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Horizons. Magazine editor chose career early KAREN SMITH Northwestern Staff Writer Ruth Reinke Whitney succeeded in the world of work before their were many examples to follow, before there was something called women's liberation. Mrs. Whitney, a graduate of Oshkosh High School, is now editor-in-chief of "Glamour" magazine. Her climb to the top took her from the lowly job of education copy writer for Times Inc.

in Chicago to New York where she spent 11 "It never occured to me that I couldn't be what I wanted to be." Ruth Reinke Whitney years with "Seventeen" magazine as associate editor and then executive editor of the publication. Confident of her abilities, Mrs. Whitney says she never thought about failing. 'I never knew I couldn't do it," she said of her career climb. "It never occured to me that I couldn't be what I wanted to be." Mrs.

Whitney was honored Friday with the 10th annual North High School Hall of Fame award. Her picture will hang at the school with those of nine other recipients as an inspiration to current Oshkosh high school students. "She is a successful, remarkable woman," says past high school classmate and longtime friend Jean Goodwin Nelson, Oshkosh, "She forged her own way." Young women of today are building on the women who came before them, Mrs. Nelson said. Coming up when there was no affirmative action legilation, Mrs.

Whitney serves as an example to today's young career women. Mother of one son, Philip, now a college freshman, Mrs. Whitney says the task of balancing career and family "is difficult but not insurmountable." She said the trick to having both is to progress far enough in a chosen career before having children. Club notes Athena Reading Club Mrs. Whitney waited until she was 35 to have her child.

At that point in her life she was the executive editor of "Seventeen" and had, what she terms, the clout and income to take time off to have a child. Many women today are using the same technique, she said. Age at the time of birth is one of the most important considerations of women contemplating a family. Mrs. Whitney remembers her school years in Oshkosh as editor of "The Arrow," a middle school publication and the "Index," the high school newspaper.

Her desire to succeed in the publications world came while she was still in seventh grade. In high school she was encouraged by her teachers to enter her work in national competition where she won two honorable mention awards for editorials she had written. Mrs. Whitney felt her most difficult career choice came 1 in deciding whether to pursue writing or editing as a career She chose editing because she liked being at the hub of the wheel, the coordinator of the avenue. She chose editing because she liked being at the hub of the wheel, the coordinator of the process of putting out a publication.

"I'm much more gregarious than most writers," she said. "A lot of (editing) is people skills, not writing skills," she said. Even though she makes a distinction between the two jobs, she says there is no magic route to magazine editing and she would tell a high school student to take one writing job after another and to read. Although she loves New York and spends most of her year there, Mrs. Whitney returns to the area every summer to relax and unwind with her famlily.

"I don't think we've missed a summer in 10 years," she said. Northwestern photo Ruth Whitney speaks to North High students. Wesley United Methodist Women Koininia Circle was the hostess group for the February meeting of Wesley United Methodist Women. Mrs. William Brunover led devosions, and the evening's speaker was Sue Wright, an American Field Service exchange student from Australia.

Miss Wright showed slides of her homeland and described her life as a student there. The Rev. Walter Wegener installed new officers: Mrs. Henry Romberg, secretary; Mrs. Elmer Wollangk, treasurer; Mrs.

Nick Farmakes, secretary of program resources; Mrs. Floyd Gill, mission. Coordinators are Mrs. Brunover, Christian personhood; Mrs. Harvey Thomas, supportive community; Mrs.

Ray Bender, Christian social involvement; Mrs. Alois Schertz, Christian global concerns; Mrs. Harvey Otto and Mrs. Gilbert Wollangk. A donation was made to the Evergreen Manor Benevolent Fund and another to the Bellin Hospital School of Nursing in Green Bay.

The organization also is participating in the Red Cross "Friendship Boxes for Children." The Eastern District United Methodist Women's meeting will be held March 23 in Waupun. Sociables The Sociables Dance Club held a midwinter '50s nostalgia dance at the Oshkosh Country Club. Music was provided by Earl Brooker, disc jockey. Chairmen for the evening were Mike and Mary Pomroy, assisted by Verne andSylvia Wepner, Dick and Pat Branigan and Joe and Alice Bauer. Pre-dance parties were held at the homes of Ron and Denny Frank, Bill and Judy Hesser, John and Charlotte LOVELY LIVABLE Custom Drapery Save on Draperies, Bedspreads, Woven Woods, Blinds and Rods.

FURNITUR SEIFELDT FURNITURE 582 N. Oshkosh The Area's Most Respected Name in Home Furnishings Since 1920 Interior Designs by "Sam" Phone 231-5280 Lees Carpeting Residential Commercial Card Draperies and Wallpaper Feb. 15, 1982 The Northwestern Engagements Schuff, Selenka FOND DU LAC The engagement of Vicki L. Schuff and Bruce Harold Selenka was announced recently. Parents of the couple are Richard and Gloria Schuff, Fond du Lac, and Harold and June Selenka, 106 N.

Meadow, Oshkosh. Miss Schuff graduated from L.P. Goodrich High School, and her fiance from Oshkosh West High School. He is employed by Klein-Dickert. They plan to be married April 16.

