Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1941 volume:

Digitized by tine Internet Archive in 2014 https : arcli i ve . o rg detai Is argo 1 941 west 1U 1941 ARGO Ut vo-uc QoilUc a cU- tan Pa. . . . fuJduked Lif. tUe u i U Gla . . . m V 9 t tUe BUawHiti.. . . IDEALISM Typifies Wallace R. Biggs. A.B., M.A. . . . enterprising young instructor in Journalism and Radio . . . faculty sponsor of the Holcad, Pi Delta Epsilon, and Broadcasters ... a pro- found reader, an ardent trav- eler, and respected teacher . . . JiutteJA. cukU Ue i9 i ARGO fin - a d colLeCfje lij . . . A clted., . . Qn-aniie. and Informality ... the keynote of the four divisions of the book . . . 1. LINTELS LETTERS, o rec- ord of the faculty and classes . . . 2. GRANITE GREATNESS, the achievements on the ath- letic field ... 3. MEASURE- MENTS MUSES, a year ' s his- tory of the Greek organizations . . . 4. SHADOWS SUB- STANCE, a revievy of extra- curricular activities. SAadic-iud. and uhAtance. Alarm docks . . . dash to inevitable eight o ' cloclcs . . . professors . . . lec- tures . . . notes . . . day-dreams inter- rupted by bell . . . hasty change of classes . . . crowded but friendly halls . . . Hi, roommate . . . Goodmorn- ing, Prof . . . more classes . . . knowl- edge absorbed . . . dash to Grill . . . chapel . . . hungry 11:20 . . . dreary afternoons in labs . . . evening draws nigh ... all of which make up the es- sence of school life . . . faculty and classes . . . Lintels and Letters. PROPAGANDA % Mr. Johns and Dr. Taylor, two top men . . . Mr. Brennen and Dean Turner at work . . . Miss Ada Peabody . . . the end of the day for Dr. Black . . . Dr. Freeman does some titrating . . . Prexy and Dr. Freeman at lunch . . . Prexy — his favorite hobby . . . Teacher in his garden . . . Atkinson, Barley and Buzby squinting in the sun . . . Stoney in the library . . . No lab so Mary goes bicycling . . . Val- jean curls up in the browsing room . . . Class Gril 211 ... Dr. Osgood using a pipette ... a faculty party at College Hall . . . Mr. Nevin at the console . . . science hall in the snow. DEAN KELSO, PRESIDENT GALBREATH, AND DEAN TURNER EDUCATORS % EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ... President Robert F. Gal- breath, D.D. . . . Dean Maxwell R. Kelso, and Dean Mary E. Turner . . . prexy, dean of academics and dean of women, lespectively ... a trio of responsible and efficient executives . . .friendly and capable, their office doors are always open o the students . . . pushing their pet project ... a new girl ' s %ART, BIBLE AND PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT ... Mr. l-tat ' : i i- rinan, A. B. ... popular with students ... interest- ing lectures . . . faculty sponsor of the Argo . . . art teacher «  Mr. John Orr, A.B., B.D., Ph.D. . . . quiet professor of Bible . . . sincere . . . earnest . . . hurries home to work in gar- den « Mr. J. Ralph Neale, A.B., B.D., D.D. ... Campus minister . . . instructor of Junior Bible classes .... understand- ing . . . highly respected.  ABOVE; OR NEALE, MR. BRENNAN, OR. ORR . . . BELOW; MR. G. TAYLOR AND DR. CORDRAY.  RESIDENCE DIRECTORS: HUGHES, SAXTON, SEWELL, SMITH. BEAM. Mc- CONAGHA, McEWEN. HOON . . . ADMINISTRATIVE DEPT.: SHAFEER, ELLIS. SEWELL, SHONHOFEN, MERCER, RAMSEY. % SPEECH AND DRAMATICS DEPARTMENT... Mr. Albert T. Cordray, A.B., A.M., Ph.D magi- cian of Little Theatre stage . . . fondly called Teacher . . . loved and admired by all . . . faculty sponsor of Masquers « Mr. Glenn Taylor, B.Ed., M.A. . . . assistant in the Speech Department . . . Prof . . . sponsors debate. . . directs lecture course. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ... Miss Mary M. Pur- dy, A.B., Ph.D. . . . diminutive head of the English department . . . dotes on her extensive library . . . competent . . . energetic Mrs. Mary McCona- gha, A.B., A.M. . . . lovable English teacher . . . hasn ' t forgotten what it is like to be you ng . . . revels in poetry Mr. James V. Baker, A.B., A.M. . . . vitally English . . . fond of walking . . . never wears a topcoat .... interested in books and stu- dents «  Miss Virginia T. Everett, A.B., A.M. . . . an authority on Chaucer . . . shy . . . distinguished . . . profoundly interested in her work Mr. Mc- Crea hiazlett, A.B., A.M. . . . still sleepy at 8:55 . . . candid . . . satirical . . . English professor . . . ping-pong addict «  Mr. Wallace R. Biggs . . .from News Bureau to Radio studio to journalism classes . . . man ' s work is never done . . . faculty sponsor of Pi Delta Epsilon.  ENGLISH DEPARTMENT  MUSIC DEPARTMENT LECTURES , UM udoA , I MUSIC DEPARTMENT ... Mr. Alan B. Davis... mixes fun with music instruction . . . likes sports . . . yearns to do research work in musicology «  Mr. Edward H. Freeman, A.B. . . . garden his hobby . . . wristsdown key-word in teaching piano . . . pre- fers Viennese waltzes «  Mr. Donald O. Cameron, B.M., M.Ed. . . . see the band, see Cameron ... a smile for everyone . . . practice makes perfect, and perfection is desired «  Miss Ada i. Peabody, B.M., A.M. . . . intensely interested in music . . . very friendly . . . directs Women ' s Glee Club «  Mr. Gordon Balch Nevin . . . tall . . . dignified . . . com- poser . . . American Who ' s Who . . . Versatile Mas- ter of the organ «  Mr Richard M. Patterson. B.M.... voice professo r ... always has a cheery word . . . enjoys cokes at the drugstore «  Mr. David Stanton . . . tall, grave, young music teacher . . . can always tell when practice periods have been cut. I ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS DEPARTMENT . . . Captain William McKee, A.B. . . . genial head of the accounting department . . . nicknamed Cappy . . . walks with an electric stride . . . reguires effici- ent work «  Mr. B. B. hlolder, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. . . . friendly economics teacher . . . ardent tennis fan . . . typical Southern gentleman «  Mr. hi. C. Graebner, B.S., M.B. . . . popular newcomer to the Economics department . . . tennis and marketing . . . three meals a day. % SECRETARIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT . . . Mrs. Bertha A. Bay, A.B . . . sense of humor . . . likes to travel . . . colored moving pictures her hobby . . . sponsor. Business Honorary «  Mr. Donald Law- rence, B.A., M.E. . . . a pleasure to work for... en- joys good music . . . dancing . . . tennis. % PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ... Mr. Grover C. Washabaugh, B.S. . . . amiable athletic director . . . devoted sportsman . . . trains the tower- ing Titans «  Miss Frances Craig, B.S., M.Ed. . . . delights in athletic type of girl . . . gym her second home . . . fond of horseback-riding «  Mr. David M. Boyd . . . hat cocked over one eye . . . big grin . . . friendly phys-ed trainer  Mr. Joe Ferris ... an eligible bachelor . . . energetic . . . track and swim- ming coach. i %TO THE RIGHT: ECONOM ICS AND BUSINESS DEPART MENT ... DR. HOLDER. MR GRAEBNER, AND MR. Mc KEE . . , INDUSTRIOUS ' IS THE WORD.  TOP PHOTO SHOWS THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPT. . . . WASHABAUGH, CRAIG, BOYD AND FERRIS ... BE- LOW THE PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION DEPT. . . . DEWEY, REUTER AND SHAW. i EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT... Mr. Joseph C. Dewey, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. . . . projects, file boxes, practice teachers . . . enerqetic . . . interested in psy- chological adjustment of students  Mr. William L. Reuter, B.S., M.Ed. . . . popular . . . entertaining classes . . . sense of humor . . . enjoys bowling «  Mr. Franklin J. Shaw, A.B. . . . rangy psych, prof ... calls himself young punk with a mas- ter ' s degree . . . hobby, his work. % SCIENCE DEPARTMENT ... Mr. Bert E. Quick, A.B., Ph.D. . . . finds pleasure in his work . . . symphonies . . . good food . . . delights in dissecting student ' s minds on examina- tions « Mr. Donald O. Matthews, B.S., Ph.D. . . . energetic . . . interested in his work . . . friendly . . . famed for his twins «  Mr. Charles Freeman, A.B., Ph.D., L.L.O Westmin- ster ' s Mr. Chips . . head of Chemistry Department . . . en- joys fishing, bowling, and helping serious chemistry majors « Mr. hiarlow S. Osgood B.S., M.S., Ph.D. . . . paces the floor while lecturing . . . enjoys chemistry and lab work « Mr. Harold L. Black, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. . . . statistician . . . mathematician . . . droll wit . . . friendly head of the math de- partment . . . faculty sponsor of Delta Nabia «  Miss Lola M. Sewall, B.S., M.L. . . . capable house mother of Browne hiall . . . energetic . . . assists in math department «  Mr. James A. Swindler, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. . . . Physics department . . . subtle humor . . . interested in students . . . famed for his unworkable experiments  Mr. John G. Moorhead, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. . . . quiet . . . unassuming . . . likes pumpkin pies . . . enjoys setting up demonstration apparatus. I LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT ... Miss Mary Elizabeth Stewart, A.B., A.M. . . . reticent . . . devoted to French liter- ature . . . knows and understands the French people Mr. Gilbert hi. Taylor, A.B., Ph.D. ... dramatizes his lectures v lth gestures . . . knows almost all languages . . . chuckling linguist Mr. Walter Biberich, A.B., A.M. . . . popular LESSONS, Llo , . . . interesting . . . amiable . . . teaches German . . . coaches tennis . . . ardent fan of all Westminster athletic teams «  Mr Albert George, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. . . . new language professor . . . actively inter- ested in students . . . popular . . . unassuming . . . original. % HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT ...Mr. Leon S. Marshall, A.B., A.M., Ph.D history prof with a twinkle in his eye . . . enjoys all sports «  Dean Maxwell R. Kelso, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. . . . academic dean . . . former track star . . . charm- ing wife . . . interesting classes «  Mr. Thomas V. Mansell, A.B., LL.D. . . . 8:00 Government classes . . . local lawyer . . . board of trustees . . . reserved ... capable « Mr. Reid Bingham Duncan, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. . . . hails from Mississippi . . . dislikes eight o ' clock classes . . . likes to bowl, plays chess . . . collects books. % ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ... Belle Corrine Mer- cer, A.B. . . . Secretary to the President «  Mary Isabel Ramsey «  Recorder Ross Ellis, B.S., M.B.A. . . . Business Manager «  Mary Louise Schonhofen . . . Ass ' t. to Bus. Mgr. «  Louise Kepple Sewall . . . Accountant «  Elsie Johnson . . . Secretary «  Al- fred Shaffer . . . Supt. of Buildings and Grounds «  William A. Johns, M.S. ... Director of Public Rela- tions «  Mildred A. Ailman, A.B., B.S. . . . Librarian «  Paula Strain, A.B., B.S. . . . Ass ' t. Librarian «  Sara L. Elder, A.B., B.S. . . . Ass ' t. Librarian. RESIDENCE DIRECTORS . . . Mrs. Elizabeth Beam . . . Mrs. Mary C. McConagha . . . Miss Lola Sewall . . . Mrs. W. P. hlughes . . . Mrs. A. A. McDonald . . . Mrs. Lillian Smith . . . Mrs. Joseph hloon . . . Mrs. Ada McEwen . . . Mrs. S. W. Saxton «  Miss Anna Rainier . . . dietitian «  Miss Josephine Day . . . nurse.  DR. KELSO, DR. DUNCAN. MR. MANSELL AND DR. MAR- SHALL OF THE HISTORY DEPT. , . . PERHAPS THIS WAS A CONFERENCE ABOUT THE WHITE CARD SITUA- TION . . . From Dinks To Mortar Boards It begins with blue dinks, and place- ment tests . . . then Bible assignments and weekly themes . . . struggling in required sciences . . . long smelly labs . . . swimming classes in mid-winter . . . perplexed faces bent over major sheets . . . Junior Bible . . . cramming for six weeks tests . . . the apprehen- sive fear of white cards . . . thesis . . . comprehensives . . signing for diplomas . . . sweltering at commence- ment ... a gown and mortar board . . . it ' s over ... a process of four years. CLASS OF 1940 % Mary Margaret Austin . . . Apollo, Pa. . . . Mer- maids 2, 3, 4... Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4 . . . YWCA I, 2, 3, 4... French Club I, 2«  Jane Barchfeld ...Pittsburgh, Pa....WAA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . YWCA 1 , 2, Cabinet 3, Secretary A ... YPCU 1,2,3,4... German Club 1 , 2 . . . Holcad 2 . . . Outinq Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Glee Club 2, 3 . . . Kappa Delta PI . . . Tar- get 4 «  Jean Billick . . . Elizabeth, Pa WAA I , 2, 3, 4 . . . YWCA 1 , 2, 3, 4 . . . Glee Club 1,2,3... Westminster Singers 1,2,3... Mermaids 1,2,3... Chapel Choir 2 «  Madeline Blackadore . . . Pitts- burgh, Pa.... Chi Omega... WAA I, 2, 3, 4... Senate 2, 3,4... Glee Club 2, 3,4... Westminster Singers 2, 3 . . . Treble Clef 3, 4 . . . Orpheus Choir 3,4... Radio 3, 4 «  Pauline Bruce . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Chi Omega . . . WAA 2, 3,4... Glee Club 1 , 2, 3 . . . French Club I , 2 . . . Argo 3 . . . Kappa Delta PI 3, 4 . . . Honor Roll 3, 4 . . . YWCA I «  Geraldine Busch ... Baltimore, Md. . . WAA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Archery Club 1 , 2 ... YWCA 1 , 2 ... Out- ing Club 2, 3, 4. % Mary Campsey . . . Claysville, Pa. . . . Sigma Kap- pa ... YWCA I, 3... Holcad I, 2, 3, 4 ... Arch- ery Club I ... WAA 1 , 2 . . . WAA Secretary 3 . . . Outing Club 2, 3, Vice-President 4 . . . Rifle Club 2 ... Commercial Club 3, Vice-President 4... Kappa Delta Pi 3, Secretary 4 ... PI Delta Epsllon 3, 4 . . . Target 4 «  Francis Carbon . . . Sharon, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . International Relations Club . . . Biology Club 4 Virginia Cartwright . . . Mc- Keesport, Pa. . . . Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4 ... Senate I , 2, 3, 4 . . . Junior Prom Committee . . . Intramurals I '  Elizabeth Caughey . . . Ellwood City, Pa. . . . Chi Omega... YWCA I, 2, 3, 4 ... Mermaids I, 2, 3, 4 . . . French Club 1 , 2 . . . Holcad 1 , 2, 3 . . . Chapel Choir 3, 4 ... Scroll 3, 4 . . . PI Delta Ep- silon 4 «  Patrick Cestone . . . Youngstown, Ohio ...Kappa Phi Lambda ... Delta Nabia 3, 4... Modern Language Club 4 . . . Football 1 , 2 . . . Honor Roll  Mary Jane Challener . . . McKees- port, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . Glee Club, 1,2,3,4 ...YWCA I, 2, 3, 4... Treble Clef 2, 3, 4... Chapel Choir 1,2,3 k Class O cars l rles Smi- lev. presld ft W55eph Hetra, vlce-presidel[;BP ggv England, secretary; KaA Pierce, treas- 1 % Green as grass and loud as downiown New York ... The class of ' 40 !gDacl irp % ' 37 at matriculation time ... The class of ' 40 came in with a bang . . . Rebe from- the first . . . they balked at regulations and hung their white stockings on ScnjthNer- race . . . Life was dangerous and beautiful that year ... a scarlet fever epidemic . . . the appearance of mammoth cranes to start on the new library ... it was also the year that the biology department skeleton disappeared ... it never reappeared until the summer after. EVELYN CHAMBERS RUTH CHRISTY WILLIAM CLARK RUTH CONNOR Q KIRKWOOD CUNNINGHAM ELIZABETH CURRY RUSSELL DAHLBURG RUTH DEAN MARY GALE DETERDING MADELYN DIEHL MARGARET DIPPER MARGARET ENGLAND % Mel Miller . . . New Brighton ' s contribu- tion to Who ' s Who . . . athletic hero . . . honor roll man . . . Sphinx prexy . . . famed for his early Thesis . . . and many athletic awards. 