From Contact, Sept. 1953

Five members of the Adrian College staff joined hundreds of the town’s men in growing beards and mustaches.

The reason for this being to help celebrate the 100th year of Adrian’s incorporation.

Sporting a well tailored beard and leading the field was Dr. Corley S. Ritchie, Business Manager.

Looking like the members of an old barber shop quartette were Prof. Miles Peelle, Prof. William Schuhle, Prof. Homer Powell and Robert Tuttle (College Press Director). Each had a well cultivated cookie duster and given an apron and shaving mug they could have won a quartette singing contest without uttering a note.