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RICH DAVIS / Courier & Press Central High School graduates, from
left, Nell Ernspiger, Jim Kerney and Delehia Nuhring look through some
copies of the Centralian student newspaper from 1948. The Class of ’48
is having its 60-year reunion at the Marriott Hotel today through
Sunday.

There’s no Hermann’s on Main Street for noontime or after-school ice
cream and fountain drinks. No McCurdy Hotel with a java shop for those
with a little more cash.

Not even Cooper’s, a lunch room where high school boys smoked or
skipped class by climbing out a choir room window at the old Central
High School on Northwest Sixth Street.

And the only thing left of the Community Center — a teen town
for jitterbugging to Charlie Kroener’s band — are the Four
Freedoms columns at Dress Plaza.

In fact, much of the lively Downtown that existed when Finke’s
Furniture was “37 steps from Main,” gas was 17 cents a gallon and the
Centralian student newspaper came out weekly has vanished.

It lives on, though, in the minds of a bunch of 70-somethings —
Central’s Class of 1948.

About 60 graduates are expected for this weekend’s 60-year reunion at
the Marriott Hotel on U.S. 41, chaired by retired Harper School
Principal Jim Kerney, according to Nell McKinnis Ernspiger, who’s
handling reservations. A Saturday banquet and Sunday breakfast also
are planned.

“Everything was Downtown then,” said Ernspiger, recalling the
cavernous creaking hallways and tower of her old alma mater, replaced
in 1971 when a $9 million Central High School opened on the North
Side.

“A lot of students had part-time jobs in the stores. I worked at
Salm’s, a women’s store.”

“In 1944, we were the largest class to enter Central,” said Delehia
Nuhring, a retired Stringtown School teacher. “In 1948, there were 384
graduates.”

The class’s “big man on campus” was class president Lee Hamilton, who
starred on a 24-4 basketball team coached by Walter Riggs that
finished second in the 1948 state tournament.

Hamilton, a former Indiana congressman and vice chairman of the 9/11
Commission, has never made it to one of the reunions, but this time he
sent a video greeting, Nuhring said.

Among those coming are retired Rear Adm. Don McDowell of Chevy Chase,
Md., who will pay tribute to four classmates who died in Korea, and
Ralph Lemcke, a judge at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
at Madison Square Garden.

Classmate Della Hester Lee of Bellevue, Neb., has compiled a reunion
book with updates, pictures and even some advice for young people.

“Many of us feel things are so unsettled with the state of the world
today, the state of the economy,” said Nuhring, noting her generation
knew hardship during the Depression and World War II. Even in 1948,
some Central students worked in the cafeteria for a free lunch.

Professional musician Allen Barthlow’s best memories include Central’s
dance band (he was a trombonist) and theannual Big Broadcast stage
show headed by classmate David Hoy, a magician who became a well-known
psychic before his death in 1981.

In 1948, Barthlow, who lives in Owensboro, Ky., was elected “Mr.
Evansville Teenager” at the Community Center, winning a trip to New
York City that included a suite at the Waldorf Astoria.

Not bad for a kid “who came out of the housing projects,” he laughed,
recalling the $13 a month his family paid to live in Gatewood Gardens
while his father built LSTs at Evansville’s shipyard.

At 18, he was hired by big band leader Art Kassel, whose band was
playing the city’s Club Trocadero. That launched a career that found
Barthlow performing with trumpet virtuoso Al Hirt and others in New
Orleans before Hurricane Katrina chased him home.

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I’m not much of an angry black man. I’m more of an
optimistic, slightly skeptical black man. So maybe that’s why
I’m having a hard time understanding why someone would call
Madison an “unabashed haven for white supremacy.”

I refer, of course, to the headline over the column of my colleague,
Kyle Szarzynski (in the Herald’s Sept. 11 edition). I’ll
give him the benefit of the doubt — we columnists don’t
get to choose our own headlines, and thus the headline was not of
Kyle’s doing. But wow, really? Madison a haven for white
supremacy? Maybe if you’re using population as a metric, but as
far as the other outward signs of white supremacy go — to wit,
burning crosses, lynch mobs, hooded men with strange titles,
Confederate flags — Madison is, fortunately, lacking.

Kyle and crew, you need to cut UW-Madison’s ethnic population
some slack. The state itself is hardly a melting pot as far as race
goes, so how exactly can you expect its flagship university to be? And
as far as the much maligned campus climate of racial subjugation
and/or white supremacy, I have only one word: Huh?

Reading some of this stuff makes me wonder where in the world I have
been attending college for the past four years.

“This article makes me hate white people even more,”
penned anonymous online commenter “An Angry Black Man” in
response to last week’s Herald editorial lambasting Senior Class
President Oliver Delgado for his refusal to resign after stealing a
number of Van Galder tickets. My hope is that the commenter is
actually some schmuck trying to stir up trouble, wrapped in the
security blanket of Internet anonymity — especially considering
his use of the n-word. But it’s not uncommon to see this sort of
sentiment echoed on campus. Certainly, it was echoed in
Szarzynski’s column.