5ar saw the last of the wlldmen of the valley ... Ghosts tramped the Delt a last farewell to the campus . . . heartbroken pledges mourned the passing of a great era . . . for the wild-men were great men — the Browns, Straws, Bennetts, and the hlunnekes of a thousand tradHions . . . And the luckiest class in ages saw the first Lantern Night and also made out on its frosh dance ... The next year found a class tackling its soph year with vengeance ... A few faces were missing, but the class of ' 40 moves along. SENIOR CLASS OF 1940 % Evelyn Chambers . . . Beaver, Pa. . . . Chi Omega ...WAA 1,2, 3, 4...YWCA I, Cabinet 2, 3, 4 . . . Freshman hiandbook I . . . Glee Club . . . Arch- ery Club 2, 3 . . . Kappa Delta Pi 3, 4 . . . Commer- cial Club 4 . . . Target 4 . . . Argo 3 « Ruth Christy ...Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . YWCA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . WAA 1 , 2 ... Glee Club 1 , 2, 3 . . . Outing Club 2, 3, 4 «  William Clark . . . York, N. Y Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Band 1 , 2 . . . French Club I . . . YMCA 1 , 2 . . .Junior Prom Committee Ruth Connor . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Chi Omega ... WAA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Delta Nabia 2, 3, 4 «  Kirkwood Cunningham . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . Hol- cad I, 2, 3, 4... Pi Delta Epsllon 3, 4 . . . Delta NabIa 3, 4 «  Elizabeth Curry . . . Valencia, Pa. . . . Holcad I, 2, 3, 4 ... Debate I, 2, 3 . . . Phi Delta Epsllon 2, 3,4... Tau Kappa Alpha 3, 4  Russell Dahlburg . . . Cleveland, Ohio . . . Alpha Sigma Phi ...YMCA 2, 3... Argo 2, 3 . . . Honor Roll «  Ruth Dean ... Glens F alls, N. Y. ... Sigma Kappa ...Transfer, Russell Sage College ... WAA 3, 4 ...Mermaids 3, 4... Modern Language Club 4 «  Gale Deterding . . . Coitsvllle, Ohio . . . Glee Club 1,2,3,4... Archery Club 1,2,3,4... French Club 2 . . . Holcad 3, 4 . . . Modern Language Club 4 « Madelyn Diehl . . . Canal Fulton, Ohio . . . Archery Club 1 , 2, 3, 4 . . . French Club 1 , 2, 3 . . . Modern Language Club 4 . . . Glee Club 2, 3, 4. • • • % Margaret Dipper ... Pittsburgh, Pa WAA I, 2, 3, 4... Glee Club 2 ... Archery Club 2, 3... G erman Club I Margaret England . . . New Castle, Pa.... Chi Omega ... WAA 2, 3, 4... Mermaids 2, 3 . . . Argo 2 . . . Junior Prom Commit- tee . . . Commercial Club 4 . . . May Court . . . Class Secretary 4 «  Harry Everhart . . . Erie, Pa. ... Phi Kappa Theta . . . Transfer, Washington and Jeffer- son College . . . Junior Prom Committee « Edwin Gilmore . . . Blairsvllle, Pa. ... Cheerleader 1 , 2, 3 ...YMCA I, 2, 3, 4...YPCU I, 2, 3, 4 ... Scroll 4 . . . Delta NabIa 4 . . . K appa Delta Pi 4 . . . Broad- casts 3, 4 ... Pi Sigma Pi 4 «  Jane Goetz . . . Ken- more, N. Y. ... Sigma Kappa ... French Club I, 2 ...Archery Club I, 2, 3, 4 ... Pan-Hellenic Coun- cil 2, 3... WAA 3, 4... Current Events Club 4 . . . YWCA I, 2, 3, 4 « Carol Graha m . . . Emlen- ton. Pa. . . . Kappa Delta . . . Transfer, Ward Belmont College . . . Glee Club 2, 3, 4 . . Treble Clef 2, 3, 4 . . . Orpheus Choir 4 «  Peggy Greer . . .Can- onsburg. Pa. ... Kappa Delta ... Senate 3, 4... Pan-Hellenic Council 3 . . . May Court . . . Student Council 4 . . . Block W Queen «  Joseph Hetra . . . Farrell, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Transfer, Penn State ... Varsity Basketball 3, 4 . . . Block W 3, 4 . . . Senior Class Vice-President «  Mary Hewit . . . Union City, Pa Archery I, 2, 3, 4 . . . YWCA 1,2,3,4... French Club 1,2... Modern Language Club 4 « Joseph Hopkins ... Laurel, Md. ... Al- pha Sigma Phi . . . YPCU I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Karux 2, 3, 4 . . . Scroll 3 . . . Orpheus 3, 4 . . . Men ' s Glee Club . . . Sphinx 4. HARRY EVERHART EDWIN GILMORE JANE GOETZ CAROL GRAHAM «k ' -t MARGARET GREER JOSEPH HETRA MARY HEWIT JOSEPH HOPKINS P SENIOR CLASS OF 1940 % June Huemme . . . Greenock, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . YWCA . . . Glee Club ... French Club I, 2. 3 . . . Modern Language Club « Virginia Irvin . . . Crafton, Pa. . . . Kappa Delta . . . Glee Club 1 , 2, 3, 4 ... Commercial Club 3, 4 . . . YWCA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Archery 1 , 2, 3 «  Wallace Jannison . . . Tantae Egypt . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . YMCA . . . Orpheus 2, 3,4... Karux 2, 3, 4 . . . Scroll 3, 4 ... PI Sigma Pi 4 Calvin Jolly . . . Wilkinsburg, Pa. . . . Band 1 , 2, 3, 4 . . . Orpheus . . . Westminster Singers 1 , 2, 3 . . . Radio 3,4.. News Bureau Photographic Editor 4 «  Walter Kenyon . . . Pitcairn, Pa. . . . Football Manager 2, 3, 4 ... Orpheus 3, 4 . . . Intra-mural Sports I, 2, 3, 4 «  Rosemary Kuhn . . . Hooker, Pa. . . . hlolcad . . . Honor Roll ... PI Delta Epsllon . . . Scrawl 3, 4 . . . Broadcasters . . . Target ... PI Sigma Pi . . . International Relations Club . . . Scroll 3, 4 . . . Who ' s Who in American Colleges Mary Laffer+y . . . New Wilmington, Pa. . . . YWCA . . . Girls ' Glee Club 2, 3, 4 . . . French Club 2 . . . Kappa Delta PI 3,4... Modern Language Club 4  Julius Laposki . . . New Brighton, Pa. . . . Varsity Football 1,2,3,4 . . . Block W 1 , 2, 3, 4 «  John Loth . . . Edinburg, Pa.... Kappa Phi Lambda ... Debate I, 3, 4... Mock Convention « Marie Love . . . Bulger, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . YWCA 1,2,3... Glee Club 1 , 2, 3, 4 ... Archery Club I ...Commercial Club 3, 4. • • • % Stanton Lutton ... Buffalo, N. Y Kappa Phi Lambda ... PI Delta Epsllon . . . Student Council . . . Sphinx . . . Inter-Fraternity Council . . . Who ' s Who In American Colleges «  Ruth MacClaren . . . Van- dergrift. Pa. . . . YWCA . . . Glee Club «  Alice McClelland . . . Canonsburg, Pa. . . . Kappa Delta ... YWCA ... French Club I ... Scroll ... WAA « Margaret McCraclcen . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . Debate . . . Little Theatre  Jeanne McCully . . . Mt. Lebanon, Pa. . . . Chi Omega.. .Archery . . . WAA . . . YWCA . . . Mer- maids . . . Holcad . . . Pan-Hellenic Council ... Pi Del- ta Epsllon . . . May Queen . . . Junior Prom Commit- tee . . . Who ' s Who In American Colleges « Jean McGeorge . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . YWCA . . . YPCU . . . Glee Club . . . Arch- ery Club . . . Pan-Hellenic Council 4 « Russell Mc- Grew . . . Large, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . Honor Roll . . . Argo Editor . . . Sphinx ... PI Delta Epsllon «  Betty Mason . . . West Middlesex, Pa. . . . Beta Sigma Omicron . . . Westminster Singers I , 2 . . . Glee Club . . . YWCA . . . Senate 3 . . . Treble Clef 3, 4 ... Pan-Hellenic Council 4 «  hiarvey Mercer . . . New Wilmington, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Intra-mural Sports 1 , 2, 3, 4 . . . Junior Prom King . . . Junior Class Vice-President . . . Basketball 1,2, 3 «  Arthur Middleton . . . Erie, Pa. . . . Sigma Phi Epsllon . . . German Club . . . Honor Roll . . . Delta Nabia . . . Neptune Club . . . Varsity Swim- ming ... Pi Sigma PI . . . Sphinx . . . Who ' s Who in American Colleges. JOHN LOTH MARIE LOVE STANTON LUTTON RUTH McCLAREN ALICE JANE McClelland MARGARET McCRACKEN BETTY MASON HARVEY MERCER ARTHUR MIDDLETON % Popular Who ' s Who coeds . . , Jeanne McCully and Dottle Sloan . . . Jean, the tall, vivacious May Queen . . . Dottle, poised presi- dent of Target and Senate. JEANNE McCULLY JEAN McGEORGE RUSSELL McGREW % Under prexy Rex Rowland, the class swung its second successful dance . . . Yhe class helped to move books to the new McGill library . . . Wright ' s hlolcad editoria poetry In prose . . . still linger . . . the result . . . students took the Wasserma test . . . and peace reigned once more . . . Politics reared Its ugly head occasionally the class settled down to quietly finish the year . . In the junior year the class ath- letes stepped forward . . . second Pitt basketball victory . . . The Hoop-Sando regime in the hlolcad office . . . and McGrew slaving over the Argo . . . Kuhn was taking over the new Scrawl . . . By Bread Alone was produced . . . Ellssa Landl graced the campus. ANNE JANE MILLER LEONA RUTH MILLER MELVIN MILLER JOFFRE NAKLES RICHARD NICKESON ROY OSBORNE PAUL PAPENHAUSEN HELEN PIERCE MARY LOUISE POTTER KENNETH POULTON WILLIAM PROUDFIT LUCILLE PURDY  Polly Kuhn . . . Polly of the publica- tions . . . veteran of the Hoicad and Argo staffs . . . sparkplug of Scrawl . . . Honor student, Pi Dcit, Who ' s Who and Scroll, ' ing Julius Laposki was rioting spectators at the May festival . . . and Mc- j.y Took the May Queen election . . . The juniors topped all previous classes with an ultra-swank, Graecian pillared, black-and-white prom . . . Burr leaves . . . Kelso arrives . . . Rumors of a hlut were submerged in a new dorm . . . And the junior year passed as had the other two . . . meteor-like . . . Back again for the last year . . . the class witnessed . . . C. Smiley elected prexy ... a pancake dinner by Target . . . Our Town . . . and Orpheus Christmas shadow play. SENIOR CLASS OF 1940 %Jane Miller . . . Glenshaw, Pa. . . . YWCA I, 2 . . . Glee Club I, 2, 3 . . . French Club . . . Ger- man Club . . . WAA . . . Modern Language Club «  Leona Ruth Miller . . . Washington, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . YWCA . . . Mixed Chorus . . . Glee Club ' Melvin Miller . . . New Brighton, Pa. . . . Varsity Basketball . . . Varsity Football . . . Block W . . . Sphinx . . . Intramural Sports « Joffre Nakles . . . Blairsville, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Football . . . Intramurals « Richard NIclceson . . . Sandusky, Ohio . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . hHolcad . . . Broadcasts 3,4.., Radio . . . Argo . . . Scroll . . . Delta Pi . . . Scrawl . . . Orpheus . . . Men ' s Glee Club «  Roy Ogborne . . . Brackenridge, Pa. . . . YMCA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Karux I, 2, 3, 4 . . . YPCU 1 , 2, 3 «  Paul Papenhausen . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Orchestra 2, 3 . . . Radio 3, 4 . . . Broadcasters 3, 4 . . . Holcad 3, 4 «  Helen Pierce . . . Reading, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . WAA 1,2,3,4... YWCA 1,2,3,4... Mer- maids 1,2,3... Outing Club 2,3,4... Senate 3, 4 . . . Tau Kappa Alpha 4 . . . Debate 3 . . . Hill- side Vice-President 3 . . . Mock Convention «  Mary Louise Potter . . . Ellwood City, Pa. . . . West- minster Singers 1 , 2, 3 . . . YWCA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Treble Clef 2, 3, 4 . . . French Club 2 . . . Women ' s Ensemble «  Kenneth Poulton . . . Warren, Ohio . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Band . . . Chapel Choir I, 2, 3, 4 . . . West- minster Singers . . . YMCA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Quartette . . . Masguers . . . Neptune . . . Swimming Team 3 . . . Orpheus 2, 3. % William Proudfit . . . Burgettstown, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . YMCA . . . Holcad . . . French Club «  Lucile Purdy . . . Coraopolis, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . Senate . . . YWCA . . . Argo ... Phi Delta Epsilon . . . Masguers . . . Scroll . . . Junior Prom Committee « Sarah Reid . . . New Wilming- ton, Pa. . . . YWCA . . . Glee Club . . . Synergos Evelyn Retzer . . . Hickory, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . YWCA . . . WAA «  Elizabeth Rice . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Chi Omega . . . YWCA . . . French Club . . . Intramurals «  Michael Robbe . . . Pitts- burgh, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . Editor of Holcad . . President of PI Delta Epsilon . . . Mock Convention « Dorothy Rodgers . . . McKees Rocks, Pa. . . . YWCA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . YPCU I, 2 . . . Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Commercial Club 3, 4 . . . WAA 4 «  Miriam Russell . . . Buffalo, N. Y. . . . Mermaids I, 2, 3. 4 . . . YWCA I , 2, 3, 4 . . . YPCU I . . . Glee Club I, 2, 3 . . . Orchestra I, 2, 3 . . . French Club 2 . . . WAA 2, 3, 4 . . . Outing Club 2, 3, 4 . . Modern Language Club « Rachel Saylor . . . Altoona, Pa. . . . YWCA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Intramural Sports I, 2, 3, 4 « William Scott . . . McKees Rocks, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Intra- mural Sports 1 , 2, 3. SARAH REID EVELYN RETZER ELIZABETH RICE MICHAEL ROBBE DOROTHY RODGERS MIRIAM RUSSELL RACHAEL SAYLOR WILLIAM SCOTT r. SENIOR CLASS OF 1940 % Martha Shaffer . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Kappa Delta . . . Transfer, Bethany College 2 . . . Junior Prom Committee . . . May Court . . . YWCA . . . Treble Clef . . . Westminster Singers . . . Glee Club «  Harry Shoup . . . Bessemer, Pa. . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon . . . Student Council . . . Varsity Football . . . Block W . . . Mock Convention . . . Inter-Fra- ternity Council . . . Sphinx « Florence Sirb . . . Farrell, Pa. . . . YWCA . . . Archery Club . . . Rifle Club . . . Kappa Delta Pi «  Dorothy Sloan . . . Aspinwall, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . Transfer, Wil- son College . . . YWCA . . . Glee Club . . . French Club . . . WAA . . . Mermaids . . . Junior Prom Committee . . . Senate . . . Target . . . May Court . . . Honor Roll . . . Mock Convention «  Charles Smiley . . . Uniontown, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Senior Class President . . . Student Council Ray Smiley . . . Bulger, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Freshman and Senior Dance Committee . . . YMCA Maurine Smith . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Beta Sigma Omicron . . . YWCA . . . Glee Club . . . Pan-hHellenic Council . . . Kappa Delta Pi « David Stanton . . . Sherman, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Band . . . Orchestra . . . Orpheus «  Rose S+eigerwald . . . Turtle Creek, Pa. . . . YWCA I, 2, 3, 4. % Helen Stevenson . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . Freshman Class Secretary . . . Sopho- more, Junior, and Senior Class Treasurer . . . Ideal Freshman Girl . . . YWCA . . . Glee Club ... Or- pheus Choir . . . Scroll 3,4... Junior Prom Com- mittee « Ka+hryn Stone . . . Mars, Pa. . . . YWCA 1,2,3,4... Glee Club 1,2,3,4... French Club 1,2... Archery Club 1,2... Holcad 2 . . . Scroll 3, 4  Martha Sturgeon . . . Brooklyn, N. Y. . . . Transfer, Columbia University and Brooklyn College . . . WAA 3, 4 . . . Kappa Delta Pi 3, 4 . . . Delta Nabia 3,4... YPCU 3 . . . YWCA 4 «  Jean Van Als+yne . . . Cambridge Springs, Pa . . . Chi Omega . . . YWCA I, 2, 3 . . . Archery Club . . . French Club . . . German Club 4 «  Martha Verner . . . McKeesport, Pa. . . . Holcad . . . German Club 1, 2 . . . Archery Club I, 2, 3, President 4 . . . Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4 ... PI Delta Epsilon «  Walter Wallace . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Orpheus Choir 4 « ' • Thomas West . . . Houtzdale, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . YMCA I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Debate . . . Intramural Sports I, 2, 3, « John Wescott . . . De Lancey, N. Y. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . Delta NabIa 2, 3 . . . Block W . . . Honor Roll « Dale Youlcers . . . Butler, Pa. . . . Varsity Football i, 2, 3, 4 . . . Language Club 1,2... Block W . . . Intra- murals I, 2, 3 ... PI Sigma Pi 4 . . . Mock Con- vention. J MARTHA SHAFFER HARRY SHOUP FLORENCE SIRB DOROTHY SLOAN CHARLES SMILEY RAYMOND SMILEY MAURINE SMITH DAVID STANTON ROSE STEIGERWALD HELEN STEVENSON KATHRYN STONE MARTHA STURGEON JEAN VAN ALSTYNE MARTHA VERNER WALTER WALLACE JOHN WESCOTT THOMAS WEST DALE YOUKERS % An elegant lecture program with Knickerbocker, Compton and Frost ... Phi Pi Installed into Alpha Sigma Phi ... a drive started for a new girls ' dorm . . . West- minster ' s first All-American Holcad ... a perfect senior reception and dance _ . processional . . . Marching . . . Marching into the future . . . Commencement . . . and the News Bureau files tags; Alumni ' 40. i ykUMyif CAMPUS LEADERS ALL % September in 1937 . . . the depression was on its way out of New Wilmington and the class of ' 41 on its way in . . . distinction of being the smallest and scrappiest class . . . hence unexpected victory in the annual frosh-soph battle. Back the next fall minus 30 members to brow- beat a huge frosh class . . . the stellar crop of ' 41 men begin to take on polish on the athletic field and in activities . . . continues tradition of pep with a successful Soph hop. Returned at start of third year ... to political wars, frats, sororities, and the whirl of activities . . . it Is our year for our place In the sun as Juniors . . . campus leaders all . . . editing and publishing of Argo . . . dreaming, planning, working . . . again the class of ' 41 crashes through with the finest prom . . . May Queen . . . and with the aid of ihese dots . . . one of the finest yearbooks. % As an added feature in this year ' s Argo ... a class survey . . . here are the results written up in patter style. % Come with us on an evening date with the ideal Junior class couple . . . hiarry DePaulis, wearing knee length coat and pork-pie hat, calls on Jean Martin, wearing a short swing skirt. % Decide to stroll to the library to reserve the popular book Grapes of Wrath, look up LIFE magazine article of their favorite actress, Bette Davis, and read today ' s Blondie comic and West- brook Peglsr ' s news comments ... a dash to the Grill to sip their favorite drink, a coke, and hear their favorite dance band, Glenn Miller, while dis- cussing their favorite movie star, Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind . . . conversation switches to the newest Confucius jokes . . . back to dance In Browne hiall where Hank hludson and Izzy Hanlon are doing the doggie to Kay Kyser ' s music ... I I o ' clock . . . time to go . . . iCLASS OFFICERS; McMUNN. SEC, SWARTZ. PRES.. RATION TREAS., MAMULA, V. PRES.  ARGO STAFF: LIMBURG, SWARTZ, SMITH, ROSSELL, ROSEN- SERGER, YOUNG %Top row: Cleona Anderson, Perry Black, Jane Blythe. William Clark, Marilyn Conrad. Bottom row: Elizabeth Davis, Lucille Denny, Harry DePaulis, Virginia Dickey, James Elliott, JUNIOR CLASS OF 1941 % Cleona Anderson . . . Altoona, Pa. . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . Glee Club 1,2... YWCA . . . i, 2 ... Junior Prom Committee Perry Black . . . Brentwood, Pa. . . . Varsity Football I, 2 . . . Block W . . . YMCA . . . Tennis 2 . . . Scroll 3 . . . Male Glee Club 3 «  Jane Blythe . . . Char- leroi, Pa. . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . Mermaids 1,2... Rifle Club I . . . YWCA ... J unior Prom Committee  William Clark . . . York, N. Y. . . , Sigma Phi Epsilon . . . golf team . . . Intra-mural sports «  Marilyn Conrad . . . Canton, Ohio . . . Sigma Kappa vice-pres . . . WAA . . . Senate . . . Outing Club 3 . . . Mermaids. % Elizabeth Davis . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . WAA . . . YWCA . . . French Club I  Lucille Denny . . . Akron, Ohio . . . Chi Omega . . . Senate 2, 3 . . . Commercial Club 2 . . . May Court . . . Junior Prom Committee Harry D3- Paulis . . . Allguippa, Pa. . . . Sigma Phi Eps ' lon . . . Varsity Football i, 2, 3 « Virginia Dickey . . . LIgonler, Pa. . . . Chi Omega . . . YWCA . . . Westminster Singers . . . Treble Clef . . . Or- pheus Choir « Jannes Elliott . . . Tarentum, Pa. . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon . . . Holcad . . . Football I, 2 . . . Intramural sports 1 , 2, 3. iTop row: Joseph Francis, Curtis Fritz, Wiliiarn Fulton, Jotin Gaibreatti, James Gamble. Bottom row: John Gealy, Harry Glenn, Betty Hall. Merle Hallman, Isabelle Hanlon. Joseph Francis . . . New Wilmington, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . Chem. lab. assistant «  Curtis Fritz . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon . . . YMCA . . . Swimming 3 . . . Intramural sports «  William Fulton . . . Wilkinsburg, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Orpheus . . . Men ' s Glee Club . . . YMCA «  John Galbreath . . . New Wll- mington, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Football . . . Orpheus . . . YMCA pres. . . . Student Council . . . Debate team . . . French Club James Gamble . . . Carnegie, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . Band I, 2, 3 . . . Orchestra «  John Gealy . . . Mt. Lebanon, Pa. . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon . . , Cheer-leader . . . Neptune Club . . . Chapel choir . . . Varsity Swimming. h Harry Glenn . . . Wilkinsburg, Pa. ' . . . Sigr Phi Epsilon . . . Cheer-leader . . . Varsity Tenrris 1,2... Intramural sports i « Betty Mae Hall Derry, Pa. . . . Chapel Choir 1,2... YWCA . . . YPCU . . . Women ' s Glee Club I, 2  Merle Hallman . . . Dayton, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . YMCA . . . YPCU . . . Cross country manager 3 '  Isabelle Hanlon . . . Munhall, Pa. . . . Theta UpsHon I, 2, sec. 3 . . . YWCA 1,2... Mermaids 1 , 2 ... Junior Prom Committee . . . Holcad. Top row: Inez Hawthorne. Lois Hazletl, Margaret hfopkins, Paul Horn, Thelma Hut- ton. Bottom row: Bruce Johnston. Richard Kennedy. Esther King. Peggy Klinger, Mildred Leupoid. % Inez Hawthorne . . Alpha . Holcad , . . Pitts- . YWCA . . Argo Md. . . . . . YPCU . Tarentum, Pa. . -Bamma Def i | . . WAA . . . YWCA . Junior] Prohn Comnnittee Lois Hazlett burgh P ., . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . . Ho|lcad . . . Dance Committee I , 2 1 , 2 « Margaret Hopkins . . . Laurel, Sec. class I . . . Senate . . . YWCA . . . . French Club . . . Intramural sports I, 2, 3 Paul Horn . . . Charlerol, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . Debate . . . Holcad I, 2, assoc. ed. 3 . . . Stage crew . . TKA . . . Mock Convention . . . Masquers 2, 3  Thelma Hutton . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . Mixed chorus I . . . YWCA . . . German Club . . . Little Theatre . . . Mermaids . . . Masquers. % Bruce Johnston . . . New Wilmington, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Epsllon . . . Band . . . YMCA . . . YPCU . . . Orpheus Choir . . . Broadcasters « Richard Kennedy . . . Butler, Pa. . . . Varsity Tennis 1,2,3... Student Council . mural sports Esther King . . • . Theta Upsilon, treas. 3 . . , . . Outing Club . . . pres. . . . Modern Language Club Peggy Klinger . . . Belleview, . . . Glee Club . . . WAA . . . YMCA . . . Intra- . . Kenmore, N. Y. . YWCA . . . WAA . . . Kappa Delta PI ... May Court «  Pa. . . . Chi Omega . . Commercial Club . . . Pan Hellenic Council . . . Intramural sports «  Mildred Leupoid . . . Philadelphia, Pa. . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . sec. . . . German Club . . . YWCA . . . Argo. JUNIOR CLASS OF 1941 % Robert Limburg . . . Williamsville, N. Y. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda ... Pi Delta Epsilon . . . Holcad . . . Stage Crew . . . Argo photography Ed. 3 «  Alfred Lindsay . . . Aspinwall, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . basketball . . . Orpheus . . . YMCA . . . Intramural sports «  Glenn Lotz . . . McKees- port, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . YMCA . . . TKA . . . Band . . . Cheerleader . . . Junior Prom Committee « Mary Lyons . . . Union City, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . Glee Club . . . YWCA . . . Orpheus . . . Chapel Choir « Elizabeth McElwain . . . Newville, Pa. . . . Glee Club . . . Westminster Singers . . . Treble Clef . . . YWCA . . . Women ' s Ensemble. % Jane McKee . . . Groveton, Pa. . . . Theta Up- silon . . . Debate . . . Mermaids . . . YWCA . . . Holcad . . . News Editor 3 . . . TKA ... Pi Delta Epsilon . . . Jr. Prom Jane McMunn . . . Pitts burgh, Pa. . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . Holcad . . . Pi Delta EpsHon . . . Commercial Club . . . Secretary of Class 3 « Alfred Malatesta . . . Far- rell, Pa. . . . Transfer St. Bonaventures College, N. Y. «  Daniel Mamula , . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon, pres. . . Varsity football . . . Block W . . . Intramural sports «  James Marshall . . . Whit- insville, Mass. . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon . . . YMCA . . . YPCU . . . French Club . . . Intramural sports. %Top row: Jean Marshall, Jean Martin, Ruth Maxwell, Paul Means, Frederick Melder. Bot- tom row: Beatrice Mel lors, Ruth Mercer. Mjzel Mover, James Neale, Marqaret Noble. JUNIOR CLASS OF 1941 % Jean Marshall . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . Chi Omega . . . Mixed Chorus . . . Little Theatre . . . YWCA . . . Mermaids . . . Masquers . . . Mock Convention «  Jean Martin . . . Aliquippa, Pa. . . . Chi Omega . . . WAA . . . YWCA . . . Senate . . . Kappa Delta Pi . . . Masquers . . . Chapel Choir  Ruth Maxwell . . . Wilkinsburg, Pa. . . . Kappa Delta pres. . . . YWCA cabinet . . . WAA . . . Mermaids I, 2 . . . Outing Club . . . Orpheus Paul Means . . . New Wilmington, Pa. . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon . . . Intramural sports 1 , 2, 3 . . . YMCA . . . foot- ball 3  Frederick Meider . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . football 1,2 . . . YMCA . . . Tennis . . . Little Theatre. % Beatrice Meilors . . . Titusville, Penna. . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . YWCA . . .WAA «  Ruth Mer- cer . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . YWCA «  Hazel Moyer . . . Parkersburg, W. Va. . . . Transfer Blackstone College . . . Black- stone, W. Va. ' Jannes Neale . . . New Wilming- ton, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . YPCU . . . French Club 1,2... Little Theatre 2,3... YMCA Debate 3 . . . Chapel Choir «  Margaret Noble . . . Dorchester, Mass. . . . Transfer Virginia Inter- mont College . . . Bristol, Va. • • • Mop row: Mary Martha Orr, Catherine Par- sons. Thonnas Patton, Lois Porch, Morrell Pratt. Bottom row: Virginia Purdy. Janet Reed. William Ruefle, Donald Riblet, Elizabeth Robins. % Mary Martha Orr . , . New Wilmington, Pa. . . . YPCU . . . YWCA . . . Treble Clef . . . Orpheus . . . Chapel Choir « Catherine Parsons . . . White Plains, N. Y. . . . Beta Sigma Omicron . . . French Club . . . Mermaids . . . WAA . . . YWCA . . . Westminster Singers . . . Treble Clef  Thomas Patton . . . West Middlesex, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . Varsity basketball . . . Junior Prom King « Lois Porch . . . Kecksburg, Pa. . . . Theta Upsilon pres. . . . YWCA . . . Scroll . . . Kappa Delta Pi . . . Orpheus Choir . . . May Queen . . . Little Theatre « Morrell Pratt . . . Waterford, Pa. . . . Holcad staff 1 , 2, 3 ... Or- pheus Choir 1 , 2, 3. i Virginia Purdy . Delta . . . WAA . . . . Kappa Delta Pi sports 1,2,3.. . Alliance, Ohio . . . Kfep a . . YWCA . . . Outing Club . . May Court . . . Intram ' ijr l Argo 3 Janet Ree Erie, Pa. YWCA cabinet Frencfv . . . hlonor Roll I, 2, 3 . . . Kappa Delta Pi . . . Little Theatre « William Ruefle . . . Pittsburgh Pa. . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon . . . Varsity footbaH . . . Block W ■ . . Varsity Swimming . . . CAA Flying Course . . . Junior Prom Committee Donald Riblet . . . Erie, Pa. . . . Varsity Football I, 2, 3 . . Neptune Club . . . Intramural sports «  Elizabeth Robins . . . New Wilmington, Pa. . . . Beta Sigma Omicron . . . WAA . . . Archery and Outing Clubs . . . Delta Nabla. Hop row: Paul Rood. Norman Rose, Naomi Rosenberger, Frances Rossell. Mary Russell. Bottom row: Harlan Schaffer, Hans Scheuf- ele. Wesley Shaffer. Isabella Shane, Harriet Smith, 7, 11 % Paul Rood . . . Kittanning, . . football I, 2, 3 Pa. Intramural sports Pa. 2, 3 . . . Tarentum, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma : . . YMCA . . . Basketball Mgr, . Prom Committee Naomi Rosenberger vHle, Ohio ... Chi Omega . , . YWCA . . Sigma Phi Neptune Club Norman Rose Phi Clef . . . Westminster Singers . Frances Rossell . . . Bellevue, Pa. . Delta . . . vice-pres. . . . WAA . . . Glee Club . . . YWCA . . . Tennis . Junior . . Wells- , . Treble Club «  Alpha Gamma . Outing Club Argo Mary Glee Russell . . . Akron, Ohio . . . Theta Upsilon . . . Mermaids . . . YWCA . . . May Court . . . Orpheus . . . WAA . . . Glee Club. % Harlan Schaffer . . . Sharon, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . chemistry lab. assistant « Hans Scheufele . . . Erie, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . German Club . . . YMCA . . . Kappa Delta Pi . . . Modern Language Club Wesley Shaffer . . . New Castle, Pa. . . . Karux I, 2, 3 . . . YMCA «  Isabelle Shane . . . Aliquippa, Pa. . . . YWCA . . . YPCU . . . Honor Roll . . . Mermaids 3 «  Harriet Smith . . . Erie, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . Holcad . . . Orpheus Choir . . . Glee Club . . . YWCA . . . Argo Literary Ed. . . . Junior Prom Committee. JUNIOR CLASS OF 1941 % Betty Stephenson . . . Hubbard, Ohio . . . YWCA . . . WAA . . . YPCU . . . Outing Club, vice- pres. ' Jane Stonerod . . . Bellevue, Pa. . . . Chi Omega . . . Senate . . . Mermaids, pres. . . . YWCA . . . Debate . . . Archery Club . . . Ger- man Club David Swartz . . . Hickory, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . class pres. 2, 3 . . . Westminster singers . . . Chapel Choir . . . Argo Business Mgr. . . . Male Quartet . . . Men ' s Glee Club « Charlotte Thomas . . . Glenshaw, Pa. . . . Chi O mega . . . Glee Club . . . YWCA . . . Modern Language Club  Sarah Thompson . . . Mt. Jack- son, Pa. . . . Sigma Kappa . . . YWCA . . . Holcad . . . Kappa Delta Pi . . . May Court. Joan Van Alstyne . . . Cambridge Springs, Pa. . . . Chi Omega . . . YWCA . . Westminster Singers . . . Senate . . . Student Council . . . Treble Clef «  Ruth Walker . . . East Liverpool, Ohio . . . Chi Omega . . . YWCA . . . Mermaids . . . WAA « Irvin Wyllie . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . Alpha Sigma Phi . . . YPCU . . . YMCA . . . Modern Language Club . . . Intramural sports . . . Mock Convention «  Joseph Young . . . Aliquippa, Pa. . . . Kappa Phi Lambda . . . Holcad I, 2, 3 . . . Argo art ed. 2, Editor 3 . . . swimming team ... Pi Delta Epsilon . . . Intramural sports  William Zucchi . . . East Providence, R. I. . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon . . . Football manager . . . YMCA . . . Intramural sports . . . golf mgr. . . . swimming team. iCLASS OFFICERS; JOHN SNOW. V. PRES., ELISE CHRISNER, SEC. CHARLES RIDL. PRES., JOE CHRISTY. TREAS. THE SOPHOMORE CLASS % First row: Bernice Anderson, Lois Anderson. Virginia Andrews, Russell Apple. Second row: Florence Arm- stronq, Dorothy Arnold, James Bacon, Mary Jane Bateman. Third row: Ruth Beatty, Dorothy Beckman. William Berqer, Mary Alice Bernard. Fourth row: Virginia Blaker, Betty Boiles, Ed- ward Bollard. Henrietta Brand. Fifth row: Hairy Brownscombe, Elizabeih Bernitp, Pauline Bussard, Dorcas Butlc. l vt lit 1 Y iS % First row; Lois Bywaters. Colin Campbell. Jane Campbell, Jere Car- michael, Ailene Cheers. Second row: Elise Chrisner, Joseph Christy, Vera Church, Lee Anna McColqin, Eileen Conrad. Third row: Jane Coon. Helen Cousins, Richard Cramer. Ann Dauqh- erty, Anna Maye Day. Fourth row: Dale Day, Bette Deeds, Betty Dick- son, Melvin Dorenbaum, Isabel Doug- las. Fifth row: Betty Duncan, Philip Enterline. Robert Erzinqer, Ruth Ever- all. Donald Ewait. Sixth row: Virginia Farquhar. Victoria Ferezon. Merle Erisch. Isabelle Fritschman, Paul Fry- man. Seventh row: Jan Gasparlch, Betty Gault, Valiean Gestner. Jane Giilis, Charles Gloth. i Mike Robbe . . . Michael to his superiors . . . the hHolcad ' s All-American editor . . . wrapped up in journalism . . . still finds time for swing ala Scott . . . and gals . . . dozens of ' em . . . Shep Shoup . . . who lives for week- ends . . . Wetminnle ' s prospective gift to Randolph field . . . LL.D. to Shep means nothing less than Doctor of Louise Lane ... Ed Gilmore . . . man-about town . . . who can string it from here to Paris and back and never get tired or weary . . . senior smoothie. % C. Smiley . . . Van ' s-the-man . . . popular class prexy . . . and super-wit . . . Oh, I must see Walker to- n ' ghl . . . writes the map of Ireland all over his face when he smiles . . . whether he ' s Irish or not . . . Lou Purdy . . . the gal of a thousand voices and faces . . . ever-ready wit young man either has or he ' s about to. whose favorite caricature run thus: That % First row: Dorothy Goeddell, Mil- dred Gorby, Dorothy Gregory. Gwen- dolyn Griffiths, Ednj Grimm. Second row: Lois Guest, Winifred Hale, George Hawbaker, Laura Elizabeth Hayes, Paul Hazlett. Third row: Betty Heckart, Henry Herchenroether, Betty Herrinqton. Frank Hetra, Norma Het- rick. Fourth row: M. E. Hiqqs, Jean Hollinsworth, Lois Holub, Elizabeth Horne, Eleanor Hughes. Fifth row: Elizabeth Humes. Betty Hunter, Vir qinia Hunter, Virginia Johnson, Mar- git Karlson. Sixth row: Eloise Kautz, Janet Keech, Jean Kennedy, Winifred Kent. Carl Keul. Seventh row: Mary Kissick, Mary Louise Kirkpatrick, Lois Anne King. Ralph Kevan, Robert Kevan. % First row: Ruth Klauss. Marjorrc Klinqer, Betty Lanq, Louise Lemmori, La Rue Leonard. Second row: Martha Ann Light. Margare t Lybarger, Eve- lyn Lytle. George MacFarlane, Mar- garet McLaughlin. Third row: Mary Beth McLaughry, Evelyn McMichael, George Mahfouz, Harry Manley, Norma Marden. Fourth row: Louis Martell, Ethel Mattson, Mabel Ma - well, Isabelle Mitchell, Ross Mus- qrave. Fifth row: Marion Neubert. Lois Nicholson, Janice Nickeson, Margaret Orr, Doris Otto. Sixth row: Dorothy Otto, Ruth Parfitt. Virginia Patterson, Peggy Paxton. Alberta Perrin. Seventh row: Caroline Pipes, Michael Radocl , Raymond Rainbow. Doris Rechter. Martha Rhea. % Klrlc Cunningham . . . the senior ' s most happily married man . . . and screw-ball extraordinary . . . the only living specimen of manhood that Is made of genuine India-rubber . . . Happy-Birthday-Joe He+ra . . . hates praise . . . but not Peggy . . . sinks those oh-so-beautiful center shots which Coach is going to miss next year . . . vote for athletic modesty would go to Joe any day. ♦ First row: Charles Ridl, Betty Rog- ers, Norma Rogers. Edward Rosen- berqer. David Rowland. Second row: Virginia Rye. Betty Schucha. Char- lotte Semple. Betty Shaw. Irene Smith. Third row: Marjorie Smith. Mary Ellen Smith. Sarah Smith. John Snow. Zelie Snowden. Fourth row: Sarah Stanley, Tess Stark, Marian Stephens. Martha Stevenson. Allene Stewart. Fifth row: Nancy Stewart. Sarah Sturgeon. Charlotte Sutcliffe. Betty Taber, Mord Tay ' or, Sixth row: Paul Thomas. Anna Mary Thorley. Frances Tl Ipia Tudisco. Seventh row: Marqaret Tuttle. Anthony Venturella. Martha Wagner, Jean White. Howard Williams. Eighth row: Russell Williamson. Miriam Wil- son, Jessie Woodward, Virginia Zepp. Mary Ziegler. f-} ' J if7 r I % First row: Jane Adams, Eleanor Al- len. Joseph Anderson. Romaine An- drews. Jean Atkinson. Second row: Evelyn Austin. Jane Avars. Third row: Mary Ann Baine, Ruth Ball. Fourth row: Athelston Bartholomew, Mary Batteiqer, Florence Bauer, Dorothy Beavers. Charles Bell. Fifth row: Mar- jorie Benson. David Bloomquist, Wil- liam Boder. Robert Bower, Mary Bovce. Sixth row: Charlotte Brand. Elizabeth Brannon. Marion Brown. Kenneth Burr. Barbara Buzby. Seventh row: Jean Byars. Mary Lou Campbeli, Norval Christy. Ruth Ciancio. Vinton Clements. Eighth row: Marjorie Cook. Talmadqe Cravener. Betty Jane Da- vies. Jane Davies, Charlotte Davis. . k V- THE FRESHMEN CLASS OF 1943 1 Mm ri First row: Ruth Dennison, Ruth Dick- son. Wallace Dierken. David Dlet- terich, Louise Ditzler. Second row: Jean Douglass, William Earl, Jean Earley, Glenna Eliott, Eugenia Essen. Third row; George Evans, Martha Fvans. Robert Evans. Kenneth Faulk- ner, Betty Fannan. Fourth row: John Faulkner, George Feick. Edgar Fella- bom. Robert Flickinger, Cora May Ford. Fifth row: Eleanor Forney. Helen Francis. Mary Gardner. Katherinc Getty. Maxine Gilliland. Sixth row: Millvinia Glausser. Alyce Mae Greene. William Grossman. Jo Ann Hannah. Everett Hargreaves. Seventh row: Phyllis Harman. Shirley Hartt. Ann Hausman. Charles Hayes. Elizabeth Ann Henry. Eighth row: James Heriot, Marion Hildebrand, Mary Louise Heck, Robert Hite, Helen Hoque, THE FRESHMEN CLASS OF 1943 % First row: Anna Houser, Chalmers Houston. Helen Hower, Harry Hues- ton. Mary Ellen Hustead. Second row: Clyde Huston, Gladys Jackson, Helen Jacobs. Barbara James, Paul Jami- son. Third row: Ranse Jeffreys. Betty C. Johnson, Betty J. Johnson, Harry Johnson, Raymond Johnston. Fourth row: Anthony Kennedy, Louise Kerr, Donald Kidd, Ellen King, Marion Kruq. Fifth row: Helen Kuhns, Rodney Lane. Carl Lauer. Ro dger Lawshe, Louise Leppert. Sixth row: Elizabeth Leslie, Myron Lleblich, Charles Lipp, Charles Livingston, Richard Long. Seventh row: Edith Love, Jane Low- man, Katherine Ludeman, Rosina Lutsch, Jean McCaw. Eighth row: Don- ald McRae, Patricia McCreery. Harry McCullough, Helen McCurdy, Ruth McCutcheon. THE FRESh. Iff ' • First row: Betty McDowell, Jane Mc- Kelvy. Gail McLaughlin, Mary Mc- Lauqhlin, William McMinn. Second row: Doris McNary, Jean Mackintosh, Louise Mason, John Mercer, Kenneth MichaeH. Third row: Fred Miller, Martha Miller, Morqan Miller, Lucille Mohl. Robert Montague. Fourth row: Stuart Mooney, Moses Nathan, Glenn Neely, Ruth Nevin, Richard Newton, Fifth row: Edward O ' Brien, Alan Orvis, Theodore Ossoft, Glenna Pal- ton, Kathryn Polyzou. Sixth row: Norma Gene Rainey, Frances Rea, Carl Reed, Marjorie Robb, Betty Robinson. Seventh row: Elizabeth Rotrler, Donald Salman, Carolyn Schmidt, Coral Scott, William Scov- ron. Eighth row: Mae Seiburq, James Sellers, Miriam Shaffer, Elizabeth Shear, Velrna Shirey. % First row; Anne Sigmund, Edward Sirnpson, Emily Sneed. Don Snyder, Catherine Stanley. Second row: Ellen Stewart, Betsy Sturgeon, Third row: Charlotte Terril, Joan Thorrtpson.. Fourth row: Jack Thompson. Margaret Thompson. Fifth row: Mary Thomson, Margaret Tidmarsh. Daniel Tkach, Jake Truxall. Carolyn Wadsworth. Sixth row: Jack Walker, Elizabeth Ward, Bob Washabaugh. Charlonna Watson, Carl Weber. Seventh row: Warren White, Vaughn Williams, Dorothy Wil- son. Winifred Wilson, Eleanor Wood. Eighth row: Molly Wood. Max Wygant, Betty Yahn, Betty Young. Nell Young. fall afternoons . . . hefty gridders . . . long, spiralling punts . . . in the stock room . . . George handing out equipment to wiry runners and graceful swimmers . . . fall leaves . . . tall court stars come with first snow . . . surf-like roars echoing from the crowded gym . . . anxious evenings . . . waiting for the clang of the victory bell . . . green grass again . . . and signs of expanding athletics ... a track team . . . golfers . . . racquet wielders . . . Titans all . . . alert minds . . . strong bodies . . . spirited sports- manship . . . Westminster athletics . . . Granite and Greatness. Bill Berger sklis . . . horseback demonstration . . . 3 strikes and you ' re out, Fritz . . . Stephens, tall Titan Tennis Tops . . . Miller, Spak, Wasik, and T-boy race down the floor . . . It ' s not a horse but an Otto . . . Fore Westminster at the Field Club . . . Frisch ties Dolly ' s skates . . . Pete Williams and Winnie hiale look on . . . The basket- ball banquet . . . FHetra and Rldl grabbing away . . . F. Miller catches up on World affairs . . . Wonder who McMinn Is thinking of . . . No need to wonder about Fawcetf . . . Eleanor Wood peddles programs . . . The coaches thrash it out . . . football — fast, furious, fun. iNEWTON CRASHES OFF-TACKLE IN THE CALIFORNIA GAME WESTMINSTER yU(Lne % RESULTS OF 1939 SEASON: September 30, Westminster 0— Bethany 7: October I, Westminster 19 — California Tchrs. 0: October 14, Westminster 13 — Slippery Rock Tchrs. 14; October 21 (hlome-coming), Westminster 0 — Geneva 25; October 28, Westminster 7 — Edinboro Tchrs. 6; November II, Westminster 13 — Grove City 0; November 18, Westminster 0 — Youngstown 46 . . . won 3 . . . lost 5. % A new football season . . . Coach Grover Washabaugh ' s third edition of Titan footballers . . . first year for Mel Hetzler, burly line coach . . . third year for Dave Boyd, trainer and backfield coach . . . thirteenth year for George Anderson, stock room manager . . . Wally Kenyon, senior manager . . . First practice called for September M ... a week before the opening of school . . . strenuous drills in fundamentals . . . blocking . . . kicking . . . passing . . . linesmen howl as they hit the charging machine for the first time . . . plays to be perfected . . . conditioning . . . workouts with a promis- ing crop of frosh candidates ■ . . encouragement from nine returning letter- men, Co-captains Laposki and Youkers, Mamula, DePaulis, Edwards, Valicenti, Brinkley, Reufle and Shoup . . . total squad of 35 outfitted in snappy new blue silk uniforms and all ready to go . . . ICOACHES BOYD. WASHABAUGH AND HETZLER GO INTO A %SHOUP PUNTS HUDDLE % WESTMINSTER— 0; BETHANY— 7; Titans lour- ney to West Virginia . . . meet Bisons . . . miss five scoring opportunities . . . Valicenti paces team on 92 yard goalward drive . . . terminated by the loss of the ball on downs on three yard line . . . outplayed Bisons, revive and cross the Blue and White goal in third frame . . . convert extra point . . . Valicenti to Evanoff passing combination threatens West Virginians in closing minutes . . . no luck . . . Titans make I 5 first downs to Bisons 7. i WESTMINSTER— 19; CALIFORNIA- 0; First home contest . . . Titans function smoothly . . . drive eighty yards in first six minutes . . . excellent running by the entire backfield . . . Laposki crashes over Vulcan ' s goal for two tallies . . . Tutors attempt to pass . . . Washabaugh rushes passer and knocks ball into open arms of Fat Man Brinkley . . . Fat Freddy waddles 35 yards to score . . . Laposki con- verts ... a decisive win. Bill Reufle. guard and next year ' s senior Captdin.elect . . . Dan Mamula, three year veteran at tackle . . and Fred Brink- ley, stellar sophomore end and guard. % WESTMINSTER— 13; SLIPPERY ROCK— 14; Titans set to break Rocket ' s perfect record ... on Teacher ' s Homecoming . . . Titans launch powerful drive . . . Laposki scores on sixteenth play after opening whistle . . . conver- sion good . . . attack bogs down . . . Rockets start to move . . . midway in third period, Rocket tackle blocks Shoup ' s punt . . . Slippery Rock end recovers near Titan goal . . . Rockets score . . . complete pass for conver- sion . . . score again in opening of fourth frame . . . make all-important extra point . . . Blue and White pass down field . . . Valicenti scores . . . try for point blocked . . . Titans pass frantically in closing minutes . . . ball on Rocket 30 at final gun . . . the thriller of the season . . . FOOTBALL SQUAD  First row: Zu. clii, Evonof, Washa baugh, Riblet, Boyd, Rood, Pfau Ehrenberqer. Second row: Applegafe Valicenti, Brinkley, Shoup, DePaulis Youkcrs, Laposki, tylamula. Reufle Edwards, Kcnyon. Third row: Anderson Faulkner. Ossoff, Leonard, Lutton Hopkins. Dapprich. Reed, G. Wan ner, Morrison. R. Wanner, Boyd Fourth row: Hetzler, Wygant. Lane Ferrell, Kennedy. Means, Newton, Mc Neil, Houston. Taylor. Magoni, Washa : luqh. Head coach. EDINBORO W oidUn . . . % WESTMINSTER— 0; GENEVA— 25; Covenanters Invade Titanland for Homecoming battle . . . Titans fumble first kickoff . . . Covies score on second scrimmage play . . . take charge of game from then on . . . heavy Geneva line smothers Titans . . . Co-captain Youkers stars with his line play . . . blocks Covenanter point attempt in last quarter . . . first downs . . . Blue and White 7 . . . Geneva 14 . . . third Titan loss. % WESTMINSTER— 0; THIEL— 7; Lutheran homecoming . . . ankle-deep mud . . . blinding snowstorm . . . Tomcats successfully pepper Titan line in second quarter . . . try for extra point good . . . teams evenly matched . . . battle locked in mid-field . . . final frame brings Titan thrill . . . Evanoff snares Tomcat pass on own 10 . . . sloshed through mud to Thiel 14 . . . stumbled while dodging Tomcat tackier . . . Lutherans halt Blue and White scoring threat . . . take ball on downs as game ends. % WESTMINSTER— 7; EDINBORO— 6; Titan bleachers crammed with Dads on Dad ' s Day . . . second Blue and White triumph . . . early in first canto, in successive smashes at Raider line, Edwards plunges over for Titan tally . . . Laposki boots deciding extra point . . . Teachers get possession of ball in second quarter ... a series of completed passes, Grenahan to Wolfe . . . Raiders score . . . Chrlstenson misses conversion ... his only miss of the season . . . narrow margin of victory. Mony Vdlicenti, Junior bdckfleld star ... 140 pounds of fiqhtinq Titan. ♦ Walter Kenyon, capable senior manager . . al- ways on hand at the play- ers ' command . . . with an amiable smile to boot. % WESTMINSTER— 13; GROVE CITY— 0; third Blue and White victory . . . Edwards and Valicenti hammer Wolverine line . . . impenetrable . . . Reufle and Mamula block Grover punt . . . Washa- baugh snares pigskin and scoots over goal for Titan tally . . . Laposki converts . . . game see-saws until fourth frame . . . Titans start power drive . . . New- ton and Valicenti advance ball to Grover two yard marker . . . Laposki hurdles line for second Titan score . . . Blue and White make 12 first downs to Grovers ' 8. % WESTMINSTER— 0; YOUNGSTOWN— 46; Dike Beede ' s powerful Penguins play ungracious hosts to Titans . . . score in every period . . . riddle West- minster defense for lopsided decision . . . Titans ' best effort came in second quarter . . . held Pen- guins to 12 points . . . Laposki, Valicenti and Edwards feature Titans ' backfield . . . Reufle, Mamu- la, and Washabaugh stand out on Blue and White line . . . whole Penguin team looked like stars to bewildered Titans. BUD LEONARD STAN LUTTON HARRY DePAULIS HAROLD PFAU RIBLET, 0S50FF. EVANOFF AND NEWTON % Three wins . . . five losses . . . best Titan season in 4 years ... 