Howard B. Allen
(1914)
Information to come.
George
G. Bechtel
(A.B. 1903, A.M. 1905)
George
was born in Potterville, Michigan on July 24, 1882 and
entered Albion College in September of 1898. George
graduated with the class of 1903 after having withdrawn
during the 1900-01 school year so he could work in Bay
City. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he was also a member of
football teams of '99, '01, '02, and '03. George received
his A.M. from Albion 1905 and his LLB from Detroit College
in 1912. Mr. Bechtel went on to teach and coach in the high
schools of Albion, Coldwater, and Detroit.
George was Chairman of the Commission on Missions for the
First Methodist Church, member of Conference Board of
Missions and Church Extension; President, Pan Pacific
Centers, Inc., an organization devoted to the orientation
and sponsorship of Asian students; National Chancellor of
Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity.
From April 7, 1910 issue of
The Pleiad,
“Gerald G. Bechtel, A.B. ’03 and A. M.
’05, who is in charge of the history department of
Detroit Central High School, is writing a text book of
American History for Atchinson, Menzer & Grover Co., of
New York and Chicago.”
His brother, Glen, and granddaughter also attended
Albion College.
Source:
Albion College Archives
D.
Hale Brake
(1916)
Hal was born in Caledonia, Mich., March 5, 1891.
Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 25th District,
1935-42; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of
Michigan, 1942; Michigan state treasurer, 1943-54;
defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1944; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of Michigan state
supreme court, 1955; delegate to Michigan state
constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial District,
1961-62. Member, Freemasons.
Source:
Albion College Archives
Edward
Carlyon
Silent as the Sphinx and as solid.
1910 Albionian
Edward
Carlyon
(1911)
Edward was a member of the Homiletic Brotherhood while at
Albion.
Photo from the
Albionian,
1908
Clem is shown in the second row, second from the
left
Clement
Francis Crowley
(1907)
Clem
was the Honorable Clement Francis Crowley (d. 1962). Clem
is only listed as “Crowley” in the 1908
Albionian photograph of the 1906 football team, and then no
place else – not in any yearbooks, not even in
student directories.
The Pleiad
mentioned that “Crowley” scored the winning
touchdown in the game against Adrian. (Editor's note- The
postcard shown on the Men's Football page was sent right
after that game.) Clement Crowley went on to become a
Denver, Colorado attorney and State Representative, serving
nine terms in the Colorado House of Representatives in the
offices of floor speaker, speaker pro tem, and chairman of
the rules committee. He resigned his House seat in 1951 to
become Assistant Regional Attorney for the Office of Price
Stabilization. Clem had two sons, one of which died in 1948
and was survived by the other, Churchill, and a
grandson.
Source:
Albion College Archives
Horace
F. Donigan
(1911)
Horace attended Albion from 1906-09 (d. 1936) and obtained
a business degree in 1911. He was originally from Flint,
Michigan.
Source:
Albion College Records and Research,
1988
Leora O. Hall
(1870)
Letter
sent to Miss Leora O. Hall at Albion College in 1868.
Info coming on Miss Hall.
Source:
Albion College Archives
Pearl
B. Keene
(1911, 1912)
Pearl received her first degree from Albion in music in
1911 and her second in art in 1912.
Source:
Albion College Archives
Elsie
E. Munro
(1926)
Winner of the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1973, Elsie was
an English Professor at Albion College for many years. She
is mentioned as one of two possible candidates for
which
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
was written.
Harold
F. Wagner
(1918)
Harold attended Albion for four years, graduating in 1918
with a major in accounting or finances. Harold was killed
in WWI and is listed on the WWI Memorial Tablet which is
displayed in the library. All of the photos shown on the
Forum and Clionian Literary Society pages come from his
scrapbook.
Source:
Albion College Registrar & Archives