Scottish Highlander newsletter, 1964-1965

              H ig h l a n d e r
C hristmas Letter
1964
Dear Highlanders:
Hie following are excerpts
from responses to our “Christa
mas Letter Questionnaires.”
All responses have been edited
to avoid repetitious items such
as Merry Christmas, H appy
New Year to everybody, {peek­in
g to the Adamson Family,
and particularly, tttan&ng B ill
for this and that’ ete., etc.
Nadine Thornton is the editor
in this case, and has done a
great job —so here goes:
G. F. Fiesetanann, MJ>. (1936-
ID) 906 E. 4th, Spencer, Iowa.
The doctor was a piper with
the early Highlander gro u p.
He married Jane MeCuth e o n
in 1944, and their two d i i 1 dren
are John 18 who is a F r e sh ­man
at Dartmouth, and 15-year-old
Jane, who attends Sp e noer
Higi School. He reports: “ Dug
down into the dusty files a n d
found the mimeo sheet of the
FUNG steps as done in 1937!
After many weeks of condition­ing,
I was able to teach my
daugrter, Jane, the steps for a
Spencer Clef Club prop-am.”
Congratulations! Now we’ll
know where to oome for addi­tional
help hi teaching!
Charles E. Gray M.D. (1937­40)
940 Downs Street S., Salem,
Oregon.
Another ex-piper, and physic­ian
-anesthesiologist, ma r r i ed
Janet Marie Roddewig in 1947,
and their four children a r e
Stuart 16, Kenneth 14, darolyn
13, and Sally 11.
Ben Merritt, M.D. (1988 - 42)
2315 Simpson Street, Dubuq u e,
Iowa.
This physician - pediatrician,
played bagpipes while in h i gh
school in Iowa City, and he
says “ it is still difficult to con­vince
the skeptical that th e
Highlanders were once a male
unit —R.O.T.C. at that!” Well,
you fellows, and several M.D.’s
among you, too, are p ro o f
enough of this. The M e r ritts
have five children: Gather i n e
13, Stephen 12, William 11, Beth
9, and Chris 8. Ben marri e d
Jacqueline Fitzgerald in 1950.
Mary E. Gillen (193941; 1946­48)
(Mrs. Robert J. Raim), c-o
Major Raim, U.S.A.G., Quarter­master,
APO, New York, N. Y.
09601.
Mary Liz says: “This probab­ly
will be too late for the High­lander
letter as it just arrived
from California.” (That was the
last address we had for you,
but you know how difficult it is
to get the Christmas Letter out
much before the Fhurthof July!)
She continues: “ B o b a r r iv e d
back from Vietnam March 5, we
sailed for Europe n May and
arrived in Germany on May 20
to find many changes sinoe our
last tow 5 years ago, especially
the weather. We had a h o t ,
wonderful summer — and then
the typical rainy, cold weather
returned. We take Wurrturg and
are planning more sightsee i ng
in this area and in Spain this
summer. If any H igd an d e re
oome this way, oome Bee us:
Lkiaoin Housing Area, B I tig.
354, H-3, Wurzburg, Germany.
Our phone is Wirzburg Civ. 706­534.
We flew from California to
New York so we didn’t get a
chance to visit Iowa (Sty. I’m
still hoping we will make it in
1967, when we return to th e
States,” concludes ex - drum­mer,
Maiy Liz. Haims’ f o u r
children are Jeffrey 9, T i mo-thy
7; Terence 6, and Kathleen,
Anne Frazier Trowbri dge
(1940 -41), 4304 North Shefft e Id
Avenue, Shore wood, Wisoons i n
53211.
The ex -dancer, had wished
she might see the HigPanders
at Madison, and adds: “ I sti 11
get a thrill whenever I hear a
bagpipe, always will. Ame (18
years) is planning to go to the
University of Minnesota n e xt
fall. I am working for D r s.
Wm. H. Frackelton, and J a ck
L. Teasley, Plastic and recon ­structive
Surgeons, as a private
secretary.” Anne’s other ch ild­ren
are John, 23 and Edward
21.
Bill DeVoe (1940-43) 1410 Uki-ah
Way, Upland, California.
“We moved from Cincinnati,
Ohio, to Southern Cal i forn i a
this winter, “wrttes ex - p ip er
Bill. “We used to see you once
in awhile in Columbus. Now
I’m afraid we have to wait for
a Rose Bowl trip. How long?”
The DeVoe ctukk-en are Mike
13, Patricia 10, and David 6.
Bill is Supr. Accounting —Gen­eral
Electric Aircraft Shop at
Ontario California International
Airport.
Dr. K. L Krabbenhoft (1941­42),
52 Oxford Road, Pleasant
Ridge, Michigan 48069.
This ex-piper is a Radiologist,
and reports that he is s t i l l
busy. “ Ken, Jr., 18, is now
a freshman at Yale. Doug is 16,
and Karen 14.”
Richard C. Park (1941-42) Vic­tor,
Iowa.
The Parks say they have a
big project this year in that
they have built a house and will
be moving in this spring. T h e
children are Tom 16; Susan 15,
and Billy 5. This ex -ckunmer
is a lawyer in Victor.
Margaret Ann Rivers (1941-42)
(Mrs. John M. DeLong), 4 82
Aiboleda Drive, Los Altos, Cali­fornia.
This ex - ckunmer’s husband
is Division Sales Manager, with
Manufacturer of Precision Weld­ing
fittings and flanges, located
in Portland, Oregon: Lidre For­gings
at America Their sons
are John Milton DeLong, Jr.
10, and Thomas C. DeLong, 7
years old.
Dr. James L Slater & Gwen
Busier (Mrs. Sbter), 1941 - 42)
and 1943 -47), 2101 & 5th Aven­ue,
Arcadia, California.
These ex-snare drunmers are
inique in that they are b o th
loyal Highlanders of the ’40’s.
Gwen writes: “The has been
another good year. The h i gv
point was a 3 week trip in the
early summer to San Francisco
(for the A.M.A. Convention),
then to Iowa to visit friends
and relatives. We spent a cot^>-
le of hours in Iowa CMy show­ing
the campus to the hcild-ren.
(Jim 17, Robin 14, Mark is
5 years old). They were very
impressed. Iowa City is so
changed in places that we hard­ly
recognized it. (We picked up
all the booklets on entrance re­quirements,
curriculum, etc.)
From Iowa we went to th e
Black Hills, Glacier Nati o nal
Park, Banff, Lake Louise, the
Columbian Ice Fields and J a !
per in Canada, then Y ellow ­stone
and finally Lake Tahoe.
When we got home we f o und
that we had driven 8000 mi. and
ou* itinerary socnded like a
rat race —but we enjoyed every
minute of it. The children
thought the middle western
countryside was b e a u t ifu l,
its rivers, etc., and fabii o is
Canada was even more breath­taking.
We regretted not seeing
you in Iowa City, Bill, but I
guess you were out of town at
the tbne, as were most of the
other people we tried to find in
Iowa City —because of vaca­tions.
Our regular activities are
pretty much the same. J i m’s
practice (obstetrician -gynecolo­gist)
is busy and his new p a li­ner
seems to be working out
well. Jim, Jr. learned to s k i
during X-mas vacation (he’s a
junior in Hi£i School), Robin
(9th grade) continues in bal 1 et
and church choir. Mark is in
kindergarten this year. I t a k e
an occasional course, bowl once
a week and do a flew jobs in
organizations. . . .Hope th e
Highlanders are having a g o od
year.” It’s always a ideas u r e
to bear from Gwen and Jim.
PhyDis Nissen (1941-44) (Mrs.
Miles Chenault) 8410 S.W. 148
Drive, Miami, Florida
“ This has been a fine year for
our family," reports an ex-ten­or
(hummer and d a n c e r ,
“ Steve, 18, graduated from Hgi
school in June, left immediate­ly
for a job as swimming n-structor
at the YMCA cam p ,
and on to Florida State as a
freshman this fall —so our first
chick has left the nest! (Lariy
is 15, Ronnie 13, Jeannie 8)
Miles and I had a lovely trip to
Philadelphia and New Yo r k
City last spring. We saw 4
Broadway shows in 3 d a ys
(among other things). In th e
RCA building ran into a former
SUI classmate, Evelyn Neber-gall
Klippel, who now lives in
Boston. We hadn’t seen e a ch
Other since college days. What a
relation! We have become ac­tive
members of the Council for
International Visitors this year
—have helped entertain guests
from Chile, Ecuador, Nairobi,
Kenya, and Japan in recent
months —and find the exchange
of ideas most rewarding. I’m
glad to send my bit for the Sch­olarship
Fund —and a lwa y s
eager for news of the Highland­ers
trips, and performances.
How about a trip to the Orange
Bowl next year?” Yes, it wtaid
be fun —to be invited! A n d
you’d make a perfect advance
agent
C. David Cornell (1941 - 42)
841 Northwestern Drive, Clare­mont,
California.
Ex-piper Dave, who marri e d
Ruth Reininga in 1946, ha v e
four children: Barbara 15;
Bruce 12; Philip 6, and Stewart
3. “After almost nme years with
General Dynamics, Pomona ,
I left this year, and am now
with the Newhall Land & Farm­ing
Company, Langus, Ca 1 if,
also Director of Public Affairs,
California Land Company,” and
he continues, “ I still am Lectur­er
in Organizational Communi­cation
at Claremont Men’s C o 1-
lege and each summer t e a c h
for two weeks Executive Com­munication
in the Public Utilit­ies
Executive Course, Univer­sity
of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.
Our daughter, Barbara may be
headed for SUI (understand M is
University of Iowa now) hi two
years. She’d be a good prospect
for you, Bill. She reads mu s i c
well (piano for seven years),
and like her father has adequ­ate
lung capacity.”
Edna Price (1943-44) (Mrs. A1
Wiser) 206 N. Maple, Jefferson,
Iowa.
“ I still work part time as in­surance
ageocy secretary, but
am mostly a housewife. A1 is
hig^i school vocal music direc­tor.
We’ve enjoyed watching our
little ones &ow out of b a b y ­hood
and our big ones i n t o
yoimg adults. Pam, 17, w ill
paduate ta June and has been
accepted at Iowa for the fall of
VS!" reports tins ex - f i r s t
I>um Major. Ectoa, do tell Pam
to drop in the office to see us!
She concludes, “We will n ow
make it to a few games and get
to enjoy the Highlanders
again.” It wiH be fine to see
you aU again.
Wikna Seemnth Gutknecbt
(1943 -44) 7302 E. Vista Dr i ve,
Scottsdale, Arizona.
“Things here m Scottsdale are
much (he same as last year —
Jack Charles (17) and Judy
(15) both had good years, schol­astically,
at Scottsdale H i gh;
many of our ae'-vities revolve
around high school sports —
Jack had an extremely f ine
football record as a Jr. on the
Varsity Team. My two teenag­ers
keep everything re-ve-ber -a-tin’,
never a dull moment, of
course!” concludes this ex­dancer
-drummer.
Jacquelyn G. Stoewer, (1943­44)
(Mrs. Brinton C. Piez)
Three Oak Hill Rd., P e a c e
Vale, Rhode Island.
Jacquelyn, ex-baton twirler,
’s husband is Professor of Phy­sical
Education and Intra -Mur­al
director at the University of
Rhode Island. “The five P i e z-m-
a-Pod are firmly rooted in
their new home ‘in the O a ks’,
Peace Vale, R.I. I’U disp e n se
with listing our yearly activit­ies,
as they are so t y p i c a l ,
you all know what they are.
However, I took the U. S. gov­ernment
farm census this y e ar
for my county and believe me,
I have to 'snicker' just a little
when they call R I. a ‘farm’
state. Coming from ‘thee’ farm
state in the country, this is
somewhat of a joke! Anyhow, a
third bathroom will be added to
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the ‘estate’ from the prof i ts.
I continue to observe and en­courage
the local Univ. band
here and they are ‘shaping up’
—even an appearance in Yan­kee
Stadium this winter at a
pro-football game. Guess I’ll
never get it out of my blood.
Good luck, Highlanders, an d
you especially, Bill, in any en­deavor!”
, are comments from
this ex-Highlander.
Barbara Coffman (1944 - 45)
(Mrs. Max Boustead) R. R. 1,
Woodbine, Iowa.
“ I teach English and am lib­rarian
at Woodbine High, my
husband farms and was elected
member of Harris Co. Board
of Supervisors. Moved to a new
home in November. . . .Oldest
son, Bill, 17, will grad u a t e
this year and trying to dec i de
on a college. Jon is 16. B o th
boys busy with sports and mus­ic,
plus school work. . . .Haven’t
been to an Iowa game for 2
years. Seems as though there
are no Saturdays free,” con­cludes
ex-piper Barbara.
Connie Carlson (1944 - 48)
(Mrs. Marry B. Carlson) 2613­-
48th Place, Des Moines, Iowa.
Harry, husband of ex - piper,
is manager in CPA firm, Peat,
Marv/ick, Mitchell & Co., and
Connie says, “Connie works at
home and ail volunteer jobs as
church, PTA, drives for w h ich
there is no monetary' pay! Had
a nice trip out East last sum ­mer.
At a convention banquet a
Washington Piper Band d i d
some entertaining. As the even­ing
drew on in the bar, etc.,
the pipers were really ‘g o in g
to town’. It brought back many
pleasant memories. . . .This
Highlander letter is a real terri­fic
idea. Thanks for your work
on this effort, Bill, and to the
McKinleys who do the print­ing.”
The Carlson children are
Allan 15, Susan 12, and Douglas
9.
Marsena Nelson (1943 - 47)
(Mrs. Guilford Gerlach), 8330
Crestwood Avenue, M u n s te r ,
Indiana 46321.
“Guil’s a supervisor in Tech­nical
Service Department of
American Oil Company’s refin­ery
at Whiting, Indiana, and
a graduate of Ohio State U., in
Chemical Engineering,” wr i tes
this ex-drummer. “ There’s n o t
much that’s new, except we
certainly Ad enjoy seeing y ou
Bill, and all the Highlanders
down at Bloomington, l%t Octo­ber
10. We picked that game, of
course, because we were aware
you’d be there. Loved talking to
the girls, too, which is som e­thing
I haven’t had much op­portunity
to do since I got ou t
of Highlanders, and reminiscing
afterwards to my own y o u ng-ster!
(Lynn Marie is 11). It
was her first Big Ten game, but
I fear after all Mama’s t a lk
she’s much more impre s s ed
with Highlanders tiian football
She promptly set about invent­ing
her own bagpipe when we
got home, using an old plast i c
beach ball and a toy instrument
she had with holes in it for the
chanter; this with instruct ions
from Mama, who was a drum­mer.
She’s started piano t h i s
year and wants to work her way
into the school band but who
knows whether she’ll make it?
We also watched your perform­ance
at the recent basketball
game with great interest, an d
enjoyed the singing because we
don't get a chance to hear the
chorus very often. We we r e
lucky to get a game from Iowa
City. So often the networks don’t
send them our direction. Then
we struggle furiously trying to
get WHO or WSUI on th e
radio but this is nearly imposs­ible,
too. Haven’t seen much of
Eleanor Nissen Bell lately, al­though
our girls are still in
school together. Eleanor’s secre­tary
of the P.T.A., and I work
in the school library for th e
same organization, but I don’t
attend meetings like I s h o u Id
so we don’t run into each other.
I’ve also been taking Germ a n
this winter with a group of ad­ults
Monday nights at the Jun­ior
High. First time I’ve buckl­ed
down to organized c l a s s
work since graduating, and be­lieve
me, you lose the knack.
But it’s fun. We all, even my
Ohio State husband, would have
liked to see Iowa topple M i chd-gan
the other day at basketball.
We’re still hoping somebody
will help the Hawks out by ac­complishing
it. When I was in
school we were tops in basket­ball,
and I do remember going
over to sit in that Field House
right after class to be sure of
a seat for a game that didn’t
start till 7 or 8 o’clock! Skip
dinner at houses and d o rms,
eat hot dogs, study while wait­ing
- what a lark!”
Eleanor Nissen (1942 -43; 1945
-47) Mrs. Robert T. Bell), 1548
Melbrook Drive, Munster, In d­iana.
“ Am always glad to add my
note to the Highlander News­letter,”
writes ex-piper Eleanor
. . “Things at the Bell resid­ence
are much the same Child­ren
growing and becoming in­creasingly
active in activities
of various sorts. Bob is at home
for a month, recovering from
surgery, but has done very well
and expects to go back to work
in 3 or 4 weeks as Operat i n g
Supervisor with American Oil
Company, the Whiting Refinery.
