Rockford College - Recensio / Cupola Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1965 volume:

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Others were a bit apprehensive and some actually seemed pained at the thought of another year. It was all a beginning. The campus was new and there were buildings that had never been used, just waiting for us. Somehow I felt that I was starting a journey that the college itself was just beginning to take. Everything was still fresh. It was all so very new. Many of the people were complete strangers. Of course, it was a bit disarming when Dean Divina walked up and knew all about me although she had never met me. I guess she had worked with my cards and registration forms for a very long time. It was comforting. At RC you can't be a number-the place is too small. Somehow the place didn't feel like it was 118 years old. But, then, I certainly didnit feel my 18 years. Again the faces cross my mind. Now many of them are nameless, but at the time they were to become my closest friends. 4 l 3 19 ' I i ,,. 3f-U Q' f K. , ua f wrt!! O Mi vs ,1-X We 'UIQ I .4 A, , 1 7' -!' gawk ,Q 4,,'- -N.. 'Win '-.. -f-.5 f Wir The best way to introduce anybody to college for the first time is to have no classes. There is all that extra time to meet the people. After filling out registration forms, it was a simple walk to Burpee Center for a fast game of ping-pong Qprovided a beginner could find someone to play with himj or a long, long game of Monopoly. Almost everybody went to the first dance, and yet very few actually danced. They were great ways to meet others. It took two dances in the dining room to discover that the spot- lights just outside the prow provided enough interior lighting to satisfy the most demanding chaperone. If one did not like to play ping-pong, he could go outside and button his beanie. I guess that's when I acquired most of my ping-pong skills. 7 273'-Q 'Z jg fy, 0 1 ws' QW Maia? ,ff '41 -Q E 8 5- ' ,, -'ir' wi . 31 1 fl I fn- K iv 'H' dl yi F iii A4 x ,f K Q t 's,, u7i' abt? .. QW, ffl ff' ' A FJ! , Avg , tv . RWM? iv .. x X, tim, 2 . ,U i 'if la. W'l9ffs.t'.'.fM Hey, Frosh-button that beanielw At least it all died down somewhat after a few days. And then the Precedents Committee began to camp outside the door and long runs around the Burpee Center began, which was all right if you were on a diet, and anyway, it didn't take that much muscle to move yourself around the building. Double buttons were the most fun. Unless of course you had two armfuls of books. But at times like that an air raid was deemed more appropriate. And there were many whom Fm glad knew all the rules, for they got to participate on the Turn- About Day. Then there were many Precedentis Committee members 9 iwfl sm who regretted being so conscientious in their duties. All of this was part of the beginning of my college experience. It was a new life for me, and a new life for an old college. My class was the first to enjoy living in the entirely new facilities of the RC campus. At that time it seemed that the past of the college was rapidly being forgotten in the promise offered by the future. Did Anna P. Sill realize that the full potential of her school would be realized on a different site than that selected by her? I doubted it then, and I still confess that it is most im- probable. Young ladies must have thought it a wonderful place to learn -for the enrollment gradually rose, reassuring those who believed in Rockford College. The year 1964 will always be re- membered as the year that RC finally took the step towards becoming a real home for all its students. Before then, there was the inconvenience of old make-shift housing or the placement of students on two campuses. IO -. The new women's dorms, the last housing units to be built on the campus for many years, had been completed. Anna P. Sill could never have imagined the changes her dream would undergo. That was something I never thought about while attending RC. In fact, it never really occurred to me just how much the whole concept of RC must have changed in all those years, 1847-1965 A group of students returning to the dorms would not have considered it. And I really don't see why they should have. It was all rather remote. RC would never again be a college for women. It had become a coeducational college for men and women -men and women learning of life, about the world, and about the people around them. But it seems that the things we learned about people were the most interesting and worthwhile. Everyone was different, and our life at RC had made us aware of those differences and had forced us to react and to adjust. l l l w Q J Vw M1 M -52128. W fff' .fa 'SWA 0.1 an The beginning of all this was obscured by the activities. The rope pull was messy, but those who missed classes because of it would probably have done it all over again. It is probable that those who dug the ditch late that one night would not have done it again. But that was all part of the fun. Again the faces come. The faces of the upperclassmen behind the footlights of our Freshman Show will al- ways be there. They were happy faces- and they were laughing faces. It was amazing to see how each individual personality was re- flected in the various routines. To be sure, most of those who participated were ex- fl was 31, ms- 'M W f 3, I3 f - ,-,,,'---1 .r'JP N, - .o. Q' I UA'-. -. ut as Q Q.: -,.. .. - .- A .ji--' .1-' -. s-3' .- . 'vw . Q '- ,-0',g- J- - .,-- , Wg .rJ'- I Wu 1 V., A . 9 . ' tv B R I ' 544 s Di . ' A ' - 4 , .- . ., ' ' 'ITT' rf 'qi-m.,+ ....g'.i- . . . , A . , . ' gs- 4 E 1 uw! x LA .4 Um ' 5 517- 4 Qi U ,gh M K J '53, A 1. - N troverts of varying degrees. But even more revealing was the type of entertainment chosen. The tone of the show reflected the good nature of those first weeks. More than any other single event during the entire year, the Sophomore Help Day reflected the type of people that RC had attracted. They were people who felt needed and who were will- ing to contribute to a total college effort. The happy faces that had begun to charac- terize the atmosphere of the campus were also the faces of individuals willing to repay 41 Y A63 4- , .ms 5:44 ' rg xrx fl: if l 5 I E fi 2 vi, Q J X' fix. .::l,.??:.L2 - . k0 , - ,V p, Q '- 4 M354 7' . - f-V J 51, it .L gf N554 Z Wg: - ,,.fc....--...a fl 33,9 , if ! ,, X .52 X X , . ,fr ' ' 15554211 v f I H, 1a V ff Qu 4 'E is-' L00 in a small measure all that had, in faith, been given them. And the college would be the better for it. RC was to fulfill a need-a need for an education. And no matter who sought that education, it was a start that would never end, for the college was just beginning to grow. Everything that was done the first year would mark and shape the development of future years. I didn't realize it then. My life has changed more than I would care to relate, and it is due in no small part to those hours I spent with all those students who were growing with RC. I5 JQ4, ' X V, 4 ,A X Q X H x X J Q f X 7 f sf sxfmaxjk V v X Q L' Y '- 'x x A? fx Ng, -1 , M2 hwpzf , Q5 Hips 16 4 Rockford College, for me, was a beginning. It was an influence that touched every phase of my further education and my life. And yet, at that time and at that place, I had been an in- fluence on an institution that would shape far more lives than I could ever hope to. By being part of the college at that time, and in the manner in which I was, I affected both the college and the individuals who composed it. That year was the be- ginning of a new life. And all I remember of it are the faces. Each one was different, and each one had some share in the ma- turation of RC. W' . V! 5 'W Z 4.6 mfg . A 1 WK 1 'lv X O A-gm ,mR, F,,, M A new tradition began that year on October 24- Homecoming. The new college community took a firm stand as a unit. The weeks of orientation and introduction had come to a close. The weeks of the life of Rockford College 1964-65 were beginning. September 13 a new society had been born, and June 6 it died. Yet a unique entity existed in the interim, and that entity exerted its infiuence on both individual and institution. This was Rock- ford College 1964-65,,' a combination of time and place and person which could only have existed then. This was the unity which first made itself known during Homecoming. Spirit had been building up for some time. By the end of orientation week the freshmen were beginning to respond as a class. But it was not until after September waned to October and the crimson and gold beckoned the weary scholar with cries of October Day that it was first seen. There was a fire drill late one night, and as the wornen trooped out of the dorms the men began to join the throng. Soon everyone was singing October Day.', The night echoed back the vi- brant voice of Rockford College. October Day, the most prized possession of RC, was tolled within the week as Hank, Superin- tendent of Buildings and Grounds at the Old Campus, rang the October Day Bell on October 15. Cries of relief spread throughout the dorms and within a few hours the entire student body diffused into the timelessness of a beautiful au- tumn day. And a week after October Day, they gathered around a fire. The teams, the cheerleaders, and the rest of the student body were preparing to put their mark in the annals of RC. As the Home- coming-Dad's Day weekend began, Rockford College made final preparation for the successful conception of a new tradition. The Homecoming bonfire and the frantic preparations on the float were but symptoms of the rrew spirit for the new campus. Homecoming had been an established tradition at RC for only four years. Formerly, Homecoming had been an event in itself, held during basket- ball season. But with its new position in the school year, a new