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WELCOME To
WESTERN I I I I I I I I I
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RECEPTION FOR
New faculty and administrative staff members
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 , 1956
7:30 P.M.
KENTUCKY BUILDING
Western Kentucky State College
It is our duty to sanctify this great hill by hard study; by expressing its harmony, its order, its articulation, its saneness, and its stateliness in OttT lives; by seeing to it that its nobility is not maTTed by a ~1ngle mark or desecrated in any other w ay . . .
H. H. CHERRY
ORLAND NEAL ALFORD - Agriculture Deportment
Mr. Alford teaches animal husband
ry and related subjects. He was award
e d the M. S. degree in agriculture 01 the
University of Illinois in 1952. He was
graduate d from Weste rn with th e B.S.
degree in 1950, majoring in agriculture .
Since receiving the masters degree he
has been connected with the U. S. Soil
Conservation Se rvice in Warren Counly.
A graduate of Richardsville High
School in 1942, Mr. Alford Gnd his wife,
Mori e Basham, reside 01 Richardsville
with the ir two children, Teresa Ne al , 2;
and Marcus Edwin, 1.
ALVIN ALMOND - College High
Mr. Almond is 'he basketball coach
at College High . He cam e to Wesle rn
from Alvaton Hig h School in Warre n
Coun'y where he compiled a highly
succeuful six-year record . He was
awarded the A. B. degree by Weste rn in
1950 and the M. A. deg ree in 1952. A
native of Bowling Gree n, Mr. Almond
resides with his paren", Mr. and Mrs.
J . T. Almond, at 644 14th Sireet.
MRS. BLAKE CLARK - Library
Mrs. Clark, w ife of the administrator of the Bowling Gree n-Warre n County hospital, is d irector of the pe riod ical room in th e college library. A notive of Idaho. she wos o warded the A. B. deg ree by the University of Idaho in 1935 and has done graduate work 01 Wesle rn .
Mrs. Clark taught English a nd music in the schools of Idaho until she become a Girl Scout executive and camp director in Florida in 1940. Losl yeo r she served as librarian for the Warre n County Bookmobile.
The Clarks live at 848 Magnolia Ave nue with the ir thr.. sons, Blake, Bruce, and Craig .
GEORGE W. DOWNING - Mathematics Department
Mr. Downing was graduated from
West.rn in 1950 with the B. S. degree,
majoring in mathematics. H. was
awarded the M. A. degree in mathe
matics by George Peabody College for
Teache rs, Nashville, Tenness_ , this
past summ e r.
He taught mathematics at College
High the second se meste r last year. Prior
to that he taught three years in th e
Charleston , W ei t Virginia , public
schools. While in service he se rved a s a
research che mist at Redstone Arse nal ,
Huntsville, Alabama .
He livel at 41h Prodor Court.
DR. FREDERICK EBERSON - Biology Department and Director of Health Services
Dr. Ebe rson ha s the unusual dis'inc· tion of holding both the Ph . D. and the M.D. degrees. A native of New York he was awarded the B. S. degree by City Colle ge of New York in 1912. He wa s awarded the M. S. degree by Iowa State Colle ge in 1915. He w a s awarded the
Ph . D. degree by Columbia University in 1918 and Ihe M. S. and M. D. deg rees by the Unive rsi ty of Minn esota in 1924.
Or. Ebe rlon came to Weste rn from th e Ke ntucky Deportm e nt of Health with a wide backg round in pre ve ntive med icine, public health work and ex peri ence in t Jaching bacte riology.
Dr. and Mrs. Ebe rl on live 01 1853 Rod es Avenue.
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MILLARD GIPSON - Agriculture Depa rtment
Mr. Gipson fills the position mode va ca nl wh en Charles Keown was elevate d to the post of Dean of Stude nts .
Mr. Gipson w as awarde d the M. S. de
gre e by the University of Ke ntuc:ky in
1952 in farm e c:onomic:s. He was grad
uate d from Weste rn in 1950 with the
B. S. de gree, majoring in agriculture . He
c:am e to Weste rn from Lex ington whe re
he wa s a re prese ntative for the J . I. Ca se
Farm Mac:hine ry Co. sinc:e 195 2 and e n
gaged in the real e state busine ss.
He was gra duated from Horse Cave
High School in 1942. He and his w ife,
Hilda Ga rne r, and their daughter, De bo
rah Susan , 4 , live at 706 Ogde n Ave nue .
JAMES M. GOODMAN-Geogrophy ond Geology Department
Mr. Goodman, a native of Okla
homa, was graduated from the Univer
sity of Oklahoma in January. 1952,
with Q major in geography. In 1953 he
was awarded the M. S. degree in geog
raphy by Northwestern University. He
entered the U. S. Air force in 1954 and
WQS discharged last spring. This sum
Imer he completed residence requir.
ments leading to the Ph . O. degree a'
Northweste rn .
Mr. Goodman and his wife, Mary
Elizabeth, live at 503 Nutwood Avenue
with their daughter, Karen Ann, 1.
