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Publication of the Wagner College Alumni Association
Autumn 1954
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From the Editor's Desk
is late. We offer our apologies. Mosl of yOlt know why, b,tt
jttst in case there are a few who haven't heard, here's the story. 1 was taken ill 012 July 18.
After brief stays in Franklin (NJ) H ospital and Staten Island Hospilal, I was in Neurological Institute for six weeks, being discharged A1(,gltSt 28.
THIS ISSUE OF THE LINK
t am now in the long process of convalescelzce. M y doctor (a lVagner alumnus, of
C01trse) is permitting me to work a few hottrs a daJ!} b1lt has barred traveling al1d public
speaking for a while.
This might have bothered me at one time, b1lt no/v I feel so confident abollt Ihe
almnni leadership and st'r ength that 1 know everything is going to go merrily tliong.
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1 shall be the loser, since 1 have always enjoyed traveling to the variolts chapler
meetings. 1 shall miss seeing Y016 at Homecoming, too. bttt I've been sitting in on the
student committee meetings and 1 know they'll have a greal week-end for YOlt.
May 1 extend my sincere thanks to all the members of the u~ragner family. EverJone-fttctdty, administration, al1lmuzi-was verJ' kind to me dttring my lOIZg siege. Thanks
for the flowers, the visits, the cards. It was good, too , to talk to Ed R.t/.dinger '57, Ed, one
of ottr early alttmni scholtlrship winners, is now tt stlfdent at Col1t1nbia Universily Medical
School, affiliatedwilh the hospital where 1 spent mosl of the mmmer.
Congratulations to Bob Olwig and all the Fltnd Commiltee members and worken
of 1953 for helJ1ing liS win the plaque featttred 01~ the next page.
Irs always nice to read complimentary things abottt lVagner, but this note In the
Jttly 21 iss1('e of THE LUTHERAN gave its special pleaSttre. Editor Elson Ruff, in his
colttmn "In Conclusion," wrote "1 spent a few days on the Wagner College campus this
year and fotmd Negro students were full y accepted in every way . .. I asked a egro
student to state in a pttblic meeting whether he had found any discrimination against
him at Wagner, and he said positively that he had not."
AI- KRAHM ER
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THE LINK- The Wagner College Alumni News
VOLUME VII
AUTUMN 1954
Published four times annually by the
Wagner CoUege Alumni Association,
Staten I s land 1, New York
Alfred J. Krahmer '27, Director of Alumni Relation~, Editor
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Wilbur H . Sterner '42. president; Lee Landes '52. vice-president; Jean
Krumpe '44, secretary; H ermann A. Meyer 'II, treasurer.
Members of the Executive Committee:
Joseph B . Flotten '26, Les
Trautmann '40, A lfred J . Krahmer '27, and Ernest C. Kiefer, Jr. '50.
Alumni Trustees of the College : Alfred L. Beck '3 , Henry Endress '3S.
Alumni Members, Board of Athletic Contr ol; Freder ic Sutter '94. Albert
Accettola '41.
Alumni Members, College Counc il : Lila Barbes '41, Chester Sellitto '50.
Alumni Members, Board of Trad iti ons: Frank Betancourt ' 4] , Eleanor
Ayoub '44 .
CHAPTERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Hrooklyn : Fred H olsten '50, presiden t: Charlotte Tippens. secretary.
Connecticut: Robert H eydenreich '32, president; E leanor Doss in '40, sec reta ry.
H udson Valley (N. Y .): John Klahn '32, president: Margaret Manrodt 'S IN.
secretary.
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Long Island: Edw in Blaauw, Jr. '50, pres ident; Mrs . Helen Deuschle
Nieder ha user 'SON, secretary.
Mid-State (N. Y): Haro ld Hammond '42, president: Marie Borth '42,
secretary; Walter Uoecher '43 , treasurer.
Northern N e w Jersey: Richard Chamber·lain '50, president; John deNicola
'52. vice-president: Janet Wannemacher '52, secretary.
N,"'S in g School: Phy llis Rechel Russo 'S2 N, pres ident: Mary Blain e 'S2N,
vice-pres iden t; J'ud ith Russell N 54, recordi n g secretary; Mary Ann
N elso n 'S IN, corresponding sec retary: Anne Mullaly N 544, treasurer.
Ph iladelphia : George Tamke '4 , president; Mrs. Eleanor Messner, secretary.
Roc heste r: Alvin M-essersm ith '44, president: Elmore Hoppe '30, vicepres ident; Jean Faist '52N. secretary-treasurer.
Staten ls land: Lila Tho mpson Barbes '4 1. president: Ulysses C iolioi '53,
vice-p r esident; Mary Kehoe Reardon '49, secretary; Nicholas I osue '53,
treasu r e r .
Was hin gton (0, C.): Donald H a her ' 48, president; Jason H orn '42, vicepresident; H eJen Sand berg Swartz ' 42. secretary.
Westchester (N. Y.) : Lloyd Rice '40, pres ide n t.
W estern New York (Buffalo): H erbert Bosch , Jr. '47, president: Charles
Me nge '25, vice-president: CarJ Prater '31, secretary .
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Wagner College
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AL UMNI FUND WINS
NATIONAL AWARD
The plaque pictured on this page was
presented to the Wagner Alumni Association by the Ametican Alumni Council
at its annual convention in Edgewater
Park, Miss., on July 12.
The percentage increase upon which
the award was made was the jLullP from
24 % in 1952 to 50 % in 195 3. Bob
Olwig was the Fund Chairman in 195 3.
The other winners : largest tOtal raised
from alumni, Yale ; highest percentage of
a lumni contributing, Dartmouth ; largest
average gift, Union; greatest number of
a lumni contributOrs, H arvard.
ber-a t-Iarge on the Executive committee.
Ki efer was also named 195 5 Fund Chairman.
Advisory Council
Members Appointed
Alumni President Wilbur Sterner has
named fifteen alumni to serve wirh rhe
members of the executive commirree on
the Advisory Council. They are Chris
Holmstrup, Phyllis Russo, John Thomson,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Doremus, Ernsr
Ritrershausen, Willard Grimes, Howard
Braren, Frank Betancourt, Eleanor Ayoub,
U lysses Ciolini , George Tamke, Lila
Barbes, Chester Sell irro, and H enry
Endress.
Ernest C. Kiefer, Jr., was eleCted mem-
Jean Krumpe, Dick and Doris Doremus, Ulysses Ciolini, and Phyllis Russo
were appointed to a special H omecoming
reception comm ittee.
Chris Holmstrup, Harold Haas, and
Chester SellittO were chosen as a committee to srudy the possibility of naming the
present alumni scholarships. ( This was in
line with a motion passed at the annual
meeting that the matter be studied.)
AnOther appo intment was the naming
of Frank Betancourt and Eleanor Ayoub
as alumni members of rhe college Board
of Traditions.
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1954 FUND BREAKS RECORDS
Still has two months to go
by ERNEST C. KIEFER, JR. , Chairman, 1954 Flmd
Each year si nce 1951 our alumni fund
has broken twO records-number of contributOrs and amoull( given. J 954 is no
excep(lon.
1057 persons have conrributed $7,243
with 68 pledges for S450. This eclipses
last year's high of 1035 givers of $6,860.
To ach ieve th is tOok the com bined
efforts of over 100 loyal alumni who have
g iven time and effort to make th is year's
ca mpaign another record-breaki ng o ne.
Ou r personal solicitation campaig n has
been expanded success full y and has been
the prime factOr in o ur conrinu al ri se in
conrributions and conrribu tOrs.
As yo u already have read, the successful 195 3 ca mpaig n brought distinguished
recognition to W agner College. Its record
of 50 % participation of its alumn i is a
record we have nOt yet attai ned in 1954.
It is importanr to us to mainta in a nd increase this goal to show that our achievement was nOt a flash-in-the-pan but,
rather, the combined effort of a loyal,
g row ing alu mni group.
W e onl y need 2 % more conrributOrs to
reach last year's goal. H owever, let's nOt
think of just reaching the '53 goal. Let
us think that we mus t reach 60 % . If we
could get that many contributOrs we
would be 4th or 5th in the whole counrry
In alumni partlCIpation. Last year, we
were 12th.
W e need 1300 more to reach our
$8500 goal for '54. If your g i ft Isn't in,
please send it now!
A successfu l part o f the '54 campaign
has been the upswing in the average g ift
per alum nus. Since 1949 ou r average has
stead il y decli ned until 1954 when it has
taken an upturn from $6.62 in '53 to
$6.85. W e fe el that now that our larger
graduating classes, scarring in '50, are
progressing in their chosen fields we will
conrinue to see the average gift grow.
A lisr of contributOrs is found on the
ad joining pages. I hope yo ur nam e is on
it. If not, send in your cont ribu t ion now
and we will i ncl ude it in the next Issue
of the LINK .
Again, may I thank the many loya l
alumni, workers and givers barh, who
have made this campaign another successful one.
1954 LOYALTY FUND CONTRIBUTORS
1892
Rev. O. Kra uch
1910
Rev. A. F. Keller
189 3
Rev. H . C. Erbes
Rev. J. C. Krahmer
1911
Rev. H ermann A . Meyer
1894
Rev. Carl Betz
Dr . Frederic Su tt er
Re v. H . Wahrmann
1897
Re v. Phillip Kirchner
Re v. Wm. Trebert
1898
Rev . Theodore Palleske
1902
Re v. Wa lter Veit
1903
Rev. Y. Brandt
1904
Rev. Emil Webe r
Re v. Oscar Werner
1905
Rev . A . C. Blunck
Hugo Perdelwitz
1912
Re v. Ralph M . Durr
1913
Dr. Robert H . Isc hing er
Rev . Wi lliam P. Reu mann
1925
Dr . Geo rge Aus
Rev. Charles T . Menge
Rev. Paul E. West
1926
Rev. Joseph Flo tt en
Dr . Theodore G. Tappert
1914
Rev. Herbert Siegner
1915
Rev. Clarence Braun
Rev. H ei nri ch A . Kropp
1917
Dr . F. E. Rei ssig
1918
Re v. Bernhard Bohrer
Dr . George R. F. Tamk e
1919
Rev . Carl Nutzhorn
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
1921
Rev . Gustav K. Hut
Dr. H. J . Kre ider
1908
Henry C. Meyer
1922
Rev . John M . Strodel
1909
Dr. H . B. Dickert
Ric ha rd A . Hope
1923
Rev . Dr. John F. Bauchmann
Rev. Paul H . Wasmund
1927
John F. Futchs
John W. Kern
John A. W . Kirsch
Alfred J. Krahm er
Karl Schild
Albert Schilke
1928
Paul Clem en
Rev. E. J. Grubb
Rev. Frank Herr
Dr . Sieg walt O. Pall eske
Rev . Harry ptunke
Rev. Fred Reu stl e
Dr. Gustave W. Weber
1920
Dr . Co nrad Rei sch
1906
Hermann F. Miller
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1924
Rev . Carl Futchs
Rev . Fred W. Kern
Dr. Carl Yaeger
Re v.
Carl
Rev.
Re v .
Rev.
1929
William T . Hei l
Intemann
Howard A . Kuhnl e
Frederick R. Ludwig
Norman Sutterlin
1930
Re v. George Bulin
Rev. Elmore O. Hoppe
Do nald H. Race
Edwin C. Tappert
William J. Voss
1931
Rev. Austin Bosch
Domi n ic B. Colopoo lo
Rev. Elmer C. Dressel
Rev. Fred Ericksen
Rev. Ernest C. French
Rev. William Hae;Je rt
Rev. John A. Kaercher
Rev . William H . Niebanck
Rev. Carl Pra t er
Dr . Albert P. Stauderman
Rev. Harold Sticht
Herbert Sutter
1932
Th omas Carey
Re v. Martin O. Dietrich
Rev. Robert O. Flech tn er
Joseph Gambin
Rev. Herbert Hagenau
Re v. Robe rt Heyde nreich
Rev. E. A. Meyer
Rev . Arthur Posselt
Rev . Harold Reisch
Rev . Norman W . Ro ss
John Sicla ri
H erbe rt Strau b
Henry Wintjen
1933
Rev . Paul Arnold
Dr. David Boda ness
Re v. Paul J . Kir sch
Carl Ludders
Rev . John H . Menges
Allan M iller
1934
Conio De Cairono
Rev. Rudolph F. Ludwig
Dr . Mi chae l Mazzei
Joseph P. Monge
Dr. Mi chae l Rapp
Dr. Wesley E. Rogier
Thomas Va n Pel t
He rbert Vaug hn
Ferdi nand C. Weidner
1935
John Berglund
R. J. Brossman
Joseph F. Caw ley
Wogner College
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Albert Corbin
Louis Fei st
Rev. David C. Gaise
John J. Gross
Robert A . Olwig
E. Schneide r
Mabel Spi tzer Sharon
Robert Swa rtwout
H en ry Trautmann
Archibald Tri p ier
Dr. William J. Villaume
1936
Dr. Charles Accettola
Rolf E. Danielson
Rev. Karl Eberhardt
Rev. Edwin Gundersen
Dr. Daniel M. Pino
Paul V. Rogier
Rev . Gunther sti ppich
Fronk C. Wolter, Jr.
1937
Rev. G. E. Alberti
Dr. Bru ce Carney
Jane Davies
Rev. Haro ld Gietz
Edna Gohlinghorst Pilling
I rving Green
Eve rett Jackson
Luther A. Poll meyer
Ern st Rittershausen
Robert sh eie
1938
Rev. Alfred L. Beck
Beatrice Blumenthal Eberling
Emil Bommer
Elaine Comeforo locio f oli
Edith Daniels Raisch
Ruth Davies Anstedt
Fronkl in Dean
Dr. Henry Endress
Florence Grunow Gode
Rev. Harold H ornbe rger
Marjorie Kircher Trosborg
George R. Moyer
Rev. Alfred Schroder
Mary Shime r
Rev. Rolph Tellef son
Chaplain Oscar Weber
1941
Dr. Alber! Accettola
Osca r Bakke
Fronk Betancourt
Raymond Brown
Donald Browne
Roy Cutter
Alfred V. Danielson
Wenda Ericson Devlin
Ruth Fo rster Rogier
Rev. H erbe rt N. Gibney
Dorothy H eins Holmstrup
Wil l iam C. Howell, Jr.
Carmela lal enti 5ive
We rn e r Johnson
Susette Meyer
Ethel Nord Doncevich
Marie Norris
Dr . Robert J. O 'Connor
Carl Peterson
Kenneth W. Rogier
Thomas D. Sear l
Rev. David Smith
Li 10 Thompson Barbes
Herbert K. Wiese, Jr.
Frances Wightman Pritche t t
1942
No rm a Bra ndkamp Holmes
Muriel Christian Johnson
Virginia Clark Peel
Theod ore Gibson
Ruth Haas Roeper
Dr. Harold E. Hamm ond
Rev. Wa ldemar Hintz
Jason Horn
Dr. Kenneth Kerwin
St ephen J. Kost
Ruth Kriby Sc hroeder
Marie Krumpe Borth
Roland Longe
Theodore Loos
Dr . R. A . Malmgren
H e!ene Mueller Blomberg
Dr. Robert C. Pettit
Fern Ross Kibat
H e len Sandberg Swa rt z
Edwin Soul
Dr. Conrad Sch roeder
Lt . Martin Sch roede r
Wilbur Sterner
H erbert Von Der Osten
H e len Wiig
Mabel Wolf Dukeshire
1939
Rev. Philip J. Ansted!
Dr. Len ore Bajda
Dr . Paul L. Corney
Marion Connell
Hope Coons M orri son
John Devlin
Dr. Siegfried Dietrich
Rev. Haro ld Haas
Christian H o lmstru p
Roy H o lm strup
Warren E. Jensen
Rev. A Ibert T . Keyser
Luther Kirsch
Earl J. Kriby
J . Clark Mullin
Catherine Newton McDermott
Rev. Erling A . Nilssen
H enry W. Raisch, Jr.
Edith Sandburg Gott
H enry C. sondergard
Dr. Gwynne B. Swartz
Rev. Edward Vesper
1940
Margaret Bambach Reynolds
Frederick I. Borth
Adelaide Baum
Donald Borth
John Corney
Dr. Jock Cooper
Carroll W. Dawson
Rev . Gerhar d G. Dietrich
Eleanor Dossin
John E. Foster
Ruth Go rman Schneck
Wi llard M. Gr imes, Jr.
Mildred H eppner H oeh n
Rev. Arthur W. H ergenhan
Rev. John S. Klc
Lawrence R. Knudsen
Edna Lawler Kut!ruff
Russell G. MacDonald
Virginia Mackoy Trautmann
Mildred Messenbrink H ergenhan
Carolyn Meyer
Marion Ohr
Marjorie Rieb Seguine
Anthony Scola
Robert J. Schneck
Diane Tietjen Foster
Les Trautmann
Fred H. Willecke
Th e Link
Re v. Paul Resich
Rev. Frede rick Reissig, Jr .
Rosema ry Tru e mp y
Rev. Edward Wiediger
1943
Evelyn E. Albert
Dr. David Annunziato
Lenore Corney Ta ylo r
Joy Cashell H o lmstrup
Rev. H e nr y Cornish
Doris Dossin
John Fran zreb
Cornelio Gurka Miller
Rev. William J. Hammann
Anton Harm sen
Marguerite H ess
Rev. Vladimir L. Hibian
Erma Hinman Colvin
Wm. A. James
Dr. J . Trygve Jensen
Rev. Carl Koppenhaver
James LaHart
Joseph Leber, Jr.
Dr. H einz Mackensen
Mary Manning Ste rn er
Louise Niclas Sau l
Marie Ohlson Dietrich
Gloria Rappold Greening
Lois Reisch Weber
Julius J. Schlaer
Seymou r s tambl er
Jean Von Winkle Danielson
Faith Vigurs G ranni s
Rev. Reinhold Weber
Rev . Melvin E. Yearke
1944
Rev. Paul Alberti
Eleanor Ayoub
Helene Ba rry G r imes
Doris Benson Raymaley
Vo len tin e Connolly
Ruth Eidt Bartmann
Mildred Ernst Heap
Chaplain T . C. H errman
Rev. Gordon E. H ohl
Edythe M . Kershaw
Jean Krumpe
Isabelle Maiorano
Rev. Alvin Messersmith
Caroline Muller Reissig
Frances Murray Grimes
Arthu r Pentz
1945
Rev. Frederick C. Boos
Lillian A yo ub
Rev. Arthur E. Boron, Jr .
John Brigg s
Louise Christ iansen
H e lmut Dietrich
Josephine Ern st
El sie Fl o r Kortrey
Rev. William Fuhlbruck
Ela i n e H oebel Fuhlbruck
Virginia Hubbel Mills
Eleanor Knudson Fe renczy
Rev. Wolter Kortrey
Dorothy Krau s Dietrich
Marcia Martin Boos
Gertrude B. Mathis
Dorothy M o hlenh o ff
Gerda Pahnke M entha
M . A. Pavlick
Warren C. Raymaley
Paul Skib o
Ing er Walloe Whitney
Gertrude Winkler Charles
Kay Yarger Messersmith
1946
Donald W. Ahrend
H e rbert Benson
Jeanett e Cuthbert Balagurchik
Violet Dittmer Ge ffk en
Clarence A. Fai res
Ellen Klitgaard Grewe
Dorothy Knight Brown
Marion Kraus Ben son
Alma D. Leigh
John Mentha
Robert Messina
Groce Moerlins H orin e
Adeline Ripken Pfei l
Sidney Sc hneide r
Rev. Alastair Se llars
Ophelia Sp ino Thom sen
Elizabeth Whitney
1947
Sidney Ariemma
John Billis
Joseph A. Fernand es, Jr.
Rev. Norman Holmes Fowler
Marjo ri e Hartung Marschall
Edith Knecht Kalldin
Dori s Lar se n Mim s
Diona Marsh Holland
Robert H . Meye r
Lamar J. Smith
Stanle y Stilw e ll
Mildred Stutzman Ahrend
Lorraine Turcotte Whelan
Florence Welkowitz Toder
1948
Gloria Aprile Nicolais
Robe rt '\ rn e
Elsie Boll Searle
Margaret S. Bitterli
Alexander D. Collette
Doris Cottrell Brockman
N orman Stua rt Creswick
Sa lvato re D. D ' Adamo
Elisha Darson
Muri e l Evers Ke ighe r
Claude Geffken
Donald F. Haher
Douglas Hove rkamp
Rosina M. lal e nti
Coline Innes O'Donnell
Ann Jamieson Ariemma
Joseph A. Johnston
Charl es Kalldin, Jr .
William J. Leanza
Rev. William Luger
Wolter L. McColl
Gaetano Nicolais
Janith Olsen Scha e f er
Peter J. Orleman
Bernhard W. Pfei I
Anita E. Posselt
Nieves Ribes Do!e
Wilma Roth Navazio
Ca spa r A. Sch eipe r
Al va E. Schulz
William W sephton
George Tamke
Hildegard Viohl Walker
Kathryn Walker Gilliksen
Ira Wells
1949
JoseDh A. Abissi
Sam J. Antico
Betty Barbour Reiman
Rolph Betancourt
William Beveridge
Barbaro M. Bronn
Olaf Bredholt
Ko lff D. Breymann
Ruth Corney
Michael Chiapperino
Margare t Chri sti e Nicolai s
John L. Codomo, Jr.
Gertrude Deuschle Morrison
Patricio Dittmar Forster
Dr. Robert Dole
Richard For ste r
Wilson Gearhart
Haro ld M. George, Jr.
Jerom e Giovinazzo
Betty Goesle Finn
William G. Gurka
Elise Hamilton
Kenneth Hansen
Glo ri a H errad a Haher
Robert G. H o ffman
Helen H oh len Murphy
Merrill C. H o r ine, 3 r d
James Hutchi son
John Iacovie llo
Dr . Alfred Ikefugi
John Iwe rsen
Flo rence Kalldin Carmody
Mary Kehoe Reardon
Raymond Keigher
William G. Krauel
Patricio Krumpe Speight
George A. Kruse
Rev. Harold Kuehne
Kenneth Laucella
Thomas J. Lennox Jr .
Harry McCollom
Robert McVicker
Philip Mangin i
Dr. Albert Marscha ll
Edwin Mensing
William Morrison
Michael A. Nicolais
Alexander F. Patterson
Lawrence R. Pough
Eliza be th T . Plato
Elino r Renfield Belfer
Charles Robert s
Joseph Roggenburg
Anthony J. Roperti
Thomas J. Russo
Esther savacoo l Wood
Thoma s Sca ramuzza
Norman Schaefer
William M. sc horkopf
Marie G. Sh eppa rd
Donald Spi ro
Harriet Steinbe rg Grover
Dorothy T . St y les
John Thom so n
Frank W. T om linson
Frank V. Varrone
William Wagner
Egon Wendel
Victor Wightman
Frede rick Witte
Clifford Wood
H enry Nel son Wood
1950
James Walter Anderson
Olga Antonopulos Doerzbacher
Gladys J. Ayoub
Fronk Ballweg, Jr.
Mark Beck
Alfon se M . Belfatto
Thoma s J. Bellezza
Donald C. Betzler
Edwin Blaauw, Jr.
Rud o lf Bosakowski
Herbert Brandkamp
Howard R. Braren
Roy A. Bredholt
George D. Brundage
Daniel S. Brush
Thor D. Bugge
Jean Bulger
Les t er R. Carlisle
Anne Carlucci
Mary Carlucci
Barry S. Carmody
John Castle, Jr.
Charles R. Chamberlain
Horace G. Charles
Joanne Clason Decher
Joel Cohen
George P. Colgan
Alyce Crocco Ferretti
Ruth M . Danielson
Thoma s H . Darson
Domini c N. Depaola
Edmond De Santis
Richard Doremus
Theodore Dowd
James E. Downing
Donald Drown
William H. Drubel
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�Henry P. Eil er
Mario J . Espos ito
Alice Evons Schick
Robert Forrell
Julio Fedirka Tome s
Rev. John Fehringer
William P. Ferren
Andrew Fe rre tti
Alistai r M . Fo rman Jr.
Corl Franzen
Ave Futchs Wenzel
Josephine Gabriele DeNigris
John Gaczi
James Gilmartin
Orn~ r Gjerness
Patri ck J. Gra sso
Alexander Graves Jr.
Perry G rover
Paul Guertler
El eno r H arsch Oschmann
Edmund F. Hecklau
Robert K . Henkler
Fred W. Holste n
Jacqueline Ho lt Pike
Frede ri ck Hurst , Jr.
Barney Jensen
Ca lvin C. Johnson
Carl R. Johnson
Philip E. Johnson
Fr ank L. Kai se r
John Kane
Chris Kartali s
Ernest C. Ki e f er , Jr.
Rev. Henry W. Kircher
Ju lia E. Kn eeshaw
Rev. Sta nley Knull
Edwa rd Kramer
Ralph Krame r
Margaret Kraut Thompson
Irm a Kunnmann
Franklin J. La'son
Jean Lawrie Ely
Roland Leitner
Ernest W. Lendzi an
Ralph T . McCa rth y, J r.
Edith E. McDermott
Edwa rd A. McGovern
Robert McGovern
John McKe rnan
Harold Matthius
Edwa rd M e rgerian
Ge1e Midgett M ege rian
Ma x J. Mo retti
Eleanor Mull er Gearhart
Diana E. N ebauer
Geo rqe Niederhause r
Charles O ' Donne ll
Kenneth Oe tj en
lillian O lsen
Mary Patterson H ughes
Ro y A. Pearso n
Charlo tte Pede rson Edgar
Ro bert S. Peirano
Lyd ia Peters Jacobs
Geo rge E. Pfeiffe r
Margaret E. Pfeil
Philip D . Pflaum
Ra y mond A. Rambe rg
H enry W. Reenstj e rna
Gwyn fry n J . Rees
H enr y L. Roll e
Joseph Romano
Rev . William Rowen
Barbara Rumpf Fehringe r
James P. Saks
Walter J . Sbarbaro
William A . Sc heff el
Philip F. Sc hi ck
Eric Se llars
Chester Sel li tto
Nikolaus Se rkes
Geo rge Shaffe r
Joseph J . Shannon
Frank Si lva
Rev . Walter Sm ihula
Charles T . Smith
Robe rt F. Smith
Leo nard Spa lluta
Ro bert I . Stanf ield
Frank Stewart
Walter Stie rin g
Anders Swan berg
Gordon H . T e ll efsen
Walter W . Thomp son
Vi nce nt T omes
Warren R. T ompkins
Donald T a m suden
John M . T u r pa njian
Gilmour Wagle
Robert W . Wannemacher, Jr .
Martin Wei ss
Ray mond Whalen
Thaddeus J . Winslow
H e rman Witthous
Britto Woodbury Kuehne
Rev. Wa lter Wrede
1951
Ra y m ond L. Adam s, Jr.
Ethel Ahl stro m Schorkopf
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Charl es Allbee
Freeman E. Allen
Ra y mond Amour y
Martin G. Andersen
Ra ymo nd C. Ande rsen
H enry R. And erson
A nthon y Baldassa no
Richard W. Baller
Bernard Ba ratta
Fred Barba ra
William J. Ba rnard
Rev. Fronk Bouman
Katherin e Bl ett e
Vic tor H . Bock
Wa lter Boegemann
Carol Bradley
Lenore Brody Alpert
Doris Budowitz
Carl Cash
Emil P. Cenci
Arnold W. Cl eve land
Sa mue l E. Codoma
Irving Co hen
Domi n ick E. Dalessio
Pete r D ' Arrigo
Peter De Ninno
Ani t a Dinnerstein Torgon
Th eodo re C. Doerzbacher
John J. Dohe rt y
Marvin I . Duskin
Gerd Eide Methfessel
Rev. Bernard F. Enge lhardt
Wi ll iam C. Errington
Wil li am A. Finn
John E. Fo ley
Eugene W. Foo t e
Sylvia Fuertes
Joseph Giordano
Donald Gra ves
Joan Gu nther Rouvell
A llan T. Hall
Francis Hanni ga n
Eric T . Hansen
James A. Harri son
Dori s Heepe Do remus
Norman G. He il
Roger C. H er b
H enry R. Ho ff
Wee rt Hune rsen
Calvin H . Johnson
Marion A. Juch tern
Ellen Kalinowsky Hunerse n
Rev. Wallace Kemp
Thomas R. Kirby
Richard G. Kos ki
Doroth y K ratzenst ein Norris
Karl Laantee
John J . Lagana , Jr.
Carl E. Larso n
Howa rd J . Laucella
Joseph Lauro
Vi ncenzo J. Leo
lillian Leo nard Tuthawa y
Anne Lewi s
Vincen t Lomba rd i
Arne K . Lorentzen
Th eodore Lov ington
Frank J . Ly nch
Harri et P. MacDonald
Carl Martens
Bet t y L. M ezzacappa
Patricia A . Montgomery
M . Karl Nil sen
H er be rt W . Nolte
Richard N o rland er
Haro ld A . Olsen Jr .
Joa n O 'Regan Groves
Geo rge Ostroff
Kathry n E. Otten Anderson
A I fred Pederson
Robert Pen'1amacoor
R:Jsa rio J. Perrone
Michae l Petosa
Stephen PI ichta
H enry L. Reinewald
Anthony Ricca rdi
Earl Roberts
Edwin A . Ru d ing er
William B. Sc hroe ter, Jr.
Loui s W . Siani
Ra y mond C. Smith
Arnold Sneiderman
Peter A . So fia
Charl es So kol owsky
Joseph J. Stanto n
Frank R. St eele
Jane M . Stowell
Elea nor Straub Hecklau
Lo is Sweeney
Chri stine Thing Gilmartin
Palmer Th ompso n
Joseph A . Tri v iso ne
Arthur H . Ulrich
Artemis Vardakis
Lois Vaso ll Norlander
Rev . David Vogel
Geo rge W . Ward
Rev. Th eodo re Warren
Robert Winckler
Fronk W . Zimmermann
Robert Zimmermann
1952
Albe rt Anderson, Jr.
Lan sdell Anderso n
Lindsa y T. A nd rews
Ro y F. Arnesen
Frede rick E. Betcher
James W . Bishop
Robe rt Braisted
John J. Brenne r
Frederick J. Brockmann
George Broderick
Edward R. Bucher
Walter A . Burke
Ra lph A . Carloni
John De Nico la
Marga ret Den t e
Jean V. De Planque
Joseph J. DiMarco
N o rm an Dinkel
Raymond R. Doody
Geo rge Dorry, Jr.
John M . Durkee
Harold Edwa rds
Joan Eng el man Jennings
Lois E. Everts
Albert H . Frolander
Milton Fuertes
Grace Gabri elsen
Bruce Geary
Ross Giordano
Wi lli am J . Gordon
Edward Gorham
James S. Guastavino
Emma Gustavson
Evelyn Hall Wues t
George E. Handl ey Jr.
Kenneth O. Hansen
William H . H a r vey
Marilyn C . H emm ing er
William Hoboka n
Charles H . H ubner
Charl es H . Huppert
Jeanne A. Isner
Ken J aehnert
H artvig T . Johnson
Geo rge Ka ssa tl y
Wal t er A. Kehoe
Sidney A. Kil sh eime r
Doro th y D. Kimmerer
Elaine Kovessy
Sanford Kro ngo ld
H oward J. Krumm
Morton L. Kurland
Lee Landes
Gro ce M . Lauro
Charles A . Lendz ia n
H oward Lenzer
H elen Loeffler
Eugene F. Lorenz
A n drew Macrae
Robe rt T . Moleeny
H . Edward Marshon
H e rbert L. M essner
Reginald C. Miller
Pet e r E. Mulligan
W illia m H . Newton
HarJ ld ~arris
Re v. H oward Norri s
Mari e Pahnke Pfl a um
George A . Pattison
John W . Paven
Eve lyn Pedersen Gordon
Ell en M . Pi ene Sanges land
Stanl ey P. Potorski
Ralph Powe lso n , Jr.
Margaret Rauffer Vogel
William N . Re y
Dorothy A . Rey nolds
Paul Ri ss
William K. Roehrich
Robert H . Rogan
Dominic Romeo
Roger P. Rouvell
Charles T. Rya n
David J. Ryffel
George Sa lamon
Jo hn H . Schanzenbach
Robert J . Schinkel
Frederick A . Schneider
Aris Schwartz Sau l
Victor J. Severino
John D. Sil va
Wayne C. Siockbower
Lawrence Somach
Marguerite Sprenger
Dorothy Srabian Corell
Gloria Stammler Powel son
Kenneth L. Swan son
Joan Sweeney
Alexander Szabo
Paul C. Tuck
Jo hn E. Van Name
Robert Vetter
Mikhel Viise
Janet R. Wannemacher
Edward W . Weinberg
Edward Wei skotten
Howard Weiss
Hugh Whitaker
Herbert Wickleder, Jr .
Dorothy Willock Nolte
Paul Wuest
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Frederick B. Atcheson
Charles A . Babikian, Jr.
Anthony C . Barba ra
Walter P. Barry
Anna L. Biase
William G. Bodamer
Louis A. Bono
H erber t Brau
A rth ur J. Brennan
Ba rba ra Brimbe rg
William Brown
She rwood Bryan t
Joa n E. Campion
Donold J. Carmer
Alan F. Charnock
U lysses C iolini
Leonard A. Claffey
Charles W. Claus
John J . Como
Eleanor Corl iss
Geo rge Davidow lch
Richard Dury
Edwin R. Eastman
A ndrew H . Ester ly
Geo rge R. Evans, Jr.
George T . Fo rd
Karl F. Geils
Wi lli am E. Gesner
Ma rt in Gonser
H ildegard Grill
Marga ret H aggerty Prall
Gra ce M. Haher
Richard W. Hahn
Wi lliam B. Hahn
Walter H ames ter
Go rdon Hegg la nd
Elaine N . H endri cksen
Nicholas losue
John H . Irving
Ruth J. Jones
Louise Kehoe
Robert C. Ke lln er
H ele n Kiloh McCarthy
Harold Kj ell en
James Klem
Th eodore Klemens
Corn elius J. Leonard
Claire E. Lindwall
Dona ld R. Marvin
Ve rn on G. Milam
Ado lp h M o ller
Robe rt T . N eil ssen
Richard Novak
Franc is O ' Lea ry
Kenn eth Pope
Chorles F. Pet ers
Geo rge E. Pon toppida n
Wanda Prokoby Schneider
Pet er G. Pr unty
Einer Pustrom
Eugene Rai sley
Do ro th y L. Ra y
Caro lyn R. Reisch
Georg e E. Scheit lin
W illiam Schiemann
Kenneth R. Schl amp
A lfred Schl egel
Ph y l iss M . Schmidt
Doroth y Sc hnackenberg N ovok
Clarence Sc hneide r
Eli se-Mari e Schriever Brockmann
Arlene Schwa rt z
John G. Sey ffarth
Peggy Ann Si tt ig Glendenning
Ther esa R. So kolowski
Roy E. Speight
Wi ll iam P. Stra tf o rd
Adolph S. Szczepa nski
Albert J. T osi
Kre staps Va lters
Arthur Van Etten , Jr.
Phylli s Van N ost ran d
Johanna F. Von Seggern
Ja m es J . Wakefie ld , Jr .
Glo ria Wa lli ch
Arn o ld M . Woli nitz
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Joyce Biller Bi shop
Luci ll e Brown Hayes
Theodore Low
Robert McNamara
Edda Marde r
Jean P. Pillet
Ni cholas San toro
Carl Sciortin o, Jr .
Nurs ing D egrees
Jennie Aagenos
Edo Aan onsen Darcey
Margaret F. Appel
Mary Blaine
Vi rgin ia Bloom
Joa n E. Brady Pender
Muriel Byrne Hassel
In es Ca va lli
El sie A. Chancellor
Wagner College
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Eileen M . Cook
Helen Deusch le N ieder hause r
Ru t h Dil ler Wieder echt
Clai re I. Ei len berger
Rhoda Ellenbogen Woos
Edwina Findei son Joh nson
Renee H on f Va rrone
Florence H a rdie A rtaserse
Clo ra Hausler Cazzu lino
l ise H einrich
Ba r ba ro Hogan Hoag
Ei leen Jackman O ' Lea ry
Mary Ka la n z
Dor is McCullough Miller
Jeane t te Mc Lough lin
Alic e Ma rdu s
Jane Marsden Jo hnso n
Claire Mintze r Fagin
Ruth Munzer Sche ier
Mary Ann N e lso n
J c an Oeder La Ha r t
Mary O' Lear y O ' Reg an
Eva Oso f sk y
Santa Pat e rno Mann
M iriam Pl i tt
Ph y ll is Reche l Ru sso
Made line Rei m ers Sho ffne r
Beve rl y J . Re ll er
Edi th Renko Go ldman
Do ro th y Schm idt
M u r ie l Schweer Wood
Bet t y B. Sei f man
A lice Shet lock Re inbo ld
Mary Spinelli
Fri eda L. Stoe rzing e r
A g nes Suare z Abi ss i
Ru ~ h T e ll ef se n
An ge lo M . Titta
Paula Tuckn e r Ki rsch
Bertha Wolbert Dietz
Sist er Mabe l Wal t her
Gladys Wichman Fi scher
Mari jeon W orl ey Luger
Nu rsi ng Diploma s
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Maril y n Caro Mark
Alic e Co llins N e ll iS
Winifred Denyse Mue ller
Glo r ia Gilmo u r Dick
Doro thy Githens Trost
Rhoda Go nzales Fabregas
Do rothy Gross A lbe r ti
Mary H il l Woj narowski
Th eodo ra H ug hes Mel ler
Eve ly n Lind f o rs Spi ro
Rita McGivney Ken nedy
Clo re Meehan Murphy
D o lo res Mirall es Le nze r
Jeane E. Po llok
Eil ee n Porter
Football Team
Finds Going
Rough
Basketball
Plans Made for
'54-'55 Season
W ag ner's bid for irs firsr winning foo rball season since 1949 suffered rhree earl y
se rbacks-and p oss ibl y mo re by rh e rim e
rhe LINK goes to press-losing to H oban,
H averford and H amil ro n.
W agner College op ens a 19-9am e
bas ke tball schedul e D ecember 3, aga inst
a new opponent, Loyola Co llege o f Baltimo re, ar Grymes H ill , Sta ren Island, . Y.
A new coach wirh a new form ario n
g reered rhe dozen lerre rmen and mhe r
candi dares ar rhe srarr o f pre-season prac[Ice. J oh n ( Bunny ) Barbes d iscard ed rhe
" A" in favor o f rhe "T " wi th the hope
rhar the Sea hawks would ger more mileage our o f a modera te ly fasr, lig ht backfie ld.
Mos r o f the ret urn ing vere rans were
linemen, however, and the new backs had
a severe case o f b utterfin gers. The Seahawks fumbl ed mo re in the fi rst twO
ga mes than they d id rhe em ire 1953 season. By the rime rhe t hird contesr cam e
up, W agner had los r its fumbliti s. Bu t in
rhat rhird ga me W agr, er al so losr rhe
servi ces o f halfback Ben Serra, who will
mosr likely be sid elined for rh e rema inder
o f the season with a badl y spra ined ankl e.
T he Sea hawks, who ha ve won the
H o fstra ln vitar ion T ou rn amenr rwice in
its rhree-year h istory, will also defend its
H o fsrra T o urn ey t irle from D ecember 27
to D ecem ber 30 in addirio n to rhe ir regul arl y sched uled ga mes.
W agner will continue its N ew Y ork
area r iva lr ies wi rh Manhatta n Co ll ege, Sr.
J o hn 's U ni versiry, C CNY., Ford ham
Unive rsity, Arm y, Sr. Perer's College and
H o fsrra College.
Another new opponent o n rhe ea haw k
card is Lyco ming Coll ege o f P ennsylva n ia.
Lasr yea r rh e Sra ren Islander won 18
of 24 contesrs, including initial victori es
over M anh attan, Sr. J ohn 's and CCN.Y.
All rhree will pl ay at rh e Grymes Hill
gy m rh is year in addi rio n to nine orh er
hom e ga mes.
France s Pynn La rsen
Philo m ena Sabat in i
Rose Smi t h St oh l
Betty St rai t H ibia n
Mi ld red Zimmerman Fu r long
Form e r
No rm a l. A rn dt
John Bar bes
Donald Cam pbe ll
Fronk Cl ay
Sa lvat ore Cu bisino
Fred B. Hoar
Elea no r Jensen W ill ecke
Evely n John son Haas
G:enn MacDo nald
Re v. Fr a nk M a resh
Ann omarie M e t zner Ryan
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Lt . Pe t er Nav a zio
A nne N elson Giordano
Do r is Ne lson Ca m pbel l
C lo rence O ff erm an
Ve ra Pe t ers Pande laky
Ma rth a Schaef er Boyer
C la ro Sha ke Ri ttersh a usen
Henry Spe ig h t
Ph ill ip D. Spi llane
A rth u r St egemann
Charlo tte L. T ippen s
A lfred Vo nd ran
Catherin e W all
Honor ary
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Dr . Ell swo rth B. Buck
Dr . Lee Y . Dav id heiser
Dr . F. C . DeWal sh
Dr. Pau l W . Diec kman
Dr . Hans Haag
Rev . Dr . C. Dona ld H eft
Dr. Paul A. Kirsch
Dr. Edwin Knudt en
Dr . Do nald E. Lo w
Rev. H . S. Mille r , D .O.
Rev. Fred er ick N oe ldeke
Dr . William H . St ockel
William R. Stove r
Dr. Edmund F. Wag ner
Dr . Lo uis C. Wil ls
Dr. Joseph F. Wort hen
The Link
Serra's loss he ig hrened a bac kfi eld shortage rh ar had been acute since K ar l
Strobel broke a leg before the season
started.
Bunny isn 'r discouraged over rhe backfi eld 's fa ilure to get enough tou chdowns.
He's amazed wirh the improvement
shown berween the first and rhird ga mes.
He points wirh pride to the line. "This
year's forward wall," says Bunny, "compares favorably with any ever seen at
W ag ner. " As usual, ir lacks deprh.
The line does open the holes, however. The real problem is to find a few
more backs who have rhe speed and
know-how to take advantage of rhe opportuniries supplied by rhe line.
Bunny has words of praise for several
of his ball carriers. "There are a couple
o f boys who can really go, bur they can't
go rhe sixty minutes an undermanned
squad requires," Bunny concludes.
THE SCHEDULE :
December 3, Loyo la o f Baltimore; 8,
Prarr; 10, Brooklyn Colleg e, away; 15,
Manhattan; 18, CCN.Y. ; 27-3 0, H o fstra
fnvirarion Tourn amenr.
J anu ary 5, Upsu la, away; 8 , G etrysburg ;
10, Fordh am, away; 15, H o fsrra; 22, Sr.
John's; 29 , Sr. P eter's, away.
February 2, Brookl yn P oly; 5, Sre ven's
T ech.; 9 , Army, away ; 12, Albrig h r, away;
L6, King s Po int; 18, Lycoming; 24, Mo raVi an, away; 26, Adelphi .
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Miss Dag mar Kre ider '56 was chosen
as Girl o f rhe M onth by A MightJI
Fortress, a Lurheran publicari on for service
men. D ag mar, a nursing srud ent, was
nominared by her brorher, Frank Kre ider
'51.
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Alumni News Briefs
1941
GUSTAV E W . W EBE R '2 H will be remembered as
a baseball , fomball , and bas ke rball srar o n rhe
ca mpus. Afrer g raduar ion, he srudied ar rhe lutheran Theologi ca l Seminary in Phil adelphi a, University o f Pennsylva nia, Episcopa l D ivi nity School,
and rhe University of Munich, acquiring B.D.,
S.T.M. and Th.D. degrees along rh e way.
HA NS NEUBERG, M.D ., has ope ned an office
for the practice of interna l med icine at the
H arkness Pav ili on Private Offices, M a nh attan .
1943
W ILL AND MARY (M ANN ING) STERNER are
ce lebrating the arr ival of an adop ted daug hter,
Susan, who arr ived in their home October 8.
Mary has resigned her pos ition at the Po rr
Ri chm ond ( S. I. ) Li brary to be a full time
housewife a nd mother. Susa n is three month s
o ld .
Th e R ev. WILLIAM H AMMANN rece ived an
M.A. in Educa tio n from Co lum bia Unive rsity
in Jun e. He is a lso ch airm a n of th e Brotherhood a nd M en 's W o rk Co mmittee of the Lo ng
Island Co nfere nce ( United Luthera n Sy nod),
Chapla in (second term ) of Lutheran M e n of
Qu ee ns, a nd a mem ber of the Boa rd of
Lutheran Charities, Qu eens.
D espite thi
sched ul e, he still finds time to be secretary of
Section III , Qu eens Lutheran Bowling League.
Gus was Fe llow and Insrrucror in G reek and
German at the Philadelphi a Lu rheran Seminary,
193 1-33 . H e was p asror of Sr. J ames Lurhe ran
Church, Pmrsrown , P a. fr o m 1933-46.
From 1946-50 Gus was Direcror of R e ligio us
rudies ar the Hill School, P orrsrown. H e also
coached bas ketball and fomball ar rhe Hill. Hi s
baskerball reams won 47 and losr o nl y I I , compering againsr Easrern college freshma n reams
and rhe oursranding prep schools.
1946
W eber was an acr ive civic wo rk e r while living in Pmrsrow n. H e was vi ce-presidenr,
Boa rd o f Educar ion, president o f rhe H ospiral Board , vice-p res ident of Commu ni ry
Concerts Associarion, member o f the YMCA Board , chairman o f R ed Cross, Communiry Chesr, Cancer Fund , W ar Bond , and mher drives. H e also served a rerm as a
member o f rh e W agner Boa rd o f Trusrees.
In 1950 W eber jo ined rhe Doeh ler-J arvis Divi sion o f N a rional Lead Compa ny as
Manager o f P ersonnel and Hum an R elar ions. In 1954 he was made a vice-presidenr
o f rhe D oeh ler-J arvis Corporation, a position he now holds.
W eber spent several su mmers leading college srudenrs in rebuilding devasra red
Germany unde r the auspices of rh e Experiment in Inrern ariona l living. H e has been
a foorball , baseball, and basketbal l official for rhe P en nsy lvani a Interscholas ric Athletic
Assoc iarion and a member of the Eastern Inrercoll eg iare Offi cials Bureau.
W eber, his wife, and rheir rwo children, Richard (18) and Caro l (12) live in
T oledo, Ohio. Gus made a big hir as a speaker o n Labo r R elario ns ar rhe Voca rion al
Guidance D ay prog ram ar W ag ner lasr spri ng.
1930
1935
The R ev. NAT HA IEL H . KERN beca me
pasto r o f Our Sav iour Luthera n C hurch , Vi cto ri a, Texa s, Sept. 15 . H e had been pastor of
Grace Chu rch , H ou ston , fo r 15 yea rs. Oldtim ers will rem ember him as the capta in of
W ag ne r's fi rst football team .
Dr. WILLIAM VILLA UME was U. S. A. delega te to the I nterna ti on al Confere nce o f Social
W o rk in W as hington thi s summer. Bill is
head o f the department of R esea rch a nd Survey,
ationa l Coun cil of Churches.
1931
The R ev. HAROLD ST ICHT, who resi g ned as
pastor of the Lutheran Ch urch of th e G ood
Shepherd , R ochester, beca use o f ill h ealth , is
now living in Fl ori da. H e hopes to continu e
his ministry in that state.
1932
Th e co rner sto ne for th e new par ish ce nter
of Christ Luthe ran Church , Ozone Pa rk, 1. J.,
was laid o n October 10. The pastor is The R ev.
ERNEST A . MEY ER.
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1938
Lt. Co lo ne l ALBERT SCHOEN BUCHER is chi ef
of th e obs tetri ca l-gy neco log ica l section of the
Arm y Post H osp ita l, Fo rt Belvo ir , Va.
1940
St. Pa ul's Luthe ta n Church, Oswego, dedi ca ted a new parish house o n Sept. 19. T he new
build in g includes a n aud iroriu m , 14 classrooms,
a lounge, a nd a n office for th e pasto r wh o is
the R ev. ARTHUR H ERGENH AN .
LLOYD RI CE is no w principal o f th e Un,lerhill Avenue School , White Pl a in s. He had
been on the staff of Qu aker R idge School ,
Scarsda le, N. Y .
Mrs. OP HELI A SP IN A THOMSE writes in from
California to te ll uS that she a nd her husba nd,
D r. FR ED THOMS E ,are now living in Lakewood, Cal iforn ia. Dr. T ho msen , wh ose classmates will remembe r him bener as "R ed ,"
passed the California Medical Boa rd exa ms
with Aying co lors a nd is no w an assoc iate in
th e Fa mil y Medical Center, Bell Aower, Cal.
Red and Pe nny h ave two children , th e second
be ing bo rn Au g ust 18.
1950
MAX MORETTI received an M.A . in hi sto ry
from St. J ohn s U nive tsity in June. ED H ECKLAU
was g raduated fro m
ew Y o rk Universiry
Co ll ege of Medi cine in June a nd is now internin g at G ree nwi ch ( Conn. ) H ospital.
IRM A K UNNMA N sa iled from Seattle
Au g ust 13 for a year o f teaching in J apan for
th e U .S.A.F.
Th e Firsr M o ravi an Church , Utica ,
. Y .,
celebrated its IOOth annive rsary late thi s su m mer . Th e R ev. DONALD ATCHESO is pastor.
SANTO BEVA CQUA has ope ned an office for
the genera l practi ce of dentist ry in Pa li sades
Pa rk , . ]. ED ITH K UDSEN is teachin g in the
Spotswood School , South Ri ver, . J .
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1951
FRANK KREIDER has been rel ea ed from
military serv ice a nd h as resum ed hi s th eolog ica l
stu d ies. He's studying at Luther Seminary, St.
Paul , Minn . Fra nk was in the news in Aug ust
when , while still in the Army , he presented a
cha li ce a nd paten to the Luth e ran Church of
agasaki , Japa n. They were gifts from hi s
fa the r's cong rega ti o n on Lo ng Island. Fra nk 's
fa th er is D r. H AR RY J. KR EIDER ·2 l. Elsewhe re
in this issue is news about ano ther m ember of
the Kre ider family , D agma r ' 56.
ROBERT Z IMM ERMANN recei ved the L.L.B.
deg ree from t. J o hn 's Unive rsity Law School
in June.
ANNE LEWI S h as received an Arm y appoi ntment as a recreation leade r o n Okinawa. She
le ft fo r her new POSt on Oct. 2 I .
Wagn er Colleg e
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BOB MALEENY received a n M.S . in chem istry
from St. Johns Universiry in June. Bob also
'SOt married this summer (see Ju st Tamed
colu mn ) .
GEORGE HANDL EY bega n a one year theological seminary internship in the Frederick
parish, St. Thomas and St. John, Virgin Is lands,
on Sept. I.
1953
BOB SNEDEKER, who played tennis for
Wagner for four years, is st ill play ing the
•/lame and p laying it well. He represented
Lack land Air Force Ba se in the World Wide
Air Fo rce Tenni s T o urnament at Biloxi, Mi ss .,
August 13-20.
E INAR PUSTROM is study ing at the Bowman Gray School of Medi cine, Win ston -Sa lem, N. C.
Mrs. JOAN BANSEMER E HR EN is teachi ng at
Roar in g Brook School, Chappaqua, N . Y.
1954
HELEN WENKERT is teaching third grade in
Bethpage. L. I. PATRICIA WOODWARD is a
second grade teacher in Hicksville, L. I. LOUIS
FERRARA has entered Co ncordia Theolog ical
Seminary, St. Loui s, Mo.
Nursing Alumnae
MASIE PALMIER CROWE is now living in
Bayonne, N . J., after travellin g for a year
thro ughout Southwest U. S. A. and Mexico.
MARGARET A PPELl is now in cha rge of the
clinics a nd ou t-patient department at Staten
Island H ospital. S he had been a stewardess
for Co lo ni a l Airlines for the pasr ten months.
MARIANNE NELSON a nd ANGELA TITTA
have been promoted to Nurs ing Office Assi stants at Staten Island H osp ital.
AR"I"I-1UR H. ULRICII '5 1 and M arian Scheu,
June 19, 195 4 .
Five Alumni
Scholarships Held
This Year
SAMUEL T. WEENING '50 and ELLENEVA
KAMP '53, June 26, 195 4 .
Five W ag ner students are receiving
AlulTlni Association scholarsh ips this yea r.
Ho lding $400 Alumni Scholarships are
William H ei l of Little N eck, N. Y. (son
of rhe R ev. Willi am H eil '29); Miss Lo is
Erdman of Niagara Falls, N. Y. ( daughter
of the late Theodore Erdman '27), and
Miss Barbara Kriftner of East K eansburg, N. J.
The remaining Alumni Scholarship has
been divided between Roben R ank of
Union City, N . J., and Andrew H alcoussis of Greece.
'" '" '"
Those W agner T sh irrs always stan
thi ngs. Art and Mildred ( Messenbrin k)
H erge nh an, both class of 1940, were vacationing at Ocean Beach, N. J. Their
ch ildren wore "W agner 19 )1" sh irts. The
H ergenhans were approached by someone
who had played baske tball agai nst W agner in his student days and many pleasant
conversations res ulted.
ALEXANDER GRAVES,
Laurie, Jun e 26, 1954.
JR.
'50
and
Jean
R ICI-IARD T. VANDERBILT '53 and C h rista C.
Eisen h aue r, June 26, 195 4.
Frank A. M cClung and JOYCE E. TAYLOR ,
June 26, 1954.
KURT J OHNSON and Margare tha Svenson,
June 26, 1954 .
JOHN R . EAGLETON '50 ~nd MARGOT G.
SELMAN '52, June 26, 195 4.
BURTON H ELGESON '53 and
KLUMPE ' 5IJ, June 27, 195IJ.
ALICE
M.
WILLIAM B. LOG IE, JR. ' 52 and Dian a J .
Miller , July 3, 195IJ .
R obert Muller and MARIE S INIBALD I '5IJN,
.lull' 3. 195IJ.
GEORGE W . WARD ' 51
Larkin, July 10, 1954.
and
AAHON STE HN
Jul y II, 195 4.
Sondra
'50
and
Theresa E .
Sp itzer,
Lee S. R eiman a nd BETtY]. BARBOUR '49,
Jul y I R, 195 4.
C HARLES J. R uocco and ANITA S IMONE,
July I R, 195 ti.
RI CHAHD GUERTLER and CLA IRE MAGNUSON
'54, Jul y 24, 1954 .
R obert D eichl er and J UDITH ]. R USSELL
'5IJN, July 25, 195 4.
WILLI AM BODAMER '53 a nd Anne Morris ,
Jul y 23, 195IJ.
JOA N SCHA EFFER STIGGE LBOW is a staff
nurse in a H awai ian hospital.
R obert C. Gaylor a nd LENA CILENTI '48,
July 3 1, 195IJ.
R UTH ZIN N MALEENY is a cl inica l instructor at S.1. H ospital. WILMA POIT is o n
the staff of Mary Immacula te H osp ital, Jam aica.
RI CHAIW BROWN ' 51 a nd Judith Suchman,
August S, 1954.
N. Y.
MARIE SINABALDI M UL LER a n d ANN E
MARCUSSEN are ward instructors at Sea View
H ospi ta l.
ELIZABETH M EYER IS now a clinical in structor a t Norwegian H ospita l, Bay Rid ge,
Brook lyn.
INGEBORG SKARSTEN is now in the o perating room a t S. I. H osp ital. MARY SPINELLI, a
staff nurse at the same hospital, spe nr rhree
month s in Europe.
MIRIAM PLITT has rerurned from Liberia
wh e re she spent a year as a missio nary nurse.
Sh e hopes to leave for a similar posr in Malaya
on Nov. 15. CONSTANCE LUCAA SAVAGE is
tou ring Europe for rwo m o nth s.
SISTER MAB EL WALTHER ' 5 3N was con secrated as a deaco ness of the United Lutheran
C hurch in America o n June 13.
Caps a re available at the Weg ner Bookstore
at 80¢ a piece a nd m ay be obta ined thro ug h
the mail. Please add the mailing expenses.
Deaths
FRANK W. PORTER '48, died Sept. 195 4.
He is su rvived by hi s wife, Rh oda Roy Porter,
M54.
Warren F. Robinso n , former chairm a n of
the Art department, died July l.
Mrs. Marie Bacher, wife of Dr. John R .
Bacher, dean of the g rad uate sch ool, died
Augusr 2 7.
T he Link
Just
HOWARD P ENDE R '51 and
'5 3 N, August 14, 1954.
ALEXANDER GUBA '52 a nd Elvira Coulter,
Au g ust IIJ , 1954 .
Tamed
GEORGE TAMKE
August 14, 195 4.
PHILIP E. JOHNSON '50, M-5 4 2nd JA NE
MARSD EN '52N, Janu ary 12, 1954.
JOHN H . WILFERT ' 5 I and J oan Spillane,
M ay 22, 1954 .
HARRY VOLZ '5 1 and Fra nces Murph y, M ay
22, 1954.
FRANKLI
J . LARSON
Bradley, May 25 . 19 54.
ROLF MIElZAREK ' 54
SUTTON, June 5, 1954.
JOA N BRADY
' 50
~ nd
a nd
'48
a nd
Esther Minor,
RAYMOND ANDERSON a nd J oa nne Schlichring,
Au g ust 15, 1954.
ROBERT BOSLEY '54 and FLOHINE DELANEY
'5ti, August 24, 1954.
f'HEDEHI CK E. BETCHEH '52 a nd M a rilyn
Be rnh ofer, Au gust 29, 195 4.
Colleen
ROBEHT T . MAL EENY '5 2 and R UTH S.
Z INN '54N, September 4, 195 4.
E.
Charles A . Ehren a nd JOAN A . BANSEMEH
'53, September 4, 1954.
GRACE
H UGO S. WEND and DOROTHY ANN LUHRS ,
June 6, 195 4.
J o hn R . Monroe and E ilEEN PORTER '54N,
September 5, 195 4.
Susan
R o bert M . Peterson , Jr . a nd NANCY CARSTEN
'5IJ, September II , 195 4.
LINDSAY T. ANDREWS ' 52 a nd Clara C.
Zollner, June 1 2, 1954.
ROB ERT W. CARHOLL '51 a nd Endrea G .
Brunner, September II , 1954.
DONALD S. GROMISCH
Browne, June 12, 195 4.
Alice
Richard C. Vog t and GERALD INE ULR ICH,
September 25, 1954.
GEORGE WI EDERECHT ' 5 3 and R UTH DILLER
' 5 3N , June 19, 195 4 .
JOHN D. MCCARTHY ' 5 3 and HELEN J .
KILOH '53, September 26, 195 4.
Malvin Miller and ELIZABETH HOFT N54,
June 19, 1954.
ANTHONY CICERO '50 a nd J ea n Musin sk i,
October 3, 1954.
LT. iIONEll ROTElLi
Sellitto, June 6, 195 4.
'54,
'52
and
a nd
Pag e 9
�A daug hter, M a ry K athl een , to Mr. and Mrs.
Edward O ' Regan ( M ARY O ' LEARY '49 ),
Augu st 10, 195 4.
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A dau g hter, Linda Su san , to Mr. and Mrs.
C HARLES F. PETERS ' 53, August I I , 1954.
A dau g hter, M arilyn Gail , to Mr. and Mrs.
Emanuel Orenstei n (BEATRI CE RIM ANOW '4 9),
Augu st 12, 195 4.
A dau g hte r, Karen, ro M r. and Mrs. EDWA RD
PELLICIARO '4 9 , Aug ust 13, 195 4.
A da ug hte r, D eborah J ean, to Mr. and Mrs.
C HARLES SMITH ' 50, M arch 10, 195 4 .
A so n , Richa rd , to RI CI-IARD '50 a nd H ELEN
MCNALLY ' 5 3 SCHO EN LANK, M a rch 10 , 1954 .
A son , Timothy John , [() Mr. and Mrs. PAUL
RISS ' 5 2, M arch 2 0. 195 tj.
A so n, H arold , Jr. to R ev. H AROLD 'tj 9 a nd
BRITTA WOODB URY ' 50 K UE HN E, April 18 ,
195 4.
A daug hter, Di a ne J oa n, to Dr. FREDERICK
a nd OPHELIA S PINA '46 THOMSEN, Aug ust 18,
1954.
A so n, J o hn R aben, to The R ev . JOH N ' 50
a nd Mrs. BARBARA R UMP F ' 50 FEHRINGER,
August 23, 195 4.
A son , R obert Andrew to R OBERT '5 4 and
LO IS SUNDT OBERKEHR , Au g ust 23 , 1954.
A daug hter , Erm a M a ry, to Mr. and Mr .
He nry F. Co lvin , III ( ERMA HINMAN '43),
Sep tember 3, 195 4.
A daug hter, Joslyn Sr. Clair, to BARRY ' 50
and FLORENCE K ALLDIN ·tj9 CAR MODY, M ay
2, 195 4.
A son , J on Lee, to Mr. a nd Mrs. Sumner J.
Sydema n ( JOAN SA LZMAN ) , Sep tember 6 ,
195 4 .
A son, R obert R ., Jr. , to Mr. a nd Mrs.
ROB ERT R . SWIFT ' 53 , M ay 24 , 195 4.
A daug hte r, Li sa Jea n, to MICHA EL '49 a nd
MARGA RET C HRI STI E '4 9 ICOLAIS, September
H, 195 4 .
A son , D o nal d Willi am , to Pvt. and Mrs.
DONALD W . FINLEY ' 5 3, M ay 2 5 , 195 4.
A daughter, Coleen , to R obe rt a nd DOROTHY
MCKNIGHT M c HAL E, M ay 28, 19 5 4 .
A son , Charles Warren, to M r. and Mrs.
GRANT W . H OLLY '47, M ay 29, 195 4.
A daug hter, Susa n Robi n , to PHILIP ' 50 a nd
ALICE EVANS ' 50 SCHICK, June 1, 195 tj .
A so n, J o hn Peter, to Mr. a nd
GILLINGHAM LANDIS, Jun e 8 , 1954 .
A da ug hte r, April , to RICHAR D and KARIN
PECK VAN NAME, September 8, 195 4 .
A so n , Conrad Vincent, 111 , to Mr. a nd Mrs.
CONRAD V. ZAR EK, JR . '51 , September 17,
195 4 .
A son, Lawren ce R ., Jr. , to Mr. a nd Mrs.
LAWR ENCE R. PA UG H '49, September 24, '1954 .
A son , Mark Phillip to CLARENCE ' 53 and
W7\"NDA PROKOBY ' 53 SCHNEIDER, June 20 ,
1954 .
A son, Thomas D avi d, to Mr. a nd Mrs.
THOMAS GUASTAVINO 'tj9, June 29, 195 4 .
A daughter, Bar bara Lynn , to Mr. a nd Mrs.
THOR BUGGE '50, June 30, 1954.
A so n, Kurt Henry, to the Rev . and Mrs.
H EN RY W. KIR CHER ' 50, July 4 , 19 54 .
A daughter, Alice Jea n , to Mr. and Mrs.
JOHN GUTTLER, JR . '4 9 , Jul y 7, 195 4 .
A daug hter, D oroth ea H azel , to FRED '4 0
a nd ELEANOR J ENSEN WILL ECKE, Jul y 14,
195 4.
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PHILADELPHIA
Members of the Phil adelphia Alumn i
Club tu rned our on warm , wet Ocr. 2 for
the foorbal l game at H averford and gathered afterwa rd at rhe Red Lion in Wynnewood. They gor together again for the
Ursi nus game in Collegevi lle on Ocr. 30.
The Phil adelphia C lub is sponsoring
rhe sale of 1955 Wagner Engagemenr
Calendars at 1.00. T he calendar features
pi ctures of the campus and makes a line,
inexpensive gift for your friends. If you
didn 't get yours at H omecoming, get In
touch wirh rhe Alumni Office.
MID-STATE
The Mid -State Alumni Club met on
October 2 at rhe home of D r. H arold
H ammond in Schenectady. Dr. D avid M .
D elo, presidenr of W agner, was the
sp eaker.
ST ATEN ISLAND
Mrs.
A so n , Claude Frederick, to Mr. a nd Mrs.
J oseph Cazzulino (C LARA HA US LER 'tjHN ) ,
June j 7, 1954 .
Club Activities
What do Wagnet studenrs study ? ALthough L03 haven't yet chosen a major
Ii,e ld , the alumni may be inrerested in the
majors of the rest of the studenr body :
Art lO, Bacteriology 33, Biology 62,
Chemistry 85 , Economics and Business
Administration 139, Education 96, Engineering 37, English 23, German 15,
History 35, Mathematics 12, Music 17,
Philosophy 7, Physics 5, Psychology 18,
Psychology-Sociology 26, Religion-Philosophy 13, Romance Languages 5, Social
Studies 5, Sociology] 2, Relig ious Education 5, Nursing 87.
Forry m embers atte nded a meeting of
the Sraten Island Alumni Club on Sept.
29 ar rhe Old Mill, Grasmere. Speakers
were FBI Agenr Theodore Webb, Football Coach Bunny Barbes, and Wilbur
Sterner, alumni aSSOCIatiOn presidenr.
Nichol as Iosue was elected treasurer.
BROOKLYN
The Brook lyn Alumni Club met in the
social rooms of St. Jacobi Church, Bay
Ridge on Ocr. 11. The speaker was
George Giesemann, Assistanr Professor of
History.
A da ug hte r, Alicy n M a ry, to Mr. and Mrs.
THOMAS R . KIRBY ' 51 , Jul y 15 , 1954 .
NURSING ALUMNAE
A son, Arnold , to Mr. an d Mrs. NICHOLAS
G ISONDA ' 5 I , July 17, 195 4.
A daug hte r, Catherin e Ann e, to Mr. a nd
Mrs. GEORGE BR UNDAGE ' 50, Jul y 24, 1954.
A daughter, Ad ri an Lee, to H AROLD ' 52 and
BARBARA LOR ENZ '5 2N NORRIS, Au g ust 1,
195 4.
A daughter, Irene, to Mr. a nd Mrs .
MA1TH EW SCAFFA ' 50, Aug ust 4, 195 4 .
A so n, William Edwin, to Mr. and Mrs.
EDW IN BLAAUW, JR. ' 50, August 6, 195 4 .
Page 10
H arold ( H al ) Carstens is managing
editor of Railroad Model Craftsman. In a
column he writes, "One o f our old p ro fs
at W agner College is building an HO
layo ut. W onder if he'll have his studenrs
dissect HO eng ines." The p rofessor H al
writes of is Dr. Ralph D eal.
The Nursing Alumnae Chapter of the
Alumni Association m et Sept. 28. The
gro up vored to donate $100 to the genera l alumni project of decorating the
lobby of the gym nasi um and to keep $150
in reserve to meet the expenses of sending
delegates to N .l.N., and A.N.A. state and
nari onal conventions.
Wagner Colleg e
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The Bookstore aims to serve
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KENNETH PAPE '53
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NOVEMBER
19 - Delta Nu Dance
20 - Football : Brooklyn College
Coming
College
24-28 - Thanksgiving Vacation
DECEMBER
8 - Basketball : Pratt
10 - Al pha Delta Pi Dance
Events
12 - Choir Christmas Concert
15 - Basketball : Manhattan
18 - Basketball : CCNY
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Publication of the
Wagner College
Alumni Association
Winter, 19S~
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�From the Editor's Desk
T H ESE WORDS ARE being written as the year dl'aws to a close and ]emltS-like, oltr elttention
is dl'aUJ1Z in two directions-back, ove,. the old 'yeelr and forward, toward the 11 e11'.
W e look betck with satisfaction and forward with eage'r anticipation,
J 954 has been a good yectr for llVagner, It has contimt.ed to develop as a first-class
college and has impro ved itself physicetlly and academicctlly. 1954 also brought 11S a bit
of athlelic glory as the splendid achie~'ements of the baskelbctll Seahal/lks made Ihe headlines last winter,
Most significa1l1 too, hets been the development of Alum11i leadership a1ld responsibility. Alumni giving broke cdl previo1t.S l'ec01'elS, Two new pllbliccttiom-a cilib manNal
anel a '·welcome. altlrl71ws" booklet were issued. l-/omecomil1g cmd AIII17mi DCI), were
most sliccessf1l1. There were many .fllccessful clilb meetings.
Of great saliJfeiCli01l to lIS has been the willingness of a/;l11711i 10 sen'e their Alma
MClter, Les TrclI/t17Zel17n'.r splendid leadeHhip as president of Ihe Associcltioll hCls been
followed by eqlf.ctllr fine cmd fClithfll1 service by Will SI em er, I Ihin k also of Ibe 1I7C11I )'
allimni who gal'e of Ih eir time in Ihe FII11(/ drive, of the sple11did sel'l'ice gil'en b), Ihe
Aelvisory COll1lcil, of Dr. GIIS W eber'J lI'illingneSJ to come to 1IVagner fr 01ll Toledo 10
take part in V ocational G7Iiela11Ce Da)',
I think of El'1Iie Kiefer's enthllSiasm for the FII1Id campaign, ]eclI7 Krll171 pe's graciollS
mpervision of the welcome to the alll17Zni at Ih e H omecoming, So /I'e cOlild go on,
Alllt1mi are showing gemli'lle leadership cmd l'es ponsibilit)"
It's great 10 look back, too, emd Ihink what I(le hcu'e bee1l clble 10 do hi 1954-follr
stlldents ctre receil'i1lg scholcmhips, Ihe lobby of Ihe gym has beell paid for complelel)'
by allimni, who ctre 1101/J pla1l11ing its becllltificclti011, cmel '1000 htls been c011tribilled to
the Student Union cIS C011crete evidence of the interest ctlll1lZ1zi show in the 1Indergradllates,
A good yeclr, 1954,
T he best part of cdl this is that we hCII 'e a l'ight to be confidellt abollt the flllllre , With
almlllli so eelger a1ld willilzg to help, we're s1lre of a1l0ther great )'ear,
M," personal tha1lks go to Dick Forster, Will St emer, and Ihe members of ollr Pllblic
R elations StclD, Carol W yman and Fred Olson, f 01' elSSistCl1zce in get! in g this iSS/le of the
L INK reaely for the jJYess,
I 177l1St also pllblicly acknowledge 1n)' great pers011al debt to Mrs. ViL'iall Lmllby,
our capable assistcl1lt. She has been CI great help aud is handli1lg the aDa irs of Ihe oUice
very capabl)' dllri1lg 1ll)' conti17Ned ellforced absences,
AL K RAHMER
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TH E LINK-The Wagner College Alumni News
VOLUM E VII
WINTER, 1955
Publis hed [our times a nnually by t he
Wag ner College Alumni A ssoc iat.ion,
Staten I s land 1, New Yo rk
Alfred J , Krahmer '27, Director o[ Alumni R elations , Editor
T H E ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Wilbur H . St.erner '42. pres ident; Lee Landes '52 , vice-president.; J ea n
Krumpe '44, secretary; H ermann A. Meyer '11 , treasurer.
Members of the Executive Committee:
Joseph B . Flotten '26, Les
Trautm a nn '40, Alfred J . Krahmer '27, and Ernes t C. Ki ef e r , Jr, '50,
Alumni Trustees of t he College: Alfred L . Beck ' 38 , H enry Endress '38 ,
Alumni Members, Board of Athletic Control; Frederic Sutter 'n". Albe l't
Accettola '41.
Alumni Members, College Council: Lila Barbes ' 41 , Chester Sellitto '5 0,
Alumni Me mbers , Board of Traditions: Fra nk Betancourt '41, E leanor
A you b ' 44.
CH APTERS OF T H E ASSOC I ATI ON
Brooklyn: Fred Holsten '50, pres ident; Charlotte Tippens. sec l'et.ary.
Con necticut : R obert H eydenreich '32, president: E leanor Dos sin '40, secretary.
Hudson Valley (N. Y.) : John Klahn '32, president; Margaret Manl'Odt '51N,
secretary.
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Long Island: Edw in Blaa uw, Jr. 'S O, pres ide nt; Mrs. H e len D euschle
Niederhauser 'S ON, sec ret.a ry .
Mid-State (N , Y.l: Harold Hammond '42, president; Marie Borth '4 2,
seCl'eta ry; Walte l' .l3oec her '43, tl'eaSU1'er.
NOI,ther!1 N ew J ersey: Ri chard Chamberlain '5 0, pres ident ; John deNicola
'52, v ice-pres ide nt.: Jan et W a nn emach e l' '52, secretary.
NUl's ing School: Phyllis R ec hel Russo '52N, president: Mary Bla ine '52 N ,
\'ice-president: Judith Ru ssell N 54, recording secretary ; Mary Ann
e lso n '51 N , con'csponding secretary; Anne 1\'1ullaly N 544, treasurer.
Philade lphi a : George Tamke '48, pres ident; 1\11's, Eleanor Messner, secretary,
Rochestel' : Alvin Messe l'S milh '44, pres ide nt: Elmore Hoppe '30, vicepresident; J ean Fa ist '52 N, secretary-treas urer,
Staten l s land : Lila Thompson Barbes '4 1. president; Ulysses Ciol ini '5 3,
v icc-p t'es ident ; Mal'y Ke hoe Reardon '40. secretary; Nicholas l osue '53,
treaSlll'C I'.
Was hin gton (D, C,): Don ald H aher '4 , preside nt; Jaso n H orn '42 , vicepres ident; H elen Sa ndberg Swartz '42, secretary.
W estcheste l' (N, Y. ): Lloyd Rice '40, pres ident,
Westem New York (Buffalo): H e rbert Bosch , Jr, '47, pres ide nt; Charles
Menge '25. vice-pres ident; Carl Prater '3 1, sec l'etary.
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�$9500 IS OUR GOAL
In 1955, with our goa l increased ro
9500, there will be four more scholarships added rora lling S2400: 5 - 400
scholarships, and 4 - S I 00 scholarships for
marriculating eveni ng sess ion studem s.
In the past, you have had the opportu nity to e ither comribute cash, or pledge
for a definite date set by you. This year
we are ad ding a third m eans o f comribu tion called a 3-time pl edge. This will
perm it you ro spread your comribmion
over the year. The Alumni Ofli ce will
send yo u envelopes in April, Jul y, and
O ctOber for yo ur pledges.
The balance of our budget of S700
consists of 3000 ro the coll ege treasury
ro help defray the expenses of promoting
alum ni relations, ( incl udin g the Link)
and S 1600 roward a campus projecr. The
d ifference between our budget (S7000 )
and our 1955 Loyalty Fund goal ( 9500)
will be used as direCted by the alumni at
its annual meeting in June.
In this way we hope we will be ab le ro
increase our average comribution p er
alumnus which showed a slig ht ga in in
1954, but which still needs improvemenr.
Referrin g back to the las t avail abl e ligures
(1953) we were J 2th in the coumry in
percemage o f alumni contributing and
2 12th In average contribution per
alumnus.
Can we do it! Our recem past h istOry
indicates that we can :
For th ose who will not be personally
visited , a letter (a nd we hope yo u h ave
ro be asked but o nce ) will be sem as a
reminder o f W agner momh.
The live alumni scholarsh ip ho lders,
piCtured below, are atte nding W agner
large ly due ro the 1954 comtibuti ons of
Wagnet Alumni ro the Loya lty Fund .
C017/riblltors
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1948
1952
1953
1954
1955
205
556
1035
1120
To/cd
1378
4300
6846
7800
9500 !
Every dollat g iven will be pLlt to good
use. Let's get moving and break all previous record s.
Nominations Are
In Order
The
om inating Committee of the
Alumni Association will meet ea rl y in
Febru ary to prepare a slate for presemation to the alumni this sprin g (o ne m o nth
before the annu al meeting) .
This spr ing the alumni will elect the
presidem, vice-p res idem, secrerary, and
treasu rer of the associatio n; a rrustee of
the coll ege; an alumni member of the
Board of Athletic Comrol and a member
of the College Cou ncil.
Currentl y holding the offices for which
there will be eleCtions held are: Wilbur
Sterner, president; Lee Landes, vice-president; J ean Krumpe, secrera ry; H erman
M eyer, treasurer; The R ev. Alfred Beck,
tr ustee; Dr. Albert Accetrola, Boa rd of
Athletic Control; and Mrs. Lila Barbes,
College Cou ncil.
Of those listed above, o nl y Miss
Krumpe and P astOr Beck are const itutionally ineligible to succeed themselves.
In add ition ro the slate offe red by the
no min at ing comm ittee, wh ich will soon be
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As you can see our yearly increases
have been steady and encourag ing. But it
is up to YOU to see that we reach our
goal in 1955 .
This year we are com inuing the personal sol iciration part of our campa ign
which col"t inu es to g row in value.
If you live in Sraten Island, Long
Island, Q ueens, Brooklyn, M anhatta n,
ew Jersey, Bronx, Westchester, Pearl
River,
. Y., Poughkeepsie, Kingsron ,
Albany, ScheneCtady, R ochester, Williamsville. Tonawanda, Buffalo, BinghamtOn,
tam ford , Bridgeport, ew H ave n, ew
Britain, M er iden, H anfotd, W aterb ury,
Bosron , Cambri dge, T aumon, Philade lphia, R ead ing, Pittsburgh, W as hingtO n,
D. C, Balt imore, T oledo, D ayro n, Chi cago, Sr. Paul , Minneapo li s, Los Angeles,
or Gettysburg, a W agner alumnu s will
visit you for your comribu tion ometim e
during Wagner momh ( Feb. 6 - M arch 6) .
If you don't live in one o f the personal
sol iciration areas we hope and trust that
you will be your own solicitO r and send in
your contr ibution at that ti me.
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Alllmlli Scholarship H olders (Iefl 10 right): Willialll H eil. Alldreu' H et/cIIssis. Lois Err/llIallll.
BtI/·beu·a Krifiller alld R obeI'I Rallk.
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�Bestoll'illg the Qlleell's favor 011 Coach BIIIIII) BarbeI' / ootball paid
di/lidel/fls /or Ihe Seahawks as they dOll'lIed SlIsqllehalllla ] 3- 0 ill th e
allllllal hOlllecomillg / ootball game 011 Salllrda).
Lilldtl Kirsch. dallghler 0/ \Yl agller Chaplaill Palll ]. Kir.rch acls as
crOIl'1I bearer in Ih e co rOllalioll ee l·eIll OIl) .
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ExOlic lIIaidells 0/ Ih e Alpha D ella Pi sororil) lI 'ill firsl prize /or Ih eir
/Ioal bearillg Ih e slogall . ' L et 's allllihiiale SlIsqllehalllla. "
Qlleell Adele IY/ essels (righll lI'earillg Ih e / IIr coalloall ed her b) Qllalil)
Fllr Compall), ( Dillo E/slaliolli. AI/elldtllli Pegi Farl oll ' escorlS her.
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Homeco millg Qlleell Adele lYIessels. a jll llio r /rolll lYIestfield. 1. J..
after her corollatioll by Dr. Dat1id ill. Delo. reiglls ot'er th e Friday
lIight evellts illc/lldillg a pep rally. torch light parade (/Ildthe Comlllalld
Per/o rmallce by the /reshmell.
ilIiss LOllisa Cirillo of Brooklpl. olle 0/ the Qlleell's tll'O al/elld(/Ilts.
Mike Delpercio Koes dOIl'1I (//ter m(/killg sho rt )ardaKe ill the /ootb(dl
gam e. Co-captaill ROIl/lie Lorder /lias a/llarded th e Jam es R obb
Memori(/I Troph y (/t the Homeco millg Dall ce Satllrda), et'ellillg.
Olle of th e thirteell floats. he(/ded by the 123 rd precillct Dmm and
Bllgle Corps of T ot/ell ville, which p(lSSed ill retlielll be/ore 4.400
(/111 fit IIi (/Ild /riellds (/ttelldillg the most S1tccess/td Homeco millg 0 (/)1 ill
ltr (/g II er College history.
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OPEN LETTER FROM ABROAD
from Gerhard
G.
Dietrich, '40
Tbis "ope,," lell er fr 01ll tbe R et'. Gerbard G. Dielricb. Class '40. /irst !l'as cirC1lICiled
among bis friel1ds ll'bo slfggesl ed reprinting it ill the LINK. Originctlly seuen closel)'
IJ'Ped pages. il lI'tlS digested ([nd edil ed lI'ith dee p regrets beccl/Ise of spttce reqlfiremellls.
GerrJ' has bee17 Jhllion ed in Iillrope the pctSt 5 15 years IIJhile doing social work
fo r the Llflhertl11 1'(/orld FederClliol1. IV ith bim tire his wife. Ih e forlll er Arelrie Ohlson.
'43 : their three dalfghters. CCirlel. 8. Kristin. 6. Lindel, 3: Cl1ldllell' S017, Lance Gerhelrd:
4-m onlhJ old. On ICIJI reporlJ the fClmily lI'elS qlfelrt erecl i'll Frcl17kfllrt-Hoechst. 11:>'est
Ger/llall )'. T he)' se1ld greeti'llgJ 10 ({I/ Ibeir friellds.
A word about Le ipzig.
ome of you
will have read news reports relling rhe
srory, bu r it is worth te lling over and o ver
aga in as somerbi ng rbar was for me a real
Chrisrian expe ri ence. Afrer being in Germany so many years and never h aving rhe
chaI'ce ro vlslr rhe Soviet or so-ca ll ed
Middl e Zone, I had virtually g iven up
hope.
Then came rhe decision of rhe "German
D emocraric R ep ublic" ro allow rhe Evangel ica l Church of Germany - Easr and
W esr-ro hold irs annu al "Kirchenrag."
Our applicarions were su bmi rted immediarely. W e filled ou r forms, forms and
more forms applyi ng for a visa. The
Kirchenrag was held from J uly 7 ro 11W ed nesday ro Sunday. W e a rriv ed in
Berlin , having been ro ld rh ar we would
have ro go via rhar Ciry ro Le ipzig ( ir
would have been less rhan half as f ar ro
go directly from here ) . W ed nesday n oon
we r eceived o ur visas fro m rh e Ru ssian
Embassy in East Berlin. Because our governm enr doesn 'r recognize rhe Easr G erman governm ent we fe lr safer ar rhis rurn
in evenrs. At leasr if we did disappear our
Government co uld take up negoriari ons
in ou r behalf.
The trip ro Le ip z ig was m apped our
for us. The Aurobahn had ro be used
unril juSt befo re Wir renberg when w e
had ro turn OntO rhe regular cross-co untry
roads. Unfortunately we had ro derour
in rhe direcrion of Wittenberg and we
cou ld see rhe Castle Chu rch before us bur
were nor permitted ro enter rhe c ity. A
Volkspolizisr rold us ove r and over aga in
how sorry he was he cou ld nor permit us
ro visir rhe church. W e had rhe feeling
he really meanr It.
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Leipzig greered us wirh countless large
whire Aags with a purple cross rhru rhe
midst Aying from Aagpo les, build ings and
rowers. Huge placards about rhe democraric republic welcoming rhe eva nge lical
ch urch ra ll y were found a lso all over.
Each has a doub le meaning .
The ch ildren were pracrically gone from
the city - the gove rnm enr has farmed
rhem ou t so they w ould nor b e inAuenced
by rhis Chr isr ian gar her ing. The b rown
uniformed troop s were go ne from rh e
streets. M any people sa id a differenr
spi ri t came over the city. The faces of
rhe peopl e suddenly looked different. Th ey
had rhe sm iling, c h ee~ ful , hopeful faces
of Ch risti ans. Because our visas were
iss ued so late, we missed the opening
service at which 120,000 were present,
including such opposites as th e Pres id enr
o f rhe W esr German Bundesrag and rhe
Pres ident o f rhe Eas t German V olkskammer. A pigeo n - a dove o f p eace quietly f10ared over rhe garhering and
came ro resr on th e speakers ' podium.
For several days co unrl ess aer iviries were
gO ll1g on.
Mosr impress ive fo r me was rhe Bibl e
study held in rhe Russi an Pav ilion, rhe
largesr and newesr o f many hu ge buildings
on rhe Leipzig Fa ir Grounds. Upon enre ring, one is g reered by a 30-foor starue
o f Sralin and on rhe wall aro und rhe
enrrance h all rhe accomplishments of rhe
Sovier p eop les is inscribed in mosaic-so
poorly done rhe single pieces are fallin g
our already. I believe 15,000 p eop le were
gar hered rhere. They weren 'r fac ing Stalin ,
bur rhe orher end of rhe hall where rh ere
was a hu ge wooden cross which reac hed
hig h over rhe speakers' plarform. Som e
G'erb(m! Dielricb
\t" (/gller
tiS (/
/lil t! er!!,fcll/ /l dfe .
ve ry clear, almosr blunr staremenrs were
made indicar ing whar was felr in rhe hearts
of ALL rhose presenr conce rnin g rhe government rhey are subjecr ro - applause
and cheers w hich g rew spo nta neously
were indicarive of whar was in rheir
minds. There were wonderfu l concerts,
recitals. W e were espec iall y rhr ill ed ro
hear rhe famous Thomaner Choir si ng rhe
St. J oh n 's Pass ion in rhe wel l- known St.
Thomas Ch urch of Leipzig where J ohann
ebasrian Bach's Tomb has been placed.
I suppose you know rhar it rained cars
and dogs in Leipzig dur ing rh e enrire
Kirchenrag. Ir did n 'r derer rhe people
from arre nding the fun ctions. In faer, the
srory goes thar ir was God 's grear blessing. The p eopl e at rend ed all rh e funcri ons,
and rhe s ing ing of C hrisrians on the
streers, in Streetcars and on corn ers, everywhere, despire the rain , seemed lik e a
grearer wirness ro rh eir faith in God's
love and rheir firm hope of sa lvation.
Even th e comm uni st streerca r conducrors,
who ar first gave cold stares at these
strange Chrisria ns, finally so ftened , ler
dow n their In ir and sa ng wirh rhe restsongs rhey roo lea rn ed in childhood .
I don 'r wanr ro forget rhe nighr after
the concert. As we walked roward the car
a gro up of yo un g p eople gathered arou nd
it. N at urall y they asked all kinds of questions abour rhe vehicle. Bur soon the
conversa ti on, amidsr rhe pouring ra in and
bitter cold wind , rurned ro orher su bjeers-youth aer iviries-C hurch youth activities under the commu nisr reg ime. Ir
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�got colder. They bega n co sing their
songs - songs written es pec iall y for the
··.Junge Gemeinde" (that gro up of sra lwarrs who fou g ht a bat ti e for survival in
th e east Zone du ring the past few years)songs of Christian wimess-the kind the
earl y Christians in the first cemuries sang.
W e gor colder and colder. Th ey kept
singing ch eerfull y.
0 bit of unpleasant we:lther cou ld deter that gro up of
you ngsters.
And the n the leader cook a little pin
from his lapel and orhers did it coo. T hey
said they wished co pin those little pinssymbols worn by the Junge Gem'e inde
throug hout G ermany-on us co ind icate
th eir feeling of oneness with us in faith
in J esus Ch rist. The pin dep icts a g lobethe earth- with a cross sta nd ing on it.
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That evening we atte nd ed a m ass yoLlt h
rally. Songs were su ng, a pageam presented by severa l thousa nd you ng people,
speeches said and vis icors from "abroad "
introduced. I believe several dozen counrries from the W est were represemed .
Th ey ca me from European countries,
South America, Africa, Ind ones ia, J apan
and elsewhere. When they call ed Out the
Uni ted States it seemed that the applause
and the chee rs were tw ice as long and
pomaneous as they had been for any
mher group. What a th rill it was ro sra nd
up on the bench I was sitt ing on and ro
Wilve my program as a g ree ting ro these
rhousa nds o f yo ung people and ro receive
thei r g reet ing in rerurn.
On Sunday afternoon over a half million persons jammed a huge open space
on th :: outskirts o f rhe city for rhe closing
rally whi ch lasted over twO hours. I t
rained , but fortunately not tOO hard. However, this ocean o f people-Christianswas not deterred and srood p at ientl y thru
the festivities.
The entire Kirchtag was aga in the
guid ing thought at the closing rall y and
cerrainl y was well chosen fo r those who
are behind the Iron Curra in and know
that having wimessed for Christ they
nor onl y have their names in God's Book,
but on the black list of the East Zone
Commun ist Government as well. At leipz ig it seemed co me that the smoldering
fire of faith that was there all the time
sudd enly burst into a bright fl ame in the
spirit of the mass demonstration. The
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WAG
ER COLLEGE CHO ll~ TOUR, 1955
Sigvart J. Steen , MusD., Direcror
TRENTON, ew J ersey .. J anu ary 21
HA DDO FIELD,
N ew J ersey .... .. ..... J anu ary 22
PHILADELPHIA ,
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P ennsy Ivania
HARRISBURG ,
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P ennsy Iva n ia
SUNBU RY, Pennsy lvan ia. J anuary 24
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PITT BURGH,
P en nsylva ni a . . ... . ... J anuary 25
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio .J anu ary 26
MIDDLEBURY, Indiana .. .Janu ary 27
VALPARA ISO, Ind iana ... J anuary 28
MIL WAUKEE, Wiscons in , J anuary 29
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin , J anu ary 30
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin . . J anu ary 3 1
M INNEAPOLlS,
Minn esota . .. . ...... Febru ary
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa .. February 2
MADISON, Wiscons in .. February 3
RAG E, Wiscons in .... February 4
KE OSHA , Wisconsi n .. February 5
GREAT LAKES, Illino is .Februilry 66
CH IC AGO, lliin ois ..... February
DETROIT, Mich igan ... . Febru ary 7
TORO TO, Ontar io .. . . February 8
BUFFALO, ew York ... Febnlar)f 9
OSWEGO, New Y ork ... Febru ary JO
PITTSFlELD,
Massachusetts . .. ..... February 11
Kl GSTO , ew Y o rk. February] 2
STATEN ISLAND,
N ew y ork .. . .. . ... . February 13
The W agner Co ll ege Choit appears in the MlLWAUKEE ARE A J anuary 29
and 30 at the lutheran Evangelism Conference. In Chicago the cho ir app ears in
ORCHESTRA HALL Febru ary 6 on the well known Sunday Evening H our.
P r e-t oNr C OI7 Cer/J
Ll DE H URST, Long Island .. . ... J anua ry 9
G LE
HEA D , l ong Island ... . .... Jan uary 9
YOUR IDEAS ARE WANTED
last sprin g at the annual meeting o f
the Alumni Associat ion a motion was
passed authorizing srud y on rhe question
o f naming the currem alumni schol arships. A specia l committee, made up of
H :lfold H aas and Chris H olmstrup, was
appointed co bring in a recomm endat ion
for this year's meet ing.
The com mittee wams co hear from individual alumni with their ideas on the
subj ect. The suggestion is tha t the ptesent
scholarships be made memorials, as for example the John Smith Memor ial Scholarship, g iven by the Alumni Associat ion,
etc.
Any suggestions you may have will be
g ratefull y rece ived. Drop a note co The
R ev. H arold H aas, ] 53 Norrh Street,
J ersey City, N. ]., or co Chris H olmstrup,
5 Bolcon Place, Fairlawn , . J.
fl ame will nor be so apparentl y bright in
their own vi ll ages and cities throughout
the Zone. But the smoldering fir e of faith
is defi ni te ly there and certa inl y the Kirchemag will have helped thousands upon
thousand s of them co a new source o f
strengt h that they can hold up und er the
pressures of comOf[Ow.
Club Activities
ROCHESTER
The R ochester Alumni Club met ov.
15 at the home of its president, Alvin
M essersmith. Presid ent D elo was the
speake r.
Messe rsm i th was re-elected president,
Elm ore H oppe vice-pres ident and Mrs.
J ean Faist M cKibbin secretary. Cha rl es
K os bab was appo inted reponer for the
LINK.
W AS Hl GTO , D. C.
Pres id em D elo is hoping to meet with
the W ash ingro n alumn i club during a
visit ro that city early in J anu ary. As this
iss ue of the Lin k wem ro press, the date
was not yet ce rra in.
AVAILABLE FO R YOU!
Th e a lumni office still has a few cop ies
o f the 1955 W agner engagemem ca lendar
published by th e Phil ade lphia Alumni
Club.
W e also have copies o f an attractive
W ag ner Bas ketball Guide for the currem
seasvn , with pi ctures, all -time records, etc.
The ca lendar is S LOa, the g uide 25c.
Order throug h the alumni office.
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Let/pillg LO'I/1/Y W est iumps high to score tlllO points for Wagller ill a
11aill effort to stem the 68-58 de/eat at the hands of Manhattall. Th e
Jaspers' Al1gelo Lombardo (56) makes a flltile effo rt to block the shot
as Captain Ed O'Col1nor picks himself off the fl oor ill the foreg r01llld.
''' ,~IJ scorlllg Ed Petersoll drives past two startled Loyola of Baltimore
plc'Yers 011 his way to a Wagller field goal. The Seahawks lost this olle
too. however, 64 to 62, after rallying to erase a secolld half deficit of
twellty poillts.
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The Road Gets Rougher
The eahawks gOt off ro a slow starr
this basketball season, win ning three of
the first five games. The losses, however,
were by small margins ro srrong opponents, and the picture should brighten
from here on in.
A new marg in -of-vicrory record was set
when W ag ner trounced Pratt 9 1 ro 50,
and the old rebou nd mark of 23 was tied
tw ice, once by Lonny W est and aga in by
Ed Peterson. Charlie H arrellS set the original record almost four years ago.
O ther triumphs were ga ined over
c.c. .Y. (67-59) and Brook lyn (86-68).
The losses were ro Manhattan by ten
points (68-58) and ro Loyola of Baltimore by twO points (64-62).
Twenty-seven points by H arrell S aga inst
Brooklyn was the individual high of the
seJson, but Peterson, with an ave rage of
more than 17 points a game, was the
. -ahlwks' most consistent scorer.
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Coach /-I erb ~1Itler sees brighter thill/(s ill the flltllre for his Itdlest startillg lil'e. Talklllg Ihlllgs
ol'er are, left to right. Charlie D omke (6-2), Co-Captaill GIIS Merkel 16--11, Charles '"LOll II) .,
W est (6-5), Sillier, Co-Captaill Charlie HarrellS (6-6) alld Ed Petersoll (6 -21.
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Alumni News Briefs
DR. HAHOLD HAMMOND '42 is now head of the
public relations firm , H arold H anuno nd Associates,
ScheneCtady. As sLlch he is aCtive in producing
ed ucational television shows.
After H arold left W agner, he continued graduate study at Columbia University, receiving both
M.A. and Ph.D . degrees from that sc hool. H e has
been a member of the fac ulty at Bergen Junior College, Wagner, and Long Island V. at L.1.v. he was
Admi nistrative Assistant to the President and DirectOr of the Eastern Long Island Division. H e was
DirectOr of Public R elations at U nion College,
until he resigned to form his own firm last fall.