excitement heralded its oc- currence. Girls practiced for the traditional Dad's Day Army-Navy field hockey game while the soccer and cross country teams prepared for the Homecoming showdown. Each class selected a queen candidate, and four campus coeds per- sonified the rising spirits of the school. Dad's Day came, and as parents from all over the country arrived on campus, the girls had a field hockey game, and Navy handed Army its first defeat in five years. Dad's Day pitted the Rockford Regents against Greenville College in the soccer game and six other colleges in the Second Annual Rockford Invitational Cross Country Meet. During half time, the queen candidates were presented on the field, and from the purple and white fioat, Dick Alfors announced the name of the coed chosen to reign as the Homecoming Queen of Rockford College. RoAnne Nesbitt beamed with surprise and delight as the crown was placed on her head. RC had chosen a freshman from Chicago as its queen, and the cheers from the crowd acknowl- edged their satisfaction. After the coronation, the cross country teams ran across the field to complete their race against time. Rockford College placed fourth in a field of seven teams. It was but a short time until the Soccer team posted a 4-2 victory. But there was more than victory shared in the Regent Soccer score. There was the common experience of the students, parents, faculty and administration. Homecoming was not an isolated incident of this common sharing. It was typical of the entire spirit and the mood of the campus. Classes began at eight a.m. and ended at five p.m., but the educational process did not end with them. RC was a total way of life and every- thing that one did on campus, whether it was with the faculty or with the students, was part of the educational process. Rockford College is an independent college of liberal arts and sciences located ninety miles northwest of Chicago. Founded in 1847, the col- lege evolved from a tiny women's seminary nestled within the heart of Rockford to a small coeducational college rapidly developing on a new 304-acre campus four miles from the original institution. K if ii ,M 4 Bob Schafer puts crepe paper in the chicken wire base of the First Homecom- ing float in the history of Rockford Col- lege. -..ai f 1 'DK q, .W7l'l1f 'SJW 50. Ernie Bonhomme and Don Ake fight to keep possession of the ball from a Greenville player during RC's Homecoming soccer game. The Regents were correct in their anticipation of an exciting game with Greenville. The players won the game 4-2. Sharon Nedovich greets her husband Ron after the Regents won their first Homecoming soccer game. Previously, Homecoming was held during basketball season. The Faculty and Administration of Rockford College serve to instruct and to advise. They par- ticipate in the total experience of learning and the total experience of living, for the small col- lege fosters a close relationship between student, faculty, and administration. The educational pro- cess at RC was continually improved through the efforts of the faculty and the administration. The students could only benefit from this exchange of ideas. During the school year 1964-65, Problems in Philosophy was offered for the first time in the junior year, while the third change in three years came to the Integrated Arts course, reducing it to a single semester. The decision by the Educational Policy Committee, chaired by Dr. John Schu- maker, to concentrate on the central core of the liberal arts was reflected in the determination of 'RJ Ernie Bonhomme runs the ball down Held in an attempt to score against Greenville College. The Regents took their fifth victory of the season in the combination Dad's Day-Homecoming game. the faculty not to introduce specialized courses. Speech was dropped as a requirement for gradua- tion, and the science requirement was also changedg a full year of a lab science and one semester in another science replaced the lab sci- ence requirement of two one-semester courses. To broaden language opportunities, the adjective modern was dropped from the wording of the language requirement. This requirement could now be fulfilled by sight reading courses in Lat- in. For the first time, students wishing to take just a semester of a language merely to acquire a footing in it were allowed to receive credit for that single semester. The 20-hour' requirement for certification in edu- cation was reduced to the Illinois state require- W Q..-N, 'J-Q, ef L tv 'fir 5 if L? gj'Q20l.i -33' fn 'ii Vgwkv - as v4W Y. - ' ?- ryvfgg ,My ,, may A -S i'iif'4 hQYfixN..'.4if'9 pi. 3 if Janie I-Topson, the only four year cheer- leader on the squad, cheers the cross country team as they cross the finish line. L 0 fi-5 f I fi' zgsg . 1 WXXY N l x u 8 RoAnne Nesbitt is lead to the Homecoming Queen's Throne by Bob Schafer. RoAnne was the Freshman class nominee. Others were: Linda Pearthree, jun- iorg Lynn Hoof, sophomoreg and JoAnn Bastian-, sen- lor. ment of 18 hours in order to allow education students a more flexible curriculum A non thesis option was added to the Master of Arts require ments for graduation in Social Studies, and the necessary number of hours required for an MA in Social Studies was changed from 33 to 30 But not all changes at RC were made in the area of course requirements College policies were re viewed, renewed or revised Once again the fac ulty reaffirmed 1ts conviction that no tests extensive written assignments should be given during Moratorium, the week preceding final exam 1nat1ons Particularly significant were the Colleges revised Statement of Purpose and Philosophy the new Speaker Policy and the Class Attendance Policy 9 ' ' . . . or . . . . . , ,un , ' T 9 Q ., Ron Balsam crosses the finish line during the Home- coming half time. RC Finished 4th in a field of six other colleges during the Second Annual Rockford Invitational Cross Country Meet. The Purpose and Philosophy of Rockford Col- lege as established by the Board of Trustees on June 6 was as follows: uThe fundamental purpose of Rockford College is to provide an educational program which will assist the student to develop the full use of his intellectual capabilities and to call into play his highest motives so that he may be a creative, courageous and constructive member of society. The educational program presents, through for- mal studies, a broad range of theoretical knowl- edge, attempting to give the student an under- standing of himself, of society, of the natural uni- verse, and of the world of art and humanities. The College further includes in the experience of learning a diversihed program of activities per- mitting the student many informal opportunities to augment, test, and apply the knowledge ob- tained in his studies. The philosophy of the College is based upon these premises: 'SMan is a thinking and feeling being. Therefore, the College seeks to confirm in each student a concern for truth, a respect for fact, the habit of inquiry, the practice of intellectual discipline, and the art of creative expression. Man is a social being. Therefore, the College nurtures in the student a belief in the inherent dignity and worth of each individual. It seeks to help the student discover the attitudes and con- duct which will lead him to exercise that integrity K ' Q' 1 . ' . . , , , . ,, f '.' I, . V- 'f , v ' ' , f 0, Soccer team: STANDING, Coach Chuck DeWild, vich, joe Fall, KNEELING, David Ryan, Ernst Bon- Chuck McCobb, Ed Washington, Ed Luzamba, Gerald homme, Jim Kohn, Chuck Villette, Barry Hulin, Don Bonhomme, Tom Richter, Francois Robert, Ron Nedo- Ake,Abudi Kobai, Howard LaBrant, Mike Pfeifle. I CROSS COUNTRY , Opponent I We They Aurora 37 Dubuque 20 St. Ambrose 29 Elmhurst 16 Knox 37 Lake Forest 32 Cross Country team: STANDING, Coach Dick Bromley, Al Wales, Dennis Gallagher, Bob Howells, KNEELING, Fred Young, Ron Balsam, Ed Wilgus. Not shown are Bob Chappell, Jim Green. 23 4th 4th 4th 2 4 8 4 4 6 3 1 Whitewater, Augustana, Carthage Rockford Invitational Concordia, Trinity, U. of Ill. CChicagoj SOCCER Blackburn 1 Aurora 1 Shimer 1 Eastern Illinois University 0 Lake Forest 5 Quincy 7 Shimer 1 Greenville 2 MacMurray 2 University of Chicago 1 N. A. I. A. District Tournament Lake Forest 7 MacMurray 4 My Helen N. Montague, Bookstore Manager. M. Knox Fowler, Associate Professor of Theater Arts. f .V l Warren D. Cuplin, Bursar li J. Reid Patterson, Profes- John A. Howard, President. Reverend Adolf Unger, Lecturer in Religion. sor of Physics. W Z Iz.. 1 Spaulding Rogers, Professor of Psychol- ogy. Q 'WA' oo,.s . . :fs H- f . ,,,..s5Q, W , fa. . L li bl Charles M. DeWild, Associate Pro- fessor of Physical Education. ff . f .- . , .rms 'ew 1 -- f -ff - i , .G aw , .,,,, 'W 'Wil' l . Robert K. Goss, Assistant Professor P of Music. ...,,W , WA M. Jayne Poor, Associate Professor of Dance. William A. Sills, Lecturer in Eco- nomics and Business. .41 Dru-ng. iff k,jjf,4-f ' 4-Q ,F David W. Palmer, Head Librarian. Ralph Jester, Director of Public Rc- lations. 1 25 .wma- Arthur B. Adair, Professor of Art. Richard Bromley, Instructor in Physical Educa- tion for Men. and responsibility which are vital to a free society and provide a basis for mutual trust among per- sons, communities and nations. Man is a spiritual being. Therefore, the College proposes to each student the importance of find- ing significance in life in religious terms and the necessity of discovering a hierarchy of personal values to which he will commit himself. Finally, Rockford College seeks to improve and refine the educational process so that its program will be valid and vital for each generation of students. The College Speaker Policy was very much tied in with the Purpose and Philosophy of Rockford College. ...nl John F. Bennett fRightl, Professor of English. Sally Lo Ware CCenterl Assistant Professor of French. David Palmer ' fLeftj, Head Librarian. Nancy L. Hill, Secretary to the Dean of the Faculty. f A i 1 Rosemarie Remencius, Secretary to the Richard D. Abraham, Professor of Spanish. President. 