1984 The Peru Stater (Nebraska)

\\')lat 1uls been knoWn for visit =-:- or for any reason.. :· af ....old .are to 'visit the .oil the. · Esther Batb of· the alumni activities will .Ill!ll1· the : il'lt( qte : cenjer ftoni 9 ;a!\ltl}.U,L a.m; 2 p.m.

Administration Building , perijsal, including the for .to the center. alphabetical directory, .the In.addition. to a complete directory of ·•alums.·· "by set •. tile .centel'. class''tand .a geographic will .hoµse ofJ>et:o · dil'ectory (alumni by zip fliom gone l>Y• co®?····•·•·......· lndlVi41l!ll!t who Wish .to

1u:ca·tor.s···ear11 pjC.service aWard

Two people who have spent a lifetime in the field of education were· seleet.ed to ·receive 1984 Distinguished , Service Awards from Peru State College, according to President Jerry .Gallen.tine.

Dr. Paul A. Landolt and ,Miss Alma C. Ashley,, bot11 of Lincoln. w;ere honored at PSC ·· c.ommencement exercises held on May 12

"Alma Ashley and Landoltexemplify the. high qUality of teachers and )graduates Peru State !College has attracted in the l past and ·· continues to at- 1 1tract at present,'' Dr. :Gallentine sa1d. "Their 'spirit; determination. and devotion to their profession sets a:n example for.us alt"

WeekendofOct.13

Homecoming approaches

Homec()ming 1984.is !apidly approaching!.

All alumni and .friends of. Peru State College are cordially :••.. invited to atterid. the 62nd .·· .annpal Homecoming festivities in on the weekend of Oct. · 13, according to PSCPresident JetrY Gallentine. ThoU,ghJi.tial have. yet .to be worked out, Homecotliing will include such. traditions as the .annual drama producti()n, bonfire and rally. parade,. class reunions. foodlallga:me and dance.

The'honore4 dassesiof.1944, 1954,1959, 1964 and 1974·are to berecognize(i.atthisyear's Homecoming •. · Graduates of those classes are encouraged to be on hand and renew frjendships.. ·

The Players ··dramatic organization opens its 76th season with the comedy-ifrystery Nine Girls. Set in a mountain cabin, the story revolves around a weekend retreat for sisters of a college sorority. Nine Girls will be performed··in the College Auditorium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Oct. 11-12-13, and on Sunday afternoon.

The highlights of Homecoming Day on Saturday will include tpe annual pafade,•pltis,the big lU(Jtball.game agai11st Sta.te

1\1,Jµini mak.e ,:arra.n8emel).ts. .to meet • ·in Peru to celebrate

Alma Ashley

Alma C. Ashley, who taught at PSC for 21 years before retiri11g jn 1970,,. was one of. two recipients 9f Peru State College's Distinguished Service Award in ceremonies heJdthis The Wymore, .Neb•. ·· thus. earned. "'f.be ,hlgbest honor bestow,•• noted President Jerry (PSC photo by Kent Propst)

Miss/ Alma Charlotte Ashley is a native ot Wymore (Neb.) whose •family moved to··. Lincoln when she was 10: ,After completing '.'normal trahlll)g" at Lincobt School, where she .graduated. 1922, 11he launched ·· her ·. teaching

career in rural Lancaster Courity schools.

, Her 27 years in the Nebraska public school system also included terms at Utica (1941-44) and Seward. (1944-49).

Miss Ashley earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the pniversity ·of Nebraska. She has .done graduate work at Teachers College, Columbia· University in New York City; and completed the coursework. in. her.doctoral program at Sne. joined .the .education faculty at f;tate College in 1949, and.served Nebraska's oldest college until her retirement in 1970 with the rank of ''Professor Emeritus of Elementary Education."

Among her contributions to the field of education are memberships in many service organizations. She is a longtime m•ber and supporter of the National Education Association and (cOritlnUed on P•fl•S)

Paul La.ndolt

Dr. Paul Landolt,:···class:of '33, one of. two recipients of tbe Distingu.ished Service Aw:Sard. this ''The highest .ho.11or. our college can. bestow,': Jem Galle'Qtine,. went to a:.Jifelogg edqcatoi: wh0, WaS, . m Southeast Nebraska. ·· .'·. ·. · · ·· ·(PSClJh0,to by :Kent: Propst)

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Every time I set down to write this column; I swear I'm going.to keep it a). short,.and b). interesti11g."'

T.hen l intp .some tirade, ex,plaµation, justification or and before;: I know it, the #$%¢!thing is a). long, and b). boring. ',, ', 'iii ',, "

SHORT & BORING

I guess rm ultimately of the philosophy short arid boring is better than long and boring. I just have trouble adjering to my philosophies. Be that .as it may, I'll try to state my case this time·around, and be. done with it.

Alumni activities around here ar:epicking up. There is ·more alumni news. fa this publicatiQn, and the publications are b;gger. We're getting good response to our various reunion activities, and.we feelthat asthe reunions;enjoy greater participation they pave the way forfut.ure successes. ·

If you are skeptical about our reunions, ask any of the 40-some fifty-year grads who joined us in May (see pages6-7);

·i::A:Ja:JMNIASSOCIA:TIONS

Further of .:Positive alumni relations are our alumni 'fhe local chapter; Thousand Oaks, haS· twq fodhe ffilk The NottMrn Califorriia chapter continues to be active, the Rocky Mountain groupis one of our bestj and the Lincoln .. organization.is alive and well.

there has bf)en .some iti fanning an organization in the Lollis aiea,iand there seems no reason why.the Southern Calif()rnia chapter can't be reactivated; but we need to hearfrom you folks in those areas. If sufficient .interest exists, we'll be ther.e.

HELP OUT

Alums need to lie awatethat,.while.we're doing our best to upgrade alumni.activities, PSC does not have a full-time, penhanentalumni director -it's a luxury we cannot affor:d: , ··

So we need the support of our alums. We I1eed youto get involved in our alumni We rely on you to keep us supplied W.itli news'. about felloW alums. We expect you to let tf$ know whenyou ch,ange'addresses.

donations; unliketnl1I1Y colleges, our requests are

Northern ;Californians reunite

Bragg Clayburn, 51 · Northern california Peru Alumni gathered at. the Capitol p··Holiday Inn in Sacramento on Saturday, April 7, 1984, for their annual reunion luncheon.

Jerry Gallentine and his Wife, Shirley, ··were honored. guests and made a slide presentation updating college news and growth;

'.fhey also showed "home ·m:Ovies" taken, .at 0the college· clrc'a which elicited delightful response as .fatnillar faces of those long gone flashed across the screen. Noted were such as Walter Pate, Coach .Glllteson, A. B. Clayburn, S.L .Clements, and Ndna Palmer among others.

i\J1 especially welcomed alUIIUJi. Lauman ThOmpscin, '.Who tolq u8 of her :.·artiStic ···endeavors: including that of having· illustrated the 1919 Peruvian.

There were several ·· representatives from .the·•· classes. inrthe'SO's as ·well as the '.40's, 'SO'Sj &Jld These. included .·the ()ff.:

Alprnni

Development.. of tw-0 scholarships ·to Peru State College and election of officers for the coming 1year were · item.s of. business for the Thousand Oalql of Peru Sta,te College at a May 12. meeting.

The. Thousand Oaks Chapter encompasses .all PSC. graduates living in Nern.aha, Johnson, Richardson, · Pawnee and Otoe Counties in Nebraska.

spring of some former Peru.. faculty - John Christy.whose father taught biology from '46 thru '73; · Hope carter Floyd, daughter of mathematics. teacher, Will Cartel'; and Laurine Clayburn Johnson and Ansel. Clayb,urn, · ctnldren of A.B. ·

"Native0 Peruvians who . are atSo alumni included Wm. Quentin PharQah .and Koeppel Burdette• Also welcomed <were vari<>us · f8mily nienibets . w,ho only know if but who concede thaf the Peru spirit is catching. •· ···· . Lucky num})er holders in/. the · door pme draWings received ; interesting Peruviana ·1ilte ·shirts, wallets, and .WaJ.'.m•up jackets, as well as the table centerpieces of ·"Peru•r pale-blue and white flowers.

It was a day of. renliniscing ·as. well •as "catching up" with friends· and classmates from· earlier times. Departing on a nostaligic not;e. the group surprised themselves as the lottg.lf(jrgotten• ·\Vol.'ds came to mind as they sang the Color Song; · · ·

and those in Atchison County, Missouri, and Brown and ·• Nemaha Counties. in 1K.ansas: · They met in Pet1Jfor prior to a,pnufl1 conpnen,cewent at Peli:u State other regular meetings of the prganization are during. Homecoming (Oct..13) and in FebrUEU'Y. ·· ··· The · Thousand Oaks Chapter .established ... two .· •scholaJ:'Ships to be offere<l 1

Mrs. Lanman Thompson of Calif., a 1919 graduate, was one the door prjze winners at ,the annual. Northern California.· Alumni Association gathering this past spring. Thompson earned this sweatshirt for being the e"rliest attendance. · · · · · ·

(l'SC .pholo by AnselClaybm:ll)

tQ. PSC sttidents. one will character, and financlal be given to·a "tradition81"' need. student, me&nmg .a t:ecent :In otherbusine!Js.• Ma'r<:ia·· high graduate Beisner Longsine t}f tering Pe,1'11 · graduate, ,vas. .The pthel'.. wHlgo. to' a elected pr(:!sident;. A·.B• ''nontraditiof!at" .student, · R.ifehie· of A,uburn; or ()th,er .than a graduate, was chosen: as rec.ent · higl1 .school vicepresident; ancJ. LoueUa graduate. / Tiemann Adams of Peru, Ciitei}amclµde stu{]ents, Class of 1946, was tabbed as pr .e fer r ably h'<> .m secretary-treasurer. Southeastern Nebraska, The next meeting ·of the who b.flve aptitude desire Thousand Oaks Alumni for a cqllege education, 1Chapter willbe. in October

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Edna Snell ('09) wrote from her. home in OIDaha. gets "plenty of Slln·. shiQe" and raises lots of plants. "I .am 95 years !'.>ld and am thankful for all I can dP yet," she said.

notes. ''Among the professors that I remember with great af.fect.ion were Gregg, Delzell, and Mrs. Daisy NettletQn of. the Speech Department (known at that time. as ·the 'Expressi!'.>n and Beu1ah Scott Rader;, .phys she said, adding of oak 1fees al ·Pero· State.··.mattes campuiin the world.,, Helen Miller Smith C'lS>, also of Lincoln .and a·nel.gh-. bor of Ethel Rae Robinson's (as well as Haze.I Stev.ens') dr:opped this publication a pair of letter:s last spring. She recounted her days teaching in the Nebraska communities Of Alma, Gothenburg and Sterliµg, as weff as a fiveyear stint with the Census Bureau iit Washingt()n, D.C, prior to moving to Lincoln.

with friends, and other love to. My health isn't up activities'. to parjust now, since I Josie Willmott picked· up a miserable ('17) of.WallaWalla, Wash. allergy, b1ltl will be with ·· wrote of her interesting life you in thought and spirit. I' since leaving. Peru, which have such pleasant includes. 28 years as a memories. of my college missionary in India, a days .there and the mapy doctorate ·· from a. friends·lhad/' she·writes. chiropractic college, and Ntyrtte Hi:tritc' Meissner missionary wQrk on C'1·1J' •of sends her the. Fiji IS18Jll#s• .•. , ,·v ; tQ f'ellow :Clark • · of · fromherhomein·&nJosef ·· are. very happy calif., stirring memories of ones,'' ·· she says. Her E)r'. John Wear J'14l. husband is the late Richard rta:me ' will be ever · 1 C. Meissner ('17), • remembered · at... Peru Peru State· also received of the Dr. ··John world >from Wear Scholarshtp,'' she . {'17) of Oft\aha said.. She noted that his ··. (who passed away ·soon book, "My Life and Work," after). and' from Marjory is in the PSC library. Bodwell .Cochra·n ·('16) of "Always good wishes to the Calif., ex• school we both loved,'' she plammg that they could not added. p • attend the reunion; Witliam E. Kuebler C'17) of St. Petersburg, Fla. sends "GREETINGS AND BEST. WISHES" .to those

1920s

Helen·Lawrence.Morgan· attending the Mayl'.eunion. Da'} B Dalla.m .('26) ('19) of Crested A.former exe<rutive with aided the PSC alumni of• Colo;; wrote last spring in fice in its ongoing search responsetotheinvitationto attend the gathering.. · f{)r :t'lost'' .al11:91ni last the May reunion. She noted·· Edith Miller Reeve ('1') wllfi!rf ne··provided that she came to Colorado writes from Ctaig, Colo · the t1ddress '<?f. Bet.tie in. 1923,,; with Myrle wondering where and· how Hinthe't'Dallam ('34l,Wife Argabright. Her 25 years in many ''of us there are" still of the 'late Charles E. the Crested Butte Schools around. address: 528 Dallam ('29)? in

1.9 . 1 .. 0 w. Victory Way, Craig, Sacrame!lto, .<?ahf: Dan

pl'mc1pal. Sm'Ce retirement Colo; 81625). and his wife retired m.1970 in 1962, she has played Chelsea .Long Tipp {'18) from the North Platte ;Ethel Rae Robinson ('11 > piano for church and lodge of'osbome, Kan. knows the public school system. and of Lincoln wrote PSC. in enjoy. many.· happy whereabouts of. only one live near North Platte April; noting that she would houri; playing bridge in this classmate; Bessie. Nichols Wa,ter L• Naiman ('29),

Hoagland {'18) of Hum- ·· aretiredNavYcommander .. 11

spent on the campus of a was ab10 .unable .to. attend reuniotrbecause she his h()me of .10 years in Thousand Oaks. , .Opa I thtf May festivities. S1'e have the transportation. Mission Viejo, ·California. Johnsfo!'I. 'J3 of. La continµes an active life Mau.de :Phelps Vacek "The Peru $tater. has. Jolla, Calif, and I love to 1 entertaining on stringed ('13) of Littleton,. Colo. become an. enjoyable reminisce.. We are both in instruments, sends"greetingsioall!'"'l publication;. Best wishes our90'sand still enjoying English to. foreign·born amsorcylw!'.>n'tbeableto for continued success," busy,. happy ljves,'' Ethel students, attend, although I would says the former president · (1964) of the Southern

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Helps at'workshop

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Charcles Bachle,.Class of '72, helped instruct a spring. computer workshop at PSC. Bachle, now teaching. in Rock Port, Mo., helped ttiach the basics, of computer science to 4-H club members from Southeast Nebraska. (PSC photo by Northrup)

Thelma Beedle Coleman {'231 another degree in ·of''Mltebell';11 Neb:'·wrote···· PSC ·in response 1to their·· invitation to May reunion activities. She sent "Best wishes for ···· a Happy Reunion,"· and invites any friends enro'ute to Yellowstone.National Park by way of Route 26 to stop in and say hi, as she lives in an apartment at the intersection of Highways 26 and.29.

W. Otto and· Mabel Jorn Oakes,.both '28, report they "have been living in Sun City, Ariz. since retirement" and would be ·happy to see any of their former college·friends who come to. Arizona.

Mrs. Roy Chamberlain ('27} wrote. regarding the Mayfeµnion, "If Roy were living1l know we woµld be

there."

adds that her side of the family als<> h8s a: ,long 'history 'Of: imtolvement with PSC. She resides in Wyo;

Loyd' Prante {'20), who divides his time between LaPine, ()re. and Palos Verdes, calif., hated to miss the Maygathering but had , a,· previous engagement on ·his schedule.- Prante, whose annual ·christmas reminiscences are treasured by those he ·shares them with, writes "Of all· ins.titutions of 'higher' learning which I attended, Peru was the best. Am sold on small colleges."

Dorothy Morris Roettger ('20) of Lincoln, Neb. wites

(EDITOR'S NOTE: If. you canprovide·uswiththe whereabouts· ot ariy of the following, · · contact Kent .Propst or ·Esther Doiel at Peru State College, Peru, Neb. 68421.)

1954

Robert :Bar:ge

Chester Berger

Donald Besom

Nellie Currie

Madene Happel.Doran

Freeman Green

Lola Waller

Norma Boyer Johnson

Janet Keen

Edna' Irene Link

James 0. Miller·

Raymond M111lens

Duward ·Myera

Rose Cooi: Pllrsel

Carolyn Raymond.;.

