Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 219, Greencastle, Putnam County, 19 May 1980 — Page 1

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The faces of graduation...

When The Singing of “A Toast to DePauw" completed commencement exercises Sunday, there were a lot of most happy fellows, as well as gals on East College lawn. DPU seniors, friends, family and faculty braved the elements to have the ceremony outdoors and were rewarded with a dry (but threatening) day. Just a few minutes after completion of the festivities, the rains came. More DePauw photos and a complete list of graduates appear on Page 2 today. (Banner-Graphic photo by Eric Bernsee).

Four Tops reach out, DePauw alumni will be there

By AGNES KING Banner-Graphic Staff Writer Four DePauw alumni have set out to make their 10-year class reunion a unique and memorable occasion by booking the Four Tops at Bowman Gym on Alumni Day slated for 9 p.m. Saturday, June 7. According to Mike Smith, an Indianapolis businessman and a member of the alumni steering committee, “Four of us thought it would be great to bring back one of the popular groups of the late ’6os to recreate the nostalgia of that era for our reunion. Dick Kraege, Tom Yeo, Dale Barrett and I set the wheels in motion by attempting to book the Four Tops. “The idea was to attract more people to campus and to aid with the alumni effort at DePauw. The Four Tops had appeared at

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two concerts on the DePauw campus during the late ’6os and their popularity made them the ideal choice. “NONE OF US HAVE had any experience as booking agents and let me tell you our little idea has turned into a big business,” Smith added. “The group has agreed to do the concert and we have sent out over 3,000 ticket offers to alumni and are advertising in the Greencastle, Indianapolis, Terre Haute and Crawfordsville areas. And so far the response has been encouraging. “I think we can safely say June 7 will be a day to remember for both alumni and nostalgia buffs throughout the area. We just wanted to make it a special day and to bring back those great memories of our days at DePauw.”

Arts Council meeting set

A public meeting to discuss the formation of an arts council in Putnam County will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 in the Putnam County Library. Individuals interested in promoting the arts including visual arts, handicrafts, music, writing, theatre and dance are encouraged to attend. ACROSS THE NATION arts councils have been instrumental in developing and stimulating cultural

Holiday ad deadlines set

Because of the Memorial Day holiday to be celebrated Monday, May 26, the Banner-Graphic will not be published that day. Consequently, advertising deadlines have been advanced. The deadline for ads to appear Tuesday, May 27 will be 2 p.m. Thur-

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Sunday Was An emotional day around Putnam County as all four county high schools held graduation ceremonies. The variety of expression was not to be outdone either. North Putnam's

The Four Tops last recorded concert at DePauw University was held the first of March in 1968 and according to a report in the DePauw newspaper the 1968 college tour was a great success for the group. The DePauw reported: “At Rutgers University students rioted when too many soul merchants tried to charge the stage at one time. And here at DePauw, Bowman was packed and everything was in the groove, man.” THE FOUR TOPS-Lawrence Payton, Abdul Fakir, Levi Stubbs and Renaldo Benson-began their singing career in Cleveland in an out-of-the-way nightclub called the Ebony Lounge in 1954. After bouncing around from nightclub to nightclub for 11 years the group migrated to Detroit and began to sing the Motown

awareness at the local level. Possible activities include arts festivals, classes and exhibits, workshops and performances in local schools, publication of arts calendars and newsletters, artists registry, assistance with grant applications and united fund-raising. Input is sought as to the structure of an arts council in Putnam County, assessment of the community’s needs and identification of local artists.

sday. May 22. Deadline for ads to appear Wednesday, May 28 will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 23. The Banner-Graphic office at 100 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, will close at 5 p.m. Friday, May 23 and remain closed until 8 a m. Tuesday, May 27.

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Charles (Chad) Colvin and Donald Clones (left photo) look a bit solemn as they switch their tassles. Greencastle's Joe Stamper, meanwhile, finds his glasses can replace a mortar board.

Sound written by Holland, Dozier and Holland. In 1965 songwriters Holland and Company wrote the song, “Baby, I Need Your Loving” for the Four Tops and overnight it vaulted them to one of the most exciting new sounds in rhythm and blues of the 19605. Other hits that followed included “Ask the Lonely,” “Reach Out, I’ll Be There,” “Bernadette” and “Walk Away Renee.” The group continued on the top of the charts until the early ’7os but declined in popularity with the evolution of rock. “WE PLAN TO KEEP the concert as authentic as possible by booking it in Bowman Gym, which was the sight of the earlier concerts at DePauw. At any rate. Col. I. back page, this section