27 L.. Students dip into the Alaskan Feast Bowl at the f'Hawaiian Luau . The bowl and other refreshments were located in the center of the room in an enclosure of The College supports the principle of academic freedom with full confidence in the integrity of the faculty in their concern to Find and teach the truth. It further respects the freedom of students, both individually and in groups, to seek the truth by examining diverse views as to the nature of man and his world. However, it reserves the right to refuse its official platform to speakers whose purpose is clearly antithetical to the overall aims as expressed in the Statement of Purpose and Philosophy of Rockford College. The Board of Trustees empowers the President to make deci- sions in doubtful cases involving speakers before the public forums of the College. The Class Attendance Policy also came under re- view and revision: i'Students are expected to attend all classes. Re- sponsibility for attendance shall rest with the stu- XK Its !,i'.,'f' l if ft fi 3. fish net. Other refreshments included unlimited amounts of fresh fruit. dents, but if they fail to meet their responsibilities instructors may require attendance? Dissent. That was part of the educational process at RC. And what a faculty meeting did was not always accepted by the students without cries of displeasure. The Speaker Policy received most violent opposition by the editors of the student newspaper, the CGLLEGIAN. The editors came out early in the year against the policy. They reasoned that c'Under this statement, a speaker from nearly any radical political, economic or religious group could be refused speaking privi- leges at Rockford College. This may not be the case now since President Howard feels the spirit of the policy is no different from the 1962 state- ment. But there is apparently nothing to guaran- tee that this vague policy will not be turned to a specific ban in the future to save the college a bit of embarrassment . . . Present college leaders who respect our RC tradition would do well to remember the words of a former College President speaking of aca- demic freedom. Leland H. Carlson said in his 1955 inaugural address: 'Intellectual freedom is a God-given right which belongs not only to a college, but also to the community and the nation. John Stuart Mill was absolutely right when he said: '6The peculiar evil in silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human racef, There are a lot of people today who are sincere, but also sincerely wrong, in trying to hold back the intel- lectual tide, to suppress the free interchange of ideas, and to channel thinking in the comfortable grooves of cherished prejudice. c Many of you remember the horse and buggy days. Do you recall those square blinders which were put on each side of the horse's eyes? It was unfair to the horse, but it's positively dangerous to put blinders on human beings. Cur vision is restricted and we are likely to fall in the ditch. Then we are reduced to looking at the rut. Thatis why we must listen to John Milton when he says, l'Let her CTruthj and Falsehood grapple, who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter. 'If you succeed in suppressing an idea, and de- stroy liberty of inquiry in the process, what have you gained?' Even the class attendance policy was not immune from the criticism of the student body. Tom Myers, Student Government President, during the September 30 meeting of the student assembly proposed that the Educational Policy Committee reconsider the class attendance policy. The stu- dent body endorsed the recommendation unani- mously. The statement read: . .. that it be rec- ommended to the faculty that an attendance policy be adopted to the effect that class attend- ance be purely voluntary for all students, and that a student be subject to no other penalty than his missing the experience of the class, be it lecture, movie, demonstration, or pop quiz. Andy Loewe slides under the limbo bar at RC's first major dance of the year-the Hawaiian Luau. ,N PYT ,fav-'46 Al Nik ,ff 'ff Aa... ,I If If, ff, O rl .ff f if X X' 3.8 fa ' K 'ff f f Zia ' I If 'lg ff. : jf 4 ,f 1' gg I ' I K .xg Q X v' 'VL , h M, MV, I , W' fly 'M Q 1 f if -f - is 7 ,Mies Nfl W ., J I wife' ' f'53 'f ., f ' w 4 f- f . I S A y V Q J A ff' up f,. ?f , I jg' KA! ,, xy 1 Avuq Khin' , ,f ' ,J 2' f MFA ,W KN 1' A f mmmwl 1 ' ir . If- 'h..ffn in K 1 A ff Z X, ,f M f- ' Y N 4 K I K x 49' W! I X , ,I ,, hr? fa Y , .I jf? N? fl! Q ,f A fi! 1 Jr 4 ,X ff' H,fff ' 'J F fi , fly ij! ' I X V - I If '1 A ggkyg nf , if J' f f f' v, f xxx I f -fs N Two students pass beneath a tree on their way to the classroom building 31 , N -H - sg o Xxx Ronald Balsam VP, Social Affairs Thomas Myers Nancy Brown Alan Komins President VP, Clubs 8: JB Chairman Special Events Charles Branham Soph. Class Pres. Every student at RC can be an active member of Stu- dent Government through his voting power in the stu- dent assembly. Each student has an opportunity to voice his opinion and cast his vote on any issue concerning the student body, from finding space for the library volumes to the trustees' new speaker policy. Gpen dorms, the con- tinuation of the Experiment in International Living, the new class attendance policy, and the ever-present prob- lem of the budget were but a few of the problems dealt with by the assembly. Walter Brody Allen Stessmann Sr. Class Exec. VP Pres. Earl Anthes Fr. Class Pres. WGN' James Finke Robert Nagel VP, Student Treasurer Welfare Jacquelyn Robinson Donatus Ake VP, jr. Class Betsey Nelson Ed- AflaifS Pres. Secretary I 32 All Executive Board meetings of RCSG are open and attended by at least a few interested students. Student apathy was an always present problem for the Board. Alan Komins Charles JB Chairman Villette Dorothy Langer, Louis Carlson, Lu- cinda Alston Another aspect of RCSG is the Judicial Board. The primary pur- pose of the Judicial Board is to evaluate community standards and individual behavior in terms of these standards CStudent Hand- bookj. It also provides a system of peer judgement for infractions, both academic and social, of the RC Honor System. Under this system the responsi- bility of maintaining the estab- lished standards of conduct and behavior is placed upon the in- dividual student. It is the duty of each student to accept these standards himself as well as to see that they are upheld by the rest of the College community. For the first time in several years, JB completely reviewed the Honor System. The Board con- cluded that the system was quite effective in the academic realm, but that it was often ig- nored in social areas. 33 Charles McCobb Michael Pfeifle Merriley Clayton Borell Kerns ,add FINANCIAL BOARD: fSEATEDj Mary Welsh, Bob Nagel, Dawn Korrnos, KSTANDINGQ Tom Whitten- berger, Russ Miller. In addition to the prime forces of RCSG-Executive Board, Judicial Board, and the Student Assembly- numerous other functions of student government are fulfilled by several boards and committees. Financial Board determines financial policy for student organi- zations, and Social Board handles all student social activities. Social Sub-Committee, now also known as Social Board because of the passage of only part of a constitutional amendment, Recreational Sub-Commit- tee, and Cultural Sub-Committee aid in the planning and carrying out of these activities. Committees deal- ing with the various facets of the learning aspects of RC also function. The Student Educational Policy Committee determines student opinion on educational policy at the College, Arts Fund Committee engages various cultural events in the fine arts, and Religious Policy Committee determines the religious program at RC. All College elections are supervised by the Elec- tions Committeeg and, though it is not directly under RCSG, the Women's Judicial Board deals with minor infractions in the women's dorms in the same manner as does JB for the entire College community. RELIGIOUS POLICY COMMITTEE: Warren Zisserson, Pat Farrant, Kathy McGrew, Carolyn Mattila, Curt McKay. 'f MMM . 'W -I . ' fe. A c it 1 -- .1 . ' .- .:. ' . A 'I . X , SOCIAL BOARD: Miss Ostlund, JoAnn Bastian, Jacqueline Clark, Pat Zell, Ed Paynter, Al Wales, Ron Balsam. ' 34 STUDENT EDUCATIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE: Pat Farrant, Janie Hopson, Lynn Hoof, Narvis Freeman. SOCIAL SUBCOMMITTEE: KROW lj Ruth Zimmer- Ann Clark, KROW 21 Todd Shipley, Ward Wilgus, Jim man, Jacqueline Clark, Lucinda Alston, Margaret Jack, Finke, Sheila Webb, Mary Welsh, Nancy Brown. 33? WOMEN'S JUDICIAL BOARD: Jean Deckert, Mary Patches, Jane Dagitg KSTANDINGQ Faith Enos, Charlotte Stephens. 