson. John Wimple John Pastar, Boh Will. Part Shannon. Don Dteke. Ulysses Doss. Neil Daetz. George Mer- chant. Coach Milton. KNEELING: Ron Berger. Don Schuh. Ken Suhr. Jim Gear. Tom Stubbs. Laird Ileal, Bob Potter. SITTING: Phil Koser. Gerry Bethkc, Wcyne Pinkalla. Pete Barkley. Jim Brost. John McMahon. Art Smote. RIPON 14 Knox 12 Ripon 7 Monmouth 25 Ripon 6 St. Olaf 26 RIPON 14 Coe 12 The Nalionet Anthem And they'ie eff Again against the Olcs the warriors demonstrated their ability on offense and defense, drawing first blood on an early scoring drive led by John Mc- Mahon and Pete Barkley, and capped by a short plunge into the end zone by Jim Rrost. But the Saints showed the advantages of greater size and depth, and their brick wall defense halted the Ripon attack. As the game progressed they had less and less trouble with their own offense, and again Ripon came out on the short end of the score. Ripon scored a major upset over a highly rated Coe team in their fourth conference outing as Brost and Ulysses Doss tallied for the iron men and Wayne Pinkalia again added the margin of Victory with his educated toe. Five plays after the kickoff Coe was knocking at the goal. But it was their passing that later proved their undoing when Brost intercepted and then plunged for the firsr Ripon score, and in the fourth quarter when Pinkalia intercepted and pitched a strike to Doss in the end zone. The Grinncll game was one of those that âwe should'a won it but we didnât. For no apparent reason the red men blew a fourteen point half time lead, and Grinncll almost snttek under the wire to win when they capitalized on a Ripon fumble in the fourth period. The pass for the point was incom- plete and the game ended in 3 deadlock. The Lawrence game was a good deal different than last yearâs, but it was the loss that hurt most. Just once Ripon threatened, only to have the threat cut off by an intercepted pass on the Vikes five yard line. It was the only ball game in which the iron men couldn't score, and that hurt. Then, to add insult to injury, the top ranking Carleton Knights, who wound up in undisputed first place, took advantage of every Ripon bobble to score. On a fumble and a couple of pass intercep- tions they puslied over three quick touchdowns be- fore the iron men could get into gear. Again it was a case of Yeah, bur if. if. if. i And ionic were misstd Some pants wtet caught r Ripon Ripon Ripon Ripon 20 Grinnell 20 0 Lawrence 27 6 Carleton 20 26 Cornell 26 Once the second half started the small Ripon found themselves and really played ball. But despite some really inspired action the redmen were only able to put together enough yardage in one string to score six points, and that with the help of a Carleton fumble. The final game of the season found the iron men battling Cornell in a real thriller, and again it was one of those games that don't make good conversa lion. Cornell opened the scoring in the first quarter but the second quarter was mostly Ripon. Bob Pot- ter pushed over the first score from the three and shortly after set up a second T.D. with a pass inter- ception. Pinkalla drove that one over on a keeper, and then turned to engineering a touchdown drive that ended with Art Sowle sprinting over from the three. In the fourth quarter Cornell tied the score with a couple of smooth plays, one a twenty y3rd run and the other a long pass. Then, with time running out. guard Laird Heal intercepted a pass and snuck forty yards to a score, putting the redmen on top for what looked like that final time. However, the Rams tied the score with a subtle hut doubtful maneuver that has been the point of discussion for the winter quarterbacks. A variation of the old sleeper, which has been outlawed, the play proved very effective, and the ref allowed it. Result. 26-26 lie. Although the season doesn't look like a world beater on paper it showed what a team with spirit could do. They never layed down, and never slacked up, and they served notice that there is something in the old lament, next year. Five of Riponâs âiron men were chosen for all- conference honorable mention by their opposing play- ers and coaches. They are: co-captains Bob Witt and Wayne Pinkalla. Laird Heal, John McMahon and Tom Stubbs. Senior Bob Wiu played his first football at Ripon and Coach Doehling contends his leadership and de- termination. He provided much of the spirit that made the season's successes possible. Wayne Pinkalla provided shrewd field general- ship all season and engineered much of Ripon's suc- cess through his personal performance and his ef- fective strategy. In the line, guard Laird Heal showed a lot of fight and was one of the surest tacklcrs in the con- ference. A small guy. Laird pulled out of the line on defense and was worth his weight in watching pass receivers alone. In addition to the three seniors arc John Mc- Mahon, 2 steady ball player who has yet to be dropped for a loss, and can always be counted on defensively, and Tom Stubbs, a smart, hard work- ing end who never played football in high school, but who has developed into a pass receiver and a cool defense man. Ripon 61 Alumni 78 RIPON 72 Knox 69 Ripon 56 Marquette 113 Ripon 64 St. Olaf 72 Ripon 53 Loyola 96 Ripon 54 Carleton 73 Ripon 70 Stevens Point 76 Ripon 79 Monmouth 92 Ripon 70 Carleton 89 Ripon 58 St. Olaf 76 Ripon 69 St. Norberts 76 Ripon 66 Carroll 78 Ripon 55 Lawrence 72 Ripon 47 Monmouth 65 Ripon 51 Coe 67 Ripon 65 Cornell 95 Ripon 76 Oshkosh 108 Ripon 80 Carroll 93 Ripon 50 Lawrence 57 RIPON 83 Grinnell 75 Lack of height and depth was again a severe han- dicap as coach Bill Hollinger entered his seventh sea- son with only six returning lettermen to bolster his thirteen man squad. They were forward Bob Witt, center Neil Daetz, guards Chuck Peterson. Ron Prell- berg. Tom Teschner and John Van Egcren After a vear leave of absence, guard Bert Levcnthal also returned to the squad. Two wins and ten losses is the conference record of rh? Ripon club for the â54-â55 circuit. The red- men. after taking their league opener, lapsed into a season long slump as their skein of consecutive raid losses stretched to thirty-nine. Not until the con- ference finale did the Riponitcs come through with an inspired victory over Grinnell. Two of the team's veterans spent the early por- tion of the season on the shelf Witt, high scorer of the returning redmen fractured a few ribs in the final football game, and Peterson sprained an ankle at the start of the basketball race. Witt's graduation at the semester was another blow to the team. 72 Five sophomores proved a valuable asset to the redmcn. Forward fcd Lindroth 3nd guard Don Toedt were outstanding as Ripon's high scoring first-stringers. Lindroth placed 17th in the con- ference scoring with 152 points, and Toedt finished the season in 11th position with 167 points for an average of 13.9 points a game. His defensive play and consistent scoring earned him honorable men- tion in the all-conference polls Datcz's fine ball handling and fakery was a de cidcd asset that helped offset his deficit in height. Bruno was also very effective on defense. He wound up as third high scoter for Ripon. Peterson proved the surprise scoring help of the year. Despite a string of low scores in the opening games. Charlie suddenly rocketed into the spotlight in a red-hot scoring spree which, coupled with his outstanding defensive work, made him one of the most dangerous players on the floor Peterson scored 20 points to spark Ripon's victory over Grinnell in the final game. Btbows. Bruno. Elbow TOP ROW- Coach HoUingee, Robert Helton. Ronald Prellberg, Tom Ttschncr. Charles Peterton. John Van Egrtn. Nat Dactz. Ulysses Doss. Bert l.eoenthal. BOTTOM ROW: John Pattar. Robert Potter. Fritz Neu . Robert Witt Henry Rory Don Winegarden. Fdu. trd Lindroth. Don Toedt. Forwards Ulysses Doss and Hank Borg did an admirable job as rebounders, while Doss developed into an effective scorer and Borg into a competent playmakcr. Borg was utilized very infrequently un- til late in the season, but both boys show a great deal of potential. Borg came through in great style as a defensive bulwark under the backboards and is a tricky feeder on offense. Doss was third high scorer against Grinnell with 17 points. Ripon finished eighth in the midwest conference as the Cornell Rams, despite their loss to runner-up Carleton in the final game, copped first place. The redmen looked good against Knox in the season opener as they edged the Siwashers 72-69. The Ripon quintet was red-hot on offense as they- cut down an 1 1 point third quarter lead to steal ahead in the closing minutes of the game. Lindroth dropped six field goals and seven free throws for scoring honors, and Daetz was second for the redmen with 1 1 points while Toedt and Peterson sank nine and eight respectively. left: A good big man is better than a good smell one Elbows. Bruno. Elbows bottom: Pinky Ten successive defeats followed on the heels of Ripon's victory over Knox. Included in the streak were close losses to Lawrence on two occasions The Vikings edged the redmen 55-52 at Appleton, and in 3 later game the redmen blew a close one 57-50. after having pulled to a virtual tie in the final three minutes. High scorers were Peterson of Ripon and Gast of Lawrence. The redmen capped the conference circuit with their best ball of the year as they worked a 40-36 halftime lead into a victory over Grinnell. Peterson. Tocdt. Doss and Lindroth all hit in the double figures. Peterson led Ripon scorers with 20 points. Tcedt had 1 9. Doss chipped in with 1 7 and Lindroth with 16. Hank Borg came up with seven and the two seniors of the team. Ron Prcllbcrg and Tom Tcsch- ner, each had a pair. Twelve returning varsity men will be backed up next year by several fine frosh prospects. The varsity members eligible next season are Borg. Daetz. Doss, Leventhal. Lindroth. Miles. Nelson. New. Peterson. Toedt. and Don Winegardcn. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL STANDING: Cody Welch. Ken Kink. Barry Gtbion. Joe Rorke. Sheen Robertson, Pete Mattiaca Don Price. Tom Cooley. Don Craig. Coach Bill Hoi- linger. KNEfcLING: Rich Fitdir.g. Gordon Rush. Dick Johnson. Dick Laabs. Louis Pair. Dan Maloney. Ron Zimbric. Doug Burnett SITTING: Tom Nelson. Walter Hardtke. Lee Deike. Jen Reader. Bob Lang don. Roger Saad. Sterling Atlee. Jim Higgins. Freshman Football Co-Captains Zimbric and Mattiaca Freshman coach Bill Hollinger guided the Ripon eleven through another successful season as they whipped Carroll and Lawrence for the redmen's fourth consecutive yearling triumph. In the opening contest of their two game '54 schedule, the frosh gridders walloped Carroll College at Waukesha nineteen to six. Later in the season, led by quarterback Pete Mat tiacci, the redmen turned a scoreless duel with Law- rence into a Ripon victory, six to nothing, at Riponâs home field. It was the third frosh victory in a row over the rival Vikes. Last year the home eleven romped over the Lawrcntians in the course of a perfect season. Mattiacci and Zimbric are versatile backs and capable broken field runners. Speedy halfback Don Price and plunging fullback Barry Gibson completed the powerful backfield quartet. Numerals were awarded to Babe Atlee. Doug Burnett. Tom Cooley. Don Craig. Ken Fink. Barry Gibson. Wally Hardtke. Jim Higgins. Dick Johnson. Bob Laabs, Pete Mattiacci. Dan Malony. Louie Parr. Don Price, Skcetsââ Robertson. Joe Rorke. Gordy Rush. Roger Saad. and Ron Zimbric. 