He is author of "A Commoner's Judge," a biography of Charl es P. Daly.
H arold is an ac rive Wagner alumnus. H e is
president of the Mid-State Alumni Club, and
served as a member of the President's Public R elations Committee last spring.
Mrs. H ammond is former Wagnerian, H elen Stegmann. The H ammonds have
three children-Susan J ane ( 11 ), Bruce Marti n (5) and April Thorne (2).
Harold H anunond is brother to the late R ussell H ammond '39 and to D ale
H ammond H olfmann '43 .
1935
The R ev. Dr. WILLIAM VILLA UME ha s
resigned his POSt as execu tive d irecro r of th e
aDepartme nt of the Urban Church o f the
tional Council of Churches in o rder ro accept
a post as execu tive director of the D epartme nt
of Social W e lfa re for th e sa me orga nizati o n.
Dr. Vill aume was kind eno ug h ro se nd us a
card sayi ng th at he w irnessed th e in sta llati o n
of Dr. H . T orrey W a lke r, ho no rary a lumnu s,
as vi ce·p residem of the
atio nal Coun cil.
Villaume noted especia ll y tha r W alker wore
his Wag ner hood.
D r. D av id M. D elo, p reside nt of W agner,
was the speake r at a Thanksg iving service
at Covenam Luth eran Chu rch, Ri dgewood,
Qu eens. The R ev. SYLVESTER BADER is pasror.
ew vestrymen at Sr. John s Episcopal
Church, Rosebank, S. 1., are R OBERT A . OLWIG
and RUSSELL MACDONALD '4 0 . They were
e lected ro three year terms .
1942
R UTH H AAS ROEPER is now living in lin lithcum Heights , Md. , where her husband is
controller of Flight Refueli ng Serv ice.
GEORGE P. D AVIOOWICH ' 53 a nd Eleanor
K a lin ak, e ptem ber 1 , 1954.
J ohn Conkle and
September 19, 1954 .
BARBARA
HORVATH,
W ALTER M CCOLL '4 8 a nd D oris Kreush,
October 10, 1954.
ROB ERT W EBE R '54 a nd Jea nmarie Murph y,
October 17, 1954.
Marcu s Friend an d GRA CE BRILL, November
6, 1954.
Armand Di Giacoma a nd VIRGINIA CImISTlANA ' 50N.
R obert M cKibbin and JEA
FA IST ' 52N.
SON ( production ), GINO BESS!, DOMINIC
ROMEO, a nd R . KENNETH JOHANS EN ( per sonne l ) .
The Rev. HENRY R EENSTI ERNA is wo rking
orrh Hig hl a nds,
as a mi ss ion devel oper in
Cal., for th e Boa rd o f Ame ri ca n Mi ss ions of
the United luth eran Church. JOSEPH ROMANO
is now special age nt for New Y o rk life In sur a nce Company.
195 1
KARL lAANTEE will be g rad ua red from th e
Phil ade lphi a Lurhera n Seminary o n J anuary 19.
H ARRY VOLZ is at fort Ca rso n, Colorado.
R OBERT E HLER S is wi th th e aud iting department of J . P. Morga n a nd Co.
1952
T he Rev. HOWARD NORR IS wa s installed as
ass istant pastor of Covenant Luth eran Church,
Ri dgewood, Q ueens, on Oct. 17. Hi s brother,
H AROLD NOR IU S, wil l be g raduated from the
Philadelphia Seminary in Janu ary. ERNIE
SPANGLER is now at the Lutheran Settlement
H ouse in Philadelphia.
1949
JOSEPH ALB ISS I has been appo inted brokerage manage r of the A. Stewart Payne Age ncy ,
Secut ity M utual In surance Company, Binghamron, I. Y.
1954
SA LLY ARTHUR is taki ng graduate work at
Co lum bia U nive rsity. M a rin e I t. C LIFFORD
J OHNSON is at Qu a nti co, Va. J EAN P ILLET has
been statio ned on Okinawa sin ce April a nd
expects to be there until September. H e is an
army corporal working as a code radio operator.
1950
five m embers of the class of 1950 are em·
ployed by U. S. Gypsum Co. G. ROBERT
EVANS, ./R . ( Tex ) is in M o ntrea l ( production ). At the Staten Island plant are W .
ARTHUR FINN ( cost clerk), PALMER THOMP-
Former Stude nts
WIL FRED ST. C. WILL ETTS, D .D .S., who
will long be remembered as a pitcher on the
Wagner baseball team , has opened an office
for rhe practice of de nti stry at 63 3 Forest
Ave nue, Staten Island.
Th e Link
Just
Tamed
A son, Carl D oug las , to Mr. and Mrs. l o uis
F. Neu berger
( DOROTHY KRA USS '44) ,
August 19, 195 4.
A son, Blair Waddell, to J AMES '52 a nd
JOYCE BILL ER ' 54 BISHOP, ep tember 13,
1954.
A so n, James Mi chael, to D r. and Mrs. ].
MICHAEL M OORE '42, September 24, 195 4 .
A daughter, usan Amy, to Mr. and Mrs.
SEYMOUR STAMBLER '43, October 2, 1954 .
A daughter, Barbara Alynn , to Mr. and Mrs.
ALAN CAT HERS ' 53 , Ocrober 2, 1954.
A so n. Lance , to the REV . GER HARD '4 0 and
M AR IE OHLSON' '43 DI ETRICH, October 3,
1954.
A so n, David Brian , to SIO EY '47 and ANN
JAMIESON' '48 ARIEMMA, October 13, 195 4.
A daugh ter, Cynthia Ellen, to Mr. and Mrs.
George Waas ( RH ODA ELLENBOGEN '52N),
O ctober 15 , J 954.
A son, Paul D ona ld , to ROGER ' 5 2 and JOAN
GUNTHER ' 51 R OUVELL, October 16, 1954.
A so n, Alan Frank, to fRANK '50 and A NE
ROBERTS '50N CREVELI G, October 18, 195 4.
Pog e 9
�A da ug hte r. Lin da j a ne, to Mr . and Mrs.
G eo rge R ezac ( ORM A LOZ IER '5 1. ), October
19 , 1954 .
Campus Notes
A so n , Fred Ono Philli p, jr., to FR ED '4 7
a nd PH YLLI S SUTC LIFF E '1\ 7 VOLL WE IL ER.
October 20, 195 4 .
.
The bas kerball rea m ser a new a ll-rim e
record for mosr p o inrs in bearin g Upsala
ar Easr Orange 105-7 L o n J an. 5. W ag ner
was on TV J an. 3 wi rh Pres ide nr D elo,
D ea n Bacher and Srudenr Leland Piper
ralking abour rhe college on WATV's
Coffee Club. WATV ( channel 13 ) carri es rh e W ag ner-Fo rd ham ( J an. 10 ) and
W agner-Kings Po inr ( Feb. 17) bas kerball g ames.
A so n, Steph e n Tom as , to Dr. a nd M rs.
HA
ENGE L AH , Octobe r 3 1, 195 4 .
A da ug hte r, Kathi e She ri ve, to W . ARTII UR
' 5 1 a nd B En 'Y GOES LE '4 9 fI NN,
ovem be r
2, 1954 .
A so n. Greg Wi ll iam , to M r. a nd Mrs.
G EO RGE T. FORD '5 3, 1'v[·51\, Novem ber 7,
1951\.
A so n, Dun ca n , to Mr. a nd Mrs. H. J ohn
Powe ll ( PH YL LI S M ACD oNA LD '1\9 ),
ove m·
ber 13, 1951\ .
A da u ~ hte r , E li zabe th A n n , to th e R ev. and
Mrs. GODF REY E. ALB ERTI '37, Novem be r 14 ,
195 1.
A so n. Bri a n , to M r. a nd Mrs. Paul ] .
Ken nedy ( RI TA M CG IV NEY 4 (i ) , Novem bet
29, 195 4 .
A da ug hte r, K ath e rin e Al ice, to Mr. a nd
r>t rs.
ICHO LAS FILIMON ' 50,
ovem be r,
195 1\ .
A da ug hte r. K a nd ice j oa n , to M r. and Mrs.
WI LLI AM H OBOKAN ' 5 2, D ecem ber 3, 19 54 .
A da ug hte r, M arga ret H e n rietta, to Mr. a nd
Mrs. D ON TOM SU DEN '50 , D ece mbe r 12, 195 4 .
A da ug h ter, j oy K a re n , to the R ev. a nd Mrs.
LOU IS C. SUESS MA N '4 1, D ecem ber H, 195 4 .
Does Anybody Know?
.. " rhe current addresses o f form er
W agner facul ry m embers, Alfred Thimm
(econo mics) and Ri chard H ay maker
( Eng lish ) . The alumni o ffi ce is o ften
asked for rhese ad dresses.
NOMINATIONS
COl/lil/ller! f ro m
P (I/.!,C.3
appo inted by Preside nt Sre rn er, nom JIlari o ns are p er mir red by m a il acco rding ro
rhe fo il owing proced ure :
A ny gro up o f five alu m ni may nom inare fo r any o f rhe above offices by subm irri ng a nom inaring p eririon sig ned by
fiv e or more vor ing me mbers o f rhe A ssociar ion alo ng w irh rhe consent o f rhe
p erson nomin ared. All rhis m usr be done
rh ree months befo re rhe annu al meering.
*
'1'11'0 1lell' melllbers joined th e faCIlIty
Cit Ihe begillning of Ihe second semester.
Miss j mze NIIDort haJ been Clp pointed
a.f.fiJ/al1l professor of 11111'sing in charge of
the pllblic health program. i\ll iss MarT
M ohr hels been appointed ClssiJtanl to lv/ iss
Gert rllde A 11ger Cit Ihe Laboratory School
fo ·r pl'e-Jchool chi/dre11.
*
W ag ner's srudy o f a Ir p ollu rion h as
provoked mu ch publiciry. Th e N ew Y o rk
Tim es carri ed a fin e arricJ e on
ov. 22.
D ea n Srern heads rh e efforr on rh e
ca mpus, using senior chemisrry m a jors as
his a ids.
*
As the basket bed! team approached the
gam e I{lith Gel/JSbllrg 011 j (l1/ . 8. it hCld
/l'on fOll r. losl f Olfr. Vi ctories Il'ere a I'er
CCN Y . BrooklT1/. . Pratl . and Upsaltf,. losses
were al th e htl17ds of LOTO/ci. lvrel1lhcll t(tn.
Jl/ ariel/tl. a'n d SI . Pelers.
*
W e hop e rh ar some o f rh e alumni will
be able ro hea r rh e cho ir durin g irs rour.
Sreen's chorisrers are go ing far f rom
home, far enoug h for mosr of rh e alumni
ro be abl e ro hea r rh em. The singers will
ap p rec iare yo ur supporr.
IV agller I{lill be Ihe .fllb ject of (I fetltm'e
article ill tl fill lire isslle of "T he Bond"
a1ld Ihe arlicle I{lill be Il'I'il/ en by former
fClclIll )' m ember. Miss Lll cille Hei17. Il'b olll
1ltemy of )'011 Il'ill'l'em ember. Sh e's nOll: a
free ICllI ce II'riter liri17g 011 SIC/tell Isltllld.
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Ii
*
R eco rd s o f Edwin M arkh am rec iring
his own p oerry h ave been loa ned by
W agner's M arkh am R oom for rhe LIse o f
radio Sra ri on WNYC. Sorry we don 'r
have rh e dare o f rhe broadcas r.
*
T ell lIi"agll er sllldents htlre been lIt1l11ed
10 Wb o's Wh o A1I7017g SllIde17ls il1
AlIlerictl1z Co llege.r and Unil 'c/'silie.r for
1954-55 . T bose chosell Il'ere Kenllelh
Ball171hoD. Alice Gerdill. Willialll T. H eil.
jr" Herberl f . /-l olilles. iVf. Al1ne Pierce.
/-lCII'/'J' A. I? eis. j r.. Arlhll r I?. ctil'ersoll .
Al1lo11 T IJII171harl . j r.. j eall Vetterlei1l. (md
j olm W rede. Heil /l'ill be recognized tiS
Ihe son of the Rei'. W illiClIIt T. /-l ei! '29.
Wrede i.r brOlher 10 Ih e Rei'. If/ alter
Wrede '50.
*
The W agner Library rece ived a g if r o f
200 books and a large coll ecr ion of ed Ll ca rio nal and hisro ri ca l p eri od ica ls from
V ern o n B. H amp ro n, member o f rhe
faCldry o f M cK ee Hig h School and p reside m o f rhe Ed win M ar kh am M emorial
A ssoc iari on.
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*
T he II1I1 'eili17g of t/1/ (/17l iqlle fi replace
ill C!fIltlrd Hall is boped 10 be Ih e firsl
step i17 Ihe reSloralioll of Ibis his/ oric
hom e. T be fi replace. m ade of I{'b ite
l/tlliC/17 1ilclrble lI'i/b delfl bllle lile. /I '(IS
bllill i17 1854 tlnd ll'tlS gil 'ell 10 Ihe college
b) Smllllel j aeger of Gr) 717e.r /-l ill.
*
M. Mir Kh an, Ambassado r of Pak isran
w irh rhe U ni red
ar ions, s poke ar W ag.
ner's mo nrhl y convoca ri on on J an. 11 .
Pag e 10
Wagner Colleg e
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Sec. 34.66 P. 1. & R.
Staten Island, N . Y.
U. S. POSTAGE
PERMIT 0.22
WAG ER COLLEGE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
STATEN ISLAND 1, N. Y.
Coming
College
Events
JANUARY
6 - Ai r Pollution Conerol Sympos iu m
15 - Bas ketball : H ofstra
16-21 - Exa minatio ns
21 - Omicron Pi Theta D ance
22 - Bas ketball: Sc. Johns
21 - Feb. 13 - Cho ir T our
23 -30 - R egistratio n for Second Semester
3 L - Second Semester Begin s
FEBRUARY
2 - Bas ketball: Brook lyn Poly
4 - Alpha Phi Omega D ance
5 - Bas ketball : Stevens T ech
6 - March 6 - W AGNER ALUMNI FU D MO TH
9 - Bas ketball : at Army
12 - Bas ketball: Albright
13 - Choir H omecoming Concert
14 - Fin al date fo r fi ling scholarship applica tions
L6 - Voca tional G uidance D ay
L7 - Bl sketball : Kings Poine (T elevised over Channel !)
18 - BJs ketball : Lycoming
19 - D elta Lambda D ance
26 - Bas ketball : Adelphi ( fin al game)
MARCH
6-10 - Faith and Life W eek
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THE
L1B R
OF
v"IAGNER COL F.:
~TATEN S'.AN O,
�From the Editor's Desk
A WORD ABOUT THAT QUESTIONNAIRE you will soon receive - PLEASE
ANSWER IT IMMEDIATELY. It's of great importance. We have installed
a new filing system for keeping alumni biographical information as we look
ahead to the visit of an accrediting team in 1956.
One of the most important factors in an accreditation is the achievement
of alumni. This we cannot evaluate unless you tell us. Send in your blank
RI G HT A WAY. We know the record of our alumni is good. Help us prove it.
"The best accreditation of a university in the long run is the character
and competence and achievement of the men and women who have studied in
its classrooms and laboratories and have come under the infience of its faculties."
-Theodore C. Blegen, "Address Before The Fifth Annual Conference on
Higher Education."
Space permits no comment on the 1955 Fund except to say that I hope
you have already contributed. I'm also looking forward to greeting you on
campus, May 21, Alumni Day.
In connection with Alumni Day, be sure to exercise your voting privilege
and mail that ballot back in time.
We have many people to thank for help with this issue - Bob Olwig,
Francis Hannigan, Ed Endress, Bill Hogan, Les Trautmann, Marie Norris,
Miss Helen Buegler and the Staten Island Advance, and the American Alumni
Council. Material from all these sources has been used in this issue.
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One final word-a number of alumni club presidents owe me an answer
to a letter of January 241
AL
KRAHMER
THE LINK- The Wagner College Alumni News
VOLUME VII
SPRING, 1955
Published four times annually by the
Wagner College Alumni Association,
Staten Island 1. New York
Alfred J. Krahmer '27. Director of Alumni Relations. Editor
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Wilbur H. Sterner '42, president; Lee Landes '52, vice-president; Jean
Krumpe '44, secretary; Hermann A. Meyer '11. treasurer.
Members of the Executive Committee:
Joseph B Flotten '26, Les
Trautmann '40, Alfred J. Krahmer '27, and Ernest C. Kiefer, Jr. '50.
Alumni Trustees of the College: Alfred L. Beck '38, Henry Endress '38.
Alumni Members, Board of Athletic Control; Frederic Sutter '94, Albert
Accettola '41.
Alumni Members, College Council: LiI .. Barbe. '41, Chester Sellitto '50.
Alumni Members. Board of Traditions: Frank Betancourt '41, Eleanor
Ayoub '44.
CHAPTERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Brooklyn: Fred Holsten '50, president; Ch..rlotte Tippens, secretary.
Connecticut: Robert Heydenreich '32, president; Eleanor DosBin '40, secretary.
Hudson Valley (N. Y.): John Klahn '32, president; Margaret Manrodt 'SIN,
secretary.
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NUMBER 3
Long Island: Edwin Blaauw, Jr. '50, president; Mrs. Helen Deuschle
Niederhauser '50N, secretary.
Mid-State (N. Y ): Harold Hammond '42, president; Marie Borth '42,
secretary; Walter Boecher '43, treasurer.
Northern New Jersey: Richard Chamberlain '50, president; John deNicola
'52, vice-president; Janet Wannemacher '52, secretary.
Nursing School: Phyllis Rechel Russo '52N, president; Mary Blaine '52N,
vice-president; Judith Russell N54, recording secretary; Mary Ann
Nelson 'S1N, corresponding secretary; Anne Mullaly N544, treasurer.
Philadelphia: George Tamke '48, president; Mrs. Eleanor Messner, secretary.
Rochester: Alvin Messersmith '44, president; Elmore Hoppe '30, vicepresident; Jean Faist 'S2N, secretary-treasurer.
Staten Island; Lila Thompson Barbes '41, president; Ulysses Ciolini '53,
vice-president; Mary Kehoe Reardon '49, secretary; Nicholas Iosue '53,
treasurer.
Washington (D. C.): Donald Haber '48, president; Jason Horn '42, vicepresident; Helen Sandberg Swartz '42, secretary.
Westchester (N. Y.): Lloyd Rice '40, president.
Western New York (Buffalo): Herbert Bosch, Jr. '47, president; Charles
Menge '25, vice-president; Carl Prater '31, secretary.
Wagner College
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�"People Are Wonderful," Agree Wagner Choristers After Tour
by
HELEN
T.
BUEGLER
Editor's Note: Elsewhere in this isStte mention is made of the close relations between
Wagner and the Staten Island Advance. Here's a fine example. When this splendid
article by staff member, Helen Buegler, appeared in the Advance of February 17, we
liked it so much we asked for permission to reprint. Both Miss Buegler and the
Advance graciottsly said yes. We happily acknowledge "Reprinted with the permission
of the Staten Island Advance."
Thirty-five hundred miles and thousands upon thousands of people - and
there's one young man among us who is
convinced that people in a fairly large
part of this country and a slice of Canada are a pretty good bunch! This collegian is one of a group of 44 young men
and women-all of whom have come
back firm in the conviction that people
can be very wonderful.
These are the young men and women
of the Wagner College Choir, just home
from their annual three-week tour, and
our spokesman is Jeffrey Safford of 81
Acacia Avenue, Great Kills.
Jeff's new to this business of touring.
He and his cohorts had a wonderful opportunity to meet people and form their
opinions - all along the way they were
overnight guests in private homes, and
there's no better way to form a firm
judgment.
Friendliness is the key to everything
Jeff has to say about the trip. In 24 days, The Choir members wait expectantly for the a17nual tour to begin. They spent three weeks on
the choir sang 22 full concerts and six that bus.
programs in chapel and church services.
Thus the choir, under the direction of
In Buffalo, one crmc wrote that the
The singers invaded territory which is
Dr. Sigvart J. Steen, really sold itself. singers "worked festival antiphon and
hard to beat when it comes to musicNow, friends in every town are sending simple folk song with equal ease, as exthe Midwest area which has been known
along the press reviews, and Wagner's pressive in the devotional simplicity as
for many, many years for the excellence
choristers are pretty proud people.
in the formal psalming. There was a
of the choruses and instrumental aggre"The program in hand before the con- great emphasis on choral sonorities with
gations in its schools.
cert caused misgivings because it was the dynamics beautifully graduated."
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apparent that, unless these young people
Everything on this trip was new to
What was most satisfying to Jeff and had a fairly good bowing acquaintance
his fellow-singers was the reaction of with three centuries of culture, they might Jeff-from 250-mile bus jaunts in a day
the audiences after one or two numbers. sing the notes but would never give them to living Out of a suitcase. The choir
Here was a choir coming from the East, satisfaction. . . . The astonishing thing travels by chartered bus - this is the
presumably to "show" the West what it was that they did grasp the essentials of 11th year that the same driver has been
could do. This, to audiences which are each type of art." This from a critic in at the wheel-and, with one or two exused to the excellence of such groups as Toronto, Canada. "The sections kept their ceptions, every stop this year was a new
the St. Olaf College Choir in Northfield, resonance so under comrol that the mid- one.
dle was always crystal clear in the
In Milwaukee, the group was the only
Minn.
"They'd sit there and listen for a Vittoria, there was fine, unwavering largo college choir to be presented at the Luthwhile, and then you'd see a smile," Jeff -They could build up a majestic body of eran evangelism conference, which was
recalls. "In a little while, there would be sound in a piece like Schreck's Advent in session there. These performancesmotet."
beaming faces all over the place,"
there were two--were given in the new.
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�massive Milwaukee Arena. Ten thousand
delegates from all parts of the country
heard them in one performance; 8,000
in the other.
On his copy of the itinerary, Jeff has
penciled a notation alongside the "chapel"
service, St. Olaf's College "Why," we
asked.
And it was here that Dr. Steen gave
the choir its surprise--brand new choir
gowns. They'd been talked about for a
long time, but there was no indication
that they'd be ready for any part of the
tOur. One morning, Dr. Steen gathered
his choristers in a room of the Conrad
HiltOn Hotel in Chicago, gave them a
brief run-through of their music, and
tOld them the gowns were at hand!
"They thought we were wonderful,"
he reports. "After it was over, they came
to tell us how beautiful it was."
That night, in Milwaukee, they wore
the gray-with-academic blue robes for the
first time. The deep pointed sleeves are
lined with white satin, and there are
high rounded collars of matching satin.
The girls have "beanies" of the same
gray-blue.
In each town, which the choir hits,
arrangements have been made with families of the churches involved to take the
young people into their homes. They're
strangers when they arrive; friends when
they leave.
Each tOwn and city presents a memory
-there was the morning they left Pittsburgh, with temperatures in the low 20's,
and arrived in Bellefontaine, Ohio, that
night, to be greeted by 6 below!
"You don't feel it right away," Jeff
remembers, "But in a little while your
ears begin to hurt!"
Next stop, Middlebury, Ind., which reputedly has the second largest Amish
colony in the country-second only to
Pennsylvania. The severity of Amish life
contrasts sharply with our way of living,
and for most of the singers, this was their
first contact with it.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is indelibly impressed on Jeff's mind because of the
kolaches- Bohemian bun-like cakes
which are filled with a variety of fruits
and poppy seeds. They're a tradition, Jeff
tells us- even the athletes are reported
to "train" on them-and when the choir
started off the next morning, their hosts
provided a huge box of the delicacies for
munching enroute. It took the choir twO
days to consume them!
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Why, we wanted to know, this intense
reaction in the home of the St. Olaf
Choir? Jeff believes it is because the
Wagner Choir is trained so thoroughly
in interpretation. There's more to the
performance than JUSt singing notes.
There's that warmth and feeling which,
transmitted through the music to the
audience, makes the entire performance
a vivid experience.
In Madison, Wis., the choristers sang
their concert in Trinity Lutheran Church,
of which Dr. Steen's brother, the Rev.
Ernest B. Steen, is pastOr.
At the Great Lakes (Ill.) Naval Training Station, it was "old home week," for
Dr. Steen, who, during the war, trained
the Bluejackets Choir there. And there
the Wagner group got a taste of life,
Navy style.
This was an overnight stop, Jeff tells
us, and they were housed in the guest
barracks- "just like the other barracks,
with double-deck bunks," he explains.
In Decorah, Iowa, it was another homecoming for Dr. Steen, who was on the
music faculty there before coming to
Wagner.
In addition to the 18,000 total audience
in Milwaukee, a quick compilation of
major audiences is 3,000 in Orchestra
Hall in Chicago, 1,000 each in such auditoriums as Buffalo's Kleinhans Hall, in
Minneapolis and at St. Olaf's and Luther
Colleges. In all, estimates are that the 44
singers were heard by more than 40,000
persons.
Except for being excused from classes,
no concession is made by the college to
the traveling singers. It is up to tltem
to keep up or catch up with their work,
and to make up anything and everything
they've missed.
The entire tour is the work of the
music department, and Dr. Steen began
working on it last August, making contacts and mapping the route.
Notes on Former
Faculty Members
..,
Thanks to the many alumni who wrote
in giving us the addresses of former
faculty members Haymaker and Thimm.
Prof. Haymaker lives in Upper Darby,
Pa. His book on W. H. Hudson titled
"From Pampas to Hedgerows and
Downs" was published in October. He
is now working on a study of Cunningham Graham.
Mr. Thimm, a recent benedict, is on
the faculty of St. Lawrence University,
CantOn, N. Y.
While we are on the subject of former
faculty members, the alumni office was
pleased to hear from Professor Theodore
W. Gibson last summer. He lives on
U. S. Route 11 in Salem, Va. and invites
his former students to say hello.
Theodore A. Collins, formerly of the
chemistry department, is now with St.
Joseph Lead Co., Monaca, Pa.
From a news clipping we learned that
Dr. John Crawford, former Director of
Guidance, is now Supervisor of Special
Education in Lawrence County, Ohio.
Milton T. Kleintop '23, former Wagner Dean, has been named Visiting Professor of English at Wittenberg College,
Springfield, Ohio. Kleintop has been supervisor of the central employment office
of the Carbide and Carbons Chemical Co.,
Oak Ridge, Tenn. since 1951.
Late News Bulletin
Staten Island, April 7.
Just as the LINK went to press we
learned that Socony-Vacuum Laboratory of Brooklyn has given Wagner
3000 for chemical laboratory equipment. Ernst Rittershausen '37 IS a
group leader in this laboratory.
All that mileage, and except for some
snow on the ground and a light fall a
day or so Out of New York, the first
real snow they saw was last Thursday in
Oswego, N.Y. Then, of course, it followed
them to Pittsfield, Mass.-and came in on
their coat-tails to give the island another
light dusting after the choir sang its
homecoming concert Sunday in the Wagner gym.
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MAY 21 IS ALUMNI DAY
Now is the time for all Wagner grads
to circle May 21 on their engagement
calendars. This is the date of our annual
Alumni Day on the campus.
As this Link goes to press, the full
program is not complete. Further notice
will reach you soon, but we do know that
the annual meeting of the Association
will be held at 6:00 p.m., the annual
dinner-dance at 7: 00 p.m.
1955 ALUMNI FUND REPORT
As of April 5, 645 alumni had contributed $4320.50 to the 1955 Alumni
Loyalty Fund, with 156 more pledging $1379.50. Totals (cash and pledges)801 donors for 5700.
A SECOND REMINDER TO GENERAL ELECTRIC EMPLOYEES. Don't
forget to stipulate that you are an employee of G.E. when your Fund gift is made.
The alumni office then turns your check over to the college business manager
who notifies G.E. which promises to match your gift, dollar for dollar.
Just when the annual meeting of the
Nursing Alumnae chapter will be held
is not known as this is written.
Actually your Alumni Day notice with
the full program has probably reached
you before you got this issue of the
LINK.
At any rate we know that a fine program of entertainment is being planned.
It will be a night of memories. PLAN
NOW TO BE ON CAMPUS FOR
ALUMNI DAY.
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One of the usual features of Alumni
Day is the presentation of an Alumni
Association check to the President of the
college.
Check on the Fund report elsewhere
in this issue and if your gift is not yet
in, make it NOW. Every year we increase
the amount of that check. Let's make it
a big one again this year!
Another Alumni Day feature 1S the
presentation of the Fifty Year Keys. This
year the recipients are the Rev. A. C.
Blunck of Brooklyn, N. Y. and Hugo
Perdelwitz of Manhattan. Biographies of
these fifty year grads will appear in the
summer Link.
REMEMBER WHEN?
A scene on the lawn of historic }H01mt Vernon taken during the trip of a Wagner class in history
under Dr. Dunham" in April or May, 1941. Washingt01l, D. C. was also included in the class
itinerary. Left to right - Henry Endress, Carl Heilsberg, Ruth Zoll, Warren Raymaley, Edith
Rayner, Amy Swensen, Norma Brandkamp, Doris Schostal, and Peggy Bambach. The head
visible behind Ruth Zoll is Dr. Dunham. Standing on the porch and looking to the left is Miss
L1tcille Hein (English dept.). Photo supplied by Marie Norris . (Ed. note: For reasons of space,
the ladies in the picture have been identified by their maiden names, viz. the names they had
when the picture was taken.)
Alumni elections are held by mlil, with
ballots due in the alumni office by May
20, 12 noon. As we go to press the ballot
is not completed so we will not be able
to
list the 14 candidates for the 7 posts.
Again, however, it is true that the ballots
will be delivered before this issue of the
Link.
Please remember to mail your vote in
promptly. The alumni constitution limits
voting to contributing members of the
Association.
Dr. Langsam to Become
Cincinnati U. Head
Dr. Walter C. Langsam, former president of Wagner College, will become
president of the University of Cincinnati
on Sept. 1, according to an announcement from the Ohio college released
March 18.
Dr. Langsam was president of Wagner
from 1947 to 1952 and has been president of Gettysburg (Pa.) College since
then.
The University of Cincinnati .is a municipal university.
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WAGNER GOES "ON THE ROAD"
by
ERWIN ENDRESS
If the Physics department can come
up with the answer, a young man named
David A. Knickel will cram the Administration building, the new gym and a
couple of dormitories into his briefcase
and use them for "samples" on the road.
He's the college's new traveling field
representative for higher Grymces Hill
education, and he's going to do a lot of
"selling" in days to come. His immediate
goals : To say "hello" to Wagner's alumni
and to prospective students.
He is the college's new assistant director of admissions and as right hand salesman for Miss Marguerite Hess, Wagner's
Director of Admissions, he will be briefcasing alumni all along the Atlantic Seaboard and some, though not all, points
west.
First things first, says Mr. Knickel, and
that's why he'll soon be introducing himself to alumni clubs. At the outset, and
very shortly, he'll be touring the alumni
circuit, briefcase in hand. In the meantime, he's already been calling at high
schools in New York and New Jersey.
He may not be able to take the Ad
Building with him but Mr. Knickel, who
took over the new post on Feb. 1, will do
everything but that. Most people come
to Wagner to study. He has come to
study Wagner and to be able to tell the
Wagner story.
The office of assistant director of admissions was created in recognition of
Wagner's fast growth and popularity and
because an increasing number of students
11lve been knocking at its doors.
That's why Mr. Knickel is not, in the
true sense, poised to "drum up trade."
More precisely, his mission will be to seek
out interested students (with loyal alumni
pointing the way ) and to make Wagner
known to them.
The whole idea is to see that the most
deserving students-those who can benefit most from what Wagner has to offer
-have an opportunity to join the Wagner family. It all adds up to a more
comprehensive recruitment program, so
Here we see Mr. Knickel getting acquainted with some current Wagner students. Incidentally,
we asked Miss Marguerite Hess, Director of Admissions, to be part of this picture. She turned us
down on the grounds that "all the alttmni already know what I look like."
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that the right college is made available
to the right student.
Mr. Knickel, who is integrating himself at Wagner with the enthusiasm of
a freshman says it is his job, under the
direction of Miss Hess, to present Wagner to the prospective students who will
fit best into the Wagner family circle.
Wagner's traveling sales agent is said
to be unusually gifted in the art of getting
around. He is a former special agent for
the U. S. military counter-intelligence,
and served with the armed forces in
Korea and Japan.
He comes to Wagner with a liberal
arts background from Lawrence College
in Appleton, Wisc., where he received
his undergraduate degree in 1950. He
received his Master of Arts degree from
Teachers College, Columbia University.
He is a former teacher in the Appleton
School System and this fall resumed his
graduate studies at Teachers College with
the educational administration department. "Rather than offering a product
as such for sale," says Mr. Knickel in
interpreting his work, "Wagner offers a
challenge. It is the challenge of Christian
higher education in one of its best forms. "
In setting up shop for field recruitment in an increasingly larger radius, he
says that letters and telephone calls from
alumni who can steer him to possible
candidates for Wagner can be invaluable.
He hopes to help reveal "the opportunity that Wagner is" to an increasing
number of the people of the New York
and New England and New Jersey Synods
of the United Lutheran Church, who have
long helped to make Wagner a reality.
He will also appear, on invitation, before
church councils, educational and civic organizations, public and private schools,
Chambers of Commerce--just about anyone who wants to listen.
He looks at it this way:
"Our alumni and our friends have a
lifetime investment in Wagner. One way
to get the greatest return from that investment is to see that the best type of citizen
carries a degree from Wagner. And the
best help we can get toward rthis end IS
from those who carry such degrees."
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TWO HUNDRED FOR HERB
by FRANCIS P. HANNIGAN '51
A happy landmark in Wagner athletic history was reached on January 29
on foreign soil when the Seahawk basketball team traveled to Jersey City to defeat the St. Peters' College five 75-68. It
was a good win for Wagner since St.
Peters is a traditional rival, and it's always
tough to beat a good team away from
home.
The significant patt about the game,
however, was that it marked the 200th
time a Wagner team coached by Herb
Sutter had come out on the winning end.
The Wagner players, who seldom doubt
victory, responded by presenting Herb
with a gitt they'd confidently hauled over
from Staten Island.
With the exception of a three year
span during the early thirties, Herb Sutter has been a part of Wagner College
for almost ,thirty years. He has watched
its growth from the time of his undergraduate days when the enrollment was
less than 100 through today when 1500
attend classes in day, evening, and graduate divisions. The chore of keeping athletics in pace with the growing institution
has been his.
During his college days, Herb tripled
m basketball, football, and baseball.
Frayed press clippings show that local
sportswriters had a penchant for referring to him as "Staten Island's Albie
Booth," a Yale hero of diminutive stature
during the late twenties.
Herb, 24 years after graduation, is
still tripling at Wagner, now as Director
of Athletics, Basketball Coach, and baseball Coach. He is also a fine man with
a rake, as attested by the excellent quality
of the Wagner infield which is regarded
as the best amateur diamond in the Metropolitan area.
After graduation in 1931 Herb earned
an M. A. degree in physical education at
Columbia University and went on to
teach in New York's high school system.
His return to Wagner came about in
1935 when Dr. Clarence Stoughton, then
the college president, hired him on a
part-time basis as athletic director.
Before that a student used to handle
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H ere Herb shows his joy at one of those 200 victories.
ping the athletic teams. This economical
arrangement came to a halt one autumn
Saturday in 1934 when twO visiting teams
arrived simultaneously atop Grymes Hill,
conv inced that they were scheduled to
meet Wagner on the college turf. The
ensuing confusion helped the president to
decid ~ to employ a more experienced
hand.
In 1937 the job became full-time, and
Herb has been at it without interruption
since, even to the point of coaching women's basketball for a couple of seasons.
Before 1937 winning teams were a
rarity. During Herb's freshman year (the
season of 1927) the Wagner five couldn't
break even in basketball although the
schedule was dotted with local high
school teams. But along with the growth
of the college and student interest in
athletics, Wagner fortunes began to perk
up.
Home basketball games were played
in the Administration Building in the
hall that now houses the college chapel.
After World War II arangements were
made to play in the somewhat larger, but
far from adequate, Curtis High School
gymnasium in St. George. Wagner was
now a power among the Eastern small
colleges, and over the course of three
seasons (1948- 51 ) the baskerball team
lost but three games in the hospitable
Curtis gym.
The post-war building program provided for the construction of a new athletic plant on the campus and the gymnasium, completed in 1951, is rightfully
the pride and joy of the Athletic Director,
who during its construction earned the
title of "Champion Sidewalk Engineer of
,the Twentieth Century."
Winning teams are now taken for
granted at Wagner. Last season's team
went on from the St. Peter's game to
compile a highly commendable mark of
14 wins and 7 losses, the seventh straight
winning season under Herb's coaching.
The schedule now includes powerful
teams like St. Johns, Manhattan, Fordham, Army, and C.C.N.Y. A few years
back these colleges certainly viewed the
Wagner game as somewhat of a breather.
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Advance
Wagner, through the years, has enjoyed a happy relationship with the Staten
Island Advance, Staten Island's daily
newspaper. The paper has always given
generously of its news columns to stories
and pictures of Wagner aCtiviries.
Wagner alumni and supporters-and
even students have been active, toO, in
the service of the paper.
In fact there are so many rooters for
Wagner in the Advance news room that
you can always find a Monday morning
quarter-backing session there in the football season. And when the basketball team
is afire work at the Advance is sometimes
seriously disrupted!
Topping the list of Wagnerians in
The Advance "family" is its editor, Dan
Harper, himself an Albright alumnus but
a loyal Wagner supporter during his
many years on Staten Island. Mr. Harper,
a former honorary fellow at Wagner, received the college's Distinguished Citizen
Award in 1950.
In the vital spot of city Editor is Lee
Landes '52, currently vice-president of
the Alumni Association. Lee has been
directing The Advance reporters for 14
years, with rime out for war service as
an Army officer.
Assistant city editor and one of its
tOP writers is Robert A. Olwig '35. For
several years Bob also taught a class in
journalism at Wagner, and he's proud
of the number of his former students
who have done well as Advance reporters.
One of his ex-students is repo!"ter P~il
Brittain '52. Another is sPOrts writer John
Concevitch. Mrs. Evelyn Hannan Witek,
who only recently left the Advance, studied journalism in Bob's class. So did exAdvance staffers Joel Cohen '50, Marvin
Duskin '51, Robert Dewhurst, Dick Forster '49, and Mrs. Iris Wilson Johnson
'5 0.
The byline in the Advance for reporter
Stanley Terkelsen belongs to a 1949 graduate. Reporter Erwin Endress is a former
Wagner student and the most enthusiasric rooter for Wagner teams on ,the paper's staff.
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-Three llV agner a/tmmi in an editorial conference at the Staten Is/and Advance. Left to right,
Lee Landes, '52, city editor; Robert A. Olwig, '35, assistant city editor, and Stanley Terke/sell,
'49, a reporter.
Former Alumni President Les Trautmann '40 is the Advance's chief editorial
writer again after a stint as chief editorial
writer and editOr of the editorial page for
the St. Petersburg ( Fla.) Times.
Other Wagner alumni who were once
Advance staffers are ex-cameramen Justus
Ahrend '36, and ex-reporters Bob Farrell
'50, William Hogen, Carl Koppenhaver
'43, Mrs. Marilyn Romanelli Felesky '48,
and Bill Hobokan '52. Jean Anderson, a
society reporter, left the Advance to get
her Master's degree in 1953.
Through the years Wagner students
have held part-time jobs at The Advance
as reporters, copy boys, and mailroom
workers. (Editor's note-Leave it to me
to get into the act. I was Wagner correspondent for the Advance in 1927. Others
who followed me in this task were Fred
Willecke '40 and Gunnar Knudsen '28
AJK).
Speaking of part-time workers, Dr.
Clarence C. StOughtOn, ex-Wagner president, was once one! During the manpower shortage at The Advance in World
War II he did yeoman service as an editOrial writer.
Looking at the picture the other way
around, a number of full-time Advance
employees are studying at Wagner nights.
Society reporter Lynn Baker was one of
them until she left in February
Clarke DeWaters '54.
to
marry
Others are Robert B. Magenheim, Robert Fath, and Mrs. Dorothy Spangler, all
classified advertising salesmen. Seymour
(Cy) Gold an advertising solicitor and
writer of the weekly column, "Dining
Out," has six more credits to go to get
his Wagner degree.
There have been other emotional ties
between The Advance and Wagner. For
instance, Edward J. Jones, Jr. '38, is the
son of The Advance's credit manager.
GEOGRAPH leAL SPREAD
Where do Wagner students come
from? Although 31 come from foreign
countries, the majority come from the
New York metropolitan area. Here is a
breakdown of the student body in the
spring semester: Staten Island 373;
Brooklyn 92; Manhattan 26; Queens 62;
Bronx 23; rest of New York state 89;
New Jersey 122; other states of the U.S.
35; foreign countries 3l.
Of the students who come from outside
the U. S. A. the Greeks lead with 12.
Also represented are Korea, British Guiana (2), Colombia (2), China (3),
Puerto Rico (2), Venezuela (3), Germany (1), Peru (1), Virgin Islands (2),
Latvia (1), and Africa Gold Coast (1).
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Alumnus in Town
Hall Recital
Anyone who attended Wagner just
after W odd War II will remember the
piano artistry of Thomas (Tommy) Darson '50. It will come as no surprise to
them to learn that Tommy had a successful recital at Town Hall on February 12.
Of special interest to Wagner alumni
is the fact that Darson chose as one of
his numbers "Sonata" by George Martin
of the Wagner Music department.
Darson chose to honor Martin and to
play his composition because he credits
Professor Martin with turning him to
thoughts of a musical career.
Darson had studied piano since childhood but it was in his junior year at
Wagner, under Professor Martin's influence, that he began to think seriously of
music as a profession.
Darson's first formal recital was in
1949 under the auspices of Beta Gamma
Chi, the music fraternity of which he is
a member.
In 1953 he played in the Sunday music
series of the Staten Island Museum. He
has performed over WFUV, the Fordham
FM station, and over WNYC as part of
the American Music Festival.
Concerts in Ridgewood, N.J., Hartford,
Troy, Brooklyn College, and Washington,
D. C. preceded his Town Hall appearance.
Photo by Bruno
Esso Alumni
William T. Hogan, himself a former
Wagnerian who is editor of S.O.D. News,
a publication of Esso Research and Engineering Company, was kind enough to
round up a list of Wagner alumni employed by his company and by its affiliate,
Esso Standard Oil.
At the Esso Research Center in Linden,
N. J., John Berglund '35, Gordon Brinkman '53, Paul Skiba '45, Salvatore
D'Adamo '48, William C. Howell '41,
Thomas D. Searl '41, Alexander Collette
'48, Francis Baldwin '41, John McKay
'41, H. K. Wiese '41, and John Briggs
'45 are chemists, although Brinkman is
currently on leave with the Army. Dr.
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Walter Hausheer '44 is a physician with
the Center.
At the Bayway Refinery, Linden, are
five more alumni-Harold Shahnazarian
'43, Julius Schlaer '43, Wilbur Henriques,
'43, Joseph W. Zobal '45, and Edward
Bucher '52. All are chemists.
Clarence Faires '46 is a chemist at the
Bayonne (N. J.) Refinery.
Three alumni are salesmen working out
of Esso Standard Oil Sales Division Headquarters in Pelham, N. Y. They are Rolf
Danielson '36, Gaetano Nicolais '48, and
Elliott Chapman '42. Merrill Horine '49
is a personnel man at Esso Building Headquarters, Manhattan.
Further from home, Lewis A. Bannon
'41 is at the Baton Rouge (La.) Refinery,
and Joseph O'Reilly '36 is an Esso salesman in Detroit, Mich.
Locating Joe O'Reilly was one of the
fine by-products of this article. He had
been one of our lost alumni.
The alumni office is deeply grateful to
Bill Hogan for sending us this list of
Esso employees. The length of the list
speaks well for the Chemistry department.
Incidentally, one of the alumni mentioned earlier in this article, is featured
on our Alumni News Briefs page. Turn
there for more about Jack Berglund.
The whole alumni-public relations staff
was helping us find a final punch line for
this article. The best we could dream up
was "That's Oil, brother."
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By winning 14 of 21 games the Seahawks posted their seventh straight winning basketball record last season. Coach
Herb Sutter's 17 -year record at Wagner
now reads 207 victories and 147 losses.
Junior Ed Peterson, who received Delta
Ntis most valuable player award for the
second year in a row, topped the Seahawk
scorers with 323 points.
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A strong late season drive by Charlie
Harreus resulted in 306 points for the
Wagner co-captain making him the second player to score a thousand or more.
Harreus had a four-year total of 1,029
points. Bob Bosley's career total is 1,532
points.
World Wide Photo
The above photograph 0/ the new New York Police Department laboratories appeared in the
New York Times 0/ Jan. 26. The chemist busily analyzing suspected marijuana seeds is Detective
Frank Crevelitl/!, '50, a police laboratory chemist. The new police laboratories will make possible
immediate qualitative analysis 0/ narcotics seized in misdemeanor arrests.
Education as a
Deductible Item?
Is the cost of education worthy of consideration as an income tax deduction?
That question is being studied with new
seriousness in the current Congress.
The American Council on Education,
which is pacing the fight, offers some
persuasive arguments for this new taxdeductible item. The Council points to
these studies: Tuition and fees in privately supported colleges went up 78%
in the decade ending 1952-53. Only 51%
of the students in the upper two-fifths of
high school graduating classes enroll in
college: only half of the lower three-fifths.
Colleges with enrollments under 3,000
have been forced to triple student aid in
the last five years.
A tax break for families, the Council
asserts, would allow more capable students
to go to college and would enable colleges to use funds now allocated to student aid for the development of better
instruction.
The idea that federal income tax laws
should be amended to permit some tax
relief is not new. In the 83rd Congress
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alone, ten bills were introduced by members of the House and Senate, by members
of, both parties.
New bills have been introduced by
Congressman Jackson of California (HR4444) and Congressman Frelinghausen of
New Jersey (HR 4568). Both call for
an income tax credit of 30 per cent of
tuition costs or fees for the higher education of sons or daughters.
The plan would help parents-and
cost Uncle Sam-an estimated 120,000,000 a year.
Why a 30 per cent deduction? For
equality.
If we assume a 500 tuition, and such
tuition were made deductible, then the
taxpayer in the 20 per cent bracket would
save $100 of taxes, while taxpayer in the
50 per cent bracket would save $250 of
taxes. If the 30 per cent of tuition were
allowed as tax credit, then both the parent
in the 20 per cent bracket and the parent
in the 50 per cent bracket would deduct
$150 (30 per cent of 500) from his
federal tax bill.
Your local congtessman would be interested in your views.
1. T.
The next man to enter the tholuand
point circle will most likely be Peterson
who needs only 204 more. Charles "Lonny" West should make it too, showing a
two-year mark of 432 points.
Lonny tallied exactly 300 points last
season to join the Seahawks' growing 300plus club. Others and their marks are
Bosley (324, 466, 569), Peterson (377 ,
323), Harreus (306), Lionel Rotelli
(334, 358), Don Gromsich (403,332),
Don Briggs (339), Ray Doody (341),
Bob Mahala (331) and Jim Gilmartin
(311). Sutter is anxiously awaiting the
enrollment at Wagner of the sons of
those named above.
Wagner scored 1,616 points in 1954-55
for a record 76.9 points-a-game average.
The opponents netted 1,3B9 for a 66.1
average.
The baseball team opened up with a
6-3 win over the University of Vermont.
(See the April Bulletin for the full schedule.)
Four track meets this spring, but no
tennis schedttle. The spring sports program is currently under sttdy by the
Athletic Dept. Golf and tennis are being
played intramurally. The sport (of these
two) which draws the greatest intramural
participation will be an intercollegiate
sport next year.
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Campus News
The American Malacological Union
will meet on the Wagner campus July 26
to 29. (Oh, you look it up in the dictionary. We had to.)
Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor ttnder President Franklin Roosevelt, was the
speaker for the student convocation of
April 26.
Co-eds shined shoes, male students
washed cars. It was part of an effort to
raise money for the annual Campus Community Chest campaign. The male st'Udents (and faculty members) really enjoyed this female shoe-shining business
and the girls of Alpha Delta Pi made
plenty of money for the Chest. The Carnival which ended the drive was held on
April 22.
The Varsity Players staged a "Festival
of Comedy" during the week of May 2.
"The Taming of the Shrew" was done
May 3, 5, and 7, "The Importance of
Being Earnest" on May 2, 4, 6. Recent
alumni will remember earlier productions
of both these comedies circa 1950.
Speaking of earlier Varsity Player
shows, Bill Schneider, president of the
players, is trying to gather historical material on dramatics at Wagner. Alumni
who might be able to help are invited to
write to William Schneider at the college.
Anne Pierce '55 was this year's Junior
Prom Queen. The Prom was held April
15 at the Richmond County Country Club.
Anne, who comes from Riverdale, N. Y.,
is president of the Student Association.
James Qualben '55 was one of the
participants in the New York Times
Youth Forum on TV April 24.
Dr. Adolph]. Stern, Wagner's Dean,
spoke three times at Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va., during the week of
March 13. The occasion was the annual
Religious Emphasis Week.
Some items from the schedule of a
busy college president:
Feb. 7-11: President Delo was in Syracuse
visiting industrial leaders in behalf of
the colleges in the Empire State Foundation;
March 28-31: He attended the sessions of
the Association of Petroleum Geolog-
ists;
April 1: He attended the meeting of the
American Geological Institute, of which
he was once executive secretary;
April 5: He attended the College English
Association's Institute for Liberal Education and The Executive;
April 18-19: He attended a meeting of
Lutheran college presidents at Hershey,
Pa.
April 19: President Delo addressed The
Men of The Church at Temple Lutheran Church, Pennsauken, N. J.
A small fire broke Ottt on the third
fl90r of Cunard Hall shortly before noon
on March 5. Damage was negligible, and
it made campus oldtimers remember a
1934 blaze in Cunard. Firemen were
blocked by snow that time.
A group of prominent Staten Island
women have formed the Co-Ed Committee, whose objective is to make life pleasant for the co-eds. A beautiful china service for official functions is a gift from
this committee.
Dt·. and Mrs. Samuel Reback of Staten
Island have presented a series of Japanese
prints for the Cunard dining room.
Pre-Freshman Day was May 7 this year.
How many prospective students did you
send up the Hill?
Meyer Berger, reporter and colttmnist
for the New York Times, Pulitzer Prize
winner in 1950, addressed Wagner's first
Interscholastic Press Conference on April
16. Representatives from the staffs of all
local high school newspapers were present. Conference sponsors were the staff of
the Wagnerian.
Club Activities
The wintry weather did a lot of damage
to the Wagner alumni club activities of
late.
MID-STATE
Dr. John R. Bacher, Dean of the Graduate School, went up to Schenectady on
Feb. 11 to address a dinner meeting of the
Mid-State club. He arrived during a driving snow storm which cur-tailed his audience sharply.
PHILADELPHIA
The Philadelphia Club had planned a
dinner meeting for Feb. 18, but thought
better of it when the snows came. They
postponed their meeting to May 20, when
the group will once again have dinner at
the Lakeside Inn, on Route 422 between
Collegev ille and Pottstown. This has been
a favorite meeting place for the Philadelphia Club and a large turnout is hoped
for. Dinner is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.;
reservations (by May 16, please) should
be made with Mrs. Eleanor Messner, 6119
Wayne Ave., Philadelphia 44, Pa.
Alumni
Granted Fellowships
Three Wagner aLumni have been
granted fellowships for European study in
the summer of 1955 by the Samuel Trexler Foundation.
The Rev. Dr. Harry J. Kreider '21,
pastor of St. James church, Ozone Park,
1.1., and historian of the United Lutheran
Synod of New York and New England,
will continue the -translation of 17th and
18th century Dutch Lutheran records
which bear on Lutheranism in Colonial
New York. Dr. Kreider will go to Holland to supervise this task.
The Rev. Arthur Hergenhan '40, pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Owego,
N. Y, will use his grant to study Lutheran
approaches to social problems at the University of Oslo, Norway.
William Schiemann '53, a senior at
Gettysburg Seminary, will study social
institutions at Bielefeld, Germany.
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JOHN H. (Jack) BERGLUND '35 is affiliated with
the Esso Research and Engineering Company at
Linden, New Jersey. In his twenty years of Esso
service he has had a variety of assignments as
chemist, including one foreign stint at Aruba,
N.W. 1., in 1937. He is a speciaJist on the measuring and sampling of petroleum and its products
and is the author of several publications in this
field. At present he is technical assistant to the
Laboratory Director of the Standard Inspection
Laboratories of the Products Research Division.
The Rev. HERBERT HAGENAU, pastor of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, has been
elected to a three-year term as trustee of the
Lutheran Welfare Association of New Jersey.
1937
Elected to a one-year term on the same
Board of Trustees (Cf. note on Hagenau '32)
was the Rev. GODFREY ALBERTI, pastor of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church, Linden, N. J. Dr.
BERNARD BLOMQUIST is secretary of the outpatient department, S. 1. Hospital.
He is active on several committees of the American Petroleum Institute and the American Society
for Testing Materials. In the latter society is Secretary of its Division 11 on Measurement and
Sampling. He is a member of the Marine Gas
Chemist Association and holds an American Bureau
of Shipping Certificate as a "Competent Chemist for the Control of Gas Hazards
Aboard Vessels." As a member of the American Chemical Society, he is chairman of
its Staten Island Subsection.
Married almost 18 years, the BergLunds have three children-Lucinda (16),
Phyllis (12) and John M. (8). Mrs. Berglund (nee Gladys Winters, Cornell '36) was
Wagner's dietician and ,field secretary, 1937-38. She is now a student in the Wagner
Graduate School, working toward the Master of Science in Education.
The Berg1unds live at 19 Hillcrest Court, Grasmere, Staten Island.
1893
1928
Trinity Lutheran Church, Stapleton, honored its pastor, The Rev. Dr. FREDERIC SUTTER, on Feb. 27. The occasion was Dr. Sutter's
80th birthday. Dr. Sutter has been pastor of
Trinity since 1907 and president of the Wagner Board since 1918.
Dr. SIEGWALT PALLESKE and his wife,
Suzanne, are the translators of "Meditations
of a Believer" by Marcel Legaut, recently published by Knopf. Palleske is acting chairman
of the department of modern languages at
Denver University.
He will be a campus visitor in Mayas he
plans to come to Staten Island for the golden
wedding anniversary of his parents, Prof. and
Mrs. Palleske.
The Rev. Dr. GUSTAVE W . WEBER has
resigned his post as Manager of Personnel and
Human Relations for the Doehler-Jarvis Corporation to go back into the parish ministry.
On April 1 he became pastor of the 1800member Glenwood Lutheran Church, Toledo,
Ohio.
The Rev. HARRY PFUNKE has resigned as
pastor of Reformation Lutheran Church,
Brooklyn, to accept a call to Good Shepherd
Church in Mount Vernon, N. Y.
1911
The Rev. HERMANN A. MEYER completed
40 years as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran
Church, New Springville, S. 1., on March l.
Dr. George Hackman of the Wagner faculty
was the preacher at a special anniversary service
on March 6.
1918
The Rev. Dr. GEORGE R. F. TAMKE was
elected to the Board of Trustees of the Lutheran Welfare Association of New Jersey at a
meeting held Feb. 13. Dr. Tamke, a member
of the Wagner Board of Trustees, is pastor of
St. John's Lutheran Church, Union City, N. J.
1923
The Rev. FRED W. KERN is now serving as
religious affairs advisor to the Federal Defense Administration, headed by Val Peterson,
former governor of Nebraska.
For the past three years Pastor Kern had
been a National Lutheran Council field representative in Venezuela.
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1930
DONALD H. RACE is now proprietor of the
Avalon Gift House, Front Royal, Va. He's
president of the Front Royal Kiwanis Club.
1939
The Rev. ]. EDWARD VESPER, pastor of
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Queens Village,
1. 1., is an avid record collector. He has a collection of more than 7000 classical and operatic records. A recent trip to Havana helped
him make contacts through which he hopes to
obtain some genuine collector's items for his
collection.
1940
LES and VIRGINIA (MACKOY) TRAUTMANN
are up North again. Finding the Florida
weather not to their liking, Les resigned his
post with the St. Petersburg Times to rejoin
the staff of the Staten Island Advance.
GRACE OHR has been appointed an Army
librarian. She left Feb. 19 for a post in the
German-French command. She expects to be
abroad two years.
The Rev. EDWARD SHELDON resigned as
pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Rahway, N. ].
to accept a call to Good Shepherd Church,
Concord, Calif. He began his new work April
11. Mrs. Sheldon is the former MARGARET
MAYER.
MARJORIE RIEB SEGUINE reports that she
and her husband are building a new home on
Lighthouse Hill, S. 1. The Seguines have three
children, the youngest born last September.
1941
The Rev. DAVID SMITH has resigned as
pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, Englewood, N. J., to become pastor of Luther
Memorial Church, Blacksburg, Va.
Dr. ALBERT ACCETI:OLA is president of the
out-patient department of Staten Island Hospital.
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1942
Dr. CONRAD SCHROEDER is secretary of the
medical board at S. 1. Hospital.
1943
KATHERINE WYCKOFF is veterans' advisor
at Quinniapac College, New Haven, Conn.
CORNELIA GURKA MILLER is teaching at
P. S. 5, Staten Island. She is also teaching oil
paintings at the Adult Community Center of
P. S. 45, S.1.
Wagner College
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The Rev. EDWARD WI EDIGER has resigned
as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, West
Sand Lake, N. Y., to become pastor of St.
Mark's Church, Middleburg, N. Y.
FRANCIS D OLEN is a salesman for International Business Machine Co. The Rev.
ROBERT HANSLY has been called as pastor of
Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, The Bronx.
Lt. FRED SCHNEIDER and Lt. HILARE ROOTARE are stationed at the same Air Force base in
the Pacific. They are both flying B-29's.
CHARLOTIE EBERHARDT is working as a
nurse in a New Haven (Conn.) doctor's office.
GERARD CICERO, a member of the N. Y.
Police Dept., has been promoted to the rank of
detective.
Miss HELEN LOEFFLER is teaching in P. S.
30, Westerieigh, S. 1. She also teaches jewelry
making at the P. S. 45 Adulr Community
Center.
1946
ALEXANDER GRAVES, JR., has opened a law
office in Great Kills, S. 1.
CHARLES LOOMER was inducted into the
Army on Feb. 24.
In
WILLIAM SCHEFFEL has passed the Bar
examination.
Mrs. ELLEN KLITGAARD GREWE lives at
412l Tischner Ct., LaFayette, Calif. She writes,
"I would love to see any Wagnerites who live
in or around the bay area."
NIKOLAUS SERKES is assistant to the chief
accountant for Airwork Atlantic, a new British
air line.
JACK HOFFMAN is building a home in
Massapequa, 1. 1. He expects to move there
this summer. MORTON KURLAND is in his
third year at the Medical School, N. Y. State
University, Brooklyn.
DONALD AHREND is working for a M.S.
Ed. at Wagner.
1948
ANITA POSSELT is working for a master's
degree in educational administration at Columbia University Teachers College.
ELSIE BALL SEARLE reports that her husband is arrending Albany Law School. Penelope, their second daughter, was born May 5,
1954.
1949
ROBERT HOFFMAN is a patent attorney for
the Texaco Development Co. He lives in
Jackson Heights.
Mrs. ELISE HAMILTON received a master's
degree in Library Science from the University
of Chicago last June. Her thesis was "A Study
of Foreign Translations into Swedish."
A typographical error in the winter Link
resulred in our listing an item about "Joseph
Albissi." Sorry, it should have been JOSEPH
ABISSI, who is brokerage manager for the
Security Mutual Life Insurance Company in
Binghamton, N. Y.
WILLIAM GURKA is teaching English and
social studies at P. S. 18, S. 1.
1950
GEORGE HENKEL, Seahawk football star for
three seasons, is in his final year at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Physicians and
Surgeons. He will graduate with a doctor's
degree in June. George was one of the top
twenty in his class.
ROBERT HENKLER recently completed a
three-week refresher course in sales methods
given by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in
Boston. Bob is with the New York office.
GEORGE and HELEN (DEUSCHLE) NIEDERHAUSER will move to Massapequa Park, 1. 1.
this summer. They are building a new home
there.
JOSEPH ROMANO, a special agent for New
York Life Insurance Co., rook part in the annual Campus Vocational Guidance Forum this
spring.
HERMAN WITIHAUS is a foreign credit
correspondent for the General Motors Corporation.
THADDEUS WINSLOW attended the Life
Underwriting Training Council course at
Wagner last fall.
1951
Things are happening to BOB ZIMMERMANN. After his graduation from St. John's
Law School last spring, these events followed
in succession: induction into the Army, the
passing of the Bar exam, and the announcement of his engagement. Bob is now in
Panama with the Army.
HARRY VOLZ was discharged from the
Army on Feb. 18. FRANCIS P. HANNIGAN will
study journalism at Syracuse University in the
fall.
WILLIAM STECKMAN received his M.B.A.
from N.Y.U. last fall. KARL LAANTEE was
graduated from the Philadelphia Lutheran
Theological Seminary on Jan. 19. He will
work for the Board of American Missions in
Virginia.
JOSEPH TRIVISONE is proud of his family.
Joe has two sons (6,5) and a daughter (2).
Mrs. ANITA DINNERSTEIN TARGAN
teaching third grade in Chatham, N. J.
is
Dr. SANTO BEVACQUA, who received his
D.D.S. at Georgetown last year, has opened
an office for the practice of dentistry in Ridgefield, N. J.
HENRY (DICK) HOFF will intern at Bellevue Hospital after his graduation from N.Y.U.Bellevue Medical Center this June. For other
news of Dick, consult the Just Tamed column.
Dr. EDMUND HECKLAU is interning at
Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital. Ed. will enter
the Naval Medical Corps upon completion of
his internship this summer. Mrs. Hecklau
(ELEANOR STRAUB '51) is an engineering
assistant with American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
DOBALD GRAVES is a chemist for General
Services Administration, New York. Mrs.
GRAVES (JOAN O'REGAN) is teaching second
grade at P. S. 20, S. 1.
1951
PETER DENINNO is Director of Adult
Education for the schools of Plainview, N. Y.
EMIL CENCI is studying for a master's degree
in the School of Business Administration at
N.Y.U.
The Link
RICHARD BALLER is teaching a class in history in the Wagner Evening Session.
CHARLES LITZ is a research chemist for
Anspacher-Siegle Corp., S. 1. DAVID TlTo '50
and JOHN GACZI '50 are also chemists with
the same company.
CHRISTOPHER CROWLEY is studying for
his Ph.D. in history at Duke University. He
received his M .A. there last spring.
EDWARD WEISKOTIEN and NORMAN
DINKEL, both members of the senior class at
the Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary, have received calls subject to graduation and ordination.
Weiskorren has been called to Mt. Tabor
Church, Syracuse, Dinkel as assistant pastor
in Trinity, Maspeth, 1. 1. Trinity's pastor is
the Rev. AUSTIN BOSCH '3 l.
LEE LANDES received an M.A. degree at
N.Y.U. in February. GEORGE SCHEITLIN is
now a student at Pacific Lutheran Seminary,
Berkeley, Calif.
CORNELIUS (NEIL) LEONARD, Wagner's
first and only 1,000-yard man in football, has
joined the staff of Barren, Barton, Dudstine,
and Osborne as an advertising copywriter.
STAN SHAPIRO is a registered representative
with Oppenheimer & Co., Manharran. HAROLD
NORRIS, who was graduated from the Philadelphia Seminary on Jan. 19, has been called
as pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, Ancram, N. Y. Mrs. Norris is the former BARBARA LORENZ '52N.
BOB SCHENKEL is personnel director for
Lunn Laminates, Inc. MARVIN ARSETH is living in Woodhaven, 1. 1., with his wife and two
children.
1953
LOUISE KEHOE is attending Rutgers University Library Schoo!. DONALD MARVIN is
with an Army Finance Center near Frankfort,
Germany. SHERWOOD BRYANT, who will complete his work at the Philadelphia Lutheran
Seminary this spring, has been called ro Holy
Communion Lutheran Church, Utica, N. Y.
FR,\NK O'LEARY has begun work in the
mathematics division of North American Aircraft, Los Angeles. He stopped on campus
en route to his new job from Washington.
1952
CHARLES PETERS is an accountant with the
Nickel Processing Co., Manhattan. GORDON
HEGGLAND'S Navy duty now has him assigned
as a member of the staff of Bethesda (Md.)
Naval Hospital.
CHARLES (CHUCK) HUPPERT is a bacteriologist with the U. S. Public Health Service
Technical Development Laboratory, Savannah,
Georgia.
J AMES WAKEFIELD is a teacher of biology
at Roselle Park (N. J.) High Schoo!. GEORGE
WIEDERECHT is a Marine Corps lieutenant at
Cherry Point, N. C.
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DEATHS
JACOB SIEGLER is teaching at P. S. 20,
Staten Island, and studying for a master's
degree at Columbia University.
JOHN E. SPARE died June 3, 1954, aged 35.
He left Wagner in 1941 to join the Army. He
served in the Army Medical Corps for 13
years and at the t:me of his death was a technician in the laboratory of Tulane University.
WALTER ZIELINSKI is teaching and doing
graduate study in chemistry at North Carolina
State University.
JEAN PILLET, on Army duty in Okinawa,
read in the LINK that ANNE LEWIS '51 was
also stationed there. They're planning a meeting.
ELAINE BANFI is living in Albany. She has
accepted a New York state internship in public
administration. EUGENIA PRUSAK is a research
chemist for Chesebrough Mfg. Co., Perth
Amboy, N. J.
FRED KAESTEL is serving with the First
Guided Missile Detachment at Fort Bliss, Tex.
Mrs. RHODA GIBBS is going to Europe to
join her husband who is stationed at Orleans,
France.
AUSTIN (CHUCK) LITVAK is a student at
the Medical School of the University of Virginia.
RICHARD PANKOW, a senior at the Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary, will become assistant pastor of St. John's and St. Peter's
Lutheran Church, Syracuse, after his graduation and ordination. The church's pastor is
the Rev. JOHN SJAUKEN '3 1.
Missing and presumed dead since the crash
of a Navy transport plane at sea on Nov. 1,
1954 are Lt. GILBERT JACOBSEN, Mrs. Jacobsen (IDA KETELSON '50) and their rwin
children, rwo years old.
JOSEPH J. KOEHLER '31 died Jan. 28, 1955,
aged 47 years. He was a member of the faculty
of Madison (N. J. ) High School and also
taught classes at Drew Universiry.
The Rev . HERMAN F. MILLER '06 died Dec.
28, 1954, in Rochester, N. Y.
The Rev. Dr. HERBERT T. WEISKOTTEN,
a member of the Wagner faculty from 192124 and later a member of the Board of Trustees, died Jan. 11, 1955, aged 60 years. He
was pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church,
Brooklyn. He is survived by three sons, all
Wagner alumni, The Rev. Richard Weiskoccen '43, The Rev. Theodore Weiskoccen
'51 and Edward Weiskotten '52.
J. BRUCE THOMPSON, former Seahawk
basketball and football player, died Dec. 8,
1954, aged 21 years. He was a student at
Lehigh University at the time of his death,
which was caused by bulbar polio.
WANDA SCHWEIZER is teaching kindergarten at P. S. 30, Wesserleigh, S.1. BARBARA
BREDIN is teaching in the Hicksville (L.l.)
School System.
Fo rmer Stude nts
Dr. ROBERT WOLKWITZ is associate attending physician in medicine at Staten Island
Hospital. EDMUND J. MURPHY received his
LL.B. from Brooklyn Law School last year.
Elected to the Board of Trustees of the
Lutheran Welfare Association of New Jersey
were Dr. HENRY BERKOBIN, pastor of Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church, Nutley, N. J., and
and the Rev. PETER ELSTAD, pastor of Trinity
Church, Jersey City, N. J.
Nursing School Alumnae
Mrs. EDWINA FINDEISON JOHNSON '48N
resigned her post as executive secretary of the
Staten Island Tuberculosis and Health Association to become field consultant for the New
Jersey Tuberculosis League.
Mrs. THEODORA HUGHES MELLER '48N
keeps occupied taking care of her 2 Yz-year-old
daughter, Victoria.
MIRIAM PLITT '53N is a missionary of the
United Lutheran Church in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaya.
Sister MABEL WALTHER '53N has been
appointed Associate Field Secretary of the
Board of Deaconess Work of the United
Lutheran Church in America.
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A daughter, Diane Tracey, to RAYMOND '41
and DOROTHY KNIGHT BROWN '46, July 26,
1954.
A daughter, Patricia Ann, to Mr. and Mrs.
JOHN HARRISON '51, Sept. 14, 1954.
A son, Monroe Drew, to Mr. and Mrs. DAN
BERGER '49, Ocr. 6, 1954.
A daughter, Patti Jayne, to Mr. and Mrs.
ROBERT SCHINKEL '52, Dec. 5, 1954.
A son, Richard Sidney, Jr., to Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Pike (JACQUELYN HOLT '50), Dec.
13, 1954.
A son, Philip Gerard, to Mr. and Mrs.
JAMES GUASTAVINO '52, Dec. 16, 1954.
A daughter, Betsy Ann, to CARL '49 and
DOROTHY GUTEKU ST RITZ '4 7, Dec. 18,
1954.
Twins-a son, Richard Wayne, and a daughter, Deborah Anne, to Dr. GWYNNE '39 and
HELEN SANDBERG SWARTZ '42, Dec. 23, 1954.
A son, Peter Thomas, to Mr. and Mrs.
THOMAS BOTHWELL, Dec. 29, 1954.
Just
A daughter, Katherine Marie, to Dr. WALTER '44 and LUCILE CROSS HAUSHEER, Jan.
4, 1955.
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ROBERT HOFFMAN '49 and Marie Herbik,
Oct. 2, 1954.
HENRY KOCH '52 and Dorothy Manz, Oct.
3, 1954.
HERMAN WITTHAUS '50 and Ethel Koball,
Oct. 30, 1954.
Theodore M. Stephens, J r. and JANET W ANNEMACHER '52, Dec. 18, 1954.
JOHN J . McKERNAN, Jr. '50 and Miriam
Hemsworth, Jan. 15 , 1955.
PAUL H. WASMUND, Jr. '51 and JEANNETTE WIEBOLDT '52, Feb. 12, 1955.
ERIC T. HANSEN '51 and CLAIRE LINDWALL
'53, Feb. 12, 1955.
Stanley Keshecki and MARILYN T. LANGE,
Feb. 26, 1955.
LT. CLARKE DEWATERS, USMC, '54 and
LYNN BAKER, March 5, 1955.
HENRY R. HOFF '51 and Beverly Trefelthen, April 2, 1955.
A son, Mark Allen, to HERBERT '54 and
LAIDA NILSEN WINROCK, Jan. 9, 1955.
A son, Kenneth, to Mr. and Mrs. DONALD
OSPENSON '53, Jan. 10, 1955.
A daughter, Eileen, to Mr. and Mrs. John
O'Rourke (MARILYN PETERSON '53N ), Jan.
14, 1955.
A son, Mark, to Mr. and Mrs. CORNELIUS
HANNAN '51, Jan. 15, 1955.
A daughter, Maureen Frances, to Mr. and
Mrs. ERWIN ENDRESS, Jan. 17, 1955.
A daughter, Judith Virginia, to Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Little (JANET JOHNSON 46N),
Jan. 17, 1955.
A daughter, Judith, to Mr. and Mrs. ALVIN
KRAUSS '50, Jan. 25, 1955.
A son, Henry Addison, to Mr. and Mrs. R
ADDISON TRISMEN '51, Jan. 28, 1955,
A son, Joseph Lawrence, to Mr. and Mrs.
FRANCIS DOLEN '51, Jan. 31, 1955.
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A daughter, Jeanne Carol, to Mr. and Mrs.
CARL LUDDERS '33, Jan. 31, 1955.
A daughter, Diane Marie, to Mr. and Mrs.
HERBERT OLSON '53, March 13, 1955.
TWO HUNDRED FOR HERB
A son, John, to Captain and Mrs. PETER
NAVAZIO (WILMA ROTH '48), Feb. 5, 1955.
A son, Jeffrey Scot, to Mr. and Mrs. VICTOR
CRANSTON, March 16, 1955 .
A daughter, Donna, to Mr. and Mrs. ELISHA
DARSON '48, Feb. 18, 1955 .
Twins-a son, Alan, and a daughter, April,
Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL CHIAPPERINO
'49, March 19, 1955.
They now approach Grymes Hill with
trepidation born of the knowledge that
Wagner has humbled the mighty often in
the past few years, and is quite capable
of doing so again.
The strengthening of the schedule is
what makes Herb's 200 victories all the
more noteworthy. Included in those victories are wins over Fordham on Rose
Hill and over St. John's in Brooklyn.
Also numbered among 'rhe "200" are
twO victories over City College, a win
over Manhattan, two Greater New York
Conference championships, twO Hofstra
invitation tournament titles, and winning
margins over such traditional rivals as
Hofstra, St. Peters, and Upsala.
The current NCAA basketball guide
reveals tha:t only 48 coaches of more than
300 listed have coached 200 winning
games. If you care to invest fifty cents in
the same record book some 11 or 12
seasons hence, you'll be safe in expecting
to find that Herbert E. Sutter will be one
of the less than ten coaches to have
brought home 400 winners.
A daughter, Lisa, to Mr. and Mrs. ROEERT
WI.'JCKLER '51, Feb. 23, 1955.
A daughter, Karen Marie to Lt. HERMAN
' 54 and GERD EIDE METHFESSEL '51, Feb. 25,
1955.
A daughter, D iana Lee, to Dr. and Mrs.
PETER W ALZ '50, Feb. 28, 1955.
A daughter, Kay Lou,se, to Mr. and Mrs.
George Duns,er (GWEN ZILLES '53), Feb.
28, 1955.
to
A son, Ra ~ph Joseph, to Mr. and Mrs. VITO
PAVIA '54, March 19, 1955.
A son, Mark Duane, to Sgt. and Mrs. Duane
Schaffner (MADELINE REIMERS '49N), March
27, 1955.
A 50n, Bruce Allen, to Mr. and Mf3. STAN·
LEY FELDMAN, March 2, 1955 .
A son, George Sharpe, to Mr. and Mrs.
He:1ry Seguine (MARJQRIE RIEB '40), Sept.
11, 1954.
A SO:1, Stephen Edward, to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Wa.ker (HILDEGARDE VIOHL '48),
March 1, 1955.
A son, Allen Edward, to Mr. and Mrs.
PETER ORLEMAN '48, March 5, 1955.
A daughter, Melissa Ann, to Mr. and Mrs.
Ervin Hcag (B:\RBARA HOGAN '50N), March
1, 1955.
A son, CuI Andrew, to Mr. and Mrs. Wil·
Earn Wenzel (AVE ELISE FUTCHS '50),
March 26, 1955.
A daughter, Karen Sue, to Mr. and Mrs.
VERNON MILAM '53, March 5, 1955.
A daughter, Tracey Elizabeth, to Mr. and
Mrs. ROBERT LOGGIA, March 22, 1955.
(continued from page 7)
This has been a tough spring for outdoor sports. Here George Lewis, Bill May, and Clem Bosco
manage an early workout in the snow.
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College
Events
7 - Pre-Freshman Day
15 - Protestant Council Choir Festival
19-24 - Final Examinations
21-ALUMNI DAY
29 - Baccalaureate Service
30 - COMMENCEMENT
JUNE
6 - Summer Session Begins
4- 5 - Brotherhood of United Lutheran Synod of New
York and England
11 - Laymen's Retreat, Queens Federation of Churches
15-18 - Board of Foreign Missions, U.L.C.A.
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From the Editor's Desk
and the Alumni office is no exception, We
hope every alumnus will send back that filled out questionnaire just as soon as
possible, It's very important to you and to us, Do it now!
EVERYONE LIKES TO RECEIVE MAIL
Other mail we'd like to receive: letters from the club presidents on their
fall plans, comments from old grads on what the spring alumni reunion program should be like, information on your activities for the LINK news notes, etc,
We hope, too, to hear from those alumni who haven't yet contributed to
the 1955 Loyalty Fund, This promises to be our biggest year and we want you
all to be a part of it,
The next big alumni event is the fall Homecoming, The date will be Oct,
28-29, with a football game against Ursinus the big attraction, Every year the
program gets better and with an increasing alumni body, we should have the
biggest crowd ever for this traditional week-end, See you then!
AL KRAHMER
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VOLUME VII
SUMMER,
Published four times annually by the
Wagner College Alumni ABsociation,
Staten Island I, New York
Alfred J. Krahmer '27, Director of Alumni Relations, Editor
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Wilbur H. Sterner '42, president; Werner John s on '41, vice-president;
Eleanor Ayoub ',(,4, secretary; Hermann A. Meyer 'II. treasurer.
Members of the Executive Committee: Joseph B. Flotten '26, Les
Trautmann '40, Alfred J. Krahmer ' 27 and Ernest C. Kiefer '50.
Alumni Trustees of the College: Joseph Monge '34, Henry Endress '38.
Alumni Members, Board of Athletic Control: Frederic Sutter '94, James
Gilmartin '50.
Alumni Members, College Council: Elsie Love '50, Chester Sellitto '50.
Alumni Members, Board of Traditions: .10.1"""0' Ayoub '44 and Frank
Betancourt '41.
ALUMNI . CLUBS
~ro"klyn: Fred Holsten '50, president; Charlotte Tippens, secretary,
. . ·.I nn~cticut: Robert Heydenreich '32, president; Eleanor DOBBin '40,
set retary.
Huds",. Val\ey (N. Y.) : John Klahn '32, president; Margaret Manrodt
'511,', secretary.
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Long Island: Edwin Blaauw, Jr., '50, president ; Mrs. Helen Deuschle
Niederhauser '50N, secretary.
Mid·State (N. Y.): Harold Hammond '42, president; Marie Borth '42,
secretary; Walter Boeeher '43. treasurer.
Northern New Jersey: Richard Chamberlain '50, president; John deNicola
'52, viee-president: Janet Wannamaeher Stevens '52, secretary.
Nursing School: Mary Ann Nelson '51N, president; Angela Titta '52N,
vice-president; Kathleen Gibbons '54N, recording secretary; Ruth
Zinn Maleeny '54N, corresponding secretary; Anne Mullaly ,54N,
treasurer.
Philadelphia: Siegfried Dietrich '39, president Bruce Carney '37, vice.
president; George Tamke '48, secretary.
Rochester: Alvin Messersmith '44, president; Elmore Hoppe '30, vice·
president; Jean Faist '52N, secretary -trea.surer.
Staten Island: Lila Thompson Barbes ' 41, president; Ulysses Ciolini '53,
vice-president; Mary Kehoe Reardon '49, secretary; Nicholas Iosue
'53 , treasurer.
Washington (D. C.): Donald Haber '48, president; Jason Horn '42, vice.
president; Helen Sandberg Swartz '42, secretary .
Westchester (N. Y.): Lloyd Rice '40, president.
Western New York (Buffalo) : Herbert Bosch, Jr., '47, president; Charles
Menge '25, vice-president: Carl Prater '31. secretary.
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ALUMNI ELECT STERNER, MONGE
Honor Fifty Year Grads ... Name Scholarships
Give College $5850 ...
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OTHERS ELECTED:
Vice-president
Werner Johnson '41
Secretary
Eleanor Ayoub '44
Treasurer
Hermann Meyer '11
Member, College Council
Elsie Schatz Love '50
Member, Board of Athletic Control
James Gilmartin '50
STERNER
Wilbur H. Sterner '42 was re-elected
president of the Wagner Alumni Association in a mail ballot, the results of which
were announced at the annual meeting on
Alumni Day.
Joseph P. Monge '34, treasurer of International Paper Co., was elected to a three
year term on the college Board of Trustees.
The Rev. Hermann A. Meyer ' II was
fe-elected treasurer of the Association. It
will be his 20th consecutive term in this
office. Miss Eleanor Ayoub was chosen
as secretary of the Association, with James
Gilmartin named as alumni repersentative
on the Board of Athletic Control and Mrs.
Elsie Schatz Love as one of our alumni
representatives on the College Council.
Earlier in the day the alumnae of the
School of Nursing held their annual meeting and elected Miss Mary Ann Nelson
'SIN as their president. Mrs. Ruth Zinn
Maleeny '54N was chosen corresponding
secretary.
At the annual meeting the alumni voted
to Harne three of the six scholarships given
by the association as memorials. One is
to be called the Adolph Holthusen Memorial Scholarship, in memory of the man
who was the first president of the college
after its transfer to Staten Island.
Another was named the William Ludwig Memorial Scholarship, in memory of
a former Dean and faculty member who
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served Wagner from 1907 to 1935.
The third was named as a memorial to
Harry Montgomery '35, a former Navy
chaplain.
The meeting was also concerned with
financial matters. The association voted to
give the $1600 listed for a campus project in the 1955 budget to the alumni
lobby decoration fund, and also empowered the executive committee to allocate any
additional funds that it wishes to this
project.
As for 1956, the association voted to
set up a minimum budget of $7500 to
be expended as follows: for scholarships,
$2400; for alumni office expense (including the Link), $3100; for a campus
project to be voted on at the 1956 meeting, $2000.
The other business consisted largely of
the reception of reports which indicated
another busy alumni year.
The business concluded, the alumni
then adjourned to the gymnasium for the
annual alumni dinner-dance. President
Sterner acted as master of ceremonies.
Wagner President David M. Delo ana
Director of Alumni Relations Al Krah·
mer made brief addresses.
President D elo also presented Fift)
year Alumni Keys to the Rev. A. C.
Blunck of Brooklyn and Hugo PerdelwitL
of Manhattan, the surviving members ot
the class of 1905. (See the biographies
of these men elsewhere in this issue).
Treasurer Hermann Meyer presented a
check for $5850 to the college, representing the first installment of our 1955 gift.
It was the largest check ever given by the
alumni association to the college at one
time.
Entertainment was provided by cwo
alumni, Dorothy Danforth Kirnmerer, who
sang cwo solos, and Jay Cusumano, who
offered two brief skits. Jay, known professionally as Jay Lanno, is a television
actor.
The music for dancing was provided
by Eugene Scala's orchestra. Gene is an
alumnus, as is Joe Gambin, the saxophonist of the band.
One of the happiest groups at the dinner was the class of 1935, which was celebrating its 20th anniversary. Mrs. Mabel
Spitzer Sharon, Wagner's first alumna, is
a member of this class but was unable to
be present.
The 25 year class had only one member
present, but he won the distinction of
having come the greatest distance to attend. He is Donald H. Race '30 of Front
Royal, Va.
All in all it was a great day and a good
program. We only wish there had been
more on hand.
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�Dorothy Kimmerer sings a
solo at the alumni dinner.
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TreaSttrer Hermann Meyer (left) presents a check for $5850 to President
David M. Delo.
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Jay Cusumano, radio-TV actor, presents a skit at the dinner. Mrs. Delo
and President Delo are enjoying it.
A table of twenty year grads and the;'" wives. Left to right - Al Corbin, Dr. Norman
Freilich, Mrs. Freilich, Mrs. Bob alowig, Bob alwig, Lou Feist, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Berglund,
Mrs. Hunsdorfer, lloyd Hunsdorfer. With his back to the camera is former Professor Theodore
Palleske. In the center facing the camera are John Gross and Henry Trautm-mn.
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�A happy group 0/ N1Jrsing alumnae
enjoying themselves at the dinner. Le/t
to right-Eileen Cook, Angela Titta,
Mary Spinelli, Dean B1trr, Mary Ann
Nelson, new president 0/ the nursing
alumnae chapter; and Phyllis Russo,
retiring president.
here!
President Delo presents key to Hugo Perdelwitz
'05 (left) as Association President Wilbur Sterner
looks on.
The Rev. A. C. Blunck (left) receives
his Fifty Year Key from President Delo.
Don Race '30 (at the head of the table faci11g th~ camera) enjoys the company of faculty
members and their wives. Left to right - Mrs. Stern, Chaplain Kirsch, Mrs. Willecke, Henry
Endress, Race, Professor Fred WilJecke, Mrs. Endress, Dean A. J. Stern, and Mrs. Kirsch.
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More Than Two Hundred New Alumni
Qualben '55 is brother to Philip Qualben
'51 and the Rev. Dr. Paul Qualben '44.
The Rev. Ernest C. French '31, pastor
of Resurrection Lutheran Church, Buffalo,
and president of the Western Conference,
preached the Baccalaureate sermon and
received the honorary degree of Doctor of
Divinity.
Dr. Walter C. Langsam, former president of Wagner and honorary alumnus,
received the degree of Doctor of letters.
President Delo congratulates Lois Erdmann '55 after she recetves her B.S. degree magna
cum laude.
One president to anotherPresident Delo
confers an honorary degree upon President
117alter C. Langsam 0/ Gettysburg College.
Two hundred and nine persons became
new members of the Wagner Alumni Association at Commencement exercises. This
includes those receiving associate and
bachelor's degrees and those receiving graduate degrees who were alumni of other
colleges.
The events of Commencement have
been reported in full in the Bulletin for
June so we shall simply single out special
facts of interest for old grads.
Two of the honor graduates, for example, were children of alumni and holders
of alumni scholarships. William Heil, Jr.,
son of the Rev. William Heil '29, was
graduated summa cum laude, and Lois
Erdmann, daugker of the late Rev. Theodore Erdmat n '27, received her degree
magna cum J :lude.
In the class were seven who are married
to alumni, and eleven who are brother or
sister to Wagner grads. Among this number were two grads who were the third
member of their family to receive Wagner
degrees.
Dorothy Snyder '55, for example, is
sister to Margaret Snyder Hausheer '52
and to Edna Snyder Cayton '49. James
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Jim Qualben '55 receives congratulations from
his alumni brothers, Paul '44 (le/t) and Phil
'51 (right).
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Wagner College
�WAGNER MEETS THE NEED
by
CAROL WYMAN
Commencements and June are as synonymous as roses and June but it is now
recognized among educatOrs that four
years of college work is not enough to
adequately train students in many professions, notably in the field of teaching.
Advanced training in business has also
been found to be advantageous.
In fact, New York state and city now
make it mandatory for their high school
teachers to take at least a year of graduate
work and offer financial inducement to
elementary teachers to take at least 30
hours beyond their undergraduate training.
To meet this growing demand for advanced training, the Division of Graduate
Studies was started at Wagner College
in the summer of 1951 under the chairmanship of Dean John R. Bacher, with
two courses being offered. In September,
1952, the Division was changed to the
Wagner College Graduate SchooL
An enrollment which rose steadily from
29 in September, 1951, to 140 in September, 1954, has more than proved the need
and necessity for offering such a graduate
program.
Stressing the broad cultural side of education in its graduate program, Wagner
offers the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science in Education and Master
of Business Administration.
Of the required 32 semester hours, at
least 24 must be taken in liberal arts to
qualify for the Master of ArtS degrees;
and 12 hours in liberal arts for the Master
of Science in Education.
The degree of Master of Business Administration, which was given this past
June for the first time, requires 18 hours
in a major field and 12 hours in another
field plus a thesis. The courses offered
for this degree are in three fields: accounting, economics and marketing. The
prerequisites are a bachelor's degree with
60 hours in liberal arts and 24 in business
administration.
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At the request of the New York State
Education department, Wagner is one of
a small number of private colleges which
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Typical of the ever expanding program offered by the Wagner College Graduate School is
the granting of the Master of Business Administration degree. It was awarded for the first
time this year to Charles T. Smith of Staten Island, Wagner alumnus in the class of 1950.
has been asked to participate in a special
accelerated program in elementary education.
Under this plan, college graduates can
begin teaching after one summer session
of intensive teacher training and can qualify for both a permanent State Teacher's
certificate and the degree of Master of
Science in Education by continuing their
studies during the first year of teaching
and two additional summer sessions. Beginning in the summer of 1956, Wagner
w ill offer a similar program in secondary
education also at the request of the NY.
State department of education.
Out of the 64 graduates who have taken
Master's degrees since the first commencement in 1953, 14 received M.A.'s; 49
M.S. in Education and 1, Master of Business Administration.
Although the majority of our Master's
degrees thus far have gone to Wagner
graduates (48), there is a trend towards
a more diversified graduate student body
as evidenced by this spring's enrollment
figures. From the 131 graduate students
registered, 56 were from Wagner with
75 from 34 other colleges. Nearly all the
colleges of the New York Metropolitan
area are represented as well as students
from large and famous universities and
geographically remote institutions. Among
them are Cornell, Brown, Northwestern,
Rutgers, John Hopkins, the University
of British Columbia and Northern Texas.
Among the students receiving their
Master's degree from Wagner are several
who entered the field of education, law,
medicine, social work and various fields
of business.
Miss Helga Mae Erdman, one of the
first twO to complete their degree requirements in 1952, 1S now one of the few
white students studying medicine at the
famous Howard University.
On the staff of her alma mater is Miss
Yung Soon Whang, who received her
M.S. in Education in 1954 from Wagner,
and is now teaching at EWHA University
for women in Seoul, Korea.
Another 1954 graduate is Philip Johnson, who received his undergraduate degree at Wagner and is now assistant professor of political science .it Gettysburg
and studying for his Ph. D. at Columbia.
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�50 Years Since Graduation
Endress Named
"Lutheran of the Year"
In 1905 there were three members in
the Wagner graduating class. All three
continued their studies at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
August C. Blunck, a member of this
class, was born in Canada in 1885. After
his graduation from the Philadelphia
Seminary, he was ordained by the Ministerium of Pennsylvania, beginning his
Ministry in Millville, N.]. From 1910-15
he was pastor of Kreuz Kirche, an all-German congregation, in Philadelphia.
After nine years as pastor of St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, East Portchester, Conn.
(1915-1924), he became pastor of St.
Johns Church, Milton Street, Brooklyn,
a plrish that he still serves.
Always a student, Pastor Blunck has
p ursued graduate study at New York University (M.A., 1920 ), has taken courses
in anthropology under Professor Boas at
Columbia, and has studied at the Jewish
Theological Seminary and at the New
School for Social Research. He is an active
member of the American Sociological
Society.
He has been active in both community
and the church-at-Iarge. In the latter field
he has several times been chairman of
the synodical Social Missions Committee.
His classmate, Hugo Perdelwitz, did not
complete his studies at the Philadelphia
Seminary, but transferred to the Meadville Theological School of the University
of Chicago and received his S.T.B. from
St. Lawrence University. He also studied
at the University of Marburg and Berlin,
in Germany, and at Boston University.
He served the Union Liberal Church
in Calais, Me. for seven years, the Unitarian Church in Woburn, Mass., for five,
and Unity Church in Brocton, Mass., for
five years.
While in Calais he was vice-chairman
of the American R ed Cross chapter in that
community and he also served two terms
at president of the Brockton Ministerial
Association.
A protracted illness interrupted his
work and after recovery he served as recreational director of the Wiltwyck Convalescent Home, under the auspices of the
New York City Protestant Episcopli Mis-
Henry Endress '38 was named "Lutheran of The Year" for 1954 by the National Federation of Lutheran Clubs. Endress is stewardship secretary of the United
Lutheran Church and executive director
of the Lutheran Laymen's Movement for
Stewardship. He was associate producer
of the motion picture, "Martin Luther".
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Alumni Lobby
Re-Decoration Plans
August C. Blunck '05. See page 5 for pictttres
of Pastor Blunck and his classmate, Hugo
Perdelwitz, receiving Fifty Year Alumnus keys.
sionary Society. For the past ten years he
has been in federal service, at prbent with
the Social Security AdmlOistration.
John Dimpfl, a native ot Rochester,
was ordained in 1908 by the New YJrk
and New England Synod atrer ,{!r'l~ll.lr: ,)n
from the Philadelphia Seminary. He was
pasror of Redeemer Lutheran Church,
Yonkers, from 1908-10, assistant pastor,
Church of Reformation, Rochester, from
1910-16. He became pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Dunkirk, N.Y. in 1916 and
was serving this parish at the time of his
death in 1947.
Alumna To Head
Gettysburg Art Dept.
Miss Janice Miller '54 has been appointed instructor in charge of the Art department at Gettysburg College. She will begin her work with the fall semester.
Miss Miller completed work for a Master of Fine ArtS degree at Cranbrook
Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.,
in July.
When the new Wagner gymasium was
built the alumni association pledged $6000
of its cost. That amount paid for the lobby
of the new building.
Last year the alumni paid the final
amount of their pledge for the lobby and
immediately committed themselves to its
beautification. The reasoning was thisthousands of people visit Wagner for basketball games, for concerts, Commencements, and other events held in the gym.
Many of these people do not see the rest
of the campus and many of them know
relatively little about the college.
Why not use the lobby of the gym as
a place to inform these visitors about
Wagner's Di~play cases, trophy cases, and
the like were thought of.
At the. 1954 meeting of the Association
$500 wa~ given for the lobby re-decoration
prn '-'-ct. "} Lr- NtlIsing alumnae later gave
another $100. At the 1955 annual meeting commitments of $1600 were made,
with the executive committee empowered
to give more, if available.
Some of the 1956 Alumni Fund may
also be allotted to the same project. There
is an open item of $2000 to be voted on
at the annual meeting of the Association
next spnng.
Meanwhile an alumni committee is
studying plans and getting estimates. Two
possible plans are on display in the alumni
office. Final plans must be approved by
the Buildings and Grounds Committee of
the college Board of Trustees.
The re-decoration may cost as much as
$6000, according to rough estimates on
one of the plans. The college authorities
will not approve the beginning of the work
until all the money is on hand.
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Get set ...
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That small caliber pistol you'll be seeing
dangling from John "Bunny" Barbes'
hand next spring might be for perking
up a lethargic athlete or slowing down
an overactive opponent-but it won't.
Bunny will be crossing the campus to the
starting line of the new half mile running
track, Fischer Memorial Field.
With the crack of the pistol, and the
opening thrust of the sprinters, you'll
know that Wagner is conducting its first
home track meet since the late 1930's.
The track, whose half-mile distance
makes it the largest on Staten Island, is
scheduled to be constructed with a $17,000
gift to the college from Mrs. Bissell B.
Palmer of Allenhurst, N.]. It will be
named and dedicated as a permanent memorial to Mrs. Palmer's parents, Jacob
George Fischer and Elizabeth Gauch
Fischer.
Fischer Memorial Field
It will be located on West Campus In
front of the Music Building, and the spacious oval is large enough to accommodate
a football field. Long range plans call for
transferring the Seahawk gridiron from
its present location to within the confines
of the new track.
Bunny, football and track mentor, forsees greater interest and efficiency in the
cinder sport, not just for Wagnerians,
but for the Staten Island community too.