“Opposition to diversity efforts… is rampant, while a
select few are simply unable to get over the fact that the (nonwhite)
senior class president stole a few overpriced bus
tickets…” quips Szarzynzki. While the average student
probably doesn’t care about the numerous elected student
positions on campus, much less what the senior class president does,
those of us who do know and do care like to think that those students
elected to such resume-padding positions are upright, outstanding, non
Van-Galder ticket-stealing citizens.

The righteous outrage over Delgado’s refusal to step down after
his theft has little to do with his race. His name could be Patrick
O’Brian, Phillip Schumacher or Vikas Van Ryn — and have
all of the ethnic implications that come with such names — and
the result would be the same. Outrage. Calls for his resignation.
Yawns.

And another thing — can we move past this? To think that a young
man will have to answer to this Google-friendly non-fiasco in some
future job interview pains me. Mr. Delgado screwed up, and he
apologized. He has no intention of resigning. What should UW-Madison
students do about this? Study.

Meanwhile, I’m all for the guy who has never made a mistake to
take over his post.

In the four years I’ve been here, I have never had a professor,
member of the university’s administration, teaching assistant,
police officer or gas station attendant treat or approach me any
differently than my fairer-skinned fellow students. I’ve had a
few northern Wisconsin students fall on their faces in racial
ignorance, but little in the way of hostility. I’ve been dealing
with campus climate for four years now, and I’ve never called
home in a fit of “Overexposure to White People” or
“Minority Withdrawal” just to hear my black mother’s
or father’s voice on the line to assure me that, yes, there are
non-white people out there.

So, to the prospective UW-Madison student who happened to be Googling
information about UW-Madison’s diversity campus climate, you
have little to fear. If you are, however, unable to make friends with
people who don’t have the same hair style, skin color or skill
in Hacky Sack as you do, you may want to skip college altogether.

There are still challenges that relate to racial prejudice in this
state, county and city. Look no further than who populates
Wisconsin’s prisons. The numbers are appalling and embarrassing
but — and this may be hard to admit — they may also be
revealing. I write this not as a dismissal of all the issues that
minorities face in Wisconsin and Madison, but only to say that, as a
minority student, I love this city, and feel completely comfortable at
this university. The white supremacy boogeyman Kyle and his crew
create for us may not be nonexistent, but it certainly isn’t as
all-powerful in the City of Madison as they claim it is.

Patrick O’Brian was in fact an Englishman [born and bred Richard Russ
in the ‘Home Counties’ near London of German descent] who pretended to
be an Irishman and was very upset when the truth came out. As they
say: ‘do not judge a book by its cover’.

Fight the power, Gerald! As another strong Black man here in Madison,
I too relish every opportunity I get to not be called a n****r
(because as long as you don’t do that, you’re not racist!), to explain
that I’m not here on an athletic scholarship or because of affirmative
action, and to really, truly enjoy the unsolicited but ever-present
task of having my actions speak for an entire people instead of myself
as an individual. Madison’s awesome like that! – Germain Q. Stemme

Well said! People do need to learn to move on, what Oliver did was bad
but its over. Study! That is why we are in school. But the door for
the racists anonymous people has been open…. post your comments.

“I’ve had a few northern Wisconsin students fall on
their faces in racial ignorance, but little in the way of hostility.”
Great column overall, Gerald, but was it really necessary to point out
that the students were from northern Wisconsin? Racial ignorance can
be found just easily and with as much abundance in this part of the
state as in the Great North, so why reinforce stereotypes?

good point, but Cox : “His name could be Patrick
O’Brian, Phillip Schumacher or Vikas Van Ryn
— and have all of the ethnic implications that come
with such names” These guys are still white…

“Look no further than who populates Wisconsin’s
prisons. The numbers are appalling and embarrassing but
— and this may be hard to admit
— they may also be revealing.” It would be
revealing to know the race of the victims of the criminals in prison.
I’ve heard that most black criminals committed their crimes against
black victims. Is this true?

While I understand YOUR p.o.v, you can’t undermine the notion that
OTHER students of color have had a completely different
experience…like me I’ve encountered blatant racism in the dorms via
vandalism and alcohol-induced name calling. I agree, NOT all
Madisonians are racists. But some UW students are and we shouldn’t
turn a blind eye to that. I’m not crying a river but you shouldn’t
imply that racial issues DONT exist on campus…they do.

Thanks for the article, Gerald. I couldn’t agree more. The discussion
on the other article was almost as disturbing as the article itself.
Minorities committing more crimes? That’s a blatant lie than any legal
studies major can refute. They’re convicted at higher rates and given
longer sentences, especially in the realm of drug convictions, but
they don’t commit more crimes. We still have progress to make, but
Kyle’s article leads one to believe that the omnipresent specter of
extreme racism seeps into every crevice of Madison’s society. BTW:
“Vikas Van Ryn” made me laugh.