GTE plans $465,000 project in city

Now that spring is here, General Telephone Company of Indiana has begun major projects which are part of the company’s plans to spend approximately $11.3 million in its Southwestern Division, headquartered in Terre Haute, for construction and expansion of telephone facilities during 1980. According to the company’s Southwestern Division Manager, Eric Meister, in addition to telephone installations and repairs, “funds will be directed toward completing our Service Upgrading Program which will make private-line service available to all of our customers, whether they live in urban or rural areas; providing additional telephone cable for future business and residential growth; and replacing existing telephone switching equipment with faster, more reliable com-puter-directed systems.” THE MAJORITY OF General Telephone’s $456,000 allocation in Greencastle will be used to increase the capacity

11th commandment: Thou shalt not rain

A popularized “eleventh” commandment--“ Thou shalt not get caught”is a sad commentary on the moral decadence of our society, United Methodist Bishop Ralph T. Alton noted Sunday at DePauw University’s 141st commencement. We have become, Alton observed, a society that warns its members “to read the fine print. This reveals an increasing absence of the kind of personal integrity that provides both a sense of personal wellbeing and security for society,” the retiring Hoosier clergyman said. ALTON RECITED THREE possible descriptions of America’s Class of 1980. In one he quoted a Catholic professor: “Unlike the hateful class of 1969, which was loveable, this one is likeable. The seniors are so concerned about getting on the boat that they haven’t got the chutzpah to rock it. “Their personal amiability derives in equal parts from social apathy and economic anxiety. It may be somewhat less fashionable, however, to point out that some of their apathy is probably due to the growing discouragement of their middleage professors . . regarding the present possibilities of social and political reform. SENIORS. ALTON URGED, must accept a sense of social responsibility; it is the price of privilege .... “I would (also) hope that your experience at DePauw has created in you a thirst for learning that is not yet satisfied. “At the root of many of the problems confronting our society is a spirit of selfinterest expressed in both personal and group terms seeking to get as much as I can for myself and my kind.. at whatever cost,” the Bishop added. “The world is full of people who are technically skilled in a particular capability. They have never learned, however, how to surround their capabilities with values that give them meaningful purpose or even satisfying opportunities,” he added. Bishop Alton, president of the world’s United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops, received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from DePauw President Richard Rosser. HONORARY DEGREES were also bestowed on Dr. Marion Baumgardner, Purdue University agronomist, and lowa insurance executive Chester Elson. Approximately 532 bachelor and

of the company’s switching center by 400 lines and 200 new telephone numbers to help meet area residential and business growth. Funds have also been allocated to provide additional carrier equipment for customer use. A portion of General Telephone’s $341,000 allocation in Brazil will be used for the addition of 1,200 lines and 1,100 new telephone numbers in that exchange’s switching center to meet the increase in telephone service requirements due to area growth. Additionally, a number of carrier equipment installations will be completed to increase the long-distance call-out capability of General Telephone customers in Brazil. MORTON AND EIGHT other telephone exchanges in General Telephone’s Southwestern Division have received allocations for network expansion and construction during 1980. Also included are Lewis. Clay City, Prairie Creek. Riley. Cory.

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Cloverdale teacher Mary Ann Meyer has a hug for exchange student Fabricio Quinonez. But at South Putnam, it's tears of joy and sadness for Kim Gilley. (Banner-Graphic photos).

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ALL EYES ON THE SKIES Teardrops, but no raindrops master’s degrees were conferred on what was DePauw’s second largest graduating class in four years. Despite the threat of rain Sunday, DePauw’s graduation went off without a hitch at the traditional East College lawn site. The only dampness during the ceremony was an occasional wet eye. BUT NEITHER WAS IT without a bit of drama as DPU officials learned shortly before 3 p.m that the threat of rain had turned in the reality of thundershowers in nearby Brazil “You’ve got about 15 minutes.” one official scribbled quickly on a note that was passed to a graduating coed, w'ho passed it to the podium and on to Pres Rosser. Rosser dispensed with his annual charge to the graduates and quickly shifted the program into high gear. It was none too soon, for as grads were hugging mom and dad and the DPU maintenance crew was disassemblving the stage and bleachers, the skies opened up. Fifteen minutes, you might say. was quite an educated guess.

Gravsville. Sullivan, and Center Point. Carrier equipment installations, sw itching center line additions or new cable installations are scheduled in all of these exchanges. Several new projects to improve service in Terre Haute are slated as part of the company’s $6 2 million expansion and construction program for 1980. Funds have been allocated for a unique new long-distance switching system which uses a digital technique to transmit longdistance telephone calls, and for additional equipment for another computercontrolled system designed to process local calls which was introduced to Terre Haute in January 1979. THE LONG-DISTANCE system is scheduled to go into operation during the third quarter of this year The equipment, one of the most advanced telephone switching systems the industry has to offer. Col. l. back page, this section