He is active in Lion’s Club ac­tivities
and bowls. I have been
president of a Newc o mer’s
Group this year and Secretary
of PTA plus belonging to a cou­ple
of bridge clubs. For Christ­mas
the big items were a pool
table and a pup. Both have been
a big hit with the whole fam­ily.
Our boy, Bill's (age 13)
interest in sports keeps us busy
attending Little League gam e s
in the summer, football in the
fall and basketball games in the
winter. Kathy, 11, is in Giii
Scouts, learning to play the
flute and continuing with her
dancing lessons. I enjoyed
watching the Highlanders on TV
during the halftime of the Iowa-
Michigan State basketball game.
Best of luck to you all in ’65!”
Thanks, Eleanor, and we’ll be
watching for your cousin’s
daughter if she alters I owa
next fall.
Margery McDonald (1944-48)
(Mrs. Charles W. McKinley)
R. D. 2, Box 149, Brownsville,
Pa. 15417.
Chas still manages the daily
newspaper plus printing other
publications. Same count on
children — Karen 16, Laurie 14,
Leslie 11, Margy 9 and Chuck
is 7. Our life, at the present,
is not what you would call “ typ­ical.”
In Chuck’s words, “ All
we do is pattern, crawl, pattern,
crawl.” As I mentioned in the
last newsletter, Chuck is on a
rehabilitation program f o r
brain - injured children. Every
two months we take him to the
Institute for the Achievement of
Human Potential in Philadelph­ia
for a reevaluation but in the -
meantime, all the work is done
in our home. Four women
(thirty - five in all) help me
pattern each day so I serve
lots of coffee and enjoy lots of
ravied conversation. The fami -
ly helps also. We have had
terrific results and by next
year we expect Chuck to be in
regular school. If you t h i n k
swinging the tenor drum sticks
gives you muscles — try pat­terning.
Our other children
participate in all the regular
activities but must be available
to help when needed.
After “ the program” is finish­ed,
we hope to see you at Home­coming
once again.
Maridee Hill '1945-47) (Mrs.
George J Hegstrom, Jr.) 3603
Oakland, Ames, Iowa.
“Happiness is having three
terrific children, George IH 15,
Morky 12, Erik 11; unhappiness
is the gray hair you get when
your son’s voice starts to
change and you realize bow
ancient you really are!” writes
Maridee, ex-snare, d a n c e r .
“Took the family skiing at Brec-kenridge,
Colo, between Christ­mas
and N. Y., lots of s n o w
(so much different than Iowa’s
snow —less winter so far) a n d
much sun for all Do you still
do the Irish jig and Sai 1 o r’s
Hornpipe, or did the cost u mes
wear out?” Our dancers do
Scottish dances only now —hope
you can come over for a Home­coming
performance some time
Em Evans (1945-47) (Mrs.
Charles A. Merulla) 3012, 14th
Avenue, Marion, Iowa
Our deep sympathy goes to
Em, and her two sms, Anthony
13, and Michael 11, at the sud­den
death of husband and fath­er
last October, 1964. Em writ­es:
“Helen Murchison (Mrs.
Clint Thomas) formerly of Cor­alville,
is now a resident of
Marion, Iowa. Also Joy Hingjt
gen and Bettymae Ketelsen. We
are acquiring quite a nucleus of
Alums in our city.” You should
all come over to see the High­landers
perform some time. Em
is an ex-piper.
Kathryn McCain (1945 - 47)
(Mrs. Ralph J. Morris) 410 N.E.
157 Ter. Miami, Florida 33162
This former drummer is em­ployed
by Dade C o u nty
Schools, and is a clerk in Mi­ami
Beach, Sr. High School
Office. Her husband is a sales­man.
“ I’m an ‘old’ Highlander
I guess, but still proud to have
been one of such a grand group
—and much enjoy receiving the
Newsletter. We moved to Miami
6 yrs. ago, and love l i v i n g
here, but find ourselves busy
making a living plus keep i n g
up with our 2 teenage d a u gh-ters:
Ann 15, and Jane 16.”
H. Joan Nissen (1945-47) (Mrs.
Robert Kriedeman) Hil lsboro,
Wisconsin
Joan, ex-piper and dancer,
reports that her husband is in
business with his brother - in-aw,
and they have their own
oil businesses with 13 gas stat­ions
in the area between Madi­son
and LaCrosse, Wise o n sin.
The Kriedemans have f i v e
children: Beth 14, LuAnn 11.
Cist 8; Paula 5, and Soott 4.
Janet Gutz (1945-48) (Mrs.
John Way) R. R. 2, Iowa City,
Iowa
Janet’s husband is an Assist­ant
professor in the Department
of Anatomy, College of Medi­cine,
at the University of Io­wa,
and doing research in com­parative
neuro - anatomy. The
children are Kathleen 13, Mar­garet
11, Ben 10, Steve 5, a n d
John 6 months. Our e x -sn a re
and tenor dnmimer wri tes:
“ The Ways are stall ‘homestead­ing’
, just north of Iowa City in
our wonderful 100 year old red
brick house. Indoor restoration
efforts (for the present) a r e
completed. We have the cha 11-
enge of the out of doors before
us. We added one to our ranks
since die last letter, a son, John
bom July 2, ’64. I’m doing my
duty as Iowa City PTA Coiaxnl
President this year, and look i ng
forward to retirement f r om
same. As part of SUI our life is
filled with wonderful people and
stimulating events! What has
happened here in the last 20
years is overwhelming and we
hope to be a part of the next
20 years! Our very best wishes
to all of you for 1965!”
Barbara Henderson (1945 -48)
(Mrs. Jerry Korn) 16 Gerlach
Place, Larchmont, New York.
“ I’m still working in the chil­dren’s
room of the local library
to pay my tuition to Columbia
library school, Jerry still with
time books. We have bought an
old, old farm in Maine on 50
acres. All Highlanders and hus­bands
who are handy wi th
plumbing, electricity, well drill­ing,
etc. are invited. We are
equipped with our own C i v il
War soldiers, however buried on
the property in 1869 —name is
(was) Dearborn Doe. Not very
Scotch, but spooky enou gh ! ”
concludes Barbara. The Kora
chikken are Ellen 14; Margaret
14, and Susan 12.
Alice Lotridge (1945-48) (Mrs.
James E. Dunley) c-o Ma j o r
J. E. Dunley, I. G. D iv is ion ,
USAREUR, APO 09403, N ew
York
“After being sent to New Jer­sey,
then Ft. Leavenworth, Kan­sas,
the form finally caught up
with us in Heidelberg, G e r ­many,”
reports another ex­drummer.
“This is our second
tour in Germany (in fact Sam-mie
was born in Frankfort, he
is now 11). I’m afraid this is
too late for the Newsletter —
(No! you know its more like a
Fourth of July pu b lica tion !)
—but I’d like to receive one
with all the news. . . .Jim is a
Major in the U. S. Army. He is
now an inspector in the Inspec­tor
General Division and travels
all over EXrope.” The Lotridge’s
older son is Edward, 13.
Margaret McCaslin (1945 -49)
(Mrs. Hemingway-a widow)
314-3rd Avenue N.E., Waveriy,
Iowa.
Margaret is teaching at W'art-burg
College, where she was As­sistant
Dean of Women l a s t
year. “Teaching college English
is more than a full time job,
as Hollis, my 11-year old daugh­ter
will tell you. I’m litera 11 y
buried under mountains of
themes to grade and reading to
do. I do enjoy my stud e n ts,
though. It’s exciting work. I
was happy to see the Highland­ers
fine performance at tw o
football games this year,” con­cludes
piper Margaret.
Bobbie Ginter (1945-49) (Mrs.
John W. Huston) 356 A l i c i a
Way, Los Altos, California.
Drummer Bobbie says th at
her Jack runs the R u s s e ll-
Huston Store for Men & Young
Men, and their children a r e
Maridee age 8, Robin age 6.
“Nothing much new with us.
We haven’t moved, taken any
long trips, entertained roya 1 ty,
or won the Irish Sweepstak e s.
Guess this type of life agrees
with us as we are well a n d
happy. Our best wishes to all
Highlander Alums. Even t h ose
who never did master th e
Fling *”
Jane Walker (1947-48) (Mrs.
Paul Koss), 1333 Jones Street,
San Fr ancisco, California.
“ A wonderful 3 months trip
through Europe and the Middle
East was our ‘big event’ of
1964. We included a c r u i s e
through the Greek Isles and a
trip up the Nile to Abu SSmbel
among many highlight At
home I’m involved in the usual
charity work, baby sitting my
step-gnandchildren, playing g otf
and generally keeping busy.
Much continued success to the
Hollanders,” concludes this
ex -piper. Paul Koss is Presi­dent,
Paul Koss Supply Co.
Virginia Wheeler (1947 - 49)
(Mins. James W. Spellman) 1306
Stephens Drive, Normal, I l l in
ois.
The Spellman children a r e
now Barbara 15, Jim 14, a n d
Mark 11. Jim, their Daddy, is
with the State Farm life Insur ance
Company. Virginia, or-piper,
says: “Our year started
out on a sad note with th e
death of my Mother the 1 a s t
of January, 1964 but the rest of
the year was ‘as usual’ . Vaca­tion
spent at the Y Camp at
Estes Park again, several trips
to Iowa C5ty —it was a pleas­ant
surprise to see and v is it
with you, Bill, in Cedar Rapids
this summer —had some lon g
overdue re-decorating done, Jim
and I spent a few days in New
Orleans this fall —he has been
promoted to Vice - Presid e n t,
so that plus ‘actuary’ completes
his title —We are members of
three PTA’s, since Barb is a
sophomore in high school, J im
a 9th grader in Junior H i gh,
and Mark a 6th grader. Jim
and Jimmy are still active in
Scouts, but not as much so
since Jimmy has taken on the
job of manager of the bask e t-ball
team. Rotary and Su n ­day
School Superintendent take
most of Jim’s free time. I’m
still doing volunteer work at the
hospital every week, trying
to handle my job in the church
circle, attend PEO, play bridge,
have gladly passed along the
title ‘Den Mother’ to o t h e r s
with younger boys, and chauf­feur,
chauffeur, chauffeur!”
Jun e Schmidt (1947-50) (Mrs.
Robert Roth), 236 South Oak
Street, Itasca, Illinois.
“Nothing new with us,’ ’writes
June, ex-drummer. “Have been
in the Chicago area 3% y e ars
and love it. Just keep following
our crew —Dave 12%, Dan, 10,
Ted 7V4. They’re growing up so
fast. Would like to hear from
any of you in the area.” B ob
is Controller with K n ow les
Electronics, Inc., Franklin
Park, Illinois.
1964 HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS LETTER PAGE THREE
B. J. Miller (1947-50) (Mrs.
Robert C. Penrose) 2604 Amelia
Street, Burlington, Iowa.
Drummer B. J. reports: “No
big news from ‘our little corner
of the world’. I’m still teaching
first graders and staying b u sy
with dub and church wo rk,
with some time out for o i l
painting and guitar less o n s
(still a beginner at both). B o b
has had a good year h e alth-wise.
We saw all the Iow a
games again and the ‘gals’ were
great!”
Jean Sahs (1947-51) (M rs.
Richard E. Tupper) 145 Maple
Hill Road, Huntington, N. Y.
Ex-Piper Jean says that they
are still living in the sdburb,
“ thirty - five miles from New
York City, and enjoying the ar­ea
very much because there’s
always so much to do. We went
to the World’s Fair five times
diring the summer but were so
sorry we couldn’t attend the
day the Highlanders were there.
Julie Ann joined our family in
January, we were so delighted
to have a girl and Jeff, 5%, es­pecially,
since he had ‘ordered’
a little sister. Jeff started to
kindergarten this fall. We stay
very busy with church activit­ies,
PTA, a bowling team,
bridge and trips to the city for
plays, concerts, shopping, and
delightful eating. Our summers
are a real joy with the beach
only a few blocks away and the
abundance of summer s t o c k
theatres in the area.” Dick is
sales manager for the Maytag
New York Company.
Patricia Morehead (1947 - 50)
(Mrs. D. J. Bullock) 202 Crom-b
ie Pla ce , Atlantic, Iowa.
David is Sales Executive, O’­Bryan
Bros., Chicago. The Bul­locks
have 4 <M<fren: Susan
13, Cynthia 10, Leslie 7, and
Elizabeth 2. Piper Pat reports:
“High point of our year was to
add on to, remodel, and redec­orate
our house — now I’m the
Drdy wreck left! Our two old -
est spent part of the sunmer at
camp and each won a South -
west Iowa swimming title. Les­lie
will try camp this summer
and Betsy helps me! David and
I squeeze in golf trips and foot­ball
weekends.”
Wanda Krabbenhoft (1948 -52)
(Mrs. Paul W. Brechle r ) 2940
E. Bates Avenue, Denver, Colo­rado.
Bagpiper Wanda reports on
her “ darling two - year - oid-niece,
Laurie, (a real doll, of
course I must admit I’m pre­judiced.)
Her mother was a
tenor drummer and her aisit a
bagpiper, conclusion: she can’t
help but be a provocative High­lander.
What a proud day that
will be!” Yes, see that you
send her to Iowa!
Sally Finkbine (1948-52) (Mrs.
Clifton Baker) 395 Roan Drive,
Eugene, Oregon.
Sally’s husband is an ortho -
pedic surgeon, and they have
two children, Bill 2V4, and Su -
san bom September 16th
“Would give my eye teeth to
see the old Highlander group
again — How about a reunion
on the west coast? We’re com­pletely
sold on Oregon and Eu­gene
(don’t have to shovel the
rain, at least). We were thrilled
with Sue’s arrival, and brother
Bill adores her ” Your Christ -
mas photo is preckxE! Thanks!
Betsy Glendinning (1948 - 52)
(Mrs. Andrzej Korbonski) 718
Radcliffe Avenue, Pacific Pali­sades,
California.
Piper - dancer “ Glen” , writes
that the Korbonskis have mov­ed
from the northeast, to sun­ny
California! Andrzej is Assis­tant
Professor of Political Sci­ence
at UCLA. “Have some -
how survived the ordeal of
house - buying in southern Cali­fornia
. . .meanwhile the chil­dren,
Holly 2%, and Ellen Mac­Leod
one year, are thriving
California kids. Holly was terri­fied
the first time it rained,
but utterly unphased by the
thunder because in this land
where the 9onic blasts of experi­mental
aircraft o ca r so often,
what’s a mere thunderclap!,
Ellen, now starting to walk, has
been complaining all week about
her new leather shoes, this be­cause,
in this land where the
weather permits of going bare­footed
most of the year, her
toes got claustrophobia, I guess.
As for us adults, well, we miss
the more rugged climate, and
the seasons of the northeast
but here we are, and we ap­preciate
the compensations. .
and don’t ever oome out our
way without letting us know!”
Thanks for the invitation!
Rosemary Talbott (1949 - 51)
(Mrs. Glen F. Stover) 3030 Jack­son
Drive, Lincoln, Nebraska
68502.
Glen, a 1951 SUI graduate, is
with the sales department of
Lincoln Memorial Park, and
the Stovers have four girls:
Chris 12, Dana 10, Susie 9, and
Julie 9 months. “We moved in­to
a large older home a year
ago and have about decided
there will never be an end to
redecorating. We do kind of en­joy
it, though, and love having
all the room. Our biggest news
of the year, however, is our
new daughter, Julie, bom in
April. The other girls are so
much help with her that she is
really just pure enjoyment and
we’re ail completely thrilled
with her. I finished my fourth
year as Blue Bird leader last
spiring with the arrival of Julie.
I also dropped my work in the
school library with our move to
a different school district. “ In
fact,” concludes this ex-d rum
mer, ‘I have more or less
taken a breather from most out­side
activities this year and
it’s been kind of nice.”
Sharon Brown (1949-52) ( M rs.
Charles W. Toland) 700 S. Pine,
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
“Not mud) new,” reports
Sharon, piper. “ We are build -
ing a new office and in the
reception room the main at­traction
will be a mural of
Urquhart Castle on LochNess
in Scotland. One of the good
pictures that turned out from
that trip. Those were th e
days.” The Tolands have four
children: Constance 10; Cary
8, Kent 6, and Ante 3. Dr.
Toland is in general practice.
Sally Yeates (1949-52) (Mrs.