Doris Rulla

Velma Jean Scholl-· Gerald Shelly

Clarice Ctandall Stevensen Straight

Sylvia Stutheit' Lt. Col. R.J. Thomas

Mary Ann L'E!ybold

Thompson·· Betty White

Delores Young

.Donna Zanders,.

f.(P:1rn1••• ) Nettie: '67 years a teacher'

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.: (continued from page 3) .Others from the. decade l regarding the . May • of. the ":Roaring who ·rri. ·· gathering, 'fl would enjo .··· sent word. t,bllt theY. coµld c •being with yon, but .not Luelle . it '1sure few, ll would .· }?••zell ('29) of .ci>. remember me." She not.es .Colo., · 1-{efel) : thafshe the , MJ,ller. of · annual. \.<. t .••..•..· ··.· ::.Ne,b.; Helen Or. Peter. $"yd,er:t'1t>; l'hOm•s Uo> of Topeka, resp 0ndlng to : tile Kan•

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1930s

10th (reunion) in 1t89 I'll · ·· • ···. ·. ··· •Y t.ell you of the Elizabeth Cl.1trke of Halley's Comet. (',31 > correspo11ded I look forward.to that. Fond.•·.· once

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:Dleg<>, Calif. restdenc.e. <· editor Pr<>pst w 0n".

i Minnie :, deted, Jl1 the !Ut issue.

:Bennett .('25} 'correspond! · about her •ruune'

;from.. Neb., With since she by both

· she !.(a· apd Alice)} Sl'.le

>teacher) and her husband.; to tutor

,,pf. 53 years cou.ld attend ·the •· ·.· }'•()UtlgSt.ers .in. ChiSanbop, a.

•May gathering.. ·:; ·mathmiatlct!. method. She

; Fannie Cemore Marasco taughUrneighborhood girl

{'28) writ.es that she lS tl'm1lght to be. mentally.

,involved in the Silver Moon retarded. how to read (her

:Mot.el .in Anaheim, Calif., parents told.she

,,and lives in 41lguna Hills. was born. brain damaged, Ira v. To.bier <'27), andl1ad it) -'and

,another living in thegtrlbegan school,

,Sacramento, .Calif• left a: Her .:report card has :fiiessage for<.his.·.·.friends ahnqst-perfect t1col'es; ·The 'attending the M8yreimJ.on. her!." ;He for.;.15' at Space.. in publication Fairbury, · .· Neb:1 after will, unfortunately, not wentt<)work at•. permit Covalt's en"on tile J:>omber tire letter to be reprinted, Jhat won the war/' decided · but. the Stater appreciates , that ''teaching was still my .this extremely uplifting if()rte" ana. to tl¥it from a. profession tn Loveland; ·E\ducator,in Fafrhopei Ala;,· Colo, where he :remained motto Js "Teaching untilretirementin 1969. He is. fun! And helping emphasized, "I miss those children who have difteaching .years!" ficulty learning is fun!"

Desaa Smith.Miller ('26), , Diane· S.hafer Holdorf who visited the campus last < 38) was presented the fall, would to hear "Serv:ice to Mankind" from anY wlio remember •• awar.d by.the Sertoma Club her 505 N. HaZelSt:reet'' of Omaha spring. For Apt. 1; Glenwood····Iowi the ;past six: years, sbe has 51534. · ' , devote.d her energies to.

Hazel Emmert Dietzman teacl'.llng Prisoners at. the. ('20). had to miss the. Douglas ·County (Neb•) · festivities in Corrections Center,. .and she wished she could be .on has encoUI'aged some of the hand. "God old.Peru, gipip best students to go.·on to gazoo,'' she wrot.e. "Best college'. .wishes fo:r continued A visitor to, ber. a1ma · · mater this .spring was ·. Elle.n Zl.nk V.andervort Marjorie FISher. ('32), who alorig with her Ri,ckelton. ('26) of far- .sister came all the way mmgton, N;M. wi'ltes ftom Duncan, Ariz,· Ellen, "Wish I coµld be'thete ' featured in tile Spring '84 (May reunion); Sounds Stater, spent time great!" , .••. Kent Propst whfie at David F. Costello {'25) of: the. an"d. they Ft. Collins, sent m()vie of>Peru message tO ·his f11end8 the May reumQn. ;.• .e&fly.30 .$•., .··... ·.· .··

I still have loving.:; Bob. Wet>er ('39), wh6 members of Prof. HoYt, · recently moved back to Howie, Grace Pres. Shubert, with his wife Pate, Prof. Crago, EasOll the former Mlldrtd etc. etc.,"· he said. ·' ·. Knoflicek ('39)I has been Faye Slagle George appointed to serve as the of Jacksonville, Ore., Richa:rdso.n... Co.unty respopding to ·the May assistant district comreunion invitation,· •writ.es .missioner for ·the Three "There is nothing qUit.e like ·Rivers District springtime in the· Hflls bf of America. Bob spent• 41 unless it's in the hills years in the employ of BOY in Richardson County Scouts prior to. retiring. (Neb.). Sorry, but we are The Webers were .also not travelling these days." (continued on.page 8) ·

This postcard ()f.the",.oy Borders'\ Peru students at .the then Nelm1ska ·JNormal Collf-'ge,. is circa 1911. Netti.e Fernley, .Who provided. the. couhi ideJ1lify .most of Jh.e people· in picture: (fro11t row, ftpm Jeft) Dorothy Brandt, L11rlie Lee, Myrtle :Van Winkle, ·Nettie Stanto11, Wenzl, (Helen?).Coleman, .Ann Winters; (back row, from ·1eft) (not known),Alice Bennett, Edith Kesling,' Rose Smith, • Flor,a Carrico? Mr:. Seca.

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earning add.itionat cerShe was born ·Nettie and ·eventuany/ Stanton atElk, bachelor's and master's' Creek, Neb. on the firstd8y. degrees; · ··.· · of 1896, the youn,gest child When not . teaching or of pioneers . Jerome and working elsewhere. she Ann Stanton. spent some sufiim.ers .at · E\\'en befo:re she start.ea: h11file In Elk: .ereet<.:Slie · school af the age of· four, .played piano. on ''silent · she could. read:.: She ··was picture days,'' traveled also inclinea towards with. a: chatauqua group, musie and all .fonns of and plQ.yed with several entertainment.· orchestras (''even

At an ea:rly age I was organizing my own/'. she doing ·circus · stunts, not.es) for a · period that especU:llly wire and rope lasted about 14 summers. stunts,'' she says. But each fall· would find. graduating· at age her. back in the 14 ftom high school in E1k educating. students; .Hey: Creek she furthered her .teaching ca:reer eventually ed0att0n· ·.at the, Normal took her ·· stat,e began Jtaitting Sch90! in Peru. Aft.er Dakota, ·. t.eacherstQdotllls'1Pr.k." tending for ..• just •.. that: as well as l:ler

;· At age 69 she. was forced sumnier and baVing ta1ten comm.unities otd, to retire ill she the St;at.e EJ:iurug Cotesfield, Hay Sp!lngs, returned to NebraSka and at that she Lakeside, Harrison, continued.to teach in rural t.eac1J1Agin arittal Neiruµia and, HY;anpis. and.·paroehUil f!Chools until County scbot)l, a • ·I also passed - .a. once again she was forced · career in edµcation that Hollywood testforScenar10 to retire. lasted an m.credil>le. J>7 Writing,"slie ''put She did a bit of substitute years ....'.:and (!Ontmue up I. had rnY tea,ching. ill . this fall.. · llttt,e gu:Uo, qty,. K:an .. in.l!l79. 8Jld SQ, She had also studied 1944 she mar:ried and then decided. to move music for eight years and Peterson, a R.R. close tober daught,el', \Vho was certified to teach in who also ·· abOut Inile'Si away that discipline. So, for awa,y. She always retained at Sierra Vista, ·A:riz. several years her teaching the. ruune Ferntev. in Alway1f inter.ested in cueer ·incltJded · music work,.· •; ·.. .P,Oetl')", lla8b.ad so,rne pf !essons at 50 cents per h.ou:r Many awards and.ho,no,rs her ;workt! in m and around the. haye come her way. At age California recently and Nebraska of 37, but with 23' years <>f hopes to publish 'her .own Elk Creek, .\Testa teaching already behind .book of poems. · ,and .· her, ·she. was featured in She would also· like to Prfor "Believe It or Not" as the p11bllsha book based Qn he:r met·and. youngest teacher with the career in educatlpn. She Femley, who was called to most eXJ)erience in the U.S. has already picked put the fight in F'ranee with the "In 1965 I Was chosen title: "67 Years a Rainbow I>ivisio11:. Nettie 'Master Teacher' by a reacher." was left to care for their school district in Kansas "I think my summers in small daughter aft.er his City, Kan.," she notes.. "It · Peru, and such instructors death as a result of war .was there I .was asked to ·as Millard Lefler, Delzell, injuries. · 'start a room for .the Jimerson, Overho,It, as well She ful'thered her· retarded'," which she did .as the Peru College Song, education dU:ring that time, for seyeral years "before inspired me," she sayd.

"How I remember walkil1g down town, the 'Peacock Fatm' at the end of 1the 'nte. Avenue Store, · Joy House, Pink House, hikes alorig the ra.ilroad anw :river bluffs, and the musical numbers 'at the college Auditorium,?'

· she recalls., ''lalsosendyou a of me, as l 11ow jit.age 88, hea.Itlij, happy and capable .of being classroom and l · were," she sayd. "I hope to b .e able. to b.. i.n t.11 e asa $lib

she adds. · ·

Never one to shy away from trying something new, she writes that painting··.is anGtber deavor. she may try.

"1 may even try (as someone up there wrot.e:)

· 'If I could paint a picture And paint lt in ·colors true, ·· · I would spend my time in work sublime Painting old Peru. m

'Note'-wo.rthy ..

for musical Johnson clan

Journal- Democrat

Three. generations of Nebraska instrumental music students have been taught by ·members ofi •.a•> Byracuse (Net>.) family; whose · careers have spanned · different musical trends from the Big Band era, through Elvis Presley and the Beatles to the rise of country music.

Musi:c has .been an in- . tegral part of the. lives of the B.A; (Bud) Johnson family. of Syracuse. For 26 years, Johnson ('68) was i:nstrumental · director in· the Avoca Public Schools;/Two of hi:s sons, wha have followed their father's career. ·were hont>red

earlier thi:s year at Nebraska Bandmasters Association Convention in Lincoln.

Jim Johnson ('68), band director at Wisner-Pilger Schools for •the · past': 16 yea.rs, was elected of the association, and will serve as president in 1985 and past president in 1986.

Don 'Johnson ('6Gl, became the third member of the family to receive the Donald Lentz Outstanding Bandmasters Award at the convention. In 1975, B.A. was the first recipient of the award and Jim Johnson was the fifth recipient' in 1979.

The Lentz award, given annually to the state's outstanding bandmaster, honors the longtime

director of the Uni.vetsity of Nebraska bands, known in Nebraska as· "Mr.

"lt'suriusuiil for three in one family to receive the same award," B.A. explained;.

All four children of B.A. and hi:s Wife, Sue have been Don, a 1955 High School ·graduate,:.piayed trumpet; Chuck, ''a 1956. Syracuse graduate, played clarinet; Karen, a 1961 graduate bf Syracuse High, pla.yea flute and drums and Jim, a 1963 SyrliCUSe. graduate, played troµibone.

Don Johnson has been band director at Fremont the past• ,six years,·· and before that was director at Table Rock, Wahoo and He is immediate ,

Family of 'Syfacuse of1 the·l'll6st decorated musical fatniUes .The··PSC includ,e Jfrom left) J.im,. now teaching in )Visner; Jr.oltl teac,hing and 1.ivingi:nSyracuse; and Don, now teaching in "is old picture,''.,B.A. reports, t.aken when all three Johnsons .· '\'\'.OD ttophies in the Nebraska marching festival. .. -

·

(Photo courtesy oftheB.A. Joh:nsons)

.Past presiaent of the H'.e retired ·in 1978, but 1Nebraska Music Educators still does a lot of judging at Association and .also .has a band contests in Nebraska, dance band. ,"He;s a good Iowa,. Missouri'and South trumpet player., and .also Dakota.

Jplays the French horn and HiSbanc\s hold the record gUitar," B.A. eXPlained. for superior ratings in state Chuck also played for marching band contests, dances· for a number of including the Ak-$ar-Ben years.. His father called Marching Band contest, him "the only one en- the Grand Island Harvest

Service Award from the SD - A Education Ass()(!iation.

Hard work and

dedication to the profession has been called the Joln)son's key to ·music81 success. ,.

Glenn , F.r.arY J'21;L N'eb.< of cancer. passed away in April · · ·. A:nna Regan Greene ('l7l ·following ··.an automobile p!lSSed ·away in Marc11 at accident' in Sidney, Neb. Oniaha. "

Raised. in • Sou,tbeast Roberts Edmons Nebraska, he. was an ('41> passed away in March outstanding athlete at Peru in Kansas during operi State, and went onto enjoy heart surgery. a distb1guished career in Myrtle McCray Lewis education,. in Nebraska and ('08) passed away last South Dakota. Survivors February in Paonia, Colo. include his wife, the folmer at the age of 99.

Verda Hauptmann ('27), of Pauline Sublette Young Seattle, Wash. A {'12) passed away in scholarshi:p to Peru State January at the age of 92. has been established Wilbur D. Goddard ('45) through the Peru •of Adel, Iowa passed away Achi:evement Foundation this spring in Des Moines. by his family. He was a vice presidpnt. for Kirby Oil Industries, Ille.

James F. Walz ('52) passed away in January fu O'Neill, Neb. after a lingering illness. He spent his career as a teacher, coach and school administrator.

Gary S. Witherspoon ('72) passed away in FebruaryatHaStings, Neb: at the age of 36.

Dorothy Glathar Ast ('30 passed away at Humboldt, Neb. ·· in February. Among survivors are her daughter, Dorothy Ast Rydberg ('62), a substitute teacher, fannwife and mother near Essex, Iowa.

HOmer L Craig ('37) passed away in February in Bentonville, Ark. at the age of 72.

Sarah Irene Eden Hayes ('63) passed away last February in Pueblo, Col<>. Of cancer.

Lela .Nispel Ubben <144) passed away in July of 1983

Robert Finkle ('50) passed away tbis spring in Wichi:ta Falls, Tex. at the age of ?7.

G. Floyd Christy ('18) passed away in March in Brock.. A IJ&tive Southeast Nebraskan and extremely active in community fairs; he was 83.· ·' ·· ·

Bernard .A. Williamson ('55) passed away m. May in Colorado Retired since 1979, be taughtin Iowa as well Denver and Englewood, Col.o.

Marjorie West Hart {'28) passed away in March in Hastings, Neb. at the age of 85. She devoted her life to edbcation in a number of Southeast Nebraska schools, and worked for Peru State from 1935-42.

Richard Wright ('34) passed away in March at the age of 76. He was a long time teacher in Detroit, Mich. before retiring to Sun

City, AriZ. in 1972. t)orothy Phaxaoh Summers {154), passed away last April in Ventura, Calif. at the age of 53. Her career was ·spent teaching in tne Ventura .school system.

Gerctldine Russell Applegate ('3l) passed away in June in Sutherland, Neb.

Hazel Frye Schwentker ('17) passed away in March at Rapid City, S.D. A artist in western South Dakota, she had regularly corresponded wi,_th PSC.

Richard W. Pascal ('47) passed away in, June at Veteran's Hospital in Lincoln. A WWII vet and. former prisoner of war in Germany, survjvors .include his brother Louis ('38) of Seward, Neb.

Charles E. Dallam {'29) passed away in February of 1983 mcatlfomra. " ' ' ·• • Peru··State. has received

couraged to go into music of Harmony festival and and the only one who the Plattsmo,utb didt1.'t." · Invitational Contest.. The The only chi:ld who still bands were alSo ¢<msistent resides in Otoe County, superior winners in concert Chuck has been plant contests. superintendent at the B.A.'s Syracuse-DunbarNebraska City News-Press Avoca mgh band was. the for 25 years, and prints the first Nebraska band to Peru Stater. perforµi a halftime show at Jim also played in the annual Shrine Bowl in dance band. The first Lincoln.

Nebraska State Band- One of the band's biggest masters Association honors was being the first marching contest, whi:ch band to share halftime was held last fall at activities with the Omaha, was his brainchi:ld, University of. Nebraska and .he .. as .. of the contest. Mianii· That wa,s the game also hosts an m which. Nebraska. beat marching Louisiana. State .· and contest. : ·1:)¢came the 1. college

·.The elder Johnson's football team in the nation. teaching spanned 44 After retiring, ·was Yearst and lie., taught at· ·· elected to the Nebraska Neligh, < and Music· Educators Hall of before coming to 1Fame in ,1979 in 1981 Syracuse in 1952. receivetl the Community

"We eIJ.joy.'.:What we're doing," B.A. eXPlained. "H I had my life to live over, I would do it again. We had fine bands in Syracuse over the years, with groups of kids who'd go an extra mile to do the hard work."

