The year started off with a bang for our new President Charles O. Wiselogel. Charles is the third generation Wiselogel in the Club. Number
1 of the "Ripples" had the listing, "To mark on your calendar", the following: July 15: Fred Randell of Eli Lilly & Co.
July 22: Tour Purdue School of Aeronautics
July 24: Annual Kiwanis-Rotary Golf Contest
July 29: Evening Meeting with the Boy Scouts at Cary Camp
August 5: Frank Sparks President of Wabash College
August 19: Reception Day for New Members
August 26: Governor Wilbur Pell with us
September 2: R. O. Papenguth, Coach of U.S. Olympic Women's Swimming Team
September 9: Brownie Scout Program
September 16: Stu Holcomb, "Football for 1952"
September 23: William Kraft, Chamber of Commerce World Tour
Announcement was made of the R.I. Convention enactment relative to Past Service and Senior Active memberships.
The purpose of the
Club Assembly held before the luncheon on Aug. 26th is threefold, Governor Pell stated: 1st, to carry to the clubs inspiration and helpful suggestions about the Rotary program, and to bring to the clubs a larger vision
of the program as revealed to the Governor through his participation in the International Assembly at Lake Placid, and in the International Convention; 2nd, to acquaint the Governor with all the clubs in his District;
and 3rd, to provide Rotary International with information and recommendations for its guidance in serving the clubs throughout the world.
In early October we had our Annual Stag Party at Rotary Park. Then came the
Lafayette Symphony led by Tom Wilson. John Bolland, Foundation Fellowship from New Zealand spoke to us, and Norris Shreve told us of his experiences in Japan. December is always a busy month: our Christmas Party, a
Rotary Speech Contest, and the Salvation Army Kettle Day. Our new member, Superintendent J. Russell Hiatt told us about Lafayette's School Problems.
In January we had a successful 4-H Corn Show, and an
International Service program with Karsandos Master from India the speaker.
Comes February and Louis Sears, "My Political Observations". There were several "world problems" and Frank Hockema told us about
Employer-Employee relations.
Our Scholarship-Citizenship Recognition Day is something we are all proud of and this year it was good.
Under the guidance of Ralph Hull and Bill Ayres, Ladies Night was
held in the Purdue Union on May 14th.
"Covered Bridges in Indiana" interested some of the river-rats.
A June meeting delighted all of us. It was Dean Potter Recognition Day, with Dayton McCormick, Roscoe Seybold,
Fred Hovde and our President taking part.
President Wiselogel's year finished with a report on the Paris Convention from Bill Ayres, Dick Hadley and Elton Hocking.