35 ' x ARTS FUND COMMITTEE: Miss Poor, Adrienne Austin, Jacqueline Robinson, Curt McKay, Ted San- ford, Mr. Goss, 41... we ,.., , 36 There were few organizations that did more or caused more comment on campus this year than The CCLLEGIAN. There were few groups that had either the personnel to do the large job they had to accomplish and few organizations with a greater obligation to the College. The newspaper set as its goal the active reporting and interpreting of the news of the campus. It tried to lead the opinions of the campusf-student, faculty, and administrative. It set itself as the voice of the student body. It expressed student opinion to all segments of the college community, The COLLEGIAN organization was one of the largest student groups on campus. With nearly twenty reporters going out to cover the campus events for every issue, and ten or fifteen working on advertising, circulation, and production, few groups could boast a more diverse group or one that represented more varied points of view. Few or- ganizations could have had a knowledge of campus events comparable to The COLLEGIAN. Working in a totally new office on new equipment, the staff performed with fervor and dedication. And the influence of the newspaper was spread through- out not only the College but into the Rockford community as well. It was the window through which alumni and friends looked at RC. The COLLEGIAN was-because of its high pur- pose-a dynamic organization. It was a hard-work- ing and widespread group. Its reporters covered the entire campus scene. Its production workers toiled late into many weekend nights to turn out the best newspaper in the College's history. And the results were worth it. Awards from national rating or- ganizations and acclamation by students, faculty, administration, and friends of the College made the job more than worthwhile. mfknn-su COLLEGIAN Staff members Mariana Wulpf-gm, Bill as Editor Neal Rosenau makes assignments and discusses the Manson, Leila Kemmerer, Joan Lederman, Bill Lons- Contents of the next iSSl1c. dale, Nancy Smith, Marcia Hammar, and Terry Inserra listen Phil Olt, Sheila Webb, Photographer Feature Editor Dave Belknap, Consulting Editor at ag ,, Mariana Wulpern, Carolyn Mattila, Assistant Production Manager Assistant Headline Manager Jane Havlicek, Circulation Manager Q X V 1 Jim Heuer, News Editor Bill Manson, Assistant Headline Manager Editors and members of the production staff work long hours to publish a paper while maintaining top-notch COLLEGIAN quality. 38 I 7 f 'Ki A Q1 , X 46 Neal B. Rosenau, Tom Holdych, Leila Kemmerer Editor Business Manager Associate Editor EMR Deanna Urban, Layout Editor ... :iid In lil mfmamewf mwwmmw -vw vgexuw Sk i, - Dennis Palmini, Managing Editor 3 f A- . 5 K -fi! E, vm V-'W i , ,. M ' . s f - .V ,. , i e',h? ' Ja Q af Curt McKay, Headline Manager John Buhrneyer, Terry Inserra, Layout Editor Production Manager if-W' WY 4 fs W'w 9 M A - ZMM V1 L I 52 i 5 4 9 'fn .MW 39 E x 1 f, s n X ' X., sms- Y + -f . ' ' V ' W5 n Qi., ff '1 ,, V . , fm, ,Ev 1' ,M 2,5 IXMVM-VVE Rey fc, ,f ,JJ M f WZ L: Q I ' 'G ,gl M, or N. , , if 9542 , f f , .J I. 4 sf? ' 122 - X , .4 V Eva Walsh, Assistant Professor of English. Alan Westlake, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. 9 I .E JP ,...,...-- - ' . 4 , www., W 7 iswgflfa 'Z W 53.3, in fb he 4 1 Q S Ks W X Q,-. - MX' v - . : wg , , Lena Wasylkow, Florence Secoy, Edna Drake, Secretaries to the Evening College. Mary Williams, Se Gertrude Brockmeier Men's Milan Divina, Registrar. Housemother. ohn Spence, Director of Development. ' fly E gy, 1 X 'Cin 'nu 'I 'D ' sa. 'Q 5 -if ,I ,f .P ' r' K' 9 1 iv A 1 1'- fv. I V' f it 5 fy i , 1, -1 ff f ti if 9 .l A 5' 'W The faculty of Rockford College is important. But just as important is the College staff, for they keep the College running. The long hours put in by Mr. Kearsley, Mr. Shue, Van Gid- dings, and the others who keep the boilers heat- ing, the roads cleared of snow, and the buildings clean keep RC alive. The nightly vigils of the Campus Cops, the cheerful Hello, dearie, of Mrs. Krukonis at her switchboard, the stamps provided by Mrs. Dunne at the mail desk fas well as those long looked for packagesj, and the smiling faces of Miss Ostlund and Mrs. Hadden at the Informa- tion Desk all are a part of RC that is necessary to the school's, or at least the students' existence. These, along with the rest of the staff-maids, food service people, secretaries, and mimeo people-are a part of the Rockford College tra- dition. Without them the College could not be RC. ary to Deans of Students. f eu gl 5 I i f it E 5 i C. A. Winkelhake, Associate Professor of Education. I ' i 2 'V I 1 ' A in ,Y .:.' ' I A ' .,,, ,.. , 1 T 5 - .-7' .r J at p f A 1- if Catherine Myers, Secretary to Deans of Students. Ona Krukonis, Switchboard Supervisor. Esther Ostlund, Roland Hoagfelt, Assistant Professor of History, and Jan Hodge, Instructor in English. 41 6 s Ph'l' Dd'k,Pf M .D ,A ' . oflfrt e nc ro essor ary C wma Ssoclate Robert Schwartz, Development Associate. , Gina Wassing, Associate Professor of Modern Languages. M. Dearing Lewis, Professor of English. Walter Beck, Instructor in Dorothy Stewart, Professor of Zo Mathematics, ology and Physiology. A3 V' it Dorothy Dunn, Service Desk Receptionist. 42 4, Q 'W' :fm .fm K my . M t w , A by A ff t f ff . .- f W. f V ' , , . f VY M ' Q 4 -WW' . fix? ,, ,I 4 . .-:Zim ' X 1g,,v,i.v1z-F Mary Braginton, Professor of Classics. Stanley Gross, Dean of Students. gum William Baker, Dean of the Faculty. Howard Dunlap, Associate Librarian. Carl Shue, Supervisor of Mainte- I'l3.I1CC. Betty Giddings, Supervisor of Duplicating Service. Fred Kearsley, Physical Plant Di- rector. Freida Conlon, Women's Housemother and Ann Bluedorn, College Nurse. L 312' R. t fx gif , .QM 194, Rjr ' IQ t, 'U Mickey Diamond and Joe-lla Te-rminellQ overwhelm their Rennie Miller's routine Kathy McGrew sings Honey audience with their rendition of Side by Side. wasn't as bad as all that. Bunfl : . Q3 K-9 l .oe , 1 A A few 2 'Q fm The Rusty Nail Trio cavort across the stage between folk songs. 44 Faith and Mike start the evening right with a small snowball fight. A new tradition was instituted at RC that November. The First Annual Variety Show was conceived by a small group of students and talents never before displayed were brought to light. Monologues, serious instrumentals, comedy singers and dancers, and folk-music groups made up a program that was so enthusiastically accepted by the students that it immediately became a part of the Rockford College tradition. Another relatively new part of that same tradition that is RC was con- tinued that month when the first of a series of Open Houses was held. Women were allowed in the men's dorms for the evening. Some couples took advantage of the opportunity to study or just talk in the privacy of- fered by a suite, while others pooled their resources to hold small houseparties. Additional entertainment was provided by RC's own Rusty Nail Trio in the Men's Living Center. Student chaperones super- vised the event, which was arrangedias a compromise between students and administration over the open dorm controversy. 45 i A toilet papered girl makes nice decoration for a man's room. 2 5 5 wsu?-v - There's fun for everyone at an Open House, especially when a bit of rivalry is involved. ,ZL42f ' ' W' Qpen Houses are used for simple talking too --'Qsa:1g-f-.- r :, -- W , ,S is ,LLM Director Knox Fowler instructs Dave Adams and Bill Loudin in their roles in Prisoners Mix Cementf, Produced in the limited facilities of Severson Auditorium, The Private Life of the Master Race by Bertolt Brecht was one of Knox Fowler,s smoothest running, well-organized successes. The play was written in the style of the epic theatre and consisted of thirteen vignettes. Each told of a different facet of Nazism. Recorded sound effects, narration, and the use of slides kept the audience aware that they were viewing a theatrical performance. Susan Barry gave one of the play's finest performances as a doctor's Jewish wife pre- paring to leave Germany to protect her husband. That the words ufaithn and 'Ltrustn lost all meaning was very clearly shown in The lnformerf' Creighton Miller and Carol Eastes did an excellent iob of making tension rise in the vignette, in which they portrayed parents who believed that they had been betrayed by their son. Finally, in Sermon on the Mountw, manis basic evil and cowardice were shown by a minister CWilliam Loudinj, who was unwilling to take a stand for his Christian convictions because he feared the power of a Nazi-oriented child. Paul Anderson, Barbara Chapman, and Stuart Dean also gave fine performances in this selection. Bob Chappell, The Man They Releasedf' 46 ,' i '- 3' W 2 . g 5 W X 4 , . . S , jg ag ff J f ,' if , 1 f ' ,fr W t x if fy 1 Dx. - Z ' Q .xxx 1 , W' , .,- M,-'fly' l I 1 3 ff 5 -f6'f X , , y ze - ' L x if 7 'N pf , Q 'M f X ' rf'5t W, v asbnzw 'FWWW3 f gy... 1 A V f ' 1 is ' i 1 Wy! '41, . . I ,,,, J' 'V ,f X M 4 Nfl tj' ' KL 4 7 ., 1- Z 4 1 'N if . si We Wq Adrienne Austin, Walt Brody, and Kitty McDougall discover the incriminating mark that has been placed on Walt's coat by S.A. man Webb Kerns in The Chalk Crossf, Susan Barry gave one of the play's top perfor- Workers Jim Kohn, mances with her portrayal of The Jewish Wifef' Mary Hoxie, and Mark Grossman wait their 48 mg J Q 6 any 4' V 4 f'f'X 'WH 49 wx ,D 4k 2 0 3' ar sd 4 if X M 6 J al X 1 w 6 Cheerleaders: Janie Hopson, Marie Baumann, Marcia Hammar, Donna Campbell, Pam Gutshall, Cynthia Capitani. Fred Young gets a bit of motherly advice after one of his events in an RC swimming meet. 50 A typical RC crowd shows typical ,,.,: S- --,: . .,.,.,,, . ,,,. . ., m ay i451,,:g -1 .gp-.gg '--5, ,..-1,545 1 , ' -' , ,WWA 3 -hw 51 1. if ' A Diver Ron Balsam pulls in more meet points with a graceful jackknife. enthusiasm at an RC basketball game. A W My J lm NGK ,WW M42 RMK W W f, One of the RC tankers splashes his way toward another fine finish to add Regent Cagers sink another two-pointer in more points to the Regent score. a spirited attempt to halt their opponents. 51 5 Ri is Art Woodruff stretches to successfully grab a rebound for RC. ,F- WM. ,A P Tom Richter emerges after completing his specialty, the butterfly w i ..,. 7 A ,ff ' 'SH' :Q ,. sf' 1 : 'fx XM l hw-KX J t 'ff There is no joy in the lockerroom mighty RC has lost out. 