Director of Athletics Herb Sutter would
once again like to conduct the all-Staten
Island high school invitation track meets
at Grymes Hill that were discontinued
more than a decade ago.
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Dr. David M. Delo, Wagner's president, accepts the check that will make the Seahawks' run,,!ing
track a reality next spring from Mrs. Bissell B. Palmer while Dr. Palmer looks on at the nght.
Herb Sutter, athletic director, left, and John "Bunny" Barbes, track coach, smile in approval from
behind the donors.
Baseball Ends with 14-5 Record
Football and Basketball Prospects Bright
Winning seven of its final nine games, the Wagner College baseball squad fought
its way to a 14-won, 5-lost record and a third place finish in the powerful Metropolitan
Collegiate Baseball Conference. Besides grabbing third place in the loop, the Seahawks
placed four men on the All-Star Team, while two others received honorable mention.
Named to the stellar college group were
pitcher Clem Rosco, catcher George Lewis,
1955 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
shortstop Lou Marcano and second baseSept. 24 Hobart .......... Home
men Bob Scariato. Bob, who had five
1 Haverford ........ Home
Oct.
home runs and 27 runs batted in, also
Oct.
8 Hamilton ........ Away
received honorable mention for the Dis·
Oct. 15 Kings Point ..... . Away
trict II All-Star Team. Honorable menOct. 22 Penn Military ..... Away
tion for the Met Conference squad went
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Oct. 29 Ursinus ......... Home
to pitcher Jeff Safford and outfielder Bill
Nov.
5 Susquehanna ..... Away
May.
Nov. 12 Moravian ....... Home
All but Bosco and May are scheduled to
Nov. 19 Brooklyn ........ Away
be back for the 1956 campaign.
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Football captain Johnny Succo and basketblll co-captains Charlie Harreus and
Gus Merkel will also be among the missThe Seahawk eleven plays the same card
ing in 55-56, but they are the only exper- that resulted in a 2-7 record in 1954, but
ienced players lost to their respective teams with the likes of Ron Larder, Sal Vindigni,
from last season's squads.
Harry Donnelly, Sal Alberti, Dick HageBetter than a dozen lettermen are ex- mann, Gene Crimoli, and many others
pected to report to grid coach John "Bun- ready to go, everyone, including Bunny,
ny" Barbes Sept. 1, to start three weeks expects a vastly improved team to take the
of intensive training for the season's open- field for Wagner.
er with Hobart Sept. 24, at Grymes Hill.
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�Trustees Elected
The Rev. Alfred Beck '38, The Rev.
Conrad Reisch '20, and Dr. Edward Wagner H -49 were re-elected to the Board of
Trustees of Wagner College at the meeting
of the United Lutheran Synod of New
York and New England in New York
June 6-9. Also elected to the Board was
the Rev. Dr. Frederick Knubel, president
of the synod.
The same meeting voted to increase
the amount of support to Wagner from
$35,000 to $50,000 for the year 1956.
At a meeting of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of New Jersey, held in Ocean
City May 23-26, that body voted to increase its appropriation for Wagner from
$8,000 to $10,000.
Chemical Society
Elects Wagner Grad
The Staten Island sub-section of the
American Chemical Society has elected
Dr. ]. Trygve Jensen '43, associate professor of chemistry, as its new president.
Dr. Jensen succeeds John Berglund '35
and will be succeeded next year by Robert
Sheie '37 who has been named presidentelect.
Kenneth Hansen '49 was elected secretary-treasurer. Chosen for the board of
directOrs were Thomas Searl '41 and professors Stern and Stewart of the Chemistry department.
We Go to Bretton Woods
A year ago the Wagner Alumni Association printed a little booklet titled
"Welcome, Alumnus". Written by Les
Trautmann '40, it is intended to acquaint
the new graduate with the work of the
Alumni Association and is mailed to each
senior at the time of Commencement.
The manual outlines alumni organization
and activities.
The officials of the American Alumni
Council liked the booklet. The resultan invitation to Al Krahmer to speak on
"How to prepare an Association Handbook" at the annual General Conference
of the Council at BrettOn Woods, N. H.,
June 26-30
Krahmer was a member of a three man
panel at a session on June 28. Joseph Coffee of Columbia spoke on class handbooks,
Robert Toll of Michigan State on club
handbooks, and Krahmer on association
manuals.
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Grads Active in
Public School PTA
Two Alumni Win
Fulbrights
Les Trautmann '40 was elected president of the P.T.A. of Public School 35,
Staten Island, at a June meeting. Les succeeds Werner Johnson '41 in the post.
Mrs. Werner Johnson (Muriel Christian '42) was elected corresponding secretary.
P.S. 35 is Staten Island's newest school.
It is located on Clove Road at Howard
Avenue. The principal is Allan Miller '33.
Two Wagner grads have won Fullbright Scholarships for international study
this spring. Dr. Jerry Rosenberg '50 will
use his to study pathology at the University of Vienna. He is a recent M.D. from
the University of Minnesota.
The other Fullbright winner is William
T. Heil, Jr. '55. Heil also won a Rotary
Foundation Fellowship and is now confronted with a choice of which of his twO
awards he will use to study theology at
the University of Heidberg.
Heil, by the way, is the son of the Rev.
William T. Heil '29, and an Alumni
Scholarship holder during his college years.
He received his degree summa cum laude.
Some Distance To Go!
As August 1 approaches the 1955 Alumni
Fund still has some distance to go to
reach its goal of $9500. More than $8000
has been paid or pledged, which is fine
for this point in the campaign, but we
still have $1500 to go before Dec. 31.
By July 14, 931 alumni have given
$6948.50 and 141 have pledged an additional $1168.00, for tOtals of 1072 giving
$8116.50. These tOtals give us the assurance that we shall once again set new highs
for number of contributors and for the
amount contributed.
But let's finish the job. Let's not sit
around and talk about how much better
the Fund is this year than last. We set a
goal. We need the amount set up in that
goal. Let's go get it.
And let's not wait until Dec. 31 to
finish the job. If your gift or pledge is
not yet in, send it now!
Want some comparisons? In 1953
1034 gave $6860. Last year 1115 gave
$7242.50. We're heading in the right direction but let's not take it easy. Let's
finish the job NOW!
More Than We Thought
In the spring issue of THE LINK a
list of 23 Wagner alumni employed by the
Esso Research and Engineering Co. was
published. One of the men on the list,
Jack Berglund '35, wrote in to give us
the names of six more Wagner grads who
belong on that list.
Chemists at the Bayway (N.].) Refinery are Raymond Anderson '51, Theodore Peters '44, Rosario Perrone '51, Sidney Schneider '49, and Frank Tomlinson
'50.
Clarence McGovney '48 is a chemist
with Esso Research Center, Chemical Research Division, Linden, N.J.
WAGNER MEETS
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Among the 24 Master's degrees granted
this June, 18 were given to Wagner alumni. They were: Samuel T. Gibson, '50;
Richard T. Hutchinson, '51; William P.
Stratford, '53; Roy F. Arnesen, '52; Jean
V. de Planque, '52; Joseph Di Cosmo, '42;
Louis A. Faber, '50; Anthony R. Galdi,
'52; Jeanne A. Isner, '52; Edith H. Knudson, '50; and Vincent P. Lombardi, '5I.
Also, Catherine 1. Lynch, '48; Richard
E. Novak, '53; Eugene Raisley, '53; Nicholas P. Santoro, '54; Muriel M. Schneider, '55; Patricia K. Speight, '49; and
Charles T. Smith, '50.
BASKETBALL PROSPECTS
(Continued from poge 9)
In spite of the hot sun and high humidity the basketball season is closer than
you think, and as far as most viewers are
concerned it can't come soon enough. The
schedule, while still not complete, is dotted with newcomers including Iona, Muhlenberg, Bucknell and others.
Who will we have to meet these new
and stronger opponents? First there are
some familiar names-Ed Peterson,
Charles "Lonny" West, Tommy Drake
and Charlie Domke. Then there are a
couple of "little" guys who JUSt finished
their service careers. You may remember
George Blomquist and Bob Mahala.
Enough said-except that you should
look for increased TV coverage of the Seahawk quintet this winter.
Fred H. Olsen
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Alumni News Briefs
EDWIN H. SMITH '34, controller of Charles Pfizer
and Co., was elected to the board of directors of the
company on April 18. Smith, who will be remembered as a star catcher for the baseball Seahawks,
joined the public accounting firm of Price, Waterhouse & Co. in 1934 and was with this firm until
1946.
During this period he attended New York
University for graduate study in business administration and In 1939 became a certified public
accountant.
Smith came to Pfizer in 1952 as assistant
controller and was appointed to his present position
twO months after joining the company. He has
been controller of Warner-Hudnur, Inc. and is a
former secretary and treasurer for Mary Chess,
Inc., perfumers.
He is a member of the Controller's Institute, the New York Society of Certifield
Public Accountants and the National Association of COSt Accountants. He is a director
of the Caribbean Atlantic Steamship Company.
Smith lives at 69 Duer Lane, Staten Island 1, N. Y.
1932
JERRY MOCCIA is principal of William H.
Holmes School, Mount Vernon, N. Y . . . .
Christ Lutheran Church, Ozone Park, 1. I.,
dedicated a new parish house in January. The
Rev. ERNEST A. MEYER is pastor.
1933
The Rev. Dr. PAUL ARNOLD became pastor
of First Lutheran Church, West Palm Beach,
Fla. on June 1. He had been pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church, Brooklyn.
His wife, Mrs. BEATRICE ARNOLD, who
received an M. S. in Ed. at the 1954 Commencement is the first minister's wife to receive a graduate degree from Wagner. She
was also the first Pastor's wife (i.e. the
first enrolled as such) to receive a Wagner
degree.
1935
The proceedings of the international Technical and Economic Congress, which was held
in Antwerp, Belgium, have just been published. One of the papers presented at the
Congress was by JOHN H. BERGLUND, research
chemist with the Producrs Research Division
of the Esso Research and Engineering Co.
1936
JOHN KOTTEMANN is assistant vice-presicent of the First Federal Savings and Loan
Association of New York. . . . The Rev.
ERWIN JAXHEIMER assumed the pastorate of
Third Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck, N. Y., on
Ocr. 15. Pastor Jaxheimer will also serve
Memorial Lutheran Church, Rock City, N. Y.
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1937
Dr. BRUCE CARNEY, who practices in Norristown, Pa., is chairman of the Cancer Committee of the Montgomery County Medical
Association.
1940
The Rev. EDWARD SHELDON has accepted a
call to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Concord, Cal. He began his new work on May 1.
Mrs. Sheldon is the former MARGARET MAYER.
Sheldon received an S.T.M. degree from the
Philadelphia Seminary this spring.
1942
Lt. Commander MARTIN SCHROEDER is on
active duty with the U. S. Navy at a Fleet
Weather Central in Maryland near Washington. Dr. CONRAD SCHROEDER was a member
of the docrors' panel on arthritis, one of a
series of forums on problems of health jointly
sponsored by the Richmond County Medical
Society and the Staten Island Advance.
The Advent Lutheran Church, Spokane,
Wash. was formally organized April 17. The
Rev. WALDEMAR HINTZ was the organizing
pastor.
Grace Lutheran Church, Forest Hills, has
just completed a campaign to raise funds for
a new church building. $106,293 has been
pledged for this purpose. The Rev. LEONARD
KLEMANN is the pastor.
1943
Dr. DAVID ANNUNZIATO is a Fellow of
the American Academy of Pediatrics. His
Pracrice is in Amityville, 1. l.
1944
The Rev. Dr. IRVING JENSEN, who received
the Th.D. degree from Northwestern Thea-logical Seminary last year, has been appointed
head of the Bible department at William
Jennings Bryan University, Dayton, Tenn . . .
The Rev. ALVIN MESSERSMITH has resigned
as pastor of Peace Lutheran Church, Rochester, to accept a call to St. Lukes, West Camp,
N. Y. Mrs. Messersmith is the former KAy
YARGER '45.
Two other changes for members of 1944the Rev. PAUL ALBERTI from Transfiguration,
Rochester, to St. Marks, Kenmore, N.Y.; the
Rev. EDWIN WIEDIGER from Trinity, West
Sand Lake, N. Y. to St. Marks, Middleburg,
N.Y. Involved in the Rochester-Kenmore shift
is Mrs. Alberti, the former DOROTHY GROSS
N46.
1946
ALMA LEIGH is a social worker at Northern
Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, N. Y . . . .
ELIZABETH WHITNEY was elecred secretary of
the Business and Professional Women's Club
of Staten Island.
1947
SIDNEY ARIEMMA received an M.S. in
chemistry from Stevens Tech . . . MARK
CARNEY is teaching grade 5 at Huntington,
1. l. ... Mrs. MARGARET KIL THAU FORNARI
is teaching at Bethpage, 1. I. Margaret is a
prize winner for her article on Reading
Techniques which appeared in a recent issue
of "Teaching Aids,"
1948
ALFRED HARTSTEIN is a salesman for a
Manhattan insurance firm . . . MARY KEHOE
REARDON is on leave from her teaching duties
. . . JANITH OLSEN SCHAEFER is teaching
grade 4 at P. S. 30, Westerleigh, S. I. . . .
ALVA SCHULTZ is teaching grade 2 at P. S.
I, S. I. . . . SHIRLEY SANDBERG SHANNON is
busy with her two daughters but finds time
to do some substitute teaching.
1949
JOE BERMAN has given up teaching and
is now in business with his father in the
Russart Studio, S. l. . . . Dr. FREDERICK
NORCOTT received his M. D. from New York
College of Medicine, State University of New
York, last July. JOHN IWERSEN received his
Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in
February.
RICHARD DEBUS has resigned as business
manager of Gettysburg College to become assistant to the vice-president at Omaha University.
DICK FORSTER is now assistant promotion
manager for the American Machinist and
Product Engineering, at McGraw-Hill publication ....
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�WILLIAM MORRISON has been appointed
Guidance Counselor at South Side Junior
High School, Rockville Centre, N . Y .
Teaching in Staten Island schools-BILL
BEVERIDGE (grade 6, P. S. 44); MIKE CHIAPPERINO (grade 6, P. S. 22); MARTIN GOD·
GART (grade 6, P. S. 16 ); HAZEL MCCALLA
( P. S. 39 ); BOB MOLINARI ( grade 6, P. S.
11 ); DOROTHY STYLES ( P. S. 29 ) . JAMES
RAHMAN received a Ph.D . degree in psychology from Adelphi College in June.
JAMES BATTIN received a masters' degree
in business adminisration at Rutgers this
spring.
Teaching in Long Island schools-RALPH
BETANCOURT ( grade 6, Massapequa Park );
WILSON GEARHART ( Grade 6, Syossetalso director of audio·visual work ) ; GERTRUDE
DEUSCHLE MORRISON ( Baldwin ); GORDON
SISSONS ( math, grade 8, Hicksville ) ; EGON
WENDEL ( grades 7, 8, Hempstead ) .
DOMINICK ANTONELLI is Clinical and
School Psychologist for the Putnam County
Guidance Center, Carmel, N. Y .. . EUGENE
SCALA has been elected president of the
Staten Island Mmicians Society.
DICK LINDENBERGER is teaching at Crotonon-Hudson, N . Y. and working for his M. S. in
Ed. at Wagner. ARTHUR MONACO is a school
psychologist in the New York City School
System.
1950
Four members of the class of '50 are
teaching on Long Island : ED BLAAUW ( Baldwin, grade 6 ); DAVE BRUNDAGE (Merrick );
ELEANORE MULLER GEARHART ( grade 4,
North Merrick ) and GEORGE NIEDERHAUSER ( Valley Stream ) . George is audio-visual coordinator for District 30, L. 1.
BOB HINZ is teaching at Dover Plains,
N . Y . . . . DOROTHY BORGSTEDE ANDERSON
teaches grade I in Elizabeth, N .J . . . . ABBY
FISCHER GASLOROWSKI is a busy housewife
in Corona, 1. 1. She has two sons, Paul and
Mark.
1951
ARNOLD SNEIDERMAN was graduated from
Long Island College of Podiatry this spring
· .. The Rev. ROBERT HAN SLY is pastor of
Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, The Bronx
· .. HENRY J. HOLLEY has joined a law firm
in Newburgh, N . Y.
The Rev. HENRY REINEWALD received a
B. D . degree from the New Brunswick ( N . J .)
Theological Seminary on May 26. He is pastor of the Mariners Harbor ( S.l. ) Reformed
Church.
HARRIET MACDONALD is teaching in
Bridgewater, N . ]., ARNOLD CLEVELAND in
Elizabeth .... JOHN FORD received an M.S. degree from Iowa State College last year . . .
The Rev. KARL LAANTEE is pastor of Bland
Parish, Ceres, Va.
HERB HEWITT is back at work with the
Lutheran Laymen's Movement after an army
stint. Herb's study for his Ed. D . at Columbia
. . . DON BROCKMAN is manager of the
speakers bureau at Standard Register. He and
Mrs. Brockman ( DORIS COTTRELL '48 ) live
in Dayton, Ohio.
HOWARD EpSTEIN received an LL. B. degree from the University of Alabama in
February . . . VINCENZO LEO has opened a
nursery, in Ridgefield, N. J . . . . JANELEE
JOSEPH SYLVESTER teaching in Leland Junior Hir,h, Chevy Chase, Md.
IRMA KUNNMANN is teaching fourth grade
in a U . S. A. School in Japan .. . PATRICIA
PATTERSON HUGHES is teaching third grade
in Berkeley, Cal. . . PATRICIA KRUMPE
SPEIGHT is teaching at P. S. 39, S. 1., AARON
STERN is on the faculty of P. S. 5, S. 1. and
Mary Carlucci is kindergarten teacher at Staten
Island's P. S. 41 . . . MILTON EDELMAN received an M.D. degree from the College of
Medicine, State University of New York, on
June 2.
CAROL BRADLEY, MIKE FIORE, RICHARD
HUTCHINSON, and DON JULIANO are teachers in Staten Island schools.
PHILIP JOHNSON has been promoted to
the rank of of assistant professor at Gettysburg College. He is a member of the history dept.
DONALD TOMSUDEN received a Master of
Science in social work at Adelphi College in
June.
BERNARD COSTELLO received two Commencement honors on the occasion of his
graduation from General Theological Seminary on May 25. He received the Winslow
Prize for the best essay on "Archaeology
and The Bible" and the Alumni Prize in
Ecclestiastical History. He has received an
appointment as assistant to the chaplain at the
University College in Oxford, England.
WILLIAM MAHONEY received an LL. B.
from Fordham University ... CALVIN JOHNSON is a salesman for J. P. Lippincott . . .
BARRIE BARAGIANO and ELSIE SCHATZ LOVE
are teaching at P. S. 39, S.l.
. RUTH
DANIELSON is on the faculty of P. S. 46,
also on S.l.
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ANTHONY RICCARDI is studying medicine
and surgery at the University of Padova, Italy.
· .. MIKE PETOSA is an accountant for Nassau
Smelting and Refining Co., Staten Island.
RAYMOND AMOURY received an M. D. degree from the College of Medicine, State University of New York, on June 2.
JOE LAURO is an underwriter for Commercial Union Ocean Accident Co., Manhattan .. . VINCENT SPERANZA is on the faculty of McKee High School, S.l. . . . LOIS
VASOLL NORLANDER is teaching in Baldwin,
1.1.
~:TS·.'E PLICHTA is a scaff announcer for
Station WHIZ, Zanesville, Ohio ... ARTHUR
PINSKI has received an M.D. degree from
New York Medical College ( Flower-Fifth
Avenue Hospital ) . He will intern at Hackensack (N. J .) Hospital.
First Lt. BILL ERRINGTON, USAF, is stationed at Tucson, Ariz. Bill's an aircraft commander in a KC9 7b tanker. Refueling B-4T s
in flight is a regular routine for Bill's plane.
JOSEPH GIORDANO has been elected to
Sigma Xi fraternity at Brooklyn Poly, where
he is studying for a graduate degree. Sigma
Xi is a national honorary society for the promotion of scientific research.
1952
PHILIP QUALBEN was graduated from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. on May 25. He
will begin his ministry in Lake Telemark, N . J .
this fall . . . LAWRENCE SOMACH is teaching
at Staten Island's McKee High School . . .
WILLIAM F. JUHR was ordained as a deacon
of the Protestant Episocpal Church on April 30.
He was graduated from General Seminary on
May 25 . He will be curate at St. Mary's
Church, Haddon Heights, N . J.
New Jersey teachers : GENE BROWNE
( Plainfield ); JEAN DE PLANQUE (Elizabeth ); ARIS SCHWARTZ ( Cranford ); JOAN
SWEENEY
( Bridgewater ) ;
LOIS
EVERTS
(Bridgewater ) .
MARGARET RAUFFER VOGEL is teaching
grade 4 in Redwood, N . Y . where her husband, the Rev. DAVID VOGEL is pastor of St.
Pauls Lutheran Church . . . . We're late in
telling you that ELAINE KOVESSY received her
LL. B. from St. Johns University last June.
. . . ADELAIDE ADAMS DUNN is a mathematics assistant in the Johns Hopkins University Physics Laboratory ... FRANCES GUTEKUNST MAIN is doing substitute teaching in
her home town, Gales Ferry, Conn.
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HARTWIG (TED ) JOHNSON received an
M.B.A. from New York University in June,
1954. He was elected to the New York
chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma and awarded
the Marcus Nadler Key for Excellence in
Finance by the Money Marketers.
The Rev. HAROLD NORRIS became pastor
of St. Johns Lutheran Church, Ancram, N. Y.
on Jan. 30. Mrs. Norris is BARBARA LORENZ
' 52N.
GEORGE HANDLEY spent the past year as
assistant to the pastor of Lutheran churches
in St. Thomas and St. John, Virgin Islands.
SIEGFRIED ( ZIGGY ) WACHMUTH is studying at Hofstra College for an M.S. in Education .. . Teaching on Staten Island: MARIE
YOUNG BALLWEG, BETTY MEZZECAPPA, LOIS
SWEENEY.
BILL GORDON and his wife, EVELYN PEDERSEN GORDON. are both teaching in Baldwin,
1.1. Evelyn teaches grade 2, Bill grade 6. Also
in the Baldwin Schools are DOROTHY WILLOCK NOLTE (grade 1 ) and EVELYN HALL
WUEST (grade 2 ) .
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JACK HOFFMANN is sixth grade teacher
and audio-visual director in Valley Stream,
1. 1. . . . ELLEN PIERCE SANGESLAND teaches
in Massapequa Park, 1.1. ... JAMES WHEELER
is manager of Loehmann's Inc., a women's
ready-to-wear retail store in Norwalk, Conn.
1953
ELLENEVA KAMP WEENING received an
M.A. degree from New York University this
spring. Elleneva who is the wife of SAM WEENING '50, is a teacher at P.S. 1, Staten Island . ..
'SEYMOUR SIEGLER expects to enter Kansas
State Teachers College to study for a masters' degree in school administration. He will
begin his work there upon release from the
Army in September . . . ADOLPH MOLLER,
always known to his classmates as "Umlaut," is
now employed in the accounting dept. of the
General Chemical Division of Allied Chemical
and Dye Corporation.
Wagner College
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LOUIS DESARIO, WILLIAM FARELLA, and
VIRGINIA HAGGERTY PRALL are teaching in
Staten Island schools. DeSario and Farella
are at P. S. IS, Mrs. Prall at P. S. 46.
Teaching in Long Island schools-JEAN
DEDRICK ( grade 3, Garden City); CLAIRE
LINDWALL HANSEN (Amityville, grade S);
JANICE JUDD (Roosevelt); RUTH METZGER
(grade 4, Wantagh); and EVELYN BROOKS
WOOD (grade 1, Baldwin).
ARLINE ADCOCK is teaching grade 5 in
Gilderland, near Albany, N. Y . . . . BARBARA
BRIMBERG is teaching in a Brooklyn private
school . .. BARBARA BLUMOEHR is teaching
in Bridgewater, N . J., as is JOAN HARRISON.
GRACE HAHER and BRUCE STOLLER are
teaching in Raritan, N . J.
ELISE SCHRIVER BROCKMAN is teaching
English in Monrvale (N. J.) School.
1954
HOWARD BERNSTEN is studying for an
M.A. in English at Columbia University.
LEONARD PAHL is stationed with the U. S.
Army in Japan. BRAZIE ABBATE is studying
medicine.
Six members of the class of 1954 are teaching in Long Island schools. They are BARBARA
BREDIN (Hicksville ) ; MARGARET BURNS
( Plainview ) ; ELAINE CASAZZA (Levittown);
JANET WARNECKE (Hicksville ) ; HELEN
WENKERT ( Bethpage) and GILDA MURANO
( Plainview ) .
ROBERT BOGART is teaching history at McKee High School . . . ROBERT BRAISTED is
with an Island insurance agency . . . KEN
DORKOF has been elected treasurer of the
Student Association of Hamma Divinity School,
Springfield, Ohio . . . MADELINE CLAUSEN
will teach in Englewood, N.]. this fall . . .
2nd Lt. LIONEL ROTELLI, USMC, is stationed
at Camp Lejeune, N. C.
Teaching in Staten Island schools: GEORGE
FORD ( P. S. 36 ) ; DOLORES LEE (P. S. 20);
PATRICIA PATTERSON (P. S. 35); MARGARET
RYAN ( P. S. 13 ); WANDA SCHWEIZER (P.S.
30 ) and JACOB SIEGLER (P.S. 20) .. JACQUELINE FEMAN LEVINE is a lab technician at
Monmouth Memorial Hospital, Long Branch,
N. J . . . .DOROTHY LAST holds a similar post
at Wycoff Heights Hospital, Brooklyn. . . .
Roy ARNESEN and PHIL PFLAUM are teaching
in Raritan, N . J . . .. ANN HEMSWORTH is a
Bridgewater ( N . J .) school teacher ... ELAINE
HENDRICKSON teaches English and history in
Palisades Park, N . J . . . . JEAN ANDERSON
( MS 4) is teaching in Bridgewater, N. J.
YUNG SOON WHANG ( M5 4) is on the
faculty of Ewha Women's University, Seoul,
Korea . . . 2nd Lt. CLIFFORD JOHNSON,
USMC, has just been transferred to Camp
Lejeune, N. C. . . . SPIROS LANTZOUNIS
( MS 4) is on the U.S.S., Macon .. . EMILY
GEORGE is teaching in Altamont, N. Y . . ..
EDNA QUELL takes care of first and second
graders in Bardonia, N . Y .. .. ROGER HERB
is on the faculty of P. S. 125, a junior high
in Queens county, N. Y . . .. JOHN LINDBERG
is doing graduate work at the University of
Minnesota.
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Nursing Alumnae
EDWINA FINDEISON JOHNSON '4SN has
been elected vice-president of the Business and
professional Women's Club of Staten Island.
· .. MARY PETERS '54N is nursing at Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, while taking graduate courses at the University of
Washington . . . CLAIRE ElLENBERGER '4SN
is acting pediatric supervisor at Binghamton
(N. Y. ) City Hospital . . . ANGELA TITTA
' 52N has been appointed an instructor in the
Wagner School of Nursing.
Former Students
JAMES CLINTON, who attended Wagner in
1946-47, has accepted a position with Proctor
and Gamble as staff assistant in the marketing
of one of the company's detergent products
· .. JULIUS KING, JR., a student at the School
of Dentistty, Howard University, has been
awarded a Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Scholarship granted to outstanding students in
professional schools.
CHARLES D 'ARRIGO, a Staten Island attorney, has been appointed chairman of the
business and professions division of the Staten
Island Community Chest's 1955 campaign.
· . . GREGORY FALJEAN received an LL.B.
degree from Fordham Law School . .. NORMA
ARNDT is a technologist at Valley Hospital,
Ridgewood, N.]. . . . The Rev. THEODORE
SCHRADER has resigned his Naugatuck, Conn.
parish to accept a call to Redeemer Lutheran
Church, Buffalo, N. Y . BOB O'DONNELL will
soon be in Austria in Army service.
JOE and ELIZABETH AUVERT EASON are
living in Little Rock, Ark. They have two
little girls-aged 5 and 4. Elizabeth writes a
column "From This Angle" for a Venezuelan
newspaper.
She has been cited by the American Foreign
Service Office in Maracaibo, Venezuela, for
"a good job in explaining American policy to
Latin Americans." Elizabeth's other activities
include the writing of short stories for Venezuelan publications.
JOHN L. PIAZZA and Mary Casertano,'
March 12, 1955.
James A. Hooks and VENA RAE CODER '
'54N, March 29. 1955.
HENRY R. HOFF '51 and Beverly Trefethen, :
April 2, 1955.
LOUIS DE SARlO '52 and C. Marilyn
Richardson, April 10, 1955.
Carl W. Hausheer and MARGARET ]. '
SNYDER ' 52, April 16, 1955.
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LOUIS W . SIAN I '51 and Jeanne Morgan,
April 16, 1955.
THE REV. HERMANN A. MEYER ' 11 and
Elvira Bender, April 24, 1955.
WILLIAM FISH and Carolee Johanesson,
April 26, 1955.
LLOYD C. JAMIESON '52 and Nicoletta L.
Carriera, April 30, 1955 .
Max R. Breslauer and JEAN STEVENS '54N ;·
May 7, 1955.
JOSEPH P. CIRIGNANO '49 and Edna Foggin,
May 15, 1955.
. PETER D. FISH '55 and Viola E. BruQ.ing,
May 21, 1955.
HOWARD]' LAUCELLA ' 51 and Helen M ..
Gillere, May 29, 1955.
ROBERT S. PEIRANO '50 and Susan M .
Mueller, May 30, 1955.
IRA TAUB and Enid Lilling, June 5, 1955.
ROLF H. HANSEN '51 and Anne Finnerty,
June 11, 1955.
ROBERT J . BIELING '51 and Irene A. Fennell, June 11, 1955.
John F. Stack and ANNE R . MULLALY
'54N, June 11, 1955.
RICHARD NELSON and CAROL HIERONYMUS '54, June IS, 1955.
The Rev. Robert Bvell and ANNA BARNES
'54, June IS, 1955.
ROBERT STEVENSON, JR. received a B.A.
degree in Russian studies at Syracuse University in June. He will continue studies for a
master's degree at the Maxwell School of
Citizenship at Syracuse.
Reunion in Cranford
Every school day will be a Wagner reunion day in Cranford, N.}. next fall as
five members of the faculty of the public
school of that community are Wagner
alwnnae.
The Cranford school-marms are Margaret Snyder Hausheer '54, Janet Lang '55,
Jean Lundquist '55, Elizabeth Williamson
'55, and Muriel Schneider '55.
A son, Conrad York, to Mr. and Mrs.
CONRAD B. REISCH, JR. '47, March 4, 1955.
A son, Allan Edward, to Mr. and Mrs.
PETER]. ORLEMAN '4S, March 5, 1955.
A daughter, Kim Elizabeth, to Mr. and Mrs.
ROGER DOWNING '50, March 26, 1955.
A daughter, Patricia Marie, to Mr. and '
Mrs. John Quinlan, (AGNES DEMPSEY '44 )', March 27, 1955.
A son, Bruce Andrew, to Mr. and Mrs.
HENRY J. BACHLER '36 March 29, 1955.
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�A son, Thomas Henry, to Mr. and Mrs.
HENRY A. GUTZLER 'SO, April 2, 1955.
A son, Frederick Lewis, to Mr. and Mrs.
JOSEPH BERMAN 'SO, April 3. 1955.
A daughter, Kristine Elaine, to Dr. and
Mrs. JOHN IWERSEN '49, April 4, 1955.
Twins, A daughter, Judith Lynn, and a
son, Jeffrey Leonard, to Mr. and Mrs.
WILLIAM WEINSTEIN '50, April 14, 1955.
A daughter, Rebecca Louise, to Mr. and
Mrs. VICTOR G. WIGHTMAN '49, April 16,
1955.
A daughter, Debra Anne, to Mr. and Mrs.
KENNETH PAPE '53, April 17, 1955.
Twins, a daughter Carol Ann, and a son,
Philip Edward, to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Russo, (PHYLLIS RECHEL '52N), April 17,
1955.
A daughter Lois, to Mr. and Mrs. John
J. Piscopo (AGNES THOMSON N47), April
18, 1955.
A son, George William, Jr., to Mr. and
Mrs. GEORGE W. WARD '51, April 19, 1955.
A daughter, Lisa Ann, to Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Kirsch (PAULA TUCKNER '50N) ,
April 25, 1955.
A son, Charles Thomas, Jr., to Mr. and
Mrs. CHARLES T. SMITH '50, April 26, 1955.
A son, Arnold Warren, to Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold W . Johnsen, (IRIS WILSON '50),
April 27, 1955.
A daughter, Pamela Suzanne, to Lieut. and
Mrs. RICHARD BROWN '51, May 2, 1955.
A son, John, to Mr. and Mrs. JOHN J. COMO
'53, May 2, 1955.
A daughter, Lynda Elizabeth, to Mr. and
Mrs. William F. Trost, Jr. (DOROTHY
GITHENS '49N), May 2, 1955.
A son, Anthony Thomas, to Mr. and Mrs.
JOSEPH CRECCA '38, May 3, 1955.
A daughter, Suellen, to Mr. and Mrs.
GERARD MEISTER '43, May 12, 1955.
A daughter, Ellen Ruth, to Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Ferenczy (ELEANOR KNUDSON '45)
May 12, 1955.
A daughter, Jan Barbara, to Mr. and Mrs.
H. Charles McNally (CLAIRE ST. LEGER '51)
May 14, 1955.
A son, Stephen, to Pfc. and Mrs. PAUL
TAKACH '53, May 16, 1955.
A son, Gary Marshall, to ALFRED '48 and
INGEBORG MEYER '52 HARTSTEIN, May 17,
1955 .
A son, Ronald Jeffrey, to Mr. and Mrs.
ARSENE CIRIGNANO '43, May 17, 1955.
A daughter, Priscilla Janet to ALLYN '50
and DORIS ZAHRT LEIDIG, May 18, 1955.
A son, Jeffry Paul, to Mr. and Mrs. JOHN
F. BYRON, JR. '51, May 24, 1955.
A daughter, April Elise, to EDWIN '42 and
LOUISE NICLOS '43, May 27, 1955.
DEATHS
GORDON H. TELLEFSEN '50, died in Staten
Island Hospital after an illness of several
months on May 15, 1955. He was 27 years
old. Gordon had been associated with J. P.
Morgan and Co., New York City, since his
graduation. A native of Staten Island, he also
was graduated from P. S. 45, Curtis High
School and Mondell Institute, West Brighton.
A World War II veteran, he joined the
Navy when he was 17 and served in the
Pacific.
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cutive committee of the Metropolitan College Public Relations Council. Krahmer
is the retiring president of the Council.
Alumni who visit the campus for Homecoming next fall will be pleasantly surprised to discover that Howard Avenue
has been widened and paved from Clove
Road up the hill. They'll also find that
Grand Avenue has been extended to meet
Howard A venue. Incidentally we use the
name Howard A venue because the street
is no longer known as Serpentine Rd.
A study of the majors elected by Wagner students in both day and evening sessions shows that for the past five years
there have been more majors in the department of Economics and Business Administration than in any other dept. Education and Nursing were close seconds in
the past school year.
Who says college students don't drive
well? A Wagner junior, Charles Hunsdorfer, won first prize in a Staten Island
Young Drivers Contest sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce.
Actions taken by the N ew York City
Board of Estimate and by the New York
State Department of Education virually
assure the opening of a two year community college on Staten Island by 1956.
The Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Palleske
celebrated the 50th anniversary of their
wedding on July 6. He will be remembered as a former member of the modern
languages dept.
The Eduard Eberbach who was elected
president of the Wagner Student Association for 1955-56 is the son of the Rev.
Werner Eberbach '30. Young Eberbach
also won a Lutheran Brotherhood Scholarship for his senior year.
The campus is a busy place in the summer time. Beside summer school, the following events have been held on campus:
A three day convention of the New
York Synod Lutheran Brotherhood, a retreat for laymen of the Queens Federation of Churches, an outing of the New
York and New Jersey sections of the American Chemical Society, a conference for
out-going missionaries of the Board of
Foreign Missio1lS of the United Lutheran
Church, and a meeting of the American
Malacological Union.
A model of the 5.5. Caronia was presented to the college on permanent loan
by the Cunard Steamship Lines in May.
It will be on display in the Cunard Hall
dining room.
Roland Hammond, former director of
Wagner dramatics, has been named director of drama at Wittenberg College.
Wagner's D irector of Public Relations,
Al Krahmer, has been named to the exe-
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More on this in a later issue.
The Evening Student Association has
presented a check for $700 to the Student Union Fund. The presentation was
made at the ESA pre-graduation dance at
the Richmond County Country Club.
Dr. Roswell Coles, chairman of the
sociology dept., has been re-elected president of the Community Welfare Council
of Staten Island.
The concert by Salvatore Baccaloni at
the college in March netted $500 for
Wagner. The music Committee of the
Staten Island Chapter of the Wagner Collegt Guild, which sponsored the concert,
turned over this amount to President Delo
at a recent Guild meeting.
Dr. Gertrude Aull has been named professor of psychology and chairman of the
department. She had been acting chairman.
Mrs. Aull received her Ph. D. at the New
School in June.
Dr. Roy Bundy joins the biology dept.
in the fall as assistant professor. He replaces Dr. Greenleaf, whose "6 tirement
was reported in the June Bulletin.
The senior class gift to the college was
an atlas stand for the library.
Mrs. Carol Wyman, director of the
Wagner New Bureau, will spend the summer as reporter and columnist for the
Chatauquan, daily organ of the Chatauqua Institution, Chatauqua, N . Y.
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you can help us locate these alumni, please notify the Alumni Office.
Ingrid Aanonsen Russell N47
Charles Ala rio '52
Edward G. Albert '53
Virginia Alexa '49
Max Alfert '47
Harold Archinal '50
Harold M. Aronoff '50
Jeanette Cuthbert Balagurchik '46
Anthony Barbaro '51
Hazel Baron Posner '41
Aileen Bartolome Grigoletto '49N
Edith Bauer Buttner '49
Frederick Becker '16
Anna Beley A53
Peter L. Berger '49
Murray Bialow '50
Adolph Blum '49
Rev. William Boehne '43
John W. Boeniger '50
John Bohlken '51
Betty Bondesen Gardner ' 49N
Mary M. Bonn '46
Eleanor Borries '51
Edmund Bosch, Jr. '53
David Boyd '49
Frank E. Boxwill '53
Shirlie Brodsky Kaplan '48N
Joan Brody Kaufman '50
Ray Brown '50
Rev. Floyd Bucholz '44
Josephine Caccese Carter N49
Florence Capobianco '50N
Robert E. Carey '49
Mark Carney '47
Donald S. Carter '38
Ethel Carter '45N
Rose Caruso Roman '42
Carl Cash '51
Felicia Caulfield Johnson '48
Benjamin A. Certo '48
Niels Christiensen '23
Dr. George Christopher '36
James L. Collins '53
Wilbert L. Corbin '52
Charles E. Cortelyou '51
Edmund Cosentino '51
Felicia Costanzo Folino '54
Doris Coulson Salstead 'N49
Anthony Crecca '50
John C. Crowley '50
Herbert Curl '50
Eugene D' allesandro '50
Rhoda Davidson Hinckel N47
Roy C. Debus '49
Charles De Groat '38
Harold De Groat '50
Frank B. Dermody '50
Margaret C. De Young '53
Eugene Dicker '51
Joseph Di Cosmo '42
Anthony De Domenico '53
Peter J. De Leo '40
Charles C. Dinkel '48
\V/illiam D. Dinsmore '50
Gasper F. Dolcimascolo '50
Ernest A. Dow '51
Daniel Driscoll '53
George L. Ehrhardt '51
Salvatore A. Eretto, Jr. '52
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Rolf W. Eschke '54
Helen Evans N48
Joseph Fabregas '41
Rita Flanagan Brett '48N
Dr. Clifford Flanders '33
Carl W. Fleischer '18
Harry J. Foerst '53
Herbert Frankenberg ' 50
Kathryn Lillian Frink '49N
Marie Fusco Metallo N46
John F. Gardner '50
Vincent Garitta '50
Edwin H. Glaser '46
Donald Glen '42
Curtis Glenn '51
Sylvia Goldberg '52N
George H. Greb '51
Rosalie Greene Nelson '49N
Ruth Greenwood Koss '52N
John GuttIer, Jr. '49
Y olan Guttman '48N
Elizabeth Hamann Lawrence ' 52
Ruth Hamilton Halle '46
James T. Hansen '54
Anton Harmsen '43
Frederick Heimrick '50
Carol Heinbockel Quillen N48
Per Hellevig '51
George E. Henkel, Jr. '51
Archie Henry '52
Miriam Herron Ross '48N
Mary Hill Wojnarowski N47
Paul Hoffman '49
Martin Hrynick '52
Sara Humphreys Flynn '45
Kenneth W. Hutton '50
Richard Hutton '41
Alphonse J. Iannacone '48
Dr. Alfred Ikefugi '49
Jean Imhof '49
Florence Jicha Lewis '43
Jean Johnson Isemann N47
Doris Johnston Rasmussen 51N
Richard Kaminska '30
Fred Katz '49
Zephyr S. Kaufmann '48
Patricia Kelly '43
Bernice Kershner '48
Arthur Klein '36
Frederick Knoth, Jr. '43
George E. Koch '34
Dr. Norman A. Kraft '39
Arthur Krida, Jr. '48
Theodore C. Krupa '47
Dorothy Kussela Tarrant '45
Gladys Lammond Hill '48
Dr. Rocco Latronica '41
Doris Lembke Woodward '50
Irving Levine '51
Jerome Levine '53
Robert F. Lewin '36
Rev. Samuel A. Lewis '39
Rev. Clarence E. Walstad '48
Koge Linderoth '50
Dr. William A. Little '38
Rev. Herbert G. Loddigs '36
Robert F. Long '52
Constance Lucaa Savage '50N
Thomas J. McCafferty '51
David J. Ryffel ' 52
Anna Gaines McCianing N'48
Ferdinand Salvatore '51
Clarence McGovney '47
Robert Sander '50
John H. McIssac '50
Thomas Scaramuzza '49
Rev. W. H. McLaughlin '21
Sister Thelma Schade '50
Gloria McSorley N47
William Schaefer '52
Frank J. Madonia '53
Alfred Schlegel '53
Claire Magnuson Guertler '54
Eleanor Schmidt Schweppe '41
Frank P. Mainer '51
Fred Schnackenberg '36
Isabelle Maiorano '44
Edward Schulz '49
Thomas J. Malman '50
Hedwig Schwarz Kessel N46
Francis Malone '49
Harold J. Shahnazarian '43
Sabin Mancini '51
Harriet Shapiro Halberg '38
Josephine Manne Galatz '50
Lawrence Mansfield '48
Ali Shaw '46
Rev. Carl T. Sheie '41
Paula Maserati Berg '54
Oliver Skov '52
Jose Matos '49
Rolf Mielzarek '54
Paul G. Slivka '50
Alexander Mikhalevesky '43
Wayne C. Siockbower '52
Arthur T. Monaco '49
James J. Smith '51
Hugo Mondelli '38
Donald Smoot '50
Victoria Socci De Luca '46
Dr. Frede Mortenson '49
Vincent Speranza '51
Albert W. Motz '33
Nicholas A. Spinelli '49
Philip Muirhead '50
Donald C. Muller '50
David A. Spurlock '53
George Stankovitch '48
Glorya Muller Stevenson '40
Robert L. Muller '50
John F. Start '50
Christine Murbach De Cordon '36 Raymond J. Start '51
Frank X. Murphy '50
Alice Stead Le Seuer '51
Calvin S. Steinberg '54
Dr. Erwin G. Nolte '43
Frank Stewart '50
Anne Noren Posey '51N
Frederick R. Nyman '54
Stanley Stilwell '47
George Oberle '51
Juliana Strongman Crose N47
Dorothy Oest 54N
David A. Suarez '54
Anders Swanberg '50
Joseph P. O'Reilly '36
William T. Oster, Jr. ' 54
William J. Swarthout '49
Philip B. Oxley '53
Robert R. Swift '53
Muriel Padien Havilan N48
Sheldon Taylor '48
Luther A. Pallmeyer '37
John G. Thompson '49
Henry V. Pape '36
Muriel Thompson Johnston N49
N . Robert Pasarela '41
Geneva Thorne Berry '38
Claire D . Perlstein '51N
Albert Timm '50
Vincent ]. Peterson '37
Louis Tomforde '3 1
Peter Petracopoulos '54
Patricia Townsend '51
Jane Phillips Appel N47
Patricia E. Theiber N48
Raymond J. Pickett '51
Louis Tuerke '94
Frederick A. Posselt '38
Charles W. Tull '51
Joan B. Puerschner ' 51
Richard Valles '51
Raymond Varrone '46
Edward Quade '04
Kenneth E. Quinn '49
Ralph Vogel '47
Conrad Voight '21
James E. Rahman '49
David Wacks '39
John Randall '48
Rev. Frank Wagner '45
Lawrence R. Rankl '49
Kathryn Walker Gilliksen '48.
George Rapport '39
Gordon J. Rathbone '52
Thomas C. Walsh '50
Gerard P. Reagan '52
Mel Lichtig '52
Dr. Franklyn P. Ward '48
June Reich Lisk '48
Dr. Melvin Wiss '43
Gus C. Reskakis '53
Barbara Rhinehart N49
Joan Welch Stubbs N47
Edward Weller '38
Robert M. Rice '49
Paul Richards '42
Lewis Wence '53
Robert Whitehead '49
Alphonse J. Rode '53
Robert H. Rogan '52
Edward J. Wholihan '50
Bernard J. Wiest '48
Charles Graham-Rogers '33
William Wiley '42
Maria C. Roig '53
Blanche Rose '51
John H. Wilfert '51
Richard Rose '50
Grace Wilson Stoner '42
Shirley Rubin Steinman '49
Patricia Woodward '54
William Ryan '53
Cottrell J. Young '52
Tyra Rydell '54
Frank W . Zimmerman '51
Mildred Zimmerman Furlong N47
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SEPTEMBER
Coming
College
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12-13 - Faculty Workshop
14 - Orientation begins
15 - SCA reception for new students
17 - Interfraternity Council informal dance
20 - Fall semester classes begin
20 - Opening Convocation
24 - Football; Hobart
24 - Alpha Sigma Phi Free Formal
30 - Nurses Capping Exercises
OCTOBER
1 - Football; Haverford
1 - Faculty reception
28-29 - HOMECOMING WEEK-END
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WAGNER
COLLEGE
ALUMNI
NEWS
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\IVHEN I WAS A BOY th e phmse "eve ry day in every way I'm getting better and
better" was a popu1c11" C{/t ch-word. The idea was self-hypnotism in the interest
of self-bettennent.
In writing of this fall 011 the Wagner campus I just have to bon'ow Monsieur
Coue's slogan, but without the idea of self-hypnotism. Things are getting better'
and better on Crymes Hill. As a veteran of eighteen years here (fow- as a student,
six more as a faculty son , and eight as a member of the staff), I can't think of
any time when I was more optimistic about r;Vagner-'s future.
Then~ are so many things to be glad about. After' a summer du.ring which
we enter·tained many interesting peojJle from all over the world, a fine freshman class, filled with talent lind spirit, invaded the campus. We've just concluded another Homecoming week-end. Aside from the loss of the game, it was
just perfect.
Now we are looking forwa1 'd to the ground-br'eaking for the new men's dormitory and to the sll ccessfu l conclusion of the best A lumni Fund in our history.
The dedication of the new Student Center is another cause for joy. Many
alumni, back fm' Homecoming, loohed at it enviously and said, "Everything is
so much better than I lUas a student". My invm-iable reply, with which they
all agreed, was " Isn't that as it should be? Things are better ever-y time you come
back to the campus."
I'm happy, too, about the information on the alumni biogmphical blanks
which are now pouring into the alumni office. It r'eveals that Wagner grads are
making good in a wide variety of fields.
1956 will soon be here. Here's one person who's sur'e it's going to be "A Happy
New Year" on the Hill.
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AL KRAHMER
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Alfred
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The Wagner College Alumni News
AUTUMN, 1955
Published four times annually by the
Wagner College Alumni Association ,
Staten Island I, New York
Krahmer '27, Director of Alumni Relations, Editor
Fred H. Olson '54, Managing Editor
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Wilbur H. Sterner '42, president; Werner Johnson '41, vice-presi
dent; Eleanor Ayouh '44, secretary; Herman A. Meyer 'II ,
treasurer.
Members of the Executive Committee: Joseph B. Flotten '26, Les
Trautman '40, Alfred .J. Krahmer '27 and Harold Matthius '50.
Alumni Trustees of the College: Joseph Monge '34, Henry Endress
'38.
Alumni Members, Board of Athletic Control: Frederic Sutter '94,
James Gilmartin '50.
Alumni Members, Board of Traditions: Eleanor Ayoub '44 and
Frank Betancourt '41.
ALUMNI CLUBS
Brooklyn: Fred Holsten '50, president; Charlotte Tippens, secre·
tary.
COllnecticut: Robert Heydenreich '32, president; Eleanor Dossin
'40. secretary.
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Hudson Valley (N.Y.): John Klahn '32, president.
Long Island: Edwin Blaauw, Jr., '50, president; Mrs. Helen
Deuschle Niederhauser '50, secretary.
Mid-State (N. Y.): Harold Hammond '42, president; Marie Borth
'42, secretary; Walter Boecher '43, treasurer.
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Northern New Jersey: Richard Chamberlain '50, president; John
deNicola '52, vice-president; Janet Wannamacher Stevens '52,
secretary.
Nursing School: Mary Ann Nelson '51N, president; Angela Titta
'521'1, vice-president; Kathleen Gibbons '54N, recording secretary; Ruth Zinn Maleeny '54:'-1, corresponding secretary; Anne
Mullaly '541'1 , treasurer.
Philadelphia: Siegfried Dietrich '39, president; Bruce Carney '37,
vice-president; George Tamke '48, secretary.
Rochester: Helmut Dietrich '45, president; Elmore Hoppe '30,
vice-president; Ruth Heckler '45, secretary.
Staten Island: Lila Thompson Barbes '41 , president; Ulysses Ciolini
'53, vice-president; Mary Kehoe Reardon '49, secretary;
Nicholas Iosue '53, treasurer.
''''ashington (D. C.): Donald Haher '48, president; Jason Horn '42.
vice·president; Helen Sandberg Swartz '42, secretary.
Westchester (::-<. Y.): Lloyd Rice '40, president.
Western New York: Carl Prater '31, president; John Strodel '21.
vice-president; Carl Nuermberger '.~4, secretary.
Th e Cover Picture- Prellv / , uA 11/1 Steinhauer reigned ov e,- this year'., Homecoming festivities
with her ntlf'lldants /)lIi(l11 Ren e/orti (left ) nnd Joanl1 e Flollel1. The Pin ette twins were
crow l1 -IJeare,-s.
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BIG
SHOW
HOMECOMING 1955
Search Rogees Thesaurus for a better
superlative, but this year's celebration
was "the most ."
The 1955 Homecoming was indeed
a "Big Show", a week-end which
graduates and undergraduates alike
will remember for a long time.
Things were humming on campus
from Friday evening right through
till midnight on Saturday.
A torchlight parade from Luther
Hall to all the dorms wound up on
the steps of the Ad Building where
Chester Sellitto '50 and Coach Bunny
Barbes spoke at a Pep Rally.
Next the crowd packed the gymnasium for the Coronation of the
Queen. This year it was King Farouk
(as played by Whitey HOI-ai) who
brought the football to the Queen.
The freshmen presellled their class
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show, The Crimes of 1959, as a command performance for Queen Ann
and her court.
After the show, Beisler Lounge was
filled to capacity [or the S.C.A. dance.
SalUrday morning was busy, too,
with a Push-cart Derby opening the
show at ten, followed by the opening
of the new SlUdent Center at eleven.
In the Float Parade which began
at one, Sigma Delta Phi became the
first fraternity to win first prile since
1950. AI pha Phi Omega took second
prile and Delta Lambda third.
The game was a good one, although
Ur inu won 14-6. After the game
those doughnuts and coffee tasted
good in the gym.
Alumni spanning the years from
the class of 1891 to last June were
on hand with 1950 having the largest
representation. Lamar Smith '47 from
Cleveland and ]\ [r. and
Irs. Bob
Blomqui t '50 from Pittsburgh came
the greatest distance to be back.
The gym wa crowded again for
the final event of the week-end, the
Homecoming dance. Even the government cooperated by giving us an extra hour to sleep Sunday morning as
Daylight Saving ended at 2 a.m.
The slUdelll Homecoming committee, headed by Barbara Barr '57,
did a great job. It wa a Big Show
and it wa great to be on the Hill
again!
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�A far-Eastern potentate, guarded by his band
of muscled cut thTOats, delivered the football
to Queen LuAnn for her blessing at the
Corollation. Under the satin TObes and
behi1ld the jeweled spectacles was jlllillS
"Whitey" Homi.
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Sigma Delta Phi fraternity 's dragon, first
1Jrize winner in the float parade, advises the
Seahawk squad to try "Dragon 'em under."
Ursinu.s would1l't drag, however. winning 14-6
Doing their 1Jart to "Gel ·em i" Dlltch"
were the sisters of Delta l_ambdf/ sorority
who won third /Jlnce in the flont /wrnde.
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Part of the cl"Owd at the wellattended Homecoming Dallce.
�C{III 1.lIlIgller (Iefl) r"lI/.I wil" Or. IIl1d Mr.l. f .ee Y. Dllvidhei.ler ill Ihl'
10·/II/III.li//1II III 1"1' IIIII/II/Ii rerl'llliol/ (ll/d coffee IlOllr after /III' foo/llllll
gil/llf' .
"!'low (Iefl 10 lighl ) . {Ill' ,lfil.1 ,\I {lIiOIl .fallse". ,lI ill !fell'; l' ile " illlr/,' lI'ill IIlId Of' II II .fO"1I !lacher.
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Crillloli (left) receives t"e 1allles Rob/J Memorial Tloll"y and the cOllgratulations of Al
Sr" roeder. A 'IJ"a Sigma P"i /Jresidellt. Gene who
lCOI I'd Wagller 's ollly tOllchdown against Ursi,~tls
",as t'oled 1"1' Senhnwhs' lIlrp in the Homecommg
gallle /J)' judges Neil Leonard. ,Unrh Tl'iesner and
Frallcis "Chub" Hannigan.
(;1'111'
0,. CI/(II/I'I Arrel/olll f'\rl/(llIgf'S gil elill!!;., 'I'illl A III//I/Ii Pre.,id/' 1I1 lI'illllll
\/{' IIIf' 1 (l i !!;II!). lI·"i/r, IIIf' III/l' e 4rrl' lolIlI c/li/dIl'1l wait for 1111' fIliI" g//"
10 /1011. '('I;t:\'. illlr/ 1Illl))O\illllltelv 1.998 /1/011' .' llel'llIlolS . .lair/ 111f' v elljoved
) / Olllf'colllinl!. IfJ55.
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T"e Colh'giam. (left to right) Gordon Sieg, Lou
ROlllolo. Bo/J Hicks alld Harry Lysgaard, serenade
(2//(,(,11 l . uA ///1 afler the CO rolla liol!.
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LET'S STAY
UP THERE
Wagner is fast gaining a national reputation for the splendid record of
alumni participation in the annual Alumni Fund. Each year we stand among
the top fifteen colleges of the country for percentage of alumni giving to
their Alma Mater.
The alumni office has received and Harold 's experience and enthusiinquiries from colleges in California asm make us sure that 1956 will be
and North Carolina who want to another great year [or alumni giving.
know how we do it. Recently our But we need your help to make it so.
neighbor, Upsala College, invited us Help us keep up our reputation!
to come over and tell the same story.
The 1956 campaign is scheduled
Naturally, we're proud that other [or February to April. Plan now to
colleges turn to us for suggestions. make your gift in that period. Our
We are happy that our graduates have goal will probably be $ 10,000.
been so loyal. Let's keep it that way.
A.J.K.
Very soon the plans for our 1956
FUND YEAR NEARS END
Fund will be made and recognizing
The 1955 Alumni Fund closes
that personal solicitation has been
on Dec. 3 1, 1955. We have already
the key to our success, it will again
topped the 1954 Fund in total
be utilized.
amount but are just a little behind
But as the number of graduates
increase, we need more and more visiin number of contributors. As is
tors. Will you help? If you are willpointed out elsewhere on this page,
we have a national reputation for
ing to visi t five or more fellow graduates in your home area, please tell
participation. Have you had a part
in the ]955 Fund yet? J[ not, speed
us about it.
Address your letter to Harold
your check on its way.
Matthius, Jr., care of the alumni
Here are the figures, as of Dec.
office. Harold, a member of the
7-1100 persons have given $8174
class of 1950, and an enthusiastic and
with pledges [rom 82 grads
able worker in the 1954 and J 955
amounting to $559 still outstanding.
campaigns, has accepted the post o(
In 1954 the fi n al figu res were
chairman of the 1956 Fund.
1115 contr ibutors for $7760.50.
Our record in the past few years
Those Questionnaires
Alumni at the Staten
As o( December 7, 1580 alumni
have returned their biographical
blanks to the alumni office. This after two notices.
If you are one of the grads who
has not responded, please do so at
once. A faculty evaluation commi ttee is already at work in preparation
of a visit (rom the Middle States Association accrediting team.
One of the items needed is a full ,
accurate report on alumni activity
after leaving the campus. So far we
can report on only a bit more than
50%. Send your blank in now.
Island Hospital
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A recent story in the Staten Island
Advance pointed up how many Wagnerians are a vital part of Staten
Island Hospital.
Andrew Clausen, honorary alumnus, was elected president o[ the
Board and another honorary alumnus, Dr. Joseph Worthen, was elected as a trustee.
Dr. Conrad Schroeder '42 was elecled secretary of the medical board,
Dr. Frank Tellefsen '37 secretary of
the out-patient dept. and Dr. Bernard
The Philadelphia Alumni Club
held a summer picnic at the home of
Bill James in Birdsboro on Sept. 17
and attended the P .M.C. game in
Chester on Oct. 22. After the game
the club members gathered at Naaman 's Tea House.
ROCHESTER
The Rochester club met at the
home of Helmut and Dorothy Dietrich on Nov. 29. Al Krahmer and
Dave Knickel, assistan t director of
admissions, were on hand.
WESTERN NEW YORK
The Western New York Club met
for dinner at Buffalo's Hotel Sheraton on Nov. 30. Homecoming slides
were shown with the Knickel-Krahmer team again representing the
campus.
STATEN ISLAND
The Staten Island club will meet
on campus on Jan. 12. The Homecoming movies will be shown and a
local alumnus will be the speaker.
LONG ISLAND
The Long Island club's executive
committee met in November to plan
for an early meeting in this area.
NURSING SCHOOL ALUMNAE
The Nursing School alumnae chapter held a Halloween party for the
student nurses at Tyson Home, Staten
Island Hospital , on Oct. 25.
At the regular chapter meeting on
Sept. 20, Mrs. Isabelle Maiorano
Loredo was elected treasurer.
Blomquist '37 secretary o[ the surgery
dept.
Dr. Charles Accettola '36 was named Chief of Medical Service. Dr. Wil(red 'Villetts '48 was appointed attending dental surgeon, and Dr.
Louis Gianvito '50 was extended
courtesy privileges in medicine, ob·
stertics and minor surgery.
Honorary alumnus Dr. Donald
Law was named Chief o( Obstetrical
Service.
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H ead Coach H erb Sutler discusses stmtegy wit h his /J1"obable starting five. Th ey are, left
to right, (k1lee ling) Sutler. Ca/Jtaill Ed Peterson, Tom D rake, Bob Mahala, (standing) George
Blomquist and Charles "Lonny" West.
Sea hawk Cagers Big, Strong and Fast
Get the record books out. Last season the \ ,yagner College basketball
team tied or bettered even team and
individual mark, and after one
glance at the 1955-56 ed ition o( the
Seahawks, statistician will realize
they had better keep their erasers
handy.
Wagner has size. Seven of the
squad's 13 players tand 6-2 or more.
The probable starting five hown
above averages (J-2Y2 with Charles
"Lonny" West and George Blomquist at 6-5, Bob Mahala at 6-3, Captain Ed Peterson at 6-2 and " little"
Tom Drake at 5- 10. Paul Bailey, a
6-4Y2 tran fer (rom Michigan State,
is eligible in February.
The eahawks figure to be rugged
too. Peterson, Mahala, Blomquist
and Bailey can hold their own again t
any o( the hardwood sport's mam-
moths. \Nest can al 0 help with his
pencil-point elbows.
The speed, while not outstanding,
is better than last year', and it is
probable that there will be a little
more fire house basketball on Grymes
Hill than in the past.
Thi year WATV (channel 13) will
make a weekly award to the most
valuable player, so turn those TV
sets on and start the post cards roIling where they'll do the most good.
ABOVE AND BEYOND THE LINE OF DUTY
Art '51 and Betty Goesle Finn '49 once lived in the
veterans' village on the Wagner campus. Their apartment \Va one of tho e wrecked by the big storm o(
Thanksgiving, 1950. Art and Betty remembered the kindness of others in thei r predicament.
So when they read of the devastation o( this summer's floods in New England, they de ided to help and
started to collect clothes for the flood victims. Neighbors
and friend chipped in to help, and soon the Finn apartment in Great Kills, . 1. was loaded to the rafters.
The clothes had to be cleaned, a nd they had LO be
shipped. People read of their action in the Staten I land
Advance and help came. A dry cleaning firm ofIered to
clean all the clothes, a nd on Sept. 1, Betty flew to Connecti cu t in a helicopter filled with food and clothing.
The Finns made newspaper headlines with their
generous gesture, bu t better tha n that, they provided
real hel p [or those in distres .
The Link
Jack Berglund '35 i a bu y re earch engineer for
Esso and like all busy men he has a relaxing hobby. Jack's
hobby, a fairly new one for him, i whittling and he's
good enough at it to rate stories in the Staten Island
Adva nce a nd the ' ew York Daily
ews.
.f ack's best creations are birds, made from dri (twood ,
which, as a loya l \Vagner alumnu , he calls Seahawks.
Most of hi s figures are from three to six inches long.
,\[ter the job i finished, he paints them with life-like
colors.
It all began on a rainy day while vacationing in
Maine a yea r ago. Everyone admired hi s first attempt,
.lack enjoyed it, and now it's become a real avocat ion.
One of the e d ays we hope J ack will find time LO do
a "Sea hawk" as d ecora tion for th e new Student Center
whi ch has been named "T he Hawk's Nest."
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The Student Association is SPOIlsoring a Winter Carnival at the Oak.
and Spruce Resort in The Berkshires on January 27, 28, and 29. The
new venture seems to be going over
well. There will be skating, skiing,
tobogganing, riding, movies, dancing,
and ha yri des for the students making
the tri p.
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Ewald Forsbl·ey '57 and Vera Lee
IOlles '59 appeared on the Old Gold
"SlejJ This fiT/ay" TV show on Satu1"day, Novel71 bel· 19.
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Following the dedication of the "Hawks' Nest" during H omecoming Hfeek-end, the studentsFaculty committee tOT the Student Center jJOsed for this /Jictnre in the lounge. Committee
Inl"'tbers are, lett to right, PTo/essor John Hruby , Ronald Berna, Virginia Bonadio, Dean
Ian Morrison , Dean H eimlran{ Dietrich, f:dw(Jrd Weinheimer (Ind Richard tllm Suden.
Quality, Not Quantity.
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Surveys of the in comi ng st udents
reveal once again that alumni are the
best source of referrals. Have you
sent in the names of prospects? Mail
the names to David A. Knickel, assistant director of admissions.
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Says President Del o
President D elo, in his opening convocation address, speaking of the rising tide of college enrollments, said,
" ... Private institutions like 'I\Tagner
College have two choices before
them. First, they can try to take in as
many students as their bulging walls
will hold, offering various types o(
vocational programs to fit a wide
variety of interests ...
The seco nd choice, which has been
carefully considered and adopted by
many institutions, is to place the acce nt on quality; not to maintain the
status quo, but to grow slowly
enough so that the physical facilities
and the size of the faculty will match
the size of the student body . . .
these institutions will refuse to sell
their academic birthright (or <t mess
of enrollment pottage
To my mind this is the only rO<td
for V\Tagner College to take. In order
to do so we mu st constantly examine
the quality of our program. V\Te must
make sure that our faculty is not only
or high calibre but is operating un cler such cond i tions and in such an
environment as to be able to function at maximum effectiveness. ,I\Te
must always remember that a co ll ege
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exists to secure a reaction between
faculty <tml students; between a
group of scholars and intellectual
le<tclers and a group of maturing,
growing individuals- the students.
All other activities of the college
should be pointed toward this end."
Of the new Staten Island community col lege which will be opened in
Septem ber, 1956, the Presiden t h acl
tbis to say, "A number of people b<tve
asked whether I consider this new
college to be competitive with 'I\Tagner. I do not. It will be <t completely
different type o( institution. Wagner
is a liberal arLS college with a strong
religious environment supported by
The Church and by private individuals. The new community college will
be devoted primarily to terminal
tech nologic<t 1 curricula of two years
duration. Because of the tradition<tl
American separation between Church
anc! St<tte, the same type of religious
emphasis of which we are so proud
here at ''''ag ner cannot be included
in the comm unity college program
. . . 1 think, therefore, of the comll1ullity college anc! ,I\Tagner as pursuing parallel paths in their own
fields of interest and competence ... "
.Toseph P. Monge '3-1 the newly
elected alumni tnlstee, has been
chosen by the Board to repl·esent
Wagner on the Board of Directon of
the Empire State Foundation.
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Barbara Hill and J ames Costi, cochairmen of the J956 Junior Prom,
have extended an invitation to all
alumni to attend this traditional affair.
The Prom will be held on Saturday
evening, February 11 , from 9 till I,
in the Della Robbia Room of the
Vanderbilt Hotel, Park Ave. at 34th
St., Manhattan. The Don Henri
Orchestra will furnish the music.
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[mitat ion is the sincerest fonn of
flattery. Law renee Spiva I<'s appea rance on a "1I1eet the Press-Tn Revelse" Convocation Oct. 11, touched
off a series of Sunday evening progmms at the college where camjJlls
readers m·e invited to "Meet the
Press," the !J1·ess being in th is case
a paner of fellow st1ldents. Among
those questioned so far are {(allista
Editor Ewald ForsbTey and Student
Association Pl·esident Edll(/1"d Eberbach. The progm171s m-e s/Jonsored
by th e Vfiagnerial1 and the Debate
Soriety.
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The Oct.-Nov. issue o[ American
.Alumni Council News carries an
.article by 'tVagner's Director of Alumni Relations titled "How vVe prepared An Association Handbook."
It is a resume of a talk given by A I
Krahmer last summer at the national
,conference of the Council.
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TVagner College was 72 years old all
Oct . 15. The occasion was marhed by
(/ sjJecial Founder's Day Chap el Serv ice with the Rev. Dr. FJ'ederic Sutter, jJTesident of the Board of Trustees, as pTeachel'.
Alumni News Briefs
ALLAN MILLER' 33 is principal 0 f S tat e n
Isla nd's newest school, P .S. 35, at the foot of
Howard Avenue at Clove Road. Allan, who
was busi ness manager of the 1932 Kallista
and treasurer of the Student Body in 1932-33,
is a member of Alpha Sigma Phi.
He received his M .A. degree from Columbia University Teachers College in 1942. Be[ore his appointment as principal in 1954, he
was an English instructor at McKee High
School, at Public Schools 45 and 18, and the
\IVagner Evening Session. He was Guidance
Counsellor at Curtis Evening High from
19+8-52 and Guidance Co-ordinator for Staten
I sland elementary schools from 1949-53. In
J 953-54 he was confidential secretary to Dr.
Andrew G. C lauson, jr., president of the Board of Education of the City of
New York.
Miller is a member of the Staten Island Teachers Association, the Protestant Teachers Association, the New York Experimental Society, the National Education Association, and the Board of Directors of Staten Island
Social Service.
1893
Reunion in Norway
'Vhile studying at the University of
Oslo in Norway this summer, the
Rev. Arthur Hergenhan '40 reports
that he was addressed by a young
lady who looked very familiar. It
turned out that Hergenhan looked
familiar to her as well but neither
was able to make an immediate identification.
Conversation revealed that the
lady was Sara Reitan, a former 'tVagnerian who is now Mrs. LaLll-itz Saltveit. She lives in Bergen, Norway,
where her husband is professor of
German at tbe U ni versi ty in that
cin'.
Hergenhan wrote in to the alumni.
office about his experience with the
result that one more lost 'tVagnerian
h;l<; been found.
Th e Li nk
The Rev, J. CHRISTIAN KRAHMER resigned
as stated supply of St. Johns Lutheran
Church , Victor, N. Y. on Sept. 25. Pastor
Krahmer finally decided to retire after 59
years of active service in the ministry, ten
/)[ them on the Wagner campus (1923-33).
He began his retirement with a one-month
trip to California.
1903
Another "lost" alumnus recently found is
FREDERICK BETZ. who now lives in Morristown , :-.J. J His fifty Year key is being sent
to hil1l three years late. Betz's father was
one of the original \Vagner faculty and he
is one of six brothers, all of whom are
\V agner grad ua tes.
1915
At the request of Chancellor Adenauer,
the President o[ the Federal Republic of
Germany, has awarded the Rev. HEINRICH A.
KROPP , pastor of o ld German Zion Church
in Brooklyn , the " Cross of Merit for Dis ti nguished Services."
During the years after the war Pastor
Kropp has been especially acLive in Lutheran
\'Vorld Relief in Germany and he is now
one of the officers of the Lutheran Refugee
Service in the metropolitan area.
He is also President of the General German Conference of the United Lutheran
Church ;11 Alllerica , Chairman of the Com mittees on German Interests for the ULCA
and for the United Lutheran Synod o[ New
York and New England.
In addition , he is President of the Luth eran Seamen's Mission in the Harbor of :-.Jew
York. and President of the Association for
the Relief of Indigent Germans in the City
and State Institutions of New York.
His congregation will celebrate its cen tennial this fall and has renovated its
sanctuary at a cost of $60,000. Pastor Kropp
preaches in three languages: German, English , and Plattdeutsch.
1920
The Rev. Dr. CONRAD REISCH has resigned
as pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in
Bridgeport, Conn. to enter home mission
work in Sunnyvale, Calif. after the first of
the year. Reisch had been in Bridgeport for
28 years. His move made it necessary for him
to resign as a college trustee.
1926
The Rev. DR. THEODORE TAPPERT, profes sor of Church History at the Philadelphia
Lutheran Seminary, is the editor of the section on the Post-Reformation Church in the
new fifteen volume edition of the well -known
Schaff-Herzog' Encyclopedia of Religious
Knowledge.
The Rev. HENRY McKNIGHT, pitcher for
olle of \Vagner's first intercollegiate baseball teams and now pastor of Concordia
Lutheran Church in Buffalo, spent six
weeks this summer in a course on clinical
counseling at Gowanda (N.Y.) State Hospi tal.
1927
The Rev. JOliN F. FUTCHS. president of
Ihe Rocky Mountain Synod , ULCA, was
granted an honorary Doctor of Di\'inity deg-ree at the Commencement of Midland Col lege, Fremont, Neb., last June ... The Rev.
JOHN A. KIRSCH was recently honored by his
congregation, St. Johns, Rochester, N. Y., on
the occasion of his 2iJth ordination anni,'ersary. An additional cause for celebration IVa,
the completion of a new church building,
Kirsch has been at St. Johns for ten years.
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The Rev. GEORGE CORDNER is chief chap lain at Toledo (Ohio) State Hospital . . .
ROBERT (TOT) SWARTWOUT, a three letter
man in his college days, is now with the
Wallingford (Conn.) Steel Co.
1936
ROLF DANI ELSON is already talking about
plans for a twentieth anniversary reunion
for the class of 1936 on Alumni Day, May
26, 1956. More news of this later.
1937
TRADITIONS COMMITTEE-1936-Walton
Kibat, Nlanuel Bergnes and Frederick
Schnackenberg (L-R) scan some new edict
designed to harass the f,-ash. One freshman,
1955 vintage, says "They are jJrobably the
gu)'s who dreamed up that messy flag rush."
1931
Two members of the class of 1931, the
Rev. Dr. ALBERT P. STAUDERMAN and the Rev .
WILLIAM NIEBANCK are organizing a committee o( their classmates to make arrangements for a gala 25th anniversary celebra·
ti= on Alumni Day, May 26.
1933
Dr. CLIFFORD FLANDERS has long been one
of our lost alumni, but sharp-eyed Jack
Berglund '35 spotted him in a full page advertisement in Chemical and Engineering
News. The ad for Fisher Chemical Manu facturing Division shows four scientists at
work (one of them Flanders) and has this
to say, "Current project-sparked by top
researcher Dr. Clifford A. Flanders-is ultra pure reagents for the instrumentation of
Tomorrow".
The Rev. PAUL KIRSCH, chaplain of the
college, is the author of an article titled
" Your Gang is Powerful " in the August,
1955, issue of Luther Life. The article is a
reprint of a chapter of Kirsch's book, Right
or Wrong, published by Muhlenberg Press.
Last .July fire badly damaged the church
building of Trinity Lutheran Church, Castleton -on -Hudson, N. Y. Re-building is necessary. Pastm of the church is the Rev. WALTER. BIELITZ.
1934
Dr. MICHAEL RAPP was elected to fellowship in the American College of Surgeons
and his classmate, Dr. MICHAEL MAZZEI, was
named an associate member of the International College of Surgeons. Both Mikes
practice on Staten Island. Both were also
former football stars and are regular fans of
today's Seahawk football.
FERD VVEION ER, one time ",ragner pitcher,
is accounts manager for Arthur Dreyer and
Son, an Island lumber firm. Ferd finds time
to play in a dance band, too.
1935
The Rev. Dr. VVILLIAM VILLAUME, who is
execu tive director of the departmen t of
Social Welfare of the National Council of
Churches o( Christ in the USA, was director
of a national conference on the Churches
and Social Welfare held in Cleveland Nov.
1-5. Two thousand delegates were in attendance.
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IRVING GREEN is area engineer (or the
Chemical Mfg. division of M. W. Kellogg'
Co., Jersey City, N. J.
1938
SPRING WALK-so says the 1936 Kallista
describing the frequent idylic interludes of
Ce Cercle Fmllcais. Dr. Hans Haag leads the
groLlj} ove,' lVagner's wooded campus. Some
of OLl" sylvan beauty has given way to buildi Ilgs and ex jJlIueled facilities, but Wagner still
lOps the lisl of 11I0St jJicl1l1"esque colleges in
lite New l'01·/t area.
GORDON LATHROPE received a Ph. D. degree in sociology hom the University of
Pittsburgh on June 15. Mrs. LaLin-ope is the
(ormer MARY FROST. CHARLEY HELLRIEGEL,
another fonner football great, is plant man ager for the Rheem Mfg. Co. in Philadel phia. He lives in Moorestown, N. J.
1941
The Rev. WALTER BOCK has l'esigned as
pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Cobleskill,
N. Y. to become a regional director for the
evangelism program of the Board of Social
Missions of the United Lutheran Church in
America. Bock now lives in Rego Park, L. J.
Dr. Eli':AR HENRI CKSEN is practlclllg medi cine in Seattle, 'Vash . . . CARL PETERSEN,
JR. is vice -president, Crescent Chemical
Corporation, Perth Amboy , N. J. ... The
Rev. CARL SHEIE is pastor of Grace Lutheran
Church, Uniondale, L. 1.
Naval Chaplain OSCAR WEBER appeared in
recent newspaper and magazine pictures
while presenting the forty millionth copy
of Scriptures given by the American Bible
Society to the armed fmces. In the pictures
Weber presents the special copy to Vice
Admiral Ralph Ofstie aboard the USS
Salem with "the sixth fleet in the Mediteran nean ".
Au DANIELSON'S picture appeared twice
in the September issue of American Magazine.
Alf was one of the students at the University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Humanistic Studies for Executives. The story, which
dealt largely with the Institute, also pointed
up industry's interest in the liberal arts
graduate. Alf is a telephone company executive and is married to the former JEAN
VAN \VINKLE.
1940
ELEANOR DOSSIN is teaching at Jefferson
junior High School, Meriden , Conn . . .
Navy Chaplain ROBERT SCHNECK is now on
a tour of duty aboard the USS Salem that
will take him to the Mediterranean area.
Mrs. Schneck is the former RUTH GORMAN.
VVILLARD GRIMES is an electronics engineer
for Avion Instrument Co., Paramus, N. J.
Mrs. Grimes, the former FRANCES MURRAY,
teaches first grade in Wayne Township, N. J.
The Rev. GERHARD DIETRICH, director of
social service in Germany fm the Lutheran
World Federation's Department of Lutheran
vVorld Service, was awarded the Wichern
plaque at ceremonies in Stuttgart, Germany,
on October 3.
The vVichern plaque, distinctive award of
the German Evangelical Inner Missions,
was given in recognition of six years service
as " friend, helper, and counsellor to the
churches in ",rest Germany" and the occasion
was a farelVell party for Dietrich arranged
by the central office of Hilfs-Werk, welfare
agency o[ the Evangelical Church in
Germany.
1942
ROLAND LAN(:E is production supervisor
for Du Pont in Washington, W . Va . . . .
EDWIN SAUL is a laboratory supervisor with
Socony Paint Products Co., Metuchen. Mrs.
Saul, the former l.OUISE NICLAS, is teaching
in the New Brunswick (N. J.) Schools.
Dr. J. MICHAEL MOORE is a member of the
modern languages dept. of San Diego (Cal.)
.Junior College . . . Dr. RICHARD MALMGREN
is a surgeon at the U. S. Public Health Cancer Investigation Unit at the University of
Tennessee.
HARRY HORGEN is a sanitarian with the
Minneapolis (Minn.) Dept. of Health . . .
Dr. CALVIN TRIIlIANO is practicing pediatrics
in Englewood, N. J. ... TED Loos is manager of the Tanker division, Cosmopolitan
Shipping Co.,
ew York. Mrs. Loos is the
[onner MURIEL BOSCH.
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Major MARTIN SCHROEDER is on active
duty with the Army Signal Corps and is
stationed
at
the
Electronics
Proving
Ground, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Major and
Mrs. Schroeder (she 's the former RUTH
KRIIIY) live in Bisbee, Arizona.
Dietrich and his family (Mrs. Dietrich is
the former MARIE OHLSON and there are
four children) will return to the United
States soon.
1943
BOB VVHITE, a member of the great 'Vagner football team of the early forties, is
nolV a graduate assistant in psychology at
the University of Kentucky . . . FRED BARTH
is a m a nu[acturer's representative for the
Brya nt Electric Company, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Rev. KARL KOPPENHAVER has just
been named director of the audio-visual department of the United Lutheran Publication House in Philadelphia. He had been
editor of the Lutheran Church Bulletin
Service.
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�DONALD 'NINSOR is co-ordinator of instruc tion materials for the Board of Public Instruction, Gainesville, Fla. M. Sgl. EVELYN
ALBERT is at the USMC recruiting station in
Little Rock, Ark . . . ARSENE C1RIGNANO is a
resin research chemist for Standard Toch
Chemical Co. on Staten Island.
Dr. ERWIN NOLTE, having been discharged
from service in the Army Medical Corps,
has returned to his private practice in Detroit. Dr. and Mrs. Nolte (she 's the former
LILLIAN GLOCK) live in Grosse Point Woods,
Mich.
Dr. HEINZ MACKENSEN is instructor in history, Fairleigh -Dickinson College, Ruther ford, N . J.
1944
AUGUST C. DRUBEL III is mid-west manager for Newport Industries of Chicago.
The Rev. "VILLIAM RAPPOLD has resip;ned as
pastor of St. Pauls Third Lutheran Church,
Easton, Pa. to become pastor of Redeemer
Church, Penndel , Pa . . . . VIRGINIA MARBLE
MAGILL is secretary for Glidden Homes, Inc.,
North Chill , N. Y.. . HOPE BEHAR is teach ing in P.S. 18, S. 1.
LAWRENCE WIDDECOMBE is senior research
chemist for the Naugatuck (Conn.) Chemi cal Division of U. S. Rubber Co. .. DORIS
BENSEN RAYMALEY is teaching in Middle town (N. Y.) High School.
SAM L. JOHNSON '47 and his family motored
to New York City from Washington D, C, to
attend the June 9 annual party of the NYU
Graduate School of Public Administration,
There he was awarded the National Civil
Service League Award for the outstanding
contribu tion to the study of public personnel
management by a recipient of the NYU degree of M,P,A, for the academic year 1953-54,
It was awarded to Johnson on the basis of
his thesis "Scientists in Wildlife Service, A
Case Study in the Recruitment and Retention
of Federal Scienti fie PersonneL" The award
scroll and an engraved wrist watch were presented by James Watson, executive director
of the League,
Johnson and his family were recently transferred to the Fish and Wildlife
Service's regional office in Atlanta, Ga, where he will serve as Budget and
Fiscal Accounting Officer in the Service's Division of Administrative Staff
Services for an area involving ]20 field projects located throughout 12 Southeastern sta tes,
The Rev. RUSSELL SMITH became rector of
Grace Episcopal Church , Pemberton, N . .J.,
early last April.
June 28 was the occasion of the openi~g
of LaMar's Restaurant, the newest Ul1lt In
a Cleveland restaurant chain operated by
LAMAR SMITH.
"Whel-e, " a Cleveland entertainment guide,
has this to say about the new establishment,
"LaMar's Restaurant has certainly establish ed what must be another first! Six weeks
after serving their first meal, plans are in
progress for remodeling, Additional space
md service facilities for dining room patrons must be provided because of the pub lic 's recognition of LaMar's slogan, ' Food At
Its Finest' was in fact, just that. "
A series of one hour radio shows called
"Dinner at LaMar's" is being broadcast
from the restaurant, which is located 9501
Euclid Avenue,
1947
1948
Dr. DAVID REID is principal of Bay Havell
School, Sarasota, l-Ia . . . . The Rev. ROBERT
ARMSTRONG is now pastor of the Lu theran
Church of the Good Shepherd in Erie, Pa.
MRS. ARMSTRONG is the former VIRGINIA NEL SON N50. VINCENT CHIOLA is an engineer with
Sylvania Products, Towanda, Pa.
ARTHUR FINK is a research engineer with
tile Batelle Memorial Institute since Oct. 3.
He had formerly been with United Chrom ium Division in Carteret, N. J. . . . Capt.
BERNARD ''''lEST is social work officer at the
U. S. Army Hospital , West Point, N. Y.
1945
JOSEPH ZOBAL, JR., senior labol'atory assisstant in the Process Research Division of Esso Research and Engineering Co., Linden ,
:'-I. J., has just completed thirty years with
the company.
DOROTHY MOHLENHOFF is a medical tech nician at the U. S. Public Health Sel-vice
Hospital, Clifton, S. 1.
1946
ROHERT SALVESEN is a chemist with Socony Mobiloil, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He expects
LO complete study for a Ph,D. in chemistry
at Brooklyn Poly next June . ,
ALFRED HARTSTEIN is a salesman for Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Co., New York, Mrs.
Hartstein is the former INGEBORG MEYER, Dr.
H El.EN ACKERSON is attending clinician
(teacher) at New York foot clinics. Her
practice is in New Dorp, S, 1.
Capt. PHIL LAUII, USAF is a personnel
officer, assistant chief, professional education
unit, in Washington, D. C. Phil , who will be
remem bered as the catcher on the great
1948 baseball team , is married to the former
Jean Blomquist.
1949
TAXES, DEATH AND DEADUNES- TI, e
1937 Wagn erian staff pitch es in to put the
filli shing touches on the paper befor e thai
phone on th e bach wall starts regist ering
complaints of th e print er, circulation manager and facult y adv isor.
The L ink
BOB MCVICKER is director of the South
Shore Band, a group of 35 pieces made up
of men like McVicker who play for an avocation. The band played at the Moravian
game on Nov. 12, Dr. HENRY NELSON ,"VOOD,
who received his Ph.D, degree from Purdue
in June, is now a research bio-chemist with
the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Manhattan. The Woods
(Mrs,
Wood is the former ESTHER SAVACOOL) live
in Massapequa, 1.. L
ED MENSING is assistant su pervisor in the
Accounting Dept. of Recording and Statistical Corporaion , New York , , . HERMAN LEW
received his D.D,S, degree from N,Y,U, in
June. , , ART MICHEL is a psychiatric social worker at the Saginaw (Mich,) Valley
Child Guidance Clinic.
LAWRENCE PAUGH is an analyst in Budgets
and Measurements division, General Electric, Schenectady, N, y, , , , MARTIN GODGART, who has an M,A, in elementary education from C.C.N .Y" is now at N,Y,U, studying in a program of school supervision and
administration ,
Dr. ROBERT DOLE has entered private
practice in pediatrics with the Euclid Clinic
Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, A graduate
of the University of Rochester Medical
School in 1952, he has .iust finished special
training in the Dept, of Pediatrics at the
Grace-New Haven Hospital affiliated with
Yale University School of Medicine, Mrs.
Dole is the fonner NIEVES RIBES. The Doles
have two sons and now live in Willoughby ,
Ohio,
DAVE BOYD is executive secretary of the
Y,M.C,A, in Darien, Conn. , , . HAMILTON
STEWART has joined the management con sultant firm of Thomas H. Wright, Pomp ton Plains, N , J. Mrs. Stewart is the former
JEAN EVANS, PHILIP BECKER received his
M.D, from Albany Medical College in June.
1950
ED MEGERIA N is an executive secretary with
the Ford Motor Co. , at the Mahwah (N,.J.)
Assembly Plant. Mrs, Megerian, the former
GENE MIDGETT, is working in the New York
Public Library System
. . BARNEY JENSEN
is supervisor of training with the Bethlehem Steel Co. Shipbuilding division, S, L
. JULIE KNEESHAW HAYES teaches third
grade at ».S. II , S. L
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�'IfARREN TOMPKINS is an underwriter for
the Commonwealth Insurance Co. Tulsa,
Okla . . . . THEODORE DOWD is a senior chemist with Republic Aviation , Farmingdale,
L. 1. . . . })HILIP BURGHART has been appointed head of market development for the
Chemicals Division of the Houdry Process
Corporation . . . ARTHUR WOODSTONE is a reporter and TV-radio critic for Variety . . .
Mrs. IR~IA KUNNMANN POLHEMUS is teaching
all elementary grades in Alberhill, Cal. . . .
PATRICIA PAn-ERsON HUGHES is teaching in
Berkley, Cal. . . . DICK SCHOEN LANK is sales
representative for Campbell Sales Co., Carnden, N. J. Mrs. Schoen lank is the former
HELEN M cNALLY.
CIIARLES O 'DONNELL is in advertising and
sales promotion for the Plastics Division of
Monsanto Chemical Co., Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. O'Donnell is the fonner COLINE INNES
. . . SAM ,~rEENING and GEORGE BREIDENBACH
are both on the faculty of Tottenville (S. 1.)
Hig'h
School. Weening teaches history,
Breindenbach general science . . . JERRY
CHARLES is with the Insurance Claim Divi sion of Retail Credit Co., Spring Valley,
N. Y. Mrs. Charles is the former GERTRUDE
'VINCKLER . . . The Rev. HENRY SHEPPHERD
has resigned his pastorate at Narrowsburg,
N. Y. to enter the military chaplaincy . . .
CALVIN JOHNSON is a salesman for J. P .
Lippincott Co. of Philadelphia . . . LESTER
CARLISLE is executive mgr. of J. Carlisle,
construction engineers, New York . . . DONALD BETZLER is a marketing clerk with Esso
Standard Oil , New York . . . . JOHN EAGLETON is a sa lesman for Campbell Soup Co. in
Caldwell, N. J. His wife, the former MARGOT SELMAN, is a laboratory technician . . .
HENRY GUTZLER is a chemist with ColgatePalmotive-Peet, Jersey City, N. J. .
JEAN LAWRIE ELY is living in Pearl Harbor,
where her navy ofIicer husband is stationed
. ROCER DOWNING is a sales engineer for
" ' estinghouse Electric, Beaver, Pa.
ALVIN KRAUSS is manager of Farm Best
Food Co .. Bayonne, N. J. ... FRED OHLSEN
is a special agent for Prudential Insurance
Co., Seelyville, Pa . . . .
CHRIS KARTALIS is teaching science and
coaching football at Sayville (L. 1.) High
School .. . DOMINIC DEPAOLA is an accountant with Chase Bag Co., New York . . .
JOHN LEWIS is senior bacteriologist at Cuyahoga County Hospital , Cleveland, O . . . .
MELCHIOR DICARLO -CO"ITONE is a mathema tician at the USAF headquarters in '<\Iashington. He is doing graduate work at American
L'nil·ersity.
ALYCE CROCCO FERRETTI is a laboratory
technician with the Wallerstein Co., S. 1.
. . . The Rev. HENRY REENSTJERNA is pastor
of St. Timothy 's Lutheran Chul-ch , North
Highlands, Cal. , a congregation he was instrulIIental in organizing . . . RALPH HOSLER is
working in the Quotation Dept., The ArneI'
Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
FRED HURST is a market analyst for the
Port of New York Authority. He recently
read a paper on "Evaluating the Adequacy
of Airport Parking Lots" at the annual
meeting o[ the Operations Research Society
of Am e rica at Columbia University.
DON DROWN is teaching at Kensington Jr.
High School, Kensington, Md. Mrs. Drown
is the fonner JOAN WAREHAM. The Drowns
have three children.. EUCENE SCALA is an
inspection chemist [or E. R. Squibb, New
Brunswick, N. J.
JULIA FEDIRKA TO~IES received the degree
of M.S. in Library Science from Columbia
University. She is in charge of the children's
room at the Port Richmond (S. 1.). Library
. . . ROBERT HINZ is teaching at the Morse
School, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
1951
DONALD GRAVES, a chemist in federal service
in New York , is doing graduate work in
chemistry at Brooklyn Poly.
. . STANLEY
BREKNE is a medical detailman , Lederle
Division , American Cyanamid, New York.
ALLEN (BUCKY) HALL is an industrial engineer with Okonite Co., Passaic, N . .J.
LEONARD BRADY is a graduate assistant
in the Dept. oE Chemistry, Michigan State
University . . . HAROLD OLSEN, JR. is an accountant with Price, '<\Iaterhouse, New York.
CHARLES SOKOLOWSKY is teachinR in the Sayreville (N . .J.) public schools while studying
for a doctorate in education at N.Y.V.
FREEMAN ALLEN is a chemist with S. S.
White Dental MEg. Co., Staten Island .
RICHARD BALLER is teaching at P.S. 36, S.1.
CARLA "VOI.1'1' CAMP is teaching at
P.S. 177M, Manhattan ... ROBERT J. A~IOl1RY
has been admitted to the Bar.
CURTIS GLENN and GERARD HAHN arc with
the I T.S. State Dept. Both are in Europe
GEORGE BF.HARRY, who received his M .D.
from Albany Medical College in .Tune, is
interning at Good Samaritan Hospital , Los
Angeles, Cal. . . . .JOSEPH GIORDANO is a
member of the physics dept. at Newark
College of Engineering.
NIKOLAUS SERKES '5 0 was recently appointed
Reservations Superintendent of the newly
established cargo reservations con tTol center
in New York of Airwork Atlantic Limited.
Serkes has been assigned the responsibility of
coordinating actlvwes of the reservations
control center so that air cargo moves swiftly
to its final destination after arrival of Airwork's three weekly flights to the Continent.
Since joining Airwork Atlantic Limited,
Serkes has compiled an interesting reference
library on cargo handling. It has proven
valuable to shippers with packing or routing
problems. "The answer to most any problem
connected with the movement of air-cargo can
be found in this library," Serkes explains.
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CEORGE HENKEL, one time Seahawk football star, completed his studies with a doctor's degree at the Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons this.
June.
JAMES HARRISON was ordained on No\'. 20
anti has becoIlle pastor of the Evang'elical
Lutheran Church of Poestenkill, N.Y. . . •
Henry Reinewalti was ordained on June 19.
He is pastor of the Reformed Church of
Mariners Harbor, S.1.
PATRICIA MONTCO~IERY is senior mediL,ti
technician at the Willowbrook School on
Staten lsland . . . CHARLES CARESS! is chief
cheIllist with Coates Board and Carton Co.,
Stroudsburg, l'a.
EARL ROHERTS is an
attendance officer for the New York Cit)'
Board o[ Education, in Richmond Hill. L.1.
ED R.UDINcER , who J'eceived his :'LD .
[rom ColuIllbia University College by Physi·
cians and Surgeons in June, is now an interne
on the first (Co lumbia) Surgical division at
Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan .
l'RANCIS DOLEN is a salesman o[ electric
accounting machines for I.B.M., Elizabeth,
N ..J.
. JOHN BYRON, JR. is supervisor of
the 13illing dept., Mittag and Volger, Park
Ridg'e, N ..J. ... The Rev. THEODORE \\' EISKorrEN is pastor of Transfiguration Lutheran
Church, Rochester, N. Y.
JOE LAL:IW is territorial supervisor [or the
Commercial Union, New York
. . SYLI'I,I
FUERTES is a junior medical student at Howard liniversity, \ 'Vashingtol1 , D. C. . .
JOSEPH TRIVISON E is assistant chief chemist
for Krumbhaar Chemical Co., Kearney, N . .J.
.. HOWARD LAUCELLA is an accountant "'ith
Lockheed Aircraft at Idlewild , L. I.
l' irst Lt. GERARD KERN is at Connally
Air Force Base, \ 'Vaco , Texas. Ml's. Kern is
the former NANCY McLAUGHLIN . . . FRANK
KREIDER is a senior at the Philadelphia Luth ·
eran Seminary ... HERH NOLTE is vocational
counsellor [or the New York Guild for the
mind. He received an Ed.D. degree from
Columbia Teachers College in November.
1952
Ei\I~lANUEL MEL;\CHRANUDIS is an account . .
alll [or Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., :-;ell'
York ... RICHARD MOHRMAN is a junior pro ·
ject engineer at Mergenthaler Linotype Co.,
Brooklyn . . . EM IL BADER is a chemist with
Inter-C hemical Corp., Newark. N. J.
RICHARD "V .\S~IUNO is a sales representatil'e
for Burroughs Machines . . . SIEGFRIED (ZIG GY) '~I ACHSMUTH, former Wagner pitching
ace is teaching at Massapequa (L.l.) High
School. "Vachsmuth received an M.S. in Ed.
degree at Hofstra in June.