7« Ripon's frosh basketccrs emerged from a four game intercollegiate schedule with dose losses to Carroll and Fort Sheridan. 67-70 and 59-62 respectively. The redmen were two time winners over Lawrence, downing the Vikings 70-61 and 54-49. On Campus the frosh have a record of four wins and two defeats. They were edged twice by Red- hed's Bullets, a pickup team drawn from Lambda and the indees. Eight of the redmen were awarded numerals by freshman coach Dick Milton. They are Sterling At- Ice, Mike Greg, Bob Reinert. Gordy Rush. A1 Sten- tiford. Ken Stcussi. Roy Vocks and Carl Koleyâ Zuehl. Ken Steussi. starting center, was high scorer of the frosh quintet. He uses an effective hook shot with either hand and is an excellent rebounder. He will be an important contender for the varsity center spot next fall. varsity center spot next fall. Forwards Bob Reinert and Al Ster.tiford have been consistently high scorers and both are dangerous under the boards, and fine defensive ball players. Rcincrt. an excellent driver, specializes on a one-hand jump shot while Stentiford has a good jump and one hand set shot from the corner. freshman Basketball Switched to the guard position after tour years as a high school forward. Gordy Rush has come through for the redmen as a smart ball handler and fine de- fensive player. He is an effective scorer, with a good jump shet from the center. Mike Gregg, a valuable reserve, has done a fine defensive job at guard. He is a speedy ball player and uses a one hand set shot oil offense. Pete Mattiacci and Leroy Miles were also good men at the guards. Mattiacci. a calm steady ball player, is strong on defense and a good shot from outside. Miles, a fine defensive hall player, moved up to the varsity at mid-year. Koleyâ Zuehl was probably the most improved man on the squad, and with Roy Voeks. a scrappy forward, and center Babe Atlee helped provide the needed depth fer a good ball club. Tc;â: Dick Johnson. Ron Zimbric. Art Kinzel. Rich Kraft, Mike Cregg. Jerry Campbell. Tom Nelson. MIDDLE: AI Stentiford. Karl Zuehl. Ktn Steussi, Stirling Atlee. Jack Sturm. FRONT: Lerou Miles. Cordon Rush. Pete Maniaca. Dave Vilas. Bob Rtinrrt. coa .h Dick Milton. STANDING: Ro{ Jensen. William Ihtsen. Andrtu) Ohara. I.ester Messenyer. Coach SleOrns KNEELING: Neil Anderson. Paul Jensen. Al Russian. Charles Fishtr. The man in the striped shirt deserves a lot of credit for the fairness and impartial way matches arc judged at Ripon. Sometimes tlae villain, occasionally a hero. The third man on the matâthe referee âą 4 wrestling The team record of two wins and eight losses is not a true indication of the excellent performance of this year's wrestling team. The Ripon team had to forfeit two weight classes (130 and heavyweight) every match. Wrestling is no different than any other sport and a ten point deficit is always difficult to overcome. In spite of the season record, the Ripon team dees not have to be apologetic. Ripon scored twenty-two points to gain a fourth place tie in the Mid-West conference tournament. The team's success at the meet can be attributed to the fine wrestling of Neil Anderson. Bill Ihssen and Gale White. Neil Anderson showed that he was one of the most courageous competitors in the conference. Wres- tling eight pounds underweight he won his first match in the 177 pound class with a pin. In the second round he lost a close decision to the wrestler favored to win in the division. An hour later he beat the individual rated number two in his weight class to capture third place from a wrestler who had beaten him during the season. Bill Ihwcn was successful in his first two matches which put him in the finals of the 137 pound class. A Cornell wrestler, who bad beaten Bill in his fresh- man year again proved too much and Bill took his third second place in four years of varsity compe- tition. Ripon's most outstanding wrestler this year was Gale White. His three straight victories, which brought him the conference championship in the 167 pound class, amazed opposing coaches and marked him as the dark horse of the tournament. The other three members of the team. Andy Obara. Al Bussian and T.es Messenger, all met the same fate. Each was eliminated by one of the three best wrestlers in the tournament. Andy and Al. and the team captain Bill Ihssen. will be the only graduating leiterincn from this year's squad. The greatest loss to Ripon wrestling was Sarge' Stevens who was transferred to Germany. In the last three years Ripon has seen a great improvement in wrestling. This can largely be attributed to an Army sergeant, who was not one of the greatest coaches, but one of the finest men in the sport. Truthfully, he may not have told anyone how to win. but he certainly made everyone want to win. Many of the freshmen on this yearâs squad showed promise for next year The rwo Jensens. Roy and Paul, showed talent in the 130 pound and heavy- weight divisions where they arc badly needed. Other freshmen who showed promise and threat er.ed to take starting berths on the team were Chuck Fischer. Ken Fink. Ed Younkers and John Peterson. Competing for those same berths on this year's squad were upperclassmen Ruby Rodriguez, Jim Hammit and Dave Doten. They have all shown improve- ment with added experience, and helped make this Ripon's best year in wrestling . . . and next year should be better. top: Looks like he's almost got him lower: Win a prize. Who is it! Ripon 10 Marquette 26 Ripon 8 Stevens Point 23 Ripon 5 Mil State Teachers 29 RIPON 21 Lawrence 15 Ripon 10 Stevens Point 25 RIPON 28 Wisconsin Extensior t 5 Ripon 11 Grinell 19 Ripon 11 Lawrence 19 Exhibition Ripon Wisconsin J.V. Ripon Wisconsin J.V. Sometimes the matches were nip end tuck, but other times things were Will in hand. Number 5 David Redhed Coach Dtck Milton Number I Ed Lindroth NUMBER 2 Tom Testhmr Number 4 Keith Guise Number 5 Jack Bloedorn not pictured Ttsehnct struts THE RECORD Ripon 0 Marquette 6 Ripon 6 Carrol 1 Ripon 6 Oshkosh 0 Ripon 6 St. Norbert 0 Ripon 4 Oshkosh 3 Ripon 2 Marquette 5 Ripon 1 Lawrence 5 Ripon 6 St. Norbert 1 This year has been the most successful that Ripen has had in a long time on the courts. The net team lost only three of their eight dual matches and man- aged a fifth in the conference meet on the strength of Teschncr's reaching the finals and Guise the semi- finals. The entire team, playing on the new Ripon courts showed great improvement throughout the year, and the most improved player. Dave Redhed was able to step into Jack Blocdornâs shoes when he became sick in mid season. Kent Olin. Jim Hammit. Hank Rory, Ron Prellhery. Sam Pick- ard. Fred Rlake. On the fairways this year the Ripon duffers man- aged to compile a reasonable record, although not the kind that would be considered a world beater. The links squad was hurt by graduation losses and only two veterans of last year's conference play re- turned. However, the veterans. 5am Pickard and Captain Ron Prellberg were consistent point getters with Pickard capturing many of the medalist honors in meets that would otherwise have been total losses. A newcomer to the squad. Kent Olin. proved a Golf steady competitor 3nd his loss through graduation will be a loss to next year's team, but there are some good lads coming up to take the place of the men who graduated. Some of the places, particularly Sam Pickard s will be hard to fill. The golf schedule this year included St. Norbert. both here and away. Oshkosh here and there. Law- rence home and there and Marquette at Milwaukee. From this schedule the team moved to the conference meet at Coe. si Riponâs 1955 track showing was bolstered by some of the finest individual performances in the Midwest circuit, but the Redmen. with only four returning let- termen suffered losses to four opponents in the confer- ence race. Captain Art Sowle led the other veterans. Ulysses Doss. Sam Holmes and Ron Berger, along with new comers Jerry Bethkc. Dave Doten. Larry Ellis. Neil Stubbs leads tht pa k. Gundcrman. Bob Michlcr and Rod Singert. Doten. Bethke and Singert were numeral winners the previous spring. Coach Bill Hollinger recruited Leroy Miles. 1'om Stubbs and Don Tiedt after their fine performances in the I.M. track mm Doss. Holmes and Sowle were consistent standouts in the conference loop. Doss, a top performer in eight events, was an invaluable asset to the squad. He set a new meet record for the broad jump, twenty-two feet, nine and three-quarter inches in the opener against Carroll. Holmes, the little man with a big heart was a con- ference sensation in the distance runs, posting a ten fifty-six-five two mile against tin- Carroll Pioneers. Holmes took firsts in both the mile and the two mile against Stevens Point and Oshkosh State. Sowle was a consistent winner in his specialty, the pole vault, although plagued by bad ankles later in the season that forced him to compete irregularly 82 Ron Berger was the outstanding weight man of the squad and did 3n excellent job with the shot put. However, he did not com- pete in the dashes as he has in the previous years. 