1986 reunion weekend
Smiles were the order of the weekend during the
1986 Collegian reunion, kicking off Collegian's
100th year.
• Memories and stories were traded freely as people got
better acquainted during the festivities.
Perhaps you'll recognize some old friends among the
faces on this page.
Reunion participants were enthusiastic about the corn
ing year and said they enjoyed seeing old friends and
making new ones.
One participaht, Richard S. Lewis, Indiatlantic, Fla.,
wrote to us when he returned home:
"I thought it would be appropriate to express my awe
and admiration of the evolution of the Collegian in the half
century since I left it. But mainly I want to express my
appreciation for the Collegian alumni weekend, which my
wife and I thoroughly enjoyed.
"I was quite impressed with the staffers with whom I
had an opportunity to talk at the reception in Carnegie
Building Saturday night as well as with the publishing
infrastructure that has been created over the years. I am
sure it provides the opportunity to achieve competence in
journalism which essentially is the art of "telling it like it
was."
During the reunion, "like it was" was fun and nostalgic.
Student staff members manned the registration table at
the Holiday Inn all day Friday, making sure that Collegia
naires fowl(' their way to their rooms and got information
about the activity schedule. The Friday night reception at
the hotel gave weary travelers a chance to loosen up and
prepare for a festive weekend. Several present-day staff
members were on hand to greet the first arrivals and
reacquaint the with Collegian.
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Alumni mixed and mingled with present staff members during the tour of Collegian facilities
Saturday morning. The video display terminals and Associated Press Laserphoto machine
have replaced typewriters and the horseshoe•shaped slot desk, but the newsroom in 126
Carnegie remains basically the same as it has been for many years.
The Saturday afternoon luncheon at the Holiday Inn,
Atherton Street, State College, was a chance for plan
ning Collegian's 1987 celebration. Participating in the
thinking for the future are (above, from left): Louise
Austin, wife of Phil Austin, radio news editor, 1955;
Ginger Whittington, society editor, 1953; Ginger's hus•
band, Bill Whittington; and B.J. Cutler, managing editor,
1945. At right, from left, are: Marlowe Froke, associate
dean of the School of Communications; William Adler,
editor, 1927; Kenneth Franklin, photo editor, 1965; Greta
Vairo, wife of John Vairo, adviser and president, 1961;
and Paula Froke, editor, 1981, daughter of Marlowe
Froke.
The tour Saturday morning drew a large crowd. Colle
gianaires were interested in seeing the newsroom and
how it ope'rates today as opposed to how it operated
during their time at Collegian. Collegian General Man
ager Gerry Lynn Hamilton explained the computer-con
trolled video display terminals, the Associated Press
Laserphoto receiver, the typesetting equipment in the
production shop and the additional Collegian offices in
Carnegie, and how all that fits in with the student and
professional staffs to get a paper out every day. More
participants filtered in as the time for the lunicheon
approached.
At the luncheon at the Holiday Inn, the biggest crowd of
the weekend gathered to share stories and lots of ideas
about what an appropriate celebration would be for
Collegian's 100th anniversary. A list of those ideas and
further details about the meeting are on the front page.
When Saturday night rolled around, reunion partici
pants and Collegian staff members did some major
mingling at Carnegie Building. Former staff members
seemed to enjoy sharing memories as much as present
staff members enjoyed hearing them. The conversations
lingered long into the night.
Sunday morning's get-together, brunch at the Holiday
Inn, gave people a chance to get those addresses and
phone numbers written down, finally, and to tie up loose
ends as far as ideas and tracking down other Collegia
naires. The brunch allowed some time before the road
trips began for final farewells and promises to meet again
next year, for "the big one."
See the next page for tentative preregistration informa
tion and where to send your anecdotes.
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Charles A. Schmidt, news editor from 1931, Gerry Lynn Hamilton, Collegian Inc. general manager and a Collegian alumni,
and John A. Brutzman, editor from 1935, share some smiles in the office of Collegian Production, 7 Carnegie Building.
Faculty members, alumni and staff members enjoyed some goodies as well as
each other's company during a reception in Carnegie Building Saturday night,
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tentative preregistration information
Proposed plan for 100th anniversary celebration and 1987 reunion
Following is a proposed plan for the
100th anniversary celebration and the
1987 reunion, prepared by Collegian
General Manager Gerry Lynn Hamilton.
Headquarters:
The Sheraton Penn State, 240 S. Pugh
Street, State College. .
Procedure:
The Management Team will prepare a
draft program in consultation with the
Alumni Office. The proposed draft will be
presented to the 'Reunion Committee for
advice. The Management Team will pre
pare the final program.