Another contributing factor to the band successes is the good support given by band parents, he eXPlained.

'The big difference in band music over the· last few decades is the use of a ·lot of contemporary music. and a la-;:ge and loud percussion section, which B.A. attriputed. to the changing. tb:hes.

Whi:le a lot of his former students .are now. music teachers,·· B.A. ·$aid none have gone· on to pro.fessional music careers.

·. (This sto1 y appe!irs with the kind pE :mission. of the Syl'acuse ci: at).

·WANJE:O !·'Lost'·Alomni 1959

word of the deaths of these (E;DlTOR'S • NOTE: 1 If former students: Grace, you can.provide us with the Kean, of Dawson, 'Yhereabouts of any of the N"eb., at age 85; Amy follq)Virlg, please contact Cullen, of Auburn, at age Kent' propst or Esther , 23; Bessie Slack Dickerson, · Doiel at Peru State College, of Plattsmouth, at age 96; Peru, Neb. 68421). Blanche Mort Seckman, of 1959 / ·. Schuyler, at age 87; John Joann'Aupperle Nincehelser, of Las Vegas, .Arva1WendeUB0hrt Nev., at age 54, survived. by Keitt>: D. Boyer. his wife, the fonner Shirley .Charles D. Brown Stock e53) ;. Gertrude JanetSueCasey Banks, of Silverton,· Ore., Jean Holman Clementi at age 91; and fonner PSC Esther M. Cole· custodian {1000-79) Robert Gerald J. Dollen Cockerham, of Peru, at age Ervin D. Ei.ckhoff 69, survived by hi:s wife, the Grace Moody Feistner fonner Lydia Harms ('61). CbarlesD.Fritch ·

Ronald Gardner

Diana.Gibson.

Bob Gosch· .; ·;

Donald Gi'aj,.;

Edwin G.

Patricia WhiddonHaitli

AgnesHakel

Wi.lliarii. D. Hervey

Carol'l'Ubach Ho<>per

Gerald Hooper

Kathryn Hughes

Elsie E. Bullis

Reva Nelson Hunzeker.

Kenneth Johnson

JuliaKettman

Roger Killion

Lavern Kregl

Leo A. Lind8hl

Donald V" Lippold

Wi.lliarii. LlitZ ....

Maxine LaWritson Moore

··Ht•··· ·wnttlimH. Moore ;

·Jack Piper · ·

Mary Raben

May Reynolds

Velma Rhinehart Royer

Lavelle Schmidt

Anna May Schreiner

Alma Shorb

Mary Schwarte Swoboda

Georgianna Quinn Udell

Ernie Wach

Lonnie Weidenhaft

Joan West

Edward E. Wineinger

May Reunion

.Alumni from as far away as California, Florida, and Connecticut came together in Peru on the weekend of May ll-12 for two days of fun, food, ancY- most >importantly ..,... renew.ed friendships during Peru State College's "50 Years .and Beyond'' runion.

All individuals who graduated in 1934 or earlier were in.vitedtotlte ilffair: Many came, including a number who were not on hand when these pictures were taken; others who. could not attended responded in writing, and their letters were compiled by Mrs. Esther(Bath) Doiel into .a bo91clel that was given. to those attending;

The highlights of Friday evening included a delicious meal of either Cornish game hen· or Chicken Kiev with all the trimmings, co:urtesy of PSC; showing of a movie made in Peru in the late 1920's and early 30's; presentation of beautiful bronze medallions to all grads ·present; and lots of conversation.

"May 11-12, 1984

OlaBell McKernan

On Saturday morning, the group took walking tours ofthe PSC campus and motor tours of tl)e community, followed by a steak. 'luncheon,' again compliments of their alma mater. 1'he luncheon also featured Dr. Paul Landolt ('33) and Alma C. Ashley, the 1984 Distinguished Senri.ce Award .honorees of the college.

After lunch, the group was invited to .attend1 commencement ex¢rdses for the largest graduating class in a decade. Each grad was recognized duringtI:ie corrirriencem:ent ceremony. '

Due to the overwhelmingresponse a'nd success ofthe reunion, plans are to invite all 50-year-pfiis grads again next May, which will then include the Class of 1935 Peru State Collegethanks all those who attended and all those who responded to the invitation. It was a fabulous two days, and we hope to repeat it again in May of 1985!

Keynote s.peaker

Dr. Ross Pilkington, Class of '61, was the keynote speaker at PSC's 'Counselor/Student Day' in March. A professor of counselor and special education at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Dr. Pilkington's topic was "Encouragement in Education."

(PSC photo by Mike NorthruP.)

(rerwiana

, the 00,.year. reunion. They (continued from page 4) would enjoy hearing 1 special guests at a i;eunion friends, and can be conof .recent PSC drama tacted at 606 W. 36th Ave;, graduates this Spring; a.nd San Mateo, Calif. reportedly delighted , the B.C. "Bo'' Cowell ('34) crowd "flth. tales, of their of Ft. Collins, Colo had to experienees in the Peru miss .the May gathering, State theater. but plans to attend Hope Currier Wat.son, Homecoming on Oct. 12-13. who attended in the late Laura Hickson Stoltz 20's and early 1930, ('33) is re.tired after dropped the alumni office a teaching second grade in line last spring from her Jerome, Idaho for 23 years, home in El Pas1, Tex. She and she sent her best to remains in "daily contact"·'"! those at reunion. with Mmer::u:;.:i Harold ('35), meanwhile, Warner· ;1 ··"Mother• :·; worked!or;thew"North Side Nature gave me' a won· News" m for 40 derfulsurvivalkit, butat 77 years before retiring Jive Father Time taking it years ago. He writes, "Our away, piece by piece/' she biggest thrill would be for wrote. "But l swear at 80 our ··friends from·· Peru to J'll 1 still be wearing stop by and say 'hello' as designer red hats and doing. they pass through. on U.S. what I did at 50.'' 84."

Dorothy Cawthorne Kathryn Lash DOnalclson Shumard C'37) and her ('33) writes that she taught husband Willard (Bill>, '35, for 21 years in Nebraska, came to Peru from San then moved to California Mateo, Calif, in May but where she taught until not in thne to take part in· retirement. "My husband

.and l have managed. an · apartment the last seven years so I don't go anyplace arpund tl\e first. of the. month,". sbe adpg.

Helen Marking1 • Nelson {'31 > sent word from: Boulder, Colo. that she could not. be. at the May reunion. Her late husband Monell,· an edueator and a .sales representative· for Houghtcm-Mifflin publishers, was a member of the honored. Class of '34.'

Leslie ('31) ancf Hilda Bell (att. '28) Carey ·Of Lincoln had to miss the May .get•togethe.r

Ibey visit relaJ;ives in thE) Carolinas each spring.

Maybelle Gorder ('30) writes that she has been living in Hawaii since 1947, and has been retired since '72. "We haVe a good view of the. erupting volcano. from our kitchen door'" but adds, .''No danger. Aloha!"

Max .Denney ('33) is a retired attprney living in Scottsdale, Ariz. "We visit Nebraska in the summertime and re.ad about it in the winter," he writes. (Editor's note: t)lat's the best way to handle a Nebraska' winter!). "Haven't seen the Campus of a Thousand · Qaks for a long time.maybe next year." ·

Corinne Frye Cotter ('30) notes "Distance prevents my attending this glorious occasion" (May reWiion). Now living in Indianapolis, Ind., she would like to have seen "former friends, teachers, boy friends!"

JMaxine Denney Nelson ('34), unable to join us in May, brought her friends up to date on her life. She taught in rural schools for three years after leaving Peru, moved· to Los Angejes in 1938. She worked as a librarian in L.A. for 15 years, and. is now retired and enjoying the · life" in Hemet,. <:;alif.

"Would love to see Peru campus .again.''

The college also heard from these .1930's. ·Peru Staters: Ken Heywood {'34), of Manhatten, Kan., who later w()rked for the college edited tbe first Peru Staters; Melba Cope Ludington ('34} Bellevue, Neb.; Doris Vance Stauss 1 of. Madison, Wis.;. · Myrtle Merchant McSwan {'31) of Indio, Calif.; Ora Elizabeth Sprage C'33) 1.of Reedsport,,. and Grace Corners ()f Auburn; Neb., all .unable to attend reuriion.

Maxin.e Remmers ('39); wife of state· Senator .R. Wiley Remmers ('38) of Auburn, was the subject of a feature story in the Syracuse Journal-Democrat this spring. Llving ·in Lincoln while the legislature is in session, taking part iti countless public ap7

pearances armmd Southeast ·]'.qebraska; and other activities. keep .her quite busy. The also noted tb4t she ·•taught ·in the Johnson-Brock (Neb.) $chool for .18 years before retiring in 1974. · Dr. Charles Parnell' ('38), a Winner'of.PSC's "Distinguished·.··Service Award" (1981},. was a summertime visitor to· his alma mjiter, Md ll()tes he plans to retire from the University of. Dame after the .1984-85 academic year. Dr. Parnell, who has been with ·Notre Dame since 1948; dE!veloped a allowing .students to spena their. spphomore year at the 'u.niversite de ''.1'0uest in Anger$, His fling" as director of that program came during the '82-'83 year, when 45 Notre Dame students ac.companied him to· Angers. More than 800 Notre Dame students have benefited from that progr:am over the years.

1940s.

Wendell Handley ('45) was honored upon his retirement from the Deadwood-Lead, S.D., schools iq June. An educator and coach in South Dakota from J.946 until his he w-as honored at a banquet, and · the mayor of Lead declared June 10-16 "Wendell Handley Week.''

Mildred Fehr Johnson C'42) teaches at Colorado State University, conducts research and development projects for Bell Telephone; and has been elected regional vice president of Phi Kappa Phi national honor society.

Jack Mcintire ('41), famed athlete and coach at Peru State, elet:ted mayor of Nebraska City this spring, defeating incumbent Dr. A.O. Gigstad, another staunch supporter of PSC. Mcintire has served as mayor of Peru on previous occasions as well.

Myrton Hall ('47) was honored. at a recent reception in Omaha upon his retirement from the Omaha Public· Schools. A former junior high principal, he served as head of the school system's business services for 17 years. His wife, the former Dorothy Leonard ('54), retired from her position as principal in that same system. They now plan to travel, according to the Falls City Journal,

Margery Evans Teel ('41) and her husband Pete, retired teachers. and residents of Topeka,· Kan., keep busy with their business, "MPT Collectibles." The antiques are displayed a.t various shows aronnd the midwest, as well as at a special display

: room .in their Topeka Robert Auffert ('58) has · home. spent 25 of his 26 teaching " A springtime visitor to years • in the vocational" his alma .mater was o. agricultural department of· Sandin ('47), who Clarinda (Iowa) High lives in Lincoln and setyes School, it was noted 11'.l an .as director of development April edition: of the "for Nebraskans for Public Clarinda newspaper. ;;Television. Jim. toured James. Conn, who atcampus, personally tended PSC from 1948-50, , thanking faculty and staff has been making. his.mark for their support of public at the Los Alamos television in the state. He National Laboratory. can be viewed on statewide Program manager for a TV 1 when the educational part pf, the Pershing Il, 0 television network con- missile system now used by •ducts their regular fund NATO in Europe, he faced ' drives. the task of completing a portion of the program in

1950S

, The letter from the ···Stater reader explained, ".,,I am listed among the 'lost' alumni · of 1954. In fact, I am not lost, only name has not caught up me in your records."

about half the time' (three ,. ·· · · and a half years as opposed to the usual six years) it traditionally takes - and he succeeded, earning horiors in the process. Jim' is ·married to another former Peru Stater, Marie Kean Conn (att. '48-'50).

··· Rosina Schacht Gross

, Harvey ('54} said she · began college in 1939, then married and continued school part-time unt.il · receiving her in '54. She has been in Santa Barbara, .Calif. since ·1959, and has spent 25 years as ·an elementary school , teacher. Since 1969 she has served as a librarian in Santa Barbara. Mrs. Harvey added, "l was· r pleased to read about1 ll:llen Zink Vandervort·>' :·my teacher at Cook 1figJ:l · School in 1935-38." ·

Betty Miller Knott c'58> was named "Catholic Daughter ofthe Year" at a dinner in Nebraska City this past spring. She is active in many clubs and organizations, and has taught ·sch9ol in the Nebraska cotnmunities of Dunbar, Unadilla, and Nebraska City, from which she retired in 1981, Jerry (francer ct58) has. been named head football coach, assistant basketball and track coach, and social Cco,ntinued on page 12)

PSC contributors told

The last edition of the Peru Stater included .the names of the individuals Jind. organizations that contributed to PSC during the 1983 calendar year.

One important group was inadvertently ommitted from the list- members of the college support staff, faculty and administration, who made significant contributions to ·the Peru Achievement Foundation during 1983 as a part of a special drive, termed the "Bellringer Campaign."

Those from PSC making contributiolfs include:

c8role Adams

Fern Allgood

Ken Anderson

Clyde Barrett

Russell Beldin

Kenneth Billups

Gerry Brady

Faye Brandt

Everett Browning

Yvonne Chandler

Ardie Chapin

Delbert Clifton

Peggy Coatney

PaulEgan ·'

David Evans

Paul & Arlene Fen·

Victor Ferre

Bob Fike

Nancy Fischer

Tom & Joan Fitzgerald

DanFossler

Jerry Gallentine

Ray Garver

Crystal Gerardi

Fred Gfeller

John Gibbs

Mary Anna Gnade

John Hahn

Sally Hanberg

Bob Helms

Oscar Hightower

JackHytrek

Don Jacobs

Nancy Je1)sen

Jerry Joy

Bob Judd

Paul Kruse

KenLarson • Bob Lewellen

Pal.11Mars

Nina.M!ithis

Sharon McCaslin

)loger McCutheon

Don: &Virginia Miller

Thelma Montanelli

'·

DiaileMoran

Delano Morgan

DavidMyers

Linda' Myers

Dennis9bermeyer

Lori Parrish

Nick Petrillo

DaVid Pippert

Nancy Reeves

IrpleRuby

Lester Russell

Marilyn Sayer

Donna. Shepherd

Leland Sherwood

Steve Shupe

Bill Snyder

Susan Stevens

Kathy Tynon'

Linda Warren

Briefly

UPWARDENROLLMEN'fTRENDCONTINUES .• ·, FOUNDA'FIQNELECTSOFFICERS

•. <;. Beck legacy lires in\Norris high school'

ByMATTJRUELL.

The pattern of sharp increases in enrollm,ent at PSC i .Floyd .Vrt.iska of Rock was elected president·of · The camPusexperiencing ,the. Peru for ·at a At. thellbraey: at N°Orrfs a .22 percent:jump.· over Spring '83. figures,

$500 check. to the along With Ute .portrai\. It ·was Mrs. smtth's seeond $!$00 Yem'·

hangs

porJerry ' · 1 Vrt1.ska of who remains · :Spring '84 enrollmen:t hit the 1;250+ mark, as the FouJ_ldat1on board: Ward.Adams of Peru was toeducation.. compared to-1,026 inthe preyious spring term; .·· !elected Allt;m Casey elected The p<Jrtrait ls· of 9n--campus enrollrne11t the way, 26 .percent. above secretary, an,d Jay I;Iauserma\} of .Aubur11 who grew up .in Spring '83 statistics. A total of 796 "daytime'' students to repeat as treasurer. ;

(N'eb.) atea took classes from PSC, compared to 630 the previous ! ·The is the non.:prof.i:t year. for

. ''It W:a$ a (!OntrlbUtion to education/P Mrs ... Smith ; ',' : '.'

who died in 1918, · producing off campus courses rose from 396 in 1983 to r

Meanwhile, enrollment m the college's credit- ..support of Per,u S,tate

PUBLICATIONS·HONQRED doJ18:ted $25•000 fr/.·· 453 past Dr. i···.· Slflti's .l983\'f6otball two Gallentme has predicted another 10 percent ]Ump m fall ' !1at1onal ho11cm Ill the NAlA. contest, .· ,• earmngs of which are' used enrollment.. · The. __,. ga,rne to buy btjoklf, according to

CLASS

.OF '84 LARGESJ:INA

DJ!:CADE .;progra,.m designet'lbyPS.C, sporj;s school Superintend(lnt

One hundred and stu.dents: < :; " .··· .·· · diplomas during exen;iSes at J>.c::ru State· : .mefiia. ;gtiide and the?'program both •· · in May, marking the largest graduating class si11ce May -earned. fourth places inthe•the nati()nal competition for districtis contribution to of1974, accm:ding to PS<>Registrar J)r, · •. the he said. The

That figure (124) incluaes 21 students who completed • Henzel· was· recognized for his achievemen.ts at Jhe library bears Beck's nam(l. coµrsework last December,. !he figure d()eS IJ.?t pnnual Sp?rts. daR;hen j ly ! B 15. students. who took part 11: the ceremony b:Ut won't ;awards mKa11sasr;ity, Mo; m March. of p:esented a wrap up their coursework until August. ; t

Senator Patricia Morehead of Beatrice. delivered the .l commencement. address; A former elementary· and' the· 3 0th

DORMSFILLINGUPFQR·FALL..

