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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Sam Diller Heads
BCSeniOr Class

Sam Diller, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leland Diller, Cherry street, has
been elected president of the senior
class at Bluffton college for the 1856
56 school year.
Other senior officers elected re-
Gently were: vice president, John
Rogers, Manchester, Conn; secreta-
ry, Marjorie Ferguson, White Pig
con, Mich; and treasurer, Richard
Crpe, Goshen, Ind
Junior class officers are: president,
George Bailey, Lima; vice president,
James Gundy, Graymont, H.; sec
retary, jeanne Slotter, Souderton,
Pa; and treasurer, Jerry Yost, Bar
to, Pa.
Elected as sophomore officers
were: president, Don Pannabecker,
Peoria, H.; vice president, Dorothy
Bishop, Souderton, Pa; secretary,
Nancy Hostetler, Smithville, o.. and
treasurer, LaVerne Schirch, Chenoa,
Ill.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Roberta Biery Sails
For Europe Saturday

After spending several days at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Biery of West Kibler street,
Miss Roberta Biery will sail Satur-
day from New York to spend the
summer in Europe.
Miss Biery has been an instructor
in the Hockaday School for Girls in
Dallas, Texas, during the past year,
and in New York will join former
teaching associate with whom she
Travelled three years ago through the
northern part of the continent.
They plan to visit in the more
southern countries this year with
stops in Italy, Austria, Yugoslavia,
Switzerland and the Bavarian Alps.
Miss Biery speaks French and her
companion speaks German SO that
they are able to travel at leisure
without the benefit of conducted
tour.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Choir HOnOrS Lantz
At Directors Last
Concert At Home
Many Attend Vesper Choir
Concert Preceding
Heavy Tour Schedule

Before a large audience at Found
ers hall Sunday night, Prof. Russell
A. Lantz, who has been directing the
Bluffton College Vesper Choir for the
past % years, gave his final home
concert, and then publicly thanked a
number of persons who, he said, made
important contributions to the success
of the choir through the years.
Included in the introductions was
Ivan Mercer, bus driver for the King
Transportation company of Dayton,
who drove the college choirs on their
annual tours each year since 1929,
DR.. Lloyd L. Ramseyer and DR.. j. S.
Schultz, who, he said supported the
choirs from the administrators posts,
and his wife, Mabel, who accompanied
him on every trip playing nursemaid
to the youngsters and general helper.
Prof. Lantz also introduced his
successor, Earl Lehman, who will
direct future Vesper Choir groups, Of
fering his congratulations in taking
over the directors duties.
At the conclusion of the after
concert ceremonies, Lamar Reichert.
president of the choir, presented Prof.
Lantz with self winding wrist watch
as an expression of grateful thanks
from the choir. Reichert also read
several glowing tributes written of
Lantz by former choir members. A
reception was also held for the retir-
ing director afterwards in Stauffel
Lounge room.
The choir left Tuesday for a two
week trip into Ontario and eastern
states, planning to return on June 10.
Continued on Page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Install Stewart
AS New Commander
OF Legion Post

Don Stewart was installed as Com
mander of Post 3S2, American Legion,
at services Monday evening in the
Legion rooms of the Town Hall. John
Carder, past commander, was install
ling officer.
Other officers installed at the ser
vices were: Berdell Huber, vice COM
mander; Emanuel Boutwell,, adjutant;
Al Ingalls,, treasurer; Harry Bogart,
chaplain; Stanley Basinger, service
officer; Roger Klay, historian; Garn-
cite Foltz, publicity officer; Robert
Hursey, sergeant-at-arms, and Rich
ard Smith and Frank Steiner, color
bearers.
Representatives of the Legion at
tended the End District sprin G
convention at st. Henry Sunday. The
Bluffton color guard participated in
the parade which was headed by the
Bellefontaine Drum and Bugle Corps,
1853 Ohio champions and which fin
ished sixth in the nation last fall in
Washington, D. c.
Attending the convention from here
were Don Corson, Don Stewart,
Garnette Foltz, Wilbur Potee, Paul
Geiser and Gerald Huber.
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Busy Summer, Varied Activities Ahead
For Members Of The College Faculty