'il i SWIM TEAM: ROW I, Fred Young, Ron Balsam, Bob Cannan, Roger Cooper, Ken Mowll, Bob Hollingsworth. Berlin, ROW 2, Coach Dick Bromley, Chris Hanson, John Not pictured is Torn Richter. BASKETBALL Opponent They Freeport 95 Milton 97 Northwestern 92 Carroll 12 Harris SWIMMING Aurora We Opponent They Ilifielfofil 122 30 George Williams College 65 Pa. C211 85 16 Iowa Wesleyan College 78 Crmclpg 98 31 Illinois Institute of Technology 6-l Nomiqorplak 95 21 Illinois Wesleyan University 79 Ilfrtc Har O tom t 57 19 North Park College 76 C ' t Ol age P C ry 104 45 Elgin Community College 49 SEP ra 59 41 Coe College 51 lmer ' 7th Third Annual Rockford Invitational Swim- Blackburn 58 min Reia S Eureka 94 5 Y Milton 71 Aurora 93 Elmhurst 97 Eureka 81 Chicago Teachers 93 St. Procopius BASKETBALL TEAM: ROW I, Dennis Gallagher, Al i Wales, Neil Katz, Chuck LaGrande, Ted Sanford, Bob Caron, Gerry Malloy, Gary DeClute, Milton Katz, ROW 2, Coach Charles DeWild, Milt Peterson, Jim Lowling, l LM Joe Coens, Bart Bartholomay, Brad Carlson, Bob Bender, Dave Benson, Art Woodruff, Robin Nesbitt. Virgilio Blondett speeds down the court to chalk up another score for the Regents. INTRAMURAL COUNCIL: fSEATEDj Frank Pflock, Ron Balsam, John Carleton, Mr. Bromley, KSTANDINGQ Gary DeClute, Howard LaBrant. lll F71 WOMEN'S RECREATION ASSOCIATION: IROW lj Michele Dia- mond, Marie Baumann, Charlotte Stephens, Judy Pottsg KROW 22 Mary Patches, Faith Enos, Penny Bates, Joella Terminello, Caroline Fumbanks, Linda Tweed. Due to the fall semester lack of gymnasium facili- ties, WRA activities were limited to off-campus horseback riding and the traditional Army-Navy soccer game on Dads' Day. Plans realized during the second semester included inter-collegiate basket- ball, intramural volleyball, and tennis. Bowling leagues and la crosse were begun and requests for softball resulted in renewed hopes for a successful spring. The male counterpart of W.R.A., I.M. Council, governs all men's intramural sports activities. The expanded sports program provided football, bas- ketball, bowling, swimming, badminton, tennis, baseball, golf, volleyball, and a free throw con- test. The council also rewrote the intramural regu- lations making them more explicit. The two or- ganizations worked together to sponsor a coed vol- leyball tournament. wt-wseewg , ,. 4 K Caroline Fumbanks plays a fast game of volleyball in the gym. Wk . X LM 1 at Wm ,fbi .. as Marie Baumann jumps to reach the ball. Quay., ,.-- 3--C vs t i .Q-N.-ne,. Grace Spiekerman, Assistant to the Bursar, Eleanor Mitchell, Payroll, Business Ofiice, Ruth Anderson, Student Bank, Busi- if 9 ness Office. Marilyn Blum, Associate Director of Admissions. Roxie Alexander, Instructor of English. XR 1782, at + M' ia,?f 'i f Jeanette A. Hoflman, Professor of SpCCCh- Wilma Troup and Elizabeth Hitchcock, Secretaries to the Registrar. i 1 1 3 ,1 f A ,iefp if Q. 1 , . 57 w V Florence Lindstrom, Secretary to the Business Manager. i?i!?'fiiL5 3 ohn Heckinger, Business Manager, Victor Crawford, Professor of Chemistry 57 .,-49 Esther Ostlund, Director of the Burpee Center. rf' ' Tr. . V bww ,f . , ' .. 1 'W' ,., t..-.ff ' , w 4 V N4 Q 2 N Xxx! A X 59 Q.. pl Q' if 4' f Wx NN ' X Mildred Bulliet, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics. i H. Q. 2 77252. if Pat Hadden, Secretary to Director of the Burpee Center. 58 Joan Milne, Instructor in Wom enls Physical Education. oseph Chevalier, Instructor in French. if . il: Richard Baker, Professor of Political Science. A-: fi V 4, ,t Q: ' Nw- Q , G A ' 2- .W - - ,.. MWDMQDJPW 4 Barbara Spongberg, Director of Alumni Relations. John Schumaker, Professor of Mathematics. if if t if 7 2 l 4 f.,, Q Q WS 17 f , .gil 3 as W ff, sf- ig? f J ts. ,fe xv ' A George Wattles, Associate Professor of Eco- John Bennett, Professor of English. nomics. 59 g xv. - .sflffx Mike Bubrick receives the Circle K Club's Charter from a member of the Kiwanis Club. The Rockford College Circle K Club received its charter from its sponsor, the Kiwanis Club, on Oc- tober 2O, 196-l, becoming the first new club on the new campus. During the year, Circle K undertook such projects as painting book shelves for the school library, and planting a nine foot Douglas Fir next to Burpee Center which was decorated by the club and be- came the ofhcial college Christmas tree. Circle K men helped with the job of snow removal on cam- pus, and also placed sand barrels at several points to aid motorists. Members of the club attended several conferences during the year, and instituted a Traveling Gavel to increase inter-club activities. A monthly news- letter is published by the RC club and sent to all clubs in the District. Members are drawn together by weekly meetings to discuss projects, to listen to interesting speakers, and to view films on a variety of subjects. Two other active clubs on campus are the Young Republicans and the Young Democrats. These clubs appeal to young people who are concerned with the future of their country. Both clubs partici- pated in the 1964 general election, worked closely with local and state officials, and sponsored speakers on campus, as well as participated in state, mid- western, and national conferences. if ,M , Mike Bubrick presides at a Circle K meeting. The other Jim Heuer, Bob LeVasseur, Dennis Gallagher, Ward members pictured are ffrom left to rightj: Dan Myers, Jones, Pete Suits, and Ted Sanford. 60 Carl Noller speaks to fellow Young Republicans: Cfrom left to rightj Bob LeVasseur, Judy McLevige, Joyce McLevige, Bea Scamman, Gary Peterson, Betsy Birks, john Carleton. a ws will t Young Democrats: ffrom left to rightj Malinda Allen, berg, Margaret Cethers, Ken Mowll, Bob Berling Chip Schamp, Warren Zisserson, Marilyn Koopman, Bill KSEATEDD Walter Brody, Julia Bloesch, Robin Nesbitt, Lonsdale, Martha Hudson, Jane Woiciechowski, Bobby Debbie Sachs. Jo Gamble, JoAnn Hobson, Carolyn Fumbanks, Bob Am- 61 1 WI Q2 fffa is Waxman ' Y W, .12- WRCR staff members: Dan Hardman, Bill Lonsdale, Bob ROW 2, Paul Anderson, Don Faith, Glen Moss: ROW 3, Bourke, Jennye Slick, Mark Grossman. Behind the window: Tom Whittenberger, Bob Berlin, Tom Johnson, Warren ROW I, Steve McFadden, Judy Austin, Dave Benson: Zisserson. Joe Novak, Head Announcer, and Bill Lonsdale. Walt Brody, Program Director. 62 This was the year of the test for WRCR. The sta- tion was faced with moving their studio facilities, expanding technically to service a greatly expanded campus, fulfilling the responsibility of a program schedule of over 40 hours per week, and facing a large segment of the student body which had never 'before heard WRCR. Technical difficulties delayed the commencement of this year's broadcasting until October 16, but the delay proved to be a false omen as the staff met and conquered the afore- mentioned challenges. Utilizing a staff of over 30 students, WRCR this year featured morning programs designed to get you up, keep you up, and start you moving into another day,', and evening programming planned to allow each student to hear undiluted his favorite type of music at certain times each week. The staff set out this year to increase the station's service to the college community in the area of public service and special interest announcements and programs, as well as national and campus news- casts. WRCR also featured live broadcasts of speak- ers and programs on campus. Also, WRCR this year embarked upon a positive course of action toward the realization of the eventual goal of WRCR-FM transmission to the entire Rockford area. Webb Kerns, Station Manager. Pat Brauer Record Librarian Eric Hansen Business Manager - Creighton Miller, Editor. Synapse, the Rockford College literary mag- azine, once again published two issues con- taining the literary works of the College com- munity. These issues also included photographic and art works done by students. The magazine, though it found itself with a new editor mid-way through the Hrst semester, was the recipient of much greater student in- terest than in previous years. Editor Creighton Miller stated Synapse's rea- sons for existence in a 'iPoetic Letterw pre- facing the yearis first edition. '6This thing from yesterday was heavy CYou mean trying to understand that creative 'stufff I can't understand it. Stick to artists of the past. Be safe.j and gives us all a cold bed full of dreams. lt seems that now, though, we must continue on. Take example, begin. For it can- not be but we must don more tight the strength of will and the will to write. g'For by tonight some more may go their way and lose the game-the light of day. For then it causes us to say: There again goes one bell in our time and it's not sublime unless itis moulded well, produces sound, and rings out full, large or small. We call you to read this magazine, a contri- bution of learners' I., x g Mary Day, First Semester Editor SYNAPSE: Betsey Nelson, Pat Zell, Cordon Knight, Barbara Chapman, Sheila Webb, KSTANDINGQ Creighton Miller, Walter Brody. 64 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB: KSEATEDQ ta Gravitt, Delia Menocal, RoAnne Nesbitt, Manley Burtong Hoang Van Ngoan, Najat Hriez, Sandy Friedheimg KROW KROW 3j Gerald Bonhomme, Ernst Bonhomme, Doug 2j Edouard Luzamba, Abudi Kobai, Eliud Monda, Boni- Johnson, Wayne Bodow. The purpose of International Relations Club is to foster a better understanding and to sti- mulate interest among RC. students regarding political, cultural, and social affairs at inter- national, national, state, and local levels. Dur- ing the year, the club sponsored several cam- pus activities to further these aims. In October, a group of seven Philippine dancers performed in the College dining room after supper. The informal meeting held in the Forrest Cool Lounge after the demonstration provided an opportunity for all interested students to ques- tion the girls about the Philippine Islands and their native dance techniques. United Nations Human Rights Day was cele- brated at the College by a coffee hour at which three RC professors were invited to speak. Dr. Dearing Lewis discussed Human Rights in India today, while Dr. George Stabler related the topic to the United States. Dr. Russell Planck commented on the remarks of the other two speakers, and all the students were in- vited to participate in the discussion. Meetings of the club were held monthly to plan the cofTee hours and to discuss various topics of interest. The clubls vice president, Hoang Van Ngoan, contributed his particular experiences by bringing to the campus a Elm regarding the work of Dr. Thomas Dooley, with whom he had worked in Laos. , M-Tk qt Michiko Fukushima provides entertainment for the Dad's Day din ner. 65 9 x A day at Rockford College was like no other day of the year. But there were some things that happened almost every day no matter how much all the days differed. The following seven pages are a collection of photographs that best repre- sent that undefmable something that made every day at Rockford a basis from which to expand. 