1 he Redmen. hampered by poor weather conditions early in the year that forced them to work out indoors until late in the spring, failed to place in either the Milwaukee Journal or the Chicago meet. In an indoor contest at Lawrence prior to the con- ference opener Doss was the varsity spark as he placed in the high jump, the broad jump and the shot pur Sowle came in second in the pole vault with a ten foot six inch efforr and one miss. The winner of the event had the same height but made it without missing. In the season's opening track meet at Ingalls Field. Carroll Col- lege cindermen took eight of the fifteen events to edge the home team seventy and one-third to sixty and two-thirds. The meet hung on the relay and the more experienced Pioneer team took it to win the meet. Doss competed in a total of eight events taking four firsts and two seconds. He won the hundred, broad jump, high jump and javelin, and was second in the shot put and high hurdles CROSS COUNTRY Sam Holmes. Sheldon Treshanshv Tom Tetehncr VARSITY TRACK TEAM STANMNG: Hanr.yer Lennetd Horiel. Ken bJennina. Rodell Smeect. Pat Shannon. Ken Cink. Heit Cundetntan. Couil) Dill Hollinyer. KNEELING: Cur- til AHison, Lorry Ellis. Chuck Peterson. Robert Miehler, Ulyssa Doss, Tcm Stubbs. SITTING: Letov Miles. Sam Holmes. Ron Reryer Dove Doten. An Sowle. Jttru Bethkc. Uselessâ Doss took a mere twenty-six points, and would possibly have taken more had he not been forced out of the two hundred yard dash when his starting blocks failed to hold. Ripon's Sam Holmes was in his usual form as he easily broke eleven minutes to take the two-mile. He outpaced Carroll's Halsteadt and Hendrix with a time of ten-forty-six five. In the field events Captain Art Sowle came through for the Red men in the pole vault with a leap of ten feet. Jerry Bcthkc hit nine-six to match Carroll's Trcwyn for second. Riponâs Ron Berger heaved the shot forty feet eight and a half inches for the top spot, while Doss was runner-up with a toss of thirty- nine eight and a half Despite the efforts of Doss and Holmes. Stevens Point cindermen captured their second straight vic- tory at the expense of the Rcdmen. seventy-four to fifty-seven, as they copped nine firsts. Doss took firsts in the javelin, broad jump, and two-twenty, second in the high jump and hundred and third in the shot put. Sam Holmes. Ripon's crack distance man scored firsts in the mile and two mile runs and Sowle tied for first in the pole vault while seconds were taken by Bob Michler in the four-forty. Tom Stubbs in the low hurdles. Ron Berger in the shot put. Neil Gunderman in the discus and Don Toedt in the javelin. Stubbs Gunderman Freshman Track Coach HoIIinger had an undefeated frosh track squad this season that managed to walk away with every meet in which they were entered. In several telegraphic meets that were run, the com- petitors running against the clock on their home grounds, the freshmen turned in some excellent times and dis- tances. Jim Higgens won in the hurdle and on one occasion his winning time was more than a full second faster than the time that had just been turned in on the var- sity meet. Other promising frosh competitors are Bob Humpke in the pole vault. Bob has consistently cleared eleven Freshmen high jumper. Ron Gtllard feet, and Dave Griffiths in the distances. In all. rhe track outlook for the future is brighter than it has been for some time. FRESHMAN TRACK TEAM STANDING: Ken Fink. William Bastahlt. Doug Brunett. Sterling A tier. Coach Rill HoIIinger. KNEELING: M ike Gregg, Bob Laabs. Bob Rrinrtt, Ron GiilacJ. Dic Munrot, Jim Higgins. SITTING: Dave Griffiths. Joe Rorkt. Bob Humpke. James Samuels. The Yearâs Outstanding Athlete There can be little doubt, after even a short glance at the record, that Ulysses Doss has been the outstand- ing competitor for the Redmen during the past school year. The record that he has compiled includes accomp- lishments in all three of the major sports, foorball. basketball and track, and the fact that he has done it in a three year period and still has a full year of eli- gibility testifies to his importance to the Ripon teams and his own natural ability In all three major sports Doss was an important member of the varsity squad and although the fall and winter sports arc not his strong suit he was always a willing and able competitor: the kind that is needed to strengthen a team although he will never receive an All-American rating for the work that he does. During the football season Useâ was one of Coach Dohling's fifteen iron men'' and held down a starting end position, though it was often difficult to under- stand just how he managed to stand up under the beating. Not an unusually big man it was necessary for Use to depend on his speed and footwork to a great ex- tent. His ability in this department made him a frequent target for passes and he can be credited with many yards gained. During the winter months, on the basketball court Doss was again a first line player, although handicapped by the necessity of competing with the six foot plus players that were his opponents. Still, he played an excellent floor game and capitalized on his jumping ability under tlx boards. It was in the track season that the real abiltttes of Doss were allowed to shine. A contestant in all of the field events he was a consistent winner in his specialty, the javelin, and in the high jump, broad jump, and hundred, while he also was a point getter in the shot put and two-twenty. This year âUse' entered the Midwest track cham- pionships at Marquette stadium in Milwaukee, and though plagued with a bad heel managed to finish fifth in the javelin with a throw some ten feet shorter than his best in conference competition. Beyond any doubt Ulysses Doss is one of the finest competitors that has ever taken the field in a Ripon uniform. 86 Booster Club The Booster Club was formed this year in order to stimulate school spirit and to organize activities in sup- port of Ripon's athletic teams. Jose Sanchez was presi- dent during rhe first semester, and Ray Besing was presi- dent during the spring semester. A series of pep rallies, transportation arrangements to out-of-town games, and publicity for athletic events were some of the responsibil- ities that were taken by the organization. Tire Booster Club works in close cooperation with the other organizations that are concerned with the welfare of the athletic program at Ripon. They work wfith the Râ Club in providing ushers and programs for the spec tators. and with the R Club and the Student Council in providing pep rallies, particularly at homecoming, and transportation to awayâ games. Starting operation during the freshman orientation week the boosters drill the new freshmen on school yells in preparation for the coming football season. The club is also responsible for the choice of cheerlead- ers. This is done through a competition early in the first semester, and it takes a great part in boosting the frosh along toward learning the cheers early in the year In addition to the cheerleaders who are automatically members of the club, any student may join by simply at tending the meetings. The membership is always very large. CHEERLEADERS STANDING: .l aru Elltn Kenng. Judith Rackous. Ann Yavngqunt. Vaterie Smith. Fra Braun. Katherine Fatten KNEELING: Dorihu Welsh, Marion Greenwood. George Wojtasik. Patricia Soger. F.'.aine PeUrson. Womens Rifle Team Coach Sgt. Odin S(oti Darla Drayo Barbara Kina Pat Kent Barbara Bergstrom Marion Greenwood Sharon Hull Joanne Rosenthal Marjory Lyons Center : Gloria Bertchie Kathy Dopp Barbara Burmeister Pat VanLcner. Marguerite Truman Sharon Proutx Bottom : Ruth Clarke Arlinr Ford Morient Eve Barbara Zimay Bea Barhltr The Women's Athletic Association ended the 1954-55 school year with its annual initiation and awards banquet in the Union lounge. Twenty new members were initiated, many of the old members received awards for two and three years activity with the organization. The W.A.A. at Ripon provides an athletic program of extra-curricular activities for those girls who may be interested Bach year the W.A.A. chooses a senior girl who has been an active member and who has been a campus leader This year Barbara King received this well deserved honor WOMEN'S ATHLB1 IC ASSOCIATION STANDING: Barbara Colrell. Judith Rackow. Marguerite Truman. Mary Ann Ryan. Janice Rackow. Mary Flanagan. Lois Pinetti, Patricia Parrett. Harriet Bruckman. Marion Greenwood. Joan Duck Ann McLendon. Sutan Reed. Eileen Leander. SEATED: Jane Stauifachtr. Carol Valentine. Kathryn Lozier. Dorthu Walsh. Catherine Farley. Barbara King Mrs. Marjory Lyons. Gloria Greco. Betty Trinrud. Shirley Medow. Susan Biady. Beatrice Baehter. FRONT: Patricia Kent. K'anry Oyster, Ruth Clarke. Joanr.e Rosenthal. Marietta Che we. Barbara Bergstrom. Arline Ford. Patricia VanLar.cn. Edith Tull. Kathy Dopp. Marlene Eve. Bcrbara Burmeister. Merry Vallte. 88 R Club TCP: Donald Schah. Philip Kostr. Jr tty Bethke, Robert Poller, Robert Schieler. Ed Lindeoth. Donald Winegarden. Charier Pete non, Henry Bora. Gdt While, Svil Anderson. Tom Teschnar. CENTER: John McMahon. Jim Bros!. Ronald Barger Donald Toadt. Arthur Sowle. Ulatter Dost. James Geer. Patrick Shannon. Leiirr Messmate. Thorr.as Stubbs. BOTTOM: Peter Barkley. Alfred Human. Everei Sc hotel he. Robert Will. Ronald Pr ell berg. Andrew Okara. Jack Btoedorn. Forrest Moy. Neil Daetz. The R ' Club is made up of Ripon letter winners and concerns itself mostly with the promotion of sports and sports events. In the past they have helped with the homecoming preparations and have put out the programs for the foot- ball and basketball games. Throughout the year the Râ Club is active giving service to Ripon fans. West fraternity topped the I.M. loop in the race for the 1954-55 trophy. The Westmen. already proclaimed vir- tual winners after copping first place in the I.M. track meet that dropped ten all-time school records, chalked up top honors in the softball circuit to establish a solid margin of victory Lambda was runner-up in the trophy race with Smith a very close third and the Marauders from Merri- man running fourth by a small margin of seventeen points. Smith started the year s fireworks by taking the foot- ball title on the strength of beating Lambda. It was the first loss that Lambda had suffered in twenty starts. Lambda came back by taking the handball and squash paddle titles and then finishing second to West who first seriously entered the race when they captured the A Basketball title. Âźo Ii ainât mine W.S.G.A BADMINTON CHAMPS BACK Dot thy Width. Sue Rent. FRONT: Cathy Farley. Clone Crero. Sigma Nu made its bid in Bowling by sweeping both legs of the l.M. bowling tournament. After this bid bv Sigma Nu the Westmen monopolized the competition by sweeping the remaining major events, dropping only tennis and golf to the lads from Omega. This was the only threat that Omega could muster dur- ing the year and it proved to be too little and too late. With the slam of âA and âBâ volleyball, track and softball the boys from West finished the year strong, pil- ing up a hundred forty points late i;i the second semester to make up for the slow start they had in dropping foot- ball. The women's intermural program was active and profit- able as usual. Included in the program were competition in basketball, volleyball and bowling. In the usual manner the winner in each sport played an all star team made up of those competitors from the other houses who were chosen as most proficient by ballot- ing throughout the league. Lyle won both the basketball and volleyball crowns and Parkhursi came in on top of the heap in the bowling league. 