MISS EDITH GRUNDMEIER - Home Economics
Miss Grundmeier come to Weste rn
from the University of Kansas where
she has bee n doing graduate work for
the post year. She teoche, dietetics and
nutrition. A native of Kansas she wa s
awarded the B. S. degree by Kansas
State College, ManhaHon, Kansas, in
1922 and the M.A. degree in 1924. She
taught at the University of Wyoming
and Michigan State College prior to
joining the Home Economics depart.
ment at t"e University of Kentucky
where she taught for fourteen years.
MilS Grundmeier liv-es at 422 East
15th Street.
WILBURN C. JONES - College High
,
Mr. Jones teache s mathe matics. He fills the pOlitio,! left vacant whe n Dero Dow ning was e levated to th e position of Director of the College Training School.
Mr. Jones was awa rde d th e A. B. degree by Weste rn in 1950 with a major in math ematics. He was awarded the M. A. degree by Weslern in 1953.
A native of Union County where he was graduated from Sturgis High School in 1946, Mr. Jones has been te aching mathematics in Bardstown High School sinc9 1951.
In 1954 he w as appointe d assistant supe ri ntende nt in a dd ition to his teachinS duties. He ond his wife, Helen Bartlett reside at 1538 State Sireet.
EDWA RD A. KNOB - Music Deportment
Mr. Knob is an instructor in wood
winds and music education. He come
to Western from Kansas State Te achers
Coll ege, Pittsburg, Kansas, whe re he
taught woodwinds.
He was awarded the M. M. degree
by the Unive rsity of Michigan School of
Music in 1954 . In 1950 he was a w arde d
the 8 . M. E. degree by Slate Teach ers
Coll ege, Ma nsfield, Pe nnsylvania .
Mr. and Mrs. Knob live at 139 Vir-
ginia Avenu e.
r
W. SCOBEE LAWRENCE JR. - Auditor and Accountant
Mr . Lawre nce is a native of Win·
(hester, Ky . He was graduated from Winche.ter High School in 1937. After
otten ding Fugaui Susinell College in
Lexi ngton, he was employed by the
Veterans Administration in WO l hington ,
D. C., as a supe rvilOr in the insurance
division. He r.signed the position with
the Veteran s Administration in 1951 to join the State Department of Finonc e in
Fran kfort as supervisor in the Division
of Accounts.
He is th. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Lawrence Sr., Lexington, Ky.
He live. at 659 East 14th Stre.l.
DR. TATE C. PAGE - Education Department
Dr. Page came to Welt.,n from the College of Ih e Ozark., Clarksville, Arkansas, where he was Director of Personnel and Admiu ions ond head of the Deportme nt of Education and Psychology . He was awarded the A. 6 . degreo by Tulane Unive rsity in 1934. In 1941 he was awarded the M. A . degree by the University of Ke ntucky and the Ed . D. d egree by the University of Kansas in 1955.
Dr. Page is w e ll known in Kentucky having served a s a member of th e faculty at Transylvania College from 1936 until 1942.
He and his wife, Wanda Wayne , live at 1676 Normal Drive with their daughter, Sarah Jane, 4.
BILLY S. SMITH - Business Manager
Mr. Smith was graduated by the Unive rsity of Ke ntucky College of Comme rce in 1949. He joined the Commonwealth of Kentucky as on auditor in th e De partme nl of Economic Security in february , 1950. He remaine d in this post until April , 1954, when he be came assistant director of the Division of Accounts in the Stale De partme nt of Fi. nonce. On Mo y 1, this year he be come consultant accountant in the Division of th e Budget.
A native of Lexington, Mr. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Smith , Paris, Ke ntucky . He and his wife, Edith Shirle y, with the ir four childre n, Linda Faye, 9 ; Carolyn Louise, 7 ; Kathy Elaine, 3; and John William , 1, re sid e at 308 Marylon Drive.
DR. CHARLES E. WH ITTLE JR. - Physics Department
Dr. Whittle was awarded the Ph . D. de gree by Washington Un iversity at St. louis in 1953. He was graduated from Ce ntre College in 1949 with the A. B. deg~ee , majoring in physics. A native of Brownsv ille, Ke ntucky , he wa s graduated from Brownsville High School in 1946. He went to the Netherlands in 1954 for one ye a r unde r a Fulbright Scholarship and a Research Corporation Grant fo r research in low t !! mpe raturen ucl ear physics. He came to Western From the Union Ca rbide and Che mical Corporation in New York City.
He is the son of Charle s E. Whittle Sr., Brownsvill e attorn ey and former p resident of Ogde n Colle ge. He and his w iFe, Suzanne, live at Smiths Grove, Ky., with thei r three childre n, Charl es E. III , 3; lau ra Jane. 2; and J essica Su zanne, 1.
MANUEL WILKERSON - Chemistry Department
Mr. Wilkerson wa s awarded th e B. S.
degree with a maj,or in chemistry by
Western in January, 1953, and the M. A.
degree by th e Unive rsity of Illinois in
January, 1956. He served as an assislant
instructor in the Welte rn che mistry de
partment from January, 1953, until
August, 1954, w hen he e nte red gradu
ole school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs .
Clyde Wilke rson, Hende rson. Kentucky.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilke rJon live in
Ch errylon.