Ohio University's Largest Class Sees Commemoration Week End
Ohio University completes its 1938 commencement with a grand weekend. Dr Don B Tullis reflects on a forty year return as guest speaker at the baccalaureate while graduates depart town with tears in their eyes. President and Mrs James host a reception at 48 W Union St as the campus crowds spill into town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Univrsity
Thomas Vernor Smith
Don D. Tullis
Don B Tullis
Ohio University
Ewing Hall
Tullis
Hun
Dreds
W. Union St
James
Betty Hoyt McCoy
N. Congress St
Gene MacFarland
Chicago
MacFarland
Jeannette McVay
Alpha Xi Delta
Robert Hess
Elaine
Katherine
Lewisburg
Robert Hess, Jr
Greenbrier Military Academy
Newman H. Bennett
Pittsburgh
Alumni and families attend Ohio University commencement events
Ohio University alumni and friends gather for commencement activities in Athens. Guests include Miss Callie King Walls sharing a morning egg story, several 50th anniversary reunions, and visitors from Pittsburgh, Chicago, Columbus, and Philadelphia. Academic events feature professors, coaches, and graduates from Mary Baldwin and Greenbrier Military Academy.
President and Mrs James Host 1888 Alumni Reception
President and Mrs. James welcomed graduates of the class of 1888 and other alumni at the annual President's Reception on Sunday afternoon. Several hundred guests enjoyed the lawn party with flowers on the porch, punch on the lower terrace, and greetings from faculty and attendees. Attendees included Dr. E. A. Dent, Mrs. Porterfield, Mrs. Price, and Judge Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman G. James
James
James Home
E. A. Dent
Belleview
Fla
Robert E. Porterfield
Spokane
Wash
Frances Norton Price
Mt. Clemens
Mich
George W. Reed
Uhrichsville
Clemens
Elizabeth McVay Gillilan
Callie King Walls
Cincinnati
H. B. Ackerman
Brooklyn
N. Y
University
Biddle
Florida
Family Visit to Shawnee Fire Tower and Wayne Forest
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy McDonald visited the Shawnee Fire Tower in Wayne National Forest near Tinker's Cave on Sunday. Sunday guests at Murray City included Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Boden Mr. Marion Bobo and Miss Dollie Brown visiting cousins Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy McDonald
Wayne National Forrest
Tinker’s Cave
Lafe Boden
Marion Bobo
Miss
Dollie Brown
Charles Huffman
Murray City
Sunday Night Memorial Concert Delights Large Audience
Members of the School of Music performed in Memorial Auditorium for a Commencement evening program. Professor Allen Kresge opened with Piece Heroique and Toccata. Helen Hedden Roach sang four numbers, Mary Elizabeth Ellis played three violin solos, Irene Witham accompanied, and Paul Fontaine closed with Sixth Hungarian Rhapsody after two piano pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Music
Memorial Auditorium
Allen Kresge
Helen Hedden Roach
Vera Beard
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Irene Witham
Paul Fontaine
Kresge
H. Wescott Roach
Clermont
Eli
Miss Witham
Bridal Shower Hosted by Laughlin at Athens Country Club
Phyllis Laughlin hosted a summer bridal party at the Athens Country Club for Miss Helen Townsend, fiance of Mr. Harry Begg. The event featured a white wedding bell centerpiece, white roses, snapdragons, and favors of bud cups. Guests included Helen Townsend, Ann Applegate, Kathryn Ashworth, Alma Robinson, Mrs. Roy Shirley, Mrs. Mike Heaney, and Miss Mary A. Jones. Another guest list notes Mrs. J W Higgins hosting her daughter Mrs. C F McAmbley WiniFred Higgins Bradford Pa visiting Homer Higgins.
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Phyllis Laughlin
Clarence Laughlin
Athens Country Club
Helen Townsend
Harry Begg
Ann Applegate
Kathryn Ashworth
Alma Robinson
Roy Shirley
Mike Heaney
Mary A. Jones
J. W. Higgins
Richland Ave
C. F. McAmbley
Winifred Higgins
Bradford, Pa
McAmbley
Homer Higgins
Miss Ruth Morris Weds Ralph Arnold in Candlelit Methodist Ceremony
Miss Ruth Morris and Mr. Ralph Arnold united in marriage at the First Methodist Church in a candlelit service. The ceremony featured Kappa Phi members, organ selections, and a reception at Judge Rowland’s home with 80 guests. The couple, graduates of Ohio University, will reside in a Cape Cod Cottage at 8 Avon Place after a six week honeymoon on the Pacific Coast.