Walter A. Sedlow, Jr.) 4466
West Pine Blvd. (10B) St. Lou­is,
Missouri 63106.
This ex - piper and drummer,
along with her husband, have
Ph.D.’s. Sally is an Assistant
Professor of English, SL Louis
University, and Consultant, Sys­tem
Development Corp., Santa
Monica, California, and Dr.
Walter is Chairman of the
Department of Sociology and
Anthropology at St. Lotas Uni­versity,
and Director of th e
Health Organization Research
Program, as well as Consultant
at McDonnell Aircraft Corpora­tion
in St. Louis. Congfatula -
tions to the two Doctors!
Marilyn McMullen (1949- 53)
(Mrs. Ed Diekmam) 161 Ard­more
Road, Kensington, Cali­fornia.
“Ed is in an engineering part­nership
with three other men.
He passed his structural engj -
neering exam last fall. We’re
glad to have that behind us,
and unless the State of Cali -
famia invents a higher classifi­cation
for engineers, that’s all!”
reports this ex-bass dnxnmer.
“ Life is moving by us so fast.
Our girls, Debbie 9, Cathie 6,
and Lame 4, are b e c o m i ng
young ladies. Hopefully one or
all will return to SUI, but that
tuition — wow!” Fine! Hope
you’ll send them all here! The
photo of the three girls is love­ly.
Thanks!
Jane S. Woodburn (1949 - 53)
(Mrs. Marvin R. Moles) 1009
S. 13th Avenue W, Newton, Io­wa.
This ex - piper has flour chil­dren:
David 7%; Diane 5%;
Donald 3, and Debra was one
week when she filled out the
Questionnaire, and said: “ Our
big news is the new daughter,
we are to meet next Wednes­day.
She was bom on January
9th. This will complete o u r
family of 4 adopted children.
Marv and I had planned to
spend the last two weeks of
February in Mexico but that
trip is a little uncertain right
now!” Marv is a Doctor with
the 'Newton Clime.
Beverly Bartels (1949 - 53)
(Mrs. James Treneman) 236 W.
9th McMinnville, Oregon.
“ We hope to be hack again
one of these years for a visit,”
says this ex-piper. “Right now
we are a typical growing fami­ly
(Ann is 9; Nancy 7 and Joan-ie
5) full of everyday happen­ings.
‘I’m trying to capture
the ‘chauffeur mother of the
year award! Once in a while
we get to hear some good pip­ing
from the Portland Pip e
Band. Wish I could try my
hand again.” Why not??
Barbara Wick (1949-53) (Mrs.
Jay Timmerman) 1716 E. Court,
Iowa City, Iowa.
Jay is a second year resi­dent
in dermatology at the Uni­versity
Hospital, and this form­er
dnxnmer reports a qiiet
year. “ After four moves in the
same number of years it seem­ed
great to be here in Iowa
City for a second consecutive
year. The girls (Barbie 7, and
Betsy 5) and I accompanied
Jay into Chicago early in Dec­ember
for the American Aca­demy
of Derm, meeting. We
shopped while Jay attended the
sessions. Barbie is in second
grade and a Brownie Scout.
Betsy is in kindergarten Both
girls started piano lessons this
fall so we have lots of music
(?) around home. We enjoyed
watching the Highlanders in
the Homecoming parade and at
the football games. The girls
looked wonderful and the per -
formances were great.” Thanks,
Bev.
Juanita Bethke (1949-53) (Mrs.
Clyde Connell) Route 10, Box
332A, Tyler, Texas. “We bialt
the house Clyde designed for
our wooded property on Lake
Tyler, twelve miles from Tyler,
a lovely East Texas town.”
writes Juanita. “Clyde left the
packaging industry this year
to handle the advertising for a
local construction company and
to act as their sales manager.
We included a small efficiency
apartment on our house and in
May my mother moved down
from Iowa. We are thorou^dy
enjoying Texas and hope we
will stay here. All fishers,
swimmers, boaters are w e l­come.”
The Connell’s three
children are: Colleen 9, Karen
7, and Steve 5. Your Christ­mas
letter, with clever map
to your attractive home, is ap­preciated.
Joan Dunlap (1950-52) (Mrs.
David L. Dunn) 5502 Grape,
Houston 35, Texas.
Another Texan, and ex-piper
says that they didn’t l e a v e
Houston last year, but plan to
come to Iowa City this June
for Diane’s wedding — another
Highlander. “We sure miss the
cold weather and the snow. It
was over 80 degrees here on
Christmas,” writes Joan. The
three children are Mike 4, Sar­ah
Lynn 2, and Judith Kay
one year. Larry is geologist
and paleontologist with Esso
Research, and Joan does some
nursing.
Barbara Jean Beals (1950-52)
(Mrs. Donald J. Moulin) 75 Mt.
Tiburon Road, Tiburon, Californ­ia.
“We had a nice trip to Iowa
City and Wisconsin this past
summer. Very lucky that we
ran into your cool spell in Aug­ust.
Nice visit with everyone
including Janie Condon an d
Marica Raffensperger’ ’ contin­ues
Barbara, ex-piper, “Ran in­to
Jane Bridges Hal bach this
fall at the Stanford - Californ­ia
football game. She looks just
the same. She and Ed have 5
children as well as her sister-in-
law, Mary Lou Mortensen
Halbach. Hope you have a
happy and healthy ‘65, Ml.
I’m waiting for you to bring
the Hi^danders to San Francis­co.”
Leslie and Lauren are 6 &
4. Donald is CPA with Peat,
Marwick, Mitchdle & Co., in
San Francisco.
Nancy Sweitzer (1950 - 52)
(Mrs. Robert M. Gunn) 924
Greenleaf Avenue, Wilmette,
Illinois.
“Great day in the morning!
Bob was made a partner by
his firm (Spray, Price, Town -
send and Cushman). The sec­ondary
high point of air year
was a two - week trip to Ber­muda.
Phoebe 6%, Alan 5%, and
I are again working hard at
figure skating, while twins,
Damon and Charles 2V4, are
driving us all mad with incred­ible
feats of daring and mis­chief.
At least once a day I
seriously wonder if we’ll sur­vive
until ‘the boys’ acqure a
modicum of common sense. Un­til
then, it’s a new thrill about
every five minutes . . .Let me
know when you come to Chica­go,”
concludes another ex-pip­er.
Sandy Sechler (1950-53) (Mrs.
Kent M. Bartges) 22 E. 60th
Street, Westmont, Illinois.
Kent is a Physical Therapist
in Chicago, and Sandy does
speech therapy on a part -time
basis in a private school. Piper-
Sandy says: “ I certainly enjoy­ed
the Newsletter last year —
pictures and all! This year
finds things much the same
with us except that I’m doing
a little speedi therapy again. .
and just loving it. Kurt is in
2nd grade now (7%), and El -
lyn (5) in pre - kindergarten,
so we’ve made the transition
from diapers and tinker toys to
modem math and wild, wild
paintings.!”
Helen Astrid Carlson (1950-53)
(Mrs. John J. Barton) 4700 Golf
Terrace, Edina, Minnesota.
Piper Ozzie and Orthodon­tist
John have five children:
Curtis 9, Elise 8, Card 5, John
2, and Mary, who was bom just
before Christmas. ‘Ozzie” re­ports:
“ As usual I’m late with
this, out this year I have an
excuse. Our Mary was bom
Dec. 12, so things have been
rather lively the past 2 mos.
Just surviving these Minnesota
winters is a full - time job.
Guess if you can’t lick 'em,
joi n'em, and take up skiing.
Always enjoy the Christmas
letter and hearing about the
Highlanders (past & present)
and the doings of the Adam -
son clan. Best of luck to you
for 1965.”
Marge Martin (1950-54) (Mrs.
Benjamn J. Ruehl) 232 W. 36­th,
Spokane, Washington.
. .The children, De b b i e
Anne 8, and Kirk Martin 4,
are growing up and we older
(although I don’t feel like it at
all!)” says this ex-piper, who
sent us a lovely color snap&ot
of the family. She says they
plan to be back in Iowa this
Jime to help in the celebration
of her parents’ 40th wedding
anniversary — and to pick i^>
a newr Pontiac! We hope you
may stop off in Iowa City It’s
always good to see old friends.
Jane Condon 1950-54) (Mrs.
Robert Jansen) 707 M elrose
Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa.
Jane, ex - piper and tenor
drummer, says that they “ took
the big step and bought a house
last summer and are really en­joying
the extra room. We’re
located across the street from
practice area for Highlanders
and band. I always get a feel­ing
of nostalgia during those
practice sessions.” ‘Sam’ and
Jane are the parents of Kath­erine
7, Margaret 4, and Bob­by
2. Of course, you’ve noticed,
Jane, that the Highlander Bar­racks
have been taken down,
and we’ve now moved all uni­forms
and instruments to the
Iowa Union!
Marcia Raffensperger (1950­-
54) (Mrs. Robert Schellenberg)
415 Dundee Road, Glencoe, Illi­nois,
60022. The Schellenbergs
have a son, Adam — and Rob­ert
teaches World History in
Forest View. H. S. In Arling­ton
Heights, 111. This ex - snare
* bass drummer writes: “My
time is now spent (since join­ing
the ranks of the suburban
homemaker) chasing out ‘Jolly
Red Giant’ and cleaning up af­ter
my do - it - yourself hus­band.
I should explain: Adam
is 17 months, almost 3 feet
tall and has fire red hair. Talk
about your recessive genes —
that hair color goes back 100
years on both sides of the fami­ly!
We bought an old onetime
PAGE FOUR HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS LETTER 1964
farm house. Bob is happily
drilling holes, knocking o u t
walls, and I get a little greyer
every day. It’s fun though,
and I do think I’m g e t t i n g
the hang of living in a house
—after so many years in apart­ments.
Here’s wishing you all
—a safe fourth of July.”
Eunice Achenbach (1950 - 54)
(Mrs. Everett H. Eide) 2723
Waunona Way, Madison, Wis -
consin. “My husband is a sales
representative for Munsingwear,
Inc. He works for the w o ­man’s
division and sells the
complete 1 ine of Vassarettes
Womans Lingerie. Ev was giv­en
Wisconsin as his new terri­tory
in December,” reports this
ex-drummer, “ and we moved
December 14 when the baby,
Erica, was only one mont h
old, but made the trip beauti­fully.
She is now an ‘old’ 6
weeks and getting cuter every
day. We are renting a home on
Lake Monona and will buy a
home sometime this year.
Madison is a beautiful dty.
I’m sure we’re going to like it
here. When the Highlanders
next make a trip to Wise. U.
I will have to make sure our
children, Linda 8, Peter 5, see
them perform. They have seen
pictures of me in my Highland­er
uniform but don’t under­stand
what it was for. Again
we are counting our blessings
and look forward to another
good year. The best to all High­landers
in 1965.”
Wilma Waller ( 951 -53) (Mrs.
Charles Richards) 1607 Elder
Lane, Des Moines, Iowa.
“Our many moves ha v e
brought us back to D. M. and
our old neighborhood,” reports
ex - drummer, Wilma. “ We
were originally slated to move
to Minneapolis but were trans­ferred
to D. M. the day we
loaded the moving van for
Minn'!! After being homeless
for 6 weeks things smooth­ed
out. We love our house, the
kids, Churck 10, and Bedde, 7V4,
are happy in school. Charles is
deeply interested in his work
as management consultant for
Batten, Batter>, Huds on &
Swab, home office in D e s
Moms, and I keep busy with
the usual housewife routine,
Brownies, S. S. class, and I’m
taking a First Aid course and
rewing lessons.”
Kathryn McNamara (1951-53)
(Mrs. Tom G. Pobe) 52646 High­landers
Drive, South Bend, Ind­iana.
McNamaras have two boys,
Tim 6, Phil 5. and Andrea 3.
This ex - drummer says: “ It is
interesting to note that there is
a Highlander organization in
this area but it is a ma l e
group. My boys (at their age!)
are showing great curiosity in
them, so some day I hope to
have my own group! Andrea is
too plum (fat'!) to dance as
vet bu , she may shape up by
then” — and Kay concludes:
“ Hey! Check the street name
here — Highlands!!”
Jean Weems (1951 - 53) (Mrs.
E. E. Schmiedel ) 700 Second
Avenue, Charles City, Iowa.
Jean, ex - piper, must have
been too, too busy giving pipe
lessons to answer otr Ques­tionnaire
this year, however,
in her letter concerning th e
teaching of the playing of pipes
to a musician hi Ovaries City,
who received a “ beautiful set
of bagpipes straight from Hugh
McPherson, Lt., for Christmas”
reports Jean, “ I got him start­ed
learning to blow them.” I
hope the answers to some of
your questions on this matter
were helpful, Jean. Also, we
are very distressed to learn
that you have had a sad year
—with the death of you- moth­er,
and the passing of y our
grandfather. Dr. and Mrs.
Schmiedel have three children:
Barbara Jean 6, Andy 3V4, and
a new son Jimmy.
Sally Sackett (1951-54) (Mrs.
Harry A. Eick) 1597 Pontc hart-rain,
Okemos, Michigan.
Professor Eick is an associate
professor of Chemistry at Michi­gan
State University, East Lan­sing.
Piper Sally writes: “This
was our year away from MSU
—Harry’s sabbatical leave.
From Sept. - Dec. 10th we were
in Los Alamos, New Mexico,
while Harry consulted at the
Atomic Energy L a b o r a t ory
there. We all enjoyed the won­ders
of the Southwest and (Ed
a great deal of sightseeing on
the weekends. Early in Decem­ber
we made the long drive to
New York (via East Lansing)
and on Dec. 22nd we sailed on
the Grist of ere Colimbo (all
eight of us — Carol 9, John 8,
Stephen 7, Timothy 6, Christo­pher
3, and Peter 1). We thor­oughly
enjoyed the h o l i d a y
cruise (and Christmas aboard
ship) and visited Casablanca,
Lisbon, Gibraiter, Majorca,
Barcelona, and Palermo before
debarking at Naples to Stock -
holm via Rome, St. Moritz,
and Copenhagen thorougdy en­joying
the countryside and love­ly
mild weather which we were
fortunate enough to experience.
I write now from Stockholm
which has captured our hearts
and where we will stay while
my husband does research un­til
late August, 1965, at which
time we will return to Michd -
gan. Our children are thorough­ly
enjoying the Swedish schools
—who wouldn’t with ‘subjects’
like woodcarving, ice skating,
and Swedish gymnastics filling
his schedule?! As for mvself, I
am studying Swedish in night
school twice a week (haven’t
worked so hard since I left
SUI) and am drojling over
the lovely ftimitire and objects
of art in the shop windows here.
Being a ‘modem’ lover, I am
in seventh heaven here in Scan-divania.
We hope to see Swe -
den, Norway, and D en mark
(also Lapland and the Midnight
Sun) next spring and summer
and may ferry across to Scot­land
and visit it and England
before sailing for home aboard
the Queen Mary late in August.
P. S. The addition of Peter on
Valetire Day (1964) made our
complement of boys number
five. It is not everyone who
has an entire basketball team
in their own family — and we
have one cheer leader to en­courage
(or harass) them —or
vise versa!!” It is certainly
gocd of you to Share your ‘sab­batical
leave’ with us. Your
letter is most enjoyable, and
we know you’re thoroughly hap­py,
and how fortunate you
are to be able to have a com­plete
family holiday!
Jayne Stewart (1951-54) (Mrs.
Richard L. Freeman 71 Bissell
Drive, Amherst, N. Y. 14226.
“ It has been another busy
year,” writes ex - drummer
Jayne. “We joined a country
club . . .and got quite a bit of
golf in. I’m getting my handi­cap
down and hope to make
the team (female) next sum -
mer. The children (Patricia
Lynn 9, Aliso Juyne 6, Rich -
ard, Jr. 4%) enjoved the pool
and Pattie swam (which s he
won) and dived (which die lost)
in inter - club meets. The golf
clinic opens in February and
in the meantime I’m supposedly
keeping in shape with skiing
lessons. Unfortunately, the ‘Buf­falo
snow belt’ has had o n l y
rain thus far. Dick is president
of our community theatre group
this year. (He’s manufacturer’s
representative materials hand -
ling equipment) — which he is
not at all happy about. He
claims he can get along with
people, but not actors! I have
the lead in the next play (nepo­tism?)
so will be busy with
that for awhile. This, plus hos­pital
Junior Board, politick -
ing for the dying Repifclican
cause, United Fund Chairman
and chauffeuring children to
misery school, piano, dancing
and swimming, keep me from
being ‘just a housewife.’ I’ve
just finished looking at slides of
our European trip in ‘52. Do
you know, Bill, I’ve got over
250 slides and not a notation on
any of them! I do recognize
some of the places, and people,
but (A, my! that was a great,
great fiai trip. I’d love to see
the Highlanders perform again.