Sp1de,ni at PSC, 18

percent Qf last• s ···figures.·. ·

:·Ashley, Landolt

··

·Dr. Earl Clifton Beck

··S&id. She said;she didnot specify how the library should spend.themoney but said she wants it to. be used for something· other. tliaQ. rotttine

"Lots of people'/don•t realize you c8n contribute to a school/' She said. .\. Her .father · believed education. was·tl)e answer to povertjr, she · ··

lit'•anno'\1nceam.\:at-e 3une;· .·.

;; the Nebrrtska ·· St t ''consumer.· representa:t;· dep(lrtment ·· at · the 1 The regu.lar student facilities were at ··Education Association. a e ive" on a federal, Food · of Nebraskai 93 percent of capacity two months pnor to the.start of She ls the fOttner state Drug Admimstrat10.n Lincoln. fall.·clas.s.es Colleg'e.officials .were aimo.st.·.certain they director (1977-00) andsta:te (FDAth)' 1 pane.I d hl?n Dr. Lan dolt remained · ··. ·. ·. ···· · · · an es 1oso ogy an s e · · · would have t.o reopen AD. Majors Han last used for president (1973·7•) ·, of has been on board of with until 1977, when • d h · d. · · h 1970-71" d. · _ Nebraska E.etired .. · · • .. · ·. · . he retired from fulMime stu ent ousmg urmg t e· aca emtc year to Tea.chers ·AsS···()elation Sh directors-Of the .Brownville te ·run• 'th. ·th· · •.· f h 11 d d' e Hist , S ·t· ac g .w1 e rai.111. o ouse a stu ents esmngaroom on campus. :oncai oc1e y. "?f?rofessor Emeritus of

In a related matter, Gallentine noted that the the American Association ·. Dr. Landolt Physiology/' HE! continues college was able to pay off 140 of it's yearly of University Women to teach anatomy and revenue bona committment on its facilities last year, ... ed

.. physiology .at and said PSC may be able to increase .that figur:e again %soc::tm Peru. at' the age of one. T 1984 85 ,• ' M. ··P • m -11 0 ege m umCOu.1. m • her· · their 1973 any eruvians reci:lil Dr. Landolt was :the

HAVEi GOT NEWS·FORYOU!

We sincerely hope.you enjoy reading about the. accomplishments of:your •friends. and classmates. in the section of the Peru Stater.

But we know many interesting items go unreported. Did you or get promoted, cha'nge a job, get featured in a newspaper article, get married or engaged; win an award, retire, or anything else that might.make good reading in the PE!:tU STATER?

Perhaps we just haven't heard .from you in a spell. Let all your friends know. 7 the P·ERU STATER!

HERE'S SOME MORE ''PEROVIANA''

(Please type or print legibly, and. send. to: The Peru Stater, Peru s.tate College, Peru, Nebraska 68421; We re$erve the rightto edit the information) ·

his fath(lr Heip;y, w:ho ran recipient of•the University .Q f · · Nebr as. k ,il' 8 from the PSC cam1>'18· "Distinguished Teacher Dr. 1.a.?dolt (l&rned ·his Award" ill 197.7'. _The UN·L _bachelors degree. from. Mortar'·· Board Society Peru State Teach.ers named· '* hifn Notable College in 1933. went qn Professor" in 197S, the to gain his n:taster<s his UN-L Student Builders. doctorate Jhe AssoC!ation J:iitn, University of. a$ .. Frotn' 193&'38, he $eJ:yed Professor" award<..wintler .as a sciencl! 'in both 1913 and '74.

Dr. Landolt and his Wife stop, a&lllll .. ·Ullia· ·li .•- ,, •- • teaching Jind · ·· P ·ve m LW•<!0111 • .·. responsibilitil!s,; wli.s' at Pilger High School from 1938-40. : " •.. ·;, · In 191() he was hlred. is a junior high .s.chool

··mstructor' at •where he retllained. uritil 19*2. At that tiine he.-took four years away•··.fr()m. education to S'ery(l the _American Red · Cross ·during World .war. n. Up0n returning from the war, Dr.·Landolt.was hired

• by theri&ottsbluff Junior

(If you need more room, send 1t on a separate sheet of paper. We also wel®me College .as .a biology inw newspaper or clippings!) structor and coach. He ._______.______._________ ___.__._ · remained at S;J.C. through'

.6ur 'Looklng Back' ·column

After retiring ·.from Central Michigan ·College in 1958, he became head of the English department at Stillman College, a black school in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Beck earned .his · dergradmite - degree from Peru State College and· earned two master's degrees, one each from .the University of .Nebraska and Harvard University. He later re.ceived a. doc-: torate from PeabodY, College of NashVille, Tenn He .was the a.ut11or .of fout books on folklore ballads and co1lnted ·as his 1;tcquaintances ·.· poet ·. Carl Sandburg and. .f olklorlst Alan Lomai:.

The portrait was · by Dave Roliton;. ,wllo teaches art .·•· at t}le University of. • Lincoln. If sho.ws. 'four images of Beck.a'tdiffererit times in his .lifei· " : ·• · ·•··

"I used · sl!yeJial photographs, •r, · said.. "At. first. we were trying to deC,ide 'Which one I'd.use for the you show himatage 60?Do · you show him at age po you show him.at.age 20?

A portrait With jnµltiple images decided the matter; "It's 'just gorgeous." Mr{!. Smith said·

(Copyright1984 J;ournalStar Pdnth)g 90mpany. Reprinted · with permission.)

took the summerqff, butwillbe · back next time.

Ylnce's ,,;9:1ews

/Jt flince :llenfe/ · 1pofll lnlor1111tion

Well alumni,·an.other year·has come.and summer is the time when. all the coaches .1;tnd their· staff can sit back and just how good ayear it was at PSC.

If you talk with the staff, faculty and administration, Ithinkthe general concensus would. be that was overall a very good year. But, I thought it would be interesting to let you, the alumni, judge for yourself So I'll reflect on the past year and yqu can decide for yourself.

TWO IN A ROW

Not one, .single baseballeeach out af the past at Pern State College can say whatNkk can bis baseball squad. In his secOiicl ye,ar,:tne diam6i\(J."crew made their secqnd berth in the playoffs, a foahie:Ver accomplished C:l't the Campus afa· Thousand

In fad, the Bobcats have only qualified for the p 0st; season t()\ltney once previously (1973). Tpe 'Cats 10-8 record in 18 years, and doesn't reflect hpw good tne team really was.

Petrillo.• hactqfour first.:team All-District players in Kevin Sykes; MikeKosmicki, Vinc.e Mitchell, :ind rvfark Williams, and honorable:mention pfok Maybe not household ,names; but three of the five will return in '85.

With some repladng to do after: graduation of seniors, Petrillo has set his sights onrecruiting, and has some possibilities.

With a. little drier weather, than 14 records would have been broken. A total0 f 18 games doesn't constitute much of a season, but the 'Cats. made the most out of it. Nonetheless, the rest of the teams. ip. District 11 r.ealized that Peru was for real, and if the success can they have the making of a •.solid

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Two J?efu. State. were .rewarded tms !!Pring .for their outstanding achievements.by the College Sports matiOn Directors of. America. · ·

· Colleen Chapman; a senior from Grand Island, was selected to the soltball Academic second team by· a vote ·of members.

Chapman an 8.0 grade-point av:erage on a 9.0 scale and is majoring in business ,education and admi11istr.ati9n w.tth coaching

The first baseman ·'.\Vas ·iln hofiQtable--roentioq, '.All·. Distrj,(!t •. .and l;llso· starr.e<t· onthe. Peril State women's basketball team the .past two seasons.

Williams, a native. of Hastings, was voted to the tlµrd AcadeN!c; All· Americjn rolls in;baseball.

TM sophomore shortstop and pitcher excelled. for the Bobcats this spriqg, :4.31.

and. owning. a .3-0 pitching mark with a 2.40 •• Williams· is carrying ·.a ··

The 5-!0 170-pounder bas been tabbed asa c<rcaptain 7;26 grade--pe>int average on for' next season by head · the' 9.o scale and is coach Nick Petrillo majotjl)g iii retail mer-' because of his leadership chandising. " ability.

Both were selected to the college. di¥ision .teams by aq, ·organization colllprised pf sports in· formation directors from across the country.

Pokorny is 'Coach.. of the Year'

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story first appeared .· .in the. Topeka: and is.' reprllited kind permi13,sion of \Allen PQ,i<orny 1 '71)).

IP, a · quiet, almost way he has bUilt :s&B ·High School in Baileyville into one of :&ans!is' most successful sinall-scliool basketball. programs. The Falcons bave been to. state tour• naments. (in either classes 1or2A)in each.of the last four years. Twice they .have finished second, once third.. · · ··

And till$· year, with a team that returned no starters frotn a state runnerup the year before; Allen Pokorny and B&B · won their first charnp\onspip, µp!lt}tting to.p· rlillked iii .tile In doiiig!$9Pokomf · ran hiS flve--yel.lr teco!V as Falcons' basketball. coach to 103-15, and earned Topeka "State Coach of tlie Year" honors. · • In a ·World of firebreathers and brow· be.Aters, basketball coaches like Pokorny stand .. ..4,,4, wins. The highlights two first place trophies (in they co.uld.have been reaUytough; The Bobcats were in the Northeast Community College tourney and the PSC second 'place after the first day of competition at the Invitational). District meet, but Keamefand Doane edged a}lead in· ,- ,The Bobcac football te.am gained respectability the end. with a 4-5 record under first year coach Jay Adcox, who Overau,· 1'd say; it was an upswing year. Just about improved them. from 1-8 the yeat before. 'Cats every spori; was a winner, and almost au qualified for ;suffeted losses in close games to Concordia, Hastings, some post-season action. Since my arrival in 198.1 at and Beneclictine; .which prevented them from posting a ):>SC, Ive not seen a better balanc.e in an sports. winning mark.'. · No lop.ger is football the only winning.sport. We've

-,-The.cross country squads place {ifth overall in th.e made greater strides in track and cross country, taken program.

MINUS ONE INGREDIENT

NAIA ·District 11 meet, and sisters Cheryl and Nancy better bo11.nces in basketball, smarter swings in golf, .and

There's a saying that pitching wins ball games, and , Corey, both sophomores qualified for the nationl:ll meet sharper spikes in volleyball. th.at saying has never been more true than with the for the second straight time.

Let's hope the success continues. softball team. Maxine had some quality players -:- The women's basketball team was the surprise of SPRING CONTACT VALUABLE TO GRID PROGRAM in Chapman, Connie Pulse, and :Becky the year, finishing 18-10 under first year coach Jim 'one of the biggest assets for the Peru State football Gauchat, and with a team batting average ()f ·.273 the. LibaL 1:he Lady Bobcats blew• the coyer off rec9rd team has been the addiUon of spring contact drills. Lady rarely lacked offense, butthe key b@oks, and qµa.lified for the fir.at time ever in the Absent from ·the program in theJast years, it has

With a .•team.ilIRA uf 6.13, it's harci to. be.a.t ..,- Th.e BQbcat .••?(,'Q C():acn \lay· A:dc@i·saysit;gbres1b.im a\ chance to. work on: powers like Wayneanci Kearney State. " · · · mark, losfrtg in the season finale. 'Fhe • new plays, evalua.te .players, and improve the younger

It's im.portatlt to realizeth!it Mehus w<mkedwith 22 with a and injMries,jn.tlle.•eai::lY seas9n; atliJetes. • players, .1,8' ,oi.f th.ern• and• 16 ef them · A:t:times;•the Yla¥ed sQme

I know it w.ill bean advantage gofaginto fall football freshmen: the anci:1. just<; ·:<JJJ'!iifying•• f9r;f tne < qo11ference with only weeks;. of preparation ·before the home bad on pctper.': t' guess those. numbers speak for tournan;rent• . , .... ··'· > .• '; • .· · openeragainstDoane, set for SeptAintheOakBowL themselves. - Indoor track str<mg, as eight members of In the last edition of the Stater, I said that Adcox

It's hard to say problem the teaip. went to the.national indoor .meet in Kansas would produce a fine recruiting class, and as expected, because the team.,s fieldifi% was cti.'<)t:exaGily' Ozzie Smith City, Mo. no one placed, four of the eight he has. Close to 50 gridders have committed to playing (St. Louis Cardinal Golden Glove shortstop). For the tlleiriirst national.competition. ·at Peru State, and.some of them, top notch players. past two yeal:s, the Lady Bobcats have played only a Outdoor tracltnever reallygotuntrackeQ., but they Such names as Cud l'Iiatt, Mike Kloewer, Terry total of 23 games, which makes it tough to put ateam didtakethewomen'stitleattheBakerRelays. The.team Graham, Mickey Hale, Elton Edmond and Kenny together... ·· turned in a below-par perfi:>rma11ce in the meet, Barksdale could develop into outstanding players

A FLASHBACK ON '83-84 · which is usually a gqodtdea.qfhow good theteam is. · as Bob 'Lade, Barry Reed, Ned Eckman, and. Butld Nowit'syourturnto.bethejudge. Thefollowingisa .- The golfteam made a ..strong showing at the Bookwalterofthepast. / summary, m.inus the baseball and softball, on how each District U play9ffs; taking· fourth place in the overall 1 The Oak Bowl has undergone a face lift this spring, as sport f during the past year. teatp. standings, one o.f the best finishe.s in recent years;. ·l the field. has been reseeded jn preparation for this.fa\!,

- The volleyball. team. 'enjoyed an exciting, year know yo.u're thinking,. "ttreY have. a .golf team?,,, but The field is coming along nicely, and shoulclimprove. ; finishing with a 24-17.:3 record, and setting ·a recor.d 24 with .drier conditians aJ;l.d a chancetq e;et out and play, the.look;{and hopefllllY the play)in the Oak Bowl.

Ashton ·1or go.Id' at

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Juile :Sane {'77) and Mark Vasey were married. in Nebraska City.in May. They are living · in .tNebraslra City. . hear that and they go home · Brenda Hunieker ('83) (continued frotripage 10) at night and say, 'Why and Randy Frederick were towards his players: and should I work my tail off married in April in officials is more cerebral just so he can shoot and win Hwnboldt. then • emotion.al. His all the honors.•if'

Kenneth Calkins ('83)

pJ;lilQSophy· ls something Pokorny's approach was and former· students .Lori

Bob A.·.s.hton (4?) of. Spr.ingfiiel.d, Mo., is a happy··· ·one might expect from a developed, from watching ·Rubenklng were to be man with a master's othersmall-schoolteamsin ' married. in July in in education ad- whiqh one prominent Nebraska City.

Ashton won three gold medals and one sHver the· miJ;liStration, and who is player could make or break, PSC students Ann .Neels recent Senior plympics held in Sanford, Fla. A third· of. the principal at Baileyville the team. · and Dennis Boellstorff are h 2 000 · ·· · · · f 1 · f. Elementary School. '.'.We P.1aY· lot of. · teams · planning an Atigust wedt e , contestants were ormer o ymp1ans or ormer He wasn't that 'that revolve a.round or ding. professional athletes, Ashton said; · laid back, hQWever. "When two big scorers. We love LaurleGr.aham. ('83) and His gold medals were for one-on-one in basketball, I first started as a coach playing teams like. that, .Thomas Stevicks ('84) · field goal shooting percentage in basketball.and talent (at1DU1er, Neb., •!rt.1970} .I because· we· can usually were married in .Silver (piano). The silver medal was for power hitting _ got two technic&ls in the shut those guys down.. 1 City, Iowa last DEicember. · · firstgame,"herecalled. "I When J>E!ople play us they. Laurie tei!ching hittmga saftball for distance. must have had that first can try to stop Jeff at the Peru Eletnentary

In addjtion to his wins, Ashton did well in other. year. l continued like that (a 6:4 and School. events "I in fourth aut.of 49. in the 50 yard forthreeorfoiu'yearsuntil the team's leading scorer PSC s.tudent Dellana I heard a coach at a clinic <with a mere 12 point Danker and Todd Wright say that getting all excited average), but we've · were to be married in. and upset was really not always got somebody else Minden, Iowa in J.uly. worth it. who can score as many as Mar.tha Brief

"I try to keep• things in Jeff would. He'll still play ('76). and CharleS. Moyer proper perspective," good defense and· get 15 wex:,e married in May at Pokorny added. "l •get reborinds and eight or nine Coryell J>ark. near Brock, agitated sometimes at points, ,but the person Neb., and m:e making their coaches who go crazy and il¥!Y're not guarding. will hom:e in City. · swear and all. It's only a get his 15;'' ..·· ··. · Jerr.v Applf!gate <'•2> game; your life doesn't andDiaJ\e V(yatt were to :be dependonit;Maybemyjob · · on.scoringbalance-:-B&B married in S"Q.perior, Neb. doe8, but if that's the case, ·had three plaiers c inJuly.,Jerry.is.teacbing h,1 maybe ••··I shouldn't · ·be · averagmgr.at:duh'dl'O J>Oint.8 ·LOOmis•..Neb · <:. · and two.othel's at nine - Randall Yost {'77> and ;po')torny, the often do Mary · .J>almtag were. Form.er .PSC student e.·.oa·.c·l)h,lg···.•·.·· ..•. ts. r.;. run 'U.P t.he kind of in·.. qty•

sayj,ng he "had enotigh of , J)esplte/a se.eond·. City, Mo. · · .· · PSC student Ralph

Bob Ashton Senior Olympian dash,'' he said, "and I was 7r/10 of a secand fram first place. We were bunched the finish line sa I stillanly gotfourth."' ·

"l got beat out in table tennis, butl played a national champion. I drew him in the first round, but in the preliminary round I beat the silver and bronze medal winners. The guy wM was Sl pro at It's class I'll tell you. Many of the bike riders were from Asnton·also won fourth among· 37 contestants ·in·the football thr6w.