5 men to trade moleskins for sheep- skins . . . Co-captains Youkers and Laposki, two sixty minute men . . . hHarry Shoup, handled the punting duties . . . Stan Lutton, a whale of a lineman . . . hlarry DePaulis, a tackle — as rough as they come . . . and we can ' t omit Walt Kenyon, a hard work- ing manager . . . other lettermen were: Capt. -elect Reufle, Brinkley, Mamula, Leonard, Washabaugh, Pfau, Ossoff, Riblet, Valicenti, Edwards, Evanoff, and Nev ton. Senior Co-Cap ' ains, Julius Laposki and Dale Youkers . . . both valuable, inspirational leaders on the grid- iron . . . boys that you could count on. iPERHAPS THE NUMBER 13 EXPLAINS AN UNLUCKY SEA- SON . . .  UNDER THE BUCKET IN THE TECH GAME ON THE HOME COURT. TOWERING aa a % The king of Titan sports . . . Basketball and Westnninster synonymous with district sport fans . . . outstanding teams for 14 years . . . Coach Washabaugh ... a promising group of basket- ballers ... 7 returning veterans ... 6 last year ' s lettermen . . . Captain Mel Miller, experienced with the victory boys of the Lawther era . . . Buzz RidI, sweet ball handler, as aggressive as they make ' em . . . Lee Fox, a sure shot, passes that wear your eyes out to follow . . . Tom Patton, ' way over the 6-foot marker, helped hand out the 37-38 Pitt victories . . . Joe Hetra, a transfer from Penn State, long shots that make everyone say awwww . . . Joe Spak, a real team player, fakes that fool both opponents and crowd . . . Stan Wasik, a 6 ' 6 center ... an above par crop of freshmen . . . all stars of high school days . . . Dale Dunmire . . . Fred Miller . . . Bob Washabaugh . . . Bob Dierken . . . Lefty Andrews . . . Jack Mercer . . . Ted Ossoff . . . Bill McMlnn . . . and Dick Fawcett . . . and junior manager, Norman Rose, always with an armful of basketballs . . . %THE ' 39- ' 40 SCHEDULE: Jan. 4, Westminster 50 — Carnegie Tech 44; Jan. 6, Westminster 48 — Slippery Rock 36; Jan. 10, Westminster 35 — Univer- sity of Pittsburgh 47; Jan. 13, Westminster 47 — W J 48; Jan. 18, Westminster 60— Geneva 44; Jan. 20, Westminster 55 — Youngstown 53; Feb. 6, Westminster 62 — Ashland 46; Feb. 8, Westminster 44 — Youngstown 3 7; Feb. 10, Westminster 38 — Waynesburg 42; Feb. 12, Westminster 42 — West Chester Tchrs. 44; Feb. 13, Westminster 54 — MIll- ersville Tchrs. 49; Feb. 15, Westminster 42 — Long Island U. 47; Feb. 24, Westminster 38 — Geneva 39; Feb. 28, Westminster 70— Bethany 54; Feb. 29, Westminster 45 — Waynesburg 48; March 5, Westminster 47 — Slippery Rock 43; March 7, West- minster 52 — Carnegie Tech 48; March 9, Westmin- ster 55 — Bethany 26 . . . II victories ... 7 defeats . . . against the toughest kind of competition . . . % Westminster — Carnegie Tech . . . Tartan gym packed with ardent Titans followers . . . The lonq awaited Blue and White debut . . . Stark, Plaid, all-State center, smothered by brilliant defensive play of Stan Wasik . . . Joe Spak high point man with 13 points . . . Buzz Rid! next with 12, Includ- ing 4 out of 4 from the free throw line . . . Tech falls . . . 50-44 . . . % Westminster — Slippery Rock . . . the first Blue and White home appearance . . . and a darn good one, too . . . every player in action . . . final score . . . Westminster 48 — Slippery Rock 36 . . . % Westminster — University of Pittsburgh . . . Pan- thers hosts In their chilly stadium pavilion . . . our worst defeat of the season . . . Pitt greatly under- rated in pre-game predictions . . . lead from first quarter on . . . break 6-6 tie in all time series . . . Panthers 47— Blue and White 35 . . . % Westminster — W J . . . home . . . Titans hold 12 point lead at half . . . falter In final cantos . . . wilt before Presidents inspired scoring spree In third and fourth quarters ... a sad defeat . . . number two . . . Titans 47 — Prexies 48. a.) MILLER, WASIK. DUNMIRE, PATTON, McMINN, MERCER, DIRKIN, FAWCETT, M. MILLER, CAPT., SPAK, RIDL. J. HETRA, F. HETRA. oiheiLaU KING OF SPORTS STAN WASIK TOM PATTON ' BUZZ RIDL JOE HETRA JOE SPAK TITANS (StoiAUt ecit exi dif lu SeaiMt Westminster — Geneva ... a trip to the Beaver valley . . . Covanenters become third Titan victim . . . Buzz RidI upholds record of more than 10 points per game . , . Titans 60 — Covies 44 . . . % Westminster — Youngstown . . . another Ray Sweeney edition of Penguins . . . late rally by Pen- guins . . . nearly overcome Titans ' lead . . . miss by two points . . . 55-53 . . . Blue and White unbeat- able in first half . . . second half — a different story. % Westminster — Ashland . . . semester exam lull gives Blue and White new life . . . Ashland invades Titandom with a reputation for tough basketball . . . Richcreek, flashy midget upholds tradition . . . but one man can ' t beat our Titans . . . final tally . . . 62-46, in our favor. % Westminster — Youngstown . . . away . . . heated rivalry spoils contest . . . too rough . . . Captain Miller ' s first trip to the showers via the personal foul route . . . Spak receives bothersome eye injury . . . Titans triumph in poor contest . . . 44-47. i Westminster — Waynesburg ... at New Wilming ton ... a crucial district struggle . . . Yellow Jackets sting us . . . Simmers, Pasguale, Beisler and com- pany seem untirable . . . rally in closing minutes results in third Titan defeat . . . 42-38. % Westminster — West Chester . . . the first game of the annual Eastern invasion . . . overtime period . . . Ehemann, Teacher ' s all-State forward, scores 24 points . . . heart breaking defeat . . . 44-42 . . . reversal of last year ' s decision . . . Westminster- of the trip . . defeat. . . . -Millersville , 54-49 . . . . the only victory revenge for previous % Westminster — Long Island U. . . . the big game of the year ... in Brooklyn . . . Long Island ' s ex- National AAU champs ... we lead ihe whole game . . . can ' t withstand Blackbird onslaught in last guarter . . . only 5 points . . . Westminster 42— LIU 47. TOWERING TITANS, MEL MILLER . . . CAPTAIN OF THE BASKETBALL SQUAD . . . FOURTH YEAR AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST FIVE ... 3 LETTER MAN IN FOOTBALL . . . THE TYPICAL TOWERING TITAN . . . COOL ... AN ACCURATE SHOT . . . DEPENDABLE WHEN THE GOING GOT TOUGH. % Westminster — Geneva district grudge tussle . . one in the Covie gym chin . . . . home again ... a a different story than the . . we take one on the Gold and White 39— Blue and White 38 . . . Geneva ' s all-State John Billie was outclassed by Westminster ' s RidI ... a tough one to lose . . . defeat in the closing seconds . . . again . . . % Westminster — Bethany ... on the road again . . . a new Titan star shines . . . Lee Fox starts his first game of the season . . . sparks the Blue and White scoring attack . . . leads with 13 points . . . RidI also features Titan attack with fine floor play . . . a 70-54 decision over the bewildered Bisons in their bandbox gym . . . % Westminster — Waynesburg . . . those buzzin ' Yellow-jackets again ... on their home court . . . Fox leads with 16 points . . . Yellow and Black victorious . . . 48-45 . . . only after hectic over- time period . . . Captain Miller staged a one man rally In the extra period — but so did the whole Waynesburg team . . . another of those last minute losses . . . % Westminster — Slippery Rock . . . away . . . revenge for that I -point football defeat . . . number 2 decision over the Green and White . . . Titans trail at half time . . . play inspired ball in final guarter ... to pull game out of fire . . . Slippery Rock scored 43 points . . . but we got . . . 47 . . . % Westminster — Carnegie Tech. . . . the last big game on the home court ... a real thriller . . . score see-saws throughout contest . . . RidI and Patton match valiant efforts of Skibos ' Stark and Sturgeon . . . Joe hietra, with his perfect baskets from mid-court, leads last minute rally to net the Blue and White a 52-48 victory . . . two over Tech ' s Tartans. % Westminster — Bethany . . . the final game of the season . . . Bisons journey to New Wilmington . . . three complete Titan teams see equal amounts of action . . . 55-26 rout of the Bisons . . . just another Titan triumph ... no thrills . . . last game in Blue and White fogs for Captain Mel Miller, forward, and Joe hietra, guard . . . Season ' s record ... I I won ... 7 lost . . . not quite up to pre-season predictions based on vet- eran team . . . hardly compares to past Titan record ... in fact, the most mediocre record in years . . . too many last minute defeats . . . the opponents got all the breaks . . . still an enviable district record . . . considering the tough competition. Better luck next year to Coach Washabaugh who handles the task almost single handed . . . aided only by trainer Dave Boyd . . . George Anderson in the equipment room . . . Junior manager Norman Rose . . . assistant managers Taylor and Lauer . . . % Nine le:ters awarded . . . only two departing seniors . . . Captain Mel Miller . . . and Joe hietra . . . two typical Titan basketballers who wil high in the Blue and White sports annals. stand New policy decided upon for next year ' s return- ing lett ermen — acting captain to be chosen prior to each game . . . honorary captain to be elected at close of campaign . . . Lettermen, aside from the seniors are: Tommy Patton, forward, ' 41; Lee Fox, forward, ' 42: Stan ' Wasik, center, ' 42: Charles RIdl, guard, ' 42; Joe Spak, guard, ' 42; Fred Miller, forward, ' 43: and Dale Dunmire, forward, ' 43 . . . SEQUENCE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM; M. MILLER. F. MILLER. RIDL. SPAK AND WASIK IN THE HUDDLE , . , WARM-UP . . . ACTION . . . AND IT S ALL OVER. OVER HILL --OVER DALE % Joe Ferris . . . new Tiian coach . . . second year of revival for cross-country ... 4 veterans . . . Edwards, MacFarland, Harris, and Shevchik . . . every one a possible winner . . . the ' 39- ' 40 schedule: Oct. 10, at Slippery Rock; Oct. 2 I , at Grove City; Oct. 24, Slip- pery Rock, here; Nov. 3, Carnegie Tech, here; Nov. I I , Grove City, here; Nov. 17, Pitt Junior Varsity at Pittsburgh; Nov. 25, at Bethany. % First meet ... at Slippery Rock ... a heart-breaking loss . . . Titans 29 — Rockets 26 . . . over to Grove City . . . first Titan victory . . . 18 — 37 . . . Blue and White hosts to Slippery Rock . . . third first for Jim Edwards . . . Titans get revenge over Rockets, 23-32 . . . Tech ' s Tartans, here ... a surprise to local fans . . . upset for Tartans . . . 17-38 . . . return meet with Grove City . . . victory number 4 for the B ' ue and White . . . 18-37 ... a 40- 1 5 defeat at the hands of Pitt ' s Junior Varsity . . . another defeat to close season . . . loss to powerful Bethany Bisons . . . 40-15 . . . honors to Coach Ferris and the Christy-Harris duo act. iSTANDING: FERRIS, MOONEY, LONG, TRUXALL, BLOOMQUIST. HALLMAN, SEATED: mCKINGER, SHEVCHIK, EDWARDS, MacFARLAND. CHRISTY, MONTAGUE. iLUDWie AND POLLOCK PUSH OFF AT THE START OF THE lOO-YD. FREESTYLE IN THE W. J. MEET DIVERS, RELAYS, SPRINTS %The ' 40 schedule: Jan. 9, Grove City: Jan. 13, Carnegie Tech.: Feb. 7, Slippery Rock: Feb. 10, Kent State: Feb. 17, Allegheny: Feb. 21, W J: Feb. 27, Grove City: March 2, W J. % Varsity swimming . . . Coach Ferris . . . second year of revival . . . only one victory last year . . . two this year . . . opener at Grove City . . . unexpected Grover victory . . . 42-24 . . . home again . . . outclassed by Tech ... 64- 1 I ... Slippery Rock follows in local pool . . . 58- i 7 . , Kent State also overwhelms Titans in home pool . . . 58-17 . . . Blue and White turn the tide . . . take to road for victory . . . defeat Allegheny . . . 40-26 . . . almost upset W J . . . lose In relays . . . 47-28 . . . trounce Grove City In home tank . . . revenge . . . 40-26 . . . last meet of season at Washington . . . 49-26 defeat at hands of W J Prexles. %Team is Improving . . . two victories . . . maybe next year will be banner year ... no losses via graduation ... six returning lettermen . . . Captain-elect Warren Pollock, James Ludwig, FHarry Browns- combe, John Gealy, William Hill, and Chalmers FHouston.  ABOVE: POLLOCK HITS THE PEAK OF A PERFECT JACKKNIFE DIVE . , . BELOW COACH FERRIS HAS A CON- FAB WITH THE CAPTAINS OF CROSS-COUNTRY AND SWIMMING. 1  STANDING: STEPHENS, MECKLING. MANLEY . . . GROUP: SEATED . . . MECKLING, STEPHENS, JAMiSON, GLENN, KENNEDY . . . STANDING: BIBERICH, COACH, DOREN- BAUM, MGR. SERVES, VOLLEYS, DEUCES % The ' 40 schedule: Apr. 24, Youngstown, away; Apr. 26, W J, here; Apr. 29, Slippery Rock, here; Apr. 30, Edinboro, away: May 3, Carnegie Tech, here; May 7, Edinboro, here: May 8, Youngstown, here; May 10, Geneva, here; May 13, Waynesburg, here; May 15, Thiel, here; May 17, John Carroll, here; May 20, Geneva, away; May 21, Allegheny, here; May 23, Slippery Rock, away; May 24, Th lel, away. % Regular practice since start of school . . . every afternoon during fall . . . once or twice a week all winter . . . regular spring workouts delayed by wet courts . . . team in shape for early start of season on April 24 . . . nnen under tutelage of Prof. Biberich . . . first four men returning from last year ' s squad . . . Captain Dick Kennedy, Harry Glenn, Wally Jamison, Ed Stephens . . . pressed for positions by Meckling, Dunmire and Washabaugh . . . % Efforts will be made to better last record of two victories matches away ... 10 at home . . . 5  ABOVE: A TENNIS MATCH IN PROGRESS . . . BELOW: VETERANS DICK KENNEDY, CAPT., AND HARRY GLENN . . . BOTH VARSITY PER- FORMERS For three years. % BELOW: ZELLORS GETS OFF A LONG DRIVE AND ERZINGER PUTTS ON I8TH GREEN OF THE NEW CASTLE FIELD CLUB COURSE. PATIENCE, PUTTS AND PAR % The ' 40 schedule: May 4, Slippery Rock, here; May 7, Edinboro, here; May 10, Geneva, here; May I I, Grove City, here; May 14, Ed inboro, away; May 17, Al ' egheny Invitation Tournament; May 18, Grove City, away; May 20, Geneva, away; May 23, Slippery Rock, away. % The difficult New Castle Field Club as a home course ... 3 returning lettermen, George MacFarlane, John Davis, and Bob Erzinger . . . promising new prospects, RidI, R. Johnson, Fox, Manley, Christy, Carmichael, Grossman, and Ossoff. % First practice on heels of Easter vacation ... a month to get in shape . . . guided by Coach Washabaugh . . . ably aided b y Angelo Monsey, Field Club pro ... no victories last year . . . better pros- pects this year . . . larger squad . . . more experienced men . . . attractive schedule . . . less matches on difficult home course than last year . . . four at home . . . five away . . . fore!  