1957 High School Weeks

2nd HS wk 57 1:8 Claudia Price 1:10 Jonnie May 1:12 Lois Corbus 1:16 Merlene Hagler 1:17 Florene Paine 2:5 Cheryl Rush 2:10 Raye Linda Rush 2:11 Ronnie Lamb 3:3 ? Wilfong 3:8 ? Greenlee 3:12 Jim Ellston ? 3:15 Judy Parmenter 4:2 Daryl Terry 4:3 Dick Thayer 4:7 Bruce Parmenter 4:8 Charlie Wogman 4:9 Harold Oder 4:10 Don Paine 4:11 Max Whited

1st HS wk 57 1:1 Linda Boldt1:2 Ronnie Lamb 1:6 Connie 1:10 Judy? Ellsworth 1:11 Jane Reed 1:12 Marlyce Elam 1:13 Mrs. Ellen Reed 2:1 ? Boldt (sister to Linda) 2:5 Brenda Downen 2:13 Janet Elam 2:14 Mark Weaver 2:16 Carl Morhouse 3:1 Bob Longdon 3:5 Doris Corbus 3:6 Lana Tevis 3:12 Linda Altom 3:13 Frank Bush 4:1 Ronnie Siever 4:2 ? Bussman 4:3 Elmer McKean 4:6 Judy Dorris 4:7 Alice Schroeder 4:12 Dixie ?5:1 Ernie Lipple 5:3 Darryl Terry 5:4 Gaylen?5:5 Bob Kinney Jr. 5:6 Roger Elliott 5:7 Merle Melton

1967 Directors Meeting

Bob Kelly, Collinsville at the podium. Keith Sproat, Bob Scott, ? in front row. Bob Kinney in the foreground taking minutes. ? and Danny Bowling in second row.

1958 HS Group Shot

Possible identifications: 1:15 Rose Motzer 1:21 (end) Mike Bush, 3:1 Larry Roland 3:2 Norman Ray 3:4 RayLyn Wall 3:13 Mary Kinney 3:14 Elmer McKean 3:15 (striped) Mike Duft 3:17 (other striped) Ron Hagler 3:20 Frank Bush 3:21 Paula Bush 4:1 Mike Heston 4:3 Charlie Lee 5:2 Dick Thayer 5:4 Merle Melton 5:5 Jack Busby 5:7 Claudia Price 5:11 Mary Roodhouse (nurse) 5:16 Ray Goodman 5:17 Alvin Thompson 5:18 Bennett Roodhouse

1957 Group Shots

3:1 Marlice Elam? 3:2 Sandra Loeh 3:5 Mary Kinney 3:6 Mike Heston 2:1 Cheryl Rush 3:11 John Powers 2:12 Anne Beams 2:12 Alice Beams (Served G’ville as ch sec’y; married Daryl Terry)1:3 Dennis Corley (preaches in the Chicago area)1:4 Donnie Williams

3:1 Mike Duft 3:2 Art Larsson 3:4 Jack Busby 2:3 Raye Linda Rush 1:5 Lois Corbus

3:9 John Power’s wife

3:5 Norman Ray3:6 Ron Hagler3:4 Dallas Nichols (Later a camp manager)

1960 HS Week

Don Ray is the teacher of this class.
On the day of the faculty-student softball game, many times we would have the state police deliver a telegram from a Big League ball club (like the Cardinals). The message would be on regulation Western Union form and in general sing the praises of the faculty players. Of course it would always urge the students to be good losers. In this picture, George Hentz is delivering the telegram.

The "dorm shopping" shot highlights the practice of many of the girls wearing each other's clothes. Perhaps someone will identify the girls.

I recognize Stella Kinney and Nadine Crane in the kitchen. That is Bob Kinney outside the window in the background. Who can name campers?

1961 On the Lake Bank

Stella Kinney is the second on the left, sitting. Girl standing to Stella's right is Cheryl Lamb, next to her is Janis Bishop. One of the Williams twins (Kay or Gay) is seated next to her. The other is leaning against the tree.

1961 Christian Workers Week

(Row 1 beginning with little girls) 1:1 Theresa Schmidt 1:2 Christine Schmidt 1:3 Gwen Schmidt 1:10 Pat Heston 1:11 John Heston (Row 2 beginning with two young men crouching) 2:1 Johnny King 2:4 Joy Schmidt holding Joe Schmidt 2:8 Harriet Griffin 2:9 Mrs. Dan Diamond 3:2 Joe Fehr 3:3 Seth Wilson 3:4 Bob Kinney 3:6 Melvin Newland (son of Vernon Newland–one of the founders of St. Louis Chr College; at the time, Melvin was minister of the church in St Ann, MO–now lives in Texas) 3:7 Lenord Wymore (long-time Convention Secretary of the North American Christian Convention) 3:8 Janet Elam and in front of her Mrs. Diamond, 3:9Loreen Heston 4:1 Mike Heston 4:3 Don Ray (arbitrary decision that he is in back row since he's kindof in between) 4:4 Leroy Schmidt 4:8 Dan Diamond