in the woods on the north end of the
college farm.
Carl Smucker will do some work
with the Mennonite Central Commit
tee on youth village at Ailsa-Craig
near Kitchener, Ontario. He will also
continue his regular administrative
supervision work with the Ohio De-
partment of Welfare.
Luther Shelter will teach for two
weeks during June at the Indiana
university annual workshop for
teachers.
A number will be taking their va
cation elsewhere than Bluffton. Miss
Ada Lapp will be in Illinois after
six weeks of teaching in the summer
school. Miss Katherine T. Meyer will
spend the summer in Lansdale and
Hatfield, Pennsylvania Miss Naomi
Brenneman will be at home with her
mother in Goshen, Indiana. Mrs.
Continued on Page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Swiss Day Brings
More Than 700 To
BlufftOn Campus

In stories, poetry and song the
sons and daughters and grandchildren
of this areas Swiss settlers relived
their childhood experiences and hand
ed down the story of their heritage
at the annual Swiss Day festivities
here on Bluffton college campus last
Friday. More than 700 persons from
a three-state area attended the gath
ering.-
Fair weather smiled on the celebra-
tion this year and the attendance was
believed to be larger than in 1854
when rain interferred with the out
side activities.
Outstanding this year in the col
lection of Swiss heirlooms was a
group of unusually fine wood cary
ings by Amos Gerber of Kidron,
Ohio. In the dissemination of litera-
ture in the Swiss dialect, Mrs. Martha
Habegger of Berne, Ind, received the
plaudits of the crowd for supplying
a. mimeographed sheet of old Swiss
nursery rhymes. Many of the rhymes
were familiar to the ears of those at
tending, but it was the first time
they had seen them in print.
The reading of number of origin
al poems in the Swiss dialect by
Jesse Steiner of Toledo, also was we'll
received with urgings that Mr.. Stein
er publish his work.
The usual delicious pot-luck dinner
was. a high point of the festivities,
and later in the day ZIG pounds of
Swiss cheese was sold with proceeds
going to cover expenses of the event.
Wilhelm Amstutz was reelected
chairman of the Swiss Day committee
to plan next years event, and Miss
Minerva Hilty was chosen vice chair
man. D. w. Bixler was reelected
treasurer and DR.. Howard D. Raid
will again serve as secretary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09

Bluffton's summer recreation pro-
gram, curtailed early this week by the
rains, will get into full swing with a
regular schedule of activities next
week.
Supervisors Pete Schmidt and Joe
Harris have announced full schedule
for the morning and afternoon ses-
sions throughout the week, and Mon
day and Wednesday evening sessions.
The recreation program is the first
organized activity open to the public
for several years. The Bluffton school
board is providing supervisory per-
sonnel and the village council and the
American Legion have contributed a
total of approximately $3.50 toward
the overall program.
Schmidt and Harris have called
meeting Monday evening be-
+. tween $3.50 and 1880 for represen-
tatives of church league and in
OeptHuCHb JCdHtSs <AhyOAiC hitCh-
ested in forming team to play
in the leagues is invited to at
tend the meeting.
Morning sessions scheduled for $50
to 11:3O Monday through Friday will
be divided into two parts. Free play
for children will be held during the
first hour and will include playground
equipment apparatus and sand boxes.
At 1880 each day will be special
game time.
The afternoon session the remand
er of this week will consist of con-
cluding the Jaycee Junior tennis
tournament. Next weeks schedule
set to be held from 200 to 4:30 will
consist of ball games and recreation
for the intermediate and high school
age groups. Every Friday will be a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09