TO THE LEFT: DAVIS TEES OFF ZELLORS. ERZINGER. GROUP BELOW: DAVIS, ZUCCHI, CLARK, ♦ Women ' s sports . . . un- der direction of busy Miss Francis Craig . . . Mrs. Oliver C. Gordon before end of year . . . WOMEN ' S i pjo iti ati xict aite ntixm . % Fall sports include archery, bad- minton, hiking, hockey, soccer, swimming, tennis, and riding . . . any fair day found many partici- pants for each . . . annual Frosh breakfast hike on Sept. 27 ... a long walk out to College Woods to eat fried eggs, too-crisp bacon and burnt toast . . . two chosen teams represent co-eds in Home- coming hockey game against Alumni . . . co-eds victorious . . . first of a series of Sport Nights . . . Nov. I , featured by badmin- ton and swimming . . . volley ball season Immediately following . . . 89 participants . . . basket ball after volley ball . . . famous Mon- day, Thursday league . . . class games . . another Sport Night on Feb. 14 . . . some played basketball, some volley ball, some swam, some tried all three . . . spring season . . . slightly late in starting . . . archery, tennis, mushball and riding . . . especially those moonlight rides under spring moons . . . formal banquet for W.A.A. members of Tavern, May 2 . . . sports queens in evening clothes . . . final event of the year . . . climax . . . Senior farewell supper hike . . . the Senior ' s last fling at collegiate sports. Miss Craig ably assisted in supervising all intramurals for women by W.A.A., women ' s hon- orary athletic association . . . %BETSY STURGEON COMES UP SMILING  FALL AIR . . . RIDING CLASS . . . SNYDER. TINGLING AND ARMSTRONG  SKIING WITH DOT WORK INTRAMURALS oWe Utte . . .  THE SIGEP VS. NUNFRAT BASKETBALL LOOP. PLAY-OFF GAME IN THE % Men ' s intramurals . . . three-thirty any afternoon, time for intramurals ... a swarm of husky men, wanting action . . . vying for positions . . . keen fraternity rivalry . . . the order of dress — old clothes, sweat shirts and mud-hopper shoes . . . % Under direction of Dave Boyd, good-natured Phys-ed instructor . . . aided by Wally Kenyon . . . the two Mercers, Jack and hiarvey . . . and Caesar Laposki . . . brave men in view of the hatred for officials on the campus. Practically all fraternity men take part in at least one sport . . . a majority of the Non-Frats enter competition . . . Sigma Phi Epsilon won most events . . . five out of a possible seven at time of writing . . . Kappa Phi Lambda and Alpha Sigma Phi win one apiece . . . Non-Frats always tough competitors . . . % Touch football . . . first on the list . . . intense rivalry . . . but no broken bones . . . Alpha Sigs cop Inter-Fraternity cup . . . second successive year at head of football loop . . . high-light of the season ... a grudge battle between the Sig Ep pledges and the Alpha Sig neophytes . . . Sig Eps out-grudge the Alpha Sigs in a battle of mud. Thanksgiving vacation ... a short lay-off . . . early December . . . Basketball . . . three separate leagues . . . Inter-Frat . . . Inter-Class . . . and Independent . . . Sig Eps win class A and C crowns in Inter-Frat league . . . Kaps win B ' loop . . . frosh get even for first-of-year paddlings by winning Inter-Class competition . . . Ritz-Brothers, boys from the Ritz-Carlton win Independent tourney. Foul shooting contest . . . by little Frank O ' FHara, ' 43, out of 60 . . . individual honors won ... a record of 53 % Sig Eps win Inter-Frat cup . . . frosh vic- forious over other classes . . . Volley ball . . . a little tamer than the football and basketball leagues . . . won by the Sig Eps. % Water polo . . . savagery again . . . under water this time . . . won by Sig Eps ... no losses ... all victories . . . too many men from the varsity swimming team . . . perfect record and championship for the 2nd year . . . % Badminton . . . the last of the indoor sports . . . non-Frats ahead at time of writing . . . but its not over yet! . . . % Warm weather again . . . outside once more . . mushball . . . hot rivalry outstand- ing feature . . . won by Sig Eps last year . . . % Horseshoes . . . revival of an almost extinct sport . . . hurling two and one-half pounds of steel forty feet in an attempt to ring a peg. % A new event on the list ... an inter-Frat, inter-Class track meet . . . tennis closes the season . . . ATHLETIC ciuJpi ItxuiX ieite une . . . % Block W . . . re-organized In ' 36 ... to foster good will between sports lettermen . . . I 7 members . . . from football and basketball squads . . . sponsored first dance of school year ... on night of first football game . . . choose Block W Queen . . . only woman per- mitted to wear varsity letter and sweater . . . Dale Youkers, president . . . % Neptune Club . . . organized in ' 39 . . . to promote interest in swimming, Life Saving and water safety ... 12 members . . . candi- dates must pass rigid swimming requirements . . . taught class in Life Saving . . . presented comedy aquacade . . . A Sailor ' s Transfor- mation . . . Prexy, Art Middleton . . .  BLOCK W— Sitting: Shoup, Vali- centi, Laposki, Block W Queen, Peggy Greer. Edwards, Youkers, Glenn, DePauIis. Standing: Fox, Hetra, Miller, Fatten, Black, Ken- nedy, Spak, RidI, Brinkley. % NEPTUNE — Sitting: Enterline. Middleton, Chase. Standing: Pol- lock, Halenda, Rood. WAA — Front row: Dean, Rossell, White. Taber. Second row: Sloan, Stewart, M. Conrad, Campiey. Pierce, McCully, Connor, Barch- feld. Dipper. Third row: Beckman, Gorby, E. Conrad, Busch. Walker, Sturgeon, Russell, Christy, Russell, Miller. Back row: Goeti, Butler, Mellors, Klinqer, King, Robins, Parson, Denny, Lybarger, Max- well. Stonerod. Stevenson.  MERMAIDS— Front row: Arm- strong, B. Sturgeon, S. Sturgeon, Mohl, Perrin, Kauti Hanlon. Back row: Hale, Hutton, Hughes, Max- well, Ziegler, Stonerod. W. A. A. Uo4ix women aiULeteA. . . . % Women ' s Athletic Association . . . organ- ized in ' 3 I ... to create love for sports, foster sportsnnanship . . . approximately 70 mem- bers . . . sponsors all women ' s intramurals . . . participates in inter-collegiate play days . . . $35 scholarship to chosen Junior . . . Westmin- ster blanket to deserving Senior . . . sponsors spring style show . . . annual banquet In May . . . Helen Pierce, president . . . Mermaids . . . Women ' s swimming club . . . to create interest in swimming among co-eds . . . approximately 60 members . . . candi- dates must pass test in swimming . . . sponsors swimming parties throughout year . . . pre- sents annual pageant in spring . . . awards for all participants . . presents snack party for members in the spring . . . president, Jane Stonerod. lAND-SHAKING . . . backslapping the frosh are here . . . crack of wooden paddles . . . annual frosh- soph rough house . . . earnest frater- nity rushing . . . indecision . . . pledging . . . communal eating, sleeping, and wardrobes . . . bull sessions . . . frat songs . . . houseparties . . . Interfrat and Pan-Hell confabs . . . sorority rushing . . . silent period . . . more pledging . . . spring formals . . . Tap day laurels . . . initiation . . . Greek- lore . . . fraternity bonds . . . scholas- tic standards . . . Measurements and Muses. Sig Ep House dressed for Homecoming . . . The Honorable Gealy, Brownscombe, Snow, and Apple sternly dish out smacks to frosh at Tribunal . . . pancake dinner at Browne hall . . . how Harry goes fcr them . . . Mrs. Gilliend ' s four bad boys . . . sophs hazing a bunch of frosh . . . Kap House in its Homecoming clothes . . . anytime, any booth — politics at the Grill . . . modern decorations of the Alpha Sig ' s . . . Back to the barrel, Apple . . . Gealy, Fawcett, Mamula, Santa Brinkley, Ludwig, Johnson . . . more pancakes for Pappy, Buttons, Danny, Darsie and Getty . . . Mrs. Beam . . . table for two. i Front row: Galbreath, Pfau. Hopkins. C. Smiley, Taylor, War- ner. Swartz. R. Smiley. Second row: Price. Hudson. Scott. Wil- liams. Mercer. McDonald. Scheu- fele. Third row: Thomas. Lotz. Nakles. Nickeson. Wiley. Manley. Herchenroether. Fourth row: Clark. Yellig. Freeman. Williamson, Ash- com, Fulton, Rose. Fifth row: Bergdoll, Campbell. Christy, Rob- ert Kevan, Jamison. Back row: Ralph Kevan. Proudfit. Stephens. Miller. Patton. Dahlburg, John- son. Clements. ALPHA OF KAPPA PHI MBDA SIG HOUSE % Alpha Nu of Alpha Sigma Phi . . . founded af Wesfmln- sfer, October, 1939 . . . colors . . . cardinal and stone . . . faculty members and sponsors; Dr. hHugh M. Hart, Thomas V. Mansell. % Clayton Taylor, President, Charles Smiley, Vice-president, Joe Hopkins, Secretary. Seniors: Russ Dahlburg, Joe Hetra, Wallace Jamison, Harvey Mercer, Joffre Nakles, Richard Nickeson, Kenneth Poulton, William Proudfit, William Scott, Ray Smiley, Charles Thomas, Tom West. Juniors: Tom Ash- com, Jack Bergdoll, Ellis Campbell, Bill Clark, Glenn Clemments, Wayne Davis, Bill Foulton, John Galbreath, Paul Halenda, Merle Hallman, Paul Howell, Henry Hudson, Bruce Johnston, Alfred Lindsay, Glenn Lotz, Robert Mc- Donald, Robert Moore, Tom Patton, Harold Pfau, Norman Rose, Hans Scheufele, Edward Stephens, David Swartz, Jack Warner, John Williams, Irvin Wylie. Sophomores: Joe Christy, Edward Freeman, Henry Herchenroether, Ralph Kevan, Robert Kevan, Harry Manley, William Miller, Rus- sell Williamson. ♦ Front row; Brennan. patron, Cunningham. Lutton, McGrew. Llnnburg. Second row: Norrls. Loth, Schelg, Ewalt, Westlake, Melville, Horn, Dorenbaum, R. Wanner. Third row: Snow. EvanoH, Hosie, Pierce. Westcock, Drumm, Young, Sturrock, G. Wanner. Fourth row: Berger, Bollard, Frisch. Cramer. Fifth row: Rosenberger, McClurg. Sixth row: Hazlett. Cestone. Shaf- fer. Last row: McGeoch, Barnett. ALPHA NU OF ALPHA SIGMA PHI % Kappa Phi Lambda . . . one of the oldest local fraterni- ties in U.S.A. . . . founded in 1862 . . . colors black and orange ... Dr. Charles Freeman, Mr. hiarold Brennan, Mr. McCrea hiazlett, sponsors. % Stanton Lutton, President, KIrkwood Cunningham, Secre- tary, Russell McSrew, Treasurer. Seniors: Patrick Cestone, John Loth, Ralph McGeoch, Michael Robbe, John West- cott. Juniors: Joseph Francis, James Gamble, Paul hHorn, Robert Limburg, Fred Meider, Harlan Schaffer, Cham Weaver, Joseph Young. Sophomores: James Barnett, William Berger, Edward Bollard, Richard Cramer, Melvin Dorenbaum, Phillip Enterllne, Robert Erzinger, Peter Evan- off, Donald Ewalt, John Flicklnger, Merle Frisch, Paul hiaz- lett, John Hosle, William Meckling, Dan Melville, Charles Mercer, Sterling Norrls, Harry Pierce, Edward Rosenberger, John Snow, Thayer Sturrock, George Wanner, Robert Wan- ner, Edward Westlake. KAP HOUSE LAMBDA OF SIGMA PHI EPSILON EP HOUSE % Lambda of Sigma Phi Epsilon ster, April 30, 1937 . . . colors . Ep heart symbol and badge . . BIberich. . . founded at Westmin- . red and purple . . . SIg sponsor Professor Walter % Daniel Mamula, President, Howard Wlllaman, Vice-Presi- dent. Seniors: Clarence Bralller, Arthur MIddleton, hlarry Shoup. Juniors: hHarry DePaulIs, James Elliott, Curtis Fritz, hHarry Glenn, Thomas Greer, James Marshall, William Reufle, Paul Rood, William Zucchl. Sophomores: Russell Apple, hlarry Brownscombe, John Coulter, Arthur Edwards, Lee Fox, Ralph Fuller, Jan Gasparlch, Charles Gloth, Robert Greer, Richard FHarrls, Ralph Johnston, James Ludwig, Ross McNeil, Warren Pollock, Charles RIdl, Theodore Roscoe, William Sarver, Joe Spak, John Summervllle, Mord Taylor, Paul Thomas, Anthony VallcentI, Stan Waslk, Howard Williams, Orvis YIngllng. Alpha Epsilon of Alpha Gamma Delta % Alpha Epsilon chapter founded at Westminster in 1927 . . . summer camps for underprivileged children at Jackson, Michigan, and Welland, Ontario . . . colors . . . red, buff, and green . . . flower . . . crimson rose. %Jean McGeorge, President, Betty Rogers, Vice-President, Jane McMunn, Treasurer. Seniors: Margaret McCracken. Juniors: Cleona Anderson, Jane BIythe, Inez hiawthorne, Mildred Leupold, Betty Mellors, Ruth Mercer, Frances Ros- sell. Sophomores: Mary Alice Bernard, Henrietta Brand, Sally Cleland. Ann Daugherty, Valjean Gestner, Virginia Johnson, Norma Marden, Norma Rogers, Mary Ellen Smith, Mary Ziegler. Freshmen: Mary Ann Baine, Florence Bauer, Dorothy Beavers, Jean Benson, Jean Byars, Norma Gene Ralney, Betty M. Smith, Joan Thompson, Idylline WImer.  OFFICERS: LEUPOLD, ROGERS, McMUNN Front row: Douglas, Keith, M. Smith, Mason. Parson, Kirkpatrick. Everall. Second row: Beckman, Cousins, Kelso, Ferizon, Lytie. Mc- Colqin, Milner, Patterson. Back row: Holub. Deeds. Church. Matt- son, Bateman. BETA GAMMA OF BETA SIGMA OMICRON OFFICERS; PARSONS, MASON. PATTERSON % Beta Gamma chapter founded on campus May, 1937 . . . colors . . . ruby and pink . . . flowers . . . Richmond and Killarney roses . . . philanthropy . . . Piney Mountain Settle- ment School ... in Kentucky . . . spring formal . . . Field Club. % Betty Mason, President, Maurine Smith, Vice-President, Beth Robins, Treasurer. Juniors: Katherine Parsons. Sopho- mores: Ruth Everall, Isabel Douglas, Mary Louise Kirkpatrick, Lois Holab, Mary Jane Bateman, Vera Church, Bette Deeds, Virginia Patterson, Lee Anna McColgin, Claretta Kelso, Naomi Milner, Helen Cousins, Janice Nickeson, Alma Keith, Ethel Mattson, Dorothy Beckman, Evelyn Lytle, Vic- toria Ferezon. Freshmen: Charlotte Brand, Marion Brown, Charlotte Davis, Jean Douglas, Cora Ford, Katherine Getty, Louise Kerr, Emily Sneed. Faculty Member: Miss Ada Peabody. % Front row: Hunt, Martin. Con- nor, England, McCully, Charnbers, Marshall, Rosenberger, Jean Van Alstyne, Light, Walker, Rice. Cartwrlght, Chrlsrer. White, Joan Van Alstyne, Thomas, Bruce, Wag- ner. Back row: Dickey, Blackadore. Stonerod. Frischman, Denny, Cau- ghey, Kllnger, Taber, Snowden. OMICRON GAMMA OF CHI OMEGA % Omicron Gamma chapter founded at Westminster in January, 1925 . . . oldest national . . . colors . . . cardinal and straw . . . flower . . . white carnation . . holder of sorority scholarship cup. % Jeanne McCully, President, Evelyn Chambers, Vice-Presi- dent, Ruth Connor, Treasurer. Seniors: Jean Van Alstyne, Madel ine Blackadore, Pauline Bruce, Virginia Cartwrlght, Elizabeth Caughey, Margaret England, Evelyn hHunt, Betty Rice. Juniors: Joan Van Alstyne, Lucille Denny, Virginia Dickey, Margaret Klinger, Jean Marshall, Jean Martin, Naomi Rosenberger, Jane Stonerod, Charlotte Thomas, Ruth Walker, Jane White. Sophomores: Ellse Chrisner, Isabel Frischman, Martha Ann Light, Zelie Snowden, Betty Taber, Martha Wagner. Freshmen: Barbara Buzby, Betty Davies, Eugenia Essen, Mary Ellen hlustead, Jane Lowman, Betty McDowell, Martha Miller, Ruth Nevin, Frances Rea, Carolyn Wadsworth, Dorothy Work, Elizabeth Young, Nell Young. Faculty Member: Mary E. Stewart.  