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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1939
Page
6
Ohio University seniors alumni faculty and friends gathered for a garden reception at President Herman G James and Mrs James home on Union Street. Alumni secretary Clark Williams welcomed guests as punch was served by Junior women amid flowered terraces and sunny afternoon ambiance.
Rain kept the Alumni Supper indoors at the McGuffey Elms on campus. A large crowd formed a queue at five thirty for the freshly served event inside and on the sidewalk. Attendees included Mrs. Phil Taylor Miss Bar bara Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Rucker Prof. C. N. Mackinnon and many Athens residents and graduates from 1912 through 1939.
Albany family announces the marriage of Ardis Collins to Gale Price in a single ring ceremony May 22, 1939 in Paris Kentucky. The couple, both employed at Athens State Hospital, honeymooned in Sarasota Florida with relatives and return home June 1.
Prof R H Marquis of the Ohio University Mathematics Department leaves today for New York to sail Saturday on the S S Columbus for a European summer. Plans include walking trips and leafing abroad rather than a formal study program. Also listed are several students and guests visiting or leaving for vacations and commencements across Ohio University area.
Miss Margaret McCutchan daughter of Mr and Mrs J D McCutchan of Parkersburg West Virginia married James F Birmingham Jr in Covington Kentucky on May 28 1938. The ceremony at First Methodist Church parsonage with Rev Harry F King officiating. The bride a Parkersburg High School graduate with a BS from Ohio University plans a MA this August after teaching two years in Athens and Parkersburg. The groom son of Mr and Mrs James Birmingham of Leesburg Florida attended Ohio University earning an AB and MA this month. He teaches at Ohio University Training School Mechanicsburg and belongs to Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Pedicure tips for summer include beginning after a warm bath and removing old polish beforehand. Steps cover soaking, scrubbing, drying, cuticle care, nail shaping, smoothing, back cuticle pushing, and brief pumice use. Bunions and corns require a specialist, and anti perspirant foot powders help excessive perspiration.
Miss Virginia Louise Coffey and Lawrence Sands wed on Friday June 2 with Dr. W G Seaman officiating at the First Methodist Church. The couple left for a two week eastward honeymoon visiting relatives in Wheeling and Waldwick and plans to see New York and the World’s Fair.
Alpha Xi Delta held a traditional Rose Dance and dinner at the sorority house on the eve of Commencement. The dance featured rose decor and pink blue lighting, with Glee Club winners performing and alumnae attending the initiation of four new sisters.
Sunday evening the School of Music faculty presented a Commencement Concert in Memorial Auditorium. Prof. Philip L. Peterson sang Meine Liede and Onaway Awake Beloved. Miss Irene Witham played Berceuse and Prelude in G Minor. Mrs. Roach and Prof. Peterson sang Dews of the Summer Night and Passage Bird's Farewell.
A large crowd attended the annual Commencement Ball in the Men's Union ballroom. El Ebbe and His Orchestra provided dance music while Alpha Xi Delta trio and Varsity Male Quartet entertained. The event featured faculty and students in evening dress, with alumni secretary Clark E. Williams welcoming guests. A birth notice reports Melvin William Grubb born Saturday evening weighing ten and a half pounds to Mr and Mrs Melvin Grubb.
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