How about coming to War Mem­orial
Stadiinn? The Buffalo
Bills (greatest team hi the U.
S.) are always looking for a
good band.” Well, just say the
word, and we’ll come!??
Donna Hamer sly (1951 - 55)
(Mrs. C. Jimmie Carlson) 3209
Edgewood Ave., S. Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55426.
Donna’s husbaiK is a con -
struct ion engineer with Texaco
Inc. They have a young son,
Curtis James, 4. “ 1964 was
good year for the Carlsons. We
were able to spend quite a
bit cf time on the North Shore
of Lake Superior which is our
favorite vacation spot. Also had
a reunion with Iowa U friends
in Des Moines in August. And
Bill, it was wonderful to see
en for such a short time. I on­ly
wish we could have been
there for the coffee hour. Next
time we’ll stay longer. Curt is
now 4, and so much fun. If he
keeps growing as rapidly as he
has so far he may be taller
than I am yet — and I’m hop­ing.
Will look forward to the
next edition, as always,” ex -
piper concludes.
Janice Meyer (1952-55) (Mrs.
Don Waldron) 600 19th Street
W, Mason City, Iowa.
‘We all just returned from a
ski vacation in Canada,” writes
ex • drummer Jan. “The chil­drens’
first experience and they
had a ball, however, their par­ents
were all pooed out by
the time Christmas vacation
was over. We hope to go to
Colorado in Feb. (by ourselves).
Scott, 9, started his baseball
career last summer and with
swimming on beautiful Clear
Lake and ballgames, it was a
most delightful summer. I cer­tainly
enjoyed the Highlander
Coffee.” So glad you came!
The Waldrons have three other
sons: Craig 7, Todd 6, an d
Brian 4.
Marty Porter (1952-55) (Mrs.
John W. Fowler) 115 Coolidge
Ave., Barrington, Ill. 60010.
“ John is with the Continental
111. National Bank, Chicago,
Commercial Loan D i v i s i on,”
writes this ex bass and snare
drummer. “ John Jr. 8, Christ­ine
6V4, David 5 and Ma r y
Anne 3V4. We purchased a 40
yr. old brick home from a wid­ow
and have been remodelling
and repairing, papering an d
painting. Starting with the up­stairs
bath and now the large
kitchen. In between times, I
have become a pretty good pap­er
hanger. We did a lot of work
outside this fall, painting, caulk­ing,
etc. It took us 2% months
as this is a 6 bedroom house
with 43 windows, but it was all
worth it Mary Hauer Milani
and her husband were in this
fall and we had a good time to­gether.
We drove through I. C.
this fall on our way home
from vacation in Minn. We
can’t get over the new buid -
ings and changes. Hambtrg
Inn was a great surprise. It
made us long for the good old
days nearly 10 years ago. Our
family is well in between colds
and ear infections. This sum­mer
oir dachy had 8 pi^pies,
one of which we kept, so I fed
I have six children. Last spring
we had a twin tonsillectomy and
I think I wrote that two years
ago I had back surgery. It was
really something. A ruptured
disc for 2 years before that. I
knew it wasn’t all that bass
drum that made my afack ache.
But that is all over, and I’m
100 oer cent cured. I hear from
several D. G. Highlanders each
Xmas. Always took forward to
the Highlander letter and wish
more would write as it is hand
to keep track of everyone. Hope
you and yours have a f ine
year, and will watch for the
Highlanders to be near enough
to come to see.”
Jan Papke (1952-55) (Mrs.
John Landess) 1408 Lin d e n
Lane, Des Moines, Iowa 50315.
John is an attorney associat­ed
with a law firm engaged in
general practice, doing a lot of
trial work, and Jan works two
afternoons a week for an in -
vestment advisory p u b l i s h -
ing firm. This ex-piper says:
“We moved back to Iowa in
March of 1964 and much as we
enjoyed the Northwest we are
happy to be home again. On-biggest
news of the past year
is the arrival of our 2nd son,
Steven Papke Landess, in Sept­ember
1964. I got away with
using my maiden name for a
middle name because he was
bom on my birthday — its a
consolation prize far having to
give a children’s party every
year on my own birthday. Dav­id,
3 in July, is a r o w d y ,
happy 2 year old — guess he’ll
be 3 by the time the l e t t e r
comes out. We finally bou^t a
housa (in Feb., 1965) so maybe
we’ll be settled in one place
for awhile. I think our address
has changed nearly every year
since we’ve been married. I’m
looking forward to some redec­orating
projects, some s o o n
and some in the very distant
future. We do hope to knock
out the wall between th e
kitchen and 4th bedroom this
summer so we’ll have a large
kitchen - family room. Since
we plan to do most, or all ot
it, ourselves it shodd be quite
an adventure, (or misadven •
ture.) . . .If any of you are
out our way — please come
see us.”
Jan Noble (1952-55) (Mrs.
George Conger) 485 Delaware
Avenue, Akron 3, Ohio. Dr.
George is an obstetrician, and
Jan is an ex-drummer, both
snare and tenor. The Congers
have four children: Ann 9, Su­sie
8, Janne 5, **nd Nancy 2.
Virginia Yoder (1952-56) (Mrs.
Durrant Kellogg) 2527 Turtle
Creek Blvd., Apt. 203, Dallas
19, Texas.
It was good to have a cor­rect
address on this former
piper, dancer. Thanks Virginia.
C. Jonne Shiley (1952 - 56)
4553 Emerson Road, South Eu­clid,
Ohio.
Our ex - piper and Drum
Major reports that she enjoyed
the Highlander performance on
T. V. at the basketball game.
“The singing and dancing were
excellent,” she concludes. “ I
have finished my Master’s De­gree
(last summer) at the Uni­versity
of Michigan. It will be
delightful to spend a relaxing
summer at home for a change.”
Congratulations, Jome!
Marcia Fry (1953-54) (Mrs.
Robert A. Krane) 548 29th
Street West, Des Moines, Iowa.
Bob is an assistant cashier at
the Iowa Des Moines National
Bank. Also, he is president of
the Des Moines Jaycees and
“ somehow that seems to keep
us both busy,” writes ex-drum­mer
Marica. “ He has many
meetings and some traveling to
do besides his regular job at
the bank so there doesn’t seem
to be any spare time. We’ve re­discovered
the fun of having a
baby in the house since Andy
was bom in August. Kristbi
is 8%, Alan 6, and Kathi 5.
We’re planning a trip to Buff­alo
in June for the Jaycee
National Convention and hope
to visit Jayne Stewart Free -
man while we’re there.”
Nancy Page (1953-54) (Mrs.
Wm. Dean Ankrum) 817 Wist -
eria Drive, Fremont, California.
“ Our family is moving to
Des Moines this year, where
my husband has a position with
Meredith Printing,” r e p o r t s
Nancy, ex - piper. “We decided
to return to Iowa to rear our
children, (Kathy 4, and Bob
2Vi) there because of the more
stable environment. We a r e
looking forward to seeing our
friends and acquaintenances at
the games in Iowa City next
fall.” And remember to look
up the Highlanders!
Marlys Daggett (1953 - 54)
(Mrs. James Fox) 1731 High
Street, Des Moines, Iowa.
“ Jim is president of his budd­ing
contracting company, and
I am manager of Direct Mail
Advertising at Meredith Pub­lishing,"
this ex - drummer tells
us “ I was married in August
‘64, and my job. plus learning
to be most domestic keeps me
pretty busy. I worked hard pol­itically
the past year — pre­cinct
committee woman an d
Central Committee, but my ef­forts
were of little or no avail
—my ‘team’ got hit by a
steamroller!”
1964 HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS LETTER PAGE FIVE
Shirley Curtis (1953-56) (Mrs.
Donald J. McKenney) 1717 Air­field
Lane, Midland, Michigan.
‘Cotton’, ex-piper and dancer,
reports that they now have
their future Highlander, bora
October 30, Lisa — “ a blessing
after our two rambunctious
boys, Curtis 4%, and Douglas
2!” Be sure Last comes to U.
of Iowa.
Barbara Mixson (1953 - 56)
(Mrs. William W. Brauer) 112
Leblanc, Fort Bragg, S. Carol­ina.
“We shall be leaving Port
Bragg in June,” writes ex-pip­er
Barb. “ We have a neighbor
who plays the pipes. I have
even played some.” Sounds, in­teresting.
The Brauers have
three children: Elizabeth 5%,
Barbara 3, and William 1 year
old. Dr. Brauer is Army Psy­chiatrist.
Mick Fagan (1955-56) (Mrs.
Francis Conway) 307 State
Street, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
This ex - dancer and arum -
mer writes us: “We’ve had
another wonderful year in Em­metsburg.
Fran’s medical prac­tice
keeps him very busy, but
we do find time to enjoy ail
the outdoor activities that north­west
Iowa has to offer. We
took our family on a 2 - week
camping trip to Colorado last
summer, and had a marvelous
time (even though I was 8
months pregnant!) It was our
first camping expedition an d
we are really sold on it Our
fourth child, John Patrick, was
bom on August 10th (which is
also «ur Susan’s bsthday —she
is . lbs arrival evened
things up arotMid hers — <2 girls
and 2 boys. (Sara 7%; Mark
5). As a matter of fact, that
was quite a week — our dog
had 9 puppies, our tropical fish
had 22 babies, and I had John
Patrick — all within 5 days!
One of the highlights of this
year occurred at the Emmets -
burg \nnual St. Patrick’s Day
Celebration when our special
guests were — the SUI Scottish
Highlanders! What a thrill it
was to have the Highlanders
performing their ma r c h i n g
routines and choral selections
for the people in this area. The
girls really put on a g r e a t
show, and the audience loved
every minute of it. The nicest
part of the weekend, however,
was having Bill and his assist­ant,
Ron Smallman, as over­night
guests in our home. We
really enjoyed visiting about
‘old times’ , and ‘old groups.’
All of our reminiscing brought
back some of the fondest mem­ories
of my life.” Needless to
say, you know how much I en­joyed
being in your home on
this occasion, Mick, and thanks
a million again for your great
hospitality.
Jan Brookman (1953-56) (Mrs.
Paul Kruse) Walthill, Nebras
ka 68067.
Paul and his brother operate
a cattle feeding farm. “They
manage to keep 1600 cattle on
hand most of die time. Remem­ber
— ‘Enjoy Beef Every
Day,’ ” is this ex-piper’s com­ment.
“ Another year gone by
so quickly! Keeping pace with
our two live wires, Peter 4,
and Richard Andrew (Andy
1%) really makes time f ly.
Peter will be going to kinder­garten
in the fall, so we’re busi­ly
struggling to learn to button,
snap, and tie, with dexterity.
This seems to have been th e
year for surgery in this fami -
ly. My father underwent sur­gery
for the removal of a
crushed disc in November. Yes­terday,
January 6, Paul’s fath­er
had brain surgery in Oma -
ha for the removal of a 1% oz.
blood clot — caused from a
bump on the head two months
ago. Both fathers are fine now,
so we’re cointing our bless -
mgs. I always enjoy the Christ­mas
Letter so much, Bi l l .
Thanks to you for your efforts!”
Lori Sharp (1953-56) (Mrs.
Floyd Kemp) 721 F i n k b ine
Park, Iowa City, Iowa.
“ We sold our home in Mus­catine
and moved to Iow a
City last June. Floyd is work­ing
on his M. A. in Art at SUI.
He is a potter. We hope to be
finished by next August,” writes
this former piper. “ We’re liv -
ing in the barracks and th e
children really love having so
many playmates. (Timothy 3%;
Ann 2) We have English bikes
with 'kiddie seats’ and spent a
good share of our sum me r
break peddling around Iowa
City. We bought a tabogan this
winter and had lots of fun on
the golf course hills before the
rains came. So far, we have
no idea where next winter will
find us.” It would be nice if
you could stay on right here in
Iowa City. We always hate to
lose alums!
Janet Brockschink (1953 - 56)
(Mrs. Bertrand E. Hinrichs)
2403 Concord Drive, Irving, Tex­as.
“ At last’.” , writes ex - (hum­mer
Jan, “Bert has finished Y«s
Seminary training at Concord -
ia Theological Seminary in
Springfield, Illinois. His first
call, issued on April 22, 1964,
was to serve a new Lutheran
Mission here in Irving. After
living in cramped quarters for
six years, it is so nice to be
living in a lovely home. Our
Paula, 5, in kindergarten, is
a true Texan by now a n d
sounds as though shed l i v e
here all her life. The rest of
the family are true Yankees
(Randy is 7 in 2nd g r a d e ,
Steve is 2) — yet! Irving is a
sprawling suburb of Dallas
with around 75,000 people. It
being Texas’ fastest growing
city, we are told by 1970 the
population is expected to reach
100,000. This ‘boom’ town is
really in need of churches to
reach the people, so our work
is proving to be a challenge in
that 1 out of 3 families do not
attend church regularly. Oir
church has 10.9 acres of land on
which we hope to bu i ld a
church, school, and maybe a
parsonage. The property is atop
a lull overlooking Dallas to the
east, Greater Southwest Inter -
national Airport to the west,
Grand Prairie to the south and
the wide open spaces to the
north. It is a breathtaking
view!”
“Any former Iowans residing
in the Dallas - Ft. Worth area
are welcome. Y’all come to see
us. So far, we’ve seen and re­newed
my acquaintance w ith
Maty Brammerlo Kenaw of SUI
days. Mary is married to Dr.
Robert Kunaw who is taking his
residency in internal medicine
at Paradoud Hospital. It’s been
fun to watch our papers here
for sports news of th e
■Hawks’ .”
Margaret Ann Bathke (1953­-
56' (Mrs. Lester C. Johnson)
904 S. 13th Aven. W. Newton,
Iowa.
Les is an attorney with the
firm of Cross, Hamill, S e lby
& Updegraff. The children are
Robbie 5 in preschool, and Les­lie
7 in first grade. “The John­sons
have had a wonderf u 1
year,” this ex-piper says. “ Les
and I drove to California in
July, there were reunions with
friends in L.A. and a 3 day visit
in San Francisco where we
stayed with former Highland­er
Marlene (Bauer) and Bi ll
Clements. They live in Danville,
Cal. which is near S.F. Our side
trips were Hoover Dam, L a s
Vegas, and the Hearst Castle
at San Simeon, Cal We were
home 6 days and the c h i 1 dren
and I went to Gull Lak e in
Minn, with my mother for our
annual outing. We spent a
month at the lake and alw ays
have a good time boating and
swimming. October was ‘buy
another house month’ . We prov­ed
the grass is greener on the
other side of the fence as our
new home is only a block from
our old address. . . .We are
enjoying Newton very m u ch.
We’ve met so many nice people
and have found oirselves quite
involved with community af­fairs.
Last March I had a r o le
in the Community ’Ihreatre pro­duction
of “ Bus Stop” —enjoyed
acting a lot. Les, too, has done
a little play acting, partidpai-ing
in a one act play this fall.”
Shirley Jones (1953-57) (Mrs
Richard E. Voight) September
Lane, Weston, Connecticut.
‘Jo’ —ex^piper, writes: “ At
\ast we’ve built a Yvouse and
settled down to stay in Weston.
Dick continues to oommu t e
daily to N. Y. City and loves it.
He is manufacturer’s Agent in
his own business —Voight As­sociates,
housewares m a inly.
We have 2 beautiful wood e d
acres and a large house with
lots of room for visitors. A n y-one
is welcome for free lodging
within an hour of the W o r Id’s
Fair. Please come. How we’d
love it!” Be careful, Jo, you
may have your house filled to
overflowing with that kind of in­vitiation!
The Voigts’ children
are Ricky 6, Michael 4, and
Melissa 1 %.
Joan O’Hara (1953-57) (Mrs.
Edward W. Hornby) 15 M ira -
flores Avenue, San Rafael, Cali­fornia.
There was a letter, written in
August, from this ex -drummer,
which I found on my desk after
the academic school year began.
