The Decaturian, 1937-10-28

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VOL XXXV—No. 8
Decatur, Illinois, Thursday, October 28, 1937
Price $1.50 Per Year
"HANK" GILL ACCEPTS NEW POST
Faculty Receives Salary Increase Of Ten Per Cent
An increase of 10 per cent in all Millikin faculty salaries was an¬ nounced by the University's Board of Managers last Wednesday. Retro¬ active to Sept. 1 of this year, the raise is the second partial restora'tion of the faculty members full salaries which were reduced by 40 per cent during the depression. The other in¬ crease was 20 per cent, and was given in September of 1934.
From 1929 until 1933 the Board of Managers was able to pay all salaries in full. In the fall of 1933, however, due to reduced income on invest¬ ments and a pronounced decrease in enrollment it was necessary to cut all teachers salaries nearly in half, and a 4b per cent cut was put into efiFect.
This cut remained in force through¬ out that year, and in September, 1934, a 20 per cent restoration was given. Salaries on this basis continued un¬ til the recent action of the Board re¬ storing a further 10 per cent. Teach¬ ers coming to Millikin after 1933 were, by the Boards recent action, given a 10 per cent raise.
Salaries are still 10 per cent less than in 1929, and the Board of Man¬ agers expressed, last week, the "hope that the remainder can be restored next year."
Millidek Underway; Student Pictures To Be Taken Soon
Intensive work has begun on this year's Millidek according to Mary Ann Crawford, editor of the yearbook.
Freshmen pictures are to be taken within the next few weeks and each freshman will be contacted as to the time most suitable for the appoint¬ ment. All student pictures must be taken before December 15.
The pictures will cost one dollar and will be taken at Burchetts'. The one dollar will pay for the Millidek picture and one to be given to the student. The money is payable upon receipt of the pictures.
"Boys are asked to wear a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie," said Miss Crawford. "Girls may wear what they choose, but a dark outfit is preferable."
"PEP FEST" TONIGHT ON NEW PAVEMENT TO BE BROADCAST
Shown congratulating "Hank" Gill on his new position is Mr. Charles K. Brightbill, present Director of the Community Recreation Association who will leave Nov 1 for Boston to assume his duties as Recreational Director there.
Election of Homecoming Queen To he Held From 10-12 Monday
Following a surprise announcement in the Decaturian Friday, October 22, an election for Homecoming Queen nominations was held. The six girls from thc junior and senior classes who received thc most votes are: Martha Brown, Athalee Connally, Matilde Fraser, Jessie McKeown, Ruth  Rink, and  Laura Belle   Scott.
The  final  election will  be  held on
Monday in the office and its outcome will be announced in thc Decaturian November 5. The queen will ride on a float in the Homecoming parade to be held Saturday, November 13 and that night she will be crowned at the Homecoming dance which is to be in the school gymnasium. The second and third runners-up will act as her court of honor on both occasions.
Athletic Director To Succeed Brightbill as Recreation Head
Successor To Gill Named Wednesday; Former Millikinite
Announced by President Hessler last night just in time to be published in the Decaturian, was the news that Calvin E. Sutherd, Millikin graduate and one-time Assistant Director of Athletics at J. M. U. will succeed Hank Gill. Mr. Sutherd will take up his duties Feb. 1.
Graduating with thc class of 1924, Mr. Sutherd was cited for his very high scholarship at Millikin. He has done graduate work at the University of Michigan, and next summer will receive his  M. A.  degree.
Following his graduation from Mil¬ likin, Mr. Sutherd attended the Notre Dame School of Coaching where he worked under Knute Rockne; he then went to thc coaching school at North¬ western.
After coaching at Westville Town¬ ship High School, Westville, 111., where his undefeated team won the Wabash Valley championship, Mr. Sutherd resigned and came to Milli¬ kin. He was made Assistant Director of Physical Education and Athletics under Leo Johnson. He remained in this position from 1925 to 1927 and then became Athletic Director at Marinette High School, Marinette, Wisconsin.
From there he went to Milwaukee University as Director of Health and Physical Education. While at Mil¬ waukee he became actively engaged in the municipal recreation program in that city, which is reputed to be one of the strongest recreation pro¬ jects  in  thc  country.
Mr. Sutherd will become Millikin's Director of Athletics, succeeding Hank, at the beginning of the second semester this year. He will also as¬ sist throughout the rest of the year in organizing alumni chapters all over the country.
Robinson Collaborates With Doctor Umbreit On Utilities Text Book
An unique display of school spirit will occur this evening as Millikin takes part in the formal opening of the West Main-Oakland Street sub¬ way with a rousing pep meeting in the center of the new pavement. The pep fest will last from  7:15 to 8.
Bill White, Poss Hanes, Bill Adams, and Walter Obermeyer will lead cheers; the coaches and various mem¬ bers of the football squad will be called upon for speeches; and the band under the Direction of E. C. Kiefer,  will  play.
Arrangements have been made with radio station WJBL to have its short¬ wave transmitter on the scene, and Mr. Kiefer, rumored to be the insti¬ gator of the cheer meet, has urged every student to turn out "to make the noise impressive."