The senior 0 lympian taught English in Nebraska and Colorado schools, taught creative .writing for si:x years at Drury(Mo.)College, and harmony and composition ·at Southwest Missouri State University.

He was ndtninated for a Gratilmy in 1964' in. the inspirationalmusic category for camposing the .10 songs of the record of Lj;ving Faith." He has more .·

:Aght-0nis a writer and pianist.

·· fims st()W .anC\·photPiappear ·Bop ·Ashton, ·

assistant coaching." F.br place finish, B&B had Rhonda Gobber ('.77). and Swedberg was to be three yers he was, a loan one player, Holthaus, Steve .Burbach were to be married to LaDonna offlcerata biuikin Lincoln, selected to the Nemaha . married in July. Rhonda Broeder at North Platte in .Neb.,. but found after teaches school in the Norris July. awhilethatqewouldrather Pokorny prepares, his (Neb.) system; · · Nell Wolfe {'84) and coach youngsters than players for that kind of Dave Lammie (178) and JoAnn Sweeney w're to be "chase dead-beats." occurance.·

Lorrie Ludwich .· were· married in Ne'braska City

He took an athletic "We tell our kids notto married in April. Dave is in August. director's job in Council expect much in the way of employed by the Omaha Former PSC student Bluffs, Iowa, then move.q to postse,!lson honors; that Qountcy Club. Danny Parker and Cyndi Baileyville as elementary we're in this together and Eugene Applegate ('83) Hahn ;Were. married in school principal and girls' that what we do as a team and Natalie Eickhoff ('83) Aubnrn in June. basketball coach, a will be <>nr. destiny. ·If we were married last Jim Myers {'80) and position he held for two win postseason honors, Oecember. They •.live in Jana Smith were to be ·years. The .Falls City fine. If not, that's fine too. Carroll, Iowa, and Etigene tntlrried in Codell, Kan. in (Neb.)•native became the Whatcount.siswhatwedo works for International July.'JimiSindustrialarts boy·s' head coach five years as a team. Our guys know Harvester. teacher and head. football whatwenton (to contribute · Ronald ·w. Nolte C'70l coach at Natoma, Kan., ago, and the success story · · started shortly after that. to the success of th&.t and ·Beverty Todd were ,mgh School. and they respect ··Pokorny bu!lt his that." program ·around team Admittedly, Pokorny play, balance and qn· inherited a good situation selfishness. Those are in Baileyville. ;"We do· get concepts every high school good kids/' he coaches preacheS •·to .his. adknowledged. ''There is players. But Pokomy has.a some pressure· put on the ¢·milking· sure they !µels.by bpt are ftillowed at B&B. they react well to it. 'l'heY ' •"This year"" had.five"- don't ·want to be ··.em'.' aetually, · stX or· seven - • a lot of' kids who could really shoot ·t•pride.around here.. Vf:e've ' (EDIT()lt'Sl the ball," he •explained. ···· got· .a :Saturday .iqorning you can prOvidet•i:l'Vith,Jte. ;riw MJ_chael Kelly

"We told them we wanted program set up. nQW .for whereabouts.(Jf any .of the .Richard Kohel them to.shoot it. We'd say, fifthandsl.xth graders, and following, please •contact Trudy Jones Lainson 'You're coming out of the now they're .getting fired Kent Propst or Esther Patty McLaughlin game if you don't Sbootlt ' up for. playj,ng for B&B.'' Doielat Peru State .College, Ziyad Nather

"We don't want anything Still, it.takes smneoneJo Perii, Neb. 68421) Roger L. Oviatt forced; .keep it all. !<}gether, to 19j4· · Merle Rakes stay under control all the tn:akeeveryonejeJ.\,tokeeP Ronald Christmlm Barry Reed time. But I've never the"tradition. l,l,oger Craft · , Dennis Siems belle

where. comes w.

Gordon

Clarinda, Iowa for 16 of his

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· Clarinda newspaper noted

. . . this spring. He and Robert

Auffert ('$8)iCOIDpf.ise•tw&-

· , > ha thirds of the · voc-ag

beeWaynel Gteumdater < 08 63h ·thes department at Clarinda nseec oc c studies teacher at Nemaha South All-Star squad in the High Sch90l. ValleyHighSchoolinCook, Nebraska Coaches Mary Skalak ('H) of Neb .•. Other coaching Association Boys All-Star Neb., has been positions for Jerry have Basketball Game in Lin- reporter for

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inc I u d ed W y more coln on Aug. 3. Gumaer is the Messenger

E Southern, ... Tekamah-He-. head coach at Nelson and Weep1!1g

· rman, and Beatrice,.all in •(Neb.) High School, and hi$ Republican newspapers m Nebraska. team won a state Nebraska. has taught Carlos. Harrison ('51 > of pionship in 1976; in the Elmwoo'd schools for San Mateo,. Cam. was the M. .Hazel Stevens ('63) the past 14 years. recipient of the writes: "lseemtObea 'lost "Distingui,,hed Service. alumni' ....-. in itm SQ from the alUIJ19i l()Stl don't even on association <at. · the list of almnrii' /' Uniyersity ·of She. explained did Lincoln this past not receive the P.tru Stater

1970s

f»earf Allgood ·Rainforth· C'70t .Of. Syracuse, Neb., Cal"l(IS,. who '.his ;. atherresidenceinLincoln, masters frl>Ul • where she is a neighbor to in '53, is Ethel Rae Robinson .and Mainliner Club .in San Helen Miller .Smith (see

.junior hightnathteacher at Nebraska City•..tt>olt. four of her st11dents to a math • ·. · · •· , .· contest ·in this 'Penny presidentofthe reru S.tudent.Ed¥cation ¥«lciation, the

Tea.cher ho:nored·'

1960s

Harlan "Keith" Richey ('60) is the newly-elected president ·of· the ROtary · Cb1b in Falls City, Neb., where he teaches.

doctoral program .at ijie University of · but is better known around his home ln Crete, Neb. as a polka player and house painter, Terrill noted. Roger Eshelman ('61} has been ·teaching. in

Tom o. Mikktdsen C70) has .been enjoying cessful career since leaving. the Cai:npus of·· a Thousand Oaks. He recently left his position as director. of operations and engineering· at. WQAI>-tv in. Moline, ill., to "manager for operations'' at W(}N-TV.in. Chicago, m. is one of the nation's leaciipg cable <telev'ision stations. (Edit.or's note! us. falls of basebaJ!'s ·Chicago Cubs are faiUlful WGN viewers).

Pbll •ncl. Trena Cl &anion Rogge ('77) of Fairbury are the parents of. their fourth. son. MJrk Andrew Rogge checked· in on June.

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R. Mark Hahr;t {'74) has

Ag, program· reviewed

Peru State's new cooperative transfer program in agriculture was reviewed by cooperating officials this. past spring: Taking 1tart in. the review of program, provides for. the first severaJ semesters of study at PSC prior to transfer to the University of N.ebraska-Lincoln College of Agricult111;e for coinpletion of. a degree, included (from left) Dr ;Ted Hartung, dean .of the cdJlege of llgnculture at tJN-J:,; Dr. Ead Ellington, dean of the c91lege; Dr. David Pipped, chair111an of the PSC · natural sciences divi$if.>n; G,us Shires, ·Nemaha ·County agent; aud Clyde Barrett, vice president of PSC. ·• · · (PSC. photo by Mike Northrup)

been appoirited assistant vice president in .the correspondent banking division of First :National Lincoln.

Willard no> and Judy Henry ('71 > Peterson are parents of. a daughter, Shelby, born .June. 12. in York, Neb. Shelby bas twin sisters at home in Bradshaw, Neb. ·

Bob Wernsman ('74) cOIJipleted llis secon<J YQr as <firecfor o.f public relat.ioris at of and Arts of Oklahoma in ·Chickasha, the liberal arts college for the state, in July. He ·accepted· the position after completing work on a master's degree at Norther11 Arizona Univetsity. Marriedand the father of three, he o.wned and published newspapers in Iowa for five years.

John Whisler ('77) and his wife are the parents of a daughter,. Amber, born May 25. All are now at home in Peru.

Rhonda Gobber just: ·· finished her :first year teaching teaqing .and English in .the :Norr.is (Neb,) scho()ls. Rhonda, wbo taught for five years in < Elmw()od and who gained a masters. ·in '83; was to be marriedin·July (see ' ' W e d d'i'n g s ; &t Engagements").

Doug ('79) .and· · Uher. ('77) l<irkendall of Falls City are parents of a son, Timothy, .born on May 26.

John Cavotla ('71) writes that he'd like to say "hello to all my lost friends at Peru, anci would like to hear them/' Johll has · teaching ..induatrial artS at Sooth eotonie High for .the l:f Years; In ,ddition, he · footb&llcoachatadifferent hiafisCh®l

High, his alma mater) and accrt?ditation as a certified took the team to an 8•2 public accountant. finish, a divisional title and · Mark Johnson. ('80) and a sectional championship. first Emilee was John can be written at 11J9 born on May 21 and is at N. Main St, Mechanicville, home in. Mmvern, ·Iowa, N.Y. 12118. wber.e he teaches wimam c; '!Bill" coaches.

Mateo. The•.Mablllner. is '1910s')tHazelwaited until United.Aklille',, social. .and. her family was grown spring. The ,team captured annual D•stinguished Educators Sery:ice t() Gomon of firs!' place m the 15-team A. PSC grad and .the wife of the lat!! PJ'esidentNeal S. 9omon, Manon and two · •···taughf'.elemenb1ryschool in Y!ars. 'fhe !>resentation was made durmg · athletic clulHn that' area.. before attenc:W,g college, , Carlos in and in PSC's Norther:Q California ·Neb. until retiring in 1972. the. stude.nts in · ·the th1spast spnng. the tc:p ten in indiVldual ·· (PSC photo by Mike Alumni as Dan Johnson < C'69h standings - the oniy team · · to do.so. · well. . . middle• sChool principm. in . Col. Ric"-rd Rosenclahl. Central City, .Neb. for C'55) called the almnrii · past five years, hiis·been office's out:-of-state toll free named principal of the number this past ,,pring. middlesChoolat Big Piney, Col. Rosendahl is "greatly Wyo. He bad previQUsly enjoying" his work as a served the Millard (Neb.) teacher and counselor in. public schools for.10 the Yorllt-..mrea,. where Elmer Nemec, who his taught Gennan at ,Peru is helping. with State Colleglfrom 1964.-67, stress He the was the subjec!t of a Dean addressm Of llJr fonner Terrill feature in tbe PSC roolllmates so that · LinColn Journai.;star this they. could get back in past spring. Netnec is touch. nearing• completion· of a

Peterson ('1i> recently established a f1enerm i\aw londa Schr°"er practiceinCaIDpbell,;r,Jeb., 11¥· been ·selecft!ci. a'3 belid the commUnity mwfilch he volleyball .alM;I resided for the .past and physical education eight;years. ··. instructor at .JohnsonJ.im ·.·L.-ndwehr C'74l, girls basketb811 coacl'f.I 'ar•• • ••-'·:<••<<••"!>'f/io/<·(fJ<i/1</i(V/\WfP/\\\"'.J,\/C/,i(S\$1\i Cedar Neb., has been named an assistarit .in .the Aug. 3 Nebraska.

Association Girls Ail-Star Basketball G.ame ·in · coJn. Jim;'was to assist the North squaL.

Kent Coleman ('79) was in.• a cartrain · accident ·in·.· Alaska this sprillg The fOJ,'.lller footbalL .and- . wrestling standout. can be·contacted .at 406 Gates Street, Oakland, 16wa 51560.

Tom Froehlich ('74) earned a master of arts in· physical education degree from Northeast Missouri State University in May(

Nancy Peitse York ('71) has been·· hiied to.· teach kindergarten in the Essex (Iowa) Community Schools She bas. been a preschool.· teacher at th'e Essex Day Care ·Center recently.

1980s

Steve Dunn ('80) was baek in Pery this past spring, taking· part in a reunion of recent drama graduates: He is a station chemist for the ColoradoUte· Electric Association, where ·be has· worked .for four years, and lives ·in Hayden, Colo.

Dei:tnis• D-xon ('80) of Falls City w-8 recently honored upon her

Jackie.. Baker c'•lJ and her .··husband, former PSC Ki•ih Willlam!i, are their second child. Jennifer was born on June 15, The Williams' live at ruial Brownville, and Jackie works for .PSP·

Rene Krus.e Mann ('83) w.as the subject of a Nebraska City feature by Cyndi Jacobsen this spring. Rene industrial arts in a rather challenging environment - the Nebraska School for the Visually Handicapped in Nebraska City. Rene, who replaced Al Haack C'6ll after he was seriously injured, noted that the wellbeing. of her. students precludes everjl!hing else. "It's almost perpetual concentrati.on .on safety," she· n.oted. .Rene; whose mother .Loretta. teaches .in Peru's elementary scbool and whose father Paul teaches arid runs the media center at PSC, noted: "This *is a different challenge." ,,Undoubtedly so, but not without rewards - her team of four students won: the Open Class competition at• the Peru State Iildustrial .Atta Fair early in May. first tbne NSVH had participated.

Mohling preserves Ka,risas prairie

Wendell Mohling ('64) has met Presidents Reagan and Carter.

He won a Presidential Award for excellence in science teaching for his work at Shawnee Mission (Kan.) Northwest High Schoof - and the $5,000 grant to his school which accompanied it.

He is the directornaturalist for the Grassland Heritage Foundation's Prairie Center near Olathe, Kan., where he lives with his wife Carol and daughter Maria.

And that is where he is most comfortable. (Jr perhaps in Ablska, where he.and Carol spent several summers helping to promote the Alaskan lands bill, which doubled the acreage of national parklands and tripled the size of wildernessdesigneated areas in America.

Wendell has been biology and student naturUist teacher and the director of the outdoor laboratory· and greenhouse program for Shawnee · Mission NorthwestHigh for 12 years. His achievements are evidenced by the fact that he was one of only 52 winners of the Presidential Award for science teaching inl983.

While teaching and raising a family is enough activity for most people, it hasn't been for Wendell Mohling.

After President Carter signed the Alaskan lands. bill in 1980, it was on to another project for the Fairbury native. The

project is what he calls potentially "the finest nature center in the country" - the 300-acre former Wagner farm, now called The Prairie Center, just west of Olathe.

He hopes to further the preservation of tall grass natural prairie, and to promote federal legislation to that effect.

But the biggest project right now is establishing The ·Prairie Center. Observers of its wildlife, limestone bluffs, streams and woodlands would scarcely know how close they are to metropolitan Kansas City.

Treasure trove though it may be, much remains to be done to assure the continued existence of The Prairie Center. The Mohlings have helped spearhead a fund drive which has raised over $100,000 towards the purchase of the 300-acre tract, but it has been estimated to cost another half-million dollars before the farm can be turned over · tbe non'?p.rpfit Grassland. Heritage Foundation · "Purchasing the land is our top-most priority," Mohling told Lesle Frost of the Johnson County (Kan.) Arts Council during an interview last year.

As Frost put it, "The Mohlings ·- teachers, scientists, writers, tivities - belive in preserving the wonders of the. prairie for their fouryear-old daughter Maria and for 'her children's children.''