7'hew three fin lures were irutuded to demonstrate the fluid yrece of athletes. We felt that the caultiny styles demonstrated hvte would be profitable for everyone. Sororities Alpha Gamma The la Delta Phi Sigma Kappa Sigma Chi Pi Delta Omega Pi Tau Pi Fraternities Alpha Phi Omega Delta Sigma Psi Lambda Delta Alpha Omega Sigma Chi Sigma Nu Theta Chi Greeks TOP: Ann McLendon. Karen l.earman. Nancy Jesirn Joyce Broufnworth. Sophia Ogausa. Jean Duck CENTER: Fiedler Jane!. Sutan Kreusae. Harriet Bruckman, Betty Trinrud. Jen Rackov. Barbara Bauman. BOTTOM: Sue Read. Judy Rackous Roberta Nteu. Gloria Grtco. The Lyle girls began their second fifty years with a determination to maintain the high standards of Alpha Gamma Theta. In keeping with this spirit, they received a travel- ing trophy for attaining the highest scholarship on campus during the previous year, and retained the same high average this year Socially Lyle was also successful' Sue Read was chosen as the sophomore representative on the Home coming Court and Lyle was awarded first place for their house decorations and an honorable mention for the float. The high light of the Homecoming week end was the banquet held at Carvers for the Alumni. The Red Bamâ was the theme for the open house this year, and the Lyle attic was transformed into a hayloft for dancing. The fall season of activ- ities was climaxed by the annual Wassail Party held for the faculty, and to open the spring season, a tea dance was given for Harriet Bruckman. who had been chosen Cadet Lt. Col. for the Military Ball. For the second consecutive year Lyle was awarded first place in the annual All-School Sing for 1954. Betty Trinrud. 7 reasurer Harriet Bruckman. President Susan Kteuser. Secretary r Alpha Gamma Theta In part, this was due to the fact that many mem bers were active in choir, notably Harriet Bruckman who was treasurer and accompanist for that organi- zation. Karen Learman again held a principle acting role in Ver Adest. Jan Fiedler was a member of the sex- tet and Cynthia Englebracht. Barbara Bauman and Micki McKinney were members of the units. Har- riet was also accompanist for the Ver Adest produc- tion. Lyle demonstrated its athletic ability by winning the basketball championship and by having several members active in W.A A Gloria Greco was vice president and Betty Trinrud treasurer. Judy Rackow served as co-chairman of the Booster Club, a new organization on campus this year, and with Marion Greenwood was an active cheerleader. Also active in campus affairs was Joan Duck who acted as Chief Heller during Freshman hazing, Sue Read who served on the student committee to aid in handling prospective students, and Harriet Bruck- man who was vice-president of the W.S.G.A. and junior representative to the student court. A complete listing of Alpha Gamma Theta offi- cers would include prestdent Harriet Bruckman. vice- president Patty Underkofler. treasurer Betty Trin- rud. secretary Sue Kreuser. alumni secretary Joan Duck, and social chairman Barbara Bauman. Karen Learman headed the Lyle rushing program this year and the pledges proved to be an excellent group. Nancy Oyster served as vice-president of Shaler, Nancy Conner as secretary of Shaler. and Nancy Pfeiffer and Micki McKinney represented the freshman dorms in the student council. Joann Dc Love was appointed editor of the Green Sheet and Micki and Nancy were on the staff. BACK: Donne McKinney, Anne Haenujen. Cynthia Engelbeacbt. SEATED: Donna Rea Haubrich. Shcron Hull. Nancy Oyster. Marion Greemjocd. Joann DeLove. Betty Liska. LOWER: Nancy Conner. Nancy Shorb. Nancy Pfeiffer. Ii Jane Stauffachtr. treasurer Gerry Jensen, corresponding secretary Mickey Plischke Shirley Medow. vice-president Once again the Harwood girls showed their enthusi- asm and leadership qualities by participating in all cam- pus activities. T'o start the school year. Shirley Medow. Shannon Ruth and Pat Noyer were on the orientation committee Shannon Ruth was also chairman of the admissions committee and Pat Noyer was also active on this committee. Shirley Medow represented Har- wood on the Chapel and Convocations committee. Homecoming week end was very successful with two big honors awarded to Harwood: Shirley Medow was chosen senior representative on the Homecoming Court, and the house was awarded second place in the float competition. Cathy Farley. Dotty Walsh. Sue Brady. Carolyn Scott and Marietta Chewy represented Harwood in the field of drama, playing leads in âPygmalion.â âThe Male Animal.â and MacBeth.â Phyllis Bouchard and Lois Panetti served on theater crews. Harwood was also sports minded. They won the W.A.A. Trophy for most participation in sports and had twelve members active in that organization includ- ing Cathy Farley who served as secretary. Further. Harwood had four cheerleaders. TOP Geraldine lied. Jean Weilenbach. Patricia Peceet. Kathryn Lozier. Suscn Brady. SEATED: Lois Panetti. Marlene Plischke. Shitley Medow. Jane Staufrachcr. Geraldine Jensen. Catherine Farley. Della Plii Sigma TOP: Jtan Frazer. Sharon Peoutx. Carole Died rich, Vanessa Dathnt. Barbara Druhan. SEATED: Sharon Sommer. Dorothy Walsh. Diant Lorenze, Caro- lyn Scott. Barbara Bergstrom Marietta Chtute. FRONT: Phyllis Bouchard. Mericia Btliz. Mary Jane Biezczat. The house was well represented in student govern- ment. Shirley Medow served as vice president of W.S.G.A. and Barb James was secretary of the I.F.C. Also from the big white house came a few writers for the College Days in the person of Barb Druhan. Diane Lorenze and Barb James, who served as fca tore editor. Carolyn Scott was a writer for the Days and poetry editor of the Scribbler. Twelve members of the house took part in Ver Adest in jobs ranging from choreographer. Gerry Jensen, and chairman of the show book crew. Jane Stauffacher. to parts in the show and as members of the units. Representing Harwood on the Mil Ball court were Jean Wcifcnbach and Mickic Plischkc. The freshman class occupied many offices in the freshman dorms. Carolyn Scott acted as president of Evans: Dotty Walsh was vice-president of Wright. Vanessa Daehne was treasurer of Wright, and Barb Druhan was treasurer of Shaier. Carolyn Scott was also treasurer of the freshman class: Pat Noyer was elected treasurer of the sophomore class: Jane Stauff acher served as secretary of the junior class: and Shir- ley Medow was senior class secretary. A complete listing of the officers of the house would include Barb James, president: Shirley Medow. vice-president: Lois Panetti, recording secretary; Sue Bush and Gerry Jensen, corresponding secretaries: and Jane Stauffacher. treasurer. 97 TOP: Florence Hussey. Anne Youngauist. Joan Ranney. SEATED: Eileen Leander, Carol Valentine, Charmatne Weyer. Faye Deustec. The Duffie girls, although few in number this year, worked hard and participated in 3 number of campus activities. Lee Hussey was W.S.G.A. secretary, secretary for the Newman Club, treasurer of the I.S.C.. and De- coration co-chairman for the Spring Prom. Leeâs biggest honor this year was her election as Home- coming Queen. Charmaine Weyer. as junior repre- sentative was also on the Homecoming Court with Lee Fay Deustcr. Ann Welter, and Carol Darkow represented Duffie on the 1955 Mil Ball court. The Duffie girls were also in charge of decorations for the Inter-Sororitv formal. Many of the Duffie girls participated in the 1955 Ver Adest show. ' Good News, with Carol Valen- tine holding one of the principal roles. Beside Carol eleven other members of the house participated in the show' as members of the chorus, and Lee Hussey was Cc-promotion Chairman and a member of the sextet. Two of the girls. Ann Youngquist and Kim Kenney, were active as cheerleaders and in the Pep Club. Kim left at mid-semester to become Mrs. Wil- liam Moran Charmaine Weyer and Fay Deuster tackled some of the work on the College Days and Lee Hussey was the society editor for the paper. Lois Wilcox was appointed business manager for the Days, and Marlyn Matschke was also on the staff. Lee was secretary to the business manager of the Crimson and Charmaine helped on the year book staff. Fay Deuster. Carol Valentine Ann Youngquist. and Charmaine Weyer were members of W.A.A. and Charmaine was a member of the girls' All-Star Basketball team. Par Van I.anen had the highest shooting average on the W.A.A. rifle team this year. Eileen Leander managed the W.A.A. bowling tour- nament Paint brushes were flying at the beginning of the year when many of the girls repainted their rooms for Dutfie's open house. The âNew Look boosted the girls' spirits and showed the house off to its best advantage. Second semester was a busy one again with the faculty party, the honorary tea. the initiation ban- quet at Carver's and the annual Spring Party at the Faust Club. 98 Kappa Sigma Chi Ann Youngquist was the rushing chairman this year and did an excellent job. The 1955 pledge class con- sisted of: Mary Buelow. Sylvia Bilenko. Carol Darkow, Darla Drago, Jane Goodman. Lynn Holden. Marlyn Matschke. Pam Moeller. Joann Nelson. Par Patterson. Edith Tull. Pat Van Lanen. Ann Welter and Lois Wilcox. A complete run down of the house officers would in- clude: Lee Hussey, president: Fay Deuster. vice-presi- dent; Joan Ranney. treasurer: Carol Valentine, social chairman and W.S.G.A. representative: and Maryan Novotny, student council representative. Looking back over the year the Duffie girls found it to be a happy and productive one for all Char maim Weyer. secretary Join Ranney. treasurer Faye Deutter. vice-pres. Lee Hussey, president TOP: Ann Welter. Jo Ann Nelson. Darla Drayo, Jane Goodman. Edith l ull. SEATED: Pat Van Lanen. Sylvia Bilenko. Pamela Moeller. Lynn Holden. Mcrlyn Matschke. Patricia Patterson. FRONT: Mary Buelow. I.oit Wilcox. Carol Darkow. STANDING: Marilyn Braining. Patricia Fit by. Helene Kouba. Joan Andersen. Sulvta Silvasu. Barbara Z imay. Judu Fallen. SEATED: Nina Bade. Sandra Syntan. Helen Healu. Florence Houvouras. Kartn Eqcn. Florence Houvouras, secretary; Helen Healu. prendent: Sandra Syman, treasurer. The girls at Parkhurst this year were a talented group active in almost every phase of campus life. The year's social events started at homecoming, and Barbara Burmeister was honored as freshman represen- tative on the homecoming court. A very successful ban- quet was given at Carverâs with many of the old alums back for a visit Also during the fall Elaine Peterson and Pat Clift were active in the newly formed Booster Club, and Elaine was a cheerleader. The house showed a great deal of musical ability, with sixteen members in the choir, including Pat Clift, the accompanist, secretary Nina Bade, and Carol Meyer who was a soloist in the Christmas concert. Janice Hume was secretary of the band, and with Nellie War- ner. Marilyn Breitung and Carol Meyer, helped to bol- ster almost every musical group on campus 100 Pi Della Omega There was also great activity in the theater and in Ver Adest. Helen Healv, Liz Langer. Carol Meyer. Florence Houvouras and Ann Baxandall all took leading parts in one or another production of the theater club. Helen Healy was vice-president of that organization. Other members of the sorority were on stage crews. In Ver Adcst. Karen Egan was in charge of make up. Helene Kouba was co-chairman for the costumes committee. Helen Ilealy was co- chairman of the Ver Adest board with Nina Bade as secretary, and Pete Houvouras and Helen held prin- cipal parts. In the field of student government. Parkhurst also had many representatives. Helen Healy was presi- dent of the W.S.G A. and