JI~I BISHOP is an accountant with the Len kert Electric Co., San Carlos, Cal. :''frs.
Bishop is the former JOI'CE BILLER.
CHAI'LAIN '<\III.LIAM FENSTERER is assistant
base chaplain at MacDill Air Force Base,
Florida.
. GEORGE BRODERICK is resea rch
pilot plant foreman with Allied Chemical
and Dye Corp., Morristown, N . .J.
.Eo
C;ORHA~I is in chemical sales with the EV.INS
Chemists, Inc., New York . . . ADEL.IlDr
AD ..IMS DU NN is a mathematics assistant at
the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Labor'ltory, Silver Springs, Md.
GEORGE HANDLEI' is editor of the Semin arian, student publication of the Philadel phia LUi heran Seminary. He is past president
of the Association of Lutheran Seminarians.
Wagner College
I
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�. ELISE· MARIE SCHRIEVER BROCKMAN teaches
English at Fairlawn (N .J .) High School . . .
HAROLD KJELLEN is a claim examiner, All State In suran ce Co., Flushing, L. I. . . .
CHUCK BABlJ(IAN, havin g completed his mili tary service, is in real estate in Leonia, N . .J.
1954
THEODORE Low is a sen ior accountant with
Bayer and C lausen, New York . . . LOUIS
l<ERRARA has transferred from Concordia
Seminary to Berkeley Divinity School . . .
JANICE MILLER SULTZ received her M.F.A.
fro m Cranbrook (Mich.) Academy of Art in
July ... EMILY GEORGE BRADT is teaching at
Gu ild erland Central School, Guildedand
Center, N. Y.
Ie'" GA RDE-Wagner"s first
women's fencing
/('alll to compete in the Intercollegiat e Wom cn's Fencing A ssociation's cham pionshi/)
tournament. This 1940 picture shows ( L-R )
Muriel Christian johnson , Vir'ginia Cos/iell
Fensterer, Ann Bosch, Elsie lonasse1l TOj) jJing and Ruth GOrillon Sri111 ('ck.
LT. ROBERT (SONNY) BOSLEY, former Sea·
hawk basketball star, is on Marin e Corps
duty in Japan.
LINDSAY ANDREWS is assistant chief credit
a na lyst for Irving Trust Co. , New York
City . . . FRED BROCKMAN , discharged from
the Army on Sept. I, is a member of th e
English Department of Pearl River (N. Y.)
High School.
JOHN DURKEE has been appointed special
agent for Virginia for the Royal Exchange
Group. His headquarters are in RichmClnd.
. . . DOROTHY WILLOCK NOLTE is teaching at
Millburn School, Baldwin , L. L
1953
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BRUCE ST0LLER is audio·visual co·ordi nator
for the Oak Tree School, Metuchen, N . 1. . . JOHN MCCARTHY was discharged from
the Army in Texas on Oct. 21. He and his
wife, the former HELEN KILOH, have returned
to Staten Island.
ED DIAZ is an export licenser for General
Motors Overseas Operations, New York . . .
GEORGE RICHON is a chemist with the Bake·
lite Co., Bloomfield, N. 1- .. . BOB BELKNAP
is pursuing graduate study in English literature at Columbia.
JOHANNA VONSEGGERN SCHUMACHER is a
N.Y. Telephone Co. representative in Hemp·
stead, L. L ... WILMA FORSTER is a secretary
in the office of the United Lutheran Synod
of New York and New England, Manhat·
tan . . . LT. J.G. WILLIAM HARDEN is sta ..
tioned at the U.S. Naval Station, Newport,
R. I.
GEORGE (TEX) EVANS is a produclion foreman for U.S. Gypsum in Shoals,
Ind . . . . LOIS MASELLA is an I.B.M. operator
for American Cyanamid Co., New York.
JOH N DEPALMA is studying for his M.S. in
Ed. at 'W agner . . . MARION KNOTT is a sec·
retary with the Bristol Co., Manhattan.
. ARTHUR ERICKSEN is studying at New
York Medical College . . . ELLENEVA KAMP
" ' EENING is teaching at P.S. I Toltenville,
S. L
. LT. J.G. GEORGE SANDER is on duty
on the USS Tutiula with a New York FPO
address . . . PHYLISS VAN NOSTRAND is a laboratory assistant at Curtis High School, S. T.
The Link
CARL NUERMBERGER is an analytical research
chemist with Linde Air Products, Tonawanda, N. Y..
. J OHN PEARCH is a management engineer with the Department of
the Navy in Washington, D. C . . . . EDNA
QUELL is teaching in 'W antagh , L. J., and
studying for a master's degree in education
a t Queens College . . . NORMAN KLEIN is a
student at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
. FLORINE DELANEY BOSLEY is teaching at
P.S. 26 on Staten Island. . FRANCES GOULD
is study ing for an M.A. in development psy·
chology at Columbi a University Teachers
College.
JOH N LINDBERG is a graduate student in
mathematics at the University of Minnesota.
During the past academic year, he was a
graduate assistant at Augsburg College in
Minneapolis. This fall he became a gradu·
ate assistant at Minnesota.
DOROTHY LAST and MARILYN SCHMIDT are
both medical technicians. Dorothy's working
at Wycoff Heights Hospital in Brooklyn .
:\1ickey is at R oosevel t Hospital , New York.
. . PAUL BARANEK is studying at the Phil adelphia Lutheran Seminary.
ALFRED HAGGERTY is on the news staff of
the Staten Island Advance . . . URSULA
HELMKE PETERS is teaching at Parkside
Schoo l, Massapeqa, L. L . . . JOHN Succo,
captain of the 1954 football team, is doing
graduate work in bio-chemistry at N. C. State.
JOHANNA TSACALOTOS spent the summer as
secretary for the Indonesian Consulate Gen·
eral in Manhattan . . . VINCENT COBB is a
research chemist for the Titanium Division ,
Nat ional Lead Co., South Amboy, N. J. ..
CHARLEY HARREUS, captain and a high scorer
on last year's basketball team, is a chemist
for Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, Jersey City. For
other news of Harreus, see the "Just Tamed "
notes . .
JEANNE RYLANCE is working for Central
Hudson Gas and Electric Co. in her home
town, Kingston, N. Y. . .. ARLENE MOHLEN'
HOFF is a medical technician at the Matern ·
ity Hospital, Jersey City Medical Center ..
JERRY MRAZ is studying at Chicago Luth·
eran Seminary.
In the entering class at the Philadelphia
Lutheran Seminary are ROBERT GOETZ, ARTH·
UR HAIMERL, FRED HOLMES, JAMES KELLER,
J OHN SCHAERTEL, FRANKLIN SMITH, LARS
STAABY, and ANTON THUMHART .
JOHN YOUNG is studying at the New Brunswick (N . J.) Theological Seminary . . . PAUL
ARENTSEN is a chemist at the Johns-Manville
Research Center, Manville, N . .J. ... GUNA
MESERVIS is teaching in Winsted, Conn.
JULIENNE LEBRAS is a business representative for the N. Y. Telephone Co. in Manhattan . . . DORIS ROCKEFELLER LEHMAN is
teaching fifth grade in Ramsey, N. 1ROSWELL COLES, JR. is a graduate assistant
in biology at Long Island U niversity.
CARYL vVEATHERDON is a personnel inter·
viewer for the Presbyterian Board of Na ·
tional Missions ... HELEN HAASE is a secre·
tary with the BtHeau of Advertising, Manhattan. .. MARIANNE SCHOEN LANK NEVILLE
is a translator typist with American Paper
Exports, In c. . .. ED McFARLAND is teaching
fift h grade in Westview School, Dade County,
Miami , Fla .
1955
TORREL SANDKLEV is a sa lesman for the
Underwood Corporation in Brooklyn
RICHARD STEVENS is an insurance agent with
Stevens.VanDeBoga'rt in Niagara Falls . . .
AUGUSTUS COLUMBUS is a supp ly liaison repre·
sentative at the Tobyhanna (Pa.) Signal
Depot.
RORERT PETERS is assistant chemist, Indus·
trial Health Dept., New J ersey Dept. of
Health , in Trenton . . . FRANCIS MONICA is
a medical lab technician at the U .S. Public
H ea lth Service Hospital , C lifton, S. J. .
ELSE SCHROEDER is a parish worker in the
inter·racial work of the Board of American
Missions. She's working in The Bronx.
RUFFLES AND FLOURISHES-All set to
sound oU for Wagner College and its Seahawk eleven is the 1950 marching band.
Drum Ma.jor HowaI'd Pender, wielding baton
and whistle, helped make this one of the
most IJopular musical groups on the campus.
A II together now, " Put on your old green
sweater.
n
Former Students
CARL LAIIl is in Chicago as a field repre·
sentative· in ·training for the Food and Dru g
division of A. C. Nie lsen Co
. . ELI[; IO
CAIRE is a technical sales representative for
the Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Trenton,
N. 1-.
JEAN VcnERLEIN is working with
the Public Affairs Information Service o[ t!le
~ew York Public Library.
DR. RAYMOND SWANN is now senior resident
in obstetrics and gynecology, State University
of Iowa Hospitals. In March he presented
a paper on "M ultiple Pregnancies" at the
American Academy of Obstetrics and Gyneco logy in Chicago.
ANTONIO INTENZO is a jllnior acco'lIltant
for the Departm e nt of H osp ital s, New York
City . .
ARTHUR SALVERSEN is a graduate
student in history at the University of 'Vi s·
consin.
DR. ALFRED BERGER is in medical practice
in Helena, Ark . . . . WILLIAM CROSSON has
joined the staff of the Esso Research and
Engineering Co., Linden, N . .J. He has been
assigned to the mechanical division.
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�Add to those at Staten Island Hospita I
LEONIA PRUSAK '55N and EDNA PETERSON
'55'" . .. DOROTHY SCHM IDT '53N is assistant
head nurse at The Society of The New York
Hospital . . . CLARA NIGGEL RICHON '53N
is working at Somerset Hospital , Somervi lie, N. J. . . . ELSIE CHANCELLOR '49N is
:\'urse Association of Philadelphia.
Deaths
SL'NNY SIDE UP OR OVER?- The price of
eggs on May Day 1950 must have been consictemiJly lower than the 1955 prices. Here
( /~- N) Matt ScaUa, Frit z Schneider and HerIIlfln Me/ltfessel show two unidentified young
ladies till' manly art of egg thl·owing. Result
.. scramb led eggs.
WILLIMI A. VOLPE is employed by the
Ceneral Adjustment Bureau in Poughkeepsie ,
N. Y . . . . CARL "V. HAUSHEER was graduated
from Ceneral Motors JnstilLlte in Flint,
Mich. He completed a dealer co-operative
program in which he studied sales procedures and management problems for two
years.
The Rev. CUSTAV K. HUF '2 1 died August
22, 1955 aged 56 years. At the time of his
death he was pastor of St. Matthew's Luth eran Church, Omaha, Ncb. He was a
graduate o[ the Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary and was ordained in 1924. He served
parishes in Eggertsville, N. Y. , Syracuse, N. Y.
and Philade lphia and was a missionary
ill Puerto Rico for seven years.
H e is survived by his wife and Ihrec
chi ldren. Two of the children, Gustav, J1'.
and Mrs. Betty Hibbeler are [ormer Wagner
students.
AUr.llST KIEFER '29, died sudden ly Nov. 4,
aged 47 years. Kiefer died wh il e trave llin g
to his home in Chappaqua, N. Y. Kiefer
was a varsity Jetter man in football, !):lskelba ll , and baseball during his student days.
H e scored the first points ever made by a
\V ag-ner football team.
He is survived by his wife and two
children. At the time of his death he was
an insurance executive.
A son, Richard Todd, to The Rev . and
:"Irs. fWL G. ALBERTI '44, July 27, 1955 .
A daughter, Cecelia Ruth, to The Rev. and
Mrs. RI CII ARD NYllRO '49, July 27, 1955.
A son, Philip Ronald , to Mr. and Mrs .
WILLIMI HOR1\ '52, August, 1955.
A son, Ron :dd Herbert, to EDWARD '5 1 and
GLORIA B \1I~1 \ :>/ ('54) WEISKOTTEN, August I ,
1955.
A son, Marc David , to ALPIIONSE M. '54 an(1
DORIS KENDLE '5:i SQUILLANTE, .\ ugust 2, 1955.
r\ daughter , Claire Marie, to Mr. and Mrs .
Arthur Crowe (MARIE PALMIER '49N), AugusL
6, 1955.
A so n , Jonathan Ritch, to HENRY and
PATRICIA KRmll'E '49 SPEIGHT, August 6, 1955.
A son, :'of arc Alan , to PVl. and Mrs. MarCllS M. Friend (C RACE ELAINF BRILL) . August
H, 1955.
1\ daughter, Laurel Kathleen , to Mr. and
Mrs. N IGEL A. CROWLEY '54, August 10, 1955.
A daughter, Lyn Ade le, to Richard '50
and DORIS HEEPE '5 1 DOREMUS, August IJ,
1955.
A daughter, Susan Carol, to The Rev. and
GORDON E. HOI'IL '44, August 25, 1955.
~IRs.
r\ daughter. Susan, to Mr. and Mrs. ROllH. S ·\LVESEN '48, August 26, J955.
FItT
.\ s:Jn, Chris Edwin, to Mr. and
EDIIIN i\IENSINC '49, August 31, 1955.
Mrs .
LYNN BAKER DEWATERS is on the editorial
staff of the Pensacola (F la.) News-Journal.
.\ son, Steven Burton, to BURTON '53 and
ALICE KI.UMPE '54 HELGESON, September I ,
1955.
Nursing School Alumnae
A daughter, Lynn Vivien, to HOWARD '5 1
and JOAN BRADY '53N Pender, September 4.
1955.
MARIE SINABALDI MULLER '54N is ward
instructor at Sea View Hospital, S. 1. She
is studying at Columbia Teachers College
this fall . .
VERONA MILLER '49N is now
living in New York with her brand new
husband, Eugene Vanl>elt. She had been
a cruise hostess for Caribbean Atlantic Lines.
Ivv VURTURE LUTES '47N is operating room
supervisor in the Woonsocket (R. 1.) Hospital
. . . DORIS MCCULLOUGH MILLER '49N, MARILYN CARO MARK '48N and DORIS BIDLACK
'55N are nursing at Staten Island Hospital.
VIRTGINIA BLOOM '52N is on the staff of
New York Hospital . . . JEANNE POLLAK '48
is a Public Health Nurse with the USPHS,
Division of Indian Health, at Greasewood
School , Ganapo, Ariz . . . . WILMA POL'!' VAN
HOLTEN '54N is at Mary Immaculate Hospital, Jamaica, N. Y.
JEA FAIST McKIBBIN '52
is at Cenesee
Hospital in her home, Rochester, N. Y. . . .
PAULA TUCKNER KIRSH '50N is ward instructor at Morrisania Hospital , The Bronx . . .
ILSE Hf. INRICH '50N is head nurse in the
Maternity " Vard of Bassett Hospital. Cooperstown, N. Y . . . . RUTH TELLEFSEN '50N is on
the staff of the USPHS Hospital on Staten
Island.
DOLORES MIRALLES LENZER '4 7N is nursing
at Kenmore, (N. Y.) Mercy Hospital . . .
DOROTHY SHAULIS '53N is nursing arts in structor at the J ohnstown (Pa.) Technical
~choo l.
SISTER MAIlEL 'VALTHER '53N is associate
[ield secretary for the Board of Deaconess
'Vork, ULCA . . . HELENE NICKLE PAWLI\lr.
'49N has been promoted from Lieutenant
I'> Captain. She has just returned from two
years in J apan and is now an Army nurse
at Fort Monroe, Va.
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A daughter, Ann Beth, to Mr. and Mrs.
'/ OFL CO HEN '50, September 6, 1955.
.J.
A son, Richard Lawrence to Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence M. Seigel (PHYLLIS CHMIDT '53),
June 8, 1955.
A daughter, R andi Ellen to Mr. and Mrs .
HERBERT FLAMM D.C., Jun e 16, 1955.
A son, Stephen Kyle, to Mr. and Mrs.
Rocco D. ZASA, '37, June 18, 1955 .
A son, Brian Emmett, to Mr. a nd Mrs.
E~nIETr I-li\LL '52, September 6, 1955.
A son, Edward Timothy, to Mr. and Mrs.
Edward O'Regan (MARY O'LEARY '49N)
September 10, 1955.
A so n , R obert Raymond, to VINCENT '50
and J ULIAFED IRK A '50 TOMES, September 13,
1955.
A son, Slep h en Craig to Mr. and Mrs. J ohn
Mills (VIRr.INIA HUBBEL '45), J une 24, 1955.
A daughter, Elizabeth, to Mr. and Mrs.
R obert Bartmann (RUTH EIDT '44) , Septem ber 29, 1955 .
A so n , Paul Herman, to The Rev. and Mrs.
PAUL Rlss '52, Jun e 30, 1955.
A son, Robert Michael, to Mr. and Mrs.
CI-IIU STOI' I-IER CH IARULLI '5 1, October 5, 1955.
A son, Curtis Arthur, to Captain PHIL'I' '48
and J EAN BLOMQUIST LAUB, July 5, 1955.
A son, Robert Erich, to Dr. and Mrs.
Robert E. Decher (JOANNE CLASON '50) , October 6, 1955.
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A son, Philip J ames, to Mr. and Mrs . PHILIP
BRITTAIN '52, July 7, 1955.
A son, Kenneth Henry, to Mr. and Mrs.
KENNETH OETJEN '50, July 15, 1955.
A son, J effrey Philip, to Dr. and Mrs.
Chester Semel (CO LLEEN SEMEL '55), October
7, 1955.
A daughter, Amy Lynn , to Cnl. and Mrs.
SEYMOUR SIEGLER '53, Jul y 15, 1955.
A daughter, Jane Ellen, to MI'. and Mrs.
Allan K. Botbyl (JOAN SCHULTES '55), October 8, 1955.
A daughter, Lynn Ellen, to Mr. and Nfl'S.
HERIlERT BRANDKAMP '50, July 17, 1955 .
r\ daughter, Beryl Adrienne to Mr. and
Mrs. J ASON HORN '42, October 16, 1955.
A son, Gregory Mark , to J OSEPH F. and
AGNES SUAREZ '48N Abissi , Jul y 22, 1955.
A daughter, Elizabeth Ann, to Mr. and
M rs . NICHOLAS .J. FILIMON '50, October 20.
1955.
A son, David Stuart to The Rev. and Mrs.
.T ames Taylor (LILLIAN P01~I'IlERG '40), .Jul y
26, 1955.
A son, William Michael , to MI'. and Mrs .
WILLIAM J. KELLY, JR., October 26, 1955.
A daughter, Susan Lynn , to Mr. and Mrs.
LEON .J. MILLER '53, July 26, 1955.
A son, to Mr. and Mrs. JIM LEE Hown!..
'54H, October 28, 1955.
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16, 1955.
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COR LIS '53, August 20, 1955.
DR. CAR~I EI.O GIOKLANDO '47 and P a uline
\Ianlion e, Jul y 16, 1955 .
JOliN L /\GANA , JR. '5 1 and Anne M . B e n d e r , September 3, 1955.
EDWARD F. BELL EII ':iO and .Ieann c Yallll ctell, Jun e II , 1955.
Philip SUl17 and J AN ICE LFE MILLER '54,
J Ll ly 17, 1955.
EDMOND D E SANTIS '50 a nd Rose Palatucci,
September 3, 1955.
DR. ARTIIUR PI NSK I '5 1 and Do lore, II robak.
Jun e II , 1955.
L1. DON \LD C. BRIC'C;S '55 and
Pandullo, Jul y 23, 1955.
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'5 I , September 10, 1955.
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C ,JIlnoll y, Jul y 31, 1955.
Thomas A. Neville and MARIANNF SCHOEN I..\NK '54, June 19, 1955 .
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'53,
John F. Hayes and J ULIA E. KN EES HAW '50,
Augu est 6, 1955.
Eugene Van Pelt and VERONA MILLER '49 ,
October 12, 1955.
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WALTER R EINSDORF '54 and Luc ill e Critelli,
August 13, 1955.
GWRGE DORR Y, JR. '52 and DIANE
October 15, 1955.
Victor Lehmann and D OR I> ROCKFFt LLFR
HOWARD N. BERNTSE
'54 and JAN ET D.
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KENNETII L. WANSO '52 and Theresa Rei mann, October 15, 1955.
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R08 ERT ZIMMERMAN '5 1 and Lillian Clason,
O c tober 15, 1955.
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June 25, 1955.
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June 25, 1955.
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June 26, 1955.
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August 16, 1955.
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August 20, 1955.
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and
LOIS EVERTS '52,
W . Robert c h erb, ]r. and R UTH CIIRISTENSEN '54, eptem b er 17, 1955 .
AR'IIIUR RICHARD '53
September 17, 1955.
and Aida
Falzone,
Kurt Lindheimer, ]1'. and PATRICIA MO NT.
'5 1, September 18, 1955.
RICHARD D URY '53
October 15, 1955.
and
]OIlN KKYSTOF '54 and
October 29, 1955.
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Mattis ,
THOMAS BONAMO , JR . and Jane FoerLch ,
July 2, 1955.
STEPHEN ApPEL and Beverl y Schmidt, August 20, 1955.
John R. Messner and DORIS BIDLACK '55 r ,
;\Iovember 12, 19555.
MICHAEL J. D 'A LESSIO '53 and Joan ROilier,
Jul y 3,1955.
ROBERT J. HAMMEL '55 and Maria Louko poulou, August 20, 1955.
CHARLES HARREUS '55 and Ethel Hannon ,
;\Iovembe 20, 1955.
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WAGNER
COLLEGE
AL U M N I
NEWS
THE
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From the Editor's Desk
\
we wrote here that we like to receive mail.
That's still true ) especially when we get letters like the followzng:
SOME TIME AGO
" Dear Al)
I must write in to tell you how happy I am about the
fine things lWagner is offering the community. Some of my
friends and I attended the Boston Pops Concert in the gym)
the talk by Bennett Ce1t and the pictures in the Tuesday Film
Discussion Series . I was proud of the fact that it was my Alma
Mater which was making such fine programs available to the
Staten Island people."
Staten Island alumnus.
Thanks) Staten Island AlumnHS) for your comment. We
share your pride and are glad that so many graduates are coming back for these community functions. We hope that you
were among the many who heard the wonderful Christmas Concent of the Choir and First A ir Force Band and that you are
planning to hear Baccaloni on March 71. Watch the Staten
Island Advance for notices of the fine series of Convocation
speakers and other fine community programs.
Looking back on our editorial in the last issue) I am happy
to report that the optimistic note sounded there seems more
than justified by the events of the early part of 1956. Among
other things there have been the Ford Foundation grant (of
which you read elsewhere in this issue)) the splendid gift of
Dr. Ellsworth Bnck and the magnificient early response to the
1956 Alumni Fund appeal. The fine record of our basketball
team and the pu blicity Wagner is receiving through its television appearances also adds to the picture.
AL
KRAHMER
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THE LINK
The Wagner College
Alumni News
Published [our times annual I) by the
" -agner College Alumni Association
Staten Island I, i'<ew York
VOL. \ 'III
WI~TER
Alfred J. Krahmer '27
Fred H. Olsen '54 ..
1956
In this Issue of THE LINK
Editor
Managing Editor
THE AL MNI ASSOCIATION
\Vilbur H. Sterner '42, president; \Verner
Johnson '41, vice-president; Eleanor Ayoub
'44, secretary; Hermann A. Meyer 'I I, treasurer_
Members of the Executive committee: Joseph B.
Flotten '26, Les Trautmann '40, AI[red J.
Krahmer '27, and Harold Matthius '50.
Alumni Trustees of the College: Joseph P.
Monge '34, Henry Endre s '38_
Alumni Members, Board of Athletic Control:
Frederic Sutter '94, James Gi lmartin '50.
Alumni Members, Board of Traditions: Eleanor
Ayoub '44 and Marie Norris '41.
The Alumni Advisory Council: Richard Forster
'49, Alice Schick '50, Doris Campbell, John
Gross '35, Iysses Ciolini '53, Thomas Russo
'50, Phyllis Russo '52N, Charles Hubner '52,
Calvin Johnson '50, Howard Braren 'SO,
Jean Krumpe '44, Ernest C. Kiefer, jr. '50,
Mary Ann Nelson 'SIN, Vito Pavia '54, Lila
Barbes '41.
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Industry Invests in Higher Education
Growing Each Year
Banner Year for Alumni Fund
Club Notes
Wagnerians on Other Campuses
Alumni Day Set
On The Campus
Tribute to a Great Wagner Athlete
Peterson Tops 1,000 Points
1956 Baseball Schedule
Wagner Alumni Get Around
Veteran Lutheran Ministers Saluted
First Metropolitan Writers' Conference
Alumni News Briefs
ALUMI I CLUBS
Brooklyn: Fred Holsten '50, president; Charlotte Tipp:ns, secretary.
Connecticut: Robert Heydenreich '32, president; Eleanor Dossin '40, secretary.
Hudson Valley (1 .Y.): John Klahn '32, president.
Long Island: Edwin Blaauw 'SO, president;
Helen Deuschle Niederhauser '50, secretary.
Mid-State (I .Y.): Harold Hammond '42, president; Marie Krumpe Borth '42, secretary;
\Valter Boecher '43, treasurer.
Northern j ew Jersey: Richard Chamberlain
'50, president; John De icola '52, vice-president; Janet \Vannemacher Stevens '52, secretary.
Nursing School Alumnae: Mary Ann Nelson
'SIN, president; Angela Titta '52N, vice president; Kathleen Gibbons '54N, secretary;
Ruth Zinn Maleeny '54~, corresponding secretary;
Isabelle Maiorano Loredo ~48,
treasurer.
Philadelphia: Sieg[ried Dietrich '39, president;
Bruce Carney '37, vice-president; George
Tamke "18 secretary.
Rochester: Helmut Dietrich '4S, pre idem; El more Hoppe '30, vice-president; Ruth Heckler '45, secretary.
Staten Island: Ulysses Ciolini '53, president;
Barbara Praisner '55N, secretary; Fred Hurst
'50, vice-president; H. Rodney Whitney '55,
treasu rer.
Washington (D.C.): Donald I-Iaher '48, president; Jason Horn '42, vice-president; Helen
Sandberg Swartz '42, secretary .
Westchester (N.Y.): Lloyd Rice '40, president.
\Vestern ~ew York: Carl Prater '31, president;
John Strodel '24, vice-president; Carl Nuerm berger '54, secretary.
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COVER:
Snow, rain and mud made for
a less than mild winter atop
Grymes Hill this year, but
pretty coeds, such as sophomore Carol Whytock, brightened the jJicture considerably.
This photo, by John Padula,
made jJage one of the Statell
Island Advance early in December.
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�Five college p,'esidents ,'epresenting the Em/Jire
State Foundation of In dependent Liberal A"ts
Colleges make Teady for visits to metropolitan
New York corjJOrations . From left are: D r.
H arold TaylO1' of Sarah Lawrence, D r. David
M, D elo of Wagner, Mrs, Millicent C. McIntosh of Barnm'd, D r, Eugene C, Bewkes of St.
LawTenre and Dr, Carte,' Davidson of Union,
There's a Ford in our future
and in our present, as
industry rallies to support
the needs of colleges
By
CAROL WYMAN
INDUSTRY INVESTS IN
The increasing interest in, and
continued support of industry in the
field of higher education, is one of
the more promising signs that the
growing need for financial aid to education is being recognized by farsighted business men who will, of
necessi ty, look to the colleges in the
future to supply them with the manpower essential to their welfare_
An outstanding example of this
awareness of the problems facing
colleges and universities today was
demonstrated by the recent Ford
Foundation's grant of $260,000,000
to 615 accredited colleges and universities.
In announcing the grant, which is
to be used to raise faculty salaries,
the Foundation said in part, "Nowhere are the needs of the private
colleges more apparent than in the
matter of faculty salaries __ . Industry, commerce, government, the arts,
the sciences and the professions-indeed our whole way of life depends
heavily upon the quality of our education . Recognizing this fact, the
trustees of the Ford Foundation want
to do everything they can to emphasize the cardinal importance of the
college teacher to our society."
Although the announcement of the
Ford Foundation's grant of $266,000
to Wagner College is not entirely
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"hot off the press" news to the Wagner alumni, it is, and will remain,
good news for the College.
For those who have not taken the
time to study the stipulations of the
Grant, lets look at the facts.
First: The endowment grant of
$266,000 given to Wagner, which
was based on a sum approximating
the 1954-55 payroll for instruction in
the liberal arts and sciences, is to be
held as income-producing endowment for a minimum of ten years,
after which either capital or income
may be used for any academic need.
Second: The Ford Foundation
has stipulated that during this ten
year period the income from the
Grant may be used only to increase
faculty salaries.
Thinl: The Grant is to be paid
in two equa l installments, one before
July I, 1956, and the other before
July 1, 1957.
Now, lets examine the over-all picture and the relationship of the
Grant to the finances of the school.
Assuming that the money is invested at an average annual intrest rate
of 4%, the Grant will yield $10,640
per annum which will be approximately 1% of the annual gross budget. Yet the Ford Grant will represent a 50% increase in Wagner's endowment.
Turning now to the educational
and financial benefits to be derived
from the Grant, we asked the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and
the President of the College to explain the implications and some of
the general plans for the immediate
and eventual use of the money.
The Rev. Frederic Sutter, in praising the Foundation's gift said, "The
Board of Trustees is deeply grateful
to the Ford Foundation for its generous grant to Wagner College. We
recognize in this gift, the s~ncere interest of one of our most prominent
industries in the education and training of the future leaders of our
country.
"It is also a matter of great joy that
there is a growing recognition of the
unselfish and outstanding service
which the teaching profession is rendering to the young people everywhere in our land."
The immediate dispensation of the
money and the precedent established
for future industrial giving is explained by President David M. Delo.
"Since the Ford grant must be placed
in our endowment portfolio and the
income only utilized for faculty
salary increases, the first year in
which a full return will be available
will be 1958.
"This sum will yield approximately
Wagner College
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�In the new instrumental laboratory, Dean Adolph J. Stern, chairman of the department of
chemist1-y (second f-rom left), and P-rofessoTS 1- Trygue Jensen (right) and Johann Schulz
(left) examine an elect-ronanalyzer, part of the equipment purchased with a grant from the
Socony Mobil Oil Company.
HIGHER EDUCAliON
$165 per year if divided equally
among all faculty members. Although not a large amount, it will be
a further stetp in lifting faculty remuneration, which, since 1952, has
increased an average of 25%.
"But, more than this, the Ford
Foundation has set a magnificient example in supporting the colleges, such
as Wagner, which do not have a
large endowmen t. Usually foundations tend to give to strength, and
the colleges with small resources seldom receive their support. I am confident that the Ford gift will stimulate future giving from which Wagner will benefit."
The Ford gift, by far the largest
one received during the past year, is
not the only indication of industry's
desire to give financial aid to small
liberal arts colleges.
One of the associations formed to
acquaint industrialists with the
plight of many small colleges is the
Empire State Foundation of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges. Formed
in 1952 for the purpose of appealing
to business and industry for financial help, the Foundation is composed
of 22 small liberal arts colleges in
New York state of which Wagner is
a member.
Each college pays an annual fee to
support the work of the organization
The Li n k
and each President agrees to spend
two weeks each year in solicitation of
corporations. Last year Wagner received approximately $8,000 from the
Empire State Foundation and it is
expected that a larger amount will
be recei ved this year.
Two other gifts from industrial
corporations have been received by
Wagner during the past year-$3,000
from the Socony Mobil Oil Corporation and $2,000 from the Esso Educational Foundation.
Grants from ll1dustrial corporations and foundations are usually the
result of a good deal of labor over a
considerable period of time according to Pres. Delo. A college such as
Wagner, with a small endowment
and a relatively short history as a
four-year college, finds it much more
difficult to secure monies from foundations and corporations than larger
and wealthier institutions. This merely means that we must work harder,
Dr. Delo explained.
Commenting on the effort required
to obtain gifts from industry, Dr.
Delo said, "Our gift of $3,000 from
the Socony Mobil Corporation resulted from a team effort by alumni,
faculty and college administration
which lasted for about two years. Our
recent gift of $2,000 from the Esso
Educational Foundation was influenced through personal calls by
me, numerous letters, arrangements
for the annual picnic of the New
York and New Jersey sections of the
American Chemical Society on the
campus and the entertainment of
Esso officials at that time and various
contacts made by members of the Department of Chemistry."
Although these industrial gifts are
greatly appreciated and needed, most
church related colleges, like Wagner,
must depend on the continued support and interest of the churches and
the alumni.
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IIYOUR INSTITUTION IS TO BE OFFERED GRANT UNDER FORB
FOU NIBATIO N'S EXPA NBEB PROGRA M FOR FACULTY SALARY
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LETTER FOLLOWS,
. WILL.! AM MCPEAK VI .CE PRESIQENT
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FORD FOUNjATlON •••
THE COM PANY wE'LL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCER,'
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ITS SERVICe
The good news from Ford was confirmed by this telegram.
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�GROWING
EACH
YEAR
Growing each year. That's been the thrilling story of
the Wagner Alumni Loyalty Fund giving. Each year we
increase the amount given, each year the number of
donors grows. It's been a story of continual progress.
That's why we expect 1956 to be another record
year and a year in which we top $10,000 for the first time.
Your Fund committee has set this amount as our goal.
The money will be expended in this fashion:
$2000
5 scholarships @ $400
4 scholarships @ $100
Alumni operating budget
(including the Link)
$ 400
$3100
Toward the cost of the gym
$2000
lobby re-decoration
The balance, $2500 or more, is to be spent as you
vote it at the annual meeting on May 26. It will be given
to the college to be expended as you direct.
The campaign is to be conducted in two phases. The
first, which began January 20 and will last till February
24, is to be a direct mail appeal. From February 25 to
March 17 there will be a personal solicitation of those
who have not responded to the first appeal.
Banner Year for Alumni Fund
Records are made to be broken and this is happily
the case with the Wagner Alumni Loyalty Fund. In 1955
once again we broke the record for the number of contributors and the amount contributed. This is the seventh
straight year this has been true.
In 1955, 1121 persons gave $8395. This represents
gifts from 1075 alumni and 46 former students. 47% of
the living alumni contributed, and their average gift was
$7.48.
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Early response to the initial appeal for the 1956 Loyalty Fund
Campaign was excellent. Mrs. Vivian Lamby records the cl~eclis
bmught in the day's mail and tabulates the growing tolal.
The success of the mail appeal to date makes us
surer than ever that this will be a great year. As of
February the alumni office had received $3,961 [rom
470 alumni.
Whether you plan to give by mail or to a solicitor
in your home, plan now to make your gift before the
end of April. It is our hope that we can confine the financial appeal to this period so as to free the rest of the
year for other activities of the Alumni Association.
Wagner alumni give, of course, because they want
to help the school from which they received so much and
because they recognize that their gifts help to make their
Alma Mater stronger and thus enhances the value of
their degrees, but this year there's still one more motivation .
As more and more funds are ava ilable [rom indu stry,
many of these funds are awarded to colleges whose
graduates give evidence o[ strong support. This is not
only true of those corporations which, like General
Electric, match the gifts of their employees to their Alma
Maters. Any industrial concern which makes gifts to colleges will ask "What do your alumni do in support of
the college?".
Your gift will help in any ways. Make it a generous
one and make it during the period outlined above. Let's
make history once more in ] 956.
A. J. K.
Wagner College
�Those Qu estionnaires
By February 1, 1,629 alumni had
returned their biographical questionnaires to the Alumni Office.
This, after two notices.
The information on those blanks
is highly important in setting up
complete files. If you are one of
the more than one thousand
grads who hasn't yet mailed in his
blank, do it nowl
Alumni Club Notes,
ST ATEN ISLA D
The Slalen Island Club met III
Beisler Lounge on campus on January 12. There were fifty pre ent.
David A. Knickel, assi tant director
of admissions, spoke of his field work,
and the 1955 Homecoming movies
were hown.
Ulysses Ciolini '50 was elected
president, Fred Hurst '50 vice-president, Barbara Praisner, '55N secretary, and H. Rodney Whitney '55
treasurer. The Club voted to hold
more frequent meetings in the future.
PHILADELPHIA
The Philadelphia Club sponsored
a concert of the Wagner Choir at the
Irvine Auditorium of the University
of Penn ylvania on Feb. 10. Prior to
the concert the Club members and
the Choir enjoyed dinner together at
Houston Hall.
ROCHESTER
The newly elected officers of the
Rochester Club are the Rev. Helmut
Dietrich '45 president; The Rev. Elmore O. Hoppe '31 vice-president;
and Miss Ruth Heckler '45 secretary.
WESTERN NEW YORK
The Rev. Carl Prater '31 is the new
president of the 'Western New York
Club with the Rev. Dr. John Strodel
'21 vice-president and Carl Juermberger '54 secretary.
LONG ISLAND
The Long Island Club met January 20 in Al Frolander's restaurant,
the Gold Mine, in Huntington Station.
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WAGNERIANS ON OTHER CAMPUSES
The alumni biographical blanks reveal many interesting [acts aboul
what 'Wagner grads are doing. They
show, for example, that 'W agner
alumni are serving as faculty or staff
members in twenty-two institutions
o[ higher learning.
Dr. Anahid Melikian '5 0 is the
farthest afield, although actually she
is close to her home. She's an instru ctor at Haiga/ian Junior College in
Beirut, Lebanon.
In the west Dr. Siegwalt Palleske
'28 is head of the modern languages
dept. at Denver Universily and Dr.
.J. Michael ]\[oore '42 is a proi~ss::>r
of German at San Diego (Cal.) Junior
College. Richard Debu '49 is assistant business manager at the University of Omaha, and Dr. Herman Betz
'08 is a veteran on the faculty of the
University of Iissouri.
In the mid-west Dr. George Aus
'26 is profe sol' of dogmatics at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, while Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio,
claims Millon Kleintop '23 as a member of its English department.
In the soulh, Dr. Andrew Mahler
'25 is professor of English at Mary
Baldwin College, Staunton, Va. and
Dr. Edward Pellicciaro '49 is in the
mathematics dept. of Duke University.
Nearer home, the University of
Rochester has Dr. Elmer Suhr '22 in
its department of art and archaeology and Dr. Ralph Helmkamp '07 in
the department of chemistry. Louis
Balmer '38 is an assistant profes or
at Penn Slate's Behrend Center in
Erie, Pa.
Dr. Theodore Tappert, '26 is pro-
fessor of Church History al the Philadelphis Lutheran Seminary and
Philip Johnson '50 is as istant professo r of poli tica I science a t Gettysburg
College.
In lew Jersey Joseph Giordano
'51 is instruclor in physics at Newark
College of Engineering while Edward
Kramer '5 0 occupies a similar post in
lhe chemistry dept. of Rutgers University, and Dr. Heinz Mackensen '43
is a member of the history dept. at
Fairleigh-Dickinson College in Rutherford.
In New York City Frank Ballweg
'50 is assistant [or admissions at Fordham, Dr. LeRoy Dietrich '48 is research associate in bio-chemistry at
Columbia, Dr. Hans Neuberg is
physician and instructor at Columbia
School of Phy icians and Surgeons,
and Dr. Joseph Perosi '43 is an inslructor at the N.Y.
chool of
Dentistry.
Fred Riebesell '38 is an instructor
at the Agricultural and Technical Institute of the New York University
in ~[orrisville , J. Y.
The above list does not include
lhose alumni who are on the Wagner
faculty and staff nor does it include
alumni who are holding teaching
fellowships or graduate a istantships.
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or is it a complete list. It is based
on the returns of the biographical
blanks which at present total about
60%. vVe once printed a lisl of alumni working for Esso Research and
Engineering Co. only to have our Ii t
su pplemented by seven more names
in the next is ue. It's quite possible
lhat a similar correclion will have
to be made in this list.
Alumni Day Set for May 26
Alumni Day has been set for May
26 and a committee has been appointed to make plans for a gala reunion day on the campus. Already
the classes of 1926, 193 1, and 1936
are making special plans to come
back, as is the nursing class of 1946.
Other classes will follow their lead.
The committee in charge would
be glad to hear from any grads about
their ideas of what constitutes a good
program for the day. Address your
ideas to AI Krahmer, care of the
Alumni Office.
One feature of Alumni Day is the
annual business meeting and part of
lhe election by mail. Ballots will be
mailed to you before April 26 and
you are remi nded that any five alumni may submit a nomination to the
Nominating Committee.
Such nominations (and there must
be five alumni signatures on each)
should be addressed to .John Gross,
chairman, Nominating Committee,
care of the Alumni Office.
Nominations are in order for the
offices of Presiden t, Vice-president,
Secretary, and Treasurer and for
alumni representative on the College
Council and the Board of Athletic
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�On the Campus
T
There are students from 13 foreign
countries on the Wagner campus
this fall. The nations represented are
Turkey, Columbia, Puerto Rico,
Germany, Greece, China, British
Guiana, Korea, Italy, Iran, Venezuela,
Latvia, and Jordan
The bO)IS outnumber girls 542-375
in the cunent student body, but
when the Student Association held a
Winter Festival in the Poconos, coeds outnumbered the boys 2 to 1
among the 75 students who signed up
for the week-end. Who says the male
of the species is hardier?
.. .. ..
Kathleen O'Connor '57, managing
editor of the ' '''agnerian and an active
member of the Varsity Players, is the
author of an article in the February
issue of "Seventeen." Ti tIed "Girl In
Government" it tells the story of her
work in Washington last summer.
. . ..
Salvatore Baccaloni, famed Metropolitan Opem basso buUo, comes to
campus again March 11. This year
he is the featured artist in a Choir
festival.
. .. ..
Art Mooney and his band were featured in the annual "Name Band"
dance of A lpha Phi Omega in the
gym on February 3.
.. .. ..
Alumni Edwin Smith, Harold
Hammond, CaTI Futchs, Gilmour
T¥agle and Howard Bmren were
speakers at Vocational Guidance
Day on the Hill, Febnwry 14 .
. .. .
The annual Homecoming Concert
of the vVagner College Choir was
held in the gym Feb. 12 following a
successful three-week tour.
.. .. ..
Pas tOT Gerhard G. DietTich and
the Rev. D1". Hamid Haas were
among the six outstanding speakers
pnrticipatinf!. in Faith and Life, Febnwry 26-MaTch 1. Other speakers
were D1". George W. Forell, Dr.
Hubert C. Noble, Pastor Oswald Elbert and Sister Catharine Stirewalt.
.. .. .
'!\Tag-ner was again host for the
Fourth Annual Symposium on Air
Pollution and Its Control on March
2nd and 3rd. A panel of lecturers included experts in the fields of public
health, agriculture, and engineering,
as well as air pollution control officials
of government agencies and industry.
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ThTee of the Wagner basketball team's six TV appearances w ere fmln the Seaha.wk gym.
Part of the WATV television crew, shown above, views the lana· Wagner game from high
over the bleachers.
TRIBUTE TO A GREAT WAGNER ATHLETE
Hal Squier, sports editor of the StatF.n Isla nd Advance, paid tribute to
the memory of Gus Kiefer '29 in a recent column which we reprint with
the permission of the newspaper. ' IVe are especially glad to do so because
press deadlines prevented us from tak ing fuller recognition of Kiefer's passing
in the last issue of the Link.
Says Squier-"The recent death of August (Gus) Kiefer . . . has made
some of the old timers on the "'Tagner campus recall his athletic exploits for
the Wagner teams of his day. Gus, who was graduated in 1929, played in the
days when there was litt le publicity for Wagner teams and when the opposition was admittedly of "minor league" variety, but those of us who saw him
play (Herb Sutter among them) agree that Gus could have held his own in
today's competition.
"The New Dorp Lad" as the student newspaper nicknamed him, scored
the first points ever made by a Wagner football team. It was October 1, 1927,
and the newly organ ized, practically self-coached, Wagner football team
went out to Farmingdale to play the New York Aggies. The Aggies won
handily but Wagner's first points were scored when Kiefer intercepted a pass
and ran fifty yards for a T.D. The final score was: N.Y. Aggies 44-Wagner 6.
Kiefer was a running, passing, kicking back [or the ''''agner eleven that
Ray Kirchmeyer coached in 1928 and played in the great game in which
·Wagner defeated previously unbeaten Long Island U. 7-0.
Gus also starred as a high scoring forward on the basketball court and
as a sure-handed third baseman on the baseball team. Sure-handed is the right
word because part of Gus' excellence as an athlete was due to his large hands
which enabled him to be a great ball handler in all sports.
It's too bad that the Wagner athletic records of that day are not pre·
served. It's impossible to say with accuracy what he batted, how many points
he scored, or how many yards he gained. Suffice it to say he was a real offensive threat in all three sports.
It's also too bad that because ''''agner was such a small school in those
days not too many alumni remember his exploits. Those who do are certain
that Kiefer belongs on any list of all-time great Wagner athletes.
Kiefer was good enough, by the way, to play professional football, making him the first and probably the only Wagner grad to play for pay on the
gridiron. He played briefly with the Baltimore team while teaching at Severn
Prep. Most of his team-mates were alumni of the nearby University of Maryland.
His football career came to an end when he broke a hand in practice.
Gus decided then and there to give it up. He later forsook teaching to enter
the insurance field and was a highly successful executive when he died ..."
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�Peterson Tops 1000 Points
r
A sllre two l)oints for Wagner are registered as Captain Ed Peterson goes higiz for a
sontiz_baw layul) against FaiTleigh Dickinson.
Wit.h Leapin' Lonny West (11) standing by
for a tal)-in, tiz£' score was absolnt ely assured.
Baseball 1956
Bob Bosley . . . Charley Harreus
.. and now Ed Peterson. Since Bosley founded Wagner's 1,000 point
club in the 1953-54 season, membership in this select group has expanded at a rate of one new member a
year. J t was just abou t this time last
season when Harreus crossed the high
scoring barrier, and he was joined in
early January of this year by the
current Seahawk captain, Ed Peterson.
"Pete" did it the hard way. He had
few twenty-or thirty-point games. His
freshman average was just short of
four points, and as a sophomore and
a junior his I5-point average led the
squad. It's been this dependable,
steady play that has labeled him as
the "old pro" of the club.
The 6-2 senior topped the thousand
mark against lana with a good crowd
on hand in the Wagner gym and
thousands more watching over television station WATV. His 16 points
contribu ted heavily to a 74-66 triumph over the Gaels and ran his
career total to 1,007 points. He added 14 points and 17 points in the
Steve:1S and CCNY games, respectively , m aking him the second highest
scorer in the Seahawks' history, surp:- ssiYlg Harreus' 1,029.
There was, of course, no chance
for him to top Bosley's all-time high
mark of 1,532, but records are made
to be broken and one of the two remaining potential thousand-pointers
may turn the trick.
Both Bob Mahala and Charles
"Lonny" West appeared to be sure
bets to close their junior years with
point totals close to 1,000. Both will
undoubtedly join Bosley, Harreus
and Peterson during the 1956-57 season, with West in a good position to
surpass Bosley's scoring record.
At this writing, with eight games
remaining to be played, Lonny showed a 22.1 average. Projecting this
figure to the season's end, he would
close out with a three-year total of
about 950 points, needing roughly
600 points in his senior year to top
Bosley.
It is not unreasonable to predict
that Lonny could maintain a 25point average next year, the scoring
pace he wou Id need to better the
1,532 mark of Bosley's. Sonny, as a
senior scored 569 points with a 21.1
PPG performance.
The queen of the Junior Prom this
year was At1iss Joanne Flatten '56,
daughter of the Rev. Dr. Joseph Flatten '26.
'~ i\rarch
April
April
*April
':;t\ pril
April
*April
~' April
April
*April
April
*:'A pril
April
'" April
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~ ]\[ay
~,ray
". r. ~ a y
,\ fay
'''.\fay
May
*May
31 CCNY
Home
3 Lehi?;h
...... Home
6 \l\Tashington
... Home
7 Brooklyn
.... Away
II Hofstra
Away
12 Pratt
....... Home
14 NYU ............ Away
16 Manhattan ....... Away
20 Upsala
Away
21 St. John's
.... Home
23 Stevens ..
Home
25 Brooklyn
.. Home
27 Kings Point ....... Away
28 CCNY
Away
I Manhattan ....... Home
3 Moravian
Away
5 Hofstra
..... Home
7 Fordham
... Home
9 NYU
..... Home
12 Seton Hall
. Away
15 St. John's
Away
" l\f clroi)u lilan
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Collegiate Baseball Conference
Marty Glickman and Fred Sayles (centeT), WATV sportscasters, await starting we from
a director as the Wagner-Iona basketball games gets under way.
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�Wagner Alumni Get Around
Delegates at the White House Conference on Education included Dr.
William Villaume '35, executive director of the Department of Social
We Hare of the National Council of
Churches, and two honorary alumni,
Dr. Andrew Clauson and Dr. William
Jansen, both of whom were chairmen
of discussion groups. Clauson is president of the New York City Board of
Education, Jansen is Superintendent
of Schools in the New York School
System.
Among those who attended the
National Council of Teachers of
English in New York November 2426, Dr. Ida Everson of the Wagner
English department, spotted four
Wagner alumni, all former students.
They were Fred Brockmann '52(M54), Mrs. B r 0 <;: k man n, (Elise
Schriever '53), Josephine Ernst '45,
and Robert Carey '49. Miss Ernst
and Carey were on the registration
committee.
Also present was Calvin Johnson
'5 1 as a representative of Lippincott
Publishing Co. at their booth.
Speaking of alumni who get
around, Wagner's Director of Alumni
and Public Relations, Al Krahmer
'27, was on the programs of the district conferences of both the American Alumni Council and the American College Public Relations Association.
At the AAC conference in Washington January 5-7, Krahmer led a
discussion based on articles on general alumni work in the October-November issue of the American Alumni
Council News. One of the articles
discussed was written by Krahmer.
Titled "How We Prepared an Association Handbook" it was a resume
of his talk at the national conference in June.
At the ACPRA session in Niagara
Falls January 18-20 Krahmer was a
panel member on "Special Campus
Events" with public relations personnel from Douglass and Vassar Colleges and Rutgers University as the
other participants.
Krahmer is also co-author of an
article in the ACPRA Quarterly
titled "Admissions as Public Relations".
On the subject of Wagner alumni
and ubiquity, this letter from Albie
Stauderman, son of the Rev. Dr.
Albert P. Stauderman '31, belongs
here. Young Stauderman, a student at
Syracuse
University
School
of
Speech and Dramatic Art, wrote to
his father as follows:
"The last time I was at the Tecumseh Country Club, a favorite student
hangout, I noticed something unusual. Over the bar hang pennants
and fraternity flags, etc. The biggest
of all, newly placed there, was a big
green banner wi th a picture of a
fierce bird and the big white block
letters WAGNER. The boys in the
old Alma Ma ter must get around. I
asked the bartender about the banner, He told me that he didn't know
where Wagner was, but that a group
of guys had come in and he requested that he hang the thing in a promin ent place."
VETERAN LUTHERAN
MINISTERS SALUTED
.,.
Five Lutheran ministers representing 278 years in the ministry and 403
years of living were featured in an
article in the Rochester (N.Y.) TimesUnion, issue of Dec. 10, 1955. Of
special interest to Wagnerians is the
fact that all five are 'Wagner graduates.
The oldest of the group is the Rev.
J. Christian Krahmer '93, aged 85,
who retired in September after 59
years in the ministry. The Rev.
Henry Erbes '93 is still active as pastor of Trinity Church, Rochester. He
is 82. The Rev. William Trebert 81,
is pastor emeritus of St. Lukes
Church. He retired in 1943 after 55
years in the ministry and 37 years at
St. Lukes, His 'Wagner class is 1897,
The Rev. Carl Betz '94, age 78,
has been pastor of Bethlehem Church
[or the full 56 years of his ministry.
The youngster of the group is the
Rev. Yost Brandt '06, who is a mere
77. He retired in 1945.
Miss Rose Sold, who wrote the
Times-Union article titled it aptly,
"Veteran Lutheran Pastors Young in
Heart".
Wagner To Hold First
Metropolitan Writers
Conference In July
The first full-scale Writers Conference to take place in metropolitan
New York will be held at Wagner
this summer, July 10 to July 20.
Directed by Gorham Munson,
author, editor and veteran writers'
conference leader, it will be called
the New York City 'W riters Conference at Staten Island, under the auspices of Wagner College.
The Conference will offer workshops in fiction, nonfiction, poetry,
drama, radio and TV writing; round
table discussions; evening lectures on
li.terary topics and man uscri pt cri tl-
l
Clsm.
The Rev, Gel'han[ Dietl'ich '40 (center) receives Th e OfJicel"s Cross of the 01'der nl
M erit of the West German Federal Republir
from Dr. Adolf ReilJerscheidt, German Conslll-(;eneral in the United States as his sist{'/', Miss H eimtmnt Dietl'ich, Wagner's D ean
of TtVom en, looks all.
Th e o-rder was awarded in recognition 01
Di etrich's six year service as director of
s~cinl serllice in Germany for the Lutherall
World Federation's D ejJartment of Lutherall
World Service.
Th e Consul-Genel'at said the hanOI' W"'
given to Mr. Dietl'ich "in appreciation of his
great contl'ibulion 10 the spirit of understanding between anI' two conntries,"
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�Alumni News Briefs
THE REV. CARL FUTCHS '24 is executive secretary of the Lutheran Welfare As ociation
of New Jersey, a post he has held since 1946.
Pastor Futchs, who i also a graduate of
'Vagner High School, was an active student
leader in hi college days.
He was a varsity basketball player for four
years and captained the team in 1923. For
three years he was on the track team. In 1924
he was president of the Student Association
and in his junior year was circulation manager of the Kallista.
He was graduated from the Philadelphia
Lutheran Seminary in 1927 and ordained in
the same year. For fifteen years he was institutional chaplain for the Inner Mission Society o[ the Evangelical Lutheran
Church o[ New York City. For the next [our years (1942-46) he was executive
secretary o[ the Inner Mission Society o[ the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Philadelphia, leaving to accept his pre ent position on May I, 1946.
He has served on many boards and committees of the Church in the
social missions field and is now the representative o[ the nited Lutheran
Church in America on the 'Welfare Committee of the
ational Lutheran
Council. He has been a member of the New Jersey State Comm ission 0:1 Displaced Persons and i a former chairman of the Atlantic Central Regional
Conference o[ the Lutheran \Velfare Con[erence in America.
Pastor Futchs married Ave E. Holthusen, daughter of former \Vagner
president, Dr. Adolph Holthusen, on April 17, 1928. Mrs. Futchs is president
of the Wagner College Guild. The couple has two daughters, one of whom,
Mrs. Ave Futchs Wenzel, i a Wagner alumna, class of 1950. Pa tor Futchs
was one of the original members of Sigma Delta Phi.
1904
1927
THE RFV. OSCAR 'VERN ER, ha\ ing returned
from foreign mission service in India on tenn in al furlough, is living in Portl a nd, Conn.
St. John's Lutheran Church. Rochester,
N. Y., dedicated a new churc:l building on
December 4. TilE REV. JOliN A. KIRSCH is
pastor.
Panicipating in the ceremonies
which lasted a week were Till' REV. PAUL J.
KIRSCH '33 and TilE REV. ]. C. KRAIIMER '93.
191 4
TilE REV. E~ I MANUEL HA~I~IER is chaplain
at the VA Hospital in Northport, L.I., . Y.
1920
THE REV. HFR~IAN RFISSIG is interna tional relations secretary for the Council for
Social Action of the Congregational-Christian
Church.
1922
\
TilE REV . DR. JOliN S I RODEL completed
thiny }ears in the ministry and thirty years
as pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Buffalo,
last Jun e. His Buffalo congregation has
sent a large number of students to \ Vagner
over the }ears.
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1926
THE RFV. THEODORE O. Po SELl', JR. is on
the editorial staff of the Mamaroneck (N.Y.)
Times.
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TilE REV. ALllf!{T P. SCIIILKF has resigned
as pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church,
CanajoharIe. N. Y. , and is now a special field
missionary for the Board of American Missions. His first assignment is in Norwalk,
Conn.
1935
ALI,n{'\' CORIII/\ is assistanl complroller for
Tood Shipyards, New York . . . RUDOLPH
BROSS\lAN is an engineer with Socon}' i\fobil oil, Day ton , Ohio.
1930
AIU II UR FRIFDEL is purchasing agent for
Frederick ALkins, Inc., , ew York . . . COM~I I\ 'DER DAN IEL PI '0 is aneslhesiologisl at
the U.S. Na\ al Hospital , t. Albans, L.1. ...
JOl iN BURKE is in law practice on Staten
Island.
1937
DR. LEONARD COilE ' is practicing dentistry
in Manhattan . . . EVERETt' JACK ON is a
project leader for Quaker Maid Co. in lew
York City.
1938
TIIEODORF MARS'ION is teaching in North
\\'oodstock, N.H . . . . The Rev. RALPH TELL.FFSEN is pastor of First English Lutheran
Church, Staples, Minn . . . . Most members
of the class caught the error in the Autumn
Link, but just for the record, it was DONALD
LATIIROPE (not Gordon as we repo rted) wh o
received a Ph. D. degree in sociology from
lhe University of Pittsburgh. . .. 1AJOR E .
J. JOI\£5, JR . is per onnel director at the
:\laval Ordnance Tesl Station, Pasadena,
Cal.
1l0PE COONS MORRISON is psychiatric social
worker,
ew York State Department of
Melllal Hygiene, at the Queens After Care
Clinic, Jamaica, L.1. . . . JOliN CLARK
MULLIN is a Treasury Department investigalOr in Newark,
.J . . . . DR. LENORE
J3A.lDA is director of Clinical Service for
the Montgomery County Health Dept.,
Rockville, Md . . . . THE REV. LLEWELLYN
' VILLlA~IS is vicar of St. Marks Protestant
Episcopal Church, Compton , Cal. . . . DR.
EARL KRIB\ is in dental practice in Hyans\ille, Md.
1940
El.HERT HARRIS is a chemist with Merck
& Co., Rahway, N.J . . . . MILlJRFD HEPI'NrR
HOllIN is teaching in Fairfield, Conn . . . .
FRFD ~ELLIS is a ocial investigator for the
New York City Dept. o[ Welfare, Staten
[sland office. . . . JOSEPII WIIEELER is assistalll chief chcm ist for Revlon.
1929
PAl'L CLE~IEN is vice-president of the
Hradley Rotor Traverse Co .. Staten Island .
He is also principal of the E\ening Elementary . choo l for Adu l ts at C~lnis High
School, S.1.
1929
\VILLIAM INl'E~IANN is Head of the Meter
Department in the Liberty (I .Y.) district of
the New York State E lectric and Gas Corporation.
1941
DR. FRANCIS BALDWIN, a group leader for
Esso Research and Engineering Co., Linden,
1 .J. was the speaker at the meeting of the
Staten Is land Kiwanis Club on Dec. 15 . . . .
TilE REV. SIL.\S BFRGSTAD is paslOr of Bethel
Lutheran Church, Fairibault, Minn. He is
ew York University.
a Ph.D. candidate at
... ETHEL NORD DONCHEVICH is an instructor
in nursing at Moulllainside Hospital, Mont·
clair, N.J.
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STANLEY RYc'K is quality control engineer
at the Globe-Union Central Laboratory,
Denville, N.J _ _ _ . DR. HAROLD HAM MOND,
who heads his own public relations firm in
Albany, becomes executive secretary in
charge of public relations for the National
Lutheran Council on March I. . . . THE
REV. DAVID J ENSEN is pastor of St. Andrews
Lutheran Church, New Orleans, La . . . .
IRMA GRA~r;\I PRESUTTI is teaching commercial subjects in Belmont (N.Y.) Central
School . . . TED GIBSON, JR. is district manager for Philco Corporation in Philadelphia. LENA BROSIUS is chief of case work service of the Division for Children and
Youth, Wisconsin Depl. of Public Welfare,
Madison, Wise.
1943
THE REV. Rrc HARD WElSKOTI'EN became
pastor of St. Stephens Lutheran Church,
Hicksville, L.I. on Feb. 1. He had been
pastor of Epiphany Church, Laurelton, L.l.
for nine years _ . . HERMAN FERSCH is an
industrial engineer for Western Electric,
Kearny, N.J.
1944
ARTHUR PENTZ is a sales engineer for the
Masonite Corporation, Newark, N.J. __ _
ROSHIARY TRUEMPY is an economic and investment researcher for Irving Trust Co.,
Manhattan . . . MARION RAPPOLD BUCHANAN
is hospitality hostess for Hi Neighbor
Greeting Service, Eufala, Ala. _ . _
NAVY CH.'I'LAIN THEODORE HERRMANN is
stationed at Naval Air Station, Quonset,
R .l. . . . VALENTINE CONNOLLY is clinical
chemist and supervisor at the U.S. Public
Health Service Hospital, Staten Island __ .
THE REV. M ATrH EIV THIES has completed
residency for the Th.D. degree at Princeton
Seminary and will soon begin work on his
thesis. He is pastor of an Evangelical and
Reform ed Church in Detroit, Mich . . __
THE R EV. EDII'IN \NIEDIGER is pastor of St.
Marks Lutheran Church, Middl eb urgh , N.Y.
He had been at Trinity, West Sand Lake,
KY.
1945
ARTHUR COLLIIER is a chemist [or C. H.
Stuart & Co., Newark, N.Y. . . . ROBERT
GREENHILL is teaching in Rego Park, L.l.
LOIS DICKERT writes from Paris to tell us
that she's working for the American Daily
in that city. H er letter says "I write articles
on Paris for it every week, some of them
signed. . . . The stories are on any phase
of Paris-art, theatre, women's stuff, cinema,
etc. R ecently 1 have been interviewing and
doing some stories on movie stars who are
over here . . . Olivia Haviland , Jimmy
Stewart, Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster
(wow!), Tony Curtis, etc . . . . "
Lois was assistant in the Wagner AlumniPublic Relations office from 1948-50. She
has become an enthusiastic Parisian, calling
Paris "the most beautiful city in the world"
although she thinks that " it's a feeling more
than anything else"_
JOHN MENTHA is organic research chemist
for Burroughs-Welcome, Tuckahoe, N.Y.
1947
DR. BURTON KRIMMER will complete training at Cook County Hospital , Chicago, in
July, 1956, and will then practice ophthalmology in Chicago . . . JOHN BILLIS is a
sales engineer with North Electric Co., Levittown, Pa . . . . BARBARA BRADFORD is a music
teacher at Riverdale Country School, New
York City_
MARK CARNEY is teaching in Huntington ,
L.l. . . _ JOSEPH FERNANDES is president of
the Young People's Baptist Union, whose
prime purpose is ~o operate a Fresh Air
Camp for underpriveleged children in
Brooklyn and Long Island .
1948
CLAUDE GEFFKEN is manager of the Ink
Division Laboratory of J .M. Huber Co.,
Hillside, N.J- . . . JOSEPH CERBO;>';E is head
buyer at the Mid-West he:ldquarters, BlauKnox Co., Chemical Plants Division , Chicago
.. _ JOSEPH EISENBERG is assistant executive
director of the J ewish Community Center,
Bayonne, N.].
GEOR(;E TAMKE has resigned his pOSItIOn
with the Livingston Publishing Co., Narberth, Pa., as of March I to assume his new
duties as Associate Director of the Lutheran
Laymen's Movement for Stewardship. The
Tamkes have been living in King of Prussia,
ncar Valley Forge, Pa., and have been active
in the affairs of the Wagner Cluh of Ph!la delphia. George served two tenus as president and was recently chairman of the
Wagner Choir concert at Irvine Auditorium,
University of Pennsylvania.
-
1949
MARY KEHOE R EARDON is teaching at P.S.
44, Mariner's Harbor, S.l. ... DR. LAWRENCE
KR UGER, who received a Ph. D. in physiology
from Yale in 1954, is now United States
Public Health Service fellow at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Me~icine,
Baltimore. . . . GEORGE KRUSE IS teachmg at
Oceanside (L.l.) Junior High . . .
THE R EV. TRY(;VE SKARSTEN, having completed foreign study under a Fullbright
award, is now pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, N.J. Mrs. Skarsten
is the former Ruth Strange!and ':j2N . . .
DR. ''''ILLIAM SMITH is in medical practice in
L.I. . . . JOHN CODOMO is an electro~lics ~n
gineer at the Signal Corps Engmeenng
Laboratory, Fort Monmouth, N.J.
-
DR. JOHN E. IWERSEN, who received the
Ph. D. degree from Johns Hopkins in June,
is now a member of the technical staff at the
Bell Telephone Laboratory, Murray Hill,
N.]. . . . MRS. ELISE HAMILTON is .li';lrarian
for the American HospItal ASSOCIatIOn III
Chicago . . . . ANTHONY ROPERTI is manager
of the Reliable Market, Staten Island . _ .
RALPH BETM,COURT is teaching in Massapequa, L.I .. .. THEODORE COLLIER is technical director of chemical controls for OwensCorning Fiberglas, Newark, Ohio. _ . .WESLEY GEI(;EL is claims examiner for the Staten
Island office of the Social Security Agency_
JOI-IN GUNTHF.R is teaching in North Babylon , L.J. . . . A03LPH BLUM is a chemist for
Mearl Mfg. Corp., Roselle Park, N.J . . . .
VVILLIAM SCHORKOPF is teaching at P.S. 11 ,
Dongan Hills, S.l. . . . JAMES BAITIN is administrative assistant to the plant manager,
Schering Corp., Union, N.J.
DR. FREDERICK NORCOTT is resident in
surgery at the Brooklyn Hospital .
ROBERT HOFFMAN is a patent attorney for
Texaco Development Co. Manhattan.
EUGENE H USTED is staff manager for Prudential Insurance Co., Clayton, Mo. Gene
and his wife, the former Hope Stevens,
would like to hear from Wagner alumni in
the St. Louis vicinity .... RAYMOND KElGHER
is an operations analyst for the U.S. Navy
Dept. in Washington . . . . JAMES STYLES is a
laboratorv
technician
[or Phelps-Dodge
Corp., Elizabeth, N. ]. . . . TRYGVE TONNESSEN is supervisor of programming for ACF
Industries, New York City.
AccO?-ding to the 1922 Kallista: "As saO?: as the weather would permit, all attent,~on wa.s
tumed to baseball. A t the call of Captam Bosch, a good sq ltad turned out .. : . CurtIs
was a 4-3 victim in the opener, but "the winning streak was not to b~ cO?~ttnu~d, and
Wagner lost (to S.l. Academy) to the score of 6-3." No other l'ecords or IdentIficatIOns are
available.
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MILAN STOEGER is case-worker and supervisor of graduate students in social work
for the Community Services Society of New
YOl'k . . . MARY O'LEARY O'REGAN is a busy
house-wife in Norfolk, Va. The O'Regans
have one and two year old old daughters .
. . . WILLIA~r REITZE is professional service
representative for the Ciba Pharmaceutical
Products Co., Summit, N.]. . . . MrcHAEL
N ICOLAIS is assistan t treasurer of Clark Estates, Inc., New York . . . THE REV. RICHARD NYBRO is pastor of Trinity Lutheran
Church , Hoboken, N.J. He is also chaplain
in the Army Reserve, 78th Infantry Division,
Artillery Hadquarters Battery.
Wagner College
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�if.
1950
THE REV. DAVID J. GREER, who received
the B.D. degree from Virginia Theological
Seminary in June, is now curate of St.
Pauls P.E. Church, Richmond, Va . . . . RAY
HARTMAN is a distribution analyst with
Shell Chemical Corp., Torrance, Cal. . . .
JOEL COHEN is a reporter for Retailing Daily,
New York . . . ROBERT FARRELL is news
editor for the Plumbing and Heating Co.,
Manhattan. Cohen and Farrell are both
former editors of the Wagnerian.
ALLAN SCHMIDT, who received an M.B.A.
from N.Y.U. in the spring, is assistant manager for market research with Colorado
Fuel and Iron Corp., Wickwire Spencer
Steel Division., in New York City .
ROBERT PEIRANO is a methods engineer for
Otis Elevator Co., Harrison , N.J.
EVERETT HANSON is a promotional sales representative for E.I. DuPont de Nemours Co.
in Wilmington, Del. . . . KENNETH OETJEN
is a sales representative for Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, N.Y.
JOHN NEW~IAN is administrative assistant
in the executive office of the sales division
of Phelps-Dodge Copper Products, New
York . . . DR. PETER W ALZ is practicing
med icine on Staten Island . . . THOMAS
WALSH is teaching in East Meadow, L.I.
AIR FORCE CHAPLAIN HENRY SHEPP HERD is
stationed at Lackland (Tex .) Air Force
Base . . . . IRIS WILSON JOHNSEN lives in Lancaster, Pa.
GWYN REES is director of physical education at the Plainview (L.I.) School . . . DR.
MILTON EDELMAN, who received an M.D. degree from State University of New York College of Medicine, is now at the U.S. Public
Health Service Hospital in Norfolk, Va . . . .
GEORGE COLGAN is a chemist with the Air
Reduction Co., Murray Hill, N.J.
DR. ANAHID MELIKIAN, having received
M.A. and Ph .D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin, is now an instructor at
Haigazian Junior College, Beirut, Lebanon.
· .. ROGER DOWNING is a sales engineer for
Westinghouse at Beaver, Pa . . . . CHARLES
(DICK) CHAMBERLAIN is expediter for Keasbey·Mattson Co., New York.
RALPH BARBER is teacher and guidance
counsellor at Charlotte H.S., Rochester, N.Y.
· .. EDWARD BELLEW is junior chemist with
American Cyanamid Co., Bound Brook, N.J.
· .. ERIC E. SELLARS is traffic facilities supervisor, New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.,
Newark, N.J.
WILLIAM SCHEFFEL is a practIc1l1g attorney
on Staten Island . . . GEORGE SHAFFER is
sales supervisor for Canada Dry in Mount
Vernon, N.Y.
HERB HEWITT is with the personnel division of Shell Oil Co., Manhattan . . . WILLIAM WEINSTEIN is studying medicine at the
University of Berne, Switzerland.
DR. EDMUND HECKLAU is practicing medicine in White Plains, N.Y. . . . ALLAN
LEIDIG is executive secretary to the president
of Milserco, New York .. " ANDREW MANCINI,
D.C., is a practicing chiropractor in Mount
Vernon, N.Y. . . . WILLIAM MAHONEY, who
received a law degree from Wordham University, is a claim examiner for Fidelity and
Casualty Insurance Co., New York.
DR. CHARLES PAVLIK is junior assistant
radiologist at Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Fla . . . . FRANKLIN LARSON is a salesman for General Chemical Co., Chicago.
The Link
This Stalr'11 Island Advance photo (circa ]936) is labeled "Wagner Coeds Dance." From the
left are: Fred Hiebesell, Anne Bosch, Margaret Mayer Sheldon and Chris Holmstrup.
DR. THOMAS BELLEZZA is practicing
medicine on State Island ... HERBERT CURL,
one time member of the Varsity Players (Remember the Colonel in Arsenic and Old
Lace?) is a Ph. D. candidate in biology at
Florida State University . . . IRENE Cupo
RENAHAN is a medical technologist for Westinghouse Atomic Power Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
DR. RICHARD HOFF, having received an
M.D. degree from New York University, is
interning at Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan
. . . IRWIN SCHWARTZ is school psychologist
for the Richmond County Board of Education, Augusta, Ga . . . . HARRIET MACDONALD
is teaching at P.S. 28, Staten Island . . .
THEODORE LOVINGTON is a seasonal park
ranger in the Park Service of the U.S. Dept.
of Interior. Ted, who is remembered on
campus for his literary work on the Nimbus
and for his track letters, is stationed in tl'e
Grand Canyon, Ariz.
AI. FROLANDER, baseball and b:lsketball letter man in his campus days, is now the proprietor of his own restaurant. Located on
Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, L.l. tne
eatery is called "The Gold Mine" and we
hope it is that for AI. The Long Island
Alumni Club met there Jan. 20.
LT. ALFRED L. PEDERSEN is education officer
of a Re ~ional Camp Hangar in Japan. He
likens his job to that of a school principal.
He expects to return to the States in June
or J t1ly after a three year tour in the Orient.
1952
MI R IA~I
BARDEN WELTON is teaching
grades 3 and 4 in Pittsford, Vt. . . . MILTON
FUERTES has received an M.S. in zology from
Howard Un iversity . . . DONALD WILSON i's
teaching in spotswood, N. J. . . . JOHN
SCHANZENBACH is a survey analyst for the
U.S. Navy Dept. in Washington . . . . MARGUERITE SPRENGER SCHAEDLlCH is teaching in
Hyde Park, N.Y. and doing graduate work in
education at New Paltz State Teachers College. Marguerite was one of our original
Link cover girls. She appeared in a Weihnachtfest picture on the cover of the January
1949 issue.
JOHN QUINN is a social investigator for
the New York City Dept. of Welfare and a
night student at N.Y.U . Law School . . .
HARRY AND WILLIAM KUMMER, the twins
who were the bulwark of the Wagner football line in their college years, are both
candidates for the M.S. in Ed. degree at
Bridgewater (Mass.) State Teachers College.
Harry is teaching in Plainville, Mass . . . .
ROIlERT MALEENY is chief chemist for the
Dry Soluble Division, Dodge and Olcott,
Hawthorne, N.J.
GEORGE OSTROFF is sero logist at the U.S.
V.A. Hospital, Brooklyn . . . KIRBY HOLLOWAY is an actuary with Prudential Insurance Co., Newark: N.J . . . . DAN STILWELL
is a resea rch forester wi th Oregon Sta te
Forest Products Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon ... JOHN HARRISON is principal account
clerk in the New York olIice of the New
York State Liquor Authority . . . . ANDREW
THOMPSON is teaching in Baldwin, L.I. . . .
LEONARD BELLENSON, formerly a research
chemist for General Foods, is now a student
at Kirkville (Mo.) College of Osteopathy
and Surgery.
ANTHONY MAN aLl AS is a sales representative for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.,
Hempstead, L.I. . . . JOHN PAVEN is operating assistant for Ore Navigation Corp., New
York . . . HARTVIG (Ted) Johnson is a securities analyst with G.H. Walker and Co.,
Hartford, Conn.
HAROLD OLSEN, JR. is a staff accountant
with Price-Water house, New York
'WEERT HUNSERSEN is studying market research at N.Y.U . . . . MICHAEL PETOSA, former Seahawk outfielder, is an accountant for
Nassau Smelting and Refining Co., Staten
Island .
FRED HILL is a student at Harvard University Divinity School • . . SIDNEY KILSHEIMER, who .eceived an M.S. in Chemistry
from N.C. SI :e last year, is now working
toward the Pil . D. degree at Purdue _ . .
HENRY KOCH is an accounting ckrl; for Universal A tlas Cemellt Co., New York.
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�PRIVATE FC SIDNEY WOLANSKY was assigned the Aggressor Force in Exercise Sage
Brush , held recently in Louisiana. 110,000
Army troops tested the latest concepts of
bacteriological , atomic, chemical, and electronic warfare in what was the largest joint
Army-Navy Force exercise since "Vorld War
II. Wolansky, an operating room technician
at the 28th Field Hospital, is regularly stationed at Fort Bra3-g, N .C.
. C Lr n ;'\t " N.
his Army service oyer, has entered Cornell
University for graduate work in Chemistry.
1955
ROSE MURPHY is a graduate student at the
University of Pennsylvania . . . JOHN ROD(ams is studying at Brooklyn College of
Pharmacy, L.I.U. . . . CHARLES JOHNSON,
past presiden t of the Eveni ng Studen t Association , is a security agent (personnel) for
the Northeast District of General Electric
Co. in New York City .... LEROY HOUSEMAN,
JR. is on the faculty of the Staten Island
Academy.
Officers of the Class of 1953, shown h ere on th e steps of the Administration Building, are,
from the left, Chic Schneider, Wanda Pro/wby Schneider, George Scheitlin, Gwen Zilles and
Sal Esposito.
BILL ROEHRI CH, former football captain
and Robb trophy winner, is studying for an
M.S. in Ed. degree at the University of
Bridgeport ... JACK HOFFMAN, under whose
leadership as student chairman of Homecoming in 1949 the float parade originated,
is teaching at the Wheeler Avenue School,
Valley Stream, N.Y. . . . WALTER KEHOE is
a-cost accountant with U .S. Gypsum on
Staten Island.
JJi:AN V. DE PLANQUE is teaching in Elizabeth, N.J . . .. KAARE (AL) JOHNSON is teaching in Spotswood in the same state . . .
HONORA FARRELL SANTORO is a librarian for
the Richmond Travelling Library on Staten
Island . . . FRED BETCHER is second grade
t~cher in Monroe, N.Y . . . . GEORCE BRODERICK is research pilot plant foreman for
Allied Chemical and Dye Co., Morristown,
N.J . . . . THE REV. WILLIAM JUHRS was ordained to the Episcopal priesthood on Nov.
5. He is assistant rector of St. Marys P.E.
Church, Haddon Heights, N.J.
1953
STANLEY RADHUBER, having finished a tour
of Marine Corps duty, is doing graduate
work in English at Columbia University
... LEWIS WENCE, former debater and Wagnerian editor, is teaching in Gibbsboro,
N.J . . . . ''''ILBERT WEHRLI , once a .,., em'o",of the Wagner Choir, is assistant traffic mgr.
for C. Schroeter, Inc., Wall Street, Manhattan.
JEAN DEDRICK is teaching at Stewart School.
Garden City, N .Y. . . . LOUIS BONA, who is
shift supt. with Gering Products in Kenil worth, N.J., is studying for a M. Ch.E. degree at Newark College of Engineering . . .
CHARLES GROD is teaching in Fort Lee, N.J.
JOHN COMO is a chemist with Wallerstein
Co., Staten Island -... JOHN HENDERSON is an
accountant for Stone and Webster Securities Corp., Manhattan.
ANDREW ESTERLV is senior metallurgical
chemist for Bethlehem Steel on Staten
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Island . . . THE REV. WILLIAM SCHIEMANN,
a recent gradll a te of Gettysburg Seminary,
was ordained on Nov. 13 and began work
as pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church,
Brooklyn.
I LOYD BERG completed his studies at the
Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary in January. On January 22 he was ordained. He is
now pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church,
The Bronx. (See Just Tamed for another
beginning for Berg).
1954
KARL FOSSUM is studying medicine at Syracllse University . . . HAROLD THOMPSON is
also at Syracuse. He is doing graduate work
in chemistry and acting as an assistant instructor . . . MICHAEL SWOBODA is stores
mgr. for Shell Chemical Corp., Union, N.J.
. . . LILLIAN ROL'DI, remebered as a soloist
with the choir, is a teacher in Campbell
School, Metuchen , N.J.
MRS. MARY CASTELLANE is t2aching in
Franklin Square, L.I. . .. JOI-IN KEARNEY is
studying at Fordham Law School . . . ROLF
JACOBSEN is a laboratory technician at the
Sloane-Kettering Institute, New York . . .
STAN LEV CLARK is practicing Law in a New
York fi nn .. SAM COLUCCI is traffic clerk for
the ''''all Street firm of E.H. Simpson and
Co.
J A,I ES COLLINS is teach i ng in Roselle, N.J.
G EQRGE H.~SSOLDT is on the faculty of
;'\le w Dorp (S.I.) High School . . . ROBERT
( BOBB Y) WEllER, third base stalwart for the
Seahawks fo r three seasons , is doing graduate work in education at N.Y.U.
MARIAN BELLAN is a student Dean at Syracuse University. She holds a two year scholarship as graduate assistant at Syracuse . . .
Her sister, LOIDA BELLAN, having completed
a secretarial course at Ka therine Gibbs, is
a secretary in the sales development dept.
of This "Veek magazine.
WILLIAM DE HEYMAN, active in the Art
Club and the Varsity Players as a student,
is now teaching at the St. Paul's Lutheran
Christian Day School, Floral Park, L.1. . . _
PAUL STEVENS is a medical student at the
University of Berne, Switzerland . . . ALLAN
BRIER is studying civil engineering at Rutgers . . . GEORGE CALLIES is a graduate assistant in chemistry at North Carolina State
University.
FA YE GOLDIlERr. STOLLER is a first grade
teacher in Edison Township, N.J . . . . LEE
TAYLOR is assistant electronic sequipment
engineer with Western Electric Co., Kearny,
N.J . . . . JOSEPH GRASSIA is with the New
York office of the F.B.1.
. <.. :)
Former Students
FRANK DALY is a practicing attorney with
a' Brooklyn law firm . . . Practicing law on
Staten Island are IRA TAUB, TOM LAM BY,
'and JOHN PAGCIOLI ... JAMES COWHEY is an
attorney in White Plains, N.Y. and RAYMOND HARE is with a Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)
law firm ... WILLIAM HINRICHS, JR. is a student at Brooklyn Law School.
DR. JAMES WEBER practices dentistry in
White Plains . . . MOLLYANNE HAPP is an
investment counsellor for The Bank of New
York . . . FAITH HOLDEN DIVIS is a teacher
oE speech improvement for the New York
City Board of Education.
WILLIAM LLOYD and RICHARD VAN NAME
both hold D.V.M. degrees. Dr. Lloyd practices in Stoughton, Mass. Dr. Van Name is
with the Town and Country Animal Clinic
in Buffalo, N.Y . . . . WALTER BARTH is associate editor and sales promotion mgr. for
A.!, Root Co., Medina, Ohio.
Nursi ng School Alumnae
MARIANA TAYLOR HOLLADAY '48N is head
nurse on the surgery floor of Cottage Hospital , Santa Barbara, Cal. ... Another nurse
in sunny California is JEANNETTE KLEINMAN SCHWARTZ ;'\146 who is head nurse at the
Los Angeles County General Hospital . . .
Others on the "Vest Coast are AUDREY GOEWEY EDBERG, who is studying at D.C.L.A.,
and Mary Peters '54N, who is a nurse at
Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle,
Wash.
Wagner College
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�A son, John David, Jr., to JOHN '53 and
HELEN KILOH '53 MCCARTHY, January 22,
1956.
ESTHER LUFFMAN VAN CLEAVE N47 is
nurse-teacher in the Evansville (Ind.) City
Schools. . . . PHILOMENA SABATINI INGENITO
N47 lives in Kearney, N.J. where her husband practices medicine . . . BElTY SEIFMAN
'48N is supervisor-instructor in Horne Care
at Montefiore Hospital, The Bronx.
A son, Lawrence Robert, to Mr. and Mrs.
ROBERT STEVENSON, January 29, 1956.
PHYLLIS DAVIDSON VAN WAGNER N47 is
a Public Health Nurse for the Dept. of
Health in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. . . . MARIE
BONA/.W '55N is a staff nurse at the USPHS
Hospital, Clifton, S.l. . . .
MURIEL SCHWEER WOOD '52N is 'living in
Portsmouth, Va. . . . KATHLEEN WENGER
JORDAN N51 lives in Fort 'North, Texas. She
is studying at Texas Christian University.
A daughter, Cherryl-Iyn, to EDWARD and
MARY KEHOE REARDON 49, October 31, 1955.
A son, Geoffrey Philip, to PHILIP '50 and
JA:--IE MARSDEN 'S2N JOHNSON, November !l,
1955.
A daughter, Linda Ann, to Mr. and Mrs.
RONALD SCHMAHL '55, November 12, 1955.
Deaths
DR. HANS HAAG, professor emeritus of
modern languag'es, died at his Staten Island
home on Dec. 29. He was 76. Dr. Haag was
a member of the Wagner faculty for 16
years, retiring in 1949.
At the time of his retirement he was
made an honorary member of the Alumni
Association. In recent years he has been
a tutor in modern languages.
Dr. Haag, who received the Ph.D. degree
from the University of Tuebingen, will be
remembered on the Wagner campus not
only as a beloved teacher but also for his
interest in and enthusiasm for the college
musical organizations and its language societies, Le Cercle Francais and Der D eutsche
Verein.
Mrs. Haag, a noted pianist and concert
artist, died in 1939. Dr. Haag is survived by
a brother, Fred.
NICHOLAS A. Moss, assistant professor of
English, died January 3, in a fire in his
apartment. He was 47 and had been a mem ber of the Wagner faculty since 1947.
Moss was a graduate of Davidson College,
received his M.A. at Northwestern, and was
studying for his doctorate at Columbia at
the time of his death.
On campus Moss will be remembered especially for the many performances of the
Varsity Players which he directed. He was
buried in Kings Mountain, N.C.
THE REV. PHILIPP KIRCHNER '97, died Nov.
9, 1955 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. where he was
living in retirement. The greater part of
his ministry was spent in St. Johns Lutheran
Church, Reading, Pa., which he served for
22 years.
A daughter, Christine Joy, to the Rev. and
Mrs. WALTER E. WREDE '50, November 22,
1955.
A son, Kevin to HERBERT '46 and MARION
KRAUSS '46 BENSON, November 25, 1955.
A son, Alfred E. Jr., to Mr. and Mrs.
ALFRED E. STUART '52, November 25, 1955.
A daughter, Joyce Ellen, to Mr. and Mrs.
EUGENE SCALA '49, December 1, 1955.
A daughter, Susan, to Mr. and Mrs. JAMES
STYLES '49, December 2, 1955.
A daughter, Jean Kathryn, to Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Corell (DOROTHY SRABI~!'J '52),
December 13, 1955.
A son, David Mitchell, to Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Targan (ANITA DINNERSTEIN '51) December 14, 1955.
A daughter, Jan Paula, to Roy '39 and
JOY CASHELL '43 Holmstrup, December 19,
1955.
A daughter, Adrienne Alyce, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Ferretti (ALYCE CROCCO '50), December 31, 1955.
A daughter, Melody Joy, to DR. HAROLD '42
and HELEN STEGMANN HAMMOND, January 3,
1956.
A daughter, Karen Eloise, to Mr. and Mrs.
KENNETH SALVESEN '49, January 6, 1956.
A son, Jeffrey Stuart, to Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley M. Sonn (SANDRA LEE SONN '55), January 13, 1956.
A son , George Michael, to the REV. HAROLD
'52 and BARBARA LORENZ '52N NORRIS, January 20, 1956.
Twins, a son, Edward L. III. and a girl,
Leslie Rogers, to Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD L.
DENTON, JR., January 21, 1956.
A son, Paul Eric, to the REV. DONALD W.
and ADELE TRUE STOUGHTON 48, January 22,
1956.
ARTHUR H. MICHEL JR. '49 and Eleanor
Torres, October 22, 1955.
HARTVIG T. JOHNSON '52 and Ruth Ander·
son, October 29, 1955.
DONALD MARVIN '53 and SHIRLEY HORNA'
FlUS '55N, November 15, 1955.
Andrew Shumack and CAROL BRADLEY '51,
November 19, 1955.
CHARLES HARREUS JR. '55 and Ethel Hannon, November 20, 1955.
CHARLES W. KELLER JR. '51 and Babette
Suessmith, ovember 23, 1955.
Arno Schumann and KATHLEEN R . KRAMER
'55, November 24, 1955.
Stuart J. Matthes and EDNA PETERSON '55N,
December 3, 1955.
EMANUEL MELACHRINOUDIS '52 and PHYLLIS
VAN NOSTRAND '53, December 17, 1955.
Fred C. Thiemer and DIANA YOUNG '55N,
December 18, 1955.
Thomas Mayfield and CATHERINE WALL,
December 23, 1955.
ROGER W. GREF.NTANER '54 and E. Louise
Freas, December 28, 1955.
RICHARD VALLES '51 and Ann Haviland,
December 31, 1955.
R. HAROLD LARSEN '55
Gordon, January 14, 1956.
and Jacqueline
THE REV. PHILIP QUALBEN '51 and Caryl
E. Olsen, January 14, 1956.
HARRY C. HADLAND '53 and Monica Golia,
January 21, 1956.
WILLIAM NEWTON '52 and Vivian Smith,
Jan lIary 22, 1956.
THE REV. LLOYD A. BERG '53 and DORRIT
WEILL '56, January 28, 1956.
Richard Nelson and CAROL ANNE HIERONYMUS, June 19, 1955.
ROSWELL COLES, JR. '55 and Mary Anna
Gibson, August 6, 1955.
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MARCH
16- tudent Art Tea
17-Final day for taking scholarship exams
20-Tuesday Fim Discussion Series
21-Easter vacation begins
25-Phi fu Alpha: Martin Trio
31- Baseball: C.C.N.Y.
Coming
College
Events
APRIL
3-Baseball : Lehigh
6-Baseball: Washington College
7-Baseball: at Brooklyn College
I I - Baseba ll: at Hofstra
12- Baseba ll: Pratt
13-Delta Lambda dance
14 - Baseball : at .Y.U.
I I- Interscholastic Journalism Conference
16- Baseba ll: at fanhattan
20-Ba eball: at Upsala
Fashion Show and Card Party
(Co-Ed Committee and S. 1. Cuild)
2 I - Baseball : St. Johns
Kappa Sigma Alpha Dance
23-P hi Mu Alpha Concert: Thomas Darsull
Baseba II: Stevens
25-Baseball: Brooklyn College
2i-Sigma Delta Phi Day
Baseba ll: at Kings Point
Campus C:lInmunity Chest Carnival
28-Parents Day
Baseba ll: at C.C.l .Y.
Spring Song Fest
MAY
I- Baseba ll: Manhattan
3- Baseball: at Moravian
4, !i-Varsity Players Production
5-Pre-Co llege Day
Baseball: H ofstra
6-]>rotestant Council Choral Festival
i-Baseball: l-'ordham
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I I-S tudent Association Banquet
12-A lpha Sigma Phi Spring Formal
Baseball: at eton Hall
15- Baseball: at St. Johns
2 I -24-Final Examinations
25-Evening Student Association Dante
26-ALUMNI DAY
27-Baccalaureate Service
Choir Concert
28-Commencement
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- WAGNER
COLLEGE
ALUMNI
NEWS
THE
SPR IN G
1956
�From the Editor's Desk
I am gozng to get a reputation as a "Pollyanna" but once agazn
I am going to strike an optimistic note in this little note.
There is a
difference> however> between a "Pollyanna" and one who has confidence in the future. The former's optimism was based on " pie in the
sky," ours is on more solid ground.
My optimism is based on seveml solid facts: (A) the Fund is
doing better this year. It's at the highest point it has ever reached
so early in the year>· (B) this record has been made by the enthusiastic
support of volunteer alumni workers>· (c) the college is getting more
inquiries from prospective students than ever before>· (D) we have been
pleasantly swamped by requests from churches for slides> movies> and
other Wagner material.
Of course> our busy-ness in some of these things has delayed others.
This Link is late> for example> and we're desperately trying to get the
A lumni Day mailing ready . Then> too> everyone on Hill is disappointed
in the unavoidable delay in the ground-breaking for the new dormitory.
Nonetheless we can be confident about Wagner's future. We're
moving steadily ahead and we alumni can be pmud that we are part of
its progress.
AL KRAHMER
r
�THE LIN K
Th e Wagn er College
Alumni News
Published four times annually by the
Wagner College Alumni Association
Staten Island I , New York
VOL. VIII
SPRING 1956
Alfred J. Krahmer '27
Fred H. Olson '54
NUMBER 3
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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In this Issue of THE LINK
Editor
Managing Editor
Wilbur H. Sterner '42, president; ,~re rner
Johnson '41, vice-president; Eleanor Ayoub
'44, secretary; Hermann A. Meyer '11, treasurer.
Members of the Executive committee: Joseph B.
Flotten '26, Les Trautmann '40, Alfred J.
Krahmer '27, and Harold Matthius '50.
Alumni Trllstees of the College: Joseph P.
Monge '34" Henry Endress '38.
Alumni Members, Board of Athletic Control:
Frederic Sutter '94, James Gilmartin '.~O.
Alumni Members, College Council: Chester
Sellitto '50, Elsie Schatz Love '50.
Alumni Members, ,Board of Traditions: Eleanor
Ayoub '44 and Marie Norris '41.
The Alumni Advisory Council: Richard Forster
'49, Alice Schick '50, Doris Campbell, John
Gross '35, Ulysses Ciolini '53, Thomas Russo
'50, Phyllis Russo '52N, Charles Hubner '52,
Calvin Johnson '50, Howard Braren '50"
Jean Krumpe '44, Ernest C. Kiefer, Jr. '50,
Mary Ann Nelson 'S IN, Vito Pavia '54, Lila
Barbes '4 1.
2 Spring Reunion
2 Candidates for Alumni Associatior
2 A Job for You?
3 Fund Drive Nears End
4 Writers' Conference at Wagner
4 A Busy Summer on the Hill
5
Baseball
VS,
Elements
6 Write Your Congressman
6
Letters to the Editor
7 Club News
7 Alumni News Briefs
ALUMNI CLUBS
Brooklyn: Fred Holsten '50, presid ent; Charlotte Ti ppens, secretary.
Connecticut: Robert Heydenreich '32, presi
dent; Eleanor Dossin '40, secretary.
Hudson Valley (N .Y.): John Klahn '32, president.
Long Island: Edwin Blaauw '50, president;
Helen Deuschle Niederhauser '50, secretary.
Mid-State (N. Y.): Harold Hammond '42, president; Marie Krumpe Borth '42, secretary;
\Valter Boecher '43, treasmer.
Northern New Jersey: Richard Chamberlain
'50, president; John DeNicola '52, vice-president; Janet vVannemacher Stevens '52, secretary.
;'\lursing School Alumnae: Mary Ann Nelson
'!; IN , president; Angela Titta '52N, vicepresident; Kathleen Gibbons '54N, sec retary;
Ruth Zinn Maleeny '54N, corresponding secretary; Isabelle Maiorano Loredo N48, treas urer.
Philadelphia: Siegfried Dietrich '39, president;
Tamke '48, secretary.
Roch ester: Helmut Dietrich '45, president; Elmore Hoppe '30, vice-president; Ruth Heck ler '45, secretary .
Staten Island: Ulysses Ciolini '53, president;
Rarbara Praisner '55N, secretary; Fred Hurst
'50, vice-president; H. Rodney Whitney '55,
treas urer.
Washington (D.C.): Donald Haher '48, presidelll; Jason Horn '42, vice-president; Helen
Sandberg Swartz '42, secretary.
Westchester (N .Y.): Lloyd Rice '40, president.
Western New York: Carl Prater '31, president:
John Strode! '24, vice-president; Carl Nuermberger '54, secretary,
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Cover:
Ji m Gazzale, freshman centerfielder, gazes exjJectantly - bu.t
not too hopefully - at th.e baseball field. Signs of Spring fO 'r
the jlVagner nine inclIuled raincoats, soggy spikes and a floci<
of post/Jon eel games.
