University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Campus During Winter - Late 50 ' s Cornerstone Ceremony for the Union Building- Oct. 15, 1950 Dance in the Union Building - Late 50 ' s Dedication of Campus to WWII Veterans - Sept. 22, 1946 Centennial Celebration of the College - Jan- uary 1954 was selected, she was Miss Joanne Moore. Dad ' s Day was held in the Great Hall with a banquet, com- plete with cigarette girls, to honor winner Don Folz. Musical groups were active, and now-famous saxop- honist Roger Pemberton headed the Philo band. 1954 The college was 100 years old this year, since the founding at Moores Hill, Indiana, and move in 1919 to Evansville. A banquet and special speakers highlighted the month of lanuary. The basketball team won 12 the ICC crown under the coaching of Arad McCutchan and Paul Beck. The EC School of Nursing organized in September, 1953. 1955 Mr. and Mrs. Red Feather, Danny Stiles and Phyllis Bunge, won the Community Chest Drive. Each won by accumulating the greatest number of pennies in the jars provided by the Union Board. Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity was founded locally and Paul Beck was named head football coach. Kampus Kapers, forerunner of Musical Madness, was won by Chi Omega and Psi Epsilon Phi. 1956 Dr. Melvin Hyde was inaugurated as the fifth president of Evansville College November, 1955. The en- rollment was then up to 1175 stu- dents. A new parking lot was open- ed behind the Athletic Department Offices. The ICC Crown was shar- ed by the football team and the bas- ketball team won its third consecu- tive ICC crown. The ground break- ing was conducted for the new Clif-

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Construction of the Engineering Building - 1947 Baslcetball at the Armory - Late 40 ' s Alumni Dance - 1950 ' s Engineering Defense Office - 1942 ary was also started this year. The football team played in the Refrigera- tor Bowl, and the baseball team was named Ohio Valley Champs. 1950 The traditional cover of the LinC was altered in 1950 to one similar to a Life magazine cover, with LinC Queen Jeanne Shirk getting front coverage. The college offered a pro- gram through which graduates of three-year hospital training could ob- tain B.S. degrees. Beta Sigma Omi- cron was the first social sorority to become national. Acacia became the first fraternity to have a house, in October, 1949, at 1717 Lincoln Avenue. 1951 The college radio station was first begun in 1951 and was named WEVC. Majorettes were also chosen to pro- vide entertainment at the inter-col- legiate football games. Women ' s sports were revived on a small scale, and the varsity basketball team post- ed a season record of 23 wins and 7 losses. Chi Omega and Alpha Omi- cron Pi were new national sororities on campus. The Union Building was completed in January 1951. 1952 The 1952 edition of the LinC was entitled The Dutch Door Edition and was presented in a loose leaf cover. The Inter-Fraternity Council was organized, and Phi Mu sorority was established locally. The grad- uating class included Thornton B. Patberg. ROTC was initiated on cam- pus in September, 1951. 1953 In 1953 the first Icebreaker Queen 11

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Square Dance in the Union - 1950 ' s Homecoming Floats - 1950 ' s President ' s Review of ROTC - 1953 Homecoming Half time - 1955 ford Memorial Library, and the Ber- muda Fever struck the Evansville College Campus. 1957 On March 19, 1957, the Clifford Memorial Library was dedicated on the Evansville Campus. The Aces basketball team received a berth in the NCAA semifinals. Among pol- itical visitors on campus were Vice- President Richard Nixon and his wife. 1958 The Philo fraternity became na- tional in 1957 and is now Sigma Alpha Epsilon. They became the 141st chapter in the country. Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity also became national, as the Zeta Beta chapter. This year the Aces basketball team finished third in the NCAA college division. 1959 The first residence hall, Hughes Hall, was opened on campus in Sep- tember 1958. For the first two years, it was occupied by women. The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity spon- sored a basketball tourney for the chapters in Indiana, and was defeat- ed by the Purdue chapter 54-53 in the first game. 1960 The 1960 LinC was dedicated to Coach Arad McCutchan, who led the Aces to national victory on March 13, 1959. The first section of the book was a review of activities after dead- lines in February by the ' 58- ' 59 staff. Full page pictures of star cagers were used to display the champion- 13