I will share parts of it with
you: “ I was married last No­vember
30 to Edward W i ndsor
Hornby. We’ve just bought a
home. . .and we’re about 25
miles north of San Francisco,
and have a lovely view of the
Bay from our front deck. Ed
works for the same company as
I, Heath DeRochemont Corp o r­ation,
so we spend most of our
time traveling around in th e
states west of Denver. We’ve
iust acquired a new S p a nish
program, so Ed does Worksh ops
and also class visits in Spanish,
and I, in French. Although the
travel is often fatiguing, we
both love our jobs, and the won­derful
experiences we’ve had.
How are Fran and the k i ds?
I couldn’t believe it when I saw
Hea’her in Iowa City two years
ago! I still think of the tiny
little girl who knitted her way
through Europe!
Katharine Korns (1953 - 57)
(Mrs. Richard A. Myers) 605
Finkbine Park, Iowa City, Io­wa.
“Kitty” , former piper, drum­mer,
and Drum Major, has two
boys: David Allen 5, and And­rew
John 2. “Dick” , writes
Kitty, “ is in his junior year
of medical school so I’m writ­ing
the ‘same news’ for th e
third time and next year prob­ably
still the same! More school.
I’m the housewife via the mar­ried
student life.” Even though
you may be anxious to get
away, its always good to know
there are Highlanders of former
years still in the old h ome
town.
Sue Donelson (1953-57) (M rs.
Don E. Johnson) 424 22nd Ave­nue
South, Minneapolis, Minn­esota.
Sue, ex-piper, dancer a n d
Choral Director, reports: “D o n
is a chaplain at the Lino Labes
Reception and Diagnostic Cen­ter
and the Lino Labes Residen­tial
Treatment Center. . .Really
enjoyed the Highlander per­formance
on T.V. several weeks
back!!. . . .November 24, 1964
was the date of the arrival of
Charles Ernest. “ He is the typ­ical
charmer, full of pep gett­ing
fat and sassy (like h is
Mom) and soon spoiled. He’s
the image of his Dad an d
therefore bound to be the ‘cutey’
he is. He has us both complete­ly
captivated!"’ And that is ea­sy
to understand —from th e
picture enclosed with your com­plete,
and all-informative letter.
T’would be nice to see a ll
THREE of you some time. Re­member
to drop in whenever in
Iowa City.
Virginia Hagens (1953 - 57)
(Mrs. Kenneth F. Huguenard)
6166 Cooper Road, Indianapolis,
Indiana. The two children of
the Huguenards are John 2
years and Jane 2 months. Ex­piper
Virginia announces that:
“Things moved pretty fast m
January, 1965. . . .On January
27 we learned Ken had been
accepted in Eli Lilly sales and
after a 4 months training period
would be assigned a territory
somewhere in the U S. So
we’re looking forward to settl­ing
down in a new location with
new friends this summer. To
make the 27th a ‘red letter day’
we got a phone call to come
and pick up our little baby, a
seven weeks old girl we named
Jane Kathryn! So now we have
a little sister for John. . .May­be
we'll meet some Highlanders
in our new location —it would
sure be fun.” Yes, its true, al­most
anyplace you go in these
United States, or Europe, you
just might run into a former
Highlander. . . male or fe­male!!
Good luck!
Janice Barnes (1953-57) (Mrs.
John Teegen) 332 East Second
Street. Maysville, Kentucky.
“My husband is in gene r al
practice now with the Denham
Medical Clinic —repaying h is
obligation to the state medical
society with three years of ser­vice,
so we’ll undoubtedly be
in Maysville two more years.”
This ex-drummer boasts of four
children: John 6, Robbie 4, Bet­sy
2, and Mary Susan 1.
Dorothy Roudabush (1953-57)
(Mrs. Fred E. Carpenter, Jr.)
3226 Albeit Ave., Royal Oak,
Michigan.
“ I Am still a writer at Camp­bell
-Ewald Advertising Agency
in Detroit and work on F 1 or-ists’
Telegraph Delivery mo s t
of the time,"’ replies Dotty, ex­drummer.
“ Fred is in his third
year of an eye, ear, nose and
throat residency and of course
is at the hospital most of the
time. His residency will be fin­ished
in late summer (’65) so
we will probably be leaving De­troit.
Things are still not defin­ite,
but we will probably head
back to Iowa and Fred wi l l
practice in Newton and D e s
Moines. Will keep you adv i sed
of future developments. It wi 11
be nice to be back there, but
we'll miss many of the th i n gs
Detroit has to offer —good thea­ter,
good professional sports,
etc.” But it certainly will be
wonderful to anticipate your
coming back to our state, and
nearer Iowa City. Remember
to look us up.
Mary Anne Edmond (1954-56)
(Mrs. Gerald E. And e r s on)
Flying A Ranch, Red Oak,
Iowa.
Mary Anne, ex-piper’s, hus­band
is a randier. “ We sp e nd
one week out of every m o n th
in Tedford, Nebraska, on th e
ranch. It involves a lot of driv­ing
but is fun for the change of
scenery and living. I’m a v o l ­unteer
at die hospital once a
week passing mail so keep in
touch a little. I help with the
Girl Scouts so keep busy— Do
call if you’re every ne a r . ”
Thanks for the invitation.
Ranch life would be fun.
Susan Salie (1954-56) (Mrs
James D. McKnight) 3201 Cove
Way Drive, Corpus C hristi,
Texas 78418.
Susan, ex-piper, and the Lieut­enant
have three children:
James D Jr., 6%; John Duane
4; William Edward 6 months.
“ We still love Corpus Christi
and our beautiful big house.
Jim’s now an instructor in the
Navigation Training School with
regular 7 to 3:30 hours, and on­ly
the minimum flying t i me.
He loves his work but i s n’t
meant to be on the ground this
much. With so many regu lar
spare hours, he has bee o me
an avid furniture refinisher and
is taking a night school course
in oceanography.” Sue says she
is busy keeping her family of
men “ scrubbed and pres sed” ,
and she enjoys a new 1 i t tie
blue Volkswagen to run errands
with. “ Jimmy is in first grade
. . .and in his spare time he col­lects
lizards and loses teeth.
Johnny is very active, visits the
neighbors, pouts loudly and tells
the same ‘knock knock’ jokes
over and over. In his s p a r e
time he collects in his pockets
rocks, shells & sand; and be
plays with bugs. . . .Wi 11 i am,
bom in the Naval Hospital on
July 8, 1964 . laughs, coos,
and jabbers and when he is
mad, he turns blue and screams
. . .Our second new f ami l y
member is a black and w h i te
terrier with a dash of chihua­hua
called Freckles. She is now
10 months old and thinks of
herself as one of the boys.” She
concludes: “ I’ll bet you had a
wonderful trip last summer.
All luck and good fortine to
you in 1965, BUI.”
PAGE SIX HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS LETTER 1964
Agnes Kerr (1954 - 56) St. Mi­chaels,
Maryland
Aggie wrote us a mo6t wel­come
and enlightening acco u nt
of her years since leaving Iowa.
Ex-drummer and piper reports:
“After studying interior des i gn
and oil painting at the Md. In­stitute
in Baltimore, I took
piano at Peabody Conservat o ry
of Music, playing in a n u mber
of recitals and with orchestra
in 1961. Worked for Pan Ameri­can
Airways at that time. . . .2
years accompanying violin an d
enjoying it. Big exciting adven­ture
was 1964 summer when I
sold my piano and flew to Eur­ope
via Iceland to spend six
weeks in Salzburg, A u st r ia,
studying piano chambre music
at the Mozarteum (was there
when Highlanders were in Wien,
Almost went, too.) After spend­ing
a week near Berchtesgaden
in the Bavarian Alps. Finding
no one with whom to travel, I
camped by myself for tw o
weeks in Austria and Germ a ny
(after making a tent by hand),
travelling by motorsco o ter
through some of the most beau­tiful
country and meeting only
Europeans, most of whom spoke
English. Everyone goes c a mp-ing
in Europe and the “ camp-ingplatz
’setups are well or­ganized,
cheap (25-50 cents a
day) and bursting with friend­ly,
helpful, happy vacationers.
I saw only one American fam­ily
the entire time. Camp e rs
came from all central European
countries, Scandanavia, Britain,
Yugoslavia, even South Af r ica.
I am completely ‘said’ on mot-orscooters
and saw hundreds
ridden by all ages, types; b o th
men and ‘little old la<£es in ten­nis
shoes.’ I hated to leave mine
in Frankfurt. Before return i ng
to (he States via the Fra nee,
I stayed with an old (30) friend
whom I met in Iowa City in
1951, a German girl —living in
a 3rd floor apt with her, and her
M D. husband in a house with
6 children downstairs. Himmel!
I was for one month part of
Germany, learning to live as
the Germans live and thorough­ly
enjoying myself. Reluctantly
I returned home in mid-Octo­ber.
was greeted by a 1 o v i ng
dog rrd an affectionate cat and
a tolerant Volkswagen and a
firoy political campaign int o
which I immediately dug my
Iceth. (Didn’t do much good,
but, as the sign says, ‘My oon-
' .ience is clear. I voted con­servative.’
) Hope to return to
Europe soon (a vague word).
Meanwhile. . . .am playing in
Easton next week and am ner­vous
already. . .Studying phot­ography
and doing speculative
free lance writing. . W o u Id
like to get to I.C. by and by.
Ferhaps when I see my sister
in Montana.” So great to hear
from you, Aggie. Sorry we
couldn’t have met in Vienna last
summer. Do stop in on y o ur
way west.
Kerin Kae Okerlin (1954-57)
(Mrs. Wayne Moldenhauer) 1250
Nowata, Dubuque, Iowa.
Kerin’s doctor husband is a
children’s dentist, m associa­tion
with Herb Hanger, w i th
offices in Dubuque, “We went
(all of us) to New Guinea for
3 months, volunteering our ser­vices
at Yagaum L u t h e r a n
Mission hospital, near the town
o ' Madang," writes ex -dr u m-mar
Kerin. “My husband fixed
testh and I directed c h o i rs.
We urge you all to inform your­selves
of your churches mission
program AND support it, w ith
money and prayers.” The Mold-enhauers,
with two children,
Robert 4V4, and Kristen 2V4, are
to be sincerely congratul a t e d
for their wonderful work l as t
summer in New Gumea.
Elaine Roggenkamp (1954-57)
(Mrs. Terry L. Fisher) 1920
Catherine Drive, Bismark, North
Dakota.
Lois Jean Fisher is 4 y e a re
old, David Clay was born June
13, 1964. Terry is district engin­eer
with the Northwestern Beil
Telephone Company. The Fish­ers
spent a very cold w i n ter,
and this ex-drummer wrote: “ It
was not unusual to wake up in
the morning, turn on the radio
and hear that the temperature
is 20 below. The snow that fails
stays on the grorod the w h ole
winter because it never g e t s
a chance to melt away. Oir lit­tle
native North Dakotan, Dav­id,
is crawling all over. He’s
so full of energy all the time so
I keep busy chasing after him.
Lori had her fourth birthday in
October and is getting to be a
good helper. Our last trip back
to Iowa was in October by
train. The few days we h a d
seemed to go so fast —as usual,
we didn't get all our visit i ng
done. Terry did make it in to
Minneapolis to see the I o wa-
Minnesota game in November.
He still keeps himself busy at
his job with the C o m p a ny,
bowling, and other clubs.” Nice
to see you here at SUI s ome
regular school year.
Nancy Latch (1954-57) (Mrs.
Willert Hinrichsen) 2576 Buck-ingham,
Birmingham, Michigan.
Nan and ‘Hank’ have t hree
children: Tim 6, Bruce 2, an d
Oaig bom Dec. 30, 1964. “Our
big news is the arrival of num­ber
3 boy. He is so good an d
the other two love him to piec­es.
We had our basement f i n ­ished
professionally last w i inter
and have enjoyed having a
place for the boys to play and
for us to give parties. It makes
the house twice as large. Hank
just accepted a position in the
personnel department of Ameri­can
Standard in Detroit. We
hope he will enjoy the work
but it will be different for him
to have to commute,” conclud­es
ex-piper Nan.
Anne Larson (1954-57) (Mrs.
Gene Dierking) 29 S. Euc l id,
Villa Park, Illinois.
Anne, pipe" writes that her
husband changed from the Audit
staff to personnel work in h i s
firm —Touche, Ross, Bailey and
&nart, C.P.A. Firm in Chicago.
“This means very little trav e 1
and more reasonable work i n g
hours. But he keeps plenty busy
anyway. Louise, 3%, and J im
22 months, keep me busy at
home. . . .Louise is bee o m i ng
quite a little lady. Jim is a real
change in that he is a red head­ed
powerhouse. Gene had h i m
watching football games t h is
fall telling him he was to be
Iowa’s fullback in years to
come. He'll be two in March,
so look for him around 1981!. .
Hbpe to see you all at Home­coming
one of these years.”
Mary Woodman (1954-58) Mrs.
Roger N. Coe) 15 Chetwynd
Road, Paoli, Pennsylvania.
Roger is a patent a 11 o mey,
Air Products, Chemical, Houd-ry
division, and ex - p i p e r
Mary says: “Major events in
1334 included birth of our son,
Richard, March 6th. We enjoyed
being in Iowa City for Home ­coming,
seeing a few oLi faces,
watching the Highlanders per­form.
(forget about the score!)
and saying ‘Hello’ to Bi l l .
Christmas brought a letter from
old friends in Elgin, Scotland,
and again we were rem i nded
of a wonderful European Tour.”
Mary Ann Seberg (1954 - 58)
(Mrs. Edward D. Shuey) 2621
Ashby, Des Moines, Iowa.
Mary Am, and Ed, LOOK
magazine promotion, have two
children: Sara Lynne 3%, and
Melissa Anne 2. “Certainly en­joyed
the halftime performa nee
on TV at the Michigan State-
Iowa basketball game. Al s o
your pregame show at th e
Ohio State football game, which
was the only one we saw this
year,” concludes this ex-p i per.
Nancy Tolford (1954-57 (Mrs.
Richard Li eri e) 2252 H a l l
Street, S. E., Grand Rapid s ,
Michigan.
This letter, dated October 3,
1964, was what we received
from this ex-Highlander: “ Just
finishing watching in c o l o r ,
the Highlanders march off t h e
field at halftime of the Iowa-
Washington Game. Fabu 1 ous,
terrific, wonderful, great, t r e ­mendous,
etc., etc., etc. T h e
dancers were tops, and th e
male piper wearing trews had
a terrific showmanship effect.
You certainly know bow to
make us ‘okT Highlanders feel
so m y , very proud to have
been a part of your g roup.
Congratulations!! Now to watch
the second hatf of the game
and hope the team does as well
as you did.” Thanks a million,
Nancy, for your kind rema r ks.
Yes, the girls do perform quite
well, considering the few
months of each year they have
in preparation and learning to
play their instruments. T h e
young man you speak of was
Ron Smallman our Assistant to
the Director tin last two years,
and he does play the pipes
extremely well. He is a stud­ent
at U. of I.
Karen Greenwood (1954 - 58)
(Mrs. Donald R. Spiekerman)
10225 Dice Road, Freeland,
Michigan.
Ex-drummer Karen reports
that her husband works at Dow
Chemical in Midland, and that
she teaches high school Special
Education, Art, and Home Econ­omics.
. . .“ I got your l a s t
letter —when you, Bill and the
‘gals’ were out to sea 2 days.
Such memories it b r o ught
hack! Those hard crust ship
rolls! The Highlanders do get
around —even our sch o o 1
library has a large color p h oto
of the drum dancing — w a s
crushed — I didn’t recognize
anybody! . . .We spent the fall
planting a good variety of
trees. We also have an acre
of garden and a green h o u se.
The flowers, strawberries, rasp­berries,
and garden in general
keep me quite busy. The ha r d
way to get a summer tan. I cer­tainly
do enjoy the country! We
have a ski hill % mile from
here —real busy, though, we’re
too ‘ancMxii. to enjoy. . .Our 4
footed ‘friends' have grown to
2 dogs, 2 cats, 4 rabbits, and
4Vi horses (who wants a Shet­land?).
So it all kt^js us busy.
Any Highlanders p a s s i ng
through, or living near— get
in touch! I’m siarounded by
Michiganers!”
Martha Hickerson (1954 - 58)
347 53rd Apt 1D, New York,
New York.