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�ALUMNI DAY SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1956
l2: 30
2:00
2:00
3:00
5:00
6:30
p.m.-Luncheons for the reunion classes.
p.m.-Annual meeting, Nursing Alumnae Chapter
p.m.-Fraternity and sorority reunions
p.m.-Entertainment by the class of 1956. Old Wagner movies.
p.m.-Annual meeting of the Alumni Association
to 8:00 p.m.-Buffet supper in the Gymnasium.
Dancing until midnight.
Spring Reunion
May 26 is the date for all good
Seahawks to come flying home for
the day for that is the date of the
annual Alumni Day reunion. The
Staten Island Alumni Club and the
senior class will help to en tertain you
in a full day of activities.
It begins at noon when the reunion
classes of 1926, 1931, and 1936 (and
others, too, perhaps) will meet for
luncheon in Cunard.
The early afternoon will see the
meeting of the Nursing alumnae, and
reunions of fraternity and sorority
groups. There'll also be time for
visiting the campus. You can see the
new Student Center and see how the
new dorm is progressing.
At three the old grads will gather
in the auditorium to be entertained
by a show put on by the class of 1956.
Old movies (one from way back in
1938) are a feature.
All day there will be an exhibit
of Wagnerian a that will bring back
old memories.
The annual meeting of the Alumni
Association will be held at 5 o'clock.
President Delo will bring us up-todate on college affairs. There will
be reports from the alumni officers
and committees. The election committee will report the results of the
mail balloting.
The alumni will vote on the 1957
budget and express themselves on the
use of the 1956 Fun d monies which
z.re not earmarked.
For the evening there will be a
buffet supper in the gym with dancmg.
This is your day on campus. Let's
see you there!
Athletic Director Red) Sutler, left, and Project Manager
John Fisher survey progress at Wagner's new qual-ter-mile
running track, Fischer Memorial Field. It will be completed this sum mel', and next Spring the Sea hawk harriers will hold the!-r fint home m.eet in ave,' a decade.
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CUTTER AND
Two classmates, Werner Johnson
and Roy Cutter, both members of
the class of 1941, are candidates for
the presidency of the Alumni Association, Ballots were mailed on April
25 and are due back in the alumni
office on May 25.
Both candidates are Staten Islanders and both have been active in
alumni work. .T ohnson, currently
vice-president of the Association, is a
public school teacher. Cutter operates his own real estate and insurance
firm.
The vice-presidential candidates
are Harold Matthius '50, chairman of
the 1956 Fund, and Albert Corbin
'35. They, too, are Staten Island
residents.
Traditionally the secretary of the
Association is an alumna and this
A Job For You?
Stephen J. Botsford, Director of the
Placement Bureau, is currently looking for applicants for the following
positions:
Pfister Chemical Works, R idgefield,
N. J., producers of dyestuffs. Looking
for chemists and industrial engineers.
UARCO Co., producers of business
forms. The office of its sales representative in Orange, N. J., is looking
for salesmen.
The Home Life Insurance Company, New York, is interested in seeing women graduates concerning career positions.
Board of National Missions of the
Presbyterian Church, New York lists
openings for women as secretaries,
statistical typists, library assistants,
etc.
Swift and Co., Newark, N. J., would
like to see chemists for research.
The Wall Street Journal is looking
for an accountant.
A mid-western college is looking
for an assistant director of admissions
to do field work.
The American Metal Company in
New York is looking for someone to
approve and liquidate contracts and
to compute and compile costs.
Universal Atlas Cement Co. seeks
accountants, and a New York City
bank is interested in man with some
business experience, training in accountancy, and a working knowledge
of Spanish.
The placement Office will gladly
furnish additional information to
graduates interested in any of the
above open ings.
Wagner College
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�JOHNSON CANDIDATES FOR A. A. PRESIDENCY
year's Nominating Committee followed the tradition in nominatin?;
Miss Eleanor Ayoub '44 and M rf.
Alice Evans Schick '50. Miss Ayoub ,
a librarian, is the incumbent se cretary and ~Irs. Schick is a m ember of
the Advisory Council.
The Rev. Hermann M eyer 'll ,
treasurer of the Association' for 20
years, is unopposed 0 :1 th e ballo :.
The Nominating Committee followed
the constitutional req ui rements by
submitting the names of possible
other candidates but the alumni approached felt that Pastor Meyer's
~ong service in his post deserved an
unopposed nomination.
Both candidates [or a two-year
term on the Board of Athletic
Con trol are experienced in that positioTl. The Rev. Dr. Frederic Sutter
'9 1 has long represented the alumni
on this board and Dr. Albert Accettolla '4 1 has served two terms in thi s
c;lpacity.
The incumbent, Chester Sellitto
'50, and Mrs. Dorothy Danforth Kimmerer '52 are candidates for a twoyear term as alumni representative on
the College Council.
Perhaps it should be explained
that there are two representatives on
each of the agencies mentioned above.
The alumni elect one each year for a
two-year term. James Gilmartin '50
was elected last spring to the Board
of Athletic Control and Mrs. Elsie
Love '50 to the College Council.
Fund Drive Nears End
Early returns for the 1956 Alumni
Loyalty Fund give every hope that all
previous records for alumni giving
will be broken this year. As of April
10, as we went to press, 856 graduates
had contribu ted $6,708. Eighty-six
others have pledged $817.
This means that from less than onehalf of the alumni we have already
reached three-quarters of our goal for
the year.
This is the highest total we have
ever reached for this early point in
the year and it gives every hope that
the goal will be reached before
Alumni Day.
Let's finish the job early. Fund
raising is only one part of the alumni
program. Let's complete it soon and
concentrate on the other parts o[ the
program for the balance of the year.
Specifically this means- if you haven't
yet sent in your gift or given it to a
solicitor, do it now. Technically the
Fund year does not end until December 31 but we want to close our books
by May 26. Don't delay! Let's finish
the job.
This early record is the result of
much hard work. Harold Matthius,
Jr. , Fund chairman, has given many
hours to setting up the organization
and keeping it rolling.
Mrs. Vivian Lamby, the alumni
office assistant, has put in many hours
of overtime getting out the many
mailings necessary and posting the
results.
Remarkable, too, is the fact that
149 old grads have been willing to
give their time as solicitors. They've
shown a wonderful spirit of loyalty
by being willing to ring doorbells in
behalf of the Fund.
Their work and the spirit which
motivated them is just one more evidence of the fact that Wagner can be
justly proud of her graduates.
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Alma Mater's thanks go to this
armv of workers whose names we list
belo~. It's one way of saying thank
you to a "great gang."
The workers were Joseph Romano,
Dr. Charles Accetolla, the Rev. Paul
Kirsch, Donald Browne, William Beveridge, Eugene Browne, Leonard
Claffey, Margaret Snyder Hausheer,
William Schorkopf, William Sephton,
Doris Budowitz,
Caspar Scheiper, Susette Meyer,
Roland Leitner, Russel Macdonald,
Chris Chiarulli, Theodore Doerzbacher, George W'ard, William Hereford,
Jerome Giovinazzo, Timothy Dugan,
Nicholas losue, Raymond Rowan,
Joseph Gillen, Frank Kaiser, Rose
Murphy.
Sanford Krongold, Paul Takach,
Shirley Shannon Sandberg, Richard
Baller, Barbara Marrow Moore, Catherine Lynch, Marilyn Schiels, Joan
Gunther Rouvell, Marie Pahnke
Pflaum, George Hassoldt.
Anne Hemsworth, Richard Kimmerer, Robert Sheie, Calvin H. Johnson, Roy Cu tter, Alexander Graves,
Mary Davidson Meyer, the Rev. Hermann A. Meyer, Mildred Ahrend,
James Hutchinson, William Krauel ,
Stanley Johnson.
Philip Ponterio, Frederick Witte,
.T ames Gilmartin, the Rev. Ernest
Meyer, the Rev. Robert Arnold, the
Rev. Karl Eberhardt" the Rev. William Fuhlbruck, Weert Hunersen,
Anita Posselt.
Robert Stanfeld, Harold Kjellen,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wasmund, Janet
Warnecke, the Rev. Norman Dinkel,
Kathryn Otten Anderson, Richard
Wasmund, the Rev. Leonard Klemann, Henry Koch.
Vera Ungeheuer, Elsie Rieper, the
Rev. Walter Kortrey, Erma Hinman
Colvin, R ichard Doremus, Howard
Braren, John deNicola, Charles Kel-
ler, Allen T. Hall, Christian Holmstru p.
Wilma Forster, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Brockmann,
Stanley
Radhuber,
Charles Babikian, Walter McColl,
Robert Wannemacher, Charles Grod,
Mr. and Mrs. John Bohlken.
Charles R. Chamberlain, Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin O. Jacob, Hamilton Stew;1[t, Richard Haley, the Rev. Herbert
Messner, George Wiederecht, Rolf
Hansen, the Rev. Philip Qualben,
George Broderick, Elaine Hendrickson, the Rev. Frank Baumann, Charles
Harreus, Lois Everts DeJong, Joan
Sweeney, William Hobokan.
Richard A. Koss, Lee Taylor, Calvin C. Johnson, Herbert Brau, Barbara Helmke, Herbert Hewitt, Fred
Holsten, Kenneth .J achnert, Marion
Juchtern, Richard Meyer, Hildegard
Viohl Walker, Robert Weber, Patricia
Woodward.
•
The Rev. Alfred Schroeder, Edward R. Hanson, Robert Neilssen,
George Zinsman, George Pontoppidan, Rolf Mielzarek, Faye Zitzkat
Frick, Gloria Chrisemer, J. E. Peterson, Stephen Hluchy, Alice Shetlock
Reinbold, Evelyn Brooks Wood, Lillian Leonard Trethaway.
Peggy Sittig Glendenning, Robert
Blomquist, the Rev. Bernhardt Engelhardt, Carl Nuermberger, the Rev.
Carl Prater, Frank Kalmbach, the
Rev. John Kirsch.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Borth, the
Rev. Alvin Messersmith, the Rev.
Melvin Yearke, August Merkel, R obert Hinz, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Charles.
Lloyd Rice, Dr. and Mrs. Gwynne
Swartz, R obert Swift, Richard Prall,
Kenneth Dorkof, the Rev. Frederick
Reissig, J r.
Page 3
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Cherry Trees
A picture of Wagner's famed
cherry trees in bloom appeared in
the New York Daily News picture
magazine on Easter Sunday, April
l.
Since its publication many people have been driving up to campus
to see the trees only to drive away
again thinking they can't find
t!-tem.
The explanation-the picture
was taken in the spring of 1955.
The late spring of 1956 has held
up the blooming of the trees this
year.
The silver lining in all of this is
the possibility that the trees may
still be in bloom on Alumni Day.
Come up and see!
Questionnaires
Despite a third mailing, the alumni
office has still collected just a little
more than 60 per cent of the biographical blanks mailed out to
alumni.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
THA T WE HEAR FROM ALL OF
YOU SOON. We must have our
alumni records up to date when the
accrediting team of the Middle States
Association visits the campus next
spring.
If you have neglected to fill ou t
your blank, do it now. If you've
mislaid it, write in for another. We
want to finish this job soon. We can
with your help.
First N.Y.C. Writers' Conference At Wagner
Interest is mounting in the New
York City Writers' Con£erence at
Staten Island, sponsored by Wagner
College, .July ] 0 to 20.
Directed by Gorham Munson, author, editor and veteran writers' conference leader, the conference will be
staffed by top men and women in
their respective fields.
Workshops will be held in fiction,
non-fiction, poetry,d rama, radio and
TV writing; round table discussions;
evening lectures on literary topics
and manuscript criticism .
Charles Ango[f, non-fiction workshop leader, is one of the most popular teachers on the writers' conference
circuit. Associate editor of Mercury
Publications and researcher for Meet
the Press TV program, he is author
of several books. Mr. Angoff will be
adjunct professor of English at "Wagner in the fall.
Leading the fiction workshop will
be Hallie Southgate Burnett, co-editor with her husband, Whit Burnett,
of Story Magazine. The author of
two novels and many short stories,
Mrs. Burnett began her professional
writing career as a roving European
correspondent.
H. R. Hays, who will lead the
drama workshop, is the author of two
novels which were sold to the movies
and has written about 20 hour shows
for Philco, Goodyear and the Pulitzer
Prize Playhouse.
"The most accomplished poetess in
the English-speaking world todayMarianne Moore" according to Time
Magazine, will lead the poetry workshop. In 1951 she received the Bol-
lingen Prize for Poetry., the National
Book Award for Poetry, and the
Pulitzer Prize Award for Poetry-the
top awards of the year.
The Saturday Review's annual preview of summer writers' conferences,
written by Gorham Munson gives a
complete history of how Wagner's
conference came into being. Mr.
Munson writes: "Last year I closed
my preview article by saying, 'I think
we shall see a big conference near
New York City within three years.'
When President David Delo of Wagner College read this he seems to have
said, '''\Thy not in New York City,
right here in the Borough of Richmond?' Virgil Markham, the novelist
chairman of Wagner's department of
English, seems to have seconded the
motion. The result is the preliminary organization of the New York
City Writers' Conference at Staten
Island, sponsored by Wagner College.
"The blueprint for the Wagner
conference follows the Bread-Loaf
plan except for the concentration of
the program in the late afternoon and
early evening-this to permit commuters from Manhattan to attend after
business hours.
"The Writers' Conference idea has
spread from the East to the West
Coast and down to south Texas, and
now to New York City in truncated
form at Columbia and New York
University and in complete form at
Wagner."
Brochures may be obtained by writing to: Director, N.Y.C. Writers' Conference, Wagner College, Staten
Island 1, N. Y.
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Matching Gifts
Again this year General Electric
Company will match gifts made by
its employees to their Alma Mater.
If you are a GE employee, make sure
you use the proper form in submitting your Loyalty Fund contribution.
Recently Smith, Kline and French
Laboratories in Philadelphia have
announced a plan similar to the GE
Corporate Alumnus program. Other
corporations have similar ideas. Be
sure to check with your company to
see whether it has such a program.
If they have, you can double your
gift.
On this same subject, the alumni
office is pleasantly surprised at the
increasing number of gifts to the college from congregations in the New
York and New Jersey Synods wbjch
are served by Wagner graduates.
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A Busy Summer On The Hill
Those who think life is calm and
quiet on the ' Vagner campus during
the summer months shou ld take a
good look at the number of conferences sched uled for "cool, cool
Grymes Hill" this summer.
In addition to the Summer Session,
which runs from June 5 to August '1,
six other events are listed.
The first is the annual Laymen's
Retreat of the Queens Federation of
Churches on June 8, 9, 10. This is
the fourth summer for this retreat at
Wagner' '
June 13 to 15 will see the Outgoing
Miss~o\)ary Conferenc~s . of the Board
of Foreign Missions.r,of the United
Lutheran Church on campus, while
on June 20 and 21 we entertain an
area conference of National Council
of American Baptist Women.
An Institute for Christian Citizenship, a program for Lutheran laymen,
will be held June 25 to 29.
The 'Vriters' Workshop is scheduled for July 10 to 20. This is a new
venture and one which has received
widespread publicity, especially in the
Saturday Review.
The final summer event is the
fourth annual session of what has
become an established Wagner event,
the Institute for Pastors, listed for
July 29 to August 3.
Wagner College
.....
�III slJile of the blustery Slning weather Wagner alhletes were out in force /Jleparin[!,
for Ihe various sports campaigns. H ere the necessarily well-insulated baseball team
lallI's batting practice.
Baseball vs. Elements
TVag ner's trackmen were out too. Bill Gerdes watches
Etllie Schoonmaker llractice wilh the javelin.
SjJrillg football drills were held ill the gYlIJnasiulIJ ullder
the walch/Ill eyf' 0/ H ead Coach John ··BUllIl)'" Barbes .
Four of the first eight regularly scheduled
baseball games fell victim to rain, snow, wet
grounds and an epidemic of measles. Early April
weather has never been kind to the Seahawk
nine, so Coach Herb Su tter and his "springtime" hopefuls have more or Ie s been hardened
to the first three condidtions. Measles, however,
that's a different story, ,and the height of baseball frustration was most likely attai ned when
the Lehigh University squad was quarantined
because o[ the speckled malady. As you might
guess, the day the game was to be played turned
out to be dry and sunny.
But perseverance paid, and four games were
played be[ore mid-April. ·W ith as many as five
freshmen earning starting assignments, the team
split the first four games evenly. Washington
College was a 9-4 victim, and Pratt fell 5-4. In
the all-important Metropolitan Conference, however, the Seahawks lost a pair of one-run ball
games. Hofstra took a 1 to 0 hutout in spite
of a well pitched game by senior Jeff Sa ([ord ,
and I YU was a 4-3 victor with sophomore Warren Tunkel taking the los.
Last year Wagner ,·\1on 14 and lost only 5
on the baseball diamond. All the losses were in
the conference, however, as the Seahawks took
third place with a 7-5 mark.
In addition to Safford and Tunkel, returning lettermen include pitcher Fred Viebrock,
shortstop Lou Iarcano, third baseman Bob
Piela, first ba em an Ed Peterson a nd catcheroutfielder Gene Crimoli_
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�letters to the Editor
-
1922 BASEBALL TEAM
Dear AI:
If you will take a second look at
the picture I'll identify the whole
crew. In the front row (L-R ) are
Kreider, Engleman, Aus, Haar; back
row: Schmidt, F. Kern, Yaeger,
Houck, Heins, Bosch, O'Shaughnessy,
.J. Kern and Peterson.
The Rev. Gunnar Knudsen '28
Six fVagneT students whose fathers m'e Wagner graduates get together fa" a
pictw'e , Left to -r ight-front row, Joann e Flatten '56. daughter of the Rev. Dr. Jose/Jh
Flatten '26; Jo an Sutter '59, daughte,' of H erbert Sutter '31; Dagmar Kreider '56N,
daughter of the Rev. Dr. Harry K,-eider '21. Back "ow-Henry H eil '59, son of the
Rev. William T. Heil '29; Natalie Dressel '58, daughter of the Rev. Elmer Dressel
'31; and Richa,-d Pete"sen' '59, son of Jack Petersen '32.
Write Your Senator or Congressman
Five different bills, introduced individually b y five Republican and
three Democratic congressmen, and
all similar or almost identical" are
now before the House of Representati ves. Each is intended to give fi nancial aid to the cause of higher education by yielding income tax credits
for tuition paid up to a total of 30 ~o
of the total cost of tuition and [or a
sum in tax credit not to exceed 5450
per student. Another similar bill,
S. 1778, has been introduced in the
Senate by Senator Wiley (Republican
of \Visconsin).
The pressure for some kind of Federal aid to higher education has been
mounting ever since World War II,
as the costs of obtaini ng a college
degree have steadily increased. Various other schemes have been proposed, but none of them meets the
tests that the tax credi t plan does;
it is quick, it is easy to understand
and administer, and it is effective.
In the pressure o[ other legislation,
Congress has taken no action on any
of these bills, and, with each passing
day, the danger increases that this
important legislation will be lost
merely through lack of action. Ironically, while there is no significant
opposition, support has been neither
ardent nor vocal.
To avoid this contingency, the
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colleges urge alumni, alumnae" and
parents to write or wire their conI!ressmen urging action on one of
the bills currently before the HOllse
which would afford tax credit [or
tuitions paid to institutions of hiqher
learnin g. For purposes of these bills,
higher ed ucation is defined as that
beyond the 12th grade.
Such tax relief would make possible
a wider range of choice for students
currently seeking higher education,
will reduce the pressure on college
scholarship funds, will cushion possible necessary future tuition increases" is simple [or the Federal
Government to administer, avoids all
implications of patronage or poli tical
control of higher education, and will
cost the government in tax income
lost a sum estimated as considerably
less than $ 120 million per year.
Unless action is taken soon, however, the bills will die and Federal
aid for higher education may be lost.
Alumni, alumnae, and parents can
help prevent this by contacting their
congressmen and senators at once
and urging the necessity of immediate action through the tax credit for
tuition plan.
Reprinted from The Alumni
News, March, 1956, Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y.
Ed. Note-Ed Bosch's identifications
coincide with those listed above except for the first man in the back
row. Bosch names Lehr instead of
Schmidt. Thanh you, gentlemen.
One is batting 1000 identificationwise, the other .923. The Alumni office, before your letteTS an-ived, was
ninth man in the ordel' with .000,
Bosch continues:
. . . of those mentioned, eight have
entered the ministry to my knowledge: Kreider, Aus, Lehr, F. Kern,
Yaeger, Heins, Bosch and .J. Kern.
The Rev. Edmund Bosch '22
!\IT. AIRY ALUMNI
Dear AI:
1 take this opportunity to bring
you up to date on some of the gang
here at Philadelphia Seminary, and
this includes some 32 students at this
time.
In the Autumn issue of the Link
you mentioned the names of several
who are beginning their work at Mt.
Airy, but you omitted E. Frederick
Holst, George Zinsman, Peter Fish
and myself,
(Among others) in the seminary
are: Paul Baranek, Fred Frick, Russell Greene, Roger Greentaner, Ed
Hanson, Harold Markert, Herb Piehler, Richard Siemann, Gus Wuestefeld, Ed Eastman, Walter Hamester,
George Kenyon, Bob Neilssen, George
Pontoppidan, Clarence Schneider,
Kristaps Valters and George Handley.
Carl A. Werner '54
Wagner College
-
�Club News
Alumni News Briefs
The Staten Island Alumni Club
met in Beisler Lounge at the college
on March 15. With Club President
Uly Ciolini as moderator the alumni
threw questions at a panel of collea-e
officials.
"
THE REV. DR. WILLIAM J. VILLAUME '35
is executive director of the Department of
Social 'Velfare of the National Council of
The Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
On the receiving end of the old
In his college days he was bookstore
grads' queries were Presiden t David manager, manager of baseball, general
M. Delo, Graduate School Dean John manager of athletics, and president of SigR. Bacher, Director of Athletics Her- ma Delta Phi.
bert Su tter, Placement Director SteHe was graduated from the Philadelphia
phen J. Bots[ord, and Al Krahmer, Lutheran Seminary in 1938 and ordained
Director of Alumni Relations.
by the United Lutheran Synod of New
The Staten Island club also voted York in the same year. He holds [our
to hold a reception for the class o[ graduate degrees: B.D. and S.T.M. from
1956 on May 9, to act as special hosts the Philadelphia Seminary; M.S. [rom the
on Alumni Day, and to hold a sum- New York School of Social Work of Cohllnbia University; and Ph.D. from the Hartmer picnic and beach party.
ford Seminary Foundation, where he was
NURSING ALUMNAE CHAPTER Jacobus Fellow from 1942-44. He held two
pastorates, assistant at St. Peters, Manhattan and St. Johns, Middletown, N. Y.,
The Nursing Alumnae met for before going to Boston in 1946 as Director of Research and Strategy for the
dinner at the Corner House, Grant Massachusetts Council of Churches. While in Boston he taught at the Boston
City, S.l., on March 6. The guest of University School of Theology and was the prime mover in the formation of a
honor was Mrs. Hughes, who has re- Boston chapter of the Alumni Association.
cently retired as Housemother at TyIn 1951 Dr. Villaume returned to New York to become executive o[ the
sen Nursing Home. Mrs. Hughes was
Department
of the Urban Church in the newly organized National Council
presented with a handbag.
of Churches, director of the Council's Committee on Ministry to Defense
The chapter also voted to send Communities, and editor of its periodical, The City Church.
the Misses Spinelli and Harris to the
In 1954 he was elected to his present post and became editor of the
national meeting of the American periodical, Christian Social Welfare, and executive officer of Christian WelNurses Association_
fare Associates, a national membership organization_ He is a member of the
executive committee of the National Social Welfare Assembly, board of directors of the National Housing Conference, Citizens Advisory Committee of the
Correction, Please!
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency, National Committee on Aging,
and the professional advisory committee of the Institute of Church Social
In the winter issue of the Link we Services of the Hartford Seminary Foundation.
ran a story on ' '''agnerians working
He was a delegate of the National Conference on Aging (1950), the
on other college campuses. We said Seventh International Conference of Social Work (1954) and to the White
there would probably be additions to House Conference on Education (1955). He is a Fellow of the Gerontological
the list and we were right.
active member of the American Sociological Society, American Association of
Social
Workers, Religious Research Fellowship, and the Committee for the
As you will see from the Alumni
News Briefs, Dr. Herman Weigand Scientific Study of Religion.
'11 is professor of German at Yale,
On April 20 he gave the closing address at the Sixth Annual Spring Conand Charles Allbee '51 is assistan t ference on Church Social Service at the Institute of Social Service of the
librarian at N.Y.U. Institute of Math- Hartford Seminary Foundation and this summer will conduct a European
ematical Sciences.
study tour on The Church and Social vVelfare sponsored by the Division of
Welfare
of the National Lutheran Council.
This increases to twenty-three the
He
was recently elected to membership in the American Institute of
number of colleges that employ 'VagManagement in recognition of contribution to the excellence of management.
ner graduates.
Married 17 years, the Villaumes have four children: William (9), Jean
Dr. J. Michael Moore '42 wrote
(7),
James (6) and Nancy (2). His home is at 682 Jewett Avenue, Staten
in to tell us that he is not only professor of German at San Diego .J unior Island 14, N.Y.
College but also professor of French,
and head of the modern languages
department.
1915
1911
vVe listed Frank Ballweg '50 as
assistant for admissions at Fordham.
Since the Link appeared, Frank has
begun work as director of admissions
for Staten Island's new Community
College.
The Link
DR. HERMAN "VEIGAND, who will soon re tire as a professor of German at Yale Uni versity, will be honored by his co lleagueJ
for his "scholarly contributions in the field
of Germanic literature."
THE REV. CLAREl\:CE BRAU N resigned as
pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Silver
Creek , N. Y. to become the first superintendent of the newly constructed Niagara
Lutheran Home for the Invalid Aged in
Buff:llo. He assumed his new post right
a fter Easter.
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�1940
Lt. Commander ROBERT SCHNECK, Navy
chaplain, and his wife, RUTH GORMAN, are
planning to live on the Riviera in the summer of 1956.
1944
CORNELIA BORGEMEISTER is a laboratory
technician at Abbott Laboratories in North
Chicago. She's been there for the past two
and a haH years.
THE REV. FRED REISSIG has resigned as
pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mid dletown , Conn., to become a missionary of
the Board of American Missions, ULCA, at
Twelve Corners, Rochester, N. Y.
1946
ELIZABETH "VHITN EY is editor of the Journal of the Empire State Association of Medi cal Technologists, and a member of its
Board of Directors.
1947
It may be a cold deck this hearty trio is using, but it doesn't seem to bother Harold Haas,
Luther Kirsch or Luther Freimuth. Their mid-winter dip of 1938-39 chilled everything
but their spirits.
SAM JOHSON has been elected to the Board
of Directors of the Peachtree Federal Credit
Union, Atlanta, Ga.
1948
MARGARET BITTERLI is teaching at Public
School 48, Staten Island.
1949
All the Lutheran synods of the area are
combining in the management and support
of the new home.
1928
THE REV. R. FRANK HERR is pastor of
Grace Lutheran Church, Lehighton, Pa.
1932
THOMAS CAREY is a sales engineer for
Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Manhattan Rubber Division. He lives in Passaic, N. J.
Tom, who was a letter man in basketball,
football , and baseball in his college days, is
remembered especially for the touchdown he
scored in Wagner's upset victory over Long
Island U in 1928.
1938
THE REV. ALFRED L. BECK was honore.l
by his congregation, Reformation Lutheran
Church in Rochester, on March 6. The occasion was the fifteenth anniversary of hi s
pastorate. Beck was presented with a substantial purse.
He will also be honored at the .Vagner
Commencement this year. H e is to receive
the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.
1939
' VARREN J ENSEN is an analyst for E. I.
DuPont in Grasse ll i, N. J.
PATRICIA KRUMPE SPEIGHT is teaching on
Staten Island .. . VICTOR WIGHTMAN is attending the Wagner Graduate School while
working as a teller in a New York City
bank. PATRICIA DITTMAR, a librarian in the
New York City system on Staten Island, is
planning to begin study for a master's degree
in Library Science in the fall.
1950
DANIEL BRUSH is chief chemist for PennaChem Corporation, W'est Palm Beach, Fla .
. . . THE REV .•VILLIAM JUHR, assistant rector
of St. Mary 's Episcopal Church, Haddon
Heights, N. J., was ordained at Trinity
Cathedral in Trenton, N. J. recently . . .
"VILLIAM LEXA NDER recently moved into a
new home in Cambria Heights, L. I.
1934
THE REV. FRED ERICKSEN is pastor of
Bethesda Lutheran Church, Ames, Iowa.
The Ericksens have three sons. On campus
Ericksen is remembered as a track star.
1936
J.
HENRY BAECHLER is with Putnam and
Co. in Hartford, Conn.
1937
MRS. THELMA BIELE COREY is teaching in
a Play-Group for exceptional children (retarded) in Huntington, L. I. She is seekin6
certification in this field.
NORMAN HARRIS, who lives in New Canaan , Conn., is a sales analyst for American
Maize Products in New York .
Normall
proved that he was well trained by Pro fessor Haymaker in his English courses hy
catching tne alumni office in poor sentenc
str"cture in the biographical questionnaire.
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Wagner College
....,..
�THE REV. JOHN FEHRINGER has resigned
as pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
Dansville, N. Y., to become a missionary
for the UCLA Board of American Missions
in East Aurora, N . Y.
EDMUND DE SANTIS is a social worker for
the Passaic County 'Welfare Board, Paterson.
N. J., THE REV. DAVID GREER, curate at St.
Paul's Episcopal Church , Richmond, Va., was
ordained in Richmond on January 7.
1951
CHARLES ALLBEE is assistant librarian at
the New York University Institute of Mathematical Sciences . . . JOSEPH AUCHTER is a
process auditor for Colgate-Palmolive-Peet
Jersey City, N. J. ... KAY PATrERsON, once
the pleasant-voiced guardian of the Wagner
switchboard, is now teaching sixth grade in
the New Rochelle (N.Y.) School System
after several years of teaching in California.
Kay writes, " . . . met the school principal
in the elementary school on our block ..
found he was a Wagner man (ed. note, it
was Lloyd Rice '40) . . . what a surprise to
find someone from home right around the
corner."
IRWIN SCHWARTZ has been accepted at
Georgia Medical College . . . HOWARD Ep STEIN is assistant librarian at Sea View
Hospital, Staten Island.
ROIlERT J. MOWRY has opened an office for
the general practice of law on State Island.
1952
RI CHARD ''''ASMUND is a sales representative
for the Duro-Test Corporation of North
Berge n, N. J. ... HENRY P. PETERSON is in
the accounting department of the Mobile
Overseas Corporation .. . KENNETH HANSEN
is with Republic Aviation in Farmingdale
L. I. He lives in Franklin Square and i ~
doing graduate work in education at Hofstra.
1953
FRED ATCHESON is plant superintendent at
the Sun Chemical Corporation, Harrison ,
N. J. ... 'YILLIAM BODAMER, former Student
Association president, is Assistant in Chris·
tian Education at the First Presbyterian
Church, Hudson Falls, N. Y.... JANICE JUDD
is teaching at P.S. 13, Elmhurst, L. 1. . . .
THE REV. ERNEST JOHNS, JR., who received
his B.D. from Drew University in 1955, is
pastor of the Asbury M. E. Church, New
Spri ngsville, S. 1.
LT. WILLIA~1 BROWN is ECM officer at
Loring Air Force Base, Maine. Bill and hi ,
wife, JANE STOWELL, hope to be back on
Staten Island by August . . . THEODORE
KLEMENS, JR. , who received his M .S. in
Journalism at Columbia University in 1955,
is a United Press Association correspondent
in Newark, N. J. ... MYRON DEUTSCH is
attending Temple University Law Schol at
night while completing his military service.
KRIPSTAPS VALTERS, a senior at the Luther
Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, has
been awarded a Samuel Trexler Fellowship
to study systematic theology at the University
of Hamburg, Germany, in the next academic
year.
CAROLYN REISCH is a research technician
for McKesson and Robbins, pharmaceutical
firm, in Bridgeport, Conn . . . . CLARA SAROUNI is teaching at the ' ,Yilliam Ball School
in Lindenhurst, L. I. .
HERBERT BRA U
is in clinical practice at N.Y.U. Dental
College.
The Link
1954
ADELAIDE H[;NSDORFER D"l'BFL is a New
York Telephone Co. represe ntatil'e in Ma n hattan ... BRAZIE AIlIlATE is studying medi cine at Lausanne, Switzerland . . . JACQUES
NOEL JACOBSEN , JR. , is in charO'e of the New
York office of the Salvage Department of
the New Haven Railroad . . . CHARLE'; BEP NARDI is a medical detailer with William S.
Merrell. Cincinnati, Ohio.
. VINCENT
BAIERA is teaching in Stewart Manor, L. 1.
CHARLES LITVAK has been e lected secretan
of the student American Medica l Societ~
University of Virginia chapter . .
GILDA
MURANO is teaching at P.S. 44, Mariners
Harbor, S. I.
1955
ANTO:-l THUMHART has tr:l1lsferred to Biblical Seminary, New York. H e had been at
the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia . . . STM,LEY A. J OHNSEN is en
engineer with American Te lephone and
Telegraph Co., New York
. . Roy GARTRELL is with New York Trust Co., New York.
1956
KURT OTTWAY, a February graduate, has
entered the Lutheran Theological Seminary
in Philadelphia.
A daughter, Jane Ellen to Mr. and Mrs.
RICHARD M. WHITBY '54, January 28.
A son, Lawrence Robert, to Mr. and Mrs.
ROBERT W. STEVENSON, January 29.
A daughter, Karen Ann, to Mr. and Mrs.
J OHN THOMSON '49, January 31.
A son, John Henry, to Dr. and Mrs.
LOLlS G IAVANTO '50, February 2.
A daughter, Laurie Lynn to Lt. j.g. and
Mrs. WILLIAM O. HARDEN '53, February 2.
A daughter, Lisa Ann to Mr. and Mrs.
GERARD J. CICERO, JR. '50, February 4.
A son, Richard John , to Mr. and Mrs.
RI CHARD McALISTER '50, February 7.
A son, Evan Andrew, to Mr. and Mrs.
AI.LAN T. HALL '51, February 8.
A son, Jay to Mr. and Mrs. JOHN F. SCHICK
'55, February 9.
A daughter, Katherine Susan, to Mr. and
Mrs. KENNETH R. SCHLAMP '53, February 18.
A daughter, Cindy Lee, to Mr. and Mrs.
WALTER A. KEHOE, JR. '52, February 19.
A daughter, Nancy Joan , to Mr. and Mrs.
JOH N NEWMAN '50, February 20.
A daughter, Judith Ann, to Mr. and Mrs.
DONA LD TOMSUD EN '50, February 22 .
Nursing School Alumnae
JENNIE AAGENAS is operating room supervisor at the Veterans Administration Cente r
Temple, Texas . . . DOROTHY HARRIS is
assistant head nurse at Staten Island Has
pital ..
DIANE YOUNG THlEMER is a staff
nurse at Seaview Hospita l, Staten Island.
Former Students
JOHN GERRETSEN, long ball hitter for the
great Sea hawk baseball team of 1948 , i ~
vice-president of Higgs Marine Service, Inc.,
New oYrk . . . FRA NK KALMUACH, first president of the " Yestern New York Alumni C lu b,
is an agent for Lutheran Brotherhood Insur ance in the Buffalo area.
A son, Neil Walter to Mr. and Mrs. EARL
EVERSEN '53 ,February 25 .
A son, Randolph Scofield, to Mr. and
Mrs. DA NIEL S. BRUSH 3D '50, February 27.
A daughter, Lori Kathleen, to Mr. and
Mrs. LINDSAY ANDREWS '52, February 28.
A son, David William to GEORGE '53 and
RUTH DILLER '53N WIEDRECHT, February 29.
A daughter, Louise Marie to Mr. and Mrs.
MI CHAEL PETOSA '5 1, March 5.
A daughter, C1rol Marie, to Mr. and Mrs.
CONRAD ZAREK ':; 1, March 10.
A son, James Hugh, to Mr. and Mrs.
Norman C. Belfer (ELINOR RENFIELD '49,
March 13.
A daughter, Deborah Ann, to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Stack (ANNE MULLABY '54N) ,
March 19.
A son, Patrick Cameron to Mr. and Mrs.
George Dunster (GWEN ZILLES '53), March 23.
A son, David Nelson, to HARRY N. '49 and
ESTHER SA VA COL '49 WOOD, August 15, 1955.
A daughter, Dale Ann to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Reinbold (ALICE SHETLOCK '50N)
September 25, 1955.
A son, David Miles to HARRY G. and JEAN
MILES '51 DAWSON, Dece mber 30, 1955.
A son, Theodore Robert to Mr. and Mrs.
THEODORE J. COLLIER '49, January 6.
A son, ''''illiam Paul, to Mr. and Mrs.
CARL VOIGES '34, January 9.
A daughter, Mary Catherine ta Mr. and
Mrs. Edward T. O 'Loughlin (RUTH O'HARE
'48N), January 14.
A son, James Charles to BARRY '50 a nd
FLORENCE KALLDIN '49 CARMODY, January 25.
WILLIAM NEWTON '52 and VIVIAN SMITH,
January 22.
JOHN SCHANZENIlACH '52 and EVELYN VAN DER MARK '56, March 5.
DR. JOH N R. BACHER, Dean of the Graduate School and MISS JANE NUFFORT of the
Nursing School faculty were married March
31, 1956.
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Staten Island, N. Y.
U. S. POSTAGE
PERMIT No. 22
Wagner College
Alumni Association
Staten Island I, N. Y.
~L\Y
Coming
College
Events
12-Baseba ll ; at , Clon Hall
Alpha Sigma Phi Iormal
l3-I)residclll'S Tea for Scniors
15-Baseball ; at St. Johns
16- Protcstant Tcachcrs Association "I ca
21-24-Final Examinations
25-E\cning tudcnt Association Dancc
26-ALCl\f:\,1 D .\Y
27-Baccalaurcatc cn icc
28-Commcnccmcnt
]\fecting, Collcgc Board of Trustccs
JU:\,E
4-t-inal regislIation [or Summcr Scssion
5-Summcr Session bcgins (to .. \ugust I)
8-l\fceting o[ \\'agncr Collcge Cuild
8,9, 10- La)mcn 's Retreal, Quccns Fcdcration of
Churches
20,21-;\'alional Council, Amcrican Haplisl Union
l3 - I:,- Olilgoing Missionary Con [crcnce, Board o[
Forcign Missions
25-29-lnsliluIC of Christian Citizenship
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On July 1 ended eight years of service as the college liaison
officer with H!agner alumni. These years have been happy
years for me and I leave with an even greater respect for Alma
Maler than I hrought to the work in 1948. I've learned over
the years to know and like thousands of alumni and to respect
their accomplishments in life.
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I was very pleased to have the alumni present m e with a
watch on Alumni Day. Not that I needed anything to make m e
remember YaH all but the watch will always remind me of
many happy associations.
I have been pleased with the continual developm ent of ollr
alllmni work. We never aimed for quick results bllt have built
solidly for the future and I like to think my successor will find
a strong foundation on which to build.
I am not going into the reasons why I'm leav ing. I'm leaving because I feel I shollld, not because I'm mad at an y f)od y.
I have to confess to a little reluctance in leaving a work I lov ed ,
but my decision was based on a conviction that resignation was
the only right thing for mf' to do.
So I say farewell and yet it's really not that. I hope to be
able to be [Jack for Homecoming and A lumni Day and to attend
other alumni functions. I'll be seeing you then. Wagner alumni
are a great bunch and I'll always 'want to be with them when
I can.
Thanks fo1' all the s1lpport and encouragement you've
given me in these eight years. That support has made all onr
accomplishments possible.
July 1, 1956
AL KRAHMER
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�THE LIN K
The Wagner College
Alumni News
Published four times annually by th e
Wagner College Alumni Associalion
Staten Island I , New York
VOL. VIII
SUMMER J956
Alfred J. Krahmer '27
Fred H. Olson '54
THE ALUMNI
NLJI\fBE:~
Editor
Managing Edilor
ASSOCIATIO:~
Werner Johnson '4 1, president; Harold M3lthius, jr. '50, vice-presidenl; Eleanor Ayoub
'44, secretary; Herman A. Meyer ' I I , treasurer.
Members of the Executive Committee: Joseph
B. Flolten '26, Wilbur H. Slerner '42.
Alumni Trustees of the College: Joseph P.
Monge '34, Henry Endress '38.
Alumni Members, Board of Athletic Control:
James Gilmartin '50, Dr. Albert Accetlola '4 1.
Alumni Members, College Council: Chester Sellitto '50, Elsie Schatz Love '50.
ALUMNI CLUBS
Brooklyn: Fred Holsten '50, president; Charlotte Tippens, secretary.
Connecticut: Robert Heydenreich '32,
dent; Eleanor Dossin '40, secretary.
presi
Hudson Valley (N .Y.) : John Klahn '32, president.
Long Island: Edwin Blaauw '50, president;
Helen Deuschle Niederhauser '50, secretary.
In this Issue of THE LINK
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A Look at AI's Record
3 Alumni Elect Johnson
3 Lobby Decoration Progresses
3 Alumni Awards Established
4 Loyalty Fund Report
4 Sterner Honored
4 Seahawks Fly High
4 Fund Workers
4 B.F_ Goodrich Aids Education
5 Alumni in the Church
5 Association Adds New Members
7 Something New Has Been Added
7 Choir Records
7 Alumni News Briefs
Mid-State (N.Y.): Harold Hammond '42, president; Marie Krumpe Borth '42, ecretary;
''''alter Boecher '43, treasurer.
Northern New Jersey: Richard Chamberlain
'50, president; John DeNicola '52, vice-president; Janet Wannemacher Slevens '52, secretary.
Nursing School Alumnae: Mary Ann Ne lson
'5 1N, president; Gladys Wichman Fischer
'SON, vice-president; Dorothy Harris '55N,
secretary; Isabelle Maiorano Loredo N48,
treasurer.
Philadelphia:
Rochester: Helmut Dietrich '45, president; El more Hoppe '30, vice-president; Ruth Heck ler '45, secretary.
Staten Island: Ulysses Ciolini '53, president;
Barbara Praisner '55N, secretary; Fred Hurst
'50, vice-president; H. Rodney Whitney '55,
treasurer.
Washington (D.C.): Donald Haher '48, president; Jason Horn '42, vice-president; Helen
Sandberg Swartz '42, ecretary.
Westchester (N.Y_): Lloyd Rice '40, president.
COVER:
New garden furniture on the
terrace of Guild Hall enhances
an already po/nt/or gathering
1Jlace for participants in sumIller school, the Writers' Work S.fIOP, the Pastors' Inst itLit e and
other summer activities that
make Wagner's Crym.es Hill
call1/Jlls an extra busy place
these days.
Western New York: Carl Prater '31, president:
John Strodel '24, vice-pre ident; Carl Nuermberger '54, secretary.
THE LINK
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By les Trautmann '40
A LOOK AT
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AL'S RECORD
Al Krahmer, one of Wagner's favorite sons, has left the college, but, like
another Al (Smith), he has a right to
encourage people to "look at the
record. "
Al resigned as a member of the college administrative staff, as of July 1,
to become Director of Public Relations for the Lutheran Welfare Association of New Jersey.
His resignation marked the end of
a fine Wagner career which first burst
into full bloom when, in September
1948, he was called as Director of
Publicity and General Alumni Secretary, the first fulltime officer of the
college in these fields.
On his arrival, there were approximately 1,000 alumni, of whom some
20 per cent were giving $1,400 to the
Loyalty Fund.
There are now 2,632 alumni and,
under AI's leadership, between 45 and
50 per cent contribute annually. The
Loyalty Fund this year has already
topped $8,000.
These past eight years have also
seen the establishment of six Alumni
scholarships and the naming of three
as memorials. The alumni paid for
the lobby of the new gymnasium and
are furbishing it.
Alumni gifts, startlingly bigger
than ever before, led to the purchase
of a Robot-typer for the college and
a substantial gift to the new Student
Center.
The alumni magazine, the Link,
first appeared in the fall of 1948.
Soon thereafter the first of many
alumni clubs was formed. A club
manual has been published. Seniors
are given a "Welcome, Alumnus"
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booklet. Last fall, for the first time,
a mimeographed pamphlet, "vVelcome, Freshman" was distributed to
the incoming class.
There have been little touches, reflecting AI's skill in the field of
human relations-such as "Wagner
Alumnus" decals to seniors and
"Little Seahawk" bibs to new parents
among the alumni.
Float parades and the crowning of
a queen became a bright part of the
fall Homecoming in 1949. The presentation of honor keys to Fifty Year
Alumni was instituted a year later.
As AI's work developed, his titles
changed. He became Director of Public Relations and Director of Alumni
Relations. So did the office staff
grow, from two to five persons.
The effeciency of the office improved. A Key-sort system was set up
last fall. This will enable the office
to provide statistics and other information on the activities of alumni
more quickly and accurately than
ever before.
Public relations, too, marched
smartly forward. A new bureau was
organized. Several plans have been
initiated to bring church people to
the campus and the college to the
people of the churches. Most notable
among those is the special group admission plan for young people, under
which almost 15,000 youngsters have
visited the college.
In his chosen fields, this son of
Wagner brought national attention
to his Alma Mater. At last summer's
national conference of the American
Alumni Counci l, of which he IS a
member, he gave a ta lk on the
preparation of an association handbook. Articles written by him have
appeared in the Alumni Council
News and the College Public Relations Quarterly. He has been president and charter member of the
Metropolitan College Public Relations Council.
Al has been a member of the campus family for eighteen years. He
first came to the college in the fall
of 1923 when his father, the Rev. J.
C. Krahmer '93, was called to be
teacher of Latin (later principal) of
Wagner High School. From 1923-33
he lived with his parents on campus.
He was graduated in 1927 (before
the degree granting days) and returned in 1929 to receive his B.A. In 1930
he received an M.A. degree from
Columbia University.
Graduating from the Philadelphia
Seminary in 1933, he spent a year in
graduate study there until the spring
of 1934 when he was ordained by the
New York Synod.
He held two pastorates, both in the
Borough of Queens, before being
called to the college. He was pastor
of Epiphany, Laurelton from 1934-42
and of Grace, Forest Hills, 1942-1948.
vVhile in Queens, he served two
years as secretary and two years as
president of the Long Island Conference. He was also secretary of the
Board of Lutheran Charities and a
member of the synodical executive
committee.
Formal announcement of the resignation was made on Alumni Day,
May 26, ~nd the Alumni Association
presented Al with a beautiful Hamil~
ton wrist watch as a farewell gift.
Wagner College
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�\ 'V erner Johnson '4 J was elected
president o[ the Wagner Alumni Association in a mail ballot, the reSlllts
o[ which were announced at the
annual meeting on May 26. Johnson,
a teacher at P.S. 14, Staten Island, had
been vice-president for the past year
and chairman o[ the special committee on the gymnasium lobby re-decoration.
Harold ~Iatthiu , jr. '50, chairman
o[ the 1956 Loyalty Fund, was chosen
as vice-president and Miss Eleanor
Ayoub '44 was re-elected ecretary.
Another re-election was that o[ the
Rev. Hermann ~Ieyer 'J I as treasurer.
Pastor Meyer has held this office [or
twenty years.
Dr. Albert Accettola '4 I was elected to a two year term as one of the
alumni representatives on the Board
of Athletic Control and Chester Sellitto '50 was re-elected to the College
Council, where he has served as one
of the two Alumni representatives
for the past two years.
ALUMNI ELECT
The Nursing Alumnae chapter also
elected two officers at it annual meeting on Alumni Day. Mrs. Gladys
\Vichman Fi cher '50 was chosen vicepresident and Miss Dorothy Harris
'55 as ecretary.
Other actions taken at the annual
meeting of the Association were the
adoption of a budget [or 1957 and
approval o( establishment o( an
Alumnus of the Year Award.
The alumni voted a budget o[
) I 0,900 for 1957 to be divided as follows: (or scholar hips,
2400; for
alumni office expense, 3500; for a
Lobby Decoration Plans Take Shape
"'Terner Johnson, reporting [or the
special committee on the re-decoration
o( the gymna ium lobby, told the
alumni that the project is nearing
completion. Full approval o[ the
Board of Trustees o( the college and
the completion o[ the financing will
soon be a reality and it i hoped that
the project may be completed in time
[or Homecoming.
The plans call [or panelling all existing walls not now covered wi th
wood with white oak plywood. The
center interior wall is to feature a
photo mural depicting college scenes.
The present ticket booth is to be
dismantled and rebuilt on either side
of the center entrance door to ex-
pedite ticket sales at basketball games.
,\t both ends o[ the lobby illuminated trophy cases will replace the
present recessed benche . At the east
end the present coke bar will be replaced by one that will better harmon i,e with the finished interior.
The pre ent lights are to be removed and replaced with approximately forty feet o[ fluores ent fIXtures containing spot lights. These
fixtures, plus the repainting of the
ceiling in white, should brighten the
lobby considerably.
The total cost of the redecoration
is estimated at between five and ix
thousand dollars. Thanks to a gift
of the class o[ 1956 [or a trophy ca e,
mo t o[ the money is now on hand.
Alumni Awards Established
One o[ the actions o[ the annual
meeting o[ the Alumni Association
was the e tablishment o[ two annual
Alumni Awards. One is to be known
as the Alumni Achievement Award to
recogniLe outstanding achievement
in any field of endeavor in which the
alumnus may be engaged.
The other is to be known as the
Alumni Service Award to recognize
outstanding service to the college and
j or the Alumni Association.
Nominations for these awards may
be made and seconded by any regular
member o( the ssociation. Official
TH E LI NK
nomination forms may be obtained
[rom the Alumni Office.
Award winners are to be selected
by a committee of three alumni appointed by the Association president,
a representative o( the Board o( Trustees, and a representative o( the administration or [acuIty.
The first such awards will be made
on Alumni Day, J957 , and nominations must be in the hands of the
,\wards committee before March 15,
J957 .
I( you want to nominate an alumnus [or either o( these awards, write
to the "\lumni Office [or the nomination (orms.
WERNER
JOHNSON
campus project, 2000; a direct gift to
the college, 3000.
Alumni Day began at noon with
the classes of 1926, 1931, and 1936
meeting for lunch in Cunard. During
the luncheon, the Rev. Austin Bosch,
president of the class o( 1931, pre ented a heck to President David M .
Delo. The check, amounting to
eighty five dollar ,wa given by the
class in memory of Joseph Koehler,
a classmate and is to be u ed (or
equipment in the biology laboratory.
In the afternoon the class o( 1956
entertained the old grads with a program o[ old Wagner movies. One of
the old films hown was "Campu Life
The Clock round" , made in 1938.
Quite by coincidence one o[ the
alumni featured in the movie, the
Rev. Everett Jensen '40, was present.
Jen en and hi wife, the former
Beatrice vVerner '41, won the distinction o( having travelled the greatest
distance to be present. The J ensens
live in Corvallis, Oregon.
The alumni pre ent al 0 enjoyed an
unusual display of historic Wagneriana loaned by the Markham
Library. Among the items on display
were old copies o( the Wagnerian, the
Hende, and the Kalli ta, and many
historic pictures and new paper cli ppings.
During the afternoon program,
President Wilbur Sterner presented
a check of 8500 to President Delo.
This check, the largest ever gi ven by
the alumni at one time, represented
the first installment on 1956 Loyal ty
Fund giving.
Of the 8500,., 2400 wa earmarked
[or cholarship, 3 J 00 for office exp ense, and ·3000 [or the gym lobby
redecoration. \Verner Johnson presented the report o( the committee on
the latter project and its tory is told
elsewhere in this issue.
Alumni Day closed with a buffet
supper and dance in the gymnasium.
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Loyal ty Fund Report
As of July 9 the Alumni Loyalty
Fund totals were as follows: $8,454.35
in contri butions from 1,106 alumni
with pledges amounting to $639.5 0
[rom 77 others.
'W hile these totals are high for this
time of the year, Chairman Harold
Matthius reminds us that we are still
short of the $ 10,000 goal. He's hoping
to hear from those who have not yet
responded soon.
Sterner Honored
At Dinner
Wilbur H. Sterner, who has done
such a fine job as president of the
Alumni Association for the past two
years, was honored by his fellow members of the Alumni Advisory Council
at a dinner at Clove Lakes Inn on
June 20.
Sterner was presented with a Wagner tray and set of Wagner glasses.
The presentation was made by the
new president of the Association,
'!\T erner Johnson.
Also feted were Mrs. Vivian Lamby,
office assistant for the past four years,
and Al Krahmer, both of whom left
the Alumni office on July 1. Mrs.
Lamby was presented with a string of
pearls and Krahmer received a brief
case.
SEAHAWKS ALWAYS
FLY HIGH
Another evidence of the high percentage of Wagner alumni giving to
their Alma Mater is shown in the
annual report of the General Electric
Company's Corporate Alumnus Program for 1955.
This program, under which GE
promises to match the gift of any of
their employees to their college, had
24,434 eligibles from 359 different colleges and universities. Of this number,
5104 or 21% gave to their Alma
Maters through the plan.
But, of the six Wagner grads employed by GE, four gave, or 66%,
more than triple the general average .
Vivian Lamby Resigns
Mrs. Vivian L amby, who has been
office assistant in the Alumni office
since 1952, has resigned, effective
July 1. Mrs. Lamby and her h!.tsband,
Thomas Lamby, a former Wagnerian,
will move to Brookfield, Conn.
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.Wilbur Sterner, lett, outgoing president of the A IWl1lli Association, presents an alumni check
tor $8,500 to P resident D avid M. Delo at the Spring Reu.nion held late in May . Looking
on is j'Ve'me?' J ohnson, newly elected tJTesident of the Association.
WE'RE SORRY
The Alumni office humbly apologizes to sixty one alumni who worked
in the Loyalty Fund campaign but
whose names were omitted in the listing of solicitors in the spring issue of
the Link. In transcribing the names a
full sheet was left out.
We apologize to a nd thank the
following alumni for their help in
the campaign:
Elsie and Arthur Love, Joan and
Donald
Graves, ' !\Talter
Kehoe,
Anthony Baldassano, Douglas Morton , Mildred Olsen, Fred Hurst, Vito
Pavia, Jacques Jacobsen, Walter Stiering, Eugene Lorenz, Kenneth Hanson,
Neil Leonard, Harriet MacDonald,
Donald Spiro" Elizabeth Williamson,
Edward Moran, Elaine Kovessy,
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Ulysses Ciolini, John Campagnino,
Harold Edwards, Eugene Ferretti,
Matthew Scaffa,
Ernest Kiefer, Roy Arnesen" Leonia
Prusak, Philip Laub, Edith Morrison,
Arthur and Betty Finn, John Schick,
Grace Haher, Carol Plumb, Kaare
Johnson, Charles Smith, Stanley
Clark.
Mary Ialenti, Michael Chiapperino,
Lloyd Hunsdorfer, Virginia Peel, Ira
Wells, Philip Schick, Fred Winrock ,
Agnes Piscopo, Marjorie Trasborg,
Joseph Auchter, Thelma Youngblood,
Gustave Weber, William Ferren,
Buell Davis,
Thomas Searl, William 'W agner,
Patrick Rubilotta, George Evans,
Evelyn Schaefer, Charles O 'Donnell,
Richard and Mary Jane Drubel.
B. F. Goodrich Announces Plan To Aid Education
B. F. Goodrich Company will make ed courses and will make additional
available approximately $3 00,000 in gifts to the insti tu tions furnishing
1956 for student scholarships, em· such instruction.
ployee tuition sharing, employee gift
Employees personal gifts to colleges
matching, research grants, cost-of-education grants and other forms of wi Il be matched by the company. The
financial aid to colleges and univer- uniq ue p artof this plan is that Good·
sities.
rich will match the gift of any emThe company will award seven four ployee with one or more years of seryear scholarships to high school vice, regardless of the extent of the
graduates. The company will also em ployee'S education or his school
make an additional contribution to affi lia tion.
The Goodrich Company will also
the school chosen by the recipients of
con tinue to make grants to colleges
th ese scholarshi ps.
The company also plans to share a nd universities for research projects
costs with employees for job-connect- and studies.
Wagner College
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Wagner Alumni In The Church
By
ALFRED
J.
KRAHMER
'27
Continuing our series of articles on
where Wagner alumni serve, we this
month present a summary of the activities of graduates in the full time
service of The Church. Just as was the
summary of alumni working on other
campuses it is based on the incomplete returns of those biographical
blanks plus the writer's memory.
There are 2S3 Wagner grads in the
ministry today. Of this number, 21S
are in the United Lutheran Church
in America.
VVithin the ULCA, these graduates
are in 17 different synods with the
largest single number being in the
New York Synod (139). Other ULCA
synods with alumni on their rolls are
New Jersey (29), Florida (3), Maryland (2), Pennsylvania Ministerium
(22), Pittsburgh Synod (4), Ohio (2),
Rocky Mountain (1) Central States
(2), Sloavk Zion (3), Pacific (2),
Texa~ and Louisiana (3) Virginia (3),
Northwest (1) Central Pennsylvania
(1), Pacific Southwest
(3), and
Illinois (1).
Nineteen
alumni
are
serving
churches of eight other Lutheran
bodies, with twelve of them in the
ELC. The other six bodies, each
claiming one Wagner grad, are the
Missouri Synod, Augustana Synod,
United Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Norwegian Synod, Suomi Synod,
Lutheran Brethren, and Lutheran
Free Church.
Twenty are ministers of non-Lutheran churches. Seven are Episcopalian
clergymen, four are Congregational.
The others are EvangelicaJ and Reformed (2), Presbyterian (2), Unitarian (1), Methodist (2) Moravian
(I), and Reformed (1).
The ULCA totals include eight
young men who were ordained this
spring, six by the New York Synod
and one each by the New Jersey
Synod and the Pennsylvania Ministerium.
Two other wagner grads completed
work at the Philadelphia Seminary
this spring. Once is awaiting a call,
the other will do specia I grad uate
study.
During the past semester there were
31 other alumni in six different Lutheran seminaries. In addition there is
one Wagner grad at each of the following seminaries: New Brunswick,
Biblical, and Princeton.
This number of seminarians will be
swelled by 16 members of the class of
1956 who enter this fall.
Of the alumni ministers, IS have
retired, one has no parish at present,
and ten are military chaplains.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ADDS NEW MEMBERS
The Wagner Commencemen t on
May 28 once more added substantially to the membership of the Wagner
Alumni Association. Two hundred
and twenty undergraduate degrees
were conferred, 38 masters degrees,
and six honorary degrees.
Two of the honorary awards and 18
of the graduate degrees were conferred on persons already holding
'l\Tagner diplomas, so that the net gain
in membership is 238.
The honorary degrees, both Doctor
of Divinity, were conferred on the
Rev. Alfred Beck '38 and the Rev.
Edwin Grubb '33.
Wagner alumni, Sam Colucci, John
de Palma, Richard Lindenberger,
Isabelle Maiorano, Joy Matthews,
George Pattison, Michael Petosa, William R. Ryan , Bruce Stoller, William
'''Tagner, Mrs. Sylvia Crewes and
.T oseph ""iderspan were among the
candidates awarded Master of Science
in Education degrees.
Receiving Master of Business Administration degrees were Bernard
Baratta, Vincent Giacinto, John LaTHE LINK
gana, Michael Swoboda, and Edward
,,,Tasielewski, all of whom had received their bachelor's degrees from
Wagner.
Joseph Sano 'S3 received a Master
of Arts degree.
Some idea of the diversified program now offered by Wagner is seen
in the many different degrees conferred this spring. Three AS50ciate in
Arts and six Associate in Applied
Science degrees were conferred, along
with 102 Bachelor of Arts, 80 Bachelor of Science, and 29 Bachelor of
Science in Education degrees.
There were four Master of Arts, 27
Master of Science in Education, and
7 Master of Business Administration
degrees conferred.
The writer cannot help but insert
here the fact that he remembers the
first degree awarding Commencement in 1928 when the total number
of degrees conferred, all Bachelor of
Arts diplomas, was nine .
The net effect of the 1956 Commencement is to increase the number
of living Wagner graduates to 2632.
A..J.K.
Twenty one others are in the socalled "general work" of The Church.
Two, [or example, are executive secretaries of Protestant Councils. Dr.
Fred Reissig' 17 is executive secretary
01 the "'Tashington (D.C.) Federation
of Churches and the Rev. Donald
Bautz '46 of the Bay City (Mich.)
Council of Churches.
The United Lutheran Publication
House in Philadelphia claims two
graduates. Dr. Albert P. Stauderman
'31 is associate editor of the Lutheran
and the Rev. Karl Koppenhaver '43
is director of the ULPH Audio-Visual
Aid department.
Six are in church social welfare
work, two of them featured in special
articles in the last issues of The
Link. The spring issue wrote of Dr.
William Villaume '3S, executive director of the Dept. of Social ",Telfare
of the National Council of Churches
of Christ in America, while the winter issue wrote of the Rev. Carl Futchs
'24, executive secretary of the Lutheran Welfare Association of New Jersey.
Two are sup e r i n ten den t s of
"homes", The Rev. Frank Welkner
'IS of St. Johns Orphan Home in
Buffalo, N.Y. and the Rev. Clarence
Braun 'IS of the Niagara Lutheran
Home for the Invalid Aged.
Others in the same field are the
Rev. Elmore Hoppe '30, chaplain at
the State Industrial and Agricultural
School in Industry, N.Y. and the Rev.
Harold Reisch '32, executive secretary
of the United Lutheran Social Missions Society of Illinois.
Two non-Lutheran Wagner ministerial alumni are in the same kind of
work . The Rev. George Cordner '3S,
a Methodist, is Protestant chaplain at
the Toledo (Ohio) State Hospital,
and the Rev. Herman Reissig '20 is
International Relations secretary of
the Council for Social Action of the
Congregational-Christian Church.
Three Wagner grads are synodical
officials. Dr. John Futchs '27 is president of the Rocky Mountain Synod,
The Rev. Godfrey Alberti, '37 secretary for Home Missions and Parish
Education of the New Jersey Synod,
and the Rev. Howard Lenhardt '43 is
field missionary for the New York
Synod.
Two Lutheran theological seminaries number Wagner alumni on their
faculties. Dr. Theodore Tappert '26
is professor of Church History at the
Philadelphia Seminary
and Dr.
George Aus '2S serves Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. as professor of
Dogmatic Theology.
Lutheran colleges claim three. The
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�Rev. Behrend Mehrtens ']4 is professor of Religion at Hartwick College,
Oneonta, N.Y. while Wagner has
The Rev. Paul J. Kirsch '33 as chaplain. The writer, the Rev. Alfred .J.
Krahmer '27, served as Director of
Public Relations at Wagner from
]948-56.
The Rev . Carl Yaeger '24 is executive secretary of the Lutheran Service
Commission, an agency looking after
the interests of Lutherans in the armed services. The Rev. Walter Bock '38
is regional director of Evangelism
(ULCA) and the Rev. Edmund Bosch
'22 is executive secretary of the St.
George Association and Protestan t
Chaplain for the New York City
Police Dept.
The Wagner alumnus in the parish
is also active in the work of the
Church outside his parish. Four of
the six conference presidents in the
New York Synod, and one of the
three in the New Jersey Synod are
Wagner alumni.
This fall 19 Wagner alumni elected by four different synods will be
delegates to the United Lutheran
Church convention in Harrisburg.
Eight Wagner ministerial alumni
have been elected by their synods as
trustees of the college. Two others
have been elected by the New York
Synod to its Board of Education.
The Board of the Lutheran Welfare Association of New Jersey contains the names of several Wagner
grads from the parish. Its president is
Dr. George Tamke '18.
The same result is found when one
scans the list of committees of the
N ew York Synod. 19 Wagner grads
serve on 10 different committees of
this synod, including such committees
as the Examining Committee (4),
Parish Education (3), and Stewardship (3).
The names of six alumni may be
found on the faculty and staff of the
Lutheran Summer School for Church
Workers at Silver Bay, held this summer.
Nor is service to the Church confined to Wagner's ministerial alumni.
We have no figures on the number of
Sunday school teachers, Church
Councilmen, and other lay workers
in the church bu t when we speak of
lay workers in the Church, the name
of Henry Endress '38 comes quickly
to mind. Endress, an alumni represe n tative on the Board of Trustees,
is executive secretary of the Lutheran
Laymen's Movement and a great factor in the development of the fine
Lutheran films, including MaTlin
Luthel'.
George Tamke '48 recently joined
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Endress' staff, while last fall Dr.
Harold Hammond '42 became Director of Public Relations of the N ational Lutheran Council.
Another layman, Dr. William Betz
'94, a teacher of mathematics at
Rochester's East High School, was
elected to the Board of Trustees of
the Philadelphia Lu theran Theological Seminary at the convention of
the New York Synod.
While at the moment there are no
'Nagner graduates
serving The
Church in Germany, this story would
not be complete without some mention o[ the fine work overseas for the
Lutheran World Federation by Pastors John Bauchman '22, Carl Yaeger
'24, and Gerhard Dietrich '40.
All three made a real contribution
to the rehabilitation of the German
Church after the war and each of
them received citat ions from German
agencies as recognition.
So far we've made no mention of
women in The Church but there is
an increasing number. This June the
graduating class included Miss Hyacinth Mordey who will begin study
this fall to prepare for missionary
service and Miss Ernestine Wrba who
wiJI soon be consecrated as a deaconess of the United Lutheran Church.
Currently serving as foreign missionaries are Miss Miriam Plitt '53N
in Malaya and Miss Amelia Brosius
'54 in India. Mrs. Mildred Ernst
Hea 0 '44 is also in India as a missionary ~nder the auspices of the Presbyterian Church.
Sister Mabel Walther '53N is assistant field secretary of the ULCA
Board of Deaconess Work. Miss Else
Schroeder '55 is a inter-racial parish
worker for the Board of American
Missions in the Bronx.
Miss Evelyn Schaefer '45 IS a counsellor for the Wisconsin Lutheran
Student Foundation, while in the
Lutheran Church House in New
York , the synodical treasurer Dr.
Ernst Erickson has nothing but good
to say a bout the work of his bookkeeper-secretary, Miss Wilma Forster
'53.
We began by saying this was an incomplete story. As we near its end we
are all the more conscious of this
fact. 'Nhere, for example, can one
fmd a place to say something of the
outstanding contributions of alumni
like Pastor Alfred Schroder '38 and
.J oseph Flotten '26 in the in ter-racial
work of the Church and of Dr. Harry
Kreider '21 as a pioneer in audiovisua I work in the ch urch school.
Dr. Paul Qualben '44 is ano ther
example of the kind of servant of the
Church that one finds hard to place
in what is basically a statistical study.
Dr. Qualben is an ordained minister
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
who also holds an M.D. degree. A
trained psychiatrist, he plans to use
his knowledge in the service of the
Church.
Another limitation of this story is
the fact that it deals only with the
present. Some of the great veterans
of The Church are not mentioned
because they are no longer living.
We listed fifteen as retired. How
inadequate that statistic is. It tells
nothing of years of service in the ministry. The winter issue of the Link
told of five Rochester ministers, all
Wagner alumni, who represented 278
years in the ministry and 403 years of
living, but that, too, is only a bare
statistic and doesn't tell the real story.
The Rev. Oscar 'Nemer '04 is listed simply as "retired" , bu t here's a
man with an outstanding record of
service in the foreign mission field.
Nor can we list the contributions
Wagner alumni have made to the
field of religious literature. This is
due mainly to the modesty of the
graduates in filling out their biographical blanks or to their failure to
mail it in.
Memory tells me that Dr. Theodore
Tappert '26 is co-editor of the Muhlenberg Diary, as well as author of
several magazine articles on religious
su bjects and we recall articles and
pamphlets by the Rev. Paul Kirsch
'33, Dr. Albert Sttuderman '31, and
Dr. Otto Schreiber '03.
The work of Dr. Harry Kreider in
the preparation of the history of the
New York Synod can also be cited.
At any rate this is quite a story of
service to the Church. We hope that
the alumni office will soon hear of
omissions and additions. We hope,
too, that its publication may stir those
who have not answered our three previous requests for the return of the
biogra phi cal blanks.
Intercollegiate Alumni
'Nagner alumni in New York City
are invited to participate in the program of the Intercollegiate Alumni of
New York
Affiliated wi th the Intercollegiate
branch of the YMCA, IA has 350
members who are graduates of more
than 90 different colleges.
For further information, call or
write Intercollegiate Alumni, 215
West 23rd Street, New York 11 , N.Y.
The telephone is CH 3-1982, extension 13.
Wagner College
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�Something New Alumni News Briefs
Has Been Added
Two new things have been added
the alumni program this spring.
Each graduating senior now receives,
in addition to the "Welcome, Alumnus" booklet, a decal reading "Wagner Alumnus".
The congratulatory card for birth
in alumni families is different, too.
lt now takes the form of a plastic
bib with the legend "I Am A Little
Seahawk From Wagner".
Letters to the alumni office reveal
that recipients enjoy these new ideas.
to
Club News
Philadelphia
Dr. Siegfried Dietrich has resigned
as president of the Philadelphia Club.
lt is his feeling that, since the bulk of
this club's membership is at the Philadelphia Seminary, the leadership
ought to be vested in a student there.
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Staten Island
The Staten Island Club held a reception for the members of the 1956
graduating class on May 9.
On June 23 a family picnic was
held at Willowbrook Park, and on
July 21 a beach party is scheduled.
A Record Withdrawal
When the new Wagner Choir
record was issued, a copy was presented to the Record Library at St.
George, S.l. One day shortly thereafter Dr. and Mrs. Steen were on their
way to New York to listen to a new
phonograph they were planning to
purchase.
They had in mind using the choir
record to test the machine but when
they arrived at the ferry they discovered that they had left the record at
home.
But Dr. Steen had a sudden inspiration and acting on it he went up to
the library and became the first
borrower of the record his choir had
made .
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1894
1931
DR. ""ILLIAM BETZ was elected to the
Board of Trustees of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia at the con vention of the United Lutheran Synod of
New York and New England in Albany May
28-31 , 1956.
THE REV. WILLIAM NIEBANCK, pastor of St.
Johns Lutheran Church, Rutherford, N.J.,
was re-elected president of the Northern
Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of New Jersey. He was also elected as
a delegate to the United Lutheran Church
convention in Harrisburg in October.
1914
THE REV. DR. BUIREND MEHRTENS is pro fessor of religion at Hartwick College, Oneonta, N.Y.
1923
THE R EV. WILMER ZUEHLKE has been nam ed as a member of the Evangelism committee of the United Lutheran Synod of New
York and New England. He is pastor of SI.
Pauls Lutheran Church, Johnstown , N.Y.
1925
THE REV. PAUL WEST has retired from the
active ministry. He had been pastor of
Transfiguration Lutheran Church , Manhat tan, since 1928.
1926
THE REV. HENRY McKNIGHT, pastor of
Co ncordia Lutheran Church, Buffalo, has
been appointed to the New York Synod
committee on Lutheran Refugee Service.
A classmate, THE REV. DR. ERNEST C.
FRENCH, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran
Church in Buffalo and president of the New
York Synod's Western Conference, will also
be a delegate to the ULCA convention.
French was elected by the New York
Synod at its Albany convention. The same
convention re-elected French to the Board of
Education .
LOUIS TOM FORDE, long among our " lost
alumni " has been found . He heads his own
accounling firm in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
1932
The New York Synod elected THE REV.
ROBERT FLECHTNER a member of its Home
Missions committee. Flechtner is pastor of
I'.ion LUlheran Church , Bristol, Ct.
1933
THE REV. ""ALTER BIELITZ, pastor of Trin ity Lutheran Church, Castleton-on-Hudson,
N.Y ., was chosen by the New York Synod as
one of ilS delegates to the fa ll convention of
lhe ULCA.
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�This "Green Wave" of Wagne,' College football 1)layers vowed to " break a [ouT-year losing stTeak," acconling to a 1938 1mblicity caption.
It did, winning fOllr and losing only fwo. I" fh e backfield, from the i"lt, (t!'e Dick Reigi, Bob Burton, George "Ship" Schipani and Bill
Wile).. Thf' lin emen aTe CarMI Schmeder, Bah Whife , Phil Van Tash . CII/Jtllin John ,~1cDerl11olt, Nlike PeTfecl, Stan Rcyck and Ed Labedz.
1936
THE REV . GUNTHER STIPPICI-!. past ')r of St
Johns Lutheran Church, Reading, Pa., was
elected as a delegate to the fa ll convention
of the United Lutheran Church by the
Pennsy lvania Ministerium.
1942
1945
Grace Lutheran Church, Forest Hills, ;-.I.Y.
expects to break ground for a new church
building this fal l. TI-IE REV. LEONARD KLEMANN, pastor, will attend the fall conven tion of the United Lutheran Church in
America as a delegate of the New York
Synod.
THE REV. 'VrLLlAM FUHLHRUCI( has resigned as pastor of Good Shepherd Church, Baysit.le 'Vest, 1..1. to become pastor of St. Johns,
P'Iughkeepsie, N .Y. The change was effec·
ti(ie July 1. Mrs. Fuhlbruck is a Wagner
~ll!mna, the former ELAINE HOEBEL '45.
1937
THE REV. GODFREY ALBERTI was in sl'liled
as Secretary for Parish Education and Home
Missions of the New Jersey Synod on Apri I
8. He had been pastor of St. Pauls Church ,
Linden , N.J. A lberti was also nam ed as a
ULCA delegate.
1938
Three members of the class of 1938 will be
uLCA convention de legates this fall. They
are the REV. DR . ALFRED 1.. BECK, pastor o[
Reformation Church, Rochester; the REV.
WALTER BOCK, regional director of the current Evangelism campaign; and HENRY ENDRESS, executive secretary of the Lutheran
Laymen's Movement.
1946
Another l ' LCA convention delegate wi II
be THE REY. DAVID JENSEN, pastor of SI:.
Andrews Lutheran Church, New Or leans,
La . He wi ll be a delegate from the Texas Louisiana Synod.
1943
1947
THE REV. HENRY CORNISH, pastor of
Christ Church, Great Kills, S.I., was elected
president of the New York Conference this
fall. Cornish will a lso be a ULCA convention
delegate.
RALPH MAGALEE, D.D.S. is a member of
the Dental Supervisory Staff of the Guggenheim Dental Clinic, Manhattan. See the
notes on the class of 1950 for news of an other Wagner alumnus on the same staff.
A classmate, THE REV. MELVIN YEARKE,
pastor of St. Pauls Church, Johnson City,
N.Y. will be another member of the New
York Synod 's delegation at the ULCA convention.
1939
THE REV. LUTHER FREIMUTH, pastor of St.
Pauls Church , Byram, Ct., is one of the
Illany Wagner alumni who will be ULCA
convention delegates this fall.
THE REV. RICI-IARD VVEISKOTTEN, pastor of
SI:. Stephens Church, Hicksville, N.Y. , has
been appointed chairman of the Publicity
committee of the New York Synod.
1940
1944
Another ULCA convention delegate is the
REV. ARTHUR HERGENHAN, pastor of St. Pauls.
Owego, N.Y. and president of the Central
Conference.
Two members of this class will be able to
hold a reunion in Harrisburg in October.
Both THE REV . GORDON HOHL and TI-IE REV.
PAUL REISCH have been elected delegates to
the ULCA biennial convention.
1941
ARTHUR PENTZ received an M .B.A. degree
at Rutgers University this spl-ing.
Still another ULCA convention delegate
is the REV. HERBERT GI13NEY, pastor of Epiphany Church in Hempstead , N .Y.
DONALD BROWNE received a M.L.S . degree
at Rutgers University in June .
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THE REV. ALLISTAIR SELLARS, pastor of the
Sayv ille (L.I.) Congregational Church for the
past five and a half years , has resigned to
accept a c.all to the Arlington Congregational Church , Jacksonville, Fla.
Holi I is pastor of First Church, Rockville ,
Ct. and president of the New England Conference. Reisch is pastor of Grace, Stratford,
Conn .
1950
Navy Ll. BARRY S. CARMODY has been assigned to 18 months of duty on Kwajalein ,
one of the Marshall Islands. Accompanying
him are his wife, the former FLORENCE KALL·
DIN, and their two children.
GIL~IOUR VVAGLE completed work for a
Master of Science degree at Rutgers in June.
RALPH KRAMER, D.D.S., is on the Dental
Supervisory Stafr of New York 's Guggenheim
D ental Clinic. Dr. Ralph Magalee '47 is a
m embe r of the same staff.
DONALD JULIANO received a Master of Arts
degree from Hunter Colleg'e in Jun e. He is
a teacher at Public School 5, Huguenot, S.1.
1951
AARON STERN received a Master of Arts degree with a major in social studies at Hunter
College in June. Stern teaches at P.S . 5.
Huguenot, S.l.
. HENRY L. COHEN received a Doctor of Optometry degree from
Columbia University. He also received a research award from the New York Academy
of Optometry.
Wagner College
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�GILBERT NELSON was marri eJ all October
l!i, I 95!i, and the a I umni on-ice just got the
news. Along with it came the news t llat Gil
and his wife are both studying' for the
Ph. D. degree in bio-chemistry at Purdue
University. JEAN DEPLANQUE will t ~ ach sixth
grade in Washington School, Westfield, ;'\I.J.
this fall.
A son, Francis Craig to Mr. and
FRANK MULVIHILL '50, March 29.
Mrs .
A daughter, Laura Frances, La Mr. and
Mrs. JOHN J. BRENNER '52, April 4.
A daughter, Christine Kathryn , to Mr. and
Mrs. William Jacobs (LYDIA PETERS '50),
April 7.
A son, Gregory James, to 1st Lt. and Mrs.
Gerald E. Van Valkenburg
(MARGARET
BURNS '54,) April 15.
r\ son, Philip James, to Mr. and Mrs.
FREDERICK WINROCK '54, April 19.
A SDn, Neal Alan, to Mr. and Mrs. Louis
F. Neuburger (DOROTHY KRAUSS '44), April
20.
A son, Thomas, to Mr. and Mrs. KENNETH
SALBADOR '49, April 23.
A son , Kent to Mr. and Mrs. "VILLlA~f
HOIlOKAN '52, April 25.
A daughter, Alice Lucille to FRANK and
LUCILLE BROWN '54 HA YES, May 3.
A son, Thomas John, to ASSEMBLnlAN and
Mrs. E. AMANN, May 3.
A daughter, Doris Jean, to ALFRED '41 and
JJ:.AN VAN "VINKLE '43 DANIELSON, May 10.
A daughter, Donna Michele, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Converse (A LICE PATTERSON '50N),
May 10.
A daughter, Amy Elizabeth, to DONALD '5 1
and JOAN O 'REAGAN '5 1 GRAVES, May 12.
A son, Dale Allen, to Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard W. Bradt (E~IILY GEORGE '54), May 13.
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A daughter, Linda Marie, to Mr. and Mrs .
JOS EPH DI COSMO '42, May 25.
A son , Chal'les Norman, to Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Scheier (RUTH MUNZER '5IN) May 27.
A daughter, Mary Elizabeth, to Mr. and
Mrs. ROSWELL S. COLES, JR. '55, May 28.
A son, Peter John , to Mr. and Mrs. 10REEMAN ALLEN '51, June 2.
A daughter, Amy Louise, to THEODORE '51
and OU;A ANTONOPOULUS '50 DOERZBACHER,
June 2.
A daughter, Pamela Marie, to Mr. and
Mrs. ADDISON R. TRISMEN '5 1, June 5.
A daughter, Candice Claire, to Mr. and
Mrs. JOSEPH CIRIGNANO '49, June 8.
A daughter, Barbara Elena, to Mr. and
Mrs. JOSEPH GRASSIA '55, June 9.
A son, Bruce "Vinterson, to Mr. and Mrs.
CHARLES W. TULL '5 1, June 9.
A son, Don Francis, to Mr. and Mrs.
lORANCIS X. DEMARZIO '50, June 12.
MORTON KURLA ND received his M.D. degree
tiIis spring from the Co ll ege of Medicine of
the University of the State of New York. Dr.
Kurland is assistant surgeon at the United
States Public Health Service Hospital on
Staten Island. For other n ews oJ _\. urland ,
see the Just Tamed co lumn .
WILLIAM HARVEY, .JR. received his M.D.
degree from Albany Medical College of
Union University . He will intern at De:lco n ess Hospital, BurIalo, N.Y.
1953
THE REV. EDWIN EAST~IAN was graduated
from the Philadelphia Seminary, ordained by
the New Jersey Synod, and has begun a
ministry in Beachwood , N.J.
Gus RESKAKIS received a D.D .S. degree
from New York University anti has en tered
military service in the Army.
Ordained by the New York Synod in Albanyan May 30 were GEORGE KENYON and
ROBERT NEILS;EN. Both are recent Philad e lphia Seminary graduates. Kenyon will be
pastor of St. Pauls, Verona, ;'\I.Y. and :--!ielssen succeeds the Rev. Paul "Vest '25 as
pastor of Transfiguration Church , Manh attan.
Another Philadelphia Seminary gTaduate
is WALTER HAMESTER. Ordained by the Penn sylvania Ministerium , he has begun work as
assistant pastor of Immanuel Llltheran
Church, Burholme, P a .
KENNETH POLGLASE was graduated from the
General Theological Seminary on May 23.
He was ordained in Jun e a nd has begun
work as curate at Trinity Episcopal Church ,
Roslyn, L.I. Mrs. Polglade is the former
CAROLYN HONEYCUTr '52.
CLARENCE SCI-INEIDER was also graduated
from the Philad elphia Seminary and ordained by the New York Synod. He begins his
ministry as assistant in Holy Trinity Church,
Bellerose, L.I. Mrs. Schneider is the former
'''''anda Prokoby, Junior Prom Quee n in
1953.
1954
" T1LLIAM MOULD was graduated from
Southern Seminary, ordained by the New
York Synod, and has begun work as a home
missionary in Louisville" Ky. HERB HENSEL
M-54 has completed his military service and
is back home in Buffalo, N .Y.
1955
ANITA J ACOBSEN received an M.A. degree
from Teachers Co llege of Columbia Universi ty this spring.
1952
1956
ALlIERT PONTERIO was awarded an M.D. de gree at Georgetown University this spring.
He will intern at Wilson Memorial Hospi tal, Johnson City, N.Y . . . . H. EDWARD
MARSHON received a D.D.S. degree from
Columbia at its spring Commencement. He
will intern at ',..,illowbrook State School,
Staten Island.
JOSEPH PACCIONE has been appointed
teacher of social studies at Scotch Plains
(N .J.) Junior High School. ADELE WESSELS,
the 1954 Homecoming Queen, will teach
second grade in Columbus School, Plain field, N.J. HYACINTH MORDEY will study at
Biblical Seminary, New York, this fall , to
prepare for missionary work in India.
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"VAL TER TIIO~II'SON '50 and iVl'argaret
Coulson Durfee, April 2.
JOI-I N D. SILVA '52 and Marie Hellweg,
April 7.
ALI~ERT Tosl
'53 and Marjorie Peters,
April 14.
HERBERT H. HEwnT '50 and Lillian
Bracklein , April 14.
Howard A. Brust and MARGARET PFEIL '50,
April 21.
DONALD BERGEN and JULIENE I.E BRAS '55,
April 28.
BURCIS COATES '51 and Dolores Ccntoz,
April 28.
THO~IAS F. Russo '50 and Lorraine Len inger, May 12.
"VILIlERT A. 'VEIiRIL '53 and Caroline Luders , May 12.
CILBERT QUINTANA
'50 and MARIL' N
SC I-I~IIDT '54, May 26.
ROIIERT J. BARR ETf and MARGAREr SOltlANO '56, May 26.
)AVID PA UL '56 and Judith Johnson , Jun e
I.
EDWARD l:RACKER '56 and Ann Loui se
SharI, Jun e 2.
JOSEPH BONAMO and Angela Mariocca ,
June 3.
Dr. Manuel De Bastos and EMMA GUSTAVSON '52, June 9.
EDWARD P _ GORHAM '52 and Joanne M .
Steiner, Jun e 9.
RI CI-IARD "V. SIEMANN '55 and LOUISE HAHN
',;5, Jun e 2.
Russell Fritts and TRUDY PRECHT '56, June
9.
Charles G. Olsen and JOAN A. HARRISON
'53 , June 16, 1956.
FORMER STUDENTS
The appointment of WALTER BARTl-I, a
former "Vagner student, as vice-president
and manager of the A. 1. Root Gompany's
Texas manufacturing plant was announced
by Allan 1. Root, General Manager of the
firm.
Barth, his wife, and two daughters (aged
2 and 8 months) moved to San Antonio in
late June. His new work began July l.
FRANK HA \ ES is another former Wagnerian
heading for the wide open spaces. He has
been transferred by his company to Texas.
Frank and Mrs. Hayes (she's Lu Brown '54)
move early this summer. Frank 's company
is Campbell Soups.
MATrHEw lAM MATrEO received a Doctor of
Chiropratic degree from the Ghiropractic In stitute of New York.
ROBERT LOGGIA is playing the title role in
the current ;'\lew York production of "The
Man 'Vith The Golden Arm". Loggia, a
former Seahawk football star, will be remem bered for his Varsity Players performance in
"The Taming of the Shrew" and for his lead
role in the campus motion picture, "BeaUliful Upon A Hill".
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THE
TH E ALuMN I ASSOCIATIO:-.1
We rn er Johnson '41, pre sident; Harold Matthiu s, J r. '50, vice-president; Eleanor Ayoub
'44, secretary; Herman A. Meyer '11, treasurer. Members of the Executive Committee:
Joseph B. Flotten '26, Wilbur H. Sterner '42.
Alumni Trustees of the College: Joseph P.
Monge '34, Henry Endress '38. Alumni Members, Board of Athletic Control: James Gilmartin '50, Dr: Albert Accettola '41. Alumni
:'I[embers, College Council: Cheste r Sellitto
'50, Elsie Schatz Love '50.
VOLUME IX
FALL 1956
NUMBER 1
A LUMI CLUBS
Brooklyn: Fred H olsten '50, president; Charlotte Tippens, secretary. Connecticut : Robe;t
Heydenreich '32, president; Eleanor Dossm
'40, secretary. Hudson Valley (N . Y_): Jo~n
Klahn '32, president. Long Island : Ed~m
Blaauw '50, president; Helen Deuschle Niederhause r '50, secretary. Mid-State (N. Y.) :
Harold Hammond '42, secreta r y; Walter
Boeche r '43, treasurer. Northern ); ew Jersey:
R ichard Chamberlain '50, president; f ohn DeN icola '52, vice-president ; fa.net vVannemacher
Stevens '52, secretary. N ur smg School Alumnae : Mary Ann Ne lson 'SIN, pre side nt; Gladys
Wi chman Fischer 'SON, vice-p resident; Doro thy Harri s '55N, secretary; I sabelle Maioran o Loredo N48, treasurer. Roche ster: Helmut Dietrich '45, president; Elmore Hoppe 30,
vice president, Ruth H eckler '54, secretary.
Staten Island: U lysses Ciolini '53, president;
Barba ra Praisne r '55);' , sec retary; Fred Hurst
'50, vice-president ; H . Rodney Whitney '55,
treasurer. Wash ington ( D. C. ) : Donald Haber
'48, president; Jason Horn '42, vice-p resident;
Helen Sandberg Swartz '42, sec retary. Westches ter (N. Y.): Lloyd Ri ce '40, president.
Western New York: Carl P rater '31, president; John Strodel '24, "ice-president; Carl
Nue rmberge r '54, secretary.
In This Issue
SPACE FOR GROWTH
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ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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LAST DOWN, GOAL TO GO
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LOYALTY FUND STATISTICS
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WORDS PLUS DEEDS
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WHEN IS A FIRST A FIRST?
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HOMECOMING WEEKEND
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THE LI NK is publi shed fo ur times a year by the Wagner
College Alumni Association. Ed itorial Office: Public Relati ons
Office, Wagner Coll ege, Gryme s H ill , Staten Island 1, New York.
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�Dr. Oelo and John Fisher, Project Manager, survey progress on the new men 's dormitory-dining hall.
Space for growth
"We begin a
decade of development - -
a calculated and continuous
effort to extend and to stretch
our space for growth."
An Address by Dr. David M. Delo,
President of Wagner College,
Opening Convocation, September, 1956
The primary purpose of a college is to provide space for growth
particularly for growth of the creative qualities of the human spirit.
Space is a concept difficult to visualize. We may think of it in
terms of a campus, or of rooms in a dormitory. Or one might imagine
the limitless distances of the cosmic universe; the expanse of the ocean;
or the sea of grass and wheat on the High Plains. All of these spaces
are different - but they have one thing in common - extension in all
directions; in most, an aura of stretching out to encompass far distances.
But there is another kind of space - not so tangible, not so
readily understood - the space of personal growth, whether it be of the
mind or of the spirit. The task of the college is to enable and to assist
each student to enlarge his individual "space" so that growth not only
occurs, but continues.
To state the premise in another way, a college furnishes the
energy and the proper climate for expansion of each individual's potentialities. In words of Harry Overstreet it is a "creative force exerting
a creative influence."
One hundred and fifty years ago an army of axemen were destroying the great forest which then stretched from the Alleghenies to
the Mississippi River. They were carving out farms - growing space where men and women might build homes and prosper. Likewise, these
pioneers were beginning to create colleges west of the mountains - and
in them to provide growing space for the minds of coming generations.
(Continued on nex t page)
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�Guests and college officials are pensive as they hear the Rev. Franklin Schweiger, member of
the Board of Education of the New York Synod, speak at the dormitory-dining hall groundbreaking.
To exert the creative force
which is its destiny, a college, too,
must create its own "space to grow."
Its nature and scope depend on the
foundations erected by its past; on effective and constructive use of its present; on the clarity and confidence
with which the future is· faced at each
stage of development.
The foundations of our past were
erected by men - by devoted and
dedicated individuals who struggled
through lean years to transform
dreams into reality. Thus at 'W agner
alumni look back with respect and affection to such men as Dean vVilliam
Ludwig who served so faithfully for
three decades; to Dr. Lee Davidheiser,
who first established our fine chemistry department; or to Dr. DeWalsh
whose teaching personality left an impression on many generations of students. These are only three of many
whom I could name, who, with Dr.
Frederic Sutter as leader have created
"Wagner's 'space to grow.' "
The fact that Wagner has continued to exert an increased creative
force is cogent evidence that their
work has been effective and lasting.
Every individual, too, creates and
enlarges his own "space for growth."
Each of you, when you entered college, brought your "space" with you.
Its scope and character resulted from
the sum total of your life's experiences. Your college career enlarges
this space, dependent on the direction
and nature of your own efforts. New
ideas, ne.w knowledge, new spiritual
concepts, new and satisfying relationships with your fellows - all lead to
extension of your personal growing
space. Such stretching of your mind
and spirit is not painless - it often
is fraught with many difficulties. But
the end result of four years of such
exercise will be enormously fruitful.
For not only has your personal space
been greatly broadened - the habit
of constant reaching out for the new
should have been so formed that it
About The Development Program
As PRESIDEN T DELO points out above, devoted and dedicated men
and women have always worked hard to help vVagner College "transform
dreams into reality." Now a Development Office has been added to assist
with these efforts.
Today with the rapid increase in student-age population (which is
expected to double college enrollments by 1 9 70 ), progressive colleges throughout the nation are realistically facing the need to make plans for improvement
and expansion far in advance. In fact, more than 400 colleges are now embarked on long-range development programs.
Wagner College joins this group with faith and courage, confident
that Wagner alumni will give their support and encouragement as they have
in the past.
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continues for a lifetime.
If this disciplined expansion of your
individual growing space depended on
your efforts alone, the task would be
difficult indeed. But in this process
you enjoy the wise guidance of a faculty which is interested in each of
you as a person - growing, learning,
and maturing person. The maximum
extension of your growing space will
be dependent, then, not only on your ·
own efforts, but on the judicious and
wise efforts of your teachers.
But space is not static. We are
told that the universe is expanding;
that the earth is shrinking; that the
oceans are enlarging. vVhether the
"space for growth" be that of a college
or a Single person ,the cessation of expansion leads only to contraction.
Thus, if a college is to expand constantly the growing space of each student, it too must continually create
new space of its own. This does not
necessarily mean new buildings, although these may be necessary if enrollment is increasing. It may involve
new educational equipment, visual
aids, or better salaries for the faculty.
The heart of such institutional expansion lies in yet another factor the provision of growing space for the
teacher. Teaching involves a mentalspiritual reaction between two individuals - teacher and student. The
true teacher is one whose personal
growing space is constantly expanding.
He plants the seed from which great
aspirations grow. He stands as an example to be followed, and draws the
student after him with the zeal of his
interest and the integrity of his effort.
His own personal stretching process is
thus duplicated by the student.
If he is to extend his . "space for
growth," the teacher must constantly
expand his scholarly horizons. He
must be able to attend meetings of
profeSSional societies where contacts
and discussions with professional colleagues sharpen his interest and broaden his knowledge. He must have adequate facilities for continuing study
- for research if time and interest
permit. His teaching schedule should
be sufficiently modest to allow time
for scholarly work - and he should
then be expected to perform it. And,
finally, he must receive remuneration
commensurate with the calibre of his
professional contribution to the life of
the college.
(Continu ed on page 15)
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Last Down
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The 1956 Loyalty Fund Drive is just about over.
This year our goal was $ 10,000. As of November 21
we had received a total of $9,000.8 5 from 1127 contributors which represent 38% of the total alumni body.
This shows an average gift of $7 .99.
Just before this issue went to press, we sent a final
appeal to all non-contributors, entitled, "Third Down
- Goal to Go". It is our hope that these alumni will
pull a "quarterback sneak" on the last play, and put us
across the goal line. Time is Short! But, we have only
a short way to go.
To review the operation and the mechanics of the
Loyalty Fund Campaign would take several pages: however, for those who did not acti vely participate in the
campaign, I would like to give a brief summary. Up to
this time, over 8000 pieces of mail have been sent out,
more than 200 alumni worked as chairmen and solicitors
- all the way from Grymes Hill to Walnut Creek,
California. It is because of these faithful people that I
am able to report that this year we are well ahead of last
vear.
Very soon your new chairman, Mr. John Gross '3 5,
will be calling upon you or writing to you asking your
help in the 1957 campaign. I Sincerely hope that you
as an alumni body will give him an overwhelming hand.
You must, because the success of any campaign does
not depend on any chairman, but on the many, many
people who give so freely of their time.
Once again, a personal thank you to those who have
worked and those who have given, and a humble request
to those who have not - Please - now is the time.