May reunion

Graduates from 50 years ago and earlier are reminded - the second annual May reunion is coming!

Nearly fifth 50-year grads joined us for an entertaining weekend last May, and plans call for the same c}l;lsses - plus the honorable .Class of '.35 "7' •. to gather .once )his May.

Preliminary·. plans are underway, and will be mailed to the group when finalized. The group will gather on Friday, May 17, for a dinner and a special program.

(Jn Saturday, campus tours and other activities are scheduled. Grads will be honored at commencement exercises at 2 p.m. tbat afternoon.

Look for final details in a letter sometime this winter.

Hall of Farner .. .

PSC

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Evans honored by Coast Guard

By

Fairbury Journal-News

Lt. Conunander Roger Evans C'7or; a Fairbury native, has received the Coast Guard Achievement Medal for his service With the Coast Guard at Savannah, Ga. from 1981 until June of this year.

As part of the Air Station Search and Rescue division, Evans piloted helicopters during efforts to rescue people and disabled boats from the ·swamp waters off Savannah's shores.

He's been involved With. everything from fishing accidents diving mishaps, people tangled in

fishing net, heart attacks and sea sickness.

Yet his award has nothing to do with any of the above activities.

What makes Evans' award a little unique is that he received it as a result of his work as a supply officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Savannah.

His position as a supply officer was part of his "collateral duty" - jobs

Coast Guard men were given to fill in extra time while not on duty in search and rescue or other specialized areas.

"This was a little bit surprising," Evans told the Journal News. "More often

these awards are for the operational-type duties," he said.

Evans said most of· the · Coast Guard personnel who receive such awards "do whatever they did in less than one hour" to merit the award, but EYans' citation took. ''fouryears of pushing papers."

"I didn't think that anyone was paying any attention and taking notes.

It's nice to know that even though you're doing a job that's not really your main job, but still doing your best; that someone is taking notice," Evans said.

The award lists several

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lperusings

hf kenl propll alumni aHait1

The student today

I always enjoy listening to alums talk about what the students were like on campus in "their days" at Peru.

"Older" grads (you've.got to realize, I got my degrees in '81, so anyone who graduated prior to 1975 might fall into that category) frequently note how hard-pressed studetlts were, and what a struggle it was for them to get through college.

Of course. financial obstacles don't dominate our ceinversations. We often talk about traditions, such as the Pedagogian (yes, that is still the campus newspaper), the Blue Devils and White Angels (great institutions that are no 1nore), or the ''Peruvian'' college annual (another tradition that, alas,. has fallen by the wayside).

Alums also bring up names that, to a ''youngster'' like myself, exist only on buildings: Pate, Jindra, ElizaMorgan, Delzell, T .J. Majors, Diddel. · ···

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

Evans honored

(Continued from > things that Evans did at the supply office, but cites him particularly for · "modernizing the entire supply operation ·and bringing Air Station Savannah into the computer age."

He was·· responsible for the acquisition of two computer systems and other labor saving· devices that, according to the citation, "resulted in the saving of hundreds of tnanhours."

The award also ll()tes financial expertise oil Evans' part. "His financial allowed the unitto fwicti.t>p: at .full capacity ever.;changing

• tight1 •b £OI1Sti'aint.g:\lf UieaW1 ·

c-· about 55 - over three:.foiirths of our students come from Southeast Nebraska; - over 90 percent of our students com.e from Nebraska; ·

...:.. most of the remainder come from Iowa, Missouri and Kansas;

- "non-traditional" students, meaning those 25 · or older - which have always made up a good · percenta8e of enrolled students - make tip a third of th,e current PSC student_ body.

LOW INCOME STUDENTS

But again, alums always recall how tough things were when they were in school. Money was so tight li1en (the "then" depending on which they giaduated)that,ifall tales are to be believed, it's amazing they didn't sleep in tents and eat oak roots. It still is. Let methrow another fact or two at you: - over half of our current students come from families with annual incomes of $10,000 or less; --: nearly a third come from homes with incomes of $6,000 or less.

Like I said, some things never change.

THE GIVING SEASON

We're a bitbehind. schedule with this particular ..,1ater,but I hope most alums get it before the New ea:r begins. ·

Tha::tis what's known as the "Giving Season."

Given the facts above, please consider a donation to the.Peru Achievement Foundation here at the college

The need for non-state funds for scholarships is It often means the difference between staying in school (or going to school for that matter) or not.

As you can see, it's still a struggle for most of our students.

The figures above tell me one thing: we'll be liste:niqg to tales of hard times in college for years to com,e. You can help soften those tales by making your contribution today!

Keep in touch!

dtstri1

the Mid\vest 8J1d ..".'::-

since ·enterltlg the• .coa8t: • Guard in .1976 .that. vans.

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will t to inland mowier s w. ha·v1'ng·

to soil; ···

-served m Los Angeles, Mf..andMrs. Rosenquf$t , , Mobile, Ala., and Savan- and their daughter, Bet.sy Rel!d c•ao>,apartnerfnthe , bett.e{do'it , be the first tune store, are graduat.es of now." ·..

my kids have eyer real1y Peru State College. :After. last winter \ lived in the SJ1ow:,'.' says a desire it wasn't · 6f father of two girls. , to return to Peru and too difficult to leave the City NeWS:-!> Evans actually. starq!d . J>8iticularly; to the farm. He has been ...· ·... · .••.. • , · •.• / ·· out in the NaV)" after coltege. client.el, prompted satisfying his urge for The graduating frotf1 Peru the purchase. · · spring planting by planting ls the ofnclal. State. in 1970 and spef1<µng Witli'.:the move,. Betsy's flowers beside the newly- publication of Peru Sti •• one •· year teaching in- son Dtew•has become the purchased store, CollE1ge, The Peru StaterJs · dustri.al ar:ts and coaching seventh generation of the "It didn't take much to published three times at Plattsmouth; Peru. convince me to move yearly. While stationed in ,¥f.'s. }=tosenquist's back," Mrs. Rosenquist EDITOR.·; Kent

grandfather was Wilson E. said.

SPORTS Vmce Henzel midshipmen who -was able brotl:J.er of the Mrs.. Rosenquist PHOTOGRAPHER ...•... Jeff Carney

ASSISTANT Ether Do1e1 Mdbile, he. was one/ of few

who.

hired a.s the h.alftune

Doug Hutson

HEADS - Applied MsE will'be ff 'bl' ·. f\1l:S· U..QSe11quist S .family for 22 years and .has an ·Lester Russell; Business to be named: ·· · · ·e, e !0 nome, 'where 1 .the endorsement in education Education -.,. Brian Lotven: Humanities refire. m Just over .·8:11{ · U:Ved •toi·1 'tne · first three of the gifted. - Leland N.atura1 Years but hasn.'t

Newsa:bout people

19 20

popular book aboµt Helen · . ·s.

·.A·n. ne .19 .. ·3..o·s

Sullivan, is bemg reissued r

Ola Belt McKernan (20) in paperback form this :i · of Bassett, Neb:, who spring by Baker Book l returne.dtoherahnamater House, author's Marion• last May for the "5();.Year Marsh Brown ('27)

· PI us ' ' re u ni·o n , Ruth•. 1,w.te. corresponcJ,¢4' the "The Silent. tias

·{$tater• in. August She was J>Ub}ished ...• fresh-· .different.· edition§',· :the

·.·. •mliJIBrentYaw .authors •note:; ·including · · ·· . an<f ·Braille.

H<e n d e tfa F I e c k

· H(lughton ('23) has been · }l:e: b.onored by two orgAAizations tlJ!s past fall.

· ··· • She was recogmzed by the nietetics for50 years of and. by the Home.

Ass9Ciation as

· · Leader'' as an Professional in Mrs. ·Hoµghton more than 200· ri1,ll.journal arcurrently

g. new·•· texts and g .• previous · books, 11ri Journal noted. the home at 1JJliversitf .from to

'•Ed.na Maystrick Fitch ('34) of Arvada, Colo., who had planned to attend. the reunion last May, dropped PSC a note· in September

"Looking Back With A Smile."

Nellie Schaeffer

Morehouse ('35) recalls the times when she and a carload of Richardson

Qountians commuted to Peru for summer and evening courses. Lunch or supper at the "Halfway House" in Auburn was a regular item otf their agenda. Memories of Prof.

(from which he earned two ;J degrees); Drake· Uriiver- ; sity and the University of South Dakota among r::: others, writes "I still love Peru above all other t;;' colleges." :' Memories of Mrs. lnice ;51. Dunning, former Dean of ;: Women, prompt Marthit Gorder {'36) ·to. """ write from hmrie ·in Puebla, Colo. Martha

Stater included pictures of those attending the "so Years & reunion in May, but failed to in(!lude this photo by members atten,dirig from the .Classes of 1930, '31 and .'33. They·include (from left) Leon;t Givens Heaps ('33), Ron Cope ('30), Fern Schmidt ('31), Frank Kern,er ('30), Helen Kaltenborn Powell ('31), and Howard Bath ('30). · ·.. · (Peru State photo by J{ent Pro.pst) ""'"

'{{f!Dl.TOR'S NOTE: If you earl provide us With the.

• · addresses of any of the followmg; ·please contact Kent Propst or Esther Doiel at Peru State College. Thanks!)

1925

Marie Johnson Bench, Bes5ie M. Church, Lois Collister, Ollie G. Collister, Marguerite O'Connell Drake, Marie Claussen Haver, Rosamae Kealy, ·Faye Emrick Laughlin; Albertine. Traudt Milam, Ellen. Cameron Nelsen, John Paul Reives, Sterling

Sears, omer Sperry,• Jean Robertson Stiles, Donald Wilson, Betnl(!e Breckeriridge Younts

1935 Lois A. Anderson, Syble

Joyce Benge, Bonnie Green

Benton, Rachel Albright

Berg, Marguerite E.

Bergmann, Ruth Critchfield Bliven, Margaret

Winter Brown, Alice

Finney Burke; Margaret McKnight

Coae, Beryl Darting, Marjorie Donner Dasher, Isabel Collister Daµgherty, H.S. Evans, Edward D.

Garner, Heljrn' Gilkeson, Eileen/

Griffin; · ? / :

Betty A. :ijatJX

Dorothy Kerr •Hi11,. .···...·.· ...

Nichols Jackson, Dorrie &: Jones, Vivian Hawkins' Kuhl; Maxine, Whlt.e

Marshall, Wilma L. Moor•\ Dale D. Nicholls, Pauline Cowell Olson, Marion Holst Powell, Julia Whittaker

Quebe; Darrell Railsback, Anne Scolla Ranks, Grace L. Ricketts, Vera Shulenberg

Rowland, Wilma Benge· Spitz, Thomas J. Hickman, D.J. Walker, Doris Jacka Wragge

Mary Matthews Solie

!:! ('39) of Gaithersburg, Md. is state chaplain of the t Maryland Daughters of ; American Revolution

' Eunice Burbridge

Naviaux ('35) of Omaha is a retired schoolteacher who got plenty of training for her new avocation while teaching - she is a handwriting analyst. Steve Millburg of the Omaha World-Herald did a feature on he!'.'- in October, noting that she plys her trade at Omaha's "Twins Cafe" at 83Hi Bloodo.

940s

Bernice Doty ('40) wa:. honored in .June upon her retirement from the University of· Nebraska, where she was involved in extension work and independent &tudy. She has taught at Nebraska schools in· Stamford,. Wymore and Wahoo.

Ermond W. Moore ('40} has kept active since retiring from the Army's Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground as a scientist and engineer in 1975. He has developed a cassette tape ministry (over 1,000 tapes) for AGLOW and Full Gospel. Business·Men, and often fills pulpits as a Methodist lay speaker from his home in North East, Md.

Deloris Seid ('43) is now the "youth librarian" at the Auburn public library.

Mary Rishel Rix ('46) of Sac City, Iowa writes: "I'm still riding the merrygo-round teaching first

grade" in that community. She helped her alma mater out by not only sending a dona.tion to the Peru Achievement Foundation, · but by providing us with the address of her cousin, Margaret Reazer Perkins ('44} in Fair Oaks, Calif.

Freddie Drexler ('46), who feels he "belongs" to the Class of '44 but was delayed two years by the war, notes that he is into his 36th year of teaching at Fairbury College (Southeast Community College) in physics and mathematics. He joined his friends from the class he adopted ('44) at Homecoming.

Dr. Patrick Rooney ('45) was the subject of a Wally Provost column in the Omaha World-Herald in October. Provost notes that

HAVEi GOT NEWS FOR YOU!

We sincerely hope you enjoy reading about the accomplishments of your friends and classmates in the "Peruviana" section of the Peru Stater.

the superintendent of. the Ventura (Calif.) Unified School District lifts weights, plays basketball andjogs.Provostaddsthat · Rooney was "recruited" from a small Southeastern Nebraska s.chool. tQ · Nebraska City High School in order to play saxophone. Dr. Rooney went to Nebraska U. arid .lettered in football in '43, came to Peru to become "scholarathlete of the year," and then won a football letter at the University of Minnesota before returning to Nebraska for ·another crack at football.

Dr. George Blocher ('48)', who is assistant superintendent for the South Sioux City (Neb.) community school system, is involved

with the United Way fund drive in Northeastern ···Nebraska.

1950s

Kenneth Hutton ('50), math instructor at Auburn Senior High School, was one of only nine teachers across the state to earn honorable mention in Nebraska competition for excellence in teaching

science and mathematics. He was joined in this honor by Richard Wohlfarth ('52) of Omaha South High School.

Plattsmouth High School teacher Cecil McKnight C'S2) was named Kass. Kounty Korn King at that annual fall festival.

Darlene Blakely Spilker · {'SO} and her family were the subject of a Daily Sun farm tl}l.s fall for their hoi;fopera;f'on near that community/

Al Lowe {'SS) is t,/aching junior high and hl,gh school social studies and coaching track and girls basketball at Trumbull (Neb.) High School.

Everett Bassinger ('53) retired this fall from the Auburn post office after 32 years of service. His service to the government totals 36-plus years, the Auburn newspapers report.

Norma Boyer Johnson ('54), who has been among our "lost" alumni in recent years, was put back in touch with PSC recently and fills us in on her activities. She is prinCipal of

·. Oak Valley Elementary School in Omaha. She has served as principal of Jackson and Mason elementary schools in Omaha as wen.

Josie .Johnson Crouch ('56) was featured in the

Malvern, Iowa paper this fall. She is the superintendent's secretary. for the school system, and has worked for Malvern's educational system for 16 years.

The Association of Nebraska Art Clubs, Inc. has notified Dr. Leland Sherwood· ('57} that a watercolor painting he did received a purchase award in that group's "Reflec· tions '84" competition. Dr. Sherwood heads the humanities division at Peru State.

Cecil Larson {'S7) spends part of his time as a resource teacher coordinator for Education Service Unit 10, based in Kearney. The rest'of his time is spent as a resource teacher for the Arnold public schools.

Phyllis Heinke Atchison ( 'S4), a resident of Shawnee Mission, Kan., leads an exciting life, line umpiring for tennis tournaments. In fact, she not only served in that capacity at the '82 U.S. Open, she more recently served as line wnpire in the 1984 Summer Ofympics in Los Angeles. /

Bob Jones who had been a "lost" alumni, is n,ow back in touch with his alma mater thanks to the efforts of EuniCe B11rbri'dge Naviaux ('3S). Eun.ice reports that Bol> . is still playing cello, which he learned from Prof. Jindra, for a group that plays in Oniaha.

John R. "Bud" LaVigne ('59) was one of several alums recognized · by Thomas Schaefer, past governor of Optimist International, for service to· that group. La Vigne, now living in Waterloo, Neb., is a past Lt. Governor of the Nebraska Optimists.

But we know many interesting items go unreported. Did you or someone you. know get promoted, change a job, get featured in a newspaper article, get married or engaged, win an· award, retire, or anything else that f'.llight make good reading in the PERU STATER?

Perhaps we just haven't heard frol'I'! ypu in a spell. Let all your friends know - via the PERU STAfER!'

HERE'S so.ME MORE "PERUVIANA''

(Please type o.c print legibly, and send to: The Peru Stater, Peru State CoHege, Peru, Nebraska 68421. We reserve the right to edit .the information)

These three members of the Class of '59 posed for a Homecomin2 uhoto in Ocotber: Ralph Aranza, Kenneth Johnson, and Robert Bohlken.

(Peru State photo by Jeff Carney)

·Wanted: 'Lost' Alumsi1945

(EDITOR'S NOTE: If you can provide us with addresses of any of the following, please contact Kent Propst or Esther Doiel at Peru State College. Thanks!)