66 M Wwfww wff' J, ff ' 4-ml ' ' K. I 2 ' 4 T 'K Jf' , wg x.,: f, a ,fu 'Q 4 , . M, t , , 'I . X V 'I , f. Wx, 67 ...M 4. , -.-.. H .., 5 ... at , v 1, , et We ,of in ! I 5 , it . stark ii ...J -.. 'Z The only time we ever cleaned our rooms was when the dorm counselors were having an inspec- tion. VVe were pretty much the average college students . . . At times we were a bit above average. There was the night we toilet-papered the trees around New Hall and the night an outhouse appeared in the middle of the parking lot. Water fights were an everyday occurrence, and there was no keeping track of the number of short sheeted beds. Every morning we had the first decisions of the day to make. First, uWould we go to our eight olclock class? Second, 'fWould we get up now and go to breakfast? Third, Would this be a good day to start growing a beard? And the day hadn't even begun . . . We ate breakfast-usually. It is possible that some people didnlt know that there was a meal at that time of day. At least they never gave any indica- tion that they did. An eight o'clock class was something no upper- classman ever tried to have. It was interesting to go to class and see all those who had rolled out of bed just five minutes earlier. On Sundays, however, most of the RC population looked very respectable in their Sunday best. And all during the day there were classes. There was that brief ten minute period between our eight o'clock and nine o'clock classes during which we spirinted over to the mail room to see if any of our friends had learned how to put the English lan- guage into writing. The lunch line was an adventure in itself. It was the only place on campus where one could be Five feet from the door and stay there for ten minutes while the rest of the student body cut in front. To be so close to sustenance and to finally achieve a plateful of the same was almost as difficult as do- ing homework over spring vacation. After lunch there were more classes. In fact, when you stop to think about it, we could easily have spent most of our daylight hours enclosed within the confines of a classroom building. But then, that's what we were here for-to become well- rounded students of the liberal arts. To get us off to a good start we took integrated arts, English, and a 4'Doc', Stewart zoology course. After classes everyone headed for the snack-bar fwhich the freshmen spent their First semester sup- portingj. Except for the wait, it was an excellent way to meet hungry girls, friends, and hungry girls-especially if the fellow was buying. Often professors were there, too, talking with students over a coke and hamburger. If the snack-bar didn't get the money, the book- store did. There is no way to compute how much we spent there, but our taxes must have supported our NATO forces in Europe for the first seven cont. on 73 68 ,js fi sf M93 I xx '17 f 47 w, , A22 SW? x , Q Z msg . V k .-1-W -,.v :yf f f 1 ,H , .. , X' x- , . , ,iffy ff f S , as vm 4 f SGW' gf X, 7355 0' M 41 MZ! Z 4 4' sl N 'wwf .,.' ff ft rl -,J W ', .4- ,we- V-H ' .fi .M . 1, I 'fs , . I pug' '- 1 1 gl , f N ,, U'-1 r' 4 9 l ic! 1:-1 J 'Wm N446 f 72 -., 'Qu IT X :bf 4, s gm... MWQQ ann . months of 1965. The evenings were great. For the most part, after five o'clock, we shared the campus with our housemothers and a few policemen. The campus was alive until about eleven o'clock. Then it came to a sort of standstill. It was then that the girls had to be back in their dorms. But it was too late to start homework and yet too early to go to sleep. So some would play bridge or listen to the radio or get into one of those all-night bull sessions. But some of us did spend those late evenings and early morn- ings studying, and it was that purpose that tied every day to the next. 73 Qzfigywgx. KlSfO0DSlHgh Hazareesmgh VlS1tlHg Professor of Soclology and hls Wlfe at thelr receptlon www my Dan Tyson Dxrector of Admlsslons n Q HW EW Lawrence Rhoades Publxc Re latlons ASS1StaHf Lou Ann essen Secretary to Dlrector of Alumm Relatlons Dr K1Sf0OHS1Hgh H3Z8f66S1Dgh was our VlSlt1I'lg Whlt ney Fulbmght Professor for the Hrst semester thlS year He 1S from M2lUYlt1US, a colony of England that expects to TCCCIVC her freedom w1th1n a couple of years Dr Hazareeslngh rece1ved h1s doctorate from the Sorbonne as well as domg extenslve study at the Umverslty of London He IS an expert 1n the fields of soc1al welfare and communxty development The students who were fortunate enough to take ad vantage of the courses offered by h1m were able to learn first hand the many problems faclng the 1mpover1shed, underdeveloped c1v1l1zat1ons of the world 5 5 Anna Schuller-Ovsjankina, Assistant Professor of Russian and German. Mary Wollner, Professor of Education and Human De velopment. Dr. Hazareesingh was obviously impressed with the scholarship of his Rockford College students. He was also impressed with the informality and friendliness of Rockford's students and faculty. Many of his classes were held in an informal seminar fashion, and his stu- dents were just as impressed with him as he was with them. S7 ' gf' ': ,gzgifgi '. -, ,f f f f .3 .iff K, Z, W ?2s1.Ef: Russell Planck Professor of History. Helene Tzitsikas, Assistant Professor of Spanish. 75 E? S We .fav .. i f 4' gm x f N ik we ami ,WW ,S Z Rose Thomas and Diana Brang, Secretaries to the Deans of Admission. Curtis Moore, Dean of the Evening College and Summer Session. at s. , ld. il ,,,. Elnora Sherman, Assistant Nurse. , gf QL J s,'W4'+ Irene Doerr, Assistant Professor of Biology, Starr Ogilby, Secretary to the Director of Public Re- lations. Donald Walhout, Professor of Philosophy and Religion. xg, o ii n lll iii a Mary Koenig, Assistant Librarian. s ,, XV gs, A Phyllis Burke and Judy Christiansen, Sefretaries to the Development Office. George Stabler, Associate Professor of Sociology. MEN'S TOWN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: I.M. Council Repre- sentative, John Carleton: Secretary-Treasurer, Ward Jones, Vice- President, Fred Youngg President, Ron Balsam. WOMEN'S TOWN STUDENT ASSOCIA- TIONg ROW I, Freshman Representative, Ingrid Fullingg Vice-President, Mary Marchiorato: ' ROW 2, President, Nancy Coomberg Treasurer, Maryann Palmini. 5 4 ' fm ,,, 1 jf- -' f, fi . i iigfxisfws ,-Q G , fm W 'I' 5 Q Rf-Q ' Wllbn... MEN'S HOUSE COUNCIL: ROW I, Vice- Caster Hall President, Chip Schampg ROW 3, New President, Martin Sampsong Olson Hall President, Hall President, Fred Menzg President Chuck Mc- Bob Nagelg Caster Hall Vice-President, Steve Lacey, Cobb, Secretary-Treasurer, Bob Howells. ROW 2, Olsen Hall Vice-President, Michael Pfeifleg 78 WOMEN'S HOUSE COUNCIL: ROW I, Mrs. Frieda Julie Bloeschg Joella Terminellog Lucy Ceyerg Georgia Conlong Secretary-Treasurer, Pat Farrantg Dean Mary Collinsg Bobby Garnbleg ROW 4, Margaret Jackg Dawn Divinag President, Mary Patchesg ROW 2, Jane Dagitg Kormosg Georgia Bilasg Kathy Pesavent. Linda Starekg Sandy Friedheimg ROW 3, Janet Lloydg I ,Ww- 9? - Q iv f 1 C ' I 2.1 GX! gl-:VXA Va '-,HQ ?s '-un K- , 'kt X Legg 4 'Z' ' K ' 1 . Jn n'. xx Q f -. 1, 'C' . -, Freshmen Ward Wilgus, Sheila Webb, Pete Peterson, girls' dorms at one of the open houses sponsored by and Judy Austin enjoy the homey surroundings of the Women's House Council. 79 Yi, ' 1912 if , su-ir 5' gl 1 if y ,iff M m Y 1 , .E f ., W A X, W 5 ' LE BARATIN: KBACK ROWQ Barbara Chapman. Najat Hriez, Mary Patches, Leigh Silver- man, Jean Deckert, Linda Starek, Lois Carlson, Miss Ware. A year of relative inactivity was experienced by all the foreign language clubs. Le Cercle Francais did not meet regularly, but did do a reading of the French play Cn Ne Bandine Pas Avec LAmour by Alfred de Musset. German Club held informal coffee hour meetings at which a variety of topics were discussed and folk songs were sung. Spanish Club conducted a seminar on poet Juan Ramon Ji- merez. made several trips to Chicago to see popular Spanish films, and had speakers on a variety of topics. Le Baratin, the informal French coffee hour group, met weekly, but the International Coffee Hour, made up of all students speaking foreign languages, was cancelled after a trial basis although much student enthusiasm was shown. All language groups participated in one major ac- tivity at Christmas. Representative carols were sung in each of the languages, the Christmas story was told in Spanish and then in English, and a dinner followed at which students could eat with others speaking their language. Spanish club provided further entertainment with a pinata party to com- plete the evening. Mrv.. GERMAN CLUB. KFRONT ROWQ Terry Inserra, Pat Farrant, Ernst Taegerg KROW 2j Mable Ross, Phebe Mace, Al Stessman, Mary Patches, Charlotte Stephens: KROW 32 Brad McArthur, Dawn Kormos, Tom Johnson, Kathy Pesavent, Andy Langoussis. ffvl f ' if '2 8,1 SPANISH CLUB: KROW lj Deanna Urban, Narvis Freeman, Michele Dia- mond, Dr. Tzitsikasg KROW 2j Delia Menocal, Najat Hriez, Caroline Fum- banks, Laurel Larking KROW 3j Jim Berger, Carl Koopman, Nonie White, Brad McArthur, Aliss DeGroote. Stuart Dean and Ernst Taeger read from 'On Ne Bandine Pas Avec L'Amour as Jim Kohn and Francois Robert look on at a meeting of Le Cercle Frangais. LE CERCLE FRANCAIS: Jean Deckert, Delia Menocal, James Kohn, Mrs. Wassing, Najat Hriez, Ron Cox, Jane Dagit, Donna Campbell, Leigh Silverman, Ernst Taeger, Nancy Brown. 