Harold C. Matthius '50
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�Two generous gifts and a $3,000 pledge
help meet the challenge of furnishing the new dormitory
WAGNER ' S ALUMNI, loyally
backing words with deeds, have pledged
$3,000 from the 1957 Alumni Loyalty Fund budget of $10,900 to provide
furnishings for the new men's dorm,
now under construction. In addition,
two alumni have made generous personal gifts to the Dormitory Fund.
The words came from Alumni
Prexy "Verner Johnson, '41, when he
told President David M. Delo and
those gathered for the dormitory
ground-breaking ceremony in midSeptember: "I'm sure the alumni will
want to have a part in helping the
College furnish this fine new building. "
WORDS plus DEEDS equal
ONE FURNISHED ROOM
LAMAR J. SMITH, '47, first alumnus to contribute
t he total cost of furnishing a dormitory room.
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Johnson's statement was soon backed
by the action of the Executive Committee at meetings held in September
and Octboer. As reported in the summer issue of The Link, the 1957
Loyalty Fund budget includes $3,000
as a direct gift to the College, for
assignment by the college trustees. The
Executive Committee, through Fund
Chairman John Gross, '35, requested
that this sum be assigned for the dormitory, and the college trustees agreed.
"Now," remarked Chairman Gross,
"we face the challenge of meeting our
'57 budget so that this $3,000 will
actually be available."
To Reginald J. Kennedy, '56, of
Brooklyn goes the honor of being the
first alumnus to make a direct contribution to the Dormitory Fund. Kennedy turned over his dormitory deposit plus an additional gift after completing his work for graduation in February.
To La Mar J. Smith, '47, president
of La Mar's Restaurant, Cleveland,
Ohio, goes the honor of being the first
alumnus to contribute the total cost
of furnishing a dormitory room. His
generous pledge of $500 for this purpose was made to President Delo in
mid-November.
For Smith (whose mother, Mrs.
Luther J. Smith, is a trustee of the
College) the occasion was reminiscent
of his student days when he headed
the first Student Loyalty Fund in
1946-47. And just as he did at
that time, he again pledged his personal support to help the College provide quality education for more students.
The Dormitory Fund, officially started in November, is headed by a committee of College trustees. The Rev. Dr.
Frederic Sutter, '94, serves as honorary chairman and Dr. Andrew G.
Clauson, new treasurer of the Board
and a partner in the accounting firm
of Bayer & Clauson, New York City,
is the chairman. Other members are
the Rev. Dr. John F. Bauchmann, '23,
Joseph P. Monge, '34, Waldermar J.
Neumann, and the Rev . Dr. George
R. F . Tamke, '18. President Delo represents the college faculty and staff.
Goal of the committee is to raise
$80,000 before completion in September, 1957. Maior gifts will be solicited from individuals and organizations to provide furnishings for any
one or more of the many resident
rooms, the lounge, dining hall, and
other facilities.
The fund total now stands at
$4,338, not counting the $3,000
which is expected to be realized
through the '57 Loyalty Fund. Alumni
may support this vital project by their
gifts to the Loyalty Fund and by sending names of prospective major donors
to President Delo or to members of
the committee.
Wagner College
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�Appointments
Adrian Nader
Mrs. McMillen
Two new appointments of particular note to Wagner alumni were
those of Adrian F. Nader to the newly
created Director of Development post
and Mrs. Eleanor McMillen as alumni
oH1ce secretary.
Nader, a veteran Marietta College
public relations and development man,
will supervise the Wagner development campaigns. A former director of
public relations, he had been assistant
to the president for development at
Marietta since March 1954.
A graduate of Wittenberg College,
Nader has also studied at Ohio State
University. Following six years as an
English teacher in the New Lexington
(Ohio) High School, he served three
years as an oH1cer in the U. S. Naval
Reserve. Named assistant public relations director in 1946, he was appointed director in 1947 and was
elected assistant secretary to the board
of trustees this year.
Mrs. McMillen has been a voluntary member of the staff of the Staten
Island Historical Society since 1935.
Currently she is corresponding secretary for the society. Her husband,
Loring McMillen, is vice-president of
the society and director of its historical
museum.
Previously Mrs. McMillen had been
active in Parent-Teachers Association
,,'ork and served as recording secretary
for the Federation of Parent-Teachers
Associations in 1955 - 56. She is also
aH1liated with the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, the Staten
Island Zoological Society and the
Women's Auxiliary of the Staten Island Historical Society.
Although a considerable number of
candidates for the director of alumni
relations post have been interviewed,
the assignment remains unfilled. It is
hoped that some definite announcement can be made by the first of the
year.
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Olivia Brewer sings for the CBS television cameras during a special dosed·circuit 1I.lecast from
the Wagner stage. It was all part of the popular special evening course in television production
techniques for black and white and color. The course is given by John Koushouris ('~6) who is
Engineer.in·Charge of color television technical operations for the Columba Broadcashng System.
When Is A First A First?
We're indebted to Al Krahmer, '27,
for calling attention to an ambiguity
in our announcement of the dormitory
ground-breaking, sent to all alumni in
September. Al questioned our statement which identified the new dorm
as the first campus building "specifically designed as a dormitory for men."
"South Hall," .wrote AI, ".
was
built as a dormitory for men . . . as
were Luther and Cook Halls . . . . "
We'd like to explain that we took
as our authority this statement in the
college catalogue: "South Hall was
originally used for administrative offices and class rooms." Luther and
Cook Halls were not considered, since
both are temporary buildings and Cook
Hall (used for GI apartments) is now
torn down.
"Perhaps this modified statement
accurately describes the new dorm:
"This is the first permanent building
to be designed for use exclusively as
a men's dorm and as an all-college
dining hall."
O. K., AI? We hasten to assure
you and all other alumni that no
slight was intended to the many fine
faculty, staff members, and alumni of
the past whose devoted efforts have
produced a Wagner College in which
all of us can take pride.
More than 1,300 young people visited Wagner's campus during the 1956 home football season
using the college's discount ticket plan. Shown above is the Rev. Norman Dinkel ('52) with the
Luther Leaguers of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Maspeth, L. I. - one of the eighty
groups. The same plan is in effect for the basketball season with a limited number of seats
available for every home game. Tickets are 25c each. Send check and your first and second
choice of dates on the organization's I~tterhead to: The Director of Public Relations, Wagner
College, Staten Island 1, N. Y. The full basketball schedule can be found on page 11.
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�. .:c..::
HOMECOMJ
ALPHA DELTA PI sorority again took
Float Parade honors. The pretty coeds,
who based their float design on a "The
King and I" theme, won their fourth lst
prize. The float awards started in 1949.
It is beginning to look like it
should be HOMECOMING
WEEK instead of
WEEKEND. Some of the
events in a jam-packed
29 hours are shown
on these pages.
PEP RALLY
CORONATION
FRESHMAN SHOW
�[NG WEEKEND
Threatening weather dampened no one's
enthusiasm. Every seat and every square
inch of standing room was
occupied for HOMECOMING 1956.
John Mangiante, as the King of Siam, presents the football to Queen Jeanette Lynch.
In the foreground are the king's "children,"
who tip-toed in to "The March of the Siamese Children." Saturday Mangiante become
the first two-time Robb Trophy winner.
No longer can we describe Homecoming
as just "bigger and better."This has come
to be expected and as a matter of fact is
exactly the case in each successive year.
The weekend is now not only the most
ambitious campus project of the year, but
the biggest celebration held in this Staten
Island community of 200,000 people.
If you arrived just a bit late for the float
parade, you might have thought the entire
200,000 were in attendance when you
looked for a seat. Actually, there were about
5,000. Alumni representation was good too.
Every class from 1934 on had at least one
member "on the hill," and seven more
classes from 1894 through 1932 signed the
alumni register from which these figures
were taken.
Many missed Friday evening's events,
however, and right now is a good time to
make a mental note 'reminding yourself to
come to the Pep Rally, the Coronation and
the Freshman Show. All were outstanding.
A deep bow of thanks is due the Homecoming Committee, headed by energetic
Wendy Glusker; Miss Glusker, shown below
serving at the Alumni Coffee Hour, took
personal responsibility for many events.
PUSHCART DERBY
FLOAT PARADE
ALUMNI COFFEE HOUR
�HOMECOMING WEEKEND
· WHO'S KICKING
Former Homecoming Queens were introduced
at Saturday's dance . Shown with Queen
Jeanette are LuAnn Steinhauer, '55 (left) and
Adele Wessels, '54.
Alumni Association President Werner Johnson
presents the Queen's Cup to Jeanette Lynch.
Queen Jeanette is a junior from Fairlawn,
N.,J. and is majoring in elementary education.
Charley Harreus, farmer Seahawk standout on
the basketball court, chats with Professor Johann Schulz at the Coffee Hour.
The Rev. Dr. Carl Sutter, AI Shade and Dr.
F. C. DeWalsh were among the estimated 400
who attended the after-game Coffee Hour.
Not us. We Wagnerians (classes
1960-plus) heartily endorse the
products of sartorial splendor offered by the Wagner College Bookstore. Those chic jerseys we're
wearing go for just $2.10. The
pennant, which is now tacked to
our bedroom wall, is an 85c item.
Our dad, wealthy alumnus of the
class of 1950, says he's going to
do a lot of his Christmas shopping
"on the hilL" See for yourself, or
drop a line for info concerning
Wagneriana that can make your
kid's Christmas morning complete.
THE
WAGNER COLLEGE BOOKSTORE
WAGNER COLLEGE
STATEN ISLAND 1, NEW YORK
The perfect gift for an alumnus ...
THE NEW RECORDING OF
THE WAGNER COLLEGE
CHOIR
Twelve inspired offerings include
Bach's "Jesus, Priceless Treasure,"
Grieg's "How Fair is Thy Face,"
Thompson's "Alleluia" and Davis'
"Carol of the Drum"
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Sigma Delta Phi Fraternity's tiger took third prize in the float parade behind the entries of
Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Omicron Pi sororities. The first and second place floats are shown
on two preceding pages. Most of the dozen floats paraded through the Grymes Hill Apartments.
Wagner College
�CAPTAIN BOB MAHALA
Remember when the Wagner College basketball team would clear the
defensive boards, and the rebounder,
after pausing for a few seconds would
lob the ball to Ray Doody, Jay Quintana, Donn Briggs or Lionel Rotelli?
Then one of these backcourt specialists would slowly bring the ball upcourt to start the methodical maneuvers that were intended to yield two
points for the Green and White. As
the man once said, "Them days are
gone forever. "
"The 1956- 5 7 Seahawk quintet
will run," says Coach Herb Sutter.
This strange-to-Wagner racehorse style
is evident at all practice sessions, and
it is hoped it will payoff under game
conditions.
This will be a good year for the
Seahawks on the hardwood, but no
matter what the final record might
be, one will not be able to help but
compare with the brilliant 20-3
mark of last season.
THEY W1LL
TOM DRAKE
DICK SIMLER
GEORGE BLOMQUIST (below)
The "new look"
Seahawk jive is set
to {(run through" the
1956-57 schedule.
GO GO GO
Lettermen Bob Mahala ( captain for
1956-57), Tom Drake, Dick Simler
and George Blomquist return, but
among the missing are Ed Peterson,
who was graduated last June and the
spectacular Mr. Charles "Lonny" West.
We were of course prepared for
Peterson's leaving, bu t hopes were
shattered along with Lonny's leg when
he suffered a fracture during the summer. The situation is further aggrevated by the doubtful status of 6-5
Paul Bailey whose knee injury will
keep him sidelined for a considerable
period - if not the entire season.
This means the team lacks reasonably good height by present day standards which call for a couple of 6-5ers
on the starting five and on the bench.
Thus we can't overpower them, so
we'll outrun them.
Mahala, Drake and Blomquist appear to be certain starters. With Drake
in the back court it will most likely
be Simle.r, sophomore Milfred Fierce
or freshman Harry Orlando. Freshman
Fred Blackwell ( 6-4 ) has clinched a
starting berth at center or forward .
1956-57
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
December
5
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�IT HAPPENED
ON
THE
HILL
PHIL SILVERS, ALIAS SERGEANT BILKO, in his
October 2 TV show gave the college a coast-to-coast plug
by displaying a large Wagner pennant in one sequence.
Yale, Harvard and a couple of others were shown too.
Thanks, Mr. Silvers, and as Bilko would say "Ten shun !
grphlkngr."
CONGRATULA nONS TO MR. AND MRS. BRUNO
KRAMER, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary October 10 . Bruno, as he is affectionately known
to students and alumni, is custodian of the Administration Building. The Staten Island Advance recently ran
a lengthy article on Bruno's career in vaudeville.
SCAFFOLDING HAS ADORNED many parts of the
Administration Building recently. This Wagner landmark is being repointed for the first time. It seems that
mortar in some places has started to crumble. (A very
normal phenomenon. A century of service remains.)
THE FIRST COLLEGE POLIO VACCINE CLINIC
in New York City was established at Wagner early in
November in cooperation with the Department of Health.
The college's students and faculty were eligible to receive
the Salk polio vaccine free of charge. Cheerleader Priscilla
Etgen, in the photo above, encourages Halfback Ralph
DiLullo as he is about to receive the shot at the opening
of the clinic. Dr. Robert Wolkwitz, college phYSiCian,
administers the vaccine.
A SEE MORE FOR LESS committee has been established at the college. The committee is planning to
secure discount tickets for the theatre, concerts and other
cultural events going on in the metropolitan area. Students are urged to take advantage of the offerings. The
committee notes encouraging success in its early efforts.
EXCELLENT HOMECOMING FILMS will soon be
available for showing to alumni clubs and other interested
groups . There is 100 feet of the alumni coffee hour alone.
GOVERNOR AVERILL HARRIMAN was an interested spectator in the opening moments of the WagnerKings Point football game. He is shown below accepting
a Seahawk doll from the Wagner cheerleaders just before the
kickoff. The governor, in a brief message to the spectators,
refused to take sides in the football game but admitted
he was a "Vagner (Mayor ) fan . The teams were noncommital too - the game ended in a 7 - 7 tie.
A ONE-MAN EXHIBITIO 1 of recent paintings by
Dr. John Opper was scheduled for November 26 December 15 at the college. Dr. Opper has had one-man
shows at the San Francisco Museum of art, Whitney
Museum, Eagan Gallery and universities throughout the
country.
THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT is set for December
16 with performances listed for 4: 30 and 8 p.m. Dr.
Sigvart Steen will direct the Wagner Choir, and Chief
Warrant Officer William Berky will conduct the First
Air Force Band.
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1910
THE REv. DR. ARNOLD F. KElLER was
g uest speaker at the Reformation Day
Service of Roches ter' s Lutheran Church of
th e Redee mer.
1918
THE REV. GEORGE R. F. TAM KE re-elected
to three-year term on the Lutheran ' ¥elfare Associati on of le w l er ey board of
tru stees.
1922
THE REV. EDMUND A. BOSCH recently
hono red in retirement ce remony at Governo rs I sland. Chapl ain Bosch is a lie utenant
colonel and hold s the Bronze Star M edal
and the European Theatre Ribbon with
fo ur battl e stars am ong hi s deco rati ons.
1924
iJR. FRED W . KER N, director of r eli gious
affairs, Federal Civil Defen se Administrati on, was the speaker at the United Church
'Nomen of ]\[eckl enburg World Community
Day abse rvance at Cha rl otte, N. C.
1927
TH E R EV. ALFRED J . KRAHMER installed
as Public Relations Director of the Lutheran Welfare Association of New Jer sey . ..
THE REV. ALBERT P . SCHILKE in stalled as
pastor of· Good Shephard Church, a mision he developed in Norwalk, Conn.
1929
THE REI'. WILLIAM T. HElL installed as
Pa sto r of Immanuel Church, Meriden,
Conn. . . . THE REv. FREDERIC R. LUDWIG
elected to U L CA Board of American Missions.
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1930
T HE REv. ATHNIEL H. KERN elected to
Board of Deaconess Work.
1931
iJR. :\.LBERT P. STAUDERMAN, associate
ed ito r of THE L "THERA , poke at
th e fa ll meet ing of the Southern Conference Brotherhood in Trinity Church, Runnemede, X.].
1935
THE REI'. ~r ARTIX LEHFEL.D installed a
pastor of Honterus E\"angelical Lutheran
Church, Youngstown, Ohio.
1938
T HE R EV. ALFRED]. S CHROEDER installed
pasto r of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
Church, U ti ca,
. Y . . . . FRED RIEBESELL.
Associate Professor of Chemi stry at State
nive rsity T eacher s College, Oneonta, N.Y
1939
THE REV. HAROLD H AAS elected to U LCA
Board of Social Missions.
1940
LLOYD RICE appointed Administrative Assis tant to the District Principal in the
I land Trees, L. I., Board of Education.
. .. T HE REV. EVERETT J. JE NS EN, pastor of
Ge th se mane Lutheran C hurch , Seatt l e,
\Ya hington from Grace Lutheran Church,
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Greetings to you and Wagner College from the home of the "Gold
Rush Country" of California, the beloved county of Sacramento. At the convention of our Synod, recently held at Faith Lutheran Church in Phoenix,
Arizona, I managed to round up all of the Wagner grads at present serving
parishes of the Pacific Southwest Synod of the United Lutheran Church .
This picture shows just how Wagner has followed the advice of Horace Greely
and how wide-reaching an alumni association we really do have . . . .
Reading left to right the men and their parishes are: the Rev. Henry
W. Reenstjerna (,50), Pastor of St. Timothy's Lutheran Church of North
Highlands, Calif.; Mr. George Scheitlin (,53 ), serving as Student Intern at
Faith Lutheran Church of Phoenix; the Rev. Edward Sheldon (,40) , Pastor
of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Concord, Calif.; the Rev. Dr.
Conrad Reisch (,20), serving as Mission Developer for the Board of American
Missions of the ULCA at Sunnyvale, Calif. and the Rev. Dr. Walter Rucciu
(' 14), Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church of Santa Barbara, Calif.. ..
Cordially,
Henry W. Reenstjerna
St. Timothy's Lutheran Church
lorth Highlands, California
Thank you for this and other information that appears elsewhere
these pages and for the photograph. Let's hear from more of you "Vagller gr,
THE EDITOR
Con'allis, Oregon. MRS. J EN S E N is the
forme r BEATRICE WERl'ER ('4 1) . . . THE
RE\·. J OHX S. lUG, edito r of THE ZIO N,
ch urch publication of th e Slovak Evangelical A ug. Con fess ion Zion Synod.
1942
Capacity attendance reported at the 29th
annual session of the Pinecrest Luther
League Leader hip S chool under the directi on of THE REV. LEONARD R. KLEMAN N
of Fo rest Hill s, L. 1. ... H AROLD E. HAMMOND back f rom a month in Europe where
he visited proj ects of Lutheran World Acti on. THE REI'. WALTER MORTEN, JR. from
S t. Mark's Lutheran Church, Hackensack
to Zion Lutheran Ch urch, Riverside, N. J .
1944
F irst Church, Rockville, Conn. (THE REv.
GORDON HOHL) , celebrated its 90th ann iversary September 23.
1945
WARREN c. RAYMALEY
Depa rtment of Engli sh
State Teachers College.
THE REV. NORMAl' H . Fo
Prince of Peace E\'an
Church in Paramu. X . J.
Lutheran Church, Grt:t:JllH::IU.
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THE REv.
Prince of Peace E \""a _ Church in Paramn.s,
Lutheran Church. G:uc~
LARO\"
P rofesso r oi
U ni versity
geons.
�denh ur st and the Copiague J ournal, all
Long Island week ly newspape rs. The former varsity basketba ll sta r recently received
th e Master's Degree in Journali sm from
Syracuse Uni ve rsity . . . VVILLIAM HE:L
back from He idelberg, Ge rmany where he
was a Rotary Foundation exchange st udent
and now at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia . . . A Master of Arts
degree in hi story to ROSE MURPHY from
the U niver sity of Penn sylvania . . . JOH N
PETERS stationed with U. S. Army Headquarters Company, Fo rt Mye r, Va. . . .
KENN ETH BAUMHOFF elected secretary of
the student body at Pacific Lutheran Seminary at Berkley, Cali fornia. EUGENE V ANDERWATER elected treasurer of same organization.
1956
A DECADE LATER - Nursing alumnae gathered in Cunard Hall
September 27 for a tenth anniversary dinner held in their honor. The ten-year
alumnae are shown above with Miss Mary Burr, Dean of the School of Nursing,
and Mrs. Eva Clark, secretary to the dean . Left to right ( seated ) are Marion
Stover Books, Mrs. Clark, Dean Burr, Naomi Stover Monge, Dorothy Miller
Butler and Betty Strait Hibian. Standing are Miriam Herron Ross, Hedwig
Schwartz Kessel, Doris Ekstrand Taber, Alice Delaney Cicenia, Mary Blaine,
Rose Smith Stahl, Doris McCullough Miller, Elaine Strongman Kesner and
Virginia Bloom . About 35 alumnae attended the dinner.
Roy RODERICK elected president of th e
.junior ( fir st year) class at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary, Philadelphia (BILL
HElL, '55, elected Vi ce-P re sident) . . .
LIEUTENANTS E D PETERSON , AL SCHROEDER
and SAL VINDIGNI stati oned at the Q uantico Marine Base, Va ... . RO NA LD LARDER
working for ;\,I aster' s Degree at Syracuse
U niver sity . . . PAUL P RESTER is co mmercial repre sentative for th e New York and
Richmond Gas Co . . . . DONALD B,URRY
entered the Coast Guard Academy at Ne w
London, Conn.
Former Students
1949
MARY BAKER won a library scholarship
from th e New York P ubli c Library's general scholarship fund for advanced study
· . . DAVID BOYD named boys' and youth
wo rk directo r of the P lainfield, N. J. "Y"
· .. MARTIN GODART appoi nted supervising
principal of the Lee H . Kellogg School,
Fall s Vi llage, Conn. . . . GEORGE KRUSE
awarded LL.B. degree by La Salle Extension U ni versity of Chi cago . . . THE REV.
RI CHARD N YBRO elected to the Boa rd of
Trustees of the Lutheran Welfare Association of N.].
1950
DON BROCKMAN featured speaker at meeting of Lima, Ohio Sub-Section of th e
Ame rican Society fo r Quality Control . . .
Refo rmati on Church, New Britain, Conn .
(THE REv. STANLEY H . KNULL) , celebrated
its 50th anniver sary October 28 . . . DR.
WILLIA M WEINSTEIN awarded doctor of
med icine degree at Medi cal School of Berne
U ni ve r sity, Switzerland ... RICHARD LI NDENBERGER teaching 5th grade at Fern Place,
N. Y . . . . CHARLES ANDERSON promoted to
project leade r wi th the Chemi cal R esea rch
and Development Department of the Vitro
ational Laboratories D i vis i o n 's W e s t
Orange, N . J ., Labora tory.
1951
ELEANOR BORRIES joined Shell Development Company's Emeryville, Cali fornia Research Center as patent searcher in the Patent Divi sion . . . STEVE PLICHTA, known
profess ionall y as S teve Palmer, is staff announce r at WKRC-TV, Cincinnati.
1952
EUGENE BROWNE teaching social studies
at the Millburn, N. J . Junior Hi gh School
· . . Nathaniel Webster, a freshman at
Meharry M edical College, Nashville, Tenn.
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. . . FREDERIC HILL received the Bachelor
of Sacred Theology degree from Harvard
U niver sity .. . THE REV. HOWARD NORRIS
in stall ed as pastor of Good Shephard Lutheran Church, Weehawken, N. J . . .. DR.
WILLIAM HARVEY received the doctor of
medicine degree f rom Albany Medical College of U ni on U niversity. He has received
an intern ship appoi ntm ent to Deaconess
H ospital, Buffalo, N. Y.
1953
ROBERT BELKNAP teaching English at the
Parkside Junio r High School, Massapequa,
L. 1. .. . THE REv. EDWIN EASTMAN installed as pastor of St. Paul' s Lutheran
Church, Beachwood, N. ]. . . . LOUIS MASELLA teach ing E ng lish and Social Studies
at th e Peekskill Mi litary Academy, Peekskill , N. Y . . . . GEORGE SANDER di scharged
from
avy and workin g in A rlington, Va.
. . . GEORGE SCHEITLI N elected president of
the student body at Pacific Lutheran Seminary at Berkeley, Cali fornia.
1954
L IEUTENANT CLAR KE DEWATERS tran sfe rred from Texas where he was a pilot. New
ass ignment expected to be F lorida . . .
NANCV CA RSTEN PETERSO N teaching 5th
grad e a t Raymond Chi sholm School . . .
DANIEL UZUPAN do ing intern work at St.
J ohn's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Albany, N. Y .. .. A Master of Arts degree
to MARIAN BELLAN from Syracuse Unive rsity . . . VINCENT MONT ANTI among
those rescued from the Andrea Doria when
disaster st ruck the Italian liner last summer . .. RICHARD PRALL is a member of
the freshman class at N ew York University's School of Law.
1955
H ERBERT FLAMM elected President of the
Richmond County Chiropractic Association
. . . EDWARD L. DENTON appointed general
coun sel to Afco Inc.
Deaths
T HE REV. DR. HEINRICH KRopp, ' 15, died
July 30, 1956 aged 62 years. At the time
of hi s death he was pastor of the Zion
Lutheran Ch urch, Brooklyn. He was born
in Germany and came to this country in
1909. H e was a grad uate of Lutheran
Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and
obtained his doctor's degree from Hartwick College.
THE REV. GEORGE H. HARTWIG, '98, died
Jul y 31, 1956 aged 77 year s. Born in Canajohari e, N. Y ., he al so attended Stanford
University and the Lutheran Theological
Seminary in Philadelphia. Pastor Hartwig
served pari shes in Potte r and H ornell.
N. Y., and Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, and
tau ght at Lenoir, St. Olaf, Wittenberg,
Dana and Midland colleges. He retired
from Midland in 1949.
THE REV. DR. J . GEORGE F. BLAESI '95,
died September 24, 1956 aged 81 year s.
A g raduate of th e Lutheran Theological
Seminary in Philadelphia, he also studied
at Heidelberg, Germany, and Col umbia
Un ive rsity, and received th e Doctor o f Divinity Degree f rom Hartwick Theological
Seminary. Dr. Blaesi was pastor emeritus
of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brooklyn,
and had se rved that church fr om 1914 until
hi s retirement in 1953.
Send the editor information
about your activities.
Gus MERKEL appointed editor o f the West
Islip Bull eti n, the Suffolk Journal of Lin-
Wagner College
�Space For Growth
Continued from Page 4
A son, Andrew Walter, to Mr. and Mrs.
WALTER ROMANOFSKY, '55, February 18.
A son, Richard Andrew, to Mr. and Mrs.
H. J ohn Powell (PHYIllS MACDoNALD,
'49), April 4.
A son, Richard Francis, to Mr. and Mrs.
J ohn D. Lutes (Ivy VURTURE N'48), May
11.
A son, Craig George, to GEORGE '50 and
H ELEN DEUSCHLE '50 NIEDERHAUSER, May
12.
A son, Dav id William, to GEORGE '50 a nd
RUTH DILLER '53N WIEDERECHT, June 10.
A son, Robert Stephen, to th e Rev. and
i\Jrs. ROBERT T. NIELSSEN ' 53, June 11.
A daughter, Carol Frances, to Mr. and
Mrs. CARL FRANZEN '50, June 17.
A daughter, Barbara Jane, to WILLIAM
'53 and JANE STOWELL '51 BROWN, June 18.
A son, John Scott, to Mr. and M r s.
ROBERT MIZE '56, June 18.
A son, Robert William, to the Rev. ROBERT '47 and VIRGINIA NELSON N'50 ARMSTRONG, June 22.
A son, R obert Charles, to RICHARD '50
and HELEN M cNALLY '53 SCHOENLANK,
July 10.
A son, Eric Jonathan, to the Rev. and
Mrs. HENRY W. KIRCHER ' 50, July 15.
A son, David Iaan, to Mr. and Mrs.
Herman M. Mathens (AWCE MARDUS '46N)
July 30.
A son, Scott Anderson, to Lt. DONALD C.
'54 and ROSE PANDULLO '55 BRIGGS, A ug. 9.
A son, Stephen Michael, to Mr. and Mrs.
HENRY GUTZLER '50, August 13.
A daughter, Katherine Loretta, to WILLIAM '49 and ETHEL M. AHLSTROM '51
SCHORKOPF, August 16.
A daughter, Pamela Ann, to Dr. and
~Ir s. H. EDWA RD MARSHON '52, August 21.
A daughter, Miche le Marie, to Mr. and
i\ [rs. JOSEPH CRECCA ' 50, September 8.
A daughter, D iane Lori, to the Rev. HELMUT '45 and DOROTHY KRAUS '45 DIETRICH,
Septe mber 11.
A son, Francis Edward, to Lt. and Mrs.
FRANCES E. MALONE '49, September 12.
A daughter, Diane Deborah, to NORBERT
H . M'56, and ANN HUMPHREY '50 LEESEBERG, September 15.
A daughter, Patricia A nn, to Mr. and
Mrs. BENEDICT LA ROSA '55, September 18.
A son, Mark Eric, to the Rev. LAROY S.
'48 and ELIZABETH HINTERMEISTER '48N
DIETRICH, September 20.
A son, J eff rey Paul, to Mr. and Mrs.
PAUL R. TAKACH '53, September 25.
A son, J ohn Marinus, to Mr. and Mr s.
H endrick Stiggelbout (JOA N SHEAFFER
'54N ) , September 27.
A son, Arthur Edgerly III, to ARTHUR
E. '53 and BARBARA CURRY '54 VAN ETTEN,
JR ., September 29.
A son, Thomas Ralph, to Mr. and M r s.
Salvatore Carangelo (FRANCES GUSTAVSEN
.50), Octobe r 1.
A son, Rolf A rthur, J r., to Mr. and Mrs.
ROLF OLSEN '51 , October I.
A daughter. Karen Frances, to Mr. and
Mrs. FRANK SILVA '50, October 2.
A daughter, Catherine Anne, to Mr. and
Mrs. FRANK CREVELING '50, October 6.
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Space to grow - for the student,
for the faculty, for the college - all
these must be provided. How then
do we proceed?
Last Sunday we took one step when
we broke ground for the new dormitory for men. It will provide not only
living space for men, but dining space
for the entire resident student body
at one sitting with room for future
expansion. It also marks the beginning of a decade of development an era in which Wagner's "space for
growth" will be enormously enhanced.
Today this task may appear insuperable to many. Our Committee on
Future Resources is outlining a formidable array of needs. We know that
our present resources are far too small
to cope with the enrollment we should
accept within five years. This is particularly true when we realize that at
the same time we must increase and
enhance the quality of our program
and maintain the wonderful qualities
and personal relations which have always characterized Wagner.
Hence, we begin a decade of development - a calculated and continuous effort to extend and to stretch
our space for growth. General plans
have been discussed for a year past;
soon detailed outlines will appear. For
in 1958 we celebrate Wagner's 75th
year - a year when we will launch
a commemorative campaign. This is
one reason why we have just established a development office.
There are those of little faith who
will say that these dreams and plans
are meaningless and worthless. But,
if, as Norman Cousins states, "we
have some feeling for the gift of life
and the uniqueness of life, if we have
confidence in freedom, growth, and
the miracle of vital change, then difficulty loses its power to intimidate."
I know that we will not be intimidated. Despite the pangs produced by
self-extension, we will proceed with
imagination, with boldness, and decision.
Thus, we provide space to grow;
thus Wagner more than ever realizes
its destiny as a genetic force, meeting
in its own way the creative requirements of its future.
Frederick W. ,zipf III and JEAN VETTERLEIN '55, June 16.
Gustav Do1manisth and NANCY WAGNER
'56N, June 16.
ROBERT GRILLO '50 and Mary Esther
Hoyt, June 16.
Vernon Scholar and JOYCE KOBAK '55,
June 17.
SALVATORE VINDIGNI '56 and GERMAINE
BRENNAN '56, June 23.
Anthony E. Parisi, J r. and AoRIEN NE
LoUISE LA PENNA '55, June 30.
CARL BORCHERS '56 and Elsie L. McNair,
June 30.
PETER STEINMETZ ' 56 and Elizabeth Ann
McLaug hlin, July 1.
KARL STROBEL '56 and Maureen F. Ryan,
July 1.
JAM ES WHEELER '52 and Irene A nn Ou,
July 4.
J OHN LEWIS '50 and Yvonne Tinnin,
July 7.
FREDERICK S CH NEIDER '52 and Sylvia
Wentzell, July 8.
Paul Kortwich, Jr. and PATRICIA PATTERSON ' 52, July 14.
CORNELIUS LEO NARD '53 and Jean L. Olsen, July 14.
Edm und Buhrens and MARIANNE THIEM SEN '56, July 21.
L UDW IG BILOW III ' 55 and Florence
Simon, A ugust 5.
Richard Blair and DIANA NEBAUER '50,
August II.
VINCENT BAIERA '55 and June Costello,
A ug u st 11.
CHARLES CLAUS '53 and Florence Weber,
A ugu st 18.
MAX MORETTI '50 and Ge rtrude L ev inger,
A ug u st 18.
SIDNEY KILSHEIMER '52 and Grace Sewell, August 18.
H ENRy FOERST '53 and Helen Anne Pizappi, A ug ust 18.
WILLIAM ROEHRICH '52 and DORIS AHKENS '55, A ug ust 19.
ADOLPH MOLLER '53 and Lucymary Demet riu s, A ug u st 19.
Paul Visoky and ANNE-MAE LORENZ '56,
A ug u st 23.
E uge ne Ernest and CARLYN YOUNG '56N,
August 25.
R EGI NALD ;\lrLLER '52 and Nancy Brigham , September 1.
GUY MOLIN ARI '48 and Ma rg ue rite Wing,
September 1.
Robert Grant and BONNIE RAE WEAVER
'55N, September 8.
JOSEPH AMARI '52 and GLORIA WALLICH
'53, September 8.
FREDERICK LAP NOW '54 and Do ROT H Y
HARRIS '55 N, September 8.
CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN '50 and E lain e
Foste r, September 8.
WALTER BARRY '53 and Marilyn Meyerchilk, September 15.
PATRICK RUBILOTTA '51 and Dorothy M.
Todd, September 15.
Paul Holman and SHEILA BYRNE '56N ,
October 14.
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Staten Island, N. Y.
U. S. POSTAGE
PERMIT NO. 22
WAGNER COLLEGE
Alumni Association
Staten Island 1, N. Y.
DECEMBER
11 Basketbal1: C.C.N .Y. at Wagner
13 All College Convention
14 Wagner College Guild Meeting
15-16 Chri stmas Program
17 Christmas Choir Chapel Program
18 Weinachtsfest
19 Basketball : Manhattan at Wagner
20 Christmas Festivities, Candleligh t Service, Carolling
21 Basketball: Muhlenberg at Wagner
22 Christmas Vacation begins
JA NUA RY
Coming
College
Events
3 Classes resume
5 Basketball: West Cheste r at Wagner
8 All College Convention
9 Basketball: Stevens at Wagner
11 Basketball: Kings Point at Wagner
14-18 Final Semester Examinations
24-25 Regist ration
26 Basketball : St. Johns at Wagner
28 Classes begin
FEBRUARY
2 A ri sta Day
Basketbal1 : Gettysburg at Wagner
8 Wagner College Guild Meeting
10 Homecoming Choir Concert
16 Basketbal1: St. Frances of Loretta, Pa. at Wagner
23 Basketbal1: Adelphi at Wagner
27 Basketbal1 : Hofstra at Wagner
MARCH
1-2 Fifth Annual Symposium on Air Pollution
1 Junior Prom
7 Basketbal1 : Manhattan vs. Wagner at Madison Square Garden
21 All College Convocation
24 Luther College Band
31 Long I sland District Luther League Lenten Retreat
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THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Werner Johnson ' 41, president; Harold Motthius, Jr. '50,
vice presicent; Elea nor Ayoub '44, secreto ry ; Herman A .
Meyer ' 11 , treasurer. Members of the Executive Com mittee: Joseph B. Flotten ' 26, Wilbur H. Sterner '42 .
Alumni Trustees of the College: Joseph P. Monge ' 34,
Henry Endr ess '38 . Alumni Members, Board of Athletic
Control: James Gilmart in 'SO .. Dr . Albert Accettola '41 .
Alumni Members, College Counei : Chester Sellitto ' 50,
Elsie Shatz Love ' SO.
VOLUME IX
WINTER 1957
NUMBER 2
ALUMNI CLUBS
Brooklyn: Fred Hols ten ' 50, presicent; Chorlotte Tippens,
secretary . Conne:ticut: Robert Heydenreich ' 32 , president;
Eleanor Dossin ' 40, secretory. Hudson Valley (N. y, ):
John Klahn ' 32, president. long Island: Edwin Blaauw
' 50, president; Helen Deuschle Niederhau ser ' 50, secretory. Mid-State (N.Y .): Harold Hammond ' 42 , sec retory;
Walter Boecher ' 43, treas urer . Northern New Jersey:
Richard Chamberla in '50, president; John DeNicola ' 52 ,
vice -president; Jan et Wannemacher Stevens ' 52, secretory. Nursing School Alumnae: Mary Ann Nelson ' 51 N,
president; Glady s Wichman Fischer 'SON , vice president;
Dorothy Harris lapnow ' 55N , secretory; Isabelle Moiorono lore":!o N48, treasurer . Rochester: Helmut Dietrich
' 45, president ; Elmore Hoppe 3D, vice -president; Ruth
Heckler '54, secreto ry . Staten Island: Ulysses Ciolini
' 53, president; Barbaro Pra is ner ' 55N , secretory; Fred
Hurst ' 50, vice-president; H. Rodney Whitney ' 55, treasurer. Washington (D.C.): Donald Haber ' 48, president;
Joson Horn '42, vice-president; Helen Sandberg Swartz
' 42, secn:...: ary . Westchester ( N . Y.): lloyd Rice ' 40, presi dent. We stern New York: Carl Prater ' 31, president ;
John Strode I ' 24, vice-president; Carl Nu erm berger ' 54,
secretory .
Fred Olson ' 54
Editor
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BRAREN'S BACK
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THE KRAi\IER BROTHERS , AERIALISTS SUPREME
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IT'S THE ALl\ IA THAT i\IATERS
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1957 FUND GOAL $ 12 ,000
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1956 LOYALTY FUND STATISTICS
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1956 LOYALTY FUND REPORT
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NOl\ lINATIONS WANTED
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Departlllellts
SPORTS
NEWS BRIEFS
VICTORY IN SIGHT - Showing the same intense concentration they apply to Wagner's problems away from
the gymnasium is a group important to the college' s
past, present and future. They are, clockwise from the
lower left, Howard Braren , new director of alumni
relations; Dr. David M . Delo, president; the Rev . Dr.
Frederic Sutter, president of the Board of Trustees;
Adrian Nader, director of the development and les
Trautmann, former Alumni Association president.
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THE Ll01 K is published fo ur tim es a yea r by the Wagner
College Alumni Associati on. Ed itorial Office: P ubli c Relations
Office, Wagner College, Grymes Hill , Staten Island 1, New York
�HOWARD BRAREN - He appeared to be energetically holding down
both his former and new posts during the fonal month before starting
as Wagner's director of alumni relations . At a basketball game in the
upper right photograph are Bob Wannemacher, Braren, the Rev . Dr.
Frederic Sutter, Mrs. Helen (McNally ) Schoenlank and Dick Schoenlank .
At the right Braren and Alumni Association President Werner Johnson
exchange views during a recent committee meeting at the college.
BRAREN'S BACK
- A. A . OFFICE HUMS
Some say the new: Alumni Director ne'LJer really left the hill.
All know banking's loss is Wagner's gain.
Braren's back, and the alums have got him!
Actually, the interest and energetic efforts of Howard
Braren ' 50 have been centered on the \Vagner alumni
even before h e became Director of Alumni Relations on
February 1st.
Howie has been a man-on-the-move for his alma mater
since his graduation, as a several-termed delegate-at-large
to the Alumni Association's Executive Committee, General Advisory Council member, chairman and co-chairman of the Loyalty Fund in northern New Jersey and
one of the organizers of the North Jersey alumni chapter.
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This has been on his own time - evenings, weekends,
vacations, whenever he has been asked to represent \Vagher at a college-night program , or has brought a group
of boys to a football game, or encouraged a high schooler
to consider attending the college "beautiful upon a hill."
Braren has been moving in his personal achievements,
too, from his B.S. in business administration to graduate
courses in bankin g to the ranks of rising young executives
( official title: corporate trust administrator ) with the
New York Trust Company, and now to the top administrative post with the Alumni Office.
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�''The; !fn.,ed liS ill he;bff)gan", JJ
atld there's no tisible change at Wagner
THE KRAMER BROTHERS
AERIALISTS SUPREME
by RAY WITIEK
An old-time gymnast who "died" with vaudeville doesn't
think modern comedians such as Phil Silvers and Jackie
Gleason could stand on the same stage with some of
yesteryear's headliners.
Says 72-year-old Bruno Kramer of the present, fuzzycheeked comedy crew: "I don't think they're funny. "
Most of the current crop of comedians were keeping
'em laughing with "goo . . . goos" when Kramer was
touring the old Orpheum and Keith circuits on the same
bills with the likes of Sir Harry Lauder, Eddie Foy and
the Seven Little Foys, Al Jolson , Eddie Cantor, Ethel
'iVaters and Gus Edwards.
Kramer's stage career spanned some 40 years during
which he starred as a high wire and trapeze artist,
comedian and finally a straight man.
But like so man y other vaudevillians Kramer had to
look around for another job in the depression years. For
the past six years, Kramer, who lives at 18 Goodall Street,
Great Kills, has worked as custodian of '''Tagner College'S
administration building.
Conversation witb Kramer is like talking with Dizzy
Dean or Liberace. He's always bringing his younger
brother, Paul, into the act. It isn 't coincidence, either.
For most of the elder Kramer's stage career, Paul was
a member of his act, and later, the brothers teamed up
for comedy and straight acts. A third member of the
act was Bruno's wife, Elizabeth.
The brothers are still a team in a manner of speaking.
Paul also is a custodian at Wagner.
Kramer was born in Berlin, the son of a tailor who
wanted him to follow in his footsteps.
But Kramer had other notions. He "wanted to see
the world." And show business seemed the best vehicle.
The glamor and enchantment of the theatrical world
had already struck young Kramer when as a sturdy lad
of 16 he slipped into tights and joined his older brother's
high wire act.
Kramer remained with his brother's act four years,
coming down to earth only once. It occurred in 1906
when he married a pretty saleslady whom he had met
in a Berlin department store.
Reprinted from the S. I. Advance
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THE BRUNO KRAMER TRIO, taken about 1932, shows Bruno Kramer,
his wife Elizabeth and brother Paul still active in show business. Shortly
thereafter Staten Island become their permanent home.
It wasn't long before she, too, was standing precariously
on the high wire. As Kramer explained she knew when
she married him that she would be up in the air.
Shortly after his marriage, Kramer struck out on his
own trapeze act billed as "The Bruno Kramer Trio" with
his wife and younger brother Paul as partners. They
toured Europe, entertaining most of the crowned heads.
In 1908 a booking agent caught his act in London
and talked him into coming to the United States to join
the Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus, a subsidiary of the
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus.
For four seasons, thev toured the Midwest with the
circus. In the winter months they played the vaudeville
circuits, playing at the Palace, Plaza, Colonial and other
Broadway theatres. It was some time after Kramer and
his 'wife had a daughter, now Mrs. Rita Grasso of Brooklyn, that the act broke up.
Kramer recalled that they used to travel everywhere
with the baby. ""hen he and his wife were on the stage
the youngster used to watch from her carriage in the
wings.
Kramer said that he often played on Staten Island at
the old Palace in Port Richmond, the Liberty in Stapleton
and the old Park Theatre, also in Stapleton, which he
described as "a dump - a small town house . . . they
only had Saturday and Sunday performances. " He also
gave outdoor performances at Midland Beach.
Kramer, his wife and brother moved to Staten Island
about 25 years ago, first as summer residents , then
permanently.
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Dear Alumni Secretary:
I was pleased, although not very,
To receive your full report about our team ;
I am happy "we look great" and will "simply
murder State"
And I'm gratified to learn that Czerniowski's lost
some weight
STill TOGETHER, after 25 years, are Bruno, Paul and Elizabeth (not
shown). Bruno, with Wagner since 1950, is custodian of the Administra tion Building. Paul has the same duties in South Hall.
\ Vith the advent of "talkies" and motion pictures replacing vaudeville acts in the 1930's, bookings became
scarcer and scarcer, Kramer said. So he looked about
for something else that he could do.
He finally opened a gasoline station in Great Kills and
Paul opened one in Totten ville. "It was the only thing
we could do," Kramer added.
He eventually sold the gas station, worked for several
years at Port Socony, then drifted to Wagner - a job
"which I like very much. "
He added: "Please say that. The president CDr. David
i\I. Delo ) would get a big kick out of it. "
Kramer said Al Jolson 's act was the best he had ever
seen. " ... The way he put over original songs . . . his
personality . . . He was perfect . . .. "
Of the modern entertainers, Kramer was lavish in his
praise of Lawrence \Velk, the band leader.
In turning his nose up on modern comedians, Kramer
claimed they lacked the ability to project themselves.
He also felt they don't have good material and fail to
develop the material they have because of the "one-shot
deals" necessitated by television.
In the heyday of vaudeville, Kramer continued, a
comedian would alter his act from one performance to
anoth er, always perfecting it, depending on audience
reaction.
Recalling the years he lived out of suitcases in hotels ,
traveling from one city to another, the constant rehearSing
and the hullabaloo that's show business, Kramer said:
It was a hard life, but I liked it. I have no regrets."
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And that "Coach" is seen quite frequently to beam.
Oh , I surely got a laugh from your second paragraph
(where you talked about how Prexy lost his wig)
But I thought it somewhat sneaky, even just a
little cheeky.
That you'd pick this time to mention that the
library is leaky
And beseeech me to respond with "something big."
My reaction all this week has been to " let
the darn thing leak,"
But I guess I'm just too loyal to be thrifty;
So I reasoned what the heck, and am forwarding
my check
\Xl ith no strings attached, of course,
except that in the game with Tech
Please arrange it so that I'm on or near the fifty.
RICHARD HOLLOWAY
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�ADVISORY COUNCIL - Members present at a recent meeting were (front row, L·R) Les Trautmann,
Harald Matthius, Werner Johnson, Howard Braren and Reginald Kennedy, (standing Alfred Krahmer,
Fred Witte, Eleanor Ayoub, Bill logie, Joseph Fernandez, Rosemary Truempy, Marie Norris, AI
Corbin and John Gross.
1957 FUND GOAL $12,000
The 1957 Loyalty Fund Campaign
is again aimed at a five-figure goal,
and using the 1956 results as a yardstick, we should go "over the top."
Alumni committees, headed by fund
chairman John Gross, have confidently
set their sights on $12,000. This
compares with the $10,000 goal of
last year which realized a recordsmashing $9,164 for the association
and the college.
The executive committee of the
alumni association designated $6, 100
as the association's contribution toward
the fund for furnishing the new dormitory. This amount swells contributions and pledges to $ 2 8,255.
The remainder of the budget will
be put toward five day school scholarships at $400 each, four evening
school scholarships at $100 each and
$ 3,500 for office operating expenses.
A short but intense Loyalty Fund
Campaign has been mapped for this
year culminating in the attaimnent of
our $12,000 goal prior to June commencement.
It is expected that all alumni will
be solicited by mail early in March.
A personal follow-up campaign will
be undertaken in the Metropolitan
New York area for all non-contributors
by mail from March 16 to Mach 31.
Results of the 1956 campaign,
shown in detail on the following pages,
indicate that optimism should be the
keynote for 1957. Increases were recorded in every category. A geater
number contributed, the percentage of
contributors went up and the association was enabled to support the college's activities better than at any time
in the past with t11e Loyalty Fund
total of $9,164.
'W hile the list of alumni who will
be working toward the new goal is
not yet complete, many of the important posts have been filled . John Gross
'3 5 is fund chairman and Harold
Matthius '50 is vice-chairman. James
Hutchison '49 and Charles Smith '50
are chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, for the new Century Club,
and the Rev. Carl S utt er '29 is in
charge of special gifts.
THESE TOO HELPED WAGNER GROW
THE COLLEGE gra tefully extends its thanks to donors to the Alumni Loyalty
Fund and also to the following 145 individuals and organizations which contributed to other funds during fiscal 1956 (July 1, 1955 , through June, 1956 ).
The College believes that alumni will be interested in readin g this listing, and
a copy of this issue of THE LINK will be sent to each donor named h ere.
This list was compiled fron'1 the official financial report prepared by the
auditors. It includes those who made cash gifts during the fiscal year, but does
not include those who made gifts of equipment (including library books or
collections) and those who provided scholarships which were paid directly for
students whom the donors selected. Suitable recognition will be given to these
latter two groups as the Development Office files, now in process, are completed.
Dr. Charles N. Accettola
Alpha Phi Omega
Alumni Ass'n.
American Legion
Forty and Eight
James J. Tappen Post 125
American Produce Co.
Anonymous
Elliott Barber
The Rev. Alfred L. Beck
Richard J. Bernhard
Henry Beisler
Dr. William A. Buecheler
Dr. Benjamin Cantor
Ralph A. Carloni
C. Whitney Carpenter, II
Thomas Cawley Memorial Prize
Class of 1955
Class of 1956
Andrew G. Clauson, Jr.
Co-Ed Committee
Henry G. Czachorowski
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David L. Decker
Empire State Foundation
Equitable Savings & Loan Ass'n.
Esso Foundation
Albert C. Fach
Farmingdale Community Scholarship
Tulius A. C. Fichtmueller
Ford Foundati on
Nathan Frankel
Arthur D. Freidel
Augustus C. Froeb
Frank Garlichs Estate
Wesley Geigel
George A. Gieseler
Howard R. Grefe
The Rev. Edwin J. Grubb
Mrs. John Geerdes
William G. Henning
Harry Herskowitz Foundation, Inc.
John W . Hooper
Ellen Horrmann
In Memory of Joseph Koehler
Class of 1931
H. Sherman Ingalls
Samuel Jaeger
James Foundation
Margaretha C. Katt
Louis 'N. Kauffman
Kay Foods, Inc.
Reginald Kennedy
Klein's ~farket
Joseph K lingenstein
Dr. A. H . Kurzrock
W. Earl Laing
LUTHERAN CHURCHES
C ongrega tiolls
Advent, ~ew York City
Chri st, K ew York City
Concordia, Rochester
Epiphany, 1-1 emstead
German Zion, Brooklyn
Grace, Fo re st Hills
Holy Trinity, Hasbrouck Heights, N . J.
Holy Trinity, Hollis
I mmanuel, Meriden, Conn.
Redeemer, Brooklyn
Resurrection, St. Albans
St. Jacobi, Brooklyn
St. James Community, New York
St. John's Evangelical, New York
St. John's, Union City, N. J.
St. Peter's, New York
St. Peter's, Plainfield, N. J.
Trinity, Amsterdam
Trinity, Staten Island
Organizat·ions
Emma Moldenke Circle, St. Peter's
Manhattan
Ever Faithful Mission Guild, Christ
Rochester
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for all contributors who would like to
see the average alumni gift to the fund
soar upwards from its present $7.73.
Century, Half-Century and QuarterCentury Clubs are being formed. The
goal is to stimulate giving in the $100plus, the $50-$99 and the $25$49 areas, respectively.
Other successful alumni campaigns
are utilizin a the Century Club idea to
excellen t advantage. Last year, while
the Loyalty Fu nd Campaign was an
outstanding success, the average gift
per alumnus increased only 1 Dc. If
each con tributor had tacked on just
one additional dollar i n 1956, th e
fund would have gai n ed a n extra
$ 1, 185 and zoomed past its $ 10,000
goal.
Jim Hutchison '49 is serving as
chairman for the Century Clubs, and
Charles Smi th ' 50 is the vice-chairman . They plan a special campaign
that will make use of personal calls,
the telephone and the mails.
IN 1955-1956
Ladies Aid. ~ocie ty and ~l ission Society
Holy TrImty, Hasbrouck Heights, N . J.
Ladi e.s A id Society, Redeem er
1rVlIlgton, N. J.
Ladies A id Society, St. J ohn '
l'nion City, N. J.
Ladies Aid Society, St. Pau l' s
Mt. Vernon, :-;r. J.
Lutheran 1fen of Queens :\ ward
SUllda::,' Schools
First. \\'aterbury, Conn.
Reformation, Rochester
St. John'" l ' nion City, X. J.
Tran ,; figuralion, Rochester
Zion, Pittsfield, ~fa ,;s,
SYllodical "lid .\·alioll,,1
Board of Education, l ' LC-\
eHEY, L-LCA
E\·angelical. ;\e\\ Jer,ey
Lutheran Brotherh ood Scholarship,;
l..'nited, New York and Xe\\ England
Wagner Coll ege Guild
Seabury C, ~Iastick
~fayor's Committee
Scholastic Achievement Scholarship
Harold McCormick
Albert Melniker
Merrill Lynch, P ierce, Fenner & Beane
M'etropolitan Basketball Ass'n.
Anna ~r. Meyer
Loui s ~Ieyer
E lsie W. Mi ller
Ernest Mi ller
Howard 1. Miller
~ r offatt & Schwab, Inc.
Jacob Neubeck
Eric P. Newman
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377.00
499.50
926.00
724.00
631.50
603.05
510.00
496.50
67.00
108.00
610.00
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11.43
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33.13
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11.50
9.09
10.00
10.88
10.21
14.26
10.04
7.79
7.36
7.15
5.55
6.71
7.81
6.16
7.01
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�Mural and photograph by Dri x Duryea Inc
ALUMNI GIVING AND ALUMNI GIVING RESULT - One of the many
tangib le products of the Alumni Loyalty Funds through the years is the
ne w mural no w on display in the re -decorated Alumni Lobby of the gym .
1956 LOYALTY FUND REPORT
1914
1893
100%
CONTRIBUTING
The Re\·. H. C. Erbes
The Re\,. J. c. Krahmer
1894
100%
CONTRIBUTING
The Re\·. Carl Betz
Dr. \Yilliam Betz
Dr. Frederic Sutter
The Re\'. H . \Vahrmann
25%
n
100% CONTRIBUTING
The Rev. Clarence L. Braun
The Rev. Heinrich A. Kropp
1898
50%
1900
100% CoNTRIUUTING
The R.- \-. Edwin Boettger
1902
50%
Dr. F. E. Reissig
1918
33%
1903
1904
1905
100% CoNTRIBUTING
T e Re\-. :\. C. Bl un ck, D.D.
Hu _ Pe rdelwitz
1908
33% CONTRTUUTTNG
The Re \'_ H enry C. Meyer
1909
50% CONTRlllUTTNG
Rich ard A_ Hope
1910
100% CoNTRIBUTING
The Re\,. :\. F. Keller, D.D.
The Re\,. William R. Meyer
1911
20% CO~TRIBUTING
The Re\' Hermann A. Meyer
1912
50% CONTRIBUTING
The Re\-. Raelph ~I. Durr
1913
r
100%
COXTRIBUTTNG
L Robe n H . Ischinger
The Re \-. William P. Reumann
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1929
1922
88%
CONTRlllUTING
The R ev. Edm und Bosch, Sr.
The Rev. J oh n ~r. Strodel
CONTRTUUTING
The Hev. Paul H. \Vasm und
1924
100010 CONTRIBUTING
The Rev. Carl Futchs
The Rev. Fred Vl. Kern
I)r. Carl Yaeger
1930
56%
CONTRIBUTING
The Rev. George Bulin
The Rev. Frank Gollnick
The Rev. Elmore O. Hoppe
Donald H. Race
Edwin C. Tappert
Th e Rev. \tVilliam J. Voss
1925
60%
CONTRlllUTING
The Rev. \tVilliam T. Heil
Carl Intemann
Wi lliam J. Intemann
The R ev. Howard A. Kuhnle
The Rev. Frederick R. Ludwig
Dr. Carl Sutter
The Rev. Norman Sutterlin
1923
CONTRLRUTING
Tht: Re \·. Emil \tVeber
The Re\-. O scar \tVerner
CONTRTUUTING
Dr. H. J. Kreider
20%
CONTRIBUTING
Dr. E. J. Grubb
The Rev. Frank I-Ierr
Paul Clemen
The Rev. Gunnar Knudsen
Dr. Siegwalt O. Palleske
The Rev. Fred Reustle
Dr. Gustave W. \tVeber
1921
50% CONTRIUUTING
The Re\-. Yost Brandt
100%
1928
50% CONTRLRUTING
11r. Conrad Heisch
66%
CONTRIUUTING
John A. W. Kirsch
Alfred J. Krahmer
Karl Schild
Albert Schilke
66%
1920
33%
Rev.
Rev.
R ev.
Rev.
CONTRIUUTfNG
The R ev. Bernhard Bohrer
Dr. George R. F. Tamke
CONTRIBUTING
T t: Rt:\·. Walter Veit
T he
The
The
The
CONTRIUUTING
CONTRIBUTING
TI e Re \·. Theodore Palleske
192 7
50%
191 7
50%
CONTRI )lUTING
Dr. Joseph Flotten
The Rev. John Schott, J r.
Dr. Theodore G. Tappert
1915
CONTRJUUTrNG
t: Re\'. \\'illiam Trebert
50%
The Rev . Herbert Siegner
1897
50%
1926
CONTRIBUTING
CONTRIUUTING
Dr. George Aus
The Rev. Charles J. Menge
The Rev. Paul E . \tVest
1931
TOP TEN
IN DOLLARS GIVEN
CLASS
DOLLARS
DONORS
1950
1951
195 2
1953
1954
1949
1955
194 8
1934
1940
926.00
724 .00
631.00
603.05
510.00
499.50
496.50
377.00
265.00
245.00
132
113
121
86
87
81
96
47
8
24
61 % CONTRIUUTING
The Rev. Austin Bosch
Dominic Colapaolo
The Rev. Elmer C. Dressel
The Rev. Fred Ericksen
The Rev. Dr. Ernest C. French
The Rev. John Kaercher
The Rev. William H. Niebanck
The Rev. Carl Prater
Herbert Sutter
Dr. Albert P. Stauderman
Loui~ Tomforde
1932
44%
CONTRIBUTING
Thomas Carey
roseph Gambin
The Rev. Herbert Hagenau
The Rev. R obert Heydenreich
Wagner College
--
�-
The Rev. E . A. :\Ieyer
The Rev. Arth ur Posselt
The Rev. Harold Reisch
1933
+5% CONTR IB UTrNG
Dr. David Bodaness
Dr. Cli fford A. Flanders
The Rev. Paul J. lZirsch
The Rev. Arthur M. Knudsen
Allan Miller
1934
47% CoNTRTBUTrNG
Canio DiCairano
The Rev. Rudolph F. Ludwig
Dr. Michael R. Mazzei
Joseph P. i\ longe
Dr. :\Iichael Rapp
J. Avery Smith, Jr.
Herbert Va ughn
Ferdinand C. Weidner
1935
62% CONTRIBUTING
The Rev. Sylvester Badel'
John Berglund
Albert Co rbin
Louis Feist
The Rev. David C. Gaise
John J. Gross
LLoyd Hunsdorfer
The Rev. :\[artin R. Lehfelt
Robert A . Olwig
Mabel Spitzer Sharon
Dr. Heinrich Suhr
Henry Trautmann
Dr. William Villaume
1936
31 % CONTRIBUTING
Dr. Charles Accetto la
Rolf E. Danielson
The Rev. Karl Eberhardt
Arth ur Friedel
George GuttIer
The Rev. Frederik P. Nissen
Dr. Daniel :\1. Pino
Paul V. RogIer
1937
37% CONTRIBUTING
The Rev. Godfrey E. Alberti
A. Aust in Ca rmich el
Dr. Bruce Carney
Jane Davies
Edna Gohlinghorst Pilling
Irving Green
Everett Jackson
Ernst Rittershausen
Robert Sheie
Dr. Frank Tellefsen
Rocco D. Zasa
1938
44%
CONTRIBUTING
Beatrice Blumenthal Eberling
The Rev. Walter E. Bock
Emil Bommer
Ruth Davies Anstedt
Dr. Henry Endress
Florence Gru now Gode
The Rev. Harold Hornberger
Marjorie I(irchel' Trasborg
GeorgeR. Mayer
Hector A. Pernetti
l' red Riebesell
Mary Sh imer
Th e Rev. Ralph Tellefsen
Lieut. Comm. Oscar YVeber
1939
54% CONTRIBUTED
The Rev. Philip J. Anstedt
Dr. Lenol'e A. J . Bajda
Dr. Paul L. Carney
Hope Coons Morrison
i\,Jary Davidson Meyer
The Link
Dr. John Goller
Dorothy Heins Holmstrup
William Howell, Jr.
Carmela lalenti Sive
Werner Johnson
Susette Meyer
\)r. \-Ian s Neuberg
:'Ilarie Norris
Ik Robert J. O'Connor
Ca rll 'eterson
K.enn ethW. RogIer
Thomas D. Searl
The Rev. David C. Smith
The Rev. Louis C. Suessmann
Lila Thompson Barbes
Herbert K. vViese, J r.
Frances Wightman Pritchett
Dr. Siegfried Dietrich
I)r. Harold Haas
Christian H olmstr up
Roy Holmstrup
Warren E. Jensen
The Rev. Albert T. Keyser
Luther Kirsch
Ik Earl J. Kriby
J. Clark Mullin
Cat herine Newton McDermott
The Rev. Erling A. Ni lssen
H enry YV. Raisch, Jr.
Henry C. Sondergard
Dr. Gwynne B. Swartz
The Rev. Edward Vesper
1940
50% CONTRlBUTING
Margaret Bambach Reynolds
Donald Borth
Dr. Jack Cooper
Ca rroll W. Dawson
The Rev. Gerhard G. Dietrich
Eleanor Dossin
John E. Foster
Ruth Gorman Schneck
Willard M. Grime, Jr.
Mildred Heppner Hoehn
Elbert Harris
Mildred Heppner Hoehn
The Rev. Arthur YV. Hergenhan
1942
TOP FIFTEEN
IN AVERAGE GIFTS
CLASS
AVERAGE
OF GIFTS
NUMBER
OF DONORS
1934
192 1
1894
1924
19 18
1928
1902
19 11
19 12
1920
1923
1929
194 1
1926
1936
33.13
33.13
22.50
21.67
20.00
15.50
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
14.64
14.26
11.67
11.50
8
1
4
3
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
7
27
3
The Rev. John S. Klc
Russell G. MacDonald
Virginia :\1ackoy Trautmann
Sidney J. :\'I eachem
Mildred :\Iessenbrink Hergenhan
Carolyn Meyer
Marion Ohr
Ll oyd F. Rice
Marjorie Rieb Seguine
Lieut. Com m. Robert J. Schneck
Diane Tietjen Foster
I.es Trautmann
Fred H. Willecke
1941
60% CONTRIBUTTNG
Dr. Albert Accettola
Oscar Bakke
Francis P. Baldwin
Dorothy Behrens Carney
The Rev. Silas E. Bergstall
Donald Browne
Roy Cutter
Alf red V. Danielson
Ruth Forster RogIer
The Rev. Herbert N. Gibney
8
50% CONTRIBUTING
;--Jorllla Brandkamp Holmes
.\ lu ri el Ch ri stian Johnson
Virginia Clark Peel
Ruth \-Iaas Roeper
Dr. Harold E. Hammond
The Rev. Waldemar Hintz
Harry Horgen
Jason Horn
Stephen J. Kost
Ruth Kriby Schroeder
:-'[arie Krumpe Borth
Roland Lange
Dr. R. A. :\lalmgren
Bern ice :\J ikkelsen Aldrich
Dr. J. Michael Moore
Helene Mueller Blomberg
Dr. Robert C. Pettit
Edith Rayner Morison
Helen Sandberg Swartz
Edwin Saul
Dr. Conrad Schroeder
i\lajor :\Iartin F. Schroeder
Wilbur Sterner
Il elen Wiig
1943
54% CONTRIBUTING
I)r. David Annun ziato
Walter Boecher, Jr.
Lenore Carney Taylor
J oy Cashel Hollllstrup
The Rcv. Henry Cornish
Doris I)ossin
Jean Evans Stewart
J ohn I' ranzreb
Lillian Glock Nolte
:'IJarguerite H ess
Erma Hinman Colvin
William A. James
\)r. J ens Trygve Jensen
Merton 1(le intop
Jam es La Hart
The Rev. Howard A. Lenhardt
I)r. \-I einz Mackensen
Mary Manning Sterncr
Catherine Morelli Wynne
Loui se Niclos Saul
Dr. Erw in C. Nolte
Dr. Joseph J. Perosi
C loria Rappold Greening
Julius J Schlacr
Sonja Stevens i\lullane
Jean Van V\linkl e Danielson
The Rev. Reinhold Weber
The Rev. Richard Weiskotten
The Rev . .\Ielvin Earl Yearke
1944
++% CONTRIBUTING
The Rev. Paul Alberti
The Rev. Robert Arnold
Eleanor Ayoub
Helene Barry Grimes
I)oris Bensen Raymaley
Co rn elia Borgemeister
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�Louis Chrampanis
Valcntine Connolly
Chaplain Theodore C. Herrmann
The J\ ev. Gordon E. Hohl
Marie H oran E nglehardt
Dorothy Krauss Neuberger
J ean Krumpe
Gera ldine Kirsch Arnold
Isabelle :Maiorano
The Rev. Alvin Messersmith
I,'rances Murray Grimes
The Rev. Paul A. Qualben
The !-I.ev. Paul Reisch
Dr. Bradford O. Smith
Rosemary Truempy
Rarbara vValters Boecher
1945
53% CON'rRlRUTING
Lillian Ayoub
The Rev. Arthur E. Baron, Jr.
John Briggs
Louise Christiansen
The Rev. Helmut Dietrich
E lsie F lor Kortrey
The Rev. William F uhlbru ck
Ruth Heckler
Elaine Hoebel Mills
E leanor Knudson Ferenczy
Dorothy Kraus Dietrich
Gertrude Mathis
Dorothy :.\Iohlenhoff
Gerda Pahnke Mentha
Capt. William A. Salinger
Evelyn E . Schaefer
In ger Walloe Whitney
I(ay Yarger Messersmith
46%
1946
CONTIl IBUTING
Herbert Benson
Evelyn Bodien Henriksen
Violet Dittmer Geffken
Doris Ekst rand Taber
Clarence A. Faires
Gloria Femenella
Gloria Gi lm our Dick
I)orothy Gross Alberti
Marian Kraus Benson
Ali ce Marus ~Iathens
Rita :'IlcGivney Kennedy
J ohn W. Mentha
Dorothy :.\Iiller Butler
Capt. Helene Nickle Pawling
Jean Oeder La Hart
Helen Pettersen Theyken
Adeline Ripkin Pfeil
Anita Russo Stahler
Sidney Schneider
Rose Smith Stahl
The Rev. Russell A. Smith
E li zabeth Whitney
1947
38% CONTIlIBUTING
Sidney A ri emma
Barbara Bradford
Winifred Denyse :.\Iueller
Joseph A. Fernand es, J r.
Dorot hy Gutekunst Ritz
Marjorie Hartung Marschall
William Hennessy, Jr.
Sam L. Johnson
Doris Larsen Mims
Diana \Jarsh Holland
Dolores Miralles Lenzer
Joseph Rowe
Philomena Sabatini Ingenito
Lamar J. Smith
:'Iliidred Stutzman Ahrend
\ 'incent Terranova
:-\g-nes Thompson Piscopo
1:lorence \Nelkowitz Toder
1948 49<'10 CONTRIBUTING
Dr. Helen Ackerson
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Chaplain William H. Balkan
Elsie Ball Searle
Margarct S. Bitterli
Ines Cavalli
Alice Co llin s Nellis
Doris Cottrell Brockmann
Sal vatore D. D' Adamo
Gwynn Davies Walsh
E li sha Darson
Frank DeAngelis
Lero), S. Dietrich
Claire r. Eilenberger
Dr. Hans G. Engel
i\Iuriel Evers Keigher
Edwina Findeison Johnson
Claude Geffken
Rhoda Gonza les Fabregas
Ita Grintuch Bon feld
Alfred B. Hartstein
:'IIary V. lalenti
Coline Tnnes O'Donnell
:-\nn Jamieson Ar iemma
Russel Jicha
l\ orman Johnson
The Rev. VViliiam Luger
Catherine L. Lynch
\"' alter L. McColl
Isabell e Maiorano Loredo
Frances Masut Cloness),
Claire :'Ilintzer Fagin
Janith Olsen Schaefer
Peter J. Orleman
TOP TEN
IN AVERAGE OF DONORS
CLASS
DONORS
DOLLARS
1950
1952
1951
1955
1954
1953
1949
1948
1943
1941
132
121
113
96
87
86
81
47
29
27
926.00
631.50
724.00
496.50
510.00
603 .05
499.50
377.00
226.00
338.00
Bernard VI'. Pfeil
Marilyn Romanelli Felesky
Casper A. Scheiper
Alva E. Schulz
William W. Sephton
Shirley Sandberg Shannon
E laine Strongman Kesner
George Tamke
Alice Tregde Johnson
Hildegard Viohl Walker
I vy Vurture Lutes
Ira Wells
Capt. Bernard J. "\'iest
1949
53% CONTRIBUTING
Betty Barbour Reiman
Dr. Philip A. Becker
William Beveridge
David Boyd
Barbara Brann Landowne
Olaf Bredholt
Ruth Carney
E lsie A. Chancellor
:.\Iargaret Christie Nicolais
loseph P. Cirignano
Shirley Co nopask Jicha
Eileen M. Cook
Gertrudc Deuschle il lorrison
:'\lartin Ea rl Arnold
Richard Forster
Wilson Gearhart
Harold M. George, Jr.
Dorothy Githens Trost
Bette Goesle Fi nn
Thomas M .Guastavin o
William G. Gurka
Elise Hamilton
Kenneth Hansen
Florence Hardie Artaserse
Miriam Herron Ross
Robert G. Hoffmann
James H. Hutchison
Dr. Alf red lkefugi
Lillian Intemann Arnesen
Dr. John Eric I wersen
E ileen Jackman O'Leary
~Iarion J ensen Tonnessen
Florence Kalldin Carmody
Mary Kehoe Reardon
William G. Krauel
Uaym ond Keigher
Patricia Krumpe Speight
The Rev. Harold Kuehne
The Rev. Howard A. Kuhnle
Kenneth Laucella
Evelyn Lindfors Spiro
Doris i\lcCuliough Miller
Robe rt :.\IcVickcr
Philip Mangini
Lt . Francis Edward Malone
Dr. Albert Marschall
Edwin Mensing
Arthur H. :,\1 ichel
Verona Miller Van Pelt
William Morrison
Henry Nelson Wood
:.\lichael A. N icolai s
The Rev. Richard Nybro
:.\lary O'Leary O'Regan
Alexander F. Patterson
Lawrence R. Paugh
Edward J. Pellicciaro
Elizabeth T. P lata
William B. Reitze
Elinor Renfield Belfer
Bernice Rimanow O renstein
Carl H. Ritz
:-\nthony J. Roperti
Thomas J. Russo
Norman Schae fer
William :.\1. Schorkopf
Betty 13 .Seifman
Marie G. Sheppard
Thc Rev. Trygve R. Skarsten
Donald Spiro
Hamilton Stewart
James J. Styles
John Thomson
Joseph c. Tito
Trygve Tonnessen
Frank V. Varrone
Bertha Walbert Deitz
Egon Vl1end el
Victor Wightman
Frederick \Vitte
Clifford Wood
1950
47%
CONTRIBUTING
Olga An tonop ul os Doerzbacher
Gladys J. Ayo ub
Frank Ballweg, Jr.
Mark Beck
Dr. Santo Bevacqua
Robert Blomquist
Howard R. Braren
Roy A. Bredholt
Don Brockmann
Jean Bulger
Edith Buraus Kibler
Lester R. Ca rli sle
Mary Ca rlucci
Lt. Barry S. Carmody
John Cas tle, J r.
Glarles R. Cice ro, J r.
Joanne Clason Decher
Wagner College
-
�Joel Cohen
Frank A. Creveling
Alyce Crocco Ferretti
Ruth ~1. Danielson
Thomas H. Darson
Dominic N. DePaola
Edmond De Santis
Helen Deuschle Niederhauser
Richard Doremus
Theodore Dowel
Donald Drown
William H. Drubel, Jr.
Charles II. Durkee
Dr. Milton \1. Ede lman
Gina Engel stein
Richard A. Erickson
Alice Evans Schick
Julia Fedirka Tomes
The Rev. John W. Fehringer
"Villiam P. Ferren
.<\ndrew Ferretti
~icholas ]. F ilimon
Ali stair \1. Forman, Jr.
Ave F utchs "Venzel
James J. Gilmartin
Alexander Graves, Jr.
Paul Guertler
Renee Hanf Varrone
Elenor Harsch Oschmann
Edmund Hecklau
j Ise Heinrich
Barbara Hogan Hoag
Fred \\'. Holsten
Jacqueline Holt Pike
Frederick V. Hurst, Jr.
Barney Jensen
Calvin C. Johnson
Philip E. Johnson
Ernest C. Kiefer, J r.
The Rev. Stanley W. Kircher
The Rev. Stan ley Knull
Alvin Krauss
Margaret Kraut Thompson
Irma Kunnmann Polhemus
Ernest "V. Lendzian
\Villiam E. Lexander
Richard \"1. Lindenberger
~Iary Louise Landis Spiegel
Franklin]. Larson
Robert A. McGovern
John \lcKernan, Jr.
Andrew P. McNally
William Mahoney
Harold \latthius
Edward ]. Megerian
Gene \lidgett Megerian
~Iax ]. Moretti
Eleanor \Iuller Gearhart
Frank Mulvihill
Diana ~ebauer Blair
\lildred Neumann Olsen
George Niederhauser
Charles O'Donneell
Kenneth Oetj en
Lillian Olsen
Eva Osofsky
Alice Patterson Converse
Mary P. Patterson Hughes
Cha rl otte Pederson Edgar
Lydia Pe ters Jacobs
George E. P fei ffer
Philip D. Pflaum
William Powers
Gi lbert Quintana
Raymond A. Ramberg
Gwynfryn ]. Rees
Anne Roberts Creveling
Henry L. Rolle
Joseph Romano
Barbara Rumpf Fehringer
James P. Saks
Walter]. Sbarbaro
Thelma Schade Youngblood
Elsie Schatz Love
The _Link .
William A. ScheA'el
Philip F. Schick
Allen ,,\!. Schmidt
Richard H. Schoen lank
Eric Sellars
Chester Sellitto
Joseph ]. Shannon
Alice Shetlock Reinbold
Frank Silva
Charles Thomas Sm ith
Leonard Spallu10
Robert T. Stanfield
Walter Stiering
Ruth Tellefsen
Lt. "Valter Thompson
David W. Tito
Vincent Tomes
"Varren R. Tompkins
Donald Tomsuden
John Turpanj ian
Arthur R. Vakiener, J r.
Gi lmour "Vagle
Dr. Pe:er D. Walz
Robert W. \"Iannemacher, Jr.
Samuel T. Weening
Martin Weiss
Gladys Wichman Fischer
Hermann C. "Vitthaus
Britta \"Ioodbury Kuehne
Arthur]. "Voodstone
The Rev. Walter Wrede
TOP TEN
IN NUMBER OF DONORS
CLASS
AVERAGE
INCREASE
1900
192 1
1955
19 18
1933
1911
1940
1893
1922
1897
10.00
10.00
5.17
5.00
3.43
3.00
2.94
2.50
2.50
2.50
DONORS
1
1
96
2
5
1
24
2
2
1
1951 52% CONTRIBUTING
Edna Aanonsen Darcey
Raymond L. Adams, J r.
Ethel Ahlstrom Schorkopf
Freeman E. Allen
Raymond C. Andersen
Henry R. Anderson
J oseph Auchter
Anthony Baldassano
Richard W. Baller
William ]. Barnard
The Rev. Frank Bauman
Bernard Baratta
Katherine Blette
Victor H. Bock
Walter Boegemann
Ca rol Bradley Shumack
Lenore Brody Alpert
Richard Brown
John F. Byron, Jr.
Charles Caressi
Robert W. Carroll 3rd
Emi l P. Cenci
Arnold 'v\!. Cleveland
Burgis B. Coates
Samuel E. Codomo
Dominick E. D' Alessio
Peter D' Arrigo
Anita Dinnerstein Targan
Theodore C. Doerzbacher
John ]. Doherty
f.'rancis T. Dolen
\larvin 1. Duskin
George L. Ehrhardt
Howard ]. Epstein
The Rev. Bernard F. Engelhardt
Lt. William C. Errington
W. Arthur Finn
Martha M. Fitzgerald
John E. Foley
Eugene 'v\!. Foote
Joseph Giordano
Donald Graves
Joan Gunther Rouvell
.-\ llen T. Hall
Raymond W. Hall
Cornelius V. Hannan
Rolf H. Hansen
The Rev. James A. Harrison
John P. Harrison
Doris Heepe Doremus
Norman G. Heil
Per Hellevig
Roger C. Herb
Dr. H. Richard Hoff
"Veert Hunersen
Calvin H . Johnson
'.farion A. Juchtern
E ll en Kalinowsky Hunersen
Richard G. Koski
The Rev. Karl Laante
Joseph Lau ro
Vincenzo ]. Leo
Arne K. Lorentzen
Arth ur E. Love, Jr.
Norma Lozier Rezac
Carl Martens
Harriet P. Mac Donald
Scott May nard
Richard E. Meyer
Leo H. Miller
Patricia Montgomery Lindheimer
Paul Neinken
Mary Ann Ne lson
:\1. Karl Ni lsen
Herbert W. Nolte
Richard Norlander
Joan O'Regan Graves
George Ostroff
Kathryn E. Otten Anderson
Robert Pennamacoor
Lawrence Prato
The Rev. Phi lip Qualben
The Rev. Henry L. Reinewalc1
Earl Roberts
Patrick]. Rubilotta
Lucille Ruggiero Iasiello
Walter C. Schoenfeld
1. Gene Schwarz
George C. Sherman, J r.
J ouis W. Siani
Raymond C. Smith
Charles Sokolowsky
Jo seph ]. Stanton
'vVilliam V. Steckman
J2.ne Stowell Brown
Eleanor SI raub Hecklau
Lois Sweeney
Christine Thing Gi lmartin
Andrew Thompson
F~.lmer Thompson
Addison R. Trismen
.J oseph A. Trivisone
Ar temi Vardakis
Lois Vasoll Norlander
The Rev. David Vogel
Harry A. Volz
The Rev. Theodore Warren
Pau l H. Wasmund, Jr.
The Rev. Theodore Weiskotten
William N. Wilson
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�Robert \ Vinckler
~larijean Worly Luger
Robert Zimmermann
1952
56% CONTRIBUTI NG
. \ Ibert Anderson, Jr.
Lansdell Anderson
Lindsay T. /\ndrews
Roy Arnesen
Emil P. Bader
George \N. Bardes
James W. Bishop
~lary Blaine
Robert Braisted
Frederick J. Brockmann
.\rl ene Cantor Lanzner
Ralph Carloni
John De Nicola
~largaret Dente
Jean V. DePlanque
Joseph J DiMarco
The Rev. Norman S. Dinkel
George Dorry, Jr.
John ~J. Durkee
Harold Ed wards
Rhoda Ellenbogen \Vaa s
Lois Everts Dejong
Jean Faist McKibbin
Honora Farrell Santoro
haplain William C. Fensterer
.loan Fox Rittberger
Anthony R. Galdi
Bruce G. Geary
Jack P. Gilbert
William Gordon
Edward P. Gorham
Ruth Greenwood Kos
James Guasta vino
The Rev. Alexander Guba
Emma Gustavson De Bastos
Frances Gutekunst Main
Evelyn Hall Wuest
~he Rev. George E. Handley, Jr.
kenneth O. Hansen
Dr. William H. Harvey
William J. Horn
Charles H. Huppert
Jeanne A. I sner
Kenneth J aehnert
H . Theodore Johnson
l(.aare Johnson
Walter A. Kehoe, Jr.
Sidney Kilsheimer
Dorothy D. Kimmerer
Henry I(och
Elaine Kovessy
Harry L. Kummer
~Iildred Lantry
Grace ~l. Laura
Lee Landes
Howard Lenzer
Charles Lendzian
II elen I I. Loeffler
William B. Logie, Jr.
Thornton N. Loihle
E ugene F. Lorenz
Andrew Macrae
Robert T. ~[al eeny
.I ane Marsden John son
H. Edward ~[ar s h on
Eman uel Melachrinoudis
The Rev. Herbert L. Messner
Ingeborg {eyer Hartstein
Reginald . ~[iller
Richard C. :\[ohrman
Gilbert Nelson
William H. Newton
The Rev. Howard M. Torri
Marie Pahnke PAaum
Patricia Patterson Kortwich
George A. Pattison, Jr.
John W. Paven
Ellen P iene Sangesland
Evelyn Pederson Gordon
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Henry P. Peterson
Stanley P. Potorski
Ralph J. Powelson
John]. Quinn
William N. Rey
Dorothy A. Reynold .
The Rev. William Rittberger
Th e Rev . Loui s J Roder
vVilliam K. Roehrich
Domini c Romeo
Hillar M. Rootare
Roger P. Rouvell
Phyllis Rechel Russo
David John Ryffel
George Salomon
John Schanzenbach
Robert J. Schinkel
Lt. Frederick Schneider
John D. Silva
~ Iargaret Synder II ausheer
:\Iargarite Sprenger Schaedlich
Dorothy Srabian Corell
Gloria Stammler Powelson
Ruth Stangeland Skarsten
I,-enn eth L. Swanson
Donald B. Sweatman
J oan Florence Sweeney
Chr istopher J. Swensen
TOP FIFTEEN
IN PER CENT OF DONORS
CLASS
I
UMBER
CLASS
PER CENT
GIVI G
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1894
1924
1893
1904
1905
19 10
1913
1915
1900
1929
1928
1922
1935
1931
1941
1925
I
8
9
3
21
18
45
5
Alexander zabo
Angela M . Titta
Paul C. Tuck
10hn E. Van 1 ame
Robert B. Vetter
Siegfried G. \Vachsmuth
I anet \Vannamacher Stevens
'rhe Rev. Edward \\'eiskotten
J oan \\· eyand Schwarz
The Rev. Hugh Whitaker
J eannette Wieboldt \Vasmund
Dorothy Willock No lte
Paul \Vu est
1953
-1-6%
CONTR IIl UTING
Cha rl es .. Babikian, Jr.
Walter P. Barry
William Bodamer, Jr.
Herbert Brau
Barbara Brimberg
Gordon Brinkman
Lt. William Brown
The Rev. Sherwood \\'. Bryant
.J oh n Campagni no
Donald J. Ca rm er
Donald A. Carroll
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
88
67
67
62
61
60
60
Alan F. Charnock
Ulysses Ciolini
Leonard A. Claffey
John J. Como
Eleanor Co rli ss Kaufman
Charl es v\' . Clau s
J can C. Dedrick
John De I'alma
·1 h(: Rev. Edwin R. Eastman
Hel ga Mae Erdman
George R. Evans, Jr.
Earl Ever en
George T. Ford
Wilma :\1. Fors ter
Fred Geils
William E. Gesner
:\lartin Gonser
Hildegard Grill
Cha rl es W. Grod
Harry C. Hadl and
Virginia Hagger ty Prall
G race M. Haher
William B. Ilahn
Walter II amester
J oan Harri son O lsen
Go rd on H eggland
J ohn I). H end er on
Elaine N. Hendricksen
Roy S. Hoth
:'\' icholas losue
Edwin O. Jacob
Ruth .I. J ones
Elleneva [(amp \\'eening
Louise Kehoe
George E. Kenyon, J r.
Robert C. Kellner
Harold Kjellen
James Klem
Richard A. Koss
Co rnel iu s J. Leonard
Donald R. Marvin
Helen ~lcNally Schoenlank
Vernon G. Milam
Ca rl T. Mileski
Adolph Moller
Francis O·Leary
:\iiriam Plitt
George E. Pontoppidan
P eter Prunty
Lt. Stanley G. Radhuber
Carolyn R. Reisch
Heverly Reller
Alphonse J. Rode
Robert Ru edi sueli
Clara L. Sarounie
George E. Scheitlin
The Rev. William Schiemann
Kenneth R. Schlamp
c\lfred Schlegel
Dorothy Schmidt
Phyllis Schmidt Siegel
Elise chriever Brockmann
.\rl cne Schwartz
Seymour Siegler
Robert Snedeker
Roy E. Speight
~Iary Spinelli
William Stratford
I{obert R. S\\'i ft
Adolph . Szczepanski
Paul R. Takash
K.ri stap s Valters
.\rthur Van E tten, Jr.
Phylli s Van Nostrand Melachrinoudis
J ohanna \ ' on eggern Schumacher
James J. Wakefie ld, Jr.
Arnold ~r. Wells
1954
~9<'1o
Co
' TRIBUTING
Il elen A. Albers
Paul Baranek
Sylvester Barricella
Gloria Bauman Weiskotten
Wagner College
l
-I
�-
-
Joyce Biller Bishop
l3arbara Bred in
Lucille Brown Hayes
Elaine Casazza Oliver
Mary Castellane
John Chiola
Ruth Chri stensen Scherb
Stan ley F. Clark
~ Iadel in e Clausen Jacob
Sam A. Colucci
George E. Coppersmith, Sr.
Barbara Curry Van Etten
Donald Dausch
Beatrice E. Ferguson
Louis Ferrara
Fred Frick
Roy J. Gartrell
Emily George Bradt
Kathleell E. Gibbons
f.'rance, .-\. Gould
:\ orman T. Gundersen
Ed"ard R. Hanson
George E. Hassoldt
Barbara 11. Helmke
Ann P. Hemsworth
Herbert Hensel
Carol Hieronymous Nelson
Stephen Hluchy
Elizabeth Hoft Miller
.-\delaide Hunsdorfer Drubel
Jacques Jacobsen, J r.
H. Lawrence Jones
Frederick Kaestel
.T ohn D. Kearney
Richard VV. Kimmerer
Herbert D. Kuhl
Lt. Spiros G. Lantzounis
Fred Lapnow
Frederick Lehmann
Austin Litvak
Theodore Low
Edda Marder Schweid
Robert E. ~[cNamara
Verna E. ~1eyer
Rolf Mielzarek
Dorothy Miller Scholz
Samuel Moffett
Anne Mullaly Stack
Gilda Murano Mitri
Carl H. Nuermberger, Jr.
Dorothy Oest
Fred H. Olson
Ole Osbrunn
Tnga Pajur
Arthur G. Paugh
Vito V. Pavia
Tohn F. Pearch
Morton G. Perry
Herbert P. Piehler
Eileen Porter Monroe
Richard Prall
Eugenia Prusak
Edna ~r. Quell
Lillian]. Roudi
Robert Sbarbaro
~larilyn Schiels
Marilyn Schmidt Quintana
,\jarianne Schoenlank Neville
Herbert Schumann
Alb ina M. Setaro
Dolores ]. Shotwell
Afichael A. Swoboda
Daniel Uzupan
\Vilma Poit Von Holten
U. Janet Warnecke
Edward B. Wasielewski
Helen Wenkert
Carl A. 'Nerner
Frederick H. Winrock
Patricia Wood wood
Custav A. Wuestefeld
Ruth Zinn Maleeny
The Link
1955
47% CONTRIBUTING
Franklin C. Affcrton III
Lenore Ahalt
Doris-Christa Ahrens Roehrich
Doris Beadles
Nancy L. Bechtel
Robert Bernett
Chester N. Brooks
Douglas E. Butler
Maril yn S. Chery
Vincent J. Cobb
August us Columbus
Francis J. Corgan
I sabel M. Casey
Sylvia Crewes
William :--r. De Heyman
Richard G. De Stefano
~Ianfred Fleischer
Cha rl es ]. Frick
Molly A. Gillam
Loui se Hahn Harreus, J r.
Willaim T. Heil, Jr.
Ursula .\1. Helmke Peters
William Hereford
Caroline L. Herrmann
Frederick Holmes
Ernst F. Holst
Alice Gerdin Huppert
Eleanor Huth
Nicholas J. Ialenti
Antonio Intenzo
Edward B. Jacobson
Stanley A. Johnsen
Cha rl es Henry Johnson
Mary Karsnak
James Keller
Kathleen Kramer Schumann
Ca rl Laib
Carolyn Dangerfield Lanahan
R. Harold Larsen
Robert R. Laurie
Han s Marcussen
Irene H. Maclosky
Helene C. Massey
./ oy G. Matthews
Theresa :--Iauro
Eleanor ~L Mehrtens
Guna .\fezveveris
Salvatore Mitri
Arlene M. Mohlenhoff
Francis A. Monica
Douglas G. Morton
l3arbara Noack
./ 0 1111 J. O'Donnell
Royal F. Olson
Grace E. Paulsen
Rose M. Perosi
1. Robert Peters
Edna Peterson Mathes
Ronald ]. Peterson
~l. Anne Pierce
Carol L. Plumb
Anthony J. Polomene
Leonia H. Prusak
I-larry A. Reis, Jr.
Elsie .\1. Rieper
i\' icholas Rigopoulo
""alter Romanofsky
Jane Rosenberg Jacobsen
John A. Russo
Anna N. Sachse
Edward J. Salmon
Barbara M. Sanders
John C. Schaertel
John F. Schick
Richard Ronald Schmall
Joan F. Schmitt
Richard W. Siemann
~ unzi o Sisto
Sandra Lee Sonn
Dale Spier
Elike B. Takyi
Lee H. Taylor
\ ' era E. Ungeheuer
Jean Vetterlein Zipf
Barbara E. \Vall
Jane 'Welter
.
.
Lucille Wesoloski Klmg
H. Rodney Whitney
Lorraine Wiesner
E li zabeth J. Williamson
Diana Young Thiemer
Faye Zitzkat Frick
1956
7% CONTRIBUTING
Nan Brown Beckman
f rwin Fainberg
Alfred G. Haggerty
Richard Hunt
fohn H. Irving
'Reginald ]. Kennedy
Edward F. Moran
Joan T. Ritzheimer
Una L. Schafer
'vVarren R. Schubert
William A. Sleavin
Lars B. Staaby
Marianne Thiemsen Burhans
Leon Tuder
Evelyn Vandermark Schanzenbach
William E. Wallace
FORMER STUDENTS
Louis Agoliati
John D. Barbes
Martha Schaefer Boyer
Vi rginia Costich Fensterer
The Rev. 'vValter Cowen
Erwin Ednress
E lsie Heldt Roemer
Eleanor Jensen Willecke
Evelyn Johnson Haas
Albert F. Kosbab
Glenn ~facDona ld
Dorothy McCarthy Reilly
E leanor S. Messner
Clarence Offerman
Vera Peters Pandelaky
Clara Shake Ritterhausen
Joan Spear Peters
Henry Speight
Charlotte Tippens
Albert H. Vondran
HO ORARIES
Dr. John ~1. Braisted, Jr.
Dr. Ellsworth B. Buck
Dr. Andrew G. Clau son, J r.
Dr. Lee Y. Davidheiser
Dr. F. C. DeWalsh
Dr. Paul W. Dieckman
Dr. Rosalie Edge
Dr. Earle Freese
Dr. Otto Gerbich
Dr. Paul A. Kirsch
Dr. Edwin Knudten
Dr. Frederick R. Knubel
Dr. 1-1 erman K. Kuthe
Dr. Donald E. Law
Dr. Walter C. Langsam
Dr. Frederick N oeldeke
Dr. William H. Stackel
Dr. Edmund F. \¥agner
Dr. Louis C. Wills
Dr. Joseph F. Worthen
HONORARY ALUM I
Mr. Jim Lee Howell
Class of 1956 not solicited until Nov. 1956.
This list may contain some omissions. Contributors who have become "lost" alumni
since mailing their checks, would no longer
be on our mailing list.
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�DON ORS
( Cont inued fro m page 7)
~ ] r. and M rs. vVa ldemar J.
e umann
Sam uel l. N e wh o use Fo undation
The Rev. and Mrs. H oward M. N o rri s
J ess ie S mith oyes F oundat ion, Inc.
Parent s of the Class o f ]956
:\ lr 5. Bi sse ll B. Palmer
Frederick W . Rettenm eyer
Richmond Co unty :\ [edi cal S ociety
W omen' s Aux iliary
[rwin G. Ross
Mr. and Mrs. H enry Ru gen
Caroline S chade E state
:\ It· s. E m ma B. Schi nd l
Il enr)' Schmidt
Oscar Sch wid etsky
\)o ro thy M. Smith
F . Goodw in Sm ith*
Mrs. W. :'II. S mith
Socony-wJobil Oil Co., Inc.
I': dgar I.. Stab fo rti
T he Rev. Rober t Stachl
.\ Ir s. Robe rt C. Stanley
S ta ten 1, land Chap ter
Wagner Coll ege Guild
S tat en l sland Hospi tal S cholar ship s
:\ Iilt on Steinbach
T he Rev. Geo rge R. F . Tamke
T he T exas Co mpany
) ohn Treibe r
Geo rge F. Tro mm er*
Samuel A. Turvey
Wagner College Board o f
At hl eti c Control
Wag ner Co ll ege Eveni ng Ass·n.
H. T o rrey Wa lker
M r s. F. P . W a rd
\\ 'eissgla ss Go ld Seal Dairy Co rp.
Margaret L. \\ '\:nclt
S. S. Whi te Denta l :\ Ian ll fa cturin g Co.
Loui s C. Wi ll s
* Oereased
THE RECORD
Wagne r 77
CCNY 66 .
loyola 89
Brooklyn Poly 63
Wagner 5B
Wagne r 69
Upsala 70
G.
Hill
0
Gasparini
6
Kaunitz
3
Wisniewski
3
lamker
7
King
1
Meningall
3
Chesley
0
Minell i
0
23
Wagner
F.
2
9
0
9
T.
2
21
6
15
14
2
10
0
0
70
o
0
..
0
0
24
Paulson
Burkoski
Martinsen
Lombardo
McCarty
O 'Connor .
Powers
Murphy
Cegg
.
Fierce
Blackwell
Blomquist
Peterson
Orlando
Simler
82
G. F.
2
0 0
4 3
0 0
1 1
11 5
1 2
6 4
1 7
1 0
0 0
29 24
..
..
23 14 60
Mahala
Johnson
Witzel
Blomquist
Peterson ............
Blackwell .