“ Enjoyed a wonderful t r ip
last simmer,” reports this ex­drummer
-dancer. “T r a v e led
over on the Greek Lin e
stopping in Lisbon, Naples, Mes­sina
—destination Greece. Stay­ed
with Greek friends who pro­vided
the royal tour. F o u nd
the islands of Rhodes and Crete
especially interesting. Spent an
hilarious night m the Rome
station since the hotels we r e
full and left for Florence with­out
seeing a thing! Was happy
to devote the few extra days to
Florence and Paris before re­turning
on ‘The F r a n c e . ’
Recently moved in town again—
busy planting a trip to Spain
and Italy. So disappointed to
miss you at the Worid’s Fa i r
—will look for you next year,”
concludes Marty, Medical S o c ­ial
Worker at The New York
Hospital.
Carol Crawford (1954-58) Mrs.
L. J. Ryan) 896 S. C 1evelan d ,
Apt. 9, St. Paid, Mi n n es o t a.
“This has been an exdt i ng
year for us. Jay graduated from
the Iowa Law School in J u n e
and we moved to St. Paul
where he is in practice in a
twenty -man law firm —Oppen-heaner,
Hodgson, Brown, Wolff,
and Leach. We have been busy
getting acquainted with our new
area and are very pleased with
St. Paul and all the t h i n gs
Minnesota has to offer. (I would
be a good Chamber of Com ­merce
representative). Our old­est
boy, Dennis 6, has started
kindergarten at the University
School on the U. of M. campus
and k seems like old tones to
see the students scurrying
around there. David is 3. . .
There is a small bagpipe b a nd
here at Macalester Oo 11 e ge
that I must see next faU. We
did see the Iowa - Mimes o t a
game here this fall and we’re
glad to see so many old friends,
inducting the Cosbys and J u dy
Murtagh Thoreson and D i ck.
We hope more of you will come
(his way and that perhaps th e
Hollanders will play for th e
game here one of these years,”
this ex-piper concludes.
Geraldine Hanson (1954 - 58)
(Mrs. James F. King) 10 River­side
St., Watertown, Massachu­setts.
“ I am head of Secretarial
Studies Dept, for a junior col­lege,
Cambridge School of Busi­ness.
My husband is a student
at Harvard Graduate School of
Business Administration,” writes
ex-bass drummer and piper,
Gerry. “ It looks as if I may
be a permanent Bostonian since
my husband is a native of
Newton, Mass. Naturally, our
most exciting event was our
wedding, June 20, 1964; howev­er,
to add to this excitement,
my sister Lynne had her sec­ond
baby, John Jay, on our wed­ding
day and we are the proud
godparents. Jim will be a stu­dent
at Harvard for two years.
We spent our Christmas hoii -
days in Iowa — Jim’s f i r s t
trip to our great Hawkeye state.
My teaching position is particu­larly
interesting this year be­cause
I am teaching 15 foreign
students from Japan, K o rea,
Thailand, Panama, Dominican
Republic and France. H you
visit Boston, call and come see
us. . Thanks, Gerry.
Joy Jarrard (1954 - 58) (Mrs.
Duane H. Drake) 2625 B. Wal­nut,
Los Alamos, New Mexico.
“ Our big news this year is
that Duane opened bis office on
August 10 — the first general
practitioner m Los Alamos. So
far the great e tjeriment is a
grand success. Our big, new,
enthusiasm this year has been
siding and this is certainly the
area for it. Our local ski chi)
has developed an area 6 miles
up the mountain and there are
4 other areas within easy (kives
for a day’s outing. At least this
is more practical in New Mexi­co
than the Ain diving lessons
we took last spring! Andy (5)
is the proudest crackierpasser,
Uneleader, theki nde r ga r t -
en has. He is very much involv­ed
with the mysteries of letters,
numbers, dates, and time. Jill
(1) is just busy being a pill —
a charming, cute, fuU-time trou­ble
maker. I seem to be fully
occupied with housekeeping
impedimenta, that is, it im­pedes
my coffee drinking, folk
singing, bridge playing, a n d
barbershop chorus singing. Lof­ty
pursuits? No, but fun! All of
this is made possible by my
new, low - flying Volkswagen.
We enjoyed a lovely visit from
my parents this last sunnier
during which we toured White
Sands, Juarez, and the Carls­bad
Caverns. Interesting, but
hot. We also enjoyed the pleas­ure
of Duane’s parents and
Aim for a few days in Novem­ber.
A lot of fun, but too short,”
concludes our ex - tenor drum­mer
and piper.
Nancy Stewart (1954-56) (Mrs.
Ronald C. Frack) 1010 Hill
crest, Fairfi eld, Iowa 52556.
This piper’s and dancer’s hus­band
is Plant Engineer and
Assistant Production Manager
for Universal Producing Com­pany,
manufacturers of house -
hold plastic accessories, and
Nancy says that 1964 was a
happy and eventful year for
them. “ In April we bought a
nice 3 bedroom home and mov­ed
in just 2 weeks before our
son made his arrival — Jeff -
rey Weston — on May 8. We
had heat prepared for that 3rd
girl and could hardly believe
our good fortune in getting the
boy we had been hoping for.
The girls, Susan Ant 5, and
Sara Lee 3, weren’t so sure
about this ‘boy business’ and
wanted to exchange him for a
girl, but they think he’s a pret­ty
nice brother now and are
such ‘helpful little mothers.’
Needless to say, we spent a
rather hectic and busy sum -
mer with a new baby and the
house to get settled. Ron still
managed to get in a few golf
games between unpacking and
grass fri anting sinoe the Coun­try
dub is only % block away.
I got involved in planning our
high school 10 year class re­union
and the girls’ swimm­ing
lessons buween baby care
and getting order from th e
chaos of moving cartons. By
fall we were almost back to
normal and even had beauti -
ful grass growing. We manag­ed
to get away to all the Iowa
games but one. We were dis -
appointed to see so little of the
Highlanders the first few games,
but thought their one long per­formance
was marvelous. I es­pecially
enjoyed the time the
dancers did the red. It really
shows them off to best advan­tage.
. .The girls are both in
pre - school and both go to a
1964 HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS LETTER PAGE SEVEN
nd
tiny tote singing class ooce a
week. Susan will start kinder­garten
next fall and is really
looking forward to it. Jeff is
walking all around things now
and is into everything and strict­ly
ail boy. I still hear from a
mmber of old H i g h l a n d e r
friends each Christinas an d
really look forward to th e
Christmas letter to catch up
on everyone each year . .Lov­ed
seeing Heather dance. Can
hardly believe she’s such a
grown up young woman.”
Janet Newcomer (1956 - 57)
(Mrs. Kenneth Ploen) 696 Niag­ara
Street, Winnipeg, Canada.
“We are still here in Winni­peg
and having a mighty c o Id
winter. Our latest news was the
birth of our third d d d , C arol
Louise, born Dec. 8, 1961 S h e
was such a nice little C h r i st-mas
present and we are all jist
thrilled with her. Needless to
say, the three of them, (Kentfra
Kay 3%, Doug. 2%) keep me
going most of the time. Ken is
still enjoying his work (Sal e s
Representative for Martin Pap­er
Co.) and even though the
Bombers (professional football
team) had a bad season, K en
was the outstanding player f o r
them. We are hoping for a bett­er
season in ’65. . . .If anyo n e
is ever in our area vacation­ing,
please stop by ‘cause our
doors are always open.” Again
thanks, to on- former piper.
Karma Jolliffe (1955-57) (Mrs.
James Rife) 1910 S. Lincoln,
Springfield, Illinois.
Karma’s husband is Assistant
Manager of Osco Drag in
Springfield, and this ex - paper
writes that his position requires
many long hours of work, but
adds: “ I manage to keep busy
with Newcomer’s Ck±>, b r i dge
dubs and marathons, church
circle, and keping up With
our daughter, Lisa, 2 years old,
and boxer dog. Many times the
dog creates more problems than
does Lisa. We enjoy Spragfieid
very much, and we are anxious­ly
looking forward to a sec o nd
baby due in June.”
Priscilla Sue Thomas (1955-57)
(Mrs. Staney R. Briney 3217
Ronald, Lansing, Mich.
“ We like Michigan very much
and plan to stay here,” wr i tes
ex-piper Priscilla. “ Stan is half
finished with his internship at
Lansing Hospital —whether he
takes a residency or goes in t o
general practice will be decid­ed
in the very near future. . . .
I hope to be able to go to work
(Dental Hygiene) by next month
if I can find a baby sitter
(Jeff is 6, Kristi 2, Greg 9
months). We have an addition
to the family -^a Schipperkee
dog. She is spoiled rotten by all
of us. . . .If ever m Lans i n g,
please look us n>.”
Nancy Chesterman (1965- 56)
(Mrs. James W. Smith) 837
Otto Street, Iowa City, Iowa.
Jim is completing his 5th and
last year as a Pathology Resi­dent
at die University Hospital
here in Iowa City. This ex­drummer
has two sons: Warren
Randall 5 and Scott Fraser 4.
“We’ve enjoyed 5 years of Iowa
football and Highaoder perfor­mances.
It is with mixed feelings
that we’ll be leaving for the
Navy —somewhere, U.S.A.”
Janet Martin (1955-58) (Mrs.
Frederick G. Beck) 302 A. S.
Harrison Street. Orange, New
Jersey.
Janet, former piper, is D i r ­ector
of Occupational T h e rapy
in the New Jersey Orthopaedic
Hospital, and her husband is
Inspector with Hooper, Holmes
Bureau, Newark.
Mary Christensen (1956 - 58)
201 E. Byron P.; Apt 209, King
of Prussia, Pa.
Mary, ex-snare & bass drum­mer,
is working at Wyeth Lab­oratories
outside Phil ad e 1 p Ma
doing virus research. “The b i g
event of the past year was a
ski trip to Europe the end of
February and the first of
March,” Mary writes. “We
flew to Zurich, then Aw e to
St. Moritz, Switzerland, for t h e
skiing there. Then we fr o v e
through northern Italy to Serre-
Chevalier, in the French Alps.
When I was in St. Moritz, I met
an American expatriate w h o
graduated from the U. of Mich­igan,
and he asked me about
the Highlanders. He remember­ed
seeing them at Michigan
games and was quite impress­ed
with them. So you never
know where you’ll rut in t o
people who have seen the High­landers!
I spent a few days in
Paris before flying home. This
summer two friends and I rent­ed
a cottage at Rehoboth Beach
Delaware, 90 I spent all my
weekends there. I’ve been back
home twice this year, also, so
I’ve really been doing a lot of
traveling!” Try coming o u r
way one day, we’d love to see
you.
Joanne Gllmer (1955-59) (Mrs.
Donald E. Gardner) C-3 Jard-ine,
Manhattan, Kansas.
This ex-piper reports b i g
news in the arrival of a son,
Jimmy, last May 8th “Tha t
seems to be quite a date in our
family,” says Joanne, “beoarse
two grandparents have th e
same birthday. Don and I are
both in school, Kansas St a fce
University, and ^aduate re­search
assistants. . . .I’d plan­ned
to stay home this year, but
I got involved in research that
I decided to continue working
on it and get my Master’s while
I had the opportunity. Jan (3%)
is either talking or singing. It’s
quite rare to see her in a quiet
state. Besides playing house
she ‘studies’ and does ‘re­search’.
Jimmy watches h e r
every move and between t h cm
they plan numerous pranks to
play on Mother. I sure w i ah
someone would move out t h i s
way. Every year I search
through the newsletter to see
if anyone has moved near by,
but so far no luck. So let me
say, if you ever get near Man­hattan,
give us a call.”
Barbara Slemmons (1966 -58)
(Mrs. Steven L. McCari) 728
Kroeber Walk, No. 102 Goleta,
California.
Barb, ex -drummer, wr i t es
that her husband has a teaching
assistantship at the Univers i ty
of California, Santa Barbara —
soon to take PhD exams in
Political Science. “ I’m ‘g i r l
Friday’ in an architects’ f i rm
Kruger -Berisen, A.I.A.) —less
demanding than teaching; a
fascinating field to be inv o lved
in . . .Santa Barbara is th e
greatest parade town in th e
U.S.A., and the outstanding en­try
in virtually every one of
them is the Trueman Bagpip­er
Band. Jidie Brookes (3)
openly shares my enthreiasm for
this accomplished group. At
nursery school she may be in­strumental
in changing the n i-es
from ‘playing band’ to ‘play-ii%
drum and bagpiper band.”
You’ll have to send her to Iowa
and the Highlanders.
Patricia Miller (1966 - 58)
(Mrs. J. Peter Schebler) 1922
Cedar, Davenport, Iowa.
Pat, former drummer, reports
two big events for this p a s t
year. “ In June we moved to
Davenport (Pete's home town)
after Pete decided to take a
position offered to him by the
Schebler Company, (a sh e e t
metal company). It was ha rd
to leave our home and fri e n ds
in Rochester, Minnesota, but
we are retd pleased with our
decision. On November 29th was
our second big event. Gary was
born to very proud parents. Ta­ma,
4 years old, was extreme­ly
excited to have her lit 11 e
brother born on her ftxrth
birthday. Living so dose to Io­wa
City we will be able to get
back to games now and hope to
see some of you again” Cer­tainly
hope you’ll look us up,
Pat.
Shirley Barker (1956-58) (Mrs.
Richard D. Nash) 1738 4th
Avenue, Oakland 6, Calif.
“ I am employed as a sp e ech
therapist in San Lorenzo, wh i le
Richard is a stock broker with
the Dean Witter Firm in Berk­eley,”
writes Sfaariey, ex -piper.
“This past August I had the
privilege of introducing Richard
to Iowa. Prior to visiting my
parents Vn Keotei*., we spent
two weeks with his line family
in Belton, Texas. We en jo y
living in northern Ca l i fom ia.
Hie winter months are particd-arly
fun, as we’re very enthus­iastic
over skiing at Squaw
Valley. Althougi I h a v en ’t
had many opportunities to re­new
friendships with former
HigHanders, I’d app r e c i a t e
hearing from any of you who
visit or move to the B a y Ar­ea.
I thoroughly appr e c i a t e
reading the annual Christmas
letter.”
Mary Jo Gitchell (1956 - 59)
(Mrs. Charles Horner) c o L. G.
Gitchell, 706 E. 3rd Street.
Cresco, Iowa.
This was the word from ex­drummer,
Mary Jo, inside a
Christmas card: “ Somewhere in
the process of moving la s t
Christmas I misplaced your
mimeographed form letter and
as we'll be moving a r ound
again this Christmas I decided
not to chance another miss.
Chuck is on a rotation o Turk­ey
for 3 months and can only
dream of a white Christmas as
he won’t get back ratfil th e
end of Feb. We are permanent­ly
assigned to Seymour John -
son AFB, N. C. where he is
flying F-105s and where I am
keeping the home fires burning
in base housing until he r e ­turns.
However, the children and
I are flying to Iowa next week
to spend the holidays with my
parents. We are planning to
spend a few weeks and during
that time I hope to get down
to Iowa City and to stop by
and see you. I always miss the
football season and consequent­ly
have never gotten to see the
Highlanders perform since I
left the group — very p o o r
planning — maybe you could
speak to Unde Sam a b o u t
that! Our Susan is 2 years old
now and our son, John, is 10
months old. He is a yowg btdl
and at the delightful age of tip­ping
over waste baskets and
emptying out cupboards. They
both are quite a handful for
me but after reading th e
Christmas letters from other ex-
Higilanders I don't fed like
the lone ranger. Mother wrote
that your daughter, leather,
dances and does a very nice
job too. Can’t believe she is
that old! We always enjoy your
Christmas letter and much
good drumming in the New
Year.” It was migity nice of
your parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Gitchell, to come to the Coffee
last Homecoming, and bring
greetings from you. Do come
this way some time. We’d love
seeing you.
Mary Kay Seabury (1956 -59)
(Mrs. M. R. Covington, .3280
Grenway, Shaker Heights 22,
Ohio.
“ What excitement to see the
Highlanders on TV during the
Iowa vs. Michigan basketball
game here in Cleveland. During
the course of the game I bad
several phone calls from friends
making sure I had the TV set
on and was not missing the
delightful performance,” writes
our ex-dancer and Student Man­ager.
“Needless to say, it was
thrilling to see the dancers,
listen to the songs, and hear
the bagpipes. The whole wond­erful
atmosphere the girls creat­ed
hasn't changed from my
‘good ole days’ only the girls'
faces. What pride I fdt watch­ing
them It was so wonderful
being a email pact of such a
wonderflu organization. Taking
care of two email chil -
dren (Mary Melinda, and Mc­Cormick,
Jr., a new home, a
cat, a bird and a busy hus­band
(He's a stock broker with
McDonald Investment Co.)
seem to keep me very busy
but I do find time for volunteer
work, bridge dub, sorority
alumni meetings, and our new
hobby — skiing. My husband
has been very active in the
education of the general public
on the stock market. He gives
several speeches per month so
I'm quite busy giving a listen­ing
ear, giving critiques, and
beeping up with the Dow Jones
averages. I’m most anxious
to receive the Christmas letter
every year as it is such fun to
hear from all the giris a n d
from you, Bill. It is certainly
thrilling to be on the Alumni
roster of the Scottish Highland­ers.”