81 Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship Club members Sally Schofield Sue Horth and Craig Laurent think about a Biblical passage they are discussing For the first time in many years a new emphasis was placed on religion at RC Intervarsity, the Colleges non denominational religion club continued to spread the pre cepts of Christian fellowship with various activities through out the year The student-faculty Religious Policy Committee headed by Dr. Donald Walhout initiated several additions to the informal religious program of the school. A series of coffee-hour discussions were held at which the different Christian denominations and Judaism were explained by ministers of the faiths. These explanations were followed by question and answer sessions. Another of the innova- tions was a question and answer radio program broadcast over WRCR. These programs provided the Colleges Board of Religious Counselors with an opportunity to become better acquainted with the student body. A comprehensive study of the place of religion at RC was made by a team of ministers representing a non-denom- inational, non-profit organization. Their purpose was to evaluate objectively the College's religious program and to suggest methods of improving it. But though there were many innovations at RC during 1964-1965 resulting in a program of renewed activity, the most important part of religion at the College was not something new. The bull sessions that just happened to form after dinner or late at night in the dorms were far more vital to the students than any organized activity could be. For it was in these sessions that the students could question and discuss the new ideas to which life at RC exposed them. They could share the doubts and un- certainties about God and religion that often comes with college. They could have their faith torn down- either to remain demolished or to be rebuilt into a stronger, more vital one. 1-v-Y w..am-nmmmm.-QQ. msiyawaml .. Questioning looks cross the faces of Curt McKay, Char Stephens, Ernie Taeger, Mickey Dia- mond, and Arie Greenleaf as they discuss Lutheranism at a religious forum. Q, rf' :wif Christmas at Rockford College-a time of tinsel, decorating, wassail, parties- was the one event in which every student took part. It was an occasion filled with traditions, many of which dated back to the old girl's school. The freshmen kept the entire student body in suspense until they decorated the campus late one night. Their Hanging of the Greens proclaimed the arrival of the Christ- mas season at Rockford College. Two weeks before Christmas vacation the mellow strains of Hark the Rockford angels shout, Fourteen days 'til we get out wafted across the dining room for the first time. This event was repeated daily at dinner time until the last meal before vacation. Decorating was not left to the freshmen alone-most women decorated their rooms in some manner, ranging from miniature aluminum trees to barren branches covered with tiny lights: and several of the men had f'liberated ever- greens decorating their lounges. The Circle K Club trimmed the evergreen they had planted in front of Burpee Center earlier in the fall, establishing a new Christmas tradition. The COLLECIAN put up an old fashioned tree in the publications ofhce, and YVRCR decorated a tree in a more contemporary man- ner with staff members' names, old tapes, and the like. The semi-formal Christmas dance, Snowbound, was held on campus for the first time in years. The cafeteria was decorated with a huge, beribboned tree, and the dance Hoor was set off by roped evergreen boughs. For the First time, two bands were used at an RC dance. A dance band and a rock and roll combo played at alternate times, providing suitable dance music for everyone. W 15,6 The snack bar decora- I l mf . , , , W 'f ' P- . 1, ,..,. rgrsfii' is , KL l A- 1 f ' 4' is - W 5 z . Q' Q 1 13 32.11.-:.e-E, f ff' Q , - 5 4 f gh- ty p ' if f , . 2 e ,...g . ' . t 21. - ' i , V, I my ,,, 'fiffyi gang 5' . , 1, ,., ,ey-' 5 ' U W 'bi 2355? X? ' H 1 1 4, 1, Y, , . 5' le' 'T f, . 4 X5 I6 , ' ' -was 'wif ff . i f 1. i , ,L , . , Q .. y V .,., , get ,ish ia .fp 4, Evergreens Everywhere could have been the theme of the freshmen as they decorated the entire Campus. Rich Hundgen, Stuart Dean, and Claire Morri- son await their dinner mates at the Christmas buffet. i tions began to go up as midnight approached. The finishing touches were not applied until the wee hours of the morning Christmas is not the only December holiday celebrated at RC. Al Stessmann, Jeff Feinstein, and Joan johnson watch as Mike Kuzel lights a Candle as part of the ritual of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. 85 The womens dorms were decorated ln many ways for the holxday season Much work xs necessary before any decoratlng can be done A trustee quartet provlded entertalnment for everyone before Chrlstmas dmner Neal Rosenau and DuH'y Urban decorate the COLLEGIAN tree m xl' Freshman Ward Jones attaches a final hght to the Burpee Center Lounge tI'CC ennlfer Cutter helps her class decorate Duffy Urban glves a student a chance to break the pmata at the forelgn language celebrauon , 4 . J ' A Rc. 2 , u , 3'3ALf,3' N ll'yl' r -Yfb it-4, 86 W f, 45, Pete tree. ww iffy Peterson and Eric Hanson decorate WRCR's futuristic The mas Busy hands bring the spirit of Christmas to RC. , far? r 'r-'r:, entire student body took part in caroling before Christ- dinner. 87 1 ! 14 ,I A K 'W if A, ,Q f Is K' ee' ifm Yhilmv, as Greens line the halls previous to their hanging V, XX ff. '57 1 9: ,-if J .. .,f,. ,1 ,.g, X ,Q f f -f- ese ,Q as Q 4. , A if 'f' Z f N ,xg 1. X862 X M : , A A 'Q ,ff QM X4 '59 1 A. X 7 4. f mg., ,., 1 ,, 2 W X Q f . G 1 'f , ' f?i.:j? ' , V ff If f , Q .0- A Y, Q., 1 Z . iff 35 , uunflilnlllsuap-me-.QA D I ff Freshmen worked long into the night decorating the entire Cam- pus. The Christmas dance, Snowbound, was held on campus in Burpee Center for the first time. 'Un 89 I ,f 6 ,4a..,,, .W . p,-my mlm f, 7 , is .. Sym W W I , X 2 ,,, W 7 ,f f ,arf f':'r'M-F M S. 5 yn, fs ' S' Q , fgx ff-,,P If J - - ' ' x ff -, 'M wif Boughs were strung everywhere in the annual Freshman Hanging of the Greens. , cf 3:41 2 1. The songs only began with the mcn's surprise Caroling, g ,., flu, 4 tj Q' fb 4: V 1 W A -J QW mf V 'J 5 s . A. If ,r RoAnne Nesbitt puts some finishing touches on the Burpee Center decorations. The serving tions. as 2' . : U: .MY 1 - . ' , 4 .rw nw -f .,,,.,, X Vg . 1 Q.. t- f W. f ln, of Wassail is one of RC's most time honored tradi- Foreign languages were represented in the festivities with a special program of foreign carols and a dinner at which students ate with others speaking the same tongue, and perhaps another tradition was born. This meal was followed by the breaking of a Mexican pinata. Also among the Christmas activities was the annual program of the College chorus. Directed by Robert Goss, the chorus combined with a string quartet to provide another line musical performance. Wassail was served by the classes for a week before vacation, beginning before the annual Christmas dinner. The sophomores continued a longstanding tradition by leading caroling before the meal, and by leading the singing group to dinner. The entire populace of RC partook of the meal-students, faculty, administration, and trustees. Another tradition was perpetuated when the men 'fsurprisedw the women with a midnight serenade of carols shortly before vacation. From the waiting hot chocolate and cookies, however, it was easy to see that the word had somehow leaked out that they were coming, as it did every year. The birth of Christ was not the only event celebrated at this time. The Jewish holi- day, Hanukkah, was also observed by many of RC's Jewish students. The eight days of candle lighting and gift giving in celebration of the Feast of Dedication made the season seem even more meaningful. It was the first Christmas for the College's New Campus. but the spirit founded on the Old Campus was not lost. New traditions were begun, but the old oncs remained. Christmas at RC had not changed, the spirit was still the same. Not even the cold can keep the RC men from their annual caroling to the women. x . v I Senior Class Vice-President Neil Jensen serves Treasurer .lacquie Clark, Seflifif Class Russ Miller his first cup of wassail. Secretary. Walter Brody, Senior Class President. Junior Class officers preside at their class day banquet. Freeman, Secretaryg Don Ake, Presidentg and Sandy From left to right are Mary Welsh, Treasurerg Narvis Friedheim, Vice President. Freshmen Class officers are Steve Bottcher, Vice-Presidentg Tom Whittenberger, Treasurerg Earl Anthes, Presidentg and Donna Campbell, Secretary. 