Bailey
Fierce
Simler
Orlando
G. F. T.
7 2 16
1 0 2
1 3 5
1 0 2
1 1 3
5 3 13
0 0 0
2 3 7
0 0 0
7 3 17
25 15 65
Wagner 68
G . F. T.
7 3 17
5 13
0 0 0
2 10
7 3 17
3 5 11
0 0 0
..
Mahala
Witzel
Blomqui~t""
..
Blackwell
Fierce
Orlando .....
Simler
25 18 68
.... Wa!lner
Buckn e ll 83
Springfield
Wagner 97
............................. Upsala
Wagne r 88
..
.... Wagner
Brooklyn College 90 ....... .............................
West Chest.r
Wagn e r 74
Mahala
Blomqu ist
Pe te rson
Witze l ...
Johnson
Blackwell
Ba iley
Fi erce
Drake
HIM
SEE
HI~
Orlando
Sim ler
NIGHT SCHOOL STUDENT
89
G.
17
3
1
1
0
0
2
3
1
4
1
Stevens
F.
7
1
0
T.
41
7
2
6
0 0
2 2
2 6
1 7
1 3
1 9
4 6
.
..
.
DAY STUDENT
SEES HIM
AS
PROf'ESSORS
SEE HIM
Man e
Sardero
Kle.
Golden '"
Schwab
Morin
..
St. Joh n's 55
G. F. T.
3 1 7
Alfie ri
1 0 2
Pascal
6 .. 16
Seiden ...
0 0 0
Chrystal
5 616
Brody ....
3 .. 10
Duckett
1 2
Cowley
0 0 0
19 1755
lana 83
Wagner 85
Plant
Namoh~'~ '"
Wind
linden
Gallagher
l ee
Barr on
Gilman
Sta uff
Reinhard t
11
109
..
AS
Rodopolou ~ .... ·
65
82
82
71
58
68
G. F. T.
1 2
1 1 3
1 0 2
1 2
6 o 12
9 8 26
.. 0 0 0
4 1 9
0 0 0
0 0 0
3 0 6
1 0 2
0 0 0
27 14 68
Kings Point
T.
29
2
14
6
10
2
9
10
12
Pare nti
HE SEES
HI MSELf
Walker
Taylor
lipton
Vepek
Culling
8rook s
33 23 89
Wagner 109
G. F.
Mahala ............. 10 9
Blomquist
1 0
Peterson
4 6
W itzel
3 0
Johnson
3
Blackwell :.....
1 0
Bailey
2 5
Fierce
5 0
Droke
6 0
Orlando"
2 0
Simler
3
.. 1 27
AS
..
0
17
2
Wag ner 65
T.
10
0
11
0
3
27
4
16
9
2
0
82
Muhlenbe rg 69
G . F. T.
Jeffries
5 414
Smith
8 2 18
Kessler
0 2 2
Kurz
2 2 6
Roth
5 5 15
1 2
Gemma
Gall ..
0 8
Motell
0 0 0
Park
1 0 2
26 17 69
Wagn e r
T.
12
3
10
12
F. Dickinson 62
..
Josephs
Wilbur
DAY SC HOOL STUDENT
..
Mahala
Witzel
Wagner 76
Manhattan
60
G. F.
..
1 1
2
6 o
2 0
0 0
5 7
1 0
..
..
«
G. F. T.
0 0 0
3 0 6
3 .. 10
1 1 3
0 2 2
0 0 0
1 5 7
1 0 2
5 .. 14
0 0 0
14 16 ....
Wagner 5.(
Blomquist
Baile y
Blackwell
Fierce
Droke .......
Orlando
.. ..
..
G. F. T.
2
5
1
6
0
2 10
.. 1..
0 8
0 2
.. 16
22 10 54
............................................................. Wagner 69
. Gettys burg 62
Th e Ow l
Page 14
W ag ner College
-
�Basketball booms . . .
AND STILL THEY WIN
Jumping a la lonny West Fred Blackwell goes high to cage one in the
record .breaking Kings Point victory. Harry Orlando (center) drives by
Gardeners Attention ...
Garden Gathering Great
A precedent-shattering event takes place March 7, and
because it is certain that \\7agner alumni will want to
have a first-hand view of the action, special arrangements
have been set up for the " ' agner-Manhattan game in
1adison Square Garden on that date.
Order your tickets now! A number of seats have been
reserved in the side mezzanine for the exclusive use of
Wagner alumni. The cost is $2.50 per ticket and they
are being distributed by the Alumni Office. Make Jour
check or money order payable to \Vagner College an get
it in the mail today. If you wait you might have to sit
with the Manhattan fans.
THAT'S
OT ALL. Make plans to attend the informal alumni get-together at the China Song Restaurant,
1705 Broadway at 54th Street. \Vagnerians and their
guests are urged to re-hash the game here starting about
9: 30 p.m. There will be room for all in the spacious
Treat, and it's only a few blocks from the Garden.
The Link
Let's add up the score in an attempt to see what a
"crippled" \V agner College basketball team has accomplished after 17 games. 1 0 one expected too much at the
start. Lonnv West was out with a broken leg. Later Tom
Drake sprai;,ed an ankle. Paul Bailey had the old leg
injury and was later put under observation with a suspicion of appendicitis. Bob 1ahala was sidelined for two
weeks with a sprained ankle starting with the St. John 's
game, and starter Bruce \Vitzel and Dick Simler missed
the thriller with the Redmen because of a virus infection.
Gloom, disaster and dispair! It is evident from th e
above that the Seahawks have failed to crack th e win
column and all hope is lost.
This is not the case, of course, ancl many are read~
to testif" that the 1956-1957 edition of the Seahawks
is one ~f the most thrilling basketball combinations in
\Vagner's history. Joe Lapchick, St. John's coach, and
Manhattan's Bob Martinsen, and Captain Bob Mahala sends the boll
goalward (right) against the some team and the some man.
hall reserved for \Vagner partisans. The affair is Dutch
Bernie Crum, Muhlenberg mentor, will substantiate this
story too. Their highly rated teams escaped from the
Grymes Hill gym with one-point victories for which they
were grateful.
It is a great tribute to team attitude and Coach Herb
Sutter that the record stands at 8 victories and 9 losses.
It is even more hopeful when it is considered that the
squad is gaining momentum and improving each game.
Captain Bob Mahala leads the club in scoring and rebounding. His 21.1 PPG is second only to West's 24
last season. He dropped in 41 points against Stevens
Tech and paced the team to a record 109 -44 over Kings
Point. His 296 points this season gives him a career
total of 1,089 - just a few short of Ed Peterson's 1,172
and a few over Charlie Harreus' 1,029.
It has been far from a one-man show, however. Three
freshmen have been regular starters, and it is this trio
that is responsible for the rays of optimism that will
characterize the 1957 - 5 8 campaign. Harry Orlando,
Fred Blackwell and Milfred Fierce are averaging 14, 11
and 1 points a game, respectively. Fierce, incidentally,
held Alan Seiden, St. John'S scoring ace, scoreless.
This is a team worth full support by all alumni, and
March 7 in Madison Square Garden will be a good spot
to show our enthusiasm.
°
Page 15
�IT HAPPENED
HILL
ON THE
DAY SCHOOL ENROLLMEI T for the spring semester
is approxim ately 900 according to registration fi gures.
Thirty-three undergraduates completed requirements for
their degrees in January and 59 n ew da y students were
admitted. Approximately 150 were enrolled in the graduate school. . . . TH E FOURTH AN l UAL VOCATIO lAL CONFERE CE sponsored by Wagner features
Dr. James F. Collins, director of personnel and trainin g
for the Universal Atl as Cement Co., as th e m ain speaker
Febru ar y 19. . . . "TH AT lATIONALIS I IS A
'\lEI ACE TO JANKIN D " was the scheduled Great
Britain-U.S. debate between Gareth Morison Kilby lorgan of the University of Bristol and Meirion Lloyd Da vies
of U niversity College of North Wales with th e \ Vagner
debate team Febru ary 1 5 .
\ VAGNER'S FRATER ITI ES gratefully recogni zed the
gen erous aid given them by 1\ Jrs. Florence Grouzalis,
bookstore man ager , in redecorating th e Interfraternity
Room . Above, 1\ Jrs. GrouLalis accepts a silver bowl inscribed with the initi als of all the Wagner fraternities
from Arnie Thompson, preside nt of the Interfraternity
Council. Looking on a re Jim Costi e (left ) and Ken
Vond er H eid en . . .. D EAN THORNDIKE SAVILLE
of ' ew York University's College of En gin eerin g will
be a speaker at the Fifth Annu al Symposium on Air
Polution and Its Control held at W agner 1\larch 2. The
symposium will be und er the auspices of th e Departm ent
of Bacteriology and Publi c H ealth with Dr. Natale Colos i,
chairm an .
A W ELC01\lE FRO 1 THE GOVERNOR of Penn sd ,'ani a was on e of the features of a n unschedul ed appea ran ces of the \\7agn er College choir ( shown below ) while
on tour in H arrisburg, Pa. The 50-voice group sa ng
selections of sacred choral musi c in the Rotund a of the
state cap itol as civil employees left th e building for the
dav . The choir's audi en ce includ ed , in additi on to Gov .
George Leader, who spoke with th e ch oriste rs, the lieutenant Governor a nd othe r legislators. T he choir cnd ed
a 2 5-concert tour through nin e states with a Homecomi ng
Concert at the College February 10.
(
SANTA 1\IAY lOT HAV E TIRED in hi s pre-Christmas
ru sh , but it is suspected hi s costum e did.
hown above
is the Santa suit in action for the second of three workouts December 1-+ a nd prior to three m ore wearings
within the nex t fi ve da ys. Professor John F. Hruby enthusiasticallv rend ers the traditional A V isit Frolll St .
1 icholns f~r a n appreciative \\Iagn er Guild audience.
Listening and enjoyi ng are ( left to right ) Irs . Joseph
\'erm ilye, John Burry, . I. Guild presid ent and Dr.
David 1\1. Delo, W agner prcs;dent.
...
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Wagn er College
�Alumni News Briefs
HAROLD HAAS, 39,
has accepted a call to become executive secretary of the Board of Social
Missions of the United Lutheran
Church in America. Dr. Haas resigned as pastor of St. John 's Lutheran
Church, Jersey City, N. J. to take over
his new duties with the Board of
Social Missions February.
A native of Union City, .J., where
he was born November 9, 1917, Dr.
Haas was baptized and confirmed in
St. John 's Lutheran Church, Union
City. He was graduated from Union
Hill High School, Union City, in 1934
and from the Lutheran Theological
Seminary in Philadelphia in 1942.
Dr. Haas received his Bachelor of
Arts degree from Wagner in 1939
and returned to his alma mater as a
lecturer in sociology from 1947 to 1949. He met his wife , the form er Evelyn
Johnsen of Staten Island, at \Vagner in 1938 when she served as campus
nurse. He receiveed his Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1942 and his doctor's degree in the SOCiology of religion from Drew
Theological Seminary in 1952. He also studied at the University of Jena,
Germany and the University of Oslo, Norway.
Ordained by the Synod of New York in 1942, Dr. Haas served as
assistant pastor of the Lutheran Inner Mission Society and at St. John 's Lutheran Church, Rochester, N.Y., from 1942 to 1943; as pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Linden, N. J., from 1943 to 1949 and has been pastor of St.
John 's since 1949. He traveled extensively through Europe in 1939, 1947
and 1952 and was official observer of the United Lutheran Church at the
assembly of the Lutheran 'World Federation in Lund, Sweden, in 1947 and
at the L.\V.F. assembly at Hanover, Germany in 1952.
Dr. Haas was a member of the Social l\lissions Committee of the New
York Synod from 1943 to 1950, and when the Synod of ew Jersey was organized, he became a member of its Board of Social fissions, serving as its
preSident from 1950 to 1955. He has been a member of the Board of Social
Missions of the U.L.C. since 1950 and its secretarv for the last three years .
THE REV. DR.
1893
1928
THE REI'. HEXRY C. ERBE~. pastor of
Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester,
1\'. Y. for 58 years, reti red Dec. 2, 1956.
THE REI'. EDWIN J. GRUBB, pastor of the
Redeemer Lutheran Church, J erse), City,
X. J.. appointed by the Regional Director
of the ULCA Evangelism Mission as Missioner for SI. John's Lutheran Church.
1902
THE REI". DR. \VALTER C. G. YEIT retired
January 31 after 48 years as pastor of
Zion Lutheran Church, Easton, Pa., and
nearly 52 years in the ministry.
1903
THE REI'. YOST BRANDT honored by
fr iends as the anniversary of his o rdination
in 1906 returned for the 50th time.
1924
T HE REI'. CARL FUTCHS, executive secretary of the Lutheran Welfare Association
of N. J.. elected secretary of the Board of
Social Missions of the United Lutheran
Church in America.
1926
Lutherans in Easton, Pa. held a service
in St. John' s Ch urch with Dr. THEODORE
TAPPERT, Phila. Seminary, as preacher.
The Link
Christ Church, Newburgh, N. Y., was gue t
missioner at the Evangelism Mission, St.
:-fark's Church, Elizabeth, . J.
1937
A new parsonage for the synod secretary
of parish education and home missions, the
REI'. GODFREY ALBERTI, was dedicated in
August and became the second official synodical residence.
1938
Fire companies were at the scene for
five houl's and traffic was diverted from
the area when a fire in the home of DR.
\lVn.I..IAM FREW of Staten Island swept
f r0111 the fi rst Aoor and left only a shell
of the second Aoor and the attic ... THE
REV. ALFRED J. SCHROEDER from 5t. John's
Church in the Bronx, N. Y. to St. Paul'
Church in Utica. N. Y.
1941
The M .B.A. degree from New York University to KENNETH W. ROGLER.
1942
THE REV. DAVID A. JENSON assumed
duties as mission developer at the Holy
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in
the Casa Vie\\' area of Dallas, Texas.
1943
HAROLD SHAHNAZAIHAN, Westfield, N. J.,
\\'ho 19 years ago started as a messengel\\'ith the Esso Research and Engineering
Company, now has charge of the company's.
central purchasing o r ganization in the
treasurer's division. He was appo inted acting head of the purchasing group in November . . . THE REV. VLADIMIR L. HIBIAN, pastor of St. Pa ul' s Slovak Lutheran
Ch urch , Bronx, N. Y., served as missioner
fo r the Evangelism Mission held by Lutheran churches of Burlington, Camden and
Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.
1945
THE REV. FREDERICK H. BARTELT, pastor
of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, served as evangelism missioner at St.
John's Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, Pa.,
for a \\'eek in October.
1947
LAMAR J. SMITH set to open newest
restaurant in the growing "LaYlar" chain
just off the camp us of \I"estern Reserve
and Case Tech in Cleveland, Ohio. It is
named "LaMar's U niversity Inn."
1931
1948
THE REI'. JOHN E. SJAUKEN from SI.
John's and SI. Peter's Churches, Syracuse,
N. Y. to Trinity Church. Fort Wayne. Indiana as associate pastor in charge of religious educat ion.
JOSEPH EISENBERG is executive director
of the New Britain Jewish Federation in
New Britain, Conn.
1932
Zion Lutheran Church, Bristol, Conn.,
the REV. ROBERT FLETCII :-.IER, pastor. broke
g rou nd last summer for a new building .. .
THE REV. ARTHUR POSSELT is dean of the
committee on leadership training for the
Leadership Training School held Jan. 14 to
Feb. 18 sponso red by the Hudson County
(N. J. ) Lutheran Pastoral Association.
1934
THE REI'. JOHN M. KLAI!X, pastor of
1949
DR. ALBERT MARSCHALL, after prachcmg
dentistry three years in New York City,
has set up his office in Winter Haven,
F lorida . . . DICK FORSTER named advertising and sales promotion manager of
Rocke International Corpo ration, which represents American manufacturers in the export market ... THE REv. RICHARD YBRO,
pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoboken, N. J.. for the past 4-1 / 2 years, left
ch urch duties to se r ve as a chaplain in the
U. S. Army. After attending C hap 1a in'
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�His years of administrative experience
at Wagner College are providing IAN
A. MORRISON a solid background for
his new position as sales manager,
school and college division of the Royal Metal Manufacturing Co. in New
York. He assumed his new duties
September 1, 1956.
Dean l\l orrison , as he will alwavs
be known to \Vagner's alumni , was
appointed to the newly created post
of Dean of Men in Sept. 1949 after
serving for one year as assistant to Dr.
John A. Bacher, then college Dean.
Born in Glasgo\\', Scotland, Morrison was grad uated from New Dorp
High School. Following thee years service in the Army, Morrison was married
in 1946 to the former Naida Brown while a sophomore at \Va gner . They now
have a son, Craig, who will be five years old in ,\ugust.
Active in student activities while at \Vagner, Morrison was editor of
the WAGNERIAN , President of the Debate Club for two years, Vice-President
of the Student Association, student library assistant and Freshmen \Veek counsellor. He was graduated cum laude in history in 1948 and studied for his
Masteer's degree at Columbia University while working with Dean Bacher. He
received his M.A. from Columbia in 1950 and is a candidate for his Ed. D.
As Dean of fen, i\Jorrison instigated and developed the personnel
program and was primarily responsible for the counselling and guidance of
all men students within the college. He served as advisor to foreign students,
the first Veterans advisor and managed choir tours from 1948 to 1952 .
A member of the New Dorp Baptist Church, Morrison is a former
member of the National Association of Deans and Counselors of Men; the
American Academv of Political and Social Sciences; and the National Interfraternity Council:
He is listed in "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities"
and "\Vho's ,,7ho in American Education."
School at Fort Slocum. he was assigned
to Fort ).ronmouth .... The ~LB.A. degree
to MERRILL C. HORl~E fr om X.Y.U.
1950
EO\\'ARO F. ~IcCARTHY appointed employment representative in the Personnel Labor
Relations Department of th e California Oil
Company. He is also serving as personnel
officer of the Air Reserve Squadron attached to New Brunswick, X.] .... BOB PEIRAKO
is an industrial engineer with vVestern
Electri c Co. and is working for the Master's
Degree in Industrial Engineering at Stevens
Tech, Hoboken, N. J. He also holds a Master's Degree in Economics from N.Y.U ....
DONALD (WHITEY) DRow;\! is head basketball coach and assistant football coach at
vVheaton High School, Wheaton, Md . . . .
TOHN EAGLETON and DICK SCHOENLANK are
salesmen for the Campbell Soup Co. in
Virginia and New Jersey, respectively.
1951
DR. GEORGE \-J ENKEL opened general practice offices in Eatontown, N. J. .. FRANKLYN W. SMITH studying at the Waterloo
Lutheran Seminary in Vvaterloo, Ontario.
. . . LEO VINCENT, owner of the Ridgefield
~urseries, Ridgefield, N. J. . . . The
D.D.S .degree to ROBERT H. WINCKLER
from New York University ... The M.B.A.
degree to \VEERT H. HUNERSEN also from
X'y.U . . . . THE REV. \"'AL.LACE KEMP
Pag e 18
from St. Mark's 01Urch, Cold Springs,
y. to Olrist Church, Salina, N. Y.
~.
1955
CHARLES HARREUS working for the Colgate Palmolive Peet Co. and studying in
the evening at Stevens Tech, Hoboken,
N.]. . . . ANTHONY PALOMENE stationed
at Fort Dix, N . J .... FRANKL.IN C. AFFERTON received the M.B.A. degree from New
York University . .. EUKE (IKE) TAKYI
to :Vlonrovia, Liberia as educational missionary.
I
1956
RAY NELSON is an insurance claims ad juster \\-ith the Great American Indemnity
Co. . . . ROBEHT PRICE assumed duties as
student assistant to the pastor at Chri st
Lutheran Church in Dallastown, Pa. . . .
HYACINTH MOROEY studying at the Bib li cal
Seminary in Nell" York City and hopes to
start missionary work in the Far East on
completion of her cou rses next J unc . . . .
NORMAN NilLLlGAN, GEORGE PRIL.L and BOB
CONNERS stationed at Fort Dix, ~- J. .. .
VINCENT L. GIACINTO (M'S6), busines s
manager of the technical division of :'lerck
and Co., appointed to thc faculty of Union
I unior College in Cranford, N.]. He teache s
economics in the evening session. Giacinto
recently addressed an American Chemical
Society audience on the subject "Factors
in the Development of Quality Mindedness." ... ROBERT ]. FURREBOE studying at
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
1957
DICK ;\lARTlNSEN with the sales division
of Esso Standard Oil Co., Pelhan, N. Y .
. . . EWALD FORSBHEY named assistant sales
manager in school and college division of
Royal Metal Manufacturing Co., K. Y.
Former Students
DON KENNEDY, a Jun e graduate from the
United States Military Academy at West
Point, N . Y., stationed at Athens. Ga . . . .
NORMAN ESPLIN wi th Reeves In,trument
Corp., Mineola, L. 1. ... EDWARD J. A~fANK ,
JR. re-elected state assemblyman from S.1.
1952
JOHN (DON) SrLvA, an analyst, with
Charl es Pfizer Inc., B rooklyn . . . BOB
SCHl N KEL employed by Un i ve r Sa I Atlas
Cement Co. as sala ry analyst. . . HENRY
KOCH and PAUL TUCK also with Universal
Atlas Co. in accounting and sales, respectively . . . THE REV. EDWARO WEISKOTTE~
elected vice-p resident of the Lutheran Society of Syracuse and Onondaga County ...
ANTHONY A. ROSAL.IE and Gus RESKAKIS
both received the D.D.S. degree from New
York University.
1953
JOB N CAMPAGNINO teaching mathematics
and science in Spring Valley (N.Y.) Junior
High School ... GEORGE KENYON is pastor
of St. Peter's Lutheran Ch urch in Verona,
N. Y. . . . KARL (FRED) GEILS in Estate
Planning with the Penn ~lutual Life Insurance Co ... , AI. Tosl is a manager with
the A and T Tile Co., Little Ferry, N. J.
HARRV HAOLAND studying for Master's
Degree in 1\1 icrobiology at L.I.u.
1954
LIONEL ROTELLI teaching seventh grade
in Raritan (N.].) School System
11ARIL.YN SCHMIDT QUINTANA is a research
chemist at the U.S. Public Health Seryice
Hospital on Staten Island.
Deaths
THE REI". DR. BEHRE~D MEHRTENS, '14,
died November 22, 1956 aged 63 years. At
the time of his death he was professor of
religion at Hartwick College and was formerly head of the department of religion at
Rutgers 1.;niversity. The Rev. Dr. ~lehrten s
was born in Brooklyn and was g raduated
from the Lutheran Theological Seminary
in Philadelphia. He had se rveed as pastor
of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Rockville Center, L. I., Trinity Lutheran Church
in New Haven, Conn. and Peachtree Road
Lutheran Church, Atlanta, Ga.
MISS ELAINE BANFl, '54, died 1\O\'ember
24, 1956. She was one of the passengers
killed in the cras h of aNew York-boun d
Italian airliner in France while en route
home after a IS-day visit in Rome, Italy.
~Iiss Banfi also attended State Teachers
College at Albany, N.Y. She was employed
as a counselor in the division of vocational
rehabilitation of the N ew York State Department of Ed ucation in New York City .
~1rs. MARY Lou (LANDIS) Spiegel, 'SO,
died December 10, 1956 after a long illness.
Her home was in Jackson Heights, N. Y.
at the time of her death. Mrs. Spiegel
was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority
at \"'agner.
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CLARENCE SCHKEIDER ' 53 and WENDY
PROKOBY '53, Septembe r 27.
F'REDEIUCK \VITTE '49 and Shi rl ey Ha u ffman, Septem ber 29.
Rohe rt Banta and i\'ORMA ZAWADZKT
'53:': . October 6.
Elmer Robert E lli ott a nd ]EANKE R I'L.\:-;O: 'A55, i'\ovember 10.
Ro)\' .\LD S. SCLIREIER '56 a nd Doranne
Lipsitz, 1\' ovembe r 18.
1) ,\\ ' 111 1' ITOl' '56 and DORIS DlTTMER '56,
:\ ()vember 2-1 .
J ames Canfield a n d CA T HER I NE AN)\'
C; .\LLAC;IIEH '56, Nove m ber 24.
Roy A. IlREll li OLT '50 a n d L illi an La r sen,
I)ecem be l' I.
EDUARIl I\.AR I, EBEI{ljACK ' 56 a nd J EA)\':-'-E
HR.\CKEN '56, Dece m ber 23.
lZICIIAIW H. M INTEL ' 56 a nd Na ncy ~ Iac
\'icar, Decem ber 26.
SALVATORr: MITR I '55 and GTLDA \L URANO
' 5-1, Decem ber 29.
PAU L PRESTER ' 56 and Heide H une r sen ,
Decem be r 29.
DON BLLlOTT KENNEDY (F) a n d Nancy
lZim me rm a n, Dece mber 29.
Nominations Wanted
H ave you nominated your choice
fo r th e new \Vagner College Alumni
r\ wa rd s? Tim e is gettin g short with
the dea dlin e for nominations set for
~l arc h 15 .
T wo awards will be made, One is
the Alumni Achievement Award to recognize o utst a ndin g achievement in
am' field of endeavor in which an
allim nu s may be en gaged . The other
is the Alumni Ser vice Award to recognile outstan din g service to the college
or the Al umni Association or both.
Th ere ma \' be two achievement, or
two sen'ice 'a wards , or one of each
a\\'ard e\'en \ ear.
:\"omination ma\' be made and sect .ndeu b\
am reguiar member of the
.-\luml1l ,-\ __ , >l.iation, The\ must, howe\ er. be _ubmitted un form easih obtainabl e fr)m [he Alumni Office.
\ \ ilbur temer L chairman of the
Alumni ,\\\ aru" Committee,
eni ng
\\'ith th e former a__ ,ciation pr _ident
are R osemar~ T ruemp\. L T rautmmann , Dr. H enn Emir __ or the
Board of Trustee '.-\ ..-\. Pre_ ident
Werner Johnson, Di rector It Alumni
Heelati ons Ho\\'ard Braren and an as
yet und esignated member of the college's adm inistra tion.
Remember, l\ larch 15 i, the deadlin e,
The Link
In other facets of his life Howie
Braren h as been active. He was one
of the first alumni who discussed the
course on Lutheran history and doctrine , to be initially offered this September, with President Delo . A mem ber of Holy Trinity Evan gelical Lutheran Church in H asbrouck Heights ,
his home town , Howi e for many years
taught Sunday School and h as remain ed active as a youth leader. This is
in the family tradition , as a grandfather and a great-grandfather wer e
ministers and missionaries,
Sports-mind ed , as a participant and
a spectator, Braren has coached a teenage baseball team for the past five
years. At \", agner h e was the manager
of the 1949 football team , the one
which compiled the best vVagner record in that sport,
Braren in his n ew career will be
moving in several circles of campus
activity, As a new function, the alumni office will be working in a give-andtake relationship with the development
program,
Miss Marguerite Hess, who as registrar has seen the tangible results
of Braren's salesmanship for his college, rates his selection a "wonderful
choice," and feels that this will be a
"continuation of the trem endous interest he has kept in Wagner, " And Herb
Sutter thinks that "if the alumni can
catch half of his enthusiasm , they'll
really be mOVing ,"
How does th e n e w Dir ector o f
Alumni Helation s 100 k a t hi s job ?
' Vith a bow of appreciation to the
alumni, who h ave "displayed splendid
cooperation in helpin g keep the organizati on runnin g," H ow ie Br aren
expresses his confid ence in th e Alumni
Associati on and looks to a "vigorous
and dyn amic progra m to assist our
alma ma ter in movin g ah ead."
Having himself moved ahead in the
is and a half veal'S sin ce he left the
tatus of stude~t at Wagner, HO\\'ard
Braren '50 con tin ues to mo\'e ahead
nith the alumni. As Lonnie " -est.
tOp basketball player, noted when he
heard of hi friend's appointment, "He
might jll t a '''ell be payed for it. He's
doin~ it anyway."
A son, Judson William, to Dr. and Mr s.
\tVILLTAM H. HARVEY '52, July 14.
A da ughter, Jayce Ellen, to ~[r. and Mr s.
John Morgan OfARY BOGDAl' 'SIN ) October 1.
A son, Todd Ru sse ll, to R USSELL '48 and
SHIRLEY Co OPASK N'-I9 JICHA, October 10.
A son, Charles William III, to Mr. and
~rr s. CHARLES W. KELLER '5 1, O cto be r 10.
A son, Gary George, to Mr. and ~rr s.
GEORGE G. FORD '53, M-5-1, October 20.
A da ughter, Claudia YIari e, to :\1r. and
\lr s. KENNETH E. LA UCELLA '49, October 2-1.
A daughte r, R ebecca Elfri ede, to J OlfX
'5 1 and ELFRIEDE PALL '51~ BOHLKEX, October 25.
A son, John Robe rt, to R .WMOXD '-19 and
M URIEL EVERS '-18 K£lGHER. October 26.
A daughter, ~an cy E\'elyn, to :'1r. and
\ l rs. EUGENE SCAI~\ '-19, Octobe r 27.
A son, Edward tanley, III. to :'Ir. and
Mrs. EIlWARIl S. !'lOSLO\\', JR. (Fl. ~o
ve m be r 3.
A son, Ralph Eric, to ERIC T. '51 and
C LAIR L INDWALL '53 HAx sEx , XO\'ember 4,
A so n, R u ssell Pete r, to Dr. FREDERICK
(F) a nd OPHELIA SPIX.\ '-16 THo~!sEX,
Nove mber -I.
A so n, K ur t Wilhelm , to ED\\',\RD \\'. ' 52
a nd L EONA Y .\TER (F) \\ ·EIXBERG. ~o\'e m
be r 5.
A son, Carl \Valter, to :'1r. and ~1rs.
Ca rl W. Hau shee r OI.\RGAR£T XYDER '52 ),
Nove mbe r 7.
r\ da ug h ter, J ean :'Ia rie. 10 :'1r. and ~rr5.
Robe rt J. ;-, rull e r ( yfA RIE IXlBALDl ---IX )'
Nove m ber 7.
A da ug hter, J oan Ellen, to :'1r. and ~lr:;.
SAM ANTICO '-19, X o\'emlkr 12.
A son, J ohn L ee, to :'1r. and :'1r_. Lee S.
Re im e r (BETTY BARBOl'R '49 ) ~o\'ember 13.
A daughter, Karen Diana. to :'1r. and
\ [rs. Robert l'olhemu- IR~I.\ KL'xx~L-\xx
'50), November 14.
A son, Geoffrey -teven. t, ~1r. and :'lr5.
HERBERT BRAXDKA:\,lP ': I. _ - O\'ember l-l.
A daughter, Brenda, t ~1r. and :.r 1' - .
]. E ~DI ETT H.\LL ':'2. ~o\"t'mber 1- .
,\ daughter, Kim -u ~an. to Dr. and :'Ir-.
~IILTOX \1. EOEL:\L-\x ' -U. ~ on'mber 16.
.-\. daughter. Linda lean, to :'1r. and ~rr~ .
George [)ann (\1 lLOREn .-\XDER"OX 'SOX),
~O\'ember 19.
,\ -on, Daniel Gordon, to :'Ir. and ~Ir - .
C.\RL R. J OH X,0:-; '50, X O\'ember 19.
.\ daughtn, Barbara ,-\nn . to the Re\'.
ant! ~Ir_. I'HlUP Ql',\LHE:-; '51. XO\'emher
19.
,-\ - on. I Ja\'id Charle" to ~1r. and ~Irs.
:':'lHllL'\~ ,J. FILDIO:-'- '50. XO\'ember 20.
,-\ -on, Richard Anning, to ~rr. and ~I r,.
Rlnl.\RO PR.\U_ '5-1, XO\'ember 21.
.-\ ,on. Steven Con ra d , to :'1r. and :'Ir s.
.-\dol ph L. Dick (GLORL\ GIDIOLR ~'-16),
:\ o \'e mber 22.
A so n, David Theodore, to :'Ir. and
\1r s. Duan e Shoffner ( ~r ADELI"E R EI~ !E RS
'-19:': ) . X ovembcr 2-1.
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Staten Island, N. Y.
U. S. POSTAGE
PERMIT NO. 22
WAGNER COLLEGE
Alumni Association
Staten Island 1, N. Y.
.1
FEBRUARY
16 Basketball: St. Frances College of Loretta, Pa. at "Vagner
'12 Campu Community Chest Carnival
23 Basketball: Adelphi at Wagner
27 Basketball: Hofstra at "Vagner
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MARCH
1-2 Fifth Annual Symposium on Air Pollution
16 College Entrance Board Examinations
24 Luther College Band - Gymna ium
31 Long Lsland District Luther League Retreat
APRIL
Coming
College
Events
1
9
10
11
13
17
23
26
29
30
Baseball: Hofstra at Wagner
All College Convocation
Baseball: C.C.N.Y. at Wagner
Baseball: Kings Point at Wagne r
Baseball: St. J ohn's at Wagner
Easter Vacation begin
Baseball: Pratt at "Vagner
Guild and Co-Ed Fa hion how and Card Party
Classes resume
Baseball: I .Y.U. at Wagner
MAY
1
3
4
6
9
11
Baseball: Moravian at "Vagner
Graduate Record Examination
College Day
Baseball: Upsala at Wagner
Convocation in honor of Senior Gass
Parents' Day
Open House at Staten I land Hospital
Spring Song Fest
Baseball: Brooklyn at Wagner
18 Ba eball: Manhattan at Wagner
22-28 Final Examinations
30 Ascension Day
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LIBRA
OF
WAGN R COLLEGE
WAGNER COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
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THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Werner Johnson '41 , presi d ent; Harold Matth ius , Jr. '50,
v ice-president; Mary Ann Nel son 'SIN, secretary ; Hermann A. Meyer ' 11 , treasurer . Members of the Executive
Committee : Joseph 8 . Flatten '26, Wilbur H. Sterner '42 .
Alumni Trustees of the College: Joseph P. Monge '3.4,
Henry Endress ' 38 . Alumni Members, Board of Athletic
Control : Charles Babikian '53, Dr. Albert Accettola ''(l.
Alumni Members, College Council : Chester Sellitto '50,
Elsie Schatz Love '50.
VOLUME IX
ALUMNI CLUBS
NUMBER 3
SUMMER 1957
Brooklyn : fred Holsten '50, president; Charlotte Tippens,
F, secretary . Connecticut : Robert Heydenreich '32, presdent; Eleanor Dossin ' 40, secretary . Hudson Valley
(N. Y.): John Klahn ' 32, presicent. Long Island: Edwin
81auw ' SO, president; Helen Deutsch Ie Niederhauser '42,
secretary ; Walter Beecher '43, treasurer. Northen New
Jersey : Richard Chamberlain 'SO, president; John De·
Nicola '52, vice· president ; Janet Wannemacher Stephens
'52, secretary . Nursing School Alumnae : Margaret Ap.
p el '52N, president ; Gladys Wichman Fischer 'SON,
vice-president ; Dorothy Harris lapnow ' 55N , secretary ;
Elizabeth Slacke '57N , corresponding secretary ; Jean
Garthside Sackel '49N , treasurer. Rochester: Helmut
Dietrich '.45, president; Elmore Hoppe ' 30, vice· pres j·
dent ; Ruth Heckler '54, secretary . Staten Island : Ulys·
se s Ciolini '53, pres iden t; Barbara Praisner ' 55N , secre·
tory ; Fred Hurst ' SO, vice-president; H. Rodney Whit·
ney '55, treasurer.
Washington (D. C.):
Donald Haher
'48 , president; Joson Horn '42, vice-president; Helen
Sandberg Swartz '42. secretory . Westchester (N. Y.):
lloyd Rice '40, president. Western New York : Carl
Prate r ' 31 , president; John Strode I '24, vice-president;
Carl Nuermberger '54, secretary .
F. P. Hannigan '51
Kathleen Stewart '57
Tom Young
Ed itor
Asst . Editor
Cover Design
In Thi Issue
OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO W AG ER
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COMMENCEMENT, 195 7
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FIVE RE-ELECT ED TO ALUi\I II OFFICES
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FIFTY-YEAR KEYS GO TO BROTHER
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EW COACHES ...
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195 7 LOYALTY FUND REPORT
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A LIST OF LOYALTY FU D WORKERS
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LOYALTY FU D STATISTIC
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MEET TH E
IT HAPPENED ON THE HILL
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P UBLIC RELATION S SERVICES REORGAN IZED
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HELP WANT ED
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Departments
SPORTS
NEWS BRIEFS
SONS BEAT MOTHER TO SHEEPSKIN Mrs.
Alex J. Colgan prepares to receive her B.A. at
June Cammencement, the third. in her family
to do so recently . Son Richard (right) is a
m.mber of the Wagner cia .. af 1956, and Alex
(left) was graduated fram Notre Dame University in 1954. Mrs. Colgan was an evening student for six years, aHend.d one day semester
and two summer .. ssions. Far full Commencement story, see page 4.
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THE LINK is publi shed fo ur times a year by the Wagner College Alum ni
Association under the supe rvision of Ho ward Braren, D irector of A lu mni
Relations. Editorial Office: Trinity Hall 3, Wagne r Coll ege, Grymes H ill,
Staten Island I , New Yo rk.
�Alumni President Werner Johnson (left) presents service awards to Pastor SuHer and Dr. Accettola
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"Outstanding serVlce to Wagner"
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THE REV. DR. FREDERIC SUTTER AND DR. ALBERT ACCETTOLA
RECEIVE THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION/S FIRST SERVICE AWARDS
year span between two graduating classes
A forty-seven
wa bridged on June 1 when the first Alumni Service
wards were presented to members of the class of
1894 and 1941.
Recipients of the awards were The Rev. Dr. Frederic
utter '94, and Dr. Albert Accettola '41. The Alumni
Award Committee announced its choices on Alumni Day
with citations "in recognition of outstanding service to
\Vagner Lutheran College."
announced last year, the Committee will make two
award annually. They will be either Alumni Achievement wards to recognize outstanding achievement in
an\' field of endeavor, or Alumni Service Awards to
reCognize outstanding service to the College and/or the
Alumni A ociation. This year the Committee voted to
make both awards in the service category.
Pastor utter has been President of the Board of Trustees for 39 years and he has served as Acting President
of the College on three occasions. He was instrumental
in mO\ing the \Vagner campus from Rochester to Staten
Island in 1918, and for many years was Alumni Representati,-e to the Board of Athletic Control. Pastor Sutter's
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ci tation relates that "since student days he has given himself to the service of the College without thought of personal reward. More than any other person he has helped
the College reach its present high standing . . . "
Dr. Accettola has been the physician attending athletic
teams at 'Vagner for more than 10 years. On numerous
occasions he has been Alumni Representative to the Board
of Athletic Control and is currently serving in that capacity. Dr. Accettola's award states that "he has given
unceasingly and unselfishly of his time and talents to
promote the health and welfare of Wagner College faculty and students."
Members of the Awards Committee were: Chairman
vVilbur Sterner '42, Rosemary Truempy '44, and Les
Trautmann '40, representing the Alumni Association; Dr.
Henry Endress '38, representing the Board of Trustees;
Dr. John Bacher, representing the administration; and
ex-officio members Werner Johnson, president of the
Alumni Association and Howard Braren, Director of
Alumni Relations.
The Committee expressed its thanks to George Tamke
'48 , for his help in preparing the parchment awards.
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�Commencement Addsi87 to Association
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lurnni.-\ oClatIon membership was increased by
-; on June 3, a Wagner presented degrees at its
72nd annual Commen cement. Thirty-six masters,
2 3 bachelor, and eight associate degrees were awarded.
In addition, six men prominent in the fields of education, religion, industry, and journalism received honorar~ doctorates at the l\londay afternoon ceremony. Two
of them are \\'agner alumni.
The grad uati ng class includ ed students from Greece,
China, Colombia, British Guiana, the Virgin Islands,
and Puerto Rico, as well as the five states of New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts , and Pennsylvania . More than half of the degree recipients - 150were Staten Island residents. Highest scholastic records
were achieved by Mrs. David Paul, Paula Romero, and
Rosemary Dell'Edera.
The Baccalaureate speaker, the Rev. ·W alter E . Bock
'38, regional director of the Lutheran Evan gelism Mission, United Lutheran Church in America, and the Rev.
Ca rl Futchs '2 4 , executive secretarv of the Lutheran \Velfare Association of New Jersey, were presented honorary
Doctor of Divinity degrees.
Dr. Theodore A. Distler, executive director of the
Association of American Colleges, delivered the Commencement address and received an honorary Doctor of
Letters degree , as did Dr. Richard H. Heindel, vicech ancellor for planning and development of the University of Buffalo.
The "honorory" Class of 1957 (I. to r.J - The Rev. Dr. Carl Futchs,
Dr. Richard H. Heindel, Dr. Theodore A. Distler, Dr. Samuel I. Newhouse, Dr. George A. Gieseler, and the Rev. Dr. Walter E. Bock.
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Thomas DeBenedictis, the first holder of an Alumni Association scholarship for evening school students to receive his degree, was awarded
his Bachelor of Science degree June 3. A resident of Elizabeth, N. J.,
he' s employed by Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, N. J.
Also honored were George A. Gieseler, president of
the Dracco Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, Doct or of
Science, and Samuel I. Newhouse , owner and publisher
of the Newhouse chain of newspapers, Doctor of Hum ane
Letters.
Both Pastors Bock and Futchs are alumni of the Luth eran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia . Mr. Bock i
a former president of the Alumni Association . Mr. Futch
is secretary of the Board of Social Missions, ULC, and
its representative to the Division of \Velfare of the :'\ational Lutheran Council.
This was the 16th honorary degree for Dr. Di tler.
who had been president of Franklin and Marshall College
for 13 years. Dr. Heindel had been associated \yith the
U . S. Department of State.
Mr. Gieseler found his own corporation in 191 -;. and
1\lr. Newhouse purchased his first newspaper, the tat II
Island Advance, in 1924 . He now owns 1-l .
Harold Matthius, Alumni Association ,ice-pr ident.
inducted the class into Association member hip durin o
a convocation honoring the seniors ~Iay 10. Howard
Braren, master of ceremonies, addressed the group on
the aims and functions of the organization.
The preceding evening, following the Student Body
Banquet, the Association had held a reception in Beisler
Lounge of Guild Hall to welcome the Class of 1957 into
its fellowship.
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�Five Returned
To Alumni Offices
ALUMNI DAY HIGHLIGHTED BY INS TAL LA TI 0 N
OF 1957 OFFICERS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
ive incumbents were rtturncd to office out of a total
of seven officers as a result of this year's Alumni
Association elections. Announcements of the 195 7
officers highlighted Alumni Day activities on June 1.
Returned to office were President V\Terner Johnson '4 1,
Vice-President Harold Matthius '50, and Treasurer Hermann Meyer ' 11. Elsie Schatz Love '50, continues as
Representative to the College Council while Henry Endress '38, remains as the Association's Representative to
the Board of Trustees. Newly-elected officers are Mary
Ann Nelson '51 , Secretary, and Charles Babikian '53 ,
Representative to the Board of Athletic Control.
The
urses' Alumnae Association also ann 0 u n c e d
1957 officers on June 1. Named were Margaret Appel
'52, President; Elizabeth Slacke '57, Corresponding Secretary; and Jean Garthside Sackel '4 9 , Treasurer.
A committee of tellers headed by Marie Norris '4 1,
announced the winners of the Association elections be-
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Alumni Association ollicers congratulate eoch other at installation on
Alumni Day . Pictured are : (I. to r.) Treasurer Hermann Meyer, Representative to the Board of Trustees Henry Endre .., President Werner Johnson, and Vice-President Harold Matthius.
fore the start of the annual busin ess meeting. Out of the
meeting came a decision to hold back the naming of a
1958 Loyalty Fund Chairman as well as the adoption of
an Alumni Association bud get. These items will be taken
care of at Homecoming, October 26, when a special
meeting will be called. At that time President Delo will
be presented with the final Loyalty Fund check and 195 8
fund plans will be announced.
The decision to postpone 1958 plans until Homecoming was based on the desire of the executive committee to work closely with the College during this 75th
anniversary year. A special development drive for the
construction of both a library and a chapel is slated for
the Diamond Jubilee. The Association will consult with
college officials so that an integrated fund program may
be established.
Other Alumni Day features including the presentation
of Service Awards, fifty-year Keys, and Loyalty Fund
progress, are reported in this issue on pages 3, 6 , 8,
and 9.
Notes on the officers
Ernie Meyer (left) and Dr. Frank Sportiello, members of the' cia .. of 1932,
scan latest Wagner brochure at 25th reunion on Alumni Day.
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Werner Johnson, elected to his second term as president, is a Junior High School teacher at P. S. 14, Staten
Island. His wife, Muriel Christian Johnson, is a member
of the class of 1942 . Mr. Johnson is a member of the
Church Coun cil of Trinity Lutheran Church, Staten
Island.
Harold Matthius, also re-elected, is self-employed in
the real estate and insurance business on Staten Island.
He was Loyalty Fund Chairman in 1956.
Miss Nelson is past preSident of the N urSing Chapter
Alumn ae. A member of the American Nurses Association, she is now teaching science at McKee Vocational
High School, Staten Island.
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Continued
Charles Babikian is remembered as a star end on Jim
Lee Howell's football teams from 1949-53 when he
was four times named to the All-Armenian college football squad. He is now a residential salesman for S.
Hekemian & Co., Hackensack, New Jersey.
Hermann Meyer's name has become a fixture on the
list of Association Officers. This marks the start of his
twenty-second consecutive year as treasurer. Rev. Meyer
is Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, New Springville, Staten Island.
Elsie Schatz Love begins her second two-year term on
the College Council. She is a Junior High School teacher
at P. S. 39, Staten Island. Mrs. Love is representative
from the Metropolitan area on Parish and Church Schools
for the ew York and ew England Synod. Her husband, Arthur E. Love, Jr., is a member of the class
of 1951.
Henry Endress represents the alumni on the Board
of Trustees for a three-year term, his second. Among
his many offices are Stewardship Secretary, United Lutheran Church in America, Executive Director of Lutheran
Laymen's Movement, and Executive Secretary, Lutheran
Church Productions.
Five other 9fficers carryover in positions they were
elected or appointed to in the past. Wilbur H. Sterner,
as past president of the Association, and Joseph B. Flotten '26, as chairman of the trustee's committee on alumni
interests, are on the executive committee. Joseph P.
Monge '34, is a Representative to the Board of Trustees;
Dr. Albert Accettola '41, continues as a member of the
Board of Athletic Control; and Chester Sellitto '50, is
a member of the College Council.
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Class of '27 Memoirs Published
The memoirs of the class of 1927 were announced on
Alumni Day on the occasion of the class' thirtieth anniversary. The memoirs are contained in a mimeographed
booklet which was compiled by Alfred J. Krahmer. Personal histories written by class members, a re-print of the
commencement story from the Staten Island Advance of
June 8, 1927, and a special article by Mr. Krahmer,
"A Backward Glance O'er Travelled Roads," are included
in the booklet. Copies have already been distributed to
class members. Other alumni interested in receiving
copies should contact the Alumni Office.
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Alumni Office Moves
The Alumni Office has moved from Trinity Hall into
more spacious quarters at No. 1 Wagner College Road.
The new office had served as Dean Bacher's residence
in the past. Now called Development and Alumni House,
the building also holds offices for Director of Development Adrian Nader and his staff. The old Trinity Hall
offices are now occupied by newly-appointed staff members, 1iriam Zeller Gross, College Editor, and Francis
P. Hannigan ' 51, Director of Information.
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Dr. A. 8. Helmkamp
Dr. R. W. Helmkamp
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Fifty-year Keys Go to
Brothers on Alumni Day
Brothers from the class of 1907, Dr. Albert B. and
Dr. R~lph W. Helmkamp, received Fifty-year Keys on
~lum.m Day. The Helmkamps, who have pursued distingUIshed careers in education in upper New York State,
were awarded their keys in absentia by Assistant Professor Em~ritus Theodore Palleske, whose classes they attended In the days when ""agner was located in Rochester, N. Y.
Dr. Albert Helmkamp received his A.B. from the
University of Rochester, and his M.A. and Ed.D. from
Teachers College, Columbia University. He retired as
principal of Elmira Free Academy after holding that post
for 17 years. Dr. Helmkamp previously served as principal of Pittsford Union Free School for 19 years and
was an ed ucational consultant to a Westchester school
district. He is now a director of the Visiting Nurse and
Tuberculosis Association, is President of the Elmira Community Chest, and was recently elected to a five-year
term on Elmira's Board of Education.
Dr. Ralph Helmkamp is, like his brother, a University
of Rochester graduate. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. A former principal of East Pembroke
High School, Dr. Helmkamp has since 1922 served as
an instructor, assistant professor, and now professor of
chemistry at the University of Rochester. One week after
receivi?g h~s ~ifty-year Key, Dr.. Helmkan!p was awarded
a speCIal CItatIOn by the Alumm FederatIOn of the University of Rochester in recognition for his contributions
as "one of the finest and most respected teachers of this
University."
In letters to Director of Alumni Relations Howard
Braren, both expressed their gratitude to the Association
and extended greetings to their former schoolm ates and
professors.
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�Seahawks Give Coach
A Going-Away Win
The baseball Seahawks pulled the
upset of the season in the Metropolitan Collegiate Baseball Conference on
May 18 to climax an otherwise indifferent season.
''''agner's young club, coached by
Jeff Safford '56, had its ups and downs
all spring long, but on May 18 the!
were higher than up when Manhattan
College came to Grymes Hill to close
out the season.
Manhattan slunk back to Riverdale,
J . Y. after absorbing a 4-2 loss, the
J aspers' first and only loss in the Conference. The losing pitcher was Manhattan ace Gerry Markey who had
won nine straight prior to the '''' agner
game.
Starring for the winners were Pitcher Ken Snyder, who went the distance
while allowing seven hits , and Outfielder Jim Gazzale, who had three for
four, including an eighth-inning double.
Wagner's overall record was seven
wins against thirteen losses. After
starting the season at a .500 clip with
five wins against as many losses, the
team suffered an eight game losing
streak in the final half of the schedule. The streak was broken with wins
over Stevens and Manhattan.
In the Metropolitan Conference
Wagner finished in a tie for fifth place
with four wins and eight losses. Five
'''' agner players were awarded Honorable Mention on the league's All-Star
team. They were: Snyder, Gazzale,
Lou Marcano, Sam Hon, and Ralph
DiLullo. Other Conference members
are CCNY, Hofstra, Brooklyn College,
St. John's, and Manhattan.
The baseball outlook for 1958 is
bright indeed since only one member
of this year's squad, Captain Lou
Marcano, was a senior. Five sophomores, two juniors, and one freshman
were in the starting lineup against
Manhattan.
Safford, who only one year ago
was Wagner's leading pitcher, had his
team hustling throughout the season.
Jeff will not be on hand in 1958 to
enjoy the benefits of the rebuilding
job he did in 1 957 . This spring he
received a letter bearing "Greetings"
from the President of the United
States. Coach Safford of Wagner College is now Private Safford of Fort
Dix, New Jersey.
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Meet the New Coaches
Mickey Sullivan and Jackie Hynes will head
Sea.hawks in football and soccer this fall.
shrill whistle shatW hentersthethefirstquiet
on the West
Campus to sound the start of
football practice on September 3, a
new man will be doing the tooting.
He is J. Walter "Mickey" Sullivan,
who was appointed head football coach
this summer.
Sullivan is a life-long Staten Island
resident who is remembered by local
fans for his brief but sensational stint
as McKee High School's coach. Mickey
guided the McKee team to the New
York City championship in 1942 in
a season that was capped with a 7 - 6
thriller over heavily-favored Curtis.
Sullivan played his football at Curtis (All-City end 1935) and at North
Carolina State under "Hunk" Anderson and "Doc" Newton. State's Most
Valuable Player Award went to the
new Seahawk coach after the 1939
season.
After playing two seasons professionally, Mickey went to McKee and
then to the Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, Long Island, as a
physical education instructor. A threeyear Army hitch followed.
The new Wagner coach has followed a successful business career since
1947 with football activities confined
to part-time scouting. Sullivan's first
act at Wagner was to appoint Dr.
Frank Goodell assistant coach. Goodell, a high school teammate of Sullivan 's, starred as a fullback at the University of Pittsburgh from 1937-39.
Jay Quintana, Wagner's Little AllAmerican fullback of 1949, continues
as assistant coach.
Notes on Jackie Hynas:
Jackie Hynes is the American soccer equivalent of baseball's Mickey
Mantle. He has been accorded more
honors and selected to more all-star
teanlS than any other contemporary
American player.
As a veteran of 35 last season,
Jackie led the Hakoah Club of the
Bronx to the championship of the
American Soccer League and on to
the finals of the National Challenge
Cup (Soccer's World Series).
Born in Scotland, Hynes came to
the U. S. in 1 937 and attended Curtis
High School. He is now a member of
the New York City Fire Department.
He has played on touring soccer teams
in Haiti, Cuba, Bermuda, Mexico and
Mickey Sullivan
Jackie Hynes
Canada. Hynes replaces Jeff Safford
'56, who was inducted into the Army
this summer. Safford coached Wagner's first official soccer team last fall.
Football schedule:
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
28
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
P.M.C.
Haverford
Hamilton
Kings Point
. ......................................... Dickinson
Ursinus
Susquehanna
................................................... Moravian
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Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
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Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Soccer schedule:
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov:
Nov.
Nov.
12
15
21
30
5
8
13
16
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.
Drew
Pratt
Fairleigh Dickinson
Stevens
Seton Hall
Hofstra
Fordham
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�Average Fund Gift
$7.73 to $9. 19. These figures, representing the
Fromaverage
donations for the Loyalty Fund in 1956 and
Fund Chairman John Gross (right) hands $10,000 check to President Delo .
1957 respectively, are the reasons behind the success
of this year's drive .
A record-breaking $ 10,288 had flowed into the Alumni Office by July 15 . The previous high of $9,164 was
established last year. The current figure will zoom even
higher because the deadline has been extended to Homecoming, October 26 (see page 5 ). The extension was
decided on Alumn i Day when the executive committee
also expressed its thanks to Chairman John Gross '35,
and Vice-Chaimlan Harold Matthius ' 50, in the form of
a vote of confidence.
The original goal for 195 7 was set at $ 12,000 of
which $6, 100 was designated to be the association's contribution toward the fund for furnishing the new men 's
dormitory. The remainder of the budget will be put
toward five day school scholarships at $400 each, four
evening school scholarships at $ 100 each, and $ 3,500
for office operating expenses.
Encouraged by the early success of the drive, which
CAPTAINS AND WORKERS FOR
STATEN ISLAND
Vice-Chai r man
JOHN D. KEARNEY
Zone 1
Captains
FREDERICK HURST
WILLIAM LOGIE
RICHARD PRALL
VIRGINIA H. PRALL
Captain
Workers
WILLIAM BEVERIDGE
BEATRICE B. EBERLING
DOMINIC COLAPAOLO
JAMES DOWNING
MARVIN DUSKIN
JAMES FURLONG
KATHLEEN GIBBONS
LOU ISE KEHOE RUSSelL
WALTER KEHOE , JR.
DOUGLAS MORTON
MARY ANN NelSON
BARBARA PRAISNER
ALPHONE J. RODE
JOSEPH ROMANO
ROSANNE S. ANDERSON
LOUIS SIANI
MARGARET S. HAUSHEER
BRUCE STOLLER
FAYE G. STOLLER
WILLIAM TOBIN
EMIL CENCI
GEORGE E. COPPERSMITH
NORMA B. HOLMES
DOMINICK D' ALESSIO
GEORGE DORRY
JOHN D. HENDERSON
CARL LAIB
ROLAND LEITNER
CALVIN MORRelL
Captains
W . ARTHUR FINN
ELIZABETH G . FINN
Workers
Captain
WALTER STIERING
Workers
JOHN BERGLUND
DOROTHY KIMMERER
RICHARD KIMMERER
FRANK SILVA
CHARLES H. DURKEE
Work ers
Captain
VITO PAVIA
Workers
PHILIP BRITTAIN
RICHARD G. DE STEFANO
WILLIAM P. FERREN
ERIC T. HANSEN
WILLIAM J. HALEY
HORACE T. JOHNSON
JOHN KRYSTOF
VICTOR RUGGIERO
THOMAS D. SEARL
NUNZIO SISTO
WILLIAM R. THOMSON
GLADYS W . FISCHER
RICHARD W . BALLER
GEORGE BUESE
MICHAel CHIAPPERINO
VIRGINIA CLARK PEEL
RICHARD COLGAN
MARY J. FAZAKERLEY
JAMES T. HANSEN
MARY V . IALENTI
NICHOLAS 10SUE
FRANK L. KAISER
SANFORD KRONGOLD
GEORGE E. PFEIFFER
PATRICK J. RUBILOTTA
WARREN R. SCHUBERT
IRA WELLS
S. I. Specials
BRONX
Captains
Captains
EUZABET H H. LAW ~~ NCE
DOUGLAS LAWRENCE
Workers
INES CAVALLI
LINDSAY ANDREWS
KAARE A . JOHNSON
Captain
ARNOLD CLEVELAND
ROY CUTTER
JOHN DE PALMA
JAMES GILMARTIN
GEORGE E. HAS SO LOT
ANN P. HEMSWORTH
DONALD McNALLY
HERMANN MEYER
ARLENE MOHLENHOFF
FRANK MULVIHILL
ROBERT OLWIG
KENNETH R. SCHLAMP
DONALD SPIRO
WILBUR STERNER
CHRISTINE T. GILMARTIN
ALBERT CORBIN
ARTHUR E. LOVE, JR.
THOMAS J. RUSSO
ELSIE SCHATZ LOVE
REV . CARL SUTTER
G,EORGE TAMK E, JR .
FllEDERICK WITTE
OLGA A . DOERZBACHER
THEODORE DOERZBACHER
GRACE HAHER
LILA THOMPSON BARBES
JOHN SCHICK
KENNETH SWANSON
ARTHUR VAN ETTEN
BARBARA C. VAN ETTEN
Zone 10
Zone 6
CALVIN H . JOHNSON
Worker s
JOSEPH AUCHTER
BURGIS COATES
MARJORIE K. TRASBORG
CHARLES LITZ
PHYLLIS V. MElACHRINOS
EMANUel MELACHRINOS
LEONIA PRUSAK
PHILIP SCHICK
ALFRED STUART
DIANA Y . THIEMER
Zone 8
Zone 5
Zone 2
WILLIAM BROWN
EARL EVERSEN
ROY GARTRelL
CHARLES HUNSDORFER
ROBERT LAURIE
THE ODORE LOVINGTON , JR.
EU G ENE SCALA
JOHN G. SEYFFARTH
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ULYSSES CIOLINI
Wor kers
Workers
Workers
RITA M . MARONEY
JOHN SCHANZENBACH
EVEl YN V . SCHANZ EN BACH
Captains
ALEXANDER GRAVES
ERNEST KIEFER
ELAINE KOVESSY
Zone 14
Captain
Captain
Chairman
WALTER STiERING
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BROOKLYN
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REGINALD J. KENNEDY
Workers
WILLIAM H. DEHEYMAN
JOSEPH A . F ~ RNANDEZ
FRED W . HOLSTEN
RICHARD E. MEYER
CARL R. NELSON
BARBARA NOACK
GRACE PAULSEN
JOAN RITZHEIMER
WILLIAM P. SCHNEIDER
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Captain
REV. ERNEST A. MEYER
Workers
REV . ROBERT ARNOLD
REV . NORMAN DINKEL
REV. KARL EBERHARDT
FRED GEILS
REV . GEORGE HANDLEY
REV . LEONARD KLEMANN
ANITA POSSELT
REV. CLARENCE SCHNEIDER
ROBERT STANFIELD
JOSEPH STAPLETON
VERA U. III.LoNTI
JANET WARNECKE
REV . PAUL WASMUND
RICHARD WASMUND
HERMAN WITTHAUS
Captain s
RICHARD SCHOENtANK
HelEN M. SCHOEN LANK
Workers
RAYMOND BUESE
JOHN L. CODOMO, JR .
"IGEL A. CROWLEY
SII.MUEL GIBSON
EDWIN MENSING
JOHN REED
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REV. EDWIN R. EASTMAN
MARTHA M. FITZGERALD
GORDON HEGGLAND
REV . WILLIAM LUGOR
REV . PHILIP QUALBEN
A. S. SZCZEPANSKI
NORTH NEW JERSEY
Captain
FREDERICK LEHMANN
NASSAU COUNTY
Captains
WILSON GEARHART
elEANOR M. GEARHART
Workers
CHARLES BABIKIAN , JR.
REV . FRANK BAUMAN
ROBERT BERNETT
DOUGLAS BUTLER
RUTH C. SCHERB
JOHN DE NICOLA
WALTER W. ERDMANN
WILLIAM M. GRIMES, JR .
CHARLES GROD
REV . E. J . GRUBB
ELAINE HENDRICKSEN
SHIRLEY H. MARVIN
CHARLES LOOMER
DONALD MARVIN
REV . HERBERT MESSNER
FRANCES M. GRIMES
GLORIA R. GREENING
KENNETH W. ROGlER
ROBERT WANNEMACHER
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DORIS-CHRISTA A. ROEHRICH
CHARLES HUBNER
WILLIAM ROEHRICH
Captain
CHARLES T. SMITH
ROCKLAND COUNTY
Captains
MARGARET K. THOMPSON
PALMER THOMPSON
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started only in March, the executive committee fu]] y expects that the $ 12,000 goal will be passed shortly and
hopes the drive will end with close to $ 15 ,900 on the
books. The $ 15,900 figure is cited as the amount that
would enable the association to completely furnish the
di nin g haJJ in the new dormitory.
The newly-formed Century Clubs have played a major
role in boostin g the average gift to $9. 19. The idea of
Century ($ 1 00 plus), Half-Century ($ 5.0- $99), and
Quarter-Century ($2 5 -$49) Clubs has been well received with 125 members enro]]ed as of July 15 . Jim
Hutchinson '49, is serving as chairman of the Century
Clubs with Charles Smith ' 50, as vice-chairman.
Pledge money now outstanding totals $1,021. This,
added to the money already collected would brin g the
current total to $ 11 ,309.
The class of 1950 again is the individual class leader.
Its members had donated $8 16 .50 by July IS . Last year
the class led all others with a final total of $926. The
fa]] issue of The Linh will list the names of all contributors to th e Fund.
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128.00
56.00
65.00
71.00
80.00
306.00
150.00
83.00
152.50
235.00
192.50
238.00
368.50
199.00
232.50
156.00
76.50
118.00
134.50
372.00
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646.50
536.50
457.50
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283.00
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�IT HAPPENED ON THE HILL
ALUMNI PASTORS had the campus humming this
spring with groups from their parishes. Among the
visitors were: Rev. Robert Heydenreich '32, Westbury,
Conn.; Rev. Walter Kotrey '45 , New H yde Park, N. Y.;
Rev. Edwin Eastman '53, Beachwood, N. J.; and Rev .
William Luger '49 , Brant Beach, N. J. Discount tickets
at 25c will again be available to supervised young peoples'
groups for home football and basketball games. For
details write: Director of Information, Wagner College.
FIFTEEN SENIORS interested in sales jobs were interviewed on campus this spring by Rolf E. Danielson '36,
district manager of Esso Standard Oil Co ., Albany, N. Y.
ALL-TIME BASKETBALL HIGH SCORER Bob Bosle"
'54, returned to Wagner to interview 16 applicants frOJ~
the June graduating class for positions with Shell 0 :1
Company of N. J.
BOUNTIFUL TABLE awaited seniors and parents at
a reception in the campus home of Dr. and Mrs. Delo
following baccalaureate services on June 2. Pictured
above (standing ) are Frederick Wedemeyer '57 , his parents, and Dr. and Mrs. Delo. Seated at th e table is
1\1 aril yn ,,,, alter ' 5 8 .
THE CONQUERING HERO RETURNS might well
SErve as a title for the photo below. The "hero" is Jim
Lee Howell, ex-Seahawk football coach, who guided the
N. Y. Giants to the professional football championship
last fall. Seated next to Howell in the \V agner gym at a
basketball game are Pastor Sutter and Mrs . Howell. Autograph-seekers ( 1. to r. ) are Ralph RogIer, son of Kenneth
'4 1, and Ruth Forster RogIer '4 1, Robert Holmstrup,
son of Roy '39, and Joy CasheI Holmstrup '43, and Paul
Holmstrup, son of Chris '39, and Dorothy Heins Holmstrup '4 1. Two of Howell's \ Vagner stars, Dick Schoenlank '50, and Chester Sellitto ' 50 , are on bottom tier.
\V AGNER CLASSROOM is the setting for a scene in
the Dew Louis DeRochemont Associates film, "A Living
Church." Pictured above O. to r. ) are Edward Engels,
technician , Rickey Leacock, director-cameraman, Henry
Endress '38 , producer, and Wagner's Dr. Viljo Nikander,
professor of religion and philosophy. The film was released this summer in the U. S., Canada, Alaska, the
Hawaiian Islands and the Caribbean.
N. Y. CITY WRITERS CONFERENCE AT STATEN
ISLAND (July 16 -25) began sessions at Wagner as
this issue of The Linh went to press. Joel Cohen '50
received a scholarship to tlle Conference donated by
members of the 1956 Conference. Added to this year's
schedule was The Evening \Vriters Conference, unofficially called the "commuters' writers conference," for
New Yorkers whose jobs do not permit attendance during
office hours . . . OTHER SUMMER CONFERENCES
on campus were: Lutheran Laymen's Movement for Stewardship (June 26-28), Henry George School (July
6 - 11 ), Lutheran Laymen's Family Weekend (July
12 - 14 ), and Pastors' Institute (July 27 -August 1).
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DR. P AUL A. QUAL BEN
'44 , ( right) has been
1937
THE REv. GoDFREY E. ALBERTI resigned as
Secretary of Education & Home MIssions
of the . J . Synod to accept a call to Lutheran Concordia Church, Rochester, N . Y.
. . . THELMA BlELE COREY is teaching a
playgroup for children at Huntington, L. L
selected to head the first
mental health clinic attached to a Lutheran
hospital in the United
States with Dr. John P.
1939
Kildahl as his associate.
REv. PHILIP J. ANSTEDT is president
The clinic is scheduled ofTHE
the Arlington, Va. Ministerial Assn.
to open September 2 at
1940
Lutheran Medical CenTHE REv. ARTHUR HERGENHAN succeeds
ter, Brooklyn. Dr. QualREv. HAROLD HAAS '39, as pastor of St.
ben is pictured here with John's
Lutheran Church, Jersey City, N. J.
Chaplain Paul Kirsch
1941
durin g Faith and Life
MRS. FAITH FROST BEHRENS is complet'Veek when he was on
work towards a Masters Degree in
campus to discuss reli- ing
Education at Rutgers U . . . . Roy CUTTER
gion and health, faith was elected vice-president of S. I. Kiwanis
healing, and related problems. Dr. Qualben was born on Staten Island and Club . . . THE REv. HERBERT N. GIBNEY
attended P. S. 20 and Port Richmond High School. After graduating from is author of "Spiritual Chain Reaction," a
on Christian Evangelism publi shed
\\'agner , Dr. Qualben went to Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., where he book
recently by the Muhlenberg Press.
received his B. D . He did graduate work in psychology at the University of
1942
;\1innesota and received his M. D . in 1953 from the New York University
HARRY N. HORGEN represented Wagner
College of l\ledicine. An ordained Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church,
at the induction of the Rev. Clemens H.
Dr. Qualben was Pastor of St. Olav Lutheran Church, Weehawken, N . J., from Zeidler as President of orthwestern The1951- 53 . He attended the Lutheran World Federation in Sweden and the ological Seminary, Minneapolis, Minn.
World Conference of Christian Youth in Norway in 1947. Dr. Qualben has
1943
been a resident psychiatrist since 1954 at Bellevue Hospital , New York City.
THE
REv.
EMIL
A.
HEIN is pastor of St.
His home is at 259 Bay Ridge Parkway, Brooklyn , N. Y.
Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Ch urch, Blos-
1894
THE RE\·. H. E. C. \\'AHRMAN, adm ini strati\'e secretary of Good Shepherd H ome,
:\lIentown, Pa., was honored at a public
reception on the occa ion of his 60th anni\"ersary a. an ordained minister of th e
Lutheran Church.
1909
THE REI'. HEXRY B. DICKERT announced
that he will retire this year as pastor of
Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield, ~Iass.
Re\". Dickert ha been pastor of the church
ior 33 years.
1913
THE REI". 'N. PAUL REUMAXN , pastor of
Trinity Chu rch, Landsdale, Pa., is the Missioner assigned to Center Church, Ephrata,
Pennsylvania.
1918
THE REv. DR. GEORGE R. F. T AMKE, pastor of St. J ohn's Lutheran Ch urch, Union
Ci ty, N . J., resigned from the Board of the
L uth eran Welfare Assn. of N. J. He was
elected an hono rary member of the Board
in recogniti on of hi s many yea rs of fait hfu l service.
ticle on the Summer Service Program of
the Board of Higher Education (ULCA)
appeared in The L1t/herall issue of April
10, and hi s biography is scheduled for the
next editi on of Who's Who j,l tile East.
1929
THE REv. WILUAM T. HElL was honored
at a service at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
~Ieriden, Conn., on the 25th anniversary of
hi o rdination on June 2.
1931
THE REv. AUSTIN L. P. BOSCH celebrated
his 20 th anniversary as pastor of Trinity
Lutheran Omrch, Maspeth, N. Y. in March
. . . THE REV. \VILUAM H. ~lEBANCK was
elected to the Board of the Lutheran \,yelfare Assn. of N. J.
1932
THE REv. HERBERT HAGENAU was elected
vice-president of the Board of the Lutheran Welfare Assn. of N. J.
1935
AL CORBIN, Compt roller of Todd-Atlantic Shipyards Co rp., has been named to the
\ Vagne r College Board of Directors.
1927
1936
ALFRED J. KRA HMER, former director of
public and alumni Relations at Wagner,
is now director of public relations fo r the
L uth eran Welfare Assn. of N. J. AI's ar-
PAUL V. ROG LER, vice-principal of Thomas J effer son Junior High School, Fair
Lawn, N. J.. received Dr. of Education deg ree at Columbia U.
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som, N. Y.... THE REv. HOWARD A. LENHARDT is Secretary of Parish Education &
Home Missions of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of N. J.
1944
CHAPLAIN THEODORE C. HERMANN, U. S.
Navy, has been promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant-Commander.
1947
SAM L. JOHNSON is Chief, Section elf
Accounting Operations, Division of Fiscal
Control, for the Southern Region Fore,[
Service, Atlanta, Ga.
1948
IAN MORRISON, former Dean of Men at
Wagner, is executive secretary of The
Greer School, Milbrook, N. Y .
1949
RICHARD C. DEBUS is business manager
of Russell Sage College, Troy, N . Y . . . .
WILSON GEARHART appointed principal of
Smith Street School, U niondale, Long I sland . . . HAROLD M. GEORGE is asst. sales
supervisor for Life Savers, Inc., N ewark,
N. J . . . . PATRICIA KRUMPE SPEIGHT is
teaching at Curti s High School, S. I.
1950
DICK DOREM US is director of Camp
Trexler this summer . . . SAM.UEL GIBSON
promoted to chief engineer for the N. J .
branch office of Standard Accident Insurance Co.
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1951
DR. R .\ H IOXD ARM OURY is a sst. resident
-p hy sician, 15t Surgical Divi s ion, at Belleyue H ospita l, K e w York City . . . DR.
LEO "ARD BELLE XSON graduated hom Kirksvill e Co ll ege of :\ledicine at th e Univer sity
of Be rne, Switzerland . . . T HE REV. K AHL
LAA XTEE \\'a s commi ssioned a s a f oreign
mi ssionary at Eben ezer Church, Marion,
Va . . . . F RA NK J. LYN CH is with U. S.
Aviation Underwriters Co., N ew Y ork City
· .. HERB NOLTE is coun seling psycholog ist
at Manhattan Veterans Ho spital . . . DR.
ARNOLD SNEIDER was the podiatrist at the
Pentagon, Washington, D. c., before completing his Army tour on June 14 . . .
PALMER B. THOMPSON, JR. is general foreman in Board Production at Stony Point,
N. Y. plant of U. S. Gypsum Co.
1952
CIJRISTOPHER CROWLEY is attending Cathedral Choir School, New York City . . .
DONALD GROMISCH is studying at N. Y.
Medical College . . . CHARLES HUBNER is
teaching at Plainview, Long Island, Junior
High School . . . HERBEHT JACOBSEN is
sales engineer for Socony Oil Co., N. Y. C.
· .. THE REv. WILLIAM F. JUHR, JR., is
yicar of Calvary Episcopal Church, Pascoag, R. 1. . . . ELAINE KONESSY is an attorney with Hubhill & Davies, N. Y. C. ...
DOUG LAWRENCE is manager of the Socony
Mobil Tour Bu.reau, N. Y. C. . . . REv.
LouIs]. RODER is pastor of St. Paul's Evan ·
gelical Lutheran Church, Middletown, Conn.
· .. WILLIAM ROEHRICH received an M.S.
in Education degree from Hofstra College
· .. REV. ERNEST A. SPANGLER is pastor of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Raymertown, N. Y.
1953
THE REv. CHARLES CLAUS, JR. was ordained into the Lutheran Ministry at St.
John's Lutheran Church, Ocean City, N. J.
· . . DR. MICHAEL D'Au;ssIO received
D. D. S. degree from New York U. and
accepted Army commission as 1st Lt. . . .
ANDREW H. ESTERLY is fiscal officer of
Staten Island Community College ... REv.
GERALD M. GUNDERSEN is pastor of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Hoboken, N. J. . . .
GRACE M. HAHER received Master of Education degree at Rutgers U . . . . WILLIAM
B. HAHN enrolled in the U. of Pennsylvania graduate school . . . WILLIAM O.
HARDEN is administrative asst. to controller, Electro-Metalurgical Division of Union
Carbide & Carbon Corp., Marietta, O . . . .
MARTIN KIEFER was commissioned an Ensign in the U. S. Navy upon graduation
from Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md . . . .
ANTHONY NASTASI is studying medicine at
U. of Bologna, Italy . . . REV. ALEXIS
POLGLASE was ordained to the Episcopal
priesthood at the Cathedral of Incarnation,
Garden City, N. Y .... LOUTSE KEHOE RusSELL is teaching kindergarten at P. S. 41,
S.1. . . . ADOLPH SZCZCPANSKI is studying
at New York U. College of Dentistry. .
Roy E. SPEIGHT is paper salesman for
B. M. & T. Paper Co., Medford. Ore . . . .
BRUCE STOLLER is teaching in Edison Township, N.]. . .. WILLIAM F. WINTERFELD,
working for IBM in Kingston, N. Y .. received degree in Mech~nical Engineering
f rom Rensselaer Polytechnic Tnstitu :e.
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JOHN BERGLUND '35, has been selected to serve as chairman of the
Family Association of Wagner College,
a newly-formed parents' group. Mr.
and Mrs. Berglund, whose eldest
daughter Lucinda is a member of the
class of 1960, are pictured (standing)
at reception this spring with Elsie
Slacke ' 5 7N. Mr. Berglund is a chemist
and products application engineer for
Esso Research and Engineering Co.,
Linden, N. J. He is the author of
several publications on petroleum
products. A member of the American
Chemical Society, Mr. Berglund is alternate counsellor of the New York
section of the American Chemical Society and director of the Staten Island
sub-section of that group. He is a
member of the Church Council of Trinity Lu theran Church an d is past presi ·
dent of the \ Vagner College Guild. T he Berglunds live at 19 Hillcrest Ct. , S. I.
19 54
REV. PAUL BARANEK is pastor of St.
Peter and Paul's Lutheran Church, Hazelton. Pa . ... FRED FRICK has been awarded
a grant by the N. Y. & N. E. Synod of
ULCA to do graduate work in sociology
at Temple U . . . . REV. ROGER GREENTANER
is assistant pastor of Lutheran Church of
the Redeemer, Rochester, N. Y . . . . REV.
EDWARD R. HANSON is pastor of St. John's
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Perth Amboy, N. J. . . . GOTFRED C. JACOBSEN graduated from Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa. . . . HERBERT D.
KUHL is a chemist with Colgate-Palmolive
Co., Jersey City, N. J . . . . FRED H. LAPNOW promoted to staff asst. in sales organization of West Virginia Pulp & Paper
Co., N. Y. C. . . . MANFRED LICHTMANN
was commissioned a 2nd Lt. at Fort Benning, Ga. . . . REV. ROLF MIELZAREK has
been called as pastor of Christ Ch u rch,
Jersey City, N. J .... FREDERICK R. NYMAN
is assigned to an Army research unit at
Redstone Arsenal, Ala. . . . LEONHARD
P AHL received Master of Business Administration degree from Ohio State U . . . .
REV. RICHARD C. PANKOW is pastor of St.
Peter's Lutheran Church, Syracuse, N. Y.
· .. JANICE MILLER SULTZ is an instructor
in the art dept. at the U. of Missouri.
19 5 5
PAUL ARENTSEN was commissioned an
Ensign in the U. S. Navy after completing
Officer Candidate School, Newport, R. T.
· .. PETER GARERI is attending New York
Law School . . . REV. RUS SELL B . GREENE,
JR. has been called as asst. pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, S.1. . . . REV. WILJ.IAM DE H EYMA N is a sst. to th e pastor at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Floral Park,
N. Y . . . . PVT. LEROY N. HOUSEMAN graduated from supply specialist course at Fort
Belvoir, Va . . . . GRACE PAULSEN is a laboratory technician at Cornell Meel. School
at N. Y. Ho spital . . . CAROL PLUMB is
a fashion & photographer's model. N. Y. C.
· . "V ALTER ROMANOFSKY is a chemist at
Dreyfu s Co., Oak Tree, N. J. . . . REV.
RICHARD W. SlEMANN ha s accepted a call
to be asst. pastor at St. David Lutheran
Church, Massapequa Park, N. Y . . . . JOHN
A . LINDBERG r eceived a Master of Arts degree at the U. of Minnesota . . . JANE
\<VELTER is a medical technician for New
York Life Insurance Co., N. Y. C. . . .
BARBARA BARR is teaching at Larkville
School, Northport, N.Y .... JANET BROOKS
is a foreign customers relations asst. with
Irving Trust Co. . . . BARBARA BROWN
S CHOEN is a lab technician at the S.l. l\Iedical Center ... NANCY BUM BALL SOHAN
teaches kindergarten in Irvington, N.J. '"
ISABELLE CHAMBERLAIN is with Wallerstein
& Co., S . 1., as a lab techn ician .. CAROL
L. DICKSEN and ARLENE GELLER are staff
nurses at S . 1. Hospital . . . MARY]. FAZAKERLY teaches 5th grade in C ranford, N.J.
· . . JOANNE FLOTTEN MELLON teaches at
Malverne, N.Y.... DOLORES HANLEY NAVARINO teaches 3rd grade at P.S. 14. S.T. ...
CAROLINE HOLZSCHUH is a medical technologist at Hospital of St. Barnabas, Newark
· . . DOROTHY HOEPPNER REARDAN is teaching
in Hightstown, N.]. . .. EUNICE KRETZMAN KOEPKE is a public health nurse for
City of Mi lwaukee, Wis . . . . CAROL ANN
LAUTERBACH is a medical lab technician in
Bellevi ll e, N . J. . . . ANN-MAE LORENZ
VISOKY teaches in Springfield, III. . . .
ERTKA MAIER teaches 2nd grade at P. S.
20, S. I .... JANET MARKTNSON is a staff
nurse, Presbyterian Hospital, Newark, N.J .
· .. RITA MARONEY is a contact representative for the New York Telephone Co.
· .. ELAINE NYQUIST is Christian Kindergarten Director, St. Lukes Lutheran
Church, Charlotte, N. c..
. JOAN RrrzHEIMER teaches 3rd grade, Baldwin, N. Y.
· .. ANN ROBINSON is asst. microbiologi st
for Leberc Labs, Rosell e Park, N. J.
19 56
PAUL PRESTER teaches in a Rahway, N. J.
High School . . . REGINALD KENNEDY
receiv ed :VLS. in Marketing from Columbia
U . and now works in advertising divi sion
of Encyclopedia Britannica Corp., BrookIvn . . . RICHARD H. MINTEL is a student
at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg. Pa . . . . JOHN]. SCOTT is chief clerk
in TV r esearch dept. of Columbia Broadcasting System, N.Y.C. ... LEONARD WHITE
is an electronics engineer with Western
Electric Co .... RICHARD L UDERS a chemi st
with N. Y. Quinine and Chemical Co . . . .
Jr.
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Help Wanted
The College Placement Office has
a number of positions for college graduates on file. Interested alumni should
contact Stephen J. Botsford , Director
of the Placement Office. A partial list
follows:
:\CCOC\TI~G
~.Y . c. firm.
~Iay
CLERK for large
be an e\"ening student
\\ ith 1 or 2 yr:i. accounting. Salary $70.
alary for degree hold er $80-$85.
:\ CCO"c~TI~G OFFICE \\ ' ORKER
( woman ) wanted by the Luther Church
H ouse o f ~e\\' York City.
:\SSOCIA TED H OSPIT AL SERVICE
(Blue Cross & Blu e Shield) has a variety
o f positions to offer college g raduates.
C LERK-TYPISTS and STENOGR.-\PHERS are needed in Wagner Coll ege
offi ces. Posi. ions open thi s fa ll.
C O A C H for football, basketball and
haseball teams wanted by New York City
pri\'ate secondary school.
DESIG l lNG, PURCHASING and AD' -ERTISIKG TRAINEE to work for established manufacturer.
DEPART;'IENT STORE has openings
in retailing, merchandising, finance, management, commerce and marketing.
EDITORIAL ASST. who resides in
Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn or nearby.
English major preferred. Salary $50 to
start.
I)lSURANCE CO. wants trainees ( men)
for all phases of work. A four-month
paid train ing period is offered. Liberal arts
degree ho lders preferred.
SALESME)I wanted by N. Y. City publisher o f c o llege textbooks. Sales experience not neces,ary. Salaries between
$-1-,000 and $-1-,800.
TJ~IE STUDY MAN
(B usiness Ad.
maj o r) wanted by manufacturer of business and mailing machines.
YOUTH G"ClDA)lCE COUNSELLOR
(young man) wanted by The Holy Trinity
Lutheran OlUrch, Rockville Center, L. 1.
Errata:
Two omISSIOns in the list of 1956
Loyalty Fund Contributors, published
in the winter issue of The Link, have
come to the attention of the editors.
The names omitted were The Rev.
Henry W. Kircher '50, and Mrs. Margaret Rauffer Vogel ' 52.
The editors would also like to correct an error in the "Just Named" and
"Just Tamed" columns from the same
issue. The Rev. Clarence Schneider
'53, and Wendy Prokoby '53, were
listed as having been "Just Tamed"
on September 27. The item should
have been shown under "Just amed"
to record the birth of their son Jeffrey
Lee on that date.
The Link
Public relations services reorganized
of the College public
R eorganization
relations services was completed
July I with the appointment of a
college editor and a director of information.
New administrative staff members
are Iiriam Zeller Gross, a free-lance
writer whose articles have appeared
in nationally-circulated magaLines, as
college editor, and Francis P. Hannigan ' 51, as director of information.
The new posts replace the directors
of public relations and of the news
bureau. The position of director of
development, held by Adrian F. Nader,
was created in September 1956. A
new director of alumni relations, Howard Braren, was added in February.
Mrs. Gross has been director ~f
public relations, \Vomen 's Medical
College of Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia County Medical Society. Author of two books and contributor to
Science Year Book for three years, she
has had her articles published by The
Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, Collier's, Cosmopolitan, Woman's
Home Companion, and many others.
As part of her work at 'W agner,
Mrs. Gross will write articles for major publications; serve as editor of
the Wagner College Bulletin and as
adviser for the student newspaper,
The Wagnerian; edit the college catalogues; and produce promotional
folders for summer conferences and
similar events.
Following his graduation in 1951 ,
Mr. Hannigan served as assistant to
the director of public relations at Wagner before being called for Army duty
in 1952. After seeing service in Germany, he worked for Cunard Steamship Co., and then joined the staff of
American Druggist magazine. Durin g
the past year he has been assistant
editor of Variety Store Merchandiser
magazine.
Library Seeks Catalogues
The library needs a number of
Wagner College Catalogues to complete its files. Alumni who have copies
of the issues listed below are asked
to contact Donald T. Smith, Librarian,
Wagner College. The missing issues
are: all issues preceding 1889-90;
1892-93, 1893-94, 1903-04;
high school catalogue of 1930 - 31 ;
extension catalogues of 1933 - 34 ,
1935-36 and 1943; summer catalogues of 1941, 1942 and 1943.
Mrs. Gross
F. P. Hannigan
1r. Hannigan , assisted b y Mrs.
Lawrence Stewart '57 , of his office,
will edit The Link and provide news
coverage for all College events, including sports. He will also represent the
College in cooperating with radio and
TV programs.
Faculty appointments
Dr. Adolph J. Stern, Dean of the
College, has announced six faculty
appointments to take effect at the start
of the fall semester.
Dr. Juul von R. Altena, assistant
professor of education, headed the department of education, Yankton College, South Dakota. Dr. Altena has
also taught at Piedmont College, Demm'est, Ga.
Dr. Edwin C. Heinle, assistant professor of English, comes to \Vagner
from Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre,
Pa., as does Dr. Charles M. Worstal.
Dr. Worstal will be assistant professor
of physical chemistry.
i\Iiss Joan B. Mangum, M.A., will be
assistant professor of education. She
has been instructing social studies at
1 • Y. University during the past year.
Dr. Philip J. Reitan, who earned
his doctorate at the University of \\1isconsin, will instruct biology at Wagner. James Swinehart, M.S., will be
assistant professor of organic chemistry. i\Ir. Swinehart has been engaged
ew York Universitv
in research at
on a project dealing with possible
causes of cancer by cigarette tars.
Editor's Note:
While the College public relations
services were being reorganized (see
story above) The Link was without
an editor for a period of two months.
The spring issue, lacking an editor,
was cancelled.
The Link will continue to be published four times yearly with your
help. It is your magazine. Why not
drop us a line telling what kind of
features you look for when The Link
reaches your mailbox?
FRANCIS p, HANNIGAN '5 1
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�GENE LOY CHU '53 and Florence Wu,
July 21, 1956.
BRAZIE G. ABATE '54 and Anne Marie
Helene Collaud, November 30, 1956.
Roy E. SPREIGHT'53 and Nancy A. Leece,
December 28, 1956.
Ivan Bogina and CARYL WEATHERDON '54,
January 26.
ALBERT]. REID '56 and DELORES EULER
'56, J anuary 26.
TONY VASSlLIADES '56 and Constance
Vallas, January 27.
Jack Caplan and M. ANNE PIERCE '55,
February l.
VINCENT J. LEO '51 and Josephine Gerbino, February 3.
Charles Kiesewetter and MAR I L Y N E.
CARLSON '55, February 9.
FRED L. THOMAS '50 and Margaret Banks,
February 9.
AARON SCHLISSEL '56 and Lenore Besterman, February 10.
ROBERT E. PRICE '56 and CAROL ARKWRIGHT '56, February 23.
Frank Smith and ANITA JACOBSEK '55,
9.
RONALD REYNIER (F) and Kelda VV.
Hughes, March 16.
Robert E. Zoitl and BARBARA SANDERS
'55, March 23.
THEODORE MELLOH '56 and JOANNE FLOTTEN '56, April 13.
Walter R. Friede, Jr. and GRETCHEK P.
GRUI_ICH '57, April 20.
Leff La Huta and PATRICIA DITTMAR '49,
April 21.
FRANK DE MARY, JR. '57 and Sara Ingraffia. Aprl 21.
Lawrence Russell and LOUISE KEHOE '53,
April 21.
Lester Lloyd Lawrence and UNA L.
SCHAFER '56, April 21.
JOHN CAMPAGNINO '53 and CATHERINE
H. DUMBRA '55, April 22.
HERBERT KUHL '54 and Gail Birdsall,
April 27.
FRANK]. LYNCH '51 and Patricia Ann
Crane, April 27.
NORMAN MlLLlGAK '56 and Adele Voorhees, April 27.
THEODORE J. TAPPERT (F) and Patricia
Plank, April 28.
The Rev. EDWIN R. EASTMAN '53 and
Shirley Anne Bell, May 5.
RONALD BERNA '56 and Janet Berghorn,
May 11.
Leland Cooley De Wolf and ELSIE ADELINE CHANCELLOR '49N, )'1ay 11.
Arthur James Diers and EVELYN E.
SCHAEFER '45, May 17.
LOUIS PALLADINO ' 57 and Jean Tucciarone, June I.
The Rev. DANIEL UZUPAN '54 and Roselyn Ahl, June 1.
RrCHARD MARTINSEN '57 and MARY A.
MATANIC A'56, June 1.
JOHN C. SCHRODER '56 and MADELINE ].
REXER ' 56, June 2.
MARI'IN 1. DUSKIN '51 and Bernice Dansky, June 2.
NORMAN ESPLIN (F) and Elaine Church
Mills, June 8.
Dr. Edgar L. Buehler and BARBARA BosLOW '57, June 11.
DENNIS C. VALENTI '57 and Dorothy
Longstreet, June 15.
Charles Fritsch and MARY E. NEAL '57,
June 20.
RONALD LARSEN '55 and ARLENE
SCH WARTZ '53, June 22.
Charles J. Pelliconi and ARLINE DAVIS
'57, June 22.
FRANKLIN C. AFFERTON III '55 and MARJE
BONAMO '55N, June 23.
JOHN A. Succo '55 and VARIAN LIN
HARRIS ' 57, June 23.
NICHOLAS ]. TALENTI ' 55 and VERA E.
lTNGEHEUER '55, June 29.
NICHOLAS NAVARINO '57 and DOLORES
HANLEY '56, June 29.
Edwin J. Hess and BARBARA C. GERNERT
'57, June 29.
KENNETH BAUMHOFF '55 and LOUISE
CIRILLO '55, June 29.
A son, John Edward, to Dr. and Mrs.
JOHN ERIC IWERSEN '49, July 2, 1956.
A son, Carl, to Dr. and Mrs. CARMELO
GlORLANDO '47, July 10, 1956.
A son, J effrey Lee, to the Rev. CLARENCE
'53 and WENDY PROKOBY '53 SCHNEIDER,
September 27, 1956.
A son, Paul John, to the Rev. and Mrs.
LOUIS]. RODER '52, October 11, 1956.
A daughter, Joanne, to Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Lehmann (DORIS ROCKEFELLER '55),
October 16, 1956.
A daughter, Janis Anne, to Mr. and Mrs.
EDWARD K WARNER (MARY A.HILL'47N),
October 18, 1956.
A son, David, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Cazzulino (CLARA HAUSLER '48N), October
26, 1956.
A son, Mark Edward, to Mr. and Mrs.
DONALD GROMISCH '52, November 8, 1956.
A son, Robert Christopher, to Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Reeves (HOPE A. MIRALLES
'49N), November 19, 1956.
A daughter, Susan Beth, to Mr. and Mrs.
Edward R. Anderson (EUGENIA PRUSAK
'54), November 20, 1956.
A daughter, Barbara Lynn, to Mr. and
Mrs. Lynden W. Kibler (EDITH BURAUS
'50), November 30, 1956.
A son, John James III, to JOHN J. JR.
'51 and MARILYN PETERSON '53N O'ROURKE,
December 3, 1956.
A son, Joseph A. III, to Mr. and Mrs.
JOSEPH A. LAURO '51, December 5, 1956.
A son, James Thomas, Jr., to Mr. and
Mrs. JAMES T. HAXSEN '54, December 10,
1956.
A daughter, Elaine Elizabeth, to FRED
C. '57 and DIAXA YOUNG '55N THIEMER,
December 10, 1956.
A son, Lansdell III, to LANSDELL, JR. '52
and KATHRYN OTTEK '51 ANDERSON, December 11, 1956.
A son. Ronald Raymond, to ~Ir. and
Mrs. George Rezac (KORMA LOZIER '51),
December 12, 1956.
A daughter, Dorothy, to HERMAN
'43
~nd RUTH T AMKE '46 FERSCH, December
12, 1956.
A daughter, Katherine Louise, to the
Rev. and Mrs. ALEXANDER GUBA '52, Decem ber 12. 1956.
A daughter, June Jaye, to Mr. and Mrs.
""ILLIAM LOGIE '52, December 14, 1956.
A son, Roger Bruce, to Mr. and Mrs.
ALFRED B. MALMQUIST '49, December 16,
1956.
A daughter, Emily Jean, to Mr. and Mrs.
HERBERT FABREGAS '56, December 19, 1956.
A son, Steven Charles, to EDWARD '55
and JANE ROSENBERG '55 JACOBSON, December 20, 1956.
A daughter, Barbara Rosamund, to Mr.
and Mrs. Francis W. Quin (BARBARA
TACKASH (F), December 20, 1956.
A daughter, Yvonne, to Mr. and Mrs.
NICHOLAS GISONDA '51, December 21, 1956.
A son, David Carl, to Mr. and Mrs.
HERMAN C. WITTHAUS '50, December 21,
1956.
A son, John Edward, to Mr. and Mrs.
WILLIAM P. FERREN '50, December 28,
1956.
A son, Brian William, to JAMES '52 and
JOYCE BILLER '54 BISHOP, December 29,
1956.
A son, Mark, to Mr. and Mrs. JIM LEE
HOWELL, Honorary Alumnus, December 31,
1956.
A daughter, Jo Anne, to HOWARD '52
and DOLORES MIRALLES '47N LENZER, January 1.
A son, Jeffrey Thomas, to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Nevill e (MARIANNE SCHOENLANK
'54 ), January 2.
A daughter, Sabrina, to Lt. and Mrs.
Abraham 1. Schweid (EDDA MARDER '54),
January 2.
A son, George Lucien III, to GEORGE '53
and CLARA NIGGEL '53N RrCHON, January 7.
A son, David Jon, to Dr. and Mrs. Rudolph Dueland (JEAN LUNDQUIST '55),
January 9.
A daughter, Margaret Mary, to Mr. and
Mrs. THOMAS C. WALSH '50, January 10.
A son, Geoffrey, to EVERETT '50 and BERNICE KIEFER '50 HANSON, January 15.
A daughter, Jo-Ellen, to Mr. and Mrs.
HAROLD MATTHIUS '50, January 16.
A son, Michael John, to Mr. and .YIrs.
ERWIN ENDRESS (F), January 19.
A son, Joseph Peter, to Mr. and Mrs.
GEORGE SCHIPANI '43, January 26.
A daughter, Lynn Diane, to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Peters (URSULA HELMKE '55),
January 27.