Heppner, Reichenberger Norman L. Reichenberger and Nancy Heppner of Oshkosh recently announced their engagement. Parents of the couple are Charles and Betty Heppner, 1708 Glenwood Drive, Harriet Reichenberger, 4811 Knapp and the late Theodore Reichenberger. Miss Heppner graduated from Oshkosh North High School in 1979 and is employed by I Western State Bank. Her fiance graduated from Fox Valley Technical Institute in Appleton, and is an owner and operator of T.

Reichenberger Jr. and Son. They plan to be married April 15. Erickson, Kamp MENASHA A spring wedding is planned by Laura Sue Erickson and Dale Marshall Kamp. Miss Erickson is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. John Erickson, 932 Melissa Menasha. Kamp is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kamp of Kent, Washington.

The couple will be married May 22 in the First United Methodist Church, Neenah. Miss Erickson is employed by Menasha Controls, Menasha. Kamp works at Presto Products in Weyauwega. Bishop, McMillen NEENAH The engagement of Bonnie C. Bishop to Malcolm M.

McMillen was announced on Jan. 29 by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bishop, 438 N.

Water Neenah. McMillen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. McMillen, 621 S.

Park Drive. The couple plans to marry on June 4. Miss Bishop is a student in the police science program at Fox Valley Technical Institute and will be employed by the Appleton Police Department upon graduation. McMillen is studying mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Betzinger, Keating NEENAH Mr.

and Mrs. Eugene Betzinger, Menominee, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Margaret, to John Patrick Keating, son of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Keating 107 Woodside Lane, Neenah.

The couple plans to be married July 17 in Resurrection Parish in Menominee. Miss Betzinger is a graduate of the Marquette College of Nursing and is employed at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Calif. Keating graduated from the University of WisconsinMadison College of Engineering and works with Linscott, Law and Greenspan Engineers, also located in Pasadena. Otto, Loftus NEENAH Mr. and Mrs.

Keith Otto, 120 Adella Beach Road, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Katherine, to Joseph Loftus. Loftus is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Loftus, Farmington, Mich. The couple plans to wed Aug.

21. Instead of reviewing a book for Athena Reading Club, Ruby Thalke presented interpretative readings from parts of two books pertaining to historical characters honored in February. Club members, meeting at the home of Anna Redmond, heard a reading of a chapter from the novel, "Valley Forge," written by MacKinlay Kantor. After describing events leading up to that moment in the Revolutionary War, Mrs. Thalke read an encounter between a sentry on duty and General Washington and continued with the events that followed.

The second reading honored Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Thalke described preparations and events of the Civil War. She read an almost unknown work of Samuel Clemens (who achieved fame as Mark Twain), "'The War Prayer." Clemens was concerned that the work might be thought controversial or sacrilegious and did not want it published until after his death, for, he said, "Dead men only can tell the truth." Mrs. Thalke continued on a happier note "the valentine part," she said as she shared highlights of her recent trip to Yugoslavia.

She played a lively folk dance and passed frundi, a finger-sized tidbit with fruit filling which is popular in Yugoslavia. Toastmistress Vicki Klein was the winner of the speech contest held by Oshkosh Toastmistress Club held Feb. 8 at the YMCA. As the representative of the Oshkosh club, Ms. Klein will go to Wauwatosa for council competition on March 20.

Her winning speech was "Becoming a Sensible Senior," in which she quoted the verse from a Robert Browning poem, "Come grow old with me, the best is yet to be." She asked her audience to close their eyes and picture themselves at age 75 imagining their social activity, living conditions and finances. She said that only 5 percent of the elderly are in nursing homes. She concluded, "Don't rely on someone else and let them over-protect you." Jan Pence spoke on "Short Order and Brenda Hixon on "Interest Yields Big Judges for the contest were Pam Mattox of Lourdes Academy, Marilyn Rogge of the Oshkosh West High School English and speech department, and Kay Piescher of the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Oshkosh speech department. BE SOMEBODY SPECIAL BE A "COMPANION" Adults of Waushara County: The Youth of Waushara County want your help. They need adults to be a "Companion," a friend, someone who is willing to give a little time and a lot of caring.

If you are interested in the future of the youth of your community, feel that you have something to offer them, and are willing to share some of your time, please contact: Waushara County Dept. of Social Services P.O. Box 898 Wautoma, WI 54982 (414)787-3303 Ask for Youth Services Specialist PUT A SMILE IN YOUR FUTURE! Krumm, Ralph and Pat Nielsen, William and Marge Leffin, Dennis and Joyce Wussow and George and Gina Oakeson. The final party of the season will be a dinner dance May 22 at Reeve Union. Medical Center Auxiliary A chili luncheon was served to members of Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary at its recent meeting at the medical center.

Hospitality chairman Rose Geffers was assisted by her committee, Rhea Pesch, Betty Vaughn, Carol Walter and Grace Weinzierl. At the conclusion of the business meeting, the members heard presentations by Donna Ruehmlin, assistant director of nursing service, Lois Gagnon, head nurse in the emergency room, and Sister Josepha Wartner, patient representative. They discussed possible participation of auxiliary volunteers in the emergency room area. Guest speaker Judy Darland presented an audio visual program about her business, Barter Systems, Inc. THE MARKET PLACE DOUBLE THE DELIGHTFUL FURNISHINGS OF TWO APARTMENTS, CUPBOARDS FULL OF CHINA; STERLING; GLASSWARE; LINENS; GIFT ITEMS, ETC.

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