Bluffton college faculty members
consider Bluffton their home during
the major part of the year, but the
three-month interval between COM
mencement and the re-opening of a
new school year finds them in yari-
ETY. of activities which take them to
many different corners of the coun-
try.
Professor Lantz left Tuesday with
the Vesper Choir on his last trip
with the group. They will tour Cana
da, New York City and Pennsylyan-
ia before returning to Ohio. He will
spend the remainder of the summer
in .Bluffton teaching voice, helping at
the Gift House and vacationing.
Earl Lehman is already in Illinois
where he will be working with
church choirs and choir directors in
the Central Conference until July "a.
He will teach at the college from
August to 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Sky Pilot Club Plans Second Annual
Fly-In Breakfast At Airport June 26

The second annual Ranch Style
Fly-In breakfast sponsored by the
Bluffton Flying Club and the Bluff
ton Business Mems Association will
be held Sunday, June 26, at the pic
mic area located at the west end of
the airport.
Last year some 180 various types
and styles of airplanes flew into
Bluffton for the increasingly popular
affair. About $50 pilots converged on
the airport during the day from
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky
and Pennsylvania.
The ranch style breakfast will con-
sist of sausage, pancakes and coffee
and will precede full day of events
which will include exhibitions and
rides over the area.
Prizes will be awarded to the old
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Work Opens Monday
On Site OF Park
Shelter, Clubhouse
BulldoZer To Aid In Pre-
liminary Grading; Mem
berS Asked To Help

Work on the site Of the Community
Sportsmen's club park shelter and
club house to be erected at Buckeye
quarry lake will get underway next
Monday, June Is, it has been an
nounced by E. S. Miller, chairman of
the clubs building committee.
Mr.. Miller said that plans for the
building had received final approval
of the Bluffton recreation and parks
commission. The Rev. Paul j. Clark,
South Main street, will be on the
building site with his bulldozer, truck
and chain saw Monday to begin work
on the site.
All interested persons are asked to
be present to lend hand at p. m.
or before, if possible. The site will be
graded and holes filled in. Several
trees are to be removed and buzzed
for fireplace fuel. Trash is to be
loaded and hauled away.
Members of the Sportsmen's club
are asked to bring axes, saws and
shovels, and other tools necessary for
the cleanup work.
The building committee headed by
Miller is seeking a contractor to erect
the structure, and Walter j. Stannus
is completing detailed drawings for a
working plan.
The structure will have a clubroom
at one end and be open shelter at the
other end. 1t is hoped that the build
ing will be ready for use by the end
of the summer.
The park at the quarry is now in
cluded in the regular village trash
pickup according 20 Street Commits
sioner Lee Coon, and persons using
the picnic facilities are requested to
place all trash, papers and garbage
in containers provided for this pur
pose.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Board Decides To
Hire Engineers
To Draw Pool Plans
Request Study To Determine
If Light Plant Sale Fund
May Aid Project

The long-dormant community swim
ming pool project in Bluffton began
to show new signs of life this week
as the village recreation and parks
commission went into action to fur
ther develop plans for construction
and financing the pool.
Enthusiastic over a new type steel
pool, Councilman Gerald Swank, a
member of the recreation commission,
said that if funds are available, it
might be possible to start yet this
summer.
Swank explained that two steps
were taken at recent meeting of the
commission. 1. 1t was decided to
employ the engineering firm of Fink
beiner, Pettis and Strout to prepare
plans and estimates for the proposed
pool. 2. Village Clerk A. j. B. Longs
dorf was requested to survey funds
from the sale of the municipal light
and power plant to see whether any
thing might be left for the pool after
other commitments are provided for.
By "other commitments, Swank
said he meant the completion of the
sewer system on which contracts have
been awarded, and improvements to
the village water system as requested
by the board of public affairs.
Swank further related that men,
bers of the recreation commission
were planning to visit two steel pools
in Marion. Ohio. One is municipal
pool, the other installed recently by a
country club.
The commission estimates roughly
that the type pool they are consider
ing would cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000 complete with liberation
system.
Despite the purity of Buckeye lake
water, alteration system would be
needed sooner or later, Mr.. Swank
believes. He said that members of
the commission are generally of the
belief that if the pool is to be built it
should be done right.
He explained that steel pool
could be set up complete with filter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09