with Barb Zimay. a mem- ber of the Union Board. Helene Kouba was the sec- retary of the Student Council and Student Court. Janice Hume was a freshman representative to the Court and president of Shaler. Academically I iz I.anger represented the house on the debate team, a team that won eleven and lost only two debates, was president of the Poly-Stat Club, winner of the James Oratory Contest and a state champion in oratory. Nina Badeâs fine aca- demic record was recognized by her election to Phi Beta Kappa. The spring social season included the spring party held in March at the Fond du Lac Country Club, and the initiation banquet in April. In all, Parkhurst had a very successful year, full of activity and achievement, both as a house and as individual members. It is hoped that future years will be as successful. STANDING: Janice Hume, Carolyn Melton. Eleanor Warner. Rose Mary Syck, Marguerite Trueman. Barbara BurmtUter. Mcrlene Eve. SEATED: Carol Meyer. Elcine Petenon. Kathryn Hammefcu. Patricia Clift. Patricia Kent. This year found Pi Tau Pi celebrating its tenth an- niversary as a sorority on Ripon's campus. To start off the busy year, the annual Homecoming Banquet was held at Carver s in Green Lake. Following this a very successful open house was held, but the high light of the year was the Tenth Anniversary Ball at Josefs Town and Country Club. Pi Tau had girls participating in many extra-cur- ricular activities, and several outstanding campus lead- ers. Barbara King held the responsible position of co- director of the union, as well as president of W.A.A. and treasurer of W.S.G.A. Lois Reed served as presi- dent of the I.SC., and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Earlier this year she was honorary cadet captain on the Mil Ball Court. In the field of drama two girls were awarded keys by the Ripon College Theater Club. They were Fay Wisniewski and Barbara Cotrell. Fay was a crew member for The Male Animalâ and played a witch in âMacBeth.â She had a principal role in âPygmalionT Barbara Cotrell worked on the crews of both The Male Animalâ and âPygmalion.â Cathy Hall was also in the cast of âMacBeth.â and the crews of any pro- duction at one time or another included almost every member of the sorority. Cathy Hall, treasurer Barbara King, dee-president Gloria Bertsehie, secretary Lois Reed, president STANDING. Gloria Bertsehie. Bee bora Thull. Lois Reed. SEATED: Mary Ann Ryan. Marla Mayer. Barbara King. Cathy Hall. STANDING: Barbara Cotrell. Joan Scherer. Roslyn Elk. SEATED: Joan Reich. Fat Wisniewski. Bmrtara Spangenbecg. Fi Tau was represented this year in Ver Adest by Barbara King and Gloria Bertschie who were in women's units, and by Lois Reed and Mary Anne Ryan who worked on the crews. Quite an interest was taken in the activities of W.A.A. this year, with president Barb King leading the way. She was a member of the womenâs rifle team, which was managed this year by Gloria Bert schie The badminton co-managcr this year was Lois Reed and W.A.A members included Mary Ann Ryan. Gloria Bertschie. Barbara Cotrell, Roslyn Elk. Barbara King, and Joan Sclicrer. Barbara Cot- rcll was named to the all-star team for basketball. Mary Ann Ryan served as secretary of the Booster Club and Pat McGillen was also a member. On the staff of the College Days were Roslyn Elk. who was a feature writer. Jo3n Scherer. Joan Reich, and Mary Ann Ryan. Several members participated in choir activities this year, including Gloria Bertschie. Cathy Hall. Maria Mayer. Fay Wisniewski, and Barbara Span- genberg. Cathy Hall and Gloria Bertschie were also members of the Madrigal singers and Gloria was the student director of the group. Cathy Hall was also in the Ripon College Band and was a member of the string ensemble as was Barbara Cotrell. Members of the French Club this year included Lois Reed. Roslyn 01k. and Joan Scherer, while Bar- bara King. Maria Mayer, and Mariann Thull took part in the activities of the German Club. Barbara King was also a member of the Spanish Club, and both she and Gloria Bertschie traveled to Puerto Rico over the Easter vacation to take part in the College Week events. This year of our tenth anniversary has been a very successful one. and one that will be looked back on with pleasure by all members of PI TAU PI. 103 Academically The Greek letter organizations demand a high standard of their members. As in previous years the members of Alpha Phi Omega found themselves upholding the fine ideals and traditions upon which their fraternal organization was founded thirty six years ago. West men proved their worth by participating in the activities of many organizations and maintaining their high place in scholarship and leader- ship. Members of the âR ' Club were Bob Witt, president: Ron Prellberg, treasurer: bam Pickard. Chuck Peterson. Don Rintelman. Bob Potter. Phil Koser. Tom Teschncr. Don Winegardcn, Hank Borg. Bob Schecler. and Neil Daetzâa white sweater winner BACK: Jim Shannon, Paul Slats. Rtthaed S cl ton. Don IV i neyatden. Her.ru dm. Ronald Prellberg. Robert Witt. Thomat Tesrhner. James Sherufood. Sr heeler. Philip Koser. Participating on the varsity grid squad were Captain Rob Witt. Jim Gear. Neil Deatz. Bob Potter and Phil Koser. While Don Craig and Walter Hardkc performed for the freshman team. The bulk of the basketball team was made up of West- inen. Members of the Redman C3ge squad were Bob Witt. Ron Prellberg. Neil Deatz. Chuck Peterson. Tom Tesch- ner. Leroy Miles. Dick Nelson Hank Borg, and Don Wincgarden. Members of the golf team were Ron Prellberg. Sam Pickard, and Hank Borg: while Tom Teschner played tennis and Leroy Miles was a participant on the varsity Omega . Al Stent it oed. Neil Daetz. Charles Pelrrson. MIDDLE. Robert MsFat- ret Poller FRONT James Geer. Russel Troudt. Sam Pickcrd. Robert track squad. Phil Koser was a member of the varsity wrestling team and lid Yonkers was on the freshman squad. Honor students.from West were Bob Schieler. a junior, and Ed Yonkers, a freshman. Gary Alexander won the Chicago Tribune gold medal award for being the out- standing sophomore R O.T.C. cadet. Members of Ver Adest were Bob Schieler, director: Boh Witt Neil Deatz and Dick Nelson who were members of the sextet. Socially speaking West had another successful year be- ginning with the homecoming banquet held at the Eagles Club in Ripon, and the members welcomed back many alumni. Just after the semester vacation the Westmcn en- joyed themselves at their annual gangster party complete with guns and a sultry hideout in the art room and the West lounge February saw West admit eleven pledges ir.to the fra ternity and saw the departure of a highly respected honor- ary. Sergeant Stevens. The yearâs social activities came to a close early in May with the annual Spring formal given at Tuscumbia Country Club at Green Lake. D-ck Nelson. Bob Schriler. Jim Gear. SEATED: Bob Witt. Sam Pickard. Chuck Peterson. Ron Pnllberg. It can be seen that this year, as in the past, the men of West Hall have upheld the traditions that have placed the fraternity at the top in all phases of school affairs SlAXOI.NO: Art Kinzel. Leroy Miles, At Junkunc. Dave Vilas, Don Craig. Gary Alexander. Ed Yonkers. SEATED: Walter Hardke. Ken Stacy. Carl YuthU Jtck Sturm. Looking at the intramural side of athletics Smith threatens to repeat as I.M. champion. Hard hitting senior Rod Holtz and fleet footed Lee Grover, sup- ported by a fine group of sophomores gave Smith the football crown. The Smith Bowery Party proved to be one of die outstanding social functions of the first semester. The annual homecoming banquet brought many old alums back to Delta Sigma Psi. The semi formal spring party topped off the yearâs social calendar. The new actives of Smith show every capacity to carry on in the fine tradition of the past. Among them are some excellent athletes, especially in foot- ball and basketball, and some very capable scholars. A backward look at the past year shows it to have been a very satisfactory one. and we hope to have more like it. STANDING: Fred Good. Chcplain: Hob Fenskc. treasurer: Frank Bonfiglio. Alumni seat tarn: Jim Bertram, tyler. SEATED: Fred Dm man. secretary: Pci Shannon, president: Don Deike. vice-pres- ident. STANDING: Darryl Broker. Cyrus Lyle. Jesse Krtder. Robert Langdon. Tom Brahe. John Peterson. SEATED: Lee Deihe. Donald St. Arnauld. Roy Votks. Barry Gibson. Bill Voltz, Richard Johnson STANDING: Ronald Hoye. James Landwehr. Thomas Hamlin. Patrick Shannon. Don Dieke. Robert Ftnske. F. Downing Slayton. Frank Bonfiglio. CEN- TER: James Bertram. James Hughts, Mitchell Joannes. Fredrick Detimcn. Fred Coed. Joseph Larscheid. SEATED: Andrew Schultz. Wallace Votks. Let Grover, Rodney Holtz. Delta Sigma Psi Delta Sigma Psi has always been active in posi- tions of leadership and responsibility and 1955 was no exception. Gerry Rosen started off the fall se- mester as chairman of the orientation committee. The fall brought football, and leading that team of Iron Men were three Smith men. Wayne Pin- kalla. team quarterback and elected most valuable player in addition to being named an all-conference back: Don Deike. Jim Brost and Pat Shannon joined Pinkalla as lettermen. On the student council and student court were Jim Landwehr and Andy Schultz, respectively. Joe Lar- scheid acted as director of the very successful College Fund Drive. Other important posts are filled by Jim Landwehr as junior class president, and by Pat Shannon. Don St. Arnauld, Don Slayton, and Joe Larscheide as president, vice-president, treasurer and publicity director of the newly formed Newman Club. In the publication department we find Jim Land- wehr who is editor of the Crimson and Scribbler. Helping complete the Crimson staff are Joe Larscheid and Fred Dettman who are business manager and assistant business manager. Turning back to the sports scene, we have another major letter winner in Les Messenger, a sophomore of great promise, who was defeated only four times this year in varsity competition. Andy Schultz was chosen varsity athletic manager by the Athletic De- partment. 