OFFICERS; MARTIN, ENGLAND, McCULLY ALPHA PHI OF KAPPA DELTA IOFFICER5; MAXWELL. BYWATERS. STURGEON % Alpha Phi chapter founded at Westminster in 1931 . . . colors . . . green and white . . . flower . . . white rose . . . magazine . . Angelos . . . voted best Greek magazine by Bantas . . . ranked fifth in N.P.C. % Martha Shaffer, President, Peggy Greer, Vice-President, Ruth Maxwell, Treasurer. Seniors: Carol Graham, Virginia Irwin, Alice Jane McClelland. Juniors: Virginia Purdy. Sophomores: Bernice Anderson, Florence Armstrong, Ruth Beatty, Jane Davies, Mildred Gorby, V inifred Hate, Betty Hunter, Janet Keech, Doris Otto, Dorothy Otto, Ruth Par- fitt, Martha Rhea, Sarah Stanley, Allene Stewart, Sarah Sturgeon, Charlotte Sutcliffe. Freshmen: Libby Shear, Mar- jorie Cook, Beth Gregory, Jean Early, Betsy Sturgeon, Helen Kuhns, Betty Shaw. I Front row: Campsey, Miller, Love, Stevenson, Sloan, M. Con- rad. Goetz. Retzer. Wtiite. Sec- ond row: Oambach. Thorley, A. Conrad, Purdy, Ankney, Huemme, Paxton, Challener, Campbell. H Smith. Back row: Lyons, Thomp- son, Davis. S. Smith. Duncan Pierce, Butler, Dean, M. Smith, Stewart. ALPHA SIGMA OF SIGMA KAPPA % Alpha Sigma chapter founded on campus in 1926 . . . colors . . . maroon and lavender . . . flower . . . violet . . . philanthropy, Maine Sea-Coast Mission . . . Spring Formal  officers sloan purdy love at Field Club. % Dorothy Sloan, President, Marie Love, Treasurer. Seniors: Mary Campsey, Mary Jane Challener, Ruth Dambach, Ruth Dean, Jane Goetz, June hluemme, Leona Ruth Miller, hHelen Pierce, Lucille Purdy, Evelyn Retzer, hHelen Stevenson. Juniors: Marilyn Conrad, Vice-President; Betty Davis, Mary Lyons, hiarriet Smith, Sarah Thompson. Sophomores: Trea- tice Ankney, Dorcas Butler, Jane Campbell, Eileen Conrad, Betty Duncan, Peggy Paxton, Caroline Pipes, Jean Smith, Marjorle Smith, Nancy Stewart, Mary Thorley, Jean White. Freshmen: E ' eanor Forney, Helen Francis, Ann hlousman, Mary Louise hleck, Lois FHerron, Betty Carolyn Johnson, Louise Leppert, Katherine Ludeman, Virginia Shell, Vaughn Williams, Eleanor Wood. % Front row; Coon. McKee, Ho- felt. King. Porch, Hetherington. Humes, Hanlon, Herrlngton, Back row; Cheers. Epp, Goeddell, Shirey, McLaughry. Lybarger. Karl- son, Lemmon. Russell, Stephens. UPSILON OF THETA UPSILON kOFFICtRS; KING, HUMES, PORCH % Upsilon chapter founded on campus in February, 1931 . . . rainbow colors . . . flower . . . Iris . . . altruistic work maintenance of health fund at Berea College in Kentucky. % Lois Porch, President; Esther King, Treasurer. Juniors: Isabel Hanlon, Mary Hely, Betty HHofelt, Jane McKee, Mary Russell. Sophomores: Elsie hietherington, Vice-Presi- dent; Jane Coon, Dorothy Epp, Dorothy Goeddell, Betty hHerrington, Jean Hollinsworth, Betty hlumes, Louise Lem- mon, Peggy Lybarger, Mary Beth McLaughry, Virginia Rye, Marian Stephens. Freshmen: Jean Atkinson, Elizabeth Ann hienry, June Layman, Louise Mason, Marjorie Robb, Mae Seiburg, Martha Stevenson, Charlanna Watson, Molly Wood, Virginia Zepp. Faculty Member: Miss Mildred Ailman. HONORARY SOCIETIES fcSPHINX— Left to right: Middle- ton, Lutton, Hopkins, Miller, Mc- Grew. %DELTA NABLA— Dipper, Asper, Cunningham, Sturgeon. % MASPUERS—Marshall, Poulton, Martin. Taylor. Cord ray, Spon- sor, Purdy. % SPHINX . . . founded In 1933 .. . local honor- ary fraternity for outstanding senior men . . . fosters scholarship, character, and activity . . . sponsored Dad ' s Day, Sphinx Dance, and Tap Day . . . also responsible for the Inter- Fraternity and intor-Sorority sing in the spring . . . President, Mcl- v ' n Miller. % DELTA NABLA . . . Installed In 1928 .. . local mathematics honorary . . . purpose . . . foster Interest In mathematics as an art and a science . . . gives freshmen award . . . and book to library each year . . . President, Arthur Middleton . . . Sponsor, Dr. hHarold Black. % MASQUERS . . . founded on campus in 1930 . . . honorary dramatics fraternity . . . promotes and fosters Interest in dramatics . . . actively assisted in Little Theatre productions . . . fall dance . . . Night on Broadway . . . membership . . . awarded for writing, directing, participating in plays . . . limited to fourteen . . . President, Kenneth Poulton. V % TARGET . . . founded in 1934 . . . honorary for outstanding senior women . . . purpose . . . foster scholarship . . . regulate character . . . stimulate participation in activities . . . sponsored teas for hlonor Students and Target Alumni . . . benefac- tress of furnishings in the library browsing room . . . President, Dorothy Sloan . . . Advisors, Dean Turner and Miss Stewart. %P DELTA EPSILON , . . installed in 1933 . . . national journalistic fraternity . . . purpose . . . higher ethics of journalism and advertising in the collegiate publications . . . sponsors Home-coming Day . . . balloons . . . football programs . . . enter- tained high school journalists . . . made field trip to Cleveland . . . President, Michael Robbe . . . Sponsor, Mr. Wallace Biggs. %ORPhlEUS . . . founded on campus, 1937 .. . local music fraternity . . . fosters interest in music and musical activities . . . musical operetta written by Joe Hopkins . . . membership open to students of . . . musical activity . . . serious interest in music . . . President, Kenneth Poulton . . . Faculty Advisor, Mr. Cameron. MARGET — Kuhn. Campsey, Sloan, Barchfeld, Chambers.  PI DELTA EPSILON Seated; McCully, McKee, Vernor, Camp- sey. Standing : Robbe. Kuhn, Biggs Sponsor, Cunningham. Caughey Limburg, Purdy.  ORPHEUS — Standing: Patterson, Sponsor. Jamison, Hopkins, Poul- ton. Johnson, Lindsay. J. Davis. Seated: Davis, Taylor. Cameron. Jolie. Stanton. Freeman. %TAU KAPPA ALPHA . . . installed In 1911 ... national debate honorary . . . sponsored inter- collegiate debate tournannent, made tour of Eastern Colleges . . . sponsored Mock Convention . . . mem- bership . . . outstanding debate students who have participated in inter-collegiate debates . . . Presi- dent, Helen Pierce . . • Sponsor, Mr. Mansell. % SCROLL . . . founded In 1928 .. . English Honor- ary . . . purpose ... to foster creative writing and appreciation of literature . . . comprised the editorial staff and edited Scrawl magazine . . . presented a book of convocations to freshmen with highest English average . . . President, Lucille Purdy . . . Sponsor, Miss Mary Purdy. % KAPPA DELTA PI . . . founded on campus in 1937 . . . national honorary in education . . . pur- pose ... to recognize students ' contributions to education . . . create better teachers . . . attended and participated in national conventions . . . Presi- dent, Jane Barchfeld . . . Counselor, Dr. Joseph C. Dewey. ♦ COMMERCIAL CLU B— Standing; Denny, Klinger. Rodgers, McMunn Irvin, Sirb. Seated: England, Love, Chambers, Dambach, Cannpsey. % BROADCASTERS-Kuhn, Jore, Papenhdusen. Blacka-  Pi SIGMA PI— Standing: Gil more. Jamison. Dr. Freeman, Mid- dleton. Dr. Taylor. Seated: Rus- sell, Kuhn, Dr. Purdy. % COMMERCIAL CLUB . . . founded In 1938 . . . local honorary for commercial students . . . purpose ... to arouse interest in commercial activities . . . sponsored movies for the students of the commer- cial department . . . President, Evelyn Chambers . . . Faculty Advisors . . . Mrs. Bertha Bay and Mr. Don- ald Lawrence. % BROADCASTERS . . . founded in 1938 .. . pro- motes interest in broadcasting as a profession . . . brings students into closer contact with radio broad- casting . . . qualifications for membership . . . regu- lar contributor, control engineer, announcer . . . sponsored trips to local broadcasting stations . . . Pittsburgh, Youngstown, and Cleveland . . . Presi- dent, Richard S. NIckeson . . . Supervised by Mr. Biggs. % PI SIGMA PI . . . organized on Westminster ' s Campus, 1940 . . . honorary scholastic fraternity . . . purpose . . . promote high scholastic attainment . . . President, Edward Sllmore . . . Advisors, Dr. Purdy, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Freeman. Dusk . . . lights across the campus cast shadows of students sandwich- ing activities between studies . . . glimpses of the student government hashing it out in the commuter ' s room . . . typewriters ceaselessly clacking out copy in the publications offices . . . hollow hammering echoes down empty halls as the stage crew strikes another set in the Little Theatre . . . discords drift across the campus as the musical organizations rehearse simultaneously . . . the extra-curri- cular program . . . headaches . . . fun . . . evening comes . . . Shadows and Substance. BiJjAicuHce Interesting groups in Interesting pursuits . . . Sweetheart of Kappa Phi Lambda . . . any Sunday afternoon . . . Betty Young strikes on a date . . . No doctors for Bob . . . Q ball Westcott holding the CAA plane down . . . lazy fall with Gillis, Smith, White, and Weaver . . . hludson and Poulton swing it out . . . transportation to the Pitt game . . . Band practices ... a favorite pastime . . . Dinny and Donny Matthews . . . Shane and Norris . . . just kids . . . man about town, DePaulis . . . Mannequins — McCully, Goetz, Con- W CONTROLS STUDENT ACTIVITIES REPRESENTATION. RULES % TRIBUNAL . . . The blare of a bugle . . . solemn procession of robed judges . . . masked executioners . . . purpose . . . inflict punish- ment on cockey freshmen who have broken freshmen regulations . . . method . . . questions . . . ridiculous new regulations . . . public performances . . public paddling by executioners . . . sponsored by Student Council with aid of sophomore committee. % COMMITTEE ON EXTRA-CURRICULAR LIFE . . . Composed of faculty members . . . active in promoting and sponsoring student activity . . . the committee meets . . . early in the first semester ... by mutual agreement of all members . . . determines dates . . . for college functions . . . plays, dances, movies, and house parties . . . appointed the Mock Convention Committee. % On the left . . . Student Government Activities . . . Freshmen rules and regulations . . . Their Esteemed hlonors . . . Galbreath, Lutton, Smiley, Hopkins administering whacks to the wayfaring fresh at tribunal . . . student council movies once a month REGULATION. ROTATION RUSHING % STUDENT COUNCIL . . . regulates and pro- motes student activities for best interest of all . . . nnediator of problems between faculty and student body . . . composed by elected represen- tatives from the four classes . . . enforced point system . . . sponsored movies in Little Theatre and Tribunal . . . President, Peggy Greer. %WOMENS SENATE . . . legislates and enforces regulations for the co-eds of Westminster . . . meetings . . . every Thursday in the Commuter ' s Room . . . introduced the present hlouse Inspection System . . . sponsors Lantern Night, House Party at hiiilside, and annual Senate dance in April . . . President, Dottie Sloan. % INTER-FRATERNITY COUNCIL . . . composed of the president and one other representative of each fraternity . . . purpose ... to create better feeling between the three organizations . . . made rushing rules . . . sponsors the annual Inter-Frat Ball and Round Robin hlouse Party . . . Stan Lutton, President. % PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL . . . composed of two representatives from each of the six sororities on campus . . . planned and enforced rushing rules . . . entertained freshmen women at tea . . . spon- sored annual Pan-hlellenic Dance with men as guests . . . Jean McSeorge, President . . . Advisor, Dean Turner. iSitting: McCully. McGeorge, Conrad. Standing: Cleland. tLimburg. Lutton, DePaulis, Manula and Swartz, Maxwell, Greer. Porch, Herrington.  JOE YOUNG, Editor THE ARGO Published Annually by the Junior Class of Westminster College Founded In 1904 % Sister ship to the Holcad . . . founded In 1904 by the seniors . . . published next year by the juniors ... the tradition has held . . . rejoined the N.S.P.A. this year. . . fussed and fumed for layouts . . . group pictures . . . copy ... to fit theme of signifi- cant gothic arches . . . aimed for an All-American book through an accurate historical and pictorial account of one year at Westminster. % STAFF: Editor-in-chief; Joe Young . . . Literary Editor; Harriet Smith, Assistants: Virginia Purdy, Nancy Stewart, Marian Stephens . . . Photography Editor; Robert Limburg, Assistants; Melvin Dorenbaum, Russ Apple . . . Art Editor; Rosenberger . . . Sports Editor; Art Edwards, Assistant; John Coulter . . . Staff Secretary; Frances Rossell, Assistant; Betty Taber . . . Advertising Editor; Mildred Leupold, Assistant; Edward Bollard . . . Campaign Manager; Bill Berger, Assistant; Don Ewalt . . . Business Manager; Dave Swartz, Assistant; Harry Manley. Limburg and Dorenbaum go into a huddle over photography . . . Front row: Purdy and Stonerod. Second row: Stewart Rossell. Smith, and Taber. Back row: Manley, Dorenbaum. Limburg , . . Bob, still at work. THE HOLCAD The Newspaper of Westminster Student Body, Published Each Week Founded In 1884  Mike Robbe, Editor % Founded in 1884 as a semi-monthly magazine . . . developed into an eight page tabloid weekly . . . squabbled over point system with administration . . . and lost . . . boosted the marriage relationship course . . . and won . . . late nights in the Globe office writing heads . . . dirty fingers from type setting . . . the roar to meet the dead line . . . the rumble of the presses . . . satisfaction and relief when it ' s out. % STAFF: Editor-in-chief; Michael Robbe . . . Managing Editor; Elizabeth Caughey . . . News Editor; Martha Verner . . . Associate Editors; Jane McKee, Jane McMunn, Jeanne McCully, Paul hlorn, Michael Raddock, Mary Campsey . . . Art Editor; Wil- liam Proudfit . . . Sports Editor; Joe Young, Assistants; John Coulter, Jack Cochran, Dick Cramer; Business Manager; KIrkwood Cunningham . . . Advertising Manager; Paul Papenhausen . . . Circulation Manager; Bob Limburg, Assistant; John hlosle . . . Reporters; Morrell Pratt, Mary Zelgler, Princie Tudlsco, Russell Apple, Raymond Rain- bow, Jean Van Vrankin, Gale Deterding. Meft; Verner, McKee, and Campsey folding copies of the pink-perfumed coed-edition. Right: Maniey, Cunningham, Papen- hausen, and Feick inspecting the advertising cup won at the I.N. A. Convention. BEGIN EXPANSION PROGRAM STUDENT HANDBOOK . . . guide book to West- minster ... a must have for the freshman . . . published by the Christian Associations on campus . . . edited by Janet Reed and Glenn Clements . . . came out late this year . . . contains rules and regulations . . . customs and traditions . . . songs and cheers . . . activities and clubs . . . serves the dual purpose of a personal guide and informa- tion booth .  JANET REED, HARRY MANLEY AND GLENN CLEMENTS SCRAWL . . . infant publication on the cam- pus . . . first published May 1939 by Scroll, Eng- lish honorary ... a special Issue for freshmen this year . . . contains gleanings of English classes . . . poetry . . . short stories . . . student opinions . . . humorous sketches . . . nourishes hopes in embryo writers . . . basically literary and collegiate ... at- tempts to ape the professional magazine.  ROSEMARY KUHN AND ELIZABETH CAUGHEY DRAMATICS LITTLE THEATRE %STAGE MANAGER, ED ROSEN- 8ERGER . . . HARD AT WORK WITH THE LIGHTS FOR THE PLAY OUR TOWN . . . WAS ABLY ASSISTED THIS YEAR BY ROBERT LIMBURG AND PAUL HORN . . . ALL THREE DEPENDABLE AND EFFICIENT.  GEORGE GIBBS (JIM HERIOT), IN THE SECOND ACT OF OUR TOWN, CASTS A DREAMY GLANCE AT AN INVISIBLE MOON FROM HIS STEP- LADDER BEDROOM WINDOW . . . ACROSS THE WAY IS HIS BOYHOOD SWEETHEART, EMILY WEBB . . . THE FIRST LITTLE THEATRE PLAY PRE- SENTED WITHOUT USE OF SCENERY. % SCHEDULE . . . Oct. 27: Overtones . . . Nov. 8, 9, 10, II: Our Town . . . Nov. 30: Sue Hastlng ' s Marionettes . . . Dec. 13, 14: Carolers In the Snow . . . Dec. 18: Three More Shopping Days . . . Jan. 19: Winsome Winnie, Objections Overruled . . . Mar. 13, 14, 15, 16: Stage Door . . . April 24, 25, 26, 27: Dear Brutus . . . May: The Travelers, Hearts Enduring, Wistful Waiting, Spring! % LITTLE THEATRE . . . tryouts . . . rehearsals . . . costumes . . . stage sets . . . properties . . . foot- lights . . . make-up practices . . . excitement . . . tension before cur- tain rises . . . Teacher Cordray ' s patience as director . . . hHorn, Rosenberger, Limburg . . . able stage assistants trio . . . costume mistress, Jean hlolllnsworth . . . creates costumes, old and new . . . money kept by cashiers . . ■ Mc- Munn and Sturgeon.  