Thank you, Gerald, for putting it the way it really is. Madison is
truly a tolerant open-minded city. It’s time for liberals to finally
embrace the tolerant atmosphere they have helped create. Now let’s
eat.

Kyle’s not going anywhere, he generates way to many comments and
interest, even if the majority of them are negative.

Kyle wasn’t talking about outward racism, but rather the ridiculous
amount of unconscious privilege the white population of madison
represents. Just look at the treatment of allied drive if you want
proof.

To September 15, 2008 @ 3:37pm: I think you read what youw anted to
read. Gerald didnot say that Madison is racism free, he even admits to
having some people “fall on thier faces.” I too am a minority on
campus and must say that though the population is skewed, I have been
welcomed and treated good. Like any other city Madison has it’s “bad
apples” that will try to belittle someone or a group of people they
are itimidated by. But, as to the point that Gerald was making, the
majority of the euro-american population are not racist, and the sam
can be said the African-American or Hispanic-American and so on. There
is no one race/ethnicity that does not have people who spew out
disgust from the threads of their pants, but there are a bunch of
people within every race that are tolerant and accepting of diversity.
I myself, being a mixed minority student, have close friends that are
not of the same race/ethnicty. Please let’s try to find the good and
forget about the bad. The racist are just like kids, when you ignore
thier outlandish behaviors they will move on.

While you’re at it, Gerald, why don’t you touch on the well-known fact
that blacks themselves are the biggest racists in Madison? Nah, that
would be admitting too much truth.

While I agree that Madison may not be the home of your stereotypical
“racist”, the city and the university would be perfect subjects for a
study on how institutionalized forms of racism survive and continue to
thrive in the 21st century. Wisconsin might not seem like a “melting
pot as far as race goes,” but Madison is a unique case. African-
Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and American Indians make up almost half
of the K-12 population in Madison’s public schools. From my
experiences talking with students around campus, I can tell you that
most people are completely shocked to find out how ethnically diverse
Madison is. And why are they shocked? Because the university does not
reflect the racially diverse population of Madison at all. It’s too
soon to make any judgments about the University because it will only
be in 10 years time that we can see if these numbers translate to the
UW classroom. Until then, I agree that as a minority student, things
are okay for us here at the university, but my question is, what
happens if you’re one of those students that never makes it to the
university?

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Kittanning Senior High School will hold homecoming on Friday and the
following girls were selected for the court:

• Jamie Ellen Bowersis the daughter of Chris and Sonya Bowers and
resides at 1016 N. Water St., Kittanning. She will be escorted by her
father. She is the senior class president, co-captain of the varsity
cheerleading squad, and captain of the KHS volleyball team. She also
serves as a member of the track and field team, the National Honor
Society and Teens Against Tobacco Use. Her future plans are to attend
the University of Pittsburgh to become a nurse anesthetist.

• Allison Rochelle Brownis the daughter of Dale and Jill Brown
and resides at 640 East Brady Road, Kittanning. She will be escorted
by her father. She is involved with cheerleading, student council,
class cabinet, the National Honor Society, school musicals, Teens
Against Tobacco Use, tearbook, Art V/C Club, and T. V. Production. Her
future plans are to attend college to specialize in teaching.

• Chelsey Rene Covenis the daughter of Dale and Judy Coven and
resides at 903 Claypoole Road, Worthington. She will be escorted by
her father. She is involved with the National Honor Society, Teens
Against Tobacco Use, student council, and track and field. Her future
plans are to attend college to major in obstetrics and gynecology.

• Kristen Marie Engleris the daughter of John and Diane Engler
and resides at 120 Carpenter Road, Kittanning. She will be escorted by
her father. She is involved with the marching and concert band,
National Honor Society, girls’ tennis team, KHS swim team, and
Applebee Pond. Her future plans are to attend college and obtain a job
in a health-related field.

• Jessa Lynn Futscheris the daughter of Jim and Tracy Futscher
and resides at 324 Ridge Road, Cowansville. She will be escorted by
Dave Reitler. She is a varsity cheerleader and is involved with TV
Production, has served on the student council, and participates in
powderpuff football. Her future plans are to attend college for
radiology and specialize in sonography.

• Anne Elizabeth Serraois the daughter of Rox and Lisa Serrao and
resides at 13648 State Route 422, Kittanning. She will be escorted by
her father. She serves as the president of the National Honor Society,
secretary of student council, and president of the Health Club. She is
also involved with Applebee Pond, track and field, tennis, Student
Board Representative and yearbook. Her future plans are to attend a
college and major in biochemistry.

• Former Queen Allison Nicole Wilesis the daughter of Timothy and
Kimberly Wiles and resides at 110 Manor Lane, Kittanning. She will be
escorted by Timothy Wiles. She is currently attending Clarion
University and majoring in early childhood education.