108 Lambda Delta Alpha rounded our its 30rh year on the Ripon Campus under the leadership of Bob Stallman, senior class president and vice-president of the I.F.C. Lambda's vice-president was Bob Brothers, secretary Bob Taggc. and treasurer A1 Sparks. Sparks was also senior class treasurer. Two new honorarie were initiated early in the fall term and nine pledges were initiated early in March. The honoraries were Joseph Mussulman, choir director, and Dr. George Miller, professor of history. The pledge banquet was held at the Hi-K. Lambda had a successful homecoming week end. with many returning alums and receiving an honor- able mention for its float in the parade. The fra- ternity held its annual homecoming banquet at the Bel-Air. Guest speaker was Dr. Moffat, the first president of Lambda Delta Alpha. The annual spring party was held April 30th at the stately Athern Hotel in Oshkosh. Lambda men presented an amusing and enjoyable show. Chief issue of tlie year was the desirability of af- filiating with a national fraternity. Lambda sent Bob Brothers to Philadelphia to investigate the pos- sibilities of such an undertaking. There were many prospects, but a .final decision has not yet been reached. Under the able leadership of John Van Egren. Lambda performed valiantly in intramural sports. The football team finished second behind Smith, suffering their first defeat in tv enty consecutive Al Sperks, teeaiurrr; Fred Rotming; Art Lundeberg; Bob Stall- man. president: Bob brothers, vice president: bob Fagge. secretary. games. Handball and squash paddle were also very successful. In intercollegiate athletics. Lambda was well rep- resented. Ken Suhr and John Wemplc were members of the varsity eleven and Tom Nelson and Joe Rorke performed on the freshman squad. Sheldon Tre- Lambda Delia Alpha STANDING: Sheldon Treihanshy. Art Lur.deberc. Ken Suhr. Rodrll Singert. Sam Moss. Jock Horner. Dor. Cretlman, Bert Leventhal. John Wemplc. Jack Fuller. SEATED: Leonard Harsel. Allan Sparks. Robert Tagge. Robert Stallman. Robert Brothers. Fredrick. Rotming. Samuel Jimenez. Angel Rodriguez. SI ANUI NO: Joseph Rorke. James Saunders. Daniel Thomai. Jama Samuels. SEATED: Robert Putsch. Paul Read. David Clinton, hornas Nelson. Hugh Daubek shansky and Hush Daubek represented the fraternity in freshman and varsity cross country. Van Fgren and Burt Leventhal competed in varsity basketball. Nelson in frosb. On the cinders Bob Michler and Rodell Singcrt performed with the varsity squad. Daubek and Rorke for tlie freshmen. Len Harsel was manager of the track team. Co-captain Art Lundc- berg and Jim Samuels represented Lambda on the rifle team. In campus affairs. Bob Tagge was named student council representative. Treshansky was very active on the College Days and was named news editor of the paper at the semesters, doubling as 3 sports writer. He also contributed articles to the Crimson. Paul Kegel, sophomore transfer, was student council rep- resentative with Taggc. Jack Horner worked with Alpha Phi Omega, tin local scout service fraternity. Harsel was a member of the poly-stat club. In entertainment and the arts. Paul Kegel received a third place prize for his contribution to the Scrib- bler and he also served on the editorial staff of that magazine. Kegel also had several parts in the theater productions. Fred Roeming was a committeeman for Ver Adest. Harsel was historian for the Ripon Col- lege theater and contributed photographs to both the Crimson and the Days. I nmbda enjoyed the distinction of contributing four of the nine staff officers comprising the Mil Ball Court. They were Bob Brothers, committee chairman in charge of guests and chaperones: Art Lundebcrg and Bob Tagge, publicity chairmen and committeeman: and Fred Rooming, chairman in charge of music for the tea dance and Military Ball. ROTC field officers were Wemple. Fuller, and Jim- inez who was promoted to general staff early in the fall term. 111 STANDING: Dick Schul t. John Clark. Jack ichloessrr. Jack tranx. John Mortal. Mike Haley. Bob Kuthlwein, Dick Christensen. Chuck Fisher Ted Nunn. Ed Cold tall. Roy Jensen. FRONT Boh Reined. Ed Kappa . Bob Laahs. Dick Kraft. Don dealer. Ron Gillard. Paid Jensen. Ray Bating STANDING: Tom Si09inski, proctor: Laird Heal. Jerry James. Gordon Grant, oice-eountels. Fred Blake, historian. SEATHD: Arthur House, secretary: Rudy Aubmger. treasurer: Al Fischer, president; Kent Ohn (elected at semester to replace Reg James), vice-pres.: Claude Thompson, chaplain. On the twenty-third of May this year the members of Omega Sigma Chi were informed that their petition to Sigma Chi had been accepted. and shortly after they were initialed as members of that national fraternity. Omega Sigma Chi had long been one of the outstand- ing fraternities on the Ripon campus. Ir has always been extremely well represented in all campus organizations, in student government, in the service organizations, and in the college social program. This year the fraternity has to their credit many ac- complishments: as 3 bouse they received the Alpha Phi Omega trophy for service to the school, they had the highest scholastic standing among Ripon's fraternities, and they were the first laouse to institute a constructive pledging program. There were of course, many outstanding individual members of the house who have received their just honors elsewhere in the yearbook. In view of the fact that the news of acceptance into Sigma Chi came so late in the year the plan for these pages had to be changed without proper preparation, and these comments were substituted for the write-up planned for this space.âED. I Q3 0 0 STANDING: Ruftw Rodriguez. Bruce Bet sack. Pete Petroll. Bob Ainsworth. Keith Guite. George Matavlj. Laird Heal. Tom Stubbs. Gordon Grant. Bill Richardson, Gordon Kolpack. Dorm Reed. Bruce Anderson. Fred Calmtt, Ftank Brock wag. Dave Cruickshank. Fred Blake. Noel Taylor. Tom Stoginsky FRONT: Jim Price, Jerry James. Claude Thompson. Jose Sanchez. Dick House. At Fischer. Kent Olin. Rudy Atibmger. Dick Uttdrich. Roget Newell. Tom Ltndy. boh McPherson. Bill Ihssen. The Phi Kapps once again had a top year academicallv and socially The house was well represented in almost every activitiy possible, including Student Council. A.P.O.. Drill Team. Band. Battalion Staff. Theater. Ver Adest. College Days and the various athletic teams. Through these and other activities Merriman has main- tained the high ideals and traditions that were set forth when the house was founded thirty-four years ago by Bruno Jacob. Clarence Rheinhart and Paul Rodewald. Since that time in 1921. Merriman has had many members come and go. each one having done his share to make Phi Kappa Pi a stronger and better house. The new school year found Merriman with a full house, last year's pledge class hack practically intact, and all the actives back for more. Homecoming was celebrated in the traditional style with a banquet at Merriman Hall. Speeches by house officers and prominent alumni were greeted with enthusiasm by more than seventy five returning alumni and thirty-two actives. OPFICFRS- Kermit Klinobatt. Dick 'el ton. Dick Johnson. Art Soule. ACTIVES STANDING: San Holmes. Won Yona Lee. Denny Barbae. Al Bussian. Don I'oedt. Ed Lindroth. Dick Johnson. Jack Fehlandt. Fritz Next. Net Bar bar. Harold Fraunhofer. Ulysses Doss. Don Weiss. Dick Nelson. Pete Barkley. SEATED: George Merchant. Andy Obarc. Jack Bloedotn. Art Soule. Ralph Allidi. Tom Domenack. Fv Schwalbe. I-RONT: Don Schuh. Jerry Bethke. Norm Burke. Floyd Codding ton. Ron Berger. Don IJunktn. STANDING: Tom Moore. Petr Mattiocei. Ktn Fink Cordon Ruth. Warren Robertson. Marshall Latsm. Jerry Whit lord. Chuck Put .Ire. FRONT: Dcud Brunett, Jim Hicqins. Don Domencifh, Ted Peterson. Sttvr Johnson. Dave Griffiths Phi Kappa Pi November Twentieth witnessed the transformation of Merriman's basement into a French Cabaret for the annual Apache party. Bartenders dispensed potions to the wild Parisian riff raff attending. Cathy Farley was chosen as the most risque and lush of all the attending Parisiens and all agreed with the choice. The basement had been ex- pertly converted to a scene not unlike Pignlle in gay old Parcc. Merriman again initiated a superb pledge class, one that the house was really proud of. although the actives didn't show much of this pride during Hell-Week. In March the pledge class put on their annual party for the actives. This year it had a hill billy theme. The base- ment was again transformed, this time into a Tennessee backyard, complete with chickens, outhouses, and jugs of good old mountain dew. The best moonshine, cornbrcad. hominy and grits were served to the attending yokels. April sixteenth the annua: spring formal was held ar I Tuscumbi3 Country Club. It was a memorable evening complete with a roast beef dinner and cute little furry animals for the girls. Dancing was to the music of the Bob Ainsworth quartet. To close out the Spring social calendar Merriman had its usual steak fry The house gorged itself on the juicy, tender steaks. This year Merriman held its own in all the l.M. sports. Although not the top team the marauders gave the others tough competition In other extra-curricular work. Don Weise was the Vice- President of the Student Council. Jack Stollar and Tom Domencick worked on the College Days, with .Jack the editor: Jack Fehlandt represented the house in the theater. Ver Adest and A.P.O. Frit New and Use Doss played in the band, and Pete Barkley was the Junior Prom King. All in all the house had a very successful year. 113 STANDING; Edward Kirkbrtde. Clyde Dollar. Roger Gerienrich. Lawrence CotJel. El wood Schweer. Alan Heston. Shayle Pclantky, William Wenkaai. Arthur Hewitt Robert Ftufir, Delbert Tuebel, John Pistat. Robot Rauschenberg. SKATED: Frank Hurt. George Wojtasik, Russell Major. Signra Nu in- stalling officer. Richard Schuster. Charles Stathas, Sherwood House. Lowell l.aprr. William Whittle. Sigma Hu The Zeta Tau Chapter of Sigma Nu terminates its first year on the campus of Ripon College. The old Theta Sigma Tau house was installed as tlx hundred thirty-fourth chapter on December eleventh. The formal initiation took place in the Lane Li- brary and a banquet followed at the Republican House. Russell Major and Charles Stathas planned this eventful week end. Pacing Sigma Nu as one of the top campus fra- ternities were its officers: Dick Schuster, commander: Del Label, lieutenant commander: Roger Gertenrich. recorder: Woody House, treasurer: Russell Major, reporter: Charles Stathas. historian: and George Wojtasik. chaplain. Homecoming was well celebrated with our fourth place âDavid and Goliathâ house decoration and annual alumni banquet. The banquet saw many re- turning grads, one from as far back as 1912. This coupled with the shipwreck party and the White Rose Formal, maintained Sigma Nu's reputation for having first rate social functions. Sigma Nu found particular prominence in the theatrical field this year. George Wojtasik portrayed fine roles in âThe Male Animal.