Editor,

I recently received the fall issue of Crimson & Gold and, as usual, turned right to the Athletics section. I enjoyed reading about Jeff Kavalunas, the new track coach. I need to set the record straight regarding the establishment of men's track - it was in 1955, not 1957! A picture from the 1956 Ferriscope is enclosed showing the team coached by Athletic Director Sam Ketchman. I was a member of the team then and for three more years, becoming the first four-letter winner in track at Ferris.

I continue to look forward to each issue of Crimson & Gold.

Bill Kuhn
B.S. Marketing '59

Editor,

First let me say that I enjoy receiving the alumni magazine and suggest that we try to get more news on the older graduates along with all of the current information. Many of us will be attending homecoming, and some of the folks that my wife and I graduated with will be there with our children and touring the school and town. One of the points on our agenda is to return and look at where we lived in the '60s and '70s. My last term in school, I lived in an "unapproved" residence near Mecosta. I lived there [with my three roommates] in the fall and winter term of '66/67; I graduated that term, and I think Dean Rankin found out we were in "unapproved" housing and made the rest of the guys move back on campus.

Thanks again for your good work; I still try to recruit for Ferris. To this day, I believe that Ferris prepared me for success.

Joseph Moreau
1967

Editor,

Our family home was at the corner of 401 South Stewart Avenue, just a block from Ferris. The upstairs was converted to house students. I could write a book about the experiences we had with students through the years.
I was a senior at Big Rapids High School when "Old Main" burned. Our whole neighborhood tried to help save her. When I later attended Ferris, most of my classes were in Quonset huts, which weren't too bad, but the wooden sidewalks were. They teetered if someone heavier than you happened to be on the other side.
One tradition you might want to explore is why Ferris students were called "pin heads" by the locals.*
I've been in California for 48 years now, but I still call Big Rapids home.
Donna Parker Weigel