194S

1960s

Garratt, June F. Hadley, Patricia Garrett Hanson, Berniece Holscl1.er, Phyllis Hogenmiller Kvasnicka, Grace Mathews, Ed McElroy; Alice Graves

Michaelson, Joyce

(If you need more room, send it on a separate sheet of paper. We also welcome neWSKMper or clippings!)

William Donald Adams, Frank Andrews, Doris Weaver Bell, G Darlene Fisk Boardman, Robert J. Bohacek; Robert ·J. Brabant, Don Curnette, Norma Wagner Doty, Daniel Escritt, James. D. Fuhrman; Creta Edna Anderews

Snodgrass Moore, Joe S. Moura, .Lois L. Norton, Frederick Owens, Douglas

L. Peterson, Erma Faye

Messinger ·Peterson, William G. Wilma

Schardt, Mildred Schmidt, Gunther Schnabl, A.E. Staples, Bernice Bush Trudo

Hicks ('63), tne secondary principal at Tri County schools near DeWitt, Neb., has been elected president of the Nebraska Council of School Administrators. He is past president of the Nebraska Association of Secondary School Principals.

Kenneth Hartman, who attended PSC in the summer and fall of 1964, was the Iowa recipient of the 1984 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching in the science category. He teaches at Ames Senior High School in Ames, Iowa.

Dr. A. Eugene Wright C'63 > of Bellevue has been named director of program planning and development for the BellevuePublic

Remember?

This scene of Peru .Normal students going home at the close of the 1906 school year was provided by the wife of Charles Penney ('35) of Haworth, N.J. The old C.B. & Q. railroad depot was for a long time the main route into Peru, and in fact special trains were used to take students home at the end of the year. Today, the railroad is all but abandoned.

PerlMana

(Continued from page 4) Schools. He has served as a junior high science teacher, department chairman, consultant for the gifted, and·. in several other administrative capacities at Bellevue.

Chuck Stoner ('67) was named "Honoree of the Year" by the Nebraska City Optimist Club this fall. He is principal of the Nebraska City Junior High School.

Ross Ridenour ('69) is the elementary school principal at Broken Bow, Neb.

Richard Shuman ('66) is Governor-Elect of.. the Nebraska District of Optimist International men's service organization after their annual vention in Aubust. He will serve during the 1985-86 year.

Anothel' Optimist is Darrell Feit ('63} of Gretna, who is secretarytreasurer of that community's club, past Optimist governor Thomas D. Schaefer said.

Lt. Col. Wendell Stewart ('64) is the new commander for the 1985th Communications Squadron at Tin.ker Air Foce Base in Oklahoma. The Stewart family lives in Edmond, Okla.

Ke,nnedy('67}

'chief credit. officer: for in Scb;uyler, .Neb,1 ,!Jihe has interest : 1%4 Jn Nebraska and Iowa.

Leon. Portrey ('69) has joined the faculty of Scotus Central Catholic High School in Coliunlius, ·Neb. He willteach busi.JJess and computer literacy; Leon previously taught at Weeping Water and Stanton in Nebraska and at Lake City, Iowa.

P(l 1. lfote,.1 .· ( '4! ) · of· .tlie · fa d&larado' sprmgs; co10: ·

Marion <Mrs: Neal> Gomon ('65) is the new president of .the Nemaha County (Neb.) Unit of the American Cancer Society: Evelyn Miller Zabel ('64) was honored in July upon her retirement from ·· the Cook (Neb.) library bOard at a dinner.

Carol Daffer ('66) is the

Wanted: 'Lost'

Alums 1955

(EDITOR'S NOTE: ·n you can provide us with addresses of any of the following, please contact Kent Propst or Esther Doiel at Peru State College. Thanks!)

1955

John Benjamin Ahrens, Hilda Hintz Anderson, Leland W. Bickman, Jack Breevaart, Ernest Eugene Brown, Gordon Carmichael, Eldon Carmine, Shirley Hartman Carmine; Carolee E. Craney, Virginia Thiles Davis, .Donald G. Eaton, Daisymae Eckman, Sally

Poage Eickhoff, Gayle

Ekarson, Georgene Everett, Jerry O. Fraley, Virgil Lee Gerdes; WHma Study Gragg, Bonna Tebo Hayes, Deitrich Heusman, Stephan Howery, Doris

Parde Jurgens, Carolee

Kerl, Robert Kolar, Y'vetta Reilla Kolar; Wayne W. Lange, Alvin

new home economics, accounting1 typing and social studies teacher at Lourdes Central schools in Nebraska City. ···· · ·

'Ron Yates ('68) is the new head football coach at Granite City, Ill. High School. Granite City has a tradition of sending topnotch athletes to Peru State College.

Madelyn Bleach Fraser {'65l is the new sixth grade teacher for the Humboldt (Neb.) public schools.

The "mystery" of two Carol Sudik's, c·1ass of '63 - which plagued alumni personnel Esther Doiel and Kent Propst this fall - was solved in November by a letter from one of the parties involved. Classmates of the pair already know what Esther and Kent found out that yes, there are two Carol Sudiks, and both graduated in 1963. Carol J. McLain Sudik and her husband, Gaylin ('62) live in Creston, Iowa and own .and operate a. music store there. Gaylin's sister (and Carol J:'s best friend and maid of honor at their wedding) is Carol A. Sudik, who is living in Ricilfield, Minn. and teaching in Bloomington. ('EDITOR'S NOTE: Case closed - and thanks for solving the riddle!).

1970s

Linda Doty ('76) and Douglas Dickeson were to be married Oct. 20 in Lincoln.

Deborah Kelle (attd. '75'77) and Ralph Kuwamoto were married .in September in Sterling.

John Vaughn {'75) and Peggy Ra.mer ('82} were married in. June in Humboldt.

Penny Wolfe {'84) and Tim Browne were married in September.

Rose Marie (Jones} Schulenberg {'81) and Edward Rastovski were married in September in Johnson.

Raymond. Drake ('83) and Jani Tripp. were to be married in Decmeber.

Ben Egger ('83) and Leslie Jean Clark were married this · fall in Ralston.

Karen Gerking ('84) and Robert Heideman were married in September near Auburn.

Karen .Coover ('83) and Frazee were married in Bellevue in July.

Dean .Stuck ('38) and Mary Magor were married in September in Auburn.

Nancy HesketU'75) and Ronald Pearson were married in August in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Jim Myers ('80) and Jana Dene Smith were married in July in Codell, Kan.

Ann Sweeney were married ·in August in ;; Nebraska City.

·Kenneth Calkins ('84} = and former PSC student Lori Rubenking were ..,. married in J'uly in Nebraska City.

Loren Lintner ('80) and Mickey Sandbothe were married in August in Omaha.

Cara Fritsch and Randy Simpson, both PSC students, were married in Auburn in September.

Peru State student Christy Piper and Alan Riggins were married in September in Brock.

Peru State studentS Ann Neels and Todd Boellstorff were married in August near Paul.

Jennifer Joy, a student at Peru State, and R.ick Krug were married in October in Falls City.

PSC students Dewayne Hixon and Linda Lawson are. to · be married in February.

Lori Wissman, a PSC student, and Ronald Hoffman are to be married in February.

Peru State students Lisa Hinz and Eugene Ramer Jr. were married in July in Falls City.

Jc.rlie Robinson and Todd Halvorsen, both PSC students, were married November 24.

C. Lowe, Marcella Panko Lund, Gayla Percival Mason, Ellen E. Margaret Ann Miles, Margaret Ross M!lls, Dean L. Moore; Lola Mae Moore, Bonnie Morgan, Mary Moyer, William E. Neddenriep, Richard. Needbam, Robert Parsons, Harold Prather, Lois Helen Pyle; · R,onald Racine, Etta Rarner, Constance Robinson, Mylus Robinson, Margaret Young Ross, Eleanor Abel Shaub, James R,. Shelly, Velma Shoemaker; Florence Shogren Shubert, Louise Smidt, Mary C. Strahin, Yvonnee Funkhouser Strong, Donald R. Thomas, Dean Twidwell, Barbara Rush Ulin, Ronald Van Laningham, Marilyn Van Nostrand, Eugene Vosika, Richard Weeden, Ruth Wheeler Wicina, Richard C. Wickiser, Lorraine Rohse Willard.

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Russ D. Walther ('70) and Linda J. Moody were married in Auburn in August. 1

Theresa Rhinehart ('82) and Glen Miller were married this past summer in Nebraska City.

Neil Wo.lfe ('84) and Jo

James Jarvis (attd. 178'79) and Lisa Weaver were married in September in Salina, Kan:

Alan Koenig ('ttd. '77'79) and Marie Neely were married in September in Prospect Park, Penn.

Jim Oestmann 11 (attd. '77-'81 > and JaNay Martin were. married in July in Lihuie Kauai, Hawaii.

Track, Cross Country great

Jack Weyers loves a race

The thrill of the race has always been in Jack Weyers' blood.

The 1971 Peru State graduate and ·four-time NAIA cross country AllAmerican no longer races competitively. Instead, he raises and trains thoroughbred racehorses at his rural Sterling home.

"I haven't done any hard training," Weyers said recently. "I run mostly for enjoyment."

When Weyers was in his prime, it was Peru State fans who enjoyed it. In addition to earning AllAmetjca status each year in cro8s country, he was a Bobcat· track standout as well.

He still holds evecy PSC cross country record he established, .as well as five outdoor track and three indoor track marks.

Now, 14 years later, Weyers has rece.ived possibly · his greatest reward. He was inducted into the National Association of Interco lleg ia te Athletics (NAIA) Cross Country Hall of Fame in ceremonies ·in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 17.

Weyers joins an elite group of Peru.State College greats in the national Hall of Fame. Orlly the late Al G. Wheeler (football coach), Jack Mcintire (football player), and Orner Meeker· (basketball player) are currently enshrined.

"I was really surprised" at the honor, Weyers said. He didn't learn of it until late October, as he was in Lincoln for the State FairgroundS horse racing season. was recruited by former PSC Coach James Pilkington back in 1967, and said··running was the biggest reason he went to college. His coach durillg his last three years, both in cross country and track, was fellow Hall of Farner Jack Mcintire.

In that era, Peru State was a national small college cross country power. And Weyers was a

Fall '84 sports roundup

dominant runner, winning all 11 regular-season meets that PSC competed in in 1970.

He earned his highest finish in the national meet that year, fourth place. He raced to one other Top 10 finish, seventh plae"e in 1968. All-American honors go to the top fifteen finishers each year.

Weyers said that he had tried a marathon once, "just to say I ran one." He said. he may one day run competitively again"Later, when I'm old enough for the Masters.''

Despite dropping the final two games of the regular season, the Peru State football team finished 1984 With a Winning season, owning a 6-4 final record under second-year coach Jay Adcox.

The Bobcats spent seven consecutive weeks of the season ranked in the NAIA Division II top 20 pollS, and at one time were ranked as high as ninth.

Unlike the '83 season, the Bobcats played four home games, including contests with Hastings, Chadron State, Westmar, and Midland.

The Bobcats opened the season With rated Doane College for the second straight year, in a game played at Falls City High School. David Pasley's 43yard jaunt eave the Bob-

Appleget 'Coach of Year'

The Fremont Tribune

John Appteget ('59) has a talent for getting. arid keeping people mterested in track and field.

Appleget, head ·track coach at Fremont High School, was named boys track and field "Coach of the Year" by the Nebraska Coaches Association. The people who have worked With him over the yearsteam members and coaches - say that his teams have done well because of this dedication to the sport.

"He's promoting track from elementary all through junior high ta the high school," assistant coach Pat Murphy said. Murphy, who has worked With Appleget for 20 years, said Appleget changed Fremohters' minds about track.

"You'.ve got understand that 25 years ago, track was a dirty word in Fremont," Murphy said. "Track was used as a conditioning for football rather than for the glory of · the sport itself.

"He cares and he loves the kids and the sport," Murphy continued. "You want to know why track is successful? That's why track is successful."

Appleget's squad won the Class A (largest class)

cats an early 6-0 lead on the first series of play.

Jeff George capped an 89-yard drive in the third period With an 11-yard run to give the Bobcats a comefrom-behind 13-7 victory over the nation's 16th rated club.

In the second week, the Bobcats traveled to Springfield, Mo., assomewhat of a darkhorse, and spoiled Div. · I Evangel's se,ason opener 14-7.

Freshman quarterback

W. T. Johnston came off the bench to spark the Bobcats' offense to their first scoring drive, tying the game at 7-7.

On Sept. 15, the Bobcats entered the 16th Applejack Bowl against arch rival Tarkio, Mo., arid prevailed With an easy 43-20 win.

unanswered points in the second period, aided by five Bobcat turnovers. The Bobcats had held Northwestern scoreless in the first quarter.

The .Bobcats used a 15point outburst in the final minute of the first quarter • to win their 36th Homecoming game 36-13 over Chadron State.

Quarterback Mike Moore threw for a season-high 210 yards and four touchdowns and flanker Dave Kimball caught tow of them to .lead the Peru State charge.

The win marked the first over ··· Chadron in four years, and helped the Bobcats improve on their 18th place ranking in the football polli;.

season, we appeared to have a let down."

The Bobcats will lose 12 seniors to graduation, including nine on offense and three defensively.

"I'm still very happy to have a Winning season," Adcox said. "We should be proud of the things we accomplished."

Volleyball

They began the year With optimism that this would be the season to contend With the likes of Kearney and Chadron State for the NAIA District 11 crown.

But they ended the year in disappointment, never getting over the hump, not reaching their potential.

track and field cnampionship this past spring. The 1980 .·cross coµJJ,try team also.took state, as did the '81 track and field

Junior signaj.-caller Mike Moore was selected as the "Bob Lade Offensive Player of the game," completing 11 of 18 passes for 83 yards and one touchdown.

The win. upped the 'Cats' record to 3-0 and helped to preserve their 16th spot in the football· polls.

Missed scoring opportunities plagued the Bobcats in the fourth game · of the year, as they dropped a narrow 14-7 decision at Concordia College in Seward.

Peru jumped to an early 23-0 first half lead and held off a second-half rally to defeat West.mar 36-18 in the season's eighth week.

Linebacker Pat Mertens was named the "Defensive Player of the Week," for the ·second time. Mertens intercepted three passeg, broke up three more, and recorded 20 tackles. As a team, the Bobcats set a sch()ol record seven inin one. game.

With bowl game hopes in mind, the 1;\obcats traveled to .Atchison, Kan. on Nov: 3 but fell victim 30.(} to host Benedictine Ravens.

The Peru State volleyball ·· team returned players from 1983's squad that set a school record 24 victories, and captured two tournament titles.

Add to. that a good group of recruits, and the outlook looked :promising.

Under the direction of sixty-year coach Maxine Mebus, the Lady Bobcats finished the '84 campaign 18-25-2 overall, and 48-60 in set play.

John Appleget team. Fremont High hasn't come in worse than third in any track meet - conference, district or statein 49 straight meets since 1980.

A former team member, Larry Meyer, a 1977 graduate, said Appleget was "a real disciplinarian, real dedicated."

Meyer is now track coach himself at SpringfieldPlatteview High School.

I learned quite a lot from him," Meyer said. "I hope to be as successful' as he is."

Appleget has taught all of his 25 years at Fremont. He arid his wife Shirley have three. sons. In ·addition to his track coaching honor this spring, he was named Nebraska Coaches Association "Coach of .the Year" in 1981. too: ·

After dominating the first half of play; .the Bobcats managed only a 70 halftime advantage, missing a golden opportunity on fourth down and one at Concordia's goal line.

Week number five saw the Bobcats come roaring. back in the second half to defeat Hastings College 2012 in the home opener in the Oak Bowl.

Jeff George .returned the second half kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown to trim the Bronco lead to 12-7.

The Bobcats took to the road Oct. 6 to play defending national champion Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa.

Peru came Within 15 minutes of. upsetting the Red losing 38-13 for .the second defeat of the season.

The Red Raiders' highpowered offense flexed their muscles for 31

Benedictine used an effective ground attack to !!rind out 317 yards ;ushing, and 400 on the .game. Benedictine, the nation's second leading rushing team, scored two touchdowns on the ground.

Ray Koonce scored "two touchdowns and rushed for 209 yards in leading Midland to an 18-0 upset of Peru in the final week of the regular season.

Jeff George gained 139 yards to move into second place on the all-time rushing list behind Alvin Holder and ahead of Gary Rosenbeck.

George also gained 1103 yards on the season, which ranks fourth best amongst single-season leaders.

The Bobcats finished the year 6-4 under Adcox, who has a combined two-year coaching mark of 10-9 at Peru.

"Maybe we peaked a little too early as a team," Adcox said. "Once we got over the hump of a winning

"I think the team would like to have seen more Wins," Mebus said, "but you have to consider the fact that we played an extremely tough schedule, and three or four teams that were nationally ranked."