alton system for $4,000 after con-
crete base is prepared. The pool
under consideration would be rs feet
by 35 feet, slightly larger than one
previously recommended by the Com
munity Progress association, Swank
said. The pool would probably range
in depth from three to six feet. Pre-
paration of the concrete base, con-
crete approaches and walks and a
smaller wading pool would cost an
additional $4,000 it has been roughly
estimated.
Approximately $4,000 is available
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
DAVID SMUCKER DIES IN CHICAGO TRUCK UTO CRASH
BlufftOn Explorers Pack DuffIe Bags For
Summer Adventure Trip To New Mexico

Ten Bluffton Explorer Scouts are
packing duffle bags this week for
their long awaited "thrilI of a life
time trip" to Philmont Ranch where
they will spend nine days on a 100
mile back-pack hike over the rugged
mountain and mesa terrain Of the
national Boy Scout camp.
The local contingent will board a
Pennsylvania train at Lima Saturday,
June 1S, for the first leg of their
journey. At Chicago they will trans
fer to the Santa Fe railroad bound
for their destination at Ration, New
Mexico.
The boys with their senior advisor,
Jack Urban of RawsOn, viii make the
Lucien Maxwell Trek over the Phil
mont trails. During the nine days on
foot, the Button boys will have an
opportunity to pan for gold, fish in
the mountains for trout, explore
caves and attend western rodeo.
Philmont Ranch covers an area of
$4,000 acres near Cimarron in the
northeast corner of the state. Offer
ing all the romance of the Old West,
the territory is the home of the fam
Gus Kit Carson and located on the old
Santa Fe Trail. The wild country is
said to be inhabited by antelope, deer,
elk and buffalo.
Funds for the trip have been raised
by the Bluffton group through waste
paper drives, ice cream socials and
various other activities. Approximate
ly $1,100 is required to pay expenses,
The individual boys will provide their
own spending money.
Only $78 remained to be raised for
the adventure this week, and the Ex-
plorers were confident the last dollars
would be turned up by waste paper
collection scheduled for Saturday
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Triplett Instrument
Room Dedicated At
Ohio Northern i.

Honoring the Triplett Electrical In
strument Co. for its cooperation in
laboratory work of it's college of en-
gineering, Ohio Northern university
last Sunday dedicated its "Triplett
Instrument Room" among several
other memorials dedicated during
commencement activities.
The engineering college room is
equipped with many of the various
electrical meters and testing equip
ment manufactured by the Bluffton
concern.
The dedication ceremony was Of
ficiated at DR.. F. Bringle Mcintosh,
president of the university. Norman
A. Triplett represented the Bluffton
company at the ceremony.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Bluffton Couples
Granddaughter Is
Polio Victim

Collette Bibler, five-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Bibler of
Findlay and a granddaughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Will Carr of Route 2, Bluff
ton, is one of Findlay's first two polio
victims of the season, it was learned
this week.
The little girl was taken Sunday to
Contagious Disease Unit Of Maumee
Valley Hospital in Toledo where her
illness was diagnosed as polio. She
has no paralysis thus far, it is re-
ported,
Collette's mother, the former Pau
line Carr, is former office employees
at the Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Old School Bell
Is Salyaged By
Alumni Assn
500-Pound Piece Undamaged
In Drop To Ground; May
Become Victory" Bell