Jr. High 1964 (1 of 2 weeks)

This photo is courtesy of Gwen Heavner Tokatz ... Let's name them all if we can. (note the rows in this picture are less defined than in some .. try to be as specific about location as you can ... there appear to be 4 rows kneeling on the ground ... do the best you can ... reference some known ids if needed)

1:1 James Kelly, 1:2 Rebecca Kelly 1:4 Robert Kelly 1:5 Paula Harden 1:10&11 those twins from Herrick whose names are just out of reach 1:14 David Jackson 1:26 Larry Bolla 2:1 Cindy Huffman 2:2 Susan Hentz 2:3 Linda Hill 2:7 Debbie May 2:13 Janet Gum 2:14 Charlotte Redmon 2:15 Linda Thomas 2:16 Gwen Schmidt 2:17 Debbie Vogan 2:24 Evan Mac Lockwood. Now the rows get messy, but still kneeling at 3:4 is John Beck, at 3:9 Paula Bush, I think Carla Underwood is kneeling 3:13 directly above the "64" and at 3:17 Jane Whited, 3:19 Bill Barton, 3:20 Roger Lamar. In the row above that merges in and out, 4:6 Judy Grafford 4:10 is Deb Fritz, 4:14 Vickie Nowlin, 4:18 Scott Cain, 4:19 Carolyn Stever, and 4:20 Carla Patton. Debbie and Paula are "together" again in this photo! Yeah! 5:1 Bob Kelly 5:2 Shirley Kelly 5:3 Harriet Albee 5:4 Jack Albee. Row 5 splits into three with Micheal Jackson above, Cheryl Lamb in the center and Bruce Nowlin below. Then continuing after Cherl is John Heston, Gary Thornburg and over three is Greg Heavner. Linda Gehrig is behind Carolyn Stever and Jim Taylor is behind Greg in the very back. Gwen Heavner is above the space between the p in Camp and the J -- not quite all the way back.

Where is Debbie Vogan? Found her! (Thanks, Holly!)And I don't see Russell Boatman either.

HS Registration 1963

In the picture on right of girls in line, they are left to right: Karla Knichel, Kathy Peebles, Linda Smith and Ruth Blankenship. The boy in the dark shirt, with glasses might be Paul Camp. In top picture of registration....boy in sunglasses and patterned shirt, bending over, is Ronnie Volkmar.Second girl from left looks like Mickey Dildine.

Lynne Gurley Meding said...

Well, Gwen, I'll need your help to be sure...but in the first registration picture, the two women talking look like Bette Barton and Pam Folmsbee! It's before our time, but maybe Bethalto worked that week????

Camp Directors, 1964

Top picture: Neal Emerson, Bill Schroeder, Dan Diamond and Oliver Stowe (Carl's brother; very active in Woburn church). Second picture: Tom Ewald, Bob Kinney, Frank Bush. Last picture: Charles Wogman, Daryl Bishop, Jack Busby, Buster Corley.

Jr. Girls Group Shot, 1961

1:4 Carla Underwood, 1:7 Marilyn Carter, 1:16 Debbie May, 1:18 Susan Hentz, 2:17 Paula Bush, 4:1 Deb Fritz 5:8 Stella Kinney. Not sure of many of these. Rows 3 and 4 include another layer in places.

Vespers, 1961

Charlie Greer, 3rd row left. The man in the suit is Bill Stark (Probably the speaker). There are several G'ville kids in this shot. I see Fred Wiseman, front row left, send from end. Sorry so difficult to see on this one but couldn't resist that little tree in the ailse that we all walked around for so many years.

Another reader identified the following: Left of center: Back row l -r Bob Kinney, Mike Heston, Bill Vandervoort. Right of center: Row 2 3rd girl from right end is Judy Feher Row 3 Two girls on right end are Kathy Peterson and Linda Reavis Row 5 on left hand is Alice Schroeder Back row tall guy left end Jim Correll.

Frank Bush remembers, "It is funny that you should mention that little tree. Back in 1955, we didn't have seats (the audience sat on the grass . . . higher up the hill.) We had a speaker (last name was Steadman) who preached standing next to that tree. All week long he kept stumbling over it (it was very small) and at one point threatened to yank it up. We debated as to whether we should dig it up, but the majority were like me . . . We didn't want to destroy something unless we had to."

1954 Group Shot

1:1 Bob Kinney Jr.; 1:2 Doris Corbus; 1:3 Sue Koonce; 1:4 Janet Elam, 1:5 Alice Schroeder. 1:5 Brenda Downen; 1:6 Janey Reed 2:1 Dennis Corley (?); 2:2 Theda Butler; 3:1 Dean Schrumpf, 3:2 Ruth Schrumpf, 3:4 Marlyce Elam, Back row (count is off) From left to right beginning in the middle: Don Ray; Dave Rush; Erroll Grissom; Elmer McKean.We have a discussion on whether or not 1:3 is Sue Koonce -- one reader identified her and another promptly said it wasn't her. Anyone else want to weigh in?