"I felt we played pretty well all season long," Mehus said. "We had a lot of young kids come in ahd play, and working· them into the system will help us build for the future."

That young corps of players included freshmen Beth Scholl (Creighton), Teresa Million (Lincoln), Tammy ' Filbrandt ·(Auburn), and Teri Brewer (Table Rock), all of whom saw playing time during the year.

Sophomores Sue Schroeder and Anita Downing were both rewarded for their efforts by being selected for· AllConference honors.

The highlight of the. season came on Oct. 6 as the Lady Bobcats defended · their title by Winning the PSC Invitational in the HPER Center

Young cagers to rebuild

Coach John Gibbs begins a rebuilding year as the Peru State meri's basketball team opened the season Nov. 13 at Central Methodist College.

In his fourth season as the Bobcats' mentor, Gibbs has compiled a 45-44 · coaching mark.

The Bobcats return only two lettermen and one starter from last year's 1416 squad that wound up fourth in. the Nebraska Athletic Conference race.

In fact, the varsity squad will have nine new faces on the 15-man roster.

Returning lettermen to the squad include forwards

Mark Ortmeier and Scot Hogan. A 6-6 senior, Ortmeier is the only returning starter. The West Point native averaged 4.8 points per game and 3.i rebounds last season.

Hogan, a 6-5 sophomore from Omaha, has shown great improvement in the off-season and will be in the hunt for a starting position.

The Bobcats return 6-4 senior Corky Wiseman, a good inside player who was a squad man a year ago. Moving up from the junior varsity team will be sophomores Todd Hollingsworth (Omaha)' an out-

standing jumper, and Craig Liesemeyer (Syracuse), a 6-3 fol'.Ward.

Gibbs' Bobcats will rely heavily on newcomers to fill the voids.

"Our goal is to play as well as we can," Gibbs said. "We are still going to concentrate on defense, but try to push the ball up the court more this season."

Gibbs said the team will need to get off to a good start to battle a tough early season schedule.

"The key to our success will be how far along our newcomers and young people progress," he added.

All-star to pace Lady Cats

Six letterwinners return to the Peru State women's. basketball team as they head into the season, under the guidance of second-year coach James Libal.

The Lacly Bobcats will try for an enco.re to last season, when they finished 18-1-0;- set a school record for most victories, and qualified for the· NAIA District 11 playOffs for the

first time ever.

Heading the· returning corp is All-American candidate Linda Shepard, a 5-7 speedster from Lincoln. The senior guard - is currently Peru State's alltime _leading .'Yi.th one year left, and has set 14 individual records: ··d;uring her three-year career•

Shepard will be jo.ined in the backcourt by senior ·Schimke,

a smart play-making guard. The Ogallala native averaged 2.9 points in 83-84 and was second in assists. forward Leigh Moss returns to anchor a some:what inexperienced JrQI}t line this year.

"l hope we finish tbe season as· winners," Libal said. "Because we are so inexperienced, it·may take some time before we reach our 1>otential."

HC>-mecoming '85 raot yet set

The graduating Classes of 1945, 1955, 1960, 1965 and 19'15 will be ·special guests at Peru State College's 1985 Homecoming celebration next fall, college officials point out.

The actual date of the reunion has not been determined. An open date

on the football'' sehedille during the time Homecoming. is traditionally stage4.: is' causing the delay.·

The confirmed date for Hmecoming 1985 will- be announced iri the Spring Peru Stater. Meanwhile,

honored class. members are asked to contact classmates and plan a reunion iri Peru iri late September to mid-October.

Alums searching for addresses of classmates can contact Kent Propst or Mrs, Esther Doiel at the · college for .assistance.

Peru State's annual "Grandparents a program in which new freshmen invite their grandparents to campus for a visit, brought Omaha freshman Tim Tiedemann's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nunzio ('55) Lazzaro of Omaha, back to the Campus of a Thousand Oaks in October.

Ohituaries

Two of Peru Stllte's staunchest supporters, Joe and Hollis Hutchinson ('64) Masopust of Peru, passed away within weeks of each other this fall. Mrs. Masopust in September at an Omaha hospital, while Mr. Masopust passed· away ·in early Navember at his brother's home in New York City.

Hollis was a Peru native who, after tna1'rrage, had moved to New York. The couple moved to Peru iri 1972. Joe was active in promoting the college and a past head. of the Peru Achievement Foundation.

Eugenia Moore. ('14), a longtime schoolteacher in Omaha, passed away in November. in Hebron, Neb. She also taught in Hastings and Bloomfield.

Marie Nolting

Engelkemeier, who attended from 1929-31 and received her degree in '38, passed away in Plattsmouth iri October.

Gale William Pickard ('62), a schoolteacher at Canton, S.D. and then Shenandoah, Iowa, passed away in October followirig a. heart attack.

Eva Pilch, who taught for years before earning a ba.chelor's degree in '60, passed away in July iri Auburn.

Cleo Kinney Headley ('26}, a former Nemaha County schoolteacher, passed away in November in LincQln.

Lowell "Bud" Brown ('66), passed away in Aubust. in (}rand Island, Neb.

Colleen Dekoning Tanner.

('71} passed away.in July in Wasilla, Ak. · Leah Meyer ('45) passed away in July in Auburn.

William F. Humphrey ('33), an Auburn native, passed away iri Sepf;emQer in his hometoWiF< 'ir;f-f,, William Jantzen ('26) passed away in September in Nebraska City.

Lawrence Tremain, who attended in the mid-1930's, passed away iri 1981, hiS family reports.

Glen Biggs ('49), who taught in California for 35 years, passed away in September in San Francisco.

Gladys Pierce Siefker ('27), who taught in Missouri and Iowa, passed away in October iri South Sioux City, Neb.

Paul "Swede" Hertz ('29), an outstanding athlete at Peru State, passed away in July iri Claremont, Calif. He taught in his hometo\vn of Malvern, Iowa, and in Bedford, Iowa before movirig to California in 1937 to coach at the University of Laverne. Later he became a citrus fruit grower before retiririg.

Marie· Drilling Hunzeker ('32) passed away in DuBois, Neb. in July.

Carrie Samland Vogel ('27) passed away iri the Fall of '82, her family reports.

·Paul Yost ('24) passed away this fall in Nebraska City.

Gloria Birkman Wellsandt ('60) passed away in October iri Lincoln.

Gladine Culbertson Johnson Cattd. '35-'36) / passed away last December iri Boone, Iowa.

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Warren S. Bollmeier Cattd. '40-'41) passed away in October of 1983 in San Antqnio, TeJi:. s.urvive<i)>Y Et.tna Petersen eotfmerefl' <'41 >, who '"world geography at aSaJl, A.Htbnio high school. ·· ··

Charlotte King Campbell cattd. 1 16> ·pa8Seo away iri August iri Ml.SSouri valley, Iowa.

Avis W1ser Dunn (attd. '29-'32) passed away in July.

Ardyth Hall C'29), who taught in Southeast Nebraska ana was a social worker iri Lincoln, Geneva, Milford and in Cass County, passed away iri Syracuse last August.

Hazel Baier McCord C'ttd. '30) passed away in October in Lincoln.

Millicent Neman ('31) passed away this fall iri Falls City.

Eveylyn Kanaly Nusbaum, who attended summer school· sessions at Peru from 1929 through 1963, passed ·away in August iri Falls City.

Amy Sue Cullen Cattd. '80-82) passed away in June in Berkely, Calif; of a brain tumor.

Louise Roth ('43) passed away iri September iri Falls City. Miss in rural schools and Shubert 60 years.

Evelyn Black."'dgrass Cattd. '08) iri Auburn last A Adelene ('30) passed a'\Vay in September iri MePJierson, Kan.

Flora Lawrence Wilson Cattd. '21-'23) pas8ed away iri November iri. Auburn.

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Yvonne Pfannebecker

...c: u Horel {'77) is an "alter£- native education" teacher in Woodland Park, Colo.

Margaret Parriott Tynon ('72) is supervising the library at Lourdes Central schools in Nebraska City.

Catherine Hjortshoj Larsen {'79) is teaching sixth grade at the Washington school in Atlantic, Iowa.

Gary Stephens {'71) and his sons Chris arid Shane were the subject of a Howard Brantz sports feature in an October Omaha World-Herald. Gary is principal of Stanton {Iowa) High School, and his sons are members of the football team.

Irene Seeba ( '74) of nearby Johnson took part in 1984 Homecoming tivities this fall, and writes her thanks to the college: "I appreciate the warm hospitality Peru extended to me. It was a delightful day.",

Dudiy Baack ('73) is the couns'elor and social studies teacher at Wynot (Neb.) High School. He will also serve as head track coach and assist boys basketball coach.

Jessamine McMullen ('73) of Stella donated a number of commencement program$ plus other turnof-the-century items, which are on hand in the PSC Alumni Center.

It's been a busy and rewarding year for Desi Kline Hajny ('79) of Bassett, Neb. Her wood carving scuplture won a third place prize in the Wind River Valley (Wyo.) national exhibit in the advanced amateur division. The art teacher at , Rock County High School also had shows in Lincoln and Omaha as well as closer to her home this past summer. And last, but certainly not least, she and husband Bernie ('81) had a son, Jeffery Thomas, born on October 7.

Mithael &O:wman <'711> has hired as ·middle school industrial ·arts teacher in his home town Of Plattsmouth. He has been at Waterloo (Neb.) for 10 years and Omaha for four more.

Evan 0. "Butch" Belt ('73) has been honored for nutstanding service to community and for leadership ability and prOfessional achieveJ)lent. He is part owner of R.K. Belt and Son Inc. in Red

The Class of ,•74 was well represented at Homecoming. These grads were on hand for photos, while several others were unavailable for the picture session. They include (from left) Charlene Lutz Stehlik: Tom F_roelich,. Barb Shroyer Johansen, Dudley Baack, Jody Fichter Heer.man, Fritz Stehlik, Jackie Johnson Kelsay, Kerry Krause Irene Seeba, Bob Wernsman, and Jack Stanley. ' · (Peru State photo by Jeff Carney) Oak, Iowa, where he has year head football coach at daughter, Haley Hunter, new guidance counselor at worked since 1973. Nebraska City High School born Aug. 15 in Omaha. Odell (Neb.) Public Joe Anderson ('70) is the this fall. He is also head Pete Binder ('84) is the Schools. new principal at Dodge wrestling coach and eighth elementary physical Patty Lewis ('82) is the Public Scl:!ool in that grade social studies education teacher and new sixth grade instructor Nebraska community. He teacher for that school assistant wrestling and for the Malvern (Iowa) has been at Plattsmouth system. assistant football coach at Public Schools. teaching social studies for Michael Engel {'75) is Plattsmouth High School.

administration from the University Of Nebraska, and has accepted a job as district supervisor of Solar Tech Inc. in Colorado

Renee has Joined the law firm of Anderson, Wilson and Anyieno in Colorado, and the Wrights have moved to Aspen, Colo Kip ('83) and Julie Brinkman ('79) Allison are proud parents of their first child (and prospective Bobcat volleyball and basketball superstar)

Lindsay Jo, born on September 1. Kip and Julie are co-owners of Allison's Town & Country department store in Stromsburg, Neb. Kip also continues to farm with his father, and has opened a sports shop in the basement of their store.

Wanted: 'Lost' Alums from 1960

(EDITOR'S NOTE: If you can provide us with addresses of any of the following, please contact Kent Propst or Esther Doiel at Peru State College. Thanks!)

1960

Renee Pappas Rowell

Lori Vrfiska ('84) has 15 years. the new head football coach Former PSC · assistant been accepted into the Cheryl Bruns Edmisten and computer science basketball coach Charlie Preventive MedicineCattd. '77-79) of Nebraska instructor for the Doeden ('83) is head boys Epidemiology Graduate City is now a registered Sutherland (Neb.) Sailors' basketball and head ·golf Program at the University dietitian after completing sch9ol system. coach as well as a business of Wisconsin-Madison that program through the ·. L,. instructor at valley (Neb.) Medical School. University of Nebraska. 1 Public Schools.

Jerry ('74) and Theresa · Rick Ossian ('84) is an ('84) is the new manager of Krontz ('75) Symancyk of BaI).k art and English instructor theBookstoreatPeruState White Riv.er Junction, inStantim,Neb• Norm had at Plainview (Neb.) High College.

Richard Athen, F. Lucile Kistner Bailey, Marvin Bergsten, Nancy Jo Kunkel Broers, David Buman, Glen 0. Chambers, Carol Ann Gaward Clark, Paul F. DeVries;

Vermont are proud parents worked previously in and School.

Michael Bohlken ('80) is of their second child, around Tecumseh, Laurie Graham stevicks the proud father of a son, Anthony, born last spring. Beatrice and Falls City. ('83) is the second grade Steven Michael, born in Jerry is a self-employed Galen Kronhofman ('75), teacher and husband Tom July. He has a daughter carpenter,' while Theresa head football coach at Stevicks ('84) is in- Deborah at their home in teaches second grade in Henderson (Neb.) High strumental music and Grinnell, Iowa. White River Junction. School, was named "High computer science in- Dara Allgood ('81) has Rich {'78) and Lisa School Football Coach of strucotr, both for the left her position as middle Boyer {'79) Tynon of the Year" by the Sports Arlington (Neb.) public school resource teacher in Santee, Neb. had their Advisory Committee of the schools. Pratt, Kan. to become the second son in August, Qoaches Mark Hrabik ('82) is the senior high resource Jayson Patrick. Association. new history teacher and teacher at Medicine Lodge, Barbara Lyons Pierce He was honored at the head girls basketball coach Kan. She is employed by C'78h who married Dale NCA's annual awards and at Leigh (Neb.) High the South Central Kansas Pierce in August of 1983, is recognition banquet this School. Sp e c i a 1 E du c a ti on the mother of Amanda past summer. Carmen Gerstenschlager Cooperative. Jayne, who was born last Sterner <'80) is working at Mic Koso {'80) has been July. The Pierce's live in Cave Creek and Black sworn in as an assistant Sidney, Iowa..

1980S

Mountain (Ariz.) schools in deputy sheriff in RichardJodie Henning Ferguson special education. She and son (Neb.) County. He is ('78), who teaches first and Lonnie Bane ('8o> has her husband Kevin ('80) also employed at the second grade in the Den- / been named an "Out- live in Mesa, Ariz. Bargain Barn in Falls City. ver, Colo. area, and standing Young Man" by Diane Coover ('84) is the Tami LaVigne ('84) is husband David had a son the United States Jaycees. kindergarten teacher at teaching bus.iness at named Jeremiah born last He had been with the Frito Carriage Hill Elementary Pawnee City High School. December. Lay Company in Frank- school in Omaha.

· Gail Becca rd

John Waters ('73) is the fort Ind. but moved back Tom Bock ('84) is Farris ('82) and her new director of athletics at to Nebraska City this fall. teaching American history husband, Nile, are proud Papillion-LaVista (Neb.) Rebecca Rossell ('84 ) is and physical education and parents of their first child, High School. He has been the new children;s serving as head girls daughter Emily Marie, assistant football and librarian at the Atlantic basketball coach and born in October in Omaha. junior varsity basketball (Iowa) Carnegie Public assistant.football coach at Bob ('80) and Renee. coach at Fremont High Library.

· Plainview (Neb.). Fajardo ('81) Wright are School for the past 11 · Debbie Moore Stemple Tim Alvis ('81 >is the new proud parents of a years. ('81) and her husband Ed art instructor at Stroms- daughter, Asice Elizabeth.

Al Schnit.zer ('70) en· '80-81) are proud burg (Neb.) schools. ,,Bob recently earned his joyed success as the first- parents of their second •Billie Bodie {'84) is the masters degree in business

Merritt E Dodson, Leo Fleming, Terry L. Forney, Carl Gawart, Georgia Ann Gilley, Evelyn Gobber Greenlee, Peggy Lou McGee Haefner, Mardell Miller Harvey, Daniel Jones, Lila Karnes, Donna Heinz Kroese, Carolyn Wing Law; Leota Gebers Lenning, Duane Lewis, Delma Maple, Paul Marshall, Frances Masters, Helen McNealy, Frances Miller, Georgia Isham Miller, Larry Newton, Gary Olson, Abbie Orth, Jerry Paden; Jon Palmer, Raymond Parde, Herbert D. Peterson, Jim Poage, Beverly - Prokop, Ronald Rathburn, Karen Sheldon Robets, F. Stephen Rose, Donald R. Scoby, Glenna J. Scoby;

Donna Penkava Shannon, Rita Bosworth Smith, Sharon Haile Smith, Priscilla Specht, Frank Sunada, Charles Tillman, William Tulk, Marlene Volkmer" Brenda Spaulding Wathier, Barbara Wellensiek, Sharol Wendt, Roger West, Roberta Wiltse