A daughter, Vivian Lynn, to the Rev.
and Mrs. GERALD M. GUNDERSEN '53, January 28.
A daughter, Judith Deborah, to .Mr. and
Mrs. REUBEN E. GROSS M'55, January 29.
A son, Theodore Charles Frederick Ill,
to Mr. and Mrs. THEODORE Low '54, February 3.
A son, Craig Martin, to Mr. and Mrs.
CHARLES F. PETERS '53, February 6.
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1956 -- Continued
SAL ALBERTI will attend Seton Hall
School of Dentistry in September . . .
JOAN F. POTTS training to be an asst. fiduciary accountant for the Gi fford, Woody,
Carter and Hays, N. Y. law firm . . . LOIS
ANNE DARNELL is teaching at Baldwin,
Long Island . . . RICHARD EVERSON is in
Coast Guard Officers Training School, New
London, Conn .... VIRGINIA R. HERNANDEZ
will teach in Edison Township, N.]. this
fa ll.
'vYILLIAM W. FALVEY promoted to senior
designer with Byrne Associate '" ALBERT
]. REID a bacteriologist with Merck & Co.,
Rahway, N. J . . . . DOLORES EULER REID
teaches biology at Curtis High School, S. I.
· .. MICHAEL NIISKULIN a systems engineer
for Univac, Remington Rand, N. Y. C. ...
Ensign EDWARD KARL EBERBACH taking
Right training at Pensacola, Fla. . . . Pvt.
FRANCIS]. BYRON assigned to U. S. Army
Biological vVarfare Lab., Fort Detrick, Md.
· . . VIKCENT L. GIACINTO 1\1, wrote an
article, "Quality 1\[ust be Deep-Rooted,"
for the May issue of Chemical and Enginee ring 1'\ ews magazine . . . DONALD R.
).I cN.\LLY elected president of the Altarian
Club of S. l. . .. ELSE STEFFENSEN teaches
~th grade, Baldwin, Long Island ... NANCY
\VAGXER DOLMANISTH a nurse in Madison,
\\·isc. General Hospital .. . :\IARJORIE A.
\\'EHMEYER is a renewal underwriting
trainee with Connecticut General Li fe Insurance Co., Hartford..
CAROL WHITE
teaches I st grade, Baldwin, Long Island
· . . ST. ERNESTINE WRBA is director of
religiom education, St. J ohn's Lutheran
Church. Westville, N. J . . . . RUTH TRAEG
is a kindergarten teacher, Lawrence, Long
Island . . . CAROLYN YOUNG ERNES is a
nurse at Richmond :\[emorial Hospital, S.T.
· .. At:DREY RATHJEN is a staff nurse at
\ -eteran', Administration Hospital, vVest
Hayen, Conn.
A on, J ohn Joseph, J r., to Mr. and ).[rs.
John]' Hayes (JULIA KNEESHAW '50),
February 6.
:\ on, Richard Paul, to )'lr. and Mrs.
John R. :\Iessner (DORIS BIDLACK '55 ),
February 13.
A daughter, C harmaine, to Mr. and :\1rs.
ELIGIO J. CAIRE '55, February 13.
:\, daughter, Tere a Anne, to "[r. and
).[ rs.
LBERT T051 '53, February 12.
A son, Thomas David, to RICHARD T. '53
and CHRISTA EISENHAUER (F) \ ' ANDERBILT, February 12.
A daughter, Karen Ann, to Mr. and Mrs.
:\!JCHAEL CERfCOLA (F), February 13.
A daughter, Erin Elizabeth, to Mr. and
)'lr . JOSEPH K. ROWE '47, February 13.
A daughter, Deanne Margaret, to Capt.
)'IrLTON ]. (F) and MARGARET JERI_IN (F)
GROCZ, February 15.
A on, Richard Laurence, to ).[ r. and
).frs. ).felvin Levine (JACQUEUXE FEMAN
'5-1), Februa ry 18.
A on, Robert Edward, to Dr. and :\Irs.
ROBERT E . MULHOLLAND (F), February 21.
A on, Thomas Hastings, to :\lr. and
)'frs. ARTH R H. PENTZ '44, February 21.
A son, Charles James, to Mr. and :\Irs.
CHARLES RYAN '56, February 22.
A son, James :\[aurice, to Mr. and Mrs.
John Quinlin (AGNES DEMPSEY '-\4), February 2-1.
Twin sons, ;\1 ichael and Mark, to "Ir.
and Mrs. C larence E. Wenzel (AVE FUTCHS
' 50), :\larch I.
A daughter, Liza Lorraine, to Mr. and
Mrs. FREDERICK v\'. NORTON, JR. '52, March
3.
A son, David Paul, to PAUL F. '52
and EVELYN HALL '52 WUEST, 1[arch S.
A daughter, Ellen, to :\lr. and Mrs.
'vY ARREN SCHIELE '-18, :\1arch S.
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Former Students
EllWARD L. DENTON was e lected viccpresident of Afco Inc. & Afco Time Payments Inc., N ew York City . . . HERBERT
]. FLAMM was installed as president of th e
Staten Island Lions Club .. . DR. JEROME
A. PAPARELLA of Batavia, N. Y. has been
certified as a specialist in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal
:\Iedicine . . . STEPHEN ApPEL works in
the police d ' partment of South Pasadena,
Florida.
Deaths
FRANK KREIDER '51, died December 21,
1956, aged 27 years. )'Ir. Kreider died
while in his senior year at Mt. Airy Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa. St. James Lutheran
Church, Ozone Park, X.Y., has established
the Frank Kreider :\Iemorial Loan Fund
in memory of :\[r. Kreider. The fund is
to be used for loans in aid in the development of }.oIission Congregations.
, daughter, Kathryn Lynn, to Mr. and
:\Irs. Joseph W. Hall (ELIZABETH HAMMEL '56), 1farch 5.
daughter, Jean L o uise, to Lt. ROBERT
]. '55 and }.ohRIA LOL:KOPOULOU '56 HAMMEL, March 6.
:\. son, Richard .\rthur, to :\[r. and )'frs.
RICHARD G. KOSKI '51. :\Iarch 9.
.-\. daughter, Jane Barrett, to \VILBUR '42
and )'IARY MAX NIXG '-13 ST-<:RNER, ).Iarch 9.
.\ son, Xicholas Edward, to Mr. and
:Vlrs. \'IX CEXT X. BAXTER (F), !\-Iarch 10.
.\ daughter, Jean Adele, to :VIr. and :\f rs.
CHRIS KARTALTS '50, :\[arch 11.
.\ daughter, Joanne Louise, to :\lr. and
}.oIrs. John Schumacher (JOAN VON SEGGERN
'53), :\Iarch 12.
A son, :Vlax Kenneth, to Mr. and Mrs.
Max \\'el ton (}.oIIRJ..\;\1 BARDEN '52), :\[arch
12.
.-\. daughter, Robin Elizabeth, to Mr. and
:\frs. XORMAN NELSON (F) , ~larch 1-1.
A on. Thomas Kevin, to Mr. and )'lrs.
JOHN JOSEPH SCOTT '56, March 15.
. daughter, Victoria Quenby, to HAROLD
'51 and GLORI.\ HEIXZMANN '-I8N OLSEN,
:\larch 20.
A son, Gregory John, to Mr. and Mrs.
AXTJ-IONY J. ROPERTI '~9, March 22.
A son, Jeffrey Cameron, to :\lr. and :\Irs.
ARTHUR H. :\IrCHEL '49, March 22.
.\ daughter. Kira Lynn, to :\lr. and Mrs.
ALISTAIR :\1. FORMAN, JR. 'SO, April 11.
A daughter, Susan Elizabeth, to Mr. and
Mrs. JOHN]' BRENNER '52, April 12.
A son, Bruce Alan, to Dr. and :\Ir.
ALFRED IKEFUGI '~9, Apri l 12.
A son, Scott Deric, to Mr. and :\Irs.
ROBERT R. SWIFT '53, April 13.
A son, Jeffrey Wayne, to Mr. and Mrs.
Geo rge Kling (LUCILLE WESOLOWSKI '55),
April 13.
DR. \NILLIAM PETER HIERONYMUS died
Feb. 10, aged 63 years. Dr. Hieronymus
was professor of education at Wagner since
1952. Born at 1It. Olive, Ill., Dr. Hieronymus was ordained by the American Lutheran C hurch in 1921. Before coming to
Wagner, he was president of Hebron, Neb.,
Junior Co ll ege, vice-president of Augustana
Co ll ege.
io ux Falls, S. D., and president
of Midland College, Fremont, Neb.
THE REV. HENRY C. MEYER '08, died
:\Iay 22, aged 70 years. Rev. Meyer was
the .dean of the Port Jervis,
. Y. clergy,
ha vlllg served the pastorate of St. Peter's
Evangelical Lutheran Church ince 1925.
Rev. Meyer was a grad uate of Mt. Airy
Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa. His pastorates
included: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, arrowsburg, N.Y., 1911 - 12; St. John's Luther~n Church, Englewood, N. J., 1912-20;
and Holy Cross Lutheran Chu rch, Farnham, 1'\. Y., 1920-25.
THE REV. PAUL E. WEST '25, died June
16, aged 68 years. Rev. West had re:ired
from Transfiguration Lutheran Ch urch,
New York City ~fter serving that Ch urch
for more than 25 years. His son Ch?rles
is a Wagner senior. Another son, Paul
Edward, is a fo rm er Wagner student .
Lou IS FEIST '35, died June 28, aged 43
ye:lrs. Mr. Feist was assistant branch manager and sen ior teller of the Stapleton
office of the Staten Island Savings Bank.
He was a past master of Tompkins Lodge
of Masons.
A son, Mark Stuart, to Mr. and :\lrs.
Stuart Matthes (EDNA PETERSON '5sN),
April 16.
On April 17, 1957, Mr. and Mrs. Max
v\'elton (MIRIAM BARDEN '52) adopted a
son, Bernie Russell, who was born May 11
19-16.
'
A daughter, Laura, to Assemblyman
(N.Y. State) and :\[rs. EDWARD ]. AMANN,
JR. (F), April 19.
A son, William Andrew, Jr., to l.lr. and
Mrs. WIL.UAM VOLPE (F), April 23.
A son, Thomas Francis, J r., to Mr. and
Mrs. THOMAS F. Russo 'SO, April 26.
A son, Joseph Gerard. to Mr. and Mrs.
].\r-n:s S. GUASTAVINO '52, April 29.
A son, Jonathan Adam, to GEORGE '53
and RUTH DILLER '53 WIEDERECHT April
30.
'
A son, Charles Harold TIT, to Mr. and
Mrs. CHARLES DOMKE '56, APRIL 30.
A son, Guy Harry, to Mr. and :\f rs.
HARRY VOLZ '51, May 2.
A son, John Douglas, to EDMUND '50 and
ELEANOR STRAUB '51 HECKLAU, May 2.
A son, Robert Sumner, to Mr. and Mrs.
Sumner J. Sydeman (JOAN SALZMAN - F),
)'Iay
2.
A son, Steven Frede ri ck. to Mr. and
Mrs. GUSTAVE WACHTER M'56, May 3.
A daughter, Margarete E ll en. to Mr. and
:\Irs. SIEGFRIED WACHSMUTH '52, May 6 .
A son, Eric Paul, to PAUL]. (F) and
SHEILA BYRNE 'S6N HOLMAN, }.oIay 12.
A daughter, Jane Ann, to Mr. and :\1rs.
LAURENCE P. SWEENEY '53, May 13.
A daughter, Flora Kathryn, to Mr. and
Mrs. WILLIAM]. LEANZA '48, May 14.
A daughter, vVendy Ruth, to Mr. and
:\lrs. ROBERT J . SCHINKEL '52, May 17.
A daughter, Jill, to Lt. BARRY S. 'SO
(USN) and FLORENCE KALLDIN '49 CARMODY, May 19.
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Soccer: Stevens at Wagner
November
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Football: Ursinus at Wagner
Soccer: Seton Hall at Wagner
Varsity Players Produdion
Soccer: Fordham at Wagner
Football: Moravian at Wagner
Thanksgiving Vacation Begins
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WAGNER COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS ·
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THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Werner Johnson ' 41 , presi2ent; Harold Matthius , Jr. 'SO ,
vice- president; Mary Ann Nelson '51 N, secretary ; Her mann A. Meyer ' 11, treasurer. Members of the Executive
Committee: Joseph B. Flotten ' 26, Wilbur H. Sterner '42 .
Alumni Trustees of the College: Joseph P. Monge '34,
Henry Endress '38. Alumni Members, Board of Athletic
Control : Charles Babikian '53, Dr. Albert Accettola '41.
Alumni Members, College Council :
Chester Sellitto '50,
Elsie Schatz Love '50.
ALUMNI CLUBS
Brooklyn : Fred Holsten '50, president; Charlotte Tippens,
F, secretary . Connecticut : Robert Heydenreich '32, pres ..
dent; Eleanor Dossin ' 40, secretary . Hudson Volley
(N . Y. ): John Klahn '32, president. Long Island: Edwin
81auw '50, president; Helen Deutschle Niederhauser '42,
secretary ; Wolter Boecher '43, treasurer. Northen New
Jersey: Richard Chamberlain '50, president; John DeNicola '52, vice-president ; Janet Wannemacher Stephens
'S2, secretary. Nursing School Alumnae: Margaret Appel '52N, president; Gladys Wichman Fischer ' SON ,
vice-president ; Dorothy Harris lap now '5SN , secretary;
Elizabeth Slacke ' 57N , corresponding secreta ry ; Jean
Garthside Sackel ' 49N , treasurer. Rochester : Helmut
Dietrich '45, president; Elmore Hopp e '30, vice-president; Ruth Heckler '54, secretary . Staten Island: Ulys ses Ciolini ' 53, president; Barbara Praisner 'S5N, secretary; Fred Hurst ' 50, vice-president; H. Rodney Whitney ' 55, treasurer. Washington (D. C.): Donald Haher
'48, president; Jason Horn '42, vice -president ; Helen
Sandberg Swartz '42, secretary. Westchester (N. Y.):
Lloyd Rice '40, president. Western New York: Carl
Prater '31, president ; John Strodel '24, vice-president;
Carl Nuermberger ' 54, secretary .
F. P.
Hannigan '51
John Padula
Tom Young
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Editor
Cover Photo
Cover Design
THE COVER :
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EXPLANATION TO
ALll ~I~I:
The Resignation of President Delo
AS ALUMN I IN the Nell' Yor/{ City area klloll', the resigllation of President David M. Delo 11'aS all1lou1l ced 011 Oct.
17, effective at the end of the 195 7 - 5 8 acadel1lic year.
A committee of trustees has been authorized to consider
candidates for the presidency.
Both Dr. Frederic Sutter, president of the Board of
Trustees, and President Delo have emphaSized that the
board and President Delo w ill continue to work together for
the best interests of the College. The following statements
express their respective positions in the matter of President
Delo's resignation:
STATEMENT BY DR . SUTTER: "A difference of opinion on
administrative procedures led Dr . Delo to the conclusion
that he had no alternative but to resign. The Board ot
Trustees helieved that all of us were well on the way to
resolVing this problem through SlJecial committee studies and
proposals. The board, therefore, accepted Dr. Delo's resignation with regret."
STATEMENT BY PRESIDE NT DELO: "I appreciate committee efforts to chart and clarify admillistrative responsibility
in order to prevent problems ill the future . But out of principle I feel compelled to withdraw front the preSidency at
this time .
I have often stated Illy con Fictions about Christian education and the unique contributioll that Wagner is making
and ca1l continue to mahe . We have set into motion an
exciting plan of expansion aHd development and I shall
continue to give my utmost to bring to realization the first
objective - a ne1l1 chapel and library - in 1958, Wagner's
75th jubilee year. "
VOLUME X
FALL 1957
NUMBER 1
Tn This Issue
BUILDINGS OF THE FUTURE are discussed by
two men directly concerned . Librarian Donald
Smith (left) points out details of the propased
new library to Chaplain Paul Kirsch who supports architect's drawing of proposed Wagner
Chapel. Drawings are preliminary sketches and
subiect to revision . F or views of Wagner' s newest building of the present, .ee page. 3 and 5.
SPECIAL EVENTS SPOTLIGHT ANNIVERSARY
HERE COMES HOMECOMING
TWO VIEWS OF THE NEW DORMITORY
1957 LOYALTY FUND ROUNDUP
TOTAL CASH GIFTS FOR 1956 -57
LIST OF LOYALTY FUND DONORS
A SACRED TRUST FOREVER .......................................
IT HAPPENED ON THE HILL
FOOTBALL HOPES REST ON FRESHMEN
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Departments
SPORTS
NEWS BRIEFS
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NAMED AND TAMED 13
CAMPUS CALENDAR .. 16
T H E LI N K is published four times a year by the Wagner College _-\Iumni
A ssociation und er the supervision of H oward Braren, Di rector of _"-Iumru
Relations. E ditorial Office: Trinity Hall 3, \Vagne r College, Grymes H '
Sta ten Island 1, New York.
�SPECIAL EVENTS
SPOTLIGHT ANNIVERSARY
Alumni leaders from five fields consult
with
college
officials
at
dinner
Dedication of new dormitory was an Anniversary Year event
hristian leadership throu.gh Christia1l edllcation, the theme of
\Vagner's 75th Anniversary Year,
will be demonstrated time and again
throughout the year via a program of
special events from now until October
15 , 1958.
The program for the balance of the
\'ear is printed below. Four events of
primary importance have already taken
place. The new men's dormitory was
dedicated October 13 before a large
and appreciative audience, Alumni
Dining Hall in the new building was
the site of the dedication.
Two days later, October IS, the
Diamond Jubilee was officially opened
at a Founder's Day Convocation.
Earlier in the month on October 5,
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alumni leaders from five professional
areas gathered at a special consulation
diner in the Staaten House, Staten
Island. More than 100 alumni, their
spouses, and college officials met at
this first of a series of consultation
meetings scheduled for the fall.
A consultation meeting and luncheon for Keywomen of the \Vagner
College Guild was held October 9.
Still to come is a third consultation
meeting with Staten Island community leaders on November 8.
The topic of discussion at the alumni dinner was "How may Wagner College strengthen its educational services
and its relationships with alumni and
friends." The five professional groups
represented were business and indus-
Program of Special Events for
75th ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF WAGNER LUTHERAN COLLEGE
October
26th ( SATURDAY)
Homecoming, featuring parade of historical floats.
N01'ember
8th ( FRIDAY )
7 p. m. Consultation Dinner for Staten Island Community Leaders.
Subject: How Wagner College may render greater service to Staten Island and strengthen
its relationships with the comm unity. After-dinn er guests at Varsity Players' production.
December
15th ( S lDAY )
4 and 8 p.m. Annual Christmas Concert by the Wagner College
Choir. Anniversary displays. Gymnasium.
Ja lIuar)
1958
15th ( WED ESDAY )
40th Anniversary Observance of the Wagner Guild.
24th- 26th ( FRIDAY through SUNDAY)
The 75th Anniversary Convocation. Theme:
"Christian Leadership Through Christian Education ." Awarding of citations to outstanding Church laymen , alumni and community leaders. Program of events directed toward:
FRIDAY
Pastors and Laymen' of the Supporting Synods.
Alumni and Parents ( with obscrvance of the 15th Anniversary of the
SATURDA Y
School of 1 ursing ) .
SUNDA Y
The Staten Island Community ( with observance of the 25th An ni versary
of the Evening School ) .
February
4th ( TUESDAY )
Premier of th e College movie, "The Right Instruction of Youth."
Showings on the hour and half hour.
April
20th ( SU DAY )
4 p.m. Edwin Markham Day Program. Display from the Markham
Collection and of faculty publications.
May
9th - 10th ( FRIDAY and SATURDAY )
31st ( SATURDAY )
Alumni Da y.
8 p. m. Historical Pageant. Gymnasium.
October
15th ( WEDNESDAY )
Founders' Day Observance marking the 75th Anniversary of
\Vagner Lutheran College.
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try, religion, medicine, law, education.
Discussion leaders in each area compiled the suggestions offered by the
diners, presented them to the audience, and then asked College officials
questions about \Vagner. Representing the College on the dias were: The
Rev. Dr. Frederic Sutter '94, president of the Board of Trustees; President David M. Delo; The Rev. Dr.
John Bauchmann '23, secretary of tre
Board; and Henry Endress '38, the
alumni association's elected representative to the Board.
Highlights of the discussions as presented by the group leaders were:
Dr. Accettola '4 1, medicine: "Invite
more alumni back to the campus for
career day. vVe can demonstrate to
students that \ Vagner has produced
many outstanding leaders."
Thomas Russo '49, law: "How about
a special indoctrination course for prelaw students to prepare them for the
rigors of law school? , iVe'd be a pioneer if a course such as 'legal libliography' were taught."
Rev. Dr. William Villaume '35, religion: "To develop mature minds each
student must be led towards a continuous search for truth . . . 'Vagner
students must learn to think and not
just absorb facts. vVagner does not
and should not compete with educatioal factories . . . Churches are looking at ' Vagner alumni to see if their's
is a sense of urgency to their vocations."
Albert Corbin '35, business: "We feel
the College has done a good job for
its alumni and it's now time for the
alumni to do more for the College . . .
We should capture the interests of
people who want to be friends of \Vagner but don't know enough about it."
Dr. Paul V. RogIer ' 36, education:
"Let's increase the amount of each
alumni scholarship. . . Can we afford
to increase enrollment 10% in the
near future to meet the educational
needs of today's great number of high
school graduates."
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�HERE
COMES
HOMECOMING
The stage is set for October 25. 26
and 27 - the dates for the alumni spectacular of 1957. As a reminder of what
to expect we present at right some
views of Homecomings past.
Open
house in the new dormitory is an added feature to the program this year.
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�one cup of loyalty to a dose of
A ddnostalgia.
Throw in a touch of
pride and a crew of hard-workin g committee members. Mix the in gredients
thoroughly on a beautiful college campus and the result is Homecoming Wagn er style.
The dates are October 25, 26 and
27. The cast of thousand s is headed
by the readers of this magazine who
annually r ea d on th ese pages how
Homecomin g is going t o b e "bigger
and better than ever." Despite the
cliche, they're never disappointed.
As this issue of The Lil1h went to
press Alumni Secretary Howard Braren was closeted with student members
of th e Board of Traditions brewing
plans for a weekend that should provide entertainment and enlightenment
for all who attend.
The entertainment begins on Friday at 7 p. m. with a torchlight parade
aro und the campus. The enlightenment should show on the faces of
alumni who haven't been back to \Vagn er in recent years. All the campus
chan ges and improvements will be on
display.
One of the big stars of Homecoming this year will be th e new men's
dormitor\' and its massive Alum n i
Dining Hall. The building, which was
dedicated October 13 , will be open
for inspection both before and after
the football game on Saturday.
Following the torchlight parade a
pep rally will be held outdoors starting at 7: 1 5. The crowd will then
mO\'e into the gymnasium to view the
coronation of Homecoming Queen of
195 - . Pre ident Delo will have the
pleasant chore of crowning the Qu een.
That perennial Homecoming favorite,
luliu Horai. i cheduled to bear the
football to be u ed in aturday's game,
and Coach Micke\' Sullivan will ask
for the Queen's favor to be bestowed
upon the football.
The freshman class will display its
talents in a \'ariety show following the
coronation ceremonies.
Saturday's first event is a pushcart
derby around the campus at 10 :3 0
a. m. The Roat parade gets underway
at 12: 30 with a march through the
Grymes Hill apartments. The first
Roat will enter the football field at 1.
Alpha Delta Pi sorority, four-time winner of the Roat parade which started
in 1949, will defend the title it again
won in 1 956 . Many of this year's
Aoats are expected to carry historical
themes in honor of \ Vagner's 75th
Anniversary Year.
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Kickoff time for the football game
against Dickinson College of Carlisle,
Pa. is at 2. Dickinson edged \>\' agner
last year 3 - 0 in the first meeting
between the two schools. Jim Lee
Howell, Wagner coach from 1947-53
and now coach of the pro-champion
New York Giants, will be on hand to
renew acquaintances with his \Vagner
friends. Howell and a host of former
SeahalVk football stars will be introduced to the crowd at half-tim e.
An alumni reception and coffee
hour in the gym follows the game.
The gym is also the site for the dance
starting at 8. Traditional Hom ecomin g
prizes will be presented at the dance.
Awards will go to the campus groups
whose floats were judged best-of-show;
the Queen will receive her cup from
Alumni President \Verner Johnson
'41 ; and the James Robb Trophy will
be presented to the \Vagner player
judged most valuable in the afternoon
game. Halfba ck John Mangiantee,
who copped the Robb trophy for the
second tim e in 1956 , is back this
season for an unprecedented third try
at this honor .
Hom ecomin g comes to a close Sunday mornin g with Church-on-the-Hill
at 10:30 in the chapel. An alumni
pastor will conduct the services.
Alumni returnin g from points hither and yon may be interested to hear
that Staten Island has a n ew motel
on H ylan Boulevard where weekend
guests can be accommodated. Reservations can be placed throu gh the alum ni office .
Alumni Dining Hall (tap ) in th e new do rmitory, p ictured as students file in for lunch , now
seats th e entire residen t student body at one sitting . Junio r James Harper (bottom ) cra cks a
book in his first-floor room in the new dorm.
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�Total Cash Gifts
Topped $299,00
·.•••• 1111
" UP AND UP" say s Century Club Chair man J im Hutchison to Dr. Delo
Loyalty Fund Nears 1957 Goal
\ Vith more than one campaign month remaining, the 1957 Loyalty
Fund was only S 115 short of its $12,000 goal. As of September 15 (see box
below) $11,885 in pledges and cash had poured into the alumni office. The
figure, an all-time high, tops 1956 by $2,721. The drive's success hinged,
not on an increased num b~r of donors, but rather on a sharp increase per
average gift. To date the avcrage donation is $9.53, a jump of $1.80 over
last year's S7.73. The number of donors is up 19 over 1956.
Credit for the increase goes largely to the Century Club - a 1957
innovation. Under the direction of Jim Hutchison '49, 128 alumni joined
the Clubs to the merry tune of $4,412. Century Clubbers alone have chalked
up 37 % of the grand total.
The campaign will close at Homecoming, October 26, when the annual
Alumni Association will be held at
1957 LOYALTY FUND
5 p. m.following the football game.
Fund Chairman John Gross '35, is
As of September 15
expected to announce that for the
Number of Comribtttors
Amount
first time in Fund historY the an1131 ............... "'" .
$10, 779.00
nounced goal has been exceeded.
Plus Corporate
Fund checks
The Linh would like to atone for
330.00
an oversight in its Summer edition.
Total Cash on Hand
$11,109.00
Fund workcrs from Central j ew Jersey
Number of Pledge
were omitted from the list carried on
73
776.00
pages 8 and 9. The workers were:
Total Contributions
and Pledges
$11,885.00
Century Clubs Paid and Pledged
Quarter Century ..... ($25-$49) - 105
Half Century ............. ($50-$99) 14
Full Century ... ($100 and over) 9
Total number of
Contributing 1embers ............. - 128*
Total Amount of Gifts . .
$,412.00
• Includes husbands and wives where
both are alumni.
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William Bodamer
David Boyd
Trudy Precht Fritts
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Geffken
Everett Hansol!
Charles HarrellS, Jr.
John Harrison
Frederick Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koss
Carol Lauterbach
l\Ir. and Mrs. Michael Nicolais
Adele Wessels
Cash gifts to the College durin g
fiscal 1956- 5 7 totalled $299,773 ,
President David 1\1. Delo has announced. This includes $22,978 contributed by the alumni through the
Alumni Association, as class gifts, and
as gifts from individuals.
The largest Single contri bution, earmarked for endowment, was a grant
of $113 ,000 from the Ford Foundation. Other sums received, in round
numbers, included $103,000 for current operating expenses: $37,000 for
the plant fund (including the new
dormitory and future library building); 52 1,000, scholarships and
prizes; $21,000, special equipment
and facilities; S 5 ,000, endowment.
The number of individuals and organizations supporting the college increased by 39 per cent over the previous year. Because of the generosity
of these donors, the college was able
to complete the vear with a balanced
budget.
Nominations Wanted
Now is the time to send in your
nomination for Alumni Service Awards.
Nominations should be addressed to
Howard Braren, Director of Alumni
Relations.
As announced last year, two awards
to alumni will be made annually. They
will be either Achievement Awards to
recognize outstanding accompishment
in anv field of endeavor, or Service
Awards to recognize outstanding service to the College and/or the Alumni
Association .
Both awards in 1957 were made in
the Service category. Recipients were
Rev. Dr. Frederic Sutter '94, and Dr.
Charles Accettola 'of 1. Announcement
of 1958 awards will be made on
Alumni Day, l\Iay 31.
Long Island Club Busy
The Long Island Alumni Club has
cooked up a calendar of special events
for the 1957 - 5 8 season. A Kick-off
ight and a Pre-Homecoming Warmup have already been held. Still to
come is a dinner , January 31, before
the Kings Point Basketball game, and
a Spring Dance on May 17.
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1893 (2 out of 2)
Rev. H. C. Erbes
Rev. J . C. Krahmer
1894 (4 out of 4)
Rev. Ca rl Be tz
' Dr. W ill iam Betz
*Dr. Frederic Sutter
* Rev. H. Wehrmann
1897 (lout of 2)
Rev. W illia m Trebert
1898 (1 out of 1)
Rev. Theod ore Pa lleske
1902 (1 out of 2)
Rev. Wo lte r Ve it
1903 (1 out of 2)
Rev. Yost Brandt
1904 (2 out of 2)
Rev. Emil Weber
Rev. Oscar We rner
1905 (2 out of 2)
' Rev . Dr. A. C. Blunc k
Hugo Pe rd elwit z
1907 (2 out of 2)
Dr. Albert B. Hel mkamp
Dr. Ra lph W. Helmkamp
1908 (1 out of 3)
Rev. Henry C. Meyer
1909 (1 out of 2)
Richa rd A. Hope
1910 (2 out of 2)
Rev. Dr. A. F. Ke ller
Rev. William R. Meyer
1911 (1 out of 5)
Rev. Hermann A. Meyer
1912 (lout of 2)
Rev . Ral ph M. Durr
1913 (2 out of 2)
Dr. Robert H. Ischinger
Rev. W illiam P. Reumann
1914 (lout of 4)
Rev. Herbert Siegner
1915 (lout of 2)
Rev. C lar ence l. Braun
1928 (5 out of 9)
Rev. Dr. E. J. Grubb
'Rev. Frank Herr
Dr. Siegwalt O. Palleske
Rev. Fred Reustle
'Dr. Gustave W. Weber
1929 (6 out of 8)
Rev. William T. Heil
Carl Intemann
Rev. Howard A. Kuhnle
Rev. Frederick R. Ludwig
*Rev. Dr. Carl Sutter
*Rev. Norman Sutterlin
1930 (5 out of 11)
Rev. George Bulin
Rev. Elmore O. Hoppe
*Donald H. Race
Edwin C. Tappert
Rev. William J. Voss
1931 (5 out of 18)
Rev. Austin Bosch
Dominic Colopeolc
*Rev. Elmer C. Dressel
Rev. Dr. Ernest C. French
Rev. Carl Prater
1932 (7 out of 16)
Joseph Gambin
Rev. Herbert Hagenau
Rev. Robert Heydenreich
Rev. E. A. Meyer
Rev. Arthur Posselt
*Dr. Frank Sportiello
Henry Wintien
1933 (6 out of 11)
Rev. Walter J. Bielitz
Dr. David Bodaness
Dr. Clifford A. Flanders
*Rev. Paul J. Kirsch
Rev. John H. Menges
Allan Miller
1934 (8 out of 17)
Rev. Rudolph F. Ludwig
*Dr. Michael R. Mazzei
*Joseph P. Monge
*Dr. Michael Rapp
Dr. Wesley E. Rogier
*Edwin Smith
Carl Voiges
Ferdinand C. Weidner
1916 (lout of 2)
Rev. Herman F. Vesper
1918 (4 out of 6)
· Rev . Be rnhardt Bohrer
Rev. He rbe rt Bosch
Edgar Krauch
*Dr. George R. F. Tomke
1919 (1 out or 2)
Rev. Carl Nut zhorn
1920 (1 out of 2)
Dr. Con rad Reisch
1921 (lout of 3)
*Dr. H. J . Kre ider
1922 (1 out of 3)
Rev. Edmund Bosch, Sr.
1923 (lout of 6)
*Rev. Dr. John F. Bouthmann
1924 (3 out of 3)
Rev. Dr. Carl Futchs
Rev. Fred W. Kern
*Or. Carl Yaeger
1925 (lout of 4)
Dr. George Aus
1926 (3 out of 6)
'Rev. Dr. Joseph Flotten
Rev. John Schott, Jr.
Dr. Theodore G. Tappert
1927 (5 out of 8)
Rev. Dr. John F. Futchs
Rev. Dr. John A. W. Kirsch
Rev. Alfred J. Krahmer
Rev. Karl Schild
Rev. Albert Schilke
* Quarter,
1935 (14 out of 22)
*Rev. Sylvester Bader
John Berglund
Benjamin Cohen
*Albert Corbin
Louis Feist
Rev. David C. Gaise
*John J. Gross
James landiorio
Rev. Martin R. Lehfeldt
Robert A. Olwig
Mabel Spitzer Sharon
Rev. Dr. Heinrich Suhr
Archibald Tripier
Dr. William Villaume
1936 (7 out of 26)
*Dr. Charles Accettola
Nelson Carman
*Rolf E. Danielson
Rev. Karl Eberhardt
Arthur D. Friedel
Rev. Fredrik P. Nissen
Dr. Daniel M. Pino
1937 03 out of 32)
Thelma Biele Corey
*Dr. Bernard D. Blomquist
A. Austin Carmichel
Dr. Bruce Carney
Jane Davies
*Rev. George E. Dietrich
Edna Gohlinghorst Pilling
Frank Goss
Irving Green
*Ernest Rittershausen
Robert Sheie
*Dr. Frank Tellefsen
Rocco D. Zasa
Half or Full Century Club Member
FUND REPORT
1938 (16 out of 39)
Beatrice Bumenthal Eberling
Rev. Dr. Walter E. Bock
Emil Bommer
Joseph Crecca
Edith Daniels Reisch
*Dr. Henry Endress
Florence Grunow Gode
Rev. Harold Hornberger
Marjorie Kircher Trasborg
George R. Mayer
Fred Riebesell
*Lt. Col. Albert K. Schoenbucher
*Rev. Alfred J. Schroder
Mary Shimer
'Rev. Ralph Tellefsen
*Chaplain Oscar Weber
1939 (17 out of 42)
Dr. Lenore A. J . Baida
Marion Connell
Hope Coons Morrison
*Dr. Siegfried Dietrich
Dr. Harold Haas
*Christian Holmstrup
*Roy Holmstrup
Warren E. Jensen
Rev. Albert T. Keyser
Luther Kirsch
Dr. Earl J . Kriby
*Dr. J. Clark Mullin
Catherine Newton McDermott
Rev. Erling A. Nilssen
Henry W . Reisch, Jr.
Henry C. Sondergard
*Dr. Gwynne B. Swartz
1940 (21 out of 53)
*Margaret Bambach Reynolds
Frederick I. Barth
Donald Borth
Dr. Jack Cooper
Rev. Gerhard G. Dietrich
*Eleanor Dossin
John E. Foster
*Willard M. Grimes, Jr.
Mildred Heppner Hoehn
Rev. Arthur W . Hergenhan
Rev. John M. Kalny
Rev. John S. Klc
*Virginia Mackoy Troutmann
Mildred Messenbrink Hergenhan
Carolyn Meyer
Frederick Nellis
lillian Pottberg Taylor
*Lloyd F. Rice
Diane Tietien Foster
"'Les Trautmann
'Fred H. Willecke
1941 (21 out of 56)
*Dr. Albert Accettola
Rev. Silas E. Bergstad
Donold Browne
*Roy Cutter
Alfred V. Danielson
Faith Frost Behrens
Rev. Herbert N. Gibney
Dr. John Goller
*Dorothy Heins Holmstrup
William C. Howell, Jr.
Carmela lalenti Siva
·Werner Johnson
Charlotte Keffer Demchock
Susette Meyer
'Dr. Hans W. Neuberg
*Marie Norris
*Thomas D. Searl
Rev. David C. Smith
*lila Thompson Barbes
Herbert K. Wiese, Jr.
Frances Wightman Pritchett
1942 (23 out of 56)
Norma Brandkamp Holms
A. Robert Burton
*Muriel Christian Johnson
Virginia Clark Peel
Ruth Haas Roeper
Rev. Waldemar Hintz
Dr. Kenneth Kerwin
Stephen J . Kost
'Ruth Kriby Schroeder
Marie Krumpe Borth
Roland Lange
Theodore Loos
Dr. R. A. Malmgren
Bernice Mikkelsen Aldrich
Helene Mueller Blomberg
Dr. Robert C. Pettit
Edith Rayner Morison
*Helen Sandberg Swartz
*Dr. Conrad Schroeder
*Maior Martin F. Schroeder
*Wilbur Sterner
Helen Wiig
Mabel Wolf Duke.hire
1943 (25 out of 65)
*Dr. David Annunziato
Walter Boecher, Jr.
Lenore Carney Taylor
*Joy Cashel Holmstrup
Rev. Henry Cornish
Doris Dossin
John Franzreb
Wilbur D. Henriques
*Marguerite Hess
Erma Hinman Colvin
William A. James
Dr. Jens Trygve Jensen
James La Hart
Rev. Howard A. Lenhardt
Dr. Heinz Mackensen
*Mary Manning Sterner
Marie Ohlson Dietrich
Dr. J . Perosi
Gloria Rappold Greening
Julius J. Schlaer
Harold J. Shahnazarian
Jean Van Winkle Danielson
Faith Virgurs Grannis
*Rev. Richard Weiskotten
Rev. Melvin Earl Yearke
1944 (23 out of 51)
Rev. Paul Alberti
Rev. Robert Arnold
Eleanor Ayoub
Doris Bensen Raymaley
Cornelia Borgemeister
Adele Buhlmann Thomas
Louis Chrampanis
Valentine Connolly
Ruth Eidt Bartmann
Chaplain Theodore C. Hermann
Marie Horan Englehardt
Dr. Edythe M. Kershaw
Geraldine Kirsch Arnold
Jean Krumpe
Isabelle Maiorano
Rev. Alvin Messersmith
*Frances Murray Grimes
Arthur Pentz
Dr. Paul A. Qualben
Rev. Paul Reisch
Dr. Bradford O. Smith
Rosemary Truempy
Barbara Walters Boecher
1945 (15 out of 47)
Lillian Ayoub Kagdis
Rev. Arthur E. Baron, Jr.
Louise Christiansen
Elsie Flor Kortrey
Rev . William Fuhlbruck
Robert Greenhill
Elaine Hoebel Fuhlbruck
Virginia Hubbell Mills
Rev. Walter Kortrey
Dorothy Mohlenhoff
Gerda Pahnke Mentha
Paul Skiba
Inger Walloe Whitney
Kay Yarger Messersmith
Joseph Zobal
1946 (22 out of 61)
Dr. M. S. Alii-Shaw
Herbert Benson
*Violet Dittmer Geffken
Doris Ekstrand Taber
Clarance A. Faires
Gloria Femenella
Gloria Gilmour Dick
�Dorothy Gross Alberti
Ellen Klitgaard Campbell
Marian Kraus Benson
Rita McGivney Kennedy
John W. Mentha
Dorothy Miller Butler
Gloria Montrola G'ilmour
Jean Oeder la Hart
Adeline Ripkin Pfeil
Anita Russo Stahler
Sidney Schneider
Rev. Russell A. Smith
Marian Stover Books
Elizabeth Whitney
Gertrude Yuill Schwarz
1947 (18 out of 62)
Sidney Ariemma
Barbara Bradford
Winifred Denyse Mueller
* Joseph A. Fernandes, Jr.
Dr. Carmelo Giorlando
Dorothy Gutekunst Ritz
Marjorie Hartung Marschall
Sam L. Johnson
Margaret Kilthau Fornari
Doris larsen Mims
Dalton lunde
Conrad B. Reisch
Joseph Rowe
Philomena Sabatini Ingenito
Robert Schwarz
lamar J. Smith
Agnes Thomson Piscopo
Florence Welkowitz Toder
1948 (37 out of 132)
Robert Arne
Elsie Ball Searle
Margaret S. Bitterli
Ines Cavalli
Alexander D. Collette
Alice Collins Nellis
Salvatore D. D'Adamo
Frank Deangelis
*Claire I. Eilenberger
Muriel Evers Keigher
' Claude Geffken
Audrey Goewey Edberg
Ita Grintuch Bonfeld
Clara P. Hausler Cazzulino
Mary V. lalenti
Rosina M. lalenti Sinclair
Ann Jamieson Ariemma
Winifred H. Lannan Lee
William J. leanza
Catherine l. lynch
Walter l. McColl
<loire Mintzer Fagin
Peter J. Orlema"
Bernhard W. Pfeil
Rena Piscopo Owens
Dr. John Randall
Shirley Sandberg Shannon
"'Casper A. Scheiper
Warren Schiele
Alva E. Schulz
William W. Sephton
Elaine Strongman Kesner
*George Tcmke
Patricia E. Treiber
Hildegard Viohl Walker
Ivy Vurture Lutes
Ira Wells
1949 (81 out of 210)
Betty Barbour Reiman
Ralph E. Betancourt, Jr.
William Beveridge
Adolph Blum
TDavid Boyd
Barbara Brann Landowne
Philip J. Branner
Olaf Bredholt
Ruth Carney
Elsie A. Chancellor De Wolf
Michael Chiapperino
Margaret Christie Nicolais
Joseph P. Cirignano
Eileen M. Cook
Gertrude Deuschle Morrison
Richard Forster
Kathryn Frink
Constance Garside Price
Jean Garthside Sackel
TWilson Gearhart
Harold M. George, Jr.
Dorothy Githens Trost
Bette Goesle Finn
Thomas M. Guastavino
Elise Hamilton
Kenneth Hansen
Florence Hardie Artaserse
Robert G. Hoffmann
*James H. Hutchison
Dr. John Eric Iwersen
Eileen Jackman O'Leary
Mary Kehoe Reardon
Raymond Keigher
William G . Krauel
Patricia Krumpe Speight
George A. Kruse
'Rev. Harold Kuehne
Kenneth Laucella
Thomas J. Lennox, Jr.
Evelyn Lindfors Spiro
Rev. William Luger
Harry McCaliam
Doris McCullough Miller
Philip Mangini
Dr. Albert Marschall
Edwin Mensing
Verona Miller Van Pelt
Hope Miralles Reeves
William Morrison
Michael A. Nicolais
Alexander F. Patterson
lawrence R. Paugh
Edward J . Pellicciaro
Elizabeth T. Plata
William B. Reitze
Elinor Renfield Belfer
Carl H. Ritz
Joseph Roggenburg
Doris Rohde
Anthony J . Roperti
*Thomas J. Russo
Esther Savacool Wood
Eugene Scala
William M. Schorkopf
Betty B. Seifman
Marie G. Sheppard
Rev. Trygve R. Skarsten
Dr. William A. Smith
Donald Spiro
Harriet Steinberg Grover
Friedel Stoerzinger
James J. Styles
John Thomson
Trygve Tonnessen
Frank V. Varrone
W illiam Wagner
Bertha Walbert Dietz
Victor Wightman
Eqon Wendel
Clifford Wood
Henry Nelson Wood
1950 (124 out of 350)
Olga Antonopulos Doerzbacher
Poni Antonopulos Smyth
Gladys J. Ayoub
Mark Beck
And rew S. Benvenuti
Donald C. Betzler
Dr. Santo Bevacqua
* Howard R. Braren
George A. Breidenbach
George D. Brundage
George Buese
Jean Bulger
Edith Buraus Kibler
Les ~ er R. Carlisle
Anne Carlucci
Mary Carlucci
John Castle, Jr.
Charles R. Chamberlain
Gerald J. Cicero, Jr.
Joanne Clason Decher
Joel Cohen
Frank A. Creveling
Alyce Crocco Ferretti
Ruth M. Danielson
Thomas H. Darson
Edmond De Santis
Helen Deusch Ie Niederhauser
Richard Doremus
Theodore Dowd
James E. Downing
William H. Drubel, Jr.
Charles H. Durkee
Richard A. Erickson
Alice Evans Schick
Rev. John W. Fehringer
William P. Ferren
Nicholas J. Filimon
Alistair K. Forman, Jr.
Ave Futchs Wenzel
John Gaczi
Samuel Gibson
James J. Gilmartin
A lexander Graves, Jr.
* Perry Grover
"Paul Guertler
Renee Hanf Varrone
... Quarter, Half or Full Century Club Member
Elenor Harsch Oschmann
Dr. Edmund Hecklau
lise Heinrich
Herbert H. Hewitt
Barbara Hogan Hoag
Jacqueline Holt Pike
Ann Humphrey leesberg
Frederick V. Hurst, Jr.
Barney Jensen
*Calvin C. Johnson
Chris Kartalis
*Ernest C. Kiefer, Jr.
Rev. Henry W. Kircher
Julia Kneeshaw Hayes
Rev. Stanley Knull
Alvin Krauss
Margaret Kraut Thompson
Irma Kunnmann Polhemus
Franklin J. Larson
Ernest W. Lendzian
Richard W. Lindenberger
Harold Matthius
Richard McAlister
Edith E. McDermott
John H. Mcisaac
Andrew P. McNally
Max J . Moretti
*Eleanor Muller Gearhart
Diana Nebauer Blair
Joseph J. Neville
Robert A. McGovern
George Niederhauser
lillian Olsen
Eva Osofsky
Mary Patterson Hughes
Charlotte Pederson Edgar
Robert S. Peirano
lydia Peters Jacobs
George E. Pfeiffer
William Powers
Gilbert Quintana
Raymond A. Ramberg
Rev. Henry W. Reenstierna
Anne Roberts Creveling
Joseph Romano
Barbara Rumpf Fehringer
James W. Sackel
'James P. Saks
Walter J. Sbarbaro
Elsie Schatz Love
Thelma Schade Youngblood
Philip F. Schick
Allen W. Schmidt
'Richard H. Schoen lank
Chester Sellitto
Nikolaus Serkes
George Shaffer
Joseph J . Shannon
Alice Shetlock Reinbold
Charles Thomas Smith
Renee Richard Snyder
Robert I. Stanfield
Walter H. Stiering
Ruth Tellefsen
Stanley Terkelsen
Capt. Walter Thompson
Vincent Tomes
Gilmour Wagle
Robert Waldstein
*Robert W. Wannemacher, Jr.
Samuel T. Weening
Martin Weiss
Raymond Whalen
Gladys Wichman Fischer
Thaddeus J. Winslow
Herman C. Witthaus
*Britta Woodbury Kuehne
Rev. Walter Wrede
1951 (96 out of 262)
Ethel Ahlstrom Schorkopf
Freeman E. Allen
William Alt
Dr. Martin G. Andersen
Raymond C. Andersen
Joseph Auchter
Richard W . Baller
Bernard Baratta
William J. Barnard
Rev. Frank Bauman
Grace Behling Johansen
Katherine Blette
Victor H. Bock
Walter Boegemann
lenore Brody Alpert
Doris Budowitz
Emil P. Cenci
Arnold W. Cleveland
Burgis B. Coates
Samuel E. Codomo
Irving Cohen
Charles Edward Cortelyou
*Dominick E. Dalessio
Anita Dinnerstein Targan
Theodore C. Doerzbacher
John J. Doherty
Francis T. Dolen
Marvin I. Duskin
Rev. Bernard F. Engelhardt
It. William C. Errington
W. Arthur Finn
John E. Foley
Eugene W. Foote
George I. Forsyth
Joseph Giordano
Nicholas Gisonda
Donald Graves
William J . Haley
Allen Theodore Hall
Cornelius V. Hannan
Francis P. Hannigan
*Eric T. Hansen
Rolf H. Hansen
Rev. James A. Harrison
John P. Harrison
Doris Heepe Doremus
Norman G. Heil
Dr. H. Richard Hoff
Weert Hunersen
R. Kenneth Johansen
Marion A. Juchtern
Donald P. Juliano
Ellen Kalinowsky Hunersen
Richard G. Koski
Dorothy Kratzenstein Norris
Rev. Karl laantee
Carl E. larson
Joseph lauro
Anne Lewis
Arne K. Lorentzen
Arthur E. love, Jr.
Norma Lozier Rezac
Harriet P. MacDonald
Frank P. Mainer
Scott Maynard
Patricia Montgomery lindheimer
*Mary Ann Nelson
M. Karl Nilsen
Richard Norlander
James J . O ' Brien
Joan O ' Regan Graves
Howard W. Pender
Robert Pennamacoor
Claire Perlstein Hoffman
Michael F. Petosa
Rev. Henry l. Reinewald
Patrick J . Rubilotta
Claire St. leger McNally
William B. Schroeter, Jr.
George C. Sherman, Jr.
Raymond C. Smith
Dr. Arnold Sneider
Charles Sokolowsky
Jane Stowell Brown
Eleanor Straub Hecklau
Christine Thing Gilmartin
Andrew Thompson
Palmer Thompson
Addison R. Trismen
Joseph A. Trivisone
lois Vasoll Norlander
"Harry A. Volz
George W. Ward
Paul H. Wasmund, Jr.
William N. Wilson
Marijean Worley luger
1952 (99 out of 251)
Albert Anderson, Jr.
Lindsay T. Andrews
Margaret T. Appel
Edward Armstrong
Emil P. Bader
Mary Blaine
Robert Braisted
Philip Brittain
George Broderick
Walter A. Burke
Ralph Carloni
John DeNicola
Margaret Dente
Jean V. DePlanque
Joseph J . DiMarco
Rev. Norman S. Dinkel
George Dorry I Jr.
'Harold Edwards
Rhoda Ellenbogen Waas
Salvatore A. Eretto, Jr.
lois Everts De Jong
Jean Faist McKibbin
Chaplain William C. Fensterer
Bruce G . Geary
William Gordon
Ruth Greenwood Koss
James Guastavino
Rev. Alexander Guba
Emma Gustavson De Bastos
Frances Gutekunst Main
Evelyn Hall Wuest
J. Emmett Hall
�-
Elizabeth Hamann Lawrence
Rev. George E. Handley, Jr.
Kenneth O. Hansen
Capt. William H. Harvey
Sarah Holzka
'Charles H. Huppert
Jeanne A. Isner
Herbert Jacobsen
H. Theodore Johnson
Sidney Kilsheimer
Dorothy D. Kimmerer
Henry Koch
Elaine
Kovessy
Sanford
Krongold
Lee Landes
Grace M. Laura
Douglas G. lawrence
Charles A. Lendzian
Helen H. Loeffler
William B. Logie, Jr.
Eugene
F.
Lorenz
Robert T. Maleeny
Dr. H. Edward Marshon
Emanuel Melachrinos
Rev. Herbert L. Messner
Reginald C. Miller
Richard C. Mohrman
Rev. Howard M. Norris
Frederick W. Norton, Jr.
Patricia Patterson Kortwich
George A. Pattison, Jr.
Evelyn Pedersen Gordon
Henry P. Peterson
Vincent Pompa
Stanley P. Potorski
William K. Roehrich
Dominic Romeo
Charles T. Ryan
George Salomon
John Schanzenbach
Robert J. Schinkel
1st Lt. Frederick Schneider
Muriel Schweer Wood
John D. Silva
Margaret Snyder Hausheer
L. Robert Somach
Marguerite Sprenger Schaedlich
Dorothy Srabian Corell
Gloria Stammler Powelson
Ruth Stangeland Skarsten
Anita Stubbe Pfaff
Kenneth
Swanson
Joan Sweeney Wall
Christopher J. Swensen
Alexander Szabo
Angela M. Titta
Paul C. Tuck
John E. Van Name
Robert B. Vetter
Chaplain Michael G. Viise
Janet Wannemacher Stephens
Rev. Edward Weiskotten
Dr. Howard Weiss
Rev. Hugh Whitaker
Jeanette Wieboldt Wasmund
Donald D. Wilson
Paul Wuest
1953 (80 out of 216)
Frederick Boggs Atcheson
Charles A. Babikian, Jr.
Anna Beley
Barbara L. Blumoehr
Joan E. Brady Pender
Or. Herbert Brau
Gordon Brinkman
William Brown
Harold Brundage
Rev. Sherwood W. Bryant
Donald A. Carroll
Alan F. Charnock
Ulysses Ciolini
John J. Como
Eleanor Corliss Kaufmann
George P. Davidowich
Jean C. Dedrick
Helga Mae Erdman
Andrew H. Esterly
Earl Eversen
Donald W. Finley
Harry J. Foerst
Wilma M. Forster
Fred Geils
William E. Gesner
Morgan W. Giles
Martin Gonser
Hildegard Grill
'Russell Grill
Virginia Haggerty Prall
Grace M. Haher
Gordon Heggland
John D. Henderson
Elaine N. Hendriksen
Nicholas losue
Edwin O. Jacob
* Quarter,
Ruth J. Jones
Elleneva Kamp Weening
Louise Kehoe Russell
Ens. Martin D. Kiefer
Harold Kjellen
James Klem
Richard A. Koss
Cornelius J. Leonard
'Claire Lindwall Hansen
Donad R. Marvin
'Helen McNally Schoen lank
Ruth Metzger
Vernon G. Milam
Leon J. Miller
Rev. Robert T. Neilssen
Clara Niggel Richon
Francis O/Leary
Kenneth Pape
Charles F. Peters
Miriam Plitt
Wanda Prokoby Schneider
George L. Richon
Alphonse J. Rode
'Kenneth R. Schlamp
Dorothy Schmidt
Phyllis Schmidt Seigel
Rev. Clarence Scl1neider
*Arlene Schwartz Larsen
John G. Seyffarth
Seymour Siegler
Robert Snedeker
Mary Spinelli
'Bruce Stoller
William P. Stratford
Adolph s. Szczepanski
Paul R. Takach
Albert Tosi
*Artl1ur Van Etten, Jr.
Phyllis Van Nostrand Melachrinos
Johanna Von Seggern Schumacher
Sr. Mabel Walther
James J. Wakefield, Jr.
Arnold M. Wells
William F. Winterfeld
1954 (73
Oilt
of 215)
Sylvester Barricella
*Gloria Bauman Weiskotten
Richard Blackham
Robert Bosley
Donald C. Briggs
Ruth Christensen Scherb
Stanley F. Clark
Madeline Clausen Jacob
Sam A. Colucci
George E. Coppersmith, Sr.
*Barbara Curry Van Etten
Florine Delaney Bosley
Kenneth Dorkof
Jacqueline Feman Levine
Michael E. Forgen
Fred Frick
Roy J. Gartrell
Kathleen Gibbons Heil
James T. Hansen
Rev. Edward R. Hanson
George E. Hassoldt
Ann P. Hemsworth
Carol Hieronymus Nelson
Elizabeth Hoft Miller
Adelaide Hunsdorfer Drubel
Jacques Jacoben , Jr.
H. lawrence Jones
Frederick Kaestel
John D. Kearney
Richard W. Kimmerer
John Krystof
Spiros G. lantzounis
*Fred lapnow
*Frederick lehmann
Austin Litvak
William F. Luce, Jr.
Edda Marder Schweid
Robert A. Matheson
Robert E. McNamara
Rev. Rolf Mielzarek
Dorothy Miller Scholz
Samuel Moffett
Dorothy Oest
Fred H. Olson
Ole Osrunn
Leonhard Pahl
Vito V. Pavia
John F. Pearch
Mary E. Peters
Eileen Porter Monroe
Richard Prall
Eugen ia Prusak Anderson
Edna M. Quell
Walter D. Reinsdorf
Lionel Rotelli
Robert Sbarbaro
Marilyn Schmidt Quintond
Marilyn Schiels
Half or Full Century Club Member
Marianne Schoen lank Neville
Albina M. Setaro
Joan Sheaffer Stiggelbaut
Dolores J. Shotwell
Ingeborg Skarsten Hofrenning
Alphonse M. Squillante
Michael A. Swoboda
William R. Thomson
William Tobin
U. Janet Warnecke
Helen Wenkert
Yung Soon Whang Teter
Frederick H. Winrock
Patricia Woodward
Ruth Zinn Maleeny
1955 (73 out of 215)
'Lenore Ahalt
Doris·Christa Ahrens Roehrich
Doris Beadles
Nancy L. Bechtel
Robert Bernett
Chester N. Brooks
Vincent J. Cobb
Augustus Columbus
Francis J. Corgan
Sylvia Crewes
Carolyn Dangerfield Lanahan
Carl H. Davis
William M. De Heyman
Richard G. DeStefano
Manfred Fleischer
Charles J. Frick
James Furlong
'Alice Gerdin Huppert
Rev. Russell B. Greene, Jr.
Reuben E. Gross
Louise Hal1n Siemann
Charles F. Harreus, Jr.
*Dorofhy Harris lapnow
William T. Heil, Jr.
William Hereford
Coroline L. Herrmann
Frederick Holmes
Ernest F. Holst
Shirley Hornafius Marvin
Eleanor Huth
Nicholas J. lalenti
Anton io Intenzo
Marion Jansen
Stanley A. Johnsen
Mary Karsnak
James Keller
John T. Kelly, Jr.
Doris Kendle Squillante
Carl Laib
Robert R. Laurie
Jean Lundquist Dueland
Irene H. Maclosky
Ralph J. Maffeo
Joy G. Matthews
Theresa Mauro
Eleanor Mehrtens Kruse
Arlene M. Mohlenhoff
Francis A. Monica
Douglas Morton
'Rose M. Murphy
Barbara Noack
John J. O'Donnell
Royal F. Olson
Rose Pandullo Briggs
Grace E. Paulsen
Rose M. Perosi
Barbara J. Praisner
Leonia H. Prusak
Elsie M. Rieper
Doris Rockefe lIer Lehmann
Walter Romanofsky
John F. Schick
Richard W. Siemann
Dorothy Snyder
'Faye G. Stoller
Vera Ungeheuer lalenti
Jean Vetterlein Zipf
Barbara E. Wall
Jane Welter
H. Rodney Whitney
Elizabeth J. Williamson
Diana Young Tl1iemer
Faye Zitzkat Frick
1956 (70 out of 245)
Sheila Byrne Holman
Thomas Coffey
Richard Colgan
Grace Deisley
Carol L. Dickson
Charles Dietz
Delores Euler Reid
Mary J. Fazakerley
Irwin Fainberg
Joanne Flotten Melloh
Mary Goodwin Romeo
Alfred G. Haggerty
Elizabeth Hammel Hall
Dolores Hanley Navarino
Henry Hansen
Martha Heine
Herman Heise
Dorothy Hoeppner Reardon
Harold Hoffmann
Carolyn Holzschuh
Charles Hunsdorfer
John H. Irving
'Reginald J. Kennedy
Doris L. Kirkwood
Dagmar E. Kreider
Carol A. Lauterbach
Norbert H. Leeseberg
Erika E. Maier
Rita M. Maroney
James R. McGillivray
Theodore Melloh
Michael Miskulin
Robert Mize
Kurt Ottway, Jr.
Wilma Noffke Pickard
Elaine G. Nyquist
Angela B. O'Dowd
Trudy Precht Fritts
Paul Prester
Thomas F. Rabbitt
Albert J. Reid
Margaret L. Rigby
Doris Riker lovo
Joan T. Ritzheimer
Ann H. Robinson
Norma Rosa
Jeffrey J. Safford
Rosanne Schlichting Anderson
Warren R. Schubert
George R. Schulz
John J. Scott
Edward Scozzare
Benjamin L. Serra
Anthony Sielari, Jr.
Helene C. Smith
Joseph Stapleton
Else Steffensen
Peter D. Steinmetz
Marianne Thiemsen Burhans
Ernest lovo
Evelyn Vandermark Schanzenbach
Dorothy G. Varrone
William E. Wallace
Adele Wessels
Carole E. White
Leonard D. White
Joseph Widerspan
Gail E. Williams
Sr. Ernestine Wrba
Carlyn Young Ernest
1957 (6 out of 278)
(Not Solicited)
*Yvonne Colgan
Elisa Griffiths
Marian Katzenstein
Marie Scollar
Eunyce Swift
Charles Ziel
FORMER STUDENTS
(36 out of 415)
*Henry Baerenklau
'John D. Barbes
Virginia Beebe Sullivan
Agness Bersagel Swanson
Muriel Bosch Laos
'Harold H. Carstens
Virginia Costich Fensterer
Gnanarai Daniel
Edgar Y. Engelman
'Eleanor Jensen Willecke
Evelyn Johnson Haas
Paul I. Holman
Elsie Heldt Roemer
Lynnard W. Herrington
Faith Holden Divis
Bernard M. Katz
Edwin H. Klare
Jeanne Knecht
Dr. Edwin Leonard
Dorothy McCarthy Reilly
Eleanor S. Messner
Clarence Offerman
Ronald Reynier
Joan Salzman Sydeman
Martha Schaefer Boyer
'Clara Shake Ritterhausen
Joan Spear Peters
�Henry Speight
Grace Sutton Mielzarek
Charlotte Tippens
Harry H. l. Van Tassell
Albert H. Vondran
Catherine Wall Mayfield
Rev. G. K. Wiencke
*Dr. Wilfred Willetts
*Dr. Robert Wolkwitz
HONORARIES
(22 out of 72)
*Dr. Russell F. Auman
Dr. John M. Braisted, Jr.
*Dr. Ellsworth B. Buck
Dr. Lee Y. Davidheiser
Dr. F. C. DeWalsh
*Dr. Alfred E. Driscoll
Dr. Earl Freese
Rev. Dr. Otto Gerbich
Dr. Louis H. J. Henze
Dr. Paul A. Kirsch
Dr. Frederick R. Knubel
Dr. Edwin Knudten
*Dr. Herman K. Kuthe
Dr. Walter C. Langsam
Dr. Donald E. Law
Rev. Dr. H. S. Miller
*Rev. Dr. Frederick Noeldeke
*Dr. William H. Stackel
Dr. William R. Stover
*Dr. Louis C. Wills
*Dr. Edmund F. Wagner
*Dr. Joseph F. Worthen
PARENTS AND FRIENDS
Frank Brady, Jr.
Mrs. J. Gerda Curry
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Goesle
Herman Hamann
*Adrian Nader
Mrs. Bertha Trautmann
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Van Etten
THEY ALSO GAVE
FROM 145 donors for 1956 to 202 donors for 1957
- a growth of 39%; that's the record made by generous
friends of Wagner College who contributed to funds other
than the Alumni Loyalty Fund during the past fiscal year
(July 1, 1956 - July 1, 1957).
Continuing the practice approved b y the Alumni
Council last year, THE LINK is pleased to list these
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Congregation
Christ, Manhattan
Epiphany, Hempstead
Finnish, Brooklyn
Grace English, Forest Hills
Holy Spirit, Villas, N. J.
Holy Trinity, Hasbrouck Hts., N. J.
Holy Trinity, Manhattan
Holy Trinity, Wildwood, N. J .
Immanuel, Meriden, Conn.
Redeemer I
Brooklyn
Resurrection, St. Albans
St. Jacobi, Brooklyn
St. John's Manhattan
St. John's, Union City, N. J.
St. Peter's, Manhattan
St. Peter's, North Plainfield, N. J.
St. Stephen English, Brooklyn
Trinity, Staten Island
Organizations
Emma Moldenke Circle
St. Peter's, Manhattan
Ever Faithful Mission Guild
Christ, Rochester
Ladies' Aid Society, Holy Trinity
Hollis
Ladies' Aid Society I Redeemer
Irvington, N. J .
Ladies' Aid Society, St. Paul's
Manhattan
Ladies' Aid Society, St. Paul's
Mount Vernon
Ladies' Aid Society I Trinity I
Staten Island
Trinity Guild, Trinity, Staten Island
Sunday School
Parks ide, Buffalo
St. John' s, Passaic, N. J.
Resurrection, Buffalo
Transfiguration, Rochester
Zion, Pittsfield, Mass.
Synodical and National
Board of Education, ULCA
CHEY, ULCA
Evangelical, New Jersey
Lutheran Men of Queens
United, New York and
New England
Wagner College Guild
* Quarter,
INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Alpha Phi Omega
American Chemical Society,
Staten Island Subsection
American Legion, Forty and Eight
Staten Island
American Legion
James J. Tappen Post 125
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. J. Arnold
Mrs. W. H. Averell
Otto and Hildegarde
Badenhausen Foundation
Walter E. Badenhausen
Henry Beisler
Beisler·Weidmann Co.
Richard J . Bernhard
In Memory of Henry C. Bohack
Vasa Bracher
John M. Braisted, Jr., H'55
In Memory of John M. Braisted
John Bridgers, Jr.
Mrs. Nelson Buck
Frances Buecheler
Dr. William A. Buecheler
Frank C. Burger
Mr. and Mrs. John Burry
Dr. Benjamin Cantor
C lass of 1956
Andrew G. Clauson, Jr., H'50
Cole Steel Equipment Co.
Columbus Citizens Committee
Scholarship
Mrs. Blit Conger
Mrs. Alan Couperthwaite
Charles E. Culpeper Foundation
Eugenie Mary Davie
Mr. and Mrs . Robert F. Day
David L. Decker
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Dunham
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dyckman
Empire State Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Endress,
'38, H'54
Equitable Savings and Loan Assn .
Esso Education Foundation
Fritz Euler
Albert Fach
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Faison
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Faller
Ruth Fehl
Julius A. C. Fichtmueller
Ford Foundation
Nathan Frankel
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman B. Frieze
Albert Furia
Mr. and Mrs. Marland Gale
Garden Club of Staten Island
Frank Garlichs Estate
Mrs. Tom Garrett
George A. Gieseler
Half or Full Century Club Member
• • •
organizations and individuals and to extend, on behalf
of the College and the Alumni Association, a sincere
Thank you.
This list includes all who made cash gifts during the
year. It does not include those who made pledges, who
paid for scholarships through a student, or who gave
books and other equipment.
Mrs. Otis A. Glazebrook
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Goold
Gulick·Henderson Laboratories
Bernard Haldane
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Hallett
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Halloway
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hellyer
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Henderson
In Memory of Henry Henjes
William C. Henning
Harry Herskowitz Foundation
In Memory of Ellen Horrmann Hicks
Prof. William P. Hieronymus
Memorial Fund
Joseph Holzka
John W . Hooper Jr.
Memorial Scholarship
Mr. and Ms. Kingsley Hopkins
Mrs. Lillian Horn
August Horrmann Foundation
Ellen Horrmann
Mrs. Albert Huber
Richard V. Huttar
Samuel J . Jaeger
Mrs. J . K. Jessup
Johns·Manvilie Fund
Johnson Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Junemann
Louis W. Kauffman
Harry C. Keiner
Mr. and Mrs. George Kelsey
Mr. and Mrs. Bohnn B. Kinlock
In Memory of Joseph Koehler
Class of 1931
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kouwenhoven
Sophie Kruse Estate
E. G . Kuhn
Dr. A. H. Kurzrock
Kuthe Laboratories
E. Earle Laing
Lakeland Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Love
Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Markey
Mr. and Mrs.
Seabury C. Mastick H'53
Mostyn Foundation
Herbert E. Matz
Mayor1s Committee on Scholastic
Achievement Scholarships
Chester A. Mclain
Solomon Mediavilla
Meriden Foundation
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner and Beane
Metropolitan Basketball Assn.
Eduard and Margaretha
Meurer Scholars~ip
Anna M. Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Meyer
Otto C. Michaelis
Ernest R. Mi lIer
Moffatt and Schwab
Mrs. Edward Morecraft
Dr. and Mrs. John A. Munroe
Napier Foundation
National Institute of Mental Health
Jacob Neubeck
Mr. and Mrs.
Waldemar J. Neumann
New York Journal American
Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation
Eric P. Newman
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Mrs. Charlotte Fischer Palmer
Parents of the Class of 1956
Parents of the Class of 1957
Mr. and Mrs. A. Gilbert Parmele
Van Ness Phillip
Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick W. Rettenmeyer
Elizabeth B. Ripley
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rugen
Staten Island Chapter
Wagner College Guild
St. Stephen Players
Henry Schmidt
Louise Schneider
In Memory of
Mrs. Frank M. Schumann
Mrs. Frederick A. Schwartz
Charlotte Schwenke Estate
Oscar Schw idetsky
Mrs. J . F. Smith
Mr. an d Mrs. P. R. Smith
Car leton Spie r
Lawrence E. Spivak
Edgar L. Stabford
Mrs. Robert E. Stanley
Staten Island Hospital Scholarships
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stirn
In Memory of
Mr. Charles H. Stolzenbach
Mrs. James M. Talbot
Texas Company
John Treiber
Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop S. Tuttle
United States Steel Foundation
(awarded through American
Library Assn.)
Edmund F. Wagner, H'49
Wagner College Evening Assn.
Wagner College Guild
H. Torrey Walker, H'49
Mrs. John Sayers Ware
Frederick Wedemeyerl '57
Katherine Weidemann
Joseph Weissglass
Margaret L. Wendt
Mr. and Mrs . Gardner F. Werking
Howard Whitfield Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Williams
Louis Charles Wills
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wise
Women /s Florist Assn., Manhattan
�FOREVER A
SACRED TRUST
A look at the Board of Trustees - its origin, aims,
methods, and the people who are a part of it.
\'er y year a list of names that
E
precede all others is seen in the
Personnel sectio n of the College
Catalogue. This same list can also be
found annually in the form of a group
picture in the Kallista.
To most \Vagner students and alumni
the Board of Trustees are only these
- a somber group photo and an imposing list of names, generally unnoticed, certainly unheralded, and perhaps e\'en a bit mysterious.
Readers of the Catalogue and Kallista might be enlightened and impressed by some words in the College
Constitution. It reads in part: "The
property of " ' agner Lutheran College,
both real and personal, shall be forever held bv the Board of Trustees
as a sacred trust."
\\'here does this trust come from?
The State of New York has granted
the nited Lutheran Church in America the right to establish and maintain
a college and to grant degrees. This
right is invested (or held in trust) b y
the Trustees - hence the name.
The Board is the sole legal authority of the College as recognized by
the State. It delegates authority to the
president who then delegates academic
and administrative work to the deans,
faculty, registrar, etc.
The Board is made up of 26 men
and one woman from many walks of
life. They are bonded together by a
common desire to play a role in the
growth of the College, Their time
and efforts are given unselfishly without pay to attain this end.
On the Board last spring were 12
ordained ministers and 15 laymen.
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They come from six states to attend
the one stated meeting in October and
to two other meetings that are generally called in Februarv and June. As in
Congress, the groundwork for the voting decisions at meetings is done in
advance via a network of committees.
The Executive and Finance Committee, which meets monthly, has its
membership specified in the Constitution. Members of the other seven
standing committees are appointed by
Board President Dr. Frederic Sutter,
the senior member in age (82) and
length of service ( 39 years) . The
youngest member, Dr. Alfred L. Beck
' 38, is beginning his 12th year of
service although he is not yet 41 .
Members are assigned to committees that logically coincide with their
interests and skills. On the Executive
and Finance Committee are found
two bank preSidents, Dr. John W.
Hooper and John Kohout; an accounting firm partner, Dr. Andrew G.
Clauson; and a corporation treasurer,
Joseph P. Monge '34.
All members of the Alumni Interests Committee are \Vagner graduates;
the Building and Grounds Committee
includes architect Herbert E. 1atz;
the Co-educational Interests Committee lists the lone woman member,
Mrs. Luther J. Smith; and on the
Faculty Committee is Dr. William Jansen, Superintendent of Schools of the
City of New York. Dr. Sutter and
President Delo are ex-officio voting
members of all committees.
Ten ministers are pastors or officials
of the United Lutheran Synod of New
York and New England while two
come from the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of New Jersey. The Rev. Dr.
Frederick R. Knubel, the New York
and New England Synod's President,
has been a Board meember for 12
vears.
- The Board's aggregate length of
service as of June was 273 years. The
average member has served 10.1 years.
The average age is 57. All members
are married ; two are widowers.
The College has embarked on an
ambitious 10-year development program. The need for wise and able
counsel will be felt as never before
during this program. The answer to
the need will undoudtedly come, as
it has in the past, from the devotion
and skill of the Board of Trustees.
The Executive and Finance Committee of the Board takes time out from its busy September
meeting to pose for LINK photographer. left to Right : The Rev . Dr. John F. Bauchmann '23,
secretary; The Rev. Dr. Joseph Flotten ' 26, vice-president; The Rev . Dr. Gearge R. F. Tamke '18;
The Rev. Dr. Frederic Sutter '94, president; Dr. David M. Delo; Dr. John W. Hooper; Dr. Andrew
G. Clauson , treasurer; and Joseph P. Monge '34.
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�IT HAPPENED ON THE HILL
Marianne Moore
deli ghted N. Y. C. Writers
Conference (July 16 - 25 )
audience with readings from
her works and an ecdotes
about h er second love, the
Brooklyn Dod gers. Miss
Moore, praising what she
termed "the unaccommodatin g man ," cited catcher
Roy Campanella. ' Vhen recently asked to smile by a
photographer, Campanella
exclaimed, "' Vhat for , I
ain't said anything funn y. "
preceded Santa
Claus by six months when
it hurtled down the chim ney of North Hall on July
30, scattering bricks across
Campus Road. No injuries
were recorded and damage
was quickly repaired. North
H all and six ' '''agner students are slated to appear
on the jacket of an RCA
Victor record album to be
released earl y n ex t yea r .
The title is 'Thanks For a
Lovely Evening. "
reached a n ew high of 1,0 I 5 when classes
opened in day school September 16 . Former high was
999 in 1949. Evenin g School registration of 730 is
also an all-tim e record. Includ ed in the 1,0 IS day students are 340 freshmen.
was one of the topics discussed at the Third
Seminar, New York State Registry of Medical Technology
on October 5. Dr. Roscoe P. Kandle, New York City's
Deputy Commissioner of Health spoke on the subject.
Dr. Natale Colosi, chairman of Wagner's bacteriology
department, headed the seminar committee.
Poetess
Registration
Student nurses 19 members of th e Class of 1959 received their caps on September 28. The Rev. H arold
Reiscr '32, executive director of the United Lutheran
Social Mission Society of Ilinois, gave main address; his
daughter, Roselie, was one of the class members.
to the Commission on World Missions,
Lutheran ' \Torld Federation, (Au g. 2 - 10 ) were among
125 representatives from 30 countries to attend the Commission sessions. All told , Wagner played host to 900
visitors at nine conferences during the summer.
I ndian delegates
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Lightning
A siatic Flu
Freshmen who are not able to swim Signed up for a new
co urse, S-I, in lieu of the standard gym class . Course
is conducted in the n ew YMCA pool in ' Vest Brighton
opposite Barrett Park Zoo.
opened the College's 7 5th academic year
on September 16. In his address, "Th e Obligation for
Excellence," Dr. Delo explained that the Christian College in particular bears this obligation beca use its special
task is to train Christian leaders.
Convocation
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i
�Sea hawks' Hopes in 1957 Rest on Freshman Line
How big is the jump from high
school to college football? Coach
1\1 ickey Sullivan was anxiously awaiting the answer to this poser as the
football team completed pre-season
practice and awaited the opening game
against P.M.C. on September 28.
If the 1957 Seahawks are to start
back up the victory road, so little travelled by " ' agner football teams in recent years, freshmen will have to do
much of the travelling. Jineteen such
neophytes are listed on the Wagner
roster of 35. Pre-season indications
were that at least six, all linemen,
would step right into starting roles.
The backfield situation is more secure where Sullivan can call on five
lettermen including co-captains Mike
Delpercio and John tlangiante, fullback and halfback respectively. Don
Trentalange, last year's quarterback,
11as returned as have a pair of speedy
halfbacks, Ralph DiLullo and Dave
Hahn.
Pete Haupt, a regular guard in '56,
may find himself in ilie unique position of being a sophomore and at the
same time senior member of the line.
The only other veteran linemen, ends
Bill " Tarnock and Dan Mahala, are
getting stiff competition from freshmen Lou Petroni and George Kling.
The latter, all 6'5 " and 2 15 lbs. of
him, appears to be most promising
wingman to appear on the campus
sin ce Don Drown departed in 1 950 .
Other freshmen in the running for
starting berths are tackles Bill Bergin
and Ralph Cannarozzi who were teammates at Demarest High School in Hoboken, 1 .J.; Charles JoPP who rated
all-state honors in New Jersey; and a
trio of promising centers, Tony Franchina, Al Deppe and Jack Ottenheimer.
'" agner fans will be able to follow
the Seahawks on radio this year. All
games are being taped for rebroadcast
Sunday evenings at 6 by \V P \V,
1330 kilocycles. Gulf Oil Corp. sponsors the series.
a
BULLETIN . ..
\iVagner dropped its first hvo games
to P.M.C. and Haverford by scores of
14-12 and 19-7 respectively. The
Seahawks led through much of both
games only to lose out.
Don Trentalange's passing has been
a bright spot. He completed 26 for
-+ 7 in hvo games. Two of the completions were touchdowns.
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Th e co-capta ins a nd the coa ch ta ke a b reath er during p r .... sea so n pra ctice. left to Right: Fullback
Mike Delp ercio, Coach Mickey Sullivan , and Halfba ck J o hn Mangiante.
Donald F. DeGraw and ANNA N.
SACHSE '55N, April 7.
LEONARD WHITE '56 and Edith ~I.
Palma, June 2. ,
HERBERT MARX ' 57 and PAULINE PAPE
'57, June 16.
Patrick J. Growney and DOROTHY INGLIS ' 57, Jun e 2l.
Harry John Sheetz III and Lu ANN
STEI HAUER '57, Jun e 22.
Ronald Schaupp and Ju, E GERDEN '56,
June 22.
Richard Sohan and I ANCY BUMBALL
' 56, June 29.
Elliott Smith and BARBARA BREDIN ' 5-l,
June 29.
DONALD BURRY ' 56 and LILLIAN BENEFORTE ' 57, July 6.
John D. Romeo and MARY GOODWIN
' 57, July 6.
The Rev. GEORGE E. HANDLEY, JR. ' 52
and Miriam M. Jervis, July 6.
MARTIN B. UNGERLEIDER ' 53 and Paula
Molinoff, July 7.
FRANK A. LEHMANN ' 57 and Dora Meyer, July 7.
Edward Morecraft and BARBARA BARR
' 56, July 13.
The Rev. ROBERT REISCH '50 and Sybil
Youmans, August 3.
Continued on page 1 5
A son, Kurt Wilhelm, to EDWARD '52
and LEO A YATER (F) WEINBERG, No"ember 5, 1956.
A daughter, Debra Margaret, to DAVID L.
'51 and ~IARGARET RAUFFER '52 VOGEL,
November 16, 1956.
A daughter, Carol Ann, to Rev. Robert
and JANET LAUTERBACH (F) Mohr, December 9, 1956.
A son, Hans George, Jr., to Dr. and Mrs.
HANS G. ENGEL '48, March 22.
A daughter, Faith Elaine, to WALTER
A. '45 and ELSIE FLOR '45 KORTREY,
March 25.
A daughter, Michele, to Dr. and Mrs.
EUGENE HERMAN '51, April 8.
A daughter, Virginia Mae, to Mr. and
Mrs. WILLIAM R. RYAN ' 53 , M'56, May
23.
A son, Roy Frederick, Jr., to Roy F.
' 52 M'55, and LILLIAN INTEMANN '49
ARNESEN, May 24.
A daughter, Susan Rose, to Mr. and Mrs.
THOMAS M. GUASTAVINO '4 9, May 3l.
A son , Timothy Craig, to Mr. and Mrs.
RICHARD F. JOST '56, June l.
A son, Stephen Michael, to Dr. and Mrs.
MICHAEL D'ALESSIO '53, June 6.
A son, Jeff, to Mr. and Mrs. ElL MAC
INTYRE (F), June 6.
Continued
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�Alumni News Briefs
The Rev. Wi lli a m T. Heil '29; has been
nominated to the Board of Trustees
by the United Lutheran Synod of lew
York and New England. He has served
six congregations since his ordination
at Lutheran Theological Seminary in
Philadelphia in 1932, and is now pastor of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Meriden, Conn. Pastor Heil's
many activities, past and present, are
dotted with service on Boards of Directors including two summer camps,
Lutheran Home for Aged and Infirm,
Buffalo, N. Y., Queens Federation
of Churches, and Lutheran Charities,
Inc., Jamaica, N. Y. He has also been
on the stewardship committee of the
New York and lew England Synod for many years. Two of his sons have
attenuecl " ' agner. William T. Heil, Jr. is a member of the class of 1955.
Henry Heil, now in his junior year, is president of the Board of Traditions.
1903
1949
DR. OTTO SCHREIBER, pastor of Calvary
Lutheran Church, Jersey City, has presented 225 specimens of medallions and
coins of MaItin Luther and the Reformation to Saskatoon College and Seminary,
Saskatchewan, Canada.
DR. EDWARD J. PELLICIARO, assistant
professor of mathematics at the University
of Delaware, spent the summer conducting
research at Oak Ridge (Tenn.) National
Laboratory. He was appointed an Oak
Ridge research participant in the Laboratory's Mathematics Panel and worked the
ORACLE, Oak Ridge Automatic Computer
and Logical Engine, a high-speed digital
computer.
1936
GEORGE \\T. GUTTLER has joined the
reseaIch staff of chemists for ChesebroughPond's Inc., at their Perth Amboy, N. J.
research laboratory. He had been a chemist with the Lambert-Hudnut Division of
the Warner Lambert Pharmaceutical Company for seven years . . , . ALFRED V.
1)J!.NftLSON has been appointed personnel
m;mager of the 195 Broadway Corp., which
owns and operates A. T. and T. real estate
in New York.
1950
JOEL COHEN recci ved the $7 5 first prize
offered by the Weekly Header Children's
Book Club for a manuscript submitted to
the New York City Writers Conference
at Staten Island, sponsored by Wagner.
His second conference award, he had also
won the tuition scholarship given by members of last year's conference.
1947
1951
DR. DAVID H. REID is director of research of the Florida Education Association, now lives in Tallahassee, Fla.
HOLF H. HANSEN has been promoted
to the post of Eastern Sales Supervisor for
ResistoAex Corp., Hoseland, N. J. . . .
HERB
OLTE is Chief of the Counseling
Psychology Service at Veteran's Administration Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Canandaigua, N. Y. . . . JOSEPH J. STANTON is
now a research chemist in the product
development department of the chemical
division, Atlas Powder Co., Wilmington,
Del. He had been supervisor in the application laboratory of Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., for four years.
1948
ANITA POSSELT has been appointed scientific information officer for the Professional Education Division of the Muscular
Dystrophy Association of America . . .
GEORGE STANKOVICH teaches history in
Jiagara Falls ( N. Y. ) High School.
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1952
KIRBY W. HOLLOWAY, JR. was promoted to assistant research analyst in th e
group insurance division, Prudential Insurance Co., Newark, N. J. . . . DR. H .
EDWARD MARSHON in June received his
D .D.S. from Columbia University's School
of Dental and Oral Surgery and has open ed
an office in Stapleton, S. I. . . . DOROTHY
WILLOCK JOLTE teaches first grade at
Canandaigua (N.Y. ) Elementary School .. .
GEORGE J. SALOMON has received from th e
Ford Motor Company an Edsel dealership
for Bright Bay Motors Inc., Bayshore, L. I.
. . . REV. PAUL HISS is working with th e
Lutheran Student Foundation in Manhattan , to help meet the religious needs of
college students in the lower Manhattan
area . . . EDWARD WEINBERG has been
transferred by I.B.M. to their new Modification Center, San Jose, N. M., as manager of production control.
1953
EDMUND M. DIAZ is a new Industrial
Helations Assistant for the American Thread
Company, Manhattan . . . HEV. GEORGE
E. SCHEITLlN, one of five Wagner grads
ordained at the New Jersey Synod convention in Ocean City this spring, has accepted a call to the Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Paramus, N. J.
. . . WILLIAM R. HYAN M'56 teaches
biology and general science at Curtis High
School, Staten Island ... HOBERT BENSEN
teaches english at New Brunswick High
School, New Brunswick, N. J . . . . HOBERT
SNEDEKER won golf and tennis championships at Bakelite Division of Union Carbide
and Carbon Corp., Boundbrook, N. J.
1954
HOWARD BERNTSEN has been assigned
to teach English at the U.S. Coast Guard
Academy, Jew London, Conn. . . . KENNETH DORKOF was ordained in May and
is now pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carteret, N . J . . . . LEONHARD
PAHL has been a marketing research analist for Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis,
Ind., since his graduation with an M.B.A.
from Ohio State University in June . . .
HAROLD G. THOMPSON received his M.S.
from Syracuse University in June, is now
working on his Ph.D. in chemistry at the
University of Maryland . . . ALPHONSE
M. SQUILLANTE is librarian of the Staten
Island Community College, was awarded
his Masters in Library Service by Columbia
University this spring . . . WILLIAM J.
TOBIN earned his LL.B. from St. John 's
University this year. . . SIDNEY WOLANSKY has been accepted into Long Island
Medical College. . . GUSTAVE WUESTFELD was ordained in May and is now a
Board Missionary in Sayreville, . J.
Continued
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�NEWS BRIEFS -
Continued
1955
VINCENT BAIERA is teaching in District
16, Elmont, L. I. ... WILLIAM DE HEYMAN has been reelected president of the
New York and Tew England Synod, ULCA,
Luther League . . . JAMES KELLER is an
experimental test engineer for Pratt-Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, Conn. . . .
JANET LANG BERNTSEN is teaching second
grade in the Mystic (Conn. ) Academy ...
J. ROBERT PETERS is now serving in the
Army with the rank of PFC, lives in Alexandria, Va . . . . JAMES QUALBEN, a third
year student at Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul , Minn. , is serving an internship at First Lutheran Church, BrookiIlgs,
S. D. . . . ANITA JACOBSEN SMITH is at
Public School 8, Staten Island, teaching a
sixth grade class . . . FREDERICK WILLlAMSON is teaching a seventh grade class
in the Ossinin g ( N. Y.) Public Schools
system.
1956
RALPH ERGAS has been accepted into
Seton Hall l\fedical School
HENRY
HERGENHAN is in his second year at New
York Law School ... ROLF E. JOHANSEN,
now an Army private, graduated recently
from the basic Army admin istration course
at Fort Db:, 1 . J . . . . LOUIS ROMOLO is
a cost accountant with the U.S. Gypsum
Co., Staten Isuand . . . THOMAS SCUDERI
is now studying at the Flower-Fifth Avenue Hospital Medical School, Manh attan
• . . JEFFREY J. SAFFORD was n am ed
"Trainee of the Week" during his basic
training at Fort Riley, Kan ., is now a
private serving as ch aplain's assistan t.
19 57
SALVATORE ALBERTI is attending th e
Seton Hall Dental School. . . GENE CRIMOLI and GEORGE LEWIS are i n th e same
company at Fort Dix, N. J., both in personnel work. George played baseball on
th e post team, was named "Player of th e
'Veek" for two consecutive weeks . . .
KAREX GRIMMELL has been accepted
b\' Flo\\'er-Fifth Avenue Hospital Medical
<:hool . . . l\!rCHAEL MADIANOS is attending Georgetown
n i v er sity Medical
School, Washington, D .. C. . . . LOUIS
MARCANO is playin g baseball with the
Temple team in the Class B Big-State
League . . . CHARLES NEEDHAM was accepted into Albany Medical College . . .
ROBERT O'DONNELL is a technical writer
with Grumman Aircraft, Bethpage, L. I.
. . . FRED WEDEMEYER, recently elected
treasmer of the New York and New England Synod, ULCA, Luther League, spent
the summer caravanning throughout the
mid-west with a Luther League group . . .
FRANK WILLE is teaching social studies
at Benjamin Franklin High School, Manhattan . . . ELIZABETH KOCH has a class
of second graders in Valhalla (N. Y.)
School District. . . FREDERICK LEFEBVRE
is attending Berkeley Divinity School at
Yale University, New Haven, Conn . . . .
PATRICIA SWANSON is doing cancer reseach as a cytologist at Hartford (Conn. )
Hospital.
FORMER
JAMES R. COWHEY h as been appointed
an area ch airma n for the Community Chest
d rive in White Plains, N. Y., where he is
an attorney . . . GNANARAJ DANIEL is
specialiZing in systematic theology at Union
T heological Smein ary, Manhattan, as a
grad uate studen t. . . MATTHIAS D. KURZROCK was accepted by Georgetown University Dental School, Wash in gton, D. C.
. . . DR. G. F. LANDIS is an optometrist
in Hanover, Pa. . . . EMIL SAMUEL POLK
is Vice-Presiden t of Latama Cu tlery Inc.,
Ma nh attan .
DEATHS
REV. FREDERICK W . GRUNST ' 19 died
July 20, aged 63 years, in h is Rochester,
N. Y. home. He h ad served as pastor of
Zion Lu th eran Ch urch in Roch ester for
twelve years, but had been on sick leave
of absen ce for six weeks before h is death.
He h ad served churches in Connecticut
for 1 3 years before th at time. Pastor
Grun st was president of th e board of directors of St. John's Home for the Aged
and was an officer of Rochester Conference
of th e New York and New En gland Synod,
ULCA. Born in Rochester, he was also an
alumnus of th e Lutheran T h eological Seminary in Phil adelph ia.
JUST NAMED -
A daughter, Katherine Ann, to Mr. and
Mrs. VINCENT SPERANZA ' 51, June 14.
A son, David Anton, to Mr. and Mrs.
KENNETH SALVESEN '49, Jun e 17.
A son, George Eugene, to the Rev. and
Mrs. GEORGE E. KENYON, JR. ' 53, June 18.
A son, Albert, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Carchietta (LILLIAN INGRASSIA '57), Jun e
19.
A daughter, Sheila N., to Mr. and Mrs.
IAN A. MORRISON '48, June 21.
A daughter, Diane Carolyn, to Mr. and
Mrs. WILBERT A. WEHRLI ' 53, June 27.
A son, George Hamilton, Jr., to Mr. and
Mrs. GEORGE OBERLE '51, July 5.
A daughter, Wendy Lynn, to Mr. and
Mrs. ALFRED B. HARTSTEIN '48, July 7.
A daughter, Dana Lynne, to WILLIAM
' ~9 and GERTRUDE DEUSCHLE '49 MORRISON, July 8.
A daughter, Sharon Ruth, to Mr. and
Mrs. AARON STERN '50, July 12.
A daughter, Susan, to Mr. and Mrs.
VINCENT G. BAIERA ' 55, M'57, July 14.
A son, David Joseph, to Mr. and Mrs.
JOSEPH DI MARCO ' 52, July 15.
A son, l orman Peter III, to NORMAN
'48 and ALICE TREGDE '48
JOHNSON,
July 16.
A son, Mark William, to REV. and Mrs.
ERNEST 1 . JOH S, JR. ' 53, July 20 .
A son, Eric Martin, to Mr. and Mrs.
ROLF H. HANSEN ' 51, July 20.
A son, William George, Jr., to Mr. and
Mrs. WILLIAM G. KRAUEL '49 , July 24.
A son, Robert Hardinge, to RICHARD '50
and HELEN Mc ALLY ' 53 SCHOENLANK,
July 31.
A son, Valentine, to Mr. and l\lrs. ANTHONY Lo BIANCO ( F), August 1.
A son, Michael, to Mr. and Mrs. FRANK
LA SALVIA ' 56, August 3.
A son, Russell Eugene, to HARALD '49
and BRITTA WOODBURY '50 KUEHNE, August 6.
A daughter, Martha, to Mr. and Mrs.
Cyril Lichtensteiger ( DOLORES ARIAS F),
August 6.
A daughter, Kristen Lynn, to ALLEN
( Ted ) ' 51 and AGNES WAAGENAS (F)
HALL, August 9.
A son, Jeffrey Gardner, to Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Seigel ( PHYLISS SCHMIDT '53),
August 15.
A son, Robert Andrew, to Mr. and Mrs.
BERNARD A. MULLIN (F), August 16.
A son, Francis Anderson, to Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Matula (JEAN ANDERSON
l\'l' 5~ ), August 18.
A son, James Ayoub, to Mr. and Mrs.
George Kagdis ( LILLIAN AYOUB '45), August 20.
A daughter, Marcia Lynne, to the Rev.
and l\lcs. James Taylor ( LILLIAN POTTBERG ' ~O ), August 27.
JUST TAMED -
WAGNER ALUMNI were in abundance at the Lutheran Summer School fo r Church Wo rkers a t Silver
day on lake George, N. Y. July 20-26 . Pctured (I. to r.J at the Wagner displa y a re: Rev. Fred eri ck
Reissig, Jr. ' 44; Rev. Dr. Hugh C. Whitaker ' 52; Rev. Dr . Harold Haas '39; Re.v. Dr. Alfred Beck '38;
Rev. Herbert Gigney '41 ; Mrs . Elsie Schatz love ' 50; a nd Rev. Dr . Ernest C. French ' 3 1.
The Link
Continued
COlltili li ed
BERNARD M. ROPER ' 57 and MILDRED
FLOCKE ' 57, August 10.
STEWART W. LAPHAM '57 and Barbara
H errick, August 10.
WILLIAM T. HElL, JR. ' 55 and KATHLEEN GIBBONS ' 54N, August 25.
The Rev. RUSSELL B. GREENE ' 55 and
MARION ANDERS,EN '56, August 31.
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THE LINK
WAGNER COLLEGE
Alumni Association
Staten Island 1, N. Y.
October
26
30
HOMECOMING
Football: Dickinson at Wagner
Soccer: Stevens at Wagner
November
2
COMING
COLLEGE
EVENTS
5
6- 9
8
9
13
14
16
16
27
Football: Ursinus at Wagner
Soccer: Seton Hall at Wagner
Varsity Players Production, "Death of a Solesmon lJ
Soccer: Wagner at Hofstra
Football : Wagner at Susquehanna
Soccer: Fordham at Wagner
Convocation : Dr. E. Thomas G illiard
Football: Moravian at Wagner
Soccer: Wagner at Temple
Thanksgiving Vocation Begins
December
2
3
6
11
13
14
15
18
21
Thanksgiv ing Vocation Ends
Basketball: Upsala at Wagner
Basketball : Scranton at Wagner
Basketball: Manhattan at Wagner
Staten Island Chapter, Wagner College Guild
Basketball: Wagner at Gettysburg
Annual Christmas Concert, Wagner College Choir
Basketball : P. M.C. at Wagner
Christmas Vocation Begins
Ba s ke tball : Wagner at Stevens Tech
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Fall 1957
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Volume 10, Number 1
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