1953 Durley Campgrounds

The Durley Camp shot was taken in 1953 by Wilson Wiseman. The preachers are Bob Kinney, Cliff Butler, Dallas Newby, (preaching at Woburn at the time), and Mark Weaver (preacher at Old Ripley). This was the prior campground. Bond started in 1954.

1957 - A Choir Class maybe?

I see Janet Elam Row 2:3 and Mary Kinney behind her in 3:1. Anyone else? Remember to click on the picture for a larger view.

1957 - Swimming at the Vandalia Pool

Pic #1 Claudia Price is in the striped suit. The boy facing the camera is Mike Duft from Greenville. The man in the middle is Charlie Lee from Witt, IL. (You can see him a little better in #3–he is in the shadows in the first one.).In #2 Mary Kinney is on the right. The girl in the middle may be Diana Burris. The one beginning the dive is under discussion and may or may not be Marlyce Elam (see comments). Jack Busby is facing the camera in #3.

Now about Marlyce -- if you anonymous commenters would identify yourselves it is possible that one of you has more credibility than the other -- like Janet as a sister or Kay Wiseman as a cousin? You can identify yourselves and settle this ... if you will.

Kay says she doesn't think it is Marlyce. Frank Bush agrees, saying, "I think she might have been from Pana. Jack Busby preached there for a while. I remember seeing her at the BBall game when Greenville was playing. I cannot remember her name." Tom Ewald weighed in and said it looks more like his wife Janet than her sister. Swimming caps just confuse the issue!

Mike Heston adds, "The pictures of the Vandalia pool (we bussed kids there twice a week before building the lake) has a rather interesting story behind it. I believe it was Fourth Christian in St. Louis that brought several black kids to camp one week. I recall there being some concern about their being allowed to enter the Vandalia pool. Fortunately, there was no problem. I remember the older black guy was named Rufus and the one my age was Leroy (all ages were thrown together in the early days). Leroy and I became good friends and both dedicated our lives to full-time Christian service the week in question. I’ve often wondered what became of Leroy. It will be interesting to see if Frank has any pictures of those guys." Frank is still working through envelop after envelop of negatives, but he does remember that the Vandalia pool was segregated, but since we were a private party they let the camp bring all the campers regardless of race. The Civil Rights Act was still eight years away.

A Bible Drama and Fire from Heaven

In later years the risk of this particular activity drove it off the stage and out in the open. Why does only one kid look worried? (Just left of Elijah.) Remember you can click on the picture for a larger view.

I think Elijah is Elmer McKean. The two girls directly behind him we believe are Alice Schroeder on the right in white and next to her looks like Mary Kinney.

Jr. Girls 1963 meal time

On right side of the left table, about halfway down in the plaid dress, is Kathy Holtzhauer. Stella Kinney in white blouse standing at end of table on the right.

One of 4 -- a Life Recruit Week, 1958

Must be a very early week -- the pics were in teams like this rather than the whole week together. Recognize anyone? These rows are a little hard to follow -- let's see this as three rows, the first starting with the girl in the flowered skirt, the second with the tall girl in the light dress on her left and behind, and the third mostly guys.

(Published from comments and an email from Mike Heston) 1:4 June Huck (?); 1:6 girl w/ glasses is Lois Corbus; 2:4 striped shirt, Ron Holtzhauer; 3:1 Norman Ray, 3:2 Gerald Greenlee, 3:4 Gilbert Schreiber, 3:5 Mary Kinney, 3:7 Charlie Greer

Junior boys in 1963? HS week in 1964 or 1965?

Another Junior Boys week. Row 1, kneeling, 1:4 Rick Walston 2:11 David Bush 2:13 Mike Bush 2:16 Chuck Northcutt 3:16 Steve Roodhouse 4:1 Tom Ewald 4:2 Janet Elam Ewald 4:7 Sheryl Brazle 4:9 Mary Kinney 4:10 Wanda Bowling 4:11 Dan Bowling 4:14 Melissa Sefton 4:5 Janet Durbin, Brownstown. Notice she and Melissa Sefton had matching outfits on, they were best friends!

Click on the photo for a closer look -- 1:1 Fred Wiseman 1:3 Don Doerr 1:4 Pat Heston 1:5 Bob Kelly1:9 Porter Estes 1:10 J.W. Jordan 1:12 Mike Heston 1:13 Paul Boatman 2:4 Kathy Peebles (end of row two -- the little blond head not quite visible)2:19 is Karen Bush with 2:20 Paula Bush 2:21 Francis Steele. 3:7 Jack Provines 3:11 Dan Clymer 3:12 Tim Callison 3:16 Deb Fritz 3:19 Mike Bush. Quite a jumble at the end of that row but I think the two younger kids with arms over shoulders are Robert and James Kelly.