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Ruth Morris
Ralph Arnold
First Methodist
Kappa Phi
Methodist Church
Arnold
Helen Morris
Ray Keesey
Miss Morris
Morris
William G. Seaman
First Methodist Church
B. C. Peters
Fifth Ave
United Brethren Church
Columbus
Seaman
Peters
Allen R. Kresge
Alma Mater
Ohio
Mendelssohn
Mrs. Arnold
Judge
O. F. Rowland
J. R. Morris
Freeport
Mr. Arnold
S. W. Arnold
Logan
Mrs. Morris
Nelson Crites
Don Rowland
Rowland
Strathmore Boulevard
Athens
H. E. Benz
John J. Woolley
Hal Rowland
Ohio University
Y.W.C.A
Wesley Foundation
Torch
Tau Kappa Alpha
Phi Tau Theta
California
Pacific Coast
Cape Cod
Avon Place
Esther
First Christian Church
D. A. Bardin
Mill St
May Ave
Hathamar
M. E
C. FE
Dupler
Brick Road
J. R. Myers
L. D. Main
Frank L. Harvey
C. E. Dupler
Four-Leaf Clovers Grow By Dozens In Carroll Family Yard
Martha Carpenter of W Union Street reports dozens of four leaf clovers growing in her yard. She sent a bouquet totaling 74 four leaf and eight five leaf clovers to The Messenger, hoping to bring luck to the editorial department after a busy weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Carpenter
W. Union St
Messenger
Carpenter
Society
Garden supper honors Tullis at Ohio University weekend
Dr. Don D. Tullis, Ohio University baccalaureate speaker, and his wife Mrs. Tullis attended a Sunday buffet hosted by Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Biddle. About sixty guests, including alumni from 1888 and 1898, and many out of town visitors, mingled among roses, delphinium, and Bougainvillea in a garden terrace setting before plans to travel to Daytona Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Biddle
Mrs. Tullis
Dr. Smith
Daytona Beach
Florida
Tullis
C. L. Poston
Biddle
Thomas Vernor Smith
University of Illinois
Athens
James
T. M. Wolfe
Arthur Howe Carpenter
la Grange
Ill
University of the Carpenter
Chicago
E. A. Dent
Belleview
Fla
I. M. Foster
Tenth District
Ohio University
Washington D. C
O. F. Peoples
J. T
West Side PTA Teams With Scout Troop For Ice Cream Social
West Side School PTA and Boy Scout Troop No. 54 plan an ice cream social on the school lawn Tuesday evening June 7. Athens High School Band final appearance plus group singing led by Clara Kuenzli and Catherine Kern add to the event. Proceeds benefit both groups, with scout funds supporting Camp Dupler and initial Scout uniforms. Public invited.
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West Side Pta
New Boy Scout Troop
West Side School
PTA
West Side
Athens High School
Clara Kuenzli
Athens
Catherine Kern
Amesville
Meddlers conflict over clipped papers reveal secrets
A narrator battles temptation to read a disturbing set of financial figures hidden among her husband Dicky's drawings. Junior distracts with Faith as a door rattles and Dicky confronts the concealed pile. The scene ends with the discovery of the author hiding the sheets as anger flares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Faith
Dicky
Mary
Drecky
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Esther Cokonougher
H. F. Cokonougher
W. State Sr
Guion
Cokonougher
Girls’ Glee Club
Sigma Alpha Iota
Honorary Music Society
Kappa Delta Pi
Woman’s Selection Board
Marian Bush Reeder
DR. Tullis
Miss Walls
Dunlap
Will Cable
Orinda Foster
Grace Poston
Fred R. Beasley
Columbus School For Girls
Virginia Beasley
Stanton, Va
Mary Baldwin College
Marjorie Beasley
Mary Baldwin
W. H. Herbert
Morris Ave
Minneapolis
Herbert
Niles
M. A. Jones
Don Coultrap
Robert Bishop
J. T. Ullom
Germantown
H. G. Stalder
N. College St
S Messinger
Athens, Ohio
Lamborn
Joe Gill
C. M. Gill
College of Arts and Science
Ohio Univerversity
Jay Club
Honorary
Blue Key
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Beta Kappa
Scholastic
Gill
Gilbert Shannon
E. J. Shannon
W. State St
College of Commerce
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Shannon
Firestone Rubber Company
Akron
Syme
Athens County
Pomona Grange
White Shrine
Flora Bell
Marietta
American Legion Auxiliary
Wharton
Lillian Pierce
Minnie Pierce
Greta Moler
the Plains Child Study Club
Jeanette Tipton
South Terrace
Johanna Hill
Jack Kern
David Bartow
Alton Wolfe
Willard Daft
Robert Larch
Golden Bahr
Ralph Barker
Boy Scouts
Adele Garrison
Meddlers
Madge
Rod
Hanks
Aunt Katherine
Athens Ice
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