EMILY WEBB AS PORTRAYED BY JEAN HOLLINSWORTH % THREE ACT PLAYS . . . OUR TOWN ... and it seemed like your own ... the stage manager (Everett Wilson) explaining the setting and characters ... no scenery or properties . . . portrays typical small town of early twentieth century . . . remarkable sound effects . . . theme . . . daily life, love, marriage, and death of Emily and George (Lucille Purdy, Jean hlollinsworth, and James Heriot) in a small town in New hiampshire . . . decidedly different. % STAGE DOOR ... a cast of twenty beautiful girls struggling for stardom . . . Terry Randall (Vir- ginia Blaker) who preferred small Broadway parts to movie success . . . talented pianist (Madeline Blackadore) playing for chorus girls . . . small town girl (Janet Keech) fails — sui- cide . . . movie success girl (Ann Sigmund) returns with little ermine jackets . . . inconsistent Keith Burgess (John Gealy), man-about-town . . . smart, amusing dialogue ... an under- current of deep drama. %Dr. Albert T. Cordray, Director of the Little Theatre . . . better known to students as Teacher . • RANGES... EXITS %DEAR BRUTUS . . . last play of the season . . . definitely not a Latin setting ... a fantastic aged Puck named Lob (James Neale) who talks to his flowers and takes people to his magic woods . . . moral behind play . . . just what people would do if they really had a second chance at life . . . a grown up fairy tale with a delightful effect . . . impression it leaves . . . hold on to hard boiled % Orpheus Christmas Shadow play . . . stage assistant Limburq holds Purdy and Ralney Beatty, Jolly McLaughry, Fulton, Wilson, Stanton . . . behind stage. Davis, Porch. CURTAINS, CUES, CRITICS COMMENTS % One Act Plays . . . packed houses . . .two per- formances per night . . . Winsome Winnie . . . and she was winsome . . . old fashioned melodrama . . . villain . . . defenseless heroine . . . conquering hero . . . and they lived happily ever after . . . old f ashioned in between-scenes acts . . . tapping and singing . . . Objections Overruled . . . game of pretense as means of settling husband and wife ' s quarrel . . . Overtones . . . the conflict of the Inner and outer character of two formerly rival women . . . Carolers in the Snow ... a shadow play in color . . . original play by Betty Curry . . . origin of Silent Night ... all Orpheus cast. % Always looked forward to . . . always attended by students, faculty, and townspeople . . . Professor Cordray down front introduces each play . . . ushers and programs . . . silencing of the hubbub of voices as the lights dim . . . identifying charac- ters . . . bursts of laughter . . . tears . . . prompters . . . comments and friendly chats between acts . . . quick, magical changes of scenery on a miniature stage . . . the terror when a line is forgotten . . . encores . . . curtain calls . . . the Little Theatre came through again! %Mr. Wallace Biggs, director t Biggs, N ickeson, Davis, Kuhn, Blackadore, around the mike. BLUE AND WHITE... W. K. S. 7. % A cautioning hand goes up in the control room . . . the chatter and giggles stop ... a silent hush . . . we ' re on the air . . . This is W.K.S.T. on West- minster ' s campus broadcasting from the Blue and White studio . . . broadcasts twice a week . . . religious by Dr. Galbreath . . . music or variety programs on Thursday . . . fraternity and sorority programs . . . musical groups . . . drama written by %ORPHEUS CHOIR BROADCASTS radio class . . . carefully dropping sheets of script as they are read ... ad libing . . . the three minute signal from the control room is given . . . the final announcement . . . just making the time limit . . . W.K.S.T. signing off . . . service leads into Broad- caster ' s honorary . . . staff . . . director; Wallace R. Biggs . . . assistant director and chief announcer; Richard Nickeson . . . announcer; Stewart Davis . . . engineers; Dave Bloomquist and George Feick.  KUHN, BLACKADORE, PAPENHAUSEN THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE % ORPHEUS CHOIR . . . founded in 1939 .. . student-directed by Gal Jolley . . . A ' Cappella Choir . . . conriposed of forty selected nnen and women . . . special chapel programs . . . radio programs . . . produced Carolers in the Snow , a Christmas Shadow play . . . spring operetta The Very Worst Crime by Joe Hopkins and Dick Nickeson. % MALE QUARTET . . . composed of Henry Hudson, Kenneth Poulton, Dave Swartz and John Davis . . . ac- companied by Clayton Taylor . . . frequently entertained at college af- fairs . . . broadcasted from Blue and White . . . toured Washington, Philadelphia, and New York In April. % GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB . . . sixty mem- bers . . . directed by Ada Peabody . . . sang at Christmas Vespers ser- vice ... a spring concert in May . . . Ruth Maxwell, president. % MEN ' S GLEE CLUB . . . newest musical organization on the campus . . . composed of forty male voices . . . concerts . . . radio . . . chapel programs . . . sponsored and directed by Mr. Patterson. % CHAPEL CHOIR ... a mixed chorus of forty voices . . . part of Sunday evening service in Chapel . . . sang at Grove City College in March . . . directed by Mr. Davis. % COLLEGE BAND . . . thirty-six members . . . blue and white uni- forms . . . marching over the field during halves . . . drowning out cheers at basketball games . . . travel with team to games . . . Ross Musgrave, drum major . . . Mr. Cameron, di- rector. % ORCHESTRA . . . composed of twenty-eight members . . . gave a concert in May . . . concert master, Everett Wilson . . . director, Mr. Cameron. % STRING QUARTET . . . made up of Helen Cousins, Dave Stanton, Al- len Orvis and Mr. Cameron . . . plays for radio and chapel programs . . . often take short tours to neigh- boring towns.  GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB h 0 0 o n 0 (ft %ORPHEUS CHOIR %MALE QUARTETT: Hudson, Poulton, Taylor, Swartz, Davis.  GLEE CLUB: Front row: Hudson, D ' Angelo, Orvis, Herchinroether, Nlckeson, Clark. Second row: Swartz, Pollock, Feick, Black, Fulton, RIblet. Back row: Willaman, Scovron, Mr. Patterson, Reed, Johnson, Proudfit. RELIGION U iiAiian AiAjcuUcdio iA. . . . %YMCA, YWCA, YPCU, and Karux . . . religious organizations . . . among the oldest on the cam- pus . . . meet frequently for devotion, discussion, and fellowship . . . sponsored ... all college and Freshmen Who ' s Who . . . Christmas Candlellghl- service . . . farewell spring picnic for seniors . . . and May Day . . . conducted weekly Chapel pro- grams . . . social affairs . . . aided missionaries In Egypt . . . contributed to school in Kentucky . . . aroused interest in marriage relations course . . . furnished entertainment for Freshman Week and the Week of Prayer. YMCA CABINET: Front row: Cunnlnqham, Ewalt, Johnson, Gal- crcjrh. Back row: Herchenroether. Manley, Christy, Ditterich, Campbell. KARUX FRATERNITY: Front row: Dr. Orr, sponsor, Ogborne, Hop- kins, Clements, Miher, Campbell. Back row: Madill. Hallman. Jamison, Woodward, Bash. YPCU: Seated: Hughes, Perrin, Hopkins, Jamison. Campbell. Mc- Lauqhry. Standing: Manley, Ewalt, Johnson, Clements, Christy. YWCA CABINET: Seated: Challener, Chambers, Christy. Hopkins, Thompson, McGeorge. Standing: Maxwell, Fritchman, Perrin, Reed, King, DEBATERS ifuui4o % Tuesday evening . . . 7:30 . . . debaters gather in room i 09 . . . take affirmative or negative stand on pertinent national prob- lems . . . heated arguments, gesticulations, rebuttals ensue . . . smooth delivery in process of development . . . memories of battles lost and victories won . . . Eastern trip to Cleveland, Erie, Pittsburgh, and hlarrisburg . . . John Galbreath and Jane McKee, affirmative . . . Charles Gloth . . . Virginia Rye, and Paul Thomas, negative . . . toured the territory surrounding Washington, D. C, and Richmond, Virginia . . . double debates at University of Maryland . . . Ran- dolph Macon College for Men, and Slippery Rock State Teachers College . . . seventh annual pre-season tournament held at West- minster on December 9 . . . fifteen district colleges and universities participated . . . Professor Glen Taylor . . . debate coach . . . muses and reminisces over another suc- cessful season . . . plans are eagerly dis- cussed for next year ' s trips . . . speculation among members about who vvlll be tapped Into Tau Kappa Alpha (National Debate hlon- orary) this year . . . one year of varsity de- bating Is the reguirement. Group picture at top; Front Row: McKee, Pierce, Stone- rod. Back row: Loth, Neale. Thomas, Gloth . . . Pappy Thomas and Pepper McKee practice a little oratory. THE 1940 Mook eo-H4je dian Qoe4. Wild %The Second Westminster Mock National Conven- tion . . . sponsored by Tau Kappa Alpha, honorary debate traternity . . . originally scheduled for April 15, 16 and 17... but carried over for another eve- ning session in a futile attempt to break an unex- pected deadlock ... it really began early last fall . . . TKA took a ballot in Chapel to determine the political party the students favored this presidential year . . . the Republicans took it hands down ... all winter the permanent committee headed by Mike Robbe and under the faculty guidance of Mr. Man- sell, laboriously waded through texts on Parliamen- tary procedure . . . and made plans ... a keynote speaker of ability had to be obtained . . . candidates selected . . . committees appointed to back them . . . delegates seated according to states and the college gym decorated in gala convention style. % Around April 1st signs first appeared . . . the Hol- cad began to splash it on page one . . . catchy slo- DECISION ... A DRAMATIC DEADLOCK gans became the vogue . . . and Chapel programs slogged with propaganda . . . the campaigns devel- oped Into wholesale vote-wrangling affairs . . . after a whirlwind week of excitement the convention con- vened on Monday evening and settled down for business . . . thy keynoter, Hon. Robert J. Corbett, swept the opening session with a fiery speech, in which he panned the New Deal in the usual fiery Republican style . . . Tuesday evening and Wednes- day afternoon were spent formulating and accepting the olatform . . . the first ballot at I I :30 that eve- ning revealed six candidates all vying to capture the 2 3 majority . . . eight more ballots followed before the convention was recessed at 3:30 in the morning . . . Taft and James had conceded to Dewey in an unsuccessful attempt to sweep the convention . . . the special session on Thursday found all five major candidates back in the race . . . for six more ballots the convention remained deadlocked . . . the admin- istration set the deadline for 10:30, so the result- was a deadlock after 22 hours . . . refer to graph below for details. % Two of the most dramatic moments of the Convention . . . Cor- bett, the Keynote speaker . . . and below an action shot of the Taft delegation swinging over to the Dewey bandwagon on the 7th ballot. Progress Of Candidates By The Iotal Ballots BALLOTS JAMES MARTIN TIME PAY II 30 l} 5 II A5 1 00 1 30 7 0S 2 30 (JUEDNeSDAV NI6HT - A 5 ? ' 7 )Ai THURSDAY Nlt.HT- f, 1,3 Beauties photographed by hHarry PInkerson of Zamsky Studios ABOVE: Marqret Greer . . Senior Argo Beauty BELOW: Virginia Rye . . . Sophomore Argo Beauty f % Miss Margret Greer . . . Can- nonsburg, Pa. ...Senior Argo Beauty . . . May Queen Court . . . Block W Queen . . . President of Student Council . . . Kappa Delta . . . Miss Virginia Rye . . . Erie, Pa. . . . Sophomore Argo Beauty . . . Debate . . . Little Theatre . . . Theta Upsilon. I Miss Jean Byers . . . Scottdale, Pa. . . . Freshman Argo Beauty . . . Alpha Gamma Delta . . . Miss Jane McMunn . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . Junior Argo Beauty . . . Secretary of class . . . hlolcad associate edi- tor ... Pi Delta Epsilon . . . Presi- dent of Alpha Gamma Delta. ABOVE: Jean Byers . . . Freshman Argo Beauty BELOW: Jane McMunn . . . Junior Argo Beauty i OVERLOOK SANITARIUM NEW WILMINGTON, PA. Rest and Rc-cducation in Charming Surroundings Under the Care of ELIZABETH McLAUGHRY, M.D. ELIZABETH VEACH. M.D. Colonial Biscuit Co. ■ Raitihow Wafers The Cracker Made With Milik Betty Mason . . . the illusive . . . never try to locate her unless you have lots of time to spare . . . possessor of lovely things . . . hair and voice . . . gracious to a T . . . but with hiarry and Bertie could she be else. COMPLIMENTS OF NEW CASTLE FIELD CLUB NEW CASTLE, PA. LL L. WAGNER, Mgr. Westminster For a Good Education THE GLOBE For Good Printing Ri€ e l liariiiai4 T J. MYRON RICE, Prop. SODA - CANDY ■ DRUGS No. Mill Cor. E. North NEW CASTLE, PA. It ' s Always Coke Time at THE GRILL R. M. LONG, Prop. For Student ' s Government Flying Course WILLIAM BILL ICE Airport Located on Route 422—3 Miles West of New Castle Once again MOLLOY MADE quality and workmanship scores as the 1941 ARGO is cased in a Molly Made cover from The David J. Molloy Plant 2857 North Western Avenue Chicago, 111. THE ENGRAVING FOR THE i; 10 VK.STi IIi STEK AKGO Was Done By INiiiiiat Gii ravins and 812 W. Van Buren Street CHICAGO, ILL. Telephone Haymarket 1000 . iA Ti:ii i: ;itx vi:ii to il] li:illt A ' M IIOOL Serving America ' s Colleges From Coast to Coast WESTMIXSTKR COLLFi;!: BOOK STOKi: Everyiliiii i or tlie linden i Books Stationery Pennants Jewelry Student Supplies A SERVICE STORE FOR THE STUDENTS RUN BY THE COLLEGE The Winter C o, Men ' s and Boys ' Store NEW CASTLE, PA. I. E. IIELFMA.X WHOLESALE Fruits and Produce Bell Phones 2554-2555 80 South Railroad St. SHARON, PA. % Fritz Press Melder . . . who must have been impressed with the Ideal Frosh inter- view . . . 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And as the time for graduation arrives THE G. C. MURPHY COMPANY 5 S O Stores 119 E. WASHINGTON STREET NEW CASTLE, PA. join in a hearty commendation of your efforts and in a sincere wish that your future life may he happy and successful. AT vol II Sl llVIt i: Every A. P. Store is backed by a vast service organization, eager to serve you. A. SC P. ' s real service to thrifty housewives is in its direct from the source buy ing, the manufacture of our own fine brands eliminat- ing many in-between profits. We ' re always at your service with the extra service that makes it easy for you to get values galore at your A. P. Store. COMPLIMENTS OF W. H. THOMPSON BOWLING ALLEYS % Glass-snatcher Skelley and Bouncer HIte . . . demons of the Grill . . . the men who open end close the college ' s favorite hang-out every day ... an incorporated pair who spend extra-curricular minutes with the fish. % Vaughn Williams ... see the Holcad for further explanation. VESTMENTS FOR CHOIR AND PULPIT The C. E. 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