In developing this draft, dated April 22,
1986, we attempted to incorporate all of the
suggestions made by alumni at the 1986
reunion. The following draft is tentative.
Monday, March 13, 1987:
Centennial Magazine goes on sale in
State College and throughout central Penn
sylvania.
The magazine will contain full-page re
productions of pages from The Daily Collegian
and its predecessors to illustrate important
events in history, including Collegian histo
ry and University history.
Copies will be available for sale to the
general public and alumni. Copies will
remain on sale for many, many months (or
until sold out).
The publication will be on white paper
and saddle-stitched with a stiff cover.
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100th anniversary issue:
Copies of the 100th anniversary issue of
The Daily Collegian will be saved for alumni,
who will be returning for the 1987 reunion.
If you plan to join us for Collegian's 100th anniversary celebration, please
complete the following questionnaire. We are trying to determine how many people
to plan for.
Name, address
1. When do you plan to arrive in State College during the anniversary weekend (date and
time)?
Which event(s) do you plan to attend?
Do you have any comments or suggestions about the celebration?
For Collegian's 100th anniversary celebration, we are preparing, among other things, a
Centennial Magazine. Whether that is the place for a collection of anecdotes still is
undetermined. However, we definitely have determined that we need your anecdotes.
We may put them in a separate collection or we may incorporate them in something else.
We need to hear your stories your memories, so we can piece together a clear picture
of Collegian from the early days on through the present.
Deadline for anecdotes is Dec. 1, 1986.
Thursday, April 30, 1987
4 p.m. to midnight Registration at the
hotel for alumni arriving to make it a three
day weekend.
6 to 10 p.m. Reception (no bar) in
Carnegie Building for alumni and current
off-duty staff members. Alumni who are
interested may wish to stop by the Collegian
offices for a while to watch the staff put out
the last issue before semester break.
Friday, May 1, 1987
8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast at the
10 a.m. to noon Morning seminars for
alumni. (The reunion committee will work
this out. We may also attempt to coordinate
with classes in the School of Communica
tions.)
Noon to 6 p.m. Afternoon free (Also we
will arrange for campus tours.)
2 p.m. to midnight Registration contin
ues at the hotel.
6 to 8 p.m. Evening buffet and tribute to
Lou Bell (and perhaps a few others; maybe
the - reunion committee should consider
honoring others and establishing a Collegian
Hall of Fame). Collegian alumni as speak
ers. Current Collegian staffers invited to
register for this event.
8 to 10 p.m. Reception (cash bar) for
alumni and current staff.
Tentative preregistration form
Saturday, May 2, 1987
9 and 10 a.m. Tours of Collegian offices
and Carengie Building. (We hope both will
be refurbished as the new School of Com
munications is launched.)
11 to 11:40 a.m. Collegian alumni
business meeting (at the HUB or the Nitta
ny Lion Inn).
Noon to 1:30 p.m. Luncheon at the
Hetzel Union Building (or the Nittany Lion
Inn) with guest speaker.
1:30 to 6 p.m. Afternoon free. Bound
volumes will be on display all afternoon for
those who are interested. We will try to
arrange to have the Old Main bell tower
open for Collegian alumni.
6 p.m. Banquet and annual staff party at
the hotel (with banquet speaker).
10 p.m. Collegian graduation (mug)
ceremony at the hotel.
Sunday, May 3, 1987
10 a.m. to noon Farewell brunch.
Suggested speakers
• University President Bryce Jordan.
(Possible topic: The role of the campus press
at Penn State.)
• Michael Bezilla, author of Penn State,
An Illustrated History. (Possible topic: "The
Collegian Role in Penn State History.")
I Former Collegian staff members.
For our records and for the information of fellow Collegian alumni, please
answer the following questions, whether you plan to attend the anniversary
celebration or not.
1. What position(s) did you hold at the Collegian?
2. What jobs have you held (not necessarily in journalism)?
3. What job do you have now and with what business? If you are a homemaker, that
counts too.
4. If you'd like your fellow alumni to know anything else about you, please write it
down. Feel free to brag.
Send your anecdotes and questionnaires,
with any information you can give us, to:
Sally A. Heffentreyer, news adviser
Collegian 100th anniversary
126 Carnegie Building
University Park, Pa. 16802
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Edition of The Daily Collegian is pub
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Building, University Park, Pa. 16802.
If you have questions or comments
about the Alumni Edition, please ad
dress them to Sally A. Heffentreyer,
news adviser, at the Collegian, or tele
phone (814) 865-1828.
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newsletter to Collegian alumni to in
form them of coming events and events
thus far concerning the 100th anniver
sary of a student newspaper at Pennsyl
vania State University.
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