It has just been revealed that Dr. Myles E. Robinson of the Millikin de¬ partment of Economics and Business Administration is now working on a book in the field of public utilities. He is collaborating with Dr. Umbreit of the Northwestern faculty in the writ¬ ing of this new approach to the prob¬ lem.
The book will give an entirely new angle of the relationship of the gov¬ ernment to regulation.
"Four publishers," Dr. Robinson said, "have agreed to consider the book for publication." As is the gen¬ eral system, the material in the book will be oflfered to students before it is released in book form. It will also be necessary for much of the content to be reworked, so Dr. Robinson said that he did not expect the book to be ready for publication for at least a year and a half or two years.
Although it has been considered, Dr. Robinson feels that a leave of ab¬ sence will be unnecessary as long as his time at Millikin is so apportioned that he can write in the afternoons. Last week-end Dr. Robinson went to Chicago to confer with Dr. Umbreit.
The Decaturian staff takes pleasure in dedicating this week's issue of the paper to Wayne "Hank" Gill.
For over fifteen years Hank has played well and coached well so that Millikin's name may be carved in a high posi¬ tion on the sports records of the middle-west. Two of his three years as a Millikin athlete he was a four-letter man; and when he returned as an instructor he gained wide ac¬ claim for his school with his basketball teams, his intra¬ mural system, and his plans for Millikin's unique course in physical education.
As years went by he did not seem to notice that the fame he so fairly earned all went to his Alma Mater and not to him. Yet those well acquainted with Hank, knew he did not care, for nothing seems farther from his am¬ bitions than personal recognition.
The story is told that last Spring at the Testamonial Banquet held for Leo Johnson someway the one man who had played and coached with Leo the longest; the indivi¬ dual just chosen-to head Millikin's reorganized Athletic De¬ partment, the one man who above all should sit at Leo's side, was overlooked in the places set at the speaker's table.
Barely had the banquet begun when necks were craned and individuals notable and otherwise began to whisper. Where was Hank? Suddenly someone spotted him in the far end of the room talking and laughing with the group at his table. Hurriedly a waiter was summoned and a place prepared for Hank alongside Leo. As they hustled the be¬ wildered Hank to the newly set place at the speakers' table, he asked in astonishment: "Why do you want me up there? I can't make a speech."
Though Millikin's debt to Hank can never be paid, we of The Decaturian express in behalf of the school he has served, our humble gratitude for his great gifts to Mil¬ likin. As he takes up his new duties we hope he will pay us frequent visits and ever keep an interest in the Alma Mater who thinks so highly of him.
Duties at Millikin To Be Con¬ cluded at Close of Current Football Season
Wayne "Hank" Gill, Millikins re¬ cently appointed Athletic Director, last night formally accepted a new post as Director of Decatur's Com¬ munity Recreation activities. "Hank" was awarded the position, considered one of the best of its kind in thc state, by thc Recreation Association's Board of Directors Tuesday.
He will take over part of the duties of his new position immediately, and the rest at the conclusion of Milli¬ kin's current football season. He suc¬ ceeds Charles K. Brightbill, who, Nov. 1, goes East to become Director of Community Recreation in Boston. Regrets  Leaving   Millikin
Speaking last night at a banquet attended by members and the Board of Directors of the Community Re¬ creation Association, "Hank" said. "It is with a great deal of regret that I find it expedient at this time to sever my association with Millikin Univer¬ sity. My connection with the univer¬ sity for the past eleven years, and its resulting associations and friendships is not an easy tie to break, though that at present seems the best course.
"Since coming to Millikin in 1926 I have been closely associated with thc Public Recreation movement in De¬ catur, one which I feel has unlimited possibilities for the future happiness and welfare of the people of this com¬ munity.
Speaks of Future
"In my new position as Superinten¬ dent of Recreation in Decatur I shall continue to follow the fortunes of Millikin with interest and wish for her future all that is best."
Having been both a student and a faculty member at Millikin, "Hank" is truly a son of J. M. U. As four- letter man during his college days and later as coach during Millikin's decade of invincible basketball teams, he gained wide renown for the names Gill   and   Millikin.
Prominent in Sports
During his years as instructor in physical education he organized an intramural system which has since been copied by a score middle-sized schools; and last year, just before his appointment as Athletic Director, Hank planned the newly inaugurated course in physical education making Millikin one of the few schools sup¬ plying a full major of 24 hours or more in P. E.
In 1919 Hank entered Millikin and stayed through his junior year. In 1922 he went to Bethany college and there a year later received his B. A. For three years immediately follow¬ ing his graduation he coached at Earl¬ ham College and Northwestern Mili¬ tary Academy.
Made Athletic Head
He came to Millikin in 1926 as as¬ sistant to Leo Johnson, and coached nearly a decade of Conference-win¬ ning basketball teams. In 1936 he was made Assistant Professor, and last year upon the resignation of Leo Johnson, Hank's plans for reorganiza¬ tion of the athletic department were installed and he was made Athletic Director to be assisted by a varsity coach, a freshman coach, and a Woman's Athletic Director.