92 Sophomore Class ofiicers are Carolyn Mattila, Vice-President: Dawn Kormos, Treasurerg Kathy McGrew, Secretary 5 and Charles Branham, Presi- dent. Snow can mean work, but it can also mean fun in the form of a rousing snowball fight. The wind plays strange and beautiful tricks with the snow Carl Koopman and two other students begin the long as it sweeps across RC's 304 acre campus. trek back to the dorms from Burpee late at night. Men and women alike share the fun and suffering of pelting one another with snow. 1? The girls find the study rooms in their dorms a useful retreat during exam week. M - 2 in e hail? ii-xass spf 4' 'E if sw ' . H Anne Srotyr works diligently on a tenn paper. Many students completed several within the two weeks after Christmas vacation. Vacation over, final exams and endless hours of devoted study lay aheadg with but two weeks of classes before exams, no one had the courage to feign the abandon of the previous month. Campus activity was officially lim- ited by Moratorium. Theoretically the excessive assignments fre- quently bestowed upon Rockford students were to come to a halt one week before exams, yet papers and similarly time-constuning as- signments managed to dictate the use of every hour. The first week after vacation left the entire school exhausted and completely disorgan- ized. Papers were written one after another and sleep was unheard of. Everyone was in a state of collapse, and in the evenings waves of in- sanity swept through the dorms as study breaks coincided. 'fMorato- rium madnessw had struck again, and it was not until the last exam was over that RC returned to nor- mal. fi, W I f-gi,,,,.,11:-sf Bob Clark's field of concentration? S 'X T L: - 3:25-.t Q ' I V f 4 ' ' 1 fs fi- 5. A 3 , ' f . , 4 fa, Y ff' as ,.,. ,- a 4 ig. why, JZ! 3 i ' . fi-V i' W fx N 'fs Z it ff if 'Y ' ' V r ,.,. 4, ' X , ,,.VV.. Q V ..,,, V h . -A J ., my I ., .. 5.3. 4 -. ,,,, 11 '- I .A t tw K 4 Y - f ,ff VM V Z, A, ,' , 1 - 11251: ,ws .- s A jim 1 fm A . Pat O'Leary's friends help her study during Moratorium. m:.:,N., ,y ' f ,, v .J 5 lr.. Roger Cooper-is he studying or resting in anticipation of finals? w MW'gQ, Sophomores Chris Hanson and Ken Mowll study into Twelfth Night. 95 My - 4 at V M. . U, Nancy Coomber counts the ballots for king and queen of l Winter Weekend. jerry Brown and friend do the 'gjerkn at the informal dance, g'Missile-in-Tow. l Nancy Brown, Ann Clark, Chairman Jacquie Clark, and Margaret Nancy Brown works diligently at decorating N Jack prepare for Lost in the Stars. for the serni-formal dance held at the Rockford Country Club. 96 l Barbara Chapman, Blanche Walker Burpee, and Kenneth Patchen at Mrs. Burpee's birthday party. On Friday, December 11, a Holiday Eventn of special significance took place. Mrs. Blanche Walker Burpee, Class of 1895, for whom the Burpee Center is named, was honored on the occasion of her nine- tieth birthday. Sounding Board early that morning boasted a myriad of birthday cards, and students affixed their signatures to the greeting of their choice. These good wishes, together with a night photo of Burpee Center and messages from Rock- ford Mayor Ben Schleicher and Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois, were presented to her following a festive luncheon attended by representatives of the administration, faculty, alumni, and student body. Mrs. Burpee then spent the afternoon in Forrest Cool Lounge, delighting the many guests with rec- ollections of her days at Rockford Female Seminary. She later outlined the progression of events which resulted, after many years of determined effort, in the relocation of Rockford College to its beautiful new campus. N Y I r 1 ,Q la J 4 x 3 r i 3 W i G H Q A I 1 Y 1 I Bobbie Day ponders over her future. JOHN ADAMSON KATHY ALLEN ELIZABETH BIRKS NANCY BABCOX RONALD BALSAM JO ANN BASTIAN When Freshman Sunday dawned sunny and warm that year, there were but four buildings on the New', Campus. It was 1961, and the class of '65 entered Rockford College just like any other class, a bit unsure of the future before them. As the men learned the route from the New to the Old Campus, the women were indoctrinated with the fear of conflagration in those beloved old buildings. This was the first year of the New Campus, but activity still centered at 527 Seminary Street. Dancing in the basement of Maddox had become a favorite pastime for many C that is, until the first semester grades were releasedj. The year passed swiftly and the memories of The Lark and Les Femmes Sazfantes, decking Middle Hall and drinking Wassail at Christmas, and Campus Carousel soon faded. That spring the Speaker Policy was passed and it became a burning question as did RC membership in the National Student Association. The production of f.B. the next fall and the Renaissance Festival, which featured the Commedia delfarte, that spring will not be forgotten. As the final months of the second year drew to a close, the class began assuming more positions of responsibility within the college community. The class of 1965 made its most significant contribution to a growing RC when five sophomore men established WRCR, the campus radio station. 132 59? 1 SHARON BLAINE WAYNE BODOW GERALD BONHOMME DALE BOWMAN CHERIE BRAU ER WW ff bfX'f f'T'f .' - - ,, A 1 --K , , Un . ...Q 'fff' .....-- - ...-.un-1 ' 'V . ...Uv--'I ,gi ,.....w-v sf, A ..- , ...H-'U' Ai ...--' 'x,...m-u- PATRICIA BRAUER WALTER BRODY MICHAEL BUBRICK LOIS CARLSON 133 JACQUELINE CLARK NANCY COOMBER S FREDERICK COPUS RONALD COX MARVIN CUTLER JEAN DECKERT DAVID DETTMANN BARBARA ELDRIDGE DIANA FAGERBURG fi A v V f W. ask 1 .v X 1 2 V iii, ' fx' . 1 0 tg V ,QL if 3 , A 'Q 'N i Q f K1 ..di f I SALLY DOLAN SUZANNE DRYER JOAN DUCHGN But then a summer passed and they were upperclassmen. An administrator termed that third year the year of the busf, Classes were held on the New Campus in the morning and everyone then commuted to the Old Campus for lunch and afternoon classes. The juniors found their grades rising as they buckled down to their major fields. Under Milkwood, Electra, and As You Like It, the last plays to be produced in Potts Theatre by RC students, highlighted the year. The Chad Mitchell Trio was the big event in the spring and the college community trooped to the Coronado to hear the famous folk-singers. Many friends graduated that June, and in September the freshmen of 1961, the aging chroniclers of the bygone era of the Old Campushbecame seniors. The relaxed atmos- phere was soon dispelled, however, by thoughts of grad school and the approaching Graduate Record Examinations. The class of 1965 had reached an end with their commencement that was only a beginningg and they seemed quieter, more thoughtful, as they pondered optimistically, but with uncertainty, the future. PATRICIA FARRANT DANIEL FELTEN JAMES FINKE 135 3 3 W I1 3 1 5 E J ROGER FLEENER TIM FRIDAY ROBERT GARON i Il ! I LUCILLE GEYER 3 N il GLADYS GREGORCY .mf nf, pw' f A ,f 4 wzgjv' , WM, 4 Q ,V li Z . Q CAROL GAUSEBECK EVELYN GLOSTER ERIC HANSEN Slater Food Service Manager Herbert Eglie is welcomed COLLEEN HEATH MARTHA HERDEGEN F: ,:.55'.e:?I'f :3:f:.E fp. 7' '10 .-.- I , ge to RC by senior Dave Belknap. JOHN HERDKLOTZ WWW I x Q l JANIE HOPSON DIANE HUSSELL l37 , ps 1 l mx. gk: 3 4-1 H ' 9 '- 6 ' Y ' ff? KW , .. - -' S f .,., ' : ,f -K .192 Q.: ,,,. ,amz , 'E ,wi viffl A is N l:.-:.5f - lf, , bg-: f,,,g:5ufv ,TQ Fl Y fffwss.'- A ' ' 4 S.. f, M34 1 X Q, - 7' ..g52,'-31 Y fx! ANDREW HINKLE NEIL JENSEN DAVID JOHNSON I G. EQ- LEILA KEMMERER CLAYTON KERNS TANYA KIMBREL KAY KING 165625. Off l RONALD KOKES ALAN KOMINS DOROTHY LANGER ANDREW LANGOUSSIS CRAIG LAURENT EUGENE LEONARD R ROBERT LE VASSEUR LUCY LINDER MARY MARCHIORATO FREDRIC MENZ , . . , ,gr 2 5 If ww-H - . ---.mi RUSSELL MILLER MARY NORRIS I SYLVIA MYERS RON NEDOVICH BETSEY NELSON 16' QA STEPHEN OTTO DENNIS PALMINI GARY PETERSON I GLORIA ANNE PRITIKIN LINDA PUCKETT THOMAS RICHTER BONNIE ROBERTS 140 J Mike Kuzel sits at the console i development. JOHN SAPORITI ANDREA SARANTOS 141 n the WRCR studio and ponders over his part in the station's 'W -'49 DAVID SAUNDERS ! ROBERT SCHAFER HARVEY SCHAMP 9 THOMAS SLICK DENNIS SOUTHWOOD ROBERT SLATTERY JENNYE SLICK STEPHEN SPONGBERG ANNE SROTYR ALLEN STESSMANN ANN SULLIVAN . GMM! wwf W i www' . ,g M Lee Kemmerer gathers roses given her by friends on Senior RONALD SWAN STROM DHY- JOSEPH SWENSON PATRICIA THORSTENS SUSAN THORVALSON LINDA TWEED PATSY YALNIK 143 ALLEN WALES ROBERT WALTON FREDERIC YOUNG PATRICIA ZELL xx, -Q, bm wif' ,gm 4 Www W-My iz , ZW? sz. , , Q ' ., ' '. 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CLSON MGRTLIARY Because T ou Care IODI-O3 Second Ave. Rockford, Illinois 963-652I t e f1f , y HM , - as 1' , , X ' ' LE mmnu M Q 'fa wr hyd , -l ' 'rv -1- .- - , ' ' V-'i 'F ii' I l. The Officers, Directors, and Staff are happy to congratulate Rockford College on its splendid new campus and to wish for II many years of contlnued success and significant service to the Rockford area. HOME SAVINGS 81 LCJAN Assn. or Rocicronn I 107 East stare 965-474: These are two of Rockford? jinest eomptete motels-please remember them wheneveryou are in our area. The Clayton House tFormerly the Embers Motell 4800 North Second Street 877-1401 U.S. 5I North-Loves Park, III. The Albert Pick Motel East State Street at Alpine Road U.S. 20 East-Rockford, Illinois Area Code 8i5f399-1890 W. F. Cog john Barnes Works Babcock C99 Wz'loox Company -Boiler Dz'oz'.9z'on- SOI South Water Street 8 I 5f964-563I Rockford, Illinois Special Machine Tools For more than 70 years, Ingersoll has been producing solutions to tough metal- working problems rather than conven- tional machine models. Problem analysis, engineering, production experience-all have this single aim: to find the best profit solution for each customer's individual production problem. I NGE RSOLL MILLING MACHINE COMPANY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS MCDRRISQN t I , . rcinaassg TRAVEL g'ERS'9t1'f!5iE5 IN C in wi xiii wi . QV sin Personal Attention ,Sit Travel Needs SIS East State 963-345I In Faust Hotel These Rockford businesses and industries have supported the RE CENSIO with their adver- tisements. The RECENSIO stag urges you and your farnibr to patronize them. Morton Lifhogrcaphing Co. e Commercial Publications Printers t Rockford Printers of the COLLEGIAN 4004 Auburn St. 1 Y I, r, . I X ? 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