â âPygmalionâ and Ed Kirkbride held one of the principal roles in Pygmalionâ and âMacBeth. Ver Adestâs spring production of âGood Newsâ found George Wojtasik and Bill Whittle active in major roles. Del Tabel directed public relations for the spring musical, with other members playing minor roles. With a sparse, but impressive appearance in col- lege athletics this year, our Zeta Tau Chapter was well represented by John Pastar, Tom Cooley. Pat âą Cooley, and Jim Sinkula in football and basketball. Intramural-wise the house swept thj bowling crown and tied for first in the squash paddle and handball fields. The campus organizations also found Sigma Nu active and notable. Del Tabe! was feature editor for the College Days with Dick Monroe and Bill Whittle on the feature staff. Bill Weinkauf and Emil Walecka represented the house well in the choir. The student council also found Del Tabel a member. n© Sigma Nu this year, as in the past, acquired an excellent pledge class totaling twenty-five members. At the end of Hell Week and initiation, the frater- nity incorporated the new men into the house, with the traditional pledge banquet held at the Faust Club in Oshkosh. Seven old Theta alumni and one new honorary were also initiated into the organization this year. The honorary W3S Vernon L. Schoncrt. instructor of English, this yearâs house father. Thus, with its new members, and with a loss of only seven seniors, Zcta Tau should continue to show prominence on the Ripon College Campus, as did the Theta Sigma Tau of old. Russell Major, reporter Charles Stathas. historian George Wojtcsik. chaplain lid ward Kirhbcidt Delbert Taebtl. lieutenant commander Installing officer cf Sigma Nu Richard Schuster, commander Roger Gtrtenrich. recorder STANDINâO: Frank Wallenberg, Charles Green. Charles Moore. Donald Smith. Fat Cooley. Donald Thomas. Henry Becker, Kenneth Cink. Richard Munrat, Jon Wilcox. Clyde Bryant, Tom Temple. Charles Hoyer. Duane Kindstrom. Thomas Irvine. SEATED: Thomas Cooley. Frank Sotosek. Gerald Madigan, Vinod Sundra. Kenneth Woltert. Robert Miller. James Smith. Mark Raymond. Donald Bell. James Sinkula. STANDING: Sic Heuser. Forrtst Moy. John McMahon. Richard Gronert. Larry Ellis. John Gorr. Km Kenning. James Hammitl Williem Mueller. Nal Anderson. Jack Hchib. Dave Doten. SEATED: Raymond Atlee. Gary Ross. Keil Gunderman. Dr. Goodrich. Joseph Mozaneiz. James Howard. James Grok. This year has been an exceedingly important one for Old Alpha Ripon's oldest local fraternity. On No- vember thirteenth. 1954. Alpha Omega Alpha gave way. by its burial on the old Woodside site, to the Delta Omega Chapter of Theta Chi. However, we maintain Old Al- pha's tradition in the respect that Delta Omega is Ripon's first, and consequently oldest, national fraternity. The Theta Chi boys have been very active on campus this year. A1 Wood contributed his talents to the Ripon College theatre, both on stage and behind the scenes. Bill Mueller took an active interest in student council and helped arrange the student-faculty dinners that were instituted to further student faculty relations. Jim Howard was appointed head waiter in the college dining room, and Jack Habib worked as a kitchen super- visor. Theta Chi men were also active in many of the varsity sports of the college. John MacMahon added great strength to the backfield of this years team, and was one of the five men from the team to be named for all-conference honors. He was voted an honorable mention by the coaches and players of the conference. There were four men on the track team. Neil Gunder man. a veteran in the field events, Ken Ncnnig. Larry Ellis and Dave Doten who shifted to the quarter mile early in the season and came along well, showing great promise for the future. Two of tlx outstanding members of one of the finest wrestling teams :n Ripon history were from Theta Chi. Gail White became the conference champion in the 167 pound class and Neil Anderson captured third place honors in the 177 pound bracket. Theta Chi show-ed academic strength with Ray Atlee being elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and w-ith Ray Atlee. Jim Groh and Gary Ross making the first semester honor roll To add to bis laurels Gary Ross was appointed student director of the Union. Dick Gronert. Mark DcWolf and Jim Groh w'cre ac- tive in this yearâs Ver Adest production. 118 The social season for 7'heta Chi was again a successful one with the usual event for the year. However, this year the program was not as full as it has been due to the initiation into Theta Chi. All in all the 1954-1955 school year has been an eventful one for the members of the fraternity, from the burying of Old Alphaâ after forty-nine years of exist- ence. and initiating the first of Ripon's new national chap- ters. right down to the commencement ceremonies. We are proud of the work that we have done during this year and hope that in the succeeding years we will be able to make, the Delta Omega Chapter of Theta Chi as successful and strong a house as Alpha Omega Alpha has been in the past. OFFICERS: James Houfard. Neil Gander man. Joe Mazanetz. Gary Host. Theta Chi STANDING: let Pittenger. Bob AJemski. At Adamski, Weimar Hichs. Mel Ely. Sterling Atlet. Robert Andrews. Lou'et Weber. James Price. William White. SEATED: Ronald Zimbtic. Jertu Harremen. Mark DeWolf Louis Parr. C tarles Welch. Keith Meyer. Junior Prom Court Florence Heuvouras Gloria Green Lois Panel 1i Patricia Perrett Charmaine Weyer Sandra Syman Harriet Brockman Get! 'X'enstcdt Gloria Bertuhie Barbara Bauman Peter Bark try Florence Hussey Valerie Smith Harwood, in :he process of winning (he All-School sing I he girls gel ii touch of Hell Week ain'a Scott ii just like a big Fancy Carage Ds Photographer sags he likes it. Sometimes the pledges shape up. r-r until the situation becomes ridiculous. and it a towsâ end it grows. This is where student apathy beginsâ r Must be just about lime for (truth. THE MILITARY HALL and sometimes then don'I. Sh looks preiiu Oood so fur. Graduation Ripon 80th Annual Class June Dr. John B. Thompson A.B., B.D., D.D. Dean, Rockefeller Chapel University of Chicago On the week end of June third and fourth Ripon honored its eighty-ninth graduating class with com- mencement exercises at the Scott Street Church and the Ripon College Gymnasium. Baccalaureate services were held in the evening of the third. The Reverend Dr. Victor Rhein gave the invocation and Reverend Carl Stubenvoll read the scriptures. The sermon was delivered by Dr. John B Thomp son. the dean of the Rockefeller Chapel in Chicago The Ripon College Choir sang O King All Glo- rious. and With a Voice of Singing. The Bent- diction to the service was given by the Reverend Father Patrick Murphy of St. Peter's Episcopal Church The Commencement Exercises were held at ten o'clock on Saturday morning and featured the high point of the week end's program in the address given by General Carlos P Romulo. 120 Commencement of 1955 3,4,1955 General Romulo, a special envoy of the President of the Philippines to the United States, has been featured in world headline stories as the result of his recent expression of his viewpoints at the Afro Asian conference in Bandung. Indonesia Romulo, an outspoken defender of the west, and a foe of communism in the Far East, gave a varied and interesting address to the graduating class. In addition to giving the principal address. Gen- eral Romulo received an honorary degree from Ripon as a Doctor of Laws. The same honor has been ac- corded him seventeen times at various Colleges and Universities in this country. Other recipients of honorary degrees included Dr. Thompson and Miss Catherine B. Cleary, vice-presi- dent of the First Wisconsin Trust Company of Milwaukee. Luncheon at the Harwood Student Union ended the commencement activities. General Carlos l . Romulo A.B., M.A., LL.D., Ph.D. Special and Personal Envoy of the President of the Philippines to the United Slates, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary During four years at Ripon most students run a gamut of emotions that range from a bitter hatred to a mushy love. That fact is the thing that makes writing ibis so difficult. However, regardless of how you might feel when you leave, whether you cry or whether you leap for joy. the years of study at Ripon have wrought a change. In some people the change shows in their new ways of thinking, and in others it shows in their behavior Rut in all the change is there, even when it doesn't show at all. Somehow, there is something of this institution that rubs off on the people who were and are stu- dents here, regardless of how hard they try to ig- nore it. 120 Honorary Drgret of Doctor of Laws conferred on Kfitn Catherine R. Cleary A.B..LL.B. Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laufs conferred on Gen. Carlos P. Romulo A.B. M.A . I.L.D., Ph.D Honorary Degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology conferred on Dr. John R. Thompson A.B.. B.D.. D.D. One of the newest, and tome of the oldtst graduates. There is that something that rubs off that makes people come back in later years, some at homecom- ing. some at graduation time, just to see what the old school is like Usually they find that it isn't what it used to be. and that beyond a doubt it has gone to the dogs since their day. and they can quote endlessly from the events of yesteryear just why this is so. But somehow the senool keeps going to the dogs, and it keeps improving all along, and the puzzle becomes to find the direction that the dogs have taken. They seem to be pretty good dogs after all. I suppose that the graduating class of 1955 will be pretty much the same as the graduating classes of the past and that some day they'll return to reminisce with the same results that have been common to the Old Grads of the past. So. until we sec them again, it's not good bye. justâSo Long. and Index Index A Abt. Atthur 1 8 Adamski. Alfred 119 Adamski. Robert 1 I 9 Ainsworth. Robert 45. 113 Alexander. Gaty 107 Alfidi. Ralph 18. IH Allison. Curtis 83 Anderson. Bruce 45. 113 Anderson. Joan 48. 100 Anderson. Neil 78. 89. 118 Andrew. Robert 11 9 Alice. Sterling. 76. 77. 85. 11 9 Atlce. Raymond 19. 50. 119 Aubingrr. Rudolph 4 8. 54. 1 1 2. 1 1 3 B Bade. Nina 19. 37. 48. 50. 100 Bachler. Bca 83. 89 banvillt. Robert Banl. David Barber. Dennis I 14 Barber. Neil 11 4 Barbour. Sam 45. 51. 52 Batkley. Prtet 67. 68. 89. 114. 1 20 Bartel. Rirhard Basrablc. William 85 Bauman. Barbara 94. 120 Baxandall. Ann Becker. Henry. Jr. 117 Beliz. Maricla 54. 97 Bell. Donald 117 Bennett. Rosa Benson Marshal! Bcrens. John 52 Berger. Ronald 36. 67. 68. 83, 39. 114 Bergstrom. Barbara 55. 88. 89. 97 Bertram. James 108. 109 Bcrtschie. Gloria 33. 48. 88. 102. 120 Bes ng. Ray 48. 51. 61. 112 Bethke. Gerald 66. 6 7. 83. 89. 114 Biejzczat. Mary Jane 97 Bilenko. Sylvia 99 Blake. Fred 45. 52. SI. 112. 113 Blocdorn. Jack ! 8. 50. 63. 89. 1 14 Bonfiglio. Frank. Jr. 37. 108. 109 Bonner. Hoyt. Jr. Borg. Henry 73, 81. 89 Bouehar. Phyllis 0 7 Brady. Susan 87. 89. 96 Brahe. Tom 109 Breitung, Marilyn 100 Brennan. Wallace Brenner. Curt 54 Brcslauer. William Brcekway. Frank. Jr. 48. 113 Broker. Rudy D. 109 Brest. James 67. 69. 89 Brothers. Robert 44. 110 Brown Ada 33. 4 8 Brownworth. Joyce 54 Bruckman. Harriet 31. 33. 34. 37. 48 89. 94. 120 Brunette. Douglas 4 5. 76. 85. 115 Rryanr Clyde 117 Buclow. Mary 99 Bunnow. Donald Burke. Norman 1 1 4 Burmeistcr. Barbara 63. 88. 89. 101 Bursack. Bruce 48. 113 Bush. Suzanne Bushne'J. Judith Bussian. Alfred 18. 78. 89. 114 Butler. Stephen 52 C Calmes Fred 45. 48. I 1 3 Campbell. Jerry 77 Carlson. Jay 51 Cave. Thomas Cepress Valerie 55 Chtwe. Maryetta 89. 97 Christensen, Richard 52. 54. 1 12 Cink. Kenneth 83. 