Thanks heaps for all your
nice compliments. Come see us.
Donnis Kempenaar (1956 - 60)
(Mrs. John Grier) 3513 Chey •
enne Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa.
“After moving into our new
house in Sioux City, I discov­ered
that we live next door to
a male ex-Highlander, G e ne
Challed,” reports Donnis, ex­drummer.
“tie and his wife,
Jack and I, have ‘drummed’
up a few bridge games. Also
have had the pleasure of seeing
many ex-Highlanders at the bar
-conventions (Jack is a lawyer
with Stewart & Hatfield). We
have a 2V4 year dd girl, Alison,
who likes to give her dolls and
her 1V4 year old brother, Doug­las,
haircuts. Our children are
the real joy of our lives but
we have enjoyed working for
the Sioux City Symphony and
the Jayoees.”
Carol Wetze l (1956-60) (Mrs.
E. J. Landherr) 11629 Water -
town Plank Road, Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin 53226.
Card writes: “ We have made
the trek to the Milwaukee Ar­ea,
which we find a wholesome
and refreshing change f r om
Chicago. The park system here
leaves very little, if anything at
all, to be desired, including
gorgeous public golf courses.
(It’s nice to see trees again) I
was happy to find via sorority
alum group that this truly is
‘curling country’ and if we stay
here long enough so that things
like time and money are a
little doser to reality, I'd real­ly
like to investigate the sport.
John finds his internship all
that he had hoped for in the
Milwaukee County General Hos­pital
and is quite dated that
he has been accepted for this
4 year surgical residency. I’m
presently taking an oil painting
course, will pursue millinery
next semester and previously
endulged in floral arranging.
Also belong to a book discus -
sion group and a few other
standard organizations. We find
the people here extremely
friendly and interesting. Kris -
tine (3) and Elizabeth (21 mo.)
are growing rapidly. It’s quite
exciting to watch their little
mdnds and bodies unfold and
expand. We were so delighted
to receive letters from several
Highlanders this year. As the
years pass, my experiences as
a Highlander become more and
more valuable. I think th e
two annual peaks of nostalgia
are football season and th e
Rose Bowl. Thank you again,
Bill, for the grand memories
that no-thing can ever replace.
May ‘65 smile on you a n d
keep you away from all hospit­als!
Your windy and affection­ate
piper.” Again thanks for
your kind words, Card.
Carolyn Foote (1956-60) (Mrs.
John Heitz) Stanwood, Iowa.
This ex - piper says: “Every­thing
is about the same with
John and me. We are b o th
teaching in the same schod
system, Lincoln Communi t y
Schools, located hi Stan -
wood and Mechanicsville, but
as you may have noticed we
have moved to Starwood, Iowa.
John is in the Junior and
is involved in high s c h o o l
sports. I am again teaching
fifth grade. I teach in Mech­anics
viDe, which is 5 mies
from Stanwood. I attend SUI on
Saturdays and also attended
summer school last summer. I
hope to have my master’s de­gree
next year. Diring summer
school I did meet again some
of the Highlanders who went to
Europe in 1960. I also saw the
present Highlanders industrious­ly
preparing for their t r i p
abroad. I’m sure it was a very
successful trip. I enjoy so much
receiving the Highlander let­ter.
. ”
Judy Clark (1956 - 60) (Mrs.
David Turpin) 4509 — 37th N.
E., Seattle, Washington.
“ We are both keeping very
busy with school this y e a r ,
writes this ex-drummer. “Dave
is in an 18 month program work­ing
towards an M. A. in ortho­dontics,
at the University of
Washington. We aren’t su r e
where we will go from here but
are investigating western Wash­ington
pretty thorougily in
terms of a practice location. In
PAGE EIGHT HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS LETTER 1964
the meantime I’m getting a
teaching credential, s t udent
teaching at Renton High.” The
Turpins have one daughter,
Barbie 2V4 years old.
Margaret Osborn (1956 - 60)
(Mrs. Bill Nowysz) 28260 Aber­deen
St., Southfield, Michigan.
Margaret, drummer, s a y s
that her husband works f o r
Guimar Birkerts & Associates,
Architects in BirmiiO»am, as
an architect. “ We lived in Ann
Arbor until May, 1964, when we
moved to this Detroit subt«b. I
wore my Barry Goldwater pin
during the big campaign, but
it didn't do a whole lot of good.
Now I’m looking around for
another cross to bare. S in c e
there’s no time for archaeology
field trips, for the time being
I’ve been taking a physical ed.
course in conjunction with the
local adult education program.
My European instructor makes
SUI women’s P. E. look like re­cess.
I haven’t decided y e t
whether that’s good or bad. We
really haven’t been in a posi­tion
to do much aixxnd here
yet, but, of course there are a
million plans for the future. We
have great hopes of a trip to
Greece & Italy some time next
year, but only time will tell
what will actually happen. I am
very anxious to see anyone
who happens to come this way.
My phone nunber is 353 - 1788,
if anyone needs a ‘not so good’
guide for Detroit.” There are
two children in the Nowysz
family: Gina Vh, and Billy 16
months.
Margaret Ladd (1956 - 60)
(Mrs. William H. DeKock) 508
N. Nevada Street, Oceanside,
Calif.
Margie, ex - drummer, piper,
and Drum Major, will be com­ing
back to Iowa City in June,
with husband, Bill, who will
have completed his two - year
navy tour with the d e n t a l
corps, and will be a post-^ad-uate
student in orthontics for a
duration of two years, ait the
University of Iowa Dental Col­lege.
“ I will continue to mold
the minds of little ‘monsters’ as
I have attempted to do in the
past six years of elementary
teaching. My current of
fifth graders come from Mexi­can
migrant workers’ homes
who work the truck farms of
tins southern California area. I
find it a real challenge to fill
in their background of cultural
experiences. I, too, have learn­ed
a lot about the way so many
less fortunate people ex i s t !
We’ve taken up the golf game
quite earnestly — on an aver­age
of twice a week out on the
military course. The o c e a n
continues to intrigue us, too,
and leaving it will be hard for
me in June. But Iowa Ci t y
does look good to us as we
viewed the numerous stracUral
changes during our visit at
Thanksgiving. We’re looking for­ward
to seeing many Iow a
friends in the months to come.
Incidentally, Bill, we went to
the Rosebowl Parade this year
for an honest - to - goodness
spectator’s view. (The horses
are mud) more appealing from
the sidelines). I kept wishing
for the Highlanders to appear
just around the comer, but no
such luck for a nostalgic alun-nus.
Maybe next year!” Mighty
glad you’ll be Iowans again
this doming year, Margie, and
do (top in to see us.
Sybil Norton (1956-60) (Mrs.
Hugh Wiegman) 505 6th Aven­ue,
Coralville, Iowa. Huf$i, this
expiper’s husband, is in 2nd
year residency in Otolaryngo­logy,
and Sybil teaches %th’s
time at University Hif^i School
and is working on an M. S.
She concludes: “ One of my stu­dent
teachers is engaged to
John Adamson!” Yes, Susan
Mitchell will be a new daughter
of mine in Jime, Sybil.
Gail D. Hemenway (1956 - 60)
1932-B Hearst Avenue, Berke
ley 9, California.
Gail, ex - drummer, is with
Blue Cross - Hospital Service
of California in Oakland, an d
is secretary and editorial assist­ant
to Assistant Public Rela -
tions Director, and die handles
employee publication and daily
bulletin to staff, news releases,
etc. “ I’ve lived in Berkeley
nearly two years now and cer­tainly
recommend Northern Cal­ifornia
to all you ice - bound
Iowans. I lived nearly a year
with Lorraine Miller who has
now moved north to Chi c o ,
Calif., where she is in the Butte
County Social Welfare System.
I expect you will be hearing
from her. Incidentally, we at­tended
the Scottish games in
Santa Rosa this year. It was
good to hear the pipes again.
I have been taking Creative
Writing at University of Cali -
fomia in Berkeley and have
been working at my writing as
the spirit moves me. Perhaps
you will be seeing me in print
yet. My thoughts were w i t h
you last summer as you toured
Europe once again. I couldn’t
help but bring out old pictures
and old memories of just four
years ago. I ’ve seen you on
TV several times and fhe group
looks better than ever . . . I
hope you will aU accept an op­en
invitation to look me up if
ever you are in the San Fran­cisco
Bay Area. I n c i d e n tal­ly,
there is a sort of Soottish-
English pub in San Francisco
called the Edinburgh Cas t l e .
They have fish and chips and
piping every Saturday night.”
Certainly would like to take you
up on a visit. Thanks!
Beatrice Bacon (1957 -) (Mrs.
Jim Kunnert) 3054 Pennsylvan­ia,
Dubuque, Iowa.
This ex - drummer’s hus -
band is owner of Jim’s Drive-
In in Dubuque; and they have
■three children: Kristine 5, Kar­en
21 months, and Kim 7
months. Bea writes: “ Even the
short time I was m Highlanders,
I thought it was wonderful, and
I could kick myself now for
ever quitting school after hard­ly
giving it a chance. I enjoy­ed
the Highlanders so very
much. I learned twice as much
in a semester as I did playing
four years in high school.” So
glad it meant so much to you.
Karen Kay Laumbach (1957 -
58) (Mrs. A. P. Kenny) 5341
Whittier Drive, Sacramento, Cal­ifornia
95820.
This ex - drummer reports
that her doctor - husband Al, is
doing a Radiology residency at
Sutter (Hospital, and 1 o o k ing
forward to 1967 when he will be
a full - fledged Radiologist. The
Kenny’s child is Michael An­thony
— 3 months at this writ­ing
Rath Ann Watkins (1957 - 59)
(Mrs. James Lundeen) 9261/2 -
43rd Street, Rock Island, Illin­ois.
“ After May, 1965, my hus -
band will be an ordained Luth­eran
minister at which time we
wil’ become mission developers
in Carol Stream, Illinois, a sub­urb
of Chicago (I don’t know
the address yet)” , writes ex-pip­er
Ruth Ann. “ I am presently
an instructor in nursing at Lu­theran
Hospital School of Nurs­es.
But after Jim is ordained in
May, I plan to be just a home­maker!
Philip is 18 months.”
Nancy Ketelsen (1957 - 59)
(Mrs. William C. Barnhart) 517
Prairie, Downers Grove, Illin­ois.
Nancy, tenor drummer, re­ports
two children, Nancy Eliz­abeth
(Beth) 5 almost; and
Deborah Ann one year. Her
husband is a Stock & Municipal
Bond Salesman with Shearson
Hammill Inc., Chicago.
Barbara Broholm (1957 - 60)
(Mrs. Gove G. Elder) 225 Her­rick
Rd., Newton Center, Mass­achusetts.
“Still studying — with one
little active boy, (Gove Griffith
Jr., 7 months,) always into our
books, we wouldn’t be surpris­ed
if he’d get the degree in­stead
of his mommy this June)
or his daddy next year,” con­cludes
this ex - piper. They
are both studying at Andover
Newton Theological Seminary.
Mary Sackett (1957 - 60) (Mrs.
Richard A. Carson) 3930 Harri­son,
Riverside, California
Dick is interning at Riverside
County General Hospital, and
Mary writes: “We’ll be back in
Iowa City in July, ‘65 where
Dick wiU do residency in anes­thesia
at University Hospitals.”
This ex - piper has a son Jeff­rey
Alan, bom April 2, 1964.
Jody Gardner (1957-60) (Mrs.
Donald H. Beisner) 4405 Rose­mead
Blvd., Rosemead, Cali -
fon ia.
Judy’s husband is interning at
Los Angeles County General
Hospital, and Judy teaches 4th
grade in San Gabriel. Our ex -
drummer says: “We ha t e d
leaving Iowa City last June but
really looked forward to o u r
year in L. A. (and thus far.
haven’t been disappointed in the
least). L. A. has a great deal
to offer — everything f r om
beaches to mountains, opera to
jazz. Now it looks as if we’ll
have more than just a year to
enjoy sunny California thanks to
Unde Sam’s Navy and Don’s
two year hitch beginning next
July. But when all is said and
done , the Midwest rates No. 1
in our books, and we hope to
return sooner or later. Really
enjoyed seeing the Highlanders
perform on TV during the Iowa-
Washington game. They look­ed
great! Your Tour this past
summer must have a g r e e d
with everyone. Know you all
must have had a wonderful
time if it was anything like
our trip in 1960 . . .Keep up the
good work!”
Barbara Ratcliffe (1957 - 60)
(Mrs. John N. McRoberts) 115­34th
St., Des Moines, Iowa.
Barb, ex - ckummer, teaches
9th grade English, and h e r
husband is a sub - contractor
running his own business. “ Saw
many pictures of the Holland­ers
in Europe this sum mer,
and I’m certain the trip was a
success and much fun. John and
I enjoyed 3 weeks on a Europ­ean
Tour last April and May
and it really was a wharwind
tour for we covered about 3,000
miles. We started in England
and spent most of our time in
London, though we did some
(hiving around the country and
included Windsor where John
has some relatives — not with­in
the castle however. From
there we flew to the continent
itself, picked up our car and
drove and drove and drove. We
spent some time in Germany,
and yes, it was raining during
our ride up the Rhine just as
it was when the HOdanders
took the trip in ‘60. We also
visited Austria, S w i t z e rtand,
Netherlands, France and Italy.
We returned home quite ex­hausted,
but having had a
grand time, we didn’t c ar e.
Since then things have been
livened up by a new pn^py —
a bouncy, Schnaicer name d
Muffin, and except for chewing
socks she’s a pretty good little
dog . . .We certainly enjoyed
seeing the Hollanders during
the ‘64 football season.” Would
have been fun to meet you in
Europe — had you gone later!
Jane Gilchrist (1957-60) (Mrs.
Pierre A. LaRocque) 1809 1st
Avenue N., Denison, Iowa.
“ I have my master’s degree
in English and taug^it last year
at Cedar Rapids Washington
H. S.,” writes Jane, ex - drum­mer.
“The summer was spent
traveling in my husband’s na­tive
Quebec. In the fail we
spent six weeks in England and
Spain, after wttch we retwned
to Montreal and Iowa. We are
today (January 4) setting out
for Harvey, Illinois to find an
apartment and get settled be­fore
my husband starts to
school again in the spring term,
as a graduate student at the
University of Qncago. Travel­ing
in Europe with my hus -
band is doii>ly fun because he
speaks and writes fluent French,
Spanish, and English — its like
having your own private inter­preter!
. . .1 am a housewife
but hope to teach again after
our child is bam in Jine.”
JoAnn Kay Lesch (1957- 60)
(Mrs. Gordon Williams) 305 Kel­ly
St., Charles City, Iowa 50616.
‘We received degrees from
SUI in June — my M. A. and
husband’s DS degrees,” re­ports
this ex - piper. “My hus­band
and I moved to Charles
City in Jime where he purchas­ed
a dental practice. We en­joy
oir new location, an d
there are quite a few Highland­ers
in this part of Iowa!”
Alice Silletto (1957-61) (Mrs.
David W. Gjerde) 11 Ridge -
wood Lane, Iowa City, Iowa.
Alice, drummer, reports a
fairly new home — two years
old, “ and we seem to do little
else but ‘putter’ around here
and play lots of bridge Of
course we are anxious for the
new baby which is arriving
March 1.” David Scott is two
years old, and Daddy David is
an engineer at Proctor & Gam­ble
in Towa City.
Rita Rosenberger (1957 - 61)
122 E. Davenport Street, Iowa
City, Iowa. Rita, ex - drummer,
has an assistantship at SUI.
“ I’m teaching two b u s i n e s s
classes at the University and
also attending school, working
on an advanced degree.”
Janet Mast (1957-61) (Mrs.
James A. Jones 4825 Hull, Sko­kie,
Illinois.