The large 40-inch bronze bell
which has hung for nearly 80 years
in the tower of the old Bluffton ele-
mentary school came off it's lofty
perch Tuesday and is awaiting fur
ther duty, as the community sees
fit, in temporary quarters provided
by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. room at
the high school.
After being disnantled in the
tower Tuesday, workmen heaved the
500-pound bell over the edge of the
wall. Falling approximately 55 feet
from the tower, the big bell was none
the worse for the experience. Only
few small scratches through its
tarnished crust showed the nature Of
its metal.
The bell was hauled to the high
school by Dave Risser and Carl Trip
plehorn in a truck loaned for the
purpose by the Bluffton Stone COM
pany.
Assisting with the removal were
members of the alumni association
including 81 Diller, chairman of the
bell preservation committee, Ralph
Badertscher, Fred Tschantz, Millard
Herr, Wade Bechtol and Wilhelm
Amstutz. Arrangements to obtain the
bell were made by Diller, Dan Trip
plehorn, Armin Hauenstein an d
Ralph Stearns, new president of the
alumni association.
Dozens of suggestions have been
made for the use of the bell includ-
ing that of setting it up in wish
ing well" structure in front of the
new building, constructing a "bell
tower" for it on the grounds, and
for use at Harmon Field as "vic-
tory bell" to be rung only when
h me team scored victory.
We've received many suggestions,
but little cash, and it will take a
lot of that whatever use is made of
the heavy bell," 81 Diller said. Dona-
tions may be left at the Geiger G.
Diller store or at the Rexall store of
Armin Hauenstein.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09

DR.. /. w. Bauman viii be in Cleve-
land at Case Institute of Technology
from June 19 to July % attending
the Economics in Action program
sponsored by a group of business
firms. This is a six weeks, all ex-
pense fellowship for fifty professors
teaching economics east of the Miss
issippi.
DR.. Richard Weaver will attend
the North Central Association work
shop at Michigan State university
from July 25 to August 20
DR.. Howard Raid will spend three
weeks in Donnellson, Iowa, where he
will preach at the Mennonite Church
on Sunday and work with the Raid
Brothers during the week. Otherwise
he will spend most of his time dur
ing the summer finishing his new
house on Spring street
DR.. Robert Kreider will also spend
great deal OF time building house
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Rains Curtai Opening Activities In
Recreation Program At Harmon Field

field day for all ages. Races, relays
and contests will be held.
Softball leagues and Pee Wee
League and Junior Legion baseball
will be the main feature of the Mon
day and Wednesday sessions from
$50 to $3.50. Horseshoes and other
group activities may also be added if
interest warrants.
Next Wednesday evening the rec
reation program will be limited to the
Pee Wee League baseball game be-
tween Lafayette and Bluffton to make
room for the Cub Scout Circus at
Harmon Field.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Steel Swimming Pool Construction
Under Study By Recreation Commission

for the pool from contributions by
individuals and organizations over
the past 10 years. If from $4,000 to
$4,000 is available from municipal
light plant funds, Swank said that he
felt the remainder could be raised
quickly in some manner.
If nothing is available from the
light plant sale funds, the commits
sion is considering the possibility of
asking for a bond issue. This would
delay the project definitely until next
summer since the bonds could not be
voted before November.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Jim Berry Leaving
For Bows State

James Berry, son of Mrs. Gerald
Berry, N. Spring street, who has just
completed his junior year at Bluffton
high school, will leave Friday for
Buckeye Boys State at Camp Perry
Ohio, near Toledo.
Berry, an all-sports athlete at the
high school, is delegate of Bluffton
Post 1872, American Legion, to the 10
day camp. Boys State emphasizes the
young peoples future role in govern
ment in practice and stresses
Americanism in daily life.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Jug Breaking Sci. At
Missionary Church &,

The annual ceremony of the
breaking of Missionary jugs will
take place at the Biuffton Mis-
sioIary church Sunday evening
at 1880.
The children of the church save
coins in the jugs throughout the
year and at the ceremony the
jugs are broken. The money is
then counted and distributed to
various mission fields of the
church.
The children of the church will
present a program in connection
with the ceremony. The public is
invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-09
Lack OF Facilities
Halt Bible School

Rev. Robert Welch, president of
the Council of Religious Education,
has announced that the annual Sum-
mer Vacation Bible school, conducted
by the council the past several years,
would be discontinued this year.
Rev. Welch cited lack of facilities
as the reason for discontinuing the
school which has been held in the old
elementary school building, current
ly being razed.
The council pointed out that any
Bible school this year would be up to
the individual churches.