117 Claps. Ludwig Clark. John K. 45. 48. 11 2 Clarke. Ruth 48. 88. 89 Clift. Patricia 48. 101 Clinton. David 11 1 Coddington. Floyd 114 Colfcl. Lawrence 1 1 6 Coldwrll Fd ward 112 Conner. Nancy. 48. 54. 95 Cooley Paul I 1 7 Cooley. Thomas 11 7 Corrin. Roger Cotter. Robert Cottrell. Barbara 89. 103 Craig. Donald 76. 107 Creel man. Don 110 Cruickshank, David 1 I 3 D Dactz. Neil 30. 67. 69. 73. 89 106 Darkow. Card 99 DaubeL. Hugh 1 11 Dchnc. Vanessa 59. 97 Dickc. Don 67. 69. 108. 109 Dieke. Lee 76. 109 Del.ovc. Joanne 55. 95 Dcrber. David Dettman. Fredrick 61. 108. 109 Dcoster. Fay 3 3. 34. 98 De Voe. Walter A. De Wolf. Mark 19. 119 Diedrich. Carol 97 Dicdrich. Richard 37. 5 2. 60. 113 Dixon. Richard 19 Dollar. Clyde 1 I 1 Domcncich. Donald 60. 115 Domcncich. Tom 18 36. 60. 63. 114 Dopp. Kathletn E. 54. 88. 89 Does. Ulysses S.. Jr. 67. 70 73. S3. 89. 114 Doten. David 83 118 Drago. Darla 88. 99 Druhan. Barbara 97 Duck. Joan 89. 94 Due. Barbara Dunkin. Don 30. 114 E Fgan. Karen 18. 37. 100 Ellis. Larry E. 83. 118 lilk. Koslyn 103 Hlsby. Patricia 100 Ely. Melvin 119 Engelbracht. Cynthia 4 8. 95 live. Marlene 88. 89 .101 F Fatlcy. Catherine 55. 87. 89. 91. 96 Fchlandt. John 114 Felton. Robert Ferske Robert 108. 109 Fiedler Janet 5 8. 59. 94 Fieting. Richard 76 Fink. Ken 54. 76. 85. 1 15 Fischer. Alfred 19. 31. 32. 44. 112. 113 Fisher. Charles 48. 52. 78. 1 12 Flanagan. Mary 89 Fluhr. Robert I I 6 Ford. Arlene 88. 89 Francis. Joan Franz. Jack 11 2 Fraser Allan Fraser. Jcjn 55. 97 Fraunhofer. Harold 114 Fuller. Jack âą I 0 G Ganzer. Charles 19 Gear. James 67. 89. 106, 107 Gehrman, Gary Gcorgides. Demetrius Gcrhardt. Jean Gerh3rdt. Steven Gertenrich Roger 116 117 Gibson. Barry E. 76. 109 Gitglcr. Donald 52. I 12 Gillard. Ronald 35. 46. 85. 112 Goelt7cr. John Good. Fred 108. 109 Goodman Jane 48. 59. 99 Gcrt. John 1 1 8 Grant. Gordon 20. 30. 44. 48 112. 113 Greco. Gloria 89. 91. 94. 120 Green. Charles 52. 117 Greenwood. .Marion 87. 88. 89. 95 Gregg. Mitchell 54. 77. 85 Griffiths. David 54. 85. 1 1 5 Groh. James. Jr. 20. 1 18 Groncrt. Richard 5 7. 118 Grover. Lee 20. 108 Guise. Keith 80. 113 Gundcrmann. Neil 2'J. 32. 83. 1 1 8. 119 H Habib Suhail Jack 118 Hacnsgcn. Anne 95 Haley, Michael 45. 112 Hall. Catherine 48. 102 Hollock. Jane Hamlin. Thomas 108 Ilammclcv. Kathryn 101 Hammitt. James 81 Hanley. Jerome 50. 51 Hanson. Gerald Hardtkc, Walter 76. 107 Harscl. Leonard 83. 110 Hartwig. Robert Haubrich. Donna Rac 48. 95 I louse. Arthur 54 112. 113 Heal. Laird 67. 71. 112. 113 Heal. Geraldine 96 Healy. Helen 21. 1 54. 5 7. 57 Heide Lyle 20 Hecing. Robert 20. 48 Herreman. Gerald 1 19 Hesslink. Norman Heston. Alan 21. 116 Heuscr, Siegfried 11 8 Hewitt. Arthur 116 Hicks. Weimer 54. 119 Higgins. James 76. 85. I 15 Holden. Lynn 48. 59. 99 Hnldsworth. Bruce 37. 52 Holmes. Sam 83. 114 Holt7 Rodney 21 108 Horner. Jack 110 House Sherwood 50. 116 liouvouras. Florence 37. 48. 56. 100. 120 Howard. James 46. 118. 119 Howland John. Jr. 6 Hoye. Ronald 108 Moyer. Charles 1 17 Hughes. James 108 Hull. Sharon 48. 88. 95 Hume Janice 48. 101 Humke. Robert 85 Hussey, Florence 53. 34, 58. 60. 61. 63. 98 120 Hyer. Frank I 16 I Ihsscn. William 21. 30. 31 44. 78 1 1 3 Irvine. Thomas 4 5. 117 J Jacob. Patricia James. Williams. Barbara James. Jerry 21. 112. 113 James. Reginald 21. 37 Jenwn Geraldine 58. 59. 96 Jensen Jay Peter 48. 5 2 Jensen Paul R. 5 2. 78. I 12 Jensen. Ray 45. 78. 11 2 Jessen. Nancy 94 Jimenez. Samuel 22. 54. 110 Joannes. Mitchell 57. 108 Johnson. Dale 52 Johnson. Richard Allan '6. 77. 114 Johneon. Richard August 2 2. 114 Johnson. Roland 67 Johnson. Steven 1 15 Junkunc. Allan 107 K Kaiser. Robert Kaiser. William Kappus. Edward 52. 112 Kaufman. David Keeler. Stuart 45. 52 Kegel. Paul 30. Ill Kenney. Mary Ellen 87 Kent. Patricia 88. 89. 101 Kietzman. L. 48. 52 Kim. Byung Cho 54 Kmdstrom. Duane 1 1 7 King. Barbara 23. 30. 34. 54. 8fi. 89. 102 Kinzel. Arthur 77. 107 Kirchncr. Edward 23. 45 Kirkbride. Edward 23. 45 Khngbail. Kermit 1 14 Kobayashi. Kousaku Kclpack. Gordon 1 1 3 Koplcin. Duane L. Koscr. Phillip 67. 89 106 Kouba. Helene 30. 100 Kraft. Richard 77. 112 Kraftzenk. David 4 5 Kresoja. Steve 51 Krtustr. Susan 48. 94 Krider. Jesse 54. 76. 109 Ktiehlwcin. Robert 45. 48. 54. 112 L I aaba. Robert 76. 85. 1 1 2 I.andwchr. James 35. 61. 108 Langdon. Robert 76. 109 Lange. Thomas 98 Larger. Elizabeth 35. 51 Langstraat. Donald 22 Lapcr, Lowell 23. 116 Larkin. Bright 1 arteheid. Joseph 3 7. 61. 108 Laun. Peter Lauson. Herrick 52. 54 Lavin 45. 115 Lawton. Charles 46 Learman. Karen 34. 37. 94 Lee. Dae Yong Lee. Won Yong 1 14 I eventhal. Burton 73. I 10 Lcwinski. Neal Lewis. John 22 Linde. Tom 113 l.indroth. Edwin 73. 80. 89. 114 Liska. Betty 95 Loppnow. David 22 Lorenz Diane 48. 55. 59. 97 Lozier. Kathryn 89. 95 I.undeberR. Arthur 22. 44 46. 48, 110 Layle. Cyrus 109 Lyons. Richard M McFadden. Robert 106 McGillen. Mary 54 McKinney. Donna 30. 61. 95 McLendon. Anne 89. 94 McMahon. John 67, 71. 89. 1 18 McPherson. Robert 48 54. 11 3 Mactye. Jerome 54 Madigan. Gerald 11 7 Maes. Paul 106 Major. Russel 116. 117 Maloney. Daniel 76 Martincau. Pitrre 51. 52 Mastri. Beverly Matavujl. George 113 Mathews. Barbara Matschkc. Marlyn 99 Mattern Tony Mattiacci. Pete 76. 77. 115 Mayer. Marie 23. 48. 102 Mazanctz. Joseph 118. 119 Medov. Shirley 23. 33. 34 35. 59. 63. 89. 96 Mercer. Nancy 55 Merchant, Gcorvc 67. 114 Mcjsingcr. Lcs 78, 89 Meyer, Carol 48. 101 Merer. Keith 119 Michlcr. Bob 83 Miller. Robert 46. 52. 117 Moeller. Patricia 99 Moffatt. John 52. 112 Miles. LeRoy 77. 8 3. 107 Mime. David 44. 46. 54 Moore. Charles 1 I 7 Moore. Thomas 54. 115 Mortcr.son, Peter Moss. Samuel 110 Moy. Forrest 89. 118 Mutiler. William. 30. 45. 118 Munroe. Richard 85. 117 N Nelson. Carol Jane I 01 Nelson. Joann 99 Nelson. Richard 32. 35. 114 Nelson. Richard A. 73. 106 107 Nelson. Thomas 30. 54. 76 77. I I ] Ncnning. Kenneth 83. 113 New. Fritz 35. 73. 1 14 Newell. Roger 11 3 Nicss. Roberta 94 Novotny. Maryann 2 3 Noyer. Patricia 36. 87 Nunn. Ted 112 O Obara. Andrew 24. 63. 78. 89. 114 Ogawa. Sophia 24. 94 Ohdt. Thomas Oishi. Nathaniel Olin. Kent 81. 112. 113 Opcnlandcr. Howard 52 Oyster Nancy 54. 89. 05 P Pactow. Ronald Pillett. Judith 34. 48. 54 100 Pinetii. Lois 54. 89. 96. 120 Parker. Roxiann 25 Parr. Hirold 76. 119 Pastar. John 67. 73. 116 Patterson. Patricia 99 Perrctt. Patricia 59. 89. 96. 1 20 Peterion Charles 73, 83. 89. 106. 107 Peterson Elaine 48. 59. 87. I 01 Peterson.Eric 4 5 Peterson John 109 Peterson Ted I 1 5 Peterson. Thomas Petrol. Peter 113 Pfeiffer. Nancy 30. 48. 95 Pickard. Sam 25 32. 44. 81 106 107 Pietsch. Robert 45. 54. Ill Pinkalla. Wayne 66. 67. 71 Pittcnger. Lee 119 Plischke. Marlene 3 3. 96 Polansky. Shayle 11 6 Popko. William 51. 54 Porath. Bonnie Porath. Peter 37. 50. 51 Porter. Robert 67. 73. 89. 106 Prrllberg. Ronald 24. 73. 81 89. 106. Prellwitz, Richard Price. Donald 76. 119 Price, James 60. 61. 110 Prout. Barbara Proulx. Sharron 88. 97 Putzlcr. Charks 11 5 R Rackow. Janice JO. 89. 94 Rjckow. Judith 87. 89. 94 Ranncy. Joan 58. 59, 98 Rausehcnbcrgcr. Robert 1 16 Raymond. Mark 1 1 7 Read Sosan J6. 63. 89. 91. 94 Rtdhed. David 80 Reed. David Reed. Dorman 1 1J Reed I.ois 24. JJ. 34. 50. 54. 102 Reich, Joan 103 Reiner . Margot 36 Reinert. Robert 77. 85. 1 ! 2 Rehus. John Renner. Kurt Resheske. David 45 Rhce Young Soo 51 Richardson Susan 48 Richardson William 113 Rigctr. Max 48 Rintlcman. Donald Robertson. Warren 115 Rodedghier. Rhoda 55 Rodriguez Angeli 110 Rodriguez. Rtibein 54. 113 Rodel. David 48 Rooming. Fredeic 25. 44. 48. 110 Rocraing. Richard Rorke..Joseph 54. 76. 85. Ill Rosen. Gerald 25 Rosenthal. Joanne 88. 89 Row Gary 1 18. I 19 Roswell Deirdre Roubas. George 24 Rowland. Phyllis Rowley. James Roy. John 45. 52 Rush. Gordon 76. 77. 1 15 Ruth. Shannon 30. 36 Ryan Mary Ann 34 89. 102 S St. Arnauld. Donald 109 Samuels. James 46. 85. Ill Sanchez. Jose 57. 113 Saunders. James 4 5. Ill Scherer. Joan 103 107 Schielcr. Robert 3 7 63. 89. 106. 107 Sehloesser. Centa 37 Schloewcr. Jack 1 I 2 Schorb. Nancy 95 Schrocder, Archie Schuh. Donald 67. 70. 89. 1 14 Scholtheiss. Frederick. 24. 55 Schultz. Andrew JO. 31.'108 Schulze. Richard 46. 112 Schuster. Richard 25. 116. 117 Schwalbe. Everett 25. 37. 3. 89. 114 Schweer. El wood 116 Scott. Carolyn 35. 48. 59. 61 97 Shannon. James 106 Shannon,Patrick 35. 67. 70. 83. 89 108. 109 Shelton. William 52 Sherwood .limes 26 106 Shook. Curtis Singcrt. Rodcll 8 3. 110 Silvasy. Sylvia 1 00 Siukula. James 45. 1 17 Slaytin. F. Downing 108 Smith. Donald 1 I 7 Smith. James 11 7 Smith. Valerie 87. 1 20 Smith. William 26 Sommer. Sharon 97 Sotosck. Frank I 1 7 Sowlc. Arthur 27. 67. 83. 89. ! 14 Spangenberg. Barbara 48. 103 Sparks Alien 27, 35. 1 10 Stallmin. Robert 26. 32. 35. 1 10 Stathai. Charles 26. 116 117 Stataffachcr. Jane 35. 89. 96 Steenport. John Sicmpcr. Daniel Stentiford. Alan 77. 106 Stcubc Richard Stika. Judy 54 Stoginski. Thomas 112. 113 Stolar. John 60. 61 Stubbs. Thomas 67. 71. 83. 89. 113 Stucko. A! Stuessi. Kenneth 77. 107 Sturm John 54. 77. 1 07 Suhr. Kenneth 67. 110 Sundra. Vinod 1 I 7 Stuli. Michael Swatck. Charles 51. 52 Syck. Rose Mary 54. 101 Syman. Sandra 37. 59. 100. 1 20 T Tacbcl, Delbert 31. 60. 61. 116. 117 Tagge, Robert 27. 30. 110 Tank Vernon 27 Taylot. Noel 52. 54 1 13 Temple. Tom 117 I eschner. Tom 3. 80. 89. 106 Thomas. Daniel 11 1 Thomas. Donald 1 1 7 Thompson. Claude 27. 112. 113 Thorngacc. John Thull. Barbara 26. 54. 102 Thurman. John Tocdt. Donald 73. 89. 1 14 Tteshansky. Sheldon 60. 110 Ttinrud, Betty 4 8. 89. 94 Ttoudc. Russel 106 Trueman. Marguerite 83. 89. 101 Tull. Edith 89. 99 U Underkoflct. Patricia V Valentine. Carol 3 3. 89. 98 Malice. Merry 89 Van Egercn. John 36. 73 Van Lancn Patricia 88. 89. 99 Velez. Raul 5 2. 54 Vilas. David 77. 107 Voek . Roy 109 Vocks. Wallace 32. 108 Voltz. Carlcton 46. 109 W Wahl. Kirby Waleeka John 45. 52 Walker. Robert Wallenberg. Frank 11 7 Walsh. Dorothy 54. 87. 89. 91. 97 Warner. Eleanor 101 Weber. Lowell I 19 Wccker. Charles Wcifenbach. Jean 96 Weinkauf. Wiiliam 26. 116 Wcise. Donald 31, 114 Welch. Charles 76. ! I 9 Welter. Anne 48. 54. 99 Wemplc John 67. 110 Wendt. Robert Wenstadt. Gail 30. 120 Weyer. Charmine 37, 58. 59. 63. 98. 120 White. Gale 89 White. William 35. MO Saad Roger 76 Whit ford. Jerry 4 5. 115 Whittle. William 36. 57. 116 Wicker. Charles 48. 51 Wirdeman. Charles Wilcox. Jon 117 Wilcox. I.oil 60, 99 Wincgardrn. Donald 73. 89. 106 Winterhalter. Robert 51 Wisniewski. Ray 103 Witt. Robert 27. 66. 67. 71. 73. 89. 106. 107 Wojrasik. George 37. 87. 116. 1 1 7 Wolters. Kenneth I 17 Wood. Elden Wright. Walter 52 Y Young. Carter Youngquisr. Anne 34. 58 59. 87. 98 Younker. Edward 107 Zafcropoulos. George Zimay. Barbara 88. 100 Zimbric. Robert 76. 77. 119 Zuehl. Karl 77. 107 Z. Ape Hadlcr 169 The Editors wish to express their thanks to those who have helped out during the last min- ute rush for the completion of copy. Among them. Leonard Harsel for his help in identify- ing pictures. 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