Janet’s husband is in the Mar­keting
Department at Scientific
Products Division of American
Hospital Simply Corporation in
the Evanston, Illinois General
Office. “ In April wte m o v e d
back to the ‘Midwest’ after
two years in Denver, Colora­do,”
writes this expiper and
dancer. “Though we mi s s
those beautiful Rocky Mbun -
tains, we were glad to be able
to get back for Homecoming
this fall for the first tine in
three years and see so many
old friends. I was sorry that
the Highlanders (fid not have
more of a Half - tune Show.”
The Jones’ sons are Eric Char­les
2, and Andrew Lawrence 1.
Marcia Fennema (1957 - 61)
(Mrs. John L. Quinn) 120 N.
Gilbert, Iowa City, Iowa.
Marcia, dancer, has been
teaching at Iowa City High,
while her husband is a g-ad -
uate student at SUI. “We’re
moving to Cedar Rapids this
summer. John to teach at Wash­ington
H. S.” It’s been noce to
have you in our ctty.
Ruth Guldner (1957-61) (Mrs.
C. M. Miller, Jr., 514 S. Lucas,
Iowa City, Iowa.
“ It was so nice to be here in
Iowa City this fall and watch
the Hollanders, of course at­tend
the Homecoming Op e n
House. I was sorry there were
not more girls there I knew.
but I have since seen several
others and have had good visits
with them . . .1 was married
Aug. 8 to Clayton Martin Mill­er,
Jr. (Marty) whom I met
while getting my Master’s de -
gree in Library Science at the
Univ. of 111. He also has a
master’s in Library Sc i e n c e
from HI. so we have 2 librar­ians
in the house. Marty is em­ployed
at the SUI library as
Bookstacks Librarian. I am ov­er
at the Law Library. We are
renting an old house which is
nice and comfortable. We mov­ed
in Sept. after a 3 weeks
honeymoon to Canada and New
England. We really liked Que­bec
and Vermont. Of course it
was all nice but these were our
favorites. We are looking for­ward
to getting to Europe again
sometime soon. There is so
much to see,” concludes o ir
ex-drummer.
Kathleen Warren (1957 - 61)
(Mrs. Fred E. Conner) Bruce
Street, Perryville, Missouri.
Kathy’s husband is in th e
Extension Division, University
of Missnri — “ a faculty mem­ber,”
reports this ex - (kummer,
“ and I am again Li brarian
here at Perryville High School.
Lately, I have been spending
a great deal of time with the
school administrators and an
architect, helping to plan a
new High School Library which
will be ready for use the ‘65­66
year. AlthoiO1 the present
library is only 5 years old, I
am really looking forward to
the new one. In fact, I’ll be ra­ther
spoiled with its carpeted
floor, the enormous size, and
in the near future — air condi­tioning!
From all reports the
recent European trip mus t
1964 HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS LETTER PAGE NINE
have been a wonderful one.
Fred and I were in Washington,
D. C. for 10 or so days only
one week before the Highland­ers
were scheduled to be there
for their various activities be -
fore going on to New York to
sail. We regretted it so that we
just missed seeing them. I also
discovered from the Highland­er
letter after we r e t u r n e d
home, that Jannie Harris was
located in Washington, D. C. at
that time. I wouJd loved to
have talked over old t i m es,
Jannie! The television perform­ance
at the Iowa f o o t b a l l
game this fall was thrilling for
me to see! It brought b a c k
many pleasant memories! I on­ly
wish we could get back up
to the campus sometime to real­ly
see everyone. Our little High­lander
lassie, Christy (Chris -
teen Camille) 19 months, is
growing in leaps and bounds. It
doesn’t seem possible that die
will be 2 years old JuJy 1st. I
shall be anxiously awaiting the
arrival of our Christmas letter
in hopes of (hearing from all of
the Highlander friends.”
Joan McNeil (1957-61) (Mrs.
John Shrader) 3028 Ewing Ave­nue,
S. Minneapolis 16, Minne­sota.
“ During the past year John
was a Field Liaison Engineer
for Honeywell in Yuma, Airzo-na,
and also in Ft. Wa l t o n
Beach, Florida. This has enab­led
us to see much of the U. S.
Living in a desert area was
quite an experience. I never
knew the desert a c t u a l l y
bloomed. We have some tovely
pictures. Florida was an en­tirely
different environment.”
This ex - piper continues, “ Since
John is a skin diwr we spent
many hours at the numerous
dear water springs. My only
objection to them was they
were very cold! Kimberly, 15
months, and I liked to swim
in the bay where the water was
warm and calm. In August we
were transferred back to Minn­eapolis.
En route, Kimberly
met her Grandfather and her
Great - Grandparents. We’re
very glad to be back ‘home’.”
Patricia Smith (1957-61) De -
partment of Defense, Over -
seas Dependent Schools, Zone
5. APO San Francisco, 96331,
c-o Port Intermediate.
This former piper is teaching
7th grade English to military
dependent children in Naha,
Okinawa, (Byukvu I s l a nd s ) ,
and what exdting greetings
from “ the keystone of the Paci­fic,
Okinawa, Island paradise
(if you can call about 400
square miles of sugar cane,
rock, and rice a paradise),” re­ports
Pat. “ From California, I
moved further out into the Pac­ific
and took a job with the
Department of Defense . . .in
Okinawa which is approximate­ly
850 miles from Tokyo and
6,000 from San Frantisco. It’s
a bit crowded with 6,000 bodies
per square mile — but where
else could one have a private
rice paddy in one’s own back
yard? There are all kinds of
side benefits and added induce­ments,
however, to keep us hap­py
and sane: water siding with
the sharks, skin diving with the
squids, hiking among the hab-us,
swimming with the sea ane­mones,
and living in peaceful
co - existence with the troops.
The greatest inducement, nat­urally,
for accepting an assign­ment
on the ‘Rock’ is the op­portunity
for travel in the Far
East. So far, we’ve all trooped
off for Taiwan (Formosa), In­dia,
Hong Kong, and Bangkok.
When spring arrives, Japan in
‘cherry blossom time’ will be
the next stop. The year is prov­ing
to be extremely interesting
and fascinating and just living
in this part of the world is an
unforgettable and enlightening
experience. If a typhoon doesn’t
get me, I’ll either spend one
more year in the Pacific area
or accept an assignment in an­other
part of the globe absorb­ing
what I can from the world
in which I find myself. I’ll be
looking forward to receiving
this year’s ‘Letter’ , but in the
meantime, success to you all in
1965, which is, incidentally, the
Year of the Snake!” Bless you,
Pat, and thank you. We re­turn
the wishes for continued
success in your worldly adven­tures
and worthy occupation!
Mary Milnes (1957-62) 1406
South Main Street, Burlington,
Iowa.
Ex - piper and drummer Ma­ry
teaches 4th grade Language
—Arts, Social Studies content
block in Burlington, and writes:
“ I spent this last summe r
slaving (?) away at summer
school in Iowa City, getting 6
hours of graduate credit, while
‘some people I know’ were en­joying
the chic Continental hos­pitality.
(No sour grapes —real­ly,
Bill) however, I couldn’t
help but pause to think that
while I was composing a n d
typing copious textbook evalua­tions,
critiques on professional
articles, annotated bibliograph­ies,
etc., etc., that there were
some people fortunate emugt to
be steaming down the Rhine or
eating good Scottish haggis or
enjoying the splendor of St.
Peter’s Basdlica or just amb­ling
through the Louvre. I’m
really anxious to read mo r e
about your trip in the next
Christmas letter. My next big
trip will be to Hawaii. It’s all
planned, but I still have a ‘few’
more pennies to put away in
my sotk before it becomes a
reality. I must add though, in
the face of truth, that my glow­ing
ambition (and I state this
with sheer determination) is to
return to Europe; and as an
American traveling in a for -
eign country (esp. Britain) I
shall always keep in mind
thos famous words of Bi l l
Adamson’s : DON’T CHEW
GUM!!” Thanks for the new
address, Mary. It’s difficult to
‘keep up” with every High -
lander’s move!!
Emilie Kolker (1956 - 59)
(Mrs. Terry Appelgate) 12687
Parish Road, San Diego, Cali
fornia.
Terry is a navy lieutenant
aviator and flies an F 8 Cru­sader
(Jet Fighter), stationed at
Miramar NAS and is aboard
the Aricraft Carrier Midway
o u t ex - drummer tells us, and
continues: “TOs is our 3rd
year in sunny Southern Cali -
fornia and we love it. Terry re­turned
from a 9-month cruise
to the Orient aboard the car -
rier Kitty Hawk last July. I
spent 3 months with him in
the Orient and had a fabulous
time touring and shopping and
would love to return especially
to Hong Kong!! Terry leaves
again for 8-9 months in Mard.
to the same area. This tri p
I’ll stay in Calif, as we’re ex­pecting
our second baby the
first of August (Terry Bruce,
Jr. is 2 years old) I’ve been
lucky to see both Janet Mast
Jones and Loretta Lohmeyer
Rule, a few times in the past
two years and would love to
see any of you if you happen to
come out here to enjoy o u r
beautiful weather!”
Joellen Moore (1958-59) (Mrs.
G. D. Shoemaker) 44 Jadwin
I thought they looked r e a l
ington State sometime in 1965
Drive, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.
Ex-piper Joellen is married
to 2-Lt. G. D. Shoemaker, with
the U. S. Army Corps of Engi­neers,
who formerly was an
Engineer with Ca t e ipillar
Tractor Company of Peoria,
Illinois. They have one son,
Glenn Del, 2% years old.
Bevery Bruce (1958-60) (Mrs.
John Damiel) 40 Van Mark
Way, Brentwood 44, St. Louis,
Mo.
Beverly’s husband is studying
for his Ph.D. in Clinical Psy­chology
at St. Louis University
and has % year to complete.
TTiis ex-piper has two young­sters:
Michael John 1%, and
Lisa Jo 3 months. “ We think
St. Louis is an interesting plaoe
to live for awhile,” writes Bev­erly.
“ I understand my rela­tive,
Mr. Brown, visited the
Highlanders when you were in
Europe —(Yes, he sait directly
behind Nadine in the auditor­ium
in Dunfermline, and she
said they had a good visit,
mentioning you, then assuring
him that whenever she saw
Bev. she would convey his best
wishes) “ He said he enjoyed his
visit, and he thought the 'High­lander
performance looked very
good. I saw the Highlanders on
TV several times this year, and
I thought they looked real
good, too. Keep up the good
work!”
Ardith Brocka (1958-60) (Mrs.
Lester I. Jones, Jr.) 108 Wash­ington
St., Pullman, Washing
ton 99163.
This ex-piper says that 19S4
was a good year for the Jones’ .
“ Our Trent Tyler is a year
old and what a character. He
keeps me running all the time
just keeping up with him. Last
summer we took a trip back to
Iowa and saw all the si$its
between Washington and Iowa
and it was a good vacation.
We’ll probably be leaving Wash­ington
State sometime in 1965
as Les is busy with his thesis
and research now — a grad­uate
student in Chemistry,
teaching part time.”
Nancy Lynne Hanson (1958 -
60) (Mrs. H. Jay LaDue) 418
Gorman, Laurel, Maryland.
Nancy, ex - piper & drum -
mer, and Jay have two chil­dren:
Deborah Lynne 2 years
old, and Jon Jay 8 months. Jay
is a National Security Agency
(Civilian) worker, at Ft. George
G. Meade, Maryland.
Nancy Ann Kramer (1958 -60)
(Mrs. Michael H. Graham) 918
S. W. Gaines No. 4, Portland.,
Oregon.
Proud ex - drummer Nancy
reports about her husband, an
intern in U. of Oregon Medical
School Hospital — “Michael
graduated No. 1 in his dass in
June! Whee, what a day! July
1 we started a somewhat diff­erent
life in Portland. We love
it here. This summer on week­ends
off, we camped out, see­ing
more of the Northwest than
most natives: Crater Lake, the
beaches, Olympic Nat. Park,
Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainer, Victor­ia,
B. C. etc., This winter our
new activity has been skiing!
I’ve been taking lessons every
Saturday, teaching 700 p l u s
young charges elementary mus­ic
at Estacada, Oregon, during
the week. (What a lovdy snap­shot
of the two of you in your
ski outfits. Thanks for sending
it !' We enjoy our mild weath­er
during the week, and by
driving an hour, get into the
snow country on weekends. Be­ginning
July 1, 1965, we’re giv­ing
up all the outdoor activity
and heading back to ‘good ole’
SUI hospital for an orthopedic
surgery residency, or I should
say a year in general surgery
in preparation for orthoped -
ics. We’re looking forward to
seeing our families and friends
again, however we’ve met and
made many new and wonderful
friends out here. . .and Jack
H. McDonalds (Beth McDer -
mott) have been here, too. Al­so,
I’m looking forward to
retirement from teaching. And
we massed Iowa football, and
of cxxffse, the Highlanders!!”
After July 1st, send any corres­pondence
temporarily to Nan -
cy, c-o Cyril Kramer, Rem sen,
Iowa. Welcome bade to Iowa,
Grahams!
Camille Case (1958-62) (Mrs.
John S. Calhoun) 20 N. Dodge
Street, Iowa City, Iowa.
Our ex - piper, and Drum
Major, will probably be leaving
us here in Iowa City after Aug­ust
1965, “ and John will begin
his 2 year stint with Unde
Sam. . .after getting his Mast­er’s
degree in Structural Engi­neering.
Who knows where we’­ll
go but its an exdting pros­ped!
We really enjoyed the
Highlanders performances at
the games this fall. Just wish
there were more,” concludes
Camille. She has taughi 2nd
grade in the Iowa City schools
since her graduation in 1962.
We’ll hate to have you leave
us. Do come back!
Sharon Conger Walker (1958­62)
109 Diamond Hill Rd., War­wick,
Rhode Island.
This snare drummer was in
the office May 28th. I missed
seeing her but she left the fol­lowing
noie: ‘Hi Bill: Sorry to
miss you but that’s the way
things go. We are in R. I.
and have a six month old boy.
Our sister, Susan, keeps us up
on the Highlanders now and
she’s enjoying it as much as
I did.”
Nancy Kennedy (1958 - 62)
(Mrs. Terrance McGrath) 1408
Memorial Drive, S. E., Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Bagpiper Nancy tells us that
she was “ Sony I had to miss
a few Iowa football g ame s
and Highlander performances,
this fall but I had a very good
excuse — the newest member
of the McGrath dan, Lou Ann,
was bom September 29, 1964
(Timothy Robert 19 months).
Hie two are making our house­hold
a happy and busy one.
Terry is busy working as Sales
Manager of McGrath Pontiac.
At the end of Fehrary, Terry
and I returned from a fabulous
trip to Florida and Nassau. We
sailed on the Italian liner, the
Anne C. to the Bahama Is­lands.
Spending four days on
the ship brought back many
memories of the good Queen
Elizabeth. Thanks to the 1963
Christmas Letter, I found out
that Judy Croft Carmichael is
also living in Cedar Rapids. I
do so enjoy receiving the let­ter,
and hearing about all the
Highlanders and Alums.”
Allene Hays (1958 - 62) (Mrs.
Wiliam E. Broket) 1936 South
LaFayette, Denver 10, Colorado.
“ I’m playing housewife, and
my husband is Stationery Buyer
of the Denver Dry Goods Co.
This has been a very event­ful
year since my marriage. Bill
and I bought a very small old
house and have completely re­modeled
and redecorated it —
one of those ‘before and after’
deals as pictured in maga -
zines. Next summer we hope
to do the same to a mountain
cafe in or build one from scratch.
We do have an adorable little
poodle but no children nor any
expeded in the near future.
Would love to hear from any
of my old Highlander friends—
espedally Sue Powers,” con -
dudes this ex - drummer.
Justine Stewart (1959 - 60)
1301 Mononoy, Apt. C, Aurora,
Illinois.
“ I am teaching elementary
physical education in the West
Aurora School District,” says
this farmer drummer. “ I’m
getting married in June to Fred
Wasser of Batavia, Dlinods.
We will stay in the Aurora area
and I will teach again n e x t
year. I have been back to a
few Iowa games and of course
I was proud of the 'High­landers."
Whenever you come
again, drop in to see us.
Connie McBurney (1959 - 61)
(Mrs David Wente) 1801 - 11th
Avenue, Moline, Illinois.
“ After graduating in Feb.
‘62,” writes Connie, piper “ I
worked for the Peace Co r p s
training program at SUI. Our
Alma Mater was chosen by
the P. C. because of its out­standing
Physical Education
dept, facilites and faculty. Hie
20 trainees were sent to Indon­esia
to train physical educa -
tion instructors there, and I
still hear from one of them and
from a p